Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32017, for Electious Thompson, Maryland
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(8-1776)
Service  Number
Md.  Thompson, Electious. S32017  
Contents
This man’s widow Martha applied for
pension as former widow of Francis Holley.
M.C. R.10549.
(stamped at the bottom right hand corner of page:)
This Envelope Includes
[illegible]
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER 
[illegible]
Received from GAO
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(the following is on the lefthand side of the page:)
Dead.
See [illegible] to Hon. R. Chapman.
H.R. Jan 25, 1843.

(the following is on the righthand side of the page:)
Alabama 19.81.3 (this heading is underlined)
Electious Thompson 
Morgan Co in the State of Alabama
who was a private in the [illegible] commanded Captain Thomas of the Regt. commanded Col--- in the Maryland [illegible] for 15 mos:
Inscribed on the Roll of Alabama
the rate of 50 Dollars ~~ Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of Sep.
1832 and sent to M.M.MacKenzie in Somerville
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. '32                    $125
Semi-anl. allowance ending Sep. 34           25
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                                                                  $150
                                        {Revolutionary Claim,}
                                        {Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by [illegible] Clerk,
Book E.  Vol. 8  Page 51.
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HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, MAY 18 1841
Received of Bartley M.Lowe, Agent for paying pensions, a [illegible] Sixteen Dollars,  16 Cents, being for three months & 26 days pension due to Martha widow of E. Thompson
[illegible] from the 4day of September 1840 to the 30 day of December, the day of his death for which I have signed duplicate receipts.
Martha Thompson by her attorney in first
William Morrow.  (Seal) $16.16 original
GAO [illegible]
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[illegible] 24520
Electious Thompson    Morgan County  Alabama
Retur
Adm 
$50 per ann
M.M. Mackenzie  Clk Morgan
County Alabama
Somerville
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WAR DEPARTMENT,  Pension Office, 30 April 1883
 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 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, showing the Service of Electious Thompson Morgan County Alabama. (table follows). (headings on table:) 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. Genl. Washington. Gel. Smallwood.
Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.
Proof by which the declaration is supported.
(information on table)
(line 1)Enlisted  1776  not stated  private  Cap. A. Thomas  82 years   St. Marys County Maryland  Traditionary evidence & Clergimans certificate, [illegible] certified credible.  papers not properly attached
(line 2) Vol  1778  -3- “  Cap White,  Battle of White Plains, German Town,
I am, respectfully, Your obedient servant,
 J. L.  Edwawds, Commissioner of Pensions. There is an error in the date of the Clerk on tificates, which must be corrected.
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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 by 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 claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned  officers, mucicians or privates, will, [ineligible] the first instance, 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 } ss. County of} ss.
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 officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left service; (and if he served 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 entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [finger pointing right] 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. [ 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 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 the office (i) this     day of     &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     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 believe him to be    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 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. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the     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 the Court of     do hereby certify that the  foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Court, in the matter of the application of       for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have 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 original discharge or commisison; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will state so under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services 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 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 with 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 no, where is it?    3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you live now?  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 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 character 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 before required, and submit to the examination, before 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 a 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.
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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 he 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 he applicant cannot, by the 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-----year-----months, and-----days, I served as a-----, For-----months and-----days, I served as a -----; and for each 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 (in italics) about three or four months (end italics), 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 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.
[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 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 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 contains 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 witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
(finger pointing towards right) 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.
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State of Alabama Morgan County} Be it known to me, William H. William a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Martha Thompson, and made oath in due form of law, that she is the widow of Electious Thompson, the identical person, who was a pensioner, and is now dead, and to whom a certificate of pension was issued, of which the following is a true copy- 
"War Department. Revolutionary claim.
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th of June 1832, Electious Thompson of the State of Alabama, who was a private in the Revolutionary Army, is entitled to receive fifty dollars per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March 1831, and payable semiannually on the 4th of March, and the 4th of September in every year. 
