Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 559, William Harper, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va
Harper, William
R. 559
Barrett, Sarah
(Former widow)
CONTENTS

No 8168
Sarah Barrett, formerly widow of W m Harper
559
Lt. Benj r A. Vansickle Aug 7. 1856.
Act July 4. 1836

Ex'r.
INVALID.
RECEIVED
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
Sarah Barrett
P. O. _____
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____

Pension Claim
Law of Texas
Mrs Sarah Harper formerly wife of Wm Harper original Clark has made the endow- ment below by direction of the Commissioned L
in the war with Great
Britain 1812
sent to Benj A Vansickle
Presented by Parrant
Hopkins co Texas
At Washington City D.C.

The State of Texas County of Hopkins
on this 14th day of January A.D. 1836 Personally appeared before me an acting justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Sarah Harper aged 79 severing years a Resident of Hopkins County the state of Texas the serving widow of William Harper Deceased Who being duly sworn by according to Law declares that she is the widow of William Harper deceased who was a private in the Company Commanded by Capt n Parker in the Redstick of
Commanded by in the war with Great Britain in the year 18 That her said Husband Enlisted at in the State of Virginia on or about the day of
A.D. 18 for the term years and continued in actual service in said for the term of years and was discharged at on the day of A.D. 18 as well appear
by Muster Roll. She further states that she was married to the said Harper in the State of Georgia on the 25th day of Dec r 1876 by one The Rev. being a Minister of the Gospel and that her name before her said marriage was Sarah Rawls since her said Husband
died at Louisiana on the - 1 st day of 1811 And that she is now a widow
at the date of executing this her declaration she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Pension Money to which may be Entitled to under the act Approved
18 Allowing Pensions to Revolution ary soldiers

She fur ther states that she has not ever pledged or mortgaged her right to the claim she now applies for up to this date
Sarah Barrett
Wife of Washington Harper and J. R. Morgan Harper
Resident citizens of Hopkins County and state of fore said upon our oaths declare that the forgoing declaration was signed and acknowl- edged by formerly wife of Sarah Barrett, Harper in our presence And that we know that she is the Identical Person she represents herself to be
George Washington Harper J. R. Harper
The forgoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to before me and subscribed on this day and year first above written I certify that I know the affiants to be credable persons that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim
Ben A Van Secle J. P.
The state of Texas } I RE Matthews clerk of the county of Hopkins } county court in and for said county do hereby certify that Ben A Van Secle before whom the within declarations were made is and was at the time of signing the same a Justice of the peace for said county duly elected commissioned and sworn and that his signature thereto is genuine and that all his acts as such Justice is valid and entitled to full faith and credit witness my official signature and seal of office hereon impressed on the 29 th January 1886 RE Matthews clerk

The state of Texas County of Hopkins
Know all men by these presents I Sarah Bonnell Late Widow of William Horpe deceased of the County of Hopkins and state of Texas and the Widow of William Horpe who was a Soldier in the Service of the United States do hereby Irrevocably constitute and appoint John F. Kelly Esq. of Washington City District of Columbia my true and Lawfull Attorney Irrevocably for me and in my name to prosecute and and from Release from the United States the Bounty Land and Half pay Due me as the Widow of William Horpe deceased due me by virtue of my deceased husband's death Release in the United States under Existing Granting half pay to the surviving Widows of deceased soldiers and generally to do and perform all and singular the acts, deeds and all other acts to draw from the Government of the United States my half pay Due me as the surviving widow of a deceased soldier Given under my hand and seal this 14 th Jan 1856
Sarah Bonnell