Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4565, for Samuel Pharr, North Carolina
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SERVICE
N.C.

Pharrell, Samuel
Elizabeth

NUMBER
W. 4565
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7498. 
Georgia. 
Elizabeth Pharr, widow of Samuel Pharr who was a private the N. C. line.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 33 Dollars 66  cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31st day of Dec. 1845 and sent to N. Leake, Present.
Act of March 3, 1843. & 17 June, 1844.
Recorded  in Book A  [illegible 2 Page 175.


T.H. Moore, Sept 26 /53
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[Paper torn right edge, missing words and dates, faint writing]
Elizabeth Pharr
born Jany [illegible]
Edward Pharr
Born September
Thomas Pharr
Born Jany 23 17[obliterated]
Mary Ann Pharr
was born July 7
Samuel [illegible]
was born July 7 [illegible]
Joseph Wilson Ph[missing]
was born 16th Sept17[missing]
Margaret Pharr was born June [illegible] st 1775
Jeney Pharr born February [missing]
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[handwritten on torn paper-possibly right hand side of previous transcription]

Hezekiah Watt Pharr
was born April the 7. 1803
[horizontal line drawn]
William
William Shomees 
Gilo wis born
Sept the 4 1831
Cook
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[handwritten page too faint to read other than few words & letters


Samuel 6/1 harr M us born October 30th 1757
Died May 7th 18[illegible]
9
ere   ebrua   1783
Joseph Wilson Pharr
Joseph Wilson Pharr
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Pharr, Samuel
NC. W4565

[rest of document too faint to be legible]
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State of Georgia}    SS-
Walton County 
Be it known that on this 12th day of June 1845 before me Alexander Forester a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Mrs Jane Giles a resident Gwynett County Georgia aged 44 years past who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following statement that she is the reputed legitimate Daughter of Samuel & Elizabeth Pharr is that she has always understood that his Father was a soldier and served in the War of the Revolution and died in the year 1804 leaving her said mother his widow and a family of reputed legitimate children and that the leaf hereunto annexed purporting to be a family register contains their names in the order of their Births and that she believes the same to contain a true record of their ages that when she deponent married some 22 years since her said mother gave her the family Bible with the ages of her Brothers & sisters then registered at this late period she cannot relate whose hand writing the entry were registered But thinks proverally it is the hand writing of her Brother Edward That her Brother Joseph Pharr Several years since gave her a note Book with the date of her said Father, Mothers marriage registered therein But in consequence of the ink being pale some of her children or some person else on examination she discovers has at some defaced the Original hand writing in order as she supposes to make the to
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the registry more plain That she also has in her possession of the Original record of her 
Grand Father Edward Pharrs original Family record containing the age of of her said Father Samuel Parr which is also hereunto annexed- 
Jane Giles. [signature]
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first mentioned before me }
Alexander Forester JP
 State of Georgia ⎬ 
Walton County}
Be it known that on this 12th day of June 1845 before me Alexander Forester a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared Eli Giles a resident of Gwynett County & State aforesaid & aged fifty three years past-Nathaniel Johnston a resident of the County and State first aforesaid being first duly sworn according to law saith that they are personally acquainted with all the surviving Children of Samuel & Elizabeth Pharr and believes that the leaf hereunto annexed purporting to be a family register contains a true record of their names in the order of their Births and from their Knowledge of the Family believe that it contains a true registry of their ages -Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first written before me } Eli Giles. Nathaniel Johnston [signatures]
Alexander Forester JP

[printed at bottom:]
Pharr, Samuel
NC W4565
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[page with torn edges, stained, faint and mostly illegible writing]

[illegible] Pharr [illegible]
[illegible]phraim Pharr [illegible] born August [illegible]
Samuell Pharr Born October 3 [illegible]
[illegible] Pharr Born October [illegible] 1759
[illegible] Pharr Born August 20th 1761
[illegible] Pharr Born October [illegible] 176[?]
[illegible] Born  January [illegible] 1766
[illegible]
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Marietta Ga. Aug. 17th 1833.
Wm L.P. Waldo Com. Pensions & C. 
Dear Sir,  Some  time in the year 1844 or 1845, My Mother in law, Elizabeth Pharr Widow of Samuel Pharr a Revolutionary Soldier - employed John H Kilgore of Walton County Ga. as an agent to prosecute and obtain from the Goverment, all the Pension which belonged to said widow the old man Pharr served nearly all the time of the War, and did not during his life time draw any pension at all, so that we conclude a considerable amount which was due the widow more than our agent has accounted for to us, and as one of the family or heirs, I only ask you to favor me with the true amount, which was paid to said Kilgore on the application of Elizabeth Pharr. our opinion being, that he has not correctly accounted to us, and hope it will not give you such trouble to refer to the case & give the desired information, we feel that we have been wronged, and only wish that we may obtain justice We rent to trouble you, but know no other way to get in possession of the facts, - Please answer at your earliest Convenience & indirect your communications, to T. H. Moore Marietta Ga. I am Sir Most Respectfully your obedient Servant, Nathaniel Johnson
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Declaration 
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congres of the 7 July 1838 entitled an act of  granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows. 
State of Georgia }
Garnett County ⎬ On this the thirtyeth day of August 1844 personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Inferior Court for the County and State aforesaid Mrs Elizabeth Pharr a resident of said County and State aged Eighty years past who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit I of the act of Congress passed July 7 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to Certain Widows. That she is the widow of Samuel Pharr who was a Soldier in the War of the Revolution in the Northcarolina Malitia  That the said Samuel Pharr volunteered about the commencement of the War and served a tour in a company of volunteers raised in Mecklenburg County Northcarolina the place of his residence That he served under Captain Alexandre Major Barr the other officers not recollected by this deponent And this deponent further States that the said Samuel Pharr was in the services at Several Stages of the War That he served some part of his time as Waggoner and that towards the close of the War She is of Opinion that he served as Left Tenant in Cavalry That the said Samuel Parr was partly raised and resided in Mecklenburg County Northcarolina at and prior to, the commencement of the War and rendered all his services as a soldier from said County and State But the officer names whom he served under she cannot state only Capt Allexandre & Maj Barr That she knows of no person living who was acquainted with the said Samuel Pharr other than Edward Pharr a resident of Jackson County Georgia and John Jenkins of Pike County Georgia (whose affidavits which may here after be hereunto annexed) for proof of his services she refers to And this deponent further declares that she was legally married to the said Samuel Pharr
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on the 11th day of February Seventeen hundred and Eighty three in Mecklenburg County Northcarolina that they removed from thence to Georgia Wilks County from thence to Southarolina Abbeville District where her husband died on the 7 day of May Eighteen hundred and four That she has remained a widow ever since that date That  she has no documentary evidence in her possession of their having been married and knows of none in the possession of any other person that she knows of no person living who could testify to the fact other than Edward Pharr of Jackson County Georgia That She has no Documentary evidence of her husband services as aforesaid that she was not married prior to her husbands last service but was married prior to the 1st day of January 1794 viz at the time above stated all of which will more fully appear by refference to proof hereto Elizabeth X her mark Pharr 
Amended
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first written before me a Justice of the Inferior Court for the County and State aforesaid & I further Certify that the said Mrs Elizabeth Pharr is from bodily infirmity unable to attend Court In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 30th August 1844 
John C. Whitworth J.J.C.
State of Georgia }
Gwynett County } Be it known that on the 30th day of August  1844 before me John Whitworth a Justice of the Infenor Court for said County and State personally appeared James Wilson aged fifty three years past and Mary Ann Wilson aged fifty three years past residents of the County and State aforesaid being first duly sworn according to law doth on their Oaths make the following statement that they have been acquainted Samuel Pharr, who was reputed to have been a Soldier in the War of the Revolution, and Elizabeth Pharr the above declarant for the space of forty years or more past that they have been living together peacebly as C
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[small page attached to larger document]
Elizabeth Pharr was born July 18, 1754
Edward Pharr was born Sept 11th 1746 
Thomas Pharr was born January 2d 1759
Mary Ann Pharr was born July 7th 17[?]1
Samuel [illegible] Pharr was born July 17 179[?]  
Joseph Wilson Pharr was born in Sept 4th 1796
Margaret Pharr was born June 1st 1795 
Jane Pharr was born February 19th [year illegible]
Hepsikiah Watt Pharr was born April 7th 1803 [or 13]
[Larger document]
man and wife from and before their (deponents) first recollection of them and were always reputed and believed in their neighbourhood where they formerly resided up to the day of said Samuel Pharrs death to have been legally married and deponents concur in that opinion They further say that the aforesaid Samuel Pharr died on the 7th day of May 1804 in Abbeville District Southcarolina leaving the said Elizabeth Pharr as his widow and that she is still his widow James Wilson 
Mary A. Wilson [signatures]
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and date first written before me John C. Whitworth J.I.C 
I further certify that Mr James and Mrs Mary Ann Wilson are personally known to me that they are respectable persons and creditable witnesses In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 30th day of August 1844 John C. Whitworth  J. I.C.
State of Georgia Gwynett County}
 Before me John Whitworth a Justice of the Inferior Court for said County and State personally appeared Mrs Elizabeth Pharr the applicant and being duly sworn saith That the leaf hereunto annexed contains a true record of her childrens ages in the order of their births and is the only family record that is in her possession or within her knowledge of their childrens ages That it is not her husbands original family record That she cannot account  for the Original unless it is in the possession of Edward Pharr her oldest son that she believes the leaf hereunto annexed contains a true copy from the Original Sworn to and subscribed on this 30 August 1844 before me Elizabeth X mark Pharr
I do hereby certify that the leaf hereunto annexed was cut out of a Hymn Book Dr Watts Seventh addition dated 1827 and hereunto annexed by me with three wafers this 30th August 1844 John C Whitworth  J.I.C.
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State of Georgia Gwynett County }
October the 9th 1844 Special Court The Declaration of Mrs Elizabeth Pharr for a pension under the act of Congress of the 
7 July 1838 duly certified by John C Whitworth a Justice of the Inferior Court of Gwynett County on the 30th day of August 1844 having been submitted to the Court it doth hereby approve his acts and proceedings and hereby directs the Clerk to endorse this approval on the papers.
Levi Loveless JJC  
Attest Riley T.Baker JJC   
John C Whitworth JIC   D.N. Pittman JIC
State of Georgia Gwynett County ⎬
 I Rily S Baker Clerk of the Inferior 
Court for said County Certify that the foregoing are the Original proceeding as submited to said Court for its approval and that the foregoing is the original order of said Court I further certify that John C Whitworth is an acting Justice of said Court and that the foregoing signatures purporting be his are genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of Office and subscribed my name this 9th day of October 1844. Riley S. Baker C.J.C.
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Jefferson Ga
17July.                                    10

John H. Kilgore Esq
Monroe
Walton County
Georgia
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State of Georgia Jackson County ⎬ On this fifteenth day of July Eighteen hundred and forty four personally appeared before me James B Nabers a Justice of the peace in and for said County, Edward Pharr a resident of the County of Jackson & State of Georgia aged seventy eight years, who being duly  sworn according the law saith that he formerly resided in Mecklenburg County North Carolina and was many years well acquainted with Samuel Pharr of the same County and state that the said Samuel Pharr of the same County and State that the same Samuel Pharr was subsequently of Abbeville District S.C. and died there, perhaps thirty years ago leaving a widow, Elizabeth Pharr, formerly Elizabeth Bailey to whom he was married on the [blank] day of Seventeen  hundred and eighty three in Mecklenburg County N. Carolina - and that the said Samuel Pharr was in the service of the United States during the Revolutionary war for the space nine months at one time-- and was frequently out in companies & or Scouts for different periods at a time, but what length of time the said Samuel Part served in all, deponent does not now recollect nor can he recollect the names of any officers under whom Samuel Pharr served unless perhaps his nine month's service was under Capt or Col. Thomas Alexander and he thinks probably a time under Major Barr
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Deponent can not State dates precisely but thinks Samuel Pharr entered the service twelve or eighteen months prior to the Battle at Guilford N.C. and had served out his time of nine month and returned home before that battle, having been most of the time in South Carolina, whether he was drafted or a volunteer deponent does not recollect he resided in Mecklenburg Co N.C. when he entered the service. Sworn to and subscribed before me this day and date above mentioned James B. Nabers J. P. Edward Pharr 
Georgia Jackson County }  I, James B Nabers a Justice of the peace in and for said County do certify that I have been long acquainted with Edward Pharr the above deponent, and know him to be a Clergyman of respectibility, and a worthy and useful citizen. Given under my hand this 15th July 1844 J. B. Nabus J.P. 
 State of Georgia Jackson County} S.S
I, John J. McCulloch Clerk of the Inferior Court of the County of Jackson, do hereby certify that James B. Nabers is a Justice of the peace in & for said County duly commissioned and qualified & that his signature above written is genuine. Given under my hand and private seal having no seal of office this 15th day of July 1844   John J. McCulloch  clk   LL [LL within drawn looped circle]
Infr. Crt. I. Cos.
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Jefferson July 15th 1844 Dear Sir 
I went up on Saturday to see Mr Pharr.  I conversed with him some time and gave him till to day to reflect on the questions which I propounded to him-- he came down to day but was unwilling the depose positively to any thing except that his brother had served nine months but as you will observe knows but slittle & says less about the officers, the time he entered the service of the character of his service, the old man came to Mile and was in haste to get off-I hasily drew up his affidavit-with send it to you if you think his testimony will avail any thing in its present form send it on otherwise if you suggestt any thing as necessary let me hear from you & I will forthwith attend to it but I dont believe he will even on further reflection after the substance of his affidavit 
Yours Respectfully
John J. McCulloch
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State of Georgia }
Cherokkee County  }
Be it known that this Sixteenth day of May eighteen hundred and forty five before me George W. McCollum a Justice of the peace in and for said County and State personally appeared Joseph W. Pharr a resident of said County and State aged forty eight years past being duly sworn saith on oath that he has frequently seen and been familiar with the family Bible of his Grand Father Edward Pharr  from which he few months since had a text and preached and that the same was then and had been for near twenty years in the possion of his eldest Brother Edward Pharr who now resides in the County of Gwinnett in said State which contained the family registry of all his children and the date of their Marriage and deponent further saith that he has in his possession a transcript from said