Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39,596, Abraham Goff, Va.

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39596
Revy INVALID
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File No. 39596
Abraham Goff
[illegible]
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Act: 18th March 1819
Index:---Vol. 3, Page 2?

[Arrangement of 1870]

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[Stamp]
To the Secretary
For the Department of War
of the United States
Washington

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in the revolutionary war - Given under my hand and seal (those being no seal of office) this 17th day of September 1818.
J. G. Steptoe
Clk [initials]

I William Daniel one of the judges of the General Court of the Commonwealth of Virginia and Judge of the [?] Judicial Circuit including the County of Bedford do certify that James G. Steptoe whose name is subscribed above is Clerk of the Superior Court of Law of said County - and that Abraham Goff made the declaration upon oath taken before me in open court which is stated by the said Clerk in the foregoing certificate from the record and that Allen Taylor made oath before me in the manner to the statement which is above appointed to him by the said Clerk. And it appearing to my satisfaction that the said Abraham Goff (who now resides in the said County of Bedford) did serve the United States for nine months and upwards as a common soldier in the Revolutionary War against the Common Enemy, and that he is now in reduced circumstances and needs the assistance of his county for support. I have assured the above to be recorded in the said Court, as attested by the said Clerk and do now certify & [illegible] the same to the Secretary for the department of War of the United States to avail as it should to enable the said Abraham Goff to obtain the pension 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 official seal
Wm. Daniel [the word "seal" circled]