Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7,680, for Richard Taylor, North Carolina
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N.C                 Taylor, Richard               S.7680
                                                                    carded
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12. 212
North Carolina
Richard Taylor
Of Edgcomb in the State of N.C. 
who was a Pri in the [illegible law] commanded 
by Captain ___________ of the [blurred Reg]  commanded
by Col. Hill in the N. Car 
State troops-- 7 mo

Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate of 23. Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 

Certificate of Pension issued the [illegible 9] day of April 1839 and sent Michael Hecarn. Tarborough N.C.

Arrears to the 4th of March 33. $               46.66
Semi-ant. allowance ending [blurred] 33.   1166
                                                                         $58.32

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

Recorded by E. D. Bullock Clerk,
Book E Vol. 6 Page 57
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Declaration of Richd Taylor
for a pension -
7716
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State of North Carolina, Edgecombe County: August Term 1832 Court of Pleas & Quarter 
Sessions 
     On this 27th day of August personally appeared before the Justices of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Richard Taylor, aged 85 years: a native of Virginia but now resident of Edgecombe County North Carolina, who being first duly sworn 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 & served as herein stated.  He volunteered in the Army of the United States and was attached to the Company of 
Captain James Ballard – Lieutenant Silas Ballard.  The Company belonged to the Regiment of Colonel Whitmel Hill.  He marched from Halifax where the Regiment had 
been formed to the County of Guilford North Carolina and was at the battle of Guilford : from Guilford he returned to Edgecombe.  He remained by direction of Col. Hill ready to turn out until August and was ordered to a rendezvous at Tarboro' and discharged by 
Colonel Clinch on account of bodily infirmity. 
     This service embraced a period of seven months – These facts he proves by the oath of 
John Moore & Jesse Coburn.
     He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present and 
declares that his name is not on the pension roll of
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any agency of any State. 
 Sworn to and subscribed 
                  Richard X Taylor
                      (X his mark)
     We John Moore and Jesse Coburn do hereby certify that we were with Richard Taylor in the 
service of the United States and believe the facts set forth in this declaration to be correct to the 
best of our knowledge and belief. 
       Sworn to and subscribed 
                           Jesse Coburn
                           John Moore

And the said Court do hereby certify that after investigating the matter and putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, they are of the opinion that Richard Taylor was a soldier of the Revolution and served as herein stated and that John Moore and Jesse Coburn are entitled to credit and their statements to be received as correct.
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     I Michael Hearn do hereby certify that the above contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of Richard Taylor for a pension.
     In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office the 27th day of Augt 1832.
                       Michael Hearn CC
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Richard Taylor
NC

Admit as private
for 7 mo from
1780 - $23.44
Col. Hill
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BRIEF  in the case of Richard Taylor
County of Edgecomb in the State of N Carolina
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1.  Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  open court

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

3.  How old is he?  85 years

4.  State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period.  
March In 1780.  Date not stated.

Duration of Service.
Years, Months, Days
-           7           -

Rank/
As a Private

Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Gen.
Capt. Ballard Col. Hill

5.  In what battles was he engaged?
Guilford

6.  Where did he reside when he entered the service?  Edgecomb N Carolina

7.  Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
By living witnesses

8.  Are the papers defective as to form or authentication?  and if so, in what respect?  Correct

     I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
                      Richard Cutts
                           Examining Clerk.
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.           
8-525
AWN
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D.C.  ___ 19
S.F.7680

    In reply to your request of ___. received___ for a statement of the military history of Richard Taylor a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
1780
LENGTH OF SERVICE. 7 mos.
RANK. Pvt.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN. COLONEL
James Ballard
Whitmell Hill
STATE.
N.C.

Battles engaged in, Guilford
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Edgecomb Co. N.C.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 27, 1832.  His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Edgecombe Co. N.C.
Age at date of application 85 years a native of Virginia
     Remarks:  There is no data as to his family.  Referred to Aud for Int. Dept. for date of last payment made.
(illegible) 12212, issued Aprl 9, 1833.  $23.44 from Mch 4, 1831  Act June 7 1832. Nc Agency

                     Respectfully,
                      Commissioner.
Date found was not sent to D.M. Cook College Park, Ga.
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      College Park, Ga., Jan 24 1916

Commissioner of War
Bureau of Pensions
War Department,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
    On page 113 Rutherford Co., N.C. Pension Rolls there appears the name of Joseph Pitman pt - N.C. Mil, age 76-1833-31
     Also on page 79. Edgecombe Co. N.C. Pension Roll, the name of Richard Taylor, pt- N.C. Mil - page 87-1833-31.
     The above is found in Senate Document (514) 1st Session of the 23rd Congress 1833-34.  Please give all the family record and date of death or other pension (illegible) and all data given and on record and oblige.
                Respectfully,
                    D.M. Cook

(stamp)
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
JAN 26 1916
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(left panel)
1916 Feby 3 Hist. to D.M. Cook

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7680
INVALID.
Rev War

File No. 7680
Richard Taylor
Priv. Rev. War

Act:  June 7th 1832
Index:-Vol. 1st, Page 369

{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
Richard Taylor Edgecomb Co No Carolina 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?

IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?
Yes

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 amout 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? yes

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? Yes

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? living witness

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? yes
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? yes
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? yes

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? yes

XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes

XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 

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 ___ yes ___ 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 shewn 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 a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he just 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.