Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25559, Moses Edwards, N.C.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE	NUMBER

N.C.	Edwards, Moses	W.25559.

or

Hopper		B.L.[illegible].31,423-160-55

Born in Va.	Mary

CONTENTS
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No. 32.359

Kentucky

Moses Edwards alias Hopper of Grayson ( in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the compy. _ commanded by Captain Bethel of the _____ commanded by	in the N. Carolina line for 14 Months ___

Inscribed on the Roll of Louisville at the rate of 46 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of July 1845 and sent to E.F. Brown, Present –

Arrears to the 4th of March ’45 $653.24

Semi-annual allowance ending Sept. 4. _ 23.33

676.57

{Revolutionary Claim,}

{Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by [illegible] ------- Clerk, Book E-2 Vol. 7- Page’s 15&24.

10 Aug. 1847

[illegible]
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5416

Kentucky

Mary Edwards, alias Hopper, widow of Moses Edwards N.C., alias Hopper who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private.

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 46 dollars 66 cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.

Certificate of Pension issued 7th day of Augt. 1853 and sent to D.W. Wells.

Louisville, Ky.

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under February 3, 1853, Page 173 Vol. [illegible]
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Vol. E. 33. –

also Vol. H-64. –

[illegible] [illegible] 28/SS.

Mary Edwards (alias Hopper widow

Moses Edwards alias Hopper [illegible]

Pensioner – Kentucky

Mary Edwards, alias, Hopper wid. of Moses Edwards, alias) Hopper.

Pri.

Revolutionary War

Feby. 53- 5416

AD:16 [illegible]. 7156

Boynton

D.W. Wells Louisville, Ken.
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State of Kentucky} Set

County of Grayson}

On this the 22d day of May 1845 personally appeared before the undersigned, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for Said County, Moses Edwards alias Moses Hopper, a resident of Said County aged 83 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 7, 1832.

That he was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia and was an Orphan boy and was bound, at the age of ten years, to a man in Said County of the name of William Trainum, that he was apprenticed to him by the name of Moses Edwards and that he continued to live with Said Trainum untill in February one thousand seven hundred and eighty one, and that he was so ill treated by the family of said Trainum that in February 1781 he ran away from him and went to Guilford County, North Car-olina, where he had relations then living, and on the first of March one thousand seven hundred and eighty one, he entered the service of the United States as a Soldier for the period of three months under Captain Bethell, in Guilford Co., N.C. by the name of Moses Hopper, thinking, at that time, that by assuming the name of Moses Hopper, he would escape the pursuit of said Trainum. He states that he continued in Said Service under Captain Bethell untill two days prior to the battle of Guilford C.H., when by accident he got his leg burnt by a Camp fire and was so disable that Major Owens gave him a permit to go to his house and remain until he got able to perform duty. Thus he states he was not at the battle of Guilford. After remaining at Major Owens about two weeks, he became able to perform duty and he then entered the Service of the North Carolina State Troops for the period of twelve months, as a substitute for a man of the name of Dorris. Captain Bethell made the arrang-ment between myself and Said Dorris, he released me from the three months service, so I entered the N.C. State Troops Service for twelve months under Captain Dun-ahoe, Major Armstrong and Col. Dickson. I belonged
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to the first Regiment of the N.C. State Troops and Served as follows towit. I entered said service in Hillsboro-Orange County, North Carolina by the name of Moses Hopper and continued in said service until the last day of July one thousand seven hundred and eighty two when I was discharged at Charlotte, North Carolina. Soon after I entered said service I was marched on to join Gen. Greene near Camden, South Carolina. Here we had a battle with Cruger about the 25th day of April 1781. I was then marched to the siege of Ninty Six and remained there during the siege and after we gave up the siege I was marched to the high hills of Santee, where we remained for some Six weeks, while here we had a small eng-agment with the British and Tories at Thompson’s Fort and a part of our Army were there. We continued at the high hills of Santee until just before the battle of the Eutaw Springs. I was in that battle and after which Captain Dunahoe was promoted Major and Capt. Pavard was our Captain, we then returned to the high hills of Santee and remained there for some time, then I was marched to a place called the “four holes” or Orangburg and then to Bacon’s Bridge and Dorchester and I was here when the news of the surrender of Cornwallis reached us, And here we continued during the fall and winter and also the next Spring and Summer untill I was marched to Charlotte, N.C. the last of July and Discharged. My discharge was an honourable one and signed by Gen. Greene. It was given to me by the name of Moses Hopper. I also [illegible], at the same time, a ticket for my pay and I kept my discharge and ticket for some years and sold both to a man of the name of James Kell who lost both and about thirty years ago said Kell applied applied to me to make oath touching the Discharge and Ticket and I did so and he went to Raleigh, N.C. and when he returned he told me he received every dollar. I made affidavit in the name of Moses Hopper.
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After I was discharged in July 1782, I went back to Guilford and remained a short time and then myself and some of my relations moved to South Carolina to a place called the old Town of the Saluda. After we had settled here a while, the Tories became troublesome and for about four months during the winter and Spring of the year 1783 I was in service as a Scout & Spie under Captains Butler and Nowell and Tolls. I have lived in South Carolina all the time until I moved here to Grayson County, Kentucky about thirty years ago. After the passage of the Pension act in 1832 I endeavored to make some arrangement in order to draw a pension. I went into Tennessee to see some of my old fellow soldiers, who I understood lived there but when I reached then they were dead. I Spent about seventy dollars in making searches and could find no one by whom I could make the proof and having been informed that the Rolls at Raleigh had been burnt I gave up the whole affair; untill about the middle of last February I was told, by a man who processes pension-s for old Soldiers, that if I rendered the service, my name could be found at Raleigh, I then told him, that I had rendered the service by the name of Moses Hopper.

