Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S.16660, William Bryant, N.C.

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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

[3-1776]

SERVICE
N.C.

Bryant, William
or Briant

NUMBER
S.16660

carded
CONTENTS

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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

[left side] Dead Letter to John Ellis 18 Feb. 1846

[right side] Missouri 22,339

Wm Bryant
of Boone Co. in the State of Mo.
who was a Private in the Co. commanded
by Captain Enochs of the Regt. commanded
by Genl [General] Irvin in the N. C.
line for two years 

Inscribed on the Roll of Missouri
at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of Oct
1837 and sent to Hon. Wm. H. Ashley St. Lewis

Arrears to the 4th of Sept. ‘33 – 200-
Semi=anl. [annual] allowance ending 4 Mar ’34 – 40.
$240.00

{Revolutionary Claim}
{Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by Wm R Palmer, Clerk
Book E Vol. 8 Page 79

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State of Missouri} 
County of Boone} Sct. 

On this 25th day of June 1833, personally appeared in open court before David Todd Judge of the Boone Circuit Court now sitting William Bryant a resident of said County & State aforesaid, aged seventy-nine 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 7th 1832 – 
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated, -
That he entered the service in Rowan County N. Carolina on the 10th of February 1780 as a militia man, or rather a volunteer, for he was not drafted, under Capt. Enoch Enochs, there was no Col. then appointed for they left their immediately for the Army in South Carolina at Charleston, on his arrival there he recollects to have understood that Genl [General] Irvine or Irwin, was to command them as there General, but when he arrived at Charleston the British were near that place and had made

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preparations to take it, he among other troops were immediately marched from there to a place called Moncks Corner, so that he did not to his recollection ascertain who was his Col. They were sent up there to guard some, provision wagons & munitions of war, they were at the creek called Goose Creek about two miles from Moncks Corner and about 30 miles from Charleston, and while engaged in that service was captured by a scouting party said to belong to Tarleton's Dragoons, and was taken together with all the guard except those who were killed and placed on board the "Swan" prison ship where he was confined between five & six weeks, when on board the vessel as stated the British took Charleston, a short time after that he with those on board the ship, was removed to a building in the City of Charleston, called the Royal Exchange, where he was detained until October, about the tenth of that month, he was paroled by the British and returned home, having been in service as stated from the 10th Feby [February], making eight months as a private soldier. 
In that then following winter on the last of January 1781, he again turned

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out under Capt. Hemphill his given name he cannot recollect, and under Genl Davidson [General William Lee Davidson], we immediately started for the Army under Genl Green [General Nathanael Greene], after pursuing the British and Tories who were then very troublesome, through this country for some time, we fell in with General Greene just before the battle of Guilford C. H. [Court House] which was sometime in March, in which he was personally engaged having escaped in this battle, he was persuaded that as he had been paroled, and there was a great many British in the country, he might again be taken & then they would hang him, and that it would be best for him to join some other section or detachment of the American Army and accordingly about the 30th of March he enlisted as a private soldier in the regular Army under Capt. John Dial under whose command he continued until the close of the war, after his enlistment he marched on after the British who had set out for Virginia shortly after the battle of Guilford C. H. and pursued them on to Cross Creek in N. C. from there to Newbern [New Bern], their the enemy got to their shipping, we remained

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in that vicinity till after the enemy came out again, we then pursued on after them through Petersburg harassing them all we could on our march we could frequently have an opportunity of doing so by trailing on after them –, the British burnt a great many houses, tobacco barns &c. on their march, he recollects that a few miles from Williamsburg and had a skirmish of a few minutes with several on both sides got killed, we again overtook them while we were crossing the River at James Town & made an attack on them and intended to cut off the rear of their forces but we found them too strong for us we had to retreat [?], he here states that about that time or perhaps before, for from the great length of time he finds it impossible to state, that they fell in with General Wayne, this was some time in August or September, shortly after that the British took their station at York Town, or as it is called Little York – and about that time we joined Washington who took the command of us, we marched on to Little York and was in that engagement and was there when Cornwallis surrendered –

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the British prisoners were marched immediately from there to Frederick town Md. [Maryland] where we took up winter quarters after that we marched with them to Lancaster Pa. [Pennsylvania] and remained there until peace was made then we were ordered to march with the prisoners to New York – which we did and delivered them over to the British authorities, after that he was discharged, which was in the winter of 1782. He cannot possibly now recollect the precise time but believes it was at least the last of December during all this time I was in the service as one of the guard, sometimes however under one Capt. & sometimes under another according to the arrangement of the officers, he got no written discharge except for his last tour as a regular soldier, he got a written discharge for that tour and also a certificate for land but both have long since been consumed by fire in a man's house that was burnt shortly after the war. He states that all his services was performed as a private soldier and that the whole of

