Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 10252, for William Pattie, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
va.
Pattie William
810252.
CONTENTS

Virginia No 30,742 William Patten Fauquier Co in the State of Va who was a private in the by Captain of the by in the Virginia Militia
30746
Let to Hon. J. Taliaferno, Sept 13, 1837
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 40 Dollars ————— Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th day of July 1836 and sent to Hon. J. Taliaferno Pres d .
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1836 200.00 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Sept " 20.00 $ 220.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by M c D o William Clerk Book E. Vol. 6 1/2 Page 28.
Act June 28. 1836.

State of Virginia,
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County of Fauquier, to wit:
On this 30th day of May 1833, personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the Court of the County of Fauquier, now sitting William Dulle, a resident of said County of Fauquier and State of Virginia aged Seventy One years, who being first duly sworn according to law, with On his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That while residing in the County of Caroline, Virginia he enlisted to serve in the army at Fredericksburg in Virginia in the Spring of 1778 under William Brady as Governor or Commander of the said Armory. That Col. Fielden Dill and Chas. Dick were the superintendents or commissioners appointed by Government to superintend and govern said establishment that said affiant served in said Armory from the month of March 1778, till the month of July 1781 (except the month of May which he served on the Potomac) when he was discharged - He was employed as an artificer in said Armory in manufacturing public arms during said time - The said affiant has no written discharge at about the time of his discharge, but knows many of the workmen left the Armory to join our forces against Lord Cornwallis. He also states that Benjamin Deadford was a lock fitter and astern or Clerk in said Armory and Inspector of arms - That said Deadford now lives in Scott County, Kentucky, whose affidavit of the services of this affiant is hereto annexed, as also that of Lucy Seatman of the County of Franklin & State of Kentucky. He hereby relinquishes every claim

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. W m Pattie Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
II
We John R Wallace and William Horner residing in Warrenton, Fauquier County, Hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with William Pattie who has Subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be exactly one year of age; that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides where he has been an artificer of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
John R Wallace
W m Horner
Subscribed and sworn to the day and year aforesaid
A. J. Marshall B.B.
And the Court further states that it appears to them that William Horner and John R. Wallace who have signed the preceding Certificate are residents in the town of Warrenton and County of Fauquier and are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit.

c V o 25877 William Patric Franklin County Virginia
See Letter from S. S. Edwards for reasons of rejection
R. P. D.
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R. Wallace Warrenton Virginia

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. These 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 William Pattie Franklin County, Virginia
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlisted Apr. 9. 1778 about 3 4 — Artificer Col Keyes, 71 years Caroline County Virginia Traditional evidence and two witnesses considered credible papers correct  
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) _____, who has 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 days 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 the 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 inquiry 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.

June 1, 1939
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BA-J/MCS am William Pattie, S.10252
Mrs. S. J. Glanton Burnside Kentucky
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter requesting the record of William Pattie, a Revolutionary War soldier who enlisted in Caroline County, Virginia, and died in Fauquier County, Virginia.
The data which follow were taken from papers on file in the pension claim, S.10252, based on the military service of William Pattie.
The date and place of birth of William Pattie and the names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Caroline County, Virginia, William Pattie served with the Virginia troops as follows: in 1776, three months as minuteman in Captain John Mountjoy's company under Major Buckhannon; from March, 1778, until July, 1781, as artificer in the armory at Fredericksburg, Virginia, under William Grady as foreman and Colonels Fielding Lewis and Charles Dick as superintendents, with the exception of the month of May, 1781, when he served in Captain Bronaugh's company on the Potomac River when the British shipping was in that river; from August, 1781, until September or October, 1781, served under Captains Thomas Minor and Bumberry and Colonels John Taylor and William Campbell.
William Pattie applied for pension May 30, 1833, at which time he was seventy-one years of age and a resident of Fauquier County, Virginia. His claim was allowed.
In 1835, William Pattie signed as William Pattie, Senior, and in 1835 or 1836 he was living in Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia.

