Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 32050, Samuel Warden, N.C.

SERVICE
N. 16
Warden, Samuel
NUMBER
S 32050
CONTENTS

Georgia. 23.726
Samuel Ward of Madison in the State of Ga. who was a Pvt. in the Company commanded by Captain Martin of the _____ commanded by _____ in the Ala- line for 2 years -
Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia - at the rate of 50 - Dollars _____ Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of March 1834 and sent to P.M. C.S. Clayton H. B.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1834 240 - Pension, allowance ending Sept. 1, 40 $250 -
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Math. Price - Clerk. Book C Vol. 64 Page 116
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of Mar. 6. April 1838 from 4 Sept 1837 to 4 March 1838. Age notified 20 Dec 1838
Paid as above, from 4th Sept. 1843 to 4 March, 1844. Agent notified 3 Apr. 1846.

State of Georgia County of Madison
Court of Ordinary Adjourned term Monday 8 th July 1833
Samuel Warden In this Eighth day of July in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty three personally appeared in Open Court before Robert Groves. Noah W. Pittman. John Mirony & James Long
Justice of the Inferior Court now sitting as a court of Ordinary Samuel Warden a resident of Capt. Morgans Company District of Georgia Militia in the County of Madison State of Georgia aged Seventy three years who being first duly sworn according to law - doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to attain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named Officers (and served as herein stated to wit), he entered as a Volunteer in October 1779 as a private under Capt. John Foster as a guard against the British (and Tories) and served under Generals Sumpter and Marion (and was Stationed on twelve Mile Creek in McPherson County North Carolina) and continued in this Service until April 1782 - being a term of two years and Six Months in April 1782. he joined Capt. Thomas Shelby Company under Genl. Sumpter. Col. Wade Hampton of the Third Regiment North Carolina and Maj. Blue and Maj. Moore (and continued in this Service until the fifteenth day of February 1783 - being a term of Service of ten Months during this Service Capt. Shelby was wounded (and Capt. Nathaniel Martin took the command) - he was at the taking of a Fort on the Congaree - he was at the taking of another at Bruckhead commanded by M c Smith also at the taking of a Fort at Orangeburgh - he was at the battle of the Cataw Springs in this engagement Capt. Shelby was there wounded (and went home he was then placed under Capt. Nathaniel Martin - he was marched after the British (and Tories) to a place called the Strawberry where Col. Lee and Washington engaged them - he was marched to a place called the Four Hole Swamp.

Swamps where they routed (and killed a parcel of Tories) - he was Marched after M c Grath who commanded the Tories on by Spirit Creek in Georgia to near the Florida lines - he continued in Service as aforesaid until the 15 th day of February 1783. when he received a discharge which he has since lost - he knew Gen l Greene and Marion - he has no Documentary evidence and he knows of no evidence he can procure who can testify to his Services - (and that this is the best Showing he can make of his Services - In answer to the Interrogatories prescribed by the war Department (and propounded by the Court) he answereth as follows to wit.
In answer to first Interrogatory - he was born in the County of Londonderry in Ireland the 17 th day of March 1760
Answer to Second Inter. he has no record of his age - but from his fathers Statement to him he believes he was born as aforesaid
Answer to Third Inter. he was living in M c Klenburgh County North Carolina when he entered the Service - and made that his place of residence until the the year 1798 - when he removed into Union South Carolina - From thence to Franklin County Georgia from thence to Madison County where he now resides
Answer to Fourth Inter. he Volunteered
Answer to Fifth Inter. he was acquainted with Col d Lee and Col d Washington being frequently with their regiments - also with Gen l Greene and Gen l Marion -
Answer to Sixth Inter. he received a discharge Signed by Maj r Bedford which has been long since lost.
Answer to Seventh Inter. he refers you to Robert L. Jack. Robert Grooms. William Sanders - Augustus Crawford. Col d Gabriel Nash and William Meroney -

He hereby relinquishes every claim 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 & subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Samuel Warden
We Benjamin Brown a clergyman residing in the county of Madison and William Leary  Meroney residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Warden who has subscribed his oath to the above declaration - that we believe him to be seventy three years of age (and 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 & subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Benj o Brown U.S.G. William Meroney
And the said board 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 board further certifies that it appears to them that Benjamin Brown is a clergyman residing in the county of Madison (and that William Leary  Meroney who has also signed the same is a resident of the same (and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
(S. WARDEN) J.S.C.
John Meroney J.S.C. Robert Groves J.S.C. Noah S. Pittman J.S.C.

I William Sanders Clerk of the Court of Ordinary do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the Matter of Application of Samuel Warden for a pension - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand Vocal of Ordinary's Office this Eighth - day of July Eighteen hundred and thirty three
William Sanders C.C.O.

August 25, 1939
Mrs. J. M. Davis 1521 16th Corpus Christi, Texas
BA-J/AWF Samuel Warden S. 32050 Samuel Warden B.L.Wt.14681-80-55
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the War of 1812 record of Samuel Warden of Georgia, who served under General McIntosh, also, the Revolutionary War record of his father, whose name you did not state.
The War of 1812 record has been found of a Samuel Warden or Worden of Georgia. The Revolutionary War records have been searched, also, and the record found of only one applicant for pension, with that surname, of Georgia.
Those two records are furnished you herewith, as shown in the claim for pension of the Revolutionary War soldier, and as shown in the claims for bounty land of the War of 1812 soldier, for whose service no pension was claimed.
Your unstamped envelope is returned herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator
See her letter in claim Samuel Warden S. 32050

August 25, 1939
Mrs. J. M. Davis 1521- 16th Corpus Christi, Texas
BA-J/AWF Samuel Warden S. 32050 Samuel Warden B.L.Wt.14681-80-55
Dear Madam:
The data furnished herein concerning Samuel Warden were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S. 32050. based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Samuel Warden was born March 17, 1760, in County Londonderry, Ireland. The names of his parents are not given, nor was it stated when he came to this country.
While residing in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Samuel Warden volunteered sometime in the month of October, 1779, served as a private in Captain John Foster's company, stationed at Twelve Mile Creek to guard against the British and Tories, and served in Captains Thomas Shelby's and Nathaniel Martin's companies, under Colonel Wade Hampton, was in the battle of Eutaw Springs, at the taking of a Tory Fort on the Congaree, at the taking of a fort at "Buckhead", and one at Orangeburg, and in skirmishes at "Strawberry" and Four Mile Swamp, and pursued the Tories to the "Florida Line", and was discharged February 15, 1783.
He continued to live in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, until sometime in 1798, then moved

to Union County, South Carolina, then to Franklin County, Georgia, thence to Madison County, Georgia.
This soldier, Samuel Warden, was allowed pension on his application executed July 8, 1833, then a resident of Madison County, Georgia.
The papers on file in this claim contain no discernible data in regard to the family of Samuel Warden.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data:
Samuel Warden Certificate #23726 Issued March 27, 1834 Rate $80.00 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Georgia Agency.
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Samuel Warden-B.L.Wt.14681-80-55
The data which follow concerning this Samuel Warden (Worden) were obtained from claims for bounty land, based upon his service in the War of 1812.
The date and place of birth of Samuel Warden are not given, nor are the names of his parents shown.
Samuel Warden volunteered in Franklin County,

Georgia, served as private in Captain Adam G. Safford's company of Georgia militia, from November 21, 1814 to March 1, 1815.
This soldier, Samuel Warden, on account of the above noted service, was allowed eighty acres of bounty land on his application executed March 26, 1851, at which time he gave his age fifty-seven years, and living in Greene County, Tennessee. He was allowed, also, eighty acres of bounty land on his application executed April 7, 1855, then giving his age sixty-six years, residing in said Greene County.
The papers on file in these claims contain no discernible data relative to the family of this soldier.
If you desire information in regard to the location of the land referred to herein, you should address The Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, and furnish the following data:
Warrant #31830- 80 acres- Act of 1850 Warrant #14681- 80 acres- Act of 1855.
Very truly yours
A. D. MILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office,
December 11 th , 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," Samuel Warden, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Savannah, Geo. Agency, at the rate of Eighty Dollars and — Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th — of Sept. 1837 — to the 4 th March, 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
William E. Parrish Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
October 13 th , 1845.
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," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, Samuel Warden , a Pensioner on the Roll of the Georgia Agency, at the rate of Eighty Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1843, to the 4 th March 1844.
Respectfully, yours,
W. B. Lewis
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

1521 16 th Corpus Christi, Texas July 13, 1939
Pension Department Veteran's Administration Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
I am trying to get the vital statistics of some of my ancestors in order to give the information required on the application for membership in the D. A. R.
My claim is based on the war record of my great-grandfather, a copy of which I am enclosing.
I would like information as to dates of birth, death, marriage, to whom married, etc. of Samuel Warden who, as the enclosed record shows, fought in the war of 1812 . The record that I have does not give the name of Samuel Warden's father. Do you have any record of Samuel Warden which might give his father's name and any vital statistics concerning him. Also, do you have a record of the father of Samuel Warden, as to his activities during the Revolutionary War.
I would greatly appreciate any information concerning them. Enclosed is a stamped ? self-addressed envelope.
Very truly, Mrs. F. Melvin Davis

