Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11111, Graves Wapshott, Va. Also Served In 1786+1790

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Wapshott, Graves or Wapshot
R. 111111
Also served in 1786+1790
CONTENTS

State of Indiana Perry County Is, On this 14 th day of November 1882 Personally appeared in open court being the Probate Court of Perry County now sitting and a Court of record - Graves Wapshot a resident of said Perry county and State aforesaid aged eighty two 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 Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 - That same time in the last part of 1779 he hired one Fagan of Hampshire County in the State of Virginia (said Fagan's Christian name not recollected) to serve as a substitute for him (the said Wapshot) for and during the whole term of the Revolutionary War - and he paid said Fagan two thousand five hundred Dollars in Continental money in consideration thereof And said Fagan also received the bounty, at that time given by Congress on enlistments during the war - and he delive- red said Fagan to one Captain Robert Huggins of the third Virginia Regiment - And said Fagan as he believes and understood from others was taken a prisoner of war at Charleston in South Carolina; and he knows not whether said Fagan was killed in battle or died a prisoner; but always understood from his family and others that he never returned to his family That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated Some time near the last of June or first of July in the year 1780 - he entered the service of the United States under Col. George Rogers Clark at Louisville in the now State of Kentucky - That he was draughted and served under the immediate command of Capt. John Atkins and his Lieutenants name was John Stanley and his Ensign was John Hart - and that Deponent served as orderly Sergeant in said Company - That they Marched to Chillicothe on the Miami river, and found that Town and Encampment deserted by the Indians and on fire from thence we marched to Piqua and found the Indians there embodied and fought them three hours and fifteen Minutes as Genl. Clark told me according to his watch - From thence we marched back to the mouth of Licking and disbanded in order to hunt

for provisions and arrived at Louisville the last of August the same year - on the first day of May 1781 he was draughted or rather ordered by Capt. Wm. Harman (Martial Law being then in force at Louisville) to go down the Ohio and up the Wabash river to Vincennes with a keel boat loaded with Whiskey to traffic and exchange for dressed deer skins and Camp kettles for the use of the army that was intended to make an expedition against Detroit - We arrived at Vincennes safe in the month of May under the Command of Capt. Coulson - Capt. Dunfield who first undertook the Command of our boat having been mortally wounded by an accidental discharge of a rifle about 40 miles below Louisville - We left Vincennes on our return to Louisville in the first part of July, in order to return to Louisville by water, and on the 20 th July about 70 miles below Louisville we were attacked by a body of Indians and Capt. Coulson and three others of our party were then and there killed, and three others wounded: We immediately fell down & down the Ohio river with our boat below the mouth of Wabash, where we abandoned her; and the remainder of us walked to Vincennes - We went by land from Vincennes to Louisville and arrived there on the 15 th Sept 1781 - and were then discharged - In the beginning of October 1782 Genl. Geo. Rogers Clark ordered out the whole body of the Militia through that part of the Country and this deponent among the rest and he was put under the immediate Command of Capt. James Samuels and Lieut. Mosely - and the division was Commanded by Col. John Floyd - he marched for the Shawoneetown on the Miami where we burnt all the Corn belonging to the Indians in several places and took 40 or 50 prisoners and were marched to the mouth of Licking - and discharged for want of provisions. - He served as orderly sergeant in this Campaign and returned home to Louisville the latter part of November. In the year 1786 Genl. G. R. Clark again ordered out the whole body of the Militia and this deponent again served as orderly sergeant under the Command of Capt. Joseph Bane and Lieutenant Wm. Samuels and Ensign Keith and Rendegeous, at Louisville and marched by land to Vincennes, and sent our Artillery around by Water - Col. Isaac Cox Commanding the detachment - We marched several days toward the Indian

lowrs, and after some days 350 of our men deserted and came back to Kentucky which circumstance induced Genl. Clark to return back to Louisville where we arrived the latter part of November and were discharged
Somewhere about the last of August 1790 This deponent was ordered by Col. John Hardin as an Ensign to take charge of some delinquents and march them to Fort Finney where we were mustered by Major Wyllis a Continental officer and he delivered said delinquents to Col. Whitley That he held said Commission of Ensign from Governor Gerard of Kentucky That he has no documentary evidence to prove his services, and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services. That he was born in London City July 16 th 1750 - Old style That he has no record of his age - That he was living at Louisville Kentucky when called into service - That he never received any written discharge at the close (or at any other time) of either of his terms of service - That he emigrated to America and landed at Dumfries in the State of Virginia the 28 th of June 1773 - That he resided in Prince William, Loudon, Fauquier & Hampshire Counties Virginia from 1773 until the year 1780 when he came to Louisville and landed there on the 14 th June 1780 where he resided when called into service. That since the Revolution he has resided in Jefferson, Nelson & Washington Counties Kentucky and for the last fifteen years he has resided in Perry County Indiana That he is known to John Stevenson, Abraham Roundy, Joseph Springer, Genl. Samuel Cunnar and Samuel Frisbie of said Perry County, and who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State
Graves Wapshot Sworn to in open Court Attest Solomon Lamb Ck
By Catesby H. Ball D.C. We Samuel Frisbie and William Baker residing in the County of Perry aforesaid (no Clergyman being convenient hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Graves Wapshot who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration and we believe him to be eighty two years of age - that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion
Samuel Frisbie
William Baker
Sworn to in open Court Attest Solomon Lamb Ck
By C. H. Ball D.C.

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 the said Samuel Frobie and William Baker who have signed the same are residents of the County of Perry and State of Indiana and are credible persons, and their statements are entitled to Credit.
James Reily
State of Indiana Perry County Set,
I Solomon Lamb Clerk of the Probate Court within and for said County do hereby Certify that the foregoing Contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the Application of Graves Wapshot for a pension
In testimony whereof I have herunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Circuit Court which has been adopted by said Probate Court, this 1 st day of August A.D 1833
Solomon Lamb Ck

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED |||||
P. O. Graves Wapshott
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.

Graves Wapshott Indiana -
Rejected
Letter 12 - February 1835
Solomon Lamb
11111

State of Indiana } ss. on this eleventh day of November in the year Perry County } 1834. — Personally appeared in open court before James Prilly sole judge of the Probate court of said county being a court of record, Graves Wapshott aged eighty four years, and who being duly  sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following additional or supplementary de- claration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. —
That in his first term of service as detailed in his first or prin- cipal declaration of the 14 th of November 1832. — he served from the last of June in the year 1780. until the last of Aug- ust in the same year five months or sixty days as he verily believes —
That in his second term of service as detailed in the same declaration, commencing on the first day of May in the year 1781. and ending on the 18 th of September in the same year he served to the best of his belief four months and fifteen days —
That on his third term of service as detailed in said declaration commencing on the first of October in the year 1782. and ending on the last of November in the same year, he served two months or sixty days, to the best of his recollection and belief — J. Wapshott
Subscribed and sworn to in open court This 11 th day of November 1834 — Solomon Lamb Clk By Wm S. Lamb D.C.

I Joseph Springer a layman residing in the county of Perry aforesaid, do hereby certify, that I am well acquainted with Groves Wapshot who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration and I believe him to be eighty four years of age and that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the revolution, and I concur in that opin- ion. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court Joseph Springer
Sworn to in open court the day and year first above written And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investiga- tion 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 Joseph Springer who has signed the preceding certificate is a layman resident in the county of Perry aforesaid. — and that his statement is entitled to credit —
I Solomon Lamb Clerk of the Probate court of Perry county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the court said court, in the matter of the application of amendment application of for Groves Wapshot for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal office this twelfth day of November 1834.
Solomon Lamb Clerk By Wm. J. Lamb A.C.

32.616. Graves Wapshot Indo
(e) 1833
Solomon Lamb Rome cln Ln \frac{a}{n}

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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. Those 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, shewing the Service of Graves Wapshott ,
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.      
The applicant should give a specific statement of each particular town.
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
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B. [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 of the Court of 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 days 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 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 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 inquiry 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 fix 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.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

State of Indiana Sullivan County ss Be it known that before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of our said personally appeared Adam Grant who being of lawful age and duly sworn deposeth and saith That being called upon by Graves Wapshot to testify certain campaigns which he served in prior to the year 1790, and the first campaign which occurs to deponent's recollection in which Mr. Wapshot served was against the Indians in the summer of 1780 under the command as this deponent believes of Genl. then Col. Clark. The Troops started from the Falls of Ohio now Louisville and I recollect Mr. Wapshot coming to my Father's house to press a rifle Gun for the service the second campaign started from the same place and I believe under the same command but cannot positively say Mr. Wapshot served on that campaign but have every reason to believe he did some time after the second campaign before mentioned Mr. Wapshot became an intimate of my Father's house which gives me a perfect recollection of the services he rendered after that time the third campaign which he served was I believe in 1782 under the same command and starting from same place, the 4th campaign in which he served I believe was under same command They Rendezvous at Louisville the 5th and last campaign that I have any recollection of he was a mounted horseman under the command of General Wilkinson & further this deponent saith not
Sworn and subscribed to this 26th day of September 1831 before me W. H. Creager J. Peace

State of Indiana Sullivan County } Set I William H Greager a Justice of the peace within and for the above named County do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Adam Grant of said County and have been for the space of about Eighteen years last past and that he is a man of respectability and credibility and that he is reputed to be a man of truth and correct deportment and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to his testimony whether under oath or otherwise given under my hand and seal this 26th day of September 1834 W. H. Greager J. Peace
State of Indiana Sullivan County Set. I Benjamin Wolfe Clerk of the Sullivan Circuit Court do hereby certify that William H. Greager Esqr. whose name appears to the above and foregoing proceedings then was an Acting Justice of the peace for said County duly commissioned and qualified and that the foregoing Signatures purporting to be his I believe to be his genuine Signatures to which full faith and credit are due and ought to be given. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at this 26th day of September AD 1834. Benjamin Wolfe clerk