Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,125, John Boyer, S.C.
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( 3-1776 )
SERVICE 
S.C. 
Boyer, John 

NUMBER 
S 32.125

CONTENTS
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  31.386
 Indiana 
John Boyer  of Reed Co. in the State of Indiana who was a Lt & Pr in the compy. commanded by  Captain  Moore of the regt. commanded by Col. Williamson  in the  S.C. Militia  for 1 yr  4 mo.  
1 yr  Lt. $ 160 
4 mo pr  $ 13.33 
[total  $ 173,33]
  Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana  at the rate of   173 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March  1831.  
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of April  1838  and sent to  Hon. G.H. Dunn H.R. 
Arrears to the 4th  of March 1838  $ 213.31 Semi-anl. allowance ending  4 Sep ' 38  $ 86.66  [total  $ 1299.97 ]
 {Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832 } Recorded by Wm Alllison Clerk
 Book E 2 Vol. 7 Page 114  
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 Letter to Pension  Agt. at  Richmond Indiana. 10 May  18 [ illegible]
 Letter to Pen Agt. & 3rd Aud. 8 Nov 1838 
 Dead
 Letter to Pen Agent  21 Feb. 1840
  do to  E. Thompson 21 Feb. 1840  
Letter to  H.P. Gaines  9th July 1841 .
 Paid at the Treasury  under the Act of the  6 April 1838  from 4th March 1839 to 5 July 1839. 
Agt. notified 28 Dec 1841
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[ State of Ohio Hamilton County ] On this 17th  day of September  A.D  1832 personally appeared in open Court   before the Hon George P Tarmer  President Judge  and Evan Woodruff   & Thos. Henderson   Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas  in  & for the County aforesaid   John Boyer  aged nearly 73 years  who being first duly  sworn according to law  doth on is oath make the following declaration in o order to obtain the  benefit of the provision made by   the act of Congress  passed June 7th  1832. That he  entered the service of the United States  under the following named officers  & served  as herein stated. That in the year 1776  he  entered the Militia of the State of South Carolina as a volunteer in a regiment commanded by  Colonel John Liles, John Liles Jr. acted as Lieutenant . Colonel James Moore, Major Isaac Cook  was the  Captain of the company in which he served . John Lusk  and James  Lusk were the Lieutenant or Major  . He served in  said company  & regiment as a private . He was then  promoted to be first Lieutenant in said company   & regiment in  stead of  John Anderson  who was the successor of John Lusk . He served in said capacity for one year , then he was promoted to be Captain of said company  in the place of said Cook who resigned . He continued to act as Captain  of said company  up to the year 1781  when he entered the Continental  line of South Carolina in a regiment commanded by  Colonel John Thomas . He entered said regiment in the  capacity of first Lieutenant and continued as such until  the termination of the revolutionary war. James Moore was the Lieutenant Colonel of said regiment , John  Glenn Major, David Glenn was the Captain  of the company  to which petitioner was attached. James Lusk  was the ensign of the same . He was present  & engaged in  the following battle tours, in the  battle of Seneca in  South Carolina  on the 15th  August 1776 .  The American troops were commanded by Andrew Williamson   - the enemy  was commanded by Alexander Cameron  in the  battle of the middle settlements in  said State of the 1st October 1776 . The American  troops were commanded by  Colonel Williamson  & the enemy  by    Colonel Cameron & the battle of  Savannah river  in  A.D.  1778  our troops were commanded by Colonel  Andrew Pickens , the enemy by   Colonel Boyd who was killed. In the battle of Stono fought  the 28th  June 1779  , the American  troops  commanded by  Benjamin Lincoln , the enemy by General Prevost. The Battle of King's Mountain  North Carolina  in the year 1780 . The American troops were commanded by Colonel Campbell,  Colonel Shelby  , Colonel Carter  & Colonel  McDowell , Colonel Campbell was the oldest in  command  , enemy were commanded by  Col. Ferguson . Was also present and engaged in taking seven garrisons in South Carolina in the year  1781   was at the siege of  a fort named Ninety Six in  June  1781 , was present  and engaged in the  battle of the Eutaw Springs in South Carolina  which was fought on  Saturday the  9th Sept. 1781  . Colonel Thomas commanded the regiment in which this petitioner served. General Nathaniel Green  commanded the American forces, Colonel Stewart commanded the enemy -
