Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41,942, for Tilman Patterson, North Carolina
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
N.C.
Patterson, Tilman
Tilmon
S. 41,942
CONTENTS
[stamp - This Envelope Includes FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER Received from GAO]
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19673 No. 19.673
North Carolina
__________________
Tilman Paterson
of Franklin Co. in the State of North Carolina
who was a Privaet in the company commanded by Captain Sharpe of the regiment commanded by Colonel John Armstrong in the N. Carolina
line, for the term of nine months 
from November 1778 to - 17
____________________________________
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 3 day of October 1826.
_______________________________________________
Certificate of Pension issued the 10th of Oct. 1826 and sent to Jesse Person Esq'r.
Louisburgh N. Carolina
_____________________________________________
Arrears to 4th of 
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mach 1827  $40.51
$40.51
{Revolutionary claim,}
{Acts March 18, 1818,}
{and May 1, 1820.}

Date of death not on AB
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FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO
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UNITED STATES PENSION OFFICE.
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. June 18th 1850
Received by James Huske, Agent for paying Pensions, Twenty Two Dollars, 93 Cents being for two months and 26 days Pension due to Tilman Patterson Dec'd from teh 4 day of September 1849 to the 30th day of November 1849, for which I have signed duplicate receipts.
[Signature]
Elijah Fuller

$22.93
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FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO
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UNITED STATES PENSIN OFFICE
FAYETTEVILLE, N. C. 15 Sepet. 1848
Received of John Huske, Agent for paying Pensions,
Forty Eight Dollars -- Cents, being for six months and -- days Pension due to Tilman Patterson from the 4 day of March 1848 to the 4 day of Sept. 1848 for which I have siged duplicate receipts.
[Signature]
Elijah Fuller

$48--
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Act 1818.420
No. 1
Tilman Patterson
2 qr 1850

Fayetteville
N. C. 
2qr.1850
Box 53
C228

[Seal]

and subscribed my name this the 12th day of June 1850.
Y. Patterson C.C.C.
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State of North Carolina}
Franklin County}
Be it Known that before me Payton J. Brown a magistrate in and for the County aforesaid duly authorized by Law to administer oaths personally appeared James Dent and made oath in due form of Law, that he is the duly qualified Administrator of Tilman Patterson the identical person who was a Pensioner and is now dec'd and to whom a certificate of Pension was issued which is herewith surrendered; that the deceased Pensioner resided in Franklin County in the State of North Carolina for the space of seventy four years before his death and that previous thereto he resided in Warren County
[Signature]
Jas Dent
Sworn and subscribed this 12th day of June 1850 before me.
[Signatures]
P.J. Brown J.P.
Witness
[Signature]
L. R. Mitchell

Know all men by these presents that I James Dent of Franklin County in the  State of North Carolina duly Qualified Administrator of Tilman Pattersons estate of a Pensioner of the United States do hereby constitute and appoint Elijah Fuller my true and Lawful attorney for me and in my name to receive from the agent of the United States for paying Pensions in Fayetteville State of North Carolina, the balance of said Pension from the 4th day of September 1849 to the 30th day of November 1849 being the day of his death witness my hand and seal this 12th day of June 1850 Sealed and delivered in presence of 
[Signatures]
Jas Dent [seal]
P.J. Brown JP
Witness
L.R. Mitchell
State of North Carolina}
Franklin County}

Be it known that on the 12th day of June 1852 before the subscriber, a magistrate in and for said county duly authorized by Law to administer oaths personally appeared James Dent above named and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be his act and deed - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year last above mentioned.
[Signature]
P. J. Brown JP

Act 1818.-2 mos. 26 days $22.93

FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO
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State of North Carolina}
County of Franklin}
I Young Patterson Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for the county of Franklin holden at Lewisburg do certify that Tilman Patterson was a Pensioner of the United States at the rate of Eight Dollars per month was a resident of the county of Franklin in the state aforesaid in the year 1849 on the 30th day of November that he left no widow and that James Dent whose name appears to the foregoing oath of identity and Power of Attorney is his duly Qualified adminstrator.
I the said Clerk do also certify that Peyton J Brown whose signature appears to the foregoing affidavit and Power of Attorney is a duly Qualified Magistrate in and for the county aforesaid and that the foreoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have [missing] and subscribed my name this the 12th day of June 1850
[Signature]
Y. Patterson CCC
[Seal]

Act 1818.420
No. 1
Tilman Patterson
2s qr 1850

Fayetteville
N.C.
2qr.1850

Box 53
C228
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State of North Carolina} Court of Pleas & 
Franklin County} Quarter  Sessions - September Session AD 1826.

On the 11th day of September 1826, Personally appeared in open Court it being the County Court of pleas & quarter sessions held this day of the County of Franklin and State of North Carolina, a court of record, made so by the Laws of the said State, which have created it, and which have been solemnly adjudged to be so by the Judicial authorities and Tribunals of the Several States - and which proceed according to the coursse of Common Laws, with a Jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount. Keeping a record of its proceedings and which have the power of fine and imprisonment. Tilmon Patterson  citizen of Franklin County and State of North Carolina aforesaid aged seventy four years resident in the County of Franklin and State of North Carolina who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the act of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and first of May 1820 - that the said Tilmon Patterson enlisted for the tour of nine months on the first day of November 1778 in the state of North Carolina in the company commanded by Captain Sharp of the 10th Regiment commanded by Col. Armstrong in the line of North Carolina on the Continental establishment in the capacity of a Seargeant that his inlistment took place in the County of Franklin in the State of North Carolina; that he marched from thence and rendezvoused at Kingstown in the said State, from thence we marched to the State of South Carolina, we were there stationed at a small place, called Purrysburg about twenty
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miles above Savannah about two months from thence we marched to Augusta in Georgia, from thence we marched back to South Carolina to a place near Stono and then our company was attached to a small detachment of the Virginia Malitia, in the light infantry which was commanded (as well I recollet) by a Col. Anderson, whether he belonged to the Continental establishment, or to the malitia is unknown to me, as I had never seen or heard of him before we were placed under his command and the time which we were under his command was short - we were then marched to near Sheldon Hill near the Sea board, where we were stationed untill the expiration of my line of service we then formed our regiment & marched to a small town called Cogester where I was discharged between the 1st and the 10th of August 1779 - my discharge, which I received signed in due form by my officers I soon afterward parted with in making sale of my right to land for my services and it is now out of my power to obtain it - That he is a planter by profession, and the reason he has for not making earlier application for a pension is that untll lately he was a man of good health and strength and thought he could support himself and family without it but- from his advanced age, he is now unable to labour for a support for himself and family That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present - That his name
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is not on the Roll of any other state except the State of North Carolina - That his wife who is sixty four years old & very infirm and three grandchildren the eldest a girl about twelve years old, a boy about eight years old and a girl about four years old, which are motherless, comprising his family. "And in pursuance of the act of the first of May 1821 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or otherwise disposed of my property or any part thereof with an intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within Provisions of the act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged with the Land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed on the 18th day of March 1818, nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due me or have I any income or property of any kind or description whatsoever, nor have I had since the 18th March 1818 and therefore have no schedule to render."
Signed Tilman Patterson

September Session 1826
Subscribed & Sworn to in open Court - 
Y. Patterson CC
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State of North Carolina}
Franklin County}
I Smith Patterson Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County of Franklin and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court, that the sad Tilman Patterson did serve in the Revolutionary war, as stated in the preceeding declaration, against the common enemy for the term of nine months, under one engagement on the Continental establishment. I also certify that the foregoing oath is duly copied from the records of the said court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the Court that the said Tilman Patterson has no property or funds of any kind whatsoever.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, at office the 3rd day of Octoboer A. D. 1826
[Signature]
S. Patterson CC
[Seal]
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February 15, 1939

