Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5120, George Halbrooks, N.C.
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N.C
Halbrooks, George or Holbrooks
R. 5120
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State of Indiana
Gibson County

Gilson Probate Court, February Turn 1837
Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th June 1832

On this 13th day of February1837, personally appeared before the Probate Courtin afore said County of Gibson, George Halbrooks a resident of the county of Gibson and State of Indiana, aged ninety three years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth as his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the for civilian made by the Act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832; That he entered the Army of the United States, as a Lieutenant in a Company commanded by Captian John Armstrong, and which he thinks was attached to the 3rd Regt of NoCarolina State Troops; that he so entered the service in the month of April or May 1776; at Surry Court House, NoCarolina; that immediately afterwards, he was [illegible] by Capt Armstrong to recruit men to complete this company; that after it was made up it was mustered in on attached to the said 3rd Regt; that he was still engaged in recruiting men after the completion of the company to which he belonged, in Rowan Guilford Mechlenburg Counties N.C; that he did not receive his commission as Lieutenant until he had been in service some nine or twelve months; that he received recruiting funds from Robert Lenoir paymaster general. In consequence of his absence on the recruiting service he is unable to state in the [illegible] and certainty the names of the field officers of the Regt which he belonged, as he did not join it until the date of 1777, do be therefore at Winchester, Virginia; but [illegible] the Colonel was Col Hays who did some ten or twelve months after declarant first entered the service, the Lt. Col one Walker, and one Armstrong (then Known as the Indian fighter) was Major-when he joined the Army as afod, he (declarant), marched a company which he had recruited, from NoCa to Winchester and that one Col Williams or Wiliamson was the Commander of the 3rd Regt and until his joining the Regt as afod he was engaged in the recruting service, and been so engaged nearly two years ([illegible]  times not recollected) and that he was attached to the Infantry-Declarant is unable to state from whom he received his commission as Lieut. or by whom it issued or signed-having long since lost or misplaced it= He further states that this term of service was very nearly two years.
At Winchester he left the above Regt. by the reassuring
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General Daniel Morgan (then Col) and who was then lying with his regiment, which he thinks was the 3rd at Winchester) who issued him a discharge from Col. Williams or Williamson, and that he entered Morgans regiment from whom he received a commission as Captain of a compay of Dragoons. He does not recollect the name of the Leut. Col of Morgans Regt but thinks that one Humphreys was Major. He thinks he entered Morgan's Regt about the date of 1777. From Winchester the Regt went Fredrick Town in Maryland where it was quartered the whole winter, and when the winter broke, it was marched for Philadelphia, entereing the state of Pennsylvania, crossing the Sasquahannah at Nan's Ferry, passing this the town of York Lancaster and Carlile; After passing the latter place, the routing the army was changed in consequence, he suppose, of orders from Headquarters, and there was much marching and countermarching At this time he thinks that Phila was in possession of the enemy. About this time (say the fall) he thinks the battle of Germantown was fought. The Declarant says that he was in the hearing of the battle being [illegeible] as a reconnecting party-at this distant period in consequence of his extreme age, declarant is unable to any thing like a detailed and accurate account, of the movements of that part of the Army to which his company was attached. He thinks that Armstrong, "the Indian fighter",succeeded Morgan after the promotion of the latter; Shortly after the Battle of Germantown, marched South by forced march, through Maryland thro Virginia stopping in Staunton to recruit or rest the army, There it proceded to So. Car crossing Dan river at "Carmicheal Ford" then to the "Shallow  Ford' of the main Yadkin in No Car and without any halt of consequence reached the [illegible] [illegible] of the "Compass" in SoCa when an engagement with British took place; Gen C Morgan commanded the Americans and Col Tarlton the enemy. In this action the British were defeated, and a personal [illegible] took place between Col Washington, who commanded the right wing and Col Tarlton, in which the latter lost his cue and a part of a finger by a salve blow from the fumes. Declarant thinks this battle was fought in January 1779. The British were pursued after this action nearly to Ninety Six, when the army abandoned the pursuit and turned down South to join the main Southern Army under Genl Green (to join whom he understood was the object of Genl Morgan's movement)
