Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7216, for James Mc Carter, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
McCarter, James or Carter James M. ✓
S 7216
CONTENTS
carded

Virginia 12.590
James M. Carter
of Mecklenburg the State of Virginia who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Dudley of the Regt. commanded by Col. Brent in the Virginia line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 80 Dollars  Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13. day of May '33 and sent L. S. Baptist Boydton Mecklenburg Co. Va.
Arrears to the 14th of March '33 - 16 0 Pension allowance ending 4 Sept " - 4 0
$200
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm Miller Clerk, Book E. Vol. 6. Page 4

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
Dec. 17 th , 1841.
Sir:
Under the date 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 widow of James McCarter, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va. Agency, at the rate of Eighty — 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. 1840, to the 18 th April 1841, she could not have been paid up to that date as she herself died.
Respectfully, yours, Jan 27. 1841
see sworn statement of daughter
William B. Tazewell
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

7057- James McCalister Declaration for a pension.
$80 per ann.
Bayton Va.

State of Virginia } County of Mecklenburg } D.C.
On this 21 st day of August 1832 personally appeared before the County Court of the County of Mecklenburg James M c Carter a resident of the county of Mecklenburg and State of Virginia aged 71 years 8 months and 16 days having been born on the 5 th day of Jany 1761 as he has always understood, I 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 7 th 1832 that he enlisted in the 2 nd state regiment of the Virginia line in the year 1777 with Captain Lewis Burnell and served in the 2 nd Regiment of the Virginia state troops of the line under the following Officers Captain Henery Dudley Lieutenant W m Baskerville Ensign Isaac Holmes. Lieutenant W m Baskerville resigned and returned home from Williamsburg where the regiment was first stationed and after he returned resigned Ensign Isaac Holmes was appointed Lieutenant and acted as paymaster to the regiment the field officers were Colonel William Brent Lieutenant Col o Ball and Major Minnemeth. At the time he entered the service he resided in the county of Mecklenburg Virginia and has always resided in the same from his birth to the present time except whilst he was in the said service and he was discharged on the first of May 1780 at Williamsburg

that the Regiment marched from Williamsburg the begining of March 1748. and marched by Boiling green & through Fredricksburg to Holens ferry on the potomack & on to Fredrick town McCalisters Peters little town & Tawney town from thence to Lancaster & little york and on to head quarters at Valley forge camp on the school kill, Thence with the main army under General Washington on through New Jersey to the battal of Monmouth courthouse thence we marched to Kings ferry on Hudson river thence to the white plains and on to Robertsons farms on the Hudson a little below West point and continued with the main army and was at the storming of Stoney point under General Wayne and afterward at the taking of the fort at Powells hook and after taking the fort at Powells hook they went on to the incampment at Basken ridge and there the regiment left the main army and marched back to Virginia at Williamsburg where he was discharged and he continued with the regiment & in the same company from the time he joined it until he was discharged He hereby relinquishes every claim 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
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
June 5 M c Carten
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states, which is ordered to be certified.
I John G. Baptist Clerk of the county court of Mecklenburg do

do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of the application of James M c Carter for a pension
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my said Office this 23 rd day of August 1832 in the 57 th year of the commonwealth
John G. Baptist clk.

State of Virginia Mecklenburg County Court.
Be it known that before me William H Blanch a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid per- sonally appeared Nancy Hendrick who was formerly Nancy M c Cart who intermarried with James Hen- rick made oath in due form of law, that she is a child of James M c Cart and Nancy M c Cart, of whom the former who was the identical person who was a pensioner, and is now dead to whom a certificate of pension was issued. That the said Nancy M c Cart died the 27 th of January 1841 having survived her husband James M c Cart from the 18 th day of April 1840 at which time the said James M c Cart died. That the said Nancy Hendrick is under the belief that she is entitled to any pension or arrearage of pension to which her mother Nancy M c Cart was entitled to receive & never did receive. That the said James M c Cart and Nancy M c Cart resided in the County of Mecklenburg in the State of Virginia a great many years, perhaps upwards of seventy years before their deaths.
Witness J. W. Machasey
Nancy Hendrick
Sworn to and subscribed this 17 th day of November 1855.
before me Wm H Blanch, J. Peace
I now all men by these presents, that I Nancy Hendrick a child of James M c Cart and Nancy M c - Cart in the County of Mecklenburg and State of Vir- ginia. The said James M c Cart was a pensioner of

of the United States, do hereby constitute and appoint John Good my true and lawful attorney for me, and in my name to receive from the agent of the United States for paying pensions in Richmond, in the State of Virginia what ever pension may be due the said Nancy McLeay deceased from the 18 th day of April 1840 to the 27 th of January 1841 being the day of her death. Witness my hand & seal this 17 th day of November 1855-
Sealed & delivered in the presence of J W Mackasey
State of Virginia
Mecklenburg County Court.
Nancy Hendricks (seal)
Be it known that on the 17 th day of November 1855 before the subscriber, a justice of the peace in and for the said County, personally appeared Nancy Hendrick above named and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be her act and deed.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year last above mentioned.
Wm H Blanch J. Peace
State of Virginia
Mecklenburg County Court.
Be it known that on the 17 th day of November 1855 before the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said County, personally appeared John Good the attorney named in the foregoing Power of Attorney & made oath that the same was not given him by reason of any sale transfer or mortgage of the premises or arrears of pension. Therein authorized to be received by him.
John Good
Sworn & subscribed the day & year last above mentioned before me
Wm H Blanch J.P.

State of Virginia,
At a County Court held for Mecklenburg County 17 th of October 1855.
¶ The Court doth certify that Satisfactory Evidence has been exhibited before them, that James M c Coarty who as reputed in this application of Nancy Hendrick for a Pension, was a Revolutionary Soldier of the United States, died on the 18 th of April 1840, leaving surviving him a widow named Nancy M c Coarty who died on the 27 th of January 1841, and that the said Nancy Hendrick is the only child of the said James M c Coarty dec d .
And I R B Baptist, Clerk of the said Court, hereby certify that William H Blanch Esqr. before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavit were made, is and was at the time of taking the same, an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned & qualified, and that his signatures to the foregoing certificates are genuine. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of my office this 29 th day of November 1855.
R. B. Baptist, clk.

No 24087
James M. Carter - Mecklenburg Co Virginia -
On the Va State rolls Admitted as per vote for 2 years - $80 -
J. G. Baptist Clerk Mecklenburg Co Virginia -

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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, shewing the Service of James M. Coster Mecklenburg Col.
   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.     enlisted July 28 th 1777 march 78 June 28 th 78 Dec 1779 March 80 dischd May 80 Private Capt. Burrell Col. Mason Capt. Dudley Col. Brent Maj. Mersereau Genl. Washington Genl. Mullenburg Genl. Wayne 72 years Mecklenburg Co. Virginia Living witness D. Hall - 1777 to May 80  
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 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 service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [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.
John C. Ashton

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of James McKeethie 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.     1777 May 1, 1780 Pvt. James Burnell Turner Dudley William Brent Pa.                                                   
Battles engaged in, Hammock Creek, Brandywine, Red Bank, Red Bank, Red Bank Residence of soldier at enlistment, Northumberland Co. Pa. Date of application for pension, Aug 2, 1832 His el. was al Residence at date of application, Northumberland Co. Pa. Age at date of application, born Jan 1, 1760; June 18, 1840. Remarks: Soldier mar. in 1782 Nancy Jones who died Jan 27, 1841. Child Nancy was the wife of James Hendrick in 1851. No other family data.
Respectfully, to father's & mother's deaths and  the interest of daughter as widow could not have been paid after her own death
Commissioner.

Rev War
7216. INVALID.
File No.
7216
James McCarver Psi Rev War
Act:
Carme 1832
Index:—Vol.
18
, Page
245-
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BOYDTON. VA AUG 24
Free
War Department Washington City.
SEP 1 1862
Mail
}

Inclosed you will receive the declaration of James M c Gahey a Revolutionary Soldier, which is prepared according to act of Congress passed 7 th June 1832. You will confer a favor on an old revolutionary soldier by immediately addressing a letter to s d Jas M c Gahey Boydton Mecklenburg County V a informing him the fate of s d declaration, whether or not his name is on the roll of State troops V a — If there is any defect, state it, & necessary information to supply that defect.
23 rd Aug. 1832

1904 Sept. 21. Aud. Int. for date of last payment after 1921 Sept. 27 Hist. Soc. Mrs. Eugene C. Clarke.
Reuben
8153
INVALID.
Duplicate of File 7216
File No. 8153  Quinn
James M. Carter Priv. Ber. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 v. 2 , Page 58
[Arrangement of 1870.]

4. 12, 782
Virginia James M c ba
Mecklenburg in the State of Virginia who was a private in the company Captain Burwell of the Regt Col. Wm Brent in the Virginia for 2 years
James M c ba
No 12, 782
Enscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annu commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23. day of May and sent applicant Boydton, Mecklenburg Co. Va
Arrears to the 14th of March 33. 160 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Sept " — 40
$200
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Com Miller Clerk, Book E. Vol. 6 Page 18

at the Treasury under the Act of the 16 th April 1838 from 1839 to 1 st March 1840. Agt fixed 3 rd Dec 1840
and as above from 4 th Sep 1840 to 18 April 1841 Agt Notified 30. Dec 1841
Wolfe Dec 18/1855
Same Aug 6/55

Pension Office,
August 3. 1858.
The Third Auditor will please order to whom the arrear due James M c Carty (within named pensioner) at the time of his death once paid
Very respectfully
John Root
Act Commissioner
G. D. B.

Treasury Dept. Third Auditor's Office August 4, 1858.
Sir
In agreeable to your request I have to inform you that the arrears of pension due were paid to John L. Bacon on the 18 th Dec: 1841.
Very Respectfully
Wm. Johnston Auditor

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
November 24 th 1840.
Sir :
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," James Mc Carter, ————— a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va. Agency, at the rate of Eighty 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 Sept. 1839, to the 1 st March 1840.
Respectfully yours,
Edward B. Tarry Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Jno. Goode - Roynton, Va.
July 27, '58.
Additional Evidence in Claim of Mrs. Nancy Hendrick -
Washington D.C.
To the Department of the Interior
Three
Rec'd 30 July 58 Mr. R. Lutt
Respectfully referred to Comm. of Pensions Dept. Int. M. V. Lester July 30/58 Adg. Clk. Ck.

Dear Sir
Boydton Va. July 27. 1858
I have enclosed additional evidence in the case of Mr. Nance Hendrick for a pension - The proof is that James McCarter was married to Nancy Jones in 1882. The declaration of Mr. Hendrick was sent in I think in the fall of 1855 -
Very respectfully Yr. Ob. Servt. J. M. Goode

James McGarter Va - a 1832.
Cole
To the Commission of Mason Alexandria City

Dear Sir
Boydton Mecklenburg Co Va. November 29. 1855.
I have sent the Declaration of Mrs. Nancy Kendrick for whatever may be due her on account of the Pension due her mother which she had never drawn
Very respectfully Yr. Ob. Servt. M c Goode

Mecklenburg County Court July 19 th 1858.
Upon the application of Nancy Hendrick daughter of James & Nancy McCartar for additional proof in her application for a pension, and whose application is now filed in the pension office. William Mostell states on oath in open court that he was born on the 3 rd day of August 1776. That he was well acquainted with James McCartar, that he lived in his father's family, that he married Nancy Jones who lived on my father's land. That an objection was made to the marriage as I understood. They ran off to be married as I heard & lived after that in my father's family as man and wife in the County of Mecklenburg up to the time of the death of said James McCartar. That they were married a little or short time after the Revolutionary War. And that they were married in the year 1782 as your affiant believes.
Robert E Jones makes oath in open court that he was acquainted with James McCartar and that he died in the Spring of the year 1841.
State of Virginia. County of Mecklenburg.
I, Robt. F. Black, Clerk of the County Court of Mecklenburg County, in the State aforesaid, do certify that the foregoing is a true copy from the records of the said Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County Court at Office this the twenty sixth day of July in the year Eighteen hundred & fifty eight.
R. F. Black, Clerk.

State of Virginia } Mecklenburg County } ss
On the 19 th day of March 1833
Personally appeared in open Court before us James McCarter Erasmus Kennon, Druy Pennington, Jones Gee, & Geo Rogers
The court of the county of Mecklenburg now siter James M Carter a resident of the said County of Mecklenburg and State of Virginia aged Seventy two 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 7 th 1832 that he entered as an enlisted private soldier in the Virginia State troops of the line in the 2 d Regt on the day of July and served in the service of the United States as hereafter stated under the following named officers he enlisted under Captain Lewis Burnel Lieut ant Wm Baskerville & Ensign Isaac Holmes that at that time he was a resident of the county of Mecklenburg and enlisted in the said County that he marched to Williamsburg as well as he can recollect in the month of August or Sept 1777 where he joined the regiment then under the command of Colo David Mayson and was there with the Company placed under the command of Capt Henry Dudley that in the month of March 1778 he marched in that company and Regt to the camp at Valley Forge on the river Schuylkill in Pennsylvania where he was encamped for the small pox and at that time Col s William Brent commanded the said second Regiment to which he belonged and continued in command of the same with Major Menerwith as the other field officer until the Regiment was discharged that in June he marched with the main army under the command of General Washington the said second Regiment of Virginia state troops was attached to General Mullenburgs Brigade and he marched to Monmouth Court house and was in that Battle on the 28 th of June

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 is a Revolutionary Soldier & served as he states -
I John G. Baptist Clerk of the Court of Mecklenburg County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of James M c Cartor for a pension - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of Office this
24 th day of March 1833

1778 and from that place they marched and crossed the Hudson river at Kings Ferry and thence to the the encampment at white planes and from there he marched to Bonbrook encampment and was then detailed with others to join the troops under the command of General Wayne and marched under his command to the storming and taking of Stony point after which he again joined his Regt and marched under the command of his Captain Henry Dudley & Lieutenant Triplett to several places in the vicinity of the enemy and then to the encampment at Baskeridge and from there to Philadelphia Decr 1779 from thence they & he marched to Lancaster and little york and on to Falmouth & Fredricksburg in virginia and in march 1780 received a furlow and returned to Mecklenburg and then returned to his officers and was discharged at Williamsburg the 1 st of May 1780 having served what was called a term or tour of 3 years altho he was in actual service only two years and ten months the discharge which he then received has been lost long since and he has no documentary evidences of his services he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not the pension roll of the agency of any stat. That he knows of no witness but Daniel Waller by whom he can prove the said services
James M c Curton

Mecklenburg County
to the
March 18-1833 This are, Daniel
Wallen personally appeared before Erasmus Renmon Dany Pennington, Jones Esq. & George Rogers. Court of Mecklenburg County then sitting and being duly sworn according to law. Said that in August 1777 as soon as he can recollect he enlisted in Capt Lewis Barwell's Company of the 2nd Regt. of the Virginia Troops of the line and that he served with James McArthur in that company until the company was transferred at such as he recollects in September 1777 to Capt Henry Dudley at Williamsburg in Virginia that he then enlisted with the said James McArthur in the said Company to the rank of Valley Forge in Pennsylvania where they were both inculcated with the Small Pox. That there they joined the main army under General Washington and were with the Regiment that commanded by Col. Wm. Brut & Major. Monmouth that he marched with the said James McArthur in the said Company and Regt. to Monmouth Court House and was in the Battle at that place with him on the 28th of June 1778. and continued with him until he recd his furlough at Farmville or Fredericksburg in Virginia in May 1780.
Daniel X Wallen his mark

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
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Washington,
Oct 4. 1904
The Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir: In reply to your letter of Sept. 29 in case of
Jas M. Carter Certificate Virginia Agency, Revolutionary Roll,
you are informed that the records of this office show Kart payment to have been made at $80 per month annum  in
August 1833 to March 4. 1833.
He served as a private in Capt. Henry Dudley's company of infantry in the regi- ment, commanded by Col. William Burt. He resided in 1833 in Meek- lenburg County, Virginia.
Letter herewith returned.
Respectfully,
R. S. Patten
Auditor.
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By
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Deputy Auditor.

O. W. and N. P. aw Div. Ex'r.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C. Sept. 29, 1904
Respectfully returned to the Auditor for the Interior Dept. Treasury Dept.
The agency at which Jas. M. Keller Rev. Pen. mentioned in enclosed letter was paid was Wheeling Virginia.
Enclosures.
C. J. Ware
Commissioner.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Inv. File No. 8,153; Inv. Ctf. No. 12,590; James M. Carter, or McCarter, Revolutionary War. Act June 7, 1832.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 21, 1904.
Sir:
For use in the above-noted claim for pension, you are requested to furnish this Bureau with the date of last payment of said pension, and manner in which name is borne on the rolls.
Very respectfully,
[Handwritten signature: B. F. Hark]
Commissioner.
The Auditor for the Interior Department, Treasury Department.
Virginia Sep 3-31-See G.
OFFICE OF AUDITOR FOR INTERIOR DEP'T. SEP 24 1904 Pension Division.
[Handwritten: Aguirre, Va, Wheeling]

Form No. 439.
Indorsement.
CPH Treasury Department.
OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR FOR THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Sept 26, 1904
Respectfully returned to Comm. of Pensions.
for agency.
Case of Janus M. Carter. Cert 12590.
Revolutionary War.
Selecting Auditor
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Inv. File No. 8,153; Inv. Ctf. No. 12,590; James M. Carter, or Mc. Carter Revolutionary War. Act June 7, 1832.
Sept. 21, 1904.
S. 7216
Sir:
For use in the above-noted claim for pension, you are requested to furnish this Bureau with the date of last payment of said pension, and manner in which name is borne on the rolls.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
The Auditor for the Interior Department, Treasury Department.