Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3221, William Cross, N.C. Va.
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Service
N. C.
Va
Gross, William
Number
S. 3221
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25.612
East Tennesee
William Cross
of Anderson Co in the State of Tennessee who was a Drummer and Pv in the Company command by Captain Hix of the regt command by Col Shelby in the N. C. [?] for 1 year.
Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee at the rate of 43 dollars --- Cents per ann to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of February 1834 and set to Hon. Luke Lea, N. R.
Arrears to the 4th of September 1833  $107.50
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March 36   21.50
                                                                 -------
                                                               $129.00
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Mr. J. Allison Clerk
Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 39
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Hereunto set my hand and seal of office at office in Chirton the 10th day of July 1833
Hugh Barton Clk
By his deputy Saml. L Childress

Wm Cross s
Application for
A pension
2/594

Address
James Hair
Knoxville
Tennessee
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State of Tennessee
Anderson County 
On this 9th day of July 1833
Personally appeared in open Court before us
William McKamey Henry B Butler and John Sieber
Three of the acting Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter before us in and for said County now setting William Cross resident of the said County and state in the said County of Anderson and State of Tennessee aged 71 or 72 years and after being first and duly sworn according to law hath 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 here in stated  That he was born in Baltimore County Maryland same time about the 5th of March 1761 or 1762 as he was informed by his parents  He has no recall of his age He lived in North Carolina in what is now called Sulivan County Tennessee near the Virginia line at which place Some time in September 1776 he volunteered for a twelve months tour against the Cherrokee Indians and Capt William Hicks in the militia  He volunteered as a drummer [illegible; looks like "or kindly accessed"] at Edward Caxes are the north side of Holston river at the time [illegible] aforesaid lay three a [?]day then marched to Shoats fort on the South Side of the Holston River we then took possession of Shoals fort and made that our head quarters during the whole tour we scouted through the county in quest of indians we had no regular battle we had no officer with us higher than a Capt. [illegible] Shelby ordered [crossed out word] a number of Capts to fortify and help possessian of the forts along near the Virginia line to ehlp the indians from committing  depratoatiaces[?] in Virginia, as deterant was informed at that time, we continued there till October 1777 at which [word crossed out] time he was Honorably but verbally discharged  He served at this time twelve months for which he claims pension  He served the whole time as a drummer.
Again while living at the same place some time in August 1781 as near  as he can recollect he was drafted for a three month tour against the British and tours under Capt Thomas Wallace in Col Isaac Shelbys Regiment of Militia we Rendezvous on Indian Creek war the Iron mountain at the time last aforesaid
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we were there met by an express telling us that we were not wanted at that time we were then permitted to return home and hold our selves in readyness at a minits warning which we did and in about three weeks we were called upon again and we marched to the same ground under the same officers we lay there a few days there was a part of the company had houses and a part had none Col Shelby gave  gave press warrants to press houses to go the the High Hill of Santee declarent with a number of others were unable to press houses Col Shelby then ordered Declarant with the ballance that had no houses to return to Ensign John Wallace and Sargent Abednago Hicks and guard the frontiers against the indians which they did till the three months was out he was Honorably but verbally Discharged  He served at this time three month for which he claims pension He served in the whole fifteen [underlined] months underlined] for which he claims pension  He may possably be mistaken as to some of the Date above mentioned but he is certain he served the full time above stated  He has no documentary evidence and he knows of no person whose testimony he can produce who can testify to his actual service  He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension and annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State  There is no Clergyman whose testimony he can produce at this time by whom he can produce the report of his service  He continued to live in said Sulivan County County till about 1817 he then moved to Knox County Tennessee and lived then about a year he then moved into Said Anderson County and has lived there ever since  There was no regular officers with the troops where he served and no continued nor militia regiments farther than above mentioned   He never did receive a writen Discharge from the Service nor a confirmation  He is acquainted in his present neighborhood with Edward Hawkins Esq Reubin Goldsam Thomas Kernal and Jonathan Scarbrow all of whome he believes would testify that he is a man of veracity and that they believe that he served as a Soldier of the revolution  Sworn to
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and Subscribed the Day and year foresaid in open Court Hugh Barton Clerk   William X [his mark] Cross
Phylis Sepry[?]   LL Childress

We Obediah Ashlock and Thomas Carnal  residents of the said County of Anderson and State of Tennessee hereby certify that we are well acquainted with with William Cross who has subscribed and sworn to the above Interaction that we believe him to be 71 or 72 years of age that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in the opinion sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court 
[signed on left side]
Hugh Barton Clerk 
By his deputy  LL Childres
[signed on right side]
Obidiah X [his mark] Ashlock
Thomas Carnal

And the said Court do hereby declare there opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the the interrogatories prescribed by the war Department the the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and Served as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Obidiah Ashlock and Thomas Carnal    who has signed the preceeding certificate are residents of the Said County of Anderson and State of Tennessee and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
[signatures on right side of page]
William [illegible]
Henry B Buter
John Sieber
Justices of the Court of Pleas
and Quarter Sessions

State of Tennessee i Hugh Barton Clerk of the Court of Anderson County Pleas and Quarter [illegible] in and of said County hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Said Court in the matter of the application of William Cross for a pension In testimony whereof I have
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hereunto set my hand and seal of office at
office in Chiston the 16th Day of
July 1833
Hugh Barton Clerk
By his deputy Saml L Childress 

[across top of fold if turned verticle]
Wm Cross
Application for
A pension
[illegible] 594

[across bottom of fold if turned verticle]
[illegible]
James Hair
Knoxville
Tennessee
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Horizontal:
did not enlist but was a volunteer.  There were no enlistments in the state of N.C. at the early [illegible] on 1776 for one year to serve in the [illegible].

Vertical:  
26594
William Cross
Anderson Co.
[illegible]
from 1776 drummer [?]
private 1 yr
drummer 9 mo. -$33.-
Private     3 "         10-
See note within     43-
                             $
$43.
Hon : Luke Lea
[crossed through] James Hair
[crossed through] Knoxville
[illegible]
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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 show what is necessary to be done.  These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: [mark shown]).  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, showing the Service of [written in] William Cross

1st row 
Period during which the service was rendered -
Sept 1776
Duration of claimant's service -
 1 Year
Rank of the claimant -
[illegible]
Names and rank of the field officers under which he served -
Capt Hix noted [illegible]
Age at present, and place of above when he entered the service -
71 N.C
Proof by which the declaration is supported. -
Traditionary

August
1 Months
Pri
Cap Wallace
Col. Shelly

There was no service performed by volunteers for such a length of time as one year under one engagement person can an allowance be made for actual [underlined] service for that time

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

[handwritten bottom of page]
The witnesses are not
certified to be credible,
only nine months can be allowed for
1st service, as active operations were not carried on against the Indians during the winter season. The applicant did not enlist but was a volunteer. There were no conditions in the state of N.C. at so early a period on 1776 for one year, to serve on the frontier


2nd row answers
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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 wand 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 classes 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 claim-
ing the benefit of this law its 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, 1852/State, Territory, or District of } ss.
County of
On this      day of     personally appeared (a) before
A.B. a resident (b) of     in the county of     and State, Territory or District of    aged (c)      years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832.  That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year (d)    , with     and served in the      (e) regiment of the      line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service: (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged and the country through which he marched.  This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.      A.B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I           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 day 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 subs ribed 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 Revo-
lutionary 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 is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,    Clerk of the Court of     do hereby certify 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, this    day of    &c.   
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power.  This is the original discharge of commis-
sion; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration , (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or if detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be ex-expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribed and be sworn to, one of the declarations also 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 the truth of the statement to 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 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 declaration must mention the period or periods of the war when he served. 
[e] Every continual 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 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 ________. For ______ 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 reconciling to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase [italicized] about three or four months, is to 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 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 not 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. 
[pointing finger icon] The notes from [a] t [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 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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It appears from the annexed affidavid of Edward Cox and Abraham Cross (the former of whom was the friend under whome Wm Cross served his twelve months tour) That the Wm Cross was mistaken about being a volunteer that infact he was enlisted and I presume his name may be found in the Department, but if not his proving actual service will be suficiant as I suppose
You will observe that the affidavid hears date April 18th 1833 and the declaration July 9th 1833 which cab be accounted for in the following manner to whit In the course of that winder I advised Wm Cross to provide proof of actual service he then got a friend to write to Sulivan County on the subject but had no return he had a second letter note but without success he then made his application for a pension believing that he could not provide proof of actual service the said affidavid was forwarded to him some time in October last contrary to his expectation  He states that he had no Colonel when he served his twelve months tour (see the declaration)
With Great Respect I am
your very Humble Servant
James Hair [signed on right]
Hon J L Edwards [signed on left]
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[Handwritten: Mailed without review]

[Typed]
July 20, 1935
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WILLIAM CROSS
S. 3221
BA-J/MLB

Mr. John P. Brown
Rogers Bailey Hardware Company
1146 Market Street
Chattanooga, Tennessee

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of William Cross who served in the North Carolina militia, also, Isaac B. Nichols who served as sergeant in either Georgia or North Carolina and who, you state, was granted a pension in Walker County, Georgia, in 1848, for Revolutionary War service.

The Revolutionary War records of this office have been searched and no claim for pension or bounty land found based upon service of any Isaac Nichols, under any spelling, of Georgia or North Carolina. The pension which you state he received may have been granted by the state from which he served.

The record was found of only one soldier named William Cross who served from North Carolina and it is furnished herein, as shown in the papers on file in pension claim, S. 3221, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

William Cross was born in Baltimore County, Maryland, about March 5, 1761 or 1762; the names of his parents are not given.

While residing in that part of North Carolina near the Virginia line, which was later Sullivan County, Tennessee, the soldier enlisted sometime in September, 1776, served as drummer in Captain William Hicks' North Carolina company, against the Cherokee Indians, and was discharged in October, 1777. He enlisted in August, 1781, served as private in Captain Thomas Wallace's company, Colonel Isaac Shelby's regiment, against the British and Tories and guarding the frontier against Indians, length of his tour three months.

The soldier continued to reside in Sullivan County, Tennessee, until about 1817, when he moved to Knox County, Tennessee, where
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he remained about one year, then moved to Anderson County, same state.

William Cross was allowed pension on his application executed July 9, 1833, while residing in Anderson County, Tennessee.

No reference was made in the claim to wife or children of the soldier.

In 1833, one Abraham Cross made affidavit in behalf of the soldier, William Cross, in Sullivan County, Tennessee, and referred to one David Cross, also of that county, but did not state the relationship of any of the three to each other.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of the person paid, and possibly the date of soldier's death, you should write the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:

William Cross
Certificate #25812
Issued February 12, 1834
Rate $45 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act June 7, 1832
East Tennessee Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator

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1935 July 20' - Hist. to Jno. P. Brown - MLB.

Rev War
3221.
INVALID.

File No. 3221
William Cross
Messgr. N. C. Mili

Act: June 7,, /32
Index:-Vol. A, Page 80

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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State of Tennessee}
Sullivan County} 18th Apl. 1833
At the Instance request of David Cross of Sullivan County Tennessee I have caused Edward Cox & Abraham Cross to come before me to state on their oaths all & singular their knowledge of William Cross of Anderson County, Tennessee services During the Revolutionary War and Deps
Deposeth & Saith in the year 1776 in the early part of the year Say in March as well as Deps can Recollect the Said William Cross of Anderson North Carolina under Capt. Williams Hicks & Lieutenant Edward Cox at the fort at Shoats ford and was amediately appointed Drummer for said Company and held the rank of Drummer During the term of Said enlistment, which was for one year Deponants further saith that said William Cross was engaged with them in rendering the following services in Building forts & guarding them and as spys against the Cherokee Indians and was active by engaged in said service During said enlistment further Deps saith not
Edward Cox (Seal)
Abraham Cx (Seal)
I do hereby certify that the above affidavit was sworn to and subscribed before me the day & year above witnessed giving under my hand & seal at office
Wm Rockhold (Seal)
Justice of the Ps.
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State of Tennessee} I George W Netherland Clerk
Sullivan County} of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County certify that William Rockhold Esquire whose name appears to the within certificate is now and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County and that full faith and credit are due all his official acts as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of my Office at Office in Blountville the 2d day of September 1833
Geo. W. Netherland Clerk
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I certify that Edward Cox and Abraham Cross the deponants in the within afft are known to me to be respectable Edward Cox is on the Pension list of the Jonesboro agency as an Ensign or lieutenant, & I believe Mr Cross is likewise on said list, Thear statements are entitled to full credit.
John Blair
Feb 2th 1834
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Hall H. Repts.
February 7th. 1834

Sir,
I have the honor to return to you the Pension papers of William Cross together with the Certificate of the Honl. John Blair, Certifying that the statement of the two witnesses, to wit, Edward Cox and Abraham Cross, are entitled to full Credit - and that he believes both of them are Revolutionary pensioners-
Very respectfully
I am yr Obt. Servt.
Luke Lea

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
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[Header]
J. C. PARKS, PREST AND TREAS. L. D. BAILEY, VICE-PREST AND MGR. J. P. BROWN, SECRETARY
ROBERTS BAILEY HARDWARE CO.
WHOLESALE
HARDWARE
MILL SUPPLIES
1146 MARKET STREET
PHONE 6-8197
CHATTANOOGA, TENN.

[Typed body]
July 6, 1935.

Pension Bureau,
Washington, D. C.

Sirs:
Will you be kind enough to advise me of any records you have of the following Revolutionary War soldiers.
William Cross, [handwritten note: only one in NC] who served in [handwritten note: NC] the North Carolina militia.
Sergeant Isaac B. Nichols, who was granted a pension in Walker County, Georgia, in 1848, for Revolutionary services, and served either in Georgia or North Carolina.
My grandfather was named Isaac Nichols, of Georgia.
Thanking you kindly, I am,
Sincerely yours,
[Signed] J P Brown
JOHN P. BROWN,
1146 Market Street, Chattanooga, Tenn.

[Stamp]
RECEIVED
JUL 8 1935
MAIL SUB-DIV.
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VETS. ADM.