Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3001, John Dollerhide, N.C.
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N.C.   Dollerhide, John             R.3001
          or Dollarhide
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State of Louisiana
Parish of Sabine SS
     On this 26th day of May 1846 personally appeared in open Court Before the Court of Probates now sitting, John Dollarhide, a resident of aforesaid state and Parish, aged ninety 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 act of congress, passed June 7th 1832.
     That he entered the service of the United States in the year 1780, as a volunteer, under Captain John Douglas, for a term of six months, that he was at the battle of Kings Mountain , and that his commanding office on that occasion was Coln. Cleaveland and that there the Americans took a number of Tories, and hanged several of them, a short time after that engagement, he was discharged and returned home where he remained but a short time, when he again volunteered and went out under Capt. Benjamin Douglas, brother to his first captain, and served again six months, and was in the battle of Cow-Pens, and that his company joined General Green's army, and was put in Genl Morgans command where G. Green divided his army, and that Morgan commanded at Cow-Pens, that this battle was fought in January 1781, soon after this battle Morgan and Green's armies came together again and crossed Dan River, but soon returned back, and marched for Guilford C. House where they had a battle in March, that the army then marched towards Camden, where a battle took place under command of Genl Green, where the Americans were defeated soon after this his time of service expired and was discharged, and returned home where he remained a few months when he again went into service, and at
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the different terms served more than one year, that he was last discharged by 
Col. Butler, and the names of Greene, Morgan, Lee & Sumpter are familiar names to him as commanding officers in the Carolinas that he 
recollects being in Spartanburg district S. C. and Rutherford County N. C. that he crossed 
Broad River in their march from Cowpens to Guilford C. H. and passed near Catawba 
Springs but his memory being bad, has forgotten many places which he passed, that he 
finally left the army in the years 1782, that he was born in 1751, that he has a record of his 
age in an old family Bible now at home, that at the time he entered the service, he lived in 
Orange County, North Carolina, that he has since lived part of his time in Tennessee, part on Mississippi River, and for the last 26 years in this State, and that he now lives in Sabine 
Parish State of Louisiana, that he went into service as a volunteer, that he never had a 
commission, or was more than a private, that Parson Alford, Mr. Edmundson, Mr. Parrish or 
any of my neighbors, I believe would certify to my character as an honest & reputable man, 
that he knows of know [sic] living witness by whom he could prove his service, that he 
has delayed applying for a pension because he got his discharge burnt, with house many 
years since and was then of the impression that nothing but positive proof, would have any 
weight with the government, and that his poverty prevented him from going back to N. 
Carolina to seek a witness, that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the 
Agency of any State whatever, that he has a helpless wife now 98 years old, and that he is 
very poor
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and not able to work, sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
                 John X Dollarhide
                    (X his mark)
     We N.J. Alford, a clergyman residing in the parish of Sabine and State of Louisiana and Wm. H Edmondson residing in the same, hereby certify that we are acquainted well with John Dollarhide who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be ninety five years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been in the revolutionary war and that we concur in that opinion.
     Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
                                  N.J. Alford
                                  Wm. H. Edmondson

    And that the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and that the court propounded the interogatories (sic) , prescribed by law, and that the Court is satisfied that N.J. Alford is a clergyman, and that Wm. H. Edmondson who have signed the above certificate, are resident citizens of this Parish and men entitled to full credit.
                        Hosea Presley
                        Parish Judge
                        of the Parish of Sabine
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I Samuel S. Eason Clerk of the Court of Probates do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original procedings (sic) of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Dollarhide for a pension.
     In testimony of the same I hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 26th day of May 1846.
                        S.S. Eason
                        Clerk of the Parish Court
                        Parish of Sabine
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3001
John Dollarhide
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I P. H. Dillon an acting Justice of the Peace and for the Parish of Sabine in State of 
Louisiana do hereby certify that this day John Dollarhide who is known to me, personally 
appeared and made the following statement upon oath, (to wit) he says that he went into the service of the American Army under John Duglas and served in the North Carolina militia, 
three months, and afterwards served a second term of three months under Captain Benjamin 
Duglas, and afterwards served two other campaigns, the names of the captains he has now forgotten, that he served two years at different times, and was under Colonel William Moor, and General Greene, that he was in several engagements, with both Tories 
and British, that he was at the battle of Guilford, he says that he was in the battle at the 
mouth of the Kanhauway  with the Indians -- he states that he is now ninety five years old and his recollection has very much failed him, that he has never obtained any pension, and now requests the government to compensate him.    
                     John X Dollarhide
                        (X his mark)
Sworn and subscribed before me this 11th day of November 1845 
                          P. H. Dillon
                          Justice of the Peace

Parish of Sabine
State of Louisiana SS
   I S.S. Eason clerk of the Parish aforesaid do hereby certify that P.H. Dillon whose signature appears to the above certificate is an acting Justice of the peace in this Parish.
     In testimony of the same I hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 4th day of Nov. 1845.
                     S.S. Eason
                     Clerk of the Parish Court
                      of the Parish of Sabine

(seal)
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                           Many 11th Nov 1845
Dear Sir
Annexed you will find a certificate of John Dollarhide, who claims to be a soldier of the Revolution, please examine into his claim and inform me of the result, if any testimony more is necessary, it can be produced, if I have applied informally, please instruct me in what way I shall proceed,
                    Very Respectfully your
                          Obt Svt                            
                            Geo. E. Ward.

To Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
P.S. Direct to Many
               Sabine Parish
                    La
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No 37183
John Dollarhide
S(smudged)
Act 7 June 1832

(written upside down)
Paid 10
Paid to the Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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Paid 10
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City, D.C.

(written upside down)
37183
John Dollarhide
L (smudged)
Act 7 June 1832

Many L to Nov. 20

(written vertically)
Dec. 18, 1845
John Dollarhide
June 7 1832
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Free
Hempstead CH
6th July

The Hon. S.D. Ingham
Secretary of the Treasury
Washington City
D.C.

Revolutionary Claim
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Elijah A. More for
John Dolerhide
Rec 10 Aug 1829

261
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                       Washington Arkansas Territory
                       23rd June 1829

Sir
     Enclosed, I transmit for your inspection of &c the evidence in support of a claim of a worthy old man, now about to be laid in against the Genl Government for services as a soldier in the Army of the Revolution.
     He has presented the instructions as laid down by your predecessor Mr. Rush, relying on the law of Congress, approved the 15th day of May 1828.
     Your early attention will confer a favour on one of those old worthies, whom we so much delight to serve.
      Very respectfully Your Servant
                             Elijah A. More
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Free
Many L
Sept.

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City 
D.C.
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         Many Sabine Parish Louisiana

To the Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

Dear Sir:
     Some time in July 1853 as the attorney in fact of Cornelius Dollarhide I made Charles E. Weaner of Washington City my substituted attorney to collect &c. from the Department for Revolutionary Claim of John Dollarhide Decd. for a Pension.
     I have not heard from Weaver since, and apprehending that Weaver may have acted dishonestly in collecting and not paying over.  I will regard it as a singular favour, if you will spare me a moment of your valuable time, and communicate to me the fact whether Weaver has drawn money on the claim and how much.
             Anxiously awaiting your reply
                  Remain Very Respectfully
                    Your Obt. Servt.,
                    E.C. Davidson
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To the Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.

Paid 20

(written vertically)
See 37,183

June 2?, 1846

Jno Dollarhide
June 7, 1832
See 37,183

Louisiana Reg.
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                Many La. May 27th 1844
Dear Sir
     Enclosed please find John Dollarhide's Declaration for the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.  I believe it is taken in strict accordance with printed form sent me some time since.  I have written to the Comptroller at Raleigh N.C. for the desired certificate and as soon as it comes to hand I will forward it to you, but this will create a delay which I should like to be avoided if possible as it is a fact long since known, that the malitia revolutionist were never paid at all.  Please let this case have as speed an examination as possible.
                   I am very Respectfully your
                       Obt. svt,
                         Geo. E. Ward

To Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City 
D.C.
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No. 37183

John Dollerhide
See
Geo. E. Ward 10th July 1846
Same Aug. 11 1846
Let to E. C. Davidson 23 Sep. '54

3001

Act 7 June 1832
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For the purpose of obtaining the benefit of an "Act for the relief of certain surviving officers 
and soldiers of the Army of the revolution:" approved on the 15th of May 1828, I John 
Dolerhide of the Township of Clay in the County of Sevier in the Territory of Arkansas, do 
hereby declare that I enlisted in the Continental line of the Army of the revolution for and 
during the war and continued in its service until its termination at which period I was a 
private in Captain John Duglass' Company of the third Regiment fourth line And I also declare that I afterwards received a certificate for the reward of $80 to which I was entitled under a resolve of Congress passed the 15th of May 1778. And I further declare that I was not on the 15th day of March 1828, on the pension 
list of the United States. 
                   John X Dollerhide 
                      (X his mark)

Before me Absalom Mading a Justice of the peace in and for the Township of Ozan and 
County of Hempstead and Territory of Arkansas, and duly empowered to administer Oaths of the County of Hempstead & Territory aforesaid, personally appeared this day William 
Shannon and Asail Dollerhide of the said County who did severally make oath that John 
Dollerhide by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed is generally reputed and 
believed to have been a private in the Army of the revolution in manner as therein stated. 
     Witness my hand this 12th day of
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January in the year of our Lord 1829. 
                      Absalom Mading, JP 

     I Allen M. Oakley Clerk of the Court of the County of Hempstead in the territory of Arkansas do certify that Absolum Mading before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn was at the time a Justice of the Peace and duly empowered to administer oaths.
     I testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court this 25th dy of May in the year of our Lord 1829.
                        Allen M. Oakley
                        Clerk H.C.C.

Personally appeared before me the aforesaid John Dolerhide who I know personally -- and 
believe to be an honest man. He is a respectable citizen of the adjoining County -- Sevier and being sworn states that some eight or ten years ago he had a house burned down in which were, with other things, all his papers some of which would have establish the facts 
here above set forth. 
     Given under my hand and seal as a justice of the peace in Ozan Township County of 
Hempstead Territory aforesaid. 
                             A. M. Oakley, JP