Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 42018, for James Smith, North Carolina
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State of North Carolina
Edgecomb County
Court of Pleas &
Quarter Sessions
August Term 1818
On this 24th day of August in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
& eighteen, personally appeared in open
Court James Smith aged sixty five
years resident in the said County of
Edgecombe, who being duly sworn 
according to law, doth on his oath make
the following declaration, in order to
attain the provision made by a late
act of Congress entitled an act to provide
 for certain persons engaged in the
Land & naval service of the United
States of in the Revolutionary War 
That the the said James Smith enlisted on
20th July 1778 at Williamston [Wilmington] 
in the State of North Carolina, in the 
company commanded by Captain Childs 
of the 10 Regiment,- that he continued to 
serve in the said Corps until 20th July 1779
when he was discharged at Halifax N.C.