Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 678, Cornelius Beazley, Va.
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE
Va.

Beazely, Cornelius
or Beasely


NUMBER
R.678

Born in Va.

CONTENTS
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answer this to Demopolis
P. Lyon Esq.

March 5, 1844
Ala
Cornelius Beasley
7 June 1832

[stamp]
Linden Ala Feb 8

35670
Cornelius Beasley
Alabama
Act 7 June 32.
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The pension agent will answer this to Demopolis
post office care of J. L. Lyons Esq.

March 5 1844

[stamp]
Linden Ala Feb 8

Ala
Cornelius Beasley
7 June 1832

[illegible] Washington CH
Feb 15
J.L. Edwards, Esq.
Commission of Pensions
Washington City
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State of Alabama
Marengo County
personally appeared before me
Cicero L Kirksey an acting
Justice of the peace in & for this County
State of Alabama Cornelius Beasley a Citizen of this County
aged about Ninety years in sound mind who has
duly sworn on the Holy Evangelist, states that he is a
nature of Charlotte County Va. and as well as he can
recollect & understand is about ninety years old that
near the close of the Revolutionary War he joined
the army as a private in Capt Wm Morton Company
& was commanded by Colonel Ephraim Bolling, but
does not recollect the names of the Lieutenant of said
Company, But his company marched through Halifax
town in Roanoke & reached Guildford Court House
before the Battle he was as well as his Br. Wm
detached & put on the Baggage guard. his Br Thos Beasley
was in the battle & was killed in that Battle, That after
the Battle the Brittish pushed on for York & the American
army followed & soon closely marched them
[illegible] army
on one side, Genl Washington army on the other & the french
fleet in front. this deponent remained there untill
the surrender of Lord Cornwallis, his Br Wm Beasley
was ordered to march & guard the prisoners but
the deponent was disbanded & returned with Capt
Morton to Charlotte County where he remained &
then removed to Geo
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after remaining some time in geo he removed
to Tennessee & again returned to geo & thence
removed to Alabama, that he never
applied for a pension before but he is
now old crippled & poor & prayers the extension
of the pension laws to his case & as in
duty ever prays &c &c

Cornelius Beazley
Sworn & subscribed
before me this 5th day
of February 1844

C.L. Kirksey
Justice of
Peace &c

The State of Alabama
Marengo County
I, Thomas C. Woolf
Clerk of the County
Court of said County do hereby certify
that Cicero L Kirksey whose name appears
to the foregoing certificate is an acting
Justice of the peace in and for said County
duly commissioned and qualified and
full faith and credit should he
given to all his official acts as such
Given under my hand and seal
of office at Linden this the
5th day of February AD 1844
Tho J. Woolf
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[illegible] Mr Beasely must swear to
his statement before a justice of the peace
get his certificate [illegible] before the Clerk of
the County Court that is a magistrate & then
seal it up in a letter transmit it to J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions at Wahington City & await
his answer
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Ex'r. INVALID.
No. 678
Cornelius Beasley
P.O.
Service:
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
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Washington 22 April 1844
Sir
I ask leave to submit the enclosed
letter and will thank you for such information 
as will enable me to answer
the same-
Very Respectfully
James Dellet

J.L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Patents[sic]
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35670
Cornelius Beaseley
Ala
Let to Hon James Dellet
May 11.44
678
7. June 1832
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Major J L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

Cors Beasly
Ala 32 not admd

[illegible] Pen agts
Compensation
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near Demopolis Ala
Marengo 21 June 1844

Sir
Mr. Cornelius Beasly has called to hear your report
on his application for a pension, Mr Dellett
had sent me your letter disallowing his application
The old gentleman is very old & infirm & his memory
nearly gone, he says does not know that he
can add any new light to his case he knows that
he had six brothers all in the service one of
them was killed at Guilford Court House
by name was Thos. he himself was one of the
waggon guard in the whole [illegible], But how
long he was called out for & served he has no
recollection of. he says he is now 90 or 92 years
of age & in indigent circumstances but if he had
not been justly entitled to it he would never
have applied for it. he says he will think 
over his servis[sic] of those days & if his mind
will settle satisfactory on his servis[sic] he will
again make another effort
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I have myself no doubt of his having served as
a soldier of those times as I have had much
desultory conversations with him on those times 
With great respect your
obt Sert.
Jno B. Hogan

Major J. L. Edwards

P.S. Has the act of Congress made
any provision for compensating your
[illegible] sub agents? I have heard that
state passed Congress but what provisions I do not
know but understand it made provision to pay pension
agents.
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Mr. Beasley says heretofore he did not apply
because he did not [illegible] on [illegible] of it
he now applies because he knows its his due
& of because now [illegible] it it would do him
good
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State of Alabama
Marengo County 
personally appeared before
me a justice of the peace in & for said County Cornelius
Beasley and[sic] old man [illegible] he thinks ninety years
of age, and for six years a resident of this county. & previous
thereto a resident of Georgia & for some time before a
resident of Tennessee & previous thereto a resident of Georgia.

This deponent being duly sworn on this Holy Evangelist
of almighty God states that he is an applicant under 
the Law of the US for a pension as an old Militia
solider of the Revolutionary War, that he made application 
last winter to the Department of War & has
received for answer that his application was disallowed
owing as stated to the inaccuracy of his statement of his
service; that his memory at the time may have been
such as to them doubt on his narative of service
now upwards of 60 years past, That all he can now
add is the fact that he first joined the american army at
Guilford but turned out for three months under
Captain Wm Morton & his Colonel he thinks was Ephraim
Bowling but he is not certain of Bowling being at the time
his Colonel, that within a few days after his Company
reached Guilford the battle was fought & his Brother
Thos Beasly he killed, and after the Battle we followed
Lord Cornwallis' army for a while, be the halted.
in my former statement I said we marched after Cornwallis
to Little York but I did not mean to say we
went to Little York; but followed him, who was said to
be going there but we halted first near Reedy Fork
where we staid some days & then pursued the Brittish
army and again stopped at the Iron works and after
marching for some distance returned towards the south
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But his recollection as to precise dates & places 
is suspicious at least he states further as far as his memory 
goes that he was discharged [illegible] [illegible] for
several years after the war he resided near the residence 
of his old Captain Wm Morton he states further he is 
now so [illegible] he is unable to work & if he can obtain 
[illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] of
that [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] be to [illegible][illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] 
[illegible] [illegible] himself [illegible] justly entitled to the same
Cornelius Beasley hisXmark

Sworn & subscribed Before me this 22d of November 44
John Schiren

Letter to Cornelius Beasley
[illegible]
Jno B Hogan