Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2706, Peter H Triplett, Va.
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                           SERVICE                                                                                                                        NUMBER


Va                                                                                       Triplett, Peter H                                        W. 2706


CONTENTS
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See letter 9 July 1878  Hon                                                                                    9464 R

J. S. Barbour    Culpeper Co                                                                                  Virginia Roll

Va ? 3rd Feb. 1830


Reinstate on the Roll                                                                                               Peter H. Triplett

23 Feb 1830 com: 22 Feb                                                                                       of Culpepper Coy in the stae of Virginia

1830 and notification sent                                                                                    who was a Private in the regiment commanded by

to Hon. J. S. Barbour NK                                                                                        Colonel Gibson of the Virginia

                                                                                                                                          line, for the term of two years.


Duplicate Certificated issue                                                                                  Inscribed on the Rollof Virgina

18 March 1830 & sent to                                                                                          at the rate of 8 Dollars per month to commence 0

Hon John S. Barbour                                                                                                the 6 of April 1818.

          House Reps


Arrears of Pension allowed                                                                                   Certificate of Pension issued the 19 of April 1819

by Act Mar 3 1835 & new                                                                                         and sent to the Pensioner at at Cul -

Cert issd -- May 21. 1835.  Sec                                                                              pepper C. H. Va.

letter to Pen. Agent same day

Pen Cert delived to Col Thom.                                                                              Arrears to the 4th of March 1819                  87.79

Let to Co Thom  22 June 35                                                                                    Semi - anl.   all'ce ending Sept 4 1891        48.     "
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               ---------
                                                                                                                                            arr. 10 mo. 25/30 - 4/31                                  $135.60


                                                                                                                                            Revolutionary claim
                                                                                                                                            Act 18th March, 1818


                                                                                                                                            Not Continental
                                                                                                                                             ---------------------
                                                                                                                                            To be returned to J. S. Barbour

                                                                                                                                            Esqr ? a ? form                        E
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Petition of

Peter Triplett


Decr - 11 1883

Refd -- to Comr Rev Pension


Mar. 15  1834


? reported No. 368



Patton 158

Rev Pens
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To the Senate and House of Representative of the United States in

Congress assembled. ----


The Petition of Peter Triplett of Culpeper County

respectfully represents that you petitition entered early in the War of

the Revolution, first in the Marine service, where he continue till it was

measurally abandoned he discharged he then enetered the land Service 

enlisted under Capt Lee and afterwards served under Capt Armistead

in Col. George Gibsons regiment, was marched to the North most of 

the hard fought action there, he endured all the privation & hardship

of the memorable winter of 1777at Valley forge & was on e of those who was

placed on the Forlorn Hope under the Brave & Gallant Genl Wayne

at the Storming of Stoney Point, where he your petitoner was wounded.

After his time service to the North had expired he again entered the

Service of his Country, and was with Genl George Rogers Clarke in

all the Indian warfare of the West continued in the service of his Countrys Service and conse

=quently never in prosperous circumstances availed himself of the

Act of Congress to get on the pension list and participate with

other of his Fellow Soldiers , i the the Liberality of his Country and was

without any difficuly place thereon; some time about the year 1818 or 1819.

After having rcd tow semiannual installments of $ 48 each  making

the sum of $96 in the whole --  Your petitioner red Letter from
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J L Edwards Esquire one of the officers in the War Department as your pete 

=tioner has been informed, saying that Gibon's Regiment to which your

petitioner belong'd, was not of Right Continental Establishment, but

on State Establishmen and the your petitioner was consequently struck

from the pay Roll of the Virginia Agency.  Language cannot adequately

portray the  Feelings and destituted condition of your petitioner at

this untoward and unlooked for communication, conscious that his

original declaration was founded in Truth, that Gibons Regiment

did actually belong & was of Right, on Continental Establishment;

he was however compell'd to bear without a murmur of prosect of Redress

the situation in which he was place   Sometime about the month

of march in the year 1830 as your Petition believes , but a Reference to

the Books of the proper department, being made will palce all the dates --

in their proper point of View  -  your petitioner was again placed on the

pension list Roll of the United States, Virginia Agency, and has ever

since enjoy'd thethe Bounty & Liberality of his Country Justice ---


Now your petitioner thinks & verily believes that he is justly entitled

to his annuity from the time he as stricken fron the pay Roll, of the

Virginia Agency til he was placed thereon again and prays that a 

Law may be passed by the constituted Authorities of his country

authoring him or his Representatives to be paid the full amount thereof

from the time he was struck from the Rolls till he ws reinstated ---

And your petitioner as in duly bound will every pray &c.

10th Dec 1833                                                Peter Triplett
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Jas Barbour   Oct 10/53                                                                                           898

Jas Barbour 15 Mar 1855                                                                                        Virginia Richmond

P. Williams.  Sep. 7. 1857               


Peter Triplett Pension Certificate                                                                        Catharine Triplett

Lander to the Hon J S Barbour                                                                             widow of Peter Triplett

with endorsing the period of said                                                                       who served in the Revolutionary

Triplett death,  April 7. 1852                                                                                   war, as a private


                                                                                                                                            Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of

                                                                                                                                             96 Dollars 00

                                                                                                                                            the 19 day of June 1857


                                                                                                                                            Certificate of Pension Febry 1852 issued the

                                                                                                                                             3d day of Feby 1852

                                                                                                                                             and sent to

                                                                                                                                             "Hon J. S. Barbour

                                                                                                                                                                 Present


                                                                                                                                              Act 29  I . 1848

                                                                                                                                              Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act

                                                                                                                                              July 29. 1848    Page 130. Vol. A
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State of Virginia 
                                       SS
Culpeper County 


Be it known that before me

I THo D Hansbrough a Justice of the Peace in and

for the County aforesaid personally appeared 

Calem Triplett and made oath in due ?

law had she is the widow of Peter Triplett ?

educated person who as a pensioner and who

is now dead and to where a certificate of pension

was issued which is herewith  ? ?

