Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1514, for Charles Thompson, Virginia
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[illegible]
SERVICE |NUMBER
Va |Thompson, Charles |N. 1514
|Mary

CONTENTS
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22061
West Tennessee
Charles Thompson
at Death be in the State of Tennessee
who was a private in the corn commanded
by Captain Regran of the regt. commanded
by Col James in the Virginia
line for 7 months

Inscribed on the Roll of West Lorm[illegible]
at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of Sept
1833 and Field
Farrer Charlotte
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 5832
Semi-anl. allowance ending [illegible] 1166
$69.98

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June, 1832.}
Recorded by Danl Boyde Clerk,
Book E Vol. 7 Page 89
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let 9 May 1840 [illegible]
l. Johnson
Letter to N. Boreen 85 [illegible]
5 Oct 1840
Paid at the Treasury under the
Act of the 6th April 1838 from
4 Sept 1836 to 4 March 1837. the
day of his death. Agent hoti
first 26. Dec 1840
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886
Tennessee Nashville
Mary Thompson
widow of Charles Thompson
who was a Private 
in the Virginia line
for 7 months
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
23 Dollars & 33
Cents per annum, to commence on 
the 4th day of March, 1843
Certificate of Pension issued the 13th day of July, 1843
and sent to 
Pensioner at 
Danielsville
Tenn.
[Act of March 8, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A.
Vol 1. Page 222.
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State of Tennessee
Dickson County
County Plias and Quarter
Seprano for the County of Dickson

On this first day of July 1888 personally appeared
in open court [illegible] being a Court of Records -
before [illegible] Dickson Hewell Parrish
and Samuel Turner -
[illegible] justices for this county of Dickson
after Charles Thompson a resident of the county
of Dickson State of Tennessee aged 78 years -
in June last [illegible] duly sworn 
according [illegible] oath and his [illegible] make
this following declaration [illegible]
of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1836
That he entered the [illegible] of the United States
as a volunteer in the spring of 1779 under the
following named officers [illegible] Col Parker and Capt
Edward Plgram the balances of [illegible] declarant
does not [illegible] he states that he was [illegible]
expedition that event - against the British
war [illegible] Suffalk James and Nansemond Rivers
a branch of James Rivers - there was [illegible]
against [illegible] was marched Suffolk James -
an [illegible] went aboard a [illegible] vessel
and was [illegible] kept him until they went away
the Bay with three vessels Chesapeake bay I think
was the name of the Bay secured by the Brittish
with ther vessels after the Brittish left the Bay
we were discharged and went home this Laws
lasted Declarant states and [illegible] months
The next Tour - declarant made was under Col Jo Jam
Since Gent James from Petersburg - and Gage
[illiegible] Plgram declarant [illegible] went as a 
Malitia Man. we made a Tour change
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The James River under the [illegible] and appears
in the fall of 1780 through the Counties Prince [illegible]
Surry Isles of Wight and Nansemond the Brittish
were in the Bay at the mouth of James River and [illegible]
up the James River [illegible]  was in the Bay at the
mouth of the Rivers declarant says this - Tour
lasted three months - having commenced early
we were discharged immediately after
Christmas in the years 1781 - Declarant was again
drafted as a malitia man -he went this Tour
under Col Ralph Faulkner - Maj Bra[illegible] and
Capt John Nicholas This Tour was made also
along the James River.  The Brittish at the 
[illegible] moving in the Bay at the mouth of James
River the Brittish at this time I mean the counties
of 1781 - came up the James River as far as the 
Appamatack in the Appamatack Rivers as they
were ascending the Rivers towards Petersburg
a detachment was sent out - to attach the
Boats of the Brittish which they were [illegible]
towards the Town of Petersburg declarant -
was [illegible] of the detachment - [illegible]
[illegible] the Boats of the Brittish and a few shots
were exchanged. The boats of the Brittish [illegible]
[illegible]the Rivers. This Tour commenced immediately
after Christmas 1780 and [illegible]
in the spring of 1781 - declarant he was
and states - declarant served during this Tour
two months - declarant farther states after this
tour in the spring of 1781 - then being a resident of
the state of Virginia - he moved to the  states
of North Caralina North Hampton County - where 
he was - again [illegible] and drafted as a 
malitia man - for a Tour of Three months
declarant then served a [illegible]  he perform this Tour
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[illegible] him by the name of Linus Sawyer and [illegible]
Sawyer did [illegible] said Tour of Three months for
the declarant declarant was born and raised
in the state of Virginia - Dinwiddie County and
then remained in the spring of 1781 - who he
remained [illegible] North Caralina as before stated
where he remained while the year 1818 where he
remained [illegible] the County of Dickson State of Tennessee
-where he has resided ever since
declarant [illegible] documenting [illegible]
of his services and declarant [illegible] states that
he knowing no person [illegible]
his services he [illegible] languishes every claim whatever
[illegible] a [illegible] an [illegible] except his present and
declares that his name is not [illegible]
[illegible] of the agency of any state an Territory
Sworn [illegible] and subscribed
the day and year [illegible]
Charles Thompson
Fieldd Farrar clerk
Mr Kelleram S Naarly a clergy man and [illegible]
hath residing in the County of Dickson State of Tenysee
[illegible] hereby certify that we are well acquainted with
Charles Thompson who has [illegible] and sworn
in the above declaration that we [illegible]
[illegible]73 years of age that he is [illegible] and believes
in the soldiers of the revolution and that was [illegible]
on that [illegible]
sworn and subscribed the
day and year [illegible]
Field Farrar clerk
W.L Moseley CL
Saml. Turner
Amount to the 12346 and 7 [illegible] refer to this
Body of the declaration - and to the [illegible]
of [illegible] 5 [illegible] and [illegible] -
sworn to the 5th [illegible] Col G[illegible] and commanded
a regement that 
[illegible]
and the said court a a hereby declare this appearance
after the investigation of the [illegible] and after
[illegible] the investigations prescribed by the war
department that the shows [illegible] appearance
was a revolutionary soldier [illegible] as he
states and the court further certifies that it
appears
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that the above named Kellerman S Marly and
who has signed the preceding certificate
as a clergy man and a resident in the county
of Dickson and that [illegible] Tennessee wha
has also signed the same is a resident of 
the County of Dickson State [illegible] - and that
they are credible persons and the statements
[illegible] to credit - 

