Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 982, for John Rains, North Carolina
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SERVICE
NC
Rains, John
Raines,
Letitia
NUMBER
W. 982
CONTENTS
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19075
East Tennessee
John Raines
of Bledsole [Bledsoe] State of Tennessee
who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Robinson of the regt
commanded by Col Collier in the Carolina line for 3 months  private 6 Captain
Inscribed on the Roll of E Tennessee at the rate of 130 Dollars [blank] Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 day of Aug
and sent to Scott Terry Pikeville
Arrears to the 4th of March 260.00
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 65.00
$32500
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk,
Book E Vol. 7 Page 59
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[preprinted form with handwritten answers]
3647
Tennessee
Knoxville
Letitia Raines
widow of John Raines
was a Private & Corpe
in the Revolution
N.C. Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 130 Dollars
[blank] Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of Dec. 1843 and sent to
A Ray
Present
Act of March 3, 1843.
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1 Page 221
Reported
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A woman arrayed Chap. xvii in purple and scarlet
9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues; and they repented not to give him glory. 10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness, and they gnawed their tongues for pain. 11 And blasphemed the God of heaven, because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds. 12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Esphrates; and the water thereof was dried up the the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. 13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet; 14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth, and of the whole world to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. 15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and the see his shame. 16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. 17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. 18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the eath, so mighty an earthquake and so great. 19 And the great city was divided into three part, and the cities of the nations fell; and great Babylon came in remembrance befoe God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. 20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. 21 And there fell upon men a great hall out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent; and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great. CHAP. XVII. The scarlet whore. AND there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto thee the judgment of the great whore, that sitteth upon many waters; 2 With whom the kings of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. 3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness; and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet colored beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads ten horns. 4 And the woman was arrayed in purple, and scarlet colour, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand, full of abominations, and filthiness of her fornication. 5 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. 6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus; and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. 7 and the angel said unto me
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Mystery of the beast. REVELATION. Babylon is fallen. 
Wherefore didst thou marvel will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns. 8 The beast that thou sawest, was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder (whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world) when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. 9 And here to the mind which the woman sitteth. 10 And there are seven kings; five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. 11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. 12 And the ten horns which thou sawest, are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. 13 These have the mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. 14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them; for he is Lord of lords, and King of king; and they that are with him, are called, and chosen, and faithful. 15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. 16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall  make her desolate, and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. 17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. 18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth. CHAP XVIII. Babylon destruction. AND after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. 2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen; and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. 3 For all nations have drank of the wine of the wrath of her for fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. 4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues; 5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. 6 Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double, according to her works; in the cup which she hath filled, fill to her double. 7 How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her; for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
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The water and Chap. xxii. tree of life.
twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl; and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. 22 And I saw no temple therein; for the Lord God Almighty, and the Lamb, are the temple of it. 23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon to shine in it for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. 24 And the nations of them which are saved, shall walk in the light of it; and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it. 25 And the gates of it shall not [illegible] at all by day; for there [illegible] there. 26 And [illegible] glory and honour of the [illegible] it. 27 [illegible] enter [illegible] it any [illegible] abomination, or maketh [illegible] they which are written [illegible] the Lamb's book of life. CHAP. XXII. The water and tree of life. And he [illegible] pure river of [illegible] crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God, and of the Lamb. 2 In the midst of [illegible] street of it and on either side of the river was there [illegible] life which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every [illegible] and the [illegible] of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3 And there shall be no more curse; but the throne of God and the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him. 4 And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. 5 And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever. 6 And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true; and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. 7 Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book. 8 And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which showed me these things. [illegible] saith he unto me, See [illegible] and of they brethren [illegible] and of them which keep [illegible] book; worship God. 10 And he saith unto me, Seal not the saying of the prophecy of this book; for the time is at hand. 11 He that is unjust, let him be [illegible]and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still; and he that is [illegible] let him be righteous still [illegible] holy, let him be holy [illegible]. 12 And behold [illegible] quickly; and my [illgbieble] me, to [illegible] very [illegible] every [illegible] his [illegible]. 13 I am [illegible], the beginning and the [illegible] the first and the last. 14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. 15 For without are dogs, and
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Nothing to be added or REVELATION, taken from the book.
sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. 16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. 17 And the Spirit and the bride 
say, Come. And let him that is athirst, come: and whosoever will let him take the water of life freely. 17 [18] For I testify unto every man that
heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, if any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book; 19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. 20 He which testify these things saith, Surely I come quickly; Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. 21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all, Amen
[handwritten family history with ink stains] John Rains was [illegible] march1787 [illegible] was Born the [illegible] Day of february 182[illegible] [illegible]
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5620
Declaration and
Proof of Letishia Rains
for a Pension under the
act of Congress passed
July the 7th 1838
admitted
Pr & Cap [illegible]$130
died 28 Jan 1835
Act July 1838
Thos N. Frazier
Pikeville
Ten
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State of Tennessee
Bledsoe County  SS.
On this 13th day of November 1832, personally
appeared in open Court, before the worshipful
Justices of the Court of pleas and quarter session of the County of Bledsoe aforesaid, now sitting, John Raines, a resident of the County and State aforesaid, aged seventy three 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 act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and
served as herein stated - That he was drafted
in the militia of Randolph County in the State of North Carolina, about the 1st day of
December 1779, in a company commanded by
Captain James Robertson- William Arnett was
his lieutenant, William Rainey was his ensign
He was in a skirmish, in a detachment commanded by Major William England with some Brittish or tories, or some of both, near the Cheraw Hills in South Carolina at the time of this skirmish they were under the command of Col John Littrell who was in camps about sixteen or eighteen miles from where they had the skirmish. He was discharged by Capt. Robertson about the first of March 1780, after having been in service three months - In June or July following he was taken a prisoner by the tories who carried him within two miles of Wilmington when he made his escape and returned to his fathers with whom he then lived, after being in custody three or four weeks,  In April 1781 he was commissioned by Col. John Collier a captain of a company of rangers which he was authorised [authorized] to raise. He was ordered to range through the counties of Randolph, Chatham, Cumberland and Moore and in the
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discharge of these service he was in actual service six months with his company. William Aldridge was lieutenant in his company. He was frequently in company with Capt. John Knight who commanded a company of rangers He was acquainted with Capt. William Smith, an officer in the regular service, in the
Maryland line, as well as he can now recollect
He received a discharge as a private from Capt. Robertson, which together with his commission has been lost or destroyed by age.
He was born the second day of August 1759,
near Fredericksburgh in Caroline County, in the State of Virginia, of which he has no record, but has frequently seen it his father's Bible. From Virginia, while a boy he moved with his father to Randolph County in the State of North Carolina, where he continued during the
revolutionary war, after which he returned to
Virginia when he married and then moved to
Sevier County, Tennessee, where he lived 21 or
22 years, from there he moved to Overton County Tennessee, where he remained about three years and their [there] moved to Bledsoe County, Tennessee where he now, and has ever since resided, being about 26 years He has no documentary evidence of his service and knows of no person, whose testimony he can
procure, who can testify to his service except
John Chambers whose statement accompanies this declaration He refers to John Dalton a clergiman [clergyman] Co. James Standefer, a member of Congress from Tennessee, Alexander Lamb Esq. a justice of the peace of Bledsoe County and Adam Lamb Esq. late Sheriff of said County, as persons who can testify as to his veracity as to their belief of his services. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his names not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
John Rains X
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Scott Terry clk
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We, John Dalton a Clergiman, [clergyman] James Standefer, & Alexander Lamb residing in the County of Bledsoe and State of Tennessee
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Raines, who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration; that we believe him to be seventy three 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
John Dalton DD
James Standefer
Alexander Lamb
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Scott Terry Clk
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 soldier of the revolution, and served as he states And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Col. James Standefer, John Dalton & Alexander Lamb who have signed the
preceeding [preceding] are residents in the county of Bledsoe and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
Charles Maysey
Wm Hall
John Dowell
Justices of the Quorum
Personally appeared in open court on this 13th day of November 1832, before the justices of the Court of pleas and quarter sessions aforesaid, John Chambers aged about sixty eight years, who being first duly sworn
