Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 8329, Leonard Anderson, Continental (Va.) N.C.

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(3-1776)
SERVICE 
Continental (Va.) 
N. G. 

NUMBER
W 8329

Anderson, Leonard
or 
Leondard  
Rosanna

CONTENTS
Born in Va

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Kentucky 19413

Leondard Anderson
of Logan Co in the State of Kent
who was a pr [private] of Cav [Cavalry] in the co commanded
by Captain Wolf of the regt commanded
by Coc Washingh  on the N.C.
line for 2 years pr of cavalry

Inscribed on the Roll of Kent [Kentucky]
at the rate of 100 Dollars - Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 4 day of Sept 
1833 and Saml H Curd Russellville

Arrears to the 4th of March 200.00 
Semi-ant allowance ending 4 Sept 50.00
                                     ==============
                                     250.00
                                     ==============
Revolutionary Claim, 
Act Jun 7, 1832
Recorded by Danl Boyd
Book E  Vol 7  Page 1

let 20 Jany [January] 1837 to 
N-- R. Anderson

Paid at the Treasury under the 
Act of April 6th1842 from Sept 
4th1837 to April 16th1838.  Ag 
notified June 6th1842

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Declaration In order to obtain the benefit 
of the Act of Congress of the 7th June 1832

State of Kentucky
Logan County   S.S.

On this 1st day of October 1832 
personally appeared before the Justices of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid 
Leonard Anderson a resident of said County 
of Logan and State aforesaid aged Seventy Seven years, Who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make 
the following declaration in order to 
obtain the benefit of the provision made 
by the Act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832.  That in the year 1776 or 1777 he thinks for being very old and illiterate he cannot speak with certainty, he substituted as 
a soldier in the revolutionary army 
for a company he thinks which 
was commanded at that time [he thinks was commanded by] Capt. Morris Wolf 
for a time of service of three years which exempted said Company from a draft, in 
the County of Rockingham in the State 
of Virginia 
that he together with eleven or twelve 
other Soldiers rendezvoused at Our 
Colonel Hites [Colonial Heights] in Said County and from 
there marched to Winchester in the 
temporary Command of a Captain Brison

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From Winchester he marched to Alexandria and from Alexandria to Fredericks
burg Va where he was placed under the command of Capt Baylor in a company 
of Dragoons which was attached to Colon William Washington's command.  
All remained here for some time but 
the precise time he cannot now recollect.  Whilst all were stationed at Fredericksburg 
he together with the company to which 
he belonged escorted Genl. Geo. Washington from his seat at Mt. Vernon to Williams
burg, Petersburg and back to Fre
dericksburg.  Sometime after this 
all marched under the command 
of Genl Scott to Petersburg, here all 
remained for some time the infantry 
quartered in the town and the Cavalry 
just below at a place called 
Blanton or Pochahontas from there 
marched to the South under the Com
mand of Colon. Buford.  All stopped 
at the post of Ninety-Six in South Carolina 
and dispersed the Tories and British that 
were stationed there.  He marched to 
Augusta in Georgia that is a 
detachment of Cavalry  the main 
army under Colon. Buford going

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to Churchtown - from Augusta 
he marched to Savannah and was at 
the Siege of that place and also in the 
battle at Bryar Creek on the retreat 
from Savannah: from there all went 
to Beech Island and encamped for the 
night, from hence all marched to 
Charlestown, South Carolina by impress 
from the Commanding officer at 
that place.  All remained here untill {until] 
the British took the City.  The Cavalry 
lying at Gooscreek [Goose Creek], after the capture 
of the City Col Buford retreated to 
Camden together with Colon Whashing
tons 
[Washingtons] dragoons, the British pursued 
us to the Wascaws [Waxhaws] where we [fought] 
and were defeated, and he was taken 
prisoner, having received in the fight 
a wound in the arm and one on the 
thumb from a sword, the scars of which are now to be seen - but he 
escaped the night after he was taken pris
oner and immediately joined a company 
of Militia Commanded by Captain 
Foss who was attached to the command
of Genl. Sumpter and he shortly thereafter joined the main army under the 
command of Genl. Gates at a place 
called big Lynches Creek. Within

