Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38091, for Archibald Johnston, Virginia

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2677!  Kentucky
Archibald Silveston of Shelby in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the com d commanded by Captain Reed of the reg t commanded by Col. Stephen in the Virginia line for 6 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of May 1834 and No. 10
  Arrears to the 4th of March  50. 20    Semi-ant. allowance ending 1st Sep t  10. 00          $70. 00  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Sam Boyd Clerk, Book 8 Vol. 7 Page 15
over to pay Oct. 13. 1836
Letter to 3 d Auditor D r . Dec r 1838
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 from 4 Sep t 1836 to 4 March 1838 ag t . Notified 15 Jan y 1839.
Paid as above from 4 Sep t 1838 to 4 Sep t 1839. Agent Notified 20. Oct 1840
Date of death not on R.R. J.L.R.

30.97
Archibald Johnston Stenhouse
for 1777 per six months $20
Special letter
put the County on the backfoot
I will take as providing for the last months A. Johnston
Wm. H. Johnson N. R.

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 subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. 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 Archibald Johnston
   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.     1777 3 Lt. Capt Reed Col Clapham War 83 Traditionary   1781 3 Sergt. Capt Sandford Maj Ramey,  
Proof of service as a Lt. I am, respectfully, 1 Sept. Regiment, otherwise can only be allowed at the rate of a private's pay, 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) who has 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.
[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. [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 in 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.

State of Kentucky } 88 Shelby County } 88
On this 17th day of June 1831 personally appeared before me George Burgess a Justice of the peace in and for Shelby Co and one of the Judges of the County Court of said County Archibald Johnston aged 83 years on the 17th day of January last who being duly sworn oaths on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed the 7th of June 1832
He states that was residing in Loudoun County State of Virginia when he entered the service of the United States and served as herein stated. that sometime in the month of Sept 1777 he volunteered under Capt Jacob Reed for a tour of three months and was commissioned as a Lieutenant in said company. He states they encamped at Leisburg in said County of Loudoun - and when they marched from said place of rendezvous they were attached to Col. Francis for Col. Stephens (Coleman) regiment. they then proceeded across the Potomac River at N. Old Ferry thence through Maryland into Pennsylvania passed through Torrey town thence through Yorktown, thence through Lancaster. And at a place called the twin taverns, he states they joined with the war of the Continental army. He states that they then proceeded to a place called the best encampment or Fair Farm and joined the army commanded by General Washington he states that they remained with said army until the three months were out they then marched to New Jersey where they were all discharged in December 1777 - He further states after returning to Loudoun Co. that he moved to Fairfax County and that in the month of April 1781 that he again volunteered for a tour of three months

under Capt Robert Sanford he states they encamped in the Town of Alexandria and that Capt Sanford in choosing his Subaltern officers gave to said declarant the appointment of Orderly Sergeant. He further states that upon taking up the line of March that the two Companies from Fairfax the one commanded by Capt Sanford the other by Capt Charles Little were under the command of Major Dennis Ramsay - they marched to Manassas - thence to Williamsburg thence to Yorktown, thence they marched to a place called half way from York to Hampton - thence to Williamsburg again. He states that General Phillips was pursuing the American Army and that they had to retreat from place to place till the three months for which he had volunteered being expired he and the balance of Capt Sanford's Company was discharged in the town of Fredericks burg sometime in the month of July 1781. He states that he has no documentary evidence of his service and knows of no living witness by whom he can prove said service he hereby renounces every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. He states that from bodily infirmity that he is unable to appear in open Court to make his declaration
Archibald Johnston
Sworn and subscribed this date and year aforesaid Answers to the Ques. put by the Justice Geo. Bergen I was born in Frederick County State of Virginia in the year of 1750 and have no written record of my age and when I entered the service of the United States I was living in Loudoun County the second time Virginia the first I was living in Fairfax County Va. where I remained until the year of 1815-16 then moved to Shelby City Ky where I now live and in the year of 1777 I volunteered under Capt. Peck

