Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 26,084, Robert Ellis, S.C.
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( 3-1776 ) SERVICE S.C. Ellis , Robert NUMBER    S. 26.084 Born in Va.
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(left page ) 3983 Indiana ( Madison ) Robert Ellis  Capt. Pickens  company of the Regt.  S. Ca.  Militia  Revy War Col. Pickens Inscribed on the  Roll of Madison , Ind. -- Dollars __ annum to commence on the 4th March 1846  Certificate of Pension issued  the 21 od December  1848  and sent to  the Hon. G.G. Dunn  House of Representatives. Arears to the 4th of  March .. Sem-anl. all'ce ending  .. (illegible ) This Pension  granted in addition to that received by him under Act of 7 June 1832 . Act of the 5th August 1848 Book F Vol 9 Page __ . ( right page ) Reported 222 Dec. ' 48
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[ State of Tennessee Morgan County ] On this the 10th day of  November 1838  personally appeared before me  Jesse Triplett a Justice of the peace  for the  County of Morgan aforesaid  Robert Ellis a resident citizen of the County of Morgan State of Tennessee aged seventy eight years being born in the State of Virginia in Buckingham County  in the year one thousand seven hundred and  sixty, as he believes from information  , having no record of his age but from calculation , he is certain it must have been 1759  or 1760 , but is  most inclined to  think it was 1760 , and after being  duly sworn for that purpose on his oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7th June 1832. He states that he volunteered and entered the service of the United States in  Abbeville District in  South Carolina under  William Conaway  with John Prater, William Prater, James Mucklewee, Thomas Lacy, Andrew Miller as privates and went  after the  Cherokee Indians and marched to many  places on the frontiers crossing Little river and going  zigzag through  the nation . started sometime  in the fall of  1780 , the day  nor month not recollected, during said tour never stayed long at one place stayed a night or two at the house of John Fox a faithful soldier from  character and was at many white peoples residence who had
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left their houses through fear of the Indians and was  finally marched to a little creek called Genesostee  and had there a skirmish with the Indians and there was seven Indians killed , and this applicant was shot in the heel , the only white man that was hurt he was conveyed home to his residence being unable to  serve for two or three months, after, he applicant,   served about one  month at least this tour not being able to say certain how long but agreeable to his best recollection  he served at least  one month having been  wounded in the heel and went home. He again volunteered as a private soldier  under Captain Joseph Pickens  & Col. McCall and entered the service as well as he  now recollects about the first of January  1781 , and  joined  General Pickens and was marched to the  Cowpens and was in the  Battle of the Cowpens and marched off from said place under General Pickens and went to camp ground in North Carolina  , stationed there about one week and then crossing the  Saluda and Broad River at different places and thence to Reid's Mill about 8 miles from home , had a written discharge from Captain Joseph Pickens for two months service. He again  volunteered out of Captain  John Willson's company  and entered service a short time before the Siege of Ninety Six and served under Captain  Joseph Pickens including the siege, his said Captain  Pickens was shot and killed in the siege, after the siege he had a written discharge from General Pickens having served this tour  one month agree-
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able to his best recollection  and he returned home. He volunteered  and entered the service ina short time  thereafter under Captain Little he believe his first name was Moses  though  he is not certain and went on to the Battle of the Eutaw Springs under General Green and Pickens & Col. Maltbie was marched off from the battle  under  Captain Frost went  with some of the wounded to  Friday's Ferry  on the Congaree , having served nine weeks this tour  , had a written  discharge from  Captain Little. He again  volunteered in a short time  after his said discharge  and was at the instance of Captain  Wilson  placed as guard over Col. Reid's Mill in  Abbeville District and served with  James C Wright , John Dixon, William Dixon, James  Hathorn , John Prater, Nathaniel Bailey  and  guarded  said mill nine weeks and received a written discharge from  Captain  John Wilson for the same.  He  again volunteered under Captain Robert  Maxwell in the fall of  178 _   to serve three months under  Col. Anderson  and was marched on to Kettle Creek and Little Brasstown under  General Pickens and was in several skirmishes  ., Jo. Chapman was wounded and several Indians killed - was in  no general  engagements  fired at the Indians when   running on different occasions
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destroyed their cosin (?) and was discharged by said Captain  Maxwell near  Seneca having served two months . He again volunteered to range the frontiers for 12 months , entered the service about  the first  day of March  or there about , and in the spring of  1782  under   Captain John Norwood , Hugh Reice, Lieutenant  and Sergeant  Hunt, privates , John  Miller, Frius  Harbison, James Thompson, Thomas Lacy , John Lindsey, James Hathorn , Andrew Webb, Isaac Thacker, Marten Miller, Andrew Watt, Samuel McMurtre , Thomas Watt, John Casson ,  William Perry , John Fox  Sen.  and his son John Fox , William Pratt, Samuel Lindsey , Ephriam Lindsey  and Nathaniel Bailey  stationed at John Miller's  all the time except  when rangering  would march all  through the frontiers on Little  River the head of Long  Cane, Big hog Skin , Diamond Hill  and the Golden Grove and would be gone many days  and return to the station  and go again the  same routes or much so during the whole year   , killed none of the Indians,  killed two tories ,to wit, John Mc Masterson , Thomas Neil , Andrew Neil, John McCamys'  life we spared he being young  and after serving out 12 months  has a written discharge from said Capt. John Norwood  early in the spring of  1783.
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He applicant continued to live  Abbeville District South Carolina a little upwards of one year after  the last period of his service aforesaid and moved to the  State of  Georgia Elbert County , lived at different places in  Georgia  about thirteen years , thence to  Knox County  Tennessee  stayed there about six years, thence to Campbell County Tennessee, stayed there  thirty years, thence to  Morgan County   Tennessee stayed there five years thence to Green County  Indiana  stayed there eleven years, thence to Morgan County  Tennessee again in  July last . He proposed papers int Green County  Indiana , was done by Lawyer Livingstone , Returned for amendment  his Lawyer  neglected the same,  applicant wrote to  John W Davis in Congress  about the matter he does not know  the true situation  of his case at this time being only  informed by a careless Lawyer he states the has no record nor documentary evidence  of his service and knows no person by whom he can prove his service except  James Blevins of Green County Indiana  , by whom he could prove part of his service if he could get the matter attended to  he believes he can prove by many  of his  intimate acquaintances in his neighborhood , both in  Campbell County and in Morgan County in Tennessee, with whom  he has been acquainted between thirty and forty years , that he has always been reputed and called
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a Revolutionary Soldier , by his intimate acquaintance  generally he will assume some of them  Mrs. Esther Sexton  with whom he has been acquainted  about fifty  one years or some over and Timothy Sexton and John Reid, Ezekeil  Newport Esquire, Aaron White Castle , Thomas Chambers Esquire, Allen McDaniel Esquire, John Cheaney and he really believes his acquaintance generally  both in  Morgan and Campbell Counties  Tennessee . He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present  and declares his name is not on the  Pension  Roll of the agency of any State, he states his discharges  was burned when his house was burned . He further states that owing to the great length of time since his said service he  cannot state with further certainty   that herein stated , as to the precise time of beginning and quitting each tour of duty , nor can he state with positive certainty  the length of some of said tours but served the full length of the time set forth in the foregoing , at least . Sworn  & subscribed this 10th day of November  1838  before me  Jesse Triplett ( signed ) JP  Robert Ellis ( signed )  We Esther Sexton and Timoth Sexton  residing in the County of Morgan , State of Tennessee  certify that we have been well acquainted with  Robert Ellis the foregoing named applicant for a pension  for fifty  years or more, that he was reputed , believed and understood to be a Revolutionary soldier in the  State of Georgia in Campbell and Morgan
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Counties Tennessee that we have been well acquainted with him for that time , the time of this being in Indiana  ( only by letter and information  acquainted )  that we know from the best information  that he is about eighty  years of age as he has stated and that  we believe that he served as he stated in the foregoing declaration .  Esther Sexton ( her mark X ) Timothy Sexton ( his mark X )  Sworn and subscribed this  10th day of November 1838  before me . Jesse Triplett ( signed ) JP  [ State of Tennessee Morgan County ] November the 10th  1838  I, Jesse Triplett  a Justice of the peace for the  County aforesaid  hereby declare my 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. I further certify that Timothy Sexton and Esther Sexton who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing affidavit are resident citizens of the County of Morgan , State of Tennessee and that their statement  is entitled to credit, they be  respectable  persons of credit, I certify  applicant is unable to attend  Court from bodily infirmity . I further certify that the said applicant for a pension has long lived to my own knowledge lived on the edge of  Campbell and Morgan County and that I from considerable acquaintance
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with him and his character ( and particularly from my own acquaintance  with him ) I believe he was a Revolutionary soldier. Jesse Triplett ( signed ) JP  [ State of Tennessee Morgan County ] SS. I Edmund G. Kingston  clerk of the  Cunty Court of Morgan aforesaid hereby certify that  Jesse Triplett  Esquire whose signatures appear to the foregoing declaration  , affidavits and certificate is an actin g Justice of the peace for the  County   of Morgan aforesaid  duly authorized to act as such , and that his said signatures purporting to be his are genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand  and affixed my seal of office this the 12th day of Nov. A.D. 1838/ Edmund G. Kingston  ( signed / sealed ) Clerk  ( vertical notes ) ( 34.731 Robert Ellis Tennessee formerly Indiana ) ( See Indiana index  No 31. 135 )
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1. under whom did you serve in the
first tour in the Revolutionary war,
Answer
William Conway Last, out of John
Lindsay company

