Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2117, for James Irvin, South Carolina
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( 3-1776 ) SERVICE S.C. Irvin, James Rebecca NUMBER W. 2117
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( left page ) North Carolina 16024 James Irvin of Rutherford in the State of North Carolina who was a pri in the company commanded by Captain Johnston of the Regt commanded by Col. Hammond in the South Carolina line for 6 months. Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 20 Dollars __ Cents per annum, to commence on the  4th day of March 1831. Certificate of Pension issued the 24th day of June '33 and sent to  T.F. Birchet Rutherfordton N.C. Arrears to the 4th of March '33 $ 40 Semi-anl. allowance ending  4 Sept '33 $ 10 ( total $ 50 ) { Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832.  }Recorded by Wm. Miller Clerk . Book E. Vol. 6 Page 44 ( right page ) Paid at the Treasury  under the Act of the 6th April 1838 fron  4 March to  4 Sep. 1840 Agent notified 24 July 1841.
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( left page ) A ( vertical note ) ( Date of death not on AB ( right page ) 446 North Carolina Rebecca Irvin widow of James Irvin 446 who served in the Revolutionary war as a Private S.C. Line  . In scribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1848 . Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of Dec. 1847 and sent to James Roberts No. Carolina Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act of February 2nd 1848 , Page 293 Vol. 1 Book D July 1
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17623 James Irvin North Carolina Admt as private 6 mo $20 14 Intg. 2.7.P 328 Th F Birchett Rutherford Co. N. _
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BRIEF in the case of James Irvin County of Rutherford in the State of North Carolina ( Act 7th June 1832 ) 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or Judge ? by Court. 2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily  infirmity ? 3. How old is he ? 67 .4. State his service as directed in the form annexed. Period. Enlisted in 1781. Duration of Service 6 months . Rank . Private. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. Gen. Pickens & Green S.C. State troops , Capt. Jesse Johnston, Col.  James Hammond. The witness swears positively to six months service. 5. In what battles was he engaged ? Eutaw. 6. Where did he reside when he entered the service.? District of 96 South Carolina. 7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence , or by the rolls ? Living witnesses & traditionary .8. Are the paper defective  as to form or authentication ? and if so, in what respect ? Correct.  I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned. Chas W Forrest ( signed ) Examining Clerk
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[ State of North Carolina Rutherford County ] Court of Pleas and Quarter
Sessions October Session 1832
On this 24th day of October 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the justices of the Court aforesaid now sitting James Erwin ( Irwin ) , a resident in Rutherford County North Carolina aged 67 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 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. He was born in the County of Chatham North Carolina in the month of March 1765. That he
entered the service of the United States as an enlisted soldier in the South Carolina State Troops, in the District of 96 South Carolina, in the month of May 1781 for the term of ten months in the company commanded by Captain Jesse Johnston in the Regiment commanded
by Col Samuel Hammond, that he was stationed at General Pickens on long bone from there he marched under command of General Pickens to the high hills of Santee, and returned to the former station on Long bone from there he marched to a place called White Hall South Carolina where he was stationed a short time, that he was marched about from one place to another in South Carolina under the command of General Green
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and was in the Battle of Eutaw Springs in the month
of September 1781 where he received three wounds and
was taken prisoner by the British. as soon as he moved from his wounds he was discharged upon his parol and got a permit from Captain Johnston to go home subject to be called on when he had sufficiently recovered from his wounds to be fit for duty. He returned home where remained unfit for service until the expiration of his term of service. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the role of the agency of any State James Irvin his mark
Sworn to and subscribed in
open Court the 24th October 1832.
We Drury Dobbins a clergyman who resided many years in the neighborhood of James Erwin ( Irvin ) and Theodorick Birchett residing in the same neighborhood hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the said James Erwin ( Irvin ) who
has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that
we believe him to be 67 years of age; that he is reputed
 and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to be a man of honor and veracity & his declarations are entitled to
Credit & being a soldier of the Revolution and we concur in
that opinion
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid 
Dury Dobbins ( signed ) 
Theo Birchett ( signed ) T.F. Birchett ( signed ) clk 



