Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4539, for Alexander Leslie, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
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Leslie Alexander
S. 4539
Carded
CONTENTS

13.875 Jonesborough agency
Alexander Leslie
as Sullivan in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Blair of the regt commanded by Col ————— in the Va. m. time for 6 months from 1777.
Inscribed on the Roll of Jonesborough at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of July 1833 — and sent to H. B. Blair Jonesborough.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $40. — Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep " 10
$ 50. —
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by
W. H. Allison
Clerk,
Book
8
Vol.
6
Page 128

Alexander Leslie for pension under act 1832
for 1777 private 6 months. #20.
M a J. Blair Jonesborough.

State of Tennessee Sullivan County. } August Session
Personally Appeared in Open Court Alexander Leslie and being duly sworn according to law in presence of the justices of said Court makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
that in 1777 or 1778 as well as he recollects he was called on to perform a three months tour in the Militia of Surry County in Virginia under Captain James Beckles and marched with him to Wicks mills and then to Smithfield and then to Suffolk River where his time of service expired and he was dismissed
he afterwards settled in Prince George County Virginia and was again called on to perform a three months tour under Captain Edward Bland in the Militia of said County at Fort Wood on James River where General Cooke commanded the British shipping came up the River and they cannonaded on both parties two or three days and nights the British effected a landing of some of their troops some distance below the fort and General Cooke gave orders to evacuate the fort and spike the cannon my term of service then expired and I was dismissed I think as well as I now recollect that was in 1779 or 1780
I then volunteered then in the Light Horse Service and enrolled in Capt Edmond Buffum's Company we then retreated up James River to Bull Hill where the British landed and drove us to Petersburg we had some skirmishes on the way but no general engagement we crossed the Appomattox River and proceeded up the Bridge where we continued some time we then retreated up James River to the fort a considerable distance above Richmond we joined the French - General on our way the Marquis DeFayet who commanded the Regulars our Magazine and military stores had been moved up James River from Richmond to the fort the British army on one side of the River and the Americans on the other they drew up their men but did not engage the British then retreated and we pursued them on below Richmond near William Burg where my term of service expired and I left the army
I have since that time been engaged in Teaching School through different parts of Virginia and now reside in Sullivan County State of Tennessee and I am living on the Charity of the Citizens of said County as I am 73 or 74 years of age by the best calculation I can make having no record and also very infim that I am unable to labour and have lost my sight and hearing that I am not capable of teaching School and were it not for Hospitality of the Inhabitants of this County I must inevitably suffer under the weight of my years that he has no documentary evidence to prove his service

nor any witness by whom he can at this day prove the same questions asked Alexander Leslie by the Court have you ever received a pension or land or money of the United States or State of Virginia when you served in the Militia of that State for your services
answer I never have had a pension or any pay in land or money of the U. S. or the State of Virginia whether the other militia were paid or not I do not know I never before this made application or received any thing in any way - save my Rations while in Service
quer by Court do you know of any of the Officers or Soldiers who served on any of the Forces during the nine months as stated that you could have the benefit of their testimony - - - answer I do not know I left that Country some years after the war and have not been there since whether any of them are living or not I cannot tell I was young then myself and I suppose few of the troops then in the Service are now living
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court this 21 st day of August 1832
Alexander Leslie
We Mr. Snodgrass and Abraham Buer residing in the County of Sullivan hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Alexander Leslie, who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration, that we believe him to be fully forty years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbo- rhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories interrogatories, prescribed by the War Dept! 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 who have signed the preceding certificate and certifies of Sullivan County and are cred- ible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Thos. M c Collum
J. D. Dulaney
W. Rockwell
I Richard Netherland Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Sullivan do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Court in the case of the application of Alexander Lester for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of office this 22 nd August 1832
Richard Netherland Clerk By G. W. Netherland D e Clerk

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of _____ a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1777-1780 3 yrs. Col. James Biber Pa.   1779-1783 4 yrs. Edward Biber Pa.   1777-1783 6 yrs. Edward Biber Pa.        
Battles engaged in, _____ Residence of soldier at enlistment, _____ Date of application for pension, _____ Residence at date of application, _____ Age at date of application, _____ Remarks: _____
Respectfully,
NOTARY Commissioner.

1915 July 1 Hist. to Mrs. A. L. Parker Letter in S.F. 31 9/6 W. L. Smith. 1922, July 6 hist to Mrs. D. B. Hollingsworth - En
Rev. May
4539 INVALID.
File No. 4539
Alexander Leslie Port Royal, Me.
Act: June 1/932
Index: — Vol. A , Page 219
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Edgefield S.C.
May 25 - 22
Bureau of Pensions Washington D.C.
Alexander Leslie (or Leslie) served in the Va. Militia.
Please give me any information you may have of him.
Very truly
Mrs. D. B. Hollingsworth

Sent by M c Blain
J. L. Edwards Esqr. Chief Clerk of the Pensions Office War Dept. Washington City D.C.

6. Doncaster August 28 th 1832
H d Edward Brigg
in kind I send you the claim, of Alexander Leslie & Solomon Coulter for Pensions under the act of 1832. which you will be pleased to examine & report to me at the place. respectfully
John Blair

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Leslie, John GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 9817 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED August 3, 1790 to D. Woodbridge, assignee
*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.