Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8149, Povall Carter, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Carter Powell
S 8149
CONTENTS
Carded

7178 Virginia
Isaac Carter
P. Edwards in the State of Virginia who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Mumford of the Regt. commanded by Col. Goods in the Virginia mili- tia for 6 mos.
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 20 Dollars 100 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of March 1833 and sent to J. L. Worsham C.O. P. Edwards
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 $40.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 1833 10.00 $50.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Not June 7, 1832.
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk Book E Vol. 1 Page 4
Order to pay 8 Decr 1837.
Death not on A. B.

Govall Carter
12.400

State of Virginia Prince Edward County to wit.
Be it known that at a court held for said County before the Justices of the peace on the 17th day of September 1832, Powell Carter exhibited in court the following declaration. "State of Virginia and County of Prince Edward. On this fourteenth day of September 1832, personally appeared before me Robert Nelson a justice of the peace for the County of Prince Edward, Powell Carter a resident of the said County in the said State of Virginia aged seventy 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 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,
The first tour was as a Militia man under the command of Capt Edward Mumford early in December in the year 1779, so will as now recollected and joined the regiment of light infantry near Petersburg commanded by Colo. Willis and Maj. Duvall, from thence marched through the counties of Dinwiddie, H. of Elizabeth, Prince George, Southampton, Surry and others not recollected, in the time had only one skirmish with the British near Bland. ordinary after serving three months were discharged.
That tour commenced in the spring of 1780. or 1781 under the command of Capt. Richard Brump of the same County of Powhatan, and joined the Regiment commanded by Colo. Good in Chesterfield county, where he served four weeks & was discharged. That tour commenced in July (supposed to be in 1781)

in 1782 (the Colon name not recollected), but marched under the command of Capt Robert Poore of the local County of Powhatan, and joined the army commanded by Gen Lafayette at Manan Hills in the County of Henrico, from thence marched to Richmond thence to the Rappahannock in pursuit of the British, there was discharged after serving four weeks, sometime after wards was called out under the command of Colo Moreby to guard American prisoners at Cumberland old Court house, where I served five weeks and was discharged. All discharges have been lost or mislaid and he knows of no person now living whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services. —
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any State. —
Depositions by the Magistrate Bly.
Q. When and in what year were you born? Answer I was born in the year 1762 in that part of Cumberland Bly afterwards taken off & called Powhatan.
Q. Have you any record of your age. A. No.
Q. Where were you living when called into service and where have you lived since the revolutionary War, and where do you now live? A. When called into service and for several years afterwards I lived in Powhatan and moved to Amelia City, where I lived one year, since that time I have lived in Powhatan and Prince Edward my present residence.
Q. How were you called into service. Answer I was drafted as a Militiaman.
Q. State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the Troops where you served, and such continental and militia Regiments as you can recollect?
A. The regiments I served in the two first years, did not join any regular Troops and excepting General La Fayette, I do not now recollect the names. —

of any officer that I served with the third Louisiana, either do I recollect their regiments.
2 d . State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
Answer. I can state several but I suppose Robert Hill and James Morgan will be sufficient.
Sworn to and subscribed this day to your affidavit.
Isaac his X Cartier sworn to
Sworn to and subscribed before me the date aforesaid.
Robert Nelson S. P.
In my own knowledge and the information of others. I do hereby certify that I truly believe the aforesaid Isaac Cartier's testimony in all its particulars are such as to prevent his attending court. Given under my hand this 1 st September 1832.
Robert Nelson a justice of peace Prince Edward County.
We Robert Hill and James Morgan residing in the County of Prince Edward aforesaid do hereby certify that we are near neighbours and are well acquainted with Isaac Cartier who has subscribed and sworn to the annexed declaration that he believes him to be seventy years of age, that he is respected and beloved in the neighbourhood where he resides as having been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Robert Hill
James Morgan
Sworn and subscribed this 1 st September 1832 in open court.

And the court certifies that Robert Hill and James Morgan who have signed said certificate are residents in the county of Prince Edward, and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Branch J. Worsham clerk of the court of Prince Edward county, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of the application of Powell Barker for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 22 nd day of September 1832.
B. J. Worsham C.C.
Powell Barker 12.409

12,409 Powell Carter Prince Edward co. Virginia
from 1779 private 6 months. $20. +
pay to Mr. Beck. This is not the amount. This is not the amount.
B.G. Worsam flk Applicast Prince Edward C.H. Virginia

BRIEF in the case of Isaiah Carter of Prince Edward in the State of Virginia (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? 70  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.     Drafted In 1779 1780 or 1781 3 28 28 35 Private Gen. Capt. E. Mansfield, Col. Willis, Maj. Duvall Col. Good, Capt. R. Crump, Gen. La Fayette, Capt. Poer, Col. Mosby   6. 1  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None named  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Powhatan  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Perfect 
X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. B. Madford Examining Clerk.

Rev man
8149
INVALID
File No. 8149
Isaac Carter
Pris New War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index: — Vol. 1st , Page 58
[Arrangement of 1870.]

B R I E F objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Small Carter, Isaac Edward co Vt 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? Two respectable citizens - no clergyman named 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? 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? yes 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 answered? All answered
 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 defunct, 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 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.
†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.

Dec 7.
Mr Evans,
2 Coburns Engine State
Commissions of Insurance
Washington City

Richmond Dec 5 th 1837
Sir
I have enclosed you Agnes Holden's a Rural Letters Pension certificate, which owing to the length of time they remain undrawn I am advised cannot be paid without Instructions from you. Please give the requisite Instructions.
I am very respectfully
Yr M Servt,
Lewis Webb