Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,812, for James Lanman, South Carolina
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[Typed form, handwritten responses]

(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
S C
Lanman, James
NUMBER
S. 31.812
CONTENTS
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[typed form, handwritten responses]

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Indiana 26. 265
Illinois [struck through]
James Lanman
of Schuyler Co in the State of Ill
who was a Pr in the Company command
by Captain Hampton of the Reg command
by Col Henderson in the So Carolina
line for -
3 Mo 3 ds. 10.33
3 " 19 " Sept 18.17 $28.50

Inscribed on the Roll of Ill
at the rate of 28 Dollars 50 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of April
and sent to
1832 Hon. C Slade HR
Arrears to the 4th of Mch 34 - 85.50
Semi-anl. allowance ending 2nd Sep 14.25
$99.75

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by JT Sprague Clerk
Book C Vol. 8 Page 58
v

[Right side of page]
[Handwritten}

Letter to Hon R. Boon of Cin
to Pen Agt 23 Jany 15 79
To Indiana from 4 Sept 1837
7. March 1839 - To Hon R. Boone
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See letter 23d May 1839 to D. Hay: to do 15 June
Letter to P. Hagn of Pen agt 31. May 1839
Paid at the Treasury under
the act of the 6 April 1838 from
4 Sept 1837 to 4 March 1838. agt
Notified 10 June 1839.
-
Letter to 3d auditor J. C. Lea
15 July 1839.
-
Paid as above from 4 March
1838 to 4 Sept 1838 - Agt noti
-fied  7. Aug 1839
---
Letters to G. H. Proffet 22 July 1840
Letter to J. C. Lea of 3rd Aug 23 Nov
1841
Paid as above from 4 Sept 1840
to 4 March 1841 Agt notified
30. Sep 1841
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[Handwritten letter]
State of Indiana Perry County p.-
On this twenty fifth day of December 1838.
before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace for 
said county of Perry personally appeared James 
Landman who, on his oath declares that he is the same 
person who formerly belonged to the company comman- 
-ded by Captains Hart. Dixon & Capt. Francis Prince in the 
Regiment commanded by Colonel Henry ^ Dixon in 
the service of the United States; that his name 
was placed on the pension roll of the state of Illinois 
from whence he has lately removed, that he now re- 
-sides in the state of Indiana where he intends to 
remain and wishes his pension to be there payable 
in the future and that his reasons for removing to the
State of Indiana. are that he lost his wife, in said state of 
Illinois. and was left without family or family con-
-nexions [connections] in said last mentioned state, and that his ^is con-
-templating to spend the remainder of his days among 
his Children and Grand Children in Indiana. -
James Lanman
Sworn and subscribed to before me
the day and year aforesaid - 
Samuel Frisbie J. Peace

I Certify that the name of Capt. Francis Prince, over 
the 6th line from the top of the foregoing affidavit, & 
the erasure of the name of Blasingame, in said line 
were both done previous to the signing thereof by the
said Jas. Lanman -  Samuel Frisbie J. Peace -
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[Handwritten letter]
State of Indiana Perry County ss.
I Samuel Frisbie a magistrate in the county above named 
do hereby Certify that I have the most satisfactory evidence
that the said James Lanman who has signed the forego-
-ing petition for a transfer is the Identical person named
in an original pension certificate in his possession 
this day exhibited before me, - that said evidence arises 
from a personal acquaintance, with the said Lan-
man of Nineteen years last past - Given under
my hand and seal this twenty fifth day of
December 1838.
Samuel Frisbie J.P. [hand drawn seal]

State of Indiana Perry County fs
I William S. Lamb clerk of the circuit court of the
County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Samuel
Frisbie is a Justice of the peace in and for said county
duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission
was dated on the tenth day of September 1835
and will expire on the 10th day of September 1840
and that his signature above written is genuine.-
Given under my hand and the seal of 
said County this 11th day of January 1839
William S. Lamb Clerk
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[Handwritten]
24,440
James Laman
Schuyler Co Ills
Return J.
look on S C roll
Ent 24. May 1776[
[illegible] 27 Aug "
Not on roll after 16 Dec 1776
Admit
3 months 3 days priv
3 - " 19. days Serg
10,37    15
5
250
1.25
3.75
Hon C. Slade
HR
["Hart Fellows" crossed out]
[crossed out words]
bl
[crossed out word]
Schuyler Co
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
29 April 1833
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 ofyour 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 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 Samuel Layman
[ 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 Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.]

July 1776. 1. – [illegible]. Capt Hampton. Colo Yougher. 31 year. Charleston South Carolina. None
March 1781. 1. 10. ([illegible]). Capt Dickson. Capt Butler. Colo Henderson. 
I am, respectfully
Your obedient servant
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
First service
Ent 24. May 1776
Separt 27. August 1776
Not on roll after 16th Decr 1776-
Must prove last service See note
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                                                      REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been constructed to extent, 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 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, etc., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefit 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 the Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicants reside. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.

                                                                   DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
                                            State Territory, or District of
                                             County of
On this             day of                                personally appeared (a) before  
          A B. a resident (b) of                              in the county of                        and State, Territory, or District of           aged (c)            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 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)           , with.        and served in the                (e) regiment of the line,                under the following named offices:

(Here set forth the names and ranks of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service ; (and if he server under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particlar period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons 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

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.                                           A. B.
        (And then will follow the certificate of the Court.)

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I                                                                                     of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of                                                                       for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand and seal of office (i) this 
                         day of                                          &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the name 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 the 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                             and C.D. residing in (the same) hereby certify that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we 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 days 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 Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B. and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I Clerk of Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the orginal proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for pension.

 In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand and seal
 of office, this day of &c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the orginal discharge or commission; 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 hid personal knowledge of the service oh the applicant, and such circumstance connected therewith as may have a tendency to throw lightupon 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 material facts, which can be used 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, it one be attempted; 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 given, 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 testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.  

The Court will see that the 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 nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, fromtheir 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 certity to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.

The traditionary evidence of service is deened 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 inquiry whether the belief is general or whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject. 

Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of 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 ofice, 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 genine signature.

No payments can be made upon 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 procure, 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 theopinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

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(a) The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
(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 of the war when he served.
(e) Every continental officer or soldiers 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 depots and saith, that by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positive as to the precise length of his service; but according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the period mentioned below, and in the following grades: ---For____year_____month____days, I served as a ______ for _______ months and ______ days, I served as a ________; 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 service.  The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.  ome persons who apply for pensions mere state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of officers, and other particulars respecting their service.  This form of a declaration is highly objectionable.  

It must begin every case, be clearly shown under what officer the applicant severed; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corp 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 n 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 fix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certified officer, should accompany the papers.                                                   
                                                                  
                                                                    Mode of authenticating papers.

In every instance where the certifing officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certiicate 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 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 verify 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.
The note
 from (a) to (i) are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule is 
The 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.

State of North Carolina
Secretary of State
[illegible] of State in and for the [illegible]
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county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which 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 procure
, 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
follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must sign 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 persons 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 clamant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the didfferent grades in which he served, in language so

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date as to enable the Department to determine to what amout 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:
---
before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason
recollection, he set
days, I served as a . Formonths
anddays
, I served
months, andand
for such service I claim
in a cart determine with precision there for which each applicant served, and the arrival at a
is too indefinite, and all such a
in the
highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served two or three years
the particular place or place 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 evil
pursuit.
The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
The opinion of the Court is always required.
The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if
that office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the
he has no pubpapers
.
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 papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached the
to 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.
who 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
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
nesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be
certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from to are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule is
note applies to continental troops only.
This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration

[handwriting again, transcribed]
State of North Carolina
Secretary of States Office
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the
State aforesaid do certify that the name of 
James Laman is not to be found on the
musterrolls of the Continental line of this
State in the revolutionary war, or any other
document affording evidence of such service
Given under my hand
this 29th July 1833
W. Hill
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James Lanman
24440
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832
State of Illinois
Schuyler County Ss.
On this third day of September A.D. 1832.
personally appeared before the County Commissioners Court of Schuyler County, James Lanman a resident of the said County of Schuyler in the State of Illinois
aged 81 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 provisions made by the act of Congress passed June of 7th 1832. 
That he enlisted in the Army of the United States at Charleston South Carolina in July 1776 as orderly Sergeant, and served in the first regiment of Rifleman in the South Carolina line for one year under Capt. John Hampton, Lieut. Presly Hampton,
Ensign Mark Jackson, Col Yougher, Genl Williams and Major William Henderson, and was marched in the fall of 1776 to the Cherokee nations and was in the Battle near Valley Towns at the month of Silver Creek on the Tennessee River, from there marched ┃
to a fort on a River called Touglar [Tugaloo], which empties into the Savannah River, from thence to Charleston, thence to Sunbury in the State of Georgia, thence back to
Charleston where he was discharged. He enlisted a second time as orderly sergeant, on the third day of March 1781 near a town in North Carolina called Hillsborough under Capt Tillman Dickson of the Horse troops for two years and was attached to a troop of Horse, under Capt William Butler, Lieut
Grigsby, Ensign David Hart in the first regiment of Horse Commanded by Col William Anderson under Genl Nathaniel Green. He was in the Battle of Guilford and from thence marched to South Carolina and was in the Battle of the Eutaw Springs in which he was wounded in the thigh, and Genl Henderson was also wounded, and both were taken to a Widow Nelson's on Santee River where he remained until he recovered of his wound, and was there discharged of
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Genl Henderson about two months before his time of service was out. He sent his discharge to Absalom Tate a deputy paymaster at Halifax
in North Carolina for his pay who kept it.
The paymasters name was Mumford. 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 any agency in any State. Sworn to and
subscribed the day and year aforesaid
(Signed) James Lanman
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
I Hart Fellows Clerk of the County Commissioners Court of Schuyler County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of James Lanman for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office at Rushville this tenth day of December A.D. 1832
Hart Fellows Clk
State of Illinois
Schuyler County Ss. personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for said County, James Gorman who being duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory,
he cannot state the precise time of his entering the service or leaving it nor can he make a more particular statement than is contained in the foregoing declaration, that it is out of his power to make proof his last service by two witnesses, as is required the regulations of the department. That he was
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discharged for his first tour of service by Major William Henderson, which discharge was burnt up in his house. That he was born in the year 1752 in the County of Fairfax in the State of Virginia, that he has no record of his age, that a record of his age was kept in a Bible by his half Brother who did live in Mulenburgh County in Kentucky but is now dead. That when called unto service he lived at Charleston South Carolina that after the revolutionary war he removed to Caswell County North Carolina, thence he removed to Washington County Kentucky thence to Indiana, from thence he moved to Illinois where he now reside, that
he was a regular soldier. That he was acquainted with May Wade Hampton, Genl. Nathanial Green, and with Col. Archibald Litle and Genl. Marion and further saith not.
James Lanman
Sworn to & subscribed before
me this 18th day of June 1833
H. Fellows Justice
of the peace
State of Illinois
Schuyler County ss. I Hart Fellows Clerk of the County Commissioners Court of said County, do hereby certify that Hart Willow Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit
was sworn is & was at the time of taking the same an acting Justice of the peace in and for
said County, and that due faith and credit is
given to his official acts as such -
In witness whereof I have hereunto set
my hand & affixed the seal of said Court
at Rushville this 18th day of June
A D 1833-
Hart Fellows
[illegible paper seal attached]
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REASURY DEPARTMENT 
Second Comptroller's Office,
June 3rd,1839.

Sir: 

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury
of the United States,"  James Lanman, a pensioner on the Roll of Illinois Agency, at
the rate of Twenty Eight Dollars and fifty Cents 
per annum under the law of the 7th June 1832, has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1837.
to the 4th March 1838.


Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris (signature)
Comptroller. 
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office
Nov. 27th 1841.
Sir:
Under the date of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States, James Laman, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Madison, Ind. Agency, at the rate of Twenty eight Dollars and 50 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1840 to the 4th March 1841.
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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TREASURY DEPARTEMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office
July 25th 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States, James Laman, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Indiana 
Agency, at the rate of twenty eight Dollars and fifty Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, been paid at this Department, from the 6th of March 1838, to the 4th Sept. 1838.
Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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J. L. Edwards Esqr.
Commissioner of Pensions
War Department
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Hon R Boon
HR

[illegible] Jan 21
M Evans
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House of Rep. Jan. 31- 1839
Sir.
I have the honor to enclose an appication [application] for a transfer of pension by James Lanman of Perry County Indiana. Any communication to be made on this subject, you will please make to myself at this place.
Very respectfully your obt servt
R. Boon
J. L. Edwards Esqr
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Carmi Ill
8th Feby
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Jnibld
Jno Evans
Free
James L Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Carmi Ill
Pension Agents office
5th February 1839
Sir
In answer to your letter of the 23rd Ult
I would inform you that James Lanman has been paid up to the 4th
of September 1837
very Respectfully
your obt sent
Daniel Hay

James L Edwards Esqr
Com Pensions
Washington City
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31812
Revy INVALID
File No. 31,812
James Lanman
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7" 32"
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 237
[Arrangement of 1870.]