Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6,241, for Andrew Lee, Georgia
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Service
Ga.
S.C.
Lee, Andrew
Number
R 6,241
Contents
Born in Ga.
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Andrew Lee
10,3752
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 1832
State of Georgia
County of Franklin
On this third day of September in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty two personally appeared before the Superior Court of said County now sitting for ordinary purposes Andrew Lee a resident of Capt Adams district in said County - aged about seventy two years, who being first duly sworn according too 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 Col. Elijah Clark as a volunteer in the Militia of the state of Georgia in Wilkes County he thinks in the year 1780 in September, just after the first siege of Augusta - was placed under Capt George Walton, and was marched to Holdsten and the Head of the Wataga river in South Carolina, & was marched from there to near the head of Catawba river where we were joined to General Sumpter command, & were marched to Blackstockk on Tiger river where we had a battle with the British and Tories under Tarleton in this battle (20 Nov 1780) Genl Sumpter was wounded after the battle he was discharged by Capt Walton, having served about three months.  He then returned to his regular residence in Abbeville District South Carolina, and about first of January 1781 he volunteered in Abbeville as what was called a minute man, and in that month was marched under Col Anderson and Capt  through the County and down towards Augusta and was marched into Georgia and had a fight with the Indians, on the Oconee River, and was afterwards, or just before, he does not recollect that he was marched and joined Greens army and the siege of ninety six in June 1781, remained
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there until Genl Green raised the siege, and was afterwards detached to go with General Pickens to the last siege of Augusta and when Col Lee arrived in Augusta he returned with Genl Pickens to Abbeville, from which time he was kept on duty scouting after British & Tories & Indians until the end of the War.
Served altogether about two years and six months as a private in the Light Horses and furnished his own horse.
Does not know of any person now living who knows him in the Service whose testimony could be procured.
1. Was born in Augusta Georgia in the year 1761.
2. Is a record of his age, in his fathers bible now in his possession
4. Was a volunteer
5. Recollect Genl Green at Ninety Six and Col Lee at Augusta
5. When he entered the service he was living in Abbeville South Carolina, was living on the Savannah River & went over to Georgia to join Genl Clarke. Since the War he continued to live in Abbeville until 1811 when he removed to Lincoln County Georgia & remained there until 1827 when he removed to his present residence & where he resides ever since
6. Does not recalled that he ever received a written discharge
7. Is known in his personal neighborhood to Samuel Hymer a preacher of the Gospel and to Thomas King who can testify to his character for veracty and to their belief of his having been a soldier of the Revolution.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any state within the knowledge or belief. 
{signed} Andrew Lee
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court the day & year just above written.
Tho. King Clerk
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Samuel Hymer a clergyman and Thomas King residing in the County and state first aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquained with Andrew Lee who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration. That we believe him to be seventy two years of age. That he is reputed and believed in his neighborhood where he resides to have been a solider of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
S. Hymer {signed}
Tho. King Clerk
Tho T Ewing {signed}

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interragotories presented by the War Department, that the above mentioned applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Samuel Hymer who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in said County first aforesaid and that Thomas King who has also signed the same is a resident of the neighborhood of the said Andrew Lee, and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Charles D Jenkins JJG
Thomas Farmer JJG
William Tusk JJC
Tho. King Clerk
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I Thomas King Clerk of the Court of Ordinary do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original procedings in the matter of the application of Andrew Lee for a pension.
In testimony whereof I hear hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 11th day of September 1832.
Tho. King CCO
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Andrew Lee
6241
5.
[several crossed out lines]
15 Oct 1833
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Brief in the case of Andrew Lee
County of Franklin in the State of Georgia
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? In Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disable by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he?  72
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period.  Duration of Service   Rank Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Sep In 1780 Volunteer about 3 months  Private  Cap Walton Col Clark Genl Sumpter
Jany 1781 and served to the end of the war as a light horse man, and in all the time owned his own horse, and served about 2 years 6 months
Genl Green

5. In what battles was he engaged?  A battle at Blackstock Tiger River a fight with Indians in Georgia
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?  Abbeville South Carolina
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication?  and if so, in what respect? The time of service is not exactly specified
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George Taylor
Examining Clerk
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April 24, 1935
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Mrs. A. Ernest
Box 244
Forsythe, Georgia

