Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13,026, Adam J Files, S.C.
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SERVICE
S.C.

Files. Adam J.

NUMBER
S 13026


carded
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CONTENTS


This Envelope Includes
FINA PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO
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Alabama
[Georgia crossed out] 23.59
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[left side]

Adam J. Files
at co in the State of Georgia
as a Private in the Comp 7, Commander Captain Baskin of the Reg, Commander McCall in the S. Carolina, for 18 months.
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Certificate of Pension issued the  14th day of March 1831 and sent to 
Hon W. Schley H. of Reps
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Arrears to the 4th of March 34.................$180.00
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Sept 34........30.00
................................................................................$210.00

[Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk
Book E. Vol. 6 Page 90

[Right side]

Letter to P. Baxcon 11 Aug 1838
Cir to P--- Agt. 6 Nov 1838
Letter to Hon D. H. Lewis - 1 Dec 1838
8 Dec 1838 certification sent to 
Samuel P. Bascow Tuskegee, Alabama
Letter to Hon D.H. Lewis 23 Jan 18
Letter to 3d  [illegible] 7 Jany 1843
Letter to Hon D. H. Lewis 20 Jan m184o

Paid at the Treasury under the act of [?}  April 1838 from 4 Sept 18 to 4 March 1839 Agt. notified  23 Jan. 1840
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May 2, 1840 - sent  let to 3d [illegible] Hon D. H. Lewis
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Paid as as above from 4 March 1839 to Sept 1839 [crossed out] Agt notified 5 Jan 40
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Date of death not [illegible]
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Treasury Department
Third Auditor's Office
26 May 1840

Sir

A Settlement has been made at this Office of the claim of Adam J. Files a Pensioner upon the Rolls of Mobile Alabama under the act of 7" June 1832, and which results in the sum of Thirty Dollars being found to be due to him for his pension from 4"March 1839. to 4" Sept 1839, Six months at $60 pr annum.

A warrant for which said sum of Thirty Dollars will be issued in the name of the Pensioner [Adam J. Files] directed to your care and which will be delivered to you at the office of the Secretary of the Treasury -

The semi-annual pension due and claimed in this from 4" Sept 1839, to 4" March 1840, is payable at the Agency in Mobile and not at the Treasury - That portion of the pension will be paid by the Agent to
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to the Pensioner Himsel upon the surrender of this letter and his receipting for the amount --. Such Receipt will be deemed a sufficient voucher for the Agent in the settlement of his account at this office, as the oath of Identity is complete and remains on file here -.

I have the Honor to be 
very respectfully Sir
you obt. svt

[signed] Peter Hagner Aud
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Pay due A. J. Files is from 4 Sept 1839 to the day of his death -11th Augt 1840 at $60 per annum.

Mobile Oct 29, 1840

Received of John B. Hogan Agent for paying Pensions. Fifty six dollars & sixteen cents being for eleven months & seven days pension due to Adam J. Files from the 4th of September 1839 to the 11th August 1840 the day of his death for which I have signed duplicate receipts -
$56.16.

[signed] Jeremiah Austill

FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
RECEIVED FROM GAO [stamped in black ink]
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May 15 1832
Adam J Files
Widow -$56.16
From the 4th Sept 1839 to the 11th Aug 1840 the day of his death

FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER -
Received from GAO

Mobile, Ala
4 qr. 40
Box-11
C - 11
Mr. N. Shruger J.P.
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[left side]
State of Alabama
Macon County ss.

[Right side]
Macon County
Octobr 19th 1840

Personally appeared Mary Files, widow of Adam F. Files who proved herself in open Court to be the widow of said Files a revolutionary pensioner entitled to receive an annual pension of sixty dollars per annum by return of a certificate issued at the War Department 14th day of March 1833 and signed by Lewis Cass Secretary of War & numbered 23659 and that the said Files died at his residence in this County on the 11th day of August 1840.

Court Stamp

[signed] Mary Files
[signed] Peter S. Hartsfield
Sampson Lamer Clk

State of Alabama
Mobile County}  Be it known that on the 28th day of October 1840 before the Subscribr a Justice of the Peace in and for said county personally appeared Jeremiah Austill the attorney named in the foregoing power of attorney and made oath that the same was not given him by reason of any sale, transfer or mortgage of the Pension or arrears of Pension where in authorized to b received by him - Sworn and Subscribed this day and year above mentioned before me.

[signed] Wm N. Stringer
[signed] [illegible]
[signed] Jeremiah Austill
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Georgia 
Talbot County 

On this th third day of [September 1, 1823 crossed out] February 1834 personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Probat Court of said county of Talbot now sitting - Adam  J. Files a resident of the the county aforesaid in said State aged seventy years who being first duly sworn according to laws doth 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 ad served as herein stated that he was enrolled by his father in the winter of 1777 under Capt. William Baskin in the Abbeville district, South Carolina, served a tour of six months. The company was commanded by Capt Baskin [?] Lieutenant Files & 2nd Lieut Baskin as brother of the Captain. This company was chiefly engaged in excursions against the Indians and for the purpose of protecting the frontier settlement in that part of the [the county crossed out] South Carolina from savage depredations. During the whole of this service, the company was in no formal engagement nor under the command of any officer other than those above mentioned. The next service was performed under the same Captain [ under a draft-crossed out] under the draft for two or [three-crossed out] three months, deponent is not exactly certain as to the time up on the frontier against the Indians. This service was performed in the year 1778 - South Carolina. The third tour was performed under the father of this applicant, who was Lieutenant Files, as a county party against the Indians. This service only continued about one month. The militia was under the command of Gen Andrew Pickens. This applicant was at the battle of the cowpens under Gener - Morgan - The right of the army was commanded
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by Genl Pickens - The left by Col Mc Call and the center by Genl Morgan. In this battle, the father of Files, Capt Files and his brother Jeremiah Files was severely wounded. The latter is now residing in the State of Alabama and is receiving a pension from the government in consequence of his wounds received in the above engagement in S. Carolina. After the battle petitioner was left at Genl Mc Donell. in North Carolina on the Catanba River to attend the wounded and sick and remained there for sometime until marched to the state of Virginia remained in Virginia in a short time and returned back to South Carolina where in a skirmish Capt Files was taken prisoner and murdered by the Torres and Indians - Petioner was present at this engagement when only first of the company made there [illegible] From this time to the close of the was he was frequently in service under Capt. Baskin who commanded the company after the death of Capt. Files, in which he served after peace was made with the Colonies and Great Britain. Petitioner served two tours in the Company of Capt Baskin commanded by Genl Pickens against the Cherokee Indians. The first tour was in the spring the second in the fall of the year after the evacuation of Charleston by the British - The last service he performed as a guard of the treaty made by Genl Pickens and Col. Hankins and others at Genl Picken's plantation on  River Pendelton district S. Carolina with the cherok indians He was then under the command of Capt. Pace - The petitioner states, that the whole of the time he was in service would make about eighteen months or two years - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declared his name is not on the pension rolls of the agency of any state. known to and subscribed before me this day [crossed out] and year aforesaid.

Adam [X his mark] Files
[signed] John Brown J.J.C.
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Know all men by these presents that I
Mary Files of Macon County and State of Alabama and widow of Adam J Files late deceased a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States, so hereby constitute and appoint Jeremiah Austell my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name to receive from the agent of the United State, for paying pentions in Mobile State of Alabama any amount of pention that may be due my deceased husband Adam J Files and
in all things do and act for me as if I were
personally present. Witness my hand and
seal this 17th day of September AD 1840
Sealed and delivered in the presence of John Howard [illegible] Mary Files Seal

