Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,687, for John Lasley, [Blank]

SERVICE
NUMBER
Lasley, John
S. 30687
CONTENTS

25011
Kentucky
John Lacey
of Lawrenceburg in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the ... commanded by Captain ... of the ... commanded by Col Black in the ... line for 1 year & 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of ... at the rate of 60 Dollars ... Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of ... 1833 and sent ... to ...
Arrears to the 14th of Sept 130 00 Semi-annual allowance ending 6 March 30 00 $180.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by ... Clerk Book ... Vol. ... Page ...
Correct as of first June 3 June 1834 original sent to Hon W. W. Johnson, Brig Genl Q.M. of files ... See letter 27 Sep 6 ... J. ... J. H. ... Calcutta May 1 1841

41 John Farley Jr from 1778 printer W. Morris $60.
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John Farley Jr 1778

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
April 15 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. 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 John Lawley, Laurens Co. Ga.
   Period when the service was rendered Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlisted Sept '78 about 17yrs 8mo 17 8 for Capt Evans Col Clark none Pa & Ill. 72.3 Montgomery Va. none  
The clerk of the court should so offer his seal of office to the declaration that the inscription and device should be made to appear. If there is no device a inscription then the certificate of a member of Congress should be affixed made on the papers see note (i).
I am, respectfully,
Sept. 7. 1833.
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
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) , who has 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 day 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 he 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 has 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; locality; 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.
[1] 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.
[2] 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 [a] 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.
W. L. Williams Ex Off.

State of Kentucky County of Lawrence 355
On this 11th day of August 1833 personally appeared before the undersigned Justices of the Lawrence County Court John Hasley a Resident of the East fork of Little Sandy in the County of Lawrence and State of Kentucky aged 72 years and nine months who being just and true to the best of his knowledge and belief do hereby 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 September 1878 with Captain Jesse Evans and served in the regiment commanded by Colonel James Clarke under the command of Major General John Pope in the campaign of 1862 in which he was severely wounded and captured by the enemy and remained in their service until 1865 when he was exchanged and returned to his home in 1877 where he remained until his death in 1880 at which time he was 72 years of age and had served the United States from 1832 to 1865 in the following campaigns: 1832-33 in the Black Hawk war; 1846-48 in the Mexican war; 1861-65 in the War of the Rebellion. He was honorably discharged from the service of the United States on the 10th day of June 1865 at Appomattox Court House, Virginia.

since as where the troops remained for some time and where that part of the troops with which this applicant remained in Garrison until June 1780 when they left fort and went to the west of the river and on the river to the Ohio River and
The same about four miles to a small Indian Erecting and called at that time the hostile fort in which place this applicant was captured
Discharged after having served one year and Six months which discharge was left by the
applicant in the hands of one John Taylor of the County of Wayne who shortly afterwards and said discharge was not seen nor heard of since by this applicant that the troops
with whom this applicant served were at the time of his discharge in the County of Wayne of Virginia and part of the troops that were captured at the time of the battle of the
and in the County of Wayne and he further states that in the County of Wayne at the time of the time of his discharge he hereby relinquishes
Every claim 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 Seven to and subscribed the Day and year aforesaid John Lasley
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant is a revolutionary soldier and served as he states
Richard Chan, 6-13-1842

Joseph Davidson V.P.Ll. Lewis Hingley Ap.P.Ll.
I James M Rice Clerk of the county court of the county of and do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John Haskey for a pension in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this the 11th day of August 1833
James M. Rice C.Ll. " "

May 6, 1937
XXXXXXXXXXXX
JOHN LASLEY S. 30687 BA-J/MLB
Dr. Henry Evan Davis North Nassau Street Williamsburg, Virginia
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to yours and Mrs. Davis' requests for the Revolutionary War records of Abraham Davis of Louisa County, Virginia; Evan Davis; John Lealy of Fincastle County, Virginia, and Auldin Williamson who served also in 1774.
This office has no record of service rendered in the Colonies prior to the Revolutionary War.
There is no claim for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of an Auldin (Alden, Olden, etc.) Williamson. The record of Abraham Davis of Louisa County, Virginia, was furnished you March 19, 1937, and you were informed January 11, 1937, that this office does not have record of Evan Davis. The record of a John Lasley has been found, which seems most applicable to your description. His record is given herein as found in pension claim, S. 30687, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War. It is the record of the only soldier of that name found in the records of this office who served from Virginia.
The date and place of birth and names of the parents of John Lasley are not shown.
While residing in Montgomery County, Virginia, John Lasley enlisted in September, 1778, served one year six months as a private in Captain Jesse Evans' company, Colonel George Rogers Clark's Illinois Regiment Virginia militia, and was in the expedition to Vincennes.
After the Revolutionary War the soldier lived in Tazewell County, Virginia, then moved to Kentucky and was living at East Fork of Little Sandy River in Lawrence County, that state, when pension was allowed on his application executed August 11, 1833, at which time he was aged seventy-two years nine months.

No reference was made in the claim to wife or children of John Lasley.
In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, the name of person paid and possibly the date of death of John Lasley, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data: John Lasley, certificate No. 25016, issued November 9, 1855, rate $60 per annum, commenced March 4, 1851, Act June 7, 1838, Kentucky Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Washington October 7, 1931
Miss Frances E. Lasley 129 Wine Street Mullins, South Carolina
BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to John Lasley, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 30687, based upon his military service in that war.
John Lasley, while a resident of Montgomery County, Virginia, enlisted in September, 1778, served one year six months as a private in Captain Jesse Evans' company, Colonel George Rogers Clark's Illinois Regiment Virginia Militia, and was in the expedition to Vincennes.
After the Revolutionary war he lived in Tazewell County, Virginia, then moved to Kentucky and was living at East Fork of Little Sandy River, Lawrence County, Kentucky, when pension was allowed on his application executed August 11, 1833, aged seventy-two years nine months.
There is no reference to wife or children.
The above history is that of the only John Lasley, under any spelling of the surname, that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office, who served from Virginia.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

Record Division.
December 16, 1930.
Mrs. Julia McAlindon,
1700 North Meridian Street,
Indianapolis, Indiana.
Madam:
In reply to your letter dated the 20 th ultimo and received the 1 st instant relative to John Lasley, Ser. File No. 20,687, Revolutionary War, you are advised that the records of this Bureau fail to show the date of his death, and that in order to obtain the date of last payment of his pension and to ascertain the period of such payment thereafter, you should apply to the Agency for the Interior Department, U. S. Treasury Department, citing the following data: "John Lasley, Certificate No. 25,712, issued November 9, 1933, under the Act of June 7, 1933, at the Kentucky Agency."
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of _____ a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE. CAPTAIN. COLONEL.
Battles engaged in, _____ Residence of soldier at enlistment, _____ Date of application for pension, _____ Residence at date of application, _____ Age at date of application, _____
Remarks:
_____

Not Enclosed
12910 4th St., Silver Spring, D.C.
Sept. 18, 1931
Director of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir,
Will you please give me information information concerning John Lindsey born Mar. 4, 1744 in Scotland, mar- ried Frances Dickay, who was born Feb. 17, 1755 in Scotland. They were married Dec. 24, 1774 in Scotland and came to America soon after and settled in Louisiana U.S.A.
near the present New Orleans The war department records show that he was a member of Beauvais's

Illinois Regiment, Virginia State Troops and that there was due him for pay to the last of Dec. 1751, £34 8 8 D 0. Neither his rank nor the period of his service is shown. Please let me know if you can give me further information He was my great grandfather Thanking you for such in- formation, I am,
Very truly Yours, (Miss) Frances E. Dudley
He was a Methodist minister.

1883

1709 North Meridian Street,
U.S Pension Office Old War and Navy Depts.
I am writing for information regarding John Leslie or Gashie, who enlisted in the Revolutionary War from the State of Virginia. Carroll Co. I think but not positive about Co. Also Brother Murphy of same place. Would be grateful for any information

regarding them - they enlisted at the beginning of the war - and served until the close
Yours very truly
Mrs. John) Lucy M. Snyderhead Indianapolis 1708 N. Meridian St. Ind.

1709 North Meridian Street,
Indianapolis Ind Nov. 29. 1909.
Mr. J. L. Davenport. Acting Commissioner. Bureau Pensions.
Dear Sir.
Your favor of October 30-09 in regard to Revolutionary Record of John Lacey. Private. state Vir- ginia. received. Recd division. See File. 30. 687.
I very much desire the date of death of said soldier.

Would it be possible to derive from the records the time at which payment of the pension ceased?
An early reply would be appreciated.
Very truly
Lucy M. Aufderheide

30687 INVALID. Rev
File No. 30687
John Lasley Rev Rev
Act: June 1 st 32 nd
Index: —Vol. 2 , Page 354
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1909 Oct. 30. Hist. to Mrs. John Aufderlinde. p 1909 Dec. 10. ref. above to and for last payment of pension. R
1931 Oct. 1. Hist. to Miss Frances E. Lasley - M.L.B.
1937 May 6. Hist. to Dr. Henry Egan Davis - M.L.B.

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by George M Moore Claim No. Oct. 28, 1909
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier John Laslie or Laslie
Service Va _____ Rev
Additional Service _____
No _____ claim, State records _____, 190_____
No claim, combination records _____, 190_____
REMARKS:
No P.W.S. W or Reg as above. copy P.W. Ser 30687

To the Comr. of Pen. Washington DC.
Williamsburg Va 2 12 37
Dear Sir
In the report of the Secy of War 1835. Pen 2. roll 14. 78 appear name of Abraham Davis of Louisa Co I am anxious to get all information possible as to Abraham (or Abram) Davis and his family that your records may show, as he is a ancestor of mine.
Also a Evan Davis probably from Essex Co Va ? Our Bible records show that he served in the Rev. War a private in Captain Sheltons (I think) Any record about this Evan (or Evans) Davis will be more than appreciated. Do you have record of Capt Sheltons?
Our records show that he married a Miss Wilson he may had other wives also
Is the Evan Davis the father of Abraham Davis, any family records or war record will be appreciated.
Most respectfully yours Henry Evan Davis

Williamsburg Va
7. Nassau St,
February 12, 1937
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen: -
On page 1421 "Annals of Southwest Va 1769-1800" by L. P. Summers Robert Doack's Co of militia June 2, 1774. appear the names of privates Auldin Williamson and John Lesly , and in Fincastle Co Battalion under Captain William Campbell appears private Auldin Williamson , page 1413 same book, and they fought at Battle of Point Pleasant.
I am anxious to get all information possible as to this Auldin Williamson , also John Lesly , as they are ancestors of mine. Whom did they marry and what do you have on record about them? Yours truly, Mrs Henry E. Davis

Payments to be made at Lexington by the P. of W. & B. Bank Agent for paying Pension- ers in the Agency of Kentucky
John Lacy
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E Vol. 7 Page 17 by Dan. Boyd Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, John Saccy of the State of Kentucky who was a Private in the Army of the Revolution is entitled to receive 47-50 dollars and 50 cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States this 9 th day of November one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three
John C. Calhoun
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
J. Edward
Commissioner of Pensions.

Tazewell county Virginia to wit
Personally appeared Sam Brown before the undersigned subscriber a justice of the peace in the aforesaid county of Tazewell and made Oath in due form that he together with John Lesley and others as soldiers enlisted during the War of the Revolution under Captain Jesse Owens in the county of Montgomery, and some time after being enlisted marched to the rendezvous on the long Islands of Kentstein, from thence to the Illinois having joined at the rendezvous led Montgomery's Regiment under whose command we marched to the last named place and was attached to the army commanded by Genl. Clark who commanded at the falls of Ohio and elsewhere in the Western country, this affiant saith that he served eighteen months from the time of joining Montgomery's regt. and that said John Lesley served in the same company with him and they were shipmates together, and he was well acquainted with said Lesley before he enlisted and also have been well acquainted with him since having lived a near neighbor to him several years in the county of Tazewell Virginia on the waters of Blackstone river, and he fully believes that the said John Lesley who is now an applicant for a pension is the same with whom he enlisted and served as above stated, he left this affiant left this county about four years since and removed to the State of Kentucky he states that he has seen and heard from him frequently since his removal, and believes that he is now alive and from information residing on the waters of Little Sandy Lawrence County Kentucky, this affiant states that they were stationed at different forts a part of the time at Wabashia the Post and the other being discharged from service

at the last named place in the year 1780 and further this affiant saith not
Sworn before me before me in the county of resaid the 19 th day of July 1833
John B George JP
John Brown
I do certify that I am well acquainted with John Brown who has signed the foregoing certificate he is a very aged man and a man of good character, and his statements in titled to full credit for truth given under my hand July 19 th 1833 John B George
Essex County to wit,
I James D. Smith deputy Clerk of the County Court of Essex, do hereby certify that John B George whose name is subscribed to the preceding certifi- cate is and was at the time of the said certifi- cate an acting justice of the peace for said
County duly commissioned qualified according to Law Given under my hand & private seal, there being no seal of office the 20 th July 1833. J. D. Smith for John Brockell C. L.

State of Virginia, Logan County to Wit
This day personally appeared before me Anthony Lawson, a Justice of the the peace for the County of Logan, deceased. Robert White, a citizen of this County and made oath that, during the War of our Rebellion, he served, under Genl. Clark in the Hovey's Regiment, & during said service he was acquainted with John Lesley, who was a private soldier in said Regiment, and served in it, under the Command of Col. McClintock Montgomery, for eighteen months; Genl. Clark, Commanding the Army at the fall of Appomattox. Given under my hand & seal this 13 th day of July 1883 — Anthony Lawson S.P.
I do further certify that Robert White is a man of strict veracity and that full credit is due to his assertions on the further days on his oath that he has since the War, a few years ago, seen the said John Lesley, in the County of Logan, where he understood he  then now lives
Anthony Lawson S.P.
Logan County, ss
I John Stone Deputy Clerk for Logan County do this certify that Anthony Lawson Esq. whose name was offered to the for- going Certificate is now at the time of the signing hereof of an acting Justice of the peace for said County and that full faith and credit ought to be given to all his official acts and also the witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand on the seal of our said Court
John Stone D.C. for Edwin Robertson Clerk

W Hear. of Reps. Apr. 30 th 1844.
Dear Sir
I must request of you the favor to have copied for me the declaration of a man by the name of Lashlee of Green County Ky. for a pension I do not know his first name, as it is important for me to have this copy immediately - I hope you will have it done at your earliest possible convenience
Very respectfully your O ff . Secy. Geo. A. Baldwin
W Hear J. L. Edwards Censor of Sessions