Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 41659, Charles Hood, N.C.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE      NUMBER
[handwritten]N.C.  Hood, Charles  S 41659 [/handwritten]

CONTENTS
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North Carolina
2062

Charles Hood, private,
Capt. Rhoades,
North Carolina 
Py 8_  3 years
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
4
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina, at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 9th of May, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1st of Aug. 1818 and sent to James S. Smith, Hillsborough, North Carolina.
Arrearages to 4th Sept. 1818.
3 Mo. 23/31   4/30  $30.99
Revolutionary claims,
Act 18th March, 1818,
Continued 
Orange Co. N. Carolina
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[handwritten] Notification sent to John Taylor Esq  30 Oct. 1820, Hillsborough N.C. [/handwritten]
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North Carolina District.
                                          Towit, [? (revised  in image)]
On this 9th day of May AD 1818 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Superior Courts of Law & Courts of Equity for the state of North-Carolina, personally appeared Charles Hood a freeman of Colour, aged fifty five or fifty six years resident in Orange County in said State, who being by me first duly sworn, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late Act of Congress entitled “An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War”, that he the said Charles enlisted in Caswell County in North-Carolina in the Company commanded by Captain Thomas Donoho in the Sixth Regiment of the North-Carolina Line in [?] the Continental establishment in the year Seventeen hundred & eighty, that he continued ^in the^ service of the United States until the Peace, when he was discharged from Service at a place near to Charleston south-Carolina [text seen inserted above "Charleston south-Carolina" :] by Captain Lyttle [end of inserted text] ; that he was in the Battle of the Eutaw Springs,& also in the Siege of Charleston – but had been marched ontto [?] Ashley Hill before the surrender of the town & was not made a prisoner of War & that he is in reduced circumstances, & stands in need of the Assistance of his Country for Support ----
Sworn & declared before me the day & year aforesaid ____
Thomas Ruffin [unclear ("Judge" (?)] [signature]
[seen to right of near-vertical squiggly separating line:] Charl Hood [signature]

Charles Wood being duly sworn, on his Oath declares that he well knows the above named Affiant Charles Hood & hath known him since the year 1780 [? (final digit unclear)] & that they marched to Charleston together as Soldiers in the Continental Service in the Regiment above mentioned & that they were discharged at the Same place & time in 1783 by Captain William Lyttle & that he hath good reason to believe & doth believe [?] all the matters of fact set forth in the affidavit of the Said Hood hereunto annexed [?] to be true. ______ [curved line in image]
Sworn to & Subscribed before me the day & year aforesaid    his
                                                                                                     Charles Wood
                                                                                      [crossed lines resembling "T"]
                                                                                                      Mark
Thomas Ruffin [unclear ("Judge"?)] [signature with curved line beneath]
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I Thomas Ruffin one of the Judges of the Superior Courts of Law & Courts of Equity for North Carolina do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Charles Hood within named did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the forgoing declaration of the said Hood, affidavit of Charles Wood & Certificate of Major Thomas Donoho hereunto annexed, against the Common Enemy for the [unclear text ("Term of"?) ]  Nine [struck-through: ("Months" ??)] Months & upwards [?] on the Continental establishment. And I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & had before me, to the secretary [?] for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress, under my hand & the Seal of the Superior Court of Law for Orange County, being one of the Courts in which I preside_ May 9th. ["th" in superscript above "."] A D 1818 at Orange _
Thomas Ruffin [unclear ("J of L & E"?) ] [signature, with curved underline]
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Charles Hood   9 May

 Supported by good evidence the judge however does not set for the [illegible]
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[handwritten] Charles Hood. [/handwritten]
[handwritten] 2062 [/handwritten]

[handwritten] John Taylor [/handwritten]
[handwritten] Hillsborough, N.C. [/handwritten]

[3 lines of script water damaged and crossed out]
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North Carolina
Orange County
Court of Common Pleas and Quarter ____ [?] May Seven [?] 1820. Being the Court of Record for the said County.

On the 27th May 1820 Personally appeared in open Court Charles Hood (a man of Colour) aged 65 years resident in said County of Orange, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows. That he served in the first North Carolina Regiment in the Company commanded by Capt. Roads as will more fully appear by reference to his former declaration bearing date the 9th day of May 1818 & numbered 2062.

I Charles Hood do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818. That I have not since that time, by gift, sale or any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled “An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval Service during the Revolutionary War” passed on the 18th March 1818, and that I have not, nor any person for me in trust any property or Securities, contracts or debts due to me, no have I any income other that what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed & by me Subscribed.

Schedule of Charles Hoods property.
1 Sow & 6 pigs  not paid for./nothing/
1 Horse   Cost $35. and have paid towards him $15
1 Pot. 2 Hoes. 1 pair chairs, 1 Plough. 1 Asce [?]
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The said Charles Hood states that he is 65 years of age that he has a ____ [?] on his Back of great size, that he is sorely afflicted with the disease called the Asthma under which he has laboured for 20 years, and that he is entirely unable to pursue his occupation of a farmer.

He further states that he has a wife aged about forty years & rather unhealthy.
Sworn to and Subscribed in open Court this 27th of May 1820
Charles (his mark X) Hood [signature]
We hereby certify that the property set forth in the above Schedule is of the value of $19.60 nineteen dollars & sixty cents.
Tho. Whitted. J.P
C. Campbell J.P.
Wm Lockhart J.P.

State of North Carolina

I John Taylor Clerk of Orange County Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited __ [?] the said schedule is Nineteen dollars and sixty cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court, on this 8th day of August AD. 1820
J. Taylor Clk of the said Court
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41659
INVALID
Recy [?]
File NO. 41.659
Charles Hood
Pri [?] Rev War
Act: 18__ March 18__
Index: -- Vol 3 [?], Page 23[?]2

(Arrangement of 1870)
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This is to certify that Charles Hood a freeman of Colour was enlisted by me then a Captain in the Continental army in the year one thousand Seven hundred and Eighty as a private in the Sixth Redgement of the North Carolina line and continued to Serve with good faith to the close of the war. He is represented as an invalid and is entitled to the Support of his Country. Given under my hand this 6th day of April 1818
Tho. Donoho
Caswell County
North Carolina
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                                                Hillsborough N.C. May 12 [? (2nd digit unclear)] 1818


D[']r  ["r" in superscript; abbrev. for "Dear"] Sir

                    Herewith is enclosed the papers of Charles
Hood a Soldier of the Revolutionary Army 
you will you will [sic] please to advise [unclear word ("me"?)] of
[unclear word/s ("at al"?)] you no [? ("know" meant?)] in this case as Soon [?] as  it is
convenient

               I am with High respects [sic]
                your [unclear word/abbreviation] Sv[']t ["t" in superscript; abbrev. "Servant"]

                                     James S. Smith . [signature (?)]
Honble [? (unclear, but abbrev. for "Honorable")]
           J C Calhoun
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Know all men by those ___ [?], that I Charles Hood of Orange County, & State of North Carolina; have appointed James L Smith, of the Same County & State: my Lawful attorney, for me & in my name, to ask for and receive from the Department of war of the United States; Such Sum, or Rums of money, as may be allowed me by The act of congress entitled an “act to Provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & naval Services of the United States in the Revolutionary war”. And I do further authorize my Said attorney to do all things ___ [?] these ___ [?] in the same manner & with the same effect as I bold [?] do if I were personally present.
Given under my hand & Seal this 12th of May 1818
(Seal)
Charles Hood [signature]

I Thomas Clancy, Chairman of orange county Court of pleas & quarter Sessions, do certify that the Execution of the above power of attorney was this day duly acknowledged before me. Given under my hand this 12th May 1818.
Thos Clancy  Chairman O.CC
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State of North Carolina
I John Taylor Clerk of Orange County Court of pleas & quarter Sessions do hereby certify that Thomas Clancy Esquire whose signature appears to the certificate of acknowledgement of the within power of attorney was at the date of the same & still is an Acting Justice of the Peace and Chairman of said Court duly appointed and that full faith & credit ought to be given to his official acts
In witness [?] whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County the 12th of May AD 1818.
J Taylor CC