Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1607, Henry Yarborough, N. C.
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Service 
N.C.

Yarborough, Henry or Yarboro

Number
S. 1607

CONTENTS
carded
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Letter to J. N. Smith {Illegible}
Agt Jan. 9. 1837
Letter to P. Hagner 31 May 1838
Paid at the Treasury under act
6 April 1836 from 4 Sept 1836
to 4 Sept 1837. Agt Notified
5 June 1838
Letter to J. N. Smith & 3d and
2d Feby ~ 1839.
Paid at the Treasury under the
act of the 6th April 1838 from
4 Sept 1837 to 4 Mar 1838. Agt
Notified 14 March 1839.
Letter to 3 And 29. Sep 1841
Paid as above from 4 Sep 1838
to 4 Sep 1840 Agt notified 12
Oct 1841
Paid as above from 4th Sept 1840 to
4th Mar 1841. Agt notified Apl 18th 1842

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22122
West Tennessee
Henry Yarboro Sen
of Tipton Co in the State of Tennessee
who was a pr of cav in the corn
commanded
by Captain Fuller of the regt commanded
by Col Williams in the N Carolina
line for 6 months prof Cavalry

Yarborough Records corrected Oct 17
Inscribed in the Roll of West Tennessee
at the rate of 25 Dollars -- Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of Oct
1833 and Robert G
Green Covington
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 62 50
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March 12 50
$75.00
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by Danl Boyd Clerk,
Book E Vol. 7 Page 102
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No 25972
Henry Yarboro Sen Tipton County
Tennessee

(i)
Adm 6 Months
Cavalry
$25.

Robt G Green Covington Tennessee
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. the notes and the regulations will shew what is
necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by compling with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.

A Statement, shewing the Service of Henry Yarboro Sen Tipton County Tennessee

Duration of the
claimant's service.
Years. Months. Days

Rank of
the
claimant.

Names and rank of the Field officers
under whom he served.

Age at present,
and place of abode
when he entered
the service.

Proof by which the declaration is supported.

Vol 1779 or 1780

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Cavalry

Cap Fuller Cap William

72 years
Randolph
County
N Carolina

Traditionary evidence, papers depicture
in the seal -

I am respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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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.]
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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.
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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.

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[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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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed
7th June 1832

State of Tennessee
Tipton
On this 4th day of September in the year of our Lord 1833
personally appeared in open court before the court of Pleas
& Quarter Sessions of Tipton County aforesaid now sitting 
Henry Yarboro [illegible] a resident of said county aged about
seventy one or two years, who being first duly sworn a according
to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration
in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed
June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the
following named officers and served as herein stated. "Under
Capt [illegible] Fuller I volunteered about the year 1779 or
1780 (which precisely I cannot recollect by I believe I was
about 18 or 19 years of age) who commanded a horse
company, I furnishing my own horse and equipage, and 
in the character of a private Soldier. I volunteered only for
three but served six months.  We were marched by Capt.
Fuller from Randolph County No. Carolina, where I then
lived with my father Zachariah Yarboro and where I volunteered
to the six mile creek in the state of South Carolina.
When we arrived there Capt Fuller resigned the command
and Capt Jacob Williams of Dan River rook it, under whom
we continued until he left us, which was about two months.
Under Capt Williams we were disciplined and performed
all the services required of us, such as scouting and
collecting provisions.  While we were there stationed and employed 
it was that Col. Rugilly the conspicious Tory of the Brick House
was taken by some of our forces and and with him about two
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hundred prisoners, who at once surrendered upon the exhibition
of our pine logs painted and made to resemble cannon.  They were
all marched into the camp, and subsequently marched northerly
under the command of Capt. Williams.  After Williams left us with
the prisoners we passed under the command of a captain of horse
whose name I cannot now recollect, but he was attached to General
Morgan command.  There were also there Col. Washington, Genl. Green, Linkhorn and several others, some of whom perhaps had no 
command at that time.  I believe Genl. Green was our commander
in chief.  I was actively employed the whole six months in
the partisan war against the Tories, having frequent skirmishes
with them and sometimes pretty sharp fighting.  I was then young
and being fired [smudge] the atrocities of the Tories I bore bond upon
them, sparing the women and children.  Capt. Knights and lieutenant
Elijah Williams commanded on these occasions.  We were
marched from the six mile creek back to to Charlottsville No. Carolina
and there discharged by Genl. Morgan, who gave me a 
written discharge.  I continued nevertheless for several years to
carry on the partisan war against the tories, who were so enraged
against me that I could not stay at home in safety and who did
me much damage.  I could relate much of the occurances of the 
party war in the back parts of No. Carolina & South Carolina
if necessary in which I have been previously engaged.  Judge
Murphey of N.C. where about to write the history of the state
sent a man to me requesting a detailed account of this war 
believing I could furnish a more connected history of those events
than any other man he knew.  I was however upon the eve
of moving to this county, and answered I had no time there to devote
to such matters.  I was born in the year 1761 or 2 in what 
was then called Bute  but now Franklin County No. Carolina
at about the commencement of the Revolution war my father
moved up to Randolph County where we were living when I
volunteered as a private soldier in the horse as aforesaid
At bout the close of the war we moved up to Rowan County
N.C. where there are many persons by whom I could prove
my services.  In the year 1823, I moved to this Tipton County
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Tennessee and have resided here ever since.  I was once told that
if I would send my discharge to Capt. Williams of Va.  I should
draw my pay.  I gave it to a man by the name of Davenport.  When
he returned from Capt. Williams' he informed me that Williams
said he had nothing to do with it.  That Capt. Fuller the man
under whom I volunteered was to make out our pay rolls.  When
I demanded my discharge Davenport said he had fallen into
a river and lost his pocket book and all the papers.  I did
not believe him.  I was unable  ever to reclaim it and have never
recd. one cent for any service ever rendered by me for the U.S.
I have no documentary evidence, and know of no person in
the state who can testify to my service.
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension except
the present and declare that my name is not on the pension roll
of the agency of the state.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
in open court.
(signature of Henry Yarbrough Senior)

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the
above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served
as he states.
(signature of D.A. Dunham)
(signature of Wm. C. Hazen)
(signature of J Gorney)

I Robert W. Sanford clerk of the court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of
Tipton County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains
the original proceedings of said court and the matter of the application
of Henry Yarboro servd. for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office
this [covered by seal]   tember 1833.
(signature of R.W. Sanford) clerk
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We John McKie and David M Smith
residing in in Sexton County Tennessee do hereby certify that we
are well acquainted with Henry Yarboro Senr who has subscribed
and sworn the above declaration that we believe him to be about
seventy one or two years of age, that he is reputed and believed
in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a revolutionary
soldier and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn & Subscribed the day
and year aforesaid

John McKie
David M Smith

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
John McKie and David M Smith
who signed the preceding certificate (there being no clergyman
in the neighbourhood acquainted with the applicant) are residents
in Tipton County aforesaid and are credible persons and that
their statement is entitled to credit
D A Dunham
Wm C Hazen
P. Young

I Robert W. Sanford Clerk of the Court of pleas & Quarter Sessions
of Tipton County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the motion of the
{Illegible} of Henry Yarboro Senr for a pension. In Testimony
{Illegible} hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 4 day of
{Illegible}
R. W. Sanford Clerk
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Interrogatories by the Court to the above applicant
1. Where and in what year were you born?
Ans. I was born in what was then called Bute, but now Franklin
County N Carolina about the year 1761 or 2
2. Have you any record of your age?
Ans. There was an old book containing the record of my age
but it has been worn out and lost so that I have no record
of my age.
3 Where were you living when called into service?
Ans. I was living in Randolph County N.C. about the close of
the war I moved to Rowan in the same state where I continued
to live until the year 1823, when I moved to this Tipton
County where I have lived ever since
4 How were you called into service, were you drafted or did
you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a Substitute
for whom?
Ans. I volunteered as stated in my declaration for three months
but served Six.
5. State the names of some of the regular officers who were with
the troops where you served, such continental and martin
Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstance
of your service
Ans. There were Genl Greene the highest in command Genl
Jones, Col Washington of the Cavalry Harm and others as stated
in my declaration also the circumstances of my service is there
detailed
6 Did you ever receive a discharge from service and if so by
whom was it given and what has become of it?
Ans. Genl Morgan wrote my discharge and gave it to me
and has been lost as stated in my declaration
7. State the names of the persons to whom you are known
in your present neighbourhood and who can testify
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to your character for veracity and their belief of your service
as soldier of the Revolution
Ans. John McKie & David M Smith
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office
March 29th 1842.
Sir:
Under the date of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury
of the United States," Henry Yarboro, Sr
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Jackson, Ten. Agency, at
the rate of Twenty five Dollars and --
Cents
per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1840
to the 4th March 1841.
Respectfully, yours
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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May 15, 1937
Henry Yarborough
S. 1607
BA-J/AWF

Miss Jessie Taylor Harris
412 Kingsbury Street
Oxford, North Carolina

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which
you request information in regard to Henry Yarborough
I, of Virginia, and Henry Yarborough II,
of North Carolina.

The data furnished herein were obtained from
papers on file in pension claim, S. 1607, based
upon service of Henry Yarborough in the War of
the Revolution. This is the record of the only
Henry Yarborough (Yarboro) found on file in the
Revolutionary War records of this office.

Henry Yarborough was born in the year 1761 or
1762 in what was then Bute County, North Carolina,
that county was later Franklin. He was the son of
Zachariah Yarborough, the name of his mother was
not given. He moved with his father, about the
beginning of the Revolution to Randolph County, North Carolina.

Henry Yarborough, while residing in Randolph
County, volunteered in 1779 or 1780, served six
months in a company of horse, commanded by Captains
Brittain Fuller, Jacob Williams, and Knight; he was
out in pursuit of Tories and in frequent skirmishes.

At the close of the Revolution, he moved to
Rowan County, North Carolina, where he lived until
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the year 1823, when he moved to Tipton County, Tennessee.

The soldier, Henry Yarborough, was allowed
pension on his application executed September 4,
1833, then living in Tipton County, Tennessee. He
at that time signed, Henry Yarborough, Senior.

There is no reference to wife or children.

In order to obtain the date of last payment
of pension, name and address of person paid, and
possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you
should apply to The Comptroller General, General
Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C. , and give the following data-

Henry Yarborough, Senior
Certificate 22122
Issued October 11, 1833
Rate $25. 00 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
West Tennessee Agency.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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Rev War.
1607.
INVALID.
1607
Henry Garboro Sen
Priv. N.C. Line
Act: June 7. 1832
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 420
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Yarborough, Records corrected
Oct 1703

1937 May 15 - Hist to Jessie T. Harris
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412 Kingsbury Street,
Oxford, N. C.,
April 21, 1937.

Mr. A. D. Hiller,
Executive Assistant to the Administrator,
Veterans Administration,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Mr. Hiller:
I shall appreciate receiving records of any
nature concerning my ancestors Henry Yarborough I, of
Virginia, who married Martha Robinson, and Henry Yarborough II,
who married Elizabeth Murray of North Carolina, One, if
not both, of these men served our country in the Revolutionary War. There may be records of bounty land or land warrants
for their service.
I shall be grateful for any information you
may be able to give me.

Very truly yours,
{signature} Jessie Taylor Harris
(Miss) Jessie Taylor Harris

RECEIVED
APR 22 1937
MAIL SUB-DIV
VETS. ADM.
READER #24
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Covington Ten
Dec 21st 1836

Free
James N Smith
Post Master

Hon
Secretary of War
War Department
Washington City

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S638
5 January 1837
Pension Office
H Yarboro Sr
{Illegible}
22122
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Covington De 20th 1836

Secretary of War
Sir
I herewith transmit
a Power of Attorney to draw
the pension of W Henry Yarboro Sen
a Revolutionary Pensioner, he lives
in a retired part of the country and
had not been advised of the Law
{Illegible} his application to draw his
pension. The agent at Jackson Tennessee
told me to froward you this
power of Atty and that you
will then give him direction to pay
it over to me for the old Gentleman
be pleased to forward me the
power of Atty and also the
direction to the agent at Jackson
to pay over the money

yours Respectfully

James N Smith
Atty for
Henry Yarboro
Sen

The reason he cannot
Draw. he has not
applied for some time
past as the power
of Attorney will show
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J L Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pension
Washington City
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Covington Tenn Sept 12th 1833
Sir
Enclosed are Benjamin Smith and Henry Yarboro Senr declarations which I have copied de novo
had sworn to and the Seal of the Court of Pleas and
Quarter Sessions attached. There is now no defect in
these papers, as far as I know, except the amission {sic}
of the certificate of a Clergyman, which it was impossible to obtain, there being none in the vicinity
acquainted with the declarants. After I had begun
to copy those declaration. I regretted it, because I
felt, on reflection, that the first aught to have been
good, the certificate of the Clerk of the Circuit Court
that there was no Seal, is good in all proceedings
that I am conversant with - and I began seriously
to think that a benevolent law of Congress might
be defeated, or nullified, by officers requiring too
much to bring [Illegible} within its provisions
If there should be any doubt {Illegible} existing
in relation to these men, I have been requested
by Yarboro to say that he was well acquainted with
Genl Jackson at Salisbury and if he can
yet recollect him he will vouch for his honesty.
The Hon. Wm Dunlop the member of Congress that
from this district was present when these declaration were taken in court, and I told him that
I should refer you to him for any explanation
He said he would satisfy you if they were not
acted upon before he arrived. But I hope Sir
this delay will not ensue as these men must
shortly go the way of flesh, and stand in need
of the County of their government. They wate {sic}
with great impatience to hear
I am respectfully
your mo obt Servt
Robt. G. Green
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June 2d

W Evans
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Treasury Department
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
June 2, 1838.
Sir
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the
Treasury of the United States, Henry Yarboro, Senior
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Jackson, Tenn Agency, at
the rate of twenty five Dollars and "-"- Cents
per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of September 1836
to the 4th September 1837-
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS.
Present.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office
February 9th 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838 entitled "An
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury
of the United States, Henry Yarboro, Sen.
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Jackson, Tenn. Agency, at
the rate of Twenty five Dollars
per annum, under the law of the 7th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1837.
to the 4th March 1838,

Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office
October 2d 1841.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury
of the United States," Henry Yarbro, -
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Jackson, Ten. Agency, at
the rate of Twenty five Dollars
per annum, under the law of the 7 June 1832, has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1838,
to the 4th Sept. 1840.

Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Present.