Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9596, Charles Huckstep, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Huckstep, Charles
S9596
Carded
CONTENTS

Virginia
16.637.
Letter to B. Peyton Oct 19. 1844. Recd 29 Dec 1854
Charles Buckstel —
for services in the State of Va who was a Pri — in the — commanded by Captain — of the Regt commanded by Col. Lindsay in the Va line for 6 months —
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of Sept. 33 and Sub A. & A. Arthur. Charlottesville, Va
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1833. 50 Semiant. allowance ending 4 Mar. '34 10-
$60.-
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by C. Price Clerk, Book E Vol. 6 Page 14

Charles Hookstep pa
Lamitasc private bmo. $20.
Rev A. Bethun — Charlottesville pa
To be returned to Dept. A. A. A.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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 subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Charles Buckstep
   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.     1780 drafted - 2 - Pri: 70 years   1781 " - 2 - " Col. R. Lindsay Albemarle   Sept 1781 60 V.A. Witness   Drafted - 2 -  
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) 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 enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [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.

State of Virginia:
At a court held for Albemarle County, 3 rd day of December, 1832.
On this 3 rd day of December, 1832, personally appeared in open court, before the Justices of the County Court of Albemarle, now sitting - Charles Hacklip a resident of said County and State, aged seventy years next February, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832.
That he was born in the County of Hanover, & State of Virginia & lived there until he was fifteen or sixteen years old, when he removed to the County of Albemarle, where he has resided or made his home ever since. That about the month of September or October of the year preceding the siege of York, he was drafted as a militiaman from the County of Albemarle under Bennett Henderson as Capt: and Robert Sharpe, Lieut: that he marched to Richmond, where the troops drew arms, & was marched down James River and crossed it, marched to Cabin Point, he was stationed there during the siege , & afterwards marched to Petersburg & there discharged - He served two months this tour - He returned home, the precise date is not remembered, but he knows there was snow on the ground when he returned home & it was the year before the surrender of Cornwallis - That again in the Spring of 1781, about the month of June, he was drafted in the militia for another tour & marched from Albemarle under Capt: Bennett Henderson again, he forgets the names of the other officers under whom he marched - he marched & joined the army under Marquis La Fayette, near a place called Negro Fort, in Hanover County - soon after joining the army he was commanded by Capt: Mark Scatke - Capt: Henderson, having returned home - the names of his other Company officers, he does not recollect. He was attached to the 1 st Regt: of Militia under Col. Reuben Lindsay. He continued with the army under La Fayette through what is known as the Wild Goose chase, and the troops under Gen: Wayne, joined them at a place called Boswell's Ordinary in Louisa County - The route of the army was from Hanover where he joined it, towards the Rappahannock and crossed the Rapid Ann River, at the Raccoon ford,

and then returned through Orange & Louisa Counties, on towards Mechunick Creek - thence down the Country, near Williamsburg, & after the battle of James Town marched up to Marvin Hills, where he was discharged - He served two months - the time of the tour being two months, in the Militia service. He was again drafted in the Militia during the month of September, 1781 - and marched again under Capt: Ben: Harris from the County of Albemarle, & rendezvoused at Williamsburg, at the Old Magazine, and marched from thence in a short time to the town of York, where Cornwallis was besieged - after the commencement of the siege, he, as one of a body of two hundred & fifty troops marched to Tree-hills Landing on James River, to unload some vessels with Washington's Troops & provisions & equipments &c. He was stationed at that place during the siege, eight miles from York Town - He again joined his own company at the surrender of Cornwallis & marched to Islands Ferry, and thence to Leesburg where he gave up his arms - He recollects the names of General Lawson & Gen: Matthews - His inferior officers were frequently changed - and he now not remember their names well enough to swear to them - He served two months this tour - In the two last tours Richard Johnson, to whose affidavit he refers, served with him.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid. Charles Hucks
Thereupon the Court propounded to the applicant the following interrogatories.
1. Where & in what year were you born?
Ans: I was born in Hanover County, Virginia - in February, 1763.
2. Have you any record of your age, if so, where is it?
Ans: I had a record of my age at home but it is mislaid
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, & where do you now live?
Ans: When called into service I lived in Albemarle County, Va. where I have continued to live since the Revolution, & where I 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?
Ans: I was drafted.
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the Troops where you served; such Continental & Militia

Regiments, as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service? Ans: I don't now remember more than I have already stated.
6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
Ans: I received a discharge from Capt: Mask Seake, for the second tour, and one from Capt: Ben: Harris, for the third - both of which I have lost or mislaid.
Albemarle County, to wit: Richard Johnson, this day personally appeared before me a justice of the peace for said county, and made oath that in the Spring of the year, 1780, he marched with Chas. Buckstep, from this county, under Capt: Bennett Henderson & was afterward commanded by Capt: Mask Seake, and served throughout the tour of two months as stated in the said Buckstep's foregoing declaration - That again in the month of September, 1781 - he marched with him under Capt: Ben: Harris and served throughout this tour with said Buckstep as set forth in his foregoing declaration. They were together during these two tours, in the same mess. Given under my hand and seal this 28 th day of November 1832
O. Morris Jr. Esq.
Albemarle County, to wit: This day McKim Carr, personally appeared before me James R. Watson a justice of the peace for said county, & made oath that he served a tour of two months with Charles Buckstep, during the war of the Revolution, and that the said Buckstep was discharged with him at Petersburg and that Bennett Henderson was his Captain and Robert Sharpe, Lieut. Given under my hand this 5 th day of Nov. 1832. James R. Watson Jr.
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 as he states. And the Court further Certifies, that it appears to them, that Richard Johnson, who has made affidavit (as to the services of the applicant) before O. Morris Esq. a Justice of the peace

for Albemarle County; and Mockins Warne, who has also made affidavit (to the same effect) before James R. Watson, also a justice of the peace for Albemarle County, Va. are credible persons and are citizens of said County of Albemarle and that their statements are entitled to credit.
Albemarle County, to wit:
I, Wm Garrett, Clerk of the County Court of Albemarle in the State of Virginia (Do certify that the foregoing, contains the Original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the Application of Charles. Stackpole, for a pension. And I further certify, that Esq. Morris Esq. before whom the affidavit of R. Johnson, was taken; and James R. Watson Esq. before whom the affidavit of Mockins Warne, was made - are now and were at the time of taking the affidavits aforesaid - acting Justices of the peace in and for said County, duly Commissioned and qualified as such; and that full faith and credit are due to all their Official Acts as such.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County Court, at my office, in the town of Charlottesville - this 10 day of December 1832, & in the 57 year of the Commonwealth.
Wm Garrett C.C.
Stackpole
Declaration
Charles
a copy

copy 472 mrs. D. Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
2nd. December 7, 1933.
Mrs. C. G. Abbott, Crawford, Nebr.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.9596, it appears that Charles Huckatop was born in February 1763, in Hanover County, Virginia.
While a resident of Albemarle County, Virginia, he enlisted in September or October 1780, and served as a private two months in Captain Bennett Henderson's Virginia Company. He enlisted in June 1781 and served two months in Captains Bennett Henderson and Mark Leake's Company, Colonel Reuben Lindsay's Virginia Regiment  Regiment .
He enlisted in September 1781 and served as a private two months in Captain Benjamin Harris' Virginia Company and was at the Siege of York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 3, 1832, while a resident of Albemarle County, Virginia. He died December 29, 1854. There is no family data on file.
Respectfully,
Commissioner

Mr 1

Bureau of Pensions Washington D.C.
If the records of your office show that Charles Huckstep of Albemarle County Virginia, received a pension for services in the War of the Revolution, will you kindly send me a copy of same - and oblige
Mrs J. E. Huckstep
Bowling Green Missouri
Jan 20-1914

THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS
Com. of Pensions, Pension Bureau Washington D. C.

Crawford, Nebr.
October 23, 1923.
Com. of Pensions,
What information can you give me regarding Charles Huckstep of Albemarle Co. Virginia who drew a pension for service in the Revolutionary War?
Yours truly,
Mrs. E. G. Abbott

M. T. HARRISON, Proprietor.
April 23, 1930
24 plants
Pension Bureau Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen;
Please send me, if you have it, any record of service in the Revolutionary War of Charles Huckstep , Edward Huckstep, or Charles Edward Huckstep. I think he was from Fluvanna or Albemarle county.
Thanking you in advance for the information,
I am,
Yours very truly
Mertie S. Harrison
address
Mrs. Claude Harrison Bedford, Virginia

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Charles Huckstep. a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ( or his widow's ) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. 8.9596
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Asst. or Oct 1780 2 mos Pvt Bennett Henderson Va   June 1781 2 mos. " Bennett Henderson Mark Leake Reuben Lindsay "   Sept 1781 2 mos " Benj. Harris.  
Battles engaged in, Yorktown.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Albemarle Co. Va
Date of application for pension, Dec. 3. 1832. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Albemarle Co. Va.
Age at date of application, born in Hanover Co. Va., in Feb 1763
Remarks: died Dec 29. 1854. No family data
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section NHHF/ecl
June 26, 1930
Mrs. Claude Harrison Bedford, Virginia
Dear Madam:
I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.9596 , it appears that Charles Huckstep was born in February 1763, in Hanover County, Virginia.
While a resident of Albemarle County, Virginia, he enlisted in September or October, 1780, and served as a private two months in Captain Bennett Henderson's Virginia Company.
He enlisted in June, 1781 and served two months in Captains Bennett Henderson and Mask Leake's Company, Colonel Reuben Lindsay's Virginia Regiment.
He enlisted in September, 1781, and served as a private two months in Captain Benjamin Harris' Virginia Company and was at the siege of Yorktown.
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 3, 1832, while a resident of Albemarle County, Virginia.
He died December 29, 1854.
There are no data as to family.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

1913. Jan 26: First. to Mrs J. E. Huckstep M. B. R.
1922-Dec-7-First. to Mrs. C. H. Abbott  MM. H. F.
1930-June 26 - Dist. to Mrs Claude Harrison - MM. H. F.
Rev. h. m.
9596 INVALID.
File No. 9596
Charles Huckstep
Prin Row Warr
Act: June 7th 1932
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 185
[Arrangement of 1870.]

We Thornton Rogers a clergyman, residing in the County of Albemarle, and John Fagg — residing in the same County, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Charles Hickslep, who has subscribed & sworn to the accompanying declaration — that he is reported we believe him to be Seventy years of age — That he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a sol- dier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion — Sworn to & subscribed this 5 th day of Aug: 1833.
Thornton Rogers
John Fagg
Albemarle County, to wit — I James Clark a justice of the peace in & for said County, do hereby certify, that Thornton Rogers — who has sworn to and signed the preceding certifi- cate is a clergyman, resident in Albemarle, and that John Fagg — who has also sworn to and signed the same is a resident in the same County, and is a cred- ible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit — Witness my hand this 5 th day of August, 1833.
James Clark J.P.

State of Virginia
Albemarle County, Court Clerk's office Court,
I, John Garrett Clerk of the County Court of said County do hereby certify that James Clark whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Certificate is now and was at the time of making the same an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified as such, and that his signature is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said County, Court this 8 th day of August 1833. in the 58 th year of the Commonwealth.
John Garrett C. C.

Oct 19 '44
Free
Sheldrake:
Mrs Ewan
J. L. Edwards Pension Agent Washington

Sir,
Three months having elapsed, & the Pensioner omitting to append the requisite certificate, in that case made necessary, the agent here is not authorized to pay the interest, without your order, which I respectfully solicit, & am,
Yours Respectfully Yours
J. P. Heston Richd 17 Oct. 1866