Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32457, for Theodore Pridmore, Pennsylvania
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(3 - 1776)
Service | Penn.
Pridemore, Theodore
Number | S.32454
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Contents
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31.1[obliterated]
Indiana
Theodore Bridmore
of Lawrence Co in the State of Inidana
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Cluggage of the Regt commanded
by Col --- ---- in the [crossed out - Maryland] Penn
line for 9 months
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Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana
at the rate of 30 Dollars -- Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of January
1837 and sent to H. L Livingston Esq, Bloomfield
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Arrears to the 4th of March 1837 $180.--
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Sept 37 $15.-
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$195.--

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by Wm Allison, Clerk
Book E Vol 7 Page 133
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State of Tennesee[sic] Hawkin ^County October 3rd Day 1835
This Day personally appeared Johnathan Pridmore ^aged 76 years and made oath before me William Babb one of the acting Justice in and for sd[said] County, who Deposeth and Saith that he was well acquanted[sic] with Theodorus Pridemore in the United Stats[sic] army, and that he listed him the sd[said] Jonathan for nine months and he also states that he the sd[said] Theodorous Pridemore listed by Capt Thomas Clugag for Nine Months and that he was knowing of him being a listed soldier for eighteen months and after he was listed he saw him list Benjamin Wilcacks this Deponent saith that he Believe that the above service was Don in the years of 1778 and 1779 this was all Don in the State of Pensylvany[sic][Pennsylvania] Bedford County and this Deponent further saith Not  
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year above before me
William Babb
Johnathan Pridmor

State of Tennessee
I Stackly D Mitchell clerk of the court of pleas and quarter sessions oh Howkins County in the State aforesaid do certify that William Babb before whom the above affidavit was made and whose name appears thereto is now and was at the time the same [illeg] date an acting
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Justice of the Peace of said County duly commissioned and qualified
Given under my hand and seal of office at office in Rogersville the 5th day of October D.D. 1835
S.D. Michell, Clk
B.W.B Mitchell, Clk

[a pressed seal]
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33.572
Theodore Pridmore
Indiana

admitted 
for 9 months
$30.00

Hon J. W. Davis
HR
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Lawrence County Circuit Court
September Two 1833.

State of Indiana
Lawrence County Ss.

On this the 21st day of September 1833, personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Joseph Athon and the Honorable Pleasant Paggitts associate judge in and for the county aforesaid. The ( Honorable John T Ross the president Judge of said court being absent).  Theodore Pridmore resident of the county of Lawrence aforesaid, age 78 years of age on the 17th day of April last who being first duly sworn according to law - doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832.

That he was born near Princeton in the State of New Jersey from whence he moved wirh his father to the state of MAryland when he was about two years, when he moved to the county of Medford in the State of Pennsylvania where he continued to reside until he entered the service of the U.S. in the war of the revolution.  as [illegible] after  stated ([illegible]) that is the spring of the year 1776 but on what day or month in [1st / first?] year this decarant can not now say he enlisted and entered into the service of U.S. as an untested soldier at Frankstown in the county of Bedford, for the time of 9 months, in the company commanded by capt ___ Paxton and Lieutenant Thomas Edmondson.  The christian name of [1d?] Paxton not now remembered

That he was enlisted at Frankstown as herein stated by [1d] Lieutenant Edmondson who persuaded him to enlist which was not how [??]living well acquainted with said Edmondson and naturally [dis???] to join the army, That during said tour of enlistment as herein stated that this declarant was stationed at Frankstown in said county of Bedford the whole time and under the command of the said Paxton, and Edmundsaon who were stationed at that place with about 60 men with the view to protect the frontiers [oblit]arish the Indians; That this declarant was not in ^any battles during [oblit, "the tour"?] of enlistment but was out on various trips and [oblit, "scouting"?] parties against the Indians and acting most commonly as an ?Indians ?Spy with orders from said Paxton to return to the garrison upon the discovery of any Indian sign.  That this declarant stayed out his full tour of enlistment as herein stated, and was discharged at Frankstown on or about last days of December 1776 or first of January 1777 - that he received a written discharge from [id] tour of service in writing from said Paxton and which was signed by said Paxton  This declarant further states that he afterwards entered the service of W. J. as herein after stated tour that he again enlisted in the service of the W.J. early in the spring of 1777 in the company commanded by Captain Thomas Cluggage, and Lieutenant Moses Daniel but on what day or month he will not say positively but thinks it ^was about the first of March of said year. Further that he enlisted as herein last stated at Fort Doe in the county of Bedford aforesaid, and was enlisted by said Captain Thomas Cluggage for the service of 9 months.  That this declarant continued and remained stationed at Fort Doe aforesaid for the full period of his enlistment as herein last stated of ^which time he was discharged about the first or tenth of January 1778.  that he received said discharge
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in writing from Major Robert Cluggage signed by s∂ Maj Cluggage that the officers who commaded[sic] at said For[sic] during the time this declarant was stationed there or herein last stated.  were the aforesaid Captain Thomas Cluggage and Lieutenant Moses Davids and Major Robbert[sic] Cluggage that said Thomas Cluggage and Robert Cluggage were brothers, and that said Robert had the command of said Fort, that the nature of their service during the time they were stationed at s∂ Fort was to protect the frontiers against the Indians and to guard certain [underlined] Lead mines in the Vicinity of said Fort from which was manufactured lead for the use of the armory —that the number which said Maj Cluggage commanded at that place amounted to from 70- to 100 soldiers- and that said mines was then considered a great object to the army That this declarant with a few others was also often engaged as Indian Spies during said Tour of enlistment.  this declarant further states that he returned home to his father, in s∂ county of Bedford.

