Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35522, for George Lefler, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Var.
Leffler, George
S 35522
CONTENTS

19.630
Indiana.
George Leffler,
of Harrison Co. in the State of Indiana, who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Bell, of the regiment commanded by Colonel J. Gibson, in the Virginia line, for the term of 2 years, from March 1780 to March 1782.
inscribed on the Roll of Indiana, at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 15 th day of May 1826.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 nd of June 1826, and sent to A. W. Neth, Corydon, Indiana.
Arrears to 4th of Sept: 1826. $ 29 44 semi-annual Recordings  00 00.
$ 29 44
{ Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. }

State of Indiana } County of Harrison } set
On this fifteenth day of May in the year One thousand eight hundred and twenty six, personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record, and made so by the Laws of the said State of Indiana, for the County of Harrison aforesaid and being one of the Circuit Courts, in and for the second Judicial Cir- -cuits in said State, George Lefler, a resident in said County of Harrison, age seventy four years, since some time in last fall, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provisions made by the acts of Congress, of the eighteenth of March 1818, and the first of May 1820, that he, the said George Lefler, enlisted for the term of two years, some time in the month of February or March, in the year 1780, One thousand seven hundred and eighty in the State of Virginia in the Company Commanded by Captain Robert Bolt in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel John Gibson in the line of the State of Virginia, on the United States Continental establishment; that he continued to serve in the said Corps un- -til the fall of seventeen hundred and eighty three, when he was discharged from said service in Fort Pitt, now Pittsburg Penn- -sylvania; that he hereby relinquishes every Claim whatever to a pension except the present; That his name is not on the Roll of any State, except it be placed on the Roll of this State, and that the following are the reasons for not making an earlier applica- -tion for a pension; until within five or six years, the said Lefler was able by his trade, which was that of a Merchant Miller &

support himself and family, that within that time he has occasionally lived and resided with one or the other of his children, that he made application about four years since for the benefit of the pension laws to Davis Hays then President Judge of the said Warren Circuit Court and was informed by him that it was impossible to obtain the evidence of revolutionary services; that said Deftler did not know nor ascertain where his evidence could be found or procured until some time during last fall, (that is the fall of 1825) and in pursuance of the act of the first of May 1820, & do solemnly swear, that I was a resident Citizen of the United States, on the 18 th of March 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby, so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary War passed on the eighteenth day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or security contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is obtained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed, to wit: Schedule of property owned by George Deftler aforesaid. —
  One Saddle worth  $5.00    One pair of Saddle Bags worth  11.00    1 Bricole worth  75     $16.75    and a debt due by open account from George May for the balance of a purchase of a horse at the sum of $25.00  11.00     $27.75  
his George D. Deftler mark

This declarant further states that his trade or occupation is that of a merchant mariner, that he has not been able from old age and infirmity to follow his occupation or pursue any business that would yield him a support for upwards of six years, nor is he now able from the infirmities of old age to labour. That his wife has been dead about ten years, and that he has not kept house nor had a family under his charge for about seven years. That his children have all married off except two, who work about from place to place, and that none of his family or children reside with him, but on the contrary that although his children are all poor he lives with them, sometimes with one and sometimes with another. This declarant further states that he is in such indigent circumstances as to be unable to support himself without the assistance of his Country or Government. This declarant further states that since the 18 th day of March 1818, the following changes have been made in his property. This declarant states that he did not own any property whatever on the 18 th of March 1818, either directly or indirectly, that he never has for more than twenty years owned a foot of land or any other quantity. That the saddle & bridle and saddle bags named in the foregoing schedule was given to him some time in the early part of 1825, and that he purchased and received a horse worth about twenty or twenty five of one Christian Philbaum of Pennsylvania for an old debt of this amount, some time in the fall of 1825 that about the same time he exchanged this horse for a young colt unfit for service and this colt said declarant exchanged a short time afterwards for another horse which latter horse he sold to George May in this state in Washington County some time in the month of April last past for the sum of twenty five dollars, fourteen of which has been paid leaving a balance due of $11.00 as stated in the above schedule. That the whole amount received has been variously applied to pecuniary necessities & wants of this declarant except one ninepence and six and a fourth cents which he has now on him. George L. Sifler mark

Sworn and declared in open Court, on the fifteenth day of May 1826
I Henry M. Heath Clerk of the Harrison Circuit Court do hereby Certify, that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that the said George Lefler did serve in the revolution -ary War, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the Common enemy for the term of nine months, under an engagement, on the Continental establishment. I do also Certify that the foregoing roll and schedule thereto annexed are truly copies from the records of the said Court, and I do further Certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is twenty dollars & seventy five Cents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this 15 th day of May 1826
H. M. Heath
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Harrison County
On Roll - 1
State of Indiana 2 d Judicial Circuit
I John F. Ross presiding judge of the circuit court for the county of Harrison in the state and circuit aforesaid do certify that H. M. Heath whose signature appears to the foregoing attestation is clerk of said court and that said attestation is in due form of law
Given under my hand and seal This 16 th day of May 1826
John F. Ross

State of Kentucky Shelby county ss
This day General Joseph Winlock & Doctor John Knight personally appeared before me a justice of the peace in & for said county and made oath that they are personally acquaint- -ed with George Lefler and knew him well in the revolutionary war that he enlisted in the Revo- -lutionary war about the year Seventeen hundred & eighty as a soldier in the continental army for the term of two years and that they knew the said Lefler was marched out in the service and that he continued in the army between two and three years that he served in the Virginia line in Capt Robert Beale's Com- -pany in the South Virginia Regiment of continental establishment Given under our hand this Second day of November 1825
Joseph Winlock late Lt 17th Virg a Regt John Knight Late Surgeons Mate 7 th Virg a Regt
The above subscribed & sworn to by Genl Joseph Winlock & Doctor John Knight before me a justice of the peace in & for said county of State at Shelbyville this 2 nd Nov 1825 J. P. Morrison J. P. H.

State of Kentucky Shelby County Set
I James G. Whitaker clerk of the County Court of Shelby in the state aforesaid do certify that Joseph Linnaeus Cessr. before whom the within Affidavit. was made now is and was at the time of doing the same, one of the Commonwealths justices of the peace for said County commissioned and qualified according to law and 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 hand and have the seal of said County to be affixed at. Shelbyville this 2 d day of November. 1875 and in the 34 th Year of the Commonwealth
Attest J. G. Whitaker Clk " " " "
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State of Kentucky Shelby County
I Joseph Simmell Senior I Presiding Justice of the County Court aforesaid do certify that the certificate and attestation of James S. Whitaker who was at the time of signing the same and still is clerk of our said court is in due form of law and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to his official acts as such
Given under my hand as Justice aforesaid at Shelbyville This 2 nd day of November 1825 and 34 th year of the Commonwealth
J. Simmell

19. 855
George Leffler, Pay Harrison Co. Ind.
A. W. Heath, Coigdon, Ind.
Recd June 1826.
James P. Parton Secretary of the City Washington
Connersville
Ind.

35 522 Key INVALID
File No. 35 522
George Lefler His Rev. Mrs.
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 403
[Arrangement of 1870.]