Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10,333, for William Swan, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. C.
Swan, William Rachel
R 10,333
CONTENTS

Georgia 16.321
William Swan
78644
of Harrison in the State of Geo: who was a pr: in the Campy commanded by Captain Pals — of the — commanded by — in the No 6 — line for 6 months 7 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia at the rate of 28. Dollars 27. Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30- day of July '33 and said Her McDongold. Hamilton.
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 46.54 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept — 11.63 $58.17
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by M. Rice — Clerk Book E Vol. 6 Page 113

Letter 22. April 1837. Pen Agent Letter to 3 rd Auditor 30 Sep. 1837. Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 11 th April 1838 from 1 st March 1837 to 1 st Sept 1838. Agt notified 15 th Oct 1839.
 Paid as above from 4 th Sep 1839. to 4 March 1840. Agt notified 3 rd Nov 1840
 Paid as above from 4 th Sep 1840. to 4 March 1841. Agt notified 28 Feb 1842.
 Paid as above from 4 th Sep 1841 to 4 March 1842. Agt notified 4 Dec 1844

Georgia Harris County } On this the 22 nd day of July eighteen hun and and fifty, personally appeared before the Honorable Superior Court of said County Rachel Swan a resident of Georgia and the County of Harris aged eighty-one years who being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of congress passed 29 th July 1848 as the widow of William Swan who was a soldier in the revolutionary war and who served in said war and was a pensioner before his death - and the time and manner of his service will appear upon the proceedings in the war department
She further declares that she was married to the said William Swan William Swan on the 19 th day of October in the year, seventeen hundred and ninety, that her husband the aforesaid William Swan died on the seventeenth day of August eighteen hundred and forty nine that she was not married to him prior to the service but the marriage took place previous to the second of January eighteen hundred viz at the time above stated. She further swears that she is now a widow and that she has never before made any

application for a pension sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before Rachel Swan mark
Test William Johnson CLK of the Superior Court of Harris County Tex
Benjamin Henry J.P. Wm. H. Hudson J.P. A. P. Prather J.P.
Georgia } Personally appear a Harris Co } Bm. H. Slop. who being duly sworn depaith and saith the the applicant above is the widow of William Swan  William Swan and in that State William Swan died in Harris County Georgia on the seventeenth day of August eighteen hundred and forty nine Sworn to in open court July 22 nd 1850
William Slop
Benjamin Henry J.P. A. P. Prather J.P. Wm. H. Hudson J.P.
William Johnson CLK of the Superior Court of Harris County Tex

24663 William Swan Georgia
Stated on parole before 3 mo 7 d. 10 77 January 3 - 47 50 $23.27
E. A.
Miss U. Longgold Hamilton Geo

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 28 1833
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 subjoined 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 William Swan Harris County - Georgia
   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.     Vol. 1780 . 3 7 Rifleman Light Capt. H. M. Gant Maj. Davis 24 Years State of Traditionary   " 1782 . 3 . Dragoon Capt. Polk Genl. Rutherford Cardinal Evidence  
The applicant must furnish the original discharge - Copies will not be received as evidence
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
177 1833

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 years, 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.

William Irwan answers to the first Interrogat- -ay. That he was born in Mecklenburg County N. Carolina in the year seventeen hundred and fifty eight. To the second he answers that the record of his age was in his father's Bible, and that he is unable to say where it is now. To the 3 rd he answers that he was living in the same county as above, and that since that time he has lived in Morgan, Jasper, and Newton counties of this state, and that he has for the last six years, & now does live in Harris County of the said state. To the 4 th he answers that he volunteered the first time and was drafted the second time, and that he never was a substitute. To the 5 th Major James, Samuel Hemings, Genl. Davison, Col. Lock, Capt. Charles Palk, Genl. Rutherford, Colonel Robert Irwin and Major Graham and the General in command as are as related in my Declaration above. To the 6 th he answers that he received two discharges one from General Hemings and one from Capt. Charles Palk by the John M. Gray and John H. Green and many others were it necessary to see no 2
William Irwan J.P.
John Barnes J.P. J.A. Belling J.P.

Declaration of William Givan
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 17 th of June 1832.
State of Georgia & Superior Court Harris County } June term 1833
On this tenth day of June personally appeared before us James A. Billing Williamson Givens - vs. James H. Ladd and John Barnes
William Givan a resident of the County of State of Georgia aged seventy four 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 17 th 1832. That he enlisted in the service of the United States in the year seventeen hundred & eighty on the first of June with Major James Long and General Fleming's Troop of Riflemen and marched with Captain Martin's Troop of Dragoons and that he left said service on the 17 th of September 1780 by being regularly discharged therefrom. That he resided at that time in the County of Wachenburg in the State of North Carolina and that he entered said service as a volunteer and that he was engaged in the Battle at Bakers Lane in the State of South Carolina and that he marched through Lancaster District of the State last mentioned. Genl. Gavan's last Lock was at this period towed from the 17 th June until the seventh of September in the year 1780 the principal commanding officer. And this deponent further saith on oath that he again enlisted in said service of the United States in the State Troops of South Carolina on the first day of September seventeen hundred & eighty two

with Captain Charles Polks Company of Light Dragoons in an expedition under Genl. Butler and Colonel Robert Smith and Major Graham and that he served therein as a Light Dragoon three months and that he was regularly discharged from said service on the 1 st of December one hundred and eighty two. That he resides at that time in the State of North Carolina Mecklenburg County. and that he married through the laws of North Carolina and City of Fayetteville in Cumberland County - and this Deponent saith that adding both terms of service together that they make six months and seven days in which period of time this Deponent on oath saith that he really served in the army of the United States in the State of North Carolina and that he did not within that whole period of time follow any civil pursuit whatsoever. and that the first term to the best of his belief was served as a volunteer and the second as a drafted Dragoon. and this Deponent saith that the only documentary evidence he hath of said service is the original certificate of his discharge, which are hereto attached (marked A. G.B.) He saith that he knows of no living person who has testimony he can produce to prove the above service. He hereby relinquishes every claim subsisting to a pension or an annuity, in respect the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State.
Given to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
S. H. Collins
John Burns J.P.
Wilson Switzer J.P.

We John M. Gray, a clergyman, residing in Harris County and State of Georgia and John H. Grier residing in the same County and State do hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with William Givan, who has subscribed and sworn to the annexed Declarati- =on; that we believe him to be seventy four years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbor- =hood where he resides to have been a Revolutionary Soldier; and that we concur in that of John Givan to and subscribed the day & year of aforesaid
John M. Gray John H. Grier
And the said Inferior Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the award dis- =tment, that the above named applicant was a Re- =volutionary Soldier, and served as he states, and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that John M. Gray who has signed the preceding certifi- =cate is a clergyman residing in the County and State of aforesaid, and that John H. Grier is also a resi- =dent in said County and State and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
Samuel A. Billing J.P.
John Barne J.P.C.
Wmson Switzer J.P.C.
I (William J. Barden) Clerk of the Inferior Court of Harris County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of an application of William Givan for a pension, and that the persons whose signatures are written above are lawful officers & their signatures are genuine, in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this twentieth of June 1835
Wm J. Barden Clerk of Harris Inferior Court

November 1, 1932
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BA-J/AWT William Swan R.10333
Mrs. James Hyde Porter 532 College Street Macon, Georgia
Dear Madam:
The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, R.10333, based upon the Revolutionary War service of William Swan.
He was born in 1758 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
While a resident of said Mecklenburg County, he enlisted June 1, 1780 and served as a private in Samuel Flenellen's North Carolina troop of riflemen, and was discharged September 7, 1780. He enlisted September 1, 1782 and served as a private in Captain Charles Pplk's North Carolina company of light dragoons in an expedition with General Rutherford, and was discharged December 1, 1782.
After the Revolution he lived in Morgan, Jasper and Newton Counties, Georgia.
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 10, 1833, then a resident of Harris County, Georgia, where he had lived six years.
He died August 17, 1849 in Harris County, Georgia.
He married Rachel, the daughter of William Brown, October 19, 1790 as stated by the widow; and as stated by one who was present at the marriage "between the

years 1795 and 1800".
In 1850 the widow, Rachel, was living in Harris County, Georgia, and then aged eighty-one years.
There is no reference to children.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

These are to certify that William Swan hath served the war months in my Company of Light Dragoons on an expedition with Genl Rutherford
Dec 1 st 1782
A. Potts Col t

September 17 th 1860 certified that W m Swan served three months in my Comp. of Riflemen in May r Davis Corps — Samuel Pennycuick B.A.

