Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36398, William Alexander, Va.

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(8-1776)
Service					Number
Va.		Alexander, William	S. 36398

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(Left side)
Cannot be restored. See 
letter March 22, 1822, to 
Hon. J. T. Jonson, H. R.
Date of death not on AB.
[sideways handwritten note along the entire left of the document:]
Notification- Sent Nov 20, 1820 [damaged paper, faded ink]
Robt B. McAfee, Frankford [damaged paper, faded ink]

(Right Side)
6427
Kentucky
William Alexander
of Mercer Co in the state of Kentucky who was a private in the regiment commanded b[y]
Colonel Hawes of the Virginia
[l]ine, for the term of Two years
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
At the rate of 8 Dollars, per month, to commence o[n]
the 2 of November 1818.
[handwritten to the far right:] 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 of February 1819
and Sent to the Hon W Roberston
House of Representatives
Arrears to 4th of September 1818 [there appears to be a line drawn through this statement]
Semi-anl. All’ce ending 4 March 1819  32.76
$32.76
Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.

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[the entire left side of this letter was not scanned, the first letters of each line were not available]
Former Pension Certificate No.
Schedule
District of Kentucky S.S. Mercer County, Virginia,
On this second day of July 1821 Personally appeared [to] open Court being a Court of Record for said County [m]ade a Court of record by Act of the Legislators [h]aving power to fine and imprison William Alexander [who] is Sixty eight and an resident in Mercer County in [sa]id district who being first sworn in according to law []th on his Oath declare that he Served in the Revo-lutionary war as follows I enlisted for eighteen months [wi]th Captain John Denham of the 2nd Virginia Regiment. Continental Establisment commanded by com-manded by Colonel Peter Davis and afterward by Colonel []nt Haws and was in the Battle of Guilford Camden [E]utaw Springs also at the siege of 96 in South Carolina faithfully served out my time and was honorably [dis] charged at Salibury in the state of North Carolina
[I a]m now old and unable to maintain myself by la-[bor] having no trade or occupation except that of a far-[m]er  I have a wife who is 62 Years of age and very infirm [an]d sickly All my Children are working for themselves []ing of age or married the land  I occupy being very [br]oken and stoney is very much worn out and washed away That I consider myself in such indigent circumstan-[ses] as to stand in need of assistance from my Country [fo]r support. And I also do solemnly swear that I was a [res]ident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by[de]bt sale or in any manner disposed of my property or[an]y part thereof with interest thereby so to dimin-[is]h it as to bring myself within the Provisions of the[]t of Congress entitiled an act to provide for certain per

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sons 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 has any person
intrust for me any Property or security contracts on
debts due me nor have I any income other than what 
is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me 
Subscribed
	Thirty acres of poor stony land at one
	dollar per acre.   .   .   .   .   .   .    .   . $30..00
	1 Mare at thirty five dollars .   .   .      35..00
	9 Head of Hogs and Pigs .   .  . .   .      4..50
	1 Cow and Calf  .   .   .   .   .   .   .    .    . 6..00
	5 Head of Sheep  .     .    .     .    .    .   . 5..00
	½ Dozen Chairs  .   .   .   .   .   .     .   .  3..00
	two Pots and Set Knives and forks      4..25
	1 Dresser .   .   .   .   .   .    .   .     .     4..00
						$91.75
William X his mark Alexander

Sworn to and declared on the 2nd day of July
1821 before the worshipful the County Court of Mercer County
I Thomas Allin Clerk of the Mercer County Court do hereby certify that the forgoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court and I do further Certify that it is the opinion 
of the said court that the total amount in value of the Property exhibited in the aforded schedule is ninety One dollars and Seventy five Cents
In Testimony whereof I have here unto 
set my hand and affixed the Seal of the
said Court on this 29th day of August 1821
Tho. Allin Clerk of the 
Court of the County of Mercer

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Mercer County Ss	August County Court 1820
William Alexander produced into Court the following schedule to wit.  A Schedule of the whole Estate and income of William Alexander a pensioner of the United States under the 
Act of Marth 18th 1820 as Per Certificate of Secretary of War hearing date the third day of February 1819
30 acres broken third rate land				Validation
1 Black mare 17 years old
1 Bay Horse 9 years old
1 Brown Horse 5 years old
5 Head of Cattle	   $275 By James Alexander
18 Hogs Pigs included	    John Cardwell		
13 Head of Sheep					
6 Chairs, old and broken
1 Oven
2 Pots and two ovens (old)
½ Plates and knives and Forks
1 Loom (old)
							
I William Alexander of the County of Mercer and State of Kentucky a pensioner of the United States and at this time 67 years
of Age Weak in body do hereby Solemnly Swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th of March 
1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner whatever disposed of my property of any part thereof with the intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of an Act of Congress
entitiled,, an act to provide for certain persons 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 have any Person in trust for me any property or security, contracts or debts due
me nor have I any other income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me Subscribed so help me god		
William Alexander
Where upon the Court as will from His foregoing Oath of this said affiant and as from other disenterested testimony

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them given are of opinion that the foregoing schedule contains the whole of said Alexander’s estate, and that the value these of as therin set forth is full and fair which
ordered to be copied and certified to the secretary at war.

State of Kentucky Mercer County Ss
I Thomas Allin Clerk to the Court of the said County do hereby Certify that the foregoing Schedule Affidavit and Order are copied from the Record and files in my office
In Testimony whereof I have here unto sub-
scribed my name and affixed the seal of
my said office this 11th day of October 1820
			Tho Allin

State of Kentucky	
I Joseph Morgan presiding Justice		of the Mercer County court do hereby
			Certify that Thos. Allin is the Clerk of []
Court and that full faith and Credit is due to all
his official acts and that the above Certificate is in due favor of law.  Given under my hand this
14th October 1820
				Joseph Morgan
				[signed initials] JBM
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[handwritten note sideways on the bottom of the letter]
William Alexander
6427
Not entitled
No family mentioned
Rob B McAfee
Frankfort KY
275
20 Nov 1820

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William Alexander
Pensioner
Inform to R. B. McAfee, Esq
that Alexander’s name 
has been dropt from the role
on a former schedule; and
that it cannot be restored
File this with the other
papers in Alexander’s
case-

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State of Kentucky Mercer County    J. James Caldwell
Presiding Justice of the Mercer County court aforesaid do hereby Certify that Thomas Alten is the Clerk of the court and that full faith and credit is due to all his official acts Given under my hand this 5th day of September 1821-
			Ja Caldwell [Signed initials:] JJC

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I handed Wm,
Alexander’s
papers to Col.
R. M. Johnson
on the 26 Dec.
1822, for the pur-
pose of laying 
before the secret-
ary of War. When
Col. J. returned
them to me, the
declaration was
missing. This was
the first time 
that I missed it.
J.L.E
Dec 26 1822

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March 1820
Ky
Alexander Wm.
Schedule [Ve]
Rec 3 Dec: 1823



Hon: T. P Moore
	H. R.

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Declaration
In order to be restored to the pension list under the act of the 1st March 1823
State of Kentucky
County of Mercer S.S.
On this Fourth day of August 1923, personally
appeared to open Court being a court of record for the county of Mercer and Court having power fine and imprison William Alexander resident in said county ages Seventy one years years who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make
the following declaration, in order to obtain the provisions made by the acts of Congress of the 18th March,  1818 and the 1st May 1820, that he, the said William Alexander enlisted for the term of 18 months on the 1st Day of July in the year 1780 in the state of Virginia
to the company commanded by Captain Archibald Denham in the regiment commanded by Colonel John Green in the line of the state of Virginia 2nd Reg.
on the Virginia Continental establisment; that he conscribed to serve in the said corps, until 17th January 1782 where he was discharged from the said service in Salisbury in the state of North Carolina that his name has been placed on the pension list, and dropt there
from on account of his property.
				Sig
			William  X  Alexander
				Mark
And in pursuance of the act of the 1st May, 1820 I do solemly 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 gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property or any part therof with intent hereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of in the act of Congress, entitled “an act to provide

