Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,566, Malachi Culpepper, Ga.
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Ga.   Culpepper, Malachi   R2,566
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Date Stamp
NEWN [illegible]   Sep 18

Sept 22 46

Hon J.L. Edward
Com of Pension
Washington City
D.C.

Malachi Culpepper
[illegible]
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Newnan Ga
Sept 15th 1846

Dear Sir,
In 1837 (March) Malachi Culpepper died, and five or six days thereafter his wife died. Culpepper claimed to have served under an eighteen month enlistment from spring of 1777 in the Georgia Troops and filed his declaration in your office to that effect in 1836. It is impossible to show any documentary proof of service or enlistment from the Record of the State as I am informed by the Sec of State That portion of the State Record being destroyed. But it may be possible some of his fellow soldiers are still living by whom it can be proven. Under our Land Lotery laws Mr. Culpepper gave in his name as a Rev Sol and drew alot of some value in this county (Coweta), which was returned by a person unfriendly to him as one fraudulently drawn upon the issue made up, he proved by several respectable witnesses
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whose character cannot be impeached that he did actually serve in the Rev War, and whose interrogatories are now in office of the Clerk of the Supr Court of this county.  I have learned that most of these witnesses are known to be dead at this time.  Mr Culpepper has two children now living, Joel Culpepper and Mrs Martha Bellows, and they wish to know whether they are entitled to their father's Pension, under what act of Congress, and what proof will be required at this department and under what form and whether they will be allowed to prove the service under the declarations filed in 1836 or whether they will be required to file a new one.

Be kind enough to give sirs the necessary information as soon as convenient and your opinion as to the admissibility of the interrogatories mentioned above.

Very respectfully
Robert S Burch
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Georga Coweta County. We the undersigned Justice of the Inferior Court in and for said county of Coweta and state of Georgia do hereby certify the Malachi Culpepper late of said county, who claimed to have been a soldier in the war of the revolution, died at his residence in said county of Coweta about the first of March in the year of our lord eighteen hundred and thirty seven. 
And we do further certify that Joel Culpepper and Martha Bellah are the only living children of said Malachi Culpepper and that they now reside in said county of Coweta AND state of Georgia.
Given under our official hands and seal this second day of November, 1846.
Peter B. Terrell.J.I.C.
Joseph Rawls J.I.C.
Robt Z. Brown J.I.C
Andw. J. Berry J.I.C.
Georgia Coweta County
I WIlliam R Arrington Clerk of the Inferior Court in & for the county of Coweta and State of Georgia do certify that Peter
R. Terrel and Robert Z Brown and Joseph Rawls [insertion Andrew I Berry] were acting Justices of the Inferior Court in and for said county and state and that the above signatures are genuine and in due form, and that full faith and credit should be given to their attestation and such as such. 10 Mar 1847
Wm B Arrington Clerk
March [damaged] 1847
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Georgia Coweta County
I Andrew I Berry one of the Justices of the Inferior Court in and for said county do hereby certify that William B Arrington is clerk of the Inferior Court of said county and that his signature above is genuine, and that his certificate is in due form - and that full faith and credit should be given to his attestation as such. Given under my official signature and seal.
March 10, 1847. 
Andrew J. Berry J.I.C
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State of Georgia
Coweta County
On this 2nd day of May eighteen hundred and thirty Six personally appeared in open court before us Samuel D Echols John D Hinton Turner Parsons Judges of the Inferior Court of said county & State, now setting Malachi Culpepper of the county & State aforesaid aged ninety (90), (as well as he can now recollect having no record of his age) years, who being duly sworn according to Law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by an act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the month of May 1777 under Capt Baldwin for the Term of Eighteen months (the number of the regiment not recollect thinks it was the fifth,) commanded by Colonel Leonard Marbry, that he served out his tour and was discharged that he was living in the County of Wilkes, Georgia when he enlisted, that the company rendezvoused at Stewart Fort Wilkes County Georgia, and shortly after they joined the regiment, the were all marched down to St. Augustine, where they remained about Six months, when they were again marched back to Georgia, and was stationed at Clarks fort, where the company remained at a guard to protect the frontiers of Georgia until his term of service expired, he was called into service several times afterward, as a minuet man, and served short tours of one & two months but cannot now recollect the dates of the entrance or discharge from service
he hereby relinquishes every claim 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
Sworn to & subscribed the day and Year aforesaid
Saml D Echols I.I,CCC
Turner Persons I.I.CCC
Jno. D Hinton J,I,CCC
Malachi X Culpepper
his mark
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And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
Saml D Echols
Turner Persons J, J.
Jno D Hinton J.I.CCC.
I David Moseley, Clerk of the Inferior Court of Coweta County Georgia, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Malachi Culpepper for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 2nd day of May 1836
David Moseley CSC
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To The Secretary of Pension Office
Washington City
Dist of Co.

Hon. T. Glascock.
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Georgia Coweta County.  Before me Andrew J. Berry one of the Justices of the Inferior courts in and for said county, personally came James Meriwether who being duly sworn saith that Malachi Culpeper the defendant in the case in which the accompanying interrogatories were taken and read in Coweta Superior Court is the same person whose application at the Pension Office.  This present proceeding is had for the recovery of his pension. And this deponent further saith that upon the trial of said cause in Coweta Superior Court he was one of the Jury and that he gave his verdict for said Culpeper upon the testimony contained in said interrogatories.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
James Meriwether.
AndwJBerry J.S.C
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25607
Malachi Culpeper
Geo.
Justice [illegible] Hon Thos [Thomas] Glascock 
May 18 1836

J. L. Edwards
Pension Office
Washington

Geo: May 17
Hn T Glascock
HR
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House of Repr [Representatives]
17th May 1830
Dear Sir
I send you the enclose papers for examination [and] perusal and made be thankful for an early reply.
Yrs [yours] with great respect
Th [Thomas] Glascock
J. L. Edwards Esquire
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Washington DC
11 July 1846
Dear Sir
Please examine the enclosed letter and give me the desired information if you may
Return me the letter
Respectfully
A N Stephens
J.L. Edwards
Com. Pin
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May 7. 1847
[stamp with APL 29]
[illegible] can
Malachi Culpeper
----
Paid Ch SP23
[stamp with PAID]

J.L. Edwards
Pension Office
Washington City
D.C.
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Newnan Ga
April 28th 1847

Dear Sir

Included we send you all the evidence we have been able to procure in the case of M Culpepper and present it to you for your consideration.  M Culpeppper upon the testimony now presented once been declared a Revolution Soldier and the proof to us appears indisputable.  As the parties for whose benefit this proceeding is now had are in verry poor circumstances and are worthy citizens we hope they will be allowed the pension

We would be glad to know if it appears in the department if Randall Robinson of North Carolina was a Revolutionary Soldier.

Respectfully
Jimmy Burch
Robert Burch
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Georgia Coweta County.  Before me Andrew J. Berry one of the Justices of the Inferior Court of said county personally came Joel Culpeper, who being duly sworn saith that he has been informed and believes David Thurmond, David Madden, Nancy Hill and Spencer Crane who are the witnesses in the accompanying interrogatories in the case of Aaron Formby informant vs Malachi Culpeper Drawer which was tried in Coweta Superior Court, are all dead, except Spencer Crane who has moved to parts unknown to this deponent and that the said Malachi Culpeper is the same person who has made application for a pension as a Revolution soldier at the Pension Office and also that he has no other means of proof of service.
Sworn to before me this 
20th January 1847
Joel Culpeper
And.W J. Berry JSC
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Scirafacias                                                       1
In Coweta Superior Court
Georgia
Coweta County
Aaron Formby informant vs
 Malakiah Culpepper  Drawer
 Interrogatories to be exhibited to David Madden a material witness on the part of the drawer and who resides out of said County of Coweta.

Intg [Interrogatory] 1st   Do you know the parties in this case
Intg [Interrogatory] 2nd If you answer the first Interrogatory in the affirmative please state if you do or do not know of the said Culpepper having served a term or terms of duty as a soldier in the army of the United States in the Revolutionary war against Great Britton or the Indians
Intg [Interrogatory] 3rd Please state when you became acquainted with the said Culpepper and where and all you know that will benefit the drawer as if particularly interrogated thereto
this 3rd August 1829

Thomas and Daniel
Attys [Attorneys] for drawer

I acknowledge due and legal service of a copy of the within interrogatories and consent that a commipuri [?] issue instanter [Latin for without delay] this 3rd August 1827
Wm [William] B Cobb
Info Atty [Informant Attorney]

Crup[?] Interrogatories
1st If you were acquainted with the defendant during the Revolutionary war, when did you know him; what was his age - size, and personal appearance
2nd If the defendant ever served as a soldier in the Revolutionary [crossed out] armies of the United States in the Revolutionary war; where did he serve - in what year or years and under whose command, to whose company was he attached
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3d Did you know more than one man by the name of Culpepper in the Revolutionary war_ are you certain that the defendant is the particular individual of whom you are testifying _ are there no doubts in your mind relative to the identity of the defendant; what is your age at the time? what was your age when you knew Culpepper as a Soldier
Wm B Cobb Inf ct Atty
Held in office this 4th Augusr 1820.
Wm A Hicks Clk
Georgia Coweta County
By his Honor Walter T Colquitt Judge of the Superior Court for the County & State aforesaid
To Moses R Matthews & Wm Harris Esqrs Greeting
Whereas there is a certain matter of Controversy now depending in the Superior Court for said County between the Governor on the Information of Aaron Formby Vs Malaciah Culpepper; and whereas David Madden is a material witness in said suit and cannot attend our said Court without manifest inconvenience
Now know ye that we reposing special trust and confidence in your prudence and fidelity have appointed you and you and any two or three more of you an hereby authorized and required to cause the said David Madden personally to come before you and after being duly sworn to Examine him concerning the said suit agreeable to the interrogatories hereunto annexed and the answers to the same being plainly and distinctly written you are to send the same closed up under your hands and seals to our said Court to be held on the Wednesday after the first Monday in October next together with this writ_ Witness the Honorable Walter T Colquitt
Judge of Said Court this fifth day of August 1829
Wm H Hicks Clk
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Georgia
Coweta County
Sciarafairas In Coewta Superior Court
Aaron Formby
Informant
vs
Makiah Culpepper
Drawer
Georgia
Pike County
By virtue of a commission from the Honorable the Superior Court of Coweta County to us directed, we have caused David Madden the person in the said Commission named to come before us and being duly sworn true answers to make to certain interrogatories to the said commission annexed, deposeth and answers as follows
To the first Interrogatory he answers I do
To the Second, he answers, I do know that Malkiah Culpepper did serve one tour of duty as a soldier in the Revolutionary war against great Britton and several Tours against the Indians
To the third, he answers, I became acquainted with Mr Culpepper in Wilkes County in this State in the year 1778 at a Fort called Clark Fort, I was a Soldier under the command of Capt Duncan and Daniel Gunnels was the Captain of the fort before named at the time I become acquainted with Mr Culpepper, and to the best of my Knowledge Culpepper was then one of Guniels soldiers, In the year 1780. the British forces has overrun or taken possession of Georgia and there was a proclamation issued from his Brittanic Majesty that all those called Rebels by the English should be spared provided they would go to the British Commander and receive what was then called a letter of protection and a great many good whigs as I thought did go, but Col Elijah Clark headed as wall as I recollect about two hundred and eighty stout hearted follows who scorned any British
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protection and amongst which number Mr Culpepper was one, and he Clark carried us into the Mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee
To the first Crop Interrogatory, he answers, I became acquainted with him as I before stated in Wilkes County State of Georgia, Clarks Fort, and I suppose he was about fifteen or sixteen years old, he was a good stout boy and had the personal appearance of boys about that age
To the Second Interrogatory, he answers, In teh year 1781 Col Clark beseiged Augusta (in this Sate) and to the best of my recollection Mr Culpepper was a soldier under the Command of Capt Gunnels at said seige or Battle. besides, I am of the opinion that Culpepper hast been in many Indian scrimmages under the Command of the said Gunnels then Called scouting parties
To the third interrogatory he answers, I know no other Malkiah Culpepper and but one other Culpepper who was Malkiah Father in the time of the Revolutionary war, the last time, I saw Mr Malkiah Culpepper was at Mr Vines's in Morgan County about seven years ago and he then lived in sd. County, about which time I moved from Morgan County in which County I had lived fifteen years, & during that time had frequently seen him and know him to be the same Malkiah Culpepper before spoken of, I have every reason to believe he now lives in Coweta County and that he is the same Identical person before spoken of_ I am Seventy three years old in October next when I first became acquainted with Mr Culpepper I was about twenty two years old
David Madden
David Madden answered subscribed and sworn to before us this 9th day of September 1827
Wm Harris, Com. {seal}
Moses R Matthews, Com, {seal}
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Aaron Formby | Scirafacias 
Informer & appellant | In Coweta Superior
vs | Court
Malachiah Culpepper | Interrogatories to be Exhibited to David
Respt, | Thurmond a material witness to be
Sworn and Examined in the part of the Respondent in the
above stated case and who resides out of the Coweta

Intg [Interrogatory]1st Do you know the parties in the above case

" [Interrogatory] 2nd Please to state how long you have known the Respondent Malachiah Culpepper, and whether or not he was a Revolutionary soldier, and what services he performed as such and when & whether he was or was not at the seige of Augusta and guarding the Fort

" [Interrogatory] 3rd Relate all you know that will be [illegible] of the Respondent as fully as if there to particularly interrogate

Saffold & Johnson
Deft. Atty

Served Joseph T Camp Atty for the informer with a
Copy of these Interrogatories Nov 21st
1828
Adam G Saffold
Dept Atty [Attorney]

Filed in my office this 1st day of January 1829
Wm [William] A Wick Clerk

Georgia Coweta County
By his Honor Walter T Colquitt one of the Judges of the Superior Court for the County and State aforesaid To Edwin F Cox & Etheldred Sorrell Esquire Greeting
Whereas there is a certain matter of Controversy now depending in the Superior Court for said County between The Governor on the Information of Aaron Formby Vs Malakiah Culpepper and whereas David Thurmond a material witness in said suit and cannot attend our said Court without manifest inconvenience. Now Know ye That we reposing
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Aaron
Formby
Informer & appellant
vs 
Malachiah Culpepper
Resp't
[Samferior]
In Coweta Superior
Court 
Interrogatories to be Exhibited to David
Thurmond a material witness to be Sworn and Examined on the part of the Respondent in the above stated case and who resides out of the County of Coweta
Jul 1st - Do you know the parties in the above case
July 2d - Please to state hows long you have Known the Respondant Malachiah Culpepper, and whether or not he was a Revolutionary soldier, and what services he performed as such and when & whether he was or was not at the Seige of Augusta and guarding the Fort
July 3d - Relate all you know that will be in favour of the Respondent as fully as if thereto particularly interrogated
Saffold & Johnson
Dep't Attys
Served Joseph T Camp Atty for the Informer with a Copy of these Interrogatories Nov 29th
1828
Adam G Saffold
Dep't Atty
Filed in my office this 1st day of January 1829
Wm A Hicks Clerk

Georgia Coweta County
By his Honor Walter T Colquitt one of the Judges of the Superior Court for the County and State aforesaid
To Edwin F Cox & Etheldred Sorrell Esquire Greetings
Whereas there is a certain matter of controversy now depending in the Superior Court for said County between The Governor on the Information of Aaron Formby
vs Malekiah Culpepper and whereas David
Thurmond a material witness in said suit and
cannot attend our said Court without manifest
inconvenience. Now Know ye That we reposing
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Especial trust and confidence in your prudence and fidelity have appointed you and you or any two or more of you are hereby authorized and required to cause the said David Thurmond personally to Come before you and after being duly sworn to Examine him concerning the said suit agreeably to the Interrogatories hereunto annexed and the answers to the same being plainly and distinctly written you are to send the same closed up under you hands and seals to our said Court to be here on the first Monday in April next together with this writ.
Witness the Honorable Walter T. Colquitt & one of the Judges of said Court this 20th day of January 1829.
William A Hicks Clk

Aaron Formby Informant & applicant
vs
Malachiah Culpepper Respt
Scirafacias
In Coweta Superior Court
Georgia
Clark County
By virtue of a commission from the Honorable Superior Court of Coweta County to us directed we have caused David Thurmond the person in the commission named to come before us and being duly sworn true answers to make to Certain Interrogatories to the said Commission annexed deposeth and answers as follows__
To the first Interrogatory he answers I Know the parties
To the Second Interrogatory he answers, I knew the Respondent M Culpepper in the date 1775, and I saw him under arms in the date of 1779, as a Revolutionary Soldier and was informed by his Capt John Sturee & his father that he was Enlisted, I do not know that he was at the seige of Augusta only that I saw his name on Capt Daniel Gunnels list that was at the seige of Augusta
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I know he did guard the forts for several years_
To the third Interrogatory, he answers, I know no more that will make infavor of the Respondent
David Thurmond answered & subscribed and sworn to before us this 14th February 1829.
Edwin F Cox Com {SS}
Etheldred Vorrell Com {SS}
David Thurmond

