Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8503, for Archibald Pruett, North Carolina
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
N.C
CONTENTS
Pruett, Archibald
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NUMBER
R.8503.
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                                        35.102
                                Archibald Pruett
                                        Indiana
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State of Indiana
County of Scott
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On this 19th day of the month of August
in the year 1840 personally appeared in open Court before the
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Circuit Court of the said County of Scott for the said State of
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Indiana now sitting at the Court house thereof in the town of
Lexington in the said County of Scott, Archibald
Pricett a resident of the township of Vienna in the said
County of Scott and State of Indiana aged Eighty Eight years
the twenty fifth day of December next 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 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the
following named officers and served as hereinafter
stated. That when he declarant was about 2 years
of age, in the month of August does not recollect the
day of the month nor the number of the year
he entered the service of the United States in the war of the Revolu
tion as a substitute for and in the place of John Cobb (the personal
friend of declarant who had been drafted to serve as a private
in the militia of the State of North Carolina and that he
clarant served as such substitute and private in the company
of said Militia commanded by Captain Doswell thinks
as nearly declarant can recollect that John McCummins was
the company and distinctly recollect Martinson was Ensign
in the Regiment of Infantry commanded by Colonel Cozen
and believes John Brown, who was Major
at Hillsborough in the State of North Carolina between
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two and three weeks when declarant was regularly discharged
with the residue of the Company until further orders
That afterwards when the declarant was about twenty
three years of age in the month of March
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does not recollect the day of the month nor the number
of the year

--The
declarant entered the service of the United States in the war of the
Revolution as a volunteer and served as a private in the
Company of Militia Light horse of the State of North Carolina
(at Gilford in the said State of North Carolina) under the
command of Captain Isaac Norvell or Norrall precise name
not exactly recollected) in the Regiment or Battallion or Detachment (not in now recollected which under the
command of Colonel or General Pickens (Colonel
Cleveland sometimes being present) that shortly after
he declarant joined said company of Light horse in said
Service Captain Nowell above named being taken sick
and confined of his sickness the company was then commanded by Captain Wallace after the Battle at
Gilford in the State of North Carolina that he declarant
entered to serve and did serve in said Company of Light
house the termontour of eight months during which time
of his said service he declarant with said company was
in the battle at Gilford above mentioned which was
fought between the Americans and British he declarant
as nearly as he can recollect, believed that Major Brown
also belonged to and had command in the Regiment or
Batallion of Light horse to which he declarant belong
declarant thinks that Lieutenant Burrows was Linton
out in the Light horse Company to which he declarant belonged
that as nearly as he declarant now recollects the (Amer-
candry Translation difficult)at the Battle at Gilford was commanded
on that occasion by General Green and Lee and
General or Col Morgan that General Morgan
commanded the Riflemen on the right wing that General Lee commanded the light horse on the left wing and that
General Green commanded in the centre of the American
times during the battle thinks Gen Green principally
commanded on that occasion against Cornwallis who commanded
the British - there
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that after the battle at Gilford was over the declarant was
sent under the command of Captain Doswell to take care of
the wounded that the American soldiers that have been
convoyed to the Barracks Dan river in North Carolina
where declarant remained about four or five
.
weeks there the declarant was sent to Saluda old
town in Randolph County in the State of South Carolina

