Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 5579, for Tobias Price, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Price Tobias Sarah
W 5579
CONTENTS

Dead. See letter to W.P. Under- wood July 22 d 1837 - do. to same July 27. 1839 See let. to same Oct. 18, 1839 (o.e.)
Over
5284
Virginia
Tobias Price
of Surry Co in the State of Virginia who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Wilson of the Regt. commanded by Col. Mills in the Virginia line for 11 months & 6 days
M. 84 a 1833
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 37 Dollars 32 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of Febru- ary 1833 - and sent to Hon. Thos. H. Repr.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 - $55.98 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar '33 18.66
$74.64
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Inobromwell Clerk, Book D Vol. 7 Page 110

Tobias Price
18788
admitted
1 mo. 6 days female

W 2430 B 2 Wt 10244-160-38 Virginia Surry County to wit On this 26 th day of Novr One thousand eight hundred and thirty two Personally appeared before the Justices of the County Court of the County aforesaid sitting Tobias Price resident in the County of Surry aged 70 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 provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he enlisted in the Militia of Virginia in the year 1776 under the Command of Cap t Willis Wilson and marched to Smithfield at which time he served at least six weeks That in 1777 my next Saw was on James River at a place called Cedar Run's under Command of Cap t Wilson and served about some time. That in 1778 I marched to Cape Point under the Command of Lieutenant Pike Warren, and served six weeks, That 1779 I March'd again under the Command of the said Warren to Lee's Creek up James River, and served about same time 1781 I again marched to Broadwater Bridge under Command of Cap t William Hart and joined the main Army and marched up the River to Petersburg and was attacked at the Battle of Petersburg and marched to Richmond and served the same length of time - The same year I again marched to a place Call Bats and was under the Command of Col. Willis Wells, and served six weeks also the same year I marched under the Command of Major William Bane over to the Siege of Little York and served about the same time and for his various Services he never has been compensated that in the whole he was in Service about ten months he has never had any discharge and knows of no one living by whom he can prove his said various Services.

We hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever 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.
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Tobias Price
We Isaiah Harris a clergyman, residing in the County of Surry — and Thomas Holloway residing in the same hereby Certify, that we are well acquainted with Tobias Price who has subscribed and sworn the above declaration, that we believe him to be 70 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 day and year aforesaid
Isaiah Harris
Thomas Holloway
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department that the above applicant was a revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further Certifies, that it appears to them that Isaiah Harris — who has signed the proceeding Certificate is a Clergyman resident in the County of Surry — and that Thomas Holloway who has also signed the same is a Credible person and that their statement is entitled to Credit.
I Walter S Booth, Clerk of the Court of Surry County in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Tobias Price for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto

set my hand and seal of office this 26 th day of November One thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Walter S Boon clk
Superior King

Virginia — Richmond
Sarah Price
widow of Tobias Price who was a Private
in the Virginia line
for 11 mo & 6 days
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 37 Dollars & 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19th day of Oct. 1843 and sent to John L. Davis Surry Court House Ala
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1. Page 157.
Ref Oct 19

Virginia: At a court of monthly Sessions held for the County of Surry at the Courthouse thereof, on Monday the twenty eighth day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine.
Present Charles H Graves William E B Ruffin } Gentlemen Justices. Dawson Warren } John N Seale }
On this twenty eighth day of October in the year eighteen hundred and thirty nine, personally appeared before the court Sarah Price a resident of said County and State, aged Seventy three years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838. entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows". That she is the widow of said Tobias Price, late a Revolutionary soldier and pensioner upon the bounty of the United States Government that he resided when pensioned in the County of Surry and State of Virginia, that he received a pension of thirty seven dollars and thirty two cents per annum, and that he was first pensioned in the year one thousand, eight hundred and thirty one.
She further declares that she was married to the said Tobias on the twenty seventh day of January in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty nine, that her husband the aforesaid Tobias, died on the twenty third day of September, Eighteen hundred and thirty three, that she was married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four, Vizt. at the time above stated, and that she has remained a widow ever since the period of the death of said Tobias Price herein before mentioned. (Signed) Sarah her Price mark
which declaration being signed and sworn to in open court by the deponent, was ordered to be certified.
I Walter S Booth Clerk of the County Court of Surry County in the State of Virginia do hereby certify that the foregoing (is)

is a true copy of an entry made on the minutes of the proceedings of said Court, at the instance of Sarah Price.
In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and annex the seal of said Court, this 30th day of October in the year one thousand, eight hundred and thirty nine.
Warren S. Dook Jr.

Virginia: At a court of monthly Sessions held for the County of Surry at the Courthouse thereof on Monday the twenty eighth day of October, in the year one thousand, eight hundred and thirty nine.
Present Charles H Evans William E P Ruffin } Gent. Justices. Dawson Warren } John N Sebell
It being proved to the satisfaction of the Court, by the oath of William Ingram and Rebecca Bailey, that Tobias Price was married to Sarah Browne, on or about the twenty seventh day of January in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty nine, and that the said William Ingram and Rebecca Bailey, were present at the marriage of the said Tobias and Sarah, that the said Sarah remained and is now the widow of said Tobias, the same is ordered to be certified. It is ordered to be also certified, that the said William Ingram and Rebecca Bailey, are persons of strict veracity.
It being proved to the satisfaction of the Court by the oaths of Hezekiah Savage and John Locke, that Tobias Price died on the twenty third day of September in the year eighteen hundred and thirty three, that he was a Revolutionary soldier, that he left a widow to wit Sarah Price, that the marriage of the said Sarah Tobias with the said Sarah, took place about the day of Seventeen hundred and eighty nine, and that the said Sarah is now living, and the widow of said Tobias Price, having never been married since his death, the same is ordered to be certified.
I Walter S Booth Clerk of the County Court of Surry County in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify that the foregoing are true copies of entries made on the minutes of the proceedings of the said Court at the instance of Sarah Price.
In testimony whereof, I hereto set my hand and annex the seal of said Court, this thirtieth day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine
Walter S. Booth clk

Previously entered Sec No 5970
I Charles H Graves (presiding Justice of the County Court of Surry County in the State of Virginia, do certify that Walter J Booth who hath upon this sheet given and and with his own hand subscribed two certificates, is Clerk of said Court; and that his said attestations are in one form.
Given under my hand this 30th day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine.
Charles H Graves

Know all men by these presents. That we Tobias Price and William Hart, Jr. are held and firmly bound unto his excellency, Beverley Randolph esquire Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the penal sum of fifty pounds, to which payment well and truly to be made, to the said Governor or to his successors for the time being, we bind ourselves our heirs, executors and administrators, jointly and severally firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and dated this 24th (twenty fourth) day of January 1789 (Seventeen hundred and eighty nine) in the XIII (thirteenth) year of the Commonwealth.
The condition of the above obligation is such, that whereas there is a marriage suddenly intended to be solemnized agreeably to the ceremonies of the Protestant Church in Virginia, between the above bound Tobias Price and Sarah Brown of the County of Surry. Now if there be no lawful cause to obstruct the said marriage, then this obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.
Tobias Price
Sealed & delivered In presence of }
William Hart
I Walter S. Booth Clerk of the County Court of Surry County in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the bond given by Tobias Price upon obtaining a license to intermarry with Sarah Brown, with the exception of the date which is expressed on the original now on file in my office in fair legible figures as follows: "24th day of January 1789 in the XIII year of the Commonwealth."
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court, this thirtieth day of October in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty nine.
Walter S. Booth clk.

I Walter S Booth, within named, depose and say: that I held the office of Clerk of the County Court of Fluvanna County and State of Virginia, and that the foregoing is a true copy of a marriage license bond, now on file among the records of the said Court, with the exception within named, as certified by me.
Walter S. Booth Clerk
Sworn to and subscribed before me This 30th October 1839.
Wm Dillard J.P.

