Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 694, James Acree, Va.
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SERVICE                                                              NUMBER
Va.                      Acree, James.                           W694
                                        Esther               B.L. Wt. 26051-160-55

CONTENTS
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19,624
East Tennessee
James Acree
of Knox Co. in the State of Tennessee
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Hoard, of the regiment commanded
by Colonel Stubblefield, in the Virginia
line, for the term of 5 years _________
from October, 1776 to October 1781.
...scribed on the Roll of East Tennessee,
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 15th day of February 1826.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15th of May 1826
and sent to D. G. Dunlap, Esqu.
Knoxville, Tenn.
Arrears to 4th of Mar: 1826 $5..03
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep: 1826 - 48..00
$53..03
Sep.26
{Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820.
Stubblefield does not appear from the rolls 
to have held a higher rank than that of Major, 
but the claimant's service is proved by two credible witnesses, whose names are on the roll.
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31 ,,19 /H
And in pursuance of The Act of The 1st of May 1820 I do solemnly
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19.420
James Acree
Knox Cy. Ten:
Recd Jan 19. 1826.
R. G. Dunlap Esqu
Knoxville.
Ten:
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"Original claim _
State of Tennessee
Knox County  October Sessions 1824
James Acree, on the 6th day of October 1824 personally 
appeared in Open Court being a Court of Record for the 
County and State aforesaid with full power by the 
Common Laws to fine and imprison _ The said James
Acree is a resident of said County an[illegible] in the 
seventieth year of his age who being first duly sworn
according to Law, doth on his Oath make the 
following Declaration_ in Order to obtain the 
provisions made by the acts of Congress of the 18th March
1818, and the first of May 1820, that he the said
James Acree enlisted for the term of five years on 
the __ day of __ in the year __ in the State of 
Virginia, Carolina county, in the Company 
Commanded by Captain Thomas Hoard, in the
Regiment Commanded by Colonel George O. Stubblefield, 
in the line of the State of Virginia on
the Regular Continental establishments that he 
continued to serve in said corps until the time
for which he enlisted expired, when he was 
discharged from the said service, a few weeks
after the surrender of Cornwallis at little York in 
the State of Virginia _
That he was in the battle of Brandywine and 
Little York, and that he was severely wounded
in the right leg with two musket balls in the battle
of Brandywine, which has made him a cripple
for life _ and that he has no other evidence now
for his [illegible] of  his said service except his own
Oath _
The following is a Schedule of his property  [illegible]
[illegible] his Oath and Certified by Col Charles
M Chaney to the best of his knowledge
One Bed & furniture ..........$23..00
1 Spinning wheel ...............3  00
1 pain of cotton cards .......1..60
1 Set of Knives & forks ......1.00
5 Dining plates .................   .81 [?]
3 Chairs .............................1.50
1 Table ................................1.00
Drs 31..91 [?]
And in pursuance of the Act of the 1st of May 1820 I do solemnly
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Swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States
on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not since
that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed
of my property or any part thereof, with intent there
by so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions
of an act of [illegible] "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged
in the Land and Naval service of the United
States, in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18th
day of March 1818, And that I have not nor has
any person in trust for me, any property, or securities
contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income
other than what is contained in the Schedule
[illegible], and by me subscribed _
The Declaimant is a farmer by Occupation 70 years
of age and scarcely able to work, his wife is thirty 
one years of age sickly and weak constitution,
his youngest daughter eight years of age, these are
all the persons that compose my family _
Sworn to in Open Court   James Acree
6th Oct 1824 [illegible] Wm. Swan D.C_
State of Tennessee
I Charles M Chaney Clerk of the Court of 
pleas and [?] Sessions for the County 
of Knox by my Deputy William Swan
do certify that it is the opinion of said
Court, that the aforesaid James Acree did
serve in the Revolutionary War as stated
in the preceding Declaration, against the [illegible]
my for the time of Nine Months under [illegible] engagement
on the Continental establishment, I also certify that the
foregoing Oath and shedule [sic] are truly copied from
the Records of said Court _ And I do further certify that
it is the opinion of the Court that the total account 
of property exhibited in the above schedule is thrity
one dollars ninety one &one fourth cents_
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affirmed the seal of the said
Court, at Office the 9th day of October 1824
Chas M Clung
By his Dep Wm. Swan
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1887 Augt Pens Agt reported paid to March 4 1884 died Sept 5. 1884 & was living at Cave Creek, Roane Co Tens
(aged then 90 years)
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Jerusalem 1.321
Tennessee

Esther Acree
widow of James Acree
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Va Line
Knoxville

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 96 dollars 00 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th March 1861

