Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8497, for Joseph Proctor, Maryland
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Md.     Proctor, Joseph   R. 8497
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Suspended see let
Hon W T. Hawkins
Feb 2d 1836
(for proof of service)

8497 [different handwriting & in pencil]

Act 7 Mar 35 [different handwriting and in ink]
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8497
orn [different handwriting; 
written vertically from bottom to top along right margin]

Joseph Proctor
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33384
Joseph Proctor
NC [preceding 2 lines in different handwriting]

Suspended per let
Hon W T Hawkins
Jany 29 1836

Act 7 June 1833
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Land Office, Annapolis, Apl. 24th 1834
Sir,
Your's of the 19th Inst with two letters enclosed respecting
the revolutionary services of Joseph Proctor, [next word crossed out and illegible]
was received; -- I have carefully examined the Muster
rolls of the revolution in this Office, and do not find his
name upon any of the Muster rolls;  I find the name of
Joseph or James Proctor on one of the Pay rolls, but from
the manner in which it is entered upon the rolls, I am
really unable to state whether it was intended for Joseph
or James, or for both, (the rolls are very imperfect) I have
made and exact copy from the roll, which is herewith sent,
the letters are also herewith returned;
I have the Honor to be,
Yr Obt Servt
G.G. Brewer [name underlined]
J. T. Stoddart Esqr. [name & title underlined]
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col 1 | col 2 | col 3 | col 4 | col 5 | col 6 | col 7 | col 8 | col 9
1a | 2a | 3a | 3b | 4a | 4b | 5a | 5b | 6a | 6b | 7a | 8a | 8b

[Col 1] Name & Rank
[Col 2] Remarks
[Col 3] arrears of pay from 1 Augt 80 to 1 Jan 82
[Col 4] Pay from 1 Jany 82 to 1 Jany 83
[Col 5] Pay from 1st Jany 83 to 15 Novr 83
[Col 6] Pay from 15 Novr 83 to 10 July 84
[Col 7] Gratuity
[Col 8] Total received
[Col 9] We the Subscribers do acknowledge to have
received from John Hamilton, agent for the
Maryland line [word inserted] the several sum's to which our
names are annexed being in full of all arrears
of pay & Gratuity due us from the United States;
p. order to R. Carnes [written adjacent to numbers in columns 8a & b]
[Col 1a] Joseph [written above the next name] James Proctor (P) [2x given names enclosed in right curly bracket] 
[Cols 2a, 3a & 3b are blank]
[Col 4a] 40
[Col 4b is blank]
[Col 5a] 43
[Col 5b] 30
[Cols 6a, 6b & 7 are blank]
[Col 8a] $83
[Col 8b] 30
True Copy from Pay roll page 42 [written at bottom of Cols 5a thru 8a]
Test; 
George G. Brewer Regr Land
Off W L Md [underlined]
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Hon M. T. Hawkins
HK
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Declaration
In order to obtain the Benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832.
State of North Carolina
County of Granville [preceding 2 lines enclosed in right curly bracket] p
On this 7th day of May 1835 personally appeared before the Justices of the Court
of Pleas and Quarter sessions for said County in open Court, Joseph Proctor, a resident of said County, of Granville in the state of North Carolina [preceding 8 words crossed out] aged
about 73 years, who first being duly sworn, according to law, doth on his
oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the
provisions made by the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That towards the
close of the War of the Revolution, the Year not recollected, he was drafted in the state
of Maryland and County of St Mary (of which he was a native and resident [preceding 2 words inserted]) for the purpose
as he understood of going to take Cornwallis. That two of his brothers older
than himself having died in the service and being quite young (under the
age of 20 years though his exact age he does not know,) he was reluctant
to enter the service and being in bad health made that a pretext
for staying at home. That some afterwards, after he had heard
that they had taken Cornwallis, he together with some others who had 
stayed behind, were sent for and carried to Annapolis. That as soon as he got to Annapolis and to where the troops were, a man offered
him $20 to take his place in the Maryland line, that he consented
and that they were taken into a house, into the presence as he
understood of General Smallwood, that there were several officers
naping about whose name and rank he did not know, one of
whom measured him, and told the General that he was 6 foot,
upon which the General told the other man he might go, and 
told him to take his place in Pendergrass's company, which
he accordingly did. That it was in June he joined Pendergrass's
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company, but he does not know to what regiment it belonged,
nor who was the Colonel, not having any officer of that grade
with the troops as he knows, that during the whole time there were
but two companies, of them Billy Pendergrass's and Captain Spurier's 
(as he thinks they [word inserted] called him) That he sometimes saw an officer the soldier
called Major Davison, that there was another Captain [word inserted] who went out with
them sometimes [word crossed out] when they went to exercise in the place called the
Governor's Folly, that his name was Captain Muse, but he had no company
of his own, and merely walked along by them touching
them sometimes with his sword and telling them to hold up
their heads and keep the step etc. That there was one Chapman (he believes) a lieutenant one Dyer (he thinks) and ensign and one sute
who always dressed the whole line, that he has no distinct [next word rubbed out]
recollection of any other officers, nor can he speak particularly of
them That the troop remained [preceding 4 words crossed out] having passed the most of the time during
the stay at Annapolis in the poor house, which was used as an hospital
on account of the ague and fever. That all the sound and
able bodied men were picked out and marched on to the North
and that he and some 40 or 50 who had been left at Annapolis
were sent to Fredricktown sometime in the winter to
guard, as he was informed, the Hessians and magazines.
That immediately upon his arrival at Fredricktown he was
taken down with what they told him was the pleurasy in the
back and carried to the Hospital where he remained for
a considerable time, that he at length recovered and performed
duty until discharged. That he remained at Fredricktown
until discharged with the rest of the troops about the
last of November having been at Fredricktown nearly twelve
months. That he received a paper which he supposes must have
contained his discharge that he called it his ticket carried it
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home and sold it for $20, that he received no other paper
though he does not recollect what was on that . That the war
was over when he was discharged.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or
annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not
on the pension roll of any agency in any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year [previous word rubbed out] aforesaid

Sworn to in open Court & subscribed [different handwriting] Joseph Proctor [different handwriting]
Benja Kettrell Clk
And the Court are of the opinion from the testimony of two highly respectable witnesses [preceding 8 words inserted] and do hereby declare 
their belief that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary
soldier and served as he states. [different handwriting]
Robt Taylor J.P.
Thos S [illegible] J.P.
Saml Lemay JP

I Benjamin Kettrell [different handwriting] Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter
session for the County of Granville State of North Carolina, do
hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings
of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joseph
Proctor for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal of office this 7th day of May 1835.
Benja Kettrell Clk [name underlined]