Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 27,510, for James Knight, Pennsylvania
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(8-1776)
Continental 
Navy
Penn.
Knight, James 
Margaret 
NUMBER
W. 27,510
CONTENTS
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Illinois 999
Margaret Knight 
Pen
widow of James Knight
who was a Privatein the Revolution 
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 40 Dollars 
Cents per annum, to commence on 
the 4th day of March,1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19th day of July 1843
and sent to Uri hanly 
Mashall, IllinoIs
[Act  of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Page 196
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Illinois 13354 
James Knight Snr of Carmi in the State of Illinois who was a marine and private in the Co. commanded by Captain Morgan of the Regt commanded by Col. Thompson [illegible] line for 2 years. one year of which, a Maine on board Frigate Randolph Cop Biddle
Inscribed on the Roll of Illinois at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 3d day of [illegible] 1833 and sent to Hon. J. Robinson, Clark [illegible] to the 4th of March 1833 [illegible] allowance ending 4 Sept 33
$200.00
Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Wm R Palmer Clerk
Book E Vol 8. Page 68 
Order to pay Dec 1837 
Dead 
Paid at the Treasury under the act of the 6 April 1838 from 4 Sept 1837 to 21st Febry Agt Notified 9 July 1841
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Family Record
7th James Knight Jr was born October 30th 1800
8th Ann Knight was born June 15yh 1802
9th Joseph Knight was born April 10th 1804
“C”
Family Record 
Deaths 
Nancy Knight died August the 5th 1823
2ne Marriages
William Knight and Anna White was married December the 9th 1827
Anna J. Knight died March the 7th 1839
William Knight and Jane A Blythe married Sept the first 1833
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Family Record 
Births of the grand children 
Elizabeth Little was on January the 12th 1816 
Wesly Wilson was born December the twenty fifth 1823 
Family Record
Births
Janes Knight senr was born August 20th 1750
Margaret Knight was born August 15th 1859
1st Kezia Knight was born October 2nd 1793
2nd Sophia Knight was born January 11th 1794
3rd and 4th John and Thomas Knight was born October 2nd 1792
5th William Knight was born October 18th 1796
6th Margaret Knight Jr was born Mary the 15th 1798
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Family Record
Family record of John Knight awas born Feb 1st 1895
Marriages
Josephy Talor and Marget Knight was married May the seventh 1829
Sion Hill and Sophia Knight was married May the 24th 1827
Family Record
Marriages
Greenup Wilson and Anna Knight was married November the 7th 1833
“B”
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Family Record 
Marriages 
James & Margaret Knight were Maried April 5th 1790 
William Lewis & Kezia Knight were Married November 25th 1815- 
Isaac Galland and Margaret Knight were Married May 27th 1817
 Thomas Knight and Percy Waren was married June the 25th 1819 

Family Record 
Marriages, 
William Knight & Nancy Wilson was married March the 14th 1822
 James Knight and Cinthe Talor was married September the 7th 1824
Joseph Knight & Judy Hill was married September they twenty first 1826
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State of Illinois Edgar County 
On this fourth day of December one thousand eight hundred and forty three before the County Commissioners Court in and for same being a Court of Record personally appeared John Knight a resident of the County of Edga and State of Illinois who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration for and is the name of his mother Margaret Knight deceased late of said County in order to obtain the amount of Pension due to said Margaret Knight from the 4th day of March 1836 to the 23rd day of February 1838 from which period the said Margaret had been paid a pension under the act of the 7 July 1838 He further alleges that said Margaret was the widow of the said James Knight the ( father of the declarant) from the 4th day of March 1836 to the day of her death which took place on the thirty first day July one thousand Eight hundred and forty three that said Margaret Knight was the widow of James Knight who was a private during the war of the Revolution. that the pension allowed to said Margaret mas Forty Dollars per annum and was paid to her at the Agency in Springfield in the State of Illinois and farther he saith not Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written in open Court
 John Knight
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Robert A Dickenson Clerk  
State of Illinois 
Edgar County 
I Robert N. Dickenson Clerk of the County Commissioner Court and for said county certify that the foregoing are the signed proceedings of said court at the land at the [illegible law thereof this in the matter of the application for the [illegible] of Pension are to Margaret Knight as above set forth and I do further certify that it was satisfactorily proved to said Court that Margaret Knight was a pensioner of the [illegible] States at the rate of forty Dollars per annum that she was a resident of the County of Edgar and state of Illinois and died in said County in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty three on the first day of July that she left the following named children twins Thomas Wight John Knight James Knight Joseph Knight William Knight Sophia Hill and Ann Wilson who reside in the County of Edgar and State of Illinois and Margaret Taylor who resides in the State of Missouri and that said children or all of lawful ages 
In testimony whereof I have herein set my hand and affixed the official seal of said Court Pairs this 4th day of December one thousand the hundred and forty three 
Ro. N. Dickenson Clk
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13, 354
James Knight Senr
Carmi Illinois

