Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 9672, for Peter Stoner, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
Nb
Stoner, Peter
W. 9672
Eve
or Eve
CONTENTS

Cir transferred 27. April 1838. Cir to Pa age 18 Sept 1838
To Terre Haute Indiana from 4 March 1838. 8 Oct 1838. - 601 J. H. Hook. Present
1 Aug 1838
Indiana. Terre Haute '37 South Carolina
Peter Hester of Orange in the State of Carolina who was a Private  the  commanded by Captain of the  commanded by Col. Pugh in the time for 14 mo: 12 days -
Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana at the rate of 45 - Dollars  Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th day of Oct 1833 and and  and P. H. Maugum. Hester
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 96- Semest. allowance ending 4 Sept - 24 $120-
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Catharine Pugh Clerk, Book C Vol. 6 Page 55

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832. -
State of North Carolina } S c Orange County } S c
On this 1 st day of March personally appeared in open court, before the Justices of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid, now sitting, Peter Stoner senior , a resident of the County and State aforesaid, aged sixty eight years on the 6 th day of June 1832, 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, served as hereinafter stated.
In the summer of the year 1780, as well as he recollects, he was drafted as a private into the Militia of North Carolina for three months. He was drafted in the County of Mecklenburg N.C. where he then resided. The Company to which he was attached was commanded by Col. Isaac, Lieutenant "Garbar" in German sound, supposed to be "Tanner" in English, and Ensign Robt. Ruffel. Field Officers, Genl. Davidson - Col. Caleb Phipps. - The declarant thinks that his Company was organized at Charlotte. His Company was marched to the "Six Mile Creek" - not a great distance from the Charlotte N.C. - at which place the declarant remained some months as half a while the North Carolina Militia are there under the command of Genl. Davidson, Genl. Morgan & Col. Washington, with their forces, joined them. From the "Six Mile Creek", as the declarant remembers, Genl. Morgan & Col. Washington went into South Carolina to meet the British - and Genl. Davidson with the N.C. line, set out for "Hanson's" to meet the Tories, near the same time; and that the declarant

1 in Genl Davidson's Regiment reached Ramsour's Mill about noon of the day on which the Tories were then defeated in the morning. — The declarant continued in the service under the command of the aforesaid Officers until the expiration of the term of three months, for which he was drafted, & was then discharged. He hath lost his discharge. — Shortly afterwards, when Cornwallis was pursuing Genl Greene & withdrew from South Carolina southwards — the declarant volunteered in the Militia of North Carolina as a private in the said County of Guilford Mecklenburg, for the term of six weeks — and was commanded by Genl Martin Locke — Genl Davidson having just before been killed in battle — Col. Pfeifer — and he thinks the same Company Officers. — During this term of six weeks, the declarant was marched across No. Ca from Mecklenburg, by way of Salisbury towards the Virginia line — behind the British who were pursuing Genl Greene. This term of service expired three days, as he recollects, before the battle of Guilford, when he was discharged. This discharge is lost. — Some weeks after the expiration of his said six weeks service — the declarant entered  entered , in the County of Mecklenburg aforesaid, into the service of the United States, for the term of twelve months, as he recollects — and joined Genl Sumpter's "Flying Camp" in So. Ca. The British then occupying Camden. — The declarant served in the "Flying Camp" ten months, in South Carolina — at the end of which time he was discharged — Cornwallis having surrendered at Yorktown. His discharge is lost. During this term of service, the declarant was in a skirmish with the British at "Sucker Spring" — and in two skirmishes on the same day with the enemy, at Monk's Corner where some small vessels were taken & burnt by the Americans —

