Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,387, for Mason Lunsford, Virginia
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(3-1776)

SERVICE            [picture of a star]          NUMBER
Va                        Lunsford, Mason          S. 32387


CONTENTS
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[2 columns of mostly cursive]
[left column reads:]
23731
Indiana
Mason Lunsford of Harrison Co in the State of Indiana who was a private in the [illegible] commanded by Captain Bailey of the rgt commanded by Col Mont[illegible] on the Virginia line for 2 years

Inscribed on the roll of Indiana at the rate of 80 Dollars-----Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of Nov 1830 and 
Henry W. Reith Corporal

Arrears to the 4th of Apl.                           $200
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4th March       40
                                                                           ------
                                                                          $240

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk,
Book 6.  Vol.  7       Page 119

[left side of page reads:]

Order to [illegible] letter to J.S. Day
15 Sept 1838

Order to pay 13 Sept 1839

Letter to M.C. Fitch Esq Pagent
New Albany Md on Oct. 21st- 1842

Hon. S. Colfax, Dec 15/58
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[writing on this page goes two directions.]
Mason Lunsford
Indiana 1832
Soldier name wanted more information

[written on top of the preceding:]
[illegible, but looks like:] Sherylen Cefin

Hon G.C. Whiting
Cont of Pensions.
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State of Indiana
Harrison County}

     On this fourteenth day of October Eighteen hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open court before the Judges of Harrison Circuit now sitting, Mason Lunsford a resident citisen [citizen] of Harrison County Indiana age 68 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 provision of the act of congress passed June 7th 1832--That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year of 1780 or81 (he is not positive which as he has lost his discharge the only data by which he could be positive with) captain John Bailey and served in the Illinois Regiment of the Va. State Line under the following named officers:-- Gen. George R. Clark,, Col. John Montgomin and Captain John Bailey, and Lieut. Trent with and under whom he fought at the battle of the J'son Bunker on the Miss-- and that he served under Captain Bailey and Lieut Trent the full time of three years the period of his enlistment when he was honorably discharged by Captain Bailey and Major Wales who then commanded at the falls of Ohio--that he mailed his discharge with a former application to the war office, both of which he is informed were miscarried or were lost, and in consequence of which he makes the new application or declaration,
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[Written vertically, over part of the letter:]
Mason Lunsford
27.616
from 1780 [ a couple more words, numbers are illegible]

[The letter from the previous page continues:]

he also states that he resided at the falls of Ohio State of Virginia when he entered the service and that he was also at the taking of the Huckapoo towns when Genl Wilkinson commanded that they marched through the State of Kentucky then
Va by way of Georgetown to the mouth of the Licking Crick and from Cincinnati to the before named towns through the State of Ohio--
     He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State--
     Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid
Mason Lunsford

[the following is written in a different hand:]

Sworn to and subscribe the day and year aforesaid.
H. N. Heth  Clk
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states

I Henry N. Heth Clerk of the Circuit Court of the County of Harrison in the second Judicial district in the State of Indiana do hereby Certify that the 
foregoing contains the Original Proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Mason Lunsford for a pension.
In Testimony Hereof I have set my hand and seal of office this 4th day of October 1833.
H.N. Heth Clk
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[ vertical writing]
Oct. 1 1842
M Dandgi

[two inked stamps... one says FREE, the other is a circular stamp that reads NEW ALBANY IND with SEP 24 in the middle:]

[cursive writings says:]
J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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Pension Agency
[illegible].  Sept 22d 1862

J. L. Edwards Esq.  Cont of Pensions

I enclose for your office the pension Papers of Mason Lunsford--who has not called for his pension for more than one year, now placed under guardianship.

[illegible word, maybe 'now]. 6th July [a corner of another paper obscures anything after July]

M. G. Fitch
P. Agent
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H. R. Washington, Dec. 11, 1858

Dear Sir,
     The question I intended to ask you yesterday, but could not, on account of not having the letter with me is as follows,

"My father, Lewis Lunsford, obtained a Military
"Patent for a tract of land in Ohio on account of the
"services of his brother in the Revolution. Are the surviving
"children of Lewis Lunsford included in the pension
"bill passed last session of Congress."

      I think the nephews of soldiers of the Revolution, even when they are the only heirs, are not included in any bill which has passed Congress, or either branch [illegible], or has been reported to either of the Pension Committees, but  as you know all about Pensions, thought it best to send you the question so that I can forward him your reply.

Thank you
Shuyler Cefox
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[Vertical writing is somewhat unclear, but looks like:]
Sh 073 [or] S 1873

[two inked stamps... one says FREE, the other is a circular stamp that reads NEW ALBANY Ind with SEP 5in the middle:] 

 [cursive writings says:] J. L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
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New Albany.  Sept 4th 1838

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions

Dear Sir
     At the request of Mr. mason Lunsford I enclose to you some papers for the purpose of enabling him to get his pension for the last year.  Owing to the sickness of Mr Lunsford he has been unable to attend to getting his pension for the last year and had been compelled to send you the additional evidence of his identity & which I hope is sufficient.  On the reception of this you will please [writing obscured] the goodness to write to me at this place and inform me when and where [writing obscured] is to draw it
I am yours Truly
John S. Davis

J. L. Edwards
Com of Pensions
Washington D.C.

P.S.  The reason why the papers ever made [writing obscured] in this place is that Mr. Lunsford came here with the expectation of drawing the amount of his pension out of our Branch of the State bank of Indiana. You will please write to me at this place (New Albany Indiana)
JSD
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32-387
Revy  INVALID.

File No.   32.387
Mason Lunsford
[illegible word]. Rev. War

Act:   June 7th 32

Index:--Vol.  2......., Page  249.

(Arrangement of 1870.)