Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17511, for David Ramsey, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
Nb
Ramsey, David Margaret
W17511
CONTENTS

Set to Pensions Oct 23 rd 1841
3629 North Carolina Margaret Ramsay late widow of David Ramsay late who died on the 29 th June 1816 of Wake Co. in the State of N.C. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain J. G. of the Regt commanded by Col. Lock in the N.C. line for Ames Division in Scout
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 60 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1834. paying May 18 th 1841 the day of her death
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd day of October 1841 to Mrs. Margaret Ramsay Statesville North Carolina Arrears to the 4 th of March 1841 $ 100.00 semi-annual allowance ending 18 th May 1841 the day of her death } 12.33 $112.33
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 rd }
Recorded by A. H. Madison Clerk, Book C Vol. 15 th Page 184
Payment to be made to Mrs. Margaret Ramsay Statesville North Carolina Elizabeth Ramsay and her children

State of North Carolina) Index County. 5
Be it known, that on the 25 th day of September 1841, before me Geo. T. Emerson a justice of the Peace for said County, personally appeared Martha Vail who being sworn in due form of law deposeth as follows - That she was well acquainted with David Ramsey & his wife Margaret, for whom application is making for a pension - That she knows that the said David & Margaret Ramsey were married in the year 1776 - that, tho' not present when the ceremony was performed, she was with the wedding party the day after at the house of David Ramsey's Father, when the said David & Margaret were recognised by all as man & wife - that she is the more certain as to date of the marriage, from her knowledge of the age of one of her own children, which she then had with her - That she has lived near & known well the said David & Margaret Ramsey ever since up to their deaths - that they always during the whole period cohabited in the relation

of man & wife & had several children whom she knows were baptized for them as the parents, in the Presbyterian Church, of which they were members. Sworn to and subscribed in presence of his Martha mark  N Nail W. D. Emerson J.P.
State of North Carolina Fredell Co.
I Geo. D. Emerson an ac- ting Justice of the the County & State also above nam- ed, do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Martha Nail, whose mark is above subscribed - and that she is a woman of truth and respectability, and entitled to the highest confidence.
Sept 25. 1841.
Geo. D. Emerson J.P.

State of North Carolina I, J. S. Hagan Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of the County aforesaid that George T. Emerson is a Magistrate as above and the signature purporting to be his are genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of my office and subscribed my name this 25 th day of September in the year 1841 J. S. Hagan Clerk

State of S.C. Carolina Iredell County
March 29 th 1841
Personally appeared before me John Young an acting justice of the peace for said County Andrew Ramsey and after being sworn according to Law deposed & saith as follows, that he is well acquainted with Margaret Ramsey the present applicant and that she has lost the powers of her mind and body in such a degree as to be unable her to make a declaration that she is the widow of David Ramsey (who was his brother) that the said David Ramsey & applicant at the time of the Revolutionary Campaign, spoken of in the foregoing declaration were living together at their fathers & that the said David Ramsey volunteered for a three months tour in that campaign under Genl. Rutherford and he started from home and was engaged as he believes in performing that service that in the fall of 1781, he volunteered for another three months tour, in this State to Wilmington under the command of Genl. Rutherford that he accompanied him in that tour about one hundred miles & that S d David Ramsey whom he left him was acting as issuing Commissary, that when the said David Ramsey returned he heard him say he was at Wilmington & he believes performed the whole tour that a fight was at Ramsour's Battle ground the day after the battle & saw his brother the S d David Ramsey there, & he believes the S d David Ramsey was actually in the battle on that occasion that he belonged to the Militia of S.C. Carolina that he was present at the marriage of the S d David Ramsey & the aforesaid Margaret Ramsey & believes it was in the summer of 1775. & that he died in the year 1816. & that the said Margaret has lived a widow ever since during the whole of this time that the said David Ramsey was a resident of Rowan County now Iredell County S.C. Carolina. — that the said David Ramsey was well known as a Revolutionary Soldier and performed actual service as such.
Test John Young
Andrew Ramsey Justice

