Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 3488, John Welch, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Welch, John
S 3488
Carded
CONTENTS

Letter to Hon. T. H. Benton 43 a Aud. 18 June 1841.
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6. April 1838 from 4 Sep 1837 to 4 March 1840. Agt Notified 23 June 1841.
Letter to Hon. T. H. Benton 43 a Auditor 21 st Decr 1842
Paid as above from 4 Sep 1840 to 4 Sep 1841. Agt Notified 23 Feb 1843
Letter to 3 d Auditor 27 Feb 1845.
Paid as above from 4 March to 4 Sep 1840. Agt Notified 24 th April 1845
Date of death and on...
19. 480 West Tennessee
John Welch of Weakly Co. in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Gilbert of the regt commanded by Col — in the Virginia mili- tia for 17 1/2.
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 40 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of Sep- =tember 1833 and sent to H. C. W. Fitzgerald Dresden.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833. $100. Semi-ant. allowance ending 4th Oct 34 20
$120.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. S. H. H. H. Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 101.

State of Tennessee Weakley County
October Term 1832
This Eighth day October One Thousand Eight Hundred & Thirty two in Open Court before the Justices of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions now sitting John Welch a Resident of the County & Weakley State of Tennessee about Seventy six years old 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 the Seventh day 1832
That he Entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated It By the Court Where & in what year were you Born
Ans d I was Born in Baltimore County in the State of Maryland the 8 th day of November 1756 I think
It By same Have you any Record of your age & if so where is it
ans d My father had the Record or Register of my age but I don't know now what has become of it
It By same When were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolution war & where do you now live
Ans d I lived in what is now called Bedford County but Belonged to Campbell County at the time I left it in the State of Virginia. I moved from them to the State of N Carolina about

The date 1786 & Settled in that part of Roan County which is now attached to Floyd County. I lived there until the date 1830 at which time I moved to Weakly Franklin County where I now live -
Q. By James How were you called into Service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute & if a substitute for whom Ans r I enlisted for the term of Eighteen months while I lived in Virginia under Capt. Sisson I think in the month of January but I do not recollect in what date we marched out on the frontiers of Kentucky & was stationed at a place called Reoov on Clinch River Waters where we remained until we were marched to Long Island on Holston where we remained until a Treaty was made with the Indians of the Cherokee Tribe after which time I received a discharge & went home I was next called out in the Militia Service & was stationed at New London to Guard the Magazine in the County of Bedford where I remained until my time of Service expired & I received a discharge & returned home again
I was next called into Service in the Militia under Capt. Gilberts to go to Portsmouth & marched to Purdyvons at Bolls Station there we received news that the British had left Portsmouth & we were discharged again

Question By same Did You Ever Receive a Discharge from The service & if so by whom was it signed & what has become of it
Ans r
I Received Three the first was assigned by Capt. Simeon the second was assigned by Capt. Gibbert & the Third one by Capt. Adams The first discharge was for Eighteen Months The second & third for six months each But time has been so long I have Either lost or mislaid them & am not able to say what has become of them
Question By same State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood. & who can testify as to your character for Veracity & their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution
Ans r
Israel F. Duthorne Esq. John W. Finch Person Mobley William G. Bowers James Bowland Esq. Samuel Garrison & others
Question By same Have you any living Witness by whom you can prove your services in the Revolution Except by your own Oath
Ans r None that I know of that is now alive
Question By same Do you now or have you ever received a pension for your services in the Revolution
Ans r
None Except this & I do further Relinquish all other claims as a pensioner in & By Virtue of any previous acts of Congress

I was not called into service under Capt. Adams & Marched to Long Island on Stanton River where I remained for some time I was then discharged for want of Guns there not being Guns enough for all the men there
I was not called into service to march against Cornwallis while he was at Little York
& I hired a substitute to go in my place
It By same I tell the names of some of the officers whom you served such as Col. at & Malitia Regiments as you can recollect & the General circumstances of your service
Ans r
I was acquainted in my first tour with Capt. Simon Lint. Levin & Ensign Rupert & Col. Jos. Martin there was no Regular Troops with us. In my second tour I was acquainted with Capt. Gilbert Lieut. James Adams Col. Charles Linch Major Ward & in my third tour I was with Capt. Jas. Adams who had been promoted from Lieut. to Capt. the field officers were the same the two last tours. I was in no Engagements during the war but I should have been in the Battle at Guilford if I could have had a Gun there was a number discharged at the same time I was at Long Island on Stanton River where the soldiers marched against the British at Guilford Court House for want of Guns

