Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 5,644, George Asbury, Va.
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Service Va.
Asbury, George Mary
Number W. 5,644
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19,283.
Virginia.

George Asbury,
of Franklin Co. in the state of Virginia
who was a private in the ______ commanded by Captain Scruggs, of the regiment commanded by Colonel Parker, in the Virginia line, for the term of 2 years to Feb: 1778.

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 2d of February 1824.

Certificate of Pension issued the 14th of June 1824, and sent to Caleb Tate, Esq.
Rocky Mount, Va.

Arrears to 4th of March 1824. $08..74
Semi-anl all'ce ending 4 Sept: 1824 48..00
$56..74
78
{Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820.}
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George Asbury, Senr.

On roll.
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Virginia Franklin County Court
On the second day of February 1824 personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of record for the County of Franklin aforesaid George Asbury Senr. a resident of said County, aged sixty eight years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the Act of Congress of the 18" March 1818 and the 1st May 1820. That he the said George Asbury senr. enlisted for the term of two years in the month of February one thousand, seven hundred, and seventy six. in the state of Virginia and County of Bedford, in the Company commanded by Captain Gross Scruggs in the 5th Virginia regiment Commanded by Colonel Josiah Parker in the line of the state of Virginia on the Virginia Continental establishment - That he continued to serve in the said Corps until the month of February 1778 When he was discharged from the said service in the state of Pennsylvania at Valey forge. That he was in the Battles of Brandywine in the year 1777 and also at the Battle of Germantown in the ensuing month of October, and that he has no other evidence now in his possession or power of the rendition of said services,
And in pursuance of the Act of the 1st May 1820 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 thereof with Intent thereby to diminish it so 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 I any income Other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed, I have no estate either real or personal. That I am Sixty eight years of age and entirely unable to labour for a Support, and and so afflicted with the Palsy that I cannot even Write my name, my wife is about my own age I have one son not under my control
George Asbury senr {seal}
x his mark
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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 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 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.
Sworn to and declared on the second day of February 1824, before the said court.
C. Tate, C.F.C

I Caleb Tate Clerk of the County Court of Franklin in the State of Virginia do hereby certify that the foregoing oath is truly copied from the record of the said Court, and I do also certify that it is the opinion of the court, that the said George Asbury Sr. is not possessed on any estate either real or personal
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal the seal of my office being lost or misplaced on this 24th day of March 1824.
Caleb Tate  C.F.C.
[SEAL]
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Sept 6 '44

Geo
July 7 1838
Mary Asbury




Coleman Asbury
Prest.
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State of Georgia
Dade County  S.S.
On this 20th day of May in the year A.D. Eighteen hundred & forty four personally appeared before me William Morgan an acting Judge of the Inferior Court of said County, Mary Asbury, late Mary Hatcher (aged 84 years) a resident of the County aforesaid who being duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by an Act of Congress passed the 7th July 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows and act approved the 3d March 1843 entitled an act granting a pension to certain widows of Revolutionary Soldiers.  That she is the widow of George Asbury deceased late of Franklin County Virginia, who was a pensioner several years before his death and who as well as she remembers his statements a private soldier enlisted in the County of Bedford State of Virginia and served either under or with Gross Scruggs in the War of the Revolution and that she has oftentimes herd him talk about the hardships and sufferings he endured while in the service of said war.  She further declares that she was married to the said George Asbury Decd. in the said County of Bedford in her father's (Benjamin Hatcher's) house on the 27th day of May 1789, the rites of matrimony being solemnised by the Revd. Jeremiah Hatcher, to who she recollected to have seen
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the said George Asbury Decd. int he said County of Bedford in her Father's (Benjamin Hatcher) house on the 27th day of May A.D. 1785.  The rites of Matrimony being solemnized by the said Jeremiah hatcher to who she recollects to have seen the said George Asbury hand the marriage license at the commencement of the ceremony, and that the said George Asbury Departed this life she believes in the month of November 1834 in the said County of Franklin and she further declares that the said Rev. Jeremiah Hatcher has departed this life some 25 or 30 years ago.  Further that she does not recollect that her father (Benjamin Hatcher) kept a record of the marriages of his children and that she has remained the widow of the said George Asbury ever since his death and that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but at the time above stated.  Given under my hand and seal  Sworn to and subscribed this 29th May A.D. 1844.  
Mary Asbury
Signed and acknowledged before me
William Morgan  J.I.C.

Georgia 
Dade County 
I William Morgan Judge of the Inferior Court of said County do certify that the above Mary Asbury owing to her dotage and bodily infirmity is not able to appear in open court with ill [illegible]
This 29th May 1844
William Morgan J.I.C.
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Georgia
Dade County
Know all men by these presents that I Mary Asbury widow of George Asbury Decd. of the County of Dade and State of Georgia do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint Coleman Asbury (my son) of the County of Madison and State of Ohio my free and lawful attorney for me and in my name to collect and receive of the Government of the United States by any person authorised to pay the same, all that half pay or pension that is due me in virtue of an act of the Congress of the United States passed the 7th day of July 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows, and of the act of Congress approved 3d March 1843 entitled an act granting a pension to certain widows of the Revolutionary soldiers, and to execute receipts in full for the payment of the monies.  Ratifying and confirming whatsoever my attorney doth in the process.  Given under my hand and seal this 27th day of May 1844
Mary Asbury [handwritten SEAL]

Signed and acknowledged before me
Attest
William Morgan J.I.C.
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Georgia
Dade County
I, Robert H. Tatum Clerk of the Inferior Court of said County do certify that William Morgan whose name is stated & subscribed to the foregoing proceedings is an acting Judge of said Court and the said court is a Court of Record and that true faith and credence ought & should be had to his attestation as such.  Given my hand and private seal there being no seal of office this 29th May 1844
Robert H. Tatum  C.I.C.  [handwritten SEAL]

Georgia
Dade County
I Robert H. Tatum Clerk of the Inferior Court of said county do certify that the said Mary Asbury owing to her dotage and bodily infirmity could not with ill conscience and a great difficulty appear in Open Court.  Given under my hand and private seal there being no seal of office
this 29th May 1844
Robert H. Tatum.   C.I.C.  [handwritten SEAL]
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Kentucky
Green County
I do certify that George Asbury and Mary Hatcher was my respected father and mother and that I have understood and believe that [obscured] was married some short time after the Revolutionary War in the county of Bedford and State of Virginia and that there marriage was solemnized by a baptist preacher [obscured] understood [obscured]  my father afterwards lived in Franklin County Virginia and drew a pension of eight dollars per month from the United States for his services on continental in the Revolutionary War.  My traditional information respecting my fathers services is as [obscured] as near as I can not recollect
That he enlisted for two years in time of the Revolutionary war in Bedford County Virginia and was attached to a company commanded by Captain Gross Scruggs said company was attached to the Fifth Virginia Regiment commanded by Colo. Josiah Parker and was discharged in Pennsylvania I believe at Valley Forge.  I have heird my father say in what year he entered the service but I have now forgotten it.  I have understood and believe that my father died in Franklin County Virginia on the 12 day of November [obscured] and my best information is that my mother is still living and lives near [illegible] Dade County in the state of Georgia and has not married since my father's death.
[illegible] Asbury
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Green County to wit This day George Asbury personly [personally] appeared before me an acting Justice of the peace in and for Green County and State of Kentucky and made oath to the foregoing certificate according to law and subscribed his name to the same and [illegible] certify that I have know [illegible] Asbury for some years and I certify [illegible] hand his [illegible[ on oath [illegible] day of [illegible] Kentucky [illegible] I John Barret Clerk of the Green County Court certify that William R White whose name is assigned to the foregoing certificate is and was at the time of [illegible] duly qualified and acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Green and that due faith is and should be given to all his  official acts as such.  In testimony [illegible] which I have herewith set my name and affixed the seal of my office June 1`th,1844 John Barret Clk  By Saml Y Wilson D. K.
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5520
Georgia

Mary Asbury
widow of George Asbury
Va.
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
80 Dollars  00
Cents, per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the
19 day of Sepr.  1850
and sent to
Mary Asbury
Trenton
Dade Co. 
Georgia

Recorded on Roll of Pensions under act
February 2, 1848, Page 208 Vol. 3


Reported
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Revy Widow, &c
File No. 5644
Mary Asbury
Widow
Geo: Asbury
Pvt. Rev. War
Act: Feby 29 48
Index:-Vol. a, Page 20
Arrangement of 1870
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6067
Georgia

Mary Asbury,
widow of George Asbury,
who was a Pri:
in the Rev. War

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
80 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843

Certificate of Pension issued the
7 day of Sept. 1844
and sent to 
Coleman Asbury,
Present.

Act of March 3, 1843
& June 17, 1844
Recorded in Book a
Vol. 1 Page 212
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8696
Georgia

Mary Asbury
widow of George Asbury
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818
and who died on the Nov. 1834
of Franklin Co in the State of Va.
who was a private in the Comp
commanded by Captain Scruggs of the
reg. commanded by Parker in
the Virginia line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia
at the rate of 80 Dollars - 
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836

Certificate of Pension issued the 7 day of
Sept. 1844 and handed to Coleman Asbury, Present

Total amount,         $400.00

Act July 7, 1838

Recorded by F.L. Swann Clerk,
Book D Vol. 1  Page 317
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Sept. 12
Paid

Mr. J. L. Edwards
Comr of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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State of Georgia
Dade County
Before me Samuel McBee a Justic of the Inferior Court in and for said county personally came Mary Asbury who being duly sworn saith that she is the identical person names in the annexed Power of Attorney and that she is the widow of George Asbury Decd + that she as the widow of said George Asbury Decd in conformity with the Acts of Congress regulating pension was enrolled and received her pension up to March 1848 - the acts under which she was allowed her pension as she is informed even the Acts of March the 3rd 1843 and June 17th 1844. 
Sworn to and Subscribed to 
before me this 12th September 1850.
Mary Asbury [X mark]

Samuel McBee, J.I.C.

State of Georgia
Dade County
I Benjamin Mood, clerk of the Inferior Court doe hereby certify that Samuel McBee whose name is subscribed to the above affidavit is one of Justices of the Inferior Court for the said count + that the above is his act and that due credit shall be granted to his official acts as [covered by seal] my ... seal of office.
Sept. 12th 1850
BM Mood C.J.C. Seal
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Trenton Dade Co. Ga sept 13th 1850 Mr J L Edwards Dr Sir, I herewith send you the original power of Attorney affidavit & together with my affidavit and a Letter from  Mr Monde If I can be entitled to draw my pension please unto me and if any thing else is necessary to be done please inform me I am an old and helpless Revolutionary widow--Your attention will much oblige Yours Truly Mary her X mark Asbury    HB Do all you can in the processes & oblige an afflicted old widow--
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Kentucky Barren County Sct I Booker Preston of said county do certify that I was raised in Franklin County Virginia a neighbor to George Asbury whom I understood was a pensioner of the United States.  I further certify that said George Asberry died in Franklin County Virginia in the latter part of this year 1834.  I saw him after he was dead and saw him Buried.  He Left a widow Mary Asbury who, I am informed, is still living and lives in the State of Georgia Booker Preston Kentucky Barren County to wit:  This day Booker Preston of said county personally appeared before me an acting Justice of the peace in and for the county of Barren State of Kentucky and Subscribed the above certificate in my presence and made oath according to law that the above certificate is true.  I further certify that I am acquainted with Said Booker Preston and know and hereby certify that he is a Respectable man and I believe that his oath may be relied on in any matter where it is necessary to be used Given under my hand this 22d. day of November 1843-- James W. Scrivner JPBC
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State of Kentucky Barren County Sct I Thomas J Helm Clerk of the County Court for said County certify that James W Scrivner before whom the foregoing affidavit was made is now, and was at the time of making the Same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County duly Commissioned and qualified that faith and Credit is due to all his official acts as such that his Signature is genuine and his attestation is in due form of law In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed the Seal of office at Glasgow this 22nd day of November 1843 Tho:J:Helm CBCC
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Power of Attorney To Wm Morel 4200 15 22000 4000 62000 $6.21
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State of Georgia}
    Dade County}  SS

