Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1401, William Willis Buchanan, [ILLEGIBLE]

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(3-1776)

N.C. (?)  
Va. 

Buchanan, William Willis 

R. 1401

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32,906

William Buckhanan

Dec for a Pension

Alabama

susp

1401

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The State of Alabama Fayette County 

County Court February Term 1835

On this 16th day of February 1835 personally officers in open Court before the 160th Walter Harkins preceding Sarge William Buchanan a resident of a nice county aged 81 years who being first duty sworn according to last date on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress papered June 7th 1835. 

That he was born in Meclenburg County in the State of Virginia in the year 1756 and resided in that county until March 1776 at which time he enlisted the service of the United States as a Volunteer in said county under the command of Captain James Johnson who was commanded by Col. Benjamin Harrison and General George Washington and marched from said County to Richmond, and after we started from said place on our way to Philadelphia I received the appointment of Lieutenant in the place of John Taylor who was broken for misconduct in office and acted as such through my whole term of service. From Philadelphia we were marched to New York hence to Boston hence back within one mile of New York at the time the british had possession of New York and was in the siege which continued for five days from there we were marched to White plains and was in the Battle of said place from there to Long Island and was in said Battle from there to Trenton and there captured the Hessians from there we were marched to Germantown and there had a skirmish against the British from there we were marched to Philadelphia thence to Chester field and there had another skirmish against the British from there we were marched back to Philadelphia and there received a discharge after being in service full two years which discharge I received in March 1778. My discharge and communion which I received was burnt in my house some years after that close of the War. We hereby relinguishes any claim what

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was to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the aging in any State he also relinguishes his claim to a pension as an officer and claims it as a private solider owing to my not knowing any pension whom he can prove his service by either as a private in my nieghborhood to certify to my declaration therefore he refers to the [ineligible] certificate of  Caroling Boyd and Jonathon Ward

sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid 

[ineligible] Jas B Morton [ineligible] William his mark Buckhanan 

Ans1 I was born in Meclenburg County State of Virginia in the year 1756

Ans 2 I have no record with me of my age but I recalled distinctly of seeing it in Fathers Bible

3 - I was living in Meclenburg County State of Virginia when I entered the service, since that time I have lived in South Carolina Georgia Tennessee and now in Alabama 

4 I entered the Service as a volunteer

5. Col. Harrison Col Jones Col Martin Col Taylor Col Eaton, Gen.l Henry Genl Martin H

6 My discharge was given by Genl. Washington which was burnt in my house a few years after the war

We Caroling Boyd, Johnathon Ward [ineligible] residing in Fayette County Ala. do hereby certify that we are will aeguamented with William Buckhanan who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 81 years of age that he is refuted and believed in his neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we [ineligible] in that opinion Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid 

Caroling Boyd
Jonathon Ward

Task [ineligible]

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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as the state after the investigation of the matter and after fretting the interogatores prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary solider and served as he states And the court further certifies that it applies to them that Co Boyd and Jonathon Ward who have subscribed to the foregoing certificate as esidible persons and their statement is entitled to credit 

Walter Harkins Judge

The State of Alabama | 
Fayette County 

I James B Morton clerk of the county court for said county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the appreciation of William Buckhanan for a pension 

The testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and official seal of office this 16th day of February 1835 Task Morton elk

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To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled the Memorial of William W Buchanan humbly represents. 

That he was a soldier of the revolutionary war and served in various corps but chiefly in Washingtons Troop of horse during most of that glorious struggle a portion of the time as an officer. The wax in the battles of Long Island, Brandywine, Guilford Court House and several others. At the Battle of Guilford Court House he was severely wounded in consequence of which he was sent home in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, where he then resided. Having recovered from his wounds he joined the army, at the Siege of Yorktown and was present at the surrender of Lord Cornwallace. 

