Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4501, John Ham, S.C.
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Service S.C.
Ham, John
Phebe 
Number R. 4501
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19504
West Tennessee 
John Ham
of McNary Co. in the State of W. T.
who was a pr in the Co commanded
by Captain [Alexander] McIntosh of the Regt commanded by Col Culp [Abel Kolb] in the SC line for 20 mos
Inscribed on the Roll of W Tenn
the rate of 66 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of Sept 1833 and Wm S Wisdom
Arrears to the 4th of Septemr  166.65 
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March.         33.33 = 199.98 
Revolutionary Claim act June 7, 1832
Recorded by  Danl Boyd   Clerk
Book E.  Vol. 9.   Page 83
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Declaration in Order to Obtain the Benefit of the Act of Congress passed 7th June 1832
State of Tennessee McNairy County
I On this the 24 day of June in the year of Our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and thirty three, personally appeared in open court before the Justices of our court of pleas quarter sessions for said county now sitting John Ham a resident of McNairy County in the State of Tennessee. Aged sixty eight 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 act of congress passed June 7th 1832-That in the year 1779 the day nor month not recollected he entered the service of the United States as a volunteer soldier. Under Captain James Blassengaim [Blasinham] and Col. Abel Culp [Kolb] at the Cheraw District South Carolina. So soon as I was mustered into service I marched to a place called Kimbros Mill where a number of British prisoners was placed under our care from there we marched with the prisoners to a place called Long Bluff on Big Pedee River. We here guarded the prisoners for five or six weeks and it appearing there was no further use for my services at this time I was discharged. By reason of old age and consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively to the precise length of his services at this time but he is positive he served not less than two months, in this year, when he was dismissed he did not receive a written discharge do not know why nor does he believe any of his company received a written discharge. In the spring of the year 1780 I again entered the service of the United States as a volunteer soldier under Captain Alexander McIntosh and Col. Kolb at Cheraw District in South Carolina. So soon as I was mustered into service we took up our line of march and went directly to Santee River here we joined Maj. Lamb [Lemuel] Benton's Batallion who was at a place called Murray's Ferry. From here I was sent by Maj. Benton together with some others with a drove of hogs to a Captain Towns plantation about five or six miles from the ferry after being there a short time I was dismissed having served in this tour not less than two months, the precise length he cannot say but knows it was not less than two months. I did not receive a written discharge and cannot tell why I did not , nor does he think any of the men received one. About this time news reached the neighborhood which was in the year 1780 that the British had taken Charleston, which circumstances raised the
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energys of the Tories and they commenced  raising in every direction, and there was a great call by the Whigs for  men to keep the Tories down, so I hastened to a place called  Kimbroe's Mill and in the year  1780 the day not month I cannot  recollect I again entered the service of the United States  as a volunteer soldier under Captain James Blassengaim [Blasinham] so soon as I joined is company (as yet we had no other officer) we was put under strict discipline and continued at the Mill for the purpose of guarding it from the British who was then  lying and had possession of Long Bluff town, and also to keep the  Tories from joining the British at that place. We were not stationed here long before Maj. Benton came to us so he took command of the men here as Major he brought the news that it would not  be safe for us to remain here any longer so every soldier was dismissed with directions to look out for a hiding place. The next day a great many Tories came to the Mill. Maj. Benton came riding by while they were there, and the Tories fired on him, but without affect. Then Maj. Benton returned to the swamps where Captain Blassingaim was and they upon consultation agreed to surrender together with the men to Maj. Hogg, the British officer after our surrender Maj. Hogg had the officers of the Tories brought to him whereupon a quarrel ensued between them and Maj. Hogg beat him with his sword. this circumstance rather dampened the Tories so they lay quiet in that quarter until they heard of the Defeat of General Gates [Horatio Gates, Battle of Camden] so soon as they hear of that circumstance the Tories commenced raising again and from that time until 1781 when General Green  [Nathanael Greene] was marching through  the west and until after he fought the Battle of Guilford Courthouse we were in small groups  sometimes more and sometimes less scouting after the Tories part of my time I was with Col. Culp [Kolb] & Captain Blassingaim , and part of my time with Col. Thomas Wade and Captain Oneal about this time the  Tories killed Col. Culp and Maj. Benton was appointed Col. in his place we were now in the Cheraw District where I was discharged having served from about the time of the fall of Charleston until after the Battle at Guilford Courthouse but from old age and the consequent loss of memory
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he cannot say how long he served precisely but he  is positive that he served not less than ten months. When I was discharged I received a written discharge but not knowing or believing it would ever be of any service to me I used it in such a way that it is now lost or destroyed. I again entered the service of the United States in Cheraw District State of South Carolina as a volunteer soldier in the year 1781 the day nor month not recollected. We marched to the Eutaw Springs under Captain Daniel Sparks Maj. Tristam [Tristram] Thomas and Lieutenant George Strodder [Strother]. Before we reached the Eutaw Springs Gates Army had left there. Then we marched to a place called Bacons Bridge on Ashley River. Here we joined General [Francis] Marion. The British at this time had possession of Charleston. Marion sent out horsemen after the Tories of which I was one. We caught a great many and carried them to Long Bluff Town and there guarded them for some time until a court martial could be made to try them. After their trial was over part of them was sent to our army I was one that went as a guard. I served in this way sometime out with Marion and sometimes out in small groups after the Tories until sometime in the year 1782. The precise length of time which I served in this campaign I am unable to say owing to the great length of time old age and consequent loss of memory. But thinks he served eight or nine months. But I am positive that I did not serve less than six months. I received a written discharge for my services but it is now lost or destroyed.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any rate.
Question, where and in what year were you born
Answer, I was born in the Cheraw District State of South Carolina in the year of Our Lord 1765
Question-Have you any record of you age and if so where is it
Answer-I have my age recorded in a Bible which I have now in my possession in McNairy County
Question, Where were you living when called into service. Where have you lived since the Revolutionary War and where do you now live
Answer, I was living in Cheraw District State of South Carolina when I entered the service of the United States, after the Revolutionary War I lived in Cheraw District S. Carolina
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until the year 1783 then I moved to Union District in said State from there I moved to the  State of Kentucky in the year 1803 from Kentucky  I move to  Giles County  State of Tennessee  in the year 1809 , In the year  1818 I moved from Giles County to Lauderdale County Alabama, from there I moved to McNairy County Tennessee where I now live. Question. How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute  and if a substitute for whom ?  Answer. I was a volunteer each and every time I was our. Question .  State the names of some  of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served such Continental and Militia Regiments as you  can recollect and the general circumstances of your services. Answer, I  knew General Marion and served under him for a long time. My services was performed in what was called scouting parties, co I am unable to state any of the regular officers names, the balance of the question I have fully answered in the body of my declaration. Question. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it ? Answer. The two tours mention in my declaration  I received no discharges, the reason why  I did not I cannot tell, do not believe any of the other soldiers did. For my other tours I received written discharges signed by my Captains which is now lost or destroyed. Question . 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. Answer. I have been acquainted with James Campbell  Esq. and Parson Francis Beard for a number of years , both of whom lives in Mc Nary County - they can testify as to my character for veracity and their belief and the neighborhood belief  of my services as a soldier of the Revolution. I have no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person now living by whom he can prove his services by. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid . W.S. Wisdom ( signed ) clk of McNairy County Court Line John Ham ( signed )
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8711
Phebe Ham
of John
Ten
Act 7 July 38