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He further states that he was born in  Northumberland County   State of Virginia on the   18th November  A.D.  1759 . His father  removed while he was yet  very young into the  State of South Carolina to the vicinity of  Camden . He was engaged for most of the time  in the upper  Districts of South Carolina  to wit  in the  Districts of Camden, Ninety Six,  & Orangeburgh  & occasionally  in  North Carolina. The   battle of the Savannah river was in the   State of Georgia. He recollects  several regiments with which he served commanded by  Colonel Lee  , a regiment of horse - Likewise   Colonel Washington  commanded a  regiment of  horse - He was acquainted with   Colonel Washington & Col. Lee who was both from the State of Virginia. Colonel Washington was taken prisoner at the battle of the Eutaw Springs where  he had his horse killed under him . He further states  that he has no documentary evidence  that he had a commission as first Lieutenant in the regiment commanded by Colonel Thomas with General Green's signature attached ,  that he lost it several years ago , that he don't  know of any person at this time who can prove his services. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. Sworn to & subscribed the day  & year aforesaid.    John Boyer
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court  Sept. 17th  1832. 
Danl. Gano  clk 
  We Thomas Mills  residing in Green Township  Hamilton County  and George Roler  residing in Mill Creek Township  in said County   hereby testify  that we are well acquainted with  John Boyer who has subscribed and sworn  to the above declaration , that we believe him to be  in his 73rd year 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 to  & subscribed the day  year aforesaid. Sworn to and subscribed before me  in open Court Sept. 17th  1832. Danl. Gano  Clk 
Thomas Mills  George Roler his mark X
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Interrogatories  propounded  by the Court to  petitioner   Quest 1. When  & where were your born ? Ans. I was born  on the 18th November  A.D. 1759 in Northumberland County  State of Virginia . Quest. 2. Have you any record of your age or if so where is it ? Ans.  I have  now all I know  on that subject is from representation of my parents. Quest. 3rd. Where were you living when called into the service,  where have you lived since the  revolutionary war, and where do you now live ? Ans. I lived in the  State of South Carolina in the vicinity of  Camden & District of Ninety  Six when  I first entered the  service. After the war he lived 19 years in the City of Baltimore and he has lived   for the last twenty years in  Hamilton County State of  Ohio where he now resides. Quest. 4. How were you called into service, sere you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute , and if  a substitute for whom ? Ans. I was a volunteer  never was drafted nor a substitute.  Quest. 5.  State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops  when you served such Continental  & Militia  regiments as you can recollect  & the general circumstances of your services. Ans. I was acquainted with   General Nathaniel Green  and  acted out my time as one of his  supernumerary aids and was frequently employed in carrying his  dispatches . I was  also acquainted with Colonel Tho. Holland  Williams who was second in command  , was acquainted with Col. Lee & Col. Washington , Cool. Shelby , Col. Campbell,. Col. Thomas, Col. Moore and sundry  other officers  who  held subordinate commissions.  Quest 6. Did you ever receive a commission  & if so by whom was it signed & what has become of it ? Ans. I have had three commissions  one as first Lieutenant , in  Colonel John Liles regiment, one as Captain  in the same, and one in the South Carolina Continental line as first Lieutenant in  Colonel Thomas's  regiment of dragoons - The two first commissions  in the Militia  were signed by John Rutledge Governor of South Carolina  , the other commission was signed by  Henry Lawrence President of Congress . They have been all lost several years ago. Quest 7. State the names of person to whom you are known in your present neighborhood   & who can testify  as to your character for veracity a & their belief of  your services as a soldier of the rebolution .. Ans/ I am acquainted with Thos. Mills  & George Nolen  and sundry other persons who live in the neighborhood who can testify as  required
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Sworn to  and subscribed in open Court  before me  Sept. 17th  1832. Danl. Gano ( signed ) Clerk  John Boyer ( signed )  And the said Court do hereby  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  Thomas Mills and George Roler  , who have signed the preceding  certificate are residents of Hamilton County  and are credible persons , and that their statement is entitled to credit.  I  Daniel Gano  Clerk Pro tem  for the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County  , do hereby certify that  the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Boyer for a pension.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court at  Cincinnati this  17th  day of Sept.  1832. Danl. Gano ( signed / sealed ) Clk
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John Boyer Hamilton County  Look on  S.C. roll . The paper purporting to be signed by General Green is not genuine. Ref 7316
 L. Morehead  1101
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BRIEF in the case of John Boyer
of Hamilton in the State of  Ohio
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open Court.