Molton Dickson
Heruel Parrish
S Turner

State of Tennessee
Dickson County
J. Field Farrar clerk of the county court of Dickson
County. Certify that the preceding pages contains the original proceedings
in the matter of the application of Charles Thompson for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereto set me hand and affixed the public
seal of my office at Charlotte the 2 day of July 1833.
Field Farrar clerk

[perpendicular and in the right margin: Preceding [illegible] for
County Cot of Dickson]
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6995
The [illegible] is in the proper hand
writing of James Daniel the
Justice of the  and
the certificate is in the
proper handwriting of 
This J Kelly [illegible] Deputy
clerk of the [illegible]
with his seal form
C Johnson

{upside down from end of page:
[illegible] Johnson Esqu
Washington City
D.C.]

Hn Cave Johnson
HQ
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June 6th 1840
State of Tennessee
Dickson County
This day personally appeared
before me James Daniel an acting Justice of the Peace for
so county Mary Thompson a resident of Dickson County
in the State of Tennessee for the purpose of obtaining a
pension as the widdow of Charles Thompson Died under
the act of 7 of July 1838. The said Mary being
first duly sworn, defenseth and sayeth, that she is now in her
seventieth year and is the widdow of Charles Thompson
died a soldier of the Revolution and was a private in the 
malitia as she is informed and believes that he was placed
on the pension Role of the United States and was paid his
pension at Nashville Tennessee, she refers the
Department to his papers  on file in the pension office
for a [illegible] satisfactory statement of his services than
she is able to give -
She further declares that she was married to
the said Charles Thompson on the twenty third day of
December 1786 and that her husband the said Charles
died on the 4th of March 1837 - that she was not
married to him prior to his leaving the service
but the marriage took place prior to the 1st [illegible]
1794 - to wit on the day above stated - she further declares
that she hath no record of the marriage with the D. Charles,
now having been kept by the said Charles - nor hath she 
a record of the Birth of any of her children - and that she
still remains unmarried - 
her mark
x
Mary Thompson
Sworn to subscribed before
me this 6 day of June 1840
Jas. Daniel
a Justice of the Peace
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This is to certify that the applicant Mary Thompson from
bodily infirmity is unable to attend in open court without
endangering her life from the fatigue she must undergo
in her present bad state of health. Given under my [illegible]
this 6th - June 1840. 
James Daniel JP