That the deceased pensioner resided in Culpeper

County in the State of Virigina for the ? of

ninety - eight years before his death (as she ?

and not previous here be resided to where

(he was born in Culpeper & died in Culpeper

and she further made oath that her deceased

Husband the same Peter Triplett departed

the life at his home in Culpeper on the 

19 day of June in the year 1851 --- that she

was married to the said Triplett in the County 

of Culpeper on                  the day of                   1785

by the Revd ? Craig and that she lieves 

with him as his wife to the day of his death.

That they had four childredn all of whom are

dead except one named Capt Hedgeman 

Triplett now residing in Stevensburg Culpeeper
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county with where she is now living & have been

since a short period ? the death of her Gus - 

band.  She has not family record of the Births

deaths & marriage in her family & none, of her

her marriage.


non 
 
Sworn and subscribed to 14 th day of November

to year of Chirst 1851

Before Me                               Catherine Triplett
                                                     (Her X Mark.)
T D Hansbrough


And the said Mrs Catherine Triplett declared as

both as ?.  That to the best of her ?

to me & belief , her deceased Husband the said

Peter Triplett did first enlisted in the marine

service of the state of Virginia in 1775 and served ?

for two years: that in the ? of

1777 seventeen hundred & seventy seven he

was transferred to the state line of Virginia with

Capt John Lee, without his consent, ? he

served in ? regt ? 1780, not

?  then served in the Illionis Regiment -

mental about the 26ht May 1783  ( in all as

a private) that as a Marine he was entitled

to by her ?, & recd ? ? ? or a soldier
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of Infantry & she ask an increase of the

pensions & arrears of pneison according to

the wage of a Marine, for the time he served

in that Corps  To all think she made

oath & here to ? ?  name


Sworn & subscribed

before me

T D Hansbrough  JP       Catherine Triplett
         
                                                 (Her X Mark)



I do certify that the old lady the said

Hon Catherine Triplett is too old & infirmed of ?

to go to Court &  broke (?)  her declaration in Court

(She being now bedridden from a late attack 

of peratysis (?) ) and having known her for many

years permanently & by charaobt (?) I do give & facts

facts & believing to what she has herein sworn to.


Given under my hand & seal in my

official capacity this 14th day of November

                                       T D Hansborough  J.P.



Virginia Culpeper County, sct :  I  Fayette Mazy 

clerk of the county cour of said do certify thatthe

foregoing declaration of Mrs Catharine Trip -

lett widow of Peter Triplett a soldier of the Revolution

taken and made before Thomas D Hansbrough Esqr
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was presented to the said county court in opent court for con

sideration:  and that the said case (?) ordered it to be certificate

to the Commissioner of Pensions, that full credene is giv

en to the sworn statement made in the said declara

tion and to the certificate of the said justice htere to sub

scribed:  and that it was proved in Open Court by the 

oaths of John S Barbour  Goerge Ficklin & Daniel Thise

held, to the saitisfaction of the the court that the aforesaid

Catharin Triplett and Peter Triplett lived together as

man & wife for forty or fifty years pas and that they were

so esteemed and received in society and acknowledged by

Triplett and that the saw Triplett s were married as

is stated & sworn to by Mrs Triplett in her said

declaration --- I further certify that there is no

record evidence of the said marriage in my office


In testimony where of I have to 

set my hand & affixed the seal of the

said case this 21st  day of Novmeber

A. D. 1851
                                   F. Mauzy
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State of Va
                                       to wit
Culpeper County


Be it known that before me a Justice of 

the Peace in and for County aforesaid duly

authorized by law to administer oaths

personally appeared William H Triplett and

made with in one form of law that he is

the same (and the only surviving child) of Peter

Triplett the identical person who was a pensioner

and to when a certificate of pension issued

which certificate has be lost and after due

search and enquiry cannot be found

that the deceased pensioner ? in the

County of Culpeper in the State of Virginia

during all his lifetime 

                                  W H Triplett


Sworn and subscribed this 22 day of Janu -

ary 1855 before me

                                  A L Ashby J. P.


The Pension Certificate refers to above

was placed in my home unto sent on to 

the Department by me with a ?

certificate of facts by the County Court of

Culpeper   The papers were witnes to me

to have on another certificate

of the Cournt and the Pension Certificate

was mislaid by me 

                                         Jas Barbour
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Culpeper County Court              15 day of May 1854


State of Virginia 
                                           SS
County of Culpeper


I Fayette Mauzy, Clerk of the Court of Cul

peper holden at the Court House in and for said

County do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has

been each ? to said Court that Peter Triplett was

a pensioner of the United States at the rate of ninety six

dollars per annum, was a resident of the COunty of

Culpeper in the state of Virginia and died in the said

County in the state of Virginia in the year 1851 on the

19th day of June, that he left no widow, and an

only chile whose name is William H Triplett


In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my 

hand and affixed my seal ofoffice at the

Court house therof this 2nd day of September

1854
                                     F. Mauzy   Clerk
                                      of the County Court of 
                                      Culpeper
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This Bureau can furnish                                                                                                                                        L. W. S.
record of only such Revolutionary soldiers                                                                                                 W. 2706
as were pensioned or whose widows were
pensioned for their services.
                                                                                                    an
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                                                                DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Record and Pension Office, War Depart- 
ment.  Original rolls and other records                                                                      BUREAU OF PENSIONS
pertaining to service in the Revolution -
ary War may also be found on file in the                                                                       WASHINGTON, D. C.,
archives of many of the original states.  
                                                                                                                                                                                June 4th, 1898.
O. W. & N. DIV                                                                                          
 
REVOLUTIONARY



Sir: ---

Replying to your recent communication you are advised that Peter

Triplett made an application for pension on April 6, 1818, at which

time he was 66 years of age and residing in Culpeper County, Virginia,

and his pension was allowed for two years' actual service as a private

in the Virginia troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he serv -

ed under Capt. Lee and Col. Gibson.  Pleace of his enlistment not

state.  His widow, Catharine, made application and received a pen -

sion for the service of her husband as above set forth.