Paper previous to the 7 th June 1832
Sworn to & subscribed in open court this 8 th day of October 1832 Sworn to & subscribed in open court John Welch Wm H Johnson Clerk
State of Tennessee Weakly County
We Moses T Span Residing in said County & William G Bowens Residing in the same do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Welch who has sworn to & subscribed to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy six years of age that he is Deputed & Believed to be in the neighbourhood where he Reside a Soldier in the Revolution & that we concur in that Opinion
Sworn to & subscribed in open court M. T. Span Clk This 8 th day of Oct r 1832 H. G. Bowens sworn to and subscribed in open Court Wm H Johnson Clk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the Investigation of the matter & after perusing the Interrogatories prescribed by the war Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier & served as in States & the Court further certify that appears to them that Moses T Span who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman Resident in the County & State aforesaid & that William G Bowens who has also signed the same is a Resident of said

County is a credible person & their Statement is Entitled to credit Perry McEntee Chairman of Weakly County Court J. W. Gilbert JO
John H. Moore Jr
State of Tennessee } I William H Johnson Clerk of the Weakly County } Court of pleas & quarter sessions for said County do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of John Welch for a pension In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the 12th day of October 1832 Wm H Johnson Clerk of Weakly County Court
State of Tennessee } Personally appeared before me the undersigned Weakly County } Signed, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Weakly John Welch, who being duly sworn deposeth & saith that by reason of old age and the con- sequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he has served not less than the periods mentioned before, and in the follow- ing grades: First, for the term eighteen months as a regular soldier under Captain Dixon; Second, I served as a militia soldier for the term of six months under Captain Gilbert, Third I served for the term of six months as a militia soldier under Captain Adams, I served each time as a private soldier, and for such service I claim a pension. I was also called into service at sundry other times as stated in the foregoing de- claration
Sworn to and subscribed before this 28th day of March, A.D. 1833 J. P. Puthouse J.P.
John Welch

John Welch John
for private use $40.
d. e. j.
allow for a party.
Hon. W. Fitzgerald Borden

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
June 4,
1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of John Welch
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     _____ 18 Pa. Col Bixton, Col not mentioned 76 traditional,   _____ 6 " Col Gilbert Campbell   _____ 6 " Col Adams, Co Va.  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers :
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers ; the time he left the service ; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service ; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) 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 in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 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 and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

December 30, 1935
on John Welch-S.3488 BA-J/AWF
Mattie Smith Colson Emmett Idaho
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you state that you are preparing a genealogical record of your forefathers, and request information relative to your great great grandfather, James Mathews, born December 10, 1750 in Virginia, died January 25, 1802; that he was granted 388 acres of land for his services in the War of the Revolution. You, also, desire data in regard to John Welch, born in Ireland, soldier of the Revolution, whose daughter, Nancy Welch (your grandmother) married Payton Smith in Claiborne County, Tennessee.
This office has no general genealogical data on file, and is unable to furnish information in regard to soldiers of the Revolution, unless a claim for pension or bounty land has been made to the United States, based on service in that war.
The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to afford any information in regard to a James Mathews (Matthews) who died January 25, 1802. The land referred to by you may have been granted by the state from which he served.
The Revolutionary War record of John Welch which follows was obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 3488, based upon his service in that war. This is the record of the only John Walch (Welsh) who applied for pension on account of service in the Revolution, while residing in Tennessee.
John Welch was born November 8, 1756 in Baltimore

County, Maryland; the names of his parents are not stated.
While residing in Bedford or Campbell County, Virginia, John Welch enlisted sometime in January, 1777, served as a private in Captain Dixon's company, Colonel Joseph Martin's Virginia Regiment, marched against the Cherokee Indians to the frontiers of Kentucky on Clinch River, thence to Long Island on Holston, length of service eighteen months. He served six months in Captain Gilbert's company, Colonel Charles Lynch's Virginia Regiment, dates of this service not given. He served six months, in the year that "Cornwallis surrendered" at Yorktown, in Captain Adams' company, Colonel Charles Lynch's Regiment.
John Welch moved about the year 1786 from Campbell County, Virginia to Rowan County, North Carolina, and in 1830 moved to Weakley County, Tennessee. He was allowed pension on his application executed, October 8, 1832, then a resident of said Weakley County.
The papers in this claim contain no reference to the family of the soldier, John Welch.
If you desire information in regard to the last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., and cite the following data:
John Welch Certificate # 19480 Issued September 13, 1833 Rate $40.00 per annum To commence March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 West Tennessee Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
March 1 st 1845.
Sir:
Under the act 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," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, John Welch , a Pensioner on the Roll of the Jackson, Tenn. Agency, at the rate of Forty Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of March, to the 4 th Sept. 1840.
Respectfully, yours,
William L. Davis
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

J. B. Wray Crown of Prussia
P. R. Hopkins, Esq. Milan, Ohio.

Feb 8 1839
I have got the seals & certificates you required in this case & return. the deposition with declaration. Please Notify me as soon as you determine on the sufficiency or insufficiency.
in Huron Co O. S. R. Hopkins
- 4.71-1839-

Dec 11
Ohio
into case
Jane Langworth
W.H.
Department
Pension Office Washington

John Welch

I W Fitzgerald late appeared to me in Congress. from the State of Tennessee do certify that the foregoing papers containing the declaration of John Welch are genuine
W Fitzgerald
Nesden Tenn.
May 21 st 1833
State of Tennessee Personally appeared before me the Wakley county I undersigned a justice of the Peace in & for said county John Welch who being duly sworn settled that he Entered the service of the United States under Col. Jas. Martin Capt. Dixon & served a Term of Eighteen months commencing at think about the date 1777 in Tennessee as well as in  the  as a soldier I next Entered the service under Col. Charles Finch  Finch Capt. Gibson  Gibson & served a Term of six months as a soldier. I next Entered the service under Col. Charles Finch  Finch Capt. Adams & served a Term of six months as a private soldier Each Term was while I lived in Campbell County Virginia commencing as above stated but as to the two last Terms I do not Recall the dates but the last Term was Ended the same year that Cornwallis surrendered at Little York as to Witnesses I know of none living by whom I can prove my records but by my own oath having been from Virginia so long since I know of none alive
Sworn to and subscribed before me. This 13 th day of July 1833 Israel H. Puthouse Justice of the Peace
John Welch
I do hereby certify that John Welch whose name is subscribed to the above affidavit is a respectable person and a creditable witness given under my hand this 13 th day of July 1833. Israel H. Puthouse

State of Tennessee Weakly County
I William H Johnson Clerk of Court of pleas & quarters sessions for said County of Middle do hereby certify that Isaac F. Caruthers who has heretofore appeared signed to the within statement & certificate is an acting Justice of the peace for said County, duly commissioned and qualified and that the signature is his own proper hand writing In Testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office the 13 th Day of July 1833
W. H. Johnson Clerk of Weakly County Court

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
Dec. 24 th , 1842.
Sir:
Under the act 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," and the 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, John Welch , a Pensioner on the Roll of the Jackson, Ten. Agency, at the rate of Forty Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832 , has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1840 , to the Sept. 1841 .  Respectfully, yours,
William L. Parris Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
June 19 th , 1841.
Sir :
Under the act 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," John Welch — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Jackson Head Agency, at the rate of Forty — Dollars and Cents per annum, under the law of the 4 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1837, to the 4 th March 1840.
Respectfully yours,
Wilson V. Harris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Reuben
3488 INVALID.
1935-Dec 20 - list to Mattie Smith Colon and
File No. 3488.
John Welch Pvt. Co. Milan
Act: June 17/32
Index:—Vol. 24 , Page 397
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Emmett Idaho
Dec. 6, 1936-
Veterans Administration Bureau:— Washington D. C.
I am preparing a genealogical record of my forefathers I come to James Mathews my great great grandfather who was born in Virginia Dec. 16, 1750, died Jan. 25, 1802, He married a daughter of Mary Laughlin I find in Good Speed History that in 1801 a grant of land 388 acres was given to him for his services in the revolutionary war; he died before he received it, it was made to his children to be held in trust until they became of age This tract of land was in Blount Co. Tenn.
I am searching for the name and birth-place of his parents and the names of their children.
Sometime last year there was a monument erected in Richmond Iowa to him and his daughter by the daughter of the G. A. R.

He is English and came from England and settled in Virginia, from Virginia to North Carolina, and on to Tenn. where he received this tract of land.
My grandmother on my paternal line was Nancy Welch, daughter of my son John Welch, she married Payton Smith in Claborn Co. Tenn. in 1836, they moved to the Ocoee purchase and bought two thousand acres of land from the Indians John Welch came to America from the north of Ireland with his father and became a soldier in the revolutionary war.
I would like to get the name of his parents time and place of birth and time and place of death and other names of the family if possible.
The date and place also of John Welch and name of wife and others in the family. They are of Welch descent Scotch.
Thanking you in advance for any information you may furnish me.
I am sincerely Yours
Mattie Smith Colson