Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1668, George Hayes, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Nb.
Hayes, George
S. 1668
carded.
CONTENTS

1 Knoxville 22066 W. H. ...
George Hayes
Residing in the State of ... he was a private in the ... commanded by Captain ... of the ... commanded ... in the ... for 6 months
scribed on the Roll of ... ... of 20 Dollars ... Cents per annum. ... on the 14th day of March, 1831.
... of Pension issued the 30 day of Sept 1833 and Lewis Mitchell ...
Arrears to the 14th of Sept 30.00 Sem-ant. allowance ending March 10.00
60.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk, Book E Vol. Page 176

Certificate sent Soc Union & new one issued & sent to Rev Nicholas Rogersville See letter 13 March 1834
P. n. agt. See Cir. Tra. June 2. 1835 See do do - July 18. 1835
Let to Hon. J. Standifer H.R. to P. n. agt. Jan 16 1836. Transf d to Knox- ville, 87 m. from 4 Sept 1834 Feb 2. 1836 Ord n sent to Hon. J. Standifer, H.R. let to D. Standifer 5 March 1836 - Same, apl. 13. 1836
R. King 14. April 1837. - Bu. agt Adm. Lefay June 24, 1837. Let. to P. n. agt. June 26, 1837 Order to pay 14 Nov 1837.

Declaration In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 7 th 1832 C. State of Tennessee. On this 29 th April 1833 personally Hawkins County appeared George before me David Mitchell one of the acting Justices of the peace for the county of Hawkins and State of Tennessee duly Commissioned by the Governor and qualified according to law George Hays v iz a resident of the county of Hawkins and State of Tennessee aged seventy three 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 act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 That he entered the service of the united States under the following named officers and served as herein stated
He states he entered the service of the united States under the Command of Capt Alexander from the first of December 1781 and marched on through Lincoln County in North Carolina by Ramsour's Mills where he joined General Davidson on big sugar creek in Mecklenburg County From thence he was sent as a guard to take some prisoners to Salisbury from whence he returned and joined Davidson again. He states he marched from thence up the Catawba river with Davidson's army to a ford called Treasuragey From thence the army marched to Mcbawanz ford on the same River where Cornwallis crossed the river and attacked Davidson who he states was killed and the balance of his army routed. He says he got scattered from his Capt in the rout and then joined the Company of Capt Robert Brown and went as an Indian

up near the Head of Catawba River in Burke County North Carolina near the swanano gap in the blue ridge. From there he was discharged and returned home in June 1782 aggregate of six months. He states he has no and to prove his service (owing to his removing from North Carolina to the state of Tennessee and leaving behind him all who could be of service to him in making his declaration. He states he can prove by Rev George Hayes and Benjamin Coffey of his service so far as relating to his entering the service and his being absent the time he states as they were knowing to the same and he herewith incloses their affidavits.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. Sworn to and subscribed the date before mentioned.
George X Hayes Sergt Mark
Thomas Crawley We the undersigned a clergyman residing in the county of Hawkins and State of Tennessee and William Gideon residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with George Hayes 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. Thomas Crawley Sworn to and subscribed the 27th April 1833 William Gideon

And I being attested Clerk of the Justices of the peace for the County of Hawkins and State of Tennessee before whom the above proceedings were had do hereby declare my 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 I further certify that the applicant is a man that lives near me and I have been well acquainted with him for the last ten years during which time he lost his wife he is among the most indigent class and has no relations to relieve him. I further certify that it appears to me that James H. Fleming  Thomas Crawler who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Hawkins and William Gideon who has also signed the same is a resident in the same County of Hawkins and is a creditable person and that their statement is entitled to credit
29 th April 1833
State of Tennessee
Hawkins County
Personally appeared George Hoag before me I being attested an acting Justice for said County and made oath that in consequence of great bodily infirmity he is unable to undergo the fatigue of going before the court or Judge of a court to make the declaration aforesaid the court having being twenty five miles from him in the County where he resides sworn to and subscribed before me the day of 29 th April 1833
Witness
I being attested
his George H. Hoag Mark

State of Tennessee, I, Nicholas Detlefsen clerk of the court Hawkins County, of peace and quarter sessions, for the county aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings had before Levi Mitchell one of the acting Justices of the peace for said County in the matter of the application of George Hays Esq r for a pension. And I do further certify that Levi Mitchell before whom the foregoing proceedings were had is one of the acting Justices of the peace for the County of Hawkins aforesaid. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office at Office in Dr Rogersville this
Deponent proposed to George Hays Esq r an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress passed 7 th June 1832 1 st Where and in what Year was you born I was born in the State of Virginia in Amherst County in 1760 2 nd Have you any record of your age if so where is it I had a record of my age but have lost it 3 rd Where were you living when you were called in to service I was living in the State of North Carolina in Birk County and from Birk County I moved in to Hawkins County in the State of Tennessee where I now live. 4 th How were you called in to service I volunteered 5 th State the names of some of the regular Officers who were in command when you served. Such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect. And the general circumstances of your service.

I do not recollect of any particular circumstance of my service more than I related in my declaration. The Officers that I saw recollect were General Davidson his aide camp Charles Doyd Capt Alexander Erwin Lieutenant William Alexander and Cap t Robert Brown. State the names of Persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. Benjamin Coffey, George Hays, Jr o John Mills, Ransom Hays, Joel Mills, Thomas Crawley.
We whose names are annexed are neighbours of the applicant and acquainted with him we do believe him to be of the age he states and further believe him to be a revolutionary soldier and believe him to be a man of veracity given under our hands this.    Ransom Hays  John Mills    Benjamin Coffey  Joel Mills    George Hays  Thomas Crawley  
Affidavit of Benjamin Coffey and George Hays Jr o State of Tennessee This day being the 20 th of May Hawkins County 1833 Came George Hays Jr o and Benjamin Coffey both of the county and state aforesaid before me Lewis Mitchell Clerk of the acting Justices of said County and made oath that we were acquainted with George Hays when he lived in Pink County in North Carolina when he entered the service of the United States and served his term of duty as a volunteer as he before states sworn to and subscribed before me Lewis Mitchell Benjamin Coffey mark day and date before mentioned

State of Tennessee Personally appeared George Hayes Hawkins County before me Louis Mitchell and of the acting Justice for said County and made oath that he has no documentary evidence of his service and he cannot procure the evidence of any one to testify of the same But states by reason of 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 recollections he served as a private under Col. Brown and Capt. Irvin six months and for such service I claim a pension sworn to and subscribed 7 th June 1833 That Louis Mitchell George his Hayes mark
I certify that the Claimant above named from bodily infirmity is unable to go before a court or Judge of a court to make his declaration being almost blind and quite infirm and living thirty miles from the Court house given under my hand 7 th June 1833 Louis Mitchell
Seeing some Objections on a paper from the department to a declaration thereby caused me to amend this declaration as you see above

Application For A Transfer
State of Tennessee Bledsoe County ss.
On this 17th day of May 1885, before me, Charles Maysey, a Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid, personally appeared George Hayes. Who on his oath declares, that he is the same person who belonged, to the Company Commanded by Captain Alexander Ervin in the regiment Commanded by Col — Regiment in Genl. Davidson Brigade, in the service of the United States; that, his name was placed on the Roster Roll of the State of Tennessee in the County of partly Hawkins from which he has lately removed, that, he now resides in Bledsoe County and State aforesaid. When he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be then payable, at Knoxville in future. The following are his reasons for removing from Hawkins County to Bledsoe — to reside with my Eldest

daughter and youngest Son in order to be taken care of and the advantage of a warmer Climate as advised by a Physician —
Sworn to and subscribed.
before me on this day and his George Hayes year aforesaid — Justice
Charles Maysey a Justice of the peace in and for Bleedsoe County
State of Tennessee } 19th May 1835. Bleedsoe County }
This day came John Bridgman before me Charles Maysey an acting Justice of the peace for said County. and made oath. that the above George Hayes. who has sworn to the above affidavit is the identical George Hayes. described in the same. and that he was placed on the pension list. roll. on the 33 rd day of November 1833.
Sworn to and subscribed.
The day and year above mentioned before me —
J. Bridgman.
Charles Maysey a Justice of the peace in and for Bleedsoe County

State of Tennessee,
I, Scott Terry clerk of the County Court, of Bedford County, do certify that Charles Mayrey esq, whose signature appears to the within affidavits and certificate, is now and was at the time of signing the same an Acting Justice of the peace in and for said County of Bedford, duly commissioned and qualified, and that due faith and credit are given his Official Acts as such, and that his signature is in his own proper hand writing —
(L.S.)
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal (not having a seal of Office) at Affleck, in Pickettville, the 17 th day of May A.D. 1835. —
Scott Terry clerk of Bedford County Court Tenn.

I Charles Maysey do hereby certify that John Bridgman whose name appears to the last mentioned affidavit, and was qualified by me is a man of veracity -
with 17th May 1835.
Charles Maysey Justice of the Peace

True
J. L. Edwards. Comr of Pensions Washington
City D.C. State of Tennessee 27th July 1835
Bledsoe County. I James Standifer do certify that Scott Perry whose name is assigned to the within Certificate is the Clerk of Bledsoe County and that his signature is in his own proper hand writing, and that Charles Maysey is an acting Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid - duly qualified as such.
James Standifer former M.C.

26.610
George Hays Hawkins Co.
Tennessee
from 1781 private Quarters.
#20.
Lewis Mitchell Rogersville Tennessee

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the 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 show 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, showing the Service of George Hayes
   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.     Dec 1780 to June 1782 6 6 P Col. Irvine and Col. Minton 73 N.C. Testimonies & witnesses  
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 to 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 _____; 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.

Agents Office E. Tennessee Knoxville June 14 th 1837.
Sir
You will please find enclosed George Wayes application for this pension for Twenty Dollars per Annum, which my Books show that that Amount are him from that day of march 1836. to the 4 day of March 1837. — I have retained his original Certificate of Pension.
all of which is Submitted for your Examination and further instruction
I am Respectfully your ob dt Serv t A. H. Pinson Agent
James L. Edwards Esq r Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

Feb 1.
Make h.
FREE
James L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.
5

Smesthorugh Tun u January 23 rd 1836
W Edwards Esqr
Sir:
yours of the 16 th inst. came to hand this evening requesting that I state to you the time to which George Hays was paid at my agency In answer I can inform you that he has been paid to the 4 th of Sep r . 1834. as appears from the books & receipts of my office.
respectfully your obed t serv t
J. H. Blair P.O.

Agents Office East Tennessee Knoxville Nov. 3 rd 1837
Sir
By an order you are fired enclosed Pension applications, viz— Andrew McComough due from 4 Sept. 1836 for $36. 66 per annum George Huges due from 4 March 1836 for 20. " " " " all of which is submitted for your inspection and further instruction; I have in my possession the Original certificate of Pension.
I am respectfully your obedt Servt A. H. Hays Agent
James L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

George Hays
am. apt 29-35

Apr. 25 Pikeville, Ten April 14
Free
Mr. Mendenhall
J. L. Edwards Esq. Sentany at war Washington City D.C.

George Hays
Jonesboro
to
E. Ten.
Ans. June 2. '35 - (application returned for official seal of Clerk)

30 P Kennebec May 18 th
Dear
Mr Brewster
J. L. Edwards Esqr
Bank of Portland Washington City D. C.

New York
1868 INVALID.
File No.
1668
George Hayes. Pro. N.Y. Times.
Act:
June 7, 1880
Index:—Vol.
a
Page
156
[Arrangement of 1870.]

East Tennessee Agency Knoxville March 19 th 1837
Sir
You will please find enclosed George Hays application for his pension, through his attorney for Twenty Dollars per annum; my Books show that the last payment made for Hays was up to the 4 day of March 1836.
I have retained the original Certificate of pension all Submitted for your inspection and further instructions and etc.
I am Respectfully your ob d Serv t R. H. Jones Agent
J. P. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

Rogersville 7 th November 1833
Dear Sir
Enclosed I return to you the Pension certificate of N o 22066. Issued to George Haynes When it ought to have been issued to George Haynes. You will see by the declaration filed in your office. You will therefore correct the error and enclose it to me & oblige Yours &c.
Lewis Mitchell
J. P. Edwards Esq.

Progermill D.F. Aug 30
France
Genl Hon ble T. L. Edwards Pension agent Washington City District of Columbia
24. 608 609 610

Dear Sir
Rogersville 3 rd of August 1833
Enclosed I send you the pension claims of Benjamin Coffey vs John Cantwell vs & George Hays vs which claims I wish you to examine & advise me of the result as early as you can ascertain the result, I am yours (se)
Lewis Mitchell

George Hays, of Bleedsoe County, Tennessee wishes to be paid at Jonesboro —
Get the powers and write to Hon
J. Standifer respecting his Transfer Hays wants the pay due to him —

July 18 P. Braville Ledy
Mr Braville
J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D. C.

Pikville 7 th July 1835
Mr Edwards hope all is right This time from your friend Ho George his Hayes mark
George Hayes
22,066
Gonubara
to
E. Tennapree

State of Tennessee } Hawkins County }
I Stockley Dettitchell Clerk of the court of Pleas and quarter Sessions of Hawkins County in the State aforesaid do hereby Certify that Lewis Mitchell whose name appears to the foregoing certificate is now and was at the time the same bears date an acting Justice of the peace of said County duly commissioned and qualified and that the signature annexed is his genuine sign
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 21 st July A D 1883
S Dettitchell Clerk By M Mitchell Clerk