Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 10235, for Robert Rhea, Other
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(3-1776)
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SERVICE | | NUMBER
Va. | Rhea, Robert | W. 10235 [handwritten]
 | | + [handwritten]
 | Mary | Inv. File 233. [handwritten]
+ | | + [handwritten]
War of 1812 (Tenn) | | B.L.Wt.22548-160-50. [handwritten]

CONTENTS
Born in N.C. [handwritten]
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(215)
Tennessee.                           
[horizontal line with double slashes near end or 4]
Robert Rhea,
private,
Capt. McKamy's Co. Col. Johnson's regt
East Tennessee militia in the service
of the United States.
[horizontal line]
Ratio of disability, One half [underlined]
Date of discharge,
[illegible time] of last payment [curly brace grouping this line with previous] 3d.. May, 1815
[horizontal line]
Inscribed on the roll of Tennessee
at $4 per mo. Comd. 4th. May, 1815
[horizontal line]
Cert: issued 20th. April, 1818 and 
sent to Hon. [illegible Mr.] Williams of Tennessee
Senate U. States.
[horizontal line] 
[illegible Amt] to 4 Mar: 1818 34/30 months $136.13
6 mos. ending 4th Sept 1818                 . . . . . .$ 24. [underlined]
                                                                       $160.13 [underlined]
[dollar amounts are aligned and first two summed to equal third]
(Act 24th. April, 1816.)
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26677
East Tennessee
Robert Rhea
of Knox Co. in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the com commanded by Captain Campbell of the regt commended by Col -   in the Virginia line for 1 year.

Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee and the rate of 40 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of April 1834 and W. B.  A. Ramsey Knoxville

Arrears to the 4th of March         $120.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending Sept    20.00

                                                     $140.00

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Danl Boyd Clerk,
Book E Vol. 7 Page 59

[second column]
See letter 20 May 1834 to W. B. A. Ramsey
do to H. H. Stephens Nov 23d 1849.
do to Mr. Wm. McTier 29 Sepr. 1845
to Hon. W. M. Cocke April 2nd 1846.
let Jno. L. Hopkins May 21/ 61.
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   The certificate to this applicant will be directed to W. B. A. Ramsey
Knoxville
30.457
Tennessee
Robert Rhea
Tennessee
for 1779 P 1 yr
$40.

Can only allow for 3 mos in each tour. He evidently did not serve more than 3 m in the tour in 1780 at the battle of Kings Mountain.

W. B. A. Ramsey
Knoxville
Tenn
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State of Tennessee }     County Court April Session 1834
Knox County }

On this 9th day of April 1834 personally appeared in open court before the court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County now sitting, Robert Rhea, a citizen of Monroe County in said State aged about 71 years old and who being sworn to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed on the 7th June 1832-

That he was born in Mecklenburg County, NC in April 1763 as well as he is able to compute the time of his birth where he lived about 5 years, when he moved to South Carolina within about 90 miles of Charleston where he lived about 3 years, when he moved to Montgomery County, Va. now Wythe where he lived until the commencement of, during the continuous, and at the termination of the Revolutionary War and afterwards until about the year 1790- he states that sometime in the fall of 1778, as well as he now recollects, he entered the Army of the United States as a volunteer and was enrolled at the leadmines in the said County of Montgomery into a company of horse commanded by Captain Isaac Campbell, and Lieutenant Michael Gleanes- from the leadmines he marched to New River and kept down the river somewhere below Pepper's Ferry and at one McDaniels he met with some of the Whig troops from Bedford County - we marched all around through the country wherever we could hear of any Tories took several and killed some, and after dispersing them thoroughly returned home
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applicant states that he was in service in this campaign four months – applicant states that after remaining at home about ten days he marched again under his same officers and with the same men from the Lead mines up New River – had a skirmish with the tories at the Round meadows killed some and made others prisoners – applicant states that he recollects of hanging an obnoxious tory by the name of Zachariah Goss upon the gate of Captain Cox on New River, and after scouring the whole country and suppressing the outrages of the tories and disaffected we returned home – applicant states that he was three months in this campaign – applicant states that sometime shortly after this last campaign he thinks in July 1780 he went again as a volunteer under his same Captain Campbell and Lieutenant Billy Dean  – he marched from the lead  mines crossed the mountain at the Flour gap, and marched on to the Moravian towns N.C. – here and in its neighbourhood we remained some time dispersing capturing and killing the tories untill Captain Campbell was solicited to bring all his aid to the Kings mountain campaign which was then in contemplation – Captain Campbell marched his company back from the moravian towns to the lead mines for the purpose of recruiting and increasing his forces – after remaining but a short time at the Lead mines we marched up New River and crossed the mountain in the nearest direction to Kings Mountain, being then under the command of Col [“Major” interlined] Joseph Floyd and having been joined at the Lead mines by Capt. Newells
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 company. Before we had reached Kings mountain we took some prisoners who informed us of their disasters there – upon which Major Floyd altered our march and lead us against a body of tories which lay at the Shallow ford of the Yadkin – we here met the tories and defeated them [14 Oct 1780] – killing several and taking some prisoners – Captain [Henry] Francis of our troops though not then in command was killed – after this battle we marched to meet our victorious army on their Return from Kings mountain after meeting them we marched with them  and their prisoners to the Moravian Towns where we were stationed attending upon the wounded and guarding the prisoners untill a disposition was made of them when we marched home – applicant states that he was eight months in this campaign – applicant states that sometime during  the next winter or spring he was again called out under his said Captain Campbell and marched first to Elk Creek in what is now Grayson County Va. and after scouring that part of the country -we marched to the head of Holston – and after scouring that part of the country – we marched over to Sandy river and after marching up and down that river and traversing the whole country for some time we marched back to Montgomery County and scouted about over the whole country for some time – we then marched to Whitsil’s Mills which he thinks is in Guilford County N.C. crossing the mountain at the Flower gap – at these mills we had a skirmish with the British and tories [6 Mar 1781] had some killed and wounded and we were compelled to retreat
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 company. Before we had reached Kings mountain we took some prisoners who informed us of their disasters there – upon which Major Floyd altered our march and lead us against a body of tories which lay at the Shallow ford of the Yadkin – we here met the tories and defeated them [14 Oct 1780] – killing several and taking some prisoners – Captain [Henry] Francis of our troops though not then in command was killed – after this battle we marched to meet our victorious army on their Return from Kings mountain after meeting them we marched with them  and their prisoners to the Moravian Towns where we were stationed attending upon the wounded and guarding the prisoners untill a disposition was made of them when we marched home – applicant states that he was eight months in this campaign – applicant states that sometime during  the next winter or spring he was again called out under his said Captain Campbell and marched first to Elk Creek in what is now Grayson County Va. and after scouring that part of the country -we marched to the head of Holston – and after scouring that part of the country – we marched over to Sandy river and after marching up and down that river and traversing the whole country for some time we marched back to Montgomery County and scouted about over the whole country for some time – we then marched to Whitsil’s Mills which he thinks is in Guilford County N.C. crossing the mountain at the Flower gap – at these mills we had a skirmish with the British and tories [6 Mar 1781] had some killed and wounded and we were compelled to retreat
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information he has that he is 71 years old – he states that about the year 1791 he moved from Montgomery County Va. now Wythe to Knox County Tenn. where he resided three or four years when he moved to the adjoining County of Blount, where he has lived several years when he moved to the adjoining County, Monroe, where he has lived ever since – he states that the persons to whom he is known in his present neighbourhood who can testify to his veracity and his reputation for having performed military services in the Revolutionary war are [illegible Thos] Garmley, John McGhee and others besides George Caldwell, Charles McClung and John Williams in the County of Blount and Knox – he states that he got written discharges for each of his campaigns from his Captain, Campbell, but he has long since lost them – he states that he has no documentary evidence whatever of his said services, nor does he know of any person whose testimony he can procure, except that underwritten, who can testify to his services – He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present provided the claim be allowed, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state only on that of the agency of East Tennessee
Sworn to and subscribed in open court this 9th day of April 1834
Geo. M. White Clerk                                  Robt Rhea

State of Tennessee
Knox County
I George Caldwell a citizen of Blount County Tennessee aged 74 years do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Robert Rhea who has sworn
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and subscribed to the above declaration and have been so acquainted with him for many years - he states that sometime in the year 1780 as well as he now recollect he enrolled himself as a volunteer in tin Montgomery county Va. now Wythe, into a company commanded by Capt Isaac Campbell that he said Robert Rhea was then in service in said company and they continued in service together in different campaigns, for a period not less he believes, than eighteen months - he also states that he heard some persons say at the time he entered the army that the said Rhea had been out several campaigns before he the deponent joined the army - he feels confident that from his own knowledge of said Rhea [illegible] [illegible] for 18 months and from the from the reputation of
his neighbours previous [illegible] he has served two
years as he has stated in the above declaration
he believes said Rhea to [illegible]1 years old and he is
reputed [up arrow and added above line] and believed [back on line] in the whole country where he is known
[crossed out] and believed, [not crossed out] to have been a soldier of the [illegible] [illegible] and I concur in that beleif [belief]
Sworn to and subscribed
in open court this 9th
day of April 1834
Georg Caldwell his mark X with a squiggle
Geo. M White Clerk
State of Tennessee
Knox County [squiggle]
I John Williams a citizen of said county to hereby certify that I am well
acquainted with Robert Rhea who has signed
and sworn to the above declaration - that the
said Rhea was under my command in the [illegible]
campaign in 1812-[upcarrot]15 that he was a soldier
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that he was then reputed to have been in the revolutionary war - that he is still so reputed and believed that I believe him to be 71 years old and to have been a solider of the revolution. 
Sworn to and subscribed in open court this 9th day of April 1834
Geo. M. White Clerk                                              John Williams

and the said court do hereby declare their opinion after an investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above name applicant was a Revolutionary solider and served as he states. and the court further certifies that it appears to them that George Caldwell and John Williams who have singed the foregoing certificates are citizens the said Caldwell of the county of Blount and the said Williams of the County of Knox and that they are credible men and their statements entitled to full credit.

J. Anderson
Lindsay Childress
Sammie Luttrell

Justices of Knox county Court
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State of Tennessee
Knox County  I George M. White clerk of the court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said court in them matter of the application of Robert Rhea for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and official seal this 10th day of April 1834.

Geo. M. White Clerk

The certificate to this applicant will be mailed to 
W. B. A. Ramsey
Knoxville Tennessee

Robert Rhea
Tennessee
f 1779  R I M
$40.


Can only allow for 3 mos in cert
sideways illegible
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808
Tennessee
Mary Rhea
widow of Robert
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of Forty Dollars   -- Cents per annum, to commence on 15th of February 1850. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 7th day of June 1851 and sent to 
J. L. Hopkins
Madisonville Te

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under Act  July 29, 1848 Page 185, Vol. A.