                                                    Very respectfully,


                                                    Commissioner



Mr. John S. Triplett,

Attorney at Law,

Fort Worth, Texas.
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W. S. Essex                                                 ATTORNEY FOR
  
Lawyer                                                         JUDGE JOHN S. TRIPLETT, who gives
                                                  
                                                                         his entire time and attention to commer -

                                                                         cial collections and adjustmentsf for non -
 
                                                                         resident dealers in all parts of the State.


                                                                          Fort Worth, Texas       May 12th 1898




Commissioner of Pensions

Washington D. C.


You ? pensions by the

Enclosed correspondence.  That I ? ? to

get information concerning by Grand Father

Peter or Peter H. Triplett wh was a revolutionary

soldier from Culpeper Co Va in 1777.


Its ? from the government a pension ?

the time of his death which was about 1850

his wife my Grand mother survivied him one

or two years had my recollection is the Pen

sion was continued to her ? she died

I have no recollection of her maident name

If the record of your office discloses this in 

formation I will thank you for t it.  ? anything

regarding my grand Father enlistment time of

service.  When dischareged and what command

he belonged and I will remain 

                                                 My truly,

                                                 
                                                  John S Triplett
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Catharine Triplett died 15 April 1852

paid in full
                                  Robt J ?

                                  Auditor
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Pension Office
 
                                                                       12th March 1855


Virginia Rolls

Act 29th July 1848                  Catharine Triplett widows

.96 ~ per annum                       of Peter

                                                         To what time paid ?

                                                         When did she die ?

                                                                   S Cole

                                                           for Commissioner



R. J. Atkinson Esqr

         THird Auditor
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State of Virginia

Culpeper County to wit


On this 15th day of March 1830 before me this subscribed a 

Justice of the Peace for the said county of Culpeper personally appeared

Peter Triplett whom on his oath declares thathe is the same person

who formely belonged to the company commanded by captain John

Lee in the Regiment commenced by Colonel George Gibson in the

service of the United States that his name was placed on the Pension

Roll of the State of Virginia that he received a certificate of that

fact under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War which

certificate on or about the 15 day of march 1820 at or near Daniel 

James Mill in the County of Madison he lost or mislaid so th

he has not seen since


Subscribed and sworn to before me the dayand year aforesaid

                                                       Jas Green ?


Virginia

Culpeper county to wit


I Thomas W Lightfoot Clerk of the

County Court of Culpeper in the State of VIrginia do hereby

certify that James Geary Esq before whom the foregoing

affidavit was made is an acting justice of Virginia

in and for said county and duly authorized to administer oaths.


In testimony whereof I have hereunto ?

my hand and saffixed the seal of said

court this 15th day of March 1830

in the 57th year of the commonwealth.

                        T. W. Lightfoot
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ealth

s of Pensions

shington D C


Jan 27/52


R
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.                                                                                          Stevensburg  Culpeper Counnty Va

                                                                                            January 19th 1852



To Hon Commissioner of Pensions


Sir

By request of Mrs Catherine Triplett  I 

enclose the Pension Certificate of her late

husband Peter Triplett who died on the 19th 

day of June 1851 her residence is as above

                       Very Respectfully

                             Your Obt Srvt

                             John Rickland
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The affidavit of John Lamkin a Revoltuion 

ary soldier and now a persion of the state

of Virginia taken this 5th day of July 1828.

the said affaint deposeth that about the 

year 1777.  He went as a soldier to the North

and there served with Peter H. Triplett in the

regular army, that he knew the said Peter

H Triplett both before Revolutionary War

and ever since.  That the said affiant does

depose that he was at Middlebrook with

said Peter H. Triplett in the year 1778.  When

said Triplett did enlist as a priave soldier

for and during the war.  That in the course

of ? they were separated but that he does

verify between that said Triplett did serve as a

Soldier to the and of the war.  Triplett was

an active intelligent man and was esteem -

ed and ? soldier.  That after the end of

the war Peter H. Triplett and himself returned

to Culpeper County in Virginia to near the

place they first went from, and that he has

known him ever since.
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Culpeper County ?

This 5th day of July

1828 John Lamkin appeared before me a 

Justice of the Peace of said county and made

oath that the foregoin affidavit is true to

the  best of his knowledge.  Given under my

hand this day and year above stated.

                                             John Thom



Virginia

Culpeper County to wit


I Thomas W Lightfoot Clerk of the

Count Court of Culpeper in the state of Virginia do hereby

certify that John Thom Esqr before whom the foregoing affidavit

was made is one acting justice of peace ? for aid

county and who is duty authorized to administer oaths


In Testimony where of I have hereunto set

my ? offixed the seal of the said 

court this 15 day of March 1830

in the 54th year of the Common - 

wealth
                          F. M. Lightfoot
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Peter Triplett paid to 4 March 1851

                            Robt J Audior



Mr Randall
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.                                                                                           Pension Office
                                                                                            14th March 1855



Virginia Roll
Act 18th March 1818
$96.~ per annum

                                                        Peter Triplett
                   
                                                         To what time paid?

