Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11000, Pleasant Waid, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Waid, Pleasant
R. 11000
CONTENTS

State of Virginia } Greenbrier County } ss
On the first day of April 1834 Personally appeared before me Henry D. D. a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Pleasant Ward of said County and State aforesaid aged Seventy five 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 Act of Congress passed 7 th June 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein after stated 1 st That he entered the service as a substitute for one Thomas Mathews in the County of Henrico & State of Virginia for one month under Capt Robt Price and was marched to Williamsburg he thinks in the year 1776 and in the fall of that year and was stationed at Williamsburg for one month that he was in no engagement while he was in this service. That he was discharged at Williamsburg that he received no regular discharge but was told to go home a relief having come
2 nd Shortly afterwards he was called on to go and serve a tour for himself and that he was drafted or detailed in the said County of Henrico and was put under the Command he thinks of one Capt Sharp and marched to Williamsburg he thinks this time he was detailed for three months and he served three months there but from old age & loss of memory he cannot tell positively whether it was three months or less and from the same cause he cannot now recollect his General & field Officers he states there was no engagements this tour & that he was discharged from service after he had served out his tour that he received no written discharge that he recollects of
3 rd He again, (he thinks) in the year 1777 substituted for the above named Thomas Mathews in said County of Henrico and was put under the command of [blank] was marched to Williamsburg & was stationed there and served out his tour and was discharged from said service but does not recollect of receiving any written discharge from old age & loss of

memory he cannot now recollect his officers & does not recollect of any engagement while on this tour He served out his tour & thinks it was three Months
4 th : He again entered the service by draught about one year afterwards to serve a three Months tour for himself in the said county of Henrico and was marched to Sandy Point on James River and was stationed at said Point and served out his tour There and while there the Army engaged a British Vessel that was aiming to go up the James River and took her with some prisoners and that he was discharged after having served out his tour which he knows was three months - In fact he thinks that all the tours after the first were three months as he well recollects that objections were made to only one month at a time as it consumed so much time in going and returning and from old age and loss of memory he cannot state any of his officers. he recollects that there were only two companies at Sandy Point and no field officers
5 th He was again detailed at the time Arnold took Richmond and served a tour at that time and was under Capt Richardson and was kept reconnoitering through the counties of Henrico and Hanover and as Arnold left Richmond there was an attack on his vessels as he was going down James River at Turkey Island Bridge. But he thinks there was but little damage done on either side. that he recollects of some of the Americans being wounded that he thinks General La Fayette commanded the Army about Richmond at that time that he was discharged in Richmond after having served his three months tour
6 th He was afterwards detailed and sent with the horses belonging to the Public up the country from Richmond to aid in taking care of said horses - and was stationed for that purpose on James River in Cumberland County and was engaged in that service - three months
7 th In the year that Cornwallis was taken he was again detailed in said county of Henrico to serve another tour and was marched to Malvern Hills about fifteen miles below Richmond and while there was joined by General Washington But as the main Army had not arrived from the north Washington

and La. Fayette retreated before the British Army until they met the main Army at Raccoon Ford on the Rappahannock. Upon the Command he thinks of Genl Wayne. Then the Army turned and made the British retreat back to their Shipping. But after marching a short distance from the Raccoon Ford he was discharged on account of sickness. he was one month & an half in Service at this time.
8 th After he got better and returned home he again substituted for Thomas Mathews and was marched on to York and was at the Siege there, the fighting had commenced before he got there. after Cornwallis surrendered he was marched to Portsmouth and remained there for some time and was then marched to Richmond and there discharged in the month of March following. That he did not serve out his entire six months but that it could not lack more than one month of the time and thus ended his Revolutionary Services.
9 th He removed to the County of Greenbrier he thinks in 1784 and remained in said County until the Spring of 1788 and then enlisted for six months to guard the frontier settlements against the Indians & was put under the Command of Capt William - Clendenan - Alexander Clendenan was he Lieut and was stationed at a fort at the mouth of Elk River on the Kanawha where Charleston now stands and served out his six months of enlistment the next Spring following he again enlisted and served at the same fort six months more under the said Clendenans - and the next Spring the same in all under Clendenans he served eighteen months during this service he was stationed in the fort at the mouth of Elk except when reconnoitering up & down the River to watch the movements of the Enemy. That in the year 1793 the Spring of that year he entered the service again under Capt Moses Mann and was stationed at the mouth of the Kanawha on the Ohio River - and while in this service he was attacked by the White Swelling in consequence of which he was discharged before his time was quite out. But he is satisfied he served at least five months. Pleasant his Mead mark Sworn and subscribed before me the 1 st day of April. Henry Erskine J.P.

State of Virginia } Greenbrier County }
Be it known that on this first day of April 1834 before me Henry Erskine the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in & for said County personally appeared James Gregory aged 83 years who being duly sworn according to Law States that he is well acquainted with Pleasant Ward that at the time said Ward was in Service on the Kanawha River under Capt William Blendenran that he was living on the Kanawha at the time Pleasant Ward was in said Service and well recollects of his having served two Summers in the fort at the mouth of Elk
Sworn & Subscribed } before me this date above } James Gregory Henry Erskine J.P.
Q 1 st Where and in what year was you born
Ans I was born in Hanover County I believe in the year 1759
Q 2 nd Have you any record of your age and if so when is it
Ans I have not and only know my age from Information of my Parents
Q 3 Where were you living when called into Service when have you lived since the Revolutionary War and where do you now live
Ans I lived in the County of Berrien when called into the Service of the Revolution and in Greenbrier County when called against the Indians and now live in Greenbrier County
Q 4 th How were you called into the Service were you drafted did you Volunteer or were you a substitute and for whom
Ans I was always drafted it having come to my turn only as stated the times I substituted for Thomas Mathews The last Service it will be seen I enlisted
Q 5 State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the Troops when you served such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect and the General circumstances of your services
Ans I have given as full a statement in my declaration as I can recollect. From old age and loss of memory I cannot give any better statement than I have given in my declaration

50.810
Hon. W. M. Conner

Q 5 th Did you ever receive a discharge from the Service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it
Ans If I did receive a discharge I do not now recollect it and if I ever had a discharge I cannot tell what has become of it
Q 7 th State the names of Persons to whom you are acquainted in your Present neighborhood who can testify as to your character for Veracity and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution
Ans Thomas Perry and John Kempingstall Can testify as to my character for Veracity and their belief of my services as a Soldier of the Revolution
Sworn & Subscribed before me Henry Enkine J.P. Pleasant D. Ward his mark State of Virginia } Greenbrier County }
Be it known that before me the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared Thomas Perry aged 72 years old and John Kempingstall aged 58 years old who being first duly sworn according to Law do State that they live in the present neighborhood of Pleasant Ward who has made a declaration for a Pension and they do state that they could put every confidence in said Ward as a man of Truth and Veracity and that they have every belief of his having served as a Soldier in the Revolution Thomas Perry states he has known him 35 years and has frequently heard him relate Circumstances that took place during the Revolution that makes him well satisfied that he did perform service as a Soldier be the said Perry having served as a Soldier of the Revolution and the said John Kempingstall states he has known said Ward upwards of forty years and has heard him many years ago relate Circumstances of his service as a Soldier of the Revolution Sworn & Subscribed before me This 18 th day of April 1834 }
his Thomas Perry mark
Henry Enkine J.P. John H. Ayrtons Clerk

State of Virginia Greenbrier County } ss
I Henry Erskine a Justice of the peace in and for said do hereby declare in my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the foregoing applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states And he I further certify that Thomas Perry and John Hampenstall who have signed the proceeding certificate are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit Given under my hand this 18 th day of April 1834 Henry Erskine J.P.
State of Virginia Greenbrier County } To wit
I John A North deputy clerk of the County Court of Greenbrier in the State of Virginia, do certify that Henry Erskine, the person before whom the foregoing proceedings & examinations were had whose certificate is thereto attached was at that time an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified as such, and that due faith is and ought to be given to his official acts, as well in courts of justice as elsewhere - and I do further certify that the foregoing signature purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of the said court this 19 th day of April 1834 and in the 58 th year of the Commonwealth.
John A North D.C.

State of Virginia } Greene County } S.S.
On this 21 st . day of June 1834 personally appeared before me Henry Erskine a Justice of the peace in and for said County. Pleasants said who made a declaration on the 1 st . day of April 1834 in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed on the 7 th June 1832 And has made the following Amended declaration in order to obtain the benefit of said Act
He states that from Old age and loss of memory that he does not know that he can give any further statement than he has given in his declaration of the 1 st April 1834. In that declaration he states 1 st one month - 2 nd three months He recollects of being detached for three months and believes he served the three months but to be sure he is willing this service to be placed at two months and in that length of time he is well satisfied he did serve. The 3 rd hour he feels well satisfied it was three months. And what strengthens this belief is that it was alleged that a by service than three months was objected to as it required so much time to go and return All the other tours he states he can not throw any further light on the services he performed. He states that as to Capt Sharp being State living. He thinks he does not know but if he is the old age of his old age and infirmity would preclude the possibility of his going to see him to get his testimony and he knows not where to find him. On these statements he must rest his claims to be disposed of as the department may think proper. He states he left Greene County about fifty years ago. Sworn to and subscribed before me the state above
Henry Erskine J.P. Pleasant D. Ward Mark

Virginia
Greenbrier County ss
I John Matthews Clerk of the Court of Greenbrier do certify that Henry Erskine is a Magistrate as above stated duly commissioned & qualified as such and the foregoing Signatures purporting to be his are genuine In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Affixed my Seal of Office & subscribed my Name this 27 th day of June 1834 and in the 58 th year of the Commonwealth John Matthews C G

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Pleasant Mount Virginia
Returns d e i s
Memoranda -
Hon. W. M c Comas House of Rep s

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
28 May 1834.
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 subjjoined 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. These 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 Pleasant Waid
   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.     1776. 1 priv Capt. Price 75 years   3 " Capt. Sharp. Henrico County Va Living Witneses   1777. 3 "   78 3 "   3 "   3 "   1781. 1 15 "   5 "  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES 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.
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 inquiry 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.
[c] 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.
(17) 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.
 □ 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. 
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
{m} The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

REJECTED
11 000
P. O.
Pleasant Waide
Service: _____
Enlisted: Nov _____, 18
Discharged: Aug 29, 1906 _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Pleasant Waide -
Virginia
Rejected -
See Mr. Singleton's report
Enclosed,
Feb 16 Mar 1 35 Co: Clerk
11000

Lewistown June 27 th 1834
Enclosed you will find Thos. Mearns declaration for a pension that he has requested me to enclose to you. And I can add in addition to his declaration that I am acquainted with P. Mearns that he is regarded as an honest ignorant inoffensive old man
Yours Affec. Servt Henry E. Hine

after the last preceding letter. I can't let him long I shall write for me. Thomas went from here about his business & is the life of York - I can't let the name pass on my spears - the name of the best & best of men is the name of the name - after the last season in America & Portsmouth there is a business and was there discharged. I can't let him long be in service the letter but perhaps for more than "I can't let him much service I am in all" but I think I must have been in some position at  time , at  time months. & every position works as a result. I think the name in substance been too I cannot pass my letter - I think the life of York lasts for ten days. I am in all the letter. - I will tell you all about it. I think I will tell you all July 19. 1855
Wolcott New Bedford
Pleasant & I will most
Yours truly - W. G. Dingleton
Now the Declaration in this case was made before Justice - which admitted that he was able at the time of making the Declaration to go to the Court seat - which complained to the undersigned of loss of memory. In enquiring into what fact. I learned from Mr. Thompson and others that Ward is present for his thoughts of business - the negative his opinion is decidedly against him - his original Declaration is dated that he was 23 years of age and I am satisfied he is an impostor.
W. G. Dingleton

Pleasant Wade here for
Ad June 1832
for Suspended
J. W. Cutchon Present

State of Virginia County of Fauquier
Be it known that before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county, aforesaid, duly authorized by law to administer oaths, personally appeared James Defree, administrator of Pleasant Wade deceased resident of Virginia in the county of Fauquier in the State aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law, states he is the administrator estate of the late Pleasant Wade of the county of Fauquier and State of Virginia who was a revolutionary soldier and that he is finally interested in part as claimant in the pension for which application was heretofore made by said Pleasant Wade and he now constitutes and appoints J. H. C. McEntire, of Washington City, D.C. my true and lawful attorney, with irrevocable power to examine into, investigate, and establish the claim for said pension, and do all acts necessary therein.
In witness whereof, the said James Defree has in this 30 th day of May, 1852, hereunto signed his name, and affixed his seal.
Witnesses: Elijah Dyke James Defree
James Defree Seal
Signed, sealed, acknowledged, and sworn to before me, in this 30 th day of May 1852.
J. H. C. McEntire V.P.

State of Virginia County of Brunswick
ss.
I, Paul M c Pherson Clerk of the court, board, of the county, and State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that James Withrow before whom the foregoing power of attorney was acknowledged and affidavit made, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, duly qualified and sworn, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said court this 30 th day of May A. D. 1858.
Paul M c Pherson Clerk.