Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 1988, for Edward F Patrick, North Carolina
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N C.

Patrick, Edward F.
or
Fitzpatrick Polly F.

NUMBER
W 1988

CONTENTS
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Illinois
22.718
Edward F. Patrick
of McLean Co. in the State of Illinois
who was a Pr ]Private] in the Company commanded
by Captain Amistrong of the Regt commanded
by Col Lock [Locke] in the North Carolina
line for
6 Mo Private $20.00

Inscribed on the Roll of Illinois
at the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of Decr
- and Sent to-
1833 M. L. Covelle, Bloomington, McLean Co

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 -            50. 00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mch 1834 10.00
                                                                 $60.00

{ Revolutionary Claim, }
{ Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. T. Sprague Clerk,
Book E - Vol. 81 - Page 60
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426
Illinois
Polly F. Patrick
widow of Edward Patrick
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private
N C Line

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
20 Dollars  00
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the
21st day of Nov 1849
and sent to Wright & Abel
Springfield
Illinois

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
July 24, 1848, Page 443 Vol. [illegible]

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28.475
Edward F. Patrick
Illinois

Return in. - [lined out]
Adm 6 Months
$20


M. L. Covell
Bloomington
McLean County
Illinois
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
24th Sep. 1833.

Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: } ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by compling [complying] with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A Statement, showing the service of Edward F. Patrick

Period when the service was rendered.
1780
1781

Duration of the claimant's service.
Years. Months. Days.
                3 [months]
                3 [months]

Rank of the claimant.
Priv

Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.
Col Lock [Locke]
Capt. Armstrong
Capt. Gorden
Maj. Lewis

Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.
73 years
Salisbury
No Carolina

Proof by which the declaration is supported.
Traditionary

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832. 
The following regulations have been adopted: This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia" and "volunteers, all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service. Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law: 
1. The Regular Troops. 
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers. 
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service. 
4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record. DECLARATION. in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832. State, Territory, or District of County of On this ____ day of ____ personally appeared (a) before ____ A. B. a resident (b) ____ of ____ aged (c) ____ 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 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) ____, with and served in the ____ (e) regiment of the ____ line, under the following named officers: [Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.] - He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of ____ Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B. 
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.] And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion 
(g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. [____ of the Court of ____ do hereby certify 
(h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of ____ for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office 
(i) this ____ of ____ & c. If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out. Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz: 
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the ____ and C.D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with ____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be ____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid. [And then will follow the certificate of the Court.] 
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the ____ and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the ____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
I, ____ Clerk of the Court of ____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of ____ for a pension. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this ____ day of ____ & c. 
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction. 
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If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, 
(l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted ; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his Case. The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia. 
1. Where and in what year were you born? 
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it? 
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live? 
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom? 
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
6. To a Soldier: Did you ever receive a discharge from service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? To an Officer: Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant. The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates. The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject. Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court. Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature. No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter. 
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[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance. 
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule. 
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned. 
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served. 
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For ____ year ____ months, and ____ days, I served as a ____ and for such service I claim a pension." It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration in highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit, [f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable. 
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required. 
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case. 
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers. 

MODE OF AUTHENTICATING PAPERS. 
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate. 
PROOF OF SERVICE. 
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. 
[k] The notes from [a] and [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops [k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases. 
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact. 
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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Declaration
Polly F Patrick
Act 25 July 1848
Admitted
Pr $20 [illegible]
[illegible] 4 March 1848


Wright & Abel
Springfield
Ill
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State of Illinois } Set
Woodford County }

