Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3,252, John Day, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Day, John
S 3252
B.L. Reg. 335101-55
Born in Pa.
carded.
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Death not in Q.B.

25279 East Tennessee
John Day (Hon.)
of Jefferson Co in the State of Tennessee who was a private Ensign in the Company by Captain Paxon of the regt by Col. Dickson in the Virg. mile line for 21 months. from 1776
25279
Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee at the rate of 90 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20. day of Dec. 1833 and sent to Hon John Blain. 76. R.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1833 $225, Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Mch 34 45.
$260.
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm Allison Clerk
Book 8 Vol. 7 Page 41

Day Power of Attorney to Surrender DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MAY 30 1890 PENSION OFFICE
now day Application of Jno Day heir of John Day for 100 acres of land Wt issued in the name of said Jno Day and filed in Bounty Land office Jany 16. 1828.
See reference to Senate documents in accompanying letter.
J. H. Spithun Atty
No 2.

State of Missouri } ss. Coass County }
I William W. Day of the County and State aforesaid Heir and representative of John Day dec d who was a private in the Revolutionary Army of the United States from Virginia, do declare that one Henry Banks assignee of the said John Day received from the State of Virginia a warrant for 200 acres of land which was issued to said Banks on the 11 th day of February 1784 at the Land Office in Richmond Virginia on account of the military Services rendered by said John Day as aforesaid. and that the said John Day moved many years ago from Greenbrier Co Va to the State of Tennessee where he died in the year 1832.
I further declare that I have never received a warrant for the 100 acres of land promised to the said John Day on the part of the United States nor do I believe he ever received it or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever: Therefore, know all men by these presents; that I William W. Day aforesaid of Coass County in the State of Missouri, do hereby constitute and appoint James T. Sutton jr. of the City of Richmond in the State of Virginia my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name to receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, or other proper functionary the warrant for the quantity of land due to me as aforesaid which said warrant I am advised was on file in the Bounty Land Office in Washington City the 16 th January 1828 awaiting with other of like character the application therefor by the proper parties. Witness my hand & seal this 7 th day of February 1880. Attest C. J. W. Arthur, William W. Day

Personally appeared before me the above named Wm Mr. Day who is well known to me as the person he represents himself to be and who signed the foregoing Declaration and power of Attorney and made oath to said Declaration and acknowledged in my presence the Power of Attorney thereto subjoined to be his free act and deed for the pur- poses therein mentioned Witness Given under my hand this 7 th day of Feby 1880 C. S. McArthur J. Peaco
In testimony that the above written C. S. McArthur was a Magistrate authorized to administer oaths and take acknowledgments &c in the State of Missouri at the above date and that his name there subscribed appears to be his usual signature. I have hereunto affixed the County Seal and subscribed my name and quality at Harrisonville this 7 th day of February 1880.
Geo. D. Shepard Clerk of Court

Additional evidence called for by Comm. of Pains

State of Missouri
County of Cass ss On this 27 th day of April 1880 personally appeared before me Clerk of the County Court of Cass County aforesaid William W. Day who being by me duly sworn on his oath states that he is the grandson of John Day deceased late a soldier in the war of the Revolution and from the Virginia Troops. That said John Day emigrated from Virginia his native state and at the age of about ninety died a very poor man in Jefferson County East Tennessee in the year of 1832 or 1833. He cannot recollect positively the exact date - That said John Day was a pensioner of the United States and paid at the Pension Agency at Knoxville Tenn. Said John Day left an widow his wife having died many years previous to John Days death.
Witnesses
A. C. Shepard
C. D. McArthur
William W. his mark Day.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 27 th day of April 1880 - I further certify I have no interest in this claim -
Geo. I. Shepard
Clerk County Court

28.522 John Day Jr - In
Nov - 1776 Engr & Private 23 months. Engr 3 mths. 30. - Private 18 do. 60. - $90. -
Sent by Esqr Mudd to Mr Blair Tenn for Knoxville agency N. B. Bradford. Dandridge Ten

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Augt 26, 1833
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. Those 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 Day Sen.
   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.      
1837 1776 57 65 57 7
The applicant should see his commission with the enclosed papers. The magistrate should give his opinion as according to the form or the next page marked in the margin. The papers are not properly attached see note i am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court 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.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I                      of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of                      for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of                      &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the                      and C. D. residing in (the same)                      , who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with                      , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the                      and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the                      and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,                      Clerk of the Court of                      do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this                      day of                      &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the 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 fix 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.
□ The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] 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:

Declaration of John Day for Pension
For Knoxville agency to be sent to Napoleon B Bradford Hundred E. Tenn

