Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S.17304, Robert Burnside, N.C.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N.C.

Burnside, Robert

NUMBER 
S.17304

carded
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25392
25392 [illegible]
[scratched out word]

Robert Burnside of Madison Co in the State of Ken[tucky] who was a private in the war by Captain Clendenen of the [illegible] by Col Gates in the [illegible] line for 1 year and 3 m[onths]

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 50 dollars [blank] cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 4 day of January 1883 and Alexander Miller Silver Creek P.O.

Arrears to the 4th of Sep.                          125.00
Semi-an. allowance ending 4 March          25.00
                                                                     $150.00
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Danl Boyd Clerk.
Book 8 Vol. 7 Page 20

[illegible torn page and left side]

Letter to Hon. J.M. Hughes [illegible] to Pension Agt. 8 Feb 1844
To [illegible] from 4th Sep 1843 ul. Feb 1844. Notifications to Hon. J.M. Hughes H.R.

1891 
Jan 4 9 S M Duncan history [illegible]
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State of Kentucky
County of Madison
S.S

On this 27th day of May 1833 personally appeared in open court before the County Court of Madison now setting Robert Burnside a resident of Madison County & State of Kentucky aged as he believes 74 years who being first sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress [illegible] June 7th 1832 } the he was here in Lancaster County Pennsylvania in [illegible] 1759 and has record of his age in [illegible] at home that he volunteered as a private in the militia of North Carolina on or about the 10th of June 1750 under [scratched out "Captain"] Col. Butler who marched and joined Gen. Gates army and [written above- "he the applicant"] was detached with others afar days before Gates depart to join General Sumpter as a reinforcement which he [illegible] at on near the mouth of Fishing Creek on the 14th or 15th of August 1780 that two days after the battle in which Gates was defeated Sumpter with his troops while [illegible] some replacement and detached from their arms was suddenly attacked by Col [illegible] and in this [illegible] situation this applicant was badly wounded in his arm and taken prisoner to Camden S.C. and put into what was called Pine Hospital and under guard where he suffered confinement about three weeks when he broke fast the guard and arrived at home in Orange County N.C. when he started from after much suffering from his wound and want of food that on his return he was taken suck and that from some time not perfectly recollected but believes he was about 5 weeks unfit for duty that as soon as he was all to do duty he volunteered under Captain John Clendennen said to be of the regular dragoon that we marched from Orange County N.C. to the relief of Hillsborough which we found in the hands of a Col. McNeil Commandent of the Tories our Captain pushed into the tours where we were fired upon and [scratched out] compelled to [illegible] way this applicant was thrown by his horse and taken prisoner and put in jail but broke from there the same night and returned home soon after he volunteered under Captain James Lowsdale of [illegible] Orange N.C and marched up into N.C. to hath have paths in Orange County in chase of [illegible] and at the [illegible] paths having formed a formation with Col. Lows. [illegible] we fell in with a body of Tories and some British Commanders by Col. and Magt. Piles who we departed killing some and taking many prisoners. After this I had a tour under Capt. Christmas and we defeated Col. [illegible] I think in Randolph Cty. After this I had many short tours and was constantly on duty either as a solider a spie [spy] and going [illegible] from the 16th June 1780 untill [until] the surrender of of Cornwallis at Yorktown on the 19th Oct. 1781 that he sid [said] not between there periods attend to any business for him[self]
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as that part of N.C. in [illegible] in was from the Summon of Charleston by Gen. Lincoln and continued [illegible] of war and [illegible] untill the Captain Cornwallis, shortly after which he removed to Madison County Kentucky where he has resided ever since up to the present period he is not knowing to any from being alive to substantiate his claim nor has he any documentary evidence to show he has to rely on his oath and the affirmation [written above- that he is known to the Rev Peter Trible and Yelverton Payton who can testify concerning his services and veracity of the said Court] of his neighbors as to his credibility and as to his reputed services he hereby relinquishes every claim what ever to a pension or an annuity accept the present and declares that his name is not on the pension rool [roll] of any agency in any State [scratched out word] Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid
Robrt Burnsides
["his mark" written beside]
and the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states

We the Acting Magistrates of the Court of Madison Co hereby certify that the foregoing contains the origional [original] proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Robert Burnsides for a pension
In testimony where of we have hereunto set out hands and seals of office this 24th day of May 1833
James Dyamet, Christopher Harris, Charles D Fox

Me Peter Trible a clergyman residing in the county of Madison and [scratched out name] Yelberton Payton residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Robert Burnsides who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy four years of age that he is reputed and believed when he [illegible] to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
P Trible, Yelberton Payton 
["mark" written below"]

and the said court do hereby certify their opinion after the investigation of the matter and other [illegible] the interrogation prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary solder and served the States and the court further [crossed out word] certifies that it appears to them that Peter Trible who has signed the foregoing certificate is a clergyman resident in the county of Madison and that [crossed out name] Yelberton Payton who has abo[ve] signed the same is a resident of Madison County [and] is credible witness on person and that their statement is entitled to credit 
James Dyamat, Christopher Harris, Charles D Fox

I David Irvine clerk of the county of Madison do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in matter of the application of Robert Burnsides for a pension
in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office [crossed out- this 27th day of May 1833]
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This 27 Day of May in the year 1833
David Irvine [illegible]

State of Kentucky 
Madison County 
[signature on right]

Robert Burnsides in way of amendments to his foregoing declarations for a pensions states on oath that he may in a [illegible] service as stated in his foregoing Declaration [crossed out sentence] at least sixteen months, and that he was a prisoner three weeks at a time at Camden South Carolina, and a day as an other in Hillsborough North Carolina during said service, and/or which he claims a pension.
September 13, 1833.
Robert Burnside

Borrow to and subscribed before me a Justice of the Peace for Madison County May 13th day of September 1833.
Joseph Turner 

State of Kentucky
Madison County 
[signature on right]

David Irvine clerk of the court for the county aforesaid to hereby certify that Joseph Turner Engr. whose name is subscribed
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to this foregoing afedavit [affidavit] to the amendment of Robert Burnside to his Declaration for a pension is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid and also one of the Justices of the Madison County Court and that his signatures thereto in his [illegible] natures

In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal of office this 13th day of September 1833. 
David [illegible]

The following amendment to my application for a pension in accordance with the Secretary Director is as follows that he served [scratched out word] under Co. Butler and Sumpter [illegible] three months and one week that he was sick at home from his wounds five weeks that he served three months under Capt. Trousdale as a volunteer and served three months under Capt. Christmas as a volunteer and ser. under Col. Oneil two months and under Capt. Quinn a few weeks I think two in pursuit of our city that as he was sick five weeks from his wounds he knows of no other leap of time [illegible] 

16 months State of Ky. Madison County [illegible] I do certify that this day personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said county Robt. Burnside and made oath; that the party state in the foregoing is just and true to the best of his knowledge. Given under my hand this 2nd day of [illegible] 1833.
Wm Walker
JP. [illegible]
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Certificate [illegible] and hearing data at the war office of the United States this 4th day of January 1834 and signed [illegible] secretary of war; that this officiant has been acquainted with said Robert Burnsides for the [illegible] of at least thirty years most proceeding this data and that this officiant knows the said Robert Burnsides to be a pensioner of the United States
James Moore

State of Missouri }
County of Clay} sr. 
I Abraham Shafer a Justice of the Peace with and for the County of Clay aforesaid do hereby certify that James Moore whose name is subscribed to the above and foregoing affidavit this day personally appeared before me and subscribed the said affidavit in my presence and was by me duly sworn to the truth thereof and I further certify that the said James Moore is a respectable person, [illegible] under my hand this 6th of January 1844
Abraham Shafer JP.

State of Missouri}
County of Clay} sr.

I Abraham Shafer clerk of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Abraham Shafer whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificates is and was at the time of his signing the same one of the acting Justice of the Peace within I foresaid County of Clay duly commissioned and qualified as such and that his attestation thereto is in clear [illegible] of law and that his signatures thereto are genuine. 
Given under my hand and this seal of said County this 6th day of January 1844.
Abraham Shafer Clerk
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State of Missouri}
County of Clay} ss.

On this 5th day of January 1844 before me the subscribed a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Clay personally appeared Robert Burnsides who on his oath declares that he is a the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Nat Christmas in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel William O'Neal in the service of the United States: that his name was placed on the Pension roll of the State of Kentucky from where he has lately removed; that he now resided in the State of Missouri he intends to remain and wishes his Pension to be there pay all in future 
The following are his reasons for removing from the State of Kentucky to the State of Missouri that his wife is dead and that all his children live in the state of Missouri except one and that he has removed from Kentucky to Missouri that he might live the remainder of his life with his children who reside in the State of Missouri, that he is old and infirmed and his children all married and that he can live with them now comfortably all than to keep house himself. 

from to and subscribed this 5th day of January 1844 before me
Charles Shafer J.P 

[on right] Robert Burnside

State of Missouri}
County of Clay} ss

On this 6th day January 1844 before me the subscribed a Justice of the Peace for said County of Clay personally appeared James Moore a credible person who on his oath declares that Robert Burnsides whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affidavit is the identified person named in a Pension
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State of Kentucky}
Garrard County sol} 

On this 20th day of November 1833 personally appeared before me Mr Grant a Justice of the Peace for said county, and on such one of the house as the Garrard County Court, Robert Burnsides a resident of said County of Garrard, who being [illegible] duly sworn, doth on his oath and State, that he is well acquainted with Robert Burnside of Madison County, Kentucky applied for a pension; and that he has been declaration of said Robert Burnsides and knows that said Robert Burnsides was taken as prisoner at Sumpters Defeat, and was again taken a prisoner at Hillsborough. This applicant was too young to be a soldier of the Revolution, but he has a now perfect [illegal] on this Justified from the fact, that his father was also taken a prisoner at Hillsborough and was confined for [scratched out words] Eleven months and 12 days.
Robert Burnside
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year above.
Mr. Grant JP [underlined]

State of Kentucky
Garrard County Ky:

I James H Letcher clerk of the Garrard County Court do hereby certify that [illegible] Grant who has subscribed the foregoing certificate and now an [illegible] Justice of the Peace, and as such one of the Justices of the Garrard County Court In testimony whereof I have hereto let my hand and seal of office this 20 day  of November 1833.
James H Letcher [underlined] clerk
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
April 15th, 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 tabular form. On comparing these papers with the follow ruses 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 brace, (this: }). 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 Robert Burnsides Madison Co K.
 
[column one] Period when service was rendered.
"Vol. 2 mos. before Gates dispatched 
Sometime after"
[column two] Duration of the claimant's service. Years. Months. Days.
"Not stated"
[column three] Rank of claimant.
[column four] Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served.
"Cap Clendenen. Cap Christmas"
[column five] Names and Rank of the General and Field officers.
"Col. Gates"
[column six] Battles in which the applicant was engaged.
"None"
[column seven] Country through which he marched. 
"N.C"
[column eight] Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period.
"73 Orange Co. N.C"
[column nine] Evidence by which the declaration is supported.
"Grady;"

The applicant should state more explicitly the length of time that he was in actual service and a prisoner in order to enable the Department to decide to what amount of pension he is entitled. 

I am, respectfully, Your obedient servant,
J.L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions. 

The applicant claim for 16 months cannot be allowed. He first [illegible] the service in June 16, 1780 and the claim for service to 19 Oct. 1781. For his declaration it would appear that he was not in constant service all this time; yet he claim for the whole time embraced [illegible] these two periods. His claim cannot be allowed [illegible] he sets forth the period and declaration of each town and [crossed out word] the nature of the service therefore during each town. The evaluated declaration insist he returned with the brief. Oct 11 '33
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2 
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 in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognizes as being in actual military service.

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

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

DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress on the 7th of June, 1832.
[italicized] State, Territory, or District of County of [blank] } ss.

On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before [blank] 
A.B. a resident of (b) of [blank] in the county of [blank] and State, Territory or District of [blank]  aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to the 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) [blank], with [blank]  and served in the [blank] (e) regiment of the [blank] line, under the following named officers: [blank] 

[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left in 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 enered [entered] the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the county thorough which he marched. [small hand figure] This from 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 [blank] 
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 [ser]ved as he states.
I [blank]  of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original processings 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 the 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. [blank] who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [blank] and that C.D., who had also signed the same is a resident of [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 application of [blank] for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal 
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but it neither of these can be obtain, 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 e 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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April 30, 1934.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

M.C. Burnside 
Box 1052
Detroit, Michigan

BA-J/ady
Robert Burnside
S.17304

Dear Sir:
The data furnished herein were obtained from the papers on file in the pension claim, S.17304. based upon the mili-tary [military] service of Robert Burnside. 

He was born in October 1759 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The names of his parents are not stated. 

While a resident of Orange County, North Carolina, he enlisted June 16, 1780 and served on various tours as a private in the North Carolina troops under Captains John Clendenin, James Lowsdale, Nat Christman and Quinn and Colo-nels [Colonels] Butler and William O'Neal. He was wounded in the arm at the battle of Fishing Creek and taken prisoner to Camden, South Carolina, where he escaped three weeks later. He was at the defeat of Colonel Pyles, also, at the defeat of Colonel Fanning, Tories. He was taken prisoner at HIllsborough, North Carolina, but escaped the same night. He served about sixteen months in all. 

Shortly after his service Robert Burnside moved to Madison County, Kentucky. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed May 27, 1833 while a resident of Madison County, Kentucky.

In 1844 his wife was dead and all his children, names not stated, were married, and all except one child, were liv-ing [living] in Missouri, where the soldier then resided. 

In 1833, one Robert Burnsides of Garrard Count, Kentucky, stated that he was too young to be a soldier in the Revolution-ary [Revolutionary] War, but that he knew the above named Robert Burnside was taken prisoner at Hillsborough because his father was also taken prisoner at the same place and confined for eleven months and twelve days. He did not state the name of his father.

Very truly yours,
A.D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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17.305
INVALID.
File No. 17.304
Robert Burnside
Pri. Rev War

Act: June 7" 32
Index:- Vol. /, Page 53
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1906. Apr 13. Heist to [blank] and Mrs. R.P. Fox. Ft. Worth Texas
(fellow with of 41659-12055) of [illegible] Burnside

1933 Jan 7. Hist to Otis Young. 9.6.4

1934 Mar 14. Hist. to Mrs, Mary Burnside Reynold. 9.6.4

1934 Apr 30. Hist. to. M.C. Burnside. 9.6.4.

1936- June 14th D.J Burnside a friend rel. to last payment of pension- see letter- Rev. Jonathan- S. 42112-[illegible].
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House Reprs.
July 5 1844

Col PL Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir

Mr. Robert Burnsides now a citizen of my county desires after the 4th of March next to have his pension paid at St. Louis Mo. Will you have the goodness to have his name placed on the Pension Roll at St. Louis? Please advise me of your action as early as possible.

Very respectfully yours
Jas M Hughes 
of Mo
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Silver Creek Post Office Dec. 9th 1833

Dear Sir

In closed I send you the amended applica =tion of Robt Burnsides for a pension it is [illegible] to be hoped that it will meet your Excellency approbation as he is truly a [illegible] [illegible] is old and poor and is respected and believed by his [illegible] acquaintances as an honest man and to have served in the Revolution as he stated he has enclosed the affidavit of Mr Burnsides of Garrard County as testimony in part of his services who is well known to the Hon. B.P Letcher as is the applicant who will no doubt inform you if required of their credibility. Will you Excellency examine the application and [illegible] an [illegible] to me at this office as speedyly [speedily] as your time will permit and oblige 
Your friend and [illegible] 
Alexr Miller
Post [illegible]
Silver Creek
Madison Cty
Ky

[left margin] 3.7, 15, 3, 3, 3, 2, 16, 15
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Kentucky Pension Agency
Louisville July, 14, 1844

J.L. Edwards [illegible]
Court of Pensions
Washington

Sir
I'm reply to your letter of the 8th Pri. Robert Burnside a pension now on this roll at the rate of $50 per annum under the same of [illegible]. From 1832 was last paid of this agency to the 4th day of September 1843.
I am with [illegible] respect

Your [illegible] sr.
G.W. Merewether [illegible]

*double check*
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State of Kentucky
Madison County 
["Ser." in parenthesis]

David Irving clerk of the court for this county aforesaid to hereby certify that William Walker [illegible] whose name is subscribed to the forgoing amended declarations of Robert Burnsides for a pension , and the other sheet is an acting Justice of the Peace for Madison County and one of the Justice of the Madison County Court, and that his signature thereto in his genuine signatures. 

In testimony whereof I have here unto see my and seal of office this 3rd day of December 1833.

David Irving [illegible].
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Nicholasville 
Ky- Oct. 29th 1890

To the Honorable Commissioner of Pensions.

Dear Sir. Although I have not the advantage of an acquaintance with you, yet I take the liberty to request you to give me some facts concerning Col. Joseph Crockett and his brother William. 
Joseph Crockett was born in Albemarle Co Va, in 1742 and died in our county in 1829 aged 87 years, He was said to have been a brave and meritorious officer in the armies of Gen Washington and Gen Green during the great war for freedom and independence. As he left no record of his military services I would be much obliged if you will give me some facts about him and his brother William Crockett who served according to the testimony of his neighbors

[left margin]
3400 Mary [underlined] Duncan Burn

[crossed out] 4300 Andrew Burnside
10492 Anthony Crockett St Va
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seven years in the Revolutionary armies, send me the names of all the Crocketts who served in the Revolution. Also the names of James Duncan and Robert Burnside great uncles of the late Gen AE. Burnside who descended from a South Carolina family, whose father Edgehill Burnside was born in that state in 1792, and served in Indiana in 1819 where his son Ambrose E. was born in 1824, my object in wanting such facts is only to write up the history of men whose names have long been forgotten by the present generation. Let me hear from you soon. 

Truly
Saml M Duncan
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Saml M Duncan Ky
Oct 29 1890

Col. Jos Crockett
app. tp
all the Crocketts
[on right] Va, I, W, P

James Duncan
[on right] I, W, H

Robt Burnside 
[on right] F, W, I, W, R

Revolu[tionary]
O.W.D.

[stamp]
US PENSION OFFICE
OCT 31 1890
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Marshall, Mo., Dec 19th '32

Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C. 

[stamp]
RECEIVED 
DEC 23 1932
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS, ADM.
READER 27

Gentlemen:
I wish to thank you most cordially for the information you sent me re. the Rev. War Service of Jonathan Burnside.

I wonder if you would be good enough to send me services of John and Bartlett Burnside [underlined] in the Va. line; also the location of the Bounty Land given them or their heirs, or rather descendants, for their respective war services. Any information regarding their families or residence will also, be gracefully received. 

Could I also have the same on one Robert Burnside [underlined] who was a pensioner of same war and who lived about 1840 in Madison Co., Ky. I think he lived in Madison, Co. Ky.
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On the information you sent me relative to Jonathan Burnside, file No. S.42112, you did not state where the Bounty Land was located which was given to Andrew Burnside and Ellen Smith in 1852. However, I assumed it was in Greene Co., Ohio, the residence of Andrew and Ellen. Was Ellen a sister of Andrew, or a wife? Do you have any Burnside references which give Rockingham or Augusta Counties, Virginia as their homes? 
Please accept my sincere thanks in advance for the above information. 

Yours very truly,
Otis Young
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825-11th St.
Huntington, [scratched out word]
825-11th St,
Huntington, Wva.
Feb 22, 1934.

[a]dminstration 
Washington, DC. 

[stamp]
RECEIVED
MAR 6 1934
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS, ADM.
READER 21

Gentlemen-
Some time ago I was advised that records in one of the government departments show Robert [checkmark above] Burnside [underlined], son of Robert the emigrant to South Carolina in 1746, was captured in the Revolutionary Battle of Camden. The details were not given but as I am interested in learning all I can of the early members of my family I would appreciate knowing data, if any, from your files. 

Was Walter Burnside, from North Carolina I am told, is said to have been captured (battle not stated) and confined on a British prison ship at Charleston, S.C.

I have been told that when the British took Charleston many of the South Carolina records were removed and some of them are now in the British museum. Can you confirm this? 

Would also appreciate having whatever information your records show on one or more James Burnsides from Va in the Revolutionary War and James Burnside ["0 407" above]  of Va in the War of 1812. 

What connections, if any, are there between your records and those of the War and Pension Depts?

Yours very truly,
(Mrs) Mary Burnside Reynolds
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Detroit, Mich
Apr 9, 1934.
Box 1052

Veterans Bureau
Washington, D.C

[stamp]
RECEIVED 
APR 18 1934
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS, ADM.

Gentlemen-
According to some brief family records the Revolutionary soldier Walter Burnside [underlined], of North Carolina, had two nephews, John and Joseph Burnside, who joined the American Army from wither North or South Carolina. Two others- David who was in Dohertys Co from N.C. and James from the Wilmington District in N.C. were in the War- and supposedly related to Walter. 

Still possibly two others listed as John Jr, and John Burnside served in the War. There were also related to Walter- and to Robert Burnside, Jr, who is said to have died in the Saluda district in South Carolina in 1777.

I am anxious to learn what your records show on the about persons in order to most definitely identify them and to get their actual War records. This information will be much appreciated. 

Yours truly,
M.C. Burnside
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[you] [wi]ll find below the desired information as contained in his (or his) [w]idows) application for pension on file in the Bureau. 
Robert Burnside

[column one] DATES OF [illegible] OR [illegible]. 
[column two] LENGTH OF SERVICE.
[column three] RANK.
[column four] OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. 
"CAPTAIN." "COLONEL."
[column five] STATE

Soldier enlisted June 16, 1780 and served various tours as Private under Capts. John Clandermen, James Lowsdale, Nat Christmas and Guinn and leuts Butler and O'Neal of N.C. He was wounded in the army at the battle of Fishing Creek and taken prisoner to Camden where he escaped three weeks alter. He was again taken prisoner at Hillsboro but escaped the same night his actual service accumulated to 16 months. 

Battles engaged in, Pyles Defeat [illegible] defeat
Residence of solider at enlistment, Orange Co. NC
Date of application for pension, May 27, 1833- HIs claim was allowed
Residence at date of application, Madison Co Ky
Age at date of application, born Oct 17 1759 in [illegible] Va
Remarks: Dec 1844 his wife was dead and all his children (names not listed) were [illegible] and living in Mo. Where he also resided [blank] There is no further data in regard to family

Very respectfully,
Commissioner

20581b3m11-05
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June 14, 1934.

Mr. Don G. Burnside
214 Glenwood Avenue
East Orange, New Jersey.

BA-J/ILL
Jonathan Burnside 
S.42112 
[handwritten parenthesis]

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request further information in regard to the following Revolutionary War soldiers, Jonathan Burnside, S.42112, Robert Burnside, S.17304, and John Burnside, S.16333.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of the above noted soldiers and the names of persons paid, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following information: 

Jonathan Burnside (S. 42112)

Certificate #11942, issued June 15, 1819, rate $8 per month, commenced June 1, 1818, Act March 18, 1818, Ohio Agency.

[handwritten arrow in left margin] Robert Burnside (S.17304). [underlined]

Certificate #25392, issued January 4, 1833, rate $50 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act June 7, 1832, Missouri Agency (transferred from Kentucky Agency).

John Burnside S.16333.
Certificate #13912, issued July 15, 1833, rate $24.33 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act June 7, 1832, Indiana Agency.

******

For information in regard to the location of the bounty land granted Jonathan Burnside, you should address The Commissioner, The General Land 

[In right margin. "For acct. of serve of"]
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Office, this city, citing the following: Bounty land warrant #2471, for 100 acres issued July 2, 1852, -- Jonathan Burnside, Revolutionary War soldier. 

Very truly yours,
A.D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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January 7, 1933.

Mr. Otis Young, 
Marshall,
Missouri. 

BA-J/ADY
Robert Burnside
S.17304

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of John, Bartlett and Robert Burnside and others of the surname of Augusta and Rocking-ham Counties, Virginia, also, further information in re-gard to Jonathan Burnside whose record was furnished you on December 14, 1932. 

The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to afford any information in regard to pension or bounty land having been claimed on account of the services of John Burnside of Virginia, or of Bartlett Burnside, or of any soldier with surname Burnside who served from Virginia, except Jonathan Burnside, S.42112, whose history was furnished you December 14, 1932. 

Robert Burnside was born in October 1759 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. 

While a resident of Orange County, North Carolina, he enlisted June 16, 1780 and served on various tours as a private in the North Carolina troops under Captains JOhn Clendenin, James Lowsdale, Nat Christman and Quinn and Colonels Butler and William O'Neal. He was wounded in the arm at the battle of Fishing Creek and taken prisoner to Camden, South Carolina, where he escaped thr["ee" handwritten] weeks later. He was at the defeat of ["Col." handwritten] Pyles, ["and" scratched out] also, at the defeat of ["Col." handwritten] Fanning, ["Tories" handwritten] He was taken prisoner at Hillsborough, North Carolina, but escaped the same night. He served about sixteen months in all. 

[illegible word written in the left margin]
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Shortly after his service Robert Burnside moved to Madison County, Kentucky.

He was allowed pension on his application executed May 27, 1833 while a resident of Madison County, Ken-tucky. 

["State of sol. death not on A.B." hand written in right margin]

In 1844 his wife was dead and all his children, names not stated, were married, and all except one child, were living in Missouri, where the soldier then resided. 

In 1833, one Robert Burnsides of Garrard County, Kentucky, stated that he was too young to be a soldier in the Revolutionary War, but that he knew the above named Robert Burnside was taken prisoner at Hillsborough because his father was also taken prisoner at the same place and confined for eleven months and twelve days. He did not state the name of his father.

In order to obtain information in regard to the location of land granted for services in the Revolutionary War of Jonathan Burnside, you should apply to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, this city, and cite the follow-ing: Bounty land Warrant No.2471-100, issued July 2, 1852. As stated in last paragraph of office letter of December 14, Andrew Burnside and Ellen Smith [underlined] were children [underlined] of the soldier, and not that they were husband and wife.

Very truly yours,

A.D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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March 14, 1934
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Mrs. Mary Burnside Reynolds
825 11th Street 
Huntington, West Virginia

BA-J/EEL

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the rec-ords of Robert and Walter Burnside, of North Carolina, and of James Burnside, of Virginia, soldiers of the Revolutionary War; also the record of James Burnside, of Virginia, a soldier of the War of 1812.

A careful search of the records has been made and no records found claims for pension having been made to the United States based upon the military service of James Burnside, of Virginia, or of a Walter Burnside, in the Revolutionary War, or of a James Burn-side in the War of 1812. Such claims are the source of the data furnished by this office. 

This office is unable to advise you in the matter of Revolu-tionary War records which might be in the British museum.

The Veterans Administration is now custodian of Revolutionary War pension records and The Adjutant General, War Department, is custodian of military records of that war. 

You are furnished herewith the history of Robert Burnside who served with the North Carolina Troops, the data for which were ob-tained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.17304, based upon his military service in that war.

Very truly yours

A.D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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March 14, 1934.
xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Mrs. Mary Burnside Reynolds
825- 11th Street
Huntington, West Virginia

Robert Burnside 
S.17304
BA-J/ady

Dear Madam:

The data contained herein are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.17304, based upon his military service in that war.

Robert Burnside was born in October 1759 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

While a resident of Orange County, North Carolina, he enlisted June 16, 1780 and served on various tours and a private in the North Carolina troops under Captains John Clendenin, James Lowsdale, Nat Christman and Quinn and Colonels Butler and William O'Neal. He was wounded in the arm at the Battle of Fishing Creek and taken prisoner to Camden, South Carolina, where he escaped three weeks later. He was at the defeat of Colonel Pyles, also, at the defeat of Colonel Fanning, Tories. He was taken prisoner at Hillsborough, North Carolina, but escaped the same night. He served about sixteen months in all. 

Shortly after his service Robert Burnside moved to Madison County, Kentucky.

He was allowed a pension on his application executed May 27, 1833 while a resident of Madison County, Kentucky.

In 1844 his wife was dead and all his children, names not stated, were married, and all except one child, were living in Missouri, where the soldier then resided. 

In 1833, one Robert Burnsides of Garrard County, Kentucky, stated that he was too young to be a soldier in the Revolutionary War, but that he knew the above named Robert Burnside was taken prisoner at Hillsborough because his father was also taken prisoner at the same place and confined for eleven months and twelve days. He
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did not state the name of his father. 

Very truly yours,

A.D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.