Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 25645, William Greene, Va.

SERVICE
Var-
Greene, William or Green
NUMBER _____
W 25645
B. L. Wt. 36282-160-55-
Elizabeth
CONTENTS

4299 Virginia Richmond Elizabeth Green widow of William Green who served in the Revolutiona- ry war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 56. Dollars 11 3/4
Cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued 30 th day of June, 1854 and sent to
Wm John Vetcher Hn. of Rep s
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 124 Vol. A
216709
(32)

Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of Mar 6 th April 1838 from 4 th March to 2 nd June 1839. the day of his death. Age notified 5 th  Oct Nov 1840
Virginia 16.201
William Greene
of Bath in the State of Virginia who was a Pri. in the company commanded by Captain Lewis of the Regt. commanded by Col: Dickenson in the Virginia line for 16 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 56 Dollars 44 Cents per annum to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 th day of July '33 and sent Chas. Fraz- ier Bath C.H. Va.
Arrears to the 4 th of March '33 - 112.88 Semest. allowance ending 4 Sept " - 28.22 $141.10
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Adm. Miller Clerk Book E. Vol. 6. Page 9

216.709
Act Mar 3. Oct. 6. /ss
Elizabeth Green, wid. William Green, h/w Green
Leah
36282 sp/US/16
Recv. war.
Pen? act.
July 53-4299
AD: 1600 acp, 29/56 B/R/Dr.
Vol G = 136
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Non. J. Letcher Hos Rep. Livingston Va.

The Commonwealth of Virginia.
Bath County to wit.
On this 11 th day of June 1833 personally appeared before the Justices of the County Court of Bath in the state of Virginia now sitting in open court William Green aged about seventy seven 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 7 th 1832 That he is a resident of this county that he was born in the year 1755 in the County of Augusta in this state That he was drafted in September in the year 1776 to serve as a private a three months tour of duty, as a guard against the Indians at Warwicks Fort on the frontiers of Augusta County in this state and was commanded by Captain John Lewis. That he served his said tour of three months but received no regular discharge. He states that in May 1777 John Wilson applied to Colonel John Wilkinson who was in command of the Regiment of Militia in Augusta County for six men that he was drafted as one to guard Wilson's Fort on Jackson's River in the said County of Augusta against the Indians and that he served three months. That in September 1777 he was drafted to and did serve three months to guard the frontiers at Cloverick Fort against the Indians that the company was commanded by Captain Samuel Vance of Augusta County in this state that he received no written discharge. He states that in the year 1778 he was again drafted to serve a tour of duty and did serve four months against the Indians on Jackson's River in the then said County of Augusta and marched to the mouth of Big Beaver Creek on the west side of the Ohio River at Fort McIntosh under the command of Captain Samuel McCutcheon who was under the command of General McIntosh but was not in any engagements. He further states that in 1780 he was drafted with the militia to go to Norfolk for a three months tour of duty and was under the command of Captain John McCoy, he marched to Richmond and served twenty four days and was there discharged but received no written discharge. That

in June 1781 he was drafted and served thirty four days after joining the Army near Hickory Neck near Williamsburg under the command of Captain David Swind of Augusta County, at which place he saw General La Fayette and Colonel William Campbell. He further states that in 1782 he was again drafted and did serve as a private a three months tour of duty and was under the command of George Poage at Warwick's Fort on the frontiers of Augusta County. That he is not in possession of any documentary evidence by which he can establish the fact of his services as above set forth. That he does not know of any person now living by whom he could prove the same. That there is no Minister of the Gospel residing in his neighborhood. That Alexander Hamilton and Alexander Benson are his neighbors who will testify as to his character for veracity and their belief as to his services as a revolutionary soldier. That he has no record of his age. That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. Subscribed and sworn to the day and year aforesaid.
W m Greene
Whereupon the said Alexander Hamilton and Alexander Benson came into court and being sworn declare that they are well acquainted with William Greene who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that they believe him to be seventy seven years of age; and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that they concur in that opinion. And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented 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 Alexander Hamilton and Alexander Benson who have deposed as above are respectable

10055-01001 in the neighborhood of the said William Greene and are credible persons and that their statements is entitled to credit
I Charles L Francisco clerk of the Court of Bath County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Greene for a pension — In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office the 17 th day of June in the year 1833 and in the 57 th year of the Commonwealth
Chas L Francisco

State of Virginia Highland County to wit:
On this 20 th day of October 1853, personally appeared before the County Court of said County, Elizabeth Greene a resident of the said County, now aged fifty-eight years, who being duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions, made by the act of Congress passed the 3 rd day of February 1853. - That she is the widow of William Greene who was a Pensioner of the Revolutionary War, who received Fifty-six dollars & forty-four cents per annum, & which said pension was paid at the United States pension agency at Richmond Virginia; and that the said William Greene resided, then, in the County of Bath, but which Territory is now in the County of Highland; she further declares that she was married to the said William Greene on the 20 th day of May in the year 1819; that her husband the aforesaid William Greene died on the 2 nd day of June in the year 1839; that she was married to him at the time above stated. She further swears that she was a widow at the passage of the Act, and is still a widow, and that she has never before made application for a Pension.
Elizabeth Greene

Highland County Court October Term 1853
Elizabeth Greene of this County, this day appeared in open court, and made & subscribed in the presence of the court her declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed the 3rd. day of February 1853 entitled "an Act to continue half-pay to certain widows and orphans", which is ordered to be certified on the back of said declaration —
A copy Teste
A. Stephenson Ck.

Bath County Court Clerks Office
The following is a copy from the Register of Marriages filed in my Office -
"William Greene to Elizabeth Driener by Otto Wade on the 25 th May 1849"
A copy
Teste
J. J. Porter Clerk Bath County Court
Decr 21 st 1853.

An examination of these papers, I see That Mr Stephenson of Highland Co, and Mr Porter of Bath Co, have neglected to affix the official seals to the papers certified by them respectively. I know however that they are the clerks. the former of Highland County Court, the latter of Bath County Court, That they were duly elected commissioned and qualified, and are now acting clerks, and That the signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine. Given under my hand This 12th day of January 1854.
J. Fletcher Rep. of Dis. Com.

216.709

State of Virginia County of Highland ss.
On this 27 th day of September A. D. One thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, personally appeared before me, a Justice of the peace within and for the county and state aforesaid Elizabeth Greene aged 60 years a resident of the County of Highland, in the state of Virginia, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of William Greene deceased, who was a private in the company commanded by Captain [blank] in the Regiment of [blank] commanded by [blank] in the Revolutionary war; that her said husband entered the service in or about the [blank] day of [blank] for a term of [blank] and continued in actual service in said war for the term of [blank] and was honorably discharged at [blank] in the day of [blank]
She further states that she was married to the said William Greene in Bath County, (now Highland), state of Virginia, on the 20 th day of May 1819 by me Otho Wade a minister of the Gospel and that her name before her said marriage was Elizabeth Drennen, and that her said husband died in Bath County (now Highland), on the 2 nd day of June 1839 and that she is now a widow. Reference being made to her papers, upon which she obtained a pension, now on file in the pension office at Washington City, for proof of her marriage; and also to her said husband's papers on file in said pension office for proof of his Revolutionary services.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the "act approved March 3 rd 1835."
Elizabeth Greene

We Sarah C. Stephenson and Adam Stephenson residents of the County of Rockland, in the State of Virginia, upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Elizabeth Greene in our presence; and that we believe, from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that she is the identical person who represents herself to be. We further declare, that William Greene her husband, died about the month of June 1839, - that they lived together for many years as man and wife and that said Elizabeth Greene (who is now present), is a widow.
Sarah C. Stephenson A. Stephenson
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
Wm. W. Fleming. J. P.
State of Virginia County of Rockland
I hereby certify, that William W. Fleming Esq. before whom the foregoing declaration & affidavit were made, is and was at the time of taking the same, an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the County & State aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified, and that his signature to the foregoing certificate is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office, this 27 th day of Sept. 1855.
A. Stephenson Clk.

20836
Wm Greene Va
Return
Admiral as private Memo 28 57.44
Charles L. Francis C.C. Bath Co Va.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
15 th May — 1833
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 shew what is necessary to be done. Those 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, shewing the Service of William Greene Bath Co. Va.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Septm '76 3 1 st ser. Capt Lewis. none none Va 77 Bath Co. Va. Tradg.   May '77 about 3 " Col. Dickinson " " "   Apri '77 3 " Capt Vance " " "   drafts '78 about 4 " Capt M c Cutcheon Genl M c Cutcheon " " "   " '80 # 30th " Capt M c Coy " " "   " June '81 4 20 " Capt Gwin " " "   " May '82 3 " " Poage " " "   16 28  
24 A 34
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) _____ 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 day 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 he 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 enquiry 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; and 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.
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.
W. L. Williams G. C. H.

October 27, 1938.
Miss T. C. Houston Mexico Missouri.
Crown BA-J/ILL William Greene W. 25645
Dear Madam:
The data which follow are found in the papers on file in pension claim, W. 25645, based upon service in the Revolutionary War of William Greene.
William Greene was born in the year 1755, in Augusta County, Virginia; the day of his birth, and the names of his parents are not shown. He resided in that county at the time of the Revolutionary War.
He enlisted and served as a private in the Virginia troops, engaged principally against the Indians on the frontier of Augusta County, Virginia, at different times, shown as follows: from sometime in September 1776, three months in Captain John Lewis' company, at Fort Warwick; from sometime in May 1777, as one of six men belonging to Colonel John Dickinson's regiment to guard Wilson's Fort on the Jackson River, this service three months; from sometime in September 1777, three months in Captain Samuel Vance's company; and in the year 1778, four months in Captain Samuel McCutcheon's company, during which he marched to the mouth of Big Beaver Creek and was at Fort McIntosh, also. He enlisted in 1780, and served twenty-four days as private in Captain John McCoy's company, near Richmond, Virginia; he enlisted in June 1781, and served thirty-four days in Captain David Givin's company, in the vicinity of Williamsburg. He enlisted in 1782, and served three months in Captain George Poage's Virginia company, at Fort Warwick.
William Greene was allowed pension on his application executed June 11, 1833, at which time he resided in Bath County, Virginia. He died there June 2, 1839.

William Greene married May 25, 1819, in Bath County, Virginia, Elizabeth Drinen, or Drinnen; they were married by a Minister of the Gospel.
Elizabeth Greene, the soldier's widow, was allowed pension on her application executed October 20, 1853, at which time she was aged fifty-eight years; the date and place of her birth and the names of her parents are not shown. She resided then in Highland County, that part which was formerly Bath County, Virginia. She was allowed 160 acres of bounty land on warrant #36282, under the Act of March 3, 1855, on account of the service of her husband, William Greene, in the Revolutionary War; she was a resident of Highland County, Virginia, in 1855. No reference was made to children.
In 1855, Adam Stephenson and Sarah C. Stephenson were residents of Highland County, Virginia; they were present when Elizabeth Greene made application for bounty land. No relationship to the soldier's family was stated.
If you desire information in regard to the location of the land which was granted on account of service in the Revolutionary War of William Greene, you should address the Commissioner, General Land Office, this city, and furnish that official the following: bounty land warrant #36282, 160 acres, Act of March 3, 1855.
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 address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and cite the following:
Elizabeth Green, widow of William Green (as her name was borne on the pension roll) Certificate #4299 Issued June 30, 1854 Rate $56.44 per annum Commenced February 3, 1853 Act of February 3, 1853 Virginia Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Rec: Ev: 2 nd June 39.
11/1/46
BB

216.709
Official Business
Let us be
Mr. J. Minton
Commr of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.

No. 4.086 Elizabeth Green, wid. J. William -
Letter to Hon. S. Ditchburn, No. of Reps. Jan. 17. 1854.
Aut Feb. 3. 57

Jan'y: 13 1853
Elizabeth Green. Wid. of William Highland Co.
De
act 153 $56. 44 / 100 per An. COM: Feby: 3 d 1853
Rev
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. Pension Office, Official Business.
Hon: J. Letcher Commr. Rep.

Public Office
27 April 1854.
Sir,
Please certify the time to which the within named Pension was paid on the date of his death.
I am Respectfully,
James Canning
2 years 27 days
56.44
1854
Francis Burt Esq. H. Auditor General
William Greene, $56.44 for annuity paid 2 years
1839 paid.
Rev. S. R. R. c.c.
for 3 years

By brief in the case of Elizabeth Green, widow of William Highland County and State of Virginia, act 3 d Feb y 1853.
Claim, ("original," or "for increase." )
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner under the Act of 7 th of June, 1832,
Record evidence of Marriage.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Hon John Fletcher, 40. of Rep. Name and residence of Agent
H. B. B. Examining Clerk.

216.709

Lexington Virginia October 4th. 1855
Hon General Cameron of Pensylvania Sir:
I send for one of my constituents an applica- tion for Bounty Land. Acknow- ledge Receipt Oblige Yours truly L. L. Letcher

Jan. 13, 1854.
Elizabeth
Wood
16201
Highland Co.
Va.
Official Business.
Fletcher N.R.
Hon. S. P. Waldo
Comm r of Pensions
Washington City D.C.

216.709

Moulsey, 1 st Oct. 1855
Dear Sir, -
Enclosed you will receive a Declaration made by Elizabeth Greene for bounty land, which you will please send on as usual.
No news of importance in Highland. - Circuit Court commences tomorrow & it will be a busy week with me. We are all well.
Very Respectfully Yours &c. A. Stephenson

36,282
S Her Ans

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
October 28 th 1840.
Sir :
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," The widow of William Greene, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va. Agency, at the rate of Fifty Six Dollars and 44 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March, to the 2 nd June 1839, the day of his death.
Respectfully yours,
Edward B. Lawrence
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

October 27, 1938.
Miss T. C. Houston Mexico Missouri.
BA-J/ILL William Greene W. 25645
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Jacob Boone, of Pennsylvania, William Green, whose wife, Elizabeth, received a pension while a resident of Highland County, Virginia, and John Wallingford whose wife was Prudie.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims for pension and bounty land which have been made to the United States based upon service in that war.
A search of the Revolutionary War records of this office has been made and no claim for pension or bounty land found based upon service of any Jacob Boone or John Wallingford, under any spelling of the surnames. The record of William Greene is furnished you herewith from Revolutionary War claim for pension, W. 25645.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Mexico, Mo. September 19, 1938.
Department of Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C. Gentlemen:
Search all the records of friends
Jacob Boone born in Berks Co. Pa. died Mayesville, Ky. I have been given this data for his service in Revolutionary War: X 139; C S 61; War Vi 91. Auditor's Account Book.
The History of Pike County, Mo. pub. 1883, says, William Boone, son of Jacob Boone married Clarissa Wallingford, daughter of John Wallingford a Revolutionary soldier. Wife Prudie
Can you send me pension claim of Jacob Boone and John Wallingford?
Also William Green, wife Elizabeth, lived in Highland Co. Va. He was with Washington, and his wife Elizabeth drew pension until 1840.
Will you please send pension claim of Elizabeth Green, or her husband, if he had one. Their daughter Martha A. married Richard Killingsworth.
Thanking you for any help you may be able to give me, I am,
Very cordially,
Miss J. S. Houston

1938-Oct. 27. Hist. to Miss T.C. Houston J.L.H.
Reg WIDOW, &c.
File No. 25645
Elizabeth Green Wid of William Green Dis. Stew. War.
Act Feb 3 rd 55
Index: Vol A , Page 292
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Affidavits to accompany the application of Mrs Eliz Bunn of Highland Co. Virginia.
Recd June 26 th 1892
None.
John Sitko H. R.

State of Virginia:
Highland County To-wit: } Ss:
On this 23 d day of June, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and fifty-four, David Stephenson and Andrew H. Byrd, both residents and citizens of Highland County, Virginia personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County aforesaid, and severally made oath according to law, that Mrs. Elizabeth Greene, now a resident of the County of Highland, is the widow of William Greene, late of the County of Bath, in the State of Virginia - who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War - and that she is the same Elizabeth Greene, who is now applying for a Pension, under the Act of Congress of February 3 d , 1853 - that the said William Greene died in the County of Bath aforesaid in or about the year 1839 - and the said Elizabeth Greene is still his widow -
David Stephenson A. H. Byrd
Subscribed and sworn to by the above named David Stephenson & Andrew H. Byrd, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the County of Highland, in the State of Virginia, on this 23 d day of June, 1854, and I do hereby certify that the said David Stephenson & Andrew H. Byrd, are both credible witnesses. Given under my hand and seal this 23 d day of June 1854.
Wm W Fleming J. P. (Seal)

State of Virginia County of Highland
I Adam Stephenson Clerk of the County Court of Highland County, do hereby certify, that William N. Fleming whose name is subscribed to the within certificate is an acting Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Highland duly commissioned & qualified according to law, & that the signature purporting to be his, is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Court at Monticello, this 23 rd day of June 1854.
A. Stephenson Clk.