Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31172, for Benjamin Jones, South Carolina
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
S. C.

Jones, Benjamin

NUMBER
S. 31172

CONTENTS
born 1760 or 1761 in Spartanburg Co. S. C. & res. there at enl.
In 1832 res. Hickman Co. Ky.
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25455
Kentucky
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Benjamin Jones
of Hickman Co. in the State of Kentucky
who was a private in the com commanded
by Captain Wood of the regt commanded
by Col Collins in the S Carolina
line for 1 year and 9 months
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Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 66 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, 
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of Jany
1833 and Hon A
G Haines HR
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept                 166.67
Semi-anl. allowance ending March    33.33
                                                        $200.00

{Revolutionary Claim, }
{Act June 7, 1832.       }

Recorded by Danl. Boyd Clerk
Book E  Vol. 7  Page 15
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Benjamin Jones enlisted for
20 months & [listed?] to the 
end of the war
24022





Jones, Benj.
S.C. S. 31172


[written sideways on left margin]
Sworn to in open Court
Oct [illegible] 183[illegible] Test Robt Loyds Judge [?]
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State of Kentucky
County of Hickman

On this 2nd day of October 1832 personally
appeared before the Honorable Judge of the Hickman Circuit
Court Benjamin Jones a resident of the county & state aforesaid
aged 68 or 69 years, who being duly sworn according to law, doth
on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the 
benefit of the provisions of an Act of Congress passed June 7th
1832  That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in
or about the year 1776 and served under the following named officers
Benjamin Jones states that he was born in Spartanburg County
in the state of South Carolina & when 10 ys old his father died - In 
a short time after this his eldest brother was killed by the Cherokee
Indians.  Those Indians becoming very troublesome his Mother, his 
second brother & three sisters, moved to fort Prince for protection
& afterwards went to the Fort at Thompson's near Tyger Creek  -
There he Benjamin Jones enlisted & served under Captain William 
Wood, Lieutenant Elisha Thompson, Major John Collins (the
Colonel forgotten) and General Thomas Brauham, for the space
of twenty months - After he had served his time in scouring
the country, when an alarm was raised for protecting the forts
he was discharged, and owing to his youth & carelessness he 
lost it - Afterwards he served in the Malitia in the fort as 
he lived there & was considered at all time in service and 
ready to be detached at any moment and one night was
sent with 24 others to attack a party of 96 Tories in which skirmish
they killed three tories & the Tories killed Captain Dunn of Georgia
& Capt. Whitaker from some distant place.  The night following they killed some [?] more & [illegible]  During this latter
period they killed his second brother & a negro fellow the only
left, having previously stolen five others of his mothers negros
They also stole all the Horses & stock of every kind belonging

[stamp]
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES

14-2
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to the family whilst they were forted - For all his services
and losses of the family, the government has never paid him
or them one cent & he believes he could prove the same by
James Clarke who formerly moved to the state of Illinois
if he knew precisely his residence - 
He has no documentary evidence nor any living witness whose
residence he could find to procure the necessary testimony to establish 
his claim beyond a doubt but he offers Mr. S. P. McFall & Thomas 
Hobbs his neighbours to establish his character for veracity and 
credibility -- He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension
or annuity except the present and declares he has never 
had his name placed on any agency of the United States --
During the time he was a malitia man he served under Captain
John Nesbit who was a blacksmith & afterward was made
a colonel & he would further state that before he served
as a malitia man under Nesbit he was a private in Capt.
Thomas Parsons company and he believes those two men 
were his Captains to the close of the war -- Then we were 
permitted to quit our forts & return to our dwellings --

Benjn. Jones

Sworn & subscribed to the day & year aforesaid


Mr. Samuel Gibson a Clergyman and Saml. P. McFall
& [illegible] Thompson
both residents of Hickman County and state aforesaid do 
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Benjamin
Jones who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration
that we believe him to Sixty Eight years of age; that he
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is reputed & believed to have been a soldier of the revolution
and that we concur in that opinion --

Saml. Gibson
S. P. McFall
M. Thompson

Sworn to and subscribed

I Rezin Davidge Judge of the Hickman Circuit Court
do hereby declare my opinion after investigation of the 
matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed
by the Department of War that the above named
applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he 
states -- And I do further certify that it appears to me 
that Samuel Gibson who has signed the preceding certificate
is a clergyman resident in the county & state aforesaid and
that Samuel P McFall who has signed the same
are residents of the same county & state aforesaid and are
credible persons and that their statement is entitled 
to credit

Rezin Davidge

[stamp] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES

I Richard Taylor Clerk of the Hickman Circuit Court
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original
proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application 
of Benjamin Jones for a pension -- In testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand & seal 
of office this 9th day of October 1832

Richard Taylor Jr. C.H.C.C. By
William H. Taylor D.C.
[seal]
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State of Kentucky
Hickman County Sct

This day personally appeared in open court
before the undersigned Justices of the County Court
for the County and State aforesaid Benjamin
Jones a citizen of said County who 
being duly sworn according to law
deposeth and saith that by reason of 
old age and consequent loss of memory
he canot recollect and swear positively
as to the precise length of his servis as a souldier
of the revolution but according to the best of 
his recollection he served not less than 
the periods mentioned below and in the grade
of a private soldier   he further whishes
this statement together with the answers
to the Interrogatories required to be prosended [presented?]
by the war department together with 
a Tabular Statement of his services in tabular form 
of the length as
an amendment to his former declaration 
Sworn to in open Court on the 2nd of October
in the year of our Lord 1832 before the hon
Rezin Davidge Judge of the Hickman Circuit
Court - which Tabular Statement is here
to annexed as a part of this amendment -
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[The top of the document is folded down and most of it covered by a large X along with lines marking everything out.]

This day personally appeared in open court before the undersigned 
being Justice of the peace in and for said County Benjamin Jones
a citizen of the same who being duly sworn
deposeth and saith that by reason of his age
and the consequent loss of memory he cannot
swear positively as to the precise length of his services
but according to the best of his recollection he 
served not less than the periods mentioned below and 
in the following grades.. one year & eight months in 
Captain William Woods company as is stated in 
a declaration sworn to by this affiant on the 
2nd day of October 1832 before the hon R Davidge
Judge of the Hickman Circuit Court for the purpose
of being plased on the pention roll of the United
States agreeable to Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
That he served the said 1 year and 8 months
he has no doubt and his best believes [torn edge]
at least Two years in the malitia service [torn edge]
afterwards - this applicant states that he would have
amended his declaration at the July time
of the Hickman Circuit 1833 in order to 
have complied more ridgidly to the regulations
of the War Department owing to some 
apprehensions that the Judge was under 
about the cholera he adjoined
and held no court he states that 
he served as a private soldier
in all his servises he rendered his Country 
He also has answered the interrogatories 
required by the War Department.
1st when and in what year were you born
answer  I was born in Spartingburg County
State of South Carolina some time in the year
1760 or 1761
2nd  have you any record of your age and if so where 
is it
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Answer  I have no record of my age nor had
my parants my fathers have being robed [robbed] when
I quite small and the book that my age was in 
distroyed - 
3rd  Where were you living when cald into servis where have 
you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you
now live
Answer  I was living in Spartingburg County
State of South Carolina and lived there untill
about the year 1797 when I moved to Kentucky
and settled in that part of the 
State cald now at this time Caldwell
County but then cald Christian County
and lived there about 29 years and 
then I moved to this County and have lived 
here ever since in this County
4th  how were you cald into servis  were you drafted
did you volunteer or were you a substitute 
and if a substitute for whom --
Answer  I was Twenty months in the Regular 
Army under Capt. William Wood as I have 
before stated  -  my other service was as a 
volunteer
5th  State the names of some of the Regular officers
who were with the troops when you served
such continental and malatia regiments
as you can recollect and the general 
circumstances of your servises
Answer  I was engaged all the time of my servis on the 
Frontiers and was imployed in trying to keep
the Indians guild and never joined saw
General or Regular Army more than I have 
stated in my declaration of the 2nd
of October last  I also recollect that 
we was frequently visited by a Colo. 
Thompson. --
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question 6th  did you ever receive a discharge from 
the servis and if so by whom was it 
given and what has become of it
Answer  I was discharged by Capt Wm
Wood from the 20 month tour but
have misplased or lost the same
from my other duties and tours
&c while all wages in readinesss in the 
front as I have detailed by my declaration 
of the 2nd of October last I was only
disbanded
7th  State the names of some of the persons
to whom you are known in your
present neighbourhood and who 
can testify as to your caracter and 
varasity and their belief as to 
your servis as a soldier of the revolution
Answer  There is Dr Drew A. Outlaw and 
Col. M C. Patton and Majr. Saml. P.
McFall  the hon Rezin Davidge 
all of the Town of Moscow Hickman
County Ky. and the Reverend Saml.
Gibson of the same neighbourhood

