Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5896, for James Pettit, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Petit James
S 5896
CONTENTS
Carded

8271 Virginia
James Pitts
of Campbell Co. in the State of Virginia who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Pope of the Left commanded by Col. Morgan in the Virginia army for 2 Years
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd day of March 1833 — and Rev. No. H. T. Campbell Meadville
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. '33 $ 160 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 th of '33 40 $ 200
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Book D
Vol. 7
Page 21
Geo. C. Giles Clerk
Pension Book No. 93

N o 20827 Roles
James Pitt
Cambridge Virg a
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2 yrs pri
80 H
H. B. Ely Age
Cambridge House

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 show 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, showing the Service of James Pettie Campbell 6 th Virginia
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlistment 1 Private Capt. Jack Fife Col. Morgan Col. Chas. Sartain Gen. Muhlenberg Monmouth Stony Point Virginia Pennsylvania Maryland age 47 Douglas 6 th Virginia   2  
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 day 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 he 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 enquiry 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.

Virginia Confederate Soldiers Discharged August 1882
State of Virginia,
County of Campbell to wit:
On this 14 th day of August, 1882 personally appeared before the County Court of the said County of Campbell James Pettit a resident of the said County aged 71 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed March 7 th 1882 - That he enlisted in the army of the United States when he was in the fiftieth year of his age, in the 2 nd State Regiment of the Virginia line. This enlistment took place in the County of Louisa in the State aforesaid, under Capt. Jack Pope, and from thence, he was marched to Williamsburg in the same State, where he served one year in a regiment commanded by a Col. Morgan. At the expiration of the year aforesaid, he marched to was attached to a Regiment commanded by Col. Charles Dabney of the County of Louisa Hanover, and marched to the State of Pennsylvania where he joined the army army and camped on the Rappahannock River. He does not now recollect the name of the Captain who commanded him at this time. Capt. Jack Pope had previously resigned his Commission, and with drawn from the army. From the time he left Williamsburg he continued to serve in the regiment aforesaid, and under the Command of Genl. Muhlentburg for the term of two years when he was discharged at Fredericksburg.

or served as a substitute
He is the names of some of the Regts in the State of Virginia, obtained a written discharge which he cannot now produce it being either lost, or mislaid. During the two years he served principally in the he was as far north as the White Plains, where was engaged in the battle of Monmouth, & at the taking of it. He served a part of the time before at the siege of Yorktown, & at the battle of Point. In consideration of these services, a partial satisfaction of his claim growing out of them he, on the 29th day of August 1831, received from the Secy of State of the United States the Scrip inscribed by the act of Congress in discharge of an original military bounty land warrant granted to him by the State of Virginia for 100 acres of land, which warrant was numbered 6619, & bore date on the 14th day of February 1824.
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 any agency in any State. Sworn to, and subscribed to the day & year aforesaid
James Bell

Virginia Campbell County August Court 1852
In the name of James Pettit of the County who made his Declaration on oath before the Court of his having served in the Revolutionary War as stated in his Declaration filed and the Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as stated in his said Declaration.
I John Alexander Clerk of the County Court of Campbell and State aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of James Pettit for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 8 Day of September 1852 John Alexander C.C.C.
1. Question Where and what year were you born Answer. I was born in the County of Albemarle in the year 1760 and raised in Louisa.
2. Question Have you any record of your age if so where is it Ans. I have as taken from my Father's record and is now at my house.
3. Question Where were you living when called into service where have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now live Ans. I was living when ordered  called into service in the county of Louisa. The greater part of life since the revolution in Henrico and present in the county of Campbell.
4. Question How you were called into service Where you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom Ans. I enlisted under Capt. John Pope. I never volunteered when he was discharged at Appomattox.

