Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 37, George Ailsworth, Va.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
NUMBER
Va
Ailsworth, George
N. 37
or
Ailesworth
Susannah
CONTENTS
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Let to W. G. Sisrn(?)
Oct 24 1843
20,047
West Tennefsee
George Ailesworth
of White Co in the State of Tennessee
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Massey of the Regiment commanded
by Colonel Buckner in the Virginia
line, for the term of two years
from the year 1766 to the year
1778
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee
at the rate of eight
Dollars per month, to
commence on the
5 day of Decem. 1828 
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 of February
1829 and sent to Hon
J C: Isacks H: R:
Arrears to 4th of March 1829 23.99
Semi-anl. all'ce ending
23.99


Revolutionary Claim,
Acts March, 18, 1818,
and May 1, 1820.

March 1829
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State of Tennessee
White County
On this 28th day of February
A.D. 1823, personally appeared
in open court in the Honorable Circuit Court, for the County
of White, in said State, being a Court of record, which
proceeds according to the course of the common law, which
has the power of fining and imprisoning; George Ailesworth resident
in said County, aged seventy years, who being first
duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the
following declaration in order to attain the provisions made
by the acts of Congress, of the 18th, March 1818 and the
13th May 1820 that the said George Ailesworth enlisted
for the term of ten years, as a private soldier in the company of Capt Thomas Massey of New Kent County in
the State of Virginia, in February 1776, and was attached
to the south Virginia regiment which term of Two years
he served out and received an honorable discharge at Valley Forge;
which discharge is now by time or accident lost or mislaid;
which sixth Virginia regiment was commanded
by Colonel Buckner, who was cashiered and succeeded by Colonel Hendricks, and afterwards by Colonel Green;
he the said Ailesworth joined the continental troops at New-Ark
 in the State of New Jersey in the fall of the year
1776 and attached to General Washingtons army. He
was in several skirmishes at the taking
of the Hessians at Trenton and also at the battle of Princeton: he received
a severe wound in the left thigh,
at Martin town between
in Amboy and
Brunswick in the year 1776. he also
fought in the battle of
Brandy-wine and the siege of Fort Mifflin or mead island, and
and the battle of Germantown. He
was in the continental establishment from the time of
joining the troops as above until discharged in 1776 at
Valley Forge, that he hereby relinquishes every claim.
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whatever, to a pension, except the present, that his name has never been placed on the pension list - and in pursuance of the Act of the 1st May 1820 - 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 sale Gift or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with 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 services 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 is contained in this Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. I am by profession a house right: but owing to my age and infirmity; partly occassioned by the pain, I experience from the wound before described - I am entirely unable to follow my occupation - my family now consists of myself and Susannah my wife aged between fifty and sixty years; she is unable to constitute much towards our support - owing to her age - that since the 18th of March 1818 the following changes have taken place in my property (Viz)

Description of Property
160 acres of land
Names of Persons to whom disposed of
Elisha Swift
Time of Sale
3rd July 1825
Amount of money or Description of Property received in return.
Sold for one thousand dollars Five hundred dollars of which I was owing to him
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He held my note which with interest there amounted to $413 and a years board at 100, and took his note for $487 - - - 
One note on Elisha Swifts for $487 - | Silas Stout | not recollected | In payment of a debt which I owed Silas Stout - in payment of board at the price of thirty Dollars -
one yoke of steers | Elisha Swift | ___ | ___
1 Smiths anville and vice | Elisha Swift | 2 Jany 1826 | Twenty Dollars
1 Beer all & cloak China Pigs | Same.... | Same... | Forty Dollars
1 Bed & furniture | Same.... | Same.... | Twenty Dollars
1 yearling calf | Same... | Same... | Two Dollars
1 Loom & large pot | Same.... | Same... | Five Dollars
all of which personal property last mentioned was paid me in boarding me in 1827.
There is also owing to me, debts by persons who are insolvent as follows
By Sundry persons amounting to about $105.25 3/4; one note on Daniel Hogan to Thomas Mills assigned by Jesse Dew to me due the 25th December 1822} $70.00
There are other small debts due to me the amount not known by me at present - 
The debts which I am owing are about as follows = a judgement against me in favor of William Hodges for 62.00
Judgement in favour of Mr Ballaid for 33.00
Do. . . . Do Mr. Fisk 10.00
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Va.
Ailsworth, George
or Ailesworth
Susannah
W37
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George Ailesworth



Geo Ailesworth
Rev'l pention

L[pound sign] 15.19.4
p. 79
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State of Tennessee
White County

On this third day of September A.D. 1828 appeared George Ailsworth in open court, and upon oath makes the following statements in addition to those contained in his declaration of the 28th February 1828;  namely that the debt owing to Silas Stout mentioned in his schedule, accompanying said declaration was contracted in the year 1816 in the State of Virginia:  That the residence of said Stout is now unknown to said Ailsworth, nor does he know whether said Stout is now living or not:;  therefore he cannot procure his evidence, as to the amount or justices[?] of the debt, or any thing about it.  Said Ailsworth did in the year 1818 or 1819 make an application for a provision:  but failed on account of his failing to shew that he was in indigent circumstances;  and he would have renewed his application earlier if his circumstances had been such as had required it, or would have enabled him to succeed in obtaining a pension.   
George Ailsworth
Sworn to and subscribed in open court, this 3rd September 1828.
A. Dibrell Clk

State of Tennessee
White County
This 3rd day of September A.D. 1828 personally appeared in open court, in the Honorable circuit court of White County, in said state, it being a court of record:  Elisha Swift, and made oath, that on the third day of July 1825, he purchased of George Ailsworth, of White County, being the same George Ailsworth, who made application for a pension in this Court, at the February term thereof A.D. 1828, a tract of land of one hundred and sixty acres for which he gave the sum of one thousand dollars, and paid therefor as follows:  he once gave said Ailsworth a power of
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attorney to sell two hundred and ten acres of land belonging to said Swift in the State of Virginia, and the said Ailsworth sold the same, as he informed said Swift, for the sum of three hundred and fifty Dollars, but said Swift charged said Ailsworth three hundred and sixty dollars for said land, considering it to be worth that sum:  and said Ailsworth had converted the same to his own use, which together with the interest, as calculated for two years and a half, up to said Swift's purchase, amounted to the sum of four hundred and thirteen Dollars.  Said Ailsworth allowed said Swift one hundred Dollars for one year's board, and said Swift executed his not to said Ailsworth for the balance;  being the sum of four hundred and eighty seven dollars, said Swift purchased from said Ailsworth the articles mentioned in said Ailsworth's Schedule, for the sum of one hundred and seventeen dollars, and paid for them by boarding said Ailsworth and his wife;  he having boarded them two years to wit:  1826; 1827, and said Ailsworth allowed him therefor one hundred dollars a year.  Said Swift has recently paid as the security of the said Ailsworth on an appeal to the circuit court for White County, the sum of thirty two dollars, thirty seven and one half cents, in a suit wherein Thomas Walling was plaintiff, which together with the two years board, after paying for said articles, leaves said Ailsworth indebted to said Swift on that account above the sum of one hundred and fifteen dollars thirty seven and one half cents.  
Elisha Swift
Sworn to and subscribed in open court, this 3rd of September, 1828
A. Dibrell Clk.

