Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,527, John Arnett, N.C. S.C.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
N.C.
S.C.
Arnett, John
NUMBER
S 31.527
CONTENTS
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Georgia 16.486
John - Arnett-
Service in the State of Ga.
who was a pri in the  ___commanded by Captain Culpepper of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Love in  the No Ca line
and for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia
rate of 20 Dollars _____
Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of Aug 33
and sent to M. March
Jacksonboro? Ga
---
-

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833    40
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept-10
                                                         50
Revolutonary Claim
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Nath. Rice, clerk
Book 3 Vol. 6 Page 85
Death not on A. B.
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Georgia 16.486
-
John Arnett
Service in the State of Ga.
who was Pri. in the ___commanded
by Captain Culpepper of the Regt commanded
by Col. Love in the No Ca line 
6 for months
Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia
the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of Aug 33
and sent to M. March
Jacksonboro? Ga
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833    40
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept  10
                                                        $50

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Nath Rice Clerk
Book E Vol.  6 Page 85
ted
Death not on A. B.
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John Arnett
25149
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John Arnett
25149
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State of Georgia
Scriven County
On this Sixth
day of May
Eighteen hundred and thirty three, personally appeared in open Court
before the Justices of the Inferior Court of said County, now sitting
John Arnett at present a resident of Decatur County, State aforesaid, but for the last thirty years, mostly a resident
in the County
of Scriven, aged Seventy two years, who being duly sworn according to
Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order
to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the
following named officers, and served as herein stated,
That in July 1776 or 1777 he entered the service as a drafted
Soldier, in Anson County North Carolina under John Culpepper
Captain, David Love Col. George Davidson Maj. was marched
against the Cherokee Indians, was in no battle, served three
Months and was discharged at Pleasant Gardens North Carolina
, the discharge is lost it was signed by David Love Col.

That in April 1779 he again entered the service
as a volunteer
at Chesterfield South Carolina under Captain
McMan's, and served three months
and was discharged at
Camden South Carolina, in this tour he was under Abel
Culp Maj. and Col. Hicks discharge has been lost. It
was signed by Col. Hicks
That his brother William Arnett of Scriven
County
Georgia
will prove the service
of this
applicant,
That he was born in the
year 1760, on the 20th day of June
That when called into service, he lived at one time
in Anson County North Carolina and
when last called
into service
he lived in
Chesterfield South Carolina
That since the Revolution he has resided mostly in Georgia
and until a few years past in Scriven Count
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He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension
or annuity except the present, and declares that his name
is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State
Sworn to before the Court and
subscribed this 6th day of
May 1833     John Arnett
Alexander Kemp J.J.C.
McLin Lunday .J.J.C.
Wm. Smith JJC
John S. Rieves J.P.C.
We Moses N. M. Hall
a Clergyman,
residing in the County
of Scriven and Hezekiah Vickery residing in the same
County, do hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with John
Arnett, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, and that we believe him
to be about seventy two years of age
and that he is reputed in this County, to have
been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion

Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year
aforesaid

M. N. M. Call MG
Hezekiah Vickery
his mark
Alexander Kemp J.J.C
McLin Lunday J.J.C
Wm. Smith J.J.C.
John S. Rieves J.J.C.
William Arnett a citizen of the County of Scriven aged
Sixty
six years, being sworn says that he knows that
John Arnett who has signed the above declaration,
serve as a soldier in the Revolution, as stated in the
declaration above
William Arnett 
Sworn to and Subscribed before
said Court the day and year aforesaid
Alexander Kemp,J.J. C.
McLin Lundy J.J.
Jno. S. Rieves J.J.C.
W. Smith J.J.C.
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John Arnett, appeared again in Open Court, this Eighth
day of July Eighteen hundred and thirty three, and being duly sworn made the following
declaration in
addition to the foregoing
In the tours of duty he marched through North Carolina
to the Cherokee Nation crossed the Catawba River
at Beaty's Ford crossed the Blue Ridge at what
was then called the narrow passage-
He know Gen. Rutherford who was the General
in command, He know Capt. Hawthorn Capt. Speed●
Capt. Robertson Capt. Hay of Col. Loves Regiment
in which he served three months in the Cherokee expedition--
He has no record of his age
He never received any commission-
He has stated the named Moses J.M Call and
Hezekiah Vickery to whom he is well known
and who have testified as before stated
In the Cherokee expedition he was at the Hiwassee
Towns which was burnt, and the corn destroyed
was also at the
Valley Towns and destroyed
them.  John Arnett
Sworn to and Subscribed
in open Court the day aforesaid
Jno S. Rieves
 Mc Lin Lunday. J.J.C.
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The Court do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original Statement made in open
Court
this day by
John Arnett and the Court
doth further certify
that they
are well acquainted with
William
Arnett who has signed the foregoing
affidavit,
and that he is one of the most respectable
citizens
of
this
County whose credibility
as to truth
and veracity stands unimpeached, and who
would be believed by all who know him-
In testimony whereof
we have caused
our
Clerk Seaborn Goodall to affix his name
and annex the seal of the Court this Eight
day of July- 1833
Alxander Kemp J.J.C.
Mc Lin Lunday J.J.C.
John T Rieves J.J.C.
,
In testimony whereof I Seaborn Goodall
clerk of the Inferior Court of Scriven County
Georgia, have hereunto set my
hand
and
affixed the Seal of Court, at Jacksonboro this
8th day of July1833
Seaborn Goodall Clk.
 Inferior Court
Scriven County
Seal of Court annexed
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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 do further certify that it
appears to them, that Moses N.M. Call who has signed
the foregoing certificate, is a Clergyman resident in the
County of Scriven, and that Hezekiah Vickery who
has also signed the same resides in said County, and
is a credible person, and that their
Statement is entitled to credit
Jno. S. Rieves J.J.C.
Alexander Kemp J.J.C.
Mc Lin Lunday J.J.C.
Wm. Smith J.J..C.
I Seaborn Goodall Clerk
the
of the Inferior Court
of Scriven County, do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original Proceeding of the said Court, in the
matter of the application of John Arnett for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and privy seal there being no seal of office
this Sixth day of May 1833
Seaborn Goodall Clk
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No 25149
John Arnett
Scriven Co.
Georgia
Admit as private
6 mo $20--
i. m
Seaborn Goodall
Jacksonboro
Scriven Co.
Georgia
Jacksonboro?
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No 25149
John Arnett
Scriven Co.
Georgia
Admit as private
6 mo $20.--
i. m
Seaborn Goodall
Jacksonboro
Scriven Co.
Georgia
Jacksonboro?
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WAR DEPARTMENT

Pension Office,
June 4 1833
Sir The evidence in support of your claim under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned.
The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. the notes and the regulations will shew what is
necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus:).
You will, when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.
Statement, showing the service of John Arnett Scriven Co. Georgia
Period when the Service was
rendered.

July 1776
draft or 77
Vol Spring 79

Duration of the
claimant's service.
Years.    Months.   Days
    -             3
    -             3
Rank of
the
claimant.
Private
Names and rank of the Field officers
under whom he served.
Capt. Culpepper
Col. Love
Maj Davidson
Capt. Harris
Col Hicks
Age at present,
and place of abode
when he entered
the service.
 72 years
Anson
Coes.
Carla
Proof by which the declaration is supported.
Witness in Court but
not certified credible
traditional evidence
certified credible by
the Court

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army,
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia" and "volunteers," all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular

places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.

As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming
the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first
instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of
County of
.
On this ___ day of ___ personally appeared (a) before
A. B. a resident (b) of

in the county of
and State, Territory or District
of ____ aged (c) 
years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the
following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d), with and
served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served
under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the
town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
And then will follow the certificate of the Court.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.
I ____ of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of _____
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
day of
&c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman residing in the ____ and C. D. residing in (the same) 
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted ___ with, who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier
of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the 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 the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary
Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the ____
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the ___ 
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I   Clerk of the Court of
do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this
day of
&c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but 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 one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and
there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his
case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of
service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war
, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6.
To a Soldier
Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given
, and what has become of it?
To an Officer.
Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify
as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character
and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper
county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform,
and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure
, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so
definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the
loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason
of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of 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, anddays
, 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 they served two years
in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is
highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement;
the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with 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. as to [illegible]
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying office, should accompany the papers. private seal
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains
the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses
who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as
the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witness, 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 in 
note [j] applies to continental troop 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. 2507
John Naughton
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September 8, 1933
John Arnett, S. 31527
BA-J/MOS
Quartermaster General
Memorial Branch
War Department
Washington
D.C.
Dear Sir:


Reference is made to your request for information in
regard to John Arnett, a soldier of the Revolution.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file
in the pension claim, S. 31527, based upon the military service
of John Arnett,
He was born June 20, 1760, place not stated.
While a resident of Anson County, North Carolina, he enlisted
in July, 1776 or 1777, and served three months as private
in Captain John Culpepper's company in Colonel David Love's North Carolina
regiment; he went on an expedition against the Cherokee
Indians and aided in burning the Hiwassee and Valley Towns. While
living in Chesterfield, South Carolina, he enlisted in April, 1779,
and served three months as private in Captain McManis' company in
Colonel Hicks' South Carolina regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 6,
1833, at which time he was a resident of Decatur County, Georgia,
having previously lived in Scriven County, Georgia.
The application for headstone for John Arnett and the letter
from Mrs. B. C. Burke of Dover, Georgia, are herewith returned.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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31.527
Rev
INVALID.
File No. 31.527

John Annett
Pri. Rev War
Act June 7th 32"
Index: --Vol. 2. Page 11
Arrangement of 1870.}

1927 Feb.1, hist to
Mrs. Barney C. Burke
[illegible]
1933 Feb. 3. hist. to [illegible]
T. M. Milam [illegible]

1923 Sept. 8 Tombstone
date to War Dept. [illegible]
1937  Dec 6
ad. Mrs. T. M. Milam to [illegible]
for date of death etc. EL
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31.527
Revy INVALID.
File No. 31,527
John Annett
Pri Rev War
X
Act: June 7th 32"
Index: - Vol. 2 Page 11
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1927 Feb. 11 Hist to
Mrs.  Barney C. Burke [illegible]
1933. Feb. 3. - hist. to [illegible]
T. M. Milan [illegible]
1933. Sept. 8. Tombstone
data to War Dept. [illegible]
1937. Dec 6. ad. Mrs. T. M. 
Milam to ap [illegible]
for date of death, etc. EL
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Pension Office
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Jacksonboro Georgia
9th July 1833
Enclosed I send the declaration of
John Arnett amended as per your objections.
 yours t
⎬
M. Marsh
-
-
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Ft. Stockton, Texas
Oct. 11, 1937
Veterans Administration
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
[stamp]
RECEIVED
OCT 19 1937
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS. ADM.
READER NO. 6


Please give me record
of
John Arnett,
Revolutionary soldier North &
S.
Carolina 1776 - 1779. 
Capt. John Culpepper Co, N.C. Col. David
Love N. C. Reg. Capt. McManis
Co. S.C.
Col Hick's S.C. Reg.
Later he was allowed a pension May 6, 1833
Ga.
Pension claim S. 31,527
Kindly oblige,
Mrs. T. M. Millan
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[stamp]
RECEIVED
JAN 28 1933
MAIL SUB-DIV.
READER 19
VETS.

Ft. Stockton, Texas
Jan 11, 1933
Veterans Administration, Assistant
Washington
Sir
Can you give me any
information about John Arnett, Gue
Frances Marions army in S.C.
I do not know his wife's name
nor do I know when he was born
or when he died but it was about
1785 or later died. I know the S. C. claims - issued
the 30 six lbs. etc. for Rev. claims
growing out of Rev

Yours Very Truly
Minnie Arnett Milane.
Mrs. T. M. Milan
Ft. Stockton
Texas
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Dover, Ga.
12 /14-1926 

U. S. Pension Bureau
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Please send me. any
Revolutionary War that you may have of John Arnett, Robert Dixon (Dickson) Mary Dixon and George Palmer. all were residents of Ga. after the War.
I am,
Very truly yours
Mrs. Barney C. burke
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WAR DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF THE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL
WASHINGTON
SEP 5 1933 1933.

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 on the name
and complete designation of the organizations.
2. In addition, please advise State from which decedent
[stamp]
RECEIVED
SEP 6 1933
MAIL SUB-DIV
VETS ADM
READER 3
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Soldier's name John Arnett S 31527
[blurred stamp]

MEMORANDUM
WAR DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF THE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL

Washington Aug 23 1933  19
IT IS REQUESTED THE ITEMS CHECKED BELOW BE ANSWERED
PROMPTLY AND RETURNED TO THIS OFFICE WITH YOUR REPLY
ADDRESSED TO " The Quartermaster General, U. S. Army, War
Department, Washington, D. C. " NO FURTHER ACTION CAN BE TAKEN UNTIL THIS INFORMATION IN RECEIVED AND APPLICATION
RETURNED TO THIS OFFICE.
More definite information is required in order
that the military service may be verified from
the Department records -- such as:
X. Approximate dates of enlistment and discharge. Complete designation of the Organization in which deceased served.