Certificate of Pension issued 3rd day of Aug 1867
and sent to Patterson + Dietz
Kingston
Tenn

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 252 Vol. 
J N Smith
Clerk
Sent
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No. 1834
Esther Acree
widw. of James - 
Tennessee.
Act 3. February 1853
$96 - per annum
Commencing 3. February 1853
death alleged 17. June 46
admit if Audr. confirm - 

Saml. L Children
Kingston 
Te
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 3rd of February 1853
State of Tennessee ss.
Roane County} County Court April Term 1853
On this 4th day of April 1853 personally appeared in open Court it being a court of Record Esther Acree aged sixty years a Resident of said County of Roane in the State of Tennessee who being 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 on the 3rd February 1853 that she is the widow of James Acree who was a private in the Revolutionary War and for which Revolutionary Services he drew a Pension of Ninety six dollars per annum at Knoxville Tennessee until his death which Declaration is now on file in the Pension office, and to which she now refers as a part of the proof in her Case she furthermore declares that she was married to the said James Acree in Meigs County Tennessee by the Rev - John Farmer on the 1st day of January 1823 for proof of which see certified Copy of License, hereunto filed as a part of her proof and that her Husband the aforesaid James Acree died in Roane County Tennessee on the 17th day of June 1846 that she was married to him at the time above stated she further swears that she was a Widow - at the passage of the Act and that she is still a widow - she furthermore swears that she has never before made application for a Pension 
Sworn to and Esther Acree x her mark
Subscribed in open Court
April 4th 1853
A L Greene Clk
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State of Tennessee} April County Court 1853
Roane County
There was the foregoing Declaration of Esther Acree widow of James Acree late a Revolutionary Pensioner of Roane County read in open Court and approved of by said Court
Hamilton Gray
[illegible]
A H Crowder
A HA Crandall
Justices of said Court

State of Tennessee
Roane County} Sept Term 1845
Be it Remembered that at a county court assigned and held for the County of Roane at the Court House in Kingston on the first Monday of September it being the first day of said Month in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty five present and presiding the Worshipfull Robert D Duncan Saml H Eweing & John B Waller Esqs Justices &c
Be it Remembered that it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court from the affidavits of Nathaniel Farmer and Richard Allen that James Acree deceased late a Revolutionary Pensioner at the rate of Eighty dollars per month and the person mentioned in an Original Certificate issued from the secty of War of the United States dated the fifteenth day of May one thousand Eight hundred and twenty six at the City of Washington departed this life in the County of
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The State of Tennessee
To any Minister of the Gospel having the care of Souls: or to any acting Justice of the Peace for said County Greeting
I John Locke Clerk of the Court of pleas and quarter Sessions for the County of Rhea by virtue of the power in me vested by law do Authorize you as within of you to Solemnize the rites of Matrimony between James [illegible] Esther Junes by uniting them as husband and Wife 
Given at Office in Washington this 1st day of January 1823 and 48th of American Independence
John Locke Clk

Marriage}
License} Jany 1st 1823
James Acree} James Acree and Esther Jones
&} was united to gether as husband
Esther Jones} and wife by one John Farmer
Issued 1st Jany} M. G.
1823.

State of Tennessee} I William H Bell Clerk of the
Rhea County} County Court of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that the above is a perfect copy of a Marriage license with the endorsement and Ministers Return as found on file in my Office in Washington Rhea County Ten -
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Affixed my seal of Office at Office in Washington on the 23rd day of February A.D. 1853
Wm. H. Bell Clerk
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Roane and State of Tennessee on the 17th day of June 1845 leaving Esther Acree his Widow and Rebit which was ordered to be certified

State of Tennessee
Roane County} I Austin L Greene Clerk of the County Court of Roane do hereby Certify that the foregoing declaration of Esther Acree widow of James Acree dcd late a Revolutionary Pensioner was read in open Court approved of by said Court and ordered to be certified and I also certify that the foregoing Copy of the Record of the Death of James Acree, is a true Authorization of the Record as on file in my office. that I have no interest in her application for a Pension nor am I in any manner concerned in its prosecution, In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and official seal of office at office in Kingston this 16th day of April 1853
Austin L Greene Clk
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Lt: to J. C. Brent, Septr 10/55.
Feby 53 - No 1321

Vol. A. 13. ~
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18,082 Act March 3/53
Recd March 27/55

Ester Acree
widow of
James Acree, Priv

Revolutionary War

Receives Pension $96
per annum,

Feby 53 - 1321
160 Acs May 15/56
Boynton

No 26057 iss May 17/56

John Carroll Brent
Washington, DC.
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Esther Acree who made the foregoing declaration
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18,082
Application of
Mrs Esther Acree Pensioner
& Widow of James Acree -
Land Bounty under Act of March 26 1855

James W Newman Attorney
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Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of March 3rd 1855. Section the 8th.
State of Tennessee
County of Roane
Be it remembered that on this the 12th day of March AD. 1855, before the subscriber an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said county personally appeared Mrs Esther Acree, aged sixty one years past, a resident of said county, and made oath in due form of law that she is the identical person who is now receiving from the Knoxville Tennessee Agency, a Revolutionary pension at the rate of ninety six dollars per annum, as the widow of James Acree, a soldier in the War of the American Revolution, Affiant makes this declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Land Bounty act of March 5th 1855, and for proof of service marriage service and identity refers the Department to the papers on file in the Pension Office by which she procured her previous pension under the act of Congress of February 3rd 1855. Further by these presents she hereby nominates constitutes and appoints James W. Newman of Knoxville Tennessee her true and lawful Attorney to present her said claim for Land Bounty. 
Esther Acree x her mark.
Witnesses.
Elizabeth Tinel
W. R. Littleton

The foregoing declaration was sworn to and the clause containing the Power of Attorney was duly acknowledged before me the day and date first above written, and I further certify that Esther Acree who made the foregoing declaration
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is the identical person who is now receiving a Revolutionary Pension at the rate of ninety six dollars per annum as the widow of James Acree; that she is still a widow and that I have no interest whatever in the claim for which she is now making application.
Robert Marney J.P.

State of Tennessee
County of Roane} S.S.
Be it remembered that on this the 12th day of March A.D. 1855 before the subscriber an acting Justice of the Peace, within and for said county, personaly appeared W. R. Littleton aged twenty four years past, and Elizabeth Tinel aged Eighty [illegible] years past both residents of said county and made oath in due form of law that Esther Acree who made the foregoing declaration is the identical person who is now receiving a Revolutionary Pension at the rate of ninety six dollars per annum as the widow of James Acree; that she is still a widow, and that they have no interest whatever in the claim for Land Bounty for which she is now making application. 
W. R. Littleton
Elizabeth Tinel

Sworn to and subscribed the day and date above written before me and I further certify that W. R. Littleton and Elizabeth Tinel who made the foregoing affidavits are persons in whom full faith and credit may be placed and their oaths would be taken in any court of Justice where they are known.
Robert Marney J.P.
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State of Tennessee
County of Roane} S.S.
I Austin L Greene Clerk of the county court of said county, do hereby certify that Robert Marney before whom the foregoing papers were had, is an acting Justice of the Peace, within and for said county, duly commissioned and sworn and the signature purporting to be his are genuine.
Witness my hand and official seal this 13th day of March 1855.
Austin L Green Clk
By his deputy W S Patton
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September 1, 1939
BA-J/MCS
James Acree, W. 694

Mr. W. C. Weaks
500 North 14th Street
Terre Haute, Indiana

Dear Sir:

The data which follow were taken from papers on file in the pension claim, W. 694, based on the military service of James Acree.

The date and place of birth of this soldier and the names of his parents are not shown.

He enlisted in Caroline County, Virginia, as private in Captain Thomas Hord's company in Colonel George V. Stubblefield's Virginia regiment; he received two musket ball wounds in the right leg during the battle of Brandywine and was in the siege of Yorktown and a few weeks after the surrender of Cornwallis he was discharged, having served five years in all.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 6, 1824, while a resident of Knox County, Tennessee, aged seventy years.

James Acree died June17, 1845, in Roane County, Tennessee.

This soldier married January 1, 1823, in Meigs County, Tennessee, Esther Jones. No reference was made to an earlier marriage.

As the widow of James Acree, said Esther was allowed pension on her application executed April 4, 1853, at which time she was living in Roane County, Tennessee, aged sixty years.

In 1867 the widow was living near Paint Rock Ferry, Roane County, Tennessee. It was stated that she died September 5, 1884, while living at Cave creek, Roane County, Tennessee.
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In 1824 the soldier referred to his youngest daughter (name not given) as being eight years of age.
The papers in this claim contain no further discernible family data.
Very truly yours
A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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1924. Jan. 17 Hist. to Mrs. J. F. Tarwater. 
See letter in case of Thomas Laudlum, S. 1546.
1934, Dec. 15 hist. to Mr. S. F. Acree. M.C.S.
1939. Sept. 1 hist. to Mr W. C. Weaks. M.C.S.

Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 694
Esther Acree,
Widow,
James Acree,
Priv. Rev. War,

Act: Feb. 3. 1853.
Index:-Vol. A, Page 2
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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26,051

Rev Army
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Aud July 14/45
The [illegible] will have be reached in its order -
26051
12/55

Sparta Va Official Business.
July 11. 55
Hon: L. P. Waldo, Comr. of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.