Adm for 2 years

Hon J M Robinson
Carmi Illinois
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WAR DEPARTMENT, 
Pension Office, 
15th June 1833. 
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will 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. 
A Statement, showing the Service of James Knight Senr Edgar County Illinois 
[column headings] 
Period when the service was rendered; Duration of the claimant's service: 1 Rank of the field officer under whom he served: Age at Present when he entered the service
1 July 1775: 1: : : Private: Cap Morgan: 82 years Bedford Co PA: :
1776:1: : Marine: Cap N Biddle: Frigate Randolph:
Other services see Declaration

I am, respectfully, 
Your obedient servant
J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832. 
The following regulations have been adopted: 
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers, all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service. 
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law: 
1.	The Regular Troops. 
2.	The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers. 
3.	Persons employed in the Naval Service. 
4.	Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record. 
DECLARATION, 
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832. State, Territory, or County of On} as 
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A.B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line under the following named officers: 
Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers)  in the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.] 
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. 
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of & c. 
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out 
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz: 
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in and C. D. residing in the (same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. 
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid. 
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court]. 
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. and that C. D. who has also signed the  e same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
I Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of & c. 
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission ; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction. 
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted ; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected . All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
 The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia. 
1. Where and in what year were you born? 
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it? 
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war , and where do you now live? 
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom? 
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
6. To a Soldier Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given , and what has become of it? 
To Officer Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7.   State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant. 
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates. 
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject. 
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court. 
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record. or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature. 
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure , taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter
(a)	 The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance. 
(b)	The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule. 
(c)	The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned. 
(d)	The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served. 
(e)	Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: 
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For---year----months, and days, I served as a . For- It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months. is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years , without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or place where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority ; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit. 

(f)	The law makes the relinquishment indispensable. 

(g)	The opinion of the Court is always required. 

(h)	The Clerk that give his certificate in every case. 

(i)	The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no pubseal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers. Mode of authenticating papers. In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written in the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate. 

(j)	in a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses and the official  character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in [j] applies to continental troops only.

(k)	 This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases. 

(l)	If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact. 

