Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11401, for James Simpson, South Carolina
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Service                           Number
S.C.    Simpson, James   S.11401

carded
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Alabama SC. 910
James Simpson
Benton Co in the State of Alabama who was a private in the Company commande by Captain Hendersons of the regt commande by Col. Hays in the S. Carolina for six months

Inscribed on the Roll of Alabama at the rate of 20 Dollars  -- Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of Se [remainder of word cut off] 1836 -- and sent to 76 -- [remainder of line cut off]
R. Chapman H.R.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1836 $110.--
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mch '37  10
$120. --
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Wm S Allison  Clerk
Book 32 Vol. 8  Page 107

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Letter to S. Auditor 5 Decr 1800
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6th April 1838 from 4 March 1831 to 4 March 1838 agt notified 28 Dec 1838

Paid as above from 4 Sep 1838 to 4 March 1839.   Agent notified 6 March 1840

Paid as above from Septr 4th 1840 to Mar 4th 1841.  Agent notified May 19th 1842

Letter to Charles Lewis 20 Sep '42

Paid as above from 4th to 4 Sep 1841. S 4. Sep 1842 to 4 March 1843.  Agent notified 14 Decr 1844

1860 May '18d Let to Hon J. L. MCurry
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No:  31.652
Application of James Simpson for a pension, who was a private in the militia & served seven months & two weeks -- Now resides in Benton County South Ala:  Near Drayton the seat of Justice --
Alabama
allow
for six months
$20.

Hon R Chapman
HR
Wm B. Martin, Drayton,
Benton County - Ala.
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The State of Alabama  }  County Court
Benton County    }   Spring Term thereof 1834

   On this ninth day of July in the year of our Lord 1834 
Personally appeared in the open court before the Honorable Christopher A. Greene Judge of Benton County Court now sitting James Simpson a resident of the Said County of Benton in the State of Alabama aged Seventy years since the 29th day of last December, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832.
   That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein Stated.
   Applicant will in the first place state that he was born in Ireland on the 29th day of December 1763.  That he came to America with his Father, who with his family settled in, 96 District Craven, now Lawrence County South Carolina, in the year 1773, where he resided until the revolutionary war, and also until he was called into service by his Country.  He States further, that he has a record of his age.
   He volunteered in said County of Craven as it was then, in the service of the United States, on the [blank space] day of December 1779 under the Command of Captain James Henderson as a private for the Term of three months - was mustered into service under the command of the said Capt Henderson in said County & State in the regiment of Col: Hays, who commanded a regiment of militia, and was marched to a Tory's plantation in the County aforesaid by the name of Edgill.  Our object in going to Edgill's plantation was to Form a raid of fort at which the regiment could in safety remain & supress the Tories in that Country, who were as numerous almost as the Whigs.  During the time the regiment was stationed at that place we were continually in detached companies marching, and scouting through the country to defeat and destroy the Tories.  The men frequently left going night and day through the cold and inclement weather of Dec, Jany, and February & this applicant can safely say that those days, for trial and troubles and never been requested by him, before or since.  He States that he was constantly and incessantly, marching from neighborhood to neighborhood, some times in search of Tories, and sometimes in full chase after them, and at other times stood, with them bayonet to bayonet, and remained in that kind of service under the command of the same Capt Henderson & Col Hays until his term of service of 3 months had expired, at which time he received no written discharge -- 
   But immediately on the next day after his time had expired
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volunteered for an other term of three months, under the same officers being assured by three that, that time was a critical one and one too which demanded his services & was engaged in the same services, towit the dissposession of the Tories for about one & one half months of his second term, when Col. Glenn come to Edgill's place where we were stationed with orders to Col Hays (in whose regiment I was engaged) to take all the Tories' wifes and children that we could find, that is the wives and children of the known Tories, and send them down to Charleston to the Brittish Army, according Colonel Hays; think this was some time in May 1780. Sent out a company of which applicant was a member, who took 24 Tory families, - wives and children of hte known Tories & brought them to the station, or Fort at the place above stated.  When we came to the fort with the 24 families Col Hays commissioned this applicant to take charge of them & placed under his command against to convey them down to Charleston according to the order which had been Given by Col Glenn to the Brittish army, accordingly Col Hays gave this applicant a commission and Flag & he took charge of the women and children and set out for Charleston with them, about the middle of June, 1780.  We think it was about one month from the time he commenced collection the woman and children wives & children of the Torries, who were engaged on the crown side against us.  He states that in this way to Charleston for the purposes and on the buisiness aforesaid he met a certain Tory Major by the name of William Cunningham, who was notorious in that country for his villianies, and inhumanity towards the wives of the Honest American soldiers who had under his command one hundred choice, nefarious and daring Tories going to make an attack upon our Station, -- on Col Hays.  He hailed this appilcant to know where he was going and thereupon we presented our flag & commissions and he pass'd on without molesting us.  We went on to Charleston - delivered the woman & children to the Brittish officers & set out for our station at Edgills, we went this same road that the Tory company which we had met had gone.  The distance from our station to Charleston was about 180 miles.  One or two days before we arrived at our station we came to a place where Cunningham the Tory Maj: had killed a Capt Caldwell & Whig  I Burned his house and destroyed his property.  We had went on to our Station where we had left our Col Hays & Capt Henderson, and on our arrival, Maj Cunningham
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had attacked, and killed Col Hays & Capt Henderson & most of Our Regiment and took possession of the station.  We did not go immideately to the station knowing that if we did, that instant death and nothing we would pay the forfeit - that nothing but our Blood would satiate the thirst of so reckless a Band ors that which had possession of the fort.  Our time had then been out for about one week and we went home - and in consequence of the death of his Captain and Colonel he received no written discharge for either of the foregoing term of service.
    Then some time about the last of October in the same year, towit, 1780.  He again volunteered under the command of Major Malence in a regiment of cavalry and commanded by Gen. Pickens, for no deffinate period or length of time but to serve when necessity required; and was marched to the relief of the Frontiers of South Carolina.  The Cherokees Tribe of Indians had & still was committing great depredations on the Frontier by in discriminately killing men, women, & children stock &C. &C.  Immediately however on the arrival of our army they surrendered & treated and stipulated friendships - He was then discharged & received for this term of service a written discharge from General Pickens - which discharge he has long since lost.
    It will now be seen that he served three Terms of duty as a private in the militia of South Carolina.
  He first volunteerd for three months in Der 1779 and served the time faithfully and recd no discharge 2d  The same length of time under the same officers & recd no writtne discharge.  The third volunteerd in the cavalry under Genl Pickens and Maj. Malwell & served six weeks and was discharged honorably by Genl Pickens - whole service in the Revolutionary War seven months and two weeks for which he claims a Pension.
   From Lawrence County So Carolina he removed to Pendleton district in the same State in 1811.  From thence to Benton County Alabama in 1835 where he now resides.  He has no documentary evidence whereby he can prove or in any manner authenticate the foregoing service.  Nor is there any
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   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 this Agincy of any state in this Union
     James Simpson
Sworn to and subscribed in open court the day and year aforesaid
   J A Green Judge

We  Saml R Russell a clergyman residing in Benton County Alabama and James Alexand and John Matton certify that we are well acquainted with James Simpson who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declarations that we believe him to be 70 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.  That he also sustains a good moral character and is a man of unimpeachable veracity.
     Samuel R. Russell
Sworn to and subscribed the day year aforesaid
William Arnold/Clerk     John Maddox
      B.C.C.
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter
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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 it that Saml R Russell who has signed preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in Benton County State aforesaid, that James Alexander and John Maddox who have also signed the same are residents in the said County & State & are credible persons and their statements are entitled to credit.
    J A Green
   Judge of the county court of Benton County it being a court of record

I William Arnold Clerk of the County Court of Benton County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court, in the Matter of the application in this matter of the application of James Simpson for a pension.
   In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal, there being no seal of officer this ninth day of July in the year of our Lord on thousand Eight hundred & thirty-four
   William Arnold Clerk cc

[To the left of the preceding paragraph is a hand-drawn seal in which the following is written:]
Seal of Benton County Court Ala
1824
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I certify that William Arnold who made the foregoing certificate as clerk of the county court of Benton County Alabama was clerk of said court at the date thereof, and that the signa purporting to be his is genuine and that full faith & credit is due to his acts as such -- Decb 17th 1836
    R Chapman

Assess Wm. B. Martin     Drayton
Benton Co Ala
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Rev War
11401
INVALID.

File No. 11,401
James Simpson
Priv Rev War

Act: June 7th 1832

Index :-- Vol. A, Page 342

[Arrangement of 1870]
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
February 18th, 1840.

Sir:
   Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," James Simpson, -- a Pensioner on the Roll of the Mobile, Ala Agency at the rate of Twenty Dollars per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1838, to the 4th March 1839.
   Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions, 
     Present.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
May 12th, 1842.

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," James Simpson, -- a Pensioner on the Roll of the Mobile, Ala Agency at the rate of Twenty Dollars and --- Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1840, to the 4th March 1841.
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions, 
     Present.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
October 19th, 1844.

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, James Simpson, -- a Pensioner on the Roll of the Mobile, Ala Agency at the rate of Twenty Dollars per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1841, to the 4th Sept. 1841: and to 4th March 1843.
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
    Present.
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Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office,
December 15th, 1838.

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," James Simpson, -- a Pensioner on the Roll of the Mobile, Ala Agency at the rate of Twenty Dollars per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th, of March 1831, to the 4th March 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
    Present.
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Paid to 4 Sep 1842
hiatus from 4 March to 4th Sep 1841
Sep 1841

[Written upside down is the following:]

Sept 19 44
Mr. Evans

Pension Office
Treasury Department
Washington 
Dist of Columa

[The following is in a round ink-stamp, similar to a postmark:]
JACKSONVILLE
SEP
12
[State Abbreviation is too faded to read.]
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Jacksonvill }
Septr 10th 1844}

Sir

James Simpson, a Revolutionary Pensioner, has applied to me, for the drawing of his Pension Papers.. to receive the amount due him at Mobile -- owing to his extreme age, debility & want of Recollection he cannot tell the amount due him, nor up to what time he has been paid  He also says, that a ballance remains unpaid of one year & which he fails to draw some years since.  Information is asked from the department, as soon as may be convenient.  That this paper may be prepared & sent on to Washington for allowance, as I have infurmed him that after Eight months failure he cannot draw at Mobile -- For answers to the above (three enquiries) & also whether he can make up his paper until 4th September 1844 & he allowed out Washington.  Instead of drawing part at Mobile & part there - I have written this for him 
   Charles Lewis
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N. B. address Charles Lewis -- Jacksonvill Alabama
RL

[The following is written sideways on the paper and appears as if it was copied with the left side folded under, cutting off the beginnings of some lines:]
Sept 19 44
Mr. Evans
  Office
ry Department
Washington Cy
Dist of Columa