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a short distance of the British Army 
from hence we marched to Rugby's Mills 
and captured a parcel of Tories, he was 
present at their capture, from here all 
marched on toward Campden [Camden] At Lynches 
Creek before mentioned he was appointed 
as Lieutenant in a company of dragoons composed in part of the old Company 
of Captain Baylor to which he formerly belonged and on --- 
as Captain in said company and he was 
in the battle in which Genl. Gates was defeated near Campden [Camden] where he acted as Lieutenant and was taken prisoner.  
Colon Anner commanded the Cavalry 
in this battle - he was kept prisoner 
in Charleston for six months and three 
weeks, and as an officer was allowed the privilege of the bounds of the City - 
from Charlestown all were taken to Virginia 
in exchange for the prisoners which 
had been kept in the Barrack at Albemarle 
after he was exchanged in Virginia 
he went with his company to Sallsbury [Salisbury], 
North Carolina.  Shortly after this he 
joined his old Colon Wm. Washington 
on Broad River near Iron Works the 
name of which he does not recollect. 
He kept in the area of Genl Morgan's 
Army till the Battle of the Cowpens

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He had the command of the piq--- 
guard the night before the battle 
and received the spy who brought 
the intelligence of the approach of the 
British Army.  He was in the fight and was commander of the guard who 
took the British prisoners to the Barracks 
at Albermarle in Virginia.  He 
then returned to Sallsbury [Salisbury] there received his discharge for three years 
service from he thinks a Colon Sack
 --- his said discharge is lost or mis
laid.
He hereby relinquishes every claim what-
ever to a pension or an annuity except the present 
and declares that his name is not on the pension 
roll of any agency in any state or territory.
Leonard Anderson His Mark X

I, Granville Mansfield, a clergyman residing 
in the Said County of Logan, State of Kentucky and William Whitside residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted 
with Leonard Anderson who has subscribed and sworn to the above dictation that all believes him to be seventy-seven years old, that he is reported and believed in the Neighborhood 
where he resides to have been a soldier 
of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Granville Mansfield
Mr. Whitside

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I, Samuel H. Curd, Clerk of the County Court of Logan
County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the 
original proceedings in the matter of the application of 
Leonard Anderson for a pension -

In Testimony whereof I have herewith 
set my hand and Seal of Office this 29th 
day October 1832 in the 41st 
year of the Commonwealth.

Saml H. Curd, Clk
By Wm. E. Curd, DO

And the Said Court do hereby declare 
this opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatory prescribed by the -War Department that 
the above-named applicant was a revolution ary soldier and served as he states:  And the court further certifies that it appears to 
them that Granville Mansfield who has 
signed the preceding certificate is a 
clergyman resident in the Said County 
of Logan, State of Kentucky, and that 
William Whitsell who has also signed 
the same is also a resident in Said 
County of Logan and State of Kentucky 
and is a credible person and their statement is entitled to credit.

Wm. Whitsell, Present
Court

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Various notes scattered on this document:  

Leonard Anderson
Pension Declaration

Nov 15
Ky.

Leonard Anderson
18465

Russellville Ky
Nov 6


The Hand of Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
Washington City

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State of Kentucky
Logan County

I, Samuel H. Curd, Clerk of 
said County Court of Logan, do certify that Charles 
Rhea, 
whose name is signed to the foregoing certificate, 
is an acting Justice of the peace for said County 
duly qualified and commissioned according to law 
and that due faith and credit should be given to
--- waterspot --- 
official acts as such.  In testimony whereof --- more waterspot--- 
I have hereunto set my hand and 
seal of said Court this 29th of June 
1833 in the 41st year of the Comm
onwealth.  Saml. H Curd

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State of Kentucky
Logan County     S.S.

I, William L. Harding, an acting 
Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid (in the absence of the presiding justice) hereby certify that the above declaration 
of Samuel H. Curd, Clerk of the Logan 
County Court is in due form of law, 
given this is my hand and seal this 
29th day of June 1833.

Wm. L. Harding JPLC

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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit 
of the Act of Congress of the 7th June 1832
State of Kentucky
Logan County   S.S.