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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 Drury Dobbins  who signed the above certificate is a clergyman  and did  reside for a number of years in said County and that Theodorick Birchett who has also signed the same  is a resident citizen of said County and that they are both persons of high reputation and their statements entitled to credit.  I Theodorick F. Birchett  clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions do certify that the foregoing contain s the original proceedings  in the matter of the application of James Irvin for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 24th day of October  AD 1832. T. F. Birchett ( signed ) clk
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[ State of North Carolina Rutherford County ] On this 11th day of May 1833 personally appeared James Irvine  before me  William G Irvin an acting Justice of the peace in  & for the County of Rutherford  North Carolina , and  answered the following interrogatories amendatory to  the within declaration to entitle him to the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832. Question first. Have you any record of your age & if so where is it ?Ans.  I have no record of my age  but  agreeable t the statement of my  Father and Mother  I am sixty eight years old. 2nd. State the name of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood & who can testify  as to your character for veracity  & their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution. Ans. I am acquainted with Drury Dobbins, and Theodorick Birchett  of my present neighborhood  who has testified to my character for veracity  & their belief as to my  service as a soldier in the revolutionary war. Sworn to  & subscribed before me the day & year aforesaid . W. G.  Irvin ( signed ) JP James Irvin ( signed ) ( upside down ) ( James Erwin 17623 )                                                                        [ State of North Carolina Rutherford County ] ss. I , Theo. F. Birchett Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of Rutherford County do certify that  William G Irvin  Esq. before whom the foregoing  answers of James Irvin to the interrogatories  here  written also is certified to have been made and sworn to is an acting Justice of the Peace of said County  & was so on the day of the date of his certificate  and that the signature  purporting to be his is believed to be genuine. & that  his  attestations and certificates as such are entitled to credit. I further certify that I am well acquainted with James Irvin , with his character & that he is reputed & known  as a man of veracity & entitled  to credit & confidence. Given under my hand and the seal of the Court at Office this 13th day of May  A.D. 1833. T.F. Birchett ( signed )
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No. 319 Rebecca Irvin wid of James NC Act 29 July 1848  married before 1800  husband died  16 May 45 Admd $ 20.00 pr an Mar 4 March 48 James Roberts Swingtown NC
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[ State of North Carolina Cleaveland County ] On this 14 day of February  one thousand eight hundred and forty nine personally appeared before me  James Roberts one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for said County : Rebecca Irvin  a resident of North Carolina in the County of Cleaveland aged 75 years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the  provision make by the act of  Congress passed July 29th 1848. That she is the widow of James Irvin who was a private soldier in the war of the Revolution and was a pensioner inscribed on the  North Carolina Agency at the rate of twenty dollars per annum.  She further declares she was married to the said James Irvin sometime in the year 1795  and that her husband the aforesaid James Irvin died on the 16 day of May 1845, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the second of January  eighteen hundred viz. at the time above stated. She further  declares that she is now a widow , and that she has never before  made application for a pension. Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year  above written before  James Roberts ( signed / sealed ) JP Rebecca Irvin ( her mark X ) [ State of North Carolina Cleaveland County ] I , James Roberts the Magistrate before whom the foregoing declaration was mad do certify that the deponent Rebecca Irvin  , widow of James Irvin is not able to attend the Court form age and bodily infirmity -this 14 day of February 1849. James Roberts ( signed / sealed ) JP
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The Names and ages of children of James Irvin and Rebekah Irvin. Suzannah Irvin  was born May the 15th - 1797, Isaac Irvin was born  March the 5th  - 1800, Abram Collins Irvin was born  Oct the 4th - 1801, Rachel Irvin was born December the 18th  - 1803, John Young Irvin was born April the 5th - 1806 , Patsy Irvin was born  May the 23rd - 1808  , James  Wiley Irvine was born  August the 17th  - 1810, Hanah Irvin was born  the 4 May 1813, Ancil Jackson Irvin was born October 2nd 1815, Elizabeth Martin Irvin was born in the year of our Lord 1819  August the 24th  day
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[ State of North Carolina Cleaveland County ] Personally appeared A.C. Irvin before me James Roberts one of the actinf Justices of the peace for said County and after being duly sworn according to law deposeth and sayeth that  the above attached record has been known by him ever since his earliest recollection as the family record or ages of the children of James and Rebecca Irvin and that it has been in her possession ever since the death of James Irvin, and that it is the original family record, and that he believes it to be in the hand writing of  Martin Irvin that is the first six ages - this deponent  further sayeth that he was present at the burial of the said James Irvin and that it was on the 17th day of May 1845. Sworn to and subscribed this the  14 day of February 1849 before James Roberts ( signed / sealed ) JP A.C. Irvin ( signed )  [ State of North Carolina Cleaveland County ] I, James Roberts the Magistrate before whom the foregoing affidavit was made, do hereby certify that the deponent  A.C. Irvin is a man of good character  whose veracity cannot be disputed. This 14th day of February  1849. James Roberts ( signed / sealed ) JP
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[ State of North Carolina Cleaveland County ] Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions  February  Sessions 1849 I, P. S. Whisenant  Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions in and for said County do certify that James Roberts whose name appears to the a foregoing declaration certificate, and affidavit is an acting  Justice of the peace in  & for said County  duly commissioned  and qualified, and the a foregoing signatures purporting to be his  are genuine. And I further certify that the a foregoing declaration and affidavit was submitted to the Court and approved in open Court. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand  and affixed the seal of said Court at office in Shelby  this 25th day February 1849. P.S. Whisenant ( signed / sealed ) Clk
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WASHINGTON  October 15, 1931
BA-J/AWF
Memorial Branch
Office of the Q. M. General
War Department
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter of October 13, 1931 in regard to James Irvin a soldier of the War of the Revolution. 

The data herein are obtained from the papers on file in the pension claim, W. 2117 based upon his military service in that war.

James Irvin was born in March, 1765 in Chatham County, North Carolina.

He enlisted in May, 1781 in the District of Ninety-Six, South Carolina, and served as a private
in Captain Jesse Johnston or Johnson's company in Colonel Samuel Hammond's South Carolina Regiment, was in the battle of Eutaw Springs, where he was wounded three times once in the head by a sword, was taken prisoner by the British and paroled, date not given.

He was allowed pension on his application executed, October 24, 1832, then a resident of Rutherford County, North Carolina.

He died May 16, 1845.

He married sometime in the year 1795 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, Rebecca or Rebeckah Hardin.

She was allowed pension on her application executed, February 14, 1849, at which time she was
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living in Cleveland County, North Carolina, and was aged seventy-five years.

The children of James and Rebecca (Rebeckah) Irvin-

Susannah born May 15, 1797
Isaac James born March 5, 1800
Abram Collins born October 4, 1801
Rachel born December 18, 1803
John Young born April 5, 1806
Patsey born May 23, 1808
James Wiley born August 17, 1810
Hanah born May 11, 1813
Anoil Jackson born October 2, 1815 
Elizabeth Martin born August 24, 1819

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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James Irvin Act of 7 June 32 $20.00 pr ann. To what time was he last paid ? G.C.A. Pension office Decem. 8 1849 Died  26th May 1845 Pd to his death BLB
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No 319 Rebecca Irvin NC Let . to Joseph Roberts Esq.  June 18 '49 Act 29 July 1848
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[ State of North Carolina ] I, Robert Williamson Clerk of the Court of Pleas  and Quarter Sessions for the County of Lincoln in said State do hereby certify that I have made diligent search  in the files of my office for the marriage bond of James Irvin  & Rebecca Hardin and that I could not find the same. Given under my hand  & the seal of said Court at office in Lincolnton  this 14th day of August 1849. Robt. Williamson ( signed ) C.C.  [ State of North Carolina Cleaveland County ] personally appeared  Benjamin Hardin before the subscriber one of the acting  Justices of the  peace in and for said County and after being  first duly  sworn according to law  saith on his oath that Rebecca Irvin widow of James Irvin  deceased  is his own sister, and the he well remembers that she was married to the  said James Irvin  her late husband before the birth of his oldest son Thomas M. Hardin for he well recollects that his sister the said Rebecca Irvin 's oldest child was a daughter by the name of Susannah  and that she  was near about the same age of his oldest son, and from having   reference to his family records, now in his possession  it appears that his oldest son Thomas M. Hardin was born on the 7th day of May  1797 , and that  the said James Irvin and Rebecca Irvin  has lived together as husband and wife  until the death of the said James Irvin . Sworn to and subscribed this 15th day of October 1849 before me T.M. Hardin ( signed ) JP Benjamin Hardin ( signed )
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[ State of North Carolina Cleaveland County ] I, T.M. Hardin  the Magistrate before whom the affidavit of Benjamin Hardin  on the other side of this sheet was mad do hereby certify that  the said Benjamin Hardin who has worn to  and subscribed the aforesaid affidavit is a man of good character  whose veracity cannot be disputed - this the 15 day of October 1847 T.M. Hardin ( signed ) JP  [ State of North Carolina Cleaveland County ] I Silas Williams Clerk of the Court of Pleas and  Quarter Sessions  for Cleaveland County  hereby certify  that T.M. Hardin who has given to above certificate and before whom the affidavit of the said Benjamin Hardin  was made was at the date thereof a Justice of the peace within  and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified and that the signature thereto is his genuine signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my  name this 30th day of October 1840 S. Williams ( signed ) clk
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[ State of North Carolina  Rutherford County ] John Green swears that  he served in the company commanded by Captain Jesse Johnson , Lieutenant James Martinson, the regiment commanded by   Colonel Samuel Hammonds  in the South Carolina  State Troops  before the battle of Eutaw Springs and that  James Irvin was a private and served in said company against the common enemy  and that they  were  in the same mess , and that said Green was taken sick and was not in the battle of Eutaw Springs with him the said James Irvin, but believes said Irvin was in the  Battle and  received a severe wound in the head from a sword of the enemy  , that after the battle, the  said James Irvin was taken to the camp where he the said Green was who had gotten a little better and was put to nursing the sick and nursed him said Irvin and dressed his wounds until he got able to go about that said month until regularly discharged and that said Irvin was a faithful soldier as long as he was in the service and that Capt. Jesse Johnson  was  commander of the company we both served in. John Green ( his mark X ) Sworn to before me W.G. Irvin  a acting Justice of the peace for the County of Rutherford this 20th day  October 1832. Given under my hand  and seal the day and date above written. W.G. Irvin ( signed ) JP [ North Carolina Rutherford ] April the 24th  day 1833 I W.G. Irvin  hereby certify that from the  reputation of John Green who has sworn to  & subscribed the above affidavit  & from  the estimation given of him as  a man of veracity, that I believe him to be a credible person & one who is entitled to  credit. W.G. Irvin ( signed ) JP
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[ State of North Carolina Rutherford County ] I, Thos. F. Birchett  clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter  Sessions in and for the County of Rutherford certify that William G. Irvin  Esq.  before whom the within deposition of John Green was made , was on the day of the date  thereof an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County  duly commissioned and qualified and that his attestations as such are entitled to full faith and credit. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at office the 24th day of October 1832. T.F. Birchett ( signed ) Clk amended as to the genuineness of the  Magistrates signature the 24 April 1833. T.F. Birchett ( signed )
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Swingtown N.C. February 16th free Mr. J. L. Edwards Comm. of Pensions Washington City D.C.  ( vertical notes )  Feby 27  49 James Green Cl . Rebecca Irvin 29 May 48 ... ( illegible )
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Swingtown  N.C. February  16th  1847 Dear Sir, I herewith enclose and forward you the declaration of Rebecca Irvin widow of James Irvin  claiming a pension under the act of Congress 7 July 1848 . Yours very respectfully James Roberts ( signed ) Mr. J. L Edwards Comm. of Pensions Sir, About the 24th Oct. last  I forwarded additional proof of the marriage in the case of Amy Hartin , widow of William Hartin . She is yet living and desires an examination of her claim as early as practicable. Very Respectfully yours  James Roberts ( signed )  Mr. J.L. Edwards Comm. of Pensions Washington City D.C..
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WASHINGTON, September 18, 1931
BA-J/AWF

Mr. P. Cleveland Gardner
Shelby, Lock Box 709
North Carolina.

Dear Sir:

You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 2117,
James Irvin was born in March 1765 in Chatham County, North Carolina.

He enlisted in May 1781, in the District of Ninety-Six, South Carolina, and served as a private
in Captain Jesse Johnston or Johnson's company in Colonel Samuel Hammond's South Carolina regiment, was in the battle of Eutaw Springs, where was wounded three times, once in the head by a sword, was taken prisoner by the British, and was paroled, date not given.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 24, 1832, then a resident of Rutherford County, North Carolina.

He died May 16, 1845.

The soldier married Some time in the year 1795 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, Rebecca or Rebeckah Hardin.

She was allowed pension on her application executed February 14, 1849, then a resident of Cleveland County, North Carolina, and was aged seventy-five years.

The children of James and Rebecca (Rebeckah ) Irvin
Susannah born May 15, 1797
Isaac James born March 5, 1800
Abram Collins born October 4, 18801
Rachel born December 18, 1803
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Children continued -
John Young born April 5, 1806
Patsey born May 23, 1808
James Wiley born August 17, 1810
Hanah born May 11, 1813
Ancil Jackson born October 2, 1815
Elizabeth Martin born August 24, 1819 

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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WAR DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF THE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL
WASHINGTON
OCT 13 1931 1931

Memorandum for The Surgeon General, Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department, Commandant, United States Coast Guard, Treasury Department, The Commissioner of Pensions, Interior Building, General Accounting Office, F Street, between 4th & 5th, N. W.

1. The attached application has been submitted to this office for Government headstone to be erected at the grave of the decedent named thereon. In order that the proper inscription may be placed on the stone it would be appreciated if your office would verify the name and service on the application, checking and making such corrections in red ink as may be necessary to show the correct spelling and complete designation of the organizations.

2. In addition, please advise State from which decedent came

Request for record of James War of our revolution

[stamp]
RECEIVED
OCT 14 1931
RECEIPT SECTION
PENSION FILES SUB-DIVISION
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Rev War WIDOW &c. File No. 2117 Rebecca Irvin widow James Irvin Pri . Rev War  Act : July 29, 1848 Index: - Vol. A Page 367 [ Arrangement of 1870 ] ( vertical margin notes ) [  1931 Sept 18 .. ( illegible ) Gardner ] ( see letter in William McSwain  W. 2409 ) [ 1929  Oct 15  Hist to ... ( illegible )  tombstone ]
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of James Irvin which require further proof or explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason
assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes
V. *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he
served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout of pension he is entitled? Yes
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832 yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to
their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? Yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? Witness
XIV. If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? witness
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath,
certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? no
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the
regulations direct? yes to the official character, but not the signatures
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? Yes
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 2.7

EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the  following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months
and ______ days I served as a _____ and for such service I claim a pension
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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 they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.

QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.

QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating-
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not
written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper 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.

In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office
July 15th, 1841

Sir 
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States, James Irvin a Pensioner on the Roll of the N. Carolina Agency, at the rate of Twenty
Dollars per annum, under the law of the June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March to the 4th Sept 1840
Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions
Present.
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[ Swingtown N.C. Oct 31  free Mr. J. L. Edwards Comm. of Pensions  Washington  City DC ( vertical notes ) ( Nov 24 49  Rebecca Irvin  addl evidence  Jas Roberts Swingtown  )  ( note across text ) ( Mr. W. Allison )
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Swingtown N. Carolina Oct 31st 1849 Sir, I herewith enclose and forward you the certificate of the Clerk of the Court of Lincolnton County  and the affidavit of Benjamin Hardin to be used as evidence  in the case of Rebecca Irvin, widow of James Irvin  Claiming pension under the act of Congress of 2nd February 1848 . Very respectfully  yours James Roberts ( signed ) Mr. J.L .Edwards Comm. of Pensions Washington City D.C.