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity ?

3. How old is he?  73 - 

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
__________________________________________________________________
Period.                       
Militia of S.C.
In 1776 Volunteer private  Capt [Wily?] Cap Cook
the promoted and served  1 [ year]
servd as Lieut 1 - then Promoted
to Cap.   how long he stay not stated
he then entered the 26 Pana line 1781 as first Lieut  Col Thomas Cap Glenn
and so continued till [illegible]

Duration of Service.   Years, Months, Days.                
1776                                    1
1781

Rank. 
 As a 
    Private
    Lieut
    First Lieut

 Names of General and Field Officers     under whom he served.
                                 Gen
1776 [private]       Col  Mills  Capt Cook   
1781  [First Lieut] Col Thomas  Capt Glenn

5. In what battles was he engaged? Several battles in South Carolina at Savana & Stono Siege of [96?]

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Camden S Carolina

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?     Traditionary and a document

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? the periods are all given   and the length of service is not stated  the papers are not                                                  obtained agreeably to the  regulations      

X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George Taylor   Examining Clerk.
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Genl. Nathaniel Green To } Letter  
   Lieut. John Boyer   
Lieut
 John Boyer

Boyer, John ( S.C. )  S32125
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August the 10th  1781  Headquarters high hills of Santee near the  Widow James place Sir, your orders is  where you are stationed  to watch the movements of the enemy   and report to me every day  you will receive your Continental Commission by the hand of Lieutenant Lusk a first Lieutenancy , and believe me to be  your friend. Nathaniel Green [ signed] Commander in the Southward  Department  Lieut. John Boyer
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Sweden Boyer of lawful age to give evidence  being duly sworn  says that he well knows  John Boyer  and that he has frequently  seen and read a commission made  out and signed by  Henry  Lawrence in the  Continental  army ,  having  acted in the year  1781  and that he has every reason to believe that  said commission has been lost or destroyed as he has  lately  examined  the papers of  said Boyer and cannot find a commission all that he has been able to find is a letter from Nathaniel Green  commander in the Southern Department  which letter bears date the 10th day of August  1781  informing  the said Boyer   that his commission  as first lieutenant  would be  forwarded to him  and that he must watch the enemy  and report the movements of the enemy  to him   the said Green daily. Sweden Boyer ( signed ) Sworn and subscribed this 11th  day of September 1832 before me  Isaiah Wing ( signed )
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[ State of Ohio Hamilton County ] ss. I  Isaiah Wing  a Justice of the peace  within and for the County of Hamilton  do hereby certify that  Sweden Boyer   the win deponent is a man entitled to  full  credit and belief. under oath . Isaiah Wing ( signed ) JP ( vertical note ) ( 7316 ) ( BOYER,JOHN (S.C. ) S.32125 )
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Cert. sent  Nov 17  Indiana Act 1832 
[vertical on page ] Free  
 Hon. J. L. Edwards 
Commissioner of Pensions
 Washington  City  D.C. 
 Rushville Nov 8