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his service was two years and seven months, he has no documentary evidence of his service and does not know of any living witness by whom he can prove the same and believes that such proof cannot be had, he hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State. He states that he was born in the County of Orange N. C. in the year 1754. That since the revolutionary war, he has lived in the counties of Fayette, Madison, Estelle & Montgomery Kentucky and afterwards in the Counties of Callaway & Boone – his present residence in the State of Missouri. Sworn & subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court 
William [his X mark] Briant

We Thomas Campbell a clergyman resident in the County of Boone State of Missouri, and Richard Gentry residing in the said County & state, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Briant who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration -

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by Warren Woodson) contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of William Briant for a pension and I do further certify that Warren Woodson whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affidavit was at the time of taking the same and now is an acting justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified as such and that full faith and credit ought to be given to his official acts and that the signature annexed thereto is his genuine signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 22nd day of July 1833-
Roger N. Todd Clerk

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State of Missouri} 
County of Boone} Sct.

personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace in & for the County of Boone State of Missouri, William Bryant who being duly sworn deposeth & saith that by reason of old age & 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 two years & seven months I served as a private soldier and foresaid service I claim a pension
William [his X mark] Bryant
Sworn to & subscribed before me the 25th day of June 1833 
W Woodson justice of the peace 

State of Missouri} 
County of Boone] Sct 
I Roger N Todd clerk of the Boone Circuit court do hereby certify that the foregoing affidavit (except the above affidavit taken)

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that we believe him to be Seventy nine years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion said Campbell states that he has known him between forty or fifty years during which time he has always been reputed to have been a soldier as stated said Gentry states that he has known said applicant for near thirty year during at which time he has been reputed to have been a soldier of the revolution. Thomas Campbell
Sworn to & subscribed the date & year aforesaid} Richd [Richard] Gentry
And the said court do hereby did in their opinion after an 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 the states and the said court further certifies that it appears to them that Thomas Campbell whose name is subscribed to the preceding certificate is a Clergyman - resident in the County of Boone State of Missouri, and that Richd [Richard] Gentry who has also signed the same is a resident citizen of said county & state & is a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit 
David Todd 
Circuit Judge

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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

December 5, 1939.

BA-J/ILL Own
William Bryant
S. 16660

Mrs. W. E. Bach 
163 Bell Court West 
Lexington, Kentucky 

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of William Bryant, a pensioner of Boone County, Missouri, also the record of William Piles, a pensioner of Montgomery County, Kentucky. 

Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is impossible to comply in full with each request pertaining to soldiers of that war. The record of William Bryant follows, as found in the papers on file in his claim for pension, S. 16660.

William Bryant (Briant) was born in the year 1754, in Orange Country, North Carolina; the names of his parents and the exact day of his birth were not given. 

[written on side - copied service]

He enlisted February 10, 1780, in Rowan County, North Carolina, served as private Captain Enoch Enochs' North Carolina company, was captured while guarding prisoners at Monk's Corner, South Carolina, placed on board the prison ship "Swann" and confined five or six weeks, was removed shortly after the capture of Charleston to the Royal Exchange in Charleston and detained until October 10, 1780, at which time he was paroled. He enlisted late in January 1781, served as private in Captain Hemphill's North Carolina company and was in the battle of Guilford; he enlisted March 30, 1781, served as private in Captain John Dial's North Carolina company, was in several skirmishes with the enemy in Virginia, was at the siege of Yorktown, marched to Frederick, Maryland, thence to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and was discharged in December 1782.

After the Revolutionary War, the soldier lived in Fayette, Madison, Estill and Montgomery Counties in Kentucky, after that in Callaway County, Missouri.

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William Bryant (Briant) was allowed pension on his application executed June 25, 1833, at which time he resided in Boone County, Missouri. He made no reference to wife or children. His name was borne Bryant on the pension roll. 
January 31, 1846, John Ellis of Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, was administrator of the estate of William Bryant; he referred then to heirs of this pensioner but did not state any names.
 In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following data: 

William Bryant 
Certificate #22339 
Issued October 17, 1833 
Rate $80 per annum 
Commenced March 4, 1831 
Act of June 7, 1832 
Missouri Agency. 

Very truly yours, 

A. D. HILLER, 
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator.

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18 State MO.

John Ellis

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349

Pension Office 
Feby 18th 1846 

Sir,
In answer to your letter of the 31st ulta [ultimo], in the case of William Bryant decd [deceased] I have to inform you that the enclosed printed instructions should be strictly complied with, and when the vouchers shall have been prepared they should be forwarded to P Hagues Esq. Third Auditor of the Treasury. 
The papers are herewith returned. 

John Ellis Esq. 
Columbia 
Boon County Mo.

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20983

Wm. Bryant 
22,339, 

Adm. 2 years $80. 

Ob: 4.5.13 po 14.16 

Send to the Wm. Hill 

Hon Wm H Ashley 
St Louis Missouri

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20,937

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of William Bryant -- which require further proof or explanation.

1.  Does the declaration show 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? No

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 amount of pension he is entitled? No -

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? No

XIV.  +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? None -
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.  Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No -

XVII.  Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not answered?

EXPLANATORY NOTES.
*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:
“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          year             months, and               days, I served as a                For          months and              days, I served as a             ; 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 is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectional.  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.
+QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 in 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.
+QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other 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.
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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Columbia Boone County 
Missouri January 31st 1846 

J. L. Edwards Esq Dr Sir 
I send you the papers of William Bryant direct for the purpose of obtaining the balance due his heirs you may transmit a draft payable at St Louis which will suit me & I will forward such receipt to you as you may direct by the next mail should anything be wrong in my papers let me know by return mail and you will much oblige your humble Servant 

John Ellis administrator of William Bryant

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State of North Carolina 
Secretary of State's Office 
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State aforesaid do certify, that it appears by a book of settlements of the accounts of the Officers and Soldiers of the Continental line of this State in the revolutionary war, that William Bryant of said line was allowed the sum of forty one pounds fifteen shillings and one penny (£41.15.1) for his services as a Soldier in said line, which allowance is No. 604, and drawn by Charles Dixon. 
Given under my hand this 
2nd day of October 1833
Wm Hill

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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

[left side] 16,660 
INVALID. 

File No. 16,660

Wm Bryant 
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7" 32 

Index: -- Vol. 1, Page 437 

[Arrangement of 1870.] 

[right side] Jany 6 - 1903 Jno. C. Pearson – [Illegible initials] 
July 25, 1904 Hist to T. J. Bryant Bloomfield, Ia. 
1917, Apr. 11. History to Mrs. M. S. Smith fw
1919 Oct. 31, Tombstone data, to Mrs. H. Haviland King, aw
1924, Apr. 22. Hist. to T. J. Bryant um
1924 May 1 T. J. Bryant infd [informed] how to obtain date of last payment & that soldier signed by mark aw
1928 - June 14 - Photos to C. W. Bryan, Jr MMHF 
1931 - Dec. 4. Hist. to Mayme B. Haas ILL.
1939 – Dec. 5 – Hist. to Mrs. W. E. Bach ILL.

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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

Mrs. W. E. Bach
Genealogist and Compiler of Historical Records of the State of Kentucky
Specializes in Central and Eastern Kentucky Records
163 Bell Court West
Phone 3446
Lexington, Kentucky

November 11, 1939

Pension Department of the Interior 
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs: 

Will you please send me the copy of the following pensioner’s statement:

Wm. Bryant - Boone County, MO., 6-25-1833
William Piles - Montgomery County, KY.,
private line - Feb. 13, 1819 in file

Thanking you, I am, 
Yours very truly,
Mrs. W.E. Bach

One

[circular stamp with Numbers 1 -12 around the outside] RECEIVED NOV 14 1939 MAIL SUB-DIV, READER #3 VETS. ADM.]

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OW&N
[stamped] JAN 2 1903

East Mill St, Ithaca, NY
Dec. 26, 1902

Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Pensions

In the course of some genealogical investigations I have found two men Revolutionary pensioners, of whom I desire greatly to pursue further information.
Wm. Bryant, aged 83, was placed on pension roll Mar. 24, 1819 for service in N.C. Continentals. He lives in Edgefield, S.C. 

Also, Enoch Brockway, aged 74, of Herkimer Co. N.Y. was placed on roll April 4, 1833 for service in Connecticut Continentals.
 
What I am desirous of

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learning is, any facts as to birthplace of these men, and definite description of their service, such as would doubtless be given in their applications. Also the exact date of death of each. Although I do not know that you can furnish me with the desired data I write in the hope that the bureau may be able to do so. Any information will be received with gratitude. 
John C. Barson
My authority for facts given above is Senate Docs. published in 1835 giving lists of pensioners.

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SUBMIT IN DUPLICATE. / 1-681 / PHONE Branch 476 [Illegible initials] 
All inquiries regarding this job should refer to Requisition No. 24279
Requisition for Duplicating, Addressograph, Photostat, and Blue Print Work.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
WASHINGTON
CHIEF, Division of Publications, Room G 137.   June 11, 1928.192
Please furnish work specified below. 
Bureau ordering PENSIONS Deliver to Room No. 5033 

(ALL COPY FOR DUPLICATING WORK SHOULD BE PLAIN AND WRITTEN IN ELITE TYPE, EXACTLY LINE FOR LINE AS IT IS TO APPEAR ON FINISHED JOB.) 

Title and description of job Photostatic copies of ten pages from Revolutionary War Pension Claim of William Bryant or Briant, S.16660

No. of copies 1 of each page Shall form be kept standing? ---- ----- days
For further information see M. M. H. Finch days 5033 Room No. 541 Phone No. 
Approved: 
A D Wilkinson                  Margaret M. H. Finch
Chief Clerk of Bureau.     Chief of Division.

NOTE: No order made "SPECIAL" unless statement showing necessity is written below and approved by Chief Clerk of Bureau ordering – 

CHECK WORK DESIRED
Duplicate 
Multigraph ---- single or double space?     Facsimile signature?  
Mimeograph one side or both sides? Facsimile signature?
Folding once or twice?
Assembling
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Addressograph from lists 
Envelopes, size 		Cards, size
Proof list 			Pay rolls
Labels (submit sample) 	Corrections.
Fill in letters 			Tabulation sheets

Photostat x Size actual Official use? Repay? Yes $1.50
Blue Print Size. Official use? Repay?  $
Remarks ----
(OVER)

[oval stamp] DIVISION OF PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED JUNE 12 1928 DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR

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NOTE: Routine changes of addresses may be made on this blank without formal reference through or initialing of chiefs of branches or chief clerks of bureaus. 

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15822
3-2233

Bureau of Pensions 
Finance Division

June 11, 1928
Chief Rev and 1812 War Section Division. 

I have this day received from C.W. Bryan Jr. cash in the amount of $1.50, requesting photostat copy as per letter herewith. 

O.J. Randall 
Chief, Finance Division. 
H.C.L.

[written on side] Photos mailed to Finance Div. ntfd. [Notified] June 14-'28
MMHF

v C.C. - June 11

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June 11, 1928
 
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Sir: 

Please furnish photostatic copies of ten (10) pages from the Revolutionary War Pension Claim of William Bryant or Briant S. 16660. NOT CERTIFIED.

Signed:
C.W. Bryan Jr
35 E 9th St.
New York City

Received Payment, 
One Dollar and Fifty Cents ($1.50)
June 11, 1928

Maurice E. Emrick
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.

[stamped] FINANCE DIVISION BOOK-KEEPER'S DESK JUN 11 1928 BUREAU OF PENSIONS

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T. J. Bryant 
Attorney at Law 
Tisch Building 
Wheatland Wyoming

[stamped] OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER APR 29 1924 U. S. BUREAU OF PENSIONS

April 26, 1924. 

Interior Department, 
Bureau of Pensions, 
Hon. Washington Gardner, Commissioner, 
Washington, D.C. 
Dear Sirs: 

In re. Rev. and 1812 War Section. 

I am in receipt of your favor of the 22nd inst., relative to pension application of William Bryant, a Revolutionary soldier, claim S. 16660, and for the information therein contained I thank you. 
N C –
Will you be kind enough to advise me to what date this soldier drew the pension granted him under his application dated June 25, 1833. 
Also, if the signature of William Bryant is appended to his application, or to any other paper in connection with his claim, will you be kind enough to copy his signature for me, making the same conform as nearly as possible to the original. 
Thanking you in advance for your attention to this, I remain, 

Very truly yours, 
T. J. Bryant

Signs by Mark

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T. J. Bryant 
Attorney at Law 
Tisch Building 
Wheatland, Wyoming 

March 20, 1924. 

Record and Pension Office, 
Washington, D.C. 
Gentlemen: 

Will you be kind enough to advise me whether or not there is on file in your office a pension application of William Bryant of Franklin County, or Callaway County, Missouri, for a pension as a Revolutionary soldier, and if so, will you kindly give me such facts are may be shown in this statement. 

Thanking you for your attention to this, I remain, 

Very truly yours, 
T. J. Bryant

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Rev Sec 2 
[circular stamp] PENSION D OCT 18 1919 OFFICE. U. S.

Columbia MO.
Oct 9-1919
Dept of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C. 

Dear Sir
As assistant Historian Columbian Chapter D. A. R. I write for information concerning following Revolutionary Soldiers. 

Reuben Hatton, Va 32 Sergeant Virginia troop, born 1762 - died May 12th 1841 buried 3 miles west of Columbia Missouri. He received pension. (Sur. File No 17,466.) 

John Woolfolk b.1760-d 1843, m. 1791 to Elizabeth Lewis, buried near Columbia, MO. none

William Bryant, N.C. 32 served in S16660 Mounts Co. buried near Columbia MO. 

John Black none served from

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Virginia according to records of Virginia State Library. 
Moved to Missouri, died in MO and is buried near Columbia, MO. 

I wish this information that we may apply for markers.
 
Very Respectfully,

Mrs. H. Haviland King
Columbia, Missouri
Y. W. C. A. Building

Also Capt. Wm. none Ramsey served from Va., died in MO. Buried near Columbia. 

[circular stamp] PENSION D OCT 18 1919 OFFICE. U. S.

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St. Louis March 29th 1917
316 Laniel Rev Sec H

To The Pension Bureau:
Can you tell me if William Bryant served in the Revolutionary War. 
He married a Miss Rachel Willcox or Willcoxen. he lived in North Carolina or Virginia and settled in Kentucky, and in 1820 moved to Louisiana and died there in 1834, but very late in life married again a Miss Nancy Woods. Any information will be most thankfully received. Address 
316 Laniel St. Louis, Mo.
Mrs. M. S. Smith

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[stamped] U. S. [too light] NAVY JUN 29 1904 FILES

Bloomfield, Iowa, June 25th, 1904.

Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Pensions, 
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen: - Will you kindly inform me whether the records in your office show whether or not a pension was ever granted William Bryant of Estill County, Kentucky, or Boone County, Missouri, for service as a soldier in the Revolutionary War, from the State of North Carolina. If you find that a pension as granted the said William Bryant, I would be glad to have the facts set forth in his application for same, if possible, and as shown by any affidavits of record, etc. 22,339

Awaiting an early reply, I am, 
Very truly yours, 
T. .J. Bryant

[circular stamp] PENSION A JUN 28 1904 OFFICE U. S.

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Mt. Vernon, Indiana
March 11, 1931

Bureau of Pensions, 
Washington D.C. 

Gentlemen: 
Please send me any record you might have of Capt. William Bryant who served in Revolutionary War either from Virginia [marked through] or North Carolina. Many thanks. 

Yours truly, 
Mayme Bryant Haas
Mt. Vernon Indiana

[circular stamp] PENSION MAR 13 1931 OFFICE U. S.

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IN REPLY REFER TO
Rev. and 1812
Wars Section.
ILL
3-2562
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
UNITED STATES
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON

April 30, 1931

[circular stamp with Numbers 1 -12 around the outside] RECEIVED DEC 3 1931 RECEIPT SECTION PENSION FILES SUB-SECTION

Mrs. J. A. Haas

Mount Vernon, Indiana

I advise you that the data furnished by you are not sufficient to enable this bureau to make intelligent reply to the queries contained in your letter. 

Please fill out such of the blank spaces below, as the information in your possession will permit, and return to this bureau. 
First name of widow: Sara Wilcoxson
Full name of soldier: William Bryant
Residence of soldier at enlistment: [blank]
Residence of soldier after service: [blank]
Name of state from which he enlisted: Orange Co. N. Carolina
Approximate date of birth: 1754
Approximate date of death: Boone Co. Mo. 1834

Kindly return attached letter with your reply. 
Respectfully,
[signed] E.W. Morgan
E. W. MORGAN,
Acting Commissioner.

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December 5, 1931

Mayme B Haas
Mount Vernon, Indiana.

BAJ-ILL

Dear Madam:

The data furnished herein relative to William Bryant are obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 16660, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

William Bryant or Briant was born in 1754 in Orange County, North Carolina. 
He enlisted February 10, 1780 in Rowan County, North Carolina, served as a private in Captain Enoch Enochs’ North Carolina Company, was captured while guarding prisoners near Monk’s Corner, South Carolina, placed on board the prison ship, “Swann” and confined between five and six weeks; shortly after the capture of Charleston, he was removed to a building in Charleston [written above -  called the Royal Exchange] and remained until October 10, 1780, when he was paroled, he enlisted late in January, 1781, served as a private in Captain Hemphill’s North Carolina Company and was in the battle of Guilford; he enlisted March 30, 1781, served as a private in Captain John Dial’s North Carolina Company, was in skirmishes and in the Siege of Yorktown and was discharged in December, 1782. 
After the Revolution, the soldier lived in Fayette, Madison, Estill, and Montgomery Counties in Kentucky, following which he resided in Callaway and Boone Counties in Missouri.
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 25, 1833, while a resident of Boone County, Missouri. 
There are no family data from the papers in this claim.
Should have added last payment - etc.

Very truly yours,
A.D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator.

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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

May 1, 1934.

Mr. T. J. Bryant,
Wheatland, Wyoming

Sir: 

I have to advice you, that in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.16660, of William Bryant or Briant, it appears that the soldier signed by mark, no explanation was made of his so doing, and the name is spelled both ways, as above, in the claim. 
For the date of last payment of his pension, you should apply to the Pension Section, Civil Division, General Accounting Office, 1800 E. St. N. W. Washington, D.C. citing all of the following data: William Bryant, Cft [Certificate] 22339, issued October 17, 1833, rate $80 per annum, commenced Mar. 4, 1831, Act June 7, 1832, Missouri Agency.
Respectfully, 
Washington Gardner
Commissioner.

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Rev. & 1812 War Section.

April 22, 1924.

T. J. Bryant,
Tisch Bldg., 
Wheatland, WYO. 

Sir: 

I have to advise you that from the papers in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.16660, it appears that William Bryant or Briant was born in Orange County, North Carolina, in 1754. He enlisted in Rowan County, North Carolina, February 10, 1780, as a private in Captain Enoch Enochs' North Carolina Company, was captured at Monk's Corner, South Carolina, placed on board the prison ship "Swann" and confined there between five and six weeks, shortly after the capture of Charleston he was removed to a building in Charleston called the "Royal Exchange", where he was detained until paroled October 10, 1780. 
He enlisted late in January 1781 and served as a private in Captain Hemphill's North Carolina Company and was in the battle of Guilford. 
He enlisted March 30, 1781, as a private in Captain John Dial's North Carolina Company, was in skirmishes and

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at the Siege of Yorktown and was discharged in December, 1782. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 25, 1833, while a resident of Boone County, Missouri. 
In 1833 he stated that after the Revolution he had lived in the Counties of Fayette, Madison, Estill and Montgomery in Kentucky, and afterwards in Callaway County in Missouri. 
Soldier was married, name of wife not on record, nor is it stated whether they had children. 

Respectfully, 

Commissioner.

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War Section

October 31, 1919

Mrs. H Havilland King,
Y. M. C. A. Building,
Columbia, MO
Madam: 

In reply to your letter of the ninth instant, you are advised that Reuben Hatton served as a Sergeant in the Virginia Troops, War of the Revolution, under Captain John Ward, Ford, and Edward Booker and Colonel Mason, for nine months and twenty-six days, during 1780 and 1781. The date and places of his birth are not stated. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 26, 1833, at which time he was 71 years old and lived in Boone County, Missouri. He died May 16, 1841. Survivor File No. 17,466.
William Bryant of Briant, served as a Private in the North Carolina Troops, War of the Revolution, under Captain Enoch Enochs Hemphill and Dial, for Two years and seven months, during 1780, 1781, and 1782. He was born in Orange County, North Carolina in 1754. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 15, 1833, while living in Boone County, Missouri. 
For the date of his death you should apply to the Auditor for the Interior Department, Washington, D. C. citing all of the following data: William Bryant, Certificate No. 22,339, issued October 17, 1833, Rate $80 per annum, from March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832 Missouri Agency. 
The Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to William Ramsey, William Black and John Woolfolk, described by you. 
Very respectfully,
GM Saltzgaber
Commissioner.

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I. 16,660: Rev. War.

August 10, 1904

Sir:
In reply to your recent inquiry, you are advised that the records of this Bureau fail to show a claim for the services of any William Bryant of Boone County, Missouri, other than the one above cited, of which a transcript was furnished you under date of July 25, 1904.

Very respectfully,

Commissioner 

Mr. T.J. Bryant, 
Bloomfield, Iowa

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