Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18,197, for Daniel Saunders, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va
Saunders, Daniel
S. 18,197
Carded.
CONTENTS

20.694- Virginia
Samuel Samuels of Fairfax in the State of Va who was a pr. — in the Company command by Captain Spears of the — command by — in the — line for 6 months — Va.
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 20 — Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd day of Mar. 34 and sent Lord Gordon Allison. Present
Arrears to the 4th of March 34 60 Pemi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. — 10 570 —
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Chas. Rice — Clerk Book E Vol. 64 Page 33

18197 INVALID.
am
File No. 18197
Daniel Saunders
Br Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index: Vol. 1 , Page 330
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Immediate attention
Daniel Saunders
No. 30. 0. 9 H.
Admit a parole 6 mo. $20
Gordon Allison of Fairfax C.H. va or Present
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State of Virginia
Fairfax County 3 To wit
Daniel Kitchen aged in and about seventy Six years This day appeared before me and made oath, that he is well acquainted with Daniel Saunders, and the knows that he was drafted as a militia man and was attached to the Company of foot commanded by Captain Richard Spurr, in the year 1777 and that he was marched to join the army of the north, where he arrived a few days after the defeat of the american army at the battle of Germantown, and joined the army under Genl Washington. Some where in the neighborhood of Germantown but where the deponent does not at this time recollect - that he served his tour of three months & returned home and in the Spring of 1781. he was again drafted, and marched under Captain John Sinton and was marched to the south and joined the army under Genl Washington, this term of service of three months service, having expired he returned home before the surrender of Cornwallis -
Given under my hand & seal This 7 th March 18 th
Rob t Rutledge Esq

State of Virginia
Fairfax County } ss. On this 17 th day of March 1834 personally appeared in open court, before the justices of the court of Fairfax County Virginia now sitting, Daniel Saunders a resident of the county of Fairfax and state of Virginia aged Eighty four 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 17 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. viz: He the said Daniel Saunders was drafted as a Militia man and was attached to the company of foot commanded by Captain Richard Spurr, in the Year 1777 and that he was marched to Join the army of the north, when he arrived a few days after the defeat of the american army at the battle of Germantown, and joined the army under General Washington, somewhere, in the neighbourhood of Germantown, but where, the deponent does not at this time recollect. that he served his term of three months and returned home, and in the spring of 1781, he was again drafted, and marched under captain John Sinton to the south and joined the army under Genl Washington & his term of upwards of three months service, having expired he returned home before the surrender of Cornwallis. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state, or if any, only on the agency of the state of Virginia. Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Daniel his Saunders mark
Sworn to in open court
James M. [unclear]

We, John Sheid — residing in the county of Fairfax and Benjamin H. Higgs residing in (the same) hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Daniel Saunders, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty four years of age: that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood 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.
John Sheid Benjamin H. Higgs
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 John Sheid is a who has signed the preceding certificate, is a resident in the county of Fairfax, and that Benjamin H. Higgs, who has also signed the same is a resident in the county of Fairfax, and is a credible person; and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Hooper Test. Wm. Mose
Virginia to wit,
I William Mose clerk of the County Court of Fairfax in the Commonwealth aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court upon the application of Daniel Saunders for a pension, which together with an affidavit of Dan l  Stitchen  Stitchen aforesaid Robert Batcliffe Test: a Justice of the Peace for this County, was ordered to be Certified
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand And affixed the seal of the said County this 20 day of March 1834
Wm. Mose