Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 950, for Nathaniel Laird, Pennsylvania
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SERVICE 
Penn

Laird, Nathaniel 
Agnes

NUMBER
W.950
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State of Tennessee Bedford County Court of pleas and
quarter Sessions October Term 1823. This day the 15th
of October 1823 personly appeared  -------  in open court
being a court of record so expressly made by the laws of the
State for said County Nathaniel Laird (by some spied Leard)
aged sixty seven years resident in said County of Bedford who
being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare 
that he served the United States in the revolutionary war
as follows in 1776 he enlisted in land service in Capt. James
Stoors Company in the 4th Regiment of the Pennsylvania troops
(line) commanded by Col. Anthony Wayne for one year that
he faithfully served his time out and over and was honorably
-discharged- receipted by lieutenant Col. Johnson having the command of
The Regiment at Chester Town Col Wayne being then as said
at Ticonderoga and that he served as a volunteer in the Militia
throng nearly the whole war and that he never was paid of for
said services nor got any land or any pension from the United 
States or any State and I do solemly swear that I was a
resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March
1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in
any manner disposed of my property or any part there of with intent 
there by so to diminish it as to bring myself with in the
provisions of an act of congress entitled an act to provide for
certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the
United States in the revolutionary war passed on the 18th day of
March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust
for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me
nor have I any income other than what is contained in
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the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed / $nets
1 small still & tubs worth  /50.00
2 horses one very old  Do -  /50.00
10 head of cattle  Do -  /45.00
7 head of hogs  DO -  / 8.50
8 head of sheep -Do-  / 8.00
1 loom and tacklines -Do-  / 4.00
3 chairs  -Do-  /  1.50
2 pots oven skilit, 2 pr hooks -Do-  / 6.00
1 chest 1 table  -Do-  / 4.50
15 lbs of //?// 1 pair of harnesses -Do-  / 1.75
1 irone wedge 2 old spinning wheels 1 pr of cards / 4.00
1 puter dish 1 //?//  5 plates 6 spoons  / 4.00
1 knife 2 forks tin bucket and strainers / 1.00
1 churn & pail  2 piggins  / 1.25
2 old saddle  / 2.00
1 washing tub 1 flat irone and pot rack  / 2.25
1 meal tool 1 Bible 1 hymn book / 2.50
1 old log chain  / 6.50
money due to me  / 60.00
/  $257.75
being and clothing excepted and that he is indebted
to sundry persons to the amount of $420.75 and
that he is a farmer and lives on land belonging to
his sons that are come of age and has frailties and that
is not and has not been for some years able to plough
or work the ground for his living and his eye sight is declining very fast and is likely to be entirely blind ////////  but has been of ///////  reliant
on his sons who are of age, his self and his wife Agness Laird who is
62 years old and rather infirm is all his family

Nathaniel Laid  X his mark

Subscribed sworn to & delivered on the 15th of October 1823
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before this rest in session & ordered to be entered on
record & that the Clerk certify the property contained in the
Schedule to be worth in the opinion of this court not more than
$257.75
State of Tennessee
I James McKisick Stock Clerk of the count of
Pleas and quarter sessions of Bedford County do hereby certify
that the foregoing oath and the schedule there
to annexed are truly copied from the record of said
court and I do further certify that it is the opinion
of sd court that the total amount in value of the property 
exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is $257.
dollars & 75 cents in testimony whereof
I have here unto set my hand and affixed the seal
of the said court on this 15th
day of October 1823
Jas. M. Kisick /s/
Clerk of
the court of pleas & quarter
Sessions of Bedford County


The following is a copy of the
certificate of the and Nathaniel Lord
having taken the Oath of Allegiance &
fidelity to the american Government
to wit
York County ss I do hereby Certify
that Nathaniel Lord hath voluntarily
then & subscribed the oath of Allegiance
& fidelity as directed by the act of the
General Assembly of Pennsylvania
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17061
passed the 13th day of June AD 1777
Witness my hand that this13th day of
August Anno domini 1777
David Wilson 

A true Copy Test
I M Tusich Clerk of
Bedford County //???//

to be filed with the
papers in the can of
Nathl Laird
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Mar. 4. 1824
Comm Rev Pension
=====
Mar. 19, 1924
Report //??// to tie 

Ref & to an
Edwards 
JGO

Hand Sanford

19.047

State of Tennessee
Bedford County.

I M D Mittchell Presiding
Justice of the Court of Pleas
and Quarterly Sessions for the County of Bedford do certify
that James McKisick is & was at the time of his 
making the within Certificate with his name
thereto acting Clerk to said Court that his Certificate 
is in due form of Law & full faith & credit
should be given to his official acts as such. Given
under my hand & seal this 23 day of October 1823
M D Mittchell Presiding Justice
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Margaret Laird was born
January 16th 1787
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James Laird was born
August 6th 1789
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John Laird was born
Febuary 18th 1791 
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Nathaniel Laird
was born October  26th 1800
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Andrew Laird was born
Febuary 28th 1802
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Angeline R. Lifty Scott
Was Born 11th December
1822
=====
John Laird Scott Was Born
3rd July 1824
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State of Tennessee  Marshall County

