Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7202, for Silas Mc Bee, South Carolina
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
S. C. 

McBee, Silas

NUMBER
S. 7202

Born in Va.                
Carded

CONTENTS
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22.430
Mississippi
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Silas McBee
of Jackson in the State of Miss
who was a Private in the Co commanded
by Captain Brandon[e?] of the Regt commanded
by Col. [Thomson?] in the S. Carolina
line for 6 mos.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Mississippi
at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum,
to commence om the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 31st day of Oct.
1833 and sent to Honble
John Black  Jackson Miss
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Arrears to the 4th of Septr. 1833           50.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 34   10.00
                                                             $60.00

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.      }

Recorded by Wm. R. Palmer Clerk,
Book E  Vol. 8  Page 72


[notes on the right side of page]
Letter to 3d Auditor 24 Jany 1841.
Paid at the Treasury under 
the Act of the 6 April 1838
from 4th March 1835 to 4th
March 1840.  Agt notified 24
Feby 1841.
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Letter to Hon J. Thompson  17 Jay 1843.
Paid as above from 4 March 1840
to 4 Sep 1841.  Agt notified 4th
March 1843.
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Letter to Hon Jacob Thompson  23 Dec
1845
To same pension & 3 Auditor 10 March '44
Paid as above, from 4th
Sept. 1842 to 6 January
1845.  Agent notified 24th
Apl. 1846.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,

March 12th, 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 Silas McBee, decd.
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Mississippi
Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars
and [blank] Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June
1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 
4th of Sept. 1842, to the 6th January 1845.

Respectfully yours,

Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.



To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.
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26.510     22.430
Silas McBee
Mississippi


Adm 6 Months
$20


Hon John Black
Jackson
Mississippi
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,

Sir:

The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has 
been examined, and the papers and 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 much 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 compling with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your 
claim.

----------------------------------------------------
A Statement, shewing the Service of Silas McBee  Lowndes Co Miss.
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Period when the service was rendered.
[blank]
Duration of the claimant's service.
Years.  Months.  Days.
[blank]
Rank of the claimant.
Pri.
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.
Col. Brandon  Cap. Thompson
Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.
68 year, So. Carolina
Proof by which the declaration is supported.
[blank]


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   ss.

On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before [blank]
A. B. a resident (b) of [blank] in the county of [blank] and State, Territory or District
of [blank] 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) [blank], with [blank] and
served in the [blank] (e) regiment of the [blank] 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 [blank]
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 [blank] of the Court of [blank]
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this [blank]
day of [blank] & 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 [blank] and C.D. residing in (the same)
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank], who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank]
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 [blank]
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank]
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [blank] 
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this [blank] day of [blank] & 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 
alleged service, as they are known at the Department.  A very full account of the services of each person
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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?
6. {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
inquiry 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 to
definite as to enable the Department to determine to what
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 [blank] year [blank] months, and [blank]
days, I served as a [blank].  For [blank] months and [blank] days, I served as a [blank]; 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.
[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 officer, should accompany the
papers.

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 witnesses,
and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
☞ The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops.  The proof required by rule in
note [j] applied to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the face.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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Mississippi State Lowndes County to wit

On this 18th day of February 1833, personally 
appeared in Open Court before Thomas Sampson Chief Justice
and Samuel B. Morgan Associate Justice
of the County Court for the County
and State aforesaid now sitting in the Town of 
Columbus, Silas McBee a resident of the United
States in the County of Lowndes and State of 
Mississippi aged Sixty Eight years who being 
first duly sworn according to law doth on his
oath make the following declaration in 
order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress
passed June 7th 1832.  That he entered the service
of the United States as a volunteer Soldier
during the month of July 1781 near Tates
Ferry in the State of South Carolina under the 
command of Col Thomas Brandon and in 
the Company of Captain John Thompson and 
Lieutenant Josiah Tanner, and moved South with 
said Regiment and Company to a Fort called Fort
Anderson and from Fort Anderson the said
Regiment & Company marched to the Catawby [Catawba] River
where said Regiment and Company united with 
General Thomas Sumpter's army and in short time 
after the Regiment
to which I belonged arrive at Catawby River
it was attached to Genl Williams Bregade or 
Devision and from thence I march with Genl
Williams' force towards Kings Mountain and 
perhaps three days before the army reached
King Mountain a union of Genl Williams Col
Campbell and Col Isaac Shelby forces took place
and the army then moved on to Kings
Mountain where the army reached
on the 17th of October 1781 and the Battle
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of Kings Mountain was Fought.  during the Battle I Fought under
Gene Williams and in the Company which I first
attached myself when I volunteered   in a short time
after the Battle of Kings Mountain I was discharged
I served upwards of three months from the time 
I attached myself to Capt. John Thompson Company
untill I was discharged   I returned home to South 
Carolina in Spartanburg District where I had 
been raised from a Child one year old to which 
District my father emigrated from Virginia
where I was borned; in the early part 
of November 1781 that he again entered the 
service of the United States as a volunteer
Soldier under the command of Capt Fields
Padue near the Adkin River which Company
was attached to Col Andrew Pickings [Pickens] Army
of volunteers and I continued in said 
Company and under the command of Col 
Pickings untill the month of March or 
April 1782 at which time I was Discharged
that he has no Documentary evidence and that 
he knows of no person whose Testimony he can 
procure who can Testify to his service.  I 
hereby relinquish every claim whatever
to a pension or annuity except the present
and declare that my name is not on the 
Pension Roll of the agency of any state.
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We, David Wright, a Clergiman, residing in the Town 
of Columbus, County of Lowndes and State of Mississippi
and Wm. Dowsing, residing in the same Town, County & State,
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Silas McBee,
who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we 
believe him to be sixty Eight years of age; that he is 
reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides
to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we
concur in that opinion --

Sworn to and subscribed
in open Court the day and year aforesaid

David Wright
Wm Dowsing


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 David Wright who has signed the preceding 
certificate is a cler- [fold in paper] in the Town of Columbus
of said County & State and that Wm. Dowsing who has 
also signed the same is a resident in the said town 
of Columbus &c. and is a creditable person, and that 
their statement is entitled to credit --

Thos Sampson
Chief Justice

Samuel B. Morgan
Associate Justice



The State of Mississippi
Lowndes County

I R. D. Haden Clerk of the 
County Court of said County do hereby certify that 
the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the 
matter of the application of Silas McBee for a 
pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand 
and seal of office, this 8th of February 1833

R. D. Haden 
Clerk C. C.

[no seal visible]
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June 3, 1940

BA-J/MCS
Silas McBee, S. 7202

Mrs. John H. McBee
1201 River Road
Greenwood, Mississippi

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your request for information relative to 
Revolutionary War soldiers, James Flood or Floyd, and Silas McBee.

The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to afford any
information relative to a James Flood or Floyd of Marlboro or of Cheshire
County, New Hampshire.

The data which follow were taken from papers on file in the pension claim
S. 7202, based on the military service of the only Silas McBee that is 
found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.

Silas McBee was born in Virginia.  The date of his birth and the names 
of his parents are not shown.

When one year of age, Silas McBee moved with his father to Spartanburg,
District, South Carolina, and while living there he enlisted in Captain John
Thompson's company in Colonel Thomas Brandon's South Carolina regiment, was
in the battle of King's Mountain and was discharged soon afterward, having 
served over three months.  He enlisted early in November, 1781, and served
until March or April, 1782, in Captain Fields Padue's company in Colonel
Andrew Pickens' South Carolina regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed February 18, 1833,
at which time he was sixty-eight years of age and was living in Lowndes
County, Mississippi.

Silas McBee died January 6, 1845, and was survived by a widow but her 
name is not shown.
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The papers in this claim contain no further data relative to the 
family of Silas McBee.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of Silas
McBee and the name and address of the person to whom it was paid, it 
is suggested that you address the Comptroller General, General Accounting
Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., giving the following data:

Silas McBee, Certificate 22430, issued October 31, 1833, rate $20
per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Mississippi
Agency.

Very truly yours


A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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Rev War
7202
INVALID.
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File No. 7202
Silas McBee
Priv. Rev. War
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Act:  June 7th 1832
Index: - Vol. [1st?], Page 245
[Arrangement of 1870.]



[notes on the left side of the page]
1922 Sept 30  Hist. to Miss
Frances J. Bell MMH
Letter in cl. of Stephen Fellyaw
S. 8467
1926 Jan. 11  Photos to Dr. W.
G. Henry.
1933 Oct. 17  hist. to [illegible]
Etta S. Palmer  M.C.S.
1936 June 2  Ad. Mrs Etta S. Palmer
no further inf. than was fur. her
Oct 17, 1933 - EL
1937 Oct. 11  hist to Mrs. Wm.
B. Benjamin  MCJ
1940 June 2  hist. to Mrs. John
H. McBee  MCJ
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,

January 20th, 1841.

