Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2, for David Long, North Carolina
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N.C.		Long, David		W.2.
S.C.			Mary
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(printed form)
	105
Tennessee Nashville
       Mary Long
widow of David
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
	50 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the
     20th day of Nov 183(illegible)
and sent to Morris Owen
	Pittsburg;
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act 
July 29, 1848, Page 183 Vol a
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(left side of booklet, printed form)
	6343
Tennessee West
David Long
of Maury Co in the State of Tennessee
who was a private in the Company commanded
by Captain Graham of the Regt commanded
by Col Rutherford in the N Carolina
Militia for 15 mo, (illegible)
     Rutherford
Inscribed on the Roll of Tennessee
at the rate of 50 dollars 0 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of Feb
	1833 and sent Hon (illegible)
Polk H R
Arrears to the  4th of Sept 1832                      75.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March 1833   25.00
					    $100.00
			{Revolutionary Claim,}
			{Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Henry H Sylvester, Clerk,
Book D  Vol. 9   Page 153
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(fly leaf of Bible):
(THE NEW)?
TESTAMENT
OF OUR
LORD AND SAVIOUR
JESUS CHRIST,
TRANSLATED OUT OF THE
ORIGINAL TONGUES; 
AND WITH THE 
FORMER TRANSLATIONS
DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED
BY HIS MAJESTY’S SPECIAL COMMAND
APPOINTED TO BE READ IN CHURCHES
{ROYAL SEAL}
EDINBURGH;
Printed by Mark and Charles Kerr, His Majesty’s Printers.
MDCCXCIV.
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(hand-written page, very faint)
David Long, Mary Long was
married at the the 28 Mar(?) 1787
Catsey Long was born frebuery 
the 24th(?) 1788  November
(illegible) born the (illegible)
1789
Margaret Long was born
December the 8th 1790
Mary Long was born
November the 11th 1795
Joseph Long was born
December the 5th 1797
Jennet Long was born
Febuery the 11th(?) 1800
Rebekeh Long was born
March the 12th(?) 182
Esther Long was born
June the 24th 182
Elisebeth Long was born April 29
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(hand-written page, very faint)
State of Tennessee} On this 12th September 1832
Maury County}  Personally appeared in open court
before
the court of sessions(?) quarter ^session^ now sitting David
Long a resident of the state and county aforesaid
aged Seventy four years who being first duly sworn
according to law, doth on his oath make the following
declaration in order to 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 Viz  In the state of North Car
olina Rowan(?) County (illegible) about the age of six(?)
teen he entered the service of the United States as a 
Volunteer under Capt John Graham and Leit
Benjamin Baker in the militia (illegible) (illegible) a
(illegible) at a place called the pleasant Gardens
at which place (illegible) a Regiment Command
ed by Colonel Rutherford from there marched
for the Cherokee nations and (illegible) in the na
tion to what was called the Valey (illegible line)
ing (illegible) march back to Salsbury No. Carolina
whose (illegible) (illegible) his term of Service (illegible)
and he received of Discharge for a finished(?) tour
which discharge was given by Capt Graham
(illegible) time after applicant entered the service again
as a member under Capt Richard Graham
and Lieut Henry Sewell under officers (illegible)
at Charlotte N. Carolina and was attached to a
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(hand-written page, very faint)
regiment commanded by Colonel Davidson under
General Rutherford from there marched through
Camden South Carolina to Savannah River when
the troops lay some time   there applicant was detached 
(illegible) (illegible) General Nash there encamp
ment was (illegible) (illegible) continental officer
was there by the name of Elliot who commanded
his grade applicant does not recollect.   that an 
(illegible) the British (illegible) troops  comes
(illegible) were defeated with considerable loss.   applicant
was in that defeat   after this scattered detachment
made good this retreat they joined General (illegible)
there the troops were march for North Carolina
Rowan County where applicant received another
Discharge for six months signed by Capt.
Richard Graham.
Immediately after his return home he enlisted
(illegible) service again as a (illegible) for a (illegible)
John Correll for a (illegible) months (illegible)
Capt Frederick Crimmor and Liet Joseph (illegible)
man in a Regt Commanded by Colonel
Fifer march to Stonoe (illegible) where we fell
Under the command of General Lincoln
At this place the British were attached in
their brest works (illegible) (illegible) and the
(illegible) were (illegible) but in a few days
they were (illegible) and march
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(hand-written page, very faint)
Back for Rowan County N. Carolina applicant
was left on that point with a (illegible) man and
did not arrive at the place where the militia
was discharged lest some (illegible) after arrived
and obtained his discharge from Capt. Crimmer
for a three month tour.