On this 1st day of October 1832, 
personally appeared before the Justices of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid, 
Leonard Anderson, a resident of said County 
of Logan and State aforesaid, aged seventy-seven years.  Who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make 
the following declaration in order to 
obtain the benefit of the provision made 
by the Act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832.  That in the year 1776 or 1777 he thinks, for being very old and illiterate he cannot speak with certainty, he substituted as 
a Soldier in the Revolutionary Army 
for a company he thinks which 
was commanded at that time Capt. Morris Wolf for a time of service of three years which 
exempted said Company from a draft in 
the County of Rockingham in the State 
of Virginia that he together with eleven or twelve 
other soldiers rendezvoused at our 
Colonial Hites [Colonial Heights] in Said County and from 
there marched to Winchester in the 
temporary command of a Captain Brison

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from Winchester all marched to Alexan
dria and from Alexandria to Fredericks
burg, Va, where he was placed under the command of Capt Baylor in a Company 
of Dragoons which was attached to 
Colon William Washington's command.  
All remained here for some time but 
the precise time he cannot now recollect.  Whilst all were stationed at Fredericksburg, 
he together with the company to which 
he belonged escorted Genl Geo Washington from his seat at Mt. Vernon to Williams
burg, Petersburg and back to Fre
dericksburg.  Some time after this 
all marched under the command 
of General Scott to Petersburg where all remained for some time, the infantry 
quartered in the town and the Cavalry 
just below at a place called 
Blanton or Pochahontas [Pocahontas].  From there 
all marched to the South under the com
mand of Genl Buford.  All stopped at the post of Ninety Six in South Carolina 
and dispersed the Tories and British that 
were stationed there.  All marched to 
Augusta in Georgia.  That is a 
detachment of Cavalry the main 
army -under Colonel Buford going

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to Charlestown - from Augusta 
all marched to Savannah and was at 
the Siege of that place and also in the 
battle of Bryar Creek on the retreat 
from Savannah:  from there all went 
to Beech Island and encamped for the 
night, from hence all marched to Charlestown, South Carolina, by impress from the commanding officer at 
that place.  All remained here until 
the British took the City.  The Cavalry 
lying at Gooscreek [Goose Creek], after the capture 
of the City, Genl. Buford retreated to 
Campden [Camden] together with Colonel Washing
tons Dragoons, the British pursued 
us to the Wascaws where all fought 
and were defeated, and he was taken prisoner, having received in the fight 
a wound in the arm and one on the 
thumb from a sword, the scars of 
which are now to be seen, but he 
escaped the night after he was taken pris
oner and immediately joined a company 
of Militia commanded by Captain 
Foss who was attached to the command 
of General Sumpter and he shortly thereafter joined the main army under the 
command of Genl Gates at a place 
called big Lynches Creek.  Within

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a short distance of the British Army 
from hence we marched to Rugby's Mills 
and captured a parcel of Tories, he was 
present at their capture, from here all 
marched on toward Campden [Camden], at Lynches 
Creek before mentioned he was appointed 
as Lieutenant in a company of dragoons composed in part of the old company 
of Captain Baylor to which he formally belonged and an C--- 
as captain in Said Company and he was 
in the battle in which Genl. Gates was defeated near Campden where he acted as 
lieutenant and was taken prisoner.  
Colonel Anner commanded the cavalry 
in this battle - he was kept prisoner 
in Charleston for six months and three 
weeks and as an officer was allowed the privilege of the bounds of the City.  
From Charlestown all were taken to Virginia and exchanged for the prisoners which 
had been kept in the Barrack at Albemarle 
after he was exchanged in Virginia 
he went with his Company to Sallsbury, 
North Carolina.  Shortly after this he 
joined his old Colon Wm. Washington 
on a broad River near Iron Works the 
name of which he does not recollect.  
He kept in the area of Genl. Morgan's 
army till the Battle of the Cowpens

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He had the command of the piquet 
guard the night before the Battle 
and received the spy who brought 
the intelligence of the approach of the 
British Army.   He was in the fight 
and was commander of the guard who 
took the British prisoners to the Barracks 
at Albemarle in Virginia.  He 
then returned to Sallsbury, there 
received his discharge for three years 
service from he thinks a Colonel Sock 
but his said discharge is lost or mis
laid.

He hereby relinquishes every claim what
ever to a pension or an annuity except the present 
and declares that his name is no on the pension 
roll of any agency in any state or territory.
                        Leonard Anderson His X Mark

I, Granville Mansfield, a clergyman residing in the said county of Logan, State of Kentucky, and William Whiteside residing in the same  hereby certify that we are well acquainted 
with Leonard Anderson who has subscribed and sworn to the above dictation that we believe him to be Seventy Seven years old 
and that he is respected and believed in the neigh
borhood where he resides to have been a soldier 
of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.