AW
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Wm. C. Griffith, MC /58
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1321 -
Tennessee -
Esther Acree
widow of James
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 96 Dollars ~ Cents per annum, to commence on the 3. February 1853

Certificate of Pension is
the 16th day of Aug 18[illegible]
and sent to Saml S Childress
Kinston
Te

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act 3 February 1853 Page 180 Vol. A
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Pen. Off.
Augt. 11. 1853
Sir.
Please certify, the date of James Acrees death.
Pensioner at $96 per ann. 
East Tenn: roll - Act 1818 -
Respy
L P Waldo
Commr.

F. Burt Esq
3 Audr.
James Acree, Act 1818. $8. p. mo. - Died 17th June 1845 - Paid to his death.
F Bush 
Auditor.
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Restoration
Brief in the Case of Esther Acree, Widow of James
Knox
A Revolutionary soldier Paint Rock Ferry.
Roane County and State of Tennessee
Act The 3d Feb. 1853.

CLAIM FOR NEW PENSION CERTIFICATE,
PROOF EXHIBITED,
A suspended pensioner on the roll of Knoxville, at $96. pr annum and paid up to March 4 1861.-
She claims restoration to the pension rolls & has made proof of loyalty, widowhood - with the oaths as required.

Returned July 30. 1897 to a pension at $96. pr annum Commencing March 4 1861.

W E Trask
Examining Clerk.

Name and residence of Agent.
Patterson & Dirty
Kingston
Tenn
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State of Tennessee
County of Roane.} ss.
Before me the Clerk of the County Court in & for the County & State aforesaid personally appeared Robert Marney and Casper F. Bower residents of Roane County, whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, who being duly sworn according to law depose & say that they have known Mrs. Esther Acre, the widow of James Acre for eighteen years, and know that she has been loyal to the Government of the United States, to the best of their Knowledge and belief.
Robert Marney
Casper F. Bower x his mark
Attest.
Rich A Tinel
Gilbert Christian

Sworn to & subscribed before me this 10th day of July 1867, and I certify that I have no interest in this claim
Jas M. Sturges Clk
Roane Co. Court
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State of Tennessee
County of Roane
I hereby Certify that the two witnesses, Robert Marney and Casper F. Bower are loyal to the Govt. of the United States and always have been to the best of my Knowledge and belief.
Kingston Tenn.
July 10, 1867.
William J Hartley
Postmaster
Kingston Tenn

I hereby certify that William J. Hartley whose genuine signature appears to the above Certificate is Postmaster at Kingston, Roane County Tennessee.
Jas. M. Sturges
Clerk Roane Co.
Kingston Tenn.
July 10, 1867.
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I, Esther Acre, do solemnly swear in the presence of Almighty God, that I will henceforth faithfully support, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States and the union of the States thereunder; that I will, in like manner, abide by and faithfully support all laws and proclamations which have been made during the existing rebellion with reference to the emancipation of slaves: So help me God.
Esther Acre. x her mark
Attest.
Robert Marney
John Marney

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 10th day of July A.D. 1867, and I hereby certify that the contents of the paper were made known to the affiant before signing, and that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this claim.
Jas. M. Sturges Clk
Roane Co. Court
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[POWER OF ATTORNEY.]
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT
I, Esther Acre, of Roane County, widow of James Acre, a Revolutionary soldier have made constituted and appointed, and by these presents do make, constitute and appoint PATTERSON & DIETZ, of Kingston, Tenn., my true and lawful Attorney for me and in name, place, and stead, to procure for me a renewal of my Pension, which was suspended during the war of 1861
giving and granting unto my said Attorney full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully, to all intents and purposes, as I might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution and revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney or their substitute shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 30th day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven. 
Easter Acre x her mark
SEALED AND DELIVERED IN THE PRESENCE OF
L L Kantz
J, J, Leon
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STATE OF Tennessee
Roane County,} sct:
Before me Jas M. Sturges the undersigned authority, personally came Easter Acre to me well known, and produced the within POWER OF ATTORNEY, and acknowledged the sign and sealing thereof to be (1) her own free binding and deed for the uses, purposes, and objects therein contained and at length set forth.
WITNESS, Official Seal, and signature at office in Kingston Ten. this 30th day of April A.D., 1867.
Jas. M. Sturges
Clerk Roane Co.

POWER OF ATTORNEY
From Easter Acre
To PATTERSON & DIETZ
of Kingston, Tennessee.

INSTRUCTIONS.
I, INSERT his, her or their (as the case may be,) own free binding act and deed, and then draw a line down to the printed words for, the uses, purposes, &c. But if the wife is also a grantor in the Power of Attorney, and her separate acknowledgement is required then the following are the words to be added, instead of the foregoing: their own free binding act and deed for the uses, purposes, and subjects therein contained and expressed And the said - Wife of the said - being examined by me, privily and apart from her said husband, and the contents of said Power of Attorney, having been read and to her fully explained by me, declares that she did not voluntarily sign, seal, and execute the said Power of Attorney, without any fear, compulsion, or under influence of her said husband or any other person, and then draw a line with the pen to the printed words: for the uses, purposes, &c.

REMARKS.
The certificate of acknowledgement is so worded that it can be authenticated by the Clerk or Judge of any court, a Commissioner of Deeds, a Notary Public, o any other competent authority having and using a seal authorized by law to take acknowledgements.
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Respectfully referred to the Third Auditor, for the information, filed to be obtained from the Second Auditor.
Horace Maynard
Feby, 15, 1867.
Special 
G.
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Respectfully refer [illegible] taken 2nd Auditor, with a request that he will return it with the required information.
Horace Maynard
Feby 13. 187.
Respectfully returned 
No such claims are registered in this office and as Pension claims are adjusted by the 3d Auditor, the writer formally
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Kingston Tennessee Feby 6
Hon Horrace Maynard
Esteemed friend I have just time to [illegible] you a line from old Roane. I think we are all right here. Cols Byrd & Shelby to the contrey not withstanding we organize a [illegible] league here this week it promises well, and will count in August. The thing is all right on the border counties we have leagues in the 17th circuit in all the counties I believe, and will be [illegible] to carry our ticket. We had a meeting on first mondy of Jany the actions of Congress and the legislature fully indorsed so that you see we are at work, no division tho the Copper heads are trying hard to divide us. it wont take, Knoxville is the hotbed
I sent the Declarations of Peggy Evans & Esther Acree Revolutionary Pensions to the 2nd Auditors department some 18 months or more ago for a renewal of their pensions since then I can hear nothing from will you examine and get the certificates for the old women are both alive & need their mony. I have no [illegible] to write write [sic] but remain your friend Samuel L Childress
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State of Tennessee
County of Roane.
On this 10th day of July, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and sixty seven, personally appeared before me a Clerk, of the County Court in said State and County, the same being a court of record, Esther Acre, aged 72 years, a resident of near Paint Rock Ferry, Roane County, in the State of Tennessee, who, being duly sworn according to law, declare, that she is the identical Esther Acre who was a pensioner on the roll of the agency at Knoxville, and whose pension certificate was lost during the war; and that she has resided since the first day of January, A. D. 1861, as follows: On the widow [illegible]'s land, near Paint Rock Ferry, and Mitchel Farmer's land near Paint Rock Ferry; that during this period her means of subsistence have been through the kindness of friends, not being able to work, and that she has not borne arms against the government of the United States, or in any manner encouraged the rebels, or manifested a sympathy
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with their cause; and that she was last paid her pension on the 4th day of March 1861.
This application is made for the purpose of securing a restoration of her name to the pension rolls, and of obtaining a new pension certificate, such as she may be entitled to under existing laws, reference being made to the evidence heretofore filed in the Pension Office to substantiate her original claim. She further deposes & says that she is yet the widow of James Acre, who was a pensioner on the Revolutionary Roll, payable at Knoxville, Tennessee.
Attest. Esther Acre X her mark
Robert Marney
John Marney

Also personally appeared Robert Marney and John Marney, residents of Kingston, Roane County, persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who, being by me duly sworn, say that
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they were present and saw Esther Acre make her mark to the foregoing declaration; and they further swear that they have every reason to believe, from the appearance of the applicant and their acquaintance with her that she is the identical person she represents herself to be; and they further say and swear that she is yet the widow of James Acre.
Robert Marney
John Marney

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 10th day of July A. D. 1867, and I hereby certify that the contents of the paper were made known to the claimant and deponents before signing, that the interlineations were made before they signed the same, and that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this claim.
Jas. M. Sturges
Clk Roane Co.
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Esther Acree
AD 160
No 26057
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ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.

PENSION OFFICE,
July 10 1855.
Sir:
The claim of Mrs. Ester Acree, for bounty land under the act of the 3d of March, 1855, No. 18.082, has been examined and suspended.
The revolutionary service of James Acree, the husband of the applicant, does not appear of record in this office.
The 3d section of said act requires a service of "FOURTEEN DAYS" to be established by "RECORD EVIDENCE."
Upon the production of such evidence of service, the claim of Mrs. Acree, will be favorably considered.

Very respectfully,
L. P. WALDO
Commissioner.

John Carroll Brent. [illegible]
Present.
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Brief in the case of Esther Acree widow of Jaes, of Roane County and State of Tennessee act 3 February 1853

Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")

Proof exhibited, (if original.)

Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband pensioned last 18 March 1818.
Marriage moved from County record.
Death of husband & identity of widow certified by Co upon the testimony of credible witnesses

(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been field since the admission of the claim? If so, what?

Name and residence of Agent
Saml L Childress
Kinston Te

McRae Examining Clerk.
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Pension claim of Esther Acre

Send pension or certificate for a pension to Wm C Griffith
"Oliver's P. Office
Anderson County Tenn
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State of Tennessee
Roane County
On this 27th day of February AD. 1858 personally appeared before the underneath assigned a Justice of the Peace within and for the county and State aforesaid Esther Acre aged sixty four years a resident of the County and State aforesaid who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of James Acre deseased who was a private soldier under Capt in the Regt of Virginia as she believes commanded by Col, in the Revolutionary war & that her said husband enlistted at on or about the day of 1777 for thirty six months and continued in actual service in said war the full term of thirty six months and was honorably discharged at Virginia as she believes on or about the day of 1881
She further states that she was married to her said husband James Acre in Roan County Tenn. on the 1rst day of January 1823 by one John Farmer a [illegible] of the husband and that her name before marriage was Esster Jones that her said husband is dead that he died in Roan County Tenn on the 17th day of June 1845 and that she is still a widow. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the act of Congress past March 1848 for [illegible] and increase of Pension and all other acts past by Congress for her benefit. That she considers herself directly interested as a claimant to a Pension by [illegible] of said act and makes this declaration and affidavit to be foiled with such other additional evidence as any
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agent and Attorney may use in prosecuting my said claim countermanding and revoaking [sic] all Powers of Attorney and other authority heretofore by me given
I hereby constitute and irrivoakably [sic] appoint Wm C Griffith of Anderson County Tenn my true and lawful Attorney to prosicute [sic] my said claim for my said husbands James Acre service in the Revolutionary war for any and all amounts [illegible] and increase of Pension that my be due me
And I hereby authorise my said Attorney to examine all papers and documents in relation to my said claim on foil in the department & else where and to receive for my exclusive benefit the certificate which may be issued for my said claim to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purpose herein expressed and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present.
Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and said agent shall do in the [illegible, premicies maybe]
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and date above written
She gives dates from recolition [sic] believing them to be correct
Esther X Acree [hand-drawn seal]
Joh Shoket
Francis Tinel

Sworn to and subscribed before me. And I am am [sic] personally and well acquainted with the assiant and claimant that she is a person of truth and verasity and entitled to full faith
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and credit in any court of record and that I have no interest in this claim.
I further certify that Ester Acre with whom I am personally acquainted personally appeared before me and acknowledge the foregoing Power of Attorney to be her own free act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned and contained this 27th day of February 1858
William Littleton
Justice of the peace for Roane County

State of Tennessee
Roane County
I Austin L Greene Clerk of the County Court in the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that William Littleton Esq whose name appears to the foregoing certificate and before whom the foregoing declaration was sworn to and power of attorney acknowledged was at the date of the same and now is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly elected commissioned and qualified and that full faith and credit are due and should be given to his official act as such and that his signature above subscribed is genuine
The testimony whereof I hereto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said court at office in Kingston this 1st day of March 1858 [faint impression of seal to left of this section]
Austin L Green Clk
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State of Tennessee
Knox County
John Dunn and William Dunn being duly sworn on the evangelist of almighty God, doth say, that they knew James Acree, in the revolutionary war, that they were present and enlisted on the same day with said Acree, for five years, on the day of - in the year - in the state of Virginia, in Caroline County in the company commanded by Captain Thomas Hoard in the Regiment commanded by Colonel George V. Stubblefield, in the line of the state of Virginia on the continental establishment, and that said Acree & ourselfs continued to serve the in the said service, until the time, for which our enlisted expired, when we were all honorably discharge by Col George V. Stubblefield at Winchester Virginia, shortly after the siege at Little York, and that we saw and were with said Acree in the Battles of Brandywine & Little York, and that the said Acree was wounded in the right leg with two musket balls in the battle of Brandywine and these deponents further sayeth not.
Sworn and subscribed this 31st day of January 1825 by one William Dunn X his mark [hand-drawn seal]
John Dunn
Mr. Robert McBath
a justice of the peace in and for the county of Knox and State of Tennessee as credible men.
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State of Tennessee
Knox County
I Charles McClung Clerk of the Court of pleas and quarter [illegible] for the County of Knox & state aforesaid - by my Deputy William Swan do certify that Robert McBath before whom, the within affidavits of William Dunn, & John Dunn were made was at the time the same was made and now is an acting Justice of the Law in and for said county duly commissioned and sworn -
Given under my hand and seal of Office and Office in Knoxville the 31st day of January 1823
Chas McClung
By his Dy Wm Swan

I certify that the within named witness is entitled to credit in any court of justice in this state. Given under my hand and seal this 15th day of February 1826
Robert McBath
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Esther Acre
James
Tenn
file
2d Sect 1853
1321/53

Rev

[Oval stamp at bottom] Department of the Interior
AUG 27 1867
PENSION OFFICE.
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wrote Augt 28. 1867
Kingston Tenn.,
Aug. 23, 1867.
Sir:
Certificate no. 1321, restoring Esther Acre, widow of James Acre, who was a Private in the Rev. War to the Pension List, at the rate of $96 per annum from March 4, 1861, under 2d Sec. Act Feby. 3, 1853, has been received.
She claims that her husband drew last, in March 1845, & died in June of the same year, & that she drew from 1853 to March 4, 1861. She desires to know if she is not entitled to the arrears of Pension between 1845 and 1853?
Yours,
W. H. Dietz
Hon. Jos. H Barrett,
Com. of Pensions,
Washington,
D. C.
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Kingston Tenn
April 30, 1867.

Sir:
Please find enclosed,
Power of Atty. from Esther Acre 
to prosecute her application
for restoration to Pension Rolls.
We enclose a letter
from the 3d Auditor, with an
endorsement on the back by
Hon. Horace Maynard. Please 
give us more light & tell us
how the case stands.
Yours,
Patterson & Dietz.
Hon.
Jos. H. Barrett
Comr. of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
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The letter was sent first
to the Service area sister,
the officer she
copied as being his
charge of the business
who witnessed it, [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] 
it would go to the [illegible] own sister.
It was then sent to him & this is his copy.

Kind regards,
Horace Maynard
Feby. 18, 1867
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Treasury Department,
Third Auditor's Office
11
February 16th, 1867.

Sir: 
The letter of Samuel L. Childress Esq. referred by you to this office in reference to the renewal of the pensions of Mrs Peggy Evans and Esther Acre has been received and referred to the Commissioner of Pensions by whom all such applications are acted upon.

I have the honor to be 
Very Respectfully
Your Obedient Servant,
John Wilson
Auditor

Hon Horace Maynard
House of Representatives
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Sparta, Caroline Co. Virginia
July 10 /55

Sir: 
I filed April 7th 2 Declarations viz: Mary
Marmaduke's and Ambrose Acrees. You have sent me receipts subsequent to that date, ergo I fear they have been misplaced. Please let me hear from you and oblige.
Yr. Mr: Gbz nee
Mr. Cheney
Wm I. Murray
Hon. L. P. Waldo
Comr. of Pensions
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Orig. Claim:
James Acree
Pn. Ofc.
On March 3, 1826
D. G. Dunlap
Knoxville, Tn.
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Knoxville T. Feby 16th 1826

Mr. Barbour,

I herewith return you the papers of
James Acree's, with the certificate of the
Magistrate before whom they
were sworn, certifying that they are credible
witnesses & entitled to credit in any court of
justice in this State. This I understand from
your last letter is all that prevents you from
passing said claim - you will please give
me an early answer.
Yours respectfully
D. G. Dunlap
Hon. 
James Barbour
Sec. of War
Washington City
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SALES OFFICES
CHICAGO
OMAHA

Division Offices
Terre Haute
Waterloo
Tulsa

GENERAL OFFICES TULSA, OKLA.
500 North 14TH ST.
TERRE HAUTE, IND.
March 8, 1939
U. S. Bureau of Pensions
Revolutionary Department
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs: 
I have been informed that your Department will examine your files and furnish transcribed copies of Applications for Pensions on parties who had drawn pensions for Revolutionary
services.

I am most anxious to determine definitely whether pensions were granted to the following parties and to obtain transcribed copies of their applications:
Joseph Dictum, or Dictom, Dicktom, Dickdom, residing in Rockingham County, Va. and Woodford or Fayette County, Ky.
Daniel Love, residing in Rockingham County, Va. and Woodford or Fayette County, Ky.
William Weakes, residing in Hertford County, N. C. and Sullivan, Sumner or Montgomery County, Tenn.
James Brigham, residing in Sullivan or Montgomery County, Tenn.
James Willson, residing in Sevier or Montgomery County, Tenn. 
Edward Acree, John Acree, Leonard Acree, William Acree, residing
in Bertie County, N. C.
James Acree, residing in Knox and Roane County, Tenn.
John Acree residing in Sullivan or Sumner County, Tenn.
The purpose of seeking this information is to ascertain, if possible, the identity of these individuals and to establish
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whether revolutionary services were performed by them. 

