Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 46,474, for Caleb Thomas, North Carolina
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SERVICE N.C.
Thomas, Caleb
NUMBER S.46.474
CONTENTS Soldier alive, Sept. 1828.
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Revolutionary Claims
Free 
[Postmark on left hand side of page] 
Sandersville Ga Oct 9
For/The Hon. the Secretary of the Treasury
Washington City
D. C.
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1194. [handwritten in black ink, right hand corner]
N.C. Assigned payment - 757 [underlined]
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
[start of handwriting on left in black ink] Allowed Act 1828} [end of handwriting]
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
[start of handwriting in black ink] 
8 Nov 1828
Caleb Thomas [end of handwriting] of [blank] in the County of [start of handwriting in black ink] Tattnall [end of handwriting] in the State of [start of handwriting in black ink] Georgia [end of handwriting] has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a [start of handwriting in black ink] Drummer [end of handwriting] in captain [start handwriting in black ink] Hall's [end handwriting] company, in the [start of handwriting in black ink] first [end of handwriting] regiment of the [start of handwriting in black ink] N. Carolina [end of handwriting] line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, [start of handwriting in black ink] nothing [end of handwriting]
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by
the records in his office.
[start of handwriting in black ink] By order of the Secretary F.A. Dickins [end of handwriting]

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
[start of handwriting in black ink] 
13th November 1828 [end of handwriting]
It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has
been issued to [start of handwriting in black ink] Caleb Thomas [end of handwriting] in the [start of handwriting in black ink] 
North Carolina line [end of handwriting]
It further appears that [start of handwriting in black ink] Caleb Thomas [end of handwriting]
is now on the pension list of the [the is blacked out] any agency, and has [start of handwriting in black ink] not [end of handwriting] been so since the 3 March 1826 [date handwritten in black ink]
at the rate of [marked out in black ink]
dollars per month [marked out in black ink].
[start of handwriting in black ink] 
Peter Hagner Aud
Govt file
See [?] #6273 [line marked through number] [illegible]
"   [See ?] #35.353 [line marked through number]
Govt file
No record
DDS [? illegible]
[illegible] 3/81 [end of handwriting]
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For the purpose of obtaining the benefit of "an act for the relief of certain Surviving officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution" approved on the 
15th of May 1828.
I Caleb Thomas in the County of Tattnall in the State of Georgia do hereby declare that I enlisted in the Continental Line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war and continued in Service until its termination, at which period I was a Drummer in Captain Clemael Hall's company in the first regiment 
of the North Carolina Line. And I also declare
that I never afterwards received a certificate for
the reward of Eighty dollars, to which I was entitled under a resolve of Congress passed the 15th of May 1778.
And I further declare that I was not, on the
15th day of March 1828 on the pension list of the United States
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 
23 day of September 1828
John B. McFarland J.P. Caleb Thomas 
Before me v [inserted] Joab T. Rowell 
John B. McFarland [crossed out]
written to the right of Rowell]
a justice of the peace in the State of Georgia, personally appeared this day 
30 Sept.1828 David Parkins of the said County
who did [crossed out word] make oath that Caleb Thomas, by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed, is
generally reputed and believed to have been a me sician in the army of the Revolution in manner as therein stated Joab T. Rowell J.P. David Perkins
Witness my hand this
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day of September in the year Eighteen hundredth and twenty eight
I William Clifton Clerk of the Court of
the County of Tattnall in the State of Georgia, do certify, that John McFarland, before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn, was at the time, a justice of the peace, and duly empowered to administer oaths.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of Said Court, this 24th day of September in the year Eighteen hundred & twenty Eight
William Clifton Clk Seal ["Seal" is circled, appears like a cloud] 
Before me William Buck a justice of the
peace in the County of Washington in the State of Georgia, personally appeared this day. Isaac Hay, and did make oath that he was in the military Service of the army of the revolution, in the same Brigade of the 
North Carolina line to which Caleb Thomas was attached, from early in the year 1778, when they joined the main army under Gen Washington at the Valley Forge, and on the 28th day of June of the same year were
both engaged in the Battle of Monmouth. This deponent further states that they were marched to the South
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and were both taken prisoners at the siege of
Charleston in South Carolina, and were afterwards exchanged at James Town in Virginia in the month of August 1781- and this deponent hath no further personal knowledge of the military services of the said Caleb Thomas.
Witness my hand this 2nd day of September in
the year Eighteen hundred & twenty eight.
Wm Buck JP
Isaac Hay
goverment [government ?] case
I Francis T. Tennille Clerk of the
Court of the County of Washington in the State of Virginia, do certify that William Buck before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn, was, at the time a justice of the peace and duly empowered to administer oaths.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private seal (the County Seal having been lost) the 2nd day of September 1828
Francis J. Pennell [illegible] Seal ["Seal" circled, circle looks like a cloud]
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1194. [located on top of right hand side of page]
And I Caleb Thomas do further make oath that I did inlist under Capt William Goodman for three years in the fourth ridgement [regiment] of the North Carolina Line in 1776, I then joined the grand army at the valley forge on Schuylkill river. I then reinlisted for the war at Parammus villedge in the Jersey under Capt John Scull, in Colonel Thomas Clark's Company in the year 1778. John Christmas was my Drum Major in the same Company. After the Battle at Monmouth Court house we were marched to Kings ferry on the North River, from there to Danbury in Connecticut, from there to the white plains in the State of New York, from there to West point on the North River to prevent the Arnal plot with Sir Henry Clinton then in New York, there we were stationed and built forts until early in the year of 1780.
We were then ordered to march to the South to defend Charleston against Lord Corn Wallace under the Command of General Lincoln where we were all Captured and made
prisoners of war, when exchanged for, was put into Captain Clemuel Hall's Company commander of the war soldiers under
General Green Commander of the Southern Army where I was discharged in 1783 in June.
Caleb Thomas
Sworn to and subscribed before me the
30 Sept 1828
Joab, T. Rowell J.P.
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[3 - 230.] Cert.
Revy [Revolution War]
No. 757
46474
Name: Caleb Thomas
Rank: Drummer Compy: Hall
Regt: 1st N.C. Line
Agency. [no information]
RATE PER MONTH, AND DATE OF COMMENCEMENT. [no information]
DATE OF CERTIFICATE, AND TO WHOM SENT.
Allowed Act 1828.
"Act 14th July, 1889" [crossed out]
Registering Clerk: [blank]
Disability [blank]