Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7456, for Peter Scrum, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
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Scrum, Peter or Shroom or Scrum
87456
carded
CONTENTS

North Carolina 16.033
Peter Scrum
of Lincoln in the State of North Car: who was a Pri: in the company commanded by Captain Armstrong of the Regt. commanded by Col. Isaac in the North Car: for 13 months & 26 days
Enscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 46 Dollars 22 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th day of June 33 and sent D. Reinhardt Lincoln ton N.C.
Arrears to the 4th of March 33- 92.44 Sem-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept " - 23.11 $115.55
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm Miller Clerk Book E. Vol. 6. Page 55

18072
Peter Shroun
N.C.
Admit as a
Private 13 mo 26 days
$46.22
Pa
5.14.
Intg. 7.
P. 328
D Reenhard
Lincolnton NC

BRIEF in the case of  Peter Shroum  County of Lincoln  in the State of North Carolina  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 70  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Vol In 1780 near 1. 2 Private Gen. Rutherford, Sumpter Capt. Armstrong, Col. Isaacs  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Fishing creek  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Tryon Co NC  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditional, & living witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The Clergyman's testimony not certified to by the Court 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
G. H. W. Forest Examining Clerk.
The time he was in actual service, and a Prisoner amounts to near fourteen months

Safford State of North Carolina } Court of Pleas & Quarter Vince Co County } Assizes June 18.32
On this twenty fifth day of October personally appeared in open court before the Justices of said Court (now sitting) Peter Shownum, aged seventy years, a resident of said County (who being first duly sworn according to law, did on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain 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 Officer served as herein stated That he volunteered under Captain Armstrong in the County then called Tryon on the 25 th June 1780 that he was attached to Genl. Rutherford's Army being still under said Captain, that he was marched under said Officer down to Cheraw hills from which place he was marched to near Camden where he with four hundred men were detached from Rutherford's Army sent to intercept General Sumpter under the command of Colonel Maclay, as well as remembered that he was in Sumpter's defeat which took place on the 18 th August at Fishing Creek 1780 that he was taken to Charleston from Fishing Creek after the defeat as a prisoner of War, that at Charleston he was put on board of a prison ship where he remained from the first of September until near Christmas when he was taken from the prison ship and placed in the Barracks at Charleston where he remained until the 5 th of April 1781, from which time he was again put on board a prison ship where he remained until the 9 th July, when the ship sailed from Charleston, he still being on board, to the Mouth of James River in Virginia, that he was landed at James Town in Virginia on the 20 th  of July and exchanged by the British for the prisoners that were in the hands of the Americans

that after the Exchange, he was discharged & returned home, he further states that during the time he was a prisoner he suffered a great deal from the ill-usage of the British, that he never received any written discharge, but was at States before discharged & allowed to return home. That the time he was in Rebel Service & a prisoner amounts to three four months, locking 40 days also states that he knew Genl. Rutherford & Genl. Sumpter.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the army of any other State, or of any only on that of the State of South Carolina .
I hereby subscribe the day & the year aforesaid. Jas Vandyke Bee Clerk Sp said Court Peter his  mark Shrum all of the county of  mark  residing in the same state of  mark  residing in the same  mark  state of I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Peter Shrum who has subscribed above to the above declaration that I believe him to be seventy years of age, that he is respected & beloved in the neighborhood where he resides & has been a soldier of the Revolution & that I concur in that opinion. Fried. Leinberger I hereby subscribe the day & year aforesaid.
I James Hill a resident of the above county & state hereby certify that I was a Lieutenant under Captain Armstrong of whose company Peter Shrum belonged. That I knew the said Shrum, that he marched as above stated, that at or near Camden he was taken from under Capt. Armstrong's command & transferred from Genl. Rutherford's Army to that of Genl. Sumpter. That I believe what he has above stated to be true.

Mem. to be Subscribed the day & year of our Lord
1 st Where in what year (do you know) Jas H. B. A. I was born in York County Pennsylvania I am now old 84 years 2 d Have you any record of your age & birthplace A. I have none 3 d Where were you living when called into service (do you have you lived) where Answer I was living in Lincoln County of Carolina I have been living in the same County ever since I returned from the Service
Given to an open Peter his P. Shinn Court List Mark Vandy M c Bee Clerk to said Court
Peter Shinn
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served in the States
I, Vandy M c Bee Clerk of the County Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Peter Shinn for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of Office this 14 th day of November 1832 Vandy M c Bee

State of North Carolina, April Session 1833 Lincoln County 2
David L. Tar a regular minister of the Gospel in said County of the Baptist denomination being duly sworn in due & solemn form in open Court states that he has been acquainted with Peter Serum for twenty one years the applicant having lived a near neighbour. that it has generally been understood & believed by the neighbours that the said Serum was a soldier in the Revolution ary War and that he had frequently heard him relate the Circumstances of his service his being taken prisoner Confinement and discharge at Danesboro as stated by him that I believe his statement to be correct from what I have heard him relate.
Sworn to in open Court Witness Vandy Mc Bee Clerk
A. D. L. Tar D.M.
Peter Serum Declaration 1833
Peter Serum being again sworn for the States
that during all the time of his being confined as a prisoner he was not employed in any Civil Service nor in the time he was with the Army had perform the duty of a soldier and prisoner of War
Peter Serum Mark
The applicant further States that he is well acquainted with David Runhardt & Vandy Mc Bee who can testify as to his Character
Peter Serum Mark
Sworn to in open Court Witness Vandy Mc Bee 66
We David Runhardt & Vandy Mc Bee hereby testify that we have long been acquainted with Peter Serum & that he is a Man of Credit & full Esteem May be given to his testimonies & is Reported to have been a Soldier in the Revolution sworn to & subscribed in open Court 2 nd May 1833
David Runhardt Vandy Mc Bee

State of North Carolina Lincoln County Sept 1833
Peter Scruggs of said County appeared in Court and after being duly sworn says that when he volunteered in Captain Armstrongs Company on the 25th June 1780 James Hill an apple Cant for pension was Commanding in said Company as Lieutenant of said Company that he continued in Command in said Company at the time I was transferred to the detach- ment under General Sumpter and during all said time he was the Commanding Lieutenant in said Company Peter for Scruggs Mark
Sworn to in open Court
Wm Vandyke Clerk
for said Court
The Court believe Peter Scruggs to be a man of truth and his statement Entitled to Credit & that they are likewise acquainted with Frederick Lindberger & James Hill, that they are Respectable Men & that their attestations are entitled to Credit
Sworn to in open Court
Wm Vandyke Clerk
for said Court
Wm Wilson Justice of the peace and member of court Thos Hoyle Justice of the peace and member of court

State of North Carolina } Sep r 1833 Lincoln County
I Vardry W m Bee Clerk of the Court of Lincoln County North Carolina do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the Amended & Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Peter Trum for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand Seal of Office at Smedley this 8 th day of May 1833
Vardry W m Bee Clerk

Peter Serum

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Peter Shroum which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned 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? no VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? no true
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? The Court has not
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 7
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 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.
†QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
†QUERE XVI.  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 paper 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.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by George M. Moore
Claim No. Nov. 8, 1909.
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Peter Shrum or Strum
Service N.C.  Res
Additional Service. _____
No. _____ claim, State records _____, 190____
No claim, combination records _____, 190____
REMARKS:
No O.W.I.W. or R. as above. Try S.F. No. 7456

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Peter Shrum a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, Pensioned as Shrum you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. File 7456
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     June 25, 1780. he was captured Aug. 18, 1780 in Sumter's defeat carried to Charleston and kept on board a prison ship until Sept. 1, then confined in barracks until Apr. 6, 1781 when he was transferred to a prison ship until exchanged July 20, 1781 at Farmville Va. where he was discharged. Armstrong Isaac N.C.  
Battles engaged in, Sumter's defeat at Fishing Creek Aug. 18, 1780.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Lincoln Co., N.C.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 30, 1832  Alma
Residence at date of application, Lincoln Co., N.C.
Age at date of application, 70 yrs. born in York Co., Pa. died Nov. 7, 1836 (census book)
Remarks: _____
soldier X name appears Shrum, Shrum, Shrum.

LINCOLNTON, N. C. Nov. 4 th 1909,
Secretary of the Interior Washington D.C.
R
Dear Sir; - Will you please to send me copy of the Revolutionary services of my ancestor Peter Shrum, He was on the Pension Roll of Lincoln County N.C., and oblige
Yours very truly
Calvin L. Shrum

RECEIVED NOV 1 1909
DIVISION NOV 9 1909 RECORD

1909 Nov. 10. Hist. to Calvin L. Shrum p.
Rev War
7456
INVALID.
File No. 7456
Peter Shrum or Shroum or Shrum Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1, Page 222
[Arrangement of 1870.]