4501
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Declaration of Pheba Hamm In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1832 entitled an Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows. [ State of Tennessee McNairy County ] On this 6th day of January in the year of our Lord 1843 personally appeared before me James M Huggins an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County Pheba Hamm ( who is from old age and infirmity unable to appear in open Court )  a resident of McNairy County  State of Tennessee, aged about seventy years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit  of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed July 7th 1838  entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows. That she is the widow of John Hamm  who was a private in the Revolutionary War, and having received a certificate of Pension under the Act of Congress of the 7th June 1832 the length of service and amount of pay by reference to said  Hamm's declaration  now in the War Office will fully appear . She further declares she was married to the said John Hamm sometime between the year 1780 & 1790 the time not now recollected, and that her husband the aforesaid John Hamm died on the 3rd day of October 1834  , that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January  seventeen hundred and ninety four. to wit at the time above mentioned. Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and date above written . James M Huggins ( signed ) Justice of the  peace Pheba Ham ( her mark )
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[ State of Tennessee McNairy County ] Personally came before me  James M. Huggins an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County of McNairy T. Bearden  &  Saml. Little John and after being duly sworn according to law , doth on their oaths say that they are well acquainted with  Pheba Hamm the above named  deponent for the term of twenty five years past that her mental qualities agreeable to her  advanced age are yet good and that she sustains a good character for truth  and veracity , that full fait and credit are due to al she does and says, and that she the aforesaid Pheba Hamm is now a widow and has been such since the death of her husband the aforesaid John Hamm who died on the 3rd day of October  1834.. Sworn to and subscribed before me on the 6th day of January 1843. Thomas Bearden ( his mark X ) S. Littlejohn ( signed )  James M. Huggins ( signed ) Justice of the peace  [ State of Tennessee McNairy County ] I James M. Huggins a Magistrate in the County above named do hereby certify that I am acquainted with  Saml. Littlejohn and Thos. Bearden who have made oath in due form of law to the credibility of Mrs. Pheba Ham , that they are men of honesty and that  they sustain a good character for truth and veracity, and that from old age  and bodily infirmity  the aforesaid Pheba Hamm is unable to appear in open Court , and that the enclosed deposition proving the marriage of said Pheba Hamm is entitled to credit. I also certify that the enclosed document purporting  to be the family record of the ages of their children is the original record , and has remained in the possession of the widow ever since her husband's death . Given under my hand  this 5 day of January 1843. James M Huggins ( signed )
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[ State of Tennessee McNairy County ] Set. I, A.A. Sanders clerk of the County Court for said County do hereby certify that  James M. Huggins is a Magistrate as above and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine, In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand  and affixed my seal of office this 20 day of January  1843. A.A. Sanders ( signed / sealed ) Clk of McNairy County Court
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1st Daughter John and Pheby Hamm   Daughter Molcy Ham was born  January the 1st in the year of our Lord 1786 ,James Ham was born  March the 30th in the year 1787 , Jacob Ham was born  February the 28th in the year of our Lord 1789 , Blasingame Ham was born  September 6th in the year of our Lord 1790 , Honey Ham was born  June 29 in the year of our Lord 1792
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John Ham's Bible and he was born  December 4th in the year of our Lord 1764
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No. 22559 John Ham West Tenn. from 1779 private 20 months @ $ 66.66/ 100 Jackson  William G. Wisdom Clerk  McNairy County  Court Tennessee
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 10 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 the regulations will shew 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.
A Statement, shewing the service of John Hain[Ham] McNairy Co Tenn 
Period when the service was rendered. Vol 1779
Duration of the Claimant's service 351 or 425 days
Rank of the claimant. Prv.
Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served.
Capt Blassingein [James Blasinham]
Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Col. Culp [Abel Kolb]
Battles in which the applicant was engaged. None
Country through which he marched. SC
Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period
Cheraw District S.C. Aged 68
Evidence by which the declaration is supported. Traditionary

Vol 1780 about 281 or 355 days
Captain [Alexander] McIntosh
Capt. Blasinham  Skirmish
Served 2 years and upwards in all during Revolutionary war

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 constructed to extent, 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 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, etc., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefit 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 the Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians 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 applicants reside. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.

                                                                   DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
                                            State Territory, or District of
                                             County of
On this             day of                                personally appeared (a) before  
          A B. a resident (b) of                              in the county of                        and State, Territory, or District of           aged (c)            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)           , with.        and served in the                (e) regiment of the line,                under the following named offices:

(Here set forth the names and ranks of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service ; (and if he server under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particlar 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

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 was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I                                                                                     of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of                                                                       for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand and seal of office (i) this 
                         day of                                          &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the name 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 the 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                             and C.D. residing in (the same) hereby certify that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we 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. and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I Clerk of Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the orginal proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for pension.

 In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand and seal
 of office, this day of &c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the orginal 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 hid personal knowledge of the service oh the applicant, and such circumstance connected therewith as may have a tendency to throw lightupon 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 material facts, which can be used 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, it 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 nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, fromtheir 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 certity to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.

The traditionary evidence of service is deened 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 or 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 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 ofice, 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 genine signature.

No payments can be made upon 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 theopinion 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 of the war when he served.
(e) Every continental officer or soldiers 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 depots and saith, that by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positive as to the precise length of his service; but according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the period mentioned below, and in the following grades: ---For____year_____month____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 service.  The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.  ome persons who apply for pensions mere state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of officers, and other particulars respecting their service.  This form of a declaration is highly objectionable.  

It must begin every case, be clearly shown under what officer the applicant severed; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corp 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 n 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 fix 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 certified officer, should accompany the papers.                                                   
                                                                  
                                                                    Mode of authenticating papers.

In every instance where the certifing officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certiicate 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 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 verify 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 note
 from (a) to (i) are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule is 
The 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.

Dyer Castor

Exum Clerk
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copied from
M.M.H.F. hist
2-9-1924
December 18, 1933.
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BA-J/ady
John Ham
R. 4501

Mrs. R. E. Price
712 Second Street
Corinth, Mississippi

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter relative to one
John Hamm, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.

The data contained herein are obtained from the
papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for
pension, R. 4501, based upon his military service in
that war.

John Ham was born December 4, 1764 in Cheraw
District, South Carolina.

While living in said district he enlisted in 1779
and served as a private two months in Captain James
Blassengaim's Company, Colonel Abel Culp's South Carolina Regiment. He enlisted in the spring of 1780 and
served two months in Captain Alexander McIntosh's Company,
Colonel Culp's Regiment. About May 1780 he enlisted and
served ten months as a private in Captain James Blassengaim
's Company, Colonel Culp's Regiment and in Captain
Oneal's Company, Colonel Thomas Wade's South Carolina
Regiment. He enlisted in 1781 and served eight or nine
months as a private in Captain Daniel Spark's Company,
under Major Tristam Thomas in the South Carolina troops.

He was allowed pension on his application executed
June 24, 1833 while a resident of McNairy County, Ten-
nessee.

He died October 30, 1834.
Soldier married between 1780 and 1790 in Union
County, South Carolina, Phebe, whose maiden name is not
stated.
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Phebe Hall was living in McNairy County, Tennessee, in
1843.
They had the following children:

Molcy	                        born	January	1,	1786	
James	                            "	        March	     30,	1787	
Jacob	                            "	        February    26,	1789	
Blasingame	                    "	        September	6,	1790	
Nancy	                            "	        June	      29,	1792	
William Cloydious	    "	        June	       17,	1794	
Frankey	                            "	        March	         3,	1796	
Thomas Pinckney	    "	        July	          1,	1798	
Elizabeth	                    "	        August	        13,	1800	
Buckley	                    "	        June	         11,	1802	
John Mickel	            "	        July	         13,	1804	
Salley	                            "	        June	         13,	1808  died July 4, 1811.

The Revolutionary War records of this office
fail to afford any information in regard to pension
having been claimed on account of the services of
Joseph Atkins, all spellings of the surname searched.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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Deposition of Thomas Ham [ State of Alabama Lauderdale County ] SS. Be it known that on this the 12th day of December 1862  before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County  personally appeared  Thomas Ham  and after being duly sworn upon the Evangel of  Almighty God the truth the whole truth and nothing but the whole truth  to speak depose and say  That he is well acquainted with Pheby Ham the widow of the late John Ham , that he was present at the marriage of the said Pheby Ham to John Ham which took place in Union County  State of South Carolina between the years 1780 & 1790 and further this deponent saith nothing. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 12th day of December  1842. Test J. M. Melton ( signed ) J.P. Thomas Hamm ( his mark X ) [ The State of Alabama Lauderdale County ] I, Wiley T. Hawkins Clerk of the aforesaid County Court  do hereby certify that Jesse Melton whose signature  appears to the  above certificate is and was at the time of subscribing to the same an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned & qualified and that his official acts are entitled to full faith and credit . In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand  & affixed my official seal the 27th day of December 1842. W.T. Hawkins ( signed ) Clk
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[ The State of Alabama Lauderdale Count ] I, John T. Haraway  Judge of  the County Court  of the aforesaid County certify that  Wiley T. Hawkins is clerk of the County Court of the aforesaid County duly elected , commissioned  and qualified that his official acts are entitled to full confidence and that the foregoing attestation is in due form of law. Given under my hand and seal tis 27th day of December 1842. John T. Haraway ( signed / sealed ) Judge of the county Court of Lauderdale County Alabama
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[ State of Tennessee McNairy County ] Set. Be it known on the 26  day of June 1843  came before me  Samuel D. Pace one of the acting Justice of the peace in and for said County John N. Ham and made oath  in due form of law, that the annexed sheets was taken out of a small Bible uses as the Family Bible  of my late Father John Ham dec'd  that said Bible remained in said John Ham's possession  during his life, and that the  Record of the Births of his children is in the hand writing of the said John Ham dec'd  that Pheba Ham mentioned in the Bible was the lawful wife of  John Ham dec'd  and the Identical Pheba Ham who has applied for a Pension, and the Bible has remained in possession of  Pheba Ham  since the death of John Ham. Sworn to and subscribed before me the  day and date above. John. M. Hamm ( signed )  [ State of Tennessee  McNairy County ] Be it known on this the 16 day of June 1843 came before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County  John Ham  above named who is a respectable person and made oath  that the facts stated in the above affidavit  is true to the best of his knowledge and belief . Given under my hand and seal the date above. S.D. Pace ( signed / sealed ) Justice of the Peace[ State of Tennessee McNairy County ] Set I, A.A. Sanders  clerk of the  County Court for said County do hereby certify that S  D Pace is a Magistrate as above  and the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine . In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 26 June 1843. A.A. Sanders ( signed / sealed ) Clk
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We Francis Beard a clergyman residing in the County of McNairy  and James Campbell residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Ham who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration  that we believe him to be  sixty eight 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. Francis Bearden ( signed ) James Campbell ( signed ) Wm S. Wisdom ( signed ) Clk  McNairy County Court Line And the said Court do  hereby declare their opinion after 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 states, And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that  Francis Beard who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in McNairy County , and that James Campbell who has also signed the same is a resident in McNairy County  and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit. S.D. Pace ( signed / sealed ) JP Joseph Smith ( signed / sealed ) JP A.S.  Landreth ( signed ) JP  I, William S. Wisdom  Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Ham for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office in the Town of Purdy this 24th day of June 1833 & 57  year of the American Independence. Wm. S. Wisdom ( signed / sealed ) clk
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Comptroller's Office Columbia S Carolina April 25 / 43  Sir, In compliance with your request , I have examined the Books and  all in this office , and have annexed a transcript of the records of all that related to the case of Mr. John Ham- [ W Indent No 2915 Book X ] Issued 5 May 1786  to Mr. John Ham for eleven pounds two shilling & ten pence farthing sterl. - Duty done in  Brandon's  Regt. pr acct. audited No 112 Aug No 112 John Ham for Militia duty since the fall of Charleston in Brandon's Regt. pr Anderson's Return Currency Lbs 78-- Ster Lbs. 11/2/10 1/4  Ex'd Mc [  Indent No 2316 Book X ] Issued 31 May  1786  to Mr. John Ham for  ten pounds sterl. Duty in Brandon's Regt'  pr Anderson's .. ( illegible ) 2 and No 112 Acct No 112 John Ham for Militia duty in Brandon's Regt since the fall of Charleston pr  Anderson's Return   amtg to Currency Lbs. 70 Sterl. Lbs. 10  Ex'd Mc  I certify the above to be a true copy from the Records in this office. For Comptroller Genl. J Laval   Charge $3
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section

February 9, 1924

Honorable Heartsill Ragon
House of Representatives

My dear Mr. Ragon:

In response to your letter of the 7th inst., I
have the honor to advise you that from the papers
in the Revolutionary War pension claim R. 4501 it
appears that John Ham was born December 4, 1764 in
Cheraw District, South Carolina.

