Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,983, for Reuben Stevens, North Carolina
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SERVICE
NC

Stevens, Reuben

NUMBER
S. 31983
B.L. Wt. 18213-160-55

Born in N.C.
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108,574 
Mch 3/55
Apl 30/55

Reuben Stevens
Sergt
Revl War
Capt. Johnson,
N.C. Militia

Pensioner
Av:  160 Acres Mch 11/56

P. R. Phillips
Dudleyville Ala

Cns P.R. Phillips Dec. 28 1855
new Cn P.R. Phillips Jany 22nd/56
SA P.R. Phillips Mch 7th/56

Vol S2 page 72
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12,271
Georgia
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Reuben Stevens
of Coweta _ in the State of Geo.
who was a pr _ in the  [blank] commanded
by Captain Johnson of the Regt commanded
by Col. Little _ in the N.C _
line for 14 months
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Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia
at the rate of 46 Dollars 66 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of April
1833 and Sent to Jas. Wood
Newnan, Coweta Co. Geo
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Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept
93.32
23.33
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116.65
{ Revolutionary C[paper torn]
{ Act June 7, 1[paper torn]
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk
Book E Vol. 6 Page 103 _
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Paid at the Treasury under
the Act of the 6th April 183[torn]
from 4th March 1838 to 4 Sept. 1838. _
Agt. notified 16 Sept 1839
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Hon. J. F. Dowdell  Feb. 18/58
Hon. J. F. Dowdell  Apl. 30 1858
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Reuben Stevens
Georgia
No. 21716

admits as private
from 1780 14 mo 46.60
Cap Johnson  }
Col Little        }   NC

James Wood
Coweta Co.
Newnan Georgia
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183_
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 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 Reuben Stevens

Period when the service was rendered |
Jany 1780 drafted |
April 1780 vol. |
May 1781 vol. |
Augst 1781 vol. |

| Duration of the claimant's service. |
| Years. | Months. | Days. |
|  | 3 |  |
|  | 3 |  |
|  | 3 |  |
|  | 3 |  |
|  | 2 |  |
    14    
| Rank of the claimant. |
| Pri. |
| Pri. |
| Pri. |
| Pri. |
| Pri. |

| Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. |
| Capt Jas. Johnson |
| Capt. Jas. Johnson |
| Capt. Jared Irwin |
| Capt. Jno. Willis |
| Capt. Jno. Willis |

| Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. |
| Col. Archd. Little |
| Col. Archd. Little |
| Col. Thos. Roberson |
| Col Thos. Roberson |
| Genl. Hogan |


| 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. |
| 70 years Bladen Co. No. Ca. |

