Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17760, Mason Watts, Va.

SERVICE
Ja.
Watts, Mason
NUMBER
S. 17760
CONTENTS
carded

7632 Indiana Kentucky
Mason Watts,
Campbell Co. in the State of Kentucky was a priv. of arty. in the company commanded Captain Edmunds of the regt commanded Col. Marshall in the Va. State for 3 years from 1778.
scribed on the Roll of Kentucky the rate of 100 Dollars — Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of May 1833 and sent to Hon. R. M. Johnson Georgetown, Tenn.
arrears to the 4th of March 1833 200 semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep 33 50
$ 250 —
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. H. Allison Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 32
no 20 1834 transfer Indiana, from H. S. and 1834 notice of sent H. S. Whittick who U.S. Senate in the 21 letter to Pro Vando 16. Sep 1842.
of a by by t line In at the C. S.

Power of Attorney, Heir of Mason Watts, Revoly. Admitted. $100 pr a.
J. F. C. Tipton

Know all Men by these Presents, That I Peter Watts
heir of Mason Watts, deceased, who was a soldier in the Army of the Revolution, and a Pensioner on the Rolls of the Indiana Agency, at the rate of one hundred dollars per annum and who died in Jennings County, in the State of Indiana on the twelfth day of March, A.D. 1880, leaving no widow, his wife having died before him.
who was a Soldier in the Army of the Revolution, do hereby constitute and appoint GEORGE H. MONSARRAT, true and lawful Attorney, for me and in my name to prosecute against the Government of the United States, before any Department thereof, any and all claim or claims I have to arrears of pay or Pension money, under any Act or Acts, Resolution or Resolutions, of the Congress of the United States, and especially the Acts 4th July 1836, 7th July 1838, 3rd March 1843, 17th June 1844, 2nd February 1848, and 29th July 1848—as well as the more ancient Acts of 18th March 1818, 15th May 1828, and 7th June 1832.
Said Attorney is moreover authorised in my name to demand at any Department of the said Government, a reconsideration of any decision hitherto or hereafter to be given, touching my interests, and to obtain from any Department or the archives thereof, any and all information or evidence of whatever character relating to or in anywise bearing upon the claim or claims we hereby seek the investigation of.
Said Attorney is moreover authorised to do any and all things necessary to carry out the foregoing purposes, and to receive the Certificates of Pension or other character of drafts or evidences of the amounts due me and to appoint one or more Sub-Attorneys, and to confer upon him or them all the powers therein conferred upon the said E. H. Monsarrat, hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney may do by virtue of these presents.
WITNESS my hand and seal this 27th day of April 1853,
Witness, I am Alexander Watts James H. Cleveland
State of _____ County, sec. _____
BE IT KNOWN, that on the _____ day of _____ 1853, before the subscriber, a _____ in and for the County and State aforesaid,
personally appeared _____ subscribers to the foregoing Power of Attorney, and acknowledging the signing, sealing and delivering the same to be _____ own voluntary act and deed for the uses and purposes therein set forth.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I do hereunto subscribe my name, J. P.

The State of Kentucky Campbell County Sct.
On this 22 nd day of April A.D. 1833. personally appeared before the Campbell Circuit Court now sitting within and for said County, Mason Watts a resident of Ripley County in the State of Indiana aged 68 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to ob- tain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed 7 th June 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1778 with Elias Edmunds and served in the Second State Regiment of Artillery of the Virginia line under the following named officers, Lieut Blackwell, Capt Edmunds & Col Thomas Marshall, the names of the other officers he does not recollect in Fauquier County Virginia and marched from there to York, & remained there guarding the fort, erecting breast- works & performing other military duty two years & six months - and was then marched to South Carolina and arrived within fifteen miles of the Hanging Rock where Blueford was defeated by Tarleton, and from there retreated back to near Guilford Court house where the army under

Genl Gates came up, and was then ordered on with this army to Cape River. He remained there a few weeks, and was then marched back to Richmond Virginia and discharged having served three years the time for which he entitled — He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present — and he declares, that his name is not on the pen- sion roll of any agency in any state Sworn and subscribed to the day and year aforesaid
Att In o M Taliaferro clerk
May 21 st 1833
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states
I John M Taliaferro clerk of the Campbell circuit court ap d do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matters of the application of Mason Wall for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 22 nd day of April A.D. 1833.
In o M Taliaferro clerk Campbell circuit court

Vernon, Ind. Sept 26/42
John Vawler
Has rec d . papers in favor of Marion Watts.
V39. Rec Oct 4/42 Pension office
Mr Evans will file with papers of Marion Watts.