  32,128 John Boyer Indiana  admitted  1 yr  Lt. 4 months  pr [ misc. illegible numbers]
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. [ State of Indiana Rush County ] ss. On this seventh day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and  thirty seven personally appeared in open Court before the Commissioner's Court  of Rush County  now sitting  John Boyer, a resident of  the  Township of Noble in the County of Rush and State aforesaid, aged seventy eight 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 act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service  of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That he was born in  Northumberland  in the State of Virginia on the eighteenth day of  November in the year seventeen hundred and fifty nine. That he has no record of his age here but that he judges  from the representations of his parents and from having it recorded in  his father's  Bible  which is no I expect in the State of Virginia. That he lived in  the District of Ninety Six  in the State of South Carolina  , that after the war he removed to the City of Baltimore in the  State of Maryland in the year  eighteen hundred and four  where he lived one  year, from thence to Cincinnati in the State of Ohio 1805  from Cincinnati to the Big Miama in said State of Ohio from thence he removed to the Township of Noble in the County of Rush and State of Indiana  in the year eighteen hundred and  thirty where he has resided ever since .. That he volunteered as a private  man entered the service of the  United States in
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was commanded by Colonel Andrew Williamson. From whence he marched to Seneca where the battles of Seneca  was fought  August fifteenth  1776, in which battle he fought as a private from  thence he marched to the middle settlements where he fought as a private in the  battle of the Middle settlements October first in the  year seventeen hundred and seventy six, fought in the Cherokee nation  and commanded by Colonel Andrew Williamson , Received the appointment of Captain  of the Militia of South Carolina  and commissioned by his Excellency   John Rutledge Governor of the State of South Carolina , the  __ day of January  1779/ Fought in the battle of Savannah River  February 20th  1779 commanded by  Colonel Andrew Pickens  from thence to Stono  where he fought  in the battle of Stono June 28th  1779  commanded by  General  Benjamin Lincoln. Fought in the battle of  King's Mountain September 30th  1780 commanded by  Colonel Campbell  and Colonel Shelby - he marched from thence to the Eutaw Springs on the ninth day of September 1781  commanded by  General Nathaniel Green from thence he marched into the District of Camden , Orangeburgh, and Ninety  Six in which  were taken several forts and garrisons as follows - fought in the battle of  the quarter house within  five miles of Charlestown of South Carolina in  which battle his  Captain John Boyer  led the charge commanded by Col. Hampton - fought at the taking  the garrisons at  Mott's Bluff  at  Scotch Lake - at  Colonel Thompson's - at  Orangeburgh - at Congaree - at the taking of Brown's fort - at the  taking of Grasom's Fort . All the above named Forts and garrisons were taken on the month of May  in the year 1781  commanded b  Colonel  __ Lee from Virginia.
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And fought in the siege of Ninety  Six  in the month of June 1781  commanded by General Nathaniel Green  . That he has no documentary evidence of this time of his service having  put his commission  and papers into the hands of John Lee Williams Esq.  an attorney at Law in the year  __ in order to get a pension. That the said Williams shortly afterwards removed to the  Territory of Florida and took his  ( that is Capt. Joh Boyer's ) commission and papers with him. That he has written to them  but has never received any answer, and that he knows of no person  whose testimony  he can procure who can testify tohis services .That he was discharged by General Nathaniel Green in the year 1783. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any  State. Sworn to  and subscribed the day and year aforesaid  . John Boyer ( signed ) Robert Thompson ( signed ) clerk Ans. 1 . I was born in the  County of Northumberland in the  State of Virginia on the eighteenth day of November  A.D. 1759 . Ans. 2. I have no record of my  age here . My age was recorded in my father's Bible  which is I expect in the   State of Virginia. Ans.3.  I lived when called into service in the District of Ninety Six in the State of South Carolina  . I have lived at Baltimore in the  State of Maryland, - at Cincinnati in the  State of Ohio , one the Big Miama  River in the  same State and I now live in Nobel Township  Rush County , State of Indiana . Ans. 4.  I volunteered and became a private in
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in Captain James Moor's company  . Ans. 5.  I recollect the names of Colonel Andrew  Pickens, Colonel Campbell and Shelby , Colonel Benjamin Lincoln, General Nathaniel Green , Colonel Hampton, and  Colonel Lee  from Virginia. I cannot recollect the number of any Continental or Militia Regiments at this time. I served and fought as a private in the battles of Seneca, and the Middle settlements, as a  Captain of the Militia in the battles of Savannah River, King's Mountain, Stono, Eutaw Springs - at the quarter house - at Mott's Bluff - Scotch Lake - at Colonel Thompson's  - at Orangeburgh, at Congaree ,at taking Brown's fort - at  Grason's  Fort and at the siege of Ninety Six. Ans. 6. I received  a commission of Captain of the Militia on the  __ day of January 1779  signed by  his excellency  John Rutledge, Governor of South Carolina . I put it into  the hands of John Lee Williams in order to have  the necessary steps  taken  to obtain a pension, wo shortly afterwards remove to the  Territory of Florida and caried it  together with my other papers relating to my Revolutionary services with him. Ans. 7. I am acquainted with  Benjamin F Reeves and Jacob Stair who can testify  as to my character for truth and veracity and as to their belief of my  services as a soldier of  the Revolution.
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We Benjamin F Reeve a clergyman residing in the  Township of Noble in Rush County  , State of Indiana and Jacob Stair residing the Township of Noble in the  County of Rush and State of Indiana do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Boyer  who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration , that we believe him to be  seventy eight 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  to the day and year aforesaid . Benjamin F. Reeve ( signed ) Jacob Stair ( signed ) Robert Thompson ( signed ) clerk  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 Benjamin F. Reeve who has signed  the  preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the Township of Noble in  Rush County Indiana , that Jacob Stair  who has also signed the same  is a resident  of the Township of Noble in the County   Rush and State of Indiana  and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit. George Mull ( signed / sealed )  John W Barbor ( signed / sealed ) Martin Hand ( signed / sealed )
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[ State of Indiana Rush County ] I Robert  Thompson clerk of the Court of  .. ( covered by ribbon ) County  Commissioner's  in and for the County and State aforesaid  do hereby .. ( coved )  the foregoing contains the ori.. ( covered ) proceedings of the  said Court in the  ..  ( covered  ) of the application of John Boyer .. ( covered ) a pension. In testimony whereof I have  hereunto set my hand  and  the seal of office  this 7th day of November 1837 . Robert Thompson ( signed / sealed ) clerk
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Feb 14. 1840 Mr. Evans  ( vertical on page )  Miama  Feb 8 J.L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions  Washington  City District of Columbia  the  Federal City of the  United States
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State of Ohio Hamilton County  February 5th 1840 To. J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions  Honored Sir, John Boyer  a Revolutionary pensioner obtained a pension certificate from the War department  on the  11th day of April  one thousand eight hundred and  thirty eight signed " S. Cooper  Secretary of War and examined & countersigned by  yourself & seal said Boyer  formerly lived in the  State of Ohio  but had moved to Indiana here he was when  he obtained his certificate & pension & back arrearages  commencing the 4th  March 1831  , his first draw  ( ..illegible word ... not )  was the 4th  of September  1839 & his last draw on the 4th  March 1839 , he came  back to the State of Ohio the following May  & was back but a short time before he took sick & lay until the 5th of July  1839  when he died. In the following  fall ( October ) the Court of Common Pleas  did appoint  Me Administrator of said John Boyers estate at Cincinnati  Hamilton County   Colerain  Township Ohio . I proceeded to  fulfill my duties as Adm & among other duties took depositions in  open Court that the said John Boyer  died in said Township  & County  was the identical John Boyer named in the pension certificate signed by yourself  & S. Cooper  & that the said Jno. Boyer  died the 5th of July  1839  & that heh the said Boyer left no widow, child or children know to be living. I got the proper certificate of the Court  with  Cincinnati Hamilton County  Ohio affixed to it & I think  all the papers  & vouchers with the   Revolutionary pension certificate from the  war department  ( above mentioned ) to Mr.  Lanin that  ... ( illegible )
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March to the 5th of Jany  1839  the day that he died  , said Boyer  had drawn  all his  pensions at Madison , Indiana  as he lived is said State  . Ehen he first  obtained his pension certificate, said Lenin  the pension agent deferred payment  to me on the ground that the proof did not  state that  the widow & children  were all positively dead, sometime in January  ( I believe the 15th , 1840 ) I proved to the satisfaction of said Court that there were no widow or child  or children living , as we had recently received positive information  that the only daughter ( Nelly ) that was supposed to be alive was certainly dead & all  this I proved in  January 1840. & I sent them down to  my  lawyer in  Madison with another certificate of the Clerk of said Court & seal thereof , but still Mr. Lanin the pension agent at  Madison  then waived the matter by  saying that he had all the papers  now enclosed to  send to you to get  on order to pay the balance  of said Boyer's pension., the papers  and voucher  & deposition  that I obtained from the Court and with  William Hendrick Esq.   I was at Madison or I would have enclosed & sent them to you . The foregoing facts , I have proved & sent to Mr. Lanin at  Madison , Ind.  Now Sir, as there are 7 or 8 grand children living   here who are  poor  & also  a poor woman took  care of the said Boyer in his last sickness & death & buried him decently  & she is yet unpaid . please to examine into the truth of my statements & if you  find them correct  send an order to the  said Lanin to Madison to pay the balance due said Boyer's heirs.  P. S.  I am not sure that  I spell'd the pension agent's name  correct  at Madison Ind, but I think that I am right. I remain sincerely   your  honor  strong friend  & humble servt.  ( signature blurred out at  bottom of page )  Hon. J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington City
