Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20,077, for Barnabas Sullivan, North Carolina
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(8-1776)

SERVICE | | NUMBER

N.C. | Sullivan, Barnabas  | W. 20.077
| | Catharine
Pensioned Me. and Mass.
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CONTENTS
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Catharine Sullivan
widow of Barnabas Sullivan
[line illegible] Revolutionary
war, [line illegible]

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Inscribed on the Roll of [illegible] 
[line illegible]
Cents per month to commence on 
the 6th of March, 1818.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 
[line illegible]
and sent to
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[line illegible]
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Recorded [line illegible]
February [date and year illegible] Page [illegible] Vol 2.
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16356

D^t of Maine
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Barnabas Sullivan
of Wiscasset in the state of D^t Maine
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Sheppard of the North Carolina
line, for the term on three years
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Inscribed on the Roll of Maine 
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on 
the 3d of April 1818.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 18 of Jan^y 1820
and forwarded to W. Monble
H of Rep

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Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1819 | $136.53
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1819 | 48.00
Arr 17 m 12/30| $184.53

[in pencil]
60-20

[in pencil] Lincoln [printed] {Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}

[in pencil]
Continued
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Notification sent July 6th 1820 to
Nathaniel Coffin Esq.
Wiscasset, Maine
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[in ink]
Barnabas Sullivan
Private
Shepherds, North Carolina
Reg^t June 1777
3 years

[in pencil]
Proof of Service
wanted

[in ink]
3^d. Ap^l 1818
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State of Massachusetts

I Barnabas Sullivan a Citizen of the United States, now resident at Wiscasset in the County of Lincoln in the State aforesaid, do on oath testify and declare, that in the War of the Revolution, on or about June [crossed-out 77] 1777

I entered and was engaged in the land service of the United States on the continental establishment, and served accordingly from that time to the time hereafter stated.

as a private Soldier against the common enemy, without any interruption or absence: that I belonged to Capt. John Sheppards Company Col. Sheppards Regiment being the 10th in the North Carolina line afterwards the Regiment was reduced or consolidated, I found myself in a new Regiment called the 2nd North Carolina Regiment, Col. Hogan, & in Capt. Hall's Company and that I left the service as hereafter stated

and that by reason of my reduced circumstance in life and poverty, I stand in need of assistance from my country for support, being now of the age of fifty-nine years. I enlisted for three years in 1777 as above stated and I think in the month of June. I well recollect that I served the time not within one fortnight, when I was taken in Charleston S. C. when that city surrendered. I was then held a prisoner by the British about one year & a half more when I was exchanged & set at liberty. I was sick for a time after I had been in the army about six months during said service I broke my arm. had the small pox at Valley Forge. was at the Battle of Monmouth.

And I hereby relinquish all claims to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, if any may be or hath been so allowed. When I was sick or above stated, I was at Col. Shepperds house in North Carolina.

Barnabas Sullivan


Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Lincoln ss. BE IT REMEMBERED That on this third day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen Pursuant to a law of the United States, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," made and passed on the 18th day of March, A. D. 1818, personally appeareth before me Jeremiah Bailey Judge of the Court of Probate within & for the County of Lincoln in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the same being a Court of record.

Of said County, the abovenamed Barnabas Sullivan and after due examination and caution to testify and declare the whole truth, he maketh oath to the declaration aforesaid, and subscribes the same in my presence; and, on examination duly made by me the said Judge, it appeareth to my satisfaction that the said declaration is true.

Jere Bailey


I John H. Sheppard Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Lincoln, hereby certify that the aforesaid Jeremiah Bailey is Judge of said Court of Probate above named
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and that his signature to this caption is genuine and that the seal aforesaid is the seal of said Court.

John H. Sheppard
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74
Barnabas Sullivan

10.356

March 1820

Bailey
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STATE OF MAINE.

LINCOLN, ss.... At a Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the second Eastern Circuit, begun and holden at Wiscasset, within and for the County of Lincoln, on the third Tuesday, being the twentieth day of June, and by adjournment from the day to day, on the twenty first day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty, before the Honorable JOSIAH STEBBINS & EBENEZER THATCHER, Judges of said Court.

ON this twenty first day of June in the year 1820, personally appeared in open Court the same proceeding according to the course of the common law, having jurisdiction unlimited in amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having "the power of fine and imprisonment," and being a Court of Record for said Circuit, Barnabas Sullivan aged sixty years, resident in Wiscasset in said Circuit, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, viz. as a private in the company commanded by Capt. John Sheppard in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Sheppard in the line of the State of North Carolina on the Continental Establishment, as is more particularly mentioned and described in his original declaration, made on the third day of April A. D. 1818, and on which said declaration his Certificate of Pension, numbered 16.356 was granted. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in 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 of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818: and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed; that my occupation and ability to pursue the same, together with the number and other particulars of my family, are in fact and in truth as is particularly described on the back hereof, also subscribed by me.

