REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION - WILLIAM M. CASTLEBERRY

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Kentucky
Hopkins County

Be it remembered that heretofore towit and in court held for the County 
aforesaid at the courthouse in the town of Madisonville on the 8th day of 
October 1832 the following entry among others was made in the minutes of said 
court Viz.

"William M. Castleberry a soldier of the Revolution & applicant for a pension 
this day produced in court his declaration under an act of Congress passed 7th 
June 1832 and subscribed & made oath to the same and the certificate of William 
Bishop & Christopher Jackson hereunder written was also subscribed & sworn to in 
open court. Whereupon the court do hereby declare their opinion after the 
investigation of the matter & putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War 
Department that the above applicant was a soldier of the Revolution & served as 
he states and the court further certifies that it appears to them that the said 
William Bishop & Christopher Jackson who subscribed the certificate above named 
are residents in the County of Hopkins and are credible persons and that their 
state ment is entitled to credit."

I Samuel Woodson Clerk of the Court for the County of Hopkins aforesaid do 
certify that the foregoing is a full & complete transcription of an entry in the 
minutes of said Court as the same remains in my office. I further certify that 
the paper herto attached marked (A) is the original declaration mentioned in 
said entry as having been subscribed & sworn to by William M. Castleberry. And 
the certificate of XXXXXXXX [appears the word admission is X'ed out] thereunder 
written subscribed by William Bishop and Christopher Jackson is the original 
certificate mentioned in said entry as having been subscribed & sworn to by 
them.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of 
my said office the 10th day of October 1832 and in the 41st year of the 
Commonwealth.

Samuel Woodson

[The following was added to the document on Feb. 4th 1833]

I Chittenden Lyon Do Certify that the declaration of William M. Castleberry 
marked (A) and attached hereto is in the proper hand writing of Samuel Woodson 
Clerk of Hopkins County Court "who is well Known to me, and who would not attach 
any improper paper to his authentication.

Chitt Lyon
Feb 4th 1833

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXx

No. 5269
Kentucky
__________________________

William M. Castleberry
of Hopkins Co. in the State of Kentucky
who was a private in the Company commanded
by Captain Howard of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Fiero in the Georgia Militia
line for 9 months & 12 days.
__________________________

Inscribed on the Role of Kentucky
at the rate of 31 dollars 31 cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March 1834.
__________________________

Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day of February
1833 and sent to Hon. C. ???? H.R.
_________________________

Arrears to 4th of September 1832 46.96
Semi=anl. [believe semiannual]
allowance ending 4 March 1833 15.65

______

$62.61

{Revolutionary claim Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk
Book D. Vol. 9
Page 34





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