Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,789, for Hampton Stroud, South Carolina
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
S. C.

Stroud, Hampton

NUMBER 
S. 36,789

CONTENTS
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8766
Louisiana 
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Hampton Stroud
of Catahoula in the State of Louisiana
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Wade of the Regiment commanded
by Colonel Sumpter in the South Carolina
line, for the term of sixteen months
[blank line for a date range]
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Inscribed on the Roll of Mississippi
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on 
the 25th day of August 1818 and transferred
to Louisiana 8th September 1827.
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Continued on the Roll on the 8th day of September
1827 and notification sent to Richard King Esq
at Catahoula Parish Louisiana   Pension
commending on the 16th of July, 1827

Amount due on 4th of 
March 1827                                  $61.18

{Revolutionary Claim, }
{Acts March 18, 1818, }  
{and May 1, 1820.       }


[notes on left side of page]
[edge missing] -cting arrea [fold in paper] letter to Hon. W.
[edge missing] -ent H.R.  [fold in paper] 15. 1828.  see letter
August 18 [fold in paper] to Pensioner.
[edge missing] -licate certificate issued 18
[edge missing] 1830 and sent to Hon. W. R.
[edge missing -erton H. R.
Order to pay Augt. 11, '37
Letter to T Noble & 3 Auditor
20 August 1838.
Letter to 3 Auditor 22 Aug. 1838.
Paid at the Treasury under
the act of the 6 April 1838
from 4 March 1836 to 4 Sept
1837.  Agt notified 29 Sep 1838
Paid as above from 4 Sept
1837 to 4 March 1838.  Agt
notified 6 June 1839.
Paid as above from 4 Sep 1839
to 4 March 1840.  Agt notified 
25 Apl 1841.
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Hampton Stroud

Mississippi roll

Admitted

Sent to Hon. G.
Poindexter at Washg City
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State of Mississippi 

To wit
Hampson Stroud a Citizen of the
County of Wilkinson, in said State, and late of Chester County in the 
State of
South Carolina, this day personally appeared before me John P. 
Hampton one of the Judges of the Superior Court of Law and Equity in 
said state of Mississippi and made oath that he entered into the service 
of his country at the commencement of the Revolutionary war, as private
soldier, and continued to serve in that capacity, either in the 
Regular army or as volunteer against the British and Tories 
until the Independence of the United States was secured and acknowledged. That he
served in Capt George Wade's company 
under General Sumpter, and fought at Sumpter's defeat on the 
Catawba and in a great number of skirmishes with the enemy 
and their friends the Tories.   He also fought in Capt John [illegible] 
company under General Williamson, of South Carolina; also in
Capt Smith''s company under General Lincoln, and fought at 
at Stono in the State of Georgia. That in a skirmish
with the British and Tories in South Carolina was severely wounded 
in the Right hand have near the joint of the arm by the cut of a sword 
and in the left shoulder by a musket ball musket ball.  That he afterwards 
served in Capt John Hank's Company and in the skirmish near
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the Rocky Mount in South Carolina, he was taken prisoner, and 
put in Irons on board of a prison ship, where he remained until
the close of the war, when a general exchange of prisoners 
took place. That he served his country faithfully in the 
most dangerous and perilous situations, and has suffered much 
from fatigue hunger and the wounds and and cruel treatment inflicted
on him by the enemy. That he has never received the compensation 
due for for his services, nor any pension, either from the 
General or State Governments, and that he is now old and 
much in need of the assistance of his Country.

Hampton Stroud  X  his mark

Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 25th day of August 1818.

Jno P. Hampton


I Henry Hampton late of South Carolina do certify 
that the above named Hampton Stroud served during the 
revolutionary war for sixteen months at one time in a regiment 
commanded by Col Thomas Sumter and after the expiration of said 
service continued his service to his country as a private soldier in 
some corps under the command of the said Sumter after he became 
a general and that the said Stroud was esteemed [?] a brave soldier
& from the first term of service herein mentioned received an honorable
discharge-

Henry Hampton
2d Capt. in the 6th Regt SC.
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I John P Hampton Judge as aforesaid do certify that
I believe credit is due to the foregoing affidavit
of Hampton Stroud, that the said Stroud served as 
a private at least for nine months during the revolutionary
war and that he & his family are in 
indigent circumstances   In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand this 26th Sept 1818

Jno P. Hampton


Hereby certify that the above named
Jno. P. Hampton, is one of the Superior Judges
of the State of Mississippi & that the above
is his genuine signature. -
April 2d 1819

G Poindexter
Late a member in the
15th Congress from the 
State of Mississippi
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[illegible]
Declaration in order to be continued on the Pension list
under the Act of May 1st 1820 -

State of Louisiana
Parish of Catahoula

On this 3d day July 1827 personally
appeared in open Court (being a Court of Record for the Parish
of Catahoula and 7th Judicial District State of Louisiana)
Hampton Stroud a resident of the Parish and that aforesaid
aged Seventy years who being first duly sworn according 
to law on his oath makes the following declaration in order 
to obtain the provisions made by the act of Congress of the 
18th March 1818 and the 1st May 1820 -
That the said Hampton Stroud enlisted for the term of [twelve?]
months on the [blank] day in the year [blank] in the state 
of South Carolina in the Company commanded by Capt. George
Wade in the Regiment commanded by Col Thomas Sumpter
in the line of the State of South Carolina on the Continental
Establishment.  That he continued to serve in the said Corps
until the expiration of the term of his enlistment and
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afterwards continued to serve in different corps of the
Revolutionary army untill the close of the War, when he 
was discharged in the State of South Carolina; that
during the war he was in thirteen [pitched?] Battles besides
many skirmishes, was wounded at the Battle of the hanging 
Rock, and was afterwards taken prisoner by the British 
who threatened to hang him as they did his Brother
because he was accused of being a whig and of hanging 
the tories.  That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever
to a pension except the present.  That his name has been 
placed on the pension list.  That the number of his certificate
is 8768 and that he never before enlisted a schedule
of his property because he was not required to do it in 
obtaining his original Certificate as a revolutionary pensioner 
and for that having lost said original certificate out
of his possession and being ignorant of the necessary
forms of proceedings under the several acts of Congress
relating to revolutionary pensioners untill he obtained the 
advise of Council and then had said original certificate
secured at the War department.  And in pursuance
of the Act of Congress of the 1st May 1820 and I do
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solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United
States on the 18th day March 1818 and that I have not 
since that time by gift or sale or in any manner disposed
of my property or any part thereof with the intent thereby
to diminish it, so as to bring myself within the provisions
of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for 
certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service
of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 
18th March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person [illegible]
in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts
due to me nor have I any income other than what is 
contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
That since the 18th of March 1818 no changes have taken 
place in my property except the purchase of a feather bed
and a few hogs say fifteen head of hogs.  that said bed
and hogs [illegible] all the estate of which I am possessed
at this time having lately had sold under [execution?]
two old plough horses and few cows and calves to satisfy
the torts that [received?] against me in a [trust?] which went against
me in [illegible] to regain possession of a horse which had
been stolen and sold to me.  That I have no family living
with me except my wife who is about fifty seven years
of age whom I have to maintain or be maintained
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by my son having lately been unable to work and have
to live with my son who is indigent circumstances himself
and a large family to support - I have as occupation
[illegible] farming which I am unable from age and infirmity
to do but little at, not enough to support either myself or
wife, when infirmity are increasing.  I have received no pension
for several [seven?] years.  

Hampton Stroud  X  his mark

Sworn to and declared in Open Court
on the 3rd day of July 1827.

Saml. Lightner
Parish Judge in and for the
Parish of Catahoula


I Joseph Williams deputy Clerk for the district & Parish Courts for the Parish of 
Catahoula State of Louisiana do certify that it appears to the satisfaction 
of the Court that the said Hampton Stroud did serve in the revolutionary
war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common
enemy for the term of nine months and afterwards under one engagement
in the Continental establishment and I do hereby certify that 
the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied
from the records of said Court and I do further certify that it is the 
opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property
exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is fifty dollars.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this 
3rd day July 1832

J. J. Williams dep Clerk
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8768
Mississippi
Transferred to Louisiana
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Hampton Stroud      4
of Wilkinson Co in the state of Mississippi
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Sumpter of the South Carolina
line, for the term of 16 months.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Mississippi
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on 
the 25th of August, 1818.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 2nd of Apl. 1819
and sent to Hon. G. Poindexter
[illegible] City of Washington
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Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1819  6 11/31 mos   $50.83
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819             $48.--
                                                                     $98.83


