Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 39355, Mason Collins, Va.

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Service 					
Va. 									
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Collins, Mason
Number 
S 39355

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39355
INVALID.
File No. 39, 355
Mason Collings
[illegible]
Act. 18th March 18th
ndex : - Vol. 3, Page 94
Arrangement at 1879

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Virginia King and Queen County [illegible]
I Robert Pollard clerk of the county court of King and Queen in the State of Virginia do hereby certify that the – annexed transcripts of the order of the said Court of the 11th of May 1818 and affidavit annexed concerning John Clarke and Andrew Pebbles, of the order of the 15th of May 1818 of the said – court and affidavit annexed concerning Mason Collins and of the order of the 11th of August 1818 and the affidavits annexed concerning Benjamin Pynes all of whom served in the revolutionary war are true copies of the said orders from the Record in my office and affidavits there is filed in testimony – where of I have here [illegible] affixed the deal of the said County and let my hand this 21st day of December 1818
Ro Pollard G. G. 
[dark ink seal pressed onto bottom left corner]

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6415
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Mason Collins
of Capt Slaughter in the state of Virginia
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel John Marshall [name is crossed through] of the Virginia
line for the term of 3 years war
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 15 of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 4th of February 1819
And sent to Honble Robert, A. Garnett
N, Reps. 
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 3m 17/31 [and sign] 4/30 of 29..44
Semi. anl. all’ce ending 4 March 1819 48.-
$77.44
Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.  
[going down the left side of the page vertically] Notification sent 8 Feb [illegible] 1822 to Hon. R. S. Garnett, H. R. -

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15 May 1818
Admitted

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At a quarterly Court continued and held for King and Queen County at the courthouse on Friday the 15th of May 1818 
  Mason Collins appeared in court and made [illegible] the facts stated in his written affidavit whereupon it is – ordered to be certified to the Secretary of the Department of war that the Justices of this Court are satisfied that the said Mason Collins served in the Revolutionary war against the common enemy and are satisfies that the statement made by the said Mason Collins in his said affidavit is true – And it is further ordered that the said affidavit be trans[illegible] by the clerk of this court to the secretary of war
Bests
Ro. Pollard G.G.
The affidavit of Mason Collins aged 60 years taken in open court held at King and Queen Courthouse on the 15th day of May 1818 This affidavit being first sworn states that he travelled to the North as Bowman to Hall Richeron an Officer in the – United States service about the year 1777 – that afterwards

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during the year 1777 [illegible] the State of Pennsylvania this affidavit [illegible] under Captain John Marshall in the – seventh Virginia Regiment upon continenual establish-ment for three years as a private Soldier of infantry that he served his full term of three years and was then honorable discharged – After which he came to Viriginia [and sign] in the year 1780 his affidavit insisted under Capt Culberson marched to the south [and sign] was in the battle of [illegible] Courthouse [and sign] continued in service until the end of the war when he was honorably discharged – which discharge he has lost – This affidavit further states that he is an illiterate Mulatto [and sign] in need of assistance from his country 
Sworn to in Court the 15th of May 1818 by Mason Collins
[illegible] Ro. Pollard G.G.
[illegible] Ro. Pollard G.G.

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Mason Collins Pension
certificate. [word is underlined]

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Mason Collins appeared in court and made oath to a wo[illegible] affidavit and schedule annexed and of his occupation when is ordered to be recorded, and is in the following words and figures to [illegible].
District of Virginia 
King [and sign] Queen county SS
On this 11th day of Dec. 1820, personally appeared in open Court, being a court of record for the County afor[illegible], being [illegible] so by the laws of Virginia Mason Collins aged sixty three years, a resident in the county of King [and sign] Queen in said district who being first duty sworn, according to law doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war as following as a private in the 11th Virginia Regiment in a company commanded by Capt Philip Slaughter on continenual establishment, for three years, that he has rece[torn page] a pension that his pension certificate is numbered 1415 [torn page] that his original declaration is dated the 15th day of May 181[torn page] and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States of the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I ha[torn page] not since that hims, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part whereof with intent thereby so [torn page] diminished it as to bring myself within the the provising o[torn page] an act of Congress, entitled [open quotation marks] An to provide for certain persons – engaged in the land and moved service of the United States, in Revolutionary Way [close quotation marks] paged on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any in person in trust for one, any property, or recuritees, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by [illegible] subscribed schedule of Mason Collins estate [illegible] bedding and clothing accepted. [illegible] a life estate in 85 acres of land house hold utensils four dollars value interest [illegible] [torn page] ten dollars a family consisting of a woman aged 20 ye[torn page] named Maneroy – Mason aged 17 years Mary 15 years and Eliza 11 years. Sworn to and declared, on the 11th day of Dec. 1820 before the court of King [and sign] Queen County
Geo B Poindexter [illegible]

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I Robert Pollard clerk of the county court of King and Queen do herby certify, that the following affidavit and the schedule there to annexed, are herby copied from the record of the said [illegible] and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property articulated in the aforesaid Schedule is Forty five dollars : In testimony where of I have he[illegible] self my hand and offices the seal of [large ink seal] the said Court, on this 20th day of December 1820. 
Ro. Pollard G.G.
[text is crossed through diagonally] King [and sing] Queen County town
[text is crossed through diagonally] I do hereby certify that Mason Collin [and sign] land was valued [illegible] $1:66 2/3 per acre, nothing added for improvements under my hand this 1st day of August 1821. 
[text is crossed through diagonally] Ro. Pollard G.G.
In King and Queen County court November 18th 1821.
The Court doth certify from the evidence of [illegible] whereof the sum of $1:66 2/3 is the true valuation per acre of the land named in the Schedule of Mason Collins in his certificate [illegible] and of record in this Court. 
Jests, Geo B. Ponidexter D.G.