Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8294, Christopher Daniel, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Daniel, Christopher
S. 8294
boarded.
CONTENTS

R.198
North Carolina
Christopher Daniel
Orange in the State of NC
who was a Pte in the Co. C. commanded
by Captain _____ of the Res. commanded
by Col. Buford in the _____ Va.
for 3 years
Inscribed on the Roll of _____
at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum
to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of April
1833 and sent P. H.
Maugum Hillsboro
Arrears to the 14th of March: 3) $160.00
Semi-ant. allowance ending Sep 4. 33 40.00
$200.00

43357
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Declaration of Christopher Daniel, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, of the 7 th of June 1832
State of North Carolina } Orange County }
On this 31 st day of August 1832, personally appeared in open court before the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, the same being a Court of record, Christopher Daniel a resident of the aforesaid County & State, aged about 73 years (according to the information he has received, for he has no record of his age) who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the aforesaid act of Congress. That he enlisted in the regular army of the United States at Leinwiddie Court House in the State of Virginia, as a common soldier in the company commanded by Capt Peter Jones in the 14 th  Virginia regiment of the continental line, colonels name not recollected , in the year 1777 - and served under Colonels Buford & Parker, Major Gabb. Capt P. Jones, Major William Eppes, 2 Lieut David Walker, Ensign Burwell Green. That he enlisted for the term of three years, and resided at that time in the County of Leinwiddie, State of Virginia, about 14 miles from the town of Petersburg. That soon after his enlistment he marched under the officers aforesaid by Boling Green, Williamsburg, Alumfries & Alexandria in Virginia. Alexandria now in D. C. - York & Lancaster, Pennsylvania & joined the

main army under General Washington at Valley Forge. That Thence he marched with the army to Monmouth and in  during that battle was commanded by Genl. Lee and did not have an opportunity of taking part in the action. That Thence he marched in pursuit of the British forces to Paulus Hook and spent the second winter he thinks at Middlebrook Plaquemin, and the third it was intended to have been spent at Baskenridge in New Jersey, but when the army was going into winter quarters they were ordered to the South. That during his campaigning in the North he was in several skirmishes and was engaged in the storming of Stony Point, and was constantly attached to the main army under Genl. Washington, until he left ordered to the southward as aforesaid. That some during his service at the North, he was transferred to the company commanded by Capt Overton in the 6 th Virginia regiment commanded by Col. Hopkins & Lieut. Col. William Davis. Under these last named officers this declarant marched in the year 1780. to Charleston in the State of South Carolina in which was then besieged by the British, & defended by Genl. Lincoln. This declarant engaged in the defence, and was taken prisoner when Genl. Lincoln surrendered. - was detained for a short time in the Town, but the British commander being displeased with the conduct of some of our soldiers, this declarant with many of his com- rades was put on board a prison ship and carried to Jamaica island in the West Indies where he was detained until the treaty of peace. Thence this declarant came on board a trading

replied to Washington in the State of North Carolina, and after returning to his native county of Shenandoah Virginia, removed in a short time to the county of Orange in North Carolina, where he has ever since resided. He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open court
J. Taylor C.C.
Christopher Daniel his mark
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states.
Sam l Coakley
I John Taylor Clerk of Orange county court of pleas & quarter sessions do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Christopher Daniel for a pension In testimony whereof I do hereunto set my hand & seal of office 31 st August A.D. 1832
J. Taylor C.C.

N o 7335 Christopher Daniel
on the P ca Coa line Bill —
Amount for 2 years in a private from 1777 — $80.00 Col Buford 7 a
P. H. Mangum Hillsboro Me.

BRIEF in the case of  Christopher Daniel of the County of Orange in the State of N.C.  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 73 years.  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     In 17 3 — — Private  Col. Buford, Parker and Hopkins. Capt. Jones & Overton in 14 th Virginia Regt. was taken prisoner at Charleston  all genl. Surrendered & sent to Luamaica —   
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Lowndes Co. Va  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? nothing  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? No clergyman's certificate 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Levin Belt Examining Clerk.

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September 1, 1931.
Mrs. Ada G. MacLaughlin 4000 Baltimore Kansas City, Missouri.
BA-J/ILL Qu
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 8294 , that Christopher Daniel , while residing about fourteen miles from Petersburg in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, enlisted in 1777, served as a private in Captain Peter Jones' Company in Colonel's Parker's and Buford's Virginia Regiments, marched north, was in several skirmishes and in the battle of Stony Point; he was transferred to Captain Overton's Company, Colonel Hopkins' Virginia Regiment, and in 1780, went to Charleston, South Carolina, was taken prisoner there, was carried on a prison ship to the Island of Jamaica, where he was held until after the treaty of peace.
Soldier returned to Dinwiddie County, Virginia, and after a short time moved to Orange County, North Carolina.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 31, 1832, while a resident of Orange County, North Carolina, aged seventy-three years.
There are no family data.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Assistant to Administrator.
Date of death not on A.B.

1931- Sept. 1 - Hist. to Mrs. A. G. McLaughlin J.L.R.
See Man
8294
INVALID.
File No. 8294
Christopher Daniel Brin Ross War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index: —Vol. 1st Page 90
[Arrangement of 1870.]

See letter to Hon. W. Mont- gomery Aug. 21. 1839.
Date of death not on A.B.  SL.

Aug 31 Com
Albright N.E. } Aug 27/39 }
Ch. Samuel N.C. Mts
for
J. L. Edwards
Com of Pension Washington D.C.

Alton Ill. Augt 26th 39.
Sir
Christopher Dammil of George County Ill. a prisoner under act 4th March 31. at $60. Alledges that he Intended for three years & served out his time, he is told he should draw $96. & wishes an Examination to see if there is not some mistake in his case please do so & report to me With great
Regard
Yours.
J. L. Edwards } loan of pension }
W. Montgomery

No 7335-
to his sister Daniel
P. H. Mangan
Hillsboro N.C.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Christopher Daniel which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? no V. * Has he mentioned 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? no VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? no
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? no
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? no
XIV. †If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? no .
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 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 shewn 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.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
‡QUERE XVI. 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 paper 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.
¶ 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 accompany the papers.

Kansas City, Mo. August 14, 1931.
Revolutionary War Records ,
Pension Department ,
Washington, D.C.
only one Will you give me the war record or service record of Christopher Daniel ,who was from Virginia. I want all the information you can send. Did he have a wife named Mary? Did she draw a pension after his death? When did he die or cease to get his pension? Was he at Yorktown?
Thanking you very much, I am
Vrey respectfully,
Mrs. Ada Y. Mac Laughlin
4000 Baltimore.