Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,173, Alexander Chambers, N.C. Va.

N.C.
Chambers Alexander
S. 32,173
Ua
Born in Ireland
CONTENTS

let 23 Nov 41 76- I Carr,
47 13
22011 Indiana
Alexander Chambers Works in the State of Indiana he was a private in the com commanded Captain Speer of the reg t commanded Col. Chapman in the Virginia for 12 months
scribed on the Roll of of  service at the rate of 40 Dollars & Cents per annum. commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of Sept r 1833 and I Ewing Successor
Appears to the 14th of Sept r 100 c Pension allowance ending 4 th March 20 c
$120 c
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by David Boyd Clerk,
Book 8 Vol. 7 Page 107

Additional Declaration.
State of Indiana } county of Knox. } ss.
Personally appeared before the President Judge of the circuit court of said county and state now in session, Alexander Chambers, who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration to obtain a pension for services rendered during the revolutionary war, and being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory, he failed to set forth and relate the following facts in addition: that according to the best of his recollection, the company in which he served at Alexandria at the commencement of the war was commanded by Captain James Lederman of Loudon county, whose discharge he received for a tour of duty, but he cannot refer to it for date, as it is lost or destroyed long ago: that he knows he had no printed commission as Lieutenant of Spies, under Captain Hinds; that he and the Captain, were appointed by the company, and the verbal appointments were sanctioned and recognised by Colonel Sevier; that he acted as Lieutenant of said company of spies for the period of two years, and to the best of his knowledge and belief he was not less than one third of that time in actual service performing the duties of the office; that although he cannot specify dates with certainty and precision, he unequivocally declares his conviction of having performed twelve months service during the war, as a private, in Virginia and North Carolina, on the occasion

adverted to in the original declaration, and this service is exclusive of the service rendered, and now claimed, as Lieutenant of Hinds' Spies.
Alexander Chambers his Mark
Sworn to, and subscribed in open court, this 6 day of September 1833 -
A. Kinney P. G.
state of Indiana } county of Knox }
I, A. D. Scott, Clerk of the circuit court of said county of Knox, do hereby certify that the foregoing additional declaration, in the matter of Alexander Chambers an applicant for a pension, is the original copy of proceedings additional to the first hereunto attached.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 11 th day of Sept. A. D. 1833.
A. D. Scott Clerk C. C. F. C.

Rev. Charles 24343
[Faint, mirrored handwriting, likely bleed-through from the reverse side of the page]
Sealant

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832.
State of Indiana } County of Knox } ss.
On this 15 th day of March one thousand eight hundred and thirty three, person- ally appeared in open court, before the President Judge of the circuit court of said county, now sitting, Alexander Chambers, an old resident of said county of Knox and State of Indiana who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832 - that he was born in Ireland and was about fifteen years of age, when with his father and the family, he landed in America at the port of Philadelphia, that his age was noted by his father in a family Bible, and to the best of his memory he is now in his eighty first year - that for upwards of sixty years, he rem- -embers his residence distinctly - that he resided in Loudon county Virginia, near the great falls of Potomac, at the commencement of the revolutionary war - that he volunteered in said county in a company organized at said time, to protect the property and estate of Genl. Geo. Washington from a threatened attack of the British, then lying in the neighborhood of the Potomac, in the Chesapeake Bay, and said to meditate the destruction of the property; marched to Alexandria, was there stationed under command of a Colonel whose name he does not recollect a resident of Leesburg, nor can he call to mind the name of other officers, nor the exact length of the time he remained on duty, but he well remembers a considerable time, and he received a written discharge for a tour of Militia duty, which discharge he has lost or destroyed long since - that he afterwards volunteered in said county, in a company commanded by Capt. Richd. Spence belonging to Col. Clapham's Regiment, was marched to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, thence to near

Schuylkill river and encamped under the chief command of Col. Crawford while in camp he volunteered with different scouting parties, and on one occasion, remembers going with a party in the night to a place called Rising Sun to destroy British officers, who had escaped only a short time before the attack; was on the major guard on the day of the battle of Germantown in 1777 and was one of the first company in that town after the British evacuated it, which company was chased back to camp by the British light horse when Genl. Washington ordered a party of our American light horse to pursue our pursuers, and the order was immediately obeyed with good effect; was of a party ordered to approach and destroy the Mills over Schuylkill which had supplied the British with flour - on returning to camp remained some time, and then marched back to Reading, when the main army were placed in winter quarters; at Reading the company was discharged after three months constant duty; the discharge was in writing, and is now lost. After various vicissitudes, and services to secure the independence of the country, he removed from Loudoun Co., Va. to Washington county near Donesboro' then North Carolina - now Tennessee, in the year he believes of 1779, and in the spring of 1780 he thinks, - at any rate the spring before the battle of Kings Mountain he volunteered in a company raised by order of Col. Sevier to go under him against hostile Indians - marched through woods, and over mountains to Cherokee towns - attacked them, killed twenty five, took some prisoners and lost none, left a garrison, marched to other towns, and destroyed seven in succession - at one of the towns the Indians made an attack upon the party, one American was killed, another wounded and died afterward.

