Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16981, for William Montgomery, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Montgomery, William
S. 16981
CONTENTS
carded

let 10 May 1830 to A. S. Harrison, Dead. let to L. C. Suggett July 18 1839. let to J. J. Montgomery ap 11 1843. Same ap 25. 1843. Same May 16. 1843.
Letter to 3 d Auditor D. G. June '43
Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the Act 6. April 1838 from 4. March 1831 to 22 Nov 1832. Age not filed 22 Oct 1844
7779. Missouri
William Montgomery.
of Marion Co in the State of Missouri who was a Private, in the Comp. Y. commanded by Captain Cabell of the Regt. commanded by Col. Morgan the wa time for three years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Missouri. - at the rate of 80. Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 nd day of April, 1833. and sent to Mrs. M. Green, Palmyra, Mo. Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 1833, 160. Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 th March, 1833, 40. $200.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by M. J. Salina Clerk. Book 6. Vol. 8. Page 85.

Apr 22 1843
Wm Montgomery Mrs. Wm
FREE
Col. James C. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D. C.

Palmyra Mo April 8 th 1873 Col. J. S. Edwards
Ward Sir
I wrote you some two weeks since, requesting you to forward to Thomas Green Richmond Va. & to me copies of the papers filed in your office relating to my fathers Claim to a pension. since doing so I have qualified as administrator for the pur- pose of drawing said pension - My Father died 2 nd Nov r 1832 - and I have been in- formed as such a length of time has elapsed since his death, that I will have to apply again to you for Certificate - which I accor- dingly now do. & in order to make the application in proper form, or come as near as I know how, I now inclose to you an authenticated set of papers in or- der that a new Certificate may be issued - And request of you if you please, if they be not in form, that you will furnish me with the forms, with instructions how to proceed
Respectfully your most Obedient Humble Servant Jordan J. Montgomery

State of Missouri County of Marion Set
On this fourth day of September 1832 personally appeared before the judges of the county court for the County of Marion William Montgomery resident of Pates Township in the County of Marion and State of Missouri aged sixty five 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 July Seventh 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year Seventeen hundred and seventy five with Captain Samuel J. Cabell and served in the sixth regiment of the Virginia continental line under the following named officers to wit the said Samuel J. Cabell whose company was drafted into Morgan's regiment the affair was in two engagements Trenton and one Battle at Princeton and at Saratoga at the taking of Burgoyne and had a hard engagement near the White Marsh under Morgan and after two years service he was discharged on the 14 th of February 1778 and the said Montgomery afterwards in the year Seventeen hundred and seventy nine acted as recruiting officer and as Lieutenant in the State Militia at the time of the enlistment of said Montgomery he was a citizen of Amherst County Virginia. The said Montgomery was appointed recruiting officer as aforesaid by Joseph Cabell and James Biggenbotham 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
I now to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid sworn to and subscribed the his William Montgomery day and year aforesaid in open court at September adjourned term of the county court for Marion County Missouri Theodore Jones Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states
I Theodore Jones Clerk of James Garrison J. Clerk of Walter B. Blandford
I Theodore Jones Clerk of the court of the county of Marion State of Missouri do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of William Montgomery for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 14 th day of September in the year 1832
Theodore Jones Clerk

W m Montgomery Marion Co. Missouri Adm d for 2 years From 1776. & 80. 20.948 n o . 7779 calif.
Look at the Role. Cost - one role
M m M c Green Palmyra Marble County Missouri

20.948
BRIEF in the case of  William Montgomery  County of Marion  in the State of Missouri  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? County Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 70 years  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.     In 1776- Died? 14 Feb y 1778 2 Private Capt J Cabel; Co 3 Morgan Regt On Regt Verg Contin enlisted   1779 not stated Lieut & Recruit Officer not stated State Militia  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Trenton - at Princeton - Saratoga & near the white marsh  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? not stated  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? no evidence accompanies his declaration in support of his services  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
Correct
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
E. Stephens
Examining Clerk.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of William Montgomery 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.     1776 2 years including Feb. 14 1778 Pvt. Samuel J. Cabell Morgan Pa.   1779 ✓ Lieut + Recruiting officer in State militia        
Battles engaged in, Trenton, Princeton, Capture of Burgoyne near Saratoga
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Amherst Co. Va.
Date of application for pension, Sept 4 1832 His wife was alive
Residence at date of application, Saline Co. Mo.
Age at date of application, 75 years Died Nov. 22 1832
Remarks: A son Jordan J. Montgomery was a resident of Palmyra Mo. in 1842. Soldier's wife died before he did, her name is not stated and there is no further family data.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

FREE
12 May 1843
Col. James S. Edwards
My Col.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D. C.

Palmyra Mo. April 25 th 1843 Hon. J. C. Edwards
Dr Sir
Your letter of the 11 th Inst. Came to hand this day - please accept my grateful acknowledgements for your kindness in forwarding me the proper forms with instructions how to proceed for the obtainment of the pension of my deceased Father - I doubt not you have ere this received my application for a new Certificate - I am in hopes it is in proper form - & will therefore wait until I hear from you again before I proceed with the forms you have sent me - The papers I have sent to you. I should have, probable, sent to the third Auditor if they will answer the purposes desired, & if it is necessary that he should be furnished them. I must request of you, if it be quite convenient and agreeable to you, to hand them over to him -
My object in requesting Copies of the deceased pensioners papers, is to ascertain whether or not, he was entitled to land bounty. I thought it probable that if he was not entitled under any of the acts of Congress to United States land bounty, he might be entitled under some

of the Laws of the State of Virginia - to Virginia land bounty - of which State he was a Citizen during his services in the Revolution - I request two Copies - one of which is for Thomas Green Esqr of Richmond Va. whose promised aid I have in investigating the Claim -
I am in hopes the reasons above stated will be such as will justify you in giving the Co- pies desired - and that you will accordingly do it - Please inform me if there can be some arrangement made by which the Pension I am claim- ing can be paid in St Louis - or Palmyra - Cannot the Treasury give me a check - or devise some way that I may get it without the expense of coming or sending to Washington City - I desire to hear from you as soon as convenient to you
Respectfully Your Ob t -servant Jordan G. Montgomery

D. H. H.
James C. Luggill Pell
Long neck road to Kentucky

Pahyo 10 June 29 th 1855
Dear Sir
I write you to let you know that I am well I hope you & yours are enjoying the same I find in looking over the old pension list that one William Montgomery had his pension allowed in 1833 & though some mistake or inattention of the agent, the money has never been drawn & about the time it was allowed the sd Montgomery died & you will confer a great favour if you will write to me & let me know what way to proceed to draw the annuity whether the heirs are entitled to the pension. The sd Montgomery wife died sometime before him I wish you to inform me on the subject as soon as you can
With due Respect I remain
Your Friend
Le C Supp D
John T. Williams
PS The said Montgomery was of the Va Continental line

20.9-18
BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of William Montgomery — which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? 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? 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? no VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? not all VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? 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?

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? no XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? none 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? no 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? none 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? 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? XVI. ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
 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.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
July 3 rd 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 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The adm n : of William Montgomery, dec d , a Pensioner on the Roll of the Missouri Agency, at the rate of eighty — Dollars and — Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1831, to the 22 nd Nov. 1832.
Respectfully, yours,
J. Wood N. Parris
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

PAID
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Col. James L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington City, D. C.

Palmyra March 23 rd 1843
To J. S. Edwards Esq r
Hon. Sir
My object in writing this letter to you is to request you to have two Copies of the papers of my deceased father (William Montgomery) which are filed with his Claim to a pension in your office. made out & one of the Copies forwarded to Thomas Green Esq r Richmond Virginia & the other to me. & forward me your Account for doing the same with the Copy. which shall be promptly paid to your order. My father was allowed a pension in the year 1832 & a Certificate of pension forwarded to him. but it reached here after his death. And owing to the scattered situations of his heirs & other difficulties I did not at that time take such steps as would authorize me to draw it. and since then the said Certificate has been lost or so misplaced that I have not been able as yet to find it. Your compliance with my request will much oblige your Obedient & humble Servant
Jordan J. Montgomery

Wm Montgomery's fraction
20948

H. Reps. 8 th May 1838
J. L. Edwards Esq. Court H.
Sir. I would thank you to examine the enclosed and give me the information desired as soon as your con- venience will permit.
Respectfully A. G. Harrison

Palmyra Decembris 7. 1832
Sir
You will herewith
the necessary documents establishing the claim of William Montgomery to a pension for services rendered in during the Revolutionary war; he so good as to write me on the subject as soon as you can this
Yours Respect-
W. M c Green
Hon. Louis Cass Secy of War Washington City

16.981 INVALID.
1915-Mch 11 Hist. To Mrs. R. H. Edmondson.
File No. 16.981
William Montgomery Pr. Rev. Mr.
Act: June 7 th 88
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 266
[Arrangement of 1870.]

293 Grand St.
Morgantown W. Va.
March 2-1915
Commissaire of Pensions - Interior Dept - Washington D.C.
My dear Sir;
Will you please tell me if W m Montgomery, W m Lodd Joseph Mc c Murty or W m . Mc c Murty's names appear on the pension rolls of the Revolutionary

war 2 - All lived in Virginia. Thanking you for an information you can give me - I am.
Cordially Yours.
Harriette C. Edmundson.
Address.
Mrs. R. H. Edmundson -
293 Grand St,
Morgantown
W. Va.

William Montgomery, Mission Rd, acb June 7. 1832, at $80 per Annum.
He pleads to say to what time he was last paid.
Pension Office } Apl 8. 1843. } He has not been paid at all, as far as our Books show. B. B.

William Montgomery, Missouri Roll, act June 7. 1832,
Be pleased to say to what time he appears to have been paid.
Pension office { July 18. 1839 }
On our Roll at $80. per an. — but appears not to have been paid at all.
S. H. H.

July 18 Whole See up no 13 by 10 to
JS
W Washington Mr. James L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Georgetown Scott Co Ky July 10 th 1839
Dear Sir
Will you have the kindness to inform me whether there is any portion due the Heirs of William Montgomery and the Proper heirs to obtain it for them by reference to the enclosed you will see that it has not been obtained by them yours with great respect Lewis C Duggett
Hon James L Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D C

( Copy of letter from May 1843 volume) Pension Office
May 16, 1843.
Jordan J. Montgomery, Esq. Palmyra Missouri.
Sir:
I herewith enclose one copy of the papers of William Montgomery decd. It would be inconsistent with the rules to send duplicate copies in the case. There is no claim to bounty land against the U States on account of his service, as he did not enter for the war, and serve till the end thereof.
The arrears of pension due must be paid at the Third Auditor's Office in this city. It is not in my power to direct the payment otherwise. The money will be paid on a power of attorney in favor of any one in this City, or in the State of Missouri, as children may direct, in addition to the other vouchers required. It is not necessary to come on to the seat of government. I herewith return the certificate of the court which you enclosed to this office.
(ILL/April 20, 1942- read in connection with Abstract furnished by me from this file)