Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,912, Lawrence Campbell, Va.

SERVICE
Va.
Campbell, Lawrence
NUMBER
S. 30.912.
CONTENTS

7437 Kentucky
Lawrence Campbell of Green Co in the State of Kent who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Penn of the Regt commanded by Col Scott in the Wa line for 6 mo
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of April 1833 and Sett Mr J Willis Greensbury West
Arrears to the 4th of March 40 00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 10 00 $50.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 5
Dead Letter to Hon G. A. Caldwell 6 Decr 1844

Declaration of Lawrence Campbell
12,004

State of Kentucky } Green County } ss
on this 17 th day of September 1832 personally appeared in Open court before the Justices of the Green County court now sitting. Lawrence Campbell a resident of the aged 69 years  last next County and State aforesaid, 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 of the 7 th day of June 1832. He states that he entered the service of the United States in Amherst County State of Virginia, and in the year 1781. That he was drafted for 6 months and entered the service in the militia under the command of Captain George Penn who belonged to Col. Scott's regiment. That he marched under capt. George Penn in Col. Scott's Regiment on near to Charlottesville in Virginia. and that he was there stationed and employed in guarding the Country Stores. That he served out the 6 months fully under the commanders and in the Regiment aforesaid. but had no written discharge. He further states that he has no documentary evidence and knows of no person living by whom he can prove his services. He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any State, sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid L. Campbell

State of Kentucky Green County Set on this 17 th day of September 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Justices of the Green County Court now sitting, Carter Hubbard, Armstrong Kerr and Colonel William Barnett citizens of Green County Kentucky, and made oath that they are each of them intimately acquainted with Lawrence Campbell of the County and State aforesaid and that they believe him to be a man of strict truth, that the sd Campbell is a man of unblemished moral character, and that in their opinion any statement made by sd Campbell may be confidently relied on — sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Carter Hubbard Armstrong Kerr W Barnett

At a county court commenced and held for Green county at the court house in Greensburgh on the 17 th day of September 1832
On the application of Laurence Campbell to be placed in the pension role who filed his declaration for that purpose and swore to the same also the affidavit of Captain Hubbard Armstrong Kerr and William Barnett accompanying the same and proving the services of said Campbell was sworn to - When upon it is ordered to be certified as the opinion of said court that the said Campbell served as stated in his said declaration - all of which is ordered to be certified to the secretary of War -
I John Bannt clerk of the Green county court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Laurence Campbell for a Pension -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of my said office at Greensburgh this 18 th day of September 1832
John Bannt G.C.

12004
Lawrence Campbell Kentucky
from 1781 per male 6 months $20.
Pam Scott
Vax
Wm J. Willis Greensburg Kent.
REMARK, in the case of
(Act 24th June, 1825.)
in the State of
 1. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.  2. How old is he?  3. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  4. Was the declination made before a Court or a Judge? 

BRIEF in the case of of Green C y
in the State of (Act 7th June, 1832.)
Lawrence Campbell Kentucky
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?
a Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he?
Sixty nine
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.     In 17 81 — ~ 6 ~ private Gen. Col. Scott. Capt George Penn —  
Drafted
5. In what battles was he engaged?
none stated
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
Amherst Co Virginia
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
Traditional evidence
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
not properly attached, tho' the impression of the seal is evident on all the papers
X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. M. Duncan
Examining Clerk.

March 30, 1939
BA--J/AWF Lawrence Campbell S. 30913
F. C. Symonds "Central Presbyterian Church" Hyden, Kentucky
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War records of Laurence Campbell of Amherst County, Virginia, and of his father, Lawrence Campbell, also of Amherst County. Law-
The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S.30913, based upon the military service of Lawrence Campbell in the Revolutionary War. This is the record of the only Lawrence Campbell found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this office. The name was searched under similar spellings.
Lawrence Campbell was born in the month of November, 1763; the names of his parents are not given.
Lawrence Campbell enlisted in Amherst County, Virginia, in 1781, served six months as private in Captain George Penn's company, Colonel Scott's Virginia regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 17, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Green County, Kentucky.
The papers on file in this claim contain no

discernible family data.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data-
Lawrence Campbell Certificate #7437 Issued April 12, 1833 Rate $20.00 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Kentucky Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

30912 Pay INVALID.
1937 Mar. 19. Hist. to Rev. Francis C. Symonds A.N.Y. 1939. mch. 30 - list to S.C. Symonds. aug.
File No. 30,912
Lawrence Campbell
Rev Rev War
Act: June 1 st 89
Index: — Vol. 2 , Page 64
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Lawrence Campbell — 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? 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? Three witnesses, XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? No. 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's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? no 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? no Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? no 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? no XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? no, XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 1 st 2 d & 6 th
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.

THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS
Veteran's Administration Washington D. C.

Central Presbyterian Church Hyden, Kentucky
Feb. 15, 1939.
Dear Sir:
Please give me the information on the pension of Laurence Campbell who enlisted in the War of the Rev. in Amherst Co. Va. I believe his pension number is S. 30912 from Greenup Co. Ky. I am particularly interested in knowing his heirs if named and other family relationships.
Did Laurence Campbell his father file application for a pension? He died in Amherst County Va.?
Thanking you for this information I am Yours appreciatively, I am F. C. Symonds

First Presbyterian Church
NINTH AND COURT STREETS LYNCHBURG, VA.
REV. FRANCIS CAMPBELL SYMONDS, D. D., PASTOR
March 2, 1937.
Pension Bureau, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Will you be so gracious as to send me the Revolutionary Service record of Laurence Campbell, who served in Virginia, and in 1835 was listed as a pensioner in Green County, Kentucky, with the information concerning his wife and children, etc.
Will you likewise send me the same information on William Steele who was receiving pension in 1835. I believe he was in Iredel County, North Carolina, at that time, or were these two men?
With the best of wishes.
Yours most cordially,
1 gnu Campbell Symonds

March 19, 1937.
XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Rev. Francis C. Symonds Ninth & Court Streets Lynchburg, Virginia
BA-J/ady Lawrence Campbell S.30912
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter relative to Laurence Campbell and William Steele of Iredel County, North Carolina, soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon military service of soldiers in that war.
A careful search of the records fails to show such a claim on file on account of the services of William Steele as described by you, all spellings of the names searched.
The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.30912, based upon the military service of Lawrence Campbell in that war.
Lawrence Campbell was born in November 1763, day, place, and the names of his parents are not shown.
Lawrence Campbell enlisted in Amherst County, Virginia, in 1781, and served six months as private in Captain George Penn's Company, Colonel Scott's Virginia Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 17, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Green County, Kentucky.
There are no family data.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator
Date of death not on aB.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Campbell Lewis GRADE Private LINE New Jersey
WARRANT NUMBER 8232 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED June 19, 1789
TO John Campbell
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.