Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3,556, Samuel Finley, N.C.
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[Typed form with written responces]
(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
N.C
Finley, Samuel
NUMBER
R. 3,556
CONTENTS
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20, 159.
Saml Farley
affat of
Examined
[illegible]
Hon. R. M. Johnson,
Senate U.S.
Recd. 11 Dec. 1826.
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State of Kentucky Butler County Set
On this 12th day of September 1826 personally appeared
in open Court being a Court of record for said County
Samuel Finley resident in said County aged 65 years
who being first duly sworn according to law doth
on his oath make the following order to obtain 
the provisions made by the act of Congress of the 18
March 1818 and 1st May 1820 & March 1823, that the
said Finley enlisted for the term of during the
war about the year 1776 in the State of North Carolina
in the company commanded by Capt Steward
in the regiment commanded by Colo. Armstrong in the line of the State of
North Carolina on the continental establishment & was then transfer to Colo
Williams of the Virginia line that
he continued to serve in said corps till the
end of the war when he was discharged from said service
at 96 in the State of South Carolina applyed for a pension
some years since and his discharge & declaration were
sent to the Hon. David Walker a member of Congress
from this district, said Walker died & the papers have
not been heard of by me since-- he was in the
Battle Camden Eutaw Springs, Guilford & many skirmishes
And in pursuance of the Act of May 1st 1820 I do solemnly swear
that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day
of March 1818. And that I have not since that time by gift
sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part
thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself
within the provisions of an Act of Congress Entitled an Act
to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval
service of the United States in the
revolutionary war passed on the 18th day of March 1818. And that I have not nor has
any person in trust for me any property securities contracts
or debts due to me, nor have any income other than what
is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed & by me
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Subscribed my
property consists of 1. cow 1 calf &
two year old heifer I have made no contracts for any
thing except a few of the necessaries of life since the
18th March 1818. I have a wife & five young children
from age & infirmity. I am unable to do much labor
Samuel Finley

State of Kentucky Butler Circuit Sct
September Term 1826
The foregoing Declaration was Sworn to in open
Court and it was also proven by disinterested
Testimony that the value of said Property is only fifteen
Dollars which is ordered to be recorded
A copy Teste Rob Morrison Clerk

State of Kentucky Butter Circuit Sct 
Robert Morrison
Clerk of said Circuit Court do hereby certify that the
foregoing declaration of Oath & Schedule thereto annexed is true
Recorded in my office I do further Certify that it is
the opinion of said Court that the total amount in
value of the property in the aforesaid Schedule is fifteen Dollars
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of my
office this 12th day of September 1826
and in the 33th year of the Commonwealth
Rob Morrison Clerk
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Act of July 14, 1802, and March 3, 1873.
3556
Rejected
P.O. Samuel Finley
Service:
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized.
Cert. of Dis. Searched for
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18
18
Contract.
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Saml Finley
Revo. Pen
Suspd see letter to Hon
R. M. Johnson, June
9. 1832-
Rejected Files
Ky
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Saml Finley
Affill
[illegible] seal affixed
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State of Kentucky Butler County Set 1750
For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of an act
entitled an act for the relief of certain surviving officers &
soldiers of the Army of the Revolution approved
on the 15th of May 1828. I Saml Finley of the State &
County afd do hereby declare that I enlisted about
the 1778 or 1779 as well as I can now recollect in the
Continental line of the Army of the Revolution for &
during the war & continued in its service till
its termination at which period I was a private
in Captain Nelson's company in the Regiment
commanded by Col Armstrong of the line in the
State of North Carolina - And I also declare
that I did not receive a certificate for the reward
of Eighty dollars to which I was entitled
the
under a resolve of Congress passed the 15 May
1818 And I further declare that I never was on
the pension list of the United States - Subscribed & sworn to before me
the 15th day of Sept 1829
Foster James J. P. B. C