Lucy Yeatman, sister of William Pattie, was living in Franklin County, Kentucky, in 1833. In that year one Henry L. Yeatman was living in Fauquier County, Virginia, but it was not shown whether he was related to Lucy Yeatman. There are no further data relative to the family of William Pattie.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

I Lucy Yeatman formerly Lucy Pattie of the state of Kentucky and county of Franklin, do hereby state, that William Pattie of Caroline County and state of Virginia is my brother, and recd =lect well that he was employed in the united states armory for a num =ber of years during the revolution =ary war (the armory at Fredricks =burg Virginia), as an artificer and further remember that some time before the close of the said war my brother William Pattie enlisted as a soldier among the last enlist =ments of soldiers and received his on the bounty in double loons and him and my father went a campaign to Gather I suppose the last campaign as it was at the taking of Lord corn wallis all the a love I will remember and know to be true given under my hand this 21 st of May 1833
Lucy Yeatman State of Kentucky Franklin county ss. Personally appeared the before the subscri =ber a justice of the peace in and for said county Lucy Yeatman and made oath that the statement made a love and subscribed with her own hand in my presence are correct and true given under my hand this 21 st of May 1833 Edw. D. Coleman J.P.F.C.

Franklin County, Set I. Alexander H. Rennick clerk of the court for the county aforesaid Do certify that Edward S. Coleman who hath signed his name to the foregoing certificate was at the time of doing the same and now is an acting justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid duly commissioned & qualified as such and that due faith and credit are due to all of his acts as such as well out of court of justice.
In Testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 21 st of May 1833
A. H. Rennick C. S. C.
Fauquier County. Court. Virginia
This 21 st May 1833. Henry L. Yeatman, a credible witness known to the Court, appeared in open Court and made oath, that he is well acquainted with the within named Mary Yeatman, that she is a lady of character, and that full faith ought to be placed in her veracity as to the within statement made by her upon oath.
Sworn to in open Court this 31 st May 1833. Henry L. Yeatman
A. P. Marshall Cl.

I Benjamin Bradford of the State of Kentucky Scott County hereby state that I was well acquainted with William Pattee of Caroline County State of Virginia and that said William Pattee was employed in the United States Armory at Fredericksburg Virginia as an artificer in the manufacture of arms for the United States from the year 1778 till the year 1781 making three years or more and that said William Pattee served the whole term with credit to himself & satisfaction to his employer all of which I state to be true of my own knowledge having worked in said Armory myself during the whole time said William Pattee served. Given under my hand this 17 th day of May 1833
Benj. Bradford
State of Kentucky Scott County to wit
Personally appeared before the Subscriber a justice of the peace in & for said County Benjamin Bradford and made oath that the Statements made above and subscribed with his own hand in my presence are correct and true
Given under my hand this 17 th day of May 1833
Justin Bradford J.P.S.C.
hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 11 th June 1833
A. Marshall C.C.

I John B. Armistead, a justice of the peace in the county of Fauquier, in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify that the within named Benjamin Bradford, of Scott County in Kentucky is a man of high character for truth & that full faith ought to be reposed in the statements made by him in the within affidavit given under my hand this 30 day of May 1833.
John B. Armistead Esq.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
A. J. Marshall Clk.
State of Kentucky
Scott County ss
I John B. Ford clerk of the Court for the County aforesaid do certify that within Bradford, Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken is an true copy of the same in and for said County of full force and effect and entitled to all his official acts as well within as without this Court in testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused the seal of the said County to be hereunto affixed at my office in Georgetown the 17th day of May, 1833 and 4th year of the Commonwealth
John B. Ford Clk.

State of Virginia, County of Fauquier, to wit
Personally appeared in open Court, before the Justices of the Court of the County of Fauquier now sitting William Pattie, a resident of said County of Fauquier and State aforesaid aged seventy one years, who being first duly sworn according to law, made the foregoing declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed 7th June 1833.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applicant was an artificer and served as he states; and the Court further state that William Horner and Robert Wallace who have signed the certificate accompanying said declaration are residents of the Town of Warrenton & County of Fauquier, and are credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit; and the Court further certify that John B. Armistead whose certificate accompanies the affidavit of Benjamin Bradford, and Henry L. Yeatman whose certificate accompanies the affidavit of Lucy Yeatman are residents of the County of Fauquier & are credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit.
I Alexander J Marshall Clerk of the County Court of Fauquier County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Pattie for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 11th June 1833
A. J. Marshall C.C.

