Series: 10 VV (Volume 10)
Scope and Content Note: Primarily copies of pension statements filed by or for men who had served under Sumter; these Draper had obtained from the federal Pension Office in Washington, D.C. Among the applicants was the Pamunkey Indian, Robert Marsh (Mursh). Other materials found in this volume include: copies of South Carolina documents (1849-1850) referring to the service of Thomas Sumter and listing his descendants; copies of Tennessee documents (1852) containing information on Thomas Sumter of Tennessee, his wife Lydia, and their children; a service record for William Brandon of Pennsylvania, with genealogical data on his wife Jane Dodds and their children; letters about John Moffitt; letters and notes on the military service of George Wade and Joseph Wade, with information about their descendants; letters (1873) from children of David Ramsay discussing the historical interests and writings of their father; and a few newspaper obituaries copied by Draper.