Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17,406, Leonard Farrar, N.C. Va.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
N. C.
Va.

Farrar, Leonard
or
Farar

NUMBER
S. 17406
Carded

CONTENTS
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Seth J N Denalo Nov 10 1843

Missouri 19.95
19942
Leonard Farrar
of Franklin C in the State of Missouri
who was a Private in the Comp.y command
by Captain Hamilton  of the Reg.t command
by Col Tucker in the North Caro
line for one year & Va.

Inscribed on the  Roll of Missouri
the 40 Dollars 00 Cents per annum
to commence  on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension from 26 day of Sept
1833 and sent to Wm G. Owens, Union F. Co Missouri
Arrears to 4th Sept 1833.  100
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 34. 20
$120.00

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm R. Palmer. Clerk,
Book 3. Vol. 8 Page 81.
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State of Missouri
County of Franklin SS.

On this 22d day of July
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and thirty three personally appeared in
open Court before the Hon'ble Charles H Allen
Judge of the Franklin Circuit Court
now sitting Leonard Farar a resident in the Township of St. Johns here in the County of Franklin and State of Missouri
aforesaid aged sixty nine years or thereabouts 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 Seventh of June in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That he was living at the time of his first entering the service in the County of Pytsylvania in the State of Virginia, that in the
fall or first of the winter of the year seventeen hundred
and seventy eight troops were raised in the County of
Guilford in the State of North Carolina that one James
Wilson an acquaintance of the family of this petitioner a
Citizen of Guilford County was drafted and this petitioner
became his substitute then in his fourteenth or fifteenth
year and joined a company commanded by Capt. James
Frost Isam Hancock Lieutenant, Charles Dougherty
first and Enoch Foster second sergeant the regiment
was commanded by Col Hampton and Lt. Col. Hamright
Genl Livenston commanded the brigade, this petitioner
joined the troop in Guilford County and marched from
thence by the way of Salisbury to Charleston, when
at Charleston he had the small pox and was confined to the Hospital and hence knows but little
of what was done in the part of the army he received a discharge
signed by his Col. Hampton Lt. Col. Hamright and Captain
Frost which is lost, and this petitioner believes he rec'd his
discharge on the 24th day of March Seventeen hundred and
seventy nine for a term of three months
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In the spring of the year Seventeen hundred and eighty of this 
petitioner believes he was drafted in Pittsylvania County Virginia
and was attached to the Company of the Captain Burns of Burnet
but was from the Circumstance of his having a Rifle scouted with others
who had Rifles into the Company of Captain Cowdon who was from
Henry County in the State of Virginia and this petitioner marched by the
way of Cobham & Petersburg in Virginia to a palace called as he
thinks the Maubin Hills where he joined the army commanded by
Genl Lawson Col Tucker and May Holcomb The army marched from
the Maubin Hills through the Country in different directions and
to places the names of which are entirely forgotten, some time in the
summer of the year seventeen hundred and eighty this petitioner received
discharge at the house of Capt Cowdon in Henry County Virginia
but does not recollect by whom it was signed. The discharge was
for a tour of three months service, and is lost. In the month of
March in the year seventeen hundred and eighty one, one
Mashack Stevens was drafted, and he was the brother
in law of this petitioner but when called on to go into
the service he failed for some cause or other and on
the day that the battle of Guilford was fought
this petitioner then in the County of
Pittsylvania in the State of Virginia hearing the
report of the large guns at Guilford went to his
Brother in law Marshack Stevens and proposed to
substitute for him, and in the morning thereafter this
petitioner went to Guilford Courthouse in the State of
North Carolina (or near thereto) and reported him
self as the substitute of said Stevens to Capt
Joseph Morton who had previously raised a
Company in Pittsylvania County and was by the said
Capt mustered into service, on the day after as this 
petitioner recollects he was removed to another company 
the names of the officers of which are forgotten
but Genl Lee had the command of the troop the army
marched us this petitioner was informed in pursuit of Corn
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wallis, after a considerable time (the precise time not recollected) the petitioner was sent in company with other soldiers
to guard some Prisoners to Mjr Roses in the State of Virginia, with
the prisoners he recollects to have passed through Hillsborough
at Mjr Roses he received a discharge for a tour of three months
but does not recollect by whom it was signed but knows the same
is lost

Some time in the year seventeen hundred and eighty one this
petitioner was again drafted in the County of Pytsylvania
in the State of Virginia and went with Single Captain's company to Little York, he recollects of passing through Petersburgh.  The officers of the Company are entirely forgotten
he was at the Siege of York and the taking of Cornwallis
but does not recollect in what Regiment.  he received
after the Surrender of Cornwallis a discharge for a
three Months Tour as he believes but does not recollect
by whom it was signed, but knows that the same is lost
And the said Petitioner further states that he has no documentary evidence by which his services can be proven
neither does he know any person that can testify to
his services, and he further states that he was born in
the County of Gooseland [Goochland] in the State of Virginia in the
year seventeen hundred and sixty four as he believes
that he has no Record of his age, that he has lived since
the Revolutionary War in Virginia South Carolina
Kentucky and Missouri and he lastly 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 and he further states that
he is known to John Caldwell
John G. Greer
men of his neighborhood who can
testify as to his character for truth and veracity 


Leonard  Farar
his   X  mark

Sworn and subscribed to in open
Court day & date aforesaid

Wm. G Owens clk
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We, James K. Rule a preacher of the Gospel and John Caldwell and John G Greer
Residents in the Country of Franklin, hereby Certify that we are all acquainted with Leonard Farar who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be sixty eight years of age and believed in the neighborhood where he resides that he is reputed to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.

James R Rule
John G. Greer


Sworn and subscribed 
to in open Court

Wm. G. Owens clk

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after 
the investigation of the matter and after puting
 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 James K. Rule is a preacher of 
the Gospel residing in Said County and that John G.
 Greer is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit.

C. H. Allen  C'r. Judge


State of Missouri
County of Franklin Ss

 I William G Owens clerk of the circuit 
Court and for the County aforesaid Certify that the foregoing 
contains the original proceedings of the said Court to the Matter of 
application of Leonard Farar for a pension and I further 
certify that C. H. Allen is the Judge of Said Court and that
his Signature aforesaid is his genuine one

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and
the seal of said Court at office the 22d day of July
in the Year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred
and thirty three

William G. Owens  clk
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19.942

Leonard Farrar
Franklin Co.
Missouri

Adm 1. year

$40


Wm G. Owens Clerk
Franklin Co.
Missouri
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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 shew 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, shewing the Service of Leonard Farrar Franklin Co
Missouri

Period when the
service was rendered
1778 

1780

Ditto

1781

Duration of the
claimant's service.


3 [months]
3 [months] 
He believes 3 [months]
Not stated

Rank of the
claimant.
Private
"
"
"
Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served.
Cap Jas Frost
Pierce
Hancok
┃ that on
Corton
Names and Rank
of the General
┃ and Field officers. ┃
Col. Harry
to
Lee Col
Hawright
Gen in
ington
at Crogan Law
┃ Couch
┃ Maj H
Gen Lee
forgotten
┃ Forgotten
Battles in which ┃
┃ the applicant was
engaged.
No
┃ York

Country through
which he marched.
N. Caroa [Carolina]
S. Cara [Carolina]
Virginia
N. Carol [Carolina]
Virginia
Place of abode
when he entered
the service, and age
at the present
period
69 years
Pitsylvania
Virginia

Evidence by which the declaration
is supported

Traditionary

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, musicians 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 ____ 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. A. B. 
[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. [____ 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 ____ for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office 
(i) this ____ 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 ____, who has 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 ____ 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. 
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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 alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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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 service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? To an Officer: 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. 
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[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 soldier 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 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 the 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 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 ____ and for such service I claim a pension." It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period 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, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration in 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 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, [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. 
[k] The notes from [a] and [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 [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.

Joseph Rowen Ex Ck
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
December 5, 1925.
Mrs. Eben O. Porch, Jr.
3714 Walnut St. 
Kansas City, Mo.
Madam:
I have to advise you, that from the papers in the Re-
volutionary War pension claim, S. 17406, it appears that Leo-
nard Farrar, or Farar was born in 1764, in Goochland County,
Virginia and resided in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, at the
time of the Revolution.  In the winter of 1778, he entered the
troops raised in Guilford County, North Carolina, served in 
Captain James Frost's Company, Colonel Hampton's Regiment, for
three months and was discharged March 24, 1779.
He enlisted in  Pittsylvania County, Virginia, in the
spring of 1780 and served three months in Captain Cowdan's Com-
pany, Colonel Tucker's Virginia Regiment.  He enlisted in the
spring of 1781 and served three months in Captain Joseph Mor-
ton's Virginia Company.  He also went to the Seige of York, in 1
1781 and served three months, names of officers not stated.
He was allowed pension on his application executed July
22, 1833, while living in Saint John Township, Franklin County,
Missouri.  His wife Margaret and their children are referred to,
but their names are not given.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT,
Commissioner.
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3-871.
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
------*---*---*-------
Briefed by Alms
Claim No.  Sept. 30,1909
Certificate No. Sur File 17406
Claimant
Soldier  Leonard Farrar
Service   Rev. War
Additional Service