25879

Benj m Bradford
Mr Patten W.A. 1812
30746
file this with the other papers
— Hon. J. Taliaferro H.R.

I Benjamin Bradford do hereby state that I was employed at the public manufactory of arms at Fredericksburg Virginia during the war of the revolution for the space of six years, in the capacity of making or manufacturing of public Arms - And do further state that I knew, and was well acquainted with William Pallie who was also employed in the same public manufactory of arms at Fredericksburg Virginia and that said William Pallie was employed for the space of four years as a gun stocker, This statement I have made under oath and signed with my own hand February 11 th 1837 Ben Bradford
State of Kentucky Scott county set
Personally appeared before me a justice of the peace for said county Benjamin Bradford and made oath that the above statement signed with his own hand is true & correct Given under my hand as a justice of the peace this 11 th day of February 1837 Austin Bradford J.P.
Washington 2 d of March 1837 - I certify that Benjamin Bradford who signed the above affidavit, is a respectable man - And that Austin Bradford is a justice of the peace, as above stated - And I have no doubt both their signatures are genuine -
A. N. Johnson

H.R. 575.
William Pattie.
Virg a act 1832 roll
$40 per annum, commencing 4 March 1831
act 28 June 1836
Hon. John Taliaferro Present
com: on Pensions.

Thos. Clarke Philip (Mear) Division

Virginia Stafford County
This day Tho s Alcock of the County and state aforesaid aged eighty eight years personally appear- ed before me a justice of the peace for the County aforesaid and made oath that William Battle of the County of Fauquier enlisted under him in the State Legion during the war in the County of Caroline at Aug d Court in 1781. Given under my hand & seal this 28 day of Aug t 1832. C. Tackett (T.S.)
Virginia Fauquier County
This day Philip Meary a resident of the county aforesaid personally appeared before me a justice of the peace for the county aforesaid & made oath that he served in the minute service during the revolutionary war at Hampden & that he well knows that Wm Battle of the county aforesaid served in the said service at the same time That he is about 84 years of age Given under my hand & seal this 19 th day of Sept 1832. J. A. Marshall (T.S.)

The within named Charles Tackett & J. C. Marshall, were,  are to the knowledge of the undersigned, Justices of the Peace, in their respective Counties, at the time they made the within certificates - given under my hand the 13 th day of April 1826 -
John Taliaferro -
Mr. Charles Tackett Chief Clerk of Justice
1762 1772 1772
1762

Virginia Rockingham County to wit
Matthew Tate a respectable citizen of said County and known to the subscriber as a man of truth - Came before me a justice of the peace for said County and made oath, that he is now in his 78 th year - and that he knew William Pattie whilst he was employed at the State Foundry at Fredericksburg - He says that he knew of said Pattie being there employed as an artificer one year at least - This affair levied at that time in Stafford County against the said Foundry - Given under my hand this 19 day of October 1835 -
Joseph Collins J.P.

Matthew Bates off- in New Patten
Home of Rep. March 13 th 1836.
I know Mr. Joseph Cline of the county of Rockingham Va., to be a Justice of the Peace of said county, and frequently one of its representatives in the Legislature.
W. H. Beale

Matthew Bates off- in Wm Pitts place
House of Rep. March 13 th 1836.
I know Mr Joseph Cline of the county of Rockingham Va, to be a Justice of the Peace of s d county, and frequently one of its representatives in the Legislature
Wm H Beale

Washington 10 th of March 1836-
In reference to William Pallie, whose Petition for a Pension, under the Act of June 7 th 1832, is now before the Committee on Revolutionary Claims; the undersigned states, that the Father of W m Pallie was, at, or about, the commencement of the war of the Revolution, the manager or overseer, on the Farm of the Father of the undersigned. That W m Pallie was, at the commencement of that war enrolled in the Militia, and in that condition, was subject to perform Militia duty, whenever required, to the end of the war - That to the knowledge of the undersigned, said Pallie did perform many tours of Militia duty, but at what particular periods of the war, & to what extent of time these tours amounted, the undersigned has now no distinct recollection - That during the war an Armory was established by the State of Virginia in the Town of Fredericksburg, in which W m Pallie worked one year - W m Pallie is aged, infirm, & poor, & his life has sustained the character of a good citizen & honest man -
John Taliaferro

