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From: "Frank Cochran" <>
Subject: Re: Virginia Revolutionary Claims
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 13:50:23 -0600


I don't own the book but I will look for the names you mentioned when I get
back to the library. It might be next week before I can get you an answer.

Frank Cochran

-----Original Message-----
From: Garnet Murphey <>
To: <>
Date: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 12:56 PM
Subject: Re: Virginia Revolutionary Claims


>Frank Cochran wrote:
>>
>> Being new to this list, I have not seen all the correspondence, so this
may
>> be a case of "Coal to Newcastle".
>>
>> I found a three-volume book called _Virginia Revolutionary "Publick"
>> Claims_. It was published in 1992 and was compiled by Janice L.
Abercrombie
>> and Richard Slaten.
>>
>> The book contains a listing of claims presented to various courts for
>> payment of goods used in the Revolutionary War. The claims were
presented
>> in the early 1780's. The book is arranged by counties and by court date.
>> Most of the listings are not in alphabetical order, but there is an
all-name
>> index. Of course the names are spelled "creatively". Volume 1 covers
from
>> Accomack to part of Fluvanna; volume 2 from Fluvanna to part of Orange;
and
>> volume 3 from Orange to York and the index.
>>
>> If you are looking to place someone in the early 1780's, this could be a
>> help.
>>
>> Frank Cochran
>> Madison, Alabama
>>
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>Hi, do you happen to own this book?
>MY ancestor died after 3 yrs service but there is a land grant. would
>you be kind enought to check out his name
>Joel E Vener/Viner/Variat
>(the last one is on the land grant and lists Daniel Venner as heir at
>law.
>Garnet Murphey in Tx
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