State of Tennessee
White County
I Anthony Dibrell Clerk of White Circuit Court
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certify that the foregoing affidavits are
truly copied from the records of said
Court. In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto subscribed my name and
affixed any private seal (having no
seal of office) at office this 5th December
A.D. 1828
Anthony Dibrell Clerk
of White Count Court
[illegible emblem]
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Susanna Ailsworth
Tenn
Act 7th July '38

before us this day to be the lawful widow of the late George Ailsworth decd. who was a revolutionary pensioner of the United States, and duly Sworn to and Subscribed in open Court by the said Susanna Ailsworth, and that she is a woman of good name and fame and is entitled to full faith and credit upon her Oath a Court of Justice, And we do further certify that the affidavit of Rachel Harlow and Joseph [illegible] annexed and approved were also Sworn to and Subscribed in Open Court the day by them severally [illegible] are persons of good name and fame and are entitled to full credit upon their Oath in a Court of Justice
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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 Tennessee S.S.
White County
On this fifth day of December 1843 personally appeared before the Justices now presiding of the County Court of White County in
the Court house in the town of Sparta, Susanna Ailsworth a resident of the State of Tennessee in the County of White, aged sixty six years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order
to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows:" That she is the widow of George Ailsworth who was a private in the army of the Revolutionary War as to the day and year her deceased husband entered the service, and the time when he left the same and engagements he was in, and the names and rank of the officers under whom the service was performed. The can
only State, from a copy of said George Ailsworth original Declaration, the original being now filed in the war office and which she refers to the States from Refering to the Copy of the declaration aforesaid that her deceased husband George Ailsworth enlisted for the term of two years as a private soldier in the company of Capt. Thomas Massey of New Kent County in the State of Virginia, in February 1776, and was attached to the 6th Virginia Regiment, which term of two years he served out and Received an honorable discharge at Valley Forge, which discharge was by time or accident lost or mislaid, which 6th Virginia Regiment was commanded by Colonel Bunker, who was Cashined and succeeded by Colonel Hendricks, and afterwards Colonel Green, he the said
Ailsworth, joined the Continental troops at Newark in the State of Newjersey in the fall of the year 1776, and attached to General Washingtons main army. He was in several skirmishes and at the taking of the Hessians at Trentown, also at the battle of Princeton he received a severe wound in the left thigh at Martintown
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between Au??hay and Brunswick in the Year 1777 he also
fought in the battle of Brandywine and the siege of Fort Miflin(?) or Mud Island and the Battle of German Town. He was in
the continental establishment from the time of joining the troops
as above until discharge in 1778 at Valley Forge 
She also states that her husband George Ailsworth died in White County State of [??} on the 21st day of December in the Year 1841. And that she was lawfully married to the said 
George Ailsworth on the Eighth day of August in the Year seventeen hundred and ninety two (1792) by Parson Webber in ??uri-
-??co County in the State of Virginia that there was a family word kept of their marriage by her said Husband in a book, 
which book was but(??) by him to a man by the name of
John Armstrong who afterwards died and the book never 
was retrieved and 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 (1794)
viz(?) at the line (?) above stated.
Sworn to and subscribed in apew (?) court this fifth day of December 1843.
N. Oldham Clerk of the County Court
State of (?)
White County
[Right of scribbled line)
Her (?) Susanna x Ailsworth
Mark
[Right of second scribbled line]
SS
On this fifth day of December in the Year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three (1843) personally appraised in open court before the 
??sties(?) of the County Court of White County in the state of aforesaid
now presiding Rachael Harlow to the court known to be a woman of good name and form/farm, being intitled (?)
to full credit upon her oath in a court of Justice and
after being duly sworn in due form of law makers (?) the 
following statements upon her oath aforesaid to with - that she became acquainted with the above named George Aislworth dec (?) and the said Susanna Ailsworth the above named applicant to the best of her recollection in the 
Year 1794 that they were living together as man and
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wife and had at that time one child and that she 
had known and been well acquainted with them ever
since that time and that they continued to live
together as man and wife up to the time of 
Death of the said George Ailsworth which was about
Two years ago which would be in December 1841,
Sworn to and subscribed to in open court this fifth day of December in the year 1843.
N. Oldham Clerk
of White County Court
State of ??
White County
[Right of first scribbled line]
her
Rachel Harlow 
mark
[Right of second scribbled line]
Personally appeared in open court before the justices of the county court of 
White county in the state aforesaid on this fifth day of 
December (?) of the county court of
White County in the year 1843. Joseph Glenn -
and after being duly sworn according to law states that he
was well acquainted with George Ailsworth who was 
the husband of Susanna Ailsworth the above named applicant and that he did on the 21st day of December 1841 in the county and state aforesaid and that the said Susanna Ailsworth still remains the widow of said George Ailsworth deceased -
Sworn to and subscribed in open court the date above written 
N. Oldham Clerk
of White county Court
[Joseph Glenn signature]

