October 6, 1930 Mrs. Emma A. Chalfant
50 Cleveland Avenue
Uniontown, Pennsylvania

Dear Madam:

You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.40288, that Jonathan Potts enlisted at Hillsboro or Leesburg, Londoun County, Virginia, December 5, 1776, served as a private in Captain William Smith's Company, Colonel Daniel Morgan's Eleventh Virginia Regiment, was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown, White Marsh, Mommouth and a skirmish at White Plains and was discharged December 6, 1779.

After the Revolution, he moved to western Pennsylvania, then to the State of Ohio.

He was allowed pension on his application executed June 27, 1818, at which time he was aged sixty-two years and resided in Jefferson County, Ohio, where he had lived for twenty years.

In 1820, he was residing in Jefferson County, Ohio, with his son and his son's family, no names are given, nor is the name of his wife and date of marriage stated. A son, Thomas Potts, is referred to, his age is not given. Soldier died July 4, 1831.

The Revolutionary War records of this bureau fail to afford any information in regard to Jonas Potts and the War of 1812 records do not show that a claim for pension was ever made on account of the services of Jonas Potts.

Very truly yours

E.W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner