Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 5309, for William Lawrance, Maryland
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SERVICE- Md.
Lawrance, William or Lawrence 
Rachel
NUMBER 
W5309
B.L.T. Wt. 338-60-55
B. L. T. Wt. 6-100-55
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18239
Ohio Pittsbg
William Lawrence of Guernsey Co. in the State of Ohio who was a private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Stone of the Maryland Line, for the term of 3 years.  
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 27th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30th of July 1821 and delivered to the Pensioner.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1824 34 4/31 +7/3 mons $274.09
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1821  $48
$322.09
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}

Let Cot G Fries July 17 1846
Same July 30, 1846
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30
26
___
4/30

18-8-
19-12
20-12       4/34
8
__
$272-
1.06
1.03
_________
$274.09
48
_________
$322.09
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259.496  Act 3 Mar -55'
Rachel Lawrence
wid of 
WIlliam Larence, Pri
Pri, Md. Line
Revolution

War 338 for (illegible)
L W Suuplemental 
Warrant No 1 100 acres
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W. L. R. Saffell
Apl 21/58

Pen Off.
July 27th 1858
(illegible) supplemental Act.
for 100 acres. The allowance
of Wt. 1968, to Wm Lawrence
was to another soldier than
the claimant's husband
A Boyton

(illegible) to
Nathaniel Hatch, Esq
A
Present

July 23re 57 - Letter to Agent Ellicott's Mills, Md information and transmission of warrant
1.968 for 100 acres

259.496. Act of Congress
Oct. (illegible)

Rachel Lawrence wid
Wm Lawrence

Rev War

No 338 issued
April 16th/57
Warrant No 6 for 100 acres
(supplemental to No 338 for
60 acres) is July 28/58
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Deed 21 Sept 1880 
5527
Ohio (Cinc) Columbus
Rachel Lawrence 
widow of William 
Md Lawrence
who served in the Revolutionary 
war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate 
of 96 dollars 
cents per annum, to commence on 
the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension i
20th day of Oct 1855
and sent to 
E S Wartmans
Ostego Ohio
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one case
Judge Leeper Ohio
Cambridge)
Mail
Recd May 27th 1810?

Cambridge o May 9
FREE
Honorable Secretary of War
of the War Office
in the City of Washington
D C

Boyd
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State of Ohio
Guernsey County
Be it remembered that on the Twenty seventh day of April in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and eighteen Before me James Leeper one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Guernsey personally came William Lawrence aged about sixty eight years who being cautioned and sworn deposeth, and saith that he served as a private soldier in the United States service in the Revolutionary War, that as well as this deponent now recollects he enlisted in the year 1774 for the term of one year under captain Yeates and Lieutenant Howard of Baltimore, under the command of General Smallwood and was at the battle of Long Island, and at the expiration of said time he enlisted again under Captain James Henry, first Lieutenant George Hamilton, 2nd Lieutenant Richard Byrd, as well as this deponent recollects in the fifth Regiment and  first Brigade of the Maryland line commanded by Colonel Stone and General Sullivan, that he was discharged in Philadelphia in the year 1780 which discharge he lost about two years since and this deponent further states that from this reduced circumstances in life4 being under the necessity of supporting an entirely helpless wife by his own manual labor he needs the assistance of his country for support and further and this deponent saith not 
William Lawrence
Sworn and subscribed before me the above written date
James Leeper
An Associate Judge of The Court of Common Pleas for said
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184
William Lawrence
private,
Maryland line
27. April 1818
Wm Lawrence
Private
Stones Maryland Regt
Cast of 1775 + 1778
nes Leeper, Esq.
Judge,
nbridge, Guernsey Co.
Ohio
smitted by Leaeeheus
Beatty, Clerk
27. May 1818.
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State of Ohio
Guernsey County
I, Zaccheus A Beatty, Clerk of the Court of common pleas for said county of Guernsey do hereby certify that the within signed James Leeper Esquire before whom the within deposition was taken is a associate judge of said court duly commissioned and acting as such; and that full faith and credit is due to all his official acts as such as well in courts of Justice and thereout, In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Cambridge the twenty seventh day of April Anno Domini eighteen hundred and eighteen. 
Z.A. Beatty Clerk CC

