Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 46,502, for John Lawson

SERVICE
Continental
Lawson, John
NUMBER
S. 46.502.
B.Lt. 1697-100
CONTENTS

20697 1/2
1932-Feb 23 Visit to Miss King Beecher in M.D.A.7. 1932-Apr 30 Visit to Miss Hattie M. Scott - see B (See file in case of Nathan Aaron 531197) 1938-Feb 21- Visit to Miss H. V. Lawson E.L. 1938-June 15- Visit to Mrs Milton H. Scott. E.L.
Name John Lawson Rank: Private Comp'y: Reg't: Virginia line Reg't Kentucky } Agency.
RATE PER MONTH, AND DATE OF COMMENCEMENT.
1st Issue. } Comm'g 2d Issue. } Comm'g 3d Issue. } Comm'g
DATE OF CERTIFICATE, AND TO WHOM SENT.
1st Issue. } Sent to 2d Issue. } Sent to 3d Issue. } Sent to
Allowed. (Act 1528.)
Act 14th July, 1852. Bk. G, Vol. Page Registering Clerk:
Disability. }

Larson aft letter of all

State of Kentucky Washington County ss.
This day John Lawson made oath before me a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid that he is now a Pensioner under an act of Congress for Military Service during the Revolutionary War, until the end of the War, a regular statement of which filed in the pension office in Washington City he refers to. He states that he never received any Land or Land Warrant from the United States for or on account of his said Military services. Given under my hand this 8th day of November 1830
Hugh McElroy J.P.M.C.
Kentucky Washington County ss.
I do hereby authorize John Howard Rep. in Congress from this District to take out and receive for me any Land Warrant to which I am entitled from the U. States for the services mentioned in the above affidavit and to exchange the same for scrip according to the provisions of the act of Congress passed at the last session, and for me and in my name to do whatever may be necessary in the transaction of the above business hereby agreeing to ratify the same given under my hand and seal this 8 day of Nov r 1830
Teste
Hugh McElroy
his John H. Lawson Seal mark
State of Kentucky Washington County ss.
John Hughes Jr Clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid as Right Honorable McElroy Esq. whose signature is above affixed is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly Commissioned & sworn and that full faith and credit is and should to be given to all his acts and doings as such a Clerk

Within County of Justice as thereout
Also certify that on the day of the date hereof John Lawrence Pisoni made affidavit before me in my office and acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be his free act to be his free act and
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the State Court this 8 th day of November 1830
Announcing Clerk

✓ John L. Owen
rec d 10 Sept. 828 ack d 13.
Mr. John L. Owen

For the reason above stated I believe as an act for the raising certain revenue  legacies and portion of the Arms & the Revolution to know on the 15 th day of Nov 1828. John Lawson of Glen Creek in the County of Washington and State of Kentucky as herein declared that on or about the 15 th day of Nov 1828. I entered the Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution for the term of eighteen months - which term served out and again  except two months service entered on a new enlistment for the term of three years which time I served out and immediately entered on a new enlistment and continued in its service until its termination at which period I was appointed in Captain John Wells Company in the Line Regiment of the Virginia Line and I also declared that I afterwards received a Commission to the rank of Captain relating to which I was entitled under a resolve of Congress passed the 10 th of May 1778. and I further declare that I was not on the 15 th day of March 1826 on the Muster Roll of the Virginia State  John Lawson Mark
Before me & on this 5 th day of March 1828 a justice of the Peace in and for the County of Washington in the State of Kentucky has cause to believe that John Lawson and William Lawson of the said County and State are both John Lawson by whom the foregoing declaration is made and subscribed as a true and correct copy and believed to be before private sides in the army of the Revolution in Virginia I further depose and state that the said William Lawson served part of the time in the service of his Country and saw the said John individual served in the Army. Witness my hand this 5 th day of August in the year 1828.  John Lawson Mark

State of Kentucky Washington County
ss. I, John ... in witness whereof the County Court of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that ... New ... signature is affixed to the within Certificate is an authentic record of the proceedings in one of the Sessions of Washington County Court and I am the only authorized to administer oaths.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County Court this 22nd day of August 1828. in the 54th year of the Commonwealth.
John ... Clerk
no 10 Sept 828 ack 13
Phil ...
the ...

June 15, 1938
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BA-J/ERL John Lawson-3.46503
Mrs. Milton H. West 8611 Washington Street Brownsville, Texas
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Francis Cutting and John Lawson, of Virginia and Kentucky and Stephen Fisher, of Virginia.
There are no claims for pension or bounty land on file based upon the military service in the Revolutionary War of a Francis Cutting or Stephen Fisher. Such claims are the source of the data furnished by this office.
You are furnished herein the record of John Lawson, the only soldier of that name who served from Virginia and later moved to Kentucky, that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office, the data for which were obtained from the papers filed in his claim for pension, 3.46503, based upon his military service in that war.
The date and place of birth and names of the parents of John Lawson are not shown.
John Lawson enlisted, place not shown, in July, 1778, and served until the end of the war, at which time he was a private in Captain John Watts' Company. Captain John Watts was of Virginia.
John Lawson was allowed pension on his application executed August 22, 1838, at which time he was a resident of Glens Creek, Washington County, Kentucky.
He was allowed one hundred acres of bounty land on Warrant No. 1687, issued December 31, 1831.
In order to obtain information in regard to the location of the land cited above, you should address The Commissioner of the

