Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41529, James Farewell, Penn
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[notecard]
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SERVICE
Penn.
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Farewell, James
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NUMBER
S.41529
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12,061
No. Carolina R
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James Farewell
of Lincolnton in the State of N Carolina
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Steward ~ of the Pennsylvania
line, for the term of War.
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Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina
at the rate of 8 ~ Dollars per month, to commence
the 3d. of May 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 18th of June 1819
and sent to the applicant
Lincolnton
N Carolina
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Arrears to 4th of Mar: 1819 10 mo 2/31 = 80.57
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819   48.
$128.57 [double underlined]

{Revolutionary Claim,   }
{Act 18th March, 1818. }

Combined [writing very faded]
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[very faded handwriting]

Notification sent 2 Jan 1821 to Robert H. Burton Lincolnton 
[second line too faded to read]
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Reading {?} Ford NC
May 12

The Honble
John C Calhoun
Sectry at War
Washington
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State of North Carolina
Lincoln County

On the 3rd day of May 1818 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Superior Court of Law of Courts of Equity for the said state personally appeared James Farewell aged about 73 years ^ not particularly known resident in Lincoln County in said State who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the pension made by the late 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."  That he the said James Farewell enlisted at Bladenburg, Maryland under Captain Stoddart in the 11th Pennsylvania Regiment commanded by Col Hartly, afterwards by Col Hubely at the battle of Brandywine was commanded by Majr Bush who was then killed and that he ^ this deponant [sic] was severely wounded by a 6 lb. cannonball in the ankle and foot, that he served out the term of service, that he afterwards enlisted again in Capt Bushes Company in the 2nd Pennsylvania Redgt commanded by Col Stuart, that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States untill [sic] the end of the war, when he was discharged from service in James Island State of South Carolina ^ making more than nine months service; that he was in the battle of Brandywine and at the siege of York and that he is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for
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support; and that he has no other evidence now in his possession of his said services -

James his x mark Farewell

Sworn to & declared before me
the day & year aforesaid.
Rob H Burton JSCL&E [signature]

I Robert H Burton, one of the Judges of the Superior Court of Law & Courts of Equity for the State aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said James Farewell did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment, and I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & have before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress -

Rob H Burton JSCL&E [signature]

State of North Carolina
Lincoln County

I John Paxton one of the Judges of the Superior Court of Law & Equity in & for the State aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction from the testimony of [first name illegible] Kimbrell & I that James Farewell the claimant is in indigent circumstance and needs the support of his country.  23rd April 1819

John Taylor JSC [signature]
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Robert H. Burton, Esq;
Judge,
Lincolnton, Lincoln Co:
North Carolina.
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James Farewell,
Pennsylvania line,
Revolutionary claim.
----------------------- on rolls.
The rolls of Pennsylv[raised a]
are not yet received at
the pension office -
The testimony, on oath, of
two or more disinterested 
and credible persons,
proving the Service stated
by the applicant is required,
in lieu thereof -
the judge is desired to
certify, under the seal of
the court, that he is satisfied
the claimant is in indigent
circumstances, and needs
the support of his country.
[scrolled across the above writing is the word admitted and some other initialization]
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State of North Carolina
Lincoln County

I Lawson Henderson clerk of the Superior Court in & for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Robert H Burton whose signature is placed to the first part of this certificate was ^ at the date thereof one of the Judges of the Superior Courts of law & equity for the State aforesaid and that John Paxton whose signature is placed to the last certificate is at this time one of the Judges of the Superior courts of law & equity.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and have affixed the seal of office this 23rd day of April 1819

Lwn. Henderson Clk [signature]
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Copy of
James Farewell
official Declaration
for a pension

[very faded handwriting below]

12001
[illegible] June [?] 1819

Con
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State of North Carolina}
Lincoln County             }
Superior Court of Law
October Term 1820

On this 27th day of October 1820 personally appeared in whose court being a Court of record for  the County of Lincoln James Farewell aged about 84 years resident in the County of Lincoln who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows:
[illegible] in the Company of Captain Molherd in the 11th Pennsylvania Regiment commanded by Col Hartley in the Pennsylvania line in the service of the United States, and that he has recd a pension for one under a certificate made out for him at the term of this court held for the County aforesaid 12 months ago - and I do solemnly swear that I was a citizen of the United States on the 18th of March 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any other manner disposed of any property or any part hereof with intent thereby to diminish & as to bring on myself within the act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval services of the United States in the revolutionary war, passed on the 18th of March 1818 and that I have not nor ^ has any person for me entrust any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained on the schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed and that I am by occupation a farmer, but unable at this time to do much at the business owing to having a  crippled leg and unable from a wound at the battle of Brandywine in fighting for my Country, that I have no one in family but an old wife about 70 years of age & who is very infirmed
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and unable to work- and that he is unable to support himself without the assistance of his Country -

Schedule of the property of James Farewell

1 mare worth about                   $20.00
1 [illegible] worth do                  $14.00
1 Table worth                              $  1.00
3 chairs -                                     $  1.00
1 Dutch oven 1 pot & kettle       $  3.75
3 old plates                                 $  0.25
1 pewter dish very [illegible]       $ 1.00
4 old knives & forks                     $ 0.25
1 plough                                       $ 0.75
                                                      $42.00

James his x mark Farewell

Sworn to and subscribed }
in open Court the 27th    }
day of October AD 1820  }
Wm. Henderson Clk [signature]

That he served about seven years in the revolutionary war - that he was in the Battle of Brandywine but cannot now recollect any thing about the particular time of his enlistment or discharge & that he stayed crippled at the hospital for a long time say about 8+ months with his wounds; that after he was wounded & got able to do service he served in the 2 regiment Pennsylvania continental line under Col Steward in the company of Col Patterson that he served in the said Regiment from the time Lord Cornwallis [illegible] through the South and states until the close of the war that he also served under Captain Bush in the Pennsylvania Regiment for some time before his being wounded

James his x mark Farewell

Sworn to and subscribed
in open court 27th Octr
1820
Wm. Henderson Clk [signature]
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I Lawson Henderson ^ Clerk of Lincoln Superior Court of law do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and Schedule thereto annexed are truely [sic] copied from the records of said Court, and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is forty two dollars -


In testimony whereof I have hereunto set  my hand and affixed the seal of office this 28th day of Octr 1820.

Lawson Henderson clk [signature]
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[initialed in upper right-hand corner]

41529
INVALID.
Revy
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File No. 41.529
James Farewell
Pri Rev War
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Act:  18th March 1818
Index:--Vol. 3, Page 166

[Arrangement of 1870.}
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Hpl. 6-1903 Hist to
Miss Vida M. Gable
Boone Iowa
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[upper left - different handwriting - "CR"]

Boone, Iowa, 
Mar. 27, 1903.
Mr. Henry Clay Evans, 
Washington, D.C.

[stamped] Old War & Navy Files Apr 3 1903

Dear Sir - 
I am tracing my ancestry to the American Revolution and I would like to know if my Great, Great Grandfather was a pensioner or not. I desire to join the D.A.R. My Great Grandfather's name was James Farwell, but I do not know the first name of my Great, Great Grandfather.

[stamped]U.S. Pension Office 30 Mar 1883
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-2-
I know his last name was Farwell.
My Grandmother told me that four Farwell Brothers came over in the Mayflower and that she was a decenent of one of them. 
Thanking you for your trouble, I am, 
Yours Respectfully, 
(Miss) Vida M. Goble.
124 Story St.,
Boone, Io

[stamped]
U.S. Pension Office O Mar 30 1903
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3-595.
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O. W. AND N. DIVISION.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions.
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Chief of Division.
15444b10m8-1900
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41529
James Farewell
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