James Leeper, Esq.
Judge,
Cambridge, Guernsey Co:
Ohio.
transmitted by Laeehaus
A. Beatty, Clerk
recd. 27. May, 1818.
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Cambridge, Ohio May 5th 1818.
To the honorable Secretary of War,
Sir,
Enclosed you will receive the deposition of William Lawrance a soldier of the Revolutionary War who applies for a pension under the Law of March 18, 1818. Mr. Lawrance applied to me as a neighbour to get the thing placed in such a situation as he maybe able to procure the pension and neither the Judge or myself are sufficiently acquainted with such business as the know whether it was a necessity that the Judge should certify his satisfaction or whether his certifying or signing of the deposition would show his satisfaction of the truth thereof.  we have however formed it to the best of our Judgement consistent with truth.  If on examination you should find the papers satisfactory you will please to drop a line either to W. Lawrance or myself at this place informing him how he is to receive his pension and the manner of his relinquishing his claim to any former p0ensioln allowed him. Should they not be satisfactory you will inform him of the deficiency.  Should any of the above request be inconvenient or incompatible with the duties of your office you will please to hand the papers to some Gentleman who makes it a business to attend to such things and request them to attend thereto and they shall receive for their trouble whatever is customary to charge in such cases, Mr. Lawrance is a poor man with a distressed wife and needs all he can get for his support otherwise I should have forwarded this to some of the Gentlemen who transacts such business at the city but I have forwarded to you hoping to save him expenses.  Yours with the highest consideration of esteem and support
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Adm C & Con
J.L.. E.
Although the appl has not
Sworn that he resides in
Guernsey Co. yet at
Bradley who is certified to
be a credible witness, has
Certified that Lawrence does
reside there, the schedule
may pass J.L.E
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State of Ohio
Guernsey County
On this 13th day of November 1820, personally appeared in open court, being a court of record and the court of common pleas now sitting within and for said County, William Lawrence aged sixty eight years by occupation a shoemaker but unable to labor from the infirmities of age and the failure of his sight whose family residing with him consists of his wife Margaret aged sixty six years who has been a cripple and unable to labor upwards of twenty years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on this doth make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the act of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 and the first of May 1820, that he the said William Lawrence enlisted for three years, but was returned for during the war in the month of November or December 1777 at Georgetown in the State of Maryland in Capt James Henry's company of the fifth Maryland Regiment commanded by Col. Howe.  That he continued to serve in said Regiment until September or October 1780, when he hired a substitute to take his place which was accepted for during the ward and that he was then honorably discharged in the city of Philadelphia State of Pennsylvania and that he was in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.  and in pursuance of the act of the first of May 1820. I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United Sates on the 18th of March 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any past thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the p0rovision of act of congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the Unites States in the Revolutionary War"  passed the 10th 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 that contain in the schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed 
1 Table  $1.50
1 Bake Over 1.50
1 Skillet   $.75
1 old tin pail .20
1 pewter basin .25
1 pewter plate .12 
$4.32 (signed)
1 pewter spoon $.01 ct
5 earthen plates .50
1 cup and saucer .6
1 old coffee pot .25
1 small set of shoemakers tools 1.25
$432
Total 6.39
William Lawrence
Sworn to and subscribed in open court Nov 13th 1820.
C. P. Beatty Clerk CC P EC
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The State of Ohio, Guernsey County, SS,
I Cyrus P Beatty clerk of the court of common pleas for said County do certify the foregoing declaration under oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court.  And I do further certify that it is the option of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is six dollars and thirty nine cents.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court on this thirteenth day of November Anno Domini eighteen hundred and twenty.
C P Beatty.  Clk   GC
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259.496
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State of Ohio
County of Muskingum SS
On this sixth day of October 1856, personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, duly authorized by Law to administer oaths, Rachel Lawrence, aged fifty fix years, a resident of the County of Coshocton and State of Ohio, who being duly sworn according law, declares that she is the widow of WIllaim Lawrence, deceased, who was a private in the Maryland Line in the company commanded by Capt.*     in the Regiment of commanded by Col.  in the war of the Revolution. 
That her said husband entered the service of the United States at       on or about the       day of 17 for the term of       and continued in actual service said war the term of at least fourteen days and was honorably discharged from said service as will appear by the Muster Rolls further sates that she was married * to the said William Lawrence in the County of Guernsey State of Ohio, on about the day of 18  , and that her name before her said marriage was Rachel Roberts, that her said husband died at Pittsburg on the 15th day of September 1838 and that she is still a widow.  She makes the declaration fort he purpose of obtaining the Bounty Lane to which she may be entitled under the Act approved March 3, 1855, never having received bounty land under this or any other act, nor made other application for Bounty Land except the present.  Elijah L Hartman of Otsego Muskingham to this is hereby authorized to present this my claim and to service any (illegible) herein.
Rachel Lawrence seal 
We, Sarah H Waters and Isaac Simmons residents of the County and State aforesaid , upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by the above Rachel Lawrence in our presence; and that we know from the appearance and statement of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be. And we further declare that we were well acquainted with the said William Lawrence, and Rachel Lawrence his wife (now the widow)  during the life time of the former, and know them to live together as husband and wife, and to have been generally so excepted, that her said husband the said William Lawrence died at Pittsburg on the 15th of September 1838, and that she is still a widow; and that they have no interest in this claim.
Sarah H Waters seal
Isaac Simmons seal- her mark

*no having accurate information in regard to Mr. Lawrences commanding officers, the time for which he enlisted and the length of his service, the blanks are left unfilled and the Department are referred to his papers filed under act of March 18, 1818 Pittsburg agency 
*The Department are referred to a certified copy of the public record of her marriage, annexed to and made a part of her claim for Pension filed under act March 3, 1853 which claim was granted.
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The foregoing declaration and affidavits were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in this claim
Alpha Burker JP 

State of Ohio
County of Muskingum SS
I hereby certify that Alpha Burker Esq. before whom the above declaration and affidavits were made, is and was, at the time of taking the same, an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified, and that his signature above is genuine.  
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this 7th day of October 1856.  
Chi C Russell Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Muskingum
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Rachel Lawrence
wid
William

Boynton
E L Wartman Agt
Otsego Ohio
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I do hereby certify that in the 29th day of July 1828 by virtue of a License from the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Guernsey County William Lawrence and Rachel Roberts were legally bound in marriage by me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said County6.  Given under my hand this 19th day of August AD 1828.
Filed August 21st 1828 and duly recorded
Stuart Spear
Justice of the Peace

The State of Ohio Guernsey County SS
I, James Delony, Judge of the Court of Probate within and for said county do hereby certify the above to be true copy of the marriage certificate William Lawrence and Rachel Roberts is the same remains of record in my office. 
Witness my signature and seal of said Court of Cambridge this 31st day of May AD 1855.
James Delony PS.
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Rachel Lawrence 
wid 
William