By virtue of these services your Memorialist became entitled to a full pension under the provision of the pension laws of the United States, of which how ever he was unwilling to avail himself while he could get a living by the labor of his own hands. Being now about ninety + seven years old and very poor, he has fought in vain to obtain a pension through the Pension Office, not being able, on account of the destruction of papers, the death of most of his old associates and the effects of age upon his memory, to produce such proofs of his services as the rules of that office require. He has, however, obtained much unimpeachable

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evidence of his having actually served at different periods of the revolution for which he respectfully refers to the Pension Office, in addition to which he presents his own body marked with honorable scars and still bearing within it a fall received from the enemies of his court at the battle of Giulford Court House. Not doubting that these testimonials will solidify your honorable bodies that he is justly entitled to the benefits of the exciting pension laws, he prays a special act of Congress directing him to be placed upon the pension roll for the highest rate of pension awarded to a soldier of the revolution, to take effect from the fourth of March 1831 for which he will ever praise

his

Mr W x Buchanan

mark

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1401

Rejected

William (W) Buchanan of Ala 

Capt. Thorton   Va troops

List of suspended claims printed in 1852, shows cause of suspension as follows: 

"Not on the rolls of the service designated. Further proof awaited."

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Danl Peyton

26 March 1835

O. C. 

Record Vol. 26. p. 467

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War Dept: Pen. Office
March 26, 1835

Fin,

The declaration of William Buchanan has been [ineligible] with suspended [ineligible]. He alleges that he volunteered in Virginia in 1776 soon after which he was appointed a Lieutenant [ineligible] he headed to Philadelphia New York & Boston [ineligible] and that at the expiration of two years he was discharged. His statement is extremely improbable. The officer and when he alleges to have served did not belong to the continental establishment nor does the applicants, name appear on the [ineligible] in this officer which it [ineligible] do, if he served as stated [ineligible] the most satisfactory evidence be exhibited of his having served in a military capacity during the revolutionary war, he cannot be allowed a pension 

Daniel Peyton Eng 
Fayette C. H. 
Alabama

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This is to certify, That it appears a List in this Office of such Officers and Soldiers of Virginia State Line, during the Revolutionary War, as settled their Accounts, and received Certificates for the balance of their Full Pay, according to an Act of Assembly, passed the November Session 1781, that a Certificate issues on the 6th day of August 1786, in the name of William Buchanan as a soldier of Infantry for 46.40, which Certificate appears to have been delivered to one Mr. Broadhead and was given for services prior to the 1st January 1782. 

p40. {No Seal of Office.} 

Given under my hand at the Auditor's Office, Richmond, this 9th day of October 1846. 

Jas E Heath Auditor. 

Suspended

See letter to 
Danl. Peyton 

Fayette C. H. 
Ala. 

26 March 1835

[ineligible] of June 1832

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33.639

Wm. W. Buchanan

[ineligible]

[ineligible] 7. June '32

Fig. 61844

Ga

W. W Buchanan

7 June 1832

J L. Edwards Esqa

Commissioner of Pensions

Washington City D.C.

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State of Maryland

City of Baltimore, to wit:

