Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17247, Edmund Bartlett, Va.

SERVICE
Va
Bartlett, Edmund
NUMBER
S. 17247
CONTENTS
carded

Missouri 22.341
1889 Nov 2 History by M m Bartlett
Edmund Bartlett.
of Randolph Co. in the State of Mo. who was a Private in the Reg t command by Captain Farnesly, of the Co. by Col. Thornton in the V. line for 14 mos. & 24 days.
$49 83 / 100
Inscribed on the Roll of Missouri at the rate of 49 Dollars 23 3 / 4 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 th day of Oct r 1833 and sent to R. Wilson. Randolph Co. Mo.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept r 1833. 123.33 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 th Mar '34 24.66
$147.99
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by M m Palmer Clerk Book Vol. 8 Page 79.

26. 854.
22. 321
Edmund Bartlett
Missouri
Adm 1. year 2 months of 24. days.
46. 66.
240 — 2 6)
2. 73 6)
49. 33
2
98. 66
24. 66
123. 33
Robert Wilson. Ac
Randolph etc.
Randolph Co.
Mo.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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 subjjoined 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. These 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, shewing the Service of Edmund Bartlett
   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.     1. Aug 1776 2 priv Cap. Tankersly 73 years   April 1777 2 Col. Thorne Pa. U. S. A.   Cap. Grubbs   Col. Stubblefield Co. Va.   April 1778 2 Cap. Payne Traditionary   Oct 1779 2 Cap. Holliday   March 1780 Col. Stubblefield   2 Cap. White   1781 Col. Payne   2 Cap. Taylor   " 2 1/2 Col. M'Farren   Cap. Coleman  
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) _____ 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 inquiry 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 fix 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.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1831.
State of Missouri
County of Randolph } ss.
On this 20th day May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open Court, before the County Court of Randolph County, now sitting Edmund Bartlett, a resident of the town of Huntsville in the County aforesaid, and State of Missouri, aged seventy three 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 Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That He entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
1st. Under Captain John Tankersly Col Thornton Regiment in the Militia of Virginia then residing in Spottsylvania County, in said state, rendezvoused at Catharine's store in said County about the first day of August in the year 1776. thence marched to Hanover Ct. and from thence returned to Fredericksburg and were stationed there during the remainder of this tour which lasted two months having been discharged, October 1st. entered this engagement as a volunteer was acquainted with Generals Muhlenberg & Needen Col. Frederick & Capt. Lovely of

the Virginia line, was in no engagement on this tour, and He further states, that he entered as a private,
2nd In the month of April in the year 1777. again entered the service as a substitute for Robert Dawson a private in Capt Thomas Bruther's company in the Regiment commanded by Col George Stubblefield in the County of Spottsylvania Virginia rendezvoused at Carthanas store in said County about the first of April as aforesaid, and marched thence to Williamsburg, and there continued until July following was in no engagement on this tour and was acquainted with Col Henry Weather & Mathis, Major Hardin and others names not now recollected, was discharged at Williamsburg, after the expiration of the two months being the time we were called on to serve,
1777 2 months service 3rd Entered the service as a private in Capt Nicholas Paynes company Va Militia having been drafted, the first of April 1778. rendezvoused, at Spottsylvania C.H. and marched to Caroline County, Port Royal, and remained stationed there during this tour which lasted two months being discharged the first of June, was stationed with another company of Militia from Caroline County commanded by Capt Taylor, was in no engagement on this tour and was acquainted with no regular officers - 1778 2 mo served

4th again the month of October 1779 was drafted and entered the service in the County aforesaid, in Capt Hollidays company Col George Stubblefield regiment Va Militia rendezvoused at Spotsylvania C.H. and marched through Hanover Carolina into a part of Louisa Counties, and from thence returned to Williamsburg and remained stationed there, until the 2 months 1779 tour for which we were drafted expired 2 mos being discharged about the 1st of December Levi served two months under this engagement was in no battle, acquainted with Gen Matthews of the Virginia line (as he believes not certain).
5th In the month of March 1780, was drafted and entered the service as a private 1780 in Capt John White's company in the regim- ent commanded by Col Nicholas Payne rendezvoused at Spotsylvania C.H. and 2 mos from thence marched through Fredericks- burg. and from thence to Leesburg, and then remained reconnoitering the country in the vicinity until our tour for which we were drafted had expired which was on the first days of May in the year afor- said, acquainted with no regular officers and was in no engagement on this tour served two months on this tour 6th again in the year 1781. was drafted for a tour of two months, and entered the service in Capt Taylor's company in