On this 20th day of October 1849
Personally appeared before S.J. Cross Probate Justice of the Peace for the County of Woodford & State of Illinois
Polly F Patrick a resident of the County of
Tazewell and State of Illinois aged Seventy eight years who being duly sworn according to
law doth on her oath make the following
Declaration in order to obtain the benefits
of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed 29 July 1848
That Her Husband Edward F Patrick was a Private in the army of the Revolution (supposes in the Militia)
That Her Husband was a pensioner of the United States on the Roll of the Illinois's Agency at the rate of $20 per annum.
She further declares that she was married to the said Edward Fitz Patrick on the 13th day of February in the year Seventeen hundred and Ninety eight
That her husband the aforesaid Edward F Patrick died in the County
of McLean in the State of Illinois on the 24th day of November A.D. 1834
over
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That she was not married to him prior
to his leaving the Service but the marriage
took place previous to the second day of January Eighteen Hundred viz at the time above stated
She further swears that she is now a widow and that she has never before made any application for a Pension-
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and
year before [lined out] above written
Before me
Polly F. Patrick

S. J. Cross Probate Justice of }
the Peace for Woodford County }

Attest
Allen Patrick
Francis J Barnard Jr
State of Illinois }
Woodford County } 
I John J Perry Clerk of the County [illegible]
Court for said County, do certify that S.J. Cross
Esq. whose name appears subscribed to the foregoing certificate was, on the day of the date thereof, an acting Probate Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified, as appears of record in my office, and that as such
full faith and credit are due to all his official Acts.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my
hand & seal of office at Metamora this
22nd day of October AD. 1849.
John J Perry Clerk. C.CC. M.C
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State of Illinois }
McLean County }
on this 3rd day of June 1833 personley [personally] appeared in open Court before the Judges of the County Court now sitting-- Edward F. Patrick a resident of said county Aged 73 years last February who being first duley [duly] sworn- according to law doth
on his oath make the following decleration [declaration] in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 7, 1832
I did Enter the Servis [service] of the United States under the following named officers and served- as herein stated-firs [first], I was drafted out for a three months touer [tour] and was musterd [mustered] in to servis [service] in Salsbury [Salisbury] Rowan County Northcarolina [North Carolina] under Col. Lock [Locke] and Capt. Abel Armstrong (from (randevous) [rendezvous] we ware [were]  marched Down toward the South Side of the State of North Carolina to garde [guard] and fetch on a parole of Torey prisoners that had been taken in South Carolina
we brought those Toreys Col. Richardson and one Armstrong and a man named Fisher & severl [several] more was tryed [tried] by a courtmarshal [court marshal/martial] & Richardson, Fisher & Armstrong was condemed [condemned] to be hanged and was accordingly executed on galloshilll [? Gallows Hill]- one half mile above Salsbury[Salisbury] & I was one of the
garde [guard] - Richardson made a confession neither of the others dide [did] & when Richardson had done he took a bullet
out of pocket and handed it to the captin [captain] that had took him - it had been shot through his cheek and loged ]lodged] against
his teeth & he sayed he forgive the capt. & I stayed there a bout-) in service untill [until] my time was out-- for the before
name touer [tour] of duty making 3 Months) & received my discharg [discharge] for the same (this tour of duty) was in the winter of 1780
& in the fall of 1781 I was again drafted for 3 month tour and was mustered into Servis [service] in Salisbury and was under the
command of Maj. William Lewis Gorden was
my capt. in this tour the first I shall give in detale [detail] is as respects one Col. Samuel Briant who the yeare [year] before
had rased-- something like twelve hundred Toreys and
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had conducted them safe to the British. But at- this time (when I was called in to Servis) he was a prisoner and was in Salisbury Goal [jail] with
a number of his men & and a No of other Toreys (we had a number of the Northern troops who took up winter quarters in Salisbury) with us and amongst
them thare [there] was two distinguish French officers ( vz ) Mountflorence & Mager {major]  Langam our Capt. Gorden & Langam here fell out and fought a duel & Gorden received a slite [slight] wound on his rist [wrist] &c. but the before named Col. Bryant the Torey Col & severl [several] others of the Torey party tryed [tried] by a corte marshal [court-martial] ware [were] sentenced to be hanged but the British
