Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17,645, for William Reeves, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va
Reeves William
S 17645
CONTENTS
carded

Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 4 th April 1838 from 4 th Sept 1838 to 4 th March 1839. age Notified 4 th April 1840
Letter to Hon Mr Hoar 18 Jan y 1841.
Paid as above from 4 th March 1839 to 4 th March 1840. age Notified 21 st March 1841.
Paid as above from March 4 th to Sept 4 th 1841. Agent notified July 21 st 1842.
Ohio No 19. 663.
William Reeves.
of Brown Co in the State of Ohio, who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Peglow of the Reg t commanded by Col. She... in the Virginia Me- ters for 7 Months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cts per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 th day of August 1833 and sent to Mrs. Mary Brown Co Ohio
Arrears to the 4 th of March 1833 44. 66 2/3 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 th Sep " 11. 66
$ 58 33
Recorded by H. L. Evans Clerk, Book E Vol. 8. Page 225
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Adj June 7, 1832. }

The state of Ohio Brown county ss
On this twenty ninth day of April 1853. Personally appeared in open court before the court of Common Pleas of Brown county Ohio now sitting William Reines a resident of Scott township in the county of Brown and state of Ohio aged sixty eight 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 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the command of Captain John Britt of Prince William county in the state of Virginia as a substitute for Joshua Prahams for the term of three months in the militia about the first day of October in the year 1780. That Col. Glenn commanded the Regiment and General Stephens of Guilford was General of the Brigade and the whole were under the command of General Greene of the regular army. That the Troops assembled at Dumfries and marched from thence to Fredericksburg and Richmond where we drew our arms. Thence to Petersburg from thence to Guyton Ferry on the Roanoke river where we lay three or four weeks. Thence we marched to Hillsboro North Carolina thence to the Trading Ford on Yadkin river thence to Salisbury thence to Charlotte town where lay three weeks from thence to the Chawan Hills on the Pedee river where we remained about one month from thence we marched into the neighborhood of Salisbury in the rear of Genl Morgan after the battle of the Cowpens and assisted to cause his retreat to Guilford court house and from thence to Spittsylvania old court house where we delivered up our arms and from thence we were marched to our own county where we were discharged about the first of March 1781.

after having been detained in the service five months being two months over the term of his draft owing to the peculiar situation of the American forces prior to the battle of the Cowpens - That when the troops were in the rear of General Morgan they had a skirmish with the British - that he was in no battle during his time of service
That afterwards he was drafted in his own right about the beginning of August 1781 as a private and placed under the command of Captain Valentine Payton of Prince William county Virginia and afterwards detached under the command of Lieutenant William Reeves to repair the road from Alexandria to Dumfries for the Northern army under Genl Washington to march with their baggage this pioneer party was under the superintendence of Col Henry Lee of Prince William county - that they were em- ployed in this service about two weeks that then he was detached under the command of his former Captain John Britt and employed in foraging for the army under Genl Washington until some time in October when he was discharged having served two months He states that for his services for his first engagement he was allowed and paid fifteen dollars per month in good money which was paid in Continental money at thirty dollars for one - For his second term of service he never received one cent of pay although he furnished himself with a horse and rigging, for eight days and found his own rations, for six weeks & four days which was promised to be paid for - That he was not in any engage- ment in either term of service - That he never received any written discharge from his officers for his last  either term of service - That he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can produce who can testify to his service except Col Reed with whom he served his first term - but whose place of residence is unknown to him He hereby relinquishes 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 -

Answers to Interrogatories
To the first I was born on the 8 th April 1765 at Prince William county Virginia
To the 2 nd I have no record of my age myself. But there was a record made of my age at the time I was baptized (as an infant) in Slaty Run church - which I understand has been transmitted to Dumfries Va. This was in the Church of England
To the 3 rd I lived in Prince William county at the time I was called into the service and moved from there to Kentucky in the year 1790. where I lived about twenty two years and I then moved into what is now called Brown county Ohio and now reside in Scott township in said county
To the 4 th - Answered in detail.
To the 5 th He served under General Greene He knew one Capt Thomas Ewel of the Virginia line. In the Militia he belonged to the 1 st Regiment commanded by Col. Elen - He knew Major Morris and Stubblefield of said Regiment. In his first term the first & second Regiment served together. The 2 nd was commanded by Col. Lucas. The General circumstances of his service are answered in detail as well as can be recollected.
To the 6 th I received a pass or discharge from my Capt. which has been lost or mislaid for my first term of service
To the 7 th James McCall Capt John Stansberry John Stump Richard Petty John Eng Hugh Garrison Samuel Jones Tarpely Lowledge James Moore together with many others are persons to whom I am known and believed to be a soldier of the Revolution and who can testify to my character for truth and veracity
I am not known to any minister of the gospel as a Revolutioner except some traveling Methodist whose testimony I am unable to procure at
The present time } William Ross Sworn to & subscribed this day & year aforesaid in open Court G. H. King Atty

We Daniel Reynolds and Enoch Ellsberry - citizens both residing in the county aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Reeves who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be sixty eight years of age - that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
in open court G. King clk,
William Reeves Daniel Reynolds Enoch Ellsberry
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 Daniel Reynolds and Enoch Ellsberry - who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the county of Brown and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
State of Ohio } Brown county } ss. I charge William King clerk pro tem. of the court of Common pleas in and for the county aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of William Reeves for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this 29 th day of April A.D. 1883.
George King Clerk pro tem. of Brown County Ohio
Wm Reeves

100 50 25 William Reeves Brown County Ohio
Adm 7. Months
$ 23. 33
Wm Shepherd Geo Town Brown County Ohio
11. 50 16 11 66

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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, showing the Service of William Reeves Brown County Ohio
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Sub. Oct. 1780 - 5 - private Col Stevens Col Britt, Col Glenn 63 years Prince William County Virginia Traditionary evidence. papers correct.   Draft Aug. 1781 - 2 - " Col Preston Col Lee  
I am, respectfully, 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 or 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 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 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) 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 days 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 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, 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 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.
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 years, 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 a 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 is note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[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.

November 26, 1935
William Reeves-S.17645 BA-J/AWT
Mrs. John Markley 426 N. Main Street Georgetown, Ohio
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of six pensioners of the Revolutionary War.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is impossible to comply with each request in full, which requires such an amount of time and research.
The record of William Reeves named on your list is given herein, as found in pension claim, S. 17645, based upon his service in that war.
William Reeves was born April 8, 1765 in Prince William County, Virginia, names of his parents not given.
While residing in Prince William County, William Reeves enlisted sometime in October, 1780 and served as a private in Captain John Britt's company, Colonel Glenn's Virginia regiment, and was discharged about the first of March, 1781. He enlisted sometime in August, 1781, served about two weeks in Captain Valentine Peyton's company under Colonel Lee, during the time he served under Lieutenant William Reeves and assisted in repairing the roads from Alexandria to Dumfries; he was transferred to Captain John Britt's company and was "foraging for the army" until sometime in October, 1781.
William Reeves moved from Prince William County,

Virginia in 1790 to Kentucky, where he lived about twenty-two years, and moved to Brown County, Ohio.
The soldier, William Reeves, was allowed pension on his application executed April 29, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Scott Township, Brown County, Ohio.
There is no reference to wife or children. It is not stated that the Lieutenant William Reeves under whom the soldier served was a relative.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Rev. and 1812 War Section.
au-3
September 17, 1926
Mrs. Norman Reeves 116 S. Jefferson St Knightstown, Ind
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 17645, it appears that William Reeves was born April 8, 1765 in Prince William County, Virginia.
While residing in said Prince William County, he enlisted and served as a private in the Virginia Troops, as follows-
From October 1, 1780 until March 1, 1781 in Captain John Britt's Company, Colonel Glenn's Regiment.
From in August 1781, two weeks in Captain Valentine Peyton's Company, under Colonel Lee, then transferred to Captain John Britt's Company, and served until in October 1781.
He was allowed pension on his application

executed April 29, 1833, while a resident of Broth Township, Brown County, Ohio.
There is no data on file as to family.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

MRS. JOHN MARKLEY STATE VICE-CHAIRMAN UNDER HISTORIAN GEORGETOWN, OHIO
Georgetown Ohio Oct 7-1935-
The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D.C.
Sir:-
I am endeavouring to procure more data on the names listed in this letter, and known to be Pensioners for service in the Revolutionary War. Would your files contain their service records? I should think they would be necessary before pensions were granted. I am needing the names of the Regiments and Companies in which they served. —
1. William Newberry, Father - Private N.J. Militia Pensioned Dec - 2 - 1833 2. Thomas Rattan - Private Pa. Continentals Pensioned Aug 18 - 1832. 3. William Rees - Pensioned from Washington Twp Brown Co - Ohio in 1840 - at the age of 76

4. Daniel Morford - Private N.J. Militia Pensioned Aug 22-1833. 5. Gabriel Eakins - Private Va. St. Troops Pensioned Aug 9-1833- 6. Michal Cowley (or Conley) Private Md. Milit. Pensioned 1834.
Should it lie within your jurisdiction to supply this data, I assure you it will be of great aid to me in my work.
Respectfully
(Mrs. J. M.) Meryl B. Markley State Ch. Revolutionary Graves D. A. R.
428 N. Main St Georgetown Ohio.

Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Will you kindly send me a copy of the military services in the Revolutionary War of William Reeves who was living in Brown Co. Ohio about 1840 and drawing a pension, Thanking you in advance I am Very Truly
Mrs Norman Reeves Knightstown Indiana
116 S. Jefferson St.
July 25 th 1926.

17645 INVALID.
1926 Sept. 17-1st to Mrs. Norman Reeves. au 3. 1935 Nov. 26-2nd to Mrs. John Markley au 3.
File No. _____
William Reeves
his first wife
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 313
[Arrangement of 1870.]

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
March 3 d 1841.
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," William Reeves, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Ohio Agency, at the rate of Twenty Three Dollars and 33 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1839, to the 4 th March 1840.
Respectfully yours,
Wilson B. Harris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
March 18 th 1848.
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," William Reeves, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Ohio Agency, at the rate of Twenty Three Dollars and Forty Five Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of Sept. 1838, to the 1 st March 1839.
Respectfully, yours,
Almon L. Parrish Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
July 9 th 1842.
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,"
William Reeves, —
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Ohio Agency, at the rate of Twenty three — Dollars and 33 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of March, to the 1 st Sept 1841 —  Respectfully, yours,
William B. Harris
Comptroller
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.

Washington City Jan y 16 th 1841
Hon J. L. Edwards Comm ee Pensions
Sir
I herewith transmit a letter from D. J. Benoit Esq r of Georgetown Brown City Ohio concerning the pension of Mr Reeves. It appears the old man has only been able to draw the amount of the draft; of his Pension I do not know precisely what is necessary to enable him to draw the balance of his Pension now due. Please inform me & oblige
William D. Carr H. Rep r