Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7202, for Silas Mc Bee, South Carolina

SERVICE
S.6
Mc Bee, Silas
NUMBER
S. 7202
Born in Va.
CONTENTS
Carded

Mississippi 22.430
Silas M. Lee
He served in the State of Miss — who was a Private in the Co — commanded by Captain Brantley of the Regt commanded by Col. Telfair in the La. Car. Line time for 6 mos.
Inscribed on the Roll of Mississippi at the rate of 20 Dollars or Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of Sept. 1833. and sent to Double Shaw Black Jackson Miss.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1833 — 50.00 Semest. allowance ending April 30 — 10.00 $ 60.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm. R. Palmer Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 8 Page 72.
Letter to Auditor 21. Jany 1841.
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 from 4 th March 1835 to 4 th March 1840. Age notified 24 Feby 1841.
Letter to Hon. J. Thompson 17. Jany 1842.
Paid as above from 4 th March 1840 to 4 th Sep. 1841. Age notified 24 th March 1843
Letter to Hon. Jacob Thompson 23 Dec 1845
To same for ann t & Arrears 11. March '46.
Paid as above, from 4 th Sept. 1842, to 6 Jany, 1845. Agent notified 24 th Apr. 1846.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
March 12 th , 1846.
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," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The widow of Silas Mc Bee, dec d , a Pensioner on the Roll of the Mississippi 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. 1842, to the 6 th January 1845,
Respectfully, yours,
William H. Tansy
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

26. 510 22.430
Silas M Bee Mississippi
Adm 6 Months $20
Hon John Black Jackson Mississippi

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 subjjoined 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. These 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 Silas Mc Bee  Larradee Co Miss.
   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.     pr Col Brandon Cap. Thompson 68 years So. Carolina  
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) 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 may be necessary, 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 term, 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 fix 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.

Mississippi State Landers. County to wit
On this 18 th day of February 1833. personally appeared in Open Court before Thomas Sampson Chief Justice and Samuel B. Morgan associate Justice of the of the County Court for the County and state aforesaid now sitting in the Town of Columbus. Silas M c Bee a resident of the United States in the County of Lowndes and state of Mississippi aged Sixty Eight years. who being first duly sworn according to law. doth on his Oath with 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 as a a Volunteer Soldier during the Month of July 1781 at near Talbot Ferry in the state of South Carolina under the Command of Col Thomas Brandon and was in the Company of Captain John Thompson and Lieutenant Josiah Tanner and moved South with said Regiment and Company to a Fort called Fort Anderson and from Fort Anderson the said Regiment & Company marched to the Catawba River where said Regiment and Company united with General Thomas Sumpter's army and in short time after. and in a short time after the Regiment to which I belonged arrived at Catawba River it was attached to Genl Williams. Brigade or Division and from thence I March with Genl Williams force towards Kings Mountain. and perhaps two days before the army reached Kings Mountain. a union of Genl Williams. Col Campbell and Col Isaac Shelby forces. took place and the army then moved on to Kings Mountain. where where the army reached on the 17 th of October 1781: and the Battle

of Kings Mountain was fought the Battle I fought under Gene Williams and in the company which I first attached myself when I volunteered in a short time after the Battle of Kings Mountain I was discharged I served upwards of three months from the time I attached myself to Capt John Thompson Company until I was discharged. I returned home to South Carolina in Spartanburg District where I had been raised from a child one year old to which District my father emigrated from Virginia where where I was born; in the early part of November 1781 that he again entered the service of the United States as a Volunteer Soldier under the command of Capt Field Padue near the Adkins River which Company was attached to Col Andrew Pickings Army of Volunteers and I continued in said Company and under the command of Col Pickings until the Month of March or April 1782 at which time I was discharged that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any state.

We, David Wright, a clergyman, residing in the Town of Columbus, County of Lowndes and State of Mississippi; and Wm. Downsing, residing in the same Town, County & State, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Silas M c Bee, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be sixty eight years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion —
Sworn to and subscribed { David Wright in open Court, the day and year aforesaid } Wm. Downsing
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 David Wright who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in the Town of Columbus of said County & State, and that Wm. Downsing who has also signed the same is a resident in the said Town of Columbus, &c. and is a creditable person, and that their statement is entitled to credit —
Thos Simpson Chief Justice Samuel M c Morgan Associate Justice
The State of Mississippi Lowndes County
I, R. D. Haden Clerk of the County Court of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Silas M c Bee for a pension —
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 18 th of February 1833
R. D. Haden Clerk C. C.

June 3, 1940
BA-J/MCS Silas McBee, S. 7202
Mrs. John H. McBee 1201 River Road Greenwood, Mississippi
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for information relative to Revolutionary War soldiers, James Flood or Floyd, and Silas McBee.
The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to afford any information relative to a James Flood or Floyd of Marlboro or of Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
The data which follow were taken from papers on file in the pension claim S. 7202, based on the military service of the only Silas McBee that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
Silas McBee was born in Virginia. The date of his birth and the names of his parents are not shown.
When one year of age, Silas McBee moved with his father to Spartanburg, District, South Carolina, and while living there he enlisted in Captain John Thompson's company in Colonel Thomas Brandon's South Carolina regiment, was in the battle of King's Mountain and was discharged soon afterward, having served over three months. He enlisted early in November, 1781, and served until March or April, 1782, in Captain Fields Padne's company in Colonel Andrew Pickens' South Carolina regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed February 18, 1833, at which time he was sixty-eight years of age and was living in Lowndes County, Mississippi.
Silas McBee died January 6, 1845, and was survived by a widow but her name is not shown.

The papers in this claim contain no further data relative to the family of Silas McBee.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of Silas McBee and the name and address of the person to whom it was paid, it is suggested that you address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., giving the following data:
Silas McBee, Certificate 22430, issued October 31, 1833, rate $20 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Mississippi Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLIER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

1922-Sept 30, Fish to Miss Frances B. Bell. mm D. Letter in cl. of Stephen Tellyard S. 8467.
1926 Jan. 11. Photos to Dr. W. G. Mearry.
1933 Oct. 17. Hist. to Mrs. Etta S. Palmer. M.C.S.
1936 June 2 Ad. Mrs Etta S. Palmer no further inf. than was fur. her Oct 17, 1933 - O&L
1937 Oct. 11. Hist. to Mrs. Wm B. Benjamin. M.C.S.
1940 June 2. Hist. to Mrs. John H. Mc Bee — M.C.S.
Rev. Wm
7202
INVALID.
File No.
7202
Silas Mc Bee
Rev. Rev. War
Act:
June 7 th 1932
Index:—Vol.
185
, Page
245
[Arrangement of 1870.]

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
January 28 th 1841.
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," Silas Mc Bee, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Mississippi 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 March 1835, to the 4 th March 1840. 5 years.
Respectfully yours,
Alison B. Harris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
January 20 th 1843.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6 th 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," and the 3 d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, Silas Mc Bee _____ a Pensioner on the Roll of the Natchez, Miss. 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 1 st of March 1840, to the 4 th Sept. 1841.  Respectfully, yours,
J. Wilson _____ Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

No. 5111. Return to the Division office. Monday Sept 2nd. Louis M. Lean Sec'y of Treasury Washington D.C.

Jackson Mi May 25 th 33-
Dear Sirs. Mr. Lean-
Sir
I take the liberty to enclose Mr. McGeer application for a pension. Be pleased to inform him of the result of his application He resides at Columbia Sound 60 Miles
Yours Very respectfully J. B. Black

Dec. 31, 1925.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Sir:
Please furnish photostat copies of three pages from the Rev. War pension claim, S. 7202 of Silas McBee certified.
received payment seventy cents
McWilson
Chief Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
mail to
Dr. W. G. Henry
173 N. Decatur Road
Atlanta, Ga.
paid for by Louis E. Hendry 1736 G. St N.W. Wm

3-2233
113
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
Jan. 2 1926
Chief Rev. Sect. Division.
I have this day received from Dr. W. G. Henry cash No. 70/100 in payment of for $..... requesting
photostat copy post office address } as per memo letter herewith
1926 Jan 11 photos received Div Finance Div not aw
O. J. RANDALL
Chief Finance Div.
26-6-L

Request for Photostating (To be prepared in duplicate.)
3-2006
Ex. AW
2850 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CLERK
Job No. 1
Date Dec. 31. 25-
Subject Silas McRee Rev, 84202
1 copies of 1 pieces consisting of 3 pages to be (No.) (No.) (No.) forwarded when completed to the Rev. & M. & Ware Sect Division.
Remarks:
Approved:
W.E. Nilson
Chief Division Sect.
Chief Clerk.