Barnabas Sullivan

{Sworn to and declared, on the 21st day of June A. D. 1820.} 

BEFORE Eben. Thatcher {One of the Judges of the said Court.}
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SCHEDULE of real and personal estate, (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) belonging to me the subscriber, viz:

Real estate - none
Personal - a few articles of old furniture - No income except my pension

Barnabas Sullivan



SCHEDULE of the family residing with me Barnabas Sullivan who, by occupation am a laborer which I am not able to pursue by reason of infirmity and lameness from old age

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NAMES. | AGES. | Capacity of each to contribute to their support.

My wife Catharine | 55. | infirm
daughter Lydia | 10-- | common health
son George | 7 | do

| | Barnabas Sullivan

Attest. Nat. Coffin Clerk



STATE OF MAINE.

LINCOLN. ss.

I, NATHANIEL COFFIN, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for said Circuit, within the county of Lincoln, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedules thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record of the said Court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, Eight dollars [crossed-out and cents]. 

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this twenty first day of June A. D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty.

Nat Coffin {Clerk of the said Circuit Court for the County of Lincoln}

[Seal]
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5788

Catharine Sullivan
Widow of
Barnabas Sullivan
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Mass.
Act 7. July 38
m 87. d 30.
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aomd
2 yrs pri
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80$

No deduction

R. Baldwin, esq^r.
Boston
Mass
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Granville Nova Scotia
May 27 1839

I hereby Certify that it appears from the Registry of Marriages in the Town Book from the Township of Granville Province of Nova Scotia

"Barnabas Sullivan a native of Carolina United States, married to Catherine daughter of Lodswick Croscop of Granville, the Fifteenth day of May seventeen hundred and eighty nine by the Rev Jacob Layley, Witness present John Croscop and Daniel Croscop"

I Walter Willett do Certify that the above Certificate is a true Copy of the Record with the exception of the day which is expressed on the Record in fair legible figures as follows    15 day of May 1789
Walter Willett


I the above named Walter Willett do on Oath Testify depose and say that I hold the Office of Town Clerk in the Township of Granville Province of Nova Scotia and have in my possession the Record Books of said Township and that the above Record Certified by me is a true extract of said Record with the exception stated above.
Walter Willett Town Clerk of Granville


Granville 
Nova Scotia June 10 1839

Sworn to before me Joseph Shaw Esqr one of Her Majestys Justices of the peace in and for the county of Annapolis Province of Novascotia

Joseph Shaw Just Peace
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I Samuel Cowling Certify that Joseph Shaw Es^r is a Justice of the peace of the Township of Granville and that his Signature to the aforesaid Certificate is genuine.

Sam. Cowling Clerk Peace
for the County of Annapolis 
in the Province of Nova Scotia
Annapolis 10th June 1839
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I Samuel Cowling Clerk of the Peace for the County of Annapolis and [illegible] notary of the Supreme Courts of Judicature and Common Pleas for the said County do hereby certify unto all whom it doth or may concern that the signature of Joseph Shaw is the proper hand writing and signature of the said Joseph Shaw Esq^r is a Justice of the Peace of the County of Annapolis residing in Granville in the said County and that full credence should be given to the acts of him the said Joseph Shaw as a Justice of the Peace for the said County having been commissioned there by the Governor of this Province and taken the oaths of the said office. And I do also attach this my certificate to the document to which the said signature is made.

Given under my hand and the seals of the said Courts at Annapolis Royal in the Province of Nova Scotia this tenth day of June Annoque Domini 1839

Sam Cowling.

[Seal]
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Suffolk ss.

I, Thomas W. Phillips, Clerk of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston, hereby certify that Peter O. Thacher Esquire is Judge of the said Municipal Court & his signatures hereon written, purporting to be his, are genuine.

Witness my hand [illegible] seal of said Court hereto set this ninth day of July A.D. Eighteen hundred & thirty nine.

Thomas W. Phillips, Clerk.

[Seal]
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Suffolk County ss.

On this Ninth day of July Eighteen hundred and thirty nine, personally appeared before the Hon Peter O. Thacher Judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Catherine Sullivan a resident of said Boston, aged sixty six years, who being duly Sworn according to Law, doth on her Oath makes the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7, 1838. Entitled, "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows"

That she is the widow of Barnabas Sullivan, late of Wiscasset in the State of Maine dec^d who was a Soldier in the War of the Revolution, and served in the North Carolina line, for which Service he received a pension from the United States under the Act of March 18, 1818 and he continued to draw the same until his death in Lincoln County in the State of Maine
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that she is unable to state the particular service her said husband performed or the Officers under whom he served, she therefore refers to the declaration of said Barnabas Sullivan on file in the War Department at Washington for proof of his said Service.

She further declares that she lived with her parents at Granville in Nova Scotia, where she married said Barnabas Sullivan and they continued to reside at said Granville until the year eighteen hundred and five when her husband and herself came to Wiscasset in the State of Maine where they lived until his death in May 1830. that she continued to reside there until about three years ago, when she came to Boston to live with her daughter Sarah Snaith with whom she now resides.

She further declares that she was married to said Barnabas Sullivan at Granville in Nova Scotia, on the fifteenth day of May in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty Nine and that her husband Barnabas Sullivan aforesaid died at Wiscasset on
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the Seventh day of May Eighteen hundred & thirty, that She was not married to him prior to his leaving the Service, but the Marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and Ninety four. viz at the time above Stated, And She has not married since the death of her husband Barnabas Sullivan aforesaid.

Catherine [her mark X] Sullivan

Witness to the signature of Catherine Sullivan - Peter O. Thacher

Signed and sworn to on this day and year first before written, viz. on 9th July 1839. before me: and [illegible] certify that by [illegible] of bodily infirmity the [illegible] Applicant, can not personally attend Court

Peter O. Thacher Judge of the Municipal Court of the city of Boston
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I Sarah Snaith, wife of Richard Snaith of Boston in the County of Suffolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged thirty one years do on Oath testify and say, that I am the reputed daughter of Barnabas and Catherine Sullivan That I lived with my said parents at Wiscasset in the State of Maine until I was about twenty years old when I removed to Boston where I have since resided, that my father said Barnabas Sullivan was a pensioner of the United States and died at Wiscasset in May 1830, about a week after his death I went to Wiscasset and saw my widowed Mother that about three years ago, my Mother said Catherine Sullivan came to Boston where she is now living with me, And she has not married since the death of her husband Barnabas Sullivan aforesaid.

Sarah Snaith


Witness to Signature
Peter O. Thacher


Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Suffolk ss. On the ninth day of July A D. Sarah Snaith the aforesaid Deponent, personally appeared before me, the Subscriber, and made oath to the truth of the facts set forth in the above affidavit. That I further certify, that the said Sarah Snaith is a person of truth and respectability & that she is entitled to be believed on oath.

Peter O. Thacher Judge of the Municipal Court of the city of Boston Justice of the Peace
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I Eliza Call of Boston in the County of Suffolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do on Oath testify and say that I formerly resided at Wiscasset in the State of Maine. that I was well acquainted with the late Barnabas Sullivan and his wife, now his widow Catherine Sullivan, I lived a near Neighbour to them and was in the habit of seeing them frequently, that to the best of my knowledge and recollection said Barnabas Sullivan died about nine years ago and left his Widow said Catherine, who is now living in Boston with her daughter Sarah Snaith, that I have seen her within a few days and she has not married since the death of her husband of said Barnabas Sullivan,
that I am Forty years of age

Eliza Call


Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Suffolk, on this ninth day of July A. D. 1839, the said Deponent, Eliza Call, made oath to the truth of the above affidavit before me, and I further certify that Eliza Call has been represented to me to be a person of truth an respectability; that I believe her to be that she is entitled to be believed on her oath.

Peter O. Thacher, Judge of the Municipal Court Justice of the Peace
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Since writing the aforegoing certificate, I have fully ascertained, to my satisfaction, that the said Elisa Call is a person of truth and respectability & that full confidence may be reposed in the correctness of the contents of her said affidavit.

Peter O. Thacher Judge of the Municipal Court of the city of Boston.

Boston July 9^h 1839
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Revy
WIDOW, &c.
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File No. 20077
Catharine Sullivan
widow of
Barnabas Sullivan
Priv. Rev. War
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Act Feb. 2^d 1848
Index : -Vol. M, Page 255

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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2421
Massachusetts
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Catharine Sullivan
widow of Barnabas Sullivan
who was a Private 
in the N. C. line
for 2 years
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
80 Dollars -----
Cents per annum, to commence on 
the 4th day of March, 1843.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 
25th day of Oct. 1843
and sent to 
R. Baldwin
Boston,
Mass
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[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1. Page 53. 

