Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39498, Charles English, Va.

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(3-1776)

SERVICE Va.  English, Charles  NUMBER S39498



CONTENTS

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8542
Virginia 
Charles English, of Norfolk, in the state of Virginia, who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Posey, of the Virginia line, for the term of five years, War
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia,
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence   on the 8 of July, 1818. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 27. of March '19 and sent to Richard E. Parker, Judge, Norfolk, Virg^a.
Arrears to 4th of March, 1819. 63.22
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4. Sept. 1819} 48."
7 mos. 28/31} 
$111.22
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
Cont.
[Handwritten down right side] Publication sent Sept 19th 1821 [illegible] Va

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State of Virginia
County of Norfolk ss}
On this 8th day of July 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of the State and County aforesaid, personally appears Charles Inglish aged Sixty Three years, resident in The County aforesaid, who being by me just duly sworn, according to Law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provission made by the Late act of Congress, entitled An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war: " -
That he the said Charles Inglish inlisted in the town of Portsmouth in the State of Virginia in the year 1777, in the Company of Capt Greer who died before his company was made up. Then I was turned ^ over in the Company Commanded by Captain Thomas Bressie of the 2nd Virginia State Regt and that he continued to serve in the service of the United States untill the end of the war, when he was discharged from Service in Richmond and State of Virginia, that he was in the Battles of Monmouth, Gilford, and the Eutaw Springs, and he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support;

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and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. Sworn to and declared before me, this day and year aforesaid. 
J. Rich^d E Parker Judge, of the Superior Court of Law for the county of Norfolk in the 2nd circuit court of the State of Virginia, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Charles Inglish, did serve in the revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. 
Rich^d E Parker

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State of Virginia
County of Norfolk ss.
This day William Watts aged about Sixty years personally appeared before me. Robert Thompson, a Justice of the Peace for the County and the State aforesaid and made oath that Charles Inglish the person named in the annexed certificate, and that he, the said Charles Inglish was in the revolutionary War, and with him in Capt. Thos. Bressies Company from the year 1778 to the end of 1779 and as far as [illegible crossed out] the said Wm. Watts knowns, he behaved with the utmost propriety, Sworn to before me this 9th day of June 1818. 
R Thompson, JP
The above affidavit was presented before my signing the foregoing Certificate
R E Parker

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Virginia
Norfolk County to wit
I William Wilson Clerk of the Supr Court of law of the County aforesaid in the state of Virginia, do hereby certify that Richard E Parker whose name is subscribed to the within certificate is now & was at the time of signing the same one of the judges of the General Court of Virginia, and judge of the Superior Court of law of the same County of Norfolk.
As witness my [illegible] seal there being no seal of office this 11th day of July 1818 Wm Wilson clk
I do certify that there is no seal of office of the {illegible] Supr. Court

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Charles Inglish
Virginia State regt.
Inadmissible
Inadmissible
Inadmissible
not on the Continental establishment
[added on the bottom of document upside down] James Dean

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Additional declaration of Charles English
Virginia Town[illegible],
This 15th day of February 1819 personally appeared before me Charles English and after seeing the endorsement [illegible] his declaration of the 8th of July last, made at the War department, and knowing that he did serve on the Continental establishment, & that the endorsement was made in consequence of his former declaration's not being sufficiently full, is induced to make the following additional declaration which will enable the department as the hopes to come to a more correct & propitious result. That is to say, that he the said Charles English did enlist with Capt. Bressie [scribbled out] as he has stated for the term of Three years, in the 2nd Va State Regiment, that after the battle of Monmouth he was with the army at the White Plains where he was taken sick, sent to the hospital, & rejoined the army in Winter quarters at Middlebrook, at which place before the expiration of his former term of service, he enlisted for the War in the company commanded by Capt [crossed out: Walker] under Lieut. Levin Walker, that he came on afterwards with his regt. to Frederick Town where he received a three months furlough & rejoined it again at [illegible] where the second State Regt. was discharged except such

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as had enlisted for the war.  That he is one of them march from Williamsburg to Petersburg where he was commanded by Lieut. Col. Dabnay as he believes since upon a detachment of which he was one being ordered to the Southward, Col. Dabnay accompanied it to Hillsborough.  That this deponent then served a while and as Capt Ewell (he believes Thomas) afterwards under various officers & in different Regiments among which was Col. Posey's, although this deponent never recollected of being commanded in person by him.  He was in the battle of Easton Springs & he thinks Cap. Ewell then commanded him & when he was near [illegible] at a place called Thunderbolt, he was commanded by Col. Smith at which place he heard of the Cessakee of Amos.  That he is the same person mentioned in the [??] list as being in Poseys Regt & underscored and that he was discharged in Richmond VA by Capt. Ewell but that he has lost his discharge in convegnence of sending it Richmond when an application was made for his pay, by Capt Jason Miller under whom he had served at the [?] as a Lieutenant.
Given under my hand the day 2 years after
Richd E Parker
Virginia Township
I Beech E Parker a judge of these

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L of Va am satisfied by this additional declare Charles English within named did serve on the nental establishment as he has stated & I believe if the former declaration had detailed his case --- more particularly it would have led the war department to satisfactory evidence of his service 
Given under my hand 
Rich E. Parker

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Norfolk County to wit On this fifteenth day of January in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty one personally appeared in open Court being a Court of record for the said County of Norfolk Charles English, aged sixty five years, resident in the said County of Norfolk, who being first duly sworn according to  law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, to wit: He enlisted in the army of the United States under Cap Thomas [illegible]; that he entered the second Virginia Regiment commanded by Col Smith where he continued until the expiration of the term for which he enlisted to wit: three years That he then enlisted under Lieut Walker for the remainder of the war, and entered the Regiment commanded by Col. Blunt after that he was under the command of sundry other officers, whose names are not now recollected but lastly under the command of Col: Gibson: that he served in all about six years and was discharged at Richmond after the capture of Cornwallis at little York. That he was in the battles of Monmouth & Gilford Court house, according to his original declaration, dated on the 21st day of April 1818 in consequence of which he has received a pension under the act of Congress of the 18th day of March 1818 the number of his pension certificate is 0542. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident of the United States the 18 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 thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled 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 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 whatever nor any article of real or

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or personal Estate except my clothing, and I do further solemnly swear that I  have no revertion whatever and that in consequence of age and infirmity, James able to pursue any business, and that I have no family (Signed) "Charles English" Sworn to and declared in open Court on the 15th January 1821. William Wilson Clerk of the County Court of Norfolk, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the same is truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the Court that the said Charles English hath no property of any kind except his clothing 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and  affixed the seal of the said Court, this Eighteenth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty one in the 485 year of the Commonwealth 
Wm Wilson Clk. N. C. C.

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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION. ● 3 -- 525 A.F. 39498 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS. Washington, D. C., 19 In reply to your request of received for a statement of the military history of Charles Engles a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. 1777 LENGTH OF SERVICE. served as various times to end of war. RANK. Pot. 
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. Thomas Bressie Lieut. Levin Walker Thomas Ewell 
COLONEL.  Smith Blunt Dabney Posey Gibson State Va. 
 Battles engaged in, Monmouth, Guilford and [illegible]
 Residence of soldier at enlistment, unlisted at Portsmouth, Va 
Date of application for pension, July 8, 1818 [illegible] 
Residence at date of application, Norfolk County 
Age at date of application, 62 yrs. Date & place of birth & death not state Remarks: 
There is no data on file at his family  Respectfully, Commissioner.

