Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2040, Stephen Austin, Conti. N.C.

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Conti.                                     
NC
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Austin, Stephen               S2040

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Pension Agent, June 13, 1837
To Hon E. J Shields Dec 16. 1837
Arden to pay 16, Feby 1838
Paid at the Treasury under the act of the 16th April 1838 from 4 Sep 1838 to 4 Sep 1839. Agents notified 21. July 1840

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Stephen Austin 
of Wayne Co, in the State of Tennessee who was a private __ in the Company commanded by Captain Armstrong of the regt in the N. Carolina__ time for six months

Inscribed on the Rest of West Tennessee
at the rate of 25 Dollars___Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of February 1836 and Sent to Hon E J. Shields, N.R
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1835 $112.50
Some_ane allowance ending 12.50
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by __ Allison

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Hon Lewis Cafs
Secretary  _____
Washington
DC

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Get the testimony of what witness you can procure as to your actual service have the affidavits taken before some justice of the peace and Certified by the Clerk and presiding officer of Court and transmit them together with a refferanced thereto in your declaration. To the war department. 

{State of Tennissee 
White County
January the 10- 1834}

This is to certify that I have bin acquainted with Stephen Austin from the year 1787 and I never knew any thing or hearde any thing against him disonist or disonorable up this daite above mentioned
James Cole - Capt

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{State of Tennessee 
Wayne County Court}

November 4th 1832
[crossed out] september [illegible]
Court of said county for the year 1830 November time
On this 4th day of [crossed out] September November in A.D. 1830 as personally appeared in Open Court before the judge of said court now sitting, Stephen Austin a resident of said county & state aged Seventy seven years and five months, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the bounty of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. 
What he entered the service of the service of the United States under the following [illegible] officers, and served as herein stated that is to say - He listed & went into the continental service in the County of [illegible] of Suny, the state of North Carolina, for the whole term of the war - He marched through North Carolina into South Carolina, or as far as ninety six- by the Hanging Rock, Camdent may at the Cowpens but not in the Battle foughte at that place. He was marched & tensevely through South Carolina. He was in hearing of the Battle at Guilford in North Carolina in Guilford County- He belonged to the light horse, & was posed out rides the lines to guard the flank- He was in a great army skirmishes but in no regular ingagements His principal services being performing guarding & securing the Country & protecting foraging parties, & such services as this- he was in actual service during the Revolutionary war five years - and hired a substitute for the two last years of the war, who served for that period in the place of this applicant He was in Virginia, also, in the service of the United States some part of the time of his service- 

[On left side of page] November 5th 1832
Tnt. James C Alderson

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He entered upon the above service at about the age of twenty one years under the [crossed out] Capt Command of Capt. WIlliam Armstrong, who was afterwards promoted to the place of Major of the Cavalry - I7 Col. Washington of the light horse dragoons, & in General Green’s division He knew General Sumpter, General Butherford & General Luek - & the above is a statement of all the services, which  applicant [illegible] states he did positing perform, and was honourably discharged - He has w documentary evidence & he knows of w persian, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service. [illegible] hereby relinquishes every Claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity hereafter present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Role of [illegible] agency of any states. 
His mark Stephen Austin

Sworn & subscribed  in appeal court  November 9th 1832
Test: James C Alderson clerk

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Interogations of the war department Question 1st.  Where & in what year were you born? Answer - I was born in the state of VIrginia in Pittsylvania County & cannot recollect the year- 
2nd. Have you any record of your age & if so, where is it?  - I have no record of my age, & don’t know that I ever had any. -
3rd. Where were you living when called into service. Where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
When I joined the Army I lived in Grason County in the State of Virginia but went over into Surry County, [illegible] Carolina when I joined the Army - I lived 20 years in Grason County Virginia, often [illegible] in I lived in the state of Tennissee & from thereI moved into the state of Alabama, & after living there [crossed out] three yearsI moved back into tennessee into Wayne County where I now live & have been liginv for the last [crossed out] ten or twelve years. 
4th. How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you asked = Stitule? & if a substitute for whom? 
I listed into the vonlinService.
5th State the names of some of the Vgnlar Officers, who were with the troops, when you served such Continenttal and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, & they general circumstances of your services. 
I have stated every thing I can now recollect about the circumstances of my services & the names of all the officers that I can now state about at this distance of time!

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6th. Did you ever receive a discharge from service and if so, by whom was it given & when has [illegible] 
I did receive a discharge from Major William Armstrong, which has long since been lost. 
7th. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your presint neighborhood & who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as soldier of the Revolution. I am well acquanted with Benjamin F Leden a minister of the gospel and with General John Rayburn both of the county. I am well acquainted with General John Coffee & Jugh McVay Saml Young Esq of Lauderdale County, Alabama but cannot procure their attendance here in person. But have written Conffaces - 
Stephen his Austin
Swon to & Subscribed in open court November 5th 1832
Test James C Alderdon Clerk 
State of Tennessee Wayne County circuit court November ten 1832 personally appeared in open court Benjamin F Leden a minister of the gospel and made oath that he has been acquainted with Stephen Austin the above applic for several years that he believes him to be over seventy years old, that he bears the reputation in the neighborhood where he lives of having served as a soldier in the United States army in the war of the New Revolution. And affiant concurs in that opinion. He state that said Austin is in quite indegent circumstances is also quite infirm and in some measure decrepped. BF Liddon
Sworn & subscribed in open court
November 5th 1832, Qest James C Alderson Clerk
Also personally alleared in open court at the same time & place General John Rayburn of said county and made oath that he has been accuanted with Stephen Austin the above applicant for several years and from reputation and other circumstances affront concurs per this [illegible] in his declaration above
John Raybourn

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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion. After the investivation of the matter, and after putting the interrogators prescribed by the War Department. That the above named applicant was a Revolutionary solder and served as he states, and the court further certifies that it appears that Benjamin F Liddon who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident of the County of Wayne, and that General John Rayburn who has also signed a certificate above, is a resident in the County of Wayne, and is a credible person, and that heir statement is entitled to credit. 
WM B TurleyJudge 10th Circuit [illegible] lisse
I James C Alderson Clerk of the Circuit Court of Wayne County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Stephan Austin for a pension. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal/ having the seal of office at office this 8th day of November 1832
James C Alderson Clerk
White county & I have hove knoinn stephen onsin sum then like to you I hal’ evconly thought him to be a a man candor
A squire Joseph Parker

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20079
Stephen Austin
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Hon E. J. Shields
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The evidence in support of your claim, under the Act of June 7, 1832, has examined, and the papers are herewith returned.  The following is a statement of your case in 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 sone.  Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the marging wioth 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.

Continental
 pr. Car 
Capt Armstrong 
Gen Green
Col Washington
Skirmishes
NH.C
77.5
Surry Co NC
None if not on rolls

If the applicant belongs to to the militia
as is stated in his amended declaration which is 
probable he stated distictinctly set forth each time
of service and the length of each stating the 
general events which took place. It is only for such
____ that an allowance can be made
I am respectfully,           April 27, 1836 
Your  obedient servant,
JL Edwards,
Comissioner of Pensions
The service and inscription ___
be made to appear on the seal of the court
April 22. 34

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832

The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, 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 and who 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, &c. Teamsters, Boamen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits 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:
The Regular Troops.
The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
Persons employed in the Naval service.
Indian Spies. 

As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist, in this 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 make before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record. 

DECLARATION

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of County of } ss. 

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 ©__ 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 provion 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 officers:

(Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company officers; the time he left ther service;  (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he enered 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 named applicant 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
& c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names 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 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 believe him to be 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 day 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. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the 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 the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing
Contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the applicacation of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have 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 original 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 his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon 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 the material facts, which can be useful 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 services 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, if 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 of 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.