Your assistance in furnishing the information will be most sincerely appreciated.

Yours very truly,
W. C. Weaks

WCW:FK
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1841 Summit PL NW 
Washington D.C.
Dec. 6, 1934

Veterans Administration,
Attention Revolutionary War Section
Wash. D.C.
mark
Sir,
Will you please send me your
full records of service and pensions
of the following persons:

1. William Acre or Acree, Orange Co., VA
died about 1815
2. James Acre or Acree, Orange Co., VA
3. William Wren, first of VA and heard of 
later of Lancaster Co., S. C
4. George Wren, born in VA, about
1760, later of Lancaster Co. SC. died about 1832 in same place

5. Theodore Wren, first of VA, later
of Lancaster Co. SC. 
captured and died in prison of yellow fever at Savannah, GA

These men all fought in the
Revolutionary War.
I have also written to the Adj. Genl., War Dept, Old Records div.
Yours very truly
S. F. Acree
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August 31, 1939.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
BA-J/MMHF/ady
James Acree, W. 694
John Acree, R. 21

Mr. W. C. Weaks
500 North 14th Street
Terre Haute, Indiana

Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which
you request the Revolutionary War records of
Joseph Dictum, Daniel Love, William Weakes of
North Carolina, and Tennessee, James Brigham,
James Wilson of Sevier or Montgomery County,
Tennessee, Edward, John, Leonard and William
Acree of Bertie County, North Carolina, James
Acree of Knox and Roane Counties, Tennessee,
and John Acree of Sullivan or Sumner County,
Tennessee.

There are no claims for pension or bounty
land on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a William Weakes of any southern state, nor of a Joseph Dictum, Daniel Love, James Brigham Edward Acree or Leonard Acree. All spellings of surnames used in the search of the records.

In order to identify the record of any
particular William Acree or James Willson, please furnish as much as possible of the following data in regard to each, in addition to their residences as stated above: approximate dates of birth and death, other places of residence, whether at enlistment or after service, and given name of wife or widow.

The record of James Acree of Knox County,
Tennessee, and of John Acree of Sullivan County,
Tennessee, are furnished you herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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December 15, 1934
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BA-J/MCS
James Acree, W. 694

Mr. S. F. Acree
1841 Summit Place, N.W.
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for the records of Revolutionary War soldiers, James and William Acre or Acree, and George, Theodore and William Wren.

Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and land based upon the
military service of soldiers in that war. A careful search of the records fails to show such claims on file on account of the service of a William
Acree of Virginia, or of any George, Theodore or William Wren, (searched
under all spellings of the name).

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the
pension claim, W. 694, based upon the military service of James Acree,
the only soldier of that name that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.

He enlisted in Caroline County, Virginia, as private in Captain Thomas Hord's company in Colonel George V. Stubblefield's Virginia
regiment; he received two musket ball wounds in the right leg during the
battle of Brandywine and was in the siege of Yorktown and a few weeks after the surrender of Cornwallis he was discharged, having
served five years in all.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 6, 1824, while a resident of Knox County, Tennessee, aged seventy years.
James Acree died June 17, 1845, in Roane County, Tennessee.
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This soldier married January 1, 1823, in Meigs County, Tennessee, Esther Jones.
No reference was made to an earlier marriage.

As the widow of James Acree, said Esther was allowed pension on her application executed April 4, 1853, at which time she was living in
Roane County, Tennessee, aged sixty years.

In 1867 the widow was living near Paint Rock Ferry, Roane County, Tennessee. It was stated that she died September 5, 1884, while living
at Cavecreek, Roane County, Tennessee.

In 1824 the soldier referred to his youngest daughter (name not given) as being eight years of age. 

The papers in this claim contain no further discernible family data.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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Mrs. J. F. Tarwater
121 Rockwood Ave.
Rockwood, Tenn.

Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W.694, it appears that James Acree enlisted in Caroline
County, Virginia, as a private in Captain Thomas Hord's Company, Colonel George V. Stubblefield's Virginia Regiment, was in the battle of Brandywine, where he was wounded in the right leg, and in the siege of Yorktown, shortly after which he was discharged, having served five years.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 6, 1824, while a resident of Knox County, Tennessee, aged 70 years. He died June 17, 1845, in Roane County, Tennessee.

He married January 1, 1823, in Meigs County, Tennessee, Esther Jones. She was allowed pension on her application executed April 4, 1853, while a resident of Roane County, Tennessee, aged 60 years.

In 1824 he referred to his youngest daughter, name not stated, as being eight years of age.

There is no further data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner