Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3801, Edmund Goode, Va.

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State of Virginia
Bedford County to witt,
On this 26th day of March 1839, personally appeared before me George Steptoe a Justice of the peace, in and for said county Col. David Saunders a respectable resident of said county (and also a Justice of the peace of said county) who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath say - That he was well acquainted with Edmund Goode dec'd of said county - for 21 or 22 years previous to his death - and that he Goode has always sustained the reputation of having served in the Revolutionary war, in the Virginia Continental line of service - that he Goode from what he Saunders could learn, served most of all of his time, in the south - That Capt' Morgan was at the battle Eutaw Springs, and was badly wounded, and that said Morgan who was Adjutant Genl of Virginia afterwards told him Saunders that Goode was at the battle of Eutaw Springs - and that he Goode assisted in conveying him Morgan off the field of battle - and that he Goode of whose serve he has been speaking, was afterwards married to Sarah Branch, now Sarah Goode, (the Identical widow of Edmund Goode aforesaid-) and the same person who is claiming a pension as the widow of said Goode - that he Knew said Goode and his present widow as man and wife for 48 years ago, or more - that he thinks they were married in the year 1791- That she the said Sarah Goode has remained a widow ever since the death of her husband Edmund Goode (which was in or about the year 1812-) to the present time in said county-
David Saunders
Sworn to, and subscribed before me, the day and year above written-
G. Steptoe J.P

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May 24. 1927
Please furnished certified copies of 6 pages from Rev. War pension claim of Edmund Goode. W 3801-

received payment
$1.15
A E Wilson
Chief Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

Mrs. Robert Stack
Alexandria, La.
P.O. Box 835

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FINANCE DIVISION
BOOK-KEEPER'S DESK
MAY 24 1927
BUREAU OF PENSIONS

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6 pages
papers chosen by Mrs Stack