Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25,452, Joel Crain, N.C.
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Service
N.C.

Crain, Joel Number W25452
or
Crain, Margaret Number B.L.Wt. 45.663-160-55
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ID 25116
West Tennessee

Joel Crain
of Hardeman Co in the State of Tennessee
who was a private in the [illegible] commanded by Captain Penelton of the regt commanded by Bob Jacobs in the N Carolina
line for 9 months
__________________________________
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 30 Dollars -no- Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
_________________________________
Certificate of Pension issues the 25 day of Nov
1833 and Hon. W C Dunlop Present
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept   75.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March    15.00
$90.00

{Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk
Book E Vol. 7 Page 75
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State of Tennessee
Hardeman County

Court of pleas and quarter sessions April Term 1833
Be it remembered that on this the 4th day of April in the year of our lord 1833. Personally appeared in open court before this justice of the court and of please and quarter session of Hardeman County now sitting the same being a court of record, Joel Crain a resident of the County and State aforesaid aged severty one years who being just duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he was born in the state of N Carolina Grandville County on the 27th day of February 1762. He has a record of his age in a Bible that his father owned. That he entered the service of the United States in the year 1780 under the following named officers and served as herein states.
He first entered the Service in Wilks County N Carolina, the county where he resided at that time under Capt Penelton Isbb as a draft Militia man for three months. Colonel Isaack commanded the regiment and marched to cross creek against Col Fanning who had collected a large body of tories was met with a crew [illegible] of tories also commanded by Bill Hellemus at the [illegible] of a  man by the name of Cheak on corss creek in the night we killed some of them and the rest fled. We patrolled the county for some months about the neighborhood of cross creek and the Morranian towns, and was discharged near the  Moravia town after serving out his term of three months. When he returned home there was another call for men to go againast the tories on deep River and to protect the Whigs in that part of the country. He volunteered under Captain Samuel Johnson, and was marched under Col. Cleveland to [illegible] Mill on deep river which place we made our head quarters for four or five months - during which time we had several skirmishes, we succeeding in driving the tories inland out of that part of the county. Col. Fanning the great tory leader was compelled to leave this neighborhood and join the British Army - he was march from [illegible] Mill and discharge at the Moravian towns after serving out a tour of six months. He received two discharges in writing but he has long since lost them. He has no documentary evidence by which he can prove his service William Crain knows of
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knows of his performing the above service. He moved from Marline to the State of Georgia from there to Tennessee where
he has lived for thirty years towards the last five of which
he has resided in the County
Richard Fortune and Amos Johnson resident reside
in my neighborhood and an acquainted with him also with Wm Crain
to whom he has referred to from his services the can certify
to his and Wm Crains veracity and to their belief of my service

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity
except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension
roll of the Agency of any state-
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court
Joel Craw
in
Thos Hardman Clerk
Richard Fortune and Amos Johnson resident
citizens of Hardeman County hereby certify that we are well acquainted
with Joel Crain who has sworn to and subscribed the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy one years of age that
he is a respectable citizen of Hardeman County and that it is
reputed and believed in the neighborhood when he resides that
he was a soldier of the revolution and we do concur in that opinion &
believe he has served as stated by him above and do also state that
that William Crane is also a respectable person
Sworn to subscribed the 3rd day of
April 1833 in open Court 
 Richard Fortune 
Thos J. Hardeman Clerk
Amos John Head
I William Carson do hereby certify that I am acquainted with
Joel Crane who has sworn to & subscribed the above declaration
and that he has served as stated above in the army of
United States in the N Carolina Militia during the
revolutionary war
Sworn to & subscribed in open court
Wm (His X Mark) Crane
 this the 3rd day
of April 1833-
Thos J. Hardeman Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after
after the investigation of the matter and putting the interrogatories required by the war department that the above
named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served
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as he has stated. And the Court do further certify that
it appears to them that Richard Fortune and Amos Johnson who have signed the above certificate, also William Crane
who has signed the preceding certificate are residents of
Hardeman County and are creditable persons and that the
statements are entitled to credit.
Edmund D. Tarveral
-
Starling Nuckolls seal
West Harriss Seal

State of Tennessee
Hardeman County ⎬ I Thomas J Hardeman Clerk of said
Court hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the
matter of the application of William Joel Crain for a
pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand & seal of
office at
of the 4 day of October 1833
W
Thos J. Hardeman  JP
By his Deputy Tho M Hardman

28.336
Joel Crane
me the
from 1780 pr
rate 9 months
$30
 (illegible) W. C. Dunlop
Present
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4.386
Tennessee Jackson
Margaret Crain
widow of
Joel Craine
N C
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll of the rate
of
30
Dollars no
Cents per annum, to commence
in the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued
28th day of July 1854
and sent to
George W Talbot
Spring Creek, Tenn

Recorded on Roll of Pensioner act
February 3, 1853, Page 180 Vol.
 Date of death
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State of Tennessee
Hardeman County,
On this nineteenth day of November, A.D
one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three
personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace
within and
for the County and State aforesaid
Margaret Craine, a resident of Hardeman County
in the State of Tennessee, aged about 74 years, who
being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on
her oath the following declaration in
order to obtain the benefit of the provision made
by the act of Congress passed February 3rd 1853.
That she is the widow of Joel Craine, who was a
soldier in the Revolutionary war, and drew a pension
for his services, at Jackson, in the State of Tennessee
and previous thereto at Nashville, as will appear
from his certificate. She further declares that
she was married to the said Joel Craine about the
year 1825, and that she has no evidence of record,
and that her husband, the aforesaid Joel Craine
died on the 1st day of December 1844, and that she
has remained a widow ever since that period
as will more fully appear by reference to the proof
hereunto annexed
Margaret her Mark Crain

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above
written, before
W O. Ferguson JPeace
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State of Tennessee
County of Hardeman
On this nineteenth day of November A.D. one
thousand eight hundred and fifty three personally
appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace within
and for the County and State aforesaid William
Murrell, a resident
of Hardeman County, in the
State of Tennessee, who being first duly sworn
according to law, declares upon his oath, that
he was the Executor to the Will of Joel Craine,
deceased, that he was personally acquainted with
Joel Craine and his wife Margaret Craine ,and
that they lived and cohabited together as man and
wife and were so regarded in the community where
they lived. He further declares that Joel Crain
died in the year 1844, leaving Margaret Craig
a widow, who has not intermarried since his
death and still remains a widow. He further
declares that during the life time of the aforesaid
Joel Craine, deceased, that he drew a pension
for his services in the Revolutionary war
at Jackson, in the State of Tennessee, and
that he has no interest herein
Wm Murrell
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day
and year above written. And I hereby certify
that William Murrell is a good and creditable
witness, and that I have no interest herein
W.O. Ferguson J Peace Seal
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State of Tennessee
Hardeman County

I R.P. Neely clerk of the county court of said County of Hardeman do hereby certify William Murrell who makes the foregoing affidavit is the Executor appointed by the last Will and testament of Joel Crain dcd and that Margaret Crain is the Widow and Relict of said Joel Crain dcd, I do further certify that W.O. Ferguson Esq whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing certificate is and was at the time of signing this form an acting Justice of the peace in and for said county duly Elected, commissioned and Qualified and that due faith and credit is due to all of his official acts as such and that the aforesaid county court is a Court of Record having General Jurisdiction.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto let my hand and affixed the seal of my office at Bolivar this 20 day of Nov 1853.
R.P Neely Clk
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Margaret Crane
wid
Joel
[illegible] 1.00

Geddes 1833

Recd Dec 22 18[illegible]
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The State of Alabama
Limestone County
To any of the judges of said, Justice of the Peace of said County, or any Ordained Minister of the Gospel Legally authorized.
These are to authorize you or either of you to solemmise the notes of matrimony between, Joel Craine and Margaret Mithell of said county    to the statute in such case made and provided. Given at the office of the [   ] of the County Court of said County this 9th day of August 1825.
R[ ] Anstin Clinse, C.C
I certify that the rites of matrimony was solemnized before me on the 10th dau of August 1825 between Joel Craine and Mitchell  June 11th, 1827.
I. H. Thompson, [   ]
The State of Alabama  Limestone County
I Thomas G Tyus Judge and exofficio   of the Probate Court of said County, hereby certify that the above is true copy and correct transcript, of the Marriage License, of Joel Craine and Margaret Mitchell, together with endorsement of the Minister of the  [    ]            who solemnized the sites of the matrimony between the said parties. 
   In testimony whereof I hereunto set my name and affix the seal of said court at my office in Athens this 29 [24?] th day of November AD 1853.
Thomas G Tyus  Judge
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216335
Oct 3/85
Margaret Craine
Wid of
Joel Craine   P[  ]
Private        N.C.  Troops
[       ]
Pensioned
Jacksone, Tenn, Agency
hel [] - 4386
Ad. 16 Oacs  Oct 17/56
Dodge
Talbot & Iayne
Spring Creek  Tenn
Vol C=2=113
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State of Tennessee, County of Harderman
   On this 10th day of October, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five personally appeared before me, a justice of the peace within and for the county and State aforesaid, Margaret Craine, aged about 76 years, a resident of Harderman county in the state of Tennessee, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Joel Craine, deceased who was a private in the war of the Revolution and that he received a pension for said service.
   She further states that she was married to the said Joel Craine in Lime-Stone County, in the State of Alabama on the      day of August A.D., 1825 by one Johns Thompson and that her name before her said marriage was Margaret Mithell that her husband died in Harderman County in the State of Tennessee on the 1st day of December A.D. 1844 and that she is now a widow.
   She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the "act approved March 3rd, 1855"
Her mark    Margaret Craine
Ne Millian Munell and
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Thos. W. Averill residents of Hardeman County in the State of Tennessee, upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Margaret Craine in our presence, and from a personal acquaintance we know that she is the person she represents herself to be.
Wm Murrell
T W Averill
Bolivar Tenn }
Oct 10, 1855 }
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the offiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
Oct. 10. 1855.
John J. Neely J.P.

State of Tennessee, Hardeman County } SS.
I, Rufus P. Neely, Clerk of the Court of Hardeman County, certify that John J. Neely, is a magistrate as above, and that the foregoing certificate and signature purporting to be his, is genuine. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my seal of office, and subscribed my name this fifteenth day of October, in the year 1855. R. P. Neely Clk
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August 21 1934
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Joel Crain-W.25452
BA-J/AWF [initialed by hand after]
Mrs. Christine C. Gardner
Sentinel, Box 23
Oklahoma
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Joel Crain, who was born in 1762 in North Carolina and died in 1844 in Hardeman County, Tennessee.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W.25452, based upon the military service of Joel Crain, during the War of the Revolution.
Joel Crain was born February 27, 1762 in Granville County, North Carolina; the names of his parents are not given.
While residing in Wilkes County, North Carolina, he enlisted in 1780, served three months in Captain Pendleton Isbb’s(?) company in Colonel Isaac’s North Carolina regiment, and was in a skirmish with the Tories on Cross Creek. He again enlisted, date not given, served six months in Captain Samuel Johnson’s company, Colonel Cleveland’s North Carolina regiment, marched to Deep River and was in several skirmishes with Tories.
Joel Crain moved from North Carolina to Georgia and from there to Tennessee. He was allowed pension on his application executed April 4, 1833, then a resident of Hardeman County, Tennessee, where he had lived about five years and had lived in the state about thirty years.
Joel Crain married August 10, 1825 in Limestone
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County, Alabama, Margaret Mitchell of said Limestone County. The soldier, Joel Crain, died December 1, 1844 in Hardeman County, Tennessee, at the house of William Murrell, who was the executor of the will of the soldier.
The widow, Margaret Crain, was allowed pension on her application executed November 19, 1853, then aged about seventy-four years and living in Hardeman County, Tennessee.
It is not stated that they had children.
In 1833 one William Crain was a resident of Hardeman County, Tennessee; no relationship to the family shown.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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State of Tennessee, County of Hardeman } SS.
On this first day of May personally appeared before the county court of the county and State aforesaid, Margret Craine, a resident of Hardeman county, State aforesaid, aged about 74 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 3d February 1853, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War; that she is the widow of Joel Craine, who was a private in the Revolutionary war, and drew a pension at the rate of $30 per annum at the Jackson, (Tennessee,) Agency.
She further declares that she was married to the said Joel Craine, on the [blank] day of August eighteen hundred and twenty four or twenty five, that her said husband died on the first day of Decr. 1844 that she was not married to him prior to the second of January, eighteen hundred, but at the time above stated. She further declares that she is now a widow.
Margaret [her X mark] Craine

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before, County Court of [marked out] Hardeman in the State of Tennessee [marked out] and I R.P. Neely Clerk of said Court, do hereby certify that Margaret Craine whose name appears to the above declaration is a good and credible witness, and is the Identical individual, who was the wife and
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is now the widow, of Joel Craine deceased and that I have no pecuniary Interest in the prosecution of her claim In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of said County at office in Bolivar the [blank] day of May A D 1854 R.P. Neely Clk
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State of Tennessee }
Hardeman County } SS  I R.P. Neely Clerk of the county court of Hardeman County, holden at Bolivar, in and for the county and state aforesaid do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to the chairman of said court by the affidavit of William Murrell, a resident of said Hardeman County and State aforesaid, that Joel Craine was a pensioner of the United States at the Rate of Thirty dollars per annum, and died in the year 1844 on the 1st day of December. That he left a widow whose name is Margaret Craine and that she is the Identical person who has applied for a pension on [account] of her husband Joel Craine and that she has remained a widow since his death. And I do hereby further certify that the aforesaid William Murrell is a good and credible Witness and whose testimony I would recon as sure as any man in my Knowledge having known him long a favorbly. In Testimony whereof I have herein set my hand and affixed the seal of my office at Bolivar this 3d July 1854
R.P. Neely Clk
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Spring Creek, Tenn., July 20th, 1854
Sir:
Your communication of the 8th installment., is before me, and I can only say that I have forwarded to your office a certificate from the county court of Hardeman County, Tenn., in regard to the precise date of Joel Crain’s death. It is evident to me that the Government has been swindled in this matter, and if you will give me the name of the Justice of the Peace before whom the Power of Attorney was acknowledged I will have the matter investigated.
The Government should prosecute parties who swindle in the matter.
I have recently discovered a fraud perpetrated upon the Ind Auditor, and 55$ stolen. To carry the theft into opperation, the scoundrels administered on the estate. They are now living and should be prosecuted. 
Mrs. Crain is an honest woman and her character is without blemish, and if her testimony is not good with you, it can be strongly endorsed by her neighbors in Hardeman county.
I am, very respectfully, Your obent servt,
George W. Talbot

L. P. Waldo, Esqr., Washington D.C.
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Pension Office
June 5th 1854,
Sir,
Mrs Margaret Crain, applicant for a pension as the widow of Joel, must prove the precise date of her husband’s death, & file further evidence, that she is the widow of the pensioner under whom she claims,
I am respectfully Your Obt. Sevt,
LP Waldo
Commissioner

Geo. W. Talbot, Esq.
Spring Creek, Tennessee.
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Spring Creek Tn
July 14 
[illegible writing on right of page]
Hon L. P. Waldo,
Washington City D. C.
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Spring Creek, Tenn.
May 26th 1854.
Sir
Mrs Margaret Craine, having complied with the wi of your office, and swore to her declaration in “open court” she desires to know when she may expect “material aid.” She says she is needy and if the Government is going to give her assistance she wants it done as early as possible.
You will please inform me if the [illegible] is sufficient &c
Very respectfully Your obdnt sevt
George C Talbot

[Addressee faded]
Washington D. C.
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rief in the case of Margaret Craine, wid of Joel, Hardeman County and State of Tennessee:
Act 3d. Feby: 1853.

Claim, (“original,” [marked out)

Proof exhibited, (if original,)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner under the Act of 7” June 1832.

Record proof of marriage.

(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?

Name and residence of Agent
Geo: W. Talbt. Esqr. 
Spring Creek, Tenn:

“[illegible signature]”
Examining Clerk.
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Spring Creek, Tenn
Oct. 18th, 1855
Sir: 
Enclosed you will find the application of Margaret Craine, for bounty land, under act March 3rd, 1855. Mrs. Craine is a pensioner and receives her money at the Jackson (Tenn.) Agency.
Very Respectfully Your obdnt. Servt,
Talbot J Payne

Hon. J. Minot
Washington City, D. C.
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[on left side, vertical]
Joel Craine, act 1832, paid to 4 March 1835. At $30 per annum, no date of death on the Books. Arrears to his death appear to be yet due.
J. Burt, Auditor.

[on right side, horizontal]
Pension Office
December 9/53
Sir
Please report again upon the time of last payment to, and death of Joel Craine as there is some testimony in the care that he drew his pension up to the time of his death which took place 1844. Please state also if the arrears have been drawn, and by whom
Respectfully &c
S. Cole [illegible]

F Burt Esqr
[mark makes word illegible]
Present.

(Over)
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Spring Creek, Tenn, July 14th, 1854

Sir: In compliance to your request of the 5th ultimo, I herewith forward to you the proof you desire which I hope will prove satisfactory.
Mrs. Crain, you will see, has perpetrated no error, in regard to the date of her husbands error. You will please acknowledge the reception of these papers.
Very respectfully Your obdnt servt,
Geo W. Talbot

Hon L. P. Waldo, Washington City D. C.
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Spring Creek, Tenn, June 27th 1854.

Sir
From the enclosed letter from William Murrell you will see that Mrs. Margeret Braine is not mistaken in regard to the date of her husbands death. If any one drew pay for Mr. Crain after the date thereof it was done fraudulently. Mr Murrell, the executor of Joel Craine, will furnish the additional testimony that you require.
I do not wish to trouble you, but I would like to know why it is essential to have the exact date of a pensioners death when the parties were married in [illegible] to 1800?
Very Respectfully Your obdnt servt,
George W. Talbot

R. Waldo, Esqr.
Washington City D. C.
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Payments to be made to Nashville by the Pr of USBBank Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of West Tennessee

Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book E Vol. / Page 75 by Danl. Boyd 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, Joel Crain of the State of Tennessee who was a private in the Army of the Revolution is entitled to receive Thirty dollars and [blank] cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 23th day of November one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three
L[illegible signature]
Secretary of War.

Examined and Countersigned.}
J L Edward
Commissioner of Pensions
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Margt Craine
sus 3d Feb 53
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Spring Creek, Madison Co. Tenn
April 6th 1854

Sir:
Some four months since I forwarded you the marriage license of Joel and Margaret Craine, and was enclosed with several other papers, which have reached you. You informed me some six weeks thereafter that you had not received it. If it has since been found I would be pleased to be informed, as Mrs. Craine does not wish to bear the expense of procuring another copy.
Your obdnt servt
George W. Talbot

Hon. L. P. Waldo, Washington City D. C.
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Bolivar June 26th 1854
Dear Sir
I have in the last five days read these letters from you I have Just addressed a letter to the Clerk of the County Court of Wilkes County according to request but I do not suppose he will answer it if not we had as well give that matter up
as to the case of Mrs Craine I know I am not mistaken in the date of the Death of Joel Craine for in the year 1844 a few days after the Presidential Election I bot one half of the Mill I now own and took possession on the 11th of Nov which a Note I gave for Nine hundred Dollars writen by Pitrur Miller showes to be dated on the 11th Nov 1844 which Note I have Just examined and when I moved to this place it was necessary to leave Mr and Mrs Craine with some of the rest of my family at my old place a short time it being only about one and a half miles distant and the Old mans health gave way so fast I had to remove him to my Howse sooner than I intended and on the 1st day of Dec which if you will examine you will find to be on Sunday he expired you will allso find the 11th of Nov the day I took possession of this property to be on Monday there are circumstances connected with those dates which I have no doubt [marked out] will ever cause me to remember them for it was an entire change of Business with me for I had bin raised to farming and had followed it up to that time and at that time I went in Debt Eighteen Hundred Dollars which was a verry large Debt for me to make at that time and caused me a great Deal of uneasiness if any person drew any money as pension for Joel Craine after that date it was fraudulently done but Mrs Craine should not be accountable for it I should think the perpetrator could be come at and let the government bring him to Justice Joel Craine allways went himself and drew his pension untill in September 1844 his health had become so bad
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he was not able to go to Jackson and made me a power of Atturny and I went and drew it for him which power of Atturny I suppose was filed in the office and I would suppose if Money was drawn in his name after that it was done in the same way and the guilty found out and made to suffer and not the innocent I have not seen Genl Neely Since I recd your letter but next Monday being County Court is I suppose the time to attend to it which I will do with due respect I remain your friend and Humble servant
Wm Murrell
George W Talbot
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[On Hocking Hotel letterhead, with Received stamp dated Aug 6 1934, Mail Sub Div]
WRITTEN AT [marked out] Sentinel Okla.
Aug. 2.’ 34.
The Veterans Administration 
Washington, D.C.
Will you please send me the War Record of Joel Crain. He was born in North Carolina in 1762 - died in 1844 in Hardeman County. Tenn.
I would like to get the information necessary to join the D.A.R.
An early reply will be appreciated. Yours truly, Mrs. Christine Crain Gardner
Box 23 - Sentinel, Okla.
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[top right corner - handwritten initials] AWF
Rev. and 1812 War Section.
July 29, 1925
Mrs. J. H. Henley
Monmouth Ill.
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 25452, it appears that Joel Crain or Craine was born February 27, 1762 in Granville County, North Carolina.
While residing in Wilkes County, North Carolina, he enlisted in 1780 and served three months as a private in Captain Penelton Iabb’s (?) Company, Colonel Isaac’s North Carolina Regiment, and was in a skirmish on Cross Creek.
He afterwards enlisted and served six months as private in Captain Samuel Johnson’s Company, Colonel Cleveland in the North Carolina Troops and was in a skirmish with the Tories.
He was allowed pension on his application exe[cuted]
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[exe]cuted April 4, 1833, while a resident of Hardeman County, Tennessee and he died there December 1, 1844.
Soldier married August 10, 1825 in Limestone County, Alabama, Margaret Mitchell of said county. She was allowed pension on her application executed November 19, 1853, while a resident of Hardeman County, Tennessee, aged seventy-four years.
There is no data on file relative to children.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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[exe]cuted April 4, 1833, while a resident of Hardeman County, Tennessee and he died there December 1, 1844. Soldier married August 10, 1825 in Limestone County, Alabama, Margaret Mitchell of said county. She was allowed pension on her application executed November 19, 1853, while a resident of Hardeman County, Tennessee, aged seventy-four years. There is no data on file relative to children. Respectfully, WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.
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[handwritten top left] Revy
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 25452
Margaret Craine wid of Joel Craine Pri Rev War.
Act Feb 3d 53
Index: Vol A, Page 157
[Arrangement of 1870.]

