Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7850, George Weese, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Weese, George
S 7850
CONTENTS
Carded

Ohio
26.300
George W  M  W  E in the State of Ohio who was a Pr in the Company commanded by Captain B  B of the Regt  Regt commanded by Col. H  H in the Pa  Pa line for c
6 Mo 100s Pr $ 21.10 Va. Line Aug 8, 1804 records corrected
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 21 Dollars 10 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd day of May and Sept  Feb to J. Hughes Jack  Co Ohio
Arrears to the 14th of Feb '34 - 63.30 Sem-ant. allowance ending Sept 1 - 11.55 $ 73.85
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Apr June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D  D  Sp  Sp  Clk Book 6  6 Vol. 5  5 Page 29  29
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Reorgan
7850 INVALID.
File No. 7850
George Wuse
Brw Brw War
Act: June 9th 1837
Index:—Vol. 163 , Page 398
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Va. Line. Aug. 8, 1904 Records corrected.

No. 805
Adm 6 Months & 10 days
20 1 10 4 10 2 10 1 10
J. Hughes Jackson City Ohio

State of Ohio Jackson County ss
On this 22 nd day of April A.D. 1834 Personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas now sitting George Weese a resident of Jackson County in the State of Ohio aged 70 years as he thinks who being 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 stated — He says that he thinks in November or December 1781 he left Hampshire County on a tour of 6 months under the command of Capt Joseph Berry to Winchester Barracks which time he served as a guard over the Prisoners of the enemy with an extra service of 10 days. Colonel Holmes of Winchester comm- my Lieutenant was James Dunbar, Ensign Joseph Channel. General Morgan Field Officer after serving 6 months and ten days I was honorablely discharged by Col. Holmes at Winchester but have lost the Certificate of my discharge the number of Regiment not known. He hereby relinquishes every other claim whatsoever to a Pension or annuity except the present and declares his name is not on any other Pension Roll of any State Sworn and subscribed the day and date aforesaid in open Court
his George + Weese mark
We John Steele abovenamed and Frederick Wray abovenamed residents of Jackson County state of Ohio do hereby certify that we have well acquaintance with George Weese who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration and that we believe he is aged about 70 years and

and that he is reported and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that from a long acquaintance we concur in that opinion - Sworn & Subscribed this day & year aforesaid
John Steel Frederick Winpough
And the 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 & served as he states And that the Court further Certifies that it appears to them that the abovenamed John Steel and Frederick Winpough who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of Jackson County State of Ohio an credible persons and entitled to credit
I Daniel Hoffman Clerk of Jackson County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said Court in the matter of the application of George Forsee for a pension
In Testimony I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of this Office this 22 nd day April 1834
Daniel Hoffman Clerk
I Philip Waldron of the County of Jackson State of Ohio do hereby certify that I was acquainted with the present applicant at the time of his service as a revolutionary soldier and will and will recollect as his serving the term of 6 months of which he speaks. Sworn to in open Court this day 22 nd aforesaid
Philip Waldron

Interrogations by the Court and answers by applicant
Question
When and in what year were you born
Ans: South Branch of the Potomac in Va, year not recollected
Ques When were you living when called into service and where have you lived since
South Branch of Potomac, Hampshire City Virginia since I left Virginia I have lived here in Ohio
Ques: How were you called into service were you drafted or volunteered or were you a substitute
I was a substitute for Michael Miller and served 6 months & ten days
his George X Weese mark
I Daniel Hoffmann Clerk of Jackson County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original Proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of George Weese for a Pension
In testimony I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of this Office this 22 nd April A D 1834
Daniel Hoffmann Clerk

Ohio. Original 29 th April 1834.
L. D.
Darlington 6 th Mo 3 April 23

L. P. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions War Department Washington D.C.
6th Dec 23

Dear Sir
Jackson's House Ohio April 23 rd 1834
I herewith enclose you the application of George Weers a revolutionary Soldier to obtain a Pension I would remark that the old gentleman was always determined never to apply to his Country for relief had not debility from old age and poverty in its severest garb entirely clothed him he has always laborard for a support whilst he was able but not can no longer do so under the justice of the cause and his extreme helplessness and poverty I hope you will do what you can for his relief
With marked respect Yr Ob d Serv t
J. Hughes