Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,159, James Carr, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Carr James
S. 32,159
CONTENTS

Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 April 1838. from 4 March 1837. to 4 Sept 1837. Agt notified 21 July 1838
Letter to Henry Eddy 11 th April 1839
Bill to Pen A G 11 Sept 1839
To Illinois from 4 th Sept 1838. 2 nd Oct 1839. Notifica- -tion to Henry Eddy then -rec for Ill is
Paid as above from 4 Sept 1838 to 4 Sept 1839. Agt notified 9 th June 1840
Died
Aug 25/1840
A.P.
Illinois 13583 West Tennessee
James Carr of Sumner Co in the State of W Tennessee who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Bledsoe of the Inf ty commanded by Col Campbell in the Va line for 20 months
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 66 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of May 1833 and sent to J.B. Gould Gallatin
Arrears to the 4 th of March 1333 32
Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept th 3333
$166.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by
Daniel Boyd
Clerk
Book
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Vol.
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State of Tennessee March Term of the Circuit Court Sumner county  of the State and county aforesaid
Be it remembered that upon the 13 th day of March A D 1833 appeared in open court Thomas Stewart Esq r Judge of the proceedings James Carr a citizen and resident of the State of Alabama and county of Franklin- aged sixty nine years on the 6 th October next. The record of my age being last _____ who being first duly sworn he makes the following declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
He entered into the service of the United States under the following officers and served as herein stated. He was born in the county of Craven South Carolina State of Virginia and resided in Washington County Virginia upon the frontiers of that State the Indians in the year of 1776 made war upon the whites and he came so very troublesome that we had in the month of May of that year to build forts for the protection of the settlements & then remain stationed about which time Col o Arthur Campbell sent Capt a Isaac Bledsoe to our relief with authority for him to organize a Company. The fort that I was stationed in was called Hobson's Fort. About the 1 st of October in the same year I enlisted by permission of my father as a private under Lieut t John Williams & was marched to the Long Island of Holston and was attached to Capt a Isaac Bledsoe's Company and was stationed at the Long Island during the winter When down since till the 1 st of April 1777- at which time I was discharged. The fort was commanded by Major Anthony Bledsoe. The Company by Capt a

Isaac Bledsoe and Lieut Williams the inferior officers not recollected. The time of my actual service was six months. In the year 1777 on my return to Washington County (my former residence) I found Capt George Ad- -dams station there with authority to keep up his company as a guard to the settlements on landing the grounds and making a support. In the month of April 1777 I volunteered as a private & attached myself to Capt Addams Company and continued in service in said company until the 1 st August 1777 - My time of service at least three months My officers Capt Addams & Lieut Frazer were regularly discharged
In the month of Sept 1778 I volunteered and attached myself to Capt Geo Mansfield's Company as a guard to the frontiers of Clinch I continued to do service in said Company until March 1779 - My time of service at least five months and was discharged - Some time in the month of June 1781 - There were orders issued for a guard to go on to Kentucky to protect the whites from Indian hostility I volunteered and attached myself to Capt John Maurice's Company we marched from Washington County to Whites Station Kentucky and continued to do service till we were marched back to Washington City Virginia and were discharged in October in 1781 - I received no written discharge my time of service four months - In the latter part of the year 1781 - to mid Dec r there was a horse company ordered against the old Cherokee Towns upon the Tennessee River under the command of Col o Arthur Campbell about the time he was to start with his force he was apprehended that he

