Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41,688, for Primus Jacobs, North Carolina
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N.C.       Jacobs, Primus   S 41,688
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    17,119
North Carolina 
Primus Jacobs, 
of New-Hanr. Co in the state of N. Carolina
who was a private in the regiment commanded by  Colonel Clark, of the N. Carola,
line, for the term of one year. War.

Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1st, of November, 1819.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 of May,
and sent to Henry Potter, Judge
Raleigh, North Carolina
Arrears to 4th of March, 1820 $ 33.03
semi-anl. all'ce ending 4, Septr  48"
    1820 
4 mos, 4/31} 
                                                   $81.03
Died July    23,1834            
{ Revolutionary claim,
    Act 18th March, 1818.}

conc Decr 13 1821 
illegible
C. Hooks
House of Reps
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5567.
Primus Jacob
New Hanover Co: N.C. 
1st November 1819 
1st regt. North Carolina line, Augt 1782, to August 1783. 
Service proved, See accompanying documents. Admitted. 

Henry Potter, dist judge, U. States, Raleigh, No. Carolina.  recd. 1st Jany, 1820.
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District of North Carolina
On this first day of November 1819 before me the subscriber, 
one of the Judges of the United States for the district
aforesaid, personally appeared Primus Jacobs, aged about
Sixty years, resident in New Hanover County in the said
district, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law,
doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order
to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress,
entitled, "An Act to Provide for certain persons engaged in
the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary 
war. That he the said Primes Jacobs enlisted
in the month of August 1782, in the said County of
New Hanover in the State of North Carolina for the
term of eighteen months, in the company commissioned
by Captain Joseph T Rhodes, of the first regiment
in the North Carolina line on the continental establishment; 
that he continued to serve in the said Company 
until the month of August, as near as he can
recollect, in the year 1783, when he was furloughed in
Wilmington in the State of North Carolina & was never
after called into service; which furlough he has lost,
that he was in no battles, but in some skirmishes, and
that he is in reduced circumstances & stand in need of the
assistance of his country for support.
Sworn to & declared before me, the day & year first aforesaid
H. Potter [illegible]
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Benjamin Mott maketh oath that he was well
acquainted with the aforsaid Primus Jacobs in the revolutionary war, & knew him as a soldier in Captain Rhodes company of first North Carolina regiment, on the continental establishment, for a term nearly twelve
months, for what year he does not positively recall but thinks it was in the year 1782 -Deponent further saith that the said Primus Jacobs is in reduced circumstances 
I& stands in need of the assistance of his
Country for support,
      Sworn before me at Wilmington
in said District the 1st November ,1819
H. Potter  Squire

Zachariah Homes makith Oath that he saw
the aforesaid Primus Jacobs in the continental service in the revolutionary war, as a soldier in Captain Rhodes's company of the lst No. Carolina regiment for about twelve months in or about the year 1782. And that he is in reduced circumstances. & stands in need of assistance of his country for support.

    H Potter  SQUIRE
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I Henry Potter District Judge,  as aforesaid, do certify that
it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Primus Jacobs
did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding
declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine
months, on the continental establishment, and that he is in
reduced circumstances stands in and of the assistance
of his country for support; and I now transmit
the proceedings & testimony taken then before me to the
Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the
directions of the aforementioned act of Congress
Raleigh 27th December 1819

H. Potter [illegible]
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Primus Jacobs
Declaration
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State of N. Carolina
New Hanover County ⎬ On this fifteenth day of
August one thousand eight hundred and twenty
personally appeared in open court being a court of ┃
record for the County aforesaid said Court being
unlimited in the amount of its jurisdiction having
the power to fine and imprison and keeping a record
of its proceedings Primus Jacobs aged about sixty
years, resident in said county, who being first
duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare
that he served in the revolutionary war as follows.
In the Regiment commanded by Colonel Archibald
Lytle in the line of the State aforesaid in the
company commanded by Captain Joseph Rhodes,
(the corps unknown) the date of the original declaration
being October first one thousand eight hundred and
nineteen.  And to solemnly swear that I
was a resident citizen of the United States, on
the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight
hundred and eighteen, and that I have not
since that time by gift, sale or in any other
manner disposed of my property or any part
thereof with intent thereby to diminish it.
As to being myself within the provisions of an
of Congress entitled "An Act to provide
for certain persons engaged in the land and
naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary
War" passed on the eighteenth day of March
one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and
that I have not nor has any person in trust
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for me any property or securities contracts, or
debts due to me, nor have I any income other than
what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and
by me subscribed