Being asked my recollection, whether the within named Wm Pattie, was an enrolled Militia-man, at the time he was taken & employed as an Artificer in the Public Armory at Fredericksburg, Virg a —The undersigned states—That Wm Pattie was an enrolled Militia-man, and performed, as such, divers Tours of duty prior to his employment in the Armory, aforesaid—He was at the time of his being taken & employed as an Artificer, a Soldier in the Militia, sub- ject to Militia Tours, or enlisted to serve twelve months— Given under my hand the 13 th of April 1836—
John Takefons— M.G. from Virg a
Wm Pattie—
Ans Salifano's Statement

As it may be deemed proper for the undersigned to state, in writing, the substance of what he took the liberty to say, to Judge Prentis yesterday, in relation to the case of William Pattie now under the consideration of the Committee of the Senate, on Pensions. He begs leave to repeat, that the Father of W m Pattie, lived with the Father of the undersigned, as Overseer or manager, one year during the war of the revolution. That W m Pattie, then being an enrolled Militia: man, was detailed, as an Artificer, to work in an Armory, on Public establishment, in the Town of Fredericksburg, Virginia. That, to the knowledge of the undersigned, W m Pattie was engaged one entire year at the said Factory of Arms, independent of the Militia duty performed by him prior to, and subsequent to his employment as Artificer. Mr Benjamin Bradford, now of Kentucky, was Superintendent of this Armory. The undersigned saw a certificate of Bradford given to Pattie, stating that Pattie served more than two years in said Armory. By some casualty that certificate was lost by the Agent employed by Pattie to obtain a Pension for him. Most respectfully
John Taliaferro. M. H. & P. Washington 25 th June 1836
Honb: Judge Prentis Senate. U. States. {

24th CONGRESS. 1st Session.
H. R. 575.
Bill
APRIL 20, 1836.
Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.
Mr. Fry, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, reported the following bill:
A BILL
An Act For the relief of William Pattie, of Virginia.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That 3 the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, directed to place the 4 name of William Pattie, of Fauquier county, Virginia, on the 5 roll of revolutionary pensioners, and pay him forty dollars per 6 annum during the term of his natural life; to commence 7 and take effect at and from the fourth March, eighteen hundred 8 and thirty-one.
Approved 28 th June 1836
A true copy compared with the Roll in this office
Dept. of State } June 30 th 1836 }
Henry B.kins Chief Clerk

10 th Path

July 2 o
Travis Frutter 10m Patti
Sp. ad.
Free J. Taliaferro
J. L. Edwards w/c Pension Office Washington -
Hon. J. Taliaferro
1812

H. of Reps - 1 st of July 1836-
Dear Sir,
You will perceive that An Act has passed to place a man named Travis Fritter on the Invalid Pension Roll - He is a blind man now here, on his way to his relatives in Kentucky where he intends to reside - He is here in a wretched condition, and I have promised to take him to the Pension Office on Tuesday morning the 5 th instant, when I hope he may receive his Pension Certificate, & the amount now due on it - At the same time I will thank you to have ready the Pension Certificate of W m Pattle, who by a recent Act been admitted on the Revolutionary Pension Roll - I am dear Sir, very respectfully Yours
John Taliaferro
J. L. Edwards copy

J. P. A.
The Hon.
John. Falliaferro
House of Representatives
Washington City

The Petition of William Patten of Fauq. Co. Virg. A Revolutionary Soldier.
January 5 - 1836. Ref d to Com ee on Rev Pensions Apr. 20. 1836. Bill N o 575.
Tablofms. 184 Rev Pen.

Warrenton Decmber 29 th 1835
Dear Sir
Your old acquaintance Mr William Patten has requested me to make this communication and enclosure to you, and to solicit your aid, with Mr Morris in getting his claim allowed by Congress, he has also requested to say that there are three certificates lodged in the office in Washington which will be necessary to get out and that Mr Thomas Hood of Penn William would be in place to attend to this business
Yours Respectfully
Wm Hobbs
Wm Horner
The Petition of William Patten of Fauquier Co. Virg. A Revolutionary Soldier.
January 5- 1836. Reqd to Com te on Rev Pensions A.P. 20. 1836. Bill N o 575.
Telegraph 18th Rev Pen

War Department. Pension Office. May 9. 1834.
Sir.
In reply to your enquiry as to the case of William Dattie, I have to inform you that the claim was rejected, because the Armory in which he was employed at Fredericksburg Va. and on account of which employment he claimed a Pension, was not a part of the Military Establishment. — Persons engaged in the manufacture of Arms, are not subject to Martial law unless rendered so by an express Statute. — The law of the State establishing the Armory alluded to, made no provision which could have placed the workmen engaged in it on a footing with Soldiers. — The case is not therefore embraced by any Military Pension law whatever.
I have the honor to be. very respectfully. Your ob. Servt. J. L. Edwards
Hon B. H. Denning. N. of Representatives.

Warrenton, Virg. 6 Apr. '33.
Mr. Edwards,
Sir,
Your letter informing me that further was wanting proof touching certain points in the evidence filed by Mr. Patten for a pension, was duly received and handed over to Mr. Patten, who immediately wrote on to Kentucky to Mr. Bradford the affi- -ant whom statement wanted some infor- -mation for such further information as by your letter, you deemed to be requisite to place Mr. P. on the pension roll. This information I have now the pleasure to enclose to you, and without presuming to forestall a judgment too long due to inquiries the kind to be either too loose - too general or too critical, I flatter myself the new old gentleman will now receive the reward of his services. His years are many

- his poverty is complete, and he looks with a deep interest to the final issue of his application -
Permit me, Sir, who is in no sense whatever, other than of a desire to smooth the furrowed cheek of this old gentleman, to ask your immediate decision upon this case.
I am, Sir,
very Resp'tly
R. Wallace.

I Benjamin Bradford do hereby state that I was intimately acquainted with William Patton of the State of Virginia who served in the united states army at Fredericksburgh during the time I have mentioned in a former statement and that said William Patton did draw his rations and clothing during said time of service from the government, and was also subject to martial law or the laws that regulated and applied to the army at that time. These facts I have drawn up and signed with my own hand and do state the same to be true from my own personal knowledge. Given under my hand this 27 th day of August 1833
Ben. Bradford
State of Kentucky
Scott county set.
The above statement of Ben. Bradford was this day subscribed and sworn to by the said Ben. Bradford before the undersigned a justice of the peace for said county. Given under my hand this 27 th day of August 1833
Austin Bradford J.P.S.C.

State of Kentucky
Scott County ss
I Ben B Ford clerk of the Court for the County aforesaid do certify that Austin Bradford before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken, was at the time of taking said affidavit and now is one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for the County aforesaid duly Commissioned and Qualified and authorized by law to administer oaths and full faith and credit is due and right ought to be given to all his Official acts as well within as without this Commonwealth
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my Name and caused the seal of said County to be affixed at my office in George Town the 27 th day of August 1833
Att Ben B Ford Clerk

To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States in Congress Assembled the petition of William Patton of the town of Winchester and County of Fau- quier in the State of Virginia respectfully represents that he has applied in vain, to the chief of the pension office to be placed on the pension list, under the liberal act of Congress recognizing the claims of the Militia for their with the regular Army of the United States, the bounty of their common country. Your petitioner, as the papers for- accompanying of his petition, will show, did not reach in the field, the six months required by law, to entitle him to the benefit of the same act; but he did, as effectually serve, in a militia capacity, in that manufacture of arms furnished by the Commonwealth of Virginia, at Frederick- burg for the supply of the Army, with the necessary equipment of war, and the repairs of such as were injured in the service, which service, he humbly conceives, more than supplies any defi- ciency of that time, during which he was in the field; and as he is also performed, is regarded in all services as a mili- tary service; for which foreign states are entitled to pay, and often are entitled for services from the line and employed for months together. Your petitioner is old and poor and prays that, for the reasons set forth in this petition, and the accom- panying papers he may be allowed a portion of the bounty of the country he has served in his youth and as an old, wounded he will ever pray - signed William Patton

