Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3096, Benjamin Butler, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Butler, Benjamin
S 3096
Carded
CONTENTS

Paid at the Treasury under the act of the 6 th April 1838 from 4 Sept 1838 to 4 March 1839. Aged notified 24 April 1840
Date of death not on G.B.
26. 813 West Tennessee
Benjamin Butler of Henderson in the State of Tennessee who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain M c Rae of the Reg t commanded by Col. Slaughter in the Virginia line for 7 months
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th day of June 1834 and sent to M c W. O'Neal after House of Reps
Arrears to the 4 th of March 1834 $69.99 Semi-ann. allowance ending Sept r 11 11 67 $81.66
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by H. L. Johnson Clerk, Book 2 Vol. Page 82

The Declaration of Benjamin Butler a citizen and Resident of the County of Henderson in the State of Tennessee in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
On the 15 th day of April 1834 personally appeared Benjamin Butler aged just eighty nine and according to law doth on his death make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. This Declarant States that in the month of February 1781 the day of the month not now recollected he entered the service of the United States as a private Drrafted Militia Soldier from the County of Culpepper in the State of Virginia for the term of three months in the Regiment of Culpepper Militia commanded by Colonel James Slaughter. His Captain was John Ward his Lieutenant was by the name of William Lightfoot. His Major was Philip Lightfoot. This Regiment marched from Culpepper County and joined General Mullenburg's Brigade below Sandy Point on James River having with several Regiments at Fredericksburg. At Sandy Point we crossed James River and marched on to Petersburg upon the approaching where we had a battle and were compelled to retreat to Chesterfield Court House. From thence we crossed James River above Richmond marched on below Richmond and was joined by General Edward Stevens' Brigade. General Mullenburg's Brigade marched on back to James River after the battle of Petersburg as well as this Declarant can now recollect and from which then Colonel Slaughter separated and detached as before stated.

and marched on to Richmond from Thence we moved on above the Town twenty or thirty miles being closely pursued by the Enemy where we were then discharged having been relieved by other Troops the Regiments and officers of whom they were Militia I have none no recollection of. he was discharged This Declarant states that he was discharged by Colonel James Slaughter his Colonel as before stated above Newbern and which Discharge he has long since lost never supposing that it would have been of any benefit to him - This Term of Service only lasted for three months.
This Declarant States on his return to Gulpepper County the place of his nativity he was in the month of June of the same year 1789 again drafted for the term of three months into the Regiment of Gulpepper Militia as a private militia soldier and which Regiment was commanded by Colonel John Slaughter the Brother of his former Colonel his Major was by the name Gabriel Long his Captain was by the name of ——— Yancy his Lieutenant was by the name of James Brooks - This Regiment marched on from Gulpepper and joined the main Army of America and France below Richmond on James River. The Regular Generals of this Army were General Washington Commander in chief Count Rochambeau - here the Marquis La Fayette the other Officers he has now no recollection. This Declarant having served only one month in this Regiment joined a Regiment of Volunteers under the Command of Colonel ——— Dis

Major Gabriel Long also volunteered and was area Major William Brannon was our other Major This Declarant states that he has no recollection of any of his other Officers for the men composing this Regiment acted all together as Scouts and the companies of the same were alternately commanded by different Officers This Declarant served in this Regiment three months it being of the term of his second three months term - This Regiment was detached off and marched on to Williams burg from then to Petersburg it being a Regiment of Scouts it was constantly on the march & can not be said to be stationary at any one point Below Richmond  Richmond Williamsburg we again joined the Grand Army of America and France and marched to Little York Virginia. When this Regiment joined the Grand Army at Williams or below Richmond Williamsburg his second term of three months had expired -
In the latter part of August or first of September this Declarant again entered into service of the U.S. as a substitute for his Brother William Brother is a private Soldier but the Regiment or the Colonel of the Regiment is not now recalled - The Majors of this Regiment were Welch and Hardeman In this Regiment this Declarant states that he only served two months having taken rank at Little York and was sent home when there with a honorable discharge - He does not now recollect he states that he was at the siege of Little York where the arms of his Country Gloriously triumphed over the Enemy - In those three forces

