REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION AFFIDAVIT - ARCHIBALD COMPTON

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Source: Library of Virginia Digital Collection


Compton, Archibald              Pen. 86                1786-1809
Soldier--2nd Virginia Regiment
Amelia County

Also See: Scott,Joseph


I do with the advice of Council hereby certify that Archibald Compton, late a 
private in the 2nd Virginia Regiment and whose pay was disabled in such a manner 
while in the service of the United States as to entitle him to  the sum of 
twelve pounds yearly, which allowance is accordingly made him, to commence from 
the 1st day of January 1786.  Given under my hand as Governor of the 
Commonwealth of Virginia, at Richmond, this 23rd  day of December 1786. 
T. Meriwether
Signed: Edm:Randolph


Last document in files shows payments made to Thomas Dandridge, J. Gordon, G. 
Gibson, and (?) Taylor, March 16 1799, which was dark and hard to read.