Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10121, John Corder, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
border, John or border
S 10121
carded
CONTENTS

Virginia 30,628
John Corder, or Carder of Fauquier Co. in the State of Virginia who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Fride of the Regt. commanded by Col. Gibson in the Virginia line for 2 years
enlisted to 18 th Decr 1838. Paid at the Treasury under the act of the 6 th April 1838 for an 4 Sep r 1837 to 4 March 1838. age Notified 14 March 1839.
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 80 Dollars ————— Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th day of May 1836 and sent to Alderson Turner, of Va. Present
Arrears to the 4th of Sep r '36, 440.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 1 st March '37 40.00 $480.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk Book 8 Vol. 67 Page 6

State of Virginia, County of Fauquier,
on this 29 th day of August 1832 personally appeared be- fore the Justices of the County Court of Fauquier now sitting, John Board, a resident near Fiercy Run meeting House, in the County of Fauquier, and State of Virginia, aged seventy one years, who being first 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 7 th 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1777 or 1778 and to the best of his recollection in the year 1778. with Captain William Field, and served in the 1 st or 2 d Regiment, the particular number of it he does not remember, but he thinks the 2 d Regiment of the Virginia Line, for three years, the term of his enlistment, under the following officers, Daniel Greenwood Ensign, William Field Lieutenant, and William Field his Father, Captain and George Gibson, Colonel of the Regiment, that he served until the end of his term having been engaged in active service for two years, in and about Williamsburg, he was taken sick with the ague and fever, he received a furlough, and was permitted to return to his home that he did not recover from his sickness until the end of his term, that he resided in the County of Fauquier Virginia when he entered the service, that during the term mentioned he was in no battle, that he marched with his Company to Williamsburg and was once mar- ched from Williamsburg near to Petersburg, that after the term men- tioned, and in the year 1781 he was drafted in the County of Fauquier as a Militia man for a tour of three months, which he served under Captain John Thomas Churns and Colonel Armistead Churchill that the day or the month when he was drafted he does not remem- ber, that he was discharged as a Militia man in the month of June, in Richmond, Virginia, that he was in a skirmish at the point below Richmond, near the Hollow Spring, that he was marched on this tour from Fauquier to Williamsburg and from thence to Richmond, that he knew Gen l La Fayette, who then comman- ded about three hundred regulars, that the said John Board hereby hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state, that he has no discharge.
John Board
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court.
Jno: A.W. Smith C.C.

This day Geo. Corbin appeared before me a justice of the peace for the county of Culpeper and made oath that he is now and was well acquainted with John Corbin and that he the said John Corbin enlisted as a regular soldier in the Revolutionary war for three years under Captain Wm. Field of Culpeper in 1777 or 1778 and served out his time.
Given under my hand this 19th day of June 1832.
Geo. Picklin.
I hereby certify that in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty one, that John Corbin of the County of Fauquier and state of Virginia was called on by law to serve in the Militia for three months which law to my certain knowledge he served faithfully under Captain John Thomas Colburn and Armistead Churchill Colonel of the Regiment. Given under my hand this 11th day of August 1832.
Joshua Singleton.
Culpeper County to wit:
This day Joshua Singleton came before me a justice of the peace for the county aforesaid and made oath that the above certificate contains the truth to the best of his knowledge and belief. Given under my hand and seal this 11th day of August
B. K. Wood.
Culpeper County, Virginia
This 14th day of August 1832 James Withers a credible witness aged in September next seventy five years, appeared before me a Justice of the Peace for the County of Culpeper the said James being a minister of the Baptist Church, and made oath, that he has known John Corbin of Fauquier County, an applicant for a pension from the United States from his boyhood that he did serve as a soldier in the Revolutionary army under Captain William Field that he saw him when a soldier in Williamsburg Virginia, that he was reputed to have enlisted for three years, and served with fidelity until he was taken sick that he is a man of truth and that full faith and credit are to be given to his statements.
Dan. Mason.
At Court held for Fauquier County on the 29th day of August 1832.
On the motion of John Corbin, who this day appeared in open court, and made his declaration, for a pension to which he claims to be entitled as a revolutionary soldier, the same being accompanied by the affidavits of George Corbin, Joshua Singleton and James Withers it is ordered that it be certified under the hand of the sitting

senior Justice of the Court, as the opinion of the Court that the applicant, was a revolutionary soldier, and served as stated in his declaration that the same is founded upon their knowledge of him, his character as a man of truth, and the affidavits of Joshua Singleton & James Withers of Culpeper, and George Corbin of Fauquier.
And the said County Court under the hand of the sitting senior Justice of the Court, as hereby declare their opinion, that the above named John Corbin was a revolutionary soldier and served as he stated that this opinion is founded upon their knowledge of him his reputation as a man of truth and the accompanying affidavits of George Corbin and Joshua Singleton & James Withers the first a resident of Fauquier the two last of Culpeper.
Thos: B. Armistead
senr. Justice of the peace for the County of Fauquier
Virginia
Fauquier County,
I, William H. Jennings, clerk pro tem pore of the County Court of the said County, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of John Corbin for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the 8th day of September 1832, and in the 57th year of the Commonwealth W. H. Jennings
State of Virg a : Fauquier County Court.
I, Gann T. Page a justice of the peace for the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that I have known Mr. John Corbin the applicant for a pension, and the same person who is named in the declaration annexed, and that I have known him for many years, and I have always heard and do believe that he was a soldier in the war of the revolution, and that the same has been heretofore known is generally believed to be the fact. I believe that Mr. Corbin is at this time at least seventy four years of age  years given under my hand this 18th of March 1835 — Gann T. Page

Rappahannock Co. To wit
I Addison Turner a justice of the peace in & for the county of said which was formerly a part of Loup p'ser do hereby certify that William Stern whose affidavit is hereto annexed was at the time of taking sa affidavit a man of respectability and that his statement is entitled to full faith and credit Given under my hand & seal this 18 th March 1835
Addison Turner
John Gordon 10.316
Rappahannock County To Wit
I Addison Turner a justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid which was formerly a part of Loup p'ser do hereby certify that Joshua Singleton whose affidavit is hereto annexed was at the time of taking said affidavit a man of respectability and that his statement is entitled to full faith and credit. Given under my hand and seal this 18 th day of March 1835
Addison Turner
Rappahannock County (V.M.)
I Francis M. Peffries a justice of the peace in & for the said County do hereby certify that I knew Joshua Singleton and also George Corbin whose affidavits are hereto annexed, and that at the time of taking the same they were persons of credibility & their statements are entitled to full faith & credit. and I further certify that George Corbin I always considered to be a man of strong mind and considerable information. Given under my hand this 19 th day of March 1835
F. M. Peffries

Virginia
Rappahannock County Feb 1872
John Corder who states that he is now an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress of June 1832 personally appeared before me a justice of the peace in and for said County and being sworn according to law saith that he has always been in the habit of writing his name Corder - but that in former times when written by other persons it was frequently written Coarder - he has frequently received small orders directed to him in which his name was written Coarder - that he always took in those orders knowing it to be a mistake when his name was written Coarder. He believes himself to be the identical person whose name is written Coarder on the book of settlements in Virginia and that he did receive one months pay - He also further states that the reason that he did not apply for a pension under an act of Congress of March 1871 was that he had been informed and was under the impression that the applicant was required to be in needy circumstances in order to be entitled under that act - and that his situation as to pecuniary matters was good and that he was not in needy circumstances. John Corder
Virginia
Rappahannock County Feb 1872
Vincent Corder who is the son of John Corder who is now an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress of June

1832 personally appeared before me a justice in and for the county aforesaid and being sworn according to law saith that his name has been frequently written leader although he always writes his name border that he took a newspaper called the Virginia Advocate and printer at Charlottesville Va. several years ago and that his name was frequently written on that paper leader that it first came directed with his name written border and afterwards for several weeks together the same paper came directed with his name written border.
Vincent Gordon
State of Virginia
Rappahannock County To Wit
I Addison Turner a justice of the peace in and for the county afore- said do hereby certify that the affidavits of John border and Vincent border which appear above and on the first page were sub- scribed to and sworn to before me and in my presence. I further certify that their characters for veracity and integrity are entitled to the highest consideration and confidence. Given under my hand and seal this 6 th day of May 1836
Addison Turner