2. who did you serve under the next tour
A Joseph Pickens Capt

3. who was the colonel at that time
Ans. McCale

4. What tour next
Ans. 96 under Captain Joseph Pickins

5. Who was your colonel at that time
Ans. Greene I think

6. who was the General at the time
Ans. Andrew Pickens

7. What tour next
Ans. Captain at Long [illegible]
 
8. What tour next
Ans. I was under Captain John Williams at the Battle of Eutaw Springs

9.  Were you a volunteer during all tours
Ans. I was a volunteer

10 Had you written discharges for all these
tours
Ans. Yes
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11 Question did you do any service but than was first spoken of
Ans. I served twelve months in South Carolina
at one time under Capt. John Norward
12. who was your Col, at that time,
Ans. Anderson, I believe
13. What kind of service did you perform at that time
Ans. We [illegible] against the Indians
and Torys.
14. What became of your [illegible] discharge
Ans. I lost them by fire in a house I had burnt
15. What county and State was you born
Ans State of Virginia and perhaps Buckingham County, but not certain
16. What [illegible] How old are you at this time
Ans. I was ^ either seventy nine or
Eighty of years old the first of
last February I think
17. Have you any record of your age
Ans. All the record I [illegible] had was destroyed by fire when I got my house
burnt,
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Sworn & subscribed ⎬ Robert Ellis
before me the 8th day
of April 1839.
Thomas S. Lea
Justice of the peace of
Morgan County Tennessee
Ellis
This day personally appeared before me
at my house, Robert Ellis & at the request
of Robert A Dabney the foregoing inter
rogatories were propounded to him the
said Ellis. In answer to which he un
hesitatingly made the replies thereto annex
and from the prompt & explicit replies
made by him to all questions asked
respecting his service in the Revolu
tionary war, I have no doubt of his
having served after reading the
questions & answers over to him, he
the said the answer given to the 4th
interrogatory should have be that given
to the 7th
& that given to the 7th the
answer to the 4th
after which correction
he was qualified to the answers thereto
subjoined. Given under my hand
at Morgan C. H. Ten the 8th April 1839
Thomas S. Lea
Justice of the peace
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State of Tennessee}
Morgan County       }  SS
I Edmund G Kington Clerk
of the County Court of Morgan aforesaid
certify that Thomas S Lea Esquire is 
is a magistrate as set forth as in the
foregoing and that his said signatures
purporting to be his are genuine.

In testimony whereof I have
hereunto affixed my seal of
office and subscribed my
name this 8th day of April

Edmund G. Kington
By his Dept.    Clerk
Saml P. Vaughn

A.D. 1839
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Morgan C H Ten
Nov 19 1838

Free
James L. Edwards
Washington City, D.C.
War Department
Pension office⎬

Tenn Nov 29
Robert Ellis
Act 1832

,
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Morgan Courthouse E Ten
November 12th 1838
Enclosed is the Pension Declaration of Robert Ellis an old citizen of the County and Campbell County [he] lived a many years in the edge of each he is extremely indigent though he I learn was formerly in easy circumstances before he went to the State of Indiana he has of last returned to the County again to live with his Daughter his conversation would convince any man that he was a Revolutionary Soldier that was acquainted with the matters his hearing is very bad but he seems intelligent for a man of his limited chance of information I learn from him that papers have heretofore been prepared through a Sawyer Livingstone of Indiana to enable him to obtain a Pension and the same probably forwarded to the Pension office from Indiana. I have at his strong solicit a tious promised to by to get information from the War office Relative to the whole matter
your humble Servant
Robert A Dabney

J L Edwards Esqr
Washington City D C
War Dept
Pension office
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State of Tennessee
Morgan County

Personally appeared before me sworn as Sea Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid Edmund G Kington whose statements are entitled to fullest and after being duly sworn for that purpose on oath states that he is personally acquainted with Robert Ellis , who has applied for a Pension and that he understands from those that as better acquainted with him, that he is estuned as a man of truth and is reputed as having been a Revolutionary soldier, and that as for as I have any information the fact of his service is not disputed, I further certify that from a lone conversation with him his manner and detail of his services in the Revolutionary War, is convincing to me that he must have performed considerable service in the Revolutionary War
Edmund G Kington
Sworn and subscribed
before me the 6th
day of April 1839
Thomas S Sea
Justice of the peace
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State of Tennessee
Morgan County
I Edmund G Kington clerk of the County court of Morgan aforesaid certify that Thomas S Sea is a magistrate as as set forth in the foregoing affidavit, and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his is genuine in testimony where of I have here in the office and my seal of office and subscribed my name this 6th day of April 1839
Edmund G Kington Clerk
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State of Tennessee
Morgan County
I Cutberth Webb asesident citizen of the County of Morgan State of Tennessee, do certify on my oath that I am personally acquainted with Robert Ellis who has made application for a Pension I certify that said Elis is of good character , and I do further certify that from my acquaintance with him, I believe him to have been a Revolutionary Soldier
Cutberth [illegible] Webb
[illegible] and subscribed
this 7 day of April
1839 before me
[illegible] Justice of the
Peace for Morgan County


I Jesse Triplett Justice of the peace for Morgan County Tennessee certify that Cutbirth Webb who his subscribed and sworn to the foregoing is a preacher of the gospel living in Morgan county Tennessee and is of good character and standing as such April the 7 day 1839
[illegible]
Justice of the Peace Morgan County
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State of Tennessee
Morgan County
    I, Edmund G. Kington Clerk of the county court of Morgan aforesaid certify that Jesse(?) Triplett Esquire who has been subscribed the foregoing affidavit is a magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his are genuine.
    In testimony whereof I have herewith affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 8th day of April A D 1839,
[illegible]
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Morgan C H Te
Alp 15}.         [graphic]  Free

James L Edwards.
Washington  City   D.C.
War Department 
{ Pension office 

Apl 24
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Morgan Courthouse
Tennessee April 7th 1839

Enclosed is the affidavit of Edmund G Kington in relation tot he Revolutionary services of Robert Ellis, for whom I prepared a Pension Declaration and provided the same to you from this office sometime last fall (perhaps in November) in whose behalf I have never received any information from you respecting his claim
Your humble
servant
R A Dabney


James L Edward Esq
Washington City, D C
War Department
Pension office
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Washington City
Dec 8 45
Sir

The enclosed papers have
been forwarded to me by Robert
Ellis of Indiana, now on a visit
to Tennessee as an application for
an increase of pension or as an application to be placed on the roll of
Invalid pensioner will you indicated
the best course for Mr. Ellis to pursue
if his case should have merits. Mr.
E is now drawing a small pension as a
revolutionary soldier
J L Edwards &
Com Penny

Respy Your Obt servant
Mr. W. Davis
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Pension office,
December 12, 1845

Sir,
The papers which you sent here in the case of Robert Ellis have been examined and filed. He now draws a pension of $30 per annum for nine months service. It is a small pension; but it is all that the law allows under the act of June 7, 1832 for that length of service.
His claim now is for disability on account of a wound received during the Revolution. I am sorry to say that the law providing for such cases expired ten years ago, and has never since been renewed. The Department, therefore, can afford no relief in the case.
I have the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
Your obi. sert.
J L Edwards

Look as act 10th April 1856
upealed / 34

Hon. John W Davis
Speaker of the 
House of Representatives
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The affidavits which I received some days ago in your behalf were submitted to the Court on Pensions, and his reply will be found on this sheet. The only chance now is to petition to Congress get some person competent to draw
up a petition in due form setting
forth all the facts, and then swear
to it, and send it to me with
this letter and I will submit your
petition, and the testimony now
on file in the Pension Office to Congress.
Yours truly
[illegible] Davis
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Morgan Courthouse
Tennessee April the 9th 1839

I am solicitor by Robert Ellis for whom I prepared Pension papers and forwarded to you from this office sometime last November, to write to you requesting an answer, he is remarkably solicitous to know why he has not secured an answer. Enclosed is the affidavit of [illegible], a Baptist preacher and citizen of this county, I send also interrogatories and answers of said applicant, as propounded by Doct Thomas S. Law. I take the liberty to state in sincerity that I really have no doubt of the Justice of his claim add [illegible] to say that any man on conversing with him about his service will believe his claim to be Just. he has applied heretofore in the State of Indiana I believe. I am warranted in my own motion, in saying believe
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his claim must be Just from every account and particularly from his own narrative. I have afforded him all the information and done what I could for him to promote a fair investigation, further than this I have no hesitation in saying I believe that he could get any reasonable number of persons of his acquaintance to state that he is reputed and believed to be a Revolutionary soldier and a man of truth and honesty his well acquainted in the county with a  view to do him and every person Justice, I have given this lengthy detail.
    I remain your most obt 
humble servant
Robert A Dabney
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State of Tennessee
Morgan County
    Personally appeared before me Thomas Jackson a Justice of the Peace for the county aforesaid William B Everett a man of [illegible] character for truth and [illegible] whose statements are entitled to full credit and after being duly sworn for the purpose on his oath states that from hearing Robert Ellis an applicant for a Pension talk of his Revolutionary services, that [illegible] affidavit, is convinced that said Ellis must have performed considerable service in said war.
William B Everett
Sworn and subscribed this 11th April 1839 before me
Thomas Jack
Justin [illegible]

State of Tennessee 
Morgan County
    I Edmund G Kington, clerk of the county court of Morgan aforesaid certify that Thomas Jack Esquire, is a magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his are genuine.
    In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 11th day of April 1839.
Edmund G. Kington Clerk
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Morgan C H Te
Alp 15}.           Free

James L Edwards.
Washington  City   D.C.
{War Department 
{ Pension office 

Apl 24
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Morgan Courthouse Ten
April the 12th 1839
Enclosed is the affidavit of William C. Everett of this County in Relation to the application of
Robert Ellis of this County, for a Revolutionary Pension, under the act of the 7th June 1832, please to file it with the other papers in the case in take it into consideration on your final Decision
your most obedient
humble servant,
Robert A Dabney

James L. Edwards Esqr
Washington City D.C.
War Department,
Pension office.
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State of Tennessee
Morgan County  
We the undersigned State that we are well acquainted with Robert Ellis of this County who has applied a pension and that he is reputed as a Revolutionary Soldier, and man of veracity
and we concur in that opinion
Sworn to and subscribed this 1st day of May 1839 before me Jesse Triplett Justice of the Peace
[signed]
Allen Reed
Mary X Reed her mark
Moses Sixton
Solomon Cisell
Samel Cisell

State of Tennessee
Morgan County

I Edmund G. Kington Clerk of the County Court of Morgan aforesaid certify that Jesse Triplett Esquire, is a Justice of the peace as above set forth, and that the foregoing Signature purporting to be his is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 7th day of June 1839
Edmund G. Kington Clk
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Morgan C H Ten
Jun 3rd. 1839           Free

James L Edwards Esq __
Washington  City   D.C.
War Department 
{ Pension 
{office 

 June  12
[illegible]
Tenn .
Rob Ellis.
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Morgan Courthouse Tennessee
June 3, 1839
James L Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions,
I deem it not improper to inform you that some time last fall, perhaps in November, the time not noted by me; I forwarded a Pension Declaration to you in behalf, Robert Ellis of this County, an old citizen of this vicinity who had, some time been a citizen of Indiana, if I am not mistaken, having Emigrated from this, to that State and had made application, there through the aid of a Mr Livingstone; some few weeks past. I sent his additional brief statement and opinion of the Justice of the peace that examined him, with some Evidence, the great length of time that has expired since I sent his first Papers induces me to enquire, as to the reason, that I have not been answered on the subject, unwilling to be impertinent or to procrastinate your Examination by
dilatory Enquiries I have patiently waited for an answer. I have thought that something may have prevented, I deem it not
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improper to state that said applicant's claim is spoken of by every person acquainted with him as a meritorious claim, his manner of detailing his services is convincing, to be beyond doubt, that
he served as he stated, information is most respectfully solicited

your most obedient humble servant
Robert A Dabney

James L. Edwards Esqr
Washington City DC
War Department
Pension office
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Morgan C H Te
Jun 10}.           Free

James L Edwards.Esq
Washington  City   D.C.
{War Department 
{ Pension office 

Tenn:  June  21
Addl Proof
Robt Ellis.
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Morgan Courthouse
Tennessee of June 1839
Enclosed is the affidavits
of the persons [illegible]
named in support
of the Claim of Robert
Ellis of this County to
a Pension under the
law of the 7th June
1832 offered as addition 
al Evidence in the case
your most
obt st 
R A Dabney


J L Edwards Esqr       }
Washington City        }
War Department D C}
Pension office             }
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Morgan C H Te  }
                      July }           Free

James L Edwards
Washington  City   D.C.
War Depart
{ Pension 
{office 

[illegible]  July 10
Tenn:

2nd July 1839

From
R. A. Dabney
[illegible] July 10. 1839
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Morgan Courthouse Tenn
July the 2nd 1839
James L Edwards
commissioner of Pension
I most respectfully suggest to you that some time in the month of November last I mailed, papers at this post office in behalf of Robert Ellis of this county for preparatory to obtain a pension under the law of the 7th June 1832. I have forwarded some additional evidence since I sent his declaration, at different times. He has been solicitous to get information he is most undoubtedly entitled to the
respects of his country for Revolutionary services, He is a man of good morals, I have pledged to him my faithful exertions to present his claim in as good a manner as the evidence he has will admit.
If I had any information, from the Department Respecting it, would enable me to show him whether, I have discharged my duty or not. he says he thinks he ought to have been answered before this time, it would really afford me great consolation, to shew him some information from your office

Your most Obedient
Humble Servant
Robert A Dabney
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James L Edwards Esqr
Washington City
D. C.
{War Department,
{Pension office

July 26
Tenn 
_______
Robert Ellis
Act 1832
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Morgan C H
Tennessee July 12th 1839
Sir
your letter of the 12th June 1839 has duly came to hand, with the form usual, in cases under the
law of the 7th June 1832, contained in the letter for his guidance & he has proceeded to make the Enclosed amendment, so as to make his narrative, as explicit, and specific as his memory would permit, relative to the different tours.

