Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16,298, James Wiseman, N.C.

SERVICE
N.C.
Wiseman, James
NUMBER
S. 16.298
carded.
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P. Aft. at La Fayette — do. to P. Aft. June 22. 1836 — do to J. Wiseman Jan 17. 1846.
Date of death not on AB
Indiana 5738
James Wiseman
of Co. B — in the State of Indiana who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Graham of the Regt. commanded by Col. Hampton in the N Carolina line for 11 1/2 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana at the rate of 37 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of Feby 1833 — and sent to Hon John Tipton US Senate
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 — $50.49 Semi-annual allowance ending 4th Mar '33 18.83
$75.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Ino Cromwell Clerk, Book D Vol. 9 Page 199

Jan 14 46 Jal W. S. ... Indiana
A
L. Edwards Esq Pension Office Washington City D.C.

Cincinnati O. Jan'y. 9 th 1846
Sir,
In regard to James Wiseman's claim of which I mentioned to you in a former letter, I have to inform you that from further information I learn that the s d Wiseman was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and went from North Carolina (Hillsboro it is supposed) He must have belonged to that line of Militia. Said Wiseman drew a pension of $96. or thereabouts per An m and rec d it at Indianapolis State of Ind s , though he lived at the time, and until his death, in Peru, Miami Co. Ohio.
From the above statement you will probably be able to find his name and can inform me if he was entitled to land & how much & where located.
You will please inform me up to what time his pension is payable, & if his widow or children are entitled to back pensions, under the Pension Law. If Mr. Wiseman drew a Land Warrant you will please give me the number of s d Warrant & if your records show if located state that fact & when H d . If there is back pensions coming to the representation of s d Wiseman state how much H d & if it can be drawn in this city. They are informed that such is the fact & therefore prop ts the

inquiry. Francis Nelson was appointed Second Lieutenant of Capt. Reuben Spencin's Comp y in the Regt of Militia of the County of Dutchess, County State of New York, on the 4 th March 1780
The heirs of said Nelson believe that he never rec d any pay for services and are under the impression there is something due.
Have the kindness to examine his case and inform me. What D r Nelson was entitled to, whether he rec d any pay, & whether all of it & if in land or money. If land the N o of warrant H. H. H.
If he never drew any pay will not his be entitled to it if in money H. H.
Please state every thing relative to the above mentioned claims which the claimants may wish to know
Please answer at earliest convenience
Yours &c
G. N. Sprague

State of Indiana } p. Gaps county }
On this 23 rd day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two in open court before the Honorable John R. Porter, & John Smiths Judge of the present court for the county aforesaid, personally appeared James Wiseman now a resident of Gaps County age of seventy three years in January last, 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 of June the 7 th 1832. —
That he entered the service of the United States under the following officers and served as herein stated, to wit: — During the war of the Revolution he was a resident of Rowan County in the State of North Carolina and was drafted, and entered the service of the United States in a company of North Carolina militia under Captain Richard Graham, Lieutenant Thomas Gowan, Ensign — Nash, was marched to Camden & thence to Charleston South Carolina, served about three months, & was discharged by General Lincoln, a few days before the siege of Charleston. That he again entered the service of the United States as a volunteer, under Captain Merick

Davis, Lieutenant Jonathan Sanger - marched from Salisbury North Carolina down the Yadkin to the Fork - thence to Lynches creek, where he became sick and hired a substitute, by the name of James Watson, to serve the balance of his term, and that he the deponent returned home, that he served by himself and substitute Watson under said Captain Davis a three months term of duty and received a discharge from Colonel John Hampton.
That he was again drafted and placed under Captain E. Gammell, by Colonel Lock a continental officer and served three months at Salisbury and was discharged from service by said Capt Gammell, but does not recollect whether this discharge was signed by Capt. Gammell or by some other officer. That he was again drafted and placed under the command of Capt. John Lopp of North Carolina, Lieutenant Joseph Cunningham and served four months, part of this term was under Genl Rutherford in Light horse service in pursuit of Tories. This Troop was marched to attack the Tories at a Brick house near Millington where he was wounded in the right leg by a shot from the Tories under Col. Fannin at the raft swamp in North Carolina - thence in