State of North Carolina, March 29 th 1841
Wake County } I John Young one of the acting Justices of the peace in & for said County do hereby certify that Mathew M c Pherson & Andrew Manning aliases whose names appear to the foregoing declaration, Matthew M c Pherson & Andrew Manning aliases whose names appear to their several affidavits are all of undoubted character & respectable credibility—
John Young J.P.
I further certify that the said Margaret Ramsey is totally incapable of making a declaration herself in consequence of bodily & mental infirmity given under my hand this 29 th day of March 1841
John Young J.P.
State of North Carolina
Wake County } I Joseph P. Newman Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that John Young whose name appears to the foregoing declaration, affidavit and certificate is an acting justice of the peace in and for said County and was at the time of signing the same duly Commissioned & qualified according to Law and the requirements of said Court to be his and God's Justice. I further certify that John Young personally and well acquainted with Rufus Ramsey, Matthew M c Pherson & Andrew Manning and that they are all men of respectability and undoubted character.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office at Raleigh this 5 th day of April in the year 1841
J. P. Newman Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
MS 5345
Franklin County State of North Carolina

State of North Carolina
March 29 th 1841
Indeath County) Personally appeared before me John Young one of the acting Justices of the Peace in the said County. Rufus Ramsey and after being duly sworn according to Law makes the following declaration that he is the son of Margaret Ramsey, who by reason of Bodily & Mental infirmity is unable to make a declaration in person. The said Margaret Ramsey is the widow of David Ramsey Esq. who performed as he understands and believes the following services in the Revolutionary War. He performed one tour in the winter of 1775. called the Snowy Campaign in the State of South Carolina. He performed one tour in the fall of 1780. of three months in this State during which tour he served one half of his time as a Lieutenant & the other half as a Captain under the command of Col. Locke. He also performed one other tour of three months in the fall of 1781. to Wilmington N.C. under the command of Gen. Rutherford and served a part if not the whole of that tour as acting Commissary. He was also in the Battle at Ramsour's in Lincoln under Col. Locke. He was a resident of Rowan County now Iredell and that the above services were performed in the battles of North Carolina. He the said David Ramsey was married in the summer of 1775. & that the said David Ramsey died the 29 th June 1816. & the said Margaret Ramsey has remained a widow ever since that time that there is no record or documentary proof of his Revolutionary services performed by the said David Ramsey.
Test John Young J.P.
Rufus Ramsey

State of North Carolina,
March 29 th 1841
Frederick County } personally appeared before me John Young one of the acting Justices of the peace in S d County - Matthew W m Pherson and made oath in due form of law as follows that in the fall of 1750 he was in a three months tour with David Ramey on the southern border of this State under the command of Col. Lock during one half of the tour the S d David Ramey served served as Lieutenant & the other half as captain in the militia of the State of North Carolina during the whole of the time above recited to the S d David Ramey was a resident of Newnan County now called Indall County N.C. Test John Young J.P.
Matthew W m Pherson Mark
W 16054 06

State of North Carolina Brace County. This day personally appeared the Subscribed Andrew Ramsay before me George H Emerson one of the acting Justices of the Peace in and for said County and made oath in due form of law that he is a Mother of David Ramsay who was a Soldier in the Revolution and that in the said David Ramsay was Married to Margaret Ramsay whom you have now entered on your Pension file in the year of the Christian era - which he believes was in the Year AD 1775 or 1776 and that he was Present and saw them married in the County thereof Rowan now Brattle and the State aforesaid and that the said David Ramsay was drafted a few days after they were married to defend the Town in the Christian era and that he performed the same that he knows of no - entry or docu- -mentary evidence of their Marriage Sworn to and Subscribed before me June 11 th 1841 1841. G. H. Emerson J.P. Andrew Ramsay Mother.
State of North Carolina Brace County. I George H Emerson an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County do hereby Certify that I am personally and well acquainted with Andrew Ramsay whose name with his mark appears to the above affidavit is a Citizen of Brattle County and that he is a Man of firm integrity and un doubted veracity

and that due regard should and ought to be paid to his solemn oath.
Given under my hand and seal this 14 th day of June 1821. G. S. Emerson J.P.
State of North Carolina Indall County, I, J. S. Alexander Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County of Indall do hereby Certify That George S. Emerson whose name appears to the above Certificate and before whom the foregoing declaration is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County and was at the time of signing the same duly Commissioned & Qualified according to Law and the signatures purporting to be his are genuine, and entitled to full Credit. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office at office this 30 th June 1821
J. S. Alexander Clerk of the Court of Indall County

