Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38111, for David Kerr, Virginia

SERVICE
Herr, David
NUMBER
S 38111
CONTENTS

16.294 R Georgia
Davie Kerr
of Oglethorpe in the state of Georgia who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Green of the Virginia line, for the term of 18 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia at the rate of 5 Dollars per month, to commence the 20 th of July 1815
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th of Dec 1818 and forwarded to Hon. Wm. Thomas Cobb, Member of Representatives
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1819 $108.12
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1820 48.
13 m. 17/31 4/30
$156.15
$156.10
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }

State of Georgia } In the Superior Court of Wilkes County. } said County, July Term 1819.
On this nineteenth day of July eight hundred nine hundred, before me the undersigned, one of the judges of the Superior Courts of said State personally appeared David Kerr, aged sixty nine years, residence in Wilkes County of said State, being sworn according to law, did on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary war," that he the said David Kerr, entitled for the term of eight months, commenced in July (as he believes) in the year nineteen hundred eighty, in Bedford County in the State of Virginia, with one or more of the Company (from Prince Edward) in the Company of Pennsylvanian Artillery, commanded by one Major Meigs (afterwards by one Capt John Anderson. That in the Company he was detached by the
State
1819

Baron Steuben, under Lieutenant Samuel Lelden to join Genl Green in the Carolinas, in a regi- ment commanded by Colonel  Virginia Line  Greene , on the Continental establishment, that he continued to serve in said Corps, or in the service of the United States, until the seventeenth day of January seventeen hundred eighty two, (1782) when he was discharged from service at Salisbury in North Carolina. That he was in the battle of the siege of (98) (Cambridge) Eutaw spring, several & many that he is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his Country. That he has now no other discharge evidence in his power of his said service, except the affidavits of Charles McKimm & Claiborn Webb, herewith submitted to the Court. That last summer he placed his original discharge in the hands of Thoms as M c bride member to Congress, to be sent with an affidavit made at last July Court of this Country, but from a letter of Mr. Edwards here shown, it appears there was an irregularity in his papers then sent that they were sent back directed to this place Have never come to hand. I swear to before me this 19 th July 1819 In Mr. Dooley J.S.C.
David Ross

Georgia } Murray County }
In the Superior Court, July term 1819
I John M Dooley judge as afore- said do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said David Kerr did serve in the revolu- tionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy, for the term of nine months at one time, in the Continental Estab- lishment. That his original discharge signed by Lieutenant John Harkley & G. Major J. L. Smith was during last summer sent to Washington city with an application there made, which application, being irregular was sent back directed to Thomas McCall as at this place, I have never come to hand it is probably lost - And I now transmit the pro- ceedings & testimony taken there before me, to the Ge- orgia for the Department of War pursuant to the direction of the aforementioned act of Congress - I am also satisfied that he met the assistance of the Country for support - this 19 th July 1819
J. M. Dooley J. S. C.
John Dooley CLK

date of 1 st Declaration 31 July 1818.
On 20th
Washington. District of Columbia. 20 th Dec 1879
I certify that I drew the original papers in Davis's application in July 1878 in Washington Georgia. His original discharge was then attached to the papers, which were transmitted to the War Office in the a few days (not in including them) after they were drawn, transmitted  which was during Military court in the latter part of July 1878.
The M c Cobb
of S t of R.
He states in his accompanying letter of the 27 th about the 20 th July
W. D. ... S. ... 1879

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File No. 38 111
David Hess
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Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 268
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Rec d 8 Dec. 1819
Hon. Thos. M. Cobb
2 mrs cases
100 00
3
Entered
James L. Edwards esq
Revolutionary Pension Office War Department

H of R 27 Dec 1877
Sir
I enclose you the application of David Kerr - I lament that this old soldier, shamed, by circumstances, have been so long kept out of his Pension - I know that his informal application, (of the date of which you want a Judges certificate ) which has miscarried by mail as it seems, was made in July (about the 20 th ) in the year 1878 - I drew the papers for him & put them into the post office - Since the receipt of the enclosed from you, I have not been able to procure the Judges certificate - There are so many memoranda, I now hardly understand in what situation the application stands - If it has been allowed, from what date? Where is his certificate ? He has not received it - I respectfully solicit your early attention to his case -
I also enclose you two other applications, to war Jas Cail & Ralph Cobby
Yours respectfully
The Nobleman

Rec d 8 Dec. 1819 Hon: Thos. W. Cobb
old case entered
Mr. Jan. 21 Connery
for the W. & Co.
Prothonotary Public Office: War Department

A. of R. 27 th Dec 1873
Sir,
I further enclose to you the query with the rejected application of Colonel Freeman, hoping the enclosed certificates will supply the defects in the first & informal one which is also enclosed
Yours respectfully
The Noble
Mr Jas G Edwards
Major
Bry. Porter is a Judge of the Inferior Court of Wilkes County, Georgia, being a course of record, the return of Major May has a respect- able revolutionary officer.

Georgia } Personally appeared before Jackson County } me a Justice of the Superior } court of the county & State against Blackburn Webb of the County of Franklin & State of Georgia and after being sworn according to law saith that he is acquainted with David Kerr and he Webb & said Kerr served an eight =teen months term of duty together in the service of the united states in the revolutionary war in years 1780 & 1781 under the command of Genl. Greene and, the said Webb further saith that the said Kerr was honorably discharged from said service sworn to before me this 30th June 1819
his Blackburn Webb      Joseph Hampton J. J. C. mark

Georgia } Personally appeared before Jackson County } me a Justice of the Inferior = court of the county and State of Georgia and said Charles McKinney of the same place and after being sworn according to law, saith that he was acquainted with David Kerr of Bedford county Virginia, before the Revolutionary war and that the said David and himself did do one tour of three months duty together against the Indians and after ward the said David did engage to do an eigh- = teen months tour in the continental army and left his family & did go and at the Battle of Guilford, he the said McKinney was there and went to the continental to try to see or hear where the said Kerr was and he McKinney was told that said Kerr was wounded by the accidental firing of a gun and after the term of service for which he was engaged did expire he the said Kerr did return to his family as also did some of the other soldiers that were engaged with him and he saw the scar on his hand the he Kerr said was done by the firing of a gun and that after the war was over he and the said Kerr moved together to the State of Georgia and settled in Wilks County Sworn to before me this 30th June 1812
his Charles C. McKinney mark
Joseph Hampton J.L.G

1 st case
The applicants petition will commence from the date of the order thereof unless the Court orders otherwise. give a certificate of the date of the first -

War Department,
Pension Office,
April, 28 th 1819.
Sir
Yours of the 17 th inst: on the subject of David Kerr's claim for a Revolutionary pension, has been received. I regret that his papers should have miscarried. It appears from our records, that they were, on account of some deficiency, enclosed & directed to you at Washington, Georgia, on the 9 th of March last. However, if Mr. Kerr will make a declaration, de novo , agreeably to the enclosed form, and transmit it, together with a certificate of the Judge, before whom he made his original declaration, as to the time at which it was made, to this Office, a certificate of pension commencing from the date of his original declaration, will be issued in his favor, should it appear that his services entitle him thereto.
I am, respectfully,
Your Obt. Servt:
Jas. L. Edmonds.
Tho: W. Cobb Esq;
Lexington, Georgia.