for a term of three months and in the term there were of the regular officers Genl Washington Genl Wayne and Col. Sterling as of the Mutiny then Genl Stephens, Col. Colleman, Col. Lapham of Pa. on my second tour there were of the regular  Continental officers Col. Col. Richardson of the Mutiny there were Col. Evans and Barnes. I did receive a commission signed by Genl Washington for the purpose of giving commissions to Retired Officers of at a  the  Revolutionary War and received a dis- charge signed by Capt. Sanford both of which from the great length of time have been lost - I will state the names of John Metcalf Clergy- man and George Bingen  John Bingen residing in my present Neighbourhood who can testify to my character for veracity and their belief of my service as a soldier of the Revolution
George Bingen
We John Metcalf Clergyman and John Bingen  John Bingen -aring in the Neighbourhood of Archibald Johnston who has known to and subscribed the above decla- -ration say that we are well acquainted with him we believe him to 83 years of age he is upright and believes in his present Neighbourhood to be a man of great veracity and a soldier of the revolution and we concur in the opinion of the Neighbourhood John Metcalf
Geo. Bingen
Sworn and subscribed this date and year afore said
I George Bingen a Justice of the peace in and Shelby County and one of the Judges of County Court for said County of Shelby do hereby declare my opinion after putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department and fully investigating the Matter that the above applicant was a soldier of the Revolution and served as he has stated in his application I further certify that he cannot from

Bodily infirmity attending in open court to make his declaration. I further certify that it appears to My Satisfaction that John Muteal who has sworn to and subscribed the preceding Certificate is a clergyman residing in the Neighborhood of said Applicant and that John Ream who has also sworn and subscribed is a resident in same Neighborhood and a man of good and reputable character. I give under My hand as a Justice of the peace in and for Shelby Co. this 17 of April 1834. Geo. Bergen P. I do hereby certify that the interlineations in this declaration was made before signed in My presence. Geo. Bergen P.
I James S. Whitaker Clerk of the County Court of Shelby County do certify that George Bergen before whom this declaration was made is a Justice of the peace in and for said County of the City and one of the Judges of the Court for which I am Clerk and the signature purporting to be his is genuine and that full faith is and ought to be given to his official acts. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed My Name and affixed the seal of My office this 19 th of April 1834. J. S. Whitaker Clerk Shelby County Court 30.9.5
for P.M. Johnson

April 1, 1933.
Edward A. Humston 511 Humboldt Street Manhattan Kansas.
BA-J/ILL Archibald Johnston S. 38091 aw
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for information in regard to Archibald Johnston of Kentucky, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The record of Archibald Johnston is given below. The data furnished are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 38091, based upon his military service in that war.
Archibald Johnston was born January 17, 1750 or 1751, in Frederick County, Virginia.
While a resident of Loudoun County, Virginia, he enlisted in September, 1777 and served three months as lieutenant of Captain Jacob Reed's Company, Colonel Josiah Clapham's Virginia regiment. He moved to Fairfax County, Virginia, and in April, 1781, enlisted and served three months as orderly-sergeant in Captain Robert Sandford's company under Major Dennis Ramsay in the Virginia troops.
The soldier resided in Fairfax County, Virginia, until 1815, then moved to Shelby County, Kentucky.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 17, 1834, at which time he resided in Shelby County, Kentucky.
No reference is made to wife or children in the papers on file in this claim.
The above record is that of the only soldier named Archibald Johnston, or Johnson, who applied for pension while a resident of Kentucky found on the Revolutionary War records of this office.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Assistant to Administrator.

38091
INVALID.
Ray
File No. 38091
Archibald Johnston Dr. Rev. Mrs.
Act: 18 th March 187
Index: Vol. 2 , Page 259
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1911, Oct. 12. Hist. to Mrs. M. H. Campbell
1926- Dec. 16- Hist. to Miss Genevieve Barnes MMH
1927 Oct. 14- Hist. to Mrs. R. J. Vancook - her letter
in cl. of Benj. Elston - 7.9428
1933- Jan. 9- Hist. to Miss Margaret McCall - J.L.H.
1933- April 1- Hist. to Edward A. Humston - see let. in Rev. cl. of Joseph Johnston 5.6654 J.L.H.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office, January 9 th 1839.
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," Archibald Johnston, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Kentucky Agency, at the rate of Twenty — 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., 1836, to the 4 th March, 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
William H. Harrison Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
October 12 th 1840.
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," Archibald Johnson , — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Kentucky Agency, at the rate of Twenty 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. 1838, to the 4 th Sept. 1839.
Respectfully yours,
J. Leavitt , acting Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

Northern Bank of Kentucky Lexington 8 Oct 1836
Sir
Herewith you will please receive the vouchers of Archibald Johnson a pensioner on the Roll of this Agency, who has not received his stipend for more than two years
I am very respectfully
Your Obedient Servant
Jno Milton
J L Edwards Esq, Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

Bowling Green Ky. Oct. 7-1911.
U. S. Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Have you any record of Archibald Johnston of Farguhar Co. Virginia enlisting for service in the American Revolution?
Sincerely,
Wm. H. Campbell -

MISS GENEVIEVE BARNES 506 MERCHANTS TRUST BLDG. PORTLAND, OREGON
Shelby or Henry County Ky. His wife was Jennie O'Bannon Johnston.
He was living with a son Parnenus when he applied for a pension.
Respectfully Genevieve Barnes

MISS GENEVIEVE BARNES 506 MERCHANTS TRUST BLDG. PORTLAND, OREGON
Oct. 9. 1926
Pension Bureau U.S Army War Department Washington D.C.
Will you please send me the Pension record of Archibald Johnston who enlisted in Virginia & acted in the capacity of Lieut. under Capt. Jacob Rudd and Robert Sandford, Brederly Sgt under Col. Josiah Clapham & Maj Dennis Raper of Va.
At the time he applied for a pension he was living in either

1487 E. Pine St., Portland, Oregon, December 18, 1932.
Director of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Only one to go.
Will you please tell me if Archibald Johnston of Virginia ever received a pension for service in the revolutionary war? If possible, I should like to learn the name of his father, and the name of and other relatives recorded as benefiting from his pension.
Thanking you very much, I am
Very truly yours,
(Miss) Margaret M c Call.
12/18/32 11:55 AM 55

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., _____, 190___
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Archibald Johnston a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
S. 38,091
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Sept. 1777 3 mos. Lieut. Jacob Reed Josiah Clapham Va.   Apr. 1781 3 mos. Orderly Sgt. Robert Sandford Maj. Dennis Rawlin "                                                          
Battles engaged in, _____ Residence of soldier at enlistment, Loudoun Co., Va. + Fairfax Co., Va. Date of application for pension, Apr. 17 1834, C. al. Residence at date of application, Shelby Co., Ky. Age at date of application, b. Frederick Co., Va. Jan. 17, 1750 or 1751.
Remarks: No family data.
Only claim.
Very respectfully,

MMKF
April 14, 1927
Mrs. R. J. Hancock Sulphur, Ky.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 38091 it appears that Archibald Johnston was born January 17, 1750, or 1751, in Frederick County, Virginia.
While a resident of Loudoun County, Virginia he enlisted in September 1777 and served three months as Lieutenant of Captain Jacob Reed's Company, Colonel Josiah Clapham's Virginia Regiment.
He moved to Fairfax County, Virginia and in April 1781 enlisted and served three months as Orderly Sergeant in Captain Robert Sandford's Company under Major Dennis Ramsay in the Virginia Troops.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 17, 1834 while a resident of Shelby County, Kentucky .
There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

Wm H Scott
December 16, 1926
Miss Genevieve Barnes 506 Merchants Trust Bldg., Portland, ORE.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 33091 it appears that Archibald Johnston was born January 17, 1750 or 1751 in Frederick County, Virginia.
While a resident of Loudoun County, Virginia he enlisted in September 1777 and served three months as Lieutenant of Captain Jacob Reed's Company, Colonel Josiah Clapham's Virginia Regiment.
He moved to Fairfax County, Virginia and in April 1781 enlisted and served three months as Orderly Sergeant in Captain Robert Sandford's Company under Major Dennis Ramsay in the Virginia Troops.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 17, 1834 while a resident of Shelby County, Kentucky.
There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

January 9, 1933.
Miss Margaret McCall 1487 East Pine Street Portland Oregon.
BA-J/ILL XXXXXXXXXXXX Archibald Johnston S. 38091
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Archibald Johnston, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The record given below is obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 38091, based upon the service of Archibald Johnston in that war.
Archibald Johnston was born January 17, 1750 or 1751, in Frederick County, Virginia.
While a resident of Loudoun County, Virginia, he enlisted in September, 1777 and served three months as lieutenant of Captain Jacob Reed's Company, Colonel Josiah Clapham's Virginia Regiment. He moved to Fairfax County, Virginia, and in April, 1781, enlisted and served three months as orderly-sergeant in Captain Robert Sandford's Company under Major Dennis Ramsay in the Virginia troops.
The soldier lived in Fairfax County, Virginia, until 1815 when he moved to Shelby County, Kentucky.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 17, 1834, while a resident of Shelby County, Kentucky.
There are no data relative to the family of Archibald Johnston in the papers on file in this claim. The above record is that of the only named Archibald Johnston, or Johnson, who served in the Virginia troops found on the Revolutionary War records of this office.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the

name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of the soldier, you should apply to the Record Division, The General Accounting Office, this city, citing all of the following:
Archibald Johnston Certificate #26771 Issued May 23, 1834, Rate $20 per annum To commence March 4, 1831. Act of 1832. Kentucky Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Assistant to Administrator.