Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 32541, for Peter Stout, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
166
Stout, Peter.
S 32541
CONTENTS

Indiana 30.163
Peter Stout
of Clark Co in the State of Indiana who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Gillespie of the regt commanded by Col Darr in the N. Carolina mil- itia for six months from 1776
Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana at the rate of 20 Dollars Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of Septem- ber 1835 and sent to L. Desha Charlestown. Indiana
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1835 $ 90. - Semi-ant. allowance ending
90. -
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Mr. Allison Clerk, Book E. 2 Vol. 7 Page 136

State of Indiana } Set Probate Court. May Term 1835 Clarke County } On this 25 th day of May 1835 person- ally appeared in open Court before the Hon ble Willis Goodwin Sole Judge of said Court. now sitting Peter Stout a resident of said County of Clarke and State of Indiana, aged Seventy Eight years in September next, who being first duly sworn accor- ding to law doth on his Oath make the following Amendment to his former declaration made before the Clarke County Circuit Court on the 27 th day of April 1833. That the first service spoken of in his former declaration was in the year of a battle fought at Guilford called then the regulation battle and some considerable time before the battle of Savan- nah in Georgia, that he volunteered in that year as a Minute Man During the war to be always in readiness when his services should be needed That the first year service spoken of was served - under three different calls, and receiving three different discharges, one signed by General John Butler one by Col Lane and one by Capt Thompson the next Eight months was under two calls, and under Capt Gillaspie he received two written dis- charges signed by Capt Gillaspie his General, name was Lee his Colonel's name he does not recollect but recollects of one Joseph Hill having some Command during that tour. That the last tour was under Capt Coosby and which service was performed in several different tours with with very short inter- missions said declarant having volunteered to serve at any and all times when called upon, during the last mentioned 18 months he was frequently permitted to return home but received no written discharge until the expiration of said 18 months which was signed by General Glascock that he belonged to the horse and his services was performed at different

times with very short intermissions that the whole of his service he served as a militiaman and as a minor and the whole of his service was performed previous to the close of the revolutionary war except his tour against the Cherokee & Creek Indians, that in consequence of old age and loss of memory he cannot state the period, and length and termination of every term of service but the time of his first becoming a minute man was in the year of the regulation battle at Guilford which was fought between the whigs and Tories all in confusion, and was not long after the commu- encement of the war revolution that he is positive that in all, he was in actual service considerably more than two years, in which he was not employed in any civil pursuits, and for two years of such service he claims a pension, he further declares that he is very much disabled and unable to labour and that he is a very poor man with a wife who is old and infirm, that he removed from North Car- olina to Georgia and from thence to the state of Indiana about twenty three years ago that he now resides in Clark County Indiana that he was born on the third day of September 1757 in the County of Chester in the state of Pennsylvania he here gives the names of Abidnego Richardson Alexander Morris and Loman Griswold
Three of his neighbours to whom he is well acquainted and who can testify his character for truth and veracity and their belief of his being a soldier of the rev- olution
Sworn and subscribed } to in open court this }
his Peter H Stout mark
25 day of May 1835 We Abidnego Richardson Alex Henry Morris and Loman Griswold citizens and residents of Clark county do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Peter

That who has subscribed and sworn to the above and foregoing declaration that we believe him now to be seventy eight years of age that we believe him to be a man of truth and veracity that he is reputed and believed to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
sworn and subscribed to in open court May 25 th 1835 First Henry H. Harrod W.P.
Bednego Richardson his Alexander Morris mark Lorman Griswold
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion - after the investigation of the matter that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certify, that it appears to the court that Bednego Richardson Alexander Morris and Lorman Griswold who has signed the preceding certificate are residents in the County of Clark and State of Indiana and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
I Henry Harrod Clerk of the Circuit and Probate court of the County of Clark and State of Indiana do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the amendment in the matter of the application of Peter Stout for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 25 th day of May in the year 1835
Henry Harrod Cth.

Bonds
Debitation of Peter Stout
26.747 Indiana.
for six months $20
72
2
4
0

State of Indiana } ss Clark County } On this 27 th day of April 1833, Personally appeared in Open Court before the Hon d John H. Ross President Judge of Judge of the said Clark County Circuit Court, and John Clark and Samuel Prather Esq rs his associates, now sitting. Peter Stout, a resident of said County of Clark and State of Indiana, aged seventy six years on the third day of September next 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 June 7 th 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. He served as a Volunteer under command of General Butler, as a Militia officer, one year as a minute man, in the State of North Carolina against the Tories, commencing in the month of June in the year of the Guilford battle in the County of Guilford and State of North Carolina; his Captain's name was Thompson his first Lieutenants name was William Hinson, his Col l s name was John Lane, was not in any general engagements during that year, but was within hearing of the battle of Guilford his services consisted in reconnoitering the country and was in several skirmishes with the Tories, his residence during that year was in the County of Orange in said State, the next service he performed was about eight months service under General Lee, in the same State, during which last time, or tour the only remarkable act that was performed, was, the taking and putting to death Stephen McPherson a Tory Captain, his Captain's name in this tour of service was Gallasby - his next service was a tour of about eighteen months under the command of Captain Warby, under General Glapcock in the Counties Richmond & Chatham in the State of Georgia was in the battle of Savannah in the County of Chatham where the British troops took the town, and the Americans retook it, when the British retook it on the third attempt the part of the Americans to retake said town of Savannah under the command of Gen d Glapcock, they were enabled to do so by the assistance of Gen d McIntosh who came to their assistance with the men under his command Gen d McIntosh was a French Officer no other Gen d engagements took place during the last named tour of 18 months, had some skirmishes with the Tories but nothing took place in which he was engaged worthy of particular observation, during all the service aforesaid he served as a Volunteer minute

