Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9034, for William Morgan, North Carolina
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N. C.

Morgan, William

NUMBER 
S. 9034

carded

CONTENTS
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12.208
North Carolina
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William Morgan
of Edgcomb [Edgecombe] in the State of N.C.
who was a Pri in the Com commanded
by Captain Philips of the Reg commanded
by Col. [Senter/Lenter?] in the N. Car -
state Troops 6 mo
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Inscribed on the Roll of N Car-
at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of April
18[35?] and sent to 
T. H. Hall Tarboraugh N.C. [Tarboro]
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Arrears to the 4th of March 33             $40.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending Sep 4 33    10.00
                                                              $50.00

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.      }

Recorded by E. D. Bullock Clerk,
Book E  Vol. 3  Page 48
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State of North Carolina
Edgecombe County
August Term 1832
Court of Pleas and quarter sessions

On this 28th day of August personally appeared before the justices
of the Court of the County of Edgecombe and State aforesaid, now
in session, William Morgan aged 68 a native and resident of 
the County and State aforesaid, who being first duly sworn doth
on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the 
benefit of the act of Congress of June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under
the following named officers and served as herein stated.
He was drafted, then residing in the County of Edgecombe,
in the service of the United States, and was attached to a company
commanded by Capt Etheldren Philips [Ethelred Phillips] of which company [Exum?]
Philips was Lieutenant and Jacob Battle Ensign.  This company
was placed in a regiment under command of Col. Sinton.  The 
company marched to Halifax when the regiment was organized.  This
was he thinks the month of February.  From Halifax he proceeded 
to Hillsboro and thence to Guilford.  He was not in the fight
but had been detached by the commanding officer on guard
to protect and prevent the prisoners from escaping.  After the 
battle he went to Cox's Iron work in No. Ca. and then to Ramsay's Mills where having remained some time he marched with
the company to the place now occupied by the City of Raleigh
and was discharged.  He recollects frequently to have seen Genl
Greene and is unable to call to mind the name of any other
regular officer - This service embraced a period of three months
he having been discharged about the 10th of May. -
In the following June he was drafted again and put in a 
company commanded by Captain Baker - the lieutenant he 
does not recollect but the Ensign was Glid Killabrew - This
company was attached to Col. Reynon's [Kenyon?] regiment
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Having organized in Tarboro N.C. he marched to Smithfield No. Ca.
from Smithfield to Kingston thence
to various places in that region
of country searching for Tories and engaged in such other duty
as the nature of the Times required.  He was then employed for 
three months and was discharged at Greg's [Grey's?] Ferry - There were
continental troops in company with him.  He was during this tour
present in a fight with the Tories and British at Rock Fish
He has no documentary evidence by which to substantiate
these facts nor does he know any living person by whom he can 
prove them.
He hereby relinquishes all claims whatever to any pension 
or annuity other than the present and declares that his name 
is not on the pension roll of any agency of any State.

William Morgan  X  his mark

Sworn to and subscribed -

Witness Lunsford R Cherry JP  


We William Jones and Benjamin Cofield do hereby certify
that we are well acquainted with Wm. Morgan -
that we believe him to be 68 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

William Jones  X  his mark
B Coffield

Sworn to & subscribed.

witness Lunsford R Cherry JP


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 Wm Morgan was a Revolutionary soldier and 
served as he states.  And the Court further certifies that 
William Jones and Benjamin Cofield who have signed
the above certificate are credible persons and that
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their statements are entitled to full credit.

for Lewis D. Wilson [illegible]
J. C. Knight

I Michael Hearn Clerk of the said Court to hereby certify
that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of 
said court in the matter of the application of Wm Morgan 
for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal of office this 28th day of August 1832

Michl. Hearn CC

[seal]


[at the very bottom right corner upside down]
9864
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9864
Wm. Morgan

Admit for 6 mo as private
from 1781 -  $20
Col. Senton [Lenton?] N.C.

Thos. H. Hall
Tarborough
No. Carolina
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BRIEF in the case of William Morgan
County of Edgecomb in the State of No. Carolina
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1.  Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  [blank]

2.  If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  [blank]

3.  How old is he?  [blank]

4.  State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
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Period.
drafted In February 1781
Duration of Service.
Years, Months, Days.
3 [months]
Rank.
As a 
private
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Gen.
Capt. Etheldred Philips Col. Linton [Sinton?]

Period.
following June
Duration of Service.
Years, Months, Days.
3 [months]
Rank.
As a 
- [private]
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Gen.
Col. Kenyon  Capt Baker


5.  In what battles was he engaged?  not any

6.  Where did he reside when he entered the service?  Edgecombe Co. No. Carolina

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?  no


I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
mentioned.

Chas. G. Wilcox Examining Clerk.
12 July 1835
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Rev War
9034
INVALID.
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File o. 9034
William Morgan
Priv. Rev. War
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Act:  June 7th 1832
Index: - Vol. 1st, Page 264 
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those
answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of 
William Morgan which require 
further proof or explanation.

I.  Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?  yes

II.  Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?  yes

III.  If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason
assigned for his not doing so?  [blank]

IV.  Has the declarant mentioned the period of periods of the war when he served?  [blank]

V.  *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he 
served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension 
he is entitled?  yes

VI.  Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?  yes

VII.  Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of 
June 7, 1832?  yes

VIII.  Has the Court given their opinion?  yes

IX.  Has the Clerk given his certificate?  yes

X.  Is the Clerk's seal affixed?  And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished
from any other seal?  yes
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XI.  Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to 
their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary 
service?  no

XII.  If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not 
obtaining it?  no

XIII.  If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one
living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?  yes

XIV.  †If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service has he produced a witness 
or witnesses as to his service?  [blank]
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, 
certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?  [blank]
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the
regulations direct?  [blank]

XV.  Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age,
as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?  [blank]

XVI.  ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?  yes

XVII.  Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? [blank] And, 
if not, which of them is not so answered?  1st, 2nd, 3rd 7th [?]

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EXPLANATORY NOTES.

*QUERE V.  In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how
long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A.B. who, being
duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he
cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection
he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For -----
year-----months, and -----days, I served as a --------
For -----months
and ---- days, I served as a -----; and for such service I claim a pension.
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served,
and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the
pensioner and the length of his service.  The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite,
and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.  Some persons who apply for pensions
merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the 
officers, and other particulars respecting their service.  This form of a declaration is highly objectionable.
It must in every case be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration 
of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the
applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either
in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not 
employed in any civil pursuit.

†QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In any case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must 
prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of 
the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the
regiment, company, and line to which he belonged.  The magistrate who may administer the oaths
must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate
must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.

‡QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not
written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the 
certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass
under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly
attached to the certificate.
☞In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of 
office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the 
certifying officer, should accompany the papers.