Tilman Patterson
S. 41942
BA-J/AWF

Mrs. Mary P. McVeigh
52 West 68th Street
New York City

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letters of recent
date in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Tilman Patterson, of Franklin County, North Carolina.
The data which follow were obtained from
papers on file in claim for pension, S. 41942,
based upon service of Tilman Patterson in the
Revolutionary War. The date and place of birth of Tilman Patterson are not given, nor are the names of his parents shown.
Tilman Patterson enlisted in Franklin County,
North Carolina, November 1, 1778, and served as sergeant in Captain Sharp's company, Colonel Armstrong's North Carolina regiment, and was discharged between August 1, and 10, 1779.
He was allowed pension on his application
executed September 11, 1826, at which time he was aged sixty-five years, and living in Franklin County, North Carolina.
In 1826, the wife of Tilman Patterson was
aged about sixty-five years, and he at that time
referred to three grandchildren, a girl aged about twelve years, a boy aged about eight years, and a girl aged about four years. The name of his wife,
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and grandchildren were not designated.
In 1826 one Smith (?) Patterson was Clerk of the Court for Franklin County, North Carolina; his relationship to the family was not given.
The papers on file in this claim contain no
further discernible data in regard to family, other than a reference in 1826 to "relatives and friends no names given.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of
pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following data-
Tilman Patterson
Certificate # 19673
Issued October 10, 1826
Rate $8.00 per month
Commenced October 3, 1826
Act of March 18, 1818
North Carolina Agency.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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State of North Carolina, Suretary's Office

I William Hill Secretary of State in & for the
State aforesaid do hereby certify that it appears
from the musterrolls of the Continental line
of this State in the Revolutionary war that
Tilman Patterson a Sergt in Capt Sharps Company of the 10th Reg. was mustered on the first day of November 1778 for the term of nine months; nothing more being said of him it is supposed he served out the term for which he enlisted
Given under my hand at
Office in Raleigh this 29th
day of December 1825
Wm. Hill
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Kinchen Williams Esq'r. of the County of Franklin in the state of North Carolina came before me one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said county of Franklin and maketh oath in due form of Law that he is now thirty eight years of age and that he was born and raised in the said County of Frnklin and has lived in said County all his life. And that for the last twelve or fourteen years he has been intimately aquainted with Tillman Patterson of said County - And that during the whole of that time he is well satisfied that he has been entirely without Property or funds of any description - And that for that time and for as much longer time he understands and believes that the said Tillman Patterson and his family has been entirely maintained and supported by his relations and friends he being now an old man and as this deponent has always understood and believes a poor one - Sworn to and subscribed before me this 29th day of September A. D. 1826 -
[Signature]
K. Williams
Joel King J. P.

State of North Carolina}
Franklin County}

I Smith Patterson Clerk of the Court of Plea & Quarter Sessions for the County of Franklin do  hereby certify that Joel Kig Esquire whose name appears officially attched to the foregoing
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affidavit is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid and that full faith & credit is due his official acts as such.
Given under my hand & seal of the County at office at Louisburg the 29th day of September 1826 - 
[Signature]
S. Patterson CC
[Seal]
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State of North Carolina}
Franklin County}
This day came before me Richard Arendell one of the Justices of the Court of pleas and quarter sessions for the County of Franklin Nathan Jean who is personally known unto me and who is entitled to credit when on oath and maketh oath that he was and is yet well acquainted Tilman Patterson, that to his knowledge the said Tilman Patterson served in the  Revolutionary war against the common enemy of his country for the full term of nine months as Seargeant in the 10th Regiment Captain Sharps Company 
[Signature]
Nathan Jean  [faded] his mark
Sworn to Subscribed this 5th day of  September 1826 before me - 
Richard Arendell JP

State of North Carolina}
Franklin County}
I Smith Patterson Clerk of the Court of Pleas & quarter sessions for the County of Franklin & State aforesaid do hereby certify that  Richard Arendell, Esquire whose name appears officially
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attested to the foregoing affidavit is and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace and also a Justice of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Franklin aforesaid and that full faith and credit is due to his official acts a ssuch.
Given under my ands & Seal of the County at office at Louisburg on the 2d day of October A. D. 1826
[Signature]
S. Patterson CC
[Seal]
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State of North Carolina}
Franklin County}
This day came before me one of the Justices of the peace for the  County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County of Franklin Osborn Ball who is personally konwn unto me and who is intitled to credit when on oath and maketh oath that he was and is yet well acquainted with Tilman Patterson that to his knowledge the said Tilman Patterson served in the Revolutionary war in the capacity of a Seargeant against the common enemy of his country for the full term of nine months in the 10th Regiment in Captain Sharps Company - 
[Signature]
Osborn Ball O his mark
Sworn to & Suscribed on the 8th day of Feb. 1826 before me - 
Benjamin F. Hawkins J. P. [seal]

