Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,041, John Camp, Va.
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

[3-1776]

SERVICE
Va

Camp, John

NUMBER
S.40,041

CONTENTS
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

[left side of page]
[page torn] cad. to letter to S.D. Watkins & Page March 15, 1836 – do to same persons 7 Apl [April] 1836]

[written sideways left side – Notice of continuance sent the 29th June 182[paper torn] Robert Turnbull, Esq. Died Nov. 25, 1832 A. Book. Brunswick C.H. [Court House] Va [Virginia] Duplicate certificate sent 29th Oct. 1824 to the above address -]

[right side of page -
15,820
Virginia R

John Camp
of Brunswick in the State of Virga [Virginia]
who was a private in the regiment commanded
Colonel Campbell of the Virga [Virginia]
Line, for the term of 18 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence
15 day of September 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 20 of Nov. 181[paper torn]
and forwarded to Peter Randolph
of Brunswick Ch [Court House] Va [Virginia]

Arrears to the 4th of September 1819 - $93.3[paper torn]
Semi=anl. [annual] all’ce [allowance] ending 4 March 1820 48.
Arr. 11 ms [months] 20 /30   
$141.3[paper torn]
Mar ‘20

{Revolutionary Claim}
{Act 18th March, 1818}

Continued – [end right side of page]
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John Camp - private
Campbells Va regt [Virginia Regiment]
80 - 18 Months
drc. 15th Sept 1818
[flourish]
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John Camp-
Col: Campbell’s
Virga Regt [Virginia Regiment]
Roll.

1780 - 18 Mos. [Months]
15 Decr [December] 1818

That part of the Judges cert: relative to the circumstances of the applicant is interlined & is in a handwriting different from that of the filling up of the body of the declaration and no note of it.
Returned for amendment & that particular 
Corrected of Service Admitted.
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

Virginia, fifth Judicial Circuit, Brunswick County. 
On this 15 day of Sep [September] 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Genl. [General] Court of the Commonwealth of Virginia, [for the said district crossed out], personally appeared before me John Camp aged fifty seven years, resident in Brunsk [Brunswick] County in the said [district crossed out] State, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled “An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:” That he, the said John Camp enlisted in the County of Brunsk [Brunswick] in the state of Virginia in the company commanded by Captain John Overton of the 10th Continental Regiment [of the crossed out] commanded by Colo [Colonel] Campbell in the Revolutionary war in the month of July 1780: that he continued to serve in the said corps, [or crossed out] [^ &] in the service of the United States until [the crossed out] December 1781 ---, when he was discharged from service in the city of Richmond state of Virginia, that he was in the battle of Guilford Courthouse [15 Mar 1781], having served eighteen months 
and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid. 

I, Peter Randolph Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said John Camp did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of [nine months crossed out[ [^eighteen months] on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress [^ I also certify that he is in reduced circumstances signed this 18th Sepr [September] – 1818] 
Peter Randolph

{SEAL OF THE COURT.}
I Robert Turnbull Clerk of the Court aforesaid do hereby certify that Peter Randolph esqr [Esquire] is and was at the time of signing the above certificate Judge of said Court. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal there being no seal Office this 17th day of Sept. 1818 
R. Turnbull {Seal}
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I Peter Randolph Judge as aforesaid, do hereby certify that the words in the within certificate to wit, "I also certify that he is in reduced circumstances,” were interlined before the signing thereof; and I do further certify that the within named John Camp stands in need of the assistance of his country for support. Signed this 23rd day of October 1819 
Peter Randolph 

I Robert Turnbull Clerk of the within mentioned Superior Court, do hereby certify that Peter Randolph Esqr [Esquire] is and was at the time of signing the above Certificate Judge of said Court.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of my office to be hereto affixed this 23rd day of October in the year thousand, eight hundred & nineteen and in the 44th year of our foundation.
R. Turnbull
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John Camp on this 27 day of March 1822 personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record for the County of Brunswick in the State of Virginia, aged sixty years and resident in said County of Brunswick, who being first duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows to wit, I was a private in the tenth Regiment of Continental Soldiers, commanded by Colo [Colonel] Campbell. I enlisted in the Company commanded by Captain John Overton of the line. The date of the Original Declaration was September 1818, I have received a pension, and the number of the Pension Certificate is 15.820. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled An act to provide for certain person engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18 day of March 1818; and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property, or securities, contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed; and by me subscribed. One Tract of Land which cost me one hundred and twenty five dollars, one hundred dollars of which I am still owing. Six knives & forks, six plates, two dishes, six pewter spoons, two Razors, one hog, three or four bushels of Corn & fifteen or twenty pounds of Cotton; I am a Planter by occupation. In consequence of a wound received at Guilford Courthouse and my losing a bone one of my legs is frequently much inflamed, so that sometimes I am disabled, this added to the decrepitude of Old age, sometimes prevents my doing any bodily labour [labor]. I have three in family besides myself, to wit, A wife about sixty years old, she cannot support herself, a daughter upwards of twenty one years of age in good health and able to support herself, a son about nineteen years of age healthy and strong 
John Camp

Sworn to and Subscribed before the County Court of Brunswick on the 27th day of March 1822. 