Where and in what year were you born?
Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
 Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
 How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
 State the names of some 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 services.
 { 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, whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
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 he 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 the 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 certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed 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 enquiry whether the belief is general, and 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 a 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 office, 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 [illegible]  his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on 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.

[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 or periods of the war when he served. 
[e] Every continental officer or soldier 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 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 garages: 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."
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 objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that 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 shown 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. 
[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 affix 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 certifying officer, should accompany the papers. 

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 papers 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. 

Proof of Service. 

[j] 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 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 certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and their official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. 
[finger pointing right stamp] 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 traditionary 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. 
WL Williams Ex Clk

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Please re-examine this claim so far as
re____ to the clients signature I can
certify unequivacally A_______ ________
and that I have no doubt the
applicant ___ to have this
pension from a personal
acquaintance with the
applicant of the tradi---ary one=
___in extra ____________his
services  as a revolutionary soldier
_______ claim is reexamined
if this is all that is necessary
Feb 20th 1836
E J Shields

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Stephen Austin
for Amended
Declaration
Pension

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The amended declaration of Stephen Austin
personally approved before me the undersigned 
a justice of the peace for the county og Wayne and the state of Tenn _______ Stephen
aged seventy Eight last November
____being duly sworn daposith saith
that in his former declaration it appears
to be stated that he listed intered the servaice
of the United States, as a regular but hew states,  no that he was laborring under a mistake
as to the meaning of the term listed through in 
_____ of age and consequintly loss of memory
that on the ___he did not readily
comprehend the meaning of the language
in his former declaration.  The manner in
which he obligated himself to interpret
servaice and of which he performed
servaice mentioned in his former de-
claration was as follows. The militia
company to which he belonged____in
those who were to serve instead of ___
tureing drafting or testing this was done 
by agreement anong the company and 
applican was one of those, who were noted in to form the sirvace of the united States 
as stated that in his former declaration- He
further states that he belonged to a calvary companay during his whole servaice

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which he apears and believes according to
his best recollection was considered________
militia_He was attached to various
troops during his servaise as mentioned
in his former declaration sometimes
to regulars and sometimes to the militia as
circumstances required.  He never
was considered as a regular soldier
Sworn to and subscribed Stephen Austin
his mark
Before me this 10th day of 
March 1834
Lemuel D. Mack Esq

State of Tennessee Wayne County __
I William Barnett Clerk of the County Court of Pleas and
Quarter Sessions of said County do herby certify that
Lemuel D Mack Esq whose name is officially signed
at the time of the same appears to have been signed
an acting Justice of the Peace of said County duly
Commissioned and qualified. and that the signature
presenting to be his is genuine. In Witness where of
I have hereunto set my hand, and Seal
of office and officer March 24h 1834
William Barnett Clerk

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State of Tennessee Wayne County 
I James Robinson chairman of the County 
Court of Wayne County aforesaid, do hereby
Certify that William Barnett made
Certificate and attestation appear to the 
foregoing Certifitate when the 
same appears to have been attested
and signed, the Clerk of Said Court
that the said signature is genuine and
are in due form of ______
Given under my hand and Seal
this 24th day of March 1834
James Robinson

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May 31, 1940

BA-J/MCS  OM
Stephen Austin, S.2040

Miss Betty Howell
c/o Budget Department, State Capitol
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your request for information relative to Stephen Austin, a Revolutionary War soldier who was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, in 1755.

The data which follow were taken from papers on file in the pension claim, S.2040. based on the military service of Stephen Austin.

Stephen Austin was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. In March, 1834, he stated that he was seventy-eight years of age the preceding November. The names of his parents are not shown.

While a resident of Grayson County, Virginia, Stephen Austin, when he was about twenty-one years of age, went into Surry County, North Carolina, and enlisted; he served for five years as private in the cavalry, was a part of the time in Captain William Armstrong's North Carolina Company and a part of the time in Colonel Washington's Light Horse Dragoons and was in a great many skirmishes.

He lived in Grayson County, Virginia, for twenty years after the Revolution, from there he moved to Tennessee, from there to Alabama, from there moved back to Tennessee and lived in Wayne County.

Stephen Austin was allowed pension on his application executed November 5, 1832, at which time he was living in Wayne County, Tennessee.

He was living in Hardin County, Tennessee, in 1837.

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The papers in this claim contain no data relative to the family of Stephen Austin. 

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of Stephen Austin, the name and address of the person to whom it was paid and possibly the date of death of this soldier, it is suggested that you address The Comptroller General, Records Division, General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C., giving the following data:

Stephen Austin, Certificate 30442, issued February 26, 1836, rate $25 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, West Tennessee Agency. 

Very Truly yours

A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator

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(left side of page)
1929-Feb.13 Hist. to J.T. Moore
1931-May 16 Tombstone data
_____ Ba
1940. hist to Miss
Betty Howell      MCS

(right side of page)
Rev. War Invalid
File No 2040
Stephen Austin
Priv Rev War
Act June 7. 1832
Index:_ Vol A, Page 13

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                                                Feb 25
                  Tenn
(sideways)
J.L. Edward Comm. Pen.
Pension office

                              Hon E. Shields
                              Wa

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                                  House of Representatives
                                February 24th 1836

Dear Sir,
Yours of the 22nd Inst. has just been received and read relating to the application of Stephen Austin of Tennessee for a pension having
prepared his papers principally myself, I am satisfied that the old man whose is very old and infirm, can not specify with precision the particular tours of his service &c. as required by the rules of the Department, and is as much 
as can not live long and being very indigent and helpless and further believing that he deserves it.  And that a pension however Small will afford him great relief if he can obtain it speedily. I cheerfully accept in his behalf
the pension which the Department believes it to be in their power to allow him  
                Very Respectfully
    over                     S/E.J. Shields

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You will pleas forward this 
certificate to me if it is  accord
ance with your practes
E.J. Shields

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Free
JL Edwards Esq
Commisioner of Pensions
Washington City
DC

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Pulaski 1st June 1837
JL Edwards Esq
The enclosed papers of Mr S
Austin are formed for examination an
to obtain special orders for their payment
Respectfully,
Thomas Martin

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Free
_____
JL Edwards Esq

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                                        House of Rep
                                         June 14 th 1837
Dear Sirs,
Will you be so good as to inform 
me whether the pension certificate
of Stephen Austin of Harden County, Tennesee is in your office or not, it was sent on trs.
___ mail to you sometime last summer from the Agency at Pulaski or from myself
at that plase. The old soldier
Can not draw his pay in con
sequence of the absense of his certi-
ficate
Very Respectfully
your obt. st.
Eg Shields

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JL Edwards(?) Esq
Commission of Pensions
Washington City

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Pulaski, July 31st 1838
JS Edwards Esq
Dear Sir
I inclose you B____ C____Application for a Transfer ____Stephen Austin papeery for a special ___
for their pay in____
Very respectfully,
_____ Martin    Agent (?)

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Treasury Department
Second Comptroller's Office
July 16, 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,"Stephen Austin, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Pulaski, Ten, Agency, at the rate of Twenty five Dollars and____Cents per annum, under the law of the 4th June 1832, has been paid t this Department from the 4 th of Sept. 1838 to the 4th of Sept. 1839.
                           Respectfully yours,
                           Gleionl E. Partis(?)
To the Commisioner of Pensions,
                                      Present.

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Tombstone Data
[illegible: Mexico?] - Br -
all corresp relative it

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WAR DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF THE QUARTERMASTER GENERA
WASHINGTON
MAY 12 1931   19

MEMORANDUM TO:
⏹️ Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department, Washington, D. C.
[round stamp: 
PENSION OFFICE
B
MAY 13 1931
U S]
* * * * * * * 
⏹️ Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Treasury Building, Washington, D.C.
* * * * * * * 
⏹️ The Surgeon General, Washington, D.C.
* * * * * * * *

In order that headstones properly inscribed may be furnished, it is requested that the "Service" of the decedents named on the enclosed applications be verified and [underlined] returned as soon as practicable to this office. [end underline]

The regulations provide that the name of the State from which the decedents came be inscribed on the headstones. It is requested that this information be given and that any corrections be made in red ink on the form.
* * * * * * * * *

[checkbox with and X] The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
* * * * * * * *

⏹️ The General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C.
* * * * * * *

In order that headstones properly inscribed may be furnished for the graves of the decedents named on the enclosed applications, it is requested that you furnish this office the correct spelling of the names and complete designation of the organizations.


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STATE OF TENNESSEE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.L. HARNED, COMMISSIONER
NASHVILLE

DIVISION OF LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES
JOHN TROTWOOD MOORE
LIBRARIAN AND ARCHIVIST     February 4, 1929.


Pension Department, 
Washington,D.C.

Gentlemen:

An effort is being made to mark the grave of Stephen Austin, Revolutionary soldier wo was a pensioner from Hardin county, 8th Civil District, Tennessee, in 1841. We have been able to find no record which will give sufficient data for the marker. I will appreciate it if you will send me a copy of his pension paper for this purpose.

Very truly.
John Trotwood Moore,
S/JT Moore
[round stamp:
PENSION OFFICE
O 
FEB 17 1929
U. S.]

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA [picture of the seal of the state of Oklahoma] R. R. OWENS
EXECUTIVE OFFICE   STATE BUDGE OFFICER
OKLAHOMA CITY

April 18, 1940


Veterans Administration
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sirs:

Will you please send me the Revolutionary War record of Stephen Austin who was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, in the year 1755? In 1777 he enlisted in Surry County, North Carolina, in Captain Armstrong's Company, Colonel Washington's Regiment of North Carolina Dragons [sic: Dragoons] of Cavalry.

If there is a charge for this service I shall be glad to send you a check upon your advising me of the charge. I shall appreciate this information at your very earliest convenience.

Very sincerely yours
S/Betty Howell
(Miss) Betty Howell
% Budget Department, State Capitol
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

[round stamp: arrow pointing to 3:00
RECEIVED
APR 22 1940
MAIL SUB-DIV
Reader No 34
VETS ADM]

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May 16, 1931

War Department       Rev.& 1812 Wars Section
Office of the Quartermaster General  AWF:MLB
Memorial Branch
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

Your are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 2040, that Stephen Austin was born in November, 1755, in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

While a resident of Grayson County, Virginia, at the age of twenty-one years, he went into Surry County, North Carolina, enlisted and served for five years, always as Armstrong's North Carolina company [noted below: & part of [illegible]] in Colonel Washington's Dragoons, and was in a great many skirmishes. [noted in left margin: Lt Horse]

For twenty years after the Revolution he lived in Grayson County, Virginia; then moved to Tennessee; thence to Alabama and back to Wayne County, Tennessee.

He was allowed pension on his application executed November 5, 1832, while a resident of Wayne County, Tennessee.

Very truly yours


E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner
[noted in right margin: Tombstone Data]

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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
[illegible initials]

February 13, 1929

J. T. Moore
Division of Library and Archives
Department of Education
Nashville, Tennessee

Sir:

I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 2040 it appears that Stephen Austin was born in November 1755 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

While a resident of Grayson County, Virginia, at the age of ^about twenty-one years, he went into Surry County, North Carolina, enlisted and served for five years, always as private of Cavalry, and a part of the time in Captain William Armstrong's North Carolina Company in Colonel Washington's Dragoons and was in a great many skirmishes.

For twenty years after the Revolution he lived in Grayson County, Virginia, then moved to Tennessee, thence to Alabama and back to Wayne County, Tennessee.

He was allowed pension on his application executed November 5, 1832 while a resident of Wayne County, Tennessee.

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In 1837 he was living in Hardin County, Tennessee. There are no data relative to his family.

Respectfully,

WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.