Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17954, Samuel Fowler, S.C.
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S.C.
Fowler, Samuel
S 17954
Born in Va.
carded
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31643
South Carolina
Samuel Fowler
of Spartanburg Dist, in the State of S.C., who was a private in the co commanded by Captain Gowen of the regt commanded by Col White in the S.C. mila line for 6 mos 16 days.

Inscribed on the Roll of S. Carolina at the rate of 21 Dollars 77 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.  

Certificate of Pension issued the 2d day of August 1839, and sent to John C.  Kimball of Spartanburg District, S.C.  

Arrears to the 4th of March 1839            $174.16
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sep '39    10.88
                                                                  $185.04
{Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by D. McCurdy, Clerk

Book E, Vol. 6, Page 67.
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State of South Carolina
Spartanbugh District
To Wit
On this 8th day of March, 1833.
personally appeared in open Court before
the Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, and 
Sessions for the District of Spartanbugh in the
said State, now Sitting Samuel Fowler,
a resident of South Carolina Spartanburgh
District, aged Eighty Six years who being first
duly Sworn according to law, doth on his
oath make the following declaration
order to obtain the benefit of the Act
of Congress passed June 7. 1832. That he
entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and [illeg]
he stated, "I entered the service under Capt John Gowen, on the frontier of South Carolina, but cannot recollect the date, and served in Col White regiment. I was stationed at Jamisons Fort during the greater part of the time of
my Service, occasionally ordered out
against the Tories, and Indians, and
some time employed as an Indian spy.
I ended the army as a volunteer, and continued in the service as a spy and guard 
to the frontier on the Indian line, between five and six years and untill the
final close of theWar-- I have no
documentary evidence of any services
having lost all my papers at the burning
of Jamisons Fort - I was born in Frederick
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Frederick County in Virginia - but cannot recol
lect the year, having no record of my age-- I resided in Spartanbugh when entered the service, and reside on the same place now, and have resided there ever since the close of the War.  General Pickins was the only General
officer of the army with whom I served.
I never received any discharge (written)
but was disbanded at the close of hoslities with the other troops. 

I hereby relinquish any claim 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. For my character as a
man of truth and moral conducted
I refer to the Rev. Hugh Henderson and
to John G. Landrum, and to William B
Archer and George Hughes to atty & my
character for truth.
Samuel Fowler 

Sworn to & Subscribed  the day aforesaid
In open Court
R. Gault


Answers to the Court

1 & 2. I was born in Virginia, but have no
record of my age, and have forgotten the
date of my birth but think it was 1746 -
3. I lived in South Carolina when I entered
the same and have lived here ever since
4. As a volunteer
5th See above
6. I never had any written discharge ┃
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No 26042          31643
Samuel Fowler Spartanburgh District
South Carolina
Act 7 June 1832
Allow h ms 16 days per $21.77 per annum

Suspended ,see  let
21 Oct 1883
To
E Bomar Clk office Depart. of State [struck through]

S. Carolina
J C Kimball
Spartanburg C H
So Ca
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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 complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.

A STATEMENT, showing the service of Samuel Fowler Spartanburg District
                                                                                              South Carolina


Period when the service was rendered
Served between 5 & 6 [illeg] to the end of the war
Rank of the Claimant:
Spy
Names and rank of te Field officers under whom he served :
Gen. Pickens
Capt Gowen, Capt White

Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service:
86 years   District of Spartanburgh S. Carolina

Proof by which the declaration is supported:
Traditionary evidence, paper correct




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 constructed to extent, 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 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, etc., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefit 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 the Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians 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 applicants reside. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.

                                                                   DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
                                            State Territory, or District of
                                             County of
On this             day of                                personally appeared (a) before  
          A B. a resident (b) of                              in the county of                        and State, Territory, or District of           aged (c)            years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)           , with.        and served in the                (e) regiment of the line,                under the following named offices:

(Here set forth the names and ranks of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service ; (and if he server under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particlar 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 was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I                                                                                     of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of                                                                       for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand and seal of office (i) this 
                         day of                                          &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the name 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 the 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 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. 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 Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the orginal proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for pension.

 In testimony whereof, I 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 orginal 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 hid personal knowledge of the service oh the applicant, and such circumstance connected therewith as may have a tendency to throw lightupon 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 material facts, which can be used 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, it 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 ol 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 Reginents as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6.
(To a Soldier. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
(To an Officer. Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.

The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.

The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons-one of whom should be 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 certity to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.

The traditionary evidence of service is deened 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 or 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 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 ofice, 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 genine signature.