                                                         When did he die?

                                                                     S. Cole

                                                                     for Commissioner



R. J Atkinson Esqr

           Third Auditor
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Dear Sir                                     Culpeper           Decr (?) 25th 1857


I enclose your old Mr. Tripletts

? &c who writes to ? to the ?

of her Husband pension & to be placed on

the pension roll as widow -- The original

certificate was in the house Va ? ?

It be for rendered you quickly  --- The poor

old woman is in ? need  - is paralyzed.

? her Husband death is ? of all 

? ? ? ?  - & disease require - 

I saw her last week - frustrated in her bed , one

side of her head ? ?  -  She begged me

to say to you that she ? go to send her

certificate to her at Stevenbrug ? to her

She is to poor to pay fees & render all

power of atty to any & all her ? -- My services

are wholly gratitutious


I wrote to you some two weeks or more ?

at the ? of old  Wm Campbell of ?

Orange County.  I ha had no reply -- It is 

probably that you answered her if so, not ? ?

? - Amy Hall (widow of Capt Hall,  an officer in

the Militia of 1814 as kinfolk, sent her ?

for ? to early part of ? 1850  Her 

papers being lost - she ? ? ? ?
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She lives ? as my ? to Culpeper

C. H and I rarely ? ? a call from

in complains that her Land Claim is

deserved.  With kind returns ?

                 J. S. Barbour



Jas. E. Heath Esq

Commr Pensions


Let me ? write her Triplett

? Culpeper

                           J. S. B.
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Mr. Hardwell will Please at his ?

inform me what has been done by his committee

? the Petition of John Triplett
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SIr              Gadbsy Hall            Jany 26th 1852

? ? of the House of Reps record

the enclosed off. ?, & I send the to you

I believe this prove what you ? required to

be proved; which letter was addressed me & ?

by me to Capt Triplett he saw of the old lady, ?

it the wido of old Peter Triplett.  I have known

old Peter Triplett a long as I have known myself

I believed from th that I had heard that he was en 

titled to under pension him he issue all by your

predecessor because he enlisted as a ? &

served ? in that company the ?

? service you  home ? to ?

the old Lady is very old & very poor; ? 

& ? plead in her behalf for an early as

? of her claim.  I have neither fee,

commission, nor other interest.  I till allow her

claim I ? you ? served her the proper papers

? ? ? has to ?  Her past

? is Stevesburg  Culpeper County

                   With Great Respect ?


                   J. S. Barbour


J. E. Heath - Esq  Commer
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Peter Triplit                              Read this

husband
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.                                            War Department

                                              Pension Office

                                             February 6, 1834


Sir,    

The petition and memorandum accom

pany your letter of the 4th inst.   I herewith

return.


Peter Triplett was placed on the roll 

of pensioners under the act of March 18, 1818,

upon the evidence contained in his own declaration

and the affidavit of William Broadus after

the ? roll of revolutionary service of the Virginia State

Troops were received the case was re - examined , and

it was then discovered that he regt of Col. Geo Gibson,

in which he served was a stater egt and not on 

the Continental establishment.  His name was

then dropt from the Pension Roll as none but

Continental troops are provided for by the act of

March 18, 1818.  In 1830, however, the then Secretary 

of War decided that Gibson regt was a continent =

al regt because by an act of the Virginia Legisla =

ture was attached to the Continental Army, in

lieu of the 9th regt of Virginia continental troops 

which had been capture.  He, however, did not

grant the back pay claimed by Triplett, because

until 1830, the applicant never rendered a sched =

ule of his property, in conformity with the provisi =

ions of the act of May 1, 1820; and the 3d Section of
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the act of March 1. 1823, declares that no pension 

allowed on claims on scheduled furnished after that

time should commence at a date prior to the comple =

tion of the proof.  Tripletts proof of indigence requi =

red by the act of May 1. 1820 was not completed

until the 22d February 1830, at which time his pen 

sion commenced under the las name acts.  It

is, however, proper to remakr, that had the Dept.

been in posession of the same information in 1820

when Tripletts name was dropt from the roll, the

pension would not have been stopt, and it is highly

probably that the pension would have exhibited

his schedule of property long before the year 1830

in which case all that he now claims would have

been paid to him.

                                        I have the honor to be

                                        Very respectfully

                                         Your obt Servat

                                         J. L. Edwards




Hon. D Wardwell

Chn Committee on

Revolutionary Pensions

House of Representatives
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Peter Triplett appears to have been paid to Sept.

4, 1819 and then stricken form the Roll on

the Books of the 2nd Comptroller

                                                J. Manahan  Clk
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.                                 Culpeper Ct  ?   Feb 145h


To the Commissioner of Pensions

Dear Sir


Enclosed

you will find the papers of William

H Tripplet the only son of Peter

Triplett a deceased Pensioner

Has in the third application 

made by him to draw the

arrears of Pension and thus

has always been ? little

?.  I hope the papers are

now sight and that 

the amount will be remitted

to him at this place.