State of North Carolina}
Franklin County}

I Smith Patterson clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County of Franklin & State aforesaid do hereby certify that Benjamin F. Hawkins Esquire whose name appears officially
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attested to the probate of the foregoing affidavit is and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the peace and also a Justice of the Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions for the County of Franklin, aforesaid, and that full faith and credit is due to his official acts as such.
Given under my hand & Seal of the County at office at Louisburg the 2d day of October A. D. 1826.
[Signature]
S. Patterson CC
[Seal]
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The Honorable James 130

Senitor
Was

Mail

N. C.
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To the  Secreatary of War
Washington City
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Louisburg Oct 4th 1826

Sir, Accompanying this note is the papers of Tillman Patterson Revolutionary soldier which I believe I have prepared agreeable to the instructions of the Department - Should they pass the examination of the Department - Please enclose to me his Certificate as I have acted as his att. and friend in the matter. - 
And oblige your obt. &c. -
[Signature]
Jessee Person
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State of North Carolina}
Franklin County}  This is to Certify that I Thomas Yarbrough of the County and State aforesaid of the age of fifty years have lived in the neighbourhood of Tillman Patterson all his life - That for the last ten or twelve years he believes that the said Tillman Patterson has been entirely without property - of any discription - that for that time or more it has been understood in the neighbourhood that he has been as well as  his family entirely maintained by the kindness and Charily of his relations and friends - And that he has always been considered a poor man. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 29th day of September in the year of our Lord A. D. 1826 -
[Signatures] Tho's. Yarbrough
Joel King J. P. 

State of North Carolina}
Franklin County}

I Smith Patterson Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County of Franklin do hereby certify that Joel King Esq'r. whose name appears officially attested to foregoing affidavit is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County afoesaid and that full faith & credit is due his official acts as such.
Given under my hand & Seal of the Court at office, at Louisboro the 29th day of September 1826
[Signature]
S. Patterson CC
[Seal]
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I, Young Patterson  Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Franklin County, certify that George Tunstall is a Magisrate as above and that the foregoing signature, purporting to be his, is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my Seal of Office, and subsribed my name this 4th day of September in the year 1848
[Signature]
Y. Patterson
Clerk of the Court of Franklin County.

Tilman Patterson 6

Fayettesville N. C.
3rd Jn. 1848
Bal. 50-C-326
___________________________________________________
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,}
Cumberland County} SS.

Be it known, That on othe 15 day of Sept. 1848 before the Subscriber personally appeared Elijah Fuller the Attorney named in the foregoing Power of Attorney, and made oath that  the same was not given him by reason of any sale transfer or mortgage of the pension or or [cut off]
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,} ss.
Franklin County}

Be it known, That before me, George Tunstall a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Tilman Patterson and made oath in due form of law, that he is the identical Person named in the original certificate in his possession, of which, (I certify) the following is a true copy: -

WAR DEPARTMENT - Revolutionary Claim.
 I certify. That in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March 1818, and the 1st of May 1820 Tilman Patterson late a private    in the Army of the Revolution is inscribed on the Pension List Roll of the North Carolina Agency, at the rate of Eight Dollars  per month,  to commence on the 3rd of October, one thousand eight hundred and twenty six.
{Seal} Given at the War Office of the United States, this  Tenth day of October one thousand eight hundred and twenty six      
[Signature]
James Barbour
Secretary of War

Examined and Countersigned
J. L. Edwards - 
[Signature]

that he now resides in Franklin and has resided there for the space of Seventy Five years past; and that previous thereto, he resided in Warren - 
[Signature]
Tilmon Patterson

Sworn and subscribed, this Fourth day of September 1848 before me,
[Signature]
Jas. Dent
Geo. Tunstall JP

[note 1818 6m. x 48-]
__________________________________________________
Know all men by these presents, That I Tilman Patterson of Franklin County Pensioner of the United States, do hereby constitute and appoint Elijah Fuller my true and lawful Attorney, for me, and in my name, to receive from the Agent of the United States for paying Pensions in Fayetteville State of North Carolina, my pension from the fourth day of March 1848 to the fourth day of September 1848 Witness my hand and seal this 4th day of September 1848
[Signature]
Tilman Patterson [seal]

Sealed and delivered in presence of
Jas. Dent
Geo. Tunstall JP
__________________________________________________
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA}
Franklin County,} SS.

Be it known, That on the 4th day of September 1848 before the Subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared Tilmon Patterson above named, and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be his act and deed. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, the day and year last above mentioned.
[Signature]
Geo. Tunstall JP

FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,}
County of Franklin}

I, George Tunstall a Magistrate in the County above named, do hereby certify, that I have the most satisfatory evidence, viz;* personal knowledge - that Tilmon Patterson who has appeared this day before me, to take the oath of identity, is the identical person named in the Pension Certificate, which he has exhibited before me, numbered 19673 and bearing date at the War Office, the 10th day of October 1826; and signed by James Barbour Secretary of War.
Given under my hand and seal. this 4th day of September 1848
[Signature]
Geo. Tunstll J. Peace
__________________________________________________
I, Young Patterson Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Franklin County, certify that George Tunstall is a Magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signatrue, purporting to be his, is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my Seal of Office, and subscribed my name, this 4th day of September in the year 1848
[Signature]
Y. Patterson
Clerk of the Court of Franklin County.

Fayetteville N. C. 
3rd Ju. 1848
Bal 50-C-326

Tilman Patterson 6
________________________________________________
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.}
Cumberland County } SS.
Be it known, That on the 15th day of Sept. 1848 before the Subscriber, personally appeared Elijah Fuller the Attorney named in the foregoing Power of Attorney, and made oath that the same was not given him by reason of any, sale, transfer, or mortage, of the pension, or arrears of pension therein authorized to be received by him.
[Signature]
Elijah Fuller
Sworn and subscribed, the day and Year last above mentioned before me,
[Signature]
J. Huske
Agt.
_______________________________________________
*NOTE.-State what the evidence is-say personal knowledge or the evidence of other persons, as the case may be----To be filled up only in case there is one year or more due-otherwise to be left blank.
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Payable at Fayetteville N. C. 
by the First U.S. Br. Bank
on the 4th of March, and 4th of September; every year. No payment can be made on an origianal certificate until the arrival of one or the other of the above periods.

Recorded by [faded]
Clerk in Book [ink blot], Vol. 8th page 44

262
 ?6
_____
1398
526
______
6,658
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WAR DEPARTMENT. 
Revolutionary Claim.

I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th of March, 1818, and of May, 1820, Tilman Patterson late a Private in the Army of the Revolution is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the North Carolina Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the third day of October one thousand eight hundred and twenty six -
Given at the War Office of the United States, this tenth day of October one thousand eight hundred and twenty six
[Signature]
James Barbour 
Secretary of War 
 [Seal]


Examined and 
Countersigned. 
[Signature]
J. L. Edwards

FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER 
Received from GAO
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NORTH CAROLINA} 
CUMBERLAND COUNTY}
Be it known, That on the 18th day of June 1850 before me the subscriber, personally appeared ELIJAH FULLER, the Attorney named in the foregoing Power of Attorney, and made oath that the same was not given him by reason of sale, mortgage, or transfer of the Pension, or arrears of Pension, therein authorized to be received by him.
Sworn and subscribed, the day and year last above written, before me,
[Signatures]
Elijah Fuller
James Husky Agt

FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received fom GAO
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and      day of     one thousand eight hundred

[seal-L.S.] GIVEN at the War Office of the United States this      day of      one thousand eight hundred and 


that he now resides in            county, North Carolina, and has resided there for the  space of       years past, and that previous thereto he resided in         county
Sworn and subscribed this      day of     18
before me,
      J. P.
Witness,

(To be signed by the Pensioner)
_______________________________________________
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS That


263
26 =
1578
526 =
6838
16 =
2283
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41942
INVALID.
Rev'y ______________
File No. 41.942
Tilman Patterson
Pri Rev War
__________
Act 18th March "18
Index:-Vol. 5. Page 583

[Arrangement of 1870.]

Mar. 28 '99
C. L. Patterson
Pope Depot
Miss
Hist. WEF McVeigh 
March 12 1906

1910 Jan'y 6 Hist. to Louise P Whitehand V.L.W.
(Letter in S. F. 39433)

1939 Feb. 15 hist. to Mrs. Mary P. M.cVeigh anf
____________________________________________________
1939 May 12 hist. to Mrs. Geo. W. Thompson - see her letter in Elijah White S. 32592 anf
1939 Aug. 26 Mrs. M. P. McVeigh for further inf. MNF
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Pope Miss Feb. 14th - 99.

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C. 

Dear Sir,

Tillman Patterson, my Grand Father, was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, and drew a Pension till the close of his life, which recurred I think in the winter of 1850. He was a citizen of Franklin Co. N. C. and his pension was paid at Louisburg the Co. seat. I wish to ascertain the number of his regiment, to what command he belonged and anything else it will be required to know to entitle me
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2nd
to mimbership in the D. A. R. F. and suppose, you are the proper person, to whom to apply for such information. Shall be obliged if you will do me the favor of answering at earliest convenience, telling what I wish to know.
I inclose stamp.
Respectfully
C. L. Patterson
Pope Depot
Panola Co.
Miss

P.S. My maternal G'd Father, Francis Pugh, also servd towards the close of the struggle; being only 18 & I think membr of Home guards as his service was short, he did not draw Pension  He enlisted in Bertie Co. N. C. at Windsor - If you can tell me something of his career as soldier please do so.
C.L.P.
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3-871.
____________
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
______________
Briefed by Geo. M. Moore
Dec. 28, 1909
Certificate No. .................................................
Claimant ...........................................................
Soldier Tilman or Tilghman Patterson
Service - Rev.
Additional Service ........................................
..............................................................................
No ............claim, State records ................, 190....
No claim, combination records ..............., 190....
REMARKS:
In O.W. I W. or R as above except S.F. 41942.
.............................................................
Chief Division
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LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE
33 RANDOLPH
C

E. F. McVEIGH
ABSTRACTER AND EXAMINER OF TITLES
ARKANSAS, MISSISSIPPI and LOUISIANA
454 - 456 RANDOLPH BLDG.
MEMPHIS, TENN.

ASSTRACT No.

Department of Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs: -

My wife, Mary Patterson Mcveigh, desires to join the Daughters of the Revolution, and I write to you for information enabling her to do so.
Her great-grandfather, Tillman Patterson, served in the great revolution and drew a pension of $96, a year till the close of his long life of eighty seven years. I suppose he enlisted in Franklin County, North Carolina, tho' his early life was spent either in Guilford or Orange County. His pension was paid in Louisburg, N.C.
I hope this will aid you in looking up his record, and that you will oblige me with all facts you can obtain.
Thanking you in advance for your courtesy in this matter, I am,
Yours very truly,
E.F. McVeigh

[stamp - O. W. & N. DIV. FILES FEB 24 1906]
[stamp - U. S. PENSION OFFICE A FEB 21 19060
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52 West 68th Street
New York City
Feb. 18, 1939

Tilman Patterson
S. 41, 942
BA-J/AWF

Mr. A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
Veterans Administration
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir::

Thank you for your letter of February 15.
In the paragraph at the bottom of page 1 you state "he at that time (1826) referred to three grandchildren, " & c. No names given. Did he skip a generation, or do you mean children instead of grandchildren? I have been told that he had a son named " Young."
My father's name was Smith Patterson (Nathan Smith Patterson, in full ) and he was named for his two uncles, Nathan and Smith, I have been told, hence I am particularly interested in your reference to a Smith Patterson, and if any other search can be made and information obtained, I shall be very glad to have it.
Also, does the record show that Tilman Patterson took part in the battle of Guilford Courthouse? I understand that Tilman Patterson was born in 1761 and died in 1846. He was only 17 when he enlisted.
Thanking you for careful attention, I am,
Very truly,
[Signature]
Mary P. McVeigh
( Mrs. Mary Patterson McVeigh )
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32 west 68th St. New York City
2 /4 /39

Bureau of Pensions
Washington D C

Dear Sirs:

January 14 I wrote you as follows:
"I would like to get the record of my
Revolutionary ancestor, Tilman Patterson
of Franklin county, North Carolina.
I think he drew a pension for several
years. Please give me whatever official
information you have on file."
Not having heard from you I feel that possibly my letter has been mislaid, and the request is now repeated.
Thanking you for attention, I am,
Very truly yours,
[Signature]
Mary P. McVeigh
(Mrs. Mary Patterson McVeigh )

[stamp - RECEIVED FEB 7 1939 MAIL SUB.-DIV. VETS. ADM. READERS no. 6 3:15]
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52 West 68th Street
New York, N. Y.
January 14, 1939

Bureau of Pensions
Department of Interior
Washington  D. C.

Dear Sirs:

I would like to get the record of my Revolutionary ancestor, to-wit, Tilman Patterson of Franklin County, North Carolina. I think he drew a pension for several years. Please give me whatever official information you have on file, and oblige,
Very truly yours,
[Signature]
Mary Patterson McVeigh
(Mrs. Mary Patterson McVeigh )

If this inquiry should go to the War Department, kindly place it in the right channel.
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In reply [cut off] of Tilman Patterson, a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his  application for pension on file in this Bureau.  JW. 41942 Mar. 12 1906

[Headings]

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. | STATE.

Nov. 1 1778. | 9 mos. | Serg't. | Capt. Sharp Col. Armstrong | N.C.

Battles, engaged in, none stated

Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enlisted in Frankin Co., N. C. 

Date of application for pension, Sept. 11, 1826 His claim was allowed.

Residence at date of application, Franklin Co. N. C. 

Age at date of application, 65 years

Remarks: Wife age 65 years and three motherless grandchildren two boys and a girl in 1826.

Very respectfully,
E. F. McVeigh
454-456 Randolph Bldg. Memphis, Tenn.


Commissioner.

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August 26, 1939.
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BA-J/MMHF/ady
Tilman Patterson
S. 41942

Mrs. Mary P. McVeigh
32 West 68 " Street
New York City

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you
request further information in regard to Tilman
Patterson, S. 41942, whose record was furnished you February 15, 1939, that is, whether or not the soldier in 1826 referred to "children" or "grandchildren" whether he referred to a son "Young", whether he
were in the battle of Guilford Courthouse, and
further information in regard to Smith Patterson, the Clerk of the Court of Franklin County, North Carolina, named in that report.
In 1826, when this soldier named the members of his family who were then dependent upon him, he referred to those cited in the report to you of February 15, 1939, and stated that those grandchildren were motherless, he gave no names, and the name Young or Young Patterson is shown no where in the papers in
this claim.
There are no data whatever in regard to Smith
Patterson, other than that he was Clerk of the Court of Franklin County, North Carolina, when Tilman Patterson made his application for pension, and there is no claim for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a Smith or a Nathan Smith Patterson.
It is not recorded in this claim for pension
that this soldier served in the battle of Guilford
Courthouse.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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May 12, 1939

BA-J/AWF
Tilman Patterson
S. 41942

Dear Madam:

The data which follow were obtained from
papers on file in claim for pension, S. 41942,
based upon service of Tilman Patterson in the
Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth of Tilman
Patterson, and names of his parents were not
stated. Tilman Patterson enlisted in Franklin
County, North Carolina, November 1, 1778, served as sergeant in Captain Sharp's Company, Colonel Armstrong's North Carolina regiment, and was discharged between August 1, and 10, 1779. He was allowed pension on his application executed September 11, 1826, at which time he was aged sixty-five years, and living in Franklin County, North Carolina.
In 1826, the wife of Tilman Patterson was
aged about sixty-five years, and he at that time
referred to three grandchildren, a girl aged about twelve years, a boy aged about eight years, and a girl aged about four years. The names of his wife and grandchildren were not stated.
In 1826, one Smith (?) Patterson was Clark

[note - "motherless grandcchildren"]
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of the Court for Franklin County, North Carolina; his relationship to the family of the soldier, Tilman Patterson was not stated.
The papers on file in this claim contain no
further discernible family data, other than a
reference in 1826 to "relatives and friends, no names given.
In order to obtain the date of last payment
of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data:
Tilman Patterson
Certificate #19673
Issued October 10, 1826
Rate $8.00 per month
Commenced October 3, 1826
Acts of March 18, 1818 and May 1, 1820
North Carolina Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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May 10, 1939.
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BA-J/ady

Mrs. George G. Thompson
Rosedale
Mississippi

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter
relative to soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
The Revolutionary War records of this
office fail to show a claim for pension or
bounty land on file on account of the
services in that war of any Francis Pugh, all
spellings of the names searched.
The records of Tilman Patterson and Elijah
White are furnished you herewith.
Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator

[note - See letter Elijah White -S 3382]