Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 343, Richard Campbell, N.C. S.C.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
NC Campbell, Richard W343
SC Rachel
CONTENTS
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Paid at the Treasury under the act of the 6th April 1838 from the 4th Sept 1836 to the 4th Sept 1837 Agent notified 10 Sept 1838
Paid at the Treasury under the act of the 6th April 1838 from 4th March 1836 to 4th Sept 1836 agt notified 27 Feby 1839
Paid as above from 4 March to 4 Sept 1840 agent notified 30th Nov 1841
Duplicate as ificate issued 3d March 1843 and sent to Hon Cave Johnson House of Representatives
Paid as above from 4 Sept 1841 to 4 Sept 1842 agt notified 12 April 1844
let E Nolstean 24 Sep 49

West Te
Richard pbell
of Hickman Co in the S Tennessee who was a private in the company comman by Captain Taylor of the regt command by Col in the N Carolina line for six months 

Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 20 Dollars cents per ann to commence on the 4th day of March 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of April 1836  and sent to Hon [crossed out campbell] Johnson HR
Arrears to the 4th of March 1836 $100
Semi anl allowance ending 4 Sept "  10
$110
{Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Wm L Allison Cler
Book E 2 Vol 7 Page 85
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2222
June 12 1832
Pension Office

Centreville May 31st 1832} Free
Honl Secretary at War 
Washington City 
DC
Pension Claim}
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State of Tennessee Hickman County
Original Claim
Declaration in order to be placed on the penion list under the act of Congress approved 18th April 1818
State of Tennessee
Herman County} SS
On this day of April 1830 personally appeared in court of record for the county of Hickman and state of Tennessee Richard Campbell a resident citizen of said county aged seventy six years who first being sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18th march 1818 and the 1st of May 1830 that he the said Richard Campbell entered for the term of eighteen months in the year 1776 in the state of North Carolina in the company commanded by Captain Paul Tripier whose company was enlisted for the purpose of guarding Georgetown & Cot Island in the state of South Carolina and that he continued to serve in said corps untill sometime in 1777 when he was discharged from the service of Georgetown in the state of South Carolina, that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present that his name is not on the rolls of any state in aft South Carolina and that the following are the reasons for his not making earlier application for a pension that he has been uniformly informed that unless he could prove by some two persons who were in the service with him he could not obtain the benefits of the acts of Congress for his benefit that he has never been able to find such
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evidence, but is now informed the best evidence the nature of the case will admit of is sufficient and in pursuance of the act of the 1st of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th 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 me 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 incom other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed that since the 18th March 1818 no material changes have been made in my property
Seven or eight head of cattle worth about $30
About twenty hogs large and small 12
Three bear  30
Five head of sheep 8
One wheel five old chairs 2
and some five other articles of household furniture not exceeding in value 3
The preceding is the whole amount of his property at this time and has been subject to no change fistheo than using the stock and others grown in their places since March 1818 afft believes his
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property was not of greater value in 1818 than at this time sworn to and subscribed to in open court Richard Campbell
July Term 1830
State of Tennessee Hickman County
I Samuel Sebastan clerk of the court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the county of Hickman, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, faithful, correct and complete transcript of the original as filed in my office and [illegible] of record In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this 7th day of Mary 1832
S Sebastian clerk
By [illegible] Saml Sebastan
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Pension Office} July 18 
1833
July 29
Term
1130
Hn C Johnson
HR
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State of Tennessee Hickman County} County Court July Term 1833
On this 11th July 1833 personally appeared Richard Campbell a resident of the county of Hickman aforesaid in the state aforesaid aged seventy eight years the 20th day of last March who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed the 7th June 1832 that he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year seventeen hundred & seventy five the month of December with Lieutenant William Alston and served in & under the following named officers Capt Paul Tripear Col William Alston, Lieutenant Ragg I left the service in the year 1777 month of Augt I resided in the state of North Carolina Montgomery county where I went to the service I inlisted for the term of eighteen months which time served & which expired in June 1777 but I was detained two months longer by my officers which made the time that I left the service in Augt 1777 as above stated we marched from the place of my enlistment to Georgetown state of South Carolina on Pe Dee River There we remained and at Cat Island which was about twelve miles from Georgetown we tended to the forts at these places during my term of service, at the end of which I was discharged which discharge was burnt in my folks house by the Tories I returned home from this place to Montgomery county in the state of North Carolina where I remained not more than a week at my fathers house where I could not stay for the Tories they had vied to kill me I volunteered & went in the state service with out being particularly attached to any company
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in regiments of Col Crafford Col Love & Col Williams under Gen Rutherford we marched to Drowning Creek in the state of N Carolina & there we had an engagement with the Tories from there we went to Feyattville in said state from there we went to the Brown or white March & then we had an other engagement with the British & tories & from there we returned home & immediately we raised a company under Capt Saytor & I was first Lieutenant in said company we scouted through the state of N Carolina against the Tories for our va I am certain & I nother month for a longer period after this I moved to the Etaw field upon Etaw River in said state & about the 2d or 3d day after I got there I was eheted  first lieutenant in Capt Duyheps company & we scouted through the country to the keep the Tories but untill the end of the war I have no documentary evidence nor I know of no person whose testimony I can procure who can testify to my service I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & I claim that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state I also state that I have no clergyman in my neighborhood to whom I can refer but I have to my neighbours who can of equal veracity Richard Campbell
Sworn to and subscribed in open court this 11 day of July AD 1833
S Sebastan clerk
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We Thomas Barber Elijah Warren Joel Smith Hezzekiah Gunter 
All of the county of Hickman except the said Gunter who resides in the county of Perry & state aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Richard Campbell who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy eight years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion
Joel Smith
Elijah Warren
Thomas his X mark Barber
Hezzekiah his X mark Gunter
And the court do hereby certify their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the court further certifies that it appears to them that Thomas Barber, Elijah Warren, Joel Smith & Hezzekiah Gunter who has signed the preceding certificate are resident citizens of the county aforesaid except the said Gunter who resides in the county of Perry and are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit 
Wm B Cragg JP
Robert Anderson JP
D Bularren JP
I Samuel Sebastian clerk of the court of Pleas and Quarter sessions in said county do certify that the forgoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Richard Campbell for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 11th of July 1833
S Sebastian clerk
By Wm R Sebastian
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6196
Tennessee Jackson
Rachel Campbell 
widow of Richard who served in the Revolutionary war as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1848
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of Jany 1834 and sent to John T Neely
present
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848 Page 287 Vol 3

Date of widows death not on AB
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State of Tennessee Perry County} SS 
On this first day of October 1849 personally appeared in open court Rachel Campbell a resident of the county of Perry aged about 80 years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows: and also for the benefit of all acts, passed subsequent thereunto granting half pay and pensions to the widows of Revolutionary officers and soldiers: That she is the widow of Richard Campbell late of Hickman County Tennessee, a deceased Revolutionary pensioner on the Roll at Nashville at the rate of twenty dollars per annum She further declares that she was married to the said Richard Campbell to the best of her recollection in October 1790 in Rockingham county North Carolina, that her husband the aforesaid Richard Campbell died on the 13th day of June 1844: that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January seventeen hundred and ninety four viz, at the time above stated sworn to and subscribed in open court on the 1st day and year above written 
Rachael her X mark Campbell
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State of Tennessee 
County of Perry} SS
I Pleasant Whitwell clerk of the county court of monthly sessions holden in the town of Linden in and for said county of Perry, do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said court that Richard Campbell was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of twenty dollars per annum was a resident of the county of Hickman  mora county of Perry in the state of Tennessee and died in the year 1844 on the 13th day of June in the said county of Hickman and state of Tennessee: that he left a widow whose name is Rachel Campbell and that by the court now in session she is accredited as such In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at Linden this 1st day of October in the year of our Lord 1849
Pleasant Whitwell clk
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John Campbell
of Rache Campbell
& [illegible]
Wm B [illegible]
of august 1799
E [illegible]
Elizabeth Campbell
Daughter of Richard Campbell  
& Rachel his wife
 [illegible] the 27  [illegible]
of august
 [illegible]
HR
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 [illegible]
 [illegible] April 30
Richard Campbell Son
 [illegible] Campbell &
Rachel his wife was born the 30 day of April 1797
Wm Campbell
Son of 
Dito was born the 11 day of July 1799
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of Richd Campbell
Rachel his wife wa
born the 11 day of april 1790
Smithey Campbell Daughter of Richd Campbell & Rachel his wife was born the 16 day of December 1791
Wiley Campbell son of Dit was born 18 of December 1804
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Sherage of  [illegible]
C [illegible]
Campbell  [illegible]
Campbell 
Mary Campbell Daug
 [illegible] Richd Campbell
& Susanah his wife was born the  [illegible] 
february 1783
Jameson Obell Son of 
Campbell & Susa  [illegible]
wife was born  [illegible]
March 1783
 [illegible] Campbell
Campbell & Rachel  [illegible]
 Born the 11 day  [illegible]
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State of Tennessee Perry County} On this the 12th day of December in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty three Personally appeared before the undersigned a justice of the peace in & for the county of Perry and state of Tennessee Tubal Campbell a resident of said county age 47 year who being duly sworn according to law on his oath declares that the old leaves of a book forwarded to Washington City when Rachel Campbell was applying for a pension as widow of Richard Campbell was the Record kept by his father of their births of his children and kept for that purpose until his death and that the handwriting was the hand writing of his father & at his deth was kept in his own possession to the time he sent it to Washington City the said leaves contained the date of the births of Richard Campbell and Rachel Campbells children who is now applying for a pension as the widow of said Richard Campbell who drew a pension in his life time and that the said leaves was preserved and retained as the record of the births of Richard Campbell & Rachel Campbells chion the present applicant for a pension Tubal Campbell
Sworn to and subscribed to before me this the 12th day of December 1853 Wm A Farlowe JP for Perry County
Test
Wm Montgomery
James Anderson
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State of Tennessee Perry County} I Pleasant Whitwell clerk of the said county court do hereby certify that the signature purporting to be William A Farlowe as Justice of the peace in and for the county of Perry is Genuine duly commissioned and qualified as such and acting as such at the date of his signature in good faith and all his official acts are entitle to full credit witness given under my hand and seal of office this 12th day of December AD 1853 Pleasant Whitwell clk

