Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 10200, for John Long, Virginia
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(3-1776)
SERVICE                 NUMBER

Va.         Long, John        W. 10200
                       Delilah


CONTENTS
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[On the left side of the page.]
739.
Indiana -    New Albany

Delilah Long
widow of John Long
who was a Private
in the Virginia line
for 2 years
Va

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
5th day of July, 1843.
and sent to J W Payne
Corydon,
Indiana

[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1 Page 179.

[On the right side of the page.]
Let to F. S. Adams [illegible] copy of
husband's papers Aug 3'43.
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THE
NEW TESTAMENT
OF OUR
LORD AND SAVIOUR
JESUS CHRIST,
TRANSLATED OUT OF
THE PRIGINAL GREEK,
AND WITH
THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS DILIGENTLY
COMPARED AND REVISED.

HATFORD, CONNECTIVUT.
Printed and sold by
HUDSON & GOODWIN
........
1813.
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John Long born Dec 24
1755-
Delila Long born February
13th 1765
Jesse Long first son
Born Oct 13th 1782
Levi Long born July
21st 1784 -
Thomas Long born may
21st 1796 - 
William Long born Oct
5th 1798 - 
John E Long born
August 6th 1805 - 
Delila Long born may
20th 1807 -
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12,568
4
Indiana
John Long
of   in the state of
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Muhlenburg of the Virginia
line, for the term of 4 years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 7 of April 1819

Certificate of Pension issued the 22 of July 1819
and sent to Davis Floyd
New Albany, Indiana

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1819    39.46
Semi-anl. all'ce ending  
4 28/30                                   $39.46
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
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[On the left side of the page.]
John Long
Pension Claim
12,568
[On the right side of the page, perpendicular to the page.]

The decision in this case
will depend on the ser-
vice.  Let me see the or-
iginal papers.
J. L. E.
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[Perpendicular to the page.]
John Long
Pension Claim
12,568


The decision in this case
will depend on the ser-
vice.  Let me see the ori-
ginal papers.
J.L.E.
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State of Indiana
Harrison County} Set
   On this twenty second day of February
in the year 1821, John Long personally appeared
in open court being a court of record for the said State
of Indiana and County of Harrison in the second
Judicial Circuit having Jurisdiction of all Pleas
and plaints both civil and criminal aged sixty six
years resident in the county aforesaid who first-
being duly sworn according to law - doth on his Oath
declare that he served in the revolutionary war as
follows, That he served in the eighth Regiment of
Virginia under the Command of Col. Davis in the 
Company of Captain Lewis the line not recollected
as the discharge has been burnt and that he he has received
a pension the number of the certificate 12568.  And
I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of 
the United States on the 18th day of March 1818. and
that I have not since that time by gift sale or in
any manner disposed of my property or any part there
of with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring
myself within the provisions of an act of Congress
entitled "An act to provide for certain persons
engaged in the land" and naval service of the
United States in the "revolutionary war" passed on
the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not nor
has any person in trust for me any property or
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securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any
Income other than what is contained in the schedule
hereto annexed (and) by me Subscribed
     Schedule for
Property owned by the undersigned one of the United
States revolutionary pensioners, to wit, Eighty acres
of third rate land which is entered and three-
enstallments paid thereon and the fourth payment
drawing Interest, One Mare, two cows Two Heifers
two years old, and one heifer one year old, six
sheep, seven Hoggs one year old and sixteen pigs
two Pots, one Killett, one plow, one hoe, and one ax
necessary clothing and bedding excepted.
  I the said John Long am by
occupation a farmer and am not able to pursue it
with diligence and success sufficient to support me
owing to age and infirmity, my wife Delilah aged
fifty six years much affected with Rheumatism
and other infirmity we have two children John aged
fourteen years and Delilah aged twelve years the 
children are unable to render me any assistance
of consequence in my support
John Long
Sworn to and declared on the 23rd day of February
In open court
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State of Indiana
Harrison County } Set
   I Henry W. Heth clerk of
the Harrison Circuit court do hereby certify that
the foregoing oath and the schedule there to annexed
are truly copied from the records of the
said court and I further certify that it is the
opinion of said court that the total amount
in value of the property exhibited in the afore
said Schedule is one hundred + thirty nine
dollars and twenty five cents and that the Said
court is a court of record.  
   In Testimony where of I
'have here unto set my hand and affixed
the seal of the said court on this
23rd day of February 1821.
H. W. Heth clerk of
Court aforesaid
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State of Indiana
Harrison County /
On this Fourteenth
day of November, in the year of our Lord, one
thousand eight hundred and forty two,
personally appeared, before the Probate Court
in, and for said County, Delila Long, a
resident of the said county and State aged
Seventy Eight years, who being first duly sworn
according, doth upon her oath make the
following Declaration, in order to obtain
the benefit of the provision made by the
Act of Congress, passed, July 7, 1838. enti-
tled, "An act granting half pay and pen-
sions to certain Widows; That she is the widow of John Long, who was a private, in
the Army of the United States during the
War of the Revolution, that her said hus-
band was a pensioner, on the Indiana Roll
at the rate of eighty dollars per annum,
and she begs leave to refer to the Original application of her said husband on file at the
War office of the United States for the partic-
ulars as to his services; that she was married 
to the said John Long by the publication
of the bands of matrimony, in the state of
Virginia; that she knows of no family
Record or Register nor of any Record any
where showing the marriage; except the
accompanying leaves, marked "A" which she
believes to be a true Record, taken from the
family Bible; she further declares that she
was married to the said John Long on the day of May, seventeen hundred
and Eighty and that her hus-
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band the said John Long, died in the
County of Harrison, in the State of 
Indiana, on the twentieth day of May
one thousand eight hundred and
twenty eight  that she was not married
to him prior to his leaving the service; but
the marriage took place previous to the first
of January, seventeen hundred and ninety
four = viz = at the time above stated=
Delila her X mark Long
Subscribed and sworn to
in Open Court the day
and year first above
mentioned before me
Charles D. Murray
Probate Judge