{Revolutionary claim,   }
{Act 18th March, 1818.}

Duplicate certificate
issued Jany 20, 1825 & 
sent to Hon. T. H. Williams
U. S. Senate - per letter

[note on left side of page]
See letter to Thos.
Poindexter Jr Esq
Augt. 6. 1825
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free

The Honble Tho. H. Williams
Senator in Congress
Washington City

[post mark]
NATCHEZ
DEC
27



[written sideways]
Mr. Edwards
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Natchez
Decr. 25 1824

Dear Sir.

Inclosed I take the liberty of sending you
several evidences concerning a pension which was granted to Hampton
Stroud a poor and faithful old soldier of the Revolution who resides
in this state.  You will find his certificate among those granted
in 1819 and I certify that he is the same Hampton Stroud
to whom the pension was granted, having obtained the certificate
and handed it to him with my own hands.  He is old and 
very infirm and has as yet received nothing from the Govt.
I ask the favor of you, in behalf of his old man, to present
his papers at the proper office together with this letter, as
evidence of his identity and obtain a renewal of his certificate 
and also to perform any act required, which I might do as his 
attorney in fact, were I personally present.

I have the honor to be
with great respect Yr m. obt. svt. [your most obedient servant]
Geo Poindexter



The Honble
Tho. H. Williams
Senator in Congress
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State of Louisiana
Parish of Catahoula
Parish Court
July Term 1827

In the case of Hampton Stroud before this
Court on his declaration to be continued on the 
Pension List of the United States it is the opinion
of the court that it has cognizance of the same
(as dictated in the schedule) on these grounds.
This Court is treated a Court of Record by an
act of the Legislature of the State of Louisiana

Saml Lightner
Parish Judge
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I Saml. Lightner Parish Judge of the Parish of Catahoula
State of Louisiana do certify that Hampton Stroud
has lived in this parish several years during which 
time it always appeared that from the age of said 
Stroud and common belief that he is entitled to the 
pension allowed him he being in very dependant
circumstances having a wife to support and but little
property

Sam Lightner
Parish Judge
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Certificate of Saml. Lightner
Parish Judge to 
accompany the Declaration
of Hampton Stroud to
be continued on the Pension list
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Certificate of 
Thomas Bryan
(Sheriff) to accompany
the Declaration of Hampton
Stroud as pensioned
B
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State of Louisiana
Parish of Catahoula

I Thomas Bryan Sheriff of the 
Parish and State aforesaid do certify that in the 
20 day of February 1827 there was put into my hands an 
[illegible] issued at the said of Drury Manning vs Hampton
Stroud for the torts of said suit which was [illegible] on 
two horses and four cows and calves (or yearlings) and
by virtue of which said property was sold on the 
8th day May 1827 for the sum of $146.25 --
I further certify that the above [illegible] signature in the tort
of a suit wherein Hampton Stroud was plaintiff and Drury
Manning Defendant brought for the recovery of a horse
which had been stolen and sold to said Stroud
and from the possession of which he was [illegible]
by said Judgement.
In Testimony whereof I have set my hand 
this 10th day July 1827

Thomas Bryan
Sheriff of the Parish 
of Catahoula.
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1 May 1820
Witness

Hampton Stroud

Thos. Poindexter
Woodville, Mississippi

Recd. 6 Aug 1825


[written sideways]
Free

[illegible post mark]
Honb James Barbour
Secty of War
Washington City
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Woodville Mississippi  July 10th 1825

Sir

During the last session of Congress, Mr.
Thos. H. Williams, a senator from this state, presented
at your department a paper for the purpose
of having one Hampton Stroud reinstated on the 
roll of revolutionary pensioners.  the paper presented
by Mr. Williams, it seems, was not inform and 
was returned, with a proper form, a schedule
and declaration made, after that form, you will receive
herein inclosed, on which I must ask your decision
as soon as you conveniently can, for Mr. Stroud
is absolutely in need of some assistance to keep him
alive.  The fate of his application, you will 
please let me know at this place.