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There follows a copy of the Pension  certificate sent to the said John Boyer which I left with Mr. Wm. Hendricks Junr . my atty at Madison  , Ind.    War Department  Revolutionary Claim  I certify that in conformity withe law of the United States of the 7th June 1832 , John Boyer  of the State of Indiana  who was a Lieutenant  and private in the Army of the Revolution is entitled to receive one hundred  and seventy three dollars & thirty three cents per annum during his natural life commencing  on the 4th of March 1831  and payable semi annually  on the 4th of March  and 4th of September in every year. Given  at the War office of the United states this  eleventh day of April one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight.  S. Cooper ( Signed / sealed ) acting Secretary of  War   Examined and countersigned  J.L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions N.B. The seal was different from this. P.S. Sir, I request  earnestly that you would  take some  little pains  to find out why  Mr. Lanin  holds back & don't   pay the balance as I know everything has been done in   accordance with the pension law of the United States , which law  I have. I assure you that everything  that I have done has been done honestly  & sincerely  if you  think the demand just   and you see the papers  Mr. Lanin will  or has sent you  , send on an order  either to the said Lanin or  to Wm. Hendricks Jr. Esq.  Madison  Ind . & he will sent it to me. Yours respectfully   Elijah Thompson  ( signed ) Administrator of J. Boyer's estate  etc. Hon. J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
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[ State of Indiana Rush County] Personally  appeared before me  the undersigned a Justice of the Peace within and for the Township of Noble, County of Rush  and State of Indiana john Boyer  who being duly sworn  deposeth and saith that he served as a soldier of the Revolution in the manner and for the length of  time following to wit,  as a volunteer  private in Captain James Moore's company from the 15th day of June 1778  to the 15th day of June 1777, and as a Captain  of the South Carolina Militia from the first day of January 1778 to the tenth day of August  1781  and that he was in the actual service of the United states   for three years , seven months and ten days and for such service he claims a pension  and further saith  not. John Boyer ( signed ) Sworn  and subscribed to  before me this the fourteenth day of  December 1837.Solomon Bowen  Esq. ( signed )  Justice of the peace  [ State of Indiana  Rush County ] I Robert  Thompson clerk of the Rush  Circuit Court  in and for said  County  do certify that Solomon Bowen   Esquire  whose hand and seal are affixed to the foregoing affidavit  was a the time of the signing thereof  an acting Justice of the peace of said County  duly elected & commissioned  & that  full faith  and credit ought to be given to all is official acts and deed as such.
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In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our Rush  Circuit Court at Rushville this 15th dayof December 1837. Robert Thompson ( signed )  clerk    Jno. Boyer's  Affidavit
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Feb 20  Im at -  Hon. G. H. Dunn HR ( vertical on page ) J L Edwards Com's Pens
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Feby 17  1838 Sir. Col. Johnson  has first  returned the enclosed. Please  furn . me with answer as soon as may be convenient. Yours  resp.. G H Dunn ( signed )
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Cincinnati Ohio July 4th  1841  Sir, I send you enclosed the proof of the death of John  Boyer a  Revolutionary soldier , and that he died without leaving a widow, child or children. In such a state of facts the administrator , Elijah Thompson is presumed to be  entitled in  trust  to the balance due  Boyer, at the time of his death which is  $ 58.40 for 123 days from
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the 4th of March 1839 to the 5th of July following. Please enclose the certificate for that mail  to me . I am respectfully  your obt. servt. H P Garnet ( signed ) P.S.  The original certificate also enclosed. H.P.G.
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W. E. Hayne Rec'd Mar 8 - 1838   ( post mark ) [ COLUMBIA  MAR 4  ] ( upside down on page )  Free To his Honor Geo. H. Dunn Esq. Member of Congress Washington  City  Columbia District
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Comptroller Genl. Office Columbia  3rd March 1838  To the Honble.  Geo. H. Dunn Esq. Sir,  Yours of the 22nd ult. requesting further information  from this office in relation to the services of Lieut. Boyer , an officer of the  War of the Revolution has been duly rec'd, The books of this office has again been searched  but all that is to be found on them in relation to this matter is a certificate  recorded in the margin of Indent Book M No. 440  a copy of which is herewith sent. I have learned  from the predecessor of Mr. Hayne, that he account on which this Indent was predicated with several others are lost and cannot now be procured. If this document could be had it would no doubt  furnish the desired information .  I am very respectfully your obt. servt.  Wm.  Ed. Hayne pr B. Hart
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Indent Book M No. 443  Issued the first October 1784  to Mr. John Boyer late Lieutenant in  Thomas Regiment  , Sumter's Brigade St ate Troops , for Ninety   four ponds  sterling, being the amount of Pay  and bounty  due him for his services in that Regiment , with interest on the same from first April 1782  to date hereof , agreeable to a  Resolution  of General Assembly  of the 11th March  last. Principal Lbs. 294.0.0 Ann'l Interest  6.11.7
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[illegible] Dec 27