No 18788
Tobias Price of Virginia
admitted
Henry Adams

BRIEF in the case of Tobias Price of Surry  County in the State of Virginia (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 70.  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
Was in service about 10 months
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     In 1776 Six Weeks Pri Capt Wilson   1777 Six Weeks do   1778 Six Weeks Lt Warner   1779 Six Weeks Capt Hart   1781 Six Weeks Capt Wilson   " Six Weeks do   " Six Weeks Col Wells   " Six Weeks Major Bone  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? well 6 days Petersburg. York  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Surry County Virginia  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Jas Melton Examining Clerk. by 14 1833
48 33 6 11 6

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section AWF/eel
January 31, 1929
Miss Elizabeth F. Price 25 Vauxhall Apartments Nashville, Tennessee
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W/5579, it appears that Tobias Price served as a private in the Virginia Militia as follows:
In 1776, six weeks in Captain Willis Wilson's Company; in 1777, six weeks in Captain Wilson's Company; in 1778, six weeks under Lieutenant Jesse Warren; in 1779, six weeks under Lieutenant Jesse Warren; in 1781, six weeks in Captain William Hart's Company and was in the battle of Petersburg; in 1781, six weeks under Colonel Willis Wells and again, in 1781, six weeks under Major William Bone and was at the surrender at Yorktown.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 26, 1832 at which time he was living in Surry County, Virginia, aged seventy years. He died, September 23, 1833.
The soldier married, January 27, 1789, in Surry

County, Virginia, Sarah Browne. She was allowed pension on her application executed October 28, 1839, while a resident of Surry County, Virginia, aged seventy-three years.
There are no further data as to family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

John Price V o ad Jan 7 in p 37 32 a 1833. when paid.
Died 23 d Sep 1833 p o that found JH
36.66

RECORD OCT 21 1919 DIVISION
PENSION D OCT 21 1919 OFFICE U S

Ex. _____ AH _____ Div. _____ Record
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS, Sept 26, 1919 WASHINGTON, D. C., _____, 191
The attached letter is respectfully returned with the information that the data furnished is not sufficient to enable this Bureau to make intelligent answer to the queries therein contained.
Please fill out such of the blank spaces below as the information in your possession will permit, and return to this Bureau.
No. of claim, In Report of
Name of soldier, Pensions of Sec. War dated
P.O. address of claimant, _____ 1835, the name
Company of Tobias
Regiment Price
State where enlisted of Surry Co. Va appears on Section
If unable to furnish company and regiment give names of commanding officers.
2. p. 201. I was anxious to know if wife or children were mentioned.
Return attached letter with reply. S. N. Robbins 3918 Morris son St.
C. C. [unintelligible] Acting Cheryl Chase Commissioner. W. [unintelligible] OL
RETURN THIS LETTER

RECORD OCT 21 1919 DIVISION
RECORD SEP 23 1919 DIVISION

Recd Div Pension Bureau Washington
Gentlemen:
Will you be so kind as to send me the Pension record of Tobias Price ?
and oblige
Mrs. Sally Nelson Robins 3918 Morrison St Chevy Chase Washington D.C.

MISS ELIZABETH F. PRICE
25 VAUXHALL APARTMENTS
NASHVILLE, TENN.
April 24-1928
Pension Bureau, Washington, D. C.
Please give me any information you can find about the military serv- ice of Tobias Price, of Surry, Virginia, who fought in the Continental Line, and who received a pension under Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. I wish to find out what

Regiment he served in, how long his service lasted, if con- tinuous, or intermittent, and what kind of service it was. Does the record state, anywhere, his age.
I also wish to inquire if you have any record of military service of James Nicholas Price of Surry, Virginia, in the War of 1812.
I will greatly appreciate your attention to these inquiries.
Yours truly Elizabeth Price

