Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38,419, for Peter Tarter, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.C. Va.
Tarter, Peter
S 38,419
CONTENTS

Kentucky 26/11
Peter Farler
of Pulaski Co in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Looney of the reg t commanded by Col M'Kinley on the Blue River line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of May 1831 and signed by Beatty Hall
  Arrears to the 4th of March  60.00    Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept  10.00     $70.00  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by David Boyd Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 29
Rate of Stock not m 93-

21. 483
Peter Sarter Kentucky
I will accept of a certificate on the part of Mr Sarter for six months services in full of his claim on the Govt for services rendered during revolutionary war
M. Beatty 21 May 1834
$20 per ann
Hon M. Beatty H. R.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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. 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, showing the Service of Peter Taster
   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.     Spring of 1780 1 6 Pt. Capt. Mooney Col. Harnight 76 N.C. Traditionary   2 " Capt Scott   1 05 " Col Shelby   2 "  
The applicant belongs to the militia and there were no engagements to serve for 18 months as such. The time occupied in his different expeditions should be stated as required by the regulations.
I am, respectfully,
The origl decln & brief. Your obedient servant, which accompanied it should be returned to the office.
JAMES 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 inquiry 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 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 _____; 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 , in 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.
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.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

21.003
Earle Peter
Declaration of for the Colliery Pension.
Wentworth, Yorkshire County April 1834 comb. several to it P.O. to be Colliery
Hon. M. Beatty

State of Kentucky
Pulaski County Court \frac{5}{3} Sct
On this 17 th day of March 1832, personally appeared, in open court, before the County Court of Pulaski County, State of Kentucky, now sitting as a court, Peter Tarter , a resident of Pulaski County, State of Kentucky, aged about Seventy Six 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 the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated, that while a resident of the County of Lincoln State of North Carolina the day of March or April, (not now remembered, but he well recollects, that it was about two months before Cornwallis surrendered and took the city of Charleston, he was drafted to serve eighteen months, in the company of Capt. Jacob Morney, belonged to the Regiment of Col. Harnight to serve against the British and Tories, after being rendezvoused he was marched to Mecklenburg in North Carolina, and the troops to which he belonged were stationed there for several months, during the time he was stationed at that place, we had several skirmishes with the Tories, that were embodying themselves and committing depredations, in that region of country,) and many Tories were taken prisoners and were as prisoners, detained at said place, during the time he was stationed at said place, he was ordered to serve in the company of Capt. Taylor, under the command of Col. Campbell of the Regular Service, and during the time the troops to which I belonged, remained at said place, the Tories were tried at the Meridian Courts in said State when many were sentenced to receive stripes, and one of them, named Ezekiah Rice , was ordered to be hanged, and was accordingly executed.

the troops to which I then belonged, was from thence marched to Pittsylvania County, State of Virginia, to disperse Tories, and to prevent them from forming the British army, and was from thence marched to the Lead Mines on New River, in said State of Virginia, and was stationed at said Lead Mines, to guard and protect the same, from the British & Tories at which place, he remained stationed for several months, from thence was marched to the Holston Gap Mountain between Virginia & North Carolina to suppress the Tories, who had been committing outrages upon the persons, and property of those who were friends to the American Revolution, where we had a Battle with the Tories and they were defeated, their property was taken, and from thence we were marched to a place in North Carolina called the Hollows, from thence we were again marched in the Mountain country, in pursuit of Tories, but on the March, we learnt the Tories had left their encampment, we were then marched back to Harpers Ferry on New River where the army met with Col o Crockett, of the Virginia Militia, whom they in command. My feet having become so inflamed and swollen, from long & frequent force's Marches, was unable to continue with the army, and was permitted to rest a few days at the house of an uncle, and after a few days he was sufficiently recovered to join the Company again at the Lead Mines, where the Company was stationed, and at which place, he continued in the Service, until the Eighteen months, for which he was drafted, had expired and his Service completed, making up also the time he lost, in resting to recover from the inflammation of his feet at which place, he was discharged from the Service by

his officers and received a discharge in writing for Eighteen months service, signed by Captain Isaac Taylor.
which discharge has long since been lost in a short time after he was discharged, and the time not now recollected. Afterwards, a Resident of Wythe County, State of Virginia
a call was made by Government for soldiers to serve against the Indians, and he volunteered to serve in the Company of Captain Findley, for the term of Twelve Months, was under the command of and belonging to the Regiment of Col. Isaac Shelby, after being rendezvoused was marched to the Long Island on Holston River. I was marched in the Company of Captain Scott. Captain Findley from some cause did not march with the Regiment, he remained in service at said place, until a treaty was held and peace concluded with said Indians, he cannot now say exactly how long he was engaged in the service but not less than two months, was discharged from service. Received a discharge signed by Capt. Scott. which he has long since lost. I then returned to a place between the Holston River & Watauga to transact some business for my Father, with a man by the name of Nicholas Morton, the County in which he lived not now recollected, as also the day month or year from long lapse of time, is not now recollected. When
I substituted myself to serve for said Nicholas Morton who had been drafted to serve twelve months, in the Company of said Captain Scott, against the British, after joining the Company aforesaid as a Subli- ute aforesaid, we were marched thro' Wythe County Virginia, in a direction to Bedford County, and after

