Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30547, for James V Logsdon, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Logsdon, James V. or Logsdon
S. 30547
also, 1784-1790
Indian Wars
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19269  Kentucky
James V Logsdon of Hart Co in the State of Kentucky who was a pr in the co commanded by Captain Kirtland of the regt commanded by Major Wallis in the Div line for 11 mos
Inscribed on the Roll of Kent at the rate of 36 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of Aug 1832 and Wm J  Willis Greenburg Arrears to the 4th of March 73.32 Semi-ann. allowance ending Sept 1833 $91.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 17
Duplicate Certificate issued & sent to Hon R M Johnson, 16 th April 1834 See letter Feb. 22, 1837 to Hon. J. Calhoun H. R.
Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 April 1838 from 4 Sept 1837 to the 4 March 1838 the day of his death, Age Notice 4 th June 1839

James V. Logsdon
21 Feb 1833
Obj. 4. 5. 11. 12. 16
Now from 1782 private 21 months $ 36. \frac{66}{100}
Wm T. Willis Greensburg Ky Hon. A. S. Hawes
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BRIEF in the case of James V. Logsdon  of Hart County in the State of Kentucky  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 66 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     April or May In 1782 about 3 As a Gen. Cap t Kenbrop g against the Indians   not specified 6 Major Waller   July 1783 about 2 Gen l Clark   Cap t Bladin Ashleys   Cap t Patrick Brown   States that after the above he enlisted during the War under Cap t Platt, and remained at Vincennes until November following when he was discharged  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Jefferson County - Kentucky  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional evidence alone  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? They are not attached according to the Regulations 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
W. Gordon Examining Clerk.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
May 4 th , 1839,
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," The widow of James V. Logsdon, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Kentucky Agency, at the rate of Thirty Six Dollars and Sixty Six Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1837, to the 4 th March 1838, the day of his death.
Respectfully, yours,
J. Hance acting
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Jas V Logsdon

State of Kentucky
County of Hart Set
On the 12 th day of August  November 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Honorable Benjamin Moore Dale Judge of the Circuit Court of Hart County, now sitting James V Logsdon a resident of Hart County State of Kentucky aged Sixty Six years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to attain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. First that he entered the service of the United States in April or May 1782 and to him in Jefferson County Kentucky under General Clark upon an expedition against the Indians at the Piqua way towns that John McIntire was his Captain and he believes the Major's name was Tracey but of this he cannot be certain & the Col who commanded he does not remember the name of, that upon that expedition he was out in the service he believes about three months and that he was in the battle at the Piqua way towns which they took; and burnt and that immediately upon my return home I again entered the service as a Volunteer under Capt Bladen & Ashly and proceeded to march to the mouth of Salt River on the Ohio where there was a block house and continued to range up & down

the Ohio by Companies for 6 months that being the term or tour of duty required when he was again discharged and returned home, and that in July 1783 he again entered the service of the United States at the the same place under the same General, that Patrick Brown was his Captain and they marched upon an expedition against the Kaskaskia Indians posting what is now called Vincennes in Indiana and was out about two months and returned again to Vincennes and then enlisted during the war under Captain Platt and remained at Vincennes until November following when he was dis- charged upon furlough and never again called upon to enter the service under his enlistment, That about the first of June 1784 he enlisted the service again under William Wardlaw upon an expe- dition against the Indians & was in a battle at Saline Salt works near the Ohio and again returned in December or about that time. This applicant further states that he was engaged in campaigning against the Indians every year more or less until after the battle was fought under General Wayne which terminated the war, That he was hired by Richard Madison who he understood was an agent of the Government to act as a spy for one year, and commenced the discharge of that duty about the first of May 1787 or 1790 and acted as a spy during

that term. This applicant further states that he has no documentary evidence to establish his services. That he never was drafted, always volunteered and never received any discharge or asked any as he designed to fight on as long as an Indian remained in the country. He further states that the service rendered by him in 1783 as before stated was as a substitute  Phillip Phillips who had been drafted . He further states that he does not know of any person by whom his services can be proven owing to removals and deaths except Solomon Kisinger Junr and John Row who knows of a small part only and whose statements upon oath are appended hereto.
He hereby relinquish any claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to & subscribed to the day & year aforesaid James V Logsdon
John Brooks & William Evans Mr. John Brooks & William Evans citizens of Hart County State of Kentucky certify that we are well acquainted with James V Logsdon who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration and that we believe him to be about the age he represents himself to be in his application. That he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have