Your obt srvt [obedient servant]
Thos. Poindexter JP [?]
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Hampton Stroud
Louisiana
Act 1 May 1820

on roll of Mississippi

Richard King Esq
[illegible]
Harrisonburgh
Catahoula Parish
Louisiana


[written sideways on the page]
200
J. L. Edwards
War Department
Pension Office
Washington City
Dist. Co.

[post mark]
AUG 15
NATCHEZ
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Harrisonburgh Louisiana
Aug. 13 1827

Hon J L Edwards
War Department
Pension Office

Sir,

Enclosed is the Declaration of 
Hampton Stroud according to the Blank form handwritten
him by you as per letter of Augst. 6th 1825  this
Declaration of Mr. Stroud was laid before Mr Tichenor[?] Curin[?]
of the Mississippi Bank who advised it to be forwarded
to your Department.
I ask[?] your early attention to this above as Mr. 
Stroud from his ignorance and bad management 
of pensions he entrusted his business with has become
very needy in fact his reliance on getting his
pension has occasioned him to loose what little
property he had to support himself with
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Enclosed is documents corroborating the Declaration
alluded to and a power of attorney from Hampton
Stroud to me to which I will remark that 
Mr. Stroud from his age and infirmities required
an agent.

Your decision you will please advise 
me of directed to me at Harrisonburgh Parish
of Catahoula La.

In the mean time
am respectfully
Your most obt servt [obedient servant]

Richard King
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Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office,
September 22, 1838

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," Hampton Stroud
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Louisiana Agency, at 
the rate of eight Dollars and [blank] Cents
per month under the law of the 18th of March 1818 has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1836
to the 4th of September 1837

Respectfully yours,

Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.


To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 
Second Comptroller's Office
May 11th 1839

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," Hampton Stroud
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Louisiana Agency, at
the rate of eight Dollars and [blank] Cents
per month under the law of the 18th of March 1818 has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1837
to the 4th of March 1838, 6 months.

Respectfully yours,

J. Seaver
Acting Comptroller.


To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
April 17th 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," Hampton Stroud
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Louisiana Agency, at
the rate of Eight Dollars and [blank] Cents
per month under the law of the 18th of March 1818 has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1839
to the 4th of March 1840.

Respectfully yours,

Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.


To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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36789
INVALID.
Revy
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File No. 36,789
Hampton Stroud
Pri Rev War
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Act:  18" March 18
Index: - Vol. D, Page 398.
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Hon. W. H. Overton H.R.
May 17 1730
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APPLICATION FOR A NEW CERTIFICATE.
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Parish of Catahoula - State of Louisiana
On this Eleventh day of September 1829 before
me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said Parish
of Catahoula personally appeared Hampton
Stroud who, on his oath, declares that he is the 
same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded
by Captain George Wade in the regiment
commanded by Colonel Thomas Sumpter in 
the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the
pension roll of the state of Mississippi that
he received a certificate of that fact, under the signature and seal 
of the Secretary of War; which certificate, on or about the 
[blank] day of September or October 1820, at or 
near New Orleans he having left said
certificate with Edward Rooks and at
that time the pocket book containing said certificate
was stolen and the certificate lost - 

Hampton Stroud  X  his mark

Sworn and subscribed to, before }
me, the day and year aforesaid.   }

William Byrne[?]
Justice of the Peace

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NOTES. - The last four blanks are left for the applicant to set forth the time, place, and manner of the loss or destruction
of the original certificate.
The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be property
authenticated.
☞If the pensioner has never received a formal certificate, but has drawn his pension on a mere notification, as was
the case in a few instances many years ago, he should leave out the above words in italics, and insert, in lieu thereof,
"but has never received a formal certificate, and now wise to obtain one."
The pensioner's oath must be supported by the evidence of another person as to identity. The person must swear
that he well knows him to be the same person described in the above affidavit. The magistrate must certify that the
deponent is a person of veracity. This oath must also be authenticated by the certificate of the proper officer, under
his seal of office, setting forth that the officer before whom the affidavit may be made is a Justice of the Peace, Judge,
or Notary Public, as the case may be.
When a person acting as an Agent or Attorney for a Pensioner, loses the certificate, the affidavit of that person is
also required, which must be authenticated as above.
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State of Louisiana
Parish of Catahoula

I certify that Richard King the deponent
on the following page is a man of veracity and confidence
and that he is entitled to respect on his word or oath

Wm Byrne
Justice of the Peace

I know the signature of Saml. Lightner
& that he is the Parish Judge of Catahoula
also that of Wm Byrnes & that he is one
of the Justices of the Peace for 
Louisiana

W H Overton



Washington 
May 17th 1830
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State of Louisiana
Parish of Catahoula

Before the undersigned Wm. Byrne
Justice of the Peace for said Parish personally
appeared Richard King who made oath that he 
frequently heard Col Kirkland an old an respectable
inhabitant of the said Parish lately deceased
say that Hampton Stroud was a Revolutionary soldier
in South Carolina and probably served in the same
Brigade with him --

Richard King

Sworn and subscribed
before me this 9 Sept 1829

Wm Byrne
Justice of the Peace


State of Louisiana
Parish of Catahoula

I Samuel Lightner Judge of 
the Parish of Catahoula aforesaid Do certify that William
Byrne whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate 
is one of the acting Justices of the peace for said Parish
and that due faith and credit ought to be given to all 
his acts and deeds as such

Saml. Lightner
Parish Judge
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Know all men by these Presents that I Hampton Stroud of 
the Parish of Catahoula State of Louisiana do this 3rd day July
1827 ordain constitute and appoint and by these presents have
made ordained constituted and appointed Richard King of 
the Parish and State aforesaid my true & lawful attorney for
me and in my name and to my [illegible] to ask demand recover
and receive all sum or sums of money now or may be 
due me as an Invalid Pensioner on the pension list of 
the United States.  Hereby certifying and confirming all 
and singular the act or acts of my said attorney in the
[premises/promises?] aforesaid as full and ample manner as I 
could or might do were I personally present
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my seal in presence of Thomas Byrne
subscribing witness and Joseph J. Williams Notary
Public the day and year first above written

Hampton Stroud  X  his mark
[seal]

Test Thomas Bryan

Done before me
Jas. J. Williams Notary Public
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State of Louisiana
Parish of Catahoula

I Joseph J. Williams Notary Public duly
commissioned and sworn for the Parish of Catahoula
State aforesaid do certify the foregoing power of 
attorney is a true copy of the original on file of
Record in my office
In Testimony whereof I have 
hereunto set my hand and 
affixed the seal of my office
this 12th day of July 1827.

Jas. J Williams No Pub
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State of Mississippi
Wilkerson County Sct.

Hampton Stroud
being duly sworn deposeth 
and saith that
some time in the year one thousand and eight
hundred and nineteen a certificate issued
from the office of the Secretary of War of the United
States entitling this deponent to a pension
of eight Dollars per month and this 
deponent further saith that through a casualty
he has lost the said certificate
so that it is not in his power to produce
the same and this deponent further
saith that he has never received any
money to which his said certificate would 
have entitled him since the issuing of the same
and further this deponent saith not

Hampton Stroud  X  his mark

Sworn to & subscribed
in open court
Nov. 2nd 1824
Wm Stamps Clk
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The State of Mississippi
Wilkinson County Sct.
Circuit Court
November Term 1824

Inventory of the goods and chattles
land and tenements of and effects whatsoever
of Hampton Stroude  Given in this 
second of November Eighteen hundred &
Twenty four - one old horse, one bed

The above named Hampton
Stroude being duly sworn deposeth and saith
that the above inventory is just and true
to the best of his knowledge and belief -

signed - Hampton Stroude  X  his mark

Sworn to and subscribed in open court
Nov. 2nd 1824

signed - att. Wm Stamps Clk


The State of Mississippi
Wilkinson County Sct.

I William Stamps Clerk of 
the Circuit Court of the County aforesaid
do hereby certify that the above is 
a true copy from the record in my 
office -
In Testimony whereof I have
here unto set my hand and 
affixed the seal of the said
Court this 16th December
Eighteen hundred and twenty
four

Wm Stamps  Clk
[seal]
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James L. Edwards, Esqr.
Pension Office
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May 17th 1830

Sir,

In reply to your letter of this date, I have 
to state, that a certificate of a Mr. [Vans?] an Invalid
Pensioner was left in my possession by
him, but I never had any certificate in my
possession of Hampton Stroud that I recollect
and I feel well assured that none was ever
deposited in my hands by him.

Respectfully
yr. obt. servt.  [your obedient servant]
E. Brooke