Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3192, James Cooper, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. b.
Cooper, James
S. 3192
Box in Pa
carded
CONTENTS

Fr. C. 15 Jan. 1838 8 lines d. Alex. v. d. d.
Copied to Pen Agt and letter to Hon A McCallum D.D. in order 1838.
To Knoxville Tenn 4 Sep 1835 13. April 1838. Note paid Hon A McClellan. H. B sent to
Letter to B. Anderson 2 June 1838 Paid all the Treasury under the Act of the 6 April 1838. from 4 Sept 1835 to 4 Sept 1837. Agt notified 21 June 1838.
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 April - 1835 From 4 Sept 1837 to 4 March 1838. A/c notified 3 d April 1839
Memphis Tenn Memphis Tennessee p 13949
James Cooper of Hawkins for the State of Tennessee who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Calwell of the regiment commanded by Col Martin in the the Carolina line for 8 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Finesborough Agone at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of July 1833 and Duthie Wm C
Winston Rogersville
Arrears to the 4th of March 53 3 2 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep te 1 3. 33 $ 66. 65
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan W. Boyd Clerk, Book 8 Vol. 76 Page 123

State of Tennessee } Hawkins County }
1 May 1833
On this 1 st day of April  May in the year 1833 at the house of James Cooper, personally appeared before me John Cook an acting Justice of the peace in & for the County & State aforesaid, the said James Cooper a resident of Hawkins County & State of Tennessee, aged 75 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 act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, & served as herein stated. That he was born in February in the year 1758 in Chester County in the State of Pennsylvania, that from Chester County his Father moved with him when a child into Roan County in the State of North Carolina, where he was raised & where he resided at the time he entered the service of the United States, that he volunteered in the service for a three months term about the year 1776 as well as he can now recollect, under Capt. David Caldwell, that the company of volunteers to which this Declarant belonged rendezvoused with other companies of militia at Salisbury where they joined a company of regulars under the command of Col. Martin, that the object of this expedition was to march against the Scotch & Tories assembled at a place called Brap creek, that the companies of Militia during this campaign were commanded by General Rutherford who marched them from Salisbury, to accomplish the object above mentioned & before they reached Brap creek, but when they were not far from it, they received intelligence that the Scotch and Tories, at that place, had been defeated & routed by the Whigs under the command of General Caldwell that on reaching the destined place they found out the report true, but at this place they remained for some time & were then dismissed & this Declaration

returned home after having served the three months for which he volunteered!
This Declarant further states, that in the year 1779 he moved with his Father to what is now called Hawkins County in the State of Tennessee, in the neighborhood where he now lives & where he has lived ever since that in the following year, that is, in the year 1780 he again volunteered in the service of the United States under Capt. Solomon White & Col. Isaac Shelby for the purpose of marching against the British & Tories collected in the State of South Carolina, that in their march they passed the head of the Yellow mountain & the head of the Catawba river, thence down said river some distance, then to Broad river to what was called the Cherokee ford, here they found General Clark from Georgia & Gen. McDowell, that Gen. Clark craped the ford with them; but McDowell refused to cross, that after craping the ford they marched about, till they met with the British forces at Warfords works where they had a fight & the British were overcome & fled, that they pursued them about two miles & then gave over the chase & returned, that the British followed them in their retreat as far as Warfords works, but no farther, that from Warfords works they came back to the Cherokee ford where they were dismissed & this declarant returned home after having served the three months tour for which he volunteered
This Declarant further states that in the fall of the same year of the last mentioned expedition, he again volunteered in the service under Capt. Joseph Martin & Col. Arthur Campbell to go against the Cherokee Indians, that the different companies assembled at a place called Pattons ford, in what is now called Hawkins County, that from the said ford they took the old Indian trace across the Tennessee river & into the midst of the

reaction, that on their march through the nation they burnt the following Indian towns, Chota Tiliaco, Highwassee old town & many others which he can not now recollect, that they found & killed but few Indians & took a few prisoners, that after remaining in the Indian nation for some time they returned home & this Declarant was dismissed that he volunteered for three months but thinks the service did not last much longer than two months. This Declarant states that to the best of his knowledge & belief, putting his said three terms of service together he served in the war of the Revolution eight months, that he never received a written discharge. This Declarant further states that he has no record of his age. This Declarant further states that there is no clergyman in his neighborhood. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency of the State of Tennessee. Sworn to, & subscribed, the day & year aforesaid.
James Cooper
Test John Cretz
We George Smith Samuel Smith residing in the neighborhood hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with James Cooper, who has subscribed & sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be 75 years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion. Sworn, & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
John Cretz
George Smith Samuel Smith

And the said John Britz Justice of the peace aforesaid do hereby declare his opinion, after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war Department, that the above applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states. And the said Justice of the peace aforesaid, further certifies that it appears to him that George Smith & Samuel Smith who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the neighborhood & are credible persons, & that their statement is entitled to credit. And I John Britz Justice of the peace aforesaid do further certify that the applicant who has signed & sworn to the above Declaration cannot, from bodily infirmity attend the Court
John Britz J P
I Stockley Mitchell Clerk of the Court of Pleas & quarter Sessions for the County & State aforesaid, do hereby certify that John Britz whose signature is to the last certificate is & was an acting Justice of the peace at the time of signing the same duly authorized & empowered to administer oaths & hold the Court of Pleas & quarter sessions which is a Court of record & that due faith & credit should be given to all his Official acts & that the signature annexed to the above certificate is his genuine signature
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at office in Rogersville the 15 th day of June 1888
S. Mitchell Clerk By M. Mitchell Clerk

No 25366
James Cooper Hawkins County Tennessee
From 1776 prints 8 mats
$26. \frac{66}{100}
Wm G. Winston Rogersville E. 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 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 James Cooper Hawkins County 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.     Vol. 1776 — 3 — private Col. Rutherford 75 years Rowan Traditionary evidence & one   Vol. 1780 — 3 — " Col White, Col Shelby County North Witness - deposition not authenticated   Vol. Dec 1780 — 2 — " Col. Martin, Col Campbell Carolina papers correctly attached  
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) _____, 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 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 [j] 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.

June 14, 1940
Mr. Frank Cooper 869 McCallie Avenue Chattanooga, Tennessee
BA-J/AWF James Cooper S. 3192
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of James Cooper who served with the North Carolina troops.
The data furnished herein were obtained from claim for pension, S. 3192, based upon service of James Cooper, in the Revolutionary War.
James Cooper was born in the month of February, 1758, in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He moved, when a child with his father, to Rowan County, North Carolina. The names of his parents were not given.
While a resident of Rowan County, North Carolina, James Cooper served in 1776, three months in Captain David Caldwell's North Carolina company, in an expedition to Cross Creek against the Tories. He moved in 1779 with his father to that part of North Carolina, later Hawkins County, Tennessee, and volunteered in 1780, served three months in Captain Solomon White's company, Colonel Isaac Shelby's regiment, marched to "Warfords works", where they had an engagement with the British. He served in the fall of 1780, two months in Captain Joseph Martin's company, Colonel Arthur Campbell's regiment, marched against the Cherokee Indians, and burned several of their towns.
He was allowed pension on his application

executed May 1, 1833, at which time he was living in Hawkins County, Tennessee.
The papers on file in this claim contain no discernible data in regard to the family of the soldier, James Cooper, other than the reference to his father, as shown herein.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of this pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of James Cooper, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data:
James Cooper Certificate #13949 Issued July 17, 1833 Rate $26.66 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Knoxville, Tennessee Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Pension Declaration of James Cooper —
25366

State of Tennessee May the first 1843 Hawkins County } This day personally appeared be- fore me John Britz 3 an acting Justice of the for the 2 County of Hawkins Robert Mann and makes oath that he knows of James Cooper as serving in the Revolutionary War in the year Eighty enlisted under Cpt Solomon White that he was was commanded by Col Isaac Shelby I saw James Cooper 3 at Warfords Forks when We got in an engagement with the British tish. Womans and subscribed be four me the day above Rising Robert Mann John Britz J.P.
I John Britz Justice of the peace aforesaid do certify that Robert Mann who is now a pensioner himself is a credible person & his statement is entitled to credit
Witness my hand the day & date first above written
John Britz J.P.

James Cooper Jr. June 1832. Jonesboro. Tennessee
To What time last paid Pension Office 13 th April 1838
to 4 th Sept r 1835.
S. H. H.