[vertical on right side of page]
1925 July 29 - Hist to Mrs J.H. Hauley. See letter in Frederick Stricklin S.39092. AWF
1934. Aug 21 - hist to Mrs. Christine C. Gardner AWF
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No 3.837
Margaret Craine Wid of Joel
Let to G.W. Talbot
“ Dec 13/53
“ 23/53
“ Apr 14/54
“ June 5/54
“ “ 10 “
“ July 8 “

Act Feb.3./53
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Margaret Crain
T
Boynton

[Addressed to]
L. P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D. C.

Recd June 9th 1874

[postal mark from Bolivar, 10]
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[letter addressed to]
Hon. L. P. Waldo,
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City, D. C.

[written over top] Margaret Crain
Boynton
Recd July 7th 1837
[written down right side - illegible, then June 29
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Pension Office
Dec 3 1853
Sir.
Please report time of last payment to or death of within named pensioner
Respectfully &c
T. Cole for Commr.

F. Burt Esqr
Sand
Present

Joel Crain, Act 1832 $30.00 p. Annum. Paid to 4” March 1835, no date of death on our Books.

F Bush
Auditor.
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Spring Creek L
Oct 18

Official Business
Free

216335

Hon. J. Minor
Com. of Pensions,
Washington City,
D. C.
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This is sent at Request of Geo. W Talbot, Attorney at Spring Creek Tennessee
R.P.N. Clk
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Spring Creek Tn
July 21
Hon. L. P. Waldo,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington City, D. C.
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Pen: Off. July 8" /54 
I have Ex: the CLAIM at 3rd aug Off
If they are Germain to appearance, but were probably affirmed by Pen. in advance. I think he did at the time the claimant alleges. I will admit it, when I heard from Mr Talbot in reply to my letter of this date. 
Dec. 11th 1854 
Margaret Crain. Wit of Joel Harreman Co.  Tenn
Act of 53 $30 per Ann. Com: Feby. 1853
Revy 
Geo. W. Talbot Spring Creek, Tenn W. Talbot
 Pension Office, Official Business 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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45. 663

Neo Awn
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Jewn
25716
Act Feby 3d 1833 Rev
W Cole
Upsing Creek 
Nov 24
Hon L. P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington city
D.C.
free
Margaret Crain
[illegible]
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Margaret Craine
Boynton
Springbrook Ln
May 27
Con. L.P. Waldo
Washington City DC
Commissioner of Pensions
Recd June 3rd 1884