of his wounds - the indian's loss unknown - after incessant toil for a time the object of the expedition was accomplished and with the party he marched back to the first garrison where the indian's again made an attack and disappeared after killing many horses. It was during this campaign that Col. Sevier demanded the swords of Col. Robinson and Maj. Sevier and suspended their commands placing Maj. Walton in their room - after this all were marched home and discharged - does not remember how long he was out upon this expedi- tion, nor can he say whether his discharge was verbal, or written, but the expedition was authorized and required by proclamation, and it must have occupied his time, two, or three months. On various occasions after this expedition he went out on scouting parties where men were required by Col. Sevier to guard the frontier from Indian depredations, and received no written discharges, or compensation. A few years after- wards, he removed from his residence near to Lonesborough to Knoxville where he again volunteered on many scouting parties against hostile indians, and was appointed, and served for two succeeding summers, first Lieutenant of Captain Hinds company of spies, he received orders from Col. Sevier Col. Martin, and Col. Blount, and the many troubles he served to overcome, it would be only tedious to relate in detail the indian's inhabiting a country only about twenty, or twenty five miles distant, from his quarters. He states, that with the exception of his services as a Lieut. of spies he had always acted as a private previously; that being destitute of all documentary evidence, and knowing of no person now living to testify to his services, he will only swear to twelve months, active services during the war of the revolution. In the year 1788, or 1789, he removed from Tennessee, to Fayette county Kentucky, lived some

years on the waters of Boons creek, then lived some time in Clark, and Montgomery counties, then lived about eleven miles from Fort Hamilton on the great Miami, in Ohio, and for the last twenty three years has resided in the county of Knox, Indiana where he shall end his days in this world. He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension, or annuity, except the present, and declares, that his name, on his account, is not on the pension Roll of any State agency. Sworn to, and subscribed in open court the day and year aforesaid. A. Kinney { Alexander his Chambers mark
We A. M. Shaw, and David Warford, do hereby certify, that as citizens, and as clergymen, residing in the town of Vincennes, we are well acquainted with the general reputation of Alexander Chambers who has in our presence, subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration, and we believe him to be eighty 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 to, and subscribed in open court the day and year aforesaid. A. Kinney { W. M. Shaw David Warford
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 { Alexander

Alexander Chambers, the aforesaid applicant for a pension, was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them, that Henry M. Shaw, and David Warford who have signed the preceding certificate, are clergymen, residing in the town of Vincennes, and that their statement is entitled to full credit.
A Kimmy
State of Indiana { county of Knox. { ss.
I, A. D. Scott, clerk of the circuit court of said county of Knox, state of Indiana, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Alexander Chambers for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 16 th day of March, A. D. 1833.
A D Scott clk

No. 24343
Alexander Chambers, Knox County Indiana
for 17 - private 17 is $40.
no other allowance can be made. Same as St. after Rev War.
Lt Ewing Vincennes, Indiana

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Alexander Chambers Knox County Indiana.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Vol - not stated private Officers not recollected 81 years London County Virginia Traditionary evidence Hologram Certificate, Witness credible papers correct   Vol - 1777 - 3 - private Capt Speer, Col Clapham   Vol - 1780 - 2 or 3 - - Col Servin   Vol - not stated lieut Officers not named Should shew that he was commissioned & proved his service as a Lieutenant.  
Services as a Lieutenant per- formed after the Battle of Brandywine, see declaration.
The applicant states that he will swear to one year only - - }
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____; 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 place where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
33 45 90

November 5, 1934.
Mrs. F. H. Stonaker, 1728 O st., Bedford, Ind.
Madam;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 32173 , it appears that Alexander Chambers was born in Ireland and came to this country with his father and family (no names stated), when he was about fifteen years old and settled at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
While residing in Loudoun County, Virginia, near Great Falls of the Potomac, he enlisted and served as a private under Captain James Coleman in the Virginia Troops, date and length of service not stated.
He served in 1777, three months as a private in Captain Richard Spurr's Company, Colonels Clapham and Crawford's Virginia Regiments and was on the wagon guard at the battle of Germantown.
While living in Washington County, near Jonesboro, then

North Carolina, afterwards Tennessee, he enlisted in the spring of 1780 and served two or three months in Colonel Sevier's North Carolina Regiment and was on an expedition to Cherokee Towns.
He later served at various times as First Lieutenant in Captain Hind's Company of Spies under Colonel Sevier, Martin and Blount, length of service not stated.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 16, 1833, while a resident of Knox County, Indiana, aged eighty years.
There is no further data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

32173 Rev INVALID.
File No.
82173
Alexander Chambers
Rev War
Act.
June 1 st 1897
Index:—
Vol.
3
Page
71
[Amendment of 1870.]
1909 Feb 10 Arch. to Bessie C. Haskins S.L.M. 1912 Dec. 30 Bessie C. Haskins that date + place of birth are not stated etc. 1913 Jan 23 Letter to Bessie C. Haskins to apply to Aud. for Interior Dept. W.L.M. 1921 May 3 Hist. to W.D. Chambers 1921 June 14 W.D. Chambers advised this is the only record of this name found on Red. War records 1924 Nov. 5 Hist. to Mrs. J. H. Donaker

Wincennes University
Normal Department (Accredited) Edgar N. Haskins, Principal.
Wincennes, Indiana, Feb. 5th., 1909.
The Pension Department, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs: — Is there any record to show that Alexander Chambers of Virginia enlisted for service in the Revolutionary war? His full name was John Alexander Chambers. He was known as Alexander Chambers but it is not known whether he enlisted as Alexander or John Chambers.
Any information furnished will be highly appreciated.
Respectfully, —
Mrs. Bessie Chambers Haskins.
818 N. 8th St., Vincennes.

Vincennes, Ind., 1/18, 1913
The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
If your records show when Alexander Chambers ceased to draw the pension granted him in claim, Sur. File No. 32, 173, Rev. war, kindly advise me the date.
Thanking you in advance for this favor I am
Very truly Yours, Mrs. Bessie Chambers Hopkins
317 N. 7th. St., Vincennes, Ind.

Vincennes, Ind. 12/19, 1912
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir: - I had some correspondence with your department in 1909 concerning Alexander Chambers, a soldier of the Revolution.
In yours of Feby 20, 1909 you informed me that the said Alexander Chambers applied for pension Mch 16, 1833 and his claim was granted.
I am now writing you to learn whether said application gives the date and place of his birth, the maiden name of his wife, the date and place of marriage and any information concerning his children.
Your reply was signed
V. Warner
Commissioner

And marked:—
Record Division
V.L.M.
Sur File 32173
Rev. War
If you can give me any of the above information I shall be greatly obliged to you.
Thanking you in advance for any additional information concerning said Alexander Chambers I am
Very truly yours,
Mrs. Bessie Chambers Haskins
317 N. 7th. St.,
Vincennes, Ind.
P.S. Former correspondence shows my address was 818 N. 8th. St.

3-871.
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by L. D. L.
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Alex Chambers
Service Pa
Additional Service Rev. War
No. _____ claim, State records _____, 190_____
No claim, combination records _____, 190_____
REMARKS:
No claim, except I# 32173

TEACHERS W. B. CHAMBERS, PRINCIPAL. LATIN AND MATHEMATICS EFFIE McLAUGHLIN, ASSISTANT IN HIGH SCHOOL. HISTORY AND ENGLISH PAUL E. BARR, GRADES SEVEN AND EIGHT, ART DIRECTOR MABEL BOUSE, GRADES FIVE AND SIX HAZEL COLE, GRADES THREE AND FOUR EMMA MICHEL, GRADES ONE AND TWO
Rec'd Goldsmith Public Schools
OFFICERS E. L. MITCHELL, SUPERINTENDENT TIPTON CO. DR. J. H. FERGUSON, TRUSTEE JEFFERSON TP.
Goldsmith, Ind., Apr. 9, 1921
Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
My ancestor, Alexander Chambers, fought in the Revolution. He enlisted perhaps in Rutherford Co., N.C., under Col. W. Avery of that state. Later he and his brother David were transferred to the Virginia troops. David after the War received 100 acres of land from the government in Rockbridge Co., Va. This land was sold in 1797.
Alexander, after the War, remained in Va., till after the adoption of the Const., when he married Rachel Ann Monroe, a niece of Pres. James Monroe, perhaps in Loudoun Co., Va. Can you give me any documentary facts in regard to his services? In 1789 he removed to Rutherford Co., N.C., then later to the N.W. Terr. Very truly W. B. Chambers

Muncie, Ind., May 30, 1921, Washington Gardner Com. Pensions Washington, D.C.
My dear Sir:
On May 3 you answered my letter of Apr. 9 asking information concerning my ancestor Alexander Chambers a soldier of the Revolution.
In your answer you have given facts pertaining to another Alexander Chambers, who came west with George Rogers Clarke and became the head of the Knox County branch of the Chambers family. You tell me that he was given pension March 16, 1833.
My ancestor Alexander served as a soldier much longer than this Alexander having served in the Continental Army of Virginia for three years. Later he entered further service under Col. John Gibson and was discharged at Fort Pitt some time in 1780. Did he receive a pension, or is he on your records?

Alexander married a niece of President Monroe in Va. in 1789, then moved to his father's home in Rutherford Co., N. C., then early in the 19 th Century followed Boon to the Ohio River Country.
After 1811 he lived in Jefferson County, Indiana where he died in 1857 at the age of 101 years. His pension no doubt would apply here, if he asked for one.
I have official evidence of length of service and of his honorable discharge at Fort Pitt, 1780.
Any further facts will be appreciated. I feel sure that you will find his name on your records.
Very Truly,
W. D. Chambers.

Bedford Ind.
Oct. 17 '24.
Commissioner of Pensions, -
Dear Sir, -
Please tell me as to whether Will you any record of an Alexander Chambers a Revolutionary Soldier?
From what I have gleaned he was born in Ireland 1757 - settled in Lewisburg W. Va. shortly before war; enlisted in 1775 under Gen. Morgan served seven years; married in 1782 to a - Pheamstress (not sure about spelling) had four children one named William (my great grand- father) another named Thomas, do not know the others names.

Buried in or near LaPorte (supposed to be) There is also some doubt about this Revolutionary ancestor's Christian name being Alexander.
From what I have told you will it be possible to give me any official information?
Will greatly appreciate hearing from you.
Sincerely
Mrs. F. H. Stonaker 1728 "O" st.
Bedford Indiana

aw
Record Division.
3-1865.
GEK
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C., February 4, 1909.
Mrs. Bessie Chambers Haskins, # 818 North 8th Street, Vincennes, Ind.
Madam:
In reply to your letter dated the 23" and received the 26" ultimo, you are advised that in order to identify a claim for Revolutionary War pension that may have been filed on account of the services of John Alexander Chambers, some of the following data is essential: names of some officers under whom he served, places of residence at enlistment and after discharge, approximate dates of birth and death, given name of widow.
Very respectfully,
J. Warner
Commissioner.
Feb. 11, 1909.
Dear Sir: I am only seeking to become eligible to D.A.R. society. He was between 26 and 25 years of age when he enlisted from Virginia. He located in central wash after the war. His wife's maiden name was Thomas. He probably enlisted as Alexander Chambers. I do not care for anything more definite than a statement to the effect that such a man served.
Very Respectfully, Bessie Chambers Haskins.

V.L.M. Rev. War Section.
January 23, 1913.
Mrs. Bessie C. Haskins, 317 North 7th Street, Vincennes, Ind.
Madam:
In reply to your letter dated the 18" and received the 20" instant, you are advised that in order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, person to whom paid and probable date of death of Alexander Chambers, Sur. File No. 32,173. Rev. War, application should be made to the Auditor for the Interior Department, U. S. Treasury Department, citing the following data:
"Alexander Chambers. Certificate No. 22,011, issued September 26, 1833, under Act of June 7, 1832, at the Indiana Agency."
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Rev. War Section.
December 30, 1912.
Mrs. Bessie C. Haskins, 317 North 7th Street, Vincennes, Ind.
Madam:
In reply to your letter dated the 19" and received the 21" instant, you are advised that in the claim, Sur. File No. 32,173, Rev. War, the date and place of Alexander Chambers' birth are not mentioned, nor is it stated that he was ever married. You were advised that he was born in Ireland, and that he was eighty years old in 1833.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Rev. War Section.
June 15, 1921.
Mr. W. D. Chambers, Muncie, Indiana.
Sir:
In response to your letter dated the 30 th ultimo, you are advised that the Revolutionary War pensioner Alexander Chambers, S. File No. 33,173, whose history was furnished you May 3, 1921, is the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Very respectfully,
Washington Gardner
Commissioner.

information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Also under Chamberlain Ser. File 32173
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     — — Pvt. James Coleman — Va.   1777 3 mos. " Richard Spencer Stephens Crawford "   * Spring 1780 2 or 3 mos. " — Schier N.C.   — 2 summers 1st Lieut. Finley Greene Martin Belmont  
Battles engaged in, * at  was on the wagon guard at Battle of Germantown  at  the  defeat of  Herbst  Townes
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Loudoun Co. Va. near Great Falls of Potomac
Date of application for pension, March 16, 1833. His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Knob Co. Ind.
Age at date of application, 89 yrs. Born in Ireland & came to America when 15 yrs old landing in Phila.
Remarks: Moved to Washington Co. near Jonesboro, then N.C. afterwards to Tenn. in 1779