State of North Carolina Indell County
I J. F. Alexander Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County of Indell do hereby certify that at August Session 1841 personally appeared Col. David Ramsey in open court who after being duly qualified according to Law deposes and saith that he was personally and well acquainted with Mrs Margaret Ramsey widow of David Ramsey Decd and that she died on the 18 th day of May 1841 having the following children to wit Rufus Elizabeth and Mary who intermarried with James Simpston which are all the living children -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office at office this the 13 th day of October 1841
J. F. Alexander Clerk of Indell County Court

Rev.&1812 Wars Section. Accy Am
September 26, 1928.
Henrietta Reynolds, 745 East Sonora Street, Stockton, California.
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 17511 , it appears that David Ramsey , while residing in Rowan County, North Carolina, served three months in 1775 under General Rutherford and was in the Snow Campaign; in the fall of 1780, he served three months as lieutenant and captain in Colonel Locke's North Carolina Regiment, and was in the battle of Ramsour's Mill; and in the fall of 1781, he served three months as issuing commissary in Colonel Locke's Regiment.
He married in Rowan County, North Carolina in 1775 or 1776, Margaret, her maiden name is not given.
The soldier died June 29, 1816 and the widow, Margaret, died May 18, 1841.
The pension due their mother was allowed the following children: Rufus Ramsey, Elizabeth Ramsey, and Mary Templeton, wife of James Templeton.

It is stated that they had several children, only names given are the ones mentioned above.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT, Commissioner.
COPIED BY ADY

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 17571
Margaret Ramsey Widow of David Ramsey for Rev War
Act: July 4 th 1836
Index:—Vol. M , Page 150
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1928 Sept. 26 Hail to Henrietta Reynolds See request in Richard D. Reynolds p. 8715-ent

5345 Margaret Ramsay N. C. Oct 6 Oct 41 T. Falls.
Act 4 July 36

105345. act 14 July 1836 Fulls
Margaret Ramsey Wid of David
Suspended
S
See letter to Theophilus Fulls May 11. 1841, Galisville N.C. same 1. June 1841 " " 19. 1841 ✓ " " aug 28. 1841 ✓

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£2 12 4 1/2 17. 6
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A List of Curs
Dated
26 July 1782 Granted to 29 May 1783 10 July 1783 5 March 1784 6 Septem r 1782 27 Novem r 1783 6 Sept r 1781
Salisbury
1st List of the Subscribers to the ... 1781 ... 1 Lieut General ... 1 ... 2 Col s 15 Lieut Col s 14 Majors 27 Capt s 144 En s 8 ... 9 ... 4 ... 1 ... 15 ... 25 ... 1 ... 15 ... 35 ... 7 ... 1 ... 9 ... 2 ... 4 ... 2 ... 2 ...

9400 weight 194 3 inch shells 5923 Dumbarton file 9000 little objects 2 Coppers 2 Carpenters 60 Pieces of B. Cannon 120 of 24 pound Cannon 12000 Slabs of Wood 100 Barrels of Flour 1800 Barrels of Salt Provisions & etc. $5455 total
David Ramsey Second
November 9 th 1818 An account of the several Receipts given for Provision and forage for the use of Lieutenant Smith Reg t of Dragoons and Mounted Infantry Detached from B. G. Ralston Brigade by me L.
David Ramsey Col Smith Detached 25 th of Oct December 9 th 1818
David Ramsey Second David Ramsey
15 58 5 1 63 5 2 80 8 3 20 5 2 20

Oct 28 th 1781 Received from Benj m Smith and Issued for the use of Col s Rob t Smiths Reg t of Howe. Three hundred and Twenty five Bush of Peas in the Ham one Hundred bush of Rice in the Sheaf four Sheep and Twenty pounds of Salted Beef and Twenty bush of Pearlitas and one Cow for Beef At the same time from Mr. Jay one Cow for Beef and at the same Time from Col s Leonard one Cow for Beef
Oct 29 th 1781 Received from John Vernon Fifty Three Bushels of Corn and Four Hundred and Sixty Pounds of fodder
From Nov r 9 th 1781 Untill Nov r 18 th 1781 Received of Rob t Shaw H. 345 bush of Corn and 200 of Salt Beef 4 Sheep 300 lb of Pork 25 bush of Pearlitas 4000 lb of Corn fodder 140 bush of Rice in the Sheaf one Barrel of flour

