Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 14714, Joseph Hay, Va.

SERVICE
Va.
Hay, Joseph
NUMBER
R 14714
CONTENTS
Va. Half Pay
N.A. Acc. No. 874 See 050087 Half Pay Joseph Hay

Vol.
Auditors office 6 Sept 1833
Joseph Hay a Surgeon in the State Line received himself, on the 23 rd July 1782, \frac{1}{3} of his Depreciated pay amounting to £149. 18. 0
Joseph Hay a Surgeon in the State Line received himself, on the 14 th Jan 1783, \frac{2}{3} of his Depreciated pay amounting to £299. 16. 0.
Extracts from the Journal of the House of Delegates viz
No 2.
Thursday, 11 th October 1792.
A Petition of Joseph Hay, praying that he may be allowed a bounty in lands, in consideration of his services as a Surgeon in the State Hospital, during the late War.
Wednesday, the 21 st of November 1792.
Mr Corbin reported, from the Committee of Propositions and Grievances, that the Committee had, according to Order, had under their consideration, the Petition of Joseph Hay, to them referred, and had agreed upon a Report and come to a Resolution thereupon, which he read in his place, and afterwards delivered in at the Clerk's table, when the same was again twice read, and agreed to by the House, as followeth:
It appears to your Committee, that at the commencement of the late War with Great Britain, the Petitioner was appointed a Surgeon's Mate in the Hospital of this State; that he continued to act in that character, until the month of July, One Thousand seven hundred and seventy seven, when he was appointed Apothecary to the said

185-5 Hospital.
It further appears to your Committee, that the Petitioner continued to act in virtue of his last appointment, until the dissolution of the said Hospital, which took place in the month of December, in the year one Thousand seven hundred and seventy nine.
It further appears to your Committee, that in the year one Thousand seven hundred and eighty one, the Petitioner received the further appointment of a Surgeon in the Hospital of this state, under Doctor Mathew Pope, the Director general thereof, and acted as such for the term of seven months, when he was discontinued in consequence of the capture of the British Troops at York Town.
It further appears to your Committee, that the Petitioner continued in the service of this State upwards of five years.
Resolved, that it is the opinion of this Committee, that the Petition of said Joseph Hay, praying that in consideration of his said services, he may be allowed the same bounty in Lands as has been allowed to other Surgeons serving in the Hospital of this state, during the late war, is reasonable.
Ordered, that Mr Willis Riddick do carry the Resolution to the Senate, and desire their concurrence.
Saturday, the 24 th of November, 1792.
A message from the Senate, by Mr Willis. Mr Speaker, The Senate have agreed to the Resolution, "For granting a Bounty in

lands to Joseph Hay".
854
The above commencing "Tuesday 11. Octo 1792" are extracts from the Journal of the House of Delegates of Virginia for the year 1792."
No 3.
"Joseph Hay is entitled to the proportion of land allowed a Hospital Surgeon in the line of this state, in the late war, for three years services. Saml Coleman
Council Chamber
Novr 27 th 1792 } Henry Lee
A Warrant no: 4590 for 6500 acres issued to Joseph Hay the 27 th Nov: 1792."
The above commencing "Joseph Hay" taken from the Register Office.
No 1. 2 & 3 are true copies and extracts
J. E. Heath Clerk of V a

No 14714
ACT OF FEBRUARY 14, 1871.
NO. 1812. 3152
Joseph Hay Kung Va Revolution
Discharged _____, 18
405 REJECTED
N o Pay — Oct. '82
Received _____, 18
Attorney.

Joseph May Half penny act 5 July 1832 apothecary
James of Wilt.
Rejected - in Letter to Rev. Ellis 14 May 1852.

Know all men by these presents that I Francis A. Dickinson administrator of the estate of Deat Joseph Hay who was an apothecary in one of the Hos- pitals of the State of Virginia in the Revolutionary War hereby authorize Vespasian Ellis of Washington City to receive & receive any additional sums for half pay under the act of July 5th 1832 which may be due for the services of said Joseph Hay to do any bill acts in the premises which I could do if personally present. Witness my hand & seal this 19th day of February 1852.
Teste - Signed sealed and delivered in presence of J. D. Clark
Francis A. Dickinson Admin.
District of Columbia, County of Washington. On this 19th day of Feb 1852 personally appeared Francis A. Dickinson above named before me & acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be his act & deed.
John D. Clark - J.P.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Washington County, District of Columbia, to wit:
To all to whom these presents shall come. Greeting:
KNOW YE, That on the Second day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and 45 , Letters of administration there of all and singular the goods, chattels, and credits, which were of Joseph Way — late of the State of Virginia deceased, was, by the Orphan's Court of Washington County aforesaid, granted and committed unto Francis A. Dickins — of the County District aforesaid . — Who having first entered into bond, with approved securities, for the faithful performance of the duties thereof.
WITNESS, William H. Purcell Esq r Judge of the Orphan's Court of Washington County, District of Columbia, this 29 th day of March Anno Domini 1850.
Test,
Ed. A. Roach
Register of Wills.

