Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13476, James Huff, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Ua
Huff, James
S. 13476
CONTENTS
carded

22419  Habama 22. 41.  James Huff of Penyl. in the State of Fla. who was a Private in the Co. commanded by Captain Bell. — of the Bgt. commanded by Col Mowen in the Virginia line for 6 mos.
inscribed on the Roll of Alabama at the rate of 20 Dollars 00. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th day of Sept.  1833 and sent to M c  Goode  Martin Virginia
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 50. — Semi-ant. allowance ending Feb 1834 10. —
Debt not in 8 60. —
a. B
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. P. Calmes Clerk, Book 8 Vol. 8 Page 46.
Letter to 3 d Paid at the of the 6 th 1836 to 4 16. Jan y 1839
Auditor 29. Dec r 1838. Treasury under the Act of 1838 from 4 March 1838 — Agt notified

James Huff.
Rejected
Mardin

BRIEF in the case of James Huff  County of Perry in the State of Alabama  (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 1781 - 1 st April about 30 Private Gen. Morgan — Capt. G. Bell, Marryweather Col., Genl. Washington.   drafted 1782 20 th Sept. about 2 — "  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Yorktown  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Prince William Cty. Va.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The Clerk has no public seal of office. 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. Waugh Examining Clerk.  Jany. 21. 1833.

The State of Alabama } Perry County }
On this 24 th day of October 1882 Personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Ptolemy T. Harris Judge of the Circuit Court in and for the said County of Perry and State of Alabama now sitting James Huff a resident of the said County of Perry and State of Alabama aged seventy three years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to ob- tain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed 7 th June 1832 - That - he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated. That he first entered the service as a volunteer private about the first of April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty one under the command of General Morgan (The names of the company and other field officers not recollected) That - he was discharged about the first of May following having served about thirty days that - he was marched against the Indians and Tories on the frontiers of Virginia several of whom were killed and took some prisoners That - he then resided and continued and to reside until the close of the War in Prince William County in the State of Virginia. That - he has forgotten the names and numbers of the continental regiments or companies with which he served and  the the names of any other of the regular officers whom he knew than General Morgan. That he again entered the service of the United States as a drafted militia man about the twentieth of September in the same year under the com- mand of Captain George Bell and under Colonel Mannycuther or Merrimether and General George Washington and was discharged about the twentieth of November following having in this trip served about two months that he was engaged in the battle and siege and

at Yorktown which resulted in the capture and surrender of Lord Cornwallis and his army some time in the month of October 1781. That he has forgotten the number of the Regiment and company in which he served that he does not recollect to have known any other field or company officer under whom he served in this expedition except those above named that after the surrender of the British army at Yorktown he was marched as a guard to some of the prisoners then and there taken through North Carolina into South Carolina in which latter State he was discharged that he obtained a written discharge which has been lost and that he now has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person now living, by whose testimony he can prove who can testify to his service.
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 any State.
Question first - propounded by the Court -
Where and in what year were you born?
Answer. I was born the County of Hopewell in the State of New Jersey in the year of our Lord 1759 -
2 nd Question. Have you any record of your age, and if so where is it?
Answer. I have a record of my age entered in the family Bible in the hand writing of my father which is now in my possession.
Question 3 rd Where were you living when called into service? Where have you lived since the Revolutionary War? and where do you now live?
Answer. I was living in Prince William County in the State of Virginia when called into service; from there removed about the year 1792 into Elbert County and

State of Georgia where I resided about - twenty seven years and then removed into Perry county Alabama where I have resided ever since!
Question 4 th How were you called into service; were you drafted did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? and if - a substitute for whom?
Answer. The first time I entered the service it - was as a volunteer and the second time it - was as a drafted man I never served as a substitute.
Question 5 th 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.
Answer General Washington General Morgan and Col Manguether or Mervinether are all of the regular Officers troops that I now recollect - who, were with the troops where I served. I have no recollection of the names or numbers of - any of - the continental or Militia Regiments with whom I served I was first marched against the Indians and Tories on the frontiers of Virginia and afterwards was engaged against the British at the siege and capture at Yorktown.
Question 6 th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service; and if - so by whom was it - given and what has become of - it?
Answer, I received a discharge from the service which was given by my captain George Bell: which discharge I preserved about - thirty years since which time it - has been lost - or mislaid, as I have no recollection of having seen it - for about - twenty years.
Question 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 good behaviour, your

service as a soldier of the revolution.?
Answer. I am known to George Y. Tamar Esq, Blackburn Martin, John Edwards Esq, J. D. Nave Clerk of the County Court, Seaborn Dycock Sheriff of Perry County and John Tubbs Esq a minister or Clergyman who will testify as to my character for veracity and good behaviour I know of no person now living who can testify as to my services as a revolutionary soldier.
Sworn to and subscribed } in open court - the day } and year aforesaid.
James H. Huff
David Bowman Clerk
We John Tubbs Esq a clergyman residing in the county of Perry and State of Alabama and Seaborn Dycock residing in the said county & State hereby certify, that - we are well acquainted with James Huff who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that - we believe him to be seventy three 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 to and subscribed in open } court - the day and year aforesaid } David Bowman Clerk
John Tubbs Seaborn Dycock

Acts of July 14, 1802, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
5345
P. O. _____
James Huff
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
See Soldier admitted
Application filed: File 13.476 , 18 .
Alleges: _____

Oct. 24, 1903 - Note to Mr. L. Minah - Present
Revman
✓ 13.476 INVALID.
File No. 13.476
James Huff. Prin. Rev. was
Act: June 7 th 1832.
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 186
[Arrangement of 1870.]

James Huff Alabama Act y June 1 st 32
Rejected - See letter to Hon: S. W. Meardis Hou. of Rep: Jan. 31 st 33
5345

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
January 9 th 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," James Huff, _____ a Pensioner on the Roll of the Mobile, Alabama, Agency, at the rate of Twenty _____ Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March, 1836, to the 4 th March, 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
Wilson K. Parris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

26. 906. 22. 419
James Huff Alabama
Adm 6. Months
$20.
L. Mr. Goode Marion (Perry) County Alabama

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
25th Oct 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 James Huff.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of 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.     1. Oct 1776. 1. 11. pria Capt. Beller Gen Mayne. 33 years. Traditionary   Nov. 1779. 2 " Capt. McLaughlin. Prince   1781. 3. " Capt. Beller Col Merimack St. Croix No.  
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.
of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the 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 hereby required 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 [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.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Declaration of-
James Huff
alleges I mo' only.
rejected
Mardis

The State of Alabama } Perry County }
On this 7 th day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight-hundred and thirty three (1833) personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Dunklin Sullivan Judge of the County Court of the County of Perry and State of Alabama now sitting James Huff a resident of the said County of Perry & State of Alabama aged seventy three years who being 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 on the 7 th June 1832 That he entered into the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated viz;
That he first entered the service as a volunteer about the first of October 1776 under Captain George Bell who was himself commanded by General Wayne. That he continued in the service forty days and was employed in scouting against the Indians and Tories. That the next time he entered the service was as a drafted man in the month of November 1779 and continued in the service two months that he was commanded by Captain James McIluskey and was stationed at Millhouse Iron works in Hampshire county Virginia as a defense against the Indians; the name of the Company who was attached to the station was Rhode Battery; That the next time he entered the service was as a drafted man on the first of September 1781 and continued in the service three months that he was under the command of Captain George Bell Colonel Maysweather and General George Washington that during this time he was present at the siege and surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown and was afterwards kept in the service as a guard to the British prisoners in marching them to Albemarle County Virginia; That when he entered the service he lived in the county of Prince William Virginia where he continued to reside during until the close of the war. That he served the last time with a continental Regiment known as the old Virginia Regiment; That he knew none of the Regular officers

except - those above named Viz. General Washington and Colonel Mays weather; That - he received a written discharge the last - time he served which was signed by George Bell as Captain which discharge was preserved for twenty years and at - the death of his father was lost - or destroyed; That - he has no documentary evidence and that - he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services.
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 any State.
Interrogatory First. by the Court. Where and in what - year were you born. Answer. I was born in the County of New-Jersey Hopewell and State of New Jersey on the 15 th day of September 1759.
Interrogatory 2 nd Have you any record of your age and if - so where is it? Answer. I have now in my possession my father's family Bible in which is inserted the time of my birth I suppose written by my father.
Interrogatory 3 rd Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war? and where do you now live?
Answer. When I entered the service I lived in Prince William County and State of Virginia; from thence I removed about 1809 to Elbert County Georgia; from thence I removed in 1819 to Perry County Alabama where I now reside.
Interrogatory 4 th How were you called into service? were you drafted? did you volunteer? or were you a substitute? and if - a substitute for whom?
Answer The first - time I entered the service I was a volunteer; the second and third times I was drafted.
Interrogatory 5 th 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.

Answer. I do not recollect the names of any of the regular officers who were with the troops where I served except Colonel Manger-weather whose christian name I do not know and General George Washington; I recollect none of the Continental or militia regiments then but the one called the "Old Virginia Regiment" in which I served; The first time I served I was scouting against the Indians; the second time I was stationed at a block house at Hill house's Iron works to protect the settlers against the Indians. The third time I was employed in marching from Prince William County to York Town; in assisting at the siege and in guarding the prisoners from them to Albemarle County.
Interrogatory 6 th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service & if so by whom was it given and what has become of it?
Answer. I received no written discharge the first or second time I was out in the service; the third time I received a written discharge signed by Captain George Bell which was preserved about twenty years but at the death of my father and supposing it to be of no value it was either lost or destroyed.
Interrogatory 7 th 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 good behaviour and your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
Answer. I am known to Leabon Aycock Sheriff of Pung County William Ford Esq. Col. Michael Wright. John Edwards Jofree B. Nave Clerk of the County Court and Col. Martin A. Lea who can testify as to my character for veracity and good behaviour I know of no person now living who can testify as to my services as a soldier of the Revolution.
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court } the day & year aforesaid }
Witness H. A. H.
John B. Nave Clerk

We William West - a clergyman residing in the county of Perry and State of Alabama and Leaborn Aycock residing in the same county and State hereby certify that - we are well acquainted with James Huff who has sworn to and subscribed the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy three 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. William West
Sworn to & subscribed in open court - The day & year aforesaid
J. Aycock
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 James Huff - was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court - further certify that - it - appears to them that - William West - who signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman and is a resident - in the said county of Perry and State of Alabama and that - Leaborn Aycock who has also signed the same is a resident - in the same county and is a creditable person & that - their statements is entitled to - it
Dunklin Sullivan Judge County Court. -
I Jester B. Nave clerk of the said county court - of the county of Perry and State of Alabama do hereby certify that - the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of James Huff - for a pension.
In testimony whereof - I have hereunto set - my hand and seal of office the 17 th day of June 1833.
J. B. Nave clerk 66 P. 6
James Huff 36.908

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 the said John Webb who has sworn to and signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the county of Perry and State of Alabama and is a creditable person that Seaborn Dyck who has also signed the same is a resident in the said county of Perry and State aforesaid and is a creditable person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
- O. Morris
I David J. Bowen clerk of the Circuit Court of the said County of Perry and State of Alabama do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of James Huff for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private seal having no seal of office this 24 th day of October A.D. 1830
David J. Bowen clerk