Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38087, for Abraham P Jones, Georgia
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Eatonton
12 Sept
John C Cahjoun Esqr
Secretary of War
Washington City

Rec.d 23 Sep 1820

Abm. P. Jones 17.721 March 1820
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Georgia
Wilkes County
I John M. Dooley Judge of the Superior Court for the Western circuit of said State do certify that sufficient evidence has been adduced to me to induce me to forward on the claim of  the above stated Abraham P. Jones for a Pension Given under my hand and seal this 16th day of February 1819
Jno. M. Dooly J.P.S.C.

Georgia
Wilkes County
I John Dyson Clerk of the Superior Court for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing proceedings we had in open Court on the day and year therein stated, and that
John M Dooley whose name appears to the above stated certificate is Judge of the Superior Court of the Western circuit of said State.
Given under my hand and seal of office this 16th February 1819
John Dyson Clk.
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V. L. M.
38087
INVALID
Revy
File No. 38087
Abraham P. Jones
Lieut Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index: -- Vol. 2, Page 259
(Arrangement of 1870.)

1910 Mch. 29  Hist to Mrs. J. A. Monfort
1913 Aug. 13 Hist to Mrs. S. H. Sullivan.   V. L. M.
1915 June 29 Hist to Mrs. D.E. Whitstone.  V. L.M.
1915 July 20. Hist to Mrs. E. L. [illegible]
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Lieutenant
Abraham P. Jones
Served 3 years from 1776
1st Schedule dated August 22, 1820
See other sides.
$830.75
Age - 68 A farmer, lame shoulder cannot labor --wife 58, 10 years bedridden about 2/3 of the time. A son 18--a daughter 15.

Application for restoration made, & rejected May 1822.
Dated 19 Sept 1821
2d Schedule 11.28, $18.87 see other sides.
He stated in his first Schedule that he owed more than $1136
$30, 15% remains of Schedule

Family himself and wife two children
John J. Smith, Eatonton, Georgia

[illegible]
1st Schedule
123 1/2 acres of Land $625
Two Horses $80
5 Cattle  $44
20 Hogs $35.50
Wheat $18.75
Bacon $13.50
Corn $14
[total] $830.75

See Letter, Apr 16 1823
2nd Schedule.
50 #s Bacon. 100 yd chain
1 pair of Steelyards - one
Iron pot--Looking Glass--
One Table--Debt due me of $11.28 + 18.87
Total $30.15

An authenticated certificate of claimant being placed on the poor list, received 20 Mar 18[torn]
see within
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Sir  Enclosed I send you the application of Abraham P. Jones for a pension please acknowledge the receipt of it.

I am yours
Jno. J. Smith
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Georgia
Abraham P. Jones Lieut
served 3 yrs from 1776
1stt sched:  made Aug. 1820
Real Estate $625
Personal $205.75
Due to him $358
[Total] $1188.75
Indebted $1136.07
Sched:  under Act Mar 18 18[?]3 dated June 3 1823
Nothing
Account for the decrease of property &
By sale of Real Estate 7th Dec 1820 to Jas. Shields for $800 & applied as follows--
Jas. Shields $500
W. Veal $144
Williamson $120
[illegible] $36
[illegible] Execution 2 Horses
Horned Cattle & 9 Hogs $130.43
debt due to him of $358 disposed of as fo[llows]
pd. to E Varner $85
A. Parker$5
O.  Cas[?]phen $4[?]
Harvey & Dennis $83
Cash Recd. $21
Authenticated copy of deed & Sheriff's certificate within.
Claimant 71 yrs his abil[torn] to labor, - family & occupation not given.  In 1st Sched. states that he has a lame shoulder & his wife [illegible] 2/3 of her time bed-ridden.
Restored
John J. Smith Esqr.
Eatonton Ga
Duplicate pension certificate [illegible] 31 May 1824, and delivered to Hon. A. Cuthbert
Feb '20
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Asbury Dickens Esq.
Treasury department
Washington
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Catawba 22nd April 1824
Sir Enclosed I send you Mr A P Jones application for a new Pension certificate, It will perhaps be reassuring for you to since your certificate with it [illegible] taking that you were in possession of his original certificate and that you do not know what has become of it

I am yours &c
S/Jno J Smith
hB. your early attention to this will much oblige Mr Jones as he is in great want of his money, and can not get it untill [sic] he receives his certificate

JJS
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Mr Edwards

A Cuthbert

Recd. 20 Mar. 1823.
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673. Ref [illegible] Office   685

Revolutionary Claims.
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Under the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," approved 15th May, 1828.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
September 1828.

The annexed paper, relating to the claim of Abraham P Jones. under the abovementioned act, is respectfully referred to the Secretary of War, with a request that he will be pleased to cause me to be informed whether a commission, and, if so, what commission, was received at the War Department, from the claimant, on an application stated to have been heretofore made by him for a pension: or what other evidence has been exhibited to that Department of his having been an officer in the Continental line, and of the time of his service.
S/Richard Rush.
The Hon. the SECRETARY OF WAR.

letter from the War Department 6 Sept. 1828.
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Georgia }
Putnam County }
On this 3rd day of June 1823 personally appeared in open court being a court of Record for Said county Abraham P Jones aged Seventy one years resident in said in said county who being first duely [sic] sworn according to law doth on his oath present the following account of his property exhibited in his first schedule submitted to the war department, and not contained in his second schedule. The articles are as follows viz 123 1/2 acres of land lying in the county of Putnam and state of Georgia 2 horses 5 head of horned cattle 20 head of hogs & pigs and a debt of $358 And they have been disposed of as follows viz the land consisting of 123 1/2 acres was sold to James Shields of the county of Columbia & state aforesaid for $800 which was paid in the following manner viz 35.9 3/4 in cash to me on the 7th of December 1820 $144 to W Veal in payment of a debt due from me to said Veal: $120.06 1/4 to B Williamson in satisfaction of Executions against me in the hands of B Williamson aforesaid: & $500. in satisfaction of my own note in the hands of said Shields 2 horses 9 head of hogs & pigs & 5 head of horned cattle was sold by the Sheriff of Putnam County for $130.43 3/4 the 7th of August 1821 in satisfaction of Executions against me. The debt of $358. due to
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Georgia }
Putnam County } 
I John J Smith clerk of the Superior court for the County of Putnam and State of Georgia do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy taken from the Record of my office 

Given from under my hand and seal of office this 2nd day of June 1823
S/John J Smith Clk 
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