Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1,576, Laurence Byrn, Penn.
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(8-1776)

SERVICE
PENN.
Byrn, Lawrence
or Byrne.
Elizabeth
NUMBER R. I.576

CONTENTS blank
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14466R
Ohio
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Laurence Byrn
Clermont County in the state of Ohio was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Craig of the Pennsylvania...for the term of Six years.
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Inscribed on the roll of Ohio at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on 27 of May 1819
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Certificate of Pension issued the 6 of Sep 18[illegible]
issued to John Morris, Esq.
Williamsburg, Ohio
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4th of Sept 1819 $26.35
... ending Mar. 1820 $48.00
= $74.35
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}
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Laurence Byrn
Penn Line
3rd Regiment
Colo. Craig
1777-1783
Adm
Admitted

Colo. Craig
com the [illegible

[note written in the lefthand margin]
[illegible] a pensioner the original certificate under which he receives should be forwarded. If this is a second declaration the Judge will certify the date of the 1st & a certificate will issue.
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I believe Lawrence Byrn has never been a pensioner and he on his oath has so stated in the written deposition and he does not state that he served in the 3rd Regiment and further this is the first and only declaration or application that ever came to my knowledge of his making and I believe from my own knowledge of Lawrence Byrn that full credit may be given to the statements made by him in the written deposition

July 30th 1819
John Morris Judge as within Stated
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State of Ohio
Clermont County }js

On this 27th day of May in the year of our Lord 1819 before me the subscriber one of the judges of the court of common pleas for the county aforesaid personally appeared Laurence Byrn aged sixty three years residing in the county aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the late act of Congress entitled An act to provide for certain persons in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War.

That the said Laurence Byrn enlisted in the year 1776 in Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania for the term of one year in the company commanded by Capt. Alexander Grayton of the 3rd Battalion of the Pennsylvania line that he was taken by the British when the garrison surrendered at Fort Washington on York Island that he was paroled and afterwards in the year 1777 he again enlisted in Philadelphia as aforesaid for the term of three years or during the war in a company commanded by Capt. Christy in a Regiment Commanded by Col. Thomas Craig that he was in the Battle of Brandywine and Germantown that at Germantown he was again taken prisoner that he made his escape from the British and again joined his regiment and was in the Battle of Monmouth, after which battle he was transferred to a company commanded by Capt. Thomas Boude in a regiment commanded by Col. Josiah Harmer, that he was in the Battle of Jamestown in Virginia and at the siege at the taking of Cornwallis at Yorktown that afterwards near Savana in a battle with the Indians he was wounded that afterwards as soon as he recovered from his wounds he returned to South Carolina and joined his company and was discharged in Philadelphi in the year 1783 and his discharge is lost
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That [illegible] received [illegible]

And he further on his oath saith that he never has received any pension and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.
[signed] L. Byrn

Sworn to declared and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid. John Morris

I, John Morris judge of the court of common pleas as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that Laurence Byrn did serve in the war of the revolution as stated in the preceding declaration against the common for more than nine months on the continental establishment. And it further appears fully to my satisfaction that he does stand in need of the assistance of his country for support as before states. And I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the department of war pursuant to the declaration of the aforementioned act of Congress May 27th 1819.
[signed] John Morris

I the aforesaid Laurence Byrn do offer to the Honble. Secretary of War as further proof the enclosed letter and certificate of Captain Boude under whose command I served as he has stated and I do hereby relinquish my claim to any pension heretofore allowed me by the Laws of the United States.
[signed] L. Byrn
signed in pres. of William Free
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[A seal of some sort that can no longer be read is affixed below the first two lines of text]

The State of Ohio, Clermont County

I, David C. Bryan Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said county do certify that John Morris Esquire whose name is signed to the within certificate of the declaration and affidavit of the therein named Laurence Byrn and before whom the same appears to have been made now is and was at the time of signing his name thereto a Judge of the said Court of Common Pleas duly Commissioned and sworn, And that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts as such.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court aforesaid the 31st day of May one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
[signed] David C. Bryan
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(163) Lawrence Byrn
14,466
6, Sept. 1819.

Mar 20

David C. Bryan,
Williamsburg, Ohio.
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State of Ohio, Clermont County} js

On this 15th day of September 1820 personally appeared in open court being the court of common pleas within and for said county and also being a court of record which have the power of fine and imprisonment, Laurence Byrn aged sixty six years resident in said county who first being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows (to wit) that he enlisted in the year 1776 in a Company commanded by Capt. Alexander Graydon in the third Battalion commanded by Col. John Shay in the Pennsylvania line and continued to serve in the different corps until the end of the war, And that he was notified of his being inscribed on the pension list roll of the Ohio agency at eight dollars per month by a pension certificate No. 14466 dated September the 6th 1819. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with the intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war passed on the 18th day 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 what is contained in the Schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed (To wit)

One Gelding valued at  .... $25.00
two heifers at ..... 10.00
one sled and gun .... 3.00
one 8 gallon Iron kettle ... 3.00
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one dresser $1.00 and one axe $1.00 ..... $2.00
one fire shovel .... 0.75
six splint bottomed chairs .... 2.00
one table ..... 0.75
one sow and four pigs .... 1.50
one tea kettle, one oven, one set cups and saucers .... 3.00
whole amount = 51.00

I am indebted to different persons $87.00

And that I have no occupation but that of a day labourer very infirm and afflicted with the rheumatism and wounds received in the Revolutionary War and can seldom do a days work. I have wife Elizabeth aged fifty six years very infirm, and one daughter Sarah aged seventeen years who can support herself but can contribute nothing to my support, on son George aged fifteen years.
[signed] L. Byrn

Sworn and declared before the court aforesaid on the 15th day of September 1820

I, David C. Bryan, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said county, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath & the schedule thereto annexed are truly certified from the records of the said Court. And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the Property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule
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|id fifty one Dollars.
In Testimony Whereof I have
hereunto set my hand & affixed the ┃
Seal of said Court. This 19th day
of September A.D. 1820
David C. Bryan Clk
---
Court Com pleas, Clerk County
Ohio
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the law of the United States of 1838

State of Ohio Clermont County SS.
On this 13th day of September 1838 personally appeared in open court before the court of Common Pleas of Clermont County in the State of Ohio Elizabeth Byrne a resident of said county of Clermont aged Seventy two or Seventy three years in March last Who being first duly Sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the law of Congress passed in 1838.  That she is the widow of Lawrence Byrne who was a Private in the Army of the Revolution and as this declarant verily believes was a pensioner under the law of the United States ?pass’d March 18th 1818. She respectfully refers to the declaration and proofs of the said Lawrence Byrne[sic] made in order to obtain said pension and Which She Supposes are now on file in the war office of the United States & prays that they may be taken as part of this her declaration — and as evidence on her behalf of the particulars of the Service of the Said Lawrence Byrne— which particulars of said Service this declarant supposes is to be unnecessary further to give. The said Lawrence Byrne departed this life in said County of Clermont on the fifteenth day of July 1832 and this declarant as his widow drew about thirty dollars as the arreages[sic] of his pension.
     She further declares that She was married to the said Lawrence Byrne in the City of Philadelphia by a Justice of the Peace whose
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name she does not remember- about fifty years ago. The reason she believes it is [underlined] fifty years since she was married to the said Lawrence Byrne is as follows, her Son Philip B Byrne was born in the year 1791 So that if now living he would be forty seven years of age he was her second child & was born about three years after said marriage. She has now no record of her marriage when she first moved with her husband to the State of Ohio She had the certificate of the Justice who married her & the Said Lawrence Byrne Which certificate was as She believes given by the justice of the peace before whom she was married on the same day that said marriage took place, which certificate with other papers was as she believes distroyed[sic] by rats about fourteen or fifteen years ago. She further declares that She has remained a widow ever since the death of the Said Lawrence Byrne & now is the widow of said Lawrence Byrne.
     This declarant further States that she and the said Lawrence Byrne moved from Bucks County in the State of Pennsylvania & Clermont County in the State of Ohio in the year 1806 and that she has ever since that time resided in said county of Clermont.
     Elizabeth her X mark Byrne

Sworn to & Subscribed
in open Court September
13. 1838
Attest J. D. Morris Clk
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The State of Ohio 
Clermont County SS. 

Court of Common Pleas
August Term A.D. 1839.
Satisfactory evidence was this day produced in open Court
before the Court of Common Pleas of Clermont County Ohio
now in session that Elizabeth Byrne departed this life on
the fifteenth day of December in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and thirty eight at Cincinnatti
Ohio, being up to the time of her death the widow of Lawrence
Byrne, and that said Elizabeth left the following persons
her heirs distributees and children of herself and the said
Lawrence Byrne Viz. Nancy Fisher wife of David Fisher
Margaret Hobbs wife of James Hobbs, William K. Byrne, Sarah
Goudy wife of Edward Goudy George S Byrne, and the following
grand children of said parties to wit John Byrne Eliza
Curtis wife of Jonathan Curtis, James Byrne, Sarah Byrne
Franklin Byrne and William Byrne Children of Philip
Byrne deceased who was a son of the said Lawrence and Elizabeth
Byrne and Elizabeth Byrne and Mariah Byrne
Children of John Byrne deceased who was also a son of the
said Lawrence and Elizabeth Byrne deceased.

The State of Ohio
Clermont County S. S. 
I J. D Morris Clerk of the Court of Common
pleas in and for the County and State
aforesaid do hereby certify that above and foregoing
is a true extract from the minutes of said
Court of Common pleas of the County of
Clermont & State of Ohio at the August Term
thereof A.D. 1839 as the same stands duly recorded therein
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
affixed the seal of said Court of Common pleas
at Batavia in said County this 26th day of December
A.D. 1839-
JD Morris Clk
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Rev. War Section.
Record Division
R. File 1576.      Initials in upper right corner aw

August 17, 1881.

Mrs. Anna M. Rickey,
1834 Hutchins Ave.
Portsmouth, Ohio.

Madam:

In response to your letter of the 28th ultimo, you are advised that in the Revolutionary War pension claim of Lawrence Byrn of Clermont County, Ohio, the state and place of his birth are not stated.  He was sixty-three years old in 1818.

Very respectfully,
Washington Gardner
Commissioner.
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The State of Ohio Clermont County SS.
Before me the undersigned one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the above named county personally appeared William R Byrne a son of Elizabeth Byrne who being duly sworn according to Law on his oath Say that he the said William K Byrne has of the marriage a certificate of his mother the said Elizabeth Byrne to Laurence Byrne that he verily believes said certificate was the genuine and original certificate of said marriage that he believes such was the understanding and belief of all the members of the family of said Elizabeth and Laurence Byrne and never heard the genuineness of said certificate doubted by any persons.  That he the said William K Byrne frequently (illegible) said certificate of marriage, he verily believes that said certificate was dated before the year 1794 but he cannot State the date precisely nor by whom it was issued.  This deponent was born in the year 1794 as he believes, and he further believes that said Elizabeth & Laurence Byrne had five children after their marriage and before the birth of this deponent.  This deponent further states that he never heard the validity of the marriage of said Laurence & Elizabeth Byrne doubted by any person & that he verily believes they were lawfully married before the year 1794.  He further states that he believes said marriage certificate was (illegible)  (illegible) by (illegible) & afterward the alliance hereof was as he believes, (illegible) in
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and with the dwelling house of his brother in law Edward Goudy of (illegible) Clermont County Ohio.  That his mother the said Elizabeth lived with said Goudy at the time his house was burnt & he this deponent always understood & believed & now believes many papers and said marriage certificate of said Elizabeth was then & there burnt.  Said fire took place as he believes in the winter of the year 1832 or 1833. 
This deponent has frequently made diligent examination for said marriage certificate but never has seen it since said fire & he believes no copy thereof is in existence & further his deponent saith not.
Sworn to & Subscribed before me this 1st day of April 1839
W K Byrne
David Morris
J Peace
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affidavit in support of the claim made by Elizabeth Byrne of Ohio for a pension under the law of July 4th 1836.

{written perpendicular to above}
(city illegible) O
May 8th                              Free
Hon J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D. C. 

[written upside down}
Ohio        May 14
Add proof
Eliz Byrne
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Batavia Ohio
May 6th 1839
Sir
I herewith enclose an affidavit in support of the application of Elizabeth Byrne for a Pension.
When examining it just now I have for the first time observed that there is no certificate that William K Byrne is a credible person.  I was not present when the affidavit was sworn to or it would have been added.  The justice of the peace before whom the affidavit was made has gone on a visit to (illegible) Territory & is not expected back for a month - there is no other justice of the peace in Batavia
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William K Byrne is well known to be a credible person and if a certificate of his credibility is indisputable it can hereafter be forwarded.  I hope however the investigation of the case will proceed as if the certificate was in that there may be no delay.
I am Respectfully 
Jno Jolliffe
Hon J L Edwards Commissioner of Pensions.
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Apl. 3- 1902
Mrs. C. C. Brown
Portsmouth Ohio
______________________
July 3 - 1903. Hist.
Mrs. Lester Orton
Adel Iowa
___________________
1921 Aug. 17. Anna M.
Rickey advised date
and place of birth
not on record. AW

1576
REJECTED

P. O. Elizabeth Byrne
Widow of Lawrence Byrne
Service: ______
Enlisted: _______,18
Discharged: ________, 18
Application filed: ________, 18
Alleges: ___________
Re-enlisted: _________
Attorney: _______________
P. O. _________________
_____________Recognized.  _________ Contract
________ Cert. of Dis.   Searched for  ______, 18
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Page 2
affidavit
in
Mrs. Bryner
application
for a Pension
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Personally appeared before me Joseph Wyatt
a Justice of the Peace of Flargran Township;
Clermont County & State of Ohio - Samuel
Fee & Jessee Fee, who depose and say, that, they
became acquainted with Lawrence Byrn and
Elizabeth Byrn Late of the County & State aforesaid
about thirty years since, and continued that
acquaintence untill the Decease of the said
Lawrence and Elizabeth Byram, and they further
Depose and say that the said Lawrence & Elizabeth
Byrn lived together as Husband & wife, and
were received as such by their neighbours &
acquintences, and of the validity of their ma-
rriage and the legitimacy of their children they
had never heard a doubt expressed
these deponents further say that they believe
the oldest child of Said L & E Byrn now living
to be about forty five years of age and the
youngest about thirty five years of age and
further these deponent sayeth not given under
our hands and seals this 13 day of June 1839
Sworn to and subscribed to before me 
day of June 1839 Joseph Wyatt Sr
State of Ohio C born at Ross
Samuel Fee
Jesse  Fee
I do hereby certify that the above deponents
have ben known to me for many years
and that, their character for veracity I have
never heard questioned And I fully believe
the statements made by them in the above
Depositions given under my hand the date 
above written June 13 1839
Joseph Wyouth JoP
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The State of Ohio
Clermont County S.S. I. J. D. Morris Clerk of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County
and State aforesaid do hereby certify that
Joseph Wyatt Esquire is a Justice of the
peace within and for said County of Clermont legally authorized to act as such and that his signature within written is genuine-
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court of Common pleas at Batavia in said County this 20th day of September A.D. 1839-
J D Morris Clk
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Columbia Nov 25 1818

Mr Lawrence Byrne
 I received yours of Nov 1st by man
in which you mention you left a certificate of Colonel
Hanyers with Mrs Bande, I recollect nothing of it, but
as I have entirely lost my sight for upwards of two years
I know little or nothing about my paper I have a
call of all the officers and Soldiers who embarked
under my Command from James Island in South Carolina
on the 8th day of June 1783. Your name
is in the roll and I recollect you perfectly, when
you first joined my company you wore a light
horsemans Cap, I dont recollect of your being
wounded, but dont doubt the truth of its perhaps
it was before you joined my Company I recol-
lect you requesting permission to assist in working
the vessel which I granted as you appear to be
something of a sailor, I shall be happy if what
I do will turn out to your advantage as you
always behaved as a good and faithful soldier
My son writes and will sign this for me
But I will sign the certificate if I can
I am yours with zest
For my Father Bande
George W Bande
R
I do certify that the bearer Lawrence
Byrne was enlisted for the war, and served
in my Company in Virginia and the Carolina
in 1781-2 & 3 and landed with me from
on board the Brig Christina the 16th of June
1783 at Philadelphia the vessel belonged to Mr
Curless of Rhode Island and was commanded
by Captain Warner, The said Byrne always beh
aved himself  as a [illegible] and ]faithfull [illegible]
and was esteemed and much respected by [illegible]
I Hanner and all the officers of the 1st Regiment,
He was discharged in Philadelphia the 3rd of Nov
1797
Witness Present
at Signing
George Bande

Thos T Boude
Late Capt of the 1st Regiment
of Penna and Major by band
in the revolutionary Army
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Lancaster County SS
I do hereby certify that on the 23d day of
November A.D. 1878 personally appears the within
named Thomas Baude Esqr of the Borough of
Culiumberary
the County of Lancaster and State of
Penns & Before the Subscriber one of the Justice
of the peace in and for the County of Lancaster
[illegible] and acknowedged that as his own act
he signed the within written Certificate
In testimony whereof I do hereunto set my
hand and seal this day and year first above
Written
James Clyde
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Deposition of David Kirgan in support of Elizabeth Byrne's application for a Pension.
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State of Ohio Clermont County SS
Before me the undersigned a Justice of the
Peace in and for the above named County
personally appeared David Kirgan & girl
forty six years who being duly sworn
according to law doth on his oath define and say that
Lawrence Byrne and Elizabeth Byrne
came down the Ohio River from Green County
Pennsylvania
with Daniel Kirgan the
father of this deponent and in the same
Boat and that this deponent came along
with them in the same Boat, and all
landed near New Richard in Clermont
County about thirty three of thirty four years
that said Elizabeth Byrne and that
said Lawrence Byrne lived as
husband and wife at that time and
have as this deponent verily believes
generally recognized and believed by
the persons as boath said boat
and other to whom they were known to
her husband and wife and this deponent
never hear that fact in the last doth
said Elizabeth Byrue & Lawrance Byrne
have both been to his fathers house a
that time but deponent cannot state
the year when they came there, and were
recognized and relieved to be husband
and wife. This deponents father died
a few years ago - and this deponent
has heard that Lawrence Byrne is
dead & heard the said Lawrence Byrne
that he drew a pension
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and further this deponent said not
[Struck Thru] Sworn to and subscribed
[Struck Thru] before me this 26th day of
[Struck Thru] November A D 1836

David Kirgan
Sworn to & subscribed before me
this 26th November 1839
David Morris J.P.
The State of Ohio
Clermont County ⎬ S.S. I. J. D. Morris Clerk of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that David Morris Esquire before whom the
within affidavit of David Kirgan appears to have been sworn to and subscribed was at the time of taking and subscribing said affidavit and still is one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for said County of Clermont duly commissioned and qualified and full faith and credit are due to all his official acts as such in all courts of record as well as elsewhere and that his signature above written is genuine - In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court of Common Pleas at Batavia in said County this 27th day of November A.D. 1838
J. D. Morris Clerk
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Jrn at Apr 23
Ohio

Batavia O  Free
April 17

Hon J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C.
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Batavia Ohio
April 16th 1839

Sir.
Your favor of the 6th in it giving
information respecting the case of Mrs
Elizabeth Byrne and Charles
was received this day.
Elizabeth Byrne has died in c
her application has been sent on
Proof no doubt can be obtained at she
was married to Lawrence Byrne
prior to the year 1794. Her children
can have the benefit of her application
so as to receive the money that would
have been hers at the time of her death
if the other proof had been forwarded
then one of them at least desires that the
proof should be forwarded to you
But if her death under the circumstances
cuts off all hope of obtaining the means
of her pension it will of course be 
useless to proceed further in the
care
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I forwarded either to her house or
directly to the Pension Office the
application of Elizabeth Chambers
for a pension. She is the widow
of James Chambers a resident in
Clermont County this
---
some time last fall I also
ordered the application of
Ruth Day of Brown County Ohio this 
for a pension
by replying to my inquiry in
relation to Mrs. Bymes care I by giving
me information respecting the
claims of Mrs Chambers and Mrs
Dyr you will add to the many favors
you have already to kindly confered 
upon me I am
Hon JL Edwards
Commissioner of
Pensions

Respectfully
your obt servt
Mr McAlliffe
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Lawrence Byrn Ohio Act March 18, 1818
to what time paid?
Pen: Office
Died 15 July 1832 p' to Jany 19, 1839
that period  OH
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3621  Luw
'Elizabeth Byrn
of Lawrence Ohio

Jan 8 1840
Add Proof
Eliz. Byrne

Free

Batavia 0
Luw

J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington City D.C.
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Batavia Ohio
Dec 30th 1839
Sir -
I herewith enclose the depositions of Jessie & Samuel Fee in support of the application made by Elizabeth Byrne of Clermont Co Ohio for a   Pension & also the certificate of the court stating the fact & time of his decease & the names of his kin.
Hoping that the evidence which is all I believe that can be produced will be satisfactory & that a cerficate (sic) will (illegible) be forwarded (illegible) 

your ob't serv't
Jno Jolliffe

Hon J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D. C.
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Free
Mar 29

To
Eliz Byrne
Eliz Chambers

Wm Allison

(Batavia O)
(March 20)

Hon JL Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C.
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Batavia, Ohio
March 20th 1839

Sir.

About three or four months past I forwarded either directly or by the [illegible] the application of Elizabeth Byrn and Elizabeth Chambers both of Clermont Couty Ohio for pensions. Permit me to inquire whether any other proof is wanting to sustain their retroactive claims & if so what facts are yet required to be establish need.

I am Sir with great respect of your office v. &
[signed] Jno Joliffe
Hon. J. S. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions

[Handwritten note in pencil]
Eliz. Chambers. Nov 2
Action Eliz. Byrne
[illegible] 19
Jan 39
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3.621
Elizabet Byrne
wi of Laurence
Act of July 7 1838 Ohio

Suspended
let 19 Jany 1893
No T. L. Hamer
let 6 Apr 39 J. Joliffe
let 23 Apr 39 do
do 6 Augt 39
let 22 Feb. 1860 No
Wm Doan do 21 Apr 1840 do 29 Apr 40
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V   3621       I
Declaration of Elizabeth Byrne of Clermont County Ohio for a Pension [illegible]the date of July 7th 1837.
Widow of Lawrence Byrne late of Clermont County Ohio.

1576
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Clermont, Common. Pleas
September Term A.D. 1838

On this 13th day of September 1838 personally appeared in open court before the Court of Common Pleas of Clermont County in the State of Ohio now in session Elizabeth Byrne, and applicant for a pension under the law or 1838 and send court after an examination of the matter do declare their opinion that Laurence Byrne was a Revolutionary Soldier of the United States and as such obtained a pension under the law of the United States passed March 18th 1818 and that the said Laurence Byrne departed this life on the 15th day of July 1832 in said County of Clermont leaving the said Elizabeth Byrne his widow who has remained unmarried and now is the widow of said Laurence Byrne and resides in said County of Clermont and that the said Elizabeth Byrne was lawfully married to the said Laurence Byrne before the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety four viz about the year seventeen hundred and eighty eight"

The State of Ohio, Clermont County, s.s.
I, J. D. Morris is Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county and state aforesaid do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is truly abstracted from the minutes of said Court of Common Pleas of Clermont County and State of Ohio of the September Term during A.D. 1838 and that attached declaration of said Elizabeth Byrne is the same which was duly sworn to and subscribed by her in open Court at said September Term 1838. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court of Common Pleas at Batavia in said County this 18th day of October A.D. 1838.
[signed] J.D. Morris Clerk

[a now unreadable seal is attached with the above text]
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The State of Ohio   }
Clermont County    } S.S. 

[A round, illegible seal is faintly visible below the caption and two the left of the first several lines.]

I J.D. Morris Clerk of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that David Morris Esquire before whom the within affidavit of William R. Byme appears to have been sworn and subscribed to was at the time of taking and subscribing said affidavit and now is an acting Justice of the peace within and for said County of Clermont duly commissioned and qualified and full faith and credit are due to all his official acts as such in all Courts of record as well as elsewhere and that his signature within written is genuine

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of Said Court of Common Pleas at Batavia in said County this 1st day of April A.D. 1839

J. D. Morris Clk
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C.R

Mr. Eugene Ware
Pension Commissioner
Washington D. C.

Dear Sir: 

Will you please send the records that will make
me eligible to the D.A.R.'s, my great-grandfathers having been Revolutionary soldiers. 

Adam Fisher went from Penn. I think, and Lawrence Byrn from Kentucky or N.Y.

I am not sure about either of them, but I have been told they were both soldiers. (over)
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and that you would send information in regard to two, but no more. How shall I proceed to get further information as I have ancestors on the other side that were soldiers, and the more I can prove the more bars [underlined] I can have on my badge!   Very Respectfully

Laura Byrn Fisher Marsh Orton,

Address
Mrs. Lester Orton,
Adel, Iowa

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PENSION OFFICE U.   S.
O JUN 29 1903
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Commissioner of pensions

Dear Sir. 

I enclose your corespondence regarding the Revolutionary Ancestors of  C.C. Brown of Portsmouth Ohio for the history the Hon N. W. Evans is writing of [Illegible] Ohio. 

Adam Fisher, I've been told was since writing the
Enclosed was from Va.  Can you give any information of him? 

Lawrence Byme was a commissioned officer
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under Gen Pulaski and was a pensioner.  I truly
hope you can find some record of this.
 
I kindly request you return the papers enclosed with your reply.  Most [illegible]

Mrs C. C. Brown
819 Offerer St. 
Portsmoth Ohio

Feb 24" 1902

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PENSION OFFICE U.   S.
H FEB 26 1902
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1934 Hutchins Ave.
Portsmouth, O.
July 28, 1921

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C

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PENSION OFFICE U.   S.
JUL 30 1921

Dear sir: 

I am trying to find the birthplace of my great grandfather Lawrence Byrn who fought in the Revolution in the 1st and 3 Pennsylvania Regiments, Continental Line.  He applied for a pension May 27, 1819 from Clermont Co. Ohio
aged 63 years. His claim was allowed.  He enlisted at Phila. I am trying to find where he was born. I can't find any
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family record, and don't
know of any relative that
would know. I thought it
might be that the birth
place was required in the
application for a pension
If you will kindly look it
up for me
I shall apprecate
it very much. The
name Byrn was often
called "Burns"
Yours very truly
Mrs Anna M. Rickey