| Evidence by which the declaration is supported.
| Traditionary

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, 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 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 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 the 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. 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 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 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 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 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 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, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but it 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 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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3   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 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 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 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 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 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 bis 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 mouths 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 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 au embodied corps called into service by competent authority that lie 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 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. The notes from [a] to [j] 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 Georgia
Coweta County
On this the 8th day of January Eighteen hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open court before us Richd. B. Wootten, John D. Hinton & Samuel D.. Echols &
Levi T. Willborn Judges of the Inferior Court of said State & County, now setting
Reuben Stevens, a resident of said county, and State, aged seventy years (70) who being first duly sworn according to Law,
doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
That he entered the service in January 1780, was drafted for three months, his captains name was James Johnson, and his Col Name was Archibald Little of the 6th Regiment, South Carolina State troops and served out his tour. In April of the same year, he again
entered the service as a volunteer for 3 months under Capt. James Johnson and Col. Archibald Little as above stated and was taken prisoner at the fall of Charleston and parolled 
In February 1781 he again entered the service as a volunteer for 3 months, his captains name was Jared Irwin and his Col name was Thomas Roberson served out his tour, and was discharged
In May 1781 he again entered the service as a volunteer for 3 months under Capt John Willis and Col. Thomas Roberson and served out his tour - In August the same year he again
entered the service as a volunteer for 3 month under Capt Willis and Col Thomas Roberson, the whole army was under the command of Gen Hogan, this tour he served but 2 months and was discharged - that he has no documentary evidence, and that he knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. He hereby
relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity
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except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
Sworn to & subscribed,
the day and year aforesaid }
Reuben Stevens
Richd B. Woollen J.I.C.
Jno. D. Hinton J.I.C.
Sam D. Echols J.I.C.
Levi T. Willborn JIC
Answers to Interrogatories from the war department.
Answer to the 1st Interrogatory,
  He was born in January 1762 in Bladen County
North Carolina.
Ans. to the 2nd Int.
   I have and have it a home
Ans. to the 3rd Int.
   He was living in Bladen County North Carolina
he has lived part of his time since in Marion District South Carolina and in Georgia and now a resident of Coweta County Georgia
Ans. to the 4th Int.
   His first tour was drafted, and the balance of
his service was a volunteer
Ans. to the 5th Int.
   He knew Gen Lincoln at Charleston and Col
Little, and he does not know what regiments of
regular or Continental troops was at Charleston when he served then, as that was the only place there was any when he served
Ans. to the 6th Int. 
    he never did
Ans. to the 7th Int. 
    He refers to Saml. D. Echols and William W. Boyette
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Reuben Stevens
Sworn to and Subscribed }
the day and year aforesaid }
Richd. B. Wootton J.I.C.
Jno. D. Hinton J.I.C.
Sam D Echols JIC
Levi T. Willborn J.I.C.
Samuel L. Echols
We and William W Boyett, residing in the County of Coweta & State of Georgia, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Reuben Stevens, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declarations, that we believe him to be seventy 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. 
Saml D. Echols JIC
William W. Boyett
Sworn, and Subscribed }
the day & year aforesaid }
Jno. D Hinton J.I.C.
Richd B. Wootten J.I.C.
Levi T. Willborn JIC
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 Samuel D. Echols & William W Boyett,
who has also signed the same are residents in said State & County and credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Jno. D. Hinton. J.I.C. C.C
Richd B. Wootten J.I.C. C.C.
Levi T. Willborn J.I.C.
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Georgia }
Coweta County }
I Richard W Easte, Clerk of the Inferior Court of the County of Coweta & State aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains
the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Reuben Stevens for a pension and I do further certify that Levi T. Willborn, Richard B. Wootten, Samuel D. Echols & John D. Hinton are Judges of the Inferior Court of said County and that all due faith and credit ought given their attestations as such. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this the 8th day of January 1833.
Richd. W. East, C.I.C.
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State of Alabama
County of Chambers ⎬ SS.
On this seventh of April AD. one thousand
Eight hundred and fifty five  Personally
appeared before me A Justice of the
peace within and for the County and
State afforsaid Ruben Stevens aged,
93 years a resident of Chambers County
in the State of Alabama, who being
duly Sworn, according to Law declares
that he is the identical Reubin Stevens
who was a Seargeant in the Company Commanded by Captain James Johnson in the regiment of North Carolina Militia, commanded by Col Archibald Litle
in the Revolutionary war Begun in A.D. 1775. At Lexington and Closed in 1783 By the Acknowledgement of the Independance of the thirteen United States (or Collonies)
I was first drafted in Bladen Co. N.C. and then volunteered at Charleston, S.C. on or about the 1st day of Oct or Nov AD 1779
for the Term of three months (Drafted) and continued in Actual Service in said war for the
term of fourteen days or more and was
Taken prisoner at the Fall of Charleston
in AD 1780  I dont Recollect the day or month
at this Time. I think in may about Between 10 and 15th
He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which he may be entitled under the act Approved March 3rd AD 1855. He also declares that he has not received a warrant for bounty land under this or any
other act of Congress, nor made any other Application therefore [pointing hand] I made an application on the Act of 1850 but I got no warrant as I did not come under that act and Relinquish all other Claims for warrants. Reuben Stevens
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We James W. Alsobrook and Joseph Stevens residents of Chambers County in the State of
Alabama upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was Sined and acknowledged by Reuben Stevens in our presence, and that we believe, from the Appearance and Statements of the Applicant, that he is the identical person he represents himself to be
James W Alsobrook
Joseph Stevens
The foregoing declaration and Affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above writen; and I certify that I know the Affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person he represents himself
to be, and that I have no Interest in
his claim
John McKnight J.P. CC Al

