Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1649, Charles Carter, Va. Mc Minn Co., Tenn. In 1833

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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Va.
Carter, Charles
NUMBER
S. 1649
McMinn Co., Tenn. in 1833.
CONTENTS

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22089
East Tennessee
Charles Carter  Senr
of McMinn Co in the State of Tennessee
who was a pr of In & Ca in the com command
by Captain    of the regt command by Col Faulkner
in the (N Carolina) line for 11 mos prof Inft
                                              4   ll       ll     Cav
Virginia Line. Records Corrected act 2105
Inscribed on the Roll of Earl Tennessee at the rate of 
53 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the  2 day of October
1833 and Samuel 6
Jourden Athens
Arrears to the 4th of Sept                       133.3
Semi-ant, allowance ending 4 March       26 6
                                                               $1599
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk
Book E Vol 7 Page 39

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26.647
Charles Carter Senr
Ten
McMinn Co
from 1780 private
of Cav & Inf. 15 mo
Pr. Inf 11 ms        36.66
Br Cav  4 ms.       16.66       
                          $53.33

                            26.66
                                   5
                          133.32
Col Faulkner
N.C.
Saml N. Jourdan
Athens
Tennessee

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DECLARATION
IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE BENEFIT OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS PASSED JUNE 7 1832 
STATE OF TENNESSEE SS.
County of McMinn
On this 3 day of June personally appeared in open Court, before the Justice of the County Court of said county, Charles Carter Senr a resident of said county and state, aged about 70 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 of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.  This declarant was born in the year 1762 in Pawetan County, Virginia. This declarant states that he entered into the service of the United States Army about the year 1779 or 1780.  The Capt. was by the name of Capt. Edward Mumford and Lieutenant Thomas Hubard that while under their command he marched from where he entered the service [illegible to wit] where resided at the time to wit in Pawitan County in the state of Virginia to North Hampton for the purpose of preventing the British Troops from landing on the American side. The declarant remained there about six months received a discharge and returned home to Pawetan County Virginia afterwards The declarant, in one of the above named years, [illegible] thinks some time in June.  he was called upon as a militiaman in the county aforesaid, and marching to Hillsborough North Carolina and may then muster in to service his officers were Capt William Mayo, 2 Lieutenant Thomas Hubard the principle officers were General Stephens, Colo. Falkner from PetersBurgh and Major Boyd, we marching from Hillsborough North Carolina to Ridgelies Mills and then they met or [illegible lound] in with the army of General Gates and Decalb and then this declarant was [illegible]

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with others to march in front of the army from Hillsborough to Camden or Camben South Carolina When the English Troops were stationed and on this tour this declarant with the balance of his company got in to a scourmish with the British at which place he had a wound in his left hip and was bartered or brought back to Rudgelies Mills and from there and to Hillsborough where he lay until  the march following this was in August. He was then reposted for duty and again ordered to the service and was in the battle of Gilford in the state of North Carolina and then he recd his discharge in all than he had served about Ten months he then returned home to Pawetan and in May 1781 he joined a volunteer company of horses and served until the siege of York and was in divers scirmishes and at Petersburgh and was at Lanirs Town his officers in the horses services  Littleberry Mosby Capt and Wade Mosby Lt  Coln Call and Major Slith after the siege of York he was a descharged from Coln Call he served in all [illegilbe]  20 months he has lost his discharges he has no record of his age but believes he is about seventy years of age his wounds from Riverton county when he recorded when he entered the service in Virginia to Jefferson County in Tennessee and from there to McMinn County Tennessee when [illegilble]besides the states that he knows of no person that is now in living by when he can prove the services as stated in the declaration or[illegible]
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 of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the 3d day of June 1833
A.R. Turk   Clerk               Charles Carter Sen X His mark
We John S Likens a clergyman residing in the county and state aforesaid, and James F Bradford residing as aforesaid, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Charles Carter Sen who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; and 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. Sworn and subscribed the 3d day of June 1833 
A.R. Turk  Clerk John G Likens James F Bradford 
And the Court  do hereby declare their opinion, after investigating the matter, and putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.  And the Court further certifies, that appears to them that John G Likins who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman , and that he and James F. Bradford who has also signed it, are residents as they therein state, and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
John Miller Justice of the peace
A. BARB
Justice of the Peace 
Amos Bryan 
Justice of the peace

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I A. R. Turk, Clerk of the County court of the County of McMinn aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Charles Carter Senr. for a pension. 

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal at office, this 18 day of Jan 1833    
A. R. Turk   Clerk

[illegible] attached to the third Virginia Regiment

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In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank] for a statement of the military history of Charles Carter - Sent, a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his [struck through (or his widow's)] application for pension on file in this Bureau.
S. 1,649

[table]
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. || LENGTH OF SERVICE. || RANK. ||
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.|CAPTAIN.|COLONEL. || STATE
1779 or 1780 || 6 weeks. || [blank] || Edward Mumford | [check mark] || Va.
June 1780 || 10 mos. || [blank] || William Mayo | Falkner || [blank]
May 1781 || discharged after siege of Yorktown || [blank] || Littlebury Mosly| Call || [blank]

was in skirmishes at Petersburg & Jamestown.
was wounded in left hip at battle of Camden.

Battles engaged in, Camden, Aug 1780. & Guilford.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Powhatan Co., Va.
Date of application for pension, June 3, 1833.
Residence at date of application, McMinn Co., Tenn.
Age at date of application, born 1762 in Powhatan Co., Va.
Remarks: [blank]

Very respectfully,
[blank space]
Commissioner.

[form number] 1565b3m10-08

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1912 May 31. Hist. to Mrs. W. H. Trotter
1914 Oct. 27. Hist. to Mrs. W. J. Chambers.

[second column]

Rev. War

1649
INVALID.
File No. 1649
Charles Carter Sr.
[illegible No. ]N. C. Line

Act. June 7, 1832.
Index:  - Vol.  A, Page 56

[Arrangement of 1870.]

Virginia Line  Records corrected [illegible] 1903

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J. L. Edwards Esqr
commissioner of Pensions
Washto City

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Athens  June 10 1833

The department will please to direct their communications on the Subject of the enclosed  [illegible declaration] to Samuel H. Jourden to Athens McMinn County Tennessee and oblige yours &

Samuel H. Jourden

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600 Oak St.
Chattanooga Tenn
May 20 1912

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

My dear Sir -
 
Will you please send me the Pension record of Charles Carter of McMinn Co. Tennessee, in Revolutionary War in 1833,  and of Reuben Graves of

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Jackson Co. Tennessee in 1833.
And oblige
Maggie Carter Trotter

Mrs. W. H. Trotter
600 Oak St.
Chattanooga
Tennessee

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W. J. Chambers
Citizens Bank & Trust Bldg.
Phone 1133
Tampa, Fla.  Oct. 23, 1914

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:

I am asking a favor of you. Will you please send me the record of service in the Revolution of my ancestors further data William Moore, of Roane Co. Tenn. in 1840, and Charles Carter of McMinn Co., in 1840, both of whom were Revolutionary Pensioners. You will find both of these names in the 1840 census of Pensioners.
Thanking you in advance for this favor I remain
Mrs. W. J. Chambers
216 Cedar Ave
Tampa Fla.