Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8,325, for Charles Pope, North Carolina
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE Pope, Charles NUMBER R. 8325 
CONTENTS
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873. [line crossed out]
8320
P.O. Charles Pope
Service:
Enlisted: REJECTED, 18
Discharged: ,18
Application filed: ,18
Alleges: 
Re-enlisted:
Attorney: 
P.O.
Recognized. 		Contra [word is cut off]
	Cert. of Dis. 	Searched for ,18
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19.131
Charles Pope
Alabama
8325
Rejected
January 30. 1824
Militia
Hon. G. Moore
H Rep
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Original Claim
State of Alabama
County Court Lawrence County January Term 1824
Lawrence County P.P.
	On this [illegible mark] 7th day of January 1824 personally appeared in open Court being a court of record proceeding according to the cause of the Common Law with Jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a regular record of its proceedings and having also power to fine and imprison, Charley Pope, a resident of said County aged seventy years on the 27th of October last, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision of the Act of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and the first May 1820 that he the said Charly Pope was  drafted in the militia of North Carolina in the revolutionary war for the term of three months on or about the 		day of 		time not recollected in Guilford County of said State of North Carolina under Captain Moore in Regiment commanded by 			not recollected by whom in the line of the State of North Carolina that he continued to serve until he hired a substitute who served out the balance of the three months unexpired when said substitute was received in his stead and this declarant attained a discharge for the said three months tour of service in said County he was drafted for a second term of three months in the Militia of said State of North Carolina under the command of Captain John Staley, the regiment not recollected he continued to serve some short time and hired Patrick Staley a substitute to serve out the balance of the three months who did serve out the same, and this declarant obtained a discharge for the said last three months tour in the said State of North Carolina
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It was not in any, but his substitute was in the service at the time of the battle of Guilford. The declarant states that the two Captains above named were Commanded by General Green of the revolutionary army. And in pursuance of the act of 1st May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provided for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval services of the United States in the revolutionary War passed on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not nor does ant person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me transcribed.

One mare two or twelve years old
One mare four year old
Three cows with Calf
One yearling, seven shoats, seven pigs, 
Two fawn [possible error], 1 mattock, Hoe, 1 Axe,
Cooper tools, being a saw, two drawing knives,
[illegible mark], hatchet, one pot, one oven, a small
Steal pot, and a skillet, half dozen plates,
[illegible mark] ash, half dozen knives, forks,
A  puncheon table. This declarant states that
He is indebted to the amount of one hundred
And fifty dollars.
Charly Pope

The said declarant also states his occupation is that of a cooper, that from age and debility he is not able to pursue it so as to gain anything further than a precarious support sometimes being unable to do anything, and that he has a kind of Rheumatism in his shoulder which is at times so bad as to disable the
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Right arm, and he states that he is altogether unable to work at his business except in small ways as pegging, passive and that his business is not a good one in this Country, if he were able to work at the same constantly. The number of his family are only two [illegible mark] himself to and Mary Pope his wife aged sixty six years, she is much afflicted and frequently unable to get about, or do any kind of business, having a settled pain in the hip, and she is not able to do scarcely any thing for her own support and a Grand daughter named Elizabeth William aged ten years, she is [crossed out words] well and able to make a support, her business is to bring water and to do most of the cooking for the family, but she cannot do any thing further than support herself, though she is able to do business as girls of her age ordinarily are. These are all his family.
Charly Pope
State of Alabama 
[illegible marks] to in open
County Court Lawrence County January Term 1824
Lawrence County P.P.
This day appeared in open court Charly Pope who presents herein Court a declaration agreeably to the acts of the act of Congress in such cases providing for placing on the pension list persons engages in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war, and swore to the same and the schedule therein contained, and it is the opinion of said Court that the property specified in said schedule is worth one hundred and ninety dollars, whereupon said declaration and schedule were ordered to be recorded.
David Black [illegible marks] into Court, and made affidavit that his near neighbor of and well acquainted with the circumstances situation and family of Charly Pope the declarant and that the schedule of said Pope as relates to the number of articles.
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Therein contained is truly stated therein by said Pope [crossed out marks] and that the situation of said Pope, his family, the number thereof, and then situation is correctly stated by said Pope to the best of the knowledge and belief of this officiant, which affidavit of said Black is ordered to be annexed to and certified with the declaration of said Pope.
State of Alabama
Lawrence County P.P.
S. John Gallagher clerk of the County Court of Lawrence of said do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy from the records of the said Court.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said Court of Office January 8th 1824
John Gallagher Clk Cty Ct