Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1003, William Underwood, N.C.
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Service                                             Number
Nl             Underwood, William       W. 1003
                                      Susan

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3237  (torn paper)   
Tennessee (torn Paper)
Susan Underwood widow of William Underwood who served in the Revolutionary War as a Captain of Cavalry
N.C. Line
Increased from $150
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 300 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848. (illegible) 
5th March 1851
Certificate of pension issued the 28th day of March, 1855
and sent to
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Underwood
Daughter
Underwood was
born the year of our
Lord 1791
Underwood Daughter
of 
was born 
November the 11 in the year
of our Lord 1190
William Underwood
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drudgery that is fallen to his
think that God will not be more
you, if you refuse to act your
best of labours, or neglect that 
of doing good, which you state of
you to?  it is expected that 
make a right use of their condition
all their labour into a service unto
do you think you are not obligated to 
per improvement of your condition, and 
all your rest and ease, and freedom from labour into service unto God? Tell me therefor
More that you indulge yourself in idle 
ments, in vain, corrupt, and unedifying books,
because you have spare time: for it is absolutely false to say that you have any such thing. ie saying, that because God has given you spare time from servile labor, time for all the stances of a holy and heavenly life, therefore you presume to throw it away in idleness and impertinence.
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State of Tennessee
Anderson County on this second day of March 1841. Susan Underwood a resident of Anderson County aged eighty eight years. Who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of congress passes July 7th 1838 entitled " an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" that she is the widow on William Underwood a Captain in the light horse militia in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War she cannot give any particular service rendered by her said husband.  She heard him speak in this lifetime of being in several engagements with the enemy she cannot give the day nor month when he entered or left service of her own knowledge. She believes that he belongs to Col Mat Armstrongs Regiment the number not known.  He resided in Surry North Carolina at the time he entered the service.  She cannot give any particular battles he was in she heard him speak of being in several battles, she cannot tell through what section of the Country he marched, officiant believes that said William Underwood entered the service the 27th of January 1780 and in evidence of the time he entered the service she would offer the following receipts, certificates, and orders to wit
Underwood, a receipt from William adkins for fourteen days service in the light horse dated 10th February 1780. fourteen days from the date of this receipt would make back to
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date 27th January 1780. at which date officiant believes her said husband actual service. 
2nd. a receipt from John Kirby for fifty pounds in part of his wages for light horsing under said Underwood dated 19th December 1780.which would make from the 27th January 1780 the term she believes he was in service from the showing of Adkins receipt the period of his actual, service, eleven months, wanting eight days.
applicant is also advised and believes when the  pay received from John Kirby are computed at what then allowed light horseman for service would show that said Underwood were in actual service the length of time shown stated.  The applicant would also offer the following as corroborating evidence in support of her claim, a receipt from Moses Harris to said Underwood in full satisfaction for fifty six days service done in the year 80 as a light horseman. Also a certificate statement signed officially by said Underwood which shows that he had a Company of Light Horse Militia and that Moses Snow ought to have returned to pay but were not y reason of a mistake pay roll dated 1st February 1781.  She also offers a receipt from his Col Mat Armstrong which will show that said Underwood had 12 month men & that the Col received three of said soldiers.  who his Col orders calling on him for himself and late drafts. also a certificate of good character also receipt from portion of his solders.