Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 19214, Frederick Woodson, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va
Woodson, Frederick
R 19214
CONTENTS
Va Half Pay
N.A. Acc. No. 874 See 050 196 Half Pay Frederick Woodson

99
Frederick Woodson's Esqr
To Power Attorney
Lyddall Wilkinson
Not Allowed letter 465
Frederick Woodson
see letter 429.
Answer to be sent to D. L. Wilkinson Richmond Prince Edward Va

An Act to provide for liquidating and paying certain claims of the State of Virginia.
SECT. 1.  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the proper accounting officers of the Treasury do liquidate and pay the accounts of the Commonwealth of Virginia against the United States, for payments to the officers commanding in the Virginia line in the war of the revolution, on account of half pay for life, promised the officers aforesaid by that Commonwealth, the sum of one hundred and thirty-nine thousand five hundred and forty-three dollars and sixty-six cents.
SEC. 2.  And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, required and directed to pay to the State of Virginia the amount of the judgments which have been rendered against the said State, for and on account of the promise contained in an act passed by the General Assembly of the State of Virginia, in the month of May, anno domini one thousand seven hundred and seventy-nine, and in favor of the officers or representatives of officers of the regiments and corps hereinafter recited, and not exceeding in the whole, the sum of two hundred and forty-one thousand three hundred and forty-five dollars, to wit:
First. To the officers, or their legal representatives, of the regiment commanded by the late Colonel George Gibson, the amount of the judgments which they have obtained, and which are now unsatisfied.
Second. To the officers, or their legal representatives, of the regiment denominated the second State regiment, commanded, at times, by Colonels Brent and Dabney, the amount of the judgments which they have obtained, and which are now unsatisfied.
Third. To the officers, or their legal representatives, of the regiments of Colonels Clark and Crockett, and Captain Rogers's troop of cavalry, who were employed in the Illinois service, the amount of the judgments which they have obtained, and which are now unsatisfied.
Fourth. To the officers, or their legal representatives, serving in the regiment of State artillery commanded by the late Colonel Marshall, and those serving in the State garrison regiment, commanded by Colonel Muter, and serving in the State cavalry, commanded by Major Nelson, the amount of the judgments which they have obtained, and which are now unsatisfied.
Fifth. To the officers, or their legal representatives, who served in the navy of Virginia, during the war of the revolution, the amount of the judgments which they have obtained, and which are now unsatisfied.
SEC. 3.  And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby directed and required, to adjust and settle those claims for half pay of the officers of the aforesaid regiments and corps, which have not been paid or prosecuted to judgments against the State of Virginia, and for which said State would be bound on the principles of the half pay cases already decided in the Supreme Court of Appeals of said State; which several sums of money herein directed to be settled or paid, shall be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated by law.
Approved, July 5, 1832.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
July 28th, 1832.
Regulations to govern the Accounting Officers of the Treasury in the settlement of Claims that may be presented at the Department, under the 3d Section of the Act of Congress, of July 5th, 1832, entitled "An Act to provide for liquidating and paying certain claims of the State of Virginia."
1. The settlement to be confined to those cases of which a list has been furnished by the Auditor of the State of Virginia, as containing the names of those Officers reported by the Board of Officers, in 1782 and 1784, (including part of Colonel Crockett's Regiment,) whose claims for half pay have not been satisfied, nor prosecuted in Court; and of those cases in which judgments have been obtained against, but not paid by, the State of Virginia.
2. That sufficient evidence be required as to the identity of the Officer, on

the part of whom, or of whose representatives, the claim is presented; and, that he is still living; or, if dead, of the period of his decease.
3. If the Officer be dead, that sufficient proof be required of the existence of heirs and of legal representatives, really and lawfully entitled to receive the amount due.
4. Where there are no executors, but administrators, and there are heirs living, that the assent of those heirs be had to the payment of the money to the administrator, or attorney at law, or in fact, who may present himself at the Department, or that satisfactory reasons be assigned why such assent be not produced.
5. That administrators in all cases be required to satisfy the Accounting Officers whether there be or be not heirs living, and if there be any living, to state their names and residence, and if there be no heirs, to state the disposition to be made of the amount of the claim.
6. In the investigation of all those facts, the Accounting Officers will require the best proof the nature of the case will admit of, if in the possession of the party applying, and if not, the want of such proof must be satisfactorily accounted for; in which case only, secondary evidence will be admissible.
7. In all cases where claims are presented by executors, an authenticated copy of the will and probate must be produced.
8. No claim to be settled in favor of an assignee of a claimant.
9. Where payment is claimed by an Attorney, the power of Attorney must be subsequent to the passing of the law, and authorize the Attorney to act under that law.

I know all men by these presents that I Charles Woodson of Prince Edward County and State of Virginia, executor of the last Will and Testament of Frederick Woodson dec d who was an Officer in the first Virginia State Regiment commanded by Col o George Gibson, do hereby nominate constitute and appoint Doctor Lyddall Wilkenson of the town of Frankfort and State of Kentucky my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to collect from the Treasury Department of the United States all and whatever balance may be due me, as Executor as aforesaid, under the subjoined law of Congress, and acquittances and other receipts to give for the same, in the same manner as I could do, were I personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever my said Attorney may lawfully do in the premises —
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal at the City of Washington in the District of Columbia this 20 th day of March 1834 Signed Sealed & Delivered { Charles Woodson Executor in presence of { of Frederick Woodson dec d B. H. Morrell G. Cravell

District of Columbia Washington County } ss.
On this 21 st day of March 1854, before the sub- -scribers a justice of the peace, in the said County, personally appeared Charles Woodson Executor of Frederick Woodson and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be his act and deed for purposes therein expressed
taken & certified by me D. K. Moseley J.P. My Comm. Expires June 1854

Fredk Woodruff Ad July 5. 1832.
March 6. 1846
Record
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Pension Office
March 7. 1846
The claim of the Executor of Frederick Woodson, dec d . was allowed at the Treasury Department in 1833, under the act of July 5. 1832, at the rate of $160 per annum from Feb. 3. 1783 to the 25. of June 1817. The Executor of Woodson having for the service of said Woodson as a Lieutenant instead of for service as a Captain, and from the 3 d of February 1783 instead of from the 8 th of that month. The Executor having removed from the State of Virginia where said Woodson died, Robert K. Dabney has been appointed Administrator on Woodson's estate, and now claims at the amount which should have been paid in 1833. The claim should in my opinion be allowed. I therefore certify that there is now due on account of said Woodson's service as Captain half-pay at the rate of Two Hundred and Forty Dollars per annum from the 8 th of February 1783 to the 25 th of June 1817, deducting the amount which was paid to the Executor in 1833 at the Treasury Department. The amount now due must be sent to the administrator at Scottsville, Powhatan County, Virginia.
Approved
Commissioner of Pensions.
Secretary of War.

Horea B Woodson
May 8 1837.

Pension Office May 8 th 1857
I certify that I have examined the claim of the admr. of Frederick Woodson deceased who was a Captain & Adjutant in the 1st. Virginia State Regiment under Col. Gibson, for half pay as a adjutant of said Regiment under the act of July 5 th 1832 (his half pay as captain having been heretofore adjusted) and find that there was due him the sum of six dollars fifty cents per month, or seventy eight dollars per annum, from the 3 d . day of February 1853, when he became supernumerary, to the 25 th June 1857 when he died, which sum is to be paid to Peshacum Ellis attorney of Robert K. Dabney administrator of said Frederick Woodson. From the above allowance is to be deducted the sum of six hundred dollars which it appears was paid by the state of Virginia to the former

Representation of said Woodrow on account of his claim as ad- jutant, aforesaid.

Washington June 26 th 1854 Commission of Pensions
Sir,
Some two years ago I recov- -ered for the adw. of Frederick Woodson Captain Sec some amount of half pay under the act of 5 July 1832. Former payments had been previously made in this case. The adw. has been informed that a further sum is due, and I have to ask that the papers be exam. with a view to correct any errors which may have been made. If you will please send for the papers on which the former payments have been made. I will with your permission examine them & point out whatever errors if any may have

been committed.
I will call with a view to examine the papers in the course of 5 or 6 days.
Very respectfully your obed Servt Peshkin Ellis atty of the adw

Private
James E. Heath esq
Washington City
Private
Rocky Mount View
1857

18 Jan
1857
John G. Mosby
enclosing Wardlaw's claim for Land Halfpay
69 109
Blanton to half pay claim of Frederick Wardlaw.
Jno G Mosby
18 Jan 1857

18 Jan 1857
Jno G Mosby
Relation to half hay claim of Frederick Woodson.
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William Woodson claim for half hay
Jno G Mosby
18 Jan 1857

My Dear Friend, Richmond Jan 18. 1857.
I have been employed by Mr. Dabney of Powhatan County, who is the Administrator of Frederick Woodson dec d , and who was an officer in the Virginia State line in the war of the Revolution, to recover some additional pay on account of the Staff office of Adjutant , which F. Woodson held. Powers of Attorney were executed by Mr. Dabney to me, on which I directed the late Com t of Pensions to recognize Mr. S r S r S r as my Attorney to transact the business for me. This Power of Atty Mr. S r S r S r informs me is filed in your office, and has been there nearly two years, and has never been acted on, whilst numerous cases of the same kind have been disposed of, and allowed. Now send you proofs, of such a character, as to place the right to recover beyond doubt. It is useless to comment on them, they are before you and all I want is that, as I have waited so long you will do me the favour to take the case up, and to have only Justice done me, which I am sure of getting at your hands. The time that Fred - Woodson lived I all other matters you may desire to know in settling the case are on file in your office. When allowed as sure I am it will be, I pray you to let me hear from you as soon as possible. Mr. Dabney is to receive the money himself, and if it can be done, with interest, I would thank you to forward the

- authority to receive the money that I may send it to Puchaton to Mr Dabney - If any further proofs are necessary which I cannot think possible, be pleased to have me apprised of it -
This business will not occupy one hour of your time I am sure - I pray your kind attention to this matter -
I am your friend
J Lloyd Herbert
James E Heath Esq.
J W G Nicols

Return of the Officers of the State Legion
   Names Ending of Services     Charles Dalbey Lt. Col. Command. April 23 d 1783   Frederick Woodson Capt. Discharged 8 Feb y 1783  
Extract from a document the original of which is filed in the Superior Court of Law & Chancery in this city.
Jat E Keath and
It appears by a Return of Officers of the 1st Virginia State Regiment that Frederick Woodson was Ensign in that Regiment in 1777 & commissioned as 1st Lieut 1 June 1778
Jat E Keath and
And Off. 5 Mar. 1834

Re. 29 March 1834 1043 Auditor's Office
718
27 Mar. 1834
Sir
I have duly received yours of the 18 th inst, and now enclose to you the only voucher upon which land bounty issued to Frederick Woodson. Though Woodson is only reported as lieutenant by the Board of Field officers in 1782, it is certain that he was a captain in Dabney's Legion afterwards. Dabney's Legion was composed of the remnants of the other corps.
I send you by the same mail which will carry this nos. 1. 2. 4. 5 & 6 of Smith's printed Reports. no 3. has not been printed - but a copy of it would be of no service to you as it is confined to a few statements of  reports of special cases.
I am Sir
very respectfully
yours
J. H. Keathley
The Hon B B Farny

Treasury Department, Third Auditor's Office Sept 20. 1855
Sir,
I have to respectfully request that you will return to this Office the papers upon which half-pay under Act 5 July 1832, was granted to Frederick Woodson which papers were borrowed by your Office in August 1854.
I am, Sir, your Obedient Servant
Wm. S. Taylor Acting Auditor
J. Minot, Esq. Commr. of Pensions.

H. M. S. Hood Landed to Camp.
21. April 1897.

No 17011
ACT OF FEBRUARY 14, 1871.
WAR OF 1812.
3366
Frederick Woodson Calif.
Va line Revolution
Discharged _____, 18
6066 REJECTED
N o Pay _____ act '32
Received _____, 187
Attorney.

1045
Richmond April 29 th 1783.
I do certify that Captain Frederick Woodson has been in the service of this state upwards of three years.
Chas. Dabney Lt. Col.
Executive Department Richmond 22 nd March 1834.
The foregoing is a true copy of an original paper on file in this Department.
J. H. Richardson Assistant Sec: Comms

Petition and documents of Frederick Woodson's exor.

To the Legislature of Virginia - The Petition of Charles Woodson Esqr of Frederick Woodson dec -
Your Petitioner respectfully represents, that his testator Frederick Woodson dec d was an officer in the Virginia service, during the war of the Revolution, in one of the State Regiments commanded as your Petitioner has been informed by a Colonel Dabney. Your petitioner has also been informed and believes, that there are arrearages of pay and emoluments still due to his testator's estate. Your petitioner asks, that the Legislature will institute an inquiry into that subject and grant to your petitioner as Esqr of Fred d Woodson, such relief as is right upon the production of the testimony -
Charles Woodson Executor of Frederick Woodson 27 th Nov r 1823.
It appears by the Register of Officers of the State line who received the balance of their full pay for Revolutionary services that Frederick Woodson rec d a certificate on the 14 May 1783 for £ 147. 4. 11 as a Lieutenant and Adjutant -
J. E. Heath Adm Feb. 20. 1826
Orange 30 th Oct r 1819
Dear Sir,
Your letter of the 26 th of Aug t last has just come to hand, tho' I have no doubt it has lain in the Post Office at the C t Hse several weeks. Barboursville P.O. is very near and there letters will readily find me - You enquire of me whether or not my late dec d

friend & bro r officer of the revolution, Maj r Fred k Woodson was not in my opinion entitled to the same half pay or commutation (in lieu) as the officers of the Continental Army. I answer he was, as no doubt he rec d his appointment & raised his recruits for the continental service, as well as Ab r Crump Dec r & John Nicholas who were Capt s but by the Executive of Virg a in Spring 1777 five companies who were raised for Cont l service were forced into the state service & five companies of Volunteers ( militia ) who had been stationed at Point Pleasant after Gov r Dunmores campaign ag t the indians, on their petition to be taken on Cont l establishment previous to the other comp y being all raised they were rec d the others placed in the 1 st & 2 d State Reg t as they joined the Kennebec & at the May session of Gen l Assembly we who rec d such Cont l appointments remonstrated to the Legislature who passed a resolve that the 1 st State Reg t then organized & complete might be taken by Congress into the U st service but it never was though it marched immediately joined & served with the Continental Army until the soldiers enlistments generally expired. Thus far I have given from my best recollection a true statement. In my petition I directed two letters which I had formerly rec d from Maj r Woodson to be laid before the Committee of Claims, one or perhaps both were answers to an enquiry whether he would join me in a petition - he refused, & rather I think discouraged me. Col o John Nicholas & myself are I believe the only surviving officers now who rec d such continental appointments & as he returned I doubt

whether or not he will obtain his commutation - I lately rec d a letter from Col o Ch s Dabney he does not know as much as I expected of the fine comp y that was appointed in cont t & forced into the State Service & the officers remonstrance against it as the reg t to which Col o Dabney did belong was not raised when the 1 st State reg t marched to join the Cont t army I believe that very few are now living who have any recollection of what I have stated - My Petition is still filed with Mr Wm Munford the Clk o to the H se of Delegates - my health has been delicate for 3 or 4 years that I very seldom am able to leave home, I have lately gotten rather better from milk diet chiefly - the complaint is in my stomach called by some physicians the gout or rheumatism, but I think it the boilous cholick - I am too unwell to copy & correct this scrawl - I am Sir very respectfully
Yrs obd t Hble Serv t Wm Campbell
Wm Pope Esq r
P.S. A weekly mail stage runs from Richmond by my house, that after the meeting of the Legislature can make your communications tome if necessary. W.L.
(addressed) William Pope Esq r near Powhatan Court House
It does not appear that Mr Woodson has drawn his half pay or commutation by any thing that I can find in this office -
J. E. Heath Aud Off Dec 15. 1823.

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Hanover Sept r 30 th 1819
I do certify that Frederick Woodson was an officer of infantry in the first Virginia State Reg t . This Reg t was raised for the defence of Virginia but in consequence of the pressing demand for troops by Gen d Washington in the year 1777, the officers and men volunteered their services to join the northern army and remained with it until the time expired for which the men were enlisted - after which he had the command of a Company of infantry in the Legionary Corps, which I commanded and retired as a supernumerary officer in the winter of the year 1782 - I recollect hearing during the Revolutionary War, that a part of the officers of the above mentioned Reg t received their first appointment as continental officers in the Virginia line, after which they were annexed to the above mentioned Reg t .
Chas Dabney Lt Col of the Virginia State Legion
I do hereby certify, that the late Frederick Woodson of Powhatan County was appointed a Lieutenant in 1776 in the six additional Continental Regiments & having raised only an Ensigns quota of men, settled for & returned the residue of his recruiting money; being one of the officers of the five companies transferred from the said Continental to the State service against our consents, we remonstrated with the Legislature & received the pledge stated by Col Campbell & myself and all the other testimony in support of our late applications to the General Assembly that the said Woodson with the rest of us rec d com-

missions agreeable to our rank in the first Va a State Reg t marched & joined the Continental army to the north till the close of the campaign of 1779 about the time the enlistments of our men (which were for three years) began to expire, when I was sent to Va a by the Commander in Chief on the recruiting service, leaving the remains of the Reg t & the rest of my brother officers (the said Woodson of that number) still with the general northern army - on the close of the Southern Campaign of 1780, I met some of the said Reg t in North Carolina on their way to join Gen d Greene, but do not recollect all the particular officers - whether the said Woodson was one or not: But in January 1781, when I was requested by Gov r Jefferson to take the command of such men as he could furnish me to meet & face Arnold who was then in Richmond with about one thousand chosen veterans of infantry & Sympeoes celebrated Legion of Horse, the said Woodson, (then a Cap t ) was sent by the Baron Steuben from the south side of James River, with a company of well trained & disciplined old regulars to the north side of the river above Richmond, who joined & marched with me immediately for Richmond, drove in Arnold's out picket about a mile above town, & quickly learning the town was evacuated, immediately marched in & took possession, pursued down to the neighbourhood of the British shipping; Woodson, I distinctly remember, was one who rendered essential service in the action at Shirley, as stated in my memorial to the Assembly, I have little doubt he was equally engaged and of valuable service

in the taking of the vessel at Sandy Point as also stated in said memorial; he continued with me till the end of the siege at York, when the militias & Volunteers being generally discharged, there remained no commands for officers of the higher ranks, & the few regulars of course became scattered & attached to different corps - that of Woodsons Company as far as my memory now serves me, went into Col Chas Dabneys Legion, where I have always understood & have as little doubt, they remained until the expiration of the second three years enlistment expired, at the end of 1782 -
I cannot close this certificate, without doing the justice to my much esteemed brother officer Cap Woodson, by stating on my whole & intimate personal knowledge & acquaintance with him, that a more gallant, vigilant & valuable officer of his rank, did not belong to the Revolutionary Army - having often seen & known of his being in situations of trial, after which officers of inferior merit could not have continued with any degree of ease, much less credit, so long in service -
Richmond Octo r 1 st 1823 -
John Nicholas Cap & Lt Col in Rev y Army
Virginia Richmond City } To wit:
I George W Munford Clerk of the House of Delegates & Keeper of the Rolls of Virginia do hereby certify that the foregoing are true copies of the

(P 146) petition of Charles Woodson Executor of Frederick Woodson & the documents accompanying the same presented at the session of 1823-24 & filed in my office - Given under my hand this 27 th day of August 1832 -
George W m Munford Esq r & Keeper of the Rolls of Virginia
to of the of the and the