Granville Mansfield
Mr. Whitside

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I, Samuel H. Curd, Clerk of the County Court of Logan 
County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the 
original proceedings in the matter of the application of 
Leonard Anderson for a pension -

In testimony whereof I have hereunto 
set my hand and Seal of Office this 29th 
day October 1832 and in the 41st 
year of the Commonwealth.

Saml H. Curd, Clk
by Wm E. Curd, DO



And the said court do hereby declare 
their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that 
the above named applicant was a Revolution
ary Soldier and served as he states:  And the court further certifies that it appears to 
them that Granville Mansfield who has 
--- the preceding certificate is a 
clergyman resident in the Said County 
of Logan State of Kentucky and that 
William Whitside who has also signed 
the same is also a resident in Said 
County of Logan and State of Kentucky 
and is a laudable person and that this statement is entitled to credit.
Wm Whitsill, Present
Court

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No. 18465
Leonard Anderson
Logan County Kentucky

o county 2 yr
$100
from - illegible

no allowance made as 
an officer
Saml. H. Curd
Clerk, Russellville

The information below is crossed out:
George Breathitt, Esq
President's House
Saml H Curd, Esq, Clk
of the Court Logan Cnty
Kentucky

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Brief in the case of Leonard Anderson
County of Logan in the State of Kentucky
(Act 7 June, 1832)
1.  Was the declaration made before a Court of a Judge?  Judge

2.  If before a judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  No

3.  How old is he?

4.  State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period  in 1777 *

Duration of Service - Years, months, days
time of the different & grades of service not stated

Rank
as a private in dragoon

Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served
Genl Scott
Capt. Wolf
Capt. Baylor
Col. Washington
Col. Buford

5.  In what battles was he engaged?
At the siege of Savannah
Battle at Bryer Creek
Siege of Charlestown at Wascoms [Waxhaws]
and was then taken prisoner at Gates Defeat

6.  Where did he reside when he entered the service? 

7.  Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  Traditionary

8.  Are the papers defective as to form or authentication?  and if so, in what respect?  Not property attached

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

* After the battle of Wascoms [Waxhaws], 
he joined the infantry, Col. Foss 
attached to the com'd of Genl Sumpter.  He was afterwards appointed a Lieut of dragoons and cont'd as such until discharged 

- was at the battle of the Cowpens

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State of Kentucky
Logan County

An amendment to the decla
ration of Leonard Anderson, made in 
order to obtain the benefit of the provisions 
of the Act of Congress passed on 7th June 1832:

This declaration saith that he 
was born in Augusta County in the State of Virginia in the year 1755 and there remained until he enlisted 
as the status of his original Declaration and served as stated, and in many other --- 
in which he did not deem it necessary to mention, and after the --- of his said 
three years' service as before stated.  He substituted as a private in a Company of Militia in the year he thinks of 1781, raised 
in the County of Rowan in the State of North Carolina for a man by the name of Young 
for a three-month tour of duty in the service 
of the United States.  Captain John Loss, a Dutchman, commanded the Company 
to which he was attached, the name of 
the Lieutenant was Wilson.  He rendezvoused at Salisbury, Colonel Smith who had a red 
spot on one of his cheeks commanded 
the Regiment to which he was attached, 
and Genl. Rutherford was Commander in 
chief of the whole of troops at this time.  
From Salisbury we marched to the Shoals 
or Narrows of the Pee Dee River.  Here we remained about two weeks, during

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the time he remained here this declarant 
was appointed ensign in Said Company through the influence of his Said Captain 
Loss, who was a prisoner of war with 
declarant having been taken prisoners together at Gates's defeat.  

From hense  [hence]we all marched 
through a settlement of Scotch Tories in 
the neighbourhood of the Black Swamp 
where we had a skirmish with a party 
of tories - we here lost two men who were killed by the tories whilst they were 
bragging - from hense we marched 
to Wilmington at the Brick House on 
the opposite side of the river from the 
town.  We attacked a party of Seven 
hundred Tories, dispersed them with considerable slaughter about fifty British who were fortified in said brick house 
were also --- --- 
but having no field p---, we were 
not able to dislodge them.  During the night and the morning following the 
British evacuated Wilmington and 
news having reached us about this 
time of the Captain of Cornwallis at Little York we were discharged and your 
declarant received a discharge for 
a three-month tour of duty and delivered to said Young for whom he substituted 
at the house of Captain Loss in Said County 
of Rowan in North Carolina.

