Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 10882, for Adonijah Perry, North Carolina
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(3 - 1776 )
SERVICE
N.C.

Perry, Adonijah
Elizabeth

NUMBER
W. 10882
B.L. Wt. 56, 858-160-55

CONTENTS
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237.159 AchoMuum Col. M. J. Blakely. ...y 37/57
56.858 Hsuid March 13th/57 55 End J
Mch 8 55
Elizabeth Perry.
Widow of Adonijah
Perry dec.
Elizabeth Perry 
Pni.
Adonijah Perry 

Revolutionary War
Adilboas Mch 10/57

(signature starting with "B")
M Pah...

Col. Tho. J. Blakely
(signature beginning with "K")
N.C. Vol. P. 68.
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6.342

North Carolina - (Fay)
Elizabeth Perry 
widow of Adonijah Perry 
who serviced in the Revolutionary 
N.C
war, as a private 
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 30 dollars 35. 
cents per annum, to commence 
on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued
11th day of Febry 1858
and sent to 
Hon Thomas Ruffin
H. of R. 
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 3, 1853, Page 216. Vol. [torn]

Lit Hon Thomas Ruffin Feb. 18. 1878
On croscing original letter of
Adonijah Perry copy received
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No. 6868
Application for pension
of Elizabeth Perry -
under Act 3rd Feb. 1853
Widow of Adonijah Perry
Revolutionary War

[bottom of page]
in answer address
Col. Thos. J. Blakely
Kinston
Lenoir County
North Carolina
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State of North Carolina
County of Lenoir
ss

On this 30th day of June A.D. 1857 Personally appeared, before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County and State aforesaid, Elizabeth Perry, aged 73 years a resident of Kinston in the County of Lenoir and State of North Carolina who being duly Sworn: according to law doth, on her oath make, the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3rd February 1853. Granting pensions to widows of Persons who Served during the revolutionary war;
That she is the widow of Adonijah Perry deceased, who was a private in the company commanded by Captain (name not known) in the Regiment commanded by Col. Richard Caswell in the war of the revolution that he was in the Battle of Camden, South Carolina fought on the 16th day of August 1780. and after said battle he joined Col. Lowell Regiment, on the 19th of August 1780. to the best of her information and belief her husband entered the service at Trenton, in Jones County in the State of North Carolina, about the month of January AD. 1780 and continued in actual service in said war for the term of nine months and was honorably discharged at Hillsboro N.C. about the month of October.
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A.D 1780. She further states that she was married to said Adonijah Perry in Jones County in the State of North Carolina on the 9th day of October A.D. 1816 by one Lavender Simmons, a Justice of the Peace, and that her name before her said marriage was Elizabeth Huggins. that her said husband died in Jones County in the State of North Carolina on the 28th day of January AD 1830. and she further states that there is a public record of her marriage bond now on file in the Clerks office of the county Court of Jones County in the State of North Carolina. and that there is no private record of her marriage to be found. that she cannot file herewith his certificate of discharge for the reason that it is lost or destroyed--and she further declares that she is now a widow and that the proof of service of her said husband and a true copy of her marriage Bond and proof of her identify as the widow of the said Adonijah Perry deceased is now on file in the proper department at Washington City D.C. with her application No. 237.159 for bounty land under Act of the 3rd of March 1855. and that she has received a Bounty land warrant No. 56.858 for 160 acres dated the 13th day of March 1857. under the act of March 3rd 1855. granting bounty land to the widows of deceased officers and soldiers of the revolutionary war.
attes: Thomes J. Blakely  
Elizabeth Perry X her mark
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The foregoing declaration was sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year first above mentioned and I hereby certify that I know the said deponent Elizabeth Perry and believe her to be as above stated and that she is to the best of my knowledge, of the age above stated and further that I am not interested in this her claim as attorney or otherwise and I further certify that the applicant Elizabeth Perry is unable from bodily infirmity to attend Court.
J.W. Morris, J.P.

State of North Carolina
County of Lenoir
ss
I hereby certify that James W. Morris, Esq before whom the foregoing declaration was made and acknowledged and who has thereunto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn; and that his signature thereto is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County Court for the county aforesaid this 30th day of June 1857
[Seal affixed before name] Nicholas Hunter County Court Clerk,
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237159
Application
of Elizabeth Perry
for Bounty Land
under act 3d March
1855.

War of the 
Revolution

in answer address
Col. Thos. J Blakely
Kinston
Lenoir County
North Carolina

[right side margin] 27th day of February A.D. 1856
Nicholas Hunter, Clerk of the County Court.
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State of North Carolina}
County of Lenoir          } ss
I, N. Hunter  Clerk of the County Court 
in and for the County and State above mentioned
do hereby certify that Richard W. King, Esq
before whom the foregoing Declaration
and affidavits, were made and acknowledged
and who has thereunto subscribed his name
was at the time of so doing a Justice of
the peace in and for the County 
aforesaid duly Commissioned and Sworn,
and that his Signatures thereto are genuine
In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto Set my hand and
affixed the Seal of the County
Court, (a Court of record) for
the County aforesaid, this
27 day of February A.D. 1856.
Nicholas Hunter Clerk
of the County Court.
 [seal affixed in lower left corner]
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State of North Carolina}
County of Lenoir} 
On this 26th day of February AD. one thousand
eight hundred and fifty six, personally appeared
before me, a Justice of the Peace, within
and for the County and State aforesaid -
Elizabeth Perry, aged 72 years, a resident
of Kinston, Lenoir County, in the State of
North Carolina, who being duly Sworn, according
to law, declares that she is the Widow
of Adonijah Perry, deceased, who was a
Private Soldier, in the Revolutionary War
as will show from the Certificate, of the
Comptroller of the State of North Carolina
herewith presented, She further States
that she was married in Jones County
in the State of North Carolina, to the said
Adonijah Perry, on the 9th day of October
AD 1816, by one Lavender Simmons, a Justice
of the peace and that her name before her
said Marriage was Elizabeth Huggins.
that her said husband, died in Jones County
in the State of North Carolina, on the 28th day
of January A.D. 1830. and that she is now a
Widow, and she further States that there
is no private record of her marriage
to be found, but that there is a public
record of her marriage bond, now on
file in the Clerks office of the County
Court of Jones County, in the State of
North Carolina, a true copy of which is
herewith, presented. She makes this declaration
for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to
which she may be entitled, under the act approved
March 3d 1855 
witness Thos J Blakely
Elizabeth her X mark Perry
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State of North Carolina
Know all men by these presents, that we Adonijah Parry and
Wm McDaniel, are held and firmly bound unto his Excellency
William Miller Esquire Governor, Captain and Commander in
Chief, in and over the said State, in the sum of Five hundred pounds
current money to be paid to the said Governor his successors or assigns
To the which payment well and truly to be paid, we bind ourselves,
our heirs, executors and administrators jointly and severally firmly by
these presents. Sealed with our seals and dated this 8th day of October A.D. 1816.
The Condition of the above obligation is such, that whereas
the above bounden Adonijah Parry hath made application for a
licence for a Marriage, intended to be had and solemnized between
him and Elizabeth Huggins of the County aforesaid,
Now in case it shall not appear at any time hereafter that
there is any lawful cause to obstruct the said marriage then the
above obligation to be void; otherwise to remain in full force and
virtue.
A. Parry {seal}
Wm. McDaniel  {seal}
Signed Sealed and delivered
in the presence of
Jas Harrison

State of North Carolina
Jones County  }                I, Charles Gerock Clerk of the
County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County of Jones, do
certify that the foregoing Marriage Bond of Adonijah Parry [Perry]
is a true Copy of the original Bond as full and entire as the same 
remains of file in this Office
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of our said
Court at Office at Trenton this 26th day
of September A.D. 1855
Chas Gerock
Clerk
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{ State of N. Carolina
{ Comptroller Office
I Geo. W. Brooks Comptroller of Public Accounts
in and for the state aforesaid do hereby
certify that it appears of record in my
Office among the payments made to 
sundry persons for Military service in the
Revolutionary war, as follows

A. Perry
Book No. 24 Page 49 L 21..7..11 [illegible]
  "  G 16   "  64   L 2..19..6  "
The above is given for Adonijah Perry,
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
subscribed my name and
affixed the seal of said Office
at Raleigh this the 4th
day of February 1856
Go. W. Brooks
Comptroller
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State of North Carolina }
County of Lenoir          } ss  February 26th 1856
We Thomas Blakeley and Joseph Perry
Residents of Lenoir County in the State
of North Carolina, upon our oath declare
that the foregoing declaration was signed
and acknowledged by Elizabeth Perry
in our presence; and that we believe
from the appearance and statements
of the applicant, that she is the identical
person she represents herself to be
" Thos J. Blakely.
" Joseph Perry

