Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32088, Solomon Yeoman, N.C.

SERVICE
N. 6
Yeoman Solomon or Yeomans
NUMBER
S 32088
CONTENTS
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Georgia 26.095 Territories of Florida
Solomon Yeoman of Jefferson Co. in the State of Fla of Florida who was a P in the Battery commanded by Captain Speed of the Regt commanded by Col Searill in the No Carolina line for c
7 Mo Pr $233 3
Inscribed on the Roll of Florida at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th day of March and sent to 1834 Gen Cale, Present
Arrears to the 4th of March 1834 70.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 1834 11.66 $81.66
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by J. J. Prager Clerk, Book E - Vol. 82 Page 138
Act. Hon. J. M. " Wm Marr
To Georgia 1835. 28 Jan Sent to Wm
White Feb 21: 37 15 Sep. 1837
Grand 4. Sept 1838 - Notification Mo and Savannah Geo
Note of death not in 35

History of Service Middle District Superior Court Jefferson County November 1833
Jefferson County ss.
On this day the 27 th November in the year 1833 personally appeared Solomon Yarn an a resident in the County and Territory of said aged seventy three 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 7 th Dec r 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers -
That about the year 1779 he entered the service as a volunteer in which capacity he continued not less than seven months - that at that time he was under the command of Genl. Lincoln. Brig. General was the Colonel - Col. Pastern was the Lieut. Col. - Col. Pastern was the Maj. of the Regiment to which he belonged - That William Speed was the Captain - (Lieutenants not mentioned) and Mr. Lewis was the Ensign of the Company to which he was attached. That at the expiration of the seven months above mentioned he was transferred to the service of North Carolina - in which capacity he served under the same field officers as above mentioned - His Company officers were Joseph Bryant Capt. Mr. Enlow Lieut. and Daniel Williams Ensign - That from the time of his entering the service till the time of quitting it was about two years six months - certainly not less than two years - during which time he marched through the State of N. Carolina to the vicinity of Charleston S. Carolina, thence to Augusta Georgia down the west side of the Savannah River to the Little Ferry on that River about twelve miles above the City of Savannah where he was ordered to Bacon's Bridge within 8 miles of Charleston. That he was wounded at this place below Charleston when the American army met the enemy when a severe engagement ensued.

That after that battle he returned to Bacon' Bridge where he and all the other militia-men were discharged. That he was permitted to return to his friends in North Carolina, that shortly after he was again drafted in the militia was marched to Wilmington in Carolina, where he remained until the close of the war.
That at the close of his service he received a discharge which he unfortunately lost, it having been destroyed by casualty - and that he has no consequently no documentary evidence and now knows of no person in this County who can testify to his service - That he does not know that his name is on the pension Roll of Pension Agency out of any state. And That he hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to any pension or annuity except the present. - That by reason of old age & consequent loss of memory he cannot be more precise and definite than he has been in the above with regard to the facts & circumstances of his service than he has been in the above declaration - But he refers the Rev. William H. Matthews  Rev. S. P. Goodwin a clergyman residing in the County of Surry aforesaid and James Milton Ely a resident of the same who are acquainted with him in his present place of residence and who can testify to his character for veracity and to the fact of his being considered in his present neighborhood a soldier of the Revolution.
He further states that he was born in the year 1700 in the State of North Carolina. That he has a record of his age left by his Father, but that it is at his home. That when he entered the service he was living in Camden Co. Ga. removed thence about five years after the war, to the State of South Carolina, where he lived about 20 years removed thence to Georgia & afterwards to Florida about 10 or 12 years ago.
Sworn to & subscribed in open court 29th Nov 1833 W. H. Matthews  W. H. Matthews
Solomon his Yeomans Mark
We William H. Matthews a clergyman residing in the County of Surry aforesaid and James Milton a resident of the same do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Solomon Yeomans who has sworn & subscribed to the above declaration. That we believe to be seventy years of age that he is reputed and blind in the neigh- borhood in which he resides to have been a soldier

of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Jesse Goodman Solomon Deane
And the said Court do hereby collect  certify their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories proposed by the transcript, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and poor, as he states: And the Court further certify that it appears to them that Jesse Goodman  Jesse Goodman who has signed the preceding certificate is a Christian is resident in the County & Territory of Florida and that Solomon Deane  Solomon Deane who has signed the same is in the same County & Territory an credible person and that their statement is worthy of credit.
Thomas Randall Judge
I, W. H. Mathers Jr Clerk of the Superior Court of Jefferson County, Territory of Florida, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Solomon Deane for a Pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of office this 27 th day of November 1833 and of the Independence of the United States the 58 th year.
W. H. Mathers Jr Clerk

I know all men be these presents that William P. Al. Val. Governor of the Territory of Florida do hereby certify, that Thomas Randal whose name appears to the foregoing certificate is and was at the time of signing the same the acting Judge of the Superior Court of the Middle District of Florida in which the County of Gadsden is included.
29. 710
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of said Territo- ry to be hereunto affixed. - This day of in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun- dred and thirty three and of the Independence of the United States the fifty eighth year
Wm. P. Duvall
As the atty of Solomon Newman the wither- named applicant for a pension, I accept for him a pension for the period of time specified in his declaration
3 rd March 1834
W. B. Calhoun

29. 710
Solomon Geoman Florida
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Gen R. H. Lee Present →
Ms. A. 1. 1. 22

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 subjined 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. Those 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 Solomon Geomans.
   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.     1779. 7. Priv Capt. Speed Col. Seamele. 73 years Craven County N.C. Traditionary. —  
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, (1) 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.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the 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 proof required by rule is
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule is note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Georgia Chatham County } 3
On this Tenth — day of January One Thousand Eight Hundred and thirty Eight, before me the subscribed a justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Solomon Neomax, who on his oath declares, that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company Commanded by Captain William Speed, in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Benjamin Forrell, in the Service of the United States, that his name was placed on the pension Roll of the Territory of Florida, from whence he has lately removed, that he now resides in Emanuel County, in the said State of Georgia, where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there paid in future, the follow- ing are his reasons for removing from the Territory of Florida to Emanuel County State of Georgia, vizt That his youngest son with whom he had been living in Florida, in consequence of the un- healthiness of the situation of his residence, removed to Houston County in said State, and that he this deponent having received an invitation to spend the remainder of his days with his eldest son, then and now residing in Emanuel County Georgia, induced him to change his residence and fix it in said State of Georgia which

are the only reasons for changing his residence.
Solomon Yeoman
Sworn to and subscribed
this Tenth day of January 1838 before the undersigned Captain being first interlined. Yrs Mose.
Isaac Russell " " pp
Georgia
Chatham County } Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace, John Yeomans of the County of Emanuel State of Georgia who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with Solomon Yeomans, having known him from his infancy, that he is the identical person named and set forth in the above affidavit, and that all the facts to the charge of present residence are true and correct.
Sworn to before me and subscribed this Tenth day of January 1838. Yrs Mose
John Yeoman Mark
Isaac Russell " " pp
Georgia
Chatham County } Personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace John Hampton —

of the County of Emanuel in said State who being duly sworn deposes and saith that John Yeomans of said County of Emanuel in the State aforesaid whose signature appears to the annexed foregoing affidavit is a man of veracity whose declarations are entitled to full faith and credit.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 10 th day of January 1838.
John Hampton
Isaac Russell JP
Georgia Chatham County 3
I Robert W Pooler —
Clerk of the Inferior Court of the County of Chat- ham and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Isaac Russell — is a magistrate as above and that his signatures to the sev- eral foregoing affidavits purporting to be his are genuine.
In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court and subscribed my name this Tenth day of January 1838.
H. K. H. Hays P. 6.66

December 18, 1935
Am Solomon Yeoman-S.32088 BA-J/AWF
Mr. Wesley F. Russell 34 Van Dam Street New York City
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information relative to Levi and Solomon Youmans or Yomans, soldiers of the War of the Revolution.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims for pension and bounty land made to the United States, based upon service in that war. A search of the records fails to show such claims on file on account of the Revolutionary War service of Levi Youmans. The surname was searched under various spellings.
The Revolutionary War record of Solomon Yeoman which follows was obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 32088, based upon his service in that war. This is the record of the only Solomon Yeoman found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this office; the surname has been searched under similar spellings.
Solomon Yeoman (name also appears Yeomans) was born in the year 1760 in the State of North Carolina; the names of his parents are not stated.
While residing in Craven County, North Carolina, Solomon Yeoman volunteered sometime in the year 1779, served seven months as private in Captain William Speed's company, Colonel Benjamin Seawell's North Carolina Regiment, was transferred to Captain Joseph Bryant's company, in same regiment, was in the battle

of Johns River below Charleston, and was discharged after having served two years and six months.
The soldier, Solomon Yeoman, continued to live in Craven County, until about five years after the Revolution, then moved to South Carolina, where he lived about twenty years, and thence to Georgia.
He was allowed pension on his application executed, November 27, 1833, then a resident of Jefferson County, Florida, where he had lived about two years with his youngest son. In 1838, his youngest son had moved to Houston County, Georgia, and he (the soldier) moved to Emanuel County, Georgia, to reside with his eldest son. The name of the wife of the soldier is not shown, nor are the names of his children designated.
John Yeoman was a resident of Emanuel County, Georgia in 1838; it is not shown that he was related to the soldier.
If you desire information relative to the last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and cite the following:
Solomon Yeoman Certificate # 26095 Issued March 5, 1834 Rate $23.33 per annum To commence March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Georgia Agency (transferred from Florida Agency)
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

32088 Rev INVALID.
File No. 32,088
Solomon Geoman Rev Rev
Act: June 18 92
Index: — Vol. 2 , Page 89
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1929 - May 21, visit to Gt. Brit. S. Yearnings. M.E.E. 1931 - May 16 - Tombstone date to memorial B.R. (Q. M. G.) Army 1931 - June 2 Memorial Branch (Q.M. G.) War Dept. advised his Commissioned May 16, 1931. M.M.W.F. 1935 - Dec. 18 visit to Wesley J. Russell in F.

Ans June 2, 1931
War Department Office of the Quartermaster General Memorial Branch Washington, D. C.
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section MMHF:MLB
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your requests herewith for information in regard to Solomon Yeoman, James Miller and Elijah Williamson, Revolutionary War soldiers.
You are advised that the two records which you transmitted of James Miller and Elijah Williamson were attached to your previous request and forwarded to you on April 29, 1931, as per dates thereon.
The record of Solomon Yeoman, S. 32088, was furnished you on May 16, 1931 and it is presumed is now a part of your files.
Very truly yours
War Dept. sent tombstone ap. blank (as they always do) & wanted hist. of Solomon Yeoman; they also sent ap. blanks for James Miller & Elijah Williamson & with the blanks sent the original histories already fut. them. The whole thing must have been some error.
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section AWF/wal
May 16, 1931
War Department Office of the Quartermaster General Memorial Branch Washington, D. C.
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section AWF:MLB
Dear Sir:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 32088, that Solomon Yeoman or Yeomans was born in 1760, in North Carolina.
While residing in Craven County, North Carolina, he enlisted in 1779, served seven months as a private in Captain William Speed's company, Colonel Benjamin Seawell's North Carolina regiment; was then transferred to Captain Joseph Bryant's company in the same regiment, was in the battle of Johns River below Charleston, and was discharged after having served two years and six months. He then reenlisted, dates and names of officers not given, and served until the close of the war.
After the Revolution he remained in Craven County, North Carolina, about five years; then lived in South Carolina about twenty years, and removed thence to Georgia.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 27, 1833, while a resident of Jefferson County, Florida.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner Tombstone Date

el 10n May 21, 1929
Grant S. Youmans 3736 Chicago Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sir:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 32088, it appears that Solomon Yeoman was born in 1760, in North Carolina.
While residing in Craven County, North Carolina, he enlisted in 1779, served seven months as a private in Captain William Speed's Company, Colonel Benjamin Seawell's North Carolina Regiment, was then transferred to Captain Joseph Bryant's Company in the same regiment, was in the battle of Johns River below Charleston, and was discharged after having served two years and six months. He then re-enlisted, dates and officers names not given, and served until the close of the war.
After the Revolution, he remained in Craven County, North Carolina, about five years; then lived in South Carolina about twenty years, and removed thence to Georgia.
He was allowed pension on his application executed

November 27, 1833, while a resident of Jefferson County, Florida, where he lived with his youngest son whose name is not shown. He then stated that he had moved from from Georgia about a year or two before.
In 1838, he resided in Emanuel County, Georgia, with his oldest son, John.
The name of the soldier's wife is not given and there are no further data concerning his family.
The above noted is the only Solomon Yeoman, under any spelling of that name, found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
The names and addresses of the Adjutants General of the various states are on record not here in this bureau.
It is suggested that if you desire information from that source, you should address the Adjutant General at the capital of the state to which you write.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

HALL & CONNOLLY, INC.
MANUFACTURERS OF High Intensity Projection Equipment and Arc Lamps
24 VAN DAM STREET NEW YORK
Dec. 6, 1935.
The Veterans Administration. Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Will you kindly inform me if your files contain any references to Levi and Solomon Youmans, or Yomans who served in the War of the American Revolution, probably from South Carolina.
These gentlemen were both ancestors of mine and the information sought is solely for genealogical purposes.
Thanking you in advance for your consideration,
I am
Very truly yours,
Wesley F. Russell Member, Florida Historical Society
WFR:MF