State of Indiana   
Harrison County}
I Henry W. Heth
Clerk of the probate Court
in, and for said County, do certify, that
the foregoing are the Original proceedings
of said Court, in the matter of the application
of Delila Long for a pension = that
said Charles D. Murray is Judge of
said court, duly commissioned and qualified;
and that the foregoing signature pur-
porting to his, is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto affixed my seal office
and subscribed my name, this
day of November A.D. 1842
H.W.Heth, Clerk
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John Long
Virga line
8th Regmnt
Col. Muhlenburg
1770 - 4 yrs

Found on Roll
[illegible]
Admitted

[upside down on the page.]
F B E E
The Honble
The Secretary of War
Washington City
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State of Indian Jc
   On this 7th day of April 1819
before me Davis Floyd president of the second
Judicial Circuit personally came John Long of
Harrison County aged Sixty five years and being
by me first duly sworn for the purpose of
obtaining the benefits of a late act of Congress
making provision for pensions to such persons
as served in the land and naval Services of
the United States in the revolutionary war
on his oath aforesaid says that about the
year 1776 he entered in the Loudon County in
the State of Virginia in Capt William
Lewis's Company of the Eighth Virginia
Regiment that he entered for the Term of four
years and served his time fully out and was
discharged at Wilmington in Maryland or
Delaware State by genl. Washington that
having had the misfortune a few years
ago to have his house Consumed by
fire and with it most of his property and
his discharge that he was in the Battles
at Schulkill German Town and Brandy
wine and that this is the only evidence in
his power now to produce to prove his said
services and that he is in reduced circumstances 
in life and needs the assistance
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of his Country for support.
Sworn to and declared before me
this 7th April 1819.
Davis Floyd

