Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R, 557, Barnet Barnes, S. C.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
S. C. 

Barnes, Barnet   [star over the name]

NUMBER
R. 557

CONTENTS
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873. [marked out]

REJECTED

557
P. O.  [blank]
Barnet Barnes
Service:  [blank]
Enlisted:  [blank date]
Discharged:  [blank date]
Application filed:  [blank date]
Alleges:  [blank]
Re-enlisted:  [blank]
Attorney:  [blank]
P. O.  [blank]
[blank]  Recognized.   [blank]  Contract.
[blank]  Cert. of Dis.  Searched for  [blank date]
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Barnet Barnes Sen.[?]
Tennessee
Suspended
Cert 20th Nov 1838
C. Johnson
do 26 Nov 1839
do 17 Dec 1839
do 1 Feb 1840
557
Act 7 June 1832
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Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City


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Nov 22
Tenn
Barnet Barnes
Hon. C. Johnson
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Washington
Nov. 23d 1839

Dear Sir,

Many years ago the papers of Barnet
Barnes of Stewart Co Ten. were prepared & sent on 
by me last summer they having been accidentally
mislaid by me or my brother.  the old man died
& now send letters of Admr. to John Barnes, to whom
an allowance should be made of what was due
Barnet Barnes to the time of his death

respectfully
your friend
C. Johnson
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The Commissioner of Pensions


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Feb. 1 1840
Tenn.
B. Barnes


Hon. Cave Johnson
H R
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Washington
Jany 31st 1840

Dear Sir,

I have detained the papers of Barnet
hoping to get some additional information from S.C.-
It seems that no information can be obtained so that 
his only chance of a pension depends upon the papers
as now on file - If there be evidence enough to allow
the pension I presume it would not be irregular to 
make the allowance & before payment proof will be 
made as to his children.  there is no widdow - The Admr. of 
this estate is well known to me who is his son, with whom
the old man lived at the time of his death - I make
this suggestion now, that if you cannot allow a pension upon
the papers, there will be no necessity for the parties to make 
any further proof - if you decide agt. allowing 
the claim, please return the papers that I may present 
them to Congress

very respectfully
you friend
C. Johnson
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The Com. of Pensions

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Dec. 17
Barnet Barnes

Hon. C. Johnson
H R
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Washington
Dec 16th 1839

Dear Sir,

Barnet Barnes claims to have been 
a revolutionary soldier in the Militia of South
Carolina  - you suggest that additional evidence
may be procured from S. Carolina
Will you send me his papers or an abstract
of his statement, so as to facilitate as much 
as possible the examination which I wish to 
have made at Columbia

respectfully
yr. friend
Cave Johnson
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FREE

[post mark]
CLARKSVILLE 
AUG
8
TENN.

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Com. of Pensions
Washington City


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[illegible] at 
No Al
Aug 20


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27.160
Barnet Barnes
Tennessee
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Clarksville Ten.
August 4th 1838

Dear Sir,

I have verry often made application to the Department
in relation to the pension papers of Barnes & have been as 
often answered that none such had reached the office - 
and supposed that they had been lost in the mail - upon
looking over a bundle of old papers, I find the evidence
paper which I now send you - all of which is in my 
own hand writing except the signatures of the different
witnesses & officers which I knew I had prepared for the 
old man when I so often applied to you in relation to 
his papers - I have not seen the old man for some years 
but should the papers be such as to authorize a pension
I will transmit it to him or his family who now reside
in Stewart Co. for I am not certain now that the old 
man is living but I suppose if he has since died
that he will be entitled to the time of his death
if his papers justify a pension.

I am very respectfully
your friend
C. Johnson