Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37,395, for William Sims, Virginia
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Va.
CONTENTS
Sims, William
NUMBER
S. 37,395
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7097
Kentucky

William Sims
of __________ in the state of Kentucky
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Russell of the Virginia
line, for the term of 5 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 8- Dollars per month, to commence on
the 25th of November 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5th of March 1819
and sent to
Hon Mr Robertson
H. of Reps
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 3 mo 6/30 4/3 = 2653
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819
48
$74.53
{ Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818 }
Letter to W. P. Thompson
May 27 1844
of
George Robertson, Lancaster
Hon
1820
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[crossed out]
Interline altine are in admissible
Let the col regt line ref of service appear in the body of the declaration

Admin. ____
Hon. W. Robertson
A.R.
Date cert: 5 March

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Sims to WS. Petition
Recorded
1818  Oct 
William Sims
Vergel Sims
Private
Corl Russell
1778 - 5 years
Services must be proved
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The Commonwealth of Kentucky
Garrard County towit
[illegible] 1818

William Sims came into Court & made oath before the Honorable William L Kelly
primary Judge that he is now about
59 years of age, that i enlisted in the beginning of the year 1778 as a soldier in the army of the United states during the American Revolution
[illegible] Capt Charles Fleming belonging to
7th Regt. continental line command by Colo _ Russell afterwards by Col William H
Heath in Genl Wm Woodfords Ent W Woodford Bregade for the term of five years
service & obtained a discharge which
discharge he says has been lost by some
account for probably there 20 years. He also
states that there is no person from this state
he knows of with whom he could
from the above facts. He says he is old
infirm and very uncertain circumstances  and stands in great need of assistance from his 
government.
W. Sims
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I do hereby authorized George Robertson
to draw for me whatever or Pension
the goverment may give me in consequence of the foregoing Petition
William Sims

State of Kentucky Garrard circuit Lot
court held for the County aforesaid at the
Court house in the town of Lancaster on
the day of June 1818. The foregoing Petition
of William Sims was sworn to on the can
direct and ordered to be recorded, and the same is truly recorded
Benja Letcher Clerk

[crossed out] 
Interlineations are in admissible.
Let the col regt line [illegible] of service [illegible]
appear in the body
of the declaration. 

Sims
to
W L
petition
Recorded
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1818 Oct yr Oct
William Sims 
Very a [illegible] Regiment 1778 5 years
Services must be proven
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William 
one of the Commonwealth and files
and sole Judge of the Garrard Circuit Court 
do hereby certify that the foregoing William
Sims made oath in open Court that the
facts stated in the foregoing Petition are
True. I do further certify that I am
satisfied with the truth of the statements
therein contained and that said Sims is in "reduced circumstances." Given under
my hand and seal this 25th day of
November 1818

William L. Kelly [seal]

State of Kentucky. Garrard Court set.
I Ben. Letcher Clerk of the Circuit Court
in and for the County aforesaid do hereby
certify that Wm P. Kelly Esqr whose signature
is annexed to the foregoing certificate is duly
Commissioned, sworn, and one of the
Commonwealth Circuit Judges for the State of
Kentucky, and sole Judge of the Garrard Circuit Court.  In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of sd County to be hereto affixed at my office in Lancaster this 7th day of Dec 1818. and 27th
year of the Commonwealth.
Ben. Letcher
W. Sims
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Kentucky District Set
On this 22nd day of Augt 1820 personally appeared in open court, (a) being a Court of record (b) for us the said district being the
of Garrard County Court.

William in Sims
aged 61 years resident in Garrard in sd district,
 Circuit County who being first
duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath
declare that he served in revolutionary war
as follows; (c) he enlisted in 1778 in the revolutionary war under Capt Charles Fleming the 7 Reg under the command of Col Wm Heath [^after the 3 & 7 th Reg was  illegible dated]for during the war he served out his time and got a  discharge. He has obtained a pension under act of Congress of the 18th March 1818.
And I do to solemnly swear (or affirm at the case may as) 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 thereof with intent thereby so to diminish 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 18 day of March 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or 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 (B ) one negro man upwards of 40 years of age ...............$400
Two horses of the value of .................. 100
Ten head of Cattle of the value of ....   50
Twenty head of hogs of the value of... 20
100
20
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see forgoing 
...........................................................................$570
Household Furniture of the value of...    20 
Kitchen Furniture .......................................    10
...........................................................................$600
13 Sheep .......................................................    13

He owe upwards of Four hundred Dollars and he believes his whole estate would hardly pay it - $613
He has a wife age 54 my helpless and infirm
and four children and an infant grand child living with him. All his children daughters. one aged 25 years so infirm as not to be able to support herself. One aged 23 years and one about 18 - and one aged 14-
His  own occupation was agriculture.
William Sims

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Wm Sims
7097
Much [illegible]
November 2, 1820

State of Kentucky
Garrard County Court
Ben Lecture Clerk of the County Court of Garrard, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule that annexed are truly copied from the Records of said Court and I further certify that it is the opinion of the said
Total amount in value of the exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Six hundred & thirteen Dollars or
more.

In testimony whereof I have hereto
at my hand affixed the seal of the said Court this 23 day of Nov 1820
Ben Letcher Clerk
Garrard County Co
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Corydon Indiana
July 16th 1843

Sir

The heirs of Wm Sims deceased, late of Garrod County, Ky wishes to prosecute the claim of said Wm Sims against the State of Virginia for bounty land & to which he became entitled as they are advised on account of his service during the war of the Revolution in the Virginia Continental Line, in order to prosecute sd claim it becomes [illegible] that a copy of the papers and evidence produced by
him when he established his claim to a pension, should now be laid before the proper authorities of Virginia and you will confer a favor upon the heirs by having the aforesaid papers copied and forward the same to me at
Congdon, unless you from your knowledge of the land County Laws of Virginia conclude that he never was entitled to Bounty Land for his services in the Army of the Revolution
I am Sir very respectfully
Your obt Sevt
Francis S. Adams

Hon J L Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Washington City
C.C.
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Rev & 1818 Wars Section
July 13, 1928.

F. Bel Denham,
507 E. Monroe St. Bloomington, Ills.

Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in
the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 27295, it appears that William Sims enlisted in 1778, as a private in Captain Charles Fleming's Company, Colonels Russell
and William  [illegible] Virginia Regiment and served five years.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 25, 1818 at which time he was about fifty-nine years old and a resident of Garrard County, Kentucky.
In 1820, he referred to his wife aged fifty-four
years his four daughter aged twenty-five, twenty-three, eighteen and fourteen years, respectively and an infant grandchild, but did not state any of their names.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT,
Commissioner.
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[Left side]

Schedule of property
$613 - in said Schedule
he stated that he owed to
Sundry persons $400-
No 2d Schedule
wife 54 - 4 Daughter, 25, 23,
10 & 16 - and an infant
Grandchild 
1  year old-- servd 5 years
from 1778 to the end of the war

[Right side]
Property consists of one Negro
Two Horses -
Ten Head of Cattle
Twenty Head of Hogs. Thirteen Sheep
Household & Kitchen Furniture


Hon. J. Speed Smith, M.B. of Richmond, Madison, Ken. in formed June
20. 1822, that Simms name
could not be restored to the List

to be Briefed & report to R. P. Letcher, H. [P..}
Dec 2. 1823
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[Left side]
Kentucky
William Sims, private served
from 1778 to end of war.
1st Schedule dated 22 Augt 1820-
contains 
1 Negro man.................................$400
2 horses............................................ 100
10 head of Cattle..........................   50
20 hogs, & 18 sheep...................   33
Furniture..........................................   30
............................................................$613

Owes upwards of $400 -

Schedule under act March 1823
dated 19 May 1823 contains
2 Cows & 1 heifer ................$24.00
1 house ....................................  30.00
......................................................$54.00
accounts for decrease of property.
by the sale of Negro man, on 16 July
1822, to Amos Richardson, for $350, in
good money, which he exchanged for
the paper of Kentucky, at the rate of ┃
60 or 70 per cent advance, that he then
put into the hands of Jesse Burton, the
sum of $494, to be disbursed in the following
manner, viz. $264, to be paid to the Bank
of Kentucky, in discharge of claimant
note for that amount due the sd Bank
to Nelson Burdel $62, due on a store
account contracted two & three years in
to July 1822 - to Walter Adams, Constable
$50, in discharge of several [illegible]