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for certain persons 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 has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in this schedule herato an-
nexed, and by me subscribe that since the
exihibition of my first schedule the following changes have been made in my property My one mare given to my son George for taking care of me I have two sons the youngest will be 21 years in a few months, [killed 1820?] and I have my wife old and inform and I with them be wholly dependent on them for my support as I am unable to work for It. no other changes have taken place.
Schedule of the whole Estate of William
Alexander per the County of Mercer
30 Acres of Poor stoney land. . . . . . $30:00
1 Mare and Calf.  .  .  .  .  .  .    .  .  .  .  .  30:00
1 Cow.  .  .  .  .  .  .    .  .  .  .  .   .   .      .   .    7:00
4 Sheep.  .  .  .  .  .  .    .  .  .  .  .   .    .    .  .  4:00
7 small hogs.  .  .  .  .  .  .    .  .  .  .  .    .  . 3:50
1 pot and oven and dresser ware .  .    5:00
				          $79:50
We the undersigner housekeepers have 
valued the above property being first sworn
in open court Given under our hand this 4th
day August 1823          	       	 Allin Rains
				John Cardwell
Sworn to and declare on the 4th day of 
August before the County of Mercer

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I Thomas Allin Clerk of Mercer County Court
do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction
of the Court that the said William Alexander
did serve in the revolutionary war as a states in
the preceeding declaration against the common
enemy for the Term of nine Months under
the an engagement on the continental estab-
lishment. I also Certify that the foregoing 
oath and the schedule thereto annexed are
truly copies from the records of the said
Court and I do further Certify that it is the 
opinion of the said Court that the Total amount
in value of the property exhibited in the afore-
said schedule is Seventy nine dollars and
fifty cents.  
	In Testimony whereof I have
	hear unto set my hand and affixed
	the seal of the said Court on
	this fourth day of August
	1823
			Tho Allin Clerk
		of the Court of the County
			of Mercer

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June 24, 1939

											XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

											WILLIAM ALEXANDER
Miss Jennie L. Sharp									S. 36398
Route #1										BA-J/MLB
Salvisa, Kentucky

Dear Madam:

	Reference is made to your letter in which you requested informa-
tion relative to William Alexander who, you stated, was born in 1734,
served in the Revolution from Virginia, received a pension and died
about 1823 in Mercer County, Kentucky.

	A search of the Revolutionary War records of this office has been
made and no claim for pension or bounty land found therein for a
William Alexander, identical with your description, but you are
furnished herein the record of the only soldier of that name found in
those records, who lived in Mercer County, Kentucky.  The data therein
were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 36398, based
upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

	The date and place of birth of William Alexander and names of his
parents were not given.

	William Alexander enlisted at Northumberland County Court House in 
Virginia, July 1, 1780, for the term of eighteen months, served as
private in Captains Archibald Denholm’s, White’s, Wilson’s and Samuel
Hackley’s companies, in Colonels John Green’s, Peter Davis’ and Samuel
Haws’ regiments, in the Virginia troops, was in the battles of Guilford, 
Camden, Siege of Ninety Six and Eutaw Springs, and was discharged in
January, 1782, at Salisbury, North Carolina, having completed the term
for which he enlisted.

	The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed
November 2, 1818, at which time he was a resident of Mercer County,
Kentucky.  He was still living there in 1820, when he gave his age 
as sixty- seven years.

	In 1821, while living in Mercer County, Kentucky, William Alexander
referred to his wife then aged sixty-two years, but did not state her

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name.  He stated that all his children were working for themselves or
married, that he had two sons, the youngest of which would  be aged
twenty-one years December 14, 1825.  His son, George, was the only
child whose hame he designated.

	In 1819, one James Alexander testified in Mercer County, Kentucky, 
in behalf of the soldier, William Alexander, his relationship not shown.

	In order to obtain the date of the last payment of pension, the name
and address of the person paid and possibly the date of death of
William Alexander, you should write to the Comptroller General, General
Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following 
data:  William Alexander, certificate #6427, issued February 3, 1819,
$8 per month, commenced November 2, 1818, Act of March 18, 1818,
Kentucky Agency.

					Very truly yours

A.	D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator

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[Handwritten note on the top left corner of this form:]
1923- Apr. 12- Hist. to Mrs. Mary
Huckelbridge- AWJ
1939, Apr. 24- Hist to Mrs. Nathan F. Chinn- MLB
1939. June 24- “     “    Miss Jennie L. Sharp- MLB


36398
INVALID
Revy
File No.  36398
William Alexander
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March 1818
Index: - Vol. 2 Page 7

(Arrangement of 1870.)