Saml Finley
his mark

Colo. John Porter, James Adams & Abraham
Lindsey this day personally appeared before me a Justice
of the peace for the County afd & made oath that they all
send in the Revolutionary war, that they did not
personally know Samuel Finley, who has made
the
foregoing affidavit, while in the army of the Revolution
but from a multitude of little incident, which the
S. Finley has related to them & which no man could
know but one who served in the army of the 1750
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Revolution they do verily believe that the
said Finley served in the army of the Revo
lutionary War as stated in his foregoing
declaration. And I do hereby certify that the
said affiants are worthy of the greater
credit when an oath. Given under
my hand this 15 day of Septr 1829-
Foster James J. P. B. C.

Know all men by these presents that I Samuel
Finley of Butler County Ky, do hereby constitute & appoint
the Hon. W. T. Barry my true & lawful attorney with a
power of substitution for me & in my name to receive
from the United States, the amount of pay now due to me
under the act entitled an act for the relief of certain
surviving officers & soldiers of the Revolution approved
15th May 1828 as a private in the Regiment commanded
by Col Armstrong in the North Carolina line of the
Army of the revolution. Witness my hand & seal
this 15th day of Septr 1829
Saml Finley
his mark {seal}

Sealed & delivered in
presence of me
Foster James J. P. B. C


Before me a Justice of the peace for
Butler
County Kentucky this day personally appeared Saml
Finley whose name is subscribed to the foregoing pane
of attorney, and acknowledged the same to be his
act & deed & also declared that the same was not 
given by reason of any transfer or of any attachment 
deny or seizure by any legal process
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whatever of the pay therein authorized to be
recind but that the said pay is intend to ever
wholly to be personal benefit - Given under my hand this 15 day of Sept 1829-
Foster James J.P.B.C.

Commonwealth of Kentucky 
Butler County towit              ⎬
Robert Morrison Clerk of the County
Court for said County
of Butler do hereby Certify
that Foster James, Esquire whose name
is subscribed to the foregoing certificates
attestation was on the day of the date
thereof and
still is an acting Justice
of the peace
in & for said County of Butler
duly commissioned and qualified agreeably
as such.
In Testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal 
my senior office this 26th
day of September 1829
in the 38th year of 
the commonwealth
Rob Morrision
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1750
Revolutionary Claims.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
16 Oct 1829
in the county of
Samuel Finley Butler 
in the State of Kentucky has applied to the Secretary
of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving officers
and soldiers of the Revolution,” approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the
Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination
, at which period he was a Private
company, in Co. Armstrong regiment of the N Carolina
line; and that he receive a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the
in captain
15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list
of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing
records in his office.
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the
By Order of the Secretary.
F. A. Dickins

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
17. October 1829
It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eight dollars has been issued.
It further appears that Samuel Finley is not now on the pension list of any agency, and
has been so since the 3 March 1826

The name of Samuel Finley cannot be found among those of the North Carolina line, 
to whom certificates for the gratuity
of Eighty Dollars were issued-
Peter Hagner And
/correct/
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War Department
Bounty Land Office
Oct 17th 1829
The name of Samuel Finley cannot be found on
the Records of the North Carolina line on file in this
Office, among those who acquired a right to Bounty
Land, or to whom a Land Warrant was issued
Wm Gordon
.
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OWRY
# 3556
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Samuel Finley -Rev
N. Caroline-
Kentucky
Rej. File No 3,556 / ok
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Letter
To }
Hon. Wm Creighton
see letter June 5. 1832 to Hon R. R. Johnson
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Copy
War Department
Pension Office
March 27, 1828
Sir
I herewith return the declaration
of Samuel Finley, being insufficient to
authorise the inscription of his name or
the pension list.
He must make on
agreeably to the blank form herewith
enclosed, and comply strictly with the
instructions contained in the notes thereto
attached. There is proof of his service
in this office.

I have the honor to be
(Signed)
J. L. Edwards
Hon W. Creighton Jun
House of Representatives