Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3100, William Butram, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
16
Putnam, William
L. 3/100
Carded
CONTENTS

Letter to Hon A. Cullom 13 Aug. 12 Dec 1846.
See Hon. Cullom Dec 26. 1846, & same to Pres Agent 25 Aug 1847.
To Nashville, Tenn, from 4 th Sep 1844. Feb. 5 1847. Noti- fication to Hon A. Cullom House of Representatives
paid at the Treasury to the 11 th Sept 1845-See note written
at the P.A. Nashville Mar 6. 1847
26575 Revolutionary
William Putnam of Wayne Co in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Smith of the regt commanded by Col Lockhart in the * Ky line for 7 months
* North Carolina Line. Records corrected Feb 26 '44
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 day of March 1834 and Robert E. Dobney Mountcastle
Arrears to the 14th of Sept. 70.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending March 18 1.00 $71.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Saml Boyd Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 1 Page 36

29.784 William Batram pension papers act 7 th June 1832
7 months ————— for 1777 P~ yr $23 \frac{33}{100}
Rob A. Dabney Monticello Kentucky

State of Kentucky Wayne County ss on this the 30 th day of January 1834 personally appeared before me Benjamin Hancock a sitting Justice of the peace for said County William Batram a resident citizen of the County of Wayne aforesaid, who was born on the fifteenth day of July one thousand seven hundred and fifty nine agreeable to his record which he also has in his bible as taken from the record of his father's bible and after being duly sworn, for that purpose on his oath states in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 9 th June 1832
That he entered the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War in Raccoon Creek North Carolina, as a drafted private soldier to serve against the Cherokee Indians, and at the service in said County on the 14 th day of August. He is not certain the date before the great lapse of time and loss of all age and loss of memory, but he thinks it was in the year 1777. Henry Davis was his captain & Mays & James Smith and Col Frank Lock Bozel Billingsley. Lieutenant and James Billings by Discharge and Enlistment and Enlistment was a very pleasant gathering near on this fort, and then went on through the Cherokee Nation and burnt and destroyed many of their houses and cut down their corn and finally made back to their camp having served out

Said Taylor he had a written discharge from his said Capt Henry Davis and some years thereafter he was again drafted to serve another three months Said under Capt William Davis & Lieuten- ant Bottenhammer he cannot state the precise time of entering said service but it included the fall season of the year mostly, and marched and camped Little River and Drowning creek and marched down to Wood County through Randolph -h and finally marched back home and having served out said term of three months -the he had a written discharge from his said Capt William Davis he cannot state the the date of said last mentioned term but he thinks it was in the year 1779 he again volunteered as a light horse man to serve against the British and Tories under Capt John Garrison. he entered the service this time some time in the fall season he cannot state the precise time he thinks it was in the year 1780. he rec- ollects that it was the fall and certain the month or day and marched to many places was not further than forty miles from home - and marched back home he had a written discharge from said Capt having served one month This last term and was making in the wholesome the applicant kept his discharges some years after the war and his house was

burned Down in Pawan County North Carolina and his said discharges burnt so that he has no document any or written evidence of his service and knows of no person by whom he can prove his service applicant is well acqu- ainted with with Thomas Wynn Esquire of his neighborhood and also George Bratton John Nash and Benjamin Hancock & Susan Duvall of his immediate neighborhood who can testify to applicant's good char- acter and respectability and the undivided belief of his whole neighborhood of his having been a soldier of the Revolu- tionary war. applicant is unable to attend a court of record from bodily infirmity he states that there is no Clergyman in his present neighborhood he cannot get one without consid- erable trouble and is wholly unable to get one without getting some person to go after one. applicant was born in Pawan County North Carolina and there raised and continued there many years after the war and married there and had four children there and then moved to Fredell County North Carolina stayed there nineteen years thence to Lee County Virginia staid there about ten years thence to Wayne County Kentucky where he now

lines and has lived for the last Eigh- teen years
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity Except the present and declares his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of State
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid Benjamin Hancock Jps
his William Buttram mark
We George Bruton & John Mark Residing in the county of Wayne State of Ken- tucky hereby certify that we are well con- -nected with William Buttram who has -subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Declara- -tion that we believe him to be 74 years of age past that he is respected among his neigh- -bors generally as a soldier of the revolution and a man of entire sincerity and credibility and that we concur in the same of our own
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid Benjamin Hancock Jps
George Bruton John Mark
I a Judge of the peace for said county hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after

puting the interrogatories presented by the com- plaint that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and I further certify that Mays George Bruten & John Nash — who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing certifi- cate are resident citizens in the county of Wayne State of Kentucky and are credible men and that their statement is entitled to credit, and that appli- cant is unable to attend a court of record from bodily infirmity. Benjamin Hancock Jp
Kentucky Wayne County
I William Simpson clerk of the county court for said county do hereby certify that Benjamin Hancock whose name appears to the foregoing opinion is an acting Justice of the peace in for said county duly commu- sioned & sworn according to law and that his signature and attes- tation is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of office this 31 st January 1834 William Simpson Clerk of the court of Wayne county

application for a transfer
State of Tennessee ss White County ss
on this 12th Day of January 1847 before me a justice of the peace for the said county of White personally appeared William Butram who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain John Lofgren in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Lock in the service of the united states that his name was placed on the pension Roll of the state of Kentucky whence he has lately removed that he now resides in White County state of Tennessee where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be then payable at the age of at Washington in future the following are his reasons for removing from Kentucky to Tennessee one of my daughters removed to Tennessee and she and I lived with wished to be with him which compelled me to move Sworn to and subscribed William his Butram It before me the Day and year mark mark of his hand
Richd Bradley
Justice of the peace
State of Tennessee ss on this 12th Day of January 1847 White County ss
before me the subscriber a justice of the peace for the said county of White personally appeared John Marsh who is of good credit and an oath says William Butram above named is the same person that is enrolled on the pension Roll at present Kentucky Sworn to and subscribed date above
Richd Bradley
Justice of the peace
John Marsh

State of Tennessee White County
I William Little Clerk of the County Court of White County hereby certify that Richard Bradley whose name appears subscribed to the within application as Justice of the peace was at the time he assigned the same and now is an acting Justice of the peace for said County duly elected and sworn as now appears of Record in my office and full faith and credit are due and should be given to all his official acts as such Justiciary whereof I have hereunto subs- -cribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at office in the Town of Sparta on the 14 th day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and 77 and of the independence of the United States of America the 101 st year I William Little Clerk of White County Court

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., Oct. 4, 1921
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Wm Buttram 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. S-3/20
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Aug 14 1777 3 mos. Pvt. Henry Davis Frank Lock NC   Feb 1779 3 mos. Wm Davis ✓   Fall 1780 1 mo. Jno. Garrison ✓   ✓ ✓ Jno. Lopp Lock  
Battles engaged in, None stated Residence of soldier at enlistment, Rowan Co. NC Date of application for pension, Jan 20, 1834 - ch. al. Residence at date of application, Wayne Co. Ky - White Co. Tenn in 1847. Age at date of application, July 18, 1759 in Rowan Co. NC
Remarks: In 1834 he stated that he was man in Rowan Co. NC, date not stated, and that if ch. were born there - names and age of wife & ch. not given. No firm family data.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

1921, Oct. 4 writ to Col. J. S. Cecil - En
Rev War
3100 INVALID.
File No. 3100
William Butram Prov. Key. Line
Act: June 14/52
Index:—Vol. A , Page 49
[Arrangement of 1870.]
* North Carolina Service Records corrected Febry 20 '02

Montecello Kentucky January 31 st 1834
I enclose to you in this letter the papers Relative to the claim of William Butram to a pension please communicate the Result of your investigation of his claim to me at this place
your humble servant, Robert A Dabney
John L Edwards commissioner of pensions

Pension Office: Nashville: Tenn.
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March 47
J. L. Edwards Esq Commr. of Pensions Washington City D. C. S Isa Dandria Inw. M. Dr. Tenn

Pension Office Nashville Tennessee Feby 23 d 1847.
Sir
There is a discrepancy as to the time at which the Pension of James Davidson commences, an Invalid Pension at the rate of six Dollars per month, I have thought proper to write you on the subject, in order that it may be corrected.
In yr. Letter of 19 th Sept r . 1846, I am instructed to inscribe his name on the Roll of this Agency, his Pension to commence on the 1 st day of January 1846, & in yr favor of 16 th Feby 1847, containing "A statement of the changes which have taken place on the Roll of Invalid Pensioners of your (this) Agency since the last semi-annual Report" his pension is made to commence on the 1 st day of July 1846. You will please to inform me which of these is correct, that the error may be remedied in time.
Also: In yr favor of Feby 5 th 1847. I am informed that "William Butram a Rev d Pensioner late of the State of Kentucky, at the rate of 23. 33 / 100 Dollars per annum has been this day transferred to your (this) Agency" from and after the 4 th day of Sept r . 1844 & in a Letter of Peter Wagner 3 d Auditor (dated 17 th Dec r . 1846) to Hon A. Cullom (H o of Reps.) it appears that a warrant for twenty three 33 / 100 Dollars has been issued in his (Hon A. Cullom's) favor as Attorney for William Butram being due of his pension from 4 th Sept r 1844 to 4 th Sept r 1845 & that the Agent at Louisville Ky has been authorized to pay to Hon A. Cullom or the Pensioner his pension from 4 th September 1845 to 4 th September 1846 on the surrender of the Letter &c.

You will please to write me on the subject, as soon as possible in order that both of these discrepancies may be corrected.
I am
With Respect
Your Obt Servant
J. M. Smith
Region Agent
J. S. Edwards Esq Cannibalism of pensions Washington City D.C.

House of Repn
25 th January 1844
Sir
I herewith send you the application of William Buttram a Pensioner to which I solicit your earliest attention I am very Respectfully Yours at the Senate A. Cluett
Col J L Edwards Comm ee of Pensions

Pension Office Kentucky original. Feb 9 24 th 1834.
Comtreelook, free & July 3
copy of Mon
Washington City
D. C. Pension Office

Feb 5 47 Milwaukee
J. S. Edwards Esq. Comm. Press Washington
EB

J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm Pension
Kentucky Pension agency Louisville Jan'y 29. 1847
Sir
In reply to your letter of the 25 Inst. William Bertrand a pensioner on the roll of this agency at the rate of $23 33 under the Law of the 7 Jan 1832 was last paid to the 4 th day of September 1844.
I am with much respect Yours ob t . St.
H. W. Mendenhall
Per agt

House of Rps
24th Decr 1846
Sir
William Buttram a prisoner under the act of the 7th Decr 1832 whose prison is now payable at the Louisville agency wishes to be transferred to Nashville Tennessee will you give the proper instruc- tions and furnish the request forms
I am very Respectfully yours at Servt Herb Brown
bal E L Eamory Court of Review

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
December 17, 1846.
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 Batram — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Kentucky — Agency, at the rate of Twenty three Dollars and 33 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June  1832 , has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1844 to the 4 th Sept. 1845 .
Respectfully, yours,
William H. Harrison
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

Rev
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir: Please send me a record of his service in the revolutionary war of the pensioner, William Putnam, of Wayne Co. Ky in 1833. I find his name in your published list of pensioners. Please send also any family record that may be in his papers and oblige
Yours Very Truly Col J. S. Cecil (U. S. A.) c/o H. M. Prescott, 126 East 11 th St Atlanta, Ga.
Sept 12 - 1921. (Per H. M. P.)