Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16,477, for Charles Mc Kenney, Virginia
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]
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(3-1776)

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SERVICE
Va

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McKenney, Charles

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NUMBER
S. 16. 477
candid

CONTENTS
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

Georgia 23284
Charles McKenney -- of Jackson in the State of Ga : -- who was a pr [private] in the [blank] commanded by Captain [blank] of the Regt [regiment] commanded by Col: B[illegible] in the Ga [strike through]: Va. W line for 7 months --

Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia at the rate of 23 -- Dollars 33 -- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 18-- day of Decr: 33. and [illegible] Hon: A.S. Clayton -- D4. R --

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Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1833 
Semi-anl. allowance ending Januar 34 

A Feby 27. 1834 

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58.32
11.67
$69.99

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by D. Rice. -- Clerk
Book E. Vol 6. Page 97 --
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Charles MKenney [McKenney]
Claim

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Charles McKenney
19529
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State of Georgia
County of Jackson

Personally appeared in open Court before the Inferior Court of said County now sitting on this 6th Day of November 1832, Charles  McKenney a resident of said county aged 79 years who being duly sworn in open court doth on his oath make the following dec-laration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 --

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers referred as herein stated -- That about the years 1776 or 1777 a call was made by the State of Virginia for Troops to march to the relief of the citizens of Kentucky, he then volunteered his services in the County of Bedford Va. under Capt. Henry Paulding of Bedford Co. Samuel Campbell was first Lieutenant -- The regiment was commanded by Col Bowman of Botetourt County Va. The regiment was marched to Boonsborough [Boonesborough] Ky. on the Ky. River -- here [strikethrough] it remained seven months in Kentucky [caret symbol]. During this period he was in no battle of any importance, but had many skirmishes with the Indians in endeavoring to procure corn + subsistence for those in the fort -- The only means
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of procuring corn was to gather it from the fields in which it had been raised the preceeding [preceding] year -- in doing this we had many skirmishes with the Indians who were continually lying in ambush + firing upon such of our men as attempted to gather up the corn -- He was at Logan's Fort a part of the seven months, he was in Kentucky -- There being but three stations in Kentucky at that time -- Viz -- Boonsborough [Boonesborough], Logan's Fort, + Harrod's Fort -- the  regiment was divided so as to aid both [strikethrough] All of them, + after remaining a while at Boonsborough he was removed to Logan's Fort; He never was at Har-rod's Fort at all -- -- -- He never recd [received] any dis-charge for the above service but was paid for it. During his stay Boonsborough [Boonesborough] he after saw the celebrated Daniel Boone the first settler of Kentucky --

After the expiration of the above tour, he was appointed by [illegible] Wm [William] Trigg of Bedford County Va. with seven others as minute men to patrol the county + siege the Tories + pick up deserters wherever found, in this capacity he aided in taking a good many Tories all of whom were delivered to the [illegible] + by him sent to the seat of government or to Head Quarters -- at one time particularly, after talking
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eight Tories who had shut themselves up in a house for Defense, he was ordered by the Col. to help carry them 120 miles to head Quarters at Westham Va. for which he recd [received] no pay -- He served as a minute man about Two years which occupied so much of his time as to pre-vent him from joining the main army du-ring that period --

In 1781 about the first of the year he volunteered under Capt David Beard, + major Gn. [General] Galloway + Col. Charles Lynch + joined General Greene's army in North Carolina just before the battle of Guilford -- He was in the battle of Guilford under the Command of the above named officers -- He had volunteered for Three months at that time, but was taken sick [caret] after the battle + compelled to return home before the three months expired -- The company to which he was attached under the Command of Capt. Baird was a rifle company -- -- -- -- He performed no other service during the war -- He never recd [received] any discharges from any of the above services -- He has [illegible] documentary proof by which to establish
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his services, nor does he know of any man living in Goergia who can testify to it -- -- -- He was born in Buckingham County Va. was living in Bedford During the war, + two or three years thereafter, afterwards removed to Wilkes County Georgia + from there to here removed to Jackson County where now resides + has resided for the last thirty years -- He does not know what year he was born + knows his age only from tradition + circumstances -- Has no record of his age -- Never was drafted in his life -- nor was ever a substitute for any person, nor did he ever substitute anybody in his place --

He has never received any pension nor has he any claim to any other but This, nor in his name on the roll of any state agency in the Union --

Sworn to and subscribed in open court --
[Illegible] Hampton J.J.C.
[Illegible] J. Brown J.J.C.
David Witt J.J.C. [Illegible]