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William Alexander 
[water damage on top corner, paper and ink worn away, illegible- KJZ]

[______1780?] Aged 71 years
by [recognition?]  Wife very
old and infirm.  2 Sons. The youn-
gest is almost 21 years.  His
occupation is not stated.
[] Schedule dated 11, Oct 1820,
exhibits 20 acres of broken third 
rate land, 1 black mare, one
Bay horse, 1 Brown horse, 5 head
of Cattle, 18 Hogs pigs included
15 head of Sheep, 6 Chairs old
and broken, 1 oven, 2 pots, 2 ovens,
1 Loom and etc-  in all valued by
the Courts at -   $275.
He states no debts due to or from 
him.
Schedule under Act March 1820
dated 4 August 1823. Exhibits
30 Acres of poor land-	 		$30.00-
1 mare and colt -   			30.00
1 cow- 					7.00
4 sheep- 				4.00
7 small hogs- 				3.50
1 pot and oven and dresser ware- 	5.       
			Total- 		79.50

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[Then] place in this [case?]
his property since the extra
[bits?] of his first schedule
one Mare given to his son
George for taking care of him.
He states that he is wholly 
dependent on his sons for
his support. 

	A C [Conrad?]
		JCC
Restored 22 Dec 1823
Hon T. P. Moore
House of Reps

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I William Alexander of Mercer County Kentucky [hereby] state [by] oath that in the month of July 1880 I enlisted as a regular soldier in the continental line during the Revolutionary war at North Umberland Court House in the
State of Virginia for eighteen months in Capt John [Durham]s [illegible] company of the 2nd Virginia [Right commission regiment?]
the line for Capt Samuel Haws, I was afterward transferred to Capt [White’s] company of [?] Regiment. [March ?] to [illegible] Captan then Brigadere General Hughes and then to Captain[Wilson?]’s company [illegible] was killed at the Eutaw Battle Capt Samuel Hackey
then succeded said [illegible] on from whose con [illegible] [illegible] faithfully [illegible]
[illegible] North Carolina I was in nearly all the battles under [illegible] in the [south?] I am 
[ the rest of the letter damaged and too faint; ink is also bleeding through from the writing on the other side]
					William  X   Alexander
						his mark

[Upside down on the letter:]
From July ’80 to Jan ‘82
Col Haws 2 V-R
Admitted

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Matthew Cummins states in oath that  saw these under
whose name is subscribed written was a regular soldier in 
[the 2nd] Virginia Regt in the Continental line.  I saw th-
is Alexander at the Battles of Guilford and Eutaws at 
which latter place I eat breakfast with him, before the
battle were I was myself taken prisoner.  I know the said
[damaged paper] and believe his statement  to be true in being
[illegible] this 2nd day of Nov 1818. Matthew Cummins.
State of Kentucky
Mercer County Sct November County Court 1818
	I Thomas Allin Clerk of Said Court do Hereby
Certify that William Alexander personally came into open
Court and in an oath that the foregoing certificate as it
Stands Contains the Truth and ordered to be certified which
is hereby closed.
	In Testimony whereof I have honor to Set
my Hand and affixed the seal of my said
office this 18th day of November 1818.
			Tho Allen
William Alexander
poor Soldier
Cert
1818 Nov. or Cert
Mercer County
State of Kentucky
I Samuel Mcafee Presiding
Justice of the county court
held in and for the County of Mercy Do hereby Certify that Thomas
Allen is Clerk of said Court and that full faith and Credit is
to be given to all his official acts and that the above Cetificate is in
Due form of Law and I further Certify that I am acquanted with
the above Wm Alexander and am fully satisfied of the truth by his
affidavit as for his circumstances [illegible] services Given under my hand
[page damaged by tape or stamps-] this 8th day of December 1818.
				Samuel Mcaflee PJ

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Bunker Hill, Ill.
				February 10, 1923
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
My dear sir:
	I am seeking the
Revolutionary War record of my
great-grandfather, William
Alexander.  This is all I know of him,
Wm. Alexander born about 1754
died between 1835-40
granted a pension under the Act
of 1818.
Served in the Virginia Artillery
3 years and as a reward for 
service received 100 acres of land
in Mercer County, Kentucky where
he lived and drew his pension
He was wounded in the battle 
of Brandywine. His wife’s name
was Margaret Bailey.