X State of Tennessee } On this 9 th day of July 1839 Personally appeared before me Thomas Snoddy
one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for the said county of Jefferson in the State aforesaid John Day Sen r a resident of the said county of Jefferson in the said State of Tennessee Aged Ninety one years, Who being first known according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7 th day of June 1832. — That he entered the service of the United States under the following officers as named and served as he states
Statement showing the service of John Day Sen r of Jefferson County Tennessee
   The services performed years Months Days Rank at enlistment Name of Company officer under whom element served Name of Genl. and field officers Battles in which element was engaged Place of enlistment and age at the present period Regiment Evidence by which claimant supports his declaration   Rank of Apple- Rank of Rank of Place of enlistment Regiment Regiment     Fall & Winter 1774 & 1777 3 Ensign Capt. Poston Genl. Harn Botetourt County waters of Greenbrier R. age 31 years Va. His own oath and the oath of John Day Jun r   1777 to 1781 1 6 Indian Spie Cook Botetourt County Va.  
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of the State.
Quest 1. Where and in what year were you born? Ans r I was born the 30 th day of June 1742 as I believe and in Bucks County in Pennsylvania  Quest 2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it? Ans r My age is recorded in a Big bible and here present.  Quest 3. Where were you living when you entered the service; Where have you lived since the revolutionary war, and where do you now live Ans r I lived in Botetourt County in Virginia on the waters of Greenbrier River when I volunteered into the service, under Captain Poston, And I lived in said County when I was appointed an Indian Spie under Captain Cook, and I lived still in that part during the Revolutionary War, and after that I moved to Jefferson County Tennessee about four years after Cornwallis was taken and have lived here ever since. I was first Green County And I now live in Jefferson County in the State of Tennessee and have lived in this County for more than Forty years, or in what is now Jefferson County.  Quest 4. How were you called into service; Were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom?

Ans r I volunteered and went under Captain Paxton and went to the Point against the Indians. The Shawnee Indians
Quest 5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the Troops where you served, such continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your Service
Ans r The Shawnee Indians had come into Molestent County in the said State of Virginia and killed my brother David Day and taken my mother and two Sisters, Sally Day and Martha Day prisoners, and also took some other property and made for their Towns, the first night the Indians camped on a mountain, between Cape Henry River and Cedar Creek, and at that camp killed my mother Susan Day, (formerly Susan Wyley daughter of John Wyley as I understood) And Capt. Day raised twenty men, of which I was one, we followed the Indians, and when we came to the Indian camp upon said, there lay my mother dead, and stripped naked. her head skinned; and we lifted her and laid her between some Rocks and laid some rocks over her; And we followed on after the Indians, and the second day came in sight of them at their camp, and I raised my gun to shoot one of them, and just as I was about to draw trigger, I saw one of my Sisters rise up right before the muzzle of my gun between me and the Indian; And I was so alarmed at seeing my Sister rise before my gun that I involuntarily hollered, which so alarmed the Indians, that they broke camp, and run with all their might, and we got the prisoners, and what property the Indians left at the camp, and brought all safe to the fort.
After this I volunteered as stated above, under Capt. Paxton, and marched to the Point at the mouth of Ken river, I went as Ensign under Capt. Paxton, and in company with Captain Hall, Col. Dickson, and other officers not recollected - There was a large supply of Beefers took along for Rations perhaps 150, and a number of pack horses, We marched slowly until we came to the Point; Here we met with Genl. Hawn, Major Mason, Col. Capt. Ashbrook, and other officers not remembered. While at the Point one White man was killed and Four Indians.
I cannot exactly Tell When we left home on this cam.

Though as I have no papers to help my memory, but it was in warm weather and suppose it to be the latter part of the summer, or fall of 1776. and returned home towards the next spring, and cannot tell the exact time we were on this expedition, but consider that it must at least be three months, and think it likely it might be more than three months - If I got any discharge I have lost it in moving from one part to another, and cannot tell what became of it. - And do not recollect that ever I re- ceived any pay for said services.
While at the Point I recollect there was Capt. Nelson his captain Alexander Hamilton, and I served a part of the time under Capt. Hamilton before I left the Station at the Point.
After I returned home the Indians were still trou- blesome about Ellis' fort and Day's fort during the remainder of the British War and after it. And captain Cook appointed me to range, as a spy in Botetourt County around the forts to discover if there was any Indian sign in these parts, and under this appointment I acted during the remainder of the British War and some time after it was over; - the Indians were not at war so as to keep the people forted all the time, but I consider that the time that I was acting as Indian spy, in that time, would amount to about one year and six months but think the time if all added together would be more than one year and six months that I was on duty as an Indian spy, in the Waters of Green brier River in Virginia. While I was a spy John Bridges, and James Bridges were killed by In- dians, scalped and stripped within a mile and a half of the Fort, and I was near falling into the hands of the Indians, while helping others to escape from them. And in this time the Indians attacked Donley's fort 23 Miles from say's fort, took five prisoners, and killed one man named Wherry Grenson, the Indians got off with the prisoners. The Indians killed several other White persons at Donley's fort, killed a great many of the stock, and destroyed other property. The Indians would mostly leave that part in the fall, and

the people would then move home out of the forts, and in the Spring the Indians would return and do mischief in the frontiers, and then the people would Fort. This was the common practice of the Indians during the Brattleth War; the Indians in their parts were so troublesome that as I understood the militia were left to guard the forts in their parts and not called to go to fight the Brattleth. Quest. 6. Did you ever receive a commission, and if so by whom was it signed and what has become of it.
Ans. I Received an Insigns Commission From The Committee of Safety for the colony of Virginia dated at Williamsburgh in October the 11 th day in the year 1775, signed by Edm Pendleton John Page, Thos Lud: Lee, R d Carrington, Dudley Digges, J d Morton Which commission is now here present with the following entry on the back of it, "At a Committee held for Botetourt County the 23 rd day of March 1776, I do hereby certify that the within named John Day took the oath required by Convention (Signed) David Maye
And on the 24 th day of June 1776 I took the oath of allegiance and fidelity, as directed by an act of General Assembly, sworn to before Geo. Page a justice of the peace at that time in Botetourt County, which certificate is here present
Quest. 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify of your character for veracity, and good behaviour, your services as a soldier of the revolution.
Ans. The Rev d Ephraim Millikan and John McFarland Jr. are acquainted with me Also the Rev d Ephraim Moore John Day Sen r sworn and subscribed before me this Seventh day of July A.D. 1833 Thos Snoddy Justice of the peace
We Ephraim Moore a Clergyman residing in the said County of Jefferson and State of Tennessee and John McFarland Jr. residing in said County and State, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Day Sen r who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be ninety one years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he lives to have been a soldier in the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion this 9 th day of July 1833. Ephraim Moore Clergyman
John McFarland Jr.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me Thos Snoddy Justice of the peace

*John Day Junr. being introduced to give evidence concerning the service of John Day Senr. in time of the revolutionary war, being duly sworn on the holy evangelists of Almighty God saith on oath saith that when he was a small boy he lived on the waters of Greenbrier River until John Day Senr. moved from that country, which was in the year 1765 one thousand seven hundred and sixty five, I recollect of his starting to go to the Point with a quantity of men that I understood was going there as militia volunteers, and my father John Day started to go with them, and I understood he was an ensign in the militia at that time; When he started the weather was not cold. - I remember the time he came back, I think it was before the ground had got green in the spring. The weather was cold while he was gone, I do not know exactly how long he was gone but from the best information I have I expect it must be three months, I thought it to be a long time, I think I was in my ninth year of my age when he came home which I consider to be in the four part of the year 1777. When my father John Day Senr. returned and during the remainder of the Northumb War, the Indians were frequently very troublesome about Ellis' Fort, say's fort, Donley's fort in Botetourt County Virginia, and all the country round there, and said John Day Senr. frequently went out as a spy under Captain Cook who was captain at Ellis' Fort and he said John Day Senr. served as a spy during the Northumb War from the time he came home from the Point. And I have no doubt that his whole service as a spy would amount to one year and six months or more - during the time he was out as a spy (Donley's fort was attacked by the Shawnee Indians (as I understood) at that fort two men was killed and one wounded, and killed the stock that was near the fort, I understood there was 350 Indians, and they rushed up to the fort - I understand there was nineteen Indians killed near the fort, and by 100 men coming to the assistance of the fort that night the Indians were driven off.
Hugh McReever was killed near Day's fort and his family taken prisoners, which they carried off, and it was about two years before any of the prisoners got back.
John Bridges, and James Bridges was killed within a bout a mile and a half of Day's fort - and Henry Barker was killed about twelve mile from there, and several others at different times were shot at.
In the winter time we had peace but when warm weather would come in the spring the trouble with the Indians would again begin. They killed Wenny Grennen and

Wife of Thomas Prinnem
Hotchkiss County was divided and a new county laid off called Greenbrier County this county after it was laid off, included 80,000 feet and 200,000 feet.
When John Day Sr. moved from the waters of Greenbrier River he came to what is now Jefferson County in Tennessee, it was then Greene County North Carolina, and he has lived in what is now Jefferson County ever since, and is the same John Day Sr. that has signed and sworn to the foregoing declaration in order to get the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th of June 1832.
I myself am about sixty five years of age last January, and I believe John Day Sr. to be ninety one years of age, and that he served in the United States Service as he has stated in his declaration.
John Day Jun.
Sworn and subscribed this 9 th day of July 1833 before me Thos Snoddy Justice of the Peace
State of Tennessee } Thomas Snoddy one of the Justices Jefferson County } of the Peace for the said County of Jefferson do certify that the said John Day Sen. thro' age and inability is unable to attend court, and therefore I have proceeded to take his deposition and declaration at the house where he resides which is not two miles from my house, and from his appearance, and the appearance of the Mutilating containing his age in the Bible I believe him to be ninety one years of age
July the 9 th 1833
Thos Snoddy Justice of the Peace who wrote the above Mutilating

State of Tennessee } I Thomas Snoddy one of the acting just Jefferson County } lies of the peace in and for said County of Jefferson and State of Tennessee, do hereby certify that the Pension Declaration of John Day Sewe which is hereto an- nected and dated the 9 th day of July 1833 was signed and sworn to before, and the duplicate hereto annexed is in- tended for an amendment to W.H. And I the said Thomas Snoddy further a fore said do hereby declare my opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the in- terrogations prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And I further certify that it appears to me that Ephraim Moore who hath also signed the proceeding is a clergyman resident in the said County of Jefferson and State of Tennessee, and that John McFarlane Jr. who also signed the same is a resident in the said County of Jefferson and State aforesaid, and is a credible per- son, and that their statements is entitled to credit.
And I certify still further that the said John Day Sewe is not able to attend Court thro' age and bodily infirmity, - And I have herewith sent his commission which he showed when his declaration was heard, and have also sent his oath of Fidelity, both which were men- tioned in his declaration
Certified under my hand this 4 th day of December A.D. 1833
Thos Snoddy Justice of the peace
State of Tennessee
I Joseph Hamilton D. Clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions of Jefferson County do certify that Thomas Snoddy esquire whose signature appears to the above Certificate is an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County of Jefferson duly Commissioned & sworn - and that his signature above as well his signature to the annexed declaration dated 9 th July 1833 is his genuine signature - and that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of application of John

John Day Sew. for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand &
seal of Office at Office
in Danville the 4
day of December A.D. 1833
Joseph Hamilton of Jefferson County
State of Pennsylvania
I Robert McFarland the presiding Justice
of the Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions of
Jefferson County, do certify that Joseph Ham-
ilton the engraver is Clerk of the Court of
Pleas and quarter Sessions of Jefferson County
and that his Certificate against said is in
due form of Law
Certified under my hand & seal the 4 Day
of December A.D. 1833
Robert McFarland Presiding Justice

State of Tennessee
Diffusion County
I Joseph Harnett clerk of the court of pleas & quarter sessions of said county certify that Thomas Snoddy Esq. whose signature appears to the foregoing affidavit is as at the time of signing the same a justice of the peace in for said county duly com- missioned & qualified and that full faith & credit is due his official attestation. Given under my hand seal of office in
Lauderdale the 8 th day
of August A.D. 1833
Joseph Harnett & Clerk of Diffusion County
State of Tennessee
Diffusion County
I Robert McFarland chairman of the court of pleas &c. for said county certify that Joseph Harnett Esq. whose signature appears to the foregoing certificate is as at the time of signing the same clerk of said court duly commissioned & qualified & that full faith & credit is due his official attestation. Given under my hand the 8 August 1833.
(Robert McFarland) Chairman &c

Written before Bounty Land Papers were placed herein
November 26, 1937
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John Day, S.3252
BA-J/MCS Am
Katharine Brien Rogers 812 Edgewood Avenue Trenton, New Jersey
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for information relative to John Day, a Revolutionary War soldier who served from Virginia and applied for pension while living in Tennessee.
The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S.3252, based upon the military service of John Day.
He was born June 30, 1742, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
On October 11, 1775, he was commissioned ensign by the Committee of Safety for the Colony of Virginia and from the fall of 1776 he served three months as such with the Virginia troops under Captains Paxton and Alexander Hamilton and Colonel Dickson. In 1777 he was appointed as Indian spy and served at various times until sometime in 1783, amounting to one year and six months in all, with the Virginia troops under Captain Cook. During his service he was a resident of Botetourt County, Virginia, and lived on the Greenbrier River.
Prior to his military service his brother, David, and his mother, Susan, who was the daughter of James Wyley, were killed by the Shawnee Indians. His two sisters, Sally and Martha, were taken prisoners by the same Indians but were rescued by a party under Captain Fry, of which John Day, the soldier, was a member. The name of John Day's father was not given. John Day, who was a son of the soldier, stated in July, 1833, that he was about sixty-five years of age in January of that year. The name of the soldier's wife was not given and there are no further data relative to his family.

The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed July 9, 1833, at which time he was living in Jefferson County, Tennessee, having moved to that state about 1785 from Botetourt County, Virginia.
No charge is made for furnishing this information.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Wm Day Revolutionary
Soldier
Letter of Compt of Pensions calling for the accompanying statement of Wm Day heir & of said Soldier. herewith returned as re- quested.

B.L. J.A.O. See letter book
Department of the Interior. PENSION OFFICE.
X
Washington, D.C. April 8 1880
Sir
In the claim of William W. Day for Bounty Land in favor of John Day a Revolutionary soldier, for the purpose of identifying the claim, this letter should be returned with a statement showing the place of residence and place and date of death of the soldier and whether he was a pensioner. also if he left a widow her place of residence after his death, her full name whether she was a pensioner and the place and date of her death.
Very respectfully, J. A. Bentley Commissioner for me
James T. Sutton Jr Richmond Va
What has been erased here, was simply a memo sent to Mr Days Atty Mr McArtur of Missouri, requesting him to return this letter to me that I might return it to the Commr as requested J. T. Sutton Jr
26338 56990

