Henry Arnot, Sr. and the Revolutionary War
View looking West from Mt. Hedding Cemetery, Lillydale, Monroe County, West Virginia. The Mt. Hedding Cemetery in this pastoral setting is the site of the grave of Henry Arnot, Sr. And many of the Arnot/Arnott and related family (e.g., Weikel, Smith, Pyles, etc.) descendants who lived in Monroe County.
This Member's only page will be devoted to providing information about Henry Arnot's Revolutionary War service. The most important of this information will be derived from Henry's own statements in application for a Pension in 1832.
Henry Arnot, Sr. served as a volunteer during the Revolutionary War from New York and New Jersey. Henry Arnot, Sr. was a common ancestor of one of two known major groups of Arnott/Arnetts in West Virginia. This branch of the family originated in West Virginia in Monroe County with Henry’s migration to the area from Sussex County, New Jersey around 1800. Some of the best information we have on Henry comes from his Court depositions in August and December 1832 as a part of his filing for a Pension under the Pension Act of 1832 passed on June 7, 1832. From his depositions he testified he was born on March 12, 1761 in Orange County, New York and moved with his family to Sussex County, New Jersey about the year 1772.
A major event on Saturday August 14, 1926 marked the dedication of his Revolutionary War Memorial in Monroe County, West Virginia. The Watchman (local Monroe County newspaper) on August 19, 1926 on its front page center noted the dedication indicating the attendance at this event may have been between 2,000 and 2,500 people from as far away as California. Below are the transcriptions of the day's events along with a transcription of three important addresses that occurred that day, as reported in the newspaper the following week, August 26, 1926.
Henry Arnot, Sr. served as a volunteer during the Revolutionary War from New York and New Jersey. Henry Arnot, Sr. was a common ancestor of one of two known major groups of Arnott/Arnetts in West Virginia. This branch of the family originated in West Virginia in Monroe County with Henry’s migration to the area from Sussex County, New Jersey around 1800. Some of the best information we have on Henry comes from his Court depositions in August and December 1832 as a part of his filing for a Pension under the Pension Act of 1832 passed on June 7, 1832. From his depositions he testified he was born on March 12, 1761 in Orange County, New York and moved with his family to Sussex County, New Jersey about the year 1772.
A major event on Saturday August 14, 1926 marked the dedication of his Revolutionary War Memorial in Monroe County, West Virginia. The Watchman (local Monroe County newspaper) on August 19, 1926 on its front page center noted the dedication indicating the attendance at this event may have been between 2,000 and 2,500 people from as far away as California. Below are the transcriptions of the day's events along with a transcription of three important addresses that occurred that day, as reported in the newspaper the following week, August 26, 1926.
Henry Arnot, Sr.'s DAR Memorial Dedication
The Monroe Watchman
Union, West Va., Thursday, August 19, 1926
(Front Page)
Monument Unveiled
To the Memory of Henry Arnet, Revolutionary War Hero[1],[2]
The forenoon of the day was given over to a reunion of the Arnot family and a social and acquaintance meeting with their old friends. At noon a veritable banquet was spread before the many visitors by the good ladies of the community. Several hundred members of the family from other counties and states, from Virginia, Illinois, Missouri, and faraway Kansas and Nebraska, besides a great host of relatives, their friends and neighbors from Monroe, returned to the old home to take part in this tribute to their honored ancestor.
The Union Concert Band entertained the crowd throughout the day with many selections from their repertoire.
Promptly at 2:00 p. m. the memorial service and unveiling program began under the direction of Mr. E. W. McNeer and Mr. J. D. Arnot. Mr. McNeer, after a touching and inspiring introductory address, introduced the various speakers and carried out the routine of the program.
The Invocation, delivered by Rev. G. W. Richardson, Presiding Elder of Lewisburg
District, was followed by an address of welcome, appropriate and hospitable, by Miss Emma R. Weikel.
Then came a rifle salute fired by five veterans of the World War- Messrs. Samuel Baker, Edgar and Charley Weikel, Frank Ballard and S. M. Clark. Addison Fisher acted as bugler throughout the afternoon.
Preceded by the four color bearers, Misses Ellen, Nannie and Kathleen Arnott and Mrs. Lizzie Pyles, Mrs. Jesse (Aunt Matt) Jones then marched with firm and steady tread despite the weight of 94 years, to the monument and, by removing the flag in which it was draped, disclosed the handsome, granite stone unveiled to the eyes of the throng. Mrs. Jones is a granddaughter of Henry Arnot, Sr., and the oldest living member of that family. She was assisted at the unveiling by Messrs. S. P. and J. D. Arnot, great-grandsons of Henry Arnot.
Addresses by Miss Maggie Pence on the "Purpose of the Meeting” and Miss Minnie P. Fisher, a "Sketch of Henry Arnot's Life and Service", next followed in which fitting tribute was paid to the deeds of the pioneer of colonial days.
Henry Arnot, Sr., was born in Orange, Essex County, N. J., March 12, 1761[3]. When only a boy 18 years old he ran away from home to join the New Jersey Militia then serving under George Washington in the Revolutionary War. He served faithfully in that branch of the army until the close of the war. After the war he married Elizabeth Truesdale and in 1793, moved with his family to Monroe County, Virginia. They settled on the very farm that is still owned by the Arnot family and has been in the possession of Henry Arnot’s descendants for 133 years.
Rev. E. G. Helmintoller next delivered the principal address of the day, one both forceful and impressive, in which he extolled the work and hardships, the heroism and steadfastness, of the Revolutionary heroes. He especially besought those present, and this generation, to accept as a sure guide and source of inspiration the life and service of Henry Arnot. Those now living, he stated, must consecrate their own lives to the high ideals and noble purposes to which their forefather devoted his life.
A special song "What a Grand Gathering*, by quartet-- Miss Ernma Weikel, Mrs. J. D. Arnot, Mrs. Ellen McCormick and Mrs. Madelina Douglass---and the benediction by Rev. Mr. Helmintoller brought to a close this eventful service.
Besides those from this county who attended the unveiling, many hundreds came here from a distance especially to be present. Among them were:
From Nebraska—Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Arnot of Pawnee City
From Kansas—A. Grace and Edna Pyles of Morrill
From Detroit, Mich.—Geo. E., Sarah R., Catherine, Wilma and George E. Pyles, Jr.
From Virginia—Alma E. Smith and Agnes S. Wall of East Radford; H. T., Della, Stella and Homer Weikel of Covington; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. H. Brewster of Staunton; Mrs. W. L. and Headley Peake of Appalchia; Mr. and Mrs. Roy S. Braden of Hopewell.
From Missouri—Mrs. Ethel Atkins, Mildred, Joyce Wayne, Earl, Paul and Richard Atkins of Maitland, Mo.
From West Virginia Huntington—Effie M. Aldridge, Virginia, Madge and Ada Kessinger, Mrs. E. H. and Carl Ellison
Charleston—Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Arnett, O. B. Arnett, J. H. Arnott, Edwin F. Holmes, Gretis DeHart.
Logan—Harlan McNeer, J. W. Addison, Elsie H., J. A., Thelma, Pauline, J. W., Jr., W. F. Herbert, Virgil, Omer B., Jr., Grace, Chas. W., and Juanita Fisher, and Blanche Smith.
Princeton—Mrs. Bess S. Kyle, Virginia, Betty and Freeman Kyle, Jr., Mrs. Roena S. Bonham, Paul, Pauline, Mrs. Tom C. and Sara E. Bonham.
Madison—Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Arnett, Mrs. Kate Arnett, Ruth, Kathleen and Leland Arnett.
Forest Hill—Mr. and Mrs. W. C. ,
(Continued on 4th page) (Continued from 1st page)
Charles, Edward, Noel, Helen and George
Ronceverte—Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Weikle, Layman and Dorothy Weikle, H. B. and Maggie Fullen, L. C. and Emma Miller, C. S., A.J., R. P. and S.W. Baker, Chas. E., Bessie, Eileen and W. I. Holliday, Jr., Wm. P. and Elva Pyles, Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Weikle and Theldra Weikle, Mrs. Mae Pence, Mrs. Wm. Pyles, Hallie, Clyde, Faye, Harry, Edith, Forrest and Myrtle Fullen, James, Marcus, Cebert and Warren Weikle
White Sulfur Springs—Mrs. HArriott Smith, Florence and Mattie Smith.
Renick—S. H., Viola, Margaret and Robert McClung.
Pence Springs—M. A., T. P., and Amy Pyles
Hinton—Emmett O., Janice L., Bessie and Eevelyn Hutchin
From other points in West Virginia—Mrs. A. J. McCormick, Shady Springs; Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Arnott, Montgomery; Henry and Maude Blaker, Beckley; F., E. and Alton Smith, Bluefield; H. M. and Kut Arnott, Ravenswood; Mrs. Mary S. Sheets, McComas; Martha Smith, Welch; R. B. and Mrs. M. C. Smith, Bramwell; Mrs. G. W. Mantey and Ruth Smith, Iaeger; H. W. and Lena Karnes, Emmett;
Wm. And Mrs. Harold Tillery, Knoxville, Tenn; Mrs. M. W. Beard, Washington, D. C.; Mrs. Madelina Douglass, San Francisco, Cal.
[1] Transcription by Bob Arnott from The Monroe Watchman, August 19, 1926. Article originally noticed through a review of the Writer’s Project Archives at the West Virginia University Libraries West Virginia and Regional Collection, Morgantown, WV on December 1, 2017..)
[2] Transcription follows the original spelling and punctuation, including multiple spellings of the surname for the same individual to provide accuracy with the original document.
[3] This information is factually incorrect based on current research and Henry Arnot’s own Revolurionary War Pension application of .
At the unveiling on August 14, of the monument erected at the grave of Henry Arnot, Sr., Revolutionary War hero, a number of notable addresses, containing much valuable history were delivered. In order that they may be placed on permanent record, THE WATCHMAN has been requested to publish them and takes pleasure in doing so.
Address of Welcome (by Emma R. Weikle)
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The ground on which we now stand is to many of the descendants of the hero, whose memory we have to-day met to honor, the most sacred spot on earth. Within this silent inclosure sleep many fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters and kindred, over whose silent tombs cluster fond memories, which will never grow dim as time grows old.
“I first take the liberty to greet you on behalf of these silent sleepers, because we know that there is a voice of silence arising from the spirit of these tombs, which bids you welcome to this silent city on this occasion.
“I, next by authority, and on the behalf of the descendants of our ancestral hero, make you a welcome to a part of the ceremonies which will take place in the unveiling of this monument which marks the resting place of our gallant great grandsire, who, along with numbers of your ancestors, took part in that great struggle that produced our American liberty.
“That same Goddess of Liberty was conceived in the immortal words of the illustrious Patrick Henry. ‘Give me liberty or give me death.’ And was brought forth on the plains of Boston Common, and raised her first voice amid the din of battle under the blood-stained brow of Bunker Hill.
“Now, friends, we know full well that the great achievement in gaining of freedom, that is not surpassed by the liberties of all the world, was not wrought by valient deeds of any one family name; but there were other heroes, bearing other names, who played an equal part in the great war drama, who now sleep somewhere beneath the soil made free by the power of their valor, and at the price of their blood, and who are due equal honor one with the other.
“And next, in the name of him whom we take such a just pride, who has rested in peaceful sleep for the last four-fifths of a century, and whose sacred ashes now wait beneath yon emblem of freedom for which he fought, to receive this merited honor which shall be conferred upon him by these ceremonies. In his name I bid you welcome. We think, that we as his lineal descendants and all who have honored us with their presence, should when the aged hand of his living grandchild lifts from his tomb yon veil revealing to us the monument marking his place of rest, and reflecting due credit to him as a Revolutionary hero, raise our hearts in gratitude and our voices in praise to the great God of Liberty who made it possible for the thirteen original colonies with their equipment o war and lack of training to successfully combat the greatest military power in the world. They, who with valor, burst through the dark pall of war, through which the sunlight of liberty streamed and has bathed in glory our proud peaks and lofty hills for the last one and a half centuries. And then in the name of that Goddess of Liberty, I bid you welcome.
“Now lastly, I bid you welcome in the name of that united valor and their heroic efforts which hath made the whole world to want to sing of America the land of the free and the home of the brave.’
(Transcribed from the original newspaper article as written by Bob Arnott February 2108)
At the unveiling on August 14, of the monument erected at the grave of Henry Arnot, Sr., Revolutionary War hero, a number of notable addresses, containing much valuable history were delivered. In order that they may be placed on permanent record, THE WATCHMAN has been requested to publish them and takes pleasure in doing so.
Purpose Of The Meeting (by Miss Maggie Pence)
We have gathered here today to honor the memory of Henry Arnot, Sr., a Revolutionary Soldier who served faithfully through that great war, and whose monument we now have before us.
“Henry Arnot, Sr., was born in Orange Essex county, N.J., March 12, 1761. He ran away from home when only 18 years of age and joined the New Jersey Militia of the Revolutionary War in Sussex county , N. J. in 1779. He served faithfully until the close of the war and drew a pension from March 4, 1831 until the time of his death May 26, 1847.
“Henry Arnot, Sr. married Elizabeth Truesdale and moved with his family from New Jersey to Monroe county, Virginia in 1793. He settled on this very farm which has been owned and occupied by his descendants from that day to this or for a period of 133 years. Henry Arnot, Sr. had 5 daughters and 2 sons whose names together with the most of their descendants can be found on The Arnot Family Tree.
I wish to say just a word about the Daughters of the American Revolution or about the origin of that Society. As most of us know, the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution was organized many years before that of the Daughters.
This organization was strictly for men and up until 1890 they voted down all motions to admit women to their Society. On July 13, 1890, Mrs. Mary Smith Lockwood published in the Washington Post, the story of Hannah Arnett and closed with the question: “Where will the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution place Hannah Arnett”?
On July 21, 1890, Mr. William O. McDowell of Newark, N. J. , a great-grandson of Hannah Arnett, answered this article through the Washington Post and offered to assist in forming a Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Through the tireless efforts of Mr. McDowell, Mrs. Lockwood, and other active workers during that summer the Daughters of the American Revolution organized and held their first meeting on Oct. 11, 1890.
This Hannah Arnett whose story appeared in the Washington Post and was the real cause of the origin of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution was the wife of Isaac Arnott of Elizabethtown, N. J. and was the ancestor of all the Arnots in Monroe County.
“Time has waged a fearful war on the memorials of the days that Tried Men’s Souls, and they lie scattered everywhere, throughout the country, at the feet of the desolator; and he who will not, if possible, gather, preserve, and record the precious fragments, must to a great extent, be guilty of an indirect war on the history of a blood-purchased nation.
“May we hold fast the time-tested ideals cherished by our forefathers, and ever be mindful that it is our duty righteously to defend the rights they maintained and bequeathed to us at so great a cost and so tremendous a sacrifice.
(Transcribed from the original newspaper article as written by Bob Arnott February 2108 NOTE: This website believes that certain of the information contained in this address is factually incorrect but remains as content on multiple Ancestry family documents. We strongly believe that Henry Arnot, Sr.'s parents were William and Mary Arnot of Sussex County, New Jersey and NOT William Isaac and Hannah Arnett of Essex County, New Jersey. Documentation of this belief will be further developed and places on this website on the appropriate page.)
At the unveiling on August 14, of the monument erected at the grave of Henry Arnot, Sr., Revolutionary War hero, a number of notable addresses, containing much valuable history were delivered. In order that they may be placed on permanent record, THE WATCHMAN has been requested to publish them and takes pleasure in doing so.
Sketch Of The Life and Service of Henry Arnot, Sr. (by Minnie P. Fisher
“My friends:
“It is not our purpose to give any detailed account of the Arnott family; therefore we
Offer only a brief historical outline touching on the life and career of Henry Arnot, Sr., who has just received the rites of honor as a Revolutionary soldier, which are jointly conferred by the federal government and his progeny, leading down to the present generation.
“In briefly tracing back his ancestral lineage we find he was of Scotch-Irish birth, and find in searching Scotch history that his progenitor was a direct descendant of the house of Balfours, being related to Sir Walter Scott, Mary, Queen of Scotts, and other prominent Scotch families.
“The subject of all these ceremonies was born in Orange, Essex county, New Jersey. In the year 1761 , was married too Elizabeth Truesdale about the year 1780, and moved in 1793 to Monroe county, West Virginia, with his family consisting of Elizabeth, Martha, Deborah, William Truesdale and Henry Jr. Later there were born to this union two daughters, Sarah and Almedia.
This same Mr. Arnot followed framing for a livelihood. When the season came for American freedom he entered into service with the other brave Americans and fought with gallant bravery, as did the others, against the fearful odds and under the tremendous disadvantages experienced by the colonists; therefore, we, his descendants claim a right to having a justifiable pride in the fact that this ancestor had a part in the great struggle which resulted so gloriously to the welfare of the American people, but at the same time, realizing that all who are present have the same grounds for rejoicing that their ancestors also shared in the glories brought forth as a result of the Revolutionary struggle. Therefore let us rejoice together that it was the combined efforts of yours and ours which made America that sweet land of liberty of which we sing.
Mr. Arnot’s death occurred May 21, 1847, his wife having preceded him to the grave Dec. 30, 1840, both resting there beneath those emblems until this memorial day.
“William Truesdale Arnott, the fourth child, and Henry Arnott, Jr., the fifth child of Henry Arnott, Sr. are the grandfathers of the Arnott generation living in the south-eastern part of West Va., and are personally remembered by many who are here present. However, there are scores of the Arnott-Truesdale descendants living in almost every quarter of our commonwealth. In fact we might assert that these descendants are legions, and in support of this assertion, allow me to direct your attention to the dimensions of yon family tree bearing the name of Arnott alone and yet the half has not been told.
“now, in conclusion, allow me to say that we as an organization are glad on account of this day and its opportunity, the occasion for us to be reunited a short while in a social way with our kindred and friends, and we rejoice in the fact that our federal government has been so considerate that it has undertaken to cooperate with citizens in bestowing honor upon our country’s first chieftans, and we are gratified in no small measure that circumstances have made it possible for this place to be one of the very first to be honored by an event of so great importance as the unveiling of a Revolutionary soldier’s monument, and we realize that whatever success this meeting has attained that it has not been accomplished by the Arnott kinsmen alone, but that you have all contributed in equal measure to this success by your presence and kind interest you have taken therein and we desire to thank you for the same.
“We have an impression that we all, after enjoying this day, will feel a deeper sense of gratitude and thankfulness that we are citizens of America and may I ask you to join with us in that beautiful song, America”
(Transcribed from the original newspaper article as written by Bob Arnott February 2108)
This page contains both a download link to Henry Arnot, Sr.'s actual pension related documents and a transctr[tion of his Court testamony in Monroe County on August 22, 1832 and to provide additional declarations again on December 17, 1832.
The downloadable PDF file contains information obtained from the National Archives in Washington, DC.
Right click on the link to open the original pension application documents obtained from the National Archives in Washington, DC.:
Henry Arnot, Sr. Pension Document
Transcript of Henry Arnot's August 1832 Court Pension Statement
At a Court of Quarter session Continued and held for the County of Monroe at the Court house on Wednesday the 22nd. Day of August 1832 and in the 57th. Year of the Commonwealth
State of Virginia }
Monroe County}
On this 22nd. Day of August personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the said County Henry Arnott a resident of said County and State aforesaid aged seventy one years who being first duly sworn according to Law does on his oath makes makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress passed June 7th. 1832 that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as therein stated. He enlisted in the next year after the battle of Bunkers Hill which was July 1776 in the County of Sussex in the State of new Jersey under Capt. John Weasner commanded by Maj. Logan and Col. Nichols for a five months tour and was discharged at Peekskill in the State of New York. During said tour he was marched from Sussex to Florida in York. He joined the company and marched from there to New Windsor on Hudson River, the troops then took water and went to West Point; and from there to Kings bridge above New York. After that he was marched to White Plains; from there to Peekskill where he stayed until he was discharged. He was in no general engagement but was in a skirmish in a place called Morrisdena in New York, near a place called Hell gate. After getting his discharge, he brought it home and gave it to his father at which time he was only fourteen years of age. Afterwards he served one month in the room of his father who was drafted in the militia from the County of Sussex State of New Jersey Commanded by Lieut. Erskine at Paramus above New York. During this tour he was not in any battle. Afterwards he served as a substitute for James Ellis of the County of Sussex and State of New Jersey for one month and was commanded by Lieut. Arnett Col. Sowards and Gen’l Wends he was marched from Sussex to New Windsor on the Hudson River, than to Morristown Princeton and Woodberry in Jersey, where he was discharged. During this tour he was not in any battles. In 1782 or 1783 the last year of the war, he substituted: the militia was classed and one of the classes hired him for three months in the County of Orange State of New York: he served under Capt. Gordon Maj. Logan and Col. Wisenfelt, was marched to West Point, Fort Albany, Johnstown, Saratoga, and then to Albany where he was discharged at the time peace was made. He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the role of the agency of any State. And further declared that he as in no battle or knows of no person that he can prove the facts of his being in the service as he left that Country many years ago.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first written
Henry Arnot
I James Christy a clergyman residing in the County of Monroe and State aforesaid and Samuel Clark of the same place do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Henry Arnett who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration; that we believe him to be seventy one years of age, that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood in which he resides to have been a solider of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn & Subscribed the} Ja Christy
day & year aforesaid } Saml. Clark
And the said Court due hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after pulling the interrogatories prescribed by the war Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary solider, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that James Christy who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Monroe and state of Virginia, and that Samuel Clark who has also signed the same is a resident in the said County & State, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I John Hutchison Jr Clerk of the Court of Monroe County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Henry Arnott for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal of my Office
at Union this 3rd. day of September
1832 & in the 57th. year of the Common
wealth
Jn Hutchison Jr
State of Virginia }
Monroe County }
At a Court held for the County of Monroe at the Court House on Monday the 17th day of December 1832 and in the 57th year of the Commonwealth
On the 17th day of December 1832 Henry Arnott the declarant who may the foregoing declaration in the said County Court of Monroe, on the 22nd of August last, again personally appeared in open Court, and being sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following additional declaration. He declares that he served the full term of five months as stated in his said Declaration, afterwards the full term of one month, than one other month and then the term of three months, making in all the full term of ten months which he faithfully served his country in the capacity of a common solider as stated in his said declaration; he further declares that he hears of peace being made, at Saratoga, and after rejoicing upon that occasion, was marched to Albany where he received a written discharge from the service about the last of November in that year but he does not recollect by whom his discharge was signed. He declares that he was born the 12th of March 1761, as appears from the record in the family bible which is in his possession, in the State of New York orange county. His father moved with him from the state of New york, to Sussex County in the state of New Jersey about the year 1772. From New Jersey this declarant moved to the state of Virginia. He has resided in the County of Monroe for more than thirty years, and now resides there. He states that he is well acquainted with hundreds of persons by whom he could prove his veracity Some of whom are Col. John Hutchison Col. Richard Shanklin, Col. Andrew Beirne a member of the senate of Virginia Henry Alexander Esq a member of the house of Delegates of Virginia Isaac Caruthers William Erskine & Maj. William Nass; that he was acquainted with Gen. James Clinton Col Nichols, Maj. Logan adjutant Thompson Cap. Weasner Lieutenant Dolson and James Gore who belonged to the regular army.
He has forgotten the numbers or names of the continental or militia Regiment which he served
Sworn to Subscribed Henry Arnott
the date above
I John Hutchison Jr Clerk of the Court of Monroe do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original and subsequent proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Henry Arnott for a pension that the ------------------- made in the foregoing additional declaration were made before he signed the same.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand & seal of Office at
Union the 18th day of December
1832 & in the 57th year of the
Commonwealth
Jn Hutchison Jr Clerk