Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31514, Phillip Allin, Va.

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SERVICE 
Va. 

Allin, Phillip 
or 
Allen, Philip 

NUMBER 
S.31514 

CONTENTS

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3447
Georgia

Philip, Allen
of Clark _ in the State of Georgia
who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Anderson of the Regt commanded 
by Col: Russell in the Virginia 
line for 9 months from 1776

Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia
at the rate of 30 _ Dollars _ Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of Decr 32
and sworn To it on on A.S.
Clayton, House of Reps

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Mar: 33

45 _
15 _
$60 _

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by Nathan Pier Clerk
Book D Vol. 8 Page 127

Date of death
not on a. B.

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STATE OF GEORGIA, 
Clarke County. 
On this 20th day of Nov, personally appeared in open Court, before Charles Dougherty presiding Judge of the Superior Court of said County, now sitting, Philip Allin a resident of __ the county of Clarke and State aforesaid, aged 72 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: He was born in the State of Virginia & raised in the Counties of King & Queen & that he is now about seventy two years of age. He was in the State of Virginia & the county of Mecklenburg when he entered the Service & that his first tour was under Capt Lucas in the year 1776 month not recollected He again entered the Service in the year 1777 month not recollected under Col Lewis Burrell, Capt James Anderson & Lieut Richard Sweepton. He first marched from Petersburg in Virginia to Jamestown, from thence Williamsburg then Capital of Virginia from thence to York from thence to Hampton & from Hampton by water to Portsmouth & was then commanded by Gen. Nelson, & that regulars were stationed there at the same time who (regulars) were commanded by Colonel Harrison. (strikethrough text begins here) He again entered the service in the year 1781 in North Carolina. (strikethrough text ends here) He marched from Portsmouth to the Cheraw Hills in South Carolina. There He joined General Nathaniel Green & from thence a forced march to the Virginia line & after the battle of Gilford retreated to troublesome Iron works & a short time thereafter He gained a volunteer company under Col Malmady & Green & was then lawfully discharged 25th of March 1787. In July 1781 He again entered the Service under Col Farmer of Hillsboro Major Dougherty & Capt John McClay & Marched to the High Hills of Sawtee of South Carolina where He joined Genl Nathaniel Green at Head quarters & from the

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High Hills of Sawtee He marched to the Eutaw Springs where the memorable battle was fought in which He was engaged. His service during the revolution was nine months & 20 days or thereabouts. He now lives in the State of Georgia & the County of Clarke. He mentions the name of Jeremiah Daniel & Parnenas Haynes who can testify to his veracity & their belief of his being a revolutionary soldier.

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Philip Allen

From 1776 [illegible] 
9 months
$30

HE thereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. 
C. Dougherty J.S.C. N.C. Phillip Allin
We, Jeremiah David, a Clergyman, residing in Clark County and Parmenas Haynes residing in the same, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Philip Allen who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 72 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 to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
C Dougherty J.S.C.N.C
AND the said Court do hereby Certify and declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above application was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Jeremiah Daniel has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in the County of Clark , and that Parmenas Haynes who has also signed the same is a resident in the same county, and is a credible person, that their statement is entitled to credit. 20 Nov. 1832

C Dougherty J.S.C.N.C.

I Robert Ligon, Clerk of the Superior Court of Clark County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Philip Allen for a pension.

IN testimony thereof, I have [seal] and seal of office, this 21st day of Nov. in the year of our Lord, 1832

Robert Ligon Clerk Superior 
Court, Clark County Georgia

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July 14, 1939

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PHILLIP ALLIN
S. 31514
BA-J/MLB

Mr. Clifton W. Davis
Giddens-Lane Building
Shreveport, Louisiana

Dear Sir:

The data which follow in regard to Phillip Allin (as soldier signed, but was pensioned Philip Allen) were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 31514, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War. 

Phillip Allin was born in the State of Virginia and reared in King and Queen County, that state; the date of his birth and names of parents were not stated.

While residing in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, Phillip Allin enlisted in 1776, and served as private in Captain Lucas’ Virginia company. He enlisted, marched from Portsmouth to South Carolina, thence made a forced march to the Virginia line and after the battle of Guilford retreated to the Iron Works, after which, he joined a volunteer company under Colonel Malmady and was discharged March 23, 1781. He enlisted in July, 1781, served as private in Captain John McClay’s company, under Colonel Farmer of Hillsboro and was in the battle of Kutaw Springs. His entire service amounted to nine months twenty days, length of each tour not designated.

The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed November 20, 1832, at which time he was aged about seventy-two years and a resident of Clarke County, Georgia.

There are no family data shown in this claim.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid and possibly the date of death of

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Phillip Allin or Philip Allen, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:

Philip Allen
Certificate #3447
Issued December 22, 1832
Rate $30 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Georgia Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator

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31514
Rey INVALID.
File No. 31514
Philip Allen
Pri Rev [illegible]
Act: June 7 32
Index: -- Vol. 2, Page 6
[Arrangement of 1870]
1911, Feb. 24 Hist. to
Mrs. Ella F. Herring
1934 June 5 Hist to Mrs. Oelrice
Pattilo MLB
1939 July 14 Hist to Clifton F. Davis 
MLB

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Hartselle, Ala., May 21, 1934
Pension Bureau,
Washington, D. C.

Will you please send me the Pension record of (checkmark) Philip (sketched 4) Allen (underlined), of Clarke County, Georgia.
I understand that he served in the War of the American Revolution in Virginia, but am unable to give you the County, or any further information.
He was pensioned after he had gone to Clarke County, Georgia, so you will likely find his record in the files of the State of Georgia.
Thanking you for this information, and hoping for an early reply,

Respectfully,

Mrs. Pierce Patillo (signed)
Mrs. Pierce Patillo
29 East Main St., 
Hartselle, Alabama

(upside down stamp with text: 
RECEIVED 
MAY 23 1934 
MAIL SUB-DIV.
READER 16 VETS. ASM.)

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CLIFTON F. DAVIS
ATTORNEY AT LAW
GIDDENS – LANE BUIDLING
SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA
June 2, 1939

Veterans Administration,
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:
PHILIP ALLEN appears as a Revolution pensioner in Clarke County, Georgia.
Am looking up a THOMAS BONNER who was in the service in South Carolina, and who was probably a relative of the Allen. Thomas Bonner died in Clarke county in 1804. 
Thinking that the application of Philip Allen may throw some light on the place of origin of these families and possibly on their family connections, I would like to obtain photastat (struck through with carrot between t and a) of the application if it is of interest in these particulars.
Will you kindly let me know what the application shows and what a photostat will cost.

Very truly yours, 
Clifton F. Davis

CFDeh

(stamp with text: 
RECEIVED 
JUN 5 1939
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS. ADM. 7
READER 4)

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CLIFTON F. DAVIS 
ATTORNEY AT LAW
GIDDENS – LANE BUILDING
SREVEPORT, LOUISIANA

July (6, 7 or 8), 1939

Veterans Administration,
Washington, D.C.

Sirs:

On June 2nd 1939 I wrote you asking information relative to the Pension Papers of PHILIP ALLEN (surname underlined) appearing as a Revolutionary pensioner in CLARKE COUNTY, GEORGIA.

Up to this time no reply has been received and I am inquiring whether the inquiry was received and on file or not. 

Heretofore as I remember it, a reply to such inquiries was received in 2 to 3 weeks.

Very truly yours,
Clifton F. Davis

CFDeh

(stamp with following text:)
RECEIVED
JUL 19 1939
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS. ADM
READER A
18

(faint illegible text)

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O. W. and N. Division. 3 – 525. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
S. 31,514
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., _, 190_
In your reply to your request of _, received _ for a statement of the military history of Philip Allen a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow’s) (parenthetical struck through) application for pen_sion on file in this Bureau.

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. (new column signified as |) LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. | (Captain and Colonel are sub columns under officers) CAPTAIN. | COLONEL. | STATE. 
1776. | (check) | Pvt. Lucas (check) | Va.
(check) | to Mar. 25, 1777. | James Anderson (check) | {Lewis Burrell (row below) Mamady (check) [illegible]
July, 1781 | (check)| John McClay | Farmer
Entire length
of service
during Revolution } 
9 mo. 20 days

Battles engaged in, Eutaw Springs
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enlisted in Mecklenburg Co, Va.
Date of application for pension, Nov. 20, 1832 Cl. al. 
Residence at date of application, Clarke Co., Ga.
Age at date of application, about 72 yrs. – born in Virginia.
Remarks: (check) resided in King & Queen Co. Va. 

Very respectfully,
31793b5m1C-07
Commissioner.

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June 5, 1934
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Mrs. Pierce Pattilo
29 East Main Street
Hartselle, Alabama 

PHILLIP ALLIN
S. 31514
BA-J/MLB

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Philip Allen, of Clarke County, Georgia.

A search of the records of this office has been made and the record was found of one Phillip Allin (as he signed but pensioned Philip Allen), of Clarke County, Georgia, and is given herein as shown in the papers on file in pension claim S. 31514, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

He was born in the State of Virginia and reared in King and Queen County, in that state; the date of soldier’s birth and names of his parents are not given. 

While residing in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, he enlisted in 1776, and served as private in Captain Lucas’ Virginia company. He enlisted, marched from Portsmouth to South Carolina, thence made forced march to the Virginia line and after the battle of Guilford retreated to the Iron Works, after which, he joined a volunteer company under Colonel Malmedy and was discharged March 25, 1781. He enlisted July, 1781, served as private in Captain John McClay’s company, under Colonel Farmer of Hillsboro and was in the battle of Eutaw Springs. His entire service amounted to nine months twenty days, length of each tour not designated.

He was allowed pension on his application executed November 20, 1832, at which time he was aged about seventy-two years and a resident of Clarke County, Georgia. 

There are no family data in the claim. 
[illegible] (handwritten)

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator

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July 14, 1939
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BA – J/MLB

Mr. Clifton F. Davis
Giddens-Lane Building
Shreveport, Louisiana

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letters of recent date, in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Philip Allen, a pensioner of Clarke County, Georgia; Thomas Bonner, who served in South Carolina but died in Clarke County, Georgia, in 1804, and of William Finch, a pensioner of Oglethorpe County, Georgia, who served from Virginia and who had a brother, Edward Finch.

There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a Thomas Bonner, under any spelling of his name. Such claims are the source of Revolutionary War data furnished by the Veterans Administration. It is suggested that infor-
mation relative to the military service of that soldier might be obtained from The Adjutant General, War Department, this city.

The Revolutionary War records of Phillip Allen and William Finch are furnished you herewith.

It is regretted that your letters could not have been answered at an earlier date.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator