Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1453, for Leonard Miles, South Carolina
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
S.C.
Miles, Leonard
Mary
NUMBER
W. 1453
CONTENTS
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No. 6299
West Tennessee.
Mary Miles
widow of Leonard Miles, deceased-
who was a pensioner under the Act of June 7th: 1832 and who died on the 8th of April, 1835 of Lincoln Co, in the State of Tennessee.
who was a private in the [blank] commanded by Captain [blank] of the Regiment commanded by Col: Taylor in the South Carolina line for 3 mos: 28 days pr Inf. & 2 mos: 20 days private of Cavalry

Inscribed on the Roll of Pulaski, Tenn: at the rate of 24 Dollars 21 Cents for annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of July
1841 and sent to Hon: A.V. Brown. H.R. on the 30 July 1841

Arrears to 4th of March 1841 $121.05
Semi=annual allowance ending (blank)

{Act July 7, 1838.}

Recorded by Will M Stuart - Clerk,
Book A. Vol. 2 Page 208
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let 9 Feb 41 Hon
A.V. Brown
let: 12 Feb 41 to do
let 25 March 41 N.
Brown

(right side)
25259
West Tennessee
Leonard Miles 
of Lincoln Co in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the Com commanded by Captain Woodward of the regt commanded by Col Gooden in the S. Carolina Mila for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 80 Dollars [blank] Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of Decr 1833 and Davis Eastland Fayetteville

Arrears to the 4th of Sept.  200.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March  40.00
$240.00

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by Danl Boyd Clerk,
Book E   Vol. 7   Page 93
22997
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No. 22997
Leonard Miles Lincoln County Tennessee

From 1777 private
2 yrs
$80.
23/2

Leonard Miles care of Davis 
Eastland Fayettville, Tennessee
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WAR DEPARTMENT
Pension Office,
May 7th 1839

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 subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed.  The notes and the regulations will show 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, showing the Service of Leonard Miles Lincoln County Tennessee.

Period when the service was required
Duration of the claimant's service years. Months. Days.

Rand of the claimant.
Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served.

Names and rand of the General and Field officers.

Battles in which the applicant was engaged.
Country through which he marched.
Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period.
Evidence by which the declaration is supported.

Vol Hall 1777 – 3 – private
Cap. Woodward
Col. Goodwin
Return. Rendezvous company
72 years Fairfield.
Traditionary evidence.
Clergyman certificate.

Vol. April 1777 – 3 – private,
Cap. Woodward
[illegible]
Col. Goodwin
Granby & Marched to South Carolina 
Fairfield District.
Not certified credible;
papers not properly attached –

Col. Wind 1780 | 2 | - | Private | Capt Murphy | Col Taylor | Monks Corner to Pennsylvania

Vol. Aust. 1780 | 2 | - | Private | Capt Murphy | Col Taylor, [illelible] | Marched to Augusta

Vol. Fall 1780 | about 1 | 4 | - | Private | same Capt | same Col | Guilford Eutaw | Serdus Hill
                                                    
The time that the applicant was in actual service from the fall of 1780 should be stated.
The militia was not in actual service for such a length of time as is claimed by the applicant under one engagement.

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
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REGULATION 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 in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claim
ing the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians 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_______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  know at the Department.  A very full account of  the service of each person
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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 Solder.     } 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 be come 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 traditionary 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
enquiry 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 place 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.
☞ 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.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l]  If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m]The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
+
+ The answers to the interrogatories will be found
embedied in the declaration.  
D. E.
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Leonard Miles'
Application for pension
22997

address to the care of David Easttand 
Fayetteville Tennessee
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State of Tennessee
Lincoln County
County Court 
January Term 1833

