Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11697, Thomas Waddell, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Waddell, Thomas Waddle
S. 11697
carded
CONTENTS

Virginia 16657
Thomas Waddle * of Macon in the State of Va who was a Pr. V. S. — in the Army commanded by Captain Dickey of the — commanded by — in the Va line for Brant.
Thomas Waddell Records corrected, J. G. May 6/05.
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 25. Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th day of Sept: 33. and Rev Henry J. Fisher. Town Pleasant Va
    Arrears to the 24th of Decr 1833  62.50    Permitant. allowance ending 1 Mar 34  12.50     75.00    
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. Recorded by M. Rice — Clerk, Vol. 6 Page 23
See letters to H. J. Fisher & P. Ag t . May 18. 1837. Ordered again to May - June 16, 1837.
— Head money respect- Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838, from 1 st Sep 1837 to 20 th Feby 1839. Ag st Notice 24 th March 1841.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
March 6 th , 1841.
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 child ren of Thomas Waddle dec d , a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va. Agency, at the rate of Twenty five Dollars and  Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1837, to the 20 th Feby. 1839.
Respectfully yours,
Alison L. Parsons Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

State of Virginia } Mason County } to wit
On this third day of December in the year of our Lord Christ Eighteen hundred and thirty two Personally appeared in open court before the County Court of Mason now sitting. Thomas Waddle - a resident of the County of Mason - on the banks of the Ohio River - and Commonwealth of Virginia - aged seventy three years Last August Who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his corporal Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June the 7 th . 1832.
He was born in Augusta County Virginia in August A.D. 1759 and in December A.D. 1780 he was drafted in the autumn of that year to serve a term of militia duty and marched under Capt. Patterson to join the Army under Genl. McIntosh but before he joined the main Army his father followed the Company and substituted one Smith in his place and took him home again - Smith it is confidently believed honestly served the term of Duty and returned again to Augusta - After his return home to Augusta Co. Va. and in the December of the year A.D. 1780 he was again drafted and marched under the command of the former Capt. Patterson and was ordered to Richmond and on the road the orders were changed from Richmond to Fredericksburg and again the orders were changed and the Company crossed the James River at Sandy Point and was marched to Portsmouth Va. and Camp Barron at which places alternately he passed the winter. Col. Matthews and Col. Bowyer were the Superior officers and it is believed the whole was under the command of Genl. Muhlenberg - he was discharged in March following and returned to Augusta County again about the 20 th of April A.D. 1781 at Augusta he was drafted and marched under the command of Capt. Geo. Dickey as a sergeant near the Williamsburg and joined the Army and was attached to Genl. Campbell's command - served a three months term of Duty and was discharged - and returned again to Augusta - he has no documentary Evidence whatever. his written discharge was blanded with another inasmuch as the name of Mc Coirts and by the said Mc Coirts retained - he knows of no Person whatever whose testimony he can procure who can

testify to his services except Peter Peck Sen. of the County of Mason & born. of Va. he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the pment and declares that his name is not on the pension rolls of the agency of any State whatever
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year Tho Woodall aforesaid
We William Hawkins residing in the County of Mason and Isaac Robinson residing in the County of Mason hereby certify that we have been long and are now well acquainted with Thomas Muddle who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration - that we believe him to be seventy three years old that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution and we concur in that opinion and that there is no clergyman residing in the neighborhood where the applicant resides Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid Wm Hawkins Isaac Robinson
Personally appeared in open Court Peter Peck sen. Who made oath that he saw Thomas Muddle the above named applicant in actual service whilst performing a tour of Military duty at Portsmouth Va. where and when this applicant was also performing a tour of Military Duty himself
Sworn and Subscribed before me on the day his Peter Peck sen and year aforesaid mark
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war depart- ment that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that William Hawkins and Isaac Robinson who have signed the second preceding certificate are residents of the County of Mason - are respectable and credible persons and that their statements is entitled to credit

recollects viz That he reached home (from Portsmouth where he was quartered) on the 18 th day of April 1781
His Third tour of duty he will recollect commenced on the 20 th day of April 1781. and he is positive that he was discharged in August following. This tour was wholly performed as and in the capacity of a sergeant But this affiant is positive that he served not less than three months as a private in proper person. - Not less than three months as a sergeant and it is believed his substitute Smith also served not less than three months as a private - and if so he would have served nine months in all - Three of which as a sergeant and six of which as a private and for such service he claims a pension sworn and subscribed to before me the 8 th day of August 1833
And by Way of Supplement Samuel McCulloch S.P. The subscriber has herunto added the questions presented by the War Department and have also added to the questions the answers given by the applicant as follows to wit:
Question 1 st Where and in what year were you born? Ans. in Augusta County Virginia A.D. 1759
" 2 d Have you any record of your age and if so where is it? - Ans. I have no record of my age I only know my age by knowing how old I was when I left my father's house - by hearing and adding thereto the length of time that has since elapsed That I am old I know by my grey hair loss of sight hearing and taste which senses are all partially impaired by time alone and the failure of my limbs to perform as in bygone times
" 3 rd Where were you living when called into service Where have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now live? Ans. When called into service I was living in the County Augusta in the state of Virginia Since the revolutionary war I have lived in Virginia. Part of the time in the County of Augusta and the balance of the time viz about thirty five years I have lived in the County of Mason - where I still live
" 4 th How were you called into the service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute And if a substitute for whom? Ans. each tour of duty I was drafted I never volunteered or was a substitute for any person

