Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4013, Benjamin Gilbert, Va.

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[Georgia / Bibb County] In chambers 31st May 1854 I Abner P Powers judge of the Superior County of the Macon Circuit in said state do hereby certify that Henry G Ross whose genuine signature appears to this certificate + official seal on the admitted pages of this sheet was at the time clerk of the superior court of Bibb County of which said county is in the macon circuit - duly commissioned + sworn and that full faith and credit ought to be had + given to all his official acts as such witness my official signature
Abner P Powers judge sup. court M c
[written upside down: Abner P Powers judge sup court M.c  Martha H Bowman]

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Pension Office
July 7 1854

Sir
The evidence filed by you in the case of Nancy Gil-bert widow of Benjamin of Ga - act July 7, 1838 - does not remove any of the objections, henceforth, urged against its admission. The witness does not seem to be able to fix the date of her mar-riage, the fact that she was married to him is not question, but it is absolutely necessa-ry to know when that event took place, to establish the date, record evidence, either pri-vate or public must be address, such as a certificate of the county clerk, [illegible] or church registry, or the family record of marriage a birth of children, or it must be proved by witnesses who can show how they are ever able to fix the time - so proof of her husband's service has been furnished.

RM Ross 
[illegible]

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Gilbert in his lifetime applied for.a pension under the act of 1818, His papers were returned to him in 1824 for further proof of service, and it  does not appear that they have since been in this office. His claim was not admitted under the above act.

John H Kilgore Esq
Maine
[Milton] Co Ga.

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[Georgia / Putnam County] Before my personally appeared Robert Gilbert who being duly sworn maketh oath + said that he was employ-ed by his Father Benjamin Gilbert to obtain his certificate of Pension from David Perryman the Administrator of Robert Perryman, that he hath applied to said administrator + was unable to obtain from him said certificate and this deponent is confident that the said Benja-min Gilbert has never received said Certificate of Pension.

Sworn to + signed before me this 21st October 1826 Stith Daniel J.P.
his Robert + Mark Gilbert {seal}

[Georgia / Putnam County] Before me personally appeared Benjamin Gilbert who being duly sworn says that he has never received a Certificate of Pension, that he was informed by John A, Cath-bert that his Certificate was transmitted to Robert Perryman Esq. but Mr. Perryman dying soon after that information was communicated to me. I did not obtain it from him + that I have since endea-voured + have not been able to obtain said Certification from his Administrator David Perryman.
Sworn to + signed before me this 21st October 1826 Stith Daniel J.P.    Benj Gilbert (seal)