Now, by all these present a war record. I, Wiley Anderson Warden, was born in Washington county in the state of Tennessee, June 27, 1824, and at the age of 22 years enlisted in the 5th Tennessee infantry company. Served 10 months in the Mexican War as a private soldier. The war being over with this nation, returned to Tennessee and married Martha Jennings, July 15, 1849. Moved to Gasconade county, Missouri in the spring of 1852 and in the spring of 1862 the War of the Rebellion began, and I, Wiley A. Warden, helped raise a company of home guards and was elected 1st lieutenant. Served three months then volunteered into the 33rd Missouri company August 10, 1862. I was in ten different states, fought in 47 battles, and was dis- charged in St. Louis August 15, 1865. This written April 17, 1883.
Wiley Anderson Warden this name? My grandfather emigrated from Ireland and settled in the state of Georgia and was a soldier under Washington the greater part of 7 years. My father, Samuel Warden, served as a private soldier under General M c Lush at Mobile and New Orleans and Pensacola, Florida in the War of 1812-15.
14681-80-55-
Wiley Anderson Warden

32050 Rev INVALID.
1929 - Aug. 25. list to Mrs. J. M. Davis. Cur 3
File No. 32,050
Samuel Warden
Pri Rev War
Act: James Jr 32
Index: —Vol. 2 , Page 438
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Adm't or prevab. 2 years $880 —
Ja.
Hon A.S. Clayton

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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 subjunct 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.
A Statement, shewing the Service of
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. 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.   Years. Months. Days.      
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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, musicians 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. 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. 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

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 receive 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 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 traditional 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 inquiry 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 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.
[7] 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 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."
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 the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
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 traditional 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.

Amended Declaration of Samuel Warden State of Georgia County of Madison
On this Eleventh day of February in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and thirty four personally appeared before me James Long one of the Justices of the Superior Court of the County of Madison Samuel Warden a resident of said County who after being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following amended declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
In his declaration of which this is Amensatory this deponent stated that he had served two tours the first from October 1779 to April 1782 - to wit two years and Six Months and from April 1782 to February 1783 - being ten Months Making together three years and four Months - but did not wish to be understood as having enlisted or serving as an enlisted soldier the facts are these in October 1779 the Tories became so violent that this deponent was compelled to leave his home and join the army (or otherwise suffer death by the Tories who were slaughtering and plundering all who came in their way - (and altho this deponent would not have been compelled (as a Militia Volunteer) to have remained such a length of time in the army yet he considered it as the most secure - as he durst not return to his place of residence until February 1783. and preferred remaining with the army as before stated - until such time as he could return and remain at home in peace - The whole of this deponents services were as a Volunteer - and would have

received a discharge in a reasonable time after joining the army had the country not been overrun by the re bel - that there appeared to be no place of Safety but with the army and where this deponent preferred remaining until he could return in Safety - This deponent knows of no person now alive who can testify to his Services - and from extreme old age and debility he is unable to make that Search for evidence which he could have done a Number of years past (and also having removed such a distance from the place where his Services were performed - from this deponent's old age loss of Memory &c &c. This is the best Showing this deponent can make - and would once more State that his Services exceed that of two years - and that in Justice to himself he must say that he is entitled at least to the pay of a private for two years Services (altho' he has served con- siderably more) and for two years Services he claiming a pension Sworn to & Subscribed before me Samuel Warden the 11 th day of February 1834 (J. W. Warden) J. W. Warden
Georgia Madison County I James Long one of the Justices of the Superior Court in (and for said County do certify that Samuel Warden took and Subscribed the foregoing affidavit or amended declaration before me that he is a credible person and entitled as I conceive to be placed on the pension list of the United States - Given under my hand & Seal this 11 th February 1834 (J. W. Warden) J. W. Warden Seal

Georgia Madison County } I William Sanders Clerk of the Court of Ordinary do certify that James Long whose name appears to the foregoing amended declaration (and certificate) is an acting Justice of the Superior Court and Court of Ordinary that he is a credible person Given under my hand and Seal of Ordinary, Office this twelfth day of February 1834.
William Sanders C.C.O.