ANDREW LEE
R. 6241
BA-J/MLB

Dear Madam:
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claims, R. 6241, based upon service in the Revolutionary War of Andrew Lee. 
Andrew Lee was born in 1761, in Augusta County, Georgia; the names of his parents are not given, and no reference was made to wife or children.
On September 3, 1832, Andrew Lee, while a resident of "Captain Adams' District", Franklin County, Georgia, applied for pension and stated that while living on the Savannah River in Abbeville District, South Carolina, went over into Wilkes County, Georgia, where he volunteered in September, 1780, and that he served three months as private in Captain George Walton's company, Colonel Elijah Clarke's Georgia regiment and was in the battle of Black Stocks, after which he was discharged; that he then returned to his home in Abbeville District, South Carolina, and that about January 1, 1781, volunteered and served about one month as private in Captain Little's company, Colonel Anderson's South Carolina regiment; that form February, 1781, he served three months under Lieutenant David Clark and Colonel Anderson in the South Carolina troops and was in a skirmish with the Indians on Oconee River in Georgia; that from May, 1781, he served three months as private in Colonel Anderson's South Carolina regiment, that he was in the second siege of Augusta where hemet a Colonel Lee (no relationship shown), also at the siege of Ninety Six, that during this tour he was thrown from his horse and had two ribs broken which confined him to his home for three weeks; that from August, 1781, he served three months as private in Colonel Anderson's South Carolina regiment; that form December, 1781, by order of General Pickens,
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he served one month as commander of a scouting party of eight or ten men after the British, Tories, and Indians; also, that he served during the whole year of 1782 as private doing scout duty under Colonel Armstrong and that during all of his service in the light horse, he furnished his own horse.
His claim was not allowed as he did not furnish proof of six months' service in accordance with the requirements of the pension law.
After the Revolutonary War, Andrew Lee continued to reside in Abbeville District, South Carolina, until 1811, when he moved to Lincoln County, Georgia, where he remained until 1827, then moved to Franklin County, Georgia and was still living there in 1834. His date of death is not on record, and there are not data as to family.
Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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Andrew Lee
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Brief objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Andrew Lee which require further proof or explanation.
1. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes
V. Has he mentioned 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?  No
[Pound sign written in]
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension then the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion?  Yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate?  Yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed?  And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? Yes
XII. If the clergyman's affadavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? Yes
XIV. If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, as the magistrate who administered the oaht, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signnature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear form any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactory? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? Yes.
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Explanatory Notes
Quere V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the 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 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 ___months and ___ days I served as a ____; and for such service I claim a pension.
[Note:  There is a pound sign and curvy line written next to this QUERE
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applianct 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 phrse 'about three or four months' [NOTE:  The phrase was underlined by hand] is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c, 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 shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places 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.
[NOTE:  This preceding section was underlined by hand and a series of curved lines drawn next to it]

QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.

QUERE XVI. 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 paper 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.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.
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Acts of July 14, 1862 and March 3, 1873 [Note: line drawn manually through this]

[Stamp]  REJECTED
6241
P.O. Andrew Lee
Service:
Printed list of 1852, Rej & Suspended Claims show following cause of suspension:
"He did not serve 6 mos in any regularly embodied corps"

Service:
Enlisted:   . 18
Discharged:  , 18
Application filed:  ,18
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:

1935, Apr. 24 - Hist to Mrs. A. Emmet {see letter in claim p.31209 of Johnson Lee
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Andrew Lee
Ga
Suspended
Act of June 1832
Litta 15 October 1832
J.R. Stanford
Litta 29 Aug 1832
Thomas King
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April 24, 1935
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Andrew Lee, R. 6241
Joshua Lee, S. 31209

[Note:  The words "This correspondence belongs in is followed by an arrow poining to Andrew Lee name]
BA-J/MLB

Mrs. A. Ernest
Box 244
Forsythe, Georgia
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of John Lee, born 1763, died in Georgia in 1810; Joshua Lee of Georgia who was pensioned from Kentucky; Andrew Lee who served under Elijah Clark, and Timothy Lee who served under Colonel James McNiel, all of whom you state received land in Georgia.
There are no claims for pension or bounty land on file based upon service in the Revolution of the John Lee and Timothy Lee described by yhou; such claims are the source of Revolutionary War data furnished by this office. The land to which you refer may have been granted by the states from which the soldiers served.
Records were found for Andrew Lee and Joshua Lee as described and they are furnished herewith.
It is suggested that information in regard to the military service of John and Timothy Lee might be obtained from the Adjutant General, War Department, this city.
Very truly yours
A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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T.S. King Esq
Aug 29 1824
AC
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War Dept
Pension Office
Aug 29 1834
Sir:
I refer to your letter of the 11 June last, which has unavoidably been delayed until this time. I have to state that, the claim of Andrew Lee was suspended on the 15 Oct 1832 and a letter written to J.R. Standford, Esq. on the subject, an extract of which is herewith enclosed, which will give you all the necessary information in relation to thise case. I am

Frances King Esq
Carnesville Ga.
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Thomas King
7 Oct 1834 AC
R. Vol 34 P 430
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Department of War
Pension Office
Oct 7 1834
Sir
I have received your letter of the 25th of Sept requesting the return of the paper of Andrew Lee and Julius Nichols, which are now in the files of the office and in reply have to state, that it is contrary to the rules of the Department to suffer paper to be withdrawn from the files, under circumstances like the present; and to not proceed in that manner. Theose papers can be of use to the claimants; as they must be in the possession of personal knowledge of the revoluntary services they are be requested to make a new declaration.
I am
Th King Esq
Sec.
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Thomas King Esq
Dec 30 1834
D.C.
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Department of Mar Pennon Office
December 31, 1834

I have again taken care of the papers of Andrew Lee by which it appears the whole of his service that can be considered a military, is only three months. The residue of the service claimed, 12 mo, seem to have been on the character of a scout or minute man that he was engaged in raising the [illegible] or a volunteer horseman not attached to any [illegible] military caps [illegible] which do not entitle him my [illegible] under the [illegible] Mar 7, 1832, [illegible] for military service.

Well the [illegible] of the subject, the [illegible] cannot be allowed. If he did in fact seem as he alleges, evidence of it may be fraud the officer of the Comptroller. Sam

The King [illegible]
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Department of War Pension Office October 15 1833

Sir
The claims of John Stoncypher, Richard B Hooper & James Cash have been admitted. Their certificates {will be forwarded in a few days}{crossed through} are Enclosed.
The claim of Moses Guest is suspended, for reasons assigned in my letter to you of the date upon his claim.
The claims of Joseph Edwards, Henry parks are suspended that the applicants may be enabled t make a new declaration so far as the service is concerned in which they will be required to express clearly the nature of their different tours of service, the place where it was performed, the number of tories{?}, direction{?} {?}, having the mind at the same time that by their oaths they are required to state the amount of actual service in the army of the United States. That there is a wide distinction between abalility {sp}  to be called upon or a minute man, or the voluntary pursual of Tories, and actual military service itself. 
They must therefore specify their servie in the manner painted one by the {?}.
The claim of Andrew Lee, Wm Mitchell and Julius Nicholls are also suspended.
These applicants will be required to make
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a new statement of their [illegible]pection [illegible], what from the present appearance as at least of a doubtful charade.
There is no reason to suppose for [illegible] that 
Wm. Mitchell [illegible] performed, but a small portion of the 15 months Wm. alleged to have been performed by him-
{illegible] [illegible] [illegible], that all claims, for service as [illegible] men at home (underlined) - all claims for service [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] seating the country [illegible] [illegible] is large [illegible] a [illegible] since [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] of the (crossed out) [illegible ] of June 71 32
Jean only [illegible] that the [illegible] legal[illegible] [illegible] [illegible] of that law are
very dear [illegible] and that they must be strictly adhered to by all applicants - 
The [illegible] declarations are placed upon the 
[illegible] of that officer.

T A Stanford Esq
Caonsorlle
Geo
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Andw Lee
Ga
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State of Georgia} SS
Franklin County ⎬ On this 5th day of November in the year 1834
Personally appeared Andrew Lee before me, a Justice of the
Inferior Court in and for said County, who being first duly
Sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following
amendment to his former declaration, dated the 3rd day of
September 1832- in order to obtain the benefit of an
act of Congress passed the 7th June 1832. (Viz) In
the first tour of duty as set forth in his Declaration, he lived at
the time in Abbeville District in the State of South Carolina which
district adjoines Wilkes County in the State of Georgia and there being
no volunteer Companies at the time in the district where he lived
he went over into Wilkes County, and entered the service
there, and served as stated in his said Declaration three
months. In his last Tour of duty as set forth in his said
declaration he served as therein stated, for twelve months
in actual service as a volunteer, horseman, during the time
he was afraid to go home, he therefore
continued to volunteer in the same companies, as soon as his time
expired - he served a great deal more than the above
but some of it was scouting after tories, when he was
not particularly attached to the army, which he is advised
to leave out,  served in all fifteen months, during
which time he was either in the field or in Garrison &
for no part of said time was he engaged in any
Civil persuit. and for such service he claims
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a pension.

And"w Lee

Sworn to & subscribed
before me the day above written
A. E. Whitten J.I.C.


Georgia
Franklin County }
I Thomas King Clerk of the Inferior
Franklin County Court of said County, do hereby certify that Alvin E Whitten, whose name appears to the above affadavit was at the time, one of the Justices of the Inferior Court of said County as there represented, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony
whereof I have hereunto affixed
the seal of said Court, and subscribed
my name this 8th day of Novr 1834
Thos King C.I.C.
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[Duplicate of another page]
one month as a private and marched through Abbeville and down through Edgfield District. Col Anderson Commanded the Regiment.

In 1782 he served the whole year (except at a few
times and for a few hours each time, and once for two weeks when he was absent because his horse was stolen) say positive service Eleven months as a private under Col Armstrong & Genl Pickens and was kept in command of a Scouting
party after the British and Tories & Indians
but cannot recollect the particulars of this service further than the scouting aforesaid.
For the service or for so much thereof as the Government that proper to allow he claims a pension.  The time is so long past that he cannot recollect events as particularly as he could wish, and it is possible that he even now has placed some tours after others that ought to have been before them.  Refers for other particulars to his original Declaration.
He served with an embodied Corps called into
service by Competent authority, and 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
Andrew  Lee

"Andersons & three months
interlined before signing.
Sworn to and subscribed
before me this 11th day of
September 1833

Solomon D. Thomason J.P.
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State of Georgia
Franklin County
⎬
Ss.
Personally appeared before me the
undersigned an Acting Justice of the Peace in and for
said County Andrew Lee, who has heretofore sworn
to and subscribed the original Declaration to which
this is annexed and who being again duly sworn
on oath 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

In 1780 he served for three months as a private under Capt
Walton & Col Clark, this was about the time of the first siege
of Augusta

In 1781 he entered in January and served under Capt Little
(Capt Cowan being sick)  and Col. Anderson and served
one month after the Tories on Saluda as a private.

In February 1781 he served for three months under Lieut
David Clark & Col Anderson as a private, in this
Tour had a fight with the Indians on the Oconee in
Georgia

In May 1781 he entered and served Three month and was at
the siege of Ninety Six under Col Anderson & Gen Green
does not recollect the name of the Captain, was thrown
from his horse & had two ribs broken & was permitted
to return home which is the reason he did not serve
out the Three months, being three weeks at home which
make the tours service two months and eight days
as a private

In August 1781 he entered and served three months as a
private under Genl Pickens & Col. Anderson & was
detached by Genl Pickens on scouting party as commander
of eight or ten men.  Served in this Tour Three
months and in the Tour he was at the second siege of
Augusta
In December 1781 he served by order of Genl Pickens as
Commander of a scouting party of eight or Ten men for
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one month as a private and marched through Abbeville and down through Edgfield District. Col Anderson Commanded the Regiment.

In 1782 he served the whole year (except at a few
times and for a few hours each time, and once for two weeks when he was absent because his horse was stolen) say positive service Eleven months as a private under Col Armstrong & Genl Pickens and was kept in command of a Scouting
party after the British and Tories & Indians
but cannot recollect the particulars of this service further than the scouting aforesaid.
For the service or for so much thereof as the Government that proper to allow he claims a pension.  The time is so long past that he cannot recollect events as particularly as he could wish, and it is possible that he even now has placed some tours after others that ought to have been before them.  Refers for other particulars to his original Declaration.
He served with an embodied Corps called into
service by Competent authority, and 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
Andrew  Lee

"Andersons & three months
interlined before signing.
Sworn to and subscribed
before me this 11th day of
September 1833

Solomon D. Thomason J.P.
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Georgia
Franklin County

I Thomas King Clerk of the Inferior
 in Court of said County, do hereby certify
that Solomon D Thomason before
whom the foregoing affadavit was made, was at the a Justice of the peace as there represented, and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed
my seal of office & subscribed my name, this 24th day of J[seal covers] 1833

Thos King C.I.C