1 To the Hon ble the Senate and House of Representatives of the U. States of America in Congress assembled -
Your petitioner William Pattie who is a resident citizen of the County of Fauquier in the State of Virginia, and now in his 74 th year, Most respectfully begs leave to represent that he entered the minute service of Virginia in the War of the Revolution three months before the close of that service, and continued therein till the end of the same service, under the command of Captain John Montgoy - Your petitioner went from Caroline County in said State - Major Buckhannon from the Town of Falmouth commanded the Battalion - and was stationed at Hampton in Virg t and served said three months - It was at this period that the British Sloop of War appeared in Hampton Roads, and made the attempt to cut out the Ship Dragon then lying there - At this time Captain Dick Taylor in one of the Barron's Boats pursued the British Ship, and had his thigh shattered by a ball from her - Your petitioner refers to the affidavit of Philip Meary to show that he was in said service, and states that the death of other individuals with whom he served has prevented

his procuring full proof of his services as he could have done were they now living - In the month of May 1781 your petitioner volunteered under Captain Brannagh of King George County, and served with him a tour of one month on the River Palomac at the time the British shipping was in that River - At this period Lord Cornwallis was in Virginia, also Col. Tarlton with his troops - Your petitioner was honorably discharged from said service - A part of Bland's light horse and some regulars commanded by Capt. Reid were in that service, having come up recruiting for men in that section - Your petitioner at Aug. Carver's Court in the said State of Virg. in the year 1781 enlisted under Capt. Thomas Munia for during the War, in the State Legion com- -manded by Col. John Taylor (see also his afft.) and soon after, under said enlistment, marched under Capt. Bumberry to Hubbard's old fields in Gloucester County - from thence to Ware Church near the lot House of said County, and there remained till joined by the French troops at Dixon's old fields - thence under William Campbell who commanded our Regiment - Genl. Weedon commanded in Chief of the militia and our detachment - marched to South's, where the French and our troops drove Tarlton to Gloucester Town - Your petitioner en- -tered in this service till his discharge in consequence of a rising on his River - by Col. Campbell (who was a Baerth Col.) and brother of Col. Hugh Camp- -bell - This discharge took place just at the

3 period of the siege of York - Your petition being still liable to duty under said enlistment was not known - until called to the army till the beginning of the fall of 1782 and then being called he surrendered at Carolin Count House, and after being detained until it was discovered that the said troops could not be equipped your petition was honorably and finally discharged - Your petition would respectfully add to this petition that in the course of three or four months after the close of the said minute service herein set forth, to wit in the spring of 1779 he entered service at the public Man- -ufacturing of Arms at Fredericksburg, and so continued in the same till the month of May 1781, at which time he as before stated volunteered under Capt. Brumagh - The said Manufacturing of Arms was partially discontinued at that period and your petition was discharged therefrom and during his service there he considered that he was in the service of the state - So that in fact your petition was in the service of his country and in the discharge of the most arduous duties from the time that he entered the said minute service until finally discharged as before stated, with the exception of the space of time from the close of the minute service in the year 1776 till the spring of 1777 - and the still shorter space between the last of June 1781 and Augt. Carolien Count (2nd Thursday) - And now your petition finds that because he cannot find wit- -nesses to prove the exact dates and precise continuance of active service - and on account of technical dis- -linections as to his said services in the said Manu- -facturing of Arms at Fred's - he can receive no relief at the accounting offices of the Government - and which he perceives that others who did not perform as much duty as your petition are placed on the Pension Rolls of the Country he can get no relief - He therefore prays the tender consideration of Congress - and states that he is now in very needy circumstances, and at his advanced age, and diseased state of body he is