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He thought it unnecessary in his former declaration to make this statement as 
the time of three years served entitled 
him to a pension this is the provision of the statue.  He would state that he made application to the Congress of the United States sometime of seven years ago for a pension and then procured the affidavit 
of one John Shirly proving that he saw 
your declarant in the service of the 
United States during the War of the 
Revolution, which said affidavit is 
now on file in the department of War 
as he has been informed by Colon 
Francis Johnson to whom it reassured ---
during the representation in 
Congress from this district at that time.  
Said Shirly is since dead and he knows 
of no living --- by whom he can 
prove his Said Service, or any past 
thereof. He has no written record of his age but received information from his mother in relation to his age.  
Leonard Anderson X His Mark 

Subscribed & Sworn to
before the Subscriber & 
a Justice of the Peace in
and for the County and State
aforesaid the 28th day
of June 1833
Chas.  Rhia

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State of Kentucky
Logan County

The affidavit of Daniel Mc
Goodwin taken at the Clerk's Office in 
the town of Russellville, Logan County, Ky, 
on the 28th day of June 1833.  This affidavit saith that having heard the foregoing amended dictation of Leonard Ander
son read, as well as the original to 
which it is attached, and from the citation therein given and from conversations with 
said Anderson on the same subject, 
he having personal knowledge of 
some of the facts related and having 
been well acquainted with the County 
in which they transpired, he has good 
reasons to be believed that he said Ander
son served as he states in said declaration 
and amendment.    
Daniel McGoodwin

Subscribed and sworn to
before the subscriber as
actin Justice of the Peace
in and for the County and
State aforesaid this 
28th day of June 1833
Chas. Rhea JPLC

The subscriber Justice of the Peace aforesaid
further certifies that Colon Danl McGoodwin whose 
affidavit is given above is a gentleman of undoubted 
Veracity and is from appearance upwards of 
seventy years of age.  Given under my hand --- the date above written.  Chas. Rhia JPLC

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10716 Act 43 9604

Rosanna Anderson
Ken:
Act 7. July 38
remit restitution of 23 Jun, 45
at 16 Apr. 38.

Married before 1794

Annum $100.00, paid on
--- 4 March 1836 to 4 March 
41

Annum amts
         3 March 43
         17 March 44
          2 Feby 48
$100. pr an

for 4 March 1843

Honorable C S Morehead
Frankford, Ky

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State of Kentucky
Logan County - SS

On this the 23d day of January 1844 personally 
appeared before me Byram Warden, an acting magistrate in and 
for the County of Logan and State afsd [aforesaid] Mrs. Rosanna Anderson, a resident of the 
said County of Logan and State afsd, aged twenty-four years and who after 
being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following 
Declaration in order to Obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of 
Congress dated 7 July 1838 entitled  "An act granting half pay and pension to 
certain widows --- that she is the widow of Leonard Anderson deceased 
late of the County of Logan and state afsd Kentucky and who was a soldier in 
the Army of the Revolution and belonged to the troops of Virginia and served 
many years and on account of his service was a Revolutionary Pensio
ner upon the Kentucky agency at the rate of $100 per annum.  And she 
for the whole character of the --- performed its exact duration.  Offi
cers under whom this will refer to the evidence contained in the paper 
comprising the matter of his application for the afsd pension granted 
him.  She further declares that she has no documentary evidence in 
favor of her claim.  She further declares that she was married to 
the aforesaid Leonard Anderson in the month of March in the year of Our 
Lord Seventeen Hundred and Ninety-one in the state of South Carolina.  That her 
husband the aforesaid Leonard Anderson died on the 16th day of April in the 
year 1838, that she was not married to her said husband before he 
left the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day 
of January of Seventeen Hundred and ninety-four 1794 and that she has never 
married since the death of her said husband but still remains

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his widow, and now respectfully prays that her claim may be granted, and the certificate of allowance be enclosed to her allom--- by C SH -- of Frankford, Kentucky with whom along she wishes correspondence held by the officers of the Pension Office or Department of War, respecting her claims to pensions under the acts of Congress of 7 July 1838 and 30 March 1843.  
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the -- and year aforesaid

Byram Warden JP
Rosanna X her mark Anderson

- and also came before me the first Just Magistrate Mr. Alex Anderson, a gentleman of respectability and who on oath states that he is the sone of the foregoing declarant and of her deceased husband, Leonard Anderson and that said mother has never married since the death of his late father which took place on the 16h day of April 1838, and that his said father, Leonard Anderson, was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at the rate of $100 per Annum, and that his mother now lives in the same house with affiant and that he firmly believes the second child of his said father --and mother if now living is over fifty years of age and further he saith not 

Sworn to and subscribed before me on the
day and year Afd (aforementioned)
Byram Warden JP   
Alexander X  his mark Anderson
 And I the just subscribed magistrate do certify that the foregoing declarant has been personally known to me, and also her deceased husband, ever since I can recollect.

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And I am near forty-seven years of age, and there 
oldest child, William, is several years older than myself,  
I also certify that I believe her statements made in 
the foregoing declaration to be strictly true.  I also 
certify that she is by reason of actual bodily disability prevented for appearing in open court 
in testimony whereof I hereby subscribe my name
Byram Warden, JP

State of Kentucky, Logan County Sch
Logan County Court February Term 1844

At a county court duly organized began and holden at Russleville in and for the county of Logan and State of Kentucky on the 26th day of February 1844, W is sworn by the court 
to be certified and recorded that the proceedings in the matter of the application of Mrs. Rosanna Anderson for a Pension had on the 23rd day of January 1844 before 
Byram Warden Esq. br and the same and now submitted to the court and are 
now approved or sanctioned by the court.

I, Marmaduke B. Morton, Clerk of the County Court of Logan, State of Kentucky 
hereby certify that the above order is truly copied from the record in my office and I also certify that 
Byram Warden is a Magistrate in afor [aforesaid] Logan County 
and the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.  In testimony where
of I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name 
this the 26th day of February 1844.

Marmaduke B Morton
Clerk of the Court of Logan County

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State of Kentucky
Todd County - Oct

Be it known that on this the 26th day 
of January 1844 personally appeared before me J.N. Kennedy, 
an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Todd and 
State of Kentucky, Mr. William Stevenson, a man of respectability 
and whose statements are instilled to the fullest faith and credit 
and who after being first duly sworn according to Law depo
sette and sayeth that he is upward of forty years of age and that 
he is the nephew of Mrs. Rosanna Anderson of Logan County, Kentucky 
who is the widow of Leonard Anderson deceased late of the said County 
of Logan and who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States 
and that his said Aunt and the said Leonard Anderson were living 
as husband and wife from the first of his recollection to the 
death of --- Leonard, and their older child is by the name 
of William and as deponent verily believes is fifty two 
years of age for when this deponent could first remem
ber and a small boy said William was a man grown.  
The said Leonard and his said aunt raised a large 
family of children and further he saith not sworn to and subscribed before me 
on the day and year aforesaid.
J. N. Kennedy
William Stevenson

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Kentucky
Todd County Court
Clerk's office January 27. 1844
I, Willis L. Reeves, Clerk of 
said County Court do certify 
that J. N. Kennedy, Esquire 
whose name is subscribed 
to the foregoing certificate 
and attestation is and was 
at the time of signing the 
same an acting Justice of 
the Peace in and for the 
County of Todd aforesaid 
duly commissioned and 
qualified according to law 
and that full faith and credit 
are due to all his official 
acts as such
In Testimony whereof 
I have herein to 
subscribed my 
name and affixed 
the seal of said 
County
Willis L. Reeves

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State of Kentucky   
Todd County

Be it remembered that on this 
the 26th day of January 1844, personally appeared before me 
J. N. Kennedy, an acting Justice of the Peace in and 
for the County and State aforesaid.  Mr. Thomas Hadden, a resid
ent of said County of Todd and personally known to me 
and known to be a man of respectability and who after 
being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath 
state that he is the brother of Mrs. Rosanna Anderson 
now of Logan County, Kentucky, and that she is the widow 
of Leonard Anderson, deceased late of the said County of 
Logan, and who was a soldier in the army of the Revolu
tion and a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States 
and uppon the Kentucky Agency at the rate of $100 per 
anum and further that this deponent was at the wedding 
and present when his said sister Rosanna and the said
Leonard Anderson were married and that it took place 
in the Spring of the year and in the Month of March in the year of Our Lord seventeen hundred and ninety one 
and the rights of Matrimony were solemnized by a Baptist 
Preacher of the gospel and that they have raised a large 
and respectable family of children and the oldest of which 
is by the name of William and was born about one year 
after said Marriage and he is now about fifty-two years

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of age and the said Leonard Anderson died near six 
years ago having his said Sister Rosanna, his widow 
who has never since intermarried but still remains his widow.
Sworn to and subscribed before me 
on the day and year aforesaid
Thos. Hadden
J. N. Kennedy, Esq

Kentucky
Todd County Court
Clerk's Office January 27, 1844

I, Willis L. Reeves, Clerk of said 
County Court do certify that 
J. N. Kennedy, Esquire whose name 
is subscribed to the foregoing 
certificate and attestation is and 
was at the time of signing the 
same an acting Justice of the peace 
in and for the County of Todd aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified according to 
law and that full faith and credit are 
due to all his official acts as such

In testimony whereof 
I have herewith subscribed my name & 
affixed the Seal of County
Willis L. Reeves

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Kentucky      4687

Rosanna Anderson
widow of Leonard Anderson
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Pri of Cavalry

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
100 Dollars
Cent per annum, to commence on 
the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the 
9th day of April 1849,
and sent to 
Hon. C.S. Morehead
Frankfort, 
Ken

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 218 Vol. 3

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Ray WIDOW, &c.
---

File No. 8329
Rosanna Anderson
Wid. of
Leonard Anderson
Pvt. Rev. War

Act:  Feby. 2 ?
Index: - Vol. A, Page 17
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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S-- to Hon. C. S. Morehead
September 13, 48

V 10711?
Rosanna Anderson, 
Ky
Set to Hon H. Grider, May 11, 1844
  "   "    "     "      "         "     17,    "
Set to Hon. J. R. Underwood
February 10, 1848
Act of July 1838

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re ???

8520
Kentucky
Rosanna Anderson
widow of Leonard Anderson
who was a Pri. of Cavalry 
in the Revolution
Husband died 16th April 1838

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate 
of 100 Dollars ---
Cents per annum, to commence
on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued 
the 9th day of April,1849
and sent to 
Wm. C. S. Morehead
Frankfort,
Ken.
[Acts of March 3, 1843, & June 
17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 2, Page 178

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Leonard Anderson, Ky, act 7, June 1832, $100 pr ann
To what time was he last paid.
                                                    G. A.

Pension Office
April 6, 1849 

died 16 April, 1838 paid to his death.  
W. J.

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C S Morehead

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State of Kentucky
Logan County 


On this the 10th day of 
August 1848 personally appeared before Mr. Byram 
Wander, an acting Justice of the peace in and for the 
County and State aforesaid Rosanna Anderson a 
resident of the county and state aforesaid aged about 75 years who after being first duly sworn according to law and --- on her oath makes the foll
owing declaration in order to obtain the benefit
 of the act of Congress passed the 7th day of July 1838 en
titled on at granting pension to certain widows to wit 
that she is the widow of Leonard Anderson. 
Deceased 
late of the County and State aforesaid and who was 
a soldier in the Revolutionary war and for his service in said war he recd a pension under 
this act of 7th June 1832 at the rate of $100 per annum 
until his death which took place in the year 1838.  
She further declares that she made a declaration --- 
--- to obtain a pension, and had to 
forward to the Commissioner of Pensions at Washing
ton City, and she prays the Commissioner of Pens
ion to refer to the evidence on file, for proof concerning 
her case, and Application for a pension under the 
acts of Congress passed 7th day of July 1838.  
+ says that allow
ances may be made under the said act those of the 3 March 1843,
 17th June 1844, 2nd February 1848, + Joint Resolution 1 July 1848

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She further declares that she was married about the year
1792 after her said husband left the service and previous to 
the 1st day of January 1794.  She further declares that she 
is still a widow and has never married sn [since] the death 
of her said husband Leonard Anderson.  She further 
declares that she has appointed C H Trabue + S F J 
Trabue her attorneys to attend her pension and to re
ceive her certificate of Pension and she wishes cor
respondence with her attorneys and then a law to be holden by the Commissioners of Pensions at the 
City of Washington and such others as they may auth
orize.

