Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7730, for Philip Titman, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
New Jersey
Titman, Philip
S 7730
Carded
CONTENTS

North Carolina 16.762
Philip Putman of Lincoln in the State of N.C. who was a Pr. — in the — commanded by Captain — of the Regt. commanded by Col. Schoen in the N. Army. line for 9 months
Paid at the Treasury under the acts of April 6 th 1838 and Aug 23 1842 from Sept 4 1840 to 19 th Feb y 1841. Agent notified Oct 6 1842
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate of 30. Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of Sept. 33 Lincolnton — N.C. and Supt. D. Rumboldt
Arrears to the 14th of Sept. 1833 75. — Semi-ant. allowance ending Dec r 1834 15. —
90. —
{ Revolutionary Claim, } Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Chas. Rice Clerk Book E Vol. 6 Page 57

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
Sept. 21 st 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," and the 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The legal Rep t of Philip Sitman, dec d . a Pensioner on the Roll of the N. Carolina Agency, at the rate of — Thirty — Dollars and — Cents per annum, under the law of the 4 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of Sept r 1840, to the 19 th Feby 1841.  Respectfully, yours,
W. B. Parsons Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

18570
Philip Sitman
N.C.
Alma de muerte y oro
1857 1857
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Intg. 12.7.
P. 328
D. Reinhardt Lincolnton N.C.

BRIEF in the case of  Philip Sitman  County of Lincoln  in the State of North Carolina  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? about 85  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     enlisted In 1779 9 Private & waggoner Capt Forgemann Col Hooper  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Essex Co New Jersey  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary & living witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The clergyman & citizen not certified to by the Court 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Chas. Forrest Examining Clerk.

Declaration
P. Titman
18570
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P. Titman
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State of North Carolina } On this 30 th day of October 1882 Lincoln County. } personally appeared before the Justices of the County Court of Lincoln, Philip Fitman a resident of the County of Lincoln & State of North Ca- rolina, (formerly & during his service a citizen of New Jersey - now New Jersey) aged about 85 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 of the act of Congress passed June the 7 th 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the spring, & he thinks the month of May 1775, with Capt John Gorgeman for the six months, in the Regiment commanded by Col Hooper. After his enlistment, he was ordered to the management or driver of a waggon & team and was employed in hauling provision from Easton to New Windsor in New Jersey. He received a discharge from Capt Gorgeman, and about 15 years since, it was destroyed, by his sister in law, with whom he then resided, & has resided with until the last 15 or 18 months & remembered by his sister in law. He was a citizen of Essex County, Township of Oxford, New Jersey, when he enlisted & shortly after the close of the revolution, removed to Lincoln Co. N.C. where he has resided since.
He hereby relinquishes every claim 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. — Sworn to & subscribed the day & year afore said.
Philip Fitman
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states.
J. Holland (Jd)
A. K. Hoyle (Jd)
Sartin Stone (Jd)

J. Vardry McBee clerk of the County court of the County of Lincoln, now in Session. do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Philip Titman for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 31 st day of October 1832.
Vardry McBee
Mr. Daniel G. McDaniel a clergyman residing in the County of Lincoln No. La. and James Witherspoon residing in the same County. hereby certify that we are well acquainted, with Philip Titman, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be about 85 years of age; that he is reputed & believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn & subscribed The day & year aforesaid.
J. G. McDaniel for J. Witherspoon
Test Vardry McBee Clerk of Lincoln County
Personally appeared in open court Catharine Armstrong lately, Catharine Titman, who being duly sworn according to Law; doth on her oath declare, that she then a citizen of New Jersey & the wife of John Titman. Now deceased & brother to the above named Philip Titman, knew of his Philip's enlistment, & that he did serve about 9 months as stated. and did enter the service about, the spring of 1779. as stated: and further states, that about 15 years since she saw the discharge from Capt. Hoggman to Philip. & believing it useless. had destroyed it Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Test
Catharine X Armstrong

State of North Carolina Lincoln County 2 July Session 1833
Phillip Tilkman appeared in open Court & Being sworn according to Law makes the annexed declaration as amending to the foregoing
That he was Born in Sussex County New Jersey in the State of New Jersey
That he has no Record of his age but he believes he is Eighty seven years of age that from the opinion of his sister Salome Catharine Armstrong he is confirmed in that opinion
That he has no documentary Evidence and has no other witness that he knows of to prove his services that that he entered the service for some months & served out that time and received his discharge
Sworn to in open Court V. W. Babb Philip Tilkman
July Session 1833
Mark
We the undersigned Members of the Court are well acquainted with James Witherspoon & Catharine Tilkman (now Catharine Armstrong) the foregoing Wit- nesses both of Lincoln County N.C. & certify
that they are entitled to credit
Sarah Stowe (S)
A. C. Hoyle (S)
J. Holland (S)

Rev. War.
S. File 7730
Philip Sitman
Correct  Christian name on File Jacket.
Should be Philip .
Aug. 11/04. AHM

Reuben
7730
INVALID.
File No. 7730
Philip Titman
Rev. B.W. Ware
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 13 , Page 373
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Philip Titman. Aug. 18/04. Records corrected.

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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Philip Sitman further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned 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? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? not true
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? the court has not
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 1, 2, 4.
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 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 shewn 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.
*QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
*QUERE XVI. 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 paper 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.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.