Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4307, Edwin Harris, N.C.
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Service N.C. Harris,Edwin Number S. 4307 
Carded Contents
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1192
West Tennessee
Edwin Harris
Robertson in the state of Tennessee he was a private in the compy. commanded by Captain Harris - of the Regt. by Gen: Green in the N. Carolinas line for 6 months from 1780

Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 20 - Dollars - cents per annum commence on the 4th day of March, 1834

Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of October 1832 - and

sent to Wm. Seal Springfield Tenn.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 march 1833

{Revolutionary Claim, act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by N Rice Clerk
Vol 9. Page 150
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4307
Rev War
INVALID
File no. 4307
Edwin Harris
Pvt. N. C. Line
Act: June 7,1 832
Index:-Vol. A, Page 158
[Arrangement of 1870]
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No. 3506
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I William Carter a Clergyman residing in the State of Tennessee & Robertson County do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Edwin Harris who has subscribed and Sworn to the above declaration & that I believe him to be 74 years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that concur in that opinion sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid Test. William Carter M.G. 
W. Seal Clk [clerk] and the said County Court of Robertson do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above mentioned applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he States and the court further certifies that William Carter who signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman of said County resident in the neighbourhood of the applicant and that the said Rolen Felts is likewise a citizen resident in said County on said neighbourhood and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit William Seal Clerk of the County Court of Robertson do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of to Edwin Harris for a pension In testimony whereof, them hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office at Springfield, and said County this 14th of August 1882 W. Seal
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State of Tennessee Robertson County On this day being the thirteenth day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the county court of Robertson county now siting [sitting] Edwin Harris is a resident in the county of Robertson and state of Tennessee aged seventy four years the 20th day of the present month who being first duly sworn according to the law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed June 7th 1832 that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as here in Stated he states he was called to war in the militia of N. Carolina Warren County and was commanded by Capt Edward Clanton and was attached to a Regt commanded by Col Benjamin Sewell the major not recollected and was marched some time in August or July in the year 1780 and rendezvoused at Franklin Court House N Carolina and was marched from over there into South Carolina after the Tories to by the way of Charlotte then to Salisbury N.C. Until some time in the month of November or December of the same year was discharged and stayed at house about two months and was drafted again under Capt. Jordan Harris went under Gen Eatton and Col Haynes to Gilford Court House in N.C there found at General Green and fought
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under him in the battle the 16th day of March 1781 from them to an old Iron works stayed there a few days then was marched to Deep River to Ramseys Mills in persuit of the British --- stayed there three days --- I was sent from there to Raleigh N. C. under Gen Butler and was there discharge having served in all two towers [tours] of three months each in actual service and that he has no papers to show any thing about the service nor does he know of but one person who will certify to my services which is Roling Felts he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or anuity Except the present and declares that his name is not nor ever has been on any pension roll of the agency of this or any other state sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid Edwin Harris his mark W. Seal clerk   I Rolen Feltz of the County & State aforesaid do hereby certify that I was acquainted with Edwin Harris (who has sworn to the above declaration I Warren County N. Carolina) & that his statements relative to his services in the revolution war is correct to the best of my knowledge sworn to and subscribed the day & year W. Seal Clk Rolen Felts his mark
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3506
Edwin Harris
Tennessee
[illegible] 1780
6 months as a private
$20
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3506 Brief in the case of Edwin Harris of Robertson County in the state of Tennessee (Act 7 June, 1832)    1. was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? In open Court     2. If Before a Judge does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?     3. How old is he? 74 years 20th day of Aug 1832     4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. Period July or August in 1780 + 1781 served 2 tours 3 months each     Duration of Service Years Months Days 3 [months]  3 [months]  6 [months]   Rank private  Name of General and Field Officers under whom he served Col Benjamin Sewell No. Carol. [North Carolina]  Capt. Edward Clariton Gen Green Gen Eaton Col. Haynes Capt Jordan Harris    5. In what battle was he engaged? Guilford Court House     6. Where did he reside when he entered service? Warren County No. Carolina     7. Is his statement supported by living witness, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?   By living witness + Traditionary evidence      8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?   I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned Examining Clerk