Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1899, David Coulson, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Pa.
Carlson David
81899
CONTENTS
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W 6515 6542 Tennessee
David Boulton
of White in the State of Tennessee who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Collins of the 1st Regt commanded by Col. Morgan in the Virginia was for 15 m 27 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Tennessee at the rate of 52 Dollars 98 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of Febry 1833 and sent to the H. H. Lee A. J. R.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 1832 $79 41 Semimonthly allowance ending 4th '33 26 49 $105 90
Revolutionary Claim. Act June 7, 1832.
Geo. C. Stiles Clerk
Recorded by Book D.
Vol. 9
Page 115

State of Tennessee  S.S. White County 
On this 15 th day of October 1832 personally appeared before me Joseph Cummings an authorized officer of the peace for said County David Coulson a resident of said County aged about Eighty two years who first being 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 1832 - that he entered the service of the united states under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
That he volunteered under Captain Thomas Collier of the County of Charlotte Virginia - He thinks this was in 1775 but is not certain as to the year, nor the length of time for which he volunteered; but he remembers that he entered the service on the 4 th day of May and continued till the 1 st of December following. They went to "Blount's Island" against Governor Dunmore - they then were sent viz - the Company to which he belonged, to the Long islands of Nolston against the Cherokees, and were under the command, either of Col l  Levis or Col l  Morgan - They were both along and held the rank of Colonel - in this expedition. But whether he was under Morgan or Levis, he is not positive - He received no discharge, but was mustered out of service, as was then common with the Militia -
1775 Some time after this, (how long, he does not remember) he was drafted for three months in the said County of Charlotte , in the Company of Capt Thomas Williams , his lieutenant, he does not remember - his Ensign was Joseph Collier - The troops to which he belonged, went to Williamsburg , where they remained a short time. From there they went to the Town of Hampton - From thence they went to Portsmouth where he remained a short time and obtained a discharge from his Captain Thomas Williams - He was not in any battle during either term of service - Sometime after the expiration of his second term of service,

he cannot say how long, he was again drafted for three months under Capt John Clayton of said County of Charlotte. William Price was the Lieutenant - and Douglas Hancock the ensign. He went to Petersburg, where the troops (being four Companies as well as he recollects) remained about two months. They returned from Petersburg, in order to meet Lord Cornwallis, who was expected about that time - However, he did not come as soon as was expected - and the Company to which he belonged, were permitted to leave the service, as he thinks at this time he was mustered out of the service. He was afterwards drafted for three months, making his fourth tour, from Charlotte County - and was under Captain Joseph Fregua , in whose Company he was, at the seige of York . After the surrender of Cornwallis he obtained a discharge from his Captain Joseph Fregua. - He has no documentary evidence by which he can establish his service; he knows of no living witness by whom he can prove the same.
Answers to the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department and pronounced by the Magistrate.
1 st He was born February  March 16 th 1750 in Amelia County Va 2. He had a family Bible containing a Record of his age, but it has been lost or worn out. 3. The manner in which he was called into service has already been stated. His place of abode the whole time was the County of Charlotte Va 4. after the close of the War he removed to Stokes County, Carolina, where he lived about twenty years - from there he removed to the County of Pledmore in the State of Tennessee, where he remained for some years; he cannot say how long - from there he removed to the County of White where he now resides. 5. He does not remember of being acquainted with any of the officers of the regular army - the General circumstances of his service have been carefully stated as he can recollect them - being now old and infirm. 6. He received two discharges as above mentioned - they were both lost when his house was burnt, which took place before he left Virginia in Charlotte County. 7. He refers to the following individuals to whom he is known in his present neighborhood, who can

testify as to his character for Veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution - Viz - more than 20th  more than 20th James Simmons Daniel Hollingsworth Geo Sparkman and Rev d Arnold Mop and Grief Smallman
We have no documentary evidence nor do we know of any living witness to prove his services. We hereby relinquish every claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declare his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state. Sworn to and subscribed the date above.
David Coulson
State of Tennessee ) We Arnold Mop a clergyman White County ) residing in this County and Grief Smallman and Moses Godard ) residing in the same County, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with David Coulson, who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration; that we believe him to be about eighty two 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.
Arnold Mop
Grief Smallman Moses Godard
And said Joseph Cummings being an acting Justice of the Peace as aforesaid, hereby declares his opinion after hearing the investigation of the matter and putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department, that the above named applicant was a soldier of the Revolution, and served as he states and he further be- -lieves that it appears to him that Arnold Mop who has signed the preceding Certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of White, and that Grief Smallman and Moses Godard who also signed the same are residents of the same County and are persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. And he further Certifies that in his opinion the said David Coulson, is wholly unable to attend and make his declaration in Open Court, in consequence of age, infirmity and disease, at least, without suffering great bodily pain.
Joseph Cummings Justice of the Peace

State of Tennessee I Jacob H. Lane clerk of the court of White County of pleas and Quarters Sessions in and for said County do hereby certify that Joseph Cummings whose name is subscribed to the foregoing proceedings as Justice of the peace, was then at the time of subscribing the same and is now an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County of White duly commissioned and qualified as such and that full faith and credit is due and ought to be given his official acts as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and thrust affixed the seal of said Court at office the third day of November A.D. 1832 and Independence of the United States the 57th
Pat. St. Alkhan D.C. of Jacob H. Lane Clerk of White County Court
State of Tennessee I Thomas Eastland Chairman of the Court White County of pleas and Quarters Sessions in and for said County do hereby certify that Jacob H. Lane whose name is subscribed to the above certificate was then and is now clerk of said Court of pleas & Quarters Sessions aforesaid and that St. Alkhan whose name is thereto subscribed has been regularly appointed and duly qualified as Deputy Clerk of said Court and that full faith & credit is due ought to be given their official acts as such and that the above certificate is a true copy of the original Given under my hand & seal the 30th day of Nov. 1832
Thos Eastland Chairman
David Carlson 19999
15 June 27 1832
Emerson

19999
David Carlson
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Conway  BRIEF in the case of David Coulson  of White  in the State of Tennessee  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? a Justice of the Peace  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? Yes  3. How old is he? 82  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.     Entered In 1775 the 24th of May & continued all the time of service 6 27 Private Gen. Lewis  or  Shelby Capt. Thos. Collins   When he was discharged 3 Capt. Thos. Williams   some time afterwards 3 Capt. John Clayton   discharged 3 Capt. Joseph Morgan  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? no answer  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Charlotte Co. Virginia  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? No 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Chas. G. Wilson Examining Clerk.  22nd July 1853

O. W. & N. Div. P. S. M. P. C. I. 26927. W. 25437. W. 1241. I. 1899.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 13, 1896.
Sir:
In response to your request for the military record of such Revolutionary soldiers bearing the surname Colson, as were pensioned, or whose widows were pensioned, for their services in that war, I have the honor to advise you as follows:
David Coulson made an application for pension on October 15, 1832, at which time he was residing in White Co., Tenn., and eighty-two years of age, and his pension was allowed for fifteen months and twenty-seven days' actual service as a private in the Virginia troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time served under Capt. Thomas Collier and Col. Morgan.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of David Carlson 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? Yes 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? Yes 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? Yes XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? 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? Yes 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?  Yes
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.

Soldier pensioned and G. Colon. House of Rep. M.C.
Rev War
1899 INVALID.
April 13/96 H. S. D.
File No. 1899
David Coulson Private Line
Act: June 7/1832
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 72
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Coulter, Andrew GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 9162 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED October 7, 1792 to - not shown -
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.