Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16694, James Case, Penn.
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SERVICE   Penn.
Case, James
NUMBER  S. 16694
carded
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7401 
Indiana  
James Case 
of Harrison Co in the State of Indiana who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Paddox of the Regt. commanded by Col Williamson in the Pennsylvania Ma. [militia] for 10 mo 21 days from 77 
Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana at the rate of 35 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831 
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of Apl 1833 and sent to Jno  W Payne Esq Corydon Ind.  
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833   $71.28  
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4th 1833 17.82
$ 89.10 
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk 
Book E  Vol. 7 Page 107 
Order to pay 4th April 1839
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James Case
20524
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State of Indiana 
Harrison County  
Harrison Circuit Court} Sct.
On this 4th day of October in the year 1832 personally appeared before the Honorable John Athols President Judge, and Craven Lynn Esq associate Judges of the Circuit Court for the County of Harrison, in the second Judicial Circuit of said State, now sitting, James Case as resident of Boon Township in the County and State aforesaid, aged 72 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of an 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, 
In the fall of 1777, the precise day not recollected was drafted and served 20 or 21 days, under Capt Jonathan Paddock, in the State of Pennsylvania, in the Monongahela County at a place  then called Besontown, now Uniontown, and were employed in gathering up the tories, and guarding them at Besontown - Further spring following he was drafted for thirty days to [unreadable] the frontiers in the company commanded John Moons, was attached to no Regiment on his first nor the second tour, that he served on this town the employed in scouting from the head of Muddy Creek in Pennsylvania to Wheeling Virginia - In the spring of 1779 he served 60 days, 30 days for himself and 30 days as a substitute for George Colvin, under the same Captain last named, and was employed in the same description of service, and in the same section of country as that named last above was attached to no regiment. In the spring of 1780 he believes he served 60 days in the same description of service in the
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same section of country, but under a different Captain to wit Capt John Powers attached to no regiment or other troops. He further states that he served a tour of three or four months in what we called Gen McIntosh's company, in a company commanded by Capt Samuel Miller.  Don’t recollect the name of his Col. says during this tour he was but little with the main army, being attached to what was called the bullit guard, being a guard to guard the tories, owing to which circumstance he recollect [uneadable] of none of the Field officers, except [unreadable] he was also young and took a little note to those things.  The principal part of this time he was stationed at McIntosh’s fort on this side the Ohio river, thirty or to miles apart from said river and between Pittsburgh & Wheeling. He cannot state the precise time of this service, he recollects was before 1782 and knows that it was prior to a tour which he served under Crawford herein after mentioned. He further states he was drafted in all the above tours except the one mentioned wherein he hired as a substitute  He states that in May 1782 he volunteered in the company commanded by Capt John Dean and went out with Crawford who had the chief command & Col Williamson was the second in command,  that they crossed the Ohio river and went out into the Indian Country, and at a place not far from the old Sandusky town, they were defeated  by the Indians.  Crawford was taken by the Indians and [unreadable]. He states that in the return he got lost from the man body of troops, and wandered in the wilderness 21 days arrived at home about the 12th or 15th of July 1782  [unreadable] that they started about the sixth of May he was out in all two months on this tour.  He had discharges in writing signed by captains for all the above services, which were destroyed by fire about forty years ago. He has no documentary evidence, and knows of no witnesses whose testimony he can procure to testify to his services, except the
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affidavit of Joshua Reed which is hereto attached and which relates to the expedition under Crawford.  That he was born in New Jersey in the year 1760 the 12th of Sept according to the best information he can get - has no record of his age - was living or Beson town aforesaid when called into the service as above Stated and since that time has lived in Kentucky, and now living in Harrison County Indiana.  
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name not on the pension roll of the agency of any state 
James Case his mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid 
H. W. Heth Clerk 
We Lyman Leslie residing in the township of Boone and County of Harrison and State of Indiana and Levi Long of the township of Harrison and County aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Case who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that in believe him to be 72 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 
Lyman Leslie
Levi Long
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid 
H. W. Heth Clerk 
And the said Court to 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 appears to them that Lyman Leslie residing in Boon Township in said County and State, and Levi Long a resident of Harrison Township in same county, who have signed the preceding certificate are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
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same section of country but under a different
I Henry W. Heth Clerk of the Circuit Court of the County of Harrison aforesaid, do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of James Case for a pension except the affidavit of  Joshua Reed which is lost or misplaced.  
In Testimony Whereof hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of our said Court at . Corydon this 6 day of October 1832  H. W.  Heth Clk 
I Henry W Heth Clerk of the Circuit Court of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the following contains the substance of the affidavit of Joshua Reed, mentioned in the foregoing declaration and certificate, to wit 
James Case
State of Indiana 
Orange County } Sct 
Before me Wm. Case a Justice of the peace in and for said County, personally Came Joshua Reed and after being by me duly sworn deposeth and saith that he was well acquainted with James Case in the time of old revolutionary war and that the said Case served on a  campaign in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty two, under Genl Crawford in the company commanded by Capt Dean And further saith not
Joshua Reed 
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 3rd day of September 1832 
Wm Case J.P. O.C.
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In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of our said Court at this 17th day of Novr 1832 
H. W. Heth Clk
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No. 20524
James Case
Harrison Co.
Indiana
from 1777 private 
10 months 21 days
$ 35.64
John W. Payne
Corydon
Indiana
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BRIEF in the case of James Case 
County of Harrison in the State of Indiana 
(Act 7th June, 1832.) 
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court 
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? 
3. How old is he? 72 years 
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
Period.  Fall In 1777 drafted   Duration of Service.   21 days  Rank.  Private  Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.  Captn Paddox  attached to no regiment
Period.  Spring 1777 drafted    Duration of Service.  1 Month   Rank.  Private   Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.  Captn Moore attached to no regiment
Period.  Spring 1779  drafted   Duration of Service.  2 months   Rank.  One of this was as a substitute   Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Captn Powers attached to no
Period.  Spring 1780   Duration of Service.  2 months   Rank.   Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.  Genl McIntosh
Period.  May 1780  vol.   Duration of Service.  3 or 4 months  Rank.   Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.  Captn Miller
Period.  Duration of Service.  2 months   Rank.   Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.  Captn Dean Col Williamson
5. In what battles was he engaged? none stated 
6.  Where did he reside when he entered the service? Beason Town Pennsylvania 
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? living in part of his service & traditionary 
8.  Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?  
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above John H. Ashton Examining Clerk.
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16.694 
INVALID 
File No. 16,694 
James Case 
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7" 32 
Index:- Vol.   1   Page 63  
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1910 Aug. 18, tombstone data to Miss Kate Luckett Corydon Ind. 
1911, Mch 1 
To  [unreadable] General U.S.A. for tombstone.  F. W.
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those further proof or explanation. answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of James Case 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?   yes
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 amount of pension he is entitled?  yes
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, 1894?  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 in the 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? Citizens only 
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?   living & Traditionary    
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? 
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?  Answered  
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 months , and days, I served as a months days, I served as and for such service I claim a pension.
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It is important to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served. 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 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 shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of  of each term of engagement; the particular place of 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 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 company , and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths 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 under the seal of office of the certifying officers to the ends of which must pass attached to the certificate. 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 certifying officer, should accompany of papers.
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The Hon.
Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
Washington D. C.
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Corydon Ind Novr 18. 1832 
The Hon Lewis Cass. 
Secretary of War 
I enclose herewith the claim of James Case for a pension under the late act of Congress.  Mr. Case wishes if his claim should be successful, to be inscribed on the Indiana agency.
You will places at as early a period as practicable communicate to me at this place the decision of the Department upon this, as also of all other claims which I have transmitted.
 I have the honor to be
Very Respectfully 
your obt svt
 Jno W. Payne
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Branch Bank of Ind 
New Albany March 25. 1839  
J. L. Edwards Esqr 
Comm of Pension 
Dear Sir
I enclose for your examination Pension vouchers of Joseph McClellan and James Case, there being 12 months pay due each on the 4 March instant
Very Respetfully 
Yours 
J. R. Shields Ca
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Nov 26
Ind’a
20524
19
16
4-3-3-6
Corydon Ia
April 18 33
Free
The Honable
Lewis Cass 
Secretary of War
Washington D. C.