Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 32303, Anthony Alexander Harrison, Va.

SERVICE
Va.
Harrison, Anthony Alexander
NUMBER
S 32303
CONTENTS

Dead. let to J. D. Harrison Inac
2. 1843.
Letter to Hon. James Thompson Esq. Auditor for Ill. Decr 1843
Dead.
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 April 1833 from 4 Sep 1837. to 4. Sep 1842. Agt Notified 11. April 1844.
Rule of death not on
Illinois 25,820
Intany St. Garrison of Madison Co. of the State of Illinois who was in the Company commanded by Captain [blank] of the [blank] commanded by Col. [blank] in the [blank] line for [blank]
$ M. D. P. 25, 820
Inscribed on the Roll of Illinois at the rate of 25 Dollars 82 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9th day of Jan and [blank] 1834 W. S. Pacey, Censorville, Ill.
Arrears to the 14th of Sept 1833 - 18. 65 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Feb '34 - 13. 33
79. 98
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. D. [blank] Clerk, Book [blank] Vol. 8 Page 55

State of Illinois } County of Madison } 3 Yrs.
On this twenty ninth day of October in the year eighteen hundred and thirty three, personally appeared in open court, before Theophilus W. Smith, Judge of the Circuit Court of Madison County in the State aforesaid, now sitting, Anthony A. Harrison, a resident of Greenfield township, in the County of Madison and State of Illinois, aged seventy 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. Early in the month of February in the year 1781, in the County of Greensville & State of Virginia, he engaged as a substitute for one Thomas Mason in the company commanded by Captain Lucas. The company marched to Petersburg and from thence down the Appomattox river to or near a place called Cabin Point on said river. Captain Lucas died at some point between Petersburg and Cabin Point, when the command devolved upon his Lieutenant whose name he does not recollect. He continued in this service for about three months when the company was discharged as he thinks, at or near Cabin Point. At or near this place he afterwards joined a company commanded by Captain Thomas Newson, as a substitute for one James Walker. This company marched on below Suffolk, returned back to Cabin Point, where the British landed, and pursued them as far as Petersburg. The day after they reached Petersburg, a battle was fought, in which he was engaged under the command of General Mecklenberg. He thinks that two officers named Hardeman and Decker were connected with this service. He was about six weeks with Captain Newson.

Company which was discharged somewhere between Petersburg and James River. He afterwards joined the light infantry, as a volunteer, under the com- -mand of Colonel Alexander Dick, Major Boyle & Major Hopfler in the company commanded by Captain Joseph Harrison his brother. They marched on the north side of James River down to a place called Malvern Hills, where they were stationed for several weeks. Here the British landed and pur- -sued on to Richmond and from thence through Goochland County where he was discharged after a service of seven or eight weeks.
He was born on the 18 th day of March in the year 1763 in the County of Westmoreland & State of Virginia. He has no record of his age, nor does he know whether there is any in existence. He lived in the County of Greenville at the time of first entering the service as before stated. He afterwards removed to Westmoreland, and from thence to Orange County. From Orange he removed to Pulaski County in Kentucky, in the year 1814 where he resided till the year 1831 when he removed to Madison County in Illinois where he now lives. He is known in his neighborhood to John Springer, William Gilham and Samuel C. Pierce who can testify as to his character for veracity and to their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution. He has no documentary evidence and he knows of no person whose testimony he can prove; who can testify to his services. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever 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.
Given to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court  R. M. Thornton & A. Stevenson William C. Starr clerk

We, John Hogan, a clergyman, residing in Madison County, Illinois and Samuel C. Pierce residing in the same County & State, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Anthony A. Harrison who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy 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, in open Court before me John Hogan S. C. Pierce me William E. Starr Clerk
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 John Hogan who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, residing in the County of Madison & State of Illinois; and that Samuel C. Pierce who has also signed the same, is a resident of the same County & State, and is a credible person, and that their state- ment is entitled to credit.
I William E. Starr, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Madison County in the State of Illinois do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Anthony A. Harrison for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 29 th day of October in the year 1833 William E. Starr Clerk

Anthony A Harrison Illinois
Reb.
Adm 8 Months -
26.66 53.32 13.33 64.65 26.66 78.98
Leah S. Sargeant Edwardsville Illinois Lyons Edwardsville Alton Illinois

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
14. Novem r 1833.
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the 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 Anthony A. Harrison
   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.     1787. 3 about from Private Cap Lucas 70 years   1 125 " Harrison Greenville Fradeuary   Col Dick County   Val.   1781 8 15 Private  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____; 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.
17. The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

December 11, 1936
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BA-J/ERL
Anthony A. Harrison-S.32303
Mr. B.J.Walter American Legion Post #423 Mount Carmel, Illinois
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Anthony A. Harrison, born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, died in Madison County, Illinois, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.32303, based upon the military service in that war of Anthony A. Harrison.
Anthony Alexander Harrison(his full name) was born March 18, 1763, in Westmoreland County, Virginia. The names of his parents are not stated.
While a resident of Greensville County, Virginia, Anthony Alexander Harrison enlisted early in February, 1781, served as a private in Captain Lucas' Virginia Company and was discharged about August 1, 1781, at Cabin Point, on the Appomatox River in Virginia; soldier stated that Captain Lucas died during this tour, name of officer who succeeded him not shown; on same day as his discharge, soldier reenlisted, served as a private in Captain Thomas Newson's Virginia Company; length of service, about seven weeks; later, he volunteered, date not given, and served two months in the company of light infantry commanded by his brother, Captain Joseph Harrison, Colonel Alexander Dick's Virginia Regiment. He was in the battle of Petersburg.
After the Revolution, he returned to Westmoreland County, Virginia; then moved to Orange County, Virginia; in 1814, moved to Pulaski County, Kentucky, where he resided until 1830, when he moved to Madison County, Illinois.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 29, 1833, while a resident of Greenfield Township, Madison County, Illinois.
Could not identify any officers of Capt. Cal. Dick
He stated he was in bat. of Petersburg in 2nd tour but as it must have been in the 1st tour, I put it last

Date of death not on QB Anthony Alexander Harrison died in Madison County, Illinois, late in the winter of 1842-1843, exact date not shown.
He was survived by a widow, Hannah(no further particulars in regard to her) and a numbers of sons and daughters; the only name of a child that is given was son Joseph, who, in 1843, was residing in Carrollton, Greene County, Illinois.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

1125 South 5th Street
Springfield Illinois
Sept. 14, 1912
The Commissioner of Pensions,
My dear Sir:-
In the interest of Miss Nellie Harrison of this city, I am writing for the military record of Anthony A. Harrison a resident of Penna. and who served in the Revolutionary War. He was pensioned and drew his pension in Illinois. I think he is buried in this vicinity.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs. E. S. Walker,

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Anthony A. Harrison a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. S. F. 32,303.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Feb. 1781 5 mos. Pri. Lucas ✓ Va   Immediately after 6 wks. Thomas Newson. ✓   ✓ 2 mos. * Joseph Harrison Alexander Dick.   * Soldier's brother.  
Battles engaged in, Petersburg.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Greensville Co., Va.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 29, 1833. His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Greenfield Twp., Madison Co., Ills.
Age at date of application, B. Mch. 18, 1763, Westmoreland Co., Va.
Remarks: Soldier died winter 1842-1843, leaving a widow, Hannah (date and place of marriage not stated) and several sons and daughters, all over 21 yrs. of age, the only name stated being that of Joseph, a resident of Carrollton, Ills. in 1843.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

AMERICAN LEGION, Wabash Post No. 423 MT. CARMEL, ILLINOIS
B. J. WALTER, DEPT. OF MILITARY RECORDS AND GRAVES REGISTRATION
November 24th, 1936.
The Veterans Administration, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Kindly furnish pension record and any other information available of Anthony (A.) Harrison who served during the War of the Revolution.
This soldier was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia and served under Captains Luces, Newsom and Joseph Harrison and Colonel Alexander.
He died in Madison County, Illinois cir 1842.
Very truly yours,
B. J. Walter B. J. Walter, Dept. Military Records and Graves Registration, American Legion, Wabash Post #423.

32 203 INVALID.
Rev
1912, Sept. 23. Dist. to Mrs. E. S. Walker. Br.
1936 - Dec 11 - Dist to B. J. Walter - Ex
File No. 32, 203
Anthony A. Harrison
Rev Rev Noe
Act: June 7 th 1824
Index: -Vol. 2 , Page 174
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Anthony A. Harrison, Illinois R.R. act of June 7. 1832, at $26:66 per annum.
Be pleased to say to what time his pension was last paid?
Pension office June 1. 1843. } S
Paid to 4 th Sept. 1837.
J. H. B.

Pension Office,
June 2. 1843
Sir,
In answer to your letter of the 17 th Ult o . I have to inform you that the widow of Anthony A Harrison dec d must furnish the Third Auditor of the Treasury, Peter Wagner, Esq r , with such vouchers as the enclosed printed sheets direct, in order to obtain the arrears of pension due from the 4 th of September 1837, the time to which payment was last made, up to the day of his death. A new pension Certificate cannot be issued in the case of a deceased Pensioner. In lieu of the original pension Certificate, such evidence as the 7 th rule of the regulations of November 1833 points out, must be produced.
If the widow was married to the deceased Pensioner prior to the 1 st of January 1794, she may perhaps establish a claim to a pension

under the act of July 7. 1838; but if the marriage took place subsequent to that date, her case is not embraced by either of the laws granting pensions to widows. Enclosed herewith are the printed instructions under that law, marked A.
Mr. Harrison June 2 o 1843.
Joseph Harrison, Esq. Carrollton, Illinois.

20. New York
Dear James Semple

Pension Office Decr 26 th 1843.
Sir.
I have referred the papers in the case of Anthony A. Harrison, dec d to the Third Auditor of the Treasury that the pension may be paid in conformity to the Act of the 23 rd Aug 1842.
I am He
Hon James Semple House of Reps.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
Dec, 28 th 1843.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The widow of Anthony H. Harrison, decd., a Pensioner on the Roll of the Illinois Agency, at the rate of Twenty six Dollars and 66 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1837, to the 4 th Sept. 1842.  Respectfully, yours,
J. Woodruff  Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

James L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

Edwardsville Dec 19 th 1883 W. L. Edwards Esq
Dr
for
With the enclosed I return the application of Anthony A. Harrison an old and respectable citizen of this county for a pension it is sworn to before a clerk of the circuit court as we have no court that will convene till the first of March next or it would have been done in court. The terms of service are more particularly specified than in the original declaration and one term is some what longer than it was at first specified but from his he must have served a full system two terms on the first campaign; the other terms are nearly as stated in the first If it should not be satisfactory Please return it, and give the objections and I will have it corrected
Please to direct to Seth T. Sawyn Edwardsville Illinois and oblige
I am Sir
Respectfully
Yours obed t Servt Seth T. Sawyn

MAY 29 43
Rev. Harris Jun 18 32
free Department of War J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D. C.

Carrollton May 17th 1843 Greene County Ills
J. J. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir my father A Alexander Harrison of Madison County Illinois a Revolution Pensioner Died sometime the latter part of Last winter in Madison County Leaving an aged widow perhaps who is Entitled to his pension which I understand is in arreas for some 5 or 6 years Owing to the loss of his pension certificate and a proper knowledge what to do under such circumstances I think he made application for his pension in Madison County this State however of that fact I am not certain and I only learn verballly that my Mother Hannah Harrison wants me to try and obtain for her the arrearages of the pension of father I am at this time of Opinion Mother is not Entitled to a half pension but as to the date of her marriage to father I am not at this time informed a second certificate will have to be first issued perhaps before any arrearages or other Lawfull steps can be taken in the case Should she be entitled to a half pension or the arrearages my Brother and Sisters are all of age the youngest I believe is 21 years of age my father's pension papers was perhaps made out perhaps with his double name which is Anthony Alexander Harrison But how they was made out I am not certain you will see by reference to the pension list and send such Instructions and directions as may be necessary to this place directed to Joseph or Hannah Harrison

Either I am der Sir yours truly Joseph Harrison Carrollton Ills
J L Edwards Learn missionary of persons W. C. D. C.

State of Illinois } Madison County } ss. On this nineteenth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared before me William C. Starr Clerk of the Circuit Court of Madison County and State of Illinois (duly authorized to administer oaths) Anthony H. Harrison a resident of Green- =field township in said County of Madison and State aforesaid, who being duly sworn upon his  oath according to law upon his oath makes the following amended declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. He declares that he entered the service of the United States as a substitute for one Thomas Mason as stated in his declara- -tion dated the twenty ninth day of October A.D. 1833 early in the month of February in the year 1781. and was commanded as stated in his said declaration and served as therein stated but that he continued in the service till the last of July or first of August or till within a few days of the com- mencement of the siege of Yorktown when he was discharged. The dis- charge has long since been lost as it was thought to be of no value. He declares that he again entered the service of the United States on the same day that he was discharged from the Company formerly commanded by Captain Lucas as a substitute for one James Walker and was commanded by

Captain Thomas Newson and joined the said company at or near Cabin Point on the Appomatox River and served as stated in the said declaration above mentioned and was in the Battle at Petersburg as stated in said declaration and was in the service seven weeks when he was discharged as stated in said declaration This discharge is also lost
He declares that he then volunteered at that place into a company of Light Infantry and was commanded by Captain Joseph Harrison and was attached to the Regiment commanded by Col Alexander Dick Majors Boyce and Hoffer and served as stated in the said declaration of the 29 th October and served eight weeks and was discharged in the county of Goochland This discharge is also lost
He the said Anthony A Harrison further deposes and saith that from old age and the consequent loss of memory he is unable to give a more detailed account of his service than he has already done. But that he served during the year 1781 from February till the last of July or first of August at least five months service as a private. That he served another tour of not less than one month and a half as a private. And also that he served another tour of two months as a private making in all not up than eight months and a half service as a private in the army of the revolution for which service he claims a pension Anthony A. Harrison

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 19 th day of December A.D. 1885
William E Starr Clerk
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Circuit Court of Madison County and State of Illinois at Edwardsville this Nineteen -th day of December A D 1885 William E Starr Clerk