1781 2 mos some
Regiment of Va Militia commanded by Col Thomas Merryweather, rendezvoused at Fredericksburg, under said officers and from thence marched within a few miles of Richmond where halted & remained perhaps one day until the American Army under Gen La Fayette, joined us on their retreat, thence continued the retreat under Gen La Fayette passing through besides others Spottsylvania and Orange  Warren Counties, to the Rappahannock ford of the Rapidan River, the army was then ordered to return in the direction of Williamsburg, the time for which Capt Taylor's company were called into service having expired we were discharged on the the rout at the burnt Quarters - I served on this tour two months but is unable to say positively what months in the said year this service was rendered. acquainted with Gen Stephen's Col. Mathis & others names not remembered on this tour.
1781. 2 mos some
7th. In the year 1781. aforesaid was drafted and entered the service as a private in Capt Frank Coleman's company about the 15th of August, rendezvoused at Carleton's store, in Col Merryweather, Regiment Gen Stephen's Brigade, marched to the big Spring below Williamsburg and from thence returned to what was then called the new barracks. And remained some time here and from

then were ordered by force marches to York in Va arrived there about the commencement of the siege, and remained in active service, until the surrender of Lord Cornwallis and his army which he thinks was on or about the 19th October 1781 served on this tour some days over the time for which he was drafted (to wit, 2 months. On this tour seen Genl Washington La Fayette Lincoln & many others whose names it is unnecessary to mention, after the surrender of Lord Cornwallis he received for himself & company a written discharge, his officers being all sick and out of place, this discharge he has now no knowledge of having long since been lost, for all the other tours he had no written discharge his discharge was signed (he thinks) by Genl Stephens,
8th about the first of December 1781. This applicant was designated with a guard of 18 men to escort some Hessian Prisoners taken at the siege of York, and ordered to Winchester he took charge of them at Fredericksburg and conducted them to Fauquier Co. Va. and there delivered them to an officer appointed to take charge of them, and returned home having been on this service twenty four days,
24 days Service

This applicant states, that he served in the towns above detailed the term of fourteen months, and twenty four days without counting the extra days on the 7th tour of duty, with an embodied force called into the service by the authority of the state of Virginia and that he was actually in the field or Garrison for and during the whole of the periods above set forth, and that for and during the time this service was performed was not engaged in any civil pursuit, and was constantly subject to the orders of his officers lawfully appointed to command.
whole service 14 mos 24 days
This applicant further states that he was born in the County of Spotsylvania in the state of Virginia, (where he entered the service) on the 23rd day of December 1759. And from thence removed to the state of Kentucky and in the year 1830 to the Town of Huntsville in the County of Randolph where he now resides.
age born 1759
He has no documentary evidence by which to prove his services aforesaid or any part thereof, and that since the passage of the act of June 7th 1831. he has diligently sought for living witnesses to prove his services aforesaid but has
Doc mt Testimony

been unable to find any person by whom he can prove his services or any part thereof. He therefore states that he is unable to produce any Testimony to establish his claim other than his own solemn declaration.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state,
Sworn to and Subscribed Edm Bartlett the day and year aforesaid
Robert Wilson Clerk.
We Jas. Raliff & N. W. Walker a clergymen residing in the County of Randolph, and Robert residing in the same County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Edmund Bartlett who has subscribed, and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy three 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 & Subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
James Raliff N. W. Walker Robert Wilson Clerk. Robert Wilson
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter

and after putting of 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 Jas Ratliff & Wm H Walker who have signed the preceding certificate are a clergyman resident in the County of Randolph, and that Robert Scone who has also signed the same is a resident of the same County and is a creditable person and their statement is entitled to credit
John Dysart J R G G M c M c Moemaker J R G G I Robert Wilson clerk of the County Court of the County of Randolph, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Edmund Bartlett
In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of office at office this 20th day of May in the year eighteen hundred and thirty three.
Robert Wilson clerk

In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Edmund Bartlett S. 17247. , 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.     Aug 1 1776 Oct 1. 1776 Pri. John Tankersly Thornton. Va.   Apr. 1777 2 mos. " Thomas Carothers George Stubblefield "   Apr. 1 1778 2 mos. " Nicholas Payne "   Oct 1. 1779 2 mos " Holliday. George Stubblefield "   Mch 1780 May 1. 1780 " John White. Nicholas Payne "   1781 2 mos. " Jaylord Thomas Mennymather "   Aug 15 1781 2 mos " Frank Coleman Mennymather "   Dec 1. 1781 24 days Guarded Prisoner Prisoners. "  
Battles engaged in, * At surrender of Cornwallis. Residence of soldier at enlistment, Spotsylvania Co. Va. Date of application for pension, May 20. 1833: His claim was allowed. Residence at date of application, Hartselle, Randolph Co. Va. Mo Age at date of application, Born Dec. 23 1759
Remarks: * It is not the practice of this Bureau to furnish copies of papers in its files. No fee.
Very respectfully,
Miss Elizabeth N. Dean. 527- E. Liberty St. Ann Arbor Mich
15567b2m11-01
Commissioner.

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17. 24 7 INVALID.
Oct. 9-1903. Hist Mrs. V. C. Vaughan Ann Arbor, Mich
Elizabeth M B H
No. 17.247
Edmund B. Hall Pre Rev War
1905. Nov 3- Hist. to Miss N. Dean.
1929 June 26 Hist. to Hon. Harry B. Hawes. Letter in case of Bennett Tilley S. 1915-1. M.C.S.
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 433
[Arrangement of 1870.]

17747
3-068.
(Old No. 3-649.)
8-20
Bureau of Pensions.
Colonel Bartlett May 20, 1833 - 73 Huntsville Ala.
Aug 76 Spottsylvania Co. Va Capt. Geo. T. Kennedy Col. Thornton Pvt. 2 m
Apr. 77. Cpt. Thos. Cruthers Col. Geo. Stubblefield Pvt. 2 m
Apr. 78. Cpt. Nicholas Payne Col. - Pvt. 2 m
Oct. 79 Cpt. Holliday Col. St. L. Hays Pvt. 2 m
Oct. 80 Cpt. White Col. Payne 2 m
81 Cpt. Taylor Col. McWilliams 2 m
81 Cpt. Coleman Col. - Pvt. 2 m. m. d.
Pvt. Yorktown | Born Dec. 28, 1759 Spottsylvania Co. Va.

Bureau of Pensions.
Application No. Portland Certificate No. Portland
NAME OF SOLDIER, Supposed to have lived in what is Col. Reg't is
INFORMATION DESIRED. service record be da . lived & died in Mo.
Any pension or B.P.L. claim?
Dwyer
22.341 Mrs. V.A. Vaughan from Abbie West to Prof. Vaughan

Edmund Bartlett. Application for a Pension
Served in the Virginia Militia ~ =
No. 854

O.H. + M.
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Ann Arbor Oct 26-1905
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
My dear Sir:—
In the records of the Revolutionary Pensions is the name of one Edmund Bartlett of Randolph Co., Virginia. Will you be so kind as to send me a certified copy of his pension papers and let me know the expense attached and I will reimburse you.

Very Respectfully
(Miss) Elizabeth W. Dean
Registrar Sarah Caswell
Angell Chapter H. C. R.
527 E Liberty St, Ann Arbor
Michigan.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section MCS/eel
June 26, 1929
Honorable Harry B. Hawes United States Senate Washington, D.C.
My dear Senator:
In response to your letter of June 22, 1929, I have the honor to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.17347 , it appears that Edmund Bartlett was born December 23, 1759, place not stated.
While a resident of Spotsylvania County, Virginia, he enlisted and served as a private with the Virginia Troops as follows:
From August 1, 1776, until October 1, 1776, in Captain John Tankersly's Company in Colonel Thornton's Regiment; from April, 1777, two months in Captain Thomas Carothers' Company in Colonel George Stubblefield's Regiment; from April 1, 1778, two months in Captain Nicholas Payne's Company; from October 1, 1779, two months in Captain Holliday's Company in Colonel George Stubblefield's Regiment; from March, 1780, until May 1, 1780, in Captain

John White's Company in Colonel Nicholas Payne's Regiment; in 1781, two months in Captain Taylor's Company in Colonel Thomas Merriweather's Regiment; from August 15, 1781, two months in Captain Frank Coleman's Company in Colonel Merriweather's Regiment and was at the surrender of Cornwallis; from December 1, 1781, twenty-four days and was engaged in guarding Hessian prisoners.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 20, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Huntsville, Randolph County, Missouri, to which place he had moved in 1830 from Kentucky.
There are no data relative to his family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Edmund Bartlett, S.17247, you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., citing the following data:
Edmund Bartlett, Certificate No.22341, issued October 17, 1833, rate $49.33 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Missouri Agency.
The place of burial of said soldier is not shown in the papers of the pension claim.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.