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the 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 John Coode - or Coarde
   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.     from 1777 or '8 on to 2 yrs 2 " " Private soldier Col. George Gibson - in the regular service - Col. Armthd. Churchill in the militia of the State of Virg a Fauquier County Virg a - Age at present is 75 years The affidavits of James Withers - Lodowick Singleton - and Geo. Coode - and the Auditing certificate showing the settlement of his account of pay - John Coode Liste Harrison Turner J.P.   1781. " 3 "  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted: This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of } On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers :
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of 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 subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

July 18, 1936.
Mrs. Frank Gaines State Experiment Station Lubbock, Texas.
BA-J/ILL John Corder S. 10121 aw
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Morton Askay and John Corder, your ancestors.
There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon service of Morton Askay in the Revolutionary War. The record of John Corder is given herein as found in pension claim, S. 10121, based upon his service in that war.
John Corder, while a resident of Fauquier County, Virginia, enlisted in 1777 or 1778 and served two years as private in Captain William Fields' company, Colonel George Gibson's Virginia regiment, and was furloughed on account of sickness. He enlisted in 1781, served as private in Captain John Thomas Chuan's company, Colonel Armistead Churchill's Virginia regiment and was discharged in June 1781, length of service three months. He was in a skirmish near the Hollow Spring below Richmond, Virginia.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 29, 1832, at which time he resided near "Fiery Run Meeting House" in Fauquier County, Virginia; he was then aged seventy-one years. His name was borne Corder or Carder on the pension roll. He stated however that Corder was correct.
In 1836, the soldier's son, Vincent Corder, made affidavit in Rappahannock County, Virginia, in behalf of his father. The name of John Corder's wife was not given, nor the date and place of their marriage stated.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

This is to Certify, That it appears from a List in this Office of such Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia Continental — Line, during the Revolutionary War, as settled their Accounts, and received Certificates for the balance of their Full Pay, according to an Act of Assembly, passed the November Session, 1781, that a Certificate issued on the Eleventh — day of November 1783 , in the name of John Gardner — as a Soldier of Infantry — for £ 52-6-0 , which Certificate appears to have been delivered to Genl Stephens — and was given for services prior to the 1st January, 1782.
{ No Seal of Office. }
Given under my hand at the Auditor's Office, Richmond, this
9 th — day of May — 1835.
John Neely
AUDITOR.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
February 19 th 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," John border, _____ a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va. , Agency, at the rate of eighty _____ 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 Sept., 1837, to the 4 th March, 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
William E. Parris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

February 10, 1931.
Dorothy H. Corder P.O.Box 386 Waverly, Missouri.
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section ILL
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 10121, that John Corder, or Carder, while a resident of Fauquier County, Virginia, enlisted in 1777 or 1778, served two years as a private in Captain Willeim Field's Company, Colonel George Gibson's Virginia Regiment and was furloughed on account of sickness. He enlisted in 1781, served as a private in Captain John Thomas Chunn's Company, Colonel Armistead Churchill's Virginia Regiment and was discharged in June, 1781, length of service three months. He was in a skirmish near the Hollow Spring below Richmond, Virginia.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 29, 1832, while residing near "Fiery Run Meeting House" in Fauquier County, Virginia, aged seventy-one years.
In 1836, a son, Vincent Corder, made affidavit in Rappahannock County, Virginia, in support of his father's claim.
There are no further family data.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN, Acting Commissioner.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section ILL
September 12, 1930.
Mrs. Isa Y. Wilson 565 West Morgan Street Martinsville, Indiana.
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 10121, that John Corder, (the name also appears Carder) while a resident of Fauquier County, Virginia, enlisted in 1777 or 1778, served two years as a private in Captain William Field's Company, Colonel George Gibson's Virginia Regiment and was furloughed on account of sickness. He enli st ed in 1781, served as a private in Captain John Thomas Chunn's Company, Colonel Armistead Churchill's Virginia Regiment and was discharged in June, 1781, length of service three months. He was in a skirmish near Hollow Spring below Richmond, Virginia.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 29, 1832, while residing near "Fiery Run Meeting House" in Fauquier County, Virginia, aged seventy-one years.
In 1836, a son, Vincent Corder, made affidavit in Rappahannock County, Virginia, in support of his father.
There are no further family data.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN, Acting Commissioner.

