Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 382, for Michael Lorance, North Carolina
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(3-1776)

	SERVICE								NUMBER
N.C.				Lorance, Michael				W 382
					Esther

CONTENTS
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3599
Tennessee	Nash e 
Esther Lorance widow of  Michael Lorance who was a Private S. Ca in the Revolution
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 44 Dollars [crossed out] Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th  day of March, 1843.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 23.d day of December, 1843 and sent to H. Yoakum Murfreesborough Tenn.
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[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1 Page 220

[illegible]
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let: 23 Feb, 1842 Hon:
N.S. Turners 

West Tenessee 13820

  Michael Lorance of  Rutherford Co in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Dickinson of the regiment commanded by Colo [Col.] David in the N Carolina line for 1 year 1 month & 21 days 
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Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennesse at the rate of 57 Dollars 03 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th  day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of June 1833 and sent to Wm Ledletter Murfreesborough
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Arrears to the 4th of March		114 66
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 	28.51
								      $143 17
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by David Boyd Clerk, 
Book E Vol. 7 Page 87
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John Lorance was bornt [born] September 31, 1787
Anny Lorance was bornt [born] August 5th 1787
Esther Lorance was bornt [born] February 18th 1792
Michel Lorance was bornt [born] Oct 31 1794
Ephraim Lorance was bornt [born] April 29 1797
Catherine Lorance was bornt [born] December 16 1799
Jonny Ervin Lorance was bornt [born] January 11th 1802
George N Lorance was bornt [born] August 13th 1805
Mary Lorance was bornt [born] January 31 1809
	Mary ford
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Case of Esther Lorance
Desposition of 
Mary Ford
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State of Tennessee}
Cannon County} To wit—
	Before me Thos. Elkins a justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid, this any personally appeared Mary Ford aged sixty five, who first being sworn deposeth & saith that she knew Michael Lorance & Esther Lorance in Mecklenburg County & State of North Carolina. She knew them from her earliest recollection to the time of the death of said Michael which occured in Rutherford county seven years ago the eighth day of Febr. [Feb.] last. (1834). She remembers the time where they were married in North Carolina. They were married in one half mile of where, affiant [crossed out] was staying at the time, she was at the house of her brother, and was taking care of the children while the older part of her brother’s family were at the wedding. After the wedding was over the married couple and the company came over to her brother’s to play or dance. They lived together as man & wife from that time till his death as aforesaid. The time of their marriage she cannot exactly remember. The enclosed list of the ages of their children she believes to be correct, she has written her name at the bottom of it. She remembers that the oldest child was born in about ten months [crossed out] after the marriage; and affiant was about ten years old, when they married. Affiant moved to Tennessee about thirty eight years since, the said Michael & Esther came out some seven years after that; she has, with that exception, been living near them all the
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time since their marriage. The widow Lorance now resides in Rutherford county, some fifteen miles from affiant. Said Michael was a pensioner of the U. States where he died.
subscribed & sworn before 		Mary ford
me this 24 Sept. 1841 &
I certify that said Mary
Ford is a person of respect
ability & worthy of credit    
Thomas Elkins
Justice of the peace

State of Tennessee}
Cannon County}
	I Rezin Fowler clerk of the County Court of said County of Cannon certify that Thomas Elkins who has attested the above deposition, is and was was at the time of attesting the same [crossed out] a justice of the peace for our said County duly elected and qualified, that the foregoing signature purporting to be his, is genuine 
In testimony whereof & have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my private seal having no seal of office this 25th Septr. [Sept.] AD. 1841
{Rezin Fowler (se)
Clerk of County Court
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State of Tennessee}
cannon county} To wit
	I David Patton Chairman of the County Court of said County certify that Rezin Fowler who has made the foregoing certificate is & was at the time of making the same clerk of our said court duly elected & qualified, & that said certificate is in due form of law.
	Given under my hand & seal this 25 Sept 1841
David Patton  (se)
Chairman of the Cty court
District of Columbia
	I certify that Resin [Rezin] Fowler is and, was at the date of the within certificate Clerk of the county court of Cannon county Tennessee and that his signature is in his own hand writing, this the 27th of Feb. 1842. 
H.L. Turney
M.C.
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  8.191
Esther Lorance 
——Declaration
for pension under act of 1838
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State of Tennessee
Cannon County	 To wit
Before the Honorable the circuit Court for said County of Cannon, on this twenty second day of January 1842, personally appeared in open Court Esther Lorance aged seventy four years, who after being duly sworn makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of July 7. 1838, that her husband Michael Lorance, was a private Soldier in the army of the Revolution, and was a pensioner of the United States up to the day of his death, and drew, as declarant remembers fifty Seven dollars and fifty cents per annum. The evidence of his services are on file in the Pension office at Washington City. This Declarant was married to said Michael Lorance in the County of Iredell and state of North Carolina, on the [blank in MS] day of [blank in MS] in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and eight six. She has no record of her [crossed out] marriage, nor does she know of any living witness by whom she can prove the ceremony further than is stated in the accompanying depositions—She refers to the ages of her children, and particularly to the deposition of Mary Ford. This declarant would further state that she lived with her husband [crossed out] to the day of his death, which occurred on the eighth day of February (1834) eighteen hundred and thirty four—She has never married since his death, but continues the widow of the said Michael Lorance. She resides in Cannon county, State of Tennessee. She has cost her memory to such extent, that she cannot now
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remember the day and month in which she was married. The marriage ceremony took place at dwelling house of Abram Moore her father and they were married by James Carr–she is certain the marriage took place previous to the first day of January seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz at the time about stated.     
                                                                                                                           her
Esther X Lorance
mark
Subscribed & sworn in 
open court this day one 
year above stated.
Thomas G. Wood	Clerk							Hon H.L. Turney
	of Cannon Circuit Court							HR

State of Tennessee}
Cannon County} Ss.
	I Thomas G. Wood clerk of the circuit Court of cannon county aforesaid do certify that the foregoing proceedings in relation to the declaration of Esther  Lorance, where had before the Circuit court of said County at the time, and as therein stated; Hon. Samuel Anderson Judge &c presiding. 	
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and (having no public seal) affixed my private seal this twenty second day of January 1842 
(seal)						  Thomas G. Wood clerk
							of Cannon Circuit court
State of Tennessee, To wit, 
	I, Samuel Anderson one of the Judges of the Circuit Courts in & for the State of Tennessee, do certify that Thomas G. Wood who has made the foregoing certificate is and was at the time of making the same clerk of our said court for Cannon County, duly elected & qualified, and the said certificate is in due form. Given under my hand and seal; this 22nd January 1842
S Anderson (se)
Judge &c____
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District  of Columbia
	I certify that Thomas G. Wood is now and was at the date of the within certificate Clerk of the circuit court of Cannon county Tennessee and that said certificate and signature is in his own hand writing this the 29th of Feb. 1842
H.L. Turney
M.C.
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Michael Lorance

from 1780 private 
1 yr 1 mo. 21 day.
$57.03.

West

Mr. Ledbetter
Murfreesborough 
Ten
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State of Tennessee {
Rutherford County { Circuit Court, April Term, 1833.
On this 6th day of April, 1833, before James C. Mitchell one of the Judges of the circuit courts of the State of Tennessee now sitting at Murfreesborough for said county of Rutherford, personally appeared in open court Michael Lorance, resident of said county of Rutherford & state aforesaid, aged eighty three 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 service of the United States, about the month of June 1780, immediately after the battle of Ramsours, in a volunteer company which went in pursuit of Col Bryant who had collected a company of Tories on the yadkin river in North Carolina. The company of whiggs started from Third creek, a branch of the yadkin, thence down to the Pedee [Pee Dee] river, thence returned home. Bryant made his retreat into South Carolina. Applicant can not recollect the names of his officers in this pursuit of Col Bryant, in which he served at least one month.
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2. About the month of September 1780, shortly after Gates’ defeat, he again entered service under Col Davie in Capt Joseph Dickson’s company. He believes the regiment contained about five companies. He remembers Captains Coldwell & Cowen. They rendezvoused about 3 miles below Salisbury North Carolina, thence they marched to Charlotte, Mecklenburg county, thence to Six miles creek where they remained a few days, thence to the Waxaw [Waxhaw] settlement in South Carolina, remained there about two weeks. The British under Cornwallis had left Charlotte a few days before Col Davie arrived there, an made their way through the Waxaw [Waxhaw] Settlement to Campden [Camden]. The Americans returned home. In this campaign Applicant served at least two months.
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3. Something in February 1781, soon after Morgan had defeated Tarlton [Tarleton], he again entered service again at Batie’s ford on the Catawba river North Carolina under Gen Davidson in Capt Cowen Company. From  Batie’s ford they marched down to Cowen’s ford where Gen Davidson was killed in opposing the passage of the British under Cornwallis. The Americans were scattered at this place, & collected again above Salisbury where Gen Locke took command, thence they marched down on second creek where they destroyed a bridge to prevent the crossing of the British
The British came to the place & were fired upon by the Americans. The British went below & cross the creek at some ford. The Americans were again dispersed. Under Gen.s Davidson & Locke opposing Cornwallis’ pursuit after Morgan applicant served at least three weeks.
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4. About the first of April, 1781, applicant again entered service under John Read. Capt. Daniel Carter Lieutenant in Rowan County, North Carolina, thence they marched to the Congaree river in South Carolina where they joined Gen Sumpter [Sumter] in Col Wade Hampton’s regiment, thence to Orangeburgh [Orangeburg] then in possession of the enemy. The British fired on the Americans as they approached the town, but soon surrendered as prisoners to Sumpter [Sumter] to the number of 100 or 150 men. From Orangeburgh [Orangeburg] the Americans marched in the direction to Ninety six, got in three or four miles of that place, when an express arriving that Gen Green [Greene] had left Ninety six, they changed their course, crossed Broad river at the fish dam [Fishdam] ford, joined Gen. Green [Greene]. Applicant then recrossed at the fish dam [Fishdam] ford with a detachment of about fifty men under Maj. Rutherford, marched in direction to Ninety six Saluda river, thence down the Saluda on one side, while a party of the British marched down on the opposite side. The Americans crossed the Saluda about two miles above its mouth, made a circuit & surrounded the enemy at the head of the Congaree where they made forty or fifty prisoners. Thence they returned to Sumpter [Sumter] on the Congaree, joined Green [Greene], & went down to the Eutaw Springs where the the battle was fought well known in history
