Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7625, Joseph Hand, N.C.
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(3-1776)
Service N.C.
Hand, Joseph
Keziah
Number W. 7625
Born in Va.
Contents
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St. Mr Hagner Dec 3/50
W.W. Carlisle April 25/51
" " " Nov. 25/51

Georgia 16.826.
Joseph Hande
of Herring in the State of Geo. who was a pvt. in the ____ commanded by Captain ______ of the Regt commanded by Col.. Powell in the N.C. line for 11 months
Reduced from $ 66.66
Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia at the rate of 56 Dollars 66 Cents per annum commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14th day of Nov. 34 Moore and {blank] Andrew R. McDonough - Ga
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 34    198.31
Semi-anl. allowance ending [blank] :35  28.33
$226.62
Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832
Recorded y Nat. Rice Clerk, Book E Vol 6 Page 92
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[left side]
6193
Alabama, Mobile
Heziah Hand
widow of Joseph Hand
NC
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
56 Dollars 66
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the
17th day of Decr. 1853
and sent to
Hon J. F. Dowdell
House of Reps
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 355  Vol. 3

[right side]
New Certification sent
to Pension Agent, April
6th 1854
1854 July 6. To Hon J. D. Dowdell
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State of Georgia
Henry County
On this the 1st day of July in the  year, Eighteen hundred and thirty three personally came before the Justices of the Inferior Court for said County Joseph Hand a resident in the County of Henry - aged - as near as he knows tell seventy eight years. who being duly sworn, according to law makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832  That he Entered the service under the following named officers and served as hereinafter mentioned  He entered the service in the year Genl Gates was defeated at the seven mile Branch then Campden [sic] --he thinks--in the latter part of the summer, as a substitute for Elijah Joice who had been drafted in Gilford [sic] County North Carolina under Capt Richard Varnum.  Marched & met the main army under Genl Davis, Col. Sowell & Col Charlotte in Mecklenburgh County.  Capt Davy commanded the Cavalry [illeg.] there until Cornwallis attempted to go through North Carolina--Wm Hieth--James Conner & Jno Conner were in the mess with deponent--the American army approached Cornwallis's but several ascertained, and informed us that the British army was approaching a retreat was made to [illeg.] After [illeg.] the same at a ferry called Sloans Ferry & there halted--That Deponent & others a [illeg.] party marched after [illeg.] in the fork of Yadkin River which gave him another weeks & rations to new Quarters--the Mill near Sloans Ferry where the army lay several weeks during this time, a Volunteer Company (from the army) took Colos. Roberts & Bryan (P   ) provisions--they were sent to Hillsboro [illeg.] & camp in there till peace was made-- 
[illeg.] Cornwallis' retreat to South Carolina deponent took sick and lay at Salisbury until Capt Shark inscribed his discharge from Genl Butler (in writing) which is lost--he was Three months in this service  He entered the service again as a Substitute for one Matthew Shaw-- in Rowan County-- Near Salisbury under Capt Sharp in the spring of the year he [illeg.]
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NOT FINISHED--DIFFICULT TO READ  
but cannot recollect the date of the month or month or year-- deponent entered this service for one year & a half [illeg.] Eighteen months service.  Deponent marched to Head Quarters at [illeg.] Hill 7 miles below Basons Bridge, Genl Green commanded & Col. Lightell-Major Blunt-- were officers of Deponents regiment--Deponent remained there until the British army left Charleston & went into Charlotte in  the morning afterward remained there until Christmas holidays & returned to Head Quarters at Ashley Hills.  Deponent was then camp'd [?] on James Island on New years day  The main body crosses [illeg.] but a water [?] communication between Stone & Ashley [illeg.] -- by the British when in Charlotte.  Deponent remained until July (except two weeks he was on Johns [?] Island) he and others were then marched to
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NC  Hand,  Joseph Keziah  W. 7625
Born in Va.
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War. Jesse Johnston & John Williams residing
in the County of Henry certify that we are well
acquainted with Joseph Hand who has signed
& sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be about seventy eight years of age that he is as far as we know reputed
and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion. We have heard but little on the subject. Sworn to and
subscribed the day and year aforesaid
John Williams
Jesse Johnson
And the said Court, so hereby declare this
opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the questions prescribed by the war Department. That the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the said Court further  
certifies John Williams & John Johnston who have signed the proceeding certificate are residents in the County of Henry and are credible persons, & their statements entitled to credit & further that the attendance of a clergyman who could testify as required as to 
[illegible] 
James Sillers J.J.C
John T Bentley J.J.C. 
John Treadwell J.J.C.
We John T.Bentley James Sillers & John Treadwell Justices of the Inferior Court before whom Thomas Cook the witness mentioned was sworn & subjected his affidavit hereby certify we are well acquainted with said Cook & believe him to be man of veracity
John T Bentley J.J.C.
James Sillers J.J.C. 
John Treadwell J.J.C.
Georgia
Henry County 
I Alexander G. Murray Clerk of the Inferior
Court of said County do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Justices of the Inferior Court in relation to the application of Joseph Hand for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private Seal There being no seal of office. This 1st day of July 1833
Alexander G. Murray C.J. C. [seal] 
Georgia Henry County 
We the undersigned Justices of the aforesaid Court and County do hereby certify that  Alexander G. Murray whose name appears to the foregoing certificate is Clerk of the Inferior Court of Henry County that full faith and credit ought to be [illegible] and acting [illegible] as said & that the same as is [illegible]seal & signatures
James Sillers J.J.C. John T Bentley J.J.C.
1835 (over)
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N. 14.532

Kezealy Hand
wife of Joseph

Ala
date 7 July 1838
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The State of Alabama
Tallapoosa County

On this the first day of November A.D. one thousand Eight hundred and fifty one personally appeared before me Ezekiel Pickins one of the Judges of the circuit Courts for the State of Alabama, Kisiah Hand a resident of Tallapoosa County in the State of Alabama aged Eighty 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 the Act of Congress [illegible] July 7th 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay as a pension to certain widows" that she is the widow of Joseph Hand who was a pensioner of Henry County in the State of Georgia whose claim was presented by Andrew R Moore of said County and State. She further declares that she was married to the said Joseph Hand in the State of South Carolina in Pendelton District on the [space left-no date] day of A.D. seventeen hundred and ninety two and that she cannot procure any public record of her said marriage having none been left, that her husband the aforesaid Joseph Hand died on the twenty fourth day of August AD. Eighteen hundred and thirty five that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January seventeen hundred and ninety four 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
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only for the arrerages of the pension now on her said husband, and which she has never received

Kisiah Hand X her mark

Sworn to and subscribed before me this [word crossed out] day of November A D one thousand Eight hundred and fifty one. And I do hereby certify that the said Kisiah Hand is unable to appear in open court by reason of bodily infirmity.

Given under my hand and seal this the day and year above written

E. Pickens (seal)
Juge of the Cir. Court
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Executive Department
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA.

I, HENRY W. COLLIER,  Governor of the State of Alabama, do hereby declare and make known to all persons whom it may concern that 
Ezekiel Pickens
whose signature appears to the foregoing Certificate, was at the time of signing the same, and at the date thereof, 
Judge of the Circut Court of the State of Alabama
and that full faith and credit are due to all his official attestations as such.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the Seal of the State to be affixed, at Montgomery, this 12th day of November A. D. 1851 and of the Independence of the United States of America the seventy fixth year.

H. W Collier

by the Governor: 
W. Garrett
Secretary of State.
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Rev. and 1812
War Section.
February 14, 1925.
William M. Sweeny,
Custom House, Room 106,
New York City,

Sir;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 7625, it appears
that Joseph Hand was born in Pittsylvania County,
Virginia, date not stated.
While residing in Guilford County, North Carolina, 
he enlisted in the summer of 1780 and served
three months as a private in Captain Richard Varnum's
Company, Colonel Sowell's North Carolina Regiment,
He enlisted in 1781 and served eighteen months
as a private under Captains Sharp, Rayford and Colonel
Lytle's North Carolina Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
July 11, 1833, while a resident of Henry County,
Georgia, and he died there August 24, 1835.
Soldier married in 1792 in Pendleton District,
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South Carolina, Kiziah or Keziah, her maiden name
is not stated. She was allowed pension on her
application executed November 1, 1850, while a
resident of Tallapoosa County, Alabama, aged eighty years
Children- William D., John C., Izah, Simeon,
Mary Perkins and Kiziah Edge, William D., was born July
25, 1793. Dates of birth of other children not on
record.
In 1833, soldier referred to Captain Thomas
Cook, an officer of the Revolution, and on July 1,
1833, this same Thomas Cook testified in the case in
Henry County, Georgia, but there is no data in said
case as to the services of said Thomas Cook.

Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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The State of Alabama Personally came
Tallapoosa County before me Daniel
Boon Justice of the peace in and for
said County and State afforesaid Simion
Hand who being duly
Sworn deposes
and Sayeth on oath that Joseph Hand
late of Henry County and State of Georgia
departed this life on or about the 24 day
of August 1835 and that shortly
after the death of the afforesaid Joseph
Hand that the family record of the
said J. Hand's fell into his first son
and has been lost or misslade so it
cannot be found. Sworn to on the 6th
day of Nov A.D. 1857
Attest
Simion Hand
Daniel Boon
Justice of the peace
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Nov [illegible]
Joseph Hand
Yes
Jos. Hand's per
cert. ret'd.
Yes
Issue new certificate
for $56.66

[upside down writing at bottom of page follows]
Free
Secretary of War
Washington City
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M Donough. Henry County. Georgia
October 18th 1835
Sir
By the first opportunity since getting
into my hands the enclosed certificate
I comply with your request made to the
Clerk of our County. I held the pension
money some time, thinking that the Depart
ment might make some further application
on the subject, none having come I have over the pension- I now send you the
Certificate of Joseph Hand and would be
glad to be notified of the reasons for your comand of it - if any deficiencies in [illegible] petitions even suspected in any of this
case as to which my attention has been given [illegible]
The department has only to ask to receive
the utmost necessary aid in detecting
such [illegible] by its over site

Andrew R Moore
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Pension Office
Dec 15, 1853
Sir 
Please state to what date
the within named Joseph Hand
was paid.
Very respectfy
S. Cole
for Court
Fr Burt Esq
3d Audr
Joseph Hand Act 1832
$66.66. paid to 4 March
1834, at this rate. He
appears to have died 24th
August 1835. Arrears unpaid
F. Burt
Auditor
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9.465
Alabama Mobile
Keziah Hand
widow of Joseph
who was a private
in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate
of 50 dollars 66 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of Decr/53 and sent to 
Hon J. F. Dowdell
Ho of Reps
{Acts of March 3, 1843 & June
17, 1844.}  
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 Page 230
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.  3-525
---
W7625
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____

In reply to your request of _____, received ______
for a statement of the military history of Joseph Hand
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension
on file in this Bureau.
Dates of Enlistment or Appointment. | Length of Service | Rank. | Officers Under Whom Service Was Rendered. | Stats
Captain | Colonel
Summer 1780 | 3 mos | Pvt | Richard Varnum | Sowell | NC
Spring[crossed out] 1781 | 18 ' |  |  { Sharp Rayford | Lytle |

Battles engaged in, ____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Guilford Co.
Date of application for pension, July 1, 1833. His cl. was allowed
Residence at date of application, Henry Co Ga.
Age at date of application, 78 b. Pittsylvania Co. Va D. August, 1833 in Henry Co. Ga
Remarks: Sol mar inPendleton District, S.C. 1792, Kiziah or Keziah
She was al pens on her ap era. Nov. 1, 1850, res Tallapoosa Co Ala. at 80,
they had children William D. born July 25, 1793., John C., Izah, Simeon, Mary Perkins & Kiziah Edge or Adge

[in margin] The British Army left Charleston Dec.14, 1782

Respectfully,
Commissioner.
6-2856
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OFFICE OF THE SURVEYOR
ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS
FOR THIS OFFICE TO THE SURVEYOR

TREASURY DEPARTMENT
UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE
NEW YORK, N.Y.

February 9, 1925.

The Hon. Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Sir: --

I respectfully request to be furnished
with a statement of the services of Joseph Hand, a Revolutionary
soldier, as shown by his application for a pension of
record in your office. Said soldier's service was with the
North Carolina Militia, and his name appears on the Georgia
Roll (Henry County ) of the list of Revolutionary pensioners
published by the Congress in 1834-35.
I desire this record as I find that the soldier testifies
in 1835 as to the military services of an ancestor, Captain
Thomas Cook, of the North Carolina Line.
Respectfully yours,
William M. Sweeny
PLEASE REPLY TO
WILLIAM M. SWEENY,
CUSTOM HOUSE,
Room 140[crossed out] 106 N. Y. CITY
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Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 7625
Keziah Hand
Widow
Joseph Hand Privt Rev War
Act: Feb 2d 1848
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 304
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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1920 Oct. 30. Hist to Mrs. J.P. Hinman of
359 Peachtree St. Atlanta Ga. (see her letter
in Henry Harrison Hand War 1812. Wid of
35014) Ans
1925 - Feb. 14 - Hist to Wm. M. Sweeney Ans
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Payments to be made
at Savanah
by the Tr. W. I. Br. Bank
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of Ga.
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book E Vol b
Page 92 Nath. Rice
Clerk
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Joseph Hand of the State of Georgia ---
who was a Private in the War of the
revolution -is entitled to receive sixty six- dollars and Sixty Six cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semiannually
on the 4th of March and 4th of September, in
every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 5th day of October one thousand eight
hundred and thirty-Three
John Robb
Acting Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
[Seal]
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Dadeville Ala July 1st 1832
Sir
enclosed is additional evidence in
the Case of Kiziah Hand wife of Joseph
Hand Revolutionary soldier which as I am informed is the only evidence or circumstances
that can be produced, proving the marriage &
Yours Respt
W Griffin
Address
W Griffin
Dadeville Ala
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Pension agents Office
Mobile March 29th '54
Sir, The pension papers of Mrs Hand have been presented to me to day for the purpose of drawing her pension - the original certificates calls for $51.66 per annum that corresponding with the enclos'd notice, which I return for correction- I shall pay the amount due her agreeably to the certificates which she holds, and if there is an error, It can be corrected hereafter.
Very respectfully
your obt Servant
J Perrine
pension agent Mobile Ala
L P Waldo Esqr
commissioner of
Pensions
Washington D.C.
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Goldville Ala Nov 4th 1852
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
Enclosed I
send you the testimony of the marriage
of Kisiah Hand, as required by your letter
of the 16th of February last
Very Respectfully &c
John Edge
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Keziah Hand
Ala Sus 38
W Cole
Hon. J. F. Dowdell
House of Reps.
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Sir
Dec
Please inform me what has been done
with the application of Hezekiah Hand, Tallapoosa Co Ala for a pension + other sums
respectfully J F Dowdell

Hezekiah Hand filed from Alabama

Examine a report to Hon. J. F. Dowdell M.
House of Reps

Revolutionary Pension
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June 13th 1857

Asking forms in
behalf of Mrs. Hand.

Cap 

William W Carlisle
Mill Town
Ala: or
Ga

Mill Town
June 5

To The Company of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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Mill Town P.O. Chambers Co Ala
June 2nd 1851

Sir
Your favor April 1851 has come to hand and 
it 
Mrs. Hand, the widow of Joseph Hand deceased informs me they were married in the year 1792. that during his lifetime he drew a pension as a Revolutionary Soldier - that he was Represented by Andrew R. Moore Esqr of Henry County Georgia
that her said husband Joseph Hand died 24. day of August 1835. that she is very old & infirm  & needs relief -
Will you be good enough to forward forms and such instructions
as will enable this Matron as to obtain what she is entitled to under the existing laws.

Respectfully
William W. Carlisle
Mill Town P.O
Chambers Co
Ala

To.

of Pensions
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The State of Alabama } 
Tallapoosa County }
Personally came before me
Daniel Boon Justices of
the peace in and for said County, Mary Brooks
who being duly sworn deposeth and Sayith
on oath that she knew nothing of Kisiah Hand
as the widow of Joseph Hand late of Henry County
Georgia at the time they was married but she
knew them after they had a family and lived near
them for many year and from the Size and
age of her own children at the first acquainted 
with the said Kisiah Hand and the
size of her the said Kisiah Hand's children
that she believes that one at least of the
said Kisiah Hand's children was buried
before the year Seventeen hundred and
ninty four also further States that she is
not related to the S. Kesiah Hand or
in any weigh intrested[sic] in this case Sworn
to and Subscribed before me on the
13th March AD 1852
her
Mary Brooks
mark
Daniel Boon
Justices of the peace
I Daniel Boon Justices of the peace in and
for Talapoosa County and State of Alabama
do hereby certify that [crossed out] I have bin acquainted 
with witness above for about six year
and know her to be a woman of much
[crossed out] respectibility and also believe her
from her looks to be Seventy or Seventy five
years old Given under my hand and
Seal 13th March AD 1857
Daniel Book
Justices of the peace
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The State of Alabama }
Tallapoosa County }
I Marcus C. Lane
Judge of the Court of Probate in and for the
State and County aforesaid, do hereby certify
that Daniel Boon Esq. before whom the within
affidavit was made, was, on the day of the
date thereof an acting Justice of the peace
in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned 
and sworn according to law, and that
his signature thereto is genuine
In witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal
of office this 1st day of July
A. D. 1852
M C Lane Judge
of Probate