Jos. Bryan Mch 28 1853
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M.592 Mar 2/52

Mary Rhea wid Robt Rhea  per 
Cap Joseph Duncan
Ten Mil
Col Bunch
Enl Jan 10 1814
Dis July 10,  1814
1812
2d 
Vol Sep 20. 1814
dis May 3, 1815
Cap David McKamey
Tenn Mil
Col m. Johnson

1812
[faint and illegible 3  and ?]
(40)
allowance 160 acres
Warrant 22,548
Jos @ & sent Jany 21/53
J. A. McKamey
Maryville
Tenn

Campbell


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[illegible] July 14
J O [illegible Howard]
393 B
Keep by
1 V.
Vol. 

Cap dDuncan
10 July 1814
25 July 1814
Capt McKamey
20 Sep 14
3 July 15
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111.592. Mar 2/53
Robt Rhea
recd
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State of Tennessee
County of Blount } SS
On this 7th day of April 1851 personally appeared before me, on e of the Justices of the peace with in and for the county and State aforesaid Mary Rhea aged 85 years, a resident of Blount County in the State of Tennessee who being first duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Robert Rhea deceased. who was a private in Captain Joseph Duncan's company in the Regiment of East Tennessee Militia commanded by Colonel Bunch in the War with Great Britain declared by the United States in June 1812. that her said husband was mustered into service in said company on or about the 10th day of January A. D. 1814 for the term of six months and continued in actual service in said Company about six months and was honorably discharged at a place not know to her on or about the 10th day of July A. D. 1814. And that her said husband sold his original certificated of discharge shortly after he received it.
and she further declares that her said husband Robert Rhea volunteered as a private in Captain David McKarny's company in the Regiment of Tennessee Militia Commanded by Col. Wm. Johnson in the War with Great Britain declared by the
United States in 1812.  That her said husband was
mustered into service in said Company on or about
the 20th day of September A. D. 1814 for the term
of six months and continued in actual service in
said company for more than six months. and was
honorably discharged on or about the 3rd day of
May A. D. 1815 and that he sold his original
certificate of discharge.
She further states that she was married to the
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Wythe,
Said Robert Rhea in Montgomery (now) County, Virginia on or about the 25th day of January A. D. 1787 by one Minister of the gospel a Presbyterian preacher and this her name before said Marriage was Mary Stephens that her said husband died in Blount County Tennessee on the 15th day of February 1850 and that she is still a widow. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitles under the act passed Sept 28th 1850. Mary Rhea sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written before me. 
David Spradlin
Justice of the peace for Blount County
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State of Tennessee
County of Blount }SS
I Robt. A. Tedford clerk of the County Court of said County and State do hereby certify that David Spradlin Esq before whom the foregoing declaration was made was at the time of so doing an acting Justice of the peace within and for the county and state aforesaid, duly authorized to administer oaths for general purposes his signature there to is genuine. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name and affixed my seal of office this 2nd day of February 1852. 
Robert A. Tedford Clk.
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Declaration of Mrs Rhea for Pension


Send Certificate to John L. Hopkins 
 Madisonville
Tennessee
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State of Tennessee}    On this 1st day of 
Blount County}           January Eighteen hundred and
                                  Fifty one.
Personally appeared before me ( illegible Saml Ghormley) one of the Justices of the County Court of Blount County, Mary Rhea, a resident of Chilhowee in the County of Blount, aged Eighty Three years, who being sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration; in order to  obtain the benefit of the provisions, made by the Act of Congress passed 29th July Eighteen hundred and forty Eight, which benefit she claims as the widow of the late Robt Rhea who was a private in the army of the Revolution, and who was a pensioner under the Act of Congress passed 7th June 1836
at the rate of Forty Dollars per annum, an in order that references may be made to the proof on which her said Husband drew his pensions ( which proof according to the Act
of Congress passed 7th July 1848 is conclusive evidence in her case) The following
true copy of his pension certificate is here set forth,
                                      War Department
                                   Revolutionary Claim
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June 1832 Robt
Rhea of the State of Tennessee who was a private in the army of the  Revolution 
is entitled to receive Forty Dollars per annum during his natural life commencing
on the 4th March 1831 and payable semiannually on the 4th March and the 4th  September in every year giving at the war office of the United States this 25th day of April one Thousand Eight hundred and Thirty four}
Examined and counter Signed} J.L. Edwards  Commissioner of Pensions Lew Cass, 
Secretary of War
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Payment to be made inKnoxville by Robt King [Robert King] agent for paying pensioners in the agency of  East Tennessee. Recorded in the Pension office in Book E. Vol 7th Page 59=by Danl Boyd [Daniel Boyd] Clerk [underlined].
She further declares that she was married to the said Robt Rhea on the 25th of January 1787-that her husband the aforesaid Robt Rhea died on the 15h February 1850-She further declares that there is no record evidence of her marriage that she knows of. She further swears that she is now a widow and has never made application for a pension before.
Mary. Rhea
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written
Saml Ghormley [drawn circle with "seal" written in the middle]
 Justice of the Peace of Blount County
I do hereby certify that from bodily infirmity
said Mary Rhea is not able to attend a court
of Record to make this her declaration therein
She being of advanced age - very infirm and
living fifteen miles from where said Court
is held.  This 1st day of January 1851
Saml Ghormley [drawn circle with seal written in it]
Justice of the Peace of Blount County
State of Tennessee
[illegible Marion crossed out] Blount County }
On this 31st day of January,
1851 personally appears before me
D. Caldwell Esq an acting Justice of the Peace
for Blount County Tennessee, William Stephens & Dorcas
Stephens, who, after being dulysworn say that they
were personally acquainted with Robt Rhea late of.
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said county and Mary Rhea his wife, that they were
 bery intimately acquainted with them, that they
lived together as man & wife prior to the year 1800
& ever since since until the day of said Rheas death, that
they have no doubt but they were legally married
tho they [illegible were] not present at the marriage,
that Mary Rhea is still living in very  needy
circumstances  & they further swear that they
an uninterested witnesses
William Stephens - [drawn circle with seal written in middle]
Darcas Stephens - [drawn circle with seal written  in middle]
sworn & subscribed before me    William Stephens
the day & year above written        Darcas Stephens   
And I hereby certify that 
William Stephens & Darcas Stephens the above subscribing
witnesses an [illegible] of unimpeachable veracity
D Caldwell [drawn circle]
Justice of the
Peace, Blount County
State of Tennessee   }
Blount County }
I Robt A Tedford Clerk of the County Court of the County aforesaid do hereby 
certify that Saml Ghormley & David Caldwell before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavits were made is and was at the time thereof acting 
justices  of the peace in and for the County & State aforesaid
duly authorized to administer oaths for general purposes and that their
signatures are genuine
witness my hand at office with
seal of office in Maryville this 1st
of February 1851
Robt A Tedford Clk
[illegible seal attached left lower corner of paper]
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June 30, 1939
BA-J/AWF
Robert Rhea
W. 10235

The Quartermaster General
Memorial Branch
War Department
Washington, D. C. 

Dear Sir:
Reference was made to your request for the Revolutionary War record of Robert Rhea, who died in 1850, in Blount County, Tennessee. 
The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension,W.10235, based upon service of Robert Rhea in the War of the Revolution, and for disability incurred while in service in the War of 1812. 
Robert Rhea was born in the month of April, 1763, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The names of his parents are not given. 
While a resident of Montgomery County, Virginia, Robert Rhea enlisted in the fall of 1778, served seven months as private in Captain Isaac Campbell’s company, Colonel Crockett’s Virginia regiment and was in a skirmish with the Tories at Round Meadows. He enlisted sometime in July, 1780, served eight months in Captain Campbell’s company, Colonel Joseph Floyd’s Virginia regiment. He enlisted in the following winter or spring, served nine months in Captain Isaac Campbell’s company and was in the battles of Shallow Ford and Whitsall’s Mills. 
He served in the War of 1812 as follows-
From January 10, 1814 to July 25, 1814 in Captain Duncan’s company of East Tennessee militia, and from 
[handwritten note] As work is very heavy, I sentreqt only tombstone data [unreadable]
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September 20, 1814 in Captain McKamy’s company of East Tennessee militia, and in December, 1814, while at Fort Strother, he was disabled by a fracture of the knee, and was discharged May 3, 1815. 
Robert Rhea was allowed pension from May 4, 1815, on account of said disability. He was allowed pension, on account of his service in the Revolutionary on his application executed April 9, 1834, then a resident of Monroe County, Tennessee. 
He died February 15, 1850, in Blount County, Tennessee. 
The application for headstone for Robert Rhea is returned herewith. There was no correspondence enclosed. 
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
To the Administrator
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September 20, 1814 in Captain McKamy's company of
East Tennessee militia, and in December, 1814, while 
at Fort Strother, he was disabled by a fracture of
the knee and was discharged May 3, 1815.
He was placed on pension from May 4, 1815, on
account of disability resulting from
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3814 S. Stuart street,
Greenville, Texas.
Feb. 24, 1930. 

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:-
I want the Revolutionary War service of Robert Rhea.
If there is a fee for this service kindly state same.
Most Sincerely
Mrs. Edwin Averitt

[black circular date stamp]
U. S. PENSION OFFICE
O MAR 1 1930
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Date Stamp in center of a blank page
U. S. P. D. 

OLD WAR & NAVY
Jun 16[1903
FILES.
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Date Stamp in center of a blank page
U. S. P. D. 

OLD WAR & NAVY
Jun 16[1903
FILES.
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[[second column]form]
[handwritten] Revy [form] WIDOW, &c.
File No. 10235
[handwritten] Mary Rhea
[handwritten] Wid. of
[handwritten] Robert Rhea
[handwritten] Priv. Rev. War
Act: [handwritten] July 2 [illegible]
Index:--Vol. [handwritten] M, Page [handwritten] 160
[Arrangement of 1870]

[first column]
1894 Dec 7 Hist. to
E. B. Rhea, Kansas City, Mo.[
line across page]
June 17 - 1903, His. to
Mrs. R. A. Vose, Oswego N.Y.
[line across page]
1918 Feby 28 Hist. to A. F. Littleton.
1919 Dec. 10 Hist to Mrs. Pearl G. Clement
[line across page]
1939 June 30 - Tombstone Date
to memo Br. [illegible ]
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War of 1812
INVALID.
File No. 233
Robert Rhea
Priv. Tenn. Vols.
Act: Apl. 24, 1816.
Index: -Vol. A, Page 310

[Arrangement of 1870.]