Dear S. Hadsfuts
State of Alabama Be it Known that on the [illegible] 11th of day of September 1841 before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said county personally appeared Mary Files the widow of the late Adam J Files now deceased as above named and acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be his act and deed in testimony where of I have here unto my hand and seal the day and year above written
John Howard J. H. Seal
I Sampson Lanur clerk of the circuit court of
Macon County certify that John Howard Jr is a
[illegible] as above and that the foregoing signature [illegible] to be his is genuine
in testimony where of I have here unto
affixed my seal and subscribed my
name this 17th day of September 1840 Sampson Lander Clk
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The State of Alabama
Macon County
I Moses Campbell Clerk
of the County County Court in and for the
County aforesaid Do hereby certify that I am
acquainted with
Mary Files the person
who executed the foregoing power of Attorney
and know her to be the identical widow of
Adam J. [I.?] Files late deceased and that the said
Adam I Files a revolutionary pensioner of Macon
County, Alabama actually died at his place
of residence in said County on the 11th day of
August 1840
Given under my hand
and private seal (there being no seal of
office), at office the seventeenth day of
September Eighteen hundred and forty
Moses Campbell Clk Seal [hand-drawn circle around the word "Seal"]
C.C.M.C
[the folowing is rubber stamped at the bottom of the document]
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO
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April 9, 1935
xxxxxxxxxxxxx

BA-J, /MLB
ADAM J. FILES
S. 13026

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Adam Files, Senior, and Junior, who enlisted from Virginia or North Carolina and were in the battle of Cowpens.

You are furnished below the record of the only soldier named Adam Files found in the Revolutionary War records of this office; the data there in were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S.13026, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

The date and place of the soldier's birth and the names of his parents are not given.

Adam J. Files, as soldier's name appears in the claim, enlisted in the winter of 1777, in Abbeville District, South Carolina, served six months as private in Captain William Baskin's company, Colonel Anrew Pickens, South Carolina regiment and was engaged in protecting the frontiers against the depredations of the Indians He served one month, date not stated, as private under his father, Lieutenant Files in the South Carolina troops. After the capture of Charleston by the British, he served at various times to the end of the war as a private under his father, Captain Files, and Captains William Baskin and Pace in the South Carolina troops. His entire service during the Revolution amounted to eighteen months or two years. He was in the battle of Cowpens in which his brother, Jeremiah Files and their father Captain Files. were both severely wounded, and were subsequently in a skirmish in which his father, Captain Files, was taken prisoner and murdered by the Tories and Indians.
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Adam J. Files was allowed pension on his application executed February 3, 1834, at which time he was aged seventy years and a resident of Talbot County, Georgia.

In 1838, the soldier was a resident of the State of Alabama, to which state he moved from Georgia with his children, whose names he did not designate. No reference was made to soldier's wife.

In 1834, soldier's brother, Jeremiah Files was living in Alabama.

In 1838, one John Files made affidavit in Macon County, Georgia in behalf of the soldier, Adam J. Files, but did not state any relationship to him.

Very truly yours

A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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[1st section below is on left side of page]
Mch. 18  [10?]- 1904.
Mrs. Katharine Files Garner
Present - as to [illegible] or
death of previous's father
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1915, Apr. 22. History to
Mrs. J. S. Collins                    F.W.
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1935 Apr. 9-Hist to Mr. T.A.
Bledsoe - MLB
[The following section is on the right side of page]
13,026
INVALID
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Rev War [Handwritten vertically from bottom to top in the center of the document next to the word "INVALID"]

File No. 13,026
Adam J. Files
Priv. Rev. War
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Act: June 7th 1832
Index: -----Vol. _________________, Page ______________
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Ho. Reps. 14 Jan. 1840 
Sir 
I beg leave to refer the enclosed papers to you and will be obliged to you to let me hear from you on the subject of them as soon as it can, conveniently, be done.
 With respect 
Yr [illegible] Servt
 D. H. Lewis
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I Dixon H Lewis member of Congress from Alabama, do certify that Moses Campbell whose signature appears on the within papers as Clerk of the County Court of Macon County, is & was at the time of signing the same Clerk of the said Court.
 Dixon H Lewis
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Aug 8 J W Evans
Tuskegee Ala Aug 80 [postmark]

