Pension Application of Edward Casey: S39291

                        Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris

This day Edward Casey aged about sixty nine years personally appeared before the County Court of Amherst [VA] the same being expressly constituted a court of Record by Law and being first solemnly sworn doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18^th March 1818 and the first of May 1820  That he the said Edward Casey Enlisted for the term of three years under Captain Alexander Cummings in the County of Bedford and State of Virginia in the year as he believes 1776 and said Cummings afterwards leaving service he was detached to the Company of Captain William Henderson in the first Virginia Regiment on continental Establishment and was subsequently selected for and attached to the rifle corps commanded by Colo Daniel Morgan  that he continued in publick service attached to the above corps untill his time of service had expired and was then regularly discharged at Morristown in the state of New jersey

That he has heretofore to wit 18^th of January 1820 made oath and a declaration for the purpose of obtaining a pension before the Honorable William Daniel one of the Judges of the general court of Virginia which is herewith annexed as part of his statement but obtained no pension because as he said Casey is informed his name could not be found on the rolls. that he said Casey is a farmer by trade or occupation  but from his age and infirmities unable to procure a comfortable subsistence. that his family consists of a wife aged forty four years a son and two Daughters  the son is named Edward Casey and aged five[?] years  the daughters are named Patsy Caldwell[?] Casey aged nine[?] years and Powhatan Bowling Casey aged two years  and said Edward Casey doth solemnly swear that he was a resident Citizen of the united States on the 18^th day of March 1818 and that he hath not since that time by gift sale or in any way since disposed of his property or any part thereof with Intent thereby to diminish it as to bring himself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war passed on the 18^th March 1818 and that he said Casey hath not nor hath any person in trust for him any property or securities contacts or debts due to him nor hath he any income other than what is contained in a schedule hereto annexed and by him subscribed to wit, two feather Beds head stands and furniture for them  six split bottom Chairs  one oven  two pots  [two illegible words] chests  one pine cupboard  seven pewter plates  six earthenware plates  five dishes  one dozen cups and saucers               Edward hisXmark Casey

            At Lynchburg Campbell County Virginia to wit

William Daniel one of the Judges of the General Court of the Commonwealth of Virginia and Judge of the seventh Judicial Circuit Comprehending the County of Campbell aforesaid do certify that Edward Casey a resident of the County of Amherst in the Commonwealth aforesaid came this day before me and being by me first sworn in common[?] form of Law makes upon his oath the following statement and declaration to wit that he the said Edward Casey is now aged about sixty Eight years  that he enlisted [copy of original declaration in file ends here]