REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION - JOHN SHANKS

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State of Kentucky
Madison County

On this the sixth day of September 1823 personally appeared in open Court for 
the County aforesaid, John Shanks, a resident of said County aged sixty five 
years on the 28th May 1823 who being first duly sworn according to law doth on 
his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by 
the acts of the 18th of March 1818 and the 1st of May 1823. That in the Month of 
March 1779 he enlisted for the Term of eighteen months in the State of Virginia 
in the Company commanded by Capt. Wales in the regiment commanded by Col Buford 
attached to Capt. Scotts brigade on the line of Virginia and continental 
establishment. That in October 1779 he was transferred from Col Bufords Regiment 
to the Regiment commanded by Col. Keith and went to Charleston South Carolina 
and was taken prisoner and taken on board of a man of War, and taken to the West 
Indies and continued a prisoner until the close of the Revolutionary War.

John (X his mark) Shanks

A schedule of property belonging to the above named John Shanks to wit:

Two mares and one colt worth $65.00
Two cows worth $10.00
One waggon worth $20.00
One sow and shoats twelve in all $ 8.00

$103.00

by occupation he is a farmer, and unable to do much manual labour. His family 
consist of his wife aged about fifty-two years, and she is unhealthy, and unable 
to contribute muchto her own or family support.

John (X his mark) Shanks

And it is ordered by said court to be certified that it appears to said Court 
that the property of said Shanks is only worth one hundred and three dollars.
It is also ordered, to be cerified, that William Stoker and George Terrell 
(Tennell) whose affidavits are annexed as to the facts of said Shanks serving 
are witnesses of credibiltiy. And he solemnly swears that he John Shanks was a 
resident citizen of the United States of America on the 8th day of March 1818 
and that he has not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of 
his property or any part therof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to 
bring himself within the provisions of an act of congress entitled - an act to 
provide for certain pensions engaged in the land and naval servcie on the 8th 
day of March 1818 and that he has not nor has any person in trust for him any 
property or securities contracts or debts, nor has he any income other that is 
contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by him subscribed September 6th 
1823.

Sworn and subitted before one Jos. Clark, Circuit Judge