Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2,418, John Camp, Penn.

SERVICE
Penn.
Camp, John
NUMBER
S. 2418
CONTENTS
carded

7865. Ohio
John Camp
of the Standard in the State of Ohio. who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Throck of the Regt: commanded by Col. Hampton in the ————— time for 3 years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio. at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of July 1833 and sent to James Purdy Esq. Mansfield O.
Arrears to 4th of March 1833. $160.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 1833 40.00
$200.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk. Book 8. Vol. 8 Page 4.

John Kemp obgmp 4 years 18407 Pension papers Richland Co Ohio

State of Ohio Richland County ss:
3 } Supreme Court 3 }
On this seventeenth day of September A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Supreme Court of Ohio in the county of Richland John Hamps a resident of Jefferson Township in said Richland county aged about 77 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth depose and on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by act of congress passed June 7 th 1832 That he enlisted in the army of the United in the early part of the Revolutionary war and served as a regular private soldier and served in the 10 th Regiment of the Pennsylvania line commanded by Col. Hampson . His first captain's name was John Steele, from Steele's company he was transferred to Capt. Shrack's company, and from that to Col. Hampson's company. He was in the Battles of Brandywine, Monmouth, and Germantown. Was with Wayne at Pohl and received a Bayonet wound in two places. Was at the taking of Stony Point and had his skull broken in scaling the wall. He enlisted for three years and served until a full term of four years and was discharged at Trenton in New Jersey. He received a discharge which was accidentally burnt.
And he further states that he has previously made application for a pension under the act of July 15 th 1818 March 18 th 1818, and was then placed upon the pension Roll and drew a pension and was struck from the roll on account of then having some property, which is now all used up in supporting himself.

At the time of making his first application he was a resident of Steubenville Ohio but his memory is so frail he cannot state the time - from recollection He is now a resident of Jefferson Township Richland County Ohio - His Pension certificate bears date the 22 d day of March 1889 -
He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state, except in the state of Ohio as appears by his former pension certificate John his Camp mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Ellzy Heages Clerk S. C. R. C.
John Harris of lawful age being duly sworn depose and saith that John Camp who signed the above affidavit declaration applied to him to assist him to procure a pension under the act of Congress of March 18 th 1888, and that he did accordingly prepare his papers and that he is the identical same person who makes the above declaration and holds a certificate from the war department for a pension dated March 22 d 1889, which he believes to be the same he assisted him in procuring
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and the applicant's former certificate, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, I Ellzy Heages Clerk of the Supreme Court for the County of Richland State of Ohio, do hereby certify that the foregoing -

contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John Camp for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office at Waukegan this 14th day of Septem- ber A D 1832 Eliza Hedges Clerk

11407
John Camp
Ohio
old case
get out old papers for 3 years as a Private, $80
James Purdy. Mansfield Richland County Ohio

BRIEF in the case of John Kemp or Camp  County of Richland - in the State of Ohio  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 77  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.     enlisted In 17 3 private  Gen. Wayne  Col. Hampton, Capt Steele  Capt. Shrack,   
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Brandywine, Germantown, Red Bank, Stony Point,  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? does not state  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? nothing but his declaration, He was inscribed on the Pension roll of Ohio, 22 March 1819, & states he was  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? struck off in due form 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Chas Forrest Examining Clerk.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
Sept. 22, 1853.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents,
George Camp one of the 3 children of John Camp, dec. a Pensioner on the Roll of the Cincinnati Agency, at the rate of Eighty Dollars and Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, 1/3 of arrear due his father from the 4 th of Sept. 1843 to the 16 th Feb y 1845
Respectfully, yours,
J. M. Brookehead Comptroller.
7065 act '32
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
Jan'y 3, 1854.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled, "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States;" and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the Pension agents,
Elizabeth Arnett, one of the three Children of John Camp, dec a Pensioner on the Roll of the Cincinnati Agency, at the rate of Eighty Dollars and Cents per annum under the law of the "June 1832" has been paid at this Department, from the "1" of Sept. 1843 to the 16 "Feb'y 1845" Respectfully, yours,
7065
J. M. Broadhead Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

Rev. Han
2418
INVALID.
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File No. 2418
John Camp. Sci. Rev. War.
Act: June 7, '32
Index:—Vol. A , Page 56
[Arrangement of 1870.]

8,190
Ohio.
John Camp of Stark Co. in the state of Ohio who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Hampton of the Penn a . line, for the term of four years
inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 4 th of June 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 d of March 1819 and sent to Judge Coulter, Canton, Ohio.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 — 72.25
Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 Sept. 1819 48 —
8. 27 / 30 8 4 / 31 — $ 120.23
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
see letter to J. Parker Sept. 6. 1828 Vto H. Cartt May 11. 1829.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
John 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? Not 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? No
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? No
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? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 1, 2, 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.

Payable semi-annually. The first payment on this Certificate will be made on the 4th of September next, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Recorded

War Department.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th of March, 1818, _____
John Camp late a private _____ in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Ohio _____ Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to com- mence on the fourth day of June one thousand eight hundred and eighteen .
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this twenty second day of March one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
Feb'y 22, 1854.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled, "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States;" and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the Pension agents,
One of the three children of John Camp, dec.
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Cincinnati Agency, at the rate of Eighty Dollars and Cents per Annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1843, to the 16 th Feb'y 1845.
Respectfully, yours,
7065
J. M. Brodhead Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

John Camp, alias Kemp, Private Hampton's 10th Penna. Regt no date of enlistment - left service 1781. He says he served 4 years -
3 one cases 725 V Judge Coulters Ohio Recd 16. June 1818
John Camp Adm. of Estate Secretary Canton Ohio H. Jones

State of Ohio } Stark County } On this fourth day of June 1818 before me the Subscriber one of associate Judges in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared John Camp aged sixty two years resident in said County who being by me duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress intituled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war, that he the said John Camp enlisted in the tenth regiment of the State of Pennsylvania in the Company commanded by captain Colonel Hampton (called the Colonel's Company) of the Pennsylvania line (This deponent does not know the date of his enlistment) That he continued to serve in the said Corps or in the service of the United States until the beginning of the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty one (having served just four years) when he was discharged from service at Trenton in the State of New Jersey That he was in the battles of Brandywine Monmouth Red Bank taking of Stony Point Germain Town besides a number of Skirmishes and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid
Samuel Southey Associate Judge      John H Camp his mark

I Samuel Coulter Judge of Stark County as aforesaid do Certify that it appear to my satisfac- =tion that the said John Camp did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the Common Enemy for the term of nine Months on the Continental Establishment and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the department of war pursuant to the to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress June 4 th A D 1818
Sam Coulter Esq Associate Judge
Stark County Ohio ss
In Testimony that Sam Coulter Esq. is now one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified to act as such I heretobymy name and affix the Seal of said County at Canton this 4 th day of June 1818
Wm Reynolds for Wm Reynolds CLK

State of Ohio Stark County
I do certify that John Rump the the within applicant is in poor & indigent circumstances and that I believe him in need of support from his Country as I am personally acquainted with him in testimony of which I hereunto set my hand this 16 th day of Feb y 1819
S. Lamboult Special Judge