Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16885 1/2, for Robert Jamerson, Virginia

SERVICE
Va
Jamerson, Robert or Jamison
NUMBER
S16885 1/2
CONTENTS
banded

Wto 3 d Auditor 30 Jany 1840
Paid at the Treasury under the act of the 11 th June 1838 from 4 th March 1835 to 4 th March 1839. A/gs notified 2 nd March 1840
Letter to 3 d Auditor June 20 1842
Paid as above from March 4 th 1840 to 4 th Sept 1841. July 11 th 1842
Missouri. 19.968
Robert Jamison
Rolls Co in the State of Missouri who was a Private in the Co — commanded by Captain Trimble of the Rgt — commanded by Col Matthews in the Virginia line for 9 mos & 20 days
$ 32 22 / 100 * Jamerson 22.791. For June 19.09
Enscribed on the Roll of Missouri. — at the rate of 32 Dollars 22 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 nd day of Oct r 1833 and sent to Luke W. Watkins. New London. Mo. Rolls Co arrears to the 4 th of Sep r , 1833. — 80.55. Semi-annual allowance ending 4 th Mar. 34. 16.11 $106.66
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. } Recorded by M c R. Balmer Clerk, Book 8 Vol. 8 Page 83,
Death not on A.B

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of congress of the 7 June 1832 State of Missouri } County of Ralls } on the _____ day of August personally appeared before the county court While in Cession Robert Jamison a resident of said county of Ralls State of Missouri aged _____ years Who being first duly sworn in open court according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by act of congress passed June 7th 1832 that he entered the service of the united states as a militiaman of the Virginia Line & served in the West until released under the following named officers (Bigs)
A Statement showing the services of Robert Jamison Ralls county Missouri
   Period of the service Duration of the elements of service Rank of the client Name of the company officer whom he served Name of the general or field officers Battles in which the applicant was engaged Country through which he marched Age of the applicant when he entered the service at the present period Evidence by which the declaration is supported   years months days     1777 " 3 15 private Capt Sam Caldwell Lieut Robert Jamison Genl Horatio Gates usa 72 years   1781 " 3 Capt Jas. Trimble Genl Wayne Buffalo August 1781   " 3 25 Lieut Richard Mason Col. Harney Salisbury July 1781   " 3 Capt John Co. Dennis Col. Maynard  
he hereby Relinquishes Except the present & he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state or territory I am to & subscribed day & year aforesaid & the court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states
Walter Caldwell President of said court John Chitwood J.C.C.R.C

Certificate is a being in as resident in the county of Ralls & State of Missouri & that said Walter Carr well is a credible person & that their statement is Walter Caldwell President of said Court Entitled to credit
John Chetwood Justice of the county court A.C.C.
State of Missouri ) County of Ralls ) ss I Charles Glasscock, clerk of the county court of said county hereby certify that James Carson whose signature is set to the within instrument is now and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the peace in and for the county of Ralls duly commissioned and qualified according to laws & I further certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of Robert Samison for a pension.
In Testimony Whereof I the clerk aforesaid have hereunto set my hand and seal this 15 th day of August A.D. 1833.
Chas. Glasscock Clerk

We Jeremiah Wardman a clergyman Residing in the county of Ralls & State of Missouri & Hanford Brown Esq. Residing in the same Do hereby that We are well acquainted With Jamison who has sworn to & subscribed the above declaration that We believe him to be 80 years of age that he is believed & Reputed in the neighbourhood Where he Resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution & that We concur in that opinion Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Where & in What year Were you Born James Carran S.P. I was Born in Augusta County State of Va - AD 1762 have you any Record of your age
I have my Father's record of my age Where Were you living When called into Service Where have you lived since the revolutionary war and Where do you now live
I was living in Augusta County Va. When I entered the Service I am now living in Ralls County State of Missouri I a part of my time Served Kentucky how were you called into Service Were you drafted did you volunteer or Were you a substitute & if a substitute for Whom
I was In the year 1777 a substitute in place of Robert McCherny a Three Months Service In 1781 I was drafted for a three months Service
State the names of some of the regular officers Who were With the troops When you Served such Continental Regts as you can Recollect & the general circumstances of your Service We have General Wayne a Regular officer I don't Recollect any other Military Regts. Service  know little of your service of such officers as then  Regiments together with the general circumstances of your service marked (S)

and you ever receive a discharge from the service & if so by whom was it given and what has become of it When I received I received a discharge from my Capt's but have lost it it I never received a discharge
I refer Major Caldwell & Major Ashbrook who can testify as to my character for veracity & their beliefs of my services sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Charles H. ... Clerk Robert Garrison
We forementioned Gardiner a clergyman and health colleague both residing in the county of Roll ... state of Ma, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Robert Garrison who has sworn to and subscribed the above declaration that we believe him to be 72 years of age that is reported and believed in the neighborhood where he lives to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion sworn and subscribed to the day & year aforesaid
and the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after hearing the testimony prescribed by the War department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states & the court further declare that it appears to them that Forementioned Gardiner who has signed the preceding

We the subscribers hereunto do give it as our opinion that Robert Samson is a revolutionary soldier & served in said war as he has stated in his application for a pension & we do hereby certify that he is a man of undoubted decrepity and creditability given under our hands this 7th August 1833.
Dabney Jones James Emerson John Moss Thomas Clancey John Dooley Abel H. Connell Chas. H. Cocke Stephen G. Gant L. D. Caldwell Wm S. Gant
State of Missouri Ralls County
I Walter Caldwell Presiding Judge of the County Court of Ralls County do certify that I am personally acquainted with the characters of above named and also with Robert Samson the person alledged to in the fore- going Certificate & the all men of good standing & full credit to be given their statements Walter Caldwell

Information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Robert Jamerson Ser. File 16885 1/2
own
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1777 3 mos. Pvt. Samuel McIntosh Alex Roberson Va   1781 3 mos. " James Nimble   " 3 mos. 20 days { William Russell Tate James Roger Russell  
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Augusta Co. Va.
Date of application for pension, August 15-1833
Residence at date of application, Russ Co. Va.
Age at date of application, born in Augusta Co. Va. in 1762
Remarks: _____  The above noted is the only soldier of that name &c.

22771 19.968
Robert Garrison Wallsboro Missouri
Return due in
Adm 9. Mo on the 20 day for
31. 00. 2. 22 32 22
64.20 16.70 80.55
Luke M. Watkins
John de Hargreaves Esq. New London. Wallsboro Missouri

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 subjunctive 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. Those 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 Robert Jamison. Ralls Co. Missouri
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     No date No 3 Private Capt. G. McEntire Not recorded None Virg a 70 years Traditionary   Ditto " 3 " " Capt. James Col. G. Allen Ditto " Augusta Co. Va.   Ditto " " 20 " Capt. Tate Gen. Wayne " "   Ditto " 3 " " Capt. Tate Col. Boyd " "   1782 A campaign " " Not stated Gen. Clark " Indians   No date Ditto " " " Ditto Gen. Wilkerson " "  
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 day 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 farther 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 he 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 [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.
Joseph Rowen Ex Ch

16 8 85 1/2 INVALID.
1907 June 29. Hist. to Drusilla Trickle. letter in S. file 13,527 c 1909 July 17 Hist. to Mrs. M. R. Hudson. S. file. 1914 Apr 20 Hist. to Beatrice Dunlap. V. letter in S. file. 1923 June 22. Hist. to Mrs. Myrtle Jankiem Rogers mmk
File No. _____
Robert Garrison
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82
Index: — Vol. 1 , Page 121
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1 cl. stamps enclosed 703 Snow St. Brookfield - Mo. May 2 - 1923
Rev W Dear Sir - Will you please send me the pension record of Robert Jameson Jameson or Jameson who was a pensioner for Revolutionary service -

Believe he served in Augusta Co. Va. later moved to Madison Co, Ky. and in 1835 was living in Ralls Co. Mo.
I thank you for trouble -
(Mrs.) Myrtle Jamison Rogers

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
February 1 st 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," Robert Garrison, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Missouri Agency, at the rate of Thirty two Dollars and twenty two 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, 1839.
Respectfully, yours,
Wilson S. Patridge Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
June 23 d , 1842.
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,"
Robert Jameson
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Missouri Agency, at the rate of Thirty two Dollars and 11 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1840, to the 4 th Sept. 1841.
Respectfully, yours,
William L. Potts Comptroller
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

Newland Ralls city Missouri
Dear Sir
I inclosed I transmit the evidences for a pension of Robert Garrison & Rhodan Lins they wish their pensions if entitled to them to be drawn at the St. Louis Branch Bank of U.S. The printed letter to Rhoda Lins is enclosed yours most respectfully Rhodan Lins W. J. L. Edward Esq. & Robert Garrison Washington city } By Luke W. Mathews August 25th 1833

1824 FAIRFIELD AVENUE
Shreveport La July 8 - 1909
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
I write asking for some information in regards to my ancestors hoping to connect with the D.A.R. My great grand- father's name was William Jemison and grandfather was Robert Jemison whose wife was Sallie Mims. The Jemisons, five brothers, from Ireland I think, first settled either in Virginia or South Carolina, afterwards our branch going to Georgia then Ala. The Adjutant General of War Dept referred me to you. Please also see if you find any record of William Henckman wife Mary Elizabeth Courtenay of Edgefield S.C.

also William murdered Roberts there but supposed to have been in the battle of Yorktown. Thanking you for the trouble and hoping to get some results I am
Respectfully
Mr. W. R. Henderson 1624 Fairfield Ave Shreveport La