Hall of Reps Decr 19 th 1833
J. L. Edwards Esq
Sir enclosed I send you five claims which came to hand by the mail of yesterday two of them from a neighbouring District in N Carolina. Should the claims pass I have endorsed the agency on each. respectfully your ob t Servt John Blair
240 120 60 30

Richmond Va August 5. 1880
Hon' John A. Bently Commr of Pensions Washington City
Dear Sir;
Enclosed, please find the statement of Wm M. Day of Missouri, with your letter (calling for the same,) returned as requested;
This case, is one of the 4 applications I presented some six months ago, as Atty for the heirs of the following Revolutionary Soldiers; Dunston Haynes, Bartholomew Cyrus, James Gray and John Day; Each of these soldiers or their heirs claim 100 acres of land under Resolution of Congress Sept 16. 1776 each having complied with his obligation as stipulated therein, by rendering the service required of him, namely till the close of the war ; and relying on the Government to give him a right and title to 100 acres of land as promised. The State of Virginia also promised 200 acres to these very Soldiers , and has long since paid the said John Day, James Gray and Bartholomew Cyrus, as the records of Virginia attest; Neither Virginia, nor the United States, can consistently with good faith, refuse to comply with the promise made those old soldiers, but will, I believe, award to them, without regard to lapse of time, the land so solemnly promised under such trying circumstances; The Contract was honestly proposed by the Government , and in good faith, accepted , as well as faithfully performed by the Soldier , and by virtue of which service , he acquired an absolute & vested right to that which was offered as reward ; and I cannot see how he is to be legally deprived of it, without his consent . and in this opinion, I am sustained by Authority of the highest consideration and respect.
On the 11 th of March 1834 John H. Smith of Virginia was selected as Special Commissioner by the Legislature of Virginia to investigate all Revolutionary claims in which the Virginia Soldiers were interested, and in his various reports to the general assembly there are two lists of men who served in the Continental line from Virginia as a part of her quota, under the resolution of Congress of 18 th February 1779 . one forming a portion of Armand's Corps; Col Armand was required to make return to the board

* This report of D.H.S. with to the Legislature was in 1834 or 5 of war, of the recruits he enlisted (with sundry particulars) and the board was also directed to transmit to the several States, the names and number, of such persons inhabitants thereof, as shall be enlisted. To these soldiers the State of Virginia offered 200 acres of land, (for they engaged to serve to the close of the war) and the United States promised them 100 acres, as before stated. The Secretary of War was authorized (and if I mistake not,) actually issued many of these land warrants for 100 acres to such soldiers as served to the end of the war, without application from the soldier. and doubtless some are yet on file, unless destroyed at the burning of the War Department, and have never been, in all probability, applied for. And I suppose the further issuing of said warrants was suspended, until application should be made Commissioner Smith I am sure, so regarded the matter, for in his report, the caption to the list containing the names of my clients in question, reads as follows; "A list of Officers and Soldiers (of Virginia) of the Revolutionary Army, who are entitled to lands from the United States, whose warrants are on file in the Bounty Land Office and who have not yet applied therefor." and at the end of the list, is the following Memorandum. viz: "Probably about 100 of the officers and men named in this list, have received the portions of land to which they were entitled from the United States since Jan'y 1828. * those who have not received their land, will receive it on proper application. (He adds,) all the privates on this list whose names are marked with the letter r, have received land from Virginia, they whose names are not so marked , are entitled each to two hundred acres of land from Va, over and above the one hundred due from the United States." In 1845 the Genl assembly of Virginia by a resolution, instructed the Register of the Land Office to advertise in such Newspapers of the State, as had the most general circulation, giving notice to all persons having claims on the state of Virginia, for Revolutionary bounty-land, their heirs or assigns, to present the same for adjustment, before the 1 st day of March 1845, or such claims should forever thereafter, be considered & held to be void, except the claims of such officers and soldiers, as were returned to the board of war, at the close of the war, entitled to Land-Bounty.
"Resolved, that the Governor of this Commonwealth, be requested to transmit a copy of this Resolution, to each of our Senators and Representatives in the Congress of the United States."

We do not ask for the Bounty Land donated to the Soldier , his widow , or his minor child or children as provided under the act of March 3 rd 1855 giving 160 acres. This Bounty as you state in one of your reports, has been read in the case of Mrs. Cyrus, the widow of Bartholomew Cyrus, but for the 100 acres granted by promise (at the time a bounty in Money & Clothing was given) which grant of land was to be provided by the U.S. at the close of the war .
You also admit in one of your letters, that it is true that "Dunston Haynes acquired a right to this land, but that not having applied prior to 1858, lost it, and is forever barred. This is the point in dispute , and I respectfully contend for the same view held by the Legislature of Va as herein referred to, when the notice by her Register of the Land Office to claimants of Bounty land that they should apply before the 1 st of March 1845, or such claim, should ever afterwards, be held as void, that she expressly excepts such claims as those now in question.
Besides, these parties  they were reported to the U.S. Senate in 1828 as being entitled, and I most respectfully submit, that being recorded in that manner, and by so high a tribunal, recognising the justice of the claim, the very act gives it the force and effect of a docketed judgment in any of our Courts of law; It being finishes  decided , and entered of record , I do not see how it can be set aside.
I am, with great respect,
Yr: Ovt: Svt
J. A. Sutton Jr.

Rejected BOUNTY LAND 7 3/4 Heirs HEIR'S BRIEF.
Claim No. 33 5101
Warrant No. _____
Act of March 3, 1855
Claimant, William A Day
Soldier, John Day
Action, Rejected
Examiner, J. A. Page

SUMMARY OF PROOF.
Marriage. {
Proof as to capacity to marry. {
Death of soldier and his widow. {
Legitimacy and births. {
Only heirs. {
INCIDENTAL MATTER.

Soldier a Pensioner
See Oto Involved
7th No. 3252
BOUNTY LAND.
HEIR'S BRIEF.
Case No. 335101, Act of March 3, 1855, Warrant No. William C Day Grandson, and heirs of
John Day
Rank: Captain Regiment: War:
Post Office: not given, County of Cass, State of Mo Attorney: J. G. Sutton Jr Post Office: Richmond County of Va, Fee Contract no Warrant No. acres, Act of issued to
Application filed March 10, 1880
Alleged service. Claimant in his declaration alleges that he is a grandson of the soldier and the claim is rejected on the ground that there is no law now in force under which the
Record evidence of service. grandson of a soldier is entitled to bounty land
Parol evidence of service.
Proof of identity.
Proof of loyalty.
Claimant directs warrant to be sent to
Admitted at Rejected acres, January 26, 1881.
APPROVED January 27th, 1881 Francis A Page Examiner.
L. Kirtland Reviewer.

No. 335.101.
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
Received Mch. 20, 1880.
John Day die. Heir of William H. Day.
Rev. War.
Dependent
atty John T Sutton Richmond Va
1881 June 28. Atty letter rejection

THE COMMITTEE OF SAFETY FOR THE COLONY OF VIRGINIA
To John Day
Gent
BY Virtue of the Power and Authority invested in us, by the Delegates and Representatives of the several Counties and Corporations in General Convention assembled, we, reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Patriotism, Fidelity, Courage, and good Conduct, do, by these Presents, constitute and appoint you to be Ensign of a Company of the Militia of the County of Botetourt ; and you are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Trust reposed in you, by disciplining all Officers and Soldiers under your Command. And we do hereby require them to obey you as their Ensign . And you to observe and follow all such Orders and Directions as you shall from Time to Time receive from the Convention, the Committee of Safety for the Time being, or any superiour Officers, according to the Rules and Regulations established by the Convention.
Edm. Pendleton
GIVEN under our Hands, at Williamsburg
this 11 th {
Day of October
ANNO DOMINI 1775.
John Page Thos. Lud. Lee Plumpton Dudley Digges Mercer

John Jay Ewing
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES

At a committee held for Bolivar County the 23 rd day of March 1875 I do hereby certify That the within named John Day took the oaths required by Convention
David May
S. F. 32.5.2 John Day No.

John Day S.F. 3252 Va

I DO hereby certify, that John Day hath taken and subscribed the oath or affirmation of allegiance and fidelity, as directed by an act of General Assembly intitled An act to oblige the free male inhabitants of this state above a certain age to give assurance of allegiance to the same, and for other purposes. Witness my hand and seal, this Twentyfirst day of June . 1778
A. D. 1778
Geo. Boag
Seal

November 19, 1932
Dr. W. H. Welch The Porter Lansing Michigan
BA-J/MCS John Day S. 3252
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter requesting information in regard to John Day, a soldier of the Revolution.
The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 3252, based upon the military service of John Day.
He was born June 30, 1742, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
On October 11, 1775, he was commissioned ensign by the Committee of Safety for the Colony of Virginia and from the fall of 1776 he served three months as such with the Virginia troops under Captains Paxton and Alexander Hamilton and Colonel Dickson. In 1777 he was appointed as Indian Spy and served at various times until sometime in 1783, amounting to one year and six months in all, with the Virginia troops under Captain Cook. During his service he was a resident of Botetourt County, Virginia. on Greenbrier River
Prior to his military service his brother, David, and his mother, Susan, who was the daughter of James Wyley, were killed by the Shawnee Indians. His two sisters, Sally and Martha, were taken prisoners by the same Indians but were rescued by a party under Captain Fry, of which John Day, the soldier, was a member.
John Day, who was a son of the soldier, stated in July, 1833, that he was about sixty-five years of age in January of that year.
The name of the soldier's wife was not given.
Soldier's death not on a B.

The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed July 9, 1833, at which time he was living in Jefferson County, Tennessee, having moved to that state about 1785. from Bolestown Co Va
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

April 4, 1932
BA-J/MCS
Miss Mary E. Day Box 184 Winchester Kentucky
John Day S. 3252
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of February 27th, requesting information in regard to soldiers of the Revolution.
The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 3252, based upon the Revolutionary War service of John Day.
He was born June 30, 1742, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
On October 11, 1775, he was commissioned ensign by the Committee of Safety for the Colony of Virginia and from the fall of 1776 he served three months as such with the Virginia troops under Captains Paxton and Alexander Hamilton and Colonel Dickson. In 1777 he was appointed as Indian Spy and served at various times until sometime in 1783, amounting to one year and six months in all, with the Virginia troops under Captain Cook. During his service he was a resident of Botetourt County, Virginia.
Prior to his military service his brother, David, and his mother, Susan, who was the daughter of James Wyley, were killed by the Shawnee Indians. His two sisters, Sally and Martha, were taken prisoners by the same Indians but were rescued by a party under Captain Fry, of which John Day, the soldier, was a member.
John Day, who was a son of the soldier, stated in July, 1833, that he was about sixty-five years of age in January of that year.
The name of the soldier's wife was not given.

The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed July 9, 1833, at which time he was living in Jefferson County, Tennessee, having moved to that state about 1785.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator
Death of soldier not in Agency Book

Rev. Wars MCS
but where was rescued by a party under Captain Fry, of which John Day, the soldier, was a member.
John Day, who was a son of the soldier, stated in July, 1833, that he was about sixty-five years of age in January of that year.
The name of the soldier's wife is not given.
John Day, the soldier, was allowed pension on his application executed July 9, 1833, while a resident of Jefferson County, Tennessee.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.
33 42 75

September 9, 1927
Honorable J. Will Taylor LaFollette Tenn.
My dear Mr. Taylor:
In response to your letter of September 3, 1927, I have the honor to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 3252, it appears that JOHN DAY was born June 30, 1742, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
On October 11, 1775, he was commissioned Ensign by the Committee of Safety for the Colony of Virginia and from the fall of 1776 he served three months as such with the Virginia troops under Captains Paxton and Alexander Hamilton and Colonel Dickson. In 1777 he was appointed an Indian Spy and served at various times until sometime in 1783, amounting to one year and six months in all, with the Virginia troops under Captain Cook. During his service he was a resident of Botetourt County, Virginia.
Prior to his military service, his brother, David, and his mother, Susan, who was the daughter of James Wyley, were killed by the Shawnee Indians. His two sisters, Sally and Martha, were taken prisoners by the same Indians but were rescued by a party under Captain Fry, of which John Day, the soldier, was a member.

and 1812 Section eel
May 3, 1929
Mrs. H.H.Eagar 1307 Duncan Avenue Chattanooga, Tennessee
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.3252, it appears that John Day was born, June 30, 1742, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
On October 11, 1775, he was commissioned Ensign by the Committee of Safety for the Colony of Virginia and from the fall of 1776 he served three months as such with the Virginia Troops under Captains Paxton and Alexander Hamilton and Colonel Dickson. In 1777, he was appointed an Indian Spy and served at various times until sometime in 1783, amounting to one year and six months in all, with the Virginia Troops under Captain Cook. During his service he was a resident of Botetourt County, Virginia.
Prior to his military service, his brother, David, and his mother, Susan, his mother, Susan, who was the daughter of James Wyley, were killed by the Shawnee Indians. His two sisters, Sally and Martha, were taken prisoners by the same Indians

John Day, who was a son of the soldier, stated in July, 1833, that he was about sixty-five years of age in January of that year.
The name of the soldier's wife is not given.
John Day, the soldier, was allowed pension on his application executed July 9, 1833, while a resident of Jefferson County, Tennessee.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

KATHARINE BRIEN ROGERS 812 EDGEWOOD AVENUE TRENTON, NEW JERSEY
Nov. 16, 1937
Veterans administration U. S. Government Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen: In the U. S. State Library there is a volume of Census rolls published in 1835, "Report from the Secretary of war, in obedience to reso- lutions of the Senate ... June 1834, and 3 d of March 1835. (23 d Cong. 1 st sess. Senate doc. 517, vol. 17, serial no. 251.)
In the rolls of Tennessee, p. 77, appears the name:
John Day , senr., priv. & Enr. Virginia militia placed on pension rolls 1831, age 92, died 1833, also in sums received.
Have you, in your files, anything further about this man? I should be very grateful to receive any information, & if there is a charge for the service please let me know the amount.
Yours truly Katharine B. Rogers

W. H. WELCH, M. D.
THE PORTER
LANSING, MICH.
Dear Sir.
Will you please send me any records you have of John 3 Ray who was born June 30, 1742. Died July 9, 1833 in Jefferson Co, Tenn. W. H. Welch.

124184
Winchester, Kentucky February 27, 1932
Director of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Will you please advise if you have a record of the names of the wife and children of Revolutionary Soldier, John Day, Sr., who was granted a pension for his services on an application executed on July 9, 1833, while a resident of Jefferson County, Tenn. John Day, Sr. was born in Bucks Co., Pa. June 30, 1742, but served in the State of Virginia, and moved to Jefferson County, Tenn. after the War.
Revolutionary Soldier
Will you also please advise if James Macklin, who served as a Private in Capt. James Lucas' Company, 4th Virginia Regiment, received a pension for his services, and if you have the dates of his life, the names of his wife and children.
Also, will you please advise if William Gibbs, (1722-1789), who served on the Committee of Safety of Charleston, S. C. and in the Provincial Congress, received a pension for his services, and if so, do you have the names of his children.
I shall certainly appreciate any information you are able to give me and enclose self addressed envelope for your reply.
Yours very truly,
Mary E. Day (Miss) Mary E. Day

Chattanooga, Tenn. Oct. 17 th 1928.
Department of the Interior Bureau of Pensions -
Will you please give me any information you may have concerning the military record of John Day .
I find in the Virginia State Librarians list of Revolutionary soldiers on page 133, "John Day, Bously Ward,
Journal of House of delegates 1780.
Alphabetical list of pensioners residing outside of Va., in 1835 whose pensions were granted for service as Virginia Militia men". Any data as to family will also be very much appreciated.
He was living in Jefferson County Tennessee at time pension was granted.
Thanking you sincerely
W. H. Eagar
1307 Duncan Ave Chattanooga Tenn.

SIXTY-NINTH CONGRESS
J. WILL TAYLOR, TENN., CHAIRMAN E. HART FENN, CONN. EDWARD E. BROWNE, WIS. JAMES H. SINCLAIR, N. DAK. GEORGE C. PEERY, VA. WILLIAM L. NELSON, MO. SAMUEL RUTHERFORD, GA.
House of Representatives United States
Committee on Expenditures in the State Department
Washington, D. C.
LaFollette, Tennessee. September 3, 1927.
In Re: John Day, Sr. Engineers Virginia Militia,
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
My dear Sir:
The enclosure of Dr. C. J. Fuller, Morristown, Tennessee, is self-explanatory. Will you kindly furnish him with the data indicated by his letter, and oblige.
Very truly yours,
J. Willis Taylor
Mr. Day, Pensions from Jefferson Co. Tenn.

Mountain Central Railway Company, General Office; Winchester, Ky.
Winchester, Ky.
June 30th, 1914.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
I desire to secure information regarding the Revolutionary War record of my Ancestors, John Gibbs, and John Day, Sr., and John Day, Jr., that will enable me to join the Sons of the American Revolution. Will you please be good enough to furnish me certified copies of these records, so that I can file them with the S A R at Lexington.
Enclosed is some data that will be of assistance to you in locating the records. Kindly return this data when it has answered your purpose.
Trusting you will be able to let me have this information at an early date, I am
Yours truly,
JCMD
John C. M. Day

—————HEADQUARTERS————— REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE TENTH KENTUCKY DISTRICT
JOHN W. LANGLEY, Candidate for Congress.
MT. STERLING, KY.
September 24, 1910.
The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
Please furnish me with a statement of such information as the records of your office show regarding the case of John Day in the Revolutionary War, who served in the First Artillery Regiment of Virginia. I think, however, he originally enlisted in Pennsylvania. He was a pensioner. I believe you furnished me a report in this case some months ago, but I have mislaid it. I would like to have a rather full statement of the case, including any facts that may appear in the papers regarding the rate of pension he received, the length of time he received it, where the application was made from, and the essential data that it contains which would be of especial interest to his descendants. I am going to have your letter framed and presented to one of his great-grandsons.
Very truly yours,
John W. Langley

House of Representatives U. S.
Washington, D. C.
At Pikeville, Ky.
September 25, 1909.
The Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
Please furnish me such information as the records of your office may afford regarding the services during the Revolutionary War of the following, both of whom it is said were pensioners: John Day, Colonel, who enlisted from the State of Virginia (probably), and John Gibbs, private, who enlisted from Burke County, North Carolina.
Very respectfully,
A handwritten signature in cursive script, reading "Geo W Langley". The signature is written in dark ink and features a large, stylized initial "G" and a long, sweeping tail on the "y".

Kirkham
3252
INVALID.
File No. 3252
John Day Ensign U.S. Navy
Act: June 7/93
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 89
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Jan'y - 17 - 1900 M c Lint to Ennis E Day Kewanee Ills,
1909 Oct. 1 Hist. to Hon. John N. Langley V.P.M.
1910 Sept. 28 Hist. to Hon. John N. Langley
1914 July 7 Hist. to John C. H. Day
1918 May 4 Hist. to Mrs. J. R. Rick. Letter in M. Book John Day
1921 Sept. 9 Hist. to Hon. J. Will Taylor for C. J. Fuller M.C.S.
1929 May 3 Hist. to Mrs. H. H. Eager M.C.S.
1932 Apr. 5 Hist. to Miss Mary E. Day M.C.S.
1932 Nov. 19 Hist. to Dr. W. N. Welch M.C.S.
1937 Nov. 26 Hist. to Catherine Brien Rogers M.C.S.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Day, Jonathan GRADE Private LINE Sheldon's Dragoons (Connecticut)
WARRANT NUMBER 5729 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Dec. 26, 1789 to David Knapp
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.