that he was not strong enough to overcome the Indians and destroy the town he sent an express to Capt Alexander Barnett to send a company and come on to his aid. I joined him in Washington City County and attached myself to Capt Barnett's Company as a private in the month of December 1781. We soon took Col Campbell's forces in the Cherokee nation at a town called Chota on the approach of our forces the Indians had abandoned their town - we soon entered and did recover the country in pursuit of the Indians we had a great many skirmishes but no general engagement - there were some Indians killed and a number taken prisoners their women and children were destroyed. We then moved to one of our captains to wit Capt James Elliott was killed - my time of service was two months I never volunteered for any particular length of time but served as time elapsed I never received any military discharge but was discharged entirely by my Captain My services in the Indian wars as above described
were twenty months. I lived in Washington County to which County I moved in 1775 till 1784 I then moved to Tennessee Sumner County - and raised one crop then moved to Kentucky & there remained about five years - then back to Tennessee Sumner - I remained one year then moved back to Kentucky about six years - then moved back to Tennessee I remained about four years then moved back to Kentucky I remained two or three years - then moved back to Tennessee Smith County - I remained some years - and about the year 1820 I moved to Maury County Tennessee where I remained the balance of my life I hereby certify that I am a descendant of a Cherokee or
an equally except the present and that I know of no one that I can prove with any certainty get except Eliza Oglesby and John Carr whom as far as I can prove to prove my service I show no documentary evidence of my service & I declare that my name is not on the pension roll

of the agency of any State
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year aforesaid
The reason why I have thus applied in this state to make out my declaration is that in the state of Alabama where I resided I could find no one by whom I could prove my services having rendered much in this county at an early period and having positive proof of my services in this county is the reason why I have applied here. There is no clergyman who I can have from here to prove that I am reputed to be a soldier in the neighborhood in which I resided to wit Alabama and being advised that the clergyman's certificate is only required to supply the want of positive proof it is not obtained. I am now in Jasper Newton county and intend to reside here and not return to Alabama.
Sworn to in open court 13 th March 1833.
his James F. Barr mark
J. W. Baldridge Clerk
Elisha Oglesby appeared in open court this day and made oath that he is well acquainted with the above applicant James Barr from the time he was a small boy. That he is a man of truth and his statement is entitled to credit. I believe him to be a soldier of the revolution and that he served as he has above stated. I know positively that he did serve as he has stated in his declaration - as I served with him the latter as mentioned at Long Island fort and at Houston's Fort and against the Cherokee nation in 1788. The other two times that he served I was not with him but I know positively that he was in those times but his particular service I can not state. That James Barr is about 69 years old and I am 74 years old and I have no doubt but he served as he has stated in his declaration.
Sworn to in Open Court 13 th March 1833.
his
J. W. Baldridge Clerk.
Elisha Oglesby
mark

Richard Barr this day appeared in open court and made oath that he is well acquainted with above appellant James Barr for a pension. That the said Barr is a brother of this Deponent and served together with over for the in Washington County State of Virginia in year 1776 at the time that the said James Barr volunteered under Lieut. John Williams - and marched to Long Island of Holston and was attached to Capt. Isaac Beavers Company and knows not by that he was gone in service during the winter of 1776 and 77. He returned from out of the service in April 1777. I know of his volunteering shortly after he returned under Capt. Adams & continued in service for two or three months. I know whereof his volunteering under Capt. Geo. Matthews and his going out to Church & continued to do service during the winter of 1778 - & 1779. I like knew of his volunteering and going out to Kentucky under Capt. John Stuart whereof I know of his service against the Cherokee Indians upon the Linnun's Creek under Capt. Barnett this was in the latter part of the year 1781. I know of the 1 st Capt. Barr going out in the above company against the Indians but not being with him in the service I can not state his rank or service. I have no doubt that he did service as he has plained in his declaration. The age of James is 69 years in October next my age is fifty seven in Sept next
deposed to in open court. 18 th March 1833
his Richard Barr (mark)
J. M. Baldridge Clerk
And the 1 st Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after proving the interrogatories presented by the War Department that the above named appellant was a soldier of the Continental and served as he states and the court further certify that it appears that Elisha Oglesby and Richard Barr who have signed the foregoing certificates are residents in the County of Lee and that they are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit.

State of Tennessee } I Joseph W. Baldridge Clerk of Sumner County } the Circuit Court for the County of Sumner do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of James Barr for a pardon.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my said Court this 26 th
March A D 1833.
J. W. Baldridge Clerk of said Court

James Carr, Franklin Co Sumner Co Alabama Tennessee from 1776. Minus 20 mths. $66.66 100
J. C. Guild Gallatin. Sumner Co Tennessee

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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. Those 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 James Carr. Summer 60
   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.     Dec a 1776 " 6 " Pvt Maj. Bledsoe 69 years Witness.   Apr 1777 " 3 " " Capt. J. Bledsoe Washing n " E. Oglesby.   Sep. 1778 " 5 " " Lt. Frazier 60 "   June 1781 " 4 " " Capt. Mansfield Va. " R. Carr.   Dec. Ditto " 2 " " Capt. Frawdier   Cpl. Campbell   Capt. Barnett  
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 enquiry 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 , 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 affix 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.
Joseph Rowen.

March 3, 1936
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Roy K. Kirkham 3310 Lenox Avenue Detroit, Michigan
BA-J/ENL James Carr-S.32159 George Oliver B.L.Wt#33142-80-50
Dear Sir:
Further reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of James Carr, of Gibson County, Tennessee, the War of 1812 record of George Oliver and the Civil War record of Allen Carr.
There is no claim for pension on file based upon the service of a James Carr, of Gibson County, Tennessee. It is assumed that your citation pertains to the James Carr recorded as a pensioner of Giles County, Tennessee, in the report of the Secretary of War, printed in 1835, which also was in error. That James Carr applied for pension in Sumner County, Tennessee in 1833, but was a resident of Alabama but lived at different times in Tennessee. No other James Carr of the Revolution has been found who resided in the state of Tennessee.
The record of James Carr is furnished you herein as found in the claim for pension, S.32159, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War and that of George Oliver as found in his claim for bounty land based upon his service in the War of 1812.
The report in regard to the Civil War soldier was furnished you February 27, and has reached you, it is assumed.
James Carr-S.32159
James Carr was born October 6, 1764. He stated that he was born in Craven County, South Carolina (probably meant for North Carolina) and in 1775, moved to Washington County, Virginia. The names of his parents are not shown.
While residing with his father in said Washington County, the Indians became very troublesome and in May, 1776, the inhabi-
Omit next time. There was a Craven Co Sl at one time

tants were compelled to build forts for their protection. James Carr was stationed at Houston's Fort and about October 1, 1776, he volunteered, with the consent of his father, served as a private in Captain Isaac Bledsoe's Virginia Company, marched to the Long Island on the Holston River where he was stationed under Major Anthony Bledsoe, was discharged April 1, 1777, and returned to his home in Washington County, Virginia; he enlisted in April, 1777, served as a private in Captain George Adams or Addams' Virginia Company, acted as a guard to the settlements and was discharged in August, 1777; he enlisted in September, 1778, served in Captain George Maxfield's Virginia Company, again acted as a guard on the frontiers and was discharged in March, 1779; in June, 1781, he volunteered to go to Kentucky to protect the inhabitants of that state and served in that capacity until October, 1781, in Captain John Snowden's Virginia Company; he enlisted in December, 1781, served two months in Captain Alexander Barnet's Company, Colonel Arthur Campbell's Virginia Regiment, marched to the Cherokee towns on the Tennessee River and was in a number of skirmishes with the savages.
Could identify only Major Anthony Bledsoe & Col. Campbell
After the Revolution, James Carr lived in Washington County, Virginia, until 1784, then moved to Sumner County, Tennessee; thence to Kentucky, and lived about four years; returned to Sumner County, Tennessee, and resided one year; thence back to Kentucky and lived about four years; back to Tennessee and lived about four years; thence to Kentucky and lived two or three years; thence to Smith County, Tennessee, and lived some years; and about 1820, moved to Franklin County, Alabama.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 13, 1833, while a resident of Franklin County, Alabama. He made his application in Sumner County, Tennessee.
March 26, 1839, he was a resident of Franklin County, Illinois, where, he stated, he had lived for five months, having moved there from Murray (probably meant for Maury) County, Tennessee, to reside with his children. Their names are not stated.
He died August 25, 1840, place not given.
Soldier's wife is referred to but her name and the date of their marriage are not shown.
In 1833, soldier's brother, Richard Carr, made affidavit in

Sunher County, Tennessee, and stated that he was born in September, 1766. In 1833, the name John Carr appears; no relationship to the soldier was shown. There are no further family data.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, and the name and address of person paid in the case of James Carr (832159), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
James Carr, Certificate No. 13583, issued May 21, 1833, rate $66.66 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Illinois Agency.
*****
George Oliver B.L.Wt.# 33142-80-50
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of George Oliver are not shown.
George Oliver volunteered at Salisbury, North Carolina, and served from February 1, 1814 to July 1, 1814, as a private in Captain Gingle's Company, North Carolina Militia.
He was allowed eighty acres of bounty land under Warrant No. 33142, on his application executed February 8, 1851, at which time he was aged sixty-two years and resided in Gibson County, Tennessee. The warrant was issued under the Act of September 28, 1850.
In order to obtain information in regard to the location of the land cited above, you should address The Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, and furnish that official with the number of the warrant, the acreage and the act under which it was issued.
There are no data as to soldier's family in the papers in this claim for bounty land.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

32159 Rev INVALID.
File No. 32159
James Carr Dis Rev War
Act: June 1862
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 65
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1936 Mar 3 - Visit to Roy K. Kirkham. Eh.

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Mr. Evans
J. L. Edwards, Esquire, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington City.

Shawntown, Ill. March 28, 1839.
Sir,
I have the honor herewith to enclose you the application of James Carr a pensioner, to be transferred from the Pension Roll of West Tennessee to that of Illinois. - He has settled & now resides in Franklin County, Ill. If there be any thing deficient in this application, please send me the form of doing it right.
Respectfully yr. obedt Servant Henry Eddy.

Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office,
June 28. 1838.
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," James Carr - a Pensioner on the Roll of the Nashville, Tenn. Agency, at the rate of sixty six Dollars and sixty six Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th. June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1837 to the 4th of September 1837
Respectfully, yours,
William E. Parrish Comptroller
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

State of Illinois, } Franklin County 50. } {
Be it known, that before the Circuit Court now holding in and for said County, personally appeared in open court, James Carr, and made oath in due form of law, that he is the identical James Carr named in an original Certificate of Pension in his possession, of which it is hereby certified, the following is a true copy:
"War Department.
"Revolutionary Claim.
"I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 7 th June, 1832, James Carr of the State of West Tennessee, who was a private in the Army of the Revolution is entitled to receive Sixty-Six dollars and Sixty-Six cents, per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4 th of March 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4 th of March and 4 th of September, in every year.
"Given at the War Office of the United States, this 21 st day of May, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three.
"Lewis Cass Secretary of War
"Examined & countersigned.
"J. L. Edwards
"Commissioner of Pensions."
No. 10383, or 13583 -

That he now resides in Franklin County, in the State of Illinois, and has resided there for the space of about five months last past; that previous thereto he resided in Monroe County, State of Tennessee, from which place he has removed, and settled in the said county of Franklin, Illinois, with intention to remain in the latter place — and that this application is made with a view to be transferred from the roll of West Tennessee to the Pension Roll for the State of Illinois — and further this Deponent saith not —
James off his Carr mark
I sworn to and subscribed in open Court this 26 th day of March, 1839 — Witness
the hand and private seal of J. M. Hubbard, Clerk of said Court, (there being no public one provided,) at Frankfort, Franklin County, Illinois.
J. M. Hubbard Atty

Union Bank of Tennessee Nashville 30 th Sept. 1839
J. L. Edwards Esq. Dear Sir
Your esteemed favor requiring information to what time James Carr a Rev. Prisoner under act 7 June 1832 at the rate of $66.66 per Annum was last paid to at this Office is duly to hand. And in reply have to inform you he has been paid to the 4 Sept. 1838.
Very Respectfully Sir
Your Obt Serv t John M. Bais Pres t & Pension Agent By J. Cantrell

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
May 30 th 1840.
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," James Carr, _____ a Pensioner on the Roll of the Farm, Illinois Agency, at the rate of Sixty Six — Dollars and Sixty Six Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1838, to the 4 th Sept. 1839.
Respectfully, yours,
Merlin H. Parise Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

State of Illinois 3 rd S ec
Franklin County
on the 28 th day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred thirty nine before me the undersigned a Commissioner of Peace for the said County of Franklin and state of Illinois personally appeared James Barr who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Isaac Pyle George Adams Alexander Bannard George Masfield commanded by Colonel Bannard George Masfield in the service of the United States, and that his name was placed on the pension roll of that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of Tennessee. Now County from where he has lately removed from the state of Tennessee to the state of Illinois and has been since the 1 st of October 1839 where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future. The following are his reasons for removing from the state of Tennessee to the state of Illinois is that his childhood was spent in Illinois and his wife was a native and he was also used to it and wished to be with his childhood home. his known marks.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 28 th day of August 1839 Geo. P. Bowyer A.P.
State of Illinois 3 rd S ec
Franklin County
before me the undersigned Geo. P. Bowyer an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County and state aforesaid James William Wilson Hail and who on his oath states that James Barr whose name is to the above affidavit is the same person that I named in my petition in the state of Tennessee and also referred to the above affidavit in my presence.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 28 th day of August 1839
Geo. P. Bowyer A.P.
W. H. Hake

State of Illinois 33 & the under signed Geo. H. Brown an Franklin County acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Franklin as State of Illinois do hereby certify that the within William J. Wilson's Bail whose name is "the within affiant" is a person known to me and is a man of creditability and that he believed in all his acts given under my hand and seal this 28th day of August 1839 Geo. H. Brown J. P.
State of Illinois Franklin County J. M. Hubbard Clerk of the County Commissioners Court in and for said County of Franklin and the aforesaid do hereby certify that George D. Berger whose name appears to the foregoing certificates of surety is now an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County and was at the time of signing of the same. Regularly commissioned and qualified as such and that full faith and credit is due and of right to be given to all of his official acts and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the County Seal at Franklin. This 28th day of August A.D. 1839.
J. M. Hubbard Clerk
28/8/39

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2210 Lenox Ave., Detroit, Michigan, February 14, 1936.
Commissioner of Pensions, Pension Office, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
I am seeking information on three of my ancestors in connection with a compilation I am making of my family history. All of these persons saw service in the United States Army and two of them I am sure received a pension for such services. Their names and other information which I have are as follows:
(a) JAMES CARR mentioned in Vol. III on Page 514 of a report by the Secretary of War in 1835 to the United States Senate. He was then a resident of Gibson County, Tennessee and receiving $66.66 per year for services in the Virginia Continental Line, War of the Revolution. He was placed on the rolls May 18, 1833.
(b) GEORGE OLIVER who served as a Private in Captain Edwin L. Gingles' Company, 7th Regiment (Pearson's) North Carolina Militia. His services commenced February 1, 1814 and ended July 3, 1814. This man removed to Gibson County in 1826 and died in 1857.
(c) ALLEN CARR who served in the Federal Forces during the Civil War and I believe died in service. His family applied for a pension through a solicitor at Trenton, Gibson County, Tennessee, some time after the war and they received a pension for a number of years. It is possible that this given name "Allen" was a middle name prefixed by "John" or "William", I am not sure of this however. His family was a resident of Gibson County for a number of years.
Would you kindly advise whether you have any data in your files on the persons mentioned which would give the place of their birth, names of members of their family, etc.
Very truly yours,
Roy K. Kirkman Roy K. Kirkman
Per - Ann 2/26/36 alias James a Carr co E Bradford Battln Tenn car E-13 Tenn Cav. no claim Minor C 199930
2-20-36 FDR RKK/D

February 27, 1936.
BAHB
Mr. Roy K. Kirkman, 2210 Lenox Avenue, Detroit, Michigan.
CARR, Allen W. C. 106,544
Dear Sir:
Receipt is acknowledged of your communication of February 14, 1936, requesting reports in the cases of James Carr, George Oliver and Allen Carr.
A statement regarding the Civil War service of Allen Carr is enclosed.
Information regarding the other veterans will be answered under separate cover.
By direction,
W. C. BLACK, Chief Clerk.
Enc.