I Robert Turnbull Clerk of the County Court of Brunswick in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record of the said Court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the Total amount in
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value of the property exhibited in the said Schedule aforesaid is and eighty six dollars and Sixty Cents.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court on this eighth day of June in the year one thousand Eight hundred and Twenty two and In the forty sixth year of our foundation 
R. Turnbull
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of John Camp, a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (crossed out or his widow’s) application for pension on file in this Bureau. S.40,041.

[column headings: DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. / LENGTH OF SERVICE. / RANK. / OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. COLONEL. / STATE.]
1.  July 1780 / 10 mos [months] / Pvt. [Private] / Captain John Overton / Colonel Campbell / State Va.
2. dio [ditto]

3.  Dec. 1781 / at Richmond Va.

1818 – 57 = 61

Battles engaged in,  wounded at the battle of Guilford C. H. [Court House]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enl. In Brunswick Co. Va.
Date of application for pension, Sept. 17, 1818
Residence at date of application, Brunswick Co. Va
Age at date of application, 57  died in Nov. 25, 1832
Remarks: 1822 wife aged about 60 yrs – daughter upwards of 21 yrs - & son abt [about] 19 yrs – names not stated. For date of last payment pens. & name of wid - Ctf [certificate] 15820 issued Nov. 20, 1819, act Mch [March] 18, 1818 Va. Agency 

Very respectfully, 

Commissioner.

20581b3m11 - 05
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

[left side – W. A. Camp Tenn.]

40.041
Revy INVALID

File No. 40,041
John Camp
Pri Rev War

Act: 18th March 1818
Index: - Vol. 3, Page 72

[Arrangement of 1870.]

[right side of page – Apr. 6/95 Mil. Hist. [History] to Slipp Hotel, Chattanooga, 
1907 Jany [January] 26 History to Mrs. M. S. Wilson 
1913 Mch. [March] 22 to Mrs. William R. Wilson &c
1917 Feby [February] 5 Hist. [History] Mrs. John A. Alexander &c]
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

[Stamped] - REJECTED

1617 Own

P. O. John Camp

Service: _________

Enlisted: ____ ,18
Discharged: _____ ,18

Application filed: _____ ,18

Alleges: ______

Re-enlisted: ______

Attorney: ____
P. O. ____

___Recognized.  _____ Contract.
___Cert. of Dis.  Searched for ____, 18.
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To what time was John Camp, Va, roll, act 1818, last paid?

J. L. Edwards 15 March 1836

He was paid to the 4 Sept. 1832 JH
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W158

7 March 1836

Pension Office

Jno Camp Va roll
Nov 19
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Lawrenceville, Va
March}

Free

To the Secretary of War
{Washington City
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Lawrenceville, Va [Virginia] 2d [2nd] March 1836 

Sir:
John Camp [^ late] a pensioner of the United States died in Nov 1832 is entitled to back pension Replaced to instruct the Agent at Richmond as to how much or from what time his widow is entitled to draw, as the agent writes me that his name is not to be found on the Pension list roll at Richmond -
your mo Ob [most Obedient]
S. D. Watkins
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State of Virginia
County of Brunswick Ss. 
On this Eleventh day of October 1824 before me the Subscriber a Justice of the peace for the said County of Brunswick personally appeared John Camp, who on his Oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain John Overton in the Regiment commanded by Colo [Colonel] Campbell in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of Virginia that he received a certificate of that fact under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War; which Certificate on or about the second Monday in April last, at or near Brunswick Courthouse or between there and his own house in the said County of Brunswick he lost 
Sworn to and subscribed}John Camp
before me the day and year}
aforesaid}
Wm. Rice JP {Seal}

State of Virginia 
Brunswick County to wit 
I Robert Turnbull Clerk of the County aforesaid
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do hereby certify that William Rice Esquire, whose hand and Seal is affixed to the foregoing certificate, is a magistrate of the County of Brunswick aforesaid, and that due faith and credit ought to be paid to all his acts as such 

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of my Office to be hereto affixed this eighteenth day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty four and of our foundation the forty eighth 
R Turnbull
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For new certificate --- 
Recd [Received] 21 Oct 1824 -
March 1820

