Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 4451, David Haley, S.C. Va. Service 1785-1786-1787
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(8-1776)

Service
S.C
Va.
Service 1785-1786-1797

Haley, David

Number
R 4451
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Roane Co Ten, 19th March 1839

Dear Sir

It affords me great pleasure
to give you a history of the part I took in 
the Revolutionary and Indian wars. In the 
fall of 76 I went from Virginia to south carolina 
where there was volunteers making up to go 
under General Williamson against the overhill 
and valley town Cherokee Indians. I volunteered 
and went. I was in front of the Battle against 
2,000 Indians between the middle settlements 
and valley town at the head of the Tennessee 
and Savanna Rivers there was 2500 of us, 
we were waylaid by the Cherokees, we lost 
35 killed and about as many wounded. We 
drove them from their ambush and kept the 
field, or mountains.
We then marched over to the valley towns, had 
no more fighting of consequence, some little 
scrimages burnt several towns &c. I then 
returned to Va. and in the spring of 77- I volunteered 
under Capt Saml Scott in a lighthorse company 
and went against the Creek Indians in Georgia 
and held a treaty with them at Galfires Cowpens
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page 1
S J Gholson Judge & C
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on Ogeechy. After the Treaty we were stationed 
on Long creek in what was called The new purchase
of Geo. in that day. During our stay there, the 
Creek Indians Came in one night and stole 7 
horses, The next day myself and 21 others went 
in persuit of the Indians on foot. The 2nd day 
found the horses took possesion of them, and on 
our way back was walaid by the Indians 
about 50 in number, killed 6 of our men and 
wounded two badly that got in and lived. 
In the fight Capt Thomas Dooley was killed 
had his heelstring shot off the first fire and 
could not run. This was in July 1777
I then Returned to Virginia and joined the 
virginia militia to reinforce Genl Gates in 
South Carolina, We met Genl Gates at Hillsboro
running from Camden, where he had been 
defeated by Cornwall's (the same battle that 
DeKalb was killed in)  In 81 I joined Genl
Lawsons Brigade and went against Lord 
Cornwalls at little york Va. where we 
succeeded in capturing Cornwallis. In 
the fall of 82, I come out in the Country 
of Frenchbroad by Holstein East-Tennesee now and explored the Country and located some
land and entered it at Hillsboro N.C.
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in 83 in Armstrongs office. In the same 
year I married and moved straight to the
Country and settled 12 miles out of the 
settlement at the mouth of Richland Creek 
where I lived 20 years, (In 85 I moved to 
Richlan Creek, the two years before I lived 
up in the settlements.) Pretty soon after 
I moved to Richland Creek the people 
began to settle in, In 86 or 7. I was 
elected Cap by the people and was Commissioned 
by the Government of N. Carolina 
After I had been there about 2 1/2 years the 
Cherokee Indians broke out war against 
us, and we had to fort nearly 3 years 
until the Territorial government took place.
I petitioned the Government of N. Carolina 
and got my men all under pay, Those that 
had horses, under Horseman pay, and those 
that had none, under foot pay.
About this time Gen Joseph Martin of 
Va. come out and raised a company of 
450 horsemen. I went with my Company 
with him, and [we' had a hard fight with 
the Indians at the end of the Lookout 
Mountain where several valuable men 
were killed.
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In the Battle, Captains Butler and 
Capt. Hardin were killed. After this 
myself and 43 men went into the nation 
at the Hanging Maws village and killed 
12 fellows one morning before breakfast. 
I must conclude by remaining
Your father
David Haley
David W. Haley

I Samuel J Gholson Judge of the
United States District Courts for the
State of Mississippi do hereby certify
that the foregoing four pages
Numbered from 1 to 4 contains a 
true and perfect copy of an original
letter now in a glass
frame and in the possession of
David W Haley, said letter purports
to have been written by David
Haley to David W. Haley.  I have carefully
examined the same said. Letter
has the Post Masters Endorsement
Th[??]s Bel[???]lle Tues 23 March 1839
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Given under my hand this
31st day of January A D 1854.
I do further certify that after solemnly
swearing said David W. Haley
he said on oath that he was
the son of said David Haley and
that the orignial Letter is in the
proper hand writing of his said
Father.  I do further certify
that I am & have been for seventy
years well acquainted with
said David W. Haley and know him 
to be a Man of Undoubted 
Veracity.
S. J. Gholson
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Major D W Haley
Jackson Miss