I have no property either real or personal, other
than my working tools, necessary clothing and
bedding

I am a cooper by trade and in consequence
of having had my shoulder broken am but poorly
enabled to pursue. I have in my family a wife
and four children, the age of my wife being
about fifty five, and my children of the following
ages, the first aged twenty four the second aged
twenty two the third twenty and the fourth
sixteen, all of whom an able bodied persons from whom
I receive but little assistance except that of the youngest
of whose labour I receive the entire benefit
Primus his X mark Jacobs

Sworn to and declared by Primes Jacobs on the
fifteenth day of August one thousand eight hundred
and twenty in open Court

I Thos H Davis Clerk of the County Court of New
Hanover County
do hereby certify that the foregoing oath, and the
Schedule thereto annexed an truly [illegible] from the
word of the said Court, and I do further certify that
is the opinion of the said Court that the
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in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid
schedule is nothing

In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of the said
court on this fifteenth day of August one thousand 
eight hundred and twenty
Witness Thos F Davis Clk

In conformity to the amendment required the
deponent farther states that the value of his
working tools is nine dollars and bedding
fifteen dollars

Primus his X mark Jacobs

Sworn to and declared  by Primus Jacobs
on the 13th day of August one thousand eight
hundred and twenty one in open court.
The Court are of the opinion that the
property specified does not exceed the
value stated by deponent
Primus Jacobs
Witness
Prima
Thos F Davis Clk
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February 25, 1933
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RA-J/EEL
Primus Jacobs-S.41688

Mr. Joseph Brooks 
Pembroke
North Carolina

Dear Sir:
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.41688. based upon the military service of Primus Jacobs in that war. 
The date and place of birth of Primus Jacobs are not stated.
He enlisted in the New Hanover County, North Carolina, August 1, 1782. served as a private in Captain Joseph T. Rhodes' Company. Colonel Archibald Lytle's North Carolina Regiment, was in several skirmishes and served until August, 1783, when he was furloughed and was not again called into service.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 1, 1819, at which time he was aged sixty years and resided in New Hanover County, North Carolina.
He died July 23, 1834.
In 1820, soldier stated that his wife was aged about fifty-five years and that he had four children residing with him aged respectively twenty-four, twenty-two, twenty, and sixteen years, but gave no names of wife or children, and there are no further data as to family. 
Very truly yours
A.D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.

*cursive note on the bottom left
The nos. of the regts furnished by Wm Hill Secy of State of NC, seldom correspond to the nos given by Heitman, so even tho' the Capt stated sol. served in1" NC. Regt. & NC report said sol , was in the 10" NC. , I omitted the numbers.
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41688
INVALID.
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Revy
File No. 41688
Primus Jacobs
Prv Rev War
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Act: 18 March 18
Index: -- Vol. 3, Page 254
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1933-Feb 25- Reist. to Mr. Joseph Brooks, EER
See request in case John Brooks, S6732
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Fayetteville No Car
Apl 22/53
S P Waldo
In order to aid me in searching
the records in the Comptrollers office of N.C. for the service of a soldier, I would [illegible] you to have
me informed in whose company Primus
Jacobs served in the N.C. Continental Line.
he was placed upon the Roll at $96 per year
May 24 1820. Pension commenced Nov 1. 1819
was paid by the Pension agent at this place-
The Soldier whose service I wished to
find served on the same Co with Primies Jacobs
& if I knew whose company it was it will
materially aid me in the search

Yous tl
Jno M. Rose
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Primus Jacobs 
Certificate
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I hereby Certify that Primus Jacobs Served as a private
Soldier in the first Regiment of the North Carolina line, of
the Continental Establishment in time of the Revolution war
That he joined my Company, as well as I can recollect about
the first of August in the year 1782 for the Term of Eighteen months
at that time I was a Captain in said Regiment I further
Certify that he served faithfully until the Soldiers of the Southern
army were furloughed in the year 1783 and were not called into
Service again. Given under my hand in the County of Duplin
the 25th day of October 1819.
Joseph T. Rhodes
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Primus Jacobs Cert
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State of North Carolina Secretary's Office 8th Oct 1819
I William Hill Secretary of State in & for the State afore
said do hereby certify that it appears from the muster
roll of the Continental of this State in the Revolutionary 
War, that Primus Jacobs a private in Capt
Lytles Company of the 10th Regt was mustered in the
year 1782 for the term of 18 months the time
when he was discharged is not mentioned.
Given under my hand this 8th
Novemr 1819.
Wm Hill