Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4,071, for Charles Smith, Virginia
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[typed form with handwritten information]
(3-1776)  

SERVICE| |NUMBER  

Va.|Smith, Charles|W.4071
|Phebe|

CONTENTS 
S, res of Iredell Co. N.C. in 1824, [illegible]
[illegible] Apr. 19. 1840.
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State of North Carolina}
Iredell County} May session 1841
On this 17 day of May 1841 personally appeared before the Court of Pleas &  Quarter Sessions for said County Pheby Smith a resident of the County & State aforesaid aged 84 years who being duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed 4th July 1836 that she is the widow of Charles Smith who was a soldier of the Revolutionary war which will more fully appear by reference to this declaration filed in the War Office on which he obtained a pension of Eight Dollars pr. month until the day of his death which was the 19th day of April 1840. She further states that she was married to the said Charles Smith in Salsbury Rowan County North Carolina Shortly after the Revolutionary war and lived with him . from that time till he died that she has no dockumentary evidence nor knows of no person now living that can prove their marriage that they resided in Mecklenburg County No Carolina for several years after they were married & then moved to Iredell County in the State aforesaid & lived there ever since given under my hand & seal the day & year above written 
attested by
Wm H. Hayns 
Pheby Smith Seal[encircled]
her X mark
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State of No Carolina}
Iredell County} May 17th 1841
Personally appeared before me David B. Gaither an acting Justice of the peace & and for the County aforesaid Theophilus Halls and after being duly sworn according to Law deposeth & saith that he was well acquainted with Charles Smith the reputed husband of Sheby Smith whose name appears with her mark to the foregoing declaration: that he acted as agent for the said Charles Smith for ten or fifteen years previous to his death in receiving his pension or in Fayetteville he further states that he is will acquainted with Pheby Smith & that she lived with him this P. Charles Smith as man and wife until the day of his death that they raised a family of children & was always respected in the neighbourhood as man and wife & that the said Pheby Smith is a woman of repectability & truth.
Yest C.B. Gaither JP
Theophilus Halls [mark]
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Stay of North Carolina}
Irdell County⎬
I J. F. Alxander Clerk of the Court of Please & Quarter Sessions for the County of Indell do hereby certify that Pheby Smith whose name with her mark appear to the foregoing Declaration personally appeared in open Court of May Sessions 1841 and was duly qualified to the Contents thereof. And that from report of her personal acquaintance She is a woman of Fair Standing & respectability.- I further certify that Theophilus Halls whose affidavit appears hereunto annexed is a Citizen of this County and that he is a man of undoubted verasity and the signature purporting to be his is Genuine, and David B. Gaither whose name appears as witness to said affidavit is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly Qualified according to Law, and the signature purporting to be his is genuine- 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office at Statesville this 31st day of May 1841
J. F. Alexander Clerk of Iredell County Courts
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[form filled with handwriting]
18.366 R
M. after the War
d. 19 Ape '40
North Carolina
Charles Smith of Iredell Co in the State of N Carolina who was a private in the Regiment commanded Colonel Buford of the Virginia line, for the term of War. 
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 22 of August 1821
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 of Nov 1821 and sent to Hon. Lewis Williams Panther's Creek, Surry C'o- N C
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1821. 10/31 & 4/30 $3.64
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1822. 48--
$51.64 
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.} &
first of May 1820

2.58
1.06
___
3.64
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a copy of the this written documents were sent 6 Dec 1823, to Hon Lewis Williams, H. R.
a copy of the written document copies for Hon S. Williams Esq
21st May 1832.

[written opposite direction  - upside down]
Duplicate certificate of pension issued & sent to Honorable.. Lewis Williams, House of Reps., U. States, Dec 12'th..1823..
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Duplicate certificate of pension issued & sent to Honorable.. Lewis Williams, House of Reps., U. States, Dec 12'th..1823..  

