Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30991, John Diamond, S.C.
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Diamond John         S30991
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Illinois - 7.901
John Diamond of Fayette in the State of Illinois who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Patton of the Regiment commanded by Col. Sumpter in the S.Carolina line for 10 months & 29 days.
10.00 months 33.33
  0.29 days        3.22
                       36.55
Inscribed on the Roll of Illinois at the rate of 36 Dollars 55 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of April, 1833 and sent to Wm H Brown, Vandalia, Illinois.
Arrears to the 4th March'33,   73.10
?omi-ant allowance ending
                 4 September 1833, 18.28
                                                91.38

Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by Wm R Palmer, Clerk
Book ? Vol. 8 Page 56
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[ State of Illinois Fayette County  ] SS. Be it remembered that on this fourth day of September eighteen hundred and thirty two personally appeared before the County Commissioner's Court of the County of Fayette now witting , the same being a Court of Record John Diamond  a resident of the County of Fayette and State of Illinois aged eighty two years onthe 15th day of February next. 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 was born in the County of Derry in Ireland , on the 15th day of February 1750 but has no record of his age that according to the best of his recollection some time in the year 1775 or 1776 , he then living in Camden District in the State of South Carolina , he volunteered as a private under the the command of Major Frank Ross , in Col. Neal's regiment of mounted militia - and then marched to Brier Creek in the State of Georgia, where was a battle with British Tories , called the battle of Brier Creek or Ash's defeat. He being that day ordered to storm a garrison about ten miles below was not in the battle - Generals Ash  & Albert had the command of the American troops - after this defeat, he repaired  with Major Ross to Augusta Georgia. where hearing that the Cherokee Indians were about to join the enemy , he marched after said Indians and came up with them at a war called Rocky Comfort - and a battle ensued in which Major Ross received a wound of which he afterwards
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died in Augusta . He was then in service about seven  ( underscored ) weeks . He soon afterwards enlisted in Captain  Patton's company in  Col. afterwards Genl Sumter's regiment , where he ranged about South Carolina . He was in the service then about six  ( underscored ) weeks - He was then in Capt. Robert Thompson's  company , in the band of  Co. Neal's regiment, employed as a ranger in said State of South Carolina and continued with him according to the best of his recollection five months ( underscored ) or more - He was afterwards a volunteer under  Genl Green  and guarded the South Carolina Legislature  at a town called Jacksonboro in the forks of Edisto - at the same time he was with a party  that went out to gather cattle & supplies for the Army - This tour lasted about five or six weeks - Afterwards he repaired to ninety six, and continued there under Genl Green , during the siege of that place , and was with him there about three weeks - He was also in the battle of Guilford  C. H. in North Carolina, under Col.  Billy Washington. The deponent says that almost during the whole war he was a minute man , & kept a horse ready for service at a moments call  - that it is impossible to recollect  and state all his services - but this he states, that on account of the unsettled state of the Country  & his frequent calls to the service for two years during the time embraced in the above account , he never raised a crop , or stayed with his family a month at a time. He has received several discharges signed by Major  Ross & Col. Washington, but a few years ago, all his papers were destroyed by water , his discharges included.
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He states that Robert R Mc Laughlin  & William Lee D. Ewing have for a long been acquainted with him and also the  Rev. Francis Brown  who promised him to attend to the Court & make the necessary certificate - but who was suddenly called from home on account of the death of his brother. That since the revolutionary war he has lived in the State of Georgas , twenty five or twenty six years , afterwards in the Cherokee Nation , afterwards in the State of Tennessee about thirteen years, and for the last fourteen years in this State. He further states that he knows of no one by whom he can prove any of the services aforesaid , nor has he any documents to establish any of said facts. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on any pension roll of the Agency of any State. Sworn to and subscribed in open Court . signed John Diamond Jas        W. Berry  clk                          We Robert R. McLaughlin  & Wm L. D. Ewing residing in the County of Fayette, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Diamond  who has subscribed  and sworn to the above declaration  - that we believe him to be the age above stated - that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution  & that we concur in that opinion.  Signed  R R McLaughlin Wm Lee D. Ewing    Sworn to and subscribed in open Court this 4 day of Sept. 1832. Jas . R. Berry  clk
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7352 Where upon filing the affidavit of the said John Diamond it is ordered by the Court that it be certified to the Secretary of War , that it is the opinion of this Court , after investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories  prescribed by the War Department , that the above name applicant was a revolutionary soldier and serves as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them , that Robert R. Mc Laughlin &  Wm Lee D. Ewing who have signed the proceeding certificate , are residents of the said County of Fayette , and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit. I James W. Berry  Clerk of the County Commissioner's Court of Fayette  County  , do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Diamond for a pension.  In testimony whereof , I have hereunto  set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Vandalia in the County  aforesaid , this seventh day of September  one thousand eight hundred and thirty two. Jas. W. Berry  ( signed ) Clk     ( numbers at bottom of page )21, 42, 35, 21,   1197 divided into 30
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St. Louis Mo. Jan 6/55 Dear Sir, I am requested  by a Mary Inman to inquire of the Department if she is entitled to any portion of  Pension  which was granted to her father for services in the Revolutionary War. His name was John Diamond. He drew one instatement
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of his pension at the Illinois Agency  , and died . The question is find does the pension of a Revolutionary soldier cease with his life. 2nd - If his children succeed to anything - ( say arrears ) - under what circumstances ? and how must they apply ?  Your answer to above is respectfully solicited by  Your obt sevt  Wm Weer ( signed )
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No. 7352 7 907 John Diamond Fayette County Illinois  Admitted for 10months  & 29 days from 1775 or 6  3.22 10. 3.33  36.55  Wm H. Brown Vandalia Fayette Cty  Ill
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Pension Office,
183
Sir.