(a round doodle appears, as if a seal of some kind should be placed on the lefthand margin, here) Given at the War Office of the United States this 17th day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three. [illegible] Secretary of War. Examined and countersigned. J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions". that the deceased Pensioner resided in said County of Morgan and State aforesaid, for the space of about fourteen years before his death and that pensioner thereto has resided in the State of Kentucky
I, subscribed and sworn before me this 26th day of March 1841. William H Willard. Martha Thompson
mark \ Witness  Joseph Hampton mark
P. Sal. Graham. Know all men by these present  that I, Martha Thompson, of the County of Morgan and State of Alabama, widow of Electious Thompson, with a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, do hereby [illegible] and [illegible] William Morrow my true and lawful Attorney, for me
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and in my name to receive from the Agent of the United States for paying Pensions at [illegible, in this State of Alabama, [illegible]. and of paid Pension from the fourth day of September, eighteen hundred and forty, to the thirtieth day of December, eighteen hundred and forty, being the day of his death. Witness my hand and seal, this the 26th day of March eighteen hundred and forty one. Martha Thompson mark  (stamp underneath mark reads) FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER Received from GAO
 sealed and delivered in the presence of  Joseph Hampton Sal Graham.
State of Alabama Morgan County} Be it known that on the 26th day of March eighteen hundred and forty one, before the [illegible] a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, personally appeared Martha Thompson, above named and acknowledged this foregoing Power of Attorney to be her act and deed. In testimony above I have hereunto put my hand this day and year above mentioned William H. Williver Justice of Peace State of Alabama County of Morgan} Be it known that on this 26th day 0f March eighteen hundred and forty one, before this [illegible] a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared William Morrow, the Attorney named in the forgoing Power of Attorney, and made oath that the same was not given him by reason of any sale, transfer or mortgage of the pension or arrears of pension therein authorized to be received by him. Subscribed & sworn before me, this day and year last above mentioned William H. Williver Jus. of Peace. (also signed) William Morrow
State of Alabama County of Morgan} I Thomas Price Clerk of this County Court of said County;  this day [illegible], at the [illegible] in this Town of  Sommerville, in this County
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and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said Court that Electious Thompson was a Pensioner of the United States, at the rate of fifty dollars per annum; was a resident of the County of Morgan aforesaid, in the said State of Alabama, and died in the County and State aforesaid, on the thirtieth day of December, in the year eighteen hundred and forty----; that he left a widow whose name is Martha Thompson. And I, Thomas Price-Clerk to as aforesaid do further certify that William H. ...before whom the affidavit, by said Martha Thompson was subscribed and sworn, on the front page of this short paper- and whose name is subscribed to the certificate of acknowledgement on the second page of this sheet of paper, and before whom this affidavit, on this second page, of this sheet of paper by William Morrow. the  Attorney named in the foregoing power of Attorney was subscribed and sworn in now and was at the dates thereof a Justice of the Peace  in and of said County, duly commissioned to and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his are genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I  [illegible] my name and affix the Seal of said County Court at Office, in the Town of Sommerville, this 26th day of March A.D. one thousand eight hundred and forty one. Th. Price. Clerk of the County Court of Morgan County State of Alabama.
State of Alabama Madison County} Before me John B. Eldridge, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County afore said ^ personally appeared Martha Thompson, of the County of Morgan in said State widow of Electious Thompson, deceased, who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States and made oath that since her affidavit on the first page of this sheet as author, she has lost the pension Certificate of her said husband, a copy of which is [illegible] in said affidavit, and that due search and inquiry have been made for said Certificate and that it cannot
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be found, the said affidavit was written in the Town of H[illegible] and in the [illegible] of said affidavit, said pension certificate was lost as she claims. Martha Thompson (her mark) [illegible signature] 
Subscribed & sworn before me this 17th May  as aforesaid do certify that, I have satisfactory evidence from this oath of  Theophilus Lacy, who is personally known to me, that the said Martha Thompson is the widow of Electious Thompson, deceased, as aforesaid, and is a person of veracity and [illegible] certify that said Theophilus Lacy is a [illegible] of veracity. This 17 May 1841. John B. Eldredge J. P.
I, Richard B. Pardau Clerk of the County Court of Madison County in the State of Alabama do certify John B. Eldredge, whose name is subscribed to the above and foregoing Attestation is now and was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and from said County duly Commissioned as such and that full faith and Credit due to all his Official Acts.   In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said County Court at Office in Huntsville this 17th day of May A.D. Eighteen hundred and forty one and of American Independence the sixty fifth  Year. Rich. B. Pardau    FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER   Received from GAO
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Declaration of Electious Thompson a  revolutionary soldier in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress of the 7th of June 1832. State of Alabama County of Morgan} On this the 27th day of August 1832 personally appeared before the Hon. Charles W. Peters Judge of the County Court of said County being a court of [illegible] and now in [illegible] Electious Thompson a resident of said County and State aged about eighty two years who being [illegible] duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declarations in order to obtain the benefit of the promises made by the act of Congress [illegible] June the 7th 1832. that he enlisted in the Army of the United States (smudged) the year 1776 with Captain Allen Thomas and served in the regiment of the Maryland line under the following named officers Genl George Washington  Maj Genl Col Smallwood  Captain Allen Thomas 1st Lieutenant John [illegible]. That he left the service about  the month of March or April 1777 that he resided in St. Marys county State of Maryland  when he enlisted in the service
That he was in the Scrimmage of  [illegible] on [illegible] Islands in the battle of White Plains  That the next year after his discharge from the regular army he volunteered under Captain White of the [illegible] of the State of
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Maryland in the County of  Prince George in said State and marched with said company   to [illegible] in the State of Pennsylvania when he joined the Main army under General Washington. that in addition to the battles and Scrimmages which he has stated above in having been in during his service in the regular army he was while in the Militia in the battle of Germantown. That while a [illegible] soldier he marched through the State of Maryland to the State of Pennsylvania when he was discharged from the regular service at the time above stated and that while in the Militia he marched through the State of Maryland to the State of Pennsylvania when he was discharged. He hereby relinquishes any  claims whatever to a pension or an annuity except this present and he declared that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State. (next two lines have been crossed out and are illegible)
That he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no persons upon testimony he can procure who can testify to his service
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first aforesaid in open court.
M.M. MacKenzie Clk cty ct} Electious Thompson Mr. James H. Gillespie clergyman residing in the said county of Morgan State of Alabama and John T.  [illegible] also residing in said county and state hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Electious ^ Thompson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty two years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to and subscribed in open court this day and year first aforesaid} J.H.Gillespie M T Nathan M.M.Mac Kenzie Clk. [illegible]
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I Charles W P[illegible] Judge of said County Court of said County of Morgan State of Alabama do declare in my opinion after the investigation of the matters and after putting the interrogatives presented by the war Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he stated and the court further certifies that it appears to me that James H Gillespie who has signed the preceding Certificates is a Clergyman resident in the County of Morgan aforesaid and that John T. [illegible] who has also signed the same is a resident in the said County of Morgan and is a Credible person and their statements are entitled to benefit
State of Alabama Morgan County} I M. Mackenzie clerk of the county and court of Morgan county, and State aforesaid do hereby certify [illegible]  the foregoing contain the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Electious Thompson for a pension
(left side of page appears to  be a round outline of what may be a seal) In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 27th day of Augt A.D.- 1832 and of American Independence the fifty seventh year
M M MacKenzie Clk of Morgan County Court
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Amended Declaration In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of 7th June 1832. 
State of Alabama Morgan County }  did on this first day of June 1833 personally appears in open Court before the Judge now sitting before the [illegible] Court of Morgan County State of Alabama Elinaous (should be " Electious") Thompson a resident of the County of Morgan aforesaid who being first duly sworn acording (should be "according") to Law doth on his oath make the following amendment to his original Declaration heretofore filed in the County Court of Morgan County aforesaid on the 27th of August 1832 in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the first of April 1776 under the Command of Captain Allen Thomas in  [illegible] Town St Marys County State of Maryland and served in Regiments of Maryland Line Commanded by Colonel Smallwood-he staid at [illegible] town  untill July of same year and from there [illegible] fields near Blackstone Island and from there I was marched to Annapolis and Chesapeake Bay and from there to Baltimore and from Baltimore to Philadelphia and to New York and joined General Washington and joined the Troops on their retreat from The Battle of Long Island and from there to White Plains at which place I was in a battle under the Command of Colonel Smallwood and same Captain. which Battle I think was in the last of August 1776 I remained with the main Army untill it retreated near Philadelphia where I was taken sick and after laying sick three weeks I was taken to the Hospital in Philadelphia where I remained  (next 2.5 lines are crossed out, but they read as follows: untill my time of service  expired which was [illegible] the first of April1776 to the first of April 1777-end of crossed out script) untill sometime near Christmas of that year and from Philadelphia I got to Anapolis to which place I was taken on board of vessel and taken to the Hospital at that place at which place I lay sick untill sometime in January
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of the next year from there I returned to Leonards Town at which place whilst there my time of service expired I was in Service and in Hospitale and so such that I was unable to perform duty untill my time of Service expired which was one year from my enlistment  in April 1776 - to April 1777. [illegible] no discharge - and the (the word "next" is crossed out) year 1777 he thinks in the fall of year in September he enlisted the service of the United States there was a Draft among the Militia of Maryland and John Barnard Captain White [illegible] Captain was Drafted, and I took his place and was marched on by Captain Shaw from Maryland near Bladensburg  to Baltimore and from there to Philadelphia and from there to Pikes[illegible](the following was written between this and the next line:) whereas ours joined the service army under General Washington (end of between the lines)
[illegible] a small [illegible] a few weeks before the Battle of German Town from Pikes [illegible] I was marched to Germantown [illegible]I was in the battle of Germantown and he was three months in this service and  received no discharge 
1 He was born in Prince Georges County State of Maryland in the year 1755-
2 He has no written record of his age
I have stated where I lived when I entered the service  I lived when I was [illegible] untill after peace and [illegible] there to Loudoun County Virginia from there to North Carolina to Kentucky [illegible] County [illegible] there to  State of Alabama and Now lives in Morgan County State of Alabama
3 He has stated that he entered the service of the 3 United States as a regular soldier for one year
4 and then as a substitute for a Militia man by the name of  John Barnard Captain
5 He has stated the name of the regular officers with whom he served
6 That he receid (?received) no discharge from services
7 That he is known to the Reverend James H Gillespie and John T R[illegible] who can testify as to his [illegible] for veracity and [illegible] of
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his services as a soldier of the Revolution who have signed his original Declaration et sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid
M M MacKenzie Clk c c  Electious Thompson previously appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the Peace in and from the County of Morgan State of Alabama Electious Thompson who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the Consequent Laps 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 below mentioned and in the following G[illegible] F[illegible] and years
I served a Regular Soldier F[illegible three months
I served as a substitute in the Mitlitias
 (?should be Militias) of Merriland (?should be Maryland) and for each service I claim a pension  Sworn to and Subscribed before me the 1st June 1833 J L Owens J.P.} Electious Thompson And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states    Charles M Peters Judge
State of Alabama Morgan County } I M M MacKenzie Clerk of the county court of Morgan County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of  Electious Thompson for a pension and that J L Owens before whom the foregoing affadafit was sworn to and subscribed is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county and that his signature above is genuine   In testimony whereof  I hereunto set my hand and seal of office at office this 4th day of June in the year 1833 and the Fifty seventh year of American Independence   Testi  M M Mackenzie Clk cc

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32017  Reg  (the following in large block letters:) INVALID.    [illegible] No.  32,017
Electious Thompson
In Rev War     Act: June 7th 32
Index :-- Vol. 2,   Page 431
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[illegible] 
Martha Thompson widow of Electious Thompson "Act 7 June 1832"

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Huntsville Ala.   2nd [illegible month], 1841  Bdl. 16

(printed perpendicularly, as if stamped:)
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER  Received from GAO
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B M Lows [illegible]   B M Lows   B M Lows 
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(at bottom of page there appears to be stamped:)
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO
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Land Office, Annapolis, July 31st 1833, Sir, Your's of the 24th [illegible] with the declaration of Electrious Thompson, enclosed, was received;---I have very carefully examined the pay and Muster rolls of the revolution, in this office, and do not find his name upon any of said rolls, as having served in the revolution, I am very respectfully, yr. obt. Ser.   G. G. Brower
J. L. Edwards Esq..
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Form VAM-51 12-5-41 BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*  NAME Thompson, Elias   GRADE Private   LINE NewYork   WARRANT NUMBER 7877   ACREAGE 100 ISSUED July 14, 179?   to John W. Watkins, assignee
* The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appeared to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.