Columbus Miss Oct 9 th 1933
War Department Washington D. C.
My dear Mr. Hiller -
Will you give me the Revolutionary War record of Silas Mc Bee who was born in Spartanburg District South Carolina Nov 24 th 1765 - died Jan 4 th 1845 - & the name of his children & wife. Thanking you for an early reply I am most grateful yours
Mrs Etta S. Palmer Box 217 Columbus Mississippi

Columbus Miss April 24/1936
Veterans Administration Washington D. C.
Mr A. D. Hiller Washington D. C.
My dear Mr Hiller
Would you give me the Revolution War record of Silas Mc Bee, and name of wife and children - & Thank you very much for your past favors -
very grateful yours
Mrs Etta S. Palmer
Box 217
Columbus Mississippi

Lake Providence Louisiana Sept. 28 - 1937
Veterans Administration,
It is my desire to establish the war service record of one of my ancestors in the war of 1812. The ancestor being
Major Silas Mc Bee
He was born at Spartanburg S.C. married in Kentucky owned property in Tennessee and Northern Mississippi and is buried at Pontitoc Miss. also received a pension for service in the Revolution.
Any help or advice in this matter would be deeply appreciated by me.
Should there be a charge please tell me cost of same.
Very truly
Mr. Wm B. Benjamin.

MRS. JOHN HARBOUR MCBEE 1201 RIVER ROAD GREENWOOD, MISSISSIPPI
April 20, 1940.
Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs:
Please send me copies of the pension records of the following:
James Flood (Floyd) of Marlboro, N.H.
Silas McBee, of Pontotoc County, Mississippi.
These records are wanted for historical and genealogical purposes.
Yours very truly
Mrs. John H. McBee (Mrs. John H. McBee.)

mm H S 7202
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.,
Sept. 29 , 19 22
In reply to your request of _____, I received for a statement of the military history of Silas Mc Bee a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ( or his widow's ) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     July 1781 Over 3 mos. Pvt John Thompson Thos. Brandon S.C.   Early Nov. 1781 to March or Apr. 1782 " Fields Padue Andrew Pickens  
Battles engaged in, Kings Mountain Residence of soldier at enlistment, Spartanburg District, S.C. Date of application for pension, Feb. 18, 1833. His el. was ab. Residence at date of application, Columbus, Lowndes Co. Miss. Age at date of application, 68 yrs. Born in Va.
Remarks: He died Jan. 6, 1845. His father's name not stated, moved to Spartanburg Dist. S.C. when soldier was one year old. "The widow of Silas Mc Bee" is mentioned in 1846. No further family data on file.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

October 17, 1933
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Silas McBee, S. 7202 BA-J/MCS
Mrs. Etta S. Palmer Columbus, Box 217 Mississippi
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War record of Silas McBee.
He was born in Virginia, date of birth and names of parents not given.
When he was one year old he moved with his father to Spartanburg District, South Carolina, and while living there he enlisted in Captain John Thompson's Company in Colonel Thomas Brandon's South Carolina Regiment, was in the battle of Kings Mountain and was discharged soon afterward, having served over three months. He enlisted early in November, 1781, and served until March or April, 1782, in Captain Fields Paque's Company in Colonel Andrew Pickens' South Carolina Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed February 18, 1833, at which time he was sixty-eight years of age and was living in Lowndes County, Mississippi.
He died January 6, 1845, and was survived by a widow but her name is not shown.
The papers in this claim contain no further data relative to the soldier's family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator
Did not say enlisted in 1781 as battle of Kings Mt. was in 1780

June 2, 1936
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NA-J/EL Silas McBee-S.7202
Mrs. Etta S. Palmer Box 217 Columbus, Mississippi
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Silas McBee, with names of wife and children.
This office has no further information in regard to Silas McBee, S. 7202, than was furnished you on October 17, 1933.
Very truly yours
A. D. MILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

October 11, 1937
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Silas McBee, S.7202 BA-J/MCS
Mrs. William B. Benjamin Lake Providence Louisiana
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for information relative to Major Silas McBee who served in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.
The records of this office fail to afford any information relative to pension having been claimed on account of the War of 1812 service of a Silas McBee.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S.7202, based upon the service of the only Silas McBee that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
Silas McBee was born in Virginia. The date of his birth and the names of his parents were not given.
When he was one year old he moved with his father to Spartanburg, District, South Carolina, and while living there he enlisted in Captain John Thompson's company in Colonel Thomas Brandon's South Carolina regiment, was in the battle of King's Mountain and was discharged soon afterward, having served over three months. He enlisted early in November, 1781, and served until March or April, 1782, in Captain Fields Padue's company in Colonel Andrew Pickens' South Carolina regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed February 18, 1833, at which time he was sixty-eight years of age and was living in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

Silas McBee died January 6, 1845, and was survived by a widow but her name is not shown.
The papers in this claim contain no further data relative to the soldier's family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of Silas McBee and the name and address of the person to whom it was paid, it is suggested that you address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., giving the following data:
Silas McBee, Certificate 22430, issued October 31, 1833, rate $20 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Mississippi Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME McBoy, James GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 10128 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED March 2, 179? (torn) To Thomas Campbell, Adm l .
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.