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Then applicant under Maj Moore went to Georgia, swam their horses across the Savannah about 3 miles below Augusta, thence down to Ebenezer & joined Col White, thence down towards Savannah then in possession of the British. They ranged in the neighbourhood of Savannah about [crossed out] three months but without any engagement. In this campaign applicant served ten months at least. In all the service aforesaid, he served as a private. 
	Applicant never received any written discharge from service, and knows of no person living by whom he could prove his service, nor has he any documentary evidence whatever to prove the same.
In the several campaigns before mentioned, he was a volunteer, never served except as a private, & was always in the cavalry & furnished a horse.
Applicant represents, that on account of Palsy, deafness, & inability to speak the English language intelligibly together with old age & defect of memory, he fears the circumstances of his services, their direction, & the names of more of his officers, are not so fully set out as the rules of the War Department require. He believes that he served several months longer than he has stated above. But he could not precisely state the lengh [length] of his services, & therefore does not claim a pension for more than the services before stated amounting in all to one year, one month, & three weeks to which he can safely swear
As to his character for veracity & their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution applicants refers to his present neighbours [cross out]  Nacey Overall, Robert Overall, William Northcut, Jordan Williford, Arthur Totty, Robert Thompson, & James Tucker, to all of whom he is well known & who can testify as to his character for veracity & their belief of his services aforesaid. 
Applicant was born in Germany on the 18th of November 1749, as appeared from his father’s record which applicant brought to America with him & lost it during the revolutionary war. Applicant lived in Germany until he was about twenty eight years old, when he was sent with a regiment of Germans over to America to aid the British in subduing their colonies. He landed in New York on Staten Island 3d of June 1777, remained in the British service about one year, deserted them in Rhode Island, escaped over to Gen. Sullivan’s army, as a deserter made himself known to Sullivan  who permitted him to pass on to Pennsylvania. He made his way to spring house tavern 18 miles from Philadephia where he resided 18 months as a barkeeper. Thence he moved to Rowan County North Carolina in 1780 where he resided about seven years, & where he was residing when he entered the service of the United States. The county of Fredell was in the mean time laid off, & comprehended his residence. Thence he moved to Mecklenburgh [Mecklenburg] county, North Carolina, where he lived until the year 1812 when he moved to Rutherford county, Tennessee  where he has ever since & now resides. 
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any of the agency of any state or territory.
Sworn & subscribed the{							his
day & year aforesaid     {					              Michael X  Lorance
Wm Ledbetter  							mark			
	Clerk
	We Nace Overall a clergyman & Jordan Williford both residing in the county of Rutherford & state of Tennessee, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Michael Lorance who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be eighty three years old; that he is believed & reputed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.  
Sworn & subscribed{							 Jordan Williford
the day & year aforesaid{							Nace Overall
Wm Ledbetter								
	Clerk
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after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war Department, that the named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, & served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to him that Nace Overall who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the county of Rutherford & state of Tennessee & that Jordan Williford who was also signed the same is a resident in said county of Rutherford, & state of Tennessee, & is a credible person, & that their statement is entitled to credit.
J,C. Mitchell
Presiding Judge &C
	I, William Ledbetter, clerk of the circuit court for the County of Rutherford & state of Tennessee do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the [illegible] [illegible] of the said court in the matter of the application of Michael Lorance for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office the 6th day of April 1833.
Wm Ledbetter,
Clerk
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1962
Esther Lorance

