Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 22, Byrd Chamberlayne, Va. Sea Service

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va. Sea Service
Chamberlayne, Byrd
P 22
Va. Half Pay
CONTENTS

Old Act
✓
ACT OF JULY 14, 1862.
305-5
Heirs of Lieut Boyd Chamberlayne
U.S. Navy
Revolution
Discharged _____, 186
11-0
305-5
W. J. Pay — Act '32.
Received _____, 187
22

Heirs of Byrd Chamberlayne Register 1855 Nov. 2, 1885
searched
No record of application for B. L. Nov. 2 7 1885 MEL
Mr Butts

Swal Cert 15076/1872 Tilghman Luptford
wid 43447

Platwood City Va Sep: 10
For
For
Col. Erasmus S. Blount Church View Middlesex Co. Washington Va

Hartwood Fldg P.O
Septv. 9 th 1856
Col. E. T. Montague
Dear Sir
At the request of Mrs. Evelyn B. Pollard widow of the late Robert Pollard of King Henry who is now at my house, I write you, to enquire what prospect there is of recovering any amount, from the government of the United States, for services rendered by her dead father Byrd Chamberlayne who was a Lieut in the Navy during the Revolutionary war, and as she has been informed & believes remained in service to the end of the war. Mrs. Pollard informs me that you were employed by her dead husband some years ago to attend to this claim. As she has heard nothing from it since - she is very anxious to know at once, whether she can calculate on receiving any thing from that source, and what are the difficulties in the way of a speedy settlement of the claim? if there is a prospect of recovering any amount? Presuming you have examined into it some years ago, she will be greatly obliged to you to inform her through me, what the condition of the claim is,
I will add that I feel a great interest in the matter as a friend of Mrs. Pollard, who is one of the most amiable persons I ever knew, and who is not only deeply affected

by the loss of an affectionate husband with whom she has spent so large a portion of her life, but her pecuniary circumstances are such as to render it especially desirable to receive at an early a day as possible whatever may be due to her as one of two only surviving heirs of her d ed . Father -
M rs Pollard desires me to present her best respects to you - And with which you will accept the kind regards & esteem of
Your old friend & brother Asa Flet

L. Byrd Chamberlain
Rejected, see Letter to E. T. Montague, Mch 21/54
Col. J. A. Johnson Conway Penn Present
JK

Pension Office Feby 18 th 1850
Dr Sir,
Mr Robert Pollard informs you that he married the daughter of Lieut Byrd Chamberlayne of the Navy in the war of the revolution which - he filed a claim here some years since for the services of said Chamberlayne which was suspended for want of sufficient evidence. That he has subsequently filed additional testimony and desires me to enquire what is now wanting and whether there is any remaining difficulty in the case at your earliest convenience you will please answer the enquiries so that I may inform Mr Pollard and by so doing you will much oblige Yours
Very Respectfully E. G. Montague
Col J. L. Edwards Comm t of Pensions Present
+ half penny 3d. revenue