Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,000, for William Lumbley, Virginia
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(S—1776)
SERVICE
Va
Lumbley, William
Number
S.32000
CONTENTS
This Envelope Includes
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO
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16.557
Arkansas
William Lumbley of Warren Co. in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the commanded by Captain Myrick of the commanded by Colonel Campbell in the Virginia Line, for the term of two years from 17 to 17
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the 21st day of March, 1820.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7th day of April 1820 and sent to Hon. F. Jones H. of Reps.
the Roll on day of 182 and notification sent to at
Pension commencing on the 	of 	182
Amount due on 4th of} $
Revolutionary Claim
Act March 18, 1818,
May 1, 1820.
Book H. Vol 7. Page 165
Letter to W. S. Oldham 6 Decr. [illegible]
Duplicate Certificate issued 15th June 1842, and sent to Hon. E. Cross House of Reps
Letter to Hon. E. Cross of 3 Aud. 
23  Decr. 1843
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6th April 1838 from 4 March 1839 to 4th March 1842. Agt. Notified 10 April 1844
Paid as above from 4. Sep. to 4 March 1843. Agt. Notified 13 Dec. 1844
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Treasury Department
Third Auditor’s Office 
7th June, 1844
Sir: 
I have the honor to inform you that a warrant for ninety six dollars will issue in favor of Lodowick Birdie, as attorney for the widow of William Lumbley, being his pension from 4 March 1842, to 4 March 1843, which will be sent to you from the Treasury Department.
The Agent at Little Rock is hereby authorized to pay said attorney the pension from 4 March to 28 Oct. 1843, the day of his death, on the surrender of this letter, with the receipt, to be returned by the agent as a voucher for the payment .
With Great Respect
Your Obt. Servt.
Peter Hagner Aud.
Hon. Edward Cross
House of Reps.
(over)
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P. S.
I herewith return the suspended draft drawn to the order of the pensioner, William Lumbley, received from you, which is now made payable to the attorney of the Widow, by the treasurer of the U. States, amounting to $288, for which sums be [illegible] if or when the receipts of Mr. Brodie to the office.
[Upside down crossed out text.]
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Dr. William P. Lawrence
McMinnville
Ten
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State of Tennessee
Warren County
[illegible] that on this first day of April one thousand eight hundred and [illegible] who personally appeared in open court of the court of pleas and quarter sessions of the County and State aforesaid, William Lumbley aged sixty two years a resident of Warren County on his oath who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows. In the first regiment Virginia line commanded by Col. Campbell in the company of Capt. [illegible] that he does not recollect the date of his original declaration, that the number of his pension certificate is [illegible] and fifty three having [illegible] April, one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident [illegible] of the [illegible] on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift sale or any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with what thereby so to [illegible] as to bring myself within the provisions of a act of Congress entitled “An act to provide for certain [illegible] 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 the any property or services, contract, or debts due to me, or nor I have any insurance that [illegible] is so saved with [illegible] arrived, or it [illegible] one can, we call [illegible] six dollars, [illegible] worth [illegible] dollars is all the property he possesses; that his is by [illegible] a [illegible] and for his age and [illegible] has is bearly able to work, that he has a wife aged sixty seven years named Mary, that she is very infirm and is very much hobbled. [illegible] that himself and wife are old and infirm and [illegible] able to [illegible] to support himself with [illegible].
William Lumbley
Sworn to and declared in open court of the court of pleas and quarter sessions in Warren County and state of Tennessee.
Jos. Colville
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State of Tennessee
Warren County
I Joseph Colville Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing schedule is a true and perfect transcript of the original which appears of Record at my office.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed by private seal (there being no seal of office) at office this 15th day of April in the year of Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty two and of the independence of the United States of America the forty sixth.
Jos. Colville
State of Tennessee
Warren County
I Joseph Colville Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court and that the total amount in value of the property [illegible] in the within schedule is thirty dollars which was proven by the affidavit of John Graham Esq. and John Wood; whose oaths were [illegible] by the affidavit of James Rodgers Esq. to the investigation of the Court. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal (there being no seal of office) at office in McMinnville on this thirteenth day of April 1823
Jos. Colville Clerk of the County of Warren.