Mr Robert Ellis the said applicant, is a man highly Respectable, and reputed and respected by every person that knows him as far as I believe, or know as a man of the most strict veracity and a Revolutionary soldier beyond doubt, that kind of decision in his case is sought, that would do justice to the government and the applicant, without violating any Rule of Evidence or Right the case is wholly submitted to you

with great respect I
have the honour to be your
most obt humble servant
Robert A Dabney

James L. Edwards Esqr
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25

[illegible postal Stamp]

Robert A. Dabney Esquire
Morgan C. Ho
Tennessee

Mail


R A Dabney
Receid this from
the Comptroller 
Generals Office
of 
S. Carolina
Decd 2nd 1839
R A Dabney

Letter
from Comptroller 
Genl of S. Carolina
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25

[illegible postal Stamp]

Robert A. Dabney Esquire
Morgan C. Ho
Tennessee

Mail


R A Dabney
Receid this from
the Comptroller
Generals Office
of
S. Carolina
Decd 2nd 1839
R A Dabney

Letter
from Comptroller
Genl of S. Carolina
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Comptroller General Office
Columbia 7th Novr 1839
Robert A. Dabney Esq
Sir
Yours of the 21st October past has just been received at this office In which was enclosed a statement of the services of Robert Ellis, during the war of the Revolution, also a one dollar note on the Bank of the State of So Carolina, for the purpose (I presume to pay for search &c) 
The only means that we have of ascertaining the services of the officers of the Revolution and Soldiers of the Revolution, is the Indent Books, and there, in a great variety of instances, are not
satisfactory, - many of the accounts, for which Indents were issued, are lost or mislaid that they cannot be found. I have searched the Indent Books, and do not find that Robert Ellis ever
received an Indent for his services. - The presumption is therefore that an account of his services, has never been rendered either by himself or any of the officers, under whom he served.

I herewith return you the one dollar note, as no fees are charged, where the applicant is to receive no benefit 

Very Respectfully
your Obt Sert
Wm E. Hayne
Com. General

J.B. Heath
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Morgan C H Ten.    Free
Dec 16 1839

James L Edwards Esqr
Washington City D. C.
War Department,
{Pension office

Dec 26
Tenn 
Add proof
Robert Ellis
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Morgan Courthouse
Tennessee Dec 13th 1839

The Hon. James L Edwards Esqr
Pursuant to your intimation to me in your letter to me relative to the Pension Claim of Robert
Ellis of this County, I have procured a letter from the Comptroller Generals Office of the State of
South Carolina, Relative to the services of said Ellis the same is herein contained your attention to the matter, is again earnestly sought; I have the greatest anxiety that his claim be admitted for all the service that he actually ought to have. I am persuaded that he has performed the service, precisely or nearly so as he says, as I feel that I have done my duty in the case, it is wholly submitted to you for your final determination
Respectfully your
humble servant
R A Dabney

James L Edwards
comm pensions
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Jany 7 1842
Robt Ellis 

J. L. Edwards Esq
Comr of Pensions

Present

Hon R. W. Thompson
H R.
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Ho. of Rep. Jany 6. 1841

Sir

Will you please inform me whether
the name of Robert Ellis of Green County
Indiana, appears upon the Pension Roll
in your office.? And if so what amount
of pension he receives - 
Very Resfly
Ys ob [illegible]
R.W. Thompson

J L Edwards Esq
Com.
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Agents Office E. Tennessee
Thomasville June 29. 1841.

Sir,
In the case of Robert Ellis, and on the examination of his account that I have paid him up 4 day of March 1841. and agreeable to your request, I will close his account at this agency from the 4 March 1841.

I am Respectfully your obt Svt
A F Kiny Agt

J L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Carlisle Ind
June 8th
J. L. Edwards Esq
[illegible] of Pensions
Washington City

[illegible] 

June 16 1841
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Carlisle Ind June 8.41
Sir
Mr Robert Ellis a pensioner upon the list of those drawing pensions at Knoxville Tennessee has removed to this State (Indiana), and desires to be transferred to the pension list here

Please address him at Linton, Green County Ind

Very Respy
your Obt Sert
Jno W Davis
for Mr Ellis

JL Edwards Esqr
Comm of Pensions
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Morgan  C H Te.      Free
March 22

James L Edwards Esqr
Washington City D C

⎬War Dept
⎬ Pension office

Apl 1 1841
Evans
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Morgan C H Ten
March 19th 1841
Sir
Robert Ellis a Pensioner payable at Knoxville Tennessee [illegible] moving to some of his children to Green County State of Indiana and wishes to be transferred from Knoxville Tennessee to the agency in Indiana, the one the nearest, to Green County Indiana

I had no form before me for transacting the business I hope the Enclosed comes up to the spirit of the Regulation for that purpose he will retain the original and hopes you will forthwith arrange the matter and if so please to notify me of the arrangement &c that I may know I have discharged my duty

your most humble Servt
R A Dabney

Com of Pensions
Washington City DC
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Jacksboro January 22nd 1846
Dear Sir after my Best Respects to you I inform you that I received your answer in reply to my affidavits that I sent to you and I herewith send you my petition and the the affidavit of Mrs. Easter Sexton and I hope that you will do all you can for the establishing my claim and I will await  your answer on the subject and in the event that the American Congress should let me payment I wish you to make it payable at Knoxville East Tennessee and Direct it to Allen M Donald Esqr Jacksboro Campbell County and [illegible] yours with respect to the honorable John W Davis Speaker of the house of Representatives

