Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 5,239, Amos Carpenter, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Va.
Carpenter, Amos
N. 5,239
Margaret
B.L. Wt. 26301-160-55
CONTENTS

Letter in relation to B Land, to R Hysell May 9. 1830
No. 13.310.
Amos Carpenter, of Heigst, in the State of Ohio. who was a Private in the Co. commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt. commanded by Col. Morgan in the Va. line for One year, & Six months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio. at the rate of 60. Dollars 00. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 th day of June, 1833 and sent to Mr. Bosworth, Chester, Heigst Ohio.
Arrears to the 4th of March. 1833. 120.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4. Sept. 1833 30.00 $150.00.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm. Palmer Clerk, B. L. E. Vol. 8. Page four,

Amos Carpenter
15057
✓

The State of Ohio Meigs County ss 3 Meigs Com Pleas Oct Term AD 183
On this second day of October Ad one thousand eight hundred & thirty two Amos Carpenter a resident of Scipio Township Meigs Co Ohio aged 77 years personally appeared before the judg- es of the court of Common Pleas for said County 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 7 th 1832 That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1776 (as near as he can recollect) with Capt. Samuel Capsley & served in the 1 st Va. Regiment commanded by Col. Morgan. his Lieut's name was W m Brackenridge he resided in Green Briar Va. when he entered the service he was in the Battle of Germantown & Red Bank in both of which Gen t Washington command- ed in person he has but a very indistinct recollec- tion of the country or place through which he marched owing most probably to a severe wound rec d in the head in the Battle of Germantown in an attack from the British Cavalry. after the wound had healed my head was so seriously affected as to render me wholly unfit for service & was permitted to go home after serving as near as I can now recollect about Eighteen months for I cannot recall to my mind the date of my en- listment nor of my discharge or furlough but my Furlough was some considerable time after the engagement at Germantown. and was permitted to return home on account of the noise of fire arms especially of cannon making me deranged after receiving the wound at Germantown. My Furlough was signed by Col Morgan & permitted me

to remain at home until restored from the effects of the wound of which there seemed little probability. After continuing at home several months, I do not recollect the time but think it was nearly a year, my head becoming better I started to join the Army when about 40 or 50 miles on my way I met Col Skillenger & Capt Arbuckle who directed me to return to Green Brier County Va the Indians being troublesome in the newly settle parts of sd. County. was out as a spy about 2 months on New river. returned home - besides the Battle above named he was in several skirmishes the particulars of which are but faintly recollect- ed. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State he has no documentary evidence, & knows of no person by whom he can prove his service except one William Gillespy of Scipio Township, Meigs County Ohio whose Deposition he has taken
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Amos his Carpenter mark
AB M c W th Clerk
We William M c Dowell a clergyman residing in Columbia Township, Meigs Co Ohio & John V t Brown residing in Alexander Township Athens Co. Ohio hereby certify that We are well acquainted with Amos Carpenter who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that We believe him to be 77 years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that We concur in that opinion
Sworn to & subscribed, the day & year aforesaid
William M c Dowell John V t Brown
AB M c W th Clerk

And the said Court declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & 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 William McDowell who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the Township of Columbia Meigs County & that John W. Brown who has also signed the same is a resident in the Township of Alexander & is a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit.
Attest M. B. of M. R. H. Clerk
The State of Ohio
Meigs County ss. I Marcus Brown the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Amos Carpenter for a pension. In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand Seal of Office this twelfth day of October A.D. 1832 & of our State the 30th
M. B. of M. R. H. Clerk
well

Amos Carpenter Meigs Co Ohio 13.3/10.
Adm 1. year & 6 months
Marcus Dasmouth, Chester Meigs Co Ohio

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
18 th June 1833
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 subjoined 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 Amos Carpenter Meigs Co. Ohio
   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.     1776 18 pr Col Morgan 77 years.   21 ffg  
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)                      , who has 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, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official 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.
[k] 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.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] 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.

3322 Ohio Cincinnati Margaret Carpenter widow of James Carpenter Va who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 10 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd day of Decr 53 and sent to
R. Downing Salisbury Meigs C o Ohio
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 161 Vol. A
32

State of Ohio County of Meigs ss
On this 23 rd day of November Eighteen Hundred & Fifty Three, personally appeared one Martin Heckard Judge of the Probate Court for said County
Margaret Carpenter a resident of Columbia T.P. in the County of Meigs and State aforesaid aged seventy six years Who first being duly sworn according to law, doth on her Oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 8 th day of February 1853, granting Pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War, That she is the Widow of Amos Carpenter Who was a private in the Virginia Continental Line, That she knows nothing of the time when he entered & left the service nor of the officers under whom he served That he resided in the State of Virginia when he entered the Service
As proof of service reference is made to the evidence filed in his application That the said Carpenter was a pensioner under an Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 and was paid at the Cincinnati Agency, rate 60. $ per annum She further declares That she was married to the said Amos Carpenter on the Eighteenth day of February
Eighteen Hundred and Three (1803) That her said Husband Died on the 31 March 1838 in Columbia T.P. Co Ohio That she was not married to him prior to the second day

Of January Eighteen Hundred but at the time above stated she further declares that she is not able a Widow , to furnish record proof of her marriage to Amos Carpenter and states that she is now a Widow
Signed in presence of * J. A. Donnelly * Martin Heckard
Margaret her Carpenter mark
The State of Ohio Meigs County } Be it remembered that on this 23 rd day of November 1853 before me Martin Heckard Judge of the Probate Court in and for said County, personally appeared Margaret Carpenter, who signed the foregoing application, and made solemn oath that the facts stated in the foregoing application are true as she verily believes. I do further certify that I am not interested in the pension claimed by this application and in no way interested in the prosecution of for said claim.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court the day and year aforesaid M. Heckard Prob. Judge

State of Ohio Meigs County
On this 9 th day of December 1853 personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace within and for the County and State aforesaid,
Resina Gilpin aged 66 years a resident of Scioto in the County of Meigs and State of Ohio. Who being duly Sworn according to Law makes the following declaration
I first became acquainted with Amos Carpenter in the year 1797 in Randolph County Virginia Said Carpenter moved from said County of Randolph now  to  the  County  of  Gallia  (now  Meigs)  Ohio About the year 1806 he obtained a pension about the year 1833 for services in the War of the Revolution and died on the 31 March 1837 in Columbia Township Meigs County Ohio, aged I believe about Eighty Three years, 83 I was at his Funeral
I first became acquainted with Margaret McGlaughlin in the year 1800 in Randolph County va now Harrison, I was not present at the marriage of Amos Carpenter (referred to above) and Margaret McGlaughlin, but remember distinctly of the neighborhood conversation, that they were married in the month of February Eighteen hundred and Three by Elder Jacob Boyd a Minister of the Gospel at a place called "West Fork Settlement" Harrison County va And from that time forward until Said Amos Carpenter died as above stated they lived together as Husband and Wife and raised a Family of Three Children. I was the nurse of Margaret Carpenter when her first son was born, Lemiah, who is now living in Columbia Township, I was then about Seventeen years of age

That Said Amos Carpenter and Margaret McLaughlin were Lawfully joined in Marriage I have no doubt That I never heard their Marriage called in question by any one, during the term of thirty five years, all of which time I was intimately acquainted with them Most of the time lived in the same Settlement. They were married two three miles distant from my Fathers. I was invited, but could not cross the Creek (West Fork) on account of a high rise. I will remember it. Said Margaret Carpenter now resides in Columbia Meigs County Ohio, and is the identical Widow of Amos Carpenter the pensioner, who is now an applicant for a pension under Act of February 3 rd 1853. An incident occurred at the wedding I will state, when Elder Coad said "you take this man to be your Husband". She bowed her head. Coad said "that wont do Peggy you must say yes this was a bye word among the young People for many years. Her J. J. Townsend John Gilpin
Resina T Gilpin mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written & I certify that Resina Gilpin to me well known for twenty five years past, is a Credible person and her affidavit worthy of consideration, also that I am not interested in this claim nor concerned in its prosecution. J. J. Townsend of Pease

State of Ohio County of Meigs {
On this 10 th day of
Decr 1853 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Margaret Bickle a resident of Rutland in the County of Meigs and State of Ohio, who being duly sworn according to Law makes the following declaration.
I am 85 years of age was Raised in Randolph County Va I first became acquainted with Amos Carpenter (who was a pensioner who died in Columbia Township Meigs Co Ohio on the 31 March 1837 aged 88 years) in the year 1793. his first wife was my Husbands sister Sarah. And further I first became acquainted with Margaret McLaughlin about the year 1797. in Randolph County Va, who was married to said Amos Carpenter in said Randolph  Harrison County Va in the Winter of 1803 by Elder Jacob Coyad as I virily believe, it being the common Conversation in the Settlement at the time that they were married at the time above stated at a place called West Fork Settlement, in said County of Randolph  Harrison State of Virginia, West Fork Settlement I believe was in Harrison County near the line but was annexed to Randolph County afterwards. Amos Carpenter & Margaret his wife came to Ohio about the year 1806 or 1808 to Gallia County said Margaret is now residing in Columbia Meigs Co Ohio and still remains the Widow of Amos Carpenter deceased who is now an applicant for a pension under the act of 3 rd of February 1853 That she is the Identical Widow of Amos Carpenter, Deceased to my personal

Knowledge, that I never heard their marriage disputed by any one. Half Fifty years Past , that I have no interest in her claim whatever nor concerned in its prosecution & further I have frequently heard Elder Coyad speak of his joining in marriage Amos Carpenter & Margaret McLaughlin Signed in presence of Margaret her Bickle E Nichols mark Seneca Haight
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written and hereby certify that Margaret Bickel to me well known is a credible person and that her affidavit is to be relied on also that I have no interest in this claim nor concerned in its prosecution Seneca Haight J.P.
The State of Ohio Wright County ss. I, Andrew Donnelly Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County - do hereby certify that Seneca Haight and L. S. Gormana before whom the foregoing affidavits were taken, was at the time of signing them lawful Justices of the Peace, duly elected Commissioners and qualified, and also that their signatures are genuine -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Piqua this 15 th day of December A.D. 1853 -
A. Donnelly Clerk

10233/Act Mar 3/55 April 18/55
Margaret Carpenter widow of Amos Carpenter
6301 L. M. [unclear]
Revolutionary Pensioner
Miss D. H. [unclear] 53-3322 Dayton
M. 160 [unclear] May 20/52 B. [unclear]
W. [unclear]
R. Downing Middleport Ohio
Cir R. Downing Nov 7/55
Vol 61-14. —

State of Ohio
County of Meigs {
In this 21 st day of March AD 1855 personally appeared before me an Acting Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Margaret Carpenter aged 77 years a Resident of Columbia Township Meigs County Ohio, who being duly Sworn according to Law declares that she is the widow of Amos Carpenter a pensioner for service in Revolutionary War who died on the 31 st of March 1837. That she is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of 60 $ per Annum, that her pension Certificate bears date 23 d Decr 1853 No 3322, the pension commencing on the 3 d of February 1853
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under Act of 3 d March 1855 and that she is now a widow
Attest
x Minerva Carpenter x Caleb Moon
Margaret her Carpenter mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year first above written, and I hereby certify that Margaret Carpenter who has subscribed the foregoing declaration is to me well known that she is a pensioner of the USA as the widow of Amos Carpenter a Soldier of the Revolutionary War C Morse Rutherford L.R.

State of Ohio County of Meigs
81 82 On this 24 th day of March AD 1855 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid Caleb Wood and Catharine Wood residents of Columbia Township Meigs County State of Ohio, who being duly sworn according to law declare that they are personally acquainted with Margaret Carpenter who has subscribed the foregoing declaration, that she is the widow of Amos Carpenter late of Columbia Meigs County Ohio who was previous to his a pensioner of the United States for service in the Revolutionary war, that Margaret, widow of the said Amos Carpenter is in receipt of a pension of 60 $ per Annum under act of 3 rd of February 1853. That she is now a widow, and that they have no interest in this Claim nor concerned in its prosecution
x Catherine Wood x Callie Wood
Sworn to and Subscribed before me the day and year above written And I Certify that Caleb Wood and Katharine Wood are to me well known both of whom are credible persons And that I have no interest in this Claim nor concerned in its prosecution
Mrs. Esther Rutherford L.P.

State of Ohio County of Mingo
3 Rodney Downing Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County
Certify that Moses Rutherford Esq. before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavit were taken and who has thereunto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing an acting justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified that confidence is sought to be given to his official acts as such and that his signature above written is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Pomeroy this 9 th day of April 1855
Rodney Downing Clerk

Rev. and 1813 War Section.
October 13, 1926
Amos Carpenter W. 5239
Mrs. Ethel Curtis 609 E. Main St Portland, Ind
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 5239, it appears that Amos Carpenter, while a resident of Greenbrier, Virginia, enlisted in 1776 and served eighteen months as a private in Captain Samuel Lapsley's Company, Colonel Morgan's Virginia Regiment, he was in the battle of Germantown, where wounded in the head, and in an engagement at Schuylkill.
After this he served two months as a Spy in Greenbrier County, Virginia, dates and officers not stated.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 2, 1832, while a resident of Scipio Township, Meigs County, Ohio, aged seventy-seven years.
He died March 31, 1837 in Columbia Township,

Meigs County, Ohio.
Soldier married February 18, 1803 at West Fork Settlement, Harrison County, Virginia, Margaret McGlaughlin. She was allowed pension on her application executed November 23, 1853, while a resident of Columbia Township, Ohio, aged seventy-six years.
They had three children, only name stated being Jeremiah, their first child, who in 1853 was living in Columbia Township, Ohio.
In 1853, Margaret Bickel or Bickle stated that soldier's first wife was her husband's sister. There is no further data on file relative to first wife, and no further data on file as to family.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 5239
Margaret Carpenter
Widow
Thomas Carpenter
Print Rev War
Act: Feb 3 d  1853
Index:—Vol. 4 , Page 113
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1926-Oct 13. Had to Mrs. Ethel Curtis and 1927-Mch 2 - Mrs. Ethel Curtis advised that - but - only one old - Mrs. H. S. 1927-Apr 11. Had to Mrs. H. S. Hall and where is carbon copy & her letter? ms 8

No 3,809
Margaret Carpenter
wid
of Amos
to R Doering Dec 9/53
Allowance per annum to son Feb 3 1853 Act Feb 3 - 1853

✓ 26 301
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Pension Office Dec 7/53.
Sir. Please report time of last payment, to or death, of within named pensioner.
Respectfully &c.
H. Burt Esq r S. Dale 3 and Present. for Comm ee
Amos Carpenter, Ret 1832. — $10.00. p. annum. Died 31 st March 1837, Paid to his death.
F. Bush Auditor.

No 15,057 Amos Carpenter
May 28 62 Ohio
Chester.
Mrs. Mary Carpenter
Free J. L. Smith
Dear Mr. Vinton

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Amos Carpenter 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? yes XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? 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? yes - one produced - another required 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? 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? yes 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 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; whether the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he served in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was 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 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.

Chester Meigs County Tn April 26 th 1833
J B Edwards Esq.
Enclosed are the papers of Amos Carpenter. He is unable as he informed me to prove his service by more than witness - the one whose testimony he has procured - he has furnished one the traditional evidence & can produce no other except the wound in the head of which he speaks in his declaration - his wound is pretty good evidence here - so that his service is doubted by no one - Esq Downing before whom the Deposition was taken as well as Mr Gillespy whose deposition was taken are both dec d The Auditor - Mr Halliday formerly resided in that neighborhood & I suppose his certificate would be as satisfactory as that of any other Officer in the County I hope it will be so considered.
None of the judges were acquainted with the witness & it is 16 or 18 miles to where another justice lived in that Township
M. B. of M. R. H.

I William Gollispir of Scipio township, Meigs County in the state of Ohio do testify and say that about the year 1776 Amos Carpenter now resident in said county of Meigs lived in that part of Virginia then called Green Briar; that he the said Amos Carpenter did there & about said time enlist as a private soldier in the Continental Army in Capt. Saml. Sapsley's Company, for three years that shortly after enlisting he the said Amos was called from that vicinity and it was reported by his relatives & others that he marched to Germantown and was in the engagement at that place, that the said Amos Carpenter did some time after the said Battle at Germantown return home on furlough, stayed a short time & and again returned to the Army, and further this Deponent saith not. William Gollispir
The State of Ohio } Meigs County } Sept. 17 th 1832.
Subscribed & sworn to Before me the subscriber Saml Downing J.P.
The State of Ohio } Meigs County } I Marcus Bonworth Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County do hereby certify that Samuel Downing Esq. before whom the foregoing deposition was taken & who has subscribed his name thereto was at that time now in acting justice of the Peace in & for said County duly commissioned & qualified & that full faith & credit are sought to be given to his official acts as such. I further certify the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof, hereunto set my hand & affix the seal of said Court this 12 th day of October A.D. 1832 of our State the 30 th . MARCUS BONWORTH, Clerk

The State of Ohio Meigs County ss 3.
Samuel Halliday Auditor of Meigs County do hereby certify that I am
well acquainted with the within named Mr. Gillespy now deceased that he was and is reputed in the neighborhood where he resided to be a man of good character and veracity and from my own personal knowledge and acquaintance with him I should receive his statements with impli- cit confidence and consider his character for truth and veracity unimpeachable
Chester April 25 th 1833
S. Halliday
The State of Ohio Meigs County ss 3.
I, Marcus Benworth Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for
said County do hereby certify that Samuel Halli- day Esquire who has made the above certificate and who has affixed his signature thereto is Auditor of Meigs County & that the foregoing signature further that so Samuel Downing before whom the within deposition was taken is de- purporting to be his is genuine In testi- mony whereof I hereunto set my hand & affix the seal of said Court this 26 th day of April A.D. 1833 of our State the 31 st
M. Benworth Clerk

Middleport Meigs County Ohio April 12 th 1855
Sir
The Application of Margaret Carpenter widow of Amos Carpenter deceased, for Bounty Land under act of 3 rd March 1855 is herewith presented. This widow is the person for whom I procured a pension of 60 $ per Annum under act of 3 rd Feby 1853, whose husband was a pensioner previous to his death
I am your Obt Servt
L P Waldo Comm r of Pensions Washington D C
R Downing Ag t for claimant

Dec 22/53
Margaret Carpenter
wid
Amos
Adams
L. G. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Official business
Salisbury Ct December 17

Brief in the case of Margaret Carpenter widow of Amos Miags County and State of Ohio act of February 3 1853
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband a private in Va troops 18 mos. & pensioner of U.S. under act of 1832 at $60 per annum and paid to his death March 31-1837
Allowed, $60 per annum to Com Feb 3/53 (If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Marriage proved by Rev. William Gilpin & Margaret Bickle residents of said Co, and certified to be credible
Death proved by auditor's report
Identity & widowhood proved by Cr. witnesses
Name and residence of Agent
R. Downing Salisbury Miags Co Ohio
Examining Clerk. J. L. Gray

Salisbury Meigs County Ohio 17 th Dec 1853
Sir
I forward you the Affidavits of Resina Gilpin and Margaret Bickle, as proof of the Marriage of Amos & Margaret Carpenter, and trust the proof here presented may be satisfactory. if not, I will furnish further evidence of the fact, upon being informed that more is required.
Under date of 1 st Dec I forwarded you the declaration of Margaret Carpenter, Widow of Amos Carpenter deceased, who claims under Act of 3 rd Feby 1853 a life pension, as the Widow of said Amos in which declaration it is stated that her Husband died on the 31 st day of March 1838, it was 31 March 1839, as stated in the Affidavits. The error was not ascertained until the declaration was forwarded
Very Respectfully Your Obt Servt
Copy Waldo Commissioner
R (Powning)

Sir
Salisbury Meigs Co O. Dec 1 1853
I herewith forward you the certification of Wid m Margaret Carpenter, Widow of Amos Carpenter, who is an applicant for a pension under the 2 a Sec of the Act of 3 rd of Feby 1853 She is unable to make record proof of her Marriage, I will forward soon such proof as She will be able to furnish
Respectfully yours R Downing
Ag t for Mrs Carpenter
L P Waldo Com r Washington City O C

Jan - 11 - 1927
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C. Dear Sir:
My Revolutionary Ancestor Amos Carpenter served in the war from Green Briar Va. 1777 under Capt Sam. Lapsley. He was allowed a pension in 1832 - applying from Meigs Co. Ohio =
Will you kindly give me a copy of his application =
I would like the names of his children as named in his application =
Thanking you for the favor
I am Resp.
Mrs. Ethel Curtis 609 E. Main St.
Portland Indiana

Feb-15-1927
Commissioner of Pensions.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly give me a copy of Margaret Carpenter's application for Pension which was executed Nov. 23-1853 while a resident of Columbia Ht. Niag's Co. Ohio.
Will you tell me if she mentions her daughter Nancy Carpenter Lotz,
Thanking you in advance for the favor.
I am Resp
Mrs. Geo. W. Hall
Portland Indiana.

Aug. 24-1926
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.
Dear Sir:
Will you give me a copy of the Appli- -cation for Pension of my revolutionary great-grandfather Amos Carpenter who served in the Rev. War. from Virginia-

March 2, 1927
Mrs. Ethel Curtis 609 East Main St.; Portland, Indiana
Amos Carpenter St. 5239
Madam:
I have to advise you that on October 13, 1926 you were furnished the history of the pensioner Amos Carpenter, W. 5239, War of the Revolution, and at that time advised that the family data contained in that history was all that Mason file in the pension claim in this Bureau.
Owing to the lack of a clerical force available for the purpose, the history of a soldier of the Revolution is furnished only once to each inquirer.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

Aug. 24-1926
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.
Dear Sir:
Will you give me a copy of the Appli- -cation for Pension of my revolutionary great-grandfather Amos Carpenter who served in the Rev. War. from Virginia-

Thanking you kindly in advance for the favor, I am Resp. Mrs Ethel Curtis 609 E. Main St. Portland Indiana.