                     Yours Respy

                        
                      James  Barbour
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M 22   C
                                                                                                                                                                                        (Black Ink Stamp)
Honl Secretary of War                                                                                                                                           FREE

or

J L Edwards  Esquire


(Black Ink Stamp)                                                     J L Edwards  Esquire
FREDERICKSBURG VA
JUL                                                                                  Commissioner of Pensins
20                                                   S 
                                                                                         Washington


Moric
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Dear Sir

I am on my way to Richmond to close Peter Triplett business,

while in your office, I forgot ask you if he was entitled to Interest or

of the Government do allow it   Will you please do me the favour to

respond to my investiagtions & write me to Richmond as early as possible

your favour will greatly obige   Dr Sir you most obl

                                                                                 John Thom


19 June 1835
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T                                  Ft Worth  Tex

                                      May 10th


Commissioner of Pensions


Dear Sir ---

I am desirous

of joinin the D. A. R.

and know the 

my great grand 

father Peter H Triplett

fought in the Revo -

lutionary war, but

do not know his 

wife name


Colonel Anisworth
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referred me to you 

thinking you could

give me some in

formation as my 

great grandfather

drew a pension.

Any innformation

you would kindly

give would greately

oblige.

Allberta S Triplett

7th & Penn Sts

Forth Worth

Tex 



(Black Ink Stamp)
PENSION
U. S.
OFFICE
MAY 
16
1898
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Revy WIDOW, &c.

File No. 2706

Catharine Triplett

Widow

Peter Triplett

Pri.  Rev. War


Act:  July 29, 1848

Index: --- Vol.  M.   Page 280

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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June 4 '98

John S. Triplett

            Ft. Worth, Texas
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.           Stevensburg       Jany 22nd 1852


Dear Sir

I am directed by Mr Barbour to

enclose the within papers to your care.

Believing you will know ho to proceed in

the ?       

                         I remain Very Respectfully

                         Your Obt Servt

                         John J Richard



Hon J F Strother

Washington DC
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Peter Triplett

Va
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I would also request that you will ? the papers

in the case of Peter Triplett --- I desire to get a ? of

the Pension Certificate in favour of W H Triplett the only sur

viving  child of Peter Triplett for arrears of Pension.  Please

to inform me if any thing is due how much and

what is wanted.  There is evidence with the papers in

the case to prove that the certificate is lost and W. H. 

Triplett is the only surviving child

                                                      Respectfully

                                                      Your Obt Srvt

                                                       P Williams
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No 1033

Cathe Triplett

widow of Pteter

Va

Act 29th July 1848

Hon. J. S. Barbour  Jan: 5th 52
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.                          Culpeper Ct. ?   Octo 3d 1854


Dear Sir

I enclosed some months age

the Pension certificate of Peter Triplett

of Culpeper County of Virginia and an ?

of Court -- certifying his death and that

William H Triplett was his son.  The

papers were returne cause the certificate

of the Court was defective in not stating

that William H Triplett was the only

surviving child of the deceased Pensioner

That defect is now applied by a

new order of Court but I find that

I  ? cost or mislaid the Pension

certificate.  Will yo do me the favor

to direct by what sort of proof the

existence and loss of the certificate can

be shown to your satisfaction.  If you

have forms applicable to me or can

I will be glad to receive them.  The arrears 

of pension due are very small but of some

importance to the applicant

                                          Very Respectfully 


                                           Jas Barbour

to direct
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Catharine Triplett

Wid of Peter

Va

Act 29 July 1848

$96 per an from 

19 June 1851  When her

husband died



Hon J. S. Barbour

Present
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No 1033

Catharine Triplett

Widow of Peter

Va


Act 29 July 1841



Hon J S Babour
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Payable on the 4th March

and 4th September, of

every year, by the President

of the U. S. Branch Bank

at Richmond, Virginia



                                                                                 Act of 3d March 1835 will

                                                                                 give him pay from 4th Sept

                                                                                 1819 to Feb 21. 1830 -- Direct

                                                                                 the Agent at Richmond to

                                                                                 Pay ? or the production of

                                         Recorded by the Recording the proper voucher

   
                                                                                 Hand Cert:  to Col.

                                         Clerk in Book D.       John Thom

                                          Vol. 7.   Page 116     Present


                                          Daniel Brown clerk
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I certify, That, in conformity with Law of the United 

States of the 18th of March, 1818,


Duplicate


Peter Triplett late a private  in Col. George

Gibson's Regiment

                                in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed

on the Pension List, Roll of the Virgina

Agency, at the rate of eight

dollars month, to commence on the sixth day of

April per month, to commence on the sixth day of 

April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen

This certificate is issued in lieu of one dated 19th April 1819 supposed

to be lost or destroyed, which, if it should hereafter be presented at the Bank

the Agent will please transmit to this Department ------

                                                                  Given at the War Office of  the

                                                                  United States, this eighteenth

                                                                  day of March -------- one

                                                                  thousand eight hundred and

                                                                  thirty -----

                                                                       
                                                                   Jno H Eaton

                                                                   Secretary of War
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Brief in the case of Catharine Triplett, wid of Peter

 County and State of Virginia

act 29 July 1, 1818

-------------------------------------------------------------------

Claim ("original or)


Proof exhibiited, (if original.)


Is it documentary, traditonary, or supported by rolls?  If either, state the the substance.

Husband was a pensioner at $96 has an:

under 1818.  Died in June '51   Evidence of

marriage - old person who knew them as man

& wife pensioner to 1800.  She alleges to have

been married in 1785


(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been files since the admission of the claim?  If so, what?





