Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6,271, for Uriah Leftler, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.B.
Leftler, Uriah or Leftler, Leftyear.
R. 6.271
CONTENTS

no 17235
Uriah Leffler Franklin County Indiana
Rejected, deserted. See letter 1 May 33 to J. Ryman, Brookville
John Ryman Brookville Indiana

BRIEF in the case of Uriah Leffler  County of Franklin in the State of Indiana  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 82 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. N. Carolina   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     Entered in 1777 Left the service in 1779 - term of service not stated private Col. Hogan, Col. Dickson,  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Monmouth, Germantown, Town & Liberty Pole,  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Hartford County N Carolina  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? No  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Court 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richd. H. H. Walton  Examining Clerk.

Wink Leffler 17235

State of Indiana } ss Franklin County }
On this 4th day of October 1882 person- ally appeared in open court before the Hon Judges of the Franklin Circuit Court now in session Wreak Leftler a resident of said County & State above written, aged eighty-two 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 7, 1872. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1777, with Lieutenant Baker and served in the seventh regiment of the North Car- olina line, under the the following named officers: Colonel Hogan, Capt. Dickson; left the service aforesaid in the Fall of 1779; lived in Hartford County North Carolina when he en- tered the service; was in Monmouth, Germantown and Liberty Pole Battles; marched through the states of North Carolina, Virginia, Penn- sylvania, New Jersey, New York and vari- ous others not recollected. He hereby relin- quishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state
Sworn to, and subscribed his Wreak Leftler The day & year aforesaid } mark Robert John clk F.C.C.
And the Court do hereby declare that their opinion that above applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and and served as he states Ch. C. Eggleston Pres. Judge John Smith Associate Judge

I the Clerk of the District Court
I Robert John Clerk of the Court aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Wren Lister for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office. This 8th. day of October A.D. 1872
Robert John Clerk H. C. C.

Uriah Lutter Franklin Indiana
Rejected desertion fee letter 1 May 1833
P. J. Newman
6271

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
6271
P. O. _____
Michael Sefter
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contr
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

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State of North Carolina
Secretary of State's Office
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State aforesaid, do certify, that it appears from the muster rolls of the Continental line of this State in the revolutionary war, that Uriah Leftyear a private in Capt. Walker's Company of the 7 th Regiment enlisted on the 19 th day of March 1777 for 3 years or the war and deserted on the 26 th day of March 1779.
Given under my hand this 20 th March 1833.
W. Hill

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Uriah Sester 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? yes 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 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 ?
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it ?
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 ?
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
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 ? Yes
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 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 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 shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; 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.
‡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 authenticates 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 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.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.