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The declarations also include affidavits from witnesses who could verify information provided by applicants.","Applicants in this series reported to have served in various Virginia military units, including the 6th Virginia Regiment; 8th Virginia Regiment; 10th Virginia Regiment; Virginia State Line, Company of Artillery; Frederick County militia; Albemarle Barracks Guards; Cherokee expedition; Detachment of Light Infantry; Frontier guards; Working Corps; Winchester Barracks Guards; Wythe County Lead Mines Guards; and the Virginia State Line generally.","Applicants also reported serving in many units outside of Virginia, including the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment; Corps of Artificers; First Rifle Regiment; Continental Establishment, 5th Brigade of Waggons; Frederick Town Barracks Guards; and the Pennsylvania State Line, Continental Establishment, and Army of the Revolution generally.","Applicants also gave accounts of being present during several military engagements, including the Battle of Alamance, Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Cowpens, Battle of Dorchester, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Guilford Courthouse, Battle of Hanging Rock, Battle of Jamestown, Battle of Long Island, Battle of Lytchmoth Point, Battle of Monmouth, Battle of Paoli, Battle of Princeton, Battle of Reedy Fork of New River, Battle of Stony Point, Battle of Trenton, Battle of White Plains, and Siege of Yorktown.","Significant materials in this collection include the pension declaration of a free Black soldiers, John Roe. 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Because of the near-loss of the Botetourt County records, the Virginia General Assembly passed the Virginia Public Records Act in 1975. The act mandated that deeds, wills, and other vital records be inventoried and microfilmed and copies of the film stored permanently in the Library of Virginia in Richmond for safekeeping. Counties could also choose to send court records to the Library of Virginia for storage and safekeeping as needed.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Historical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["Context for Record Type: In 1818, Congress passed the first of three major Revolutionary War pension acts. The act granted lifetime pensions to all men who had served as regular army soldiers in the Continental Line and who could demonstrate financial need. Prior to the passage of this act, pensions had been restricted to former soldiers who were no longer able to support themselves due to injuries sustained while in service. 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