Frederick Finder (Fenton, Finter, Fenter) S25089 f7VA
Transcription by FA Weyler 08 Jul 2013 rev'd 2/27/15
[p4] Virginia County of Rockbridge to wit” On this 24th day of October 1823 before me the subscribed a justice of the peace for the county of Rockbridge personally appeared Frederick Finder who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Capt Hoffman afterwards under the command of Captain Tate in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Bluford [Abraham Buford] in the service of the United States in the army of the Revolutionary War. That his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of Virginia at the rate of three dollars and sixty cents per month (which he has heretofore received regularly) and that he has never received a certificate to that effect from the Secretary of War.
{Signed] Frederick Finder
Sworn and subscribed to before me
The day & year aforesaid
Robert White
A justice of the peace for Rockbridge County
[p 5 county certification
Robert White, JP
Andrew Reid, clerk]
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[Note: Will Graves: The State of Virginia granted this veteran a pension based on wounds he received while serving in "Buford's Detachment"; his widow was named Rachel. The following was taken from a very faint image s found at]:
[From Digital Library of Virginia]: Rockbridge County Legislative Papers
To the Hon. Senate & House of Delegates of Virginia
The petition of Frederick Fenton [Finder] respectfully represents, that he was a soldier of Buford's Regiment, and was wounded at the battle of Guilford in his left arm so as to prevent his following his usual occupation of a Gun Smith, and has also been unable to perform that labor necessary for the support of himself & family and that a petition of eight pounds per annum has been granted to him, but as he is now nearly fifty-six years of age & his wound becomes much worse he hopes an augmentation to his pension will be granted to him. And as in duty bound will ever pray –
S/ Frederick Fenton [sic]
Rockbridge County, December 11th, 1816
To the Hon. Senate & House of Delegates of Virginia
The undersigned, at the request of Frederick Finter [sic] respectfully represent that they lived near him, and have been acquainted with him for some years. They have examined the wound in his left arm, received at the battle of Guilford and are perfectly satisfied, that he is unable of performing that labor which would be necessary for the support of himself & family. The wound at present must be very painful, and has not closed since a musket ball, weighing 15 dwts was extracted last year; his arm is also very much decayed. He is also poor & has no real and very little personal estate: we, therefore, hope his petition or praying and augmentation of his pension, to whatever may be deemed reasonable, may be granted.
Rockbridge County, October 1816
Wm Grigsby
Benjamin Martin
Henry Hiller, Junior
John H Irvine [?—faint]
John Sether [illegibly faint]
[etc.] [etc.]
I certify that Frederick Finter is disabled in the elbow joint of the left arm & there is now two running [?] wounds [?] which appear to have existed for a considerable time & in all probability will remain for many years; The joint of the elbow is stiff, & will certainly remain so.
The wounds [?] are so much that it is necessary to have them frequently examined & dressed.
Lexington November 4th, 1816
S/ R. W. Cluer
Rockbridge County SS
Martin Fenter personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace for said County and made oath that Frederick Fenter served his apprenticeship with him to the Gun Smith business, previous to the battle of Guilford, and that he was wounded in his left arm so as to prevent his following his trade or as he the said Martin believes doing that labor necessary for the support of himself & his family.
S/ Robert White, November 4, 1816
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