SEAL OF PERRY COUNTY COURT
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December 2, 1933
RICHARD CAMPBELL
W 343
ba-j/mlp

Miss Laura Luttrell
1407 White Avenue
Knoxville, Tennessee

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Richard Campbell who received a pension while residing in Tennessee.

You are furnished herein the history of the only soldier named Richard Campbell found in the Revolutionary War records of this office who was pensioned while a resident of Tennessee.

Richard Campbell was born March 20, 1755; the place of soldier's birth and names of his parents are not shown in the claim.

While residing in Montgomery County, North Carolina, he enlitsed in December, 1775, served as private in Captain Paul Trapier's company, Colonel William Allston's South Carolina regiment, was engaged in guarding forts at Georgetown and Cat Island in South Carolina , and was discharged in August, 1777, when he returned to his home in Montgomery County, North Carolina. After remaining at home a week he volunteered, served as private in Colonels Crafford's, Love's and Williams' North Carolina regiments, was in an engagement at Drowning Creek and another beyond Fayetteville, length of this tour not stated.   He served as first lieutenant in Captain Taylor's North Carolina company, and in Captain Douglass' company in Colonel Lytle's North Carolina regiment and served until the close of the war. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed July 11, 1833, at which time he was residing in that part of Hickman which was later Perry County, Tennessee.

Richard Campbell died June 13, 1844, in Hickman County, Tennessee.
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Reference was made in the claim to the following children of Richard Campbell and his wife, Susannah (her maiden name and date of death not given): Mary Campbell, born February 28, 1783, and Jame Campbell, born March 18,m 1785.

Richard Campbell married Rachel (maiden name not shown), in Rockingham County, North Carolina in October, 1789, or 1790; both dates were given by soldier's widow. 

Soldier's widow, Rachel, was allowed pension on her application executed October 1, 1849, at which time she was aged eighty years and living in Perry County, Tennessee; in 1852 she was still living there and again gave her age as eighty years, with no explanation of the discrepancy.

The following children of the soldier, Richard Campbell, and his wife, Rachel, were referred to in the claim:

Hiram Campbell, born April 11, 1790
Smithey " " December 16, 1791, a daughter
John " " August 9, 1793
Elizabeth " " August 27, 17-- (illegible)
Richard " " April 30, 1797
William " " July 11, 1799
Wiley " " December 23, 1804
Tubal " date of birth not given; made affidavit in 1843 in Hickman County, Tennessee, in soldier's claim for pension, was aged forty-seven years in 1853 when he was residing in Perry County, Tennessee.

In 1852, the name of one R. H. Campbell appeared in the claim as a witness but his relationship to soldier's family was not stated. 

Very truly yours
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1933 Dec 2 Hist to Miss Laura Luttrell MHD

343
Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No 343
Rachel Campbell
Widow
Richard Campbell
Priv Rev War
Act: Feb 2, 1848
Index Vol A Page 112
[Arrangement of 1870]
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1141
claim under Act 1818
PO Richard Campbell
Service
Act of Mch 18, 1818
Enlisted: REJECTED
Discharged: 18
Application filed: 18
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22222
Richard Campbell
Revy Tennessee
Jany 9 1918{ not found Alter 14
Serd brot
June 1822 to claimant 
1641
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No 13997
Rachel Campbell
Ten
[crossed out
Letter Ezra Holstead 24 Nov 1849
to service 30 July 1850]
same 11 June 1851
[crossed out JT Neely May 20/53]
act 7 July 1838
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745
Tennessee Jackson
Rachel Campbell widow of Richard who was a private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the [crossed out 4th day of March, 1843.]
13th June 1844
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of Jany /54 and sent to John T Neely
present
[crossed out Acts of March 3, 1843, &] act June 17, 1844
Recorded in Book A
Vol 2 Page 190
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State of Tennessee Perry County} SS I Pleasant Whitwell clerk of the county court of the county and state aforesaid do hereby certify that Elijah Warrin is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified that his commission was dated on the first day of May 1848 and will expire on the first day of May 1854 and that his signature above written is genuine
Given under my hand and the seal of said county this 13th day of May 1850
P Whitwell Clk
By R W Thomas D clerk
SS
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State of Tennessee Perry County} SS Personally appeared before me Elijah Warren a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Perry and state of Tennessee Tubel Campbell and made oath in due form of law that the record containing the ages of some of the oldest children of Richard Campbell and Rachel his wife has been in his possession for the last twenty [illegible] years and that the record of the ages of the children is in the hand writing of Richard Campbell to the best of his knolledg Sworn to and subscribed this the 13th day of may in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty  Tubal Campbell
Before me 
Elijah Warren JP
for Perry County
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South Harpeth Tennessee
May 25th 1850

JL Edwards Esqr
Sir
Your reply in relation to Mrs Rachel Campbell widow of Richard Campbell of Perry County Ten has been duly received, and enclosed you will receive the family record of the ages of some of the oldest children The record of the date of the marriage of Richard Campbell to his wife Rachel taken from the dame old Book, it appears was enclosed in a letter and put in the Post office at Linden Perry county Ten last November, directed to me, at South Haspeth Ten, which letter I have never received The record of the marriage I saw in the old book last August myself Enclosed you will also receive the affidavits of Nancy Eivy and William Kelly certifying that they knew Richard Campbell and Rachel to live in the capacity of man and wife for many years back during their residence (I presume) in Hickman County (now Perry - Should the enclosed evidence be sufficient to entitle Mrs Campbell to a pension, please have her placed on the Nashville agency it being more convenient to her than Jackson
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Please write me in reply and direct your letter to South Harpeth Davidson County Ten and oblige
Your Obt Servant
Ezra Holstead
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State of Tennessee Perry County} On this the 7th day of December one thousand Eight hundred and fifty three personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for the county of Perry and State of Tennessee Holland Kelly a resident of the county and state aforesaid age 86 years who being duly sworn according to Law, on her oath declares that she has been personally acquainted with Richard Campbell and Rachel Campbell and that she saw them married in the state of North Carolina in the county of Rockingham about the year 1789 and that they have lived together as husband and wife to the time said Richard Campbell died and the said Rachael Campbell is now living in this county and that Richard Campbell is the identical person who drew a pension in his life time and that the said Rachel Campbell wife of the said Richard Campbell is the identical person who is now applying for a pension Holland his { mark Kelly L
Attest
Elkanah Anderson
ET Denton
State of Tennessee
Perry County} Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 7th day of December 1853 
A N Hayes JP for Perry county and state of Tennessee
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State of Tennessee Perry County} This day personally appeared before the undersigned a justice of the peace in and for the county of Perry Elkanah Anderson & ET Denton the subscribing witnesses and after being duly sworn according to law depose and say that they are personally acquainted with Holland Kelly and have been for many years and that they know her to be a cerrect woman and of Good standing and any thing in her affadavit as to the marriage of Richard Campbell & Rachel may be strictly relied on as the truth Sworn to and subscribed before me this 7th day of December 1853
Elkanah Anderson
ET Denton
 N Hays JP for Perry county
State of Tennessee Perry County}  I Pleasant Whitwell clerk of the said county court do hereby certify that AN Hayes whose name is officially assigened as justice of the peace for said Perry County is Genuine duly commissioned and qualified as such and acting in good faith at the date of his signature and all his official acts are entitle to full credit as appears to the foregoing affadavit of Hollan Kelly and Elcamah Anderson and ET Denton I also certify that the witnesses that to the affidavit are men of good standing witness given under my hand and seal of office this 12th day of December 1853 Pleasant Whitwell clk

SEAL OF PERRY COUNTY COURT
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State of Tennessee Perry County} On this the 6th day of November one thousand eight hundred and fifty two personally appeared before the undersigned a justice of the peace in and for the county and state aforesaid Rachel Campbell a resident of the county and state aforesaid aged 80 years who being duly sworn according to law, on her oath declared in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July the 7th 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows" that she is the widow of Richard Campbell deceased who was a private & lieutenant during the revolutionary war as will appear by his papers on file in the pension depart Washington DC and who was placed upon the pension rolls at $20 per annum under act 7th June 1832
She further declares that she was maried to the said Richard Campbell decd on the day of October in the year seventeen hundred and eighty nine that her husband the aforesaid Richard Campbell died on the 13th day of June 1844 That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the 1st day of January (1724) seventeen hundred and ninety four to wit as the time above stated she further declares that she is now a widow 
Rachel her X mark Campbell seal
Sworn to & subscribed before me the day and year above written: Elijah Warren JP for Perry County
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State of Tennessee Perry County} I RM Thomas Deputy clerk of the said county court do hereby certify that Elijah Warren whos name is officially signed is duly commissioned and qualified as justice of the peace for Perry County acting in good faith and credit at the date of his certificate and all of his official acts are entitled to full credit Witness given under my hand and seal at office this 8th day November 1832
RM Thomas DC
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State of Tennessee Perry County} I Pleasant Whitwell clerk of said county court do certify that AF Wiley whose name appears to the within probates is an acting justice of the peace of my county duly elected commissioned and sworn and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine therefore all his acts as such are entitled to our faith and credit witness my hand and seal of office at Lincoln the 1st day of October 1849
P Whitwell clk
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State of Tennessee Perry County} This day personal apeared before me AF Wiley and of the acting juctice of the peace in and for sd county Nancy Eivy and maid oath in dieu form of law and says that she has nene Richard and Rachel Campbell ever since they year 1808 or 1809 or thar about ever sence into his his death in 1844 and she further states that she niew them to live as man and wife all that time the 28th of September 1849 swornto and subscribed the date above wriiten
attest AF Wiley JP for Perry County Nancy her x mark Eivy
State of Tennessee Perry County} This day personally appeared before AF Wiley an acting justice of the peace for said county William Kelly and after being duly sworn depose and say that he has been acquainted with Richard Campbell and Rachael Campbell between forty five & fifty years and that they lived together all that time as husband and wife up to the day of his death in the year 1844
Swornto and subscribed to before me the 1st day of October 1849 Wm Kelly
AF Wiley JP for Perry County
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State of Tennessee Perry County} On this the 23 day of August one thousand eight hundred and fifty two personally appeared before me RM Thomas Deputy clerk of the county court of the county and state aforesaid Rachel Campbell and acknowleged the within power of attorney who her act and deed & I certify that I well know the said Rachel Campbell & that she is the person nan present and who executed the above power of attorney
Given under my hand and seal of office at Linden on the day and year above written
RM Thomas Deputy clk
of Perry County 

Rachael Campbell
wid of 
Richard Campbell
Rev Pension
act 1832
act 1838

Ex Jno T Neely
Oct 13 52
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Know all men by these presents that I Rachel Campbell of the county of Perry and state of Tennessee and the widow of Richard Campbell deceased who was a revolutionary soldier do hereby irrevocably constitute & appoint John T Neely Esqr of Washington District of Columbia my true and Lawfull attorney for me & in my name to examine into & prosecute my claim for a pension &c against the General Government which may be due me, by virtue of my deceased husbands service in the revolutionary war & the several acts of congress relative thereto I hereby confirm whatsoever my sai attorney may do or cause legally he & one in the posecuton of said claim & researching any other authority & may have given to my other person in the pemise whatsoever
Witness my hand and sen ship the 23 day of August 1852
Rachal her x mark Campbell
Test R M Thomas
FH Campbell
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South Harpeth Tennessee
March 15th 1851
Dear Sir
Before me I have a communication from JL Edwards Esqr late commr of pensions dated July 30th 1850 It is in relation to the application of Mrs Rachel Campbell of Perry County Tennessee, widow of Richard Campbell a deceased pensioner for a pension under the act of 7th July 1838 Mr Edwards says since the letter sent by him to me of the 24th November last 1849 pointing out the objections to the admission of the claim the secretary of the Interior has decided that no widow is entitled to the benefits of the act of 7th July 1838 who was not a widow at the date of its passage Richard Campbell the husband of Rachel Campbell died in 1844 as will appear by her declaration on file in your office
Now I want to know if Mrs Campbell is not entitled to a pension under an act passed in 1848, the date of which I do not now recollect and if the evidence now on file in your office is not sufficient to grant her such pension
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I have heretofore forwarded to the Pension office the proof required by Mr Edwards, the last of which was the family record If she is entitled to a pension under any Act, please inform me what manner to proceed to obtain the same Also if the evidence you have on file relative to her case is sufficient Please direct your letter to South Harpeth, Davidson County Tennessee
Respectfully Yours 
Ezra Holstead

PS Is she not entitled to a pension from the date of the death of her husband
E Holstead
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Ezra Holstead
30 July 1850

604
Pension Office
July 30th 1850
Sir
The additional evidence in the case of Rachel Campbell wiow of Richard Campbell transmitted by you sometime since to this office has been reend and filed with her other papers
Since my letter to you of the 24 Nver last pointing out the objections to the commission of her claim the secretary of the interior has decided that no wow is entitled to the benefits of the act of 7 July 1838 who was not a widow at the date of its passage It appears from the declaration of Mrs Campbell that her husband died in 1844 She was not a widw on 7 July 1838 consequently has no claim under the provisions of the act of that date her application therefore cannot be granted
Ezra Halstead Esqr
Chesnut Grove PO
Davidson Co Ten
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Chesnut Grove Tennessee
July 15th 1850
JL Edwards Esqr
Dear Sir
I put in at the post office at South Haspeth Ten in the latter part of May a letter directed to you, enclosing the family Record of Richard Campbell (of Perry County) containing the ages of some of his children to support the claim of his widow Mrs Rachel Campbell of Perry county Ten Having received no acknowledgment from your office of its reception there and having received a reply to a letter of enquiriy in the c ase of Nathan Smith formerly of Davidson County Ten, written sometime since the one above refered to leads me to the belief that the one enclosing the record of Mrs Campbells childrens ages has never been received Please inform me if the said letter has been received by directing me a few lines to Chestnut Grove Post office Davidson county Tennessee
your obt servt
Ezra Holstead
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Ezra Holstead Esq
24th Nov 1849
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553
205
Pension Office
Nvmr 24th 1849
Sir
The declaration of Rachel Campbell wiow of Richard Campbell who claims a pension under the act of 7 July 1838 has been examined and filed
Before a forable decision can be made in this case, it must be clearly shewn by a certified copy of the marriage [illegible] or license or by some other new or documentary proof if attainable that these [illegible] were married prior to 1794 no proof whatever in relation to their marriage has been introduced
Richard Campbells service for which he was allowed a pension is [illegible]

Ezra Holstead Esq
Senth Haspeth
Ten
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Jno T Neely
May 20 1853
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292
Pension Office
20 May 1853
Sir
In a communication from this office dated 11 June 1851 to Ezra Holstead in the case of Rachel Campbell widow of Richard of Tenn under act of 7 July 1838 it was required that record evidence (church, family, or court) of her marriage to the said Richard prior to the 1st Jany 1794 should be advanced
No evidence has been since filed
If it is satisfactorily shown that there is no record of proof the marriage may be established by the production of additional pa rol evidence
Jno T Neely Esqr
present
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Woo nd
Rachael Campbell
wid of 
Richard Campbell
act 1838
Rev Pension
Jno T Neely
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Washington City
Dec 23 1852
Comr Pensions
Sir 
I herewith enclose the declaration of Mrs Rachel Campbell wid of Richard Campbell a pensioner at $20 per an 
[illegible] for a pension on act 1838 an shes 3 March 1857 to which can I ask the [illegible] of the Dept
[illegible]
[illegible]
Jos T Neely
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Brief in the case of Rachel Campbell widow of Richard Perry County and state of Tennessee act 7th July 1838
Claim ("original," [crossed out or for increase])
Proof exhibited (if original)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Richard a pensioner at $10 per annum act 7th June 1832 
Richard and Rachel married in 1789 proved by family record and Hollan Kelly
Richard died 13th June 1844 proved by report of third auditon and Rachel Campbell
Rachel now a widow proved by Hollan Kelly & Tubal Campbell.

(If for increase)
Has additional evidence bneen filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?

Charles H Rhett
Examining Clerk

Name and residence of Agent
JT Neely Esqr
Washington DC
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Rachel Campbell widow of Richard
Tennessee
admitted
Act 7th July 1838
6 months private at $20 per annum from 13th June 1844 when he died
Pay Rachel Campbell
(widow)
Certificate to John T Neely Esqr
Washington DC
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Washington
9th April
Sr Sir
If the papers of Mr Campbell will justify you in allowing him a pension of Twenty dollars, he will be probably satisfied and he as very old, very poor and unable to search up more testimony if they will do to make out the certificate & enclose it to me
very respectfully 
yr friend
E Johnson
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Pension office 
29th Decr 1853
West Tennessee Rolls
Act 7th June 1832
$20 per annum} 
Richard Campbell
To what time paid?
When did he die?
S Cole
Ch Clerk
To Francis Burt Esqr
Third Auditon
Richard Campbell act 1832 $20 per annum
Died 13 June 1844 paid
F Burt
Auditor
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Washington DC
Dec 24 1853
Sir
Enclosed please find additional evidence in the claim of Rachael Campbell widow of Richard Campbell of the state of N Carolina for a pension under act of 1838
Yours very respectfully
Jno T Neely

Commr Pensions
Present
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know all men by these presents that I Rachael Campbell of the county of Perry and state of Tennessee and the widow of Richard Campbell deceased who was a Revolutionary solder & pensioner do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint Jno T Neely Esqr of Washington DC my true and lawful attorney, for me, and in my name, to examine into and prosecute any claim for a pension &c against the general government, which may be due me by virtue of my deceased husband's service in the Revolutionary war, and the several acts of Congress relative thereto, and to receive the certificate of Pension &c when issued by the Department I hereby confirm whatsoever my said attorney may do, or cause to be legally done, either in person or by substitution, in the prosecution of said claim except drawing money in my favor, I revoking any other authority I may have given to any other person or persons in the premises whatsoever. 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 8th day of November 1852
Rachel her X mark Campbell SEAL
Signed in presence of 
Wm M Cole
FJ Catron
STATE OF Tennessee
County of Perry} Sct
On this 8th day of November, in the year 1852 personally appeared before me Elijah Warren and acknowledged the within Power of Attorney to be her act and deed; and I certify tat I well know the said Rachel Campbell and that she is the person now present, and who executed the above Power of Attorney.
I further certify that I well know the said Richard Campbell & Rachl Campbell to live together as husband and wife for a number of years
Elijah Warren JP for Perry County
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State of Tennessee
Perry County} I RM Thomas Deputy clerk for said county court do hereby certify that Elijah Warren whos name is officialy signed is duly commissioned and qualified as Justice of the peace for Perry county acting in good faith and credit at the date of his certificate and all of his official acts are entitled to full credit 
Witness given under my hand and seal at office this 8th day November 1832
RM Thomas DC
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State of Tennessee
Murry County} this day personally apeared before me Robert Johnston an acting justice of the peace for sd county James Campbell and after being duly sworn saith that Richard Campbell was inlisted into the service of the United States in the year seventy six on that time and went of sd service and was good some considerable time and Returned home and said he was discharged from sd service given under my hand this 20th day of May 1820 James Campbell
Robt Johnston JP
State of Tennessee Murry County
I Thomas J Porter clerk of the court of pleas and quarter sessions for said hereby certify that Robert Johnson whose name is officially signed to the foregoing attached is [illegible]cate of probate was at the time then and acting justice of the peace in and for this county
Given under my hand and seal of office this 22nd day of May AD 1832
Tho J Porter ck
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State of Tennessee
Hickman County} This day William Hicks clerk before me Eli B Hornbeak are of the acting justices of the peace in & for said county and made oath in our forum of law that he is well acquainted with Richard Campbell & was also acquainted with him before he inlisted in the service of the United States & saith that he is the identical man that did inlist in the service of the United States during the revolutionary war but for what length of time he the said Campbell was in the service this deponant is unable to say sworn to & subscribed before me this 18th April 1832 William Hik
Eli B Hornbeak JP

State of Tennessee Hickman County set
I Samuel Sebastian clerk of the court of pleas and quarter sessions in and for said county and state aforesaid (said court being a court of record) do hereby certify that Eli B Hornbeak Esqr who has attested the above affidavit was at that time an acting justice of the peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified as such due forth and credit is due to his official acts
In Testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court of office this 28th day of May AD 1832
S Sebastian clk
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office
February 1st 1839
Sir
Under the act of the 6th of April 1838 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Richard Campbell a Pensioner on the Roll of the Nashville, Tenn Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832 has been paid at this Department from the 4th of March 1836 to the 4th Sept 1836
Respectfully yours,
Albion K Parris
Comptroller
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Present
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office
August 20 1838
Sir
Under the act of the 6th of April 1838 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Richard Campbell a Pensioner on the Roll of the Nashville, Tenn Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832 has been paid at this Department from the 4th of Sept 1836 to the 4th Sept 1837
Respectfully yours,
Albion K Parris
Comptroller
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Present
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office
Nov 24th 1841

Sir
Under the act of the 6th of April 1838 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Richard Campbell a Pensioner on the Roll of the Nashville, Ten Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832 has been paid at this Department from the 4th of March to the 4th Sept 1840
Respectfully yours,
Albion K Parris
Comptroller
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Present
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GIDEON PRINTER
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office
August 24th 1843
Sir
Under the act of the 6th of April 1838 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23 1842 extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents Richard Campbell a Pensioner on the Roll of the Nashville, Ten Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832 has been paid at this Department from the 4th of Sept 1841 to the 4th March1842
Respectfully yours,
Albion K Parris
Comptroller
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Present
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APPLICATION FOR A NEW CERTIFICATE
County of Hickman
On this Eighteenth day of February 1843 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Hickman personally appeared Richard Campbell who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Douglass in the regiment commanded by Colonel Lytle in the service of the United States; that his name was place don the pension roll of the Sate of Tennessee that he received a certificate of that fact under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War; which certificate on or about the - day of February 1842 at or near his residence in the county aforesaid he found that his certificate was  reissuing a cannot give any all amt in what way it was est Richard Campbell
Sworn and subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid
Wm B Cooke seal

NOTES The last four blanks are left for the applicant to set for the the time, place, and manner of the loss or destruction of the original certificate.
The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated.
If the pensioner has never received a formal certificate, but has drawn his pension on a mere notification, as was the case in a few instances many years ago, he should leave out the above words in italics and insert in lieu thereof " but has never received a formal certificate and now wishes to obtain one" 
The pensioner's oath must be supported by the evidence of another person as to identity.  The person must swear that he well knows him to be the same person described in the above affidavit. The magistrate must certify that the deponent is a person of veracity. This oath must also be authenticated by the certificate of the proper officer, under his seal of office, setting forth that the officer before whom the affidavit may be made is a justice of the peace, judge or notary public as the case may be.
When a person acting as an agent or attorney for a pensioner, loses the certificate the affidavit of that person is also required which must be authenticated as above
In every case where the clerk of court or other certifying officer has no public seal of office the certificate of a member of Congress proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer should be sent with the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers. In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated the certificate must be  attached thereto by a piece of tape or small ribbon, the ends 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.
No attention will be given to applications from persons who act as agents unless they are known at the War Department or are vouched for as resepectable persons by some one who is known to the Department.
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State of Tennessee
Hickman County} I do solemnly swear that I am well acquainted with the within named Richard Campbell and that I well know him to be the identical Richard Campbell who formerly had a pension certificate from the war department of the United States on which he was in the habit of receiving a pension that he is now old and infirm & his memory very bad
This 18th day of February 1843
Tubal Campbell
State of Tennessee Hickman County} This day personally appeared before the subscriber an acting justice of the peace in and for the state and county aforesaid Tubal Campbell who is a man of veracity and and swore to and subscribed the above certificate of identity witness my hand and seal This 18th day of February 1843
Wm B Cooke seal
JP for Hickman Cty Ten

State of Tennessee Hickman County} I James D Easley clerk of said county court do certify that William B Cooke whos signature appears to the foregoing affidavits is now and was at the time of signing the same an acting justice of the peace in & for said county duly elected commissioned and qualified as such and that all his acts are entitled to full faith and credit
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 18th day of Febrruary 1843
JD Easley clerk
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13997 Oct 25 49
Ded Rachel Campbell
wid of Richard
Tenn
act
7 July 1838
South Harforth
October 16
Amer
JL Edwards Esqr
Commr of Pensins
Washington City 
DC
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South Harpeth Tennessee
Octr 15th 1849

JL Edwards Esqr
Dear Sir
Enclosed you will receive the application of Mrs Rachel Campbell widow of Richard Campbell a deceased pensioner of Perry County now but formerly Hickman county for a pension From evidence addeced to the county court holden at Linden the county seat of Perry on Monday the first day of Octr Mrs Campbell is acknowledged by said court to be the accredited evid

of said Richard Campbell should any objections be made to her application please inform me by writing to me at South Harpeth Davidson County Ten
Respectfully yours &c
Ezra Holstead
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w cases
1407 White Avenue
Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 19, 1933

Mr. A. D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator, 
Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.
My dear Mr. Hiller,

[handwritten no Prn # 11*22 HBB]

Thank you very much for your letter of November 3d. Please pardon me for not saying that the Pension record of Richard Luttrell, of Botetourt County, Virginia, is in the name of RICHARD LITTERAL.I suppose the clerk so registered his name when he enlisted in the army. 

If you will please give me all that data contained in the records I shall appreciate it.

Will you send also the record of RICHARD CAMPBELL who received a pension while residing in Tennessee.

VEry truly yours
Laura Luttrell
Laura Luttrell

2 only one in Tenn
cant den pen #
11-22

STAMPED  
RECEIVED NOV 21
MAIL
VET 

RECEIVED NOV 21 1933
PENSION IND 
SECTION