Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31919, for Ephraim Price, North Carolina
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Service 
N.E. (North East )
VA (Virginia)

Price, Ephraim

S31919
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Georgia --- 29.695
Ephraim Price 
of Green in the State of Geo (Georgia)
who was a Res in the by 
Captain Reeves of the Rep 
by Col Mason in the line for 9 mo/ day 
commanded
commanded 
Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia at the rate of 30 - Dollars 11 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 30th day of Jan 3 and such son, Thos Foster 1418-- = Arrears to the 4th of --$105.38. 

Semi-annual allowance ending 4th of March  -- 15.06 --$120

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by a Vol. --Rice Clerk, Book & Vol 6 Page 100 
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6th April 1835 from 4th March 1837. to 4 Sep 1837. -- notified 18 June 1838. --- - 
Paid as above from 4 March to 4 Sept 1838 agt Notified 4 June 1839 
Letter to James H Start 4. Dec 1841. 
= Duplicate Certificate and 23 Dec 1841, and sent to James H State, Jackson Georgia --- Paid as above from 4. Sep 1840 to 4 March 1841. Agt Notified 25 Feb 1842
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Claim of Ephraim
Price to the benefit of
the act of Congress
passed 7th June 1832

ex
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Declaration to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed 7th June 1832

State of Georgia Green County on this the Thirteenth day of August personally appeared before the Honorable the Inferior Court of said County Ephraim Price, a resident of the county and State aforesaid, aged seventy years, who first being duly sworn according, to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832- That He entered in the service of the united States, in a volunteer company in the County  of Sussex Virginia under the command of George Reives, some time he thinks in September 1775- We were marched by Capt Reives from Sussex Ct. House to Jamestown Virginia, to meet the British under Govr. Dunmore who had retired from the seat of Government at Williamsburg to this place  (Jamestown) when hostility had first command in this quarter of the country- When our company had reached Jamestown, we found that
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British had left, he place, and we were marched back again home & discharged, after an absence of home in service about three weeks-

He further states that he volunteered again under Capt Mgal Wall about the 1st of December of the same year 1775- our company rendezvoused  at Sussex Court ^House^ together with several other companies, where Col David Mason took command of us, & marched us immediately to Norfolk when the British fleet had a assembled- we arrival at a Norfolk about three weeks after the burning of the city, and were then marched to a place called the Great Bridge, where we remained about three weeks longer after which we were marched home & discharged after a tour of about ten weeks,- He further states that he does not recollect the name of any of the officers except those that he has mentioned-
He further states that he volunteered again under Capt. George Reives, sometime about the first of June 1776, and was marched by him to Little
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York, when several companies had rendezvoused for the purpose of keeping the British from landing, he thinks- When they arrived, they were ^taken the^ command of by Col John Ruffin- 
We remained at this place (Little York) about three months, as well as he can recollect, after which we were marched home and discharged.

He further states, that sometimes about the first of the year 1777 he was drafted (in Northhampton County North Carolina) when he had removed from Virginia for three months, under Capt John Powers, 1st Lut- Pritchet, the company to which he belonged was attached to Col Joseph Hawkins Regt. of North Carolina Militia. We [illegible] the country about Tarbourough, Kingston, Smithfield, and in the Lower part of North Carolina against the British & Tories, He does not recollect the country through which he marched, as the Regt. to which he belongs was  constantly in motion for the three ^months^ for which he was drafted- In this tour he was in no general engagement except some skirmishes with the tories- After having served three months, he was discharged & returned home. 
He further states that there is no living testimony
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in this state as he knowns of [crossed out- by what] neither has he any documentary evidence by which he can substantiate the above statement of facts- He here by relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity or pension except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Roll of the agency of any State 
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court the day & Year above written-
Cert
Vincent Sanford CLK

Ephraim Price

Questions by the Court-
1st Where & what year was you born?
Answer- In the State of Virginia David [cut off] according to my information in 1762-
2nd Have you any record of your age & if so where is it?
Answer- I have no record of any age.
3rd- [illegible] Where were you living when you were called into service, when have you lived since the Revy. war, & where do you now live?
Answer- When I performed the first three tours of service as mention above
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I was residing ^in^ Sussex County Virginia, when I performed the last mentioned tour of service I was residing in Northhampton County North Carolina- I have been residing in this State for forty years past.
I now reside in Grand County Georgia.
4th- How were you called into service were you drafter, did you volunteer or were you a substitute?
Answer- I volunteered, & was drafted, as set forth in the above declaration.
5th State the name of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served such [illegible]& Militia Regt. as you can recollect & the general circumstances of your service?
Answer- I believe that Col Ruffin whom commanded the companies, at York was a continent officer- the general circumstances of my service as well as I can recollect is stated above.
6th. Did you ever name a discharge from the service?
Answer- I have recd. discharges in every instance but they been lost or mislaid.
Subscribed & sworn to the day & year aforesaid
[illegible]
Vincent Sanford CLK
Ephraim Price
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Georgia
Greene County
We Elijah Bradshaw a Clergyman residing in the County & State aforesaid and William Greer residing in the Same County & State hereby Certify, that we are well acquainted with Ephraim Price who has Subscribed & Sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be Seventy years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution; and that we concur in that opinion. 
Sworn & Subscribed this day & year aforesaid

Elijah Bradshaw
William Greer

Georgia
Green County
In the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the Investigation of the Matter, and after putting the Interrogatories prescribed 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 Elijah Bradshaw who has assigned the preceding Certificate is a clergyman resident in the county & State aforesaid, and [crossed out- a credible person] that William Green who has assigned the same is a resident in the County & State aforesaid and is a credible
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person and that their statement is entitled to Credit.