[written opposite direction - upside down]
a copy of the this written documents were sent 6 Dec 1823, to Hon Lewis Williams, H. R.  a copy of the written document copies for Hon S. Williams Esq 21st May 1832.
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[illegible]
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State of No. Carolina}
Iredell County}August Term 1821
On this 22d day of August 1821, personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record openend and held az such this day for the County of Iredell, Charley Smith of 1 the County aforesaid, aged about seventy two years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18th, of March 1818 and the 1st of May 1820, that he the said Charles Smith enlisted for the term of three years in June or July in the year 1775. at [illegible] Court House in the State of Virginia, in Capt Matthew [illegible] company of the Virginia Line, but the number of the Regiment not now recollected; that he continued in said compy untill March 1777 when he was discharged from service. a [illegible] Brier Court House aforesaid; that he enlisted  again at the place aforesaid, in March 1777 for and during the term of the war, in Capt Adam Wallaces company of the 10th or 12th Regiment commanded by Col. Bluford of the Virginia Line on Continental establishment; that he continued in service till the day before the battle of Guilford when he was taken prisoner and remained in captivity till the conclusion of [illegible]-
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That  he was in the battles of Blufordz defeat and the Cowpens, and has no other audience now in power of his said services except his own oath and the depositions hereunto annexed.
And in pursuance of the act of the 1st of May 1820, I do solemnly swear that I waz a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it az to bring my self within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" passed on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for mi any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed [illegible] one house 19 years old worth about thirty dollars. Three cattle worth twenty dollars; that he is a farmer by occupation, being as before stated about 72 years old and not able to labour only for a few hours in the day; that he has a wife and two daughters Jane and [illegible], aged 24 years, and the latter about 20 years who contribute only in a small degree to his support; that he owes debts to the people of the country to the amount of about twenty dollars- 
Sworn to and [illegible] open Court the day and year aforesaid by 
Chas. Smith
his X mark
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I Robert Simonton Clerk of the Court aforesaid do hereby certify that the forgoing oath and the Schedule annexed are truly copied from the records of said Court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion the said Court that the total amount in value of the property [illegible] in her aforesaid schedule is fifty- dollars and -cents. In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal [illegible] said Court on this 22d day of Augt. 1821
R Simonton -Clerk not the Court

[illegibal with figurine]
North Carolina}
Iredell County}
I Joseph Guy Chairman of Iredell County Court of [Pleas and Quarter Session do hereby Certify that Robert Simonton is Clerk of Said Court of Records and that his signature & Seal of office is [illegible] to full faith and [illegible]-
Witness my hand and seal Augt 24th 1821 Joseph Guy Chairman Seal[encircled]
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August 25th 1821 The Undernamed Subscribers Certify that the Within Scedule as therein stated is correct as as far as we know Being so Charles Smiths Near Neighbours
Danl [illegible]]
Charles [illegible] Jones
Hugh Jones
Saml King


[sideways]
Stateville P. Office
Iredell County
C of Court
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[sideways] J.F. Alexander
Waterville, N.C.

upright]
[L]78
Phebe Smith
N.C.
Act 7. July 38
In 93. d 40-
admo-
2yrs pri
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80

[faint] 7575-
 Sylvester Bettis
Statesville
N.C.
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State of North Carolina 
Iredell County⎬ SS
On this 7 day of April (1843) Eighteen hundred Forty three, personally appeared before me David Ramsey One of the acting Magistrates & member of the Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions in and for the said County & State. (It being a Court of Rec'd), Phoebe Smith, widow of Charles Smith dec'd, a resident of the afore said County and State aged (86) Eighty six years, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the acts of Congress passed July 7'th 1838, granting half pay & pensions to certain widows, and the acts amundatory to said act that has passed since July 1838. Extending the provisions
That she is the widow of Charles Smith of the County of Iredell Pensioner of the United States, Who was a private Soldier in the Virginia Continental Line in the War of the Revolution And was placed on the pension Roll in the year of 1821, at the rate of $96 dollars per annum on the account of his Revolutionary services
She further declard that she was Married to the said Charles Smith in Rowan County N. Carloina on the 25th day of August in the year (1793)) Seventeen hundred and ninety three- that her husband the aforesaid Charles Smith died on the 19th day of April (1840) Eighteen hundred forty- that she was not married to her said Husband the aforesaid Charles Smith  prior to his leaving the service but the Marriage took place previous to the first of January 1794 Viz at the time above stated, that she is now a widow & has never since Married but remains a widow. Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above written
before David Ramsay J. P. |