[next column in pencil]
[illegible] Oct 25
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Massachusetts 4120
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Catharine Sullivan,
widow of Barnabas Sullivan,
who was a pensioner under the Act of 18 March 18
and who died on the 7. May 1830
of Suffolk in the State of Massachusetts
who was a Pri in the [illegible] commanded 
by Captain ---- of the Reg^t. commanded 
by Sheppard in the N. C.
line for 2 years 
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Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of 80 Dollars -- Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of Sept. 
'39, and sent to R. Baldwin 
and 
Boston, Mass
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Arrears to the 4th of March | $240.00
Semi=annual allowance ending | 40.00
| $280.00

{Act July 7, 
1838}

Recorded by R Baldwin Clerk
Book A Vol. [illegible, 17?] page 131
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State of North Carolina Secretary's Office 12th Janry 1820.

I William Hill Secretary of State in & for the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that it appears from the musterrolls of the Continental line of this State in the Revolutionary War, that Barnabas Sterlevant a private in Compy of the 10th Reg^t was mustered on the 31st of August 1777 for 3 years. [illegible] in June 1779, mustered again in Nov^r 1779.

Given under my hand the date above

W^m Hill


Raleigh 12th Janry 1820.

Sir

You will see from the above certificate that the name of the Soldier is not spelt as it is in your letter, yet I have no doubt but it is intended for the same person. Please inform the old man that by proving himself to
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to be the person he represents himself to be and applying at this Office by himself or properly authorized attorney he can draw a Warrant for 274 Acres of land in the State of Tennessee which warrant will be worth at least $274--

Respectfully
Your most Obd
Serv^t
W^m Hill

J. L. Edwards Esq.
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Boston Massachusetts
July 10th. 1839.

Sir

I herewith enclose documents in Support of the claim to a pension under the Act of July 7, 1838, by Mrs Catherine Sullivan widow of Barnabas Sullivan a Soldier in the North Carolina line in the War of the Revolution [illegible] a pensioner of the United States under the Act of March 18, 1818 of Lincoln County in the State of Maine.

If this claim should be admitted be pleased to forward the Certificate for the Same addressed to me at this place

I am Very Respectfully
Sir Your Obd St
Reuben Baldwin

J. L. Edwards Esq
Com^r of pensions
Washington
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DECLARATION

In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of 2d February, 1848, entitled "An act making further provision for surviving Widows and Soldiers of the Revolution."

{COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,
Suffolk County,} ss.

On this eighth day of September 1848, personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace, in and for the county aforesaid, Catharine Sullivan a resident of Charlestown in the county of Middlesex aged seventy eight 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 2d February 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Barnabas Sullivan who was a resident of Charleston S. C. and afterwards in Wiscasset in Maine and who was a private in the War of the Revolution and is the identical person who drew a pension under the Act of 17th June 1844, on account of the Revolutionary service of her late husband aforesaid, at the rate of eighty dollars and     cents per annum.

She further declares that she is still a widow.

Catharine [her mark X] Sullivan

[square stamp with L. S inside]

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me G. L. Bulfinch Justice of the Peace

In presence of R [illegible] Snaith


I Certify, That the declarant is personally known to me, a widow and a pensioner, as she declares.

G. L. Bulfinch Justice of the Peace


{COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,
    COUNTY,} ss.
I,      Clerk of the Court of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that    is a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; and that his signature above written, is genuine.

Given under my hand, and the Seal of said Court, this   day of    18

    CLERK.
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Honour^d Mr. Smyth
House of Representatives
Wash City
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Honour^d [Honored] Sir

I Humbly beg leave to address you on the following Subject. viz. I have the Honour [honor] to Inform you that to the best of my recollection I enlisted in June 1777 in the town of Tarborough [Tarboro] Halafax[ Halifax] County State of North Carolina in the 10th reg^t [regiment] of  So. Ca. the U. S. Troops commanded by Colonel Shephird [Sheppard] his son Cap John Shiphirds [Sheppards] Company, our Colonel then [recided] [resided] on [illegible] over Edgecomb County, State affoarsaid [aforesaid] our reg^t.[regiment] was quartered for some time at [illegible] & was drafted to Wilmington Stoped [stopped] hear [here] for about 10 Months, when we recd [received] orders to march to the North to ard [toward] we then martched [marched] to Cln [Colonel] Shiphirds [Sheppards] whear [where] I was seized with a violent feavour [fever] during which time the 10th regt. with all the N. C. Troops Martched [Marched] to their quarters. after my recovery, I met with other misfortune to get my arm broke, for some time I was ailing after my recorry [recovery] I martched [marched] to Join my regt [regiment] which I found was reduced & the men drafted to other different  regts [regiments] when I got to Valleforge [Valley Forge], whear [where] the Troops was encamped, I was anoculath [inoculated] with the small pock [pox], which was by reason of that Descas [disease] having then reaging [raging] in that neighborhood. I was not well recovrrd [recovered] when the alarm guns fired, on account of the British troops evacuating Philadelphia as we then commenced on Monmoth [Monmouth] Plains throo [through] the heat of the weather & the fitague [fatigue] of hard fiting [fighting] I was soon seized with a feavour [fever]then I was sent to the Bellow Spring Hospital whear [where] I was attend by two germon [German] Doctrs [Doctors] by the name of Otto the father & son after my recovry [recovery] I was ordered to martch [march] to the N. C. Troops then encamped at Constitution Iseland [Island] a vesel [vessel] to [ways] point whear [where] the chain was fixed a crop the north rivers thear [there] I was attached to the 2nd regiment of N. C. Troops commanded by Colonel Hogan also Hogans Capten[Captain  Halls company I continued with the regt [regiment] thear [there] for that summer, Pleas [Please] Turn over
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summer was asistising [assisting] to build forth [fort] break outs, such as small fortifications during which time our Colonel Hogan was appointed General. early in the winter we ware orderd [ordered] to martch [march] to Charles Town [Charleston] S. Carolina. after a seveer [severe] martch [march] when we got to the lines of N. Carolina we ware [were] disicorous [desirous] to get paid all the pay due us as we had not required any [strikethrough pay] ^mony [money] from our officers for a length of time when we refused to martch [march]. the officers Demanded the reason when one of our Segnts [Sergants], whose name was Glouser said that we are ditermined [determined] not to gow [go] further than our own state until we get all the arrars [arrears] of pay due us. for thois [those] words he was accused of mutiny, orderd [ordered] under arrest & was that on the 4th day after we then martched [marched] to C Town [Charleston] S. Carolina whear [where] we underwent a long & Tedous [Tedious] sige [seige] whear [where] we fout [fought] the British for near 6 weeks at the end of which we ware [were] forst [forced] to surrender & was put all prisoners on Bord [Board] a British Guard ship whear [where] we ware[were]  kept prisoner for 18 months [illegible] as nure [sure] as I recollect during which time our General was kild [killed] in a Duerl [duel] he fout [fought] with one of his [illegible] other field officers an other [another] Disaster ocurd [occured] [strikethrough so soon] tar [after] I was put on bord [board]the prison ship, General Green who mite [might] have relived [relieved] us if he had to come up to us in a few days sooner. but his army was Kaptured [captured]. & made the unhappy sufferrirs [sufferers] with us he General Green [Greene] escaped the enemy. so Honoured [honored] for I humbly [illegible] beg parden [pardon] for trispasing [trespassing] on yr [your] peacinitz [patience] so long a letter but could not show you the neature [nature] of my travels throo [through] the revolutionary warr [war] in a more short statement. This is but short towards the other small occorrances [occurrences] which I encounterd [encountered]. I have the Honour to be Sir your most Obd. [obedient] & Dutiful Svt.[servant]

Barnabus Sullivan [signature]
Private Soldier 2nd N C Troops Revolutionary Warr [war


To the Honoured [Honored] Mr Smyth
Member of Congress
House of the Represenatives
Washington City

the 5th day of January 1820
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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Secretary's Office, Boston July 11th 1843

I herby Certify, That Horatio S. Perkins is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex, in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.

Thomas Bolles
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

[Seal]
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DECLARATION,

In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3d March, 1843, granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the act of July 7, 1838, and the amended act of 23d August, 1842.

{State of Massachusetts.
County of Middlesex} ss.

On this Eleventh day of July, in the year Eighteen Hundred & Forty Three personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace of the Town of Charlestown in said State, Catharine Sullivan a resident of Charlestown in the County of Middlesex aged Seventy Six 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 March, 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Barnabas Sullivan deceased, and that said Barnabas Sullivan her late Husband was a private Soldier, and served Three years in the North Carolina line, in the Army of the Revolutionary War. For which service she the said Catharine Sullivan has received a Pension from the United States of Eighty Dollars per ann under the act of 7th July 1838. That she resided in Boston when her found pension was received.

She further declares that she is still a widow.

Catharine [her mark X] Sullivan

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me
Horatio N. Perkins Justice of Peace

Charlestown July 11, 1843. I hereby certify that the above named Catharine Sullivan is personally known to me. 
H. N. Perkins Jus. Peace
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2657
Mrs. Catharine Sullivan
Widow of
Barnabas Sullivan dec^d
Resides at No. 16, Henley St. Charlestown
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$80 per ann

[in pencil]
R Baldwin
Boston
[illegible] July 15th 43