Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,477, Barnabas Hailey, Va.
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Va. 
Hailey, Barnabas
or 
Haley, Barnaby
S. 30.477
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Va. Hailey, Barnabas S. 30.477
or 
Haley, Barnaby

Reported to Agent 
Let. B. Y. Owsly Dec. 19/ 1842 
" " E Smith July 29, 18[?]
" " " " Oct 12 "
G. Hailey Sept 9. 1857
E. Smith Sept. 17 1857
G. D. Hailey [?] 29. 1857
Kentucky 
Barnabas Hailey 31.995
Rockcastle Co. in the State of Kentucky
 who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Blount of the regt. commanded by Col. Morgan, in the Va. line for 6 months 
Inscribed on the roll of Kentucky at the rate of 20 dollars ___ cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
Certificate of pension issued the 21st day of October 1842 and sent to Hon John White, Richmond, Kentucky 
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1842          230.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar. '43 10.00
                                                           $240.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by D. Brown  Clerk, 
Book E.Q. Vol. 7, Page 24.
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B. Hailey 

[?]

In forms me of this
result at Mt. Vernon 
Ky E. Smith
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State of Kentucky

Resident in the County [illegible]
on this 10 of September 1833
Personally appeared before the 
Honb Joseph Eves, Judge of the
15 Judicial Circuit in  open Court 
Barnaby Haley a resident of the 
County aged between 73 & 4 
what being first duly sworn according 
to law, doth on his oath makes the
following declaration in order to obtain
the benefits of the [pro]visions 
made by the Act of Congress passed 
June 7, 1832. that he enlisted for three 
years in the army of the United States 
the year forgotten, but he was between 
sixteen & 17 years of age at Charlotte 
Court House state of Virginia, in the 
company Commanded by Capt
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John Brunt in the line of the state of Virginia
of Continental Establishment in the Regt 
Commanded by Genl Danl Morgan {illegible]
it that Regt. but he was the same man
who afterwards commanded the rifle Regt.
and defeated Tarleton at the Cow Pens , his
Lt. was Wm Collins, his Sergigen John Burris, he
recollects a Captain in this same Regt by the 
name of Walton - After his enlistment he was 
marched directly near York and then to Jersey 
then to near Brandywine in about 16 miles where  
he was taken sick after having faithfully served
[notation in margin: "12-9"] 12 months & 9 days - 
He got his Capt to write to his father as to his 
condition and his father & grand father hired a 
man by the name of
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Absalom Hughes, who came on to the army
and was recd. as a substitute in his stead
& he was discharged by Col Morgan about 16 
miles from Brandywine, the name of this place 
forgotten, witnesses there said four weeks before 
the Battle of Brandywine. While in service he often saw Genl. Washington. He was in no battles.

He hereby relinquishes any claim 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 agency in any state.

Sworn declaration to this day and year aforesaid.
David B Clay

1. When was you born & in what year.
Ans. In January
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burgh County state of Virginia in the 
year he believes of 1759.

2. Have you any record of your age.
Ans. no

3. Where were you living when you enlisted and
where have you lived since the Revolutionary
War.
Ans. When I enlisted I lived near Charlotte C H.
Va, & since the Revolutionary War I lived in
Henry County Va, then in the State of Ten, 
8 or 9 years & then for the  last 28 years he 
has lived in Rockcastle County Ky where he 
now lives.

4. He [illegible entered] this service or on his own 
account as a Regular.
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5. as to his officers he has stated 
all he can now remember

6. he recd. a discharge as stated 
in ap? which he has long since lost

7. As to his character he refers to 
Thomas Fish John  H. Slaughter
Jeremiah Brandus and Genl. Wm Smith
all his neighbors.
He further states that Hughes service 
was within association of his term of
enlistment and wherein this term  
expired he ret. home. His father and 
grand father gave him sixty pounds 
to take his place, and he retd. with a 
discharge for him (Hailey) for three years 
which he has long since lost.
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We John Quinn, an ordained preacher 
of the Gospel Residing in Rockcastle 
County and Uriah Grisham residing in 
the same hereby certify that we are well 
acquainted with Barnaba Hailey who has
subscribed & sworn to the above declaration,
that we believe him about 74 years of age.
 
From  this personal knowledge of him and
his personal Charter [character] They have 
no doubt he was a soldier in the Revolutionary 
War as stated by him.

They do not know of any reputs in his 
neighborhood that he was a soldier of the 
Revolution.
Sworn & subscribed to in open court this day
and year of ?
John Quinn
Uriah Gresham

And the said Court do hereby declare this 
opinion after puting this intergotories 
prescribed by this War Department  that 
the above named applicant was a Revolutionary 
sol[dier]

[written along left margin]
27.496
Barnaby Haley

[written along right margin]
Hon S Williams
E Smith
M [illegible]
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[sol]dier and served as he states - 
And the court further certifies that 
it appears to Said Court that John Quinn 
who has signed the preceding Certificate
is a Clergyman resident in the County 
of Rockcastle and that Uriah Grisham 
who has also signed the same is a 
resident of Rockcastle County and is a 
credible person and that their statement
is entitled to credit. I James Terrill Clerk
of the Rockcastle circuit court do hereby
certify that the foregoing contains the 
original proceedings of said Court in 
the matter of the application of Barnabas
Hailey for a pension.