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to South Carolina) Joined Gen G as the South particular place or times not recollected but thinks it was about 30 or 40 miles from the Eutaw Springs and about a fortnight before the action at that place. Declarant was in the battle of Eutaw, which he thinks was fought about the 1st April 1779. In this action Declarant was under a new Colonel (cannot recollect his name) who fell in the actions, cannot recollect the Lt. Col, but recollects the Major who was Joseph Winston (he thinks) of Virginia-(in this place it may be proper to state that Gen Morgan and Col Armstrong under whom declarant served at the battle of Cowpens were with a detachmentsent with the prisoners taken at the Cowpen to Staunton Virginia) [illegilble] commanded the Americans, and Declarant [illegible] [illegible] commanded the enemy at the Eutaw Springs The action was very severe and and the enemy was defeated. Cannot recollect the names of any officers besides those mentioned, except one Col Campbell of the regular service who he thinks was killed and Col William Campbell of the NoCa militia. Shortly after this battle, the ones which had been detached south (and to which declarant belonged) under Gen Morgan to join Gen [illegible] was marched to Hillsborough NoCa and there discharged or dismissed until again called upon and this was done as consequence of a cessation of hostilities. Thinks this was in the month of May after the battle of Eutaw Springs which declarant supposed was in the year of 1779. It may be proper here to state declarant indicates his accounts in [illegible] to the dates of the several more important accounts of his campaigns when his recollections imperfect as best of the time of his entering the service and the acutual of time between these events That inaccuracies in consequence  of his extreme old age (now 93) and his infirmities no doubt have [illegible] int this his statement of his service but he hopes he has stated the material events of his service with accuracy and particularity sufficient to convince the Department that he was an eyewitness & participation in them
The declarant has forgotten to state in addition to the above under the Command of Col Morgan (that is where his his Regt) and before returning to the South to join Gen Green, that he was marched into the State of NYork from Maryland thro Pennsylvania (this is the same march archived above) thro York, Lancaster, [illegible] crossing the [illegible] at or near Reading thin crossing the [illegible] into New Jersey, passing thro [illegible] to Elizabethtown Thro
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north into the State of New York marching up the [illegible] River to Albany to join the northern army under Gen Gates at albany he was detached to intercept some provisions belonging to the English, who were there in the [illegible] under Gen Burgoyne. This was the [illegible] that Gen B. was captured. Declarant was not in the actions being [illegible] as above but came in after the capture thinks the same evening. Recollects seeing General Schuyler, Arnold Ladsturling here but his recollection is not distinct. After the capture, the line under Genl Morgan (who was then he thinks [illegible] promotion) to which declarant belonged, was marched into Pennsylvania and wintered at Valley Forge and in the spring, marched south as afod and declarant says that this may be taken in amendment to his statement above in regard to his campaign a when in Pennsylvania
Declarant thinks he can cautiously declare that he served in the Army of the United States as a Lieutenant a year and nine months at least and that he served in the capacity of Captain of Dragoons three years and nine months making his whole service in the Revolution fiver years and six months at least. Declarant is aware that he has omitted to state some events which might have a favorable influence upon the actions of the Department upon his application and he hopes that all contradictions and descrepancies entailed in his declaration will be attributable to his imperfect recollection of events which transpired more than fifty years ago. He is willing however to [illegible] and doth declare without gratification to the length of time he served in the different capacities of Lieutenant and Captain which was as above.
The said declarant doth hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and he declares his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State
The Declarant saith he is unable to advise any dcocumenting or other evidnce of his as afod having mislaid his commissions or lost thru the lapse of time
Goerge Halbrooks (Subscribed)
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George Holbrooks
Indiana
Suspended
Sec letter to E. D. Terry 27 April
1837
Hon B. E. Grey Apl 21,1854
5120
1832
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Raleigh 21st March 1837
Sir
I have carefully searched the rolls of the Continental line of this State in the Revolutionary war for the name of George Holbrooks but do not find it there nor on any other document in the Office of Secretary of State for this State.
Very respectfully your Obt Servt
W. Hill
James L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
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Hon M Waldo
Dear Sir
Please return 
to me the enclosed with
the information desired
I am with great respect  the
Ben (unreadable)
14 April 54
Ho of Reps
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Ow Rep
File # 5,120
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George Holbrook  Capt
Cavly-
Evidence is insuffication
Act 1828
Indiana
Ref. File No 5.120
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Sir
Enclosed you will receive the application of George Halbrook for a Pension. If the papers should be insufficient for
or any amendment, be pleased to return them at an early date
I am Sir 
Respectfully yr obt
Servt
Elias S Terry