declared that if Briant was executed that they would hang twenty of our officers whom they
had prisoners and in consequence of this the execution of the Briant was defered [deferred] & afterward changed to banishment
about this time Majr. Langam began to inlist [enlist] many of those
Toreys (who it appears had seen thare folley [folly]) and placed them under the united states colers [? colors] (induring the war) which greatly relieved us both in point of danger from them and from the necessity of keeping a
continuel [continual] garde. There was amongst those prisoners a man by the name of Elrod who prevailed with Maj. Langam to bail him, who on the first nite runaway
but was fetched back the next day he was bailed again and runaway again, and was soon braugh [brought] back again and it rained and frose [froze] that nite insomuch that the next morning the ground was covered with ice so that a man could scarcely walk without falling. when we seen Langam & three or four hundred men coming from the Barracks and severl [several] of the men ware [were] loded [loaded] with hickeys they halted within one hundred yardes [yards] of us. Langam placed
two hundred men in two direct lines consistin [consisting] of one hundred each leaving a space of six feet between and the men
passing  each other all with hickeys in there [their] hands and then calling for the before named Elrod who was soon brought- and I was placed at one end-
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of the lines thus drawn up-rite assist to the space between the two lines with orders to turn Elrod-who was placed in the space between the two line - he came threw [through] and I turned-- him twist-- those hicksreys ware [were] numbley used
on Elrods as the orders ware [were] if any one faverd ]favored] him that they should undergo the liter decipline [discipline]. Elrod
was in one generl [general] gore of blood and after having under gon [undergone] this Savear [severe] disciplin [discipline] he was remanded to prison.
After this surcomstance [circumstance] one  nite when I was standing garde [guard] the before named Col. Bryant having by summoned penetrated the gaol [jail] so far as to get his hands on the ground outside having got out as fare [far] as his waste [waist] at which time I discovered him, cocked my gun and told him to return back or I would blow him threw [through] but he instantly obeyed
or I would have shot him. about this time two
McClouds by name were handcuffed togath [together] and one nite [night] when one Corven & Whaley ware standing on sentery [sentry] and thought they had stood too long and Whaley told Corven if he would stand - he would go to the garde fire, and
[? walk/wake] the Sargent of the garde and he done so and whils [while] he was gon [gone]- McClouds having brok [broke] there [their] hand cuffs desired Corven to let them out for a 
spasial [special] purpose and as liberty of this kind had been comon [common] Corven done so and as soon as the got out the largest one of them (being a very stout man) Seised [seized] Carvens gun and tosed [tossed] him gun and all from him and run
Corven arose to his feete [feet] and heared [heard] the sound of McCloud and others runing [running]. drew away at a ventur [venture] in the darke [dark] and in a few minits [minutes] the hole [whole] army was
in peraid [? parade] and at that place and Whaley was put in prison for leaving his poste [post] and next mornin [morning] he
received forty stripes save one but after new sentenels [sentinels] ware[were] placed in Corvens & Whaleys place on the same nite
of the ascap [escape] the sentinel discovered sumthing [something] and thought it had the appearance of a man from the sise [size] and appearance of the bulk
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and this this (sic) Sentanel [sentinel] hollowed out that he believe Corven had kil,d [killed] one of the Toreys that had made there [their] asscap [escape] - and on Ecemingnation [examination]  it was found - that the Slug
let loos [loose] from Corvons gun hath enterd-[entered] - McCloud's head neare [near] the hole of his rite [right[ eare [ear] and came out above his lefte [left] eye and this was an ende [end] to him who was the very one that had ]
[? tosed] Corven so - sometime after this my time expired and my Servises [services] as a privet [private] - footman in the united States
amounted - in all to Six Month - in actual servis [service]
I hereby Relinquish every clame [claim] whatever to a pension or an annuity except - the presant [present] and declare that my name is not on the pension Roll of any Agency in any State - Sworn to and Subscribed - the day and - yeare [year] aforesaid-
Edwd - F patrick

