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94 and where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now reside?

Answer—I have since the war lived one year in Tennessee, seventeen years in Fayette County in the State of Kentucky; I now live in the County of Clark and State of Illinois.

Qu, 4th. How were you called into service—were you drafted or did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom?

Answer—I was a volunteer.

Qu. 5th. State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served, such Continental and militia regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service.

Answer—The general circumstances of my services, so far as I recollect them, have been already stated. I can recollect the names of many officers, but I cannot, after such a length of time, attempt to say whether they belonged to the regulars, or militia, or what particular regiment they belonged to. I recollect the names of Baron Steuben, Gen'l Scott, Gen'l William Campbell, Col. Bowyer, Major Willis, Major Long, Major Guy Hamilton, Capt. Johnson, Capt. Thomas Smith, Generals Lafayette and Washington.

Qu. 6th. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it?

Answer—I received discharges when my tour of duty expired. I cannot say who signed them, but I lost my discharges and all evidence of my services in the year 1784, under the following circumstances: I was moving from North Carolina to Kentucky and we, with several other families, were attacked and defeated on our way at Skagg's Creek.

Sworn to and subscribed in open court the day and year aforesaid.

And the court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states.