On this 28th day of January 1833 personally appeared in open court before the Justices of the County Court of Lincoln County, Tennessee now sitting Leonard Miles a resident of the County +state aforesaid, aged about seventy two years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following officers and served as herein stated. I was born in Cumberland County North Carolina some time in the year 1760 according to the best of my information and answers of my age now in my possession. I lived in Fairfield District South Carolina, at the time I entered the service – I join time in the latter part of the year 1777, about four or five weeks, I think before Christmas, I volunteered in the South Carolina Militia in a regiment commanded by Col. Robert Gooden in the place of my father who had been drafted in said regiment. The company to which I was attached was commanded by Capt. John Woodward. We rendezvoused on the Congaree River at Granby from there we marched to Monk’s Corner thence to the quarter house about five miles from Charleston. There we joined the forces under the command of General Moultrie, where in a short time marched us down to Perrysburg on Savannah river the British being then in possession of the town of Savannah. We did not have any fighting except some slight skirmishes at that place.
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we remained at Petersburg and in the vicinity thereof until the time for which I had volunteered being three months expired I was then discharged and went home — Some time in April 1779 according to the best of my present recollection I volunteered in the same regiment commanded by the same officers, we rendezvoused at Granby, and were marched to Augusta + stationed at a place called Tendus Hill (on the South side of this), I think, +placed under the command of Gen. Williamson. We remained at this station five or six weeks, we then crossed over the river to the Georgia side, went down the river ten or twelve miles, and joined the forces under the command of Gen. Lincoln, we then went in pursuit of British who marched out into the country of Georgia, & then turned back in the direction of Charleston, in all [illegible] continued to pursue them, until they took a station at Storico Point, at which time the term of my service being three months having expired, I was discharged and went home. Some time in the winter of 1780, a short time I think after Christmas, I volunteered for a two months tour in the same regiment then commanded by Capt. Thomas Taylor — the company commanded by Capt. Henry Wirnsey. We rendezvoused at Rulsiley Ferry about 14 miles below Granby and marched to Brangeburg Courthouse, where General Huger took the command. We had no fighting this tour except some slight skirmishes with the tories after the two months expired. I was again discharged (The particular time I now forget, but I think [illegible] in the summer).   I again volunteered for a two months stay in the same regiment commanded by the same officers last mentioned and also under the command of Gen. Huger. We marched to the [illegible] Hale Bridge, where we were stationed until our term of service expired. In the latter part of the summer or the fall of the same year. I volunteered again in the same regiment commanded by the same officers & was...
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under the command of Genl Sumpter we marched down toa place called Bicken Church ( or some such name) about thirty miles from Charleston where the British had some forces stationed, we had a considerable skirmish with them and drove them off-we then marched up the county on the Calabro River-after staying there for a time.  Genl Sumpter took two or three hundred of us, and we marched to the High Hill of Santee.  We marched to Granby whom the British were then forted, we surrounded the fort and had several skirmishes with them and had a prospect of taking them, but they were relieved by a reinforcement under Lord Raivdon- we then marched down the river to Thompson's Fort where some British forces men stationed and had a skirmish with them, but did not succeed in driving them out of the fort - we then marched to a fort called Alnights Bluff where we had another skirmish with the British- we then marched again into the [illegible] parts of South Carolina, and between the waters of Black river & Lynchs Osuke. We met a body of British Torries under the command of Major Frazen Mith whom we had a skirmish and drove them from their first position, but they []etico & took another position from which we were unable to dislodge them. We then marched to North Carolina where we joined the forces under Genls Greene and our troops soon after had a severe battle with British troops at Guilford Court House, but I was not in the battle, being confined a few miles from Guilford by the smallpox, which I think was in March 1781. After I recovered from the smallpox which I think was about a month or six weeks after the Battle at Guilford.
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I joined the forces under Genl Sumpter then on the Catawba river, we marched down the Conganer and crossed the river at Thompson's fort near which place we joined the troops under Genl Greene having joined the forces under Genl Marion a few days before-- we then continued to maneuver about in different part of the country, watching
the movements of the British until some time
in the fall. (I think between the 1st & the 15th of September) our troops commanded by Genl Greene Sumpter & Marion attacked the British at a place called "Eutaw Springs." where we gave them a pretty severe defeat we then marched about the North Carolina line and were engaged in scouting parties against the tories, untill some time in November
when we were discharged & I went home, having been engaged in service this last tour. something like fifteen or sixteen months. I was not engaged in service afterwards.-- I continued to live in South Carolina fifteen or sixteen years after close of the war. I then moved to Sumner County in this state then to this County where I now live
and have lived for about twenty two years.-
I have no documentary evidence, nor do I know of any person whose testimony I can, at this time procure to testify to my services. I never received a written discharge- I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and hereby declare that my name is not on the pension roll of any agency of
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any State--
Sworn to & subscribed in open court
the day and year aforesaid
Leonard Miles

