Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 381, for Thomas Lesly, South Carolina

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(3 - 1776) 
SERVICE     SC                                                                                                   
     Lesly, Thomas,                                  
                 Mary
NUMBER    W. 381. 
 CONTENTS

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 [Left hand side]
Rep
Let to Hon J. W. Blackwell
June 12, 1845  

[right hand side]
6261
Knoxville Tennessee

Mary Lesly, dec'd 
widow of  Thomas Lesly

Inscribed on the Roll  at the rate of 
80 Dollars    --   cents  per annum,
 to commence on the
 4th day  March, 1843  & end 
19 August 1843  when she died
 when she died 

Certificate of Pension issued the
16th day of October 1844 and sent James Newman, Knoxville 
Payable to James Lesly, Samuel Lesly + Mary Ann Lesly, Thomas Lesly,
children of said Mary Lesly, dec’d

           Act March 3, 1843, 
 
Recorded in Book A
    Vol    2      Page 194

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6040
E. Tennessee
Thomas Lesly
---
of McMinn in the State of Tennessee
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Pickins of the Regt commanded
by Col Pickins in the S Carolina
line for 2 years-

Inscribed on the Rolls of E. Tennessee
at the rate of 80 Dollars -- Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of Feb
1833   --- and sent to Hon. Standifer
                                   Ho Rep
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1832                   $120.00
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 33   40.00
---
                                                          ……   $160.00
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by Jno Cromwell  Clerk
Book D    Vol. 9    Page 105

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     Thomas Lesly
  N   CE
bromd
feb 13, 34(?)
Hon  Mr. Standifer
HR

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BRIEF in the case of   Thomas Lesly
of       McMinn    County    in the state of  Tenn
         Act  7th June 1832

1.	 Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge :      Court  
2.	If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3.	How old is he?     72   
4.	State his service as directed in the form annexed

Period	
 In June 77
Dec  80 till he [illegible]
July 82
	Rank
As a 	Minuteman
 ........Cavalry
..........Service 
Duration of Service
Years  Months  Days

1 year
1 year 7 months 	

Names of General and Field Officers
Under whom he served

Cap. Pickens  -  Col  Pickins
Col  Andrew Pickens  No Capt
Capt Anderson -  Cap Carrethers
Capt Jos. Pickens  - Cap Liddle
Gen’l Green



5.	 In what battles was he engaged:    Cowpens   
6.	Where did he reside when he entered the service     Ninety Six  S.C  
7.	Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence or by the rolls         One Living Witness
8.	Are the papers defective as to form or authentication, and if so, in what respect?   
                      Right
The declaration has no seal
but there is an M.C. & Certificate

                 I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.             Wm C  Easton
                                               Examining Clerk 
                                                      26  Jan  33

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THE FORM OF
PRESBYTERIAL CHURCH GOVERNMENT,
AND
ORDINATION OF MINISTERS;
AGREED UPON BY THE
ASSEMBLY OF DIVINES
AT
WESTMINSTER
WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF
COMMISSIONERS
FROM THE
CHURCH OF SCOTLAND,
AS
A Part of the Covenanted Uniformity in Religion betwixt
the Churches of Christ in the Kingdoms of Scotland,
England and Ireland.
      WITH
An Act of the General Assembly, Anno 1645, approving the same.
EZEK. xiii. II   And if they be ashamed of all that they have done
shew them the form of the house, and the fashion thereof,
and the goings out thereof, and the comings in thereof, and all the forms 
thereof, and all of the [illegible] thereof:  and write it in their sight, that they
may keep the whole form thereof and all the ordinances thereof
and do them
 
            EDINBURGH:
Printed by the ASSIGNS OF ALEXANDER KINCAID, His Majesty's Printer
MDCCLXXXI.

