Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1,038, George Bost, N.C.
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Service N.C. Bost, George or Bast, Hannah   Number  R. 1038
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State of North Carolina, County of Cabarrus.  In open court before the C L Daily [illegible] of the Court of Judges [illegible] a court of record, held in and for the said county  on this 25 day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty five, personally appeared Frederick Bost, aged 54 years a resident of Cabarrus County in the State of North Carolina, who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath, for himself and in behalf of his brothers and sister, John Bost, Rachel Blackweder, Abram Bost, and Jacob Bost under the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions of the act of the 7th July 1838 and of the various acts supplemental thereto:  That he is one of the children and heirs  at law of George Bost, deceased who was a private of the North Carolina Militia in the service of the United States in the War of the Revolution, That his said father was a resident of Mecklenburg County of Salisburg District during the said war and was drafted into the service from said county and  served at various periods for several years, the exact time or the officers under whom he served this despondent is unable to state. That despondent has no documentary evidence of the service of his said father, George Bost, that the said George Bost died in South Carolina while on the road to Market on the  eighth day of June  in the year eighteen hundred and eight leaving surviving him his widow (despondents mother) Hannah Bost who has also died on the nineteenth day of March in the year eighteen hundred and forty three: that the following are the only surviving children of the said soldier and widow vz: John Bost aged 69 years: Rachel Blackweder aged 58 years, Adam Bost aged 67 years, Jacob Bost aged 71 years and this desponent. That his mother the said Hannah Bost was married to his father the said George Bost in the county of Mecklenbugh, in the said state from Cabarris
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County on the first day of April in the year seventeen hundred and eighty four by one Mr Newsum a minister of the Gospel and that her name before her said marriage was Hannah Gregery.
And deponent further states that there is no public record of her marriage and that there is no private record of her marriage now to be found.
We hereby appoint C.W. Bennett his true and lawful attorney with power of substitution to prosecute his claim, to receive the certificate when received and to do all other acts necessary and proper in the premises. 
Witness H.A. Aria Fredric Bost 
[illegible] South Carolina while on the [illegible] sworn to and to [illegible] subscribed before me on the day and year first above mentioned and I hereby certify that I know the said Frederick Bost and believe him to be as is above stated and that he is of the age above stated and further that I am not interested in this claim as attorney or otherwise . (Witness my hand and the seal of the said court, affixed by order of the said court now in session.
[signed] J O Wallace Clerk
State of North Carolina
County of Cabarras
On this [blank] day of AD 1855, personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the said county duly authorized to administer oaths [blank] a resident of said county to me well known and whom I certify to be a credible witness, and who being by me first duly
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of said county to me well known and whom I certify to be a credible witness and who being by me first duly sworn doth on his oath state that he was acquainted with George Bost who was a resident of the said county and reputed  and believed to have been a revolutionary soldier and also with Hannah Bost his widow, both of whom are now dead, that he knew the said Hannah for [blank] years previous to her death, that he has examined her private record of births and marriages and that he believes the same to be  genuine, that it is contained in a book purporting to be the [blank] and printed in the year [blank] and that the said record is in the words and figures following, the same being a true copy of the whole of said record.

and that I have no interest in this claim.
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Subscribed and sworn to, this day and year first above written, before me and I certify that I am in no manner interested.
Justice of the Peace

State of North Carolina
County of Cabarras 

On this fifth day of June A.D. 1855, personally appeared before me, the undersigned a Justice of the Peace, in and for said county, duly authorized to administer oaths.  Jacob Barringer aged 71 years, a resident of North Carolina in said county, and also Mary Barringer aged 83 years, a resident of North Carolina in said county, both of whom are to me personally known, and whom I certify to be credible witnesses, and who bring by me duly swear depose and say that they were acquainted with George Bost, now deceased who was a resident of the county of Michenburgh (now Cabarras) and whom they believe to have been and was generally reputed to have been, a soldier in the Revolutionary War, that he was regarded and respected as such at all times and at all celebrations and claimed to have served in said war, that he died on the eighth day of June in the year eighteen hundred and eight in South Carolina when on his way to Markett, that he was a married man at the time of his death and left surviving him a widow and several children as hereinafter named.  That they were also well acquainted with Hannah Bost, the widow of the said George Bost, whom they know to have lived the said George Bost for at least twenty four years previous
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said George Bost, whom they know to have lived with the said George Bost for at least twenty four years previous to his death as his wife and to have been the mother of his children, that the deponents believe that the said George and Hannah were husband and wife and to have been duly and legally married, that they never heard the fact of their marriage depicted as questioned, that they said Hannah Bost died on the 19 day of March in the year eighteen hundred and forty three leaving surviving the following named children viz:  [illegible] Bost, John Bost, Rachael Blackwelder, Abram Bost and Jacob Bost (Valentine Bost, Susan Bost, Ruben Bost now dead) and that the following are the only children of the said George and Hannah Bost as of either of them now living viz:  [ ]idens Bost, John Bost, Rachael Blackwelder Abram Bost, and Jacob Bost 
[signed] Jacob Barrington Mary Barringer HA Area

