Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1758, John Davidson, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. 6.
Davidson, John
S. 1758.
carded
CONTENTS

a letter to Pen. P. Cpt. Sept. 28. 1835 2. to P. Cpt. Dec. 14. 1835
at 29 May 1837 Pen Agent Same person and 3 rd Auditor 15 May 1838.
Paid at the Treasury under Act of 1 April 1838 from 4 th March to 4 th Sept 1837 age noti- -fied 31. May 1838
13584 West Tennessee
John Davidson of Bedford in the State of Tennessee who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Davidson of the R gt commanded by Col. Dowel in the N. C. time for 9 months
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of May 1835 and Lev. W. Harris McKimich Shelbyville
Arrears to the 4th of March 60 00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 15 00 $75
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 76

out Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress - passed the 7 th June 1832. -
X State of Tennessee } February term 1833. - Bedford County Court
On this 8 th Day of February in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight Hundred and thirtythree, Personally appeared in open Court before the worshipful Samuel Phillips John B. Armstrong and William W. Wilson Esquires gentle- =men justices of the peace appointed to hold the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of said County; Now sitting John Davidson a resident of said County, aged; Sixtyeight Years Eleven Months and twenty four days, who, after being sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7 th June 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the follow- =ing Officers and served as herein stated, (To wit) That he entered the service of the United States in the County of Burke and State of North Carolina in the month of April in the year 1781. as a Substitute in the room and stead of one William W. Gannigal, who was at that time drafted in said County of Burke; and was placed in a Company commanded by Capt. Sam l Davidson and was marched to a Fort on the Catawba river then called the upper Fort. - Where he was stationed until same time in the month of July in the same year when he says he was discharged for a term of duty of

Three months actual Service; Deponent further States that Soon after he entered the Service again in the same County as a volunteer in a Company of Volunteers commanded by Captain Daniel Smith, he said Deponent thinks the first of August in the same year (1781) and was marched to the same Fort before mentioned and was stationed there and at another Fort on Broad river on the frontier of the State of North Carolina; and was frequently out on Scouting and Spying Expeditions, to ascertain the movement of the Hostile Cherokee Indians, who were often committing murders and other outrages upon the white Settlements on Broad river and the Catawba river, he says he was marched back into Burke County again about the first of November. When he was dismissed after serving a term of duty of three months; Deponent further says that he volunteered again in the month of March 1782. under the same Captain (Daniel Smith) who was attached to a Regiment under the command of Col. Joseph W. David of said County of Burke and State of Carolina; and was marched against the Hostile Cherokee Indians, into their nation, across the Blue Ridge, he says he was marched in the first place to Wattawga Town, on Tennessee river, and from there he was marched to a small Town called Cavce; where the Americans and Indians had an Engagement in which there was but little damage done on either side he says, in this expedition, the American troops under Col. W. David in several little skirmishes with the

Indians at different Taverns, and on the way from one Tavern to another killed and took of the Indian prisoners to the number of fifty though some of the prisoners made their Escape; there was Oliver of them marched to the upper Fort on the Catawba, where deponent says he remained until his term of three months which he volunteered to serve expired which took place in the month of June 1782. When he says he was dismissed from further service making in the whole a term of service of not less than nine months for which he claims a pension. He further says that he has no documentary evidence, and that he knows of no person who can testify as to his service except what he expects to prove by the testimony of Robert Brown of Warren County Tennessee; who is a very old man and at this time blind and unable to travel from home; and that he hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any Agency in the United States.
Interrogatories propounded by the Court.
Qst 1 st Where and in What year Were you born?
Ans r I was born in Warren County in the State of Carolina on the 15 th day of February in the year 1744 agreeable to My Father's family Record.
Qst 2 nd Have you any Record of your age and if so where is it—
Ans r I have a Record of My Age at My dwelling house in this county , in My Father's old Bible.

