Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,598, Robert Carter, Va.
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(3-1776_
SERVICE                           NUMBER
VA.  Carter, Robert  S. 31,598
CONTENTS
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Date of death not on A 13

6035
Georgia
Robert Carter
of Clarke Co in the State of Georgia who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Fleming of the Rgt. commanded by Col in the Virginia line for 2 Years - 
Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of Feby 1833 - and sent to Honess Clayton H. o Reps.

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 - $120.00
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Mar '33  40.00
$160.00

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Jno Cromwell, Clerk
Book D  Vol. 8  Page 129
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Robert Carter
found on Rolls
admd.
2 year pri
$80
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State of Georgia} 
Clarke County}
On this 7th day of January, personally appeard (appeared) in open Court, before Asbury Hull presiding Judge of the Inferior Court of Said County, now sitting Robert Carter a resident of the County of Clarke and State aforesaid, aged 75 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 names Officers, and served as herein stated- He enlisted in the Regular service in the County of Hanover and State of Virginia in the fall of the year after the declaration of Independence under Capt. John Flemming, 1st Lieutnt. Wm Lewis, 2nd John Pettus, Ensign John Clayton & Major Frank Epps. He enlisted for one year & marched down to Williamsburg & then to a place called the great Bridge where we took a Capt Fordyer in December - (he thinks) 13th 1776 & from thence to Norfolk & remained there until the first of March & after that we were ordered to burn the balance of the Town which had been fired by the Brittish & from thence they marched to Camps Landing called twelve miles above Norfolk, & from thence to Williamsburg in June and remained there until the foll. He then enlisted for two years more & there marched to Freidricksburg (Fredericksburg) where the troops had the small pox & as soon as they recovered of the disease they marched to join General Washington in the North, the place not recollected. He served the two years out & was with General Washington in the Ierses(?) - He was in the Battle of Stony point & the white planes,
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He enlisted under the same company of Officers the Second time that he did the first. His whole service was three three years or more - At the expiration of his term of service he was honorably discharged but said discharge has long since been lost or destroyed - He knows of no person by whom he can establish his services - He moved from Virginia to Clarke County Georgia where he now resides - He mentions the names of Miller Bledsoe a Clergyman of Oglethorpe County Georgia and Thomas Moore of Clarke County & state aforesaid who can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a Soldier of the revolution- He has no documentary testimony by which he can establish he service - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State - 
           his
Robert  X  Carter
          mark

Sworn to & subscribed this 7 day of January 1833 - 
Asbury Hull J.J.C.

Mr. Miller Bledsoe, a clergyman  residing in the County of Oglethorpe and Thomas Moore a citizen of Clarke County, both of the State of Georgia, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Robert Carter - who had subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be (75) ny ([illegible] crossed out) years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, & that we concur in that opinion -
Miller Bledsoe, Rev
Thomas Moore

Sworn to & subscribed the say and year aforesaid - 
Asbury Hull J.J.C.
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And the Said court do hereby certify and declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the above applicant was a revolutionary Soldier = and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Miller Bledsoe who had signed the preceeding (preceding) certificate is a Clergyman, resident in the county of Oglethorpe and that Thomas Moore who has also signed the same is a resident in the County of Clarke both of the state of Georgia, and is a credible person that their statement is entitled to credit.
Asbury Hull J.J.C.
I Robert Ligon Clerk of the Inferior Court of Clarke County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Robert Carter for a pension-
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 7th day of January in the year of our Lord 1833
Robert Ligon Clk
Inferior Court, Clerk County
[illegible]
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[illegible] Rotty(?)
Robert Carter
Dmd
Hon. W. Clayton
of Georgia
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BRIEF in the case of Robert Carter of Clarke county in the State of Georgia
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  a court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How od is he?  75 years.
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

(table with columnar headings)
Period. 
In 1776-
1777-

Duration of Service.
Years, 
1. 
2

Months, 
-
-
Days 
- 
- 

Rank.
As a 
private
do.

Names of General And Field Officers under whom he served.
Gen.
Capt. John Flemming Maj. Epps
Same  (Regular army)

5. In what battles was he engaged? Stony point, white plains
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service/?  Hanover County, Virginia
&. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  traditionary evidence.
I. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? No
* Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
B. F. Pleasants  Examining Clerk
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September 15, 1938

BA-J/AWF
Robert Carter
S. 31598  Oen

Mrs. Ella C. Eberhart
Cornelia
Georgia

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of Robert Carter, pensioned in 1835, aged seventy-six years, and a resident of Clarke county, Georgia, also of John Carter of Oglethorpe County, Georgia.

Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is not possible to comply in full with each request which requires so much time and research. 

The record of Robert Carter is furnished herein as found on file in claim for pension, S. 31598, based on his service in the War of the Revolution.

The date and place of birth of Robert Carter were not given, nor were the names of his parents stated.

Robert Carter enlisted in Hanover County, Virginia, in the fall of 1776, served as a private in Captain John Fleming's company, under Major Frank Epps, in the Virginia troops, was in the battles of White Plains and Stony Point, and continued in the service three years. 

He was allowed pension on his application
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executed January 7, 1833, at which time he was living in Clarke County, Georgia, aged seventy-five years.

The papers on file in this claim contain no discernible data in regard to family.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C>, and furnish the following data:

Robert Carter
Certificate #6035
Issued February 23, 1833
Rate $80.00 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Georgia Agency.

Very truly yours
A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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31.498
Revy INVALID.

File No. 31,598
Robert Carter
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7" 32"

Index: - Vol. 2, Page 65
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1922 Dec. 4. Hist to Hon. Carl Vinson for Mrs. N. M. Jordan
1922 Dec. 4. Hist to Hon Walter F. George "  "  "  "  
(see all correspondence in Nathan Nabord, Va. S35-534. aid.
1928 - Sept. 22 Hist to Paul E. Shipp Auy
1938 - April 11 - "  "  Mrs. S. H. Hopkins Auy
1938 - Sept. 15,  "  "  Mrs. Ella C. Eberhart
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April 11, 1938

Robert Carter
S. 31598
BA-J/AWF

Mrs. S. H. HOpkins
Gonzales
Texas

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Robert Carter, who in 1841 was living in Newton County, Georgia.

The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S. 31598, based upon the service of Robert Carter in the War of the Revolution. This is the record of the only Robert Carter found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this office.

The date and place of birth of Robert Carter were not given, nor were the names of his parents stated.

Robert Carter enlisted in Hanover County, Virginia, in the fall of 1776, served as a private in Captain John Fleming's company, under Major Frank Epps, in the Virginia troops, was in the battle of White Plains and Stony Point, and continued in the service three years.

He was allowed pension on his application executed January 7, 1833, at which time he was living in Clarke County, Georgia, aged seventy-five years.

The papers on file in this claim contain
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no data relative to family.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the daye (date) of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and furnish the following data-

Robert Carter
Certificate # 6035
Issued February 23, 1833
Rate $80.00 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Georgia Agency.

Very truly yours
A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator
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Rev.&1812 Wars Section.    auf

COPIED BY ADY

September 23, 1928.

Paul E. Shipp,
Lexington,
Kentucky.

Sir:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 31598, it appears that Robert Carter enlisted in Hanover County, Virginia in the fall of 1776 and was a private in Captain John Fleming's Virginia Company, was in the battles of White Plains and Stony Point, and served three years.
He was allowed pension on his application executed January 7, 1833, at which time he was living in Clarke county, Georgia, aged seventy-five years.
There are no data as to family.
The above noted Robert Carter is the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.

Respectfully, 
E. W. MORGAN,
Acting Commissioner
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Cornelia Ga
Aug 11, 1938

Veterans Administration
Pension Dep't
Washington D.C.

Will you please send me the Record & all the information you have on Robert Carter, age 76 - Clarke Co GA - pensioned 1835 - and have you any record of a John Carter of Oglethorpe Co - Ga filing a claim for a Pension prior to 1838 - if so, please give me all - about him -
Many thanks for your service & kindness - 
(Mrs) kElla Carter Eberhart
send one
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Gonzales Texas
March 26" '38
Director of Bureau of Pensions
War Dept.
Washington, D.C.
My dear Sir, -
I will be most grateful if you will send me the Revolutionary War Pension record of one Robert Carter who in 1841 was living in Newton Co. Ga.
Thanking you for this favor, I am
Most sincerely
Fannie Hopkins
(Mrs. S. H. Hopkins).
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BOURBON REMEDY COMPANY
Manufacturing Chemists 
Lexington, KY.

Nov. 21, 1927.

Chief of Record & Pension Office.
War Department
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir: -
In the Year Book, 1913, Kentucky Society Sons of the Revolution and Catalogue of Virginia Military Land Warrants, by Samuel M. Wilson, I note the following........

Warrant 1882 Robert Carter, ^only 200 acres, sergent, (sergeant) Va. Cont. Line, Term of War, Jan. 16, 1784.

Will you kindly give me all the information you can about this Robert Cater, and any other Robert Carter of Virginia, who may have served in the Revolutionary War. Would like to know date of enlistment, age, and names of parents of nearest relatives.

Thanking you for any information you may give me in this matter, I am
Very truly yours, 
Paul E. Shipp
Paul E. Shipp,
Lexington, Ky.
Dict. S.L.

(stamp) U.S. PENSION OFFICE NOV 25 1927
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Robert Carter.

admd

Hon W. Clayton
11th Feb. 1833. of Georgia
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Robert Carter which require further proof or explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?  yes

II. Did the declarant make the declaration int he 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 mentioned the period of 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 language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount 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 the 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.  *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 to 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. ** Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?  yes

XVII.  Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?  yes

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 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 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 pension 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 o f a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place of 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.
* 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 the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
** QURER 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 tape of 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. 
(hand pointing right) 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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Mr Evans Nov 13
Jackson Lin
3 Nov
Geo. W. Crump Esq.
Washington City
D.C. 

no value
cannot tell
which
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Pension Agency
Jackson Nov. 2, 1837

Sir,
Your favor of 18 ult. has been received. The name of "Robert Carter, a pensioner under the act of 7 June 1832", is not on my Books - of I have not made any payment to him or to any one for him - Probably his name may be on the Pension List at Nashville - 

Very Respectfully
Yr. Obt. Sevt.
Jno. W. Campbell
Pens. Agt.

Geo. W. Crump Esq.
Washington