The foregoing declaration and
affidavit
were Sworn to and Subscribed before
me on the day and year above written
and I certify that I know the affiants
to be credible persons and that
they are residents as above stated
that the Claimant is the person
she represents herself to be and
that I have no interest in this Claim
Richard W. King   JP{seal}
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State of North Carolina
County of Lenoir
On this 26 day of February AD. 1856. Personally appeared
before me the undersigned, a Justice of the peace
in and for said County. Joseph Perry and
Eliza Conner, who are to me well known, and
who are credible witnesses, and who being by me
duly sworn, depose and say, that they are each
well acquainted with Mrs. Elizabeth Perry, the
applicant for a bounty land. that they have
known her from their earlest recollection
that they knew Adonijah Perry, her late husband
having known him previous to his death, that they
the said Adonijah Perry and Elizabeth Perry,
lived together as husband and wife, and were
reputed so to be, that deponents never heard the
fact of their marriage disputed or questioned.
that the said Adonijah Perry died on the
28th day of January A.D. 1830. and the said
Elizabeth Perry has been since that day, and
still is reputed to be his widow, which deponents
know to be the fact, that she has never married
Since her said husbands death, and still is his
Widow, and that her said husband was the
identical man mentioned as a Soldier in the
Revolutionary War, in her declaration above
and further, that they were present and saw
Elizabeth Perry execute the foregoing affidavit
by making her mark to the foregoing declaration and
making oath thereto in due form of Law.
and further that they, deponents do reside in the
County and State aforesaid, "Joseph Perry  " Eliza Conner

Sworn to and Subscribed
before me this 26 day of February A.D. 1856
Richard W King.  JP
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Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No.
10882
Elizabeth Perry
Wid
Adonijah Perry
Priv. Rev.
Act: Feb. 3 1853
Index: -- Vol. M, Page 121
Arrangement of 1870.}
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56.858
Ho. Anes
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Elizabeth Perry
Wid
Adonijah
N.C.

Allow for #30. 35/100 per an
Com: Feb 3d, 1853 under
2 Sec of Act Feb 3, 1853
Cat:  Hon H. Ruffen
Ho. Reps
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To The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City, D.C.
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To The
Commissioner f Pensions
Washington City, D.C.

Elizabeth Perry
Adonijah 
N. C. original
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No. 6868
Elizabeth Perry
widow of Adonijah
N.C.
Col T.J. Blakely Oct 5, 1857.

Act 3rd Feb. 1853 2d Sec
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To The
Commissioners of Pension
Washington City, D.C.
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Hon J. Minot
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington (City) Dist Col.
No. 223.669
widow's app
Bounty land
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Tho. Ruffin
M.C.
G.C. Whiting
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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Elizabeth Perry widow of Adonijah. N.C
Warrt No 56. 858 for 160 acrs. act Mar 3/55
Papers
Dodge
Proof of Marriage & parol of that Adonijah was at the Battle of Camden
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Free
To The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.D.
237159
Elizabeth Perry
Wid
Adonijah
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additional evidence to the application No 237.159 of Elizabeth Perry. Widow of Adonijah Perry Deced. War of the revolution. for bounty land. under act. 3 Mar 1855.
Boyntor
Free
To The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.D.
237.159
Elizabeth Perry
Wid
Adonijah
[stamp] Kinston
Feb 27 N.C.
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Tho. Ruffin
N.C.
George C. Whiting
Com. of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.

237.159
Elizabeth Perry
Adonijah
N.C. 1853
Let. Mr. Ewd. W.
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Att: for #30.35/100
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Mr. John Perry in
Jones County
Near the Court House
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Copy
Dr Father & Mother,

Camp at Ramsey's Mill on Deep River
August ye 29th day 1780

by this I let you know that I am well at present
thanks be God for it Hoping these few lines will
find you in the same state of health also I have to
Inform you that we had a battle 16th Instant
and was defeated tho [though] I had the happiness to make
my Escape and John Bluemer with me and
as for Cosin [Cousin] Waxel I never herd from him
sence the defeat we joined Col Samels Regiment 
the 19th instant and we expect to march tomorrow
for Hillsborough we crost the line the 30th
day of July but we cannot tell when our
time is out but we hope about the 14th
of next month but can not share
of it so no more at present but my
kind love to & all enquiring friend this
from your most Dutiful Son
Adonijah Perry
To Mr. John Perry
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House of [?Reps?]
Feb:15th, 1858

George C Whiting
Com: of Pensions
Sir:
The 4thof Feb: I
sent to the Pension Office, certain papers,
being an application for a pension by
Elizabeth Perry widow of Adonijah
Perry, a revolutionary soldier. Among the
papers was a certain letter written in
camp by Adonijah Pery - this letter
it seems is held in great esteem by the
family of the deceased soldier, and I requested
that it might after examination be
returned to me, that I might cause it
be restored to his family. A few days [since?] 
I received the Pension Certificate, but the
letter was not returned to me. You will please
cause the letter to be returned to me. I have the honor to be
Yours respectfully
Tho: Ruffin
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Breif in the case of Elizabeth Perry, Widow of Adonijah ,
Lenoir County and State of North Carolina
act 3d Feb. 1853
Claim, (original," or "for inerease.)
Proof exhibited, (if original)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
[sham] Served in the North Carolina Militia & State troops 9 months & 8 days,
as appears from the Certificate of the Comptroller of N.C. The Comptroller
certifies herein the sum of 24 £ [pounds] & 46 shilling for his services. Recd. his pay in
[ ], he also certified that but one Adonijah Perry, was in service & he [was] from Jones Co.;
The claimant files an original letter which her husband wrote to
his father John Perry, in 1780, which letter shows he had just been in the battle of Camden, had been defeated that, his term of service was out in some month & a half
that he resided in "Jones Co: Near the Court House," the letter is dated Camp at Ramsey
Mill on Deep river, N.C. August 29, 1780" . Several very aged persons who knew the soldier at the close of the war testify to his reputation as a soldier, that he often spoke
of his services, Always resided in Jones Co. & that no other person of his name was a resident thereof. [initials]

Marriage proven by the County record.
Soldiers death proven by the affidavits of several credible
witnesses.
Widowhood & [wentity] established by the affadavits of several credible affiants.

Hon: Ths Ruffin
. of Rep
J.C. Pitt
Name and residence of Agent

J. C. Boynton [signature]
Examining Clerk.
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House of Representation
February 4th 1858
George C Whiting
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir:
I herewith
enclose to you an application [by]
Elizabeth Perry for a pension. The
papers will explain the [case].
After the examination is completed
you will please return to me the
original letter of Adonijah Perry [previous four words underlined]
that I may return it to his family. [previous two words underlined]
I have the honor to be
Very respectfully
Yours
Tho Ruffin [signature]
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Kinston N. C. Feb. 1st 1858
Col. Thos. Ruffin
Dear Sir
your kind favour
of the 28th [???] is to hand, and you will
please accept my thanks for your prompt
attention, I now send you the papers
relative to Mrs Perrys pension case.
No 1. is a copy of her application for a
Pension under the act of the 3d of Feb
1853, the original of which is now on
file in the Department of the Com. of Pension
at Washington City
No 2..      is a Copy of the Certificate of Geo W. Brooks
Comptroller of N.C. the original of which
is on file also with the Commissioner
No 3.      is C. H. Brogden. Certificate, Comptroller
of N C. not on file with the Commissioner
No 4      is the additional evidence of Lemuel
Busick of Jones County NC.
The Commissioner of Pensions has never seen
this Certificate of Lemuel Busick. perhaps
if you shew it to him, it will be sufficient
evidence upon which to grant the Pension
No 5. is an old letter written by Adonijah Perry
to his father & mother, then living in Jones Co NC
and while he was in the service of his
country. this letter you will please
return after you have made it answer
the purpose intended as it is the widows
request, The Commissioner has seen this
letter. you will see that he signd
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his name in full to the letter, yet Mr
Lemuel Busicks Certificate says that he
always signed his name A. Perry in
all business matters.
you will see from Mrs Perry's declaration
that she applied for a Bounty Land warrant
and that the received one No 56.858. for
160 acres dated the 13th day of March 1857 under the
act of the 3d of March 1855. for the services
of her husband Adonijah Perry in the revolutionary
War.
Now Sir in behalf of the Widow of
the old Soldier, I hope you will
succeed in obtaining for her a
Certificate for a Pension
Very Respectfully
your obt sevt.
Thos. J. Blakely [signature]

To Hon. Thos. Ruffin M. C
from Second Congressional District of N. C
Washington City
D.C
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Sept 25th 1857

Kinston, Lenoir County N. C.
To the Commissioner of Pensions

Dear Sir,
As agent for Mrs. Elizabeth Perry, widow of Adonijah Perry, a soldier of the revolutionary war, I mail at this place on the 8th day of July last, her application for a pension under the act 3d Feb., 1853. and as I have received no answer of the receipt of same from the Department, I fear it is lost.
her said application has been received all is right, if not, please let me know so that she can make another declaration.