Intarogations [Interrogatories]
of court & ansters [answers]
of the aplicant [applicant]
Whare [where] and in what year ware [were] you born
(A) I was Born in the year 1760 on the 16th of
Feb
(C) have you any Recorde [record] of youre [your] age and if so 
(A) whare [where] is it -
My age was recorded in my Fathers Bible from whence I have it-
(C) whare [where] ware [were] you living when called in to Servis [service] and whare [where] have you lived since the Revolutionary ware [war] and whare [where] do you now live
(A)  I lived in Rowan County North Carolina when coled [called] in to service from thence to Tennessee from thence to the State of Illinois McLean County whare [where] I now live
How ware [were] you coled [called] to servis [service] ware [were] you drafted - did you vollenteer [volunteer] or ware [were] you a substitute and if a substitute for whom
(A) I was drafted into Service as a militia privet [private] -
(C) State the names of some of the Regular officers who was with the troops whare [where] where you served-
(A) my firs [first] Col. was Franses [FrancIs] Lock  [Locke] and capt Able [Abel] Armstrong and I also was acquainted- with (and at times under)
the before named Maj Langam Mountflorance I also was acquainted with gen. Reatherford [Rutherford] - and severl [several] others too
tedious to mention
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COPIED FROM M. E. E.

Washington September 25, 1931


Ada Belle Fisher
Terra Bella
California

BA-J/MLB

Dear Madam:

You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 1988, that Edward F. Patrick, or Fitzpatrick, while a resident of Rowan County, North Carolina, enlisted in the winter of 1780 and served three months as a private in Captain Abel Armstrong's company, Colonel Francis Locke's North Carolina regiment. He enlisted
in the fall of 1781, and served three months as a private in Captain George Gorden's company under Major William Lewis in the North Carolina troops.

He moved from Rowan County, North Carolina, to Tennessee, thence to McLean County, Illinois, where he was allowed pension
on his application executed June 3, 1833.

He died November 24, 1834, in McLean County, Illinois.

The soldier married February 13, 1798, in Iredell County, North Carolina, Polly McLeod.
[McCord?]

She was allowed pension on her application executed October 20, 1849, in Woodford County, Illinois, at which time she was aged seventy-eight years and a resident of Tazewell
County, Illinois.

It is not stated whether they had children.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator

Date of widow's death not on A. B.
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Hon J. Erving Esqr
Washington City
D. C.

Nov 20/61
Wright & Abel
Nov: 9:" 1849.

Application of Polly
F. Patrick for a Pension,

Commr. of Pensions
Dept: of the Interior
9 Nov: 19/45
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Springfield Ill Nov 9th/49

Hon J. Ewing Esqr
Secretary of the Interior
Washington City DC

Dear Sir
Inclosed [enclosed]
[illegible] said application Mrs Polly
F Patrick for pension.  If any
deficiency in declaration or certif
please return papers
We have the honor to be
Sir
yr obt svts
Wright & Abel
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Allen Patrick Esqr
Washington
Tazewell County
Illinois

Evidence of
Marriage
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Know all men by these presents that we Edward Fitzpatrick and John Forsyth are held and firmly bound unto the Governor of the State of North Carolina in the sum of Five hundred pounds, To be void on condition that not any lawful cause shall hereafter appear to
obstruct a marriage between Edward Fitzpatrick and Polly McCord.
Given under our hands & seals
The 10 February 1798
Edwd. Fitzpatrick  seal [encircled]
John Forsyth  seal [encircled]

State of North Carolina }
Iredell County }
I J. F. Alexander Clerk of the Court of pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Iredell do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Marriage bond of Edward Fitzpatrick to Polly McCord as found on proper file
in my office. I further certify that there is no other public record kept of marriages in this County as we have no statute requiring it
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of
my office at office in Statesville
this 3rd day of September AD 1849.
J. F. Alxander Clerk
of Iredell County Court
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State of Illinois }
Secretary Office }  To Wit

I A. P. Field Secretary of State for the State aforesaid do hereby certify that Isaac Baker is now Clerk of the County Commissioners Court in and for the County of McLean and State
aforesaid as appear to me from his Bond being filed in my office as of record. Also that David Wheeler is now an acting Justice of
the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified to office and that full faith and credit are due all
their official acts as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and caused the State to
be affixed at Vandalia this sixth day of
November A.D. 1833-
A P Field Sec. of State
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( I ) Did you ever receive a discharge from the servis [service] and if so by whome [whom] was it give and what has become of it.
( A ) I Received from my Capts two Discharges for two three months tour but threw [through] the Shifting Seams of my life by Some means they are both lost.
( I )State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present-neighbourhood - [neighborhood] and who can testify
as to your character for veracity and there [their] belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution
( A ) there is no person in my neighbourhood - who can positively State as to my
Serveses, [services] and - I know of no one in any  convenancy a living who can proove [prove] my serrses [services] but as to my verasity [veracity] and thare [their]  beliefe [belief] of my Servises [services] I will refer you to James K Scott a clergiman [clergyman] & William McCord who are acquainted with me and will Testify concerning me
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid-
Edwd. F Patrick [some letters not visible]

We James K Scott, a clergeman [clergyman], residing in [some letters missing the county of McLean and State of Illinois and - William
McCord residing in the same - hereby certify that they are well acquainted with Edward F. Patrick who has Subscribed and
Sworn to the above declaration that - we believe him to be Seventy three years old- & that he is reputed and believed in the
Neighbourhood - whare [where] he resides.
To have been a Soldier of the revolution and we concur in that - opinion Sworn
to and - Subscribed - the day and year aforesaid
James K Scott
a clergaman [clergyman]
William McCord
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And the Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named Applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and
served as he has stated - And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that James H. Scott who has signed the preceeding [preceding] certificate is a Clergyman 
residing in the County of McLean and State of Illinois and Wm. McCord who has also signed the same is a resident in the same and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
I Isaac Baker Clerk of the Court of the County
of McLean & state of Illinois certify that the foregoing contain the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Edward F. Patrick for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and private seal there
being no official seal yet provided
Bloomington June 4th 1833

Isaac Baker Clk of County Comr. Court

seal
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State of Illinois
McLean County ⎬
Personally appeared before me a justice
of the peace in and for said county Edward F.
Patrick who being duly sworn deposeth and
saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grade, first, for three months I served as a private, 2d for three months more I served as a private in the United States service, and for such service
I claim a pension. then the deponent further saith that as to deposing precisely to a day in each tour when he was called into service and when disbanded he cannot be precise as he has no papers or memorandum from which positively to decide, and the deponent further saith not.
Edwd. Fitzpatrick

Subscribed and sworn to before me this fourth
day of June AD 1833.
David Wheeler J.P.

State of Illinois
McLean County, I hereby certify that David Wheeler whose signature appears to the above statement was at the time date thereof as a acting Justice of the peace duly elected commissioned and sworn into office as such. In testimony whereof I here
set my hand and private seal there
being no official yet provided
Bloomington June 4th 1833
Isaac Baker Clk of County Com. Court

seal [enclosed in a rectangular shape]
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Oct. 17 '96.
old. pensioned to
Mrs J.S. Huey, Chicago.

1913 Date of death to
Mrs E. S. Walker.

1928-July 1st, Hist to Mrs.
Addison L. Lincecum, M. E. E.

1930 - Oct 2. - Hist. to Milo
Custer - Eroh.

1931 Sept 25 - Hist to Ada Bell Fisher

Revy

WIDOW, &c.

File No. 1988
Polly F. Patrick,
Widow
Edward Patrick,
Pri. Rev. War.

Act: July 29, 1848.
Index: --Vol. M. Page 108.
[ Arrangement of 1870. ]
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[stamp] RECORD & PENSION OFFICE
WAR DEPARTMENT
SEP 30 1896
459463

Chicago Ill.
Sept. 28th 1896

Edward Fitzpatrick
Edward F. patrick
Edward F. Patrick
Rev. War or War 1812

[stamp] OLD NAVY & WAR
OCT 7 1896]

Mrs. J. S. Huey
28 Woodland Park

Asks under what
name his grand father
enlisted.

1 incl

Record and Pension Office,
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, September 30, 1896.

Respectfully returned to

Mrs. J. S. Huey,
28 Woodland Park,
Chicago, Illinois.

The name Edward Fitzpatrick, F. patrick,
or F. Patrick, has not been found on the
rolls, on file in this office, of any military
organization, in service during the war
of the Revolution.
It is proper to add, however, that the
collection of Revolutionary War records in
this office is far from complete, and that
the absence therefrom of any name is by
no means conclusive evidence that the person
who bore the name did not serve in the
Revolutionary army.
In view of the statement that a pension
was granted on account of the service of
the soldier during the War of the Revolution, 
it is suggested as a possibility that the
desired information may be obtained from
the Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C., who is the custodian of the pension
records of all wars, and whose office is
separate and distinct from the Record and
Pension Office of the War Department.
The stamped envelope received with
your communication is herewith returned.

By authority of the Secretary of War:
[signature] F C Ainsworth
Colonel, U. S. Army,
Chief of Office.
One inclosure [enclosure].
(300a-a)

[stamp] US PENSION OFFICE
[illegible] 5 1896
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Hon. Daniel Lamont
Secretary of War.
Dear Sir
I was told by
[illegible] Reed of Chicago that
if I would apply to you
might obtain the information
I have been searching for.
I wish to find under what
name my grandfather
(Edward Fitzpatrick, Edward
F. patrick or Edward F. Patrick
as he signed himself at different
times) enlisted, and whether
he enlisted in the Revolutionary
war or that of 1812, and whether
he was an officer or private.
He lived in
North Carolina
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or Tennessee at that time
but do not know what place
I do know that my grand
mother Mary or Polly Patrick [illegible]
received a pension till she
died in 1850 at Washington
Ill [Illinois]. If you can give me
this information or tell me
where I will be able to get it
myself, I will be exceedingly
obliged to you as I am very
anxious to know.
Mrs J.S. Huey
28 Woodland Park
Chicago Ill.

Sept 28th 1896

Commission of Pensions
Dear Sir
Since
writing the above I have
learned that it was in the
Revolution war that my
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grandfather fought. I
know my grandmother
received a pension
Fitz Patrick for awhile, but
when it came from
I do not know and
am very anxious to find
out. Please let me know
if it is on your list of
not - is there any state
that pensions [illegible]
where I could apply for
information.

Mrs. J. S. Huey
28 Woodland Park
Oct 2d 1896.
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[stamp] US PENSION APR 14 1913

1125 South 5th Street
Springfield, Illinois, April 11 1913

Ajuutant [Adjutant] Gen.

Dear Sir: -

Will you please give me the dates and
places of the last payment of the following which
Revolutionary soldiers who drew pensions in
Illinois?
S. F. 32113 Nathaniel Bell was from N. C.
W. F. 24005 Charles Moore - - S. C.  NC
W. T. 1988 Edward F. Patrick - -  -N. C.
SF. 32522 Thomas Sloan - - N. C.

I thank you for courtesy extended-
Sincerely yours
Mrs. E. S. Walker

[the following is handwritten]
This woman wrote last year for a
lot of data for tombstone for Ills [Illinois]
pensioners. see letter in Misc. files

so I only gave her dates of death. that is
what she really wants
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Mrs [? E ] [full page not visible]

Madam
In re to your letter dated
the 11. & read the 14 uist you are
advised that the following Rev. War
pensioners of Ills.
S. F. 32113. Nathaniel Bell, died Jan. 17. 1835
W.F. 24005 Charles Moore died Sept. 19, 1839
S. F. 32522 Thomas Sloan died Mar 4. 1842
W.F. 1988 Edw F. Patrick died Nov. 24, 1834.

above letter sent Apr 25 1913

Signed J. & Davenport.
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ADDISON L. LINCECUM, M. D.
EL CAMPO, TEXAS

E Campo Tex
June 30 - 28

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

[stamp] US PENSION OFFICE JUL 3 1928

Dear Sir: - Please help me
find the Rev. war record of
Edward Fitz Patrick or
Edward Patrick, the Fitz
was dropped from the name
but we do not know when
but after coming from Scotland.
He served in the Rev war
in the State of N. Carolina
& his wife & widow
Mary (McCord) Patrick drew
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[part of page missing] ON L. LINCECUM, M. D.
EL CAMPO, TEXAS

a Pension from the U. S.
Gov. while living in the
State of Tenn - after
her removal to that State
after her husbands death -

Please help me get
this war record so can join the D.O.R. [Daughters of Revolution]

Most sincerely
Mrs. A.L. Lincecum
El Campo
Texas.
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Milo Custer
1110 South Low Street, Bloomington, Illinois,
Scarce Books Bought, Sold, and Exchanged.

September 6, 1930;

The Pension Commissioner,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:-

If the records of your office show the military service of one, Edward FitzPatrick of Edward F. Patrick, a Private in Capt. John Armstrong
Company, from North Carolina, in the Revolutionary War, will you please
send me a statement of the same and greatly oblige?

Our early County Commissioner's records show that this man made an application for pension as a Revolutionary soldier during the 1830's while a resident of this county, but this local record gives no dates of service, nor the name of the military organization of which he was a member. The name of his company as above given, is from a book recently 
published, and may possibly, not be correct.

With thanks for your many former favors, I am

Very Respectfully,
Milo Custer

[stamp] US PENSION OFFICE
SEP 8 1930
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Terra Bella Calif
9/17 - 31

Commissioners of Pentions [Pensions]
Washington DC. -
I'me writing you to get
some information of my
ancester, [ancestor] Edward F. Patrick
sometimes called himself
FitzPatrick - A Revolutionary
soldier from North Carolina
Born in Ireland in 1760 - came to
America when a child,
Married Mary McCord-daughter
of James & Jane (Scroggs) McCord
in Iredell Co. N. Carolina Feb.
13th 1797 - died there Nov. 24th 1824.
Resp
Ada Belle Fisher
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Rev. & 1812
Wars Section
EEL
Copied from M.E.E.

October 2, 1930

Milo Custer
1110 South Low Street
Bloomington, Illinois

Dear Sir:

You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 1988, that Edward F. Patrick, or Fitzpatrick, while a resident of Rowan County, North Carolina, enlisted in the winter of 1780
and served three months as a private in Captain Abel Armstrong's Company, Colonel Francis Locke's North Carolina Regiment.

He enlisted in the fall of 1781, and served three
months as a private in Captain George Gorden's Company under Major William Lewis in the North Carolina Troops.

He moved from Rowan County, North Carolina, to Tennessee, thence to McLean County, Illinois, where he was allowed pension on his application executed June 3, 1833.

He died November 24, 1834, in Mclean County, Illinois.

The soldier married February 13, 1798, in Iredell County, North Carolina, Polly McLeod.

She was allowed pension on her application executed October 20, 1849, in Woodford County, Illinois, at which she was aged seventy-eight years and a resident of Tazewell
County, Illinois.

It is not stated whether they had children.

Very truly yours

E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.

Date of widow's death not on AB
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
M.E.E.

July 11, 1928

Mrs. Addison L. Lincecum
El Campo
Texas

Madam:

I advise you that from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim W. 1988, it appears that Edward F. Patrick, or Fitzpatrick, while a resident of Rowan County, North Carolina, enlisted in the winter of 1780 and served three months as a private in Captain Abel Armstrong's Company, Colonel Francis Locke North Carolina Regiment.

He enlisted in the fall of 1781 and served three months as a private in Captain George Gordon's Company under Major William
Lewis in the North Carolina Troops.

He moved from Rowan County, North Carolina to Tennessee, thence to McLean County, Illinois, where he was allowed pension on
his application executed June 3, 1833. He died November 24, 1834 in McLean County, Illinois.

Soldier married February 13, 1798, in Iredell County, North Carolina, Polly McCord.

She was allowed pension on her application executed October 20, 1849, in Woodford County, Illinois, at which time she was aged
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seventy-eight years and a resident of Tazewell County, Illinois.

Respectfully,

E. W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner.