Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File [BLANK], Sherwood Harris, N.C.
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Service                        Number
N.C.    Harris, Sherwood     [check mark]
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Revolutionary
Sherwood
for his
Widow
Harris

Suspended
or
allowed
Georgia Rolls [underlined]
of 24-52

A Cole
[illegible] 21/32

F. E. Hassler

This paper was
found in claim of
Patty or Martha Harris,
H. 3984, widow of
Sherrod (or Sherwood)
Harris, and was
written in 1852.
stating his [illegible] died
in 1845. Patty applied
for her land in 1855,
so dire must have
been the soldiers
wound Sherwood
Harris
Aug. 5-1929
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Yellow Creek [illegible]
sep 7th
Mr. F.E. Hassler, General
agent for Revolutionary
naval Pensions H
Washington City
D.C.


Revolutionary
Sherwood
Corhis
widow
Harris

Suspended 
or 
allowed
Georgia rolls

Sept 24-52

F.E. Hassler
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State of Georgia 
Lumpkin County  }    Sept 4th 1852

To W. F. E. Hassler General  ag-

Dear Sir after my respects, Having lately got into possession of one of your advertisements of the Revolution naval, and military pension laws. and wishing to employ some agent to transact some business of that nature for myself and have selected you for that purpose if you will be so good as to undertake. Sir I wish to obtain my father's pension for his revolutionary services my fathers name is Sherwood Harris, Capt. Morgan and Capt. Williams he served under in the State of N. Carolina was in the battle of Gilford and at the surrender of Cornwallis, was a citizen of the state of N. Carolina when he entered the service, was a private, He died in the year 1815. in th estate of Georgia, my mother died in 1845. He married some time in 1788 or 9. they have neither of them drawn any pension before their death nor since. I have been trying to get the pension, I employed a man in this county to aid me he told me that he had an agent in Washington by the name of Webb, his given name I do not recollect, that would transact all the business pertaining it Webb rote to my agent here and we furnished all the testimony that he required in the case, He also requested me to send him the power of Attorney which I did to draw the money. Some near twelve months ago, and I have heard no more from the power nor the money since, the man I employed here is responsible to me if I could ascertain that the money has been received or paid over by Webb. I am suspicious  that there is some rong [wrong] in the matter and wish you to dig to the roots of it for me. and I will satisfy you to your own liking if you will git [get] the money form e, or just  [illegible] me in the right track to git it. please ascertain the amount if you can that is due. and write me
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how I am to prceed further and what is required of me concerning the whole matter. I can in short order I think furnish all the proofs necessary  direct your letter to Yellow Creek, PO, Lumpkin County Georgia. Your service and attention to the above will much oblige your firend and humble servant
  Thomas Harris- Son of - Sherwood Harris