Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5491, John Harris, Va.

SERVICE
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Harris, John
S 5491
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12. 334.
Virginia
John Harris
of Pittsylvania in the State of Virginia who was a private in the commanded by Captain of the Regt commanded by Col. Glen in the Va line for 7. months
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 23. Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 d day of April 1833 and sent to Mrs. Susannah Pittsylvania Va
  Arrears to the 4th of March 1833  44. 66    Semi-ann. allowance ending 4. Sep "  11. 66     $ 58. 32 1/2  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk, Book E Vol. 6 Page 11

M c Harris Declaration

State of Virginia to wit
On this 17 th day of November 1832 personally appeared in Open Court before Daniel Coleman, Nathan Wilson, Sholty Turner and W m Graves the Court of Pittsburgh County now sitting John Harris a resident of the said County in the State aforesaid aged Seventy Nine 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 the 7 th 1832 that he entered the Service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated. I was drafted and marched from the County of Allegheny in the State of Virginia (where I resided) On the 11 th day of June 1780 in a Company of Militia under Captain Isaac Clement and Lieut t Benjamin Hunkins to Hillsborough in the State of North Carolina where we joined the 1 st Virginia Regiment under Major Henry Conoway and Col o Glenn in Gen l Stevens Brigade. We staid at that place upwards of a Month, then marched to Cross Mills on Neuse River from there to Mays Ferry on Pee Dee River at that place about two hundred men were left under Major Conoway, Capt t Daniel V o of whom I was one to guard the said Ferry secure the Boats V o and the main Army under Gen l Stephens marched On the South. We remained at this place until after Gen l Gates was defeated near Camden in the State of South Carolina, Many of the Virginia Militia and Others retreated and rendezvoused with us at the said Mays Ferry and marched back to Hillsborough where we were stationed for sometime then marched under Col o Fulkner & others to New Garden in the County of Guilford N.C. where we staid some time then marched to Guilford Court House where I was discharged by Captain Daniel in the Month of September 1780 having served On this tour three Months. My discharge is lost and cannot be found but the service rendered

is proven by Nathaniel Gardner and Joseph Hubbard who were soldiers with me in the same service at the same time —
I again entered the service of the United States being drafted on the 23 rd day of October 1780 and marched from the said County of Pittsylvania in the State of Virginia in a Company of Militia under Capt James Bremer Crossed Dan River entered the State of North Carolina and again rendezvoused at Hillsborough and remained at that place for sometime. I was transferred to Capt. Se- ler Mays Company in the 7 th Regiment of Militia under Major Conway and Col. Stubblefield under Genl. Stephens from Hills- borough - We marched to Salisbury where we were stationed for some time. I was taken sick and sent to a Hospital after which I was discharged by Col. Joseph Philips On the 23 rd day of Jan- uary 1781 my term of service being three Months having expired on that day. No payment whatever was made to me for the service rendered on this tour. Sometime since the Revolutionary War ended I sent my discharge to Richmond Virginia by Col. William Clark for the purpose of getting the pay that was due to me but received nothing as I have never seen my discharge since. I do not know a person living that was in the service with me at that time but have a Certificate from Captain John Walters to prove that I was regularly drafted and entered the service —
In the month of September 1781 I was again draft- ed into a Militia Company under Captain Charles Hutch- ings which rendezvoused at Stony Hill or Buckle in the County of Pittsylvania and State of Virginia and marched On to Little York, at the time this Company left Stony Hill I was not able (from disability) to march with the Company. I was furloughed by Captain Hutchins with Orders to follow and join the Company as soon as I should be able to march. Sometime in the Month of October I left home and was on my way to

join my Company at Little York and in the County of Charlotte met many of the same Company coming home who informed me that Lord Cornwallis had surrendered and that they had been discharged. I then returned home and receiv- ed a discharge from Capt. Hutchings which was also sent by Col. Clark to Richmond and I have never seen it since from the time I was mustered into this Service to the time of my return from Charlotte was at least One Month. I do not know a person living that was mustered with me into the Ser- vice at that time. In addition to the Service above mentioned I was several times Ordered out to take the field. Sometimes I would be On the Ranks a few days. Once met at Payton- burg in the said County of Pittsylvania and staid there ten or twelve days and was Once Ordered to meet Genl. Shelton and join his Army in the County of Halifax. We staid in that County ten or twelve days and was informed that Genl. Wayne would not march that way. We were discharged. The whole time of Service rendered by me in the Revolutionary War was at least Eight Months. I was born in the County of Char- lotte in the State of Virginia in the year 1753. My age was Recorded by my Father in a Book that I saw frequently and have kept an account of my age from that. I lived in the County of Pittsylvania in the State of Virginia when I entered the Service of the Revolution. I lived in the County of Pittsylvania when the War ended and have lived in that County ever since. 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.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid John this H. Harris mark
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 Nathaniel Gardner, Joseph Hubbard & John Walters whose affidavits have been presented to us as evidence in this case are credible men and that their statement is entitled to credit —
The following are the affidavits referred to in the foregoing Declaration —
I Thomas Williams a Justice of the peace for the County of Gilesylvania and State of Virginia do hereby certify that Nathaniel Gardner a Credible man of said County personally appeared before me and made Oath that in the year 1780 he was a Soldier in the Army of the Revolution attached to Captain Isaac Clements Company of Militia from the said County of Gilesylvania and that John Harris who is an applicant for a pension was also a Soldier in the same Company under Captain Clements, that we marched to Hillsborough in the State of North Carolina from thence to Moore's Mill on Deep River and from thence to Maves Ferry on Deep River, at that place the said John Harris was left with Major Conway's as an Guard and the rest of us went on to the Rugeley Mill, and I was in the Battle when Genl. Wales was defeated, the Militia retreated and I never met with the said Harris until we were discharged. Given under my hand and and seal this 15 th day of December 1832
Tho: Williams
This day Joseph Hubbard a Credible man of the County of Gilesylvania in the State of Virginia personally appeared before me one of the Commonwealth's Justices of the peace for the said County and made Oath that John Harris of

the said County who is an applicant for a pension was to my own knowledge a Revolutionary soldier, that he was attached to Captain Isaac Solomon's Company of Militia from Pennsylvania and stationed with me as a soldier at Hillsborough in the year 1780 in the State of North Carolina, we marched from thence to Maffers Ferry On Pedee the said John Harris was left as a Guard at that place and he went on to Rugeley's Mill near Camden in the State of South Carolina. I was in the Battle when Genl. Gates was defeated the Militia were ordered to retreat and I met with the said Harris at New Garden in Guilford County North Carolina and that the said John Harris was honorably discharged from the said service at the expiration of a three months term of duty. Given under my hand and seal this 17 th day of December 1832
R. Hutchinson
I John Walters of the County of Pittsburgh in the State of Virginia do certify that during the Revolutionary War, I held the rank of Captain and commanded a Company of Militia in the County of Pittsburgh where I then and now resides and that John Harris of the said County who is an applicant for a pension was attached to and mustered in the Company under my command and that he was several different times drafted and taken into the Army of the revolution and marched from the said County of Pittsburgh. I recollect distinctly that he went to the South as a Militia soldier and that he was ordered to Little York just before the surrender of Lord Cornwallis. My impression at the time was (and I have never heard any thing to the contrary) that he served his time in the Army of the Revolution faithfully. I am well acquainted with the said John Harris and believe him to be an honest man, and one of truth that I would rely on his statement to be correct. Given under my hand

this 15 th day of December 1832
John Walters I James M. Williams Jr. a Justice of the peace for the county of Gilesylvania in the State of Virginia do hereby Certify that Captain John Walters who this day appeared before me and subscribed his name and sworn to the above certif- icate is a respectable Citizen, a Credible man and that his Statement is entitled to Credit Given under my hand and seal this 15 th day of December 1832
(J. M. Williams Jr. Seal)
I William Dunstall Clerk of the Court of Gilesylvania County, Virginia, do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the assassination of John Hays for a perjury
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 2 nd day of January One thousand eight hundred and thirty three
William Dunstall
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No 22976 John Harris W.
Admit as a private for 7 months 23 33
Glen N. L.
C. H.
William Tunstall Clerk Pittsylvania County Court W.

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 John Harris Pennsylvania Courts
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Drift June 11. 1780 3 Priv. Capt Clement Col Glenn None Va N.C. Wyo 79 Pittsylv Va Living Witnesses   1780 Oct 23 Drifted 3 " Greene Mays Stubblefield Va N.C. County W.P.   1781 Sept Drifted at least " Hutchings Va   The whole term of Service rendered in the Revolutionary War was at least eight years in the  
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 day 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 he 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.
Dyer Castor Exam Clerk

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of John Harris 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. S. 7 5491.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     June 11, 1780 3 mos. Pri { Isaac Clement Daniel Glenn ✓ Va.   Oct. 23, 1780 3 " { James Brewer Chilas May ✓ Stubblefield   Sept. 1, 1781 1 " { Chas. Hutchings ✓ ✓  
Battles engaged in, _____ ✓ _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Pittsylvania Co. Va.
Date of application for pension, Dec. 17, 1832. His cl. was al
Residence at date of application, Pittsylvania Co. Va.
Age at date of application, B in 1753, in Charlotte Co. Va.
Remarks: There is no data rel to family
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Rev. Wm
5491
INVALID.
File No. 5491
John Harris
Miss Keer Was
Act: June 1 st 82
Index: — Vol. 16 , Page 159
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1916, Aug. 9. History to Phillip Lillian Jr. Letter with cl. W. 5551 William Yowell

Rev. Wm
5491
INVALID.
1916, Aug. 9. History to Phillip T. Lillie Jr. Letter with Cl. W. 5551 William Yowell
File No. 5491
John Harris
Rev. Wm
Act: June 1 st 82
Index: —Vol. No , Page 159
[Arrangement of 1870.]

John H. Carr
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Know all Men by these Presents that, I, John Harris of the County of Pittsylvania and State of Virginia, do hereby constitute and appoint Thomas Williams of Said County, my true and Lawful Attorney, with a power of substitution for me and in my name, to receive from the United States, the amount of pay now due to me, under the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832, entitled an Act Supplementary to an Act for the relief of the Surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Revolution, as a private in the Army of the Revolution. As Witness, my hand and seal this 17 th day of December 1832 Sealed and delivered } in the presence of } John Harris  Witness Wm A. Anthony Richd Logan
Before me Vincent Dickenson a Justice of the Peace, in the County of Pittsylvania and State of Virginia Personally appeared this day John Harris whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Power of Attorney, and acknowledged the same to be his Act and Deed Given under my hand this 17 th day of December 1832 Vincent Dickenson
Before me Vincent Dickenson Justice of the Peace, in the county of Pittsylvania and State of Virginia Personally appeared this day Thomas Williams the Attorney named in the foregoing Power of Attorney, and made Oath that the same was not given to him by rea- son of any transfer, or of any attachment, levy, or seizure, by any legal process whatever, of the pay therein autho- rised to be received, but that the said pay is intended to enure wholly to the personal benefit of the person by whom the said power was executed.
Witness, my hand this 17 th day of December 1832 Vincent Dickenson
William Instatt Clerk of the Court, of the County of Pittsylvania in the State of Virginia do hereby certify that Vincent Dickenson before whom the foregoing Power of Attorney was acknowledged, and Affidavit was Sworn, was at the time a Justice of the Peace, duly empowered to Administer Oaths.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of Said Court this 29 th day of January 1833 Wilt Instatt