Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6291, Ellis Tycer, N.C.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE N.C.
Tycer, Ellis
NUMBER S. 6291
Carded
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Reported
letter 24 May 1841
to W. E. Jones
Tennessee
Ellis Tycer,
of Dickson Co. in the State of Tennessee
who was a private in the Compy. commanded
by Captain Bacot of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Lytle in the N. Carolina
line for 6 months
31843
Inscribed on the Roll of Nashville,
at the rate of 20 ~Dollars ~ Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 14th day of April
1844 and sent to and Wm E. Jones
Carthage, Tenn:
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1840 $190:00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar: '41 10:00
=======
$200:00
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Wm C. Lautzinger. Clerk,
Book E. 2. Vol. P Page 107
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State of Tennessee
Dickson County
SS{Court of pleas & quarter Sessions January term 1835
On this the 8th of January 1835 personally appeared
in open court, before the court of pleas & quarter Sessions now sitting Ellis Tycer
a resident of the County of Dickson & State of Tennessee, aged seventy nine 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. He states that he entered the service of the
United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated;
He states that he first entered the service in the militia of the State of North
Carolina from the County of Halifax in the [illegible] State under the command of
Capt Francis Jones and Lieut
Saunding, and Colonel Nicholas Long - he
not recollect the year of the service, but he command in the service three
months. During this time he was in no battle and was engaged principally in
watching the movements of the Tories, in the lower part of North Carolina, he was part of the time under the command of General Ashe. At the end of the
term of three months he was discharged. he served as a [illegible]. He a
second time entered the service as a volunteer in the militia from the county
of Halifax, and State of North Carolina, under the command of Capt
Brickell, Lieut David Downs, and the same Col Nicholas Long; and was
part of the time under Genl. Ashe. In this time of service he marched into South
Carolina, he served three months, and was again discharged, the time for
which he volunteered having expired. [Illegible sentence] He does not recollect the date of
this campaign. He again entered into the service as a volunteer in the mi-
litia from said County of Halifax and State of North Carolina, under the
command of Capt Benjamin Green, Lieut Henry Harper, and the same
Col Nicholas Long, he remained in the service three months, the time for
which he volunteered, he was engaged in the service against the Tories
took a good many of them prisoners, but was engaged in no battle. He
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does not recollect the date of this term service, and was regularly dis
charged at the end of three months. He states that he afterwards entered
the service [crossed out words] a fourth time under a regulation which requir
ed every class of 18 men to furnish one for the Continental service, and
he agreed to go from his class for a sum which was paid him by the
others. This time of service was to continue 18 months. He entered the
service from the said County of Halifax and State of North Carolina under 
the command of Lieut John Ford, and [illegible] Pastures, of Capt Peter Becontes,
Major Redding Blount, & Col Archibald Lytle. The time his service commenced
he does not recollect. In this campaign he joined the army at Halifax
thence he marched to Warrenton N.C. thence to Hillsborough, thence to Ninety
six in South Carolina. At this place he joined General Greene shortly after the
battle at the Eutaw Springs, thence he marched to Bacon's Bridge on Ashley
River, thence to James Island near Charleston. Here we remained several
months until the rumor of peace reached us, and we were permitted to
after having been [illegible] about 14 months
return upon furlough. In this campaign he was in no battle, and from
his being without education, he is the less able to recollect date & places
He served in the 1st North Carolina Regiment in this last campaign. He
was acquainted among the regular officers besides those already named
with Capt Coleman, & Hadly, Adjutant Brush, Lieut Ivy, Major Eggleston,
and Col. Stewart He states that he has no documentary evidence by which
to establish the fact of his services, and that he knows of no person now being
whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except
the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the
Agency of any State
Sworn to and subscribed the day year aforesaid
Field Farrar Clerk
his
Ellis Tycer
mark
State of Tennessee
Dickson Cty. We John D. Steele a clergyman residing in the County of Dickson &
State of Tennessee and Field Farrar & Robert Livingston residing in the same county hereby
certify that we are well acquainted with Ellis Tycer who has subscribed & sworn to the
foregoing declaration; that we knew him to be near 80 years of age; that he is
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reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier
of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. 
Sworn to and subscribed the 8th day of Jany 1835.
Field Farrar Clerk
John D. Steele.
Robert Livingston
Field Farrar

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the mat
ter 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 D. Steel who has signed the pre
ceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the County of Dickson & State of Tennessee,
and that Field Farrar & Robert Livingston who have also signed the same are residents of
said County & State, and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit
Saml Turner [circled letters]
C. B. Brown [circled letters]
Molton Dickson [circled letters]

[crossed out words]
[crossed out words]

Interrogatories propounded to Ellis Tycer by the county court of Dickson on the
8th of January 1835, at the time when E Tycer presented his application
for a pension.
1. where and in what year were you born? Answer, in Northumberland
County Virginia in the year 1755 as I have been told by my father in his
life.
2. Have you any record of your age? Answer. I have not
3. Where were you living when called into service; were you drafted, did
you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and for whom. Answer. I was [illegible]
in Halifax County North Carolina, I was a volunteer on the occasion
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[crossed out word] and on one occasion I went into the service by the procurement
of the class of 18 men to which I belonged.
4. Where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live.
Answr After the war I moved from Halifax County to Wilkes County North Caro
lina, where I remained three years, I then moved in the year 1792 to the
now state of Tennessee, lived first in Davidson County several years; I then
moved to what I now the County of Dickson, where I have resided to the present time,
& where I now live - being more than 30 years.
5. State the names of some of the Regular officers who were with the troops
where you served, such Continental & Militia Regiments as you can recollect,
and the general circumstances of your services.
Answr. This statement has been made in my declaration above as particularly
as my recollection will permit. There was a Pennsylvania, Maryland
Regiment with us at James's Island, Col Stewart was the commander of
the former and was killed at that Island by a fall from his horse, in a
frolic. He was buried with the honors of war, with great pomp & circumstance.
6. Did you we have a discharge from the service? Answer. My last time
of service endured about 14 months, when upon the news of peace I was
dismissed upon furlough. When I served in the militia, I was discharged
of
when my time of service expired, but I have not now any written discharge.
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neigh-
bourhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity and [illegible] be
lief of your services  as a soldier of the Revolution.
Ans. John D. Steele a Clergyman, Field Farrar, Robert Livingston many others.
from to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Field Farrar Clerk
his
Ellis Tycer
mark
I Field Farrar Clerk of the county court of Dickson State of Tennessee do hereby
certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court, in
the matter of on
the application of Ellis Tycer for a pension. In testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 8th day of
January 1835.
Field Farrar

Ellis Tycer
Tennessee
Hon. C. Johnson
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on roll Capt Bacots
Col Lytle for 18 months
from 1782, also on prints
list of 18 months drafts
who were paid in 1782
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State of Tennessee
Dickson County
{On this the 1st day of
{March 1841 person
-ally appeared in open court before the
Court of Monthly Sessions now setting
Ellis Tyser a resident of said County of Dickson
and State of Tennessee aged Eighty five years
& nine months lacking three days who being 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 7th 1832 that he
entered the service of the United States and served
as follows to wit that his fist tour of Service was as a milit
iaman that he was drafted in the Summer of the year
Seventeen hundred and Seventy seven to perform a tour
of three months and belong to Captain Benjamin Green
co. that this declarant was then living in Hallifax County
North Carolina that he was under the command of Major
Wm Bricke and Colonel Nicholas Long which officers
was stationed in Hallifax County North Carolina for
the purpose of Garding the magassene where they kept
the ammunition provisions clothing & for the use
of the army that he continued in the service at
that place and under the above named officers
untill the expiration of the three months and
was regularly discharged by Col Long and that
in the latter part of the year same to wit in 1777 he
again entered the service as a drafted militia
man for a tour of three months and was placed under 
the comand of the same Col Nicholas Long and Major
Brickle but his captains name this tour was David
Downs that this declarant remained in service in the same
place and under the above named officers aiding
them in taking care of the ammition clothing
and provision, untill the expiration of the said [illegible]
three months and was regularly discharged in the
first part of the year seventeen hundred and Seven
-ty Eight that this declarant was still living in Ha
-llifax County North Carolina that he imediatley
after he was discharged the service of this town as above ment
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ioned he again entered the service as a volunteer
for a tour of three months and served under the same
Capt David Downs Major Brickle and Nicholas Long
who was one colonel and that this declarant was then
living in Hallifax County N. Carolina and continued
in the service at the same place in taking care
and Garding the provisions amunitions & Clothing
that at the expiration of this three months tour
he was again regularly discharged by the said Colo
nel N Long but supposing that the said disch
arges would never be of any use to him he took
no perticular care of them therefore they
have been lost or destroyed the last tour above mentioned
was performed in the year seventeen hundred and seventy
eight but the perticular dates of these three tours 
of service this declarant cannot give more fully then
he has done owing to the loss of memory that this dec
larant further states that in the latter part of
the month of May seventeen hundred and eighty
one he again entered the service of the united States
for a tour of Eighteen months that this
tour he served under regular officers that he was
then living in Hallifax County North Carolina
that the way they then entered the service was that
each captains company was divided into classes of
eighteen men and that one man out of each class
was taken in to the service that this declarant
was balloted from one of these cases of 18 men and
and was taken in to service for a 18 months tour as above
stated and after they had raised than quantity of man
in Hallifax County we was directed to meet at the
place that Colonel Long was stationed in Hallifax
County where the [illegible] or description of all
the balloted men from that county was taken by Major
Hogg who was a continental officer that we was then
marched from that place by Major Hogg to Hillsboro
North Carolina where this declarent was then placed under the
command of Captain Peter Becoats Major Reden Blount
and
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Colonel Archibald Lytle of the first North Carolina
regiment that the above named officers [illegible] Capt
Becoats Major Blount & Col Lytle was all regular or cont
inental officers that we was [illegible] marched from
Hillsboro to Salsburry North Carolina and from there to
the Eutaw Springs where we remained several
weeks which was a short time after the battle was fought
at that place that we was then marched from there to
the town of Ninety six in South Carolina to head quarters
and was then put under the command of General Green
who was then our General that this declarant recollects that the
Pennsylvania and the Virginia troops was then after many
than sum time but this declarant dos not recollect how long
We was marched from ninety six to Bacons Bridge and camp
at Ashley Mills that we than remained sum time and was
then marched from than to James Island where we
remained seven or eight months this declarant
recollects that a Col Stewart who was a Pennsylvania officer
was then killed by a fall from his horse we was then
marched from James Island to fort Sullivan across
the Ashley bay this was then in the spring of Seventeen
hundred and eighty two and we was there furlowed
and sent home but was ordered to hold ourselves in
readiness untill called for or untill our eighteen months
was out that this declarant did return home in
1782 and did remain in readiness untill his time
was out but was never call for any more that the [illegible]
of time that he was actuly in service this tour was
fourteen months that he return and remained at
home in Hallifax County upon furlow the other four
months of his time but as he was never call for any more
as above stated he did not get a regular discharge or
any thing more then the furlow and which he has lost or
mislaid as he suposed it would never be of any more use
to him he further states that he has no documentary
or record proof in suport of his claim that he knows
of no one now living whose testimony he can prence
who can testaty to his service he hereby [illegible]
this every
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claim to a Pension or annuity except the present and
declares that his name is not upon the Pension rolls
of the agency of any State
Sworn to and subscribed the day and
year aforesaid
his
Ellis Tycer
mark 
[circled letters]

We William Willey a clergiman residing in the
County of Dickson State of Tennessee and Raifred
Crumpler             residing in the same do hereby
certify that we are well acquainted with
Ellis Tyser who has subscribed and
Sworn to the above declaration that we
believe him to be Eighty five years of age
that he is reputed and believed in the
neighborhood where he resides to be a Revo
lutionary Soldier and that we concur in
that opinion this the day and year above
Wm Willey       [circled letters]
R Crumpler      [circled letters]
the following are the questions [illegible]
[illegible] by the court to Ellis Tyser an appli
-cant for a Pension (qs) where and in what
year was you born (ans) I was born in the
State of Virginia in the year Seventeen hun
dred and fifty six (qs) have you any record
of your age and if so where is it (ans) I have
none my father had a record of my age but
it is destroid (qs) where were you living when
called in to service where have you lived since
the revolutionary war and where do you now
live (ans) I was living in Hallifax County
North Carolina when called into service
and after the revolution I moved to Wilks county
N Carolina and from there I moved to Tennessee
and I now live in this County (:qs) how were you
called into service were you drafted did you
Volunteer or was you a substitute and if a substitute
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for whom (ans) that or them facts are set fourth
in my declaration and which is my ansor 
(qs) State the names of some of the regular officers
who were with the troops whom you served with 
continental or militia regiments as you
can recolect (ans) I do not recolect the perticu
lar regiment to which any of the officers belong ex
cept my own but I recolect that I seen a John Ford
who was a Lietenant in our North Carolina regiment
and a Capt Edmond Gamble they were both regular
officers of N.C. I do not recollect any more of than
names except those who is mentioned in my
declaration (qs) did you ever receive a disch
arge from the service and if so what has become
of it (ans) I have mentioned the perticulars
in relation to my discharges in my declare
tion (c) State the names of persons to whom you
are known in your present neighborhood and
who can testify to your character and veracity and
have belief of your services as a soldier of the revo
-lution (ans) there are William Willey and
Raifred Crumpler both of whom can testify to my
character and standing.
and the said Court do hereby
declar thare opinion after the invis
tigation of the matter on & after puting
the interrogatories prescribed by the war
department that the above named ap
plicant was a revolutionary Soldier and
Served as he states and the court further
certifies that it appears to them that
William Willey who was known [illegible]
and Raifred Crumpler who has also
Signed the same is a resident in the County
of Dickson is credible person, and that
these statements is entitled to credit
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I William Hightower Clerk of the County Court
of Dickson County do hereby certify that 
the
foregoing contains the original
preceeding of the said Court in the
Matter of the application of Ellis
Tyser for a Pension I further certify
that the [illegible] in the certi
ficate of the court in the words [illegible]
(who has signed the preceding certif
cate is a Clergiman resident in
this county) was done in the pres
ence of the said Court
In testimony where of I
have hereunto set my
hand and seal of office
at office in the Town of Charlotte
this the 1st day of March 
1841
Wm Hightower Clerk of
Dickson County Court
By his Deputy Tho. J.Kelly
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State of Tennessee {on this 2d day
Dickson County      {of March 1841
personally appeared before me
John Eubank one of the acting Justice
of the peace in and for said County Mr
James Daniel an invalid Pensioner of
the United States and a resident of said
County aged forty five years and made oath
in due form of Law that he is well
acquainted with Ellis Tycer who is a resident
of said County that he has been acquainted with
him for the last twenty
years past that
during which time the said Ellis Tycer has
been always reputed and believed in his
neighberhood to have been a soldier of
the revolution that this oficiant has
no hesitation in saying that he believes
him to have been a soldier of the war of
the station that this oficiant dos not
believe from the Standing of the Said
Ellis Tyser in his neighbourhood that he
would make a statement in relation
to his having served in the war of the revolu
tion as a soldier that would be incorrect
as he is a man of good standing in his
neighbourhood and is believed to be a man of
truth and veracity and also to have bin a soldier
in the revolution as above stated
Sworn to and Subscribed the date
above written
John Eubank [circled letters]
Justice of the peace
Jas Daniel [circled letters]
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State of Tennessee {I John Eubank an acting Justice
Dickson County {of the peace and for said Cty do here
by certify that am well acquainted with
James Daniel. who has this day appeared and made
Oath to the within affidavit before me that he is 
man of truth and varicity that full faith and
creditary due and of right ought to be given to
his statements I also certify that he is an invalid
pensioner of the United States
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal this the 2 day
of March 1841 John Eubank [circled letters]
Justice of the peace
State of Tennessee Dickson County Ses.
I William Hightower Clerk of the County Court
of said County do hereby certify that John Eubank is a
Magistrate as above; and that the foregoing signature pur-
-porting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my
seal of office at office in Charlotte
this second day of March A.D. 1841.
Wm Hightower Clerk
By his Deputy Tho. J. Kelly
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State of Tennessee {on this 2d day of
Dickson Count {of March 1841 person
ally appeared before me James Daniel
one of the acting justice
of the peace in and for said County
Abram Coldwell of said
County and made oath in due
form of law that he is well acquai
nted with Ellis Tyer that he has
has lived a  to neighbour to him the
Said Tyser for the last thirty four
years past and has bin will acqu
ainted with him during this
time that the said Ellis Tyser
is a high minded and a respecta
ble man that he is reputed and
believed in his neighbourhood to
have bin a soldier in the war
of the revolution that is the gen
-eral belief in his neighbourhoo
-d that this affiant has
no hesitation in saying that
he believes that the said Tycer
would not make any statement
of his services in the revolution
ary war but what was correct
and true
as he is a man of thruth and
veracity and is believed in his
neighbourhood as above stated
Sworn to and Subscri
- bed before me this the
date above written
the [illegible] on the words aged fifty nine years and was done [illegible]
Jas. Daniel [circled letters]
Abiram Coldwell
Justice of the peace
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State of Tennessee { I James Daniel
Dickson County
one of the acting Justices of the
peace in and for said County
do hereby certify that I am
well acquainted with Abrim
Coldwell who has this day appea
-red and made oath to the above
affidavit before me that he is a
man of truth and veracity
that full faith and credit
are due and of right ought
to be given to his statements
In testimony when
of I have here unto set my
hand and afixed my seal
this the 2nd day of
March 1841
Jas. Daniel [circled letters]
Justice of the peace
State of Tennessee Dickson County Ses.
I William Hightower Clerk of the County
Court of said County hereby certify that James Daniel
is a Magistrate as above and that the foregoing sig=
=natures purporting
to be his are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal
of my office at Charlotte in said
County this 4th
day of March 1841.
Wm Hightower Clerk
By his Deputy Tho. J.Kelly
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25
[stamp]
RALEIGH
MAR
27
N.C.

William E. Jones Esqr.
Carthage
Tennessee
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State of North Carolina
Secretary of States Office
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State
of North Carolina, do hereby certify that it appears from
the musterrolls of the Continental line of this State
in the revolutionary war, that Ellis Tyson a private
in Capt Bacot's Company of the 10th Regiment en
-listed in the year 1782 for the term of 18 months,
and that nothing further is said of him on said rolls.
Given under my hand this 26th
day of March 1841.
W. Hill
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Raleigh 26th March 1841
William E. Jones Esqr
Dear Sir
I herewith send you such a certi
ficate as the musterrolls enables me to do, you will
see it is for Ellis Tyson and not Tycer as stated
in your letter, but I have no doubt it [illegible]
person and an error in spelling the name
the Commissioner of pensions has a list
of the settlements of Army accounts
your Obt Servt
W. Hill
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Carthage Tennessee
March 12th 1841
Dear Sir
enclosed I send a decle
- ration made by Ellis Tycer of
Dickson County to gether with two
affidavits as you will [illegible]
that he is claming a pension and
in the act of 7th June 1832 and as it
is out of Mr. Tycers power at this
late date to proove his services
by any living witness I hope that 
the facts as alleged and the proof
made by Jas Daniel and Mr. Coldwell
will be satisfactory So that the old
Gentleman Mr Tycer may be
allowed a pension you will plea
- se make a report on the case as
soon as it may be convenient
I am respectfully
In your Obt Sert
Wm E. Jones
J L Edwards Esqr
Com of Pension
Washington
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Ellis Tycer
Tennessee

admitted

for 6 month, Pr $20. -
Cap Bacot, Col Lytle.
N.C.

Act 7 June 1832

Wm. E. Jones
Carthage.
Tennessee
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Jan 4 1841
[stamp] 
CARTHAGE
DEC
22
T.e.
[illegible]
Tennessee
X
James L. Edwards
Com of Pensions
Washington City
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Carthage Tennessee
December 22th 1840
D Sir
an old Gentleman who lives in
Dickson County Tennessee informed
me that he had made appica
tion for a Pension sum four years
since but have never suceeded
in getting a certificate but
was informed by sum means that
his claim had proverbaly bin
allowed and a certificate sent
on to him tho he says that such
was the fact he have never
seen or heard any thing of 
the certificate and by his
request I make this inquiry
therefore you will please inform
me of the situation as to whether
he Mr Tyser ever applyed for a
pension or not and if so was it
allowed and if such be true
that the claim was allowed and
the certificate has bin lost or
miscarried in what way will he
have to proceed in order to obtain
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annother certificate or what
would be required of him before
he could suceed you will please
inform me
(the old Gentleman is
by the name of
Ellis Tyser
I am respectfully yours
Wm E. Jones

J.L. Edwards Esqr
Com of Pensions
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Carthage Tennessee
May 18th 1841
D Sir
the certificate of Ellis Tycer
was recd by which it appears that
he is allowed $20 a year only and as he
alleges to have served in all over twenty
months service will you please examine
his case again and inform me if he is
not entitled to receive more then
that amount he alleges to have served
3 three months tour and then enlisted
for 18 months the I think he says he was disch
- arged at the expiration of 14 months and
agreeable to that he served 23 months in all
and of the proof for all this service is satis
factory would he not be entitled to a large
er pension for annum then $20 should
you allow him a larger pression you will
please inform me and I will return
to you the certificate already issue
enclosed I send you the certificate of
W. Hill Esqr Secutary of State of N.C.
please inform me as soon as you see this
Respectfully Wm E. Jones
J.L. Edwards
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Suspended
See letter to
Hon. C. Johnson
28. Jan. 1835
let: 6 Dec. 1836 to
Hon C. Johnson
Let: to W. E. Jones, Jany
4, 1841
Act 7 June 1832.
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Rev War
6291
INVALID.
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File No. 629
Ellis Tycer
Privt Rev War
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Act: June 7" 2
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Index: -- Vol. M, Page 32
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12 - 5 - 41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Tycount, Francis GRADE Private LINE Hazen's Regiment
WARRANT NUMBER 13828  ACREAGE 100
ISSUED July 16, 1789
to Matt. McConnell,
assignee
The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are
registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subse-
quent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12 - 5 - 41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Tye, William GRADE Private LINE New Jersey
WARRANT NUMBER 8806  ACREAGE 100
ISSUED June 11, 1789
to Mattias Denman,
assignee
The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are
registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subse-
quent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.