No           Claim,   State records        , 190
No claim, combination records        , 190

REMARKS:
No old war wid or
rej claims as above

0-8             Chief Division
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Copy:
Pen. Off.
Nov. 10 '43

Sir

The declaration and
proofs in the case of
Margaret Farrar are
herewith returned.  She
is not entitled under the
act of 4 July 36 as her
marriage is alleged to
have taken place after
the husband's service.
When her claim is 
returned under the act of
7 July 38 these papers
should be returned and
the credibility of the
witnesses duly enlisted.
Any family register
more than 20 years old
which may shew the
birth of a child prior
(over)
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to Jan'y 94 may afford
the requisite proof.


Jesse McDonald Esq.
Newport
Franklin Co.
Missouri
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17406

INVALID.

Leonard Farrar
Pri. Rev War

Act: June 7th '39

Index: Vol. 1, Page 122

1914 Oct. 7 Hist. to Hon
Lee S. Overman U.S.S.

1925 Dec 5 Hist to Mrs
Eben O. Porch Jr.
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Newport B
Aug 16th
United States War Department
Pension Office Washington City
(Application for Pension)
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Newport Mo August the 14th 1843
Sir
Enclosed Mrs Margaret Farrar Widow of Leonard Farrar who was a pensioner of the United States for his Revolutionary Service--She diverts me to say for her that she had thought the small pension left  her by her husband would have held out but its growing scarcer She has been instructed to ask, of the United States, on account of the services of her husband, a pension that she herewith send her declaration and proof of the period of her marriage and that she is the widow of Leonard Farrar who was a Revolutionary pensioner and which further hopes the Pension Commissioner , as all matters she might that month be Indistute, to his declaration and proof which she hopes is on file in the War Office that she has no documentary evidence of the period of her marriage as it was when Pendleton District (or County) South Carolina was not as thoroughly organized and the changes of the Country and divisions are to attend so as again meaning to hinder her from writing the month John Shattun who officiated was then old and she has not much hopes of learning or of Proof through that channel that she has not this proof of her memorys on her family record only the birth of her children
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of the Department to be permitted to amend she instructs me to say that the early attention to her claim will be most thankfully received and further for the communications to be [illegible] to Newport Franklin County Missouri directed to the lawyer to the undersigned as her residence is 25 miles from a post office since this the only and most speedy means for her to receive communications
With the most respect your obedient servant
Jesse McDonald who
writes for Margaret
Farrar
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United States Senate
Committee on Rules
October 3, 1914
Honorable G. M. Saltzgaber,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Commissioner:
The enclosed letter from Mrs. E Monday, of this city, is self-explanatory.
I will thank you to let me know if there is any record in your office of either Leonard Farrar or Russell Twitty having received a pension on account of service in the Revolutionary War.
Very truly yours,
Lee S. Overman
Please return Mrs. Monday's letter L. S. O.
Her letter returned Oct 7, 1914 with reply
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Please furnish history of 
Leonard Farrar
S. 17406
to Mrs. Eben O. Porch Jr.
3714 Walnut St.
Kansas City, Mo
personal request made
Dec. 2, 1925 by Miss Bertha Wolf
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From the papers on file in the claim Sur. File No. 17,406
it appears that Leonard Farrar or Farar was born in 1764, in 
Goochland County, Virginia, and resided in Pittsylvania Coun-
ty, Virginia, at the time of the Revolution.  In the winter of 
1778, he entered the troops raised in Guilford County, North
Carolina, as a substitute for an acquaintance named Jame Wil-
son, served in Captain James Frost's company, Colonel Hampton's
regiment, and was discharged March 24, 1779, having served three
months.  He was drafted in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, in the 
spring of 1780, and served three months in Captain Cowdan's com-
pany, Colonel Tucker's Virginia regiment.  In spring 1781, he
substituted for his brother-in-law Mashack Stevens in Captain
Joseph Morton's Virginia company, and served for three months.
In  1781 he was again drafter in Pittsylvania County, Virginia,
went to the siege of Yorktown, (names of his officers are not
stated) and served three months.
He was allowed pension on an application executed July 22,
1833, while residing in St. John Township, Franklin County.
Missouri.  His wife was named Margaret and their children are re-
ferred to but no names are given and there is no further data
as to family on file.
Very truly yours,
Commissioner.
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