& FARIIEItS’ JOURNAIi.
vol.. II.
ritlNTKI) AXl>JL’BllSina8[^^^!tY*T^^ BY fllOMAS J, lt01/r0N«...C'l?AltL)T'^, MLt KI.kVbi KG COt.NTY, NOK'fH»C AROLIKA.
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olution."
iL'Nt 25, 1S32. • .
^id on ine table, and ordt'red that one tliouMnd
7 . ^ditional copies be pripted for the usx
^ of tlie Senate.
WAR nMABTMEXT, Jl’XE 1^, 1832.
In answer to your letter of thii»
have the honor to cbnerve, that the
a^r Congress of March 18, ISIW, entitled
“ .Ari^act to provide for persi^ns engaged in
thw land and naval aervice of the United
States in the revolutionary war,” made pro-'
vision tor placing upon the pension I'oli uli
cominiB-sioned otBcers,. non-cotinniaeioiied
vtficers, musicians, and private soldie;s*
and all officers in the hospital and medical
staff, who served in the war of th*e revolu
tion. The construction given to this clause
by this department was, that the stpecitic
euuinerntion of “ officers of the ho.vpital tHid
medical staff,” excluded from the btnietit of
the act all other officers of the staff not
bolding coninlissioD in the line of the iirinv.
ITrrnus(!, if the words “ all coinnuiwior»ed
officers,” &LC., exten(J to the whole staff ol
tlie army, there was no necessity to insert a
particular provision for aiiy branch of the
staff. And such a provision, when inserteo,
would en»bra-e onjy the particular class
descriljed. Ollicers of the linp only, were,
jfliil an dt'tailed a slatetrtent, ui^er ®nth, ns! of the said court in the matter of the appli-
ni^ can prejjbre, showing the-time, place,! cation of fora penjiioJi.
and manner of fii^ cmpK^t'i^^tit, the cor[)3 j Ju teslitiiony whereof, I fiave hereunto
to wbicli ]i9 telonged, and such other cir- ‘(jgt ^ly hand and seal of otfice, this
cufiistincM connected WStJi t|k-subject, as I j;,,. of &c.
lie irfhy h4jkLI«ftftf«coliiEt, an^s will st;rvo I .j. . r .i j
. . . jK* J ■ I ■ ■ If, on cxaftiinntion of the proper rcoorn,
to t^ide an exammin^^ilcfr in his inves-1,• . ‘ , ,
tigatio^|^-lheji,,tic*Srhischm.^. To this i ^ appl.c^nnts, makM.g such dec
slfould^add^the certftcate, under oa«h\ “‘"y
' ’ detailed^Hi.striictioiis rct|Jp ting tlie r alure
hmJ fariivof tho tfstinioiiy they must pro
duct fo sccure tlieir being placed on the
[■effe'ion roll. As tli?* presumption will, in
of at lerfst (wo rcspootal^^'reons, whose
characters cliu lie at tjjedepart-.
inWt, stafinn;^ the ^frnera^’ lmpVe.swins of
the neighiiorhood, the applicjint re
sides, OP has rosifi»>4,-thBt he'Wa»c»gag^
in tho r^volirtiotiarjrVar. 1 imagine; tJielnJ
Jtre fisw ir none of the stjyv'ivors who.se
*,• All communicl6on*totheiiliWr must oonit . ,
free of ^H^tag,, Of theyW not!.« «tt»«dcd ta. *® thi8.dwracter are not rerogmwd
■—■»» IQ thp-vicinity where tj^y liv^^ This tra-
iitiooai-y evidgBce, in "®^b?mceof otli«r
Wnf'^rwAorate the staterrifnt of th»
honest applii'.^t,«iidjBheclr the ftttemptsh«f
those Who arJktiishonest j-arfl it ap[)i*uri^o
mr to be as ijr fit it will be safe to go.
%'hcfip are inj ^ftpressbns, hastily writ
ten, in answrj^^ j,our letter. 1 hi\e (Ktf
iii«#e cogfclcfitrin them, as they are foil!-?
fiid by the optTiion «>f Mr. Edwards, in
ulipse experience and judgment I place great
reliance. Xnd I think the rotnmiltoe will
ajjree, that they pursue a just medium be
tween a latitudinous constructiwn, wliicli
wouifl throw the doors of the 'I’reaHury o-
pen to all who ai'e willing to fahricato docu-
nich rases, lie against the applicants, in
i^ns(if|ii nce «d’the onrission ol'their 4ian.cs
in the mucter rolls, they will l>« required to
fiirnisJi, ns near as luuy lie, the same evi-
Itiujice a)t liiwijierelotbre lH:en retpii^ by
,lhe
c« ftj iug ivlMi&fiHjr oV
'JJaTcli 18, 1S1«; afiJthe act/jsiippltfi^iitft'
r.£ thereto ^ with »ueji refaxatii.iis us ha\e
iiwn, from time |») time, sanctioned by tlie
t^e[.urtinenf, o»i account of the rapid de
crease of the bu»viv rs of tlie revolutionary
^niy, and the consequtnt diriiculty ofprotu*
nhK direct pusiiiye testmior.y in every ca.s^
\fl ier»‘\cr an (ifiieer or non-coniiin.ssion-
edwfl^r is now in the recc'ipkBt u pension,
he ilsaold make iipp!icution, if entitled to
the benclits t>f this act, by letter merely,
settitig forth his rank, and the regiment,
Corfis or vessel, in which he served^and his
prtxnt place of residence. 11 is pension
We, A H, a clergyman, residing in the believe he is of the age he represt nts, and
, ^;/C I), residing in I that he is reputed and believed in the
ments which wou d tisure hem the benefit . .. , . u i '
, i ,* , certiticate must accompany his letter,
ot this act, and such a ricid ttcmini>tration i .i l ,u I . i_
. . . . 7. , In those cases where the applicants have
jatory the bemticent pro-' ... ''
visions of the low.
as Would render nugatory the bemficent pro-' ■ • ' ii i
- . . ® ^ ‘ oncc been on the jiension roll, under the
1 have Uie honor to be, air.
Very rcs[jectfuily, your ob’t. serv’t.
LEU l.S CASS.
Hon. ..'^AMUix A. Foot,
Cfiainnan of the Cimimittrr
on t tmttms in tht Henate,
r>KfARTMF..NT Of WaR,
J'rnsiim Offer, June iil,
The follou ini; regulations have been
act of-March 18, 1818, and have Ix'en drop
ped therefrom on account of jiroperty, or
where uppiication has been made under the
act.ol' .May loth, 1828, and the evidence of
service is in the department; or, having
made application and proof of nervice, and
ha\ ing been rejected, instead of tlio above
deelaralu n, they will make a statement,
(the samp,) hereby ccinl^that we are well
acquainted J^itl) , who has
siit»xribed*nd sworn to the above declara
tion ; that we b?lieve him to be
years of age; that he is reputed and bcliev
ed, in the neighborhood where he resides,
to have been a soldiej»«!’ the revolution, and
that wo coficur in that opinion.
Sworn, and subsciibed, the day and year
albre.naid.
And then will follow the certificatc of the
court: »
And the said court do Iieieby declare
their opinion, at'tei the invetitigalion of the
matter, nftd uller-putting'the interrogato
ries prcst^ifwd hf ih^ Wffr I^partmeftt,
tbut.iU^ )^iy> (uiarned uppUconl wHi« a ^vb-
^ition:;jfry-j«^iK«^v4»^^^^w as he eWex.
^nd tho '0«r?fuHlief certifies, that it ap-
pear.4 to thein that A B, who has
signed the precedin* certificate, is a cler
gy man, rtfcidenl in** t)jo , and
that C n,.who has idso signed tho same,
IS a resident in the , and is a
crcdil^n |K>rson, and timt their sta'temcut ia
eiUitled to credit.
1, , clerk of the court of
, do hfereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original pr^CK^dingts
(•f the aid court in the matter orthe appli
cation of tor a pension.
In te^timony whereof, 1 have heifeunto
set my hand and seal of ollice, tliifl
day of , &c.
The form of the prontieflings, and of the
certificates, will be eo vuijed us to meet the
case, w hen the declaratidl ia niade out of
court, bt^fore a judge, aa hereafter provided
tor.
Kvery applieant will produco tlie best
proof in his power. 'I'hia is thc'original
discharge or connmission ; but if neither of
, these can be obtRined, the party will so
settiiitr Icrth, uiiucr oath, their .uvmii; biifii •. , . i .l
’ ® i state unde r oath, and u III then proiure, it
pliico ff
the first application was made,
therefoi-e, snpposed to be included m the | ,volVt7th7lu'.ras tcTeu-rrbratrcii application un.lrr the act of 1
r.r.i .i/>o>r.r.t,«n It le hnwovsr /.lour t.. . . li, a caso uhere a cluiiiiant nia> make
otficerii and soldiers of the revolution.
'I'his law has been constru 'd to extend as
lU IIJC lllll.. U9 «U CVt I \ l9fUIJI n ii| UH’ MtllJ
first description. It is, however, clear to ,
me, that, had the kiw contained no particu-1eontin. ntal line,” - Stat. iroop«,
lar enumerating clause, the genera provis-, ..
ion, ‘‘a l ^mmissiuned otfic-ers, «*ould |
have included all the onicers of-the liueaiid
stati' uf tlte rsvolutionary army
‘ 1 allude this subject he.^, ••■'' up.
, - 1 ; "I*!* us* *"«y tendency to throw light
made, or ol their ,i . .
f . . , ^ 'upon the transaction.
.jiiuav, • j ifsuch surviving witnessc$nnot be found,
the terms =« I the applicant u ill .so state tr.his dedaration,
personal_a,.plic;itionatth..departmont,a,,d!^,,j,,^^^ produce such
s enlisted, ’^ i i evidence or not, jiroc.eed't» relate all tlie
and of Ins identity also, at the seat of 0
j bound to military service, but not those who ^ '''« declaration bc-
rolutionary army. ■ em,.lflVerf with the army ' ’‘.(T
th^ subject here, »hat the ; „ ‘2. 1 he case ol the State troops, volun-
re«-«ns of the d.tlerence in theco,«rtru-fion | storekeeper«, &c. team- i^
' • 1 in the
put bv this department upon the act of 1818,; ,1^7 r th,. depa
a,)d that w^iich. It Hp^ars to me, should be | J, classes of cases are embra-1 , . , ■ v
f;ut iif)on the act of the present session ot . rolls ot tiic militii;, e.vcept those ol *Nuw-
Congress, entriied “ An act supplementary
to an act for the pfiief of certain surviving
offieer« and soldiers of the revulution,” may
be apparent. The benefit of the latter act
is extended to each of the surviving officers,
^c., «vho shall have served in theciHitmen-
tal line or State tfoops, volunteers or militia.
1. The regular troops.
2. The State troops, militia, and vol-
Ilampsliire.
A|.'|:licaiit'«, who served in the State
proceed't^
material fncts which cai> be useful in the
iiivestigatioii of his claiin^atrf in the coin-ilyui
pi'.rison of his narrafive'\mB*W^'*^T^TS^'WP
the peii(hl of Ills alleged service, as they
Avery full
person will
pciu-ahle to a tavorable action upon
his cuae. 'I'iie facts stated will atlird one
of the principal means of corroborating
the declaration of the applicant, if true, oi
imia, IS o.ut^rcm. mere are departn;ent.
rtnient no rolls of the State .^^eount of the services of each
pt those of Virgmia; and no ,h,. j,,,livable to a favorable
« I , ' lilt? uci. Id I «i t It^lJ liiw (1 ijwiivati'
troops ol yrgm.n, and appliwnts, , ,^0 imposition, if
s-irvcd m the n.ilitia ot New-Hampshire, i f . u„|es,. therefore
one be nt-
untrers.
3. Persons emplored in the naval service. !tempted ; and unless, therefore, these are
4. Iniiian spies. ' | " ^ Pr^ot | fuvorable
As rolls of the regular troops in the rev-! P'‘■^cribcd tor th.who served upon j expected
All applicants
. t .1 - ; application by tiansinitiinit iin: 1 ,
cnption, are embraced m this proMSion. | ■ 1 rule ol proceeding,
W uh respect o the evidence which , ^
should lie reqiured ol the applicants, thei-e i .
Kvery applicant who claims a pen.?ion by
'■*=! applicant re.side.s. And ever; court having ' of service in the State troops, volun-
18 a inHnilrst dillercnce between the regu- | ^ toiiMdered a court 'V
lar troops and the militia. Of tho Ibrmer, , • ..
, 11 L ,v , ’ ' ot rf^coru.
there are rolls in this othce, more or less
cd, will muke and siibacnbe the follou ing
declaratit)ii:
re,fr.a«J ..hero a is C,„„.t! '’''‘"fS/cZ'fZ ttfm .fiX'l'.?'.'*'M, «, .f.h,
j,,„„ ll,c.„ .iq olhcr .s ..r .l.ould ^ „» „ui„ci'“2.
b«> required. « here thonnnie is not thus coi ntv of / «.?• statk, TKKiMTor.v,ou distkict of
found, the, prepumption is, that the applicant ^ i r coiM v of . i
the year , with
served in the regiment of the
liiH‘, under the fitHowing named officers:
(Ilcrr set (brth the nanirn and rank of tlip fii ld
did not render the service stated, and the
defect must b*i supplied by other tcstiinony.
1’he certificate ot' a commissioned ollicer. .
if on- can b^ obtained, is requiretl. Hut if | eoimty ol
it cannot, then the corroborating statement i * * 'strict of
of two crahble w itn^'sses must lie produced.
Not that these wifne.sses should l>oth certi
fy /rorn thei;- |>ersonal knoi^^ledge to the ac
tual service of llie applicant; but that the^y
tihould, by direct or indirect circumstantial
evidence, confirm the account given by Inm-
eelf. These principles have regulated the
department heretofore, and they appear to
me to b«' founded in reason and in justice.
V hen, however, the rolls are known to Ik-
ini[>erf'ct,coni.iderahle relaxation should lie
nllowfid; and, under thf.se circumstances,
and as the difUculty of procuring testimony
pridually increases, the regulations have
H'cently been relaxed, particularly with re-
i»{)ect to the nature of the circumstances re
quired to l>e shown.
'I'hc raie of militia -service is, however,
difli rent. There are no rolls of the militia
ill this de|mrtment, except those of the
i^iate of New-llamp.-ihire. There can,
ll)ere()re, arise no presumption against
tl.e upplieant, to be met by stronger evi-
d'lice than, iiiHler other cir'umstances
wculd be required ; and time has so reduc
ed the numlier of tliose veterans, and of the
witnesses of their services and .sufferings,
that to deiiKind of them positive proof inde-
pcndeiitly if their own f.tatenients, would
be to deprave many of them of the benefit of
the act. My impression is, that the appli
cant should produce the best evidence in hLs
power. If he has no living nor docunien-
On this day of , personal
ly ap[>enred biMore the of the
, A IJ, a resident of
, and State, Ter-
years, who being first duly sworn, Vy . , f
according to law, doth, on his oath, make ”
the tollowing declaration, in order to obtain
On this day of
r
, personally
I'he court will propound the followinc
interrogatories to all applicants for a pen
sion on account of service in the militia.
State troi»p.«, or volunteers, except the nn-
lit ia of New- Hampshire and the yiutc troops
of Virginia :
1. U here, and in what year were you
bf»rn?
12. Have you any record of your age ;
and if so, where is it ?
3. Where were you living when calle3
into service; where have you lived since
npjH'ared in open court, before
the court of , now sittine, A , , , , ,
H, a resident of , in the county i ^'’volutionary war, and wheie do j ou
of , and State, Territory, or
, a::ed \ears,
who being first duly sworn according to law,
doth, on his oath, make the following do.
the Ix nefit of the provision made bv the act 7"’’ "'’ uie ioiio« mg ne-
of (on. rcs-s pa.ssed June 7, 1«3-. 'ThaV he ?
evihste,! in tho army ..f the l.mted States in ^ ^ ingress ,«ssed Juih. , 1. 3,>.
.kr. , .. .u J i hat he entered the service ot tho I ni-
the year , with , and . .i,. „ ..,r.
ted States under the following named offi
cers, and served as herein stated.
[Here Pt’l forth the names and rar>k of the field
. and conip;Miy oflircrs ; llie day (if poFFible) anti ... . - - ,
and cimipanv otticiTs, thctinichr lert the s.ervirB; (j,e month and year when the cl.iiniant entered | o di.schartfc froni the servico; and-, if so,
(and 11 he Fr, v.d under more thun one term of in- ,J,r Mrvire. and ttie lime when he Ml the same ; | uhomV.s it oiveii md vliat has be-
listuu'iil, hrinust spt'citytlic particular pfcriod, and (and, il undcrinore than one eng:apft*nu'ut, ho must - ‘ *
now live ?
4. How were you called into service;
were you dialled, did you volunteer, or
were ycu a substitute ? And if a substitute,
for whom !
■). State tho names of some of the regu
lar officers who were with the troops where
you served; such continental and militia
regiments aa you can recoiled, and the
general circumstances of yi.ur service.
6. 'Jo a Solt/iir,—Dui you ever receive
rank and naiiirsot hiB ofHeers;) the town, or coun- specify the particular periods, and the rank and
ty, and .''talc in which he resided when he entered nanitH ol' his ollieers ;) the town, and countv, or
the serviee; the l.attles, u any, in which he was State, in w hich he resided, when he entered the
eniracrd. and the country through which he dt-rviee; whollur ho was drafted, was a volunteer,
niarrht d.J ^ pul)Btitute ; tlie battles, if any, in «hieh he
He hereby relinquishe.1 every claim what- "as rnjaijid; the country thronph wl.ieh he
ever to a pension or an annuitV, except the ront.neniul r.piments or eom,M.nie,
I L 11 .1 .’i • With which ht‘served; and iht* nai»»cs ot Bonicof
p r and he uecuirey that his name is the ngnlar otticrrs whom ht-knew» top-other with
not on the |>ensipn roll of any ngeiicy in the such luriher particulars a« may be ureful in the
Slate, or (if any,) only on that of tlie agen- invi stipation of his claim ; and, also, if the facts
cv in the State of »^0i diat he ha» no documentary evidence, and
■ Sworn to, and subscrilK>d, the dav and '«‘i>»ony he
.. .. u«iii«-u, O.iv «I1U can procure, who can testifv to hu service.]
year aK>resaid. A 15. li i , i ’ i i ■
He hereby relinquishes every eluim
whiitever to a pen.sion or annuity except
tiio present, and declares that his name is
And the said court do hereby declare not on the pension roll of the agency of any
their opinion that the above named appli- Slate, or (ifnny) only on that of the ageii-
cant was a revolutionary soldier, and ser-, ey of the State of
ved as he states. i Sw orn to, and subscribed, the day and
I, of the court of ^ year aforesaid. t' D.
,do hereby certify that the And then will be annexed the followipg
And then will follow the certifnate of
the court;
tary evidence of hi.s services, he should traus- ' foregoing contains the original proceedings . certificate :
come of it ?
7o un Officer.—Did you ever receive a
commission ; and, if so, by whoiti was it
signed, and what has become of it ?
7. State the names of persons to whom
you aie known in your present neighbor
hood, and who can testify as to your char
acter for veracity, and their belief of your
services as a soldier of the rcvoluiion.
'I'he court will see that the answers to
these questions are embotlied in the deelaia-
tion, and they a'-e 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 opin
ion of court, without too n!Uch exp’nse and
inconvenience to him, two respectable pcr-
poiis-rone of whom should Ix* the nearest
clergyman, if one lives in the immediate
viciiiity of t-uch applicant, who can testily, i
I iVoin tiivii acquaiiitaticj with him, that they J mental derangement.
neighborhooi to have bi’en u revolutionary
soldier, and that they concur in that o|iini'on.