In Testimony of which I hereunto set my hand 
& affixed the seal of Said Court this 9th day of 
Oct. 1833.
James Terrill
Clerk of the Rockcastle 
Circuit Court.

[illegible round black ink seal with ribbon]
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27,496
Barnabas Haley
Kentucky
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Page 1.
State of Kentucky 
Rockcastle County Ky.

On this 7 [17] day of June 1842 personally 
appeared in open court, before the Justices 
of the County Court of Rockcastle Ky
 S.T. Ellis, C.C. Carson & George Houk now siting,
Barnabas (commonly Caled Barnaby) Hailey
a resident citizen of the United States in the 
county of Rockcastle and state of Kentucky
on the 18 March 1818, aged eighty three years
in the month of January last who being first duly 
sworn according to law doth on his oath make
the following declaration, in order to obtain the 
benefit of the Acts of Congress of the 18 of March
1818 And of the Act of Congress passed 
June 7 1832. That he entered the service of the 
United States
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92) in the Continental lines of Virginia
in the army of the United states in the 
year of 1776 as he now believes and
as to the time of that year he thinks
owing to the loss of memory it was 
[illegible] have been in first part of the 
winter 1777. it was in the winter time or
early in  the Spring. 

It was at Charlott Court house of Va: he 
entered the service, as an enlisted soldier 
in the State line  (as he supposes) on 
continental establishment for the period 
and term of three years under Capt. John 
(he thinks that the given name) Brunt, or 
perhaps it was Blunt, which he will not be 
certain. To what Regiment he belonged 
at the time he does not know, but shortly 
after he enlisted, he was placed with Capt. 
Brunt, in the Regt. (caled as he believes the
Rifle Regt) commanded by Col. Daniel Morgan
on Continental establishment and very shortly
afterwards he was marched
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(3)
by Col. Morgan to the White Plains and 
joined Genl. Washington as he was told 
and so understood. In a few  weeks after 
the army moved to "Vally forge" and either 
shortly before or after Col. Morgan as he 
understood was either promoted or was
assigned to some other service and the 
Command of the Regt. dissolved, or appointed 
to an officer of the regular army, Col. Lamb.

His memory does not serve him to say whether 
he belonged to Morgans Regt. or not.  While 
encamped at Vally forge, and after he had faithfully 
and without interruption the term of eleven months
and some five days under his enlistment, his father 
John Hailey and his grand father Barnaby Wills 
arrived at Vally forge
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(4)
with a man by the name of Absalom Hughes
After they had Consulted with the head officers, 
Hughes was Recd. as a substitute in his place
to Complete the term of his enlistment three
years, and he Recd. a written discharge in full 
of his term of enlistment from his Capt af?
And was also signed by the Col? wose name
he believes to have been Lamb as af?

The discharge was given in Camp at Vally 
forge. For many years after he frequently 
saw and read his discharge but which has long 
since been lost, destroyed or misplaced so
that he can not find it. He can not account what
became of it, except he did not then suppose 
it was or would be of any service to him and 
neglected to preserve it. He did not wish to 
leave the
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5,
Army but being young he was compeled 
to do so by his father and he understood 
by the distracted state of mind of his 
mother in consequence of his enlistment.
He understood and so believes that to 
procure Hughes to take his place, his
father and grand father given him 100 acres 
of land in Charlotte City Va.  at the time of his 
enlisted he resided with his father in Charlotte
County state of Virginia.

He was in no battles. The Country through
which he passed and was marched he can
not describe being to the loss of memory, 
and it being dificult  to understand what
is said to him in consequence of Deafness,
he can not call to mind any [illegible] in the 
Country
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6
or the names of Towns which they passed 
untill their arrival at White Plains, having as
he supposes as well as he remebers nose,
marched the most direct route from whare 
they joined Col. Morgan they were marched 
to- the White Plains; this march being a
hurried one as it was said Washington was 
in great need of reinforcements, a large 
British Army being near at hand And an attack 
expected. 

He will further state as well as his memory now 
serves him, his discharge took place in the 1777
and a few weeks, three or four before the battle 
of Brandy wine whare as he understood his 
substitute Hughes took a part in the action.

While at White Plains he frequently said Genl.
Washington and [illegible] [illegible]
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Reviewing and [illegible] the lines.
In addition to the officers he has named,  
that he remembers their names are the 
officer he has named. His Lt. was Wm Collins,
his Maj. was Joseph Hailey, John Burris, Travis 
Gill, John Porterd and two of the [illegible] all 
listed when he did. 

[drawn hand with pointer finger pointing to words]
See, [arrow pointing up] page 15.

He knowing of no person by whom he can prove his
enlistment af a [illegible] testify of his service af

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to 
a pension or annuity except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the pension Roll
of any Agency in any state. Sworn and subscribed 
the day and year af.
Barnabas Hailey [his mark] X

Isaac Hughes (whom the Court Certify is a reputable 
witness) a resident Citizen of Rockcastle County Ky
aged fifty six years in Oct. last year, who being duly 
sworn
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8
according to Law, states that his fathers name was
Absalom Hughes, that during the Revolutionary
War he as often told by him he resided in the County
of Charlott state on Va : His father after the close of the 
Revolution his father moved to Grayane County Ky 
where he was married & died about thirteen years 
since. 

After he got old enough to observe the Conversation  
of his father he often, and at many times [illegible] 
to near his death, herd him of nights at home by the 
fireside and at other places in conversation with old 
soldiers of the Revolutionary War recounting to each
other their revolutionary services and the eventful 
incidents of which they had a
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a knowledge and had participated.
He often herd his father say that the
first time he entered the service was
at White Plains or Vally forge which 
he can not now recollect, that a man 
by the name of John Haily and one by 
name of Barny Wills; that Hailey had 
a son who had enlisted in the regular  
army for three years, and that owing to 
the great distress it give his mother,
Hailey and who was the grand father 
of young Hailey (the son)  they given 
him a valuable tract of land in Charlott
County Va - to serve out his term and
my father often laughed and said after
giting to the army he had been near 
giting his [illegible] for nothing, his 
boy would
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hardly given up. He always spoke of being
in the Battle of Brandywine a five days after 
he took youg Haileys place and would recite it
 "was a hot and bloddy day.

His father, nor his [illegible] never applied, 
nor recd. any penison for his service in the 
Revolutionary War.
Isaac Hughes

He a five years since meet with the af Barnabas
(tho' his father Caled him Barney) and recollected 
the repeated conversations of his father about 
Barney Hailey and Barney Wells, he enquired of 
Hailey if he had ever been in the old war, Hailey said 
he had enlisted for three years but had served only 
eleven months, but his father and grand father had 
hired a [illegible] by the name of Hughes who took
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his place. He then enquired of Hailey what
was the given name of Hughes and what 
did they give him; he replyed his hame was 
Absalom and they had given him a piece of
land, but that since he Hailey had left Virginia 
he never had herd of what had become of 
Hughes.

For the first time I then disclosed to him that 
I had no doubt my father was the man and 
herein he had been dead many years, he said
he was sorry to hear it.  That he could git a
pension, that he had tried but he has lost his 
discharge and could  not prove he had been 
in the army. 

They then entered in to conversation about 
occurrances in the old war and in Virginia
and Hailey spoke of various
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occurrences that he knew of which he 
often herd his father speak of; that from  
the circumstances that Hailey could 
repeat in relation to his inlistment and
discharge, and the same things being 
imprised upon his memory by the 
repeated conversations of his father
he has no doubt and verily believes
that the statement of said Hailey in 
his application af is true. 

Sworn & subscribed to this day and 
year af-

James Terrill clerk of the Rockcastle County 
Court Kentucky aged fifty one after being 
duly sworn as reg. by law, upon his Oath states 
that from his boyhood to the time of the death 
of Absolom Hughes he was raised
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and raised near him, that he was respectable
and was looked upon by those who knew him
as an honest and truthful man, and he so 
regarded him.
Sworn & signed this day & year af
James Terrill

Genl. William Smith aged seventy years , 
states that for many years he has known 
the af? Isaac Hughes and that from his 
general character he believes him a credible 
witness, and that reliance may be given 
to his statement af. 

He has also for upwards of thirty years known 
the af?  Barnabas Hailey and from his general 
character he would give full confidence to 
what he has [illegible] to af
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Also the af Barnabas Hailey, whom he 
believes to be of the age [illegible] by him; 
also he has always for thirty years has been 
a man of good character and to be believed.
William Smith 

Col. William Fish aged fifty nine years, states 
upon oath that for upwards of thirty years he
has known the af Barnabas Hailey and for many 
years lived a neighbor to and from the general 
character of Hailey He would not doubt him upon
oath. Long before the pension Act of 1818, he 
herd his father and Hailey at times conversing 
of the old war, and Hailey spoke of being an 
inlisted soldier.

He has no doubt that Hailey is now about the age 
he states in his application af
Sworn & signed this day & year af
Wm Fish
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[start of page has drawn pointer finger 
pointing to large alpha Greek symbol A]
A. The said Haily states the reason why 
this has not been filed sooner, is that as he 
now supposes (but he supposes the records 
of the department will show) about ten years 
since he filed a pen: in the Rockcastle Circuit
Court for a pension, which was ret.d from  
the department, but with objections as he now 
thinks for amendments by proof that he
thought or believed he could not supply,
not their knowing any thing of the knowledge 
of Isaac Hughes, whose testimony will be here 
attached. 
And in addition he about four years
since applied to amend his papers but was 
informed they were lost and he was informed 
that Hughes was the man the law would give 
the pension to and so believed untill he has
lately been advised  that he has a right to it 
under his enlistment. He perhaps
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would have [illegible] the claim with more 
vigilence but for the last seven or eight years 
(residing 12 or 13 miles from the Court house)
he has been so infirm from old age and blindness
and at times sickness that untile lately he has
has been illy able to ride to town, and to do so
now is a very fatiguing trip.

