Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 8126, John Bertie, N. C.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
N.C. Berties, John. W.8126.
Or Bertie
Hannah.
CONTENTS
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33.057
North Carolina – A
John Berties deceased,
of in the State of
who was Private on the commanded 
by Captain of the commanded
by in the 
line for N.C.
Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll of Asheville
at the rate of 80 Dollars – Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831. [illegible]
9 January 1835.
Certificate of Pension ifsued 9 day of 
Septbr. 1852 and sent to
B M Edney
Arrears to the 4th of Raleigh
Semi-annual allowance ending N.C.
{Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1932.}
Recorded by R.M. Rae Clerk,
Book [illegible] 2 Vol. 6 ½ Page 47.
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5.986
North Carolina – A JB Sawyer May 30 1853.
Hannah Bertie
widow of John
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private
NC
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate
of 80 Dollars – 
Cents per annum, to commence
on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued
the 9th day of Sept. 1852
and sent to 
B.M. Edney
Raleigh, N.Ca.
Recorded on Roll on Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 196 Vol. 1.
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State of N. Carolina
Yancey County } SS
On this 3d day of February AD one 
thousand Eight hundred and fifty two personally 
appeared before me the undersigned an acting 
Justice of the Peace in and for said County & 
state Thomas Gardner sen and who [illegible] by 
me first duly sworn according to law 
declares on his oath that about the year 1834 one
John Bertie a citizen of said county applied
to him to get a Declaration [illegible] claiming the 
benefit of the act of Congrefs, June 1832 & that 
he wrote out one, and as well as be can now 
recollect said Bertie stated that he enlisted 
for & served during the Revolutionary war & 
that one of his Captain’s names was Pope (the
others he can’t recollect, and that his colonels
were of the name of Sumpter, Lopp and, Buttle,
and that said Bertie also stated that he believes 
under [illegible], Gates & Green. That the above
is all he can now recollect, though he 
mentioned several other officers, Declarant 
further states that about the time he finished
said Declaration, the aforementioned John 
Bertie died (that is before he sent it on) and 
the whole stoped, that he preserved said paper 
for some time, but thinking it of no use, he 
is of the opinion that he (Gardner) burned
it, at least he cannot find among his papers
and that he has much dilegent search for 
it. That said John Bertie did in January 1835
and left a widow by the name of Hanah.
Thomas Gardner [signed] [illegible] seal [circled with loops]
Sworn to and subscribed before me &
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and I hereby certify that Thomas Gardner
is a credible and respectible person and his 
statements are entitled to full forth and end 
it. In testimony where of I have sit my hand
on this 4th day of February 1852.
[illegible signature] J.P.
State of N. Carolina
Yancey County} I E H Honeycutt clerk of the
Court of Pleas and quarter sefsions for said County
do hereby certify that [illegible] S. [illegible] is
an acting justice of the Peace for said County
duly commissioned and [illegible] and I believe
the above signature purporting to be his is jenuine
true testimony where of I 
here unite affixed my seal 
of office subscribed my 
name this the 4th day of 
February AD 1852
C H Honeycutt CCC
By J.W. McElroy [illegible] 
I certify that I am well acquainted with [illegible]
J.N. McElroy whose paper signature is above 
written his own handwriting and that he is 
a highly respectable man entitled to the 
[illegible] credit, also that E.N. Honeycutt the 
clerk at the court of Pleas & Master Sepsions,
C.L. Boyd Chairman of the same and member
elect to this Legislature, Abraham [illegible] and
Mr. [illegible] sen. and are generally regarded [last three words crossed out] Thos [illegible]
Gardner sen. are generally regarded as respectable
men and entitled to credit
Sept 1st 1852 T.L. [illegible signature]
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State of N. Carolina
Yancey County } SS
On this 29th day of October A.D. one Thousand
Eight hundred and fifty one personally appeared
before me David Byrd an acting Justice of The Court of Pleas
and Quarter sessions (a Court of record) in and for
said County and state, Hanah Bertie, a resident of sd
County, aged ninty five years, and who bring first
duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make 
the following Declaration in order to obtain the 
benefit of the provision made by the act of Congrefs [illegible] the
7 day of July 1838, entitled “An act of granting half pay 
and pensions to certain widows.” That she is the widow
of John Bertie who was a private soldier in the 
Company Commanded by Captain Pope & Smith in the 
Regiment of NCarolina State live commanded by 
Colonell Sumpter & Butler in the war of the Revolution; that 
the officers above named are all that she can now
recollect, though she yet remembers the names of
many persons with, and under whom her said
husband stated he served, but her memory being
deficient she cannot state for a certainty whether they 
were Captains or Colonels; That her husband lived
at the time he entered the service as of said in the 
County of Orange and the state of N.Carolina, and that as 
well as she can now recollect (from his own statement)
he enlisted for during the war, and that she has often
heard him state, that he served to the end of said war.
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She states that, she has frequently heard her 
husband the said John Bertie spaking of being in 
several Battles, and one that she recollects was Guilford
Court House, and at that time she thinks he 
(her husband) was attached to General [illegible]
Army. She says that she was personally acquaneted
with the said John Bertie before he enlisted
the service of the Revolution, and that the war 
had been going on but a short time when he
enlisted, and she thinks he came home some four
or five times, while the war lasted, and there
only remained but a short space of time. 
Declarant further states that she has no 
documentary evidence of her marriage nor of her
husbands service, that in the year AD 1834 before
said John Bertie’s death, Thomas Gardner [illegible]
prepaired declaration for him, and that he 
informed her husband that he could get evidence
of his services at Raleigh, and which he was to
do, but before all the papers were completed 
and sent on, her husband the aforementioned
John Bertie Died, and the whole stoped. That the
only reason she can assign for not making 
application for a Pension before this period is this; she
knew not where she could find any one to 
prove the marriage, as they had written to 
Rowan Co NC, and could find no evidence there
She further states that a short time since Mr
William Lidford returned to this county, and
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being and old acquaintance of her husbands he
came to see him, and in conversation informed
her that he was an eye witnes to their marriage
of her self and John Bertie, and that if this
circumstance had not, have occured she should
never have applied for the Pension, as her 
relatives had made dilegent search for evedence
of Marriage, but had found some before this
as above refund to. That she was married in Rowan
Co. N.C. She further declares, that she was married to the
said John Bertie on the 18th day of January one 
thousand seven hundred and eighty nine, (or about that
date) that her husband the aforesaid John Bertie did
on the ninth day of January one thousand eight
hundred and thirty five; that she was not 
married to him prior to his leaving service, but
the marriage took place previous to the first day of 
January seventeen hundred and ninty four, [illegible]
at the time stated.
Hanah x her mark Bertie seal [circled in loops]
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day
and year first above written: and I hereby certify
that I have been for many years well acquainted
with John (and Hanah) Bertie, who was [illegible]
and believed to have been a soldier of the 
Revolution, that his woman Hanah was his law
ful wife & now his widow, and that her 
testimony is entitled to full forth and credit.
I further certify that said Hanah Bertie
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is from bodily infirmity unable to attend at the
place of holding the Courts for this county, she
being unable to walk any whatever, and I 
believe her to be of the age as stated by her. In 
testimony of which I have set my hand.
[illegible signature] Justice
State of North Carolina
County of Yancey } I, E. H 
Honeycutt clerk of the Court of Pleas and 
Quarter Sepsions in the County and state above
mentioned do hereby certify that 
David Byrd Esq. whose profursig nature 
appears to the forgoing is and was at
the time of Signing the same and acting
Justice of our said Court of Record
(the County Court) was duly 
commissioned and sworn according to law
and I believe the signature 
[illegible] to be his is Genuine.
In testimony of which
I have set my hand
and affixed the seal of 
my office at 
Burnsville on this 4th day of 
December AD 1851
E. [illegible signature]
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Revolution 
North Carolina
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 8126
Hannah Bertie
Wid
John Bertie
Prt. Rev. War
Act. Feby. 2nd / 48
Index: – Vol. A, Page 50
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Jan 25 | 1853
[illegible]: in case of
Hannah Bertie wid
Of John
Q.B. Sawyer
Ashville
N.C.
[The following is written sideways:]
Hon. J. E. Heath,
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington [illegible]
D.C.
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10
Washington
Sept. 1, 1852
Genl. W. B.M Edney
Relation to the case of
Hannah Bertie
Refd to the Commifson
of Pension for [illegible]
Dept [illegible]
Sept 1 / 52
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11.383
North Carolina
Hannah Bertie
widow of John
who died on the
of in the State of 
who was a Priv. in the commanded
by Captain of the commanded
by in the N.C.
[words crossed out] Revolution 
Inscribed on the Roll of Ashville
at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents
per annum, to commence on the 4th day of 
March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension ifsued the 9 day of 
Sept. 52 and Sent to
Genl B.M. Edney 
Raleigh
Arrears to the 4th of [word crossed out]
Semi-annual allowance ending No. Ca
{Revolutionary Claim, Act July, 7, 1838.}
Recorded by R.M.Rae Clerk
Book D Vol. 1 [illegible] page 285
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9.272
North Carolina
Hannah Bertie
widow of John
who was a private
in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate 
of 80 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence
on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued
the 9th day of Sept. 52
and sent to Gl B.M. Edney
Raleigh N.C.
[Acts of March 3, 1843, & June
17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 2 Page 152
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No 38.400
B.M. Edney
Signature
John Bertie, [illegible]
N.C
Act 7 June 1832
[illegible] 2 yrs private
$80 per annum,
com’g 4 March 1831
& ending 9 January 
1835, payable to his
Widow, Hannah Bertie
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Washington. Sept. 1st, 1852
To the commifsioner of Pension
There was no family record of marriage,
as will be seen by widows declaration and she
once had concluded to abandon her case until 
informed by witnefs William Ledford. That she was 
an eye witnefs to the marriage reveals that she thinks
it occurred in the month of January 1789, but swears
[illegible] it occured in the year 1789 for the witnefs
Was married the same year and month & [illegible] the fact by the
Age of his oldest child, which established the fact [illegible]
all controversy. The Clerk of Rowan certifies
that there was no record kept of the marriage. 
As to the [illegible] objection of discrepency between the widows
recollection of what line he served in & the report of
the [illegible], there is nothing whatever in it for
there is not one widow in a thousand, or man either
could tell. As the Soldier deceased in 1835 – the widow
is entitled from the 4th of March 1831 up to the day of his death
& then in her over sight under the act of 1838.
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I have not gone at lengths into the proofs,
For the cogent reason that the case is so 
Manifestly plain & conclusive, that there remains
not a doubt of its right to admifsion. I simply
desire to state in conclusion that this is the 
last case of interest in which I am concerned, 
& I respectfully ask the favours of its consideration
now. [illegible] the [illegible] secretary of the 
[illegible] will not have the slightest hesitancy
in allowing it. I herewith file for your insfection
the letter given by the Department to Mr Godwin
that the Secretary may see upon what sort
of objection this case has been suspended
[illegible] respectfully your obedient servant
B M Edney
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Department of the Interior
Washington Sept. 8th 1832
Sir:
I herewith return the papers in the case
of Hannah Bertie widow of John Bertie
decd a claimant for a pension under the act
of July 7th 1838 – You will please allow the 
claim for tow years service, the evidence both
of marriage and identity being 
satisfactory to this Department.
I am very respectfully
Your obedient servant
JJ [illegible signature]
Acting Secretary.
James E Heath Esq.
Commissioner
Of Pensions}
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NC 14684
Hannah Bertie,
wid of John,
NC.
act 7 July 1838.
[illegible] 2 yrs Private
$80 per annum
Com 4 4 March 1831,
Act 27 Augt 3-2
Acts
38
43444
48.
Genl. B.M. Edney
Asheville
N.C.
Asheville Agency
S. Godwin
Present.
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No 2
{State of North Carolina
Comptroller’s Office
I William J. Clarke Comptroller of public accounts
in and for the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that
it appears of record in my office among the payments
made by said state to sundry persons for Military
services in the Revolutionary War, as follows, to wit:
Book A.A. allowance, by auditors of army accounts
page 18 “Allowed John Bertie his pay as a soldier
including interest to the first day of August 1783
£180 S 6. P6” (one hundred and eighty pounds six 
shilling six pence) specie – 
In testimony whereof I have here
unto subscribed my name and
affixed my seal of office this 22d.
day of January 1852
Wm. J. Clarke Compt’r.
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No 6
State of North Carolina
County of Yancey } SS
On this 7th day of January one 
thousand Eight hundred and fifty two
personally appeared before the Court of Please
and Quarter Sepsions now sitting for said
County and State, John Ledford and 
Thomas Gardner
Credible and disinterested witnepes and who
being first duly sworn according to law,
declare on thier oathes that they were 
personally and well acquainted with John 
Bertie, husband of Hanah who was for
many years a citizen of this county precives
to his death, and he was [illegible] and 
believed by the neighborhood to have been
a soldier of the Revolutionary war, that they
never heard of it being controdicted by any 
one – but was the general opinion of all who
knew him. That at his death, he left a 
widow Hanah Bertie who is now living and
a very old woman and of good character.
That the aforementioned John Bertie was a 
very old and [illegible] man at the date
of his death, which took place on the ninth
day of January AD one thousand eight
hundred and thirty five, or just about that time
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Deponant further state that they are 
entirely disinterested in this matter.
John Ledford [signature] seal [circled in loops]
his
Thomas X Gardner seal [circled in loops]
mark
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court
on this day and year above written and the 
The Court hereby certify that John Ledford
and Thomas Gardner
are credible and disinterested witnepes and 
whose statement are entitld to full faith & 
credit, and from thier evedence they are 
entirely satisfied that said Bertie died on the 9th 
day of January 1835, and that he was a Revolution
Solder.
C R [illegible signature] Chair
State of North Carolina
Yancey County } SS I, E.H. Honeycutt
Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sepsions
for said county do hereby certify that C.R. Byrd
is the acting chairman of our said county
Court was duly commissioned & sworn according
to law & the signature is Genuene. In his testimony 
of which I have set my hand 
and affixed the sea of my office
on this day of February AD
1852
E.H. Honeycutt CCC
By J W McElroy [illegible]
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No 4
State or North Carolina
County of Yancey } SS
On this 7th day of January AD one
thousand Eight hundred and fifty two
personally appeared  before me the 
undersigned an acting Justise of the Peace
in and for said county William Ledford 
in a credible and disinterested witneps
a resident of said county, aged Eighty one years
who having duly sworn according to law did 
and on his oath that he was personally 
acquainted with Hanah Scott who was from and 
raised in Rowan County N.C. before her 
marriage with John Bertie which took place 
as well as he can recollect, some time in the 
month of January one thousand seven hundred
and Eighty nine, that his recollection as to this 
date is much ordered and strengthened by the fact
that he himself was also married in the same
month & year & by counting up the age of his 
eldest child he can come very near the date; he states
that he was certain as to it being in the year 1789
That he is quite confident that this woman called
Hanah Bertie is the widow said of John Bertie who
was called a soldier of the Revolutionary war, that 
he is entirely disinterested 
his
William Ledford seal [circled in loops]
mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me on
the day and year first above written and –
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– I hereby certify that William Ledford Sen is a 
man of good character and his testimony is entitled 
to credit; and I believe him to be of the age
as stated above in his affidavit, I also concern
in his statements as to the reputation of John Bertie
[illegible signature] J.P.
State of N Carolina
County of Yancey } SS I, E.H. Honeycutt
clerk of the court of Pleas and Quarter Sepsions
for said county to hereby certify that 
Abraham Penland [illegible] whose Genuine signature
appears to the forgoing affidavit is and was
at the time of my signing the same an acting
Justice of the Peace in and for said 
county was duly commissioned and sworn
according to law. In testimony where of I 
have set my hand and 
attached the seal of my 
office at Burnsville this
4th day of [word crossed out] Febry
E.H. Honeycutt CCC
By J. W. McElroy [illegible]
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State of N. Carolina,
County of Yancey } SS
On this 16th day of October A.D. one thousand
eight hundred and fifty one personally appeared
before the Court of Pleas and Quarter sessions
now sitting for said county and state David – 
Byrd and John Ledford
who having by said court first duly sworn 
according to Law declear are their oaths that they
were personally and well acquainted with John
Bertie who was for many years a citizen of said 
county, and state, and that he  was reported and
believed in the neighbor hood, by those who
knew him to have been a soldier of the 
Revolutionary War, and that if, it was ever disputed
they never heard of it, but that they concure
in the opinion, that he was a soldier as above 
mentioned. They further state that they are 
disinterested in this matter, and that said Jno Bertie
died on the 9th day of January one thousand eight
hundred and thirty five.
David Byrd [signature] seal [circled in loops]
John Ledford [signature] seal [circled in loops]
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court on the 
day and year lost above written. And the Court
hereby declare their opinion that the above is true
to the Letter being that John Bertie died on the day 
and year above mentioned, and that he was a [soldier]
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[soldier] of the Revolution war and served as above
stated and that they (witnepes) are credible and 
disinterested. 
[illegible signature] Chair
State of N Carolina
County of Yancey } SS I, EH Honeycutt
clerk of the Court of Pleas and
Quarter sepsions for said county
do hereby certify that John Hensly
[illegible] whose Genuene Signatute
appears to the forgoing is and was at
the time of signing the same the
Chairman of said county Court was
duly commissioned and sourn
according to law, and that the 
forgoing affidavit was sworne to in open 
Court, and the witnepes are credible
and disinterested. In testimony where
of I have set my 
hand and attached the 
county court seal at
office on this 4th day of 
Jany AD 1852.
EH Honeycutt CCC
By J.W. McElroy [illegible]
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(Copy)
Department of the Interior
Claim for Millitary Service 
I certify that in conformity with the Laws
Of the United States John Bertie Decd who
was a private in the Revolution war Entitled
to to a pension of Eighty dollars per annum
under the Act of the 7th June 1832, commencing
on the 4th of March 1831 and ending the
9th of January 1835 when he died and 
that the amount due is payable to his 
Widow Hannah, Bertie
Given at the Department of the 
Interior 9th day of September 1832
J.J. [illegible]
acting Secretary of
Interior 
Examined & [illegible]
J.E Heath
Commisioner of pensions
No. 33057.
(Copy 2nd)
Department of the Interior
Widows Claim
I certify that in confirming with the act
Of the 7th July 1838. Hannah Bertie widow of
John who was a private in the Revolution & 
Decd ( ( day –  – is inscrebed on
the pension lest at the rate of Eighty Dollars
per annum commencing on the 
4th day of March 1836 and Termening
on the 4th day of March 1841 unlefs
the pensioner Married or died before
the last Mentioned date in which case
the pension is not payable after the
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time of such marriage or death
Geven at the Department of the Interior
this 9th day of September AD 1852.
J.J. [illegible]
acting Secretary of the
Interior
Examined and [illegible] }
J E Heath
Commissioner of Pensions
(No 11383.)
(Copy 3rd)
Department of the Interior 
Widow Claim
I certify that in conformity with the act
of the 3rd March 1843 & 17 June 1844
Hannah, Berite widow of John Bertie
who was a private in the Revolution
and Died –  – is inscribed
on the pension list at the Role of Eighty
Dollars per annum commencing on the 
4th of March 1843, and Terminating 
on the 4th March 1848. unlefs the pensioner
Marry or die before the last mentioned date
in which case the pension is not payable 
after the time of such Marriage or death
Geven at the Department 
of the Interior the 9th day 
of September 1852
J.J. [illegible]
acting Secretary of 
the Interior
Examined and 
[illegible] }
J. E Heath
Commissioner of Pensions No. 9272.
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(Copy 4th)
Department of the Interior
Widows Claim
I certify that in conformity with the act of the 
2nd February 1848, Hannah Bertie widow
of John Bertie who was a private in the 
Revolutionary Wear is inscribed on the
Pension list at the Rate of Eighty Dollars
per annum commencing on the 4th of 
March 1848. and continuing for life
unlefs she should again Marry in 
which case the pension is not payable
after the time of such Marriage
Geven at the Department of
the Interior 9th Sept 1852
J.J. [illegible]
acting  Secretary of the Interior
Examined and
[illegible] }
J E. Heath.
Commissioner of Pensions
No 5986.
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No 3
State of North Carolina 
Rowan County }
I, James E Ken Clerk 
of the Court of Pleas and Quarter
Sessions for the County aforesaid, certify,
that I have made diligent search in mu
office for a marriage license bond, 
authorizing the ifsuing of a license for the
celebration of   a marriage between John 
Bertie and Hannah Scott, but no such 
bond can be found.
In testimony whereof,
I have hereunto subscribed
my name and affixed
the seal of said Court,
at office in Salisbury,
this the 30th day of
December A.D. 1857.
James E, Ken clerk
Search & certificate $1.
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Asheville N.C.
18th Janry 1853.
To The Commifsioner of pensions
Sir you will find enclosed
Copies of the pension certificates of Mrs Hannah
Bertie widow of John. Bertie Dcd.
You will please pardon me for troubling
you, I desire to aske you if the
widow of a Deceased Soldier is not 
entitled to the Same that the Husband
would have been had he lived
you will see, by [illegible] and to the 1st certificate
that her pay which was and her Husband
Termenated the 9 Jany 1835, and that the
2d certificate commenced the 4 March 1836.
Geving how no pay from 9 Jany 1835, to the
4th March 1836 and that the 2d certificate
Terminates the 4th March 1841. and that the 
3d certificate commences on the 4th March
1843. Now it seems to me that the 
widow was during his life and 
the same up to her death.
you will please let me hear from 
you and if I am correct please
diret the agent how to pay her for 
the last time
I am my Dear sir
yours Truly
J.B. Sawyer
Hon. J. E Heath
Commissioner of Pensions