Sworn to and subscribed
before me the day and year 
above mentioned.
Byram Warden, J P

Rosanna Anderson X Her Mark

State of Kentucky
Logan County, August 10, 1848

I, the foregoing subscribed Justice of the Peace do certi
fy that the foregoing Declarant is personally known 
unto me and and I do know that she is the identical 
person that she represents herself to be and her 
declaration ought to be relyed [relied] as fact and her 
statements treated as true.

Byram Warden JP
State of Kentucky, Logan County ---
I, Marmaduke B. Morton as clerk of the said

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Logan County court do hereby certify that Byram Warden whose name is signed to the within certificate now is and was at the time of signing the same, an acting magistrate and justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid duly 
commissioned and qualified according to law and that the foregoing Signatures purporting to be his are genuine.

In testimony of which I hereto let 
my --- and office the seal of 
said county court, this 10th day of August 
1848

Marmaduke B. Morton
Clerk of Logan County Court

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Feby 3 49

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Washington  February 3, 1849

Col. J. L. Edwards, 

Dear Sir,

Mrs. Rosanna Anderson who 
applies for a pension under the act of Congress of 
the 7th of July 1838 supports her claim by the follow
ing evidence viz:

1.  Her own statement that she was married in the month of March 1791.
2d.  The statement of her son, Alexander Anderson, 
in January 1844, that the second child of his father + 
mother if living would then be 50 years of age.
3d.  The certificate of Byram Warden the magistrate 
that he himself then 47 years of age and that the 
oldest child of Mrs. Anderson was several years older 
than himself.  These proceedings were approved in 
open court, and the respectability of the witnesses certified.
4th. The deposition of Thomas Hadden to whose respecta
bility the magistrate certifies, which states that depo
nent was the brother of Mrs. Anderson, and that he 
was present at her wedding with Leonard Anderson

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which took place in March 1791 and was solemnized 
by a Baptist preacher of the gospel.  That the oldest 
child, Willilam, was born about one year after the 
marriage and on the 1st of Jan 1844 was about 52 years 
of age.
5th.  The deposition of Wm. Stevenson upwards of 40 
years of age states that the oldest child is 52 years old 
as he verily believes "for when deponent could first re
member and was a small boy, William the oldest 
child was a man grown."  This respectability is certified 
to by the magistrate.
The service of the husband being established 
it is confidently believed that the marriage is sufficiently 
established to entitle her to a pension.

Very respectfully,
C S Morehead

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Treasury Department
Second Comptroller's Office,
May 24th, 1842

Sir:

Under the date of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States,:

the widow of Leonard Anderson, deceased, late ----a Pensioner on the Roll of the Kentucky Agency, at the rate of one hundred ---Dollars and --- Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th September, 1837 to the 16th April, 1838.  

Respectfully yours,

Albion K. Parris
Comptroller
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present

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Please intimate the residence 
of Rosanna Anderson, + by whom 
her papers were forwarded 
to the office - Does any note or 
letter by me accompany them.  
I wish to know what direction 
I should give your letter of 
11th instant.  I will try + not 
trouble you again in the 
----        Washington, May 11th 
1844

H Conder

G. L. Edwards, Esq

Enclose me back your 
letter herewith.

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Frankfort Kentucky
March 18, 1844

Hon. Grider

H of Rep
Dear Sir

I herewith enclose you the decl
aration of Mrs. Rosanna Anderson of Logan County Kentucky, - --- an 
Act of Congress passed the 7th day of July 1838, making application 
for a Pension according to the terms of said act.  The evidence in support 
of the claim is likewise herewith enclosed.  I have endeavored to obtain 
proof of the marriage from the records of the County in which it was cele
brated and am unable so to do - because as I am informed that 
the authority by which matrimonial rights were formerly celebra
ted in South Carolina, were not such as is practiced with us.  This evid
ence enclosed herewith in support of the marriage before the 1st day of 
January 1794  I think must be satisfactory.  You will please 
to lay this claim before the proper Department requesting its exami
nation as soon as possible - and upon the allowance of the 
claim transmit to me at Frankfort Kentucky the certificate 
thereof.  

I have the honor to be
Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
CH Trabue
by S. F. J Trabue