I have never made an effort before and I know of no person by whom I can prove my services aforesaid. I have never drawn a pension from any State and I do hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present.

Sworn to & Signed by}

making his mark, before me the date above written}

Joseph Wilson, J.P.G.C.

his

Moses Edwards

alias

X

Moses Hopper

mark

I do hereby certify that I have known the above Declarant, Moses Edwards alias Moses Hopper, ever since he has been a citizen of this County and he is an old gentleman of respectability and strict truth; that the above Declaration is entitled to full faith and credit and that he has always borne the name of being a Revolutionary soldier and I fully concur in that opinion. Given under my hand this 22d day of May 1845.

Joseph Wilson, J.P.
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We, the undersigned neighbours and acquaintances of Moses Edwards alias Moses Hopper, do hereby certify that he has always been reputed a Revolutionary Soldier and we fully concur in that opinion. Given under our hands this May 22d, 1845.

W. Lloyd

Rich M. Porter

State of Kentucky}

County of Grayson}

I, Joseph Wilson, do hereby certify that old Mr. Moses Edwards alias Moses Hopper, owing to his extreme old age, feeble health, and the distance to the County seat from where he resides, that he is unab-le to attend in open court in order to make his Declaration. And further that the above named Sign-ers Wm. Lloyd and Richd. M. Porter are persons of resp-ectability and truth. Given under my hand this 22d day of May 1845.

Joseph Wilson J.P.

State of Kentucky}

County of Grayson}

At a County Court, begun and held in Leitchfield in and for Grayson County, Kentucky on the 26th day of May A.D., 1845, the following procee-ding was had, towit: “This day was exhibited in open Court the Declaration of Moses Edwards alias Moses Hopper for a pension, which was sworn to & signed before Joseph Wilson, who is known to this court to be an acting Justice of the Peace for Grayson County; and was at the time of subscribing the same, an acting Justice of the Peace for said County, duly commissioned & qualified according to law, that all his official acts, as such, are entitled to full faith & credit and the foregoing Sig-natures, purporting to be his, are genuine.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my 
hand as clerk of the County Court of said County at Leitchfield and that I have affixed the seal of the County aforesaid this 26th day of May A.D. 1845.

Jack Thomas, clerk of Grayson County
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195.199.

Bounty Land Claim of Mary Edwards, alias Hopper.

Act March 3d, 1855.

Presented by D.W. Wells.

Louisville, Ky.
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State of Kentucky}

Grayson County}

On this 29th day of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, before me an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the county and State aforesaid, personally appeared Mary Edwards alias Hopper, aged seventy-two (72) years, a resident of the aforesaid county and State who being sworn according to law, on the oath declared that she is the widow of Moses Edwards alias Hopper, deceased, who was a Revolutionary Soldier and Pensioner of the United States on the Kentucky list at the rate of $46.66 _________/per annum, and who died in the afore-said county and State on the tenth (10th) day of August A.D. one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven (1847), leaving her his widow, and that she has not since married, but remained a widow. She further declared that she was married to the said Edwards alias Hopper, near the town of Pendleton, in the District of Pendleton and State of South Carolina, in the month of November, one thousand eight hundred and three (1803) by one McMullen, a Justice of the Peace, and that her name, before her marriage was Mary Tweedle. That according to the best of her knowledge and belief, there were no marriage licenses issued or required by the laws of S. Carolina at the date of her marriage, and that there probably is not in consequence and public record thereof. That she does not know of any private family record being in existence, showing the date of her marriage or the ages of her children. As evidence of marriage she refers to the annexed affidavit of Edward Porter and
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John England. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act of Congress approved March 3d, 1855.

D.W. Wells, of the city of Louisville and State of Kentucky is authorized to prosecute this my claim and to receive the Warrant that may issue thereon.

her

Mary X Edwards

L.I.

mark

alias Hopper

We, Edward Porter and John England, residents of the county of Grayson and State of Kentucky, upon our oaths declare that Mary Edwards, alias Hopper, who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing declaration, is personally known to us, and that she is the widow of Moses Edwards, alias Hopper, who died in the county of Grayson and State of Kentucky on or about the tenth (10th) day of August A.D. one thousand eight-hundred and forty-seven (1847) and who was a Revolutionary Pensioner at the time of his death. That since the death of her said husband she has not married, but remains a widow. We further declare that we have lived near neighbors to the said Moses and Mary Edwards alias Hopper for at least thirty-eight years, during all which time, until his death, they lived together as husband and wife, and were generally reputed and believed to have been lawfully married. That they raised a fam-ily of children, who are respected members of society. We further declare that we have no interest in this claim.

his

Edward x Porter L.I.

mark

his

John x England L.I.

mark
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The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year therein written, and I hereby certify that the affiants are personally known to me, that they are credible persons, that I know the claimant and believe that she is the identical person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.

H. Cummings J.P.

State of Kentucky}

Grayson County}

I hereby certify that H. Cummings Esq., before whom the foregoing declaration and affi-davit were sworn to and subscribed, was at the time of taking the same, an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the aforesaid county and State, duly commissioned and qualified and that his signature above is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this 24 day of July 1855.

Edwin Thomas Clk.

Grayson County Court
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State of Kentucky}

Grayson County}

On this 29th day of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, before me, an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the county and State aforesaid, personally appeared Mary Edwards, alias Hopper, aged seventy-two years, a resident of the aforesaid county and State, who being sworn accord-ing to law on her oath declares that she is the widow of Moses Edwards, alias Hopper, deceased, who was a Revolutionary Soldier and Pensioner of the United States on the Kentucky list at the rate of 46.66/100 dollars per annum, and who died in the county of Grayson and State of Kentucky on the tenth (10th) day of August, one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven (1847) leaving her his widow, and that she has not since married, but remained a widow. She further declares that she was married to the said Moses Edwards alias Hopper, near the town of Pendleton in the District of Pendleton and State of South Carolina, in the year one thousand eight hundred and three (1803) by one McMullen, a Justice of the Peace, and that her name, before her marriage to the said Edwards alias Hopper, was Mary Tweedle. She further declares that to the best of her knowledge and belief, marriage licenses were not issued or required by the laws of South Carolina, at the time of her marriage, and that in consequence thereof there may be no public record of her said Marriage in the District or county of Pendleton. That there is no private family record in existence showing her said marriage or the ages of her children. That she has
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no Pension Certificate or other papers in her possession showing the particular kind of service which her de-ceased husband performed in the war of the Revo-lution, for evidence of which she refers to the records of the Pension Office in Washington, and to the papers filed with his original application for Pension. She further declares that in consequence of old age and bodily infirmity, she is unable to make this declaration before an open Court of record. She further declares that she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Pension to which she may be found entitled under the act of Congress of.