No payments can be made upon 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.
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(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 of the war when he served.
(e) Every continental officer or soldiers 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 depots and saith, that by reason of ld age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positive as to the precise length of his service; but according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the period mentioned below, and in the following grades: ---For____year_____month____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 service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. ome persons who apply for pensions mere state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must begin every case, be clearly shown under what officer the applicant severed; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corp 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 n 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 fix 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 certified officer, should accompany the papers.
                                                      
                                                 Mode of authenticating papers.

In every instance where the certifing officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certiicate 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 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 verify 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 is
note (j) applies to continental troops only.
(k)This traditionury evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
(l) If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
(m) The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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17954
INVALID

File No. 17,954
Samuel Fowler
Pri  REV War
__________

Act:  June 7th 32

Index: Vol [blank] Page 442

Arrangement of 1870
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Acts of July  14, 1862, and March 3, 1873  consolidated with  O.W. Inv. File 17.954         3716
 P.O. Samuel Fowler REJECTED
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Samuel Fowler  So Ca Sus. til Hon W R Cloung  May 10 1831 do do  Jn C Kimbrell  Aug 17 1838  3716
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John McClure Affidavit
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 Spartanburgh  District So Car. 
 I Joshua Topp , clerk of the Court for said District do certify that from information perfectly satisfactory I am satisfied that John Mc Clure who has sworn to & subscribed the within affidavit is a man of truth and respectability and further certify that Henry Dodd Esq.  before whom the  same was made is an acting Magistrate of said District. Given under my hand  & seal of office this 31st May 1838 .
 J. Topp clk
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State of South Carolina 
Spartanburgh District 
Personally came  John Mc Clure  before me  and made oath that he was acquainted with Samuel Fowler  in the  Revolutionary War and the said  Fowler was a soldier in said war against the Indians  under Captain  Gwin  and the said Fowler  was an honest upright man as far as he knew the said Fowler  served in South Carolina and all due faith and credit should be paid to  said Samuel Fowler's declaration. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 7th day of April1838 . John McClure ( his mark X )

 Henry Dodd  JP
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John C. Kimbrell letter
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State of South Carolina Spartanburgh District  5th June 1838 J. L. Edwards Esq. 
Sir  
I wish to inform you I act as an agent for Thomas Kimbrell and Samuel Fowler , and when you
write, address your letter to me to be lodged at Damascus P.O. Spartanburgh District So. Ca.  Yours respectfully   
John C. Kimbrell
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Thos Fowler Thos Kimbrell  SC Ad June 7 1832 Add'l prf
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Spartanburgh 20th May 1839  
My Dear Sir,
Enclose I send you the certificate of the Compt. Genl as to the services of Thomas Fowler  and Thos. Kimbrill, which I hope will be satisfactory. Mr. Fowler is very old & infirm & his recollection too frail that I fear I shall be unable to send you full the proof required as to the  precise length of time he served. There is no doubt that he was a very efficient soldier if you should refuse his application I will endeavor 
to  get further proof - in regard to Thomas Kimbrill 's claim I am satisfied that the atty was wrong in putting his services as a regular in the  Virginia line.  I am satisfied that Tho. Kimbrill  was a Militia man  by referring to the declaration of Robert Kimbrill on file in your office you will find that  Tho. Kimbrill was a witness & proved the services of Robert - The proof however furnished in the claim of Thomas Kimbrill  I regard now as quite sufficient  & hope you will be able to forward the old man a certificate. 
Yours with esteem  
John C. Kimbrill
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amended declaration of Saml Fowler  Spartansburgh  So. Carolina
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South Carolina}
Spartanbugh Dist}.        [illegible]

On this 2nd October 1833.
personally appeared, before the subscriber
a magistrate of said District, Samuel
Fowler, who being duly sworn on his
oath saith, that from his old age
and consequent lapse of memory, he
cannot swear positivity to the precise
length of the different times of his Service,
and can only say that he entered the
army in the fall of 1776. and served at  
Broken [illeg] to the end of the war.
but cannot recollect the dates, or length
of time - he considered himself, as always
in the army, on the  frontier,  and his
active service was as a spy, and Sentinel on the frontier, and [illeg] of to many small tours, of a few weeks at a time - that it is now impossible to identify them.

          his
Saml.  S   Fowler
         mark

Sworn to & Subscribed}
before me 2nd Oct. 1833}
Wm Trimmier 
J. D. [illegible]
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South Carolina
Spartanbugh District
I Elisha Bomar
Clerk of the Court
for Spartanbugh District do hereby certify that 
William Trimmer who has attested
and before whom the forgoing affidavit was 
made is a magistrate of said District, and 
that the signature purporting to be his
is genuine.
In witness whereof I have hereunto
affixed my seal of office and is
signed my name this 7th October 1833.
E. Bomar
Clerk of Spartanburg District
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[handwritten]

