Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13542, for John Jones, North Carolina
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(8-1776)
Service n.6.
Jones, John
Number
S.13542
Carded
Contents
B. May 29, 1759 in Orange Co. N.6.
[illegible] Guilford Co. N.6.
[illegible] in 1832 Morgan Co. Ala.
This Envelope includes FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER Received from GAO
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Alabama 22.44
John Jones.
[illegible] in the State of Alabama who was a private in the Co_ command of Captain Bell. of the regt commanded by Col. Dooley in the North Carolina line for 18 mon. & 3 days.

Inscribed on the Roll of Alabama. at the rate of 61. Dollars 44. Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of Nov 1833 and sent to [illegible] McKenzie. Somerville. In [illegible]

Arrears to the 4th day of September, 1833. 
Semi-anl. Allowance ending 4 Mar, 34.
153.60
30.72
$184.32
Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1831
Recorded by W.R. Parker clerk
Book E. Vol. 8. Page 46.
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24. 517.
22.447.
John Jones.
Morgan County
Alabama
Adm 1. years 6 months
& 13 days.

60.
1.11
33
61.44
2 1/2
122.88
30.70
153.6

3 The papers were properly connected but were separated by the under [illegible] to be enabled to read them
H. S. Evans.

M. M. Mackenzie
Somerville
Morgan County
Alabama
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War Department, Pension Office, 25 Sep. 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exists, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. these points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A Statement, showing the service of John Jones. Morgan C. Ala

Period when the service was rendered.
5 May 1788
1777
Feb 1780
Fall 1780

Duration of the claimant's service
Years
Months 3 3 1
Days 114

Rank of the claimant.
Private
"
"
"
Names and rank of the Field officer under whom he served.
Cap. Raiford
Maj. Dixon
Cap. Bele Col Cooley
Col Bluford
Cap. Pierce
Col Posely.

Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.
73 years.
Guilford Co. A.L.

Proof by which the declaration is supported.
Traditionary

I am, respectfully, your obedient servant, [illegible] Edwards

State of North Carolina
Secretary of State's Office
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the state aforesaid, do certify that is appears [end of page]
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maj. dixon
Guilford
1777 3 " Cap. Bele Col Pooley Co N.C.
Feb 1780 3 " Col Bluford
Fall 1780 1. 14. " Cap. Pierce
Col Posely.
Traditionary
I am, respectfully, Your obedient servant, [illegible] Edwards

State of North Carolina
Secretary of State's Office
I Williiam Hill Secretary of State in and for the state aforesaid, do certify that it appears from the musterrolls of the Continental [illegible] of this state in the revolutionary warr, that John Jones a private in Cap. Raiford's Compnay of the 10th Regiment, elisted the 27th day of May 1778 for the War, that he was "mustered Febry 1779" and that nothing more is said of him on said rolls Given under my hand this 12th day of August 1833
W. Hill
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Regulations under the act of June 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has b een construed to extend as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "milita," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clercks to Comissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatment, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the alw, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service. Four general classes of [illegible] are embraced in thsi law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the rEvolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicisans, or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will l be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
Declaration.
In order to obatain the bendfit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Terriroty, or District of County of } 88.
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the coutny of and Sate, Territory, or District of aged (c) years, hwo being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following delcaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Compnay Officers: the time he left the service; (and if he served under tmore than one  term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officeres;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the milita, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquisheds every calim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his naem is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, A.B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the saidd Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of my office (i) this day of &c.
If, on exmaination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Milita, except those who belonged to the new Hamphsire Milita and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz: 
(k) we, A.B., a Clergyman. residing in the and C.D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well aquainted with , who has subscribed and swrong to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribecd by the War Department, that the above named appiclicant was a Revolutionary Solider, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C.D., who has also signed the saem is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commison; but if neigher of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such cirumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispenable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if treu, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All appicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatoreis to all applicants for a pension, on accoun[sic] of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
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State of Alabama
Morgan County 

Orphans Court special Term
on this fourteenth day of December in the year
one thousand eight hundred and twenty two personally appeared in open Court before Charles Peters the Judge of said Court now citing John Jones a resident of said County of Morgan State of Alabama of seventy three
of age who being first sworn according to law doth on his oath obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated to wit. He entered the Regular service under Captain Robert Raford
lieutenant William Lewis and Ensign Joel Levison on January 1779 in the State of North Carolina and he resided in Gilford County in said State when he entered the service.  Henry Dixon was (illegible) and Archibald Liette was
Colonel and Joined General (Illegible) at (Illegible) and filed in the Savanah
River some time in January of the same year
and marched to Augusta in George and on to (Illegible) and (Illegible) into South Carolina and from there to (illegible) bridge and from there to (Illegible) Hill and from there to (Illegible) ferry in Bath (Illegible).
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and had an engagement there with the
British which battle was about the twenty first day of June 1779 and from a (illegible) of a Cannon Ball he was disabled and remained
as an invalid at Stono ferry a short time and there marched to (illegible) bridge and remained them a short time and marched to (Illegible) Corner, and thence went as a
guard to guard tory prisoners under the command of Colonel Archibald Leitte and Captain William Leitte to Salisbury and there he was discharged the 19th day of August 1777 and receive a discharged from (Illegible
and Archibald Leitte which has been last for some years - he served in Militia service about
the 1st January seventeen hundred and seventy seven under the command of Lieutenant Campbell Captain Robert Bell and Colonel John Parley he served untill in Spring about the first of April he was (illegible)
to (illegible) and remained there untill discharged he received a discharged signed by
Captain Robert Bell - He entered the Militia service again about the last of February in 1780 and served a three months
(illegible) under the command of Captain William Bethel Lieutenant Richard Vounhake and Ensign Robert Nelson and General Richard Caswell and Colonel Bluford was in the regular service who was with us at (illegible) Corner and was marched from Guilford County to near (illegible) Corner and returned back to Camden when we separated from the Regulars. and were marched back home
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before discharged in the fall of the same year I was again in the service of the Militia under Captain William Pierce and Colonel John Porely and served about six weeks and was discharged. he states he has no documentary
evidence of his service and he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify as to his service.  I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any state.

queasions proposed by the Court and answers

1 Where and in what year were you born
I was born in Orange Seventy North Carolina
in the year fifty in the fifth day of may (illegible)
2 Have you any record of your age
I have none
of where were you living when you are called
into service

3 where have you living when you were called into (illegible) where have you lived since the Revolutionary War and where do you now live when I moved to Sumner County Tennessee
and resided in that County about three years 
to be in when I moved to Wilson County in same state and the County Alabama
and lived there several years and in (Illegible) County Alabama about two years and moved back to Wilson County and then lived about two years and from there to (Illegible) County in the same state and from there to the  
the
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The County of (illegible, State of Alabama

I have lived about three years when I now live.
The fourth question I have answered.
I have stated the names of the (Illegible) officers as for as I can recollect.

As to the sixth question responded I have answer
 7 question states I am known to Joseph Hunter and Samuel Hunter of my neighborhood and who can testify as to my trustworthy, veracity and good behavior.
and that I am generally reputed and believed
to be a soldier of the Revolutionary war
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid

 John James (his mark)
M. M. Mackenzie Clk

We Joseph Hunter and Samuel Hunter residing
the County of (illegible) State of Alabama
hereby certify that we have been acquainted with John James who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration for about fifteen years that we believe him to be seventy three years of age and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he has resided to have been a soldier in the Revolution and we are in that opinion.  Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.  

M. M. Mackey Clk
Joseph Hunter (his mark)
Samuel Hunter (his mark)
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John James
Act 7 June 1832

(illegible)


$30.72
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The State of Alabama
Morgan County
County Court in Vacation of Morgan County this 15th day of September one thousand Eight hundred and thirty six in Open Court Mary Jones Before Horatio Philpott Judge of said Court and made oath in due form of Law that she is the Widow of John Jones named in an original certificate in her possession of which the said Court certify the following is a true copy.

War department Revolutionary Claim I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States of the 7th June 1832 John Jones of
the State of Alabama who was a private in
the army of the Revolution is entitled to receive Sixty one dollars and forty four cents per annum during his natural life commencing
on the 4th of March 1831 and payable semiannually On the 4th of March and 4th of September in every year Given at the War office of the United States this fourth day of November one thousand eight hundred and thirty three Lew Cass secretary of War Examined and countersigned Edward
Commissioner of Pensions.

That he was entitled to a pension of Sixty one
dollars and forty four cents per annum on
account of services in the Revolutionary War that he lived in the County of Morgan at the time of his death and had resided in the State of Alabama for the space of about five years and previous thereto he resided in the State of Tennessee and North Carolina
Sworn to & subscribed
in open Court this 15th day
of Sept. 1836
H Phelps Judge
County Court of Morgan County Ala

Mary Johns (her mark)
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State of Alabama 
Morgan County ⎬


Conformable to the regulations of
the department of 1st June 1824 and
7th June 1832 the said Court do hereby certify that they have the most satisfactory evidence to wit the testimony of F. Knight and Martha M Jones that the said Mary Jones who has this day appeared in open Court to take the oath of Identity is the Widow of the Identical John Jones named in the Pension certificate which she has exhibited to the said Court numbered 22, 447 and bearing date the fourth day of November 1833 that she now holds the same in her possession and claims all the benefit arrising therefrom and it further appears to the satisfaction of the said Court by the Testimony of Mary Jones the widow aforesaid and the said F.J.  Knight and Martha M Jones that the said John Jones departed this life on the night of the third of September 1836 about two oclock in the morning of the fourth of said month

Given under my hand this 15th Sept
H Philpott Judge
County Court of Morgan
County Ala

State of Alabama
Morgan County

I Matthew Honston Clerk of the County Court of Morgan County do certify that the foregoing proceedings were had this day in said Court in the matter of an application of Mary Jones for the arrears of pension due her late husband John Jones that the evidence of her identity as his widow and of the death of said John Jones were satisfactory to our said Court

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my name and affixed the seal of office this
15th day of September 1836 and of American
Independance the 61st year.

Hon M C Houston Clk
Morgan County Court
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Payments to be made at Mobile by [illegible] Bank Agent for paying Pensioners in the Agency of Alabama.

Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book E. Vol. 8. Page 46 by W.R. Palmer. Clerk
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WAR DEPARTMENT
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, John Jones. of the state of Alabama who was a Private in the Army of the Revolution is entitled to recieve sixty-one dollars and forty-four cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th day of March, 1831, and payable semiannually on the 4th day of March, and 4th day of September, in every year. 

Given at the War Office of the United States this fourth day of November one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
Lew Cass
Secretary of war
Examined and Countersigned.}
JL Edward
Commissioner of Pension 
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO
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Final Payment Voucher
Recieved from GAO
N.22447
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that he has resided in the county of morgan about the space of four years and previous there to he resided in the state of Tennessee and previous there to in the state of North Carolina this 10th month 1835
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Branch of the Bank of the State of Alabama at Decatur 

September 20th 1836

Received of Horace Greene, agent for paying Pensions, thirty dollars, 72 cents, being for six months pension due to John Jones from the 4th day of March 1836 to the fourth day of Sept 1836 for which I have signed duplicate receipts 

Mary Jones (her mark)

30.72

(illegible) MC Houston
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Final Payment Voucher
[illegible] Gao
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13542
INVALID

File no. 13542
John Jones 

(Illegible) Rev. War

Act: June 7th 1832

Index: - Vol. 1 Page 196
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John Jones
234517
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And the said Charles H Peters Judge of the said
Court does hereby declare his opinion after
the investigation of the matter and after (illegible) of the Interragations 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 him that Joseph Hunter and Samuel Hunter who has signed the foregoing Certificate are residents of the County of Morgan aforesaid and are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit

Given under my hand and seal this 14th day
of December 1832
Chas Peters Judge

State of Alabama 
Morgan County

I MM Mackenzie Clerk of the County Court of Morgan County hereby certify that the
contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Jones contains the original preceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John Jones for a pension 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal of office this 14th day of December AD 1832 and of American Independence the fifty seventh year
M. Mackenzie Clk.
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An amended Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832
State of Alabama  
Morgan County

On this 8th day of June 18 (illegible) Personally appeared in court before the appoints Count of Morgan County now sitting John Jones a resident of the County of Morgan and State of Alabama who being first sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following amendment to his original declaration filed in this Court on the fourteenth day of December 1832 and of which this is prayer to be made part as to the first Tour of duty described in his original Declaration as one served in the
regular service of the United States he states
that his attorney is (illegible) down his original
declaration then in stating the time entering
the Regular service it should be stated that
he entered the service of the United States at
this (illegible) on he fifth of May 1778 instead of 1779 as stated and served untill the 19th day of August 1779 making his term of service one year and three months and thirteen days in the (illegible) mentioned in his detention to
Service on the first of January and and thence months and no man (illegible) is no living witness by whom he can (illegible) 
his service this applicant will state that he
has not lived in the County of Morgan
State of Alabama more than three years and
that no Clergyman resides in his neighborhood
who can testify for him this applicant will
state that he could procure a clergyman
to depone for him in Tennessee but it would
be attended with great expense this
applicant will state that the witness who
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An amended Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832 State of Alabama 

on this 8th day of June 1832
Morgan County  Personaly appeared in oppen
court before the appoints Court of Morgan
County now sitting John Jones a resident of said County of Morgan and State of Alabama who being first sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following amendment to his original declaration filed in this Court
the and the fourteenth day of December 1832
and of which this is prayer to be made part
as to the first tour of duty described in his
original Declination to one denied in the
Regular service of the United States he states
that his attorney in pening down his original
declaration and in stating the time of entering
the regular service it should be at that
he entered the service of the United States at
this town on the fifth of may 1778 instead of
as stated and served until the 19th day of
August 1779 making his term of service one year and three months and thirteen days in the
tour mentioned in his declaration hereto the
service on the first of January 1777 and
send thence months and no man (illegible)
is no living witness by whom he can (illegible)
his service this applicant will state that he
has not lived in the County of Morgan
State of Alabama more than three years and
that no clergyman resides in his neighborhood
who can testify for him this applicant that
state that he could procure a Clergyman to
depone for him in Tennessee but it would
better with great expence applicant will state that the witnesses who
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have signed his original Decleration were well accquainted with him in Tennessee and one (illegible Respectable men and now reside in his immediate neighborhood and that he hopes their testimony will be sufficient

sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid

Mackenzie Clk.

John James (his mark)
And the said do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he state and the Court is of opinion that said applicant cannot procure the evidence of a Clergyman without the great (illegible) 
Given under my hand this 8th day of June 1833
Chas, Peters Judge


The State of Alabama 
Morgan County

Mackenzie Clerk of the
Morgan County
I MM Mackenzie clerk of the County Court of Morgan County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original and amended proceedings had by the
said county in the matter of the application of John Jones for pension

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of Office at
Office this 8th day of June in the year
of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred
and thirty three and of American independence dated the fifty seventh year
(illegible) M. M. Mackenzie Clk.
,
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The second Amendment to an original Declaration In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832

State of Alabama
Morgan County

(Illegible) Court in said County on this 11th day of October 1833 personally appeared in open court before the Judge of said Court John Jones a resident of said County of Morgan who had heretofore (illegible) his original Declaration in this Count and his amended declaration and files this his second Amendment who after being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make
the following amendment to wit, that as to the manner of his quitting the service he had before stated that he was discharged by Colonel Archibald Lytle and received a discharge which has been long since lost
that the circumstance of his discharge was this applicant believed he had entered the service
for nine months that he had been kept on that
time that while under the command
a Captain Raeford at Manches corner there was some Tory Prisoners brought there from Charleston that had been taken in Georgia, and the applicant was then stationed at Hanks (Illegible) and was detached from Captain Raefords (illegible) to guard said prisoners from Marchs Corner to Salisbury under the command of Captain William Leytte and this applicant being of opinion that he had entered the Continental service for a term of months and not for during the war he was discharged as was stated in his
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original Declarations by Colonel Archibald Leytte who gave his discharge this applicant states that if the terms of the enlistment were for during the war it was unknown to him. he states that he was informed and believes that all the ballance of Capt Raiford Company was discharged immediately after this applicant left Manches Corner which shows that this applicant was not mistaken as to the term of his enlistment
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid 

MM MacKenzie Clk
John Jones (his mark)


And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states
Ch W Peters (illegible_) Judge
of the said Court

State of Alabama
Morgan County  

I Mackenzie Clerk of the Court of Morgan County Court of Morgan stated aforesaid certify that the foregoing contains the original and sworn (illegible) proceedings had by the said Court in the matter the application of John Jones for a pension

In testimony of which I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of
Office at Office this 11th day of October
in the year of Our Lord one thousand
Eight hundred and thirty three
Fifty Eighth year of American independence
W. M. Mackenzie Clk
of Morgan County Court