pursuit of the Tories, and was continued in the service four months. He was frequently engaged in short scouts after the Tories, for which he received no & was expected to receive pay nor rations.
This deponent further states that after the close of the Revolutionary war not expecting that his discharges would be of any use to him, they were refused or thrown away as useless paper and are not lost. Deponent further states that some time after the close of the revolutionary war he moved to Madison County in the state of Kentucky where he resided about seven years - thence to Cumberland county in same state where he dwelt about six years - he then moved to Butler county in the state of Ohio, resided there seven years and returned to Kentucky, lived there one year, and moved thence to Garrison county in the state of Indiana about the close of the late war.
This deponent further declares that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can prove who can testify to his service, and he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity whatever except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any

state. Sworn to and subscribed in open Court the day and year aforesaid.
James Wiseman
We Cyrus Viges and Benjamin Hurst residing in the county of Lap in the state of Indiana hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Wiseman who has sub- scribed and sworn to the above declaration, - that we have known him for fifteen  twenty years past - that we believe him to be seventy years of age. That he is respected and beloved in this neighborhood as well as in his neighborhood in Harrison county in the state of Indiana where he formerly resided & have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn & subscribed the day and year
aforsaid.
Cyrus Viges Benj t Hurst
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories proposed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and the court further certify that it appears to them that Cyrus Viges and Benjamin Hurst who have

pursuit of the Tories, and was continued in the service four months. He was frequently engaged in short skirmishes after the Tories, for which he received no pay nor rations. This deponent further states that after the close of the Revolutionary war not expecting that his discharges would be of any use to him, they were were thrown away as useless paper and are lost. Deponent further states that some time after the close of the revolutionary war he moved to Madison County in the state of Kentucky where he resided about seven years - thence to Cumberland county in same state where he dwelt about six years - he then moved to Butler county in the state of Ohio, resided there seven years and returned to Kentucky, lived there one year, and moved thence to Garrison county in the state of Indiana about the close of the late war.
This deponent further declares that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service, and he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity whatever except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any

I hereby certify that the claimant originally alleged that he served two of the 3 months in which he obtained a substitute - and that it was at my instance that the actual service was confounded with that of the substitute. Feby 5 1833
John Tipton
adnd Mr. M. P. Eure
10 1/2
Tipton

June 18, 1935
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Miss Laura D. Henderson 1317 E. Market Street Logansport, Indiana
RA-J/EL James Wiseman-S.16298 Joshua Shields-O.W.I.File#26392
Dear Madam:
The data given below are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.16298, based upon the military service in that war of James Wiseman.
James Wiseman was born in January, 1759. The place of his birth and the names of his parents are not shown.
While residing in Rowan County, North Carolina, James Wiseman enlisted and served with the North Carolina Troops, as follows: for three months in Captain Richard Graham's Company, and was discharged a few days before the siege of Charleston; he served a second tour in Captain Merick Davis' Company, length of service not given; he again enlisted and served for three months in Captain E. Gamble's Company, Colonel Locke's Regiment; and again enlisted and served four months in Captain John Lopp's Company; a part of this last service was against the Tories with whom he was in an engagement at Raft Swamp, where he was wounded in the right leg. No dates are given for any of the above services. Soldier stated that he was also called out on frequent alarms on short tours; names of officers and dates not given.
Said he was his. his Cal. John Hamilton said not was as the Cal was No. 4th not stated he serv. under him Rel said Samuel but it was Edmund Gamble
Sometime after the service, he moved to Madison County, Kentucky, where he resided for seven years; thence to Cumberland County, same state, and lived about six years; thence to Butler County, Ohio, and lived for seven years; then returned to Kentucky, county not given, and lived one year; thence to Harrison County, Indiana.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 23, 1832, while a resident of Cass County, Indiana.
He died in Peru, Miami County, date not given, leaving a wife and children; their names are not shown.
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Did not give state, as it was given - Ohio & Peru. O. is not in Miami Co but Peru, Indiana, is in Miami Co

INVALID.
16.298
35-June 18. Hist Co Miss Laura A Henderson Ed
File No. 16.298
James Wisman
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7 '32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 413
[Arrangement of 1870.]

