Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3866, Richard Gaines, Va.
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SERVICE: Va.
Gaines, Richard
NUMBER: R. 3866
CONTENTS
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The State of South Carolina}
Laurens district} In the Common Pleas (1)
On this 15th day of October 1812. personally appeared before the Honorable Richard Gautt, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in open Court now sitting, Richard Gaines a resident of Laurens district in the State of South Carolina aged 80 years who being duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 - Viz, That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1774 or 75, with Capt John Jamieson and served in the first Continental Regiment of the Virginia line under the following named officers, viz, CO Laurence Taliaferro, Major Alexander Spotswood Capt John Jamieson, Lieut Gabriel Long and ensign David Jamieson - That he was discharged and left the service on the ____ day of ____ 1776 or 77 that he resided at the time he entered the service in Culpepper County in the State of Virginia - That he enlisted for two years, and was at the siege of Little York Norfolk

I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity except the present, and declare that my name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in Any State
Sworn to and Subscribed the day & Year aforesaid
Richard Gautt
Richard Gains
x his mark
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and the said Court does hereby declare its opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states
Richard Gautt

I John Garlington clerk of the court of Laurens Dist. do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Richard Gaines for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this fifteenth day of October 1832
John Garlington

South Carolina}
Laurens district} Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace for Laurens district in the State aforesaid John Wait who being duly sworn deposeth and says that he was acquainted and served with Richard Gaines in the revolutionary war in the army of the United States, That he was an enlisted soldier for two years in the first Continental Regiment of the Virginia line - and that he served out his time as a soldier
Sworn to & subscribed before me the 11th day of July 1833 -
John Wait
C Williams JP
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State of Georgia} S.S.
Cass County} On this 3rd Day of August one thousand Eight Hundred and fifty three personally appeared before me Alfred M. Linn Judge of the Inferior Court In and for the County & State aforesaid James Gaines a Citizen of said County Aged Sixty Two Years and after being duly sworn According to Law Doth on his Oath Make the following Declaration (To Wit) That he is one of the sons and heirs at Law of Richard Gaines Deceased, formally of Laurence District South Carolina who was an applicant for a Pension under act - 7th June 1832, and for his services he refers to his Declaration Made Under Act of 7th June 1832, which is on file in the pension Department, he hower further States that his Service is not al set out in the said Declaration, that he was advised at the time of Making the same, that It was not necessary to set out all of his service Consequently a Part of his service was Ousted, as he had heard his father state in his lifetime after filing his said Declaration, And he now Makes this Declaration for the purpose of Obtaining the Arrears of Pension which Accrued to the Said Richard Gaines under the said Act.
He further States that the said Richard Gaines Departed this life on the Ninth Day of November one thousand eight Hundred and Thirty seven leaving no widow surviving him, but that he did leave surviving
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him Mary Ellis who intermarried with George Tierce William Gaines, Stephen Gaines Henry Gaines, and James Gaines the present Applicant the only surviving children and Heirs at Law of him the said Richard Gaines Deceased, all of whom continue to survive so far as the applicant knows - 
James Gaines
x his mark
Sworn to and Subscribed before me this day & date above, The word Seven interlined before Signed also the Words who was an applicant for a Pension Under Act 7th June 1832, Interlined before Signed ~
A. M. Linn J.J.C. {SS}

I A. M. Linn Judge of the Inferior Court in & for the State & County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing Declaration was read aloud to James Gaines, the subscriber thereto, & by him understood before sworn to & subscribed, A. M. Linn {SS}
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State of Georgia}
Cass County} I Alfred M. Linn Judge of the Inferior Court in and for the State & County aforesaid do hereby certify that it has been made  appear before me by the Oath of James Gaines and Reuben Gaines, both highly credible Persons that Richard Gaines Decd who was an applicant for a Pension from Lauren District South Carolina, Departed this life on the Eighth day of November One Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty seven, (1837) leaving Surviving him no Widow, but that he did leave surviving him the present Applicants Together with Mary Ellen, who Intermarried with George Tierce William Gaines Stephen Gaines and Henry Gaines the only surviving children of him the said Richard Gaines all of whom continued to survive, ~
I further Certify that the foregoing Contains the Original Proceedings had in the Case of the said James Gaines in the Application made for the Amount of Pension which Accrued & fell due to the said Richard Gaines Deceased under the Act of 7th June 1832,
All of which is hereby certified to the war Department,
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & official Signature this 3rd day of August 1853. - A. M. Linn J.I.C. {SS}
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Georgia} I Humphrey W Cobb Clerk of
Cass County} the Inferior Court in and for said County do hereby certify that A M Linn whose name appears to the foregoing affidavit and Certificate is an acting Justice of the Inferior Court for said County duly Commissioned and qualified and that his signature to the same I believe to be his own proper hand writing
Given under my hand and Seal of Office at Office in Cassville Ga on this the 13th day of October AD 1853
H W Cobb clk
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South Carolina} Personally Came Robert Gaines
Laurens District} before me James Clardy one of the Justices of the Peace of said District and made oath That Richard Gaines of the District aforesaid did Serve as a Soldier in the Old revolutionary War The first Tower which said Richard Gaines served he was called a minute man but on oath says he does not recollect how long he was out at that time; but says on his oath that Richard Gaines was frequently out as a Soldier through said War
Sworn and Subscribed before me the 1st day of August 1834 -
James Clardy J.P. Robert Gaines

So. Ca:} I; James Clardy a Justice of the
Laurens Dist} peace of said district do hereby certify that Robt Gaines, who made the above affidavit, is a man of credit & is entitled to all due faith
Given under my hand and Seal the day and year above written} James Clardy JP {SS}
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South Carolina} Personally came Thomas Gaines
Laurens District} before me James Clardy one of the Justices assigned to Keep the peace in Said District and on Oath sayeth that he has been acquainted with Richard Gaines Applicant for pension Seventy Years ad Says that said Richard Gaines Served a Tower in the old Revolutionary War and Was in the First body of Troops in Virginia raised against the British Army
Sworn to before me the} Thomas Gaines
4th August 1834}
James Clardy J.P.

So. Ca.} I James Clardy a Justice of
Laurens Dist.} the peace for said district do certify that Thomas Gaines who made the above affidavit is a man of respectability & entitled to all due faith & credit
Given under my hand and Seal the day and year above Written - James Clardy J.P. {SS}
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So. Carolina} I John Garlington Clk of said
Laurens District} district do hereby certify that James Clardy (before whom the annexed affidavits were made) is an acting Justice of the Peace for the district aforesaid & that he is entitled as such to all due faith & credit -
Given under my hand & Seal of Office this 29th August. 1834
John Garlington 
CCPS
Laurens Dist.
S.C.
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(10)
March 9, 1938.
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BA-J/ady AW
Richard Gaines
R. 3868

Miss Juliet E. Gallagher
Box 255
Waynesboro, Virginia

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter relative to soldiers of the Revolutionary War.

Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon military service of soldiers in that war.

A careful search of the records fails to show such a claim on file on account of the services of Travis Alexander, all spellings of the names searched.

The record of the only Richard Gaines that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office of Culpeper County, Virginia, is furnished you herein as found in the papers on file in the claim for pension, R. 3868, based upon his military service in that war.

The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Richard Gaines are not shown.

While a resident of Culpeper County, Virginia, Richard Gaines enlisted as a minute man in 1774 or 1775 in Captain John Jamieson's Company, Colonel Lawrence Taliaferro's Regiment of Virginia troops and was at the siege of Norfolk. He stated that the length of his entire service was about two years.

October 15, 1832, while a resident of Laurens District, South Carolina, Richard Gaines applied for pension. He was then aged eighty years. The claim for pension was not allowed as proof of service of at least six months was not furnished in accordance with the requirements of the pension law.

Richard Gaines died November 9, 1837, in Laurens
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District, South Carolina, leaving no widow, but the following children: Mary Ellen who married George Tierce, William Gaines, Stephen Gaines, Henry Gaines, and James Gaines, all living in 1853. Said James Gaines, was aged sixty-two years and a resident of Cass County, Georgia, in 1853.

One Reuben Gaines was in Cass County, Georgia, in 1853, his age or relationship to the family not stated.

In 1834 Robart Gaines made affidavit in Laurens District, South Carolina, his age or relationship are not shown.

In 1834 Thomas Gaines made affidavit in Laurens District, South Carolina, his age or relationship to the soldier are not given. There are no further family data.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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28.071
Exparte} app
Richd Gaines} for Pension

H. C. Young
Laurens C H
SC
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I certify that I am acquainted with John Wait and Certify that he is a respectable man and entitled to credit - (3)
C Williams JL

I John Garlington clerk of the court of Laurens District do hereby certify that Charles Williams Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken, and who hath Signed the above Certificate is an acting Justice of the peace for the District aforesaid, and that all due faith and credit ought to be given to his official acts as Such.
Given under my hand & Seal of office at Laurens Court House the 15th July 1833.
John Garlington
Clk. Laurens
Dist.
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(6)
Adairsville Ga 16th Novr. 1853.
Hon L. P. Waldo
Dear Sir
Inclosed you have the application of James Gaines for the Amount of Pension which Accrued to his father Richard Gaines Decst, who Made an application Under Act of 1832, Inclosed you have also the Certificate of the Comptroller of Virginia showing a Payment of L.25.S.17. to him as a Balance of full pay for services, as a Continental Soldier, he alledges two Years Service under Enlistment and there are two Witnesses who Testify as to the Same, which will Identify him with the Record herewith sent. This Certificate being for a balance of full pay evidently implies more service than is Covered by the payment, therein Mentioned, which will be fully explained by the Act of the Virginia Legislature passed at the November Session of 1781, as alluded to in the Certificate, and which I presume you will fully understand ~
The Statement of Richard Gaines and the two Witnesses who testified in his behalf being so fully Coroberated by the Record herewith sent, I hope you will be pleased to award me a Certificate of Pension in the Case. ~
I am Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
Elisha King

Hon. L. P. Waldo
Washington City
D.C.
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Certificate in favour of
Richard Gaines ~
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(5)
THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That it appears from a list in this office of such Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia Continental Line as settled their accounts and received certificates for the balance of their Full Pay, according to an act of assembly, passed the November session 1781, directing the Auditors of Public Accounts to settle and adjust the pay and accounts of the said Officers and Soldiers from the 1st January 1777 to 31st December 1781, (see Hening's Statutes at Large, vol. 10, p. 462,) that a settlement was made on the 17th day of March 1783 in the name of Richard Gaines as a Sergeant and evidence of the indebtedness of the State to him for [pound sign]25..17s..8cts. delivered to William Vowler but as the original settlements or copies thereof are not to be found in this office, the term of service embraced therein cannot be stated.
Given under my hand at the First Auditor's Office, Richmond, this Eighth day of August 1853.
G. W. Clutter
Actg. Aur.

[No Seal of Office.]
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- 28,071 -
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Richard Gaines
(9)
So Carolina
Rejected
[crossed out:] Suspended
H. C. Youngs -
not fond
13 Sept. 1834
[crossed out: Elisha King Nov 26, 1853]
Evans [illegible] october 6 1856 not found
Did he serve in an Embodied Corps
3866
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Act 7th June 1832
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(8)
C O P Y. 
Pension Office.
November 26, 1853.

Sir
The Certificate of the Auditor of Virginia shows a payment to Richard Gaines who was a Sergeant in the Virginia Continental line. Richard Gaines of S. C. who made application for a pension in 1832, did not intimate that he had served in any such capacity. The presumption is fair that he knew the character of his services at least, as well as his children. The Sergeant who received the pay served between the years 1777 and 1781. Richard Gaines of S. C. declared that he did not serve after 1776. The claim stands rejected.

Elisha King, Esq.
Adairsville,
Ga.
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Hon L. P. Waldo Com of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
Mail

[Vertical]
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Nov. 21, 1858.
Appt of Richard
Gaines, an
Cass Co. 
Ga.

Nov 1/32

Elisha King
Adairsville,
Ga

[Stamp 1]
ADAIRSVILLE
NOV
17

[Stamp 2]
FREE
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Richard Gaines
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(2)
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
20 Nov 33.

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 more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
__________________________
A Statement, showing the Service of __________
Period when the service was rendered.
Durations of the claimant's service.
Years. Months. Days.
Rank of the claimant.
Name and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.
Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.
Proof by which the declaration is supported.

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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Regulations Under the Act of June 7, 1932

The following regulations have been adopted:
     The law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not to those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keeper, &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 las as officers, non-commissioned officer, mucicians or private, 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.B. a resident (b) of       personally appeared (a) before
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 officers:

     [Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officer; 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 manes 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 Stat 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 declarations; 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 the opinion.
     Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
     [And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
  
     and the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting 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 the C.D., who had also signed the same is a resident in the                                 and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to cred.
     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 the office, this                day of       &c.

      Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power.  This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure if possible. the testimony of at least one credible  witness, stating in detail 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-
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department.  A very full account of the services of each person 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 on 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 Stat troops of Virgina.
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 live now?
4.  How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5.  State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6.  To a soldier. {Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what became of it?
     To an Officer. {Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by who was it signed, and what became 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 the 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 his 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 inquiry whether the any doubts have ever existed upon the subject. 
      Applicants unable to appear in Court, by any 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 of 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 payment 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, that parties interested will transmit such evidence as the can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

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(a) The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by 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 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 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 grads 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 a duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not ess than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For--year--months, and---days, I served as a -------. For-----months and ----days, I served as a -----; and for 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 the 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 place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has o device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any real, 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 authentication papers.
     In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated 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 [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops.  The proof required by rule is 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.

[Hand written] There were no enlisting (?) in 1774
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Rev. War Section.

December 13, 1913.

Hon. John Wesley Gaines,
Washington, D. C.

Sir:-
In response to your personal inquiry of the 13" instant you are advised that in the papers in claim R. File No. 3,866 Rev. War, it is alleged that Richard Gaines resided in Culpeper County Va. when he enlisted as a Minute-man in 1774 o 1775, in Captain John Jameson's company, Colonel Lawrence Taliaferro's regiment of Virginia troops, and was in the siege of Norfolk.
He applied for pension October 15, 1832, while a resident of Laurens District, South Carolina, and eighty years of age, but his claim was rejected on the ground that he did not render six months service in the manner required by the Act of June 7, 1832.
Soldier died November 9, 1837, leaving no widow, but the following children: Mary Ellen, who married George Tierce, Stephen, Henry, and James Gaines who survived in 1853.
Very respectfully,
[Signed] G M Saltzgaber
Commissioner.
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In the papers in claim R. File No. 3,866 Rev. War, it is alleged that Richard Gaines resided in Culpeper County Va. when he enlisted as a Minute-man in 1774 o 1775, in Captain John Jameson's company, Colonel Lawrence Taliaferro's regiment of Virginia troops, and was in the siege of Norfolk.
He applied for pension October 15, 1832, while a resident of Laurens District, South Carolina, and eighty years of age, but his claim was rejected on the ground that he did not render six months service in the manner required by the Act of June 7, 1832.
Soldier died November 9, 1837, leaving no widow, but the following children: Mary Ellen, who married George Tierce, Stephen, Henry, and James Gaines who survived in 1853.
Va. when he enlisted as a Minute-man in 1774 o 1775, in Captain John Jameson's company, Colonel Lawrence Taliaferro's regiment of Virginia troops, and was in the siege of Norfolk.
He applied for pension October 15, 1832, while a resident of Laurens District, South Carolina, and eighty years of age, but his claim was rejected on the ground that he did not render six months service in the manner required by the Act of June 7, 1832.
Soldier died November 9, 1837, leaving no widow, but the following children: Mary Ellen, who married George Tierce, Stephen, Henry, and James Gaines who survived in 1853.
Very respectfully,
[Signed] G M Saltzgaber
Commissioner.
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Waynesboro Virginia
Feby - 15 - 1938
[illegible] Feb. 1837.
Will you kindly furnish me copy of pension application for Richard Gaines of Culpeper Co. Va, wife Elizabeth Broaddus, in Rev. War Services
also for
Travis Alexander, who moved from Lexington, Va. to Wilkesboro North Carolina, before Rev. War, married there, Frances Denny, & later moved to Scott Co. Ky., settling at "Stamping Ground" Scott Co. Ky. & died there, in Scott Co. Kentucky.
Thanking you for an early reply -
Very truly -
Miss Juliet H. Gallaher -
Box 255 -
Waynesboro Virginia.

P. S. I am asking for above for a descendant who asked me to obtain for her as she did not know how to do so.
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FEB 17 1939
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS. ADM.
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NO CLAIM ALLOWED UNLESS MADE IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIPT OF GOODS = PHONE 22
L. P. GAINES
PROPRIETOR OF
EUREKA ROLLER MILLS
DEALER IN MEAL, GRAIN ETC. = EXPRESS AND TELEGRAPH OFFICE KINGSTON, GA. = TERMS: CASH
Cave, [BARTOW COUNTY] Ga, [handwritten] July 31 1911
Pension Office Washington DC
Gentlemen I wish to Know if Richard Gaines, or Michael Clore or Glore as it was sometimes spelt ever drew pension from the Government.
Richard Gaines was born 1752 and died 1837 was a soldier in the Revolutionary War with General Washington and was present at the Surrender of Gen Cornwallis at York Town Va Michael Clore or Glore was Gen smith in the Revolutionary War
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was in detail to make 12000 [illegible] of arms for the soldiers and when the British came and destroyed their shops Michael Clore or Glore went on with Gen Washingtons army as Gen smith or repairer He was a Freemason and said to have been present at the initiation of Gen LaFayette in Gen Washington's army Lodge FAM. I want to establish the services of Richard Gaines and Michael Clore or Glore for the Government by record if possible. I thank you for any information you can give. They both entered from Va. but sometime after the war Gaines moved to SC.
Very Respectfully
L. P. Gaines
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Cava, Bartow Co., Georgia, July 31", 1911.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Sir:
Please inform me if the records of your office contain anything with regard to the Revolutionary services of RICHARD GAINES and MICHAEL CLORE (sometimes spelled GLORE).
Family tradition states that Richard Gaines, born 1752, died 1837, was with General Washington at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown. He belonged to Captain Pearson's company at one time, though he served more than one enlistment. He was also with Washington when he broke the ice and crossed the Delaware river, surprised the British at Trenton and captured a thousand Hessians. Was also at Egg Harbor. He was buried at Poplar Springs, S. C., having removed there from Virginia, with his father, after the war.
Michael Clore, born 1733, died 1796, buried in Culpeper Co., Va. He was a gunsmith by trade and detailed to make 1200 stand of arms for Washington's army but the British captured his shop and materials and he had to run. After that he went with the army and did repair work on the guns. He was a Freemason and present at the initiationing, passing and raising or Gen. La Fayette in Gen. Washington's Army Lodge, F. & A.. M.
Any data with regard to the above will be greatly appreciated by,
Yours very respectfully,
[Signed] L. P. Gaines

[handwritten note:]
No Clore
Glore
Klore
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1911 - Aug 5 Hist to Hon. Robt. L. Taylor for Hon. John W. Gaines see "missed Congre
1911 Aug. 7. To Mr. L. P. Gaines [cents sign]
1926 - June 14. Age furnished to T. Wood, 2521 Gen. Taylor St. New Orleans La - (see letter in Thos Gaines Va S38721) AW
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1938 Mar. 9. Hist. to Juliet H. Gallaher. A. D. Y.
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REJECTED
Michael Gaines
vide: ___________________
sted: ________________, 18
harged: _______________, 18

lication filed: ____________, 18

ges: 1852 Rejected & Suspended Pensions list gives Reasons for Rejection: 
enlisted: "He did not serve in any embodied corps."

orney: ______________
O. ______________________________
___________ Recognized. ___________ Contra
____________ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18