Col J. L. Edwards
Pension Off


Hon R. M. Johnson
Hce Re  of US.
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Col Ewards 55
Please examine the case & give me
the results.  If you cannot grant the
Claim please send all the
papers to me that I may
lay them before Congress

[illegible]
[illegible] Johnson
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Dec 7
[illegible]
Ind

Hon J. L Edwards
Com. Pensions


Hon G. H. Dunn.
H R
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Ho. Reps,
Dee 8th 1837
Sir.
The papers of Jno Boyer of Rush Co
Indiana applicant for pension have been forwarded to your office
will you please inform me of you decision
thereas  as soon as made
                                             Resfy Your obt Sert
Hon J L Edwards                            Geo H Dunn
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[postal stamp]
CHARLESTON
JAN
31
S.C.

George H Dunn Esq
[illegible]
Washington City
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Issued first October 1884  to Mr. Jon Boyer late Lieutenant in Thomas'  Regiment  , Sumter's Brigade of State Troops for Ninety four pounds  Sterling being the amount of Pay ad bounty due him for services in that Regiment  with Interest  thereon from first April 17832 to date  hereof  agreeable to a resolution of General Assembly of  eleventh March last.   South Carolina Comptroller's Office Jan 30th 1838  I certify that the above to be a true copy of a memorandum  written in the margin of page 44 in Indent Book M. Wm Ed Hayne ( signed ) Comptroller General
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Indiana Dec 26  file with Jno Boyers cl  ( vertical on page ) Rushville Ind. Dec 16th  Free Hon. J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions  Washington City  D. Columbia
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Rushville Dec 5th 1837 Sir, Your circular of the 18th  Nov. has been duly received. It appears from the latter part of it to which our attention is particularly directed , that unless there is a letter or some other document  accompanying papers that they will be placed on your files and remain there until the  necessary  inquiries  are made by the parties concerned. This is to inform you  that the papers in the matters of John Boyers application for a pension  were forwarded by Robret Thompson   Esq Clerk as  there in stated at the request  and by the directions of John Boyer  and myself as his attorney. The following named  Gentlemen   in  Congress are acquainted with the  Clerk. Hon. O H Smith, of the Senate , G.H. Dunn , James Rariden & A.S. White of the House of  Representatives. Mr. Smith  and Mr. Dunn  are acquainted with most of the individuals  whose names are subscribed to the papers now in your possession, to whom you can refer for any information  in relation thereto . Most respectfully yours etc. P.A. Hackleman  ( signed ) Atty pro John Boyer Hon. J.L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
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Apr 10
W.Allism
will act upon
this further [illegible]

J L Edwards
Comr Pens
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Wash
April 7 1838

Sir

I have the honor of  [illegible]of  yours
of this date -
Mr  Boyer will accept the pension as
designated by you in your former letter to me

Lawrenceburgh Indiana will be the most
Convenient place for him to recieve it
Resps yours &
G H Dunn
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Mr. Lyl
Priv. at.

J L Edwards
Comr Pens
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Hs Reps
Mar 10. 1838

Sir
 I enclose the reply of Mr Hayne to the last application I made to him in the subject of Mr Boyers Services. The evidence he was furnished appears to be all that he can obtain from that  [grantee?]. I would be glad of your early decision & if unfavorable, a return of the papers
  respy yours
  G H Dunn
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Feb 9
[illegible]

J L Edwards Esq
Com of Pens

[illegible] H Dunn
H R
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Ho Reps Feby 9th 1838 sir, The enclosed has been  sent in  answer to a letter I  directed to Mr. Lanal as instructed by you . Please inform me if it supplies what  was wanting in the application of Mr. Boyer. respy yours etc. GH Dunn
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TREASURY DEPARTMENTS  
Second Comptroller's Office,
Dec. 16", 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,  The Admon of  John Boyer,decd
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Indiana  Agency, at
the rate of one hundred & 73 Dollars and 33 Cents
per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March, 1839
to the 5th July. 1839,
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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Indiana Pension Agency  Madison  Jun. 23rd  1840 J. L. Edwards Esq. Com. oof Pensions  Sir, I  enclose you   voucher in case of John Boyer dec'd . I declined paying unless you  order otherwise. Pleas advise me  Very respty . J.F.D. Lanin ( signed   The Administrator claims payment
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Rushville Ia }
Dec 16th      }
Free
Hon R. H. Johnson
Vice-President of
the United States
Washington City
D. Columbia


Hon R [illegible] Johnson
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Rushville Dec. 15th  18 __ ( missing corner of page ) Dear Sir ,  Your favor of last month, together with accompanying  documents has been duly received. The Commissioner of Pension s in his letter  to you does not notice the receipt of another declaration at any subsequent period of time to the one he speaks of as having been forwarded by W. J. Brown Esq. There was one however forwarded at the same time that the petition  to you was, the receipt of which the department acknowledged by forwarding  an us a circular letter. W. J. Brown  Esq. has left this village so that I cannot   ascertain  what was the precise nature of the instruction s sent him by the Department, of which the Commissioner  speaks in his letter to you. Boyer  at that time applied for a Penson as a Lieutenant in the Regular service and the proof that the  department required  in such cases, I think could not be obtained. In the Declaration  which was forwarded a the same time that the petition to you was, we do not  make the same  kind of an  application  that was then made. Boyer served one year as a private in a volunteer company  and upwards of two years as a Captain of the South Carolina Militia , before he received the appointment  of Lieutenant in the Regular service for which services he claims a pension in the papers
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were last sent on. I waited upon the old  man Boyer yesterday and took his affidavit before a Justice of the Peace setting forth the length of time that he was in actual service for which he claims a Pension. I am of the opinion  that we omitted to state it in the declaration  now in the possession of the department - which  I herewith send you and desire you to lay it before the Department. The Hon. O. H. Smith  one of the members of the body over which you preside is personally acquainted  with the  Justice of the Peace before whim it was taken and with the  Clerk  whose certificate is thereunto  attached, and will tell you that the signatures are genuine. The old gentleman told me to return his sincere thanks to you for the interest you  have taken  in his behalf. If the Department will not  grant him a pension  for his  Revolutionary services I will draw up a petition  and get those who are acquainted with him to sign it , and forward it to you so that you may lay the matter  before Congress . Pardon me   Sir, for having troubled you with a letter of such great length . Most respectfully your obedient servant  P.A. Hackleman ( signed ) Atty for John Boyer        Hon. Richard H Johnson Vice President of the United States
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P.S. If the  Department refuses the Pension  let me know  whether it is  .. ( missing text )  will be necessary  and if it is  I will  forward to you . The seal to the Declaration  is the  seal of the County Commissioner's  Court and the seal  of the Circuit Court is to the papers I herewith send you . Mr. Smith  will tell you that  Mr. Thompson is Clerk of both Courts. PA Hackleman ( signed ) Atty  John Boyer Hon. R H Johnson
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Jno Boyer volunteered in Cap. Jas Moore's company  in the  Dist of 96 in S.C.  June 1776 expedition  commanded by Col. Williamson was in battle of Seneca Augt. 15, 1776  thence to Middle  settlements  & in the battle Oct. 1, 1776  both in Cherokee Nation  May  1779 appointed  Capt. of Militia  Jany 1779  by Gov. of S.C.  fought battle of  Svannah on  Feb. 1779  under Col. Pickens  thence to Stono  & fought  in battle of that name June 1779  under Gen. Ben Lincoln fought in the battle of Kings Mountain  Sep. 30, 1780  under Col. Campbell & Shelby  thence to Eutaw Springs & fought  Sept 1781  under Genl. Green etc has no documentary evidence gave his  com.  & papers to John Lee  Wms Esq to obtain  pension  - Wms went to Florida & he cannot get papers or answer  no proof
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BRIEF objections  to the admission of Pension Claims, of which these answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of                                 John Boyer                                                                          which require                                               further proof or explanation. 

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?  yes 

II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes

III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? 

IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? No

V.* Has he mentioned 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 amout of pension he is entitled? No

VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes

VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?  yes 

VIII. Has the Court given their opinion?  yes   

IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes

X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?   yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?  no Clergyman  yes as to others

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?   No

XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?  

XIV.+ If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? 

If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? 

Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? 

XV.  Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?  

XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?   NO


XVll. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?  Yes

                           

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                                                                     EXPLANATORY NOTES. 

QUERE V. 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 a_____ For_________months   and ______days, 
I served as a __________; and for such service I claim a pension.
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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 pension merely state 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 an embolied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either the field or  in garrison and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service
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 claimants 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.
‡QUERE XVI.  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 paper  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 oflicer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate. 

☞In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.

The declarant
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John Boyer
Indiana
   ___    
suspended
 
See letter 8th Dec
37    76 _ G. H. Dunn

let 27 Dec 37  Hon
R. H. Johnson

let.10 Feb 38 Hon
G. H. Dunn
do. 21 Feb 1838
do. 14 March 1838

Rejected
See Letter 18, April 1833
to  [illegible]
Clerk of
Hamilton Court
Cincinatti
Ohio
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32 125
Revy INVALID.
________________
File No. 82,125
John Boyer
Lient Rev war
________________
Act: June 7"   32
Index :-Vol. 2,  Page 46
[ Arrangement of 1870. ]
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_______Ex'r.   INVALID.

REJECTED

1101

P.O.  John Boyer

Service:

Enlisted:                   ,18
Discharged:             ,18