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Jane  M Lesly  born  Oct 13, 1783
Wm Harris Lesly  born  Jan 15  1786
John Lesly  born  Dec 16th 1787
Peggy  W  Lesly  born  Feb 10, 1790
James Lesly born  April 23, 1792
Samuel Lesly born  Oct 13  1795
Maryann Lesly  born July 22  1798
[scratched out:  Andrew Lesly  born Oct 31]
Andrew Lesly  born Oct 31  1800
Rebecah Lesly  born  Oct 8  1802
Thomas Lesly [* jr.*]was 
January 27  1805
Juliana McNabb  born  4th November 1815

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about the year 1777. that I was at the siege of Ninety Six in May 1781 as a [scratched out: drafted] volunteer soldier in the militia  under the command of Capt John Cowan in the Robert Andersons Regiment under Genl Pickens command;  that the said Thomas Lesly was in that seige as a  soldier.  I saw him frequently during that time.   I also saw him frequently after that time at Gen’l Greens head quarters near Charleston under the command of Genl Pickins. he was always considered a good soldier
sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
John B Tipton  Clk
Magness Bullock
 
And the said Court do hereby declare his opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to him that Preston Starrett Esqr and John Robertson Esq and Magness Bullock who have signed the preceeding
certificate the two former of whom  are residents of the said County of Monroe and State of Tennessee
and the latter a resident of the said County of Blount and State of Tennessee and are all credible person and that their statements are entitled to credit
Charles F Keith
Presiding  Judge of the
Seventh Judicial Court
in the State of Tennessee

I, John B Tipton Clerk of the Circuit Court
in and for the said County of Monroe
and State of Tennessee do hereby
certify that the forgoing contains
the original proceedings of the said

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Court in the matter of the application of Thomas Lesly for a pension. In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private seal, having no seal of office
at office in Madisonville this 28th day of November 1832
John B Tipton  Clerk
  By  E.  H. Wear

I James Standifer a member of Congress and a representative from the district in which the said
County of Monroe is cituate do hereby certify that John B Tipton is Clerk of of the Circuit
Court in and for the said County of Monroe and State of Tennessee and that E H Wear is his Deputy Clerk and that the signatures annexed to the pension application of Thomas Lesly which
purports to be his are his genuine signatures.
James Standifer

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State of Tennessee ss 
Monroe County                        On this 28th day of November 1832 Personally appeared
in open Court before me Charles F Keith Judges one of the Circuit Judges of law and Equity in and for the State of Tennessee and for the Seventh Judicial Circuit Now sitting Thomas Lesly, a resident of the
County of McMin and State of Tennessee - In the said County of Monroe and State of Tennessee aged 72 years the 15th of April 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 act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated the reason why he dose not make application in said McMin County are the following towit:  he lives on the County line that divides said Monroe and McMin Counties,  a part of his land is in each County but he lives nearer the seat of Justice of Monroe than McMin County and one of his witnesses towit Magness Bullock  by whom he can prove a part of his actual service lives in Blount County Tennessee and is old,  infirm and illy able to attend court and was not willing to go to the seat of [illegible] of said McMin county and said Monroe County is between said Blount and McMinn Counties. He was born in the County Entrim in Ireland on the 15th of April 1760. his father removed from there to South Carolina when he was a small boy.  he has no record of his age but gives it from recollection, He was living in
the district of Ninety six in the sate of South Carolina when called into the service (which is now the County of Abbyville) at which place in the month of June 1777 he volunteers as a minit-man for twelve months under Capt Joseph Pickins in Col Ander Pickens Regiment of Militia,  We Rendezvoused at Thomas  Lesly’s  in said Ninety Six district.  we thence marched to Ninty six now caled Cambridge.  we then returned to our place of rendezvouse, lay there some time then marched to the Rocky spring in quest of Daniel McGirth and the company of Tories that he commanded.  they fled, we then returned to our place of rendezvous we lay there some time and then marched to Hamess field against the
Cherrikee Indians; lay there a considerable time, he thinks about two at three months. we then returned to our former place of rendezvouse lay the some time

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and [illegible]  the country after the tories and Indians till our time was out, we were then honourably but verbally discharged.  he served twelve months at that time