General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, and furnish that official the number of the warrant, the acreage and the date of issuance of said warrant.
There was no reference to wife or children.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, John Lawson(S.46502), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
John Lawson Certificate No.719 Issued August 3, 1829 Rate, $80.00 per annum Commenced December 18, 1828 Act of May 15, 1828 Kentucky Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Sept. 13. 1828.
John Lawson, of Glens Creek in the County of Washington, in the State of Kentucky, has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a Private in captain Watts's company, in the First regiment of the Virginia line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing.
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By order of the Secretary of the Treasury.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
Pro. November 1828
It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to [blank] in the [blank]
It further appears that John Lawson - [blank] is now on the pension list of the [blank] agency, and has been so since the 3d March 1826 at the rate of [blank] dollars per month.
The name of John Lawson cannot be found among those of the Virginia line to whom certificates for the quantity of eighty Dollars were issued -
Russ Hagner Adm

General Land Office 12 Decbr 1828
It appears from the list of Warrants issued by the Register of the Land Office at Richmond that John Savion a Soldier is stated to have served during the War and as such a Warrant for 200 acres may issue to his assignee
G. W. Clark Commissioner

Revolutionary Claims.
Under the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," approved 15th May, 1828.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
21 Nov 1828
The annexed paper, relating to the claim of John Lawson under the abovementioned act, is respectfully referred to the Secretary of War, with a request that he will be pleased to cause me to be informed whether it appears, by any records in the War Department, that the claimant has received, or is entitled to receive, the bounty in land granted by Congress for service in the Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution.
R. Rush.
The Hon. the SECRETARY OF WAR.
War Department!
Bounty in land office.
It does not appear by the records of this office that John Lawson as a Soldier of the Virginia line ever received or is entitled to bounty land of the United States.
Robert Layton
25 Nov 1828

John Lawson e 8 o 1697

(copy)
Revolutionary Claims.
Under the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," approved 15th May, 2828.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
18 Dec. 1828.
SIR :
Your claim, under the abovementioned act, having been examined, you are found to be entitled to the pay of a Private of Infantry in the Continental Line. The amount which may be due, accordingly, will be remitted to you by the Treasurer of the United States.
I am, sir, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
(Signed) Richard Rush.
Mr John Lawson.
True copy. Mr Lawson belonged to the Pa. Line. J. H. Dickinson Clerk Pa. Dept. 15 Dec. 1828.

April 22, 1938
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BA-J/EL
John Lawson-S.46502
Mrs. E.E. Dickason Brownsville Texas
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the pension record of John Lawson, who served in Captain Watts' Virginia Company, Revolutionary War and made application for pension in 1828, in Washington County, Kentucky.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.46502, based upon the military service in that war of John Lawson.
The date and place of birth and names of the parents of John Lawson are not shown.
John Lawson enlisted, place not shown, in July, 1778, and served until the end of the war, at which time he was a private in Captain John Watts' Company. Captain John Watts was of Virginia.
John Lawson was allowed pension on his application executed August 22, 1828, at which time he was a resident of Glens Creek, Washington County, Kentucky.
He was allowed one hundred acres of bounty land on Warrant No. 1697, issued December 31, 1831.
In order to obtain information in regard to the location of the land cited above, you should address The Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, and furnish that official the number of the warrant, the acreage and the date of issuance of said warrant.
There is no reference to wife or children.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, John Lawson(S.46502), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
John Lawson Certificate No.719 Issued August 3, 1829 Rate, $80.00 per annum Commenced December 18, 1828 Act of May 15, 1828 Kentucky Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

February 21, 1938
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BA-J/EL John Lawson-3.46502
Mrs. W.W.Lawson 2201 Robinhood Houston, Texas
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to John Lawson, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, who, in 1844, was aged eighty-three years and resided in Nelson County, Kentucky.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers filed in the claim for pension, 3.46502, based upon the military service in the Revolutionary War of John Lawson, the only soldier of that name who applied for pension while residing in the state of Kentucky, that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office.
The date and place of birth and names of the parents of John Lawson are not shown.
John Lawson, enlisted, place not shown, in July, 1778, and served until the end of the war, at which time he was a private in Captain John Watts' Company. Captain John Watts was of Virginia.
copied service from m. n. # 7.
John Lawson was allowed pension on his application executed August 22, 1828, at which time he was a resident of Glens Creek, Washington County, Kentucky. It is not shown that he ever lived in Nelson County, Kentucky.
He was allowed one hundred acres of bounty land on Warrant No.1697, issued December 31, 1831.
In order to obtain information in regard to the location of the land cited above, you should address The Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, and furnish that official the number of the warrant, the acreage and date of issuance of said warrant.

No reference was made to the wife or children of John Lawson.
In 1828, Nathan and Jochum Lawson were residents of Washington County, Kentucky; no relationship to the soldier was shown.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, John Lawson(S.46502), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
John Lawson Certificate No.719 Issued August 3, 1829 Rate, $80.00 per annum Commenced December 18, 1828 Act of May 15, 1828 Kentucky Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

COPIED FROM MMHF
March 30, 1932
BA-J/MLB
Miss Hattie M. Scott 402 Shelby Street Frankfort, Kentucky
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of recent date, relative to John Lawson, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 46802, based upon the military service of John Lawson in the Revolutionary War.
John Lawson enlisted, place not stated, in July, 1778, and served to the end of the war at which time he was a private in Captain John Watts' company. He did not state that he was in any battles. Captain John Watts was of Virginia.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 22, 1828, at which time he was a resident of Glens Creek, Washington County, Kentucky. It is not stated that he ever lived in Nelson County, Kentucky. His age, birthplace and names of parents are not stated.
In 1828, Nathan Lawson and Joshua Lawson were residents of Washington County, Kentucky, no relationship to soldier shown, and no reference is made to wife or children of the soldier.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

February 23, 1932.
BA-J/MSBF
Mrs. King Becker 1010 H. Street Sacramento, California.
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter with further information in regard to John Lawson, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The record of the pensioner you cite is not identical with the record of the John Lawson described in your former letter, therefore, the record of the John Lawson of Washington County, Kentucky, was not previously furnished.
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 46502, based upon the service of John Lawson.
John Lawson enlisted, place not stated, in July, 1778 and served to the end of the war at which time he was a private in Captain John Watts' Company. He did not state that he was in any battles. Captain John Watts was of Virginia.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 22, 1828, at which time he was a resident of Glens Creek, Washington County, Kentucky. His age, birthplace and names of parents are not stated.
In 1828, Nathan Lawson and Joshua Lawson were residents of Washington County, Kentucky, no relationship to soldier shown and no reference is made to wife or children of the soldier.
Very truly yours,
A. D. MILLER Assistant to Administrator.
vice-president of the Colonial Regional This was so stated by the cause of the war was no other way to The col. said: "I think which could not be used ingest Wa. "

Mrs. King Becker.
Lawson - John

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Mrs. King Becker 1010 H Street Sacramento, California.
BW/ILL
Dear Madam:
You are advised that Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon the military service of soldiers in that war.
A careful search of the records fails to show such a claim on file on account of the services of John Lawson as described by you.
It is suggested that as a possible means of securing information in regard to the military service of soldiers in that war, you apply to The Adjutant General, War Department, this city.
Very truly yours,
A. D. MILLER, Assistant to Administrator.
He died in Nelson Co. Ky at age 83. thinks he was in Va. Believes his wife was Ellen Pierce (This is my line.)

611 Washington St Brownsville Texas May 25 1938
Peterson Administration Washington D.C.
MAY 31 1938 MAIL ROOM 0
Dear Sir:
Will you be good enough to send me information regarding the Revolutionary record of Francis Cutting of Virginia-Kentucky his wife was Elizabeth Bowdery married Sept 3 - 1784 - with daughter Sallie Cutting . Or any other Cutting . Can you tell me if they received compensation for services?
Have you a record of John Larson  1784 of Virginia-Ky. and Stephen Fisher of Culpepper Co. Va with wife Mary (Magdalena Barr)
I would appreciate very much any information you can give me regarding any of the above names.
Thanking you for your kindness, I remain very truly yours Mrs Milton H. West.

Lawrenceville, Ky. Apr. 4, 1938
Administrator, Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir: Will you please give me all data on the pension application of John Lawson, private Capt. Wall's Co., 1st Virginia Regiment. Said pension application was filed in 1828 and acknowledgments taken in Washington Co., Ky.; and application filed by John Lawson on his heirs. Want all data as to heirs. Yours truly Mrs. E. E. Dickerson

2201 Kolinhood
Houston, Texas
Feb. 3, 1938
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir,
3-C 50
(1)
6 7th Ky
I desire information on a Rev. soldier John Lawson , Nelson County Ky. who was 83 years old at the time he applied for pension 1840 - his services - name of his wife or children if possible.
Respectfully
Mr. W. W. Lawson

Sacramento Calif
Feb'y 4 th 1932.
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.
Dear Sir:-
Once more I am
asking you to furnish me with a description of my battles in which John J LAWSON Lawson served during the Revolution of 1776. You replied he had no record as a pensioner. I have every reason to know that he did for in Senate document, 1 st Session of the 23 rd Congress I find that John Lawson, was allowed pension Annual allowance of $80 00 and rec'd was $780 00 . He was placed on pension Dec. 18 th - 1828. He served in the 1 st Regiment Va. line. If you would please give me the battles in which he served I would greatly appreciate it. I have no other way of getting it & if there are any charges for this favor. I am very willing to pay you for the same.
Very truly
Mrs King Becker
1010 H. St
Sacramento Calif -