Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31312, for Harper Ratcliffe, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
★ Ratcliffe, Harper
S. 31312
CONTENTS

23441
Kentucky
Jasper Hatcliffe Pensioner in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Dayton of the 1st Regt. commanded by Col. Washington the Kentucky line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 12 Dollars 50 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of Jan. 1833 and Alexander Patrick Patrick's all work Arrears to the 14th of Sept 50 00 Pension allowance ending March 10 00 Total 60 00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. A. Duff Clerk, Book 7 Vol. 7 Page 26
Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 from 4 March 1838 to 1 July 1839. Age notified 28 May 1843

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
April 29, 1843.
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," and the 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The child of Harper Ratcliffe a Pensioner on the Roll of the Kentucky Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of March 1838, to the 1 st July 1839.  Respectfully, yours,
Edward B. Tamm
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

28.970
Harper Ratcliffe
Kentucky Declaration
Please return an answer to Alexander Patrick - Patrick's salt works Perry County Ky
for 17.79 per 6 mths. $20.

State of Kentucky Perry County ss
On this 11 th day of November 1833 personally appeared in open court before the Justices of the County Court of Perry now sitting Harper Ratcliffe a resident of Clay Coun- ty Ky. aged 71 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 he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated. As a volunteer in Rockbridge County Va. where he then lived under Capt. Charles Campbell Lieut. Samuel McNabb Ensign Indicus Campbell as he now believes They first met at Col. McDow- ell's in Lexington at the Magazine & several other Companies also - They marched through Albemarle County & on through Richmond to Norfolk & was afterwards marched through the country to Petersburg He united the 3 months his term of service expired at the end of which he was honorably discharged - Genl. 25 Wayne Lafayette & Col. Washington Regular Officers are well recollected on this tour - he recalls that they started on this tour in the he thinks in '49 fall - He afterwards entered the service in the same County for 3 months as a drafted Militiaman he thinks the year before Cov- ington was taken under Capt. William Paxton Ensign John M'Gorkle the Lieut.

he does not recollect, Col. William McKee She thinks Maj d David Hays - Marched from Rockbridge to the neighborhood of Williams Peters bury there had a skirmage with the British at a place called Hotwater and had to retreat - then marched in different directions to Petersburg &c She thinks about Petersburg they joined Gen l Morgan Wayne - He well recollects when they were at a Bridge above Petersburg he thinks Goods Bridge that a man by the name of Fitzpatrick was hung for desertion & while there the Bridge fell; and after the Bridge fell as the Boat was crossing the river being very heavy loaded she sunk and a man by the name of Gipson was drowned it was supposed that his horse struck him on the head with his foot. And he also recollects that not far from this place Gen l Campbell cut one of his men very bad with his sword - he thinks this tour was in 1780 that they started in June - at the end of this tour of 3 months, he was honorably discharged & was taken sick immediately & had to be brought home & was near a year before he recov d so as to be able to do any thing - His discharges he has long since lost, He was born in Hanover County, Va a has no record of his age and knows of no living witness, the last & only one that he knew in this Country being dead several years (Mr. Henry Jay) He understood that Gen l Campbell & his Aid Mitchell both died in Richmond on their way home - After the War he lived in Rockbridge for many years,

Then a Holstein in V a since in Kentucky where he has lived for about 22 years past. He lives immediately on the line between Clay & Perry Counties, about 30 miles from Clay C.H. & 10 from Perry C.H. is old and infirm which may account for his making application in Perry County together with his being able to have his business better attended to (as he believes at Perry C.H. than at Clay as there are few persons in either County competent to do business of this kind - On the first town below Richmond he recollects shooting at his gun at the request of some of the soldiers, to scare some negro women forgot to stop his powder horn & when he fired his gun the powder in the horn caught & bursted the horn.
He hereby relinquishes every claim what- ever 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 He Swan to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Harper his Ratcliffe mark
Henry Gay Jr. states that he has often heard his father Henry Gay talk in his life time of having served in the Revolutionary war together that heard with Harper Rat- cliffe has heard them talking together of circumstances which happened while in the Army together recollects that they named some of the circumstances detailed in the foregoing Declaration particularly about the powder horn she knows also that many others in the neighborhood has heard his father speak of serving with M rs

Ratecliffe - that he believes him to be 71 years of age and that he served as he states as he has known him for many years I believe him to be a Reputable man - Sworn to I subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Henry his Gay Jr. name
I Daniel Duff a Clergyman residing in Perry County Ky. hereby Certify that I am well acquainted with Harper Ratecliffe who has signed Sworn to the above Declaration: That I believe him to be 71 years of age; that he is reputed I believe in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution & that I concur in that opinion - Sworn to I subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Daniel Duff
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 Daniel Duff who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman resident in the County of Perry. And that Henry Gay Jr. who has signed the Certificate above is also a resident of Perry County and is a Credible Person And they are also of opinion that Thomas Griffith who has signed the succeeding statement as well as the Gay is a credible witness, that their statement is entitled to credit.

Thomas Griffith states that he was raised in Rockbridge County V a in the neighborhood of Harper Ratcliffe that he is now 57 years of age & that in his youth he was well acquainted with the s d Harper Ratcliffe & that he was there said to be a soldier of the Revolution. She concurs in that opinion from his own statements & from his Reputation in the neighborhood.
Thomas his Griffith
Commonwealth of Kentucky Perry County to wit. I do hereby certify that the above named Thomas Griffith signed & swore to the above statement before me - & that he is a Reputable Man & ought to be believed on Oath given under my hand this 9 th day of Nov r 1833
Alexander Patrick J.P.P.
I Jesse Combs Clerk of the County Court of Perry County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Harper Ratcliffe for a pension & that the signature above of Alex. Patrick is Genuine & that he is an acting Justice of the Peace for said County of Perry. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of Office this 11 th day of Nov r 1833
Jesse Combs Clerk of the Perry County Court

31312
Rev INVALID.
File No. 31312
Harper Ratcliffe Pin Rev Nov
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 333
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Pathbon, Asa (Pathburn) GRADE Private LINE Connecticut
In pencil only
WARRANT NUMBER 6402 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Jan. 13, 1792
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*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.