Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15,443, John Hamlin, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
916
Hamlin, John
S 15443
CONTENTS
Carded

26543 Kentucky
John Hamlin of Estill Co in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the com d by Captain Calder of the reg t com d by Col Boon in the M o Carolina line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of March 1834 and Hamlin Davis No R
Arrears to the 4th of March 60.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept 10 00 $70.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Sam l Gays Clerk Book C Vol. 7 Page 45

John Hainline's Declaration for a Pension
Hainline Declaration
Mr. Harrison Present

State of Kentucky ss. Montgomery County ss.
On this 2 d day of Decr. 1833 - personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the County Court, in and for the County aforesaid. Now sitting. John Hainline a resident of Montgomery County & State of Ky. aged twenty three 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 by an act of Congress passed 7 th June 1832, that he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1778. With Capt. John Holden and served in the Regiment of the North Carolina Line under the following named officers He says he enlisted in North Carolina in the Month of February - (he thinks the 15 th ) in the army of the U. S. in Capt. John Holden Company of Regulars for a term of six Months. He says the object of the enlistment was to come on to the spot in the State of Indiana for the purpose of dis- lodging the British and Indians Post at that place - He says he remained some time in the above County - waiting for proper -ation and after we were prepared we re- -dressed at Dutch Creek in the above County

State and immediately commenced our March for the Quarters in the above place and marched on till we arrived at Boons borough in the then District of Kentucky and when we arrived at that place where we expected to join the army destined for the Quarters - It was gone. And our officers Capt. Holder and M c William Smith thought it advisable to remain at the Station above speaking of which we did. until our time had expired and he says he was dis- charged by Capt. Holder but have lost it He says he was at Boonborough when the siege took place in 1778 - He says he was dis- charged in the August following, after having served six months the time for which he first enlisted. He says he was living in Roan County N. Carolina when he entered the service of the U. S.
He hereby relinquishes ever claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension
roll of the agency of any state
Given to me and subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
W. Garrison C. M. C.
I have his Mark

And the said Court. Do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states.
Levi Forst Miles Prewitt James M. ...
State of Kentucky Montgomery County
I Micajah Harrison Clerk of the court of Montgomery County, Do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of John Kainline for a pension
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 7 th day of December 1833.
M. Harrison C.M.C.

No 28.806
John Hamlin Kentucky
J R. for 1778 p 16 - $20
not a Roll
Hon. A. Davis
at Harris
Present
at the house of John
David Longheeker
Oct 18th
R.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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 subjjoined 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 John Hamlin
   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.     1778 6 Pn. Capt. Holder Col. Bown 73 N.C. no proof by Joseph Procter & Matthew Horn  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES 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 of 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 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.
[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 [i] 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. 3
[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.

Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C., _____, 189___
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of John Hamline , a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will please find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Feb 1778 6 mos Pri John Holden Maj Mitchell N.C.                              
Battles engaged in, Siege of Boerneboroh (1778) Residence of soldier at enlistment, Roanoke M.C. Date of application for pension, Dec 2 1833 Residence at date of application, Montgomery Co Ky Age at date of application, 78 yrs.
Remarks: _____
Very respectfully,
_____ Commissioner.

157443 INVALID.
File No. 157443
John Hamlin Bi Prev War
Act: June 7" 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 164
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1894 Sept. 20 H. H. W. Hon. H. H. Andrews Audubon, Iowa

Statement of Joseph Procter 77 years old Who states he is well acquainted with John Heamline whose declaration is now before him. He says he became acquainted with him in the spring of 1778. Said Heamline came to the fort in Ky (called Boonsborough) at which place this deponent then was present during Military service. He says he knows of said Heamline's coming to the fort above named at the time above spoken of, that he came there with John Hedder from North Carolina and served with the time he states under said Hedder and under the command of Col. Boon - given under my hand This 17 th Feb 1834 Joseph his Procter mark
State of Ky S 5 - This 17 th day of Feb 1834 Bruce County - came personally before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace for the county aforesaid. Joseph Procter and subscribed and swore to the above affidavit. I further certify that S c Procter is a man of good and as far as he says moral character, given under my hand as Justice of the peace Samuel H. Kelly

State of Kentucky Estate County set —
I Robert Clarke Clerk of the Court for the County aforesaid do certify that the foregoing signature of Saml. Kelly Esqr is genuine and that he is an acting Justice of the peace for said County duly commissioned as such and that due faith & credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts as such
Given under my hand and Seal of office this 17 day of February 1834
Robert Clarke

State ment of Matthew Hearn 71 years of age He says he is well acquainted with John Hearn - him whose name is in this declaration it now being before him - He says he became acquainted with him in the Spring of 1778 - at Baconborough Ky at which place this deponent was then performing Military service - He says said Hearn then came then with John Helder from North Carolina and served in said Helder's company as stated in his declaration and for the time as there named and under col. Baen given under my hand and seal this 17 th Feb 1834. Matthew Hearn Mark
State of Ky } This 17 th Feb 1834 personally Bible County } appeared before me Matthew Hearn whose name is to the above affidavit and subscribed and sworn to the above deposition. I further certify that said Hearn is of good Moral character and believe him to be as old as he says he is given under my hand as Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid John W Moore

State of Kentucky Estill County ss
I Nett Clark Clerk of the Court for the County aforesaid do certify that the signature of John Wellborn to the foregoing certificate is genuine and that the said Wellborn is an acting Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid duly commissioned as such and that due faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts as such
Given under my hand Seal of office this 17 th day of February 1834
Nett Clark