Yours very truly
Address Col. Thos J. Blakely
Kinston 
Lenoir County
North Carolina

Com. of Pensions
Washington City, DC
The said Elizabeth Perry has received a bounty land warrant No. 56,858 for 150 acres dated the 13th day of March 1857 under the act of March 3, 1855. if
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additional evidence in the application of Elizabeth Perry widow of Adonijah Perry war of the revolution for bounty land under the act of Mar. 3, 1855

No. 237,159

Maild. Feb 28, 1856

in answer address Col. Thos. J. Blakely
Kinston Lenoir county North Carolina
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State of North Carolina
County of Jones

On this 23rd day of February, A.D. 1857, personally appeared before me the undersigned.  A justice of the Peace in and for Said County.   Lemuel Busick who is to me well known, and who is a credible witness, and who being by me duly sworn, depose and say that he is well acquainted with Mrs. Elizabeth Perry.  That he has known her for 50 years last past, that he was well acquainted with Adonijah Perry, her late husband, having known him for 16 years previous to his death, and that her said husband was the identical man who was a soldier in the revolutionary war, and the same man whose services are described in the certificate of the comptroller of North Carolina, and I derive any knowledge from the facts of the above, from the conversations I had with the said Adonijah Perry after he returned from the wars of the revolution, he was at the battle of Camden in South Carolina fought on the 16th of August, 1780, he marched from Jones County under the command of Col. Richard Caswell
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afterwards Genl. and then joined the command of General Gates.

Saml Busick  seal (circled)

Witness my hand & seal this 23d day of Feb 1857.
Witness Areatus Williams

The foregoing affidavit was sworn to and subscribed before me this 23d day of February A.D. 1857  
Will: Foy J.P.

State of North Carolina County of Jones ss:

I hereby certify that William Foy Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit was made and acknowledged and who has thereunto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace, in and for the county aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature thereto is genuine.
In testimony whereof; I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the county court for the county aforesaid this 23d day of February 1857.

Chas Girock Clerk of the County Court
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Kinston, NC Feb. 1857

Commissioner of Pensions

Sir

by the request of the applicant Elizabeth Perry, I send you enclosed the original letter from her husband Adonijah Perry, deceased, to his father John Perry, while he was in the service of the Revolutionary War, for your inspection and for the purpose of showing that her husband was a soldier of the Revolution, as the dates will correspond with the history of the Revolution.

She particularly requests you to return the said letter to her you will find annexed the proof that he was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.

Yours Very Respectfully
Thos. J. Blakely
agent for
Elizabeth Perry
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No 3

this is from C H. Brogden Esq
Comptroller of N.C.
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Comptroller's Department
Raleigh, N.C., Nov. 7th, 1857

Dear Sir: -

Your letter with a copy of a certificate in the case of A. Perry, has been received, and in compliance with your request I have carefully examined the Records in my office for the name in full of A. Perry: but it is entered in the Books A. Perry, and it does not appear in which of the districts in the state he was allowed pay for his services.

You will therefore see that I cannot make the certificate of Mr. Brooks any more definite or explicit that it is.

Very respectfully,
Your friend & obt. servant
C.H. Brogden,
Compt'r
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No. 4

additional evidence of the Claim of Pension of Elizabeth Perry widow of Adonijah Perry Revolutionary War
Thos. J Blakely Agnt

Elizabeth Perry's application was sent to the Pension department July 4th 1857
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State of North Carolina
County of Jones
I Lemuel Busick, a resident of Jones
County and State of North Carolina
do hereby certify on oath; that I was
intimately acquainted with Adonijah
Perry ^decd and I recollect of his telling me
that he served six months in the
Revolutionary War, and that the
Regiment he served in was commanded
by Col Richard Caswell, and I distinctly
recollect of hearing him say that he was
at Genl Gates defeat at the Battle of
Camden S.C. and I also recollect of
hearing old Mr William Stanley. say that
he was with Mr. A. Perry at the defeat
of Genl. Gates and that he was in the same
Service, he always in business matters
signed his name A. Perry, I have an
old receipt of his signed A. Perry,
and he signed his name A. Perry
he has frequently signed notes with
me as Security, and always Signed
his name A. Perry.
Lem Busick
Sworn to by Lemuel Busick, a worthy
witness, before me December 12th 1857
W F Higgins JP [signature]
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State of South Carolina Jones County ss

I Benjamin Askew Clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter sessions of Jones County certify that William F Higgins whose signature to the foregoing declaration is and was at the time of signing the foregoing presents an acting Justice of the Peace for said county and where official acts as a Justice of the Peace are entitled to full faith and credit. Given under my hand and seal at office this the 18th day of December A.D. 1857. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of office at Trenton the day and date above mentioned

Benjamin Askew C.C.C
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State of Noth Carolina County of Lenoir

On this 30th day of June AD 1857 personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace within and for the county and state aforesaid Elzabeth Perry aged 73 years a resident of Kinston in Lenoir County and state of North Carolina who being duly sworn according to law doth, on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3d of February 1853 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war.
That she is the widow of Adonijah Perry, deceased, who was a private in the company commanded by Captain (name not known) in the regiment - commanded by Col. Richard Caswell in the war of the revolution. That he was in the battle of Camdem South Carolina fought on the 16th day of August 1780 and after said battle he joined Col. Sawells regiment on the 19th of August, 1780 to the best of her information and belief, her husband entered the service at Trenton in Jones County in the state of North Carolina about the month of January AD 1780 and continued in actual service in said war for the term of nine month and was honorably discharged at Hillsboro N.C. about the month of October AD 1780. She further states that she was married to the said Adonijah
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Perry in Jones County in the state of North Carolina on the 9th day of October A.D 1816 by one Lavender Simmons, a Justice of the Peace and that her name before her said marriage was Elizabeth Huggins, that her said husband died in Jones County in the state of North Carolina on the 28th day of January A.D 1830 and she further states that there is a public record of her marriage bond now on file in the Clerk's office of the County Court of Jones County in the state of North Carolina and that there is no private record of her marriage to be found. That she cannot file herewith his certificate of discharge for the reason that it is lost or destroyed and she further declares that she is now a widow. And that the proof of service of her said husband and a true copy of her marriage bond, And proof of her identity as the widow of the said Adonijah Perry, deceased, is now on file in the proper department at Washington City D.C. with her application No. 237,159 for bounty land under act: of the 3d of March 1855 and that she has received a bounty land warrant No. 56,858 for 160 acres dated the 13th day of March 1857 under the act of March 3d 1855 granting bounty land to the widows of deceased officers and soldiers of the revolutionary war

Elizabeth Perry X her mark
attest Thos J. Blakely
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the foregoing declaration was sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year first above mentioned and I hereby certify that I know the said deponent Elizabeth Perry and believe her to be as above stated and that she is to the best of my knowledge of the age above stated and further that I am not interested in this her claim as attorney or otherwise and I further certify that the applicant Elizabeth Perry is unable to attend court

J W Morris JP

State of North Carolina County of Lenoir

I hereby certify that James W Morris Esq before whom the foregoing declaration was made & acknowledged and who has thereunto
subscribed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn and that his signature thereto is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have affixed the seal of the county court for the county aforesaid this 30th day of June 1857

Nicholas Hunter county court clerk
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No 1-

This declaration of Elizabeth Perry is a true copy of the original now on file in the Commissioner of Pensions office at Washington DC.

Thos J. Blakely,
agent for Elizabeth Perry
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No 2

This is a true copy of Comptroller Brooks certificate the original certificate is now on file in the Commissioner of Pensions office at Washington City DC
Thos J Blakely agt

for Elizabeth Perry widow of Adonijah Perry decd Revolutionary war
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State of North Carolina 
Comptrollers office

I Geo W Brooks Comptroller of public accounts in and for the state aforesaid do hereby certify that it appears of records in my office among the payments made to sundry persons for military service in the revolutionary war as follows.
A. Perry Book no. 24. Page 49. L 21"7"0 Specil
Book G, 16. Page 64. : 2"19"6"

The above is given for Adonijah Perry. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said office at Raleigh this the 4th day of February 1856.
Geo W. Brooks
Comptroller
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Kinston Lenoir county N.C.
Nov 29th 1856

To the Commissioner of Pensions

Sir, as the application of Elizabeth Perry widow of Adonijah Perry No. 237,159 for bounty land under the act of March 3, 1855" for service in the revolutionary war" has not been heard from since the 3d of March 1856. I am instructed by her to make inquiry about it.

Yours very respectfully 
Thos J Blakely
Kinston N.C.
agent for Elizabeth Perry