Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37815, Drury Bynum, N.C.
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N.C. 
Drury Bynum 
S.37815
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1881 January 12 Mrs Sarah Asbell that from data the identification is not certain but children or other heirs not entitled to claim any pension not previously allowed after death of Rev Soldier & his widow
Prior
19.257. R
Georgia
Drury Bynum, of Warren Cy in the state 
Georgia who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Enloes of the regiment commanded by Colonel Patton in the N. Carolina line, for the term of 1776 War
Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 10 of April 1823
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 of May 1826 and sent to Hon. George Cary
HRep
Arrears to 4th of March 1894             
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1824
{Semi-annual allowance)
86.63
48.00
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134.63
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[Revolutionary claim]
[Acts March 18, 1818}
[and May 1, 1820]
March 1. 1823
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Citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March Eighteen hundred and eighteen and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property or any portion in trust for me any
part thereof with [illegible] thereby so to [illegible] [illegible] to bring myself within the
provisions of an Act of Congress entitled an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight
hundred and eighteen and that I have not [illegible] any [illegible] trust for me any [illegible] only on [illegible] contracts or debts
I any increase other than what is contained [illegible] in the schedule hereto included and by me subscribed.
Seventy acres farmland, three cows, four calves, 8 yearlings, two sows and twelve shoats (occupation) farmer.  The declarant left [illegible] is out of place and is of no use to him. no one residing with said declarant, but his wife who is fifty-six years old and unable to assist
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him materially, his land is poor and no horse to work and himself so much unequipped as to be able to cultivate but very small part of his
time.
Drury Bynum
his mark

Subscribed in open court this tenth of April 1823
Jno M Dooley 
 I do hereby certify that eighty two dollars is
the value of the land, cattle and hogs mentioned in the above schedule
Jno M Dooley J S C

State of Georgia
In the Superior Court of Warren County personally appeared in open Court William Lyons who being duly sworn said that he was acquainted with Drury Bynum the applicant at the close of the Revolutionary War and that said Bynum served in the capacity of an orderly sergeant under Capt. R. Raiford of 2nd Regiment under Col Archibald Lytle in the continental service of the United States and that said Bynum served in said service for about twelve months on James Island in the State of
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South Carolina where this deposant left said service and was discharged
Sworn to in open court 
William Lynch
his x mark
Tenth of April 1823
Jno M Dooly J.S.C.
I do certify that evidence has been offered to the Court of the value of the property, and it satisfactorily appears that this applicant is in need of the assistance of his country for support and in such indignant circumstances as to be unable to support himself without the assistance of his country.
Jno M. Dooly J.S.C.

Georgia Warren County
I Thomas Gibson Clerk of the Superior Cour in and for the County of Warren aforesaid do certify the foregoing oath and schedule thereto annexed are hereby truly copied from the minutes of said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid
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schedule is eighty two dollars
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affirmed the seal of said Court this tenth day of April 1823.
Thomas Gibson Clk
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
3--525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, 
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
S.F. 37815
Washington, D.C., 19
In reply to your request of _________, received_____________ for a statement of the military history of Drury Bynum a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT 1775
LENGTH OF SERVICE
2 1/2 yrs. to end of War
RANK Pol.
CAPTAIN.
John Inloe Thomas Armstrong
COLONEL Buncomb Jon Patton
STATE N.C.
Battles engaged in, Brandywine, Monmouth
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated
Date of application for pension, Apr. 18. 1823. His el was al
Residence at date of application, Warren County, GA.
Age at date of application, 65 yrs. 11 mos. 7 days
Remarks: In 1823 his wife was 56 yrs. old. Her name is not tracked and there is no other data on file as to his family
Respectfully,
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37815
INVALID.
Revy
File No. S7.815
Drury Bynum
Priv. Rev War
Act: 18th March 18
Index:--Vol. 2, Page 59
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1921 June 13 Hist. to Mrs. Will Brantley.
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Congress Hall 14th May 1824
Honorable John C Calhoun Secretary at War
Sir
I herewith have the honor to enclose the declaration of Drury Binum a revolutionary soldier resident in the County of Warren in the State of Georgia.  I also take the liberty of transmitting to you two letters of Mr. J. L. Edwards and R. R. Reid Esq. at that time of the House of Representatives.  This correspondence will explain the impediments which have heretofore existed to delay the issue of a warrant in Binums favor.  I hope the proof is now regularly made out that the warrant may be authorized.
I have the Honour to remain your obedient servant.
Geo Carey
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Drury Bynum
Warren County
Hon. G. Cary
H R
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State of North Carolina
Secretary's Office 17th April 1822
I William Hill Secretary of State in office the State aforesaid do hereby certify, that it appears from the muster rolls of the Continental line of this State in the Revolutionary War that Drury Benham a Corpl. (should no doubt have been Bynum) on Capt. Enlow Company of the 5th Regt. was mustered on the 16th December 1776 for 3 years of the War, was a Sergt Sept. 1777, a private June 1778, Corpl. 15th May 1779. Sergt 25th July 1779.
Given under my hand at office in Raleigh the date above.
Wm. Hill
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Dld,war Div,
J.N.P. Ex.r
Department of the Interior
Pension Office 
Return this letter with your reply.
Washington, D.C, January llth, 1886
Madam,
In answer to your enquiries of the 2nd inst. relative to Joseph Barrow and Drury and Reuben Binum who were soldiers in the Revolutionary War, you are advised that their names have not found on the records of this office as applicants for a pension.  From this circumstance it is possible they did not survive the passage of any law under which they would be entitled to pensions.
It may be proper to state that a pension was granted to Drury Bynum, but you have furnished no data by which he can be identified as the one of your enquiry.
There is no law existing that gives to children or other heirs, the right to claim the pension to which a Revolutionary soldier, or his widow may have been entitled in their lifetime, when the same is presented after their decease.
Your attention is invited to the 5th paragraph of the enclosed printed circular
Very respectfully

Commissioner

Mrs. Sarah Asbell
Warren
Brooks Co. Georgia
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Jan. 2nd 1886
I would like to know if you can inform me whether there has ever been a pension procured for the services of Joseph Barrow in the Revolutionary war, he at the time resided in North Carolina, and went in the war at 16 years of age, the beginning, and served till the end.  He is now dead.  I would like also to know if Ruben and Drury Binum have ever had a pension for their service in the same war and from the same country.  I am an heir of theirs and if there have not been pensions received for their services, and it would be possible to obtain them I would
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like to know what steps to take to procure them.
Please let me know as soon as possible.
Mrs. Sarah Asbell.
Morven Morven, 
Brooks Co. Georgia
Stamped U. S. Pension Office
JAN 8 1886