This is an excerpt from the following: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kyfloyd/Mis_files/penion_james_fraley.htm NATIONAL ARCHIVES, REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATIONS; RECORD 3736 JAMES FRALEY STATE OF KENTUCKY COUNTY OF FLOYD On this day of June 1834 personally appeared before the undersigned one of the Commonwealth, Justice of the Peace, for said County, James Fraley, resident of Lawrence County, Kentucky. Aged 75 years of age who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States and served under the following named officers; Colonel William Camel, Captain Snody, for 9 months as an Indian Spy in the County of Washington, and the State of Virginia then was the 3rd of March 1779. His employment was as a Scout and Spy. He served with no Continental Officers of Militia Regiment during the period of his tour, and traveled and spied during that year on the frontier of the state bordering on the Clinch River Settlement in the County of Washington. The Spies did not go all together, by twos and by fours, chiefly by two. He marched and spied during the months of April, May, and June, not far from the fort on the Clinch River known by Moores Fort situated about a mile from the Clinch River. In this fort there was constantly about 20 or 25 men besides the Spies. The indians were not so troublesome in the immediate vicinity of Moores Fort, but they were more troublesome lower down on Clinch and Powell's Valley. In August the Wyandots from the north appeared in our vicinity. When out he saw indian sign, 3 persons only were killed in his neighborhood. To wit John English's wife, Molly and two of her little boys. The Indians retreated down Sandy and they were pursued by the Spies as well as the others who remained in the Fort to guard it. They were unable to overtake the Indians. They had stole some horses. These are the particular circumstances that I now recollect of. The Spies had particular sections allotted to them, where the war parties of the indian sign passed, and some time we would not return unless indian sign was seen, for a month. That in August and September the indians were always most troublesome in stealing, murdering, and burning. The Spies before had a running fight with the indians and they retreated. This was with the lower squads. He received his discharge sometime about the 10th of December, 1779 for 9 months served, he thinks it was a kind of recommendation and stated his service to get his pay. He has never seen it since. The man who spied with him this year was Lazarus Damron. In April, the date has escaped him, 1780 he enlisted for one year in the County of Washington and state of Virginia as an indian spy under Colonel Camel, Captain Snody again, and Lieutenant Cowan to spy in the same section. The Spies were to be recollected to find themselves. They lived on venison and bear meat. Early in June the indians made their appearance in his quarter of Washington County. They first stole two girls, to wit, Ann and Mary Bush, and made off for Canada. They succeeded in getting down on the waters of Sandy with them as far as Jurney's Creek in Floyd County, about 12 miles from the court house.