State of South Carolina
Spartanburgh District
Personally came before me, Joseph
Davis, who being sworn in due form of law
on his oath saith, that he has been intimately
acquainted with Samuel Fowler of Spartanburg
District. that the said Samuel has ever maintained a character unstaind for truth honesty and punctuality.  And the Deponent further states that the said Samuel Fowler, is generally reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a Revolutionary soldier and that he, the Deponent, believes him to have been such.
Sworn thus 9th of Apl 1838
 Joseph Davis
D White U.Q.

Personally appeared before me James
Loftis who being sworn saith that he has
known the above named Samuel Fowler
for forty five or fifty years, and does fully 
concur in the facts stated in the above
affidavit
Sworn to & subscribed
before me 9th Ap. 1838.

James Loftis
Dr. White . U.Q.
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[handwritten]
[the first paragraph has a large "X" over it]

State of South Carolina
Spartanburgh District
Personally came before me Wm Grogan who being Duly Sworn in due form Saith he is intimately acquainted and has been for many years with Joseph Davis who was Sworn on the within Affidavit and says that he in supported
an undoubted character. as to James Loftis
he cannot State as Fully as of Smaller Acquaintance
Sworn to before me
June 1838.
[end of crossed out paragraph]

Personally came William Grogan, who
being sworn saith that he is well acquainted with Joseph Davis and James Loftis 
who make the within affidavit and
that they are men of unquestionable
veracity

[signed] Wm Grogran

Sworn to & Subscribed
9 June 1838
[signed] H. J. Dean J.P.

I Joshua Tapp, Clerk of the
Court for Spartanburgh District, do hereby
certify that Daniel White & H. J. Dean
an acting justice of the peace for said
District, and that William Grogan, who 
makes the above affidavit is a man of truth 
and respectability. Given under
my hand & seal of Office
this 9 June 1838.
[signed] J. Tapp
Clk

[left margin]
Joseph Davis 
& James Loftis
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South Carolina}
Spartanburgh District}

Personally came before me. the Subscribing Magistrate William Trimmier. late an attorney of law, who being sworn, saith, that some four or five years ago, he drew the Declaration of Samuel Fowler, for a pension under the act of Congress of 1832. that the same was returned for amendment, and was subsequently mislaid in the office of the clerk of the Court or otherwise and present application has been delayed, with an expectation of finding the old 
declaration. As this deponant believes. 

Sworn to & subscribed}
before me 9th June 1838}.     
Wm Trimmier [signature]
H. J. Dean J. P. [signature]
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State of South Carolina
Spartanbugh District
To wit
Personally came before me
Capt John Collins a Revolutionary
Captain, who being sworn saith
for he knew Samuel Fowler, who
is now applying for a pension during
the Revolutionary War that the said Samuel Fowler was in the service of the United States during the war, and was taken a prisoner
at the Capture of Gowing Fort, this Deponent cannot State the length of his service, but knows that he did serve and was regarded as a good solder.
John Collins

Sworn to & Subscribed
before me 13 Ap. 1838
D. White U Q


I Joshua Tapp Clerk of the Court for Spartanburg District only
by that John Collins who makes the foregoing
affidavit is a man of respectability on truth &
that Daniel White Esq before whom the same was made is an acting Magistrate of said District.
In witness whereof I have [illeg] set my hand & seal of office this 31st May 1838.
J. Tapp
Clk
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Indent Book}
X 3498 }

No 1.    Issued 8th August 86 to Samuel
             Fowler L28.15 Sterling duty in Roebuck
               Regiment per audited L28.1.5___

State of South Carolina


No 2        To Samuel Fowler
                 for Militia duty in Roebuck Regt  
                 since the fall of Charleston  per           
                 Anderson  return amounting in                                
                 currency to     L196.10
                  in sterling      L  28.1.5              -
                                                                                              
Comptroller General' Office
Columbia 11th May 1839

I do certify that the above memorandum Number 1 is a true copy taken
from the margin of Indent Book X deposited in this office.  And that No 2 is a true copy of the account for which the said Indent was issued.
Wm Ed Hayne
Compt. Genl.
for  B. Hart

fees two dollars Pd
B. Hart
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South Carolina ⎬ 
Spartanburgh Dist
John G. Landraw a Clergyman resident in
Spartanburgh District and
William B. Archer & George Hughes resident in the same do here certify that he was acquainted with Samuel Fowler who has subscribed and sworn to the preceding 
Declaration that we believe him to be 
86 years of age that he is reputed and believe
in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to & Subscribed
John G. Landrum
Wm Archer
 George Hughes

Wm Trimmier
J.Q W. Exoff.

And the said Court, does hereby declare its opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the war Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states- and the said Court further certifies that it, that it appears to it that
John G. Landrum who has signed the foregoing clergyman resident in Spartanburgh District and that William B. Archer and George Hughes who have also signed the same are resides in the said District and are
credible persons and that their statements
is entitled to credit
[Line illegible]

R. Gantt
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State of South Carolina
I Elisha Bomar Clerk of the Court of Sessions
and Common Pleas in & for the district of
Spartanburgh do hereby certify that the fore
going contains a true copy of the original
proceedings of the said Court in the matter
of the application of Samuel Fowler for a
Pension. In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand & seal of office
this 11th day of May 1833
E Bomar


[written on edge of document]
Declaration of Samuel Fowler
Act of 7 June 1832
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South Carolina
Spartanburgh district
[illeg] came before me Samuel Fowler one of the ACete Justices of the peace and maid oath in action to his declaration for pension here to fore and that he did render the services in South Carolina as stated in his declaration the 
first trip that I went was after the indians under
Captain Smith to the nation against the indians a long [illeg] three weakes in the year seventy eight. I came back and joined Capt. Gowan Company and the first servis rendered was in bilding of forts, there was caled [called?]  soon under Capt. Gowan to you obt on tougulo to fite the indians about too or three weeks then returned back to the garding the forts  was then called off against the tories under
General Brannon for the seice of too or three weakes then returned back to guarding the forts was then called of againe Cornel Kilgore to the nation to fite the indians again for the space of about two weeks and the returned back to garding the forts then after was coled off to the nation under General Pickens to fite the indians  then I think I ended my servis in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty too in September  they hav [illeg] but there was maney outhers scouts in rangin in garding that I Cant recolect of because of my age and frailness.
I then now of no other living witness that I can prove my servces maid  but I maid aplication aboute fore or five years agow and for the prof of that I will aply to William Trimmier squier 
I then fileded up the hole time inranging and garding the fort against indians 
given under my hand and seal this June 11th 1839 Sworn to and subscribed before
John Grogan J. P.
 Samuel Fowler
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South Carolina
Spartanbgh Dist} I Joshua Tapp clerk of the court for Spartanburgh District do hereby certify that John Grogan Eqr is an acting Justice of the peace for the said District
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 5th June 1838
J Tapp clk
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34485
Samuel Fowler
So Ca see 11.26.042
cert
[illegible] service
So Ca
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State of South Carolina
Spartanburgh District } Ss
Personally came on this day [no day given]of April 1838 in open court to wit the court of Sessions and Common Pleas held for the district aforesaid Samuel Fowler resident in said district aforesaid aged Ninety one 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 7 1832 that he entered the service under the following named officers and served as herein stated
I entered the army in the fall of 1778 under Captain Gowen and was employed in building Jamisons Fort as the first part of my service I was afterward employed in various scouts against the British, Tories and Indians principally in the upper part of South Carolina and the Cherokee Nation for the term of three years during which time I was generally employed in active service and afterwords performed several small tours of duty for a few days or weeks at a time in such broken amounts that I cannot now affix any given term But I continued sometimes in and sometimes out of service until the end of the war during which term I was taken as a prisoner by the Indians & Torries at the fall of [illeg] Fort and was afterwords retaken by Captain Parsons & his company that this service was generally rendered under colonell White and General Pickens That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency
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of any state
In answer to the Interagatories propounded by the court the declarant answers
To the 1st:   I was born in November 1747 as I have been informed in Frederick county Virginia
" " 2.  I have no record of my age
" " 3.  I lived in Spartanburgh district South Carolina when I entered the service and have lived in the same district ever since the Revolution
" " 4.  I served as a volunteer
" " 5.  See within I also recollect having served under Col Kilgore [crossed out and with Col Roebuck]
" " 6.  I never received any written discharge that I can recollect
7.  I refer to the Revd John Gramling and William Archer who will certify to the moral standing of my charracter
John Gramling

Sworn to in open court this 11th day of Ap 1838
J Tapp clk

We John Gramling a clergyman residing within district aforesaid and William Archer resident in the same do hereby certify that we are acquainted with Samuel Fowler the above declarant that we believe him to be ninety one years old and that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Revolutionary soldier and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to &c the day above written
John Gramling
Wm B Archer 