For the Bite of a Brattle Snake Take the roots of Plantain and horehound roots and branches together a suffi- cient quantity bruise them in a mortar and Squeeze out the Juice of which give as soon as possible one large Spoonfull If the patient cannot swallow force it in him If the be not Relieved in one hour repeat the dose which was never known to fail the Receipt of Dr Brooks said to the Government of a Negro for which the obtained his freedom and 100 £ per annum for life by the G l Assembly of Carolina
13/6 L 3 5 6 6/6 1 6 2/6 6 3 L 3 12 4
F 85 1/2 1 1/2 1 1/2

David Rains Sec.
David Rains his Final Book From the year 1771 until the Present time 1799
I know all men by their works that John Rains of the County of Rowan and State of North Carolina assisted and family brought into Belvoir Creek the County of Rowan and State of North Carolina in the year 1771 one hundred pounds sterling Money of North Carolina well and truly to be paid to him
52.6
196
Subst of 4 Subst of 4
David Rains Sec. his order say his hand 3.10 Count 14.90
31 4.17 4 2 11 17 4
7 2.84
11 1.17 4
1.8 1.17 4
1.8 1.17 4
I promise to pay at house
to be paid by David Rains
at house of David Rains
Sum of 100 pounds
for the sum of 100 pounds
at North Carolina for
the sum of 100 pounds
my hand and seal this
10th day of
David Rains

51.1.11 4.10.12 6.11.13
3 yrs Royal Arb 3 yrs Forest
21.10.12 See Hams
Certificates 22 nd Nov 1890
  J. S. Holbrook £17.5.2   Charles Erichon 6.19.6   W. Morrison 9.4.   Wolff Smith 3.10.   Isaac Shankill 3.12.   Isaac Beal 9.4.   J. Reed 3.12. 

1 3/4 Aiger } of Quil 1 1/4 do 3 1/4 Shalloons 1 pair pinners 1 gem bled 3 knives 1 hair garters 4 1/4 pins 1 doz awls 1 doz tackes 4 Histories 2 B. 10 nails
 Recd of Mr. William Reed Paid to Southwick for Cedar etc. etc. Town Expenses Bot. Cedar Board Board Bread Samuel Palmer son Paid to make Ding Light Shirts - 0:16-0 to two pair of trousers - 3:0 
11-11-11 7-7-7-7 11-11-11 11-11-11
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

September 29th 1781 Recd of Capt. Price for my Poudre and one half of powder and thirty pounds of lead and Twenty five flints and one box of cartridges for the use of Maj. Smith's Regiment of horse for the last of Penney and Ever shows Recd by me
David Ramsey
Sept 29th 1781 Recd of Capt. Price for my of powder one pound of lead for my cartridges and Twenty flints Eight flints for the use of Maj. Smith's Regiment of horse for Capt. Price and for my cartridges Recd by me David Ramsey
Sept 29th 1781 Recd of Capt. Price one box of cartridges five flints and one half pound of lead powder and one pound of lead powder and one box of cartridges for the use of Maj. Smith's Regiment of horse Recd by me David Ramsey for Capt. Price

Oct 11 th 1781 Issued to the several Companies of Major Ro th Smiths Reg t of Light Dragoons by me David Ramsey Q st M t for the same To Capt. John Benney one pound and three quarters of powder and four of Lead and one Doz of Cartridge To Capt. Jesse Houghton four Doz Cartridges and four pounds of powder and Ten pounds of Lead To Capt. Wright Two pounds of Powder and five pounds of Lead and Two Doz of Cartridges To Capt. White Two Doz Cartridges and five pounds of Lead To Capt. Bicknell one Doz Cartridges To Capt. Enock one pound and one half of powder and four pounds Lead To Capt. Grimes Two pounds of powder one Dozen and one half of Cartridges

To capt Smith five Doz of Calvage
To capt Simms one Doz of Calvage
To capt Carruth five Doz of Calvage
Again to capt Smith one Musket one Doz of Calvage
Coast 127 284
JB Paid to James Bathurst 2000
September 11th 1882
From Captain Carruth
to Mr. [unclear]
for [unclear]
403 [unclear]
15 12
2 0 0
20-186
19
19
20/372
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List of First Battery Company of Artillery the First Regiment of Art Enter the Service Sep 1 1861 David Ramsey Capt 12 19 Samuel Mason Lieut Sept 8 Samuel Murphy Ser't Sept 8 Buck Irwin Ser't Sept 8 John Irwin Ser't Sept 20 Solomon Douglas Sept 8 Wm Irwin Ser't Sept 20 John Irwin Ser't Sept 20 Robert Flickhop Sept 8 George Kiblick Sept 8 Benjamin Armstrong Sept 8 Wm Miller Sept 8 John Gilaspie Sept 8 John Grewlove Sept 20 John Bristol Sept 20 Robert Braven Sept 20 Wm Hall Sept 20 Thomas Lowry Sept 20 Wm Lowry Sept 28 Wm Irwin Ser't Sept 8 Thomas Lowry Sept 28 Wm McConkey Sept 23
List of Men who have been at Washington Sept 20 1861 under Command of Col. Gary D.    David Ramsey Capt  486  12    John Purvisance Lieut  486  12    William Dean Ser't  486  12    John Irwin  486  12    John Anderson  486  12    Benjamin Armstrong  486  12    Wm Young  486  12    George Kiblick  486  12    Wm Beatty  486  12    Joshua Nichols  486  12    James Gregory  486  12    Samuel Struble  486  12    Hugh Gamble  486  12    Samuel Murphy  486  12     5003  0  
Col. Gary D. ... ...

April 10th 1890 sent to S.H. School C. H.M. Henry - The first week Sur Scholars     Week  Days      1  5    2  3    3  6    4  3    5  5    6  5    7  5    8  5    9  5    10  5    11  5    12  4    13  4    14  4    15  4    16  4    17  4    18  4    19  4    20  4   

Balance 1482 James Patterson 1482 To 6 bushels of corn 2 6 3 flour bushel 1 1 0 August 1482 paid for 0 15 6 James Patterson paid 0 15 6 July 1483 one day breaking oats 0 1 6 To one day mowing 2 6 June 1485 one day breaking wheat 0 1 6 To one day mowing 0 1 6 May 1486 To mowing 21 4 6 To 1/2 bush sweet potatoes 2 0 To 1 1/2 bushel of oats potatoes at 3 per bush 1 6 January 1488 to one gallon of rum 1 0 April 1490 to cash 1 0 1493 to cash 1 0 To 2 yds of tow and making shirt for bed 0 5 0 The balance of acct in 1490 2 6 March 1495 to 2 1/2 bush oats 2 6 per bush 6 3
James Patterson Credit for Six shillings paid for no to John 1 6 April 9 th 1495 Then settled accounts with James Patterson and there Remains due to me 1 3 3 David Ramsay To David Ramsay with interest there

April 9 th 1795 Fair Ramsey St to Ga. Ralston for pointing a shoe. To laying a shoe with iron & shoe

Indent on the State of South Carolina to Andrew Irvine Seated at Charleston 16, 1784
No 255 Book
The above Indent of the the whole interest of the Bearing interest from July 1782

David Ramsay d. 1816.
Margaret Ramsay m. 1775.
# 75. 6. 3. Snow Camp S.C.
80. + 3 mo. half term in Capt. Tharp's Co. 6th Regt
81 3 mo. Spring Campaign
+ Mathew McPherson will
# Fred a Ramsay
Allow 6 mo. pr 20 3 " " 40 60 9

Oct 20 1844 Hateview 16 H. Ock Mayt Hamcy Ass. Clerk A. B.
Free.
J. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of pensions Washington City

