Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37,763, Golden Bishop, Ga.

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Ga.       Bishop, Golden      S. 37,763

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19.496 R
Georgia
Golden Bishop
f Newton Co in the State of Georgia
was a Private in the Comp G commande
y Captain --- of the regiment commanded
Colonel Habersham in the Georgia
for the term of two years
1781 to Dec 1783

cribed on the roll of Georgia
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 11th of July 1825

rtificate of Pension issued the 31 of Aug (?)
and sent to Williamson + (?)
Covington Georgia

Arrears to 4th of
Semi-anl. all'ce ending Sept 1825 $14.47
1.6                                                   $14.47
5.61
$14.47
Revolutionary claim
Acts March 18, 1818
and May 1, 1920
March 1 1823

Paid at the Treasury under
the act of the 6 April 1838
from this 4 March 1837 to the 
(?) Sept 1837. This day of his 
death + Agent (?) 10 Sept
1838.
Dead

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Georgia
Newton County

On the eleventh day of July in the year eighteen hundred and twenty five, personally appeared in open court, it being the honorable the inferior court for Said County for court of record, - Golden Bishop, resident in Said County aged about Seventy Seven years who being first duly Sworn, according to law, doth are his oat, make the following dclaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of congress, of the 18th. leach 1818, of tho first of May 1820, that he tho Said Golden Bishop enlisted for the term of two years if tho war should continue so long on tho [blank] day of the year 1781 or 1782 in the State of Georgia in the company in which Hardwick was sergent ([illedgible] name not recollected) Perry was adjutant  - John Habbershaw Major of the Battalion - in tho line of tho State of Georgia - on the United Stats Continental establishment; that he continued to serve in Said Company until December 1783 when he was discharged from the Service in Savannah in the State of Georgia, that he hereby relinquished every claim what ever to a pension, [illegible] tho present; that his name is not on the roll of any State [illegible] but the State of Georgia; and that his only reason for not making any earlier application for a pardon is that he was ignorant of the Said providing made by the Said acts of Congress in [illegible] of the act of the First of May, 1820

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I do solumnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818, of that I have not, since that time, by gifts, saw as in any manner disposed of my property or any part threw, 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 [illegible] engaged in the lance of naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war [illegible] on the 18th day of March 1818: and that I have not had any pension in trust for me, any property, or securities, contacts or debts due to me; nor have I any income, whatever, that I am by [illegible] or farmer, but from old age & infirmity unable to [illegible], that I have no family residing with me - that I have no children, but now able to contribute to my suppport only as I labor for them - that I am in such indigent circumstances, as to be unable to support my self without the aid of the government, except by public or private charity.  That since the 18th March 1818, the only property I have owned excepting my wearing apparel, is an [illegible] long since.

Sworn to, I declare on the eleventh day of July eighteen hundred twenty five before the hororable, the Inferior court for [illegible] County of Newton Cary Wood J.J.C.                                                                                      his
John Loyall J.J.C.                                                                                        Golden X Bishop
Barnaby Pare J.J.C.                                                                                               mark
Josiah Perry J.J.C.
Bou Flannary [illegible]

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Georgia, Newton County

I Stephen Hodge, clerk of the Inferior Court of Said County, do hereby certify that it appeared to the satisfaction of the Court that the Said Golden Bishop did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the presceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months under one engagement, on the continental establishment, I also certify that the forgoing oath is truely copied from the Records of the Said Court, I do further certify that it is the opinion of the Said Court that the Said Golden Bischop had no property except his wearing apparel.

In testimony wereof I have herunto set my hand of private seal there being no official seal of office that 11th day of July 1835.

[round mark in black ink]

Stephen Hodge Clerk
of the Court of Newton County

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Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office,
August 30, 1838.

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," The children of Golden Bishop deceased a Pensioner on the Roll of the Georgia Agency, at the rate of eight Dollars and "____" Cents per month, under the law of the 18th March 1818 have been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1837 to the third of September 1837, the day of his death.
Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

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37763

Invalid.  [typed]

Revy

File No.   37,763
Golden Bishop
Pri Rev War

Act: 18th March 18th
Index: -Vol. 2, Page 38

Arrangement of 1870 [typed in brackets]

1926. Nov 2. Stone Deavours [illegible] of cot of copies [illegible] [written vertically in fold of previous page]

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Golden Bishop,
S. 37763
Ga.

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[ typed ] ( part of page missing )
By Major John Habersham ,comr the Georgia battalion, in the se the United States of America.

In Pursuance of a Proclamation issued by his Excellency WASHINGTON, Esquire, Commander in Chief of  of  the United States of America, bearing Date the 4th Day ber last, the Berarer hereof,
in the said Battalion, is discharged from the same, he having to serve for two Years, if the War should continue so lo?? gagement he has fulfilled as a good and faithful soldier.

Given at Savannah, in Ge
December, 1783

All concerned

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19521

Golden Bishop
Ga.

Mjrs Williamson & Storrs
Covington Ga.

18th day of Aug: 1825

[vertially over the top of previous text]

Covington, Ga.

Hon. James Bavhaun
Secretary of War
Washington City

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Covington Newton County
Georgia July 18th 1825

Enclosed is the declaration of
Golden Bishop, in conformity to the acts
of Congress for the obtaining of pension
for Revolutionary services. Also the
certificate of Maj John Habersham-
in compliance with the instructions of
your letter of May last.

Respectuflly yours ???
???
Williamson & Storrs

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STONE DEAVOURS     HENRY HILBUN
DEAVOURS & HILBUN
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW
LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI

October 23rd, 1926.

Rev. War Section

Comissioner of Pensions
Pension Bureau,
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir:

I am advised that it appears from the records of your office
that Golden Bishop, a private soldier in the Revolutionary War, in the
Georgia Continentals, was put on the pension roll August 3rd, 1925 for
service in the Revolutionary War.

I desire to secure a certified copy of the file of papers in 
your office in reference to the application of the soldier for a pension.
Will you kindly advise me what a certified copy of the file of papers will
cost?

Yours very truly,

Stone Deavours
P.O. Box #106

See bureau letter
wi reply enc
Wm Bishop W9356
N.C. and S.C.
S 37763
SD/M

Pension
U.S.
Oct 25 1826
Office

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