This declarant further states that he again enlisted about the first day of march 1778. but he will not say on what day of month he cannot nor will not positively state at fort Doe in the county of Bedford aforesaid-and was again enlisted by the said Thomas Cluggage for the further time of nine months service- that in a few days after this declarant enlisted and entered the Service of the U.S. in Revolution as herein last stated, that he was promoted to the rank of orderly Seargeant[sic] and was sent out on the recruiting service, That he traveled when in the recruiting Service as herin[sic] stated through a part of the States of Pensylvania [sic], Maryland, and Virginia, that he remembers to have enlisted on said trip several recruits in Hagerstown in Maryland, and in diferent [sic] other parts of said State, but that he did not enlist but few in Virginia- among the rest of the recruits which I distinctly remember to have enlisted was my brother Johnathan pridmore, who now lives in HawKins[sic] county in the state of Tennessee- and who is at this time on the pension list roll of the Agency of s∂ State, and who is also about three years younger than this declarant- That when this declarant enlisted as herein last stated that said Robert Cluggage was also the major who commanded aforesaid fort. that during this last enlistment that this declarant was a part of his time stationed in said Fort, and also a part of his time on the recruitment service as herein stated that this declarant was finally discharged from the service about the first of January 1779– at said fort Doe.  that he received said discharge from the said Maj Cluggage and which was also signed by him—This declarant further stats[sic] that since the revolution he has lived in the following states to wit in the State of Pennsylvania, 4 years from thence he moved to Virgiain[sic], where he live[sic] one year, from thence to Holston in Virginia where he lived 14 years from thence he moved to Clinch river in  Virginia so states where he lived 30 years from whence he moved to Lawrence county Indiana where he now lives and where he has lived for the last two years this declarant further states, that he has a record of his age [repeated] of his age at home in his bible taken from his fathers family bible- and
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by the date of s∂ record he was born on the 17th day of april 1735. that he has no written or documentary evidince[sic] of his services nor can he prove the same by any person now living of whom he has any knowledge save his said brother Johnathan Pridmore now a resident of Hawkins county in the state of Tennessee if he is still living- and his sworn declaration, and the certificate of the Reverend David Beck and John Guthrie, Robert Flinn, Elijah Currey, William Sloan and Amos Weddle to whom he is known and by whom he can prove his General character and reputation for truth and veracity and who can testify as to their beleif[sic] of his serving as a soldeir[sic] of the revolution, which he prays may be had and made a part of this record,  He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the  pension list roll of any Agency in any State or territory—That he has lost the three discharges which he reciev∂[sic] as herein stated when he lived in Bedford county in the state of Pennsylvania by reason of his having his home burnt and having all his papers lost he also states that his brother Johnathans discharge was also burnt at the same time, this declarant further states that there was no col Stationed at said Fort nor does he remember the name of the Col if there was any belonging to said regiment nor does he remember the name number of said regiment 
Theodore his X mark Pridmore

This declarant further deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he can not swear positively as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection not less than the period mentioned below and in the following Grades for nine months at least I served as a regular soldeir[sic], under captain Paxton—as a private—and for nine months as a regular Soldier under Maj Robert Cluggage as a private—and for nine months as an orderly seargeant[sic] in another Tour under said Maj Rober[sic] Cluggage and for such service, I claim a pension
Theodore his X mark Pridmore

We the undersigned David Beck a Clergyman and resident of the county of Lawrence aforesaid and John Guthrie, Robert Flinn[sic], Elijah Curly, William Sloan—-also residents of said county and Amos Weddle a resident of Jackson county, hereby certify That we are well acquainted with the said Theodore Pridmore who has subscribed the above declaration: That we believe him to be 78 years of age, That he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood in which he resides as far as such a reputation could be acquired during the time he
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and the said John Guthrie, and Robert Flein, and Amos Weddle further certifies that they have known and been well acquainted with the said Theodore Pridemore in [illegible] river in Virginia, that they have known him for 5 odd years, and lived by him in Virginia for many years and that he was thus by all who know him a respect and believed to have been a soldier of the revolution
David Beck MG
Amos Weddle
Robert Flein
William Slone
John Guthrie
Elijah Currey

and the [said] court do hereby certify their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department which (interrogatories and answers are hereto subjoined) that the above maned applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.  And the court further certifies that it appears to them, that David Beek who has signed the preceeding certificate is a clergyman resident in [said] county and that John Guthrie, Elijan Cunney, Robert Flein and William Sloan who has laso signed the same  and Amos Weddle of Jackson County ^who has also signed the same, and who are all credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
Pleasant Pagett, A.J
Jos Athon, A.J.

Interogatories
Question 1st  Where and what year were you born?
Ans. I was born on 17th day April 1755 near Princeton in the State of New Jersey
Question 2nd  Have you any record of your age, and if so where is it?
Ans. He has a record at home of his age taken from his father's family bible
Question 3rd Where were you living when called into the service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where od you live now?
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Ans.  When called into the service I lived in Bedford county in the State of Pennsylvania, since the Revoluionary war I have lived in the States of Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Indiana, That after the close of the revolution he lived in Pennsylvania about four years, from thence to Virginia on Houston, and Christ where he lived about 44 years- from thence to Lawrence county where he now lives- and where he has lived since he came to this state.

Question 4th. How were you called into the service, were you drafted, did Volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a Substitute for whom?
Ans- I was called into service by enlistment at three diferent[sic] periods — of nine months each twice and served as a regular soldier—the two first engagements, and as an orderly seargeant[sic] the last tour of service

Question 5th. State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the Troops where you were stationed, such continental and malitia[sic] regiment as you recollect and the General circumstances of your Service?
Ans. I Knew Capt. Paxton Lieut. Edmondson, capt. Cluggage and Maj Cluggage but never found any extrinsic signatures inst the officers owing to him being personally never Stationed at one place

State of Indiana
Lawrence County }Ss

I Robert Mitchell Clerk of the circuit court of the County of Lawrence in the State of Indiana aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the Matter of the application of Theodore Pridemore[sic] for a pension and I do further certify that Joseph Athon, and Pleasent[sp] Paggitt were the associate judges in and for said county at the time of said court when the above application was maade[sic]
In Testimoney[sic] whereof I have here unto 
set my hand and seal of said court
at my office in Bedford this the
21st march 1836
Robert Mitchell Clk
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Suspended
let 22 April 1836
Hon J. W. Davis
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32457
Revy.
INVALID.
file No. 32457
Theodore Pridmore
Pri Rev War
Act June 7, 32"
Index-Vol: Q, Page 328

{Arrangement of 1850.}
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J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
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     Extract of a letter from H.L. Livingston, Esqr. to the commissioner of the Teel. Land Office, dated, Bloomfield Greene Co. Ind. June 3, 1837

—-“At the instance of a friend of yours & mine (Esqr. Blair of Lawrence Co. Ind.) I wish you to do me the favor to see Mr. Edwards the Commissioner of the Pension Office, & interpose for an old revolutionary pensioner of Lawrence Co. Indiana- Theodore Pridemore[sic].- His claim I have long since forwarded to the department & on the 22∂. Apl. 1826. had a letter from Mr. Edwards informing me that he he proved 9 months service, & that the claim was filed among the suspended cases for further examination. Mr Pridemore is willing to accept of the allowance. Please attend to this & confer a favor on me” &c.


Mr. Whitcomb will thank Mr. Edwards to have the necessary steps taken in this case for carrying into effect the request contained in the foregoing extract, & communicate the result to the writer of it.
June 22, 1837
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Free
J. L. Edwards
War Department
Pension Office
Washington City

Bloomfield Ga
June 7

[sideways text]

16 June 
H. L. Livingston
[illegible]
Theodore Pridemore
JM Atten
JM Allison
Allison
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Bloomfield In. June 3∂. 1837.

Dear Sir.

In reply to your fav. of 22∂. April. 1836. which (I answered about 10 months since). though as yet I have had no reply from the department) on the subject of the Pension claim of Theodore Pridemore[sic] of Lawrence Co. In.  This has been a case long since forwarded to the depart. the old Smith is now very needy, indeed in Penury & want. I see by your letter above refused to that his case is filed in the depart. with the suspended cases under advisement. That he has proven by one Witness one tour of 9 months service, the rest of his service he cannot prove. & therefore abandons it- & relinquishes all but the 9 months he will exempt of this small pittance it is all he asks- have the goodness to answer this letter as soon as possible
Your st
H. L. Livingston

J. L. Edwards
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller’s Office,
[written:] August 20th, 1839.


Sir: 
Under the act of the 6th April, 1838 entitled “An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States” [written:] Theodore Pridemore[sic], a Pensioner on the Roll of the [written] Madison, Ind; Agency, at the rate of [written] Thirty Dollars [struck out] and Cents per annum, under the law of the [written] 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the [written] 4th of Sept., 1837, to the 4th Sept. , 1838,

Respectfully yours,
[written]Albion K. Paris
Comptroller

To the Commissioner of Pensions
     Present.