and further that their ages are apparently such as to induce the Court to have full reliance that they are old enough to have partic- ipated in the revolutionary war and that Peter Beck sur. the witness who has given the last preceding certificate and affidavit is well known to the Court and is old enough apparently to have participated in the purs of the revolutionary war
I Thomas Lewis Clerk of the County Court of Mason County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of application of Thomas Waddle for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of office this 8th day of December 1832 and in the 57th Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
Virginia } to wit Mason Cty. }
Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Common wealth's Justices of the peace in and for the County aforesaid the within named Thomas Waddle who being duly sworn deponeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the particular days that he entered and left the service in the different tours of duty mentioned in the within declaration. But according to the best of his recollection he served as follows viz. His first tour of duty detailed in the within declaration in which Smith was substituted as is before set forth the draft. was for 3 months he is positive and thinks that his troops marched on that occasion about the last of September or the first of October 1780 - The balance of the particulars in relation to that tour of is detailed as particularly in the declaration as their affiant's memory will permit
His second tour of duty as detailed in the within declaration he believes commenced on the 23rd day of December 1780 and ended on the 23rd of March 1781. - He is led to this belief from the fact that he will

Question 5 th State the names 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 service? I answer
My first Tour of duty what time I served was with Genl. McIntosh my captain name is stated in the declaration My second Tour of duty was again under Capt Patterson - my Col. name Samson Sampson Matthews The Genl name Muhlentury - at Portsmouth I frequently saw Genls. Washington and Wayne - There were a large number of continental soldiers at Portsmouth but I do not recollect their number or names
My Third Tour of duty was performed under the command of Capt. Geo Dickey Col. name Vance Genl. Campbell commanded - There I frequently saw Genls. Washington & Wayne and some six or eight other General officers whose names I did not know as well here as at Portsmouth - There were a large number of regular soldiers near to Genl. Campbell's command and but I do not recollect their numbers or when they were here
As to the General circumstances of my service - The service that I performed was active and hard - The British Army commanded by Lord Cornwallis laid in Portsmouth all the winter I was there the part of the American Army that I was attached to lay at Camp Barron between Nansemond river and the dismal Swamp The regular army lay on the opposite side of the Nansemond river from us - The part of the Army to which was attached frequently was marched to the British Lines I was one with a party that surprised an out picket of the British army consisting of seven persons five of whom were captured one killed and one escaped
Question 6 Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and

if so by whom was it signed and what has become of it? Ans. I never received but one discharge and then as stated in my declaration it was combined with on Mr. Gools what has become of it or him I know not
Thos. Ward Bell
The foregoing answers to the foregoing questions were submitted and sworn to before me the 8th day of August 1833 Question 7th. 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. Ans. Some of my neighbors who it is believed are known to the department who it is believed would testify are Doctor Sepse Bennett of Mason County Doctor Shaw of Point Pleasant and Major Andrew Wappener of Point Pleasant - who fought at Brandy Island during the late war before mentioned affidavit are all persons to whom I can refer there are at least fifty others whose names it is unnecessary for me to repeat -
Thos. Ward Bell
Sworn and subscribed to before me the 8th day of August 1833
Samuel M c Clulloch J.P.
Virginia Mason County Set
J. Thomas Lewis Clerk of the County Court of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Samuel McClulloch whose name is signed to the foregoing certificate on this sheet as well as to the affidavit on the sheet on which the original application was made is and was at the time of signing the same a Justice of the peace duly commissioned, qualified and acting as such and that full faith and credit is due to all his official acts as such as well in Courts as thereout. And that the County Court of Mason is a Court of Record, and that the said Samuel McClulloch is a member thereof. And that the sheets annexed by ribbon passing under my official Seal as well as private Seal were annexed by me.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office this 8th day of August 1833
J. Thomas Lewis Clerk

Virginia Mason County To wit
I Peter H. Steinberger presiding Justice of the County Court of the County aforesaid in the State of Virginia do hereby certify that Thomas Lewis whose signature appears to the preceding Certificate is and was at the time of signing the same Clerk of the County Court of Mason County in the State aforesaid
In Testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and Seal this 8th day of August 1833
Peter H. Steinberger

