Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,937, Adam Clapp, N.C.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
N.C.
Clapp, Adam
NUMBER
S.30.937
CONTENTS
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[printed form, handwritten responses]
Illinois 7939.
Adam Clapp
of Union Co in the State of Illinois
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Whitsell of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Rutherford in the N Carolina
line for 8 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of Illinois
the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 23d day of April 1833
and sent to
W.H. Rumsey, Jonesborough. Ill.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833  53.32
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. 1833: 13.33
[total] $66.65

{Revolutionary Claim, }
{Act June 7, 1832.      }
Recorded by Wm. R. Palmer Clerk,
Book E Vol. 8 Page 55,

Dead
["See lter to John Daugherty 28t
Oct 1846
Lot to Ho [page damage] R. Smith
Feb 17 47" crossed out]

Died Aug. 15, 1841
From A.B.
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State of Illinois )
Union County   ) Set
Declaration in order
to obtain the benefit of
an act of congress passed
7th 1832. On this 16th day of October 1832, per-
sonally appeared in open court, before the
Hon Thomas C. Browne Judge of the
circuit court of ["Union" is crossed out] Alexander County State of
Illinois, now sitting; Adam Clapp a
resident of the county & state aforesaid,
10th Dec lasts
aged 77 years, 10th Dec last who being first duly sworn acc-
ording to law, doth, on his oath, make the
following declaration, in order to obtain
the benefit of an act of congress passed
June 7th, 1832. That he entered the service
of the United States under the following
named Officers & Served as herein stated.
He lived in the county of Guilford, State of North 
Carolina some time in the fall of 1776 or 77 he Volu
ntered in the Service of his country as a Soldier
under Capt Henry Whitesell, & was put under the
Regimental command of Col. Alexander Martin
by whom they were marched to Salsbury, where Gen.
Rutherford took the command of the troops, then
assembled from the different counties. The soldiers
about a thousand or upwards strong, were marched
by Gen Rutherford to the Cherokee nation, where
they were joined by the troops from South Caroli
na, aided by the Catawba Indians. The day after
this junction they fell in with the Cherokee In
dians, who first attacked the troops from South Carolina.  In the battle the Americans lost no
men, & the Indians but few. The remainder of
this term of service, three month & two weeks, they
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were occupied in scouring the country & demolishing
such Villages as they could find. They were marched
back to Salsbury, where at the end of this term of Service they
were discharged. He does not recollect the precise time
either of his entering in the, or leaving it, but is certain
that it was in the latter part of 1776 or 1777 he was dischar
ged. There was no regular soldiers with them. In the
beginning of the year 1778 he turned out again under
Capt Whitesell, under whose command the Company
was stationed at Guilford Courthouse as guard over
the public ammunition. There were no other troops
there, while Capt Whitesell remained, a period of two
months, at the expiration of which time they were
discharged, & dismissed to their homes. Another Company
was then stationed there in the stead of Captain
Whitesells. During the year 1781, he thinks before the ba
ttle of Guilford court house, he turned out as a drafted
malitiaman [militiaman], under Capt Eli Newland, an a twe
nty days tour, under the Regimental command
of Col. William O'Neal to be marched to cross creek
now called Fayette he believes, against the Scotch &
Tories. Upon their route having reached the neighbor
hood of a strong body of the enemy, Col O'Neal made
preparations to sustain an attack from him which
he (Col O'Neal) was informed would be made. But
that after waiting some time in readiness, he proced
ed to where the Tories & Scotch were thought to be em
bodied, & upon arriving there found that they had
fled. The Americans immediately hurried upon the