State of (??) 
White County
[Right of scribbled line]
SS
December term of the county court of 
White county aforesaid - Mr. Thomas Green 
Chairman of said court and David Snodgras and
Anderson S Rogers (?) justices presiding in the court house 
in the town of Sparta County of White and state aforesaid
do hereby certify that the foregoing Declaration made by 
Susanna Ailsworth who is satisfactorily known and proven
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before us this day to be the lawful widow of the late
George Ailsworth Dec(?) who was a revolutionary  pension (?) 
of the United States was duly sworn to and subscribed in open court by the said Susanna Ailsworth, and that she is a woman of good name and fame (?) and is entitled to
full faith and credit upon her oath in a court of justice and we do further certify that the affidavits 
of Rachel Harlow and Joseph Glenn hereto amassed(?)
and appended were also sworn to and subscribed to in 
open court this day by them severally and that they 
are persons of good name and fame(?) and are entitled 
to full credit upon this oath in a court of Justice
In [??] whereof we have here unto subscribed our names this fifth day of December in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three (1843).
[Signed:]
Thomas Green, Chairman
David Snodgrass, Justice of the Peace
A. S. Rogers, Justice of the Peace
[Left of scribbled line]
State of [??}
White County
[Right of scribbled line]
I, Nicholas Oldham, clerk of the county court of White county hereby certify that Thomas 
Green Esquire whose name is subscribed to this foregoing conference(?) is chair
man of said court and had David Snodgrass and Anderson S. Rogers
whose names are also subscribed thereto(?) are [??] Justices presiding and [??] said court which is a court of record, that said Justices
are daily commis(?) and sworn and that their official acts
[blocked by piece of paper] credit - In bestowing(?) whereof I have hereunto 
[blocked]  subscribed my name and affixed (?) the seal of 
[blocked] said court of office in Sparta (?) the fifth day 
[blocked] of December ?? 1843 and of the ??
[blocked] ?? of the United States ?? 68 years
?? N. Oldham clerk of White County Court
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[First Page]
5291
Tennessee ??
Susannah Ailsworth
widow of George
Ailsworth
who served in the Revolutionary 
Colo Buekner, VA
war, as a private
?? from 84 cents (?)
Inscribed on the roll at the rate of 96 (?) dollars 00 (?)
Cents per annum to commence on the
? of July 1848(?)
Certificate of Pension issued the
10th day of May 1837(?)
and sent to
SS Lewis Esq
Present

Recorded on roll of pensioners under at February 2, 1848, page 282 vol. 3.

[Second Page]
[Can't read first line]
Date of death not on ??
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Jany 3/60
W Allis

Joseph Bryan
fifth
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State of Tennessee
White County} on this 6th day of December 1849 personally appeared before me Edward Gleeson one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for said County and a Justice of the County Court of Said County which is a court of record Mrs. Susannah Ailsworth a resident of Said County aged Seventy three years who on her oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the acts of Congress passed on the 7th July 1838 3d March 1843 17th June 1844 and 2d February 1848 Granting pensions to Certain widows that she is the widow of George Ailsworth dcd who was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of ninety six dollars per annum and drew his pension in Nashville Tennessee for services rendered during the war of the revolution
She further declares that she was married to the Said George Ailsworth as stated in her former declaration on the 8th day of August Seventeen Hundred and ninety two in Hannaracco County State of Virginia by a babtist Minister by the Name Webber that her husband the said George Ailsworth died in said White County on
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the 21st day of December Eighteen Hundred and forty one (1841) that since his death she has not again intermarried but still remains his widow that she has no documentary or record proof in support of her claim that the family record which was kept by her self and her said husband decd which did show the date of her marriage and the names & the dates of the births of their children was lost several years ago by [illegible] loaned and the book in which said record was kept than for it is out of her power to provide it she further declares that the first child of her self and her Husband the said George Ailsworth was born on the 13th day of August seventeen hundred and ninety three (1793) She further declares that she is the identical Susannah Ailsworth who did some time in the year 1843 or 4 make a declaration applying for a pension in rate of her said husband which declaration was forwarded to the Commissioner of Pensions at Washington by Wm Glenn but which claim declarant has been informed was rejected declarant though is make this declaration in order to renew her said application for a pension on the same has not heretofore been allowed to her Sworn to and Subscribed before me the date above
Edward Gleeson (JP) 
Susannah x her mark Ailsworth {SS}
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State of Tennessee
White County} I Edward Gleeson a Justice of the peace and a Justice of the County Court which is a court of record do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Mrs Susannah Ailsworth who has this day appeared and made oath to the foregoing declaration before me that she is the widow of George Ailsworth whom I was also acquainted previous to his death and who was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of ninety six dollars a year that his widow the sd Susannah is a woman of truth and veracity and in all respects intitled to full faith and credit and I further Certify that since the death of her said husband she has not again married and from olde age and bodily infirmity I am certain she is not able to attend at the Court House of her County in order to make this declaration in open Court
In testimony whereof
and affix my Seal this
day of December 1849
Edward Gleeson {JP}
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State of Tennessee
White County} I George G Dibrell Clerk of the County Court of said White County do hereby Certify that Edward Gleeson before whom the within declaration and certificate and probate of the acknowledgements of the within Power of attorney was made in and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said White County and a Justice of our said County Court which is a court of record and I also certify that Robert Hitchcock whose name appears officially to the within affidavits and certificates of James Allison and William Ellison is and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly Commissioned and qualified and that each of the signatures thereto purporting to be theirs are genuine
In testimony whereof I here unto set my hand and affix my Seal of Office
this 15th day of December 1849
Test G. G. Dibrell Clerk
of White County Court
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February 6, 1932.

Rev. (handwritten) S. O. Cexe, Minister
BA-J/ILL
1224 East Brookland Boulevard - 2610 -3d Ave. (handwritten)
Richmond, Virginia.

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter relative to George Ailsworth and John Hill, soldiers of the Revolutionary War.

The data furnished herein relative to George Ailsworth are obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W. 37, based upon his military service in that war.

George Ailworth or Aileworth enlisted in February, 1776, (place of enlistment not stated), served as private in Captain Thomas Massie's, (of New Kent County, Virginia), Company, Colonel Buckner's 6th Virginia Regiment, later commanded by Colonels Hendricks and Green, was in the battles of Trenton and Princeton, received a severe wound in his left thigh at Martintown between Amboy and Brunswick, was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Fort Mifflin and was discharged at Valley Forge, having served two years.

He was allowed pension on his application executed February 28, 1828, while a resident of White County, Tennessee, where he had moved from Orange County, North Carolina. He was ten seventy years of age. The names of soldier's parents do not appear in this claim.

He died December 21, 1841 in White County, Tennessee.

The soldier married August 8, 1792 in Henrice County, Virginia, Susanna or Susannah Harlow.

Susannah Ailesworth, his widow, was allowed pension on her application executed December 5, 1843, while a resident of White County,

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Tennessee; she was then sixty-six years of age.

In 1849, she stated that their eldest child was both August 12, 1793; she referred to children but did not give any names.

There is no record of land having been granted by the United States on account of the above named soldier's services.  (all crossed out) 

For information relative to land that may have been granted by the State of Virginia, you should apply to The Librarian, Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia.

Very truly yours,

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator

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37
Revy. WIDOW &c.
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File No. 37
Susannah Ailesworth
Widow
George Ailesworth
Priv. Rev. War
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Act: Feb. 2 1848
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 6

[Arrangement of 1870.]