Int t 3 rd Where Were you living When called into Service; Where have you lived Since the Revolutionary War and Where do you now live
Ans r I was a citizen of Bunke County in the State of North Carolina, during all the time I was in Service; and Continued to be So. for some time after the war, I then removed to that part of the State of North Carolina, now called Purncomb County in said State; Where I remained until the year 1809 or 10. When I removed to Bedford County Virginia, Where I have lived ever since, and Where I now live
Int t 4 th How Were you called into Service Were you drafted did you volunteer or Were you a Substitute, and if a Substitute for Whom?
Ans r I served my first tour of three Months as a sub- =stitute for William McGannigal, and my other two tours for three Months each; I served as a volunteer
Int t 5 th 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 Service,
Ans r I was not acquainted with any Regular officer Where I served; Nor do I recollect the name or number of any Regiment Whatever. And I believe my Declaration gives the most prominent, and general history of my Service that I am able to give at this time. —
Int t 6 th Did you ever receive a discharge and if so what has become of it
Ans r I did receive a discharge in Writing Signed by Capt Sam l Davidson, for a tour of three Months but what has become of it cannot tell

24391 M c Davidsons
Declaration

State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood, who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their opinion of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. —
And The Rev. George Newton, Col. A. Primm, and Humphrey Cunningham.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid,
Jas M. Hise Clerk
John Davidson Esq.
We George Newton a clergyman residing in Bedford County and State of Tennessee, and Humphrey Cunnin- gham of the same County and State, do hereby certify that we are now and have been for the last forty years; in the County of Pender N. Carolina, and Bedford County Tennessee well acquainted with John Davidson Esq. who has sub- scribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7 th June 1832, that we believe him to be sixty-eight years Eleven Months and Twentyfour days old as he has stated in his declaration; that he is respected and beloved in the neighbourhood where he now resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion, and we further certify, that during the great length of time since our first acquaintance with said applicant, we never heard his character for veracity questioned by any person whatever; and we believe him to be strictly honest in every particular. this 8 th February 1833. Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid Geo Newton C. d. s. h. Jas M. Hise Clerk Humphrey Cunningham

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after putting the interrogatories presented by the War, depart- ment, and a full investigation of the matter, that the said applicant John Davidson was a soldier of the Revolution as far as he states; and it appears to them that the Rev. George Newton who subscribed and was qualified to the proceeding Certificate is a clergyman of good standing in the Presbyterian Church and a resident of Bedford County, and that Humphrey Cunningham who has also signed the same is a resident of said County and a credible person; and that their statement is entitled to credit. - Done at the Court house in Shelbyville the 8 th day of February 1833.
Samuel Phillips John B. Armstrong
Wm. McClure
I James M. Kincaid Clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions for Bedford County 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 John Davidson for a Pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office, at office in Shelbyville the 14 th of February A.D. 1833 -
Jas. M. Kincaid C.C.

24 391.
John Davidson Bedford Co Tennessee
From 178 private 9 months $30
Jas. McKisick Clerk. Bedford 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 subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. These 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 John Davidson Bedford 60 Tennessee
   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.     Apr. 1781 " 3 " Pvt Capt Davidson 63 years Witness Robert Brown   Aug. 5 " " 3 " " Capt S. Smith Burke 60   Mar. 1782 " 3 " " Col. H. Powell Capt. Smith N. Car a  
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 A. B. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[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) , who has 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 , 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 place 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

April 26, 1935
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John Davidson, S. 1758 BA-J/MCS Am
Mrs. J. D. Elkins 103 College Street McMinnville, Tennessee
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request of April 19, 1935, for the record of the Revolutionary War soldier, John Davidson, S. 1758.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S. 1758, based upon the military service of this soldier..
He was born February 15, 1764, in "Roan" (probably meant for Rowan) County, North Carolina. The names of his parents were not given.
While living in Burke County, North Carolina, he enlisted and served as private with the North Carolina troops as follows: from April, 1781, three months in Captain Samuel Davidson's company; from August 1, 1781, three months in Captain Daniel Smith's company; from March, 1782, three months in Captain Daniel Smith's company in Colonel Joseph McDowell's regiment.
After the Revolution he moved to Buncombe County, North Carolina, where he lived until 1809 or 1810 when he moved to Bedford County, Tennessee.
He was allowed pension on his application executed February 8, 1833, at which time he was living in Bedford County, Tennessee, and he was living there in 1835.
John Davidson made the following statement in 1833: "I have a record of my age at my dwelling house in this county in my father's old Bible".

The papers in this claim contain no data relative to wife and children of the soldier.
One Robert Brown made affidavit in support of the pension claim of John Davidson. This affidavit was made before Frank Smatt, justice of the peace, and Joseph Colville, clerk of the court, in Warren County, Tennessee.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator
Death not in A. B.

May 28 '98
Jno E Bentley Jr McMinnville Tenn
Oct. 10. 1904. - His to Hugh Davidson Shelbyville Tenn.
1906 Dec 11 - History to Hugh Davidson. M.B.H.
1908 Apr. 8 To Hon L. P. Padgett & 1912 July 29. Hist to Mrs. John Ske Moore. T.L.M.
1913. Sept. 19. Hon. Robt. M. Page list of service
1935. Apr. 26. Hist. to Mrs. J. F. Elkins W.D.
Rev Year
1758
INVALID.
File No. 1758
John Davidson. Mrs. N. G. Line.
Act: June 7. 1832.
Index: - Vol. a, Page 86
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of Tennessee Remained to a resolution of Warren County to me directed & here this day by the 11 th day of July in year 1823 at the house of the deponent in the county aforesaid proceeded to take the disposition of Robert Brown witness to the services of John Davidson during the Rev- olutionary war. Who being first duly sworn deposeth and saith as follows.
Question 1 st What is your age
" 75 years
Question where did you become acquainted with John John Davidson Esq.
in North Carolina Burke County
Question Do you know of his having perform- ed any service in the Revolutionary war
III I do in the year 1781 as I now recollect he performed a three months monthly tour at the upper fort upon the Catawba river in Burke Co. North Carolina I myself served with him, further under Captain Smith
Further in the year 1782 as my memory serves me he performed a three monthly tour under Captain Smith to the Cherokee Nation
in this also I served with him Identified  Identified sworn to and subscribed before me this the day above mentioned Frank Gwaltney

I hereby Certify that Robert Brown is a man whose character stands fair in society and that his statement is entitled to full credit. and further that he is totally blind and otherwise so infirm that it is morally impossi- ble for him to appear in a court of record given under my hand & seal February 11. 1833-
Frank Smart Justice of the peace.
State of Tennessee } Joseph Colville Clerk of the court Warren County } of pleas and quarter sessions in and For the the aforesaid county and state do certify that Frank Smart whose signature as a Justice of the peace appears to the foregoing certificate is now deceased an acting Justice of the peace in and for the aforesaid County duly Commissioned and qualified as such and that full faith and credit is due his official acts as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my private seal having the seal of office at office this 13 th day of Janu- ary A.D. 1833 and in the 57 th year of American Independence.
J. Colville Clerk By L. Colville D.C.

Sept 25
J. D. Bandy W. N. Nunn
13584
Mc
J. L. Edwards Esq. Chairman of Pension Washington City

Union Bank of Tennessee Nashville 17 th May 1837
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Dear Sir
At the request of Mr. John Davidson a Rev. Pensioner under the Act of the 7 th June 1832 to whom there is one year Pension due, I herewith forward his Pension Identity for your sanction and permission of his being paid, Mr. Davidson came in some few weeks since to draw his pension and forgot to bring his Pension Certificate with him since has had his claim made out and sent in with a request I would forward it to you, Mr. Davidson is old and very infirm and said he thought if he drew his pay once a year it would be sufficient and that he was totally ignorant of the rule of the office that went into effect on the 1 st March last
The attorney Mr. Ewin resides in this place please to return the claim to him or to this office Respectfully
Y o ur Obedt Servt John M Bap Pet By J. Canhall

Dec 9.
Yr
J. L. Edward Page Commr of Pensions Washington City

Union Bank
Nashville Nov 27 1835-
J L Edward Esq
Are you satisfied with the reason given by John Davidson of Buford Co for his neglect to apply for his pension for two years? as you intimate in your note to him of 25 Septm & shall I resume the pay ment of his pension? No order upon the subject has as yet reached me
Respectfully your obed Servt
Thos B. Pugh Pension agt

Nashville Sept. 14 th 1835-
J. L. Edwards
Comm te of Pensions -
Sir -
I arrived here yesterday evening from my residence in Bedford County (55 miles distant) for the purpose of drawing the amt. due me as a Revolutionary Pensioner from the 4 th Sept. 1833 to 4 th Sept. 1835- but upon application this morning at the Agency for paying Pensions for West Tennessee was informed that when Pensions neglected for two years to make application for the amounts due them, that they were considered as stricken from the Roll and that no further payments could be made to them until they had assigned their reasons to the Commissioners of Pensions at Washington City for failing to draw and until he had ordered that they should be reinstated -
My Certificate was granted under the law of the 7 th June 1832 and is dated the 3 rd May 1833 - No. 13584 and shews that I was entitled as a Private in the Army of the Revolution to receive Thirty Dollars per annum during my natural life - commencing on the 4 th March 1831 and payable semi-annually
I have drawn what was due me up to the 4 th Sept. 1833 and my reasons for not having made application since until this time are. That my health is infirm and as the amount of my Pension is small and my circumstances such as not to require

that I should make application for what was due me at the end of each 6 12 or 18 months as a means of support and I thought I would wait until the amount due me would be of some size not being aware until I came here that a lapse of two years would create any bar to my drawing —
Yours Respectfully
John Davidson
P.S. Direct your communication to Mount Reser Post Office Bedford County Tennessee.
Sir
Pen: young - Mrs: Bank of Tenn
Having been made acquainted through his friends here with the standing & respectability of Mr John Davidson I have no doubt of the truth of the foregoing statement
Very respectfully
Yours ov-att
From Bap Post & Pension agent

Treasury Department,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
May 18. 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;" John Davidson a Pensioner on the Roll of the Nashville Agency, at the rate of thirty 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 March 1837 to the 4 th September 1837.
Respectfully, yours,
William E. Parrish Comptroller
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

FUQUA & DAVIDSON,
GROCERS
Telephone No. 105.
LIVE FOXES WANTED.
Ow & h ay
Shelbyville, Tenn., Sept 23 1904
Com. Pensions Washington D.C. Dear Sir-
In a recent issue of my local paper, I notice an item by The Historian of the D.A.R. of Tenn., which says that at one time there resided in Bradford County, Tenn., a John Davidson , who drew a pension for services in the Revolutionary War.
If there is any record of such a fact in your depart- ment, I would thank you to give me all the information you can in regard to same.
Very Respect Hugh Davidson
13584.

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Shelbyville, Tenn Dec 3 1906
Pension Department Washington D.C.
In 1840 one John Davidson, residing in Bedford County, Tenn, a Revolutionary Soldier, was drawing a pension for services in that war.
He belonged to North Carolina Troops.
I would like to have a record of what regiment he belonged.
Respect
Hugh Davidson

SIXTIETH CONGRESS. HENRY S. BOUTELL, CHAIRMAN. ERNEST F. ACHESON. JOHN W. LANGLEY. FRANK O. LOWDEN. LEMUEL P. PADGETT. WILLIAM C. ADAMSON. HARRY B. WOLF.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. COMMITTEE ON EXPENDITURES IN THE NAVY DEPARTMENT. WASHINGTON, D. C.
April 3, 1908.
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
The enclosed letter from Mrs. Chaffin explains itself. I would thank you to have the records examined and give me full information as desired by the enclosed letter, returning her letter with your reply.
Very truly,
A handwritten signature in cursive, appearing to read "J. P. Padgett". The signature is written in dark ink and is positioned below the closing "Very truly,".

Pension kept out must.
I wish the record of our John H and son of Burke Co. N. C. His last service shows he was a soldier of the Revolution. His wife was Ruth Clement. After her death he married Francis Balmer. I will appreciate the infor- mation. Respectfully, Wm. John H Moore June 23. Heberda, Ark.

