Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1,746, Jacob Carter, N.C. Penn. Service In 1774

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.C.
Carter, Jacob
R. 1,746
Penn. Service in 1774
CONTENTS

The State of Mississippi
Marion County } ss
On this 5 th day of October in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty five personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Isaac Bratfield Judge of the Court of Probate in and for the county aforesaid at the court house thereof now sitting, Jacob Carter a resident in the county and State aforesaid aged Seventy Seven years, who being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oaths make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he was drafted in the army of the United States in the year 1776 or in the defence of the State of Pennsylvania against the hostile bands of Shawnee Indians with the Troops under Captain John Pierpoint immediately under the Command Lieutenant Lewis Rodgers, in an expedition to Jacob Stradlers Station on Duncans Creek a cross the river Monongahelia about 20 or 25 miles where he remained and served during the whole period of three months that his place of residence at the time of being drafted was in the fork formed by the junction of Cheat and Monongahelia rivers in the State of Pennsylvania, and that at the expiration of said term he was verbally discharged. And about one month after said term he again volunteered and entered into the service of the United States under the Command of the above named Officers, that he crossed the River Monongahelia opposite Capt David Owens Station where he remained and served at the Fort of Station for the period of three months, from thence he was verbally discharged. That in the year 1777 he was removed from thence to the State of North Carolina County of Surry, and volunteered in a company there under the command of Capt Nathaniel Martin. That under the organization of said Company he was elected first Lieutenant of said Company and his election confirmed by the County Court of said County, where he remained and served in said Company in the capacity of Lieutenant for the term of three years. That in the Year 1780 in the Month of July he again entered the service as a volunteer under Col Isaac and marched from Salisbury North Carolina for the purpose of forming a junction with Genl Gates and fell in with him at the Cheraw Hills South Carolina, and thence marched to Rudgeles Mills about twelve miles West of Camden State aforesaid.

from thence we took the line of March for Camden in order to meet Lord Cornwallis. and that on the 15 th day of August 1780 he witnessed the scene of the defeat of Genl. Gates, the troops from thence returned home in great confusion. and immediately after the battle of the Kings Mountain he was taken prisoner by the Tories Commanded by Col. Right, that in the commencement of the action he received a shock in the forehead which materially injured him. And that he made his escape by taking Parole and returned home. That shortly after he entered the service as a substitute for one Peter Sally. Under the Command of Col. Smith Commanded by Capt. Right. as first Lieutenant of said Company we then took up the line of March in order to join Genl. Greene at Guilford Court house N. Carolina that on our arrival at said place the battle being fought the day previous we we marched by Wilmington to the sea coast. there we dispersed a band of Tories and shortly after received the the news of the capture of Lord Cornwallis. We on receiving the news of said capture were verbally discharged and returned home. He hereby relinquishes every claim 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. Sworn and subscribed to in open court Jacob Taut the day and year aforesaid.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation that the above named Jacob Taut was a revolutionary soldier and served as he has stated. Isaac Brockfield (a burgess) John of Bobak We Gabriel Blackburn, and William Melgoven residing in the County and State aforesaid, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Taut who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy seven years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed to the day and year aforesaid.  Gabriel Blackburn  William Melgoven 

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the necessary questions to the said Gabriel Blackburn is a Clergyman in the County aforesaid and of fair standing in the religious Society to which he belongs. and that William Mcgowen who has signed the same is a resident of the same place and is a Credible person and that their Statement is entitled to Credit.
Isaac Brakhill Judge of Probate
The State of Mississippi Marion County }
I J. W. Pittman Clerk of the Court of Probate of the County of Marion in the State of said do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jacob Carter.
In Testimony
Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this 5 th day of September October 1835 J. W. Pittman Clerk

29.845
Jacob. Carter Mississippi
March 3rd 1864
Peter J.
C. D. Larned Columbia Mississippi
Not power reserved by the Creditable Mortgage as to any services as a tenant — may require to take to

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
11 March 1884
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 subjunctive 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 Jacob Carter
   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.     1775 3 priv Capt. Pierpont 74 years   6 " " " Umanaplia   1777 3 Lieut Col. Clearland County   H. — No  
I am respectfully,
Your obedient servant
JAMES L. HOWARDS,
Commissary of Pensions.
Just Force showing the service as a claimant... [faded handwritten notes]

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) 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.
do hereby certify that the foregoing
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 same.
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 the 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.
[1] 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.
[2] The notes from [a] to [d] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [1] applies to continental troops only.
[3] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[4] 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.

REJECTED
1746
P. O. Jacob Carter
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
None:  List of suspended claims printed in 1852 shows cause of enlisted suspension as follows: For further proof and specification."
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized, _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

David Carter
Mississippi
Amen d Dec r
Amended
1746
Col. C. D. Carter
Oct 30 1831
Hon. M. P. Harris Jny 31/52
Same up 4/54
Hon. A. G. Brown
Dec. 30/58
all money in

William Morris the witness, who says that Cooke served as Lieut. in the reg t was in Gen. Ralfe Brig d Col. Smith Reg t & Capt. Dand Bright company of mounted Inf ry , and they served there together.
In Morris' own paper, there is a discharged list dtd Nov 18. 1781. for 11 mos. of military duty, as Lieut. in Capt. Righlen's or Righlen's Co. Col. Smith Legion and Gen. Rutherford's Brig d .
Cooke says he was found as a Lieut. under the command of Col. Smith Cape Rifter in the fall of 1781.
Morris: paper N o 29.69.4.

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.
I, WILLIAM HILL, Secretary of State, in and for the State of North Carolina, do hereby certify, that it appears from the muster-rolls of the Continental line of this State, in the Revolutionary War, that Jacob Carter a private Soldier in Capt. Quinn's Company of the 10 th Regiment, entered the service on the 20 th day of July 1778, for the term of nine months, and that nothing more is said of him on said rolls
Given under my hand this 25 th day of March 1854.
W. Hill Secretary of State

Georgia } Personally came before me James Harris Cty. } Ramsey Justice of the peace in and for said County William Norris and after being duly sworn deposeth and saith on oath that Jacob Carter served as Lieutenant in the Revolutionary war in Genl. Rutherford's Brigade Col. Smith's Regt in Capt. Daniel Wright's Company of Mounted Infantry and they served three months together in the State of N. Carolina sworn to and subscribed this 5 th day of May 1835 James Ramsey J.P. W m Norris
Georgia } I do hereby certify that I have Harris Cty. } been acquainted with the witness William Norris for five years and believe him a man of good character and fair standing in society. Given under my hand this 5 th day of May 1835 James Ramsey J.P.
Georgia } To Wm. Parden Clerk Harris County } of the Inferior Court of said County Do hereby certify that James Ram- -sey whose name appears to the above certificate is an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County and that due Credence should be given to his actings & doings as such. Given under my hand & private seal of office this 6 th day of May 1835 Wm. Parden Clerk

Proof. to be submitted in case of Jacob Cartier.
The Court will please inform me if anything further is wanted
M c Harris H. B.

Raleigh 25 th March 1854 The Honble W. P. Harris
Dear Sir
Having many letters on hand previous to the receipt of yours of the 9 th ultimo, yours was not attended to before this morning. I here enclose a certificate, showing how the name of Jacob Cartier stands on the rolls in the Secretarys office. He may have served part of his time as a Militia man of which I have no evidence. Maj r W m J. Clarke Comptroller has in his Office much evidence of Militia service. You will please send me $1.- for my services in this case.
Yours respectfully
W. D. Hill

Revolutionary
Authority to examine paper in the case of
Jacob Baxter
Suspended
Mississippi Act 1832.
Filed Aug. 10. 1853
T. E. Waldo
Washington D.C.
3-881

Wilkesburg Covington Co. Missa June 1 st 1863
Hon. Louis D. Waldo Com. Pensions
Sir Some time in the year 1833 an application was made by my late father from Union County of this State to obtain a Revolutionary pension, but had never been heard of since. At that time he was at great trouble and expense in getting proof. He moved from this to the State of Georgia and then procured the testimony of living witnesses in support of his services. I wish to know whether the papers have obtained and sent to the office and are now on file, if so, allow F. C. Hepler or General Stone to examine them, as my Attorney.
Very respectfully Your Obt. Servt.
M. C. Carter

from N.O. Harris
Aug 31/54

565 Pension Office Jany 31 1854
Sir I return the letter of Mr Work and have the honor to inform you that Jacob Carter of Missi claimed to have served three years and six months in N.C. but this office is not in possession of any evidence, besides his own statement, that he did so serve. — The parties interested should make application to the Secretary of State and Comptroller of N.C. for evidence of his services.
Hon Wiley P. Harris N of R

Department of War Pioneer Office
Oct 30 11 (1831)
Sir
I have recd the papers of Ench Cartier & am placed there on file.
The objections heretofore pointed out have not been removed. If the fact be admitted that he held a Lieut. commission for three years, in a company of local militia, it can avail him nothing, unless he can specify all the details during that period.
He, it seems has made a new declaration, in which he alleges - 1774 a time of duty or purchase of arms. This being before it was in use allowed. He next claims for one other time or purchase of arms - for Lieut. from the month of July 1780 to Aug 15 1780. and that he acted as a Subaltern Lieut. until fall of 1781, but how long he served he does not say. William Morris says he served 3 mos and that they served together. This statement is too indistinct. Mr Cartier will claim his original commission, and in addition to the other more accurate
specification of his service, he will inform the Dept which there was one or two Lieut. in Capt. Cartier's company

In the campaign of 1781, and of 1782, what was the name of the other.
1811-1812
Imm
1812
G. D. Howard
30 Oct. 1833
ALCO
Received Oct 28 1833
66 Lained
60 tending
Mip

M.W. A. T. V. V. V. V.
Dec. 30.

Pension Office, December 30, 1838.
Sir,
In response to the inclosed letter I have the honor to state that children of revolutionary soldiers are not entitled to pension; nor can they establish and recover unadjusted pension claims, which might have become due their parents if successfully prosecuted while they were living. They are only entitled to such annuities as may have accrued to their parents as pensioners . Jacob Carter was not placed upon the pension roll - his claim having been suspended for further proof. His children consequently,  not could not recover the amount even if the objections to the admission of the claim, originally existing,  based now be removed.
With great respect,
8C
Hon. A. G. Brown U. S. Senate.

April 4, 1824.
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Pension Office April 4 1854
Sir
The certificate of the Secretary of War, showing a nine months service for a man named Jacob Carter, does not refer to the Jacob Carter of Miss who made application for a pension under the act of June 7 1832. The soldier mentioned in said certificate enlisted for nine months as a private in 1778. Carter, in his Declaration, declares that he was then a three years man and was serving as a Lieutenant,
Dear Mr. Harris
May 12