Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36629, for Fielding Jeter, Virginia
Page 1

[typed form, with handwritten responses]

[3-1776]

SERVICE
Va.

Jeter, Fielding

NUMBER
S.36629

CONTENTS
Page 2

[typed form, with handwritten responses]

17.450
Kentucky R.

Fielding Jeter
of Fayette County in the State of Kentucky
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Campbell of the Virginia line, for the term of one year & 6 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 20 of June 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 9th of June 1820 and sent to Daniel M. C. Payne Esq. Lexington, Kentucky

Arrears to the 4th of March 1820 163.96
Semi=anl. [annual] all’ce [allowance] ending 
6 Sep. 1820 48.
20 mo. 11/30, 4/31 $211.96

{Revolutionary Claim}
{Act 18th March, 1818}

Continued
Page 3

Notification sent October 20, 1820 to 
Daniel M. C. Payne Lexington, Kentucky
Page 4

1818 Ky

[LL Chiplett?]
Page 5

[typed form, with handwritten responses]

Know all men by these presents, That I John Jeter son and heir at law of Fielding Jeter deceased who was a Pensioner of the United States on the Kentucky Roll under act of Congress passed 18 March 1818, at the rate of $8 per month & who died without a widow on the 27 of Sept 1843, AD who was a Soldier in the Army of the Revolution, do hereby constitute and appoint G. H. Mousanat of Louisville Ky --- true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name to prosecute against the Government of the United States, before any Department thereof, any and all claim or claims I have to arrears of pay or Pension money, under any Act or Acts, Resolution or Resolutions, of the Congress of the United States, and especially the Acts 4th July, 1836, 7th July, 1838, 3d March, 1843, 17th June, 1844, 2d February, 1848 and 29th July, 1848 -- as well as the more ancient Acts of 18th March, 1818, 15th May, 1828, and 7th June, 1832. 
Said Attorney is moreover authorised [authorized] in my name to demand at any Department of the said Government, a reconsideration of any decision hitherto or hereafter to be given, touching my interests, and to obtain from any Department of the archives thereof, any and all information or evidence of whatever character relating to or in anywise bearing upon the claim or claims we hereby seek the investigation of.
Said Attorney is moreover authorised [authorized] to do any and all things necessary to carry out the foregoing purposes, and to receive the Certificates of Pension or other character of drafts or evidences of the amounts due me and to appoint one or more Sub-Attorneys, and to confer upon him or them all the powers herein conferred upon himself hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney may do by virtue of these presents. 
WITNESS my hand and seal this 17th day of February 1853 
John Jeter [seal] L. S.

State of Kentucky Fayette County, sct, 
BE IT KNOWN, that on the 21st day of February 1853 before the subscriber, a Justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace as aforesaid, John Jeter subscriber to the foregoing Power of Attorney, and acknowledged the signing, sealing and delivering the same to be his own voluntary act and deed for the uses and purposes therein set forth. 
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I do hereunto subscribe my name. 
John Henry J. P. F. C.
Page 6

Commonwealth of Kentucky Fayette County Sct 
I James A. Gunstead Clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid do certify that John Henry Esqr [Esquire] whose name is signed on the preceding page is an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County duly Elected Commissioned and qualified as such according to Law 
I further certify that his said signature is genuine 
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Lexington this 21 day of February 1853
Att James A. Gunstead Clk [Clerk]
Page 7

State of Kentucky, Fayette Circuit SS June Term 1820 
Be it remembered that Fielding Jeter made oath in open court and delivered a schedule of his property amounting to eighty three Dollars and fifty cents [$83.50] agreeably to an act of Congress passed the 1st day of May 1820 concerning Pensioners, which is ordered to be entered of record in the words and figures following: viz. 
District of Kentucky SS Fayette Circuit. On this 13th day of July 1820 personally appeared in open court being a court of record for the said district and circuit of Fayette County Fielding Jeter aged sixty years resident in Fayette County in said district who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows: 
That he enlisted in Chesterfield County State of Virginia in the Revolutionary war, in the company commanded by Captain William Denham in the Virginia Regiment commanded by Col. Campbell in the Continental line. And that his original Declaration was dated the 20th day of June 1818, And his pension certificate is dated the 9th day of June 1820 and No. 17450. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not, since that time by gift, sale or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled “an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war” passed on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. – Two horses valued at $55, one cow and calf only $8, four head of hogs $3, one kettle & pot, 1 tea kettle $5, Debts due $2.50 = $83.50
Fielding [his X mark] Jeter
Page 8

I am now on a rented farm, which I pursue for a livelihood. I have a wife and three children living with me dependent for support, two daughters and one son about 18 years old, from old age and a wound received in the revolutionary war, I am almost incapable of bodily labor, and am even now measurably dependent upon the charity of the world for support. 
Sworn to and declared on the 17th day of July 1820 before me. 
W Warren, Circuit Court

State of Kentucky 
Fayette Circuit Sct July 27th 1820 
I Thomas Bodley clerk of the said Fayette Circuit Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing affidavit and Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of said court, and I do further certify, that is the opinion of the said court, [crossed out - and I do further certify that it is the opinion] of that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule Eighty three Dollars and fifty Cents. 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at the Court house in Lexington on the date above and in the 28 year of the Commonwealth. 
Thos. Bodley C H C.
By N.C. Summers, D.C.
Page 9

Fielding Jeter
declaration for
A pension

June 1818
Admd [Admitted]
8 June 1820
Page 10

District of Kentucky, SS 
On this 20th day of June 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Fayette County for the said district, personally appeared Fielding Jeter aged fifty-six years, resident in Fayette County in the said district who being by me first duly sworn ,according to law, doth, on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:" That he, the said Fielding Jeter enlisted in the year 1779 in the state of Virginia for one year & six months in the company commanded by Captain Denham [probably Archibald Denholm] of the first Virginia Regiment commanded by Colonel Richard Campbell (so well as he recollects) on the Continental Establishment; that he continued to serve in the said Corps, or in the service of the United States until the year of 1782, when he was discharged from service in the vicinity of the Town of Ninety Six State of South Carolina, that he was in the battles of Guilford [March 15, 1781] under General Green [Nathanael Greene] and the Battle of Camden [Hobkirk Hill, April 25, 1781] against Lord Rodney [Rawdon] also under General Green and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. 
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid 
Benj. Johnson, Circuit Judge

I, Benjamin Johnson Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Fielding Jeter did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the [written above - = and that he is in reduced circumstances in life] term of nine months, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress given under my hand this 20th day of June 1818
Benj. Johnson 
Circuit Judge 

{SEAL OF THE COURT.}
Page 11

The within named Fielding Jeter appeared before me the Subscriber a circuit Judge of Fayette County of the district aforesaid and made oath that he enlisted in Richmond Virginia in 1779 in Captain Lansums [Lansum's] Company of the First Virginia Regiment commanded by Colonel Richard Campbell [BLWt347-450] for the term of one year and six months and that he was afterwards transferred to Capt. William Denham's Company of the said Regiment and then marched to the State of South Carolina with said Colonel R. Campbell and joined General Green and that said Col. R. Campbell was killed at the battle of the Eutaw Springs [SC, 8 Sep 1781] and that he continued to serve in said Regiment till the year 1782 at which time he was honorably discharged in South Carolina near the town of Ninety Six. And that he was severely wounded in the Battle of Camden. Sworn to before me this 5th day of April 1820
W Warren, 
Circuit Judge

District of Kentucky Sct.
Littleton Jeter [W9077] appeared before me Judge &c as aforesaid and made oath that he was well Acquainted with the within named Fielding Jeter and knows that he Enlisted in the Revolutionary War as a regular soldier and served upwards of one year as such. – Sworn to before me on the date above written. 
W Warren
Page 12

District of Kentucky Sct:
I William Warren presiding Judge & do certify that from evidence adduced it appears to my satisfaction that the within named Fielding Jeter is in reduced circumstances so as to nead [need] the assistance of his country for support 
Given under my hand this 8th day of March 1820
W. Warren 
Circuit Judge 

State of Kentucky 
Fayette Circuit Sct. April 8th 1820. 

I Thomas Bodley Clerk of the Court for the Circuit aforesaid do hereby certify that William Warren whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate is, and was at the time of subscribing the same the presiding Judge of the Court for the Circuit aforesaid duly commissioned and appointed, and to all whose official acts as such due faith & credit is & should be given. 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the said Court to be affixed at Lexington by the date above & in the 28 year of the Commonwealth 
Thos. Bodley, C.H.C.
Page 13

Rev. and 1812 
Wars Section
AWF/eel

April 3, 1929

Mrs. E. S. Porter 
890 Hazlewood Avenue
Detroit, Michigan

Madam: 

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.36629, it appears that Fielding Jeter enlisted in Richmond, Virginia, in 1779 and served as a private in Captains Lansum's and William Denham's Companies, Colonel Richard Campbell's Virginia Regiment, was in the battles of Guilford and Camden, he was wounded in the latter battle, and served until 1782. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 20, 1818, while a resident of Fayette County, Kentucky, aged fifty-six years. 
In 1820 he referred to his wife, two daughters, and a son about eighteen years old, no names stated. 
Soldier died September 27, 1843, leaving no widow. Son John is mentioned in 1853. There are no further family data. 

Respectfully, 

E. W. MORGAN 
Acting Commissioner.
Page 14

[typed form, with handwritten responses]

[Rev] and 1818 
Wars Section. 

March 29, 1924.

Mabell Cranmer, 
Montgomery City, Mo. 

Madam; 

[written on a slant - - this soldier was born in Jan. 1763 – See his affid. [affidavit] in cl. [claim] of his bro – Littleton Jeter]

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 36629, it appears that Fielding Jeter enlisted in Richmond, Virginia in 1779 and served as a private in Captains Lansum's and William Denham's Companies, Colonel Richard Campbell's Virginia Regiment, was in the battles of Guilford and Camden, he was wounded in the latter battle, and served until in 1782. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed June 20, 1818, while a resident of Fayette County, Kentucky, aged fifty six years. 
In 1820 he referred to his wife, two daughters, and a son about eighteen years old, no names stated. 
Soldier died September 27, 1843, leaving no widow. Son John is mentioned in 1853. There is no further family data on file. 

Respectfully, 

Commissioner.
Page 15

[typed form, with handwritten responses]

SUBMIT IN DUPLICATE. / 1-681 / PHONE Branch 476
All inquiries regarding this job should refer to Requisition No. 25467
Requisition for Duplicating, Addressograph, Photostat, and Blue Print Work.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
WASHINGTON
CHIEF, Division of Publications, Room G 139.   June 12, 1930.192
Please furnish work specified below. 
Bureau ordering PENSION Deliver to Room No. 5033 
(ALL COPY FOR DUPLICATING WORK SHOULD BE PLAIN AND WRITTEN IN ELITE TYPE, EXACTLY LINE FOR LINE AS IT IS TO APPEAR ON FINISHED JOB.) 

Title and description of job photostatic copies of 7 pp. [pages] from Rev. War pension claim of Fielding Jeter, S. 36629

No. of copies 1 of each page Shall form be kept standing? ---- ----- days
For further information see M.M.H. Finch 5033 Room No. 541 Phone No. 
Approved: 
A D Wilkinson                  Margaret M. H. Finch
Chief Clerk of Bureau.     Chief of Division.

NOTE: No order made "SPECIAL" unless statement showing necessity is written below and approved by Chief Clerk of Bureau ordering – 

[written on the side on a slant] Receipt for pay in cl. of Littleton Jeter, W.9077
His whole amt. was $4.20 for Littleton Jeter & Fielding Jeter

CHECK WORK DESIRED
Duplicate 
Multigraph ---- single or double space?     Facsimile signature?  
Mimeograph one side or both sides? Facsimile signature?
Folding once or twice?
Assembling
Stapling Once? Twice? Side? End?
Electric typewriter Fill in addresses? Dated?
Addressograph from lists 
Envelopes, size 		Cards, size
Proof list 			Pay rolls
Labels (submit sample) 	Corrections.
Fill in letters 			Tabulation sheets

Photostat Size actual Official use? Repay? Fee $.60
Blue Print Size. Official use? Repay?  $
Remarks ----
(OVER)
Page 16

[typed form]

NOTE: Routine changes of addresses may be made on this blank without formal reference through or initialing of chiefs of branches or chief clerks of bureaus. 

---------------- 192 --
(Date)

INDICATE BY AN X IN PROPER SQUARE ACTION TO BE TAKEN. 
[box] Make new addressograph plate}
[box] Change present addressograph plate}  On list -----
[box] Destroy present addressograph plate}
as follows: 
Now reads 1-----
2 -----
3 -----
4 -----
5 -----
Should read 1-----
2 -----
3 -----
4 -----
5 -----
FOR USE OF DUPLICATING AND ADDRESSING SECTION 
ADDRESSOGRAPH 
The above change was made ----- 192   ,
MULTIGRAPH
Operator -----Date        Type set by      Date    

MIMEOGRAPH
Operator -----Date ----- Cut by ------
Remarks: -------
Page 17

[typed form, with handwritten responses]

[left side] 36629
Revy INVALID

File No. 36,629

Fielding Jeter
Pri Rev War

Act: 18” March 18”
Index: - Vol. Q, Page 210

[Arrangement of 1870.]

[right side] 
1924 Mar. 29. Hist to Mabell Cranmer – Letter forwarded to Montgomery Al to Civil War for reply Awf
1928, July 16 - Col. Benj. LaBree advised Cost of photos. See his letter in cl. of Littleton Jeter, W. 9077. MMHF
{1928 - Aug. 9 - Photos mailed to Col. Benj. LaBree, MMHF 
{See corres, [correspondence] in cl. of Littleton Jeter 
1929. April 3 - Hist to Mrs. E. S. Porter. See her letter in Littleton Jeter W. 9077 awf
Page 18

[faint circular stamp]
Old Case
Fielding Jeter, Fayette Co. Kty.
Danl. M. C. Payne, Agt. Lexington, Kty. 
rec’d [received] 22 Apl 1820

[written sideways] Free
To the Honrle [Honorable] J C Calhoun
War Department
Washington City
Page 19

Lexington Office April 10th 1820 

Dear Sir Pearson I here enclose the papers & proof of Mr. Fielding Jeter who again applied for a pension, as it soldier of the Revolution. I request you would again examine the Rolls for Col. Richard Campbell of the Virginia line; he was killed at the battle of the Eutaw Springs, in the South if you will refer to the case of Solomon Tracy who is now on the Pension list of Kentucky; his declaration called for Col Richard Campbell and his pension and that [Illegible] Mr. Jeter is very poor and needy and would be highly gratifyed [gratified] to receive his pension if granted I hope it will commence from the date of his Declaration beginning [Illegible] Johnson - 
Please let me know the result and you will oblige your –
Friend & obt Sevt [Obedient Servant]
Daniel M. C. Payne
To the Honoble [Honorable]
J C. Calhoun 
W. City
Page 20

Daniel M. C. Payne
Lexington, Ken.
10 Aug. 1820

Answered 20 October, 1820
450

[written sideways] 
To the Honrle [Honorable] J C Calhoun
War Department
Washington City
paid
[stamped] FREE
[faint circular stamp]
Page 21

Lex. Office Sept 10th 1820

Dear Sir

I have hereto a copy of the “Schedule of Property of Fielding Jeter A Pensioner of the Revolution and I will thank you to inform me of his pension will be continued. I am at A [Illegible] to know. How the Pennsion [pension] is to know if he will be continued or taken from the Pension list. Please inform me and you will oblige.
Your Friend & obt Sevt [Obedient Servant]
Daniel M. C. Payne

To the Honoble [Honorable]
J C. Calhoun 
War Department