Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9562, Bartlett H Fitzgerald, Continental (Va.)

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SERVICE                                                                                         NUMBER
Continental. (Va.)        Fitzgerald, Bartlett H.                  S. 9562.
                                           or Hawkins, Bartlett                      B. L. Wt. 515-100

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[left margin] Reported 27th Nov. 1833

Virginia 23.181.
Bartlet [star] Hawkins
Nelson Co in the State of Virginia
who was a Dragoon in the Co. commanded
by Captain Barret. of the Reg't commanded
by Col. Baylor in the Virginia State
line for 3 years & upwards.

     Bartlett H. [star] Fitzgerald [brace] Records corrected Dec. 27/ [year illegible]
Continental Line. alias Bartlett Hawkins

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 100 Dollars 00 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day of Nov.
1833 and sent to Wm Massie
Tye. River Mills [?]. N. Co. Va.

Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 1833. 250--
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 33 [?]. 50.

$300.

[in braces] Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
[re] corded by Wm. R. Palmer Clerk,
Book E. Vol. 6 1/2 Page 17.

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No. 515.

Bartlet Hawkins
Dragoon
Virginia Line

Wt. issued 28 Sepr. 181[rest illegible]
[illegible] to the Hon. D. Garland
by direction of Wm Massie a r.

[decorative line]

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Hawkins
Dltn for PensionBartlett
1833.

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State of Virginia
Nelson County to Wit,
     On this 10th day of September. one thousand eight.
hundred & thirty three, personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace of the County of Nelson, & State of 
Virginia, Bartlet Hawkins, a resident of said County of Nelson
& State of Virginia, aged from the best information he possesses
seventy four years, or thereabout; Who being first duly sworn accor-
ding to Law. doth on his oath make the following Declaration
in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the
act of Congress passed June 7th 1832;
     That he entered the army of
the United States in the Summer of seventeen hundred & seventy seven, He inlisted in Fredericksburg Virginia, under Capt.
William Barret of Baylors Regiment of Cavalry, of the Virginia
line, under which Capt. He served from the said summer
of 1777, to until 1780, (after the battle of Guilford) when Capt
Swan took the command of the Company to which He belonged
under whose command He continued until the 1st of May
1782, when He was discharged.

When he inlisted, He was a resident of Orange County Virginia
of which County & State He is native, after the War, He lived
some years in Albemarle County Virginia & for twenty odd
years past has been a resident of Nelson County Virginia.
He the said. Bartlet Hawkins after his enlistment in the summer of 1777, as above named continued in Fredericksburg Va, 
under the command of the said Capt Barret, until the Spring
of 1778, when He with his said Company & under the command of his said Capt Barret marched to the North by
way of Alexandria, Baltimore, & Philadelphia, to Hackensack, where He the said Hawkins with his said Company
joined the Regiment to which said Company belonged
which said Regiment was then Commanded by Colo George
Baylor, He the said Hawkins was attached to his said Company
& Regiment, when the said Regiment. was surprised in the
Barn at [illegible], or Herringtown, by General Gray's Corps of
the British Army, And He the said Hawkins, then & there received eighteen stabs with the bayonet, with which wounds
He was closely confined for about five months, after which,
in February or March 1779--He joined the remnant of his Company then at Frederickstown in Maryland, from which
place He marched with his Company to Fredericksburg Va,
where the effects of his wounds again for a time disabled
him, He then & there obtained a furlough to go to his friends
in Orange County Va, where He continued until He became
able to March, & in the month of October following, marched
to the South, & joined his said Company & Regiment at
Providence in South Carrolina, this last junction was in the
month of November 1779,. The said Regiment was then under the command of Colo William Washington.

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He the said Bartlet Hawkins was with his said Company & Regiment at the battle of the Cowpens in January 1780. he was also with his Regiment during the retreat of General Greens retreat through North Carolina into Virginia, when pursued by Cornwallis. He was with his company & Regiment at the battle of Guilford in March 1780 at which time & place Capt. Barret was wounded, & Capt. Swan took command of the Company to which he the said Hawkins belonged. he was at the battle of Eutaw in Sept. 1781 and in many 
skirmishes during the years 1780 & 1781, in one of which about the high hills of Santee, he was wounded in the foot, by a musket shot, which disabled him for a short time, except which disability he was very generally in active service, with his company & Regiment from October seventeen hundred & seventy nine, until the 1st of May seventeen hundred & eighty two, when he was discharged at Camp 
Bakier's Bridge, near Dorchester in South Carolina. He constantly belonged to the Army of the United States, from the summer of seventeen hundred & seventy Seven, to the first of May seventeen hundred & eighty two and he was in constant service during that period, except when disabled by his wounds as above mentioned.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension, or an annuity, except the present 
(saving & excepting however his invalid pension certificate, the claim to which he thinks he has a legal right, in addition to this,) and he declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of any agency in every State, and that he receives nothing from the Government of the United States, or from any State 
Government, except the ninety six dollars per annum, allowed him by the Federal Government, in consideration of his wounds received in the army of the united States, during the War of the Revolution, as above mentioned. Barlet Hawkins, X his mark

Sworn to & Subscribed the day and year aforesaid. William Massie

Virginia,
At a Court held for Nelson County, at the Courthouse, on the 28th day of October 1833
George Height a resident of said County, personally appeared in Court, and being sworn, saith, that he was well acquainted with Bartlett Hawkins, during the Revolutionary War, that he served with him in the same Regiment, and well knows that he entered the service of the United States in the year 1777, and continued in the service until the year 1782, when he was discharged. And the

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Court doth certify that the said George Height is a person of good character, and
that his testimony is entitled to full credit. And the Court doth further certify
that William Massie, whose name is signed to and before whom the foregoing
Declaration was sworn, is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said
County, duly commissioned and qualified as such
A Copy from the records of the said Court.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my
name as Clerk of the said Court, and affixed the seal of my Office this 8th day of November 1833, and in the 58th year of the Commonwealth
Sp. Garland

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Sept. 30, 1853
Let it
Bartlett
Hawkins
Alias Fitzgerald

Benj. Fitzgerald

Midway, Augusta Co. Va.

neither land nor
money due the heirs

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Steeler Joan (SP)
Sept 27
Commissioner of pensions
Pension Office
Washington City

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August 30th 1853
to the commissioner of Pensions
Sir I wish you to examine the records, and send me a statement of Bartlett Hawkins alias Fitzgerald
accounts for services, in the the revolution
He was about seven years in the service, and was a pensioner for many years; lived and died in Nelson County Virginia. (He served in the light dragoons).  The reason why I trouble you with this letter is this, I have understood that there is money due 
the revolutionary soldiers, or their heirs for services and if so I wish all the necessary information to enable
me (as an heir of said Bartlett Hawkins alias
Fitzgerald, to recover what may be due both in
money and land. I know not that the above 
named Bartlett Hawkins alias Fitzgerald ever did receive any bounty land, and if he has not
it would be very acceptable to his children
at the present day.
Please direct your communication to Midway, Augusta County Virginia
and oblige
Benjamine Fitzgerald
son to
Bartlett H. Fitzgerald
Invalid pensioner

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Rehas
9562
INVALID.
9562
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Bartllet Hawkins
Dragoon Rev War
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Act: June 7th 32
Index: --Vol. 1, Page 162
Arrangement of 1870.}

Bartlett H. Fitzgerald Records "OK"
Bartlett Alias Hawkins. Dec. 27, 1904

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Virginia
Bartlett Hawkins,
Private of the U.S. Army.
Inscribed on the Pension roll of the Virginia agency, at 5$ per month, and increased to $8 per month by act 24 Apl: 1816

Formal certificate issued 18 July 1823, and sent to Hudson M. Garland, Esq. New Glasgow, Va.
Invalid - 
Act 27 Apl: 1810

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See letter 26 July 1832 to Pensioner
See letter 19 Oct '32 to Pensioner
See Letter Sept 3, 1833 Wm Massie, Tye River Mills, Nelson County Va
See Letter Oct 13 1853 - Benjamin Fitzgerald

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Bartlet Hawkins
Virginia
Adm 2 years Car.
$100.
William Massie
Tye River Mills
Nelson County
Va.

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1. Where and in what year were you born?
2.  Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3.  Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4.  How were you called into service; did you volunteer, or were you substitute?  And if a substitute, for whom?
5.  State the name of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
6.  To a Solder.  Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
6.  To an Officer.  Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7.  State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons - one of whom should be the nearest Clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in the opinion.  If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of the personas giving such certificates.

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Know all men by these presents that I Bartlet Hawkins of the County of Nelson & State of Virginia, do hereby appoint my trusty friend David Garland Esq. of Amherst County Va. State, my true & lawful attorney, to claim
from the United States for my benefit, the quantity of land due to Soldier
for the war, ratifying & confirming whatever my said attorney may as, touching the premises as if I was personally present. In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this 9th April
eighteen hundred & ten

Daniel McDonald
Bartlet Hawkins
Acknowledged before me
James Montgomery

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APPLICATION FOR NEW CERTIFICATE
Virginia County of Amhurst SS
On this tenth day of May 1823; before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Amhurst personally appeared Bartlett Hawkins alias Fitz Garrold who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Parsons in the regiment commanded by Colonel William Washington in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of Virginia, and that he was afterwards transferred to the Government of the United States, and was placed on the pension  list in 1810 inconsequence of wounds accessed in actual service.  But has received not warrant except the one Granted by the State of Virginia.
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid.
David S Garland
NOTES. The last four blanks are left for the applicant to set forth the time, place, and manner of the loss
The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated.
If the pensioner has never received a formal certificate, but has drawn his pension on a mere notification, as was the case in a few instances many years ago, he should leave out the above words in italics, and
insert, in lieu thereof, ""but has never received a formal certificate, and now wishes to obtain one."

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Virginia Court
I Arthur B. Davies Clerk of the County Court of Amherst  do hereby certify that David S Garland Esq whose name is annexed to the foregoing affidavit is an acting Justice of the Peace for the said county of Amherst and that full faith and credit should be given to all such his official acts given under my hand this 17th day of June 1823.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the seal of my office this day and year afore said and in the 47th year of the Common Wealth.
A.B. Davies Ck
Virginia to Whit. 
I David S Garland presiding Justice named in the commission of the peace for the County of Amherst do hereby certify that the foregoing
copy and attestation of Arthur B. Davies Clerk of the County Court of Amherst to which he hath affixed the seal of his office has been done agreeable to the laws and customs of this Commonwealth and that full
faith and credit ought to be given to the same.   Given under my hand and seal this 17th day of June 1823
David S. Garland

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Another accompanying paper filed
Bartlett
Hawkins put on list with ??.
A Blair
11th Nov
The foregoing is a copy of the papers filed in the Council Chamber as the evidence upon which the following Certificate issued.
"Bartell Hawkins is entitled to the proportion
of land allowed a private of the Continental line
for the war."
Sam Coleman
Council Chamber
"Sept. 6 1796.
6
Robert Brooke
On this certificate a warrant No. 4705 issued to Bartlett Hawkins for 200 acres the 6th of Sept 1796 - This is all the land bounty he was entitled to.
Wm. G. Pendleton

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I do hereby certify that Bartlett Hawkins a Dragoon in the 3rd Regiment of Light Dragoons was discharged the 18th Apl '82, & that his wages remain due to him since the 1st
Dec 1779.
Ambrose Gordon
Lt. & Paymaster 3rd R. L. D.
Apl 27 1782
Major Call of the 3rd Regiment Dragoons having certified that the bearer Bartlett Hawkins in the said Regiment is incapable of discharging his duty, from the wounds he has received – he is hereby discharged the Service of the United States. Given under my hand at Camp near Bacons Bridge in South Carolina the 18th April 82.
Nath. Green [Nathanael Greene]
John Pendleton
Endorsed 
“Ref. To Doct. Foushee for examination
 P. Henry
Find the person within mentioned has __ 2
of scars, none of which appear to have been very dangerous, or injurious, except one in the abdomen said to be from a Bayonet & that in any extraordinary exertion the bowels force out the Common ligaments to a great size – this may be the case, as there appears a sufficient injury done the parts to admit of this occasional rupture, if – may so call it – this 
Protrusion being at present am obliged to take the man's word that it actually does happen; if so, & as it 
is not improbable he must be in some manner deprived of the means of support by hard labor

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 done the parts to admit of this occasional rupture, if – may so call it – this Protrusion being at present am obliged to take the man's word that it actually does happen; if so, & as it 
is not improbable he must be in some manner deprived of the means of support by hard labor.
S/ W. Foushee
(And accompanying Paper filed)
Bartlett Hawkins Soldier Cavalry settled his depreciation 26th March 84 £67:10.
S/ Jno. Carter
J. Pendleton Aud. [Auditor] 6 Sept '96

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Department of War
Pension Office
3 September 1832
Sir:
I herewith return the pension certificate of Bartlett Hawkins.
Me. Hawkins seemed to have misconceived the object of my letter of July 26-1832, he is by the act June 7th, 1832 entitled to the provisions of that act at the same time to his present invalid pension.
He will therefore make out a new declaration in conformity to the printed form herewith returned, relinquishing every other pension except the invalid pension he is now in the receipt of; and upon its being forwarded to this office, a certificate will be issued to him, for the sum he may be entitled to according to the length of his service.
I am Respectfully
George Wm Crump
Acting Com of Pensions

Wm. Massie Esq
Tye River Hills
Nelson, County Va.

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Re Glasgow Va
July 12th 1823

The Honl.

John C. Calhoun
Secretary at Washington

Mail

(written sideways across envelope)
For
formal Certificate
Recd. 17 July 1823

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New Glasgow July 12th 1823
Sir
I herewith enclose you the affidavit of Bartlet Hawkins for a pension certificate.
It appears that no formal certificate has ever been granted to him, altho he has since the
year 1810 been on the pension Roll of the United States, and drew his pension regularly, until the late alterations by the acts of Congress upon that subject.
Considering the letter incapacity of this "Soldiers of the Revolution" to support himself, in consequence of his extreme poverty, his age, and the mangled condition of his body, produced by wounds received in valiantly fighting the battles of his country, I am confident, every patriot will readily admit that his country's County (has
richly earned) has already been too long withheld from him, for the purpose of complying with the former of the law; and in so much as I may have been the cause of his suspension from the pension roll
my apology as that he lives removed from and in a sequestered part of the Country, and is unable to travel and attend to his own business.
I have the honor to be
very respectfully
Yr obt Servant
The Honrbl 
Secretary at War
Hudson M. Garland

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Tye River Mills Nelson County Virginia
November 12th 1833
Sir
Pursuant to Doct Crumps letter of the 3rd of September (which letter I decree it best to enclose herein for various reasons; but mainly, because it shows that Bartlet Hawkins
Pension certificate was sent to the Pension Office, as the law appears to require).  I said enclosed herein the old mans declaration, drawn for the purpose of obtaining the benefits of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.  Old Bartlet Hawkins is honest, unoffending old man & having been for many years past, unable to perform much labour, is extremely poor, & having an aged wife & a cabin full of Fartherless Grand Children to take care of would suffer for the coarsest necessaries of life, except for the charity of his Neighbors, that he has seen severe military service, a right of his naked body only will move as he is literally in large scars from his knees to his neck.
By George Hight a man of respectable standing, He proves, (besides his own Declaration on Oath), that he served near five years as a Dragoon, & I will add that I believe, from all I have heard. He was a good soldier, as the old man would be really much advanced by getting the money now in question, as soon as possible your immediate attention to it would be greatfully received by him, a portion of the money would enable him to procure winter clothing, blankets of which He says he is almost entirely destitute.  I for him without fee or reward, & have been induced to do so from a belief that those who have draw his pension money heretofore, have swindled him out of mor than half of it, by giving him truck & trade at a double price.

In haste I am respectfully yours
Wm Massie

When made out you can send his pension certificate to him or myself direct to Tye River Mills

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The National Archives
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Name Fitzgerald, Benjamin
Grade Sergeant
Line Maryland
Warrant Number 11203
Acreage 100
Issued June 20, 1789
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 1800"" 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 for 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.