Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39570, James Gillingwater, Va.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
Va.
Gillingwater, James 
S. 39570
B. L. Wt. 6418-160-55.
CONTENTS
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[Left Side]
10,613
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Virginia

James Gillingwater of Campbell Co 8. in the state of Virginia who was a Private in the regiment commanded by ^Liut Colonel Hawes of the Virginia line, for the term of 10 mo.

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 3 of December 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 15 of May 1819 and sent to Willm Daniel Eig. Lynchburg Va.

Arrears to 4th of March 1819. -  3 2/31 24.51
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept: 1819 -  48.00
$72.51

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}

[Handwritten at the bottom. "Continues - [illegible Dec] 27, 1820 [illegible] Garland [illegible] Lynchburg, Va Campbell County."]

[Right Side]
[Partially illegible due to tear. "—letter"] to J. Burn jr. July 20, [1]841-
1889
Nov 29 - history prepared [illegible] post
and sent
1890
February 26    J J 
J E [inelligible] history
[illegible]

[Written by hand with a pencil. "[illegible]"]

[Written by hand with a pencil, sideways. "Date of [illegible]."]
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[Bottom of the left side]
Vol. Y. 50.

[Right Side]
[Written by hand, diagonally across the whole page. "[illegible] 6# [illegible] Sept 20/55."]

32,399 - [illegible] 3, 1833
[illegible]

Jas Gillingwater [illegible]

Capt. Newell
Col. Hawes

[illegible] - Private [underlined]
Dis. - VA Coute Sine

Revolutionary War.
Pensions Rolls
Va Y19

Baynter

[illegible] [underlined] 160 ac's Sept 18/55
Dodge [underlined]

[Written sideways and underlined. "]

W.C. Miller
Cabell C. H.
Va.
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Jas Gillingwater

Declaration [Underlined]

[Illegible]10613

Con

Certificate to be viewed to the care of S. Garland Lynchburg
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James Gillingwater of the County of Campbell and state of Virginia, personally appeared in open court for said County, it being a Court of record, and made oath to the following declaration, to wit, that he is aged about sixty five years, that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: he inlisted as a private soldier for eighteen months, in the services of the United States & served his full term under the command of Col Haw, and General Green, from the [illegible] of time and infirmity of age he cannot now particularly remember the number of his regiment, that he was at the battle of Gilford N.C. where he was wounded in his left leg, as will more fully appear by his former [illegible]eration hearing date on the day of that he has drawn a pension by virtue of a certificate issued from the war department bearing date the fifteenth day of May 1819 of eight dollars per month; commencing from the third day of Dec 1818
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Schedule
a small debt owed from D. Strattion
     supplies  $5.00
a small debt owed from Cubbs - nom
     sealed & inscribed say  15.
I have in [illegible] 5 or 6 bands of corn this year W -10
 north  10
        .90
     James X Gillingwater

Virginia Campbell County Court
     I John Alexander clerk of the foregoing court aforementioned do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy from the record of the said County, And I do further certify that the Court ascertained the value of the property contained in the foregoing schedule to be Thirty Dollars 
     In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this 16th day of December 1820 in the [illegible]5th year of the Commonwealth
     Jno Alexander Clk
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for support __ and on this same day came before me Elisha Gillenwaters brother of the said James and being duly sworn saith, that he well known that the aforesaid James Gillenwaters is a man without any estate or other means of support except his own personal labour and that he is infirm & lame by consequence of the wound in his heel and ancle, and need the aid of his Country for support __ and it thus appearing to my satisfaction that the said James Gillenwaters was engaged in the service of the United State in the Revolutionary War against the common enemy for the space of nine months, and more, & that he is now in reduced circumstances and need the aid of his County for support, I do hereby certify and send the name to the Secretary of War of the United States to avail as it should to enable the said James Gillenwaters to obtain the provision lately made by an act of Congress for certain persons who were engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War __ under my hand & seal, there being no seal of office, this 3d day of November 1818
     Wm Daniel seal
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To the Secretary for the department of War of the United States

Washington

[Written sideways near the bottom on the left. "James Gillingwater a [illegible] Campbell Coty."]
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[stamp or ink spot] 3305
Case of James Gillinwaters [sic]
Lieut Col 70 [illegible]
Harris     6.00 [illegible] Regt
18 months
[illegible] Daniel
1780-
Judge
Lynchb & Va
Roll. 1819.

Recd. Feb. 17
drc. 3 Decr 1818
[crossed out] The affidavit within refered [sic] to must be transmitted to this department- duly certified + has then [illegible].