State of Indiana Set
   I Davis Floyd president
of the second Judicial Circuit in the State af'd
do hereby Certify that I am well satisfied that John
Long of Harrison County did serve in the revo
lutionary war on the Continental establishment
as stated within that he is a near neighbour
of mine and that I have a knowledge of his
house having been consumed by fire about four
years ago and with it nearly all his little property
that he is a man entitled to Credit on his oath
and that he is Considered a very poor man and
rather infirm that I deem him a proper
object for the liberality of the United States.
Given under my hand and 
seal this 7th April 1819.
Davis Floyd
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Office of State
Corydon
I Robert A. New secretary of State, for the
State of Indiana Certify that Davis Floyd before
whom the foregoing Certificate was sworn is President
of the Second Judicial Circuit of this State, duly 
appointed and commissioned, and that full faith and
credit should be given to his Official acts as such.
Given under my hand and the seal
of State this 4th day of April 1819.
R.A.New
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State of Indian
Harrison County} Jct
Be it known that on this
Fourteenth day of Nov One thousand Eight
hundred and forty two before the Subscriber
Judge of the Probate Court in and for the said
County personally appeared Mildred Long
who being first duly Sworn according to
law, on her oath says that She is the Sister in law
of John Long named in the accompanying
Declaration and Depositions, that the Said John
Long died in the Twentieth day of May
Eighteen Hundred and Twenty eight.  That the
above applicant Delila Long was the wife of 
the said John Long, and has from the time
of his death to the present, remained his
widow.  That She is almost Seventy Eight years of
age.
Mildred her X mark Long

Subscribed and Sworn to before
Me this 14th day of Nov
A.D. 1842}
Charles D. Murray Probate Judge.
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State of Indiana
Harrison County Jct
I, Henry W. Heth Clerk of the
Probate Court do certify that Charles D. Murray
is Judge of the Probate Court of Said County duly
Commissioned and qualified, and that the
foregoing Signatures purporting to be his are
genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have
hereunto affixed My Seal of
Office and Subscribed My hand
this Fourteenth day of Nov. One
thousand Eight Hundred and forty
two.
H. W. Heth Clerk
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850

Admit private $80
New Albany Indiana Agency
Send to J. W. Payne
Corydon
Indiana
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State of Indiana
Harrison County}
On this twenty
first day of April in the year of our
Lord, on thousand eight hundred and
forty three, personally appeared before the
subscriber a Justice of the peace in and
for said County Delilah Long, a resident
of the County of Harrison in the State of
Indiana, aged seventy nine years who being
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 Congress passed
on the 3rd of March 1843, granting pensions
to widows of persons who served during the
revolutionary war; That she is the widow
of John Long who was a private in the 
army of the revolution, and served as set
forth in his original declaration now
on file, at the war office of the United 
States; that she was a pensioner under
the act of July 7th 1838 at the rate of eighty
dollars per annum.
She further declares that she is still a widow
Delilah her X mark Long
Sworn to and subscribed
on the day and year above
written before me}
Lewis Jordan JP


State of Indiana
Harrison County}
I Lewis Jordan one
of the Justices of the peace, in and for
the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that
Delilah Long who has this day subscribed
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and sworn to the foregoing declaration before
me, is, and has been, personally known to me
for the span of twenty years past.
Given under my hand, this twenty first day
of April A.D. 1843
Lewis Jordan J.P.

State of Indiana
Harrison County} 
I Henry W. Heth
Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for the
County and State aforesaid, do certify that
Lewis Jordan is an acting Justice of the 
peace in and for said County duly com-
missioned and qualified; and that the
foregoing signatures purporting to be his, are
genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have
hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said
Court at Corydon this twenty
first day of April A.D. 1843
H.W. Heth Clerk
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[On the left side of the page.]
Corydon In
April 22nd

pension service}

[On the right side of the page.]
free
Hon. J.C. Spencer
Secretary of War
Washington City
D.C.
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Corydon April 22, 1843
Sir:
I enclose to you the Declaration of
Delilah Long who was a pensioner under
the act of Congress passed July 7, 1838.
and who claims the benefit of the act of
March 3rd 1843, granting pensions to
widows of persons who served during
the revolutionary war: please forward
her certificate to me at Corydon as soon as
convenient
I am very respectfully
your obt. servant
Jno. W. Payne

J.L. Edwards
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Marshall Ill. 23rd Nov. 1842
Sir. Enclosed we have the honor
to send the application of Mrs.
Delilia Long widow of John Long of
Ind. for a pension
It will be seen that the marriage
was without [illegible] consequently
it would be impossible almost
to find a Record of the marriage - 
We hope this may be sufficient
Very Respectfully
Harlan + Manly

Hon. J. L. Edwards
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[On the left side of the page, perpendicular to the page.]
I certify that Samuel Littell who has
this day Sworn to the foregoing Deposition
before me, is a credible Witness.
Nov. 14 1862
Charles D. Murray Probate Judge