Veterans Administration Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
Kindly send me the pension record of James Cooper who, during the Revolution, served in the North Carolina Line.
Yours Truly,
Frank P. Cooper 869 McCallie Ave. Chattanooga Tennessee.

Rev. War
3192
1940 June 14 - list to Frank Cooper
INVALID.
File No. 3192
James Cooper Pvt. N.C. line
Act: June 14/32
Index: — Vol. A , Page 73
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Treasury Department,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
June 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;" James Cooper a Pensioner on the Roll of the Knoxville Agency, at the rate of twenty dollars and 25 cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1835 to the 4th September 1837
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parrish Comptroller
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

James Cooper
Payments to be made Dorsetborough William H Blair agent for paying Pension= in the Agency of Dorsetborough Hampshire
13.9.19.32
recorded in the Pension Of= in Book E Vol. / page 173 by David 11/20/18
Clerk.
Robert Alexander

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832,
James Cooper — Of the State of Tennessee who was a private in the Army of the Revolution,
is entitled to receive — Twenty-Six — dollars and Sixty Six cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this Eighteenth day of July one thousand eight hundred and thirty- three
Acting John B. V. Secretary of War.
A nd } Comm d signed. }
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

FREE
James L. Edwards Esqr Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.  Mr. Edwin Emery

Jonesborough 3 rd April 1838
Sir
Yours of the 22 nd March 1838 has been received & in reply can say that James Cooper a pensioner under the Act 7 th June 1832 has been paid at this Agency up to the 4 th September 1835 as appears from my books.
I am Very Respectfully Your ob d Servant
M c Clain Agent
James L Edwards Esq r Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
19 th March 1839
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 Cooper a Pensioner on the Roll of the Knoxville E. Tenn. Agency, at the rate of twenty 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 fourth of September 1837 to the fourth of March 1838
Respectfully, yours,
Edward B. Parsons Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Nogales I June 1 st
Free
25-263-68
otherwise disposed of.
June 13
Yaz.
25-306
James L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

Rogersville 1 st June 1833
Sir
Inclosed I send you the pension claim of James Cooper, which I wish you to inspect & advise me of the result as soon as practicable I am yours &c
W m C. Winston
Rogersville E. Tennessee

In ab W Evans
Jonathan M. Clancey of Puntah
Mr. A. M. Clancey M. Clancey 1872

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
State of Tennessee
County of Hawkins ss.
On this twenty fourth day of February 1838, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of
Hawkins personally appeared James Cooper who, on his oath, declares that he is the same
person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain David Lockhart in the Regiment commanded by Colonel
Shelby in the service of the United States; that
his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Tennessee at Knoxville from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State (District,
or Territory,) of Tennessee County aforesaid where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. The follow-
are his reasons for removing from his home from Bristol Lynch to the Lynch at Knoxville East Tennessee
There is no direct communication from Hawkins to Bristol and besides a river station to cross - whereas there is a direct communication to Knoxville and the facilities for procuring his money greater at Knoxville than at Bristol
James X Cooper mark
Sworn and subscribed to before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Lewis Clift JP
Summer
The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official character and signature must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The County Clerk, Secretary of State, or some other officer, must certify, under his seal of office, that the officer who administered the oath is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, Mayor, Alderman, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
The oath must be supported by the testimony of some respectable person, as to the pensioner's identity. He must swear that the person who has taken the above oath, is the person described in the affidavit. The Magistrate must certify that the witness is a person of veracity; and the affidavit must also be authenticated in the manner above directed.
In every case where the Clerk of the Court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should be sent with the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.—In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officers who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or small 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.

State of Tennessee Hawkins County
I Lewis Blitch a justice of the peace in the said County State do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the said James Cooper a Pensioner of the United States. And that he is the identical James Cooper named in an original certificate of Pension No 13.949 and dated 18 th July 1833 issued from the War Department - and who has the day before me and sworn to the within affidavit before me - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 24 th day of February 1838
Lewis Blitch J.P.
Washington City } I do certify that Lewis Blitch Dist. Columbia } whose signature appears to the foregoing instrument of writing appears to be in his own proper hand writing and that is and was an acting Justice of the Peace at the time of signing the same in the County of Hawkins and State of Tennessee
I am also acquainted with James Cooper whose name is signed to the foregoing instrument of writing he is a respectable man and entitled to full faith and credit given under my hand this 15 th March 1838
Abraham M c Collum of Tennessee