Be it known that before me Pearson S Meadder a justice of the peace in and for the county afore said personally appeared Mary Asbury and made oath in due form of Law that she is the identical person named in an Original Certificate in her possession of which I certify the following is a true copy
                         War Department
                          Widow's pension
I certify that in conformity with the act of March 3 1843 and June 17--1844 Mary Asbury of Georgia widow of George Asbury who was a private and died on the ___ day of November 1834 is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Eighty Dollars and _______cents per annum commencing on the 4th March 1843 and Terminating on the 4th of March 1848 unless the pensioner shall Marry or die before the last mentioned date in which case the pension is not payable after the time of such Marriage or Death.
                            Given at the War office of the
United States this seventh day of September one thousand and eight hundred and forty four

Examined and Countersigned
G Wm Crump               Wm Wilkins
                                    Secretary of War

that she has not intermarried but continues the widow of the above mentioned George Asbury and that She now resides in Dade County State of Georgia and has resided there for the space of Ten years past and that previous thereto she resided in Franklin County State of Virginia to the truth of which statements
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I am fully satisfied
                                                            her
Sworn to and Subscribed           Mary X Asbury
this 1st day of March 1845                 mark

Before Mr Pearson S Meadder JP
             in presence of 
Martha Meadder

Be it known that I Mary Asbury of Dade County State of Georgia Widow of George Asbury a Revolutionary pensioner do hereby constitute and appoint Coleman Asbury of the County of Madison State of Ohio my true and Lawful Attorney for me and in my name to receive from the agent of the United States for paying pensions in Savannah Georgia my pension from the fourth day of March 1843 to the fourth day of March 1844
Witness my hand & Seal this 1st day of March 1845
                                                 her
Sealed and delivered          Mary  X  Asbury
in presence of                            mark
Pearson S Meadder
Martha Meadder

State of Georgia
Dade County
Be it known that on the 1st day of March 1845 before the Subscriber a justice of the peace and for said County personally appeared Mary Asbury widow above mentioned and Acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be her act and deed in Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year last above mentioned
                                     Pearson S MeadderJP
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State of Tennessee} A justice of the piece in and
Bledsoe County}
Before William Stephens
for Said County personally Appeared Ambrose Goff aged 78 years who being duly Sworn according to law declars on Oath that he was a [illegible] at and for some years, after the Close of the revolutionary ware of the County of Bedford State of Virginia and in the Neighborhood in which George Asberry & Mary Hatcher lived previous to there marage That he was not present at there marage but was told by several persons that they were marriade and that the day after the wedding, he was at Parriz Jacksins and saw the said Asberry and his bride and the wedding party, going from old Mr Hatchers to old Mrs Aserys they stopt at Packsons And he heard several persons wish them much Joy that this accured some one or two years, after the end of the said ware That Several years afterwards he was at the said Asberry's house when he lived in the County of Franklin he further saith that the Said Asbury was a Soldier in the Said revolutionary ware this 4 of June 1844 Ambrose Goff x his mark
William Stephens
Justice of the piece
for Bledsoe County
Sworn to and Subscribe before
I do Sertify that the above named Ambrose Goff is Creditable on Oath as far as I now William Stephens
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State of Tennessee
I John Thomas Clerk of the County Court of Bledsoe County do hereby certify that William Stephens Esq whose name appears to the foregoing affidvid and certificate is now and was at the time of signing the same, an acting Justice of the Peace for Bledsoe County duly commissioned and sworn according to Law. and he is entitled to due faith and credit for all his acts and deeds in his official acts and his name appears to be in his own hand writing.
Given under my hand and seal of office at office in Pikeville the 4th day of June 1844
John Thomas Clerk
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6384 Act 1843
103 Act 1844
11290 Act "38
Mary Asbury
Ga
Act. 7. July 38.
m. 85. d '34
Admd
2 yrs. pri
$80.
Also act 3 March 43.
& 44
$80.
Coleman Asbury Esq.
Present
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May 24th 1785.
Sir.
This is to inform you that I am willing you should grant license for my daughter Mary's intermarriage with George Asburry
Yrs &c.
Benjamin Hatcher.
Teste
John Chastain.
Daniel Asburry
To Mr. Ja. Stephens.

Know all men by these presents that we George Asburry and Edmund Winston are held and firmly bound unto Patrick Henry Esqr. Governor or Chief Magistrate of the State of Virginia in the sum of fifty pounds current money, to the which payment well and truly to be made to the said Patrick Henry or to his successors, we bind ourselves, and each of us, our, and each of our heirs, executors; and administrators, jointly and severally firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals and dated this 24th day of May 1785. The Condition of the above obligation is such, that whereas there is a marriage shortly intended to be had and subjoined there shall be no lawful cause to obstruct the said marriage, then the above obligation to be void, the to remain in full force and virtue.
Signed, sealed &c.} George Asburry {SS}
in Presence of....} Edmund Winston {SS}

State of Virginia
Bedford County Sct.
I Robert. C. Mitchell Clerk of the County Court of Bedford in the said State, do hereby certify that the above are true and Correct Copies of a bond executed by George Asburry on obtaining a license to intermarry with Mary Hatcher, also of the Certificate authorizing the issuing said license, as fully and wholly as the same now on file in my Office. I do further Certify that I find no return of the solemnization of said marriage of record. In testimony of which I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 9th day of November 1843.
R. C. Mitchell CBC.
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Virginia
Bedford County} SS.
Before me Thomas Sale a justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared Sally T. Sale aged 73. years 6 mos 20 days who deposeth and saith that in the month of May 1785 as well as She remembers the time she was present at the house of Benjamin Hatcher in said County and saw George Asbury and Mary Hatcher Daughter of the said Benjamin Hatcher married the marriage was solemnized by the Rev Jeremiah Hatcher Decd & further this affiant saith not
Sally. Paterson Sale

Subscribed & Sworn to before me this 21st day Augt 1844 I further certify the above affiant is reputable and may be relied on
Th Sale. J.P.

Virginia
Bedford County} ss
Before me Thomas Sale a justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared Henry Hatcher who deposeth and saith that the Rev Jeremiah Hatcher Decd was an Ordained Minister of the Gospel and Legally authorized to solemnize the rights of matrimony and that he does not know that he the said
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Jeremiah Hatcher recorded the marriages that he celebrated having never seen him have a book for that purpose and that he was in the exercise of his Ministerial Capacity 60 years ago and that he was a resident of the said County of Bedford
Henry Hatcher
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 20th August 1844 and I do certify that the above affiant is credible on oath
Th Sale J.P.

State of Virginia
Bedford County Sct.
I Robert C. Mitchell Clerk of the County Court of said County, do hereby certify that Thomas Sale whose signature is annexed to the foregoing Certificate of Sally P. Sale, is, and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly Commissioned & qualified as the law directs. and that said signature is genuine - I do further certify that it appears to me that the said Thomas Sale omitted to affix his signature to the affidavit of Henry Hatcher, and that Mr. Coleman Asburry who produced the paper to me, was not apprised of the omission of said signature until it was pointed out to him by me, and this explanation is made to account to the War Department for my not Certifying to said Sales signature to each affidavit. I further Certify that Henry Hatcher is well know to me - that he is a reputa-
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-ble citizen of this County, whose statements are entitled to full credit - I further Certify that I find of record many returns of marriages of record in my Office made by Jeremiah Hatcher a Minister of the Gospel, commencing in June seventeen hundred and eighty five, and running through a [illegible] of years subsequent, but find no return by him of the Marriage in question, to wit, of George Asburry and Mary Hatcher.
In testimony of all which, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 21st day of August one thousand eight hundred & forty four.
R. C. Mitchell C.B.C.
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Act 2 Feb 1848

Pensioner
Trenton,
Dade Co,
Ga,
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Savannah 23 Augt 1850

Dear Sir
Yours of the 12" inst is at hand I have examined the Books of the Pension Agency here and can not now find the name of Mrs Asbury on the Pension list - She was paid up to the 4 Mar 1848 when her pension Ceased. If she wishes to be placed on the roll under the act of 2d Feby 1848 she will have to apply to J L Edwards Commissioner of Pensions, Washington City - She also have to make affidavit before a Court of record, that She has been on the pension Roll Stating under what acts of Congress and that she is the identical person mentioned in those acts, and that she is still the widow of Asbury deceased.
I am sorry to say this is all the information I can give, as I am not familiar with the mode of perfecting pension Claims - altho I am Satisfied that Mrs A is entitled to a pension for life
Very respectfully
Wm Morel

Mr S. P. Meadar
Trenton 
Ga