Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 20,328, John Caldwell, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Caldwell John
S. 20,328
CONTENTS
Carded
Res. 5/4/17

East Tennessee
John Caldwell, private                      Va. (?) in the army of the U.S.
Inscribed on roll of Virginia pension at $3 33 1/3 / 100 per month, & increased to $5 33 1/3 / 100 by act 24 Apl. 1816 — Transferred to Tennessee 14 July 1817.
Formal certificate issued 18 June 1823, and sent to Pensioner, at Mary- ville, Tennessee.
Invalid —
See letter to D. G. Duncalf, Nov. 4. 1825, asking for C's pension certificate. See letter to Pensioner respecting reduc- tion, forms, &c. Dec. 20. 1827.
Increase 12 Dec 1825, to $8 33 1/3 / 100 per month, commencing 22 Oct. 1827, and certificate sent to pensioner, C. Lewis, Mill. Tennessee.

Knoxville June 2 nd 1823.
Sir
I have the honor herewith to transmit to you my application for a new Pension Certificate together with a letter from the Pension agent at Richmond Virginia showing that diligent search has been made for the original in his office where it was deposited many years ago - If the Honorable the Secretary of War should be of opinion that I am entitled to another you will please forward it to me at Maryville Blount County Tennessee -
With great Respect
I am Yours ob t Servant
John Caldwell
J. L. Edwards Esq r War Department Washington City

Application for a new Certificate
State of Tennessee Knox County.
On this second day of June one thousand eight hundred and twenty three; before me David Nelson one of the Justices of the peace for the County aforesaid personally appeared John Caldwell, who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain James Gilmore in the Regiment or Battalion commanded by Major Triplett at the battle of the Cowpens, in the service of the United States during the Revolutionary War; that his name was placed on the Pension roll of the State of Virginia that he received a Certificate of that fact, under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War; which Certificate about sixteen years ago was lost, in the town of Knoxville, by John Sowy, who had it in his possession he believes; and that not long thereafter he obtained another Certificate from the Governor of Virginia, as well as his reallation services, which last Certificate was left in the Pension Office at Richmond, and has since been lost or mislaid so that he cannot obtain the pension thereof.
Sworn and subscribed to before me, the day and year aforesaid.
John Caldwell
David Nelson Justice of peace for Knox County

State of Tennessee Humboldt County
I Charles McElroy clerk of the court of pleas and quarter sessions for the county aforesaid by my deputy William Grant do hereby certify that David Nelson before whom the within affidavit was made was then and now is an acting justice of the peace in and for said county duly commissioned and sworn - given under my hand and seal of office at office in Humboldt the 2 nd day of June 1823 -
Chas McElroy By his dep William
Robert Houston chairman of the court of pleas and quarter sessions for the county of Humboldt in the State of Tennessee do hereby certify that Charles McElroy is clerk of said court, that William Grant is his deputy and that the foregoing certificate of the clerk is in due form of law - given under my hand the 4 th day of June 1823 -
R. Houston

Rev. War Section.
S. 20328.
John Caldwell
July 23, 1923.
Lewis S. Floyd, Harriman, Tenn.
Sir;
I have to advise you that from the records of this Bureau, it appears that John Caldwell, during the Revolution, served in Captain James Gilmore's Company, under Major Triplett, was at the battles of Cowpens. He was wounded in the right arm. There is no further data on file as to his service or wound.
He was pensioned in Virginia, from Sept. 4, 1789, on account of disability. The place of his residence in Virginia is not on record. In 1833, his post office address was Maryville, Blount Co., Tenn. and in 1835 it was Cloverhill, Tenn.
There is no data on file as to his family. He died Feb. 25, 1829, place not stated.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
AWJ Papers with the Rev. possibly burned; see En. Rev. Va. - Rev. not mentioned - June 1820 - 1824

Revolution
20328
INVALID.
File No. 20,328
John Calwell
Rev. Peay War va Regt.
Act: Invalid
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 65
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1913 June 17. Hist. to Mrs. L. C. Hill. 1922 Apr. 26. Hist. to M. W. Leach. 1923 July 23 Hist. to Lewis D. Floyd.
Living in 1807 In 1823 Knox Tenn. under Capt James Gibson May 1861 at Belle Runyon's Led wood & am by wood

Clover hill Tenn Nov 26 th 1825
Sir I rec d your letter from D. G. Dunlap stating that the increase of function asked for was allowed & that I must send my certificate & get it indorsed on the back or get a new one, I had rather have a new one, I therefore enclose to you the certificate and wish you to send me a new one and direct to Clover hill Tenn
Yours in hast
John Caldwell
M c James Barbour Esq r

October term 1825.
United States of America. South judicial circuit for the district of East Tennessee.
To Doctors James  Geo. Morris King & Ronald McPitosh of the county of Knox and State of Tennessee, in the said district.
Pursuant to an act of Congress of the United States, passed the 4 th of February, 1822, entitled "an act to revive and continue in force, an act to pro- -vide for persons who were disabled by known wounds received in the Revolutionary war, and for other purposes," you are hereby appointed & authorized to examine John Calawell, who is inscribed on the Pension list of the United States, and is claimant for an increase of pension conformably to the 5 th section of the act of the 10 th of April 1806, revived as aforesaid; and you are to report in wri- -ting, and on oath or affirmation, your opinion of the na- -ture of his disability as in what degree it prevents him from obtaining a subsistence by manual labour, and in your proceedings in the premises you are to be regulated and governed by said act. Given under my hand & seal at Knoxville E. Ten. this 21 st of October 1825.
John M c Naery District Judge

United States Pension Office at Richmond W h 6. May 1873.
Sir.
Your letter of the 21 st inst. have this day been received and in reply thereto I have to inform you that after diligent examination of the Papers of this Office your Pension Certificate cannot be found, you may obtain a nother from the War Office at Washington by sending your affidavit of its loss to the Secretary of War and request him to issue one in your name.
I am Sir
very respectfully
Your O ff Secy.
Thos. M. Page
John Caldwell Esq.

State of Tennessee Knox County } We the subscribing practicing physicians of the state and county aforesaid being appointed and authorized by the Hon. John McNairy United States Judge for the district of Tennessee pursuant to an act of the Congress of the United States passed the 4 th of February 1822 entitled an act to revive and continue in force an act to provide for persons who were disabled by known wounds received in the Revolutionary war and for other purposes to examine John Galdwell who is inscribed on the pension roll of the United States and is claimant for an increase of pension conformably to the 5 th section of the act of the 10 th of April received as aforesaid do hereby Certify that after a careful examination in the case of said John Galdwell we are of opinion that his disability is total by a complete loss of the use of the right arm in consequence of a wound passing through the right as formerly thereby preventing him from obtaining a subsistence by manual labor given under our hands this the 22 nd day of October 1825
DON M c INTOSH
Sworn to and sub:
GEORGE MORRIS
Subscribed before me on the day of the date of the above certificate
John McNairy District Judge
This may certify that Don McIntosh and George Morris who have signed the above certificate, are Physicians respectable Physicians, practicing in the Town of Knoxville in this State.
John McNairy

Am 2 P Young Notified N
Rushville Ill. Mar. 21, 1922
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D. C. -
In reply your letter of Nov. 10, 1921 will give you the few facts I have concerning one, John Caldwell , a soldier of the Revolution.
John Caldwell was born in 1748 and died in 1829 . His wife's name was Dicy Mann and they were married

I know whether the grand-father was a Revolutionary soldier or not.
Did Chas. Patterson  of Va. (not Patterson) draw a pension? His wife's name was Regina De Graffenreid and they lived close to the Caldwells. I have no dates pertaining to him only that he moved to Green Co. Kentucky about 1800 and died there.
I hope this information will be sufficient.
Sincerely
(Miss) Nina W. Leach
(Miss) Nina W. Leach Pineville, Ill. Schuyler Co.

Jan. 7, 1775.
about 1742 the grandfather of John Caldwell came to Lunenburg (now Charlotte) Co. Virginia and the "Caldwell Settlement" was formed. I presume that settlement was John's residence at enlistment.
John's grandfather's name was John too, and his wife's name was Margaret Phillips. They were married in Ireland and came to this country in 1727, landing at Newcastle, Del. I do not
John Caldwell, (Private) Invalid Pension granted Sept. 4th 1789
Marshall Co., Virginia (Western District) allowed 40.00
Transferred to Tennessee. (Resided with Ezekiel Caldwell, June 1840) Rogersville?
Would like copy of all papers concerning this case, especially telling of his family (if any) and when he died and where buried.
Mrs L. C. Hill
Ho Mr. Jones
Bot 73- Bethesda, Md
JUN 16 1913

Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Ref mks
Revolutionary War Section:
Dear Sir:- Will you please send me all the data you have about John Caldwell of Knox County Tenn., who was an invalid pensioner in 1816. Please be sure to send all data regarding his family.
Yours very truly,
Lewis S. Floyd
Lewis Floyd,
Harriman, Tennessee.
June 2, 1923.

Rev. War Section. S. 30328.
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April 26, 1922.
Miss N. W. Leach, Rushville, Ills.
Madam:
In response to your letter of the 21 st ultimo, you are advised that from the records of this Bureau, during the Revolution it appears that John Caldwell, served in Captain James Gilmore's Company, under Major Triplett, was at the battle of Cowpens. He was wounded in the right arm. There is no further data on file as to his service or wound. He was pensioned in Virginia, from September 4, 1789, on account of disability. The place of his residence in Virginia is not on record. In 1823, his post office address was Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, and in 1835 it was Cloverhill, Tennessee.
There is no data on file as to his family.
He died February 25, 1829, place not stated.
Very respectfully,
Washington Gardner Commissioner.

June 17, 1913.
Mrs. L. C. Hill,
Box 73,
Bethesda, Md.
Madam:
In response to your inquiry of the 16 th instant, you are advised that the papers in the claim No. 20,328 Rev. War, show that John Caldwell served in Captain James Gilmore's company under Major Triplett at the battle of Cowpens, and was pensioned from September 4, 1789, for wound of right arm, payable at the Virginia Agency, from which his name was subsequently transferred to the East Tennessee Agency.
The dates of his enlistment and discharge, and particulars of his service are not given, and his original application is not on file, the same having been destroyed when the British burned the War Office in 1814.
1. The pensioners address was Maryville, Blount Co. Tenn. in 1823; & Cloverhill Tenn. in 1825. 2. The list of pensioners reported by the Sisty of Tenn. in 1835, shows that he died July 25, 1829, place not stated on Knox Co. List.  There is no family data whatever. The soldier died  February 25, 1829, place not stated.  on file.
A careful search of the records has failed to identify a claim for Revolutionary War pension for a John Caldwell who resided with Ezekiel Caldwell in June 1840, and it is requested that you furnish if possible, the names of some officers under whom he served, places of residence at

enlistment, approximate dates of birth and death, and given name of widow, in order that a further search be made for his alleged pension claim.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
office note:
( Hritman states James Gilmore see Gilman (Va) Capt. Va. Mil. at Compens in 1781 )