His Majesty's |
4th Royal Regt | of Veterans |
Whereof | Major General W Nedham is Colonel |
THESE ARE TO CERTIFY |
1st Certificate of Age and Enlistment |
That
Private William Scott
Born in the Parish of
Carlisle
in or near the Town of
Carlisle
in the County of
Cumberland
was enlisted
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2nd Certificate of Service | THAT he hath served in the Army for the space of Sixteen Years and Fifty Six Days after the Age of Eighteen, according to the subjoined |
STATEMENT OF SERVICE |
IN WHAT CORPS | Period | Total Service | In the East or West Indies included in the foregoing Total | |||
From | To | Yrs | Days | Yrs | Days | |
95 Foot as per Statement given in | 14 | 111 | ||||
??? Pension | 26 March 1819 | 24 Nov 1819 | 122 | |||
4th Veterans | 25 Nov 1819 | 31 May 1821 | 1 | 188 | ||
TOTAL | 16 | 56 |
3rd Certificate of the Cause of Discharge |
That in consequence of
the Disbandment of the Corps
HE IS HEREBY DISCHARGED |
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4th Certificate of not being disqualified from Pension | That he is not, to my knowledge incapacitated by the Sentence of a General Court Martial from receiving Pension | ||
5th Certificate of Character &c. &c. &c. | That his General Conduct as a Soldier has been Good | ||
6th Certificate of the Settlement of all Demands. | That he has received all just Demands of Pay, Clothing &c. from his Entry into the Service to the date of his Discharge, as appears by his Receipt underneath. | ||
7th Acknowledgement of the Receipt of all Demands | I William Scott do hereby acknowledge that I have received all my Clothing, Pay, Arrearsof Pay, and all just Demands whatsoever, from the time of my entry into the Service to the date of this Discharge. | ||
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8th Certificate of Description. |
To prevent any improper use being made of this Discharge by its falling into other
Hands, the following is a Description of the said
Private William Scott
He is about Thirty four Years of Age is Five Feet 6 Inches in height Brown Hair, Blue Eyes, Sallow Complexion, and by Trade or Occupation a Labourer. |
Given under my Hand, and the Seal of the Regiment at Ayr V B this 1st Day of June 1821
Signature of the Commanding Officer ------
Horse Guards 1st June 1821 Confirmed by ---------
Record Reference WO 97/1036
Page 2 |
N.B. The Agent, Paymaster, or other Officer, by whom the issue of Marching Money is made (under the Regulations of the 25th July 1816) to the Soldier discharged, is to insert below, the Amount of the Sum issued to the Soldier to enable him to return to the place of his Enlistment or Enrolment, specifying the Place to which he is to proceed, and to state also whether he has, or has not, been provided with a Passage by sea at the Public Expense. |
To Carlisle by land for himself | 16s 8d |
Wife | 12s |
£1 8s 8d |
Thos Power
Captain 4 V Batt |
I hereby Certify that William Scott late of his Majesty’s 95 Regiment joined the 4th Royal Veteran Battalion on its formation at York in November 1819 and served in the said Corps until its Reduction on the 31 day of May 1821 in the Barracks of Ayr N.B. during said period he conducted himself in a manner highly becoming his Character of a good and attentive Soldier to his Duty and Recommend him to the Notice of any Gentleman who is willing to employ a Trust worthy man |
Ayr 1 June 1821
To all whome it may concern James ??? Segt Major 4RVB |
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