Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11062, Aaron Wallace, N.C.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N.C.

Wallace, Aaron

NUMBER
R.11062

CONTENTS
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24. 207
Aaron Wallace
Hamilton Co Ohio
look on NC roll
Entered 1. Aug 1782 for
18 months - deserted 15
May 1783-
rejected.
Hammond
Cincinnati
P.O
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183

Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will 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 Aaron Wallace

Period when the
rendered.
June 1782
until peace

Duration of the
claimant's service
Years. [blank]
Months. [blank]
Days. [blank]

Rank of
the
claimant. [blank]

Names and rank of the Field officers
under whom he served.
Capt Coleman
Capt Lytle
Col Lytle

Age at present,
and place of abode
when he entered
the service.
74 years
Wayne Co
North Carolina

Proof by which the declaration is supported.
None--

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, 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.
Sate, Territory, or District of/
County of
On this __ day of __
personally appeared (a) before __
A.B. a resident (b) of __
in the county of __
and State, Territory or District
of __ aged (c) __ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) __, with __ and served in the __ (e) regiment of the __ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served
under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the
town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of __
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.
I __ of the Court of __
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of __ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
__ day of __ & c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the __
and C. D. residing in (the same)
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with __  who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be __
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the 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 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 attempted
; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his
Case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. To a Soldier: Did you ever receive a discharge from service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
To an Officer: Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform,
and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

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[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and 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
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 ____ and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration in 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 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 Court is 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 seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.


MODE OF AUTHENTICATING PAPERS.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

PROOF OF SERVICE.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] and [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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Aaron Wallace
application for
Pension
24207
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State of Ohio Hamilton County S.S.
On this 12th day of March anno domini 1833
personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas of Hamilton County, Aaron Wallace a resident in the said County of Hamilton, in the State of Ohio aforesaid
aged about seventy four 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 7. 1832
that he enlisted in the army of the United States, in the month of June, in the year 1782, according to the best of his recollection. That he does not know the number of the regiment or the line, in which he enlisted, in Wayne County State of North Carolina
in a company of which Benjamin Coleman
was Captain, and in a battalion of which Redding [Bleut] was major. That his first place of rendezvous was Kinston, N.C. from whence he was marched to Wilmington N.C., on Cape Fear River - From there to Georgetown on the River Pee Dee in South Carolina, and from there to Ashby Hill, where Gen. Green was in command. There he was transferred to a company commanded by Col. Archelaus Lytle, the number of which he does not know. From Ashby Hill he was marched to James Island and remained there until the definite peace when he was discharged. The written discharge he received was destroyed by washing in his pocket on the way home whilst he was sick of the measels [measles] - He hereby relinquishes any claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state. Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open Court.
Aaron Wallace
Sworn to and subscribed
before me in open court
Mrh 12 1833. Danl Gano Clk
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State of Ohio
Hamilton County
Court of Common Pleas
Feby Term 1833.
The said Court within named do
hereby certify that the within and
foregoing named applicant, in
their opinion, was a revolutionary
Soldier and served as he states
within - I Daniel Gano Clark
To term of the Court of do hereby certify that the
within and foregoing contain the original prove
and doings of the said Court in the matter of the
application of Aaron Wallace for a pension
In testimony whereof I have herein
to set my hand and affixed the seal of said
Court of Common Pleas at Cincinnati
this 12th of March AD 1833.
Danl Gano
Clk P.T.
H. C. Ohio
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RECORD DIVISION.
3 - 525.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
R.11062
Washington, D. C., _____ ,    19 __

In reply to your request of ____, received ____
for a statement of the military history of Aaron Wallace a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
formation as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
June 1782
transferred

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
[check mark]
[check mark]

RANK.
Pvt.

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Benjamin Coleman
William Lytle

COLONEL.
[check mark]
Archelaus Lytle

STATE.
N.C.

Battles engaged in, v
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted in Wayne Co. N.C.

Date of application for pension, Mch 12 1833

Residence at date of application, Hamilton Co Ohio

Age at date of application, 74 years.
Remarks:
The claim was rejected as it is alleged that soldier deserted.
The only soldier of this name & c

Very respectfully,
Commissioner
6-2856

{See cause I rejection "Desertion" on list of rejected pensioners page 343, &
(This mans desertion is recorded on p 1192 Vo 16 of N.C. records see letter W. of 10 regt
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11.062
P.O.
Aaron Wallace
Service:
REJECTED
Enlisted:               , 18  .
Discharged:          ,  18.
Application filed:      ,  18.
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized.
Contract.
[mark made] Cert. of Dis.
Searched for    , 18  .

1913 Oct. 4 Hist. to Mrs. A. V. Danner V.L.M.
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Act 7. June 1832
Rejected
See letter 29 April 1833
a careful search has
been made of the letter
books but above letter
cannot be found on
Oct. 4. 1913
C. Hammond
Cincinatti
11062
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Cincinnati March 21-1833
Lewis Cass [illegible]
Dear Sir
I enclose the application of an
old and deserving man, for a pension. May I
1 ask you to have it attended to, with as little
delay as you conveniently can?
Respectfully
Yours &c
C. Hammond.
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[circular stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE
D OCT 1 1913

Sept. 23 1913
Vevay Ind.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington D.C

Dear Sir,
Can you give me any
information concerning
Aaron Wallace of North Carolina
Continental Army Revolutionary War, 
he is said to have been in
the War seven years & been wounded
through the leg.
Also Thomas Malcomb or Malcolm
Tubman Malcolm of Maryland
Colonoy.
yours Respectfully
Mrs. A. V. Danner
Vevay Indiana