1930 May 16 Hist let Mrs. Edwina Everett See her letter in George Salmon W.9640 AWF
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The 3rd Auditor will have to
state to what period Robert 
Rhea of Capt: McCamy's
Co. Tennessee Militia, was
last paid by Joseph
H. Wendle, P. Master; and
whether the [illegible] to the
pension signature of Lt.
Black of the same Comp.
Very respectfully,
G. Boyd
Papers deposited by Hon Col.
[illegible] Williams - Senate, US.
April 18: 1818.
Treasury Dept.
3rd Auditor's Office
20 April 1818
It appears by the Amt. of
J. N. Wendle March 12 that 
Robert Rhea [illegible] in
Capt. David McKamey's Co.
was paid both 3rd May 1815
The signature of Leut. Geo
V. Black appears to be provided
Tho Cook
[on side of page] [illegible Abs] 31 Oct. 1816

[next page]
allow half disability
Apr. 20 1818
G Boyd
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Having examined Robt. Rhea a private in Capt McKamey's Company of Col. Johnson Regt of East Tennessee Militia, I certify that he is incapable of performing military duty in consequence of a facturn of the Patella. Fort Strother  Jany. 2, 1815
James  [illegible R*May]
Surgeon, S: B: W: T: M.
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Pension Office,
May  21, 1851.

Sir:

When it is satisfactorily proven to this Dept. that Mrs. Mary Rhea was living on the 3d March 1851, her name may be placed on the pension rolls at the same rate which her husband received commencing at the date of his death

Very Respectfully
yr. obt. servt
J. E. Heath
Commr.

John L. Hopkins
Madisonville
Tenn.
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Madisonville Tenn.
28 May 1851

Sir
I have returned your letter so that you can without difficulty properly understand the enclosed affidavits of  Maj. Henry Stephens & myself.

Very Respectfully
Your Obt servant 
Jms L. Hopkins

John J. E. Heath
commr &
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[handwritten]
State of Tennessee
Monroe County [squiggle]
On this Twenty Ninth day of May 
Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-One personally
appearing before me the undersigned and an acting Justice of
the Peace in & the County and State aforesaid Henry
Stephens aged seventy two years John L. Hopkins aged twenty
three years and make oath in [illegible this ] form of law that Mary
Rhea widow of the late Robert Rhea was living on the third
day of March 1857 and that she is still living.  That they were
intimately acquainted with her husband Robert Rhea; that
he was a pensioner under the United States that he died in the
County of Blount Tennessee where his widow has ever since
& still this [illegible name].  They further make oath that the Mary Rhea
mentioned in this affidavit is the same person who recently
forwarded her application to the Pension Dept asking to be placed
on the Pension Roll at Knoxville Tenn.
Henry Stephens
John L. Hopkins
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day
and date above written & I hereby certify
that Henry Stephens & John L. Hopkins the persons who made the 
foregoing affidavit are entitled to full credit on oath.
Wm Williams  seal
Justice of the Peace for
Monroe Co. Tennessee
State of Tennessee
Monroe County [squiggle]
I, John A Stephens, Clerk of the county court
within & for the County and State aforesaid, Certify that
William Williams Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit was
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made who has thereunto officially subscribed his genuine signature is and was at the time of so doing  an acting  Justice in & for the county & state aforesaid and commissioned
and sworn.
Given under my hand and seal of affixed at Madisonville this twenty ninth day of Mary 1850
John L. Stephens. Clerk
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[handwritten]
Third Aud Office
May 17. 1852
Robert Rhea served under Capt. Duncan from
10. Jany [January] 1814 to 25. July 1814 [illegible] under Captain
McKamey from 20. Sept 1814 to 3d May 1815
R Grance
For the Auditor
I AL
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111.592   Ma 2/52
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Maryville, Tenn.
Feb. 4th 1852

Sir,

Enclosed is the application of Mary Rhea for bounty Land under the Act of Sept . 28th 1850

In relation to the proof of the marriage I have to say that I have applied to the Clerk of the County Court of Montgomery and Wythe counties, Virginia, and neither of those offices afford the necessary evidence. She had a record of her marriage but she sent it to Pension office about two years since when she applied for a pension on account of husband's services in the War of the Revolution.
She knows of no way by which she can now prove her marriage, and requests that you take for evidence in this case, that upon which you allowed her rthe said pension.
Very Respectfully

J. A. McKamy


Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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[handwritten]
Sept 4-4th
Robt Rhea
[illegible illegible]
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[handwritten]
Madisonville Tennessee
August 23 1844
Mr. Edwards
Dear Sir
Robert Rhea who is
a citizen of Blount County in this
State, was a soldier in the war of
the Revolution and was in the service
[illegible illegible illegible] for four years, [illegible]
belongs to the Militia [illegible] the [illegible]
of Virginia.
Mr. Rhea draws a pension
of forty eight dollars a year for
his services, and the subject of this 
letter is to learn from you what course he is to pursue to 
enable him to draw the full amount which he is entitled
to under the different acts of Congress.
You will please answer this letter as soon as [illegible], and you
comply [illegible] will much [illegible illegible] this
old soldier.
Respectfully
[illegible] H H Stephens
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Mr. J. L. Edwardrs
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D Columbia

Sept 4 '44
Robt. Rhea
Tenn.
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No. 939
Mary Rhea
widow of Robert
to Act 29 July 1848
Married before 1800
Husd died 15 Feb 1850

[illegible] 1 yr for $40 per 
annum comg 15 Feb 1850

Knoxville
J. L. Hopkins
Madisonville T
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House of Reps Febr 8th 51
Sir
I enclose you the application of Mrs. Rhea for Pension. Relying upon the statements of persons whom I know to be of undoubted veracity & integrity I can & do hereby certify that the witnesses in the declaration are credible witnesses in any Court of Record in the State of Tennessee

Very Respectfully
Your obt servt
A. G. Watkins

Hon Jas. E. Heath
Commissioner
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[typed letter]
Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
AWF/HWM
May 16, 1930.
Mrs. Edwin Avert
3814 S. Stuart Street
Greenville
Texas.
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension
claim W. 10235, it appears that Robert Rhea was born in April
1763 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
While residing in Montgomery County, Virginia, he enlisted
and served with the Virginia troops as follows:
From the fall of 1778 four months in Captain Isaac Campbell's
Company, Colonel Crockett' s Regiment.  In about ten days, he
served three months under the same officers and was in a skirmish
with the Tories at Round Meadows:  from in July 1780 eight months 
in Captain Campbell's Company, Colonel Joseph Floyd's Regiment;
from the following winter or spring nine months in Captain Isaac
Campbell's Company and was in the battles of Shallow Ford and
Whitall's Mills.
He also served in the War of 1812 as follows:
From January 10 1814 to July 25, 1814 in Captain Duncan's
Company, and from September 20, 1814 in Captain McKenny's [crossed out] Company [handwritten in the right margin] McKarny 
Colonel Johnson's Regiment of East Tennessee Militia; and in December
1814, while at Fort Strother, he was disabled by a fracture 
of the knee and was discharged May 3, 1815.
He was pensioned on account of said disability, and was
also pensioned on account of his services in the War of the Revolution.
He died February 15, 1850 in Blount County, Tennessee.
The soldier married January 25, 1787, in Montgomery County.
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Virginia, Mary Stephens.

She was allowed pension on her application executed January 1, 1851, at which time she was a resident of Chilhowee, Blount County, Tennessee, and was aged eighty-three years.

There are no further data as to family.

Very truly yours,

E. W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner.
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Rev. War Section.

February 28, 1918.

A. F. Littleton,
Harriman, Tennessee.
Sir:
In response to your letter dated the 18th instant,
you are advised that it appears from the papers in the claim
W. F. No. 10,235, that Robert Rhea was born in April 1763, in 
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, and while residing in
Montgomery County, Virginia, enlisted and served as follows: 
In the fall of 1778 as a Private in Captain Isaac Campbell's 
Company Colonel Crockett's Regiment, 4 months.
After remaining at home about ten days he marched again under
the same officers, had a skirmish with Tories at the Round
Meadows and was out 3 months.
In July 1780, in Captain Isaac Campbell's Company, Colonel
Joseph Floyd's Regiment, 8 months.
In the following winter or spring in Captain Isaac Campbell's 
Company, 9 months, and was in the battles of Shallow Ford of
Yadkin, and Whitsalls Mill.
He also served as a Private from January 10, 1814, to July
25, 1814, in Captain Duncan's Company, and on September 20,
1814, enlisted in Captain McKamy's Company, Colonel Johnson's
Regiment, East Tennessee Militia, in December 1814, while at
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Fort Strother was disabled by a fracture of the knee, and 
was discharged May 3, 1815.
He was pensioned on account of said disability, and also on 
account of his services in the Revolution.
He married January 25, 1787 in Montgomery County,Virginia,
Mary Stephens, and died February 15, 1850, in Blount County
Tennessee.  His widow Mary was allowed pension on an application
executed January 1, 1851, while a resident of Chilhowee,
Blount County, Tennessee, aged 83 years. [begin handwritten] and she was 
also allowed bounty land on account of his services [end handwritten]
There is no other data on file as to his family.
Very respectfully, 
[signature illegible G. M. S]
Commissioner.
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IN REPLY REFER TO         3-2562

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.

AWF/HMM

UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON

May 3, 1930.

Mrs. Edwin Averitt
3814 S. Stuart Street
Greenville, Texas.

Dear Madam:

I advise you that the data furnished by you are not sufficient to
enable this bureau to make intelligent reply to the queries contained
in your letter.

Please fill out such of the blank spaces below, as the information
in your possession will permit, and return to this bureau.

First name of widow [added by hand "Olivia Conley"]
Full name of soldier   Robert Rhea
Residence of soldier at enlistment [added by hand "N. Carolina"]
Residence of soldier after service [added by hand "Tenn"]
Name of state from which he enlisted
Approximate date of birth [added by hand "abt 1763"]
Approximate date of death [added by hand "abt 1850"]

Kindly return attached letter with your reply.

Respectfully,

[Signature of Earl D. Church]

EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner.

No charge is made for this service.
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[Circular stamp in top left corner containing "U. S. PENSION OFFICE. D NOV 28 1919"]

[Rev Sec]

Cameron, Texas.
Nov. 24, 1919.

Department of the Interior,
Washington,
D.C.

Sirs:
Have you, in your office, 
any record of land having
been granted to one Robert 
Rhea for services in the Revolutionary
war.
I have the following note
"Robert and Mary Rhea of Montgomery
Co., Va., later of Blount Co, 
Tenn., who was a soldier in 
Col. Walter Crocket's t regiment
of Cavalry under Capt. Isaac
Campbell. He, Robert Rhea, enlisted
four times, total service two yrs"
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I wish to ascertain
1st When did Robert Rhea die?
2nd Who were his children?
3rd In what other organization did he serve?
4th What was his wife's family name?

I would greatly value any
information you can give 
me.
I wish it so that I may complete
my own records and 
that several of my relatives
may become Daughters of the 
American Revolution.