On this 3rd (third) day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four, before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Orphans Court for Baltimore County, the same being a Court of Record, personally appeared William W. Buchanan, aged ninety six years, a resident of Clark County, in the State of Georgia, but formerly a resident of Macklin County, Virginia; and who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the Act of congress passed June the 7th, 1832, That he entered the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War as a substitute in the year 1775, for William Blanton in Portsmouth North Carolina, for nine months, during a part of the time he was stationed at the baracks below Trenton on the Roanoke River, he then went to Richmond in the State of Virginia, where he again entered the service as a private soldier until the fall of 1776. He then went to Potomac River thence to Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, where he heard the Declaration of Independence read, deponent was in Philadelphia as the time on duty. He went from Philadelphia to New York City, and at New York joined the dragoons under Captain Harrison and continued there and thereabout for some time, and was under General Aaron Lee, who also had a brother who was also a General. [ineligible] was engaged in the Battle of Long Island, [ineligible] Trenton; White Plains; Sandy Hook; Cowpens; Eutaw Springs; Seige of York town; He was at the battles of White Plains and Stoney Point then went to Sandy Hook then to Long Island - from Long Island to Trenton, was at the battle of Trenton and at the taking of the Hessians, and took them on to Philadelphia; then went to Chester County, Pennsylvania - then back again to Philadelphia - from Philadelphia on South to Cowpens - Captain Harrison was taken sick at Susquehanna, and Captain Russel Jones took his place as Captain; crossed at the head of Elk as the head of the Chesapeake Bay - then crossed the Susquehanna - crossed the  Potomac at Nolens or Neuslons Ferry - then went on to James River - crossed at Carterstown - crossed the Roanoke at Taylor's Ferry and so on to the Cowpens. There were upwards of three hundred, say three hundred and sixty five, other housemen, (troops) went on South at the same time, as also Col. William G. Washington who was the commander of the horse - also Colonel (old Wagoner) Morgan's Rifelmen, went on at the same time: - was in the battle of the Cowpens with Col. William G. Washington, when Tarleton was defeated - was also in the Battle of Skirmish at Ramsey's Mills, on what was then called Deep River Deponent received a commission first as Lieutenant at Philadelphia and afterwards he was appointed Adjutant Major or Lieutenant Major, which was endorsed (as he believes) on the same commission. He very well remembers that his commission was partly in

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writing, and he performed his services under his commissions. His commissions were burnt, as also his discharges, with his house, at Jones Valley, Jefferson County, Alabama, say some ten on fifteen years ago. Was also in the Battle of Gilford Court House the 15th day of March, 1781, and was there wounded in two places; hit in the left breast by a musket bullet, which is still in his body; and on his left knee by a bayonet. His hand was shot at Gilford Court House. He was sent home from Gilford Court House to die or get cured, vis. at Roanoke, a corner of Mecklenburgh and Brunswick Counties, Virginia, and Warren County North Carolina, when his wounds healed up, and where he stopped until near the time Cornwallis was taken at York-town: He started and went to York-town, and arrived there a few days before Cornwallis surrendered. He was there and was on duty at the time Cornwallis surrendered. From Little York, he went to Richmond to get his discharge, but did not there get it, and went home - he then went back again to Richmond and go this discharge, - which was burnt a the same time of his commission - so that he has neither his commission nor his discharge as he once had. The last time he saw Col William Washington was at Eutaw-Springs, where he, the Colonel, as deponent believes, was wounded in the arm, and he has never seen him since - Deponent and applied have his papers made out for a pension, and went to Washington, Ray County, East Tennessee, and applied to the Court there, of which Charles Keith was Clerk, but never had any papers sent on to Washington, D.C. to the best of his knowledge. His application to the Ray County Court was before his house was burnt, as he had both his Commission and his Discharge at the time he made his application to the Court as above stated. He has received money several times, and during Madison's administration, once or twice while Adams was President, and once while Jackson was President. 

Deponent hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension List or Roll of the agency of any State, having been heretofore enabled to procure his daily bread by his own hands, he was unwilling to become a pensioner on the bounty of his country, but recent affliction and growing infirmities have reduced him to aspendence thereon; He therefore prefers his claim: deponent also declares he served for some time, in addition to the above, in the Infantry. In testimony whereof this deponent hath hereunto subscribed his name on the day and year first - herein before written. 

Sworn before
John H. Briscoe

One of the justices of the Orphan Court of Baltimore County

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Maryland [ineligible]

I hereby Certify that John H Briscoe Esquire who has subscribed the aforegoing Certificate was the time of so doing one of the Justices of the Orphans Court for Baltimore County duly commissioned and qualified ascending to law. 

In Testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and office the Seat of said Court this 5th day of February 1844                                                                                                          

D. M. Perine Rq

Dear Sir

You will please examine Mr Buchanan's declaration as easy as possible and advise what further action will be required

Yours 

Baltimore February 5th 1844 Almon Wright

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Dec. 18, 1844

In reference to the 

Care of 

WW Buchanan

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This is to certify that sometime since the pension papers of William W Buchanan had been filed in the pension office by W. Almon Wright agent in the City of Baltimore Maryland, On receiving the information I wrote a letter informing J. L Edwards Org Commission of pensions at Washington District of Columbia, That W. Wright had made a contract with W Buchanan & had a Will drawn up by W Buchanan by which should he uncover the pension he was to receive the greater part of the amount recovered - from information I have since received, I find that I committed a great wrong to W. Wright through the instrumentatity of designing pensions who gave me the information on which I made the changes I now feel satisfied that the charge was a wrong one and I take great pleasure in stating that I beleive the change was erroreous. I do further state that I have frequent business transactions with W Wright, and have always friends him Honest and correct and it has affords me pleasure so to state

Baltimore December 17, 1844
William H Huestis

City of Baltimore To [ineligible]

On this 17th day of December 1844 before the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace of the State of Maryland in and for suite City personally [ineligible] William H Huestis and made oath that the statement contained in the above certificate is [ineligible]

From to Before
A. F. O. Penington

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State of Maryland, Baltimore County Sct.

I hereby certify that Augustine H Penington Gentleman before whom the willing affidant was made and who has thereto signed his name was at the time ofso doing as Justice of the Place of the State aforesaid inand [ineligible] City of Baltimore duly commissioned and sworn in Testimony whereof Thereto set my hand and office the seal of Baltimore County Court this 17th day of December 1844. 

Thos Kell cem.

I have been personally acqainted with M Hanson Wright for some four or five years past, and have ever found him in his business transactions - upright and honorable, and most cheerfully testify that in for as my knowledge extends this is the character that he has uniformly borne -

B H Richardson

The acquaintance with M Almon Wright of several years standing corresponds with Mr B H Richardsons statement above

Chas H Carroll

I have been acquainted with Mr. Almon Wright for some years past in Baltimore, & as for as my knowledge of his character extends, it is conformable to what is stated in the above certificate of Mr. B. H. Richardson. 
Balti - Dec. 17, 1844

Edward Hinkley
Atty at Law

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This will certify that I know M Almon Wright, and asfar as my knowledge extends, believe him to be a high minded, honorable man 

Israel Griffith

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District of Columbia 

Washington, County | To Wit: - On this fourth day of Arpril in the year of our God, one thousand eight hundred and forty four, before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace, in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared William W. Buchanan, and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God, that in addition to the statements heretofore made and field in the Pension office in support of his Revolutionary services, that he was in the Virginia continental line attached to the first company, and during the greater part of the Revolution was under the command of Colonal William Washington, and he acted in the capacity as stated in his declaration now filed in the Pension office, and was in active service during the whole war, with the exception of some short period, after he had received a wound at the Battle of Gilford Court house, And this deponent further declares that he is unable at this late day to give any further detailed account of his services, or the Regiment he served in, but thinks he was attached to the first Regiment, but cannot say positively and that the statements aforesaid, gather with the within is all that he can recollect as consequence of late indisposition together with his age which has greatly impaired his memory - But nowithstanding, he well recollects many of the

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private soldiers and also many of the officers who belonged to the Horse Troops, or Cavalry he was attached to whilst in the said service, which he names as follows, William Bassey,  Sargeant Seth Stratton, dragoon, John Goatly, dragoon, James Pritchard, all of whom was attached to Colonel William Washington Cavalry of the State of Virginia, and he also well knew [ineligible] Willis, Capt. George Walker, Henry Cooke, Sargeant John Cook, and William Cook both of which was also attached to the Cavalry or dragoons - 

his

William W. x Buchanan 

mark

Sworn Subscribed
before me, by making his mark thereto
B.K. Morsell 
J.T.

