Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13587, for David Johnston, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. b.
Johnston, David or Johnson
S. 13587
carded
CONTENTS

North Carolina
David Johnston, private in the Army of the U. States.
Inscribed on the roll of the N. Carolina Agency at the rate of $5 per month. increased to $8 by the Law of the 24 April 1816
Formal Certificate issued 13 May 1822 and sent to D. Davis Esq.
Fayetteville N.C. placed on roll 16 March 1789
See letters to D. Johnson Jr. and agent 19 May 1829. to T. Critcher & Jn. Husk, May 30. 1829, and June 11. 1829.

May 30. 1829
see letter to J. Hook
18 3 / 4
J. L. Edwards Esqr Chf. clk. Pension Office Washington

11 Pension Office.
Washington D.C. May 25 1829.
Sir,
I have received your letter of the 19 th instant directing the payment of the stipend due to the heirs of the late David Johnson, an Invalid Pensioner, upon the production of the proper vouchers.
This Pension has been paid at this Office to the 4 th Sept 1825, continued on the list until the 4 th Sept 1826. when transferred to the State of Tennessee.
I shall consider the former order of transfer void. & pay his representatives as now ordered to the day of his death.
I am Sir, respectfully
your Obedient
John Russell
J. S. Edwards. Esq. Chief Clerk. Pension Office Washington.
A. G. [initials]

Johnson

State of North Carolina
Wilkesboro District 3 We the Commissioner appointed by an act of the General assembly do certify that David Johnston a Soldier a soldier in the Militia of the united States who lost his left arm in an action with the Enemy in the year 1780 on Egan River in South Carolina as appears by a certificate dated november 14 th 1788 signed by Robert Irwin Colo 1 st Bat n M ll and Thomas Polk is intitled to an annual allowance of Twenty four pounds
Given under our hands this 16 th day of march 1789.
Signed in Comptrollers office J. Estep John Taylor William Cauntry March 16 th 1789
M ll Macklinburg militia
State of Tennessee Joshua Harrington am of Williamson County the acting Justus of the peace for the County & State aforesaid do certify that the above is a true copy of a certificate this day produced by David Johnston & Examined by me Given under my hand & Seal at office this 17 th day of Jan y 1899
J Harrington

State of Tennessee      I Gashua Harrington and Williamson County, of the acting Justices of the peace for the County & State aforesaid do hereby Certify that David Johnston named in the above copy of a certificate personally appeared before me this 7 th day of Jan y 1822 and made oath he has never received any other certificate from any office relative to his wound then that which the within is a true copy and that he has never received a pension certificate from the Secretary of war
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 7 th day of Jan y 1822 David Johnston G Harrington Justice peace for Williamson County Tennessee

State of Tennessee } I Thomas Hardeman In clerk Williamson County of the the Court of pleas and Quarter Sessions do hereby certify that Robert Johnston did on this 24 th day of Jan y 1822 personally appear in open Court and make oath that David Johnston who is preparing these Vouchers to draw his pension is the same David Johnston mentioned in the copy within copy of certificate and the person he represents himself to be & do further certify that Joshua Harrington appeared in open court at the same time and made oath that the aforesaid Robert Johnston is a respectable man and worthy of credit & also certify that Joshua Harrington is an acting justice of the peace for said & that full faith & credit are his in faith & testimony whereof I have
hereto subscribed my hand and af- fixed the seal of said Court at office in Franklin this 24 th day 1822 Thos Hardeman clerk
By Elisha G. Hale
State of Tennessee } I George Nelson Chairman of said County Williamson County Court do certify that Thomas Hardeman whose signature is annexed to the above certificate is now & was at the time of signing the same Clerk of said Court & that his said certificate is in due form of law in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 25 day of January 1822
G Nelson (Seal)

✓ Rev. & 1812 Wars Section S. 13587
W.C.S. C.W.
February 1, 1930
Miss Anne Lu Johnston General Delivery San Antonio, Texas
Dear Madam:
I advise you that from the Revolutionary War records of this bureau it appears that David Johnston served during the Revolution as a private in the Mecklenburg, North Carolina Militia and lost his left arm at the battle of Tiger River, South Carolina, in 1780.
On account of his disability he was pensioned from March 4, 1789, and was a resident of Ashe County, North Carolina.
He died February 18, 1829.
One David Johnston was living in Franklin, Tennessee, in May, 1829, but his relationship to the soldier is not shown.
There are no further data on file relative to the service and family of this soldier due to the destruction of a part of the papers in his claim when the War Office was burned in 1800.
Very truly yours,
See 1885 List of Pensioners Vol. III, Page 2
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner

1930 Feb. 1 hist. to Miss Anne L. Johnston, M.C.S.
13587 INVALID.
File No. 13 587
David Johnston
Priv. M. S. Am
Act: _____
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 127
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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11 June.
J. L. Edwards. Esq. Chief Post Pension Office Washington.

Pension Office
Washington. June 6 th 1829.
Sir.
Your Letter of the 30 th ult o has been duly received. It does not appear that an Order has been received from the War Office for the transfer of David Johnson to a Tennessee. The proceedings have been founded on the following paragraph in your Letter of Instructions dated the 17 th August 1825. At the payment in September. you will give notice to all those who reside in other State or Territory to make application to this Department for transfer. as they cannot be paid. but at the Agency of the State or Territory in which they reside after receiving this notice. Notice under this Order was I presume given to Johnson previous to June 1826. By reference to the return made from this Office on the 30 th June. 1826. you will find that H 90 is stated to be due him & that he is not then as having been transferred to Tennessee.
I am Sir very respectfully your obedt. Servt.
Malachi R. Miles
J. L. Edwards Esq. Chief Clerk. Pension Office Washington

Recd May 10. 1822
For a formal certificate
a Duplicate
J. J. Edwards Esq. Chief Clerk. in the Pension Office War Department Washington
553

Trinity Office Bank of the United States Sayville Valley 1822.
Sir
I will thank you to forward me a certificate for the enclosed application of Thomas Broughton. If the enclosed vouchers of David Johnson are sufficient to entitle him, to a new certificate you will oblige me by sending one for him.
I am Sir
with much respect
Your Oble Servt
D. H. Davis (Clerk)
J. J. Edwards Esq.

Rev % General Delivery, San Antonio, Texas. Jan. 17, 1930
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Will you be kind enough to send me the pension papers of David Johnston who fought in the Revolutionary War and who I know drew a pension in 1822. He was one of the North Carolina soldiers, and lost an arm in the Revolutionary War. I believe his pension was paid through the Fayetteville, N. C. office.
I am the great, great granddaughter of David Johnston and am trying to get this information to join the D. A. R's.
Hoping to receive this information at the earliest possible date, and thanking you for your assistance, I am,
Yours very truly,
(Miss) Anne Lu Johnston Anne Lu Johnston