Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9131, John Carter, Va.

SERVICE
At
barter, John
NUMBER
S 9131
See Card No. 100, Vol. 1, p. 100
CONTENTS
Carded

2081 Virginia
John Carter -
of Caroline in the State of Virginia who was a private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Starnes of the Reg t commanded by Col. Spotswood in the Virginia line for 2 years from 1776 -
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 50 - Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th day of Nov: 1832 - and sent to Robt Hood. Port Royal. Va -
  Arrears to 14th of Sept 1832  120.    Semi-annual allowance ending 14 th March 1833  40     $160 -  
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Nathan Price Clerk Book D Vol. 7 Page 94 -
Date of soldier's death not on A. B.
Col. B. M. 11. 9. 1832

Canton Baku Inn Mr Carter
N o 6347.

State of Virginia
Caroline County ss. art.
On this 13 th day of August 1832, personally appeared before the court of the county of Caroline, John Barker, a resident of the United States, in the county of Caroline and State of Virginia, aged seventy five 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 7 th 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1776 on the 5 th day of February with Capt. Samuel Hawes, and served in the 2 nd regiment of the Virginia Continental Line, under the following named officers - Capt. Saml. Hawes, Lieutenant Thos. Jones, who was broke at the battle of Brandywine, Col. Alexander Spotswood and Genl. George Weedon. The sd Barker states that he continued in active service until the 5 th day of February 1778, when, having served two years (the term of his enlistment), he was discharged at Valley Forge in Pennsylvania.
He further states that he afterwards volunteered under Capt. James Johnson of the militia, and went to the South, and was in the battle at Seven Mile Creek near Camden, and was discharged at Guilford Court House, having served on that tour eight months. He also states, that he was in the militia service on two other tours afterwards, and served three months on each, making in all three years and two months that he was in actual service, as a reg-

ular soldier and militiaman together in the revolutionary war—
The sd Carter further adds that on the last tour mentioned in the militia, he was appointed a Lieutenant, and held a commission as such, under Capt Jas Sutton, and was discharged at Winchester in Virginia
whilst in service he was marched through the States of Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and to the south as before named, and was in the battles at Brandywine, Germantown and Gates' defeat.
He was born in the county of Caroline in the State of Virginia and resided there when he enlisted and ever since to the present time.
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 to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
John Carter
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
I John S Pendleton Clerk of the Court of Caroline County do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Carter for a pension— In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this

13 th day of august one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
John L. Pentelon

6347
Mo. Carter
from 1776 prints two years $80.
Adm. by the
on Roll
on Roll
Robt. Hard

6347
BRIEF in the case of  Ino. Carter  County of Caroline  in the State of  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 75  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of Generals and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years. Months. Days.     5 Feb 1776 enlisted 2 — — private Capt. Samuel Hawes & Maj. Gen. Nathaniel Greene   afterwards vol d & serv d — 8 — " of Va. Cont. Line Col. Stephen Shotwell & Gen. Weedon   afterward — 6 in two tours Officer Capt. James Johnson   3 yrs of the last tour  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Brandywine & Germantown & Gats Defeat  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Caroline City Va.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? None of these (if not on the rolls)  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. Waugh Examining Clerk.
* Or rather says he was on the last tour appointed limit.

January 14, 1936
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Mrs. M. C. Moseley Byron, Georgia
JOHN CARTER S. 9131 BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letters in which you request the Revolutionary War records of John Carter, a pensioner of Caroline County, Virginia, and of William Howard, born in 1750 in Caroline County, Virginia, and was killed in 1781 while serving in the Revolution.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data, and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is impossible to comply in full with each request relative to soldiers of that war. The record of John Carter is furnished you herein as shown in the papers on file in pension claim, S. 9131, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
John Carter was born in Caroline County, Virginia; the date of soldier's birth and names of his parents are not given.
While residing in Caroline County, Virginia, he enlisted February 5, 1776, served as private in Captain Samuel Hawes' company, Colonel Alexander Spotswood's Virginia regiment, was in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown and was discharged at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, February 5, 1778. He afterwards volunteered, date not given, served as private in Captain James Johnson's Virginia company, went to the south, was in the battle at Seven Mile Creek near Camden and was discharged after having served eight months. He served, also, two other tours of three months each in the militia; in the last mentioned tour he was appointed Lieutenant under Captain James Sutton in the Virginia troops, and was discharged at Winchester, Virginia, date of discharge not stated.
John Carter was allowed pension on his application executed August 13, 1832, at which time he was aged seventy-five years and a resident of Caroline County, Virginia, where he had always lived.

There are no family data shown in the pension claim of John Carter.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid, and possibly the date of death of this soldier, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following:
John Carter Certificate #2081 Issued November 19, 1832 Rate $80 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act June 7, 1832 Virginia Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Rehas
9131
INVALID.
File No. 9131
John Carter
Bi Rev war
Act: June 7 th '32
Index: Vol. 102, Page 59
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1913 July 9. Hiet. to H.F. Minter.c 1915 Nov. 15 " " Miss Katherine Evans. P. 1917 July 31. To Miss Katharine P. Evans. P. 1936 Jan. 14 - Hiet. to Mr. M.C. Moseley - W.P. 13

A. G. Jenkins Apr C
Hon Geo C Whitney Comm ee Pensions Pension office Washington D.C.

AS
BUREAU OF PENSIONS, Office Deputy Commissioner, ERC/EOA July 9, 1913.
Miss Wilson, Revolutionary Section.
Please furnish Mr. H. F. Minter, of the Washington Post, of this city, such information regarding the Revolutionary service, Virginia line, of John Carter, whose residence is supposed to have been Caroline or Spotsylvania county, Va., as the records of the Bureau may contain. Mr. Minter will call for the information desired this afternoon.
L. D. Stillwell, Deputy Commissioner.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of John Carter which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? ys II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? ys 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? ys 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? ys VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? ys VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? ys VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? ys IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? ys 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? ys

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? no XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? no XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? no XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? ↪ And is the official character and signature of the magistrate certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? ↪ 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? 99 XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 1. 2. 6 7
 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 the 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.
REQUIRE 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.
REQUIRE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated 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 end 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.

