Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 13678, Charles Deklaman, Va.

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Deklamanz, Charles Deklamanz or
12. 13678
Wa. Half Pay
CONTENTS

Claim of the heirs of Major Charles de Klemann of the Virginia State line in the war of the Revolution
A. Thompson Atty. Present

At a Court held for Norfolk County the 15 th day of March 1852.
The Court doth order it to be certified that satisfactory evidence has been adduced to prove that James Snyder, William Snyder, John H Snyder and Mary Ann Bell who is now Mary Ann Cain are the only heirs at law now living of Major Charles DeKlaman of the Virginia State line in the time of the Revolutionary War.
Ordered that it be certified that it appears to the Court by satisfactory evidence that Charles DeKlaman was a major of the Virginia State line in the time of the Revolutionary War and that the said Charles DeKlaman who was major as aforesaid died in the County of Norfolk in the State of Virginia sometime in the Year of our Lord seventeen hundred and ninety five.
On the motion of William Snyder who made oath and together with James Snyder his security (who justified on oath as to his sufficiency) entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of Five thousand Dollars with condition according to law, which bond is ordered to be recorded. Certificate is granted the said William Snyder (with the consent of the heirs of law) for obtaining letters of Administration on the estate of Charles DeKlaman deceased (who was a major of the Virginia State line in the War of the Revolution) in due form.
Copy true
Arthur Cummerson Clerk

Know all Men by these Presents, That
I
William Snyder of Norfolk 1 st
do hereby constitute, nominate and appoint Norfolk 1 st my true and lawful Attorney
George F. Stone of in my name
to prosecute any claims to Land or Money that may be due from the State of Virginia and United States, or either on account of the Revolutionary services of Major Charles Deklanman dec d and to demand and receive from the proper Offices in Richmond and Washington, any Land Warrant or Warrants so due, and to sell and assign the same, or to surrender them at the General Land Office, in order to obtain Certificates of Scrip in lieu thereof, which he is authorised to receive, sell and assign. Or if said Warrants be already surrendered, then to demand and receive the Certificates, and to sell and assign the same. If no Scrip can be obtained, he is authorised to receive the Warrants which may have been surrendered, and to locate or sell the same, as he may think best. Said Attorney is also authorized to prosecute by suit or petition, and to demand and receive from the State of Virginia, and the United States, any Half-Pay or Commutation, and interest that may be due, particularly under the act of _____ and to substitute and appoint one or more Attorneys under him, with a general or special authority to do all he is permitted to do, and revoke the same with pleasure. I hereby ratify and confirm whatever said Attorney or his Substitutes may lawfully do in the premises. As witness my hand and seal
this 15 th day of December
1858
William Snyder
CITY OF Norfolk
STATE OF Virginia
To WIT:
This day, personally appeared before me, Justice of the peace  Nathaniel P. Patrick for the said City & State
aforsaid William Snyder
subscriber to the foregoing Power of Attorney, and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed. As witness my hand and seal, this 14 th day of January 1858.
James Baker
Nathaniel Patrick
This is to certify that the above named Geo. F. Stone nominated & appointed Col. M. Thornton Attorney & Counsellor at Law at Washington City his Substitute or Attorney to prosecute the claim of the heirs of the said Major Charles Deklanman, for Land or money, that may be due from the State of Virginia and United States, and receive from the State of Virginia & the United States also any half pay or commutation & interest that may be due.
James Baker
Nathaniel Patrick

NO 13678
ACT OF FEBRUARY 14, 1871.
WAR OF 1812.
3091
Charles Deklamare
Maj
Volunteer
Revolution
Discharged _____, 18
PENSIONER:
REJECTED
Cif. No. _____
Act of _____
3091
N't Pay — act '82
Received _____, 18

Pittsville Md      Free 22 June
Hon: J. Thompson, Interior Department Washington

Richard Randolph
Beltsville Md -
June 21. 1858
Respecting the claim of Capt. Deklauman.
Deklauman
Respectfully referred to Commr. of Pensions Wash. D.C. Moses Kelly Nov. 22/58. Chf. Clk.
Mr Randolph has since died - his file was sent to the proper authorities 3/2/1859
Recd 23 rd June 1858.
Mr. Kle...
Beltsville 21 st June 58
Dear Sir
The rejection of the claim of Capt. Deklauman, for half pay, drove me to congress for relief. Mr. Clemens told me, at the close of the session, that he was ready to report in favor of Deklauman, at the next meeting of the committee.
If it be true, as Mr Whiting states, in his report to you, that Deklauman "formally resigned his commission in the artillery regiment." I will withdraw my petition, and abandon the claim. I present herewith a copy of Mr Whiting's report, and my comments on it; with a request, that you test the truth of his report. In October last, I charged him with having told the late R. M. Heath that he was opposed to Virginia's joining

his report on the claims of Dikeman, Slaughter, and Lewis, proves, that my charge is true.
I greet you respectfully Richard Randolph Hon. J. Thompson.

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Ans d Oct 4, 1835
Ans d Oct 4/35
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Hanover, 5 th October 1855
Sir,
As the friend, and at the instance of the widow of the son of Commodore Lewis, I ask you, at your leisure, to examine the evidence presented in support of his claim for half pay. Mr James E. Heath, whilst at the head of your office, as a pensioner of the whig party (for his incompetency was admitted) decided, that the commander of the State navy, was not an officer of the Navy, because, his flag ship was a hired vessel and because, he could not find his name on the Navy List. Gen l Coss, whilst secretary at war (Edwards p 10 800, p 11 899) said, "A commission is not in every case indispensably necessary to invest a person with rank or command, or to entitle him to the emoluments of the office which he fills; but some act, or instrument of writing tantamount to a commission, or promise of a commission, is deemed essential." Gov r Jefferson's letter to Capt. Lewis, is tantamount to a commission.
(Your decision in DeKlaumans case, was, no doubt, legal. Our legislature will, I think, decide that it is equitably due.
I greet you most respectfully
Richard Randolph
Hon. J. M c Int.

From "A Narrative", by Francis T. Brooke, etc. I take the following extract.
"Our first campaign was under the Marquis La Fayette, in the year 1781. during the invasion of Lord Cornwallis. We came to Richmond in March of that year, and were ordered to go on board an old sloop with a mud flat Capt. She was loaded with cannon and military stores, destined to repair the fortifications at Portsmouth, which had been destroyed the winter before by the traitor, Gen l Arnold. She dropped down the river to Curles, where we were put on board, with the stores of the twenty gun ship, the Prensau, commanded by Commodore Lewis, of Fredericksburg; in addition to which ship, there were two other square rigged vessels and an armed schooner. We were detained some days lying before Curles, the residence of Mr Richard Randolph, who treated us with great hospitality. In about ten days, the ship was hailed from the opposite bank, by Maj r North, one of the aids of the Baron Steuben, who was then at Chesterfield court house. Maj r North was brought on board the ship; he informed Commodore Lewis that the British fleet was in Hampton Roads, and ordered him to put the artillery and stores on the north bank of the river, and to run the ship, and the rest of the fleet as high up the river as he could. I believe it was to Osborne's; where they were taken by the British"
Richard Randolph 1 st October 1855.

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Pension Office December 23 d 1857.
Sir
I have the honor herewith to return the letter of Hon. M. R. H. Garnett, dated 16 th inst, together with the memorandum of Richard Randolph Esq. to which it refers, and to make the following report. I deem it proper to remark in advance, that I have never refused to re-examine a rejected or suspended claim when new and material evidence has been produced, nor has it ever been contended that a revolutionary officer, after having become supernumerary in the Virginia State Line, would be excluded from the benefit of the act of July 5 th 1832, by accepting or exercising a command in the militia or volunteers, nor that, by temporarily commanding in the militia, an officer of the line would vacate his position in the latter. The reason for the rejection of the claims referred to by Mr Randolph are altogether different from those assumed by him, as will be seen by the following summaries.
In the case of DeKlauzman it appeared from the evidence that he was appointed a Captain in the Virginia State artillery in January 1778. That he continued to serve therein until July 22. 1779. acting, during the time, also, as Inspector of Magazines. That he then received an appointment of Major in a regiment of Infantry authorized to be raised by the Legislature of Virginia at its session in the early part of that year; that he accepted the same, and proceeded to levy recruits; and that, having thus surrendered his command in the artillery regiment, another Captain was appointed in his stead; that for reasons which do not appear, the new regiment of Infantry was never raised; and that, on the 12 th of May 1780. being then left without military command of any kind, he petitioned the

Legislature for redress, which was granted, not only by a donation in land, but by the passage of a resolution awarding him, "Three thousand and seventy three eight pounds for his services as Inspector of the magazines, and for his pay, and deficiency of clothing, to which he was entitled under his appointment to a majority." And, finally it appears from a record in this office, that he formally resigned his commission in the artillery regiment, but at what time it does not appear."
The committee of the Legislature, in their report, state, that on the 18 th day of February 79. Capt. DeKlauman was ordered to inspect the State magazines, and, that he was engaged in that service, twelve months. He was, therefore, acting as inspector, on the 18 th of February 1780.
The regulations for the government of the army, say. "That when an officer shall be detached from a regiment to serve as inspector, the place of such officer in his regiment shall be supplied by promotion, or a new appointment, or both, as the case may be requisite; but the officer detached shall nevertheless, retain his station in his regiment, and shall rank and rise therein, in the same manner as if he had not been detached." The new regiment of "Infantry," was to be commanded by a Lieut. Col, who should rank as a "militia Col." The law authorizing this, "regiment of Infantry," was repealed in November 79. DeKlauman, as a Capt. in the artillery regiment, was acting as inspector, in February 1780.
"He formally resigned his commission in the artillery regiment." I deny that, and demand record proof .
DeKlauman, in his petition to the Legislature, in May 80. states, that he then held his commission as Capt. and, that he had been superseded in his command as

Capt. "Veretholp," the law permitted him to "retain his station in his regiment, and shall rank and rise therein, in the same manner as if he had not been detached." In October last, I charged Mr. Whiting with having told the late R. M. Heath, that he was prejudiced against Virginia claims. His report to the Secretary of the Interior, on the claims of DeLaurman, Slaughter, and Lewis, verify the charge.
Richard Randolph June 1858
A paper , without date, or signature, is not a record , in the legal meaning of the word. DeLaurman's "formal resignation," may, with more truth, apply to his commission, as Major.

Washington City, March 8 th 1858 Dear Sir
In reply to your note, You will find I have submitted three cases to You, referred to me by the Committee and by a note enclosed with the papers in one case, I have requested a separate report from You in each,
I will be much obliged for your action in the premises
I enclose a copy of My Speech with my Compliments
Very respectl Yours
Sherrard Clemens Pr H
Approved S. C.

Pension Office, Jan 16, 1837, Received of the Com- missioners of Pensions the original papers in the half-pay case under Act of July 5, 1832, of Col. C. De Klausman, for the use of the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions of the House of Representatives.
N. Sargent

Chw. De Klamman

Pension Office, January 9 th 1857
Sir Will you give such further information as will enable me to find the papers in the case of Charles DeKlauman? From what State and under what act was application made?
I am respectfully Your Obedt Servt. W. A. Volkmann Commissioner
Hon: Jacob Brown, Ch mn Com. on Rev y Pensions House of Rep s