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Fayette Co House [crossed out text]
March 4th 1835

Dear Sir, Enclosed is the Declaration of William Buckhanan for a pension should any thing further be required in support of said Pension you will please instruct me at the above place
I am Respectfully Your Obt Servant
Daniel Peyton

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State of Maryland
City of Baltimore} To Wit
On this 18th day of May in the year 1844
After the [illegible] the Justice of the peace of the State of Maryland and [illegible] said City personally appeared Professor Nathan R. Smith and Doct. E.W. Theobald Surgery + PHysicians of the first refect[illegible] of the said City and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that the Statements [illegible] in the [illegible] are true to the best of their knowledge and belief.
Sworn to Before
A.F.O Penington

State of Maryland Baltimore County [illegible] 
I hereby certify that Augustine H Penington, gentleman, before whom the above affidavits were made and who gave thereon [illegible] their names, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland in and for the City of Baltimore duly commissioned and sworn. In testimony whereof I have subscribed my name
[illegible] of Baltimore County Court, this 18th day of May 1844.
Tho Kell [illegible] of Balt. Co. Ct.

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Balt'o May 18.1844
This is to certify that I have this day examined the person of William Willis Buchanan, an old revolutionary soldier, and find 'A to exhibit the scars of several gun-shot wounds, sabre-cuts, bayonet wounds +. There appears to be a ball lodged in the right side of the thorax giving him some pain and causing disability. He is said to have served during nearly the whole of the revolutionary war, and has never yet have the benefit of a pension.
A.R. Smith M.D.
I have this day (May 18th 1844) examined Mr. William Willis Buchanan+ concur in the above statement. 
E.W. Theobald.

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Sept 13 '44
 [illegible]
~Wm. W. Buchanan, 

[two downward slashed ink streaks]

Almon Wright
Baltimore MD

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State of Maryland
Baltimore County in MD
On this twenty sixth day of April in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and forty four before the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace of the State of Maryland in and for said  County Personly appeared William Tyson a resident of said county and made Oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God deposith and saith that in addition to the statement herebefore sworn to in regard to the services rendered by William Willis Buchanan in the Revolutionary War deponent declares that during his acquaintance with William Willis Buchanan while in active service of the United States Army that at one of the Northern Battles General George Washington’s Horse was shot and that William Willis Buchanan gave
his gray Horse to General George Washington to ride deponent declares that he has a perfect recollection of the circumstance above described also of seeing General G Washington riding William W Buchanan’s Horse 
William Tyson

Sworn and Subscribed to before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace of the state of Maryland in and for Baltimore County
Charles G. Hicks

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State of Maryland
Baltimore County To Wit

I hereby certify that I have been personly acquainted with the within named William Tyson for the last thirty five or forty years and that he is a honorable old gentlemen and he always has been looked upon and spoken of as one of [our?]  Revolutionary Soldier by the People of this community. He has been a member of the [illegible] Church as long as I have had my knowledge of him he is a man that is highly respected and is a man of select integrity and the the most explicit Confidence may be placed in his statements. 
Charles G Hicks
of Justice of the Peace -

State of Maryland Baltimore County Sct
I hereby certify that Charles G Hicks gentleman before whom the above deposition was taken and who has hereto [illegible] his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace of said State in and for Baltimore County duly commissioned and Sworn.
In Testimony whereof I hereby set my hand and affix the seal of Baltimore County Court this 18th day of May 1844.
Tho. Kell [illegible] BLL

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I hereby certify that in taking Joseph Harper testimony in February last that in the case of William Willis Buchanan that Joseph Harper was through mistaken spelt Josias Harper. I further certify that I was present when Mr. Buchanan [cald?] on Mr. Joseph Harper and heard the conversation of these old gentlemen and that I have been Personly acquainted with Joseph Harper for a [any] number of yeares and have no hesitation in saying that I have full confidence in the statements made and sworn to before me by Joseph Harper
Given under my hand and seal Charles. G. Hicks [seal]
A Justice of the Peace in and for Baltimore County State of Maryland

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Pension Office,
September 26. 1844.

Sir,
The papers in the case of William W. Buchanan have again been examined and filed. These papers contain such statements, [illegible]
I cannot admit a evidence, without violating rules to which we invariably adhere in the investigation of claims for revolutionary service. 
The claims of Mrs Eleanor Harper, widow of James Ryan, will be acted on in turn. 
Very Respectfully,
Your obt. servant.
J.L. Edwards

Mr. Almon Wright ,
of Baltimore,
Present.