                Again while living at the same place in the first of December 1780 he volunteered in the cavalry under Col Andrew Pickins.  we had no Captain,  we rendezvoused or met together on Clark & McCalls Trail in the Indian land.  we marched to Rutherford County North Carolina.  he among others was ordered to guard a quantity of Negras, horse and other property belonging to the Americans into McLinburgh County which we did, and then returned and joined Col Pickins at the Cowpens on the day of the battle. at that place, Genl Morgan was commander in chief;  on that day we were then put under the command of Capt Robert Anderson; we then guarded a large wagon as it was carted some wounded men to Gilberts Town in Rutherford County North Carolina. we then guarded the british prisoners to Contaba river we crossed at Sherrills Ford. we then was ordered to march to McLinburgh County
to where we had depositedthe property and from there to meet Col Pickins who he believes was made Gen’l the next day after the said battle.  we went to said McLinburgh County and atempted to join Genl
Pickins at the widow Parrances in Roan County. it was on the day that the british crossed the Catawby
River when we came in sight of Genl Pickins men.  Col Tarltons troop came between us and the company.  Genl Pickins had to retreat one way and we another. he then went on and fought the battle of Gilford, and we joined him again immediately after that battle in McLinburgh County when on his way
to South Carolina.   we  marched with him till we crossed Broad River. Cap Anderson was then promoted to the office of Col.   Genl Pickins then ordered Col Anderson, Col Clark & Col McCall to march through the County by the way of the Cherrikee ford an Sevanah River unto Georgia and take no tory prisoners but if they found any that kneaded killing not to spare them.

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he went under the command of al Anderson; the companies seperated to meet at the Cherrikee ford. we killed twelve tories and met at the place appointed.  there was a number of tories killed at that time. we then marched though Georgia and on to Abbeville in South Carolina. there Robert Carrethers was made Capt and took the command of us.  we then marched through the County to suppress the tories and and into the Indian country to suppress them. there was no safety at home and the only security
was in being under arms.  we were then put the command of Capt Joseph Pickins and marched to
the seige of Ninety six. he was in that siege. Genl Green was commander in chief at that place. Capt Pickins got mortally wounded at that place.  we were then ordered to go into the settlement of Abbyville to guard the settlement while they kept there wheat,  which we did under the command of Capt Robert Carrithers.  we then joined Genl Pickins again at abbeyville.  he was then put under the command of Capt Moses Liddle.  we then marched to Bacon Bridge and there Joined Genl Greene’s army.  Genl Pickins army lay about one mile below the bridge and Gen’l Greens about seven.  we lay there till we were verbally discharged which he thinks was in July 1782. He served at that time one year and seven months and he served in the whole two years and seven months to the best of his knowledge and belief.   He lived at the same place where he enterd service about three years after the Revolution. he then removed into Pennelton District South Carolina.  he lived the till 1819 and then removed to McMin County where he now lives. He never was drafted nor a substitute. He recollect the names of Maj.  John Bower,  Capt John Moore,  Maj Thomas Faro, Lieut Samuel [illegible]; Capt Benjamin Gutt – which he believes were all regular officers.  he can’t recollect the name or number of a continental militia Regiments except what is before mentioned. He never received a discharge nor a commission

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He is known in his present neighborhood to Preston Starrett Esq, John Robertson Esqr, Joseph Hackney, John Hughs, James Hamilton Alexandra Gay and a number of others too tedious to mention,  all of whom he believes can testify as to his character for veracity and there belief of his service as a soldier of the Revolution there is no clergyman live immediately in his neighbourhood and he knows of none that he can procure who can testify to the part of his service.
       He has no documentary evidence and he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure
who can testify to his service excepting Magness Bullock.  He hereby relinquishes every claim
whatever to a pension annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
                              Thomas Lesly
Sworn to in open Com
28, Nov 1832
John B Tipton clk
By  E. H  Ware   D Cl

We Preston Starrett and John Robertson residing in the said County of Monroe and State of Tennessee
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Lesly who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy two years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Sworn to in open Court
                                                                  Preston Starritt
28th Nov 1832                                        John Robertson

John B. Tipton
By E H Ware     D Cl

I Magnuss Bullock a resident of the County of Blount and State of Tennessee aged sixty eight years do hereby certify that I became acquainted with Thomas Lesly in the district of Ninety six now Abbeville
County in the State of South Carolina in a

