Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6520, Daniel Apple, N.C.

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Service: N.C.
Apple, Daniel
Number: S. 6520

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16507
North Carolina
Daniel Apple —
of Guilford in the State of NoCa.
who was a Priv __ in the __ commanded
by Captain      Of the [illegible] commanded
by Col. Paisly on the NoCa
line for 6 months

Inscribed on the Roll of NoCarolina
the rate of 20 Dollars ___ Cents per annuit,
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension ifsued the 28 day of Aug.:33
and [illegible]
[illegible] Greensboro NoCa

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833.                    40
Semi-an. allowance ending 4 September        10
                                                                            $50
                                                                    Revolutionary Claim

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Daniel Apple
25558

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North Carolina }
Guilford County }
On the 21st day of May AD 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the worshipful the justices of this Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions for Guilford County now sitting Daniel Apple a resident of said County of Guilford aged seventy two 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 the 7th of June 1832

That he entered the service of the United States under the following officers and grade as herein stated that in August 1780 in the County of Guilford N. Carolina he volunteered as a private Malitia [militia] man under Capt Jacob Clapp of the regiment commander by Col John Paisley; that immediately thereafter he was marched under by said Captain to the south passing through Salisbury to Charlotte in Mecklenburg County a few miles beyond which their troops were met by the british under Cornwallis when we retreated repassing Salisbury & the Yadkin River being pressured by the enemy, when our troops were encamped for some thing like a week, where upon the british returning South our forces were again marched after them [crossed out: when] and the main army went as far as what was called the six miles Creek where is encamped & the applicant was detached

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as one of a scout or reconoitering [reconnoitering] party that they pursued the enemy as far as the Catawba River upon the borders of So. Carolina: upon rejoining the main army he remained then encamped until he was discharged by direction of his [crossed out: officers] Col. the said John Paisley his discharge was given him in writing, but it has long since been lost -: That during This expedition he was in actual service at least four months. - That this expedition was conducted and commanded by the said Col. John Paisley who marched with the service man Captains Companies from said County of Guilford Commanded by the said Capt.  Clapp, Capt. Wilson, Capt. Pearce & Capt. Peag - who was of Rockingham County & perhaps John other whose name this applicant cannot recollect. The name of the major he cannot recollect. - The name of his Lieutenant he cannot now remember - That upon marching as herein afore stated a few miles south of Charlote [Charlotte] their regiment joined the army under Genl. Davidson of the Infantry & Col. Davy of the light horse under whose command they continued to the conclusion of the expedition as before stated that during the service a portion of our troops was engaged with the tories at the shallow ford on the Yadkin in Surry County on which occasion some ten or twelve persons were killed upon both sides - That before the above mentioned tour & during the same year he was called into actual service and volunteered under Captains Whitsell & Capt Forbes in order to suppress the depredations of the tories in the said County of Guilford: in this service he was from time to time engaged during the said year 1780 for at least two months: in addition thereto he was employed in guarding different parties of Tories taken prisoners in said County Guilford & engaged in this service at least eight days - In these occasional tours of military duty he was not called

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out for any particular length of time & when the occasion had ceased which gave rise to them [crossed out: ceased] he was discharged by men verbal directions of his officers -. He states he was born in the state of Pennsylvania about fifty miles north of Philadelphia, the County he cannot recollect. [crossed out: that] That he has no record of his [crossed out] birth and is unable to state precisely his age but from the tradition & understanding of his family he thinks he was born in the year 1761. That he lived in the County of Guilford N. Carolina when he was called into service where he has ever since & where he still continues to live -

He states that he has no documentary ^or written evidence of his services nor does he know of any witnesses by whom he could prove the service or any part thereof except Thos. Greer [,] James Findlay [,] Wm. Albright & Wm. Maxwell all of whom could testify as to his first mentioned tour of duty & to prove the same he offers this affidavit of the said Thos. Greer it not bein convenient to procure the attendance and proof of either of the others - He states that he is well known to David Thomas & L. W. Sumers his neighbors, who will testify to his character for veracity and their belief in his being a soldier in the revolution [.] that there is no clergyman residing in his neighborhood he is therefore unable to procure the certificate of one -

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name

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is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state whatever 

Sworn to & subscribed in open Court the day & year above written
S/A E Hanner JIC
Daniel X Apple


Thos. Greer maketh oath that he was engaged in the expedition mentioned by the applicant under Col. John Paisley to the South in [rubbed out or erased: the fall of the year] the latter part of The summer of 1780 the he well knows that the applicant was a soldier in said service under Capt. Clapp and although he deponent was not attached to that particular command he is entirely confident & states that the applicant The said Danl. Apple remained in said service to the close of the expedition which he believes was four months at least
S/Thos Greer

Sworn to & subscribed in open Court the year & day above written.
S/A E Hanner JIC


North Carolina }
Guilford County }
We David Thomas & Ludwick Sumers residing in said County of Guilford hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Daniel Apple who has sworn to & subscribed the foregoing declaration [.] That we believe him to be seventy two years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the war of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion
S/D Thomas
S/L. W. Sumers


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

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Soldier and served as he states & the Court further certifies That Thomas Greer who has made affidavit as to the services of the applicant and David Thomas & L. W. Sumers residents of said County of Guilford who have certified as to the character of the applicant are credible persons and their respective statements are entitled to credit - 
Witness I. J M Lindsay
David Worth & George Albright - Justices holding said Court
S/I. J. M. Lindsay J.P.
S/David Worth JP
S/George Albright JP


I  Alfred E. Hanner Clerk of the Court of Please and quarter Sessions for Guilford County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Daniel Apple for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of said Court at office this 23rd day of May AD 1833.
S/A. E. Hanner CCC
[seal]

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No. 25558
Daniel Apple, Guilford County
North Carolina


Admit as a private
6 mo - $20=


N.W. Shepperd, Greensboro
N. Carolina

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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,

183
Sir:

The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a 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 shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with 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.

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A Statement, shewing [sic] the Service of Daniel Apple Guilford County North Carolina
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[table with the following headers:
Period When the service was rendered | Duration of the claimant's service (Years., Months., Days.) | Rank of the claimant |
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served | Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service |
Proof by which the declaration is supported | ]
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Vol Augt. 1780 | - | 4 | - | private. | Cap Clapp, Col Paisley | 72 years Guilford County N. Carolina | Traditionary evidence & one witness papers correctly Attached

Vol -  " | - | 2 | - | Capn. Whitsell, & Forbis |  | 

Served | - | - | 8 | " | - - - - |  | 




I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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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, Boatmen, &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:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. 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, mucicians [sic] or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made 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 } ss. [this brace links this line and the following]
County of

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 (c)
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 provision 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 the 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 entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [here is an image of a hand pointing to the right] 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 day of &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 days 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 application 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

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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person 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.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. 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.
6. {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 received a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. 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 the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions to 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 represent, 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, 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 the signature annexed is 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.
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(a) The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which 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 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 as to what amount of pension he is entitled. 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 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."

It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant service, 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 [italics] about three or four months [end italics], 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 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 the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[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 in 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.

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information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Daniel Apple  S.F. 6520
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[table with the following headers: DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT | LENGTH OF SERVICE | RANK | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED (CAPTAIN., COLONEL.) | STATE |]

1780 | 2 mos. | Pvt. | {Whitsell {Forbes | √ | N.C.

1780 | 8 days | [blank] | guarding prisoners | [blank] | [blank]

Aug. 1780 | 4 mos. | " | Jacob Clapp | John Paesley | [blank]




Battles engaged in, √

Residence of solider at enlistment, Guilford Co. N.C.

Date of application for pension, May 21, 1833 His cl. al. [claim was allowed]

Residence at date of application, Guilford Co. N.C.

Age at date of application, born in Pennsylvania 50 miles North of Phila. in 1761

Remarks: No family data.

It is not stated that he was ever called Applegate.

Very respectfully,

Commissioner.
1565b3m10-08

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1912 May 4 Hist. to Daniel Apple. V.L.M.




6520 
Rev War √ INVALID.
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File No. 6525
Daniel Apple
Priv Rev War
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Act: June 7th 1832
Index: - Vol. A,      Page 10

[intentional brackets as printed]
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Treasury Department, 
Second Comptroller's Office, 
May 16 - 1838. 

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 States," Daniel Apple, a Pensioner on the Roll of the N. Carolina Agency, at the rate of twenty Dollars per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of September 1836 to the 4th of September 1837. 

Respectfully, yours, 

Albion K. Parris
Comptroller

To the Commissioner of Pensions, 
Present.

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Pension Office
Fayetteville Sept 16 1844

James L Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir.
Please [illegible] the payments of Daniel Apple 12 mo. 1832. $20 per voucher [illegible]

I am Sir,
respectfully
Your Obt Svt
John Huske
Agt.

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[round stamp: PENSION OFFICE. D
U. S. MAY 1 1912]

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1301 Ashland Block, Chicago. 
April 29, 1912. 

The Commissioner of Pensions, 
Washington, D. C. 

Dear Sir: 

Please give me the record of DANEIL APPLE, who served in the Revolutionary War with the North Carolina Continentals. I find him mentioned in the Rolls of Guildford Co., Militia, placed on Roll 2/28/1833, and commencement of pension 3/4/1831. 

I would be glad to have any family data on file, particularly as this Daniel was sometimes referred to as Daniel Apple and again as DANIEL APPLEGATE. 

Respectfully, 

Mary. E. Applegate