We Ebenezer McEwen a clergyman residing in the County of Lincoln and State of Tennessee and Tunstall Gregory and Henry Warren residing in the County & state aforesaid, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Leonard Miles who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be about seventy two 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 to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
T. Gregory
Henry Warren
E. McEwen
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 Eben [illegible] McEwen who has signed the preceding
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certificate is a clergyman resident in Lincoln
County, Tennessee and that Trusstale Gregory and Henry Warren who has also signed the same is a resident in the county aforsaid and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit

W. F Lang
S[illegible] Todd
[illegible] Smith

I Robert S. Inge Clerk of the County Court
of Lincoln County Tennessee, do hereby certify
that the foregoing contains the original
proceedings of the said Court, in the matter
of the application of Leonard Miles
pension
for
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and the seal
of said Court at office this 22nd
day of January 1833
Rob S Inge Clerk-
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State of Tennessee
Lincoln County
Personally appeared before me the
undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for said County

Leonard Miles, who being duly sworn deposith & 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 period mentioned below and in the following grades aiz
For three months I served as a private in the year 1777-
for three months. I served as a private in 1779-
--- for two months I served as a private 
 in the winter 1780.  for two months I served as  a private in the summer 1780 - for one year and three months I served as a private in the fall & winter of 1780 & in the year
of 1781 - & for such service I claim a pension
In the first tour of my service. I was a substitute for my father Thomas Miles in all the rest I volunteered-

Sworn to & subscribed before me
Leonard Miles
this 23rd August 1833
Archibald Baxter
Justice of the peace for
Lincoln County Tennessee

State of Tennessee
Lincoln County ⎬
J. Francis L. Kincannon
Clerk of the County Court of said County, hereby
certify that Archibald Baxter before whom the
foregoing affidavit was made and was at
the time of making the same an acting Justice
of the peace in & for said County, that the foregoing
signature purporting to be his is genuine and
is entitled to full credit
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed
my seal of office, this 7th day
of September 1833
Frances L. Kincannon Clerk
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State of Tennessee
Lincoln County }  I Robert S Inge who was clerk of the county court of said county at the time that the within declaration was made hereby certify that the within declaration and the certificates annexed thereto contain the original proceedings of said court at the January Term 1833 of said court in the matter of the application of Leonard Miles for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said office this 7th day of September 1833.
Robt S Inge clerk

State of Tennessee
Lincoln County} I William Edmiston chairman of the county court of said county hereby certify that Robert S Inge whose name is signed to the preceding certificate was at the time that the within declaration was made clerk of said county and that his said certificate is entitled to full faith and credit
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 7th day of September 1833
Wm Edmiston chairman
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of July 7th 1838 Entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows.
State of Tennessee S.S.
Lincoln County 
On this 22 day of December 1840, personally came before me John Moorhead an acting Justice of the Peace for said County of Lincoln Mrs. Mary Miles, originally from the State of South Carolina, now a resident of the State of Tennessee County of Lincoln, aged Eighty years who being first duly sworn according to law, according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838. Entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows. That she is the widow of Leonard Miles originally of the State of South Carolina, who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, at the rate of Eighty Dollars per annum. She further declares that she was married to the said Leonard Miles, in the State of South Carolina and County or District of Fairfield, by the Revd Ralph Jones, a Baptist Minister on the last day of March 1785 and that her husband the aforesaid Leonard Miles died in the State of Tennessee and County of Lincoln on the 8th day of April 1835. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place, previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz. at the time above stated
[signed] Mary X Miles her mark  Nathaniel Borum attest
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before,
John Moorhead Justice of the peace
Lincoln County

State of Tennessee S.S.
Lincoln County 
Personally came before me John Moorhead an acting Justice of the Peace for said County of Lincoln, the above deponent Mrs. Mary Miles, of said State & County, and after having been sworn
in due form of law, saith on oath, that she has not a record of her marriage with her husband the aforesaid Leonard Miles, but has a correct record of the births, and ages of their children,
[signed] Mary X Miles her mark attest Nathan Borum
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year last written, before
John Moorhead Justice of the peace
Lincoln county
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State of Tennessee
Lincoln County 
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Mrs. Mary Miles of the State of Tennessee County of Lincoln, and have been so for the last seventeen years past, and from knowledge of her good
character & standing in society, that her declarations as before made, are justly entitled to the utmost faith and credit and from old age and its consequent infirmities, is unable to attend Court
Given under my hand and seal this 22nd day of December 1840
John Moorhead JP

