Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4567, for Jacob Louts, Virginia
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Service VA   
Louts, Jacob  
S.4567

carded
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Ohio  13192
Jacob Louts
of Gallia in the State of Ohio
who was a private in the Comp'y commanded
by Captain Brown of the Regt commanded by -- 
in the Virginia line for 6 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio
at the rate of 20 Dollars -- Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of May
1833 and sent to Francis [Grey]
Albert Gallipolis Gallia Co Ohio
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833,     $40.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept, 10.00
                                                            $50.00
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832. 

Recorded by J W Clagett. clerk
Book E  Vol. 6   Page 15
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Mar. 6, '34 see let to Pen. agt:
J. H. Groesbeck Esq
do. to Hon. S.F. Vinton Jan. 30, 1835,
do. to H. G. Daniel 3d Sept. 1835,
do. to same Jan. 5 1836,
do. H. G. Daniels & P. agt. March 4, 1836 

Death date not on AB.
SLR
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Declaration of
Jacob Louts
24950
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The State of Ohio
Gallia County

On this 25th day of April 1833 personally
appeared in open court before the Judges of
the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Galla
and State of Ohio now sitting (and being a 
Court of Record) Jacob Louts, a resident of Wilkesville Township in the County of Gallia, aged seventy-one
years on the twenty first day of December
1832, 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 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States
under the following named officers and
served as herein stated: he then he was
drafted for three months into the malitia
of Virginia- was drafted at Stover Town in Shanandoah 
County, was placed under the command of Captain John Brown, Lieutenant John Hoves & Ensign David Goladay after the company was organized it was marched to Winchester
in Virginia and took charge of British prisoners taken by General Morgan in North Carolina and brought to Winchester.
The company in which this declarant was mustered was joined at Winchester by companies commanded by Captain Crookshank, Captain [Sceon] and Captain Reynolds.
This declarant was drafted late in the fall or early part of the winter and continued to guard said prisoners through the winter, being retained a few weeks after his time expired before the Frederick Malitia from Maryland came on to take 
[relief] of the prisoners Frederic Town where they were afterwards taken. This declarant does not now remember
the year but thinks it was in 1778. In the spring
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of 1781 this declarant was again drafted
for three months into the Virginia Malitia
at Shannandoah County and was put
under the command of Captain Thomas Marshall, the names of the lieutenant and ensign are not
at this time remembered. He thinks the company was attached to the 8th Virginia Regiment. General Mulenburg 
was the Commander in Chief. The army was destined to watch movements of the the British General Cornwallis who was then with his force on James River during the three months. The American army to which this declarant
belonged was marching and countermarching in pursuit of General Cornwallis. This declarant served out the two 
tours of duty consisting of three months each, amounting in the whole to the six months and was honorably discharged the fist time at Stovers Town in Shanandoah County by Captain John Brown by a written discharge
which has been lost by time and accident and at the close of the second tour he was discharged by Captain
Thomas Marshall at Stovers Town aforesaid
by a written discharge which is also lost and this declarant has no knowledge at this time where either of them are. This declarant was born in Stovers Town
Shannandoah County Virginia on the twenty-first day of December 1761 as he has been told by his parents and others.  He has no record of his age- lived at Stovers
Town when drafted and after the tours in war he lived in Stovers Town until some time in the fall of 1783 when
he moved to Winchester where he lived three years, then moved to Buckley County Va, then moved to Greenbriar County Va where
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resided about six years, then moved to
Bath County Va where he lived six years
when he moved to Gallia County State of
Ohio where he has lived ever since and
still lives - he further states he has no 
documentary evidence and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service. 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 the agency of any state. He further states that there is no clergyman living in his neighborhood whom he is acquainted but he can name Joseph Fletcher & Mathew Edmondson,
persons who can testify to his character
and who can state as to the report of his
service in the Revolutionary War.
                                    Jacob Louts  his mark
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Francis LeClereq, Clk. C.C. [C.G.C.]

We Joseph Fletcher and Mathew Edmonson residing in Wilkville Township Gallia County hereby certify
that we are well acquainted Jacob Louts who has
subscribed and sworn to the above
declaration that we believe him to be seventy-one years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier and we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to & subscribed the day
and year aforesaid,  Joseph Fletcher
                                    Matthew Edmiston
Sworn to and subscribed
in open Court the day 
and year aforesaid-
Francis Lecereq Clk  c. c. [P.G.C.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter and after passing the interrogations prescribed by the war Department
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that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that there is no Clergyman in the neighborhood of the applicant, that Joseph
Fletcher and Matthew Edminston who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of the said County of Gallia and are credible persons and that their Statements are entitled to credit.

The State of Ohio Gallia County SS
Francis Le Clereq, Clerk of the County
Common Pleas in and for said County,
certify that the foregoing contains the
original proceedings of the said Court in the
matter of the application of Jacob Louts for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I have here 
unto set my name and affixed the seal
of said Court at Gallia juris this 29th day
of  April 1833
                Francis LeClereq, Clk. c. c. p. g.

Declaration of Jacob Louts
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No 24.950
Jacob Louts
Gallia Co
Ohio

Adm for 6 months from
1778

Francis LeClerq, Clk
Gallia Co
Ohio
Gallipolis
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
       Pension Office,
                           183
Sir
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. the notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
___________________________________________________________
A Statement, showing the service of Jacob Louts, Gallia County Ohio
____________________________________________________________
Period when service was rendered I 
  Duration of the claimant's service: years, months, days I
    Name and rank of the Field Officers under whom he served I
      Age at present, and place of abode where he entered the service I
         Proof by which the declaration is supported. 
_____________________________________________________________
[by] Fall 1778 I 3 months  I Captain Brown,             I 71 years, I traditional    
[   ] Spring 81 I 3 months  I  Captain Crookshanks,   Shennan-    evidence
                                                Captain Marshall,             doah     
                                                General Mulenberg        Virginia


I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS.
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops, "militia" and "volunteers," all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first
instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.

                                                 DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
                    State, Territory or District of 
                          County of
On this         day of                personally appeared (a) before
                A. B. a resident  (b)   of               in the county of                     and State, Territory or District
of          aged (c)            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 made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)
                  , with               and served in the                    (e) regiment of the            line, under the following named officers:

[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank, and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched.   This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

(And then will follow the certificate of the Court.)
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I                                  of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this              day of           & c.

If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman residing in the             and C. D. residing in (the same)
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
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 days and year aforesaid.

(And then will follow the certificate of the Court.)
And the said 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 certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,                         Clerk of the Court of                      do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of
for a pension.

                           In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
                                   of office, this             day of              & c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission;  but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his Case.

The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. To a Soldier.  Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
     To an Offiicer.  Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

(a) The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
(b) The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
(c) The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
(d) The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
(e) Every continental officer or other must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of old age , and the consequent loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For --year--months and --days, I served as a -----. For --year --months and --days, I served as a ----; and for such service I claim a pension."
IT is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the person for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, etc. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement;
the particular place or place where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field
or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
(f) The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
(g) The opinion of the Court is always required.
(h) The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
(i) The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
                                         Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
                                                    Proof of Service.
(j) In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from (a) to (i) are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note (j) applies to continental troops only.
(k) This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
(l)  If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
(m) The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
John H Ashton
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August 24, 1934.
BA-J/ILL
Jacob Louts
S. 4567

Mr. J. B. Lutz
Box 115
Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Revolutionary War soldiers of Virginia with surname Lutz, and designate two as Casper and Michael.
There are no claims for pension or bounty land on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of any soldiers with the names Casper (Gasper, Kaspar, etc.) and Michael Lutz, or other spelling of that name. The record has been found of only one soldier with a similar surname who served in the Virginia troops; it is that of Jacob Louts. His record is given herein as found in pension claim, S. 4567, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Jacob Louts was born December 21, 1761, in Stoverstown, Shenandoah County, Virginia; the names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Stoverstown, Virginia, he enlisted in the
fall or winter of 1778 and served three months as private in Captain John Borwn's Virginia company; he enlisted in the spring of 1781, and served three months in Captain Thomas Marshall's Virginia company.
The soldier moved in the fall of 1783, from Stoverstown, Virginia, to Winchester, where he resided three years, then moved to Berkeley County, Virginia, thence to Greenbrier County, Virginia, and resided about six years, after which he resided six years in Bath County, Virginia, then moved to Gallia County, Ohio.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 25, 1833, at which time he resided in Wilkesville Township, Gallia County,
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Ohio.