Applicant stayed at home some time (illegible)
the Tories embodied at a place called (illegible)
‘s Mill in Lincoln Co N Carolina when
he entered at the service again on (illegible)
Capt. John Brandon and was then to stand in
readiness so as invest many in this tour they soon
joined (illegible) Captain (illegible) company which was
all commanded by Major James Rutherford
they crossed the Catawba River (illegible)
to that place called Ramseur’s mill and attacked
those Tories where a bloody conflict (illegible), but
they totally defeated the Tories with considerable
loss and the (illegible) applicant recollect 
of Capt. (illegible) Capt Joseph Patton   Capt Sloan
and Lieut. Nash officers that fell in that battle
and many privates from that fight – march
home and dismissed at (illegible) Oct 1st
(illegible) was General  Rutherford (illegible)
a brigade to join General Gates applicant
was then placed (illegible) (illegible)
under Captain Simmons but does not
recollect what Regement as whether any but (illegible)
to his Lieut name was (illegible) march with
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that Brigade until reunited with Gen Gates
troops on his way to Camden South Carolina
Soon after the junction of troops applicants compi
ny was sent off to (illegible) and Cheraw hill
while in this detachment General Gates was defeated
On our way back to the main army hearing of 
the defeat (illegible) into the state.
and was discharged a second time 
Applicant then entered this second under his former
Capt Simmons and joined the army called
on to (illegible) the losses there was several regiments
one commanded by Col Cambell one by Col Cleburne(?)
and one by Col Shelby  whether there was any
higher in command than Colonel (illegible)
(illegible recollect   they marched for Kings moun
tain where we attacked the Tories   applicant	
was in the heat of the Battle the Tories were
defeated   applicant recollects of serving Col Fergu
son the British Commander in the line of
the battle and after he was dead after
this battle the troops marched some (illegible)
toward home   applicant company was turned
and marched for Gen Morgan and joined
him and was attached to Col Washington’s horse
troops and while with them the British
came on us at a place called the Cowpens
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where a sore Battle was fought   applicant was
in the main battle after this they marched
(illegible) the County (illegible) Sherrels (illegible) in the
Catawba River at which point we were again
(illegible)_ at the 3rd time
In some short time after applicant return home
he was (illegible) under the same platoon officers and
marching through the country particularly while
he lay in Salsbury after (illegible) Salsbury
applicant was discharged the (illegible) time
and immediately called on again under Capt.
(illegible) Graham whose company was attached to
A regement commanded by Col Owen thin 
we were marched for Guilford County and
joined General Green  he thinks at a creek
called Troublesome from these march for Guil
ford Courthouse where that notable Battle
was fought   applicant was in that Battle
and from there they were marched toward home
and after some time applicant cannot remember
by Capt Richard Graham   applicant thinks this
discharge was for three months, and cannot recollect
how the four tours he served previous to this discharge
was (illegible) with the cannot recollect of even
receiving a discharge for them tho he has a
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clear and perfect recollection of the marches and
Battles he was in as declared and also another
Battle he was in at the hanging Loch the Summer
before the fight at Guilford which he forgot to 
set forth in his declaration under Capt Simmons
under Col Sumpter which marches and tours
he is not able to collect into any certain span
of time but from the time of the battle
at Ramsours mill as from some time previous to
that the calling of the troops to the Guilford Battle
as the time he served the most hazardous service
at almost every (illegible) him which must
have included near about (illegible) months__
Also this applicant enlisted with the South Car
olina state troops under Capt Richard Sim
mons John Perviance  Liut (illegible) at 
Charlotte North Carolina marched down near
Camden South Carolina  and joined General
Sumpter crossed Santee river and joined
General Green and continued with him Soc
ial (illegible) down about Jackson (illegible) at which
(illegible line)
(illegible) Springs where there was a battle   appli
cant recollect major Jason Rutherford fell in
that battle   from there we march to the 
high hills of Santee where we lay a consider
able time.   After which we moved about
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In smaller detachments after which we were 
moved across the country to Charlotte
applicant think in the Spring of the year
about corn planting time and these received
his discharge for a ten months tour which
discharge he had together with all his former
ones which he left at his Fathers and cannot
now (illegible) become of them___
he has no documentary evidence but (illegible)
by whom he can prove his actual service as
a revolutionary soldier Isaiah Reed who was
(illegible line)
Relinquishes every claim whatever to a pen
sion or annuity except the present and declares
that his name is not on any pension roll
of the agency of any state
		Sworn unto and subscribed this
		the day and year aforesaid___
	Thos J Porter clerk  David Long {seal}
I Isaiah Reed a resident of the State and 
County aforesaid do certify that in about the 