[circular stamp on bottom left corner of letter reads: U.S. PENSION OFFICE G FEB 12 1923]
[a hand-writted scribble at the top says, Rec Sec]

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Could you give me more 
definite information about his service,
and the part of Virginia he came
from?
	Very Truly yours,
	Mrs. Mary Huckelbridge,
	Bunker Hill, Illinois.

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Mrs Naome F. Chinn
1882 Columbia Road
Washington D C
Please furnish
abstracts of
William Alexander
	S36398
April 20 – 39

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[Circular stamp upper right corner of letter reads Received May 5 1939, Main Bureau Vets. Adm. 21 and arrow points to one dash past 3]
[pencil writing over the letter says only Mercer Co]
						Salvisa KY
Bureau Pensions				May 3 1939
Washington DC.
	Hon. Sirs:
Can you tell me something
about, Wm Alexander who was
born 1734 died about 1823.
He was a pensioner and died in
Mercer County.
	I would like to know
what military service he render
his country in the Revolutionary
war  I think he was a private 
in the Va. militia
	Thanks
	Very sincerely yours
	Miss Jennie L Sharp
	Route one
	Salvisa	
	KY
[-]=3-39
[handwritten pencil calculation 1820-67=1753]

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RECORD DIVISION
REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION
3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
WASHINGTON, D.C.,____________________, 19____
AUG
S.36398
	In reply to your request of _________, received __________
for a statement of the military history of William Alexander
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow’s) application for pen-
sion on file in this Bureau.
[data in table form:]
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. July 1-1780
LENGTH OF SERVICE. 18 mos.
RANK. Pvt,
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. 
CAPTAIN. Archibald* Denholm, White, Wilson, Samuel Hackley
COLONEL. John Green, Peter Davis, Samuel Haws
STATE. Va.
Battles engaged in, Guilford, Camden, Siege of 96- Eutaw Springs
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enlisted at northumberland C.H. Va
Date of application for pension, July 2-1821- His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Mercer County- Kentucky
Age at date of application, 68 years
Remarks: In 1821, 
Respectfully, Commissioner.
8-2856
*Did not mention Capt. John Denham as
I verified Archibald Denholm by “Heitman”

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April 24, 1939
						XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
						WILLIAM ALEXANDER	
Mrs. Naoma F. Chinn				S. 36398
1882 Columbia Road				BA-J/MLB
Washington, D. C.

Dear Madam:
	Reference is made to your personal request of April 20, for the
Revolutionary War record of William Alexander (S. 36398).
	The data which follow in regard to William Alexander were obtained
from the papers on file in pension claim, S, 36398, based upon his
service in the Revolutionary War.
	The date and place of birth of William Alexander and names of
his parents were not given.
	William Alexander enlisted at Northumberland County Courthouse 
in Virginia, July 1, 1780, for the term of eighteen months, served 
as private in Captains Archibald Denholm’s, White’s, Wilson's and 
Samuel Hackley's companies, in Colonels John Green’s Peter Davis’ and 
Samuel Hawes’ regiments, in the Virginia troops was in the battles 
of Guilford, Camden, Siege of Ninety Six and Eutaw Springs, and was 
discharged in January, 1782, at Salisbury, North Carolina, having 
completed the term for which he enlisted.
	The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed
November 2, 1818, at which time he was a resident of Mercer County,
Kentucky.  He was still living there in 1820 when he gave his age
as sixty-seven years.
	In 1821, while living in Mercer County, Kentucky, William Alexander
referred to his wife then aged sixty-two years, but did not state her
name.  He stated that all his children were working for themselves or
married, that he had two sons, the youngest of which would be aged
twenty-one years December 14, 1825.  His son George was the only child
whose name he designated.
	In 1819, one James Alexander testified in Mercer County, Kentucky,
in behalf of the soldier, William Alexander, his relationship to the 
soldier not shown.

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In order to obtain the date of the last payment of pension, the
name and address of the person paid and possibly the date of death
of William Alexander, you should write to the Comptroller General,
General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite
the following data: William Alexander, certificate No. 6427, issued
February 3, 1819, rate $8 per month, commenced November 2, 1818,
Act of March 18, 1818, Kentucky Agency.

				Very truly yours

A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator

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