Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 4444, for Richard Jones, Virginia
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

[3-1776]

SERVICE
Va

Jones, Richard

NUMBER
S.4444

CONTENTS
Carded
b 1748 in Wales
res. at int. Rockbridge Co., Va.
res. in 1832, Weakley Co. Tenn.
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

26728
Richard Jones
of Weakley Co. in the State of Tennessee
who was a Private in the com [company] commanded
by Captain Gilmer of the regt [regiment] commanded
by Col. McDowell in the Virginia
line for 6 months

Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee
at the rate of 21 Dollars - Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of May
1834 and N. C. Williams Dresden

Arrears to the 4th of March $60.00
Semi=anl. allowance ending 10 Sept. 10.00
$7.00
{Revolutionary Claim,
{Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Dan Boyd, Clerk
Book E Vol. 7 Page 85
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Richard Jones
Tennessee

Suspended see letter
Jany 3 1833
to Hon W. Fitzgerald


W. Fitzgerald
Agent
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

BRIEF in the case of Richard Jones, of the County 
of Weakley in the State of Tennessee 
(Act 7th JUNE, 1832.)

1.  Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge: Before a Justice.
2.  If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? Yes
3.  How old is he: 84 years.
4.  State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

[column headings: Period. Duration of Service Years, Months, Days. Rank As a. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.]
In 1776 or 75; 8 months as a Lieutenant; Gen. Morgan; Capt. Gilmore, Col. Washington
4 months as a private; Capt. Tilford; Genl. Greene
amt of service upwards of two years; as a Lieutenant; Capt. Hendley; Genl. Sevier

5.  In what battles was he engaged? Battle of Cowpens & Guilford Court House
6.  Where did he reside when he entered the service? Rockbridge County, Virginia
7.  Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? By transitionary Evidence
8.  Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? -------

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

James [Ord]
Examining Clerk.
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Richard Jones
Tennessee

f 1780 pr 6
mo. $20.

R. C. Williams
Dresden 
[words scratched out] Tennessee

[written upside down – direct to R. C. Williams Dresden Weakley Co]
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WAR DEPARTMENT
PENSION OFFICE

Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules and the subjoined notes you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done these points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (these:}). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A STATEMENT, showing the Service of Richard Jones
[column headings: Period when the service rendered: Duration of the claimant’s service. Year Month Day: Rank of the claimant's: Names and Rank of the Field officers under whom he served.: Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service, Proof by which the declaration is supported.]
1780; 3 months; rank P; Capt. Gilmore; age 84; Traditionary.
1781; 3 months; rank Lt; Capt. Tilford Col. Tilford
The declaration should be made before a magistrate in form and manner as before in open court, and the magistrate should give his opinion and certify to the witness in the form laid down in the regulations. The official character and signature of the magistrate or magistrates should also be certified by the county clerks under his seal of office, no allowance can be made for services performed by a substitute, only six months can be allowed, [that scratched out] the tours required by the [Illegible 3 words] for three months only. The original declaration now returned should be sent to this office again in order to a formable decision.

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832. The following regulations have been adopted: This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service. Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law: 
1. The Regular Troops. 
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers. 
3. Persons employed in the Naval service. 
4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians OR privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration. which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832. 
State, Territory, or District of} ss.
County of}
On this     day of     personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of     in the county of     and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)    , with    and served in the      (e) regiment of the      line, under the following named officers: 
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.] 
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State. or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. 
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. 
1               of the Court of              do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of                for a pension. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of       &c. 
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out. 
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz: 
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the             and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with              , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be               years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. 
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. 
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.] 
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the            and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the            and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
I,        Clerk of the Court of            do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of              for a pension. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this     day of     &c. 
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction. 
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in bis declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not. proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case. 
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia. 
1. Where and in what year were you born? 
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it? 
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live? 
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom? 
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
6. {To a Soldier.} {To an Officer.} Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant. The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates. 
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject. 
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court. 

Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature. 
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will trans nit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter. 
(a) The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance. 
(b) The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule. 
(c) The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned. 
(d) The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served. 
(e) Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. ln a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words : "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:-For    year    months, and     days, I served as a    . For     months and    days, I served as a     ; and for such service I claim a pension." 
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c without specifying the tours, the names of the officers and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served: the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit. 
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable. 
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required. 
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case. 
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers. 
Mode of authenticating papers. In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers in not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate. 
Proof of Service. 
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found in the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signatures of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The notes from (a) to (i) are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule to [illegible] note (j) applies to continental troops only. 
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases. 
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact. 
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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State of Tennessee}
Weakley County}
On this 14th day of September in the year of Our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred & Thirty two appeared before me one of the Justices of the Peace in & for the County & State aforesaid Richard Jones a resident of said County aged Eighty-four years who being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of the Act of Congress passed June the 7th Day 1832. 
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein after named. 
That he entered the service of the United States in the year seventeen hundred & seventy four or five not recollected which date [^ as a Lieutenant] under the command of General Morgan & Colonel Washing [Washington] & Capt [Captain] Gilmore served under them Eight months during which time I was in one engagement at the Cowpens where we took about four Hundred Prisoners marched them to Salisbury where we left them Next Entered the service under General Green [Greene] & Capt. [Captain] Telford served four months [^ during which time I threw up my lieutenants place] during which time was in One Engagement at Guilford Court House where I got wounded in the Head & nearly bled to death. Next was ordered out against the Indians in Kentucky during which service I hired a
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substitute to serve that Tour in my place. I was next called into service as Lieutenant under the command of Governor Sevier the Governor of [Virginia scratched out] Tennessee under Capt. [Captain] Hendley was in one engagement with the Indians at the Time that private Ware & Wallace was killed making in all I think upwards of two years. 

Q 1st Where & in what year were you born 
Answer – I was born in Wales & Emigrated to America at the Age of Eight years old & I think was born about the date of 1748 
Q 2nd Where were you living when called into service 
Answer – In Rockbridge County in the State of Virginia 
Q 3rd Where have you lived since the Revolution War & where do you now live 
Answer. I moved from Virginia to East Tennessee where I lived until I moved to Weakley County where I now live 
Q 4th State the names of some of the Regular officers where you served such Continental & Militia Regiments as you can Recollect & the Circumstances of your Service 
Answer. Colonel Washington was Colonel of the Horse, Colonel Howard was Colonel of the foot & Morgan was General & I was generally in the service of what was called General Morgan's Rifle men or Regiment
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Q. Did you ever receive a Commission & if so by whom was it signed & what has become of it. 
Answer. I received a Lieutenant's commission signed by General Morgan but what has become of it I know not it has been so long since. 
Q. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood & who can Testify as to your character for veracity and their Belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution. 
Answer. Joseph Collins, William Harmon & Samuel Fowler & Brigh Groomes & Wm. Anderson Crabtree 
2. Have you any living Witness by whom you can prove your Services in the war of the Revolution. 
Answer. None that I know of & I do furthermore swear that I am unable to attend the Court of this County on account of Bodily infirmity & that I have not nor do not Receive a pension from United States by any act of Congress previous to the act of the 7th of June 1832 & I do further swear that I am the reputed father of Colonel Francis Jones a member of Congress some few years before his death & died about 4 years since. 

Sworn & subscribed before me 
M. T. Span, {JP} 
Richard Jones
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State of Tennessee}
Weakley County}
We Moses T. Span a Clergyman Presiding in the County of Weakley & State of Tennessee & George W. Montgomery residing in the same do hereby certify that we are well acquainted [with] Richard Jones who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be about Eighty four years old that he is reputed & believed in neighborhood where he resides to have been a solider of the Revolution & that we concur in the that Opinion.
Sworn to & subscribed this 24th day of Septr [September] 1832.
M. T. Span
Gro [George] Montgomery
Sworn to and subscribed} 
before me the same day} 
and year above written}
I. F. Outhouse J.P}

I Israel F. Outhouse one of the Justices of the Peace for the County of Weakly do hereby declare my opinion after the Investigation of the matter & after putting the Interrogatories Required by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary officer & served as he states & I further certify that it appears to me that Moses T Span who has assigned the prescribing certificate is a Clergyman residing in said County & George W. Montgomery who has also signed the same is a resident in said County & is a credible person & that their statements is entitled to credit & the above applicant cannot appear in court on account of bodily infirmity.
I. F. Outhouse JP
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State of Tennessee}
Weakley County}
I William H. Johnson Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for said County do certify that Israel F. Outhouse who signs his name to the foregoing certificate is and has for a long time been an acting Justice of the Peace for said county of Weakly duly Commissioned and qualified as such and that all faith credit is due and ought to be given to all of his official acts. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office the 9th day of October 1832.
W. H. Johnson Clerk
Of Weakley County Court
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

Rev War 4444
INVALID.

File No. 4444
Richard Jones
Pvt Va line

Act: June 7 1832
Index:- Vol. A, Page 194

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Tennessee
Richard Jones
[New York scratched out]
Act 7 June 1832

[Rejected crossed out] Suspended The letter to Hon: W. Fitzgerald 3rd January 1833

Suspd [Suspended]

5740
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Free

Jas L. Edwards, Esq.
Commr [Commissioner] of Pensions
Washington City
D. C.