Admitted.
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[Underlined and written by hand, "32,399."]
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State of Virginia
County of Cabell

On this thirty first day of March AD one thousand Eight Hundred & fifty five personally appeared a justice of the peace duely authorized by law to administer oaths within and for the county & state aforesaid Armstead B. Howel aged fifty seven years a committee appointed by the county court of Cabell County for James Gillingwater a resident of Cabell County & state aforesaid who being duely sworn according to law that he is the identical Armstead B. Howel who was appointed a committee for James Gillingwater who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Newel in the Regiment Va Infantry commanded by Col. Haw[e]s in the Revolutionary War that he enlisted at Amherst County in the state aforesaid. On or about the day of — for the time of — months, and continued in said war for the time of fourteen days and was honorably discharged at Guilford. C. H. [illegible] to his papers on file in the War Department (for services [illegible]) by which he obtained a pension & is now living & regularly drawing & receiving the same. He makes the declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which said James Gillingwater is entitled under act approved March 3rd 1855. He also declares that he has not received a warrant for bounty land under this or any other act of Congress nor made any other applications therefor. 
Armstead B Howell

We A. H. Samuels and L. T. Whitton residents of Cabell County in the state of Virginia upon our oaths declare that the foregiving declaration was signed by Armstead B Howel in our presence, and that we believe from the appearance and statement of the applicant
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that he is the identical person he represents himself to be.
A. H. Samuels
L. T. Whitton

The foregoing declaration and affidavit was sworn to and subscribed before me, on the day and year above written, and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons, that the claimant is the [crossed out. "claimant"] person he represents himself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
Thomas Thornburg J.P.

Virginia Cabell County Court
I John Samuels clerk of the county court of Cabell County do hereby certify (carrot by an order of the county court aforesaid) that Armistead A Howell was on the 26th day of February 1855 appointed committee of James Gillingwater and that he is now acting as such committee. 
And I do further certify that I Thomas Thornburg Esqr before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavit was made was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace within and for the county and state aforesaid duly commissioned. Sworn and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name, Given under my hand this 2nd day of April AD 1855.
John Samuels  CR
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Cabell CH Va
April 2nd 1853
Sir
I herewith enclose you my declaration as Committee of James Gillingwater. You will please examine and if found right please send my scrip to W C Miller Cabell CH Va

Yours
A B Hunt
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July 30, 1932

BA-J/AWF
xxxxxxxxxxxxx
James Gillingwater
S. 39570

Mrs. S. H. Curlee
Chase Hotel
St. Louis, Missouri

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter requesting data relative to James Gillingwaters, a Revolutionary War pensioner, while living in Cabell County, Virginia.

The data furnished herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S.39570, based upon the Revolutionary War service of James Gillingwater, the name appears in the case sometimes as Gillingwaters, he was pensioned- James Gillingwater.

He enlisted in Amherst Count, Virginia, sometime in 1780 and served as a private in Captain William Newell or Ewel's company and in Colonel Hawes' Virginia regiment, he was in the battle of Guilford Court House, where wounded in the left heel and ankle, which caused lameness, length of service eighteen months.

He was allowed pension on his application executed November 3, 1818, at which time he was living in Campbell County, Virginia, and gave his age as fifty-four years.

In 1820 he gave his age as sixty-five years (no explanation given as to this discrepancy in his age), and stated that he was then residing with his brother, whose name he did not give.

His brother, Elisha, was living in 1818, and
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in that year testified in behalf of his brother, in Campbell County, Virginia.

The soldier, James Gillingwater, in 1855 was living in Cabell County, Virginia.

It is not stated whether the soldier ever married.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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39570
Revy INVALID.

File No. 39570
James Gillingwater
Pri Rev War

Act: 18 March 18
Index:- Vol. , Page 195
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Feb 16.1897 - History to Mr. F.C Croxton, Department of Labor, Washington D.C. 

1924 -May 6 Hist. to Mrs. F. P Metzer

1927 -Feb 11 Hist. to F.B Lambert

1930 May 29 Mrs. John Trotwood Moore adv. cost of photos. M. M.H. J

1932 - July 30- to Mrs. J. H. Curlee- see her letter ie William Mitchell S. 38216 Exp
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6418

160 acres
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J. E. Gillingwater
1314 Pine St.
St. Louis, Mo

Send information extracts from declaration of James J. Gillingwater Va. ? or ?

? War

NER
J? 28/89
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O. W. & N. Div.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,

Washington, D.C., 189
Respectfully returned to the writer, who is requested to furnish, for purposes of identification, as much as possible of the information called for below.
[Signed by hand. "Will Lochren"]
Commissioner.

Full name of soldier:
[Signed by hand. "James Gillingwater"]
Place of residence before service:
(Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Va.
Place of residence after service:
(Town, county, and State, if possible.)

Date of death (as near as possible):

Christian name of widow:

Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
Yes, He
Remarks:

Your name and address:
Fred C. Croxton,
Dept of Labor, City

2338b2m
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No. S 2399

ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.

