Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S: 32105, William Bates, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N 6
Bates, William
S 32105
CONTENTS

13:216
Illinois
William Bates
Green 6 o in the State of Illinois who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Dixon of the Regt commanded by Col Clark in the N. Carolina Militia for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Illinois at the rate of 30 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of May 1833 and sent L. N. Piggott P. M. Eminence
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833 $ 160:00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep '33 40:00
$200:00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832 }
Recorded by Geo. B. Whiting Cl Book 6 Vol. 8 Page 53
Death not m. a. B.
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Before the Honorable Circuit Court of the County of Greene, & State of Illinois, April Term 1832. (the said Court being a Court of Record.) Present Hon: Samuel D. Lockwood, Judge.
Personally appeared in open Court, on this 5th day of April, 1832, (and said Court, being made a Court of Record by Statute for the State & County aforesaid) William Bates, who being first duly sworn according to Law, made the following Declaration, in order to be placed upon the Pension List under the Acts of Congress of the 18th. of March, 1818, and the first of May, 1820; — That he, the said William Bates is now a resident of said County of Greene, & State of Illi- -nois, and aged Seventy Five years; — That he enlisted for the term of Eighteen Months, on the . . . day of March, or April, in the year 1781, in the State of North Carolina, in the Company, commanded by Captain Dixon, in the Regiment command- -ed by Colonel Clark, in the line of the State of North Carolina, and was under General Greene, on the Continental Establish- -ment; — That he continued to serve in said Corps, until De- -cember or January, in the year 1782, or 1783, when he was discharged from the Service in Wilmington in the State of North Carolina; — That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever, to a Pension, except the present: — That his name is not on the Roll of any State, except North Carolina; — That the following are the reasons for not making earlier application for a Pension: —
First: — Ever since the Revolutionary War, in which I lost many relations & property, being poor, I chose the Western Frontier, wishing more for revenge from the Indians, than a Pension from my country country.
Secondly: — Neither was I blest with Education, and of course could not read the Laws, which give me a right to a Pension; neither did I know of the Benevolent Laws until a short time since, & perhaps I would not have heard

thereof, if I had not become too frail to labour & support my helpless family; & some of the people, who heard me relating of our suffering, & hard fighting under General Greene, as a Revolutionary Soldier, informed me of the Law of Congress, &c. whereupon, I thankfully & confidently ask the just bounty of my Country.
And in pursuance of the Act of the First of May, 1820, I do Solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States, on the 18th. day of March, 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, intitled "An act to provide for Certain persons engaged in the Land & naval Service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person for me any property or security, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any other income, than what is contained in the Schedule hereunto annexed, & by me subscribed, as follows, viz:—
   One horse, 10 years Old, worth . . . . . $20.—   One mare & Coll. . . . . 20.—   One old Wagon . . . . . 20.—   Four Cows, two 2 year olds, 2 yearlings, & 1 Bull . . . . . 40.—   80 Acres of their said hill Land, (a small parcel thereof is fit for Cultivation. . . . . 100.—   a few Stock Hogs, worth . . . . . 6.—   Household & Kitchen furniture . . . . . 6.—   One axe, 2 old ploughs, & 1 Hoe . . . . . 4.—   Total amount of property. . . . . $216.00—  
I think the above estimate to be more than I could sell my property for, in Cash; but I could not part with it, unless I should break up housekeeping. I am a farmer by occupation; but by reason of age & infirmities, particularly the Rheumatism, I am not able to follow it; no, not able, many times to get firewood.
The age of my wife is Thirty five years. The name of

the oldest child living with me, is Susannah, aged 12 years; the next is named Joseph, aged 10 years; the name of the next is William, aged 8 years; and the next is named Mary Ann, aged Six months. — Thus while my wife has a sucking child to take care of, there are none of the rest of my family that are able to support themselves, in a frontier, where female labour, is of but little worth. Not one of my children has any learning; and it gives me pain to think of having to leave them on the cold charity of a merciless world, without being able to read a chapter in the Bible; — for in the course of nature, I cannot live much longer with them.
Since the 18th. of March 1818, no material change has taken place in my property, except that I had to sell about Fifty Acres off of my land, to James Bates, the son of my first wife, for what we valued in horses, at Seventy Dollars; which sale or trade was made in the year 1825. hence my present horses, as above stated.
And I will here observe, that it is impossible for me to remember the precise time, that I entered the regular Service. — For two years previous, I had been engaged as a Spy, by Colonel the Shepherd, in the Militia Service; & when General Greene came to the South, I enlisted for Eighteen months. But I well remember, that I was in the Regular Service, at the time of the Battle of the Cowpens, or shortly after when General Morgan commanded our force: and I shall never forget the Battle of Eutaw Springs: and lastly, I do remember, that we were marched to Wilmington, at or after, the close of the Revolutionary War, & there discharged. — But whether I served just 18 months, for which I enlisted, or a little longer, or a few weeks shorter, I am not certain; but I am certain, that I served until Peace was made. And with due deference, (though my memory may have failed, and for want of education I could not write down any date, yet) I submit my just claim to the Board of War, confident that if the Laws mean to give a

Pension to any, who have served long, & suffered much, both in the Militia, as well as in the Continental Establishment, in the Revolutionary War, I am one, who comes fairly within the provisions of said Acts. —
(Signed) William his X Bates. mark
Sworn to & declared on the 5th. April 1832, before Moses A. Bledsoe, Clerk. —
After an examination of other evidence, in addition to the foregoing Declaration, the Court is satisfied & of Opinion, that the said William Bates, has served more than nine months under one engagement in the Continental line, as set forth in his Declaration; and that the Schedule sets forth truly the value of the property & effects of the said William Bates. —
State of Illinois, } Greene Circuit } p } I, Moses A. Bledsoe Clerk
of the Circuit Court of the County
of Greene, aforesaid, do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court, that the said William Bates, did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding Declaration, against the common enemy, for a term of more than nine months under one engagement, on the Continental Establishment. I also certify, that the foregoing Oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Records of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited, in the aforesaid Schedule, is Two hundred and Sixteen Dollars. —
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court, on this Twentyfifth day of April, 1832. —
Moses A. Bledsoe Clerk Clerk of Greene County Circuit Court Illinois

William Bates Green Co Illinois.
$80.
J. N. Piggott. Eminence P.O. Green Co Illinois

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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 subjjoined 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, showing the Service of William Bates Green born  Hermon.
   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.     1781 1 6 " Disc Col. Clark Capt. Dixon 76 years N. Car. a Traditionary  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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.
Whenever any general 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 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 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.
The notes from [a] to [i] 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.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Joseph Rowen

State of Illinois ss On this 24 th Day of January 1833. Personally County of Greene
Appeared he for the County Commissioners Court of Greene County in the State of Illinois, Wm Bates a Resident of Said County, Aged Seventy six years, who being first Duly Sworn According to Law. Doth on his oath make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the provisions made by the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832. That he Enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 17 1781. out of the Militia Service while they were guarding some British prisoners, then in jail at Salisbury, in the State of North Carolina - he was informed that the Tories had determined to Assassinate him, and therefore insisted rather than return home with the Militia; - and that he was sent and put under the Command of Captain Dixon in a Regiment Commanded by Col. Clarke (he thinks it was the 1 st Regiment of the Line of the State of North Carolina, - he cannot remember the precise time he entered the regular Service, as it was only a change from the Militia to the regular Service, & for two years previous he had been engaged in the Militia Service, for the most part as a Spy for Col. Shepard. But he remembers that he was in the Militia Service at the time of Gen. Gates Defeat, and perhaps when the Battle of the Cowpens was fought, when Gen. Morgan Commanded our forces. - But he is certain he was in the regular Service at the time of the Battle of the Eutaw Springs when our Green Green Commanded our forces. etc. he remembers to have seen while in the Army the following officers viz. Gen. Greene, Gen. Marion and Col. DeKalb, and Gen. Sumpter, Col. Washington and many others. - that he was marched a great deal than through both Carolinas - But mostly on the frontiers as

as a spy as he was used to the forest & frontier.  and that he was used to the forest & frontier therefore was often on express duty and that he was at last trans-pured, or sent with a Detached party to- St. Simington near Cape Fear River in the State of North Carolina, where he was Discharged, he cannot Remember the names of the officers at the Last mention place. But he thinks it was one Major McFree, or a Subaltern officer at that place that gave him a Discharge at, or after the close of the war, which Discharge he has lost, nor could he read it. But whether he served just the 18 months for which he Entisted, or a little longer or a few weeks shorter he is not certain. - But he is certain that he served until peace was made - And altho his memory has failed, and for want of Education he could not write down any Dates, nor read any that was written, yet he submits his just claim to the Pond of war. Confiden that if the Law means to give a pension to any who has Served Long & suffered much both in the militia as well as the Regular Service, he is one that comes fairly with in the meaning of said acts. - yet he has no Documentary Evidence of his Service - and has Been informed that his name is not on the Rolls Returned to the war Department. nor does he know of any person in this place by whom he can prove the facts But he appeals to all that has known known him for many years, who can testify to his standing for truth, and veracity. - he hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension, except the present, and he de- = clares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State. Sworn to, & Subscribed, the Day & year afore said.
John Bates mark
We Yong Wood, late Sheriff - and Col. Fry, the present Sheriff of Green County, and Richard Matten late Treasurer of said County, Do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Bates, who has subscribed

and sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be seventy six 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 Day and year aforesaid.
Richard Rattan
Young Wood
Jacob Hupp
The following Questions was asked of the applicant and in what state Q. Where was you born? Ans. In Pennsylvania.
have you any record of your age? Ans. No.
Where was you living when called in to service and where have you lived since the Revolutionary war & where do you now live - Ans. I then live lived on the old river Pine. in the state of North Carolina. - and something like 23 years I have lived near the Mississippi River with in 15 miles of where the town of Atton now stands - for the last 23 years. how ware you called in to service? Ans. I went a volunteer in the militia service & enlisted out of that into the regular service. (he has claimed many of the officers with whom he was acquainted, who ware with the regular troops. and so in regard to his discharge - and many credible witnesses to whom he is known for near 25 years) the said court do declare their opinion - after the investigation - that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier as he states. The court certifies that the witnesses who signed the preceding certificate have the offices therein mentioned & are entitled to credit.
State of Illinois
Greene County -
J. U. Mounts
Cyrus Hobson
County Commissioners for the County of Greene
I Mortimer Kennett Clerk of the Courts Court for the county and state aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of William Bates for a pension - in testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand

Hand and seal of office this 22nd day of Jany 1833
Alf Mortimer Kennett Clerk
Declaration of Min. Rates in order to obtain a Pension Jan 22 nd 1833
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February 10, 1936
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Mr. B. J. Walter American Legion, Wabash Post #423 Mt. Carmel, Illinois
BA-J/MCS OW William Bates, S. 32105
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter of January 29, 1936, requesting information relative to William Bates, a Revolutionary War soldier who received pension while living in Illinois.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 32105, based upon the military service of William Bates, the only soldier of that name who applied for pension while living in Illinois, that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
William Bates was born in Pennsylvania. The date of his birth, exact place of birth and the names of his parents were not given.
While living in North Carolina on the Yadkin River he served two years in the North Carolina militia as spy under Colonel Shepherd. Immediately after this service he enlisted in March or April, 1781, as private in Captain Dixon's company in Colonel Clark's First North Carolina Regiment and served until December, 1782, or January, 1783.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 5, 1832, at which time he was seventy-five years of age and was living in Greene County, Illinois. In 1833 he stated that he had lived on the Mississippi River within fifteen miles of Alton for the last twenty-three years.
William Bates' wife, Bitha or Bithy, was thirty-five years of age in 1832. In that year the soldier stated that his children, then living with him, were Susannah aged twelve, Joseph aged ten, William aged eight years and Mary Ann aged six months. In 1832 reference was made to James Bates, soldier's son by his first wife, her name not given. The papers in this claim contain no further data relative to soldier's family.
Very truly yours
A.D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

32 105 Pay INVALID.
1936 Feb 10. List. to Mrs. B J. Walter. m.c.s.
File No. 32,105
William Bates
Dis Rec 100
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index: —Vol. 9 , Page 26
[Arrangement of 1870.]

This Indenture made and entered in to this 13th of Jan. 4. A.D. Eighteen hundred and twentyfive by & between William Bates and Bitha Bates his wife of the first part & James Bates of the second part all of Green County in the State of Illinois.
Witnesseth that for and in consideration of Seventy Dollars to us paid by said James Bates. the receipt is hereby acknowledged by us - the said William and Bitha Bates - we have bargained, sold, aliened & conveyed a certain tract of land situated in Greene County & State of Illinois, being part of North East fractional quarter of section twenty Six in Township Six North of Range Eleven west of the third prin- ciple meridian. Bounded as follows. Beginning at the N.E. corner of said quarter section thence west Eighty-Eight poles, to an Elm, thence South fifty poles to an oak Thence East twenty five poles to an oak Thence South fifty eight poles to an hickory Thence west twelve to an Oak Thence South fifty eight poles to an Cotton wood Thence Eastward down the Mississipi River to South East corner of of said quarter section Thence north on the section line to the beginning Containing fifty acres of land more or less and the said William and Bitha Bates doth by these presents bargain sell and convey and will forever warrant and defend the above described tract of land to him the said James Bates his heirs or assigns.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our Seals this day and year above written.
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of Thomas G. Loflan Edward White
Bitha Bates mark William Bates mark
This day Personally came before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Green William Bates and Bitha his wife and the said William Bates doth acknowledge the within deed to be an act of his own free will & made for the purposes therein contained and Bitha his wife being examined Separ- ate apart from her husband without being under any constraint from him doth relinquish all her estate of dower to the within described premises.

Giving under my hand and Seal this 13 th day of January A.D. 1826 Thomas G. Goforth (JP)
Recorders Office at Canotton March 26, 1826,
I Certify the within deed to be duly Recorded and Examined by me in Book, B. Page 165-6
Sam l Lee Jr. Recorder
No. 134
To Hon. Robert
Lee
James Bates
I certify that the within - copy is a true copy of the original Deed therein mentioned. L. S. Sugg
Filed March 26 th 1826.

Eminence, P. O. Green Co. State of Illinois Feb 6 th 1833.
Sir,
At the request of T. Bales; And in obedience to the advice received from the War Department - Dated May 14 th 1832. The mistakes in his 1 st Declaration are corrected; - And the Copy of the Deed by which he conveyed the 58 acres of Land, therein mentioned is here with forwarded. - But after seeing the Act of Congress of the 7 th of June 1833. and the regulations that have been adopted by you r Honor for carrying in to effect the act, aforesaid. it was thought  thought Advisable not to put the applicant to the expence of giting the Copy of the Deed Authenticate; But to make a new Declaration under the provision of the last act. - However, it cannot prejudice his claim, for to be able to satisfy both the Circuit, and County Courts, of the facts set forth in his Declaration, and in the last, to prove his standing for truth & and veracity by men of the most respectability, in the County where he has resided ever since it was formed; - and accordingly a new Declaration is here with forwarded
I hope you will pardon me - for imposing my name in his behalf, as it is the best atonement I can offer for so long neglecting to attend to this Business, for one, who can neither read or write, nor even speak plain English, But who, as I believe, has a just claim to a Pension.
I am Respectfully your Ob t Serv t
J. S. Riggs P. M. at Eminence
Hon. Lewis Cass. Secretary of war.
P. S. I refer you to the Hon. Mr. Duncan in Congress from this State, for the standing of Col. Fry, and other witnesses to the last Declaration of Wm Bates.

Emmerson P.O. Feb 4 th
from J. S. Piggott R.M.
Hon. L. Cass Secretary of War.
War Department L. C.
Recd
Released
Emmerson Feb 14 1833

AMERICAN LEGION, Wabash Post No. 423
MT. CARMEL, ILLINOIS
B. J. WALTER, DEPT. OF MILITARY RECORDS AND GRAVES REGISTRATION
January 29th, 1936.
The Veterans Administration, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Please furnish pension record and any other information available of a one William Bates who served under Colonel Charles Pinckney in the First South Carolina Regiment during the War of the Revolution.
This soldier received pension while residing in the State of Illinois.
This information if available will be appreciated.
Very truly yours,
B. J. Walter B. J. Walter, Dept. Military Records and Graves Registration, American Legion, Wabash Post # 423.
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