Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41473, Thomas Cassels, N.C.
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N.C.

Cassels, Thomas
Cassel

S. 41,473
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State of North Carolina
Cabarrus County

            On this 17th day of
January one thousand Eight hundred and
twenty five, personally appeared, in open Court,
being a Court of Record, for Cabarrus County
Thomas Cassell, resident in the County of
Montgomery State of North Carolina, Who 
being first sworn, upon the holy evangelical
of Almighty God, doth on his Oath declare. 
that he served in the revolutionary war as
follows-- that he enlisted a short time after the
commencement of the Revolutionary War, in the County
of Orange, North Carolina, in the first Regiment
under Captain Roger Moore, and Archibald
Little Colonel for the Regiment; that he served
three years and was discharged at Fort
Constitution, upon Kings River, and that
he has lost said discharge. that he was 
in the Battles of Monmouth, and White Plains.
That himself and one Powel Riggins  enlisted at
the same time; whose name can be found on the
Records. ----------as he understands.
And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident
citizen of the United States on the 18th of March 1818.
And that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or
in any manner, disposed of my property, or, any
part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish
it as to bring myself within the provisions of an
act of Congress, Entitled " an Act to provide for
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Certain persons engaged in the lands and naval.
service of the United States, in the revolutionary
Wars," passed on the 18th day of March 1818.
And that I have not, nor has any person in trust 
for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts
due to me; Nor have I any income other than
what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed
and by me subscribed.

Schedule--

2 Horses---------value-------------- $ 60.00
2 Cows  3 small Head of Cattle-----  $ 20.00
20 Head of Hogs (large & small)---  $ 25.00
200 Acres of land-----value----------$100.00
Notes -------------------------------- $207.00
----------------------------------------$  20.00
-----------------to the Amount-------$227.00

Tho.    Cassels
 his X mark

Sworn to in open Court

Dan Coleman Clerk

And the said Thomas Cassels says that
he has four persons in family--
his wife, about perhaps sixty four or five years
old. and has had the while swelling in her arm
and unable to do any work of consequence.
a small boy-- an orphan boy-- his daughter,
who lives with ,e and works
for herself. And that himself is disabled
by a stroke on his arm, with a Sword in the
revolutionary wars, from doing any labour of
consequence together with old age and that he is
between 70 and 80 years of age.

Tho.   Cassels
  his  X mark

Sworn to in open Court 

D. Coleman   Clk.
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State of North Carolina
Cabarrus County

               I, Daniel Coleman Clerk
of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
for the County of Cabarrus, do hereby certify,
that the foregoing Oath and he Schedule
thereto annexed, as truly copied from the
Records of said Court. And I do further certify
that it is the opinion of the said Court, that
the total amount in value of the property-----
exhibited in the Schedule is Two hundred & 
twenty-Seven Dollars.

In testimony whereof I have 
hereunto set my hand &
the seal of my office
this 17th day of January 1825

Dan. Coleman   C.C.C.
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State of North Carolina Secretary's Office

     I, William Hill Secretary of State in and
for the State aforesaid, do certify that it appears
form the muster rolls of the Continental line
of this States in the revolutionary war, that
Thomas Caswell a private in Capt. Goodman's
Company of the 4th Reg't was mustered on
the 15th July 1776 for the term of three years.
that he was made a corporal in the year 1778,
and discharged 16th June 1779.

Given under my hand this 23
April 1825.

Wm Hill

From examining the books and papers in this office
I am of opinion the person calling himself
Thomas Cassels in his declaration accompanying
this certificate is the same person called by
the name Thomas Caswell on the rolls from
which the above certificate is made.

Given as above,

Wm. Hill