(m)	The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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State of Illinois
Edgar County 
On this Twenty seventh day of September 1832 personally appeared in open court being a court of record to wit “The circuit court in and for the said County of Edgar James Knight senr a resident of the County of Edgar and State of Illinois aforesaid aged 82 years the 20th August last who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832. He states that he was born in the County of Philadelphia Abingdon township in the State of Pennsylvania on the 20th of August 1750. this his age is given from the register in his fathers family bible. That about the first of July 1775, he enlisted into the service for twelve months in the County of Bedford & State of Pennsylvania under Robert Cluggage captain in Magaws battalion in the Pennsylvania regiment of riflemen commanded by Colonel Thomson, in a few days was marched to Carlisle in Cumberland County in said last named state, thence to Reading in Barks County in said state, thence to Eastown in said state, thence to head quarters at Cambridge in the State of Massachusetts where we arrived about the last of August or first of September and continued there till the 13 of March following then marched to the city of New York & after two weeks marched to Long island, and there got my discharge for my full term of 12 months service as aforesaid which said discharge is lost. That in about two weeks he again enlisted as a marine under Captain Shaw for 12 months and entered on board the Frigate Randolph of 32 guns commanded by Captain Nicholas Biddle, William Barnes 1st Lieutenant Thomas Douglass 2nd Lieutenant & Joshua Fannin 3rd Lieutenant and lay a Mud Island below Philadelphia until the 5th of February 1777 when said Frigate put to sea on a cruising voyage, being about six weeks out put into Charleston in the State of South Carolina and while here his said second term of 12 months enlistment expired, but the Captain would not
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give him a discharge saying we must take another cruise and try to do something as we had done nothing yet and there we lay until in August in which time our main mast was twice struck with lightning & [illegible] repaired and the last time a conductor was placed leading from the mast head into the [illegible] some time in August aforesaid set sail for another cruise and in 3 or 4 days fell in with a British Ship of 20 guns. [illegible] of 12 guns two brigs and a sloop of 8 guns all belonging to the British with which said vessels we had an engagement and captured four of them, the Sloop escaping we brought them into Charleston, one Brig was discovered to belong to the French & was given up to them, the other 3 and cargo was sold under the prize law, the proceeds of which sales amounts to $658.15 to each private or soldier. The Randolf lay in Charleston, till 15 December following when this affiant got his discharged which is lost and in a few days started home to Bedford County in the State of Pennsylvania where he arrived sometime in the month of March 1778.  After 2 or 3 weeks he again enlisted for 9 months under Thomas Cluggage Captain in Major Robert Cluggage's battalion marched to sinking spring Valley where we built a fort called the Lead mine fort & continued in service there till his said last 9 months term of service expired. He then continued in service as a volunteer for 12 months longer and served the whole of his last mentioned volunteer service and left the service in the year 1779. and then was discharged which said discharge with those for the preceding terms of enlistment he has lost. He states that he continued [illegible] single life and resided in Bedford County in the State of Pennsylvania till October 1788 when he moved to Green County State of Tennessee, and there got married and lived 3 or 4 years there , when he moved to Knox County in said State after 2 or 3 years moved to Blunt County in said State and lived there almost 19 years when he moved to Washington County in the State of Indiana and finally after 2 or 3 years moved to Edgar County in the State of Illinois where he now resides, and has for the last 13 or 14 years
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I personally & well acquainted with Jonathan Mays who has signed and attested the above certificate know him to be such [illegible] as said and his certificate & attestation is according to the laws of Illinois-
Commi  May 20th 1833 
John M Robinson
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That he has no documentary evidence & that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service 
He states that Daniel Rhodes Labourer and William James Mays Clergyman in the Methodist Episcopal Church are persons to whom he is known and who can testify to his veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier in the revolution  
He hereby relinquishes [illegible] claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State James Knight 
State of Illinois 
Edgar County Co 
Personally appeared in the Edgar Circuit Court on the 27th day of September 1832 Daniel Rhoads who being duly sworn according to law in open court Deposeth and saith that he this deponent enlisted into the service on continental establishment in the month of July 1775 in Colonel Thomas Regiment in McGarrs battalion and in Captain Robert Cluggages company which said company met at at Carlisle in the the State of Pennsylvania where he first saw James Knight the aforesaid applicant who also belonged to the same company with whom he there formed an acquaintance and continued to serve with him are continental establishments  until the full end of said twelve months term of enlistment, where we were in service the declaration of independence on the 4th July 1776 and in a few days we were lawfully discharged from service. 
He saith that said Knight [illegible]
on Long Island in the State of New York to & Subscribed by the day & year above written Daniel Rhoads
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The New
TESTAMENT
Of our Lord and Saviour 
Jesus Christ,
Newly translated out of the 
ORIGINAL GREEK
And with the former
TRANSLATIONS
Diligently compared and revised
New York
Printed and fold by HUGH GAINE at his book store and Printing Office, at the Bible, in Hanover Square
MDCCXCII
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the births James and Margarett Knight children
Kezia Knight born October 2, 1792 
Sophia Knight born January 11, 1794 
John and Thomas Knight born February 1, 1795 
William Knight born October 18, 1796 
Margaret Knight born May 16, 1798 
James Knight born October 30, 1800 
Ann Knight born June 15, 1802 
Joseph Knight April 10, 1804
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State of Illinois Clark County 
This day came John Knight who being duly sworn on his oath say that the writing hereto attached and marked "A" is taken from the family Bible of his Father James Knight and that the same is in the hand writing of his Father the said James Knight. that the papers hereto attached marked “B and C”. are also taken from the family Bible aforesaid and is in the hand writing of Isaac Gallan and that the same was recorded by the said Gallan and was recorded by said Gallan at the request of the mother of the Deponent and his said Father and was one previous to the year Eighteen hundred and twenty two -
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That from that time till the death of the said Knight the said Record was in the possession of his father the said James Knight and that since the death of the James the said Record has been in the possession of his the said John Knight that the said James always recognized the said writing as the Record of the Births Marriages deaths and ages of his family he believes the same to be correct 
John Knight 
State of Illinois Clark County ss. 
Be it remembered that on the 28 day of August A. D. 1841 personally came John
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Knight and was by me duly sworn to and in my presence subscribed to the above Deposition and I further certify that John Knight is a credible Witness that the papers hereto attached on the same referred to by the said John in his Deposition Given under my hand and seal at my office in Marshall the day and year above written 
Uri Manly 
Justice L the Peace for 
Clark County Illinois
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State of Illinois
County of Clark 
I Darius Phillips Clerk of the County Commissioner Court in and for said County and State Do Certify that the within named Uri Manly is an acting Probate Justice of the Peace in and for said County and State duly to Commissioned and qualified as such and that full faith and Credit On Law all his official acts as such, either in Law or equity 
In testimony Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at my Office in Marshall this 20th day of August 1841 
Darius Phillips Ck
 By . J.M Riney
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Declaration 
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th July 1838 entitled “ an act Granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" 