John Hailey, the son of the afd [aforesaid] Barnabas 
Hailey aged 49, the 29 of May last from the last 
information and whom the Court Certify to be highly
reputable witness, states upon Oath in open Court,
that from the times he was large enough to notice and 
recollect the Conversations of his father, he often herd
his father in Conversation speak of having been a soldier
in the old war and after having served for some time 
(but now not recollected) say how
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his father and grand father, Barny Wills
had hired a man by the name of Absalom
Hughes to take his place, and his father 
took him home. 

I well remember to have herd him speak of 
[crossed out words: place caled White 
Plains and Valey forge, and having  
left the army just before the battle of]
Brandywine.
[crossed out words: I herd him often speak 
of seeing Genl. Washington with Army, and 
of the blood stained tracts on the frozen 
ground of the soldiers [illegible] march under 
Washington.]  

This all took place long before 1818 - 
Sworn & signed this day and year afs. [aforesaid]
John Hailey

Elisha Smith, aged forty one, states upon Oath in 
open court, that several years since he drew
a pen: [pension] as stated by the afs. Barnabas 
Hailey, that after they had been ret.d probably 
more then once, but he does not recollect, they 
recieved in his
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possesion untill he thinks the year 37 or 8,
without having seen Hailey for some length 
of time before when they with a bundle of  
pension papers were lost in his saddle 
bags and were not recorded.

He has not a distinct recollection that they 
were in the lost bundle, but from the fact that 
he could never find them afterwards he has 
no doubt they were. 

He after said word to Hailey to come to town
and [illegible] there but owing to his bad health
he understood he was [illegible] able to ride.

Hailey as he understand about two years since
found out by the afd [aforesaid]  Isaac Hughes
what he could prove by him, and sent word to him 
(Smith) to visit him but he neglected to do  so
untill the 11 of this month when he was told by 
Hailey [illegible] by accident he met with Hughes 
and what he would prove.

He said he could now ride to Court and has done 
so this day. His statement is substancially what 
was introduced in his first affidavit
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before he knew of the information sworn to by 
Isaac Hughes.
Sworn & subscribed to this day & year afs. [aforesaid]
E. Smith

It is now advised that it be certified to the Commission
of Pensions, as the opinion of this Court, after the 
interrogation of the matter, that the above named 
Barnabas Hailey (but known to the Court for short 
Barney) was a revolutionary soldier and served as he
states. It is further the opinion the Court, from the 
personal knowledge of the general character of the 
afs. witnesses, Genl. William Smith, Colo. William  Fish,
James Terrill, John Hailey and Elisha Smith, and
Isaac Hughes afs. that full faith and credit should be 
given to their respective statements before Oath afs.

I James Terrill, Clerk of the County Court of Rockcastle 
County, now the superior, consisting of the following 
Justices of the Peace for the Commonwealth  of
Kentucky in the County afs. do certify that the foregoing
[illegible] original proceedings said Court in the [illegible] 
of the application of Barnabas Hailey for a pension.

In testimony whereof 

[attached round illegible seal]
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I have hereunto set my hand and seal 
of office this  [blank]  day of June 1842

[right side margin]
27,496
Barnabas Haley
Kentucky 

[illegible round seal]
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[black stamp on top] 10 APR 1969

S. H. Hailey
3737 West End Avenue
Nashville, Tennessee 37205
April 7, 1969.

[handwritten] 38 pages 7.60

General Services Administration,
National Archives and Records Service,
Collections Officer,
Washington, D. C. 20408.

Dear Sir;
Thanks very much for the information you sent
me and just received regarding Barnabas Hailey, 
who enlisted in 1776 at Charlotte Court House, 
Charlotte County, Va. under Captain John Brent
and later attached to the 4th Virginia Regiment on
Continental Establishment in the Revolutionary War.
Pension file Virginia S 30477, Your Receipt No. 
27016, date 3 - 29 - '69.

I received a Certificate of 4 pages - "Rockcastle 
Count, Ky. dated September 10, 1833, on the bottom 
of page 4 is " question 4. He enters the service on his 
own account as a regular". If there is another page 
after page 4, I would like to have a copy.

I received 2 sheets of a Testamonial, one sheet began
"When he was a regular soldier and a substitute adopted
in  his stead, etc, At the bottom of the other sheet was - 
"In Testimony of which I hereunto set my hand & affixed 
the Seal of said Court this 9th day of Oct. 1833. James 
Terrill. Clerk of the Rockcastle Circuit Court". I would like
to have a copy of the balance of this Testamonial.

Also, I received a 6 age Certification dated June 27, 1842,
Rockcastle County Ky, page 6 ending - "While at White Plains,
he frequently saw Gen'l Washington and , etc." I would like to 
have the remaining sheets.

I hope the above requests are ot asking too much, as the 
additional information will be very interesting.
Thanks very much. I am,
Very truly yours,
[signature] S Hailey
S. H. Hailey
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Barnaby Haley
Ky
Col. Morgan Va
Revo. Pen
Feby 1, 1836

Feb. 13. 1836 Report vs [illegible]
(1030)
Dec. 12 1836
Refd. to the Committee on
Revolutionary Pensions
24
[crossed out: Mr S. Williams]
Rev. Pens
[crossed out: Bond 4  [illegible]]
Janu 17 [illegible]
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24th, Congress.
1st, session.

Congress of the United States
In the House of Representatives

February 1st, 1836.
On motion of Mr. S Williams Resolved, 
That the declaration of Barnaby Haley made 
for a Pension under the act of June 7th 1832,
and rejected by the Commissioners of Pensions, 
be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary 
Pensions, with instructions to enquire into the 
expediency of passing a special act for the 
benefit of said Haley, [illegible] and giving him
a pension.
Attest
W.F. Franklin Clerk
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24th CONGRESS, 1st Session.  Ho. of Reps.
[ Rep. No. 324. ]

BARNABY HALEY.
February 13, 1836.
Read, and committed to a Committee of the whole House to-morrow.

Mr. Bond, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, to which was
referred the case of Barnaby Haley, made the following

REPORT:
The Committee on  Revolutionary Pensions, to which was referred the
resolution of the House, instructing said committee to inquire into the 
expediency of passing a special act to the benefit of Barnaby Haley,
have made that inquiry, and now report:

That from the papers and declaration of said Barnaby Haley, it
appears that he claims to have enlisted and served in the revolutionary
was as a soldier for three years. On reference to the Pension office the
committee have ascertained, that the claim of the petitioner was rejected
because his name did not appear, or is not found, on the rolls of the 
company or regiment in which he claims to have served, and no testimony
other than his own was produced, nor is now produced, to sustain the
allegations of the applicant.

The committee think the rule established at the Pension office, requiring 
disinterested and credible proof in support of the declaration, when the name
of the applicant is not found on the rolls, entirely just and indeed necessary.
In  the absence of such evidence the committee think the claim was rightly
rejected, and ow report against the prayer of the petitioner, and that it is
inexpedient to pass the at mentioned in the resolution of the House.

Blair & Rives, printers
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[address on note]
[right hand side badly smeared with ink ]
Free
Mt. Vernon Ky
Sept 18
Hon . W. 
(Pens
Washington City
[hand drawn fingers pointing to word "City"]
Mail

[written vertically]
H
Barnabas Hailey 
Ky [illegible date]
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Mt. Vernon Ky
Sept. 18/57
Hon. W. Whiting:
Do me the favor to inform me when my
grand father Barnaby Hailey (a pensioner 
on Ky  rolls about "42) to what acts he 
[illegible] his pension. Also did he belong 
to the Va state line, or Continental line.

Respectfully 
G: D: Hailey

[illegible] to the case of E. Smith Esq.
GDH
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[address on letter]

Free
Mt Vernon Ky
Oct 8

Honb. John White
Richmond Ky
mail
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Oct 7. 1842
D. Capt,
During the session by special request
I send you [illegible] man Hailey's pro: for 
a pension. The held it up as a suspended 
claim. I sent on the deposition of  
Jacob Stephens of [illegible] [illegible], 
who proved about as much as the within
which you will read - Hailey swears he 
served 11 months and then was released 
by substitute, but they still want more 
proof to addentify the time. Nine months 
is enough, and the statements of Hailey
according to the rules of the department
made [illegible] since are good. As I am 
a stranger at the department I must request 
of you to say to W. J. L. Edwards that [illegible] 
Thomas Ramsey and [illegible] man Stephens 
are good.

You know [illegible] man Ramsey of Garrard and 
[illegible] W. Stephens of [illegible]  [illegible]. 
If you are a stranger to Ramsey see the certificate  
of Squire Quinn whom you know. Do me the favor 
to enclose this and ask of W. Edwards to a review 
of the previous dockuments with this and give me
an answer at Mount Vernon.
[illegible]
E. Smith

P.S. You know the character of [illegible] Barney 
Hailey, father of John--- a word to W. Edwards as
to his character which is as good as any man in the 
County.
E. S.
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[address  on back of note]
[right hand corner] Free
J. L. Edwards
Com: Pensions
Washington City 
Mail

[written vertically left hand side]
Hailey
Sept 27 '42
Ky 
[illegible] proof
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Rockcastle County Ky
Sept. 19. 1820.

Mr. Edwards,
Enclosed I send you the appl. of Jacob Stephens. 
H. Hailey has copy  that he will git further proof
by a W. Dicker (an old pensioner) but by an 
examination of his previous petition & proof
 I hope this will do.
yr [illegible] 
E. Smith
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[address on  back of note]
Paid 3 tr
[illegible] County
Aug 30th [illegible] 

Pension Officer
Washington City
Mail

[written vertically]
Barnabas Hailey 
Ky [illegible] 1832
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Mt Vernon Ky
Augt. 12/99

Hon. W. Whitcombe
My grand father Barnaby Hailey was a 
pensioner and died some years since, 
and his wife survived some two or three
years since. Is administration money 
to occur up to her death-
Her sum $20 or $40 per year. Is she 
entitled  to pay the like sum to her 
death. Direct to Scaffold Cane, Rockcastle
County Ky.
Grai: Hailey
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27,496
Barbabas Hailey
Kentucky

Admitted

Private 6 mo $20
Capt Blount Col Morgan
[illegible]
Act 7 June 1832

Hon. John White
Richmond 
Ken.
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[address on back of note]
Free
Mt Vernon Ky
July 29

Honl, John White
Richmond 
Ky
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Mt. Vernon Ky
July 28, 184[?]

DColo.
I must ask the favor of you to request W. Edwards
to give me information as to the result of the 
following claims. W. Hunt of Lincoln County Ky
widow of Richard Hunt dec.  Happy Hain of Pulaski 
widow of John Hain dec.  Henry Kilburn ([illegible] 
under act of 32, filed in Rockcastle Court) . 

Also W. Garland of [illegible] widow of John Garland dec.
whom you knew - also the [illegible] of Barney Hailey of 
Rockcastle for an increase of pension. 

I have doubtless several letters to W. Edwards since
the adjournment of Congress but have recd. no answers
the cause I can not imagine. W Ousley told me that upon 
the adjournment of congress - W. Edwards promised him
to write me shortly as to these claims.
Respectfully
E. Smith
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( 3-223.)
Revy
No. 21.783 
REJECTED
[left blank], Ex'r.

OLD WAR INVALID. 
Barnaby Haley of Ky
Pri. Colo Morgan Va Troops
Service: Revy

Enlisted : [left blank], 18--.
Discharged : [left blank] , 18--.
Application filed : [left blank],  18--.
Alleges : [left blank], 18--.
Re-enlisted : [left blank],
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30 477
INVALID.
Rev
our
File No. 30,477
Barnabas Hailey
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7 32
Index:- Vol. 2, Page 172

[ Arrangement of 1870. ]
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Barnabas Haley
Kentucky
Suspended
See let. July 1842
Hon. J. White
let: 27 Sep 42 to 
E Smith

Act 7 June 1832
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no evidence
of service on roll
Col Morgans regt (11th)
after 1776.
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State of Kentucky
Rockcastle County [illegible]

Be it remembered that on the 7th of Oct. 1842 
Thomas Ramsey, aged 85 the 10th of this month
and a resident Citizen of Garrard County Kentucky 
came before the undersigned John Quinn a Justice
of the Peace for the County aforesaid after being 
duly sworn made and subscribed the following 
declaration in writing  "That he is now 85 years of 
age the 10th of this month, that he resides in Garrard 
County  Kentucky, that from old age and bodily 
infirmity he is scarcely able to go about and very 
illy abale to ride, and is now a pensioner of the 
United States for revolutionary services .

He states that he was at the Battles of Brandywine
and German Town; that pervious thinks while in
the army Col. Daniel Morgan was well known to
him and his Regt. and many of his officers and 
privates, being frequently in the same army. He
recollects a regular Capt. by the name of Brunt,
who was in the army he now believes belonged to 
Col. Morgans Regiment, he got acquainted with 
some of his men who was in Morgans Regt. from 
Virginia, but this was such a changing
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of companies and Battallions, and attaching so
after that it was difficult [illegible] at a time to tell 
their Regt. 

Some place in the Jerseys, he thinks at White Plains
he got acquainted with a yong man from Va: by the 
name of Hailey in Camps and their acquaintence 
continued untill a very short time before the Battle of 
Brandywine. He should not have remembered him, 
but thirty odd years ago meeting with Barnabas Hailey  
now of Rockcastle County who is informed has applied
for a pension and in conversation about their services, 
and Hailey told him he thought he knew him in the 
army in the Jersies; but he did not rember him, but 
Hailey informed him of a circumstance he well 
rembered about being thrown together in guarding
some baggage Waggons  and geting acquainted he
redily recollected him and has no doubt he is the 
identical man. 

After that he frequently saw Hailey & finding out they 
were from the same state became attached to each
other, untill he herd in Camp very shortly before the 
battle of Brandywine that Youg Haileys father had 
come on and
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put a man in his place and it was a subject 
of remark that he cried because he had to
go, a circumstance so uncommon now that
made him notice it. When they first conversed
in Ky Hailey told him he had served about a year
as well as he now remembers, and that his 
father had brought a man from Va: by the name of
Hughes ten days before the Battle at Brandywine
and took his place, as he said he should have 
been in the Battle; And further that the news had 
got to Va: by the time he got home.

He has been informed that Isaac Hughes of 
Rockcastle County has given his deposition 
in the application of Hailey for a pension, And 
that his father was the supposed substitute who 
took Haileys place. He states he lived a neighbor
to Isaac Hughes father many years before he died.
And herd him repeatly say He was a substitute in
regular service and entered the army a few days 
before the Battle of Brandywine and was in it 
and had served to years.

I herd him say he got a tract of land in Virginia and
some money to take the place of a man. He did not 
git acquinted with Hughes in  the army, but Hughes 
told him so much about what happened
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on that day about the Battle, and the 
movements of both armies, that from 
his personal knowledge he must have 
been there. Hughes was a man of character
and veracity. And confidence may be 
suposed in what he said.
Oct.7.1842.
Thomas Ramsey [his mark] X

State of Kentucky
Rockcastle Cty Jct.
I John Quinn a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Rockcastle state of Ky, do certify 
that the above was this day sworn to as 
stated in the Caption by the said Ramsey
who is known to me to e reputable and 
truthful-
Given under my hand this 7 of Oct 7. 1842
John Quinn  JPRC

State of Kentucky 
Rockcastle County Jct.
I James Terrill Clerk of the County Court of
Rockcastle do certify that John Quinn is and
was a Justice of the Peace for Rockcastle Co:
on the date above, that his signature is in
due form and that full faith and credit is entitled 
thereto, 
Given under my hand  & seal of office this 7 of 
Oct 1842 and 51 years of the Commonwealth 
James Terrill Clk
Rockcastle County Court
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State of Kentucky
Rockcastle County Sct.

Be it rememberd that on the 2 day of September 
1842 before Saml. M Dysart a Justice of the Peace 
for the County afs. [aforesaid] Jacob Stephens a 
resident of said County aged eighty seven and 
known to the said Justice to be a reputable witness,
And is so afflicted with the rheumaritis (and lives
10 miles from the seat of Justice) that he is illy 
able to ride about with out great pain, who before
his lawful Oath make and subscribe the following 
declaration .

That he is now a pensioner of the U. States for 
revolutionary services (And for many years so afflicted
with pains in his back and hip, that it is with great pain 
he can walk or ride) under the Act of Congress of 1818
by application first in the Madison Circuit Court Ky and
then in the Rockcastle Circuit Court Ky many years since 
and refers the Commissioner of Pensions to said 
application for information as to who and what he is: 

That for upwards of forty years he has personally known
Barnabas (commonly caled Barney) Hailey of Rockcastle 
County Ky and lived a neighbor to him for that length of 
time, and whom he is informed his filed his petition in 
the Rockcastle County
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Court Kentucky to obtain a pension for
revolutionary services; that he verilly believes
the said Hailey was a soldier in the Revolutionary 
War, and that he is about the same age of himself:

That as well as he can remember at this time he was
for about seven weeks for some purpose but what 
he can not tell, was detached from his own Regt. and 
placed in the Regt. commanded by Col. or perhaps
then caled Genl. Daniel Morgan, which was as he now
thinks the most of the time in the Jerseys and but a 
few weeks, the time tho' at this distant day and the 
great loss of memory he can not pretend to be 
particular, when he was withdrawn with the Company 
in which he was attached, when he joined Morgan, and 
marched further back as he thinks in to the Jerseys 
where the Battle of Brandywine took place;
Where he was in Morgans command Genl. Washington 
commanded - 

After the Battle of Brandywine he was with the army &
took winter quarters at Vally Forge. While he was in  
Morgans Regt. he got acquainted with a youth by the 
name of Hailey who was regular in the Regt. and was
told by Hailey that he lived in Virginia; which caused him
to notice & talk to him frequently being quite apparently 
youg and he lived in Va; hiers up From
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what Hailey told him in talking about the old 
war upwards of thirty six or seven years ago 
he must have been in Morgans Regt. at the 
time he was. He could narrate and tell of 
incidents that happened in camp and on march
which he knowing did occur and without he
had been an eye witness he could not have 
known.

Hailey told him also that he had enlisted for three
years in the state of Virginia, that his father and 
grand father for then had come on to the army 
and brought a substitute and got him released 
a little before the Battle of Brandywine after he 
had service about a year or as he said, if it hadent 
of been for that he should have been in the Battle 
and mabey he never would have seen Kentucky.

He further said it was his mother was the cause 
his father giting him relased. He further states 
that he verilly believes, And fiels there can be no 
doubt that the said Barnadas Hailey, now of 
Rockcastle County Ky is the identical man he saw 
a soldier in Col. Morgans Regt.

And from his high character for honesty and truth
he does not doubt it. Also Hailey further informed him 
that his substitute was by the name of Hughes; and he
further he states that he has long known Isaac Hughes 
who he is informed
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has given his affidavit to the [illegible] of
Hailey and the son of the supposed substitute,
and that he is a man reputed for truth and 
honesty.
Isaac Stephens [his mark X] X

Sworn to before me by Jacob Sephens this
2 day of September 1842. Given under my 
hand as a Justice of the Peace for the County
of Rockcastle and state of Kentucky.
S. M. Dysart JPRC

Sale of Kentucky
Rockcastle County Sct

I James Terrill Clerk of the county Court of 
Rockcastle, do hereby certify that S. M. Dysart 
(alias Samuel M Dysart) a Justice of the Peace for
the county aforesaid, is and was at the signing
afs. [aforesaid], a Justice of the Peace for the 
county aforesaid. And that due faith & credit is  
due to his official Acts as such. 
Given under my hand as clerk of the County Court
of Rockcastle Ky this 19 Sept .1842.
James Terrill
Clerk of Rockcastle 
County Court, Ky
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Barnabas Hailey
Ky [illegible]

Hon. B.Y. Owsley 
HR

Write me at Frankfort
Kentucky,
Hon. J. White { E. Smith
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State of Kentucky
Rockcastle County 
[illegible] that on the 25 November 18__ before me Samuel D. Ballman a Justice of the Peace for the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the county aforesaid Barnabas Hailey [illegible] is unable to [illegible] doth make oath [illegible] the following [illegible] on this 24 of October 1842 of [illegible] of twenty dollars per month [illegible] 1831.  That he was [illegible] by virtue of services as an enlisted soldier in Col. David [illegible] regt and [illegible]
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to which statement [illegible] State of Virginia as near as he can remember it four months not exceeding five he [illegible] in Charlotte County State of Virginia in the militia of said state for the term of [illegible] months under Capt. George Walton, in the Regiment as he now believes commanded by Col. Lewis his given name forgotten and was marched directly to [illegible] town in the state of Virginia, [illegible] the north of James River, that he remained stationed there guarding the place until the expiration of his term of service and was discharged by his Captain but whether he got a written discharge he does not know.  The reason this is not in his aforesaid [illegible] is that he either did not think of it and was in his [illegible] several years [illegible] which he
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whether it is in the War office he does not know, but refers to [illegible] as to the [illegible] for veracity he refers to the evidence attached to [illegible] Capt. Walton.  [illegible]
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[illegible] D Ballard

On the 5 of December 1842. Before John Quinn  
a Justice of the Peace for the Commonwealth of
Kentucky in and for the County of Rockcastle,  
Elisha Smith aged forty three resident of said 
county, who being first lawfully sworn upon his
Oath declares, that upwards of twelve years past
a [illegible] for the above named Barnabas Hailey 
in the Rockcastle Court Ky his declaration for the 
benefit of the Pension Acts for revolutionary 
services, and that he has a distict recollection 
that said Hailey give in to him his tour of duty 
for three months to James Town in Va: after 
his return from the army
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where he was a regular soldier and a
substitute adopted in his stead. 
That declaration was forwarded, and he 
thinks retd. for amendment, and again
sent back to the office of Pensions, and 
whether it was retuned to him again he 
does not recollect.

The three months service to James Town was
in that declaration. If it was not returned to him 
it no doubt in the office at Washington- but if 
returned he has no doubt he lost it with a bundle
of Pension papers several year since. It is not
among his papers and Hailey never had it in
possesion.

In 1821 or 22, the said Hailey informed him in 
conversation of his enlistment of the three months
as a vollenteer at James Town in Virginia, but at 
that time he did not file his declaration being too
well off to come within the law. When he drew
his last petition refered to in his affidavit aforesaid, 
the three months tour had escaped his recollection,
and when drawing it he only directed by questions 
the ala mans attention to his service as a 
regular soldier. 

When he handed the ala man his certificate of 
Pension and told him the amt. ($20 per year) the 
ala man enquired how long they allowed him
for, I told him not more then six months; why
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said he, they would not allow six for my 
trip to James Town - then it came fresh 
to his recollection as told him by said
Hailey in 21 or 22 and when he drew his 
first declaration. The records of the 
department no doubt will show when the 
first was forwarded - if it is not on file.
Sworn & subscribed to this day & year above.
Elisha Smith

State of Kentucky
I John Quinn, Justice of the Peace for the 
Commonwealth of Ky in and for the County 
of Rockcastle do hereby certify that Elisha
Smith is a credible witness and subscribed 
and sworn to the above as stated therein.
Given under my hand this 5 of Dec. 1842.
John Quinn JPRC

I Jame Terrill Clerk of the Rockcastle County 
Court Kentucky do hereby certify that James
D. Ballard, and John Quinn as above are Justices 
and that their signatures are genuine. In testimony
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Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and 
affixed my seal of office this 5 day of December
1842 and 51 year of the  Commonwealth 
The intestimony of John Quinn was before 
signing by said Quinn

James Terrill clerk
of Rockcastle County Court

[illegible round seal with ribbon attached]
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES 
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME Hailey, George GRADE Private  LINE New Jersey
WARRANT NUMBER 8404
ACREAGE  100
ISSUED October 17, 1789 to John Pope, assignee
Also, B.L.Wt. 220-60-55
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants
carded on this form is found in volumes  2 to 4 "Land 
Warrants 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 be found in General Land 
Office records in The National Archives.