1932 - Feb. 6 - Hist to S O Coxe JLL

1932 - Feb 12 _ Rev. S. O. Coxe advised hist. sent. JLL
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10808 (underlined)  Nashville (underlined)

Tennessee
Susannah Ailesworth
Widow of George,
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 21 Dec, 1841 of White Co in the State of Tennessee who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Masey of the Regt commanded by Col Buckner in the Virginia line for 2 years
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Inscribed on the Roll of Nashville at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of January 1859 and sent to J. G Berret, Present
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Total amount, $

[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by J. P. Chase Clerk,
Book D Vol. 1 Page 341
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Column 1

Let to S. L. Lewis Feb 18, 1837

Reported

Send notice to Agent March 1, 1850
Let. to Joel M. Smith March 26, 1850,
Let to Hon. A. Ewing April 8, 1850.

Column 2

3290  Nashville (underlined)

Tennessee
Susannah Ailesworth
widow of George Ailesworth who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of Jan y 1850 and sent to J. G. Berret, Present

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 282 Vol. 3
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8726 Nash (underlined)
Tennessee
Susannah Ailesworth
widow of George who was a Private in the Virginia line for two years
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of Jan y 1830 and sent to J. G. Berret, Present
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[Acts of March 3, 1843, & June 17, 1844.]

Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 Page 189
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10.359
Susannah Ailsworth
Tennee

Suspended
Let to W. G Plins Augt 5 1844
" to Same July 17. '45
" Nathan Leake March
11th 1846.

Act
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State of Tennessee
White County} On this 7th day of Decembr 1849 personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for said County James Allison a resident of said county aged sixty years and makes oath in due form of law that he was well acquainted with George Ailsworth the late of Said County and who died in said County in in the year 1841 that previous to his death he was a pensioner of the United States that his first acquaintance with him and his wife Susannah Ailsworth was in the year 1816 that at that date and from that date up to the death of the said George Ailsworth he and the said Susannah was living together as man and wife and so respected and believed and so raised up thare family affiant was intimately acquainted with them from 1816 to his death that he is yet acquainted with his widow who is still living and affiant was intimately acquainted with the family of the said George and Susannah Ailsworth and affiant would suppose from his acquaintance with said family
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that thare oldest or first child was at least fifty six years of age affiant further states that since the death of the said George Ailsworth his widow Susannah has not again intermarried but still remains his widow and is in all respects a woman of truth and respectability and so was her husband previous to his death sworn to and subscribed before me the date above
Robert Hitchcock James Allison

I Robert Hitchcock a Justice of the peace in and for White County do hereby Certify that I am well acquainted with James Allison who has this day made oath to the above affidavit before me that he is a man of truth and veracity and that full faith and credit is due and ought to be given to his statements
Witness my hand this 7 day December 1848
Robert Hitchcock {JP}
Justice Peace
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State of Tennessee} on this 7th December 1849
White County} personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for Said County William Allison a resident of Said County aged Twenty years and makes oath in due form of law that he was acquainted with George Ailsworth and his wife Susannah Ailsworth and has known them since the year 1800 Eighteen hundred or previous thareto but affiant cannot give the particular year that they then lived in Orange County North Carolina that at his first acquaintance with them they ware living to gether as man & wife and was so reputed and believed that they them mooved from there to White County Tennessee whare affiant met withthem again still living to gether as man & wife and so continued untill the death of the said George Ailsworth which was as affiant understood in the year 1841 that Since his death his widow has not intermarried but is still his widow Sworn to & Subscribed the date above written
Robert Hitchcock
Wm x his mark Ellison
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with William Ellison who has this day made oath to the above that he is entitled to full credit & belief witness my hand this 7 Decr 1849
R. Hitchcock
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Know all men by these presents that I Susannah Ailsworth widow of George Ailsworth dsd of White County Tennessee do hereby constitute and appoint Wm E Jones of the County of Smith & State of Tennessee my agent and attorney in fact for me and in my name to prosecute for me before the Commissioner of pensions at Washington City my Claim to a pension which is due to me in rate of my said husband and to procure for me my pension Certificate and I do hereby revoke all former authorities by me given to any person previous hereto hereby ratifying and confering all that my said attorney the said Wm E Jones may do in the premises
In testimony whereof I hereto
set my hand & seal this
6th day of December 1849
Susannah x her mark Ailsworth
witness
Ths J Swift
E Swift
Be it known that on this 6th day of December 1849 personally appeared before me _______ a justice of the peace in and for the county of White and State of Tennessee Susannah Ailsworth whith whom I am personally acquainted and who acknow
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ledged the execution of the foregoing power of attorney to be her act and dead for the purposes tharein contained
In testimony whereof I
hereunto set my hand and
Seal the date above
Edward Gleeson {J.P.}
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Declaration
of
Susannah Ailsworth
widow of
George Ailsworth,
a soldier of the Revolution, who drew a pension of $96. per year, and his widow draws only $84 per annum; She now seeks to draw the same her husband draws, which is in accordance with all preedeate.

Present by 
S. L. Lewis
Washington
City
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State of Tennessee
White County} On this 30 day of December A.D. One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty (1850) before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for Said county duly authorized by Law to administer Oaths personally appeared Susannah Alsworth and made Oath in due form of Law that She is the widow of George Ailsworth the Deceased who was a revolutionary pensioner at the rate of Ninety Six Dollars per annum that she has drawn a pension Since his death at the rate of Eighty Dollars per annum and is now a pensioner under the act of the Second (2d) of February Eighteen Hundred and Forty Eight that she now asks for all arrears, or increase of pension to which she may be found entitled to under any of the acts and resolutions of Congress applicable to her case to wit 7th July 1838, 3d March 1845, 17th June 1844 Joint Resolution of 3d January 1845 and 1st of July 1848 affiant states that she was married to the said George Ailsworth previous to the year Seventeen hundred & Ninety four (1794) as will appear in the proof now on file in the pension Office and affiant insists that she is entitled to the Same pay that her Late husband drew to wit Ninety Six Dollars per annum affiant states that On the 4th day of January 1850 she was placed on the pension List under act of February 2d. 1848 at the rate of Eighty Dollars per annum when in fact under act of July 1st 1848 she is entitled to Ninety Six Dollars per annum that She is still the widow of the said George Ailsworth and resides in White County Tennessee Sworn to and Subscribed before me date above
Susannah x her mark Ailsworth
John L. Grissome
Justice of the peace
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State of Tennessee
White County} I John L. Grissome an acting Justice of the peace within and for said county hereby certify that from my personal acquaintance with the within affiant I believe the Statement made in her Said declaration to be true given under my hand and Seal this the 30 day of Decr.. A.D. 1850
John. L. Grissome
Justice of the peace

Know all men by these presents that I Susannah Ailsworth of the County of White & State of Tennessee for arms good causes have this day Irrevocably appointed S. L. Lewis of Washington City, D.Columbia my true and Lawfull attorney for me and in my name to demand of and [illegible] the proper officer of the Government any [illegible] that may be found due me as the widow of George Ailsworth deceased under any of the acts of congress passed for the benefit of the Widows of the Soldiers of the revolutionary War & to give receipts if necessary & to do all and any thing that I could do were I personally present at the doing there off given under my hand and Seal this 30 day of Decr. AD. 1850 
Susannah x her mark Ailsworth
to wit Test
Elizabeth Swift
Helen Higgins

I John L. Grissome Justice of the peace hereby certify that on this day Susannah Ailsworth came before me and acknowledged the due execution of the foregoing power of attorney for the purposes therein contained Given under my hand & Seal this 30 of Decr A.D. 1850 John, L, Grissome
Justice of the peace
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State of Tennessee
White County} I George G Dibrell Clerk of the County Court hereby Certify that John L Grissome Esq whose genuine signature appears to the within and foregoing Certificate is now and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid duly Commissioned & Sworn that all of his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Office in Sparta the 31st day of December A D 1850
G. G. Dibrall Clerk
of White County Court
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State of Tennessee
White County
On this the 21st day of December One thousand eight hundred and forty nine personally appeared before me the undersigned an acting Justice of the peace for White County Tennessee a Susannah Ailsworth a resident of White County  Tennessee aged seventy five last June who bring first duly I am according to her oath and her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of t he provisions made by the acts of congress [illegible] July 7th, 1838, March 5, 1845 and June 17th, 1844 and all subsequent acts in [illegible] acts granting half pay and pensions to certain widows that she is the widow of George Ailsworth who was a continuous [illegible] soldier in the Revolutionary war between the United States and Great Britain that he enlisted during the war and was discharged at the end of the war  in consequence of peace having made that the said George Ailsworth belonged to the Virginia Line which will more fully appear by [illegible] to the [illegible] and papers filed in said case in the pensions office of the indicated state, that she still remains the widow of the said George Ailsworth and has ever since the death of t he said George Ailsworth that she further declares that she was lawfully married to the said Georg Ailsworth on the eighth day of August Seventeen Hundred & Ninety also that her husband the aforesaid George Ailsworth died on the 21st day of December 1841 One thousand eight hundred and forty one that she was not married to the said George Sailworth prior to his leaving the Army but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January Seventeen Hundred and Ninety Four at the time above stated that she was married to the said George Ailsworth in the County of Harrisburg in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Seal unto and subscribed before
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in the day and year first have written given under my hand and Seal
William W. Moore
Justice of the peace For White County Tennessee
Susannah [her X mark] Ailsworth

Know all men by these presents that I Susannah Ailsworth of the County of White and State of Tennessee do hereby nominate constitute and appoint James G Burt of Washington City my true and Lawfull [lawful]  attorney for me and in my name to demand and receive from the pension Agent of the United States my certificate of pension if one
should be granted me hereby revoking all former power of Attorney. I hereby instruct the pension Agent to live my said certificate to no other person but the said James B Pitt Thereby Ratifying all that my said Attorney may do in and about the premises
this 27th day of December 1849
Test
Thomas J. Swifft  Susannah (her X mark) Ainsworth
Sally Swift
William W Moore

State of Tennessee
White County
State of Tennessee  
This the 21st day of December 1849 Elisha Shift to me personally known who is entitled to full faith and credit and after being duly Sworn according to Law declares that he was personally acquainted with George Ailsworth and Susannah Ailsworth for forty years
and previous to his emigrating from Virginia 
to White County Tennessee that the said
George Ailsworth and Susannah Ailsworth
lived together as man and wife for the time above married until the death of the said George Ailsworth which was on the 27 of December 1841. That he saw the said George Ailsworth dye [die] on 21st of December
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1841 that he also saw him after he was dead sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written
William W Moon               Elisha Swift
Justice of the peace
For White County Tennessee

State of Tennessee
White County
 I hereby certify that Susannah Ailsworth is prevented from attending court from Bodily infirmity this 21st Dec 1849 
W.W. Moore
Justice of the Pe[ace]

State of Tennessee
At a [illegible Senoran] Court began and held for the County of White and State aforesaid in the Court House in the Town of Sparker
before the Justices of said Court on the first Monday being the first day of May in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred & forty eight and of the Independance of the United States of America the Twenty second year
 Present the Worshipful
David Snodgrass Esquire Chairman
William W Moore and Joseph G Mitchell Denoran Justices
Be it remembered that in the matter of the application of Susannah Ailsworth to obtain a pension the following affidavit was filed
and sworn to in open Court Towit,

State of Tennessee May Term 1848
White County
Be it remembered that on this day being the first day of May in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and forty eight
appeared in proper person in open Court John Blackburn of said County to the Court known aged about Sixty seven years who being first sworn in due form of law upon his oath says that he is well acquainted with Susannah Ailsworth the widow of George Ailsworth deceased who departed this life in the County aforesaid, and that he was also well acquainted with the said George Ailsworth deceased in his lifetime, who was a Soldier
of the Revolution and was placed on the Pension list during his lifetime.
That he was acquainted with the said George Ailsworth and Susannah Ailsworth the widow of said George from his boyhood, being raised
in the same Neighborhood with said Susannah and that they joined together as man and wife in the county of Henrico and
Commonwealth of Virginia to the best of his knowledge and belief and that they lived together as man and wife until the death of said George Ailsworth and that said Susannah Ailsworth aged about Seventy one years is and still remains the widow of said George Ailsworth Decd as aforesaid and the said Susannah Ailsworth now
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resides in the County of White in the State of Tennessee
Sworn to and Subscribed
in open Court May 1st 1848
John Blackburn his + mark [illegible]
G. G. Dibrell Clerk
By N Oldham D.C
of White County Court
Whereupon John Blackburn appeared in open Court to the court known of good name, from and reputation and  subscribed said affidavit in the presence of the Court and after being
Sworn in due form of law solemnly deposed to the truth of the facts contained in said affidavit which is ordered to be recorded and certified under the seal of this Court and this 
said Court is a Court of record

State of Tennessee
White County

I George G Dibrell Clerk of the County Court
in and for the County and State aforesaid
hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and perfect copy of the original affidavit of John Blackburne filed in said Court together with the order of the Court thereon all of which appears of Record now on file in my office
I also certify that William W Moore Esquire whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing affidavits and declaration is now and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid duly and constitutionally elected & commissioned and legally Sworn that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and Credit

