Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1176, James Bush, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Bush, James
S1176
CONTENTS
Entered

19589 Kentucky
James Bush in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the assd commands by Captain Taylor of the reg t commanded by Col. Taylor in the Virginia line for 7 months & 10 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 24 Dollars 44 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 th day of Sept 1833 and James P Bullock Winchester
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 61.10 Pemi-ant. allowance ending 4 March 12 22
$73 32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Sam Boyd Clerk,
Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 4
Order to pay 13 Nov 1837
Noting death not on a B

Jane Bush's declara- tion for a pension
Ms. 684

State of Kentucky (1) Clarke County set.
On this 22 d day of July 1833 personally ap- peared before the Justices of the Clarke County Court of the  Justices of the James Buchan (in open court, now sitting) a resident of the coun- ty aforesaid, aged seventy four years on the 26 th day of September last, who being first duly sworn according to law doth, on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 -
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated -
I was born in Culpepper County State of Virginia on the 26 th day of September 1759 - I have no record of my age - and since the Revolutionary War I lived in Orange County Virginia about three years and thence removed to Augusta County in said State where I lived eight months and and thence I removed to Holston, in Virginia where I lived two years and thence I removed to Kentucky and settled in that part of Fayette County which is now Clarke County where I have resided ever since and now ex- treme to line -
1 st In the month of July 1780 I was drafted in Orange County as a militia man to guard the Albermarle Barracks, to which place I was immediately marched and on arrival there I served forty days and and was then

(2) discharged at said Barracks - but my discharge was not in writing - Col. John Taylor commanded at said Barracks - I do not know any person now living by whom I can prove my service. I don't remember the name of any Major in said command, nor of any Captain or other commissioned officer except said Taylor. We did not march under any Captain or other commissioned officer from said Orange County to said Barracks, but as detailed and marched in small detachments to said Barracks where we served under different officers of the day whose names I have forgotten except that Captain Davis - I believe that he and the other officers were regular officers and my place of residence was about eighteen miles distant from said Barracks - I don't now recollect the day of the month or the month when I was discharged as aforesaid, but I well remember that I served forty days on said tour and I have no written or documentary evidence of my said service.
2 - On the first day of April 1781 I was drafted as a militia man in Orange County Virginia and marched from said County in Capt George Waugh's Company of Virginia Militia - James Stevens was the Lieutenant of said company and I have forgotten the name of the Ensign of the Company. We were marched from Orange County to Richmond, in Virginia - and thence to Williamsburg

where we remained a few days - and thence up the country traversing it in different directions as duty called. In this town I served ninety days, and then was discharged from the service of the United States Army  and returned to my home in the state of Virginia where I remained until the outbreak of the war  when I was called to duty again and served until the end of the war  when I was discharged  and returned to my home  where I remained until  the outbreak of the  war when I  was called to  duty again  and served  until the  end of the  war when I  was discharged  and returned  to my  home
We were stationed in the regiment of Colonel George Matthews and Thomas Barbour was one of the Majors and I was discharged but not in writing by said Waugh, at near Richmond and and about eighty miles from my place of residence - On this tour I was not en- gaged in any battle I was discharged on or about the first day of July 1781 - I remem- ber that one Mair was a regular officer aided as adjutant - but the names of other regular officers, if any were with us on any front of said tour, I have forgotten, and I believe from my best recollection that the highest officer in command of said detachment was Col Matthews.

and I have no written (4) or documentary evidence of my services on said last mentioned tour
3- On the first of August 1781 I was again drafted in Orange County aforesaid and thence marched in the company of Capt. George Minge (James Stewart Lieutenant, but the name of the Ensign is forgotten) with the company to West Point through different counties. We were attached to the Regiment of Col. Jones and one Coney was one of the Majors and the name of the other Major I have forgotten - at West Point we met with the British Troops they being on on one side of the River and we on the other side. We marched up the River about forty miles to Kuffin's ferry where we crossed the River - and then we turned down the River going through different coun- ties and were marched to the Town of Glouce- ster - On this march we went through King William, King & Queen Counties & King George Counties through the Dragon Swamp and Chickahominy swamp into Essex County where we stayed a few days - and then we marched within nine miles of the Gloucester and were there stationed - and were there joined by the French Troops - and thence we marched to Lenoir's fields near Gloucester within a half mile of said Town and there we found the British and were engaged in a skirmish in Lenoir's field with the British at the corner of the field next to the Town - Genl. Fayette was there in the command - I remember that Col. Ditch was also an officer and then the siege of Yorktown commenced and I continued in in said service during said siege until the surrender of Cornwallis and after the siege was over

(5) We were marched back to Gloucester barracks, having the charge of the British prisoners, and there I received a written discharge from Capt George Waugh which I since lost  lost in James River together with all my other papers on my way to Kentucky. I was discharged at the end of ninety days service and then I was retained in the service a few days after the expiration of the period for which I was drafted - there is there is no written or documentary evidence of my said service - and said to some Genl. Washington Fayette Co - and when called into service on said terms I lived in Grange County and I claim a pen- sion for two hundred and ninety days service as aforesaid I am known in my present neighbors hood to Col. Francis P. Jackson, David Camp- ter Esq., Chilton Allen, James Clark, Samuel H. Taylor and Samuel Hansan, whom can testify as to my character for veracity and their belief of my services as a soldier of the revolution - and I know no person now living by whom I can prove my said services or any part thereof. When and I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State -
Given to and subscribed the day and year above aforesaid
James my  Brook mark
We William Wright a clergyman residing in Clarke County and State of Kentucky and

David Hampton recording in said County and State hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Burt who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy four years of age; that he is reputed and and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion - Given to and subscribed the day  and year aforesaid.
W. B. G. H. D. Hampton
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 William Wright who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the Clarke County and State of Kentucky and that David Hampton who has also signed the same is a resident of said County and State and is a credible person person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I James P. Bullock James P. Bullock Clerk of the Clarke County Court in and for Clarke County in the State of Kentucky do hereby certify that the foregoing containing the original proceedings

of the said Court, in the matter of the application of James Birch for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my said office on this 22 nd day of July, 1833
W. H. Bullock Clerk

26,684
James Bush, Clarke Co. Ken
for 1780 points 7 units 100 days $24,444 100
4888 1222 6110
Jos. P. Bullock Clerk of Clarke Co. Winchester Ken

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 James Busb
   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.     1780 1 10 P 2 Col Payle Col Davis 74 6a Traditionary   April 1. 1781 3 " Col Waugh Col Matthews   Augt 1. 1781 3 P 2 Col Innis Col Waugh  
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 } ss. 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 affix 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.
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 [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.

April 22, 1937
Mr. S. J. Conkwright Winchester Kentucky
James Bush S. 1176 BA-J/AWF AW
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of James Bush, who was allowed pension in 1833, while a resident of Clark County, Kentucky.
The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S. 1176, based upon the service of James Bush in the War of the Revolution.
James Bush was born September 26, 1759 in Culpeper County, Virginia. The names of his parents were not given.
While a resident of Orange County, Virginia, James Bush enlisted sometime in July, 1780 and served forty days as a guard at the Albemarle Barracks under Captain Davis and Colonel Taylor, in the Virginia troops. He enlisted April 1, 1781, served as private in Captain George Waugh's company, Colonel George Mathews' Virginia regiment and was discharged July 1, 1781. He enlisted August 1, 1781, served three months as private in Captain George Waugh's company, Colonel Innes' Virginia regiment, was in a skirmish near Gloucester, Virginia, and in the Siege of Yorktown.
He continued to live in Orange County, Virginia

for about three years after the Revolution, then eight months in Augusta County, Virginia, then to "Holsten" in Virginia, where he lived two years, and thence to that part of Fayette County, Kentucky, which was later Clark County.
The soldier, James Bush, was allowed pension on his application executed July 22, 1833, then a resident of Clark County, Kentucky.
The papers in this claim contain no reference to the family of the soldier.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and give the following data:
James Bush Certificate # 19589 Issued September 25, 1833 Rate $24.44 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Kentucky Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. MILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Northern Bank of Ky Lexington 8 th November 1837
Sir
At the request of James Beck a pensioner on the Roll of this agency under Act of June '32. I enclose you his vouchers. He states that he has been prevented by sickness from making his application for payment for eighteen months.
I am very respectfully Your Ob t Servant
Jno. Tilford Post By Jno. Milton
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commr of Pensions. Washington D.C.

July 20 6 84.
James L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions City of Washington
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Winchester, Ky. March, 26/1937
To Pension Office, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir;—
Please send me copy of the Revolutionary War Service of James Bush , who was allowed a Pension on his application papers, executed, July, 23, 1833, while a resident of Clark County, Kentucky. also
Would appreciate so much if you will send me an exact copy of his application papers.
Thanking you in advance for same.
Most Respectfully.
S. J. Coughright

Martindale & Martindale
PHYSICIANS -- SURGEONS
205 SOUTH ELK STREET
OFFICE PHONE 224
HOPE, ARKANSAS
Dec. 4, 1936.
Mr. A.D.Hiller, Veteran's Administration, Washington, D.C.
My dear Sir,
I am still working on my family history, and hope you can help me in two additional lines.
Please send me the Revolutionary War Record of
JAMES BUSH (1759-1849), of Orange Co., Va. He later lived and died in Clark County, Kentucky. I especially want his wife's maiden name, the names of his parents, and the names of his children.
and the Revolutionary War Record of my ancestor,
SHADRICH PROCTOR, born in North Carolina, probably Edgecomb County, and shown in the 1790 census as a resident of Onslow Co., No. Carolina. He lived in South Carolina a while. I do not know the dates, but he returned to North Carolina, where he died. His son, Jesse Proctor, was born in North Carolina, in 1782, and died in South Carolina, in 1874. In addition to the War Record of Shadrich Proctor, I need the birth and death dates of Shadrich Proctor, the names of his wife and children, and, of course, I should be happy to receive any additional information your records may contain.
With sincere gratitude for your past assistance, and
Very respectfully,
Neil Bush Martindale
Mrs. James G. Martindale, 614 West Ave. B., Hope, Arkansas.

Clark County Historical Society
INCORPORATED
WINCHESTER, KENTUCKY
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY DR. GEORGE F. DOYLE
February 1, 1929.
Hon. Winfield Scott, Commissioner, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
James Greening , of Clark County, Kentucky, made a pension declaration as a Revolutionary soldier before the Clark County Court on February 25, 1833, which declaration was certified by the Court to the War Department, but not copied in the records. Will you please furnish us with an abstract of this declaration.
James Bush , of Clark County, Kentucky, made a similar declaration before the Clark County Court on July 22, 1833, which was certified to the War Department, but not entered in the records of the Court. Will you also please furnish us with an abstract of this declaration.
Yours very truly,
George F. Doyle
Secretary.

1929-Apr. 28. Hist. to Geo. F. Boyle 1936 Dec 17. Hist. to Mrs. James H. Hartindale 1937 April 22. Hist. to Mrs. James H. Hartindale S. J. Conkling - ames
INVALID.
Open  Rev
File No. 1146
James Bush.  Mrs. Va. Line.
Act June 7, 1882.
Index: - Vol. 2 , Page 49
[Arrangement of 1870.]

December 17, 1936
Mrs. James G. Martindale 614 West Avenue B Hope, Arkansas
James Bush S. 1178 BA-J/AWF
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of James Bush of Orange County, Virginia, later in Clark County, Kentucky, and Shadrach Proctor of Edgecomb County, North Carolina.
The Revolutionary War records of this office have been searched and no claim for pension found based upon the service of Shadrach Proctor, the names were searched under similar spellings.
The data which follow were obtained from pension claim, S. 1178, based upon the service of James Bush in the Revolutionary War.
James Bush was born September 26, 1759 in Culpeper County, Virginia; the names of his parents were not stated.
While a resident of Orange County, Virginia, James Bush enlisted sometime in July, 1780 and served forty days as a guard at the Albemarle Barracks under Captain Davis and Colonel Taylor, in the Virginia troops. He enlisted April 1, 1781, served as private in Captain George Waugh's company, Colonel George Mathews' Virginia regiment and was discharged July 1, 1781. He enlisted August 1, 1781, served three months as private in Captain George Waugh's company, Colonel Innes' Virginia regiment, was in a skirmish near Gloucester, Virginia and in the Siege

of Yorktown.
The soldier, James Bush, continued to live in Orange County, Virginia for about three years after the Revolution, then eight months in Augusta County, Virginia, then to Holstein in Virginia, where he lived two years, thence to that part of Fayette County, Kentucky, which was later Clark County.
He was allowed pension on his application executed July 22, 1833, then a resident of Clark County, Kentucky.
The papers in this claim contain no reference to the family of the soldier.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and give the following:
James Bush Certificate # 19589 Issued September 25, 1833 Rate $24.44 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Kentucky Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILIER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

April 25, 1929.
George F. Doyle, Winchester, Kentucky.
Sir:
I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 1178, it appears that James Bush was born September 26, 1759 in Culpeper County, Virginia.
While a resident of Orange County, Virginia, he enlisted in 1780 and served forty days as a guard at the Albemarle Barracks, under Captain Davis and Colonel John Taylor in the Virginia Troops.
He enlisted April 1, 1781, served as private in Captain George Waugh's Company, Colonel George Mathews' Virginia Regiment and was discharged July 1, 1781.
He enlisted August 1, 1781, served three months as private in Captain George Waugh's Company, Colonel Innes' Virginia Regiment, was in a skirmish near Gloucester, Virginia and in the Siege of Yorktown.
After the Revolution he lived three years in Orange County, Virginia, then eight months in Augusta County, Vir-
Calculating from his Statement 26 Sept. last his birth would be 1758, but I prefer to use the addition exact date.

ginia, thence to Holstein in Virginia where he lived two years, thence to that part of Fayette County, Kentucky, which was later Clark County,
He was allowed pension on his application executed July 22, 1833 while a resident of Clark County, Kentucky . There are no data on file relative to his family.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN, Acting Commissioner.