Respectfully,
Mrs Pearl G Clement
Registrar "Sarah McCalla" Chap. D.A.R
Cameron, Tex
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[form]
3-871
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
RECORD DIVISION
Briefed by [handwritten] J.T.C. [stamped] FEB 27 1918
Orig. [crossed out] [handwritten] Old War Inv. File 233
Cert. [blank]
Claimant [blank]
Soldier [handwritten] Robert Rhea
Service [handwritten] Pri; McKarney's
[handwritten] Tenn. Mil. War of 1812.
No. [blank] claim, Service record [blank], 191
[blank], Clerk.
No. claim, Alph'b record [blank], 191
[blank], Clerk.
REMARKS: [handwritten] No other Navy, 1812
[handwritten] or old War except.
[handwritten, crossed out] 1812 Surv. cof. 20.355
[handwritten, crossed out] Robert Rhea
[handwritten, crossed out] Seaman U.S. Navy 1812
[handwritten] no use as not in navy 
[handwritten] & not alive in 1871.
[handwritten] W. F. Waite
Chief D[illegible]ion
[handwritten] B.L.W.A. 22.548=160-50 [illegible]
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[stamp]
OLD WAR & NAVY
NOV 22 1894
FILES.
P. B.
[stamp]
U S PENSION OFFICE.
NOV 20 1894
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Missouri Society

Bethany, Mo.,   Nov 17th 1894
Hon  Wm  [Lochner?]
Commissioner of Pensions,
Dear Sir,

Will you please furnish me with the military history of Robert Rhea a pensioner of the Revolutionary War, who drew a pension in  1840 while a resident  of Blount Co Tennessee.
I desire this information for E B Rhea Esq      Kansas city Mo
 Respectfully
Henry Cadle,
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[stamped seal-circular, appears to be on the back of a typed letter - letters showing thru the paper are upside down]
U. S. Pension Office
O FEB 21 1918
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Harriman, Tennessee.
Feb. 18, 1918.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Revolutionary War Section,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir -  Will you please furnish me with the records your office contains, of the following Revolutionary Pensioners:

John Mc Natt, Roane County, Tennessee.
Robert Rhea, Blount County, Tennessee.

Yours very truly,
A. F. Littleton

AFL/H
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Oct 14:
Mary Rhea a Pensioner from Tennessee for increase

Additional
Power of Atty
Oct 14/52

Joseph Bryan
of Atty
Page 58

[handwritten]
Know all men by these presents, that I, Mary Rhea of the County
of Blount and State of Tennessee for [illegible]
good causes and consideration hereunto [illegible] have
and by those present do [illegible] continue and apparent
Taze W Newman of the Farm of Knoxville and the State of 
Tennessee my true and Lawful for me and
and in my name, to [illegible] the General Government of the
United States for the amount due me more than I now
secure my late husband having [illegible], eighteen  months
service  and only secured forty dollars per annum for said
service when he should have received fifty, dollars; I therefore 
authorize my attorney, to prosecute the General Government for
an increase of my stipend, and for the [illegible] of pension due
my husband at the time of his death, further authorizing my
attorney to examine all proof on file and to file [crossed out] and [resuming] all
proof that may be necessary to be filed and to examine the
proof on which my late husband Robt Rhea [illegible illegible]
pension, in order to show [illegible] the proof was sufficient to 
establish the proof as above stated, further giving power to 
my attorney to do any and everything, that I might as well
do in and about the premises, and to do any and every
other act, as acts that I might as well do, in and about the
premises by [illegible] hereof.
In testimony whereof I have here unto let my hand
And affixed my seal this 31st day of March A.D. 1852
Mary Rhea [drawn circle with seal written inside]
Signed [illegible] and delivered in presence of
James C. Wright
Mary Wright
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[handwritten]
State of Tennessee
County of Blount  [squiggle] .[unknown].P.
Be it known that as this [up arrow with date above line] 31st day of March
A.D. 1852 personally appeared before me an acting Justice of the Peace
duly auth[unknown] to administer [illegible], Mrs. Mary Rhea
A Revolutionary pensioner of the United States, and acknowledge
the foregoing power of Attorney to be her act and [illegible] for the purpose
[illegible] these in [illegible]
Saml Ghormley
Justice of the Peace for
Blount Co Tennessee
State of Tennessee
County of Blount [squiggle] [illegible]
I Robt A Tedford Clerk of the County
Court in and for the County and State above written would hereby
certify that, Sam Ghormley Esq before whom the foregoing
acknowledgement was made as an acting Justice of the Peace in
and for Lewis County duly commissioned and known and the signature
[illegible] to be his is genuine
In testimony where of I have here unto let my hand
and affixed my seal of office at office in Maryville
this 6th day of [crossed out] March [written above] April A.D. 1852
Robt A Tedford CLK
[lower left seal attached but illegible]
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Joseph H. Windell was the last paymaster that paid one Robert Rhea
Capt. McCamy's Company
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The State of Tennessee}
Blount County}
On examining Robert Rhea I find him disabled by a transversed fracture of the patella which separated about four inches when he attempts to raise his leg - an affection which undoubtedly will always render him ineffective.
Edward Gantt M. D.

State of Tennessee}
Blount County}

I James Turk chairman of the court of pleas and quarter Sessions for the county aforesaid do certify that Doctor Edward Gantt this day came before me and made oath that the facts stated in the above certificate are true.
Given under my hand this 1st day of April 1848.
James Turk
P. S. Justice of the peace
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State of Tennessee
Blount County}

I Jacob F. Foule clerk of the court of pleas and quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid do certify that James Turk whose signature appears to the forgoing probate is an acting justice of the peace for the County aforesaid in whose official acts as such all faith and credit are due.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed my private (having no public) seal at Office in Maryville the 1st day of April 1815

Jacob F. Foule Clk

State of Tennessee
Blount County}
I James Turk chairman of the court of pleas and quarter sessions for the County aforesaid  do certify that Jacob F. Foules is clerk of said court  and that the above certificate is in due form of law
Given under my hand at Maryville the 1st April 1848 
James Turk
P. S. Justice of the peace
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Lieut. Blacks
Certificate
Page 64

This day came George V. Black First Lieutenant in Captain McCamey's company of East Tennessee Militia before me Hugh Bogle a Justice of the peace for Blount county and made oath that Robert Rhea a private under his Command in the Month of December of the year 1814 was disabled in one of his knees which rendered him unable to perform duty and as the said Lieutenant believes has rendered him incapable of procuring a subsistance by manual labor as he had formerly been & that the said Rhea received the hurt at Fort Stratten on the Coosa River in the line of this duty and in the service of the United States George V. Black  
Sworn to an d subscribed before me this 3rd day of March 1818
Hugh Bogle
Acting Justice of the peace

State of Tennessee}
Blount County    } I Jacob F. Foule clerk of the court of pleas and quarter sessions for said County do certify that Hugh Bogle whose signature appears to be the foregoing probate is an acting justice of the pleas for said County in whose official and as such all faith and credit are due.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed my private (having no public) seal at office in Maryville the 1st April 1818.
Jacob F. Foule clerk
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[handwritten]
State of Tennessee
Blount County [scribble]
I James Turk Chairman of the Court of Pleas and
quarter [illegible] for said county do certify that [illegible] F. Foster
is clerk of said court in whose official act as such all
faith and credit are due and that the said certificate
is in due form of [illegible]
Given under my hand the 1st Apl. 18[illegible].
James Turk
P S Justice of the Peace
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In a matter of Arrearages of Pensions due Robert
Rhea under the act of Congress of June [illegible] 1838
State of Tennessee
Blount County [squiggle]  J. S.
I, James Wyley, a resident of the County and State
aforesaid, a pensioner of the United States under the
act of Congress [illegible] June [illegible] 1838 – aged eighty-two
years, do hereby certify that I served in a company
of Calvary in the Revolutionary war under Captain
Isaac Campbell – Lieut. Michael {illegible] – Ensign
William Deane – Col. Walter [illegible] – Major
[blank] Floyd – Gen. William Campbell, that I entered
the service early in May 1780 in Montgomery County
Virginia, and was in service in said Company
and regiment as well my memory serves me
from associate events, until June or July 1782: that
previous to my service in said corps, I had been
on several detachments of Virginia militia for
for short terms under Captains Love, Dresloro D. [illegible],
amounting in all to five or six months; that Robert
Rhea, now a resident of Blount County, Tennessee, and 
also a pensioner, was in service all this time with
me, as Captain Isaac Campbell’s Company + Colonel
Crochets regiment, and in most of the Virginia detachments
of Militia above named amounting altogether
to between two and three years, + that he was in one
detachment, as I have understood, for a short tour,
when I was not along.
James Wyley
Sworn and subscribed
Before me this 30th July 1845 [squiggle]
Wesley Earnest {drawn circle with seal inside]
Justice of the Peace
For Blount County
I, Wesley Earnest an acting Justice of the
Peace + one of the Justices of the County Court and
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for the County and State aforesaid, before whom
the above deposition has this day been made
and subscribed to by James Wyley of said County; do
hereby certify that I am well acquainted with
the said Wyley that he is a man of truth +
a credible + intelligent person, + that I believe 
him to be eighty-two years of age and know him
to be in receipt of a pension from the United States
as a Revolutionary soldier.
Given under my hand this 30th day of
July, 1845.
Wesley Earnest [drawn circle with seal inside]
Justice of the peace
For Blount County
State of Tennessee
Blount County [squiggle] D. S.
At a County Court begun and held at
Maryville on the 4th day of August 1845 for the 
County and State aforesaid, came Robert Rhea of said
County, by his attorneys and submitted to the Court
for approval the act of Wesley Earnest Esq., one
of the Justices of said court, before whom the preceding
deposition of James Wyley was made in support 
of the claim of the before named Robert Rhea for
an increase and arrearages of Pension under the 
act of Congress [illegible] June 1st 1832.  [illegible] the said
Court hereby approving of the above recited act of Wesley
Earnest Esq., one of its members; and orders that
the Clerk certify the same, as well as this official
character of the said Wesley Earnest Esq.
I, William Lowry, Clerk of said Court, do hereby
certify that the above proceedings were had and 
done in open Court when sitting for ordinary purposes.
And I further certify that Wesley Earnest is, and was
an acting Justice of the Peace, and one of the Justices
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of the county Court, at the time of the deposition of James Wylie, taken before him bears date and that his signature  above written is genuine.
Given under my hand and the deal of the said County, at office in Maryville, this 4th day of August 1845.
Will Lowry Clk

Approved and countersigned
Saml Pride Chairman
Green B. Saffell
John Tipton  Esqr. Justice of said Court
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Maryville Tenn August 4th 1845
James L. Edward Esqr.
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir:
I hereby make application for  an increases and arrears of Pension due me under the act of Congress of June 4th 1932. On my first application for a pension my witness could not prove for me more than one years service, not having entered the service for a year or more after I did. Nor did I know, at the time that James Hall, who is now dead and James Wyley Esqr with whom I served was then living, and to whose evidence in support of my claim I invite your attention which will be forwarded by my attorneys  Messers M. & W. McTier, Should the increase  and arrearages I claim be allowed, upon notification thereof to my attorney, I will forward the Certificate I know hold to the Pension Office, that the increase may be noted thereon, or on a new one issued in lieu thereof.
Your Obedient Servant
Robert Rhea
Jas. L. Edwards, Esqr
Commissioner of Pension
Washington D.C.