Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6159, for James Stewart, Virginia
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(3-1776)
SERVICE.
Va.
Stewart James
NUMBER
S. 6159
Carded

CONTENTS
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Order to [illegible] 5 Oct 1837
Letter to B. Payton 3 Oct 1837
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Paid at the Treasury under the Act of [illegible] 6th [illegible] 1838 from 4 Sept 1837 to 4 Novemb 1838. [illegible] 25 Jany 1839.
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Dale of deut
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or AB Stewart

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Virginia 12. 571
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James Stewart
Ba in the State of Virginia who was a private in the company commande[d] by Captain Lock of the Regt command by Col. Mathews in the Virginia [l]ine for 9 months

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Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia 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 6th day of May '33 and sent Chas. L. Francisco Bath C. H. Va. (clk)-

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Arrears to the 4th of March 33  60
Semi-anl. allowance ending at Sept. "  15
$75

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by William Miller Clerk,
Book E. Vol. 6. Page 26.
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22.695.
James Stewart:
Virginia.

[illegible] as a private
for 9 months - $30.00

Charles S. Francisko, 6th
Bath County,
Virginia.
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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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.
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A Statement, showing the Service of James Stewart, of Bath Cy., Va.
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[Period when the service was rendered] [Duration of the claimant's service Years. Months. Days.] [Rank of the claimant.] [Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served.] [Names and Rank of the General and Field officers.] [Battles in which the applicant was engaged.] [Country through which he marched.] [Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period] [Evidence by which the declaration is supported.]
[Drafted '78 or '79] [blank] [3.] [blank] [Pv.] [Capt. Andrew Lockridge.] [blank] [blank] [blank] [Augusta County, Ga. Aged 76 years.] [Traditionary.]
[Drafted in '79 or '80.] [blank] [1.] [blank] [Do.] [Capt. Th: Hicklin] [blank] [blank] [blank] [blank] [blank]
[Drafted in 1781.] [blank] [3.] [blank] [Do.] [Do.] [blank] [blank] [blank] [blank] [blank]
[Drafted in '81] [blank] [blank] [20.] [do.] [L.T. Joseph Gevin, Ensign Th: Wright.] [Col. Sampson Mathews, Cpt. Wm Bowyers] [blank] [from Augusta County to New[illegible] to Suffolk: thence to Camp G[illegible]: Thence to Per[illegible]. From Augusta Cy. To [illegible] town. Chetfield [illegible], Petersburg.
[sub: for Jas. Carlile in 1781] [blank][illegible] [illegible] [Do.]

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, musicians or privates, will in the first in stance, 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.
State, Territory, or District of }
County of } ss.
On this [blank] day of  [blank] personally appeared (a) before  [blank] A.B. a resident (b) of [blank] in the county of [blank] and State, Terriory or District of [blank] aged (c) [blank]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 provion made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) [blank], with [blank] and served in the [blank] (e) regiment of the [blank] 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. [manicule pointing right] 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 [blank]
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. [blank] 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, [blank] of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this [blank] day of [blank] & 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 [blank] and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank], who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank] 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 day 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.  [blank] who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [blank] and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify that the forgoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal [blank] of office, this [blank] day of [blank] &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 perso[n]
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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 the 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 [t]he 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 the 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
loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an [aff]idavit 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."
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 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 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 place[s] 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 [a]ffix his seal, and if it has no device or 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.
[manicule pointing right] The notes from (a) to ([faded]) 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 only.
(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.

