REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION - RICHARD SAUNDERS

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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress after 7th June 
1832 State of Virgin, Caroline County: To Wit At a court of monthly sessions 
held for the County of Caroline At Court House on the 9th day of July 1832, 
personally Appeared before the justices Richard Saunders a resident of the said 
County aged sixty-nine years, who being duly sworn according to Law oathdoth on
his oath make the following declaration in order To obtain benefits of the 
provision made by the Act of Congress passed
The 7th of June 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States About 
February 1779 for the term of eighteen months in the town of Port Royal in the 
county of Caroline. That he marched from Fredericksburg Virginia, to Wilmington 
in the Company commanded by Captain Thomas (Hird): Was ordered South under Major 
Lewis and at Petersburg, Virginia, Was ordered to Savannah, Georgia in the 
Regiment commanded by Capt.Richard Parker and Captain Benjamine Taliaferro; 
after The siege of Savannah he returned to Augusta and took winter Quarters. In 
the spring of 1780,marched to Charlestown South Carolina Where he was taken 
prisoner
and confined fourteen months. Some of which was on board a prisonship. In 1781, 
was shipped from Charlestown To Old James Town in Virginia, was exchanged and 
marched to Williamsburg here he was discharged. That from the time of his 
enlistment to the time of His Discharge was two years four months. He hereby 
relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or an annuity except the 
present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency 
in any other State (or any) in that of the agency of the state of Virginia. 
Sworn and subscribed to the day and year afare said. Richard Saunders
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above Named 
applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states.
I, John S. Pendleton, Clerk of the County Circuit of Caroline do hereby certify 
that the foregoing contains the original Proceedings of the said Court in the 
matter of the application of Richard Saunders for a pension. In testimony 
whereof I have hereunto set my hand And Seal of Office this 9th day of July 
1832.

John S. Pendleton