or served as a substitute
Question 5. State the names of some of the Reg- ular officers, who were with the troops when you served, such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstan- ces of your services.
Ans. First under Genl Col. Morgan afterwards under Col. Charles Dabney. S.C. I was at the battle of Monmouth... no other circumstances more than have stated in my declaration
Question 6 Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it.
Ans. That discharge was given I do not recollect nor what has become of it.
Question 7 State the names of persons to whom you are known in your friend neighbourhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution
Ans. Samuel Farley. Capt. Porter Major Benjamin Haden
Campbell County Court November Term 1832.
On the motion of James Pettit a revolutionary soldier whose declaration had been presented and acted upon at a former term of this Court. It is ordered that the interrogatories now propounded to him by the Court according to the regulations of the War Department and the answers thereto made and now duly sworn to, be also certified to the War Department.
On rolls of Va state line £ 57. James Pettit Declaration for 20827 Pension 2 years per 50 3/4
I, John Alexander Clerk of the County Court of Campbell do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the order of Court made in the case of James Pettit an applicant for a pension and that the foregoing contains the original proceedings had therein. John Alexander Clerk County Court Campbell Va.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section MMHF eel
October 19, 1928
Mrs. R.H. Heyser Box 352 Pikeville, Kentucky
Madam:
I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary war pension claim, S.5896, it appears that James Pettit was born in 1762 in Albemarle County, Virginia.
While a resident of Louisa County, Virginia, and in his fifteenth year, he enlisted, served one year in Captain John Pope's Company, Colonel Morgan's Virginia Regiment and was then transferred to Colonel Charles Dabney's Virginia Regiment and served two years, served both as private and sergeant, and was in the battles of Monmouth and Stony Point.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 14, 1832 while a resident of Campbell County, Virginia.
It is not stated whether he was ever married,
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

1910 Mch 12. Hiet. to Mrs William E. Anderson. M. B. H.
1915 Mch. 10 Short hist. to Hon. Benj. G. Humphrey. See letters in R.F. 8154 George Pettit.
1917 Jan'y 11 Hist. to Mrs. Mamie D. Larson.
1922 Feb. 23 hist to Mrs. R. M. Packard.
1922 Mch. 28 Mrs. R. M. Packard fur. data to apply to Pension Section Genl Re-counting Office.
1922 - Aug. 29 - Hist. to Ida May Spencer MMSF
1926 - Nov. 11 - Hist. to Mrs. Philip Williams. Letter in claim to Hon. Payton MMSF
1928 Oct. 19 - Hist. to Mrs. R. H. Heyset - MMSF
1931 Dec. 16 - Hist to Mrs. L. Bruce Jones MMSF
Rev. Frank
5896 INVALID.
File No. 5896
James Pettit Prim River War
Act: June 9 th 1932
Index: Vol. M , Page 291
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Farmville, Va.
Feb. 18-1910.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
Will you please give me all the information you can of James Pettit of Campbell Co. Va. who served in the 2 nd Va. Regiment under Col. Gregory Smith in the Revolutionary War. His age when he enlisted, date of death etc.
Yours very truly,
Mrs. W m E. Anderson. 510 Buffalo St. Farmville, Va.

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229 Acacia St Miss Newton Mass Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
Will you please furnish me with whatever you records show of James Pettit of Campbell Co. Va., who served in the Revolution & possibly in War of 1812. His wife's name was Frances. And also of his father William Pettit of Louisa Co., whose wife was Susanna. This information is desired for admission of a descendant & Ch. A. Rev. Yours truly
L. P. Veerach (Mrs R. M.)

BOX 352 PIKEVILLE, KENTUCKY
Jan. 12, 1928
Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D C
Dear Sir:
Will you please send me all the records of the service of James Pettit of Campbell Co, Virginia, in the Revolution War - and any other information you may have concerning his family etc - I am a descendant and would like this as soon as possible - Please send me the amount of your bill and I'll send you check at once -
Very truly yours
Mrs R H Hays Box 352 Pikeville Ky

Troostia - Ohio July 17 th 1922.
To The Commissioner of Pensions, Dear Sir:-,
I am writing to ask for information concerning my great-great grand father (HIST.) James Pettit who served in the Revolutionary War from Virginia, he served almost three years & received a bounty. I wish to know if this bounty was a land grant & where situated & did he receive a pension. could you tell me the name of his wife & the names of their children & to whom they were married. I also wish to know about my great-great grand father John (moved to information) Dunlap is too served as a lieut. from New York, who he married and the names of their children & to whom they were married, will you please give me all the information concerning these ancestors of mine, James Pettit from Virginia Lieut. John Dunlap New York.
234 E. Centre St.
Yours, Ida May Spencer. Troostia - Ohio.

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Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D.C.
Sir: I am in receipt of your reply to my request for information about the Revolutionary Service & other data of
James Pettit.
Your reply bears the initials EW & the number 15896; Feb 23, 1922 I venture to ask if the record does not show the following which would be of particular value to me for identity of the soldier with my ancestor.