her

Mary X Edwards L.I.

mark

alias Hopper

We, Edward Porter and John England, residents of the county of Grayson and State of Kentucky, on our oaths declare that Mary Edwards, alias Hopper, who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing de-claration, is personally known to us, and that we have every reason to believe her the identical person she repre-sents herself to be. That we have lived near neighbors to the said Moses and Mary Edwards alias Hopper for at least thirty-eight years past, during all which time (until the death of the said Edwards alias Hopper, on the tenth (10th) day of August, one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven (1847) they lived together as hus-band and wife, and were generally reputed and be-lieved to have been lawfully married, they having raised a family of children, who are respected members of society. We further declare that the said Edwards alias Hopper was a Revolutionary Pensioner at the time of his
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death and that the said Mary Edwards alias Hopper has not since married, but remains a widow, and that we have no interest in this claim. We further declare that in consequence of bodily infirmity and old age, the said Mary Edwards alias Hopper is unable to make the foregoing declaration before an open court of record, her residence being sixteen miles from any such court.

his

Edward x Porter L.I.

mark

L.I.

his

John x England

mark

The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I know the affiants, that they are credible persons, that the claimant is the identical person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
H. Cummings J.P.

State of Kentucky}

Grayson County}

Know all men by these pre-sents that I, Mary Edwards, alias Hopper, of the aforesaid county and State, have nominated, consti-tuted, and appointed, and by these presents do nom-inate, constitute and appoint D.W. Wells, of the city of Louisville and State of Kentucky my true and lawful attorney, irrevocably for me and in my name to prosecute against the United States this my claim for Pension, and all that my said attorney, or such other persons as he may substitute, may lawfully do in order to establish my said
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I hereby fully ratify and confirm My said Attorney is hereby authorized to receive the certificate of Pension which may issue in satisfaction of said claim.

Given under my hand and seal, this	day of June, 1855.

her

Mary X Edwards,, L.I.

mark

alias Hopper

On this 29th day of June, 1855, before me, an acting Justice of the peace within and for the county of Grayson and State of Kentucky, personally appeared Mary Edwards, alias Hopper, and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be her act and deed for the purposes therein specified.

H. Cummings J.P.

State of Kentucky}

Grayson County}

I hereby certify that H. Cummings Esq., before whom the foregoing declaration, affidavit, and Power of Attorney were sworn to, subscribed, and acknowledged, was at the time of taking the same an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the county and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified, and that his signatures above are genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this 24h day of July, 1855.

Edwin Thomas Clk.

Grayson County Court
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No. 37052

Moses Edwards, alias Hopper,

of Kentucky.

Revolutionary – North Carolina.

Act 7, June 1832.

Set to E.F. Brown July 15, 45

[illegible]

14 Mopri

46.66

Edmund F. Brown, Agent.

Washington,}

9 June 1845.}
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[illegible]

J.W. Kelly

A Copy

[illegible]
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Note to the above declaration

Mr. Edwards alias Hopper would State to the Commission of Pensions; That he was born an illegitimate child, that his mother was of the name of Edwards and his reputed father of the name of Hopper; and that he was called by the name of Edwards and was apprenticed to Mr. Trainum by that name, that when he ran away from Mr. Trainum, he took the name of Moses Hopper and bore that name during the Revolution and for some years thereafter. Delicacy forbade him making this disclosure in his Declaration in a publick manner.
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,

OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.

I WILLIAM HILL, Secretary of State, in and for the State of North Carolina, do hereby certify that it appears from the muster-rolls of the Continental line of this State in the Revolutionary War, that Moses Hopper a private Solider in Capt. Donoho’s	Company of the 10th Regiment, entered the service on the 25th day of May	1781 for the term of twelve months and that he left the service on the 25th day of May 1782.

Given unto my hand this 18th day of July 1845.

W. Hill Secretary of State
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31.423

[illegible]
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Pension Claim

Mary Edwards,

Alias Hopper.

Presented by

D.W. Wells,

Louisville, Ky.
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Louisville, 27th July, 1855.

Court of Pensions:

Sir: Enclosed I send you the Bounty-land claim and the Pension claim of Mary Edwards, alias Hopper. If, upon examination, the claimant is found entitled, please remit the Warrant and Pension Certificate to me at this place.

Very respectfully,

D.W. Wells
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Pen Off. Aug. 3, 1853

Sir,

Please inform me when Moses Edwards alias Hopper of Kentucky

Act 1832 at $46.00 a year was last paid.

R.J. Atkinson [illegible]

3 [illegible]

10 Aug. 47

[illegible]

Very Respectfully

J. Minot

Comm.
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Moses Hopper, or Edwards died 10 Aug. 1847, paid in full

W. Jos. Taylor

Acting Auditor

Aug. 6/55
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Reply to letter of 15, July 1845.

July 21, 188.

[illegible] case

Moses Edwards.

By O.B. Brown, Jr.}

Doctor G.W. Crump

Chief Clerk,

Pension Office
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CLAIMS FOR PENSIONS, PATENTS, LANDS, CONTRACTS, &c. Prosecuted.

EDMUND F. BROWN, NOTARY PUBLIC, COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS, &c. FOR STATE OF ILLINOIS, AND Public, Private, and Confidential Agent

For settling Business of every description, with Congress, the Officers of the different Departments, Companies, and Individuals. Attention prompt. Charges reasonable. Letters must be Postage Paid.

Penn. Avenue, near 13th st.

WASHINGTON CITY.

T. Barnard,

Printer.

NOTARIAL AND OTHER Official CERTIFICATES Prepared. Acknowledge-ments Taken, &c.

United States Agency and Notarial Office, Washington City, 21. July- 1845.

J.L. Edwards Esq.

Com. of Pensions.

Sir,

In reply to your letter of 15th inst. relative to the claim of Moses Edwards, alias Hopper, I have to State that I think the enclosed letter from William Ashley Esq. of Raleigh, N.C. with the Certificate of Wm. Hill Esq. Secy. of State, ought to answer all the objections to the claim. Wm. Ashley has been recommended to me by Col. Wheeler late Treasurer of the State, as a gentleman every way worthy of confidence.

Very Respectfully, Yr. Obt. St.

Edm. F. Brown,

Agent.
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June 9, 1845.

Moses Edwards alias Hopper, June 7, 1832.

The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington.
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CLAIMS FOR PENSIONS, PATENTS, LANDS, CONTRACTS, &c. Prosecuted.

EDMUND F. BROWN, NOTARY PUBLIC, COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS, &c. FOR STATE OF ILLINOIS, AND Public, Private, and Confidential Agent

For settling Business of every description, with Congress, the Officers of the different Departments, Companies, and Individuals. Attention prompt. Charges reasonable. Letters must be Postage Paid.

Penn. Avenue, near 13th st.

WASHINGTON CITY.

T. Barnard,

Printer.

NOTARIAL AND OTHER Official CERTIFICATES Prepared. Acknowledge-ments Taken, &c.

United States Agency and Notarial Office,

Washington City, 9th June – 1845.

Sir,

Herewith I hand you the claim of Moses Edwards, alias Moses Hopper, under the Act of 7 June 1832. – 

That you may know all the circumstances, I have placed with the papers, the letter which caused me to obtain the certificate from North Carolina.

The evidence of John Brown, the note of Hon. Willis Green, and the Certificate of the Comptroller, together with the particulars set forth in the Declaration, appear to me to be a straight history which will be entirely satisfactory, and cause you to admit the claim without hesitation. –

Very Respectfully, Yr. Obt. St.

Edm. F. Brown

Agent.

The Commission of Pensions}

Washington.}
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M.D. Hendrick

Brownville, Ky. 20. Feb. 1845. to Hon. Jno. Wentworth

Rec. 28. Feb. ‘45

Enquire at Raleigh N.C. about Moses Hopper.

Certificate for Moses Hopper received 2nd. May 1845.- & wrote Hendrick for a Declaration & such other proof as can be had.

E.F. Brown
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Brownville, Ky.

Fey. 20

Hon. J. Wentworth (House Rep.)

Washington City, D.C.
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Brownville, Kentucky

Febry. 20, 1845

Hon. J. Wentworth

(House Rep.)

[illegible] Sir,

I wish you would procure a copy of the List of Revolutionary Soldiers, who are entitled to land for their Services and enclose it to me here. I know of Several Such, who say they are thus entitled, and it may be that their names are upon that list. You can, I am sure, procure it with little trouble; and you might thus confer a lasting favour upon a needy and meritorious people. If then is any list of the enlisted Soldiers of the War of 1812 published, or can be obtained, you would confer a favour by enclosing that also. I mean those entitled to land.

Will you be so good as to answer me before you leave Washington.

Yours Respectfully,

M.D. Hendrick

Pension business.

N.B. I wish you would Say to Edmund F. Brown, Esq. that there is an old man here named Moses Hopper who wants Mr. B. to have the War Rolls at Raleigh, N.C. Searched for his name & amount of Service. The old man Hopper is very confident that it can be found.

M.D.H.
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State of South Carolina}

Anderson District}

I, Elijah Webb, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and Keeper of the Records of the Former District of Pendleton, S. Carolina, Do hereby Certify that there is nor never has been any Record Kept for the Recording of marriages in Said Districts and there is no record of the Marriage of Moses Hopper alias Moses Edwards and Mary Tweedle recorded in this office or the Clerk’s office of the former District of Pendleton.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed the Seal of of my office this 20 day July 1800.

Elijah Webb
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Mary Edwards or Hopper

Widow of Moses

Kentucky

[illegible] Feby. 3, 1853

14 [illegible] $46.66

per annum from

3 Feby. 1853

Cert. to

D.W. Wells Esq.

Louisville, Ky.
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Brief in the case of Mary Edwards alias Hopper widow of Moses

County and State of Kentucky

act 3d Feby. 1853

Claim, (“original,” )

Proof exhibited, (if original.)

Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.

Her husband was a pensioner under the act June 7, 1833 at $46.66 a year

Cohabitator as man & wife, Identity as the widow of the pensioner, His death & her present widowhood proved by 2 credi-ble witnesses

Name and residence of Agent

D.W. Wells Esq.

Louisville, KY

Thornton Triplett

Examining Clerk.
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Rev.

WIDOW, &c.

File No. 25.559 [illegible]

Mary Edwards alias Hopper.

wid. of

Moses Edwards alias

[illegible] Rev war

Act. Feb. 3rd, 1853.

Index:-Vol. A, Page 210

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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I have been acquainted with Moses Edwards who resides some five or six miles from me for about fourteen years – I have heard his narrative as to his services during the Revolutionary war – from my own knowledge of the man & his reputation for truth, together with the manner in which he details his services I have not hesitation in saying he render service as he has set forth in his declaration.

Willis Green,

May 22nd, 1845
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Moses Hopper.

Certif. of Compt. of N.C.

for $ 40.17.4.

26, April 1845.
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Comptrollers Office

Raleigh, N.C.

I, William F. Collins, Comptroller of Public Accounts in and for the State of North Carolina do hereby Certify that the name of Moses Hopper appears on Record in this office as having had issued in his favor the following Specie Certificates [illegible], One for Twenty pounds Eight Shillings and Eight pence ($20.8.8) [illegible] Book No. 33 page 8 and another for Twenty Pounds Eight Shillings and Eight pence ($20.8.8) see Book no. 27, all of which purport to have been issued for military Service given under my hand and seal this 26th day April 1845

Wm. F. Collins Compt.
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Wm. Ashley

Raleigh N.C. 18 July 1845.

Rec. 21. July 1845,

Moses Hopper.

Edmund F. Brown Esq.

Washington City

D.C.

(w.a)
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Raleigh July 18th 1845

E.F. Brown Esq.

Sir I Send you enclosed a certificate from from the Secretary of State in the case of Moses Hopper which will do the business Just as you would have it to do when you send me names it will be best to send if you can whether they were Militia or Continental, if Militia always Send the length of Time Claimed for if you can

The comr. Says they have no knowledge that 12 Months enlisted men were in the State troops, there were 9”12”18 Months enlisted men in the State troops, there were also 9”12”18 months drafts of the State troops and they were paid $3”15 bounty. These drafts were put under Continal officers and Returned as Constinal Soldiers. These things can be made appear from the books.