RCS Febry [2] 11/54

Enclosing his petition
for Pension for his father
David's services in Revolution
& Indian Wars
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At home January 31, 1854

Dear Alfred

You will hear finde a true copy
of my fathers letter and the endoresement
of Judge Gholson on the back of each
page so that the rule requiring [illegible] 
and deal over it is obviates [obvious?].  I have
no doubt but the pension will be
obtained.  The question arises whether
it will be as a private or an
officer.  He was the Capt of a light
horse company for many years that
fought the Cherokee Indians and
protected the fronnttier settlements
in grainger County East Tennessee
while he was Capt of the light horse
company.  he was the commander of
two stations withing three miles of each
other and was often engaged in pursuing
hostile parties of Indians that would 
come in the settlements near the forts
and kill the people and after the
guards that was placed on sentinal
while others were working in the
fields.  I have often heard my mother
in hir lift time [her life time] tell of the [illegible words] from the slaughter of the Whites
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by the Indians, and my fathers trip to his
Hanging Maws Vilage put a stop to it
as that Vilage had been for a time
concidered as holey ground from the
deceitefull friendship shown by the Chiefs
to the Whites, of which treachery the Cherokees have all ways been selabrated [celebrated].

I hope you will give this business
your [illegible]  attention and write to me
from time to time on this and other
subjects.  I will in the mean time get
the powers of the other heirs on the 
subject.

We are all well and geting on as susial [ususal?].  James & the children at school are all in good health.

I have not applied for my grand fathers position but may hereafter.

Your father
D W Haley

PS Please see my old friend Genl Robert Armstrong and get his statements as to his understanding of my fathers war services
DWH
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To the Honl J. P. Waldo Commissioner of Pentions
Pention Office Washington City D. C

Sir

The undersigned citizen of Madison County
State of Missisippi most respectfully represents to your honor that he is the son of David Haley
late of Roan County State of Tennessee and that the said David Haley was a soldier in the
War of the Revolution and Indian Wars
as set forth in his letter dated the 19th of March
in the year 1839 a true copy of said letter is made a part of this application and is a letter of my father David Haley addrysed to me and mailed at a post office known by the name of [illegible] Roan County Tennessee and bears post marks the 23 March 1839 and directs to Ma[?]r David Haley Madisonville Post Office Missisippi. (my father hear omits the letter W in my name which he [illegible] universally did in his letters to me from the past that the men of his day did not approve of double names) 

I am not certain as to the county in the state
of Virginia my father was born in. I believe
it was Halifax as [illegible] of the adjoining
counties.  I have a letter from him written in
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the year 1839 in which he says his grandfather
Edward Haley lived and raised his family in Orange County Virginia and had seven sons and his father David was the second son, and my father David was the only son of his father David
so you see I bear the Christian name of my
grandfather and father.  I make this explination
so that you may not be miss led as to names
I know the facts set forth in my fathers letter
dated 19th March 1839 as [illegible] copy to be correct and true having after in his life time while I was a youth heard him and those that know the facts converse on the subject.  I will hear mention the father of Genl Robert Armstrong and the father of the late H L White both of the State of Tennessee also the late Judge Cock the father of Genl John Cock of Tennessee and the Honl Stephen Cock of Mississppi late Chancellor of the State; and many other who I suppose have all long since passed to the grave.

I have no knowledge that my fathers name have ever been on any petition list State or national nor do I beleive it ever was from a conversation I had
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with him not many years before his death
as he did not nead any money as means
but what I supplied him with.

My father was born I believe in the year 1760 or there abouts in the State of Virginia and died on the 20th September 1839 in Roan [deleted word] County Tennessee where he had been a citizen for many years

The undersigned is one of several heirs of the
said David Haley and prays that your honor will examin as to the services of my father as set forth in his letter to me dated the 19th March 1869, and your petition will forever be a constitutional subject &c
David W Haley


This 28th day of January 1854
State of Mississippi
Madison County
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Address
A G Haley
Gen Land Office
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Abstract or Brief

David Haley of Va in

1776 - volunteered in S. C. under Gen Williamson, in S. C.
against the Cherokees.

1777 - volunteered in Va. under Capt Saml Scott
agains the Creeks in Ga.

1777 - volunteered in Va, in "Va Brigade" [against
Cornwallis and was at Yorktown] to reinforce
Gen Gates in S. C.

1781 - volunteered into Gen Lawsons Brigade
again Cornwallis, and was at Yorktown

1782 - Removed to and explored East Tennessee.

1783 - Entered lands in what is now East Tenn
at Hillsboro N. C. of Register Armstrong.

1785 - Removed to "Richland Creek" E Tenn

1786-7 - Was elected Captain of Militia & commissioned by N Carolina

1787-90 - Engaged in defending settlements during
the second Cherokee war.  Was in battle
of "Lookout Mountain" as Capt of
horse company, under Gen Joseph Martin
of Va. and in skirmishes

1st  Against the Cherokees
2nd   " the Creeks
3rd    " the English
4th    " the Cherokees.
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Notes to him 4 Apl 52
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Copy

Auditors Office Richmond
April 10 1854

A G Haley Esqr

Dear Sir

Capt Clutter handed me your letter
of the 17th inst in which you seek for information
in regards to the services of your grand
father, on this morning, with a request that
I should make diligent search.  I am sorry
to have to inform you that my search, after
consuming nearly the entire day, has resulted
in disappointment.  There is such a large 
mass of old records here [?????????] to
Revolution[???] matters  that it would take up
the time of half a dozen clerks to give each
case proper attention

Yours very respectfully & c
(Signed) Porterfield A. Heiskell
2d Clerk

Washington DC
April 2 of 54

Hon Sir

Above please find true copy of letter
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to me from Auditors office at Richmond Va
in relation to the pending claim of my
deceased grandfather, David Haley of Tenn,
for a Pension on account of his long military
services in Indian & Revolutionary wars.

By said letter it appears that a few hours
search [??] many archives, has resulted in finding
nothing relative to said services.

Since, however, said letter, by its concluding 
paragraph, shows that the search was but
partial and that an entire search would
be quite onerous.  I conclude that facts do
exist of records in said office which, if this 
could be found, would clearly establish the
said claim.  You, Sir, will no doubt
appreciate the difficulties that lay in the
way of finding the records which you have
suggested that I should have found.

In consideration of the said difficulties
may I not ask you if be not possible to
decide this claim without any information
from the said auditors office.

By this, I mean to ask, is it not possible
that the rolls in your Department will of
themselves establish the fact of the said David
Haley having served as set forth in his
letter to his son D W Haley, a certified copy
of which you have?  Relative to
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his commission as Captain from the Gvomt
of the State of N Carolina, I have not yet
heard from Raleigh.

Should you decide it to be imperious that
I still endeavor to get the aforesaid information
from Richmond Va.  I shall
promptly do so.

Very respectfully
Your Obdt Svt
A G Haley

Hon L P Waldo
Commr of Pensins
Washington D. C.
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[blank page]
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[Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873. ]

4451
P.O. David Haley
Service:
REJECTED
Enlisted: _________, 18
Discharged: _________, 18

Application filed: _________, 18

Alleges:
Re-enlisted:

Attorney:
P.O.:
Recognized. Contrac
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Nov. 8, 1853.
Let. in case of
David Haley,
Ar W.



A. G. Haley, Present
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Washington D.C.
November 9 / 53

Dear Sir
Some few day since, I deposited 
with chf clk of your deptmt a copy of a letter from 
David Haley to Major D W Haley. Together
with an abstract therof, said letter dated 
March 1839. The purpose of depositing 
the same was to procure any pension 
or Bounty that might be ensuring to my 
Grand Father the writer [??] by virtue of any 
one or more acts of Congress or of the Legislatures 
of any one or more states, the fulfillment 
of whose Bounty acts many at any 
time have been assumed by Congress.
Respectfully,
A G Haley

Hon L. P. Waldo
Commr of Pensions
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Nov 16, 1853.
Let. suggestions
 information &
proper form
for appreciation in 
case of Haley
Ar W.

A. G. Haley
Present

L. P. Waldo
Commr Pensions
Present
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Nov 16, 1853.
Let. suggestions
information & 
proper form for 
appreciation in case of Haley
Ar W.

A. G. Haley
Present

L. P. Waldo
Commr Pensions
Present
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No 38.651
David Haley
Tennessee

Letter to A. G. Haley 5th Nov. 1853
Same Nov 11 1853
A. G. Haley 23rd Nov 1853
A. G. Haley 17th March 1854
Same Apr. 21 1854
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Washington D. C.
April 18, 1854

Hon Sir

Yours of 17th [???] suggesting to
me that I apply to certain officers of the
States of Va. N.C. & S. C. in verifications
of my GrandFather's (David Haley of Tenn)
services in certain wars, and setting forth
the necessity of my father's [?????] his
petition for Pension for his said Father,
came duly to [????] and was transmitted
to my said Father.  In compliance 
therewith I have written to Richmond Va &
to Raleigh N. C.  Also my father David
W has complied with your requirements in
so far as he could and knew how to, and
send me his affidavit which I herewith
submit to you.

I have the honor to remain
Very Respectfully
Yours Obdt
A G Haley

Hon L P Waldo
Commr of Pension
Washington D. C.
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Washington D. C.
March 8/54

Hon Sir

I have the honor to submit
herewith a petition of my Father, [D]
Major D. W. Haley, for a pension for his
father, David Haley, late of Tenn, a 
part of which petition is a letter from
my Grand Father to my father setting
forth his services.  I also submit the
letters of my father to myself, by which
you will see that the question is raised as
to whether or not my Grandfather is
entitled to a pension as officer or private

Prior to the reception of these, I had a 
conversation with the late Gen Robt Armstrong
in which he told me much as t
my Grandfathers services and promised
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put the same in writing when the expected
letters should have reached me.

Immediately upon their reception, I 
left them with him to be noticed upon
his recovery, but his death has prevented
this, and I have just got them back.

Hence the delay in their submission.

For the benefit of your department, I
brief my GFathers letter as follows.

1776 Va volunteer, in S. C. vs Cherokee Indians
under Gen Williamson.

1777 Va volunteer, in Ga, vs Cherokee & Creeks
under Capt Samuel Scott

Va volunteer, in S. C. vs Cornwallis, reinforcing
Gen Gates.

1781 Va volunteer vs Cornwallis at Yorktown
under Gen Lawson.

1786 or 7 Capt of Militia, commissioned by
govmt of NC, acting as commandant of
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two forts, having his immediate company
mounted, and paid by N. C. as horsemen.

Capt of volunteer Dragoons vs the Indians
whom he fought at Lookout Mountain,
under Gen Joseph Martin of Va

I have the honor to remain
Very Respectfully
Yours Obdt
A. G. Haley

Hon L P Waldo
Commr Pensions
Washington D. C.
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Washington D. C.
November 15, 1853

Hon Sir

Your kind favor of the  - inst with accompaning
sheet of instructions came duly to hand.

Owing to press for duty I was only enabled to
examine its rules of procedure, this morning.

I am still somewhat at a loss and would beg
to trouble your for information on points to me,
obscure.  In consequence of my Grand Fathers
death, the two blank forms of application, which
presupposes the applicants existance, are useless.

The last paragraph of those instructions, just
preceeding the letter & notes attached is somewhat relevant to the peculiartis [peculiarities] of this case, but owing
to the fact that my Grand Father lived & died for
up in East Tennessee while my Father now lives
low down in Miss[?], as well as that it is more than probable that were he in E'Ten' he could find no living witnesses, this paragraph is of no use unless an Autographic letter of my Grand Father (a copy of which I have deposited with you) would be considered ^as good^ testimony.  Nor could we con-
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conveniently prove (should that be required) the
authenticity of said letter - the handwriting
save by interested parties, ie my father and
his only sister who is now in Texas.

Therefore I would ask, will this letter (or an attested
copy) answer for "such evidence as then '(the
parties interested) 'can procure", and if yea and if 
the letter needs authentication, can an heir's testimony
be taken for that purpose?

Again: In consideration of the rule laid down
by the first clause of note ("j") I would beg
leave to ask whether or not the name of
David Hadley does or does not appear "on the
records of the Department"? 

Finally: If you could furnish me with
a blank of the form requisite to be ashered
to by an heir when applying for his Father's
pension, I would thank you therefor.

Respectfully

A. G. Haley

Hon L P Waldo
Commr Pensions
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[Oct]
Nov. 1, 1853

Rel. to rev. ser
[????] of David
Haley, ar co.
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Copy

Boone County Tennessee
19th March 1839

Dear Son

It affords me great pleasure to
give you a history of the part I took in the
Revolutionary and Indian Wars.

In the fall of '76, I went from Virginia
to South Carolina where there were volunteers
making up to go under Genl Williamson
agains "Over-Hill" and "Valley-Town" Cherokee
Indians.  I volunteered and went.

I was in front of a battle against 2000
Indians, betwen the "Meadow settlements" and
"valley Towns" at the hend of the Tennessee and
Kanawah (?) rivers.  There were 2500 of us.

We were waylaid by the Cherokees. We lost
 about 35 killed, and as many woulnded.

We  drove them from their ambush and kept
the felld or Mountain.  We then marched
over to the "Valley-Towns".  Had no more fighting
of consequence - some little skirmishing
- burnt several Towns & c.

I then returned to Va and in the Spring
of '77, I volunteered under Capt Saml Scott
in a Light House Company and went against
the Creek Indians in Georgia.  We held a
Treaty with them as Golfin's Cow-pens on an
O Glinchelly (?)  Afther treaty we were
stationed on Song Creek in what was
called the "New Purchase" of Georgia, in that
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day.  During our stay there, the Creek
Indians came in one night and stole seven
horses.  The next day, myself and 21
others went in pursuit of them and on our
way back were waylaid by the Indians, about
50 in number - killed six of our men and
wounded two badly.  In that fight,
Captain Thomas was killed - had his heel
string shot off the first fire and could
not run.  The was in July 1777.

I then returned to Virginia and joined
the "Virginia Militia" to reinforce Gen
Gates in South Carolina.  We met
Gen Gates at HillsBorough, returning from
Camden where he had been defeated by
Conwallis (the same battle that De Kalb was
killed in)  In '81, I joined General
Lawson's Brigade and went against
Lord Corn-Wallis at Little York Va; where
we succeeded in capturing Corn Wallis.

In the fall of '82 I came out in the country
of French Broad & Holsten, - East Tennessee
now, and explored the county and located
some land and entered it at Hillsboro N. C.
in '83, in Armstrong's Office.  In the same
year I married and moved straight to the
country and settled 12 miles out of settlement
at the mouth of Richland Creek.  In '85 I
moved to Richland Creek where I lived 20 years

The two years before, I lived up in the settlement

Pretty soon after (I) moved to Richland
Creek, the people began to settle in.

In '86 or 7, I was elected Captain by the
people and was commissioned by the
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Government of N Carolina.  After I had
been there about 21/2 years the Cherokee
Indians broke out War against us and we
we had to Fort nearly three years, until the
Territorial government took place.
I pentitioned the Government (of) N Carolina
and got my men allowed pay.  Those that
had horses under Horseman pay, and those
thta had none, under Foot pay. 

About this time Gen Joseph Martin of Va
came out and raised a company of 450
horsemen.  I went with my company
with him and we had a hard fight with
the Indians at the end of the Look-out Mountains,
where several valuable men were
killed.  In this battle, Captain Buller
and Hardin (Query, Butler & Fardin?) were
killed.  After this, myself and 43 men
went into the nation, at the "Hanging Moss"
Village, and killed 12 fellows, one morning
before Breakfast.

I must conclude by remaining
Your Father
David Haley

Maj David W. Haley
(Madison County
Mississippi)
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Honl L. P. Waldo
Commissioner of
Pentions
Washington City
D. C.

[???]
A. G. Haley Esqr
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State of Mississippi
Madison County
April 10, 1854

To the Honl
L. P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pentions
Washington city

Sir

Your letter of the 17th last March last to my  son
A. G. Haoley is now before me.  I have no
knowledge of the duration of my fathers services in the different campaigns in which he
served during the war of the Revolution
and the war with the Cherokee Indians
beyond his letter [to] a true copy of which
is now in your possession, in which he
states he was a volunteer in the campaign
against the Creek Indian in Georgia and
the same against Lord Cornwallis.  My 
impression is that he was a private in those
campaigns.  The one against the Cherokee
Indians under Col Martin of Virginia he 
was a Captain and I believe of a horse
company.

By reference to my family register of
marriages and deaths it appears that he
was married to my mother Elizabeth Graves
of the State of Virginia on the 18 day
of December seventeen hundred and eighty
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three (1783) that he died on the 20th day
of September 1839, in Roane County State of
Tennessee, and his birth appears to have been
on 5th day of October 1760.

My mother was born on this 7th day of Mary 1767
and died on the 16 day of March 1815 in
the same county and state that my father
did

I have now living in [???????]
Alabama one brother Robert K Haley
or was alive some months since.

I have one sister living in the state of
Tescas Malinda G Coffee the wife of
General Thomas J Coffee or may or [???]
some months since this brother and sister
and myself are all the surviving
children of my father David and my
mother Elizabeth Haley

The State of Mississippi }
Madison County ss }

Personally appeared and came
before me, Henry R Coulter an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the said County, David W. Haley, who being  by me first duly sworn, deposeth and said that the 
facts stated in the foregoing statements are just 
true and correct to the best of his knowledge & belief
D. W. Haley

Sworn to & subscribed before me }
this 10 April 1854 }
Henry R. Coulter JP
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The State of Mississippi
[???????] County

I John J Cammer Clerk
of the Probate Court
of said County hereby certify that Henry R. Coulter 
before [????] the foregoing affidavit were made
and by [????] the services ellected is and was
at the time of [????] & [?????] the [????] are acting
Justice of the Peace and for said County duly
elected Commissioned and qualified according
to law and that all of his official acts are
entitled to full faith and credit

Given under my [????] and seal
of office at [????] the 10th Day
of April A D 1854

John J [??????] Clk
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Fall of 1776 volunteered in Va to go to SC under Gen
Williamson against the Cherokees of Over-
town & Valley-town

Sprin 1777 Volunteered in Va to go to Georgia
in a Light Horse Co under Capt Saml
Scott, against the Cherokee Indians, and
work at the Treaty made with them at
Galfins Cowpens

July 1777 Being stationed on Long Creek, Ga, was
in the engagement with the Creek Indians 
in which Capt Thos Dooley was killed.
Returned to Va and joined the Va militia
to reinforce Gen Gates in S. C.; whom
they met at Hillsborough [SC] as he was
retiring before Lord Cornwallis.

1781 Joined Gen Lawson's Brigade and
went against Cornwallis at Little York
Va, and assisted in the capture of him..

1782 Emigrated to and explored that part
of NC which now constitutes what
is called East Tennessee

1783 Settled there

1786 or 7 Was elected Catain by the people and
commissioned as such by the Govrmt
of N Carolina; when for 3 years some [time] he
served as Capt of Dragoons against
the Cherokees, and commanded two
forts some 3 miles apart.  By petition,
had his paid by N. C. either as foot or as
horsemen.  Was with Gen Joseph
Martin of Va - commanding his own
co of horsement, - in the battle with the
Indians, at the end of the Look out
mountains; in which seven battle Capt
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Butler and Capt Hardin were killed.
After this, in command of 43 men, he
went into the nation at the Janging
Maws (???? Moss) village and killed 12
warriors one morning before breakfast

"

1776 Va Private in S. c. vs Cherokees under
Gen Williamson

1777 Va Private in Ga vs Cherokees & Creeks
under Capt. Saml Scott.
Va Private to reinforce Gen Gates
vs Cornwallis in S. C.

1781 Va Private in Brigade of Gen Lawson
vs Cornwallis at Yorktown.

1786 or 7 Captain of Militia acting as
commandant of Forts and of
horsemen and [foot men] infantry
under Govt of N. C.
Capt of Dragoons in batallion of
Gen Joseph Martin of Va vs the
Indians at Lookout Mts