Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7329, for John Pool, North Carolina
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(3-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
N.C. Pool, John S.7329
Carded
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CONTENTS
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North Carolina 6607
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John Pool
of Wake Co. in the State of N.C.
who was a private in the Company commanded
by Captain Jones of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Sanders in the N.C. militia
["line" crossed out] for 6 months
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Inscribed on the Roll of N.C.
at the rate of 20 Dollars ~~~ Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of Decr.
1835 and sent DL Barringer
Raleigh N.C.
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1831, 90.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar '36 10.00
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$100.00
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{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Henry H. Sylvester, Clerk,
Book D. Vol. 8 Page 39

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St. Pen. Agt. Decr. 16 1831
Order to pay June 13, 1837
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Paid at the Treasury under
the Act of the 6th April
1838 from 4 March 1839 to
4 Sept. 1839. Agt. notified
3d June 1840
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admit --
[illegible]

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Declarations of
John Pool for a
pension under act of
Congress June 7th, 1832
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State of North Carolina
Wake County

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Court of Pleas & Quarter
Sessions November Term
1832.

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On this the 20th day November 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Justices of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County & State aforesaid, now sitting, John Pool a resident of the County & State aforesaid, aged 70 years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.

That he was drafted in the militia service of this State in the year 1781, but in what month he does not recollect, whilst a resident of Wake County for the term of four (4) months under Capt. Dredd Jones - Lieutenant Trent & rendezvoused at the Court House of the aforesaid County. That his company marched up to Salisbury, N. Ca, where his company remained for eight or ten days expecting the approach of the British Army on its way from Camden South Carolina - that upon the arrival of an American Light Horse Company - his company with the other Americans, marched backwards across the river Yadkin & retreated eastwards until they reached Guilford Court House N. Ca where having been met & reinforced by Gen. Greene the American Army halted & gave battle. After the defeat at Guilford, this Declarant with his Company, retreated to Nash County, where, in a short time after they reached the County of Wake, Col. Sanders collected as many of
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the soldiers as could be found & marched them down to Fayetteville N. Ca, then, called Cross Creek, among whom was this Declarant. The British Army had already passed through Fayetteville on its way to the north, but these men, of whom this Declarant was one, were marched down to that place on horseback [underlined] for the more speedy suppression of the Tories by whom that section of Country was very much annoyed at that time. The appearance of Col. Sanders awed the Tories who gave no battle - and after remaining there a short time, this Declarant's term of four (4) months expired & he was discharged & returned home.

That in the year 1783 (the month not recollected with certain-ty [certainty], but he believes in August) he volunteered under one Col. Mathew Colours who raised a Light Horse Company for the term of three (3) months. That the company rendez-voused [rendezvoused] at Wake Court House - from thence they marched to Ramsays Mills in Chatham County N. Ca, to give fight to the Tories who had been plundering the neighbouring country & carrying every thing before them. That hearing at Ramsays Mills of the Tories who had invaded Hills-borough [Hillsborough] & taken the Governor, Prisoner, they went up the Haw River on which Ramsays Mills were situated & enga-ged [engaged] the Tories whom they found at the Lindley's Mills. There the Tories were defeated with great slaughter. After this engagement, they marched down to Cross Creek, now Fayetteville N. Ca, where their term of service having expired, they were discharged.

This Declarant was born in this county & has constantly resided here during his whole life. That he has no record of his age. He saw Gen. Greene at Guilford Court House who there commanded the American forces. He also saw Gen. Butler - but though he recollects to have seen & known other officers of the Regular Army under whom he served, he is unable from a faded memory
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now to recall their names.

Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid,

[signature] John Mark ["Mark" signed below crossed-out "M"] Pool

I William Clifton a soldier of the Revolution do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with John Pool who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration - that I believe he is 70 years old - and that having served with him in the same Tours & in the same companies men-tioned [mentioned] in his declaration I do know of my own personal knowledge that he did serve as he states & that the afore-said [aforesaid] John Pool is reputed & believed in the neigh-bourhood [neighbourhood] in which he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution

Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid,

[signature] Wm [William] Clifton

And the Court do hereby ["certify" crossed out] declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after [illegible] the interrogations prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a soldier of the revolution & served as he states & that the witness William Clifton who has signed the preceding certificate is a credible person & entitled to full credit.

I Ben S. King Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County & State aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original procedings in the matter of the application of John Pool for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of officer this the 20th of November 1832

[signature] B. S. King, CC
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[typed memo with handwritten notes in margins]

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

August 17, 1926

Mrs. J. Carter Bardin
429 Centre St.,
Dallas, Texas

Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 7329 it appears that John Pool was born in Wake County, North Carolina, date not stated.

While a resident of Wake County, North Carolina he enlisted in 1781, served as a private under Captain Dredd ["Dredd" underlined by hand] Jones and Colonel Sanders in the North Carolina Troops for four months and was in the battle of Guilford; he again ["he again" underlined by hand] enlisted, served three months as a private in Captain Mat-thew [Matthew] Colours' North Carolina Company and was in the battle of Lindley's Mill.

He was allowed pension on his application executed November 20, 1832 while a resident of Wake County, North Carolina (where he had always lived) aged seventy years.

There is no data on file as to his family.

Respectfully,

E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.

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OK'd by Miss [illegible]

[handwritten note parallel to right margin, from "Dredd"]
Did not use Etheldred [underlined] as it was not authentic & I could not find it in N.C. list of militia officers

[handwritten note parallel to right margin, from "he again"]
 I expressed this enlistment thus, because he was in bat. of L.M. in Sept. 1781 [underlined]. His pension was suspended because he gave enl. 1783, but he was [illegible] because of [note continues upside-down along top of page] this service he did his dates erroneous

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This is the only [underlined] one of N.C. [underlined]
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6607 ~~~
North Carolina
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John Pool
of Wake in the State of No. Car.
who was a pri. of In. in the Com.
by Captain Jones of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Sanders in the No. Car.
["line for" crossed out]
Militia 4 mo.
Pri. of Cav. 3 mo.
Issue new certificate for $20.00
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Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina
at the rate of 25 Dollars 83 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of March 
1833 and sent to Hon. D. 
L. Barringer, House of Rep.
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Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $51.66
Semi-anl. allowance ending [blank] 12.91
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$64.57
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{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by E. D. Bullock, Clerk,
Book D Vol. 8 Page 39

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John Huske 20 July 1835 pay sum
Pensioner 23 -"- See Case Wm Clifton N3945
Rich' Smith 14 May "
DL Barringer 28 Sept. " See Case Wm Clifton N.3945
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Jno. Pool
[illegible]

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The Secretary War
City Was.

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13 ["April" crossed out] May 1835
Pension Office
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[Illegible] 13 May

The Secty. War
Raleigh May 9th, 1835

Dear Sir;

Mr. John Pool the within applicant & Pensioner, wishes to know the cause of suspension as stated in Mr. Roses letter within. If there is any cause he desires you to address him a line what is required of him - & if nothing, he wishes you to direct the payment as usual.

Please direct to John Pool to the care of Richard Smith, Raleigh N.C.
Respectfully [illegible],

[signature] Richard Smith
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Mr. Jackson Lee
Raleigh
No. Ca.
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Fayetteville March 31 1833

["Richd. Smith" crossed out]
Mr. Jackson Lee

Sir,
I received this morning from Mr. Smith a power of Attorney from Mr. Jno. Pool to draw his pension. You will please inform Mr. Pool, when he calls on the subject, that his pension has been suspended by the Scty. of War - perhaps by getting some one to write to Washington on the subject he may get the difficulty removed so that he may be paid again - as soon as the agent is authorized to pay him his pension shall be forwarded.

Respectfully,
[illegible]
[signature] Beverly Rose
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
May 26th, 1840

Sir:

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," John Pool, ~~~
a Pensioner on the Roll of the N. Carolina Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars ["and ___ Cents" crossed out] per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1839 to the 4th Sept. 1839.

Respectfully, yours,
[signature] Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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John Huske
Fayetteville
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Payments to be made
at Fayetteville
by Pres. U. S. Br. Bank
Agent for paying Pensioners,
in the Agency of North Carolina

Recorded by E. D. Bullock
Clerk, in Book D Vol. 8
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.

I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 7th June, 1832, John Pool
of the State of North Carolina
who was a Private of Infantry and Cavalry
in the army of the Revolution
is entitled to receive Twenty Five ~~ dollars and Eighty Three cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March and 4th of September, in every year.

Given at the War Office of the United
States, this Fifth day of
March one thousand
eight hundred and thirty-Three

[signature] Lew Cass
Secretary of War.

Examined and}
Countersigned.}

Served in Capt. Etheldred Jones
company in the Militia Service
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MRS. CHAS. L. HAMIL
State Chairman
1817 S. Ervay St., Dallas

MRS. F. C. FOX
1257 Topeka Blvd.,
Topeka, Kansas

MRS. W. E. MUSE
Glenrose, Texas

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TEXAS DIVISION
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Woodrow Wilson Scholarship
MRS. J. CARTER BARDIN, State Director
429 Centre Street, Dallas, Texas
June 17th,
1926.

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MRS. SAM GATLIN
El Paso, Texas

MRS. T. B. OWENS
Marshall, Texas

MRS. MAMIE CRANE
Sweetwater, Texas

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U.S. Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

Will you please have sent to me a copy of the application for Revolutionary service pension of MY Ancestor

JOHN POOL (E)

[underlined] NORTH CAROLINA State records shows that this pension was granted to him "under the Acts of 1818 and 1832 as reported by the Secretary of State to Congress in 1835."

I shall greatly appreciate that "his place and date of birth (if given) and any family data, including names of children, be included."

[signature] Mrs. J. Carter Bardin
Mrs. J. Carter Bardin

[handwritten note in left margin above "NORTH CAROLINA"]
[illegible] of N.C.
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1926. Aug. 27 Hist. to Mrs. J. C. Bardin. [illegible]

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Rev War
7329
INVALID.
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File No. 7329
John Pool
Pen. Rev. War
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Act: June 7th 1832
Index:--Vol. 13, Page 299
{Arrangement of 1870.}
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James L Edwards Esqr.
Com of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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Raleigh Sept. 14th 1835.

J. L. Edwards Esqr.

Dear Sir, I have just been called on by two very needy old soldiers John Pool & Wm Clifton [names added w/ caret] who have been pensioners under the act of 1832 but whose pensions have been stopd by a letter of yours dated 23rd February 1835.

They alledge that they served the time stated in their declarations under circumstances forcd upon them by law. They were calld [illegible] by regular authority and had no chance as to the kind of services they were to render, that during the first tour they were marchd to Salisbury, and thence to the Hanging Rock in So. Ca. and retreated on the advance of Genl. Green into No. Ca. and were kept in the service to the end of the time for which they were drafted. That in the second tour stated to be in eighty three they can neither of them state the date but they state facts from which the
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date may be inferd "to" wit; they state that they were in the battle of Lindleys Mill which was a very severely contested battle between the Whigs & Tories assisted by British soldiers, and the killd & wounded of the enemy was not far short of one hundred men. This action was before 83 and before the provisional articles of peace but was erroneously stated by the draftsman of the declaration to be in 83. I cannot ascertain the date but think in March or April 82. The old men are illiterate and have no knowledge or recollection of dates but that they served and that faithfully no human being who knows them doubts. I do verily believe that great Injustice will be done them if their pensions are discontinued. I can only hope that their cases may be more favorably considered. Many witnesses may be procured to their service if it shall be deemed necessary; some objection seems to be made to the kind of
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service rendered. If the objection obtains then the troops of Sumpter Marion Pickens and many other corps will be excluded. It was our misfortune to have been divided and the contest was not less fatal or bloody because it was of a civil character. May I hope to hear from you soon upon the subject of their claims. Respectfully yours
DL Barringer