Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 182?-183?, 1832-09-07

! the army upon civil contract, suCh as NiCIhS
10 Commissaries and 10 Store Keepers, &c
Transfers, Boatmen, sc.
-Four general classes OF cases are embrace
ed in this law
l. The Regular Troops.
3. The State Troops, Ms!ESavol service.
teers.
3. Persons sen em !RaS regular troops in the
a. ih h 9Rar exist in this Depart
:, as the Ee sr1sons claiming TIE benefit of
het%as officers, commissioned Off |
lJTs, musicians, or privates, will in the first |
instance, make application by transmitting |
the following declaration, which will be
made before Court of Record OF the Coun- |
ty where such applicant resides. And eve
nv Court having 10y law seal and Clerk is
considered Court of Record.
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit Oft the Act Of
Congress of the 7th of June, 1882.
State, Territory, or district Of S.
County Of
On tbis-day personally appeared
beiore-of thea il. a resident Of
in the county of-and State, Territory or
District of-aged- years, who being
! first duly sworn according TO law, doth on
his oath make the following declaration, in
order 10 obtain the benefit of the provisions
made by the act of Congress, passed June
7th, 1882 That he enlisted in the Army of
the United States in the year, with
s. served in the regiment of the-line,
under the following named officers:
There set forth The names aud rank ofthe
Field and Company Officers; the time he
left the service; (Gnd if he SerUed under
more than one term Of enlistment. he mast
specify the particular period, and rGnk and
names of his officers y the tolcn or county
and State in tUhich he resided lUhenhe enter
ed the service the battles, II any, in t0hich he
trGs engaged, and the countrythTou9h trhici
he marched.
He hereby relinQuishes every claim what
p ever to pension or annuity, except the
, present, and he declares that his name is moi
t on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any
: State or (if any y only on that of the agen-
d ed the day aforesaid.-A. b.
S And then will follow the certificate Of th'
Court:
And then said Court do hereby declare
, their opinion, that the above named appli
a cant was revolutionary soldier, and served
as he states.
4, CLERK of the Court of--do hereby
t certify, that the foregoing contains the orig
I inal proceedings of the said Court in th
matter of the application ot--tor pen
sion.
, In testimony whereof have hereunto SO
: my hand and seal OF Office, this--day 4
= Sc.
! If, on examination of the proper recon
- the names of applicants, making such d.
c, P2ration, cannot be found, they will recef
: dSailed instructions, respecting the nate
+ anotorm of the testimony they must p
'e duce,to secure their being placed onhe
Z Pension Roll. AS the presumption willn
= such cases, bOagainst the applicants, i4pn-
!, Nequence of the omission of their nanI IN
nc muster rolls, they will be requ}d 10
y au' as near as may be, the same eTence
~ 20 SSeretolore been required, by tlti{eg-
ne On. Nd practice adopted for Crying
mo, mo oehecs'be act of Congress, Math IL,
r. ioI I ana re act supplementary hereto J;
" WIN Gi.n Su0n IelNations as have bea from
OF sliie 70 ulhe' Npctioned by theDepart-
a. lheht' on account eSthe rapid decrek Be OF the
10 Survivors sur OF the revolutionary amy, and
J. the consequent difficulty nrocurAg direct,
ID positive testimony in eyey case
= Whether an officer or fNo- commissioned
IS officer is now in the receipt 6 a bension, he
i should make application, if ef4dled TO tn,
: DEMENT'S ofthiS act, by letter merey. setting
IF forth his rank, and the regiment, Corps, o
), vessel, IN which he served, and his Rrcsen
1t place ofresdenee. His pension certifcat
e must accompany his letter.
c In those cases where the applicants hay
T. once been on the pension roll, under the ad
C OF March Is, 1918, and have been droppd
!, thereirom on account of property, or for adj
!, other reason, or where application has be
k made under the act of May Is, 1928, and IL
i evidence OF service is in the department
or having made application and proof of 81
0 wee, and having been rejected, instead 4
+ the above declaration they will make stat
!, ment, setting forth, under oath, their hi
: ing been previously on the pension roll, a |
S their having been struck from the san.
showing their rank, the regiment, corpt III
/ vessel in which they served, their place
e residence when the first application wi
made or OF their application under the 'ct
, 10Th May, 1928.
} In case where a claimant may male pf |
, sonal application at this Department, al !
can produce satisfactory proof of 'erviE |
and OF his identity also, at the seat of ID |
eminent, he may make his declaration J.
fore justice of the peace. |
2 The case of the State troops volb- |
teers and militia is different. There arE FIN |
the department no rolls of the Stale trobs, |
except those of Virginia, and no rblIs oIhe !
militia except those of New HAMPSHIRE |
Applicants, who served in the fate Trips |
OF Virginia, and applicants, wig serve in
the militia Of New Hampshire, will bIre-
CURED 10 produce the same proof, as isl IRE
I scrl5ed FOR those who served upon the lon
/ tincatal Establishment But with reject