| Show ansi if fuyi A WOMAN PRIVATE account of a female soldier ol 01 the revolutionary war among the applications filed for membership in tho sons of the american Revola Eion at a recent meeting says a letter from washington was one which contained the details of a veritable romance prof gilbert thompson who on his fathers sido is descended from a private revolutionary soldier also claims descent from a private soldier on his mothers side this soldier being deborah sampson gannott herein lies the romance in an affidavit made by her when she relinquished her invalid pension and received the benefit of the act of congress passed march IS 1808 she testified as follows deborah gannett of sharon county of norfolk district of massachusetts makes oath that she served as a private soldier under the name of robert shurtleff in the war of tho revolution for upward of two years manner following viz enlisted in april 1781 in the company commanded by captain george webb in the massachusetts regiment commanded by colonel sher and afterward by colonel henry jackson and served until november 1783 when she was honorably discharged in writing which discharge is lost at the capture of cornwallis was wounded at tarrytown and now receives a pension from the united states in january 1792 sho petitioned the legislature of massachusetts and stated that from zeal for the good of her coan try bho was induced and by the name of robert shurtleff did on may 20 1783 enlist as a soldier in the continental service for three years in tho fourth rog imru was mustered musi ered in on the of same month was wounded and continued in the service until discharged by general khoa at west point october 35 in accordance with this petition a resolution was passed january 29 1792 signed by john uan cock and sho was paid thirty four pounds the note bearing interest from october tho female review published in 1797 gave her a very lengthy notice and bore testimony to her heroic conduct and unblemished character |