No father's name given for a soldier of 14 yrs? Date of death of pensioner?
Any application for pension by widow? With full data from key application. Any service in War of 1812?
Yours respectfully R. V. Packard
(Mrs. R. M.)
229 Austin St.
West Newton Mass.

One Bristol, Tenn. Rev. 1917
Hambrecht M rs
Jan. 8 th 1917
U. S. Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.
Please send me a copy of the pension record of my ancestor James Pettit, who served 1 year as a private and 2 years as a sergeant in Capt. John Pope's Company, under Col. Morgan and Chas. Dabney both of Virginia. He was in

the battles of Monmouth and Stoney Point. (Bureau of Pensions.)
Very respectfully Mrs Maria Slaughter Turner 802 Windsor Ave Bristol, Tenn.- Va

LAW OFFICES S. BRUCE JONES 200-202 REYNOLDS ARCADE BUILDING BRISTOL, VIRGINIA
915 Highland Ave., Bristol, Va.,
Nov. 22, 1931.
Dept. of Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
Will you please send any record of Pensions, or service rendered in Revolutionary War of the following:
James Pettit of Louisa Co., & Campbell Co., Va.,
Marston Clay of Charlotte Co., & Halifax Co., Va.
If there is any family record of any kind - especially  Marston Clay , showing name of wife or children, please be kind enough to give it to me.
Thanking you in advance, I am,
Very truly yours,
(Mrs. S. Bruce) Ruth Clay Jones

In reply to your request of the 18 th ultimo , received the 21 st for a statement of the military history of James Pettit, S.F. 5896 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 filed in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Abt 1776 1 year Pvt and John Sipe. Morgan Va.   2 years Sgt. ✓ Charles Dabney "                                                          
Battles engaged in, 1778  Monmouth , 1779  Stony Point Residence of soldier at enlistment, Louisa Co. Va. Date of application for pension, Aug. 14 1832.  His claim was allowed Residence at date of application, Campbell Co. Va. Age at date of application, born 1762 in Albemarle Co. Va. Remarks: (No fam data En)
Very respectfully,  Mrs William E. Anderson.  510 Buffalo St.  Farmville.  Va.
Commissioner.

November 11, 1926
Mrs. Philip Williams Woodstock, VA.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 5896 it appears that James Pettit was born in 1762 in Albemarle County, Virginia.
While a resident of Louisa County, Virginia, and in his fifteenth year, he enlisted , served one year in Captain John Pope's Company, Colonel Morgan's Virginia Regiment and was then transferred to Colonel Charles Dabney's Virginia Regiment and served two years, served both as private and sergeant, and was in the battles of Monmouth and Stony Point.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 14, 1832 while a resident of Campbell County, Virginia.
It is not stated whether he was ever married.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

Rev. War Section Record Division.
V.L.M.
March 28, 1922.
Mrs. R. M. Packard, 229 Austen Street, West Newton, Mass.
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 26 th ultimo, you are advised that in the Revolutionary War pension claim of James Pettit S. File No. 5896 the name of his father and the date of soldier's death are not stated and it is not shown that he served in the War of 1812 or that he was ever married.
For the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid and date of soldier's death you should apply to the Pension Section, Interior Department Division, General Accounting Office, Ordnance Building, 1800 E Street N. W., Washington, D. C., citing all of the following data:
" James Pettit, Certificate No. 8.271, issued March 25, 1833, rate $80. from March 4, 1831, Act June 7, 1832, Virginia Agency."
Very respectfully,
Washington Gardner
Commissioner.

Copied by EEL
December 15, 1931
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Mrs. S. Bruce Jones 915 Highland Avenue Bristol, Virginia
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to James Pettit, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.5896, based upon the military service of James Pettit in that war.
James Pettit was born in 1762, in Albemarle County, Virginia.
While a resident of Louisa County, Virginia, and in his fifteenth year, he enlisted, served one year in Captain John Pope's Company, Colonel Morgan's Virginia Regiment and was then transferred to Colonel Charles Dabney's Virginia Regiment and served two years, served both as private and sergeant, and was in the battles of Monmouth and Stony Point.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 14, 1832, while a resident of Campbell County, Virginia.
It is not stated that soldier was ever married.
The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to show that a claim for pension or bounty land was ever made on account of the services of Marston Clay.
Attached by EEL
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.
Date of death not on AB an AB