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to Doctor B. Mearan, $25. 35/100 for
medical services, and $9 paid to
B. Letcher, as Clerk of Court, for fees
There is a balance in the hands of the
aforesaid Jesse Burton, of about $100, due the
claimant, which Burton refuses to pay
and that out of the sum exchanged [illegible] into many small sums to blacksmiths, weavers
grocers, &c. to the amount of about $100-
The debts for the payment of which
the claimant put money unto the hands
of Jesse Benton, are proved to have assisted by the authenticated affidavit f John Hutcherson, Doctor B. Mason, D. L. McKee, and B Letcher.
Claimant aged 64 - no family, nor occupation mentioned. 
or occupation mentioned.
litto F. S.  Adams  Aug 3rd 43
76. 38
48
Restored March 8, 1834
& sent to
Hon. R. P. Letcher
H. R.
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37 395
Revy INVALID
File No. 87395
William Sims
the Rev War
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Act: 18 March 18"
Index: --Vol. 2, Page 368

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[page 1]
[page torn]
applied the money
64 yrs does not
any family
is first sched he
wife 54 old
Daughters 25, 23, 18
147 & an Infant Grand child
--
the letter Dec 1823
Hon R. P. Letcher
H. of Rep:

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William Sims, priv
from 1778 to end of war
Sched Aug. 1820

1 negro man ....................$400
2 Horses..............................$100
10 Head of Cattle...............  50
20 Hogs & 13 Sheep...........33
Furniture...................................30
......................................Total $613.

He owes upwards of $400
States that his whole estate
would hardly pay it

Sched under Act Mar. 1823
19th May 1823.
Personal property-- $54.
accounts for the decrease of
property, by Sale of Negro
man on the 18 July 1823 to
A. Richardson for $350 Cash
1 Horse to J Traimer for 1
Cow & 5 dolls, which is all
the change that has been
had in his property
Over
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Mr Robertson
H. R.

Admd
date Cert 5 March
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22nd Feby 1819
I do certify that the interlineations in the
body of the statement of W. Sims for
Pension were made in my presence before
he made Oath to them-- and that thou
in the body of the Clerk's certificate
were made by the clerk himself,
the body of the certificate being in the
hand writing of his deputy
George Robertson
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Washington May 24th 1844
J L Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Dr Sir
William Sims was in his life time a pensioner, will you please inform me how long he proved himself to have been in the service, the object is to apply for land

most respectfully

Will P Thomasson
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8-049.
EX. AW  Dis [illegible]

Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C. Apr 
[Seal: Office of the Commissioner May  1923, US. Bureau of Pensions]

The attached letter is respectfully required
the information that the data furnished is
not sufficient to enable this Bureau to make intelligent answer to the queries therein contained.
Please fill out such of the blank spaces below
as the information in your possession will permit, and return to this Bureau.
First name of widow Amelia
Name of soldier William Sims
P. O. address of claimant soldier at enlistment & after
Culpeper Co. Va after service
Company see sheet
Regiment see sheet
State where enlisted,
Date of birth
Date of death

If unable to furnish company and regiment
give names of commanding officers,
Owing to lack of a clerical force
available for the purpose, not more than
two (2) reports are made
for each inquirer

Return attached letter with reply
[signature] Wilder S. Metcalf
WILDER S. METCALF
Commissioner.
6 -- 216.
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Wm Sims Sr
of Culpeper
817091 
,
Department of Interior,
Washington, D.C.
●
Dear Sir, let me thank you cordially for your
favor and the enclosure, which I am puzzled to
furnish fittingly, for this reason. We have two
Grand-fathers named William Sims, who were in the Revolution, both from Virginia; we have their service as follows:

I Wilm Sims - War records show one William Sims (spelled also Simms) a private in Capt. Andrew Wallaces 8 Co/ 12# Va. Reg. Col. James Wood enlisted for three years; Pay Roll March-Aug 1777. Oct 1777 shows him "absent
wounded",  "prisoner" Nov. 3 1778.

II Willm Sims--William Sims (also Simms) Capt Chas Flemming's Co. S37395
7# Va. Reg. Col; Alex, Mclenachan & Lieut-Col Holt, Richinson, Enlisted Feb.12 1778--1 year transferred June "78, Lieut Col William Heath's 30 / Nov." 78, transferred to Maj Jno Webb's Co 5# Va; Col. William Russell's Reenlisted Jan. "79 transferred Cap. Henry Young's Co; same Reg; Dec,. 9,"C South 1789/

Any advices you are kind enough to furnish are appreciated.
.
William Mason-- William Mason was private and sergent in Capt. Jas. Stafford Co. Va; Lucas' Co; Col. Robt. Lawson & Maj. lsaac Beall; Enlisted Sept 24, 77, three years. June "78, transferred to

none of that county or of this service or as a
preacher & son of Geo Mason
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Capt. Andrew Waggoner's Co. 4# & 8# & 12 Va. Reg. Col.  Jas. Wood transferred to Capt. Geo Walls.  Co. 4# Va. Reg. Col.  Jno Neville, Dec. 78, trans. Capt. Jno Waggonner's  Co. 8# Va. Reg. Col. Jas. Wood. Dec 1779, name last appears
on muster Roll.

Va. records show five William Masons. Our Rev. William Mason was a Baptist
minister, son of Hon. Geo. Mason of Sunston hall Fairfax Co. Va.

We are eager to unravel this lineage for D.A.R. Chapter, and your indulgance
is highly prized by us and all patriots. None else can show
family connections and identity with data.

Most sincerely yours gratefully,

F. Bel Denham,
507 E. Monroe
Bloomington,
Illinois.
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[Seal]
OFFICE OF
THE COMMISSIONER
MAY 22 1925
U.S. Bureau of Pension
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State of Kentucky Garrard County Set
This day William Sims personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace in and for the
Commonwealth and County aforesaid and
made oath before me in due form of law to
the following statement of facts in [illegible]
to the foregoing declaration as required by
the letter of J L Edwards to R Letcher
dated Dec 6th 1823. to wit that the sum
of $350 last mentioned in the foregoing
statement was received on the 16th day of
July 1822 and soon after It was exchanged
for paper of this Commonwealth at the rate
of 60 or 70 advance, but he does not now 
recollect the precise time of exchange and 
the proper the received as an exchange
paid to the following persons and for
the following purposes be paid to Jesse
Burton the sum of $495 to be disbursed
as follows law to wit $264 to be paid to the
Bank of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
in discharge of my note for that amount
due to the said Bank to Nelson
Burdel $62 due on a state account
contracted two or three years before the
date last mentioned, $50 to be paid
to Walter Adams Constable of Garrard
County in discharge of several small
executions in his hands against me
$25.25 paid to Doctor Benjamin Messer
for Medical services rendered by him
to my family, and $9 paid to genl
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Benjamin Letcher Clerk of the Garrard County
and circuit court: for fees due to him by me
and there is a balance in the hands of the
said Jesse Burton claimed by me and
the payment thereof referred by him to me.
I claim about $100 dues and he refers the
payment says he will pay but does not
do so, this deponent says that out of the
sum exchanged as aforesaid he paid out
to many person small sum for necessaries
to Blacksmith, weavers, groceries & to which
he deems wholly unnecessary to state
as the amount is about $100 paper and his
ranch and necessities greater but he says
positively that it has all been laid out and
expended as herein before stated and
Copy of
W. Sims
Declaration
&
Schedule
there is not the hundred thousand part of
one cent remaining to him on applicable
to the supply of his wants except the demand
which he sets up again Jesse Burton
and that he has reason to fear he will
never obtain
William Sons
W. Jennings JP
For Rob P. Letcher H.R.
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State of Kentucky
Garrard County Set
On the 19th day of May 1823 personally appeared William TimSims in open Court being a Court of record for the aforesaid County of Garrard resident
in said County aged 64 years the 15th day of July next who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in Order to obtain the provisions made by the acts of March 1818 the first of May 1820 and the 1st of March 1823, that he the said William Sims enlisted for the term of one year in the year 1778 and served out his period of service except a few days before the expiration of the first enlistment. he again enlisted in the latter part of the year 1778 in
the state of Virginia in the company commanded by Capt Charles Fleming in the Seventh Regiment commanded at that he believes by Colonel Russell in the line of the State of Virginia. On the Continental establishment that he continued to
serve in the troops until the end of the war when he was honorably discharged from the service the aforesaid State of Virginia. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United. On the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any other manner displaced of my property or any part thereof 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 since that time nor has any person in trust for me any properties securities or 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.
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Schedule of the property of William is a
citizen of Garrard County and State of Kentucky
To Wit: Two Cows of the value of $20
One heifer of the value of  .............    4
and one horse of the value of..........30

William Sims

That since the exhibition of my first schedule the
following changes have been made in my
property that the negro fellow Archer in his first Schedule mentioned, and a horse also of the value of $20 in said schedule referred to is not now owned by the applicant

Names of persons to whom the property was sold:
1. Ann Richardson purchased Archer
2. John Farmer bought horse

Time of sale: 
1. On the 10th day of July last 
2. in April last

Amount
1. for $350 in good money
2. for one Cow and five Dollars

Kentucky Garrard County Faucit
Benjamin Letcher each of the County Court in and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing Declaration and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copies
from the record of said Court; and I do
further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court [illegible] Schedule contains the trust
In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and
caused the seal of said County
to be hereto affixed at my
Office in Lancaster this 3 day
of November 1822 and 32nd
Lean of the Commonwealth
Benjamin Letcher
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Sims
Schedule
-
Recd to Wm. Edward C
J. C. C
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Commonwealth of Kentucky
Garrard County Set
William Sims a resident Citizen
of the County of Garrard this day
personally appeared before the
County Court holden for the County
aforesaid being a Court of record
for the County aforesaid who
being first sworn according to law
doth solemnly swore that that was
63 years of age on the 15th day of
July in the year 1822, that he was
resident citizen of the United States
on the 18th day of March 1818
in the Commonwealth and County
aforesaid that his name was inscribed on the pention list, but as
he has been informed that his
name was stricken off or his
pension withheld on account
of his failure to make out a
Schedule of his property in the name
required by law, I do further
Solemnly swore that I have not
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me the 18th day of March 1818
by gift sale or in any other maner
disposed of my property or any part
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 securities contracts or debts
due to me nor have any income
either than what is contained in the
Schedule hereto annexed and by me
Subscribed which is as follows
two head of horses, to wit and have
of the value of $25................................... $25
and colt of the value of 15....................   15
and Cow and calf worth $12................   12
13 head of hogs worth $2 each..........   26
                                                             78
William Sims
William Sims further declares that his lay occupation is a farmer
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that from bodily infirmity he is unable
to follow his occupation successfully
he has three daughters living with him
that two of them are unhealthy and
wholly unable to support themselves
that Mrs Sims has been affected with
mental derangement for many years
William Sims

Sworn to and declared on before the
Justices of the Garrard County Court on the
21st day of October 1822

State of Kentucky
Garrard County Court
Benjamin Letcher Clerk of the County
Court in and for the County aforesaid do
hereby certify that the foregoing oath are
copied from the records of the said
court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in said schedule is seventy eight dollars.

In testimony whereof I have
hereto set my have and caused
the seal of said County to be
hereto affixed this 28th day of
November 1822 and
Commonwealth
Benjamin Letcher
[Seal on left side]
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State of Kentucky
Garrard County ⎬
This day John Hutcherson appeared
before me William Jennings a Justice
of the peace for the state and County
aforesaid and made oath in due form
of law to the following fact (to wit)
that he had a claim on William Sims
three hundred and thirty dollars cash
to secure the payment of which the said
sums executed to me a deed of Court
on his negro man Archer in the year
1818 the 23d of May that I commenced
a suit in Chancery against the said
the deed of trust and prosecuted
the same to Judgement and obtained Judgement for $230  the Callands borough and Jessy Burt became bound to me for the $230 with Interest and costs which I accepted in satisfaction of my
Claim, understood by Jesse Burton and William Sims that the Negro man Archer was sold by the 
said Sims  and the money as a part thereof arising from the said sale was placed in
the hands of said Jesse Burton
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to repay the said debt of $230 with ┃
the Interest and last he further says
that the debt of $230 was a Causfede
debt he further says that he paid
thirty six dollars to Henry Ware a debt
due to Lord Ware by note and the
debt last mentioned remains
unsettled but there is nothing
concerning to William Sims that I know of
except a small sum from Barton
which it will be hard to got given
and under my hand and seal this
2nd day of February 1864
-
W. Jennings
18

