Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32383, for Benjamin Long, Virginia

SERVICE
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Long, Benjamin
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30.602 Illinois,
Benjamin Long Franklin Co in the State of Illinois who was a private in the corps commanded by Captain Croft of the reg t — commanded by Col — in the Illinois Militia time for 8 months & 20 days,
Inscribed on the Roll of Illinois the rate of 28 Dollars 88 Cents per annum commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 nd day of May 1836 — and sent to A.G. Lagos Esq. Palestine,
Arrears to the 4th of March 1836 $144.40 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. " 14.44 $158.84
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by H. Wilson Clerk Book E. 2 Vol. 8 Page 126

State of Illinois Crawford County ss An this day personally appeared before the undersigned Acting Commissioners of said county in open court at their term of June 1835 Benjamin Long a resident of said county and state aforesaid of the age of 73 or 74 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 provisions of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 - I was born in the year 1761 - in the county of Frederick in the State of Virginia. About four miles from Win- chester and am now between 73 & 74 years old. I have a record of my age set down in a family Bible at home. I was drafted into the Service of the United States in the War of the Revolution in the year 1778. Under Captain Michael Chrisup and Colonel Shepherd I was then living in Hampshire County Virginia. When I entered the Service I served six months in this first Tour and was employed during that time in guarding the Frontiers and was stationed some times at Shepherds Fort and other times at Wheeling Fort. Whilst I was stationed at Wheeling Fort two of our Men was killed by the Indians viz. Jacob Crow and Jacob Kane I was verbally discharged by Captain Chrisup at the termination of this first Tour but received no written discharge. After Shortly After my discharge of the first Tour I volunteered to fill the place of My Brother Rosaman Long who had been drafted in Hampshire County Virginia. and had then served as well as I recollect About one Week. the term of My discharge from the first Tour and entering the Service of the United States of the Second Tour was About three days. I was discharged at Wheeling Fort. and entered on the Second tour in place of Rosaman Long. at Cooks Tavern about sixty miles From Wheeling Fort The Officers Under which I served The Second and last Tour Was Captain Johnson. Colonel Crawford Major Vanmeter Captain Swearingham and General McIntosh. We Started from Cooks Tavern Under Captain Johnson and Major Vanmeter. and crossed over the Ohio River and built Fort McIntosh - From Fort McIntosh we went

to the Muskingum River and built Fort Laurens under the command of General McIntosh Robert Swearingen was then captain While we were building Fort Laurens General McIntosh made a Treaty with the Indians. From Fort Laurens We then removed to Fort McIntosh - where we were destined to be discharged The day that We were to be discharged was fixed but on the evening previous Some of my own Company and Connections became so anxious to get home that they would not wait for a regular discharge but started without. like regular discharge - Unwilling to leave them I also left the Company without a regular discharge but not until the full expiration of the time had expired that I volunteered for in Place of Rosamon Long which was six Months I was living in the State of Virginia and County of Hampshire when I entered the service of the United States - from Hampshire County I after wards moved to Westmoreland County Pennsylvania and from there to Mason County Kentucky, from Kentucky to the State of Ohio Brown County, from Brown County to the State of Illinois, and am now a resident of Crawford County Illinois - I have never received any compensation for my services from the United States or any person I never received any pension in the service I am known in my present Neighbour hood by Doctor Reuben Norton and Captain William Highsmith I do hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or Annuity except the present and declare that my Name is not on the Roll of any Agency in any State -
Benjamin Long

And the said Asa Norton, John Boyd and Gabriel Funk Commissioners of Crawford County Illinois do hereby declare that in their opinion the above named applicant Benjamin Long was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states given under our hands this 1 st June 1835.
Asa Norton John Boyd Gabriel Funk
State of Illinois Crawford County ss.
I Alfred G. Lagon Clerk of the County Commissioners Court in and for the County and state aforesaid do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Benjamin Long for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 1 st June 1835
Alfred G. Lagon Clerk
We Reuben Norton a clergyman residing in the County of Crawford and State of Illinois - and William Highsmith Justice of the Peace residing in said County do hereby Certify that We are well acquainted with Benjamin Long who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that We believe him to be about 73 or 74 years of Age that he is reputed and believed in the Neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion and that We believe the said Long was a Soldier of the Revolution and a man of veracity.
Reuben Norton W m Highsmith Justice of the Peace

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinions after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories presented by the war department, That the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he stated. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Reuben Norton who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Crawford, State of Illinois and is a credible person and that William Hightower who signed the same is a citizen of the same County & State is a resident & credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit,
John Boyle Gabriel Funk Rea Norton
I A. G. Lagow. Clerk of the County Commissioners Court in & for Crawford County State of Illinois do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court, in the matter of the application of Benjamin Long for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of Office this 1 st June 1835. A. G. Lagow. CLK

33.128
Benj Long Illinois

The Court then propounded the following Interrogatories to Benj Long. The applicant in the foregoing case.
1. Where and in what year were you born? Answer. I was born in Frederick County Virginia about 4 miles from Winchester in the year 1761. 2. Have you any record of your age, & if so where is it? Answer. I have, In my bible about 12 miles from here 3. Where were you living when called into service Where have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do you now live Answer. I was living in Hampshire County Virginia when called into service, - Since the Revolutionary war I have lived in Pennyroyal  Virginia Westmoreland County - in Mason County Kentucky and in Brown County Ohio - I now live in Crawford County Illinois 4. How were you called into service - Answer. I was drafted for six months and for served six months in place of my Brother Rosamans - State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops where you served Answer. In the first tour there was no regular officers - Capt. Michael Crissup, St. Thomas Bowl - Col Shephard -
5. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service & if so by whom was it given and what has become of it.
Answer. I never rec d a written discharge but was verbally discharged by Capt. Michael Crissup the first tour of six months & the 2 nd tour by Genl. McIntosh verbally

DEPARTMENT OF WAR,
PENSION OFFICE, June 27, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted by the Secretary of War, for carrying into effect the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832, entitled "An Act supplementary to an 'Act for the relief of the surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution.'"
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.
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) the                      of the 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.]
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 the Agency in the State 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 receive detailed instructions, respecting the nature and form of the testimony, they must produce, to secure their being placed on the Pension roll, ( vide note j. ) As the presumption will, in such cases, be against the applicants, in consequence of the omission of their names in the muster rolls, they will be required to furnish, as near as may be, the same evidence as has heretofore been required, by the Regulations and practice adopted for carrying into effect the act of Congress, of March 18, 1818, and the acts supplementary thereto; with such relaxations as have been from time to time, sanctioned by the Department, on account of the rapid decrease of the survivors of the Revolutionary army, and the consequent difficulty of procuring direct positive testimony in every case.
Wherever an officer or non-commissioned officer is now in the receipt of a pension, he should make application, if entitled to the benefits of this act, by letter merely, setting forth his rank, and the regiment, corps or vessel, in which he served, and his present place of residence. His pension certificate must accompany his letter.
In those cases where the applicants have once been on the pension roll, under the act of March 18, 1818, and have been dropped therefrom on account of property, or for any other reason, or where application has been made under the act of May 15th, 1828, and the evidence of service is in the Departments, or having made application and proof of service, and having been rejected, instead of the above declaration they will make a statement, setting forth, under oath, their having been previously on the pension roll, and their having been struck from the same, shewing their rank, the regiment, corps, or vessel, in which they served, their present place of residence, and their place of residence when the first application was made, or of their application under the act of 15th May, 1828.
In a case where a claimant may make personal application at this Department, and can produce satisfactory proof of service, and of his identity also, at the seat of government, he may make his declaration before a justice of the peace.
2. The case of the State troops, volunteers, and militia, is different. There are in the Department no rolls of the State troops, except those of Virginia; and no rolls of the militia, except those of New Hampshire.
Applicants who served in the State troops of Virginia, and applicants who served in the militia of New Hampshire, will be required to produce the same proof as is prescribed for those who served upon the Continental Establishment. But, with respect to the other State troops and militia, there is no record to advert to, and no presumption to be rebutted. The nature of the case, therefore, demands a different rule of proceeding.

Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except as is above provided, will make and subscribe the following declaration:
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
State. Territory or, District of } ss. County of } On this day of personally appeared (a) in open Court, before the Court of now sitting, 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 act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832:
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company officers; the day (if possible) and the month and year (d) when the claimant entered the service, and the time when he left the same; (and if under more than one engagement, he must specify the particular periods, and the rank and names of his officers;) the town, and county or State, in which he resided, when he entered the service; whether he was drafted, was a volunteer or a substitute; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged; the country through which he marched; the continental regiments or companies with which he served; and the names of some of the Regular Officers whom he knew, together with such further particulars (e) as may be useful in the investigation of his claim; and also, if the facts be so, that he has no documentary evidence, and that he knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service.]
He hereby relinquishes (f) every 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, or (if any) only on that of the Agency of the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
And then will be annexed the following certificate:
C D.
We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) 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, (g) 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 (h) 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 (i) of office, this day of &c.
The form of the proceedings and of the certificates will be so varied, as to meet the case, when the declaration is made out of Court, before a Judge, as heretofore provided for.
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 interrogatories (m) 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 service. 

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 the 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, (k) in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject. To require from the applicants positive proof of service from a temporary survivor would, after the lapse of so many years, be to deprive many of them of the benefit of the law. And as no presumption is raised against the Militia by the existence of rolls in the Department, there is no good reason why this requisition should be extended to them. On the other hand, to receive the declaration of the parties, as a sufficient ground for placing them upon the Pension Roll, without corroborating circumstances, would be to open the Treasury to great frauds. A just medium seems to present the best rule for carrying into effect the objects of Congress.
If the two persons whose certificates are required, cannot be produced in Court, without too much inconvenience and expense to the applicant, then the statement of the facts and opinions, above mentioned, will be made under oath before some Judge or Justice of the Peace, and the certificate of the Court to the situation and credibility of the persons making the statement will be given.
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 is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
3. Persons serving in the Marine forces.
4. Indian Spies.
Each of these two latter classes of cases will produce proof, as nearly as may be, conformably to the preceding regulations, and authenticated in a similar manner, with such variations as the different nature of the service may require.
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; 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.
[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.
[j] 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.
[k] 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 [j] applies to continental troops only, or in militia cases in which muster rolls exist.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

March 16
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Pension Office War Department Washington City D.C.

In the inclosed papers belong to the application of Bury. Long of Pulaski Cranford Co. Ill. MS.

The state of Indiana Knox County. On this day personally appeared before me James Hinchman a justice of the peace for said County. Benjamin Con- ner of said County, and after being duly sworn according to law deposes and saith that he is acquainted with Benjamin Long of Crawford County, in the state of Illinois he who applies for a pension and that he has been acquainted with the said Long since their boyhood and that the said Long is a man of a good moral character and that he the said Conner was with him the said Long who applies for a pension in the Revolutionary war three months under General Mackintosh and also that he was privating to the said Long being in the service in the revolutionary war a six months tour un- der the command of Captain Christy and under Colonel Shep- herd and employed in the said tour in guarding the pruners and during the term of service the said Long was guarding the pruners there was one of the soldiers killed by the name of Jacob Coone and another by the name of Jacob Pinner and after the expiration of the six months tour he was privated to the said Longs volunteering under Captain Johnson major Vernometer and Colonel Conner and that he the said Conner and Long was together when they was in service when they built fort Mackintosh on the south side of the Ohio river between the two beavers and from thence they went on and helped to build fort Lawrence under the command of General Mackintosh Captain Swearingen was Captain during the time of building fort Lawrence General Mackintosh after wards made a treaty with the Indians and went back to fort Mackintosh further his Deposition saith not given under my hand and seal this 26 th day of November A.D. 1832, Benjamin his Conner
Sworn to and subscribed to before the under signed justice of the peace on this the 26 th day of Nov A.D. 1832, given under my hand and seal James H. Harrison (seal) Justice of the peace

State of Indiana Pike County ss. I Robert Thompson clerk of the Pike Circuit Court Do hereby certify that James Win- chman Esquire whose hand and seal are affixed to the foregoing certificate is and was at the time of the signing thereof an acting justice of the peace of the County of Pike aforesaid duly elected and Commissioned as such And that full faith and Credit ought to be given to all his official acts and Deeds as such In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of our said Pike Circuit Court at Pashville this 27 th day of November 1834 Robert Thompson Clerk
The State of Indiana Pike County ss. I the subscribing justice of the peace before whom the within Deposition of Benjamin Grimes appears to have been taken on the 26 th of November 1834 Do hereby certify that the said Deponent Benjamin Grimes who signed the within affidavit is a man of a good moral Character and generally known to be given under my hand and seal this 7 th day of March A.D. 1836 James Winchman (seal) Justice of the peace
State of Indiana Pike County ss. I Robert Thompson clerk of the Circuit Court of Pike County in the State of Indiana Do hereby certify that James Winchman is Magistrate as above and that I believe the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of my office this 8 th day of March 1836 Robert Thompson Clerk of the Court of Pike County State of Indiana

allow for 8 weeks A 20 days.
$ 28.88
A. G. Lazow. Palestine, Illinois.

Additional Declaration of Benjamin Long of Crawford County State of Illinois — for An Applicant for a Pension for services under the United States. Taken before the Judges of the County Commissioners Court at their term of December 1835. of said County.
I Benjamin Long of Crawford County State of Illinois do declare and say in addition to my previous declaration for a Pension that I entered the service of the United States in the first Line Mentioned in my previous declaration on the first day of March in the year 1778. Under Captain Shoup as then State — and was discharged as stated therein on the last day of August thereafter About then before that day I entered the service of the United States as stated in my first declaration as well as I can recollect on the 5 th day of September 1778. and was discharged on some day between Christmas. and January following but the exact day I do not recollect. and that I believe that Col. Crawford acted in and under the State of Pennsylvania Col. Crawford resided at that time in Westmoreland County Pennsylvania and that I was daily employed entirely in the service of the United States during the whole time stated in the two separate Declarations — and not in any manner for my separate benefit or the service of any separate person
state of Illinois } as Crawford County }
Benjamin Long
I do certify that the above declaration was sworn to and subscribed before me a Justice of the Peace for said County given under my hand and seal this 7 day of December 1835 John Boyd J.P.

State of Illinois Crawford County ss
I A. G. Lagow Clk of the County Commis- sioners Court of Crawford County do hereby Certify that John Boyd before whom the foregoing declaration was sworn to and subscribed is and was at the time of taking the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County and that full faith and credit is due to all his acts as such. And I do further Certify that the foregoing de- claration & proceedings were had and made in open Court.
A. G. Lagow Clk

War Department Pension Office June 22 1835
Sir,
The papers in the case of Benjamin Long have been examined. The militia of Virginia did not perform a continuous service of six months, under one engagement as alleged, nor is there any evidence in this office of Colonel Crawford having commanded a militia regiment from Virginia in the campaign under General McIntosh. The applicant should therefore make an amended statement showing particularly at what periods of the year he entered on his two different tours, and the time of his discharge; and also exhibit more satisfactory proof of his service. The affidavit of Benjamin Crowder is herewith returned, in order that his credibility may be certified as required in note j, in the enclosed printed sheet. The declaration is also returned for authentication. See note i. The enclosed papers should be again returned to this office.
The Hon. J. Casey has been written to, for evidence in the case of William

Garrard. No decision will be had in his case until Mr. Casey's answer is received.
I am, respectfully
Your Oble Servt.
Geo. Wm Brumf
Alfred G. Lagon Esq. Palestine, Illinois

32 383
Rev INVALID
File No. 32 383
Benjamin Long
Rev Rev War
Act: June 1 st 32 nd
Index: —Vol. 9 , Page 247
[Arrangement of 1870.]