when he was under the command of Capt
Will or Nowell Major Brown and General Pickens
against the towns many of whom were killed by the
Company and that part of the American forces to which
declarant there belonged during his service the
declarant recollect the names of some few of the towns whom
the declarant (later) killed and proceeded to kill during that
part of his services namely Gray and Foster and Montery Filland and
Chappel and there Turners Dick, Did and David
of the tories killed on that occasion - that the declarant
was in four five skirmishes against the tories
that the declarant after having fully served the whole of his
said term of Eight months was regularly discharged from the
service that declarant furnished his own horse saddle
bridle arms and equippage
during
his said term of Eight months service in the Light horse
as above mentioned at his pro individual expense
for which he has never received any pay or recurring compensation nor has he ever received any pay for any of his
services other mentioned
that he declarant recollects that some of the skirmishes in which he was engaged against the tories during
his service were at Brill Spencer, thirty
six and at Saluda in South Carolina aforesaid
that he declarant recollects the officers of the the
Army of the Revolution above named he also (rough translation)
Capt Butler also recollects Capt Buther under
on one occasion pursued the tories & caught some of them
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that the declarants memory has so considerably failed that he can
not now recollect much and many of the particulars
of the history of his life and services in the war of the Revolution he does not know in what year he was born any
otherwise than that he recollects that from the account
that he has of his age he was born on Chrismas and
will be Eighty Eight years of age the 25th day of December next as above mentioned that he has no record
of his age that he was living when called into the
service near Hillsborough in the State of North Car
line above stated that since he left the service he
resided in Randolph County in the State of South Carohim
about 21 years or upwards thence he removed
to the State of Kentucky about 15 miles from Lexington in that State
where he resided about Eight years
thence he removed to Washington County in the State of
Kentucky where he resided about 5 years or
more thence he removed to
Elk Creek in Washington County in the State of
Indiana where he resided about 10 or 12 years
thence he removed to Vienna Township County of Scott
and State of Indiana aforesaid where he has ever
five resided and now resides as above mentioned
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That the declarant received a discharge from the service each
time the first time by Captain John Doswell whose name
above mentioned
the second time by Captain Norvell Brow think
Capt Norrell whose names are above mentioned
that both discharges were in writing and have been destroyed
by fire in declarants house when it was burned
while he resided at Saluda in the State of South Carolina
above named
that he declarant is known in his present neighbourhood to Elisha & English Jacob Killion
who can testify his character for veracity and their belief
of his services as a soldier of the Revolutionary war
,
that the declarant has no documentary evidence and
that he knows of no person whose testimony he can ┃
procure who can testify to his service
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that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever
to a pension or annuity except the present and
declared
that his name is not on the pension roll
of the agency of any State
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his
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Archibald Pruett
mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
in open Court
(Signed)
Willis A. Trafloreble
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be Elisha G. English now
residing in the township of
Lexington in the said
County of Scott and State of Indiana
and Jacob Killion
resident of the township of Vienna Township in the
County and State of aforesaid
hereby certify that we are well acquainted Archibald
Pruett who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him about Eighty Eight
years of age that he is reputed and believed the
neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier
of the Revolution and that we concur in that
opinion
Enquilla
William
mark
he
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and
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
in open Court
(Signed)
Willis A. Trafloreble
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter and after putting
the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department
that the above named applicant was a
Revolutionary Soldier and served as the states
And the said Court further certifies that the
above named Elisha G English resident of the
Township of Lexington in the County of Scott and
State aforesaid and Jacob Killion resident of
the township of Viena in the same said
County of Scott and State of Indiana
are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
By the Judges of said Court
John Close
William Norton
Willis L Taylor Clerk of the said Circuit
Court of Scott County State of Indiana aforesaid
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains
the original
in the matter
proceedings
of the said
Court
of the
Truet for a Pension
application of Archibald
In Testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and seal of
Office the same being the said seal
of
said Court of Record at the
Penity house in the Town of
Lexington this 19th day of August
A.D.
1840
Willis
L. Taylor
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of
Archibald Pruett
Indiana
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Rejected
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See let. 26th Sep:
1846. W. L. Taylor
service not performed
by order of competent
authout
Let to Hon. J. J. Henly Jany 9th
1847. do to Hon R Brodhead Feb
20 1847
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Act 7 June 1832
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Act of July 22, 1873.
L.S
Stichibald Pruett
Service:
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
RECTED
Recognized.

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Cert. of Dis. Searched for
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Contract.
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Lexington
Aug 2
Act 1832

Secretary
at War
or Commissioner
of Pensions War
Department
Washington City D.C.
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(Rough Transcription)

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(Name) R.d. Clerk of Scott County
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Lexington
Indiana
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Hall of Reps
Feb 20.47
Hon J.L. Edwards
Sir please to send me
for the me of the Committee of Revolution
persons the papers in the case of Archibald
Pruit of Indiana, if you can do so Counting with
the rules of the Dept
your &
Rich Brodhead