There are no data relative to the family of Jacob Louts, the soldier.

For information in regard to the date of last payment of pension,
name and address of person paid, and, possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citing the following:
Jacob Louts
Certificate 13192
Issued May 28, 1833
Rate $20 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831.
Act of June 7, 1832.
Ohio Agency.

Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Assistant to Administrator.
claim drawn by Mrs Fricke
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Free

Wilkesville, O
Jan'y 28th

James L. Edwards Esqr.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.

Jacob Louts
Ohio [  ]
10/3/92
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Wilkesville Gallia Co. Jan'y 26th 1836
Sir,
Your favour of the 5th inst has been received., covering the affidavits which had been forwarded to yr. Dept in relation to the case of Jacob Louts U.S. Pensioner assigning as the reason that in the original paper the name is written Louts and not Lotz as in the affidavit and say the error must be corrected. I now have
the honor to inform you that with the consent of the other witness Joseph. T. Phittiplace and the Magistrate whose name is attached to the affidavits, I have made the necessary alteration in the
affidavit to correspond with the original certificate in which I find upon examination the name is written Louts which I presume was a mistake in the attorney N. K. Clough Esqr. who made out the original papers and I now enclose to you again the affidavits hoping that it may meet your approbation and be sufficient to remove the obstructions in the way of the payment of Mr. Louts' pension.

I am Respectfully
Yr. Obt. Servant, 
Hiram G. Daniel

J. L. Edwards Esqr.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Free

Wilkesville O
Dec 10th

J. L. Edwards Esqr.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
DC

Dec 21
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State of Ohio Gallia County
Be it known that before the Levi Wells
Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid
personally appeared Hiram S. Daniel and
Joseph T. Phellplace and made oath in due
form of law that they are acquainted with
Jacob Louts named in an original Certified
in his possession being numbered (13,192)
and dated at the War Office of the United
States the Twenty Eighth day of May, one
thousand Eight hundred and thirty three.
Signed Lew Cass Secretary of War. Examined
and countersigned J L Edwards Commissioner
of Pensions. That they believe Jacob Louts
above named to be a man of truth and
veracity, that Jacob Louts as above can
write his name but in consequence of a nervous
affection of his system he declines doing so-- unless
urged to do it in place of making his mark, that his 
custom of Signing is by making his mark but at the time at
which he signed his name to the papers to draw his pension it was at the urgent  solicitation of the person that made
out the papers that he wrote his name
instead of making his mark as he had
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done in his application for his pension'
Hiram G. Daniel
Joseph T. Phetteplace

Sworn to & Subscribed this 7th day
of December 1835 before me
[Zim] Wells

The State of Ohio
Gallia County ss
I Joseph Drouillard, Clerk Pro tem of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Gallia, do hereby certify that [Zine] Wells is an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the said County duly commissioned and sworn and also that
his commission is dated the Eleventh day of November AD 1835 and will expire on the Eleventh day of November A.D. 1838.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my name and affixed the seal of said
Court at Gallipolis this 8th day of
December A.D. 1835, and of this
State 34th
Joseph Drowillard Clk
Pro Tem
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Wilkesville Gallia Co. Dec 10th 1835
Sir,
On the opposite page you will
find affidavits in regard to the case of
Jacob Louts U S. Pensioner. I presume they
will be all that will be necessary. You 
advise me of the resumption of the payment
of Mr Louts' pension as soon as it shall
take place. This evidence has been
unavoidably delayed to this time.
I have the honor to be
Very Respectably
Your Obedient Servant,
Hiram G. Davis


J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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1906 Sept. 15. Hist. to John M. Davis Esq letter in Md. [  ] 23720 Jacob Davis 1812

