REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION AFFIDAVIT - JOHN PARKER

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Source: Library of Virginia Digital Collection


Parker, John                Pen. 316                     1785-1800  
Soldier-2nd Virginia Regiment  

Contributor's Note:
These records  were found in Nicken, Richard's files
 

Sir: Give a warrant to John Parker, late a soldier of the 2nd Virg. Regt. for 
twelve pounds for his pension for the year 1785 to be paid.
  Signed: John Pendleton

November 2 1785:
     I do hereby certify that John Parker when prisoner at the surrender of 
Pillows, a private in the 2nd Virg. Regt. at the ____ of Savannah joined the 
troops under my command at the field of Augusta on his escape from captivity and 
was wounded at the action before that place.
  Signed: Henry Lee

8 November 1789
The time of receiving the wound is fractured his right bone; it would appear 
that Nature in great time accomplished the cure from the twisting the leg and 
from this reason should suppose him so disabled as to render him incapable of 
following him his usual occupation so as to afford him sufficient support -

would thereon recommend him to the Governor's clemency.  Signed James Huffney?

  It appears from examining the wounds of the bearer Jno Parker that what 
principally interferes with his business as usual is one situated above the 
knee.  This wound I find penetrates at least ten inches from circumstances have 
reason to believe the bone is now infected  and I am allowing ___ to the balls 
still being lodged there must render the cure more hazzardous, and at any rate 
extremely tedious in accomplishing a cure and cannot be obtained until the ball 
is extracted which at present cannot be discovered--I mean its particular 
lodgement 
(signature cut off on bottom of microfilm)