Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4259, for James Lassiter, Georgia
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
 Ga.
Lassiter, James
or Laseter
Elizabeth
NUMBER
W.4259
CONTENTS
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Georgia                }
Newton County   }

Before me Alfred M. Cauton a Justice of the peace in and for said County, personally came Joel Laseter a resident of said county, who after being duly sworn deposeth and saith he the deponent was born the 19th day of December in the year 1786 that he is personally and intimately acquainted with Elizabeth Laseter of the County of Henry who has as a widdow [sic], made application to the war department for a Pension, he was also intimately acquainted with ^the deceased husband James Laseter and deponent says that from his [illegible] first and early recollection the said Elizabeth Laseter and the said James Laseter lived together as Husband and wife up to the death of the said James, and during the whole of that time no doubt whatsoever was ever inferred by any within deponents knowledge of the fact of the marriage between the said Elizabeth and the said James and defendant says that he thinks his recollection can be relied upon as early as his sixth or seventh year of age.
Joel Laseter

Sworn to & subscribed before me this 13th day of January 1842.
A.M. Cureton J.P.

Georgia Newton County - I Augustin W. Evans Clerk of the Inferior Court for said County  do hereby certify that Alfred M. Cureton before whom the above affidavit is made is and was at the time though an acting Justice of the Peace in the said County and that his Signature thinks is genuine - Given under my seal of office [illegible] under my hand this 13th January 1842. 
Augustine W Evans
Clerk 

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State of Georgia}
Court of Henry}  SS

On this Thirteenth day of May Eighteen Hundred and forty one personally appeared before the Justices of the Inferior Court of Henry County Elizabeth Laseter resident of the State of Georgia, in the County of Henry aged Eighty Two years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth, on her oath, maketh the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress [ink blot] July 7th 1838. entitled An "An act granting [ink blot] and pensions to certain widdows" -  That she is the widdow of James Laseter who was a private in the War of the Revolution, and that the said James Laseter her deceased husband served in the said war as is set forth in her declaration made in April 1840. and now of file in the office of the Commissioner of pensions at Washington City -  She further declares that she was married to the said James Laseter at the time mentioned and set forth in the declaration before aluded to as of file in the office of the Commissioner of pensions, that her husband the aforesaid James Laseter died on the [two words crossed out] Twentyeth day of April in the year Eighteen Hundred and twenty Eight:  that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen Hundred and ninety four viz at the time above stated.
Elizabeth [X her mark] Laseter

Sworn & subscribed on the day & year above written before,
James S. Jones JSC
Parker Eason J [ink blot]
John M Shepherd [ink blot]

I hereby certify that the interlineation of the word " Twentyeth" and erasures of the words Eleventh or Twelfth was done before signing.
J S. Jones

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Georgia}
Henry County}

I William L. Gordon clerk of the Inferior court of the County and State aforesaid (the said court being a Court of Record) do hereby certify that JS Jones, P. Eason and J.M. Shepherd who attests the for going declaration of Mrs. Elizabeth Laseter as Justices of the Inferior Court, are the acting Justices of the Inferior court of the said County of Henry, and that their signatures thinks to [cross out] general given under my hands and ^are genuine.

Given under my hand and private seal there being no seal of office this Thirteeneth day of May 1841.
William L. Gordon Clerk  Seal[encircled]
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                                                             March 31, 1908

Mrs. S. H. Malone,
     196 Ivy Street,
           Atlanta, Georgia

Madam:
   In reply to your letter dated the 20th and received the 28th instant, you are herewith furnished a statement of the military service of James Lassiter, Revolutionary War, and further advised that a request for the date of death of his widow Elizabeth Lassiter, and the names of her surviving children should be addressed to The Auditor for the Interior, Treasury Department, citing the following data: "Elizabeth widow of James Lassiter Otf. 6,515, January 22, 1842 under Act of July 7, 1838, at the Georgia [illegible]. 

                                                     Very respectfully,
                                                                 Acting Commissioner.
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State of Georgia}
Wilkes County}

This may certify that James Lasseter a Soldier in the  Apr. [large blank space] Dragoons in the State of Georgia was enlisted for the Term of Eighteen Months which time sd. Lasseter served as a good & faithful Soldier & is intitled to a Bounty of Land at Two Hundred & Thirty acres agreeable to the terms of his enlistment 
Given under my hand this 11th Day of May 1803.
John B[illegible]  Lieut.
of the tenth Troop Horse 

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"Geo [little 00} [Big V //]                             5306

Elisabeth Laseter,
 wid: of James
let Jno: W. Williamson.
         March 24, 1841.
  do.    April 12. 1841
  do.  Nov. 9. 1841
 do    Nov. 11. 1841 [checkmark]

Act 4 July 1836
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   8142          6575

Elizabeth Lasiter
 Wid of James
   Geo
Act July 7. 1838
 Married 1782
  died 20 April 1828

Allow $75 per ann. for
18 mp [illigible] of Cavalry
Col. Marbury Groline


[Wrriten at an angle]
See Register
July 4 1836 h.5306
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Elizabeth Lasseter
Geo


EB
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               Washington
                     20 Jany 1842


Sir
I inclosed you an affidavit in support of a pension.  Please advise me of the eventual determination [illegible words] pension

Yr obd Svt
J A  Meriwether

Is the commissioner of Pensions



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[illegible capitalized letters on right side, "BRM"?

[stamp on left side: illegible except "15"]
[date written vertically next to stamp:  "May 7 1942" ?]
[name written vertically below date: "Eliz Lassiter
Georgia? 38"]

J L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
DC
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Savannah 13 June 1842

I enclose you the pensioner voucher of the Children of Elizabeth Lasseter deceased a pensioner per act of 7 July 1838 
The agent here saying that it must be submitted to you before he can pay it.  Please give it your earliest attention and oblige 
Yrs respectfully
Wm Horel

J L Edwards Esq
Comm of Pension
Washington
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Georgia}
Jasper County}

I Robert Killam Clerk of the Inferior Court of Jasper County, do Certify that Robert Davidson is an acting Justice of the peace for the 3/3rd District C. 16 in said County

Given under my hand and official seal
May 13th 1840.
Robert Killam
C. J. C.
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Autumn Hill

Georgia}
Jasper County}

I Robert Killam Clerk of the Inferior Court for said County, do hereby Certify that Robert Davidson whose name appears to the within testament as a witness is a lawful acting Justice of the Peace in said County and that his Signature thereto Signed is Genuine & further that our faith & Credit [illegible] to be [illegible] and given to his Signature as Such
Given under my hand and official Seal of office this 30th day of Oct 1841
Robt Killam, Clk
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J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D. C.


Written on side some of which is illegible:

Lassiter
Apr 12 1841
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Covington April 5th 1841

Sir - yours
    Yours upon the subject of Mrs. Lasiters application for pension a widow of James Lasiter was md. you direct that her application be made under the act of 1838.  
H.  I have so much anxiety for the need of her application, blaming myself  - no doubt but her husband was and a old soldier and a good one  
that I have determined to renew the effort and now put myself to much trouble on her behalf— I have not seen her since the return of yours— my impression is that she will then discharge other papers accompany her former application in order to refresh her mind as to dates.  H.  I hope therefore that you will inclose to me these papers to show her upon the makeing the next declaration—
Respectfully,
 John. N. Williamson

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Covington Geo.
Oct 23. 1841
John N. Williamson asks action upon pension claim of Mrs. E. Lasiter.
W245. Recd Nov 8 
Pension office
8th Nov. 1841. Sylvester

Round stamp upper left corner, mostly illegible

FREE
Hon. Secretary of War
Washington D. C.
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Sir - I inclosed you the pension papers of Mrs. Elizabeth Lassiter -  will you be kind enough to consider  her claim  to be acted upon as early as the duties of your office will justify

Respectfully
John N. Williamson

Write to me at Millegeville, Geo
JNW



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To The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D. C.

Writing on end:

11. Nov. 1841
SyC.

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Millageville Geo.  Nov 3rd. 1841

Sir.     During the last year I sent to your office the pension application of Mrs. Elizabeth Lasiter of Henry County.  You returned the papers, and said that in her new application [illegible] could be had to the original papers - this has been done as you will discover-   I herewith enclose Mrs. E. Lasiters new application for pension together with the evidence of her marriage, all of which I hope will reach you safe   please give as early attention to her case as your other duties will allow.  Please direct your [blank] in reply to me at my residence in Covington Newton County Georgia
 [Illegible]                       
 John N. Williamson

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Elizh Lase[ink spot]
Wid of James
Geo.




Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D. C.
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J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D. C.



Written on end:

Mar 3. [year is smudged]
No 5306
Geo.
Eliz Laseter
Act 18360
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Covington  Febry 24th 1841

Mr J. L. Edwards,
You will have herewith receive the pension papers of Elizabeth Lassiter-  please examine and report as early as possible, and communicate through me-

Yours Respectfully
John N. Williamson

P. S.  Please call upon Col. Edwards for the signature of the Clk-
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W. 4259
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Hanwritten letter, wholly illegible except for a round stamp:

PENSION
A
MAR
U.   23   S.
1908
OFFICE
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Handwritten document. wholly illegible
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Left page

1908 Mar 31  Hist to Mrs. S. H. Malone


Right page

Revy
WIDOW, & c.

File No. ?1259
Elizth Lassiter
Wid.
[Illegible] Lassiter
Pvt.  [Illegible]

Act:  [Illegible]
Index:-Vol. A, Page 416.

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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No 5306
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State of Georgia}
County of Henry}

On this fourteenth day of April Eighteen Hundred and Forty, personally appeared before Abel A Lemon a Justice of the Inferior County Elizabeth Laseter resident of the County of Henry and State of Georgia, aged Eighty years, who, being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 4th. 1836. and the act explanatory of said act passed March 3rd 1837: That she was married to James Laseter a Soldier of the Revolutionary war, that this said James Laseter entered the service in a company of Light Dragoons, of which one John Pope was the first Lieutenant, the Captains name she does not remember, the name of the Major who commanded the Batallion was by the name of Lee D Meyer and in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Marbury   that her said husband James Laseter to the best of her belief entered this said service as a Volunteer on the 13th day of August 1776 - that he was discharged on the 13th day of February 1778 having served the full term of Eighteen months, that he engaged to perform the said service, while he lived in Halifax County in the State of North Carolina that he marched from Halifax County North Carolina to the state of Georgia, and performed his service in the state of Georgia in what was then known as the Light Dragoons for the    [end of page]
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State of Georgia, she says that her said husband James Laseter was in an engagement against the Torys at a place known as Moons Bridge in South Carolina, he was in other engagements but from the loss of memory she is not able to give the place or particulars, that she has her said husbands discharge signed by the Major which is here to attached - she has also the further evidence of Lieutentant Pope which is likewise here to attached.   She further declares that she was married to the said James Laseter in the month of January 1782 the day of the month she cannot remember - that her husband the aforesaid James Laseter died on the twentieth day of April 1828 and that she was a widow on the 4th day of July 1836 and still remains a widow as will more fully appear by a reference to the proof here to annexed
Elizabeth [X her mark] Laseter

Sworn to and subscribed on this day and year above written before Abel A. Lemon JJC
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State of Georgia}
 County of Henry}

I William L. Gordon Clerk of the Inferior Court of Henry County and State of Georgia do hereby certify that Abel A. Lemon before whom the foregoing declaration of Elizabeth Laseter was made, is a Justice of the Inferior court for Said County of Henry, and that his signature thereto is genuine - Given under my hand and private seal there being no seal of office this 14th day of April 1840.
                           William L. Gordon C. I. C.
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These are to Certify that the [illegible] James Lasiter [illegible]
Solider [illegible] Light Dragoons for the State of Georgia a [illegible] 
by Colonel Marbury has served his time Agreeable
to the Terms of his enlistment of a [illegible] [illegible] 
Given under my hand this 13th Day Feby

Lee Dekeyser, Major