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim. A Statement, showing the Service of John Diamond Fayette Co. Illinois
Period when the service was rendered
[illegible] 1775 or 76
Enlis
[illegible]
Duration of the claimant's service
Years.
about
Months.
1
about 6
about 11
Days.
21
112
[illegible]
21
Rank of the claimant.
Private
Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served.
Cap. Batton
Cap. Thompson
Names and Rank of the General and Field officers.
Maj. Ross
Col. Neal
Gen. [illegible]
Albert
Col. Sumpter
Col. Hal
Col. Greene
Col. Washington
Battles in which the applicant was engaged.
Rocky River
Ninety Six
Guilford C.H.
Country through which he marched.
to Brice [illegible]
Augusta
Georgia to
Rocky [illegible]
River State
of South Carolina
ditto to
ninety six
Place of abode when he entered the service, and the age at the present period.
82 years
Canideu
District
S. Carolina
Evidence by which the declaration is supported.
Traditionary
I am, respectfully,
your obedient servant,
J.L. Edwards,
Commissioner of Pensions
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted: This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service. but not those who were occasionally employed with, the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops. Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of County of }ss.
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A.B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years
 of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but it neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore. these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. To a Soldier. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?
To an Officer. Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court. Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace. the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance. [b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
" Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of bis service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:
For year months, and days, I served as a ; For mouths and days, I served as a and for such service I claim a pension."
{It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with au embodied corps called into service by competent authority that lie was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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January 4, 1939.
Mrs. Lester McKee
Greenville
Illinois.
BA-J/ILL
John Diamond
S. 30991
Dear Madam:
The data which follow are found in the papers on file in
pension claim, S. 30991, based upon service in the Revolutionary War
of John Diamond.
John Diamond was born February 15, 1750 or 1751, in County
Derry, Ireland; the names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Camden District, South Carolina, John
Diamond enlisted and served as a private in the South Carolina
troops, shown as follow:  from before the time of the battle of Brier
Creek, seven weeks under Major Frank Ross, Colonel Neal's mounted
regiment and was in an engagement with the Cherokee Indians in
Georgia; soon afterwards, six weeks in Captain Patton's company,
Colonel Sumter's regiment;  later, date not stated, six months or more
in Captain Robert Thompson's company, Colonel Neal's regiment; also,
five or six weeks as a volunteer under General Green; three weeks
under General Greene at the time of the Siege of Ninety Six. He was
in the battle of Guilford Court House under Colonel William Washington.
He stated that he stood ready with his horse for call to duty during
almost the whole of the Revolutionary War, and that he did not stay
with his family a month at a time.
After the Revolutionary War, the soldier resided for about
twenty-five years in Georgia, then in the Cherokee Nation, after
that for about thirteen years in Tennessee, from which state he moved to
Illinois
John Diamond was allowed pension on his application executed September 4, 1832, at which time he resided in Fayette County, Illinois:
he had resided there four fourteen years.
The name of John Diamond's wife, the date and place of their
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marriage are not shown. Reference was made to children; the only name shown is that of a daughter, Mrs. Mary Inman, who was living in 1855.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following:
John Diamond
Certificate # 7901
Issued April 16, 1833
Rate $36.55 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Illinois Agency.
Very Truly yours,
A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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John Diamond paid to 4 Sept 1834 . Rob J Atkinson ( signed ) Auditor
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Penson Office January 19th  1855. Sir : I herewith submit the papers on which John Diamond was inscribed on the Roll of the Illinois Agency, under the Act of June 7th 1832, at the rate of $ 36. 55/100 per annum, and will be obliged if you will state to what time his pension has been  paid. I am respectfully , Your Obt. Svt.  L P Waldo  Commissioner.
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Official Business  ( post mark illegible )  FREE  Hon. Com. of Pensions Pension Office Washington  Dist. of Columbia   ( vertical on page ) John Diamond Ill. 1832 W ( initial )
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Pension Office Jan. 26, 1855. Sir, In reply to your letter  of the 6th ins.t you are inform that the children of  Revolutionary pensioners have no claim to pensions in their own right . They are merely recipients & of any arrears due at their parent's death . It appears from the Rolls from their Auditor,  that John Diamond's pension was paid to the 4th of Sept. 1834, If he lived after that date, any arrears due to him from the time being last paid to the date of his death not be payable to his children , provided his widow is not living. When you state the .. ( illegible ) of Diamond's death,... ( illegible ) if she married
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him  the time she died , and when  they were married and if  arrears are due on interest you have to proceed to obtain them. Wm Weer Jr.  St. Louis Mo.  ( vertical on page)  Wm Weer  Jan 26/55
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January 3, 1939.
Mrs. Lester Mckee
Greenville
Illinois.
BA-J/ILL
John Diamond
S. 30991
John Donnel - See letter in
W. 4180
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of John Diamond who went from South Carolina to Bond County, Illinois. Major John Donnell of Pennsylvania, who moved to Guilford County, North Carolina, Abram Hoyt of Hebron, New Hampshire, Joseph Morey of Rutland County, Vermont, and Licking County, Ohio, Joseph Mayo who enlisted near Boston, Massachusetts, Thomas Samuel and Edward White, sons of John White, also, the records of soldiers named Follett and Strong from Delaware County New York.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data, and the limited clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is impossible to comply in full with each request for Revolutionary War data. The records of John Diamond and John Donnell, listed above, are furnished you herewith.
Very truly yours.
A. D. Hiller,
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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Mrs. Charles K. Davidson
Greenville
Illinois
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.30991, it appears that John Diamond was born, February 15, 1750 or 1751, in County Derry, Ireland.
While residing in Camden District, South Carolina, he enlisted and served with the South Carolina Troops as follows:
From about the time of the battle of Brier Creek, seven weeks as a private under Major Frank Ross, Colonel Neal's Mounted Regiment and was in an engagement with the Cherokee Indians in Georgia; soon afterward, six weeks in Captain Patton's Company, Colonel Sumpter's Regiment; later, date not stated, six months or more in Captain Robert Thompson's Company, Colonel Neal's Regiment; five or six weeks as a volunteer under General Greene; at the time of the siege of Ninety Six, he served three weeks
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under General Greene. He was in the battle of Guilford Court House and the siege of Ninety Six.
He stated that during two years of the Revolution, he stood ready with his horse as a minute man and was out most of the time. No definite dates of his service are given and he was pensioned for service as a private.
After the Revolution, he lived in Georgia for twenty-five or twenty-six years, then in the Cherokee Nation, then in Tennessee for about thirteen years, after which he moved to Illinois, where he had lived for fourteen years when he was allowed pension on his application executed September 4, 1832, while a resident of Fayette County, Illinois.
The name of the soldier's wife is not shown; a daughter, Mrs. Mary Inman, was living in 1855.
The Revolutionary War records of this bureau fail to afford any information in regard to Robert Diamond.
Respectfully,
E.W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner.
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CHAS E. DAVIDSON                               
ATTORNEY AT LAW                                          GREENVILLE. ILL.                                              
May 9,1929                                      
               Commissioner of Pensions                                                                  
               Washington , D.C.                             
Dear Sir : Have you a record of a John or Robert Diamond ( underscored ) who served in the Rev. War from S. Car. ? I think the man came to Ill. in Bond Co.  Will you kindly notify me at once about this as we are having a bronze tablet made to unveil on June 14th . Thanking you  , I am very truly  Mrs. Charles E. Davidson  ( signed ) 
 Greenville, Illinois           ( post mark ) [ U.S. PENSION OFFICE MAY 13 1920 ]  ( note above text ) no Robt.
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( left page ) 30991 Recy  INVALID. File No. 30,991 John Diamond  Pri Rev War  Act June 7th 32 Index: - Vol. 2 Page 498  [ Arrangement of 1870 ] ( right page ) 1929 - May 16, Hist. to Mrs. Chas. E. Davidson M.E.E. 1939 Jan . 4 - Hist. to Mrs. Lester  Mc Kee  Ill See letter n Rev. John Donnell - W -4190 - Ill.