J Tapp clk
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and the said court does hereby declare its opinion after investigating the matter and of the putting the interagatories 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 that John Gramling who has signed the forgoing affidavit is a clergiman residing in said district and that the said William Archer is a credible person and that their statements are entitled to credit
Richard Gantt presiding Judge
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State of South Carolina
Spartanburgh District ⎬ I Joshua Tapp Clerk
of the Court of Spartanburgh District certify
that the papers in this case and Thomas
Kimballs returned to this Office directed
to E. Bomar Clk, since his death they cannot
be found, instead of which we send others
as stated in this Bundle

Given under my hand and seal of ┃
the Court this 14th April 1835.
J. Tapp
Clk
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Note:
Particial copy of form:
8-1776

carded
CONTENTS
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[Misfiled, Wrong Soldier/ s/b Samuel Fowler]
22.190
West Tennessee
Sherwood Fowler
Bedford C in the state of Tennessee was a pr called sergt in the company commanded Captain Walker of the regt commanded Col Willis in the [illegible] for 6 mos in 1779
Inscribed on the Roll of W Tennessee
the rate of 24 Dollars - Cents per annum
commence on the 4th day of March 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of Oct 1833 and sent to JN Anderson Shelbyville
Arrears to the 4th of Sep '33    $60
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Mch ' 34 
$72
{Revolutionary Claim Act June 7 1832}
Recorded by Wm S Allison clerk
Book E Vol 7 Page 78
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The State of Tennessee
Bedford County circuit court Decemr Term 1832
Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the United States passed the 7th June 1832
On this fifty day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the Honorable James C Mitchell Esquire Judge of the Eleventh circuit in the state of Tennessee now sitting for Bedford county Sherewood Fowler a resident of said county of Bedford aged seventy three years ten months and five days who being first duly sworn according to law doth on hi oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7th of June 1832 that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated to wit that he entered the service of the United States as a substituted soldier in the room and stead of William Gray of Powhaton county and state of Virginia who was drafted in said county though he said deponant resided in Amelia county and state of Virginia he says he was placed in a company under the command of Captain Edward Mumford and [crossed out was musterred into service] Rendezvoused at Pawhatan court house the first week in May in the year 1779 and was marched from there to Williamsburg in the state of Virginia where the company he was attached
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to joined the main ary and were mustered into service; under the command of General Charles Scott he says that in a few days thereafter he was marched to the town of York where he says the regiment he belonged to was placed under the command of General Nelson and from there he was marched three or four miles lower down the state and then returned to York again and from there he was marched to Williamsburg and discharged the first week in July 1779 for a tower of duty of two months he states he does not recollect to have received a discharge in writing Deponent further states that he entered the service of United States again about the first week in January in the year 1781 as a drafted soldier in Amelia county and state of Virginia and was placed in a company commanded by Captain Edward Walker; and rendavouzed at Amelia courthouse and from there he was marched through Petersburg and on to Cabbin point where the company he belonged to joined the main army where by the consent of the commanding officer he was exchanged or changed places with one David Allen and was placed again under his former capt Edward Mumford and in a regemt commanded by Col Willis He says he left Cabbin point the same evening and was marched on to Smithfield and from there through several counties but being a stranger in that part of the state at that time he does not now recollect their names for some time until said troop reached a place called Jerrico where they remained for some time and from there he was marched to Suffolk
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where he says he was stationed in a Brick church and from there he was marched through the dismal swamp and below there a short distance to where the Brittish had been encamped and remained there some days and was marched back to Suffolk again and after some weeks was discharged by companies for a tower of duty of two months He says he thinks it was about the first week in March 1781 and that he served this last mentioned tower all except three or four days as a corporal in said company and that he does not remember to have seen a written discharge He further states that afterwards he thinks in the last week in the month of June 1781 in said county of Amelia and state of Virginia he entered the service of the United States again as a drafted soldier and was placed in a company of militia under the command of Captain William Finney and was marched from there through the town of Richmond in said last mentioned state and an to Williamsburg where he says they joined the main army under the command of General Lawson on the 6th day of July 1781 in evening of the day on which the Battle of Jamestown was fought and he thinks that the Col Beverly Randolph and Major Holcomb were field officers in General Lawsons Brigade and from there he was marched to a place called Mobbins hills on or near James River by way of Bottoms Bridge on Chickahomeny river where he says he was stationed for some time and from there he was marched to a placed called Newcastle in Hanavey county near Richmond where he was stationed for some time and from there he was marched down the
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Pomunky river to New Kent Courthouse then down the river and crossing the same into King William county and back again to New Kent court house and south of the same a few miles to an encampment where he says he was discharged for a tower of duty of two months about the last of august 1781 making in all a time of actual service of six months although he thinks he served some days more yet he claims a pension for six months only and that he served in the capacity of 2nd Sargent during the last two months of his service
He also states that he has no documentary evidence whatever and that he knows of no person whos testimony he can procure who can testify as to his service He hereby relinquishes all and every claim or claims whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in the United States Sworn to in open court the day and year aforesaid Shewood Fowler