[written sideways – immediate attention]
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Dresden 24 April 1834

Sir,
The enclosed declaration was returned to my brother at this place a day or two since, and he has requested me to address again on the subject.
After looking it over I found the only objection to be the want of the Clerks Certificate with the official character of the magistrate before whom the declaration was originally taken.
This I have had attached this morning. The old man I find on inquiring is a very old, poor, and respectable man and only claims for Six months Service. He lives at a distant and is quite infirm. I would have a new declaration but think this one will answer.

Respectfully
Yr. obt. Sert. [Your obedient Servant]
W. L. Williams

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Comm. Of Pensions
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State of Tennessee}
Weakley County}
I Richard Jones a resident Citizen of the County of Weakley and State aforesaid do make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 being first duly sworn according to law aged eighty-four years the eighth day of January last according to the best of his recollection not having any record by which he can tell with absolute certainty. I the said Richard Jones do hereby declare that I went into the service of the Revolutionary War in the year 1780 from the County of Rockbridge in the state of Virginia where I then lived I was then commanded by Gilmore who was our Captain McDowell was our Colonel we marched to the Cowpens where we had a battle and defeated the enemy General Morgan commanded in the battle I helped to guard the prisoners taken in said battle to someplace in North Carolina I think to Salisbury this tour was three or four months I was in actual service – we were then permitted to return home a short time about two months when I was again ordered into service under Captain Telford who was killed in the battle of Guilford Court house. I was in this battle and was wounded. Our commander was General Green [Greene]. I again returned home and brought Captain Telford's Clothing for his family he having been killed as before stated – my second tour was also three or four months long. I was ordered into service the third time to fight the Indians. I hired a substitute who went under Captain Fane who was killed at the battle at the Orchard – I gave a likely horse to my substitute to go against the Indians the tour was I think eight months long. I was again ordered into service to go to Eutaws but before we got there peace was made. 
I acted as Ensign in the battle of Guilford but I cannot recollect how long I served as such nor at what particular place I was made Ensign. I never got any written discharge and the reason as I was then told was because we were held subject to be ordered out at any time when ordered
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I cannot recollect with certainty the length of each tour but I am perfectly satisfied I served in all the tours at least sixteen months. I the said Richard Jones do hereby relinquish every other claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of any other State. 
Sworn to and subscribed}
before us this the day of April}
1833}
I F Outhouse, Justice of the Peace 
M. T. Span, Justice of the Peace
Richard Jones 

State of Tennessee Weakley County
We Moses T. Span and Israel F. Outhouse both acting Justices of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Richard Jones whose name is signed to the above declaration by reason of old age and bodily infirmity is altogether unable to attend at the Court house in this or any other County for the purpose of swearing to the above declaration. Given under my hands this the 11th day of April 1833.
M. T. Span Justice of the Peace 
I. F. Outhouse Justice of the Peace

State of Tennessee Weakley County
This day personally appeared before me I F Outhouse an acting Justice of the Peace in for said County the Reverend M. T. Span he being the nearest Clergyman to the above named Jones who being first duly sworn states that he is acquainted with the above named Richard Jones & that he believes him to be of the age stated & that he is generally believed & reputed in his neighborhood to have been in the Revolutionary War.
M T. Span Clergyman
Sworn to & subscribed this
11th day of April 1833
I.F. Outhouse Justice of the Peace}
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State of Tennessee Weakley County
This day personally appeared before me I F Outhouse an acting Justice of the Peace in for said County aforesaid George Montgomery a reputable person & a credible witness who being duly sworn states that he is acquainted with Richard Jones who has made the foregoing declaration & that he is genuinely reputed and believed to have served in the Revolutionary war.
George Montgomery
Sworn to & subscribed before me this the}
8th day of April 1833}
I.F. Outhouse JP

This day the 11th day of April 1833 personally appeared before me I. F. Outhouse an acting Justice of the Peace  in & for the County of Weakley & state of Tennessee Richard Jones whose name is singed to the foregoing declaration who being duly sworn deposeth & saith that by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively to the precise length of his service but according to best of his recollection he served sometime as ensign but as he cannot recollect as to length of that service he relinquishes that portion of his pension he would be entitled to as ensign. Sworn to & subscribed before me} 
this the 11th day of April 1833}
Richard Jones}
I.F. Outhouse JP}

State of Tennessee}
Weakley County} I do certify that I am acquainted with Israel F. Outhouse whose signature appears above and that I know the above writing to be genuine.
N. Fitzgerald
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State of Tennessee}
Weakley County}
I William H. Johnson Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Richard Jones for a pension. In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal of office this 8th day of March 1834.
Wm. H. Johnson, Clerk

State of Tennessee}
Weakley County}
I William H. Johnson clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for said County do hereby certify that the within Moses T. Span & Israel F. Outhouse were at the time they signed the within proceedings acting magistrate for the County of Weakley, and that the within signatures written proper handwriting.
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal of office this 24th day of April 1834.
Wm. H. Johnson, Clerk
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Richard Jones

Application