REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION AFFIDAVIT - JOSEPH (JOAB) MILES

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Source: Library of Virginia Digital Collection


Miles, Joseph (Joab)               Pen. 286               1786-1819   
Soldier-2nd Virginia Regiment  
Dinwiddie County--Sussex County

November 1786: Joseph alias Joab Miles a pensioner appeared before the Court and 
by the oath of Butler Roseborne and John Cole proved to the satisfaction of the 
Court that the said Miles belonged to the 2nd Regiment and with company of said 
regiment in the service of the United States was that he was disabled while in 
the service of the said service--that he is about 32 years old and an inhabitant 
of the County. Copy Teste: Nicholas C D C

  I do certify that upon examining Joseph alias Joab Miles that I find him in 
the same blind condition who has been for several year and incapable of 
following any business to get his living.  Signed: James Greenway 

I do with the advice of the Council hereby certify that Joseph alias Joab Miles, 
aged about 32 years, late a private in the 2nd Virginia Regiment appears to have 
been disabled in such a manner while in the service of the United States as to 
entitle him to the sum of 12 pounds yearly; which allowance is accordingly made 
him to commence from the first day of January 1786.  Given under my hand as 
Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, at Richmond, this 5th day of December 
1786.  Signed: Edm: Randolph

January 12, 1819--Joseph Miles died; John Raney was administrator of his estate-
-received 1 dollar 33 cents as settlement.