[illegible]B. Turner.
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James Stewart
22695
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The Commonwealth of Virginia
Bath county, To wit,
On this 12th day of February 1833 personally appeared before the justices of the county court of Bath in the state of Virginia now sitting in open court James Stewart aged about seventy six  years ^a resident of this county and 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 the 4th 1832. That he was born on the 4 January in the year 1754. in the county of Augusta (now Bath) in the state of Virginia, that he entered the service of Virginia as a private in the year 1778 or 1779 and was drafted for [served a time?] of three months to guard the [illegible] of Augusta county at Cloverlick fort, against the [illegible], under the command of Captain Andrew Lockridge, he was discharged, but does not [illegible] of receiving any written discharge. that in the year 1779 or 80 he was again drafted as a private and served a tour of one month, to guard the frontier of Augusta county at Warwicks fort against the [Indians?], under the command of captain Thomas Hicklin, and was discharged but received no written discharge.
And that he was again drafted as a private in the year 1781 and served a three months tour of duty against the British, was marched from Augusta County under the command of captain Thomas Hicklin- lieutenant Joseph Guin, and Ensign Thomas Wright who was under the command of Colonel Sampson Mathews and colonel William Bowyer, down to Newcastle crossed James River at Sandy point and next [illegible] joined the army- from there we marched to Suffolk and the[illegible] to camp [illegible], where he was stationed during the winter and where he  took a prisoned- he was pegsally in seenting peelas and in the werewth
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of March, marched to Portsmouth and was there in a skirmish in which several prisoners were taken, and on the next day marched back to Camp Parson, where he was discharged but received no written discharge. He further states that in June 1781 he was again drafted as a private and served a time of twenty days, he marched on horseback from Augusta County to James Town under the command of Captain Peter Hall and Colonel John McCrury, was in the battle at James Town and was then discharged, but received no written discharge. He further states that he served a time of one month and ten days as a [illegible] for James Carlile in the year 1781, during that time he crossed and recrossed James River at Westham in pursuit of General Tarleton and was in the counties of Chesterfield and Amelia and the town of Petersburg. he was discharged, but received no written discharge. He is not in possession of any Documentary evidence by which he can establish the fact of his service as above set forth. That he does not know any person now living by where he cant prove the same. that there is no minister of the before residing in his neighborhood. That his neighbours who will testify as to his character get erraeity and their belief as to his service as a revolutionary soldier. that he has no record of his age.
And that he hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declars that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any state. Sworn to and subscribed this day and year of [illegible]
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And thereupon the said John Sharp, John Carlyle and William McClung came into court and being sworn declare they are well acquainted with James Stewart who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that they believe him to be seventy one years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that they concur in that opinion
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 John Sharp, John Carlyle and William McClung who have deposed as above are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit
I Charles L Francisco Clerk of the Court of Bath County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of James Stewart for a pension - In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 14th day of February in the year 1833 and in the 57th year of the Commonwealth
Chs L Francisco
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
August 25, 1934.
Mrs. H. J. Howard,
1132 Wesley Ave.,
Oak Park, ILL.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.6159, it appears that James Stewart was born January 2, 1757, in Augusta County (later Bath County) Virginia.
He enlisted and served as a private in the Virginia Troops as follows:
In 1778 or 1779 for 3 months under Captain Andrew Lockridge at Clover Lick Fort.
In 1779 or 1780 for one month under Captain Thomas Hicklin at Warwick's Port.
In 1781 for 3 months under Captain Thomas Hicklin, Colonels Sampson Mathews and William Bowyer, and was in a skirmish at Portsmouth.
From in June 1781 for 20 days under Captain Peter Hall and Colonel John McCrury and was in the battle at Jamestown.
In 1781 for one month and ten days in pursuit of Tarleton, officers not stated.
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He was allowed pension on his application executed February 12, 1833, while a resident of Bath County, Virginia.
There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
Death not on A.B
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Dec 1498 
Miss M. C. Edwardson
Spokane
Wash
1909 July 14 Hist to Lilian W. Cheree V.L.M.
1924, Jan - Copies mailed (and Finance Div. notif) AW to R. E. Empie.
1925, Feb. 10- Mrs. Henry J. Howard inf; cannot have same record twice UM
1925 - July 22 - Hist to Ruth w. Stewart. AWF.
1933 - Feb. 14, Hist. to Mrs Ann Saxton - EEL

Rev War 6159
INVALID.
File No. 6159
Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7th/32
Index:-Vol. M, Page 358
Arrangement of 1870.
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OLD WAR & NAVY
NOV 30 1898
FILES.
Spokane, Wash., Nov. 22, 1898
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir,
I am looking up my ancestry, and write to ask if there is on the files of the Pension list the names of either Maj. William Edmundson of Washington Co. Va, or of James Stewart also of Va. They were both Revolutionary soldiers, and I am very anxious to get an official certificate of the fact. If you can give me any information regarding either or both of them you will confer a great favor.
Address. Miss Mary C. Edmundson
1206, 3rd Ave.
Spokane, Wash.
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Oak Park, Ill. Aug 3 - 1924
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:-
Have you any record of a pension or land grant to James Stewart, Augusta County, Virginia - who served in the Revolutionary War, in Augusta County, Va, under Capt. Andrew Lockridge - and later under Capt. Thos. Hicklin. He was born in 1757, in Augusta County. and made application for a pension in 1833 - according to the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
Thanking you for any information regarding him, I am -
Yours truly
Mrs. H. J. Howard
1132 Wesley Ave.
Oak Park - Illinois
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Buffalo N.Y.
July 7th 1909
Dept. of the Interior,
Will you kindly send me what record you may have of James Stewart from Bath County Virginia and who (as a Revolutionary Soldier was on your Pension roll - as this information will be
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most important to me I am very anxious to hear from this Dept. as soon as possible
Very Respt Yours
(Mrs) Lilian W. Cheree
221 Norwood Ave
Buffalo
NY
U. S. PENSION OFFICE. O
JUL 8 1909
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BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
Dec. 23 192
Chief Rev Sect
Sir:
I have this day received from Rowena E Empie
cash No.
for $1.00, requesting copy as per letter herewith.
Copies of 3 pages mailed and Finance Division notif. & requested to return 50 cents
AW.
Jan. 6, 1925
REV WAR SECTION
Respectfully,
O. J. RANDALL
Chief Finance Div.
HCL.
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Request for Photostating M 6
(To be prepared in duplicate) Ex. AW
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CLERK
Job No. 1596 Date Jan 3, 1925
Subject Jas. Stewart, Rev. S6159
(No.) 1 copies of (No.) 1 pieces consisting of 3 pages to be forwarded when completed to the REV. WAR SECTION Division.
Remarks:
Approved:
C H Wilson
Chief Div. Chief Clerk.
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Los Angeles California
Dec 15th 1924
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.
Dear Sir:-
Enclosed please find One Dollar for which kindly send me a complete war record of James Stewart whose pension claim was No. S. 6159 War of the Revolution
Respectfully yours
Rowena E. Empie
2963 Moss Avenue
Los Angeles California
FINANCE DIVISION
DEC 23 1924
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
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MRS. HENRY JAMES HOWARD
1132 WESLEY AVENUE
OAK PARK, ILLINOIS
Jan. 13 - 1925
Commissioner of Pensions, U. S. PENSION OFFICE
Dept. of the Interior, JAN 17 1925
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Please send me the record of service of James Stewart, Revolutionary War, Pension Claim S6159 - and all the information you have regarding him.
Thanking you, I am
Yours truly
Ada V. Howard.
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MRS. RUTH W. STEWART May 21 - 1925.
KILLBUCK, OHIO
Commissioner of Pensions.
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir-
Please send me Revolutionary War Claim S. 6159. James Stewart.
Very truly
Mrs Ruth W. Stewart.
Killbuck, Ohio
U. S. PENSION OFFICE C
MAY 25 1925
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214 Virginia Ave.,
Clarksburg, W. Va.
June 14, 1932
United States Pension Office
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
Will you be so kind as to send me a copy of the record showing the Revolutionary services and any family history or genealogy given in the application for pension of James Stuart, a Revolutionary soldier who resided in Bath County, West Virginia in 1840.
I would also ask that you send a similar certificate giving like information for John Stuart, who resided in Bath County, in 1840.
Thanking you in advance for such information as you may send me and hoping you will let me hear from you at your earliest convenience, I am
Very truly yours,
Anna Sexton
Miss Anna Sexton.
RECEIVED JUN 15 1932
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on file in this Bureau. James Stewart Sur. File 6159
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. COLONEL. STATE.
