Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4202, for John Maclemore, North Carolina
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[printed card with handwriting]

(3-1776)
SERVICE
N.C.
Maclemore, John
NUMBER
S. 4202
carded
Bowin Va.
CONTENTS
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Date of death not in AB.

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3509
East Tennessee
John McLemore [Maclemore]
of Knox ~ in the State of Tennessee
who was a Pt [Private] & Sergt in the compy [company] commanded by Captain [Ralph] Williams of the Regt commanded by Col. {Micajah] Bullock in the N.Car. line for 6 months from 1779

Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee at the rate of 25 Dollars ~~Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831
1832

Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of Dec and sent to U.B. A. Ramsey, Knoxville Ten

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 [$] 37.50
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 33 [$] 12.50
$50.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk,
Book D Vol. 9 Page 106
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Declaration of John McLemane in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832- 
State of Tennessee
Knox County Circuit Court for said County at August Sessions 1832
On this 18th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Circuit Court of Knox County now sitting John McLemane [Maclemore] a resident of said County and State aged sixty nine years and near eight months, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 - 
That sometime in the month of August or September in the year 1779, as well as he now recollects, he entered the army of the United States as a private in a volunteer company, which was raised and rendezvoused at Granville Courthouse, North Carolina, for three months service - that his company was commanded by
Micajah Bullock of Granville, County as Captain, and Ralph Williams of Orange County N.C. as Lieutenant - applicant states that the company in which he was enrolled together with two others as well as he now recollects, rendezvoused at Granville Courthouse and marched under the command of Major Richard Cook to the mouth of Cross Creek on the Cape Fear river where they were stationed two or three weeks - from the month of Cross creek they recrossed the Cape Fear river and marched to Chatham Courthouse N.C. where they were stationed several weeks - 

they then marched to Hillsborough where they were stationed but a few days, when they marched to
Back Creek and remained there until the three months for which applicant had volunteered had expired, when he was honorably discharged and returned home - Applicant states that the main object of this expedition was to keep the Tories in awe - applicant states that about nine months after his last mentioned
discharge he hired a man by the name of William Westbrook to perform a tour of three months service for him, in a company of horse - he states that he furnished the said Westbrook with a horse saddle and bridle, gave him one hundred acres of land and two cows and calves - applicant states that the reason why he did not perform this tour of duty himself was that at that
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time he was engaged to be married to the lady with whom he afterwards intermarried, and from her strong and earnest remonstrances, and his great reluctance at leaving her, he was induced to hire a substitute and remain at home - 
applicant states that afterwards sometime in the latter part of the year 1780 or first of the year 1781, he rather thinks the latter, he entered the service of the United States, as an orderly Sergeant in a company of volunteer horse, which rendezvoused 
at Granville Courthouse N.C. under the command of Captain Nathaniel Waller, who was commanded by Major ---Harris of the continental army, and who was afterwards deprived of his commission for plundering a blanket - also under the command
of Col. John Hay who had the supreme command - From Granville the army marched to the mouth of Cross creek on the Cape Fear River , where Major Richard Cook and Genl [John] Butler took command - Here the horse men were all dismounted and their horses sent home and applicant and his company were put with the infantry. 

From the mouth of Cross creek the army under the command of the said Genl [John] Butler marched to Rockfish a small river, where it met Genl [Griffith] Rutherford with a large force, who took the supreme command of the whole army, and crossing Rockfish marched on to the Northeast river on the opposite and of which there was a large force of British and tories - Here the army remained until the British left their position on the opposite side of the river, and then the American army
marched some distance up the river where they crossed and marched directly to Wilmington [NC]. 

The American army remained within two miles of Wilmington until the British took shipping and left that part of the country - when the three months for which applicant had entered the service  having expired he was honorably discharged and returned home - Applicant is under the impression that
this last campaign was commenced before the battle of Guilford, [Battle of Guilford Courthouse, 1781] and that the British army which left Wilmington was a part of the troops which had been engaged in that battle - Applicant states that all together he has
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1930 June 18 -Hist to Mrs James B. Stewart -EEL
1930 June 18 Hist. to C.L. McLemore EEL
1930 June 19 corrected history to both of the above inquiries
1933 Mar 13 Photos mailed to Mrs Eudora M. Harvey (thru Mr. H.W. Jenks & account Div ntfd M.M.H.?
1940 May 14 Hist to Mrs E Del MLB

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4202
Revy War
INVALID. 
File No. 4202
John McLemone [Maclemore]
Sergt. N.C. line
Act: June 7th 1832
Index:-Vol. A, Page 244
[Arrangement of 1870]
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[envelope]

[illegible postage mark]
Nov 17 
from 1779 private
& Sergt 6 months
$25
Tennessee

(Pension Bureau)
free [postage]
Hon. Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
Washington City

This certificate will be directed to 
Wils A. Ramsey,
Knoxville, Tennessee
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[illegible postage mark]
Nov 17
from 1779 private & Sergt 6 months 
$25
Tennessee

(Pension Bureau)
free
Hon. Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
Washington City
This certificate will be directed to Wils A. Ramsey
Knoxville, Tennessee