Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,934, John Claspy, Va.

SERVICE
Glaspie John
NUMBER
S 30.934
CONTENTS

Kentucky 19143
John Glassy of Warrenton in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Lucas of the 1st Kentucky by _____ in the Virginia line for 1 year
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 40 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of Augt 1832 and to the Wd Underwood Bowling Green Arrears to the 4th of March 80 — Semi-annual allowance ending Sept 20 — $100 —
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by David Boyd Clerk Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 5
Letter to Underwood, Dec 17 36 The certificate was found - Dec 17 36
Date of death not on A.B.

Commonwealth of Kentucky Warren County -
On this 26 th day of October November 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Justices of the Circuit Court for the County of Warren, now sitting John Glaspy (called during the revolutionary war Gillaspie) a resident of said County at the age of 73 years on the 17 th of April 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 act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following name & appears & served as herein stated
That he volunteered into the service as a private in the militia of the state of Virginia, from the County of Berkeley & so State, on or about the 24 th of April 1776. His Captain was named John Van Meter, his Lieutenant - McIntire - the sergeant, Nathaniel Linder. There was no major or col. at that time out with him, a col. Pendleton, who he thinks was stationed about Pittsburgh occasionally visited the post, at which the apple cart was stationed. He remained at Martinsburg in said County of Washington and marched thence to Wheeling with a view of defending the fort there at that place, and the settle

ments, about it, from the ravages of the Shaw- nee Indians. He was engaged here three months, during which time he was woun- ded in the arm, by a ball from the Indians - and at the same time a comrad- - Thomas McElary was killed. He was mainly engaged on this tour as a drum- -mer. At the expiration of the three months he returned home to Berkle County - He recd no written discharge, but the whole company was verbally dismissed or dis- charged by the Capt.
2 ly . In the winter of the same year, he thinks about the 1 st of December, 1776. he again volunteered, from the same county state, having rendered wound at the same place, in the company of Capt. Ler- cus, - & Lieutenant Nathaniel Linder, (the same who was sergeant on his first tour,) and Sergeant Duke - Maj Scott, was he thinks the only officer of a grade higher than Captain who was out on this tour. He marched from Martinsburg to a point on the Scioto River, near he thinks, its m th . the very place, where Chillicothe stands, for the purpose of establishing a fort called Fort Lawrence, which had been begun by companies that had been out before him. He aided in completing the fort and occupied it for the purpose of defending the coun- try from the Shawnee Indians.

This was a six months term and he served the whole time. He does not remember to have rec d a written discharge.
3 rd Some time after this, but he can not recall the time , he joined the Army of Gen Dark, who he thinks was the Comman Regular Army of the of the 10th Regiment of the Pa. Reserves . It was at the time that Dark's army was lying near the mouth of Bull Run Creek on the Potomac River, a little below Alexandria, while the Army of Gen Morgan was just above that town. He was employed for a while say four months by Gen Dark in the capacity of a letter, but for that service was promised soldiers pay. Becoming weary of the confinement in- dent to that station and desiring more active service, he joined the recruiting service and continued in that employment for about three years. He acted as a recruiting sergeant, but had no other commission than orders from Gen Dark to act in that capacity. Your applicant had always expressed a disinclination to enlist altho he had received many solicitations to do so. - He helped however with Capt. Meriwether's company whenever he was with the main army - but his business was such that he was but rarely with it.

Of the Regulars he knew Gen Darks, Col Ste- phens & a Maj the future of Darks army but being so frequently away & not being in regular service his recollection of them is imperfect. He was finally discharged from this service by Gen Dark, in consequence of ill health occasioned by his exposure. This dis- charge he has lost.
Light He again volunteered just previous to the surrender of Cornwallis from so county of state under Capt. West till whose Lieutenant was named Blair. - Marched to York Town - was present at the surrender of Cornwallis - after the surrender he attended as an escort or guard of that part of the prisoners which were sent to Winchester under the command of Col Holmes - and was detained in this service little more than three months - He also guarded them as far as Shepherdstown where they were received by some other escort.
His age is set down in his bill. He was born in Maryland - moved at the age of 12 to Ohio - after the war he moved to (Tenn) & then to Ky where he is now -
He has no documentary evidence of his ser- vices - Nor no person in this state that he knows of by whom he can prove his services - He has in hand all the material statements required by the War Office. He hereby relinquishes all claim to a pension or annuity except the present. & declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of the agency of any state.
John D. Dabney

State of Kentucky } Warren County } S.S.
Be it known that on this 20 th day of April 1883 personally appeared before the undersigned an acting justice of the Peace in & for the County of John Blasphy State aforesaid, and made oath to the following facts as an amendment of his original declaration in order to procure a pension under the act of Congress of the 7 th of June 1832. (V.S.). That upon examination of his original declaration he observes an error in the statement of the length of time he was engaged as a recruiting sergeant under Gen. Dark. He was, & had supposed he had so stated, three years under Gen. Dark. But he was not, as he then stated either by the mistake of himself or of the draftsman of his declaration, all that time engaged as a recruiting sergeant. In that capacity he was engaged to the best of his recollection, only two years & eight months. Four months of the time that he was under Dark, he was engaged as he stated in his declaration as a soldier - which makes the three years as stated. As to the "tours of" his recruiting service, concerning which he is required by the War Office to speak more particularly he can only say - that he had no particular "tours" in such service - but one long "tour" which lasted as he has just stated two years & eight months - Recruiting was his regular duty then, from day to day & from year to year - as ploughing his farm is now and he states that he was constantly & actively engaged in it for the whole period of two years & eight months . He recruited for no particular company. The men he obtained were delivered by him to Gen. Dark placed by him where in what companies he pleased. During the time of his service Dark marched with his army, from Bull Run to Manassas Point - from there to Richmond & Washington & guarding the ports on the Chesapeake & the coasts generally. At one time he believes he marched as far as Trenton (N.J.). But during these several movements, the applicant did not always attend him, but resided here wherever he might be when his recruit was full. His destination always was where there were the largest gathering of the people in their civil capacity. And where whiskey was most likely to induce them to assume a military one. He was always attended by his wife named John Roe, and his Dreamer named John Hart. During some of his recruiting service tours the applicant was taken prisoner, but was confined but a short time.

& that other circumstances prevented him from stating it in his original Declaration. The circumstances were these. He & his comrades had stopped at the house of a Mrs Boyd, who was then churning, & who promised to give them the Butter - milk as soon as she was done. While she was still en- gaged yr applicant walked alone down to the spring. And having slpt none for two or three nights, threw himself on the ground and fell asleep. He was too soon awakened by the tramp of horses. He arose & attempted to retreat by leaping a fence near him. He was instantly followed by two British Dragoons. Who caught him & carried him to the house of a tory in the neighborhood. At night he was placed in the upper story of a two storied stone house. and a negro man was designated to guard him. He succeeded in bribing the negro, to assist him by means of the bed cord to make his escape thro the window. He directed the negro, for his own exculpation, to arouse the family after yr applicant should have escaped and when he had got 1 or 200 yds from the house, he had the transcendental pleasure of hearing the miss whistle which his escape occasioned. As a summary of his whole de- claration yr applicant would state that according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned be- low in the following grades. For three months he served as a private in the company of Capt Van Meter. For six months as a private in the Co of Capt Lucas. That by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory he can not swear positively as to the time he entered the army under Gen Darke, but that he served with him not less than four months as a promised soldiers pay and two years & eight months as a recruiting sergeant. Henry Howard, Willis Arnold, Mestling Or his Stephen Richie etc, are the names of persons to whom yr applicant is known in his present neighborhood & who can testify as to his character for veracity & their belief of his ser- vices as a soldier of the Revolution. John Clarke
Interlined before signed, and sworn and subscribed before me this day and year aforesaid
Richard L. Sp

We Jeremiah Crawford a clergyman residing in the County of Warren State of Ken- tucky and Littleberry Savage James Hays & residing in the same hereby certify that we are ac- quainted with John Glasgow who has sub- scribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be of the age he states; that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Jeremiah A. Crawford
Littleberry Savage
James C Hays
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states and the Court further certifies that it affixes to them Jeremiah Crawford who has signed the preceding
certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Warren State of Ky and that Littleberry Savage & James C Hays who have also signed the same are residents in sd County & State and are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit. And the sd Court doth hereby further certify that the sd John Glasgow, who being duly sworn deponeth & saith, that by reason of old age and the con- sequent loss of memory he can not swear positively as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection

he served not up than the periods mentioned below. For 3 months he served as a private & a drummer under Capt. Barnett. for six months as a private under Capt. Lucas. for three years as a recruiting sergeant under Gen. Dade and under Capt. Westall, as a private for three months. and for such service he claims a pen- sion.
Ashe W Graham Judge of C. Court.
State of Kentucky Warren County ss
I, Jonathan Hobson, clerk of the circuit court for said county, do certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John Blasey for a pension
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 26 th day of November 1882
John A. Hobson
John Blasey
20969

20969 John Claspby H. from — private 17/6 #40.
Lacken Wall
Can allow for any time
as private.
W. L. Underwood Bowling Green H.
1. State his service, as described in the form annexed. 2. How old is he? 3. If before a Judge does it appear that the applicant is furnished with fully information? 4. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? 5. Where in the town or in the State of (not 1st June 1822)

BRIEF in the case of  John Blasby  of Warren County in the State of Kentucky.  (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? 73.  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.     vol - In 1776 aft - 3 mainly as drummer Capt. H. Vanmeter as Col - 1 st m c   vol - 1776 Decr - 6 " Capt. Lucas. As Col - " "   Some time after this enlisted 4 mo as Col for 3 years Gen. Dark 1 st Regt. of reg. army.   just previous to Surrender of Cornwallis 3 years as a recruiting as a recruiting Capt. McSwiney -   Volunteered a little over 3 months Capt. Vestal -  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Yorktown.  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Berkeley Co Va.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Tradit y .  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.
W. L. Oldham Examining Clerk

May 22, 1937.
Mr. Arthur D. Kirk Owensboro, Kentucky.
BA-J/ILL John Clasp or Clasby S. 30934
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of John Glaspy or Glasby, who was a pensioner of Warren County, Kentucky, in 1830 or 1831.
The data given herein were found in pension claim, S. 30934, based upon service of John Clasby, or Clasp, in the Revolutionary War; he was the pensioner of Warren County, Kentucky, cited by you.
John Clasby (as he signed his name but stated that he was called "Gillaspee" during the Revolutionary War) was born April 7, 1760 in Maryland and moved at the age of twelve to Virginia; the names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Berkeley County, Virginia, he enlisted the first time and served three months as drummer in Captain John Van Meter's Virginia company in the vicinity of Martinsburg; he enlisted the winter afterwards, and served six months as private in Captain Lucas' Virginia company, during which service he marched from Berkeley County to the Scioto River against the Indians, assisted in building a fort near Chillicothe, and received a slight wound in his arm; after this, he served as recruiting sergeant under General Darke of Virginia, went with his drummer and fifer to large public gatherings to secure recruits, a part of the time messed with Captain Meriwether's company, and continued in this capacity more than two years; at one time, he was taken prisoner by two British horsemen, was confined for the night in the upper story of a stone house with a negro for his guard, but bribed the negro to help him escape, and had the pleasure of hearing the noise and bustle when his escape was discovered. He enlisted again just before the surrender of Cornwallis, served three months as private in Captain Vestill's Virginia company, was at the surrender of Cornwallis and guarded prisoners to Winchester and Shepherdstown.

After the Revolutionary War, the soldier resided in Tennessee, then moved to Kentucky.
John Claspy was allowed pension on his application executed November 26, 1832, at which time he resided in Warren County, Kentucky. His name was borne on the pension roll as John Claspy.
The soldier made no reference to wife or children.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following:
John Claspy Certificate #19143 Issued August 9, 1833 Rate $40 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832. Kentucky Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

30934 REV INVALID.
1937-May 22-Hist. to Arthur D. Kirk- J.H.
File No. 30,934
John Glaspy Rev Rev
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 14
[Arrangement of 1870.]

CARY, MILLER & KIRK ATTORNEYS AT LAW OWENSBORO, KENTUCKY
GLOVER H. CARY WILBUR K. MILLER ARTHUR D. KIRK WILLIAM L. WILSON WILLIAM R. CARY
April 27, 1937
U. S. Veterans Bureau Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
About 1830 or 1831 a pension was granted to John Glaspy, or Glasby, of Warren County, Kentucky, because of his service in the Revolutionary War.
not found in War. Pension Co Glaspy -
If you will be kind enough to write me what the records show in that respect, more especially concerning his widow and any child that may be mentioned on your records, I shall greatly appreciate it.
Yours truly,
ADK:H
A. D. Kirk

State of Kentucky Warren County Set.
I, Jonathan Hobson, clerk of the County Court of said County, do Certify, that Richard Lewis is a magistrate as above, and that the foregoing only signature of his, is his genuine signature In witness, whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the seal of said County, this 24 th day of April 1833. Jon a Hobson clk of Warren County

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Edward E. S. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City DC

Brookings Green Oct 8 th 1836
Dear
I forwarded to you a week or so past an application by John Blasby for a new Pension Certificate on the ground that his former one was lost — Since that time I have found his certificate, supposed to be lost. and the application for a new one need not be further considered.
Respectfully yr obed servt
William Wood
Jas L Edwards Esq

1875 Feb 2
The Hon Lewis C. Clark Secretary of War Washington City.

Bowling Green April 24 th 1833
D r Sir
Enclosed is the amended declaration of John Blasphy, in order to obtain a pension under the law of the 7 th July 1831.
I placed in the post office on yesterday, for Washington, the declaration of James Stevens d r ac- companied with the proofs that his wife and that Deborah Stevens (who appeared in court,) is his widow. This declaration was left by me in the clerks office of the county in order that the clerks might append the proper certificate & this seal. When I applied for it, to send it on, it was handed me by a junior clerk who told me "it was finished" - without examining it. I enclosed it to you. I am now told by the clerks that the seal certificate had not been placed on it. - I regret this mis- misnomer. Mrs Stevens is very old & infirm.
If the certificate so is indispensable let me request that the declaration be sent back immediately, that it may be given - I have the honor to be as Yrs Most obed t servant