year 1777 I was a soldier in the Revolutionary war
under Captain John Brandon in Regiment 
commanded by Colonel Rutherford on a
tour for the Cherokee nation at a placed called
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the Pleasant Gardens in the State of North Caro
lina (illegible) county there I saw David Long the
man who has sworn to and subscribed the
above declaration and he was a soldier in Capt
John Grahams Company in the service of the 
United States and was occassionally augmented 
with him before we entered the service both being 
in one Captains company and of course was
personally at those with him during that camp
aign and after our discharge lived as neigh
bor and (illegible) the campaign to cross creek and
the (illegible) Swamp I saw him in actual service
then under Capt Simmons another tour I
had seen him I think prior to that in active
service under the said Capt Simmons on his
march for Kings mountain where Fergus
son was defeated  also I certify that from
serving with him as a soldier in different tours
and as one tour (illegible) with him and living
a neighbor at the home of his service during
all these campaigns fully and clearly believe
they were all served as stated in his declaration
Sworn to and subscribed in open court
Thos J Porter clerk		his
			Isiah R Reed – x
				Mark
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We Zephaniah Nunn & Caleb Hedlee residing
in the county of Albany and state of Tennessee do
hereby certify
that we are well acquainted with David
Long who has made and sworn to the above
declaration that we believe him to be seventy
years of age  that he is respected and
believed in the neighborhood where he resides
to have been a soldier of the Revolution and 
that we concur in that opinion
Thos J Porter clerk	Zephaniah Nunn
			Caleb Headlee	{ seal }
Question	Where and in what year were you born
Ans		In the Sate of Virginia Bedford County
		I was born in the year 1758
(illegible)	Have you any record of your age an
		if so, where is it
Ans		I have in my Bible which was taken
		from my Father family record
Q___3		Where were you living when called
		into service where have you lived
		since the Revolutionary war and
		where do you now live
Ans		I was living in Rowan County North
		Carolina when called into service
		I lived few years in South Carolina
		(after?) which I lived seven years in
		the state of Kentucky Madison
		County then moved to the state
		of Tennessee and have lived in this
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		state ever since I m now living in Maury
		County__
Que		Where were you called into service
		were you drafted, did you volunteer
		or were you a substitute and if a
		substitute for whom
Ans		I was not drafted I always volunteered
		(illegible) then I served three months
		(illegible) as a substitute for John Correll
Que 5		State the names of some of the regular
		officers who were with the troops where
		you served such Continentals and
		militia (illegible) as you can recollect
		and the general circumstances of your
		service 
Ans		General Green  General Lincoln  Gen
		Morgan and Col Washington
		a regular officer named (illegible)
		as to continental regements I have
		many but know not their numbers
		and Militia Regt I was well acquainted
		with their commanders or states in
		(illegible) (illegible) and the general
		circumstances  I have endevered 
		to set forth__
Q_6.		Did you ever receive a discharge
		from the service and if so, by whom
		was it given and what has become
		of it
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Ans		I received several discharges from
		different officers which I can remember
		One from Capt John Graham one from
		Capt Richd Graham one from Capt
		Crimmier and one from Capt Richd
		Graham  again one from Capt Richd
		Simmons  I left them at my fathers
		in Rowan County North Carolina
		never knew what become of them
Q 7		State the names of persons to whom
		you are known in your present
neighborhood and who can certify
as to your character for veracity
and their belief of your service and
as a soldier of the revolution
Ans		James Henderson James M Baker
		Jacob Dunbury Isiah (illegible)
		Capt James Napier
and the said Court do hereby declare their
opinion after the investigation of the matter
and hearing Isiah Reed sworn? To the (illegible)
certificate in open court and after (illegible)
the interrogatories prescribed by the war depart
ment that the above named applicant was
Revolutionary soldier and served as he states 
and the court further certifies that it
appears to them that the said Isiah Reed
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I who subscribed and sworn to the annexed
certificate relative to the (illegible) service of
the sd David Long in the Revolutionary war
together with the certificate of Zephariah Nunn &
Caleb Hidler who has signed the same are
residing(?) in this County of Maury and are credible per
sons and their statement is entitled to
credit			Robert Wortham (JP)
			John Vincent (initials)
			Jas Huey (initials)
Thomas J Porter	     Clerk of the County Court of pleas
and quarters sessions for the county of Maury
and State of Tennessee do hereby certify that
the foregoing contains the original proceedings
of said court in the matter of this applica
tion of David Long for a pension 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
My hand and seal of 7502
This 12 day of September  Thos J Porter clerk
I know these to be the original papers
Acted (illegible) in court       J. K. Polk
			      (illegible)  1833
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(right side of booklet)
No. 731.
Declaration of 
Mary Long
Widow of David,
Tennessee
Act. July 29. 1848.
Married before 1800
Husband died 1845
(illegible) 15 mos (illegible)
$50 per annum
(illegible) 4 march 1848.
Nashville Roll
Morris Owen
Pittsburgh
Pa
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(hand-written document)
State of Tennessee
County of Marshal   Before me the subscriber a
Justice of the Peace in and for said county
duly commissioned and qualified to act as such pers
onally appeared on this 4 day of July 1850 Mary
Long a resident in and for said county aged 82 years 
who being first duly sworn makes the following declarati
on in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress
passed 29th July 1848.
	This declarant states that she is the lawful widow
of David Long late a revolutionary pensioner of the 
United States under the act of 7th June 1832 at the rate
of 50$ per annum in the county of Maury State of Tennessee
and who died on the 24th day of January in the year
eighteen hundred and forty five.  Declarant further
states that her maiden name was Mary Howe that
she was lawfully married to the said David Long in the
County of York State of South Carolina by a Justice of
the Peace named John Drennen on the twenty eighth day 
of June in the year seventeen hundred and eighty seven.
that the annexed record of her said marriage and bi
rth of her children is the original record of her
said husband made by him & is in his own hand wri
ting; that the entries thereon written were made about
the time of the several dates thereon recorded, that
said record was always regarded by the said David
Long as being a true and correct record of their af
-oresaid  marriage and birth of their childres and
Was held in his own possession from the time of its be
Ing mad up to the time of his decease since which 
Time it has remained in the possession of the declar
-ant and is regarded by her as being a true and faithful
Record of her family.
	This declarant further states that she lived in
Lawful wedlock with the aforesaid David Long
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State of Tennessee, County of Marshal 
     I hereby certify that by reason of old age
And bodily infirmities the aforesaid mary Long 
Is unable to appear in open court and that
It was satisfactorily proven before me that David
Long the husband of the above named Mary, a
Revolutionary pensioner of the United States at the 
Rate of 50$ per annum on the list of Tennessee
Died on the 24th of January 1845 and that his wid
-ow the above named declarant has not- interm-
Arried since his death which I certify from per-
Sonal knowledge-
This 4 July 1850  Thos Hardison  JP
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State of Tennessee}
County of Marshal}  Srs- I john Elliott clerk
of said county of Marshal certify that
Thomas Hardison Esquire is a Justice of the
Pace and was at the time of the date of the
foregoing declaration duly commiss
-ioned & qualified to act as such in said county 
and that the foregoing signatures purporting
to be his are genuine-
		In testimony hereof I have
		hereunto set my hand and
		official seal of said county this
		fifth day of July 1850
			John Elliott clk
	By his Deputy Tho. McKnight
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(typed letter)				W.A.S.
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section		March 31, 1926
Mrs. Robert Walker
Martinsville Va.
Madam:
	I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War
pension claim, W. 2, it appears the DAVID LONG was born in 1758 in
Bedford County, Virginia.