WAR DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL WASHINGTON
MAY 12 1931 19
MEMORANDUM TO:
Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department, Washington, D.C.
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Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Treasury Building, Washington, D.C.
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The Surgeon General, Washington, D.C.
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In order that headstones properly inscribed may be furnished, it is requested that the "Service" of the decedents named on the enclosed applications be verified and returned as soon as practicable to this office.
The regulations provide that the name of the State from which the decedents came be inscribed on the headstones. It is requested that this information be given and that any corrections be made in red ink on the form.
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The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
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The General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C.
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In order that headstones properly inscribed may be furnished for the graves of the decedents named on the enclosed applications, it is requested that you furnish this office the correct spelling of the names and complete designation of the organizations.

Solomon Geoman, Jr. - 7: Jun - $23.33 - Pu Ann - Florida. etc. 7. the 4 Sep 1825

1st Ind. QM 293 A-M (Yonmans, Solomon) April 16, 1931 - To: Department of Interior, Washington, D. C.
1. Forwarded for the necessary attention to so much of the foregoing as pertains to your office.
2. The writer has not been advised of this reference.
For The Quartermaster General,
R. E. SHANNON, Captain, Q. M. Corps, Assistant.

REFER IN REPLY TO THE FOLLOWING: Library 23983-51
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS WASHINGTON
MAY 13 1931
Mrs. Lewis B. Godbee, Regent, Vidalia Chapter, D. A. R., Vidalia, Georgia.
My dear Mrs. Godbee:
By reference from the Quarter Master General's Office this Office is in receipt of your letter of April 1, responsive to which you are advised that the Indian Office regrets it has no information concerning a Solomon Yomans, Revolutionary soldier, nor has any record been found of an old fort or trading post established by Lieutenant Lewis Hall.
For information relative to the trading post, it is believed that your state historical society at Atlanta will be able to furnish you with valuable information.
Your letter is being forwarded to the Bureau of Pensions, which may have some data concerning this Revolutionary soldier. If that Bureau does not have this information, it may be that the Washington headquarters of the D. A. R. will be able to assist you.
Sincerely yours,
(Signed) C. J. Rhoads
Commissioner. RCB
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Letter of Correspondent and carbon of this letter to Bureau of Pensions.

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Vidalia Ga.
April 1 1931.
R Quartermaster General. Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir: - Under separate cover, I am mailing today a request for a marker for the grave of Solomon Gonmane , 293 Revolutionary soldier, with necessary data.
In Toombs Co. (Ga.), cut off from Montgomery Co., on the Alta- maha River, we have found an old fort or Trading Post, Tradition in the Keall Family, original owners of the property, and com-

mon knowledge and belief among old settlers there say it is the ruins of an old Trading Post of Lt. Lewis Hall, a Rev. soldier of N.C., who came to this state during the latter part of the 18th. century and was granted this post by the Government. Is there a record of this? If not in your department where must I inquire?
With thanks for your aid, I am, Sincerely yours,
Mr. Lewis P. Godbee, Regent, Vidalia Chapter, D.A.R.