Destrict No 9  On this 2nd Day of August
In the year of our Lord one thousand and
Eight hundred & thirty Nine Personally
Appeared before the subscribers of the
County and State affore said Agnes Laird
a resident of the State of Tennessee in the
County of Marshall Aged Seventy seven
years past in December Last who being
Duly sworn Acording to Law Doath on
her oath make the following declerating in
order to obtain the benefit of the provisions
made by the act of Congress pased July
the 7th 1838 Entitled an act granting
half pay and pentions to certain widows
that she is the widow of Nathaniel Laird
who was a private serving in Captain
James Mores Company in the 4th Reagement
of the Pensalvany line commanded by
Col Anthony Wayne

she further declared that she was
Married to the said Nathaniel and
on the 18th day of Febuary 1781 that
her husband the affoare said Nathaniel
Laird Died on the 27 day of Febuary
1832 that she was not married
to him prior to his leaving service
but the Marriage took place previous
to the 1st of January 1794 Vitz
At the time before stated
the said Nathaniel Lairds name having been
placed on the pention list Roll
of the west Tennessee Agency at the
Rait of Eight Dollars per month
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which commenced in the or about the
21st of August 1826    She further swars
that she cannot procure any docuamentry
Evidance that she knows of oanly
her famely Bible which contains the
names and Births of her Children and
that the same Bible has been & still is
in the posesion of her the said Agnes Laird
and that the same has not been altered or
the names nor Births of children was
not entered in said Bible for the
purpose now with any view or intent
of being  for giving in evidence for her
the said Agnes Laird but for the Express
purpose of shoing the same and ages of
her children  -- and that the Births
of her Children of said Bible stands
As folowes Marggrett Laird was born as the
16 day of January in the year of our Lord
one thousand seven hundred and Eighty seven
James Laird - was born on the 6th day
of August in the year of our Lord one
thereon seven hundred and Eighty Nine
John Laird - was Born in February the 18 the year of
our Lord one thousand and seven hundred
and Nintey one -- She further ///??///
that she has not never been married
sence the death of her said husban the
afore said Nathaniel Laird the said
Nathaniel Laird was formerly a resident
Bedford County Now Marshall County
sworn to and subscribed before us on the
2. day of August 1839
Andrew Laird  J P
Agnes Laird  X his mark

J P   HF Lilland
Marshall County
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No 19710
West Tennessee
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Nathaniel Laird
of Bedford Co in the State of Tennessee
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Moor of the regiment commanded
by Colonel Wayne in the Penna
line, for the term of one year
from 1776 to 1777
=======
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 21 day of August 1826
=======
Certificate of Pension issued the 12th of Jany 1827
and sent to the Hon. J. K. Polk
House of Representatives
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Arrears to 4th of Sep 1826   $4.00
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1837 $48
$52
{Revolutionary claim,
Acts March 18, 1818,
and May 1, 1820.}


let 26 Feb 1839 Hon
J.K. Polk (O.C.)
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2242
Tennessee
========
Agnes Laird
ow of Nathaniel Lard
was a Private
in the Pennsylvania line
========
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate
40 Dollars -
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.
========
Certificate of Pension issued the
21st day of December 1843
and sent to R.A. Glenn
Hurt's Cross Roads
Tennessee
========
Act of March 3, 1843
Recorded in Book. A
Vol. 1  Page 220
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To the Senate and H. Rept of the Congress of
the United States now in session ---

Your petitioner Nathaniel Laird respectfully
represents that he was a soldier in the Pennsylvania
line of continental troops in the
revolutionary war, that he served in the
Pennsylvania line fourteen months or therabouts,
that which in that service he was commanded 
by Capt James House who was
under the command of Col Anthony
Wayne - that after he was discharged at the
expiration of fourteen months - he 
served in the North Carolina malitia
under the command of Genl Rutherford
several tours as a volunteer and was
honorably discharged in the County of Rowan
a Iradale County N Carolina at the end of the war-- Your petitioner 
states that being in very indigent
circumstances in a short time since
made application as the law  directs to
the war department for a pension but
has been informed that his name does not appear
upon the muster roll, in the war department 
and on that account, at that the officers
of that department will not place him upon
the pension list - Your petitioner states
that if his name is not upon the muster
roll in the war department, it is by request
or mistake of his commanding of-
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fering - as your petitioner performed the services
as above set forth. Your petitioner
states that at the time of performing the service
he was a citizen of Pennsylvania
and that his companions in /////// while in the
Pennsylvania service were citizens of Pennsylvania
and while in N. Carolina were
citizens of N. Carolina - that for the last nineteen 
years he has been a citizen of the State
of Tennesee, that he is now about 68 years old is
very infirm and unable to go to wither
to Pennsylvania N Carolina to see any
of his fellow soldiers by whom to procure
the fact of his service as above set forth - that
he is any poor, is nearly blind and is and unable 
to labor for a support and being driven
to make application to his government
for a support in his declining years. Your
petitioner therefore prays that he may be
placed upon the pension list -  as many
old soldiers in indigent circumstances
are -  that such other relief may
be extended to him as may seem
equitable and just and part and as his consequences
 - and as in duty bound will
// //??// //
Nathaniel Laird

Sworn to and subscribed
before me this 26th Jany
1824 -
Thos Gill  JP
We the undersigned do certify that we
are acquainted with the above named
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petitioner Nathaniel Laird that he is a man of good
character & //??//ity and that we believe the facts set-forth
in the forgoing petition to be true -  We therefore
pray that his proper may be granted -
William Cheatham
Silvany Walker
Matthew Walker
Silvaney Walker
Isham Cole
Samuel smith
Samuel Cheatham
Merrel Hinson
James Hurz
Josiah Gillespie
Vadwit Talon
Thomas Edward
Joseph Lozzel
James Stephens
Wm Dowdy
Philip Brittain
Clement Ferrell
Dandy s Smithson
J W Blagg
Henry E Rhodes
Gibson Dowdy
Tittle Powell
John Ragsdill
Thomas Powell
John Laird
Thomas Murdock
Gun Lenor
Nathaniel Laird
Jamy B Scott
Andrew Laird
Joseph Oglesby
Jonathan Brittain
D B Crawford
Hay Oglesbee
Jonathan Brittain
Dsayo Oglesby
Thick Walter
James Sewell
Alec Askew
Samall Maddani
Ellec barole
Daniel McRae
Jacob Burpo
George Froleneau
Thomas Mall
David Carson
Marinus Cook
Archalale Oglesby 
Isaac Neeby
Joshua Hanson
George Hester
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Andrew Culvertson
E. Dellahunty
N A Harris
James S Walker
Joseph Hart
Nathaniel Laird
////////////
Alexander MacRae
Nathaniel M Powell
William Chun
Eligah Colington
John Galbreath
James Hander
Humphery Madison
James Handivier
Jesse Job
William Cook
Jeames Jobe
Elisha Coty
Alesander Brightwall
Samuel Grawporde
Nathaniel Painal
Petition
Saml J. Rogers
A Laird
Joshua Guest
Jos Holland
W Alumon
Peter Liggin
A I Durnen
Saml A. Gillespie
Jno M Warren
J Brattles