X. Is name of State and number of Organization
Correct?
X. Did the soldier serve under an assumed name?
NO
x. Was the soldier a pensioner was his family
drawing a pension? State number of pension
certificate allowed pension May 6, 1833
x. If a Confederate veteran -- give State and
County from which pension was drawn.
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Attention is invited to the difference in spelling
of name, red ink changes indicate how name appears
on the official records. State correct spelling.
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Mrs. B. C. Burke Sylvania Ga.
Exact date of death -- month, day and year should be furnished
Born 1760 - died 1835
Give name and location of cemetery in which
deceased is buried.
Waters cemetery near Sylvania Ga
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December 6, 1937

BA-J/EEL
John Arnett-S.31527
Mrs. T. M. Milam
Fort Stockton
Texas
Dear Madam
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of 
John Arnett, Revolutionary War soldier of North and
South Carolina, who received a pension May 6, 1833, in Georgia.
There are no further data on file in regard to the above
named John Arnett than were furnished you on February 3, 1933.
For information in regard to the date of last payment of
pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the
date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, John Arnett
(S.31527), you should address The Comptroller General, General
Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the
following data:
John Arnett
Certificate No. 16486
Issued August 27, 1833
Rate, $20.00 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Georgia Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to the Adminstrater.
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February 3, 1933
John Arnett
S. 31527
BA-J/MCS
Mrs. T. M. Milan
Fort Stockton
Texas
Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your request for information in regard
to John Arnett, a soldier of the Revolution.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in
the pension claim, S. 31537, based upon the military service of
John Arnett, the only soldier by that name that is found in the
Revolutionary War records of this office.
He was born June 20, 1760, place not stated.
While a resident of Anson County, North Carolina, he enlisted
in July, 1776 or 1777, and served three months as private
in Captain John Culpepper's Company in Colonel David Love's North Carolina
Regiment; he went on an expedition against the Cherokee
Indians and aided in burning the Hiwassee and Valley Towns. While
living in Chesterfield, South Carolina, he enlisted in April, 1779,
and served three months as private in Captain McManis' Company in
Colonel Hicks' South Carolina Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 6,
1833, at which time he was a resident of Decatur County, Georgia,
having previously lived in Scriven County, Georgia.
In 1833 his brother, William Arnett, was living in Scriven
County, Georgia, aged sixty-six years. There are no further data
relative to the soldier's family,
Death not on
Agency Book
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to
Administrator
Page 28

Rev. & 1812 War Section       W.C.S.

February 11, 1927
Mrs. Barney C. Burke
Dover
Ga.
Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War
pension claim, S. 31527, it appears that JOHN ARNETT was born
June 20, 1760.
While a resident of Anson County, North Carolina, he enlisted
in July, 1776 or 1777 and served three months as a private in Captain
John Culpepper's Company in Colonel David Love's North Carolina Regiment
; he went on an expedition against the Cherokee Indians and aided
in burning the Hiwassee and Valley Towns.
While a resident of Chesterfield, South Carolina, he enlisted
in April, 1779, and served three months as a private in Captain
McManis' Company in Colonel Hicks' South Carolina Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 6, 1833,
at which time he was a resident of Decatur County, Georgia, having
previously lived in Scriven County, Georgia.
There is no data on file relative to wife and children.
This is the only soldier by the name of John Arnett that is
found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau
Respectfully,
Winfield Scott
Commissioner
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February 3, 1933
John Arnett
S. 31527
BA-J/MCS
Mrs. T. M. Milan
Fort Stockton
Texas
Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your request for information in regard
to John Arnett, a soldier of the Revolution.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in
the pension claim, S. 31527, based upon the military service of
John Arnett, the only soldier by that name that is found in the
Revolutionary War records of this office.
He was born June 20, 1760, place not stated.
While a resident of Anson County, North Carolina, he enlisted
in July, 1776 or 1777, and served three months as private
in Captain John Culpepper's Company in Colonel David Love's North Carolina
Regiment; he went on an expedition against the Cherokee
Indians and aided in burning the Hiwassee and Valley Towns. While
living in Chesterfield, South Carolina, he enlisted in April, 1779.
and served three months as private in Captain McManis' Company in
Colonel Hicks' South Carolina Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 6,
1833, at which time he was a resident of Decatur County, Georgia.
having previously lived in Scriven County, Georgia.
In 1833 his brother, William Arnett, was living in Scriven
County, Georgia, aged sixty-six years. There are no further data
relative to the soldier's family.
Death not on
Agency Book
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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Rev. & 1812 War Section     W.C.S.
February 11, 1927
Mrs. Barney C. Burke
Dover
Ga.
Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War
pension claim, S. 31527, it appears that JOHN ARNETT was born
June 20, 1760.
While a resident of Anson County, North Carolina, he enlisted
in July, 1776 or 1777 and served three months as a private in Captain
John Culpepper's Company in Colonel David Love's North Carolina Regiment
; he went on an expedition against the Cherokee Indians and aided
in burning the Hiwassee and Valley Towns.
While a resident of Chesterfield, South Carolina, he enlisted
in April, 1779, and served three months as a private in Captain
McManis' Company in Colonel Hicks' South Carolina Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 6, 1833,
at which time he was a resident of Decatur County, Georgia, having
previously lived in Scriven County, Georgia.
There is no data on file relative to wife and children.
This is the only soldier by the name of John Arnett that is
found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner