Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1923, for Adam Panter, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va
Panter, Adam
S. 1923
CONTENTS

45-77-4 East Tennessee
Adam Panter
of Washington in the State of Ten: who was a Pvt: in the Compny commanded by Captain Hall of the Regt commanded by Col: Barbour in the Nat: line for 14 months -
Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee at the rate of 4 6 - Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd day of Jan: 33 and sent Hon: John Blain. No: of Reps.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 69.99 Pemi-anl. allowance ending 4 th Mar: 33 23.33
$93.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk, Book (D) Vol. 9 Page 109-

A. A. Punter Pioneer Declaration 1833.
Blair H. R.

State of Tennessee Washington County December 31 st 1832
On this 31 st day of Dec r 1832. personally appeared before me William Gilliland one of the acting Justices of the peace in & for the County State aforesaid
Deam Panton a resident of the county of Washington State of Tennessee. aged about ninety eight 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 Jan y 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated, to-wit. He states that he was enrolled and served under Colonel Barbara Colonel Ephraim Rucker Colonel Knapp Colonel Thann, also under Capt. Tally Wood. Penetration, & Capt. James Pennington. He further declared that he served five campaigns or tours of duty in the war of the Revolution but in what year he served either of said tours he cannot now recollect but he attests that at one time he joined Washington's Army. about six miles from Philadelphia, and at another time he joined Washington's army on the Schuylkill River. at another time he was marched to the Red banks on the Delaware

Res. He States that he was a citizen of culpeper county Virginia. and was dropped in said county four different times and established  Voluntarily am as above stated. He States that he feels confident that he served am Love Mants Law. & that his Service Law was for two months. but to say how long the other three times were he cannot certainly state. but he is confident that he served in all in the war of the Revolution. not less than fourteen months. He States that he was born in Shenandoah county Virginia in about the year 1735 or 1736. from the best information he can collect. that he has no record of his age it having been destroyed in his fathers house in Virginia. which was burned by the Shawnee Indians and at which time the applicants father was killed by the Indians. He taken prisoner. and kept by the Indians. two years. He States that he does not recollect the names of any of the regular officers. with whom he served except General G. Washington. He States that he served in the war of the Revolution as a private fourteen months in actual service as aforesaid

for which he claims a pension. He further States that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot recollect the particu- -lars of his service. He States that he never read any written discharge for any of his terms of duty. He States that William Blacktown & John Carr are persons known to him and can certify as to his being a man of truth & also as to his having been as to his having served in the war of the Revolution. He States that by reason of bodily infirmity he is unable to attend court. He States that there is no cred- -it minister of the Gospel in his vicinity who can certify, as required by the regulations of the war department, in behalf of his claim. He claims whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid. He states that he moved from his  the county so to which he now lives near Adam Pauls Mark fifty years since when he had been here since

13 We William Blackburn & John Carr both of the county of Washington State of Louisiana, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Adam Panta who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be ninety eight years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and served as he states, & that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to before me this day 2 years of present William Blackburn John Carr mark
And the said William Gillean Justice of the peace in and for Washington County State of Louisiana do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a soldier of the Revolution. Served as he states, & the sd Justice further certifies that William Blackburn & John Carr are residents of the sd County of Washington, and are respectable persons and that the statements are entitled to credit, & the sd Justice further certifies that the above applicant by reason of old age & bodily infirmity is unable to attend court.
Wm Gillean Justice of the peace

was a late deer of the Association. I hence in States. & the 1 st Justice. further certifies that William Blackham & John Carr. are Justices of the 1 st County of Washington. and are just persons and that the Statutes are entitled to credit. & the 1 st Justice further certifies that the above appointed by reason of old age & bodily infirmity is unable to attend court.
William Gilley Justice of the peace
I James V Anderson Clerk of the First Judicial Circuit Court held for Washington County in the State of Tennessee do hereby certify that William Gilley whose name is subscribed to the foregoing cer- -tificate as justice of the peace is and was at the time of his signature an acting Justice of the peace appointed for the County of Washington aforesaid and that all due faith and credit ought to be given to his official acts as such given under my hand and seal of office at office this 11 th day of Jan'y
1833
James V. Anderson Clerk

Adam Santer
$46:66 per am
Hon Jno Blair's HR

BRIEF in the case of Adair Pantis County of Washington in the State of Tennessee (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Justice of the Peace  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? yes  3. How old is he? 98  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.      Drafted In 17  4 different times:  Volunteered once   "In all not less than  fourteen months"  private  Gen.  Capt. Falls, Woods  Pendleton; Col. Barbour.   
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Culpepper City. Va.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. Waugh
Examining Clerk.
Jan 16 th 1833.

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 Adam Punter a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     ✓ armed 4 yrs Pvt Tolls Barbour Va.   ✓ 4 yrs, 14 mos. in all Wood Ephraim Rucker   ✓ no dates stated. James Puddledon Thorn   His father was killed by Shawnee Indians his name is not stated. At the same time he was taken prisoner by said Indians and held two years.  
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Culpeper Co. Va.
Date of application for pension, Dec. 31, 1832. His pension off war issue Jan 23 1833
Residence at date of application, Washington Co. Tenn.
Age at date of application, 6 in Shenandoah Co. Va. in 1735 or 1736
Remarks: No other data as to family. died June 25, 1835 *
The above named soldier is incorrectly reported on the Tennessee list of pensioners as Edom Punter . The Rev. War Records fail to show a claim for pension or bounty land on file for  Edom Punter
Respectfully,
* from Agnew Book Commissioner.

1914 Apr. 20 Hist. Soc. Mus. G. A. Boy. V.I.M.
Rev. War
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INVALID.
File No. 1923
Adam Sarter Port. War Line
Act: June 7, 1832
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 286
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Adam Faruley claim for pension Statement of J Blair
John Blair,

I certify that I have known Adam Painter the applicant for Pension, that from my earliest recollection of him he gave an account of being engaged in the war of the Revolution & of being taken prisoner by the skinned Indians. & I have seen the marks of violence over his body & arms, which they inflicted on him (as he said) for disobedience of their commands by burning & otherwise. that he is now as I believe seventy eighty years of age & frail of course, & I regard it as impossible that at his age & under his party of memory that he could give a satisfactory account of his services. I am satisfied he did serve in the War of Revolution.
Washington Jan'y 9 th 1833
J. B. Blair

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Adam Pauter which require 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?
the Justice has
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?
3 Clergymen
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
yes
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?
yes
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? —
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?
yes
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? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
yes
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 the 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.
†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 authenticated 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 end 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.

Dear Sir:
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THAD. A. COX Attorney and Counsellor at Law JOHNSON CITY, TENN.
Apr. 22, 1914.
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Hon. Sir:-
Was there a soldier in the Revolutionary War by the name of Edom Panter? I have information that he was placed on the pension roll January 23, 1883.
It might have been that he was in the War of 1812. Can you give me the names of any of his children or does your records show any other facts?
Very respectfully,
Mrs. J. A. Cox 115 N. Watauga Ave,