Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6410, for James Logan, Pennsylvania
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Not Rev. War Logan, James R.6410
Service 1792
Res at Enl Penn.
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State of Kentucky Lewis County 
On the 30th day of June in the year 1838 personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Lewis Cirucit Court now sitting James Logan a Resident of Lewis County and State of Kentucky aged Sixty seven years who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the Service of the United States in the Month of March 1792 in the State of Pennsylvania (where this declarant was raised and there resided) in the six months Levey to guard the Frontiers. He was enlisted for six months and served out the whole of the time under the command of Maj Abram Kilpatrick Capt. Robert Stephenson, and Sergeant Robert Maxfield we were rendezvoused at Washington (then called Cat Fish) we were then marched to Fort Pitt where we were stationed for a few days we were then sent to the mouth of Big Yellow Creek where we remained until the month of June. we were then marched to what was then called Camp Good Station Eighteen miles above Pittsburgh on the Allegheny River.
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where we remained until the six months had expired. Our principal employment was in guarding the frontier. He lived in the capacity of common Soldier six entire months at the ex Justice of which he received a written discharge signed by Captain Robert Stephenson. we were discharged at Fort Pitt about the second day of September. That the removed to Kentucky some five years thereafter and left his discharge at his Fathers in the State of Pennsylvania, where he has had diligent search made for it, but never has been able to find it. He first moved to the county of Harrison County where he lived twelve years Twice which time he has been residing in the County of Lewis where he now lives. He has at his mothers in Harris County Pennsylvania a Record of his age and was sixty seven years old on the 11th of September last. He knows of no individuals now living by where he can know his services except Henry Rasor. who served in the same Company who is now ready to Testify to the same and is the same who none will be found to the certificate hereto annexed. He has no written or documentary evidence of his service. He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annuity (except)
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except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State whatever. Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid. James Logan
I Henry Rasor Residing in the county of Fleming and State of Kentucky, hereby certify that I am well acquainted with James Logan, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration and that I believe him to be Sixty seven years old and I have a personal knowledge of his services as set forth by him I served in the same Company as a Commander soldier with I'm under the Same officers Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Henry Rason
We William B Parker and Georg Penland residing in Lewis County State of Kentucky we are well acquainted with James Logan who has Subscribed and Sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be Sixty seven years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion . Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid.  Wm B Parker
George Penland
And the said Court do truly declared their opinion after the investigation of
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the matter and after printing the Interrogatories purchased by the war department, That the above named applicant was  Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states, and the Court further certified that no Clergymen resides with in a concurrent distance of the applicant and the Court further certified that it appears to them that Henry Rasor resides in 
fling County and that William B Parker and George Penland who have (unreadable) the preceding certificates and as the previous and that their statements are entitled to credit. 
State of Kentucky Lewis Cirucit Court June 1835 At a Circuit Court began and held for Lewis County at the Court House in the Town of Clarksburg on Tuesday the 30th day of June 1825 the following order was made. First James Logan, of Lewisburgh this day produced to the Court his Declaration made in perseverance of the Act of Congress passed on the 7th of June 1837 in order to obtain Pension under the provisions of (unreadable) and made oath to the same in open Court accompanied by the affidavits to Henry Rasor of Fleming Cty and William B Parker, Esq and George Penland resident Citizen of Lewis County which  affidavits were severally sworn to by the said Rasor, Parker, and Penland in open Court. And the Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and Served as he states. And the Court further certified that no Clergyman resides within a Convenient  distance of the applicant indeed the Court further Certifies that it appears to them that Henry Rasor Resides in Fleming County Ky and that William B Parker and George Penland who have signed the preceding certificates are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit. All of which is enclosed to be certified. A Copy Teste Joseph Robb Clerk to Lewis Court State of Kentucky Lewis circuit court Joseph Robb Clerk of the Court for the Circuit aforesaid whereby certify that the foregoing as a copy of the Record and proceedings of the Serbis Circuit Court made and the application of James Logan and the production of his declaration for a pension as appears from the Record of my office. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of office for said Court at Clarksburg the 30th day of June 1835 and in  the 44th year of the Commonweath of KY
Joseph Robb Clerk
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J.L. Edwards Esq
Pension Office
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House of Reps
Washington July 2 1832
W J L Edwards
Sir In consideration with the list of your Department I wish to reinstate the papers of James Logan of Hopkins County Ky who is an applicant for a Pension, in order that he makes application under the act of June 7th 1831 Ver Respectfully Your Obt Svt Chilt Lyons
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H.R. 18th Feby 1840
JL Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir
I would thank you to furnish to me a copy of the Declaration and accompanying papers of James Logan (I think of Lewis County) Kentucky upon his application under the act of 1832. for a pension I am in pursue he made two declarations if so I should like to have a copy of each if not (unreadable) to with (unreadable) the original papers
Your Obt Servt
LW Andrews
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The Commissioner of Pension will in anwering this please address his conversation to Triplett P.O. Fling County KY to Jas. Logan
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Flemingsburg, KY Free
10th Sep
Ken. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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6410
Rejected
See letter 17Sept 1835 to Applicant. did not serve during the Revolutionary War. 
Let 28 Feb 37 R or R French bottom LW Andrew
March 2 1840 do to Wm A Andrews
Feb 18 1845
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21495
James Logan
Kentucky
Act 18 March 1818
Rejected 26 Oct 1830
Widow letter to S Woodson do to some Oct30 1830 do to Hon C Lyon H.R. March 1 1831 July 1832 to Jo let 12 Jany 36 Jno Syon KY
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Acts of July 14, 1862 and March 3, 1873
for 1792
6410
P.O. Logan
James Logan
Service: in 1792
Act Aug 7 1906 Rejected