Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 10564, Peter Callaway, N. C.
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(3-1776)
[Column headings] SERVICE | [blank] | NUMBER
N.C. | Callaway, Peter | W.10564
[blank] | Elizabeth | B.S.Wt.52464-160-55

CONTENTS
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Georgia. 29.616
Peter Callaway of Newton in the State of Georgia who was a private in the [blank] commanded by Captain [blank] of the Rgt commanded by Col. Armstrong in the N. Car. Line for 9 months - 

Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia, at the rate of 30 Dollars [blank] Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 23-day of Jan:”35 and Such Hon: S. Jones, H.R.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 34 105.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar: 35. 15.00
[totaled] $120.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Nath: Rice Clerk, Book E Vol. 6 Page 87

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Hon. N.G. Foster Apl. 30/56

Reg 244799 [illegible] 52,464 [illegible]
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th June 1832 - 
State of Georgia}
Newton County} SS - On this twenty fourth day of March in the year eighteen hundred & thirty four personally appeared before the honorable Superior Court of said County, now setting, Peter Callaway a resident in said County of Newton & State of Georgia aged Seventy five years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he was residing in Cartaret County in the State of North Carolina when it was required that one man should be sent into the service of the United States from a specified number, and that a Major Eli West was one of the number who was required under that regulation to serve in the army of the United States for the term of nine months. That this deponent who was then acting as an overseer for said West went into the army of the United States from said County of Cartaret [marked out] N.C. in the nine months service as a substitute for said West in the summer of 1776[?] as well as deponent now recollects. The company was commanded by Captain William Dennis who deponent things was a Continental officer. That deponents company rendesvous at at Beaufort in said County of Cartaret. From thence he was marched to Newbern in the County of Craven from thence to the town of Halifax on roanoke river North Carolina. This deponent saith that after having served at least two month as a substitute & private as aforesaid, he by consent of his officer [marked out] enlisted, with sixteen others under a recruiting
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Officer who was called Captain to the best of deponents recollection was named Cassan Medicy. This deponent as well as he now recollects enlisted in the [marked out] year 1777= at Halifax in the State of North Carolina in a company of horse for the term of three years as a private. One of the names of the sixteen who enlisted at the same time was Mosely, another was John Renn. That he was put under the Command of Edward Gamble, who was an Irishman by birth, Major Pinkney Eaton (who was called Pink) Colonel Armstrong. That some time after his enlistment he was marched with the army from Halifax to Perysburg on Savannah River in the State of South Carolina and there joined the army commanded by Gen= Lincoln, Governor Rutledge also was in command at that place, deponent does not distinctly recollect the time he joined the army of Gen= Lincoln thinks it was in the first of the year 1779, he well remembers it was very cold wether while on his march from halifax to Perysburg. This deponent was a Perysburg at the time of Gen. Ashe defeat. Deponent was marched to different parts in South Carolina, once at Augusta in the State of Georgia, [marked out] Charleston South Carolina, [marked out]. Deponent further saith that the company of horse to which he was attached usually accompanied Gen. Lincoln he was not in the battle of Stone but was near the engagement & near Gen Lincoln, deponent served out his full term of three years & was discharged at the ten mile house near Charleston, that he received an honorable discharge from under the hands of his Capt Gamble.
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From thence he went to the County of Jones in North Carolina, & in the year 1780, volunteered in a company of militia infantry. Commanded by Col Hill, Major James Picue, Captain McDonald, marched from Trenton North Carolina, to Charleston South Carolina, was in Charleston during the engagement at fort Manttill. Gen. Lincoln commanded during this service. Deponent served three months and received a discharge at [illegible] Charleston.
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From thence deponent returned to his brothers in the County of Jones State of North Carolina, that in the year 1780, he volunteered for a three months tour in said County of Jones, under Lieut= Lauren Lavender, Captain Simon Edwards, [marked out] the company to which he was attached marched to the town of Kingston on Neus river North Carolina then Governor or General Caswell was in command in Col. Caswels Regiment, & Major Wise. From Kingston he was marched Cross Creek on Fayettvill N.C. That he kept on the march until he joined the army of Gen. Gates, Deponent recollects it was very warm day weather but has not a distinct recollection of the month. After joining Gates army, he was marched to near Camden and was in the battle, called Gates defeat Deponent [marked out] Captain & Lieutenant were killed in this battle he also lost all his clothing & papers, also his discharge from his three years service, from Camden he was marched to Charlotte in North Carolina & from there to Hillsborough, at which place he received an honorable discharge having served fully his three months tour, deponent does not recollect who signed his discharge. From thence he returned again to Jones County in the State of North Carolina. Some short time afterwards in the years 1780, Deponent volunteered again for three months in said County of Jones, joined a company commanded by Captain Joseph Rhodes marched with Capt Rhodes Company to Wilmington North Carolina. Officers were Major Whitty, Col. Avery & General Lillington Deponent was contiuned near Wilmington harrassing the British forces until his tour of three months had expired, that he was marched up on Trout River & discharged about ten miles above Trenton in said County of Jones.
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He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State. Deponent further said that he hath no other way to establish his service, but by this his own oath except the testimony of Gen. David Blackshear & William Jones, which is annexed to this declaration that he knows of no other witness by whom he can prove his service on any part thereof. That he was born in Sussex County & State of Delaware on the 12th day of October 1758 - he has a record of his age made by his eldest sister in a prayer book which is now in deponents possession, & that his sister has been dead for many years. Was residing in the County of Cartaret State of North Carolina when he first went into the service. After the War deponent returned the place of his nativity & remained about three years, from thence he came to the State of Georgia first resided in the County of Green about four years, then in the County of Clark nine or ten years, then in the County of Jasper for more than twenty years, then in the County of Newton where he now resides. Deponent served two months as private militia substitute for Eli West - served three years as a private in a company of horse & was regularly enlisted - and served three tours as a volunteer, of three months each which makes the whole time of service at least three years & eleven months. Deponent has stated all the offices he now recollects. Deponent does not recollect by whom his discharges were
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given further than he has already stated. all his discharges have been for years lost or destroid, has no recollection of having seen any of them since the War - Jack Williams, Robert Leak, John Bass, Henry Gaither & the neighborhood generally where he resides will testify as to deponents veracity & their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
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Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Peter Callaway
C. B. Strong, Judge }
Supr C [illegible] Dist. Georgia }
We James Hodge - a clergyman, residing in the county of Newton & State of Georgia and George Cunningham - residing in said County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Peter Callaway who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be at least Seventy five years of age, that he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion - 
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid - 
Jas Hodge Clergyman
Geo. Cunningham

C B Strong
Judge
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And the said {illegible} do hereby declare opinions after investigation of the matter after {illegible} the investigation presented by the War Department, that the above {illegible} applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states - and the {illegible} further certifies that it appears to show that James Hodge
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{Handwritten}

Peter Callaway
Georgia
 No. 21729
N.6
{illegible}

Rv 

Hon. Sl Jones
{illegible}

Covington, Georgia
Newton Co {crossed out}
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No
Elzabeth Calloway widow of Peter [unreadable] Uly 7, 1838 Declaration of [unreadable] [circle discolored] Cole
Henry S. Davenport Calhoun Ga. Recd May 14 HLS Davenport
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No. 15.416
Elizabeth Calloway [unreadable] of Peter Geo. Let N.S. [unreadable] May 31/56 Same June 23/56 Let [unreadable]17/56 Same Jan 43 1857 H.L. Davenport May/8/57 [unreadable] Lumpkin Oct 27/57 July 7, 1838, How. S.J. Gartrell [unreadable] 9/58