family Bible to his own family Bible and that the marraige [sic] of Samuel Pharr and and Elizabeth Baily deponents father and mother was registered among the rest and bore date the eleventh day of February Seventeen hundred and eighty three (11th Febry 1783) that his Brothers House was in the month of February last (1845) consumed by fire and the said Family Bible therewith - That deponent knows of no record proof now in existence except the above unless his sister Jane Giles has - That some 15 years since deponent transcribed the date of his said parents marriage from the aforesaid Family Bible into a note Book which he presented to his Sister Jane Giles for her satisfaction which registry may be in existence        J.W.Pharr [signature]
Sworn to and subscribed before me  I further certify that Wm Pharr is a respectable clergyman Geo. W. Mclallum JP
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Georgia }
Cherokee County }
I James Jordan Clerk of the Superior Court of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that George W. McCollum whose names appears to the foregoing affidavit is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned that full faith and credit is due and ought to be given to all his official acts as such that signature purporting to be his is genuine Given under my hand and private seal there the being no seal of office provided at Canton this the Sixteenth day of May, 1845 James Jordan Clerk S.C.   SC [initials surrounded by drawn looped circle] 
Georgia Cherokee County } I Jabez Galt one of the Justices of the Inferior Court for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that James Jordan whose name appears to the foregoing and above certificate is acting Clerk of the Superior Court of said County duly commissioned & that full faith and credit is due and ought to be given to all his official acts as such and that the above signature to be his is Genuine. X Given under my hand and seal this the Sixteenth day of May 1845 1 Jabez Galt J.I.C. [initials  surrounded by drawn looped circle,as a drawn seal]
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Georgia }
Cherokee County }
We do hereby certify that we have been aquainted with Joseph W. Pharr whose name appears to the foregoing affidavit a number of years and that he is a worthy citizen a minister of the Gospel a man high moral character and stands in the community where he is known as a man of the highest truth and veracity and also that we have seen in his Bible the transcript of which he speaks in his said affidavit Given under our hands this 16th day of May 1845 
James Jordan Clk Sup Court 
Geo. W. McCallumJP
Jabez Galt J.I.C. 
Georgia 
I certify that James Gorden is Clerk of the Superior Court of Cherokee County State of Georgia and I believe the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine 
 this 7 July 1845
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[Typed form, completed in cursive]
Information as contained in his (or his widow’s)
application for pension on file in this Bureau.
Samuel Pharr    War File 4565
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
Beginning of war
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
————  was in service at several stages of the 
war, part of the time as wagoner & towards the close as Lieut. of Cav.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.  Thomas Alexander
COLONEL.  Major Barr
STAFF. N.C. Militia
Battles engaged in, none Noted
Residence of soldier at enlistment,  Mecklenburg County N.C.
Date of application for pension,
Aug 30 1844; Her claim was Al.
Residence at date of application,
Gwinnett County Ga.
Age at date of application [last four words lined through] of soldier [written in], 
{ born Oct. 30, 1757      died May 7, 1804 in Abbeville District. S.C.
Remarks:    Soldier (Son of Edward Pharr) married in Mecklenburg Co. N.C. Feby 11, 1783
Elizabeth Bailey who was born June 9, 1765. Their children were Elizabeth b. July 10, 1784;
Edward b. Sept. 11, 1786; Thomas b. Jany 23, 1789; Mary Ann b. July 7, 1791; Samuel Thatcher b. July 7, 1793;   Joseph Wilson b. Sept. 14,1796; Margaret b. June 1, 1798; Jane married Giles ,b. Feby 19, 1801; Hezekiah Watt b. April 7, 1803. The above noted list as the order Soldier of that name. In 1853 Nathaniel Johnson refers to widow as his mother in law.
Very respectfully,
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[Left side of page]
1908 Sept 30  Hist.to Mrs. E. P. Griffen V.L.M.
1911 Apr. 21 Hist. to Dr Chas. L. Meriwether V.L.M.

[Right side of page]
Revy WIDOW, &c.
 File No. 4565  
 Elizth Pharr  
Wid.
Samuel Pharr
Pvt. N. C. line 
Act: Mch,  3rd/h3, June 17 oo/hs [partially illegible]
Index:—-Vol.  M, Page 127 
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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No. 11470
Elizabeth Pharr   wid. of Samuel
[unable to decipher word]
Let  to Mrs.A. Kilgore
March 28th 1844
Let to Mrs. Green Nov 25 ‘45

act July 7. 1838.
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9799 --- 
Georgia.6
Elizabeth Pharr,
Widow of Samuel Pharr, 
who was a pensioner under the Act of 
and who died on the 7th. May, 1801 
of Gwinett Co in the State of Ga. 
who was a private in the [blank]
commanded by Captain [blank] of the [blank]
commanded by [blank] in
in the N. Carolina line for 10 mos: 3 days Inscribed on the Roll of Savannah, at the rate of 33– Dollars 66 —Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31st:-- day of December 1845, and sent to N. Leake Present. Total amount, $168.30 
[Act July 7, 1838.]
 Recorded by [illegible] ———-Clerk,
Book  D. Vol. A—-Page 323.
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No. 11470 
Elizabeth Pharr
 Ga 
Act. 7 July 38 
added 
10 mos 3 days per 33.66
also [illegible] 41  JLK 
Nathan Leake Eqr
 Present
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I further certify that Eli Giles & Nathaniel Johnston the affiants are creditable persons persons & xintelligent witnesses. In testimy [sic] whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 12th day of June 1845 
Alexander Forester
State of Georgia}  I William W Novell Clerk of Walton County}     the Inferior Court in and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Alexander Forester is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly Commissioned and legally quallified as such and that the foregoing Signature purporting to be his are genuine his 
Given under my hand and seal of Office at Office in Munro this 13th day June 1845
W W Nowell Clk
Infr Court Walton County Ga
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Comptroller's Office, Raleigh, N.C. 

