Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2905, Dan Alexander, N.C.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N.C.

Alexander, Dan

NUMBER
S.2905

Carded
CONTENTS
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[page damage]
Tennessee
26857
[page damage] in the State of [illegible]
[page damage] s a [illegible] in the company commanded
Captain [illegible] of the Regt. commanded
Col [illegible] in the [illegible] Company
for [illegible]
[illegible]

Inscribed on the Roll of [illegible] Tenn
at the rate of 4 [illegible] Dollars [illegible] Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of [illegible]
[illegible] and Sept 
4 [illegible]

Arrears to the 4th of [illegible]
Semi-anl. allowance ending [illegible]
[illegible]

{Revolutionary Claim,  }
 [page damage]

[page damage] letters 5 Dec. 36 to E.R.B.
[page damage] P. Agt at Jackson, Tenn
[page damage] tes to Pension 31st Dec 1838.

Paid at the Treasury under
the Act of the 6 April 1838
from 4 Sept 1836 to the 4 Sept
1837 agt. notified 15 Sept
1838

Letter to A.M. Clayton 3rd Audr
30th Sept 1839.

Paid as above from 4th Sept 1837
to 4 Sept 1838 Agt. notified
15 Oct 1839

Letter to A M Clayton 20 Feb 1840
Same person 28 March 1840
Same person 13 July 1840

Paid as above, from 4 Sept.
1843, to 4th March, 1844. Agt.
notified 27th March, 1846.

Date of death
not on EB.
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writing
31.229 *
Daniel Alexander
Tennessee

f 1718 p 1y
$ [illegible]

Hon W. C. Dunlap
H.R.

Hon W. C. Dunlap,
H.R.

I certify that I am well acquainted with 
Redick Dishong & S. H. Doxey and know
them to be highly Respectable Gentlemen
and that their statement is entitled to full
credit. 
June 17th 1834
W. C. Dunlap
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I certify that I am were acquainted with
Redick Deshong & S.H. Doxey and know
them to be highly Respectable Gentlemen
and that their Statement is entitled to full
Credit. 
June 17th1 834  
W.C. Dunlap,

Hon. W. C. Dunlap

Hon. W. C. Dunlap
HR.

bad 
writing
31.229 *
Daniel Alexander
Tennessee

f 1718 p 1y
$ [illegible]
R.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed
June 7, 1832.

State of Tennessee  )
Hardeman County   )
On this 26 day of May 1834
personally appeared in open Court before William B. Turley
Judge of the 10th Judicial Court now sitting Dan Alexander of
the said County of Hardeman and State aforesaid aged
Seventy Six 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 act of Congress passed
June 7th. 1832.  That he was born in Mecklenburg County State
of North Carolina Month of March 1757, which he [illegible] from
the Registration of births in his fathers bible. This declarant 
continued to reside in Mecklenburg County until the breaking
out of Hostilities in the Revolutionary War.  He then 
volunteered as one of the minute men and served in 1778
for three months.  Tour under General Irwin, Captain William 
Alexander being our captain, he was nicknamed black Alexander.
we then went in a direction towards Charleston in pursuit of the
British, also we heard men advancing from that direction. It
however turned out a false alarm and we marched back
to Charlotte Court House, and were dismissed with orders to
hold ourselves in readiness at a moments warning.  We were
afterwards called out to guard a Magazine in Charleston when
the company was commanded by ["Capt" is crossed out] Thos Alexander.  we then 
served a tour of 6 weeks.  We were then marched to Ramsours 
Mills in pursuit of the Tories at the request of Genl Rutherford
Capt. Gilly Hall, company of Minute Men went with us.
on reaching Ramsours Mill, we found near 300 Tories
collected.  We made an attack at them and dispersed
then killing several.  Capt Gilly Hall was killed and I saw
him after he was dead.  We went through the County during
the term of this Tour endeavoring to [illegible] Tories who were
very troublesome, and broke up several of their establishments. 
We were then marched to the forks of the Yadkin River
North Carolina in same duty, and captured several tories
who were sent to Salisbury. [illegible] Tour we were engaged 3 months. I after was Volunteered
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under Cap Pettis to break up the Tories on Lynch Creek in
South Carolina and marched then a distance of 80 miles
we routed the tories and drove them off after killing
some.  Lieutenant Brown was with us.  I also volunteered 
under Capt Martin Hifer on the same duty and at the
Moravian Town on Yadkin River and also in
Guilford County under Cap Alexander ["wheadon" inserted above Alexander] In this Tour was four months employed.  In 1780 we were
called out and went under the command of Major Wm.
R Davig an Attorney and [illegible] Minister to France I believe to
for Genl Gates near Camden.  Major Davis was a tall
sallow complexioned man with blue eyes.  on getting as
far as Garton which is near the South Carolina line we
met the American Army retreating.  Genl. Gates and Major
Davis had some conversation, we advanced some distance
when on meeting some [illegible] officer flying we also joined
in the retreat.  Genl. Gates had on pale blue coat with
epaulette with velvet breeches, riding a bay horse.  We
retreated as far as Charlotte very much fatigued and
worn down.  The Enemy forced us to Charlotte commanded
by Genl. Cornwallas [Cornwallis] who they look up this quarters
and remained there weeks this was in August.  The American
force was encamped ten miles north of Charlotte.
The Battle of Kings Mountain was fought some were [where] about
this period, in which the British broke up and retreated
westerly to Hill Iron works and then on
to Cowans ford on the Catawba River. We followed
them as far as Hillsburgh after which the company to 
which I was attached was employed watching the
tories.  This declarant recolects [recollects] Genl. Sumpter, Genl.
Davidson who commanded the troops to which he
was attached while encamped north of Charlotte Court
House and also Genl Rutherford and Genl. Pickens of
South Carolina.  This Declarant received but one
discharge while in service which he lost not calculating
on it even being of any use to him, he has no
document in his possession by which he could prove his 
services, and he knows not of any person by whom
he can testify as to his services. This declarant had
only forgot to state, that after the battle of Camden
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he was one despatched [dispatched] under the Command of Co. N. McCall to
Harts Still near Hillsburgh which was held by a guard
of Eighteen granadiers [grenadiers].  We attacked them. Killed some
and took six prisoners.  one escaped in the creek.
This Declarant is so very old and his memory so bad that he
cannot recollect well as to the Year or dates in which he
was called out and served.  Being a Volunteer in what 
was then called in Minute Man he was constantly liable
to duty, and that frequently at detached periods both
to the common Enemy and the [illegible] the Tories &c. 
The Declarant would further state that in the several tours of
duty above set forth, six weeks was the regular Draft for such 
[illegible] he served thought fully.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a
pension or annuity except the present and declares that
his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of
any State.
Dan Alexander
Sworn to and subscribed the
day and year aforesaid.
Jno H Rills Clk                 )
Hardeman County Court )
before me
We Reddick Deshong a Clergyman residing in the County
of Hardeman and Stephen H Drey M D residing in the same, hereby 
certify, that we are well acquainted with Dan
Alexander who has subscribed and sworn to the
above declaration, that we believe him to be
Seventy Six 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.
Reddick Deshong
S H Doxey
Sworn and subscribed the day
and year aforesaid.
Jno. H. Rills Clerk
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 the that Reddick
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Deshong who has signed the preceding certificate