pursuit, & overtook them as they had crossed Deep River;
as soon as we could obtain a passage across the River
we recommenced the pursuit, but the Scotch & Tories
dispersed upon the pursuit growing closer, & thereby
put it out of our power to overtake them, so as satis
factorily to effect the object of our expedition. We
were then marched back to Guilford county, where
we were discharged. On this service or tour we
were engaged two months or upwards, although we were ┃
called out for twenty days only.  Soon after, in two or
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three weeks, the Tories having again gathered & embodied
themselves, as was reported, this applicant again turned
out under the same, but under a different Col. whose
name he does not recollect.  We were again marched
in the same direction, but without any important
result, the Tories having again scattered. We however
succeeded in taking some few who were summarily
punished & turned loose. In the course of two or three
weeks, the Brittish [British] having come down into Guilford
we returned to Guilford County, where Captain
Newland's Company, was transfered [transferred] to the comm
and of Capt Whitesell. The Capt marched the Com
pany towards the court house, near which they were
under the command of Col. William Paisley,
by whom they were marched to the main army,
when General Green took command as gen
in chief. They arrived at the court house the
day after the battle of that place. They proceed-
ed immediately after the Brittish [British] who had
retired towards Newburn. The matilia [militia] went
as far as the county line only, when they were disch
arged & General Green followed with the regulars
We were engaged in this service against the Brittish [British]
about twenty days. In this service he remembers to
have seen Col. Washington & General Green, the
only regular officers whom he now recollects.
This applicant never received any regular written
discharge, but was merely dismissed by his officers
at the expiration of each term of service. The
[page damage] different periods of service amounts to eight
months or thereabouts. About five years after the
close of the War, this applicant removed to Tennessee
where lived about twenty two years. He the [then] re-
moved to Union County in this State & remained
here until near a year ago, when he moved to
the adjoining County of Alexander, where he now
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resides. 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 Agen
cy of any State.
Adam his x mark Clapp senr
Sworn to, & subscribed  )
the day & year aforesaid,)
W Davie clerk
We William Echoles a clergyman residing in
the county of Union, & State of Illinois and George
Hunsaker residing in the same hereby certify that
we are well acquainted with Adam Clapp
who
has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that
we believe him to be 77 years of age on the 10th Dec
last; that he is reputed & believed, in the neighbourhood [neighborhood]
where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolut
ion & that we concur in that opinion.
William Echols
Geo. Hunsaker Jr.
Sworn & subscribed        )
the day & year aforesaid )
W. Davies clerk
And the said court, do hereby declare their opinion,
after the investigation of the matter, & after putting
the interrogatories prescribed by the War Departm
ent, that the above named applicant was a Rev
olutionary soldier, & served as he states. And the
court further certifies, that it appears to them that
William Echoles who has signed the preceding
certificate, is a clergyman resident in the county
of Union State of Illinois & that George Hunsaker
who has also signed the same is a resident in the
county & state aforesaid, is a credible person, & that
their statement is entitled to credit
I Winstead Davies Clerk of the Circuit Court for the County of Union
State of Illinois do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter
of the application of Adam Clapp for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
Seal of Office, this 13th, Novr A.D. 1832
Winstead Davie clerk
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21280, 7939.
Adam Clapp
Union Co
Illinois

Adm for 8 months
from 1776.

W.H. Rumsey Esq.
Jonesborough Union Co
Illinois
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
182

Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew [show] what is
necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.

A Statement, shewing the Service of Adam Clapp Union Co Illinois

[column headings:  Period when the service was rendered.; Duration of the claimant's service. Years. Months. Days. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served.  Names and Rank of the General and Field officers.  Battles in which the applicant was engaged.  Country through which he marched.  Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period.  Evidence by which the declaration is supported.]

1776 or 77.  3 [Months] 14 [Days].  Private.  Cap. Whitesell.  Gen Rutheford, Col. Alex Martin.  None.  N. Cara.  77 years, Guilford Co. N. Cara. Traditionary.

1778.  2 [Months] 14 [Days].  " [Private].  Cap. Whitesell.  Not [illegible].  "[None ].  "[N. Cara.]

1781.  2 [Months] or upwards.  " [Private].  Capt. Eli Newland.  Col. W. B. Neal.  " [None].  " [N. Cara.].

" [1781].  Not stated.  " [Private].  Capt {illegible] Newland.  Not recollected.  " [None].  " [N. Cara].  

" [1781].  Not stated.  " [Private].  Capt. Whitesell.  Col. Paisley, Gen Green. " {None].  " [N. Cara].

Thinks his
service 8 Mo
ths or thereabts. 
in all.

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army,
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claim-
ing the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first in-
stance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.

DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of  [blank])
County of  [blank]                            ) ss.
On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before [blank]
[blank] A.B. a resident (b) of [blank] in the county of [blank] and State, Territory or District
of [blank] aged (c) [blank] 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 provion [provision] made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) [blank], with [blank] and 
served in the [blank] (e) regiment of the [blank] line, under the following named officers:

[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he serv-
ed under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the
town or county and State in which he resided when he enered [entered] the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. [pointing hand symbol] This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and per-
sons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of [blank]
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[blank] A. B.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolu-
tionary soldier, and served as he states.
I [blank] of the Court of [blank]
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this 
[blank] day of [blank] &c.

If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the [blank] and C. D. residing in (the same)
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank], who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank]
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 concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said 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 Revo-
lutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B. [blank]
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [blank]
and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank]
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
i, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the applicacation [application] of [blank]
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
[blank] of office, this [blank] day of [blank] &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power.  This is the original discharge or commis-
sion; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the ser-
vices of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be at-
tempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected.
All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there
subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account
of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary 
war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. {To a Soldier. {Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it giv-
en and what has become of it?
{To an Officer.  {Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can tes-
tify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the char-
acter and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration be-
fore required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the
proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to
perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can pro-
cure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will  fol-
low the rule laid down for his guidance.
conforming to the rule.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had.  Every claimant must state, 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. 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 his
recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For [blank] year [blank] months, and [blank] 
days, I served as a [blank]. For [blank] months and [blank] days, I served as a [blank]; and for such service I claim a pension."
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 to 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 pensions merely state that 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 of a declaration is
highly objectionable.  It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement;
the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent au-
thority; 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.
[f]  The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g]  The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h]  The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i]  The Clerk must affix his seal, and it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no pub-
lic seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the
papers.

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 con-
tains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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 wit-
nesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[pointing hand symbol] The notes from {a} to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops, The proof required by rule in
note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k]  This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l]  If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m]  The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Joseph Rowen Ex ck.
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June 4, 1935
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ADAM CLAPP
S. 30937
BA-J/MMHF: MLB

Mrs. J. L. McGarity
Monroe
Georgia

Dear Madam:

The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file
in Revolutionary War claim for pension, S. 30937, based upon service
of Adam Clapp.

Adam Clapp was born December 10, 1754; the place and names of
parents not shown.

Adam Clapp, while a resident of Guilford County, North Carolina,
volunteered in the fall of 1776 or 1777, served about three and one
half months in Captain Henry Whitesell's company, Colonel Alexander
Martin's North Carolina regiment, marched to the Cherokee Nation and
was in an engagement with them; at the beginning of the year 1778,
he volunteered and served two months in Captain Henry Whitesell's
North Carolina company guarding public ammunition at Guilford Court
House; sometime in 1781, he enlisted, served about two months in
Captain Eli Newland's company, Colonel William O'Neal's North Carolina
regiment and went on an expedition against the Scotch and Tories across
Deep River; soon after, he enlisted, served in Captain Newland's
company out against Tories, then returned to Guilford County, where
Captain Whitesell took command of the company in Colonel William
Paisley's North Carolina regiment; they marched to Guilford Court
House, arrived the day after the battle at that place, pursued the
British toward Newburn and were discharged near the county line, length
of this service about twenty days.

About five years after the close of the Revolutionary War, Adam
Clapp moved to Tennessee, where he resided approximately twenty-two
years (the place of residence not shown), thence to Union County,
Illinois, thence to Alexander County, Illinois.

This soldier was allowed pension on his application executed
October 16, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Alexander
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County, Illinois, where he had resided about one year. He died
August 15, 1841, survived by heirs, their names and the place of
his death not stated. No reference is made to his wife.

In order to obtain date of last payment of pension and the
name of person paid, you should apply to the Comptroller General,
General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite
the following:

Adam Clapp
Certificate #7939
Issued April 23, 1833
Rate $26.66 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act June 7, 1832
Illinois Agency

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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October 28. 1846
John Daugherty
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Pension Office
October 28th 1846.

Sir,

I herewith return the papers of
Adam Clapp, and George Brown, decd.
pensioners under the Act of June 7th 1832,
and have to inform you that the
Clerk of the Court, should certify under
his Seal of office, as to the official
character and Signature of the Magistrate
before whom the papers were executed.
When this shall have been done, the
papers should be forwarded to P.
Hagner Esqr, Third Auditor of the
Treasury
John Dougherty Esq
Jonesborough
Illinois
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Hon Ro Smith
Feb 6. 47
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123
Pen off
Feby 6th 47

Sir

I have the honor to
enclose you a copy of my letter to Mr.
Dougherty of 28 Octr last which will
show the receipt & return of the
papers in the cases of Geo Brown
and Adam Clapp pensioners
on the Illinois Agency refered [referred] to in
your letter to the Treasurer which
was transmitted to this office for a
reply.

Hon Robt Smith
H.R.
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H R Feby 1st 1847
Sir
Will you please advise me
in relation to the business mentioned
in the enclosed extract from a
letter of John Doughty Esq
of Union Co. Illinois at your
earliest convenience
-
Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
Robert Smith

Wm Selden Esq
Treasury
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Jonesborough Ilis [Illinois] Oct. 12th 1846
Sir
enclosed herewith I send the
Certificate of Pension of Adam Clapp
a Revolutionary Pensioner decd
together with the application of his
heirs for arrearages of pension [illegible]
examine them and if all be found right
please enclose the amount to me at
Springfield Ilis as I shall spend the
winter at that place please inform
me at your earliest convenience
yours truly
John Doughty

JL Edwards Com
of pensions
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June 4, 1936
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William Caldwell, W. 345
Adam Clapp, S. 30937
William Morris, W. 5147
BA-J/MMHF:MLB

Mrs. J. H. McGarity
Monroe
Georgia

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter, and that of your brother,
Honorable Millard Caldwell, of Florida, in which you both request
information in regard to your ancestors who served in the Revolu-
tionary War and War of 1812, whom you have listed in your letter.

The data furnished by you have been applied in a very careful
search of the pension records of those wars.

No claims for pension have been found based upon service in
the Revolutionary War of Robert Biggers and William Bayless, as
described by you, nor of a William Cassady, Anthony Caldwell and
William Sumter, nor is there a claim for pension on file based upon
service in the War of 1812 of a Hugh Caldwell. These names were 
searched under various spellings.

This office has no further information in regard to Mary
Rutherford, the pensioner of Knox County, Tennessee, and wife of
Absalom Rutherford, than was furnished you January 5, 1931. It is
not stated that she served in the Revolutionary War. The record of
John Bayliss furnished you January 13, 1931, is that of the only
soldier with that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this
office. You state that John Bayless received land from North Carolina
and you desire to find the location of it. It is suggested that you
address the Custodian of Revolutionary War land grants, Raleigh,
North Carolina, and the Tennessee State Board of Control, Nashville,
Tennessee, as possible sources of information.

The records of William Caldwell, W. 345, Adam Clapp, S. 30937,
and William Morris, W. 5147, the additional three named in your
letter, are furnished you herewith.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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Monroe, Georgia.
May 27, 1935.

My dear Mrs. Finch:

I have a letter from my brother, Congressman
Caldwell, Florida, saying that you have very kindly agreed to
search for some data he wishes, and I am passing along the infor-
mation I have in hands -- or rather I am giving the missing links
he wishes. I imagine it will be best for you to send whatever you
find to me and then I can assemble the matter for him as I am
the only member of our family who has made any effort to compile
a family history, and I thank you in advance for whatever you may
be able to do for us.

What I wish is the Revolutionary service of the
following men, and also any record of land grants made for such ser-
vices. I give all information I have of each.