Also the affidavit of Doct Benjamin
Mason taken at the same time and
place that the above John Hutcherson
was taken and sworn to in due form
of law is as follows Viz that on the
the 8 day of July 1822 William Sims
paid to him the sum of Twenty
five dollars 87½ the above affidavit
was sworn to before me W Jennings
an acting Justice of the Peace for the
County of Garrard on the 2 day of February
1824
W Jennings
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Also the affidavit of D L Mckee, states
that in the year 1821. William Sims obtained
a loan from the Bank of the Commonwealth
of Kentucky, that he paid or caused to
be paid the regular calls & discounts up
24th June 1823, being mar $18 each, time on
$300 originally got.- That the note in
Bank still stand in the name of Wm Sims
but was intended to be taken up, by Jesse
Burton & John Hutcherson, that by a mistake
there has not been any changes made in Bank
of of Sims note
D. L. McKee

Garrard County Act
I William Jennings acting Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid and Commonwealth of Kentucky do hereby certify the above and foregoing & records of John Hutcherson, Doctor Benjamin Mason and David L. McKee was all taken before me in the
own Lancaster and state aforesaid on the 2 day of February 1824 and sworn
to in due form of Law. I do further state ┃
that the above David L McKee was acting┃
Director in Bank of the Commonwealth
Kentucky at the time spoken of in his
said affidavit.
Signed 
W Jennings
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Also the Affidavit of Ben Letcher Clerk of Garrard Circuit Court. States that Wilson Burdill and Pawling Resend Judgment in said Court against W Simms in 1828 for $48.05 which with interest and Costs and on the
19 April in the year 1832 to $6295 that the
of the in the full [illegible] on the 19th April in the year 1822 to $62.95 that the Rev of the pay for the full amount is of File in my office. he
further states that States that Wm Sims be paid 
him fees due him as Clerk of sd Court in 1822 the said of $9.00 and there above and that there above and the aforesaid sum was paid out of the proceeds of the sale of sd servant negro man this affiant has no doubt.
Benj Letcher

Garrard County Seal
This day Benj Letcher personally appeared me a Justice of the peace in & for the County afsd [aforesaid] and made oath in due form of
law that what he has stated in the foregoing
affidavit is true Given under my hand & seal
this 13th day of Feby 1824
William J.P GC
-
State of Kentucky
Garrard County Court
I Benjamin Letcher Clerk of the County Court in
and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that William Jennings and John Williams who
signatures are annexed to the within and
foregoing certificate are and were at the time of [illegible] the same two acting Justice
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Peace of Kentucky
Garrard County Court
I Benjamin Letcher Clerk of the County Court in
and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that
William Jennings and John Williams who
signatures are annexed to the within and
foregoing certificate are and were at the
time of signing the same to acting Justice of
the peace in and for Garrard County duly
commissioned qualified and authorized by
law to administer and Act and due faith
and credit are and ought to be given to all
their acts as such.

In Testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand
and caused the seal of
said County to be hereto
affixed at my office in
Lancaster this 14th day of
February 1824 and in the
32nd year of the Commonweal
Benjamin Letcher
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Corydon, IA
July 15
free
Hon J L. Edwards
Comms of Pensions
Washington City, DC

Mail

[written sideways on left side]
July 22
Wm Sims
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F. HC. Adams
Corydon, Ia
Oct 5 1843

[written upside down]
Corydon, IA
Sept 28
free
Hon J L. Edwards
Comms of Pensions
Washington City, DC

Mail
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Conydon Sept 28th 1843

Sir
Your letter dated 3 August informing me
that in consequence of the limited clinical
force of your office you could not
the papers of Wm Sims & Jno Long
was duly received and answered by a [illegible]
to have them copied at my expense. The
amount requisite, you did not state, consequently I had no means of knowing what amount I should remit when the papers are ready. You would oblige me informing me to what I am indebted.
I am Very Respectfully
your obt servant
S. F. __ C.  Adam
Hon
J L Edwards
Comms of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.