State of Tennessee
Dickson County
This day personally appeared before
me James Daniel an acting Justice of the peace for [said]
County, Frances Collier after being duly sworn deposeth
and sayeth - that she is now seventy two years of age 
that she hath been acquainted with Charles Thompson
Dec.d this wife Mary Thompson - the above applicant
for sixty years - that the marriage of the [said] Charles
Thompson the said Mary - formerly Mary Hodges
took place on the 3rd of December 1786 in the 
county of North Hampton in North Carolina - that
she in inabled to specify the time of their marriage, it
having taken place the December before the birth
of my Eldest daughter - which was the 30th of October 1787,
of which I now have a record made shortly after her -
birth - the [said] Charles Thompson Died the 4th of 
March 1837 - and the said Mary still remains unmarried.

her mark
x
Frances Collier
Sworn to Subscribed before
me This 6th June 1840.
Jas. Daniel
a Justice of the peace
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State of Tennysee
Dickson County
This day personally appeared before
me James Daniel acting Justice of the peace for
S.d County James Thompson, John May, John Adams
being first duly, sworn, declared, that they have been
acquainted with Charles Thompson this wife
for thirty years or upwards past - that they resided
together as man and wife in the utmost harmony
and peace to the time of this death which took place
the 4th of March 1837 - and they are also acquainted
with Frances Colliers - The [illegible], who is a lady
of good Character and entitled to credit.

James Thompson
John May
his
John Addams
mark

Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 6th June 1840
James Daniel
a Justice of the peace

Theis is to certify that that the above mentioned
writings are new in fair standing whose words
can be relied on, and of which I have undoubted
confidence. Given under my hand this letter
of June 1840. 
James Daniel JP

State of Tennysee Dickson County. [illegible]
I William Hightower Clerk of the County
court of said County hereby certify that James Daniel is a Justice
of the Peace as a above and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be
his are [illegible]
In testimony where of I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my seal of office this
8th day of June 1840
Wm Hightower Clerk
By his Deputy Tho. J.Kelly
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26,591
Charles Thompson
Dickson Co.
Tenneysee
from 1779 private 
7 months
$23.33

Field Farrar
Clk Dickson Co.
Charlotte
Tenneysee
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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 are herewith returned. The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show 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.

{TABLE}
A Statement, showing the Service of Charles Thompson
|Period when the service was rendered.| Duration of claimant's service.: Years.|Months.|Days.| Rank of the claimant.| Name and rank of Field officers under whom he served.| Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.| Proof by which the declaration is supported.\

Period when 1779 | Months 2 | Rank Pv | Name and Rank Cap Pegrin no captain | Proof Traditionary

Period when 1780 | Months 3 | Rank Pv.| Name and Rank Col James Cap Pegrim

Period when 1781 | Months 2 | Rank Pv.| Col  Faulkner Cap Nichols

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 regulation 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 patrol [illegible] 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 the 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 _ day of _ personally appeared (a) before
A.B. a resident (b) of _ in the county of _ and State, Territory or District
of _aged(c) _ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the
following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _ , with _ and
served in the - (e) regiment of the _ line, under the following named officers:

[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served
under more than one term of enlistment, he must must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the
town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched _  This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A.B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states
I, _  of the Court of _
do hereby certify (h) that foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of _ for a pension,
In testimony whereof , I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
day of _ &c.

If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note(j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A.B., a Clergyman, residing in the _ and C.D. residing in (the same)
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _, who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier
of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
{And then will follow the certificate of the Court}
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after
putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary
Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _
and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _ Clerk of the Court of _ do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _
for a pension.

In testimony whereof , I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this _ day of _ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; 
but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services
of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not , proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted;
and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected.
All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and
there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his
case.
The Court will [illegible] the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of
service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary
war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. To a Soldier.{Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given,
and what has become of it?}
To an Officer.{Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
has become of it?}
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify
as to your character for veracity, and their belief of you services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that 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 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 of County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a 
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, 
taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow
the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so
definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason  of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason
of old age, and 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 that the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: _ For _ year _ months, and _
days, I served as a _. For _ months and _ days, I served as a _; and for such service I claim a pension."
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 particular 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 not 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.
{pointing finger} The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in
note [j] applies to continental troops only. 
[k] This traditionary evidence in indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found , the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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Widow, etc.
Revy
File No. 1514
Mary Thompson
Widow
Charles Thompson
Priv. Va. Line
Act: Mch 3 1843
Index: - Vol. [illegible], Page 269

[Arrangment of 1870.]
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Tennessee
5546
Mary Thompson
widow of Charles Thompson dec
who was a pensioner under the act of 1832
and who died on the 4 Mar 1837
of Dickson C in the State of Tenneysee
who was a private in the camp commanded
by Captain Pegram of the regt commanded
by Col. James in the Virginia
line for 7 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Nashville
at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March 1837
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of June
1840 [illegible]
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1840 $70.00
Semi=annual allowance ending [illegible] 11.66
$81.66
{Act July7,
1838.}
Recorded by D.McCurdy, Clerk
Book 4 Vol. 2  Page 209
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Charles Thompson W. Ten: Act of June 1832
to what time paid?
Pen: Office
May 9 1840

$23.33
died 1837
p7. 4 Dep 1836
JH
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May 13th
Charles Thompson W. Ten act of 7 June 1832
to what time paid?
Pen: Office
June 23. 1840
$23.33 died 1837
[illegible] 4 Sep 1836
JH
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Hope Rep
23rd June 1840
Dear Sir,
Enclose you the pension papers
of Mr. Thompson - allow me to request
your early attention to the same
I am respectfully
your friend
E Johnson
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Hop. Ref
May 8th 1840

Dear Sir,
Enclose the application of Mary
Thompson for a pension under the act of 1831
May I ask your early attention to 
them
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Treasury Department,
second Comptroller's Office,
December 17th 1840
Sir:
Under the act of 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, "The widow of Charles Thompson,
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Nashville, Ten. Agency, at 
the rate of Twenty three Dollars and 33 cents
per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1836
to the 4th March 1837, the day of his death.
Respectfully yours,
[illegible]
Comptroller. 
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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6995
Mary Thompson
of Charles
Thompson

admitted
Pr [illegible] $23.33
Cap Pegsan col
James, Va

died 4 March 1837
[illegible]July 1838
[illegible] Cane Johnson
H.R
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 3rd march
1843 granting pensions for one year to Certain widows who
have Reserved pensions under the act of July 7. 1838.
State of Tennysee
Dickson County
SS.
on this 15th day of may 1843 personally appeared before the
subscriber a Justice of The peace in and for The State and County
aforesaid Mary Thompson a resident of Tenneysee in the county 
of Dickson aged about seventy four years who being first duly
sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following
Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made
by the act of Congress passed on the 3rd march 1843 granting pensions
to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war that
she is the widow of Charles Thompson who was a private in the
army of the Revolution but she does not [illegible] what regiment 
he served in and that she was a pensioner of the United States 
under the act of 7th July 1838 at the rate of Twentythree Dollars
and thirty three cents per annum. She further declares that she
is still a widow. 

her
mark
x
Mary Thompson {seal}

sworn to and subscribed on the
day and year above written before me
Jas. Daniel Justice of the peace

State of Tennesee
Dickson County
Set.

I James Daniel a Justice of the peace in and for the County
aforessaid do hereby Certify That Mary Thompson the above
declarant is personally known to me given under my hand
This 15th day of may 1843 Jas. Daniel Justice of the peace
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State of Tennesee I Tho P Kelly Clerk of the County Court of
Dickson County Said County do hereby
Daniel is and was an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said
County at the date of the [illegible] Certificate and that his acts as
such are entitled to due weight and credit under my
hand and seal of office this 16th day of May 1843
Tho P Kelly clerk
By his Deputy Tho. McNeilly

State of Tennesee I John Eubank Chairman of the County
Dickson County Court of Said County do hereby certify that
Tho P Kelly is actin Clerk of Said County at the time and
that his official acts as such are entitled to due weight
and credit and that the signature  purporting to be his by
his deputy Tho McNeilly is genuine in testimony where of
I have set my hand an seal this 16th day of May 1843
John Eubank {seal}
Chairman of the county
Court
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The National Archives
form VAM-51
12-3-41

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
Bounty Land Warrant Record Card8

Name: Thompson, Cornelius Grade: Private Line: Maryland

Warrant Number: 11754 Acreage: 100 Issued: May 11, 1790
To: not shown

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 subse-
quent 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