Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5698, for John Lowry, Virginia
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State of Virginia Bedford County to Wit
              This day John Hudnall of said County personally
appeared before me a justice of the peace for the County aforesaid and being first duly sworn according to Law deposeth and saith.  That he is now and was during the Revolutionary War well acquainted with John Lowry- That he the deponent served with the said John Lowry in the same company three Tours of Militia duty, during the Revolutionary War~ The first was a tour of Six weeks at New London then Bedford County guarding Tories and military Stores[.]   He thinks this was in the year 1780~ In January 1781 the deponent and said John Lowry were again drafted into service in the Militia of Virginia and served together a tour of three months under the command of Captain Joseph Poindexter~ They served in the lower part of Virginia[.]  The army was commanded by Genl [General] Mullenburg [Muhlenberg]~ They were discharged at Prince George Courthouse sometime in April 1781~ In the summer of the same year (1781) the deponent and said John Lowry were again called into service and served about seven weeks under the command of Capt. Thomas Leftwich~ The [they] joined the army commanded by Genl. [General] Lafayette at Bottom's bridge~ The deponent thinks they were discharged sometime in August 1781 in this tour the deponent and ^said John Lowry were messmates at the time they were called to serve the tours herein before mentioned they both resided in Bedford County~ I do further certify that the deponent John Hudnall is a man of good character and that his Statement on oath are entitled to credit~ Given under my hand this 25th day of February 1833[.]
                                    John W Holt J. P. [Justice of the Peace]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after puting [putting] the interrogatories prescribed by the War department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and they do further certify that David Saunders and Simon M. Noell who have signed the foregoing
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                                                                   WAR DEPARTMENT
                                                                             Pension Office,
                                       
                                                                                                                183

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 exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed.  The notes and the regulations will shew [show] what is necessary to be done.  Those 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.
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     A Statement, shewing [showing] the Service of John Lowery Bedford Co. Virginia
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[Column 1]
Period when the service was rendered.
drafted 1780
drft. Janry [drafted January] 1781
Vol--
disched [discharged]  15th or
20th April 81
drft [drafted] June 81            }
dischd [discharged] Augt 81 }

[Column 2]
Months.      Days.
1                     12
3                      -
                        21. or [illegible] days
1                      26
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6                       29

[Column 3]
Rank of the claimant.
Private

[Column 4]
Names and drank of the Fiel officers under whom he served.
Captn [Captain] Reed
Captn [Captain] Poindexter
Genl [General] Mulingburg [Muhlenberg]
Col [Colonel] Merriweather
Majr [Major] De Coleman
Captn [Captain] Leftwich
Genrl [General] Lafayette
Genrl [General] Stevens

[Column 5]  
Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.
70 years
Bedford Co. Virga [Virginia]

[Column 6]
Proof by which the declaration is supported.
 Witness Jno Hudnall for 3 tours
of duty as stated in the declaration 
& traditional evidence

                   I am, respectfully,
                       Your obedient servant,
                            J.L. EDWARDS,
                               Commissioner of Pensions.
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Certificate are resident in Said County, and credible persons and that their Certificate is entitled to Credit and they do further Certify that it appears to them that the Said applicant, cannot procure the attendance and Certificate of a Clergyman as required by the regulation of the War Department without great inconvenience, if at all.
          I Robert N Dickenson deputy clerk of the County Court of Bedford in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains a true copy of the original proceedings of the said Court had in the matter of the application of John Lowry for a pension.  And I do further certify that John W Holt before whom the foregoing affidavit of John Hudnall was made is and was at the time of Signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace for Said County duly commissioned and qualified according to the Constitution and laws of this State.
             In testimony of all which I have                    
             hereunto Set my Seal and affixed the                
             Seal of the Said Court the 10th day of 
             April 1833 in the 57" year of American 
              Independence.
                Rd N Dickenson D. C. [Deputy Clerk]

[Seal of Court placed at left]