ROBERT N. PAGE 7 th DIST. NORTH CAROLINA
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, D. C., September 18, 1913.
Commissioner of Pensions, City.
My dear Sir:-
If the records of your office contain any information relative to the Revolutionary soldier, John Davidson, inquired about in the enclosed letter, I will thank you let me have it.
I have tried the Adjutant General's office and failed to find any information there.
Please return the enclosed letter with your answer.
Thanking you in advance, I am,
Very truly yours,
R. N. Page
RNP/P.

Veterans Administration Washington D.C.
Please furnish record of John Davidson Rev. War Soldier - Pension file S. 1758.
Mrs. J. D. Belkin - Apr. 19 1935. McMinnville - Tenn. -
103 College St.
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THE INTERIOR,
Dept. of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., _____, 190
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of John Davidson a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apr. 1781 3 mos. Pvt. Samuel Davidson Ky.   Aug. 6 1781 3 mos. Daniel Smith   Mar. 1782 3 mos. Daniel Smith Joseph McDowell  
Battles engaged in, General Skirmishes with Indians
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Burke Co. Ky.
Date of application for pension, Feb. 8. 1833 His el. was al.
Residence at date of application, Bedford Co. Tenn.
Age at date of application, b. in Rowan Co. Ky. Feb. 15. 1764
Remarks: No data as to family
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

aw 8.1758 September 19, 1913.
Hon. Robert N. Page,
House of Representatives.
My dear Mr. Page:
In response to your letter dated the eighteenth and received the nineteenth instant, and the enclosed letter of Mr. J. F. Deaderick, of Lexington, North Carolina, I have the honor to advise you that it appears from the papers in pension claim sur. File No. 1,758, that John Davidson was born in Roane County, North Carolina, February 15, 1764, and resided in Burke County when he served as a private in the North Carolina troops as follows:
Enlisted April 1781, in Captain Samuel Davidson's company, three months; August 1, 1781, in Captain Daniel Smith's company, three months; March 1782, under same Captain, in Colonel Joseph McDowell's regiment, three months; was stationed on the frontier of North Carolina and had several skirmishes with the Indians.
He was allowed pension on an application executed February 8, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Bedford County Tennessee.
A request for the date of soldier's death and names of his heirs, should be addressed to the Auditor for the Interior Department, U.S. Treasury Department, citing the following

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data: "John Davidson, Certificate No. 13,584. issued May 23, 1833, under Act of June 7, 1832 at the West Tennessee Agency".
The above described John Davidson is the only soldier of that name who served in the North Carolina troops, found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Very truly yours,
Acting Commissioner.

April 8, 1908.
Hon. Lemuel P. Padgett,
House of Representatives.
My dear Mr. Padgett:
letter dated the 3 rd + received the 4 th inst In reply to your request ing for information for Mrs.
W. M. Chaffin of 7th. Street, Columbia, Tennessee, I have the honor to advise you that it appears from the papers in pension claim Sur. File 1758, that John Davidson was born in Roane County, North Carolina, February 15, 1764 and resided in Burke County, when he served as a Private in the North Carolina troops as follows:
Enlisted April 1781 in Captain Samuel Davidson's company, 3 months; August 1, 1781 in Captain Daniel Smith's company, 3 months; March 1782 under same Captain, in Colonel Joseph McDowel's regiment, 3 months; was stationed on the frontier of North Carolina and had several skirmishes with the Indians.
He was allowed pension on an application executed February 8, 1833 at which time he was a resident of Bedford County, Tennessee.
A request for the date of soldier's death and names of his heirs should be addressed to The Auditor for the Interior, Treasury Department, citing the following data: "John Davidson Ctf. 13,584, issued May 23, 1833 un der Act of June 7, 1832 at the West Tennessee Agency".
The above described John Davidson is the only soldier of that name

Sur. File 1758.
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who served in the North Carolina troops, found on the Revolutionary War pension records.
No claim for bounty land identified.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.