This Declarant served only as then  Matriculated Private Soldier This Declarant states that as to his then  haggard mien residing in his neighborhood none does he know of any who can testify as to his reputation of being a soldier of the revolution. He has therefore applied to two respectable citizens of high credibility whom he prays may satisfy the War Department to wit:
He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity whatever except the present and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any state. Sworn and subscribed to the Benjamin Dutcher day and year aforesaid E. H. Tarrant CLK
Circuit Court
Simelston County Questions by the Court
Question 1 st when and in what year were you born Answer I was born in the month of January 1765 in the County of Culpepper and State of Virginia Question 2 d Have you any Record of your age and if so where is it
Answer. I have a record of my age at home transcribed into my Bible from my Father's
Question 3 d Where were you living when called into service where have you lived since the Revolutionary War and where do you now live
Answer. When called into service I lived in the County of Culpepper about two years after the War I removed to Lawrence District in the State of South Carolina and from thence removed into Richmond County Georgia and from thence back to South Carolina to Newbern District lived there one year and removed to Abbeville

District in the same State and resided there for many years and from thence to Davidson County in the State of Tennessee and from thence Williamson County in the same State and from thence into Carroll County in the same State and lastly into the County of Henderson my present Residence Question the 4th How were you called into Service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if so for whom
Answer In my First Tour under Colonel James Shuyler I was drafted otherwise in my second Tour under Colonel John Shuyler in my Third Tour which though for three months in which I only served two months having been taken back at Little York and sent home I was a substitute for my Brother William Mueller
Q. 5th State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops where you served. Rank Continental and Militia Officers Regiments as you can recollect and the General circumstances of your service
Answer. The regular Officers with whom I served after joining the main Army were Generals Washington Commander in chief Rochambeau La Fayette and Colonel Scamell the adjutant General of the American Army and who fell before Little York in storming one of their Bastions was taken Prisoner and died of his wounds my own Militia Officers under whom I served in all my three Tours as well as the circumstances of my service are regularly detailed in the Body of this Declaration and to which I now refer the Department

Question 6 th did you ever receive a Discharge and if so by whom was it given and if so what has become of it
Answer. In my first Term under Colonel James Slaughter I received a Discharge likewise in my second Term under Colonel John Slaughter I also received a Discharge from us to my third Term I have no recollection whatever whether I did or did not receive a Discharge I was taken back as before stated sent home in one of the Waggons attending on the army
of the State the names of Persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and can testify as to your character for veracity and and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution
Answer Living as I do near the dividing line of the Counties of Carroll & Henderson I can refer you to William Burton Esq. Chairman of the County Court of Henderson County. William Blalock a Deputy Sheriff of the same County Zackanah Wilson Wilson William Carrington Esq. an acting Justice of the peace in and for the same County and in the County of Carroll to Theopelus Morgan and many others should it be necessary -
We William H Burton Chairman of the County Court of Henderson County and William D Carrington Justice of the peace residing in the County of Henderson hereby certify that we are well

acquainted with Benjamin Martin who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be fifty nine years of age as he states that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
W.H. Swinton J. G. [unclear] his mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid E. H. Tarrant — CLK
W. Harrington [unclear]
And the said Court does hereby declare its opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department to a Revolutionary Soldier and served as the State and the Court further certifies that it appears to it that William H. Swinton Esq. is the chairman of the County Court of Henderson County and who has signed the preceding certificate and that
D. Harrington
D. Harrington Esq. Justice of the Peace
and also that William H. Swinton Esq. who has signed the same is a credible person and that these statements are to credit
Joshua M. [unclear] Judge of the 8th Judicial Circuit in and for the State of Tennessee
I Edward H. Tarrant Clerk of the Court Court held in and for the County of Henderson in the

State of Tennessee do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Benjamin Butler for a Pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private seal (there being as yet no seal of office) this 15 th day of April 1834
Seal of the Court
E. H. Tarrant (Clerk)
of the Circuit Court of Henderson County
I Joshua Haskel one of the Circuit Judges of Law and Equity in and for the State of Tennessee and presiding judge of the 8 th Judicial District of the same and now presiding in the Circuit Court of Henderson County do hereby certify that Edward H Tarrant whose signature is to the foregoing Certificate is and was at the time of signing the same Clerk of the said and that full faith and credit ought and should be given to all his Official acts - and I further certify that as yet there is no official officer as yet to this Court (although it is a Court of Record) given under my hand this 15 th day of April 1834
31.000 no. 1366 Benjamin Butler
Joshua Haskel Judge of the 8 th Judicial District
I certify that E. H. Tarrant is Clerk of the Circuit Court for the County of Henderson State of Tennessee and that his signature to the above certificate is in his proper hand write
June 3rd 1834
W. D. Dunlap

31,000
Benjamin Butler to Tennesse.
to
f 1780 p 7~
f 23 \frac{33}{100}
sent to Mr. Dunlap by request of Mr. McManus
Wm. C. Dunlap NR

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. 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, showing the Service of Benjamin Butler
   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.     Feb 1800 3 P. Col Houghton Col Ward 69 Va. Traditions,   " 14 P. Col Houghton Col Young Deeds &c.   2 P. Col Dick   2 P. Maj Welch   7  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES 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 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.
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.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

November 16, 1937.
Mrs. L. D. Prewitt Forest City, Iowa.
BA-J/ILL Conner Benjamin Butler S. 3096
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Benjamin Butler of Virginia, who was a pensioner of Tennessee.
The data given herein were found in the papers on file in pension claim, S. 3096, based upon service of Benjamin Butler in the Revolutionary War.
Benjamin Butler was born January 7, 1765, in Culpeper County, Virginia; the names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Culpeper County, Virginia, he enlisted in February 1781 and served three months as private in Captain John Ward's company, Colonel James Slaughter's Virginia regiment, during which he was in an engagement at Petersburg; he enlisted about June 1781, served as private in Captain Yancey's company, Colonel John Slaughter's Virginia Regiment, also in Colonel Dick's Virginia regiment and was discharged at the end of service of three months; he enlisted about September 1, 1781, served under Majors Welsh and Hardyman in the Virginia troops and was in the Siege of Yorktown, this service about two months, rendered as substitute for his brother, William Butler.
The soldier moved about two years after the Revolutionary War to Laurens District, South Carolina, thence to Richmond County, Georgia, returned to South Carolina and resided one year in Newberry District and "Many years" in Abbeville District, moved from there to Davidson County, Tennessee, thence to Williamson County, from there to Carroll County, and later to Henderson County, all in Tennessee.
Benjamin Butler was allowed pension on his application executed

April 15, 1838, at which time he resided in Henderson County, Tennessee. The soldier made no reference to wife or children.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following:
Benjamin Butler Certificate #26813 Issued June 6, 1834 Rate $23.33 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832. Tennessee Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

1937-Mar 16 - L.D. Prewitt furnished history - L.D.P.
Rev Mar
✓ 3096 INVALID.
File No. 3096
Benjamin Butler Post War Line
Act: June 7/82
Index: — Vol. A , Page 49
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1937-Notes - L.D. Prewitt - business history - L.H.
Rev. Mar
3096 INVALID.
File No. 3096
Benjamin Butler Port Royal line
Act: June 7 th 82
Index: — Vol. A , Page 49
[Arrangement of 1870.]

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
April 17 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," Benjamin Butler, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Nashville Gen. Agency, at the rate of Twenty Three Dollars and 33 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 March 1839.
Respectfully, yours,
Wilson B. Partidge Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS
Veterans Administration Rev. War Dept. Washington D.C.

Forest City Iowa Nov. 6, 1937
Dear Sirs:
Will you please advise me if Benjamin Butler , who served in the Virginia Regt. in the Rev. War - Ref: S. of W, 1835, Pen. 3, Tenn. 71 - received a pension or bounty land. Did his widow receive either following his death?
Thank you very kindly - Respectfully yours Mrs. L. D. Prewitt Forest City, Iowa

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Butler, Charles GRADE Fifer LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 3776 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Feb. 19, 1800
To Uriah Tracy, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.