20815
Miss Waddle Va
Alamitas Return a m Ser J. 3 mo 15 Pri 3 mo 70 $25
Henry A. Fisher Point Pleasant Mason Co Va

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
14 May
1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of Thomas Waddle alias Co Va
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     drafted 1780 not specified priv. Capt Patterson Gen McIntosh Pa 73 Augusta Va Bradley witness who swears that   " Decr 1780 2 " " " " he saw him in Kwn   " apt 1781 3 sergeant " Dickey " "  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted: This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according 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 enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of A. B.
Sworn to and subscribed day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 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; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names 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 Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { 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 he 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 that 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 other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[t] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
W. L. Putnam G. C. [Signature]

September 12, 1933.
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BA-J/ADY Thomas Waddell S.11697 Clear
Mr. J. R. Campbell Scottdale, Pennsylvania
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter relative to one Thomas Waddell, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data contained herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.11697, based upon his military service in that war.
Thomas Waddell (as he signed, but pensioned Waddle) was born in August 1759 in Augusta County, Virginia. No reference is made to his parents.
While a resident of Augusta County, Virginia, he enlisted December 23, 1780 and served three months as a private in Captain Patterson's Company, Colonels Sampson Matthews' and Bowyer's Virginia Regiments. He enlisted about April 20, 1781, served as a sergeant in Captain John Dickey's Company, Colonel Vance's Virginia Regiment and was discharged in August 1781.
About 1797 he moved from Augusta County, Virginia, to Mason County, Virginia.
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 3, 1832 while a resident of Mason County, Virginia.
Soldier died February 20, 1839, place not stated.
He was survived by children, their names and the name of his wife are not shown in the papers in this claim.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

11697 INVALID.
Rev man
File No. 11,697
Thomas Waddle ★ or Pris. Rev. was Woodell
Act: June 7th 1832.
Index:—Vol. A , Page 394
[Arrangement of 1870.]
★ Thomas Waddell Records corrected May 6/05. R
1933 May 5. Hist. to Joseph H. Hall. A.D. 4. 1933 Sept. 12. Hist. to J. H. Campbell. A.D. 4.

16 June Grosvenor Vouchers Mrs Maddo
Elliott
FREE
J. L. Edwards, Esq. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington

Bank of Virginia-
June 14. 1837.
Sir
I send you enclosed the vouchers in the case of Thomas Waddle a pensioner under the act of the 7. June 1832, in which there is a variance between the name in the copy of the pension certificate, and the pensioners - signature; the signature being Wadell - be pleased to say if the pension due shall be paid notwithstanding the variance. as it is very uncertain when the Attorney appointed to receive the pension, who is now here as a member of the General Assembly, may leave this place, your instruction in this case is requested as soon as convenient.
I am, respectfully,
your obed t Serv t
Ant y Robinson for J. Brockenbrough.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington

Subject: Thomas Waddle
Scottsdale, Penna.
Sept. 4, 1933
Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C.
Attention: A. D. Hiller
Dear Sir-
I am seeking information on the name of the parents of Thomas Woddell, born in Augusta County, Virginia in August 1759. This Thomas Woddell served first as a private and later as sergeant, Capt. John Dickey's Company, Colonel Vance's Virginia Regiment and was discharged in August 1781. About 1797 he moved to Mason County, now West Virginia, where he died, Feb. 20, 1839. He received a pension as Thomas Waddle but signed his name Woddell.
I would much appreciate it if you would scrutinize the Pension files for any information bearing on the name of his father and maiden name of his mother.
Yours truly, J. R. Campbell

P. O. Box 39, Richmond, Va., May 1, 1933.
Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Full information will be appreciated, as shown by your records, concerning
THOMAS WADDLE,
who is shown in Report of Secretary of War, 1835, Vol. 2, page 167, as a Revolutionary pensioner, residing in Mason County, (now West) Virginia. He is listed as a private & sergeant, Virginia Militia, placed on rolls September 11, 1823, his pension commencing March 4, 1831; age 75.
Your prompt advice will be appreciated.
Faithfully yours,
Joseph K. Hull Joseph K. Hull.

May 5, 1933.
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BA-J/ADY Thomas Waddell S.11697
Mr. Joseph K. Hull, P. O. Box 39, Richmond, Virginia.
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter relative to one Thomas Waddle, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data contained herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.11697, based upon his military service in that war.
Thomas Waddell(as he signed, but pensioned Waddle) was born in August 1759 in Augusta County, Virginia.
While a resident of Augusta County, Virginia, he enlisted December 23, 1780 and served three months as a private in Captain Patterson's Company, Colonels Sampson Matthews' and Bowyer's Virginia Regiments. He enlisted about April 20, 1781, served as a sergeant in Captain John Dickey's Company, Colonel Vance's Virginia Regiment and was discharged in August 1781.
About 1797 he moved from Augusta County, Virginia, to Mason County, Virginia.
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 3, 1832 while a resident of Mason County, Virginia.
Soldier died February 20, 1839, place not stated.
He was survived by children, their names and the name of his wife are not shown in the papers in this claim.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Hadden, Thomas GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 5305 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Jan. 20, 1796
to Jane Phillips
*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.