Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3181, Lewis Duvall, S.C.

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(3-1776)                                                                                            Duvall, Lewis 
S                                                                                                              R3181

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Lewis Duvall

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38.746
Lewis Duvall decd,
Ky
[crossed out]W. J. Dabney May 8. 1854

3181

Act June 7. 1832

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Albany Ky
27 April
D

Lewis Duvall or
wid of Ky or [illegible]
Original case
[illegible]
Cole

L. P. Waldo Esqr
Comr of Pensions
Washington City D.C.

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Wm. J Dabney
May 8/54

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Pension Office
May 8 1854
Sir
The informal declarations of John Duvall, for arrears of pension for the Revolutionary services of Lewis Duvall, deceased, late of Ky, has been received and filed under the act of June 7, 1832. 
The declaration is not in conformity with the regulations of this office, a copy of which is herewith enclosed. The name of Captain Lewis Duvall is not found on the roll of the South Carolina Line in this office. It is probable that evidence of his service will be found in the office of the Secretary of State or in that of the comptroller of So. Carolina.

Wm J. Dabney Esq
Albany
Kentucky

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State of Kentucky Clinton County } ss
On this the 17th day of March 1834 personally appeared before me Thomas Harber a Justice of the peace in and for the County & state aforesaid John Duvall aged 76 years a resident citizen of the County & state aforesaid [illegible] being a man of Good Character & after being duly sworn for [illegible] purpose on his oath makes the following affidavit - Towit that he is the son of Lewis Duvall Deceased who lived in Lawrence district in the state of South Carolina & from there went in to service during the Revolutionary war as Captain of a Company & that his said Father died about 46 years ago in the state of Illinois in the [illegible] [illegible] that he left a widow Elizabeth Duvall, who remained a widow until about august last was a a year ago. that affiant states that as he has believed from his mother that his father served through the Greater part of the Revolutionary war & may have engaged to serve that length of time. & as he believes [illegible] to the end thereof but cant be positive

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affiant states the his said father & mother had several children some of whom are alive & some dead. that he lived far from his mother & was unable to tender her any assistance in the prosecution of her Claim during her life that his father served as before stated according information & in such manner as to entitle his widow to a pension he prays an examination of the Rolls for the service & in the event of the service or any Fraud being found then forsuch instructions as the rules require which will be [illegible] to as to the death of the widow &c he declarant prays that an answer in the case be forwarded to Wm. J. Dabney Albany Ky (his atty) there was a man by the name of Gideon. & there was a man by the name of Raney who was a Captain from the same place and, often spoke of his & Duvalls service - 
[signed] John Duvall
Sworn to and subscribed to this 17th day of March 1854.}
J.P.

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Kentucky
Clinton County set
I S. B. Maxey Clerk of the Clinton County Court do certify that Thomas Harbor Esq whose signature appears to the certificate of the affidavit of John Duvall is and was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County & State aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine and his official acts are entitled to full faith and credit
Witness my hand and seal of office at the Clerks officer in Albany this 19th day of April 1854
[signed]S. B. Maxey Clk
By R. S Brame DE

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This day John Duvall was So Sworn to the Contents within Before me Thomas Harbour an acting Justice of the Peace for Clinton County Ky 
Given my hand this 17th of March 1854
Thomas Harbour JP

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No. 38.746
Lewis Duvall died
Ky
Act June 7. 1832

Wm J. Dabney

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Albany Ky
25th April 1854

Sir
I enclose to you the Declaration of John Duvall of this vicinity in the Claim of himself & the other children of Lewis Duvall Decd, for sivace in the Revolutionary war, I know that in case the Lewis appears on the Rolls that proof of marriage the day of the widows death with proof of hurship &c will have to be made which I have not but which can be made should the Lewis appear in the Rolls - the claimant is a poor man living about three miles from me the Declaration was wrote Carelessly in a hurry & the Magistrate before whom it was made signed it not where I directed him but I presume it insufficient if the soldiers names is not on the Roll as Capt & you suppose it to be found at the Executive office S. C. please address me the Claimant has for several years past washed me to prepare his Claim please direct me an answer to this place, on behalf of the Claimant 
I am your humble servant
Wm J Dabney

S P. Waldo Esq
Comr of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.

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The National Archives
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
Bounty Land Warrant Record Card
Division of Veterans’ Administration Archives
Name Duvall, Richard Grade Private Line Maryland
Warrant Number 11148 Acreage 100 Issued August 18 1792 to not shown
The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1888 which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications of warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.