Received April 9, 1855

Jas Gillingwater
Capt Newell
Col Hawes
Rev: War

Warrant No 6418-160-55

W. C. Miller
Cabell C. H.
Va
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[Stamped. "CABELL C.H. VA. R 3"]

free [underlined]

[Written sideways on the left. "32,399." [underlined]]

Houl. L. P. Waldo
Washington City
DC
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The vouches on file in the 3d. Aud.'s Office show that he received this pension from the 4th of May 1820 to the 15th of Mar. 1856 under a law passed by Congress the 18 of Mar. 1818 and that he was 65 years old when he drew his first pension! In some of the vouches referred to his name is spelled Gillenwaters, and in others it appears as Gillingwaters. I would be very glad to know just how his name is spelled on the army rolls as it is of importance to many bearing his name. Any other information which may appear on the records in your office that you think would be interesting to his descenants would be thankfully received by 
Respect yours James J. Gillenwaters
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[illegible] James Gillingwater Va
[illegible]
Capt Newell Col Hawes Va

[Stamped. "JAN 16 1890 RECEIVED"]

[Upside down. "Hon Comm'r Pensions"]
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Washington City Post Office.
MAILING DIVISION

Washington D.C., 1890

Hon Commissioner Pensions
Sir:
I have the honor to request that you will kindly furnish furnish me with the information referred to in the enclosed ? sent to the Adjutant Gen. who, as you may notice, informs me that the paper relating to the subject matter are on file in your office. In addition to that ? ? will you be kind enough to inform me if the name of Elisha [underlined] Gillingwaters appears on the [crossed out. "said"] papers of the said James Gillingwaters, if so, and his relationship is given, please give if Trusting that I am not asking too much and that you will return the enclosed papers with your reply. I am Very Respectfully, James J. Gillingwaters.
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Richmond 30 June 1841

Dear Sirs

My official engagements prevented me from applying for James Gillingwater's pension on the enclosed papers as soon as it should have 
been done - the consequence is that more than 90 days have elapsed since the date of the power of Attorney, which precludes payment at the office here without special instruction. An imperfection growing out of an erasure under the date just above H. Adkins's signature on the 1st page is also objected to - Upon examination enough of what was intended to be erased is left to shew that the crop mark +. of M. Gillingwater had once been put there - Be so good unless the latter objection be deemed Valid as to authorise payment of the pension.

Very [
my D. for
by

James L. Edwards Esq
Comm. of Pensions
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Chicago, Apr. 5 - 1924
Bureau of Pensioners, 
Revolutionary War, 
Washington, D.C.

Gentlement:- Am looking for all there is of service on James Gillingwater (spelled Gillenwater also) who served in Revol. as a Private and got pension while residing in Campbell Co. Va. Am told I must have this to put my application into D.O.R. Kindly give me all the date on file pertaining to him as soon as convenient, and oblige 
Very truly yours Mrs. F.P. Metzer 
Room 1333 = #30 N. La Salle Street
Chicago, Ills.
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THE GUYAN VALLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 
F. B. LAMBERT, PRINCIPAL
BRANCHLAND, WEST VIRGINIA [Letterhead]

U.S. PENSION OFFICE F DEC 16 1926 [Stamp]

Dec. 15, 1926
Department of the Interior Bureau of Pensions
Gentlemen: I am interested in the service record of James Gillenwater or James Gilbenwater or Gillingwater It is possible that this man is the one who was pensioned in Campbell County Virginia. His tombstone states that he died in 1856 in the 100th year of his age. He is buried in Cabell Co. and lived among people by the name of Howell before he died. If you can locate the right man I should like to have the record of his family and all other available data.

I should like to have the same kind of record of Henry Peyton or Payton. Both these men were soldiers in the Revolutionary War. He probably enlisted from Cabell Co. Virginia and was living about 1835-1840, and I saw a letter by him trying to secure evidence to get a pension. Very truly, F.B. Lambert
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L. W. B.
I. 39570.

[In a box at the top left corner. "This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services. Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States."]
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D.C.,
February 16, 1897.

Sir:-
Replying to your request for information concerning the military record of James Gillingwater, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that he made an application for pension on November 3, 1818, at which time he was 54 years of age and residing in Campbell Co., Va., and his pension was allowed for eighteen months' actual service as a private in the Virginia troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Newell and Col. Hawes. He enlisted at Hillsboro, N. C. 
Very respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.

Mr. F. C. Croxton,
Department of Labor, City.
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[Partially illegible. "R—"] Wars Section.
MMHF

May 29, 1930.

Mrs. John Trotwood Moore,
Department of Education,
Nashville, Tennessee.

Dear Madam:
I advise you that photostatic copies of original papers on file in Revolutionary War claim, S.39570, of James Gillingwater, will be furnished you at the rate of fifteen cents a page.
The number of pages to be copied is eight.
Should you desire to have them certified, allow twenty-five cents additional for the set.
The proper amount should be forwarded to this bureau by money order drawn to the order of the Secretary of the Interior.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN,
Acting Commissioner.