Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8,146, for Jesse Peters, Virginia

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Column heading: SERVICE
Va.

Peters, Jesse

Column heading: NUMBER
R 8146

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Service Va. Peters, Jesse Number R.8146

330-46
jh 6cn. len/c231. Gen Picket Inf 4.83
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State of Virginia
Surry County

On this 25th day of May 1835 Personally
appeared before the justices of the County Court of the County aforesaid now sitting in open court. Jesse Peters resident of the county and state aforesaid, aged seventy one years who being find duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June [7th?] 1832 that he [illegible] in the service of the United States in the year 1780 under Captain John Lucas in the aforesaid county of Surry and remained in the said county about seven weeks, when he marched to a place called Mackies Mill and was stationed there about the same length of time from thence he marched to Brunswick Courthouse where he was also stationed a short time, from there he marched to South Carolina and was put under the command of Captain Morgan, Colo. Campbell and Gen'l Nathl Green he was at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse was in the battle of Campden, when the British attacked Gen. Green and caused him to retreat, he was near the Eutaw Spring and well recollects that Colo. Campbell was killed in said engagement, he was after the Battle stationed at the high hills of the [Santer?], where they rec'd information of York Town having been taken by the Americans, that from the high hills of [Santer?] he went with Captain Morgan (who was wounded in the hip) to Cumberland Courthouse at which place the said Morgan gave him a discharge, he then returned home to the said County of Surry where he has remained eversince which said -

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discharge has been lost; that he served eighteen months the time for which he enlisted; that he knows no person, now living who served with him on whose testimony he can [procure?] to his services - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to pension or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any state.
Sworn and Subscribed to the day and year aforesaid.

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where and in what year were you born. I was born in the County of Surry in the year 1799
Have you any record of your age. I have not any.
Where were you living when you went into Service. In the County of Surry State of Virginia
How were you Called into Service. I volunteered for Eighteen months
State the name of some of the officers who were with the troops where you Served. I recollect Gen'l Nathl Green. Colo. Campbell, Captain Morgan and Captain Drewry
Did you ever receive a discharge from the Army. I did
By whom was it given by Captain Morgan.
What has become of it. It is lost as far as I know or believe.

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We Jesse King and William E. Frazier residing in the County of Surry hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jesse Peters, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy one years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

Jesse King
William E. Frazier

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states, and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Jesse King and William E. Frazier who has also signed the same are residents in the County of Surry and is credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
State of Virginia, Surry County to wit
I Walter S. Booth Clerk of the Court of Surry County in the state aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Jesse Peters for a pension. In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal of my office this 29th day of May 1835.
Walter S. Booth clk

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REJECTED
8146
[Row heading] P.O.
Jesse Peters

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Virginia
Jesse Peters

[illegible]
W S Booth July 10
1835
Same Sept 5 35
Let.    Oct. 23
to Jno N Spratley

8146

[illegible]

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The affidavit of James Bailey taken at his dwelling house in the County of Surry and State of Virginia, the 11th day of December 1834. The deponent saith that he is seventy two years of age that he was well acquainted with Jesse Peters a free man of colour, before the revolutionary war and since, that he believes that the said Jesse Peters was a soldier in said Revolution War, that he marched to the South, and was gone some considerable length of time as this deponent well recollects, that he never returned as he saw until after the conclusion of Peace. But as he marched to the South he does not know what Regiment he was attached to or what officers he was under, nor the length of time he served - and further saith [not?]
James Bailey

State of Virginia
Surry County [illegible]
Personally appeared before Jno N. Spratley a justice of the peace in and for said county. James Bailey above named and made oath in due form of Law that the statements in the above affidavit made by him are true and I also further Certify that the said James Bailey is a respectable man and whose statements may be relied on as true. I Also Certify that the above deposition was taken at the house of said Bailey in consequence of the bodily infirmity of him the said J. Bailey Given under my hand this 11th day of December 1834.
Jno. N. Spratley (JP)

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Surry County October 13th
1835
Dr Sir
Enclosed you will receive the affidavits of Jesse King and William E. Frazier, who ware [sic] both Revolutionary Soldiers, and you will perceive from their statements that they know that the said Jesse Peters marched from the County of Surry, and Frazier saw Peters in the Army at the Battle at Guildford Courthouse, for the first time and saw the same Jesse Peters in the County of Surry after the conclusion of the War and recognized him as being the same Jesse Peters he saw in the Army and has been acquainted with him ever since, that King saw him just before he marched to the south and knows that he was from the County Eighteen months and upwards, and saw him after the [Conclusion of?] Peace and has been in the county with him ever since and knows him to have been a Soldier but he knows nothing of the officers he was under while to the South. Peters knows of no other person who can testify to his services any farther than the [two sent?] at the time. He is hopeful that the department will receive the same as evidence being the best he can obtain at this date.
Yours very respectfully,
Jno N. Spratly [sic] for Jesse Peters

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Surry Cty [183?]
Oct 19 [written sideways on the left]
Oct. 16
J L Edwards
Commander of
Pensions
Washington Cty
D.C.