subscribed and sworn to before me on this the fifth day of June AD 1855 and I certify that I am not interested in this claim as attorney or otherwise.
{signed} J. Sudwith Justice of the Peace
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Jacob Bast [illegible]
Johannes Bast [illegible]
Abraham Bast [illegible]
Matthias Bast [illegible]
Susanna Catharina Bast [illegible]
Mabel Bast [illegible]
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Valentin Bast [illegible]
Friedrick Bast [illegible]
Ruben Bast [illegible]
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State of North Carolina }
County of Cabarrus } SS
on this 10th day of October 1885 before me the undersigned an acting Justice of the Peace Duly Authorized by Law to administer oaths personally appears Federic Bast who are to me well known and whom I certify to be entitled to full faith and credit and who being by me first Duly sworn and according to law Deponent say that in addition to his Declaration of evidence in the case of Georg Bost and wife Hannah Bost for which is now on file in the pension offs [office] where he has made application for arrears Due the heirs of said George Bost who was a soldier in the Revolution War for further evidence he presents the foregoing record of the births of the children of Sd George and Hannah Bost which is a correct record of their ages and births he states that at the time he made his declaration there was no record neither of the marriage, nor births of Sd heirs to be found and he also states that in case the ages of said heirs in his declaration do not correspond exactly with the foregoing record it is only an error of recollection and that the foregoing record is correct it being the record of his father Georg Bost.  This record he received from his sister Rachael Blackwelder as such he states that there is no other record to be found.  He hereby appoints CW Bennett of Washington DC
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his true and lawful aty to prosecute the same.
[signed] Fredric Bost
[illegible]
Sworn to and subscribed before the day and year first above [illegible] and certify that I am not [illegible] in this claim as attorney or otherwise.
[signed] [illegible]

State of North Carolin
County of Cabarra
On this this 10th day of October 18 1885 before me the undersigned an acting Justice of the Peace duly authorize by law to administer oaths, personally appeared George Cline to me well known and being by the first duly sworn according to law and who I certify to be a good and reliable witness depose and day that he was the administrator, duly sworn of Hannah Bost deceased, widow of George Bost deceased and parents of the named children on the foregoing record for which he believes to be the record of George Bost and births of children of said George and Hannah Bost.  He states that he is the age of 61 years and was the administrator of Hannah Bost [illegible] and he is well acquainted with the heirs named in the goregoing record that they received from him the effects of said Hannah Bost Estate as the lawful heirs and he paid over to them as such.
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He states that he received the foregoin record of births of children from among or on file within the valuable papers of Hannah Bost when he received the administrative held of said estate and gave it to Rachael Blackwelder (her daughter) he states that he was well acquainted with George and Hannah Bost and the children named in the foregoing record was raised and educated by George and Hannah Bost and their marriage never was desputed or questioned.
[signed] H.A. Arena  [signed] George Cline
Sworn to and subscribed before me this day and year above [illegible]  I certify that I have no interest in this claim as attorney or otherwise.  [signed] AJ Yorke JP
State of North Carolina
County of Cabarris
On this 10th day of October 1855 before me the undersigned an acting Justice of the Peace in for  [illegible] County duly authorize by law to administer oaths personaly appeared Henry Ridenhour, age 66 years to me well known and whom I cerify to be a good and credible witness and being by me first duly sworn according to law before and says that he was well acquainted with George and he hereby appoints CW Bennett of Washington DC
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Hannah Bost Dec he states that he resided or lived with George and Hannah Bost Dec and in his family that he has known George Bost and wife Hannah Bost and family for fifty years and he states that the records in the foregoing are the names of all the heirs of [illegible] George and Hannah Bost Dec he states that he is intimately acquainted with said heirs and the record pertaining to be their ages he believes to be the record of said George and Hannah Bost.  He has no knowledge of any other record existing referred to he also states that Hannah Bost Dec the widow of [illegible] Georg he further state that they lived together as husband and wife and that their marriage never was disputed or questioned.
[signed} HA Area
[signed] Henry Ritingham
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and above mentioned and further I have no interest in this claim as aty or otherwise
[signed] AJ Yorke JP
State of Northe Carolina
Conty of Cabarris
On this 10th day of October 1855 before me the undersigned.
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an acting Justice of the Peace Duly authorized to administer oaths in and for said county Personally appeared Rachael Blackwelder age 60 years to me well known and who I certify to be a good and credible witness and being by me first Duly sworn according to Law Depose and say that foregoing record of the Births and ages of her parrents [sic] George and Hannah Bosts children.  She states she held it in her possession and gave it to her brother Frederic Bost [illegible] record of her father Georg Bost that she received it the said record from Georg Cline who was the administrator of the estate of her mother Hannah Bost Deceased.
Rachael [X her mark] Blackwelder
S/HA Area