WILLIAM CASSADY ( CASSIDY) imigrant [immigrant], settled in Christianburg, Virginia Mont-
gomery Co, and probably entered the army from there.  Wife Sarah
Witt; moved to Knox Co. Tennessee (or Union Co) about 1800

ADAM CLAPP (wife not known) and after the war lived in Union Co.
Tenn. Son named David, or Daniel. Adam probably entered the war from
Va.

HUGH CALDWELL, most probably entered the army from Union Co, Tenn-
or perhaps Knox (They were one and the same at one time) his service
was in the War of 1812, died 1850 in Knox Co.

ANTHONY CALDWELL, died 1839. Home in Rockbridge Co. Va. and he
entered for Revolutionary service from that county most likely as
he did not move to Tenn until later. In 1882 he lived near Mossy
Creek, Tenn.

WILLIAM CALDWELL, probably entered from Rockbridge Co. Moved later 
to Jefferson Co, Tenn, via North Carolina.

Robert Biggers, imigrant [immigrant] from Ireland in 1759, probably enlisted
from Yorkville, S.C. Or he may have enlisted from Richmond -- I don't
know the county, Va.
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WILLIAM MORRIS, born 1755, died DeKalb Co. Georgia 1830. Received
pension from Gwinnett Co. Ga, but probably entered from North 
Carolina, as he was in a N.C. Regiment for a while.

[note in margin:  
One only 
and been 
sent
Jan 15, 1931]
JOHN BAYLESS ( BAYLES? BAYLISS ) died 1822-23 in Washington Co. Tenn.
There were land grants from North Carolina for service. How can I
find that?

[note in margin:
none of
NC or Tenn]
WILLIAM BAYLESS, same county and state.

[note in margin:
had been
sent her
Jan. 15, 1931]
MARY RUTHERFORD (born Mary McBride) was pensioned while living in
Knox Co, or Union Co. Tenn. Could she have been pensioned for any
services? Her husband was in the war but women often served in
different capacities and I'd like to know if there is any record
of her having done so.

[note in margin;
illegible]
WILLIAM SUMTER (SUMPTER) imigrant [immigrant] from England and lived in Alber-
marle Co. Va in 1730-41 (about) as his son William was born there.
He died in Louisa County, and recorded his will there in 1752.  I'd
like to know if there is record of his having served in Colonial
wars, or any patriotic services. Can you help me here?

Quite an order, isn't it? I do hope you will be able
to find at least a part of this data, and again I thank you.

Very truly yours,
Mrs J L McGarity [signature]
Mrs. J. L. McGarity
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MILLARD CALDWELL
THIRD DISTRICT
FLORIDA
OTIS PADGETT
SECRETARY
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Congress of the United States
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C.
May 20, 1935

Dear Jim:

I have got to get these ancestors off my desk.
They give me a headache every time I try to determine who
they are and whether I want to be related to them or not.

The Revolutionary files are in Room 1851, Navy
Building, 18th and Constitution Avenue, under the supervision
of Mrs. Finch. I talked with Mrs. Finch over the telephone
and she was indeed very nice in offering to ascertain the
data we want, but I did now know enough about the thing to
talk intelligently.

I suggested to Mrs. Finch that I have you write
her. She thought if I sent her the data in my possession
she might be able to determine the wanted facts but I did
not see anything which indicated the name of the soldiers --
their birth or death -- the State or States of probable en-
listment and residence -- or the name of the widow or wife,
and these facts seem to be most helpful in the art of
running down and hunting out ancestors.

I suggest that you write Mrs. Finch directly and
tell her exactly what we want. I was informed, even before
calling her, that she is most obliging and quite accomplished
in her work. My talk with her over the telephone convinces
me the appraisal was correct.

I return all of the puzzles in my possession.

Love,
Millard
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30937
Revy INVALID.
File No. 30,937
Adam Clapp
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7th 32
Index:--Vol. 2, Page 74
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1935. June 4 - Hist to Mrs. J.L. McGari-
ty for her Brother, Hon. Millard
Caldwell.  MMSTG