Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,730, Matthew Harris, Ga.
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GA.  Harris, Matthew.  S.31.730
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Georgia 12.279
Mathew Harris
of Greene in the state of Georgia. Who was a pr. [cor] in the company commanded by Captain Middleton of the Regiment by Col Marbury in the  Georgia
time for 18 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia at the rate of 75 dollars __cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of April 1833 and [ ?] Vincent
Sanford. Elk Greensboro, Geo

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833   150.00
Semi-anl allowance ending [?]        37.50
                                                       $187.50

Revolutionary Claim,
Act  June 7, 1832
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk
Book [E?] Vol. 6 Page 92

Letter to 3rd Auditor 7,April 1843
Paid at the Treasurncy under the Act of the 6th April 1838 from 4 Sep 1837 to 4th Sep 1841. Agt modified 23 May 1843
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State of Georgia, Greene County--on this 
the 29th day of October Eighteen hundred 
thirty two personally appeared before the 
Honorable the Superior Court of the county
and state aforesaid, Mathew Harris a resident
of the county and state aforesaid aged seventy
eight 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 provenience made by the 
act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832. 
That he enlisted in the army of the 
United States in the year 1776 (according 
to the list of his recollections, under Capt
Hatton Middleton and served in the 
1st Regiment of Horse raised for the state of 
Georgia commanded by ___ Leonard 
Marbury. He further states that he enlisted 
for the term of eighteen months, that he 
served out his time and was regularly
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[ly] charged, he does not recollect the precise time but believes it was about the first of the year 1778. He resided in Walker County Georgia at the time he entered the service.
    He further states that the service that he was engaged in was to guard the frontier from Ogechee to the Cherokee [ ? ] from the in-currency of the Creek & Cherokee Indians.  He made He was in two engagements with the Indian,  one at Marbury front in Walker County & the other on the Tagalo River.  The Reg that he belonged to was constantly on duty during the time of his enlistment as the Indians were very trouble [?] at that time. It would be improbable for him to [ ?] [ ? ] & diff[?] all of the circumstances connected with his services.  This dep on and from those [?] that he has been enable to procure
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this testimony of two living witnesses to wit William Evans Son? & Martha Stephens, whose affidavits are here unto annexed testifying to his service in the Revolutionary War.
  The annexed furlow from the [union] [?]ing officer of the Regiment which he belonged in the only documentary evidence that he has to prove his service.
   He believes he may safely appeal to any of his neighbors to establish his character for veracity, & among the rest he would refer to the Hon (orable) Thomas F Foster Member of Congress from  his state. He hereby relinquishing given every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and entered this day and year aforesaid
Test - 
Vincent Sanford Clk (clerk)
Matthew W Harris
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Georgia
Greene County
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant (Mathew Harris) was a Revolutionary solider and 
served as he states
Thomas Stocks JJCGC
James S. Park JJCGC
Francis West JJCGC

Georgia
Greene County
I Vincent Sanford Clerk of the Inferior Court of the county aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Mathew Harris for a pension.
  In testimony where of I have here unto set [?] hand and seal of the office this 19th day of Oct 1832
Vincent Sanford Clerk
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Mathew Harris GA
No 19550

[ ? ] a private for 18 months from 1776 
Capt Middleton
Cpl Marbury GA

Ear[ ? ] $75.00
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183

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 complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim. 

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A Statement, shewing the service of Matthew Harris

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Period when the service was rendered: 1776 enlisted
Duration of the claimant's service:
- Years:
- Months: 18
- Days: 
Rank of the claimant: Pri.
Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served: Capt. H Middleton
Names and Rank of the General and Field officers: Maj. L. Marbury
Battles in which the applicant was engaged:
Country through which he marched:
Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period: 78 years, Wilkes Co. Ga.
Evidence by which the declaration is supported: partly documentary - witnesses
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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 rolla 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 } ss. 
On this [blank] day of [blank] in the country of [blank] and State, Territory, or District of [blank] aged (c) [blank] 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) [blank], with [blank] and served in the [blank] (e) regiment of the [blank] 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 [blank]
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.
I [blank] of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this [blank] day of [blank] &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 [blank] and C.D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank], who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank] years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforeaid.
[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 [blank] and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal [blank] of office, this [blank] day of [blank] &c. 
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge of 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 alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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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 the 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 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 the 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 loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the 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 [blank] year [blank] months, and [blank] days, I served as a [blank]. For [blank] months and [blank] days, I served as a [blank]; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in call 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 is 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 this 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 claimants 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.
The notes from [a] to [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 the continental troops only.
[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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January 21, 1930
Dr. M. J. Slaughter
Millerville
Alabama
Dear Sir:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 3130 [underlined] it appears that Matthew Harris [underlined], while residing in Wilkes County, Georgia, enlisted in 1776, served in Captain Hatton Middleton's Second Company, in Major Leonard Marbury's First Regiment of Horse in the Georgia Troops, was in engagements with the Indians at Marbury's Fort and on the Tugaloo River, and was discharged about the first of 1778, having served eighteen months.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 29, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Greene County, Georgia, aged seventy-eight years, the date of his birth is not given.
There are no data as to family.
The above is the history of the only soldier named Matthew Harris found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Matthew Harris, S. 31730, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., citing all of the following data:
Matthew Harris, Certificate No. 12279, issued April 16, 1833, rate $75.00 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Georgia Agency.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner.
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GA Harris, Matthew S.31.730
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Gideon, Printer

Treasury Department, Second Comptroller’s Office, 
April 11th, 1843

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,” and the 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, [added by hand “Mathew Harris, ———”] a Pensioner on the Roll of the [added by hand “Georgia ———“] Agency, at the rate of [added by hand “Seventy five”] Dollars [crossed out “and ____ Cents”] per annum, under the law of the [added by hand “7th June 1832,”] has been paid at this Department, from the [added by hand “4th of Sept. 1837,”] to the [added by hand “4th Sept. 1841.”]

Respectfully yours,

Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.
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J. HENRY MEYER
PRESIDENT
JAS. W. HARRIS
SUPERINTENDENT
GEO. A. HARE
SECRETARY
California Street Cable Railroad Co.
HYDE AND CALIFORNIA STREETS
SAN FRANCISCO, December 14 1911 19
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
S. 31730 No other Matthew Harris
Dear Sir: -
Will you kindly furnish me with the Military record of Mathew Harris a soldier of the Revolutionary War (1776) as it appears in his application for a pension.
He was my Great Grandfather, thanking you in advance for an early reply I am.
Yours respectfully
Jas. W. Harris
Hyde & California Sts.
San Francisco, Cal.
[Stamp] PENSION OFFICE H DEC 19 1911 U.S.
DEC 22 1911
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February 3, 1911.
Hon. Edwin Y. Webb,
House of Representatives.
My dear Mr. Webb:
In reply to your letter dated the 1" and received the 2" instant, I have the honor to advise you that from the papers in claim
Sur. File No. 31,730, Rev. War, it appears that Matthew Harris was allowed
pension on his application executed October 29, 1832, at which time he was a
resident of Greene County, Georgia, and seventy-eight years of age. (the date of birth not given.)
He alleged (stated) that he resided in Wilkes County, Georgia, when he enlisted
in 1776, in Captain Hatton Middleton's Second Company, Major Leonard
Marbury's First Regiment of Horse, was in engagements with Indians at Marbury's Fort and on the Tugaloo river, and was discharged about the first
of 1778, having served eighteen months.
(The dates of his birth and death are not given,) nor is there any family
data on file. the above noted only [illegible]
For the date of last payment of pension and to whom paid, application
should be made to the Auditor for the Interior Department, U.S. Treasury
Department, citing the following data: "Matthew Harris, Ctf. No. 12,279,
issued April 16, 1833, under the Act of June 7, 1832 at the Georgia Agency".
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Miss Leona Black,
P. O. Box 756,
El Paso, Texas,
May 26, 1911.
Madam;
in response to your letter dated the 14th and received the 20th instant, you are herewith furnished the history of the only Matthew Harris
found on the Revolutionary War pension records, and advised that a careful
search of said records fails to afford any information in regard to
Zachariah Jones as described.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Rev. War.
December 28, 1911.

Mr. James W. Harris,
California Street Cable Railroad Co.,
Hyde and California Streets,
San Francisco, Cal.

Sir:
In response to your letter dated the 14" and received
the 19” instant, you are advised that from the papers in claim
Sur. File No. 31,730, Rev. War, it appears that Matthew Harris
was allowed pension on his application executed October 29,
1832, at which time he was a resident of Greene County, Georgia
, and seventy-eight years of age.
He stated that he resided in Wilkes County, Georgia,
when he enlisted in 1776, in Captain Hatton Middleton's second
company, Major Leonard Marbury's first regiment of Horse, was
in engagements with Indians at Marbury's Fort and on the Tugaloo
river, and was discharged about the first of 1778, having
served eighteen months. The dates of his birth and death are
not given, nor is there any family data on file.
For the date of last payment of pension and to whom paid,
application should be made to the Auditor for the Interior Department
, citing the following data: "Matthew Harris, Ctf. No. 12,279, issued April 16, 1833, under Act of June 7, 1832, at the
Georgia Agency".
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Rev. War Section.
March 12, 1913.
Miss Alberta Jones,
Crystal Springs, Miss.
Madam:
In response to your undated letter received the 27
ultimo, you are advised from the papers in claim Sur. File
No. 31,730, Rev. War, it appears that Matthew Harris was alllowed pension on his application executed October 29, 1832,
at which time he was a resident of Greene County, Georgia,
and seventy-eight years of age.
He stated that he resided in Wilkes County, Georgia, when
he enlisted in 1776 in Captain Hatton Middleton's second company
, Major Leonard Marbury's first regiment of Horse, was in
engagements with Indians at Marbury's Fort and on the Tugaloo
river, and was discharged about the first of 1778, having served
eighteen months. The dates of his birth and death are not
given, nor is there any family data on file.
For the date of last payment of pension and to whom paid,
application should be made to the Auditor for the Interior Department
, U.S. Treasury Department, citing the following data:
Matthew Harris, Ctf. # 12, 279, issued April 16, 1833, under the
Act of June 7, 1832, at the Georgia Agency.""
Very respectfully,
J.L. Davenport
Commissioner.
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COMMITTEE ROOM ROOM 483, HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING TELEPHONE 488.

SIXTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
RICHARD WAYNE PARKER, N.J. CHAIRMAN.
JOHN A. STERLING, ILL.
REUBEN O. MOON, PA.
GERRIT J. DIEKEMA, MICH.
GEORGE R. MALBY, N.Y.
EDWIN W. HIGGINS, CONN.
HERMAN P. GOEBEL, OHIO.
EDWIN DENBY, MICH.
PAUL HOWLAND, OHIO
FRANK M. NYE, MINN.
WILLIAM P. SHEFFIELD, R.I.
HENRY D. CLAYTON, ALA.
ROBERT L. HENRY, TEX.
WILLIAM G. BRANTLEY, GA.
CHARLES C. REID, ARK.
EDWIN Y. WEBB, N.C.
CHARLES C. CARLIN, VA.
JOHN J. MITCHELL, MASS.
JOHN W. BOSTWICK, JR CLERK.
Committee on the Judiciary
House of Representatives U.S.,
Washington, D.C., Feb. 1, 1911.

Hon. J.L. Davenport,
Commissioner of Pensions.
My dear Mr. Davenport:
Will you please let me know what record is
contained in the Pension Roll of 1840 of one Matthew Harris, a pensioner in either Georgia, or North Carolina?
Thanking you, I am,
Very truly yours, &c.,
E. Y. Webb
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El Paso, Texas
May 14, 1911
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Sir: 
Can you inform me whether you have any records in your offices of: Matthew Harris of North Carolina, supposed to have fought in the Revolutionary War, and to have drawn a pension until his death in 1845?
Also, if: Zacharia Jones of the "Delaware Blues"  of the Revolutionary War?
Hoping to hear from you soon in regard to the matter, and thanking you in advance, I am very truly, (Miss) Leona Black
P.O. Box 756
El Paso, Texas
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3-871
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Briefed by [illegible] May 22, 1911
Claim No.
Certificate No.
Claimant
Solider Matthew Harris
Service of N.C. drew pension until death in 1845
Additional Service Rev.
No ____claim, State records ____, 191__
No claim, combination records ___, 191__
REMARKS:
No widow any service
above [illegible]
No Rev below W 22000 except
S 31 730.
No M H. on N.C. agency Book
-- 1944 Chief Division
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Crystal Springs, Miss.
Feb 1913
Commissioner of Pension Dept.
Dear Sir
Your letter concerning my inquiry about Matthew Harris just received and will say in reply that I am not after getting a pension but simply want every bit of history and dates for the family record I am getting up and make me eligible to join the "Daughters of the American
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Matthew Harris
This is all I know concerning him.
He married Miss Hannah Ross in 1783 near Camden South Carolina. Then they settled in Green Co. Ga. Ten children were born to them. Ross, Samuel, Nickleson, Charles, Elizabeth Jane, Martha, Temperance and Sarah.
He died at the advanced age of 102 years and was buried with military honors four miles from Dadeville Ala.
M. H. is my great-great grandfather -
Over
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Matthew Harris was father of Martha Harris Jones
She was mother of William Wiley Jones Sr.
He was father of William Wiley Jones Jr.
He was father of Alberta Jones
My great-great grandfather.
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Revolution. Please give me every word and date about him that you possibly can.
And greatly oblige
(Miss) Alberta Jones
Crystal Springs
Miss.
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Dr. M. J. Slaugter
Millerville, Ala.
Dec. 2d. 1929.

Dear Sir:
I wish to have you send me the record of Matthew Harris a Revolutionary soldier who enrolled from Mecklenburg Co. North Carolina, and died in Tallapoosa Co. Ala. near Dadeville. Please give age, date of birth, &c.

Truly yours,
M. J. Slaughter
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31730
Invalid.
File No. 31730
Matthew Harris
Act: June 7th 32
Index:- Vol. 2, Page 173
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Claim of Matthew Harris to the benefit of the act of Congress dated 7th June 1832