Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35,587, for John Pruett, Virginia
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(8 - 1776)

Service
VA.

Prewitt, John
or
Prewitt

Number
S. 35,587

Contents
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office,
Feb'y 15, 1842

Sir,
Under the date of 6th of April, 1838 entitled "An act directing the transfer remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," The child of John Pruett [decd,?] a Pensioner on the Roll of the Kentucky Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars [and cents -- crossed out] per month under the lay of 18th March 1818, has been paid at this Department from the 4th of March to the 30th May 1836.

Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris.
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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[Illegible]. That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present that his name is not on the roll of any State, except the roll of the state of Virginia on Continental establishment, and that the following on the reasons for not making application for a pension, until about and year [Illegible] the assistance of two grandchildren who by their labour supported him, but they have left him and he is so old and infirm he is now unable to support himself, And in pursuant of the act of the 1st May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thirty so to diminish it as 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 [during] the Revolutionary War passed the 18th March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person for me in trust any property or securities, contracts or debts to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule held annexed and by me subscribed, 100 acres of land worth $60 and no more two Cows and two years with 2 of time twelve hogs worth 12 and no more. On the 18th of March 1818 he did not on the
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Inclose in the
Const at Rock
Castle K
E. Smith
.
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State of Kentucky 
Rockcastle County 
On this the 29th day of June 1829 in said Court it being it being a Court of Rece made by act of assembly and [Illegible] to the course of the Common Law, before the Honorable Joseph Eve Circuit Judge, John Pruett resident in said County, aged Seventy five years who being first sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by act of Congress on the 18th of March 1818 and and
May 1820 that he the said John Pruett enlisted for the Term of eighteen months in the year of about six months before the battle Eutaw Springs in South Carolina, in Henry County State of Virginia in Company commanded by Captain Bryce Mortan in the Regiment he now believes commanded by [General] Stephens on the line of the State of Virginia on Continental establishment, that shortly before the Battle of Eutaw Springs, he was placed under the command of Capt. William Cashel Paling who was a regular officer in Continent establishment under the three years enlistment, and believes that he belonged to the line of the State of North Carolina and as to this he would not be positive that the Regiment that he belonged to never assembled [Illegible] together until shortly before the [Battle of Eutaw] Springs, when they rendezvoused near Eutaw Springs, & was
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Placed under the command of Genl Stephens [Illegible] but of the Secretary of War will examine the Brigade of Genl Stephen to wit, find his name, no doubt find his name and Capt. Doelens Company, all which will shall Regiment in was attached to, that he served and his term of service in said Corps when he was discharged by Capt. Darling and Genl Stephens [at Guilford Courthouse] in State of North Carolina, when he enlisted in in the years corps, which had partly, Expired but many who enlisted for three years deserted same Companies became brake and he enlisted to fill up vacancies.
To enable the Secretary of War to find his name he would refer him to the pension roll see the per of John Colyer, who belonged to Capt. Martins Company, who was an officer in said Company, and served with him under Capt Dooling, who got wounded in a fight with the Tories, and was placed on the pension roll for wounds received in the served, and departed this life on the last day of March 1826, when he was placed on the pension all he resided Kentucky, and at the time of his death he resided in Rockcastle County intents and previous to his death he drew his pension at Philadelphia the last drew was at Washington City, by the Honorable R. P. Letcher late of Congress from Kentucky. By reference to his application it will enable
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the Secretary of War to find the Regiment to which he
belonged, if not hear [here] stated correctly.
That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a
pension except the present that his name is not
on the roll of any State, except the roll of the state 
of Virginia on Continental establishment, and
that the following are the reasons for not making
application for a pension, until about one year
past he had the assistance two grand children 
who by their labour supported him, that they
have left him and he is so old and infirm that
he is now unable to support himself,
And in pursuance of the act of the 1st of
May 1820 I do solemly [solemnly] swear that I was a Resi
dent citizen of the United States on the 18th day of
March 1818 and that I have not since that
time by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of
my property or any part thereof with intent therein 
so to diminish it as to bring myself within the
provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act
to provide for certain persons engaged in the
land and navel [naval] servis [service] of the United States the
Revolutionary War pased [passed] the 18th March 1818
and that I have not nor has any person for me in
trust any property or securities, contracts or debts
owed to me nor have I any income other than what
is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and
by me subscribed 100 acres of land worth 60$
and no more two Cows and two yearlins [yearlings] worth
20$ ten or twelve hogs worth 12$ and no more
On the 18th of March 1818 he did not own the
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Several Acts of Congress in that respect provided the opinion of the Court as to the validity
of the statement and served all of which is hereby certified to the Secretary of War [Illegible]. Given under my and seal this 3rd day of December 1829.
James Terrill
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I certify I am well acquainted with James Ferrill’s signature. I know him to be the Clerk of the Rockcastle County & Civil Court, and the above signature was made by him as Clerk.
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[printed form, handwritten responses]

["Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873," is crossed out]

8594
P.O. [blank]
John Pruett
Service: [blank]
Rejected

Enlisted: [blank], 18[blank]
Discharged: [blank], 18[blank]

Application filed: [blank], 18[blank]

Alleges: [blank]
Re-enlisted: [blank]

Attorney: [blank]
P.O. [blank]
[blank] Recognized. [blank] Contrac[t]
[blank] Cert. of Dis. Searched for [blank], 18[blank]
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35 587
Revolutionary INVALID.

File No. 8557
John Pruett
Private Revolutionary War
Act: 18th March 18
Index:-- Vol. 2 Page 331
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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War Department
Pension Office
June 9, 1830

Sir,
The papers in support of the claim of John Pruett have been examined and they are herewith returned. In every case where the Clerk of the Court has seal of office to affix to his certificate, the papers must be authenticated by a member of Congress or some other person known to this Department.
In this case therefore it would be advisable to obtain from the Hon. R. P. Letcher, the member from your district, a certificate stating that he is acquainted with the signature of James Terrill the Clerk, and that the within signature purporting to be his is genuine.
I am respectfully Your Obt. Servt
J. L. Edwards

E. Smith Esq
Mount Vernon
Rockcastle County.
Kentucky
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Pension Office
Washington City
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Pension Office
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Pension Office
August 29. 1857.
Pension O Office

Sir:
In reply to your letter of the 22d ultimo you are informed that 
we are unable to find that any application has been made to this Office
for a pension from Ky; in behalf of a person by the name of Pruett.
Will you inform us what her name in full was?; 
also, the name of her 
husband, under what act she applied, and from where?
I am, very respectfully,
Your Obt Servant,
Geo C Whiting
Commissioner.

E. Smith, Esqr
Mt. Vernon, 
Kentucky

The object of my
letter was to know
about John Pruit a revolutionary
placed on the rolls at $96.  about
26 years since, & died. Please
examine his papers and inform
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[left side page damage]
9. 1857
that
his Office
Pruett
of her

In line of S. of Va on Contl Sn. J. Stevens
Va. Contl. John B. Hailey
State Troops. Ch Jas French
State Simon Contl. Estabs. Pruitt.
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James L. Edwards 
Pension Office
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H. R. 18th January 1830
Sir,
In answer to your note of the 6th and containing objections to the declaration of John Pruett, for the want of evidence that James Terrell is the Clerk of the Court of Rockcastle County, I can supply that deficiency by certifying, (which I now do) that James Ferrell is the Clerk of the County, & that the declaration is in handwriting and the signature is genuine. Therewith return the paper.
Yours truly,
[Illegible]
The declaration referred to above I know to be in the handwriting of James Ferrell, Clerk of the Rockcastle County court. 
J. Kincaid
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[date stamp]

Ack July 22. 1911 c
PENSION
D
U.
JUL
19
1911
S.
OFFICE.
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Pension Commissioner
Washington D.C

Dear Sir
Please give me the Revolutionary Record, and all family data of a John Pruitt of Rockcastle Co Ky. 1830 Also the Revolutionary record and all family data of Byrd Prewitt of Fayette Co Ky. 1832. Address Mrs. Samuel J. Pruitt
Thomaston, Upson Co, Ga.
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[date stamp]

RECORD
JAN
25
1909
DIVISION
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JOE L. BROWN.
PRESIDENT
L. B. COCKRELL,
J. M. HODGKIN, CASHIER
Peoples State Bank
January 22nd, 1909.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:-
Kindly give me the Revolutionary War record of the following soldiers, and all data recorded of them. 
Solomon Prewitt, Va. line. In 1833 he was living in Cumberland County Kentucky, and receiving a pension of $80. 00, age 84 years.
John Prewitt. He was receiving a pension in 1840 and living in Morgan County, Kentucky.
John Preuett. He was receiving a pension in in 1830, and was living in Rockcastle County, Kentucky.
Thanking you in advance for this information.
I am Very respectfully yours,
Robert. C. Prewitt
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John Pruett
Revolutionary War
The letter to Hon. R.P. Letcher H.R.
Jan 26. 1820
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War Department
Pension Office
Jan 26. 1830
Sir,
In the examination of the claim of John Pruett, a few days since, the fact was not adverted to that he gave in his declaration the names of Captains who did not belong to the Continental Army.
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State of Kentucky
Rockcastle County Set
Application for a New Certificate
On this 18th day of September 1835 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared John Pruett who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Capt. Martin in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Stephens, in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Kentucky; that he received a certificate of that fact under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War; which certificate on or about the 15 of February 1835 at or near his own house in said County, he lost. Whilst he was moving his property from one house to another and which he has never found.
John Pruett
Sworn & Subscribed  before me the day and year aforesaid
Uriah Gresham, Justice of the Peace
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Kentucky Rockcastle Circuit Court
March Tenth, 1830
On the 10th day of March 1830 John Pruett, before the Honourable Joseph Everet Judge in the Court upon oath made the following Declaration in addition to his former Per. and Schedule filed in the above came and the 27 of June 1829 marked on the back 20.379.
He states he remained under Capt. Martin three months, when in consequence of bad health [Illegible] for 40 days, he being unable to return he did not regain his own
[Illegible], & he was fearful he would be returned a deserter, time in about ten days after he rejoined the company, when Capt Marton’s Company was [disbanded] he was put in Capt [Illegible] Company and was with him a short time where he was at different times put under other Officers but whos names he does not remember, for the last ten years he has principally lost his hearing & memory in consequence of a stake on the head with back he would further state that at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse N.C. he was wounded very badly in the knee and before he got [back] his time expired and was discharged by Genl Stephens the discharge has long since
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been lost and he remembers well that it bore on its face the name of Genl Stephens
John Pruett.
Uriah Greshan and Elisha Smith respectable Witnesses made oath in and that they have no doubt from the knowledge of John Pruett that the forgoing Statement is true.

Rockcastle County
State of Kentucky
I, James Terrill, Clerk of the Court for the County of Rockcastle that the foregoing statement and schedule is truly copied from the records of my office.
James Terrill, Clerk
The above signature is in the handwriting of James Terrill. I am well acquainted with his writing and have been for upwards of twenty years
I also know him to be the Clerk of the Rockcastle County Court and also of the Circuit Court.
20th Augt 1830 R. P. Letter
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Direct to John Moore 
Mt. Vernon, Kentucky
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Secretary of War 
Washington City 
D.C.
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Mt Vernon, Kentucky July 15, 1835

Sir,
Please to forward to me a new Cert for John Prewit as soon [as] convenient as the old man is suffering for the want of his money.
John A. Moore