REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION AFFIDAVIT - JAMES FORD Copyright (c) 2002 by Janet Putt Neville. [jandneville@yahoo.com] *********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons.Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permissionto the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** Source: Library of Virginia Digital Collection Ford, James Pen. 147 1786-1791 Braddock's Defeat 1755 Frederick County I do, with the advice of Council, hereby certify that James Ford, about 65 years of age, late a soldier in the war previous to the Revolution, appears to have been disabled by a wound received in his left thigh while in the service of The United States as to entitle him to the sum of six pounds yearly; which allowance accordingly made him, to commence on the first day of January 1786. Given under my hand as Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, at Richmond,this 12th day of May 1787. (Signed) Beverly Randolph