ADVISORY BOARD
 FLORENCE YOUMANS BOOTHE SO. PASADENA, CALIF.  WILLIAM H. YEOMANS NORWICH, CONN.  JUDGE EDWARD M. YEOMANS ANDOVER, CONN.  EVELYN L. YEOMANS WASHINGTON, D. C.  MRS. N. A. WEEK ORLANDO, FLA.  RAYMOND S. YEOMANS WEST PALM BEACH, FLA.  H. D. YOUMANS, M. D. LYONS, GA.  WILLIAM H. YEOMANS COLLINS, GA.  LUCIEN I. YEOMANS CHICAGO, ILL.  CLIFFORD E. YOUMANS GREENWOOD, IND.  FLOYD J. YEOMAN SIOUX CITY, IOWA  MARSHALL B. YEAMAN IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO  ENID YOUMANS GRAY LOUISVILLE, KY.  HENRY A. YEOMANS CAMBRIDGE, MASS.  ISABEL YEAMANS BAILEY WALTHAM, MASS.  DR. G. H. YOUMANS FLINT, MICH.  FRANCES E. BURNS DETROIT, MICH.  MERTON L. YEAMANS MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.  T. N. YEOMANS, M. D. MINOT, N. D.  ORION L. YEOMANS WEST ORANGE, N. J.  CHARLOTTE J. Y. LOSEY NEWTON, N. J.  JOHN H. GREENER NEW YORK, N. Y.  FREDERICK YOUMANS DELHI, N. Y.  HAROLD YEOMANS DELMAR, N. Y.  MORGAN G. YOUMANS CINCINNATI, OHIO  WM. L. YEOMANS, M. D. BUCYRUS, OHIO  THOMAS YOUMANS, M. D. COLUMBUS, OHIO  EDWARD L. YOUMANS PITTSBURGH, PA.  ANNA B. STOCKING CONDERSPORT, PA.  REV. WM. M. YEOMAN PHILADELPHIA, PA.  MARY BOYD MCCORMICK HARRISBURG, PA.  JOHN B. YOUMANS, M. D. NASHVILLE, TENN.  LINN O. YEAMANS HOUSTON, TEXAS  HENRY A. YOUMANS WAUKESHA, WIS.  FLOYD S. YEOMANS JANESVILLE, WIS.  ELEANOR E. YEOMANS NEWBURG, ONT., CA.  DON OREL YEOMAN AMHERSTBURG, ONT., CA. 
THE INTERNATIONAL YEAMANS-YEOMANS-YOUMANS GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY
1926--FOUNDED AND ENDOWED BY GRANT S. YOUMANS--1926
3736 Chicago Ave.
REPRINTED 1926
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
May 10, 1929.
only under any spell
Pension Department Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
We hope you can give us information about a Solomon Youmans born about 1742 who, it is claimed, was a soldier in the Continental Line in the war of the Revolution. He is credited with having founded the Youmans family in the state of Georgia. He died in Emanuel County, Georgia.
Where can we obtain his war record? Will appreciate hearing from you.
Respectfully,
Grant S. Youmans Grant S. Youmans
P. S. Kindly give us the name and record address of the Adjutant General for the states of Virginia, North & South Carolina and Georgia.

Sept 14
FREE
Mr. Ab.
Mr. Evans
J. D. Edwards Esq. Commr of Pensions Washington City
[Faint, mirrored handwriting from the reverse side of the page, likely bleed-through from the original letter.]

Savannah 4 Sept. 1837.
J S Edwards Esq Commr of Pensions. Sir
By a certificate from the war department dated the 5 th day of March 1834 signed by Lewis Cdp. Secretary of war and countersigned by your Self. I am entitled to a pension of 33 33 / 100 Cents per annum as a private during the Revolutionary war under the act of the United States of the 7 th June 1832. Having removed from Florida where I was in the habit of drawing my pension and now residing and intending to reside in the State of Georgia I beg to be transferred to the Georgia Agency as it will be more convenient for me to draw my pension. My pension is now due from the fourth day of September 1835.
Your attention and early reply to this will much oblige yours respectfully.
Solomon by Newman Mark
Patrick Wm. More
P.S. You will please direct yours to William More at Savannah.

Salmon George
Florida for New Can.
John A. G. Commiss. of Pms New - Palmer
Miss. Gravest
John of the White and Solomon George Pursued

200 Fish Kings of the White West Solomon Heavens Burdine
Apr. January
Edward Comer of New Bedford - Mass.
Gloucester for New Bed.
Admiral G. H. Thomas

Washington Feb 19
Sir,
As I have the city tomorrow you will oblige me by coming here with Mr. Dadd & Mr.
I am H Joseph

Solomon Yeoman Florida T. June 1832 $ 23. 33
To what time last paid
Pension Office 10 th the 11 Sep 1835 23 Jan y 1838 JH

Jan 22
Free
J S Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions, Washington City

Savannah 12 th January 1838
J. S. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Sir
Enclosed you will re- ceive the document necessary for the transfer of Solomon Newman from the Florida Pension Agency to that of this state. I trust it will be found suf- ficient to effect the transfer of the old soldier. Very respectfully Yours Most

Ms Evans
FREE
Hon J. L. Edwards Commr of Pensions War Department Washington City

Pension Agency Central Bank of Florida Tallahassee Oct. 4. 1837.
Hon. L. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions War Department
Sir, I have received yours of the 15 th ult. Solomon Freeman a prisoner upon the Act of 7 th June 1832 was last paid on the 4 th Sept. 1835 as appears from the roll of this Agency.
I am
Very Respectfully Your obedt. Servt.
Ben. Edwards
Instl. Pens. Agt.
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W. Thompson Clerk.