REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION - WILLIAM DUKE

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Upson County, Georgia Pension Application August Term 1832
Rev. War Pension Application: William Duke, Senior, 1832 Upson
County, Georgia 

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State of Georgia County of Upson

On the twenty eighth day of August in the year of Lord eighteen
hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before
Christopher B. Strong, Judge of the Superior Court of the
County of Upson and State of Georgia and Flint Circuit in said
now sitting William Duke, Senior a resident of the County of
Upson in the State of Georgia aged seventy years who being duly
sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of
Congress passed  June 7, 1832.  That he entered the service of
the United States under the following named officers and served
as herein stated.  He entered the service under the Colonel
John Stewart & Lieutenant Colonel Elijah Clark and Captian
Henry Duke in the late part of the year 1776.  The day and
month not recollected that he left the service two years
thereafter and he resided the the County Wilkes and State of
Georgia at the time he entered the service that he was a First
Lieutenant  in said company belonging to the regiment afore
said in the State Troops of the State of Georgia. He was
stationed and his marched was confined exclusively to the State
of Georgia and that he has no documentatry evidence.  

He hereby relinguinghes very claim whatever to a pension or
annity, exceptt hepresent , and declared that his name is not
on the pension roll of the agency of any state.  Sworn to and
subscribed the and year foresaid.

Wm.P. onger, Clk,S.C.                                                           
William Duke

Note= Certificateds by A.F. Edwards, M.M. E.C.
        M.W. Stamper
        The Court & Clerk 20 August 1832