Thos. Stocks J.J.C.G.C.
James J. Park J.KE
Francis West J.J.C.G.C.

Georgia 
Green County

I Vincent Sanford Clerk of the Inferior Court of said County & State do hereby certify that the forgoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Ephraim Price for a pension. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 30th August 1832.
Vincent Sanford CLK
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Ephraim Price
GA.
No. 19549

Adnut as private
9mo. & 1 day $30.11

Hon
Thos F Foster 
He Rs
Vincent Sanford
clk Infr Court
Green Co. Ga.
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office
April 13th 1833

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 exist which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. These 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 Ephraim Price
Period when the service was rendered .
Duration of the claimant's service |years|months|days|    
Rank of the claimant.
Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served.
Names and Rank of the General and Field officers.
Battles in which the applicant was engaged.
Country through which he marched.
Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. 
Evidence by which the declaration is supported.
thinks Septr. 1775 col. about 3 weeks | Pri | Capt Geo Reives|   |   | From Sussex CH to Jamestown | 70 YEARS|   |

""| " | 10 [months]| "| "| Capt Geo Reives| Col David Mason|    | from Sussex C.H. to Norfolk C.H. Va | Traditionary

1776 "|     |   |   | "|"| Col Jno. Ruffin|   |   |    |   |

1777 drafter|  | 3|    | "| Capt. Jno. Powers  | Col. Joseph Hawkins|     |     |    |    |     |     |     |  

|     |     |"|21|"| Capt. Jno. Powers| Col. Joseph Hawkins  |     |     |     |     |    

|     |     |2|10|     |     |     |     |     |     |     | 

|     |     |       3|     |     |     |     |     |     |     |

|     |     |       3|     |     |     |     |     |     |     |

[illegible]

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 lay 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 a s Clerk 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 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 } ss.
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 provion 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 enered 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, 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 _____for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day ____&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 day 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 applicacation 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 mission; 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 alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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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, therefor, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be ex-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 drafter, 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 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 tot perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, atttend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of 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 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 mad, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, take an 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 of periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; and the different grades in which 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 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 ____. For ____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 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 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 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.
[i] 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.
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31919
Ruy INVALID
File No. 31,919

Ephraim Price
Pen Rev War

Act June 7th 32"
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 328

[Arrangement of 1870]
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Greensboro 13 Oct 1834
Sir, I return [illegible] [illegible] Price's original, with an [illegible], Decl I believe that by the latter the omission, of the former have been [illegible] so [illegible] as open have decided upon the claim. please advise W.P by letter addressed to the [illegible]-

Very respectfully
Yr. old servnt
Thomas F Foster
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TREASURY DEPARTNMENT
Second Comptroller's Office
Jan'y 22, 1842,

Sir:
Under the date of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Ephraim Price-a Pensioner of the Roll of Georgia Agency, at the rate of Thirty Dollars and 11 Cents her annum, under the aw of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept, 1840 to the 4th March 1841.

Respectfully, yours
Albion K Parris
Comptroller
To the Commissioner of Pensions.
Present.
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Treasury Department,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE
June 15 1838
Sir
Under the Act of the 6th of April, 1838 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States, " Ephraim Price a Pensioner on the Roll of the Georgia Agency, at the rate of thirty Dollars and eleven Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1837 to the 4th of September 1837
Respectfully yours,
Albion K Parris
Comptroller

To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS.
PRESENT.
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TREASURY DEPARTNMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office
March 18th, 1839
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at Treasury of the United States, "Ephraim Price, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Georgia Agency, at the rate of thirty Dollars and eleven Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March, 1838, to the 4th Sept, 1838.
Respectfully yours,
J. Seaner
acting Comptroller

To the Commissioner of Pensions, 
Present
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Johnson Butts co. Geo.
Nov 16-1841

Dear sir
Mr. Ephraim Price a Pensioner of the U.S. Case of Greene Cnt now of Butts County has lost his pension certificate and wants instructions how he is to proceed to draw his pension without the original certificate- Please instruct him on the subject through me
Yours
tr
James H Stark
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[sideways]
Dec 23 1841
Mr Evans

[center]
E.L. Edwards
Com. of Pensions
Washington city
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Jackson
15 Dec 1841.
Dear sir
Enclosed is the application of Ephraim Price for a duplicate Certificate- Please send it to him or me at this place with as little delay as possible
Oblige
Yours Obt Sernt
James H Start

J.L. Edwards
Com of Pensions
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APPLICATION FOR A NEW CERTIFICATE
State of Georgia
County of Butts     88,
On this fifteenth day of December 1841, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Butts personally appeared Ephraim Price who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded b Captains Ruffin & Reeves in the regiment commanded by Colonel Davis Mayson in the service of the Untied States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Georgia that he received a certificate of that fact under the signature and seal of the secretary of War; which certificate, on or about the ____day of Jany or Feby 1841 at or near Jackons Butts county
he either lost said certificate out of his information or the same was lost by James H Stark or by Stephen W. Price so that said certificate can not now be found. 
Ephraim Price
Sworn to and subscribed tot before me the day and year aforesaid.
Stephen Bailey J.P.

NOTES-The last four blanks are lefft for the applicant to set forth the time, place, and manner of the loss or destruction of the original certificate.
The oat to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated.
If the pensioner has never received a formal certificate, but has drawn his pension on a mere notification, as was the case in a few instances many years ago, he should leave out the above words in italics, and insert, in lieu thereof, "but has never received a formal certificate, and now wishes to obtain one."
The pensioner's oath must be supported by the evidence of another person as to identity The person must swear that he well knows him to be the same person described in the above affidavit. The magistrate must certify that the deponent is a person of veracity. This oath must also be authenticated by  the certificate of the proper officer, under his seal of office, setting forth that the officer before whom the affidavit ma be made is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, or Notary Public, as the case may be.
When a person acting as an Agent or Attorney for a Pensioner, loses the certificate, the affidavit of that person is also required, which must be authenticated as above.
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 be sent with the papers. 
Made of authenticating papers. In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet  which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or small 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.
No attention will be given to applications from persons who act as agents, unless they are known at the War Department or are vouched for as a respectable persons by some one who is known to the Department.
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State of Georgia
Butts County
In person came James H Stark  Stephen W Price of said county this day before me Stephen Bailey a Justice of the Peace in aforesaid county who being duly sworn deposed & swears that the certificate of Ephraim Price for a pension described as being lost in the foregoing application was in their possession & has been by some accident lost or mislaid so that after diligent search the same can not be found and they do further swear that they know the said Ephraim Price who made the said applicant to be the same identical person mentioned in said certificate & that the will know him to be so: sworn to & subscribed before me this 15th December 1841.
James H Stark
Stephen Bailey JP
Stephen W Price

[crossed out- State of Georgia Butts County 
I Abel L Robinson clerk of the superior court of aforesaid county do certify that]

Georgia
Butts county
I Stephen Bailey a justice of the peace in for said county before whom the ongoing applicants were made do certify that Ephraim Price, James H Stark Stephen W Price who made said applicants are all persons of veracity Given under my hand & seal this 15th December 1841.
Stephen Bailey J.P.
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Georgia Butts County
I Abel L Robinson clerk of the superior court of said county, do certify, that Stephen Bailey whose name appears to the forsaying applicants is as he subscribed himself a [illegible] acting justice of the peace of said county that said signature are genuine & that his [illegible] & certificates are in due form & that full faith & credit ought to be had & given to the same: and I do further certify that Ephraim Price, James H Stark & Stephen W Price are all known to me as persons of veracity & that these signatures are known to me to be genuine & that the said Ephraim Price a revolutionary pensioner is the identical person named in the certificate alleged to be lost: Given under my hand & seal of office this 15th Dec 1841-  A.L. Robinson CLK
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Georgia
Green County
Personally appeared before me James W. Godkin a Justice of the Peace for said county Ephraim Price who being duly sworn saith that by reasons of old age & loss of [illegible] he cannot swear particularly as to the precise length of his terms of service as a soldier during the war of the revolution, but to the best of his recollection he served in the different tours specified in his original declaration sworn to on the 30th day of August 1832, not less than the following periods, to [illegible] in the [illegible] tour under Capt. Rieves, not [illegible] than three weeks,- In the second tour under Capt. Hall, [illegible] less than ten weeks- In both these tours he was a private soldier- In the third tour in which he served again under Capt. Rieves, not less than three months, as a Corporal- In the Fourth tour he served under Capt. Powers not less than three months- In the fifth tour then was as Colonel- In the others the names of the Colonels under whom he served are stated
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in the original Declaration- 
Deposent further states that during the time he was engaged in said several services he was not employed in any civil pursuit-
Ephraim Price
Sworn to before in this 13 Oct 1834\Jas. W. Godkin J.P.

Georgia 
Green county

I Vincent Sanford Clerk of the Superior Court of said County as hereby certify that James W Godkin who hath [illegible] the foregoing affidavit is a Justice of the peace of said county duly commissioned & qualified and that full faith and credit are due to his official actings & doing as such-
Is [illegible] whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of my office this 13th Oct 1834.
Vincent Sanford CLK