Triplett 
July 10th 1833
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of Ohio
State County of Muskingum} Ss.
On this 5th day of July
A.D. 1855 Personally appeared before me Alph Becker
a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County and State aforesaid,
Isaac Simmons a result of Muskingum County O.
aged 69 years who being duly sworn declares that he was
Personally acquainted with William Lawrence a Revolutionary
pensioner of Guernsey County Ohio is still acquainted with the sons of said Lawrence by his first wife. Has
known his second wife Rachel Lawrence from her childhood. Her
Maiden name was Rachel Gazaway -
The first was Mr. Hazel Roberts, with whom I was also well acquainted.
after his death she Married William Lawrence. A few years
after their Marriage, said Lawrence Removed to Pellsburg Pa.
Had actually [illegible] of his death soon afterward, the exact time is not remembered, Said Rachel Lawrence is now living in
the neighbourhood of Otsego Muskingum,  Co. O. And
She remains the widow of said Revolutionary Pensioner [illegible] Lawrence.
He further declares, that he believes a friendly  feeling has existed between Rachel, Lawrence, and said Williams
family by his first wife in consequence of which, they would
withhold my documents which they may possess to [illegible] the
establishment of her claim for a Pension.
Isaac Simmons
The foregoing affidavit was sworn to and subscribed before
me, the day and year above written, and refers to the same Rachel
Lawrence, who filed a declaration for a Pension before me on the 23d
day of May A.D. 1855. and I believe said affiant to be a creditable
person, not related to Rachel Lawrence, or pecuniarily interested in her claim
Alpha Becker J. P.
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Otsego Ohio July 5th 1855
Hon L. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
Yours of the 22 All came
to hand informing me that the application ^of Rachel Lawrence^ was filed under
act of Feb 3d 1853. And also of a descrepancy between her
declaration, and that of information received at your office long
ago relative to the death of her husband William Lawrence. Your
[illegible]ese state that the heirs of William, were enquiring for a
Bounty Land in 1846, and then ask, "Why did they enquire when
he had a widow?"
In reference to the designment in time, I can only
remark that the period was fixed entirely from memory 
unassisted by any records. Her house and that few records
she possessed were destroyed by fire last spring when she
was [illegible] from home.  And the only data from which she allun-
pled to calculate being the age of her youngest child who claims to be
considerably older than her calculation would make him. It seems
that none of the relatives of Mr. Lawrence were in or near Pittsburg
[to?] the time of his death. Esq. A. Baker (the Justice before whom her
declaration was filed) and I visited two of the old gentleman's grand
son in Coshocton Co. O. [Ohio] a few days ago. They stated to us that their father
had received letters containing the date of his death. That their uncle
Joseph Lawrence of Wellsville Pa. visited their father about 9 years
ago - obtained a part, or all of those letters. The date of his death they
had also forgotten. They state that said Joseph Lawrence claimed
that several instalments of his father's pension remained unpaid, and
that he wished those letters to assist him in obtaining the amount of 
pension due him at the time of his death. Their father John Lawrence was
absent from house, and they thought it doughtful whether he would show
us any of his documents, or not if he was there. That a bitter animosity
had existed between their grandfather's second wife, and his children by
his first wife, among whom their father was one. Neither the grandsons
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or Mrs. Lawrence herself can give any definite information
about the inquery for Bounty Land of which you speak but they
[illegible] it to have been made by Joseph Lawrence of Wellsville
where he obtained the Documents for their father.
I presume the records of the pension agency at Pittsburg
will show when he last [illegible] his pension, from which time until
the period of his death could not have been very long.  And of
Mrs. Lawrence's Marriage to said William there can be no doubt.
The public records establish that fact. And finally we hope
that the corroborating testimony of Isaac Simmons herewith
forwarded will sufficiently identify said Rachel Lawrence
as the serviving widow of William Lawrence, and that you
may find her entitled to receive the rate of Pension due her
on account of her husbands Revolutionary services
Your Most Obt. Servt.
E.L. Wortman
I hereby further certify that I have been personally acquainted with
John Lawrence, Son of William Lawrence by his former marriage for
nearly thirty years. I am personally well acquainted with Rachel
Lawrence, and I know the above statements made by her atty
E. L. Wortman to be true
Alpha Baker
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State of Ohio
County of Muskingum

Be it known that on this 22nd day of May AD 1855 before me Alpha Baker a Justice of the Peace in and for the county and state aforesaid personally appeared Rachel Lawrence a resident of Coshocton County Ohio and made oath according to law that she is the widow of William Lawrence who was a soldier in the army [illegible] considered a pensioner of the United States at the time of his death at the rate of 96 dollars per annum.

That she was married to the said William Lawrence on the twenty-ninth day of July AD 1828 in the county of Guernsey and state of Ohio. That her name before she was married was Rachel Roberts, that her said husband died on the 15th day of September AD 1838 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.

That she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining such an amount of pension as may be due under any of the laws, regulations or decisions that have been or may hereafter been applied and that she still continues his widow.

The said declarant further constitutes and appoints Elijah L Hartman of Otsego Ohio her true and lawful attorney and agent to prosecute said claim for any amount of revolutionary pension increase of pension that may be due [illegible] substituted and appoint examine all papers and documents in relation to it to receive for her benefit the certificate which may be issued in satisfaction of said claim which certificate I wish made payable at the pension Agency in this state , her said husband drew his pension in his lifetime paid at the pension agency in [illegible] And to do all things necessary and lawful in the premises.

