Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 526, Richard Barnes, Va.
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SERVICE
Va.

Barnes, Richard

NUMBER
R. 526

CONTENTS
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No. 37.208

Application of
Richard Barnes for
a pension under the
act of Congress
passed June 7th 1832
Ind
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State of Indiana Hendricks Circuit Court October 1845
Hendricks County } SS 
On this sixth day of
October 1845 personally appeared in open
Court before the Court of Hendricks County
in the State aforesaid (the same being a Court
of Record), now sitting Richard Barnes, a
resident of the County of Hendricks and
State aforesaid aged eighty two 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
he was drafted into the service in the year
1781. does not now recollect the month nor day
thereof and served under Col. Colleway
Capt Owen Rubel, Sargent [illegible] does
not now recollect the names of the other
officers. In Henry County in the State of
Virginia where he then lived and was
marched by and under said officers
from Henry County, through Kings County
into Queens County to Little York in the
State of Virginia, does not recollect the
name of the Regment to which he belonged
in said State. While at Little York he
saw Generals Washington and Lafayett
at which place they viewed the lines of the
troops, & while at Little York and vicinity
thereof, there were occasional fitings between
the soldiers of the United States and those of
Great Britton, some killed and wounded
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of both parties but does not now recollect
the number killed and wounded he served
three months and received a written
discharge and has since lossed his
discharge was discharged only a few
days previous to the surrender of
Corn Wallace [sic], and immediately after
he was discharged, he volunteered into the
service of the United States under Capt
Edward Eggleston, and was marched
by him back to Henry County in the
State of Virginia and there served
as a minit man for ten months, was
in no battles during that time, but was
frequently on active duty during said
time searching after the enemy and
guarding against their attacks upon
the citizens of said County, but did
not attend on the day Capt Eggleston
met the troops in said County to receive
a written discharge because he did not
suppose at the time that a written discharge
would ever be of any use to him
although he was duly notified of
the time and place at which he would
meet the company, he has no documentary
evidence by which he can prove his aforesaid
services of thirteen months, nor does he
know of any person now living by
whom he can prove said services that
he has applied for a pension twice since the
passage of the act of Congress but failed
in both his applications because he never
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before learnt that he was entitled to pay from
the United States for his services rendered as
a minute man, and therefore did not set
it up in either of his other applications
He 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, whatever, And thereupon the
Court propounded the following Interrogatories
to the said Richard Barnes viz 1. where and 
in what year were you born Ans. I was
born in the County of Baltimore in the State of
Maryland in the year 1763. February 20th
2. Have you any Record of your age
and if so where is it; Ans have no record
of my age but count my age from my Parents previous [illegible]
3. Where were you living when called
into the service, where have you lived
since the Revolutionary war, and where
do you now live
Ans Henry County in the
State of Virginia, I lived when called into
the service, and have lived since the
Revolutionary war in Bottetort County Virginia
Madison County & Pulasky County in the State of
Kentucky, removed from Kentucky to
the State of Indiana in the year 1832 and
have lived in the Counties of Rush & Shelby [crossed out: and ILLEGIBLE]
in said State and am now
living in the County of Hendricks in said
State
4. How were you called into the service ┃
were you drafted did you volunteer, or
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were you a substitute, and if a substitute
for whom
Ans. I was first drafted into the
service and served three months, and
after being discharged, I then volenteered
and served ten months
5. State the names of
some of the Regular officers who were
with [corssed out: you] the troops where you served;
such Continental and Malitia regiments
as you can recollect and the general
circumstances of your service,
Ans  Col
Calaway, Maj. John Waller, Capt Owen Rubel
Sorgent Mavetee & Col Davison, was attached
to Col Davisons Regiment does not now
recollect the Regiments either Continental or
State Malitia, and served in the manner
above set forth in this declaration under the
officers therein named and dering
the periods therein set forth is
Richard X his mark Barnes

Sworn to and subscribed the day and
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year aforesaid
J. D. Parker Clerk

State of Indiana 
Hendricks County set
We William Harding-
Thomas Hooten both clergyman residing
in the County and State aforesaid hereby certify
that we are both well acquainted with Richard
Barnes, who has subscribed and sworn to the
above declaration and have been acquainted with
him for [crossed out: thirty] upwards of twenty years, that
we believe him to be eighty two 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
both concur in that opinion
William Harding
Thomas Hooten

Sworn and subscribed to the day and year
aforesaid, in open court,
J. D. Parker Clerk
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 and served as he states. And the
Court further certify, that it appears to them
that William Harding and Thomas
Hooten who have signed the preceeding
certificate, are both clergyman resident
in the County of Hendricks and State of
Indiana and that their statement is
entitled to credit this 6th day of October 1845
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William J Peaslee
James Maccoun
James Green

State of Indiana
Hendricks County Set
named,

I Joshua D. Parker Clerk
of the Hendricks Circuit Court in and
for the County and State aforesaid, do
hereby certify that the foregoing, contains
the original proceedings of the Judges
of said Court in the matter of the application
on of Richard Barnes for a pension
In testimony whereof, I have
hereunto set my hand and
Seal of office this sixth day
of October in the year
of our Lord Eighteen
hundred and forty five
at Danville in said County
J. D. Parker Clerk
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Record Division.

March 12, 1908.

Col. John T. Barnett,
2001 North Delaware St.,
Indianapolis, Ind.

Sir:

In reply to your letter dated the 4" and received the 6" "inst.,
you are advised that in a report of Suspended or Rejected claims, printed
in 1852, it is stated that Richard Barnes' pension under Act June 7, 1832,
was suspended "for further proof and specification". In a letter dated
March 26, 1846, referring to said claim it is stated that "claimant alleges
he served three months in 1781 in the Virginia militia and ten months as a
minute man, the latter service was a mere neighborhood patrol for the protection
of the citizens and affords no ground for a pension and the tour
in the militia is not sufficient to entitle him to the provisions of the
Act of June 7, 1832". There is no further data on file as to cause of
rejection of this claim

Very respectially,

Commissioner.
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No 37.208.
Richard Barney
Ind
Let to W I. Brown Esqr
March 26. '46

526

to see until called for
no [[illegible]

act 7 June 1832
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1908 Feby 12 Hist to J. T. Barnett
Letter in S.F.323491
1908 Mar 13 J. T. Barnett advised
as to cause of rejection
V. L. M.

Ex'r. INVALID.
No. 520
REJECTED
[Crossed out: Acts of July 14, 1862, and march 3, 1873.]

Richard Barnes
P. O. ____
Service: ____

Enlisted: ____, 18 __
Discharged: ____, 18 __

Application filed: ____, 18

Alleges: ____

Re-enlisted: ____

Attorney: ____
P. O. ____
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Copy -
Pension Office
Mar 26. 1846

Sir:
The application of
Richard Barnes for a pension
under the act of 7 June 1832
now for the first time presented
has been examined and disallowed
Claimant alleges he served
3 mos. in 1781, in the Va. Militia
and 10 mos. as a minute man
The latter service was a mere
neighborhood patrol for the
protection of the citizens
and affords no ground for a
pension, and the tour in
the militia is not sufficient
to entitle him to the provisions
of the act of 7 June 1832
The examination of the
case has been postponed
in consequence of the
papers being unaccompanied
with any letter
or endorsement showing
who was the agent.
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[See original document 13]
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PRESIDENT
Col. John T. Barnett, Indianapolis
VICE-PRESIDENTS
President William Lowe Bryan. Bloomington
Nicholson, Indianapolis
John Grenville Mott, Michigan City
Newton Booth Tarkington, Indianapolis

SECRETARY
Hiram B. Patten, Indianapolis
TREASURER
Frank B. Fowler, Indianapolis
REGISTRAR
Henry Waite Colgan, Indianapolis
HISTORIAN
Charles L. Barry, Indianapolis
Rev. Allan B. Philputt. Indianapolis

Society of Sons of the Revolution
in the
State of Indiana

Board of Managers meets first Tuesday
of each month at four o'clock P. M.

BOARD OF MANAGERS
Rev. Lewis Brown, Indianapolis
Louis J. Blaker, Indianapolis
Edward L. McKee, Indianapolis
William L. Elder Indianapolis
James H. S. Lowes, Indianapolis
Inman H. Fowler, Spencer
Col. Russell B. Harrison, Ind polis
William C. Smock, Indianapolis
Alexander Hamilton, Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Ind. Mar 4th 1908

to the Comr of Pensions
Washington DC

Sir: I have the honor to respectfully
request further information in regard to the
Application [crossed out: of the] for a pension of the Revolutionary
soldier Richard Barnes.
On the 12th of February sent his his pension record,
to which I respectfully refer you
In that report your say: "His claim was not allowed, as
service was not proved." In note from said record
that he was 82 yrs, 7 months and 16 days old when he applied for
a pension.
His pension might have failed for several causes.
It might have failed because he was unable to prove
his services or it might have failed because he didn't try to
prove his services other than file his application; he might
have died before he now time to prove them after
filing his application for a pension.
Please inform us which of the hypothesis is true, if
either, if your records showed.
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PRESIDENT
Col. John T. Barnett, Indianapolis
VICE-PRESIDENTS
President William Lowe Bryan. Bloomington
Nicholson, Indianapolis
John Grenville Mott, Michigan City
Newton Booth Tarkington, Indianapolis

SECRETARY
Hiram B. Patten, Indianapolis
TREASURER
Frank B. Fowler, Indianapolis
REGISTRAR
Henry Waite Colgan, Indianapolis
HISTORIAN
Charles L. Barry, Indianapolis
Rev. Allan B. Philputt. Indianapolis

Society of Sons of the Revolution
in the
State of Indiana

Board of Managers meets first Tuesday
of each month at four o'clock P. M.

BOARD OF MANAGERS
Rev. Lewis Brown, Indianapolis
Louis J. Blaker, Indianapolis
Edward L. McKee, Indianapolis
William L. Elder Indianapolis
James H. S. Lowes, Indianapolis
Inman H. Fowler, Spencer
Col. Russell B. Harrison, Ind polis
William C. Smock, Indianapolis
Alexander Hamilton, Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Ind. ____ 190

We believe Richard Barnes word Revolutionary soldier,
he always passed as such in the community where in
lived and died, and his grave has been subsequently decorated
as such; but the Sons of the Revolution dont
want to place his name in bronze on a tablet in
the [inserted: County] Court house as a Revolutionary soldier if there
is any doubt about it or simply on tradition, they want
record evidence-- again they are equally as anxious
to have his name on the tablet if it rightly belongs there.
Hence we respectfully ask you to furnish all the record evidence
possible from your office
Very respectfully
your obedient Servant
John T. Barrett
21 North Delaware St

P. S.
Richard Barnes enlisted from
Virginia in 1781. He served under
Capt Owen Reubel, and Edward
Eggleston, and Col. [crossed out: Hall] Colloway
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[Mostly illegible]

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
[Illegible] 1781

Rsidence of soldier at enlistment, Henry Co. Va.

Born in Balt. Md [prob.] 1763

Date of death not known.