Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 9,950, for Henry Spalding, North Carolina
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N.C.

*Spalding, Henry

NUMBER
R. 9950

CONTENTS
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[illegible] 
Rejected [illegible]
27 Horse, to Thom's. T. Cap.
9950
Mr. W. [illegible]
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Henry Spalding
Georgia
Rejected
see letter to Hon. L. Cass 27 Dec'r.1832
1832 S
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9950
P.O. Henry Spaulding
Service:
Enlisted:
Discharged:  Rejected
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
Recognized.
Cert. of Dis.
Searched for
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Declaration of Henry Spaulding
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Georgia} In the Superior Court September Term
Columbia County} 1832.
Present his Honor William W. Holt, Judge

Declaration of Henry Spalding in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June7th 1832
State of Georgia}
County of Columbia} SS.
On this nineteenth day of September 1832 - personally appeared in open Court before the Superior Court of the said State and County now sitting Henry Spalding a resident of the County of Columbia and State of Georgia aforesaid aged Eighty five years and 9 months who declares he was born in Charles County Maryland, who being 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 entered the service of the United states under the following named officers and served as herein stated. that he has a record of his age in a Bible at home. That at the time he was drafted which was either the month of June or July (he cannot now recollect which) in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty, he lived in Granville County, North Carolina where he was at the date just mentioned drafted into the militia service, in the Regiment commanded by General Butler that he was drafted at that time for the term
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of three months and entered the service sometime in July of the year Seventeen Hundred and Eighty the precise day he cannot now recollect and marched to the South by the way of Hillsborough crossed the Yadkin River at the Island Ford, stayed encamped there a short time, and then marched to Rocky River where the body of the troops to which he was attached was met by the American Army returning from Gates' defeat. That William Moore was Colonel of the Regiment with or in which he marched and William Davidson was the General Commanding of the detachment and that Captain Harrison whose christian name he believes was Richard was the Captain of the Company into which he was drafted and with which he marched and served. That upon meeting the Army as aforesaid marching from Gates defeat the militia detachment to which he belonged joined them and marched back to Granville County, North Carolina and after a short interval returning under the command Col. Wm. Moore & General William Davidson & Captain Richard Harrison to the south again as far as Waxhaw Creek in South Carolina and was there discharged under a written discharge, dated 8th November 1780 signed by the said Col. William Moore and General William Davidson which this declarant has still in his possession having served out his tour of duty or service of three
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months according to law. That he was not engaged in any actual battles, though often in momently expectation of being engaged. That about a year previous to the above tour (he cannot now distinctly recollect the date) he was called out on another tour of three months service under Captain Bennett, and was with others engaged a considerable length of time in hauling the Sein in the River Roanoke to supply the American Army by catching and barreling up fish for their use, which was instead of a tour in the Army as a soldier. That he believing that his service upon the said draft and upon  the occasion of service in fishing for the supply of the army exceeding in all the period of six months, but of the first service he has no documentary evidence said that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service aforesaid. That from shortly after the Revolutionary tour he has lived in Georgia. The said Henry Spalding 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. That he is known to Josiah Harris, A. Avery and James Boyd in his neighburhood. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid  {Signature] Henry Spalding

We Josiah Harris a Clergyman residing in the County
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of Columbia aforesaid and Archer Avery & James Boyd residing in the same county, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Henry Spalding who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be Eighty Five years old or more that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
[Signatures] Josiah Harris M.G.
James Boyd
Archer Avery

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid

And the said Court does hereby declare its 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 Josiah Harris a clergy man resident in the County of Columbia aforesaid and that James Boyd and Archer Avery who have also signed the same are residents in the County aforesaid and are credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit.
I Gabriel Jones, Clerk of the Superior Court of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the matter of  the application of Henry Spalding for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 19th day of September. 1832
[Signature]  G. Jones, Clerk
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Henry Spalding of Capt. Harrisons Company of the three months Dragoons is hereby discharged having served his tour of duty according to law. Given under my hand and this   of North Carolina Wm. Moore [Signature]
Dragoons