Charles his mark McKenney
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We Reubin Thornton a Clergyman resident in the county of Jackson [strikethrough] Franklin + State of Georgia and Levi Lowry a citizen of the same place [strikethrough] Jackson county do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Charles McKinney who has subscribed + sworn to the foregoing declaration, + that he is reputed + believed in the neighborhood where he re-sides to have been a soldier of the revolution + that we concur in that [illegible] --

Sworn + subscribed in open Court
David Wills J.J.C. [illegible]
Ally J. Brown J.J.C. [Illegible]
Joseph Hampton J.J.C. [Illegible]

Reubin Thornton
Levi Lowry

And the said court after an examination into the matter + after propounding to the sd [said] C. [Charles] McKinney the questions propounded by the Department are of the opinion that the statements made by him in the above declaration of his services are true, they are also acquainted with the said Reubin Thornton + the said Levi Lowry they further certify that the former is a clergy-man + the latter a citizen of this county of Jackson They further certify that they believe the said McKinney to be of the age he
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represents himself to be, + that he enter-tains the character of a revolutionary soldier.

Ally [strikethrough]

Ally [illegible] J.J.C. [illegible]
Joseph Hamptom J.J.C. [illegible]
David Witt J.J.C. [illegible]

I [illegible] Ripley clerk of the Inferior Court for Jackson County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the organized proceedings of the said Court in the matter of Charles McKinney for a pension

I [illegible] whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 6th day of November 1832

[Illegible] Ripley
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Charles McKinney
Ga
No. 19529

Admit as a private
7 months. 2333

[Illegible]

Hon AS Clayton

Charles McKinney [strikethrough]
Hurricane Shoal
Jackson Co. Ga.
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
April 15 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 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. These points to which your attention is 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 Charles McKenney (McKinney)

[columns from left to right]
Period when the service was rendered.
about 1776 or 77 vol.
1781 vol.

Duration of the claimant's service
Years. Months. Days.
about 2 years as a minitt [minute] man
3 [months] but left the service before expiration

Rank of the claimant.
Prv. [private]

Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served.
Capt. Hen=ry Paulding
Capt. Da=vid Beard

Names and rank of the General and Field officers.
Col. Bow=man
Maj. Ing Calloway
Col. Char Lynch
Genl. Green

Battles in which the applicant was engaged
Guilford

Country through which he marched.
From Bedford to Boonsborough [Boonesborough] Ky [illegible] to Logan fort

Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period.
79 years
Bedford Co. Va.

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 as to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.

Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.

As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claim-ing the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first in-stance make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.

DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.

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State, Territory, or District of
County of

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ss.

On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before [blank] A.B. a resident (b) of [blank] in the county of [blank] and State, Territory or District of [blank] aged (c) [blank] years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provion [provision] made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) [blank], with [blank] and served in the [blank] (e) regiment of the [blank] line, under the following named officers:

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

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

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

And the Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolu-tionary soldier, and served as he states.

I [blank] of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this [blank] day of [blank &c.

If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:

(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the [blank] and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank], who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank] years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

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

And the Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revo-lutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. [blank] who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [blank] and that C. D., who has signed the same is a resident in the [blank] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the applicacation [application] of [blank] for a pension.

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

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commis-sion; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detain his personal knowledge of the ser-vices of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.

If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or if detecting the imposition, if one be at-tempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.

The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.

1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. { To a Soldier { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it 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 tes-tify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.