Name and residence of Agent

Hon. J. S.  Barbour                                                             Kirby

                     Present                                                               Examining Clerk
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Stevensburg Va
                                                        Free
March 1st 


Hon

            John M Patton


mail                     Washington City
Page 50

We, the undersigned, do hereby certify that we have know Peter Triplett for more

than 30 years and believe him to be now, and always has been, very poor & indigent,

but a ?, in ? & honest man and as far as we or know has no

property except, perhaps a little household furniture

                                                                                       Henry Field

                                                                                       Fredk Cline

                                                                                       Stanton Slaughter




Culpeper County to wit

This day personally appeared Henry FIeld, Fredk Cline, S Slaughter

before and John Thom a Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid & made

oath that the above certificate, ? to Peter Triplett, which they have

signed & as knowledged contains a true state of of acts to the certificate

knowledge & Belief    Signed under my hand & seal this 28th day of Febry 1834

                                                                                                              John Thom   


Dear Sir

Agreeable to promise I send you the certificate & affidavits of H Field,

F Cline and Col. Stanton Slaughter & as you are, I believe, acquainted with all of

them, it is scarcely ? for me, to certify that they are all very respectiable & for

Integrity & truth and equal to a let on hear from you.  I hope P Triplett

will get what he apply for.   I  ? think it just

NB every man in the county that knows     he is always was very poor

                                                                                                  Jno Thom
Page 51

The Hon

The Secretary of War will please pay my Friend, the ?

of,  Col. John Thom of Culpeper County Va the amount

of ? due me, und the late act of Congress, passed

the 3d March 1835, from the time I was stricken for the

pension list Roll of the Virginina Agency till I was reinstated

and paced thereon again - Reference being had to the Books

of the Department as to the time  - and much oblige ? ?

11th May 1835
                                                                             Peter Triplett
                                                                             (His X Mark)


Test

W T J Richards

Tho J Humphreys

William Horton
Page 52

.                         898

Virginia                      Richmond

Catharine Triplett

widow of Peter Triplett


who served in the Revolutionary

Va

war, as a Private.

--------------------------------------------

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate 

96               Dollars              00

Cents per annum, to commence 

the      th  day of 

       19th   "       "             June 1851

------------------------------------------------
 
Certificate of Pension issued the

3d day of Februayr 1852

and send to

Hon J. S. Barbour

                   Present
-----------------------------------------------

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act

29, 1848,   Page 130  Vol. A
Page 53

Peter Triplett
Page 54

State of Virginia
                                      Sc
Culpeper County


This day Peter Trip 

lett of Culpeper now in his ninety sixth

year of age ever since the 26th day of

March last has personally personally appeared  be

fore me in county aforesaid and in

his corporal doth duly administered

he made the collowing statement (on oath

namely that in the year 1776 he said Trip

lett enlisted into the Military Service of the

State of Viga as a soldier of ? with

and under Captian John Lee, and

in that service he remained for twelve

months & was on board the sloop of ?

? having Eight Guns,  the Captian 

of which sloop was name Brooke

of Prince William or near Alexandria

that in the year 1777 as Williamsburg be

enlisted for three years from the said

Marine Service into the first state Regi 

ment commanded by Col George Gib

son, the said John Lee being a Captian

? & ? unto it from the aforesaid

Marine Service, and said Triplett were

to the ? & was in that service with

Genl Washington troops the said service

to the North, and at Valley Forge during

the hardship & ? of that place

after the three years of service were ?

said Triplett returned to ? ?   Those

? being Captain Lee having

been promoted to the rank of

Major.   And after this ervice & returned
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to viz, the said Triplett made for me

doth, those he again enlisted in the Spring

of the year 1781 with Col George Slaugh

ter Sr ? under Captain Benja 

min Roberts & marched ? ?

to the West  & at a place called the

New Stone in the Monongahela River

they joined the Illinois Regiment then

commanded by Gol Crockett and

all came before this under the

command of Colo George Rodgers

Clark, and he was engaged at the

Pickaway Towns in battle with the Indians

& at the Blue Licks, where Ezekiel

Fields son of John Field were killed

with others.  In the service said ?

? to the close of the war


They ? ? of peace   When he Trip 

lett & the regiment were in the Banks

of  Cumberland River ? ?

after which he was discharged and

returned to Virginia in 1783.


And the said Peter Triplett says

that he knew well the officers & soldiers

of that service & especially every man 

named Triplett and he says that

there was no soldier in that regi

ment or service named Peter Trip =

lett, and said Peter Triplett de 

clares that he never ? or received

any land for this service ?

the Illinois Regiment all which

was sworn to before in my offici 

al capactiy as a Justice of the Peace
Page 56

in & for the county appeared, and I 

ceritfy that I have ? known said

Tripplete (the deponent that he is known 

& reputed to have bee a Revolutionary

Soldier, and that I find the following

credence to what said Triplett have 

herein before stated.


Given under my 

hand & seal in my County afore

said in my official capacity oas a

magistrate therein this 19th day of April

1848
                               Wm T Humphrey     SEAL
Page 57

State of Virginia
                                        SS
County of Culpeper


This day Mrs Sarah Hansborough, now

in her Eighty Eighth year of age, but of sound mind and

memory, made oath before me a Justice of the peace for the state

and county aforesaid, that she knew the late Peter Triplett decd

who was as she believes a soldier of the Revolution, and she

also knew the wife of said Peter Triplett, Mrs Catherine Triplett

who is now his widow, and she knows they were married

before the year Eighteen hundred, and she believes many

years before that year.  They the said Peter and the said

Catherine had children born before the first of January

Eighteen hundred.  The said Peter Triplett on the

nineteenth day of June 1851, in the County of Culpeper

where he had lived for many years.  That the said

Catherine is still his widow never having married

since his death last summer.