Sandford 42 Rev. Pen
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Nathaniel Laird
Nathaniel Laird 13
Petition for Pension
No 220
12th Decr 1825
---
Refd to the Committee on
Revolutionary Pensions.
---
Apl 1 1826 - Report to //??// - see report, Aleix McHishtat

{Suspended &
then rejected}


Polk 39. Rev. Pen
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To the Senate & House of Representatives of
United States

My name is Nathaniel Laird, I live in Bedford
County Tennessee, & am seventy years old when
about 20 years old, on the 18th day of January 1776
in Chester town Pennsylvania, I inlisted as a soldier
in the service of the United States for 12 months, in
Capt James Moores Company of infantry which
made a part of the 4th Regt of the Pennsylvania
line, one regiment was commanded by Col Anthony 
Wayne, Lieut Col Johnson & Major Husekei
a dutchman was another office after I inlisted 
the regiment was kept at Chester /////// untill
clothing was made for the soldiers, their uniform
was blue coat fac'd with white, white jacket with 
buttons mark with the 4th figure & P. buckskin
breeches (shorts) & good wool hat bound with white
after getting fix'd we all marched to Long Island
& were stationed or camped there where General Green
had his headquarters.  Washington & the main body
lay over at New York this was about the last
the winter, while we were then a private of Washington
life guard by the name of Johnson was
condemned & executed for conspiring to blow up a
Magazine, a drummer had made the discovery
Colonel Wayne with a part of this regiment marched
on to Ticonderoga, my Capt went on in command,
& I fell under Capt Lacy.  In the summer We marched
or under Lieut Colonel Johnson to Albany
going up the North river in small repels
Shallops, remained at Albany about a week,then
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marched to Lake George where there was a fort, & as soon
as craft could be got flat boats, we pass'd over to Ticonderoga,
about 3 miles from the shore where we landed of
Lake Champlain, Gates Kept head quarters there, but
come after we got there, & we were all placed right
in our regiment under Col Wayne, Capt Moore
commanding my company. We all went to hard wor
in building breast works at the fort and in building
a new fort on the other side of a narrow arm or part
of the lake, maybe half a mile from the old fort &
we built a floating bridge of flats between the two
forts.   The New England troops lay over at the new
fort .  In the latter part of the summer the British
attacked & took crown point, where St Clair commanded, may be 15 miles 
us, & I believe I was the first man at or for the old
one that heard the guns as I was then lying down to 
Colonel Wayne, & he hold his head down to the crow
I swore it was so, after the British took Crownpo
They came & landed opposite to the new fort did no
fight any though, & went off in their boats the sa
evening, the only gun fired I believes was a cannon
fired by Serjeant Kilpatrick from a redoubt near th
old fort, fired as they were coming up.  They did not
come back that whole season, after they embarke
Wayne got leave & went with me 14 or 1500 men
to attack them at crown point, but they had
taken up the ridge across a lagoon near them, & ///
///, had the bridge lay'd down again.  but they h///
// got off so well that only a few guns were 
fired at them & wayne return'd. I state this movement
of Wayne from what they told me when th
come back.  I was not along there. In the fac
went off, may be it was the winter, soon after St Clair

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went away too & Wayne had the command on the 18th of
January we marched from this place to go home.  Wayne
remained in command at the fort untill St Clair would
return, Lieut Colonel Johnson or Major Huzzaker the 
dutchman & Capt Jas Moore & other officers of ///////
commanded us, we marched may be 30 miles on the
///ice to Skeensborough walking on creepers or strips of
///iron got to Skeensborough about sundown own the first day, got 
provisions & marched on to Albany crossing still water river,
lay at Albany about a week, march'd then this
in the State of New York & through the Jerseys hath
ing about a week at a little town in Jersey that
I dont remember the name of we march'd then through
the state of New York & through the Jerseys halting
about a week at a little town n Jersey that
I dont remember the name of,  we march'd then
to Chester, got there about the last of February & before
the troops were   //??//'d   I was taken sick & was put 
with old Mr. Patrick that kept or over//// the work/////
///my officers permitted me to go there instead of to the Hospital
& let me have serjeant Hughy Johnson to stay
with & wait upon me.  Old Doctor Kannady was
the Doctor here & had been through the whole rout
I got well in about a month with a great many other
men to Lieut Col Johnson who gave me his written
receipt for them, as he did to the others  which I have got & he discharged
me honorably & the others, but there was no writing
given us but the receipt for the /////corn & accoutrements, 
many of the Regiment that enlisted for during
the war remained then under Lieut Col Johnson
My Capt remained & some of his men that enlisted for
during the war, & many whose time was out like
mine, that enlisted again.  And I saw him & then
afterwards at the battle at Brandywine. I believe he had
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risen to a major then.  I & two or three of my friends went to
his ///// to see him & our other old fellow soldiers there.
In all this Ticonderoga expedition I did no fighting, but work'd
hard suffered much, obay'd orders, & was ready in my place
In the Summer of '77 I volunteer'd for three months in the
Pennsylvania Militia in Capt Fergersons company commanded by Genl Potter & in that tour was in the ////matter//
at Brandywine, but was not brought into fighting, there
were three times call'd upon & as often countermanded
the last time we were countermanded was the general ret////reat//
For the 1st tour I got my bounty  50 shillings & for all //////
///////// never recd more than 50 shillings more.   I am
now old, unable to work, have not comfortable means
of subsistance beyond what is set forth in a former declaration
sworn to by me & presented to your Honorable
body which declaration is a true statement of my
situation & circumstances now & is refer'd to for any
things that may appear wanting in this. It is said my
name cannot be found on the army roll of the Pennylvania 
line.  but the names of John Laird Thomas
Laird & Samuel Laid are found, & in what regiment
of the Pennsylvania line or for what years I am no//
told.  I dont know how the writing part of the revo//tion 
was carried on or preserved. but I know I did
some of the working & suffering part of it cheerfully 
& faithfully, & without any pay or bounty o///
compensation of any kind whatever, except as abo////
stated from the State or the United States.  but I think
it extremely hard that when my country has provid///
for me, a late & moderate provision to support me in 
infirmities of my old age that I should loose it b///
marks being lost that were made with a quill, o///
then being so irregularly made or carelessly kept ///
they are not now to be found in the common wa///

