Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,668, James Espey, N.C.
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[upper left corner]
(9-1776)
SERVICE
N.C.

Espey, James
or Espy.

[upper right corner]
NUMBER
S.31.668

Born in Penn.
CONTENTS
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Georgia, 4003
James Espy.
of Clark Co in the State of Georgia
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Caruth, of the Reg. commanded
by Col. J. McDaniel in the N.C.
line for Rangers &c. more than
two years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia
at the rate of 80. Dollars 00 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of [illegible] 1833 and [illegible]
A. J. Clayton  Hy R.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. ,32. -120.
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Mar. 33. 40.
$160.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Wm. R. Palmer, Clerk
Book D.
Vol. 8, Page 131.
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State of Georgia}
Clark County}
In Clark Sup Court
August Term 1832
On this
15th day of 
August One thousand eight Hundred & thirty
two personally appeared in open court
before me Charles Dougherty
one of the
Judges of the Superior Court of sd State
aforesaid now sitting in & for the county
of Clark, James Espy a resident of the
county & state above named
aged Seventy, 8 months & eight days being born on the 17th Dec. 1759, ([written on right side of page]-there is a Record of his age, in a small Bible in my [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] born in Pennsylvania Cumberland) County
two 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 act of congress passed the 
7th of June 1832. [illegible]
That he entered the service of the U.S.
under the following officers & served as
herein stated.
small
1st John & James Espy, twin brothers
residing in, then Tryon, now Lincoln county
N.C.
engaged to do three months service
in the company of Capt John Caruth;
that James served one month & a half & was
succeded by his brother John who served the
remaining month & half. The company was called
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at that time rangers & was employed in
scouting through the adjoining country & in
defending the inhabitants against the attacks
of Tories & Indians.- The Lieutenant of the
company was Benjamin Cirhindal & the Col.
of the County Charles McLane. This service
was in the spring & summer of 1778 as
near as deponent can recollect.
2)From the close of this service he served until
about the 1 of June 1780 in the company of
Capt John Barber as a volunteer sometimes
in actual service & sometimes at home
but held at any time liable to march
was engaged
much of the time on scouting
parties. This service was performed while a
resident of Tryon & under Barber because
the regular Militia company of Capt Sam
Espy to which he belonged had so many
Tories in it that the friends of the
American revolution united with those
belonging to Capt Barbers company in
an adjoining
Military district.
3) About the 18th June 1780 joined Gen Rutherfords
army & continued in the service until after
the Battle at Kings Mountain in which battle
he was engaged, being then in the company
of
Capt. Isaac White
4) As near as can be recollected entered as a substitute
for three months in the volunteer company
of Capt Isaac White & was engaged during
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that period in constant service.
Col. Wm.
Grimes was then Col.
At the close of the above service entered as a
substitute for three months longer under
Capt[illegible]White was with Gen Luther Parels army
pursuing the British to Wilmington &
engaged in a number of skirmishes with
the Tories particularly at the brick house
near Wilmington. Maj Joseph Grimes of
Mecklenburgh was Major.
6th  In the year 1782 severed as Lieutenant in
a volunteer company, under Capt. James Wilson,
Col. Joseph McDaniel, & Gen. Charles McDaniel
a tour of service against the Cherokee Indians
the precise time of actual duty not remembered.
That during the whole of the revolutionary war
he was a resident of Tryon now Lincoln
County N. C. & so generally engaged or holding
himself in readiness to be ordered into service
as to prevent him from attending to any
regular business. He can state that uniting his terms
of service he served a period of two years during the war of
the Revolution on the side of Liberty & that he has no documentary
evidence of the foregoing facts & with the exception
of his two brothers whose testimony is subjoined he knows of
no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to
his service. If he were a discharge which he thinks he did it is lost.
He hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension
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or
annuity except the present & declares that his name is
not on the pension roll of the agency of any
State. The States is Known to the Rev' Alonzo Church, [two illegible sentences]
Sworn to subscribed in open 
Court being a Court of Record
this 15
day of August 1832      James Espey
Robert Ligon Clerk

We Alonzo Church a Clergyman residing in the town of
Athens Clarke County
Georgia and Augustin S Clayton
of the same place, do hereby certify that we are well
acquainted with James Espy who has subscribed and
Sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be
Seventy two years of age that he is reputed and believed in
the neighbourhood Where he resides to have been a Soldier
of the revolutionary and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid 
Robert Ligon Clerk       A.S. Clayton
A. Church
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James Espey's 
Application
8161
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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
Alonzo Church who has signed the preceeding Certificate
is a Clergyman resident in the Town of Athens Clarke
County Georgia and that Augustin S. Clayton who has also
Signed the Same is a resident in the Town of Athens Clarke
County Georgia and is credible person and that
their Statement is Entitled to Credit
Witness my hand & seal the day & year
above written
Chas Dougherty J.S.C.W.C.