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J.C.Calhoun
Sect of War
Washington City

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Portsmouth Virginia
April 3d, 1821
Honorable Sec. War
Sir  I was requested to write you a few lines in the case of Charles English of the Revolution War. I sent you on his [illegible] of his property some months back and no answer has been yet received and as he is in worst of the time has been long since he did obtain anything he is wishing to no please to inform how that lease other or his papers was sent by me dated in a letter the 27 day of January 1821.
I am respectfully yours [illegible]
James Dean
Honorable JCCalhoun
Sec War

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Portsmouth Virginia
July 16th, 1819

Sir

Enclosed you have the papers belonging to Charles English for to obtain his pension. You will  please to inform me if they should not be right it refers that the first certificate is not right but the {illegible} has rejected the second time for him you will find {illegible} he printed after his name
 Sir {illegible}
{illegible} J. C. Calhoun Secretary for the War Department
James Dean

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Charles English

P547
Sept 1819
Con

Sent to
James Dean
Portsmouth
Va
Ap 14 421

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[Typed]
S-1602.
Department of the Interior.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
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If not called for in 13 days, return to
THE COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS.
WASHINGTON, D.C.

[Handwritten]
Rev Sec

Not act/40

[Circle Stamp]
WASHINGTON D.C.
MAR 25
1 - PM
2
1922

[Text Stamp]
DIRECTORY SERVICE GIVEN
BY CLERK [illegible]

[Oval Stamp]
RECORD
MAR 30 1922
DIVISION

[Pointing Finger Stamp]
RETURNED TO WRITER
UNCLAIMED FROM
LOUISVILLE, KY P.O.
NO. 5

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Rev. War Section
Record Division

3 1865
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington    March 24, 1922

B. H. Bell 
212 Second Street, 
Louisville, Ky.

Madam:
In response to your letter received the 24th ultimo, you are advised that it appears from the records of this Bureau that William English served in the Rifle Corps of the 4th Pennsylvania Regiment under Colonel William Butler in 1779 and was in General Sullivan's Campaign where he was wounded in the arm, and was discharged in January 1781.

He was pensioned for disability from September 9, 1816. He was a resident of Harrison County, Kentucky in 1816, and he died May 2, 1827. There is no data on file as to his family. 

The two references on the list of Invalid pensioners of Harrison County, Kentucky, refer to one person. 

Very respectfully, 
Commissioner.

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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION. 3 -- 525 W.L.M. S. F. 39498 BUREAU OF PENSIONS. 
B.H. Bell Washington, D. C., March 24, 1922 212 Second St. Louisville, Ky
Madam: . In reply to your request of received 24 Feb for a statement of the military history of Charles English a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. 1777
LENGTH OF SERVICE. served at various times to end of War 
RANK. pat
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. Thomas Bressie Lieut Levin Walker Thomas Ewell 
COLONEL. Smith Blunt Dabney Posey Gibson
STATE Va.  
Battles engaged in Monmouth, Guilford and Eutaw Springs 
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted at Portsmouth Va. 
Date of application for pension, July 8, 1818 This claim was allowed 
Residence at date of application, Norfolk County, Va. 
Age at date of application, 62 years dates and place of birth death not stated
Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family  Respectfully, Commissioner.

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 212 Second St. Louisville Ky
Bureau of Pensions . War Department, Washington DC. 
Dear Sir - Charles English [elligible] in the Va line of Va lived in Norfolk Co. Va in 1818 age 76 when he applied for a pension you will find his name recorded in Senate Document of the 1st Ses. of the 23d Congress 1833-34 Va Roll page 86. Please give me all the data you have of his family, birth place &

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where he died, his full Statement when he made  the pension application to the War Department U.S.A. 
Also William English, pt Butler's Pa. Reg't, he was living in Harrison Co, Ky. where be applied for pension 1817 he died 5/2/1827 you will and his record in same Senate Doc. of the 23d Cong Kentucky Roll on this page 8 there appears a second Wm English are they father & son or the same man 
Thanking you for all the information on record, I am, Respectfully B.H.Bell

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39498
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 39,498
Charles English
Priv Rev War
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Act: 18 March 18
Index:-Vol. 3, Page 158

1922 Mch 24 Hist. to B. H. Bell