Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 599, Edward Bass, N. C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.C.
Bass, Edward
R 599
None in N.C.
CONTENTS

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th of June 1832
State of North Carolina Ashe County
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions November Term 1834. On this 18 th day of November — personally appeared Edward Bass a resident of said County — before the court aforesaid aged seventy four 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 the 7 th June 1832. That he entered the service of his country as a drafted man. When he lived in Dobbs County and State of North Carolina — which County has since been called Servis under Captain Benjamin Harrison and — marched to Kingston and was stationed there for — two months and was then marched for the north & went on through Harborsburgh and got near to Halifax and we met the French army that was going to the south and we then were turned back with that army and I was put under one Captain — Quiner a continental officer & marched to Kingston and stayed there two months more we were then marched to Fayetteville and lay there two months and then marched for the south against the British army that was stationed

at Savannah. at and we marched on for that place until after the we heard of General Gates being defeated. by the British & Tories. & I was then discharged and came back and lived in Chatham County. after being in the army for eight months. & then weeks. Some time after this I was again drafted for the six months under Captain Lettall of Chatham County. and went on to the Bonawls and was stationed there for two weeks. I then became unwell & hired one Jacob Jones as a substitute. and gave him a horse saddle & Bridle worth seventy dollars. (& two half dollars.) and I got a discharge for the six months. and I then went home. after this I was again drafted for three months. and myself & six other men hired one William Moler for twelve months and I was never called into service any more. Then I was taken by a party of Tories at home and they destroy- ed my discharge. and that he has no documentary or no other mode of proving his services. he dont know of none of his associates in the revolution. that is now living. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity. except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any State or agency. Sworn to in open court day & year — above written
Edward his Bass Mark
We Calvin Jones a clergyman and residing in the County & State aforesaid and James Clearwell residing on the same: hereby certify. that we are well -

State of North Carolina Ashe County
This day came Edward Baff personally before me the undersigned one of the acting Justices of the Peace for said county. and makes oaths in due form - That he believes that in making out his Declaration for the purpose of getting a pension that he made a mistake. by stating that he served as a militia man. and that he should have stated himself as a States troop. that he well recollects that he was Ballato for as it was then called to serve for nine months and that he served served as stated in the declaration which is now on file in the Pension office of the United States and that he got a full discharge from Governor Caswell of North Carolina and that the Tories took it from him shortly after he came home from the service and that the reason that he has not sent on this as his - amended statement to his former decla- -ration, is sooner that he has been trying to find some person that he could prove his

services by, but his old age and want of money has as yet prevented him from being able to find any person that he can prove his service by, that he now lives at least three hundred miles from the parts of country where he lived when called into service and having no friends that will go that distance to see if the testimony could be procured; to all the other statements made in the Declaration that is now in the Pension Office at Wash- -ington City he believes to be true, and and from his age and consequent loss of memory he knows of no other facts that is believed to be material, and hopes that this may be received as an amendment to his former Declaration
Sworn to before me this 28 th
29 th day of September 1837
Sister Alex. B. McMillan his Edward Bas Mark

State of North Carolina Ashe County
I John Ray Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter for said county do hereby certify that Alex. R. McMillan, at the time of signing this paper was, and still is, an acting Justice of the Peace for said county and That full faith and credit ought to be attached to his official acts as- such, in testimony whereof I have set my my hand and affixed my seal of office this 14 th day of October 1839
John Ray Clerk

July 12 th 1858 Commissioner of Pension
Dear Sir:
I have again according to your friendly directions got another certificate of Payments made to "Edward Buss" for your inspection which I hope will show satisfactorily amounts enough to prove six months service or more as a private soldier in the Revolution.
If the certificate will do for evidence I will be much obliged if you will forward necessary blanks as you wrote to me you would.
This is the case of the claim of "Edward Buss" decd. will all of his effects to Priscilla Buss & Anna Buss.
Anna Buss is now dead & I am a power of attorney of Anna Buss's Adm r and also of Priscilla Buss.
There is no doubt but what this is a lost claim as there has been several letters sent to you office concerning it. There is no doubt but what this is the same "Edward Buss" who actually served as he is the same who filed a declaration and sent to you office some 12 or 15 years ago.
Yours truly J. A. White Tumbling Creek Foswell Co Va.

Ex'r. 399 INVALID
REJECTED
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
Edward Bays
P. O. _____
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____

Edward Babb N.C. - Dec 1832
2 Mount St Col
Comptroller of Finances Washington D.C.
Robert H. Chapman

Edward Trap— North Carolina
Suspended
At 4 th Fbry: 1835
John Ray—
de de L Williams, Oct 20 37
L. B. White, Aug. 17/53
Same Sep 12 1853
Same Hon. R.C. Puryear Jan 10/56
L. A. White, April 15/58.
act, 7 th June 1832
Fund 3
L. P. Waldo Commissioner of pension
Washington
City H.D.
Edward Trap Recd June 1832
Gap civil no Ag. 7 th

399
Map Civil War Sept 4 th
Minot Commissioner of Pensions Washington
Paid 3 Edward Phelps A.C. Sept 1832
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State of North Carolina, Comptroller's Department
I, C. H. Brogden, Comptroller of Public Accounts in and for the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that it appears of Record in my office, among the payments made by said State to sundry persons for Militia service in the Revolutionary War, as follows:
Edward Bais , of Wayne County, N.C. Indent No 184 £ 180 Currency = equal to £ 1 - 8 - 10 - specie, in April, 1781. Book No 23, Page 33, £ 180 Currency = equal to £ 1 - 8 - 10 - specie. April 16th, 1781. Indent No 1445 £ 4000 Currency = equal to £ 5 specie, February 16th, 1782. Book A. M. No 16 £ 4000 Currency = equal to £ 5 specie February 16th, 1782. Indent No 2408 £ 20 - 10 - Specie. March 5th, 1784.
All the above payments were made in the New Berne District, North Carolina,
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, in the City of Raleigh, this 25th day of July, A.D. 1857. C. H. Brogden, Comptroller N.C.

by the name of Malberry. and
32.596 And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after full the investigation of the matter and after further the interrogatories prescribed by the War department, that the above named applicant was a Revolution-ary soldier, and served as above stated above. and The Court further certifies that it appears to them that Calvin Jones — who has signed the above preceding certificate is a Clingyman resident in the County & state aforesaid and that James Maxwell who has also signed the same is a resident of the same County & state and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
Gideon Luers, Jr. Wm Wyatt J. Salomon
I John Ray Clerk of the Court of Pensions & Inspectors of the County & State aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of the application of Edward Bap for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 10 th day of November 1834
John Ray Clerk

acquainted Edward Bagg who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy four years of age. That he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to and subscribed this 10 th day of November 1834
The following interrogatory was put to the affiant and then are his answers. — When and in what year was you born. Answer. I was born in Dobbs County, now called Lincoln in the year of our Lord 1760. from the best of information the record of the family age was burnt in the house of his Father. That he has now no record of it. — When were you living when called into service When have you heard since the Revolutionary war and when do you know live. Answer I lived in Dobbs County, & Chatham when called into service, and that he lived in Chatham twenty years after the war then moved to Surry County in this State and lived there about twenty two years. & then moved to Ashe County where I have lived him several years. — How were you called into service Ans. I was drafted every Town State the name of some of the principal officers that was in the army with you. Answer The name of the Adjutant in the French army army was Shera and I believe there was a General in army

Ashe County
Aug. 4th. 1855
Mr J. P. Waldo I want a favor of you if you please as I have under took to get a pension for some heirs & inasmuch as it is a troublesome case & I do not understand it well I have concluded to give you a statement of the testimony that can be had (as I know of) can prove that E. Bass & H. was Lawfully married in 1780 Can prove that said E Bass made oath that he was in the service of United States in the Revolution War can prove (circumstantially), that he has been heard to say 50 years ago & until lately that he was in said War not being able to prove (as I know of) to prove by any person that he was in said war. And I suppose his Discharge was burnt in a house I would be glad you would state to me whether or not if I as a Lawful Attorney for said heirs do forward certificate proving the above facts will entitle them any pay or not & if they will not do, state to me if you please what other proof is necessary

By answering those Lines you will do me a great favor, for then I will know what kind of proof is necessary if you enable the poor to their rights You will bless you for it, I do not know whether or not the Government pays you for such business, & if it does not when you write to me say what you charge me for I would be glad to pay you for said information & will send you pay by return mail Yours Truly
Address
L. A. White
Gap, Civil.
Ashe co. N.C.

Washington 29 Dec 55
Sir
Permit me to call your attention to the enclosed clipping Inform me whether or not any other evidence is required; and if so - state what it is. Please return the paper to me with your answer I Trust Eg Very Respectfully, R. L. Pingree

OPH W.C. Ashe county
Aug 25. 1955
Both Carolina Ashe County
Mr. I received yours of 17th inst containing instructions as to getting a pension for the heirs of Edward Bass for which I thank you very much, but I am yet at a loss to know whether his heirs will be entitled to a pension or not on account that his ancestors did not live till the date 1831. But he (himself) lived till the date of 1848 And I would further ask if you get time to prove his services by letters. Either for pay or part of the arrears and I. to prove the marriage. I am an authorized power of attorney will let you have a fourth of it if you can establish services.
Very Respectfully J. H. White
Intent Commissioner
Dept Civil War P. O. B.
I suppose that Edward Bass once tried to establish services rendered in the Revolution if those papers are on file in your Office Please inform if they will be essential or not.
Please excuse me for troubling you the second time J. H. White

State of North Carolina Comptrollers Department
I Geo W Brooks Comptroller of Public Accounts in and for the State aforesaid do hereby certify that it appears of record in my office among the payments made to Lundy persons for military service in the Revolutionary War as follows
Edward Bais Book A. M. 16 Page 15 $400 Currency Newbern Dist. " No 10 " 16 " 75-13-16 Army Certificate returned from Wayne Co " 23 " 33 $540-0-0
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of said Office at Raleigh This 9th of Oct. 1858-
Geo. W. Brooks Comptroller