[Rejected Revolutionary War Land Claim of Gabriel Murphy, 1835]
[transcribed by Mark A. Murphy, 27 Jan 2003]

The Memorial of Gabriel Murfrey to the Executives of Virginia your
Memorialist to be presented to the Excecutive of Virginia that he 
recides in the county of Nelson and State of Kentucky that he is listed 
in the year 1778 in the county of Hampshire Va, as the company of 
dragoons commanded by Captain Andrew Wallace of Colonel George Baylors 
dragoon regiment Virginia continental line for three years or during 
the war, that he served upwards of three years and to the end of the 
war, and was honourably discharged on the 4 day of January 1782, from 
the same corps under the command then of Lieut-6th William Washington 
at Camden South Carolina, your Memorialists therefore respectfully
requests the Executive of Virginia to direct the Register of the Land 
office of Virginia to iSsue to him or his attorney Idor[?] P. DuVal a
warrant for the bounty land due him as a sergeant for the cause[?], or
to the end of the war, in the the Virginia continental line.

Gabriel his CX mark Murphy

County of Nelson
State of Kentucky}
Personally appeared before me Gabriel Murphy the memorialis whose name
is signed to the annexed memorial to the Executive of Virginia, and
made oath that the facts therein stated are true.
Tho Liutheana[?] J.P.N.L.

State of Kentucky
County of Nelson}
I Nathaniel Wickliffe[?] clerk of the county court of Nelson certify 
that Thomas Linthenum[?] was a Justice of the county court aforesaid
at the time of taking the censured[?] affidavit of Gabriel Murphy, and
is now an acting Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid,
duly commiSsioned and qualified according to Law, and that the 
signature of the said Thomas Linthecum[?] Justice of the Peace, is his
genuine signature.-
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal
of the county court of Nelson this 9th day of December in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four, and in the 43d
year of the Commonwealth.-
	Nathl. Wickliffe[?] Clk

State of Kentucky
County of Nelson}
I Robert Hagan Presiding Justice of the county court of Nelson in the
state aforesaid do hereby certify that the Attestation of Nathaniel
Wickliffe Clerk of the county- court of Nelson, and hereunto annexed
is in due term[?] of Law, and by the proper officer appointed by the 
Laws of the said state for that purpose, and that full faith and credit
are due thereto in every count or office in the United States.  Given
under my hand, at the county and State aforesaid this 10th day of 
December in the year of our Lord one [thousand eight hundred and thirty 
four- Robert Hagan, J.P.]

[following is a typed formed with hand-written specifics filled in]
Know all men by these presents that I Gabriel Murphy sr[?] sergeant in
the Virginia continental line during the revolutionary war, and also as
a private part of the time in time promoted, do hereby nomiate, 
constitute, and appoint John P. DuVal of Bardstown Kentucky my true 
and lawful attorney......[to get land from VA, etc., standard form]...
18th day of June 1834
Gabriel CX Murphy	L.S.

State of Kentucky
County of Nelson} I, D.S. Howell a Justice of the Peace in the county
and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that David Wilson is a credible
witness, and that he personally appeared before me, in my county
aforesaid, and made oath that he is well acquainted with Gabriel 
Murphy, that the said Murphy enlisted for three years and served the
same period in the Virginia continental line during the revolutionary
war, that the said Murphy served two years as a sergeant one of the three 
years, and until the time of his discharge.  That he the said
David Wilson was a corporal in the same company at the same time with
the said Murphy and that he is now in the receipt of a pension from
the United States for his services, and that the said Murphy executed
the annexed pwoer of attorney to John P DuVal [page cut off signature 
of D.S. Howell]
[file ends with more typed affidavits that the above is true]