J.L. Edwards Esq

Princeton Indiana
15th February 1837
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33.886
Geo Halbrooks
Indiana
Declaration of
George Halbrooks

E S. Terry
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Subscribed & Sworn the day & year afrd in open Court
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant George Halbrooks was a revolutionary
soldier and served as he states.
John Hargrove Probate Judge

I, John R. Montgomery Clerk of the said Probate Court in & for the County of Gilson & State of Indiana, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application
of George Halbrooks for a a pension

In testimony whereof, I have here unto set my hand and seal of office this 14th day
February AD 1837
J R Montgomery Clk
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Act of July 14, 1862, and March 9, 1873.

REJECTED
5120
George Holbrooks
Service:
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized.
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free
Princeton Ind
4th the Octo
kee
Honble Richard Rush 
Secretary of the Treasury
Washington City
Revolutionary
Claim

Recd 16 Oct 1828
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889
The Notable
Richard Rush
Secretary of the Treasury
Sir
your letter of the 30th of August last has been received, making a further inquiry respecting my success as a Captain of Cavalry in the Contenental Service of the United States in the army of the Revolution-1st the number of the Regiment, 2nd the [illegible] to which it belonged and 3rd the name of the Colonel whom commanded it. In answer to that Inquiry I can state I belonged to the #rd Regiment of Cavalry and served as a Captain in the same for upwards of three years, as to the line I can only state that it was commanded by Colonel John Hayse, and under General Morgan and in the Continental line.
George Halbrooks
Subscribed and sworn to before me a Justice of the Peace
this 3rd day of Oct. 1828
S. L. Boicourt
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The State of Indiana
Gibson County
I John J Neely Clerk of the Gibson Circuit Court do certify that Samuel L. Boicourt Esqr whose name is affixed to the within affadavit is an acting Justice of the Peace for the county & state [illegible] duly empowered to administer oaths and such forth is and ought to be [illegible] to tall his offered oaths as such
In Testimony whereof I have here unto [illegible] the seal of my office at Princeton this 3rd day of October 1828
John J Neely Clk
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872. 889
Revolutionary Claims.
Treasury Department
Aug 30 1838
George Holbrooks, of in the County of Gibson, in the State of Indiana, has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the Revolution," approved on the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he was as an officer on the Continental line, and served as such to the end of the war,
at which period he was a Captain of Cavalry in the regiment of the + line; and that he received commutation certificates for the five years full pay granted by the resolve of 22 March 1783; and, further, that he has recieved as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826 nothing
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far these several statements are corroborated by the records in his office
By order of the Secretary,
A. Dickins
Virginia
The claimant name is not found in the Virginia line
3 [illegible] office
17, August 1829
Treasury Department
Third Auditors Office
5th September 1828
It further appears that George Holbrooks is not now on the pension list of   any-----agency and has not been since the 3rd March 1826
The Revolutionary record in this office furnish no information in relation to the servies of Capt. George Holbrooks-Peter Hagner
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War Department
Bounty Land Office
19 May 1829
The records of this office do not show that George Holbrooks a Capt of Cavalry ever received or is entitled to land of Mr. W. [illegible]
E. Stephens
General Land office
18 Sept 1829
The name of George Holbrooks does not appear on the List of Warrants found by the Register of the Land Office at Richmond sofar as they have been received
G W Graham
Commissioner
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872.
G. Holbrook
mo Aug 25 1828
[illegible]
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For the purpose of obtaining the benefit of an act entitled 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 George Halbrooks aged 84 years in the State of Indiana, do herby declare that I was an officer (a Captain in the Light Horse Service) in the Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution and served as such until the end of the war at which period I was a Captain of Light Horse or Dragoons in the Regiment Commanded by  Colonel Hayes in the third Regiment and commanded by Genrl Morgan. And I also declare that I afterwards received a certificate (commonly called a commendation certificate) for a service equal to the amount of five years full pay which I was offered by the resolve of Congress of the 22nd of March 1783 instead of the half pay for life to which I was entitled under the resolae of the 21st of October 1789. And I further do declare that I have not received of the United States as a pensioner since the 3rd day of March 1826 any money or pension of any kind nor since the 3rd day
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of March 1828. I further declare I held as [illegible] in the Continental line of the Army of the Revolution as a Lieutenant in the foot in a company commanded by Capt John Armstrong in commanded by Colonel Smith and I think the third Regiment was a Lieut in the foot service 18 or 19 months after which I was transfered and promoted to the rank of a captain of Horse in which [illegible] I served until the war was over and I had regular conscriptions in both the above declarations which was destroyed about seventy one years of service by accident
George Halbrooks
Signed before me Samuel L. Boicourt a Justice of the Peace for the County Gibson and State of Indiana duly empowered to [illegible] oaths personally appeared George Holbrooks who [illegible] the above and [illegible] oath the same is correct to the best of his recollection and Thomas J. Evans who did severally make oaths that George Halbrooks by whom the forgoing declaratiion was subscribed is generally respected and believed to have been an officer in the Army of the Revolution in manner he had thus
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August AD 1828
S. L. Boicourt
State of Indiana
Gibson County 
I John J. Neely Clerk of the Circuit Court in accord for the county of Gibson and State of Indiana do certify that Samuel L. Boicourt before whom the forgoing affidavits were sworn was at the time as Justice of the Peace for the county aforesaid and duly empowered to administer oaths
In Testimony whereof I have hereto let my honor and affixed the Seal of our [illegible] court at Princeton this 11th day of August AD 1828
John J. Neely Clk GCI
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Princeton Ind
July 22nd
The Honorable
The Secretary of the Treasuy of U States
Washington City, DC
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George Holbrooks 889.
1352.3117
Recd 10 Aug 1829
258
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State of Indiana
Gibson County
I John J Neely Clerk of the Gibson Circuit Court do certify that Payton Wheeler the subscribing justice to the within certificate is and was at the time of signing the same an serving Justice of the Peace for the County and State afore duely commissioned and qualified as such and due faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official oath as such
In testimonny whereof I have hereto did my hand and caused the seal of our said Circuit Court to be affixed as my office in Princeton this 22nd day of July AD 1829
John J Neely
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State of Indiana
Gibson County
Be it remembered that on the 22nd day of July 1829 personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the county aforesaid George Halbrooks who has heretofore applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefit of an act of Congress passed the 15th of May 1828 for the [smudged] of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the Revolution who being duly sworn agreeably to [error] saith that he did served as a regular officer in the Regiment commanded by Colonel John Hayes and known as the 4th Virginia Regt of Cavalry that he served as a Captain regiment for the term of three years & upward and was not discharged until the termination of the war that he cannot at this time furnish any other evidence than hes own affadavit
George Halbrooks
Subscribed and sworn to before me this day & date above Tom Wheeler