The State of Georgia on the Information of Aaron Formby vs
Malachiah Culpepper
Coweta Superior Court
Sci Faciers
Interrogatories to be Exhibited to Spencer Crane a material witness in the above Case who resides out of the County of Coweta,
1st Do you know the parties in the above Case
2nd When and where was it you first knew dazed Culpepper_
3p. were you not Forted with him during the Revolutionary War_
4th Who did he keep company with whilst so forted was is with men or with Boys
5th Was it or was it not the regulations of the different Fort or Forts in which you knew the said Culpepper for the men forted to go out on scouting parties and was it not also the regulations of the said forts to leave in their absence the advanced and elderly young men to stand sentinel - and did not those young men also go out on the return of those men on scouting parties - and do you not believe from the size and apparent age of the sayed Culpepper connected with these circumstances, that he must have stood sentinel and went on scouting parties during the Revolutionary War_
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6 Do you not believe from the size and apparent age of the sayed Culpepper that he was old Enough during the two or three years of the Revolutionary war to have served a tour of three or more months duty in the Revolutionary was.
7th From his size and look what do you think his age might have been at the time you knew him in the sayed forts and about the close of the Revolutionary war
8th Do you or do you not know that David Thurmond and Thomas Glass belonged to the same Fort or Forts that the sayed Culpepper did during the sayed War
9th Do you not believe from what came to your knowledge during the Revolutionary war that there were young men who were under the age of sixteen years who served a tour of three months duty during the Revolutionary War
10th Was not your Mother Forted in some of the same Forts with the sayed Culpepper
11th From the best information that you can draw what do you suppose is your age Relate all you know that will make infavour of the defendant as if particularly interrogative thereto
Owen H Kenan
Defendants Attorney
I acknowledge due & Legal service of the within Interrogatories 25th July 1829 WmB Cobb
Informen Atty
Held in office this 27th day of July 1829
Wm A Hicks Clk
Let Commission issue instanter 3rd August 1829
WmB Cobb Infor Atty
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The State of Georgia on the information of Aaron Formby
vs
Malachiah Culpepper
In Coweta Superior Court
Scifa
Georgia
Jasper County
By virtue of a commission from Coweta County to us directed we have caused Spencer Crane the person in the said Commission named to Come before us and being duly sworn true answers to make to contain Interrogatories to the said Commission annexed deposeth and answers as follows
To the first Interrogatory he answers, I am acquainted with Malachiah Culpepper but am not acquainted with Aaron Formby
To the Second, he answers, In 1779 at Freemans Fort in Wilkes County Georgia I first knew sd Culpepper
To the Third he answers, I was forted with said Culpepper from 1779 until the close of the Revolutionary War
To the fourth he answers, that said Culpepper associated mostly with men and not with the boys of my Companies
To the Fifth he answers, It was the regulations of the different Forts were I knew said Culpepper for the men to go on scouting parties, and at such times to leave the old men and boys not capable of undergoing severe Fatigue in the forts, and from the apparent age size and other Circumstances connected I am of the opinion that said Culpepper stood Sentry and went on scouting parties during the Revolutionary War
To the Sixth he answers That from the apparent age
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and size of said Culpepper I think he was old enough to have served a tour of three months or more during the latter End of the Revolutionary War
To the 7th he answers from the look of said Culpepper I should suppose he was 17 or 20 years old at the Close of the Revolutionary war
To the 8th he answers that David Thurmond & Thomas Glass belonged to the same fort that the said Culpepper did during the war
To the 9th he answers that My opinion is all young men who were thought to be able to bear arms were compelled to do so during a part of said war
To the 10th he answers my Mother was forted in at Least 3 forts with said Culpepper
To the 11th he answers agreeable to the family record of my Father, I shall be sixty years old the 15th of October next, which is all I know that will make in favour of said Culpepper
Sworn Taken sworn to and Subscribed, before us this 18th of August 1827
Thomas Wilson Com {seal}
Pleasant H Whitaker, Com, {seal}
Spencer Grain
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Aaron Formby
Informer & Appellant
vs
Malachiah Culpepper
Respt
Sciraferceas
In Coweta Superior Court
Interrogatories to be Exhibited to Nancy Hill a material witness to be sworn and Examined on the part of the Respondent in the above stated Case and who resides out of the County of Coweta aforesaid
Int 1st Do you know the parties in the above stated case
" 2 Please to state how long you have known the Respondent Malachiah Culpepper, when and where you first become acquainted with him whether he rendered any service as a Soldier during the Revolutionary was and if he was where and what kind of service it was and particularly whether he was at the seige of Augusta
" 3d Please to state whether you was acquainted with and in the habit of seeing the Respondent frequently at or about the Close of the Revolutionary war and if you were please to state how large and how old he appeared to be at this time
" 4th Relate all you know that will be infavour of the Respondant as fully as if thereto particularly interrogated
Suffola & Johnson
Dests Attys
Served Joseph L Camp Atty for the Informer with a copy of these interrogatories Nov 21st 1828
Adam G Safford
Filed in the office this 1st day of January 1829
WH Hicks Clk
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Georgia Coweta County
By his honor Walter T Colquitt one of the Judges of the Superior Court for the County and State aforesaid
To William Burney W White Esquires Greeting
Whereas there is a certain matter of Controversy now depending in the Superior Court for said County between The Governor on the Information of Aaron Formby vs Malkiah Culpepper And whereas Nancy Hill material witness in said suit and cannot attend our said court in person without manifest inconvenience Now Know ye that we reposing especially trust and confidence in your prudence and fidelity have appointed you and you or any two or more of you are hereby authorized and required to cause the said Nancy Will personally to come before you and after being duly sworn to Examine her concerning the said suit agreeably to the Interrogatories hereunto annexed and the answers to the same being plainly and distinctly written you are to send the same closed up under your hands and seals to our said Court to be held on the first Monday of April next together this writ
Witness the Honorable Walter T Colquitt one of the Judges of our said Court this 20th day of January 1829
William A Hicks Clk
Aaron Formby
Informer & Appellant
vs
Malachiah Culpepper
Respondent
Sciafaius
In Coweta Superior Court
Georgia
Clarke County
By virtue of a Commission from the Honorable the Superior Court of Coweta to us directed we have caused Nancy Hill the person in the said Commission named to come before us and being duly sworn true answers
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to make to Certain interrogatories to the said Commission annexed deposeth and answers as follows 
To the 1st Interrogatory she answers_ I am acquainted with the said Malachiah Culpepper
To the 2nd Interrogatory _ I saw the said Culpepper at fort Loggan about the Commencement of the Revolutionary war and frequently saw him after that during the said war, I never saw him under arms but I have frequently been told by respecty soldiers that he did tender services & that he was at the seige of Augusta
To the 3rd Interrogatory - I was acquainted with the said Malachiah Culpepper about the close of the said Revolutionary war and believe him to be abut twenty years of age at the time
To the 4th Interrogatory She answers, I Know more that will make in favour of the Respondent

Nancy Hill answered subscribed and sworn to before us this 4th of February 1829
William Burney Com {SS}  Nancy X Hill (her mark)
W White Com {SS}

Georgia Coweta County I Batly H  Mitchill Clerk of the Superior Court of Coweta County Georgia do hereby certify that the above and foregoing are true copies of interrogatories of file in my office used as evidence in our said court in the case of the State of Georgia on the information of Aaron Formby vs Malachi Culpepper _ and that in said cause a verdict was given for said Culpepper, Given under my hand and private Seal there being no seal of office This 10th March 1847.
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Georgia Coweta County.  I Andrew J Berry one of the justices of the Inferior Court in afor said county do hereby certify that Batty H Mitchill is the Clerk of the Superior Court of said county of Coweta and that the signature above is genuine, and the certificate in due form and that full faith and credit should be given to his  attestation as such.
Given under my Hand & Seal as Justice

This 10th March 1847. Andw J. Berry JIC