Joe. May, Jr. July 5. 1832.
Feb 13. 1845
Recorded vol 43 p. 158.

Pension Office
13.
February 8. 1845
I certify that I have examined the claim of the administrator of Joseph Hay, deceased, who was a Surgeon in the Virginia State Troops, and I find that half-pay has been allowed under the act of the 5 th July, 1832, entitled "an act to provide for liquidating and paying certain claims of the State of Virginia," from the 3 rd of September 1783 to the first of June 1798. The administrator now claims half-pay from the November 1781, to when Surgeon Hay left the service to the 3 rd of September 1783, from which time pay has been allowed. The claim should in my opinion be admitted. I therefore certify that there is now due and payable to Francis A. Dickinson, administrator of said Joseph Hay, half-pay at the rate of Three Hundred and Sixty Dollars per annum from November 20. 1781 to September 3. 1783.
Commissioner of Pensions
Approved
Secretary of War.
Enter this in Book act July 5. '32

Joseph Kay ad.
Act 5 th July 1832.
Filed by F. H. Dickinson.
20 March 1837

Washington 20 th March 1850.
Sir,
As the Administrator and on behalf of the heirs of D r Joseph Baydoo? I have the honour to apply for commutation with interest, giving credit for the Half pay heretofore received under the act of Congress of the 5 th July 1832. - When you get the papers from the other Offices I will draw up a statement referring to them.
Yours Respectfully. Maria A. Dickinson.
James L. Edwards Esq. Com r of Pensions.

Jan 18 45
Jos. Hay died 5 July 32
H. A. Dikins

Washington 6 Jany 1845.
Sir,
Herewith I have the honor to present to you the claim of Joseph Hay dr. d for a balance of half pay under the act of 5 th July 1832. viz - as surgeon from November 1781. the time he was discharged until the 3 rd Sept. 1783. the time from which his claim was paid at the Treasury. - Enclosed I hand you copies of the evidence filed in the Register Office among which you will find the certificate of S r Matthew Pope dated 6 June 1783. shewing that S r Hay was discharged in November 1781. You will also find the settlement of the half pay claim at the Treasury which shews that it was only paid from 3 rd Sept. 1783.
At the request of the heirs entitled to the Administration I have administered in this District, for the purpose of prosecuting this claim.
Yours very respectfully Francis A. Dickinson.
James L. Edwards Esq Com r . of Pensions.

Joseph May. apothecary. Malvern. act 5 July 1832.

To the Commissioners of Pensions
Sir, I herewith present a power of attorney from the admt. of Dr. Joseph May who was a apothecary to the general hospital of Va. in the Revolutionary War I ask an allowance of half pay for life under act of 3 rd July 1832 for his (May's) services as an apothecary of the general hospital of the State of Virginia.
The admt. of Dr. May formerly rec d half pay as Surgeon, not being aware of any difference in the pay of a Surgeon & the pay of an apothecary.
By the resolve of Congress of the 30 th September 1780 the pay of an apothecary was fixed at $130 per month. This resolve fixes

the pay which will govern the allowance in this case unless the authorities of Virginia fix some other general rate of pay for apothecaries.
In the special case of Doctor Matthew Pope the Board of Virginia the pay at Twenty Shillings per day, but I am not aware that any general rule of pay was fixed by Va for apothecaries, except by the adoption of the Continental rate of pay. It must be observed too that Dr Pope's pay was fixed at 20 Shillings per day in February 1782, after the general hospital had been dissolved, before Dr Kay had left the Service in Nov. 1781. Consequently the rate fixed

for Dr Pope, who was continued in service by special direction of the Council, cannot govern the claim of an apothecary whose services terminated before this rate was fixed, & who had become entitled to be paid at the rate fixed by Congress on the 30th September 1780, which rates governed the pay of the Va State hospitals by the assumption of the same, on the part of Virginia, as aforesaid.
I therefore respectfully claim half pay for Dr Joseph Hay's estate, at the rate of one half of $130 per month from the determination of his service to his death, which rates will be shown by his original papers, admitting

the amounts which have been paid to his estate by former allowances to him as surgeon.
Respectfully Submitted
P. H. Austin Esq. M.D.
19 Feb 52