In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Office in Sparta the 22d day of December AD 1849
Test G. G. Dibrell Clerk
of White County Court
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Whereupon the said George Gilesworth being duly sworn
to the foregoing Declaration, and his credibility, in supported
by the oath of Anthony Dibrell and George W Gills
and the Honorable Nathaniel W. Williams the presiding
Judge and knowing of his own knowledge that the
said George Ailesworth is a man entitled to full
credit on his oath, and after the examination of
Thomas Robinson and Robert Guarles
two credible
Witnesses on oath as to the property contained in the
it be
the Court that
foregoing Schedule. It is ordered by the
certified that it appears to the satisfaction
of the court that said George Alesworth, did serve
in the Revolutionary war in the continental establish
ment as stated in the foregoing declaration; and
that it is the opinion of the Court that the total
amount of the value in property exibited in the aforesaid
schedule is ninety-three Dollars thirty seven and
one half cents.
the
State of Tennessee.
I Anthony Dibrell Clerk of the
---
-
of Circuit Court for White County in said State, Do
hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of
the Court that said George Ailesworth did serve
in the revolutionary war, in the Continental establishment
as stated in the foregoing Declaration: and
that it is the opinion of the Court that the total
amount of the value of property, exibited in the aforesaid
Schedule is ninety-three Dollars, thirty-seven and
one half cents. I also certify that the foregoing oath
and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied
from the Records of said County
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In testimony, whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my private seal, there being no seal of office, as yet provided, at off this 5th day of Dec. AD 1828 and of American Independence the 53rd year.
Anthony Dibrel clerk
of Mute Curret County
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Sparta Tennessee June the 9th 1845
Hon. J.L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
Dr Sir
I here with in [?] you the Pension Declaration, of which I hope you will have examined and acted upon at your earliest convenience & advise me of its fate as soon as convenient as it is all important to the old lady to get her pittance as early as practicable. I something like a year ago probably Rec'd your kind favor in Relation to Mrs. Ailsworth's Pension Declaration Your Letter is not before me at present in which you stated as well as Recollected that on the production of a copy of of the marriage bond or the certificate of the Clerk of the County where the marriage took place establishing the date then of a certificate would be issued under the act of March 3rd 1843 allowing a pension at the Rate of Eighty dollars per annum. I have written to the Clerk of this County Court of the County in the State of Virginia when the old lady Mrs. Ailsworth states She was married to her Dec'd Husband George Ailsworth. The Clerk informs me that the office together with all the Records and papers have been destroyed by fire. I am now at a loss what course to pursue I am very anxious that the old lady cant get her pension as I have no doubt in the world but it is honest & if I can get any further instruction how to proceed I will follow it up. You please write me on this subject when you write in relation to Mrs. Quale's pension.
Verry Respectfully
W.  G. Lewis
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Sparta July 6th 1843
Hon. J. L. Edwards, Comm. of Pensions
Dear Sir
I herewith enclose you the Declaration of Susannah Ailsworth widow of the late George Ailsworth in order to get her a pension certificate under the act of Congress passed 3rd day of March 1843. If there is any thing informal of proof lacking please inform me at your earliest convenience & I will try to have it supplied if possible. There is two or three more old ladies in my county who are widows of Revolutionary Soldier whose husbands have died since the acts of 1836 allowing their widows half pay for five year. I would like to know whether they can or no draw the balance of the five years from the death of their husband if they can I would be more than thankful if you would send me a form of the proceedings necessary in making the Declarations & proof.
I am sir with due respect your most obedient humble servant
William G. Sims
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Sparta Dec 7th 1843.
Hon J. L. Edwards
Dr Sir
I herewith enclose you the previous Declaration of Susanna Ailsworth under the act of Congress of 1838 which I hope is all right. Will you please inform me when this claim is examined if it will answer and if not what is lacking and if it is in my power I will supply the defect.
I am Sir Your Obet Servant
W. G. Sims
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Sparta October 12th 1843
Hon. J. L. Edwards Commisioner of Pensions
Dear Sir
Some time ago I Inclosed directed to you the pension Declaration of Susannah Ailsworth widow of the late George Ailsworth who was a pensioner for the purpose of getting her a pension under the act of Congress passed the 3rd March 1843 and I never have Received any answer I also asked in my letter inclosing the pension Declaration of Mes. Ailsworth some advice in relation to such as would be imbraced in the act of Congress passed 3rd March 1843 if the declaration of Mrs. Ailsworth came to your hands I humbly ask an answer, if it never came to your possession you will confer a signal favour on me and the woman Mrs. Ailsworth & others that wishes to apply who are awaiting to here the result of Mrs. Ailsworth's Declaration will you be kind enough to write to me on the receipt of this
Your friend & Humble Servant 
W. G. Sims
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Copy
Nashville March 16th 1850
Edward Gleeson.
Dr. Sir.  I was informed the other day that you was in this city and that you had applied to the agent for the pension of Mrs. Ailsworth Ms. Moor having given up her pension certificate.  This I was glad to hear had he have done so.  before the Old Lady made a declaration for duplicates in place of those withheld it would have enabled her to have got her money a week or two Sooner.  I received the declaration which she made before you on the 2 [illegible] asking for duplicate certificates and also the difference between 80 & 96 $ a year and Immediately forwarded it to Washington and this Step taken by her of course the agent could not pay to the original certificates until he receives instructions from Washington which he will no doubt receive as soon as the papers forwarded by me is received there.  you can say to the old Lady She will no doubt hear from the case again in 9 or 10 days and therefore to give herself no uneasiness.  I am sorry that she has been put to so much trouble and as regards my conduct towards her  I will merely leave that to you as you have been present and saw and knew all the steps which She has taken where being qualified to either of the documents placed in my charge and I assure you that what I have done since her claim was first undertaken by me has been through the purest motives, and when I saw her last which was in February, I then informed her that if Ms. Moor would give her up her certificates and let her place the matter in the hands of A. Dibsell or any third person on who would attend to getting her money free of charge that so far as I have done for her should not cost her a dollar further than
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to refund to me the amount of fees of which I had advanced for her which was but a trifle that what I had done she Should be welcome to, but if Mr. Moor would not give up the certificates without her having to pay him four or five hundred dollars after I had done all the labour in recovering the claim I would not if in her place ever agree to it, that if he would not give up the certificates that all she could do was to apply for duplicates which She could get, this was my advice to her when in White February and she then said she would pursue this course if Mr. Moor refused to give them up but at that time I could not wait to draw up the papers but advised her to get you & M C Dibsell to attend to it for her and send me the papers and I would forward them to the department and in the meantime get her pension increased from $80 to $96 a year if possible these papers I did not receive as I expected and about the 1st of March Saw Mr. Pickett who was going to pass near her and I told him how Mr. Moor had treated me in first interfering with my business and how he was likely to treat Mr. Hilsworth, that I would like for him to call and see her and if she still wanted to make the application for duplicates to first see you and then draw up her papers and forward them to me and I would still see that she was not compelled to give away half of her money to a man who had never done anything for her in the matter.  These papers was by you and Mr. Pickett prepared and forwarded to me and on the 8th Inst I sent them to the department asking duplicate certificates and also an increase of the amount from $80 to $96 per year.  I have thought propper to address you this Statement of facts that in case of any misrepresentations toward me by any one who may not understand the matter and request that in that event you will see me cited, as I assure  you that it is not the matter of a fee that induced me to take the steps that I have since  Mr. Moors conduct towards me
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in interfearing with my business and all the consideration that I ask is that which I have advanced out of my own funds and that Mr. Moor be prevented from charging her the 4 or $500 which I am informed he wants, when I first undertook her claim on 6th of December last I believe you heard Mrs. Hilsworth tell me that she had not employed any one to prosecute her claim since Mr. Glenn had tried and failed, she also stated that when in Town in June I believe it was she had spoke to Mr. Moor to come down & see her about it but that he had never done so,  

Respectfully
Signed
Wm E Jones

The above is a true copy of a 
Letter forwarded by Wm E Jones 
to C. Gleeson in my presence
L.E. Mitchell
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1st Febry 1829
Sir
I inclose you the papers of George Ailsworth for revolutionary pension. His case has here tofore been before you. And further evidence is now produced whether the former inefficiency is strictly supplied or not I can not say. I believe there is no question but that he performed the Service stated in his petition. The fact of his present needy circumstances is perhaps equally clear He has found difficulty in tracing all the changes in his property since 1818 and bring word evidence in every instance. I have hoped that his case might be [?] in the more casual rules recently adopted by the secretary of war
respectfully yours
J. C. Isacks
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Washington April 4 1850

Dear Sir
Enclosed you will receive some papers which have been forwarded to me by Wm E Jones of Nashville in regard to a Pensions Certificate of Susan Ailsworth which was obtained for her by some Agent through your Department and he has refused to deliver up her certificate. You gave me two weeks since a blank for an affidavit to be made by the Pensioner upon which you stated the Pensioner would be paid by our Pensions Agent and that you never issued Duplicate Certificates.
It is said that you do sometimes issue Duplicates & that the law requires them! Please refer me in answer to the law or state how the practice of your Department has grown & what you have done as to Mrs. Ailsworth's claim.
Yrs Respectfully,
Andrew Ewing
Hon J. L. Edwards
Comr of Pensions
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Pension office
Nashville Tennessee"
March 15th 1850
Sir
A doubt having arisen in my mind as to the propriety of having Susannah Ailsworth's Pension (under acts of 7 July 1838, 3rd March 1843, 17 June 1844 & 2d Feby 1848) upon the original certificates issued by the Interior Department in January last, I have thought proper to address you for the purpose of obtaining positive instructions from you as to the course I shall pursue in the matter.
Powers of attorney (which were informal) were presented at this office in Jany or Feby last, and being incorrect were not paid upon. I was then notified by a letter from the Pensioner Mrs A witnessed by two persons not to pay her pension to any person upon any power of Attorney executed prior to the date of her notification (13th Feby ult) and also stating as follows: "I have authorised William E Jones to superintend the payment" "or collection thereof" (the Pension) "by whose direction you will be" "governed". About a week since I was addressed by Mr. Jones in relation to the payment of the Pension, and was shewn a declaration from Mrs. A, in which she made application for new Certificates, and stated (on oath) that the original Certificates were illegally withheld, by some one. In answer to Mr. Jones' letter I addressed him a communication in which I stated that I should decline paying the Pension to any one, until I had received special directions from you,
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thinking that should new Certificates be issued (after I had been notified of the fact that application for them had been made) the original ones would be rendered null & void, and the payment not be allowed in the settlement of my acc't.
These are all the facts in the case, as I know them and in view of them, I have to-day suspended the payment of the Pension until I am advised by you as to the courses I shall pursue, hoping that the Department may approve what I have already done. 
As it was a new case & for which there was no precedent, or instructions, I have thought it proper to waive all action in the matter until I shall have rec'd my instructions from you and I have to beg of you the favor to advise one at once in relation thereto. 
Very Respectfully
Your Most Obedient Servant
J M Smith 
Pension Agent
Jas L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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Washington May 7th 37

Sir
Some months since, I was informed by you that an increase of Pension had been granted to Susanah Ailsworth, widow of Geo. Ailsworth, but it was necessary to have the certificate under which she drew her present Pension. As her Agent & attorney in the matter, I wrote for the certificate, and now  inclose [enclose] it to you
From my long continued illness I have been unable to attend to the case as promptly as I desired and hence I will take it as a great
favor of the certificate can be used and returned to me without delay so I may return it to Mrs. Ailsworth as she has not drawn her pension under it up to 4th March last

I am in my respectfully Your an ob Svt
J. L. Lewis

J.E. Heath Esqr
Comr of Pensins [Commissioner of Pensions]
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Nashville March 21st 1850

Sir
I have this day been informed by Mr Anthony Dibrell of this city that Mr M M Moore of Sparta Tennessee has informed Mrs Susanah Ailsworth a Pensioner of the Tennessee Nashville Agency (thro the State Chanceller of the Sparta district) against receiving her pension some $960. upon certificates for which she has Applied through me to your office the original ones issued in Jany [January] last having been illegally withheld by the said Moore as she made oath in her declaration which I forwarded to you at 8th inst, Mr. M. Obtained the injunction as I hear upon the ground that he advanced some $192 to some Agent of his in Washington in procuring the Original certificate of pension, while she alleges that he was never employed by her to receive her pension or promised any compensation in the matter.
From the same source (and it is a responsible one) I learn that a declaration of Esqr Gleeson
before whom all the papers of Mrs Ailsworth were executed has been sent to your office stating that Mr Moores conduct in the matter had been correct and propper [proper] with this I have nothing to do, but having prosecuted Mrs Ailsworth's claim myself, I feel that it is due to myself to set the Department right in the matter & for that reason be that you will compare Esqr Gleeson's declaration (if any has been sent to you, with this certificate as to the truth of Mrs A's Statement contained in her declaration executed before him for the purpose of Obt [obtaining] new certificates and in which she distinctly charges Mr Moore with impropper [inproper] conduct as well as with retaining unlawfully her pension
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Certificates, and then the Value of any Statement of Mr Gleeson relative to the matter may be better appreciated.
I also take the liberty of enclosing a copy of a letter the original of which I mailed on the 16th inst  [instant]to Mr Gleeson & Mrs Ailsworth Stating what part I had had in the case and the truth of the Statements  contained in which can be fully and satisfactorily proven if at all necessary or occasion demand
I am Very Respecfully [Respectfully]
Your Obt Servant
Wm E Jones

J L Edwards Esq.
Comms of Pensions
Washington City
DC


Hon Andrew Dear 
Dear Sir  I take the liberty of enclosing the
accompanying papers to you and beg that you will do me the favour to present them to the Commissioner of Pensions in order that my action in the Ailsworth matter may be placed in its proper light before the  Department  You will see from my letter enclosed that at the time of writing my opinion that Mr Moore had given up her certificate but as he has filed and obtained an injunction against her to prevent her from
receiving her pension I suppose he still retains them.
Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servant
Wm E. Jones
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Washington Decr 31st 1845,

Sir
I enclose you herewith the certificate
of the Clerk of Henrico Co. Va. with reference
to the marriage of Mrs Susana[h] Ainsworth of
Tennessee, an applicant for pension,
shewing [showing] that her marriage record is not found there recorded since 1784, prior to which the record have been destroyed,
The opening the way for parole testimony in
the case which has been furnished as I am
informed by Mr Sims her former agent as far as any can be found, hoping the case will now greet your favorable consideration, it is now respectfully submitted,
Very Respectfully
Your obt Servant
Nathan Leake

J. Edwards E
Com of Pensions
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Payment be made at Nashville by Joel M. Smith Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of Tennessee

Payable on the 4th September and 4th March

Recorded in the Pension Office on the Roll of Pensioners under act February 2d, 1848, Page 282 Vol. 3
J. B. Chase
Clerk
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
WIDOW'S PENSION.
--------------
I certify that in conformity with the act of February 2d, 1848, Susannah Ailesworth, widow of George Ailesworth, who was a Private in the revolutionary war, is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Eighty dollars and ---- cents per annum, commencing on the 4th of March, 1848, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.

Given at the Department of the Interior
this 4th day of January
one thousand eight hundred and fifty.

J. Ewing
Secretary of the Interior.
Examined and Countersigned
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
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Richmond, April 6th 1845.
Mr W G Simms

Sir
I have examined the records and papers on file in Henrico County Court Clerk's since 1781, and find no marriage license on file, or other evidence, that any license ever issued from said office for the intermarriage of Geo: Ailsworth with Susan
Harlow, nor is there any certificate of the marriage recorded.

Yours
Loftin N. Ellett, Clerk of Henrico County Court

N.B. The records were destroyed prior to 1781.
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Susannah Ailesworth
Wife of George

Admitted for 2 yrs $80 -
For an [illegible] 4 March 1836 to 4 March 1841
From 4 March 1843 to 4 [illegible]

J.G. Berret
Pres.
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Washington 2nd Jany 1850

Honorable
James L. Edwards
Commissioner
Sir:
I have the honor to enclose the declaration of Susannah Ailsworth, widow of George, claiming a pension on the act of Congress, approved 7 July 1838.
With great respect
Yrofsvt
J B. Berrett
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Sparta Tennessee
13th May 1851
[illegible] J E Heath
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
About the middle of February last we sent S.L. Lewis of Washington City the original Pension Certificate of Susannah Ailesworth widow of George Ailesworth Deceased a Revolutionary pensioner at the rate of $80 per annum to be filed with her application for an increase of pension, and since that time have not heard of Mr Lewis of the Certificate, Will you be so kind as to inform us whether he filed
the Certificate, if so will one for an increase issue soon

Very Respectfully
Moore & Dibrell
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Sir

If an application should be made for sufficiant Pension certificates in the case of Susannah Ailsworth, the widow of a Revolutionary soldier for whom I have obtained a Pension under the act 7th July 1838 - 3 March 1843 & 17th June 1844, have to request that I may informed before action is taken upon such application. Mrs Ailsworth is on the Tennessee roll, and payable at Nashville Tenn.

I am, with great respect of Ho. Sir
James G. Berret
March 15, 1850

[illegible]:
J. L. Edwards
Court of Pensions
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Washington Oct 31st 1845.
Sir
Mr Wm. G Simms of Sparta Tennessee has entrusted to my care the claim of Mrs Susan Ailsworth widow of George Allsworth of tennesse to pension for which she applied some time since & he informs me has not been able yet to learn the condition of the case by reporting its condition to me or permitting me to explain her paper you will confer an obligation upon her & upon
Your most obl servant,
Nathan Leake

For J. L. Edwards
Court of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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MIZPAH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
S.O. COXE, MINISTER
1224 EAST BROOKLAND PARK BOULEVARD
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
Feby. 9th 1932.

Director of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

May I renew my request of some weeks ago, for the military record of George Ailsworth, a soldier in the American Revolution. I am referred to your office for this information by The Adjust General's Office, War Department.

Yours very truly,
S. O. Coxe
2610 Third Ave.

send to (handwritten)
STAMP - RECEIVED FEB 10 1932
RECEIPT SECTION
PENSION FILES SUB-DIVISION
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MIZPAH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
S. O. COXE, MINISTER
1224 EAST BROOKLAND PARK BOULEVARD
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
Jan. 6th 1932.

The Director of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

Kindly furnish me with whatever data your office may  have on the two following Revolutionary soldiers: George Ailsworth, private in Capt. Thomas Massie's Company, 6th Virginia Regiment; and John Hill, of New Kent Co., Virginia, private in Virginia Line, pensioned Oct. 21st, 1818.

As particularly concerned to know the county from which George Ailsworth enlisted; also his parents; and the names of any other kinsmen that may be given; and, further, whether a grant of land was ever made to him or his heirs, for his services.

I should like to have the same data on John Hill, with the exception of his place of residence. Any facts that you can supply with regard to either of these men will be greatly appreciated.

Yours very truly,
S. O. Coxe
2610 Third Avenue
Richmond, Va.

RECEIVED
JAN 7 1932
RECEIPT SECTION
PENSION FILES SUB-DIVISION
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February 12, 1932.

BA-J/ILL
Rev. S. O. Coxe
2610 Third Avenue
Richmond, Virginia.

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter of February 9, your second request for the record of George Ailsworth, a Revolutionary War soldier.

On February 6, you were furnished the record of that soldier in response to your former letter of January 6.

It is presumed the record has reached you are now.

Very truly yours,

A. D. HILLER,
Assistant to Administrator.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIEVES
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
Form VAM-51
15-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME  Aimes, John  
GRADE  Private  
LINE  New Jersey

WARRANT NUMBER 8085
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED June 16, 1789 to Aaron Ogden, Assignee

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*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.