Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1846, for Joseph Lannum, Virginia
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(3-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
Va. Lannum, Joseph  S.1842
Carded
CONTENTS
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13585
East West Tennessee
Joseph Lannum of Campbell Co in the state of W Tennessee who was a private in the company command by Captain Gover of the REgt command by Col Rose in the Virginia line for 9 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 50 Dollars --- Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834

Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of May 1833 and sent to Wm Cary Jacksboro

Arrears to the 4th of March 
Semi-ant, allowance ending 4 Sept

60.00
15.00
$75

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Daniel Boyd clerk
Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 87

Certificate [illegible] correctly directed 2 July 1832

This pension name was put in the W. Tennessee agency through mistake. Please [illegible] me E Tennessee agency our letter written to agents 2 July 1833

Died 11 Nov 1837
Order to pay 4 Jany 1838
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State of Tennessee
Campbell County

March [illegible]
1833

On this 13th day of March 1833 personally appeared in open court before the court of pleas and quarter sessions of Campbell County now sitting Joseph Lannum a resident of the state of Tennessee in the County of Campbell of seventy seven years of age who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration [illegible] to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832

That he entered the service of the [illegible] + states under the following named officers and served as herein stated that in the winter of 1777 or 1778 he is not certain which he drafted fora three months term of duty in the county of Amherst State of Virginia marched under Capt [illegible] REgiment under the command of Colonel Taylor of the Virginia troops the [illegible] term or month he does not remember + marched under [illegible] the command [illegible] where he served his term and he was discharged + returned home in the year 1781 he was drafted he thinks.
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in the month of February and marched under Capt Landrum Major Gabriel Penn Col John Rose we marched from Amherst Virginia served Gen'l Green & was under the command of Genl Green at the battle of Gilford in North Carolina. In the month of March 1781 the battle commenced on [illegible] day morning Genl Stephes was wounded in the thigh in the battle we were defeated by Cornwallice & [illegible] twards [illegible] some short time fled the battle after the battle my term of service expired & I was discharged & major Penn gave me my discharge I [illegible] [illegible] have [illegible] at three months tour In the last of [illegible] 1781 I ws again drafted in amherst county [illegible] for three months by [illegible] & marched under Captain John Laven the major was John Martin we marched to [illegible] Virginia & found the [illegible] of Marqy de Lafayett & [illegible] the siege of york untill the surrender of Corwallis & the British the very end October 1781 I was discharged he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person
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whose testimony he can procure who can testigy to his serving he hereby relinquishes every claim whatso ever to a pension or anuity except the present and discloses that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforsaid
Joseph Lannum his x mark
Sworn to in open court 13th March 1833
William Casey Clk
I Jacob Whilman & Simeon Wilhite residing in the county of Campbell here by testify that we are well aqueanted with Joseph Lannum who has subscribed and [illegible] to the above [illegible] that we believe [illegible]to be seventy seven years of age and that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that [illegible] Jacob Whilman his x mark
Simeon Wilhite his x mark
sworn & subscribed the day and year aforsaid
Sworn to in open court 13th March 1833 William Casey Clk
and the said court do hereby declare their opinion [illegible] the was [illegible]
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Joseph Lannum 24398

of the matter and often [illegible] the [illegible] prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states and the court further certifys that it appears to them that Jacob Whiman who has signed the proceeding certificate as a resident in the county of Campbell and [illegible] Simeon Wilhite was has also signed the same as a resident in the county of Campbell and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
I william Casey clerk of the court of cambell do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the orginal proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Joseph Lannum for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 14th day of MArch 1833 William Casey Clk
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24.398.
Joseph Kannum Campbell Co Tennessee
from 1777 private 9 months #30.
1/2-2
William Casey Clerk Campbell Co Tennessee
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                                        WAR DEPARTMENT,
                                                      Pension Office,

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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 show 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 Joseph Lannum Campbell Co Tennessee

Period when the service was rendered. | Duration of the claimant's service. | Years | Months | Days.| Rank of the claimant. | Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. | Age at present and place of abode when he entered the service | Proof by which the declaration is supported.

1777 or - 78 | " | 3 | " | Priv | Col. Taylor Cap | 77 years Amherst Co Virg. | Traditionary.

Feb. 1781 | " | 3 | " | " | Gen. Green Col. Rose Maj. Penn Cap. Gandrum | |

July 1781 | " | 3 | " | " | Maj. Martin Cap. Gover | |

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 claim
in the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians 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 officeres:
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. [finger pointing icon] 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 aforsaid. 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 days 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 matter of teh 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 if 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 atempted ;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 hiscase.
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? and there 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
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.
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 thedeclaration 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 confirming 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 his 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  - . For _ months and _ days, I served as a _ ; and for such services I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the person to which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the sale 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 yearsin 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
with the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority
; that he 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 always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix 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 sear 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 may 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 be and the official character and signature of the authority of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office
[finger pointing icon] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule is [j] note 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.
Joseph Rowen
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Joseph Lannum S-1846
Agents office E. Tennessee Thomsonville Dec. 25 1837
Sir
you will please find enclosed the application of the widow of Joseph Lannum Decd for the balance due him [illegible] find was paid up to the 4 day of September 1836 from which time the widow claim from _ I have his original certificate of pension in my posession, all submitted for your action and further instructions.
I am respecfully your obt sevt
R King Agent

J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Rev War 1846
INVALID
File No 1846
Joseph Lannum Priv. Va. Line
Act June 7 1832
Index:- Vol. a, Page 214
[Arrangement of 1870]
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Apl 12 Ten 24398
Jacksboro Ten March 28th Free
Secretary oat War Washington City