Sir:

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An 
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain 
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury
of the United States," Silas McBee
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Mississippi Agency, at 
the rate of Twenty Dollars and [blank] Cents
per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has 
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1835
to the 4th March 1840.  5 years.

Respectfully yours,

Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.



To the Commissioner of Pensions, 
Present.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,

January 20th, 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 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending
the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension 
agents, Silas McBee
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Natchez, Miss.
Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars 
and [blank] Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 
1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 
4th of March 1840, to the 4th Sept. 1841.

Respectfully yours,

Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.



To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.
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Jackson Mi
May 27th

Free

Hon Louis McLean
Secy. of Treasury
Washington 
D. C.


[written sideways on the left side]
26.510
Referred to the Pension
Office
Treasury Department
17 June 1833
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Jackson Mi   May 25th 33

Hon Louis McLean [McLane]

Sir

I take the liberty to 
enclose Mr. McBees application 
for a pension   Be pleased to inform 
him of the [aspect?] of his application
He resides at Columbus Lowndes Co.
Mississippi

Yours
very respectfully

Jn Black
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Dec. 31, 1925.

Commissioner of Pensions,

Sir:

Please furnish photostat copies of three pages
from the Rev. War pension claim, S. 7202 of Silas McBee
certified.

received payment 
seventy cents

W C Wilson
Chief Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.

[date stamp]
FINANCE DIVISION
JAN 2 1926
BUREAU OF PENSIONS


mail to  Dr. W. G. Henry
173 N. Decatur Road
Atlanta, Ga.


[written sideways on the right lower corner]
paid for by
Lewis C. Hendry [or Hendrix?]
1736 G. St. N. W.  City
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3-2233          113
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
Jan 2, 1926.
Chief Rev Sect 

I have this day received
from Dr. W. G. Henry
cash        No. [blank]
for 70/100 in payment of 
& ctfd
photostat copy as per
memo herewith

1926 Jan 11
photos mailed 
& Finance Div
notf  AW

O. J. RANDALL
Chief Finance Div.
H C L
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3-2006
Request for Photostating 
(To be prepared in duplicate.)
Ex.  AW
2850
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CLERK
Job. No.  [blank]        Date Dec. 31. 25
Subject  Silas McBee Rev.  S. 7202
(No.) 1 copies of (No.) 1 pieces consisting of 3 pages to be 
forwarded when completed to the Rev. & 1812 Wars Sect. Division.
Remarks:  [blank]
Approved:  [blank]
W C Wilson
Chief Sect.
[blank]
Chief Clerk.
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Columbus Miss
Oct. 9" 1933

[date stamp]
RECEIVED
OCT 11 1933
MAIL SUB-DIV.
READER 12
VETS ADM.

War Department
Washington D. C.

My dear Mr Hiller -

Will you give me the 
Revolutionary War record of 
Silas McBee who was born in 
Spartanburg District South Carolina
Nov 24th 1765 - Died Jan 6th 1845
& the name of his children and wife
Thanking you for an early reply
I am most grateful yours

Mrs Etta S. Palmer
Box 217
Columbus Mississippi
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Columbus Miss
April 24 1936

Veterans Administration
Washington D. C.
Mr A. D. Hiller
Washington D. C.

My dear Mr Hiller

Would you give me the 
Revolution War record of 
Silas McBee, and name of 
wife and children -
I thank you very much for 
your pass favors -

very grateful yours
Mrs. Etta S. Palmer
Box 217
Columbus Mississippi

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Lake Providence Louisiana
Sept. 28 - 1937

Veterans Administration,

It is my desire to establish the war
service record of one of my ancestors in the 
War of 1812.  The ancestor being 
Major Silas McBee
He was born at Spartenburg S. C.
married in Kentucky  owned property
in Tennessee and norther Mississippi
and is burried at Pontitoc [Pontotoc] Miss. also
received a pension for service in the 
Revolution.
Any help or advice in this matter
would be deeply appreciated by me.
Should there be a charge please tell me
cost of same.

Very truly

Mrs. Wm. B. Benjamin

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MRS. JOHN HARBOUR McBEE
1201 RIVER ROAD
GREENWOOD, MISSISSIPPI

April 20, 1940.

Veterans Administration,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sirs:

Please send me copies of the pension records of the 
following:

James Flood (Floyd) of Marlboro, N. H.
Silas McBee, of Pontotoc County, Mississippi.

These records are wanted for historical and genealogical
purposes.

Yours very truly

Mrs. John McBee
(Mrs. John H. McBee.)

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.,   Sept. 29, 1922

RECORDS DIVISION
REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION
MMH
S 7202

In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank]
for a statement of the military history of Silas McBee
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.
July 1781 
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
over 3 mos
RANK.
Pvt
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
John Thompson
COLONEL.
Thos. Brandon
STATE.
S. C.

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
Early Nov. 1781 to March or Apr. 1782
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
[blank]
RANK.
" [Pvt]
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Fields Padue 
COLONEL.
Andrew Pickens
STATE.
S. C.

Battles engaged in,  Kings Mountain
Residence of soldier at enlistment,  Spartanburg District, S. C.
Date of application for pension,  Feb. 18, 1833.  His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application,  Columbus, Lowndes Co. Miss.
Age at date of application,  68 yrs.  Born in Va.
Remarks:  He died Jan. 6 1845.  His fathers name 
not stated, moved to Spartanburg Dist. S. C. when 
soldier was one year old.
"The widow of Silas McBee" is mentioned
in 1846.  No further family data on file

Respectfully,

Commissioner.


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October 17, 1933

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Silas McBee, S. 7202
BA-J/MCS

Mrs. Etta S. Palmer
Columbus, Box 217
Mississippi

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary 
War record of Silas McBee.

He was born in Virginia, date of birth and names of 
parents not given.

When he was one year old he moved with his father to 
Spartanburg District, South Carolina, and while living there
he enlisted in Captain John Thompson's Company in Colonel Thomas
Brandon's South Carolina Regiment, was in the battle of Kings
Mountain and was discharged soon afterward, having served over
three months.  He enlisted early in November, 1781, and served
until March or April, 1782, in Captain Fields Padue's Company in 
Colonel Andrew Pickens' South Carolina Regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed February 
18, 1833, at which time he was sixty-eight years of age and was 
living in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

He died January 6, 1845, and was survived by a widow but 
her name is not shown.

The papers in this claim contain no further data relative 
to the soldier's family.

Very truly yours


A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator


[handwritten notes on the left margin]
Did not say enlisted in 1781 as battle of 
Kings Mt. was in 1780
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June 2, 1936

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BA-J/EEL
Silas McBee S. 7202

Mrs. Etta S. Palmer
Box 217
Columbus, Mississippi

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the 
Revolutionary War record of Silas McBee, with names of wife and 
children.

This office has no further information in regard to Silas
McBee, S. 7202, than was furnished you on October 17, 1933.

Very truly yours


A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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October 11, 1937

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Silas McBee, S. 7202
BA-J/MCS

Mrs. William B. Benjamin
Lake Providence
Louisiana

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your request for information relative to 
Major Silas McBee who served in the Revolutionary War and the War of 
1812.

The records of this office fail to afford any information relative
to pension having been claimed on account of the War of 1812
service of a Silas McBee.

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the 
pension claim, S. 7202, based upon the service of the only Silas McBee
that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.

Silas McBee was born in Virginia.  The date of his birth and the 
names of his parents were not given.

When he was one year old he moved with his father to Spartanburg
District, South Carolina, and while living there he enlisted
in Captain John Thompson's company in Colonel Thomas Brandon's South 
Carolina regiment, was in the battle of King's Mountain and was 
discharged soon afterward, having served over three months.  He enlisted
early in November, 1781, and served until March or April, 1782, in 
Captain Fields Padue's company in Colonel Andrew Pickens' South 
Carolina regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed February 18,
1833, at which time he was sixty-eight years of age and was living
in Lowndes County, Mississippi.
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Silas McBee died January 6,1845, and was survived by a widow
but her name is not shown.

The papers in this claim contain no further data relative to 
the soldier's family.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of Silas
McBee and the name and address of the person to whom it was paid, it 
is suggested that you address The Comptroller General, General 
Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., giving the 
following data:

Silas McBee, Certificate 22430, issued October 31, 1833, rate 
$20 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Mississippi 
Agency.

Very truly yours


A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*


NAME  Mc Boy, James

GRADE Private

LINE Pennsylvania

WARRANT
NUMBER  10128

ACREAGE  100

ISSUED   Mar. 2, 179? (torn)

 To  Thomas Campall, Adm

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are 

registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates.

Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.

Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.