$44 per an

H. Yoakum
Murfreesborough [Murfreesboro]
Tennessee
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State of Tennessee {
Cannon County {on this seventeenth day of May 1843
personally appeared before me John D. McBroom a justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid, Esther Lorance a resident of Cannon County aforesaid aged seventy five years, who being first duly sworn, according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 3rd of March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War; that she is the widow of Michael  Lorance, who was a private in the militia of the Revolution, she remembers nothing of the regiment in which he served—she thinks his Gen. Bluford or Beaufort [Buford], she remembers but little of what he told her, but refers to proof heretofore made & send to the department. She received a pension of forty four dollars per annum under the act of July 7. 1838.					her
subscribed and sworn			                Esther X Lorance (se)
before me the day and year				mark
above written (17 May 1843)
John Dull  Brook 	(se) 
	Justice of the peace
		cannon county
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State of Tennessee }	SS.
Cannon County      } I Rowin Fowler Clerk of the county Court of said Cannon County, do certify that John D. McBroom who has attested the foregoing declaration of Esther Lorance, is and was, at the date of attesting the same a Justice of the peace in  and for our said county duly elected and qualified, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his, is genuine 
				
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal, having no seal of office, at office in Woodbury this 19th day of May A.D. 1843
(seal)										R. Fowler Clerk
of Cannon County  Court
  
State of Tennessee 
Cannon County    }  I Lewis Jetton chairman of the county court of said Cannon County, do certify that Rezin Fowler, who has made the above certificate, is, and was at the time of making the same Clerk of our said Court duly elected and qualified: and that said certificate is in due form of Law 
Given under my hand and seal this 24th day of May 1843 
Lewis Jetton (se)
Chairman of Cannon County court
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I certify that R. Fowler whose signature appears to the within certificate in name and was at the time of signing the same clerk of the county court of cannon county Tennessee and that the same is in his own hand writing 
This the 30th of May 1843
H.L. Turney
State of Tennessee} I, John D. McBroom justice of the peace for said county, as above, do certify 
Cannon County    } that at the time I attested the foregoing declaration of  Esther Lorance, she was personally known to me, and was and is the identical person she purports to be. Given under my hand and seal this 18th day of September 1843
Jno D McBroom (se)
Justice of the peace for
Cannon County
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  Case of Esther Lorance 
Depositions of
James T. Richardson
&
Thomas Thompson
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State of Tennessee} Before me Nathan Neeley [Neely] a justice of the peace in and for said Cannon County    } county of Cannon aforesaid, this day personally appeared Thomas Thompson, aged seventy five years, who after being first duly sworn, deposeth and saith that he was well acquainted with Michael Lorance who was a soldier of the Revolution, and departed this life at his residence in Rutherford County, State of Tennessee in 1834. Deponent first knew him in seventeen hundred and ninety two, The said Michael then resided in Mecklenburg County, State of North Carolina, and deponent resided in one half mile of him for many years, where he (said Michael Lorance) moved to Rutherford County, where he died__ Deponent was and is, also well acquainted with his widow Esther Lorance, who since the death of her husband, the said Michael, has moved to Cannon County, where on account of her great poverty, she is living with one of her children. She was living with said Michael as his wife, when deponent first knew her in seventeen hundred and ninety two, and no doubt was ever expressed, [crossed out] by any one of their legal marriage, & deponent never entertained any doubt of the fact. When deponent first knew them, as above, he thinks they had there children, they had a high moral character, and were members of the old Presbyterian church. Affiant further states that the said Widow Esther Lorance now lives in about one mile from him, and has not married since the death of her said husband Michael Lorance.            
subscribed & sworn before me this ninth}	Thomas Thompson
day of February 1842 and I do certify       }
that  said witness is a person of good	      }
character & worthy of credit.   	      }
Nathan Neeley [Neely] (se)
Justice of the peace
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State of Tennessee} Before me Nathan Neeley [Neely] a justice of the peace in and for said Cannon County    } county, this day personally appeared James T. Richardson [crossed out] who after being first duly sworn, deposeth and saith that he was present at the death of Michael Lorance husband of Esther Lorance, & that he departed this life to the best deponent’s recollection on the eighth day of Feburary eighteen hundred and thirty four (8 Feby [Feb.] 1834) 
James T. Richardson
subscribed & sworn before me this	
ninth day of Feby [Feb.] 1842, and 
I certify that said [crossed out] deponent
is a respectable person & worthy 
of credit.  Nathan Neely (se)
		Justice of the peace

State of Tennessee} 
Cannon County    } I, Resin [Rezin] Fowler Clerk of the County court of Cannon County aforesaid do certify that Nathan Neeley [Neely] who has attested the above depositions of James T. Richardson and Thomas Thompson is and was at the time of attesting the same a justice of the peace  in & for our said County duly elected and qualified, & that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.  				
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and (having no seal of office) affixed my private seal this ninth day of February A.D. 1842
 (seal)										Rezin Fowler clerk
of Cannon County Courts
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State of Tennessee 
	Towit 
		I, David Patton Chairman of the County Court of Cannon county in said State, do certify that Rezin Fowler, who has made the foregoing certificate is and was at the date of attesting the same Clerk of our said Court duly elected and qualified, & that said certificate is in due form of Law. Given under my hand and seal this ninth day of Feby [Feb.] 1842
David Patton (seal)
Chairman of Cannon County 
Court—
District of Columbia
		I certify that Resin [Rezin] Fowler is and was at the date of the within certificate Clerk of the county court of Cannon county and that his signature is in his own hand writing, this the 29th day of Feb 1842.
H.L. Turney
M.C.
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Agent notified 
	March 17. ‘42
Let. H. Yoakum 31 Aug.
1843

6592
West Tennessee.
Ester Lorance widow of Michael Lorance decd who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 8 Feb. 1834 of Cannon Co in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Reid of the regt commanded by Col. Hampton in the  S.C line for pri. cavy. [cavalry] 10.mo.	41.66 ⅔
                      “July 3.21.                2.33 ⅓
  				44.00
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Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 44 Dollars [crossed out] per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 17. Day of Marc. [March] 1842 [crossed out] and sent to Hon. L Turney. H. Reps.
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Arrears to the 4th of March ‘41/220
[crossed out] 
				220.00
			{Act July 7,
		          1838.}
Recorded by Theo L Moody Clerk,
Book A. Vol. 2 Page 207
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(MURFREESBORO
JUN
3
Te.) 
1962
June 13’42

Tenn., 1843
[illegible] 3
cls
E. Lorance}
[illegible] 

FREE
Hon James L Edwards
Court of Pensions
Washington city
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Murfreesboro’ Tennessee 
June 2, 1842
Hon James L Edwards
Sir
Enclosed I send you the declarations of Esther Lorance and Rhode Whitfield for pensions under the act of 3 March 1843. I hope you will find them all right
Yr. obt. Sert.
H Yoakum
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Washington Feb. the 21st 1842
Sir
 	Enclosed I send you an application for a pension you will please examine the papers and corrispond [correspond] with me on the subject.
your &c
H.L. Turney
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Office of Comptroller General
Charleston 9th March 1842
	
I do hereby Certify, That there is on file in this office an Indented Certificate. Granted to Michael Lorance for Ninety four Pounds Sterling, being for amt of pays and bountys due him for for Services in the Troop of Capt Ried.– W Hamptons Regiment: Sumpters [Sumters] Brigade from the firstof April 1782, to first of October 1784–
N Taval 
Comptroller General

Honbl. [Hon.] H.L. Turney=
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Murfreesboro’ Tenn
Feby. [Feb.] 10. 1842
Hon James L Edwards 
		Sir
	Herewith I send you an application for a pension from Esther Lorance of Cannon County–under the act of 1838
Very Respy. [Respectfully]
yr. obt. sert
H Yoakum
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8191
Esther Lorance
of Michael Lorance 
W. Tennessee

Admitted
___
Pr: cavy [cavarly] 10 mo. $41.66 ⅔ 
Pr: Infy 3 mo. 21.    2.33 ⅓  
		$44.00
Cap. Ried Col. Hampton
s.c.

died 8th Feb: 1834.

Act 7 July 1838

Hon: H.L. Turney
H.R.
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 Revy WIDOW, &c. 
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File No. 382
Esther Lorance
Widow
Michael Lorance
Priv. Rev. War.
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Act: March 3, 1843.
Index:—Vol. A, Page 440

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Esther Lorance
of Michael
Tennesse
Suspended
See let. 3d March’42
Hon H.L. Turney,
let: 3 March 1842 H,
Yoakum.

Act 7 July 1838.