Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39136, Peter Workman, N.C.

SERVICE
N.L.
★ Workman, Peter
NUMBER
S 39136
CONTENTS

39 136
INVALID.
Rev
File No. 39 136
Peter Workman
Rev Rev 1860
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 3, Page 515
[Arrangement of 1870.]

20.907
East Tennessee
Peter Workman
of Carter Co in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Brevard of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Dickson in the N. Carolina line, for the term of one year from September 1780 to 1781.
Inscribed on the roll of East Tennessee at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 11 day of August, 1829
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st of September 1829 and sent to Geo: Williams Clerk of Carter County, Elizabethton, Tenn.
Arrears to 4th of September 1829 $6.47 Semi-annual all'ce ending 4 March 1830 48.
$54.47
{ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. }
Rec: vol: 9 fol: 130

see letter to Hon. L. C. Caton, Sec. of War, 26 Oct. 1833 - do to T. R. R. Nelson & R. King Pen. Agt. May 5. 1834
Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 from 4 March 1835 to 20 Aug 1836. Agt notified 16 April 1841.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
April 2 d , 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," The adm or of Peter Workman, dec d , a Pensioner on the Roll of the Knoxville, Tenn. Agency, at the rate of Eight Dollars and _____ Cents per month  annum , under the law of the 18 th March 1818, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1835, to the 2 d August 1836.
Respectfully yours,
William L. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Original Claim
Declaration in order to be placed on the pension List under the Act of the 18 th March 1818
State of Tennessee Kenton County ss On the 11 th day of August 1829 personally appeared in open Court being a court of record for the County Peter Workman resident in said County and seventy three years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18 th March 1818 and the 1 st May 1820. That he the said Peter Workman enlisted for the term of one year, some time in September in the year 1780 in the State of North Carolina in the company commanded by Captain Alexander Bravard or in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Dickson in the line of the State of North Carolina on the Continental establishment. That he continued to serve in said Corps until one year expired when he was discharged from the service in Camden in the State of South Carolina. That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present, that his name is not on the roll of any state as a pensioner, and that the following are the reasons for not making earlier application for a pension. That he lived in an obscure part of the country and knew but little of the provisions of the law and he was healthy and was willing to depend on his labours for a support.
And in pursuance of the Act of the 1 st of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident

citizen of the United States on the 18 th of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner dispose of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of An Act of Congress entitled An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War, passed on the 18 th day of March 1818, and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. That since the 18 th March 1818 no changes have been made in my property. I laboured for a support at that time and had no property not even a cow, nor have I acquired any since. My occupation has been that of a day labourer cutting cord wood, breaking flax etc. I have had no family for many years, my wife having died in 1801. I have no trade by which I am acquiring a livelihood, and my labours at this time will not yield me a competent support. I annually lose my discharge. I know not how, I return no schedule having no property to return therein.
Peter M orkman (mark)
Sworn to and declared on this 11 th day of August 1829 Test Geo ff Williams Clerk
I George Williams Clerk of the Court of Pleas for Centre County do hereby certify, that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that the said Peter Morkman did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against

the common enemy for the space of nine months under our engagement on the Continental establishment - I also certify that the foregoing Oath, and the schedule thereto annexed are truly co- pied from the records of the said Court. And I do further cer- tify that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total a- mount in Value of property of the said Workman is worth but little or nothing as stated by him in his Oath - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on the 11 th day of August 1829
Geo. William Clerk
Clerk of the Court of the County of Chester

Pension Office 31st Aug. 29
Peter Workman Declaration of P To obtain a Pension
on roll.
pen: to com: 11 Aug. 1829
Geo. Williams Esq. Atty Genl Elizabethtown Franklin County Pennsylv.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Harkman, Samuel GRADE Private LINE New Jersey
WARRANT NUMBER 8863 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED May 9, 1792 To — not shown —
*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.