Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7385, for Samuel Macke, North Carolina
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(8-1776)

SERVICE
N.C.

Macke, Samuel
or Mackie
Mary

NUMBER W.7385.

CONTENTS
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Little River Long Case April 3d. 1792

It is hereby certified that on the Date of this Samuel Mackie [sic] was after Publication of the  [illegible] publicly married to Mary Clark by Francois Cummins V.D.M.
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Declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7. 1832
State of Georgia
County of Franklin [squiggly brackets] SS.

On this sixth day of May in the year Eighteen Hundred and thirty three personally appeared before the Inferior Court of said County now sitting for ordinary purposes Samuel Mackie a resident of Capt Davids District of the County and state aforesaid aged Seventy two 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 7. 1832

That he entered the service of the United States in Burke County North Carolina [caret] as a volunteer in February 1780 under Capt Robert Patton and was marched to Charlotte Mecklenburgh County from thence to Camden South Carolina, from thence near to Charleston S.C. where we lay until the British stopped the passage to Charleston, from thence we retreated to Monks Corner and remained there until we were defeated by the British From thence we marched to Nelsons Ferry on the Santee & joined Genl Caswell & marched with him until the surrender of Charleston & was discharged & returned home Does not recollect who was colonel Served in the above tour three months as a private in the Light Horse.

In July 1780 in Burke County North Carolina he again entered the service aforesaid under Capt Woods [caret] as a volunteer, and was under Major McDowell & was marched to the head of Cain Break [sic] [Battle of Great Cane Brake] where we were defeated by the British & Tories & retreated t the head of Catawba River North Carolina from thence over the Mountain & joined Cols. Carbell, Shelby & Sevier thence returned to head of Catawba & was joined by Col Cleveland & was marched to Kings Mountain and was in that battle, and in above three weeks after the battle he was discharged & returned home Served in this Tour Three months as a private Lighthorse man

In the Fakk Kate ir the winter of 1780 he again entered the service by being drafted under Capt Smith in Burke County aforesaid and was marched to the Head of Catawba river to guard the Fort and served Five weeks as a private Horseman & was discharged by Major McDowell under whose command we were. Served altogether Seven months and one week, with an embodied Corps regularly ordered into
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service by Competent Authority that he was in the  field or in Samson and for the time during which the service was performed he was not employed in any evil pursuit 
He knows of no person now living that could prove his services.

1 Was born in County Tyrone Ireland in 1761

2 Has no record of his Age 

3 When he entered the service he lived in Burke County North Carolina, from thence in 1800 he moved to Elbert County Georgia, & from thence to his present residence about the year 1804

4 Was a volunteer, except the last time he was drafted 

5 Does not recollect that he was at any time with the COntinental Troops, recollects Col Washington at Monks Corner

6 He received one discharge form Major McDowell but it is lost or destroyed 

7 Is known to Rueben Thornton a preacher of the GOspel and to Saml. Shannon & James H Little who reside in his neighborhood and who can testify to his character for veracity and to their belief of his service as a soldier of the Revolution 

We hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any state whinin his knowledge 
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court the day & year first above written [squiggly brackets] 
[signed] Samuel Macke

[signed with flourish] Tho King C.C.O

We Rueben THornton a Clergymnd Saml Shannn & James H Little all residing in the County and state first aforesaid and in the neighborhood of the above named Samuel Mackie Hereby Certify we are well acquainted with the said Samuel Mackie who has subscribed & sworn to the above Declaration that
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838 entitled “An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows and the several acts amendatory thereof —

State of Georgia
Franklin County [squiggly brackets] SS

On this 26th day of October 1846 personally appeared before the subscriber [?] [caret] William Tusk one of the Judges of the Inferior Court in and for the county aforesaid Mary Mackie a resident of Capt McEntires District in the County aforesaid aged seventy eight 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 provision made by the act of Congress passes July 7th 1838 (and the several acts amending the same) entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows That she is the widow of Samuel Mackie who was a private in the war of the Revolution and was on the pension Roll of the Georgia agency at the rate of Twenty nine dollars & Eighty four cents per annum at the time of his death, the proof of his service she believes is now in the pension office of the United States to which she particularly refers without specifying the same in this declaration 

She further declares that she was married to the said Samuel Mackie in Abbeville District or [Little River?]
Long Cane in the States of South Carolina by the Rev Frances Cummins on the fifth day of April 1792, who gave to her late husband Samuel Mackie a certificate of Said marriage on the day it took place which said certificate is hereto attached, that her husband the aforesaid
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Samuel Mackie died the fifth day of [crossed out word] December 1845. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four viz at the time and place above stated

Sworn to & subscribed on the day and year above written before me
[signed] William Tusk J.J. C. [squiggly brackets] Mary her X mark Mackie

Georgia
Franklin County [squiggly brackets] 
I William Tusk one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of said county do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Mary Mackie who has sworn to and subscribed the above Declaration before me that she is a respectable person and from the infirmities of old age & affliction cannot now conveniently attend our court to make the above declaration 


[signed] WIlliam Tusk J.J.C.
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Georgia
Franklin County [squiggly brackets]
Personally appeared before me William Tusk one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Said county, Andrew H Mackie who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that the statements attached was taken out of the Family Bible of his Father Samuel. Mackie now decd and that the Record of his marriage with my mother Mary Mackie is in the hand writing of his Father the said Samuel Mackie, That the said Bible was in the possession of the said Samuel Mackie up to the time of his death, Since that time it has been in the possession of [crossed out word] this despondent

Sworn to & subscribed before me this 26th day of October 1846 William Tusk J.J.C. [squiggly brackets] [signed] Andrew H Mackie 

I do hereby certify that the above named Andrew H Macky who has sworn to & subscribed the above affidavit before is a creditable person
William Tusk J.J.C.

Georgia
Franklin County [squiggly brackets] Personally appeared before me William Tusk one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of said county, Martha Fleming who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that she is the sister of Samuel Mackie decd and understood that he was married to Mary Mackie his widow who is now applying for a pension this deponent did not see them married but knows that they have lived together as man & wife ever since up to the death of the said Samuel Mackie, She also
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States that the said Mary Mackie has not been since married but remains the widow of the said Samuel Mackie decd.
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 26th day of October 1846 William Tusk J.J.C. [squiggly brackets] [signed] Martha her X mark Fleming

I do hereby certify that the above named affidavit is personally known to me & that she is a creditable person —

[signed] William Tusk J.J.C.

Georgia Franklin County 
Court of Ordinary 
November term 1846
The case of Mrs. Mary Macki's application for a pension being presented to this court as taken before William Tusk one of the judges of the Inferior Court of said county on the 26 day of October last. And the said court do hereby declare this opinion (after examining her declaration and the proof offered to wit the affidavits of Martha Fleming & Andrew H Mackie) that the said Mary Mackie is fully entitled to a pension.
Given under our hand this 2nd day of November 1846

William Tusk JJC
John H Patrick JOP
(illegible) Osbern JOP
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Georgia
Franklin County [squiggly brackets] Clerks office
Court of Ordinary

I Thomas King clerk of said court do hereby certify that the foregoing are the original proceedings in the case of the application of Mary Mackie for a pension

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 3rd day of November 1846
[signed] Wm. King [underlined] C.C.O

Carnesville 3 Novr 1846

[written perpendicular] 13.111. [underlined]

J. L. Edwards Esqr -

Dr Sir
I now hand you Mrs Mary Mackies declaration &c for a pension [underlined] which I hope will be found satisfactory
I have the honor to be your obt. servt.

[signed, underlined]
Thos. King
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No 25596
Samuel Mackie Franklin County Georgia

Ad as per Cavr
7 mo & 5 days

29.16
.69
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$29.85


Jno. R. Stanford Carnesville Georgia
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832. 
The following regulations have been adopted: This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia" and "volunteers, all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service. Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law: 1. The Regular Troops. 2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers. 3. Persons employed in the Naval Service. 4. Indian Spies. As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record. DECLARATION. in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832. State, Territory, or District of County of On this ____ day of ____ personally appeared (a) before ____ A. B. a resident (b) ____ of ____ aged (c) ____ 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) ____, with and served in the ____ (e) regiment of the ____ line, under the following named officers: [Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.] - He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of ____ Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B. [And then will follow the certificate of the Court.] And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. [____ of the Court of ____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of ____ for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this ____ of ____ & c. If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out. Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz: (k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the ____ and C.D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with ____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be ____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid. [And then will follow the certificate of the Court.] And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the ____ and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the ____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. I, ____ Clerk of the Court of ____ do hearby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of ____ for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this ____ day of ____ & c. Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction. --- If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted ; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his Case. The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia. 1. Where and in what year were you born? 2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it? 3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live? 4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom? 5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 6. To a Soldier: Did you ever receive a discharge from service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? To an Officer: Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant. The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates. The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject. Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court. Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature. No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter. ----- [a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance. [b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule. [c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned. [d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served. [e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For ____ year ____ months, and ____ days, I served as a ____ and for such service I claim a pension." It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration in highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit, [f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable. [g] The opinion of the Court is always required. [h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case. [i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers. 
MODE OF AUTHENTICATING PAPERS. In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate. 
PROOF OF SERVICE. [j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. [k] The notes from [a] and [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops [k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases. [l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact. [m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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[typewritten document with hand writing perpendicular in the right hand margin]

December 8, 1927

Honorable Thomas M. Bell
Gainesville Ga.

My dear Mr. Bell:
In response to your letter of the fifth instant, I have the honor to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W.7385, [underlined twice] it appears that [underlined] Samuel Macke or Mackie was born in 1761 in Tyrone County, Ireland.
While residing in Burke County, North Carolina, he enlisted and served as a private with the North Carolina Troops, as follows—
From in February 1780, three months in Captain Robert Patton’s Company of Light Horse, and was at the battle of Monck’s Corner; from in July 1780, three months in Captain Woods’ Company of Light Horse, under Major McDowell, and was in the battles of Cane Creek, and Kings Mountain; in the fall of 1780, five weeks in Captain Smith’s Company, under Major McDowell.
He was allowed pension on his application exe- 
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cuted May 6, 1833, while a resident of “Captain David’s District, Franklin County, Georgia. He died December 5, 1845.
Soldier married April 5, 1792 in Abbeville District, South Carolina, Mary Clark, who was born May 6, 1767.

Their children were—
Rosanna born January 28, 1793.
Jenet born October 5, 1794.
Mary born November 19, 1796.
Wi (illegible) born August 30, 1793.
Rachel born July 21, 1800.
Thomas born August —, 1802.
John born Septmeber 8, 1804.
Samuel Leech born August 4, 1806.
(Illegible) born January —, 1809.
Andrew Hemppell born August 26, 1813.
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V 13111
Mary Mackie
Set to Thomas Geo Thery [?] Nov 19, ‘46 & can March 18 47

Act 17th June ‘44.
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Rev [underlined]

Commerce Ga 
Oct 24, 1926


Dept of Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Sirs:

Will you kindly furnish me with copies of the Pension Records of the following: -

Samuel Mackie (or McKie) who was a Rev. soldier in Burke Co North Carolina having served under Major McDowell. He moved to Georgia prior to 1790 settling in what was then Franklin County or Elbert County. The Georgia Roster of Rev. Troops page 443 lists the name of this Samuel Mackie as a pensioner. It also shows a land grand made to him as a Rev. Soldier. He died in 1823. His wife’s name was Mary - died 1852. His post office was
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Probably Carnesville, Ga or ,Elberton, Ga Please give full data.
This information is as near correct as I know.
(2) Clackston (or Clayton) Mize, who was a soldier in the war of 1812 Born - 1796. Died - 1877- Lived in Franklin County till Banks County was formed about 1856 after which he lived in Banks County and received his mail at Homer, Ga or Phi Delta Ga. He married first Nancy Page, (2) Sallie Page, (3) on Feb 28, 1865 maried [sic] Levisa Deven, [?] His children were Sarah [Warren, crossed out?], John, William, Washington, Thomas, Frank, James.
This information desired to aid in getting markers for graves of these U.S. Soldiers.

Yours Very truly,
[signed] C.A.Mize
Commerce Ga
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Carnesville 4 March 1847
J. L. Edward’s Esqr.
Commr of Pensions

Dear Sir
I recd through Colo Cobb member of Congress from Georgia Mr John Chak [?] Certificate of Invalid Pension by which he is allowed Eight dollars per month from the 2nd of Feb last. Mr Chak expected to have been paid from the time the disability was recd to wit the 3rd day of Feb 1815. He had been advised before I undertook his case that such was the law of Congress - I have not got the act of congress of 24 April 1816 under which he seems to be placed on the pension, if the act of congress allows you to pay him from the time his disability was recd I am sure his necessities are very pressing & I should like to see him get all that he is entitled to - Will you be kind enough to inform me what the law of Congress is under which he is placed on the Pension lis - If you have any discretionary power I think you ought at least to give him a few years back -
I asked Colo Cobb to inform me what terms of duty was performed by Samuel Mackie who was placed on the pension list in 1832 3 - or 4 & he informs me that he was informed at your office that his Mackies Declaration had been sent back to me for some amendment & not returned. Mr. Mackie was placed on the pension list & continued to draw untill the time of his death, his papers therefore if returned to me (which I think was not the case!
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must have been sent back to your office else he could not have been placed on the pension list, my object in waiting to see what tours of duty he performed & under what officers is to enable me to direct the attention of the Comptroller Genl. & Secretary of State of N. Carolina to the company & Regiment in which he served so that I may have the correct testimony to support the claim of his widow Mrs Mackie for a pension - Will you please to send me a copy of the tours of duty with the names of the officers &c or send me his original declaration -

I have the honor to be very respectfully your Obt Servt.
[sivned with flourish] Thos. King
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Admitted 

Robt. R. Teal
Carnesville Geo.