Danl M Kisick
Interrogatories by the court
Int 1st where and in what year were you born 
Ans I was born in Gochland county in the state of Virginia on the 1st day of Janry in the year 1759 agnable to the information of my parents
Int 2nd Have you any record of your age and if so where is it 
Ans I have a record of my age now in my possession
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Sherewood Fowler
Declaration 
21061
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Int 3rd where were you living when called into service where have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now live?
Ans I was a citizen of Amelia county in the state of Virginia during the whole time I was in the service of the United States and until after the close of the Revolution I then moved to Cumberland county in the state of Virigina where I resided until March 11829 & then removed to Bedford county Tennessee where I have lived ever since and where I now live
Int 4th How were you called into service where you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom? 
Ans when I first entered the service of the United States I substituted in the room and stead of one William Gray of Pawhaton county and state of Virginia and the following of my service I served as a drafted militiaman
Int 5th State the names 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 service 
Ans I do not recollect the names of any regular officer who was with troops where I served that I know to be such and I believe my declaration here subscribed and sworn to contains the most promenant history of my services that I am able to give at this advanced age of my life
Int 6th did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so what has become of it
Ans I never did receive a discharge to the best of my recollection
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State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood who can testify as to your character for veracity and their opinion of your services as a soldier of the revolution
I have not lived in my present neighbourhood a length of time sufficient to form an extensive acquaintence but believe that Major Jas C Record Doct Geo W Haywood and Mr Robert Hill are as well acquainted with me as any of my neighbours except my own relations I ahve a small acquaintence with the Rev Willis Haywood but cannot procure his attendance at present
Sworn to and subscribed this 5th day of Decmr 1832
Danl M Kisick Sherwood Fowler
State of Tennessee
Bedford Circuit court Decemr Term 1832
This day personally appeared in oppen court James C Record, George W Haywood and Robert Hill the latter a resident of Maurey count, residents of Bedford county and neighbours of Sherewood Fowler Senr who after being sworn according to law deposeth and saith that they are well acquainted with Sherewood Fowler Senr that they believe him to be a man of strict veracity that they have never heard his honesty or veracity Questioned by any person whatever that they believe him to be seventy three years ten months and 
days of age and that they believe him to have been a soldier of the revolution and to have served as he states sworn to in open court this 5th day
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of Decemr 1832
EW Haywood
Danl M Kisick Robt Hill
James C Record
And the said court do hereby delare their opinion after the investigation of the matter; and after putting the interroggatories 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 James C Record and George W Haywood are residents of Bedford County and that Robert Hill is a resident of the county of Maury all in the state of Tennessee that they are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit
JC Mitchell
I David M Kisick clerk of the circuit court of the county of Bedford do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Sherewood Fowler for a pension In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal there being no seal of office at office in Shelbyville the eighth day of Decemr AD 1832
Danl M Kisick clk of sd court
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I certify that the foregoing Declaration of Sherwood Fowler for a pension contained an thiz and the annexed sheet are the original papers presented and acted on in court and that Daniel M Kisick whose certificate is mached thereto is clerk of said court and that his signature and also 
that of the Honl JC Mitchell the presiding judge I know to be genuine I understand further that there is no public seal of offic of said court with any device [illegible] ed them James H Polk
June 26th 1833
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21061
Sherwood Fowler
W T
Bedford Co
from 1779 private corporal & sergeant
cent fir
Pa 2 mo 6.66
corpl 2 mo 7.33
sergt 2 mo 10.
$24.00
Jno H Anderson
Shelbyville 
T
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WAR DEPARTMENT
Pension Office
183
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 complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Sherwood Fowler Bedford Co 

Period when the service was rendered Sub 1777/ 
Duration of the claimants service Years/months/days  2 months / Rank of the claimant prv /
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served Cap Memford Gen Scott / Battles in which the applicant was engaged none / Country through which he marched Va / Place of abode when he entered the service and age at the present period Powhaton Va 73.10.5 / Evidence by which the declaration is supported Trady

Period when the service was rendered Sub Drafted 1781 / 
Duration of the claimants service Years/months/days  2 months / Rank of the claimant corporal /
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served Cap Walker Col Willis / Battles in which the applicant was engaged none / Country through which he marched Va / Place of abode when he entered the service and age at the present period Amelia Va  / Evidence by which the declaration is supported

Period when the service was rendered Sub Drafted 1781 / 
Duration of the claimants service Years/months/days  2 months / Rank of the claimant corporal /
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served Cap Finney / Battles in which the applicant was engaged none / Country through which he marched Va / Place of abode when he entered the service and age at the present period Amelia Va  / Evidence by which the declaration is supported

I am respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES 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 constructed to extent, 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 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, etc., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefit 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 the Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians 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 applicants reside. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.

                                                                   DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
                                            State Territory, or District of
                                             County of
On this             day of                                personally appeared (a) before  
          A B. a resident (b) of                              in the county of                        and State, Territory, or District of           aged (c)            years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)           , with.        and served in the                (e) regiment of the line,                under the following named offices:

(Here set forth the names and ranks of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service ; (and if he server under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particlar 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 was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I                                                                                     of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of                                                                       for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand and seal of office (i) this 
                         day of                                          &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the name 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 the 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 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. 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 Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the orginal proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for pension.

 In testimony whereof, I 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 orginal 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 hid personal knowledge of the service oh the applicant, and such circumstance connected therewith as may have a tendency to throw lightupon 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 material facts, which can be used 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 service of each person
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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, it 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 ol 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 Reginents as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6.
(To a Soldier.) Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
(To an Officer.)Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.

The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.

The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons-one of whom should be 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 certity to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.

The traditionary evidence of service is deened 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 or 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 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 ofice, 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 genine signature.

No payments can be made upon 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.
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(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 of the war when he served.
(e) Every continental officer or soldiers 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 depots and saith, that by reason of ld age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positive as to the precise length of his service; but according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the period mentioned below, and in the following grades: ---For____year_____month____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 service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. ome persons who apply for pensions mere state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must begin every case, be clearly shown under what officer the applicant severed; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corp 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 n 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 fix 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 certified officer, should accompany the papers.
                                                      
                                                 Mode of authenticating papers.

In every instance where the certifing officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certiicate 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 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 verify 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 is
note (j) applies to continental troops only.
(k)This traditionury evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
(l) If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
(m) The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

W. P. William  (illegible). (Signature)
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(Box to Left of page:
This Bureau can furnish the military
record of only such Revolutionary soldiers
as were pensioned or whose widows were 
pensioned for their service.

Such of the orginal muster and pay
rolls of the Revolutionary War and the
War of 1812 as are now in the possession 
of the Government are on file in the
Record and Pension Office, War Department.  
Originalrolls and other records
pertaining to service in the Revolutionary 
War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.)
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY:

L. W. B.
I. 1516.

DEPARIMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. O.,

May 28, 1897.

Madam: - 

Replying to your request for information concerning Ellis and 
Sherwood Fowler, soldiers of the Revolutionary war, you are advised 
that a very careful search has been made and from the data given the
name of Ellis Fowler has not been found upon the Revolutionary war
pension records on file in this Bureau.

Sherwood Fowler made an application for pension on December 5th, 1632, at which time ho was 73 years of age and residing in Bedford County, Tenne, and his pension was allowed for six months' actual
service as a private, corporal and sergeant in the Virginia troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Walker
and Col. Willis. He enlisted in Powhatan County, Virginia.
Very respectfully,


                                                           Commissioner.


Mrs. Dora Fowler Arthur,
Austin, Texas.
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S
I. 1516

June 24, 1897.

Madam:

Replying to your communication of recent date, where- 
in you request further information concerning Sherwood Fowler a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you are advised that
information relative to dates of the soldier's enlistment and  discharge can probably be obtained upon application to the
Record and Pension Office, War Department, this city, as all 
the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War 
now in possession of the Goverment are on file in that, of-
fice. An examination of the papers on file in his pension 
claim jails to show where the soldier was born or the names of his parents. The date of his death can be obtained upon application to the Hon. Auditor for the Interior Department, Treasury Department, this city, giving the soldier's full
name and history as furnished in this Bureau's letter of May
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28, 1897, together with the following data: Certificate No.
22,190; Act of June 7, 1832; W. Tennessee Agency.

    
Very respectfully,
           
                 Commissioner.



Mrs Dora Fouler Arthur,
Austin, Texas.
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Officers
Mrs Rebecca J Fisher President
Mrs Stephen F Darden 1st V Pres
Mrs Frank R Subbock 2nd V Pres
DAUGHTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS 1836 1891
William B Travis Chapter
Officers 
Mrs Dora Fowler Arthur
Acting Sec'y and Chapter Historian
Mrs Hazen G Raymond Treasurer
Austin Texas June 5 1897
1812 Pearl St

Hon H Clay Evans
Com Bureau of Pensions
My dear Sir,
I hereby thank you for the favor of May 28 continuing this information: Sherwood Fowler made an application for a pension Dec 5 1832 when he was 73 yrs of age and residing in Bedford County Tenn; and his pension was allowed for six months actual service as a private corporal and sergeant in the Virginia troops Reve War a part of the time he served under Capt Walker and Col Willis He enlisted in Powhaton county Va Please state to me if possible what year he rendered this service also when and where he died? Was he disotted during service so stated in his application where was he born and who his parents 
the dates requested will be gratefully received 
most respectfully Mrs Dora Fowler Arthur
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Record and Pension Office,
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, March 15., 1897. 

Respectfully returned to

Mrs. Dora Fowler Arthur,
No • 1802 Pearl Street,
Austin, Texas. 

Neither the name Sherwood Fowler 
nor the name Ellis Fowler has been
found on the rolls, on file in this
office, of any Virginia or South Car-
olina military organization in
service during the war of the Revolution.

In view of the statement made by
you that pensions were granted on account of the services of these men, 
it is suggested as a possibility that 
a statement of their services may be obtained from the Commissioner of
Pensions, Washington, D.C., who is 
the custodian of the pension records
of all wars.

[Large stamp]
PENSION 
US
MAY 
13
1897
OFFICE

BY AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR:


Colonel, U.S. Army, Chief of Office.

Per

(800a)

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[Rectangular Stamp]
RECORD & PENSION OFFICE
MAR 13
472160
1897
WAR DEPARTMENT

Austin Texas
Mach 10, 1807.

Sherwood Fowler   W. Va
& Lieut Ellis Fowler, of Va. or S. C.
____, Co.____ Reg't Rev. War

Dora Fowler Arthur,
Desires to obtain the
records of service of

above names ancestors
_______________________________
WRAPPER

[Large Stamp]
US
PENSION
MAY
13
1897
OFFICE
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Officers
Mrs Rebecca J Fisher President
Mrs Stephen F Darden 1st V Pres
Mrs Frank R Subbock 2nd V Pres
DAUGHTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS 1836 1891
William B Travis Chapter
Officers 
Mrs Dora Fowler Arthur
Acting Sec'y and Chapter Historian
Mrs Hazen G Raymond Treasurer
Austin Texas March 10 1897
1812 Pearl St

Referred to the com of Pensions
Washington DC
Col FC Ainsworth
Chief of Pension Officer
Washington DC

My dear Sir,

Again I must trouble you in my efforts to establish my claim to become a daughter of the American Revolution. It is not my own family but a combination of circumstances that prompts my inquirie
I have 
learned by correspondence that my great grandfather Sherwood Fowler of Virginia drew his pension for service  in the Amer Rev late in life while he lived with a son in Marshall Co Tenn
Ellis Fowler, formerly of Va later of SC was a lieutenant in the Revolutionary war his descendants were pensioners of the war of 1812 then all pensioners of Union Co SC were ddead but eight four of these were Fowlers: Godfrey, Hymer & Mack were brothers & a cousin
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[stamped PENSION
MAY 
U 13 S 
1897
OFFICE]

[Stamped MAR 13
RECORD & PENSION OFFICE
472160
WAR DEPARTMENT
1897]
A bureau of ancestry agreed to establish any proofs for ten dollars but that is too great a luxury; besides Sherwood Fowlers name gives it in a nutshell
Thanking you for James Courleaius
Respectfully
Dora Fowler Authur
[stamped
OLD WAR & NAVY
MAY 15 1897
FILES]
Mrs James Joyce Arthur
I explained in a former letter that my fathers and mothers families were pioneers in the Republic of Texas & in the Jesions life of that early time last by the disasters of famlies warfare all family elis & documents also communication by letter with elitises of Va & the Carolinas 
Respectfully referred to the commissopmer of pensions any date obtainable from you would be most gratefully received
most respectfully
(Mrs) Dora Fowler Aurthur
Austin Texas
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Rev War INVALID
File No 1516
Sherwood Fowler
Sergt Va Mil
Act June 7 1832
Index Vol A, Page 128
[Arrangement of 1870]
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May 28 1897 History to Mrs Dora Fowler Arthur
Austin Texas
June 24 1897 Hist to Mrs DF Arthur
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Tenn Aug 12
Utd