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above mentioned and further I have Interest in this claim as aty or otherwise
S/R, C, Cooke JP [personal seal]



State of North Carolina, Cabarrus County.
[illegible] Clerk of the court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the county of Cabarrus do hereby certify that A.J. York and R. C. Cook whose names appear to the four preceding affidavits or deposition of Frederick Bost George Cline, [illegible] Rachel [sic: Rachael] Blackwelder, were both at
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the time of signing, and certifying such affidavit or deposition, acting Justices of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified and that the signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine;  I further certify that George Cline, one of the deponents as aforesaid, is the lawful administrator of Hannah Bost deceased, duly appointed as such at April Term 18[illegible] of said Court, gave bond in the sum of five hundred dollars with John Shinpoch and Andrew Blackwelder was qualified and obtained letters of administration as appears from an inspection of the record of my office.

[seal: CABARRUS COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA
photo of woman holding scales, ribbons attached underneath]
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court aforesaid at office, this 11th day of October A.D. 1855
J. W. Scott Clerk
by J. Wilkinson Deputy.
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Ex'r            Invalid
[crossed out] Acts of July 14, 1862 and March 3, 1873.
1038
P.O. Hannah Bost
Service:
Enlisted:   _______________,18
Discharged: _____________, 18
Application filed:  __________,18
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
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No. 15318
Hannah Bost decd
Widow of George
No Carolina
C.W. Bennett July 6, 1855
C.W. Bennett Oct. 24/55
Same Nov. 16/55
Same Jany 3 1836
Same Feb 16, 1856
July 4 1838
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George and Hannah Bost
N.L. C. - Original
B
Cole
Hon L.P. Waldo
Court of Pensions
Pension Office
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Washington.
Nov. 3. 1855.

Hon. J. Minot
Court of Pensions. [flourish] Sir.
I have the honor to enclose herewith additional evidence in support of the application of the heirs of Hannah widow of George Bost of No. Co. for benefit of act of July 1838.
Very respectfully
Your Obt Servt [obedient servant]
S/C. W. Bennett




Hannah Bost.
widow of George Bost. No. Co. 
Revy ~ Suspd. [suspended] Act 1838 -
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Frederick Bost 1 John Bost 2 Rachel Blackwelder 3 Abram Bost 4 Jacob Bost 5
__________
George Bost Dd [died] 1808 }
Hannah Bost 19 Mch 1843 } married 1784
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Mary Barringer was born about 1784 when 12 years old Hannah Bost married to George a week thereafter
Jacob Barringer
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Washington
Feby 12, 1856
Hon. J. Minot
Court of Pensions
Sir
I have the honor to enclose herewith an affidavit sent to us to be filed as additional evidence in support of the suspended application of the heirs of Hannand wid. of George Bost of N.C. deceased for benefits of the Act of 1838.
Very Respectfully 
Yours [illegible]
C.W. Bennett
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No
Hannah Bost decd [deceased]
widow of George
No.Ca.
July 7, 1838
letter to
C.W. Bennett July 6 1855





1038
CW Bennett, Present
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State of North Carolina
County of Cabarris
On this fifth day of June1855 personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace , in and for said county and State duly authorize by law to administer oaths Mary Barringer age eighty three (83) years whom I know to be a resident of  the county and state, and whom I certify to be initialed to full credit, and being by the first duly sworn according to law depose and say that she was well acquainted with George Bost and wife Hannah Bost that the said George Bost and Hannah Bost was married in Melinlurge County (now Cabarris County) In the State of North Carolina in or about the first day of April AD 1784 .  That they were married by one Mr. Newsum, a minister of the Gospel and that they were lawfully married, and she further states that she was acquainted with George Bost for thirty years previous to his death .  That the said George Bost was the identical man mentioned as a revolutionary soldiers, that he was always [illegible] recognized as such by the community.  That the said George Bost died on or about the 8th day of June AD 1808 and that Hannah Bost his wife [illegible] and died his widow, that she died on the 19th day of March AD 1843 in the county of Cabarris in the state of North Carolina and that her maiden name was Hannah Grigery and that the following are the surviving children of George Bost
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and Hannah Bost by Federic Bost John Bost Rachael Blackwelder Abram Bost and Jacob Bost and further that she is not [illegible] in anyway in this claim.
HA Area
Mary [her mark] Baringer
Sworn to and [illegible] before me this fifth day of June1855 and I further certify that she is a good and credible witness. J. Ludwick J.P.
and further that I have no interest in this claim as aty or otherwise.
State of North Carolina, Cabarris County.
I J.W. Scott, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and [illegible] for the county of Cabarris do hereby certify that J. Ludwick who signed the foregoing certificates (or affidavits) was at the time of signing an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified and that the signatures purporting to be his are genuine and entitled to full faith and credit on testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand and the seal of said Court, at office in the town of Concord this 5th day of June AD 1855.
J.W. Scott, Clerk
[seal]
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Court of State of North Carolina } SS.
County of Cabarrus}  In open Court
It is hereby certified that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before the Court of Law a court of Records, which evidence is herewith annexed -
that George Bost, who was reputed to have been [crossed out: was] a Revolutionary [crossed out: pensioner] soldier of the United States [crossed out: at the rate of $ per annum and that] died on the eighth day of June eighteen hundred and eight leaving surviving a widow named Hannah Bost who also died on the nineteenth day of March A.D. 1843. leaving the following named children viz: Federic Bost John Bost Rachael Blackwelder Abram Bost Jacob Bost. Valentine Bost Susan Bost & Ruben Bost and that the following viz: Frederic Bost John Bost Rachael Blackwelder Abram Bost and Jacob Bost are the only surviving children of the aforesaid George Bost and Hannah Bost his widow.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed by seal of office this 25th day of June one thousand eight hundred and fifty five by order of the said court now in session. And further that interlineation of the words South Carolina while on his way to market in the foregoing declaration was made in open court and that it is correct.
S/J.O. Wallace Csl
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State of North Carolina
County of Cabarris
On this 31st day of October 1855 before me the undersigned an acting justice of the Peace duly [illegible] to administer oaths personally appeared Jacob Barringer age 71 years who are well known to me and who I certify to be a cedible witness and being by me first dult sworn. Depose and say that he was well acquainted with George Bost the reported Revolutian soldier that he was present with him when he died on the road to Markett in South Carolina that he said on the 8th day of June 1808 and that he [illegible] George Bost was the father of Frederic Bost the applicant for Pension.  He further states that the same George Bost he believes was the identicle George Bost alluded to in the [illegible] certificate of NC.  He also states that he has reason to believe that George Bost served afterwards of three years in said war for he was reputed to have lived a long time in [illegible] war.  He further states that he never knew any Georg Bost nor any person of that name except for the one refered to above.  He also states that the [illegible] George Bost has frequently stated to him that he was in service three years.  Jacob Barringer
HA Area
Sworn to and [illegible] before me this day and year past above mentioned and I certify that I know Jacob Barringer and he is of the age above stated and further I have no interest in this claim as aty or otherwise.
A.J. Yorke
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State of North Carolina
County of Cabarris
Personally appeared before me this undersign a justice of the Peace for said county Federic Bost to me well known and being by me duly sworn.  Depose and say that the foregoing he presents as [illegible] in the case of his father George Bost served in the Revolutionary War.
HA Area    Frederic Bost
Sworn to before me this 31st day of October 1855.
A.J. Yorke 
State of North Carolina, Cabarris County
J.W. Scott Clerk of the Court of Cabarris County 
and [illegible] for said county, do hereby certify [illegible]before whom the preceding deliberation of Jacob Barringer and Frederick Bost and who also certified and subscribed hereto was at the time of signing and that is an acting Justice of the [illegible] in and for said County of Cabarris, duly [illegible] and qualified  [illegible] from the record of said county, and that the signature purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have [illegible] set my hand and affixed the seal of said county at office [illegible]
J.W. Scott Clerk
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State of North Carolina
County of Cabarris
On this 9th day of February in the year Eighteen hundred and fifty six personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the said county, Duly authorized to administer oaths.  [illegible] to me known to be a resident of the County and state aforesaid and who being duly sworn states that he's [illegible] years of age and that he has resided in [illegible] Cabarris in said state for the last 15 years.  That he was acquainted with George Bost, deceased, and knows him to have been a soldier serving in the war of the Revolution.  That he first became acquainted with said George Bost about the year 1770 and was acquainted with him at the time he was serving as a soldier in the Revolutionary  war.  That during the said war, he saw him in the service at the following places viz: McAnburgh County in the Salisbury District knew him while in service - was [illegible] in Salisbury District and served in said war- knew him after discharge.  That his acquaintance continued until the death of the said George Bost which took place about the year 1808 on his way to Markett in said[crossed out] the state of  state South Carolina.
That he has been and still is acquainted with the family of the said George Bost and know that at the time of his death he left a widow named Hannah Bost who has since died, and who left children now living and named as follows: [illegible] John, Abram, [illegible], Rachael.  And deponent further states that he did not know any other family by the name of Bost, and that he verily believes that the George Bost above referred to was the only person of that name from the vicinity of said county who served in the said war.
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And deponent further states that during the whole of the time between the close of the said war and the death of said George Bost, he was treated as a Revolutionary soldier and was reputed to have been such, and generally believed to have served.
That at various times during the life of the said George Bost he stated to this deponent that he had served in the said war for three years which deponent believes to have been the fact.
[signed] Daiel P Boger
[signed] Phillip Cariker [mark]