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State of Tennessee           ……         Declaration of
McMinn County                …….    Thomas Lesly

 On the 2nd day of March 1844 personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace for the County the aforesaid Thomas Lesly,  A Resident of the County and State the aforesaid Aged Thirty Nine years of age who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following
declaration - that he is the son of Thomas Lesly who was a pensioner at the rate of Eighty dollars per anum; that his father the aforesaid Thomas Lesly died on the 4th day of February 1839 leaving a widow and the following named children that is surviving
viz: James Lesly, Samuel Lesly, Marry Ann Lesly and Thomas Lesly; and father declares that his mother Marry Lesly deed on the 19th day of August 1843.  he futher declares that the family record exibited
to you for inspection is in his own hand wrighting of the names of his children and their births born to  Thomas and Marry Lesly.  this declaration is made to obtain the pension due the widow at her death under the act of Congress of the 7th of July 1838
                                           Thomas Lesly
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before
me a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid and further certify
that full faith and credit may be given to his Thomas Lesly statements + further
certify that the aforesaid Marry Lesly died on the 19th day of August 1843
leaving the following named children: James Lesly, Samuel Lesly, Marry Ann Lesly and Thomas Lesly and I do further certify that the famley record exibited to you for your inspection is in the aforesaid

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Thomas Lesly’s own hand wrighting and that I have just cause to believe and doth believe that it is a true record kept by Thomas Lesly and Marry Lesly of the births of their children and I do further certify that I saw the family record taken from the Presbyteran Church Government marked letter “B” on the Back of the record in witness whereof have hereunto set my hand and seal this 2" day of March 1844	
Moses A. Cass Seal 
 Justice of the peace

State of Tennessee
McMinn County                 March term 1844 County Court the declaration of Thomas Lesly confiden the 2nd day of March 1844 by Moses J. Cass A Justice of the for said County being submited to the court the said Court doth approve of his preceding and acts in said cause and hereby [illegible] the clerk to indorse
the approval on the papers the court do futher certify that the aforesaid Marry Lesly died on the 17th day of August 1843 Leaving the following named Children: James Lesly, Samuel Lesly, Marry Ann Lesly and Thomas Lesly

State of Tennessee
Mc Minn County       I J.C. Carlock Clerk of the County Court of McMinn County do hereby certify that the forgoing precedings on the original preceding had and appointed of by County Court of McMinn County at its March term relative to the declaration of Thomas Lesly to obtain the benefit of the acts of congress relative to Revolutionary pensions and futher certify that the aforesaid Moses A Cass is and was a Justice of the peace for said County duly commissioned and qualified according to law and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.  In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at office in Athens this 6th day of March 1844
J. C. Carlock
Clerk

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Payable to James Lesly, Samuel Lesly, Mary Ann Lesly & Thomas Lesly
children of said Mary Sesty, decd
Tennessee 8791
Mary Lesly, decd
widow of Thomas Lesly
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832
and who died on the 22d February 1839
of McMinn in the State of Tennessee
who was a Private in the company
commanded by Captain Pickens of the
reg’t, commanded by Col. Pickens in
the  S. Carolina line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Knoxville
at the rate of 80 Dollars   -- Cents per annum,
 to commence on the [scratched out: 4th day
of March, 1836]  22d Feb. 1839
Certificate of Pension issued the 16th
day of October 1844 and sent to James
Newman, Knoxville, Tennessee
Total amount,  $  --
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by D Brown   Clerk,
Book D   Vol. 1  Page  [scratched out: 194]  351.

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10624

Mary Lesly  dec'd

Ten:

Act 7 July 38

in  83d39

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Declaration
State of Tennessee
McMinn County
In order to obtain the benefit of the resolution of Congress of the 23d January 1845

         Whereas the act of the 30th of April 1844 prohibits the heirs of Mary Lesly from drawing a pension for the same period during wich her her husband Thomas Lesly was a pensioner, I now make the following statement under oath to obtain the benefits of the resolution above mentioned. I am one of the heirs [illegible] of the aforesaid Mary Lesly and Thomas Lesly dec’d [illegible] the aforesaid Thomas Lesly was a private in the South Carolina Militia in the war of the Revolution. We the heirs of Mary Lesly
have drawn a pension at the rate of Eighty dollars per annum from the 12th day of February 1839 to the 4th day of March 1841 and now ask for the amount due the aforesaid heirs of Mary Lesley from the 4th day of March 1836 to the 22 day of February 1839. As to the heirship of the aforesaid Mary Lesley affiant refers the department to the former declaration in which the first pension was obtained

                                                                     Thomas Lesly

Sworn to and subscribed before me on this 17th day of April in the this year One thousand eight hundred and forty five
Moses A.  Cass   Seal
Justice of the peace

I certify that the declarant is personally known to me and that he is the same individual be represents himself to be in the foregoing affidavit
                                      Moses A. Cass    seal
                                       Justice of the peace
I  Jas C Carlock Clerk of the County Court of McMinn County do hereby certify that Moses A Cass who has signed the

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foregoing is a Justice of the Peace for the County of McMinn in the State of Tennessee and that the above is his signature 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed my seal of office at Office in Athens in the State of Tennessee, This 18th day of April 1845
Jas. C. Carlock Clerk
By J. L. Bridges D.C.

I, J. W. Blackwell Rep in the 28th  Congress of the U.S. do certify that Jas C. Carlock whose name appears to the foregoing certificate, is and was at the time it bears date, Clerk of the County Court of McMinn County Tenn. duly elected, commissioned and qualified, and that the signature is in the genuine hand writing of John L. Bridges who is the Deputy Clerk of said Court.
Given under my hand this 11th day of April 1845.
J. W. Blackwell

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WAR DEPARTMENT
Revolutionary Claim.

I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 3d March 1843, Mary Lesly, decd late of Tennessee, widow of Thomas Lesly, decd who was a Private in the Revolution, was entitled to a pension at the rate of $80 per annum; and having died on the 19th of August 1843, the amount due, from 4th March 1843 to the time of her death, is payable to James Lesly, Samuel Lesly, Mary Ann Lesly and Thomas Lesly, children of said Mary Lesly, dc’d

Given at the War Office of the United States
this 16th day of October one thousand eight hundred and forty-five
 Secretary of War.

Examined and 
Countersigned.

 Commissioner of Pensions.

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 State of Tennessee
McMinn County
                 On this 2d day of March 1844 Personally appeared before the subscriber A
Justice of the peace Mr Samuel Lesly resident of the County and state aforesaid aged Forty Eight years
who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following affidavit that he was well acquinted with Thomas Lesly and was also well acquainted with his wife Marry Lesly and knew them to live together as Husband and wife from affiants first recolection upp the time of their deaths
which look as follows Thomas Lily departed this life on the 22nd  day of February 1839 and his wife departed this life on the 19th day of August 1843. Affiant further declares that he is the son of Thomas Lesly and Marry Lesly and the sixth son born to them
                                                          Samuel Lesly
Sworn to and subscribed before me a Justice of the peace for said County on the day and year above written.  I futher certify that full faith and credit may be given his Samuel Lesly statements.
 
in Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
this 2" day of March 1844
Moses A. Cass          seal
Justice of the peace

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I Julius W. Blackwell Representative in the 28th Congress of the U. States from Tennessee, do certify that John C Carlock, whose name appears to the forgoing certificate is and was at the time it bears date, Clerk of the County Court of McMinn Co. Tennessee, duly elected, commissioned and qualified
according to law, and that the signature appears to be genuine
Given under my hand this 23d day of March 1844
                           J.W. Blackwell

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Application of
Thomas Lesly
for a Pension
admd
2 years pri
80 $
Hon. J. Standifer
12 Dec
Direct to
James Hair
Knoxville
Tennessee

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6565
Mary Lesly, decd
Acts 38 & 43
died 19 August 1843
husband Thomas L.
died 22 Feb. 1839
Payable from his
death to March 4. ‘41
under act ‘38
+ from 4 March 43
to 19 Aug. 1843 under
act ‘43 to her
children
James        ….. Lesly
Samuel
Mary Ann &
Thomas
$80 per ann
Send certs: to
James Newman
Knoxville
Tenn

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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th July 1838, Mary Lesly, deceased.
late of Tennessee, widow of Thomas Lesly, deceased who was a Private in the Revolution, was entitled
to a pension at the rate Eighty Dollars per annum; [scratched out”  to commence on the 22 of February 1839 when her husband died] ; and [scratched out:  the said Mary Lesly]  having died the 19th of August 1843, the amount due from the 22 of February 1839 when the husband died, to the 4th of March
1841, is payable to James Lesly, Samuel Lesly, Mary Ann Lesly, and Thomas Lesly, children of said Mary Lesly decd

Given at the War Office of the United States
 this 16 --- day of October one thousand
eight hundred and forty-four.
Secretary of War.

Commissioner of Pensions.

Examined and  
Countersigned.

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Knoxville East Tennessee July 16, 1844

I received  in yesterday the Comptroller Gen
certificate of S Carolina in the case of John Reed’s
services and that of Th Lesly wich is to services
of both.  as to Mrs Reed and I think if ever there was a
Claim which has been maid, [illegible] fairly … [illegible] is Mrs Reeds
and from the record [illegible]  by the Com. [illegible] of South Carolina
it appears that John Reed [illegible] … of drew full pay instead of $70.00 which
I hope for will instruct [illegible]  I also send your letter to Mr. Blackwell of July 2
1844 and will despair of proving the marriage as required by the department, I
myself have no doubt of the correctness of Mrs Reeds statement.  I have no
doubt if you could but see the old Lady yourself you  would at once believe her statements and [illegible] she Claims.  I may appear troublesome to the department in this Claim, but Mrs Reed still persists in my sending it.  She wishes before she dies to have some answer without reproach
                 with Respect
 Jacob Newman

J.L Edwards  Esq

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Indent Book
P  No 167      Issued 12th April 1785 to Mr Thomas Lesley for Ninety three pounds
Eleven Shillings and five pence sterling for 195 days Militia in 1780 and 1783. Also for hire of a
Waggon for Militia use

Lq3  11 5  
Comptroller Genl Office
Columbia S.C.  6 July 1844
I do hereby certify the above to be a true copy taken from the margin of Indent
Book P. No 167 deposited in this Office

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[left side]
1914 Oct 7: history to Mrs.
W. B. Freeze    M.B.H.
Letter M. S.F. 31. 196 Wm Kidd

[right side] 

Revy
WIDOW, &c.
File No.  [illegible]  {334??}
Mary Lesly, dec'd
Widow
Thomas Lesly
Priv Rev War
Act: March 3, 1843
Index:--Vol. A, Page 426

[Arrangement of 1870.]

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RECORD DIVISION              3  525
  
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
                                  Washington, D. C.,  .... 19.....


In reply to your request of ........received.........
for a statement of the military history of Thomas Lesly
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his ([scratched out: or his widow's) + his heirs application for pension
on file in this Bureau.    W381

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
June 1777
Dec 1  1780

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
12 mos
July 1782
 
RANK.
Pvt

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Joseph Pickens
Robert Anderson 
Robert Carrothers
Joseph Pickens
Moses Liddle
COLONEL.
Andrew Pickens
Andrew Pickens
…..  Anderson

STATE.
S.C.

Battles engaged in, Cowpens;  Siege of Ninety Six
Residence of soldier at enlistment,   Ninety Six Dist. later called Abbeville Co. S.C.
Date of application for pension,    Nov 28, 1882;  His claim was allowed
Residence at date of application,       McMinn Co. Tenn
Age at date of application,    B. Apr 15, 1760 in County Antrim, Ireland
Remarks: Soldier died Feb 22, 1837; his wife, Mary died Aug 19, 1843
Children M  born Oct 13, 1783; Wm Harris  b Jan 15, 1785 or 1786; John b Dec 16 1787
Peggy W  b. Feb 10, 1790;  James b  Apr 22, 1792 ,  Samuel b  Oct 13 1793, Mary Ann b  July 27 1798
Juliana McNabb b  Nov 4  1814 0r 1819  -  relationship not stated
 
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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