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                Thos. Ragin's Application
                for a pension returned
                corrected

                From Marion Court Indiana

                To be returned to C. Fletcher, Indianapolis

                fro?? Captain
                & Private 2 yrs

                Priv 18 mos. $60
                Cap 120
                                        $180

                Proves only 6 mo as Captain
                no proof as Lieut.

                C. Fletcher (crossed out)
                Indianapolis (crossed out)
                (written below crossed out lines)
                Hon. J. Tipton
                        Senate

State of Indiana |
Clinton County |

                        Personally appeared before me the undersigned one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Clinton aforesaid, Thomas Reagan the within named applicant who being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that although his memory has been recently much refreshed in relation to his service in the revolution in consequence of more frequent conversation on that subject then he was formerly accustomed to have; yet by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service but he would amend his forgoing affidavit by stating that according to the best of his recollection he served not less that the periods mentioned below and in the following grades, that is to say

For his first tour of duty beginning in the spring of 1770 he was in constant and active service untill sometime in the Fall of the same year making a period of at least Five Months (5 Mos.) He will here observe that during the aforesaid period he was a portion of time at home, but was then, night & day in active service for the supression of Tory co??estions in his more immediate neighborhood & his time was devoted to the service to the active neglect of his private concerns the whole country being then in imminent danger from our domestic foes.

That in the Fall of 1779 being what he would designate as the commencement of his second tour of service he was appointed to the Lieutenancy as stated in his declaration, and in that capacity he acted until the Fall of 1780 making a period of one full year and during that period he was in active service with the exception of not exceeding one month in the spring of 1780 -- his time was devoted to guarding the stations named in the declaration, in going on expeditions or in rangering duty in his more immediate vicinity, the time of active service as Lieut. was at least Eleven full months, not having devoted more than one month in the Spring as above stated to his private concerns.

In the Fall of 1780 as stated in his declaration he was appointed to the Captaincy; And here would observe that although he is confident and even certain that his active service as such Capt. exceeds the length of time set forth in his first amendatory affidavit, Yet he cannot now state with anything like exact precision the length of each particular tour of active service which he performed during the 2 years of his Captancy, previously to the close of the war, but according to the best his recollection he served continually from this time of his appointment which was late in the fall untill late in the ensuing Spring, say the last of April 1781 making a period of at least 6 months holding the office of Captain he had necessarily to be prepared for every little expedition in the country during the ensuing summer & fall but was not all the time in this service

But from some time late in the Fall of 1781 until about the last of February 1782 he was in active & unremitting service making a period of at least 3 full months, during the Summer of 1782 his time was spend much as it was during the preceding Summer on frequent expeditions but not in constant service, And the first of Sept previous to the capture of Cornwalis untill the fore part of the winter ensuing his capture this affidavit was in constant service on the Saluda, at the aforesaid stations and other places in the country making a period to the best of his recollection of little short of four months in this tour, but he is certain he served 3 full month in this tour --

That as herein before stated he served as a private 5 months as Lieut. 11 mos. and as Cap at least 12 months and for such service he claims a pension

Sworn to and subscribed before me the 8th day of
October 1833, In testimony where of I have
hereunto set my hand and seal

        John Harland
        Justice of the Peace {SEAL}

State of Indiana |
Clinton County |

                I Samuel D. Maxwell Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for the County of Clinton aforesaid do hereby Certify that John Harland before whom the above affidavit was made and subscribed was at the time of certifying the same and still is an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County of Clinton aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn into office and that to all his official acts as such Justice full faith and credit are due and ought to be given in courts of record or else where & that the signature purporting to be his name is his genuine signature

                        In testimony whereof I have hereunto
                        set my hand and seal of office
                        this 8th day of October AD 1833
{SEAL}
                        SIGNED
                        Sam'l. D. Maxwell
                        Clerk Clinton C.C.