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W.W. Buchanan
Pension app.

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State of Pennsylvania } Ss.
Lancaster County 

Philip Snell of Lancaster being duly sworn says that he he served in the Revolutionary War from 1776 until after October 1781. - He further says that he recollects of seeing William W. Buchanan in the service as an officer, but is unable to state his rank. - He remembers he rode a smart young horse, and he was acting as an officer in the service at the seige of Yorktown in Virginia, in 1781. - It is the same Buchanan whom this deponent saw in company with Mr Wright in July last at Baltimore, He had not seen him before, since he saw him at Yorktown,- and further he says not
Subscribed and sworn to this 12th}
day of August 1844  Before me.
Philip x Schnell his mark
Geo Musser

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State of Maryland: City of Baltimore towit:
On this tenth day of September, in the year of our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred and forty four, before me, the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said City, personally came William W. Buchanan, and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God, that in addition to the statements heretofore made and filed in the Pension office in support of his Revolutionary Services, that
he was attached to the Virginia continental Service, also the Virginia State line – during his services in the State line he was attached to a company of Infantry under the command of Captain Thornton, and other Captains, and rendered services for at least, or about, three years, and received his pay for the said
services some time in the summer of the year seventeen hundred and eighty four, through a Mr. Broadhead, and during a part of the Revolutionary war, under the command of Colonel William Washington, during which services he acted in the capacity as stated in his declaration now filed as aforesaid, and was in active service during the whole war, with the exception of some short period, after
he had received a wound at the Battle of Guilford Court House. And this deponent further declares that he is unable at this late day to give any further detailed account
of his services, and that the statements aforesaid, together with the within, is all that he can recollect in consequence of late indisposition together with his advanced age, which has greatly impaired his memory. 
William W. his X mark Buchanan
[Thomas?] [Illegible] [some sort of signature]

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State of Maryland: 
City of Baltimore-towit
This is to certify that the within declaration was sworn and subscribed to, before me a Justice of the Peace in and for said city and at this time [illegible words above, something "public"] and place therein report by William W. Buchanan witness my hand the day and year aforesaid. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto see my hand and affixed my [illegible] this tenth day of September Eighteen hundred and forty four.
Anthy Milton[illegible]
Notary Public

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State of Maryland
Baltimore County, To Wit,
On this Eleventh day of September in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and Forty Four before the subscriber One of the Justices of the Peace of the State of Maryland in and for the County aforesaid, Personally appeared, Jesse Phelan, aged eighty nine years a resident of the said County and made oath of the Holy Evangely of Almighty God, that he was well acquainted with William W Buchanan who was generally called William Buchanan when he was acting as an officer and soldier of the Revolutionary War. This deponent declares that his first acquaintance with the said Buchanan took place some short time before - the Battle of Long Island after which deponent well recollect of meeting frequently with him at different times an places during which times they fought in the Battles of White Plains, and Trenton also in the Battles of Brandywine, Germantown, and Yorktown, Virginia and this deponent further declares that he well recollect when Willian Buchanan joined the horse Troop or dragoons near the City of New York as a Lieutenant after which he was acting in the capacity of a Major under the Command of Colonel William Washington as the deponent is most confident some two years before his said Colonel march South which was some time in the latter part of the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy Nine or in the beginning of the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty, after which time this ^deponent declares he did not see the said WW Buchanan until some short time before the

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The 
battle of Yorktown in the State of Virginia in which battle they were engaged before and after which he well recollect of having several interviews, And that the deponent declares and depose and say the William Buchanan who is now in the City of Baltimore in the same Identical Pension who rendered the aforesaid services in the Virginia Continental Line as well also in the State Line-
Sworn and subscribed to before
me a Justice of the Peace of
The state and county aforesaid
Hosea Reynolds
Justice of the Peace

This is to certify that I am well acquainted with Jesse Phelan the above named deponent and that he is entitled to the fullest confidence and that the fullest reliance may be place in his statement. 
Hosea Reynolds
Justice of the Peace

State of Maryland, Baltimore County Sct.
I hereby certify that Hosea Reynolds, gentleman before when the [illegible] deposition was made and who has signed his name was at the time of doing so a Justice of the Peace of the State aforesaid in and for the City of Baltimore and Commissioned
and sworn.  In Testimony whereof hereto set my hand and affix the seal of Baltimore County Court this 12th September 1844.
Tho. Kell CK

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State of Maryland 
Baltimore County, To, Wit,
On this twelfth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four before me John McComas, one of the Justices of the Peace in the State of Maryland in and for the said County, personally came William Tyson, aged Eighty six years, a resident of the said county, and made oath on
the Holy Evangely of Almighty God, that he entered the service of the United States in the Revolutionary war, in the year seventeen hundred and seventy five and was under the general Command of Washington, after which he marched to the City of New York, White Plains and Brandywine, having enlisted for three years during which times he deponent was personally acquainted with William Willis
Buchanan who was then in the army of the United States. This deponent further recollects  of seeing the said William Willis Buchanan generally known by the name of William Buchanan, engaged in the Battles of New York White Plains and Brandywine the said William Buchanan was entered in the [strikethrough] Virginia Continental Services for three years more or less. This deponent recollects distinctly that the said William Buchanan was an officer of the Horse troop under the command of Colonel William Washington in the regular army and verily believes he was a Major or Adjutant Major, he the said Buchanan, afterwards went south where he remained until the end of the Revolutionary War but had not seen him until January
last at which time they spoke freely to each other and related over their Revolutionary services, and that he continues to know him to be the same Identical William Buchanan who rendered the service in the horse Troop of the Virginia Continental Services as aforesaid sworn and subscribed to before me on this 18th day of March 1844 
Willian his mark Tyson
William Tyson [illegible]
John M Comas Justice of the Peace for Baltimore County

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State of Maryland
Baltimore County to wit
I hereby Certify that I have known the within named William Tyson for the last twenty years and known him to be a man of solid integrity and that his statements can be relyed on as [illegible]
John M Comas

State of Maryland Baltimore County Sct
I hereby certify that John McComas Esquire before whom the within deposition was made and who hath thereto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace of said State in and for Baltimore County aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn.
In Testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the Seal of Baltimore County Court on this 9th day of April 1844
Tho Kell Clk

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State of Maryland Baltimore City to wit
Be it remembered that on this fourteenth day of February Eighteen Hundred and forty five before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace of the state of Maryland in and for the said City personally appeared Charles Robinson a Resident of Baltimore City and formerly a Resident of Baltimore County
in state of Maryland who saith that he about Eighty Six years of age and made oath on the Holy Evangely of almighty God that he Entered the servis in the American Revolutionary Armey in the year of Seventeen Hundred and seventy four or five and continued in the servis of the United States until some
time after the Battle of Verplank and Stoney Point during the said time he
became acquainted with William Willis Buchanan who was at the same time in the Regular armey of the Revolution and was attached to the Horse troop and declairs that the said William W. Buchanan was a
acting officer his Rank he is unable to state but verily believes that at his first acquaintance he was acting as Lieutenant but thinks afterwards he was either Sergeant or adgt major deponent further declairs that the
William W. Buchanan was ingaged in the Battle of Verplank and Stoney Point and further declairs his reason for knowing the said William W. Buchanan was that the said Buchanan was a man of much
notoriety for his manhood and as swordsman and also during his acquaintance with him the said Buchanan rowd a grey Horse and this deponant further declairs that he was personally acquainted with the said Buchanan and had several interviews with the said Buchanan during their services in the Revolutionary war

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and this deponent declares that the said Buchanan Called on him in the City of Baltimore on the Eleventh
day of this present month and this deponent
declairs that he is the identical William W.
Buchanan who was in the servis in the American Revolutionary war as aforesaid
Sworn and subscribed to before me one of the Justices of the Peace on this day and year aforesaid
Nathan Warfield
His Charles x Robinson Mark
I hereby certify that Charles Robinson who
hath sworn and subscribed to the within
statements is a honorable old gentlemen
that his statements may be relied on with
safety
Nathan Warfield AD

State of Maryland
Baltimore County Sct
I hereby certify that
Nathan Warfield Gentleman before whom the above deposition was made and and who has thereto signed his name by whom the above certificate was given was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace of the State
aforesaid in and for the City of Baltimore duly commissioned and sworn
In Testimony whereof hereto set
my hand and affix the seal
of Baltimore County Court this
15 day of February 1845
A. W Bradford

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State of Maryland City of Baltimore Sct. 
On this Eleventh day of September
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four before me the
subscriber a Justice of the peace of the State of Maryland in and for the City of
Baltimore aforesaid personally appeared Ellen Webb, of said City, aged Eighty
four years, and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that she well
Knew William W. Buchanan, who is at present in the City of Baltimore aforesaid, when
he was acting as an Officer in the Virginia Line, in Colonel William Washington's
troop, as well also when he was acting as a private Soldier in another part of the
Virginia Line. This deponent further declares that she most particularly recollects
the same identical William W. Buchanan before and when he was engaged in the Battle of
Guilford during which engagement he received a wound by a musket bullet, afterwards
when she this deponent was present and an eye witness to the fact, and this deponent
further declares that she knows the above named Buchanan who is spoken of, to be the same
Identical person from the fact of her aiding the Surgeon who dressed his wound to prepare lint and bandage. And that during the Revolutionary war she well knew him
at different times and places from the fact of marching from and to different posts, with
the army, with her husband who was a Soldier of the Revolutionary War
Sworn & Subscribed before
Henry Snyder
Justice of the peace
Ellen  her X mark  Webb
This is to certify that I am well acquainted with Mrs. Ellen Webb the above named Deponent, and that she is entitled to the fullest
confidence and that the fullest reliance may be placed in her statement
Henry Snyder
Justice of the peace
N Bryce
Chief Judge Bal
Cy. Ct.

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State of Maryland
Baltimore County Sct
I hereby certify that Henry Snyder Esquire before whom the
within deposition was made and who hath thereto subscribed his
name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace of the
State of Maryland in and for the City of Baltimore duly commissioned and sworn
In Testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and
affix the Seal of Baltimore County Court on
this 11th day of September 1844
Thos Kell Clk

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State of Maryland
Baltimore County to Wit
On the fifth day of February Eighteen Hundred and forty four, before me
Charles G. Hicks a Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland, in and 
for the County aforesaid personally appeared Josias Harper a Resident of
said County and being first duly sworn on the Holy Evangley of 
Almighty God deposeth and saith, that the Deponent enlisted into the 
Continental Army previous to the Battle of New York and continued in
the Service of the States until after the Surrender of Cornwallis at the 
Battle of York Town Virginia. Deponent Faught at the Battle of New York
and White Plains also at the Battle of York Town Virgina, deponent
also recollects of being acquainted with William Willis Buchanan
(generally called and known by the name of William Buchanan)
and that he was in the Regular Army of the States, and belonged to the
Horse Troop deponent has a perfect recollection of seeing William Buchanan
at the Battle of Newyork White Plains, and York Town Virginia, and that
he was acting at the time as an officer of the Troop either as Major or Lt.
or Adjt. Major. deponent declares that the above named William Buchanan is now
in Baltimore.
Sworn and Subscribed to before me, the day and year aforesaid
Charles G. Hicks Justice [illegible]
for Baltimore County State of Maryland
State of Maryland Baltimore County Sct
I hereby certify that
Charles G Hicks Esquire before whom the
above deposition was made and who has thereto signed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the
Peace of the State aforesaid in and for Baltimore County duly commissioned by Law
In Testimony whereof I hereto set my
hand and affix the seal of
Baltimore County Court this 9th
day of April 1844
Thos Kell Clk