and was in another skirmish with the Enemy, at the "Strawberry" Bridge - and was engaged in the Battle of the Crater, in which he was wounded by a ball from the enemy, in his back & hip. The declarant was under the command of Col. Wm. Polk, now of the City of Raleigh of this state - whose Affidavit, made before Joseph Gales dist. Engraver, accompanies this declaration, and which is on the same paper on which an informal declaration of this declarant was made drawn. - Mr. Hutchinson was Capt. of Com- -pany 7.
The declarant knows of no other person, whose testimony he can conveniently procure, except Col. William Polk aforesaid - by whom he can prove his services in the Revolution - & he hath no documentary proof of the same. - The declarant was born in the State of Pennsylvania, on 6 th day of June 1764. He hath a record of his age at home. He removed from Pennsylvania to Mecklenburg, N.C. about a year before he was drafted for three months as aforesaid; & there resided a few years, say two or four years - thence removed to Orange aforesaid, where he hath resided ever since. - 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 Agency of any state. - Subscribed & subscribed, the day & year aforesaid.
Yrs. Ever Thomas In English Peter Storer
John R. McDaniel & Anderson Thompson Residing in the County of Orange State N.C. hereby certify, that we are well ac- -quainted with Peter Storer, who hath subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be sixty eight years of age as he hath stated above; that he is respected & beloved in the

neighbourhood where he resided, to have been a sub- -ject of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Given to subscribed the day & year aforesaid
William Mills Jr Wm Daniell Anderson Thompson
The declarant maketh oath that he can not, without great expense & inconvenience, produce the affidavit of a clergyman, as to his character & services. Given to sub- scribed, the day & year aforesaid. - Wm Daniell
English, Peter Stoner
and the said joint do hereby declare than Opinion. after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states - And the joint further certifies that the persons to them that William Mills Esq. & John M c Daniell & Anderson Thompson who have signed the preceding Certificate are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit In witness whereof I John Taylor Clerk of the said joint of the first & quarter thereof do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings in said joint in the case of the application of Peter Stoner for a Pension
In witness whereof I do hereunto set my hand & seal & affix this 18th March 1833
J. F. Taylor Clerk
18147
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S. 9621 Indiana. M Eve Stoner widow of Peter Stoner NC who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 14 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1818 6. April 1851
Certificate of Pension issued the 5th day of Augt 52 and sent to
Hon. J. G. Davis A. of W.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 9, 1818, Page 334 Vol. 3

No 4817 18/52 Eleanor Stoner, Widow of Peter Stoner, dec.
Application for Pension
Oct 2, Feb. 18
Mary Stoner
Pension
Rev. J. G. Brown 1852

State of Indiana ss.
County of Putnam On this seventh day of May A.D. One thousand eight hundred and fifty Two, Personally appeared before Delany H Eckles, Judge of the Circuit Court of Putnam County, in open court Sarah Stoner, a resident of Putnam County in the state of Indiana aged sixty seventy years, who being first duly sworn, ac- cording to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7, 1838, entitled, 'The act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows.' That she is the widow of Peter Stoner, Sr. who was a private in the Army of the Revolutionary of the state of North Carolina, and that her said husband Peter Stoner, Sr. was a Prisoner from the 7 th day of June, 1832, till his death that his pension papers, was dated 'War Office of the United States 30 th day of April, 1833,' whereby she further declares that she was married to the said Peter Stoner, Sr. on the Thirteenth day of August in the nineteen hundred and ninety three that her husband, the aforesaid Peter Stoner, Sr. died on the sixth day of April one thousand eight hundred and fifty one, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January nineteen hundred and nine- ty-four viz: at the time stated above. She further swears that she is now a widow, and that she has never before made any application for a pension.
Witness Jacob M'Ginnis } John S. Jennings }
Earn her x Stoner mark

State of Indiana Putnam County, ss
I Jacob McGinnis Clerk of the Circuit Court of said County, do hereby certify that Hon. Delmar P. Eckels is the Judge of said Court that the within affidavit was made before said Judge in open court as appears from the records of said court.
Witness my hand and the seal of said Court here affixed at Greencastle this 12th day of May 1832.
Jacob McGinnis Clerk

Anno 1793 August 18 th I was joined in holy matrimony—
Anno 1794 (or 5) June 1 st there was born unto me my first daughter.
True transcript.
A.S.

[Faint, illegible handwriting on a dark, rectangular piece of paper or tape]

State of Indiana } set Putnam County { Personally appeared before me D. Delony R. Eckles Judge of the Putnam Circuit Court in and for said County Eare Stoner, who testifies and says that the family Record — attached to this affidavit has been in the possession of Peter Stoner Sr. ever since 1793, and that it was the old family record which is a new Testament and Hymn Book, and that the same is true and correct as she believes.
May 7 th 1852
Eare for Stoner mark
State of Indiana } set Putnam County { Personally appeared before me D. R. Eckles Judge of the Putnam County Circuit Court in open court in and for said County John Spinnings & Peter Stoner Jr who deposeth and says that they believe that Peter Stoner, Sr. made the record which is taken from the family Records with his own hand. which is herewith attached
May 7 th 1852
John Spinnings Peter Stoner Jr

State of Indiana } Putnam County } I Jacob M c Guire
clerk of the circuit court of said county do hereby certify that Honorable Delano R. Eells is the judge of said court that the within affidavits were made before the said judge in open court as appears by the records of said court.
Witness my hand and the seal of said court hereby affixed at Greencastle this 12th day of February 1832.
Jacob M c Guire clerk

Peter Stoner Jr. N. C. N o 24121
Admit for 14 mos and 12 days on a parole — $48
P. H. Mangum Hillsboro N. C.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
188
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, showing the Service of Peter Stoner Sen.
   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.     1780 drafted 3 Pri. Genl. Davidson Col. C. Pfifer 68 years   vol. 1 12 " Genl. M. Locke Mecklenburg Co. N.C. Traditionary Witness -   10 " Genl. Sumpter Col. Wm. Polk.  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. 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 enquiry 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 services. 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 [j] 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. }

February 5, 1932
Exhibit
Miss Mabel Claxton Ballard Flats French Lick, Indiana.
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of January 22, relative to Peter Stoner, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W. 9672, based upon the military service in the Revolutionary War of Peter Stoner.
He was born June 6, 1764 in the state of Pennsylvania.
While residing in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, he enlisted and served as a private with the North Carolina troops, as follows:
In the summer of 1780, three months in Captain Rease's company in Colonel Caleb Phifer's regiment; from sometime in January 1781, six weeks in same company and regiment; again in 1781, ten months in Captain William Hutchison's and Captain Samuel Martin's companies in Colonel William Folk's regiment. He was in the battle of Eutaw Springs, where wounded in the back and hips, and in skirmishes at Juniper Springs, Moncks Corner and Strawberry Bridge.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 7, 1832, then a resident of Orange County, North Carolina.
He married August 13, 1793, Eve or Eave, her maiden name is not given.
They moved in 1838 to Putnam County, Indiana,

where they had children living.
Peter Stoner died April 6, 1851.
His widow, Eve or Eave, was allowed pension on her application executed May 7, 1853, then living in Putnam County, Indiana, and was seventy-nine years of age.
Their first daughter was born June 1, 1794 or 1798. Names of children were not stated.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

Peter Stoner, Ind. Act 32.
$48 per. An. In what time paid.
F. F. H.
Pens. Off. Aug. 3 d 1852.
Pat to 4 th March 1851.
B.S.B.

no in
Blue-Rapids Kansas March 3 rd 1906 To the commissioner of Pension Washington D. C.
My Grand
Father Peter Stoner was a Soldier of the revolutionary war and a pensioner, his last address was Greencastle Putnam Co Ind, and my Mother who is still living and most 90 years old, and a daughter of his, and I a Soldier of the war of the rebellion, we would like to know what Regiment he served in and the battle he was wounded in, and any other history of his life

Servin you have and oblige a ancient daughter and son yours with respect
Peter S Burnett Blue Rapids Heartville, Kansas

Sept. 21, 1919
Dept. of Interior, Bureau of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir: -
I would like to have any information regarding the military history of an ancestor of mine, Peter Stoner who served in the Revolutionary War with the army from North Carolina. I think he was a private. I want the information for proof of my eligibility to the D.A.R.s and will appreciate any information.

you may be able to give.
Yours Truly
Mr P. M. Brandt
445 So. 15 th Corvallis Oregon.

WAR DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL WASHINGTON
8.18.36
MEMORANDUM TO:
Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department, Washington, D.C.
*****
Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Treasury Building, Washington, D.C.
*****
The Surgeon General, Washington, D.C.
*****
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.
*****
The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
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The General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C.
*****
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.

Request for Peter Dlouhy N. C. I. service - died Apr. 6 - 1851

Rev  WIDOW, &c.
File No. 9672
Br. Stoner Wid. of Peter Stoner Port Rev. War
Act: Feb. 24/48
Index:—Vol. Me Page 242
[Arrangement of 1870.]

March 14, 1906 - History to Mrs. Peter S. Burnett A.V.R.
1906 June 18 - History to T.L. Vose letter in M. File 8323 Peter Alexander -
1908 May 8. Hist. to Col. John T. Barnett, Pres. S.A.R. Ind. C.
1919 Oct. 11 - Hist. to Mrs. P.M. Brandt.
1930 Aug. 21 - Jonestown Delia R. & Co.
1932 - Oct. 6 - Hist. to Mabel Cla

August 21, 1930
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section AWT:MLB
The Quartermaster General Cemeterial Branch War Department Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 9672, that Peter Stoner was born June 6, 1764, in the State of Pennsylvania.
While residing in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, he enlisted and served as a private with the North Carolina Troops, as follows:
In the summer of 1780, three months in Captain Rease's Company, Colonel Caleb Phifer's Regiment; from January, 1781, six weeks in the same company and regiment; in 1781, ten months in Captains William Hutchison's and Samuel Martin's Companies, Colonel William Polk's Regiment. He was in the battle of Eutaw Springs, where wounded in the back and hips, and in skirmishes at Juniper Springs, Moncks Corner and Strawberry Bridge.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 7, 1832, at which time he was living in Orange County, North Carolina.
In 1838, the soldier moved to Putnam County, Indiana.
He died April 6, 1851.
Very truly yours
Source Data
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS..
Washington, D. C.,....., 19.....
Handwritten: 1/26/12
In reply to your request of....., received for a statement of the military history of John Brown Jr. 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.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Jan 1780 3 mos For Reuel Abel Phipps N.C.   Jan 1781 6 weeks For " " "   ✓ 1781 10 mos For Samuel Austin Wm. Phipps N.C.  
Battles engaged in, at Guilford Courthouse, N.C.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, near Guilford Courthouse, N.C.
Date of application for pension, July 1843
Residence at date of application, Chancery N.C.
Age at date of application, born Jan 1764 (died Apr 1851)
Remarks: John Brown, Aug 12 1793 at Guilford Courthouse, N.C. He died Apr 1851 at age 87. He was a son of William Brown. His first daughter was born June 1794 or 1798. They had children living in Ind. in 1851 when the soldier moved there. Names of children not known.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Peter Storer of the State of North Carolina who was a private in the Army of the Revolution
is entitled to receive Thirty-Eight dollars and — cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 30 day of April one thousand eight hundred and thirty- Three
Seabop
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
J. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

Brief in the case of Eve Stoner, widow of Peter , County and State of Indiana act 2 Feb'y 48
Claim, ("original," or " for increase. ")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner, Evidence of marriage Family Records.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent
Hon J. G. Davis Hof Reps.
Kirby Examining Clerk.

115 Evans. Sept 6 78
James L Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington.

Junior Office
Braythorpe Sept 24 1838
James L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions. Sir
With thanks of previous under the Act of June 1832 at the rate of $48 per annum now paid to the 11 th day of March 1838.
I remain very respectfully your obedient
W. H. Smith J. M. [unclear]

Eve Stoner's application for Pension
Accts. of receipt of papers.
41-19 Stoner Eve Stoner, wid of Peter, Indiana
Act 2 Febz 1848. $48 per an. from 6 th Ap l 1851. When her husband died.
Hon J. G. Davis H of Reps

PENSION OFFICE,
May 21 — 1852.
Sir:
Your communication of the inst. relative to the case of Eave Stone, widow of Peter Stone, enclosing her application for Pension, is received, and will be fully considered as soon as it can be reached in its proper order.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. E. HEATH,
Commissioner of Pensions.
Hon. J. G. Davis House of Reps.

French Lick, Indiana. Jan. 22, 1932.
Bureau of Pensions. Dept. of Interior. Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
Will you please send me a copy of the pension record of Peter Stoner a soldier in the Revolution who enlisted in Mecklenburg County North Carolina?
He applied for a pension Sept. 7, 1833.
Do you have any record of Nathaniel Wells? Following is the information I have from the North Carolina Historical Commission The United States of America to the State of North Carolina.
For sundries furnished and cash paid the Militia of North Carolina Virginia and South Carolina as Allow'd by the Auditors of Hillsboro District as P Report 83.
more records see 1783
2994 To Nathaniel Wells (Report dated July 1783)
   No  Vos  Currency  Specie      2501    1.3.0   
From: Accounts of U.S. with North Carolina War of the Revolution Book C. page 93.
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Please send me the data required by the D.A.R.
Very truly yours,
Mabel Claxton.
Miss Mabel Claxton. Ballard Flats. French Lick, Indiana.

State of Indiana
Warrick County ss. On this 7th day of September 1838
before me, the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the county aforesaid personally appeared Peter Stoner Esq. who, on his oath, declares that he is the identical person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Samuel Martin in the Regiment commanded by Colonel William Polk in the Service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of North Carolina from which he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State of Indiana where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable in future. The following are his reasons for removing from North Carolina to the State of Indiana (viz) "My connections and children now living in this State (Indiana)"
The old man cannot write his name in English and has signed in Dutch
Yn God Gristen
Test Lewis R. Land
Notary Public
Known and subscribed this 7th day of September 1838 before me
Joseph H. Farley J.P.
This is to certify that Peter Stoner Esq. whose signature appears above is the identical person named and applicant for a transfer of pension and described in the above affidavit Jonathan Stoner Jesse Burnett

Sworn and subscribed this 7 th day of September 1838 before me Joseph F. Harley Esq. I certify that I. S. Barnett and Jonathan Stone are true copies of the foregoing and that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original Joseph F. Harley Esq.
State of Indiana Wabamun County ss. I, Andrew J. McLaughlin Clerk of the Court of Wabamun County certify that Joseph F. Harley is an Acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State of Ind. And that the foregoing signature, purporting to be his, is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this Seventh day of September 1838 J. McLaughlin Clerk
Col. J. H. Hook Pres. Sept 6/17.

Sandy Grove No. (Jan) 20 th April 1838 W. H. S. Edward Commissioner of Pensions. Washington City D. C.
to be sent to Mrs Graham
51

Orange County U.S. 10 th April 1838 Mr J. L. Edwards Commission of Pensions.
Dear Sir I am about to remove to the State of Indiana, Putnam County, (Greencastle Post office). I wish you to transfer my Right to draw my Pension to that State.
Respectfully yours,
Just J. H. Bellwright
His Peter X Stone Mark

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
State of North Carolina } On this 7th day of September, 1832, Wake County } personally appeared before Joseph Gales, one of the Justices of Peace of said County, Peter Stover, a resident of Orange County, in said State aged 68 years, who being first 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, 1832, that he entered the service of the United States, under the following named Officers, viz. Captain Wm. Hutchinson of the 4th Regiment of South Carolina State Troops, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Commandant of said Regiment, William Polk that he entered the service in the year 1781 and was at the Battle of Eutaw, where he was wounded, and General M c Intosh's wishes; that he was enlisted in Mecklenburg County wishes; that he has lost his discharge. That he 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 agency of any State.
Sworn to, and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Joseph Gales J.P.
Yrs Truly & Sincere In Witness Peter Stover
I William Polk, residing in the City of Raleigh, in the County of Wake aforesaid, do hereby certify that the above named Peter Stover, served in the Regiment above stated, was at the Battle of Eutaw, and fought and was wounded, as above stated under my Command given under my hand, this 7th day of September, 1832. Wm. Polk.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Joseph Gales J.P.
State of North Carolina I Benjamin S. King clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Wake aforesaid do hereby certify that Joseph Gales Esq before whom the above Certificate was made is an acting Justice of the Peace of said County and that faith and credit is and ought to be given to his official acts as such.
In testimony whereof I have here set my hand and the seal of office at Raleigh this 7th day of Sept. 1832 R. S. King