J. L. Edwards Esqr Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.
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Tuskegee July 30, 1838 

Dear Sir
Adam Files a pensioner recently a resident of the State of Georgia who has heretofore draw his pension at Savannah wishes to be transfered to this State Alabama that he may draw his pension in this State and he has requested me to write you upon this subject. Will you have the goodness to transfer him to Alabama agency. He has not drawn his pension since last September and next September then will be a year pay due him. Please to write me upon this subject and much oblige.
 I am your your obt & Humble 
J.L.  Edwards Esqr
Sent [??]  P. Bascom,
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APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER

County of Macon ss
On this 26th day of October 1838 before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Macon personally appeared Adam J. Files who on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain William Baskin in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Andrew Pickens in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Georgia from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State [District, or Territory - crossed out] of Alabama where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. The following are his reasons for leaving Georgia. to the State of Alabama That he was living with his children in the State of Georgia, that they moved from to Georgia to Alabama and he the affiant, moved with them.

Adam J. [his + mark] Files

Sworn and subscribed to, before me,
the day and year aforesaid.}

[signed] John Howard Jr.
Justice of the Peace [seal]
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The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official character and signature must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The county Clerk, Secretary of State or some other officer, must certify under his seal of office, that the officer who administered the oath is a Justice3 of the Peace Judge, Mayor, Alderman, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.

The oath must be supported by the testimony of some respectable person as to the Pensioner's identity. He must swear that the person who has taken the above oath is the person described in the affidavit. The Magistrate must certify, that the witness is a person of veracity; and the affidavit must also be authenticated in the manner above directed.

State of Alabama
Macon County } I Moses Campbell, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Macon, do here by certify that John Howard Jr. is an acting Justice for the Peace for said county of Macon and that he is duly qualified to act as such Justice of the Peace that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal, having no seal of office this the 26 October 1838

Moses Campbell
Clerk of the County Court seal
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State of Alabama 
Macon County ss}

Personally appeared before me John Files & William Guy, who being by me duly sworn and depose & say that they are well acquainted with 
Adam J. Files and that they know the person who has taken this oath is the person described in said affidavit and they know that he has drawn a pension in the State of Georgia for years.

[signed] John Fily
[signed] William Guy

Subscribed & sworn before 
me this the 26th day
of October 1838 -
[signed] John Howard Jr.
Justice of the peace [seal]

State of Alabama
Macon County} I John Howard Jr. a Justice of the Peace for Macon County ss do hereby certify that John Files & William Guy are men of veracity and that they are the same that signed & sworn to the above affidavit in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my private seal having nos seal of office this 26th October 1838.
[signed] John Howard Jr.
Justice of the Peace  [seal]

State of Alabama 
Macon County ss} I Moses Campbell Clerk of the County Court for the county of Macon do hereby certify that John Howard Jr. is an acting Justice of the Peace for said county of Macon and duly qualified to act as such Justice of the Peace that the above signed signature purporting to be his are genuine In witness whereof I have here unto here set my hand & affixed my private seal having no seal of office this 26th day of October 1838.

[signed] Moses Campbell 
Clerk of the County Court of Macon.
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Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office
January 8th, 1840

Sir: 
Under the act of the 6th of April 1838, entitled "An act directing transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Adam J. Files,---
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Mobile, Ala. Agency at the rate of Sixty Dollars [and cents crossed out] per annum, under the law of 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department from the 4th Sept 1837 to the 4th March 1839.

Respectfully yours
[signed] Albion K. Parris
Comptroller

To the Commissioner of Pensions
Present
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TREASURY DEPARTMENTS
Second Comptroller's Office
May 25, 1840

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensions, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Adam J. Files ----
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Mobile Ala. Agency at the rate of Sixty Dollars [and cents crossed out] per annum under the law of the 7th June 1832 has been paid at this Department from the 4th of March 1839 to the 4th Sept 1839.

Respectfully yours,
[signed] Albion K. Parris

Comptroller

To the Commission of Pensions
Present
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Pension Agency Planters Bank Savannah  1st May 1841  Sir  in reply to your letter of the 6th inst I state that Adam J Files private a Revolutionary Pensioner now in the notes  of this agency  under the act of 7 June  1832 at $60 per annum was last paid at this agency on the 26th day of Octr 1837 up to the 4th day of September 1837. Respectfully  Yr Obt Sevt  J. M .. ( illegible )  Cashier of Pens agt.    J. L. Edwards Esq Comm of Pensions  Washington City
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Tuskagee Oct 26, 1838

Sir:
Enclosed I send you what we believe to be the necessary proof to obtain a transfer in the case of Adam J. Files. Please to act upon this subject as soon a convenient and notify me of the result.

Respectfully Yours,
[signed] J.L. Edwards Esq
Com of Pensions
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Commissioner of Pensions

[located perpendicular and to the left

Jan 22
Mr. Evans

[perpendicular and to the right]

Hon. D.J. Lewis 
H.R.
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Ho. Reps.

Jany 19th 1839

Dear Sir

Please to read the enclosed letter, and lets me hear from you on the subject of it as soon as your convenience will permits.

Very Respectfully
Yr. Mo. Obt. Servt.
D. H. Lewis

Commissioner of Pensions _
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Payments to be made at Savannah by the cash of the Planter's Bank & Agent for paying Pensioners in the Agency of Georgia

FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO

Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book E. Vol. 6
Page 20 by D. Brown Clerk
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Adam J. Files of the State of Georgia
who was a Private in the Revolutionary War
is entitled to receive Sixty dollars and [Blank] cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semiannually on the 4th of March and 4th of September in every year
Given at the War Office of the United States
, this 14th day of March one thousand eight
hundred and thirty=four
[illegible]
Secretary of War.
Examined and
Countersigned. 
J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
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30.041
Adam J Files
application
[illegible]
18m $60
Hon N. Schley
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We Hiram Powell and John Blackstone
are
Clergymen the former residing in the County of Talbot
State of Georgia and the latter residing in the County of
Crawford State aforesaid do hereby certify that we are well 
acquainted with Adam J Files who has subscribed and
sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be
Seventy years of age that he is reputed and believed in
the neighberhood [neighborhood] where he has resided and now resides to
have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we 
concur in that opinion
Hiram Powell ( signed )  MG
John Blackstone( signed ) 
sworn to and subscribed
before me this 5th day of ___ 1834 (G W B Towns verifies above statement ) John Brown ( signed ) J.J.C.
Talbot Inferior Court February Term 1834 
We John Brown, James Bussey & Baily Dukes Judges of said Inferior
Court do hereby declare our opinions after the investigation
of the matter and after putting the Interrogatives prescribed by
the War Department that the above named applicant was
a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states And we┃
do further certify that it appears to us that Hiram Powell
& John Blackstone who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Talbot & Crawford and 
that GWB Towns who also has
signed the same is a resident in the County of Talbot
and are credible persons and that their statements
are entitled to full faith and credit John Brown J. I. C [ signed / hand-drawn circular seal].
Bailey  J IC [signed / hand-drawn circular seal]
James Bussey J.I.C [signed / hand-drawn circular seal]
I  William S Goss clerk of the Inferior Court of Talbot
County Georgia do hereby certify that the foregoing contains
the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of Adam J Files for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and 
private seal there being no seal of office this 5th day of February
1834
William S Goss CIC [signed / hand-drawn circular seal]
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State of Georgia   }
Gwinnett County  }
personally came before me William
Liddle who being duly sworn said
on his oath that he was personally
acquainted with Adam J Files in the Revolutionary Wars in favour of the united states against Grate brittian [Great Britain] and
the Indians he was a sitizen [citizen] of south carolina and ninety Sixth district and that he was a man of Respectability and he further saith that he served two towers [tours] of duty in the Revolutionary war Think him in capt baskins company commanded by Gen Pickins the first tower [tour] of duty as a soldier 
in the year seventeen hundred and seventy eight or seventeen hundred and seventy nine
Sworn to and subscribed  before me this the 5th  August 1833  G W Jones ( signed / sealed ) JP  William Liddle ( signed )
[State of Georgia Gwinnett  County  ] I do personally certify  that William Liddle of said county was sworn in due form of Law and that he is a man of respectability and would be believed on his oath in a Court pf Justice or in any other case what were given under my hand and Seal August the 5th 1833
G W Jones ( signed / sealed )  JP 
[ Georgia
Gwinnett County ]
I William Maltbie Clerk
of the Inferior Court for
said County hereby certify George W. Jones
whose name appears foregoing affidavit
of William Liddell as a subscribing witness, and also to the foregoing Certificate, is an acting
Justice of the Peace for said County &
was at the time of subscribing the same
and that full faith & credit ought to be given to his attestation as such ┃
Given under my hand  & seal of office this 5th day of August  1833  Wm Maltbie  ( signed / sealed ) C. S.C.
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Mrs. J. S. Collins
Kensington MD.
Personal request
of April 21, 1915
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T. A. BLEDSOE                                                JAMES GRAY BLEDSOE                                BLEDSOE & BLEDSOE Lawyers ABILENE, TEXAS  CITIZENS BANK BLDG.                                 ROOM 215  PHONE 4958        3-26-35    Veteran's Administration                     
Washington  D.C.                                             Dear  Sir, My wife formerly  Sidney Files, wishes to join the  D.A.R.  she is informed her Great Grandfather (Adam Files Sr. ) ( underscored w/ check mark ) and his son Adam Files Jr. ( check mark )  served in the Revolutionary War , they enlisted in Va. or N.C. supposed to have been in the battle oat Cowpens. If you have any records on enlistment of Rev. soldiers from either of these States giving  either of these names, Kindly  give me any information  covering either of the names and oblige.   T.A. Bledsoe ( signed )
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JRW 
No.13,026-Inv. March 10th 1904
Revolutionary War.
Madam:
In reply to your inquiry, you are advised that Adam J. Files, in his application for pension made February 3, 1834, stated that
in his first tour of service, beginning in the winter of 1777, his father was a lieutenant in applicant's company, and that afterwards --date not stated -- his father commanded the company as lieutenant one month.
After the capture of Charleston, applicant served under his father, who had been promoted to captain. Captain Files, in a
skirmish in South Carolina, was taken prisoner and murdered by Tories and Indians -- date not stated.
No record of a claim filed in the name of David J. Files has been found.
Very respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.
Miss Untharine Files Warner,
Present.
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In reply to your request of __ received __ for a statement of the military history of Adam J. Files a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for a pension on file in this Bureau.   S.F. 13026 DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. Winter 1777, 1778 After capture of Charleston. LENGTH OF SERVICE . 6 mos , 1 mo. , served at various times  to end of war  Entire service amounting to 18 mos or 2 years. RANK. Pri  OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN . Wm Baskin, Lieut .Files, Capt. Files , Pace. COLONEL. Andrew Pickens.  STATE. S. C.   Battles engaged in, Cowpens, *skirmish with Indians and Tories in  S.C.  Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enl . in Abbeville Dist. S. C.  Date of application for pension , Feb 3, 1834 His claim was al. Residence at date of application, Talbot Co., Ga.  Age at date of application , 70 years. Remarks * Soldiers father, Capt. Files, was  wounded in the battle of Cowpens and in a  * skirmish  and murdered by Tories and Indians.  Respectfully ,  Commissioner   6-2856