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Hon Secretary of War Vernon Ind. Washington Sep 27 } City
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Vernon 26th Sept 1842
Sir the papers in favour of Mason Watts; Pensioner come safely to hand by Saturday's mail. But he was more fortunate, than he expected, Although his house was burnt & nearly all his property, his certificate was safe in the hands of David Elliott his friend, who attended to his business last March.
Respectfully
John Vawler
Hon Secy of War

State of Indiana Sennings County } set
(Before me)
Personally appeared Mason Watts, known to the subscriber as an old Revolutionary Pensioner. and made oath in due form of Law. That his certificate, (Pension) was destroyed by fire on or about the first day of August last by the burning of his house, as he verily believes, with much of his other property. Sworn to and subscribed -H. C. Orr Clerk before me this 6th September 1842.
Robert Elliott Associate Judge Sennings Circuit Court
State of Indiana Sennings County set
I John Walker Clerk of the Circuit court within and for the aforesaid County do hereby certify That Robert Elliott Esqr. Before whom Mason Watts made the above affidavit was at that time & now is, one of the associate Judges of said Court duly commissioned and qualified in office - & further I do believe and know the above to be his genuine signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of Office, at Vernon and subscribed my name this 6th day of September 1842.
John Walker Clerk
For Mason Watts an old Revolutionary soldier a man, for whom I have frequently made out his half yearly papers, has had the misfortune to lose his Pension Certificate by the burning of his house; as you will learn from the above affidavit of his, signed with his own hand, which on comparison with his papers in the Pension office, will be found to be genuine. He requests that you forward to my care at this place a Duplicate of the original, immediately , Respectfully
John Vawter
Hon Secretary of War

W. Handley Transfer Notes only
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J. L. E. Vernon Ja- Street
June 9 th
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William Sudre
Washington
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Vernon 9th June 1834
Sir I have to request, you, while in Washington to obtain a transfer of Pension from the Kentucky to the Indiana agency, of Mason Watts & Joseph Wilkinson — Watts obtained his papers while in Kentucky — on which his Certificate of Pension was issued, had Dr M. Johnson aiding him — Wilkinson's present Certificate was issued, on the Testimony long since made out, while he lived in Kentucky — And in order to obtain his present pension, he forwarded his original Certificate — And has been placed on the Kentucky agency — you will perceive that the Department requires these persons to make oath that they have moved into Indiana since they were placed on the pension list Roll. or they they not neither of them can do Respectfully yours John Watts

I certify that I am well acquainted with Morgan Watts within named; that he resides in Putnam county, Indiana & has for the last 20 years been a resident of Indiana. I respectfully request that he be transferred to the Indiana Pensions agency.
18. June 1834.
William Hendrick Mem. Sec.

Mason Watts Kentucky City
Mr. Johnson
1775 Edwards pension by Washington City
Yrs
Earl
to R.M. Johnson Georgetown Ky

45 Solomon Picken
To 1 pair parrot boots To 1 roundabout To 1 shirt To 1 vest To 2 pair socks
loc Edwards send me an ansr in this case as soon as you can & oblige R. Johnson

March 26 th 1833.
The bearer, Mason Watts , about, as his appearance indicates, and he asserts, sixty eight years of age , having satisfied me that he is the person who by that name served in Captain Elias Edmonds company of Col. Thomas Marshall's regim t of Virginia State Artillery, in the war of the American revolution; (for at sight, I did not know him;) I hereby certify, that I recollect his name, and then knew him, as a private sol-

Died in said company and regi- ment in 1778, 9, 80. being myself in the same service. and do ve- rily believe him to be the same person, whose figure corres- ponds with my recollection of said Walter person, though I can not say. I should have known his face; so different are the fea- tures of youth and age: in this case, however, there is nothing repugnant. He says he formerly lived in Shelby county of Kentuc- ky and that he went to Indiana about 1796, or 7; and has continued to reside there.
Witness-
H. Marshall.

Franklin County, Kentucky. to wit.
Personally appeared me James Shannon a Justice of the peace in & for the County aforesaid Humphrey Marshall, whose signature is to the within statement of facts, and af- firmed in due form that the said statement is true to the best of his knowledge.
Given under my hand This 17 th day of April 1883 James Shannon J.P.

Vernon Ind: Septm 6. 1842
John Vawter Incloses affidavit of Mason Watts, for duplicate of pension certificate.
N 36. Rec Septm 15. 1842 Pension Office.
M c Swan

1866
Hon. The Secretary of War Washington City
Vernon gas Sep 8

Vernon Indiana
6th September 1842
Per Enclosed is the affidavit of Mason Watts. Requesting a duplicate copy of his certificate, pension , the original having been destroyed by fire with his household property. He is very needy and would be greatly accommodated by your early attention to his request in the matter, as he cannot draw his half yearly payment until he obtains the duplicate. Please forward it to this office, to my address he lives some 15 miles in the country.
Respectfully,
John Nawter
Hon Secretary of War Washington City

17760
INVALID.
File No. 17765
Mason Watts
Pr Rev War
Act: June 7 th 39
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 396
[Arrangement of 1870.]