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FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO
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$62 40/100 July 8th 1844
Receivd of William E. Woodruff agent for paying pensions sixty two dollars and 40 cents being for seven months and twenty four days. Pension due Mary Lumbley Widow of William Lumbley, late a pensioner of the United States from the 4th day of March to the 28th day of October 1843 (the day of his death) for which I have the given duplicate receipts.
L. Brodie Att.
for Mary Lumbley
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William Lumbley’s 
Declaration for a 
pension
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United States, District of West Tennessee sct.
Before me John McNairy district Judge of the United States district court within and for the district aforesaid, this day personally appeared William Lumbley a citizen of Warren County within said district, who being first duly sworn, makes oath and declares, (the said declaration being made in order to obtain a pension under the act of congress providing for surviving soldiers and persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary) that he enlisted into the regular Continental service of the United States some time in the year 1780 under Captain Howel Myrick in the first regiment of the Virginia Line commanded by Colonel Campbell who was afterwards killed at the Battle of Eutaw Springs, and in said regiment he was placed under the command of Phillip Sarasome a Captain in said Regiment whose company belonged to the Battalion of said regiment commanded by Major Thomas Edmund of Sussex County Virginia. He further declares that he served in said Regiment continuously for eighteen months, and was actively engaged in the Battle at Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina, at the Battle of Camden, the siege of Ninety Six, the affair at Eutaw Springs, and in many other skirmishes. He further declares that he was discharges some time in the year 1782 in Salisbury in North Carolina, and since that time he has lost his discharge, and has no other mode that he knows of to prove his said service and discharge but by his own oath. He also declares that he is now about fifty eight years of age, that he is in extremely reduced and needy circumstances, and has no reliance for subsistence but his own manual labor which
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he is very unable to perform being very feeble and decrepit, and therefore he confidently places his reliance on his country and the gratitude of his government for assistance and further support which he cannot well do or live without. He therefore hopes to be placed on the half pay pension list; the whole of the service he performed as before declared was done and performed as a private soldier.
William Lumbley
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 21st day of March, 1820.
John McNairy
District Judge
United States
District of West Tennessee,
I John McNairy Judge of the district court of the United States in and for the district of West Tennessee aforesaid, do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction from the evidence before me that William Lumbley the person who makes the above declaration has performed the services as a private soldier in the revolutionary war in said declaration stated; and also that it appears to my satisfaction from the evidence before me that he is in reduced and needy circumstances and is well entitled to a pension as prayed for in said declaration, and I now forward the same to the secretary of war.
Given under my hand this 21st day of March 1820.
John McNairy
District Judge
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The applicant lives in Warren County the county town McMinnville
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State of Arkansas
County of Washington
On this eighteenth day of September A. D. 1837 before me the subscriber a justice of the peace for the said county of Washington personally appeared William Lumbley who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Philip Sanson in the first regiment of the Virginia line commanded by Colonel Richard Campbell, in the service of the United States, that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Tennessee from whence he removed to the State of Illinois and from thence to Arkansas and from thence to the Barry County in the South west part of the state of Missouri and immediately [illegible] State of Arkansas where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension payable at the pension agency in Arkansas in future. The following are his reasons for removing from Tennessee to Missouri to wit for the purpose of bettering his situation in life.
William Lumbley
Sworn to and subscribed before me the 8th day of September A. D. 1837
W. S. Oldham	J. P.
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State of Arkansas
County of Washington
Be it remembered that on this day personally appeared before me an acting justice of the peace in and for the county of Washington aforesaid B. H. Smithern who being duly sworn according to law says that he is well acquainted with William Lumbley and that he is the person who has taken the foregoing affidavit and is the person who [illegible] therein
B. H. Smithern 
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 8th day 1837
W. S. Oldham
I Williamson S. Oldham the magistrate before whom the foregoing affidavit were made hereby certify that B. H. Smithern is a person of veracity.
W. S. Oldham J. P.
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State of Arkansas
County of Washington
I B. H. Smithern clerk of the circuit court and ex-officer clerk of the county court in and for the County of Washington aforesaid do hereby certify that Williamson S. Oldham is a magistrate as above [illegible] and that the signature claiming to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 8th Sept. A. D. 1837
D. H. Smithern Clk
House of Reps. 
Jany the 29th 
1839
I certify that B. H. Smithern is the Clerk of Washington Co. CH as stated
A.  Yell
M. C.
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Rev. and 1812
War Section
El
March 29, 1929
Miss Edith Harker
303 North Garrison Avenue
Carthage, Missouri
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.32000, it appears that William Lumbley enlisted in 1780, served as private in Captains Howel Myrick’s and Philip Sansum’s Companies, Colonel Richard Campbell’s Virginia Regiment, was at the battles of Guilford Court House, Camden, Siege of Ninety Six, Eutaw Springs and in many skirmishes and was discharged in 1782, having served eighteen months.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 21, 1820, while a resident of McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee, aged about fifty-eight years. The date of his birth is not shown.
In 1822, he referred to his wife, Mary, then aged sixty-seven years.
He removed, date not stated, from Tennessee to Illinois, from there to Arkansas, and then to Barry County,
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Missouri, where he resided in 1837.
He died, October 28, 1843, leaving his widow, Mary. 
Children are referred to but the only name given is a son, Washington, who in 1823 was living in McMinnville, Tennessee.
Respectfully, 
E. W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner.
William Lumbley 
Died Oct. 28-1843
Paid to July 8-1844
To Cl. Brodie Att.
[illegible]
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By certificate from
[illegible] office
March 28-1929
[illegible]
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]
O. W. and N. Division 3—525.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.,………………… ,190….
In reply to your request of Aug 5, received Aug 8 for a statement of the military history of William Lumbley a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow’s) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
Dates of Enlistment or Appointment.
1780
Length of Service.
18 mos.
Rank. 
Pvt.
Officers under whom service was rendered.
Captain
Howel Myrick.
Philip Sansum.
Colonel.
Richard Campbell
State
Va.
Battles engaged in, Guilford C. H., Camden, Ninety Six, Eutaw Springs.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, -
Date of application for a pension, Mar 21, 1820, his claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Warren Co. Tenn. Barry Co. Miss in 1837.
Age at date of application, 56 years.
Remarks: Soldier’s widow Mary was 67 years old in 1822.
Children referred to, one a son, no names stated.
No further family data. For date of soldier’s death you should apply to the Aud. [illegible] Dept. Treas. Dept. citing the following data [illegible] 16657 [illegible] Apr. 7 1820 under Act March 18, 1818, at Arkansas Agency
Very respectfully,
Mr. Joseph Cariel
Mt. Vernon, Mo.
27225b3m1-07
Commissioner.
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE,
June 6, 1844
Sir:
The pension due the widow of William Lumbley, the within named pensioner,	from the 4th March 1843, to the 28th Oct. 1843, may be paid by you, at any time, within fourteen months after it became due, to Lodowick Brodie, her attorney, without the production of a new power, or certificate of oath of identity, or any other paper, upon his executing of a receipt for the amount due, and producing and leaving with you the Auditor’s letter, which, together with this letter, being filed with your accounts, will be received by the accounting officers as sufficient vouchers for the payment.
The oath of identity, certified in due form, and a power of attorney for the above period, duly executed, are now on file at the Treasury.
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO
To William E. Woodruff, Esq.
Pension Agent
Little Rock
Arkansas
# the day of his death.
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]
GIDEON PRINTER
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE.
June 6th, 1846.
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,” and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The widow of William Lumbley, decd. a Pensioner on  the Roll of your Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars per month, under the law of the 18th March 1818, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1842, to the 4th March 1843.
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.
To William E. Woodruff, Esq.
Pension Agent.
Little Rock
Arkansas.
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Letter to Hon. A. [illegible] to Pen Agt. 31 Jany 39
To Arkansas from 4 Sept. 1837 March 1839.
See letter to Mr. P. Lawrence, 5 Nov. 1823 enclosing [illegible] at [illegible]
See letter to Hon. J. Barbour Nov. 3 1827 respecting addl. compensation.
Order to pay 17 Oct. 1837.
