Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1617, John Camp, Va.

SERVICE
Va.
★ Camp, John
NUMBER
R. 1617
CONTENTS

How Camp Virginia
Rejected, did not serve time. See list to Mr Faulkner Aug 6. 35 Same 30 Sept: 1835
1617
Ad 7 here in

James Bates on Emery with Company and Camp. He has declaration. States the date including the conducting the Person to Nolen ferry at about 4 mo Camp is a unit of Bates, and to the Appeal and, he says the time was about 4 & 5 mo. See Bates. Paper 8319 V 4

State of Virginia, Halifax County to Wit
On this 27th day of July 1835 personally appeared in Open Court, before the County Court of Halifax now sitting John Camp a Resident in the said County of Halifax & state aforesaid Aged 70 Years the first day of May last, who being first sworn according to law doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to Obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers & served as herein stated That he was drafted in the militia service early in the month of July 1781 & was put in a Company commanded by Capt Fleming Bates then of this County, which company was attached to the first Regiment of the second Brigade commanded by Col. Holt Richardson That after he was drafted in the County aforesaid, he marched under the Command of Capt Bates through the County of Charlotte & through the intermediate Counties to the Town of Petersburg, from thence to Williamsburg from thence to Little York where he remained until the surrender of Lord Cornwallis That after the surrender of Lord Cornwallis, their time of service having nearly expired, Col. Richardson solicited the young common soldiers to volunteer & guard the British to the state of Maryland.
That he did volunteer, with many others, & guarded the prisoners into the state of Maryland to the place of their destination, from whence he returned almost without a penny in his pocket, a distance of about 300 miles to the Court house of his County; about Christmas 1781 when discharged
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares his name is not on the pension roll of any the Agency of any State His testimony to prove his service is James Dale & J. Sparrow
Sworn to & subscribed the day & Year aforesaid John Camp
We Hardaway Chandler & Oba Chandler residing in the County aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Camp who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be about 70 Years of Age, that he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion
Sworn & subscribed the day & Year aforesaid Hardaway Chandler
Oba Chandler

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 & served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Hardaway Chandler & Peter Chandler who have signed the preceding certificate are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit.
I William Wood Clerk of the County Court of Halifax do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Camp for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at my office this 31 st day of July 1835.
Wm Wood
Asst. C. J. Jno. Camps attor for a pension.
Sylvester
1835 July 27 th
Mr. Faulkner Halifax C.N. Va

State of Virginia Halifax County to Wit
James Bates a very Respectable person this day made Oath before me, that early in the Month of July 1781 John Camp, now of this County was drafted as a Militia Soldier from this County for three months in the Revolutionary war, in a Company Commanded by Capt Fleming Bates then of this County wherein he was Ensign, which Company belonged to the first Regiment of the second brigade of Virginia militia commanded by Col. Holt Richardson That the said John Camp was at the Siege of Little York & the surrender of the said place by Lord Cornwallis Our term of service being out in a few days, Col. Richardson advised & persuaded the Young unmarried men of his Regiment to Volunteer & Guard the Britons to the State of Maryland, that, if we would do so, if we should ever after be called on to do a tour of duty, we should be exempted from the said tour Accordingly the said John Camp, himself & many others assented to Guard the Britons into the State of Maryland having Volunteered for that purpose And that after we had assented to convey the Britons to the place of their destination in the State of Maryland, we then marched, almost without a penny in our pockets, to the Court house of our County, where we were discharged about Christmas 1781 This Affiant further made Oath before me, that in consequence of such services as above stated he, is now a pensioner and drawing Seventy eight dollars per as Ensign, per annum
Also Thomas Sparrow, whom I also deem Respectable made Oath before me, that he was drafted in the Militia Service with the above named John Camp & that he saw him Volunteer to assist to Guard the British prisoners to the State of Maryland, that he did not assist to Guard the prisoners to Maryland: But that he saw the said John Camp with several Young men men of his Company start with the British to Guard them to Maryland & that as well as he remembers the said John Camp returned home about Christmas 1781
Given under my hand the 20 th June 1835 Wm. Faulkner

Virginia to wit.
I William Scott Clerk of Staunton County Court in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that William Faulkner whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affidavit is an acting Justice of the peace for said County and that the signature purporting to be his appears to be genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County at my office this 31 st day of July 1835
W. Scott

Know all men by these Presents that I John Camp of the County of Halifax & State of Virginia do here by Appoint W m Faulkner of the County aforesaid my true & lawful Attorney for me & in my name to receive of the Hon ble D r Lewis Cas. Secretary of War my pension Certificate due me as a Militia Soldier for Six months in the Revolutionary War. By the same being sent to me by the Hon ble Lewis Cas. to my said Attorney W m Faulkner this shall be his complete Authority. Witness my hand & Seal the 27 th July 1835 John Camp
State of Virginia Halifax County to wit I Thos H. Norrett do hereby Certify that John Camp who has signed the above power of Attorney Acknowled- =ed the same before me to be his act & free & he Given under my hand the 27 th July 1835 Thos H. Norrett
Virginia, to wit:
I William Hall Clerk of the County Court of Halifax, do hereby Certify that Thomas H. Norrett whose signature appears to the foregoing Certificate is an acting Justice of the peace for the said County, duly commissioned and sworn.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said County at my office this first day of August 1835.
W m Hall

Mr. Faulkner
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21. Sept. 1835
28 Sept. 1835.
Census Office
Mr. Syl:

Virginia, Halifax letter to me
Free
Honorable Lewis Cass.
Secretary of War.
City of Washington

Virginia, Halifax. C. H. 21. Sept 1835
Sir. Your letter to me of the 8 th of last month has been received by me relative to the Claim of John Camp. one of the Soldiers of the Militia, for the Revolutionary war. You write me that You reject his Claim on the ground that he did not serve. Six months - Ensign James Bates who served in the same Company for the same time is now drawing a pension of $78 per Annum & You now say that Mr. Camp, have nothing for his services. Mr. Camp proves by the Evidence of Mr. Bates & Mr. Sparrows, two of his brother Soldiers, after serving three months at the Siege of Little York, that if he would Volunteer & Guard the Buttons to Maryland, it should Answer for a tour of duty. This duty, from the Evidence was performed & altho' they did not serve six months in the whole upon their Volunteering. Becoming subject to their engagement with Col o . Holt Richardson he promising that it should Answer for a tour & perhaps that tour of duty might have been twelve months or more.
I do not pretend; or do I intend to say that Col o Richardson had any power to say to his Soldiers what he did. But you must know it was an urgent time & required the utmost acts of the most Vigilance at that critical moment - I hope You will reconsider the case of Mr Camp & I trust you will do him as much justice as you have done Mr Ensign Bates. Otherwise the whole case with its concomitant circumstances will positively be laid before the next Congress.
I wish not to make you Offended with me but am directed to write you as I now do. You write me the papers are on file in Your Department, which I am pleased with
I am.
Yrs. Respectfully
W m Faulkner. Agent.