Given under my hand 

& seal in the County aforesaid & in my official capacity

this 19 day of January 1852

                                                      Thos D Hansbrough  Seal


And on this 21 day & year aforesaid also appeared before

me in my capacity aforesaid Robert Duncanson

who being duly sworn according to Law made oath that

the aforesaid Peter Triplett died in the County of Culpeper

on the 19th day of June 1851 and that the said Peter Triplett

& Catherine his wife (now his widow) had children old

enoguh to prove their marriage prior to the first of 

January 1800


Given under my hand & seal in capacity

of Justice of the Peace for the County of Culpeper and

State of Virginia this 21 day January 1852

                                                        THos D Habsbrough   Seal
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Mr Thomas D Hansbrough is known to me ?

and is a Justice of the Peace of the County of 

Culpeper and I believe the foregoing signature ?

to be his are genuine

                                                James F Strother

                                                 Jany 24th 185?
Page 59

Stevensburg Va

25 Feby                                                                                                                          Free

                   Home


                                                            John Patton



Mail                                                   Washington City
Page 60

Dear Sir

Your favor from  Fredericks bg  came to hand by the last mail

and the contents communicated to Peter Triplett   I have directed

him to get certificates from his neighbours, with whom has

for many years past & get them to quantify before a magistrate to his poverty &

and forward them on to you. --- I will get some from Gentleman in this

Neighbourhood where P. T was born & raised to send them on to you also

in or 10 days, or as soon as I am able to get out of the house -- In the

mean time I now certify that I have known Peter Triplett from my

Boyhood, more thatn 45 years & have never known him in any other

situation than in want & poverty.  I have witness also tho his honesty

and general good conduct as a Citizen.  I do not believe that he has

any property on earth, except, perhaps , some few articles of household

furniture, to these remarks, I am willing to add the solmenity

of an oath -- his situation is now no better, for good as when he

was first placed in the pension list he is now nearly 80 years old

& was struck off the Pay Roll for any  fault of his, but becuase

the Government supposed that Gibson Regiment as not on Conte 

nental, but in State Establishment.  I salute you with ?

Sentiment of Respect & Esteem in haste

                                                                      John Thom



Berry Hill

25 Feby 1834


NB should of company you can say to the Honr Committee who I am

Senators ?, Tyler & Stvenson, Loyal, Mason GHolson

Claiborne, Gordon, Taylor & Chinn, Mercer & Fulton ? say, I believe that I am

entitled to belief & am respectable ? & ----- my hand ? ?
Page 61

He writes of the written letter - is a 

gentlemand  of ther first repectability

and intelligence --- I blieve he is a 

magistrate of the county and was

for many years a member of the

Senate of Virginia and his State 

ments in every particular ? en

titled to the utmost respect I credit

                       Jno M Pattons
Page 62

Peter H Triplett

Culpeper

                       Va






Restore - pen: to com:

Feb. 22. 1830



Hon. J. S. Barbour

H. R.
Page 63

Virginia

Culpeper County Court


On the  16th day of February 1830,

personally appeared in Open Court, being court of 

record for the county of Culpeper in the state of Virginia,

Peter H Triplett resident  in said county aged

seventy five years, who being first sworn according to

law, doth on ? oath  make the following declaration in 

order to obtain the provisions made by the acts of

Congress of the 18 March 1818, and the 1st of May

1820, that the said Peter H Triplett entered in the

Marine Service in the year 1776 and sailed on the

Sloop Liberty of eight guns commanded by ?

Brooke and served in the said vessel for ? ?

months,  that re enlisted out of the Marine Service

into the ? service commanded by Captain John Lee 

in the Regiment commanded by Col George Gibson

for ther term of three years on continental establishment,

and served until the years 1779; that he was then

discharged from said servce in Frederick town in

Maryland, he then joined Col George Slaughter's

company and march'd to Kentucky and served to 

the end of the war that he honestly relinquishes

every claim whatever to a pension, except the ?;

that his name has been placed on the pension list

of the United States, that he never has enlisted

or so hereunto of his personaly property because he says he was

not reacquainted with the former and ? of the

law.  ----    and in pursuance of the act of the 1st

May 1820   I do hereby swear that I was a

resident citizen of the United States on the 18th

day of March 1818, and that I have not since

that time by act, sale or my income disposed
Page 64

dispose of my property or any part thereof, with an

intent hereby so diminish it as to being myself within

the provision of an act of Congress entiled  "an act

to provide for certain person engaged in the land and

naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary

War," passed on the 18th day of March 1818; and

that I have not nor hath any person in ? for me

any property or ? or contracts or debts due to me

that I am seventy five years of age without any trade

and ? under great bodily infirmity  --- that I have 

an famiy living with me except my wife who is old

and inform and not able to contribute to our own support

nor have I any income whatsoever --- that Ihad no property

on the 18th day of March 1818, nor have I any (?) since

                                                          Peter H Triplett
                                                          (His Mark)


Sworn to and declared on the 16" day of February

1830 before the court of Culpeper  county ---

                                                         ?

                                                         T M Lightfood CC


I Thomas Walker Lightfoot, state of the Court of Culpeper

county in the sate of Virginia do hereby certify, that

it appears to the satisfaction of the Court, that the said

Peter H Triplett did serve in the Revolutionary War, as

state in the proceeeding declaration, against the ?

           for the term of nine months,  under one engagement

on the continental establishmen -- I do also certify

that the foregoing oath is only ? from the records

of the said court. ---


In testimony whereof, I have hereunto

set my hand, and affixed the seal

of the said court, in the 16th day

of February 1830 in the 4th year 

of the commonwealth

                F. W Lightfoot   Clerk

                of the Court of the County of 

                Culpeper
Page 65

I know this applicant to be the

same Peter Triplett ?

as the Pension Roll

                                J S Barbour
Page 66

The ?
H Roll of Virigina
? ?


(Black Ink Stamp)                                                        The Pensioner at
CULPEPER
APR                                                                                                  Culpeper C. H
7
                                                                                                                        Va
Adm
Page 67

State of Virginia

              Culpeper County to wit


On this sixth day of 

April 1818 before me one of the Judge of

the General Court for the state aforesaid

personally appears Peter Triplett age of

sixty six years, resident in the County 

of Culpeper and State aforesaid, who being

by me first duly sworn according to

law, doth on his oath makes the

following declaration, in order to obtain

the pension made by the law act of

Congress entitled." do act to provide

for certain persons engaged in the land

and naval service of the United

States in the revolutionary war."

That the he said Peter Riplett enlisted

first in the Marine service in the state of

Virginia in the company commanded

by Captain John Lee of the said state:

that he continue to serve in the

said Corps as in the service of the

United States that accounted company

Col Geo Gibson Regiment Virga line

of the year 1779 when he was discharge

from service in Frederick Town, State

of Maryalnd, that he was in the

Battle of Monmouth and the taking

of Stony Point --- and that he is in

reduced circumstance and ? is 

need of the assistance of his county for

support      and he has no other evidence

now in his power of his said services having lost his discharge

except the affidavit hereto annexed

              From to and declared before
Page 68

me this day and year aforesaid

                         Hh Holmes


I Hugh Holmes a Judge of the General

Court of the state of Virginia, do certify

that it appears to my satisfaction 

that the said Peter Triplett dcd

serve in the revolutionary war, as

stted in the preceding declaration

against the common enemy:  and I 

now transmit the proceedings and

testimony taken and had before

me, to the secretary for the depart

= ment of War, pursuan to the

directions of the afore mentioned

Act of Congress ----

certified this %th April 1818

Hh Holmes


Culpeper To wit

William Broadus made oathbefore me I ?

a Justice of the Peace

That he was Lieutenant in the line Virginia State

Regiment that the said Regiment marched from this

state and joined the continental army in the state

of January in the fall of the year 1777 -- and what

the said Regt continued int he said service untill the

latter in of the year 1779 and that he well

? that the above named Peter Triplett
Page 69

Was a soldier in the said Regt during the whole of

the said service -- Given under my hand this 6th 

day April 1818 -----
                                               Jeremiah Strother
                                                   

At a court held for Culpeper County Virginia

on Mondya this 15 day of March 1819 ?

Thomas Spillman, Reuben Moore, John Thom

amd Newman Allen ?


Upon motion of Peter Triplett this Court this court doth

Certify that Peter Riplett did serve upwards

of nine months at one period in the Revolutionary War

upon Continental establishment and that he is ?

is reduved circumstances and needs the ? of

his county for support




And this Court doth order and direct that the

Clerk of this Court office the county seal this to order

an  transmit the ? to the Secretary at War

for the States.  Given under our hands this 15th

March 1819
                                     Thos Spellman

                                     Reuben Moore

                                      John Thom

                                       Newman Allenn
Page 70

Virginia

                   Culpeper County  to wit


                    I Thomas W. Lightfoot Clerk of the Court, Court of Culpeper

do hereby certify that the aforegoing declaration of Peter Triplett wa

presented to the Court of the law    ?, orin the 15th March 1819 and that

Thomas Spilman, Reuben Moore & John Thom sct Newman Allen whose

names are subscribed thereto composed the Court.


In Testimony where of where of ?

to my hand & affixed the seal  of

said county this 22d day of March 

1819 in the 43rd year of the 

C wealth (?)

                            Tho W . Lightfoot


Culpeper Court

                           I Robert Slaughter presiding magistrate named

for said County , do hereby certifty that the above named

Thomas W. Lightfoot is Clerk of the Court of said

County Clerk, appointed & qualifed     Given under

my hand & seal  this 22d day of March 1819

The 43rd year of the commonwealth

                                              R S  ? ?       Seal




Free

C C Calhoun

Secretary of War

Washington City
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I Peter Triplett a pensioner in pursuance of the act of Congress passed

the 3rd March 1835 do solemnly swear that tall the property which I professed

in this year 1820 considerd of the following articles viz me ? and

yearling  4 or 5 old chairs, one bed and clothing an Iron pot and some

old knives and forks and spoons allof which articles were about that

time sold by a public officer and as well as ? collect as In own a collect brought about

the sum of twenty dolloars nor have    I since that time accumulated

much more than  most her disposed of           and that I have not since

the 18th day of March 1818 disposed of any part of my property with intent

thereby so to diminish as to being myself within the provisions of an act

passed on said 18th March 1818 and that I had not in 1820, nor had

any person in trust for me, any property or securities contract on

debts due them or nor had I any incurred other than what is contained

in the schedule above named and by me subscribed.

                                                                                       Peter Triplett

                                                                                        (His X Mark)


1835 April 21st   Swornt to and subscribed before me in Open Court

                                                                                       F. T. Lightfoot  ?



Virginia

I Francis T Lightfoot Clerk of the County Court of Culpeper

in the state aforesaid do I hereby certify, that it is the opinion of the Court

now sitting that the total amount in value of Peter Triplett's property

is twenty dollars and that it was further proved to the satisfaction of the

Court by the oath of the present High Sherriff of the County the Deputy

Sherriff who acted for many years and who was Deputy Sherrif in the

year 1820 and by the Constable of that District, that a Peter Triplett now is

and for thirty years past has been as poor and without property of forty

dollars value, and that his present condition is one of  ? and

want, and that the Court gives full evidence to this said Triplett

and that he is in want of aid of the County for his maintenance

and that he is the same Peter Triplett who was in the regular army

as common soldier in the war of the of the Revolution.


In testimony whereof I have hereunto set

my hand and affixed the seal of the said

Court this 21st day of April 1835

                              F. T. Lighfoot, ?