Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1184, Philip Carter, Va.
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SERVICE: Va.
Carter, Philip
NUMBER: S.1184
carded
CONTENTS
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13670
Kentucky
Philip Carter
of Barron in the State of Kentucky 
who was a Private in the Company commanded 
by Captain Stubblefield of the Regt commanded 
by Col Ennis in the Va Militia 
time for one year ten months

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 46 Dollars 66 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 31st day of May
1833 and sent [illegible] Barron
[illegible] Kentucky

Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833 $93.32
Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Sep 30 23.33

Order to pay 5th Oct 1837.
Letter to [illegible]
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State of Kentucky, County of Barren, ss:

On this 15th day of October 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the County Court for the said County of Barren now sitting, Philip Carter a resident of the said County of Barren in the State aforesaid, aged sixty six years last March, 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 he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That when he was about fourteen years and six months old, he entered the service in Spottsylvania County where he then resided, and served seven successive tours in the militia of two months each, as a substitute, commencing in September 1780 + ending in November 1781. The names of the persons he substituted + the officers under whom he served are as follows. He first entered as a substitute for Thomas Coleman in September 1780 under Capt. Harry Stubblefield, + marched from Peter Stubblefield’s Tavern in Spottsylvania County, Virginia, to Richmond where the troops remained two or three weeks, + were joined by the militia from other counties. They were then marched to Cabin Point where they [illegible] two or three weeks, when the first, second & third Regiments of Virginia militia were marched to Petersburg. The first Regiment was commanded by Col. Ennis (or Enos), the second by Col. Holt Richardson, + the third at that time by Col. Stubblefield but soon after & until the end of the war by Col. Sampson Mathews. The said Carter was attached to the third Regiment every tour he served. Major Hardiman commanded the battalion to which he belonged + the subaltern officers under Capt. H. Stubblefield were Joseph Brock, first Lieutenant, John Curtis, second Lieutenant & John Gale, Ensign. Genl. Nelsoncommanded the Brigade + Major Thomas Armistead was Brigade
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Inspector. He said Carter having served his term of two months was discharged at a small village on the north side of Appomattox River near Petersborough about the last of November 1780 when and where we were met by the militia sent to relieve us. He said Carter farther saith, that his father was one of the militia men of the relief, & he, the said Philip, immediately entered the service for two months as his father's substitute under the command of Capt. Thomas Crutcher of Spottsylvania County Virginia. During his tour of duty he with his said company was generally stationed in the vicinity of [Williamsburg] & Jamestown, Virginia. He said Carter served his tour of two months and was discharged. He belonged to the same Regiment as before. The subaltern officers of the Company were John Gholson first Lieutenant, Thomas Trigg second Lieutenant and James Haws Ensign. The said Carter farther saith, they were relieved about 20 miles below [Williamburg] the latter end of January 1781, when he again entered as a substitute for David Lively in the company commanded by Capt. Benjamin Holliday - first Lieutenant James Holliday, 2nd Lieutenant Andrew Straughan & James Long Ensign. The said Carter farther saith that having served two months, they were relieved the last of March 1781 at the Capitol in [Williamsburg], when he again entered as a substitute for Richard Dillard under the command of Capt. Thomas Straughan, 1st Lieutenant, George Stubblefield Jr, 2nd Lieutenant, Robert Pervis, Ensign not uncollected. The said Carter saith, that the British shortly afterwards took possession of [Williamburg], after which Maj. Armisted took command of part of the troops, of whom the said Carter was one, and attacked the British at [Williamburg] & drove in their picket guard, but the attack was unsuccessful. The said Carter afterward marched under the command of Major Armisted to Richmond. Shortly afterwards the British march up the south side of James River to Manchester, and
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burnt the warehouses. About this time the Marquis De LaFayette joined us on Shocko Hill. Some short time after this, the two  months having expired some two or three day, the said Carter was discharged. The said Carter further saith, that about the last of May or first of June 1781, he again entered the service at Hog's Ordinary near Bacon's Bridge as a substitute for Bradley Matthews & served two months in t he company commanded by Capt. ______ and was discharged in Fluvanna County Virginia, where we were relieved. In this last relief the father of the said Philip Carter was again a drafted militia man, & the said Philip entered the service again as his substitute & served two months in the company commanded by Capt. Harry Stubblefield, the same subalterns as before. He was discharged about the first or second week in September 1781. The said Philip Carter farther saith, that he afterwards entered the service as a substitute for David Lively, a second time, & served two months in the company commanded by Capt. Thomas Crutcher, 1st Lieutenant, John Chirum, 2nd Lieut. James Haws, Ensign Josiah Gholson. Genl. La Fayette, to whose command the said Carter was attached, marched to Richmond & was there joined by the Baron Steubin. The British then lay at Bacon's Bridges. They started from there; made their
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served in guarding part of the prisoners on their way to Frederickstown, Maryland, & having performed this service as far as Nowlings ferry on the [Potomac], where the prisoners were received by the Maryland militia, he, the said Carter, was there discharged, having served a little over his tour of two months under Capt. Crutcher answer to the interrogatories prescribed by the War department the said Philip Carter saith, that he was born in Spottsylvania County, Virginia, on the 16th day of March 1766.

The fourth question is already answered - that he has already stated the names of officers & continental & militia regiments, as far as he recollects them. That he received  discharges from his Captain on each tour respectively, which discharges are now lost & cannot be reproduced. In answer to the 7th interrogatory the said Carter names

The said Carter farther saith, that he hath no documentary evidence & that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service except Joseph Carter, whose evidence is forwarded herewith. The said Carter hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.

Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
P. Carter

Mr. Andrew Nuckolds, a clergyman residing in the said County of Barren, and William Ellis, also residing in said county, do certify, that we are well acquainted with Philip Carter who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be sixty six years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he re-
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sides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
A. Nuckold
William Ellie

And the 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 & served as he states. And the Court farther certifies that it appears to them that Andrew Nuckolds, who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Barren & that Wm. Ellis who has also signed the same is a resident of the said County and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Wm. Edmunds Esq J.P. B.C.

I William Logan, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Barren, Kentucky, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Philip Carter for a pension.
 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 11th day of October 1832.
W. Logan Clerk
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A. J. Gatewood Deputy for
I, William Logan Clerk of the Court of Barren County Certify that the foregoing pages, to wit: 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 Contain the original proceedings of the said Court on the 15th day of October 1832 in the matter of the application of Philip Carter for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have again hereunto affixed my seal of Office and subscribed my name this 20th day of March 1833
A. J. Gatewood Deputy Clerk
for William Logan Clerk of the Court
of Barren County

State of Kentucky County of Barren Sct
This day personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County Philip Carter named in the foregoing Declaration, and, in order to obviate the objection (17) to his Declaration that he had not answered the Question "2" and "7" prescribed by the War Department, made oath that he has himself no record of his age but that his age, under the regulation of the Church of England under which he was Christened, is on the Register of the Church in Spottsylvania County Virginia, and that his younger Brother John had also a bible in which his age is set down, but he does not know whether he has it now. In answer to the 7th he would name Abram Campbell, Moses Campbell, John Calvert, James Kennaday, Obadiah Wade, Col. Asa Young, James Young William Ellis, and William Morris 
Sworn and subscribed this Philip Carter
20th day of March 1833 before me
Th: J Helm JPB
State of Kentucky Barren County Sct.
A. J. Greenwood Deputy for
I William Logan Clerk of the court of Barren County Certify that Thomas J Helm is a magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signature, purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my seal of Office and subscribed my name this 20th day of March 1833
A. J. Gatewood - Deputy Clerk
for William Logan clerk of the court
of Barren County
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Ky State Barren County Sct.
Joseph Carter of Monroe Cty. & State aforesd. personally appeared before me a justice of the peace for Barren Cty. & State aforesd. That he knew of Philip Carter serving in the revolutionary War as a Substitute for the following named persons. Viz. Thomas Coleman, Richd. Dillard, Bradley Mathews, My Father John Carter, & My Brother in law Davd. Liody. I also recolect of seeing one of his discharges of no more, I was young but the above is well recollected
Sworn to & subscribed before me Joseph Carter
this 15th day of October 1832
Wm D Harlow J.P.BC

State of Kentucky Barren County Sct
I William Logan Clerk of our County Court for Barren County do Certify that Wm. D Harlow whose name appears to the above Certificate of the affidavit of Joseph Carter is and was at the time of signing said Certificate a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly Commissioned and qualified to act as such that full faith and Credit is due to any of his Judicial acts as such as well in Courts of Justice as thereout
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of said Court at my Office in Glasgow this 15th day of October 1832
W Logan Clerk
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In reply to your request of - , received - for a statement of the military history of Philip Carter only on a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau. S. 1,184
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. COLONEL. STATE.
Between Sept. 1780 and Nov. 1781, Col. Stubblefield Va.
He served 7 terms of 2 mos. each under Capts. Henry Stubblefield, Thomas Crutcher, Benjamin Holliday, Thomas Straughan, Col. Sampson
Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Spottsylvania Co. Va.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 15, 1832. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Barren Co., Ky.
Age at date of application, born Mch. 16, 1766 in Spottsylvania Co., Va.
Remarks: he served always as a "substitute", for his father John Carter and others.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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1919 Mch. 26. Hist. to Vita Scalisi.P.
INVALID
File No. 1184
Philip Carter
Pui. Vei. Mit. 
June 7, 1832.
Index: - Vol. A, page 56
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Lexington Ky Septr. 27, 1837

Dr. Sir
I will thank you to order the payment of Philip Carter's Pension which has been delayed by a defect in the power of attorney on former payments which were sent to Mr. Joseph Ficklin
Yrs &c
Yas. Murrell
N.B.
please enclose to Mr. Joseph Ficklin
Lexington Ky
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which thos answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of 
Philip Carter 
which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the aoolicant 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 mention 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 a languafe so definite as to enable the department to determine to what about 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 Act of June 7, 1832?
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 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? yes

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? 

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? yes

XIV. [notation sign 1]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 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. [notation sign 2]Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No

XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 2, 7
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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 ___________ year _____________ months, and _________ days, I served as a ______________ For _____________ months and ___________ days, I served as a _______________; and for such service I claim a pension.”
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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 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.
[notation sign 1]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 regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[notation sign 2]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 paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper 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.
[symbol of pointing finger]In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.
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Rev Sec
1932 Bath Ave.,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
March 18, 1919.

U. S. Bureau of Pensions,
Washington D.C.
Dear Sirs:
I am in receipt of a blank from the Bureau of Pensions with instructions to fill out and return, I have mislaid it. Following is the information I desire:
The Pension record of Philip Carter of Virginia, who served in the Revolutionary war in some Virginia regiment,
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enlisted from Virginia, 
                Thanking you in 
advance and hoping to 
hear from you at your 
earliest convenience, I 
am, 
Respectfully yours, 
Vita Scalisi