Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2,622, George House, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
House, George
S. 2.622
CONTENTS
carded

4096 Tennessee, East.
Order to pay Feb. 12, 1857.
George House of Guad Co. in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain B. A. Lal of the Regt. commanded by in the Virginia for the  the  the  the  the  the  the  the from
Inscribed on the Roll of Tennessee at the rate of 40 Dollars 50 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of July 1833 and sent Hon John Harris
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 60 00 Semi-annual allowance ending March 1833 20 00
$ 80 00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Henry H. Sylvester Clerk. Book 20 Vol. 9 Page 102

State of Tennessee Green County.
September Term 1832
On this 5 th day of August 1832, personally appeared in open Court before the Honorable Samuel Pounds Judge of the Circuit Court of Law & Equity for Green County now sitting George House a Veteran of Green County by State of Tennessee aged 69. 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 th 1832.
That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers and served as hereon stated 'twist' that being a resident Citizen of Frederick County by Virginia in and previous to the year 1781. he was drafted to perform a Tour of duty in the Militia of said County under Captain Bell & Lieutenant Eastin, for a three months' tour, and rendezvoused in Winchester Virginia, and from there marched to the new Magazine above Williamsburg, from there went to the siege of Little York, and there joined the main Army under Genl. Washington was present at the entrenchments which were made, and continued until after the surrender of Cornwallis & was discharged his term of time having expired, by Lieutenant Eastin his Capt n being sick at the time in the Hospital, which discharge he has casually lost.
Again, he substituted in the place of a Mr. Mahlon Pugh of Capt n Summerly's Company of the Militia of Frederick County to guard the British who were taken to Winchester for safe keeping, one half of which had been taken to Albemarle Barracks and the residue to Barracks four miles from Winchester, where he remained in said service as a guard for the Span-

of three months, and was discharged by his said Captain Summerly by verbal release owing to a relief being sent on at the expiration of his time, when he returned home, which sub- tutution was in the Spring of 1782.
Again in the ensuing Summer he volunteered in the same County under Capt Brinker of Winchester to go against the Shawnee Indians who were in league with the British and were making inroads upon the Mennonites, and marched from Winchester up the South branch of the Potomac via Col Nevills through the Wilderness to Tygers valley. the declarant acting as a Shy on said route, after arriving at Col Wilson's Fort in the Valley the men were divided. Capt Brinker kept part at Wilson's Fort & gave to declarant the residue to go to John Warrecks Fort twenty five miles distant at the head of the Valley the men having appointed the declarant to take charge of them at said Fort. where we continued six months and until the Indians retreated & ceased their hostilities. & then returned home Which said three several terms of service was twelve months in the whole, for the last two the declarant never had a discharge, & for the first has lost it. & has no written or docu- mentary evidence. and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. Nor is a resident Minis- ter of the Gospel in his vicinity by whom to establish the facts contained in the instructions of this

War Dept! He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. Sworn to & subscribed in open court this 3 rd day of September 1832. George H. Horn Test. W. Service Clk.
We Thomas Temple & Peter Harmon, residing in the County of Green State of Tennessee do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with George Horn who has sworn to & subscri- bed the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be truly nine years of age, that he is reputed & believed for the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion. Thos Temple
Sworn to & subscribed this 5 th August 1832. Peter Harmon W. Service Clk.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after the putting interrogatories of the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states, & the Court further certifies that it appears to him that Thomas Temple & Peter Harmon who signed the above certificate are resident citizens of said County and are credible persons, & that their statement is entitled to credit.
D. Morrey Jdg. of the Circuit Court of the State of Tennessee

Is Valentine Leveque clerk of the Circuit Court of Law & Equity for Green County do hereby testify that the foregoing contains the original proceed- ings of the said Court in the matter of the application of George Housh for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal of office this 6th day of September 1832
N. Verrill Clerk
By Mr. Paynter
I appeared to Mr Housh to make an amend- ment to remove the objection, on the ground of his not having given the full officers under whom he served & he informed me he could not be more specific than he had been in his declaration. is the reason for not amending
J. P. Blair M.C.
George Housh 12 months
Blair

Rev. H. S.
2622
INVALID.
Am.
File No. 2622.
George House Port. Va. Line
Act: June 7, 1832
Index:—Vol. A. , Page 176.
[Arrangement of 1870.]

George House
Adm d

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of George Hoouse which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? It does II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes he did 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 he has 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 he has VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? No VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes he has VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes he has 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? It is, & is so distinguishable

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 clergyman evidence
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? There is
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? Was
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? Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been 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? They are
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? No
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.
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 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.

Jan 23
George Haise, Taverner,
Feb '32
4096
papers
FREE
J. L. Edwards Esqr commencement of Pursuers Washington D.C.

1837 Inverness March 15 th
Dr Sir.
Enclosed I send you George Haines paper for the purpose of obtaining your order for payment. very many of them are coming in who have failed to draw for one year, they have been mistaken in the regu- tation, & expected to draw both payments under one. As early as as possible give him the order Yours respectfully
John Blair

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME House, Henry GRADE Private LINE New York
WARRANT NUMBER 7242 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED June 29, 1790 to — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.