If ore of theSe persons is a clergyman, tho
court will so certify, and they will al.-^o cer*
tify to the character and standing of other
persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is
deemed very imfiortant 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^wlieth-
er the b«;!ief is general, and whetfi* r any
doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
To require from the applicants positive
proof of service from a tontemporary sur*
vivor, wf.uld, after the l^e of so iiiiaiy
tw.^prjve anoy^ of ibeui . of the
w-ti6fit of thcmw. Aihl a.^ no prestiii.plion
is raised against the militia by the exintericd
of rolls m,,the departnient, fhere is nd
good K'asoy why thijrJ requisitiorr should be
extwidod to them. On.4be otli»r hand, to
receive the Ajclu/ation of* the pirrties, as a
•ulligieht croiind for plac'ijpg them upon tho
pension 4|jt, witl^out corroborating circuin*
■stances, would be to optoi the Treasury to
gr^t frauds. A just inediuni s;ems to
present the,^*st rule tor carrying into ef
fect the objects olH'ongr«ms.
If the two persons yvh«iec certificate is
reqtiirtd, icannot be produced in court,
withrmt too much inconvenience and ex
pense to Uie opjilicant, then the siHti ineiit
uf the facts ^nd opinions abovementioned
will be mad#Tinder oafh before ^omo judge
«>r justice of tho peace, and ^lo certilicati*
of the court to the situation aodtcrcdibihty
of the persons making the statemwit will
be given.
ApplieantH unable to appear in Court hy
reason of bodily infirmity, may make the de
claration before required, and subtiiit l|i the
examination, before a judge or justice of a
couit of record of the proper coijiity ; and
the judge or justice w ill execute the duties
which the court is heroin requested to per
form, and will also certify that th‘ appli-
cant cannot, from bodily infirmity, uttciul
the court.
Whenever any official act is required ta
be done by a judge or jiistij^^ a Ci.uit of
rccord, or by' a justice »f IBBpcn. e, tho
certificate of the Secretary ofwatfi, or Ter-
ritoi^-, or of the prof- r clertt.of th^e court
or county, under his seal of office, wili be,
lyinext^s^t^ Ua
fure annexed is his genuine signature."
3. Persons .serving in tlie marine forccs.
4. Indian spies.
E-ich of these two latter classes ofca.seg
will produce proof, as nearly as may be,
conlbrmubly to the preceding regulation.®,
and authenticated in a similar manner, with
such variations as the diflcrent nature of
the service may require.
No puymentscan be made on acccmt of
the services of any person w ho may havo
died before the .taking cflect of the act of
June 7, 1S8:J ; and m case of death mhse-
quent thereto, and before the declaiatiou
herein required is made, the parties inter
ested w ill transmit such evidence as thf y
can procure, taken and authenticated Ix'foio
a court of reconl, showing the services of
the deceased, the period f>f his death, the
opinion ol'the m‘ighborhood respcctiii” ;ucU
service.s, the title of the claimant, and tho
o|)inion of the court upon the whole matter.
A rwffrom Carroll!!—The last sur-
Tiviiifi; signer of tho Declaration of Inde
pendence, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, ha:3
riiisd his warninii voice, ('ould (ieorgo
Washington spenk from his grave, his coun
try men would receive the same admonition
in the present perilous crisis ot our Irec lle-
pubhcan institutions. The Nortolk Herald
says,—'I'his venerable patriot, we learn, has
declared, that “iftJrn. .lackson continues
the course that he is now pursuing he will
ruin the country.”—/Vor. Jour.
A physician at Warsaw, w ishing to mako
an cx|)eriment proposed to a very robust
man to lie in the beil where a fierson had
died of the Cholera. As a considerable re
ward was otlered him for so doing, he a-
greed to the proposal; but tho niaii was
scarcely in bod when his imagination began
to work, and made him uneasy, he lelt all
the symptoms ot'cholera, andlied, notwith
standing the medical as.sistance that wa^
afforded him. Tho physician afterwards
declared that no one who had died of tli*»
Cholera had previously slept in tlie bed.
This fact proves that the fear pro]iicod by
the imagination has a share in proincting
the disease.—Paria paper.
Sviride.—The rennsylvania Inquirer of
yesterday saysW’e learn with deep re
gret that .Mr. Thomas !M. Tybout, but a few
years since one of the mo.st promising young
men of J’liiladelphia, committed suicnlc on
Friday mi-hf last, by jumping into tl.e Del-
aware and CheH|>eake Canal and drouning
himself. He was at one tin>e in a state ot