Address
W. Griffins
Dadeville
Ala
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Goldville Tallapoosa County
April 18th 1853
Sir
about the 4th of November last
I enclosed to you the testimony of
Mary Ann Horton to prove that
Keziah Hand was married before the
year 1794 [crossed out] I think ^this proof is as
full as was Required by you late of
the 16th Feb. 1852 please inform me
whether you have Received it or not and
if you have whether it is satisfactory
proof to that point or not
Verry[sic] Respectfully
Yours
John Edge PC
Goldville
Ala
To the Comm}
of Pensions}
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Keziah Hand
widow of Joseph
Ala
____
Act 7th July '38 TC

G. Edge. Feb 16 1852
W. Griffin, Sept 9/52
Jn Edge Apr 25/53
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The State of Alabama}
Talapoosa[Tallapoosa] County}
Personally came
before me Daniel
Boon Justice of the peace in and for said
County William Brooks and after hearing 
duly Sworn days deposeth and sayith
on oath that
he knew Joseph Hand late
of Henry County ^ Georgia and Kisiah Hand first
about the year 1815 and was partly
raised in the imediate[sic] neighborhood
where they lived and knew them over
Since[crossed out] from that time untill[sic] his death
and during the time he knew them they
lived together as man and wife and
was recorded as such and has lived
in the same neighberhood [crossed out]
[line crossed out]
of the said Kisiah Hand nearly ever
since the the death of the said Joseph
Hand and that she is still a widow
and that he is not interested in any
weigh
William Brooks
Sworn to
and Subscribed before me on the
18th day of November A.D. 1857 and I
as hereby certify that [crossed out]
I have known the said William Brooks
for the six years last passed and know
him to be a man of respictibility[sic] Given
under my hand and Seal this Nov
18th A.D. 1857
Daniel Boon
Justice of the peace
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[Official Seal]
The State of Alabama
Tallapoosa County
I Marcus C Lane Judge of the
Probate Court in and for said
County do hereby certify that Daniel Boon
Esq before whom the foregoing affidavits
was made, was, on the day of the date thereof
an acting Justice of the Peace in and for
the County aforesaid duly commissioned 
and sworn according to law, and that
his Signatures thereto are genuine
In testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and seal of
office this 21st
day of Novr 1851
M C Lane Judge
of Probate
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Sept. [illegible] 1850
Addl evid
Keziah Hand wid
of Jos Hand Ga
@ 32
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Salem Russell Co Alaba 7th [illegible] 1850
Dear Sir Inclosed[sic] I send
the Certificat[sic] of the Probate Judge
of Talahoosa Co Alaba Which I trust is
satisfactory  Any Informality will be noticed
& corrected By Hon A Iverson who will
[illegible] me in all cases when he is
called on " Pleas[sic] let me hear from
the [illegible] & forward to my Address
at Salem All Moneys Land Warrants &
which may be due on the Inclosed[sic]
Claim any other I may have in
your office I will forward others in 
a few days I am yours with
and respect
Wm Hannon
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Joseph Hand.

Admit as a private
17 mo. $66.66

A.G. Murray
Clk Henry Co
Ga
McDonough
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Georgia
Greene County⎬
I have us acquaintance with
Alexander G. Murray who
hath given & signed one of the certificates
or the enclosed paper - but I have unquestionable evidence that he is Clerk of
the Inferior Court of Henry County -
that full faith & credit are due to his
acts as such that the signature to
said certificate is the handwriting of
said Murray and that his certificate
is in due found - 9. Sept. 1833.
Thomas F. Foster
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Georgia
Gwennett County ⎬ before me personal appeared Mary
Ann Horton and after being duly
Sworn Deposeth and saith on oath that she knew
Joseph and Keziah Hand and knew them to be
living to gether[sic] as man and wife tho I never
saw them married tho I was living in the same
settlement when it was under stood[sic] thay[sic]
was marred and it was previes[sic] to 1794.
Sworn to and subscribed
before me this 27th October 1852
John T. Bailey JP
her
Mary Ann Martin
mark

State of Georgia ⎬
Gwennett County ⎬
I Madison L. Adair Clerk of
the Superior Court of said County
do hereby certify that John T. Bailey
whose genuine signature appears to the above affidavit
is an acting Justice of the Peace of said County -
duly commissioned & qualified by the laws of said State
to administer oaths - and that full faith and credit
should be given to all of his official acts as such
Justice of the Peace.
[seal of office]
Given under my hand and seal of
office this 27th day of October 1852
Madison L. Adair
Clk S.C.
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Dadeville Ala Nov 21. 1857

Sir
enclosed I send the declaration with other such evidences as can be procured to establish, the claim or right of Mrs. Hand to a Pension, as the wife of a revolutionary Soldier and in support of the Claim I will refer the Department to other evidences, filed in support of her claim by and [sic] Mr. A R Moore in 1835, but said Claim was not Executed [?] on account of a variance of the dates in making out the papers,  It may be necessary-- to establish the claim to correct the original papers as filed and if it is, you will please forward these to me, at Goldville Tallapoosa County Aabama
Yours Respt. &c
John Edge
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[note written on left side of envelope]

Jan 13-1857
Asking instructions
in behalf of the widow
of Joseph Hand
To Wm Carlise
Mill Town
Ala
Ga ad 32

[envelope addresses]

Mill Town Ala
January 3               Free

Commissioner of 
Pentions [sic]
Washington City
D. C.
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Mill Town P.O Chambers Co Ala
December 28th /50

Sir
Mr. Joseph Hand of Henry County Geo, a Revolutionary Pentioner [sic], and drew as such, and who departed this life in August 1835. leaving a widow, who is poor & nearl7 & helpless and desires assistance from the Government provided she is entitled  --be pleased to forward to my address at this office the necessary forms of instruction so as to enable the old lady to obtain her rights as the widow of a Revolutionary Soldier decd and who was on the Pention role & received a Pention as such  Your attention will much favor an old lady
Respectfully
Wm W Carisle

To 3rd Auditor of Pentions
& Commissioner
Washington City
D. C.
Page 46

[note written on left side of envelope]
Sept 17th 1857
A. W. Carlise
Mill Town P.O
Chambers Co.
Ala
Asks forms &c for
Mrs. Hand wid. of Joseph

[address, etc., on envelope]
Mill Town Ala               Free
August 17.

To The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D C

Mail
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Mill Town P O Chambers Co Ala
August 25th 1837

Sir
The old Lady, the Widow of Joseph Hand who drew a pension during his lifetime, informs me they were married in the year 1792.- that he died the 24th of August 1835.- that Andrew R. Moore Esqr of Henry Co. Georgia acted as agent to draw the pension.- that she is very old & her Claim has been neglected by the friend-- will you be kind enough as to furnish me with the appropriate form & instructions to guide the old lady, so as to enable her to obtain what She is entitled to under the law.

Very Respectfully
William W. Carlisle
Mill Town P.O
Chambers Co
Ala

J E Heath Esqr
Com. of Pensions
Washington City
D. C.
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11.593
Alabama, Mobile
Heziah Hand
widow of Joseph--
who died on the --
of -- in the State of Ala
who was a private in the --commanded
by Captain -- of the -- commanded
by -- in the Revolution
["line" crossed through] for two years

Inscribed on the Roll of Mobile
at the rate of 56 Dollars 66 Cents
per annum, to commence on the 4th day of
March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of
Decr 1833 and sent to
Hon J. F. Dowdell
House of Reps
Arrears to the 4th of
Semi-annual allowances [illeg.]
Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 7, 1838.
Recorded by H. R. Weightman Clerk
Book D  Vol. 1  Page 33[ileg.]
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16.826
Georgia  
Joseph Hand
of Henry in the State of Ga
who was a pr. in the command
by Captain   of the Regt commanded
by Col. Sowell in the N. Car
line for 11 months.

8 [illeg.] 566C-
SP10.
Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia
at the rate of 66. Dollars 66 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5th day of Oct: 33
and Sent to A G Murry
McDonough Ga

Arrears to the 4th Sept 1833                166.65
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar: 34   33.33
                                                            $199.98

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Nath. Rice   Clerk
Book E  vol. 6  Page 92
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See letter 9 June 1834 to Hon. T. F.
Foster -
Sent Aug 5 34 to A. G Murray and
T. Marshall
Page 51

The State of Alabama }
Tallapoosa County }
Personally came
before me Daniel Boon
Justice of the peace in and for said County
Wm D Hand and after being duly sworn
deposeth and sayeth on oath that he has
in his posesion[possession] a true transcript of
his age which [crossed out] is as follows
Wm D. Hand Son of Joseph and
Kesiah[Keziah] Hand was born July 25th
AD 1793 which was transcribed from the original
family record of his father
Sworn to and Subscribed before me this
18th day of Nov A.D 1837 William D. Hand
Given under my hand and seal this
on the day and year above witten[written]
Daniel Boon
Justice of the Peace
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Keziah Hand
widow of
Joseph
Ala
Act July 7. 1838
Admitted under act of
'38 & subs. except 2 yrs)
from Mar 4. 1836 (private
17 mos service)
at $56.66 per annum
Certif payable to Claimant
Address certif to
Hon J. F. Dowdell
H. of R.
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Brief in the case of Keziah Hand widow of Joseph
Tallapoosa County and State of Alabama
act July 7. 1838
------
Claim ("original," or [crossed out "for increase.")]
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Date of marriage. Sworn transcript from Family record
the original being lost, showing age of one child
Fact of Marriage - No record proved by parol - 1792
(If for increase.)
Has additional[crossed out] evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Joseph Hand was pensioned under act of June
7. 1832 at $56.66 per annum
Name and residence of Agent
Hon J. F. Dowdell
H of R
S.G. Dodge
Examining Clerk.
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Keziah Hand
on Role
17th Dec' 1853
Page - 39 -
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NAMES. | RANK. | ACTs | ANNUAL AMOUNT. | COMMENCEMENT OF PENSIONS. | CONTINUATION OF PENSIONS.
Keziale Hand widow of Joseph } | Private | 7th July 1888 | 56.66 [crossed out $80.00] | March 4th/36 | five years
Also |  "  | 3rd March 1843 17th June 1844 }| 56.66 [crossed out $80.00]  March 4th/43 | "  "
"  |  "  |  2nd Febry 1848 | 56.66 [crossed out $80.00] | March 4th 1848 | widowhood

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PENSION OFFICE DECEMBER 17 1853

SIR: Be pleased to inscribe on your roll under the act below mentioned the following
names, and pay the pensions as directed opposite the names.
Respectfully,
TO James Perrine Esq.
L.P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions.
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The State of Alabama
Tallapoosa County }
I M. C. Lane
Judge of the Court of Probate in and for
said County do hereby certify that satisfactory Evidence has been exhibited to said Court
that Joseph Hand was a pentioner[pensioner] of the
United States at the rate of ____ dollars
per month, was a resident of the County of
Henry in the State of Georgia a number of
years and died in the County of Henry
in the State of Georgia on the 24th day
of August in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and Thirty five
and left a widow by the name of Keziah
Hand and sons by the name of William
D. John C. Izah & Simeon Hand and daughters Mary Perkins and Kiziah Adge[Edge] Hand[crossed out].
which now lives and, resides and Keziah Adge
residing in the County of Tallapoosa and
State of Alabama- the other Mary Perkins
resides in Stewart County Georgia - and
that the above named Keziah Hand is
and[crossed out] was[crossed out] the identified widow of the said Joseph Hand, Pentioner[Pensioner] of the United States
as aforesaid, now living and residing in said County
In testimony whereof I M C. Lane Judge
as aforesaid have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of my Office
at Office this 5th day of September 1850.
M. C. Lane Judge
of the Court of Probate
Tallapoosa County
[seal of Judge]