[hand drawn chart]
Years Months Days Rank years old at enlistment evidence

1 [year] 8 [months] William Wood Capt
Lieut Thompson
Major Collins
Col. Thompson
[other columns blank]
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Sworn to in open Court
Kentucky Hickman County Sct.

and the undersigned Magistrates sitting as a regular County
Court of said County do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter and after putting
the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department
that the above name applicant was 
a Revolutionary soldier and served as he 
stated and the court further certifies that 
it appears to them that the Revd Saml
Gibson who signed a certificate to
a former declaration for this applicant is a Clergiman
Resident in said County and that 
Saml. P. McFall and Moses Thompson
he also signed the proceding certificate
as resident of the same neighbourhood
and they are creditable persons and their
statements are intitled to credit -

E A Daniel
Thomas Griffey
J W Herndon
[written sideways on right margin]
Justices of the
County Court


Kentucky Hickman County Sct

I Henry L Earington Clerk of the Court of 
Hickman County do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original proceedings 
of the said Court in the matter of the application 
of Benjamin Jones for a pension  In 
Testimony whereof I 
have hereunto set my hand & seal of office
this 28 August 1833

H L Earington
[seal]
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24022
Benjamin Jones
Kentucky

for pri 20 m
$66. 66/100

on Roll

Hon A. G. Haines

Service is stated
at 20 months -
Colonel name Thompson
who occasionally visited
the troops

W H Tegardson [??]
Hopkinsville Ky
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,

May 9th 1833

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 regulations will shew what is 
necessary to be done.  These 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, shewing the Service of Benjamin Jones 
Hickman Co Kentucky
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Period when the service was rendered.
Enlistd 1776
Duration of the claimant's service.
Years.  Months.  Days.
1           8
Rank of the claimant.
Prvt
Name and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.
Capt Woods  Genl. Branham  Mjr. Collins
Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.
69 years   State of South Carolina
Proof by which the declaration is supported.
Traditionary Evidence in [illegible] given

The applicant states that he was frequently
in service after his first tour expired

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.
State, Territory, or District of
County of [blank] 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, Territory or District
of [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 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) [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. ☛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.
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 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 [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 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, 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 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 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 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 inquiry 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 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 [blank] year [blank] months, and [blank] days, I served as a [blank]. For [blank] months, and [blank] days, I served as a [blank]; 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 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 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. 
👉 The notes from [a] to [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 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.
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I.S.C. Ex'r.

I. 31,172
Revolutionary War.

July 25, 1904.

Madam: -

In reply to your inquiry you are advised that Benjamin Jones,
born 1760 or 1761 in Spartanburg Co., S.C.
Applied for pension October 2, 1832, at which time he resided
in Hickman Co. Ky.
He states that he enlisted at Thompson's Fort near Tyger Creek
in 1776, and served under Capt. William Wood and Col. Thompson for 
twenty months.
Also served as a militia-man under Capts. Thomas Parsons and 
John Nisbit, against Indians and Tories.
His claim was allowed.
No mention is made of Astor expedition.

Very respectfully,

Commissioner.



Margaret B. Harvey,
1712 N. 52 St.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
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31172
Revy
INVALID.
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File No. 31.172
Benjamin Jones
Priv Rev War
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Act:  June 7" 32
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 215
[Arrangement of 1870.]


[note on upper left of page]
Harvey
S.F. 34.710

[note on upper right of page]
July 25,1904  Hist. to Margaret B.
Phila. Pa.  letter of inquiry in 
John Colter -