marching about 100 miles, towards the main army we were compelled to stop, in consequence of a great fall of Snow. at a place not now Re-collected. Remained there 10 or 12 days, when we was discharged by our officers until further orders. he states that he served and was actually engaged as a Substitute not less five weeks. when he was 1.5 discharged or furloughed. he received a writing from Capt. Scott which has long since been lost. and he was not ordered again into the service by his officers. afterwards the time not now Re-collected. while a Resident of Wythe County Virginia, he was drafted in the Company of Captain Love, to serve a tour of two months. to guard and protect the frontiers against the Indians. the Company was stationed at Maxwells station on the head of Blynch River. he remained in the service at said place until he served fully said two months. he was then discharged from the service by Captain Love, but Received no discharge in writing
He has no documentary evidence whatever of his services and knows of no person whose Testimony he can procure who can testify to his services. for the last fourteen years, he has been deprived of sight by the loss of both his eyes. had he not been so unfortunate, he believes he could have procured positive Testimony to his services. but being entirely deprived of sight. he has travelled none. and mixed very little with Society, and his early acquaintances are dispersed dispersed. He is known to S r John Bratton a clergyman. residing in his neighbourhood, and George Bratton, P. Robert Layton, the latter an old Revolutionary Soldier, and many others who are now ( no longer in existence ) who are also residents of his present neighbourhood. who can testify as to his character for veracity, and their belief of his services

as a soldier of the Revolution,
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name, is not on the pension roll, of the agency in any state or Territory
He was born in the state of Pennsylvania, the country not Recollected being very young only 7 or 8 years old - when his Father moved from the state, he was born on the 10 th day of March, the year he does not know, he has no Record of his age, and states his age from his present Recollection of information as to his age from his Parents, he was according to the information he had received in his Seventeenth year. When he entered the Service the first time as stated in his Declaration.
He was living at the place stated in his Declaration, when called into the Service, after the Revolutionary war he lived in Wythe County Virginia until he removed to Kentucky, and settled at his present place of residence in Pulaski County, where he has lived something upwards of Twenty Eight years and in which county at said place he still resides.
He was called into the Service in the manner stated in his Declaration.
He has stated in his Declaration above, the names of the officers, who were with the troops when he served, the Regiments and the general circumstances of the Service where he served.
He receives discharges in Witness for his

Term of service, except the last. Signed as stated by him above, which have long since been lost.
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid Peter Tarter mark
Where the said Board are truly declared 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 board further certify that it appears to them that Deborah Brantfield, who has signed the foregoing Certificate is a clergyman, resident of the vicinity of the Applicant Peter Tarter, and that George A Burton & Robert Tayers, who has also signed the same are residents of Palastie County and in the vicinity of said Applicant, are credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit.
History of the Board Members of the Palastie County Board
We Deborah Brantfield a Clergyman, residing in the County of Wayne, but in the vicinity of Peter Tarter, an Applicant for a Pension. Also George A Burton, Robert Tayers, residents of Palastie County, and vicinity of said Applicant Peter Tarter, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Peter Tarter, who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be about seventy six years of age as stated by him in his Declaration, that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he lives, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we know in that opinion, Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Deborah Brantfield Robert Tayers George A Burton

after the said Court are hereby declared their opinion after the Investigation of the matter, and after placing the allegations presented by the War Department, that the above named Applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and lived as he states, And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Silvanus Braddockfield, who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman. Resident in the County of Wayne, in the Vicinity of the Applicant Peter Farler, and that George Porter & Robert Layton, who has also signed the same are Residents of Pulaski County, and in the Vicinity of said Applicant, and are the persons, and that their statements are entitled to Credit
Geo Porter Charles Hays
Subscribers of the preceding Certificate of the Pulaski County Court.
John Beatty
I, William Fox, Clerk of the Court of Pulaski, County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the ap- plication of Peter Farler, for a Pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office, this 22 nd day of March A.D. 1834
Wm Fox, Clerk of the Court of Pulaski County

July 19, 1935
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Peter Tarter-S.38419 BA-J/AWF
Mrs. E. B. Miller West Point Mississippi
Dear Madam:
The Revolutionary War record of Peter Tarter which follows was obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 38419; based upon his service in that war.
He was born March 10, "year not recollected" in the state of Pennsylvania and fled from said state when seven or eight years of age, with his father; the names of his parents are not given.
While residing in Lincoln County, North Carolina, he enlisted "about two months before Cornwallis besieged and took the city of Charleston; served in Captains Jacob Mooney's and Taylor's companies, Colonels Hambright's and Campbell's regiments, was in several skirmishes with the Tories, was stationed on New River to guard the Lead Mines, length of service eighteen months. Soon after the expiration of this service, he moved to Wythe County, Virginia and served three months and one week in Captain Scott's company, Colonel Isaac Shelby's Virginia regiment, was out against the Indians to Long Island on Holston River. He later served two months in Captain Love's company guarding the frontiers.
The soldier, Peter Tarter, was allowed pension on his application executed March 17, 1834, at which time he was living in Pulaski County, Kentucky, where he had lived about twenty-eight years; he was then about seventy-

six years of age.
The soldier, Peter Tartar, made no reference to wife or children. He referred to an uncle living during the Revolution at Harpers Ferry; name of uncle not given.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILDE Executive Assistant to the Administrator

1926 - Mch. 17 - Hail to Hatter in Seed east 1931 - Dec. 7 - Hail to m. sent W. McHhee - R.R. 1935 - July 19 - " " 13. Miller sent
38419
INVALID.
Rev 1
File No.
38, p. 19
Let's Faster
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Act: 18 th March 18
Index :—Vol. 2 , Page 500
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Res
Chevrolet, Ky.
November 19, 1931.
To the Commissioner, Veterans Department, U.S. Pension Bureau. Washington, D. C.
Dear sirs:
Peter Tarter, Pulaski County, Ky. Private- of North Carolina Line.
Please give me a report of a Revolutionary pensioner by the name of Peter Tarter , who resided in Pulaski County Kentucky.
His age was 76, and he was placed on pension roll 5-6-1834, and his pension commenced 1831-3-4-.
Thanking you in advance, I am
Most sincerely,
Mrs Carl Wilbur McGhee MRS. CARL WILBUR McGhee.

WILLARD ROUSE JILLSON DIRECTOR AND STATE GEOLOGIST
KENTUCKY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR AND STATE GEOLOGIST
FRANKFORT, KY.
Feb. 3, 1926.
Bureau of Pensions, Rev. War Records Dept., Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
Will you please give me the revolutionary record of
John Morehead , pensioner of Monroe Co., Ky., 1840, living and Peter Hartar , " Pulaski Co., Ky. 1833.
I will be very grateful for this information.
Yours very truly,
(Miss) Hattie M. Scott (H. M. Scott)

THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS
Postmaster Commissioner Office, Washington, D. C.

West Point, Miss., 7-8-1935-
Dear Sir: Do you have listed from Pulaski Co., Ky. the following names as Pensioners - Peter Tarter , Levi Cooper , Silas McDaniel and any of the family name Weddle ? I will appre- ciate this list sent me. Respectfully,
Mrs. E. B. Miller Honorary Regent of Horseshoe Robertson Chapter D.A.R. West Point, Miss.

December 7, 1931.
BA-J/ATP/ILL
Mrs. Carl Wilbur McGhee Chevrolet, Kentucky.
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to Peter Tarter, a Revolutionary War pensioner.
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 38419, based upon his service in that war.
Peter Tarter was born March 10, "year not recollected", in Pennsylvania and moved from said state when seven or eight years of age with his father, whose name is not given.
While residing in Lincoln County, North Carolina, he enlisted "about two months before Cornwallis besieged and took the city of Charleston" and served eighteen months in Captain Jacob Mooney's and Taylor's Companies, Colonels Hambright's and Campbell's North Carolina Regiments and was in several skirmishes with the Tories. Soon after the expiration of this service, he moved to Wythe County, Virginia, and served three months and one week in Captain Scott's Company, Colonel Isaac Shelby's Virginia Regiment; later he served two months in Captain Love's Company, dates not given.
After the Revolution, the soldier lived in Wythe County, Virginia, moving from there to Kentucky.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 17, 1834, while a resident of Pulaski County, Kentucky, where he had lived about twenty-eight years. He was then about seventy-six years of age.
It is not stated that the soldier was married.
Very truly yours,
A. D. MILLER, Assistant to Administrator.

Ans
March 17, 1936
Hattie M. Scott Office of the Director & State Geologist Frankfort, Ky.
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 38419, it appears that Peter Tarter was born in Pennsylvania, March 10, "year not recollected".
While residing in Lincoln County, North Carolina, he enlisted "about two months before Cornwallis besieged and took the city of Charleston", and served eighteen months in Captains Jacob Mooney's and Taylor's Companies, Colonels Hamright's and Campbell's North Carolina Regiments, and was in several skirmishes with the Tories.
Soon after the expiration of this service, he moved to Wythe County, Virginia, and served three months and one week in Captain Scott's Company, Colo-

nel Isaac Shelby's Virginia Regiment; and later served two months in Captain Love's Company, no dates given.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 17, 1834, while a resident of Pulaski County, Kentucky, aged about seventy-six years.
It is not stated that soldier was married.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

July 19, 1935
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BA-J/EEL
Mrs. E.B.Miller West Point Mississippi
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of Peter Tarter, Levi Cooper and Silas McDaniel, of Pulaski County, Kentucky, and of any soldier with surname Weddle, soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
A careful search of the Revolutionary War records has been made and no record found of a claim for pension or bounty land having been made to the United States based upon the military service in that war of Levi Cooper or Silas McDaniel nor of any soldier with surname Weddle or Weddell. Such claims are the source of the data furnished by this office.
The record of Peter Tarter who received pension while residing in Pulaski County, Kentucky, has been found and is furnished herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. MILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.