man as they were then called), on quitting the service he received a written discharge from General Glascock which he preserved until in the year 1828. when it was consumed by fire in the burning of his house in the County of Washington and State of Indiana aforesaid. that in consequence of bad health he after performed no other service until or about the close of the revolutionary war except that he was in an engagement with the Cherokee & Creek Indians at South west points between Clinch and Tennessee Rivers where he received a severe wound in the left leg and a slight wound in the right arm from the bullets of the enemy the officers were Major Evans Capt. John Crawford, 1st Lieutenants James Adair. ensign Chas. Bounds that the principal service he performed was the three first tours, tours, one year as first aforesaid, eight months as second by above stated as aforesaid. and eighteen months as thirdly above stated as aforesaid making together three years and four months all which service he performed during the revolutionary struggle and previous to the treaty of peace between Great Britain and the United States. he has not named the particular years in which his services as were performed for the reason that he cannot distinctly recollect, that in performing the services as aforesaid, in the United States service he was at all times a Volunteer Minute Militiaman and served in that character; that although he cannot distinctly recollect the particular years in which he performed his different tours of service as as he is perfectly certain that they were all performed within a system of years the years of the battle of Guilford, in North Carolina, and the year (1782) seventeen hundred and eighty two, except his last services against the Indians that the greater part of his service was performed on horse back, that he lost during said service one valuable horse. That he has no documentary evidence, and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services, that there is no clergyman in the neighbourhood where he now resides with whom he is acquainted who can certify to his belief of his services for the reason that there is none in it, that he can prove by Richard Slider and Benedict Stugent Esq. 2 two of his neighbours their belief in the truth of this his declaration, he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a

7 pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any state. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Peter his Stout mark
We Benedict Keigenth a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Clark and state of Indiana and Richard Slider hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Peter Stout who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy six years of age, as he states, that he is respec- ted and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn, and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Bonnet Keigenth
Richard Slider
And the said court do hereby certify and declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the inter- rogatory prescribed by the war department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states, and the said court further certifies that it ap- pears to them then that Benedict Keigenth Esquire, and Richd. Slider who has signed the preceding certificate are residents in the County of Clark aforesaid and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Henry Leonard Clerk of the Circuit Court of Clark County Indiana do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Peter Stout for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 27. day of April 1833
W. H. Henry W. Woodburn

32 541 Rev INVALID.
File No. 32, 541
Letter Stout
Rev Rev War
Act: June 1 st 32 nd
Index: —Vol. 2 , Page 89
[Arrangement of 1870.]

James S. Edwards Esq.
Constitution of Panama Washington D.C.

Charlestown May the 26 th 1835
James S. Edwards Esq. Sir,
Peter Stout, who makes application for a pension lives in this vicinity. he does not appear to give as clear a statement of his services as might be desired to justify the dept to allow a pension, without hesitation, his recollections are not of great distinctness, yet those men who have testified are men of some respectability, and well acquainted with Stout. I believe it is the impression of those who have known him longest, that he served in the Revolutionary war. I have conversed with him frequently. I have little doubt. but his memory appears to have failed him very much.
Yours John Bean

hda
June 1835 P. ... Session Office )

Charlestown Ia May 27 th 1835
Woul Sir I here with transmit to you the the Declaration and amendment Thints of Peter Stout for a Pension, Stout is a very poor man and unad- to labour, he) in making his declaration labours The loss of Memory, he is a man who stands for in reputation among those who know him and there is no doubts existing with them as to his having been a soldier of the revolution I hope you will put as favorable a construction upon the Equity of his claim as possible, you will please direct to me at Charlestown Indiana
I am yours with Respect
Lyman Lash

Charlestown Ind May 28 th
Rev
Hon ble Lewis Cass, Secretary of War, war department Washington City D.C.

Left 2 Charlestown Co August 29 th
Free
W. Albin
Pete Stout G.S.
Hon d J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D. C. Wants $200. allow for int

Charlestown Ind August 28 th 1835
Wm Lloyd Edwards
Sir I Recd yours of June 12 stating the papers of the case of Peter Stout are filed in the office with suspended cases, I have seen Mr Stout it is impossible for him to produce any proof of his services, he does not know of any person now living by whom he can prove them, his memory is bad and his body feeble, he is unable to labour, and has not fifty dollars worth of property consequently unable to support himself and wife, he could produce fifty of his neighbours to testify to his being a man of truth and veracity and of their belief of his being a soldier of the Revolution, his case is one if any there is for a favourable constr- -uction by the department, if I mistake not his declaration make out definitely several years of actual service, if you can allow any part of his services as set forth he will be satisfied you will please direct to me at Charlestown Indiana
I am Respectfully your Obt Servant Lyman Leslie