[On the right side of the page.]
No 8,516
Delilah Long
Ind.
act 4 July 38
m 87. d 28-
admit
2 yrs pri
[illegible]
Harlan + Manly
Marshall
Illinois
80$
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State of Indian
Harrison County} Jct
Be it known that before
the Subscriber, Judge of the Probate Court
in and for said County, personally appeared
Samuel Littell who being first duly sworn
according to law, upon oath say of that John
Long the husband of Delila Long died
 in the 20th day of May One thousand Eight
hundred and Twenty Eight, and that the said
Delila Long, has not intermarried, since the
death of the said John long; but is still his
widow. That the annexed records were taken
from the family Bible of said John Long, that
the same was written in the lifetime of the said
John Long as said Deponent is aware and that
the same has been in the care, keeping, and
possession of said Delila Long ever since the
death of her said husband, and that he verily
believes the same to be the genuine records of
the family as far as it purports to be such.
That the Deponent is forty two years of age.
Samuel Littell

Subscribed and Sworn to before
me, this 14 th day Nov 1842
Charles D. Murray Probate Judge
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I certify that Samuel Littell who has
this day Sworn to the foregoing Deposition
before me is a credible Witness.
Nov 14 1842
Charles D. Murray Probate Judge

[written sideways to the page.]
No 8516
Delilah Long
Ind
act 4 July 38
m87. d28-
admit
2 yrs pri
80$
[illegible]
Harlan + Manly
Marshall
Illinois
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[Left side of the page.]
Indiana 6898

Delilah Long.
widow of John Long dec'd
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818
and who died on the 20, May 1828
of Harrison in the State of Indiana
who was a Private in the Company
commanded by Captain _____ of the
Regt. commanded by Muhlenburg in
the Virginia line for 2 years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana N. Albany
at the rate of 80 Dollars ~
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day
of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of
Dec. 1842, and sent to Harlan 
& Manly Marshall, Illinois

Arrears to the 4th of March '41
Semi-annual allowance ending
400
[Act July7, 1838.]
Recorded by Theo L. Moody Clerk,
Book A Vol. 2 Page 220

[On right side of page.]
Reported.
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Corydon Ia
July 22nd               free
Hon J L Edwards
Comm of Pensions 
Washington City
D.C.
mail

[Perpendicular to the page.]
July 29 1843
Jno Long
[illegible]
22 July 19
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Corydon Indiana
July 22nd 1843
Sir
The heirs of John Long deceased late of Harrison
County Indiana wishes to prosecute the claim of Jno Long
against the State of Virginia for Bounty Land + to
which he became entitled as they are advised on
account of his services during the War of the Revol-
ution in the Virginia Continental Line. In order
to prosecute said claim it becomes necessary that
a copy of the papers and evidence produced by
him, when he established his right to a Pension
should now be laid before the proper authorities
of Virginia and you will confer a favour on the
heirs by having the af'sd papers copied and forward
the same to me at Corydon. Unless you, from your
knowledge of the land Bounty Laws of Virginia
conclude that he never was entitled to Bounty Land
for his service in the army of the Revolution
I am Sir Verry Respectfully
Your Obt. Sv,
F. J. Adams

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Washington city
DC

739 Delilah Long [illegible]
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[On the left side of the page.]
Aug 15 - 1903 - Mrs Thos Hickey
New Albany
Ind

[On the right side of the page.]
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 16200
Delilah Long
Wid of
John Long
Pvt. Va. line
Act: Mch. 3" /43
Index: - Vol. A, Page 441
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[There is a rectangular ink stamp on the right side of the page.]
W.           S.
OLD WAR & NAVY
AUG 11 1903
FILES.
A.                    B.

New Albany, Ind.
Aug 5, 1903.
Chief of Pension Bureau
Washington D.C.
Sir.
In order to be-
come a member of the D.A.
R. I am looking for inform-
ation of my ancestor
John Long - a pensioner
of the Revolution.
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I am not certain but I
think he was from Va. but
afterward lived and died
at Corydon, Ind. and I
think he died about
1829 or 30.
Please tell me
what you can of him.
and oblige
Mrs. Thos Hickey
1611 Ekin Ave
New Albany
Ind.