1778 or 1779. 3 mos. Pvt. Andrew Lockridge at Clover Lick Fort Va
1779 or 1780 1 mo. " Thomas Hicklin at Warwick's Fort
1781 3 mos. " Thomas Hicklin, Sampson Mathews, William Bowyer
June 1781 30 days " Peter Hall John McCrury
1781 1 mo & ten days, in pursuit of Tarleton
Battles engaged in, skirmish at Portsmouth & Jamestown
Residence of soldier at enlistment,
Date of application for pension, [illegible] 12, 1833. His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Bath Co. Va.
Age at date of application, born Jan'y 2, 1757 in Augusta Co. which became Bath Co. Va.
Remarks: No data as to family
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February 14, 1933
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BA-J/EEL
James Stewart-S. 6159
John Stewart - S.19474
Miss Anna Sexton
214 Virginia Avenue
Clarksburg, West Virginia
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to James and John Stewart, soldiers of the Revolutionary War, who resided in Bath County, Virginia, in 1840. The histories of James Stewart and John Stewart are furnished herein as found in their respective claims for pension, S.6159, James Stewart and S.19474, John Stewart.
James Stewart
S. 6159
James Stewart was born January 2, 1757, in Augusta (that part which was later Bath) County, Virginia.
He enlisted, place not stated, and served as a private with the Virginia Troops, as follows: in 1778 or 1779, three months in Captain Andrew Lockridge's Company and was stationed at Clover Lick Fort, guarding the frontiers of Augusta County, Virginia, against the Indians: in 1779 or 1780, one month in Captain Thomas Hicklin's Company and was stationed at Warwick's Fort again gaurding the frontiers of said Augusta County; in 1781, three months in Captain Thomas Hicklin's Company, under Colonels Sampson Mathews and William Bowyer and was in a skirmish at Portsmouth: from in June, 1781, twenty days in Captain Peter Hall's Company, Colonel John McCreery's Regiment and was in the battle of Jamestown: again in 1781, one month and ten days and went in pursuit of Tarlton; officers' names not given.
Could not identify any of these officers
He was allowed pension on his application executed February 12,
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1833, while residing in Bath County, Virginia.
There are no data in regard to the family of James Stewart.
Dates of death not on AB
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John Steuart Copied from M. [illegible]
S. 19474
John Steuart (pensioned Stewart) was born September 6, 1761, in Augusta (later Bath) County, Virginia.
He enlisted in January, 1781, marched from Augusta County, Virginia, served as a private in Captain Thomas Hicklin's Company under Colonels Sampson Mathews and William Bowyer in the Virginia Troops and was discharged April 10, 1781, having served three months: he enlisted again in 1781, served three months as a private, was at the siege of Yorktown, where he was wounded on his hand by the cut of a sword, and was discharged after the surrender of Cornwallis. The names of his officers in this tour are not given.
In 1833, he was living in Bath County, Virginia. He was allowed pension on Certificate No. 3909 issued April 21, 1834.
There are no data as to his family.
Very truly yours
Dates of death not on AB
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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February 10, 1925.
Mrs. Henry J. Howard,
1132 Wesley Ave.,
Oak Park, ILL.
Madam:
I have to advise you that on August 5, 1924, you were furnished the history of the Revolutionary War pensioner, James Stewart, S.659, and owing to the pressure of current work and the lack of a clerical force available for the purpose, it is not the practice of this Bureau to send the same history twice to one person.
Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
January 17th, 1839.
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," James Stewart, - a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va., Agency, at the rate of Thirty Dollars per annum, under the law of the 7th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept., 1837, to the 4th March, 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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free
To/
J. L. Edwards Esq
Agent of Pensions
Washington City

Oct 4
Mr Evans
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J. L. Edwards Esq
Sir,
The enclosed pension having 18 months due on it, the agent here deems your order for its payment unnecessary, before he can undertake to legalize it altho' correct in all other respects, & so satisfied there has been no fraud, of any sort, practiced on the Pensioner, as I am sure he will say to you, if necessary - I shall be glad that you will instruct him accordingly, at your earliest convenience, as delay to these poor old creatures is a serious matter
Most Respectfully Sir
Your Obt. Servt.
Bernard Peyton
Richd Va. 2d Oct 1837