Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3125, Charles Carter, Va. Smith Co., Tenn 1832

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Service: Va.        Carter, Charles     Number: S3125


Smith Co, Tenn.  1832.                Carded

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Date of death not on aB

7381
West Tennessee 
Charles Carter of Smith Co in the State of W. Tenn who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Goodwin of the Regt commanded by Col __________ in the Va line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of W Tennessee at the rate of 80 Dollars _____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of April 1833 and sent to Jonathan Pickett Carthage Ten

Arrears to the 4th of March                 160.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept.       40.00
                                                           $200.00

Revolutionary claim,
Act June7, 1832.

Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk,
Book 8 Vol. 7 Page 14

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Chs. Carter
21057

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State of Tennessee
Smith County.   

On the 30 day of November personally appeared 
In open court before John Chambers Isaac Goodall & Jos D. McMurry the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for said County now sitting, Charles Carter, a resident of the County, of Smith and State of Tennessee, aged seventy years the 3rd day of September 1832, 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 - applicant was born in the county of Dinwiddie - State of Virginia on the third day of September 1762 as appears from a record now in his posesion which he copied from his fathers family Bible about forty years ago. Applicant was living in Dinwiddi County when called into service where he had lived from the day of his birth. he was called into service in the year 1778 & thinks it was in the month of September of that year - He was enrolled in the company of Capt. Peterson Goodwin in 1778 and called into service and served in the capacity of what was called a minute man - the company to which he was attached immediately marched to what was called Cabbin point below Petersburg and joined a [illegible] but does not remember who commanded it

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marched from Petersburg to Richmond and was there commanded by Genls. Demarcus and Mulenburg. He was discharged between Petersburg & Richmond but cannot say how long he was out. Sometime after returning from the 2nd tour he was again called out under Capt Pigram & was marched to Richmond - thence to Petersburg where he joined the Regiment of which Holt acted as Major but does not recollect the General - from Petersburg the Regiment was marched to Northfield - from there to the burnt mills and there discharged - Applicant will here state that while in service under Capt Hardeway as above stated, & while at Cabin point there was an artilery company who were discharged for a time, & a new company raised by taking five from each company of the Regiment which were allowed to volunteer if they thought proper & if they would not were to be drafted - They were drafted in every company except Capt. Hardeway's - applicant volunteered & induced four others to join him & became attached to the artilery company. The artilery company marched to the burnt mills & continued in service about one month when when the regular artilery company assumed their duties. From the year 1778 until 1781 applicant was kept in constant readiness as a minute man & was in service almost the whole of that time in short periods of service - The duties he had to perform will be understood by the department and are very similar to those performed by a regular - He was kept on the roll until peace was made & in effect continued to serve from the time he was enrolled until peace was made which was 3 years - He cannot now recollect the names of any of the Commanding Officers except those above mentioned as

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he entered the service at 16 years of age and was very young during the whole time he was in service - Applicant as above stated lived in the county of Dinwiddie when called into service- After the war he moved to Macklenburg County Vir. & then lived upwards of 40 years - He then moved to Roan County Tennessee & lived there nearly 2 years from thence he moved to Smith County Tennessee where he has lived ever since that time. Applicant never recd. a written discharge for his service owing to the nature of it. A minute man being held in readiness like a regular Soldiers was never discharged for any deffinate period - he would be allowed to to home until an emergency occurred for calling him into service again which, in many instances, would be in a few days after his return from service - He was kept in the same readiness at home when not in actual service that he would have been if in the camp.

Applicant can prove his servics as above stated by John Bonner a respectable citizen of Wilson County Ten who has known applicant from his boyhood & is acquainted with his service - his certificate will be hereto annexed. He herby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or anuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state, Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Smith Co open Court the 30th Nov 1832        Charles Carter
J. Pickett clk

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We, John Legon a clergyman residing in the County of Smith & state of Tennessee, & John Bonner residing in Wilson County Tennessee, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Charles Carter who has subscribed & sworn to the above Declaration; that we believe him to be 70 years of age: that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to be a soldier of the revolution, & that we concur in that opinion-
Sworn to in open Court 30 Nov 1832
John Legon
John Bonner
J. Pickett clk

In addition to the above John Bonner states that he was raised in about 5 miles of Charles Carter the applicant, that the affiant was born in 1764- He has known said Carter from his boyhood & went to school with him. In the winter of 1781 affiant saw sd Carter in actual service at Cabbin Point attached to a company of artilery - affiant marched with Carter from Cabbin Point to ?ackup Mills & from there to Babbs old fild? at which place deponent left the Army & left Carter in service. Deponent has no doubt but sd Carter performed the services above stated as he lived near him & knows that he was almost constantly in the service as above stated. 
Sworn to in open Court the 30 Nov 1832
John Bonner
J. Pickett clk

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And the said Court do hereby declare their
opinion, after the investigation of the matter,
and after putting the interrogations prescribed
by the War Department, that the above named
applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier
+ served as he states.  As to the aid Court
further certifies that it appears to 
them that John Ligon who has signed the preceding
certificate is a clergyman resident in the 
county  of Smith + state of Tennessee + that 
John Bonner who has also signed the same,
Is a resident of Wilson County Tennessee
Is a credible person, + that their statement
Is entitled to credit + that the [illegible]
John Bonner appears to be 18 years old.
John Chambers
I Goodall
Samuel G McMurray
State of Tennessee
[illegible] County [squiggle]
I Jonathan Pickett clerk
of this court of pleas and Quarter Sessions, for said 
County, do hereby certify that the foregoing can
[illegible] the original proceedings of the said court
in the matter of the application of Charles
 Carter for a pension.  For testimony to [illegible]
I have hereunto set my hand and
affix the seal of said Court of
affairs in Carthage, this 12th
day of December 1832 and 
[illegible] 10 year of Am Independence
J. Pickett Clk

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No 2706
Charles Carter Smith County
Tennessee
from 1778 private
2 years
$80.

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[form]
BRIEF in the case of [handwritten] Charles Carter
County [end] of [handwritten] Smith [end] in the State of [handwritten] Tennessee [end]
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1.  Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  [handwritten] a Court
2.  If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? [blank]
3.  How old is he?  [handwritten] 70
4.  State his service, as directed in the form annexed. [table]
Period.|Duration of Service.|Rank.|Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
[blank]|Years, Months, Days.|As a|[blank]
[handwritten] Minuteman enrolled [end] 17 [handwritten] 78 Sept|[handwritten] 42 [days]|[handwritten] Private|[handwritten] Capt Goodwin, Maj Hol
[blank]|[handwritten]Continued to serve from the time he was enrolled till peace as a [illegible] 3 years|[handwritten]”[Private]|[handwritten]”[Capt] Hardiman, Gen Dem
[handwritten] Vol Artillery| about 1 [month]|[handwritten] “ [private]|[handwritten] “[Capt] Pegram, Maj Hol
5.  In what battles was he engaged?  [handwritten] None
6.  Where did he reside when he entered the service? [handwritten] Dinwiddie Co Va
7.  Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?   [handwritten] Traditionary evidence. Living witness
8.  Are the papers defective as to form or authentication?  And if so, in what respect?  [handwritten] Not connected as the regulations require
I Certify that the foregoing statement and answers agree with the evidence in the case above 
mentioned.
[handwritten]Dyer Nestor [end] Examining Clerk

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                                                                                                   May 26, 1938

Mra Bonnie Draper                                                                     xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx                                                          
Gainsboro                                                                                    BA-J/EEL                                                                 
Tennessee                                                                                    Charles Carter-S.3126


Dear Madam,
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Charles Carter, who enlisted in Virginia for service in the Revolutionary War and received pension while living in Smith County, Tennessee.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers filed in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.3125, based upon the service in that war of Charles Carter.
Charles Carter was born September 3, 1762,  in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. The names of his parents are not shown.
While residing in said Dinwiddie County, Virginia, Charles Carter enlisted in September, 1778 and served six weeks as a private in Captain Peterson Goodwins' Company under Major Holt in the Virginia troops shortly after the  termination of this tour, he enlisted, date not given, and served in Captain Hardeway's Company , under Major Holt: during this tour, while at Cabin Point , he volunteered for service in a company of artillery, was detached  from Captain Hardeway's Company and served one month in the said Artillery, name of Captain not shown, entire length of service not shown: sometime afterward , date not given, he enlisted and served in Captain Pegram's Company, under Colonel Holt, length of service not stated from this time until 1781, he held himself in constant readiness to serve at a moment's notice and went out on a number of short tours, dates and names of officers not shown.

After the Revolution, he moved to Mecklenburg County, Virginia and lived about forty years: then moved to Roane County, Tennessee and lived nearly two years, then moved to Smith County, Tennessee.

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Charles Carter was allowed pension on his application executed November 30, 1832, while residing in Smith County, Tennessee. He  was pensioned for service of two years.

There are no data  as to soldier's family.

In order to obtain the data of last payment of pension the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War Pensioner, Charles Carter (S.3126) you should address The Comtroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cit the following data:

Charles Carter
Certificate no. 7381
Issued April 6, 1833
Rate, $80 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1832
West Tennessee Agency.

                                                   Very truly yours

                                                    A.D. HILLER
                                                     Executive Assistant
                                                     to the Administrator

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[form]
[handwritten] 3125
[handwritten] Revolutionary
INVALID.
File No. [handwritten] 3125
Charles Carter
Pvt. Va. Line [end]
Act: [handwritten] June 7, 1932 [end]
Index:--Vol. [handwritten] A [end] , Page [handwritten] 57 [end]
[Arrangement of 1870.]

[second page, handwritten]
1924-Mar 28 -  Hist. to Cong E E Dennison for Mrs S M Carter – [illegible]
1938-May 26 – Hist to Mrs Bonnie Draper EL

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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Charles Carter [name written by hand in cursive] which require further proof or explanation. [All of the preceding text, aside from the name, is in bold font.]

I. Does the declaration who where the applicant resides?

II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?

III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?

IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?

V. *Has he mentioned 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 amout of pension he is entitled? [Illegible mark follows question.]

VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?

VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?

VIII. Has the Court given their opinion?

IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate?

X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?

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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?

XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
[illegible cursive writing underneath question]

XIV. [cross symbol following Roman numeral] If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?

XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?

XVI. [Double-barred cross symbol follows Roman numeral] Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? [Illegible handwriting follows question]

XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And [illegible mark] if not, which of them is not so answered? 
[Illegible handwriting beneath question]

EXPLANATORY NOTES. [Centered below XVII.]

*QUERE V. 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:
[Illegible mark] Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For [Blank space with underlines] year [Blank space with underlines] months, and [Blank space with underlines] days, I served as a [Blank space with underlines] For [Blank space with underlines] months and [Blank space with underlines] days, I served as a [Blank space with underlines]; and for such service I claim a pension.

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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months ['about three or four months' in italics] is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.

[A cross symbol precedes the text] QUERE XIV. Proof of Service ['Proof of Service' in italics.]
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[A double-barred cross symbol precedes the text] QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers. ['Mode of authenticating papers' in italics.]
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
[A symbol of a hand, with the index finger pointing to the right, precedes the text.] In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

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[Addressed envelope. 4 stamps across the top of the envelope. Transcribed below, going left to right.]

[Circular stamp, stamped upside down. Numbers 1-12 around the edges of the circular stamp.] RECEIVED MAR 1 1938 MAIL SUB-DIV. VETS. ADM. READER No. 19 [Arrow above 'RECEIVED' pointing to number 3]

[Circular stamp, to the right of stamp described above, located in top center of envelope.] GAINESBORO TENN. [Printed around inside edge of circular stamp.] FEB 27 6-AM 1938 [Printed in middle of circular stamp.]

[Rectangular stamp with border. Located below stamp just described.] THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS

[Postage Stamp with Thomas Jefferson's image. 'US POSTAL CARD ONE CENT' printed around image. Below image, a number '1' on the bottom left and right of Jefferson's image, with 'Jefferson' printed between the two numbers '1.']

Veterans Adminsstration Washington D. C.

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[handwritten note]

Gainesboro, Tenn.
Feb. 27 -38

Can you give me a[remaining letter illegible] information regarding Charles Carter [full name underlined]
Rev. Soldier - enlisted in Virginia But Got a pension in Smith Co Tennessee. Many Thanks!
Mrs Bonnie Draper.

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E. E. Denison
25th Dist. Illinois

Member Committee on
Interstate and Foreign Commerce

Congress of the United States
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C.

March 27, 1924.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

My dear Mr. Commissioner:

I am enclosing herewith a letter from Mr. S. M. Carter, Thompsonville, Illinois, which is self-explanatory.

I will appreciate it if you will kindly furnish me with the information desired by Mr. Carter, if possible for you to do so.

Thanking you for this courtesy. I am,

Yours respectfully,

E. E. Dennison [signed by hand under 'Yours respectfully']
M.C.25th Congressional
District of Illinois.

[Bottom center of page is a circular stamp that reads "U. S. PENSION OFFICE C MAR 28 1924"] ['U.' is on center-left edge of circle; 'S.' is on center-right edge. Remaining words begin center-top and down to the center-bottom edge, each word or phrase on a line by itself.]

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[illegible] and 1812 Wars Section.

March 28, 1924.

Honorable E. E. Denison,
House of Representatives.

My dear Mr. Denison;

In response to your letter of the twenty-seventh instant, enclosing letter from Mr. S. M. Carter of Thompsonville, Illinois, Ihave the honor to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 3125, it appears that Charles Carter was born September 3, 1762 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia.

While residing in said Dinwiddie County, he enlisted in September 1778 and served as a Minute Man, at various times, amounting to two years, under Captains Peterson Goodwin, Hardiway, Pegram and Major Holt [illegible] the Virginia Troops, until 1781.

He was allowed pension on his application executed November 30, 1832, while a resident of Smith County, Tennessee. There is no data on file as to his family.

Herewith is returned the letter of Mr. S. M. Carter of Thompsonville, Illinois.

Sincerely,

Commissioner.