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To Mr. Edmund H. Taylor Richmond, 2nd May 1834.
Sir, Your letter containing one from 3rd Auditor, in the Treasury Department of the United States, was received a few days past. In reply to it, I have to say-Francis Taylor-settled his accompts as Captain & Major, for a service from Jany 1st 1777 to Oct 1st 1778-for which he received a balance of £192.13.5. He received bounty land, for 8 years service, as Major.
Samuel Gill was Captain in the Revolutionary Army-He settled his A/pts as Lieut & Captain, in the Continental line, for a service, from Jany 1st, 1777 to Jany 6th 1779 and rec'd £135.4.11. The bal. of his pay.
He received 4,000 acres of land as Captain, for a service of 3 years-April 30th, 1784.
Erasmus Gill-settled his accompts as Cornet-Lieut of Dragons, and Captain in the Continental Line for a service from Jany 1st, 1777 to Decr. 31st 1781.
He received bounty land as Captain for a service of eight years-a part there of in July '83 & the remainder in Nov'r '96. He received the bal. of his payments amounting to £495.1.7.
The public records and documents on file in my office, do not enable me to answer more of your letter than is answered above--
Your Obt Servant
John H. Smith.
[Note-John H.Smith was either Chief Clerk, or Auditor, of Virginia-PFT.]
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From "Historical Register of the Continental Army-Heitman.
"Taylor, Frencis (Va.). Captain 2d Virginia, 8th May, 1776; Major 15th Virginia, 20th March, 1778; retired 14th September 1778; Colonel Virginia Convention Guards, June, 1779, to June 1781."
Gill, Samuel (Va). Ensign 4th Virginia, 10th February, 1776; 1st Lieutenant, ____November, 1776; Captain, ____ January, 1777; retired 14th September, 1778."
Gill, Erasmus (Va). Sergeant 2nd Virginia, 28th August, 1776; Ensign, 28 h November, 1776; 2d Lieutenant, 15th June, 1777; 1st Lieutenant 4th Continental Dragoons, February, 1779. to rank from 25th December, 1778; taken prisoner at the Siege of Savannah, 3d October, 1779; exchanged 22d October 1780; Captain, ___ 1781, and served to close of war." [He was brother of Samuel Gill, above named.-PFT.]
From the TAYLOR DIARY #1907-z in the Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina Library, Chapel Hill. FOR REFERENCE ONLY: PERMISSION TO PUBLISH MUST BE REQUESTED. WARNING: MOST MANUSCRIPTS ARE PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT. LETTER. [15] 1 15LETTER. [15]
To Mr. Edmund H. Taylor Richmond, 2nd May 1834.
Sir, Your letter containing one from 3rd Auditor, in the Treasury Department of the United States, was received a few days past. In reply to it, I have to say-Francis Taylor-settled his accompts as Captain & Major, for a service from Jany 1st 1777 to Oct 1st 1778-for which he received a balance of £192.13.5. He received bounty land, for 8 years service, as Major.
Samuel Gill was Captain in the Revolutionary Army-He settled his A/pts as Lieut & Captain, in the Continental line, for a service, from Jany 1st, 1777 to Jany 6th 1779 and rec'd £135.4.11. The bal. of his pay.
He received 4,000 acres of land as Captain, for a service of 3 years-April 30th, 1784.
Erasmus Gill-settled his accompts as Cornet-Lieut of Dragons, and Captain in the Continental Line for a service from Jany 1st, 1777 to Decr. 31st 1781.
He received bounty land as Captain for a service of eight years-a part there of in July '83 & the remainder in Nov'r '96. He received the bal. of his payments amounting to £495.1.7.
The public records and documents on file in my office, do not enable me to answer more of your letter than is answered above--
Your Obt Servant
John H. Smith.
[Note-John H.Smith was either Chief Clerk, or Auditor, of Virginia-PFT.]
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From "Historical Register of the Continental Army-Heitman.
"Taylor, Frencis (Va.). Captain 2d Virginia, 8th May, 1776; Major 15th Virginia, 20th March, 1778; retired 14th September 1778; Colonel Virginia Convention Guards, June, 1779, to June 1781."
Gill, Samuel (Va). Ensign 4th Virginia, 10th February, 1776; 1st Lieutenant, ____November, 1776; Captain, ____ January, 1777; retired 14th September, 1778."
Gill, Erasmus (Va). Sergeant 2nd Virginia, 28th August, 1776; Ensign, 28 h November, 1776; 2d Lieutenant, 15th June, 1777; 1st Lieutenant 4th Continental Dragoons, February, 1779. to rank from 25th December, 1778; taken prisoner at the Siege of Savannah, 3d October, 1779; exchanged 22d October 1780; Captain, ___ 1781, and served to close of war." [He was brother of Samuel Gill, above named.-PFT.]
From the TAYLOR DIARY #1907-z in the Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina Library, Chapel Hill. FOR REFERENCE ONLY: PERMISSION TO PUBLISH MUST BE REQUESTED. WARNING: MOST MANUSCRIPTS ARE PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT.
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