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year first above written and I certify that Phillip Cariker the said deponent is a credible witness.
[signed] A J Yorke GP
State of South Carolina
Cabarrus County 
JW Scott Clerk of the court of Pleas and quarter
AJ York before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken is an acting Justice of the Peace as above [illegible] and qualified according to [illegible] and that his signature is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of Office [illegible] on this 9th of February AD 1864
[signed] Jos F Scott Clerk
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State of North Carolina
County of Cabarris
On this 10th day of December AD 1855 before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace, in and for said county duly authorized by law to administer oaths in and for said county. Personally appeared Phillip Cariker, age 95 years, a resident of [illegible] county, to me well-known and who I certify to be a good and credible witness of good mind and memory and of good character and of the age above stated who being by me the first duly sworn, depose and say that he is well acquainted with Federic Bost who has made application to the Dept of Washington DC for areas due to the heirs of his father and mother Georg and Hannah Bost dec. He states that he was well acquainted with Georg Bost who was a Revolutionary soldier that he knew him for 40 years previous to his death and that he is the father of said Federic Bost and the identical man mentioned as a soldier in the camp [illegible] of North Carolina and lived in said was as can [illegible] he never knew any other Georg Bost of any person of that name except the one above mentioned and further he is of the age above stated and a resident of  [illegible] county and state [illegible]
[signed] HA Area , Phillip Cariker
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above mentioned and further I have no interest in this claim as attorney or otherwise.
[signed] GH Swaringen
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State of North Carolina
County of Cabarras
On this 10 day of December 1855 before me a justice of the Peace duly authorized to administer oaths in same county Personally appeared Federic Bost to me well known and made oath that he is the identical Federic Bost whose declaration Arreas [illegible] the heirs of George Bost dec for services in the Revolutionary War now on file at Washinton DC of which he has appointed CW Bennett of Washington his lawful attorney he presents the foregoing affidavit of Philip Carriker as evidence in said case.
[signed] HA Areas
[signed] Fredric Bost
Sworn to and subscribed before me this day and year above mentioned and further I have no interest in the claim as atty or otherwise.
[signed G.H. Sweringen JP 
State of North Carolina, Cabarris Co. hereby certify that G.H. Sweringen before whom the two preceding depositions of Philip Carriker and Frederick Bost were made and subscribed to by the said Philip Carriker and Frederick Bost  and who also certify the same, was at the time of signing and still is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county and state, duly [illegible] and qualified as such (as appears upon the records of our said court) and that his  name subscribed to the said certificate are his own true and [illegible[ signature.
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In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court, and office. This 11th day of December AD 1855
[signed] JW Scott [illegible]
by J Wilkinson [illegible]
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State of North Carolina }
County of Cabarris [sic: Cabarrus] } SS
On the twentieth day of June 1855 personally appeared before me the undersigned an acting justice of the peace in and for said county Duly Authorized by law to administer Oaths Mary Barringer age Eighty three years who I know to be Entitled to full faith and credit and who I certify to be a credible witness and who being Duly sworn by me Depose and say that In addition to her affidavit Dated the fifth day of June 1855 Which is attached to the Declaration of the Heirs of Georg [sic] Bost and wife Hannah Bost She states that she is sattisfied [sic] that George Bost (who was a revolution soldier) and wife Hannah Bost was Lawfully married on the first day April AD 1784 by one Mr Newsum A minister of the gospel and give her reasons for knowing this fact she states that she was twelve years old at the time of the marriage that she was an orphan girl (her father having been carried off previous to that time by the Tories and never returned) and she was taken to Melinburg [sic: Mecklenburg] Court House and Bound to one Charles Dry by said court and carried back and was a neighbor of Sd [said] Georg [sic] Bost & Hannah Bost She states that she was Bound out by the court on the twenty fifth day of March AD 1784 and that Georg [sic] Bost and Hannah Bost was married on the following week She further swears that her memery [sic: memory] is good that she can now at the present time recollect the Sd marriage very well
S/HA Area
Mary [H her mark] Barringer
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Sworn to and subscribed before me this 20th day of June 1855 and further that I have no Interest in this claim as atorny [sic: attorney] or otherwise
S/C N Price JP


State of North Carolina, Cabarrus County.
I, J W Scott, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that C N Price before the foregoing declaration of deposition was made was at the time of signing an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned a qualified and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine

[seal]
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, at office, this 20th day of June A.D. 1855.
S/J. W. Scott Clerk
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Washington. DC
October 15. 1855.

Hon. J. Minot }
Comr. of Pensions } Sir.
I have the honor to Enclose herewith additional Evidence in support of the suspended claim of the heirs of Hannah widow of George Bost decd [deceased] of No. Co. for the benefit of the Act of 1838.

Very Respectfully
Your Obt Sevt [obedient servant]
S/C. W. Bennett.
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Washington.
Decr. 15. 1855.

Honl. J. Minot }
Comr. of Pensions } Sir.
I have the honor to Enclose herewith affidavit, sent to me to file as additional evidence of identity, in the case of Hannah widow of George Bost of No. C. Act 1838 now suspended.

Very Respectfully 
Your Obt. Sevt. [obedient servant]
S/C. W. Bennett.
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Washington
June 30. 1855.

Honl. L. P. Waldo. }
Comr of Pensions. } Sir.
I have the honor to Enclose herewith the application of the heirs of Hannah Bost widow of George Bost decd. [deceased] for the benefit of the Act of 7th July 1838. &c.

Very Respectfully
Your Obt. Sevt. [obedient servant]
S/C. W. Bennett
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State of North Carolina
Comptrollers Office
I Geo W. Brooks Comptroller of the Public Accounts in and for the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that it appears of Record in my Office among the payments made by said State to Sundry persons for Military Service in the Revolutionary War as follows -
George Bost
Book A. the. Page 20 £111.12 Specie - Certificates paid as to the [illegible] by Charles Bruce
Comms. of Salisbury District

Book G. No. 18. Page 59. £13.10. Specie - Certificates returned by the Entry Take of Mecklenburg County - of Salisbury District

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of my office this 26th day of April in the year of our Lord 1855

S/Geo W. Brooks
Comptr of State
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Comptrollers Department
Raleigh April 28th 1835

Sir.
Yours of the 24th here has been received containing few for search of evidence of the service of George Bost in the Revolutionary war. A careful search has been made and a certificate of the payments herewith enclosed you.

The records in this case do not show the officers names under whom the said Bost served. The payments showing about four years service (at 32 pounds per year) and that the said George Bost was of the Salisbury District (as per the certificates of allowance) are all that can be certified to prove this office, which I presume however is sufficient to identify the man as there is but one of that name on record

You can file this letter in the Department at Washington as explanatory of the (my) Certificate if you think it necessary -

Very Respectfully &c.
S/Geo W Brooks Comptr.


H.A. Area Esqr
Concord N. C.
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State of North Carolina }
Mecklenburg County }
I, W K Reid Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, held for Said County, do Certify that I have made diligent Search in my office. for the marriage bond of George Bost and have been unable to find it

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto Set my name, and affixed the Seal of Said Court. at office in Charlotte this 22d day of September AD 1855.
S/W. K Reid Clerk of Mecklenburg County Court