Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 29,604, John Casey, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Casey or John. Caissey
N 29.604.
Mary
CONTENTS

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Feb 5
Virginia
John C. Cade
Kenawha Co. in the State of Virginia He was a Private in the Company comman- ded by Captain Armstrong of the Regiment com- manded by Colonel Nelson in the Virginia for two and a half years.
Enscribed on the Roll of Virginia the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of February 1833 and sent to a. W. Quamby Esq. Hon. A. Chapman H. of Reps.
Decurs to 4th of March 1833. $ 160. 00 =ant. allowance ending 4 Septm 1833 40. 00
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Recorded by W. L. Williams Book 6 Vol. 6 Page 4
1872 May 22 - When E. C. M. of this place - not exactly in words probably this is the same but before mentioning to one who is a friend of mine (by the way)
Certificates left? 2 QM's 3334 G. L. ... day forwarded to Col. H. of 6th ... W. G.

Virginia Jct.
At a Circuit Superior Court of Law & Chancery held for Kanawha County the 15 th day of January 1833 Present Lewis Summers Esq. one of the Judges of the General Court, and Judge of the 19 Circuit in the 10 th Judicial District
On this 15 th day of January 1833 personally appeared before the Judge of the Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery for Kanawha County, State of Virginia, John Casey a resident of the County of Kanawha and Commonwealth of Virginia aged 69 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 th 1832. That he enlisted for  during the war in the line of the Virginia State Troops in the month of October 1779, (being then under sixteen years of age) as a light horseman. At the time of his enlistment, he was a resident of Amherst County, Virginia, but enrolled himself at a place on the Chesapeake bay then known as Ragged, or Raylands Islands.
He enlisted under Capt. Armagh in a squadron or regiment commanded by Major John Nelson. His other and immediate officers as recollectet, were Lieutenant Dudley Diggs and Cornet, William Graves. The aforesaid served under these officers, except Major Nelson who resigned

sometime before his own discharge, until he was regularly discharged at the termination of the war. The troop in which the deponent enlisted, a short time before consisted of three divisions, called first, second & third troops, but they had been so much reduced in numbers about the time he enlisted that they found it expedient to unite and form but two troops. The squadron consisted of two troops when the deponent enlisted - viz. The troop to which he was attached commanded by Capt. Ar- mstrong, Lieutenant Dudley Siggs and Cornet William Gravis, and the troop commanded by Capt. John Armstrong and Lieutenant Nathaniel Savage, cornet not recollected.
The deponent was, at no time during his service, engaged in any battles, though the nature of his service brought him frequently in the presence of the enemy and concerned in the capture of small parties of stragglers, in beating up the quarters of the enemy and other services peculiarly the duty of the light horse at that period.

His principal service was in the Eastern counties of Virginia, and he was stationed at different times near Portsmouth, Suffolk Old Town, Williamsburg, Old James Town and Hampton. His troop was stationed in the neighbourhood of Petersburg when that place was taken by the British then in pursuit of the American troops commanded by General La Fayette. At the time York Town was surrendered to the combined force of France and America & thus terminated the war of the revolution, this deponent was confined with sickness in the hospital at Hanover on the Pamunkey river; but after his recovery he accompanied his troop from Hanover to Winchester, Frederick county, where the prisoners taken at York Town were stationed in quarters. From Winchester he was marched down to York Town where he received his discharge in March 1782 having served two years and a half.
The deponent's discharge was in writing signed by Duly Dygs his lieutenant in the absence of his capt. This discharge

was returned by him to the auditor or commissioner  office office in Richmond then kept as he thinks by a Mr John Starks, from whom he received a printed certificate of his service and discharge. This certificate has been mislaid and can not now be produced.
He hereby relinquishes any claim 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. and
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court this 15 th day of January 1833.
Teste A. W. Quarrier Ck.
John Cadey  his mark
And the said Court after examining said witness doth hereby declare its opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
Virginia ss
I Alexander W. Quarrier Clerk of the Circuit Superior Court of Law & Chancery of Kanawha County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Cadey for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court this 17 th day of January 1833, and in the 57 th year of the Commonwealth.
A. W. Quarrier Ck

John Casey
from 1779 print 2 1/2 years.
book H 80. bei Huts
Roll
on Roll
on Roll
Hon. Mr. Maxwell

BRIEF in the case of John Casey  County of Henawha in the State of Virginia (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? 69.  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.     Enlisted In 17 79 Octr. " 2 1/2 " — — private.  Gen. Capt. Armagh, Major John Wilson,  Lieut. Dudley Diggs, Cornet Graves,  Va. State Troops.  Cavalry.   
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Amelia Cty. Va.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Neither  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. Waugh
Examining Clerk.
Feb. 13. 1833.

U.
Application for Service Pension.
WAR OF 18 61
Revolution
WIDOW OF
John Casey
of Capt.
Co. _____ Reg't of _____
Invalid claim herewith.
Mr. Webster says the Dec. O.K. Filed by L.C.V.
N O T E S -
 1. Here allege full name of applicant.  2. Here allege full name of soldier.  3. Here allege again the name of soldier.  4. Here allege the rank under which the soldier served.  5. Here allege the rank under which the soldier served.  6. Here state "enlisted," "volunteered," or "was drafted," as the case may be.  7. Here state the number of days or months of service rendered by the soldier; fourteen days being the shortest period for which service pension is by law allowed, unless the soldier was actually engaged in a battle. If the claim is made for battle service the blank should be so varied as to allege such service in addition to the allegation of term of service.  8. Here insert the words "an honorable discharge," or "death," as the case may be.  9. Here let a full description of soldier follow, giving age, occupation, birth-place, height, color of hair, eyes, and complexion, and any other particulars as to description.  10. Here allege the name of the person who performed the marriage ceremony.  11. Here allege the official character of the person who performed the ceremony; i. e., whether a minister of the gospel or a justice of the peace, &c.  12. Here state whether the claimant or her husband (the soldier) had been previously married; and if either had, the name of the former husband or wife should be stated; and the date and place of the death of, or divorce from, the former consort should be alleged.  13. Here insert the name of the husband on account of whose service and death the claim is made.  14. Here state all the places of residence; if in a city, giving the street and number; and from and to what dates he resided at each place.  15. If any application for bounty land or pension has previously been made, state the fact here, giving the date, and number if possible, and the act of Congress under which the claim was made; and designating whether it was a claim for bounty land or pension, and whether a warrant for the land or certificate for the pension was ever issued.  16. Here insert for the name of the soldier.  17. Here insert all the facts and circumstances which enable the witnesses to swear, from a personal knowledge, that the claimant is the widow of the identical person who rendered the service alleged in the claim.  All services rendered by the soldier in the war for which claim is made, or in any other war, with the names of officers in each service, must be given in the application. If this blank is used, it will be useless to fill the spaces relating to the appointment of attorneys. If the service was rendered as a substitute for whom the substitute served should be given.

CLAIM OF WIDOW FOR SERVICE PENSION,
Under the provisions of Sections 4736 to 4740, (inclusive,) Revised Statutes, and the Act of March 9th, 1878.
N. B.—All the blank spaces in this form must be carefully filled up in accordance with the instructions on the back hereof; and from the best information possessed, or obtainable, by the applicant.
State of Ohio County of Fayette Ross } ss:
On this Sept 26 day of July A. D. one thousand eight hundred and Seventy-Eight , personally appeared before me, Chas. J. Sweet , Clerk of Common Pleas Court , the same being a competent record within and for the county and State aforesaid, (1) Mary Caissey aged 68 years, a resident of Fayette County , in the State of Ohio , who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of (2) John Caissey deceased, who was the identical (3) John Caissey who served under the name of (4) John Caissey as a (5) private in the company commanded by Captain Armstrong , in the 1st Regt. Va. Rifles Regiment of the Revolution commanded by General Washington , in the war of the  Revolution ; that her said husband (6) Enlisted at Albemarle Va. on or about the _____ day of _____, A. D. _____, for the term of _____, and continued in actual service in said war for the term of (7) 2 years & about 6 months , and whose services terminated, by reason of (8) Honorable discharge , at Richmond Va. , on the _____ day of _____, A. D. _____.
She further states that the following is a full description of her said husband at the time of his enlistment, viz: about 20 years at enlistment & 88 years old at his death, occupation farmer born at Albemarle Va. height 5 ft 8 inches , hair Sandy , Eyes blue , complexion light .
She further states that she was married to the said John Caissey , at the city (or town) of Jackson , in the county of Jackson , and in the State of Ohio , on the _____ day of _____, A. D. _____.
by one (10) _____, who was a (11) brother of the Power ; and that her name before her said marriage was Mary Cox ; and she further states
that (12) she was never married before, but John Caissey was formerly married to Jane Bailey & Lucinda Weston, who both died but date of death unknown and that her said husband (13) John Caissey , died at Mason County , in the State of Virginia , on the _____ day of _____, A. D. _____,
and that she has not again married; and she further declares that the following have been the places of residence of herself and her said husband since the date of his discharge from the Army, viz: (14) In Albemarle Va. Jackson Co Ohio. Kanawha Co Va. & Mason Co Va. time at each place unknown .
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the pension to which she may be entitled under Sections 4736 to 4740, (inclusive,) Revised Statutes, and the Act of March 9th, 1878, and hereby appoints _____, of _____, her true and
loyal attorney, to prosecute her claim; and she further declares that she has heretofore made no application
for (15) Pension for said husband was a pensioner of the U.S. at date of his death, but she cannot give particulars, & she does not know whether he ever obtain a Land warrant or not

and that her residence is No. _____ street, city (or town) of _____ county of Fayette , State of Ohio , and that her post-office address is Washington C.H. Fayette County Ohio care of S.B. Gorman, Box 426 Mary G. Gairy (Signature of claimant.)
ATTEST:
L. R. Simpson John Burt
Also personally appeared Nelson Davis , aged 55 years, residing at No. Richmond Dale Ross county Ohio , and Elizabeth Davis , aged 54 years, residing at the same place , persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who, being by me duly sworn, say that they have known the said Mary Gairy for 35 years and for 40 years, respectively; that they were present and saw her sign her name (or make her mark) to the foregoing declaration; that they have every reason to believe, from the appearance of said claimant and their acquaintance with her, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be; and they further say that they are able to identify her as the person who was the wife of the identical (16) John Gairy who rendered the service alleged in the above application (in the company of Captain _____ in the regiment of _____, in the war of _____) by the following named facts and circumstances, viz: (17) They often visited father's house and represented themselves as man and wife and lived as such near my father's residence Mrs Davis said that they often visited her father's house living in the same neighborhood and it was claimed by all that they were man and wife and that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim.
Attest L. R. Simpson H. J. Tweed
Nelson Davis Elizabeth Davis (Signatures of witnesses.)
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 20 day of July , A. D. 187 8 ; and I hereby certify that the contents of the above declaration, &c., were fully made known and explained to the applicant and witnesses before swearing, including the words _____, erased, and the words _____, added; and that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this claim.
Nelson Davis and Elizabeth Davis are not in my opinion able to travel to Chillicothe the seat of Justice of said county for the following reason Nelson Davis has inflamed legs and Mrs Davis health is very delicate and it would be dangerous to their health. H. J. Tweed (Official character.)
The State of Ohio, Ross County, ss.
I, E. M. Pearson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, being a Court of Record, within and for the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that R. J. Deneer Esq. was, at the date of taking the annexed, affidavit a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly authorized to take the same; that I know his hand-writing, and verily believe that his signature to said certificate is genuine; and that the annexed instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of the State of Ohio.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, at Chillicothe this 22 nd day of July A. D. 187 8 E. M. Pearson Clerk. By _____ Deputy.

NOTES.
1. Here allege full name of applicant. 2. Here allege full name of soldier. 3. Here allege again the name of soldier. 4. Here allege the name under which the soldier served. 5. Here allege the rank under which the soldier served. 6. Here state "enlisted," "volunteered," or "was drafted," as the case may be. 7. Here state the number of days or months of service rendered by the soldier; fourteen days being the shortest period for which service pension is by law allowed, unless the soldier was actually engaged in a battle. If the claim is made for battle service the blank should be so varied as to allege such service in addition to the allegation of term of service. 8. Here insert the words "an honorable discharge," or "death," as the case may be. 9. Here let a full description of soldier follow, giving age, occupation, birth-place, height, color of hair, eyes, and complexion, and any other particulars as to description. 10. Here allege the name of the person who performed the marriage ceremony. 11. Here state the official character of the person who performed the ceremony; i. e. , whether a minister of the gospel or a justice of the peace, &c. 12. Here state whether the claimant or her husband (the soldier) had been previously married; and if either had, the name of the former husband or wife should be stated; and the date and place of the death of, or divorce from, the former consort should be alleged. 13. Here insert the name of the husband on account of whose service and death the claim is made. 14. Here state all the places of residence; if in a city, giving the street and number; and from and to what dates he resided at each place. 15. If any application for bounty land or pension has previously been made, state the fact here, giving the date, and number if possible, and the act of Congress under which the claim was made; and designating whether it was a claim for bounty land or pension, and whether a warrant for the land or certificate for the pension was ever issued. 16. Here insert the name of the soldier. 17. Here name all the facts and circumstances which enable the witnesses to swear, from a personal knowledge, that the claimant is the widow of the identical person who rendered the service alleged in the claim. All services rendered by the soldier in the war for which claim is made, or in any other war, with the names of officers in each service, must be given in the application. If this blank is used, it will be useless to fill the spaces relating to the appointment of attorneys. If the service was rendered as a substitute, the name of the principal for whom the substitute served should be given.

19.554
May Casey wid of
John
Rev. War.

Supplemental Declaration of Mary Casey.
Widow of John Casey soldier of the War of the Revolution
On this 27 th day of February A. D. 1880 personally appeared before me a Notary Public Clerk of Court within and for the County and State aforesaid Mary Casey aged 78 years a resident of Washington in the County of Fayette and State of Ohio who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the Widow of John Casey who served as a Private in Capt. Simons Company of the Continental Army of Virginia in the service of the United States in the War with Great Britain known as the war of the Revolution that her said Husband Enlisted into the service as aforesaid in Shenandoah County Virginia and was honorably discharged and that to the best of her knowledge and recollection: I saw Bailey and William Bailey, and Benjamin Hensley and a man by the name of Miller and one John Jones were his mess mates and Comrades in Arms. That she was married to the said Soldier John Casey by one Frederick
Wimford J. P. at Jackson County Ohio and that her Maiden name before her said Marriage was and that she believes that there is a Legal Record of her said Marriage at Jackson Co. Va. Jackson County Ohio That her said Husband was Enrolled as one of the United Pensioners of Kanawha County Virginia on the twenty first day of February A. D. 1833. and also obtained a Bounty Land Warrant for two hundred acres of land which to the best of her knowledge and information was numbered Three thousand five hundred and thirteen and was located in some part of the State of Ohio by one William Lytle. She further says that her said Husband John Casey died at Mason County Virginia on the day of 18 about 30 years ago

and that she has never since his death remarried and that she is now a Widow and that she has never received a Pension from the United States. That their dwelling House at Barnesville  Conesville Ohio was destroyed by fire and that her said Husband's Pension Certificate and all of his Books and papers were destroyed and which has deprived her of the means of information and evidence of the services of her said Husband so as to enable her to obtain the pension allowed her under the Acts of Congress. That she makes this supplemental Declaration for the purpose of being placed on the roll roll of Pensioners of the United States under the provisions of the Act of June 7th A. D. 1832 & other Acts of Congress and hereby substitutes in connection with her present Attorney S. C. Chase of Frankfort Franklin County Ohio to prosecute her claim and procure the issuance of a Pension Certificate to her and that
Witness
her Post Office address is Washington C. H. Fayette Co. Ohio Emmard Emmard  ee Lookadoo } D. H. Miller } x Mary Mrs  X Casey mark
Also personally appeared Emmard Lookadoo and D. H. Miller residing at Washington C. H. Ohio and at Washington C. H. Ohio respectively in Washington Fayette County Ohio persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit and who being by me duly sworn according to law say they were present and saw Mary Casey the claimant make her mark
to the foregoing declaration that they have every reason to believe from the appearance of said claimant and their acquaintance with her that she is the identical person she appears to herself to be and at no time during the late rebellion against the authority of the United States did she adhere to the cause of the enemies of the Government or give them aid or comfort and that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim.
x Emmard Emmard  ee Lookadoo x D. H. Miller
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 27th day of March A. D. 1880 and I hereby certify that the contents of the above supplemental declaration are fully made known and explained to the applicant and witnesses before swearing and that I have no interest direct or indirect in the prosecution of this claim
E. W. Welshimer Clerk

STATE OF OHIO, } ss. Jackson County, }
PROBATE COURT.
I, Geo J. C. Evans Sole Judge and ex-officio Clerk of the Probate Court, a Court of Record within and for the county and State aforesaid,
Do Hereby Certify, That John Leisey and Mary Cox were Joined in Marriage by Frederick Winfough a Justice of the Peace duly authorized to solemnize Marriages in said county, on the 26 th day of May A. D. 1831 as appears from the Records of Marriages of said Court.
Witness my signature and the seal of said Court, at Jackson, Ohio, this 11 th day of June A. D. 1878
Geo J. C. Evans
Sole Judge and ex-officio Clerk, &c.

July 5. 88 - 60 days to honor P. A. for last payment. 382 14
Sept. 17. 1888 Pension Act to drop 3 rd and advised Pens. informed. C.Y.
APR 24 1888
(3-232.)
M.H.
No. 7.706
Revolutionary War
29604
Mary Casey widow of
John Casey Rank Private
Co. B 1st Pa. Maghs Regiment Va. Line
Rate per month $ 8 00
Commencing Mch. 9 th 1878 and 81/2
Ending March 19 th 1886.
Certificate dated Oct 4 th , 1887, and sent Oct 4 th , 1887.
Pay " " as Agency.
Fee none
Oct 26. '84-
P. A. to suspend; 3 rd Aud. advised; P. A. for last paymt. Telegram sent this day. (Pending investigation as to remarriage.) Mo.
Nov. 2. '84- P. A. to resume; 3 rd Aud. advised. (pending result of spl. ex.) Mo.
Nov. 25. '84- P. A. to suspend; 3 rd Aud. advised.
Pending further spl. inq. (as to remarriage or ad. what.) Nov. 25 87 Mo. Check & voucher covering first payment called for. P. A. to enquire to whom payment of pen. was made & to what address. See also copy H. A. L.
Dec. 8 th Written to P. A. Columbus O. to report to whom cert. Voucher & check was forwarded, & asking transmittal of any letters sent him by S. B. Chase.
Apl 20/88, H. P. B. got check ret to Secy. J. P. H.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.
August 4, 1927
Mrs. Roy E. Brown 332 Van Daman Ave Washington Court House, Ohio
Madam:
I have to advise you that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim (W. 29604) that the husband of Mrs. Mary Casey, a resident of Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio in 1878, was John Casey or Caisey, who died in Mason County, Virginia (later West Virginia) in October 1845.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.
I discussed this case, with Mrs. Finch - and we decided to only give this meagre data, as the case is bad all through

Rechar.
8155
INVALID.
29.968
File No. 8155-
John Baisey For New War
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 88
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Payg No. 29.968.
SERVICE PENSION.
WAR OF 1812
Act of March 9 1878 Mary Caisey Fayette Co Ohio WIDOW of John Caisey Capt. Armstrong or Arnam Va
Died _____
Received Aug 5, 1878. Claimant Washington C.H. as above

Rev. War. 50 Ex'r. 29968 See 29.968 Act. March NO 19554 9/78
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
Mary Caisey widow of John Caisey
REJECTED
Died at Oct. 1845
other claim.
RE-OPENED.
, 187
Clerk.
Application filed: June 21, 1878
Attorney: S. B. Yeoman
P.O. Washington C. H. Ohio.
March 31/83. Claim in no way June 26/78 letter to Atty for new declaration. Where and when pension named Capt. Col. & some officer white. July 8/79 Rejected as this man was never in service. Atty in some. white. March 1/80 letter for residence from 1845 to 1845. white. April 27/80 letter to Hon Geo. L. Comers. white. May 18/80 letter to Hon Geo. L. Comers respecting the claim. white. Sept. 1/8. The testimony admitting claim. white. July 14/81 Yeoman's responded and chose to his art. No action taken. white. July 27/82 No action seems possible. white. Sept. 1/82 Yeoman's informed that he cannot receive again from claim. white. Jan. 18/83 S.C. Chase informed through
A 19th C. record seems possible

No. 19554
, Ex'r.
OLD WAR WIDOW.
Mary Caisey
P. O.
widow of John Caisey
Rev'g War
Died at
Oct. 1845
other claim.
, 18 ,
Rejected
Clerk.
Application filed: June 21, 1878
Attorney: S. B. Yeoman
P. O. Washington L.H. Ohio.
Ex'r
Date
May 11/87 letter to Chase through Commission dept for evidence as toance see inside. White

Mr White
This case is rejected.
The provisions of Sec 4749 R.G. providing that the evidence upon which the soldier was pensioned, shall be conclusive as to service to entitle the widow to a pension is not applicable in this case -
While this mans name was inserted on the roll through fraud as is shown, and his name stricken from the roll during his life time, he cannot be regarded as a

pensions within the meaning of the Act. Your brief shows that pensioner was probably paid to date of death (1845) while the papers in the case show that he received but 200 in all, or one payment after the first, which would be to Sept 1833. During the remaining 11 years of claimant's life he failed to claim pension, but appears to have accepted the action of the Office as final.
In the case is the

report of the Special Agent upon which his name was dropped. The Act of March 9, 1878 has no bearing on case.
Please file these slips in case that it may be seen what action is based on C. J. Sawyer
February 6, 1879
I concur in the above Douglass H. [?] Douglass H. [?]

COMMISSIONER'S DESK.
No. 19. 5374
Claimant: Miss — Casey
Writer: J. W. Lewis
Referred to Ref. War By Rivers Agts Div.,
Sept. 27 , 1887
Line 19 with Case. Page 124
St. Louis.
Why has no answer been returned to my desk?
Endorse the reply on the other side.
John C. Black,
Commissioner.
10/18 , 1887

By personal direction of the Hon. Commissioner the letter referred to was delivered to Col. Butterfield then Atty Chief Board of Re vis who today informs me that the case has been allowed.
H. B. Lee Chief Agents S r .
Oct. 11/87
E. Washington Ohio.

"Personal"
J. W. Leever, Washington C.H., Ohio,
Sept. 22, 1887.
No. 19554 Ring's W.C. 12 3/4 17
Has read in the newspapers that a pension has been granted Mrs. Casey, a Revolutionary War widow, but for some cause she has not received it, and is in an almost starving condition.
That he writes as a comrade of the G.A.R., and with a feeling of F. C. & L.
Adds that her agent is C. Chase, and either the Gov't. has not paid the money or he has not been square, and asks Gen. Black to give the matter his attention.
Mrs. Mary Casey, (Widow), Revolutionary War.
No.
SEARCHED INDEXED SEP 27 1887 RECORDED LETTER 12 3/4 17

RELICT OF THE REVOLUTION.
Mrs. Casey, of Washington Court-House, the Last Survivor But One—Just Pen- sioned by the Government.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE ENQUIRER
WASHINGTON C. H., OHIO, August 5.—The ENQUIRER reporter saw Mrs. Mary Casey, widow of John Casey, a Revolutionary soldier, to-day. She lives in the southern suburbs of Washington C. H., Ohio, in a little old cabin. The following cut is an excellent representa- tion of this venerable old lady.
Mrs. Casey is a large, stout-looking person, is quite gray, and shows the effects of age. She was married to John Casey, an old gen- tleman seventy-eight years of age, when she was but sixteen. When the Revolutionary War broke out Mr. Casey was living in the mountains of Virginia, and was among the first to rush forth in defense of liberty and independence.
After the war was concluded Casey settled in Kanawha County, Virginia. He lived as a planter for many years, and became well known throughout the neighborhood. Mrs. Casey, whose maiden name was Cox, says that her husband was about seventy-eight years of age when he came on a trip to Jack- son County, Ohio, and that upon this occasion they both met for the first time, and were shortly afterward married. After the old soldier's death his widow returned to Ohio, where it became necessary for her to toil for a living. One of her sons is in the regular army, and is said to be a handsome, well built fellow.
Mrs. Mary Casey, of Washington C. H., and Mrs. Tilton, of New Hampshire, are said to be the only Revolutionary War widows now living. Mrs. Casey is remarkably healthy, and may live for many years to come. Mrs. Abigail Tilton, of New Hampshire, the other, and it is believed the only other remaining Revolutionary War widow, receives a pension from both the State and National Govern- ments, amounting in all to about $300 a year.
The people of this city are glad to know that Mrs. Casey has been granted a pension, and that she is now blessed with a compe- tency for the rest of her life.

knee.
It was at an hour of the morning when few passengers were astir. A dozen or more men were in the cabin when the hatch was crushed out of shape against the forward bulkhead. Some of them were pretty badly frightened, and two made haste to put on life-preservers.
The ship was run at a very low speed until a survey was made of the damage, and a new hatch rigged. Then she resumed her speed, and made port without further incident.
Third Officer Bennett, who has had a lot of fun in Canada, said last night that he felt, as the ship rushed down the watery gulf and plunged into the big wave, just as he did the first time he rode down a toboggan slide when the toboggan jumped the track, and flung him breathless into a snow bank. The wave seemed to tower above him, he said, much as a covered pier towers above a man in a small boat in a North River slip.
Count Phra Darun Raksha, Secretary of the Siamese Legation, who was one of the passengers, said last night: "Only a few of us were up when the ship ran into the wave. There was a terrible sea, and the ship was plunging right ahead through the waves. Presently there came a bigger one than ever, and the head of the ship was buried in it. It seemed as though the ship was going down by the head right to the bottom. Every thing loose on the deck was dashed about, and the iron-work of the bridges, one of them forty-five feet above the water-line, was twisted and bent as though it was of common rope. It seemed a long time that the water was dashing over us, but at last the ship shook herself free and rode on top again. After that the engines stopped awhile, and the ship did not plunge into the waves so."
None of the officers of the Umbria had ever met such a wave before, but they are not infrequent on the Atlantic. The steamer Westernland run into one some time ago, and when it broke on board it cut down through the turtle-back much as a cleaver would cut through the ribs in a side of mutton.
Among the seven hundred and forty-two passengers brought over by the Umbria were Tony Pastor, W. E. Gladstone, H. B. Payne, E. G. Gilmore, L. C. Delmonico and C. G. Francklyn.
A TERRIBLE VICE.
The Sure Road to Ruin and Death. [New York Sun.]
One of the most remarkable divorce cases which ever came before our Courts has now been settled by the reconciliation of the discordant pair. Mrs. Deems sued her husband for separation on the ground of ill-treatment, and when her complaint was dismissed Dr. Deems prepared to bring a counter suit for divorce, which was discontinued on Monday, the parties having come to an amicable agreement.
The allegation of Mrs. Deems in her complaint was that her husband, who is

Widow F 296024 Personal.
S. C. Chase
P.O. Box 597, Washington, Ohio,
Oct. 14, 1887.
Respectfully asks why the pension of Mary Casey, if allowed is not paid; that the Press thro' the country announced to the world that a pension had been paid to the last known Widow of the War of the Revolution; artist came and took her photograph; historians besieged her by letter for a sketch of her life; and still she survives but bids fair to starve to death, as she has not had at any time during the last 40 days more than a few meals ahead of total destitution
Mary Casey, widow of John Casey, clmt. No. 19,554 War of the Revolution.
(Newspaper slip enclosed)
Nov. 4, 1887 at 8, from Nov. 9, 1878 from Nov. 19, 1886, Sent Oct. 4, 1887 in agency.

Bureau of Pensions,
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER,
August 8, 1887.
No. C
Claim,
Co. _____ Reg't _____
ACTION AND ORDER: Gen. Crt. _____
Gen. Black wants the exact condition of the pension rolls, so far as widows of Revolutionary soldiers are concerned.
W. H. Scudder
Commissioner.

Note
There is nothing whatever in this certificate to show that this allowance of 200 acres of land made by Virginia Nov 9 th 1784 was made to the John Casey who alleged service in Capt. Armangh Co of Virginia State Troops; and the said husband of Mary Casey claimant No 19.554 but it does refer to a certain John Casey who was in fact, a soldier of the Virginia Line in Capt. Barretts Co, in the regiment commanded by Col William Washington and who received bounty land warrant No 779. Now on file in this office to which reference is made Aug 4/87 D. M. G. Shaw R

Resps returned to last last ship of the O. M. & Mary div.
The within papers were found in the Pension pension.
No 19.554
Many leaves
was due at
Sam Casey
who alleged services in Capt Annangh. Co of the Va Line.
They have no connection with the above claim whatever
Sayphew Rev
Aug 14-84=

Aug. 2/87
The special examination upon which soldier's name was dropped, went but little into the merits of the case. As soldier was able to establish to the satisfaction of the office a service of 2\frac{1}{2} years in the Rev. War, there cannot be a doubt that he served honestly and faithfully 14 days, the time necessary to establish his widow's claim under act of March 9. 1878, and the claim is submitted for admission under said act, without considering the question of the restoration of soldier's name.
L. C. W.

19554
Mary, widow of John Casey Va. Line Rev. War
Respectfully referred to the "Two Chieftains" for consideration by direction of Col. Root.
Evans. R.R.R.
Aug 11/87

3073 (1)
(With slip on the subject)
File with Case. S. C. Chase, (Atty.)
Washington C.H., Ohio
May 2, 1887.
Asks for a re-examination of the claim of Mary Casey, a widow of a soldier of the Rev- olutionary War.
By. No. 19,554, Rev'y War.
Mary Casey, widow of John Casey, clmt.
gk 2    TO CHF.  Old W  D.V    ACTION  Am     MAY 4 1887    COMMISSIONER.  

Although not hearing on the question of the Casey's service the following discrepancies in the widow's statements are presented.
In stating that at her dec'd husband was a pensioner, and she declares March 27, 1880 that her husband's pension certificate, with other papers were destroyed when their dwelling house was burned in Kanawha Co. Va.
In her informal declaration, filed June 21, 1878 she stated that his papers were destroyed by her dec'd husband in a fit of temporary insanity.

Her Attorney in April 1886 states that the widow informs him that Casey was robbed of his pension certificate by two notorious roughs.
In her affidavit filed March 30, 1885 the widow states that soon after her said husband received his first payment of pension , two young men came to their house a few minutes after her said husband had had an epileptic fit (to which he was subject) and frightened him into giving up his certificate to them. They also took the certificate of a man named Hanauer, a neighbor, who subsequently went to Washington & obtained another.

Act of Mar. 18, 1818
Act of June 7, 32 nd
This act placed over 3000 pensioners on the rolls

lotf 7706
Mary Widow of John Gasey
Respectfully referred to Mr. Smith Chief of Certificate Div with request that claim be given, an Old War Widow jacket instead of 1812.
Very Respectfully
H. L.
Chief of War Div

(1) No. 19,554 Mary Caisey, Widow of John Caisey, Rev. War.
The controversy in the case is whether John Caisey, whose widow clmt is, was a soldier in the Rev. War.
On the 21 st of Feby, 1833 a certificate for pension was issued to John Casey of Kenawha, Co. Va. as a private Co. commanded by Capt. Armough, Regiment Commanded by Maj. Nelson in the Virginia line for two & a half years. Amount of payment being "arreas to March 4, 1833 $ 160. Semi-annual allowance

Ending 4 Sept 1833 $40. total $200."
The evidence upon which such pension was allowed, was a document certified by A. W. Quarrier, Clerk of the Circuit Sup. Court of Law & Chancery for Kanawha County, Va. under date of Jan'y 17. 1833, as as "the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Casey for pension."
These proceedings consist of Casey's Declaration & the following entry, to wit: "and the said Court "after Examining Sivers "witnesses do hereby de- "clare its opinion that "the above named ap- "plicant was a revolu- "tionary soldier and served "as he states"

In his declaration (signed by x-mark) he asserts that he was then (1833) 69 years of age - that he enlisted in Oct. 1779, when under 26 years of age for during the War in the Virginia State Troops, as a light horseman - under Capt. Armangh, reg't commanded by Major John Nelson; his other officers being Lieut. Dudley Diggs & Cornet Wm. Graves; that he served under these Officers (Except Major Nelson, who resigned) until regularly discharged at the close of the War; that the troop in which he served at first consisted of three Divisions, but was afterwards consolidated into two Divisions - one under the Officers named

and the other Commanded by Capt. John Armstrong and Lieut. Nathaniel Savage; that his principal service was in the Eastern Counties of Virginia, and his troop was stationed near Petersburg, when that place was entered by the British in pursuit of the Americans, under General La Fayette; that he was not Engaged in any battle during the War, the nature of his service (a light horseman) however bringing him frequently in the presence of the Enemy; that at the time of the surrender of Cornwallis he (Casey) was in the Hospital at Hanover, on the Pamunkey, but he rejoined his troop

and received his Discharge at Yorktown in March, 1782, having served two years and a half; that his Discharge was signed by Dudley Digg, his Lieutenant in the absence of his Captain, and it was by him returned to the Auditor's or Commissioner's Office in Richmond, then kept, he thinks, by Mr. John Gaus, from whom he received a printed certificate of his service and discharge. Certificate mislaid.
In 1835 the matter was placed in the hands of Gen. Agent W. G. Singleton, for investigation. He took the testimony of Casey & of Threl

of his neighbors.
The pensioner in his statement before Special Agent, stated briefly as in his Declaration, except that he then gave the name of his Captain as "Vaughson" instead of "Armstrong" as set forth in the Declaration. He also stated that for a part of his term of service he was on recruiting service - and that his troop was for a while attached to Gen. Muhlengerg's Regt of Riflemen - & that he introduced no evidence of his service.
Joseph Thomas (born 1759) before Special Agent testified that he knew Casey from 1798, often conversed with him about the Rev. War, never heard him pretend that he was a soldier therein.

until subsequent to the passage of the Pension law; that Casey is a younger man than he.
William Bayly aged 77, a pensioner testified before the Agent he had known Casey for forty odd years. "has heard him in days past say he was a soldier in troop of horses during the War of the Rev.; that the Capt. ran away and the Co. dispersed and returned home; that Casey has often repeated this fact in his presence."
Samuel Bayly says he has often heard Casey say that he was in service during the Rev. War as a trooper for about six months only.

The Jnl. Ex. reported as follows - viz: - "This man's statement is wholly unsatisfactory - I can't resist the belief that he is an imposter - if he was in the regular service as he states, his name I presume can be found on the Roll. Nothing short of this, or positive proof by credible witness would satisfy me of his service. I should judge from his appearance that he can't exceed sixty five years old."
Upon consideration of the above report, the man's name was dropped from the pension rolls, and the Clerk of the Court of Kanawha County was so informed, under date of March 13, 1835 and requested to advise Carey

of the fact ( Letter Bk Dec's 13, 1834 to May 4, 1835 page 318)
The matter was not called up again until in 1860 one Lewis Newson, (who asked information for one Mr. Martin, an heir of John Casey) was informed of rejection.
In June 1878, Mary Casey filed an informal declar- ation for pension as the Widow of John Casey. Formal declaration was filed Aug't 5, 1878. She declares that Casey died in Oct. 1845 aged 88; that he was a pensioner at date of death, but she cannot give particulars and she did not know whether he ever obtained a land warrant or not.

She has filed several affidavits in the claim, from which it appears that she became acquainted with Casey in 1830, married him on May 26. 1831 - and lived with him in Kanawha Co. Va. until his death in 1845; that Casey informed her that he lived in Albemarle County Va. from about 1780 to 1800, and in Kanawha County, Va. from the latter date to 1845; that her said husband obtained a county land warrant for two hundred acres of land which she thinks was numbered 3513 and located in some part of the State of Ohio by one William Lytle - She proves her marriage to Casey as alleged.

" 1 The only proof she files tending to show that her husband was a soldier is a certifi- cate from the Registrar of the Land Office of Virginia, to the effect that an allowance of land was made by the Govt & Council of Virginia Nov' 9. 1782 to one John Casey "of the Continental line" & a warrant for 200 acres of land was made on the same date.
The records of the Office show that no bounty was issued under the number 3573- but a warrant bounty was issued to a John Casey, a private in the Vir- ginia line, on Oct. 16. 1819. This man lived in Kentucky at

time of filing his application in 1819, and claimant's husband never lived there. This warrant is numbered 779, and the John Casey to whom it was issued was in Capt Barnett's Co. in regiment commanded by Col. William Washington.
Under date of May 11, 1887 by direction of the Hon. Lonn the attorney for Mrs. Carey was requested to forward the papers in Mrs. Carey's possession or any evidence showing that the soldier received a land warrant,

In response to this call the attorney has filed on Sept. 1, 1887 a reference to the published Virginian pension Roll showing the cluts Sec's husband was pensioned - and also another copy of the record of the Registrar of the land Office of Virginia, showing that one John Casey of the Continental Line was granted a land warrant for 200 acres of land. Novr 9, 1784 -
This certificate differs from the other copy already mentioned in that at the left hand upper corner is the No. 3513 and on the margin, the statement "A duplicate issued to John Cary Apr. 11, 1821 -

The records of the Virginia State troops (Rev. War) are few, incomplete and indefinite. From a written list of Officers of that troop made subsequent to that War it appears that the names of such of the Officers of the Virginia State Cav. as Colonel Casey gave in his declaration, are correct, except that the name of his alleged Captain is Armond (given name not mentioned in this list) and the book gives the name of the Capt of the other Division of Cav. as W m Armstead, instead of John Armstead, as declared by the man Casey.
The only book-records on file of Officers & soldiers of the Virginia State troops

as a record of payments made to those troops subsequent to the war. The book does not appear to be a book of original entry.
In this book the name of John Casey a Carly man does not appear, although there is an entry that John Casey of Infantry was paid personally on May 20. 1783 the sum of £20 - 11s - 1d.
There is an entry also in this book that Vagliuson Armond, a Captain (whether of infantry or of cavalry not stated) was paid the sum of £349 - 18s. - 8d.
Inasmuch as there is no record of payment to a Captain Vagliuson the name given by Casey to the General Agent

as the name of his captain, it would not be a harsh conclusion that the name Vaughn son in Casey's statement to the Special Examiner refers to the given name of Captain Armond.

Case submitted for adm. by Adjud. Division was rejected by Re- viewer as per brief and held up by Re- viewing Board for action of two Chiefs

Rev. was with us in 1955-4
Classis was held until Monday, 8 Aug. at request of Deacon Ch. G. M. N.
Sayohaw.

This Register contains a true abstract of all the certif- icates issued at the Aud- itor's office to Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia Line on Continental Es- tablishment
J. Pendleton, Auditor
Aud. Office
7 Aug. 1792
Barrett, William, Capt. Caly himself Mar. 30, 1782 - 432.
Story, John, Sol. Cav. Mr. Strath- er, Dec. 6, 1784 35-3-6
Certificate for one day's pay Advanced pay Act of Assembly Nov. Session 1781
Raney, John, Sol. Cav. Sept. 15, 1784 - 37-10

"A List of State of New York Officers who have received certificates for the balance of their full pay, &c."
"Digges, Dudley, Jr. Lt. Col. 13 April, 1785. L. 15. a. 100-3-4
Graves, William, Lieut. Col. & Surgeon 30 Jany, 1783 ————— 63-7-10
"A List of State Soldiers & Seamen who have received certificates for the balance of their full pay agreeable to Act of Assembly passed November Session 1781"
John Casey receiving pay on this list was a soldier of infantry and therefore not the claimant's husband

Mary Casey widow of John Casey. — War of Revolution — N o of claim 29,968. for Widows Pension John Casey received a Land Warrant for 200. acres. N o of Warrant 3,513.

W.P. S. Division, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C., April 20, 1888.
No. Claim, 7, 706 Pensioner, Mary Casey, Claimant, John Casey, Soldier, John Casey, Co. A, 1st Va. Line Revolutionary War
Respectfully referred to Mr Van Water, Chief of Board of Review to determine whether the evidence presented by Sp. Exrs. Nichols and Vanderlip warrant the dropping of pensioners name from the rolls.
D. G. Fritsch Chief of S. E. Division. Thos. O'Reilly, Examiner.

C. W. R. P. E. O. Division.
Examiner.
(Write surname first plainly.)
Miss  64 No. 7 706 (Class.)
Soldier John Casey
Co. B Reg't Army
Submitted apl 24 , 188 8
Reviewer, _____, 188 .
Re-submitted _____, 188 .
Reviewer, _____, 188 .
Div. page _____
FROM BOARD OF REVIEW TO
Medical Div. _____
2d charge _____
Examiner _____
2d charge _____
Sp. Ex. Div. _____
Misc. charges Cowell  JUN 20 1888
Cert. and Acc'ts _____
Bd. of Rev. page 148
JUN 27 1888

File ow 29,604 (3-555.)
Ctf No. 7,706
Soldier, J. Casey
Service, U. S. Army
Mr. l Cait Chief O. W. R. Div.
by the BOARD OF REVIEW to the
SPECIAL EXAMINATION DIVISION,
this day JUN 30 1888, 188
J. R. VAN MATER, Chief Board of Review.

W.P. 10/10/88
S. E. D.
Claim of
Mary Casey
Cl. No.
7706 (Rev. Wan)
P. O. address,
Washington 6th
Ohio.
Special examination in this case is deemed necessary for the following reasons:
In demand refundment of $980 67 / 100  the if received by pensioner to investigate alleged irregular conduct of S. Chase.
A. S. Coleman
A. S. COLEMAN,
Chief Sp. Ex. Division.
Feb. 18, 1888

No 7.706
Revolutionary War.
Mary Casey-
widow of
John Casey
Pvt Capt. Armagh Co.
Va. Line
Respectfully Submitted to Maj. Wm. E. Dye - Chief f. D. Div
This case is one on which action should be had at once.
Originally the Revolutionary Pensioner himself ceased to draw, for reasons set forth in the evidence.
Some 40 years later, the present pensioner, applied to be put upon the roll - after some years of

effort, the claim was admitted, by order of the Hon. Commr after a personal examination of the evidence
The certificate dated Oct. 4/87, issued to her -
Immediately thereafter it was learned that she was living with a negro named Ricardo , as was alleged, in adulterous relations -
The claim was suspended But, in the meantime payment had been effected, carrying arrears - (9 or 10 hundred dollars)
The Commr. (probably not knowing the real ground of the suspension,) ordered resumption of payment - and suspension was removed

The name is now  on  the rolls.
The claim was sent out for Spl Exam n - from which, to show by the admission of both pensioner and "Lucrezia" - so, she was married to the latter, more than 30 years ago, in Jackson Co. Ohio.
It is alleged that there is a record of their marriage - none has yet been obtained -
Under the Ohio law, it was an illegal marriage because the Ohio Statute "forbade intermarriage of whites and blacks.
The pensioner would therefore be subject to the act of Aug 7/82, and antecedent law; because if the marriage was illegal, she has lived in adulterous relations for over 30 years -

4 About 2 years ago, the Ohio St. referred to was repealed;
The repeal of that Statute therefore, under the doctrine laid down by Bishop, in his treatise on marriage and Divorce (which is a recognized authority here), consummated and perfected the marriage between Mary Casey & Lucasado.
By the law of the place where present mutual consent accompanied by cohabitation constitutes marriage.
"If by the law of the place where parties dwell, a mere present mutual consent constitutes marriage then if they are living together in a connection which both desire should be matrimonial, but an impediment renders the marriage void, valid marriage will instantly arise on the removal of the impediment , while the mutual wish for --

marriage continues. It is im- material to the result whether the impediment was known to the parties or not, nor is this a mere rule of evidence; the law makes them husband & wife Id. v. M. & D. p. 585
In Ohio, a common marriage would be good.
But, in the case of these parties, an impediment rendered the marriage void - to wit; the Statute forbidding miscegenation
Now, since the Ohio Statute was repealed, under the law as cited by Bishop, in the moment of that repeal, the marriage relation instantly arose between Mary Casey and Lockado - and they became eo instanti, husband & wife Sec 420 new digest

This pensioner should therefor be dropped by reason of remarriage at once .
She is shown to have been very poor , prior to receipt of arrears (Oct 21/87) -
I think prompt inquiry should be made as to whether any of the money can be found now
Criminal action against her would lie, upon the execution of her wonders in which she necessarily swore that she had not remarried. But

in view of all the circumstances, I do not believe the intent to commit a fraud upon the Gov't. can be made out against her - nor a voluntary perjury - So that I should not recommend criminal prosecution of her -
J. B. Yeoman, now a fugitive, who coaxed her to make the claim undoubtedly was guilty of crime, under several sections of Rev. St.
But the limitation has run against his offenses
J. C. Chase of Washington D. C. Ohio

8 is in my opinion guilty under #5438, and 5393, Rev. St. U.S.
The pensioner, as it appears has not received the payment made on Oct 21/87.
The fact is shown that Chase had the voucher in his posses- sion; and the Pension Agent at Columbus O. says it was paid .
I think the Pens agent should be requested to state, to whom pay- ment was made, to what address sent, and whether Chase corresponded with him relative thereto. When we know to what address the check  voucher was sent, we can then follow

it to the P.O. & see who took it out - and cashed it -
The check also should be called for -
Spl Ex n should be ordered, not only to ascertain what the chances are for a recovery, but as well, whether Chase is guilty enough to prosecute -
W. T. Pierson
Criminal Dist.
Nov. 19/87 -
The name offender should be dropped at once - since she never had title.

Mr. Brutchfield Please do all my slips denote -
Cl. is Susp.
First write to Pens Agt as suggested
Call for check & voucher on which  for first payment was effected
Then , when answers come, to be sent out for Smith. Sp Ex as indicated - note on back of

Case slip, date & tenor of letters sent by you -
4. make slip holding in Cor. files, until answer come
WTP
Nov 25/87 -
For prompt action now, & when answers come
WTP
Nov 25/87

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Record Pages:
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No. 7706
Claimant: Mary Casey (Widow)
Soldier: John Casey
Service: Pre Capt, Armagh Co, Va. Cavalry
Claimant's P.O. address: Sunny Side C.H., Fayette County, Ohio.
Rec'd in S.E.D. Oct 26, 1887, from O.W.N. Div.
REFERENCES.
To Spec'l Ex'm'r Michols Oct 26, 1887,
for spec'l ex'm'n at Washington C.H.,
Fayette County, Ohio.
To Spec'l Ex'm'r Michols Nov 2, 1887,
for further ex'm'n at
Fayette County, Ohio.
To Spec'l Ex'm'r Van Dalsen Feb. 20, 1888,
for further ex'm'n at Washington C.H.,
Fayette County, Ohio.
To Spec'l Ex'm'r _____, 188
for further ex'm'n at _____ County,
To Spec'l Ex'm'r _____, 188
for further ex'm'n at _____ County,
App filed June 21, 1888
Brief of "Record" on back of this Slip 8
Rev. War.
Sup-Ex-Acting Nov 2, 1887
Official 728 1888

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Surg'n Gen'l's Report, dated _____, 18 _____ shows: _____
Cert. of Dis. shows discharged _____, 18 _____ for _____
MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS.
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Y.S. Special Examination Division, PENSION OFFICE, I
Washington, D. C., Oct. 26, 1887
Revolutionary War.
No. Claim, Stf 7.706.
Claimant, Mary Casey
Soldier, John Casey
Co. Capt. Armagh Reg't Va Line.
Special Examination of this claim is deemed necessary, it appearing from letter of Sgt. Ex. J. P. Nichols dated Oct. 24/87. that claim. is known as Mary Luckado. and is living with a man of that name, Point of examination. re - marriage or cohabitation.
W. H. C. Byrnes
Chief Special Ex'n Division.

Washington, D.C. Oct 26 th /87
Ext. 7706, Widow,
John Casey.
Br. of Capt. Armagh's Co Va Line, Rev. War.
Special Examination of this claim is deemed necessary, it appearing from letter of Spl. Ex. J.S. Nichols, dated Oct. 24/87, that claim, is known as Mary Luckado, and living with a man of that name. Point of examination re- marriage or cohabitation.
W m M c E. Lige, Oct 26 th /87 W.B.C.

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U. S. Pension Office. Special Exam n Div.
Cert. 7.706.
Mary Casey, wid of John Casey, of Capt. Annaghs Va Line
Revolutionary
Since admission of claim an item appeared in newspaper charging pensioner with "adulterous cohabitation" with a negro named "Luckado."
Special Examiner Nichols forwarded newspaper article with letter stating that the article (as he was informed) is true. Suspension of payment was ordered, but the accrued pension (about $984) had already been paid. Further payment is now suspended. Com te was sent out for investigation, but recalled by order
Oct 31/87.

Revolutionary War Application for Pension Mary Caisey Widow of John Caisey
Filed by S B Updegraff Washington C.H. Ohio

The State of Ohio Fayette County ss
On this 19 th day of June A.D. 1872, before the clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, a Court of record with and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Mary Cairney a resident of said County aged Sixty Eight Years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed on the third day of February 1853, and subsequent acts, granting pensions to the widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war; That she is the widow of John Cairney (or Cairns, or Curney) who was a private in Captain Armstrong's company. She does not know the name of his Colonel or Number of the Regiment or other Organization. Her husband was born in Allegheny County, Pa., and enlisted in said County. She has heard him say that he was in the battle at Elizabeth — and at Brandywine. That he was a pensioner at the time of his death, to the best of her recollection, and had drawn his pension once at least, but that his papers were all destroyed by himself in a fit of temporary insanity, and never had them replaced.
She further declares that she was married to the said John Cairney on the 40 th day of May, A.D. 1831; that her said husband died on the _____ day of October A.D. 1865; and that she is now a widow.
She hereby appoints S. B. Yeoman, of Washington Fayette County Ohio her attorney, with power of substitution, to prosecute this her claim for a pension, to receive the certificate when issued, and do all other acts necessary to the effect of this appointment.

Witness 1 J. S. Kidder } W. C. Garvey }
Mary his X Caisey Mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me in open court this 19 th day of June A.D. 1871. and I certify that the contents of the within was made known to affiant before signing and that I have no interest in this claim for pension.
E. W. Welshimer Clerk of Payette County Court - P. H. S. Court

John. Casey
Franklin

Commonwealth of Virginia,
LAND OFFICE,
Richmond _____ 188
A Duplicate issued to John Casy April 11 th 1821
No 3513
Council Chamber November 8 th 1784
I do certify that John Casy is entitled to the proportion of Land allowed a private of the Continental line, who served to the end of the war
Benjamin Harrison
Thos Merriweather
Warrant for 200 acres issued to John Casy Nov 9 th 1784
Land Office Richmond Va
The foregoing is a true copy of the record of this office as witness my hand & seal of office this 20 th day of June 1887
J.A. Wingfield Reg Land Office
Fee 50 c

7.706 Columbus
Rev. War. WIDOW'S PENSION.
Claimant Mary Casey Soldier John Casey P. O. Sunnyside, Washington C.H. Rank Private of Co. of Capt. Armagh County Fayette State Ohio Regiment Va. Line Rev. War Rate, $ 8 per month, commencing March 9 , 18 78 , and $ 12 per mo. from March 19 18 86 , and two dollars a month additional for each child, as follows:
  By former marriage. none. { Born, _____, 18 } { Sixteen, _____, 18 } } Commencing _____, 18   { Born, _____, 18 } { Sixteen, _____, 18 }   none. { Born, _____, 18 } { Sixteen, _____, 18 } } " _____, 18   { Born, _____, 18 } { Sixteen, _____, 18 }   By last marriage. none. { Born, _____, 18 } { Sixteen, _____, 18 } } " _____, 18   { Born, _____, 18 } { Sixteen, _____, 18 }   { Born, _____, 18 } { Sixteen, _____, 18 }   { Born, _____, 18 } { Sixteen, _____, 18 }   { Born, _____, 18 } { Sixteen, _____, 18 }   { Born, _____, 18 } { Sixteen, _____, 18 }   { Born, _____, 18 } { Sixteen, _____, 18 }   { Born, _____, 18 } { Sixteen, _____, 18 } 
Payments on all former certificates covering any portion of same time to be deducted.
All pension to terminate _____, 18 _____, date of _____
RECOGNIZED ATTORNEY:
Name none. Fee $ _____ Agent _____ to pay. P. O. _____ Articles filed _____, 18 _____
APPROVALS:
Submitted for Al. Oct. 3 rd , 188 7 , Lewis C. White , Examiner.
Approved for admission , origin of application of  8 per month  from March 9 th 1878 accepted, for 12 Rev. months from due to  March 19 th 1886 , admitted and the act of which has been legally accepted,  Oct. 3 rd 1887 Legal Reviewer. March 9 th 1878 Medical Reviewer.  Oct 4/87 HLB Re-Reviewer. By direction of the Com. Medical Referee.
IMPORTANT DATES:
  Enlisted About Oct. 1789.  Invalid application filed vi/8/86 , 18 32    Mustered _____, 18 _____  Invalid last paid to Sept. 4 , 18 33    Discharged About 1781.  Former marriage of soldier none , 18 _____    Died October 1845 , 18 45  Death of former wife _____, 18 _____    Declaration filed June 21 , 18 78  Claimant's marriage to soldier May 26 , 18 31  

John O'Neil - P. Williams - Dec 20th 50 -
I the undersigned John Caley, do here by certify that the records of the Secretary of the Navy, give the following particulars of my age & Residencies & services to date. I was 21 yrs old on my 21st birthday last. - I am a native of New Bedford, Mass. on the day 13th year of age. (I was born when you were born) I enlisted in a troop of horse at a place called Ruggles Island, under Capt. Bangs, who was in colonial service for two years and a half. I was with him since our recruiting station. I was in the battle of Bunker Hill part of the time, was then in my engagement. There was a very company called the Main Line. We were white washed to be sure. We had only 100 men, - except on the occasion my company was all the time there - when Cornwallis was taken. We were in a hospital. I introduced no military service. Mr. Walter took my place - told him I was in the battle of Bunker Hill - he charged me nothing - Badly I was in the company, and William from Boston - In the battle of Bunker Hill - My name was J. Caley - John Caley
St. Louis
Dear Mr. Brewster,
Joseph Thomas (born in 1727.) says he has known John a neighbor to John Caley since 1798. has often conversed with him about the Rev. Mr. Moore heard Caley preach here in the house of Mr. Caley in 1800 near, until lately went to the house of Rev. Thomas Evans, that Caley is some years younger than himself, but how many can't tell -
William Wrigley. aged 77 yrs - Richmond, has Room to let for

July 10th 1835 has heard in his in days past. say. he saw a rebel in hoop of horns during the war of rebellion - that his captain ran away - and the army say different returned home - that Baley has often repeated this fact in his business -
James W. Baley, says, he has often heard Baley say, that he was in service during the war , as a runner for General  Lee near the city -
I copy -
W. Ewing letter
Aug. 1. 1835 -
Note - this memo statement is entirely written  by  himself - I have most the belief that he is an impostor - if he was in the regular service or he  state - his name  Spencer  can  be  found  on  the  rolls , nothing that gives a population  properly  enough  with  up  unadulterated height  service - I should scarcely  know  his  appearance - I have a court  deed  very  firm  year -
W. Ewing letter
Mr. Baley - Esq. a gentleman of the Three

16.195-5-90 19.5-54
CLAIM FOR Acquired Pension of Widow of the War of the Revolution and for Pension
State of Ohio , County of Fayette , ss.
ON THIS 26th day of March A. D. 188 5 ; personally appeared before me a
Clerk of the Court
in and for the aforesaid County, duly authorized to administer oaths
Mary Casey aged 75 years, a resident of Washington C.H. ,
in the County of Fayette and State of Ohio
whose Post Office address is Washington C.H. Ohio
and who, being duly sworn, declares as follows: that She is the Widow of John Casey who was a pensioner of the United States residing in Kanawha County Virginia now West Va. on February 21st A. D. 1833 and drawn back from March 4th A. D. 1831 that his Annual allowance to the best of her knowledge was Eighty dollars that he was paid on his first payment the sum of two hundred dollars. That he obtained a Land Warrant for two hundred Acres of Land which was given to one William Lytle to be located somewhere in the State of Ohio. That some time after her said Husband received his first payment Two Young men came to their House a few minutes after her said Husband had Had an Epileptic fit to which he was subject and told him that he had to go young a wife to have a pension and that they wanted his pension certificate and as he was feeble and nervous and frightened he gave up his pension certificate to them and they also went to the House of a man by the name of Hanover and took his pension certificate from him and that the said Hanover Went to Washington City and made known the facts and got another certificate but that her said Husband was afraid those men would return and kill him if he made an effort to have his pension restored and this is the reason that he did not continue to draw his pension regularly to the date of his death
The declarant hereby appoints with full power of substitution and revocation,
S. C. Chase of Washington C.H. Ohio
her Attorney and authorizes him to present and prosecute this claim, to receive and receipt for the certificate or money that may be issued or paid upon his foregoing application, and to do any and all acts necessary to effect the purpose of said appointment.
Robert Miller
Mary Casey (Signature of Claimant) mark
[Two witnesses who can write sign here.]

Also personally appeared J. B. Priddy , residing at Washington 6th Ohio , and Robert Miller , residing at Washington 6th Ohio , persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who, being by me duly sworn, say that they were present and saw Mary Cusey , the claimant sign name , (or make her mark,) to the foregoing declaration; that they have every reason to believe, from the appearance of said claimant and their acquaintance with her that she is the identical person she represents herself to be; and that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim.  J. B. Priddy Robert Miller [Signature of Affiants.]  [If Affiants sign by mark, two persons who can write sign here.]
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 21st day of March A. D. 183 5 and I hereby certify that the contents of the above declaration, &c., were fully made known and explained to the applicant and witnesses before swearing, including the words were erased, and the words is added; and that I have no interest, direct or indirect in the prosecution of this claim.
[L. S.]
J. M. L. Linn [Official Signature.] Clerk of the Court [Official Character.]
I, _____, Clerk of the County Court in and for aforesaid County and State, do certify that _____, Esq., who hath signed his name to the foregoing declaration and affidavit was at the time of so doing _____ in and for said County and State, duly commissioned and sworn; that all his official acts are entitled to full faith and credit, and that his signature thereunto is genuine.
Witness my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____, 188_____
[L. S.]
Clerk of the _____
NOTE.—This should be sworn to before a CLERK OF COURT, NOTARY PUBLIC, or JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. If before a JUSTICE or NOTARY, then CLERK OF COUNTY COURT must add his certificate of character hereon, and not on a separate slip of paper.
CLAIM FOR
CLAIM OF
Mary Cusey Miller of John Cusey of the War of the Revolution
FOR
Pension and Arrears Pension
Filed by
A. C. Chase Washington 6th Ohio

John Caisey and Mary Cox
Marriage Record
1831.
Res

Marriage Certificate.
STATE OF OHIO, } PROBATE COURT. JACKSON COUNTY, SS.:
I, H. C. Miller
Sole Judge
and ex-officio Clerk of the Probate Court, a Court of Record within and for the County and State aforesaid,
Hereby Certify, That John Caisey
and Mary Cox were
JOINED IN MARRIAGE
by Fredrick Winfough a Justice of the Peace duly authorized to solemnize Marriages in said County, on the 26 th day of May A. D. 1831 as appears from the Record of Marriages in said Court.
Witness my signature and the seal of said Court, at
Jackson, Ohio, this 20 th day
of March A. D. 1885.
H. C. Miller
Judge.

State of Ohio County of Fayette
On this 20 th day of March A. D. 1880 personally appeared before me, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Fayette and State of Ohio Mary Casey a resident of Washington in the County and State aforesaid whose claim for Pension as the Widow of John Casey of the War of the Revolution is No 19554 and who being by me duly sworn according to law says that the said Soldier John Casey resided from the year 1780 to 1845 according to the information she received from him in his life time as follows: in Shenandoah County Virginia in 1780 and onward to about the year 1800 and from about the Year 1800 to the Year A. D. 1845 he resided in Kanawha County Virginia, That her first acquaintance with her said Husband the Soldier John Casey commenced about the year 1830 in Kanawha County Virginia and that her Post Office address is Washington C. H. Fayette County Ohio
As test x G. H. Walshimer x Mary her Casey x J. J. Sydney mark Sworn to and subscribed before me on this 20th day of March A. D. 1880 and I hereby certify that the contents of the foregoing affidavit was made known and fully explained to the Affiant and witnesses before swearing and that the attesting witnesses are residents of Fayette County and State of Ohio and that I have no interest direct or indirect in the prosecution of this claim. E. H. Walshimer Clerk

Rev. War 1776. WIDOW'S PENSION.
Claimant Mary Casey P. O. Sunny Side, Washington C.H. County Fayette , State Ohio Rate, $ 8 per month, commencing March 9, 1878 , and $12 from March 19 1886.
Soldier John Casey Rank Private of Capt. Humphreys Co Regiment Va. Line Rev. War.
and two dollars a month additional for each child, as follows:
  By former marriage. { Born, _____, 18 } Commencing _____, 18   { Sixteen, _____, 18   { Born, _____, 18 } " _____, 18   { Sixteen, _____, 18   By last marriage. { Born, _____, 18 } " _____, 18   { Sixteen, _____, 18   { Born, _____, 18 } " _____, 18   { Sixteen, _____, 18   { Born, _____, 18 } " _____, 18   { Sixteen, _____, 18   { Born, _____, 18 } " _____, 18   { Sixteen, _____, 18   { Born, _____, 18 } " _____, 18   { Sixteen, _____, 18 
Reform Aug. 2/87 J.B.C.
Payments on all former certificates covering any portion of same time to be deducted.
All pension to terminate _____, 18, date of _____
RECOGNIZED ATTORNEY:
Name Horn , Fee $ _____, Agent _____ to pay. P. O. _____, Articles filed _____, 18
APPROVALS:
Submitted for Atty. 2 , 1887, Lewis C. White , Examiner.
L.C.W.
Approved for Rejection , origin of _____; death resulted from _____
Upon the ground that there is no evidence and no record to show that claimant's husband served in the Revolutionary War. The records show that a certain John Casey of Kanawha Co. Va. was allowed a pension in 1833, receiving only one payment only; that after a special investigation this name was stricken from the rolls on evidence showing that he had obtained his pension through fraud. That this Office duly notified the Clerk of the Kanawha Court of its action that no effort was made by the former pensioner to reverse its action at this office from 1835 to her death in 1845; that there is no evidence presented by the widow upon which that action could be reversed and her claim as presented allowed.
  IMPORTANT DATES:      Enlisted October 1879  Invalid application filed 18/8/82  1832    Mustered _____, 18  Invalid last paid to Sept.  1833    Discharged About 1881  Former marriage of soldier none  18    Died October , 1845  Death of former wife none  18    Declaration filed June 21 , 1878  Claimant's marriage to soldier May 26  1831  
Signed by mark. No M.C.

REVOLUTIONARY WAR WIDOW.
Mrs. Mary Casey, on Sunny Side, is the Widow of a Soldier of the Revolutionary War, and Yet She Draws no Pension.
Mrs. Abigail S. Tilton, of North Woodbridge, Rockingham county, N. H., is the last pensioner on the list of the Revolutionary War, her husband having been a soldier in that war. This old lady who is over one hundred years of age receives annually from the State of New Hampshire $104, and $194 annually from the United States Government, making a total of $298 per year.
Although Mrs. Tilton is the only pensioner drawing a Revolutionary War pension, she is not the only person entitled to one. There is living in a little two-room cabin on Third street over on Sunny Side, this city, the widow of a brave and honorably discharged Revolutionary soldier, who has never received a cent from the Government, although she is at present in abject poverty. This seems strange, yet it is nevertheless true. The writer made the old lady a visit yesterday and found her engaged in sorting out garden seeds for planting. She told the following story which has been vouched for by persons who have investigated the
"I am eighty years of age and a resident of Washington C. H., Ohio, and am the widow of John Casey, who was a pensioner of the United States, and whose pension certificate was numbered, to the best of my knowledge, 19,554. As a soldier of the war of the Revolution he was pensioned on February 21, 1833, and was paid to March 4, 1834, the sum of $200. About this time two ruffians, or robbers, came to our house in Kanawha county, Virginia, now West Virginia, and demanded my husband's pension certificate, and compelled him to deliver it up to them. They took it and also went to the house of one Hanover and took his pension certificate from him. But Hanover afterwards went to Washington D. C., and obtained another certificate. My husband had epileptic fits and was feeble and nervous and afraid to make any effort to recover his pension certificate for fear that these robbers would kill him. This was the reason he did not continue to draw his pension to the date of the last pay day prior to his death. I was married to John Casey in Jackson county, Ohio, under the name of Mary Cox, on May 26, 1831, by Frederick Winfaugh, J. P. Neither myself nor husband had been previously married, and I have remained his widow."
It seems that Casey was seventy-five years of age when he married Mary Cox, who was eighteen at the time of their marriage. He was tall, handsome and vigorous, while his young bride had but fairly budded into womanhood. The old man saw the girl and, as the boys say in these day got "mashed on her." He won her affections and they lived with each other in the richest enjoyment of wedded life until death called him away. Left alone in the world, with no means of support and no relatives to take her in and give her a home, the young widow was at a loss to know what to do. Jordan Lookado, a negro slave who worked about the house stuck by his "Misses" through thick and thin; he came with her to Fayette county many years ago. They have both been brought to old age, and the old lady calls Jordan "her man." They get what help they can from the township, but withal it is impossible to keep the wolf from the door.
Some time ago a pension agent of this city took up the old lady's case and attempted to secure a pension for her. The Pension Department admitted that she is the widow of a Revolutionary War soldier, but because her husband did not continue to draw the pension after the time at which Mrs. Casey alleges the certificate was stolen, they refused to grant the pension. The name of John Casey has been found in the official lists of several records of the Revolutionary War soldiers who drew pensions, and yet with all this the Pension Department three years ago refused to grant the pension, which would amount to the present time to between $4,000 and $6,000. It is the general sentiment among those who are familiar with the case that it is an outrage that the old lady is not receiving a pension.

Washington C. H. Ohio May 2. 1887
Hon Commissioner of pensions
Sir.
I have the honor to refer to the claim of Mary Casey. Widow of John Casey of the War of the Revolution whose claim is No 19 554 which was the No of his pension certificate. The old lady has also in her possession the No. of her deceased Husbands Same Warrant which is 3 513 and has Explained under oath the reason that the soldier did not continue to draw his pension to the date of his death It seems reasonable to believe if he had had a pension certificate and vouchers that he would have continued to have them Executed. The law has provided in Section 4743 of the revised Statutes provides for the Enrollment of this Widow as a pensioner of the United States and as her Attorney I again appeal to the Commissioner for a reexamination of her claim
Respectfully &c
S. C. Chase
Washington C. H.
Ohio

Mrs. Tilton was allowed pension on account of the service of her former husband Benjamin Stevens, N.H. troops N. 27,780 She was not the last Rev. War pensioner.
There is a great deal of contradictory data in this claim.

B R I E F objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
John Casey
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? yes 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? Yes 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? _____ 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? No 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? yes
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.

Statement of Claim.
Vol 61

Washington Co. Fayette Co Ohio June 19 th 1878
Hon. Court of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
I forward Enclosed, the application of Mary Caisey, widow of John Caisey, for pension. Also Marriage Certificate, of John Caisey to Mary Cox who is the present applicant.
John Caisey it seems, was called or known by the names of Caisey, Casy & Carsey or Cargy. His widow being illiterate, cannot tell what his correct name was. John Caisey was also illiterate but I conclude that his proper name was Caisey from the fact that when he got License to Marry his Mary Cox he evidently pronounced his name, in such a manner that the Court spelled it Caisey.
Mrs Caisey says that her husband once had a pension Certificate, and drew once, and then destroyed his papers, as she thinks about 14 years prior to his death which occurred in Oct 1845.
Her statement of his service is from recollection of what she had heard him state. Yours Respectfully S.B. Yeoman

N.O.W. and B.S. L.G.W.
SM
Department of the Interior. PENSION OFFICE.
Washington, D.C. June 26 th 1878
Sir:
In the claim of Mary Cairey for pension as widow of John Cairey, Revolutionary War, the claimant is required to file a new declaration as the one on file has no identifying witnesses.
Claimant should state where soldier lived when he enlisted, give the name of some officer of his company or regiment, the place where he lived when he received his pension, and the agency at which pension was paid.
If the soldier or claimant received a Land Warrant that fact should be stated and the number of the warrant, if possible, be furnished.
Please return this letter with your answer.
Very respectfully,
J. A. Beulke Commissioner. P.W.W.
J. B. Youman Esq. Washington C. H. Ohio.

◁ JOHN B. KOONTZ, ▷
U.S. PENSION ATTORNEY.
SOLDIERS' ORIGINAL AND REJECTED CLAIMS AND INCREASE OF PENSION A SPECIALTY.
Washington C. H., O., April 24, 1888.
John C. Black
Commissioner of Pensions,
Dear Sir: Yours under date 20 th instant at hand.
The pension Certificate granted Mary, widow of John Casey, was granted under Act of March 9 th 1878. It was dated October 4 th 1887. And made payable at Columbus agency.
Yours very truly J. B. Koontz

Board Re-Review.
U.S.D.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C., 11th October, 1887.
No. 12,034
Mary Jessy,
Widow of John Jessy,
Capt. Arterie's Co., Va. Line, Rev. War.
Sir:
In response to your recent communication relative to the above mentioned claim, I have to state that I have caused the evidence on file to be carefully examined and have personally considered this case. You are informed that the claim has been allowed and the Certificate was mailed to the Pension Agent at Columbus, Ohio, October 4, 1887.
Very respectfully,
for
Commissioner.
J. W. Hoover, Esq.,
Washington, Ohio.

RECEIPT OF ORDER TO SUSPEND, RESUME, OR TERMINATE.
U. S. Pension Agency,
Columbus O.
Nov. 4 th , 1887.
Hon d John C. Black Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir:
I hereby acknowledge the receipt of your order of Nov r 2 d 1887, in the case of Mary Casey Rev War Certificate No. 7706, (formerly on rolls,) directing that payment of pension be resumed.
Very respectfully,
Y. H. Bingham Pension Agent.

Board Re-Review.
H.G.B.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
WASHINGTON, D. C., 11th October, 1887.
No. 19,554
Mary Casey,
Widow of John Casey,
Capt. Armaghe's Co., Va. Line, Rev. War.
Sir:
In response to your recent communication relative to the above mentioned claim, I have to state that I have caused the evidence on file to be carefully examined and have personally considered this case. You are informed that the claim has been allowed and the Certificate was mailed to the Pension Agent at Columbus, Ohio, October 4, 1887.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
J. W. Leever, Esq.,
Washington, Ohio.

BOARD OF RE-REVIEW,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS, 3rd October, 1887.
No. 19,554,
MARY widow of JOHN CAISEY,
OLD WAR. -----
The papers in this case were submitted to the Commissioner and he decides that the papers show that the fact of the service of the soldier, in the War of the Revolution, was established before a court of record as required by law [See. Act of March 18, 1818,) and that said service was for a period of two years and a half.
That said facts so established cannot be set aside in a less formal manner than they were established; that it is contrary to all practice to allow the statement of a Special Agent to disturb the judgment of a Court, having jurisdiction of the matter, based upon testimony adduced before the Court.
The action dropping the soldier's name was improper and will not be allowed to defeat the widow's claim.
F. W. Poon Chf. B.R.R.

1
S. E. D.
YY
C. No. 7706
Name: Mary Casey P. O. address: Washington C.H. County: Fayette State: Ohio Recommendation:
W. L. Van Dike Special Examiner.
REFERENCE.
_____, 188
Chief S. E. Division.
RECOMMENDATION.
May 9, 1888. Approved for dropping from the rolls.
J. J. Totten Reviewer.
Approved: _____ Chief Board of Review.
ACTION.
_____, 188
Chief S. E. Division.
Examination: _____

Washington C. H. Ohio 9/22/89
Jno. C. Black. Com. of Pensions. Wash. D.C.
Dear Sir
Will preface this by begging pardon for addressing you personally but the urgent demands of the case is my excuse. Some three or four weeks ago a pension was allowed (or so the papers so stated) to Mrs. Mary Casey a Revolutionary War widow. For some cause or delay she has never recd. the same, and is now in almost a starving condition living on the charity of the neighborhood. In fact would have been in the County Poor House if she had not been expecting the money which by the laws of the country are justly due her. I write this for no personal benefit, but as a soldier and a Comrade of the G. & R. and with a feeling of Friendship, Charity & Loyalty. A Claims agent C. Chase has the matter in hand, and either the government has not paid the money, or he has been not altogether square in the matter. He will give Mrs. Casey no satisfaction when she goes to see him about the matter. Hoping you will give this a little of your attention. I am Very Resp. J. W. LEVER late Private 707 th Ill. U.S.

Washington C. H. Ohio Aug 29th 1884
Hon Commissioner of pensions
Sir
I have the honor to inform you that the inclosed copy of the Bounty Land warrant was sent as evidence in the claim of Mary Casey Widow of John Casey of the War of the Revolution whose claim for a Widows pension is No. 1554 or 1559 and filed or sent to be filed in this claim under section 3 of the act of Congress approved March 9th 1878. Meanwhile the newspapers have declared that this claim was allowed about 30 days since but no notice of allowance has come to this Office. How is this? Has the name of this Widow been placed upon the rolls of Pensioners of the United States?
Respectfully &c
S. C. Chase
Washington C. H.
Ohio.

John Casey
MS aww aww DIVISION. Department of the Interior, PENSION OFFICE.
Washington, D. C., Aug. 24 th , 1887.
Respectfully returned to S. C. Chase, P.O. Box 597, Washington C. H., Ohio, with the request that he state fully what information he desires and for what pur- pose it is desired.
Wm E. McLean. Actg Commissioner.

Department of the Interior,
OFFICE OF SPECIAL EXAMINER U. S. BUREAU OF PENSIONS
At Wash. C. H., Ohio
November 14, 1887.
NOTICE OF SPECIAL EXAMINATION.
Case of Mary Casey  Caf. No. 7706 To Mary Casey , Claimant:
You are hereby notified that, by order of the Commissioner of Pensions, the undersigned will, on the 14 day of November , A. D. 1887, and continuing thereafter as long as may be necessary, at Washington C. H. , County of Fayette and State of Ohio , and elsewhere if necessary, conduct a special examination of the aforesaid pension claim, at which time and place all material witnesses will be heard.
And you are further notified that you have the privilege of being present, in person or by attorney, during said special examination, and of cross-examining said witnesses and of introducing any material evidence on your own behalf, if you so desire.
Special Examiner.

Department of the Interior,
OFFICE OF SPECIAL EXAMINER U. S. BUREAU OF PENSIONS
At Wash. C.H., Ohio Nov 14 th , 1887.
NOTICE OF SPECIAL EXAMINATION.
Case of Mary Casey Off. No. 7706 To Mary Casey , Claimant:
You are hereby notified that, by order of the Commissioner of Pensions, the undersigned will, on the 14 day of November , A. D. 1887, and continuing thereafter as long as may be necessary, at Washington C.H. , County of Fayette and State of Ohio , and elsewhere if necessary, conduct a special examination of the aforesaid pension claim at which time and place all material witnesses will be heard.
And you are further notified that you have the privilege of being present, in person or by attorney, during said special examination, and of cross-examining said witnesses and of introducing any material evidence on your own behalf, if you so desire.
J. C. Nichols
Special Examiner.
Mr J. C. Nichols
I acknowledge service of copy of above notice this 14 day of November , 1887, and desire the examination to begin at once  at once John H. Culhan  Mary Casey D. H. Hare m.d.  Mark

S. C. Chase Esq. Atty at Law Washington C.H. Ohio

S. B. Chase (Genl Secy, Dear Sir):
The Virginia Pension Roll published (Doc 514) by authority of the Congress of the United States 1834-5. On page 157 it is found, that for the County of Staunton of the State of Virginia the name of John Caisey was placed as a private soldier on said Pension Roll at the rate of 80 $ per annum  July 21. 1833 at the age of 70 years , for his military services, in the Virginia Continental Line Revolutionary War
N.B. The Evidence of his service is on file in the Pension Office. D.S.
Very Respectfully Jas. T. Sutton Jr
Richmond Va June 8 th 1887

2360 D. H. ... 2671. ... Rev. War Wid. No. 19554, Re
Department of the Interior BUREAU OF PENSIONS
John Casey Co. Va. Service Rev. War
Washington, D.C.
Return this letter with your reply.
Sir:
In response to the inquiry relative to above noted claim, I have to state that the number, 19554, is not the number of the soldier's pension certificate, but the number of the widow's rejected claim.
The number of land warrant, 35, does not correspond to that of any John Casey found upon the records of this Bureau.
If you will be so kind as to forward to this Bureau the papers now in Mrs. Casey's possession, containing the number of soldier's land warrant, or any evidence showing that he received a land warrant, or any other paper containing soldier's signature, or evidence that may assist in locating his service during the Revolutionary War, the case will receive prompt attention, and information will be

be given of any further requirements.
Very respectfully John C. Black. Commissioner.
S. P. Chase Esq. Washington P. H. Ohio.
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O. M. amt.
Div.
1.6 M.
Ex't.
Rev. War Widow No. 19.554 Ref.
John Casey Co. Va. Service Reg't Res. War.
Department of the Interior.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Return this letter with your reply.
Washington, D.C. May 11 th , 1887.
Madam:
In response to the inquiry relative to your claim, I have to state that the number 19.554 is not the number of your husband's pension certificate but the number of your rejected claim.
The number of land warrant, 3513, does not correspond to that of any John Casey found upon the records of this Bureau.
If you will be so kind as to forward to this office the paper now in Mrs. Casey's  your possession containing the number of soldier's Land Warrant, or any other paper containing soldier's signature, or evidence that may assist in locating his service during the Revolutionary war, the case will receive prompt attention and you will be informed as to any further requirements.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner
Mrs. Mary Casey Care of S. C. Chase Washington C. H. Ohio.

Washington Co. O. Ohio May 26 th 1887 Hon. Commissioner of Pensions Sir.
In reply I have the honor to inform You that John Casey's Bounty Land Warrant was transferred to one William Littler and that the No. 3513 is believed to be the No. of the Patent That said John Casey was enrolled as a pensioner of the United States on February 21. 1833 and was paid from March 4 th , 1831. - $2.00, as His Annual allowance was $80.00 per year. That he resided in Kanawha County Va. now West Va That his Post Office address was Melon Kanawha Co. Va. It is believed to be possible to prove that John Casey's Pension certificate was taken from him as set forth in the Declaration of the Claimant Mary Casey. Respectfully &c S. L. Chase Washington Co. O. Ohio

Washington Co. Va. Ohio April 12th, 1886 Dear Commissioner of Pensions Sir.
I have the honor to refer to the meritorious claim of Mary Casey Widow of John Casey No. 19554 of the War of the Revolution who still survives and urges that her claim be considered. Please consider that she has complied fully with Section 4743. She has also given the number of her deceased husbands land Warrant which is No 3513. which is evidence of honorable service. This aged widow has also offered complied with Section 4719 of the revised Statutes and believes she can yet find living witnesses in the neighborhood of Mellon Post Office Kanawha County Virginia to verify and corroborate her statement, that her aged husband was robbed of his pension certificate by two notorious Ruffians. Please review her claim and report again as the citizens of Washington will not stop until she is again pensioned. In this claim I will accept of no fee whatever.
Respectfully &c
S. C. C.
Washington
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Washington C. H. Ohio April 6th, 1885- Hon. Commissioner of Pensions Sir,
I have the honor to inform You that no Declaration has been filed for pension for a Mary Caisey or Widow of a John Caisey upon this Agency and which has been reported under No 19.554 which is the No. of the claim of Mary Caisey the widow of John Caisey of the War of the Revolution and whose Bounty Land Warrant is No. 3513 as will more fully appear reference being had to the rolls of the General Land Office its Indices of Warrants and Patents which will exemplify the fact that John Caisey served about two Years and 6 Months in the War of the Revolution and was honorably discharged and who was never known as John Caisey but as John Caisey, & the fact that the Probate Judge at Jackson in Jackson County Ohio put an i in his name should not militate against this declaration. Respectfully &c
J. C. Chase Attorney Washington C. H. Ohio
N.B. Your report in this claim seems to be an impromptu of Commissioner Bentley which was corrected by Commissioner Dudley to S.B. Newman who was then the Attorney. J.C.C.
John Caisey's claim Warrant is No 3513

6. M. Div.
L. B. M. Ex.
Ony Rev. War. F No. 19.554 Ref.
John Caisey
Co. Rev. War.
Department of the Interior PENSION OFFICE
Return this letter with your reply.
Washington, D.C. March 31 " 1885
Your claim as widow of John Caisey was rejected as the Special Examination showed that the allowance of the invalid claim was procured by fraud and the man John Caisey was not a soldier of the war of 1876.
No allowance of pension or arrear of pension can be made under existing laws.
Very respectfully John Hub Black Commissioner
em
Mrs. Mary Caisey Washington C. H. Fayette Co. Ohio.

Letter Discontinued Soldier's name.

Department of the Interior. PENSION OFFICE.
Washington D.C.
188
Copy:
War Department Pension Office March 13 th 1835.
To the Clerk of Court of Co. Kanawha C.H. Va.
Sir:
I have directed the names of the following persons pensioners under Act of Congress passed June 7 1832 residing in the County of Kanawha, to be struck from the rolls, to wit John Casey, . . . . .
You will have the goodness to give them the information of the fact.
(signed) James S. Edwards.

Respectfully referred to the Com d of Rev- isus -
J. A. Werlesky
Jany 17/83

1883 Washington C. H. Fayette Co Ohio Jan 13th, W. H. Webster,
Chief of Division of War claims of the Revolution of 1812 Sir.
I have the honor to ask why the Claim of Mary Casey No 19559 Widow of John Casey who was a pensioned Soldier of the War of the Revolution, has not been allowed and reported. Full record evidence of service and identity of his widow has been filed in the Department Please reply in the premises.
Very Respectfully &c S. C. Chase
Attorney for Mary Casey Box 5-97 Washington C. H. Fayette Co, Ohio.

Respectfully referred to the Com ee of Pensions knowing that the claim referred to is of the William Miller claim is probably some one to whom I was intro- duced at the G.A.R. Encampment in Bala in June last.
Yours H. Corbett Sept 5/82

S. B. YEOMAN,
→*ATTORNEY--AT--LAW and UNITED STATES CLAIM AGENT.*←
Washington, C. H., Ohio, August 3 rd 1882
Wm. H. Webster: Chief Old War Div. Pension Office
Dear Sir:
After I met you in Baltimore I expected to see you again at Washington, but when I got there I found so much to do I did not have the pleasure of calling on you.
I intended while there to ask you to tell me the status of the claim of Mary Casey, widow of John Casey. No 26,964. War of Rebellion.
The items, or Memoranda of the case is on the enclosed slip.
Yours Truly in H. & L S. B. Yeoman

Washington C. H. Fayette Co Octv 25-1881 Hon. Wm. W. Dudley, Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir,
I have the honor to inform You that I have changed my address from Frankfort Rapids Ohio to Washington C. H. Fayette Co Ohio that and after arriving here, have found that the aged Widow of the War of the Revolution namely Mary Lensey whose claim is numbered 19554 and whose Husband's Land Warrant namely the Land Warrant of John Lensey is No 3513 Still survives; and remains the Widow of said John Lensey, whose services have been fully set forth in evidence derived from the Records of the War of the Revolution at Richmond Virginia to which reference is respectfully made, and action on this Claim is respectfully called for without asking the Department for an answer to this letter; other than a report when the claim is indited, Very Respectfully &c
J. C. Chase,
Storrey for Mary Lensey. Box 5-97 Washington C. H. Fayette Co. Ohio

Frankfort Ross County Ohio, Aug 16th, 1880. Hon O. P. G. Clark Acting Commissioner Sir,
As one of the Attorneys for Mary Coney Widow of John Coney who was a Soldier of the War of the Revolution I have the honor to send You the evidence in her claim No 19,554 that the said Soldier served three years in said war, as the inclosed Official Certificates show that he was entitled to and received 200 Acres of Bounty land and that the said Soldier served from the date of his Enlistment to the end of the War. This Widow is clearly entitled and we respectfully ask that her claim be audited and that Justice be meted out to her, and we also respectfully refer to the fact that she is entitled to one hundred and sixty Acres of Bounty land under Act of March 3d 1855. Very Respectfully &c
S. G. Chase.
Attorney as Addenda & Auxiliary to S. B. Roman.

Certified Copy of Allowance Allowance Law by to John Casey for Va. State services in Revolutionary War
Office Fee $1 00

Commonwealth of Virginia.
LAND OFFICE.
Richmond, Va.
188
I do certify that John Casey is entitled to the proportion of Land allowed a private of the Continental line who served to the end of the War
Council Chamber
Nov 9 th 1784.
Thos. Meriwether
Benj Harrison.
Land Office Richmond Va.
I certify that the above is a true Copy of the allowance made by the Governor & Council and that in pursuance thereof, a Military Land Warrant for 200 acres was issued to John Casey on the 9 th day of November 1784 - All of which is of record in this Office
Witness my hand & seal of Office this 10 th day of August 1880
J. M. Brockenbrough Reg t Land Office

1955-56 May Course
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N. O. M. and B. L.
L. C. M. D
Department of the Interior. PENSION OFFICE.
Washington, D.C. May 18 th , 1880.
Sir:
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the enclosed letter dated April 3 rd 1880, and in reply to inform you that the claim of Mary Caisey for pension as widow of John Caisey File No. 19.554 is awaiting evidence to show that John Caisey, her husband, served fourteen days during the war of the Revolution.
The records show that a John Caisey of Kanawha County Virginia was allowed a pension in 1833, and upon the 13 th of March 1835 his name was struck from the roll on evidence showing that he procured his pension through fraud, not having served as alleged.
The soldier made no effort during the time from 1835 to his death in 1845 to have his name restored, and the action of March 13 th 1835 cannot be disturbed.
The address of your correspondent is Fordege S. B. Yeomans Esq. Washington C. H. Gazette Co. Ohio.
Very respectfully,
A. Beutler Commissioner.
George L. Converse House of Representatives.

Frankfort, Ross County Ohio March 12 th . 1880 To the Honorable Commissioner of Pensions Sir.
As Attorney for Mary Leasey Widow of John Leasey of the War of the Revolution I have the honor to make reference to the Second Volume of the Report of the Secretary of War in obedience to Resolutions of the Senate of the 5 th and 30 th of June A. D. 1834 and of the 3 rd of March A. D. 1835 in relation to the Pension establishment of the United States as set forth on Page 157 of said Volume which fully exemplifies that John Leasey the aforesaid Soldier was enrolled as one of the Pensioners of Kanawha County Virginia on February 21 st 1833 and that his pension commenced March 4 th 1833 In relation to the Land Warrant I respectfully make reference to the Indices at the Office of the Commissioner of the General Land Office and also at the Office of the Second Auditor of the Treasury Department in relation to the No of Warrants of Soldiers of the Revolutionary War. And respectfully ask for your report in the premises. Very Respectfully &c
S. C. Chase Box 86 Frankfort Ross Co. Ohio.

PENSION BUREAU.
Application No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Name of Soldier: _____
Co. _____
Regt. _____
INFORMATION DESIRED:
Maya Webster
Please give my full explanation of the situation of the case

N.O.W. and B.L.
L. G. W.
Department of the Interior PENSION OFFICE.
Washington, D.C. March 10 1880
Sir:
In the claim of Mary Casey for pension as widow of John Casey File No. 19.557, Rev. War, the claimant should give the name of the places where the soldier resided from the year 1780 to 1845.
Please return this letter with the evidence above indicated and prompt action will be taken.
Very respectfully,
J. A. Smith Commissioner.
for B.E.
J. B. Yeoman Esq. Washington C. H. Ohio.

Washington C.H. Ohio Feby 21 st 1879 Hon. J. A. Benth Comm. of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir;
Your letter dated Feby 8 th 1879, in reference to the rejection of Mary Caisey's claim for pension as widow of John Caisey, a Revolutionary Soldier, has been received.
After acquainting her with contents of your letter she makes the following statement, which at her request I repeat to you:
At the time that John Caisey made application for pension (about 40 or more years ago) he lived in Kanawha County Va. And his witnesses by whom he proved his service were William Bailey Ison Bailey and Benjamin Hensley, who were Mesmates and Comrades of the said John Caisey in the war of the Revolution.
She says that just before the war (1861) a man by the name of Rip. or Ripley Huffman wrote to some one in Washington D.C. in reference to this matter and that he got a reply which she herself saw to the effect that John Caisey had proved his service and a pension had been granted him and that he had drew once, and she further say that he had papers which she always understood were pension papers, and that she distinctly

remembers that he once went to Charleston Va and brought home some money, (a $100, or so she thinks) which he told her was pension money
That their house burned down and all his papers were burned, including the pension papers
She thinks his captains name was "Armong" or "Ammond" That the witnesses her in before spoken of lived at or near Charleston Va; that John Cairney went personally to Charleston to get their testimony
She seems very positive on all the above points. She also says that her husband was in the army under General Washington for two and a half years.
She begs that a thorough examination may be made in her behalf, and suggests that there may be a difference in the spelling of names, or some mistake some where that can be discovered and rectified
Respectfully Your aff. S. B. Morrison
29.968 Ward 1812 files Rejected.
File in Claim
Rev. War

A
WIDOW'S BRIEF No. 2.
Rev. War. Act March 9/78
Claim No.
Soldier John Casey Lewis C. White Ex't N.O. M. and B. S. Ad. Feb 4 1879
Immediate cause of death,
-Reyeal Act in
Remote cause,
Service
See ship records J. Sawyer
Feb 8. 79
Medical Review

WIDOW'S PENSION.
(ORIGINAL WITH INCREASE.)
Mary Casey
, widow of
John Casey
Rank, Private Company, of Capt. Arnaugh Regiment, Va. Line Rev. War.
Residence of claimant, Gazette County, and State of Ohio. Post Office, Washington C.H. Gazette Co. Ohio. Attorney, Care of S.B. Youmans, Box 426, Washington C.H. Ohio.
Fee, $ 10 Articles of agreement, 10 having been filed Rate of pension, $ Eight per month, commencing March 9 , 1878, the date of marriage of det. , and two dollars per month additional for each child, as follows:
  By former marriage. none. { Born, _____, 18__ } Commencing , 18__   { Sixteen, _____, 18__ }   { Born, _____, 18__ } " , 18__   { Sixteen, _____, 18__ }   { Born, _____, 18__ } " , 18__   { Sixteen, _____, 18__ }   { Born, _____, 18__ } " , 18__   { Sixteen, _____, 18__ }   { Born, _____, 18__ } " , 18__   { Sixteen, _____, 18__ }   { Born, _____, 18__ } " , 18__   { Sixteen, _____, 18__ }   { Born, _____, 18__ } " , 18__   { Sixteen, _____, 18__ }   { Born, _____, 18__ } " , 18__   { Sixteen, _____, 18__ }   { Born, _____, 18__ } " , 18__   { Sixteen, _____, 18__ }   { Born, _____, 18__ } " , 18__   { Sixteen, _____, 18__ } 
Payment on all former certificates covering any portion of the same time to be deducted. ADMITTED, July 4 , 1879, Louis C. White , Examiner. APPROVED, _____, 18__, _____, Reviewer.
DATES SHOWN BY PAPERS.
  Enlistment, October 1779 Right accrued, March 9 , 1878.   Muster into pensionable rank, _____ , 18__ Claim completed, June 21 , 1878.   Discharge, about 1781 Former marriage of soldier, _____ , 18__   Death, October 1845 Death of former wife, _____ , 18__   Invalid app. filed, in 1818 and 1832 Claimant's marriage to soldier, May 26 , 1831.   * Invalid last paid to death probably , 18__ , 18__   Widow's app. filed, June 21 , 1878. 
CAUSE OF DEATH, not stated . PLACE OF DEATH, not stated .
* not paid to death, but to Sept 1833. Dds in all

ALLEGATIONS OF CLAIMANT.
Other children of soldier by former wife, None
Other children of soldier by claimant,
Loyalty of claimant, Presumed.
SUMMARY OF PROOF.
No FORMER MARRIAGE OF SOLDIER. Proved
The marriage of
to
is shown by
DEATH OF FORMER WIFE. Not alleged.
MARRIAGE OF SOLDIER TO CLAIMANT.
The marriage of John Coakley to Mary Cox is shown by  May 26 1881. Shown by Public Record.
DATES OF BIRTH OF CHILDREN.
None,
DATES OF DEATH OF CHILDREN.
None.
CUSTODY OF CHILDREN BY FORMER MARRIAGE.
None.

PROOF AS TO SERVICE.
The Adjutant General U. S. A. reports the military history of the soldier as follows:
PROOF AS TO DEATH.
1st. Report of Adjutant General. 2d. Report of Surgeon General. 3d. Certificate of Disability. 4th. Testimony of Army Surgeon.
5th. Testimony of Officers. 6th. Testimony of Fellow Soldiers. 7th. Testimony of Attending Physician. 8th. Other Testimony.
DATE OF FILING.
The Papers in the Rev. War Invalid claim show that John Case served 2\frac{1}{2} years during the Rev. War. in Capt Armaugh's Company. Va. Line.
Claimant alleges Capt Armaugh or Armonds Co. and describes the places of Residence as appears in Invalid claim.
Claimant is entitled under section 4743, but having failed to apply under that and having applied under Act March 9 1878 the claim is allowed to commence March 9 1878.
* not years
for all

Treasury Department Third Auditor's Office March 6. 1860.
Sir,
I have respectfully to request that you will be pleased to inform me if the payment of the pension of John Casey, of the Richmond, Va., Agency, at $80. per annum, under the Act of June 7 th 1832, was suspended about the year 1834; and, if so, for what cause.
Very Respectfully Your H on Serv t R. J. Forster Auditor
Geo. C. Whiting Esq. Comm r of Pensions

Washington March 21 st /60
Hon George C. Whiting
Dear Sir
I enclose
the letter of Hon R. C. Hoffman of Jackson, Ohio. Any information relative to the sub- ject of his letter, which may be in possession of the Dept may be communica- ted to me
Very respectfully
Yours
C. A. Smith

OFFICE OF CLERK OF COURTS, Fayette County,
Washington C. H., O., Aug. 2 nd 1878
Hon Comr. of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
Mrs Casey desires me to say for her, that she has no other means to give the dates, service &c of her husband, except memory of what she has heard him say in reference to it.
She is a very illiterate person and cannot give a very formal statement of anything, but there is no doubt but her husband was in the war of the Rebellion, this all his old neighbors concur in, but none of them know anything of the time place or in whose command,
Yours Respectfully S B Yeoman

Brief for Reduction, Dropping, or Continuance.
Rev. War.
Pensioner
Mary Casey
P. O., Washington D.C.
County, Fayette
State, Pa.
Rate, $ 12 per month, commencing March 19, 1886
Rank, _____
Company, _____
Regiment, _____
Pensioned for as widow of John Casey — Revolutionary War
APPROVALS.
Approved for dropping her name from pension rolls , Submitted April 20, 1888 ; W. L. Vanderlip , Spl. Examiner.
Approved for—
Approved for—
Dropping claimant's name from the U.S. pension rolls, on the grounds that the claimant was married with Jordan Luckadoo (col'd) about 1854 or 1855, and with whom she has lived and cohabited, continuously, since date of marriage. The evidence of remarriage and continuance of cohabitation consists of claimant's own testimony, and that of her present husband. Su S.E. reports May 9, 1888 ; A. S. Stotler , Legal Reviewer. W. L. Vanderlip , Med. Ex., Med. Reviewer. June 8, 1888 ; Wormelle , Re-Reviewer. _____, 18 ; _____, Med. Referee.
Pensioned from _____, 18 ; for _____
Last paid to _____, 18 ; at $ _____
BASIS OF PRESENT ACTION.
Chief of Special Examination Division recommends Dropping, as above.
D. C. Gentsch
Sept 10, 1888
, Chief Special Examination Division.
After legal notice, the above action is adhered to.
Sept 10, 1888
Wm. Snowden
Acting Commissioner.

RECEIPT OF ORDER TO SUSPEND, RESUME, OR TERMINATE.
U. S. Pension Agency,
Columbus O.
Sept 21, 1888.
Hon John C. Black Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir:
I hereby acknowledge the receipt of your order of Sept 17 1888, in the case of Mary Gasey (Revolutionary War) Certificate No. 7706, (formerly on _____ rolls,) directing that payment of pension pensioner be dropped from roll.
Very respectfully,
J. H. Duryea Pension Agent.
W. D. W. - Dm

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, PENSION OFFICE, AUG 28 1888 Washington, D. C. Aug. 11, 1887.
Madam 29604
To aid tracing the claim referred to in the inclosed papers, THEY SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THIS OFFICE with answers as FULL AS POSSIBLE to the subjoining interrogatories, which answers should be inserted on the lines below.
Any communications heretofore received from this office relative to the claim should also be returned.
Very respectfully,
JOHN C. BLACK, Commissioner.
Mary Luckadoo Washington 6 N. Ohio
1888 INTERROGATORIES.
1st. What is the claimant's full name and address, and what relation to the Soldier?
Mary Luckadoo was wife of John Casey
2d. What is the SOLDIER'S full name and address, his COMPANY and REGIMENT, and from what STATE did he enlist?
enlisted from Virginia. Private Capt Chas Gluck Va Line Genl Casey
3d. Had he any other service than the one referred to, if so, what?
none
4th. What No. (if any) was given to the claim by the Pension Office?
7706 Rev War
5th. When, or about when, was the claim filed?
Some time in 1878.
6th. If Pension has been paid, at what Agency?
Columbus Mary Casey now Luckadoo

4 Capt Armagh's Co. Va Line (Rev. War)
(3-511.)
Special Examination Division.
Smr
✓ Department of the Interior, PENSION OFFICE,
Washington, D. C., July 5, 1888. Mrs Mary Casey now Luckadoo Washington B. H. Fayette Co. Ohio. Madam:
You are hereby informed that it appears from evidence obtained by Special Examiner Nichols and by your own admission that you were remarried about 1854 or 1855, to one Jordan Luckadoo, with whom you have lived and cohabited continuously since date of marriage.
Payment of your pension will be suspended pending the receipt of such answer as you may desire to make; all statements of yourself or others to be under oath.
If, after a period of sixty days from this date, you have failed to satisfactorily rebut the evidence referred to, and no sufficient reason appears why an extension of time should be made, your name will be dropped from the pension roll.
Such evidence must be submitted in the form of affidavits, and the envelope inclosing them to this Office should be marked on the outside "S. E. D."
Very respectfully,
John C Black Commissioner.

Casey
Supt 10
88 - 9 - 17
87 - 9 - 3
1 0 15 -
12
12 12
144.
5.80
149.80

Department of the Interior,
PENSION OFFICE,
S. E. D.
Washington, D. C., July 5, 1888
Genl. G. H. Bargan
U. S. Pension Agent,
Columbus
Sir:
Please furnish a report in the following-named invalid pension case:
Certificate No. 4406 Rev. War
Name of pensioner, Mary Casey, widow,
Agency, Columbus. Last pensioned at $ 12 per
month from
Very respectfully,
John Black, Commissioner
Report
(87)
Last paid to include Sept 3 rd , 1877, at the rate of $ per month. Reduced , 18 , from $ per month to $ per month, from , 18 , and from $ per month to $ per month from , 18 .
Columbus O.
G. H. Bargan U. S. Pension Agent.
July 12 th , 1888
NOTE.—When dropped, so state, giving cause. When reduced, state cause and date from which reduced; when no reduction, so state. Any discrepancy from the statement of this Office shown by the Agency records will be noted.

(3-450.)
S. E. D.
D.W.
Of No. 7706
Name: Mary Casey
P. O. address: Washington C.H.
County: Hayete State: Ohio
Recommendation: Disf from Rolls
J. C. Nichols
Special Examiner.
REFERENCE.
, 188
Chief S. E. Division.
RECOMMENDATION.
, 188
Reviewer.
Approved:
Chief Board of Review.
ACTION.
, 188
Chief S. E. Division.
Examination:
(8212-15 M.)

Washington C.H. Ohio: February 29 th 1888
Hon J. C. Black
Commissioner &c
Washington, D.C.
Sir:
I have the honor to herewith to return all the papers in claim Ser. No. 7706 Mary Casey, widow of John Casey a revolutionary soldier, whose present P.O. Address is Washington C.H. Fayette County Ohio; together with my report.
In obedience to the instructions contained in the letter of the Hon. Commissioner, herewith attached and marked Exhibit-A, I called on Mrs. Casey, or Lookadoo, and was informed by her that she had received the check for nine hundred and eighty 67 / 100 dollars. That said check had been endorsed by her, the money drawn at the Peoples and Drovers Bank of this place; that she had spent the money to pay debts and had now none of it in her possession; that she had no property and could not make restitution of the amount. I visited the Peoples & Drovers Bank and was informed, by the Cashier, that on Oct. 22 1887 Mrs. Casey had presented the said check, properly endorsed and had received therefor - a certificate of Deposit.

page 2 for nine hundred dollars and eighty 67/100 dollars in currency. That on the 10 th day of November 1887 she had presented the certificate of Deposit and the amount $900 was paid to her. I visited the office of the County Auditor, and Recorder but could find no property real or personal listed in her name. A lot belonging to Jackson Look-a-also has just been sold within the past month for $200. That is their former home and I spent nearly half a day looking for her and at last found her in a ragged tenement on the opposite side of the town from where she had lived.
I have also investigated the conduct of S. C. Chase in connection with this case, and I cannot find that he has been benefitted pecuniarily. I have taken the sworn statements of the Justice of the Peace and two witnesses who executed Mrs. Casey's Warrant. Mr. Chase says that he did not file the original declaration, and that during his connection with the case, no call was made for proof of continued Midway hood and he supposed that call had been made and answered before he was connected with the case. He has sued Mrs. Casey before a Magistrate here for the expenses incurred by him

page 4 in presenting evidence for her and a judgment has been rendered in her favor, which judgment has not been paid. Mr. Chase admits that he knew Mrs. Casey sometimes (travels) by the name of Lookadoo, but as a marriage between her and Lookadoo was not legal under the laws of Ohio, he took her word for it that she had never been married since the death of Casey. I believe that Mrs. Casey still has the nine hundred dollars which she procured on the certificate of deposit and the two hundred dollars for which the lot was sold. She is a very miserly old woman and remarkably pious in mind and body.
S. B. Yeoman who first filed a declaration in the case, absconded from here and is now living at Rosetta Colorado. He is a pensioner.
I am of the opinion that if Mrs. Casey was arrested for perjury she would turn the money over to the government and I recommend that that course be followed.
Very Respectfully W. L. Vanderlip
Special Examiner

Index Rev. War Widow, Claim No.
Mary Casey luc. John Casey Co. Reg't
ARRANGE PAPERS IN INVALID CLAIMS—1. Declaration; 2. Soldier's statements as to origin; 3. A. G.; 4. S. G.; 5. Cert. of Dis. Let history as to origin, continuance, &amp;c., follow in regular order.
IN WIDOWS' AND DEPENDENT RELATIVES' CLAIMS—Let evidence of soldier's death, marriage, dependence, &amp;c., follow evidence of origin and continuance of fatal disease.
(9053-50 M.) o 6-113
   NO. NAME AND P. O. ADDRESS. DATE OF FILING. SUBJECT.     1 Claimant June 2/78   2 " "   3 Invalid papers Showing service of 2 1/2 years, and allowance of pension and payment of $200.   4 Public Record. June 2/78 Showing marriage.   5 ✓ News paper clipping Post office letter Showing claimant's P.O. and widow hood.  

INDEX  TO SPECIAL EXAMINER'S REPORT.
Claim of Mary Casey
Sub-No. 7706
   PAGES. NAMES OF WITNESSES, ETC. Exhibits. Depositions. REPUTATION.     1 to Index-----   Notice to claimant-----   2 to 4 Summary-----   to Claimant's statement-----   5 to 8 Commissioner's Letter a   9 to 10 J. W. Lucero B Good   11 to 12 John T. Hisev C Good   13 to 14 James T. Johnson D Good   15 to 18 H. R. Dalbey E Good  

INDEX TO SPECIAL EXAMINER'S REPORT.
Claim of Mary Casey
Off No. 7706
   PAGES. NAMES OF WITNESSES, ETC. Exhibits. Depositions. REPUTATION.     1 to Index   2 Notice to claimant   3 to 6 Summary   7 to 10 Claimant's statement A Good   11 " 12 Jordon Lucxader B "   13 " 14 Claimant's final statement C "  
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S. A. C.
SPECIAL EXAMINATION DIVISION.
Quay
W. B. [Signature]
Department of the Interior. BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D.C. Feb. 18 1888.
Mr. W. L. Van Derlip, Special Examiner, Washington Ctr., Ohio, Pot. Dist.
Sir:
Herewith are sent to you all the papers in the case of Mary Casey, a pensioner under cert. no. 7,706, as the widow of John Casey, late a private in Capt. Armagh's Company, 7 th Line, Revolutionary War.
You are directed to call on the said Mary Casey (now Luckadoo) and ascertain from her whether she has yet received the check in payment of her pension; and, if so, whether she has endorsed it and what dis-

position she has made of the proceeds. Inasmuch as it has been shown that she had remarried and was the wife of one "Duck a doo" at the time of her application for pension , as the widow of the said John Casey, you will, in case said check has been received by her, demand a refundment of the amount thereof, being nine hundred and eighty- and 67\frac{1}{100} dollars.
Refundment should be made by draft on New York, payable to the order of the Commissioner of Pensions.
In case the pensioner fails to make such refundment, you are directed to locate the kind, and value of all property owned by her which may be subjected to execution.
In case the pensioner denies

Having received said check you will call on the postmaster at Washington D.C. and endeavor to ascertain from him to whom the official letter from the U. S. Pension Agent presumably containing said check was delivered.
See also Clayton Dunn and ascertain from him if his signature on the check as a witness to the mark of Mary Casey is genuine and whether the latter did in fact endorse said check.
Then ascertain from the Peoples and Drowners Bank, by whom the said check was presented for payment, and to whom

payment thereon was made. You will also investigate the conduct of S. C. Chase, as con- nected with this case, with a view to ascertaining whether he has committed any acts, in relation thereto, of a criminal nature.
Make your investigation in this respect thorough.
Return your report at an early date making this letter Exh. A of same.
Very respectfully, John C. Platt Commissioner.

As 6161
Columbus Ohio.
Dec 8/87
Bargan A. H. Pens rest.
In reply to inquiry. of Ward. S. State to whose address eff. and Michu was. sent. eff. 7.706 Rev. War. Mary Casey. wife of John

G. H. Bargar, U. S. Pension Agent.
U. S. Pension Agency,
Columbus, O., Dec 12 th 1887
Hon d W. E. McLean Acting Com r of Pensions Washington D.C.
Sir-Replying to your letter of Dec. 8 th 1887 relative to the Case of Mary Casey wid of John Casey Art d 7706. I have the honor to state.
The Certificate and Voucher in said Case was mailed to pensioner named therein at Sunnyside Washington C.N.O. Check #673628 for $980 67 was mailed Oct 21 st 1887 to said pensioner at same P.O. the address thereon, both in mailing Art d and Voucher & Check being Mary Casey Sunnyside Washington C.N.O. and being the address given us in her executed Voucher. Our records do not show any correspondence with S.C. Chase of Washington C.N.O. in regard to said Case nor have I any recollection of receiving from him any written or verbal communication in reference thereto.
Very respectfully J. S. Dwyer Pension Agt.

Spec. Ex. B. SPECIAL EXAMINATION DIVISION. 10-20
Department of the Interior. PENSION OFFICE.
2000
Washington, D.C. December 8 th , 1887
Genl. J. H. Bargar.
U. S. Pension Agent. Columbus Ohio.
Sir.
In the admitted pension claim, Cert. # 7706. (Rev. War), of Mary Casey, widow of John Casey this Bureau desires to obtain the following in- formation.
To whose address was the certificate, and voucher in above case sent?
To whom was check N o 673.628, issued in payment of amount due Sept 3 rd 1887, forwarded?
Did you receive any communications from one J. C. Chase, of Washington C. H. Ohio, in regard to said pension claim? If so, please forward the same to this Bureau, with copies of replies made

thereto by you.
Return this letter with the desired information at an early day.
Very respectfully.
Wm E. McLean.
Acting Commissioner.

Mr 8844 W. S. Treasury. Dec 6. /87
Secretary
Encloses find the accompanying check to the order of Henry Casey. for 900.67.
7 1887
J. P.

Treasury Department,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY,
Washington, D. C. December 6th, 1887.
To the Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir:
I enclose herewith in compliance with the request contained in your letter of the 25th ultimo paid and cancelled check No. 673628, drawn October 21, 1887, upon the Assistant Treasurer of the United States at New York, by G. H. Bangar, Pension Agent, to the order of Mary Casey , for $980.67.
Respectfully yours,
Hugh S. Thompson Assistant Secretary.

G. H. Bargar, U. S. Pension Agent.
U. S. Pension Agency,
Columbus, O., Nov 29 1887
Hon John C. Black Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Sir - I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 25 th inst relative to Case of Mary Casey widow Revolutionary War Cert n 7706.
The records of this office show that the first and only payment in said Case was made Oct 21 st 1887 by check No. 673628 for the sum of $980 67 and that the check was mailed same day to Sunnyside Washington P.N. Fayette Co.O. I have no recollection nor can I find any evidence of ever having received any communication from S.C. Chase relative to said check. The Asst. Treas. New York has not as yet rendered his statement of checks redeemed Oct '87 and I do not know therefore whether said check has been paid. Payment of pension in the

G. H. Bargar, U. S. Pension Agent.
U. S. Pension Agency,
Columbus, O., _____ 188
Above Case was suspended by Order from your Office dated Oct 26 th 1887. Suspension removed by order dated Nov 2 nd 1887, and again suspended by order dated Nov 25 th 1887.
Very respectfully J. H. Bargar U. S. Pension Agent.

7706
[Handwritten signature/initials]
Mr. 6160.
Columbus, Ohio.
Am 29/87
Bargan G. R.
Pens. acct.
Ackldge communication of 22 nd inst. to payonment. Care of Henry Casey. Mid Rev. was. eff 7/06.
DS 14 1897

No 5642
10.
Treasury Dept. Nov. 29/87
Auditn Third.
Enclose orig. vouchers etf. 7.706. Rev. War. Henry Casey.

JBH
29604 owu.
(Enclosure.)
Form 168.
Treasury Department,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
Washington, D. C., Nov 29, 1887.
Sir:
In response to your request of the 25 th inst., and by direction of the Secretary, I transmit herewith the original voucher upon which payment of pension was  Rev War made to Mary Gause , certificate No. 7706 by the U. S. Pension Agent at Columbus O., for period from March 9, 1888, to Sept. 4, 1887.
off. 7706
The letter has this day been referred to the Chief of the Division of Public Moneys, Office of the Secretary, in order that the check called for may be furnished.
Very respectfully,
Thos. M. Mearns Auditor.
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions.
(Ed. 9-16-'87-500.)
Ex B.

RECEIPT OF ORDER TO SUSPEND, RESUME, OR TERMINATE.
U. S. Pension Agency,
Columbus O.
Nov. 28 th , 1887.
Hon. John C. Black
Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir:
I hereby acknowledge the receipt of your order of Nov. 25 th 1887, in the case of Mary Casey Rev. War. Certificate No. 7706 (formerly on rolls,) directing that payment of pension be suspended pending further special investigation.
Very respectfully,
J. H. Brum Pension Agent.
Nov. 28 1887 - Brum. clerk

Washington C. H. O Nov. 15 th 1887
The Hon. Com. of Pensions Washington D. C.
Sir
I have the honor to return herewith the papers in the Revolutionary war claim of No. 7706 Mary Casey as widow of John Casey - late Private of Capt. Arbaugh's Company of Virginia Line, and the annexed testimony taken in accordance with the letter of instruction filed in the case and dated Nov. 2, 1887.
The Pensioner is a white woman and the man with whom she lives as wife is a colored.
The Pensioner was properly notified of this investigation, and was present in person when Jordan Lukados testified in the case.

54 I find on page 336 Digest 1885. "That " the remarriage of a widow of a " Revolutionary Soldier is no bar to " pension, provided Claimant is a widow at " the time of application."
In this Case I am informed by the Hon. Mills Gardner an Attorney at Law here that there could not have been any legal marriage prior to last winter, at which time the Statute prohibiting the marriage of a White person to a Colored person was repealed, and did not legalize existing marriage,
Therefore notwithstanding the fact that the Pensioner thought she was legally married, she has been living in open and notorious adultery with the said Jordan Luckadoo at least 33 or 34 Years.
I do not suppose it is necessary to attempt to prove an illegal marriage, or to take further testimony here at this time as there is no doubt about the relations of the Pensioner and Jordan Luckadoo, with whom she lives.
In Case the Pensioner has perjured herself, I have secured two intelligent and

Credible witnesses to her statement and her signature by Mark. "per letter " of instructions to Special Examiners " dated May 24, 1886.
S. B. Yeoman absconded from her - several years ago for some misdemeanors at Rosetta Colorado. and may live somewhere in Colorado.
D. C. Chase has acted very suspiciously in the case, and I have deferred taking any statement from him until you can consider his actions in the case, and give me further instructions, together with the names of the three witnesses he had promised to pay one dollar a piece for swearing she was a widow at the time she executed her bonds. She was  legally a widow but I doubt if Chase and the witnesses thought she was. It is very evident to me that D. C. Chase, is, and has been, all the time, well aware of how this woman was living, and that he has acted dishonorably in prosecuting said claim to completion.
I respectfully recommend that the Pensioner's name be dropped from the Roll, and such other action as you deem necessary in the case.

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Note - It is due the Pensioner to state that she says she thought she was the widow of John Casey notwithstanding her marriage to Jordan Luckadoo. and that she only had to prove that she was once the lawful wife of John Casey. She says she was never asked whether she had remarried or not, and that she had no idea she was swearing to an untruth, when she sworn she was the widow of John Casey,
Respy & J. C. Nichols Sp. Ex

DEPOSITION
Case of Mary Casey At, No. 7706
On this fourteenth day of November , 1887, at Washington C.H. , County of Fayette , State of Ohio , before me, J. C. Nichols , a Special Examiner of the Pension Office, personally appeared the Claimant Mary Casey , who, being by me first duly sworn to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to her during this Special Examination of aforesaid pension claim, deposes and says: Her first offer is Washington C.H. Ohio. her age is 74 years. occupying home, and is the widow of the late John Casey who was a private in Capt. Armstrong's Company Virginia Line, during the Revolutionary war.
Q Have you ever married again since the death of John Casey your late husband.
A Yes Sir. I was married 33 or 34 years ago to Jordan Lockader in Jackson, Jackson County, Ohio, by the Rev Isaac Brown, a Bap't minister who then lived about 1 mile north of said town of Jackson. He is dead was killed while in service in the late war, I do not know what Co. or Reg't he was in.
Q Can you name any person or persons who were present at the time you were married.
A The minister brought a school teacher with him. But I do not know what his name was, there were no other present except us four.
Q Have you been living as man and wife since then.

A. Yes Sir.
Q Have you had any children by the said Jordan Luckader, if so, how many.
A Yes, Three, Isaac, Matthew and Emanuel, the eldest one Isaac is 34 years of age.
Q If you were married to Jordan Luckader as long ago as you say how could you swear that you were still the widow of John Casey.
A I was coaxed to begin an application for pension by S. B. Jeorman and I consented, and he told me to swear that I was the widow of John Casey.
Q Did he know then that you were married to Jordan Luckader.
A Yes he did, Because he taught school near where we were living out near Culpapper in Fayette Co. Ohio.
Q Did you not understand that you were swearing to an untruth in making said oath.
A I talked to a lawyer here in Wash. C.H. and they said I had to begin my application in that way, and I did not know it was wrong because every body that knew you knew I was married to Jordan Luckader, and living with at John H. Carllan his Mary x Casey Moss
Deponent.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 14 day of November 1887, and I certify that the contents were fully made known to deponent before signing.
J. C. Nichols
Special Examiner.

DEPOSITION
A. Cent.
Case of Mary Casey A. No. 7706
On this 20 day of _____, 188_____, at _____, County of _____, a State of NY , before me, _____, a Special Examiner of the Pension Office, personally appeared Mary Casey , who, being by me first duly sworn to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to her during this Special Examination of aforesaid pension claim, deposes and says:
Q Him as his wife. I Have you always been known here as Mary Lockwood.
A Yes Sir! We have lived here about 14 years, and we never done anything to conceal or hide our marriage, I always took him about with me.
Q Have you understood all the questions asked you, and are your answers correctly recorded.
A Yes Sir. Attest Mary Casey Mary Casey
We the undersigned D. H. Hare and John H. Culham of Washington C. H. County of Fayette, in the State of Ohio, are witnesses to the fact that the foregoing was Carefully and read fully read to and freely acknowledged under Oath and signed by Mary Casey by making her mark in our presence. D. H. Hare M.D. John H. Culham

Deponent.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 14 day of November 188 7 , and I certify that the contents were fully made known to deponent before signing.
J. C. Nichols
Special Examiner.

CLAIMANT'S STATEMENT.
DEPOSITION C
Case of
Mary Casey , No. 7706
On this Fifteenth day of November , 188 7 , at  Washington C. H. , County of Fayette State of Ohio , before me, J. C. Nichols , a Special Examiner of the Pension Office, personally appeared  Mary Casey , the applicant in the aforesaid pension claim, who says:
Q. If it should become necessary to further examine your claim, by taking the testimony of witnesses elsewhere, do you desire to be present in person or be represented by an attorney, or both, at such further examination? If so, you will be notified as to the place and time when it is to be made.
A. No Sir. Our marriage is on Record at Jackson C. H. Jackson Co. Ohio
Q. Should you change your mind and desire to be present, or be represented by an attorney during any further examination of your case, will you at once address a letter to the "Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.," giving the name and the number of your claim, informing him that you have so changed your mind, and desire to be notified when your claim is to be further examined?
A. I will
State the name of the person or persons and their post-office addresses, instrumental in the prosecution of your claim for pension.
A. S. B. Yeoman, and S. C. Chase of Wash. C. H. Ohio. S. B. Yeoman does not live here now.
Q. State what contract or contracts you have made with such person or persons for their services in prosecuting your claim for pension, and whether such contract or contracts were written or verbal.
Page 13 , Deposition C

A. I had no written Contract with either one. Yeoman never said what he would charge. S. C. Chase said he would charge 10%
Q. State the amount of fees paid by you or at your instance, to whom paid, and all the circumstances connected with the transaction.
A. I did not pay Yeoman anything. I paid S. C. Chase 10% as a fee, and $3.00 for three witnesses he brought here when my brother came. He has now sued me for $32,71 for money that he says he advanced as attorney. I will not pay it because I do not owe it, and he says he will stop my pension.
Q. Please give me the names of all witnesses that you desire examined elsewhere, with their post-office addresses, and also state what you expect to prove by each witness.
- If I do not pay the said $32,71
Q. Have you any complaint to make as to the conduct, manner, or fairness of the examination of your claim? If so, please state specifically what it is.
A. Not as I know of.
Q. Do you desire to introduce any more testimony before me?
A. No Sir attest D. H. Barr, M.D. John H. Bulkan. Mary X Casey Deponent.
Subscribed before me this 14 day of November, 1887
and I certify that the contents were fully made known to deponent before signing.
J. C. Nichols
Special Examiner.

DEPOSITION b
Case of Mary Casey  Col. ; No. 7706
On this 29 day of February , 188 8 , at  Washington C.H. , County of Fayette State of Ohio , before me, W. L. Vandervort , a Special Examiner of the Pension Office, personally appeared John T.  Hiser , who, being by me first duly sworn to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to him during this Special Examination of afore- said pension claim, deposes and says: My age is 47 occupation  Magistrate , P.O. Address Washington  C.H. Fayette County Ohio . The first knowledge I ever had of Eliza and  was from an article I read in the  papers about her . I have only lived  here one year . Up to the time that  her husband was signed I never  had seen her , but I think I had  had a conversation with Mr. Chase  about her being a revolutionary  widow and what the prospects  were of her getting a pension .  It was mere curiosity on my part .  I was in his office on business and  I asked him if he had that case .  On the 19 th of October 1887 he came to me  on the street, called me if I was busy  and I said no, and he asked me if I  would go over with him and have  Mrs. Casey's pension  Howells executed.  Said he would get a Hack and two  Witnesses . I told him he need not  get a hack for me . He got Mr.  Dolbey & Mr. Johnson and we went  over to Mrs. Casey's house . I had  never been there called Lookadoo ,  I had seen an article in the papers

saying something of a man named Lookadoo (who had been a slave of Casey's) and who had stayed with his widow and never deserted her. When we got to her house there was no one there but her and Mr. Chase gave me the papers and I read it to her. I asked her if she could write and she said no, so I wrote her name and she made her mark. I then read the declaration below for the witnesses to sign and they witnessed her mark and signed the deposition. Then I administered the oath to all of them. I told her she must hold up her hand and be sworn. Nothing more was said. Mr. Chase gave me fifty cents for my services and we all came away together. I had no pecuniary interest in the house or her pension money and I have never seen her since and never heard of the case except that I think I heard Mr. Chase say that she would probably pay him the expenses he had incurred in getting up the papers, and I also heard, but not from him that he had brought suit against her for the amount.
2 Do you thoroughly understand and comprehend the questions asked you and have the answers thereto been correctly recorded in this deposition, or yes -
John J. Hiser J.P. Deponent.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 29 th day of Feb y 1881, and I certify that the contents were fully made known to deponent before signing.
W. H. Vandervort Special Examiner.

DEPOSITION D
Case of Mary Casey Cert. No. 7706
On this _____ day of February , 1888, at  Washington C. H. , County of Fayette State of Ohio , before me, W. L. Van Dalf , a Special Examiner of the Pension Office, personally appeared James F.  Johnson , who, being by me first duly sworn to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to him during this Special Examination of afore- said pension claim, deposes and says: my age is 44 occupation  painter P.O. Address Washington C.H.  Fayette County Ohio. The first I ever knew of claimant was one day last spring I went over to Sunnyside to see a young man about a job of work and we walked down by her house, and I saw an old woman sitting in the front-door and she told me that that white woman had a negro staying there with her part or all of the time. I had seen her often be- fore that within the last three years and had known her as Mrs Casey. On the day her pension vouchers were signed I was up by the post-office and met Mr S. C. Chase and he asked me if I would go over to Sunnyside with him and witness Mrs Casey sign her pension vouchers. I told him I would go if the thing was all right. He said he was going to get a hack, but we walked. He said it was all right and that all I would have to do was to witness her sign her mark so she could get her money. When we got to her house I saw read the paper to us, but I am not

remember what it was he read to us. She made her mark and Agnes Hester administered the oath to her and to Mr Dolbey and myself and we signed the paper. I never heard anything about it again until now. I did not derive any pecuniary benefit from it, except that Mr Chase paid me fifty cents for going over there, as a witness fee. I did not know that Mrs Casey was married and had never heard of it. I never had heard the name of Lookaloo in connection with her.
2 Do you thoroughly understand and comprehend the questions asked you and have the answers thereof been correctly recorded in this deposition.
a Yes - James T. Johnson
Deponent.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 29 th day of February 1888, and I certify that the contents were fully made known to deponent before signing.
W. L. Van Dusen Special Examiner.

DEPOSITION E
Case of Mary Casey  Carl ; No. 7706
On this 29 th day of February , 1888, at Washington C.H., County of Fayette State of Ohio , before me, W. R. Vandervliet , a Special Examiner of the Pension Office, personally appeared W. R. Walberg _____, who, being by me first duly sworn to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to him during this Special Examination of afore- said pension claim, deposes and says: (My age is 76 occupation Reporter and printer, P.O. Address Washington C.H. Fayette County Ohio. Just about a year ago Mr. J. H. Levers of this place came to me and told me that there was a Revolutionary Widow living over on the South side of this town and that she would be an interesting subject to write up. I was acting at the time as correspondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer. I went over with Mr. Levers, and on the way he gave me a history of the case as told by Mrs. Casey to Levers wife when she was there as a relief agent of the G. A. R. The history was that she had been married to John Casey a Revolutionary War soldier and that when Casey died a colored man, who had been their servant, had been living with her ever since, and that they were destitute and in want. We went to the house and I saw her and she gave us a history of her husband and said her pension claim was a good one and she hoped she would get it, and she also said she thought that some of her agents had gotten the money and never reported it to her. She told me that the old colored man who lived there was Jordan Lookadoo .

He was there at the time but he did not pay anything. She never said anything about his being her husband but called him the old man. She did say that she had some children but did not say who was the father of them. The impression I had was that the old colored man was merely with her because he had formerly lived with her and her husband and I never did think she was married to him. The first I knew of her being married to him was when Mr. Deer the Post-Master here told me that you said she was. Sometime after I had visited her and after I had written an account of Mrs. Casey (which was published) I met S. C. Chase, having, to the best of my recollection, never talked with him on any subject before, and we got to talking about this case and he said that the case was a first one and he did not see why the Pension Department had not allowed it; that he had been working on the case a good while. I asked him for his history of the case and he told me substantially the same story as she had told, al. that on a subsequent interview he told me that he had investigated the case and that there was no evidence that she had ever remarried since the death of Casey.
W. R. Dalbey Deponent.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 29 th day of February 1888, and I certify that the contents were fully made known to deponent before signing.
W. K. Van Duzee Special Examiner.

DEPOSITION E
Case of Mary Casey est. No. 7706
On this _____ day of _____, 188_____, at _____, County of _____, State of _____, before me, _____, a Special Examiner of the Pension Office, personally appeared _____, who, being by me first duly sworn to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to her during this Special Examination of aforesaid pension claim, deposes and says:
She also said that she had told him that Jordan Lookadoo had been their servant and had always been around the house with her; that he was a favorite servant. These conversations with Mr. Chase, which were in the nature of obtaining news items to me, firmly convinced me that she still remained a widow. When the Vouchers came for the allowance pension Mr. Chase met me and said he was going over to Mrs. Casey's to fix up her Vouchers and wanted to know if I had time to go over and be a witness. Said he had another man and the Squire to go and we could ride over in a hasty and it would not take long. I went with him, and when I got ready to go I found a Mr. Johnson on whom I had never known before. Personally, though I knew him to be a respectable citizen, was to be the other witness. We all walked over there and found Mrs. Casey alone. Mr. Hider the Justice of the Peace read the Vouchers and wrote over to all of us and she went up and signed the paper without any hesitation.

Nothing was said but the reading of the oath and after we had witnessed her mark and described our names to the oath and Squire Hise had administered the oath to all three of us we came away. Either the Squire or Mr. Chase brought the papers away and that's the last I saw of them. Some one, I can't tell who, told me afterwards that she had received the money and I made a little "local" of it in the paper. Mr. Chase gave me fifty cents on a dollar, I don't remember which as a fee for being a witness and that's all the pecuniary interest I ever had in the case. I have never seen her or had any communication from her since then, or heard anything about her except that I was told that Mr. Chase had sued her because she would not pay him up.
2 Do you thoroughly understand and comprehend the questions asked you and have the answers thereto been correctly recorded in this deposition.
W. R. Dalbey
Deponent.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 27 th day of Febry 1886, and I certify that the contents were fully made known to deponent before signing.
W. L. Vandervliet Special Examiner.

DEPOSITION B
Case of Mary Casey  rel. No. 7706
On this 25 th day of February , 1888, at  (Washington C. H., County of Fayette) State of Ohio , before me, W. T. Vandervort , a Special Examiner of the Pension Office, personally appeared J. W. Leever _____, who, being by me first duly sworn to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to him during this Special Examination of afore- said pension claim, deposes and says: (My age is 55 years - station Marengo - P.O. Address Washington C. H.  Fayette County Ohio . I have a store about four squares from where Mrs.  Mary Casey used to live. I have been there for the past 13 years. She came there to live probably 5 or 6 years ago. She was known by some as Mrs. Lookadoo and by others as Mrs. Casey. I never had any talk with her until I went to see her with Mr. Dolbey. There was some colored people reported to my wife that there was a family down there in distress and needed as- sistance. That was about two years and a half ago. My wife went to see about the case and when she came back she told me that the party was a Rev- olutionary Widow. I can't remember whether she called her Lookadoo or Casey. She furnished them some relief. and then Lookadoo began coming to my place and sometimes he told me about the old woman as he called her. Said that Mr. Chase had been trying to get a pension for her. He never spoke of her as his wife, or as Mrs. Casey. He either called her the old lady or

the old woman. I became interested then. I thought if there was a revolutionary war widow she ought not to be living on charity. I spoke to Mr Chase once about it, telling him I thought the case ought to be tried through. I went to Mr Dabney's office after him to go and see her. I met him once on the street before that and spoke to him about it. The day I called on him we both went over to see her and had a talk with her. Lookadoo was there but he did not say anything. The conversation was principally about how long she had been married to Casey. Who Casey was and what position he held in the Army. She said she had children but we did not question her as to where they were. That is the only talk I ever had with her. I saw her once after that. Went after her and took her in a wagon to the photographers. Did not have any conversation with her then about her claim or about her domestic relations. I thoroughly understand and comprehend the questions asked me and the answers thereto have been accurately recorded in this deposition. I certainly thought that Mrs Casey was a widow, and if I had been called on to witness her wedding would have testified that she was the widow of John Casey and had never remarried.
J. W. Bower
Deponent.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 25 th day of February 1888, and I certify that the contents were fully made known to deponent before signing.
W. H. Van Duzee
Special Examiner.

DEPOSITION
B
Case of Mary Casey CH, No. 7706
On this fourteenth day of November , 1887, at Washington C. H. , County of Fayette State of Ohio , before me, J. P. Nichols , a Special Examiner of the Pension Office, personally appeared Widow Lucinda , who, being by me first duly sworn to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to her during this Special Examination of aforesaid pension claim, deposes and says: This part of her is
Wash. C. H. Ohio. her age is 74 years Occupation a laborer, and he has known the Clmt. Mary Casey since about 40 or 50 years ago. She then lived in Jackson County Ohio. that he secured his free papers in Allen County Ohio, August 4 th 1834. he was then 21 years of age,
By Examining Witness here produces his free papers all duly signed or executed as he says,
That he after he got his said free papers moved into Ohio and first saw Mary Casey in Jackson County Ohio about the year. She was then a widow and had been for sometime.
That he married her but he cannot state the time. They were married by Rev. Isaac Brown, a Bap t . Minister who was present with a school teacher, there were only 4 persons present. Himself, his wife, the Preacher, and the school teacher.
Q Can you refer to any person then who knew you were married to Mary Casey?
A Yes Sir. John Hoffman knows it, and he was then the last I heard

of him, and when S. B. Yeoman wrote to Jackson C. H. for the the Marriage Certificate of John Casey and Mary Cox they sent him also a marriage Certificate of My Marriage to Mary Casey, and the Yeoman said he did not need John's.
Q Have you always been present when S. C. Chase came to transact business with your wife the said Mary Casey.
A Always except when he brought the three witnesses here to swear that she was a widow at the time her mother came. I then went into another Room, and when about 2 1/2 years ago she went over to the Court House to sign for $6002.36. I was not allowed to go.
Q Did she get $6002.36 at that time? A No Sir.
Q What was it she signed? A I do not know, S. C. Chase said it was to get her money $6002.36, but she never got it. He said it was her Bounty Money.
Q Have you lived with the said Mary Casey ever since your marriage to her in Jackson County, Ohio, as her husband and have you had Children by her.
A Yes Sir, and I have had three Children by her, all boys.
Q Have you understood all the questions asked you, and are your answers correct? A Yes Sir.
John H. Culberson attest his mark Deponent.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 14 day of November 1887, and I certify that the contents were fully made known to deponent before signing.
J. C. Nichols Special Examiner.

SPECIAL EXAMINATION DIVISION.
J.S.E.
Department of the Interior. BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D.C. Nov. 2 nd , 1887.
Mr. J. L. Nichols.
Special Examiner.
Washington C. H. Ohio.
Sir:
Revolutionary War claim, Off. No. 7.706. of Mary Carey, as widow of John Carey - late Private of Capt. Armagh's Company of Virginia Line, is herewith returned to you for the purpose of a thorough special examination to determine whether the claimant has remar- ried, or has cohabited with any man since the death of the soldier, especially her relationship to "Luckado" by which name she is known in the community in which she resides.
Very respectfully A. Ordman,
Supg Ex. Potomac Dist.

Mrs. Mary Lyekado, over on... this city, the Revolution... has received... and will receive her... just as soon as she can get a re... of the Interior, ON OFFICE,
Wash. C.H. Oct 24, 1887.
The Hon Com. of Pensions Wash. D.C.
Sir
I saw the enclosed slip on Saturday, and this a.m. inquired of Attorney Chase how this woman got the name of Incadoo, and he informed me that she is living in a house with a colored man by that name. That there are no other occupants of said house But that there could not be any legal marriage between them. If living in adultery with a man bars her  the  to such a pension, I think hers is so barred.
Very Respectfully
J. M. [unclear] J. C. [unclear] F. [unclear]

S. E. D.
Department of the Interior, PENSION OFFICE,
Washington, D. C., Oct 26 th , 1887 Genl. G. H. Bargan U. S. Pension Agent, Columbus.
Sir:
Please furnish a report in the following-named invalid pension case:
Certificate No. 4406 Rev. War.
Name of pensioner, Mary Casey, widow of John. Agency, Columbus Last pensioned at $ per month from
Was any payment been made in this case? Very respectfully,
John Black, Commissioner
Report
Last paid to include Sept 3 rd , 1887, at the rate of $ 12 per month. Reduced _____, 18____, from $ per month to $_____ per month, from _____, 18____, and from $_____ per month to $_____ per month from _____, 18____. Paid Oct 21 st Telegram ordering suspension rec d Oct 26 th .
Columbus O.
G. H. Bargan U. S. Pension Agent.
Oct 28 th , 1887
NOTE.—When dropped, so state, giving cause. When reduced, state cause and date from which reduced; when no reduction, so state. Any discrepancy from the statement of this Office shown by the Agency records will be noted.

filed Nov. 2 '87
RECEIPT OF ORDER TO SUSPEND, RESUME, OR TERMINATE.
U. S. Pension Agency,
Columbus O.
Oct 28", 1887.
Hon' John C. Black Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir:
I hereby acknowledge the receipt of your order of Oct. 26" Rev. War 1887, in the case of Mary Casey (1812) Certificate No. 7706 (formerly on rolls,) directing that payment of pension be suspended pending investigation as to remarriage.
Very respectfully,
J. H. Brumley Pension Agent.

John basey revolutionary pensioner requesting to know why payment was suspended
John basey
Agent Levin N. Sisson Gallipolis O

Gallipolis O April 9 th 1860 M c G. C. Whiting
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir,
A M c Martin addressed a few lines to me from Kanawha county in Virginia, with a view of securing my services, in the prosecution of his claim as an heir of John Leasey, late pensioner for revolutionary services. I turned to the report from the Secretary of War, made in obedience to resolutions of the Senate in March 1835, for Kanawha county in Virginia.
I there saw that John Leasey was pensioned under the act of 7 th June 1832, at $30 per annum, and when that report was made had received just $200.
That I might save myself some labor and expense, I addressed a note to the 3 d Auditor to be informed in the premises.
By his letter of 13 th Mch he says, "noting to the pension of John Leasey, deceased. I have to inform you that the same appears to have been paid to 4 th 1833, and that on enquiry at the pension office, I find that John Leasey's pension was suspended on the 13 th March 1835."
Now, as a letter came by last mail on that subject from M c Martin, I desire to be enabled to inform him, for what reason the pension was suspended. And if that suspension will deprive his heirs of the arrear claimed by them.
Please inform me at your earliest convenience and
Oblige
Levi Newcomb

MRS. ROY E. BROWN CHAPTER REGENT 332 VAN DEMAN AVE. WASHINGTON C. H., OHIO
April 4, 1927
The Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
In order that we may complete our record of Revolutionary Soldiers buried in Fayette County. I am writ- ing to ask if you may be able to give me information regarding the husband of Mrs Mary Casey who resided in Wash- ington Court House and received a widows pension as late as 1846 Can you give me the husbands given name - date and place of his death. Thanking you most kindly in advance for your kindness in this matter
Respectfully
Mrs Roy E Brown