Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4352, Solomon Hendrix, Va.
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SERVICE NUMBER
Va. Hendrix, Solomon S. 4352
or Hendricks
Carded
CONTENTS
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1820 See letter to Hon. W. B.
East Tennessee Carter H.R. March 29. 1836
*Solomon Hendricks
of Carter in the State of Tennessee
who was a Private in the Compy commanded
by Captain Knox of the Regt commanded
by Col: Morgan in the Virginia
line for 2 years from 1776

*Solomon Hendrix. Records OK.
Apr. 2 '04

Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee
at the rate of 80- Dollars - Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 12- day of Nov:
1832 - and sent to Hon: Jno.
Blair. Jonesborough, Tenn:

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 120-
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4- 40-
March 1833 $160-
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk
Book D Vol. 9- Page 102.
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4823-
Solomon Hendrix
claim for pension
under the act 1832
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State of Tennessee
Carter County} August Sessn 1832
On the fourteenth day of August
1832 personally appeared in open 
court before the Justices then sitting
as a Court of Record Solomon Hendr=
ix a resident citizen of said County
& state aged seventy seven years
who being first duly sworn accor=
ding to Law doth on his oath make
the following declaration in order
to obtain the benefits of the act
of Congress passed June 7th 1832
that in the month of February 
1776 in the County now called Montgo=
mary in the state of Virginia ten
miles west of Euglashas ferry on
the New River he entered into the
service of the state of Virginia
in the Revolutionary War, under
Capn Knox of the 8th Virginia
Regiment, for the period of two
years, and was marched to Williams=
burgh to Join his regiment, where
was Gl. Lee, who marched the
troops from Williamsburgh
through Hallifax to Charleston
South Carolina, and thence to
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Savannah, and there being necessary for
the troops in the North was taken
back to Philadelphia, and was marched
to Middle brook to Join the main
army, & was there with others selected
by Col Morgan (to whom he was perso=
nally known) as one of his rifle corps,
and continued under sd. Morgan
until discharged by him on the 23d
of March 1776. and was in two
battles at the taking of Burgoyne
on the still waters of the North River,
& was at the capture afsd Burguine
at the lakes of Sarasota at which
time Gl. Gates was commander
in chief of that division, all which
service he rendered under the
enlistment for which he obtained
the discharge hereto annexed.
He hereby relinquishes every claim
whatever to a pension or annuity
whatever except the present & declares
that his name is not on the pension
roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to & subscribed in open
Court the day & year first before
written.
Solomon Hendrix
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Discharge certificate hereto attached re-
moved for safe keeping. in Apr 5, 1904

And the said Court do hereby declare
their opinion after the investigation of the
matter that the above named applicant
was a Revolutionary soldier and served
as he states.
I George Williams clerk of the Court
of Pleas &c for the County aforesaid
do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of
the Court in the matter of application
of Solomon Hendrix for a pension
In testimony whereof I have to these
presents set my hand & affixed
the seal of office in open Court
the 14th August 1832.
Geo. Williams Clk
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4823
Solomon Hendricks
Tennessee.

from 1776: private
2 years $80.
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4823.
BRIEF in the case of Solomon Hendricks,
of Carter County in the State of Tennessee
(Act 7 June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? In open Court.

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he? 77 years

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Years, Months, DAys. As a Gen.
In 1776 Feby. | 2. - - | Private | Capt Knox. the 8th Va. Reg
Genl. Lee
Colo. Morgan

5. In what battles was he engaged? Was in 2 Battles in taking Burgoyne -

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Montgomery County, Virginia.

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? documentary proof

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Examining Clerk.
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M.C.S.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

June 15, 1925

Mrs. W. M. Vaught
Elizabethton
Tenn.

Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 4352, it appears that SOLOMON HENDRIX enlisted in February, 1776, in Montgomery County, Virginia, and served two years as private in Captain Knox's Virginia Regiment; he was in both battles at Stillwater.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 14, 1832, at which time he was seventy-seven years of age and a resident of Carter County, Tennessee.
There is no data on file relative to his family.
Respectfully,

Acting Commissioner
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1925, Feb. 21 Hist. to
Lina M. Harris - M.C.S.
1925 June 15. Hist to
Mrs. W. M. Vaught. M.C.S.
1926 - Feb - 28 - Mrs. W. M. Vaught
advised how to obtain date of
last payment of pen-, name
of person paid etc. MMHF

4352
Rev War INVALID.

File No. 4352
*Solomon Hendricks
Pvt. Va. line

Act: June 7, 1832
Index:-Vol. A, Page 168
[Arrangement of 1870.]
*Solomon Hendrix. Records corrected
Apr 2 '04 - M.
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1710 1/2 - 16th Street
Sacramento, Calif.
January 20 - 25
War Dep't. Pension Bureau
Washington D.C.
May you kindly send me
the names of the children
of Solomon Hendrix, age 86.
living in District Six. Carter
county (1840) Or a copy of his
pension - (I am in need of
this information to establish
membership in D.A.R.) also
John Hendrix brother of
Solomon. Among Morgan's
famous rifle men -
Thanking you kindly for
any help you may give
me - advice appreciated
Very truly
Lina M. Harris
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2
Son Henry Garland Hendrix - 18-17-1887
father Nathan Hendrix
G. father John Hendrix
G.G. father William Hendrix.
When and to whom married.

PENSION
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JAN
U. 26 S.
1925
OFFICE
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Elizabethton, Tenn.
Apr. 8, 1925

Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Please send me all the data pertaining
to the Rev. Pension record of Solomon Hendrix
of District no. 6 of Carter Co. Tenn.
(Rev.) This information is desired 
by Miss Lena Allen who wishes
to become a member of the
Julius Dugger Chapter of the
N.S. D.A.R.

Thanking you for this information,
I am
Respt.
Mrs. W. M. Vaught
P.S. Organizing Regt.
Please give me this} D.A.R.
information at ear- Julius Dugger Chaptr.
liest possible date.
His age about 86 years.
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MMHF
Rev.&1812 Wars Section

February 20, 1926

Mrs. W. M. Vaught
Elizabethton, Tenn.

Madam:
I have to advise you relative to the Revolutionary
War pension claim of Solomon Hendrix, S. 4352, that in order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name of person paid and possibly the date of soldier's death, you should apply to the Record Section, Civil Division, General Accounting Office, 1800 E. Street, N.W., Washington, D. C. citing all of the following data:
"Solomon Hendrix (pensioned Hendricks), Certificate No. 1820, issued November 12, 1832, rate $ 80 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Tennessee Agency".
There is no data on file, in his claim for pension, relative to his family.
Respectfully,

E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.
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M.C.S.
Rev. & 1812 War Section

February 21, 1925

Lina M. Harris
1710 1/2 16th St.
Sacramento, Calif.

Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 4352, it appears that Solomon Hendrix enlisted in February, 1776, in Montgomery County, Virginia, and served two years as private in Captain Knox's Virginia Regiment; he was in both battles at Stillwater.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 14, 1832, at which time he was seventy-seven years of age and a resident of Carter County, Tennessee.
There is no data on file relative to his family.
Respectfully,

Commissioner.
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W. A. MIDDLESON, GEN. MGR.

One of 125 Properties of Cities Service Company
TENN.

Elizabethton, Tenn.
Jan. 14, 1926.

Hon. Commissioner of Pensions,
Department of the Interior,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:
I am trying to prove a record for Miss Lena Allen who has applied for membership into the Daughters of the American Revolution on SOLOMON HENDRIX, and am writing to ask if you will kindly refer to his claim S. 4352, and give me the date of his death, his wife's name, and the names of his children.
The Officers of the National D. A. R. will not accept an application unless it shows the above data.
Thaning you for the information, I am,
Very sincerely,
Elizabeth Carriger Vaught
Mrs. W. M. Vaught, Regent,
Julius Dugger Chapter D.A.R.

Rev. & 1812 War Sections
3 - 1865
S - 4352

U. S. PENSION OFFICE S
JAN 15 1926
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No Value
Solomon Hendricks
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Solomon Hendricks which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes
V. *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes and has a device.
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? no
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? no
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? has documentary evidence.
XIV. [dagger symbol]If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he she, or they are persons of credibility?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. [double dagger symbol]Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? no
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Explanatory Notes
* Quere V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as the the precise length of his service, by according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension.
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about [begin italics]three or four months [end italics] is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
[dagger symbol] Quere XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which be [sic?] belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the affidavits must be properly authenticated, as above directed.
[double dagger symbol] Quere XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
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Leo Bowers &
Sol Hendrix
Nathan Wheeler
1820 Wullit or Hen
5118 drix -
Lend Bowers
Solo Hendricks

Letter of inquiry 
addressd. to J. L. Edwards
22d. Decr. 1835 on these
three claims

Hon. W B Carter
HR
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Leonard Bowers a Soldier of the Revlt 3 Years man and a Pensioner - wishes his bounty Land - take such steps as are necessary to obtain it.

Solomon Hendrix same situation as to Pension
& Bounty Land - 
also Nathan Wheeler or Willet
died in service at the Rocky mountain 
see if any Pay is still due him &c &c
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Solomon Hendricks A Soldier of the 8th
Virginia Regiment, having servd his time
for which he entered, is hereby discharg'd

Given under my hand at the
Valley Forge 24th Feby. 1778
Chs. Stoes. B.G.
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23d. March 1778
Solomon Hendricks Served as a Brave
and faithfull Soldier in Colon Morgens Rifle Core
given under my Hand at the Rifle Regt
Van Swearinger
Commr of Rifle Core

Solomon Hendrix Va
Surv File #4352