921 East Marshall Street Richmond, Virginia Rev Y Ev
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Nov. 10, 1915.
Dear Sir:
Will you please give me the data of John Carter of Caroline who did draw a Revolutionary pension.
The Adjutant General's Office referred me to you as he drew a pension and they had many John Carters of Revolutionary fame.
(Miss) Katherine Evans.

2-1806.
Department of the Interior.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
If not called for in 15 days, return to THE COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, WASHINGTON, D. C.
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F. M. ELLYSON
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RICHMOND, VA. July 22, 1917.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Will you please give me the information your office contains of John Carter, a soldier of the Revolution from Caroline and Spottsylvania Counties, Virginia.
In the Virginia State Library I find that he did draw a pension but that is all.
Thanking you for your favor, I am,
Miss Katharine P. Evans

Byron Ga Nov 20-35
Veterans Administration
Dear Sir -
Please send me date of John Caite of Carolyn Co Va
He was a pensioner of 1835-
Thank you
Mrs Mc Mosley
Mrs. Mc Mosley wrote to ask back

Byron Ga Nov 22 1935
Pension Administration Wash. D.C.
Dear Sir -
Will you please send me any information of this William Howard to see if he is the one I am wanting William Howard from Caroline Co Va born 1750-1781 was killed in army Is it possible that Jane Howard a resident of Surry Co 1790 with several children was his widow? My Howards went from Surry Co NC to Tenn. In 1790 they may have been in Surry. + got in the census there - Thank you Mrs M C Mosley.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON
July 31, 1917.
Miss Katharine P. Evans, 1536 East Cary Street, Richmond, Virginia.
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the twenty-second instant, you are advised that the papers in the claim of John Carter, Survivor's File No. 9,131 Rev. War, show that he was allowed pension on his application executed August 13, 1832 at which time he was a resident of Caroline County, Virginia (where he was born and always resided ) and seventy-five years of age.
He stated that he served in the Revolution as follows:
Enlisted February 5, 1776, under Captain Samuel Hawes, in Colonel Alexander Spotswood's 2nd Virginia regiment, engaged in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown, and was discharged February 5, 1778, at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
Volunteered under Captain James Johnson in the militia; went to the South, and was in the battle at Seven Mile Creek near Camden, and was discharged at Guilford Court House, having served eight months--- no dates given.
He also served two other tours of three months each in the militia, in the last of which he was appointed Lieutenant under Captain James Sutton, and was discharged at Winchester, Virginia, --no dates given.
The dates of soldier's birth and death are not shown, nor is there any family data on file in the claim.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

November 15, 1915.
Miss Katherine Evans, 921 East Marshall Street, Richmond, Va.
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 10 th instant, you are advised that the papers in claim Sur. File No. 9,131, Rev. War. show that John Carter was allowed pension on his application executed August 13, 1832, at which time he was seventy-five years of age, and a resident of Caroline County, Virginia, where he was born and always lived.
He stated that he served in the Revolution as follows:
Enlisted February 5, 1776, under Captain Samuel Hawes, in Colonel Alexander Spotswood's 2nd Virginia regiment, engaged in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown, and was discharged February 5, 1778, at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
Volunteered under Captain James Johnson in the Militia; went to the South, and was in the battle at Seven Mile Creek near Camden, and was discharged at

Guilford Court House, having served eight months - no dates given.
He also served two other tours of three months each in the Militia, in the last of which he was ap- pointed Lieutenant under Captain James Sutton, and was discharged at Winchester, Virginia. No dates.
The dates of soldier's birth and death are not shown, nor is there any family data on file.
Very respectfully,
L. M. Saltzgaber
Commissioner.

Mr. H. F. Minter, Washington, D. C.
July 9, 1913.
Sir:-
In response to your personal inquiry of this date, you are advised that the papers in claim Survivor's File 9,131, Rev. War, show that John Carter was allowed pension on his application executed August 13, 1832, at which time he was seventy-five years of age, and a resident of Caroline County, Va. where he was born and always lived.
He stated that he served in the Revolution as follows:
Enlisted February 5, 1776, under Captain Samuel Hawes, in Colonel Alexander Spotswood's 2 d Virginia regiment, engaged in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown, and was discharged February 5, 1778 at Valley Forge, Pa.
Volunteered under Captain James Johnson, in the Militia, went to the South, and was in the battle at Seven Mile Creek near Camden, and was discharged at Guilford Court House, having served eight months --no dates given.
He also served two other tours of three months each in the Militia, in the last of which he was appointed Lieutenant under Capt. James Sutton, and was discharged at Winchester, Va.,---no dates.

The dates of soldier's birth and death are not shown, and there is no Commission, no Discharge, nor any family data on file in his claim.
The Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to John Carter of Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
Very respectfully,
L. Stillwell.
Deputy Commissioner.