Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 31,590, George Campbell, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Nb.
Campbell George.
8 31.590
Born in Penn -
CONTENTS

Georgia 12.058-
George Campbell of Morgan in the State of Geo: who was a Mr: — in the — commanded by Captain Smith of the Regt commanded by Col: Walsh in the M. Cav: line for 1 year —
Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia at the rate of 40 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of March 1833 and sent to J. W. Porter. Clk. Madison.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 80 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept 1 20
100
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 6 Page 87-

Robert J. 1781-1853 George Campbell Application for pension—
CAMPBELL, GEORGE (N.C.) S, 31590

Georgia. 3 Morgan County. 3
On this fifth day of November in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred & thirty two personally appeared in open court George Campbell, before us the Justices of the inferior court in & for said county now in session, as a court of ordinary, being a court of record - George Campbell, a resident of said county & State, aged Twenty Seven years & some days, who first being duly sworn according to Law, doth on oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 -
He entered the service of the United States as a volunteer in the war of the revolution, in April Seventeen hundred & seventy five, & some one year, was discharged in the month of April 1777 - He was a member of Capt. Robert Smith's company - General David Jones, was Major of the Division at the time & General Peter Colleton, he belonged to the fourth Regiment - This Regiment belonged to the division of the army, then at Charleston under General Lee or Moultrie; both of whom were at Charleston; this Regiment joined the army at Charleston South Carolina - He remained at that time in Mecklenburg County N o Carolina - Marched to then Charleston after enlistment & from there to Wilmington N o Carolina - & back & forth from Charleston to Wilmington several times - He had a regular discharge from the service, but from lapse of time, or accident, it is mislaid or destroyed, so that he can not now produce it - John McLochlin, is now living to the fact of this declarant's serving as above stated, belonged to the same company, & the same mess; & when officer and company this paper - The answers to the interrogatories required by law, are hereto annexed & can be considered, a part of this declaration -
He, said George Campbell, hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present - & declares that his name is not on the pension list or roll

of the Agency of any State; of the W. States - Sworn to & subscribed, in open court the day above written - Geo. Campbell
G. G. G. G. G.
Yours S. S. Hales P.P.C.
Patrick Leonard S. J. C.
William Porles J. L.
Georgia
Georgia Morgan County 3
Worgan County 3 Mr John W Patten a clumsy man residing in the said county & state & Rodrick Leonard residing in the same, duly certify that in our acquaintance with George Campbell, who has taken his oath to the above declaration; that we believe him to be twenty seven years old; that he is destitute & behind in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion -
Seven o'clock have this fifth day of November.
John W. Butler
Roanoke Leonard
Question propounded by the court & being Complied Answer to the same -
1. When & in what year were you born?
Answer. — I Was born in the year 1755. in the State of Pennsylvania.
2 - Have you any record of your age & if so when is it? Answer - I have no record of my age. more than the saying of my parents. . . . .
3. Where were you living when you was called into Texas When have you been since, the revolution & when did you move here?
Where were you in 1786? I was living in the State of North Carolina Wake County and moved from there to the State of Georgia 1786. and now live in the said State & County of Morgan.

4- before How are you called into service, are you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? & if a substitute, for whom?
Answer - I was a Volunteer . . . . .
5. State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you were in service, such continental & Metetia regiments as you recollect, & the general circumstances of the service? Answer
General Moultrie & General Lee I was at Charleston at the time of the battle of Sullivan's Island in June 1776. I do not recollect any thing more than we marched from there to Wilmington
6. Did you ever receive a discharge from this service, if so, by whom was it given & what has become of it? Answer I received a discharge from General Polk but what has become of it I do not know but believe it is lost . . . . .
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, after hearing the  affairs of John McLaughlin & putting the queries as above detailed & hearing the answers thereto; that George Campbell, was a revolutionary soldier & serves as he states - And the court further certify that John W. Butler who has signed the foregoing certificate, is a clergyman, residing in said county. & that Richard Leonard also, who has signed the same is a resident of said county & is a credible person; & that this statement is entitled to credit.
Richard Leonard J.P.C. William [unclear] J.P.C. Wm G. [unclear] J.P.C.
I John W. Butler Clerk of the Inferior court of McIntosh County sitting as a court of ordinary, do hereby certify that the foregoing containing the original proceedings of said court, in the matter of the application of George Campbell for a pension is a true copy of the original now on file in my office, this 3rd day of Nov. 1832. John W. Butler Co

George Campbell
Georgia
N o 17813-
Allmt for 12 mo from 1777 to private $40- Capt Smith Col Polk N.C. Militia

BRIEF in the case of George Campbell of Morgan County in the State of Georgia (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Judge  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 77 years  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 1776 vol. 1 Private Gen. Genl. Davidson Genl. Polke Genl. Moultrie, Genl. Lee  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Mecklenburg County N. Carolina  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Examining Clerk.

Rev War am RECORDS DIVISION.
3-525.
S 31590
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of George Campbell a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apr. 1776 1 yr. Priv Robert Smith Colk N.C.                                                   
Battles engaged in, ✓ Residence of soldier at enlistment, Mecklenburg Co. N.C. Date of application for pension, Nov. 5, 1832 His claim was al. Residence at date of application, Morgan Co. Ga. Age at date of application, born in Pa. in 1755 Remarks: ✓ My family data
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

to 206 Texas.
31590 Rev INVALID.
June 15. 1897 - History Mrs. L. K. Stanberry - Adams st. Fort Worth. 1912 Sept. 19. Hgt to Mrs. J. H. Eastman. AW
File No. 31,590
George Campbell Rev Rev War
Act: June 1 st 82 nd
Index: - Vol. 2 , Page 64
[Arrangement of 1870.]

B R I E F objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of George Campbell which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? 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? 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? VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? 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?

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?
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? No
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?
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?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
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?
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 7 not answered
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.

206 Adams St.
Fort Worth, Texas,
May, 27, 1897
Comm. of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir: -
Will you kindly furnish me with the military services of George P. Campbell , who served in the Revolutionary War , I think from Georgia . Any information concerning him will be greatly appreciated.
Very respectfully (Mrs.) L. K. Stanbery.
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Eastman, Ga Sept 9- 1912
Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly send me the record of service, and whatever fam- ily records are found on the papers of my ancestors - "George Camp- bell, a Revolutionary Pen- sioner of Morgan Co, Ga in 1840", and "Benjamin Harris of Walton Co, 1840"?
Yours Very Truly Mrs J. H. Edwards
Eastman Ga