The Court will see that he [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, tow 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
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Hon. A [illegible]
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State of Georgia, Jackson County on this 3rd day of June 1833, personally appeared in the inferior court of said county, as a court of [illegible] being a court of record now sitting, Charles McKenney a resident of [blank] in the county of Jackson and State aforesaid, aged 79 years, who being first duly sworn according in 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 in the years 1776 or 1777 a call was made by the state of Virginia for Troops to march to the relief of the citizens of Kentucky, he then volunteered his services in the county of Bedford Va. under Capt Henry Paulding of Bedford County, Samuel Campbell was first Lieutenant. The Regiment was commanded by Col. Bowman of Botetourt County Va. The Regiment was [illegible] to Boonesborough, Kentucky on the Ky. River and remained seven months. In Kentucky during this period he was in no battle of any importance, but had many skirmishes with the Indians in endeavoring to procure corn and substance for those in the fort. The only means of procuring corn was to gather it from the fields in which it had been raised the preceeding year. in doing this we had many skirmishes with the Indians who were continuing lying in ambush and firing upon much of our men and attempted to gather up the corn. He was at Logan's Fort a part of the seven months he was in Kentucky.  [illegible] being least three stations in Ky. at that time [illegible], Boonesborough, Logan's Fort, and Harrods Fort the Regiment was [illegible] so as to aid all of them, and after remaining a while at Boonesborough he was [illegible] to Logans Fort.
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He never was at Harrods Fort at all. He never received any discharge for the above service. During his stay at Boonesborough he often saw the celebrated Daniel Boone the first settler of Kentucky.
In the first of the year 1781 he volunteered under Capt David Beard and Major John Caloway [Calloway] and Col Charles Lynch, and joined Gen Green's [Greene's] army in North Carolina just before the Battle of Guilford. He was in the Battle of Guilford under the command of the above named officers. At this time he volunteered and served a tour of three months - the company to which he was attached was a Rifle Company. He never received any discharge from any of the above services. He has no documentary proof, by which to establish his services nor does he know of any one living in Georgia who cab testify to it. He was born in Buckingham County in Va. was living in Buford during the war, two or three year thereafter. he then removed to [illegible] county Georgia and from there he removed to Jackson County where he now resides, and has resided for the last
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thirty years. He does not know what year he was born, and knows his age only from tradition and circumstances. has no [illegible] of his age - never was drafted - nor was ever a substitute for any person - nor did he ever substitute any one in his place.
He has never received any pension nor has he any claim to any other buy this nor is his name on the roll of any state agency in the Union - that from old age and a consequent lap of memory he cannot state precisely the day of the month he went into service in either of the [Towns], but the length of time he distinctly recollects.
Sworn to and subscribed in the court the date above 
Edward Adams [initials of title]
Nathl C Jarrett [initials of title]
Samuel Burns [initials of title]
Charles McKenney his mark
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WE Wm. Pentecost, a Clergyman, residing in Jackson and [illegible] [Burns] residing in the same, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Charles McKenney, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 79 years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resided to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
[signature] Edward Adams
[signature] Nath C. Jarrett
[signature illegible W. Penhurst]
[signature] Samuel Burns
And the said court do hearby certify and declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that William Pentecost who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in Jackson, and that and Samuel Burns who has also signed the same is a resident in the County of Jackson, and is a credible person, that their statement is entitled to credit.
[signature] Edward Adams
[signature] Nath C Jarrett

I William Cowan, Clerk of the Inferior Court when sitting as a court of ordinary, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Charles McKinney [McKenney] private [illegible] for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and having no seal of office, this third day of June in the year of our Lord 1833.
[signature] William Cowan

Georgia - I Augustine L Clayton member of [illegible] do certify that William Cowan whose official signature appears to this declaration is the Clerk of the Court of Ordinary and that the above is his signature August 28, 1833
[signature] Augustin L. Clayton M. C.
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Honorable E. E. Cox House of Representatives Washington, D. C.

BA-J/ILL
Charles McKenney
S. 16477

My dear Mr. Cox:
Reference is made to your letter in behalf of Mrs. John L. Davidson, of Quitman, Georgia, whose letter you enclosed. Mrs. Davidson requests the Revolutionary War record of Charles McKenney (McKinney), who was a pensioner of Jackson County, Georgia, in 1832.
The record of Charles McKenney is furnished herein, as found in the papers in pension claim, S. 16477, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War. 
Charles McKenney was born in Buckingham County, Virginia; the date of his birth and the names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Bedford County, Virginia, Charles McKenney enlisted in 1776 or 1777, and served seven months as a private in Captain Henry Paulding's company, Colonel Bowman's Virginia regiment, during which he was in many skirmishes with the Indians in the vicinity of Boonesborough and Fort Logan on the Kentucky River. After this, he enlisted as a minute-man under Colonel William Trigg, of Virginia, and served over a period of two years, during which he was engaged in picking up deserters and captured many Tories. He enlisted early in 1781, served as private in Captain David Beard's (or Baird's) company, Colonel Charles Lynch's Virginia regiment, was in the battle of Guilford in North Carolina, and returned home shortly before the expiration of service of three months.
The soldier continued to reside in Bedford County, Virginia,
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for two or three years after the Revolutionary War, then moved to Wilkes County, Georgia, thence to Jackson County, that state.
Charles McKenney was allowed pension on his application executed November 6, 1832, at which time he resided in Jackson County, Georgia. He had resided in the county for thirty [30] years. The soldier gave his age in 1832 as seventy-nine [79] years. In 1833, his address was Hurricane Shoal, Jackson County, Georgia. He died February 27, 1834
 No reference was made to wife or children of this soldier.
In order to obtain the name of the person to whom the last payment of pension was made, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and cite the following:
Charles McKenney
Certificate #23284
Issued December 18, 1833
Rate $23.33 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Georgia Agency.
Mrs. Davidson's letter is returned herewith.
Very truly yours,
A. D. Hiller, Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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16.477
Invalid.
File no. 16,477
Charles McKenney
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7" 32
Index: - Vol. 1, page 248
Arrangement of 1870

1918 May 11 Hist. to Mrs. John L. Davidson
1939 Jan 14 Hist. to Hon C. C. Cox - [illegible]
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Department of War
Pension Office
October 1st, 1833
Sir:
The papers in your case are again returned. - It is impossible for any action of a favorable nature to be had in case, where the amount of service claimed is not definitely given. You say that you volunteered in 1781 for 3 months and left before the expiration of that time. How long did you serve in that time? No allowance can be made for your alleged service as a minute man.
I am respectfully. -
[illegible] [illegible] Servant
 Geo. Wm. Crump
Acting Com of pensions
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[in light ink or pencil] look carefully into this case.
Hon. HS Clayton
[illegible]
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Hurricane Shoals Jackson County Nov 18th 1833
Hon AS Clayton
Dear Sir
I am requested by an old friend and neighbor to transmit to you his papers for services rendered in the Revolutionary War and that you would try and get them [illegible] at the war department which I [illegible] and have no doubt you will attend to at Washington - the old gentleman is a  respectable citizen and his declarations entitled to [every] [credit] and had he [illegible] [illegible] scrupulous and [illegible] things positively as many [claimants] have done no boubt buy his claim might have [passed] but from the long laps of time he could not state precisely the time and date of the services rendered. You will see that his papers have been sent back [illegible] in his first declaration he put in for about two years service as a minute man for Patrol and Scouting Services which the Pention [pension] law did not contemplate and also for a term of 3 months duty but was taken [illegible] before the time expired and returned home but those who served out those three months [illegible] home before him and [illegible] for
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for a seven months tour in Kentucky against the Indians - in his second [illegible] he [illegible] out the two years services as a minute man finding the law did not contemplate such services - and stated that he served the three months service which did not exactly agree with his first [declaration] which stated that he was taken sick and was discharged before the expiration of the time, but in [illegible] of his sickness he was detained on the [illegible] and the rest of the company [illegible] out their time and reach home before him but mailing both the above claims [illegible] does not seem to be any reason why the seven months services in Kentucky should not [illegible], which is fairly mad out - and no objection made to it - that if he cannot receive for the others entirely he should be paid for all that is fairly made out, and that comes [illegible] to the [illegible] of the law, he shall urge that if they cannot allow him pay for the three months term, that he may receive pay for the seven month, which I request that you will [illegible] so, as [there] is no doubt that he rendered this service.
Yours very respectfully,
James Montgomery [signature]
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House of Representatives U.S.
Public Document.
FREE
E. E. Cox M.C.
your attention to the enclosed will be appreciated
E. E. Cox
[in faint ink or pencil] he had phoned to Mrs. Finch
Georgia
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Quitman
Quitman, Ga.,
April 27, 1918
[postmark] April 30, 1918 U.S.
Hon. G. M. Saltzgaher,
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D. C.
Dear Sir, Please give me all the information contained in the pension application Rev. War if found of Charles McKinney, [McKenney] Sr., or his wife, Elizabeth.
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He died in Jackson Co. Ga. Mar. 1834, his wife survived him, also children; Rachel [Webb], [a name crossed out], Sarah Hampton, Milly Johnson, Betsy Hearn, [Wilam] McKinney [McKenney], Samuel McKinney [McKenney].
Also give me the information contained in the pension application of Rachel Webb, died in Jackson Co. Ga. 1870, widow of Claiborne Webb, who
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died Jackson Co. Ga. 1826, and who fought in the (Revolutionary War, also 1794-1800).  Have children were Polly Lyle, Olive Hampton, Horatio Willis and Thomas [Wilburn] Webb. 
[illegible] will greatly oblige me.
Yours truly, Mrs. John L. Davidson
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Revolutionary War Records Section. 3-525
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions. Washington, D. C.,
S. F. 16,477
In reply to your request of [left blank], received [left blank] for a statement of the military history of Charles McKenney a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
[column headings: Dates of enlistment or appointment | length of service | rank | officers under whom service was rendered | State ]

1776 or 1777 | 7 mos. | Pvt. | Captain Henry Paulding | Colonel Bowman | Va.

after above | 2 years | minute-man and captured many Tories | Colonel Wm. Trigg

1781 | 3 mos. | [left blank] | Captain David Beard or Baird | Colonel Charles Lynch

Battles engaged in, Many skirmishes with Indians in Ky. Guilford,
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted in Bedford Co. Va.
Date of application for pension, Nov. 6, 1832 [illegible]
Residence at date of application, Jackson Co. Ga.
Age at date of application, 79 yrs. born in Buckingham Co. Va. died Feby [Feb] 27, 1834
There is no data on file as to his family
Respectfully, [left blank] Commissioner