been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion, Reborn & Rub- scribed this 17 th August 1832
William Sims
John B. orth
And the said Court propounded the following interrogatories to the said James V. Lagedan which he answered on oath Quesit where and in what year were you born Answer I was born in the year 1766 in Botetourt County State of Herren
have you any record of your age and if so where is it
Answer I have none now the Bible that contained my age has not long since been tore up
Where were you living when called into the service when have you lived since & where do you now live
Answer I lived in the same neighborhood I now live in it was then Jefferson County it is now West and I have lived in the same neighborhood ever since
how were you called into the service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom Answer I always volunteered
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 service
Answer I can not more than I have done in my declaration

and the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the interrogatories 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 the said John Brooks & William Amos are residents of Hart county State of Kentucky, and who have signed the above certificate are creditable persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
Hart County Kentucky, ss
George T. Wood Clerk of the Court of Hart County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court, in the matter of the application of James Patten for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 28 th day of November 1832, and in the Littoral of the Commonwealth
G. T. Wood Clerk

Hon Lewis Cass Secretary of War Washington city, D. C.

Mumfordsville Hart county Ky. May 15. 1833.
Dear Sir
I return to you the claim of James W Logsdon for a pension, with an amendment, in relation to the authentication of the papers, and in relation to the time he served & the periods at which the service was rendered - It is hoped that, the claim as now prepared may be considered satisfactorily established
I am requested, by Mr Logsdon, to ask, the favor that, when a decision of his claim is had, that information, thereof may be given to me at Greensburg Ky so that I may advise him thereof - I have the honor to be yours most respectfully
Wm T Willis
Hon Lewis Cass Secretary of War Washington

Nov 15 Feb John Calhoun Can you help Knox
Col J L Edwards Pioneer office Washington

Washington 14 th Feb (1837)
Sir I am requested to ask you whether, any money has been drawn on account of the revolutionary services of James V Logston Logsdon who served under Genl. Clark in the Illinois Regiment? and if so the amt., and who by; and whether there has been any bounty land granted to him - if so to whom was the certificate issued yours
John Calhoun

Ky
Yours affecly scat
Col J. L. Edwards
Purcell Miss
Hon R. M. Johnson

upon the duplicate put the name of Mr T. Willis in pencil mark
I oblige
Robert Johnson

James W Logsdon
Pension claim

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of James Logsdon which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?
No. it is important that he should -
V. * Has he mentioned 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?
No. see Deere 5-
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service ? No
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it ? No
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had ? Yes
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility ? Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office ?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service ?
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct ? No see page 16
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily ? And, if not, which of them is not so answered ?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 the 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.
‡ QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
‡ QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end 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.

Wm T. Willis
Sends this
to Rev Johnson
Greensburg Ken

State of Kentucky Green County ss
This is to certify that, this day W m T. Wells of said county came before me a justice of the peace in and for said county and made oath, that some months since the pension certificate of James L Logston of Hart county Kentucky as pensioner under the act of the 7 th of June 1832, for thirty seven odd dollars per annum, was put into his hands and which he had in his possession, until a short time since, that he has within a few days past been called on for it in order to enable said Logston to draw his half yearly allowance, & that, altho he has made diligent search, therefor he has not been enabled to find it, and he is now satisfied that it is lost or mislaid, so that it cannot now be found or procured by him - he has no positive recollection of delivering it to any one he is well satisfied he did not deliver it to Logston - given under my hand this 2 nd day of April 1834. James Lachly Logston
Dear Sir above you have an affidavit of mine in order to procure a duplicate of Logstons pension certificate - please get it & forward it to me I greatly oblige your friend W m T. Wells

State of Kentucky Green County } Set
I John Barnett Clerk of the County Court for County aforesaid hereby certify that James Sarsly whose name appears to a certificate on the other side of this paper is now and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in for said County duly commissioned and qualified as such and that full faith and credit is due and ought to be given to all his official acts as such. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my Office this 3 rd of April 1834
John Barnett

Payments to be made at Lexington by Trust of M ts B nk Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of Kentucky
This certificate is issued to certify that one supposed to be lost or destroyed on the 21 st August 1853 which should have been presented for payment the interest be placed to the credit of the same in the office. Mr. Chas. Lee has the original cert.
W m T. Willis
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E Vol. 7 Page 17 by Dan l Lloyd Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
Duplicate
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, James V. Longdon of the State of Kentucky ————— who was a private in the Army of the ————— Revolution ————— is entitled to receive — Thirty-Six — dollars and Sixty-Six 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 16 th day of April one thousand eight hundred and thirty- four
Examined and } Countersigned. }

Ja. 10 Logsdon

State of Kentucky, Hart County Set
On this 13 th day of May 1835 James W Logsdon of Hart county, came personally before me P. H. Brown a justice of the peace for said county, and he being by me duly sworn according to law, stated that from old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the 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 three months I served as a private soldier against the Indians, under General Clark, as a volunteer in the militia, at the Pickaway towns this service rendered in the year 1782 commencing in the month of May or April he cannot swear positively when. For six months under Captain Bladin Ashby, I served also as a private soldier against the Indians, at the Ohio and its waters, in the same year of 1782, starting on said second term in a week or two, after returning home from the first tour. For two months under Capt Patrick Brown I served as a volunteer private soldier against the Indians in an expedition against the Kickapoo Indians this expedition was also commanded by Genl Clark and was rendered commencing in the month of July 1783. For two months I served as a volunteer enlisted and regular soldier, under General Clark enlisting & serving at Vincennes in the year 1783, being discharged in November he thinks the day thereof in the year 1783. The services rendered as a spy were rendered as he has stated in his original declaration and during the periods therein named. For which services as a soldier in the United States Army I claim a pension - sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid - before me
P. H. Brown a justice of the peace for said county the date above
James W Logsdon
P. H. Brown J.P. Hart Co.

Mr. Amos Goodman a clergyman and Joseph Kessinger & Henry Bush residents of Hart county Kentucky and residing in the neighbourhood of James B. Logsdon certify that we believe him to be sixty six years of age or more, and that he is reputed in the neighbour- hood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in this belief, that the report is true - sworn to and subscribed this 13 th day of May 1833 -
before me a justice of the peace for Hart county Ky -
P. H. Brown W. H. C.
Amos Goodman Joseph Kessinger Henry Bush
I P. H. Brown a justice of the peace in and for Hart county Kentucky, do hereby certify that Amos Goodman whose affidavit and affidavit is taken above is a clergyman, and that Joseph Kessinger & Henry Bush whose affidavits are taken above are citizens of said coun- ty, and men of truth and respectability, and that their statements are entitled to full faith and credit, and I certify that their affidavits were duly taken & sworn to before me as above - given under my hand this 15 day of May 1833
P. H. Brown W. H. C.

I George T Wood clerk of the Hart county court do certify that Patrick H Brown whose certificate is above, annexed to the affidavits of J. A. De Logsdon, Amos Goodman Joseph Keeniger & Henry Bush is now and was at the time of subscribing the same an acting justice of the peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified as such, and that his signature thereto is genuine, and I certify that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed my seal of office this 15 th day of May 1883 at Munfordsville this day of year aforesaid & forty first year of the Commonwealth
G. T. Wood Clerk of the Hart County Court - - -

30 547 INVALID.
Resy & in the Indian war, up to 1995
1936-Dec. 4 Howard Logsdon adv. wife's name not in cl. + that his letter had been referred to Gen. Adm. MSB
File No. 30 547
James A. Logsdon Lin Rev War
Act: June 1 st 1827
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 247
[Arrangement of 1870.]

copy of his let. which was sent her Dec 1936
945 Dresden Place Salt Lake City, Utah October 5th, 1936.
The Second Comptroller's Office Treasury Dept. Washington D. C.
Gentlemen:
The Widow of James V. Logsdon (or Logsdon) secured a pension at the rate of $36.66 per annum, under the law of June 7, 1832 and has been paid at the Treasury Department from Sept. 4, 1837 to March 4th, 1838.
Will you please advise the full maiden name of the widow to whom paid or any names of his children if shown.
Thanking you for your kind attention in this matter. Return envelope and postage inclosed.
Yours truly,
Howard Logsdon.

December 4, 1936
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Mr. Howard Logsdon 945 Dresden Place Salt Lake City, Utah
Am JAMES V. LOGSDON S. 30547 BA-J/MHF:MLB
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter addressed to the Second Comptroller's Office, Treasury Department, this city, in which you request the maiden name of the widow of James V. Logsdon or Logsdon, who received the pension due her husband at his death for his Revolutionary War service.
The papers in pension claim, S. 30547, based upon service of James V. Logsdon have been examined, and the name of the widow of this soldier is not recorded therein.
Your letter has this date been referred to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, who is custodian of the records in which you are interested.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator