Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7759, Charles Tull, N.C.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N.C.

Tull, Charles

NUMBER
S. 7759

Born in Md.
Carded

CONTENTS
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Date of death not on A.B.

12.316
North Carolina

Charles Tull
of Service in the State of N. Car:
was a Pr.- in the ---- commanded
by Captain ---- of the Regt commanded
by Col. Caswell in the N Car
line for 6 months -

Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina
at the rate of 20 Dollars -- Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of April "33
and sent to Hon Jesse Spright
Stantonsbughr N.C-

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833        40
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept-    10-
                                                            $50-

{ Revolutionary Claim, }
{ Act June 7, 1832.  }
Recorded by Nathl. Rice Clerk'
Book E Vol. 6  Page 57-
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State of North Carolina }
Lenoir County } 
Court of pleas & Qr Sessions
April 2nd AD 1833

on the 2 day of April in the year 1833 personally appeared in open Court before Jonathan Rouse, Craven Mites [illegible]
Justices of the court aforesaid Charles Tull of said County (said Court now sitting,) aged on the 2nd day of next [illegible]
80 years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath aforesaid, make the following declaration in order to obtain
the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
That he volunteered in the militia service in the County of Dobbs and State of North Carolina in the year 1775, in a company under the
command of Capt Jesse Cobb in the regiment under the Command and the Coman
of Col. Richard Caswell, Lieut. Col. W Bryan & Major Gorham from Kinston when the company was organized, he marched to [ ? New Bern] and was there exercised or drilled for 14 days. we then returned and remained in Lenoir till we were dispatched  in the begining of the year 1776 to South River in said State  for the purpose of stopping the tories. The tories escaped from us at South River and we overtook them at Moore Creek in New Hanover County 16 or 18 miles above Wilmington when we engaged them in a battle, the militia being commanded by Col. Richard Caswell. and the tories by one General McDaniel and Captain McLeod, the latter whom was killed in this battle. the loss of the tories was in killed fourteen, and only one man on the part of our Militia. Which was thought to be an accident. In this battle the tories
were defeated. The second day after the battle we left Moores Creek for Kinston where we remained until we were called to Wilmington about the last of February or first of March of
said year. At Wilmington we even engaged in building entrenchments from an apprehension of an attack from the British who were said to be then at Brunswick. They did not
however attack us and we returned to Kinston when we were discharged after a service of six months. There is no person living in the [illegible] at this time by whom I can prove
the foregoing services. That I know of, nor have I any other
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evidence of said services that whatever hereto annexed

I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension
roll or agency of any state
Sworn to in open Court the 3rd Apl. 1833.
Lewis C. Desmond Clk
Charles Tull

We John Gatlin and John Cox & James Tull residing in the County of Duplin Lenoir and State of North Carolina do hereby certify
that we have for a great many years been acquainted with Charles Tull the above applicant for a pension. that we believe
him to be eighty years of age or thereabouts. that he is reputed and believed to have been a [illegible] of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
John Cox
Sworn to & Subscribed in the Court
James Tull

The aforesaid applicant further states that there is no [illegible] living in his neighborhood who can certify as to his services
Charles Tull

Answers to the interrogatories acquired by the aforesaid act
I was born in the State of Maryland in the year 1753 and moved to North Carolina at about an age of two years. I have a record of my age as kept by my father at home. I was living in
Dobbs County when called unto the service where I have lived ever since. I volunteered on entering to the service as [illegibe] set forth. I was acquainted with Col. Richard Caswell, and the other officers named in this declaration, I refer you to John Washington, Wm Lovick John Gatlin Dellen Caswell, Blout Coleman, N.G. Blount and in fact to any gentleman in
the County of Lenoir as to my character for veracity. and to John Gatlin, John Cox, & James Tull, at present in Court as to their belief from report of my having service in the revolution
War.
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in the Court aforesaid declare the opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after pulling the interrogatory presented by the war department that the above named
applicant was a revolutionary soldier 
(a private) and such as he states, and that the Court certifies that it appears to them that John Gatlin, and John Cox, and
James Tull are residents of Lenoir County and credible persons and that their statement is entitled to full credit and that there is no Clergyman residing in the neighborhood
of said applicant who testify as to his services.
Jonathan Rouse, JP
[illegible]
P Harden JP
I Lewis C Desmond Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the county of Lenoir, do hereby certify that Jonathan Rouse Celletts, and P Harden Esqrs whose names are subscribed as Justices of the peace for said County are acting Justices of said Court - that their names are in their own proper signation, and I do hereby further certify,
that the foregoing contains the original precedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Charles Tull of Lenoir for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my
hand & seal of said office the day & date first
above written.
Lewis C. Desmond Clk
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Charles Tull.
N.C.

Admit as private for
6 mo- $20-
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Sir:
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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.

A Statement, showing the service of Charles Tull
Period when the service was rendered
1775 vol.

Duration of the
claimant's service.
Year
Months
6
Days

Rank of the claimant.
Pri

Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.
Col. Richd Caswell
Lt. Col. W. Bryan
Maj. Gorham

Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.
79 years
Dobbs Co

Proof by which the declaration is supported.
Traditionary

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia" and "volunteers, all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular
places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION.
in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of
County of
On this ____ day of ____
personally appeared (a) before ____
A. B. a resident (b) ____ of ____ aged (c) ____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) ____, with and served in the ____ (e) regiment of the
____ line, under the following named officers:

{Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
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He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of ____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
[____ of the Court of ____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of ____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this ____ of ____
& c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the ____ and G.D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with ____, who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be ____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the ____ and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the ____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, ____ Clerk of the Court of ____ do hearby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of ____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this ____ day of ____
& c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
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If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his 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 service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
To an Officer: Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform,
and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

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[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the
the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For ____ year ____ months, and ____ days, I served as a ____ and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration in highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil
pursuit,
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.


MODE OF AUTHENTICATING PAPERS.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

PROOF OF SERVICE.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] and [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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January 23, 1939.

Mrs. J. E. Latham
#1 Hood Place
Greensboro, North Carolina.
Dear Madam:

BA-J/ILL
Charles Tull
S. 7759

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letters in which you request the Revolutionary War records of William Moore, of Lenoir or Pitt County, North Carolina, and Charles Tull, of Lenoir County, North Carolina.

Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is impossible to comply in full with each request
pertaining to soldiers of that war. The record of Charles Tull is furnished you herein, as found in his claim for pension, S. 7759,
based upon his service in that war.

Charles Tull was born December 2, 1753 in Maryland, and moved at the age of about two years to North Carolina; the names of
his parents are not shown.

While a resident of "Dobbs County", North Carolina, he enlisted in 1775, served as a private in Captain Jesse Cobb's company, Colonel Richard Caswell's North Carolina regiment, was in the battle at Moore's Creek where the enemy was defeated, about
the first of March 1776, went to Wilmington where he assisted in erecting fortifications, and later went to Kinston, where he was discharged, having served six months.

Charles Tull was allowed pension on his application executed April 3, 1833, at which time he resided in Lenoir County, North Carolina. He had continued to reside in that vicinity ever since the Revolutionary War. The soldier made no reference to wife or children.

One James Tull was a resident of Lenoir County, North Carolina, in 1833; no relationship to the pensioner was stated.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name
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and address of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and cite the following:

Charles Tull
Certificate #[? 12316]
Issued April 20, 1833
Rate $20 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
North Carolina Agency

Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.

2.
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Legal Consultant
Adjudicating Division
Dependants Subdivision
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Reimbursement Subdivision
Reimbursement Groups
1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10
Cen Com. on Waivers & Forfeitures
Index Subdivision
Decentralization Section
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send one
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#1 Hood Place
Greensboro, N. C.
December 7, 1938

Pension Dept.
Rev. War, Pensions
Navy Bldg.
Washington, D. C.

Gentlemen:

Please send me a statement of the Rev. War
Pension of Charles Tull of Lenoir County,
North Carolina, especially in regard to any
mention of his family.

Very truly yours,
Mrs J. E. Latham

N. B. If there is any expense attached,
will be glad to pay anything reasonable.

[circular stamp] numbered 1-12
RECEIVED DEC 9 1938
MAIL SUB. DIV.
VETS ADM
READER /11
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#1 Hood Place
Greensboro, N.C.
December 7, 1938

Pension Dept.
Rev. War, Pensions
Navy Bldg.
Washington, D. C.

Gentlemen:
Please send me a statement of the Rev. War
Pension of Will or William Moore from Lenoir
or Pitt County, North Carolina.

Wife named Mary. Please send any reference
of his or her family.
Very truly yours,
Mrs J. E. Latham

N. B. If there is any expense attached, will be
glad to pay anything reasonable.

[circular stamp] numbered 1-12 outer edges
RECEIVED DEC 9 1938
MAIL. SUB. DIV
VETS ADM
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1939 - Jan. 23. Hist. to Mrs. J. E.
Latham - J. L. L.

Rev War
7.759
INVALID.

File No. 7759
Charles Tull
Pri. Rev. War.
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Act: June 7th 1832
Index: -- Vol. 1 [illegible], Page 381
(Arrangement of 1870.]