James Wiseman, Indiana Rd., Act June 7. 1832, at $37:66 per annum.
Be pleased to say to what time he was last paid.
Pension of his } 1 st to 4 th Sep 1837 Jan 15. 1846 } JH

June 20
Col. Newman 100: 100
Two.
FREE
J. L. Edwards Com. Russian Washington
D.C.

Branch St Bank bid 2 off the loan 2. 1836
LL Edwards Esq.
Concurrence of Pensions
Sir
The enclosed Pensions, Reet & Wenshus, have been returned to the Branch, notice suspended, for two reasons assigned. 1 The Attorney, name being erased and 2 o of being paid without citations from the Pension Office being a payment for more than two years -
The last I presume is the material objection, & keeping the amt. to the Credit of the Pension Agent -
Your letter, by reference you will find, relates to the payment of the Pensions of date Decem. 18. 1835 in which you say "On the proclamation of the proper Orders you will be pleased to pay the amount due in the case of James Weinman, a Pensioner under Act Jan. 7. 1832."

As to the other objection if not of material importance, I hope it will be removed in this case - The Premium lies in one of the new counties of the state, lately organized, to which the Mail is very irregular, indeed I don't know if there is any, and it would not be safe to send the papers through the Post Office and risk their loss, unless the objection is very material and no private opportunity might occur for months - There is no doubt about the correctness of the payment - The Clerk who certifies is well known to me, as is also his hand writing, and they had no County Seal; the Attorney is also known and he was the real person who read the money, and has no doubt long since paid it over to the Premium -
I am Sir Very Respectfully for Wm M. Jennings Clerk. Acting for S. Merrill Premium Off
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Logansport, Indiana, April 17, 1935.
To The P. S. Pension Bureau, Washington, D. C.
Will you kindly verify or correct the following data copied from the Pension Records. I can find no trace of these men in Cass County, Indiana.
Draw Attn. File 26 392
✓ Joshua Shields - Pi. Indiana militia - pensioned 1811 ✓ James Wiseman - " N. C. " 1831 John H. Sutherland is listed in 1840 census as a pensioner 75 years old. not as of
Also is there any record of William Hall , born Dec. 1, 1757, died Oct. 2, 1849, as a soldier of the American Revolution, probably from Connecticut? Inscription on tombstone in Sixth Street Cemetery, Logansport, Indiana?
Respectfully, (Miss) Laura D. Henderson, Historian Olde Towne Chapter, D. A. R.
1817 E. Market Street.

June 18, 1935
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BA-J/MCF/eal
8,16298
Miss Laura D. Henderson 1317 E. Market Street Logansport, Indiana
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of Joshua Shields, James Wiseman, John W. Sutherland, pensioned in 1840, then seventy-five years of age, and William Hall, born December 1, 1757, died October 2, 1849, buried in Logansport, Indiana.
There is no claim for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of the William Hall, described above, nor is there a claim on file based upon service in that war of a John Sutherland of Indiana. Not all those soldiers recorded as pensioners in the 1840 list were United States pensioners.
The records of James Wiseman and Joshua Shields are furnished you herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Joshua Shields O.W.Inv.File#26392
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, O.W.Invalld, File No. 26392.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Joshua Shields are not given.
Joshua Shields enlisted at Corydon, Indiana Territory, and served from September 12, 1811 to November 22, 1811, as a private in Captain Spier or Spear Spencer's Mounted Rifle Company, Indiana Militia, which company, after the death of Captain Spencer at the battle of Tippecanoe, was commanded by Acting Captain John Tipton; said company was attached to the 4 th Regiment, United States Infantry. Joshua Shields participated in the battle of Tippecanoe, where he was wounded by a musket ball through the upper part of his right arm, which fractured the bone and wounded the muscles.
He was allowed pension from November 24, 1811, on account of disability resulting from the above noted wound.
In 1834, he was residing in Cass County, Indiana, and in 1850, in Starke County, Indiana, and then gave his age as seventy-two years.
No reference was made to wife or children.
In 1850, one John Shields lived in Logansport, Indiana; no relationship to the soldier was shown.
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Very truly yours
A. D. MILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.