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of searching for or finding such evidences, during that////
///////// Inlisted & served there was, Serjiant Johnson that
waited on me when sick at Old Mr. Patricks, David Hacket
John Hambleton (as pronounced), James Nelson, John Read, John
Flanagan, Wm Cromwell, William Hunter, Serjiant John Kilpatrick, 
Samuel Penn, drummer, Jas Calloway, Samuel
Worth, John Watts, John Glenn these will all in Capt
Jas Moores Company in that 12 months tour & where their
names are to be found mine is or ought to be.  John Laird
& myself were the only persons in that company of the
name of Laird & there was no other man named
Laird in the regiment I am as certain as a man can
be of such a thing.  I have here set out such matters
as I am able to recollect at present hoping that when
they an taken in connection with my declaration &
/////// papers forwarded & presented they will be
satisfactory, or lead to the discovery of records that
will be /// & if not so that congress will by some
short special act, provide for the short remnant of
my days, what under the law already pass'd I am
equitably entitled to, but lack the legal evidence to
show it.  I beg of you to do as you would be done
by.  these old Lairds that now tremble have done
faithful work for the public and I am justly partly entitled 
to the half provided by law and if this is not given
to me now, as long as I can get a friend to write
& my representative to carry on my petitions I shall
keep at you.  if God spares me twenty years I'll
not stop. but with hope and confidence in your
justice I submit this my petition
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We whose names are hereunto subscribed have
known the within Petitioner Nathaniel Laird
for many years & know him to be a man of
plain honest & worthy character, also that he is
in indigent & necessitory circumstances, believe &
have no doubt in our minds that his representations 
about himself in every respect are true
as to his situation we can say it of our own
knowledge & Representations
July 18th 1825

Hugh Brown
James T. Sanford
Jno McManus
Saml H Williams
Jesse Ojoa
Thomas Butler
Lunsford M Brandt
William Cole
John Bitlas
James Sah
A I Turner
James Hardisome
John Galbreath
David Gillestue
Wm Yanuy
J Haymen
John Cathy
Tho. Hudspeth
Thomas B. Walter 
Joseph B Porter
Wm Walter
P. Nelson
David H Andrews
James F Byers
John Andreson
Samuel Crawford
William C. Cook
John C. Wormley
James Helm
Eli Hope
Andrew Field
///??///
Jno Blair


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Solomon F. Jenkins
John Biggit
Samuel R  ////////
Ln D Blanton
Hirem A Watter
William Neely
Anderson Howard
Angus Brown
William Ivy
James Peters
William Barham
Nathl Cheave
James A. Wilson
John Bunch
William Cheatham
Benj Reading
James Reid
Young Le Bone
John Cathey
Deee Mino
Jas M C Call
J. H. Briggs
John Fitzpatrick
Mathew Wally
P W Briggs
William Helm
Harmons D Smi
Andrew D Blackton
Jacob Ferguson
David Chadwill
John McCarrick
Anthony Laven//
B G Rama////
Robert A Polk
Danl Gravey
Jno M. Lockridge
Moses Steele
Josepn M Lord
Garshane Bills
Daniel Bills
W M Grady
Joseph Nichols
John S Cuzert
John A Travers
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Daniel Jackson
Marques Wilson
David H Hayne
George Cahoon
Thomas Gillespie
John A Wilson
John Kyhi
C Silvanus Walker
George Cathey
William Hall
William Godsell
Samuel Hall
James Hackin
Samuel Wilson
John Wilson
Alfred Bell
Moses Adgire
Erkul Chury
Robertson Ross
Henry Cherry
Samuel Buett
Agness ////
John Scott
James Y Cyan
Eli Steele
Bogan C. Wallis
Wm Bell
Miles Wilson
Liberty Jackson
Jno K Cherry
Hiram Wilson
Wm Woodside
Hugh McClelan
Samuel Dunlap
James D Wade
James Patton
Allinson Ward
James Bedwell
Tate h Wallis
A. Sayogyle
Ruben Moris
Joseph Oglesby
John Croden
S William Scott
John Henry
Matthew Wallis
///Gale////
John Dement


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Joshua W. Kilpatrick
W L Andrews
Thos A. Young
Thomas Gillespie
George Davidson
Edwin Chaffin
P Hogy
James Scott
Moreen Dowell
Lewis Covey
John W Hancock
Jas Gullett
Alexander MacRae
Alexr M. Williams
Christian Shirer
Wm. E. Davies
Bracket Davison
Robert Doak
Tho Ussleny
Dudley E. W Pender
John W Daniel
William Surrey
Wiley Ledbetter
John See
Mark Robason
Lewis Ganett
James Durtjason
P//// Mulligan
Willial Shalton
Francis Perry
John Galloway
Charles b Harris
B ///wot
William D Carns
Saml Radford
William Grenn
Jacob Berks
Jacob Berse
J G Ruisuy
H H Brown
Richard Hight
John /////
Samuel Galloway
Charles B//////
B Madewot
William D Carns
Saml Radford
William Pren
Jacob Berks
Jacob Berss
J G Puisuy
John Jackson
Henry Smith
Cornty Lowes
Elisha Palmer
John H Walker
Jacob ?? tzman
Caleb Reed
David Wilson
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Jno Craeeford
Samuel McAddams
Saml M King
Steven Bezel
John C. Lahr
Allen Gurlow
William Brack
Joel Riggs
James bizzell
Thomas Caskey
Yancy Rodgers
Radford C Davall
Joel Field
Micael Morris
Drury field
Pleasant Watkins
Alexandrew Burpee
Mark D///
A Majay
Hugh P Reid
Jacob Barford
Benjamin Pouiel
James Stephens
William Oglesby
James Hargrove
James M. Baker
James B Scott
Saml Dunlap
Richd L. Andrew
Clamuel Wolls
Austin M Wade
I Crow
Stposs Flanagin
Theoplis Hill
Wicher Children
Jacob Langton
Abram Stacks
Thomas Pritchett
John ////////
John Tucker -
William S Jackson
Jesse Einas
Elis hagan
////
Thussh C Caskey
Elijah Mayfield
Thomas Gillespie
William Worth

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Philip Brittain
Cader Dement
William Wallis
Archabald oglesby
James Patterson
John Patterson
Marcellus Cook
Jas Gammell
Johnathan Brittain
Thomas Britain
John B Coriden
James N Smith
Jas Lockridge
Amos Dunkin
P Lockridge
Duncan Brown
James Black
Jon Byers
David Kerr
Jos. Wingfield
John Dereberry
Thomas Hicks
Joseph Moore



Thomas Dereberry
Elijah Covington
Allen Camlew
John Gantz

I have no personal knowledge
of Nath Laird, but have
implicit confidence in the
statement of many of those who have
signed this paper
Wm Carroll

We the undersigned mem-
bers of the legislature, have
no personal knowledge of Wm
Laird - but have implicit confidence
in the Statement of many
of those who have signed this
paper.
Josh Kincaid
Theo Bradford
W. C. Smartt
Andrew Buchanan
J Hope
Thos Fletcher
Jas R Henderson
Page 22

J P Grimm Clk
of the H of Reps

Joel Walker
James R M Means
Wely Johnson
Martin Cleveland
Dass
Wm. M. Crisp
James Briston
M. W Conahan
Robert Desher
Janet Douglass
W p White
Jas Huey
William Lane
B//??// Dawell

I have been well acquainted
with Nathaniel Laird ever
since I was a boy and have
no family connection with
said Laird and to the best
of my knowledge he is
an honest truthfull
casseaton  
Jas Henry

from the above reccomendation 
I have assigned
this petition 
Wm Porter
Page 23


We whose names are hereunto subscribed
have conversed with respectable citizens with 
when we are acquainted & in whom we hav//
confidence & in whose information we have
no doubt is correct & they state substantially
to us what is certifiy'd on the preceding page
/////y  20th 1825

A.C. Hays
Robt Mack
Isaac J. Thomas
Swan Hardin
William Fields 
James H Polk
Saml L Rogers
Stephens Collens
Ben Reynolds
E W Rutledge
Francis T Moody
Joshua Guest
Mosses Swirm
H B Porter
Saml A. Gillespie
H F Roberts
Allen Brauear
John Flemming
H Gracer
Caleb Thomas
C M Smith
D Gillespie
James T Crafford
Edmund Delahunty
Hugh Bradshaw
Barton W. Jenkins 
John F Casse
David Loony
Job Sanders
J W McGinnley
Henry Laird
////???////
Page 24


page 1
John J. Zollicofer
James E Thomas
James Moore
Jas H. Cheairs
John A Smith
Isaac N. Porter
Alex: Johnson
Los B Wallace
John Miller
Thos /////////
M. D. Cooper
Nathl Laird
J C Hill 
///Williamson
G Gallagher
Sam M Johnson
Joshua Reamy
David Martin
Jas C Reily
Gardiner Firieson
James Nichol
John D Love
Jesse Leftwich
William M. Witt
George M Martin
John Williams
Thos Brown
J. P. Wallace
Tihman A Crisp
Uriah Hambrick
Wm /////
John L Polk
James Curry
/////////
Nathl Laird
John Fox
Jonathan Smith

to {petition for pension
The Congress of the US

A Patton
M H Turner
John Royal
H A Whitman
Robt M. Smith
Anderson S Heyes



page 2
J H Allen
Charles Lavender
A C Wilson
B//d B Lavender
Elisha A Patton
Bright Roberts
John Head
John Reed
Jon Conhel
Williamson Smith
Saml Floyd
M W Hand
/// Garrick
Daniel Reed
James R Fulliton
John Bal;dridge
Hoses Hart
Bennet Robertson
//kiel Billington
//y Baldridge
///al  Stuter
Wm ///////

J T Denham
Wm Emerson
James Bowden
Green M Farrow
Harbord Drake
James W Cheek
Arter Alexandria
Thomas T Cheek
Jeremiah Cheek
Elis Cheek
Henry Hamilton
//////////
Edward H////
Wm /////

Archabald ////
Elisha Patterson
Davis Headlee
Joseph /////
William Allred
Jno W Martin
Jos Butler
Page 25


page 1
Jno Mincent
unclear
Hampton Liggett
John Evans
John Evans
Hezekiah Davis
unclear
////Bills
unclear
John
Aldridge
James C //////

John Sims
James Patran
Matthew Garner
William Neal
Nathan Eddin
Lewis Hogg
James McHurte
John McCormick

Winfield Scott
George Saiskell
William Chum
George W Reid
Edward J McLennon
Geo ///
Hiram Davidson
unclear
Isaac David
John //voll
John Turlow
Robert M Walter
Thos Scott
Benjn Duvall
Tandy Smithson
////Causey
Andrew Dereberry
unclear
Joshua Hogg
John McMillion
Edward Ross
Gibson Dawdy
William Wilson
David Casson

page 2
Daniel McRae
Joh S Sopuc
Elijah W Crosen
Charles McCormic
John Sweete
Cozbi Scott
Wiley ////
Anderson Hall
John G Hall
John H Gant
Joseph Fuqua
Abrm Nelson
Robert L Cobbs
John W Barr
Archbald Gildhurst
Charles P Bailey
A Paster
David Dobbin
Geo W Dennmy
Allen Worth
William Hambrick
///////////
Page 26


Rev
WIDOW, & c.
------
File No. 950
Agnes Laird
Widow 
Nathaniel Laird
Priv. Penn. Line
------
Act: March 3d 1843. 
Index: -- Vol. A Page 416
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Page 27

Nathaniel Laird W. Ten amt 18 March 1818
to what time p's
Pen office
Feb 26. 1839

Died 27th Feb 1832 pd
to that period
JH
Page 28


Agnes Laird
Tennessee
---
Suspended
---
let 16 Dec 39 R.
A. Glenn

Act 7 July 1838
Page 29


19,047
Nathaniel Laird
Tenn:
-----
Hon: J. K. Polk
H. R.
-----
Recd. 26 Dec. 1826.
Page 30


19,047
Nathaniel Laird
Tenn:
-----
Hon: J. K. Polk
H. R.
-----
Recd. 26 Dec. 1826.
Page 31


York County  SS
I Do hereby certify that Nathaniel Laird both voluntarily
taken and subscribed the Oath of Allegiance and Fidelity,
as directed by an Act of General Assembly of Pennsylvania, passed the
13th day of June, A. D. 1777. Witness my Hand and seal the 13th
Day of August Anno Domini 1777.  
David Wilson
[L.S]
---------------
LANCASTER: Printed by FRANCIS BAILEY
Page 32


Chester County  SS

////// the /////////////// name, Nathl. Leard
to pass to Carolina as he intends to travel /////
given ////////////////////////// the 17th Oct 1777

James Moore
Page 33


4425
Agnes Laird
of Nathaniel
Tennessee
-----
Admitted
-----
Pr 1yr $40 -
Cap Moore Col. Wayne
Pa

died 27 Feb. 1832
Act 7th July 1838

R. A. Glenn
Harts Cross Roads
Ten:
Page 34


let: 30th Dec. 1840
R.A. Glenn

5711
Tennessee
=====
Agnes Laird
widow of 
Nathaniel Laird
who was a pensioner under the Acts of 18 Mar. '18 & 1 May 1820
and who died on the 27th February 1832
of Marshall Co. in the State of Tennessee
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Moore of the regiment commanded
by Col. Wayne in the Pennsylvania
line for one year
=====
Inscribed on the Roll of Tennessee
at the rate of 40 Dollars ---- Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
=====
Certificate of Pension issued the 7th day of September 
and sent to R. A. Glenn,
Harts Cross Roads, Tenn.
=====
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1840 $180.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar 1841 $20.00
$200.00
=====
{Act July 7,
1838.}
Recorded by Wm W. Edwards Clerk,
Book A Vol. 2 Page 208
Page 35


G   4256
Sep. 20th 1843
Agness Laird
Act 1843
Tenn
$0 an
R.A. Glenn
Hurt's Cross Road
Tennessee

Hunts Road Ten
Sept 12th

J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pension
Washington City
Page 36


Hunts Cross Roads Ten 11th Sept 1840

Dear Sir
Enclosed is the declaration of
Mrs Agness Laird widow of Nathl
Laird who was a pensioner of the U
States.  If it is such as the law requires
You will please enclose the certificate to
me.  Should there be anything lacking in
the declaration you will please inform
me what it is.   and oblige

Your friend
R.A. Glenn
Page 37


Hunts X Roads Ten
Dec 3rd

25

G. W. Crump Esqr
War Department
Washington City
D.C.
Page 38


Hurts Cross Roads Tenn 2nd Decr 1840

Dear Sir

Some time in 1839 - I forwarded to
the war Department the declarations of Mrs Blair
Mrs Agnes Laird, (widow of Nathaniel Laird and
Mrs Mildred Wallis (widow of Matthew Wallis)
Mrs Blair has recd her certificate of Pension.
also Mrs Laird has received a certificate for forty
Dollars per annum.  her husband Nathaniel Laird
drew Ninety six dollars per annum, is there not
a mistake in her certificate. -

You informed me about twelve months since
that Mrs Wallis papers were filed with suspended
cases, until the witness would state from what
circumstance he was enabled to recollect the
precise time of the marriage, this has been done
and the deposition forwarded to the war Department
long since, - will you please advise me as early
as convenient what dispostion has been made
of Mrs Wallis Declaration, - also if there is not
a mistake in Mrs Lairds certificate

Respectfully
yr obt sent
R. A. Glenn

G.W. Crump Esqr
Washington City
Page 39


Hurts X Roads Ten
June 15th

Free
R.A. Glenn P.M

J.L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D C
Page 40


Hurts Cross Roads Tenn 15th June 1840

Dear Sir

Enclosed I send you the family record
which was wanting, in Mrs Agnus Lairds declaration
I sent to the war Department some time last fall

Respectfully
R. A. Glenn
Page 41


Declaration:

15th Oct 1823. Nathaniel Laird In 1776 enlisted
the land service under Capt. J Moore 4th Regt
Penna Line Commanded by Col. Wayne for 1 year
Served time out- & over - & was honourably discharged

Declaration went to War Department -- Letter from
Edwards 1823 Dec. - Rejected for want of proof
that he belonged to Continental service must
prove by disinterested testimony.