I, William F. Collins Comptroller of Public Accounts, do hereby certify that it appears of record in my office, that the following certificates were issued in favour Samuel Pharr, for military service, viz: one for ten pounds, (£10), found in Book No 7- page 21: another for nine pounds, four shillings (£ 9, 4s) found in Book No 26- page 43; and another for six pounds, fifteen shilling and four pence (£6.15s. 4d) found in Book No 25 [5 is ?] page 75; another for one pound seven shillings (£1.7.) found in Book No 25 page 57; given under my hand and seal this 8 day of April 1845
WmF Collins Compt
[addition left bottom of document:]
10
  9-4
   6.13.4
   1–7
____________
£27:04: 4
    20
81 54 4
____________
68

$34.    10 mos 3 dy
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[left side of page , written vertically]
Nov.26.1845
[illegible] case
Elizabeth Pharr

[right side of page, written horizontally]
15
Col. J.L. Edwards
Comm. of Pensions
Washington City  D.C.
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[handwritten letter ]

Col J. L. Edwards
Washington

Richmond 21 No 1845
DLis

I send you the only family record of Sam. & Eliz. Pharr’s marriage I’m 1783.  to sustain her application from [illegible] : for a pension under act 7 July 1858 as widow of Lt Saml. Pharr.I am yr. Obt sevt
Thomas Green
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[Apparent envelope; hand written ]
[left side written vertically:]
Oct. 24, 1845
[illegible]
Elizabeth Pharr

[right upper corner stamped:]
10

Col. J. L. [or S.] Edwards
Commr. Of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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Richmond 22nd Oct: 1845
Col. J. L. Edwards
Commr.  of Pensions
Sir.  Enclosed is the certificate of the Comptroller of N.C. of about  £27 paid for the services of Samuel Pharr [name underlined] in the N. C. Militia. I send it to be filed with the application Mrs Elizabeth Pharr his widow, of Ga. for a pension under act 7 July 1838. I find these certificates may be correct as far as they go [as far as they go is underlined], but that it often happens, they have to be amended, by making additions for payments which had not been observed in the first instance. Their Militia record may not be in much better condition so far as Militia service is concerned than one in which are entirely without an index. I make this remark to shew, the services may have been for a much longer period than indicated by the certificate.
I am Yr. Obt Sert. 
Thomas Green
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[printed form with handwritten answers]
3-871
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS. 
 Briefed by    Gill
Claim No.____
 Certificate No.__________
Claimant _________
Soldier Samuel Phar 
Service ______
Additional Service  Rev. War 
________________________
No _____claim, State records____, 190___
 No claim, combination records___, 190___
REMARKS: No claim except W. 4565 
[stamped date]SEP 23 1908 
--- Chief Division
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[printed  letterhead]
Dr. Chas.  L. Meriwether 
316 1-2 Georgia Street 
Hours { 8:30 to 12 a.m. 1:30 to 5 p.m.
Phone 311
Louisiana, Missouri,  April 14th  1911
[handwritten letter]
Bureau of Pensions Dep’t 
Washington, D.C.
 Dear Sirs 
Will you please send me a copy of the services of Lieut of Cavalry of Samuel Pharr son of Edward enlisted at the beginning of the Revolutionary War in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina born Oct 30th 1757 died May 7th 1804 Abbeville Dist, S.C. married in Mecklenburg Co, N.C. to Miss Elizabeth Bailey, 
Thanking you I remain
Most Resp’t
Chas L. Meriwether
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W. 4565 
Fairbury, Nebr.
 Sept. 15, 1908.
Dear sir,  I wish to know if an ancestor by the name of Phar, (Samuel, I think but not certain) was pensioned for service during the Revolutionary War.
 Thanking you in advance 
I am yours truly,
Mrs. E.P. Griffin