according law, doth, on his oath make the following declaration. That he is acquainted with John Raines the foregoing applicant for a pension, that he knew him in Randolph County in the State of North Carolina when the said applicant was a boy and from that time until some time during the revolutionary war, when he the said Raines was drafted as a
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private in the militia of North Carolina under
Col. Littrell after he was discharged and returned home to his father, he was taken a prisoner by the tories & carried towards  Wilmington when he made he escape and returned home After which he was appointed
a Captain of Rangers by Col. Collier  This declarant, from length of time, cannot now recollect the years the said Raines was in service, neither does he know from personal observation that he did serve, but the foregoing statement is founded entirely from common report to his knowledge at the time, he living in a few miles from the said Raines
John Chambers
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Scott Terry Clk
State of Tennessee
I Scott Terry, Clerk of the Court of pleas and
quarter sessions of Bledsoe County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of John Raines for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my
hand and private seal (there being no seal of office) at office in Pikeville this 13th day of November 1832 
Scott Terry Clk
Address, Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee
I certify that Scott Terry is clerk of Bledson [Bledsoe] County Court and that his signature is genuine  and that this is no seal of office for said Court
February the 26th 1833 L.S
James Standifer
M C
a
[*John Raines 20.0.6.B*]
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State of Tennessee 
Bledsoe County
On this first monday and third day of June one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine at a county court of [illegible] and held for the County and State aforesaid at the Courthouse
in Pikeville, Personally appeared in Open Court before the Worshipful Justices assigned to hold said court Letishia Rains a resident
citizen of the County of Bledsoe and State of Tennessee aged about seventy years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838, entitled an act granting half pay and Pensions to certain widows That she is the widow of John Rains who was a militia officer and soldier in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War That to the best of her remembrance information and belief, the said John Rains her husband entered the service of the United States about the month of November 1779, in the County of Randolph
and state of North Carolina, as a volunteer in said service, and that he held the grade of captain commanding a company of Rangers under Colonel Colyer [Collier] and Major Dougans. That rainged [ranged] through the counties of Randolf [Randolph] Moore and Chatham in the State of North Carolina And that he remained in the service of the United States untill about the month of March 1783 making in all about the space of three years
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She also further declares that she has no documentary evidence in support of her claim. But states that a more full detail of the services of her said husband the said John Rains together with the proof in support thereof on file in the office of the commissioner of Pensions as she supposed from which an original certificate of Pension issued to the said John Rains one time in the year 1834 entitling him to a Pension of one hundred and thirty dollars per annum during his natural life, under the act of Congress pased [passed] June 7th 1832 She also states that she drew the arrearage of said pension from the 4th of September 1834 untill the 28th day of January 1835 that being the day of the death of her said husband the said John Rains, from the agent of the United States for paying pensions in East Tennessee and that said Original certificate was then surrendered to said agent
She further declares that she was married to the said John Rains on the eighth day of March
in the year seventeen hundred and eighty seven And that her husband the aforesaid John Rains died on the twenty eighth day of January eighteen hundred and thirty five in the County of Bledsoe and State of Tennessee, And that she has not been married since his death to any other person And that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service But the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four to wit at the time above stated
Sworn to and
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Subscribed in open court on the day and
year first above written Letishia Rains X her mark
We John Bridgman Elisha Kirklen
Elcott H Boyd & John H Spears all residing
in the County of Bledsoe and State of
Tennessee do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Letishia Rains who has subscribed and sworn to the above and foregoing declaration, and that we believe her to be about seventy years of age, And that she was reputed and believed, and always has
been reputed and believed by all who knew
her to be the lawful wife of John Rains now
deceased. And we concur in that opinion
And we do further certify that the said Letishia
Rains has not been married since the death of
her said husband, but is still the widow of the
said John Rains deceased, And that the said
John Rains in his lifetime drew a pension under the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 as stated in her declaration, and that he died on the twenty eighth day of January eighteen hundred and thirty five as therein specified 
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands Sworn to and subscribed the date first above written
Eli Thurman
E. H. Boyd
J H Speaney
Elisha Kicklen
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And the court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter, that the
above named applicant is the lawful widow
of John Rains deceased, and that her husband
was a revolutionary soldier and served as stated in the applicants declaration and that he drew a pension for his said services, and died at the time therein specified And the court further certifies that it appears to them that John H [Bridgeman] [crossed out] Spears, Eli Thurmon Elisha Kirklen Eliott H Boyd are men of Good carrector [character] parlity [parity] and truth and that their statements are entitled to credit
Ohan Schoolfold
William Foster
John M. Beatty
Associate Justices
I James A Tulloss Clerk of the county court of
Bledsoe County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Letishia Rains for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the county at office in Pikeville this 3rd day of June A D 1839,
James A. Tulloss Clk
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(Affidavit of Samuel Rains)
State of Tennessee
Bledsoe County 
Personally appeared before me Elisha Kirklen an acting Justice of the peace in and for the
County and State aforesaid Samuel S Rains
and mad [made] oath in due form of law
That John Rains who is now deceased was his father and that the said John Rains was in his lifetime a pensioner of the United States under the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 and that he died on the 28th day of January 1835 in the County of Bledsoe and State of Tennessee And that he left a widows whoes [who's] name is Letishia Rains and who is the mother of affiant. That the said John Rains and Letishia Rains were married on the [blank] day of March seventeen hundred and eighty seven as will more fully appear from a family record of said marriage hereto annexed and made part of this affidavit, which said family record is in the hand writing of the said John Rains deceased, affiant being acquainted with the said John Rainses [Rains's] hand writing. Affiant further states that the Testament from which said record was taken has been in the possession of the said John and Letishia Rains ever since it was written untill [until] the death of the said John Rains or shortly after when it was placed in the possession of affiant and that he has had the possession ever since
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Affiant further states that the record shews [shows] that John Rains was married to Lety
Rains March [blank] 1787 and that Lety is
the name by which he always called his wife as being an abbeiration [abbreviation] of Letishia meaning the same person
Samuel S Rains
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 3rd day of June 1839.
Elisha Kirklen
Justce [Justice] of the peace in for Bledsoe County
State of Tennessee
Bledsoe County
I Elisha Kicklen acting Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Samuel S Rains and that he is a man of probity and truth and that his statements are entitled to credit and
that he is the same man whoes [whos] name is signed to the above and foregoing affidavit In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private seal this 3rd day of June A D 1839
Elisha Kirklen seal
Justice of the peace
State of Tennessee
Bledoe [Bledsoe] County
I James A Tulloss Clerk of the county court of Bledsoe County in the State of Tennessee do hereby certify that Eliza Kirklen whose name and signature
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appears to the annexed and foregoing affidavit
of John Chaimbers and the certificate thereto
and also whose name and signature appears
to the annexed and foregoing affidavit of
Samuel S Rains and certificate thereto is and was at the diferent [different] times of signing the same an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County of Bledsoe and State of Tennessee duly commissioned and qualified as such and that the above named signatures of the said Elish
[Elisha] Kirklen are in his own proper hand writing and are genuine. In testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the [illegible] of said county at office in Pikeville the 3rd day of June AD 1839.
James A Tulloss Clk
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No 20063
John Raines Bledso [Bledsoe] Co Tennessee
from 1779 private 
& captain 9 months
Pr. 3 months $10
Captain 6 " 120
$130.
Scott Terry
Pikeville, Bledsoe 
County Tennessee
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[preprinted form with handwritten answers]
BRIEF in the case of John Raines
County of Bledsoe in the State of Tennessee
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? a Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 73
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
[column headings]
Period. | Duration of Service. | Rank. | Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served. 
[secondary column headings] [below Duration of Service.] Years, | Months, | Days. | [below Rank.] As a [below Names of General and Field Officers] Gen.
[data]
Drafted In 1779 Dec 1 | | 3 | |  Private | Capt Robertson May England 
1780 June | | | [illegible] of the tories 21 or 28 | | | |
1781 April | | 6 | | Captain | Col Collier
5. In what battles was he engaged? Skirmish with tories
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Randolph Co NC
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary evidence Living
Witness
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? No public the seal of office
Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
Dyer Castor Examining Clerk.
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[preprinted form with handwritten answers]
Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 982
Letitia [Letishia] Raines
Widow
John Raines
Priv. & Corp. Rev. War.
Act: March 3, 1843.
Index: Vol. M., Page 148.
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Letitia [Letishia]
John Rains E. Ten: Act of June 1832
to what time paid?
Pen. Office
Augt 28, 1839.
died 1835 
Died 28th. Jany 1835 
[illegible] F. that [illegible] 
JH
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[preprinted form with handwritten answers]
Paid at the Treasury under
the act of the 6th April 1838
from 4 March to 4 Sep 1840
Agt notified 21 July 1841
Tennessee 4027
Letishia Raines
widow of John Rains decd
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832
and who died on the 28 January 1835
of Bledsoe Co  in the State of Tennessee
who was a pri & Cap in the com commanded
by Captain Robinson of the regt commanded
by Col Collier in the Nor. Car
line for months private  3
Capt. 6
Inscribed on the Roll of Knoxville
at the rate of 130 Dollars [blank] Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of Aug
1839 & sent to and Thomas W. Frazier
Pikeville Tennessee
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1839 $390.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sep 39 65.00
$455.00
Act July 7, 1838.
Recorded by D. M. Curdy, Clerk,
Book A. Vol. 2, Page 208.
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[preprinted form with handwritten answers]
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office,
July 14, 1841
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Letisha Raines a Pensioner on the Roll of the Knoxville, Ten. Agency, at the rate of one hundred & thirty Dollars [and Cents] [crossed out]  per annum, under the law of the 7th July 1838.
has been paid at this Department, from the 4 of March to the 4th Sept. 1840
Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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4568
R
Sept 29. 1843
Letitia Reigns [Letishia Rains]
Act 1843
Tenn
$130 per an
A. Ray
Present
[*James L. Edward Commissioner of Pensions Act 3 March 1843*]
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Washington
Sep. 29th 1843.
Sir
You will received enclosed an application made by Letisea Reigns [Letishia Rains] of Tennessee for the benefit of the act [7 July 1838.] [crossed out] 3 March 1843. She received a pension under act 7 July 1838
I am your
most [illegible] ser
Alex, day
J. L. Edwards E
Com of Pension
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4568
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Declaration for the benefit of the act of the
3d March 1843
State of Tennessee 
Bledsoe County 
On this 14th day of September 1843 personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County Letishia Reigns [Raines] a resident of Tennessee in the County of Bledsoe aged Seventy six or seven years who being first duly sworn according to law
doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by Congress passed on the 3d March 1843 granting pensions to widows of pensions who served during the Revolutionary war That she is the widow of John Reigns [Rains] who was a soldier in the army of the Revolution and the the annual amount
of the pension she received under act of July
7th 1838 was one hundred and thirty Dollars
per annum
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above above written and I do hereby certify that Letishia Reigns [Raines] who signed the above declaration is personally known to me
Elisha Kirklen
Justice of the peace for Bledsoe County
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State of Tennessee
I John Thomas Clerk of Bledson County Court do certify that Elisha Kirklens whose name appears to the foregoing annexed declaration is now and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the peace for Bledsoe County duly commissioned and sworn according to law and is entitled to due faith and credit for all his act and deeds.
Given under my hand and seal of office at office in Pikeville this 13th day of September 1843
John Thomas Clerk
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Pikeville Ten Free
Au 16th
J L Edwards Esq Commissioner
of Pensions
Washington City
[*Aug 28 Letitia [Letishia] Raines 5620 19 June*]
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Pikeville Tennessee Aug 15th 1839
Mr J L Edwards commissioner of Pensions
Some time about the first of June last I inclosed [enclosed] to you by mail a declaration for a Pension under the act passed in 1838 granting Pensions for five years in certain cases to widows. The declaration was in favor of Latishia Rains accompanied with the proof as required by law
I have never heard a word from you since, and am doubtful it has been miscarried, if you have receive it You will please inform me of the fact by return mail, also what the fate of the claim is likely to be and any other fact that will be of
importance to me, in relation thereto your attention to the matters above will very much oblige your
Obediant Servant
Tho N Frazier
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Pikeville Tn [illegible] 25
Honorable J. L. Edwards Commissioner 
of Pensions
Washington City
[*5620 June 19Tenn: 7 July 1838 Letishia Rains wid of John*]
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E. Ten. Pikeville June 5th 1839
Bledsoe County Tennessee
Mr J. L. Edwards for
Inclosed [enclosed] you will find a declaration and proof made by Letishia Rains a widow in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress
passed July 7th 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows you will pleas [please] give her claim a speedy investigation and if there should be any thing lacking in proof, that can be made or in form
you will pleas [please] inform me of the same and direct me what further steps are necessary
to the establishment of said claim
Very respectfully your Obediant
Servant
Letishia Rains
By her attorney Tho N Frazier
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(Affidavit of John Chambers )
State of Tennessee
Bledsoe County
Personally appeared before me Elisha Kirklen an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid John Chambers an aged about seventy six years who being by me first sworn in due form of law Deposes and says, that he was personally acquainted with John Rains before and after the revolutionary war (who is now deceased) and that the said
John Raines entered the service of the United States in the latter part of the year 1779, as a volunteer and that he commanded a company of Rangers in the service of the United States. That he entered the service aforesaid as an officer and that he held the grade of Captain in the army of the United States, that he entered said service in the County of Randolph and State of North Carolina that he served under Col Colyer [Collier] and Major Dougan, who commanded the Militia in the said State of North Carolina as he now thinks, and that the said John Rains continued as such Captain in the service of the United States untill [until] the close of the Revolutionary war about the beginning of the year 1783 to the best of his knowledge and rememberance That said John Rains with his company of Rangers Rainged through the county of Randolph Moore Orran & Chatham in the State of North Carolina as aforesaid, and that he believes the said John Rains was in the actual service of the United States as Captain as aforesaid for about the space of three years or upwards All of which he states is but to the best of his knowledge and belief.
John Chamber
Sworn to and subscribed before me this  12th day of April AD 1839 Elisha Kirklen Justice of the Peace
Attest Tho. N. Frazier
James A. Tulloss
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State of Tennessee
Bledsoe County
I Elisha Kirklen an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid Do hereby certify that I have been personally acquainted with John Chambers Son whos name is signed to the foregoing Deposition, for the space of twenty five years last past and that he is a man of truth and verasity [veracity] and that he is intitled [entitled] to full credit as a man of verasity [veracity]
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private seal this 12th day of April AD 1839.
Elisha Kicklin 
Justice of the peace seal
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John Raines
20063
Tenn
ret
[illegible] A Whitside
Pikeville
Bledsoe C
E Tenn
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State of Tennessee
Bledsoe County
April 27th 1833
This day personally appeared before me Elisha
Kirklen an acting justice of the peace in and for the County of Bledsoe and State aforesaid, (being a justice of the county court, which is a Court of record for said County) John Chambers, aged about sixty eight years, a resident citizen of the said County of Bledsoe, who being first duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith, that he is acquainted with
John Raines the foregoing applicant for a pension, that he knew him in Randolph County in the State of North Carolina when the said applicant was a boy, and from that time until some time during the Revolutionary war, when he the said Raines, was drafted as a private in
the Militia of North Carolina under Colonel Littrell, after he was discharged and returned home to his fathers he was taken a prisoner by the tories and carried towards Wilmington, when he made his escape and returned home; after which he was appointed a Captain of Rangers by Colonel Collier. This affiant from length of time, cannot now recollect the years the said Raines was in the service, neither
does he know from personal observation that he did serve, but the foregoing statement is founded entirely from common report which came to affiants knowledge at the time, he living then a few miles from the said Rains
John Chambers
subscribed & sworn to before me the date above
Elisha Kirklen
Justice of the peace
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And now, on this 27th day of April 1833, I the said Elisha Kirklen being an acting justice of the
and a justice of the County Court in and for the said County of Bledson do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with John Chambers who subscribed was sworn to the foregoing affidavit before me this day that he appears to be about the age of sixty eight years that he is a man of credibility and that his statement is entitled to credit.
Given under my hand the date above
Elisha Kicklen
Justice of the peace
The State of Tennessee
Bledsoe County
I Scott Terry Clerk of the County Court of Bledsoe County aforesaid do hereby certify that Elisha Kirklen whose signature appears to the foregoing affidavit and certificate is now and was at the time of signing the same an acting justice of the peace, and a justice of the County Court, in and for the said County of Bledsoe, duly commissioned & qualified
that the same are his genuine signatures, and that all his official acts are entitled to credit
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand & private seal,( there being no public of office) at office in Pikeville this 4th day May 1833
Scott Terry Clk
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State of Tennessee
I James Standifer a member of Congress from the State aforesaid do certify that Scott Ferry, whose signatures appears to the foregoing
certificate, is now, and was at the time of signing
the same Clerk of Bledsoe County Court that his
signature is genuine, and that there is no seal
of office for said Court
1833.
Given under my hand this 14th day of May 1833.
James Standifer