1917, Apr 23. Hist. to O. J. Aldrich- aw

1933 - July 21 - Hist to  J. Boyd Davis-ILL
1934. July 13- Hist. Hon Thos. A. Jenkins-ILL
1934 - Aug. 24 - Hist. to J. B. Lutz-ILL

Rev War  INVALID.
File No. 4567
Jacob Louts
Privt Rev War
Act: June 7, 1832
Index:  Vol. A, Page 226

Arrangement of 1870.
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Grand Junction Colo-4 -12 -17
Pension Department
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir
I write you for information in regard to
one Jacob Louts (or Lotz) a soldier of the
revolutionary war. As near as I can find
out said Jacob Louts came from Germany 
with his parents shortly before the revolution 
and settled in the Shenandoah Valley, then
at the age of 16 he joined the American Army 
and served during the war. He married
Elizabeth Wolf, moved to Gallia Co Ohio in
the year 1806. His wife died in 1837 and he
died in 1839. He was a pensioner of the
Revolution. His son Isaac Lotz, with whom
I was acquainted, is grandfather to my wife.
Some of my family are anxious to join the
DAR--hence this enquiry.
Respectfully
O.J. Aldrich
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Wyoming Society
Sons of the American Revolution
organized May 18, 1908
PRESIDENT
EDWIN E. FITCH, LARAMIE
VICE-PRESIDENT
MAJ. GEO. W. BROWER, FT. WARREN
SECRETARY
JOSEPH B. LUTZ, CHEYENNE
TREASURER
EDWARD H. RAWSON, LARAMIE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
BOX 113, CHEYENNE
REGISTRAR AND HISTORIAN
JOHN C. BLACKMAN, CHEYENNE
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
CLYDEL. TITUS, CHEYENNE
CLARENCE B. RICHARDSON.
CHEYENNE
JAMES H. WALTON, CHEYENNE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
BOX 115, CHEYENNE

7-16-34
Veterans Administration,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
May I enquire how many Revolutionary soldiers you have
on record by the name of LUTZ?
Do you have any family history on Gasper or Casper Lutz
of old Dunsmore or Shenandoah County Va?
My great grandfather, Michael Lutz, appeared in Shenandoah
County, Va., and married in 1790. It has not generally been
thought that Gasper Lutz was related to Michael, but there is no proof.
If the list is not large, I should like to have the names and places of enlistment of any Lutz soldiers you may have
for the Revolutionary War.
Sincerely yours,
J. B. LUTZ
J. B. Lutz, Secretary
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WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
ROBERT L. DOUGHTON, N.C., CHAIRMAN
SAMUEL H. HILL, WASH.                 ALLEN T. TREADWAY, MASS.
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I0TH DIST. OHIO
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ARISTA HUBER
SECRETARY

Congress of the United States
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
July 9. 1934.

Revolutionary War Records,
Veterans Administration,
Washington, D. C.
RE: Jacob Loucks (or Loux or Lowks)

Dear Sirs:
Enclosed find letter written by Mrs. Ethel F. Clark to my Secretary inquiring about the record of one Jacob Loucks who was pensioned in Gallia County, Ohio as a private in Virginia Militia. He was supposed to have served during the Revolutionary War.

Will you please furnish to me any details you may have as to his record as a pensioner etc. and oblige?

Very truly yours,
Thomas A. Jenkins
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THE PENN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
ORGANIZED 1847
PHILADELPHIA

J. BOYD DAVIS, DISTRICT MANAGER
IOTH FLOOR BRUNSON BUILDING
COLUMBUS, OHIO

A. D. Hiller,
Veterans Administration,
Washington, D.C.

Dear sir:
Please send to me all the information you have
on Revolutionary Soldier Jacob Lotts, Virginia Militia.
He was placed on the pension roll May 28, 1833. He was at that time living in Gallia County, Ohio. His address was probably Wilkesville, Ohio.

Sincerely,
J. Boyd Davis
J. Boyd Davis.
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THE PENN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
ORGANIZED 1847
PHILADELPHIA

J. BOYD DAVIS, DISTRICT MANAGER
IOTH FLOOR BRUNSON BUILDING
COLUMBUS, OHIO

July 13, 1933

Director of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Sir:
Please send to me all the information you have
on Revolutionary soldier, Jacob Lotts, Virginia Militia.
He was placed on pension roll May 9, 1833. He was at that
time living in Gallia County, Ohio. His address was probably Wilkesville, Ohio.

Sincerely,
J. Boyd Davis
J. Boyd Davis
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VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
Washington       July 12, 1934.

Honorable Thomas A. Jenkins
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C.

BA-J/ILL
Jacob Louts
S. 4567

My dear Mr. Jenkins:
Reference is made to your letter of July 9, in behalf of Mrs. Ethel F. Clark of Gallipolis, Ohio, whose letter you enclosed. Mrs. Clark states that she desires the Revolutionary War record of Jacob Loucks (Loux or Lowks) who received a pension in
Gallia County, Ohio, in 1833 for service as a private in the Virginia
Militia.

The record of Jacob Louts is furnished herein as found
in the papers on file in his pension claim, S. 4367, based upon his
service in the Revolutionary War. He was the pensioner whose name
was placed on the pension roll May 28, 1833. His name is not shown
as Loucks, Loux, Or Lowks.

Jacob Louts was born December 21, 1761, in Stoverstown,
Shenandoah County, Virginia; the names of his parents are not shown.

While a resident of Stoverstown, Virginia, he enlisted in the fall or winter of 1778 and served three months as private in
Captain John Brown's Virginia company; he enlisted in the spring of
1781, and served three months in Captain Thomas Marshall's Virginia company.

The soldier moved in the fall of 1783 from Stoverstown,
Virginia, to Winchester, where he resided three years, then moved to
Berkeley County, Virginia, thence to Greenbrier County, Virginia,
resided about six years, after which he resided six years in Bath
County, Virginia, then moved to Gallia County, Ohio.

He was allowed pension on his application executed April
25, 1833, at which time he resided in Wilkesville Township, Gallia
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County, Ohio.

There are no data relative to the family of the soldier, Jacob Louts.

The letter of Mrs. Clark is returned herewith.

Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Assistant to Administrator.
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July 21, 1933.

J. Boyd Davis
10th Floor, Brunson Building
Columbus, Ohio.

BA-J/ILL
Jacob Louts
S. 4567

Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letters in which you request the
record of Jacob Lotts, a Revolutionary War soldier and a pensioner
of Gallia County, Ohio.

The record of Jacob Louts is furnished herein as found in the papers on file in his pension claim, S. 4567, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War. He was the pensioner whose name was placed on the pension roll May 28, 1833. His name is not shown as Lotts in this pension claim.

Jacob Louts was born December 21, 1761 in Stoverstown, Shenandoah County, Virginia; the names of his parents are not shown.

While a resident of Stoverstown, Virginia, he enlisted in the
fall or winter of 1778 and served three months as private in Captain
John Brown's Virginia company; he enlisted in the spring of 1781, and served three months in Captain Thomas Marshall's Virginia company,

The soldier moved in the fall of 1783 from Stoverstown, Virginia,
to Winchester, where he resided three years, then moved to Berkeley County, thence to Greenbrier County, (all in Virginia), resided about six years, after which he resided in Bath County, Virginia, six years, then moved to Gallia County, Ohio.

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 25,
1833, at which time he resided in Wilkesville Township, Gallia County, Ohio.

There are no data relative to soldier's family in the papers on
file in this pension claim.

Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Assistant to Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____19__
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In reply to your request of ________ received __________
for a statement of the military history of ____________
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's ) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
_______________________________________________________
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
   LENGTH OF SERVICE.
       RANK.
           OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
           CAPTAIN.     COLONEL.      STATE.
Battles engaged in, __________________________
Residence of soldier at enlistment, _____________
Date of application for pension, ________________
Residence at date of application, _______________
Age at date of application, _____________________
Remarks:

_____________________________________________
Respectfully,

Commissioner.