Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42083, John Womble, N. C.
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SERVICE N.C.

Womble, John

NUMBER S.42083
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6372
North Carolina
John Womble
of Egdecomb Co. in the state of N. Carolina who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Shepard of the N. Carolina line, for the term of "the war".

Ascribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 31st of May 1818-

Certificate of Pension issued 2d. of Feby. 1819 and sent to the Hon. Thos. H. Hall, House Rep: U. States.

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818 - 3 1/31-4/30 25.31
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th March 1819 48.00
$73.31
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March,1818.}
Edgecomb County

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pension sent November 24. 1820 to Nathan Matthewson Tarborough N. C.
Hawthorne Davidson Dec 6 1853
Date of death not on AB
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John Womble, an inhabitant of the County of Edgcombe State of North Carolina, maketh oath; that on or about the first of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & seventy nine at the town of Halifax in the County of Halifax, State aforesaid, he enlisted as a private soldier under Major Hogg of the 10th Regiment of the North Carolina Line, belonging & being attached to the Southern Department for the Continental army of the United States of America. - From Halifax he marched with Major Hogg's recruits, to [illegible] (N.C.); at which place he was put under the command of Capt. Quinn of the sd. 10th Regiment commanded by the field officers Col. Robt. Mebane &  Major Hogg - From [illegible] he marched to Cross Creek (now Fayetteville N.C) as a place of Rendez vous; thence he marched in the summer of the said year to Charleston (S.C) where soon after his arrival he was transfered to the company under the command of Capt Campbell of the said 10th Regiment commanded by the above said Field officers - He remained in Charleston under the same officers till some time in August in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven hundred & seventy nine, when the American Forces under the command of Genl.
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Lincoln were called to make an attack on Savannah, he then left Charleston & marched to assist in the said attack; but, Genl. Lincoln being unsuccessful in his attempt on Savannah, the army returned to Charleston. Soon after his return to Charleston he was placed under the command of Capt. Maun of the said 10th Regiment commanded by the aforesaid Field officers Col. Robert Mebane & Major Hogg -
He further maketh oath that some time in May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & eighty, he assisted in the defense of Charleston, when attacked by the British Forces under Sir Henry Clinton, & in the unfortunate capture of that City he was taken prisoner, & sent to Hathrell's Point - 
He further maketh oath ^that he well recollects that Capt Ingles, then acting Brigade Major & Doctors [illegible] Surgeon were among the captured & paroled officers. The latter, he remembers from circumstances that will never be effaced from his memory - according to the articles of Capitulation, the officers & thirty servants were to be paroled & their persons & property held sacred; he embraced the opportunity & to avoid going on board the Prison Ships, immedi[ately]
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[immedi]ately became Doctor [illegible] servant & was with the Doctor dismissed on parole. He attended the Doctor to Washington (N.C.) & there remained some time, the residue of the time till the end of the War, he passed on the Banks of the Tar River on his Parole having never been exchanged & therefore not regularly discharged - He has never claimed any pension & if by any previous statute he is entitled to any, he hereby relinquishes all title to, the same, provided he obtains the pension granted by a late act of Congress to indigent soldiers of the Revolution -
He further maketh oath that he heretofore by his manual labours at the trade of a Carpenter supported his family, consisting of a wife & eleven children, among which there is but one (his eldest child, a son of the age of eighteen) that is not dependent on his daily Labour, & fartherly protection for their constant existence
He feels great delicacy & reluctance in thus presenting himself to the notice of his County; but, when he reflects upon his reduced circumstances & that the sixtith year together with it's train of consequent af[flictions]
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[af]flictions, is now making its inroads upon exhausted nature, imperious necessity, affection for his wife & a parental regard for his children compel ^him to throw himself upon the generosity of a Country, the State of his youth & the pride of his old age, for assistance
John Womble

I Nathan Matheson do certify & make oath that I have often heard Genl Thos. Blount & *Col. Ingles ^(Revolutionary officers since dead) speak in company & separately, in the highest terms of approbation of the Revolutionary services of John Womble; I do further certify that I believe the said John Womble from his indigent circumstances, needs assistance from his Country for support
N Matheson
* The same spoken of in the affidavit as Captain & acting Bigade Majors -

I Benjan. M Jackson do certify & make oath that in conversation with the Late Col. John Ingles a [illegible] officer, I have herd him speak in the highest terms of approbation of the Revolutionary Services of John Womble. I do further Certify that I believe the said Womble from his Indigent Circumstances needs the assistance of his Country
Ben M Jackson
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N. Carolina - [illegible]
Jno Womble Edgcombe Cy

Enlisted 1st June 1779
Served to the End of the War -

10th. Regt. N. Cara. Continl Line
Lt. Colo. Mebane & Major Hogg

Col. Shepard

Edwd. Hall Clk of the Court of Pleas
Tarborough Edgecombe Cy

Date of Declaration is in "May Term" of the court in 1818 - say, 31st May -
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I Samuel Price certify & make oath that I well recollect that John Womble was a Revolutionary soldier & served at Charleston while I was there as a Militia Man
Samuel Price his x mark

I Micajah Pettiway do certify & make oath that I well recollect that John Womble was a Continental Soldier & was at Charleston when it was taken by the British; he was taken prisoner & became Doctor [illegible] servant
Micajah Pettaway

Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County of Edgcombe May Term in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred & eighteen, appeared in open Court John Womble, N. Mathewson, B. M. Jackson, Saml Price & Micajah Pettiway & made oath to the respective Certificates hereto annexed. In Testimony whereof [crossed out]the Seal of the said Court is hereunto annexed I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the said Court 
Edward Hall CC

I do hereby certify that Edward Hall is Clerk of the County Court of Edgecomb, and that the annexed Seal is the seal of sd. County
[illegible] Lewis Chairn.
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We certify that we have always understood and do thoroughly believe that John Womble was  revolutionary Soldier - As to his pecuniary circumstances we feel no hesitation in affirming that he is an object of charity and needs assistance from his country. - He is a man of exemplary morality and industry but in consequence of his advanced age & recent afflictions he is inadequate to the work of supporting his numerous family.
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L. D. Wilson J.P.
David Barnes JP
Edward Hall
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Spencer D. Cotten
Randolph Cotten
Robt. Jaynes
Thos. H. Hall
H. Hunter
Epenetus P. Guion
Henry Cotten J.P.
J. Norfleet J.P.
[illegible] Austin J.P.
Dempsey Pinkins
J. Ganett
Josiah Freeman
[illegible] Clark
W. Parker
B. Barrow
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I [illegible] Lewis Chairman as aforesaid of the County ^Court aforesaid do more over certify that it appears to my satisfaction from the foregoing evidence that the said John Womble did serve in the Revolutionary War against the Common enemy for the term of the War from the date of his enlistment, on the Continental Establishment -
And from the Testimony of Benjamin M. Jackson & Nathan Mathewson Esqrs. very credible witnesses & from the annexed certificate signed by the most respectable inhabitants of the County I certify that the said John Womble is in reduced circumstances & needs assistance from his Country -
I now transmit the proceedings & Testimony taken & had in open Court, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid Act of Congress
This 25th August 1818.
[illegible] Lewis Chairn.
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182.
John Womble
6,372.
2d. Feb. 1819

Mar '19

Struck off.
November, 24. 1821.

Nathan Matthewson,
Tarborough, N.C.
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State of North Carolina Edgecomb County }
Superior Court of Law and Equity September Term 1820
On this the 14th day of September 1820 personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record for the County of Edgecomb (a court of Record 1st Because it is expressly made a Court of Record by an act of the General assembly of the state of North Carolina passed in the year 1777 Chapter 2nd amended by an act passed in the year 1806 Chapter 1st - 2ndly Because it has been solemnly adjudged to be a Court of Record by the Tribunal of the several states of the United States - 3rd Is a Court of Record Because it proceeds according to the course of the Common Law, with a Jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a Record of its proceedings - 4thly Is a Court of Record, Because it has the power of fine and imprisonment-) John Womble ^an inhabitant of Edgecomb County state of North Carolina aged about sixty four or five years who being first duly sworn, according to Law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the act of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 and the 1st May 1820 that he the said John Womble enlisted for the term of the war on or about the spring of 1778 or 79 as (the Certificate of his enlistment
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which he forwarded to the war office with his former Declaration will more fully show) in the state of North Carolina in the Company commanded by Captain Quinn (but enlisted by Major Hogg) in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Lamb in the Line of the state of North Carolina on the Continental Establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps until, until the latter part of the year in which he enlisted when he was placed under the command of Captain Campbell of the Regiment commanded by Col. Robert Mebane (but Hogg was his Major at the time) and was afterwards placed in the company commanded by Captain Maune of the same Regiment where he continued until he was taken prisoner at Charleston S. Ca. after which he attended Doctor Lumus Surgeon of the Regiment as a servant and never afterwards returned to the army and consequintly was never regularly discharged -
That he was in the Battle of Savannah and Charleston when they were severally attacked by the enemy 
That he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services except that of Benjamin M. Jackson and Nathan Mathewson Esquires which is herewith annexed
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and in pursuance of the act of the 1st May 1820 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 -
John Womble
Sworn to and subscribed on the 14th day of September 1820 before the Honorable John Joseph Daniel Esqr Judge of the Superior Court of Law & Equity of the County of Edgecomb in open Court
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Schedule of property belonging to the Deponent 
75 acres of piney wood land partly paid for
one cow, 1 calf, 1 yearling - 1 Tray, set of knives and forks
1 mare, [illegible] sows and pigs and 14 shoats
1 saw - 2 Pots and a Dutch oven, 2 sitting chairs
The Deponent maketh oath that he is a house carpenter but his age and afflictions prevent him working much at his trade; that he has a wife and eleven children; the two oldest of his children the only ones capable of rendering him any service have left him and that he has nine with him none of which is capable of supporting him or herself
Names and ages of his family residing with him are his wife Catharine Womble aged 42 years
Nathaniel Green Womble of a sickly & delicate constitution aged - 18
Finneyty Womble aged - 14
Cealy Pollard Womble - 12
Jacob & Ajax Womble twins - 10
Benjamin Womble - 
8.6 mos.
Enos Womble - 7-
John Washington Womble - 5-6 mos.
Catharine Womble - 2-6 mos.
That his circumstances (although he has some little property) is such that he needs assistance from his country without which his family must suffer
John Womble
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I Nathan Mathewson Clerk of Edgecomb Superior Court of Law do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and the 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 in the aforesaid Schedule is Three hundred and fifty four Dollars and fifty cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Court on this fourteenth day of September 1820
N Mathewson Clk

The numbers of John Womble's Pension Certificate is (6372)

We do hereby certify that I have frequenty heard the late Col. John Ingalls and Genl. Thomas Blount speak of of the Revolutionary Services of the above named John Womble that he belonged to the Continental line ^& the he was a good & faithfull Soldier & I have no doubt but that the Statement made by himself is correct
Ben M Jackson
N Mathewson
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Declaration
B F Womble kin of John Womble and Catharine Womble now deceased
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State of Tennessee County of Carroll } ss
On this the 29th day of October in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and fifty three personally appeared before me A. Barksdale one of the acting Justices of the peace within and for the County of Carroll in the state of Tennessee, Benjamin F Womble aged forty one years a resident of the County of Carroll and state aforesaid who first being sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the [blank] day of [blank] AD - Granting Pensions to the kin of Revolutionary soldiers and their [illegible], That he is the son of John Womble and Catharine Womble his the said John Womble's wife that the said John Womble served in the Revolutionary war as a private in the North Carolina troops as a regular soldier during the war that he the said John Womble now deceased served in the company commanded by Doctor [illegible] affiant further states that his father John Womble drew a Pension of $96, ninety six dollars per annum in his life time that his father John Womble when he drew a Pension was a citizen of the state of North Carolina Edgecomb County and that he the said John Womble died some time in the month of October AD 1819 in said County of Edgecomb and state of North Carolina and that his widow, the mother of the said Benjamin F. Womble afterwards removed to the state of Tennessee in Fayette County and died on the 2nd
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day of February AD Eighteen hundred and forty three and that she remained a widow from the time of the death of her husband John Womble until her death and that she never drew a Pension for her said husband's service and that she left the following kin to wit Nathaniel Womble Jacob Y Womble Benjamin F Womble Enos E. Womble John W Womble and Catharine Womble others have lived but died before the death of the mother Catharine Womble widow of the said John Womble as aforesaid affiant further states that his father John Womble and mother Catharine was married as he has been informed in Edgecomb County State of North Carolina some time in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight but have no record of the marriage private nor public affiant states that his mother often requested one of her sons older than affiant to attend to the getting of her Pension in her life time but he neglected to attend to the same that he makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Pension due his mother at her death that he affiant makes affidavit as well for his brothers and sister above setforth as for himself as to the services rendered by his father affiant knows nothing of only from information but well recollects that his father drew a Pension 
Benjamin F Womble seal
A Barksdale JP seal
Justice of the peace for Carroll County Tennessee
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State of Tennessee
Carroll County} I A Barksdale Justice of the peace for and said Carroll County and state aforesaid do hereby certify that the said Benjamin F Womble was sworn and subscribed his name to the above declaration that he was sworn by me and subscribed his name in my presence and that he is about the age above stated, a citizen of the County and state last above mentioned that he is a creditable witness and a man of truth and veracity and that I have no interest as to the [illegible] of the cause and am not interested in its [illegible]
Armistead Barksdale seal
Justice of the Peace for Carroll County

State of Tennessee
Carroll County } I [blank] Clerk of the County Court of said Carroll County do hereby certify that Armistead Barksdale whose signature appears to the above declaration and certificate was at the time of signing the same a justice of the peace in and for said County of Carroll in the state of Tennessee elected commissioned and sworn as such and that he is authorized by law to administer oaths for general purposes and that his signature is genuine and that his official acts are intitled to full faith and credit given under my hand and seal of office at Huntingdon the 14th day of november 1853 
[illegible signature] Clerk
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VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
WASHINGTON
April 15, 1933

BA-J/EEL
John Womble-S.42083

Honorable Joseph W. Byrns
House of of Representatives
Washington, D.C.

My dear Mr. Byrns:
Reference is made to your letter of April 8, 1933, relative to John Womble, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, who, you state, received land in North Carolina.

The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.42083, based upon the military service of John Womble in that war.

John Womble enlisted at Halifax, Halifax County, North Carolina, in the spring of 1778 or about June 1, 1779, served as a private under Captains Quinn, Campbell and Mann or Maune, Colonel Lamb and Robert Mebane in the North Carolina Troops and was at the siege of Savannah and siege of Charleston, at which latter place he was captured and held as a prisoner, length of time not stated; was paroled and remained on parole until the close of the war. During the time he was on parole, he lived on the banks of the Tar River.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 25, 1818, while residing in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. In the same year that he applied for his pension, he stated that his family consisted of his wife and eleven children, the oldest of whom was his son, aged eighteen years.

In 1820, soldier was aged sixty-four or sixty-five years and then stated that his wife, Catharine, was aged forty-two years and his children residing with him were:
Nathaniel Green aged 18 years.
Finneyty " 14 "
Cealy Pollard " 12 "
Jacob and Ajax(twins) " 10 "
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Children of John Womble continued
Benjamin aged 8 years and six months.
Enos " 7 "
John Washington " 5 " " " "
Catharine " 2 " " " "

In 1853, Benjamin F. Womble, a son of the soldier and his wife, Catharine, was living in Carroll County, Tennessee, and then stated that his father, John Womble and his mother, Catharine, were married sometime in 1798, in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, and that his father died in October, 1819, in Edgecombe County, North Carolina; that after the death of his father, his mother moved to Fayette County,Tennessee, and died February 2, 1843, leaving the following children: Nathaniel G. Womble, Jacob Y. Womble, Benjamin F. Womble, Enos G. Womble, John W. Womble and Catharine Womble.

You will note in the above record that the soldier made an application in 1820 but that his son stated that he died in October, 1819.

This is the record of the only soldier named John Womble, under any spelling of the surname, that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office.

The above information was furnished you on April 28, 1932.

This office has no record of land granted by the United States on account of service of the above named soldier. The land to which you refer may have been granted by the state of North Carolina as you state it was located in that state.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.

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VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
WASHINGTON
April 28, 1932

BA-J/EEL
John Womble-S.42083

Honorable Joseph W. Byrns
House of of Representatives
Washington, D.C.

My dear Mr. Byrns:
Reference is made to your letter of April 23, 1932, relative to John Wamble or Womble, a soldier of the Revolutionary War. [added by hand]who, you say, rec. land in N.C.

The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.42083, based upon the military service of John Womble in that war.

John Womble enlisted at Halifax, Halifax County, North Carolina, in the spring of 1778 or about June 1, 1779, served as a private under Captains Quinn, Campbell and Mann or Maune, Colonels Lamb and Robert Mebane in the North Carolina Troops and was at the siege of Savannah and siege of Charleston, at which latter place he was captured and held as a prisoner, length of time not stated; was paroled and remained on parole until the close of the war. During the time he was on parole, he lived on the banks of the Tar River.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 25, 1818, while residing in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. In the same year that he applied for his pension, he stated that his family consisted of his wife and eleven children, the oldest of whom was his son, aged eighteen years.

In 1820, soldier was aged sixty-four or sixty-five years and stated then that his wife, Catharine, was aged forty-two years and his children residing with him were:
Nathaniel Green 18 years.
Finneyty 14 "
Cealy Pollard 12 "
Jacob and Ajax(twins) 10 "
Benjamin 8 " and six months.
Enos 7 "
John Washington 5 " " " "
Catharine 2 " " " "
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In 1853, Benjamin F. Womble, a son of the soldier and his wife, Catharine, was living in Carroll County, Tennessee, and stated then that his father John Womble and his mother Catharine, were married sometime in 1798, in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, and that his father died in October, 1819, in Edgecombe County, North Carolina; that after the death of his father, his mother moved to Fayette County, Tennessee, and died February 2, 1843, leaving the following children: Nathaniel G. Womble, Jacob Y. Womble, Benjamin F. Womble, Enos G. Womble, John W. Womble and Catharine Womble.

You will note in the above record that the soldier made an application in 1820 but his son stated that he died in October, 1819.

This is the record of the only soldier named John Womble, under any spelling of that surname, that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office.

[added by hand]The above information was [illegible] you on April 28, 1932.
This application has no record of land granted by the U.S. on acct. of sev. of the above named sol. The land to which you refer may have been granted by the state of N.C. as you state it was located in that state.

Very truly yours

A.D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.

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John Womble
[illegible]
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State of North Carolina, Secretary office 12th June 1818
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that it appears from the Muster rolls in this office that John Womble was on the 1st of June 1779 a private Soldier for the war, in the 10th Regiment of the No. Carolina Continental line in the revolutionary war.
Given under my hand at office the date above.
Wm Hill
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Nov. 26, 1853
Appl. of Catharine Womble, widow 
John, Carroll Cty.

[illegible] 29h
July /48.

Hawthorne & Davidson,
Camden, Tenn.

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Camden Ten [illegible] official business
L. P. Waldo commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D C
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Camden nov the 15th /53
L. P. Waldo commissioner of Pensions
my Dear sir enclosed we send you the declaration of B F Womble kin of Catharine Womble widow of Jno Womble deceased claiming the Pension of his father to the death of his mother the act is not declared please declare the act [illegible] and adjust as soon as practicable and oblige yours [illegible]
Hawthorne Davidson
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42083
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 42.083
John Womble
Pri Rev War

Act: 18th March 18
Index:-Vol. T, Page 573
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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1932 - Apr 28 - Hist to Hon Jos. W. Byrns EEL
1933 - Apr 15. Hist to Joseph W. Byrns. EEL
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JOSEPH W. BYRNS
TENNESSEE
MARGARET M. ROBERTSON
SECRETARY

Office of the Majority Leader
House of Representative U. S.
Seventy-Third Congress
Washington, D.C.

Hon. E. W. Morgan,
Director of Pensions,
Veterans Administration,
Washington, D. C.

My dear Mr. Morgan:
John Womble served as a Private from the State of North Carolina in the Revolutionary War. On May 20, 1893 [illegible mark on date], he was granted certain land in that State for his Military service,.

Will you please advise me just what the files of the Pension Department show concerning this land grant or any other allowance which was made to him.

Sincerely yours,
[signed]Joseph W. Byrns

April 8, 1933

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JOSEPH W. BYRNS, TENN.
CHAIRMAN

House of Representatives
Committee on Appropriations
Seventy-Second Congress
Washington, D. C.

Hon. E. W. Morgan,
Director of Pensions,
Washington,
D. C.

My dear Mr. Morgan:

Will you please advise me whether there is any record in your files of Mr. John Wamble (or Womble) of North Carolina who served in the Revolutionary War.

Very truly yours,
[signature]Joseph Byrns

April 23, 1932

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