Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8247, George Collins, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Collins George
S 8247
CONTENTS

12647 Virginia Geo. Collins
of Lewis Co in the State of Virginia who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Lewis of the Rgt commanded by Col Morgan in the Militia of Virginia was for 24 days 1st Regt Infantry and 6 in Cavalry
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of $5 Dollars — Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of May and sent to Mrs. Lewis by 1833 Minton Va
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833 $170.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4th Sep 33 42.50
$212.50
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Geo B. Whiting Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 6 Page 4
See Reg 2172
date 16 March 1833 to the Hon. J. P. Kennedy Secy of War

George Collins. Pen. dec. 80.
John Mitchell of Lewis county, a millwright, and 80 years of age, has known Collins 70 yr. has known Collins since he was a boy. Collins has worked for him a many a day. - Collins is a Catholic man and quite a good one. Never heard him say that he was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. Unless he thinks he can lie. Collins must be too young by some six or seven years. Susan Mitchell wife of John, aged 52 years has known George Collins from her infancy. Collins then self were at school together. Collins can't be more than 52 by any older than her self.
Samuel Brumley (a man of character) has known Collins all his life. Brumley & himself are about one age, about sixty.
Henry Fisher, has known Geo. Collins for 37 years. - long after the close of the Revolutionary war. Collins settled in Harrison county, then a young man.
Benjamin Copeland. Saw Collins for the first time long after the close of the war. He was then a young man entirely too young to have been a soldier in the war of the Revolution.
Isaac Washburn has known Collins ever since he (Collins) settled in western Virginia. He (Collins) is too young by many years to have been a soldier in the war of the Revolution.
Nicholas Carpenter. Know Collins when a strapping boy. Saw him for the first time long after the war closed. has known him ever since.
William Brown, aged 71 yr. (a millwright of Lewis co.) has known Collins since 1791. in that year Collins came to Harrison county & settled on his father's farm, then quite a young man.
John S. Lewis, Jr. F. Singleton, & Peyton B. Byrum, all concur in saying that Collins is too young by many

Report in the case of George Collins.
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years to have been a field in the war of the revolution - all the piping gentlemen who have gone abroad in reference to Collins. I mean in saying he is a man of good character.
Attest my pen - my usual duty W. G. G. G. G.
Note. I was unable to see Collins. - I understood the evidence collected in defense of his case. and having heard that he was absent. it was thought to be a need to write of him to look further for him -
W. G. G. G. G. Nov. 6. 1834
Report in the case of George Collins.
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Apr 23/04 To Mrs G. W. Felke Jeffersonville, Ind. Copy May 14, 1904 To above Nothing additional set
Reuben
8247
INVALID.
File No. 8247
Geo. Collins
Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 12, Page 75
[Arrangement of 1870.]

The original papers in this case sent to J. G. Singleton, U.S. Dist. Atty V a Aug. 1. 1834. No copies taken for want of time.

See. Rejected. Old Book Revolutionary Claims Soldiers & widows
wider George  Collins
Act 1818 -

Rev 2172
Jeffersonville Ind. Wall St.
2172 Ref April 26, 1904
Commissioner D. F. Hare, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
Your letter at hand puzzled over its contents. Do not know whether to infer that my ancestor George Collins was an imposter, or Virginia imposed upon.
My aim is aim only to get his credentials that I may identify

myself with the Daughters of the American Revolution,
Will you kindly help me to reach that end.
Thanking you for past favors and add- itional trouble.
I am most respectfully, Mrs. G. H. Felter.

Jeffersonville, Ind. Wall St.
Mar. 10, 1904.
Old Record Dept. Pension Dept. Office. Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
I am very anxious to obtain credentials of some of my ancestors from Virginia and Kentucky, who fought in Revolutionary War. I am the only living member of the family. My relatives names were Collins. Their given names
I am somewhat in doubt about, but think they either, Levy, George, Thomas.
Hoping you can find the Collins record, as I am very much in need of it and it would bestow a great favor on me.
Thanking you in advance.
I am
Very respectfully,
Mrs. G. H. Felker. 2172

Nov. 12, 1832
J Wamsley, Esq. Weston, Va.
Sir: xxxxxxxxxx
The claim of George Collins under the Act of March 18, 1818 has also been examined. He alleges to have entered the service in May 1777 and that he was discharged on account of wounds received at the battle of Brandywine. That battle took place on the 11 th of September 1777. He could not therefore have served nine months; and on the examination of the rolls of the Virginia line this supposition is corroborated by the fact that the amount received by him for the aforesaid service was only £15:4. The act under which he claims provides for none who did not serve at least nine months under one period of enlistment. His claim has therefore been rejected. The papers will remain on the files in this office.
(This refers entirely to rejected claims under Act of 1818.)