16657
Arkansas
West Tennessee
William Lumbley of Warren Co. in the state of Tennessee who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Campbell of the Virginia Line, for the term of two years.
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 21st of March 1820
Certificate of Pension issued the 7th of April 1820 and sent to Honable [Honorable] Frank Jones H. of Reps
[illegible] to 4th of Sept. 1820. $43.89
Semi-anl. all’ce ending 
5 mo 11/31 4/30
8
40
2.83
1.6
43.89
Revolutionary claim.
Act 18th March, 1818.
Continued.
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32000
Revy INVALID
File No. 32000
William Lumbley
Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7th 32
Index:--Vol. 2, Page 405
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1907 Aug. 13 History to John Cecil V. L. M.
1929 Mar. 29, Hist. to Miss Edith Harker M. E. E.
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State of Tennessee
Warren County
This day the 8th day of October 1823 personally appeared before us Edmond Revery and George B. Smaite, two of the acting justices of the peace for said County William Lumbley who being first duly sworn according to law doth say that he is the person who claims a pension from Government as a Revolutionary Soldier and that he is not [illegible] nor individually the owner of any land whatever in the state that
Ten years ago he purchased one hundred acres of land of Charles Ready Esq. and Sandford Berry and that he gave his not payable in two years for the sum of one hundred and eighty odd dollars and took a loan for the conveyance of the land, that before the two years had expired the said Lumbley became involved and gave up the land to Washington Lumbley who took the bargain and paid for the land and has since sold said land to a man by the name of John B. Rodgers that this business took place about eight years ago, except for the sale to Rodgers, and long before he ever applied for a pension, and further said Lumbley saith in the year 1820 all his rights and title to the above land was sold at [illegible] sale in the town of Clemmenville in consequence of a judgment obtained against his as securely to Jonathan Noble that he believes it was sold [illegible] and 80 cents as some [illegible] he not having any claim to said land now and paid tax for said land in the state and further that he has never charged by any person to
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his knowledge with having put his property out of his hands nor has he any idea by whom such communication could be made to the War Department and further this deponent saith not. 
William Lumbley
Sworn and subscribed to before us
Edmund Keirsey
Justice of the Peace
G. R. Smaett
Justice of Peace
We the above Justices of the peace are acquainted with the standing and character of the above deponent William Lumbley and do certify that he is a man of respectable character and full faith and credit is due to his oath.
Edmund Keirsey J. P.
G. R. Smat J. P.
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Union Bank of Tennessee
Nashville 12th Feby. 1839
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Dear Sir
Your returned favor of the 31st not requiring information to what time Mr. William Lumbley a Revolutionary Pensioner under the act of 18th March 1818 and at the rate of eight dollars per month was last paid at the office is duly at hand. And in reply have to inform you he has been paid to the 4th of September 1837. I am Respectfully Sir
Your Obt. Servt.
John M. Bass Prest.
And Pension Agent
By S. Cantrell
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McMinnville Augt 14th 
Sir, 
Herewith enclosed is the declaration of William Lumbley that was returned to me further opinions of the Court [illegible], from the [illegible] of due attention of the Clerk was [illegible] in the last certificate though it was actually [illegible]
I am Sir your Obt. Servant
Wm. P. Lawrence 
Hon. John C. Calhoun 
Secretary of War
Washington City
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Union Bank of Tennessee
Nashville 5th October 1837
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Dear Sir
At the request of Mr. William P. Lawrence the attorney of William Lumbley a Revy. Pensioner under the Act of the 18 March 1818 and to whom there is 18 months pension due, up to the 4th September 1837. I herewith [illegible] you his pension [illegible], for your examination and permission of his payment, W. Lumbley it seems resides in the state of Missouri and before that in the State of Arkansas, whear [where] he had to have this claim made out in order to get his proof of identity, W. Lawrence the attorney is one of our [illegible] of this place and in whom every reliance may be placed, he tells me he has drawn W. Lumbley’s pension several times and sent it on to him, please to returne the claim to this office with your subtractions. Very Repsectfully,
Y. Obt. Servt.
John M. Bass P. A.
By S. Cantrell
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June 13, 1842
No Evans
Cos. J. L. Edwards
Comr. of Pensions
Hm. Edw. Cross
H. R.
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House of Reps
June 11th 1842
Sir,
The accompanying papers have been forwarded to the further purpose of presentation to you with per [illegible] the lap of a Pension Certificate. With [illegible] of the [illegible] what names are subscribed to the certificate I am well acquainted and know them to be reputable. If the evidence of [illegible] be considered sufficient will you [illegible] the [illegible] to [illegible]
I am sir very Repsectfully
Yr. Obt. Servt.
Edw. Cass
Col. J. L. Edwards
Comr. of Pensions
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Ha of Reps
Jany the 29th 1839.
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Sir
Col. Balls letter with the accompanying papers will inform you what I want.
Jan 31
Mr. Evans
Mr at
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Hn. A. Yell
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Comr. Pensions
Washington
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House of Reps
Jany the 29th 1829.
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Sir
Col. Balls letter with the accompanying papers will inform you what I want. 
Your early attention to the matter will [illegible] a favor on an old soldier and oblige yours
A. Yell
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]
GIDEON PRINTER
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE,
Dec, 27th, 1843
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,” and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, William Lumbley, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Arkansas Agency, at the rate of eight Dollars per month, under the law of the 18th March 1818, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1839, to the 4th March 1842.
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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O W. A. N. DIV.
AUG
9 
1907
FILES
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LOCAL DEMOCRATIC NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED 1876 BY CECIL BROS.
+ OFFICE OF +
THE LAWRENCE CHIEFTAN
John Cecil, Editor and Proprietor
Mt. Vernon, Mo. Aug 5, 1907
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington D. C.,
Dear Sir:-
Please send me record of William Lumbley, Revolutionary soldier and pensioner if your office contains it.
He moved to this county in 1839 and built the first mill. His remains lie in a neglected grove and we are trying to gin up an interest in him and have his [illegible] taken care of. So far as known he was the only Revolutionary Soldier to come to Southwest Missouri.
Yours truly,
John Cecil
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War Department
Pension Officer
17 October 1837
Sir
Be pleased to pay the amount due William Lumbley a pensioner under the act of the 18th March 1818. The vouchers are herewith returned. If W. Lumbley desires to make Missouri his permanent abode he cannot again be paid at your agency, but must obtain a transfer to that of Missouri.
I am very respectfully Sir your obt. Servt. 
J. L. Edwards
J. M. Bass Esq. 
Pension Agent
Nashville
Tennessee
A true copy
Stephen Cantrell Clk.
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[typed form, with handwritten data]
3—595
O. W. AND N. DIVISION
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Aug 12, 1907
Searched by Gill
Original No. …….
Certificate No. …….
Claimant, …….
Soldier, William Lumbley
Service, …..
Rev. War
…..
…..
Remarks: …..
No claim except lnv. 32000
……..
Chief of Division.
23266b5m6-06
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[typed form, with handwritten data]
GIDEON PRINTER
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE,
June 6th, 1844.
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,” and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The widow of William Lumbley, decd. a Pensioner on  the Roll of the Arkansas Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars per month, under the law of the 18th March 1818, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1842, to the 4th March 1843.
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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Carthage, Mo., July 23, 1928.
U. S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
One William Lumbley or Lumley, who served with Campbell’s Virginia Militia, during the Revolutionary War, and in 1835 came to Southwest Missouri. He died in 1844 or 1845.
We understand that this man received  a pension during his lifetime, and we are writing to see if your records show anything of his history. We would like to have the date of his birth, war record, date of death, and any other facts concerning this person. 
If your department does not have this information or cannot furnish it, will you please let me know where I can get the information, and what the charge will be. 
I am enclosing an envelope for reply.
Very truly yours,
Edith Harker
(Miss) Edith Harker,
303 North Garrison avenue
Carthage, Missouri.
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Lola V. Giles 
1647 W. Whitlock Ave
Salt Lake, Utah 8411
SALT LAKE CITY
MAR 20
PM 
1964
UTAH
EASTER SEALS
FIGHT CRIPPLING NO
Ivy J. Geary
6817 Laurel St. N. W.
Washington, 25,
D. C.
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Wm. S. Co9 4 6
Dist of W C 04 J.
