Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16445, for John Lambert, South Carolina
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[black start stamp]
(3-1776)
SERVICE
S.C.
Lambert, John
NUMBER
S. 16445
B. Albermarle Co., Va. Residence at enlistment, Bedford Co., Va.
carded
CONTENTS
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Paid at the Treasury under the act of the 6. April 1838 from 4 March to 4 Sep 1840. Agt notified 8 June 1841.

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5012
Kentucky
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John Lambert of Mercer in the State of Ky. who was a pri in the - commanded by Captain - of the Regt commanded by Col. Campbell in the S. Car. line for 6 months - 1781
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Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 1st day of Feby. 1833 and sent Hon. R M Johnson, House of Reps
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 30
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar :33 10
[total] $40 -
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk
Book D Vol. 9 Page 47
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16,445
INVALID.
File No. 16,445
John Lambert
Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7th 32
Index: - Vol. A, Page 217
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
June 3d, 1841.

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of 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," John Lambert a Pensioner on the Roll of the Kentucky Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March, to the 4th Sept. 1840.
Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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State of Kentucky
Mercer County viz
On this 9th day of August 1832 Personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the county court of Mercer now sitting John Lambert a resident of Washington County of sd state aged 72 years who being first sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832
 I John Lambert do hereby state on oath that I am now upwards of 72 years old and will be 73 in February next, that I was born in the County of Albemarle County Virginia and resided in the County of Bedford in the same state when the war commenced and I was called into the militia service of sd state, as follows, in the month of April 1781, I volunteered in Capt Clemons company of [illegible] Battallion and I marched to Salisbury on my way to Ninety six in South Carolina in a tour of three months when I reached Salisbury I was detatched and joined the company of Capt Jeremiah Pate and marched on to Ninety six and joined Genl Green's army then besieging ninety six and aided in the siege and finding that we could not take it we marched back to Broad River from which place my company returned home as the expiration of my time and I was honorably discharged and again on the 1st of August 1781. I volunteered in Capt Charles Calloways Company, in Col Wm Campbells Regiment commanded at the time by Major Arther Campbell (the Col being sick) we marched to Little York against Lord Cornwallis when I aide in
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his capture and served my time out as a faithful soldier, and was honorably discharged. I was present when the surrender of Cornwallis took place in October 1781. I farther state that I do not know of any person at present by whom I can prove this last tour. I farther state that besides Mr Joshua Richardson and Richard Bunch who was with me I am acquainted with Caleb Sims & William Kelly who are my neighbors and who can testify as to my character as a man of veracity. I also relinquish all claim to a pension or annuity except the present and I am not on the pension roll of the U States or of any State. Witness my hand this 9 August 1832
John Lambert

Mercer County viz
This day Joshua Richardson and Richard Bunch came into open court and being first sworn according to law do hereby state that we are well acquainted with the above named John Lambert & he is the identical same man with whom we marched in April 1781 as a soldier in Capt Clemons Company of the Virginia Militia of Majr Ward's Battalion to SalisBury in North Carolina, and from thence to the siege of Ninety six which latter fact is well known to the sd Joshua Richardson who accompanied the sd Lambert and returned home with him at the expiration of his tour of the three months and the sd Richard Bunch knows that he was a soldier as far as Salisbury at which place he was detatched & he also knows that sd Lambert did not return until the expiration of his time, the other tour of three months at the capture of Lord Cornwallis he was not with him but was
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have often heard Mr Lambert speak of it not long afterwards, and many years ago, so that we have no doubt of his having performed that tour as he is a man of truth and reputed to have been a soldier of the revolutionary war, we also believe him to be of the age he has stated Witness our hands this 9 August 1832
Joshua Richeson
Richard Bunch his mark X

We William Kelly and Caleb Sims being first sworn in open court certify that we have long known John Lambert as he lives in our section of county & neighborhood and we believe him to be a man of truth and that he is reputed to to be a soldier of the revolution, witness our hands this 9 August 1832
Caleb Sims
William Kelley

State of Kentucky
Mercer County set
August County Court 1832
This day John Lambert the subscriber to the foregoing statement for Petn. for pension and also John Richardson, Richard Bunch, & Caleb Sims & William Kelly, the subscribers to the foregoing Certs. came personally into open Court & made oath to the truth of the statements by their respective subscribed and these upon the Court do hereby declare this opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant (John Lambert) was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he has stated & the Court further certifies that sd. Richardson. Bunch, Sims & Kelly who have signed the above cert. are credible witnesses & that the statements are entitled to credit. And I, Thomas Allen Jr. Clerk of the County Court afsd. do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Lambert for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said County at this Clerks office in Harrodsburg the 9th day of August 1832 and in the 40th year of the Commonwealth.
Tho. Allen Jr.

Washington County Viz
This day Turner Smith a clergyman residing in sd county and residing in the neighborhood of the above named John Lambert and Thomas Royalty residing in the same county & neighbor to sd Lambert certify that we believe him to be of the age he has stated, and we have been long acquainted
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with him and consider him a man of veracity and he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a revolutionary soldier and we concur in opinion. Witness our hands this 17th August 1832.
Turner Smith
Thos Royalty
Subscribed and sworn to by Turner Smith & Thomas Royalty in Open Court August 17th 1832
[illegible] John Hughes clk.

Commonwealth of Kentucky Washington Circuit Set
August Term of the Washington Circuit Court 1832
This day came Turner Smith and Thomas Royally here in open Court and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the statement by them subscribed and satisfactory proof being made to the Court that the said Turner Smith is a Clergyman and that he together with Thomas Royally are Citizens of Washington County residing in the vicinity of the said John Lambert and that they are persons of good character and fair standing [seal covers words] the same be certified
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand as the Clerk of the said County & affixed the seal of said Court this 17th of August 1832 in the 40th year of the Commonwealth.
John Hughes jz clk

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John Lambert
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10098
from 1781 private 6 months $20

Hon R M Johnson
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