Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1725, for Philip Smith, North Carolina
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE  N.C.
Smith, Philip
NUMBER  S. 1725
carded 
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CONTENTS
b. in 1757 in York Co. Penn.
res. at enl. [residence at enlistment] Lincoln Co. N.C.
res. in 1833, Monroe Co. Tenn.
widow Mary A.
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19541 
East Tennessee
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Philip Smith 
of Monroe Co in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the com[pany] commanded by Captain McKing of the reg[imen]t commanded by Col Middleton in the N.C. line for 10 months
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Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of Sept 1833 and Jacob F Founte Maryville
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept     83.32
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar   16.66
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$99.98
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{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }

Recorded by Danl Boyd Clerk, 
Book E Vol. 7   Page 61



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Dead. See letter to J.A. Coffin Jan. 7 1841 -
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12.473
Philip Smith 
East [crossed out: West] Monroe County - Tennessee 

from 1781 private 10 months $33.33/100





Jacob F Fonte
Maryville
Blount County [Tennessee]
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Brief case of Philip Smith County of Monroe in the State of Tennessee (Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court of a Judge? Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 75
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period: April in 1787, 10 months, enlisted As a Private
Names of Generals and [illegible] Officers under whom he served.
Gen. Colo. Middleton Capt. McKing
5. In what battles was he engaged? None
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Lincoln County N.C.
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary evidence
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? not authenticated
Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned
John H Ashton Examining Clerk
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12.473
Phillip Smith
Monroe County
Tennes[see]
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10 Months - 1 Term











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Address to Jac F. Fonte
Maryville Blount County
Tennessee
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State of Tennessee } County Court September
Monroe County ss. } Sessions 1832 -
On this 18th day of September 1832. personally appeared in open Court before the Court of pleas and quarter Sessions of Monroe County now sitting at the Court House in Madisonville in the County and State aforesaid, Phillip Smith a resident of the County and State aforesaid, aged Seventy five years as he is informed and believes. 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 7. 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated to wit - 

That in Lincoln County North Carolina where he then lived, about the last of April 1781. he enlisted for Ten Months in the Company Commanded by Captain John McKinzie, the names of the Other Company officers not now remembered; and in Colonel Middletons Regiment, and marched to Congaree River, there joined the Command of General Sumpter [General Thomas Sumter], remained there sometime, and were then
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Marched thro [through] the country to various places and in Various directions Sometimes pursuing the British under Lord Rawdon [Lord Francis Rawdon] and others sometimes evading them  or flying before them, the various marches & countermarches he cannot now detail
but remembers they marched to Four Holes [Four Holes Swamp or Bridge, South Carolina] and Camden [South Carolina], and finally to Orangeburg [South Carolina] where declarant was honorably discharged his tour of Service having expired;

declarant was sick and in the hospital at the time of the Battle of Eutaw Springs [South Carolina] fought on or about the 8th day of September 1781 as he believes, and in which the troops to which he belonged were engaged, 

he was in no battle during his Service, 
he was born in York County Pennsylvania  in the year 1757 as he is informed and believes, but has no written record  of his age: he has lost his discharge and has no documentary or other evidence in his power that he now knows of, nor does he know of any person in this Country by whom he can prove his service as above stated
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He removed from Lincoln County North Carolina about twenty Six years ago to Blount County Tennessee, remained there about fourteen years & then removed to Monroe County where he now lives [.]

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 any agency of any state - 

Sworn to & Subscribed in open Court this 18 Septr. 1832.
S/Wm. S. Calloway Clerk
S/Philip Smith


We Jesse Leming a clergyman, residing in Monroe County Tennessee, and Thomas Henderson Nathe. T. Smalling [sic: Smallin] and Achilles Stop [sic: Stopp] residing in Monroe County Tennessee hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Phillip Smith, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be a Seventy five years of age: 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 - Sworn to & subscribed in open court Sept. 18th. 1832.
S/W.S. Callaway Clk.
S/Jesse Leming
S/Thos. Henderson
S/Nathaniel T Smallin
S/Achilles Stopp
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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 Jesse Leming - who has signed the preceeding [sic: preceding] certificate is a clergyman and that Tho. Henderson [,] Nathl. T. Smalling [sic: Smallin] & Achilles Stop [sic: Stopp] who have also signed the same are residents in the County & state aforesaid, and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to Credit - - 
S/William Upton
S/Samuel Jannon
S/Tho. H. Caldwell
S/Wm. Bayles
Presiding Justice


State of Tennessee Sct.
I William S. Callaway clerk of the court of pleas and quarter Sessions of Monroe County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Phillip Smith for a pension - Given under my hand and private having no official) seal at office in Madisonville in said county the 19th day of September 1832 -
S/Wm. S. Callaway
[private seal]
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[the following paragraph was struckthrough]
State of Tennessee Sct.
I Hugh L. White Senator in Congress from Tennessee, hereby certify that William S. Callaway whose signature appears in his own proper name and hand writing to the foregoing certificate, is the clerk of the court of pleas and quarter Sessions of Monroe County state aforesaid, and that his official acts are entitled to full faith and credit. Given under my hand this [blank] day of June 1833
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I Hugh L. White a Senator in Congress from the State of Tennessee do certify that William S. Callaway now and was at the time of the date of the within certificates clerk of the county court of Monroe in said state, that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe the signatures of the name Wm. S. Callaway to the withing certificates are in his own proper hand writing
S/Hu. L. White
June 22nd. 1833.
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Rev War.
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1725.
√ INVALID.
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File No. 1725
Philip Smith.
Priv[ate]. N. C. Line.
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Act: June 7. 1832.
Index: - Vol. A,     Page 345

[intentional brackets as printed]
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Jas. A. Coffin
Jany 7 1841
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Record of [inside a circle] 50 page 422
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Pension Office
Jan. 7. 1841

Sir,
In answer to your letter relative to the case of Philip Smith, decd. [deceased] I have to inform you that it is not in my power to correct the error to which you allude.
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James A. Coffin, Esq
Madisonville
Tennessee
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Madisonville Ten Decr. 12. 1840

Hon J. L. Edwards,
Comr of Pensions,

Sir,
I trouble you with this line for the purpose of having corrected a mistake which Robt King: pension Agent at Knoxville, made July last, in paying Mary M. Smith a trifle of pension money due on account of her decd. husband Philip Smith. I had thought Mr. King could correct it, but he says it is now out of his power, and refers me to you. The mistake will be obvious on reference to the papers transmitted by Mr. King. At the request of the old Lady I prepared her power of Atto[rney] - making my brother in law (a Boy at College) the Atto[rney], who received carelessly, and forwarded to me the amt rec $17.90 so well as I remember; and, when applied to for the money for the old lady, having left the amt recd at home (in the country) I paid $27.90 which I estimated as the probable amount, and concluded that it was what I had recd [.] On examining, afterwards what I have recd I found I had paid out upwards of $10 - (as well as I remember) more than had been transmitted to me. I conclude nothing more is necessary than for you to notice the amount Mr. King was receipted for, and what it should have been; and that you will transmit in favor of Joseph A. Martin Att[rney] in fact for Mary M. Smith a check either in Mr. King or some Bank, for the balance yet due.
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You will please transmit the check to this place; Ad, in case any further steps are necessary for it to be taken please advise me.

Respectfully
James A. Coffin



This man under the Cft. No [certificate number] 19541 is the only Philip Smith Rev. War pensioner, Tenn. Agency. Act. 1832.