James M. Mobley, Esq. Hamilton, Hains City Georgia.
Pension Office April 21, 1851
Sir: The declaration of Rachel Swan, widow of William, has been received.
She swears that she was married in 1790, her witnesses, that she was married in 1795 and 1800. Some of them must be mistaken, possibly they all are, and that the date first written, putting the marriage in 1800 is correct. At any rate the case can not be admitted, without record evidence, or clear proof that none is in existence.
If none can be adduced, the witnesses must state the year of the marriage and must explain how they are enabled to determine the exact year.
Triplett
F. S. Evans for Com/
copied by att Oct 31 - '37

Pension Office Planters Bank Savannah 25 March 1837
J D Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Sir
I enclose pension Voucher of William Levans whose application is for two years pension for your approval and authority to pay.
Respectfully
Yr Obt Servant
Greenleaf Ashmun 1 Pens. Agt.

Georgia DeKalb County & Personally came before me J. S. Morgan an acting Justice of the Superior Court of DeKalb County James H. Kirkpatrick formerly of Mecklenburg County North Carolina Who on being duly sworn deponeth and saith that he was present at the marriage of William Mann & Rachael Brown at the house of William Brown. Further of the said Rachael that the marriage took place between the years Seventeen hundred and Ninety five and Eighteen hundred, and knew the parties personally as his neighbors, that they were married by the Rev James Wallace
James H. Kirkpatrick
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 13th of Dec 1850
J. S. Morgan J.P.C.

Hamilton Harris Co Georgia Dec 30 th 1850
J. E. Heath Comge
Dear Sir. I send you the enclosed an application of the widow of a Revolutionary soldier which I hope will receive due attention
Respectfully
Yours &c J. M. Mobley

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
October 1 st , 1839.
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," William Swan, _____ a Pensioner on the Roll of the Georgia Agency, at the rate of twenty three Dollars and twenty seven Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1837, to the 4 th Sept. 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
Wm. E. Parrish Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

N o 908
Rachel Swan widow of William
Ga:
Act of 29 th July 1848
Set: to S ir M. Molay. H is 21/50
10333

1912 July 8 Mrs. H. J. McDonald v. L. M.
1928 - Oct. 12, Hist to J. P. Swan M.E.E.
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
1931. mch 24- " " Mr. J. C. Swann away
1932. oct 7. " " Mrs. James Hyde Porter away
see her letter in Elias Regan W 5688
10.333
P. O.
Rachel Swan
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
not on printed list of 1852-
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contra
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
Oct. 7 th 1843.
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," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, William Swann , _____, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Georgia _____ Agency, at the rate of Twenty Three _____ Dollars and 27 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1841, to the 1 st March 1842.
Respectfully, yours,
 J. B. L. Carr
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
November 2 nd , 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," William Swan, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Georgia Agency, at the rate of Twenty three Dollars and 25 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1839. to the 4 th March 1840.
Respectfully yours,
Abdill B. Patridge Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
Feb'y 9 th 1842.
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," William Swan — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Georgia Agency, at the rate of Twenty Three Dollars and 27 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 4 th March 1841.
Respectfully, yours,
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions.
Present.

Ora
War Department
To J. L. Edwards Com. of Pensions
Washington City
D. L.

J. L. Edwards
Hamilton June 10 th 1833
Sir
Yours of the 28 th May last was recd and contents noticed - I have endeavored to pursue your instructions as strictly as was practically you will perceive that I have omitted erased the name of James & Todd one of the parties of the inferior court who was absent - It seems to me that there is no doubt but that Mr Gowan is entitled to a pension he is a respectable honest old man - I believed that there was any thing like fraud in the application I should not have any thing at all to do with it
Mr Gowan is in great suspense respecting his claim you will therefore confer a favor on him as well as on me by answering this as early a day as possible
I am, respectfully
your obedient Servant Alexander McDougal

Harlinger Apt, East Ave, Atlanta, Ga. June 28 1912
Commissioner of Pensions - Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir: Will you please send me the War records of Wm Swann of Harris Co. Ga in 1833 and John Bartlett, Davidson Co, Tenn in 1821, both be- ing in the published list of Revolutionary Pensioners.
Yours Very Truly Mrs H. J. McDonald

Cornington Ga 2/23/1931
U.S. Dept of the Interior Bureau of Pensions Washington D.C. Gentlemen: —
Am getting data for historical work in Ga would like to get history of the following soldiers who got pensions & land.
① Peter Schott , Peter Jr , & Zacharias Schott from Ulster Co. N.Y. militia (1st Reg) (Land Bounty Rights) & in Col Pownings Levis. Did they receive land in Rowan Co N.C. Name is also Spet Schott. ② Wm B Swann age 82 in 1840 receiving pension in Harris Co Ga ③ Dan McCallum 86 yrs in 1840 receiving pension in Habersham Co Ga. ④ Elijah Swann receiving pension in Newton Co Ga 1846. N.F.?
Certainly appreciate the above information as soon as possible & state the charge for same
Respectfully Yours,
J.C. Swann

L. W. RIGSBY LAWYER CAIRO, GA.
Dec. 17, 1927.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Re: Pension Record of William Swan and William E Swan of Harris County Georgia.
Please send me the pension record of the above two Revolutionary soldiers and oblige.
Yours truly,
J. P. Swan Cairo Ga.

March 24, 1931
Mr. T. C. Swann Covington Georgia
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section AWF:MLB
Dear Sir:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 10333, that William Swan was born in 1758 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
While a resident of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, he enlisted June 1, 1780, served as private in Samuel Flanellen's North Carolina troop of riflemen, was in a battle at Baker's Lane, South Carolina, and was discharged September 7, 1780.
He enlisted September 1, 1782 as a private in Captain Charles Polk's North Carolina company of light dragoons in an expedition with General Rutherford, and was discharged December 1, 1782.
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 10, 1833, while a resident of Harris County, Georgia, where he had lived for six years. He then stated that since the Revolution he had lived in Morgan, Jasper and Newton Counties, Georgia.
He died August 17, 1849.
Soldier married October 19, 1790, Rachel, daughter of William Brown. In 1850 she was a resident of Harris County, Georgia, aged eighty-one years. It is not stated whether they had children.
Due to the very large number of requests similar to yours and the lack of a clerical force available for the purpose, this bureau can not furnish more than two histories to each inquirer.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

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M. E. E.
October 12, 1928.
J.P. Swan Cairo, Georgia
Sir:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 10333, it appears that William Swan was born in 1758, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
While a resident of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, he enlisted, June 1, 1780, served as a private in Samuel Flemellen's North Carolina troop of riflemen, was in a battle at Baker's Lane, South Carolina, and was discharged September 7, 1780.
He enlisted September 1, 1782, served as a private in Captain Charles Polk's North Carolina Company of Light Dragoons in an expedition with General Rutherford, and was discharged December 1, 1782.
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 10, 1833, while a resident of Harris County, Georgia, where he had lived for six years. He then stated that since the Revolution he had lived in Morgan, Jasper and Newton Counties, Georgia.

He died August 17, 1849.
Soldier married, October 19, 1790, Rachel, daughter of William Brown. In 1850, she was a resident of Harris County, Georgia, aged eighty-one years. It is not stated whether they had children. // 567
This is the history of the only soldier named William Swan who was pensioned in Georgia; found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau, and said records fail to afford any information in regard to any William B. Swan.
Respectfully,
H. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

R. 10333
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., _____, 190
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of William Swan 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.     June 1. 1780 Sept. 1. 1782 Sept. 7. 1780 Dec. 1. 1782 Pvt. Samuel Gwynn's Troop of Riflemen Charles Polk's light dragoons N.C.    
Battles engaged in, Baker's Lane Residence of soldier at enlistment, Mecklenburg Co. N.C. Date of application for pension, June 10. 1835 Residence at date of application, Harris Co. Ga. Age at date of application, born in Mecklenburg Co. N.C. 1758.
Remarks: (died Aug. 17. 1849 in Harris Co. Ga. Soldier near Oct. 19. 1790 Rachel daughter of William Brown. She was a resident of Harris Co. Ga. and 81 yrs. of age in 1835.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

War.
July 8, 1912.
Mrs. H. J. McDonald, Farlinger Apartment, East Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia.
Madam:
In reply to your letter dated the 28" ultimo and received the 1" instant, you are herewith furnished the history of William Swann, Rej. File No. 10,333, Rev. War, and advised that there were two John Bartletts pensioned for service in the Virginia troops, as follows; John Bartlett, Sur. File No. 35,183, who enlisted near Suffolk, Virginia, served under Colonel Nelson, and on board "The Liberty" under Captain Barron. In 1823 he was seventy-three years of age and a resident of Allen County, Kentucky, from which he removed and resided in Williamson County, Tennessee, in 1825. John Bartlett, Sur. File No. 39,158, enlisted at Winchester, Virginia, in Colonel Bland's regiment. In 1821 he was fifty-seven years old and resided in Jefferson County, Kentucky, and referred to his wife aged fifty-four years(name not stated); children, John, Lavender aged nineteen years and Jefferson twelve years.
Please notify this office which record you desire,

File 35,183.
quoting the name and number given above.
Very respectfully,
J. K. Klawonfort Commissioner.