1919 Nov. 4 Hist. to Mrs. Sally J. Robins.
1929. Jan. 31 - Hist. to Miss Elizabeth J. Price 1931 - Feb. 2 - Daus P. J. Wilson advised cost of photos. & all transmittal in Jacob Price. S. 3730 MMK
Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 5579
Sarah Price Wid. Johas Price Port. Wash. line
Act: McK. 3/4/13
Index: Vol. 16, Page 139

4752 Virginia
Sarah Price, a widow of Tobias Price decd. who was a pensioner under the Act of 7 June 1832 and who died on the 23 d Sept r 1833 of Fauquier Co in the State of Virginia who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Wilson of the Reg t commanded by Col. Willis in the Virginia line for 11 mo. 6 ds.
Inscribed on the Roll of Richmond at the rate of 37 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of Dec r 1839, sent to Hon. J. Rootleman, House of Representatives.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept r 1839 $130.67 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar ch 40 18.66
$149.33
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by D. M. Gandy, Clerk. Book A. Vol. 2. Page 181.
See letter to Hon. J. Rootleman 7 Jan. 1840—

Guest of _____, received _____ of the military history of John Price a son 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. W. 7.53-79
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1776 6 weeks Pvt. Willis Wilson nil Va.   1777 6 weeks Wilson   1778 6 weeks Lieut. Jesse Warren   1779 6 weeks Lieut. Jesse Warren   ✓ 1781 6 weeks William Hart   1781 6 weeks (Hill) (Mills) under Willis Mills   9 1781 6 weeks Mayor William Bone  
Battles engaged in, Petersburg Yorktown
Residence of soldier at enlistment, _____
Date of application for pension, Nov. 26. 1832 His el. was al.
Residence at date of application, Surry County, Va.
Age at date of application, 70 years old He died Sept. 23 1833
Remarks: He was. Jan'y 27. 1789. Sarah Brown. She was al. pension on an app. of Oct. 28. 1839 while a resident of Surry Co. Va. aged 73 years. There are no other data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

JANE PIERCE JENNINGS WILSON TREASURER
RESIDENCE 2201 HANOVER AVE. PHONE: BOULEVARD 4335
JENNINGS FAMILY RECORD 503 RICHMOND TRUST BUILDING RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, U. S. A. ADDRESS MAIL P. O. BOX 1612 CABLE ADDRESS CHALOEGER
Bureau of Pensions War, Rev. 1812 Washington D.C. Dear Sirs,
Please give me any information concerning Tobias Price of Henry Co Va. as listed in S. of Cov. 1835--2-20, also the cost of photostat . Thanking you. I am
Sincerely, Jane P. Wilson
20 fags

Sunnyvale July 26 3
162
to Dear Sir,
A. Edwards esq
Commissioner of Pensions War Department Washington City
July 27
Dear Sir,

Virginia?
In Surry County Court 25th day of March 1839
It being proved to the satisfaction of the court by the oaths of John Cocke and Hezekiah Savage, that Tobias Price, died on the 23rd day of September 1838, that he was a Revolutionary Soldier, that he left a widow to wit Sarah Price, that the marriage of the said Tobias with the said Sarah took place about the day of in the year 1783, before the expiration of the last period of the service of the said Tobias Price, in the army of the United States, and that the said Sarah is now living; - the same is ordered to be certified.
Attest Teste
Wm. P. Underwood D.C.

Surrey Court house 24 th July 1839.
W. Edwards Esq. Sir
Any communication you may be so kind as to make to Mrs Price, you will please direct to me at this place. You will greatly oblige this distressed and aged old lady by giving her class in your earliest convenient attention.
Albert Underwood
I send the enclosed as proof of the date of Mrs Prices marriage. as proved before the county court of this county. as re suggested by your letter of the 23 rd inst. received by me.
W.P.R.

State of Virginia Surry County Set 3
I Walter S Booth of said County and State do hereby certify that I now hold and have by successive appointments held the office of Clerk of the County Court of Surry and State aforesaid from the 28th day of September 1829 to the present day, that I have examined the records of my office for evidence of the marriage of Tobias Price with Sarah Brown and have found (and certified a copy) of the bond given by said Price to enable him to obtain a marriage license, that the records of my office afford no other evidence of said marriage; that I know of no register of births (public) in this County, and that the records of marriages solemnized, in this County, are not so regular and full as to raise a presumption against an alleged marriage within this County.
Given under my hand this 30th day of October 1839.
Walter S. Booth Clk. Clerk of Surry County Va.

6970 Sarah Price wife of Tobias b. 1795 At July 7. 1838 Married 1789 died 1833 Allan P. 37 fr /u any
Her J. Holloman HR

2335
Surry Co. Va. 30 June 1843
John L. Davis
Forwards declaration of Sarah, Widow of Tobias Price for benefit of pension act of March 3. 1843.
D. 84.
5 July 1843
Pension Office
Received for City
John L. Davis
$37.33 per ann
Va
Am
Mar 3 rd 1843
15 July
Sarah Price
Widow of Tobias Price
John L. Davis
Surry Court House
VA

State of Virginia
Surry County 355
On this the 29 th day of June 1843 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said Court and also a Justice of the County Court of said County which Court is a Court of Record that Sarah Price a resident of the County of Surry aged Seventy Seven years. Who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration.
In order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3 rd of March 1843 granting pensions for one year to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.
That she is the widow of Tobias Price who was a private in the Revolutionary Army of the 71 st Regiment Virginia Militia that she received the sum of thirty seven dollars and thirty three cents per annum under the act of Congress of the 17 th July 1838 and that she is still a widow.
Witness
John L Davis
Sarah Price mark
x
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year within mentioned before
Edwin White (J P)

State of Virginia } Surry County } ss
I Edwin White a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid do hereby Certify that Sarah Price the Widow of Tobias Price is personally known to me, and has been for many years past. Given under my hand in Surry County this 29 day of June 1843 Edwin White JP
State of Virginia } Surry County } ss
I William P Underwood Clerk of the County Court of Surry Certify that Edwin White is a Magistrate as above that he received his Commission on the 19 th day of April 1837 and the forgoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of Office and subscribed my name this 3 rd day of June 1843 Wm P Underwood cc

Dr Sir
Surry Court House Va 31 st June 1845
Embraced herein you will discover a pension Certificate from an old Widow of my neighbourhood which she requested me as a friend to enclose to you for the purpose of getting you to send her a Certificate showing that she is entitled to a years pension the Certificate embraced herein has been prepared according to Mr Robertson instructions (the agent in Richmond Va) being my informant that this old Lady was entitled to a further pension of one year. And provided the Certificate is according to law, please to enclose a certificate of the fact. Should there be any part defective, please be good enough to inform me
Yrs Respectfully John S Davis

Jury Ch. No 5 Oct 16 3
107
Oct. 17. '39
J. Edwards esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.
Edw. H.
Wm

Surrey Southouse No 2 Oct 15 1838.
Sir
Your letter of the 30th August was only received and considering that I have waited a reasonable time for the decision of this the claim of Mrs Price, widow of Tobias Price for whom I applied to have a claim allowed, I again take the liberty of asking your attention to it.
I do not mean to be troublesome, but in behalf of an old lady suffering for the common necessaries of life I must solicit your earliest convenient investigation of this demand, aware as I am, that if you knew of the extreme poverty of this claimant, of her great age, and of the interesting family around her, you would feel the same interest, in a speedy recovery of this her just demand which the writer of this letter does, who has no more interest in it, than you have, other than the welfare of the family of a deceased revolutionary patriot. I hope you will not consider me impertinent, but ascribe my importunity to the motives before stated.
I am Sir
Very respectfully
Yr old servant
Wm. P. Underwood

Harry Southouse Esq October 31st 1839.
Sir
Upon the reception of your letter enclosing me Mr Price's papers for want of form 3 d I have redoubled my exertions in order to have them prepared and presented in such form and manner as will be unobjectionable, and I am now happy to be able to enclose them to you prepared according to your own directions . I enclose also a copy of the bond given by Tobias Price upon obtaining his marriage licence, which I have found after a most laborious search; papers of so old a date having been preserved in the Office with but little system, it was owing to my being unable to find it before, that it was not sooner forwarded to you, this paper I presume is prima facie evidence of the marriage, apart from any other. To be doubly sure however, I have procured to be made before the Court of this County the affidavits of two of its most aged and respectable inhabitants, who were present at the marriage of said Price, which you now have enclosed together with the other papers all in the form prescribed, which I ask that you will examine and report upon at your earliest convenience.
I am Sir
Very respectfully
Wm B Winders

Surry Court House 28th August 1839.
Sir
Enclosed you will receive the declaration of Mrs Price made in form prescribed, except that the amount of pension per annum received by her husband is not stated, not being known by Mrs Price, and I have been unable to obtain it either from the office of the pension agent at Richmond or from any other source, the pension certificate having been lost, but I have no doubt if the justice of the claimants application can be established this will be a matter of minor importance. You will also receive enclosed a certificate of the clerk of the (county) court of Surry County and a certificate of the agent of Mr Price who drew his pension of the amount received by him.
Should it be considered important however that the amount per annum received by Mr Price should be set out in the declaration of his widow, be pleased to return it to me, and I will endeavour, tho' I consider it almost needless after the repeated attempts made by me, to obtain it. —
May I ask to hear from you at your earliest convenience, and should you decide to allow the claim upon the evidence produced, please also inform me how the to obtain the money, and the amount now to be allowed, and what hereafter.
Very respectfully Sir As mo: ob t serv t
Wm B. Underwood

Respectfully referred to the Commissioner of Pensions
A. K. Washington City
Amos Kennebec
June 24th 1883

Clerk's Office Furny Courthouse Va
July 19th 1839.
To Angus Kendall esq.
Sir - I am anxious to obtain from the Office of the Commissioners of Pensions in your City, a copy of the original Pension Certificate of Late Tobias Price deceased late of this County, in order to enable his widow who is very old and poor to obtain the benefit of the recent act of Congress. I have twice written to "The Com. of Pensions" but can get no answer from him. The Certificate which was in possession of Br Price in his lifetime cannot now be found.
As I am totally unacquainted in your City I have taken the liberty to trouble you with a request to hand this to the proper officers, and ask him to forward to me the desired copy, the fee for which I will forward him upon being informed of its amount, or if the fee be required in advance, and he will inform me I will immediately send it on. The cheerful and unfortunate

unfortunate situation of the old lady for whose benefit I wish to obtain this paper, is the only apology I can offer for obtruding a request of this kind upon a Public Officer whose duties must require so much of his time. Your attention Sir, will also oblige me who admires your political course
Very respectfully
Yr: mrs: obt Sl
Wm. D. Underwood

Con M rs B. L. Ch m Jobn Price via M rs D. at 173
103 104
the Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Sperry Courthouse Va March 16th 1839.
Sir
May I ask the favor of you to examine the files of your Office & see whether the original declaration made by Tobias Price late of this County to enable him to obtain a pension is filed in your Office, and if it is, that you will forward me a copy of it. - it is wanted to enable his widow to get the benefit of the act of Congress. Whatever expense may attend it will be promptly forwarded to you upon being informed of the amount. Should I have addressed the improper Officer please do me the favor to hand this letter to the right one. Your imme- diate attention will oblige a very needy individual. Very respectfully Wm B Underwood

Smyrna Va Dec 30
1884
Edwards esq Com. of Pensions Washington City D.C.
Yours

Sayville 26th Dec. 3,
Sir
Some two months or more ago I forwarded to you, in the form prescribed by yourself the papers of Sarah Price in support of her claim for compensation for the military services of Tobias Price a revolutionary soldier and have since heard nothing from you in reply - May I ask you at your earliest convenience to inform what disposition you intend to make of Mrs Price's claim, her necessities are very great and to that circumstance must be ascribed my solicitude
I am Sir
Yours obedt Servt
Wm P. Underwood