Revolutionary War 200 more Northen states; Mrs. J. R. RITSON
200 more Northen states
January 13, 1925
In reply for a
Mrs. J. R. Gould Lamar, Box 516 Colorado
Madam:
I have to advise you that in the Revolutionary War pension claim, of John Corder, S.10121, the dates of birth and marriage of said soldier are not given.
There are no dates in regard to Vincent Corder. The only reference made to him is that he was the son of the above mentioned John Corder.
Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner

1 1/2 5 3/4 CENTS
100000 33 1000
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., _____, 190__
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of John Corder 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. S. File 10,121 pensioned as John Corder or Corder
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1777 or 1778 2 yrs. Pvt. William Field George Gibson Va.   March, 1781 3 mos. John Thomas Chunn Armistead Churchill Va.  
Battles engaged in, skirmish near the Hollow Spring below Richmond Residence of soldier at enlistment, Fauquier Co., Va. Date of application for pension, Aug. 29, 1832. Cl. al. Residence at date of application, Fauquier Co., Va., "near Ferry Run meetinghouse" Age at date of application, 71 yrs. Remarks: In 1836 a son Vincent testified in claim. No further family data.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of John Corder , a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you will please 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.     1778 2 Hyrs Pri Wm Field Geo Gibson Va   1781 3 mos " John T Blum Churchill Va        
Battles engaged in, None.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Staunton Co Va
Date of application for pension, Aug 29 / 1852
Residence at date of application, New Ferry Run Meeting House Va
Age at date of application, 71 years
Remarks: His pension was allowed
Mr. John Corder Mawerly Mo.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Subbock, Lucas, June, 29, 1936,
Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C.
2 Vets
Gentlemen: It has been suggested to me by the War Department at Washington that I write your bureau for Revolu- -tionary War records of Morton Askey , and John Corder , two of my ancestors, and as I am tracing the genealogical record of my family, I am very anxious to have their Revolutionary war records. I would appreciate any information and war records of Morton Askey, native of Missouri, and John Corder native of Virginia.
Drawn by M.C.S.
Thank you very much any trouble you may take sending the information.
Sincerely
Mrs. Frank Gaines, State Experiment Sta., Subbock, Lucas

Waverly, Missouri January 21, 1931
Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
If you have record of a pension having been granted to John Corder , a veteran of the Revolutionary war , I would appreciate it if you will send me a copy of it.
I have been told that he became blind and was granted a pension for that reason. He lived in Fauquier or Rappahannock Counties, Virginia.
Very truly yours,
Dorothy H. Corder
P.O. Box 386 Waverly, Missouri

Martinsville, Ind. Aug. 18-1930
Pension Department U. S. Government.
Dear Sir:—
My ancestor, John Carder , was a soldier in infantry in Virginia during the Revolutionary War.
I am trying to trace his record and establish my lineage for the D.A.R.
Have you any records show- ing he ever received a pension? If so I shall greatly appreciate such in- formation.
Thanking you for the earliest possible reply, I am
Yours sincerely,
Isa G. Wilson, 565 E. Morgan St. Martinsville Indiana.

Lamar, Colorado, December 6, 1924.
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C. Gentlemen:
In re JOHN CORDER, Revolutionary War Record, V. L. M. S. F. 10-121.
The above mentioned Revolutionary soldier served as a private in Company of Capt. Wm. Field, Col. George Gibson's Reg. Va. State Troops 1778-1780, and as private in Company of Capt. John T. Chum, Col. Churchill's Reg. Va. State Troops 1781, according to information that I have.
He applied for pension August 29, 1832, at the age of 71 years, his son Vincent Corder testifying in his claim which was allowed.
I would like to know if the pension records show the date of birth and marriage of John Corder, and if they give any dates in regard to Vincent Corder, who was my great grandfather.
I wish to use this information in connection with an application for membership in the D. A. R., and if there is any further information available from the pension records, would be very glad to have it.
Kindly advise me of the charges in connection herewith, and oblige.
Yours very truly,
Mrs. J. R. Gould, Box 516, Lamar, Colorado.
Dixie Davis Gould

Lexington Mo. Nov. 11-1912.
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C. My Dear Sir:
Will you kindly furnish me a copy of the pension grant made to John Corder for service in the Revolutionary War. John Corder served from Culpeper Co. Va. I believe. He

was my great-great grand- father, and I wish to obtain proof of his service in order to become a member of the H. A. R. organization. Address,
Very truly yours
Mrs. Leslie Wilson,
Lexington,
Mo.

April, 20, 1910.
Mathean Corden (B.) Rappahannock Co., Va. July, 28, 1788. (married) Va. 1819- (died) Lafayette Co. Mo. March 1, 1858.
Nancy Holloway Corden (B) June, 15, 1798. Rappahannock Co. Va. (married) Va. 1819. (died) Corden, Lafayette Co. Mo. July 29, 1882.
John Corden lived at Fena's Run, Fauquier Co. Va. - married Hannah May Corden.
John Corden. Private in company of Capt. Wm. Field, Col. Geo. Gibson's Regiment. Va. State Troops, 1778-'80.
Pension Bureau, War Department. Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
Will you please send me the war record of my great grand father John Corden. I want this for the purpose of joining the N. A. A. R. My sister Mrs. Laura Corden Wilson was admitted in the Eastern

Mc. Crony chapter, at Quanahillo, Texas - April 3, 1912. Her na- tional number is 93023.
Yours Respectfully -
(Mrs.) Nannie Corder Steele. 1215 Main St. Lexington, Mo.
July, 18, 1912.
Nannie Corder Steele - (born) Nov. 30- 1860, Lafayette Co. Mo. (married) Oct. 19, 1881, Warrenton, Lafayette Co. Mo. Mr. Boone Steele (V) March 12, 1843 Clinton Co. Ky. (died) June, 28, 1891. Osgood Utah. (married) Oct. 19, 1881, Warrenton, Mo.
Nathan Corder (V) Flint Hill, Rappah- annock Co. Va. July, 5, 1834. (married) Liberty, Clay Co. Mo. Dec. 14, 1857. died Warrenton, Mo. Nov. 5, 1905. Octavia Hill Corder (V.) Liberty Mo. Dec. 20, 1838. (married) Liberty Mo. Dec. 14, 1857. (died) Lexington, Mo.

Pirates in the company of Capt. Geo. T. Chunn - Col. Churchill's Regiment, Va. State Troops. 1781.
Revolutionary War.

REVOLUTIONARY SERVICE.
O. W. & N. Div.
MEMORANDA.
Please supply as much as possible of the data called for below.
Full name of soldier:
John Corder
Place of residence before service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
State of Virginia
Place of residence after service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Fauquier Co. Rappahannock Co. = Virginia
Date of death (as near as possible):
I think between 1840 & 1850
Christian name of widow:
Hannah Way
Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
John Corder Rec d the pension
Remarks:
This old Soldier was my Grand father, and I am anxious to have his record
Your name and address:
Haridge Corder Waverly P.O. Lafayette Co Missouri

Gentlemen: WB
Please send me at your earliest convenience the record of John Corder , private in Co. of Capt. William Field - Col. Geo. Gibson's Regiment, Va. State Troops 1778-1780 -
Private in the Company of Capt John J. Chinn - Col. Churchill's Reg. Va State Troops 1781 - Revolutionary

War.
Respectfully
Mrs. Howard Wilson
Amarillo Texas
1616 Polk St.
Please give me number of page and volume -

Revised
10121 INVALID.
File No. 10.121
John Corder or Gardner Miss New War
Act: June 7th 32
Index: — Vol. 1 , Page 76
[Arrangement of 1870.]
June 20/94 Mil. Hist. B John Corder, Morerly, Va 1912, Mar. 14. Hist. to Mrs. Howard Wilson
1912 July 24 Hist. to Mrs. Annie Lee Steele V.L.H. 1912 Nov. 16. Mrs. Leslie Wilson 1925 Jan. 18, Mrs. J. A. ould adv. as to date birth, marriage etc. VA. &
1921 Feb. 10. Hist. to Dorothy Corder - I.R.R.
July 18 Hist. to Mrs. Frank Gammell

18 Dec 1838 Addison Turner G. K.
Record (47) May 1835

War Department Pension Office
18 th Oct 1838.
Rev.
Sir.
In agreeable to your request of the 9 th inst, I herewith enclose the Act of Congress of the 6 th April 1838, and the reg- -ulations founded thereon.
The enclosed printed instructions should be strictly complied with, and when the vouchers are prepared, you will please forward them to P. Hagner Esq d Auditor of the Treasury.
I am H
Addison Turner Esq d Flint Hill Va.

Marshall May 28
Mr.
J. H. Gurney Esq.
War Dept.
Pension Office Washington
sent to Addison Turner Esq. of the present
16.33
act 7 June 1832
$80 per annum
June 19. 1835
The Hon. Esq. Rev. +
Suspended see let
John Corder or Candler
Mr.
33031 G. Corder

Sir
Warrenton May 25 th 1835.
Enclosed you will receive the papers of Mr. John Leeder being an application for a pension under the act of 7 th June 1832 - and arrears from March 1831 - This decla- -ration has been before you at a former period and returned for the certificates of credibility which have been annexed - In addition to the proof proof you will find a certificate from the Aud r of public accounts showing that John Leeder or Leander as the name is sometimes called rec d £ 52. 6. 0. under the act of assembly of Nov. Sept. 1781. which embraced principle and interest - This amt. of itself would show reason for the pension desired for - could I ask your attention to this case - your communication will be directed to me at Walnut Branch Fayette Co
Pa
I am my resp ly Y r aff ct son.
H. Hood

I do hereby certify that Addison Turner Esq. whose name is on the other side was appointed a magistrate of the County of Rappahannock soon after its establishment and has continued to act as such up to the last fall when I saw him on the bench in court. And I have many reasons to believe and have not the slightest doubt that he is now and was on the 6 th day a duly qualified and acting justice of the Peace in said County Given under my hand this 18 th May 1836
Simon Patton, M.C.

Frank Steel
Dec 15
19 1/2
to Col J. J. Edwards
Com. of Finance
Washington City
D. C.
Mrs. Evans

Flint Hall December 9 th 1838
Col J L Edwards
Sir
Mr John Leorder (whose name is written in his Pension certificate Leorder or Learder) executed a power of attorney to an agent for the purpose of drawing his Pension from the 4 th of Sept 1837 to the 4 th of Sept 1838. The said agent presented the said power of attorney a short time since to the Agent for Paying Pensions in Richmond, who refused to pay the arrears of Pension due said Leorder for reason assigned by him, that more than Eight months had elapsed since Leorder was last entitled to draw, and therefore referred him to your department for information. He, Leorder, has requested me to enquire of you what steps are necessary for him to take in order to enable him to draw the arrears of Pension now due him as well as that which may be due hereafter, and to send a copy of such papers as may be necessary for him to execute and fill. Your immediate attention and answer to this is respectfully desired.
I have the honour to be Very Respectfully your Ob t Serv t Addison Turner

Virginia Rappahannock County
William J. Menefee Clerk of the County Court of the County of Rappahannock aforesaid, do hereby Certify that Addison Turner and F. M. Jeffries are Magistrates in and for the County aforesaid, duly Commissioned and qualified as such, and that the Signatures to the last of the within Certificates purporting to be theirs, are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court this 7 th day of May 1835, And in the 59 th year of the Commonwealth.
W m J. Menefee
Virginia.
I Francis T. Lightfoot Clerk of the County Court of Pulaski in the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that George Pickles whose signature appears to one of the within Certificates is now an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified - and that Burnall F. Ward and Daniel Mason, were at the dates of their respective Certificates hereunto annexed acting Justices of the peace in and for said County.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court this 12 th day of May 1835, and in the 59 th year of the Common- wealth.
F. T. Lightfoot

Mr. Corder
for a pension

Virginia
Fauquier county to wit
I Alexander Marshall Clerk of the County Court of Fauquier in the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Saml T Page whose signature appears to one of the within certificates, and was at the time of subscribing the same a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified to act, as such, and that full faith and credit is due to all his official acts as such, as well in Courts of Justice as thereout.
In testimony whereof I have hereinunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this 25th day of May 1835, and in the 59th year of the Commonwealth.
A. Marshall C.C.