State of Tennessee S.S.
Lincoln County 
Personally came before me John Moorhead an acting Magistrate for said County of Lincoln, William Miles the son of Leonard Miles deceased, a resident of the County & State aforesaid aged forty nine years in April next, and after being sworn according to law, saith on oath that his Father Leonard Miles was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, at the rate of Eighty Dollars, per annum, and that a certificate of Pension was granted by the War department to the aforesaid Leonard Miles deceased, by which said deceased drew, from the Branch Bank of the United States at Nashville
State of Tennessee, the full amount payable thereon up to the 4th day of March 1835, and the aforesaid certificate is so lost or mislaid so the same cannot be had, and that his Father as aforesaid
died in the State of Tennessee County of Lincoln on the 8th day of April 1835, and left a widow whose name is Mary Miles, and who is yet a widow, and has remained such the since the death
of her husband Leonard Miles as aforesaid and that the enclosed leaf purporting to be a record of the names and ages of the children of Leonard Miles & his wife Mary, was written by the said deceased, and is the genuine transcript of his Father as aforesaid, and has been kept in his deponents possession since the death of his Father as aforesaid
Revolutionary interlined before assigned
[signed] William X Miles his mark  attest Nathaniel Borum
Sworn to and subscribed the day & date last above written, before
John Moorhead Justice of the peace
For Lincoln County
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State of Tennessee
Lincoln County 
I hereby certify that I acquainted with William Miles of said State & County, who has made oath
to the foregoing and from the character he sustains for truth and honesty, that full faith and credit are due to his acts and doings, Given under my hand and seal this 22nd day of December 1840.
John Moorhead JP

State of Tennessee S.S.
Lincoln County 
Personally came before me John Moorhead an acting Justice of the peace for said County of Lincoln, Joseph Underwood of said State & County, aged Sixty one years, and after being sworn in due
form of law, saith on oath, that he was acquainted with Leonard Miles of said State & County, and had been for thirty years previous to his death, which took place in the County of Lincoln and State of Tennessee on the 8th day of April 1835 and also with Mary Miles the widow of the said deceased
for the same length of time, & that the aforesaid Leonard Miles and Mary his wife lived together as Husband and wife in the utmost peace and harmony, and that the aforesaid Mary Miles, is a resident of the County of Lincoln and State of Tennessee, a widow, and has been such since the death of her husband as aforesaid,
[signed] Joseph Underwood Attest Nathaniel Borum
Sworn to and subscribed this 23rd day of December 1840 before 
John Moorhead Justice of the peace
For Lincoln County

State of Tennessee
Lincoln County 
I hereby certify that I am acquainted with Joseph Underwood of said State & County, who has made oath to the foregoing and from the Character he sustains for truth and honesty. That full faith and credit are due to his acts and doings, Given under my hand and seal this the 3d day of May 1841
John Moorhead
Justice of the peace for Lincoln County
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State of Tennessee 
Lincoln County
I, George W Jones Clerk of the County Court of Lincoln County in the State of Tennessee, hereby certify that John Moorhead, is a Magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office at Fayetteville this 4th day of January 1841
J.W. Jones Clerk

State of Tennessee
Lincoln County
I George W Dennis Chairman and presiding Magistrate of the County Court of said County of Lincoln in the State of Tennessee, do hereby certify, that George W Jones, whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate is, and was at the of subscribing the same, the Clerk of the County Court of said
County of Lincoln, and that the signature as above, purporting to be his, is genuine,
Given under my hand at Fayetteville this 8th day of January 1821
George W Dennis Chairman
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[a copy of the a page from bible]

T H E   N E W

TESTAMENT

Of our Lord and Saviour

JESUS CHRIST,

Newly tranflated out of the

ORIGINAL GREEK;

and with the former

TRANSLATIONS

DILAGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED.
=============================
PHILADELPHIA.
PRINTED FOR MATHEW CAREY
No. 118, HIGH-STREET.
ROBERT CARR, PRINTER
1802.
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Courtney Miles was born 
Jenuary 12th 1786
Mary Miles was borne
Jenuary 12th 1788
John Miles was born
Jenuary 4th 1789
William Miles was born
April 25th 1792
Elisabeth Miles was born 
April 3th 1794/1796
Sarah Miles was born march 25
Nance Miles was born april 5  1798
Leonard Miles was born December 26th 1800
Sammuel Con Miles was Born 
october the 12 in the year of our Lord 18
pater Miles was born 
May the 21 1811
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State of Tennessee S.S.
Davidson County 
Personally came before me Thomas W. Shearon, an acting Justice of the peace for said County of Davidson, Mrs. Polly Lee originally from the State of South Carolina, now a resident of the County
of Davidson & State of Tennessee, aged seventy three years, and after having been sworn, in due form of law, sayeth on oath, that she was acquainted with Mary Miles of South Carolina, and also with Leonard Miles, of South Carolina, before the marriage of the aforesaid Mary Miles, and Leonard Miles took place, that their marriage was solemnized by the Revd Ralph Jones a Baptist Minister, in the State of South Carolina, on the last day of March 1785. The reason why deponent has a thorough knowledge of the marriage, of Leonard Miles and Mary Miles his wife, and the time when it took place, is in consequence of said deponents having a brother, who married a sister of the aforesaid Mary Miles, and also from the birth of the first child of the aforesaid Mary Miles, who was born nine months and fourteen days, after the marriage of the aforesaid Leonard Miles and Mary Miles, his wife, took place
Sworn to and subscribed this 26th day of January 1841 before,
[signed] Polly X Lee her mark Attest Nathanial Borum,
Tho W Shearen
Justice of the Peace for Davidson County

State of Tennessee
Davidson County 
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above deponent Mrs. Polly Lee, of the County & State aforesaid and from my knowledge of the character she sustains for truth and honesty, that the utmost faith, and credit are justly due to the declaration as above stated, Given under my hand and seal
Tho W. Shearen JP
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State of Tennessee} Set
Davidson County   }
I Robert B. Castleman Clerk of the County
Court of Davidson County, in the State of Tennessee, hereby certify
that Thomas W. Shearon, is a magistrate, as is herein stated,
and that the foregoing signatures, purporting to be his, are
genuine

SEAL

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my 
hand, and affixed my seal of Office at Nashville
this 28th day of January 1841.
Robert B Castleman
clerk of said Court

State of Tennessee⎬
Davidson County   ⎬
I Eliha S Hale Chairman and presiding
Magistrate of the County Court of said County of Davidson in the State
of Tennessee, do hereby certify, that Robert B Castleman, whose
name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate is, and was at the
time of subscribing the same, the Clerk of the County Court of
said County of Davidson, in the State of Tennessee, and that the signature as above, purporting to be his, is genuine

Given under my hand at Nashville, this 28th day of
January 1841.

E. S. Hale.  SEAL
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Mary Miles
of Leonard
Tennessee
Suspended
_____
See let: 22 June
1841 Hon. A. V.
Brown,

Act 7 July 18[illegible] 8
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[all amounts in pounds L]
Indent Book
No. 330
No. 1
Issued 11th July 1787 to Mr Leonard Miles for nineteen pounds 17.1.0. for 198 days duty in Col. Thomas Taylor Regiment per act passed by the Commissioner
Principal L19, 17" 1
Anl. Interest L1 " 7.9

State of South Carolina
No. 2
from 6th July to the 22nd Sept 1781
to Leonard Miles Sr. To 80 days duty on Horse Back in Col. Taylors Regiment @20/ L80.0.0
From 23d Apr 1781 to the 17h Jan'y 1782
To 118 days duty on foot in the said Regiment @ 10/  L 59.0.0
L 189.0.0

I do certify the above Cp. is Just & true
Richd Winn
Br Genl

Comp Genl. Office
Columbia 22d July 1841 
I hereby certify the above memorandum No 1. to be a true copy taken from the margin of Indent Book No 336. deposited in this Office, & that No 2 is a copy of the of audited & for which the said
Indent was issued
Wm Arthur
Dep Compt Gent
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7577
Mary Miles
Leonard
Tennessee
---
Admitted
---
Pr:  Infr: . 3 mo. 28 $ 23.11
Pr   Cavy 2   "    20 =  11.10
                               ________
                                     $24.21/100
Cap.- Col Taylor
S. Carolina
died 8 Apl 1835

121.05

Act 7 July 1838


Hon A. V. Brown
H. R
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H Rep June 21st 1841
Sir
I again present the accompanying papers for a pension to my Miles which I hope has been now made conformable to the rules of your Department.
Respectfully
A V Brown

Honl. J L Edwards
Comr of Pensions
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Washington Feby 7th 1841
Honl. JL. Edwards
Comr of Pension
Sir
I enclose to you for examination
& the action of your department, the application
of Mary  Miles Widow &c. whose wish is an
early action with the view of falling within the
March paymt
very Respectfully
H. V. Brown
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Feb 11 1841
Nval
J.L. Edwards
Comr. of Pensions
Washington City

Hm A V Brown
HR
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H Rep July 10th 1841

Sir
 I observe that the credibility of one of the witnesses in Mary Miles case is certified by the magistrate the other is not please say if you observe this fact & whether you require both of the witnesses to be certified per
I have written to S Carolina for any evidence of the actual service of her husband which may be in the comptrollers office
I would not trouble you with this enquiry but for the distance & delay of sending back the papers 
Respectfully 
AV Brown

JL Edwards
Comr of Pensions
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[illegible postal stamp]

FREE

To the Honl
A. V. Brown
Washington City
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Columbia 16th Febry 1841
To the Honl A. V. Brown
Dear Sir
Yours of the 10th instant
is at hand requesting to
know if the name of Leonard Miles
can be found upon record in this Office:
I answer in the affirmative; let me know
if you wish certified copies from the office.
& if so. be good enough to enclose the fee which will be
three Dollars and oblige
Very Respectfully
Your Obt Sevt
Wm E Hayne
Compr Genl
Pr. Wm F. Arthur
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July 27, 1841
[illegible]

[illegible]
AVBrown

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Com of Pension
Washington

Hon A. V. Brown
HR
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H. Rep. July 26th 1841
Sir
I have the honor to enclose a
certificate from the Comptroller Genl
of S. C. in relation to the Revolutionary
services of Leonard Miles, which I
hope will be satisfactory
respectfully
A V Brown
Honl J L Edwards
Coms. of Pensions
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REVY WIDOW, &c.
File No. 1453
Mary Miles
Widow
Leonard Miles 
Priv. So. Car. Line
_______
Act: July 7 1838
Index:-- Vol. M, Page 47
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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No. 22997
Leonard Miles
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State of Tennessee Lincoln County 
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the peace in and for said county, Leonard Miles, 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 as to the last term of service mentioned in his declaration, he would state that from the best of his recollection, the time that he entered the service for that term, was about three or four weeks after the defeat of Genl. Gates at Camden. and that he was in continual actual service from that time until about two weeks after the Battle at "Eutaw Springs" which from the best of his recollection must be at least twelve months. After the time last mentioned he was discharged from service in the army, but as there were still a great many tories in Fairfield District, South Carolina where he then lived, who continued to molest the peaceable inhabitants, he was almost constantly engaged in scouting parties against them, being sometimes called on by the Captain of the Company (Capt. Rayford & Hagwood) sometimes volunteering with a few others, without any regular commandent and sometimes being called on by Col. Henry Hampton who lived not far from where he did
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the time he was actually engaged under the command of officers in these scouting parties he cannot recollect but thinks that all put together must have amounted to at least two months - He also states that during the time of the twelve months four before mentioned he was also under the command of Capt. Bithany & Capt Frazer. - He thinks it was more than two weeks after the Battle at Eutaw Springs before he was discharged from the army, but he is certain it was that long -
Leonard Miles

Sworn to and subscribed this 9th day of November 1833 before me
 A. J. Blakemore Justice of the peace

State of Tennessee Lincoln County SS
I Francis L Kincannon clerk of the county court of said county hereby certify that Andrew J. Blakemore whose name is signed to the above certificate, or affidavit, is a Justice of the Peace in & for said county, and that the foregoing signature, purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 9th day of November 1833.
F. L. Kincannon Clerk