[written sideways - Free The War Department Washington City
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[Letterhead - WILLIAM R. WILSON
MAYOR 
URBANA, ORIO]

[stamped twice - O. W. & N. DIV. / JAN 19 1907 / FILES]

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC 
Dear Sir: 
I am desirous of joining the Daughters of the American Revolution and are told that by writing to you I will probably be able to get the information necessary = The two ancestors Henry Snyder and Heinrich Bittenbender were in the Revolutionary War but whether
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[Letterhead - WILLIAM R. WILSON 
MAYOR 
URBANA, OHIO]

or not they received pensions I do not know. Heinrich Bittenbender, is mentioned in history as having been present at all interview between Washington and Gen [General] Lee R (Light Horse Harry) =
Both of these men enlisted from Pennsylvania - Henry Snyder was (I think) an uncle of Simon Snyder Three times Governor of Pennsylvania.
Any information will be gratefully received. Any charge refer to me 
Respy [Respectfully] Yours 
(Mrs.) Maine Snyder Wilson 
430 Scioto St
Urbana Ohio
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[Letterhead - WILLIAM R. WILSON 
MAYOR 
URBANA, OHIO]

P. S. I am under the impression that I am a direct descendant (all my mothers side) of John Marshall First Chief Justice of the U. S. through the Camp family of Virginia.
My grandfather was a John James Camp whose wife was a Tiusley =
If possible will you assist me in establishing this line=

[stamped [PENSION / A / JAN / 10 / 1907 / OFFICE / U. S.]
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U.S. Pension Dept
Washington D. C. 

[stamped - PENSION / B / MAR / 13 / 1913 / OFFICE / U. S.]

Some years ago you sent me [^ Copy of] a record containing the information that Capt [Captain] John Camp.
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and I need it to complete my records = will you kindly send me another copy at your very earliest convenience
Very respy [Respectfully] yours
Mrs Wm R. Wilson 
430 Scioto St 
Urbana, Ohio

[stamped [PENSION B MAR 13 1913 OFFICE U S]
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of Culpeper Virginia who served in the Revolutionary War was entitled to Pension for but application for same had never been made = This 1 paper has greted [gotten] away from me
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Rev 1310 North Augusta Street, 
Staunton, Virginia, 
January 23rd 1917 

The Commissioner of Pensions,
Department of Interior,
Washington, D.C. 

Dear Sir: - 
On Oct. 23rd last I wrote to your department asking for copies of certain records in your office. Unfortunately, I asked for three records instead of only two.
I am writing again to ask if you will please give me a copy of the record of John Camp [^ S.40,041] of Brunswick County, Virginia. You will find it in S of. W. Report 1835 - Pen 2.46
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In the same volume on page 69 are recorded the services of Joseph S. 388361. Selman (Harrison). Will you please send me that also.
These two Virginia Soldies [soldiers] represent two branches of my own family in the struggle for Independence and that is why I wish a copy of their records 
Very truly yours,
James Selman Alexander 

(Mrs. John A. Alexander)
1310 North Augusta Street 
Staunton, Va
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, 
BUREAU OF PENSIONS, 
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 6, 1895. 
O. W. & N. Div. F. S. M. E. C.

Sir:-
Replying to your communication requesting the military history of all soldiers bearing the surname Camp, who served during the Revolutionary War from the States of Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, you are advised that this Bureau is in possession of the records of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned for whose widows were pensioned for their services. 

You will please find enclosed official statements of the military services of John and Thomas Camp, these two being the only ones of that name who were pensioned for services rendered from the States mentioned above. 

Very respectfully, 
Commissioner.


W. A. Camp, Esq, 
Shipp Hotel, 
Chattanooga, Tenn.
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

Rev. War Section.

March 22, 1913.

Mrs. William R. Wilson,
430 Scioto Street,
Urbana, Ohio.

Madam:

In response to your undated letter received the 13th instant, you are herewith furnished a duplicate transcript of the services of John Camp, Sur. File No. 40,041, who was pensioned as a Private of Virginia troops in the Revolution, and advised that there is no reference to Culpeper County, Virginia, in his claim.
In 1822 he referred to his wife aged about sixty years, daughter upwards of twenty-one years, and son about nineteen years, but did not state their names.
Very respectfully,
J. L. Davenport,
Commissioner.
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Va 505 Recd. [received] 18 June 1822

[written sideways John Camp March 1820
Percival Va [Virginia] 9 June
The Secretary of the War Department
Washington]
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES 
Form VAM-51 
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans’ Administration Archives

Name Camp (Caniss), John   Grade Private      Line Sheldon’s Dragoons (Connecticut)

WARRANT NUMBER 5651   ACREAGE 100          ISSUED Sept. 4, 1790 To - not shown -

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of “Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800” which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.