State of Illinois Edgar County the 
On this Seventh day of June in the of our Lord hundred forty one thousand eight hundred forty one personally appeared before the County Commissioner Court in and for the County and State aforesaid 
Margarett Knight a recipient of the County of Edgar and State of Illinois aged Eighty two years who being duly sworn according to said doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 1838 entitled “an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows” , that she is the Widow of James Knight Senr who
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who was a private in the Army and Marine in the Navy of the Revolution and to whom a certificate of pension was issued on the 3d day of July 1833 Numbers 13.354. and for a Detail of the services of said James Knight Senr she refers to the original application of said Knight in file the proper Department She further declares that she was married to the said James Knight Senr on the fifth (5th) day of April in the year of our Lord are thousand seven hundred Ninety (1790) that her husband the aforesaid James Knight Senr died on the twenty third day of February in that year one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the Marriage took place previous
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to the first of January Seventeen hundred and Ninety four [illegible] at the time above stated that she has not intermarried since the Death of her said husband had still continues his widow. 
 Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written in open Court to for the undersigned Clerk of the said Court 
Ro . N. Dickenson Clk 
Margarett Knight
Her X Mark

State of Illinois Edgar County Robert N. Dickenson Clerk of the County Commissioner Court and for the County of Edgar and State of Illinois do certify that the foregoing is a true Record of the proceedings of said
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Court in the matter of the application of Margarett Knight for a pension under the act of Congress of 7th July 1838. In testimony of which I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at Paris the 7th day of June A.D. thousand eight hundred and forty one 
Ro. N. Dickenson 
Clerk of the County Commissioner Court of Edgar County Illinois 
In the above certificate the word “May” erased and the word “June" intentional 
Rs. N. Dickenson 
Clerk of the County Commissioners Court of Edgar County Illinois
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State of Illinois Edgar County 
Be it Remembered that in this 7th day of June 1841 before the subscribe a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally came John Knight who being first duly sworn according to Law doth in his oath say that according the Record of his age which he believes is correct he was born on the first day of February one Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety Five that he is the son of James Knight Senr who was a pensioner of the United that said James and Margarett the Mother by the affiant have since this recolection lived together as man and wife that the following are [illegible] made a the family Record (towit the family Bible) Kezia Knight born October 1792 Sophia Knight born January 11th 1794
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John & Thomas Knight born February 10 1795 - William Knight born October 18th 1796 Margarett Knight born May 16th 1798 James Knight born October 30 1800 Anna Knight born June 15th 1802 Joseph Knight born April 10th 1804 
The above are the children of James Knight and Margarett Knight recorded in his own hand writing. The ages of my Father and mother were once recorded in the hand writing of himself-- but it now is in the hand writing of Isaac Galland and was made before the Death of my Father and is as follows to wit “James Knight Senr  born August 20. 1750 Margarett Knight born March 15th 1759 was married April 5th 1790 This Record was always in the
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1929
Margaret Knight of James 
Illinois
State pf Illinois
Edgar County
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possession of my Father during his life time and since that time in the possession of my mother Margaret Knight I feel confident that no additions or alterations have been made in said Record since the Death of my father nor before without Consent-- The [illegible] before signed. 
John Knight

Subscribed and sworn to before me Knight the day and year first above written 
J. Harding 
Margarett being duly sworn say that this the matters and things stated in the above statement of John Knight are true as the verily believes Subscribed and sworn to before me at 7th day of June 1841
Margaret Knight her X mark 
J Harding
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 1929 
Margaret Knight
James Illinois
State of Illinois
Edgar County 
I Robert Dickinson Clerk of [illegible] Court of said County do hereby certify that Jacob Harding Esq is a major [illegible] as above and that the several foregoing signatures [illegible] to be his [illegible] service.  In testimony hereof I have hereunto affixed my official seal of office and subscribed my name the 7th day of June that year are thousand eight hundred and forty one.  Robt Dickenson Clerk to Comm Court Edgar
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October 8, 1936
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
BA-J/MCS
James Knight, W. 27510
Mr. B. J. Walter
American Legion, Wabash Post 423
Mt. Carmel
Illinois
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for information concerning James Knight, Revolutionary War soldier who died in Edgar County, Illinois.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claims, .27510, based upon military service from James Knight.
He was born August 20, 1750, in Abington Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. The names of his parents were not given.
While living in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, he enlisted about the first of July, 1776, and served twelve months as private in Captain Robert Cluggage's company in Colonel Thompson's Pennsylvania regiment. About two weeks later he enlisted as a marine under Captain Shaw and entered on board the frigate, Randolph, commanded by Captain Nicholas Biddle, was in an engagement with several British vessels and captured three of them and served until December 15, 1777. He enlisted in March or April, 1778, and served nine months as private in Captain Thomas Cluggage's company in Major Robert Cluggage's Pennsylvania battalion. He then served twelve months as a volunteer and was discharged in 1779, names of officers not given. 
He lived in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, until October,1788, when he moved to Greene County, Tennessee, where he married and lived three or four years when he moved to Knox County, Tennessee. Two or three years later he moved to Blout County, Tennessee. After living there almost nineteen years he moved to Washington County, Indiana, and two or three years later he moved to Edgar County, Illinois.
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2
James Knight was allowed pension on his application executed September 27, 1832, while living in Edgar County, Illinois.
He died February 23, 1838.
He married April 5, 1790, Margarett (maiden name not given) who was born March 15, 1759.
His widow, Margarett, was allowed pension on her application executed June 7, 1841, while living in Edgar County, Illinois.
James and Margarett Knight had the following children:
Kezia born October 2, 1792
Sophia " January 11, 1794
John and Thomas " February 1, 1795
William " October 18, 1796
Margaret " May 16, 1798
James " October 30, 1800
Ann or Anna " June 15, 1802
Joseph " April 10, 1804
The following children survived. the widow, Margarett: Thomas, John, James, Joseph, William, Sophia Hill, Ann Wilson, all of whom were living in Edgar County, Illinois, in 1843, and Margaret Taylor who was living in Missouri in 1843.
The following family data also appear:
Kezia Knight married William Lewis November 26, 1815
Margaret "  "  Isaac Galland May 27, 1813
"  "  " Joseph Talor or Taylor May 7, 1827
Thomas "  "  Percy Waren June 24, 1819
William  "  "  Nancy Wilson March 14, 1822
"  "  "  Anna White December 9, 1827
"  "  "  Jane A. Blythe September 1, 1833
James "  " Cinthe Ann Tailor September 7, 1824
Joseph "  "  Jody Hill September 21, 1826
Sophia "  "  Sion Hill May 24, 1827
Anna "  "  Geenup Wilson November 7, 1833
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3
Family data continued: 
Birthes of grandchildren----
Elizabeth Litte born January 12, 1816
Polly Knight " December 25, 1822
Wesly Wilson " December 25, 1823
.............................
Anna J. Knight died March 7, 1833
Nancy Knight " August 3, 1823
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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Sept. 26, ‘99
 A. S. Hubbard 
San Francisco Cal
Oct 5 ‘99 
G Hubbard 
San F’ Cal 
Apr 13. 1904 His to 
CF Northrup St. Louis MO 
1914 July 13  Hist. to [illegible] 
Letter in S. 22315 [illegible] 
Jan 9, 1924 Hist, Mrs. [illegible] 
1936 Oct. 8 hist.  [illegible] 
J. Walter [illegible] 

WIDOW, &c. 27.510 
File No. 
Margaret Knight Wid of James Knight Priv Rev War 
Act: March 3d 1843 
Index: -- Vol. A Page [illegible] 
[Arrangement of 1870.)
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Margaret Knight of James Illinois
Suspended
Sec Let 31 July 1861
Uri Manly

Act 7 July 1838
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[illegible]
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Agent notified let 11 Oct 41 Uri Manly 
Illinois 6.377 
Margaret Knight widow of James Knight who was a pensioner under the Act of 7 June 1832  and who died on the 23. February 1838 of Edgar Co. in the State of Illinois who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Morgan of the regt. Commanded by Col. Thompson of the regt. commanded by Col Thompson in the Penn line for 1 year. 
Inscribed on the Roll of Illinois at the rate of 40 Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 24 February 1838 
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of Sept. 1841 and sent to Uri Manly, Marshall Illinois 
Arrears to the 4th of March 1841 $120.66 S 
Act July 7, 1838

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk 
Book A. Vol. 2. Page 223
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section 
January 9, 1924
Mrs. W. E. Carpenter 
951 N. Main St. 
Paris, Ill 
Madam 
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W.27510, it appears that James Knight was born August 20, 1750, at Abington Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 
While residing in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, he enlisted July 1, 1775, and served twelve months as a private in Captain Robert Cluggage's Company, Colonel Thompson's Pennsylvania Regiment. 
He entered in 1776, as a marine on the Frigate Randolph, Captain Nicholas Biddle was in an engagement with several British ships, during which three of them were captured. 
He enlisted in 1778, and served nine months in Captain Thomas Cluggage's Company, Major Robert Cluggage's Pennsylvania Battalion. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 27, 1832, while living in Edgar County, Illinois. He died February 23, 1838. 
He married April 5, 1790, Margarett, maiden name not stated) born March 15, 1759. She was allowed pension on her application executed June 7, 1841, while living in Edgar County, Illinois. She died July 31, 1843. Edgar Co. Ill
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Their children were - 
Kezia Knight born October 2, 1792
Sophia Knight born January 11, 1794
John and Thomas Knight born February 1, 1795
William Knight born October 16, 1796
Margaret Knight born May 16, 1796
James Knight born October 30, 1800
Ann or Anne Knight born June 15, 1802
Joseph Knight born April 10, 1804
Marriages
Kezia Knight married William Lewis November 26, 1815
Margaret Knight married Isaac Galland May 27, 1813
Margaret Knight married Joseph Talor May 7, 1827
Thomas Knight married Percy Waren June 24, 1819
William Knight married Nancy Wilson March 14, 1822
William Knight married Anna White December 9, 1827
William Knight married Jane A. Blythe September 1, 1833
James Knight married Cinthe Ann Tailor September 7, 1824
Joseph Knight married Judy Hill September 21, 1826
Sophia Knight married Sion Hill May 24, 1827
Anna Knight married Greenup Wilson November 7, 1833
Deaths
Anna J. Knight died March 7, 1833
Nancy Knight died August 5, 1823
Respectfully,
Commissioner

Births of grandchildren
Elizabeth Little Jan 12 1816
Polly Knight Dec 25, 1822
Wesley Wilson Dec 25, 1823
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION. W. 27,510 for A SO. info 3 -- 525. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, 
BUREAU OF PENSIONS. 
Washington, D. C. 
In reply to your request of received for a statement of the military history of James Knight Sr. a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired formation as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. 
[Column Headings]
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT: LENGTH OF SERVICE: RANK: OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED: CAPTAIN: COLONEL: STATE
July 1, 1775: 12 Months: Pvt: Robert Cluggage: Thompson
1776: Dec 15 1777: Marine: on board Frigate Randolph: Nicholas Biddle: Navy
1778: 9 mos: Pvt: Thomas Cluggage: Major Robert Cluggage
Battles engaged in, during this service he was in engagement with several British ships and captured three of them 
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Bedford Co.  Penn. 
Date of application for pension, Sept 27 1832 His I was [illegible] 
Residence at date of application, Edgar Co Ill 
Age at date of application, born Aug 20, [illegible] in [illegible] Phila Co Penn  died Feby 23, 1838
Remarks: He mar, Apr 5 1790 Margaret who was born May 15, 1759, She had a pension or appl ex June 7 1841 while a resident of Edgar Co. Ill. She died July 31, 1843, in Edgar Co Ill See supplement herewith for family data 
Respectfully, Commissioner.
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Rev.  War Section 
July 22, 1914
Miss Lita C. Davis, 
Paris, Illinois. 
Madam: 
In addition to the military history of James Knight W. File No. 27,510, you are furnished the following data as to his family. 
Kezi- Knighton born October 2, 1792.
 Sophia born January 11, 1794, 
John and Thomas born February 1, 1795. 
William born October 18, 1796. 
Margaret born 15 May 16, 1796. 
James born  October 30, 1800. 
Ann or Anna – born June 15 1802
Joseph born April 10, 1804
Marriages
Kezia Knight married William Lewis November 26, 1815 
Margaret Knight married  Isaac Galland May 27, 1815
Margaret Knight married Joseph Taylor May 7, 1827
Thomas Knight married Percy Waren June 24, 1819
William Knight married Nancy Wilson March 14, 1822. 
William Knight married Anna White December 9, 1827 
William Knight married Jane A. Blythe September 1, 1833
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James Knight Married Cinthe Ann Tailor, September 7, 1824
Joseph Knight Married Judy Hill, September 21, 1826
Sophia Knight Married Sion Hills May 24 1827
Anna Knight Married Greenup Wilson November 7, 1833
Deaths
Anna J. Knight died March 7, 1833
Nancy Knight – died August 5, 1823

Very respectfully, 
GM Salzgaber
Commissioner.
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AMERICAN LEGION, Wabash Post No. 423 
MT. CARMEL, ILLINOIS 
B. WALTER DEPT. OF MILITARY RECORDS AND GRAVES REGISTRATION 

September 12th, 1936. 
The Veteran Administration, 
Bureau of Pensions, 
Washington, D.C. 
Gentlemen: 
Kindly furnish the pension record and any other information available of a one James Knight Sr. who served during the War of the Revolution enlisting from the State of Pennsylvania in 1775 and again a second time, serving on the Frigate Randolph in 1776. 
This soldier died in Edgar County, State of Illinois. 
Very truly yours
BJ Walter 
Dept. Military Records and Graves Registration, 
American Legion, Wabash Post #423. 
BJW;rpf

[stamp]
Received Sep 15 1936
Mail Sub Div
Vets12
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Nov 15 1923 

Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir 
I am trying to get information in Regard to James Knight who enlisted from Penn. and fought in the Revolutionary War. Later coming to Illinois and is buried in Edgar County would like to know who he married and all other information you can give me 

Mrs W E Carpenter 
951 N Main St 
Paris Ill.

[Stamp] 
Pension
Nov 26 1923
US Office
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[stamp] 
Pension A Apr 7 1904 US Office


St Louis Mo April 5th /04 Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C. 
Dear Sir
I wrote to  Mr Henry Cadle secretary of the Sons of Revolution Bethany Mo, he [illegible] finds the name of James Knight who was placed on the Pension roll July 3rd 1833 while a resident of Edgar Co Ills for services as a private in the Penn Continentals Would you please send me a copy of his military history 
Very Truly
C. F. Northrop 
1700 Morgan St 
St Louis Mo
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Board of Managers 
 EDWIN BONNELL, SECRETARY. 101 Montgomery Street. 
WM. M. BUNKE SENOR VICE-PREST. 630 Market Street. 
W. H. JORDAN, JUNIOR VICE PREST 1811 Spreckels Bidg. 
CHAS. H. WARNER TREASURER, 322 California Street. 
SHELDON T. KELLOGG, JR. MARSHAL. With Shreve & Co., Crocker Bldg. 
ROBERTS VANDERCOOK, 20 Turk Street. 
HORACE DAVIS PRESIDENT, 1800 Broadway. 
CALIFORNIA SOCIETY – 
COL. A. S. HUNNAR 1170 Market California 
T. A. PERKINS, 912 Pine Street 
WARREN OLNEY 101 Sansome Street. 
M. L. BEQUA, 79 Nevada Block.
 ARTHUR G. TOWNE, 55 First Street.
 BYRON MAULY. 1125 O ' Farrell Street. 
Instituted October 22, 1876. Constitution Adopted August 7, 1876. 
The first body in inception, institution and organization, to unite the descendants of Revolutionary patriots and perpetuate the me of all those who took part in the American Revolution and maintained the Independence of the United States of America," 
San Francisco, June 10th  1899 
Hon. H. Clay Evans, 
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C. 
Dear Sir:- 
Will you kindly furnish for use in this office the Revolutionary War record of James Knight a pensioner residing in Indiana and Illinois, 

Very respectfully
AS Hubbard
Registrar
Pension Jun 19 1899 Office
O.W. & N Division
June 12 1899 Received
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Carmi Ill
30th Nov. 
W Evans
James L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Carmi Hills
30th Nov
W Evans
James L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Carmi  

30th Nov 1837 
Pension Agents office
Sir
Enclosed are the papers of James Knight Sent to whom these is 14 months pension due - - sent to you for your inspection and order as to the payment 
Yours Daniel Hay 
James L Edwards Esqr 
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington City
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State of Illinois. 
Clark County 
Before me Uri Manly a Justice of the Peace is and for said County personally came Amos Ashmore who being duly sworn says that he has been well acquainted with James Knight Jr  and his wife Margaret for thirty two years past in the State of Tennessee and the State of Illinois that said James Knight and said Margaret lived together during that time as husband and wife and were always reputed to be such both in Tennessee and Illinois. That he is fifty eight years of age- 
Subscribed and Sworn to before me 
Uri Manly
Amos Ashmore
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State of Illinois Cork County Certify that Amos Ashmore who is a creditable witness this day came before me and in one form of Law Subscribed and was sworn to the foregoing affidavit in my presence and before me given under my hand at Marshall the 23d day of June 1841 
Uri Manly in and for said County State 
State of Illinois Set 
Clark County. Danies Phillips Clerk of the County Commissioners Court and for said County, do hereby certify that Uri Manly whose name is subscribed to the above certificate, was at the date thereof, and acting Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Clark, duly commissioned and qualified to office, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Marshall on the 24th day of June A.D. 1841. 

Danies Phillips Clerk
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Hon J L Edwards
Margaret Knight
 Comm. Of Pensions 
Washington City, D.C.
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Marshall Ill.  Oct 2d 1821 – 
Sir
A Pension certificate has come to have for Margaret Knight for $40 pr annum from 24th Feb 1838 to 4 March 1841 
I had thought was or should be for five years. I think there must be some mistake in the time named in the certificate  If that is the correct certificate for the balance can be for widow. 
Respectfully 
J W Edwards 
Comm of Pensions
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Hon J L Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Washington City D.C
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Marshall Ill. 28. Aug. I [illegible]
Sir
enclosed please find further[illegible] of the Marriage of James Knight I hope the this will be enough as I am informed no record exists of the same. I have today written to the Secretary of the Navy and requested that if any evidence of Mr. Knight having r’ced [illegible] money on Board the Randolph he will transmit it to your office It none exists than none can be had at this  period and no claim will be allowed for one year
Respectfully 
Uri Manly
Hon
J.L. Edwards
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT. 
Second Comptroller's Office,
 June 24th 1841 
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States, The widow of James Knight a Pensioner on the Roll of the Illinois --- Agency, at the rate of Eighty Dollars and cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1834. to the 23rd  Feby 1838 
Respectfully yours, 
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller
 To the Commissioner of Pensions, 
Present.
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Aug 30 43
377
Mrs. Knight
No 999
Mrs Knights
J.L. Edwards Esq
Comm of Pension
Washington City
D.C. 
6377
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Marshall Ilo  23rd Aug 43 
Sir James Knight a pensioner on the Illinois Roll died on the 23d of January 1838.  His widow has her pensioned Under Act of 7 July 1838 to commence on the 23d January 1838 & terminate 4th March 1841. 
I have to request to be informed whether by the present construction of the Laws of some late Act she is not entitled to the amount occurring from 4 March 1836 to 23rd January 1838, It is proper to state that Mrs. Knight died on July 1843 & to ask whether her children are entitled  I shall be pleased to be furnished with a form & instructions if any exists for proceeding in these cases 
Resp
Yr Obt Serv
Uri Manly
J.L. Edwards
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State pf Illinois Clark County
Marshall 12th July 1843

Hon J. L. Edwards 
Comm of Pensions 
Sir Mrs. Margaret Knight of Edgar County Illinois, the widow of James Knight same obtained $20 she says as a Pension under the act of 1838, in December 1841, and that she did not get her full five years pay under that act M. Manly Esq of this place was her attorney in that application She has now employed my services to ascertain the reason why she did not got her full five years pay, as her husband drew $80 a year & died previous to the passage of the act of July 7. 1838. 
I now understand by the act of August 1842, that Mrs Knight is entitled to her full five years pay under the act of July 1838.  please inform me on the receipt of this,  to this place what necessary steps must be taken for her to obtain the balance due her under the act of 1842, & enclose such requisite instructions & form as you may have adopted in such cases or the proper authority for her to get the balance due. 
Very Respectfully 
Your most 
Obt. Servant
 J.P. Cooper
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328 April 13 1843
May 3 1843 Mary Knights 
$40 
Uti Manly
Marshall
Illinois
J.L. Edwards

Comm of Pension
Washington City D.D. 
Free
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Marshall  [illegible] 4th  April [illegible] 
Sir,  I have the honor enclose the application of Mrs Knight of the state under act of 3rd March 1843. 
Very Respectfully 
[illegible]
Uri Manly
JL Edwards
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Secretary of the Navy U.S 
Washington City
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Marshall M. 30 Aug.  [illegible]
Sir
James Knight was a soldier in the Navy [illegible] the War of the Revolution he was on board the ship Randolph of whose history I am ignorant but which is I suppose familiar to your deponent In order to entitle his widow to a full pension under the act of 7 July 1838 it necessary to show that he was paid prize money on Board that ship I wish to ascertain if your office shows any evidence of that fact. ┃ it does I have to request that you will transmit the same to the commissioner of pensions to whom the widows papers have her the day transmitted
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I have also to request that I may be informed also of such evidence exists or not or what evidence is in your office that he was on board the ship in any capacity whatever. Mr, K.  was a pensioner 
I have the honor to be sir Respectfully 
[illegible]
Uri Manly
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Hon J. L Edwards
Comm of Pensions
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Marshall Ill 23rd June [illegible]
Sir I have the honor to [illegible] to your department the claim of Mrs Knight for a Pension If the proof is not sufficient I suppose more may be had in Tennessee 
Respy
Uri Manly 
Is there any evidence that James Knight Senr or Elijah Clay enlisted for during the war.  So as to entitle them or their heirs the bounty lands and also Ebenezer or Barttells 
UM
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Marshal Ill  14th Dec 1843 
Sir.  I have the honor to enclose the application of the heirs of Mrs Margaret Knight widow of James Knight of Illinois for the arrears accruing from 4 March 1836 to the date of the death of her husband 
Very Respectfully 
Uri Manly
JL Edwards
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7929 
Margaret Knight of James Illinois 
Admitted Pr 1 year =  $40 – 
Cap Morgan Col Thompson P 
died 23 Feb. 1838 
Act 7 July 1838 
Uri Manly Marshall Ill.
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Hon J L Edwards
Pension Office
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House of Reps Jany 20th 1844 
 J. L. Edwards 
Sire 
Will have the [illegible] to inform now as to the manner of drawing the money in the case presented by the within papers 
Your Obt Serv  
Orland B Ficklin
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328
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State of Illinois. 
Edgar County 
On the 29 for County March one thousand Eight hundred and forty three personally appeared. before the Subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County Margarett Stright a resident of the said County aged Eighty four years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed 3d March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary nor that she is the widow of James Knight or who was a private on the Army and a marine in the Navy of the United States during the war of the Revolution and spent a part of his time on board the Ship Randolph the refers to the original declaration of war said husband on file at the war office of the United State, that she was a pensioner under the Act of 7 July 1838 at the rate of forty Dollars per annum. She further Declares that she is still a widow Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written before me

Margaret Knight mark 
J C. Galvin W
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State of Illinois
Edgar County 
I J. C. Calvin one of the Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid do certify that Margaret Knight who was this day sworn did subscribed the foregoing Declaration before me in personally known to me and that she has been personally known to me for the space of ten years past. and that I am fully satisfied with the truth of the Statement made by her given under my hand this 29th day of March 1843 
J. Calvin
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State of Illinois 
Edgar County 
I Robert N. Dickenson clerk of the County Commissioners Court in and for the County and State aforesaid [illegible] that John C. Calvin is justice of the Peace in for said County duly commissioned and qualified and several forgoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine 
In testimony whereof thou hereunto let my hand and the seal of said Court the 31st day of March A.D. one thousand eight hundred and forty three 
Ro. N. Dickenson Clk Co Court
O. E. Co. Ills