Phoeby Smith
her X mark
SS [encircled]
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State of North Carolina
Irdell County⎬
I certify that Phoebe Smith who hath this day sworn to & subscribed the foregoing declaration before me is a person of truth & to be believed on Oath. I also certify that She is by reason of bodily infirmity unable to attend Court to make her said declaration, And I further Certify that she is the widow of the Identical Charles Smith who lived in Iredell County No. Carolina and drew a Pension of ninety six dollars a year from the Goverment as declared by the said declarant, that they lived togeather as husband and wife up to the time of said Charles Smiths death, and that she is now a widow & has never since Married 
Given under my hand & seal this 7 day of April one thousand Eight hundred & forty three (1843)
David Ramsay J.P. Seal [encircled]
State of North Carolina}
Iredell County}
I J. F. Alexander Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Session for the County aforesaid do hereby Certify that David Ramsey Whose name appears to the foregoing declaration and certificate is and was at this time of signing the same an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County duly Commissioned & Qualified according to Law and the signatures purporting to be his are genuine 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office in Statesville this 2'd day of May 1843 and in the 67'h year of her Independence
J F Alxander [illegible]
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State of North Carolina, Rowan County.
Know all men by these presents that we Charles Smith & Peter Lewis both of Rowan County in the State aforesaid are held & firmly bound unto George H Berger esq. Chairman of the Court of pleas and quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid in the just & full sum of five hundred pounds Current money of this State to be paid to the said George H Berger esq. his successors or assigns, to the which payment well and truly to be made and done we bind ourselves our heirs [illegible] and [illegible]. Sealed with our seals and dated this 21st day of August AD 1793
The Condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the above bounden Charles Smith hath made application for a License for a Marriage to be celebrated between him and Phoebe Cowan of the County aforesaid, now in case it shall not appear hereafter that there is any lawful cause to obstruct the said marriage then the above obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue 
his
Charles Smith
his X mark
Seal [encircled]
his
Peter Lewis
his Xmark 
Seal [encircled]
Sealed and delivered}
in the presence of}
Jo. Chambers}

North Carolina
Rowan County} 
I John Giles Clerk of the court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Marriage bond of Charles Smith, taken from the original, filed in my office
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Office the 31st day of March 1843
Jn.o Giles [illegible]
by Jn.o H [illegible] Dle
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State of North Carolina
Irdell County Court} S.S
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Aug [illegible]
I J. F. Alexander Clerk of the Court of pleas and Quarter Sessions in & for the County & State aforesaid, certify that the foregoing declaration, of Phoeby Smith, applicant for a Pension, who this day laid before the Court, (now in Session) and Examined by said Court, and appeared by the Court, whereupon it was ordered by said Court that the Clerk Certify the same to the Department of War. It was also shown in evidence to the satisfaction of said Court, that Phoebe Smith the present applicant for a pension is the widow of Charles Smith of said County of Iredell who was a Revolutionary pensioner as declared by said declarant Phoebe Smith- It was also shown in evidence, that the declarant is unable to appear in Court to make her declaration by reason of bodily infirmity.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal [covered up illegible] our Court, at office in States Ville is 21st day of August A.D. 1843- 
J. F. Alxander Clerk
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[typed form completed by hand]
Reoy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 4071(crossed out 4071
Phebe Smith
Wid.
Chas. Smith
Pvt; Rev; War
Act: Feb 29 48
Index: - Vol. M, Page 218
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Pheb[illegible]
Widow of Charles
N. Carolina
Act July 4, 1836
Rejected
Letter to [illegible]
[illegible] F Alexander August 14, 48
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18,849
Charles Smith,
Iredell Co. N.C.
Hon: Lewis Williams, Panther Creek, N.C.
Rec'd. 26 Sept. 1821
On Virginia Roll - War paid off May '83
Schedule $50
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[form with handwritten entries]
79.41. 
North Carolina
Phebe Smith
widow of Charles Smith who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818. and who died on the 19't April 1840. of Iredell Co in the State of N. Carolina who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Wallace of the Reg. commanded by Col. Buford in the Virginia line for the War
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate of 80.- Dollars -Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25th day of November. 1843. and Sent to Sylvester Bettis. Statesville N. C.
Total amount, $400.00
[Act July 7, 1838.] 
Recorded by H. S. Evans. Clerk,
Book D. Vol. S. Page 299. 


[opposite page]
[illegible]
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[form with handwritten entries]
57185
North Carolina
Phebe Smith
widow of Charles Smith,
who was a Private
in the Virginia Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of May 1844 and sent to Hon. D. M. Barringer, 
House of Reps.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol 1 Page 205

(on facing page)
[illegible]
Letter to [illegible] Aug 19. 1846
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Declaration of Mrs Phebe Smith. N.C.
Act of 2 Feby 1848

Adm

[written sideways on right margin]
of Iredell County Court
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State of North Carolina
Iredell County⎬ On this 18'th day of April 1848. personally appeared before me William King one of the acting Magistrates in and for the said County. Phebe Smith, a resident of the said County & State, and a pensioner of the United States who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 2.'d February 1848. "Entitled an Act granting pensions to widows of Persons who served during the Revolutionary war, That she is the widow of Charles Smith, who was a Soldier in the Army of the Revolution, and for many years before his death a pensioner of the United States under the act of 18'th March 1818, on account of his Revolutionary services. She further declares that she was Married to the said Charles Smith in the Month of August 1793, and that her husband the aforesaid Charles Smith died in April. 19'th 1840. And that she has remained a widow ever since his death, She also declares that she has drawn pensions under the act of 7 July 1838. 3. March 1843. and June 17th 1844. at the rate of Eighty dollars per annum as will [illegible] fully appear by refference to the proof filed in her former application under the act of 7 July 1838
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written before me
Wm King [illegible]  
Phebe Smith
her X mark 
And I the said Magistrate do hereby certify that I am well and intimately acquainted with Phebe Smith the above declar ant and that she is the widow of the late Charles Smith a Revolutionary pensioner deceased, and that she has
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drawn pensions from the United States of Eighty dollars per annum as she has stated, and that she is still a widow & has not married since the death of her said husband. Given under my hand this 18.'th day of April, 1848. 
Wm. King [illegible]

State of North Carolina
I J. F. Alxander Clerk of the Court of pleas and Quarter Sessions for Iredell County [illegible] aforesaid do Certify that William King is an acting magistrate as above and that the foregoing Signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal of office in Statesville this 21' April 1848
J. F. Alxander Clerk
of Iredell County Court

[sideways on bottom left margin]
C.
848
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[illegible]350 July. 15 1844
Act '43
Phebe Smith
NC
$80 per an

Hon D. M. Barringer
House of Reps
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State of North Carolina
Iredell County}SS
On this 26th day of January Eighteen hundred and forty four personally appeared before me A.M. Walker one of the acting Magistrates and a member of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for said County (It being a Court of Record) Phebe Smith. a resident of the County & State aforesaid aged 85 years. who being first duly sworn according to Law. doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed March 3'd 1843 "Granting pension of one year to certain widows". that she is the widow of Charles Smith late pensioner deceased of the County of Iredell North Carolina. who was a private Soldier in the War of the Revolution. and was allowed a pension as such at the rate of $96 for annum, under the act of March 18th 1818.
She further declared that she was married to the said Charles Smith in the year of 1793 that her husband the aforesaid Charles Smith died on the 19th day of April in the year one thousand Eight hundred & forty. and that she has remained a widow ever since that period.
And she also declared that she has been allowed pension under the act of July 7th 1838. which was an annuity of five years at the rate of Eighty dollars per annum which Pension Certificate she now Exhibits bearing date at the War Office of the 25 of November 1843, & signed by J. M.  Porter Secretary of War, 
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above Written before A.  M. Walker 
Phebe Smith 
her X mark
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State of North Carolina 
Iredell County ⎬SS I do hereby Certify that Phebe Smith who hath this day Sworn to and Subscribed the foregoing declaration before me is a Credible person and to be believed on Oath. I also Certify that She is Still the widow of Charles Smith pensioner deceased of said County, and that She has not married Since his death. And I further Certify that She has been allowed a pension under the act of July 7th 1838. [L] the [L] of Eighty dollars per annum. as set forth in the foregoing declaration And I Still Certify that the declarant Phebe Smith is unable to appear in Court to make her declaration by reason of old age and bodily infirmity
Given under my hand and Seal this th of January 1844 
A. M. Walker [L]

State of North Carolina}
Iredell County} IJ F. Alexander Clerk the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for said County Certify that A. M. Walker Whose name appears to the foregoing declaration and Certificate is and was at the time of signing the [L] a magistrate as aforesaid and that the Foregoing Signaturs purporting to be his are Genuine
In testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office at office Statesville this 20th day Jany 1844
J.F. Alexander
Clerk of Iredell County Court
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State of N. Carolina ⎬  
Iredell County}
Personally appeared before me County James Campbell one of the Justices of the peace for the County aforesaid George Hines of said County Aged 73 years who being first duly sworn deposeth & saith that he is acquainted with Charles Smith an applicant at the War office for a pension that the said Charles Smith was a regular Soldier in the Revolutionary War on the Continental established in this Virginia line that he the said Smith was by the deponent Seen with the Army and in the Service at Petersburg in Virginia, that he was then in the Corps commanded by Col Bluford and marched with said Smith to South Carolina where said Smith was detached from the Corps in which the deponent Served. And further this deponent Saith not 

Sworn & Subscribed this 8’th of Augt. 1821.  

James Campbell 

 Geo Hines
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State of N. Carolina} 
Iredell County}
I Robert Simonton of said County do hereby certify that James Campbell whose Signature is amened to the foregoing deposition is an acting Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid and that Due faith and credit is and aught to be given to his attestation as Such. 
Witness Robert Simonton Clerk of said Court at Office this 22 day of Aug't 1827. 
Robert Simonton Clk
(circular illegible seal) 

 I [Rober Simonton crossed out] Joseph Guy Chairman of said County do hereby (^certify) that Robert Simonton Esq whose signature and seal of office is amened to the foregoing Certificate is Clerk of this Court of pleas and Quarter Sessions of said County  
Given under my hand &  Seal this of 22 of Augt. 1827. 

Joseph Guy [illegible]seal[encircled]
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Pension Office  

Fayetville Augt 15’th 18[illegible] 

James l. Edwards Esquire  

Comissioner of Pensions 

Sir

[illegible] the payment of Phoebe Smith [illegible].

Very respectfully
[illegible]
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S[illegible] Charles Smiths papers
re. 1818 [illegible] 
Cert. Nov 14. 1821
Iredel Co. N.C.
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Statesville No. Ca.
2'n May 184[illegible]
J L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
Enclosed I forward to your Department the papers of Phebe Smith and Leanna Chapman applicants for Pensions which you will please examine and forward to me the results
Yours Respectfully
J. L. Edwards Esq.
J. F Alexander C.le.C.
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W 5380
Pheby Smith -
widow of Charles Smith -
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Statesville Iredell County NoCa
June 2'n 1841
Mr J L Edwards
Dear Sir

Inclosed is three pension Declarations [illegible in parentheses] Susannah Norwoods Phebe Smith and Martha [illegible] with all the evidence thereto attached that can be procured at this time 
Very Respectfully yours [illegible]
Theophiles Haas
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[illegible] Dup. by Order
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It having been stated to me by Jamez L Edwardz of the Revolutionary pension office, that a certificate of pension in favor of Charlez Smith of Iredell County North Carolina waz forwarded to my address in North Carolina in the year 1821; and not now recollecting that I ever rec'd the said certificate; and furthermore it appearing to my satisfaction that Charles Smith from a letter directed to me under date of October 28’th last past, haz now and said certificate, I do now by these presentz certify that I do not recollect of ever having rec'd the pension certificate aforesaid, nor do I believe that Charley Smith haz ever rec'd it-  

In witness whereof I hearunto subscribe my name the 11’th of Dec. [illegible] 1823- 

Lewis Williamz, Member of Congress from [illegible]oboro-