I Robert Ligon Clerk
of the Superior Court of
Clark County Georgia, do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the Original proceedings of said Court, in 
the matter of the application of James Espry
for a pension-
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto ┃
set my hand and seal of Office this
24th day of August 1832
Robert Ligon Clerk Superior
Court Clarke County (Georgia)
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Georgia}
Clark County}
In Clark Superior Court- August
Term 1832
Came
in person into open Court John
Espey & Joseph Espey
who being duly sworn deposeth
saith- the first, John Espey, that he knows his Brother
James Espey, who has this day made a declaration in
order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, signed
June 7th 1832, did serve in the Revolutionary war at
one or more times, & as he verily believes for a period
of two years, & deponent states that he's acquainted with
the most of the facts stated by him in by
said declaration & can substantially confirm his
said declaration. Joseph Espey states that he
knows of his serving in said Revolutionary war
having seen him come & depart from home
in the character of a soldier
& heard them say at
the time & talk frequently of the occurrences of
his different military tours-Deponent was then quite
young -      John Espy
                   Joseph Espey
Sworn to in open Court}
being a Court of Record, this}
15th of}
August 1832}
Robert Ligon Clerk

I do hereby certify that John
& Joseph Espey are both personally
Known to me & that they are both
men of truth & credit & that their affidavit above made & to which
they have sworn in the annexed to the foregoing declaration is
called to full faith & credit - Washington City Jan 17th, 1833
A.S. Clayton, Member of  Congress
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February 2, 1937
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Mr. Ben K. Espey                                                                                  
Route # 1                                                
Nashville                                                   
Tennessee 
BA-J/MCJames Espey,S.31668
Dear Sir:
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the
pension claim, S. 31668, based upon the military service of James
Espey, the only soldier of that name that is found in the Revolutionary War
records of this office.
James Espey was born December 7, 1759, in Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania. The names of his parents were not given.
He enlisted in the spring or summer of 1778 and served one and
one half months as private in Captain John Caruth's company in Colonel
Charles McLane's North Carolina regiment. Immediately afterward he
enlisted and served at various times, whenever called upon, until about
the first of June, 1780 as private in Captain John Barber's company and
he alleged that this service was "under Barber because the regular militia
company of Captain Sam Espy (it was not stated that he was related to
James Espey) to which he belonged had some many Tories in it that the friends
of the American Revolution united with those belonging to Captain Barber's
company in an adjoining military district."  About June 15, 1780, he enlisted
and served three months and twenty days as private in Captain Isaac
White's company and was in the battle of King's Mountain. He next served
three months as private in Captain Isaac White's company in Colonel William
Grimes' North Carolina regiment. Immediately afterward he served
three months as private in Captain Isaac White's North Carolina company.
In 1782 he served a tour against the Cherokee Indians, length of service
not given, and was lieutenant in Captain James Wilson's company in Colonel
Joseph McDaniel's North Carolina regiment. During his service he lived in
Tryon County, which was later Lincoln County, North Carolina.
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James Espey was allowed pension on his application executed
August 15, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Clarke County,
Georgia.
The soldier's twin brother, John, and his brother, Joseph,
lived in Tryon County, North Carolina, during the Revolution and
both were living in 1832. The papers in this claim contain no further
data relative to the soldier's family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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February 2, 1937

Mr. Ben K. Esprey
Route#1
Nashville, Tennessee.
BA-J/ILL
James Espey
S. 31668

Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of James and Robert Espey who served from North Carolina.
There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of Robert Espey, under any spelling of that surname.  The record of James Espey is furnished herewith from pension claim, S. 31668.
Your citations regarding land granted on account of service of James and Robert Espey do not pertain to the records of this office; this land was granted, possibly, by the state from which the soldiers served.
Very truly yours,

A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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May 24, 1934
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Mary Robertson
Smyrna
Tennessee

James Espey, S.31668
BA-J/MCS

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for information relative to
James Espey, a Revolutionary War soldier from North Carolina.
The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in
pension claim, S. 31668, based upon the military service of James Espey, the only  soldier of that name that is found in the Revolutionary 
War records of this office.
James Espey was born December 7, 1759, in Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania. The names of his parents were not given.
He enlisted in the spring or summer of 1778 and served one and
one half months as private in Captain John Caruth's company in Colonel
Charles McLane's North Carolina regiment. Immediately afterward he
enlisted and served at various times, whenever called upon, until about
the first of June, 1780, as private in Captain John Barber's company and
he alleged that this service was "under Barber because the regular militia
company of Captain Sam Espy (it was not stated that he was related to James
Espey) to which he belonged had so many Tories in it that the friends of
the American Revolution united with those belonging to Captain Barber's
company in an adjoining military district." About June 15, 1780, he enlisted and 
served three months and twenty days as private in Captain Isaac
White's company and was in the battle of King's Mountain. He next served
three months as private in Captain Isaac White's company in Colonel William
Grimes' North Carolina regiment. Immediately afterward he served
three months as private in Captain Isaac White's North Carolina company.
In 1782 he served a tour against the Cherokee Indians, length of service
not given, and was lieutenant in Captain James Wilson's company in Colonel
Joseph McDaniel's North Carolina regiment. During his service he lived in
Tryon County, which was later Lincoln County, North Carolina.
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He was allowed pension on his application executed August 15,
1832, at which time he was a resident of Clarke County, Georgia.
The soldier's twin brother, John, and his brother, Joseph,
lived in Tryon County, North Carolina, during the Revolution and
both were living in 1832. The papers in this claim contain no
further data relative to the soldier's family.
For information relative to land that was granted by the State of North Carolina on account of the
Revolutionary War service
of James Espey, it is suggested that you address the North Carolina
Historical Society, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Very truly yours,

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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WASHINGTON
October 13, 1931

Mrs. M. R. Redwine
219 Cloverhurst Avenue
Athens, Georgia

BA-J/MCS

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of September 24th, requesting
information in regard to soldiers of the Revolution.
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers
on file in James Espey's pension claim, S. 31668.
James Espey was born December 7, 1759, in Cumberland
County, Pennsylvania.
He enlisted in the spring or summer of 1778 and served
one and one half months as private in Captain John Caruth's
Company in Colonel Charles McLane's North Carolina Regiment.
Immediately afterward he enlisted and served at various times,
whenever called upon, until about the first of June, 1780, as
private in Captain John Barber's Company and he alleged that
this service was "under Barber because the regular militia
company of Captain Sam Espy to which he belonged had so many
Tories in it that the friends of the American Revolution united
with those belonging to Captain Barber's Company in an adjoining
military district:  About June 15, 1780, he enlisted and served
three months and twenty days as private in Captain Isaac White's
Company and was in the battle of King's Mountain. He next served
three months as private in Captain Isaac White's Company in
Colonel William Grimes' North Carolina Regiment. Immediately
afterward he served three months as private in Captain Isaac
White's North Carolina Company. In 1782 he served a tour against
the Cherokee Indians, length of service not given, and was
lieutenant in Captain James Wilson's Company in Colonel Joseph
McDaniel's North Carolina Regiment. During his service he lived in
Tryon County, which was later Lincoln County, North Carolina.

Wanted tombstone data
so did not include
any family data
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He was allowed pension on his application executed August
15, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Clarke County,
Georgia.

Very truly yours,

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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RECORD DIVISION.
3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
S. F. 31.668
BEREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., ________, 19_____

In reply to your request of _______,
received ________
for a statement of the military history of James Espey
soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his [crossed out(or his widow's)] application for pension
file in this Bureau.
DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
Spring Summer 1778.
Immediately after
June 15, 1780
(check mark)
(check mark) 1782

LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
1 1/2 mo.
about June 1, 1780
3 mos. 20 days
3 mos.
3 mos. (check mark)

RANK.
Pvt.
at various times
(blank)
(blank)
Lieut

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
John Caruth
John Barber*
Isaac White
Isaac White
Isaac White
James Wilson

COLONEL.
Charles McLane
(blank)
(blank)
William Grimes
Joseph McDaniel

STATE.
N.C.

Battles engaged in, Kings Mountain
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Lincoln Co. then Tryon Co. N.C.
Date of application for pension, Aug 15 1832 His cl. al.
Residence at date of application,
Clarks Co. Ga.
Age at date of application, b Dec 7, 1759 in Cumberland Co Penn.

Remarks: (check mark)His twin brother John was also in the Rev.
*Soldier alleged that this service was "under Barber because the regular militia
Co. of Capt. Sam Espy to which he belonged had so many
Tories in it that the friends of the American Revolution united with
those belonging to Capt. Barber's co. in an adjoining military district".
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Brothers John & Joseph-
6 -- 2856
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BEN K. ESPEY
ROUTE NO. 1
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE

January 23, 1937.

Administrator,
Veterans Administration
Washington, D. C.,
Gentlemen:                           MCS.
Will you please send me copy of the
Revolutionary War service records of James and
Robert Espey? I shall appreciate this very much,
as I should like to make application for admission
to the S. A. R.
In a recent genealogical research which
I had made, I have the following information concerning
their service:
"Dec. 15, 1792, D. Hays, surveyor, made a survey of
land in Davidson County, now Rutherford. Following
the surveyor's name, the name of James Espey is given
as one of the S.C.C.'s. The land which D. Hays surveyed
was given as a grant to Robert Espey in 1794.
The grant was a rectangular plot of 1280 acres. An
excerpt from the grant follows: 'And by these presents
do give and grant unto the said Robert Espey a
tract of land containing 1280 acres lying and being
in our county of Middle district, lying in the 3rd Creek
that empties in the Stone's River above where the
Commissioner's line run in 1784 crosses said River.'
Haywood's History gives further information relative
to the grant which Robert and James Espey were due
to receive for Revolutionary services. The following
copied from the State Records of North Carolina,
Volume 24, shows authority for such grants.
Date 1784--" -- it is hereby Enacted by the authority
of the same, that the persons whose names follow,
Vis: --- Robert Espey, James Espey--- and the heirs
or devisees of George Aspie, who were killed in the
defence and settlement of the said county of 
Davidson, shall each and everyone of them be entitled to receive
from the Government for the time being a grant for
640 acres of land -- "
Thanking you for the above information,
I am,
Yours very truly,
Ben K. Espey
(Ben K. Espey)
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Smyrna, Tennessee
May 14, 1934

Mr. A. D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator
Washington, D. C.

My dear Sir:               (only one)
I am interested in securing the data from your
office relative to James Espey, a North Carolinian.
I have a copy of a land grant from the State of
North Carolina dated December 7, 1794. It is
supposed that this grant was made to James Espey,
a soldier of the Revolution, for his services in
that war. I shall appreciate your furnishing me
with information that will throw light on this
subject.
May I say further that the copy of the grant
which is in my possession is a transfer to Robert
Espey recorded November 27, 1888.
If the information which I desire can not be
secured from your office, will you tell me the name of
the department in North Carolina to whom
should write?
Very truly yours,
Mary Robertson
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219 Cloverhurst Ave.
Athens, Ga.
Sept. 24, 1931.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir, -
Will you kindly send me any information that you
may have in regard to the following Revolutionary Soldiers:
(only 1)
James Espey, (Georgia.)
John West, (South Carolina.) [illegible]
This is for the purpose of aiding in locating.
Revolutionary Soldiers' graves, with a view of marking them,
and we shall appreciate your assistance.
Thanking you, I am
Very truly,
Lacy Leah Edwin
(Mrs. M. R. Redwine, Regent,
Elijah Clarke Chapter, D. A. R. )
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([stamped seal]PENSION U. JAN 31 1913 S. OFFICE)  
721 Bonham St Paris Texas
Jan. 25 /13-
To the Bureau of
Pensions
S 3166
Washington DC_
Dear Sirs_
I desire to become a member of the
"Daughters of the American Revolution,"
and
write to ascertain if the military services of
James Espy are recorded.
He enlisted at
the age of seventeen in Lincoln Co. N.C.
in the company of his brother Capt Samuel
Espy. I suppose in Infantry service as his
rifle, a relic of the war, is still in the family.
He frequently spoke of having carried water
some distance in his hat to his brother Capt.
Samuel Espy when wounded at "Kings Mountain" 
He, my G.-grand-father James Espy died at the
home of his daughter Mary Espy Fullton in
Athens Georgia about 1835 or 1840, and was
buried with military honors in the city
cemetery there. 
Any record of his military services
or any information whatsoever in
regard in securing membership in the
D. A. R.''s will be more gratefully appreciated. With
thanks in advance for the courtesy of a reply.
Gratefully yrs'
Mrs. Catherine E. Varner
721, Bonham St. Paris Texas
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31668
Ruy   INVALID.