In Warren Co. (21st of 1820)
V. 1st Reg Va.
Col Campbell
Cog 2
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I Isham Perkins shff of Warren County, State of Tennessee, do hereby certify, that all the right, title, intent, and claim, to one hundred acres of land, executed as the property of William Lumbley was sold at public sale in the town of McMinnville at July term 1820, for the sum of sixteen dollars, which is all the real property of the Lumbley that colld. Be found and that I know of no other land that he has or ever had any claim to, and believe the [illegible] Lumbley is insolvent.
Given under my hand this 22nd day of October 1823. Isham Perkins Shff.
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McMinnville Oct. 23 1823
Sir,
Your letter of the 13th Sept is received, which states that information has been [illegible] of the War Dept. that William Lumbley put out of his hands a tract of land of one hundred acres, in order to bring his [illegible] under the Act and that it must be proven by satisfactory evidence that this is not the case before his claim can be admitted.
One inquiry has been made into the bounty and a deposition of the facts as [illegible] respect all the land he [illegible] the state is herewith [illegible]. Also a certificate of the high Sheriff of this county, which yours to substantiate the deposition of Lumbley any thing further on the subject can be forwarded if deemed necessary. His role known to me and many others here, that Lumbley is insolvent and I am confident that the [illegible] of his affairs was forwarded heretofore, as stated to the satisfaction of the court as	the testimony of James Rodgers Att. Genl. of this District and John Graham Esq. one of the courts. It is the defense of W. Lumbley that the name of the person who forwarded this information should be made known to him if considered proper by the department.
I am Sir your obt. servant
Wm. P. Lawrence
Hon J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City
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Honourable
J. C. Calhoun esquire
Washington City
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McMinnville March 5th, 1822
Warren County Tennessee
Dear Sir
One or two years since there was a pension certificate sent to a man by the name of William Lumbley of this county for service rendered during the revolutionary war who made out his certificate and swore to the schedule of his property at Nashville (Tenn.) in Davidson County court it being one of our courts of record, the oath I was somewhat astonished of since for taking he as I at this time believe had a tract of land of one hundred acres, which he by some measure or the other put out of his hands in order the more fully qualify himself to take the oath, prescribed by law for persons to take on such occasions. His son sold the land after he (the old man) had taken the oath, and could show us title only what came through his father. I know not how many payments have been made to him. 
If the government had money in handfuls to bestow on all objects of charity it would be well to give him some but we will [illegible] long if we are not careful put a [illegible] on our shoulders by being too charitable. The old man lives well as I am told and is clean from want. You at any time can write to me and I will take the pains to enquire and report to you more fully. If you will authorize me to make the enquiry I will close these is but for know of that clap of mankind that do or live [illegible]. 
Yours Respectfully
John B. Rodgers
J. C. Calhoun Esq.
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Hon. John C. Calhoun
Washington City
D. C.
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McMinnville
8th Octr. 1823
Dear Sir
I wrote you some time ago on the subject of Mr. William Lumbley’s pension which was after I had seen the [illegible] of two cases in some of the eastern states, where two old revolutionary characters were prosecuted for perjury, when I told this old man to cherish [illegible] further application [illegible] I could see the result of the decision in the case where his 100 acres of land was depending, which was in equity and which is such yet decided but all the answers as tho, [illegible] has come in it early to be seen that he had no legal title, but as respects his equitable title. I am at a loss to know what to say, as it has yet to be decided by account of equity the reason of himself having a legal title some years since is that his children would keep him involved and if he did git [get] a legal title it could be sold by the sheriff, whereas by the decisions of the [illegible] Court of this State are equitable title cannot be sold at Sheriff sale. Not long since I bought the land in the situation I state to you, I think since I have seen the answers to the bill that the old man a wrong to what I paid for the land was to a sale and suppose appropriated to the pay [illegible] which as such required there
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with the world, and I am told the amt. I paid for the land was $550, I could not state to it on every circumstance [illegible] I was to serve my [illegible] to the length and [illegible] bill Lumbley has received your communication stating that [illegible] had been given if on so and so, and I am perfectly willing that you let him know that you are better satisfied since I have given you somewhat of a detailed account of matters. However if you should require of me to give you a more detailed account of thought for your satisfaction I will do it, as the old man is in indignant circumstances and ought to be supported. Stephen Shinall I suppose has given you some information on the subject any communication he would make I could not credit, as I have been too well to let the old man Lumbley have the pension. I have let him live on the place since I bought it and have not charged him one cent as he stands in need of some assistance he is a very industrious man and does what he can to support himself and wife. It schedule has written to you that the old man had land you had better not till [tell] it to the old man, as they are near by [illegible], and always have been ill to [illegible] and other, I would not want the ill will of the old fellow, as we always have been the best of friends, and any thought I should say to you [illegible] wholly. I would not want you to
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say any thing about to any one [illegible] should think that I had done it without could or [illegible]. [illegible] would not be amiss to state that the right and title of the old man was sold some years since at Shff. Sale but the purchaser could take nothing by it and was not a legal title, that were sold
In haste I am dear sir
Your humble servant
John B. Rodgers
ha
Hon. J. C. Calhoun
Washington City
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Free
To the,
Hon. A. Yell
Washington City
D. C.
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Fayetteville Decr. 24 1838
Dear Judge
Enclosed you will an application made by William Lumbley, a [illegible] State Pensioner, to be transferred from the Tennessee agency, to that of Arkansas; but he being a resident of the State of Missouri I presume he cannot be transferred to the Arkansas Agency. If that cannot be done, he desires to be transferred to the Missouri Agency. From his enclosed letter you will perceive, that the old man, can declare no pay and that his [illegible] are stopped, until such time as he shall he [illegible]. Since the enclosed papers I have [illegible] two sets of papers in order to please the old man’s pension and sent them to Nashville but no money would be obtained.
Your [illegible] for the man ought our court has [illegible] days gone by as such, that I am certain that you will make our effort to place Wm. Lumbley be a [illegible] to obtain the [illegible] bestowed on him by the government. I hope you will use your [illegible] to obtin the title that is [illegible] to [illegible] old and I advise you he is [illegible] of that [illegible].
I am at times almost ready to [illegible] and get a government whose affair there is so many accompany of states in the way to prevent the men who assisted in achieving American liberty, from obtaining the [illegible] as shown by this country, and in many [illegible] there only [illegible]. Let me know when your are [illegible] and in no respects must [illegible] to transfer the old mans under his [illegible]
Yours
Wm. H. Ball
To the
Hon. A. Yell
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Suspended, see caveat within, and letter to Wm. P. Lawrence 13th Sept. 1823- See also documents within, see 3rd Novr. 1823—and letter from John B. Rodgers recd. 22 Octo. 1823
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State of Arkansas
County of Washington
On this nineteenth day of May 1842 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for said County of Washington personally appeared William Lumbley who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Philip Sansum in the regiment commanded by Colonel Richard Campbell in the service of the United States that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of Tennessee that he received a certificate of that fact under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War which certificate on or about the first day of June 1839 at or near Fayetteville Arkansas was casually mislaid so that the same cannot now be had.
William Lumbley
Sworn and subscribed to before me on the day and year aforesaid
Jesse K. Oldham
Witnesses
W. S. Oldam
L. Brodie
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State of Arkansas 
County of Washington
On this nineteenth day of May 1842 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Washington personally appeared Lodowick Brodie who on his oath declares that he well knows William Lumbley whose name is subscribed to the within and foregoing affidavit, to be the same person described in above affidavit.
Lodowick Brodie
Sworn to subscribed before me on the day and year aforesaid
Jesse K. Oldham
I do hereby certify that the above named deponent Lodowick Brodie is a person of veracity
Jesse K. Oldham J. P.
State of Arkansas
County of Washington
I B. H. Piersen Clerk of the Circuit Court and [illegible] clerk of the County Court and Recorder in and for the County aforesaid hereby certify that Jesse K. Oldham whose signature appears to the foregoing 	was at the time of making the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified and that as said all his official acts as sch are entitled to full faith and credit. In testimony whereof I as clerk and recorder have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at office this 19th ay of May 1842
B. H. Piersen Clerk and Exofficio Recorder.