	While a resident of Rowan County, North Carolina, he enlisted
about 1777 and served six months as private in Captain John Graham’s
Company, Colonel Rutherford’s North Carolina Regiment; he aided
in destroying the Valley Towns in the Cherokee Nations.  He enlisted in
1778 and served six month in Captain Richard Graham’s Company,
Colonel Davidson’s North Carolina Regiment’ he was in the battle of 
Brier Creek.  He enlisted in 1779 and served three months in Captain
Frederick Criminer’s Company, Colonel Fifer’s North Carolina Regiment;
He was in the battle of Stono Ferry.  He enlisted in 1780 and served 
at various times until sometime in the Spring of 1781, amounting to
about nine months in all, with the North Carolina Troops under Captains
John Brandon, Simmons, and Major James Rutherford; he was in the battles of
Ramseur’s Mill, Hanging Rock, King’s Mountain and Cowpens.  He enlisted
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In 1781 and served three months in Captain Richard Graham’s Company,
Colonel Axon’s North Carolina Regiment’ he was in the battle of Guil-
ford Court House.  He enlisted in the summer of 1781 and served ten
months in Captain Richard Simmons’ South Carolina Company under General
Sumter; he was in the battle of Eutaw Springs.
	He was allowed pension on his application executed September 12,
1832, at which time he was living in Maury County, Tennessee.  He died
in Marshall County, Tennessee, January 24, 1845.
	He married in York County, South Carolina, June 28, 1787, Mary
Howe.  She was allowed pension on her application execured July 4, 1850,
at which time she was eight-two years of age a resident of Marshall
County, Tennessee.
	Children of David and Mary Long:
Caisey		born February	__, 1788
David?		“        November 17, 1789
Margret	“        December  8, 1790
Mary		“        April ?,  1793
Marthe		“        November 17, 1796
Joseph		“        December  5, 1797
Jannet		“        February __, 1800
Rebeccah?	“        March __, 1802
Esther		“        June 24, 18__
Elisebeth	“        
			Respectfully
		WINFIELD SCOTT
		     Commissioner
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(torn page of booklet, printed form)
5663
…nessee Nashville
Mary Long
..idow of David Long
..ho served in the Rebolutionary
..ar, as a private Col.
Rutherford N. Ca
….scribed on the Roll at the rate of
50 Dollars 00
..ents per annum, to commence on
….4th day of March, 1848.
..ertificate of Pension issued the
20 day of May 183…
…ad sent to 
Morris Owen 
Pittsburgh Pa
…questing former pay =
…ments under act 29th July 1848
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 295. Vol.3.
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(printed form)
671
Tennessee Nashville
Mary Long
widow of David
who was a private
in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
50 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on 
the 24th of Jany 1845
Certificate of Pension issued the 
20 day of May 1837
and sent to Morris Owen
Pittsburgh
[Act of JUNE 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book W.
Vol. 2.  Page 194
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(faded and very difficult to read)
State of Tennesse}
County of Marshal}  Before me Chas Hardison
a Justice of the Peace in and for said county
personally appeared Mary Long resident in
said county of Marshal who being first duly sworn doth
depose & say she is the lawful widow of David
Long late a revolutionary pensioner of the 
United State at the rate of fifty dollars per
annum and who died in said county of
 Marshal January 24 1845.  This deponent
states that she is now drawing a pension
of 50$ per annum under the act of 24 July 184(8?)
sworn to & subscribed on this}
(illegible) day of March 1851}
(illegible) Charles Hardin}
J.P. for Marshall Coty}
I certify from personal knowledge that
said Mary Lord is the identical person she
represents herself to be.
		Charles Harding J. P. 
		For Marsh Canty
State of Tennessee}
Marshall County}  I John Elliott clerk of the County court
of said County of Marshall County…do certify that Charles
Hardison ^before^ whom the ^foregoing^ declaration was made is and was at
the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the
Peace in and for said County duly elected commmmissi
oned and qualified as such, that all his official acts
are entitle to full faith and credit and that
the signature thereunto purporting to be his is genuine
	Witness my hand and seal of office at
	office in Lewisburg this 31st day of March
	AD 1857	John Elliott clerk
		       By his Deputy J. J. Elliott
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(scrap of paper with hand-written note)
Nashville Te. Roll Act 7 June 1832.
David Long, pri  $50 per annum.
To what-time last paid?  To his death Jany 24, 1845.
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(scrap of paper with hand-written note)
last.  From the above date (illegible) October ult.
the salary of Chief (illegible) would (illegible) $839.13
per diem configuration paid you for the (illegible)  549.45
		(illegible)			$289.68
(all of the above appears to have been X’d out)
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(printed form)
2
WIDOW, &c.
Rev
File No.
Mary Long,
Widow
David Long.
Priv. Rev. War
Act:  Feb. 2. 1848.
Index:--Vol. A, Page 440
[Arrangement of 1870.]
(note written along top left):
1926 Mar. 31 hist
to Mrs. Robt Walker
	(init)
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(hand-written, almost too faint to read)
				Pittsburgh Te  April 17th 1851
Sir,
	Herewith I enclose an affidavit showing that
Mary Long of Tennessee widow of David Long is now living;
(illegible) request that a certificate be issued for the (illegible)
(illegible) (illegible) under the act of (illegible) (illegible) 
forwith the late resolve of Congress.
			I have the honor to be
			with great respect
			your obt. Servt
			Morris Owen
Hon J G (Heath?)
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington  D. C.
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			Pittsburgh Tenn May 2d 1857
Sir
	In reply to your favor of the 3d last
calling for the return of the pension certific
ate issued to mary Long under act 29
July 1848 before her claim can be allowed 
under act 17 Jun 1844, 2d Feb 1848 say
that Mrs Long makes no application 
for a reissue of her pension certificate
under act 2d Feb 1848. and duly ask
that a certificate be allowed her under
act (illegible) June 1844.  if this cannot be done
except the first return the certificate she
now holds we shall take pleasure in 
(illegible) the Department with that certificate.
			I have the honor to be
			Sir with great respect
			Your most obt servt
			Morris Owen
(illegible) JC Heath
Commissioner of Pension 
Washington D.C.
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			Pittsburgh Penna
			     15th July 1850
Sir
	Please find enclosed the application of
Mary Long under of David Long late of
Tennessee for the benefit of the act of
29th July 1848.
		I have the honor to be with
			great respect
			     your obt sert
			Morris Owem
Hon J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
	Washington D.C.
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(hand-written note)
No 737
Mary Long
Widow of David 
Te.
Act 17 June 1844
Adu 15 mos per $50
Per ann. (illegible) 24 Jany
1845 – 
	Act 2 Feb 1848
$50 per an. (illegible)
(illegible) pay to under
Act 29 July 1848
	Nashvill
Morris Owen
Pittsburgh Pa
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			Pittsburgh Penn’a
			12th May 1851
Sir
	I take pleasure in herewith enclosing
the pension certificate of Mary Long under
Act 29th July 1848 for a reissue and adjustment of
her claim under act 2nd Feb 1848 & 17th June 1844.
as per directions of your letter (letter not signed) of 
the 7th instant.
		I have the honor to be
		Sir with great respect
			Your obt servt
			Morris Owen
Hon J. E. Heath
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.
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			Martinsville, Va.
			     Feb. 12, 1926.
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D. C. 		{stamp:  US Pension Office
					FEB 15 1926}
Gentlemen: -
Will you please
send me a record
or certificate of (illegible)
pension of David Long,
a Revolutionary soldier from 
Maury County Tennessee
who was a pensioner
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in 1840 in that county
	I thank you very
Kindly.
		Yours sincerely
		Edith Hardison Walker
		(Mrs. Robt. Walker
		Martinsville, Virginia)
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(printed form)
	Mary Long
Payment to be made at
Nashville Te by
Joel M. Smith Esq
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the
Agency of
	Nashville, Te 
Payable on the 4th September and 4th
March
Recorded in the Pension Office on the 
Roll of Pensioners under act July 29
1848, Page 183  Vol. A
H R Weightman    Clerk
(hand-written note):
Resided in Marshal Co Tenn
five years & previous in Murray 
County
	Tho Hardison Esq
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	DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
		WIDOW’S PENSION.
   I CERTIFY THAT IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ACT OF July 29, 1848,
		Mary Long
widow of David Long
who was a private in the revolutionary war,
is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of fifty (illegible)
dollars and (illegible) cents per annum, commencing on the 
4th of march, 1848, and continuing for life, unless she should again
marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such
marriage.
		Given at the Department of the Interior
		     this twentieth day of November
		     one thousand eight hundred and fifty
			Alex H. H. Stuart –
			Secretary of the Interior
Examined and Countersigned 
	J L Edwards
	Commissioner of Pensions.