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Surry County to [mil?]
The affidavit of Jesse King taken at his Dwelling in the county aforesaid the affiant being duly sworn saith that he was well acquainted with Jesse Peters of the county aforesaid before the Revolutionary War, and that the said Jesse Peters, was a Soldier in said War, and marched to the South, and was gone from said county Eighteen months and upwards, and that he returned after the Seige of York, and has remained in the said county ever since, that the said Peters has in conversation since the War, spoke of different War? actions to the South, of different periods, and therefore he is confirmed in his own opinion that he served a Tour of Eighteen months to the South and further saith not
Jesse King
State of Virginia
Surry County, to wit
Personally appeared before me John N. Spratley a justice of the peace in and for said County Jesse King above named, and made oath due form of law, that the statements in the above affidavit made by him are true, and do further certify that the said Jesse King is a respectable man and whose statements may be relied on as true. Given under my hand this Seventh day of October 1835.
Jno. N. Spratley (JP)

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Surry County to wit
The affidavit of William E. Frazier taken at his Dwelling house, the affiant being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is in the seventy third year of his age, that in the Year 1780 he was a Soldier in the revolutionary War, and marched from the County of Amelia and that he was in the Battle of Guildford Courthouse, when he recollects of Getting in company with a Jesse Peters and that after the conclusion of the war he moved to the aforesaid County of Surry, when he again [meet?] with the said Jesse Peters in the said county and has been acquainted with him ever since and has heard him frequently speak of different parts of the South, and knows that the said Jesse Peters has lived in the county ever since, and verily believes that the said Jesse Peters served as he has representative in his declaration and that he has never received any pay as he believes as he has never heard of any such thing. And further saith not.
William E Frazier

State of Virginia
Surry County to wit
Personally appeared before me John N Spratley a justice of the peace in and for said county, Jesse King above named, and made oath in due form of Law, that the statements in the above affidavit made by him are true, and I do further certify that he said William E Frazier is a respectable man and whose statements may be relied on as true. Given under my hand this Seventh day of October 1835
Jno N Spratley (JP)

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Surry County to wit
The affidavit of Jesse King taken at his Dwelling in the county aforesaid the affiant being sworn, saith that he was well acquainted with Jesse Peters of the county aforesaid before the Revolutionary War, and that the said Jesse Peters, was a Soldier in said War, and marched to the South, and was gone from said county Eighteen months and upwards, and that he returned after the Siege of York, and has remained in the said County ever since, that the said Peters has in conversation since the War, spoke of War actions to the South, of different periods, and therefore he is confirmed in his own opinion that he served a Tour of Eighteen months to the South and further saith not.
Jesse King

State of Virginia
Surry County to wit
Personally appeared before me John N. Spratley a justice of the peace in and for said county Jesse King above named, and made oath in due form of Law, that the statements in the above affidavit made by him are true, and do further certify that the said Jesse King is a respectable man and whose statements may be relied on as true. Given under my hand this Seventh day of October 1835.
Jno. N. Spratley (JP)

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Va
Surry [ch?  or ck?]
Aug. 8
Aug 31 [written sideways on the left]
To
George W. Crump esq.
Acting Comm. of Pensions
Washington City

[Written upside down:]
Jesse Peters
Va
[illegible]

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State of Virginia
Surry County to wit
Personally appeared in Open Court Jesse Peters resident of the County of Surry aforesaid and made oath that he was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War, that he served for and during the Term of Eighteen months as he has stated in his declaration which is now on the file at the Pension office of the United States (at Washington, which is [prayed?] to be taken as just and Truly stated, that it was lastly required of him to state whether he received any Depreciation pay at the time of his discharge. He declares upon oath that he never received any himself nor has any Agent for him ever received any. He also states that he was not apprised of any Law which payed in the year 1818 whereby he could have received any pension for his Services in the Revolutionary War. {He states that in the year 1833 he heard that there was a Law passed paying all of the old Soldier [sic] that were then living whose times of Service amounted to Six months. He then made and [sic] affidavit before the County Court of Surry for the purpose of obtaining a pension [w-? illegible] said affidavit or declaration, a [Mr.?] Gray had the management of that [illegible] affiant has waited on Mr. Gray several and several times but he could not Tell what had become of the Papers, that he then got another Gentleman to attend to his business, which has caused his papers and declaration to appear as so late a period and no other.
Sworn and subscribed this 24th day of August 1835.
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I Jesse King of the County of Surry do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Jesse Peters who has subscribed his name to the above, and that he has statements therein contained I believe to be true and do know that he was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War. I have before stated

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and which is on the files of the Pension office of the United States at Washington.
Jesse King

And the court after hearing of the evidence are of opin [sic] that he was a Soldier in the Revolution as that his claim is [then?] due and [illegible - impaid?].

I Walter S Booth clerk of the court of Surry County in the State of Virginia do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jesse Peters for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of my office this 25th of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty five.
Walter S Booth cc

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Dr Sir,
Enclosed is the additional evidence required to be furnished by Jesse Peters, whose declaration was forwarded some time since. I hope that all evidence required is now furnished for a favourable action on the case, as he is a very old man and in very indigent circumstances.
Your [illegible] servant.
Walter S Booth
Aug 25th 1835.

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Jesse Peters
Va
decl

This man applied in 1833, his dec [sic] was [illegible] to Jno R Gray Aug 2 1835 for proof [illegible] was ever made [J W Gray?]
The name of Jesse Peters appears [illegible]

Proof req

[Written upside down:]
Surry C[-?] May 31
J L Edwards Esq
Commr of Pensions
Washington City

[Written sideways:]
Jesse Peters
Va
[Illegible]

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Dr Sir - Surry CoHouse, May 29th 1835
Enclosed is the Declaration of Jesse Peters for a pension. Will you please enclose the certificate to him at this place.
Respectfully yr most obt
Walter S Booth