Hintonville October 13 th 1841 Mr J P Edwards
Dear Sir
Your favour of the 6 th inst is before me and the contents observed - I herewith inclose you the Clerks certificate relative to the death of Mrs Margaret Barney showing the names of her children then living which I deemed unnecessary to send you until you were satisfied about their marriage Respectfully Yours &
Theophilus Harker

No. 5345. Margaret Ramsay Widow of David Suspended
The letter to Theophilus Fales Esq d Statesville N.C.
May 11th 1841,
July 4. 1836
Oct 4 July 36

Waterville September 24 th 1841
J. S. Edwards Esq Dear Sir
Your favour of the 28 th of August relative to the pension of Mrs Margaret Ramsey has been received. I am informed by her son that no documentary evidence can be found relative to their marriage or cohabitation. I herewith enclose you the affidavit Mrs Martha Neil who was with them on the day after their marriage who states they were received as man and wife and always thereafter respected as such. Mrs Neil was then living within a few miles of them and continued to do so until the day of their death. Mr Andrew Ramsey proves in addition to his former affidavit that they always lived together as man and wife until separated by death - abundant proof could be given of that fact I was well acquainted with them forty years since attended the same church they did went to school with their children and I have no doubt of the correctness of their claim although the proof may not be altogether satisfactory to you. I believe however it is the best that can be done at this late day. I could send you a copy of David Ramsey will in which he recognises Margaret to be his wife if it will be of any service. Respectfully Yours &c
Philip Folsom

M.C. August 19 th 1841 add E.W. Margaret Rumsey
Stateville N.C.
Augt 12
L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of pensions Washington City
Yrs truly
Margaret Rumsey N.C.

North Carolina
Waterville August 10 th 1841
Mr J P Edwards
Dear Sir
You have in your office the declaration of Mrs Margaret Ramsey widow of David Ramsey also the affidavit of Andrew Ramsey who proves they were married in the year of the Cherokee expedition but does not recollect positively in what year that was but thinks it was in 75 or 76
I herewith inclose you the affidavit of Mr Joseph Sharp a respectable citizen of this country who was in that expedition and has a perfect recollection that it was in the year 1776 which seems to me prove their marriage to have taken place in that year as well as can be done in the absence of documentary evidence which is not to be had in this case
I will identify the heirs of Mrs Ramsey at our first court and forward the same to you if it is worth while from the evidence before you
Please let me know
Philip Hall

5345
Margaret Ramsey of David North Carolina
Admitted
Private Volunteer 9m. Pa. Gen. - - - 20. - Lt. 3m 40 p60. - Capt - Col Dock. M.C.
died 29 June 1816
widow died 18 May 1841, Pension due for 4 mo. 1821  for 5 yrs. Children Rufus & Elizabeth Ramsey & Mary Templeton At 4 July 1836.
Theophilus Hall Statesville, N.C.

State of North Carolina
Iredell County } Personally appeared before me William M Allen one of the acting Justices of the Peace of the County and State aforesaid Joseph Sharp who after being sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he has a perfect recollec- -tion of the Cherokee expedition that he acted as Commissary in that expedition and on his way home he first heard of the de- -claration of Independence from which fact I am confident the Cherokee expedi- -tion was in the year 1776 further this deponent saith not. this 30 th day of July 1841
William M Allen
Joseph Sharp
State of North Carolina
Iredell County } I William M Allen a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Joseph Sharp whose signature appears to the foregoing affidavit and know him to be a man of truth and respectability. Given under my hands and seal this 30 th day of July 1841
William M Allen
J. F. Alexander Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter sessions for Iredell County Certify that William M Allen is a magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 9 th day of Aug t in the year 1841
J. F. Alexander Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter sessions for Iredell County

July 12 (Wed) N.C.
Statesville N.C. July 12
Dear Friend
188.
J. Edwards Ely Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

Statesville June 30 th 1841 Mr J P Edwards
W.C.O
Dear Sir
Your letter of the 22 nd inst relative to the kids of my Margaret Ramey has been received I therefore inclose you the affidavit of Andrew Ramey it may not be explicit enough as to the time of marriage these good men can recalled occurrences that took place later than the can date I have not seen the said man but I am told he will prove positively that it took place previous to his Brother's last tour I can scarcely write in consequence of bad health at present
Respectfully yours &c
Asaph Fales