Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16668, Meshack Burchfield, N.C.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE   N.C.
Burchfield, Meshack
NUMBER  S. 16668

carded
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CONTENTS  [blank]
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Missouri 13.363
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Meshack Burchfield
of Marion Co. in the State of Missouri who was a pt. Inf of Cobly in the Co. commanded by Captain Patton of the Regt commanded by Major Tipton in the N Carolina. line for 17. mos & 10 days -

3 mos  Private Infy.    10.00
14.10. do. Caro Inf.     59.72
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17.10.                         $69.72

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Inscribed on the Roll of Missouri.
at the rate of 69. Dollars 72. Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 3d. day of July. 1833. and sent to. S.W.B. Carnegy. Palmyra. Missouri.
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Arrears to the 4th of March. 1833.    139.44
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. 33.   34.86
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$174.30
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{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }

Recorded by Com. R. Palmer. Clerk, 
Book  E.     Vol. - 8.    Page 79.
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Meshack Burchfield
Of
Marion County
Missouri
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State of Missouri }
Marion County Sct }

On this 7th day of May in the year 1833 personally appeared in Open Court before James Jameson and Daniel ^Hendricks Judges of the County Court of said County Of Marion now siting [sic: sitting] Meshack Burchfield a resident of said County of Marion aged Seventy One 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 he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated

In the year - the Indians broke in upon the inhabitants in Burk [sic: Burke] County in the State of North Carolina near the head of the Catawba River. - The Inhabitants left their homes and Collected at the house of General Charles McDowell and So Soon as a sufficient number had assembled he marched to Cathys fort at which the indians were embarked [.] They fled at our approach - General Rutherford raised some troops and pursued them whilst the rest of us remained in the fort - I was only a boy at this time - During a year and a half from this time we were frequently engaged in short excursions after the indians who were always depredating on our frontiers [.] In 1777 In december I Joined Colonel Joseph McDowell at Cathy's fort and entered on a campaign against the Cherokees and Chicamaugas [sic: Chickamaugas] - we had several skirmishes with the Indians on
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On this trip Killed ten or fifteen of them  destroyed one Town of the Cherokees and returned home in February following having been in the army upwards of forty days.
During the next spring and Summer fully I was engaged alternately in keeping fort Cultivating the soil and spying after the indians, and early in the winter Colo 2nd Lt 
McDole raised about 100 mounted Spies each man furnishing his own horse equipage and provisions I joined this army and we marched immediately into the Cherokee nation-- On this excursion we killed some Indians took five prisoners and destroyed several Indian Towns.  
I served on this company a little upwards of thirty days.
    At the age of 19, in 1779 I volunteered in February under Captain Robert Patten as a mounted Volunteer for one year - we had about 100 men and the name of the Lieutenant was William Morrison. We rendezvoused at Morgantown in Burke County in the State of North Carolina Marched from thence through Charlotte County to Camden where the troops were engaged about a week in procuring provisions for the army which was expected from the North.  From thence we marched towards Charlestown by way of the Utaw [sic: Eutaw] Springs Crossed Catawba River (or as it was sometimes called) Congaree River - at Nelsons ferry and arrived at Charlestown in the month of April.
In a short time after our arrival we procured a few muskets-- but most of us were without arms.  
Cornwallis Landed at Charlestown the same day on which we drew our muskets-- Our army then lay at a place called Monks Corner. My Company was encamped at the big church called Monk's Corner Church.
The Brittish [sic: British] Army marched out from Charlestown in the night-- the battle commenced some hours before
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day light and our white army were cut to pieces [,] Slaughtered and dispersed [.] My Company was nearly without arms and could make but little resistance and my Companions were nearly all Slain - The few that remained were dispersed into the Country - 

I with one other made our way (pursued by the Enemy) towards a bridge over the [illegible] River with the view of Joining Colonel Washingtons horse which was encamped near this bridge but Washington had decamped and I never Saw him afterwards - We then made our way to Camden and there joined Colonel McDowells Regiment which lay there encamped with a Regiment Commanded by General Caswell - We then marched ack about 200 miles towards Charlestown to the Watterree [sic: Wateree] River where we encamped and remained there two months util Charlestown was taken - There were about 1800 men encamped here Composed of the Regiments Commanded by Genl McDowell [,] Genl. Caswell and Colo. Bluford - But it became necessary to retreat from this camp [.] The troops of McDowell and Caswell kept together - But Colo. Bluford took what was called then the Saulsberry [sic: Salisbury??] road and was totally defeated at a place known to us by the name of the hanging rock. [August 6, 1780]

We continued the retreat back to Cross Creek and arrived at Ramsours Mills immediately after a Battle between the whigs and tories [crossed out: and] here we assisted in burying the slain Captain Gillefall Commanded the Whigs and and [sic] Doty and Mills commanded the tories - The enemy had at this time overan [sic: overran] the Country - Provisions becoming scarce many of the troops left the army for the purpose of procuring provisions and recruiting their horses [.] I with some others from Ramsours Mills marched back to  Buck County where we remained a few weeks and then with many of the inhabitants retreated over the blue Ridge into
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East Tennessee [.] Here we encamped on Watauga River above Jonesborough for six weeks - We then returned to Buck County again and Joined Captain Jonathan Camps Company of Horse under Colo. Campbell and marched to a place by the name of Kings Mountain - We were joined by Colo. McDowell and another Colonel whose name if now forgotten - this was in October [.] At this mountain we had a savere [sic: severe] battle which lasted upwards of three hours with the Brittish [sic: British] and Tories commanded by Colo Ferguson - We succeeded in obtaining a complete victory so that I think every enemy was either killed or taken prisoner - Among the prisoners was a Colonel by name of Mills whom we hung [.] we also hung some others among whom were two men by name of John Mcfall and Will: Douglass - In this engagement we lost about 300 killed - for the services before mentioned I got a regular discharge signed by Capt Camp and Colo McDole - Of the Officers in this army I recollect a Capt Savere [sic: Sevier] and Capt Isaac Shelby who was afterwards Governor of Kentucky [.] I then returned to Buck County having served a little upwards of nine months as a mounted volunteer in the service of my Country -

3      The next Spring after the battle of Kings Mountain I joined Colo. McDowell with about 180 mounted men and marched again against the indians - On this Campaign we had Several engagements [,] Killed about fifty indians and destroyed two Indian Towns on the head of Tennessee river and then returned home having been about on the Campaign upwards of one month

4        The next fall I went to East Tennessee on some business and during my stay there was a call for Spies. I accordingly I joined Colo. Saveres [sic: Sevier's] Battalion of mounted Spies under Major Tipton in Jonesborough County Tennessee - We had
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near two hundred men - we marched in the first of November in pursuit of the indians - We came up with a considerable army of them between French Broad river and Tellico Block house - had a battle [,] killed upwards of 100 indians [,] took about 40 Rifles and destroyed seven Indian Towns - We then returned having been about two months - I am now seventy one years of age - I was born (as I have been informed and believe) in the year 1762 in baltimore County state of Maryland.

When a child my Father removed to North Carolina and settled in Burk [sic: Burke] County where he was killed by the Indians within sight of me - I was raised in this County near the Pleasant Gardens and resided there when I entered the service of the United States except my last campaign against the indians - I was then in Jonesborough County Tennessee as previously stated [.]

I have no record of my age no but recollect to have seen the record kept by my Father [.] It is since destroyed [.] I have lived Since the revolution in Burk [sic: Burke] County North Carolina [,] Warren County Kentucky on Green River where I resided 27 years [crossed out: and I now reside in Marion] - In Lincoln County Missouri and I now reside in Marion County Missouri [.]

I received only one discharge as stated above which was destroyed by my house being burned [.]

I am known in my present Neighborhood by William Anderson [,] Benjamin Jones [,] Jacob Jones [,] William McPheeters [crossed out: and] Reubin Long and Jeremiah Taylor and Others who can testify as to my Character for veracity and their belief of my services as a soldier of the revolution [.]

I know of no person living by whom my services an [sic: can] be proven and have no documentary evidence relative to my services
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As the precise length of time which I served as a soldier as stated above cannot be recollected now from loss of memory and old age [,] I subjoin the following statement

                                                                  M Days

I served in Cathys fort and on 
" excursions against the indians in 
" 1777 not less than three months -           3.00

" First campaign under McDowell in
77. not less than one month and ten Days - 1.10

" [crossed out]

" In Second Campaign under McDowell
I served not less than one month -  -          1.00

" In the service under Capt Patten 
to Charlestown and then to Kings 
Mountain as stated 
not less than nine months -                         9.00

" In the 3rd Campaign against
Indians I served not less than one month -1.00

" In 4th Campaign under Colo 
Savere [sic: Sevier] and Major Tipton
I served not less than two months              2.00
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In all 17 months & ten Days -                 17.10

The whole of which service except when in the fort I served as a Mounted Volunteer

I hereby relinquish every Claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension rool [sic: roll] of the agency of any state

Meshack [his mark X] Burchfield


Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me James Jameson President Judge of the Court aforesaid
S/James Jameson J.C.C.M.C


We Jeremiah Taylor ^a clergyman and Reubin Long do hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with Meshack Burchfield who has Subscribed and Sworn to the above Statements and declaration - that we believe him to be Seventy One Years of Age - that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier
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of the revolution and that we Concur in that opinion
S/Jeremiah Taylor
S/Reubin Long


Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before before [sic] me James Jameson President Judge of the Court aforesaid.
S/James Jameson P.J.C.C.M.Co.


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 Certify that it appears to them that Jeremiah Taylor who has signed the the [sic] preceeding [sic: preceding] Certificate is a Clergyman residing in the said County of Marion and that Reubin Long who has also signed the same is a resident in the County of Marion aforesaid and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
S/James Jameson President {   Judges of said
S/Daniel Hendricks {     Court


I Theodore Jones Clerk of the County Court of the County of Marion state of Missouri do hereby Certify that the foregoing Contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Meshack Burchfield for a pension and I do further Certify that James Jameson
are Judges of said Court duly Commissioned and qualified as such

[seal]
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 7th day of May in the year of our Lord 1833
S/Theodore Jones, Clerk
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13.363.
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Meshack  Burchfield
Marion County 
Missouri



Adm 17. months and 10 days 
14 months & 10 days thereof
Cavalry.



50.
8.33
1.39
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59.72




S.W.B. Carnegy
Palmyra
Missouri -
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
15th June ~ 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. 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 [sic] the Service of Meshack Burchfield Marion Co. Missouri
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[table with the following headers:
Period When the service was rendered | Duration of the claimant's service (Years., Months., Days.) | Rank of the claimant |
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served | Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service |
Proof by which the declaration is supported | ]
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1st tour neither year nor time specified ~ 
1777 |  | | | |   | 71 years Burke Co No Carolina| Traditionary

1779 | | | 30 upwards | mounted man |  | | |

Vol 1 | 1. | | | Mounted | Cap. Patton | | 
| 1 | | | Spy ~ | Major Tipton | | 




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 [sic] 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 } ss. [this brace links this line and the following]
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 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. [here is an image of a hand pointing to the right] 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 named applicant 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 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
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 believe him to be 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
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 the Court of do hereby certify 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, this day of &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
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person 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 received 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 to 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 represent, 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 enquiry 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, 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 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 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 as 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 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."

It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant service, 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 [italics] about three or four months [end italics], 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 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.
[stamp: 👉] 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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16.668
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File No. 16.668
Meshack Burchfield
Pri Rev War
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Act: June 7" 32
Index: - Vol. 1,       Page 53

[intentional brackets as printed]
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Hon. L. Cass
Sec of War
Washington City
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Palmyra Mo. 23rd day of May 1833

Hon. Sir

The pension Claims of Johnson - Long and Gill - presented by Genl. Ashley have been returned enclosing objections - Instructions &c. - The Objections and defects as printed Out by you have I believe been obviated and Supplied by the amended aplications [sic: applications] attached to each and herewith enclosed in Conformity with these instructions

Mr Gill is a poor but honest Old man - very infirm - When he first made me acquainted with his Case I supposed him of the regular army - and also of the Volunteer Militia and therefore made his aplications [sic: applications] accordingly - 

From the index in red ink on the instructions enclosing his Case I suppose his name is not found on the rolls in the Office - Believing as I verily do - that he did serve during the term mentioned by him and supposing that his name is not found - I suppose the Old man may be mistaken in considering himself a [underline] regular [/underline] Soldier - and I think some of the facts stated in the amended aplication [sic: application] seam [sic: seem] to negative the idea of his being a regular soldier viz he states "that after
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he enlisted he remained at home with his father two or three weeks - his whole Company rendezvoused at the same time - they took their arms with them - he drew his clothes as he thinks from the state - the Officers under whom he served returned home at the same time he did and remained at home - He received his pay from his Colonel" All this appears to me incompatible with regular Service.

But no Doubt but the records will shew whether the troops with whom he says he served were regulars or not - and to you his case is submitted [.] No one needs assistance more than he and that he served as he states there is no doubt with me nor with those who knew him 

Should other defects present themselves to you in any of the cases herewith enclosed be so kind as to apprise them of them that they may if possible be corrected and supplied 

In addition to the above named cases I now transmit also the aplication [sic: application] of M. Burchfield which I hope will be found Satisfactorily made out

I have the honor to be Sir with very high regard

Your friend
and Servant
SW B Carnegy


Hon. L. Cass {
Sec. of War {