File No.
31,668
James Espy
Pn Rev War

Act: June 7th  92"
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 126
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Apl 25-1901
Florence M Espy
Ft. Madison Iowa
1913 Feb'y 8 Hist. to Catherine E.
Varner.   V.L.M.

1931, Oct. 13. Tombstone data to
Mrs. M. R. Redwine
MCS

1934 May 24. hist. to Mary Robertson
M.C.S.

1937 Feb.2. hist. to Mr Ben
K. Espey
M.C.S.
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Jas Espey

Hubet Clayton
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those
answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
James Espy   which require
further proof or explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason
assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes
V. *Has he mentioned 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 amout of pension
he is entitled?  No
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?  Yes
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?
yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion?  Yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate?  Yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished
from any other seal?  Yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to
their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary
service?  Yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining
it?  ---
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one
living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
has two [illegible]
XIV. +If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who
administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? No
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under
his seal of office?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age,
as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? Yes
XVI.++ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?  Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And,  
if not, which of them is not so answered? 6.

EXPLANATORY NOTES.
*QUERE V. 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."
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the 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.

+QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as
the regiment, company, and line to which be belonged. The magistrate who may administer
the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature
of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.

++QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not
written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the
certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end 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.
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J.L. Edwards Esq.
James Espy
Private $80 per ann
Pension Office
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J.L. Edwards Esq.
James Espy
Pension Office
Private $80 per ann
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Washington, Jan 17th 1833
J.L. Edwards Esq.
Sir,
I have recd the nine last certificates
allowing pensions to the persons therein named &
I thank you for your prompt attention to the business with
which I have so often troubled you The enclosed two cases and
I believe  the last in which I have any concern for the
present, I hope I have been able to obviate the impediments
which stood in the way of their success. To John Espey's
declaration there is but one objection which I have 
removed by my own certificate. To James Espey's there are
two, one, the same as his Brother John's, which I have also
cured by my certificate. The other is as to the precision in
the length of his service & the grades in which he served.
He does not claim for any other service but that of a
Private, although he has mentioned his having served
a tour as a Lieutenant not recollecting the length of time
he does not claim it but mentions it as inducement & as
an increased ground for an allowance of pension for his
other service & that is sufficiently definite to entitle him
to the full pay. His first tour was 1 1/2 months. His second was
the termination of this service "in the Spring & Summer of 1778" to
the 1st of June 1780 a period of at least 22 months calculating from the
1st of Sept which is the end of the summer. His third tour was from the
15 June 1780 to the Battle of Kings Mountain, which, by history, was
on the 7th of Oct in the same year, [crossed out- which] & makes 3 months & 20 days,
his fourth tour was for 3 months & his fifth for the same time,
making altogether 33 months, besides his tour of service as
Lieutenant which he throws in for good measure as a Private.
At the close of his Declaration which I added, myself, when the when the declaration
was drawn up, (to make the matter entirely certain,) he states
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positively "that uniting his terms of service he served a period of two
years during the war." And this you may rest assured is true, for
there is no man in Georgia entitled to higher credit - Claiming only
as a Private & satisfactorily establishing a sufficient length of time to
entitle him to full pay in that character I hope there will be no further
difficulty on that point. I see it is noted that he has not answered
the 6th
Interrogatory- That interrogatory has two branches the first
he answers. The last, not claiming as an officer is unnecessary.
You will be doing me a great favor, if you will decide on these
two cases as early as possible for those already granted, an withheld
from their owners that they may all go together.
I am very respectfully yer   obt WZ
A.S.Clayton