Obliged to become the keeper of a toll gate of a turnpike road for an honest livelihood - He therefore, despairing of success before the Com te of Pensions, throws himself upon the justice and gratitude of Congress - It is impracticable from the nature of things and the time of service that he was engaged in that he should furnish complete proof - It is more than could be reasonably expected of the most active and best informed, since the many deaths and distant removals of persons, who if now here could establish the truth of any part which your petition has stated - He therefore prays that Congress will direct that he shall be placed upon the roll of pensions for the full pay of $96 per annum to commence from the 1 st of March 1831 according to the provisions of the act of Congress of the 7 th June 1832 - and he will ever pray -
W m Potter Esq r
Virginia - Fauquier County to wit
William Paller, an aged and respectable inhabitant of said County, and subscriber to the above petition, personally came before me a justice of the peace for said County on this 14 th day of Oct. 1835 and made oath that his said petition contains a true statement of his services during the War of the Revolution - And I for the certify that I have known said William Paller for many years and have always considered him to be a man of respectability, and strict veracity - and I entertain no doubt of the truth of his statements made in said petition - He is reported to have been a soldier in the service of his country in the War of the Revolution - Given under my hand this day and year above written -
Wm Horner

Perhans
10252
INVALID.
File No. 10. 252 William Pattie Dis New War
Act: June 26 th 36 Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 288
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1916 Aug 25: history to Mrs. G. H. Shipley. 1931 June 5, hist. to M. V. Pattie med 1939 June 1, hist. to Mrs. S. G. Stanton med

(3-223.)
No. 21.848 Rev
, Ex'r.
REJECTED
OLD WAR INVALID.
William Pettie of Va P.O. Artificer in Armory Va
Service: Rev

119 Willow Ave. Takoma Park, Md.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
30"
Dear Sir -
Will you kindly give me what information you may have, concerning a only one  H. C.  Pattrie of Virginia a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
I have been told he received a pension and if so you would undoubtedly have his war record.
Thanking You,
Respectfully Yours,
Mrs. H. C. Pattrie.
April 30, 1931.

Feb Rec Sec ✓
1467 Irving St. Washington, D.C.
U. S. Commissioner Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly give me the military record of Dan Pattie a soldier of the Revolu- tion from Fauquier Co. Va. and the name of his wife if it appears on any of the records.
Thanking you for the in- formation.
Yours sincerely,
(Miss) C. H. Shipley.
Aug. 16, 1916.

June 5, 1931
Mrs. N. V. Pattie 119 Willow Avenue Takoma Park, Maryland
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section MCS:MLB
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 10252, that William Pattie, while a resident of Caroline County, Virginia, enlisted and served with the Virginia troops, as follows: in 1776, three months as minuteman in Captain John Mountjoy's company under Major Buckhannon; from the spring of 1778, until May, 1781, as artificer in the armory at Fredericksburg, Virginia, under Colonels Fielding Lewis and Charles Dick; in May, 1781, one month in Captain Bronaugh's company; from August, 1781, until September or October, 1781, under Captains Thomas Minor and Bumberry and Colonels John Taylor and William Campbell.
He applied for pension May 30, 1833, at which time he was seventy-one years of age and a resident of Fauquier County, Virginia. His claim was allowed.
In 1835 he signed as William Pattie, Sr.
It is not stated whether he was married.
The above noted is the history of the only soldier named William Pattie that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
S 10252
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of William Pettie a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1776 3 mos. Minuteman John Mendenhall Buskirk Va.   Spring 1778 to May 1781 Artificer in the Artillery at Fredericksburg, Va. under Col. Fielding Lewis and Chas. Dick   May 1781 1 mo. Brumagh   Aug. 1781 to Sept. Oct. 1781 Thomas Minor Rumberry John Taylor Wm Campbell  
Battles engaged in, None stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Hardin Co. Va.
Date of application for pension, May 31, 1922. This claim was allowed
Residence at date of application, Leesburg Co. Va.
Age at date of application, 71 years
Remarks: He did not state whether he was married
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

STODDARD J. GLANTON BURNSIDE, KENTUCKY
March 30-1939 Veteran Administrator, Revolution Pension Division, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
I would appreciate if you would kindly send me promptly the full pension record of
WILLIAM PATTIE, who enlisted in the Army of the Revolution from Caroline County Virginia, and died in Fauquier County Virginia.
Thanking you, I am,
Yours very truly Elizabeth Pattie Glanton
Address Mrs S J GLANTON BURNSIDE, Ky.