Rachel Lawrence

We Caleb Baker and Sarah H Hatter, residents of Muskingum County Ohio upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Rachel Lawrence in
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our presence and that we believe from appearance and the Statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she
presents herself to be, and the said Sarah H Hatters declares that she was acquainted with Rachel Lawrence, that she was a member of his family - that he died [illegible] a pension from the United States and said applicant is truly his widow and that her statement of his death is correct.

Caleb Baker
Sarah H Hatter

The forgoing declaration and application were hereunto and subscribed before me on the day and year above written and I certify that I know the affiants to be creditable persons; that the claimant is directly interested in said claim as set forth and that she is the person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in said claim.

Alpha Baker - JP

State of Ohio
County of Muskingum

I hereby certify that Alpha Baker Esq
before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavit were made is and was at the time of taking the same an acting justice of the peace 
(illegible) and for the county and state aforesaid duly commissioned and that his signature to the foregoing certificate is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this 8th day of June AD 1855 at Zanesville.

Chas C Russell - Clerk of the court of Common Pleas of said county

By Jno Hoopeer - Deputy.

SEAL
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For rec undertaker
aff 2 m- ECW
ment order $25 with
ifiad Marie Jany 10/82
MT.
cancelled
certificate order 25 to P.A.┃
Ctf mailed Feb. 18-82
& clent esc.
Remal  cert fills &c to
-csc

Died 21st Sept 1880
Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 3309
OWN
Rachel Lawrence
Widow
William Lawrence
Privt Rev War
Act: Feb 3d 1855

Index: -- Vol. A, Page 417
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Nov 15/81-
Dec 15/81
---
Reimburse
Pension Cert
-
Reimburse [illegible]
with Pens.
also notice
Nov. 6/82.
3d Aud
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William Lawrence paid to 4 Sept 1832
It appears that he died March 1833
Vol. 4 [illegible]
Auditor
[illegible] Office
June 18 1855
Sir,
Please certify the time
to which the within named
pension was paid  on the
date of his death
Very Respectfully
LP Waldo
Commissioner
R. J Atkinson Esqr
Third Auditor Treasury
Boynton
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William Lawrence paid to 4 Sept 1832
It appears that he died March 1833
[illegible] of [illegible]
Auditor
[illegible] Office
June 18 1855
Sir,
Please certify the time
to which the within named
pension was paid on the
date of his death
Very Respectfully
LP Waldo
Commissioner
R. J Atkinson Esqr
Third Auditor Treasury
Boynton
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No. 5827

Rachal Lawrence
Widow of William
Ohio

E.L. Wortman June 22 1855
Same July 13 1855
Same Aug 29 1855

3 Feby 1853
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6

100 acre
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Free
(stamp)-ELLICOTTS MILLS MD APR 22

Hon. Geo. C. Whiting
Commr. of Pensions
Washington D.C.

(sideways)
No 338
60 acres
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Elliott's Mills Md,
April 20, 1858

Sir,
As an additional answer to yours of the 10th [illegible] relative to the 100 acres of land due Rachel Lawrence, I enclose a letter from the Third auditor referring you to certain paper in the Land Office on which you issued the warrant on the 25 Sept. 1833 to William Lawrence of Va.
If you did issue this warrant to William Lawrence of Va, Rachel Lawrence, widow of William Lawrence, a pensioner of the Pittsburg Agency per act 1818, should not be charged with it.
If the Third Auditor has discovered an error, please refer to your letter to me under date of May 23, 1857 and send an 100 acred more for the widow.
Regretting that I have to thus trouble you again.
I have the honor to be your abt Servant
W.T.R. Saffell
Hon. Geo. C. Whiting
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ECW
WC & A. Div
Department of the Interior
PENSION OFFICE
Washington D.C. Dec 15, 1881
Madam,
In the case of Rachel Lawrence deceased, certificate No, 5527, Rev wid - you should furnish the affidavit of two neighbors. A blank is herewith enclosed which please execute properly and return with this letter.
Very respectfully
Wm W Dudley
Commissioner
[illegible]Rachel A. Waters
Otsego
Muskingum Co
Ohio
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Rachel Lawrence
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ECW C and A Div.
Department of the Interior
Pension Office
Washington D.C. 
November 15, 1881
Madam,
In support of your claim for reimbursement in the case of Rachel Lawrence, deceased, certificate No 5227.  Rev. wid. you should furnish the sworn receipt of the undertaker.  Please return this letter.

Very respectfully,
Wm W Dudley 
Commissioner
HWC
Rachel A. Waters
Ostego
Muskinghum Co
Ohio
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Brief in Rachel Lawrence who is entitled 100 acres additional Bounty Land
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Rachel Lawrence Widow of Wm Lawrence of [illegible] Co Ohio who died in March 1, 1833
She made application for Bounty Land under act March 1855.

She recd warrant for on 60 acres Because one William Lawrence of Virginia recd a land warrant in 1834 for 100 acres-

There were two William Lawrences - and Bothe were pensioned under the act of Mar 18 1818. One as of Va & the other of Md live - the latter died Mar 1 1833 the other was paid up to 1848.

The original papers in the two cases show beyond all question that Rachels husband has never recd any land

The 3rd Auditor is perfectly satisfied of this fact and the present applicant
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asks that the [illegible] of land 100 acres additional may [illegible] to her as soon as possible -

Nathaniel Hatch
Attorney for the applicant

The Wm Lawrence of Va. was paid at Richmond and he served to the end of the war.

He was therefore entitled and did receive a land warrant in 1834 for 100 acres

The William Lawrence of this the husband of Rachel Lawrence only 1780 was was not entitled a warrant for land - as appears by their personal declaration
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OLD WAR.
File No. 5309

WIDOW
La
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[3-495.]
(PENSIONER DROPPED.)

U.L. Pension Agency
COLUMBUS O
Febry 1, 1883

Hon. Commissioner of Pensions

Sirs
I hereby report that the name of Rachel Lawrence widow William act Febry 3/53 who was a pensioner of the rolls of this Agency under Certificate No. 5527 and who was last paid at 96$ per annum to Sept 4m 1880 has been dropped because of information received stating her death to have occurred Sept 24/80

Very respectfully,
A.T. Wikoff
Pension Agent "C"
Every name dropped to be thus reported at once.
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Ellicotts Mills, Md
March 26, 1858

Sir,
Under date of May 23, 1857, I received a letter from you relative to land warrant No. 338 for 60 acres of land issued per act March 3, 1855 ub the name of Rachel, widow of William Lawrence.

In same letter you state that warrant no 1968 issued Sept 25, 1833, for 100 acres was in the name of the same William Lawrence, husband of Rachel, as above.

Under date of March 25, 1858, the Third Auditor says that the William Lawrence to whom you issued the 100 acres warrant in 1833, is not the William Lawrence to whose widow you issued warrant No 338 for 60 acres.

This case from beginning to end is an incomprehensible and mysterious affair and has caused me to press a claim on the Third Auditor for pension which appears to be entirely unfounded.

Please give the matter an early investigation and if found as the
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auditor represents it, please send me another warrant for 100 acres for Rachel Lawrence, widow of William

I have the honor to be, Sir, you act Servant
M.T.R. Saffell

Hon Geo. C Whiting
Commr of Pensions

I enclose Mr A's letter referred to above. In his office you will find a full power of atty from Mrs Lawrence to me.
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[stamp] -
ELLICOTTS MILLS MD APR 14

FREE

Hon Geo C. Whiting
Commr of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
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338-60
Ellicotts Mills, Md April 13, 1858

Sir,
Your favor of the 10th inst is at hand in which you say that "the husband of Rachel Lawrence received a warrant for 100 acres Sept 25, 1834, and his widow has since been allowed a land warrant for 60 acres"
The Third Auditor admits that she is th widow of the soldier for whose services she is pensioned - but denies that the William Lawrence to whom you issued the warrant for 100 acres on the 25th Sept 1834, was the husband of Rachel Lawrence to whom you grated a pension per 2nd Dec act 1853. She says that the William Lawrence to whom you issued the 100 acres belonged to Virginia. If you issued the 100 acres to William Lawrence of Virginia, Rachel Lawrence widow of William, a pensioner of Guernsey Co Ohio, is entitled to another 100 acres for she has only received 60 acres.

The Third Auditor declares that she has had the papers of William Lawrence of Va, and those of William Lawrence of Guernsey Co Ohio together, and informs me
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that the signatures of the two men are quite different.

If the William Lawrence to whom you issued the 100 acres on the 25th of Sept 1834 was not the William Lawrence of Guernsey Co Ohio, husband of Rachel then Rachel Lawrence is entitled to 100 acres of land for you only sent me 60 acres for her.

Please reexamine this matter without the usual delay, that I may satisfy not client as the real facts in the case,

I have the honor to be your Obedient Servant
W.T.R. Saffell

Hon Geo C. Whiting
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Treasury Department
Third Auditor's Office
April 17, 1858

Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 13th inst, I have to state that the papers from which we obtained the information respecting the land warrant in the case of William Lawrence, deed, are on file in the General Land Office to which you can refer the Commissioner of Pensions,

Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
Rob J Atkinson
Auditor

W.T.R. Saffell Esq
Ellicott Mills Md
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overlooked the fact that the death of the pensioner is noted on a public document printed in 1835 & which was prepared for the press the year previous.

Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
Rob J Atkinson
Auditor

W.T.R. Saffell Esq
Ellicotts Mills M
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Treasury Department
Third Auditor's Office
March 20th 1858

Sir:
I have respectfully to request, that you will be pleased to loan me the papers upon which a pension was granted to Rachel Lawrence of the Cincinnati Agency, under the Act of Feb 3, '53 2nd section.

Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servty
Rob J Atkinson
Auditor

Geo C Whiting Esq
Commr of Pensions
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Ellicotts Mills Md
May 18 1857

Sir,
Some three or 4 weeks ago you sent me a 60 acres warrant in the name of Rachel Lawrence in answer to her application No 259496 filed by me.

I immediately sent her the warrant and she denies that her husband or herself ever heretofore received a warrant & claims 100 acres more.

Do you find that he received a warrant under Act 16 Sept 1776 for his revolutionary services in the Maryland Line? I cannot wish the [illegible] I have 
found that he did. Her husband's name was William Lawrence.

Please examine the subject & if legal 
& correct send the warrant for the 100 acres.

Very respectfully
Your Obt Servt
W.T.R Saffell

Hon. G.C. Whiting
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229.496
Rachel Lawrence
E Boynton
(illegible) 16th

WTR Saffell
Ellicotts Mills
MD
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Ellicotts Mills Md
April 16 1857

Sir,
On the 14th Oct 1856 you acknowledged the receipt of the B county Land claim of Rachel Lawrence No 259496 under act 3 March 1855.

Will you please look for the case & issue the warrant if all is found correct.

Respectfully your
Obedient Servant
W.T. R Saffell

Hon Geo C Whiting
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William Lawrence, Ohio Pittsburg [illegible] act of March 18, 1818, at $8 per month
same information required

[illegible] 4 Sep 1832 - reported died 1 March 1833
JH
[illegible] information must be untrue. The auditors [illegible] do not [illegible] June 21/58
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259.496
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(Revolutionary Bounty Land)
Ellicotts Mills Md
Oct 11, 1856

Sir,
I enclose herewith the Bounty Land application of Mrs Rachel Lawrence of Ohio.

She is pensioned under Act 3 Feb 1853 & her husband William Lawrence under Act 18th March 1818 Pittsburg (Ohio) Agency

The old lady is very feeble & not expected to live long. I therefore very respectfully & urgently request that the Commissioner will be pleased to issue the warrant immediately under Act 3rd March 1855 & send to my care 

Very respectfully
Your Obt Servt
W.T.R. Saffell

Hon J Minot
Commr of Pensions
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Ohio
5527
Rachel Lawrence
wid of William
$96 pr ann
Act Feby 3 1853
1816 Nov. 25
Papers sent to 3d
Agent

Sir Let of this date
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Treasury Department
Third Auditors Office
Nov 21st 1856

Sir,
You will please loan this Office the papers on which was founded the pension of Rachel Lawrence (Act 3 Febry 1853. Ohio roll) The object being to ascertain the time when William Lawrence died, as referred to in the enclosed letter from A H Markland, [illegible] which you will please return to this office.

Very Respectfully
Rob J Atkinson
Auditor

Hon Geo C Whiting
Commr of Pensions
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co: uc:
(illegible) 15 Sept 38 to wit:
1 (illegible) Actr of CA
Boynton
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Treasury Department
Third Auditor's Office
June 21 1855

Sir,
In reply to your inquiries respecting the death of William Lawrence, a pensioner of the Pittsburg Agency for act 1818, I have to say that the report of his death on the 1st March 1833 was taken from a remark on our rolls to that effect, and it is not known "from what source" we derived the information". A similar report was made to your Office some years ago as appears from a memorandum in the handwriting of Mr Harry, filed with the enclosed paper. Moreover, by the report to the Senate from you Office, under Preston's Resolution of 1834 you will find the pensioner in question reported, "dead"

It appears from our books that the pensioner was in the habit of receiving his pension regularly every six months up to 4 Sept 1832, the date of the last
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payment.
We have no information as to whether the pensioner left a widow or not

I am, Sir, your
obedient Servant
Rob J Atkinson
Auditor

L P Waldo, Esq
Commr of Pensions
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Pension Office
August 29, 1833,

Sir
The additional affidavit filed in support of the
case of Rachel Lawrence of Ohio do not meet the
requirement of the letter of the 13th of July to alto you
ought certainly to be aware that the Clerk of Muskingum 
County, Ohio, is not in the sense intended in
the letter above referred to, "known to this office." His
"Deputy" certifies that satisfactory evidence has been 
adduced before him that the witnesses are credible persons.
He does not pretend that he knows them. I shall require
conclusive evidence of the marriage in this case.
Some man whose character is known here must give the
Certificate of credibility. If the member of Congress from
her District knows her in the witnesses let him certify.
I am respectfully,
Your Obt Sert
J Miont
Commissioner

E. L. Wortman, Esq
Osego
Ohio
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Otsego, O. Sept 27, 1855

Hon {illegible]
Comm of Pensions

Sir

I am acquainted with Isaac Simmons and Sarah Hatters the witnesses who testify to the fact that Rachel Lawrence is the widow of William Lawrence dec'd a pensioner and know them to be creditable persons and credible witnesses - I am [illegible] satisfied from other information that the said Rachel Lawrence is the identical person she represents herself to be.

ILLEGIBLE
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Otsego O. Sept 27th 1855

J Merral
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
We think the
foregoing certificate of the Hon, E. Ball, will settle the question
as to the credibility of the witness, and meet all the
(illegible) in the of Rachel Lawrence
Yours Respectfully
E. L. Wortman
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State of Ohio.
County of Muskingum St.
Be it known, that on this
27th day of July, A.D. 1885. before me Alpha Buker, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid
personally  appeared Isaac Simmons and Sarah H. Watters residents of said County, and made oath according to law, that they were personally well acquainted with Rachel Roberts, and William Lawrence a pensioner of the United States, both resident of 
Guernsey County Ohio in A.D. 1828, in which year it was did and really believed in the neighborhood where they lived in the same neighborhood  at that time, and we hear had a doubt expressed relative to the legality of their marriage. And we know that they lived and bed together as man and wife. we also know that it is universally acknowledged and believed that said William Lawrence died and know that this same Rachel Lawrence applied for a pension on the 23d day 4th A.D. 1855, under act of Congress of Feb 3d 1853. and that she is actually the surviving widow of the said  William Lawrence of Ohio
Isaac Simmons
Sarah the Waller
The foregoing affidavits were sworn to and
Subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; That they
have reference to the same Rachel Lawrence who made out a declaration for a Pension before me on the 23rd day of May 1855
and that I have no interest in this claim
Alpha Buker J.P.
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The State of Ohio
Muskingum County

It is hereby certified, that satisfactory evidence has
been exhibited before me, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
Muskingum County Ohio, that the foregoing Witnesses, Isaac
(illegible) and Sarah H Walters, are credible persons.

It is further certified that Alpha Buker Esq. before
whom the preceding affidavits were made and acknowledged
was at the time of so doing a duly authorized Justice of the 
Peace in and for said County, and that the signature purporting
to be his is genuine, and further that in the within I am in
no degree interested.

In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and
affix the Seal of said Court at Zanesville, in
said Muskingum County, this 14th day of
August, A.D. 1855
Chas. C. Russell, Clerk
By Jno. Hoopes, Deputy,
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Pension Office
June 20 1855

Sir
You will oblige me if you will state from which source you derive the information that William Laurence of Ohio who was a pensioner under the Acts of 1818 & 1820 died in 1833. Rachael Laurence, claiming to be the widow of the decd pensioner, declares that he died in 1838. My real object is to discern if possible whether he left a widow. If, therefore any thing on your books or returns lead to this discovery, pleaase furnish me with it.

Very Respectfully
-unintelligible
Chf Clk Pen Off

R.J. Atkinson Esq
-unintelligible - Auditor
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Pension Office
July 13, 1855.
Sir
The fact that Rachel Lawrence, the applicant
for pension under the act of 1853, was married
to the pensioner William Lawrence, of Ohio must be proved by eye-witnesses or by those who know that such was the universal understanding of the neighbourhood, and their credibility must be certified by some
one known to this office, and that she still remains his widow.
I am, respectfully
You Obt Servt
S, C. Cole
For Commissioner
E. F. Wortman Esq
Otsego
Ohio
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Otsego O. Aug. 15th 1855
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions
Sir,
the trust this, and the forgoing
evidence,  will be amply sufficient to establish the fact
that Rachel Lawrence the applicant for a pension was
married to the Pensioner William Lawrence of Ohio
and that she still remains his widow, and the
Clerk of the Court with his seal of Office, we presume
will be recognized as one known to that office
the indigent circumstances of the Widow,
and her losses by a fire last Spring,[illegible] her clothing and 
property make her at present an object of charity
are therefore induced to ask you to consider the
of merits her claim soon. She authorises me to say, that
if your immediate attention to her claim is attended with any extra labour or expecure, she will forward you $ 10.
upon the receipt of a certificate for a Pension, to defray
the expenses.
Your Most Obt Sve
E.L. Wortman
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Rachel Lawrence
widow of William
Washington Co Ohio

Add Feby 3 1853
$96 a year from the passage of the Act

-unintelligible - to
E.L. Wortman Esq
Otsego Ohio
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Brief in the case of Rachel Lawrence Widow of William

County and State of Ohio
act 3 Feby 1853

Claim, ("original,")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)

Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls If either, state the substance.

Her husband was pensioned under the Acts of 1818 & 1820 as $96 a year

- unintelligible - evidence of marriage

Cohabitation, general reputation of marriage, her identity as the pensioners widow, his death & her present widowhood proved by reliable witnesses

Thornton Triplete
Examining Clerk.

Name and residence of Agent
E.L. Wortman Esq
Otsego Ohio
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Washington July 14/46

Dear Sir.

Will you the subject upon which this enclosed letter treats your earliest attention?

Yous, most obediently
Geo. Fries

-unintelligible- Edwards
Court of Pensions
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Washington July 29/46

Sir

Werewith please find so much as a letter from Joseph Lawrence, son of William Lawrence decd as so much of it as refers to the case of the latter who claims - unintelligible - lands etc. This letter may enable you to determine whether this is any foundation for the claim. Please make aa reply at your earliest convenience-

Your Ob Svt
Geo. Fries

- unintelligible- Edwards
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Deposition of Jacob Allen
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The magistrate who administered the written oath, must certify that the witness is credible and disinterested.

War Dept.
Pension Office,
July 12, 1821.
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State of Delaware 
Newcastle County }ss
On the twenty fourth day of 
April in the year of our Lord 
one thousand eight hundred and nineteen came  
before me Kensey Johns Chief Justice of the Supreme 
Court of the State of Delaware Jacob Allen now 
residing in the County of Newcastle and State 
aforesaid, and being sworn on the Holy Evangelists 
of almighty God, saith that he was well acquainted 
with a certain William Lawrence in the years 
seventeen hundred and eighty[underscored in pencil] eight and nine 
that this deponent was a soldier in the sixth Maryland Regiment that after the Battle of 
Brandywine the said Regiment and other Regiments were stationed at 
Wilmington under the command of General 
Smallwood and a number of the soldiers were 
detached from the said Regiments and placed at Newark to assist in a shoe factory at that 
place carried on by Alexander Rutherford for 
making shoes for the american army, that 
the said William Lawrence was one of the said 
soldiers so detached for the purpose aforesaid 
and that he the said William Lawrence did 
then belong to the fifth Maryland Regiment 
and acted in the character of a private Soldier 
and that in the year seventeen hundred and eighty[underscored]
nine the said William Lawrence and this Deponant 
with other soldiers went to Philadelphia, and from 
thence to a place called Bondbrook [Bound Brook?] in New Jersey 
where the army was quartered for the Winter 
that about the Month of March in the year seventeen
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seventeen hundred and eighty as this deponent believes 
a detachment of the army was marched from Bondbrook destined for the Southward and arrived at 
the head of Elk in the month of April. That 
as the detachment passed through Philadelphia 
the said William Lawrence was left behind and 
he never saw him afterwards that this deponent 
recollects to have heard that the said William 
Lawrence was put in the Hospital at Philadelphia 
and afterwards he understood that he obtained 
a discharge by finding a substitute and further this deponent saith that the said William Lawrence was in the service of the United States 
and acted as a soldier for more than three years 
and he thinks about four years. 
Jacob Allen 
Sworn and subscribed 
the 24th day of April 1819 
Before 
Kensey Johns C. J.

I do certify that the word "eighty" in line twenty five of the within 
deposition ought to be "seventy" and was so intended that it was 
my mistake committed at the time of writing the same of which 
I have now a distinct recollection and also refer to the word “eighty”
in page 2 line 1. above in confirmation that it must have 
been an Error 
In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my 
hand this 21st day of June A.D. 1819 
Kensey Johns C.J.
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New Castle County, Sct.
I John Wiley Clerk of the Supreme Court 
of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle 
County, do hereby certify, That the Honorable 
Kensey Johns Esquire who appears to have 
Signed the annexed Certificate was at the 
time of signing thereof, ever since hath been, and still is, 
the Chief-Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware, 
duly commissioned and Qualified; and to all his Acts as 
such full faith and credit is and ought to be given, as 
well in Courts of Justice as thereout. In Testimony whereof I 
have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of Office of the said Supreme Court in and for the 
County of New Castle at the Town of New Castle This Twenty 
first day of June in the Year of our Lord, One thousand eight hundred and nineteen. 
Jno. Wiley Clk Supreme Court 

I do further certify that I made enquiry as to the Character of the 
above named Jacob Allen and that my opinion is that the said 
Jacob Allen is a credible and disinterested Witness 
In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand this eighteenth day of July A. D. 1821. 
Kensey Johns Chief Justice 
of the Supreme Court of the 
State of Delaware
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for Wm Lawrence
State Ohio, Cambridge
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The magistrate who administered the written oath, must certify that the witness is credible and disinterested.

War Dept.
Pension Office,
July 12, 1821.
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State of Delaware 
New Castle County ⎬ ss
On the 24th day of May in the 
year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred & nineteen 
Came before me James Booth Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas 
of the State of Delaware Thomas Bradley 
of Pencader Hundred in the County of New Castle 
aforesaid and being sworn on the Holy Evangelists of 
Almighty God deposeth and saith that he was well 
acquainted with a certain William Lawrence now  
residing in the County of Guernsey in the State of Ohio, in the years Seventeen Hundred and Seventy 
eight, seventy nine, and Eighty-at which time the 
said William Lawrence (being by Trade a Shoemaker) 
was a soldier in the Revolutionary war with Great 
Britain , in either the 5th or 6th Maryland Regiment 
commanded by General Smallwood, which Regiment 
after the Battle of Brandywine, was stationed at 
Wilmington, from which place he the Deponent with his own Waggon, brought the said William Lawrence, with a number of others, to the Town of New Ark, 
being detached from the army for the purpose of making shoes for the Continental Troops. That 
during the time the said William Lawrence was 
employed at New Ark, he intermarried with the eldest 
Sister of this Deponent, named Margaret, and 
with whom he now lives as his lawful wife in
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in Cambridge in the State of Ohio aforesaid. That he the Deponent knows that the said William Lawrence 
Served for more than nine months in the 
American Army, and was not discharged until the 
end of the War, when he went to Annapolis where 
he received his pay in Depreciation Certificates. 
Thos. Bradley
Sworn and subscribed 
the day and year afsd [aforesaid]
Before me, Jas Booth 

State of Delaware 
New Castle County, ss,
I Joseph Roberts Prothonotary 
of the Court of Common Pleas of the 
said State of Delaware, in and for the said 
County of New Castle do hereby certify 
that the Honourable James Booth, before 
whom the foregoing deposition was taken, was 
at that time and is now Chief Justice 
of the Court of Common Pleas of the said 
State of Delaward, duly Commissioned 
and qualified, and that full faith and 
Credit are and ought to be given to all 
Such his acts and attestations.
In testimony whereof I have 
hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal 
Said Court at New Castle the 24th day 
of May AD 1819 
Jos. Roberts Proth
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William Lawrence's papers
addl evidence
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State of Ohio
Guernsey County
I James M. Bell do solemnly Swear, that I have been acquainted with William Lawrance for several years past and I do believe that his reduced circumstances are such that he needs
the assistance of his Country for the support of himself and an helpless wife
J M Bell
Sworn & subscribed before me
this Eighth day of August AD 1818 
State of Ohio
Guernsey County 
I James Leeper one of the associate judges of the court of common pleas for said County, do hereby certify that I am satisfied that William Lawrance who made declaration under oath before me on the 27th day of April last for the purpose of procuring a pension under the late act of Congress approved the 18th day of March last to provide for certain persons
engaged in the Land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" did serve nine months as a private soldier in the service of the United States during the Revolutionary War , and that from his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance
of his Country for support, In Testimony
hereunto set my hand the Eighth day of August anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and eighteen
James Leeper
Assicate Judges
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State of Ohio
Guernsey County
I, Laccheus A Beatty Clerk of the
Court of Common pleas within and for
said County, do hereby certify the within
James Leaper Esquire is a duly signed
elected commissioned and acting associate judge of the said Court of Common pleas and
that full faith and credit is due and ought to be
qiven to all his official acts as such,
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of said Court
at Cambridge the eighth day of August
Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred
and eighteen
to
L A Beatty  Clk G.C.


William Lawrence
Papers
Addl evidenced