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was qualified before Jacob M Bewly as stated. It is therefore evident that Philips
never received a depreciation Certificate; hence his name does not appear as Mr.
Edwards says. If Philips had received such Certificate there would have been no
necessity for his going to Georgia to establish his service.
That an attempt was made in 1824 or 1825 to obtain evidence of service of Gabriel
Philips, through Hon. John Blair, is fully corroborated by the letter of “S. Cole
for Commissioner” to Hon. Andrew Johnson dated 28th April 1853 herewith enclosed.
This was about the time Anthony Bewly made his affidavit, which as Jacob Bewly says
was given to Mr. Blair.
This is the case with which I made you acquainted while you was a Member of
Congress, and which you promised to present to the Commissioner – You are now
Governor of the State of Tennessee, but I hope there will be no impropriety in
letting it pass through your hands to the Commissioner, with a request from you
that the case be carefully re-considered – The parties here request me to give it
this direction.
Having nothing more to add, I submit these remarks with the additional evidence of
Senator Bewly, and will cherfully acquiesce in such decision as the Commissioner
may be pleased to make.
Dec. 24. 1853. Respectfully
Your & c
B. McDaniel
Andrew Johnson
Governor
Nashville Ten.
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State of Tennessee )
Greene County ) On this thirty first day of August A.D. one thousand
eight hundred and fifty-three, before me John Maloney,
a Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid, personally appeared Jacob
M. Bewley, a resident of Jefferson county in the state of Tennessee and a credible
witness, aged near fifty five years, and made oath in due form of law to the
following affidavit relative to the military service of Gabriel Philips dec'd.
late of Hawkins county Tennessee, in the war of the revolution to wit:
This affiant states, that the said Gabriel Philips and also his widow Milly Philips
were personally known to him – that the said Gabriel died in said county of Hawkins
leaving the said Milly as his widow, and that she never afterwards married.
That this affiant, some twenty odd years ago, resided in Greene county Tennessee
and was an acting Justice of the peace in and for said county, and while acting as
such his father Anthony Bewley was sworn before him to an affidavit concerning the
military service of the said Gabriel Philips in the war of the revolution; which
affidavit, as this affiant understood and believed, was made for the purpose of
obtaining bounty land or other pay, due on account of said military service and
that said affidavit, as affiant afterwards understood and believed, was placed in
the hands of Hon. John Blair, M.C. From Tennessee –
that the said Anthony Bewley stated in said affidavit that he was personally
acquainted with the said Gabriel Philips in Loudon county Virginia, during the war
of the revolution, and that he positively knew of the said Gabriel's enlistment in
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