Most Respectfully,

Wm. Ashley
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Litchfield, Ky

May 28

30

M.D. Hendrick

{Bowling Green

{Kentucky
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State of Kentucky}

County of Grayson}

SS

Personally appeared before the undersigned an acting Justice of the Peace in and for Said County John Brown, a resident of Said County aged Seventy five years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath make the following Statement, in relation to the Service rendered by Moses Edwards alias Moses Hopper in the War of the Revolution.

This Affiant States that he is the half brother of Moses Edwards alias Moses Hopper and was living with his uncle Charles Gilley, in Guilford County, North Carolina when the Said Moses Edwards alias Moses Hopper came from Pitsylvania County, Virginia to his Said Uncle in Guilford County, N.C. early in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty one. This Affiant States that his half brother Said Edwards alias Hopper had run away from some man in Pitsylvania Co. Virginia, to whom he had been bound and that he altered his name from Moses Edwards to Moses Hopper and that soon after he came to Guilford Co. N.C. he entered the Service of the United States as a Soldier by the name of Moses Hopper and continued in the Service untill after the close of the war. This Affiant states that he recolle-cts distinctly when said Edwards alias Hopper entered Said Service and he returned from the Same. That the day upon which said Edwards alias Hopper went into the Army he took Said Affiant by the hand and showed Said Affiant a mare and a red cow which he had obtained from some men whose place he took as a Substitute in the Army, and told Said Affiant that if he never come back from the service that said Affiant was to have the mare & red cow. This Affiant states that he was also well acquainted with Said Edwards alias Hopper after the war and that he then continued to bear the name of Moses Hopper. That he bore the name of Hopper during the war and untill after he moved from South Carolina to Grayson County, Kentucky. That Said Edwards alias Hopper, who now lives in Grayson County, Kentucky and who is
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now applying for a pension, is the Same identical person to whom Affiant refers in the foregoing Deposition. And further saith not.

Sworn to & Signed, by making}

his mark, before me this 23d}

day of May 1845

his

John + Brown

mark

J.H. Dewees J.P. [illegible]

I certify that I am well acquainted with the above Affiant, John Brown, and that he is an old gentle-man of respectability and Street truth and that the foregoing statement is entitled to full faith and credit. And further that I am well acquainted with Moses Edwards alias Moses Hopper he has always been reputed a Revolutionary Soldier and I fully concur in that opinion. Given under my hand this May 23d, 1845.

J.H. Dewees J.P.

State of Kentucky}

County of Grayson}

SS

I, Jack Thomas, Clerk of the Grayson County Court do certify, that Isaac H. Dewees, whose name appears subscribed to the above Affidavit & certified was at the time of Signing the Same and is now an acting Justice of the Peace in and for Grayson County duly commissioned and qualified according to law that his official acts as such are entitled to full faith & credit and the foregoing signatures, purporting to be his, are genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affix-ed the seal of the county aforesaid at Leitchfield this 26th day of May A.D. 1845

Jack Thomas clerk of Grayson County
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Clerk fees [illegible]

Paid by R.W. Murry

Ed Thomas
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State of Kentucky

Grayson County Set

At a County Court began that within & for the County of Grayson in the State of Kentucky at Leitchfield on this 25th day of June 1855. Valentine Yates presiding Judge.

It was satisfactorily proven in open court by Allen Wilson and Champion Edwards, two comp-etent and reliable witnesses, that Moses Edwards alias Hopper who was a revolutionary pensioner of the United States on the Kentucky list died in the aforesaid County and State on the tenth (10th) day of August one thousand eight hundred forty seven (1847), leaving Mary Edwards alias Hopper his widow who has not since married but remains a widow and is now a resident of the aforesaid County & State.

State of Kentucky

Grayson County Set

I, Edwin Thomas, clerk of the County Court of the County aforesaid do certify that the above is a true copy taken from the Records in my office.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the County aforesaid this 25th day of June A.D. 1855.

Edwin Thomas, clerk of Grayson County Court