Robert Holmes's Deposition which see 
for supply of defective proof

John Holmes's deposition to same point
Page 42

State of Tennessee Marshall County
Wee Andrew Laird and Abraham F. Lilard
Justices of the peace for said County Do
hereby certify that we are Aquainted
with Agnes Laird and Do beleive that
she from her Bodly infirmity is not ┃
able to attend the Court of Record for
said County of Marshall giving under our
hands and seals this 23 day of August 1839
Andrew Laird  JP
A.F. Lilland
JP for Marshall County

State of Tennessee Marshall County
this day personally appeared before us
Jacob Scott and maid oath in due form
of law that he was personally aquainted
with Nathaniel Laird and Agnes Scott
Saith consort of the said Nathaniel Laird
the said Jacob Scott Deposeth and saith
that he is seventy years of age past
and that said Nathaniel Laird and Agnes
Scott as above represented was Lawfully
Married by one Jacob Nichols a Justice
of the peace of Roan County North Carolina
in Febuary 1781 I was present
At the time of said Marriage and heard
the afore said Couple Lawfully pronounced
as husband & wife the said Scott further
deposeth and saith that the above
named Nathaniel Laird is the identical
Nathaniel Laird that was pentioned in 1826
and that the said Agnes Laird is the
Identical widow of the said Nathaniel
Laird as above represented
Page 43


Sworn to and subscribed before us
on the 2d day of August 1839
J Scott
Andrew Laird  JP
A.F. Lillard
JP of Marshall County

State of Tennessee   Marshall County
Wee Andrew Laird and Abraham F. Lilard
Justices of the peace for Marshall
County, to believe and have no reason
to Disbelieve that the foregoing statement
of Jacob SCot as Represented corect
and that he is a man of firmness and varascity  //////
we have been acquainted with him for a long time
Andrew Laiver JP
A.F. Lillard
JP for Marshall County

Return Case
State of Tennessee
Marshall County 
I Martin W. Oakley Clerk of the
County Court of said Marshall County, do hereby
certify that Andrew Laird and A.F. Lillard are
acting Justices of the peace for said County and
that the foregoing signatures purporting to be theirs
are genuine, and that full faith and credit are
due all their official acts as such,
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed
my seal of office at office this
day of August 1839
Martin W. Oakley

Aug. 30 1839
4425
Agnes Laird
of North C
Tennessee

R.A. Glenn P////
Hunts Cross Road, Tenn
Agent
Page 44


War Department,
Pension Office
December 21. 1824

Sir,
At your request, I hereby certify that the name of
of Nathaniel Lard does not appear on the rolls of revolutionary soldiers of the Pennsylvania line in this Department. 
Returned herewith is the memoranda which you
left in this Office this morning.
I am very respectfully
Your Obt Serv
J.L. Edwards

Hon. Jas. P. Sandford
House of Representatives
Page 45


James Holmes
Deposition
in favor of
Nathl. Lard
1825
-
Filed Jan. 9. 1826

Nathaniel Laird '3

con - referd to
committee on Millitary 
pensions
---
additional accument
Canon  65. Tenn
Page 46


State of N. Carolina
Fredell County

This day came before us James 
Holmes, who states that he is in sixty fifth
year of age; and after being duly
sworn on the Holy evangelist of Al
mighty God, deposeth & sayeth, that 
he personally knew Nathaniel Lard
in Ireland when a Boy, that in the
year 1773 James Holmes came to America
with his Father; and that in the
year 1775 Nathaniel Larid come to America
lived in the State of Pensylvania
Chester County -  that in the year
1776 - The said Nathaniel Lard enlisted
as a private and that he remained
in the Army of the United States, until
after the Battle of Brandywine, that the
said Nathaniel Lard came to
North Carolina in the year 1777 settled
in this County (then Rowan County) where
he resided until 14 or 15 years ago or thereabouts when
he removed to the State of Tennessee
and further the said Nath. Lard told him
that he had recd his bounty, and that
was all he wer recd for his services, &
Page 47

that the said Nathaniel Lard
informed him that he was regularly
discharged; but what has become
is his discharge he has no personal
knowledge
James Holmes /s/
sworn & subscribed before
us in the Town of Statesville
on Novr. the 4th 1825
Saml King  JP
Abner Caldwell   JP

We do hereby certify that we have
known James Holmes the above stated

deponent for many years past that no man stands higher
for truth & veracity, and uprightness
of character in all his transactions
in life
Saml King
Abner Caldwell

State of North Carolina
Irdell County

I Robert Simontes Clerk of Indell
County Court of pleas &Quarter
Sessions do hereby certify that
Sam King & A F Coldwell is both
lecting Justice of the peace
Witness my hand and seal of
office Novr 9th 1825
R Simontes Clk
Page 48


Albert Holmes's
affidavit, in support of
Nathaniel Laird's application 
for a pension. -
Page 49


State of Tennessee
Stewart County
this day came before me
 William Trousdale one of the
acting Justices of the peace for said County
Albert Holmes and being duly sworn on
the holy Evangelist of Almighty God deposeth and
sayeth that he was Intenrally acquainted with
Nathaniel Laird in Chester Countyin pensylvania
in the year 1776 and the said Nathaniel Laird inlisted
in the regular servis as a private Soldier under
Capt More are for the term of one year in the land
cervis and remanants in the cervis 4th regiment of the pensylvania
Capt of the pensilvania troops commanded
by Collonal Anthony Win
till after he battle of Brandywine and had
his ridgmentals an when he returned home sworn
to and subscribed before me this 19th of August
1826
Albert Holmes
Test
William Trousdale

I do certify that I have ben aquainted with
the above stated deponent for several years
Past and I belive him to be a man to be
depended on in any case whatever.
William Trousdale
Page 50


State of Tennessee
Sumner County
This day personally appeared 
Robert Holmes before Wm Smith an
Acting Justice of the Peace for said County & made
Oath that he knew Nathaniel Lard in the year
1776 and that said Lard was then an enlisted Soldier
in the land Service of the United States in Capt Jas.
Moores Company in the 4th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Troops line, Commanded by Colo. Anthony
Wayne for one year & that the said Nathaniel Laird
well & truly served as such one whole year & more
and that he was honorably discharged at this affiant
verily believes as said Laird was for a considerable
time after his discharge a resident near this affiant
& he further states that frequently after said Laird had
obtained his discharge from the Regular Service that
said Laird frequently volunteered himself & Served several
tour in the Militia Service - he also knows that said
Laird was a resident Citizen of the United States on
the 18th day of March 1818.  done this 7th day February
1824.
Robert Holmes  /s/

The above Sworn & subscribed to before me this 7th day
February 1824
Wm Smith JP sgt  /s/

I do further certify that the above Robert Holmes is
Considered & taken as respectable man & credible
Witness
Wm Smith JP  /s/
Page 51


State of Tennessee  
Sumner County

I Alfred H Douglass Clerk of
the Court of pleas and quarter 
Sessions for said County do certify that William
Smith esquire before whoom the within affidavit
of Robert Holmes was taken subscribed
& Sworn to is and was on the date thereof an
acting Justice of the peace in said County
duly commissioned & qualified & that full
faith & credit is due all his official acts
& I do further certify that the whole of the
within afft certificate & signature of William
Smith esquire is in his own proper hand writing
except the signature of Robert Holmes. In
testimony whereof I hereunto set
my hand and affix the seal
of said Court at Office this 9th
day of February AD 1824 & 48
year of American Independence
A. H. Douglas Clk  /s/

State of Tennessee
Sumner County 
I James Douglass Presiding
Magistrate of the Court of pleas and quarter
Sessions for said County do certify that Alfred
H Douglass is Clerk of said Court & that his
attestation as such is in due form of law
Given under my hand at Gallatin this
9th day of February 1824
James Douglass PM  /s/
Page 52


4425
Feb 22
mgt
Mr Laird

James L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
War Department
Washington City

Hon J K Polk
sh: Ho. Reps.
Page 53


Washington City
Feby 20, 1837.

Sir
I hand you herewith, the
declaration of Mrs Agnes Laird for a pension.
You will find by an examination of the
words of your office, that Mr Nathaniel
Laird the husband of the applicant was
a pensioner of the U. States at the time of
his death. - I request that you will
decide on the application, -  and inform
me of the result, before the close of the
present session of Congress. -
I am Very Respectfully
Your Obe Svt
James K Fain

J.L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of
Pensions 
War Department
Washington City
Page 54


December the 17th 1839

State of Tennessee
Marshall County

Personnally
Appeared before the
subscribers Agness Land Widow of
Nathaniel Laird Deceased Aged 78 years
in this present Month of December
and after being duly sworn saith
that the inclosed family sheat is the
I'Dentical sheet on family Record that
was refered to in her declaration
that was transmitted to the war office 
and that the same has not been altered
nor changed.  and that she does not
Recollect whoes hand Righting it is in
and that the same has been kept in her
posesion sworn to and subscribed to
Before Andrew Laird & Abraham F
Lilard Justices of
the peace for Marshall County
Agness Laird  X his Mark
on the 17 of December)
in the year of our Lord)
1839
Andrew Laird  JP
G F Lillard JP
for Marshall County


State of Tennessee
Marshall County 
 Wee Andrew Laird 
& Abraham F Lilard
Justices of the peace for said County doo here
Certify that Agness Laird widow of
Nathaniel Laird deceased is not able to attend
the Court of Record for sd County by reason of
Bodily infirmity giving under our hands and
seal this 17 day of December, 
1839
Andrew Laird  JP
A F Lillard
JP for Marshall County
Page 55


State of Tennessee
Marshall County 
I Martin W. Oakley clerk of
the County Court of said
Marshall County, hereby certify that Andrew
Laird and Abraham F. Lillard an acting
Justices of the peace and was at the time they
Signed the within certificate, and that full faith 
and credit are due all their official acts as
Such

In testimony whereof I have 
hereunto set my hand and affixed
my seal of office at office
in Lewisburg this 6th day of
April 1840
Martin W. Oakley clerk
of said Court
Page 56


State of Tennessee 
Lincoln County
on this the 24 day of August in the
 year of our Lord one Thousand Eight
hundred and forty three personally appeared before me
John Moorhead a Justice of the peace in
and for the County of Lincoln aforesaid Agness-
Laird a resident in the County, aforesaid aged
Eighty years past in December last formily, a
resident in Marshall County Tennessee who
being, first duly, sworn according, to law doth
on her oath make the following declaration in
order to obtain the benefits of the provisions
made by the act of Congress passed on the third
day of March 1843 granting pensions to
ds of persons who served during the
Revolutionary war that she is the widow of
Nathaniel Laird who was a private serving
in Captains James Moores Company in the
fourth regment in the Pennsylvania line
commanded by Col Anthony Wane according
to the best of her recollection   the annual annuity
of her pension under the act of July the
Seventh 1838 was forty Dollars the money
was drawn by his attorney in fact. Andrew
Laird  Subscribed and sworn to before
me this the 26 day of August 1843
Agnes Laird  X her mark

John Moorhead JP
Justice of the peace 
for said county

Witnesses to the signatures
John F Laird
Thomas J Job
Page 57

State of Tennessee I John Moonhead
Lincoln Count a Justice of the peas in and for said County do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Agnes Laird a resident of this County of Lincoln formally of Marshall County and do believe that she from great bodily infirmity cannot attend a court of record for said County of Lincoln.  Given under my hand and seal this 26 day of August 1843-
John Moonhead
Justice of the peas for Lincoln County

State of Tennessee
Lincoln County I Norman Nusband Clerk of the County Court for said Lincoln County Certify that John Moonhead whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Certificate is now and was at the time of marking the same a justice of the peace for said Lincoln County and that his acts as such are entitled to full credit.
In testimony whereof I hereunto 
set my hand and affirmed
the seal of our said Court 
at office in Fayetteville this
28th day of August 1843
N. Nusband Clerk