The State of Alabama }
Chambers County } S.S.
I Samuel Pearson Judge of the Probate Court in and for the County afforesaid, do hereby certify that John McKnight Esq., before whom the within declarations and Affidavits was made, was at the date thereof, an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for the County afforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn according to Law, and that his signature is genuine; & that this Court is a Court of record, & that I am Judge & ex officio Clerk of said Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal of Office this 25th day of April, AD 1855.
Saml. Pearson
Judge of Probate.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
October 2nd, 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," Reuben Stevens, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Georgia Agency, at the rate of forty six Dollars and sixty six Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March,
to the 4th Sept. 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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Feb 23rd AD 1856
Dear Sir you will please Erase the name of Capt
Renfroe from the Application of Elizabeth Adams, Widow of Caleb Adams Deceased,
and Insert the name of Capt W. H. Samplis in lieu of it as he was the proper Captain as you will find by reference to the war Department as I have that information from the Hon Jefferson Davis, Sectary of War through the Hon J F Dowdell, House of Rep. Dated January 30th 1856. And If it wont do to do it please inform me what I will have to Do in the premises as Elizabeth Adams has removed to Dale County from this Settlement about Christmas leving full Authority to me to correct her Application
and I fully Authorize you to use the captain
last mentioned. 
If it will Answer and the term from June 6th to
September 3rd 1836, as that is the same man
from what I learn from Macon County
Citizens, as he, Col. Adams, was all the man of that name in said County in the service and send me an early Answer as I want the
first application to stand with the
Corrections as I am confident she was
honest but was mistaken in the captain
as he, Renfroe, was only a beat captain as I
have since learned and Adams lived in
the worst section where the Indians Commited
their depredations you will see on the Application my authority as agent and I am responsible for what I write. If I have not the
authority to do so and I authorize you to make
the Corrections to Application No 52780 Dated
March 31st 1855 and the Receipt bears date April 9th 1855. And Also circular A I received Sept 27th 1855. And the Auditors reports no such Rolls (you pointed to 3 sect) I now give you above the Recorded Evidence
Or where you will find it so I remain your
obedient Servant, 
Parmer R Phillips Agent for Elizabeth Adams Widow of Caleb Adams, Deceased
Mr Boynton See over. }
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Feb 23rd 1856
You will Also Alter the Captains names
in Ruben Stevens A Revolutionary Soldier from
Capt Jas Johnson & Col Little. And in liu use the names of Capts Jarred Irwin & Jno Willis & Col Roberson. 1781 In Stead of 1780. And after the fall of Charleston as he states he was discharged after the fall on furlough or parole and he went home & the Tories burned his house shortly after he got home & he turned out & volunteer & served under several officers but under Capts Irwin & Willis in particular, and if you find them on record to
use them to Application No 108,574 in
the name of Reuben Stevens dated Apr 30th
1855 the date of Application not recollected but some time in April) as he says he cant
make any proof only by his own oath,
and if it is necessary he will testifie to
Services under Capts Irvin & Willis but if they
are on record. After his application I wrote to the Comptroller of N Carolina but havt no Answer from him I Directed him if there was any recorded evidence of Johnson & Little
there to certify & sine to your department.
I hant received no Answer, from him you will please give me an early answer in these two Applications, and what is lacking and I want nothing but what is right
yours Respectfully
Parmer R Phillips Agt for Reuben Stevens, R.S.
P.S. The last Revolutionary Claim Circular
is dated June 22nd 1856 }
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House of Reps.
March 31st 1856
Hon Mr. Minot
Sir
I enclose a letter from Mr Appleby, with whom I am well acquainted in reference to the case of
Reuben Stevens a revolutionary soldier and who it appears is now drawing a small pension
with a view to ascertain if the amount can be increased and if so upon what conditions?
Please give me the exact state of his case & oblige
Yours very Respectfully
J F Dowdell
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State of N. Carolina
Comptrollers Department }
I Geo. W. Brooks Comptroller of Public Accounts in and for the state aforesaid do hereby certify that it appears of record in my office among the payments to sundry persons for military service in the Revolutionary war as follows to wit,
Reuben Stevens
Book W1 Entry 733,  £9 4 spe Wilmington Dis
under Capt Jas. Johnson
Book W1 Entry 848  £14 - spe same District
Book W2 Page 35  £20 5 spe same District
All of which were allowed between the Oct. 1781 and March 1784
Book 24  £14
In testimony of which of have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said office at Raleigh on this the 27th day of Feb 1856
Geo. W. Brooks
Comptroller
N.C.
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Chambers County, Ala, Near Dudleyville
January the 10 AD 1856
Dear sir I received A letter from
your Department Dated Dec 28th /55
which I cant understand you refer to Revolutionary Service of Mr. Reuben Stevens the Husband of the Applicant, which there is
no Sarah Application from me. the Application which is sent for Reuben Stevens And the Return or Receipt I received is No 108,574
for him Individually for his revolutionary services which you will find on his Application, you can also see the same Reuben Stevens Draws A pension his name is on the roll So he stated to me [illegible] write you that on his
Application for his pension in money which his
draws twice a year from your department his name was found on the fall in same department. Mr. Reuben Stevens is now living and is now Ninty four years old 16th of this month and although he is a little deaf he is got
as good a mind and clear of Dotage as any
man I ever saw you well know nothing
can be proved only by his own oath, as he is all the revolution Soldier I know of at this time. your reference to the Cromtroler of U.S. I dont understand what crompt is unless you can please examine it and from the officers in the Application and you will get the recorded Evidence you want. I remain in your obedient Servt.
Parmer R. Phillips Agt for Reuben Stevens
To Commissioner of Pensions Washton Cty
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31983
 INVALID.
File No. 31,983
Reuben Stevens
Pri  Rev War
Act June 7th 32
Index:  - Vol. 2, Page 396

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Sir
I request that my Claim to Bounty Land, under (act of Congress) granting Bounty Land to certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in the Military Service of the United States passed on the 3rd March, AD 1855 May be Examined, and if I am entitled to Land I desire a warrant to issue, and sent to the address of Parmer R Phillips My Agent for Procurring the same at Dudleyville Tallapoosa Co. Ala. I remain your obdt sevt, 
Reuben Stevens 
Pr Parmer R Phillips Agt
To The Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C. 
P. S. If you have any doubts Examine the Revolutionary Pensions and you will there find he Draws A Pension. yours P. R. P. Agt
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18213
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2 certificates from the Comptrollers Dept of N.C. 

More information wanted

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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[faded and illegible]
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Additional Information for Applications Nos. 52,780 AND 108,574
Caleb Adams deeds
Ala 1855

Referred to Mr. Boynton

To The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington Cty D.C.

Official Business
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Rock[illegible] Ala Jany 14

To The Commsioner of Pensions
Washington Cty D.C. 

Official Business

Additional Information on for Application 108,574

Reuben Stevens

Boynton
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Mr Dodge [illegible]
please answer

Ansd Apl 2/56
that he was allowed for all the time he claimed.

J F Dowdell NC

Hon Mr. Minot
Com'r of Pensions 
Washington
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Ho of Reps
Feb 13th/58

Hon G. C. Whiting
Sir,
Enclosed is an account against U.S. for military services. You
will please attend to it the certificate of the Comptroller of North Carolina in file in your office & refer the account to the proper Department. I hope with the answer that the account will be returned to me.
Respectfully J F Dowdell
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{ Comproller Department
{ Raleigh N.C. Feb 27, 1856

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C. 
Sir: I Enclose you a Certificate of the record evedence of the Service of Reuben Stevens on the Revolution; in accordance with a request of "Mr. Parmer R. Phillips Dudlyvill Alabama"
Respectfully
Your obt Servt
Geo W Brooks
Comptroller
N.C.