While living in said District he enlisted in
1779 and served as a private two months in Captain
James Blassengaim's Company, Colonel Abel Culp's
South Carolina Regiment.

He enlisted in the spring of 1780 and served
two months in Captain Alexander McIntosh's Company,
Colonel Culp's Regiment.

About May 1780 he enlisted and served ten months
as a private in Captain James Blassengaim's Company,
Colonel Culp's Regiment and in Captain Oneal's Company , Colonel Thomas Wade's South Carolina Regiment.

He enlisted in 1781 and served eight or nine
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months as a private in Captain Daniel Spark's Company, 
under Major Tristam Thomas in the South Carolina
Troops.

He was allowed pension on his application executed
June 24, 1833 while a resident of McNairy
County, Tennessee. He died October 30, 1834.

Soldier married between 1780 and 1790 in Union
County, South Carolina, Phebe whose maiden name
is not stated. She was living in McNairy County,
Tennessee in 1843. They had the following children:

Molcy	                        born	January	1,	1786	
James	                            "	        March	     30,	1787	
Jacob	                            "	        February    26,	1789	
Blasingame	                    "	        September	6,	1790	
Nancy	                            "	        June	      29,	1792	
William Cloydious	    "	        June	       17,	1794	
Frankey	                            "	        March	         3,	1796	
Thomas Pinckney	    "	        July	          1,	1798	
Elizabeth	                    "	        August	        13,	1800	
Buckley	                    "	        June	         11,	1802	
John Mickel	            "	        July	         13,	1804	
Salley	                            "	        June	         13,	1808  died July 4, 1811.











Sincerely,

Commissioner.

[hand written note]
For date of Soldier's birth I
used the family record instead
of date in application as the said
kept the Record himself.
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MRS. RICHARD ELWYN PRICE
CORINTH, MISSISSIPPI

Nov. 25, 1933

Veterans Administration (attention of Mr. A. D. Hiller)
Washington D.C.

Gentlemen:

I should like very much to have
copies of the pension papers of two
Revolutionary soldiers; namely, Joseph
Atkins, a native of North Carolina, and
John Hamm, born 1759 in South
Carolina, and died in McNairy County, Tennessee.

Yours very truly,
Mrs. R. E. Price
712 Second Street
Corinth, Mississippi

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DEC 1 1933
MAIL SUB-DIV.
READER 12
VETS. ADM.
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HEARTSILL RAGON
5TH DIST ARKANSAS

ROBERT J. (BOB) BROWN, JR.
SECRETARY

Congress of the United States
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
February 7, 1924.

Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Gentlemen:


I am attaching hereto letter from one of 
my constituents, Garland Hamm Ozark, Ark., which I think maybe you can help me on.   If you can supply the information
Mr. Hamm desires I would appreciate it if you would
so advise me, returning his letter with the correspondence
.
Yours very truly,
Heartsill Ragon

[Stamp]
PENSION
C
FEB
8
1924
OFFICE
U.S.
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4501

Phebe Ham
Service: widow of John

REJECTED
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1924-Feb 9 - Hist to Hon Heartsill Ragon for Garland Hamm . [illegible]
1923 Dec 12 Hist to R. E. Price.  A.D.Y.
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July 6. 1843

Tenn

Phebe Ham


Purdy
June 26
free
J. L.  Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

Mail
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Purdy 26 June 1843 -

Dear Sir

Enclose you will receive further proof in the case
of Mrs Phebe Ham for a Pension, the letter directed
to me is from the Comptroller General of South Carolina
also the sheets from the Bible,
Yours &c
Maclin Cross