Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3123, John Casey, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
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basey, John
S 3123
CONTENTS
Carded

26537 West Tennessee
John Casey
of Davidson in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the com commanded by Captain _____ of the regt commanded by Col Churchill in the Virginia line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 20 Dollars _____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day of March
1834 and Henry B.
Yerger  Yerger  Nashville
Arrears to the 4th of March 60.00
Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept 10 00
$70.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan Bayd Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 75
1872 May 22 - Hon E C Ingersoll - two John Casey - one in West Tenn - this not the one described + no bounty had found - probably not entitled - the other may be the one who rec d bounty & and

John basey
Pension claim

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the Seventh of the Seventh of July 1832.
State of Pennsylvania County of Dauphin.
On this 20 th day of April 1833 personally appeared before the worshipful the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Dauphin County, consisting of the worshipful William Williams, Gilbert G. Washington, and Enoch P. Cannell Esquires, John Carey a resident of the said County of Dauphin and State of Pennsylvania aged 70 years on the 26 th day of September next 1833 - who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declar- ation, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he enlisted in the State of Virginia to serve in the war of the Revolution in the year 1781, the month he does not now recollect, and served in the Battalion of Militia or State Troops of Virginia, composed of the Troops of Prince William, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Fauquier Counties in said State; under the following named officers - He enlisted under Captain Valentine Pyle in the County of Prince William aforesaid and after the company was formed the said company commanded by said Pyle joined with two other companies of the Militia of Prince William County at Pindar'sburg in said State, to wit the company commanded by Captain William Smith, and the company com- manded by Captain Robert Warner, and after the junction of said company they were marched by their respective Captains to Williamsburg to join the other companies from the other Counties, and there joined them, and there- after under the command of Major Dennis Ramsey from Fairfax County, and Major Cox from Loudoun County, and Colonel Charles O'Callaghan from Fauquier County - that he entered the service for a term of nine months and during its continuance was marched from Williamsburg to Yorktown, under the impression that the Town of Williamsburg would be attacked by the British who had landed at Burnside's Ferry, to assist Richmond, and after marching all day we stopped at an old field and drew our lines, but before the morning came to a halt the Troops were ordered into line again - and then Major Armstrong or Armstrong (the applicant does not now recollect which) a Continental officer came up and ordered all the Troops that had bayonets, to march out, and afterwards ordered all those who had no bayonets to volunteer on the service he was then about to engage in, upon which the applicant volunteered his services and entered the Troops who were then under the command of the said Col. Armstrong or Armstrong and Major Ramsey and they were marched back to Williamsburg on the same day they had started over in the morning and upon their arrival at Williamsburg an engagement took place between the Troops under Col. Armstrong or Armstrong and Major Ramsey, and the British Army which continued about an hour and a half or two

know when a re-trial was ordered, they returned to Ruffin's Ferry, and upon their arrival at the Ferry Col. Asa H. Jones on the next night called out another detachment of Troops, which was the last time he saw the Col. - Also from said Ferry said Troops were marched on to Richmond in said State of Virginia, where they arrived without any engagement - and after the Troops had arrived at Richmond, the British took the town of Manchester on the opposite side of the River, and burned the Tobacco Warehouses, and then retreated - The applicant continued at Richmond in the service that he then had (continued after his arrival there) until the arrival of Genl. La Fayette with a force of about fifteen hundred regular Troops, and upon the night of La Fayette's arrival said applicant was called out and placed as guard of Genl. La Fayette's Quarters - and the succeeding morning he remained there with Genl. La Fayette who was at that time a tall, well proportioned man about 23 or 24 years of age and quite a fine looking man. On that day the Troops were ordered to march to Fredericksburg to be discharged - but the applicant never received any discharge in writing, as he did not call for any, but expecting at that time he would soon receive his discharge, and as the discharge he did not then expect he would want to prove services so cheerfully rendered to his adopted Country - The applicant then returned home to Prince William County, where he remained only a short time when he was drafted again, and ordered to render service at Dumfries - when said applicant met the Troops and whilst they lay at Dumfries ordered came requiring their presence with the main Army - after said order was received the Troops at Dumfries were assigned to duty, clear up, and make good the road from the Wolf River Shoals to Dumfries, being the road over which Genl. Washington was expected to march in his way from the north - and among the Troops assigned to this duty was the applicant and then continued until the road was leveled & prepared and he was then discharged and permitted to return home subject to be called out again at a moment's warning; and General Washington's Army being taken at York shortly after, the applicant was never again called out. The applicant served twelve months as a private soldier - He has no proof of his services except by his own statement - as he has no documentary evidence of them - but knows of no person by whom he can prove his services - He does not know any minister of the gospel living in his neighborhood and what extent to proof of his services by the opinion of his neighbors - He expects to show by Rev. Mr. Clark & Mr. Gatliff & others that he is a man of truth & the whole of the neighborhood of his services - This applicant has no other evidence of his age than one left by his

father's Prayer book which is now in his possession New Market 70 years old on the 26 th of Sept last year. After being discharged the first time from the service he received a certificate from the proper authorities for the amount of his services for the first term he served, and of the latter term was not returned by the applicant at that time that he sold it to a man by the name of George Purcell for a pair of Silver Rimmed Spectacles, charged the last term the applicant returned home to Prince William County and lived there until 1795- when he removed to Loudoun and lived there for years and from there to Fauquier his County and lived there until 1812 and then removed to Fauquier County in the State of Virginia where he now lives and has lived since saw removed. He hereby disavows every 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 to the best of his knowledge and belief.
I do hereby subscribe the day & year aforesaid. Henry Ewing Clerk
John Casey
We the undersigned Taliaferro Gann residing in the County of Fauquier and State of Virginia hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Casey who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be upwards of eighty years of age, that he is a man of veracity and truth, and that he has been and is a veteran and blind to have been a soldier of the Revolution, in the neighborhood in which he lives, and we concur in that opinion and that he was always reported & believed to have been a soldier of the Revolution in the State of Virginia & we concur in that opinion.
Given & subscribed in open court this 20 th day of April 1833. Henry Ewing Clerk
Ruben Clark Taliaferro Gann
In the said court do hereby declare this opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states - and the said court further certify that it appears to them that Ruben Clark and Taliaferro Gann who have signed the foregoing certificate are residents of the county of Fauquier & are credible persons, & that their statements are entitled to credit. This 20 th day of April 1833.
William Williams G. H. Harrison E. P. Boush

State of Tennessee } b
Davidson County } I Henry Ewing Clerk of the court of pleas and quarter sessions for said county of Davidson do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of John Lacey for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of said court to be also affixed at office in Nashville on this 20 th day of April A. D 1833 Henry Ewing
John Lacey
Pension claim

January 23 d 1834
State of Tennessee } ss
Davidson County } I Henry Ewing Clerk of the County Court of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John Casey for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal I offer this twenty third day of January A. D. 1834
Henry Ewing

John Casey Tenn.
(2)
for 1780 pk $20.
1885
22/2
Harry B. Yerger J. J. T. ... Mobile Tenn.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of John Casey
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1781 6 P. Col. Churchill 70   1781 6 P. 60 Traditionary.  
The old declaration should accompany the amendment. The applicant's statement shows that he could not have served twelve months. He was discharged after leaving the field for Washington and, which papers are to York Town, early in October 1781, and the claimant's statement is when such statements are made it renders the case very doubtful one. Six or eight months is full as much as he is entitled to. His statement must be amended!
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

 REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832. 
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops. 2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers. 3. Persons employed in the Postal Service. 4. Indian Servants.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of _____ &c.
 If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out. 
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this                      day of                      &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (1) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, what is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[t] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.
See Am
March 1, 1929
Miss Margaret Dickinson 1564 Olympian Way, S. W. Atlanta, Ga.
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 3123 , it appears that John Casey was born September 28, 1763, place not stated.
While residing in Prince William County, Virginia, he enlisted early in 1781 and served six months as a private in Captain Valentine Peyton's Company, Colonel Churchill's Virginia Regiment, and was in an engagement at Williamsburg under Colonel Armstrong or Armstead. Later in 1781 he enlisted and served in making a road from Wolf Run Shoals to Dumfries, length of service and officers are not shown.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 20, 1833, at which time he was living in Davidson County, Tennessee.
There are no data as to family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

Rev. Mar
3123 INVALID.
File No. 3123
John Cadey Port. Va. line
Act: June 7/92
Index:—Vol. A , Page 54
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1929 March 1 - H. 228 A. Miss Margaret D. M. inson and J.

Pension claim
Jennings 3d 20 Feb 1834
The Secretary of War.
Enclose the return to Harry B Sargent. Washington D.C.
Washington city D. Columbia

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th June 1832.
State of Tennessee Davidson County
On the 23 day of January 1834 personally appeared before the worshipful the County Court of Davidson County, the Worshipful Hon William, Gilbert S Washington and Ebenezer S Hall presiding Justices thereof - John Clancy, a res- ident of said County of Davidson and State aforesaid, aged Sixty one years, 26th September last, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States early in the year 1781, with Captain Valentine Peyton, in the County of Prince William in the State of Virginia, the month in which he enlisted he does not now recollect, he enlisted for the term of six months, and served in the Regiment of the line under the following named officers, to wit: Captain Valentine Peyton the Commander of the company, Major Dennis Ramsey, and Major Cox, the first of Fairfax, the last of Loudoun County (Virginia) the regiment in which he served was commanded by Col. Churchman, from Fauquier County. The battalion in which he served was composed of the troops of Prince William, Fairfax, Loudoun, & Fauquier Counties in State of Virginia. After he enlisted, (which as before stated was in Prince William, where he resided at the time of his enlistment) the said Company commanded by Captain Peyton joined with two other companies of the militia of Prince William County at Fredericksburg in said State, to wit, the company commanded by Capt. Wm Brent, and the company commanded by Captain Robert Warren. And after the jun- tion of said companies they were marched to Williamsburg to join the other companies, from the other Counties, and then joined them, all of whom were under the command of the before named officers.

He further states that he entered the service for six months, and during its continuance was marched from Williamsburgh in a retreat under the expectation that the town of Williamsburgh, Henry's Towns, Richmond, and after marching all day stopped at an old field, and draw provisions. But before the provisions could be cooked, the troops were ordered into line again, and that Major Armstrong or Armstead (the applicant cannot remember which) came up and ordered all the troops that had bayonets to march out, and after orders issued, all those who had no bayonets to volunteer in the service he was then about to engage in, upon which the applicant joined the troops under his command, and they were marched back to Williamsburgh on the same route, they had retreated over in the morning, and upon their arrival at Williamsburgh, an engagement took place, between the troops under Col. Armstrong or Armstead, & Major Ramsey, and the British Army which continued about an hour & a half or two hours, when a retreat was ordered, they retreated to Ruffins ferry, and upon their arrival at the ferry, Col. Armstrong or Armstead, on the next night called out another detachment of troops, which was the last time he saw the Col. And from said ferry said troops were marched on to Richmond in said State of Virginia, where they arrived without any engagement, and after the troops had arrived at Richmond, the British two or three days after wards, took the town of Manchester on the opposite side of the river, and burned the tobacco warehouses, and then retreated. Before the arrival of the applicant at Richmond, as well as he remembers, his term of service had expired - but how long before he cannot remember. However he still continued in the service, until the arrival of Genl. La Fayette, with a force of about 1500 regular troops. And upon the night of La Fayette's arrival said applicant was called out, and placed as a guard of Genl. La Fayette's quarters and on the succeeding evening he remembers to have seen La Fayette who was at that time as well as he remembers in

appearance about 23 or 24 years of age, and quite a fine looking man. On that day the troops were ordered to march to Fredericksburgh to be discharged, but the applicant never received any discharge on writing, as he did not care for any, not expecting at that time he would ever need his said discharge as he did not then expect he would want pay for services he so cheerfully rendered to his distressed country. The applicant then returned home to Prince William County, where he remained remained only a short time, when he was arranged again and ordered to near at Dumfries where the applicant met the troops, and while they lay at Dumfries, orders came requiring their presence with the main army. After said orders were received, the troops at Dumfries were assigned to cut, clean up and make good the road from the Wolf river shoals to Dumfries, being the road over which Genl Washington was expected to march his way from the north - and among the troops assigned to this duty was the applicant, and there continued until the road was levelled and prepared, and he was then discharged and permitted to return home, subject to be called out again at a moment's warning; and Cornwallis' army being taken at York, shortly after, the applicant was never again called out. The applicant states that he served, according to the best of his recollection at least six months, as a private soldier; He therefore avers that he did serve six months. He has no proof of his services, except by his own statement, as there are none of his companions in arms, now surviving in Fauquier County, the county he now resides in. He does not know any Minister of the Gospel living in the neighbourhood, and must resort to proof of his services (in aid of his own oath), by the opinion of his neighbours, as to whether he was a revolutionary soldier. He expects to show by Reuben Cheek and Salliferio Garner, that he is a man of truth, and

the belief of the neighbors as to his services. This applicant has no other record of his age, than the statement made in his father's prayer book, which is now in his possession, and it makes him 70 old on the 26th September last. After being discharged the first time from service, he received a certificate of his services stating the time etc. but who gave it he does not recollect, and of so little value was it estimated by him that he sold it to a man by the name of George Parnell for a pair of silver shoe buckles. After he was discharged the last time, the applicant returned to Prince William County and lived there until 1795, when he removed to Loudoun, and lived there two years, and from there he removed to Fauquier County, and lived there until 1829, when he removed to Davidson County, Tennessee, where he now lives and has lived since 1829. He hereby relinquishes every claim what ever to a pension or annuity except the present, and he declares his name is not on the pension roll of any state to the best of his belief and knowledge. Sworn to and subscribed 3 John B. Casey the day and year aforesaid in open court
We Ruben Chick and Tallyferro Garner both residing in the County of Davidson, State of Tennessee hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Casey, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be upwards of 70 years of age - that he is a man of veracity and truth, and that he has been, and is respected and believed to have been, in the neighborhood where he lives, a soldier of the Revolution, that this belief is very general, and we concur in that opinion, and further that he always was respected and believed to be a soldier of the Revolution in the state of Virginia, where he resided, and we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to and subscribed Ruben Chick in open court day & year aforesaid Tallyferro Garner January 23 d 1838 Test Henry Ewing clerk of Davidson County Court And the said court hereby declares its opinion to be that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and the court further certify that it appears to it that Ruben Chick & Tallyferro Garner who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of Davidson County, and are credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit.

J. L. Edwards Esq. Dear Sir it appears in your letter that you object to nothing except the length of my service, the first tower is plain and indisputable, the second I cannot tell The exact time I was in actual service it being upward of half a Century since that time but we were obliged to work the road from The woolf Run shoals to Dumfries which is 5 or 7 miles I cannot tell which at this time. as it was supposed that General Washington Would march his troops that route to the siege of York you state That I could not have served 12 months I never did state that I was 12 months in actual service but after the road was done agreeable to Orders, we were at liberty to go to our homes and hold ourselves in readiness Whenever we were called therefor I conclude that I was in the service of My country 12 months I have also done my best to give you a sim- ple statement in both my applications which you have had before you, I expect the road was finished by or before the time you state That General Washington passed on to York town but he and his troops did not pass the road we worked at all therefore I suppose That I was not in actual service more than 9 months, this I leave I freely leave to your honour to decide on as you may think proper The first tower I served was a hard one we suffered almost every Hardship hunger cold nakedness not a shoe to our feet which Was worn to the quick and bleeding. in the utmost danger on all sides duty hard have to go on picket guard twice in one night Full of filth and vermin - all these circumstances I mention To let you know that my claim is a just one and that I have Served as I have stated on oath. Besides 2 disinterested witnesses One of which has has known me for upwards of 80 years and the Other upwards of 20 - both of them having heard me tell often about being In the service and what common look place while there - having Complied to the best of my knowledge with the benevolent act Of congress in both my applications to you it need not to say Any thing more on the subject. therefore I send you all the Papers with your printed letter

To do with and decide on as your honour may see Cause to determine - as I know my claim is just and also Believe that you will do the utmost justice in your power in every application that's laid before you, therefore I conclude After subscribing myself Yr. ob d Serv t H. St. Ve.
John Casey
As I take the liberty to request your Honour to send a return as soon as you can With convenience - favourable or unfavourable - and if I think I Am not entitled to 12 months I leave that to your own judgment With pleasure - but I was so engaged that year as to earn nothing for myself but my friends had to find me clothing &c but in the year of 83 I rec d . a certificate for my first lower the amount of which I cannot tell. but I thought so little of it that I gave it for a pair of silver buckle buckles worth 2 dollars and that is all I got for my services. I Expect you know of how little value certificates was at that time you will get but

Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir: - Will you please send me, at your earliest con- venience, the record of service of the revolutionary pensioner, John Casey, who was living in Davidson Co. Tenn in 1834 aged 71, according to the published pension list. Thanking you in advance for the courtesy. I am
(Miss) Margaret Dickinson 1564 Olympian Way, S.W. Atlanta,
Ga
June 18-1928.