[signed] Robert Ellis
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Washington March 1846
Sir,
In your letter of yesterday in relation to the Application of Robert Ellis of Indiana for an increase of pension you State (when speaking of the books of the Comptroller Genl of South Carolina) that there is reason to believe that they furnish very full evidence of the Militia Service after 1779. Permit me to enquire whether there is any law under which he can have an increase of pension
for that service, and if so will you be so good as to furnish me with the necessary forms

Very Respectfully
your obt sent
J W Davis

JL Edwards Esq
Comm Pensions
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Ho. Rep. Dec 11th 1848
Dr Sir
Herewith I send you a copy of a bill passed last Session of Congress for the relief of Robt Ellis - Mr. Ellis wishes to avail himself of the benefits of this act and desires to know what steps are to be adopted by him for that purpose. He is now a resident of Indiana & will desire that his payts shall be made at some agency in that State. I wish you would be kind enough to furnish very particular
instructions as to what he is required to do as his residence is such that he cannot conveniently procure the aid of legal men or of pension agents acquainted with such business. If there are any forms that would be useful to him in preparing his application please furnish them also

very truly yr Obt Scot
Geo. G. Dunn

Col. J. L. Edwards
Pension Office
Washington D.C.
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[illegible] No 552
==
Robert Ellis
==
Refered Decr 28th 1847
to Committee Revolutionary
Pensions
______

asking for increase

[paragraph crossed out and not transcribed]
________________________
December 30. 1847 Referred to the
Committee on Revolutionary Pensions
Jan 25, 1848. Bill 123

_______________
Wm M Cocke                5

Cocke  44R
bill re
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Robert Ellis
Tennessee 
Suspendent
See let: 12 June 1839
R A Dabney
do 10 July 1839
let to do 5 Oct.  39
Act 7 June 1832
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Fincastle Tenn.
Sept 10. 46
Robert Ellis
For pension.
[illegible] 75
________
24 Sept. 1846
Pension Bureau
Robt Ellis
Term Case
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Sept 10th 1846

Dear Sir after my Best Respects to you
I address a few lines to you for
Information Relative to my pension money and for
the purpose of finding out what has been done
with my papers as I have not got them 
and wish to find out    the cause of [illegible]
[illegible] or if the have been forwarded
where and what post office they have been
forwarded to do me the faver sir to answer
these my Lines in haste.  [illegible] R. Ellis
Addressed to James Ellis jacksborough
Campbell County
E Tenn
Robert Ellis [illegible]

Pray Excuse shortness
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Fincastle Tenn.   10
Sept 11
War Department
Washington Cty
D. C
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Indiana. Madison 31.733
================================
Robert Ellis
of Morgan Co in the State of Tennessee
.who was a private in the Compy commanded
by Captain Pickens of the regt commanded
by Col Pickens in the S. Carolina
line for 9 months
===============================
Inscribed on the Roll of Knoxville
at the rate of 30 Dollars - Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
===============================
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 day of April
1840, & sent to R. A. Dabney
Esq.  Morgan C. H. Tenn.
===============================
Asss to the 4th of Mar 1840                     $270.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sep 40  15.00
                                                                           ======                                         
                                                                           $285.00


Revolutionary Claim,⎬
Act June 7, 1832       ⎬

ded by D. McCurdy Clerk,
E A  Vol. 7.    Page 62

[right side]
Cin to Pen Agt 3d April 1841.
====
same & letter to J. W. Davis 18
June 1841.
--------------------------------
To Madison Indiana, from 4th
March 1841. _ 26 July 1841. Notifi
cation to J. W. Davis Esq. Carlisle
Indiana
---------------------------------
Let to Hon R. W. Thompson Jan 7.
1842.
let to Hon J. W. Davis March
9. 1844
Let to Hon. J.W. Davis 24 Apl '44
do to same Dec. 12. 1845.
Page 62

26084                41518
INVALID.
Revy
--------------------------
&
Invalid

No. 26084
Robert Ellis
Pri Rev War
_______________
         June     7   1832)
Act: August 5" 48")
--Vol, 2 , Page 123 
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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13978
======================
Robert Ellis
Jacksonborough
Tenn
======================
Rev. War.
754

1 - 0
---
REJECTED
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H R. No 123.
Robert Ellis
______
Page 65


Dec 10 45
Robt Ellis
for Incr pension
or for review of
Revo pension

Rejected in letter to
Hon. J.W. Davis H. R.
Dec 12 1845. to clk
Sept 24 1846
Gov [illegible]  Rejected

Morgan
As revolution
laws have
expired

Hon J. W. Davis
Sp HR

J. L Edwards Esq
Com of  Pensions
Washington
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34.731
Robert Ellis
Tennessee
  ______
Admitted
_______
Pr 9 mo.  $30-
Cap Pickins, Col Pickins
S.C.

Act 7 June 1832

R. A. Dabney
Morgan C.H.
Tenn
Page 67

State of Tennessee
Morgan County
    on this the 15th day of march 1841 before me the subscribed a Justice of the peace in and for said county personally appeared Robert Ellis and made oath in due form of law that he is the identical Robert Ellis named in an original certificate in his possession of which I certify the following is a true copy.

War Department
Revolutionary Claim
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States, of the [illegible], [illegible] Robert Ellis is a resident of Tennessee who was a private in the Revolution is entitled to receive Thirty dollars per annum during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March 1831, and payable semiannually on the 4th of March 1831, and the 4th of September in every year.
    Given at the war office of the United States, this fourth day of April one Thousand eight hundred forty.
J.R. Painseth
Secretary of War

Examined and countersigned
J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pension
that he served Capt Pickens company and Col McCall's Regiment of
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South Carolina Militia that he prays
that his name be transfered from the
agency at Knoxville Tennessee to
the State of Indiana and to the
nearest pay agence to Green County
in the State of Indiana, where he
said Pensioner intends to Emigr
ate forthwith
                                       Robert Ellis
Sworn and sub          }
cribed the date          }
above written before}
me                                 } 

Thomas S. Lea
Justice of the peace

State of Tennessee} 
Morgan County       }   SS
on this the 15th day of
March 1841 before me Thomas S
Lea  a Justice of the peace in and for said
County personally appeared Robert A Dab
ney and Timothy Sexton, whose state
ments are entitled to full credit and
in their oath state that Robert Ellis
who has this day sworn and subscribed
the foregoing affidavit, is the identical
personson, named in said affidavit
and the Pensioner named in the
pension certificate Exhibited before
me and copyed in the foregoing
affidavit;
                                          Robert A Dabney
                                                     his
                                     Timothy T Sexton
                                                     mark
Sworn and subscribed}
this 15th day of March }
1841 before me              }
Thomas S. Lea
Justice of the peace }
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State of Tennessee⎬
Morgan County       ⎬ SS
I Samuel P Vaughn
Clerk of the County Court of Morgan
aforesaid certify that Thomas S Lea Esq.
is a Justice of the peace as set forth in the
foregoing, and I further certify that
the signatures to the foregoing pur
porting to be his are genuine

SEAL

In testimony whereof I have
hereunto affixed my seal of
office and subscribed my
name this 16th day of
March A.D. 1841
Samuel P. Vaughn Clerk
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Jacksboro Ten   20 [struck out]
born 21st
Mr John W. Davis
Washington City
D. C.
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State of Tennessee
William Carey Clerk of Campbell County Court
do hereby certify that Allen McDonald Esqr a Justice
whose name appears to the within documents
of the peace in and for said County, duly commissioned
and quallified and that full faith and credit is 
due to all his official acts as such and that his
Signature to the within affidavits is in his own proper
hand writing

SEAL

In testimony whereof I have hereunto
Set my hand and affixed the seal
of our said office at office in
Jacksborough this 20th day of
November A D 1845
William Cary Clk
John Phillips Coroner of 
Campbell County
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State of Tennessee 
Campbell County
on this third day of November 1844 personally appeared Timothy Sexton aged sixty nine years old before the me Allen McDonald an acting Justice of the peace for said County and after first being duly sworn according to Law doth make the following Declaration that he was well acquainted with Robert Ellis the within applicant in the State of Georgia Wilks County shortly after the war of the Revolution and that he the said Sexton often heard him the said Robert Ellis and
Diverse others of the good citizens of said State and County say that said Ellis was wounded in said war in the service of his Country by being shoot in his left foot. whereby he was made halt and lame and further more he believes said Ellis Statements to be true and that he believes that he served as he states sworn to and subscribed before me this day and date a first above written
[signed] Timothy X Sexton his mark

Allen McDonald
Justice of the peace
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State of Tennessee
Campbell County ⎬
on this 6th day of November 1845 personally John Potter, William Huitt, Ellisha Phillips, Jesse Hicks, Isaac Rice, and David Lawson and made oath in due form of Law that they have been acquainted with James McDaniel and Timothy Sexton for a great number of years. Who have sworn to and subscribed to the within affidavit and that the said James McDaniel and the said Timothy Sexton is respected and believed in this Neighborhoods where on oath sworn to and subscribed before me this day and date above written
Allen McDonald
Justice of the peace

[signed ]John Potter
William Huitt
Elisha X Phillips his mark
Jesse Hicks
Isaac Reed
David Lawson

State of Tennessee
Campbell County
I Curtbirth Webb Minister of the gospel do certify that John Potter William Huitt, Elisha Phillips, Jesse Hicks, Isaac Rice and David Lawson is believed and Respected in the neighborhood where an oath given under my hand this 6th day of November 1845
Curtbirth Webb MD
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State of Tennessee
Campbell County 
on this 14th day of January 1846 before the subscriber a Justice of the peace for said County personally appeared Easter Sexton aged Eighty seven years and after first Being duly sworn according to Law doth make the following Declaration that she was well acquainted with Mr. Robert Ellis now present and that he is Identical same man that she knew him in the State of Georgia Wilks County while he was wounded in his left foot or before it got well and that she often heard him and Diverse other Solders say that he was wounded at the Battle of Eutaw springs and she further states that she heard Major Samuel Wilson of Wilkes County say that Mr. Ellis was wounded in said Battle. Deponent further states that she has been personally acquainted with Mr. Ellis for seventy five years with the exceptions of some ten years of being in the State of Indiana and that he always was reputed and believed and that she believes all his statements about his tours of Duty and being wounded in the service of his Country. Sworn to and subscribed this day and Date above mentioned
[signed] Easter X Sexton her mark
Allen McDonald
Justice of the peace

State of Tennessee
I, William Cary, Clerk of Campbell County Court do hereby certify that Allen McDonald Esqr whose
name appears to the foregoing instrument is and was at the time of signing the same an acting justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and quallified and this signature is in
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his own proper hand writing and that full faith and
credit is due to all his official acts as such

SEAL

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of our said
Court at office this 22nd day of January
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
and forty six
William Carry Clk
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THIRTIETH CONGRESS -- FIRST SESSION.
=================================================
Report No. 134.
[To accompany bill H.R.No. 123.]
=======================
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
======================
ROBERT ELLIS.
_____________
JANUARY 25, 1848.
________________
Mr. COCKE, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, made
the following

REPORT:

The Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, to whom were referred
the petition and papers in the case of Joseph Ellis, submit the
following report:

That this claim was examined by the committee of the last Con-
gress, who made a favorable report, accompanied by a bill for the
relief of the petitioner. This bill failed to become a law, however,
for the want of time to reach it upon the private calendar. Your
committee adopt the following report, embodying the facts in this
case, being the report of the committee which have heretofore in-
vestigated the claim, viz: "That the petitioner is upwards of ninety
years of age, and is now drawing a pension, at the rate of thirty
dollars per annum, under the act of 7th June, 1832, he was a vol-
unteer in the revolutionary struggle, and rendered valuable ser-
vice to his country. He received a wound in the battle of
Eutaw Springs, from which he has never recovered. Petitioner
asks for an increase of pension in consequence of said wound. The
law granting an increase in such cases, was repealed in 1834. Your
committee believing this to be a meritorious case, report a bill for
the relief of the petitioner."
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THIRTIETH CONGRESS-FIRST SESSION.
=============================
H. R. 123.
Report No. 134.]
============
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
JANUARY 25, 1848.
Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.
_______________________________________________
Mr. COCKE, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions,
reported the following bill:
A BILL
For the relief of Robert Ellis.
 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
2 sentatives of the United States of America in Congress
3 assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is here-
4 by, required to pay to Robert Ellis, of the State of Ten-
5 nessee, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise
6 appropriated, the sum of sixty-six dollars per annum, for
7 and during his natural life, in addition to the thirty dollars
8 per annum, now paid him under the act of seventh of June,
9 one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, in conse-
10 quence of wounds received by him, in the war of the Revo-
11 lution--said pension to commence from and after the
12 fourth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and forty-
13 six.
Page 78

Petition of Robert
Ellis for an
increase of
Pension
         ==
February 6, 1846 Referred to
the Committee an Invalid Pension
                            ====
Aug. 10. 1846. bill 552
                     ==
Com on Revoli
Pension. --

Wm M Cocke

Congress will grant him
Relief in his last
Page 79

To the Senate and house of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled Robert Ellis your humble petitioner would Represent to your honorable Body that he is of the age of ninety two years the first day of February next 1846 and that he now draws a pension of $30 per annum for services rendered to the United States during the Revolution war and that he entered the service at Ninety Six under Capt John Willson in the State of South Carolina and marched to the Battle of the Cowpens and fought that Battle and was then under Capt Joseph Pickens after which time he the said Robert Ellis marched under said Capt Pickens to the siege of Ninety Six and fought there until Capt Pickens was killed by the enemy thence he was attached to Capt Moses Little and marched to the Battle of the Eutaw Springs and fought that Battle at which time and place he Received a wound in his left foot which has caused affiant to petition to your honorable Body to raise his pension as you in your benevolence and charity may consider Just and right affiant further requests you to examine the Declaration that he first made under the acts of the 7th June 1832 if
have Doubts about his officers and affiant I would further state that he was honorably Discharged by his officers that he was under in said War and had his Discharges for many years after But by the misfortune of getting his house Burnt is deprived of showing your honorable Body the cause why he is not Drawing more then $30 per annum affiant was always a volunteer in said war and never
was drafted and therefore hopes that American Congress will grant him relief in his last
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De [illegible] days affiant dos not wish to be come
Burdensome to the Community. But owing to
his disability occasioned by the wound he received
and the infirmity of old age and being
very hepless without charity affiant
must suffer therefore he prays you to take
his cause into consideration with his proof and
he will ever pray &c this 5th day of January 1846
------------------
State of Tennessee}
Campbell County}                          Robert Ellis

be it [illegible ] this 5th day of January 1846 personally
apeared before the subscriber a Justice of the pease
for the County a fore said Robert Ellis the with
- in applicant and maid oath in due form 
- of Law that the facts set forth in the foregoing
petition is Just and true sworn to and subscribed
 - the day and year last mentioned

Allen McDonald                          Robert Ellis
Justice of the peace

I certify that I am well acquainted with Mr Robert
Ellis and full faith and credit is given to his statements
in witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this
5th day of January 1846
Allen McDonald
Justice of the peace. SEAL

State of Tennessee
I William Carry Clerk of Campbell County Court do
hereby certify that Allen McDonald whose name appears to the
within or foregoing certificate and affidavits is and was at the
time of signing the same an acting justice of the peace
in and for said County duly commissioned quallified and
that his signature thereto affixed is in his own proper
hand writing and that full faith and credit is
given to all his official acts as such
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SEAL
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of our said
Court at office in Jacksborough this 22nd
day of January in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and forty
Six
William Cary Clk
Page 82

Sir please to favor your [illegible]Robert Ellis with
a few lines of information of far as Jacks borough
as I am in Campbell County Tennessee and dont expect
to return till the last of March and wish you favor me
as far as you think is right there is different people
drawing full pension that has not don as much further
freedom as I have pleas if my papers needs any amend
ment to return them to [illegible] as soon the opportunity
will admit
John W Davis

Mr Edwards Sir the reason why my name is not
on Record at Washington is shortly after the twelve
months service I under took with Col Wenragelon
in Georgia State a for three year for to over see his affairs
as my name would have bin on your record as sure
as any other privates for I served [illegible] a Vounteer and
was discharged as Regular and keep my discharges till last
by fire believe for an honest
Robert Ellis

N B. Mr Ellis request that his papers be
returned to Jacksborough P. O. Tenn-
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To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America. In Congress assembled

We the undersigned petitioners, Citizens of the County of Greene in the State of Indiana, Respectfully represent to Your Honorable bodies, that Robert Ellis an old Revolutionary soldier who has resided in our County for twenty years is now ninety three years of age and very infirm much the more so on account of a wound he received in South Carolina in the time of the Revolution. And whereas he applied to the proper authority some years since for a pension and did receive on said application a pension of thirty Dollars anually. We therefore most honestly Represent to your Honors that we consider the said sum of thirty Dollars to be quite insufficient to support him in his very aged and infirm situation,-- Therefore we consider that it would be an act of strict justice of your honors would raise his pension to a sum at least sufficient to support him in his age and
Infirm condition, as we are fully satisfied that he spent the prime and vigor of his life in the service of his Country, as sufficient evidence now in the office of the secretary of war will show

Therefore we hope your Honorable Bodies will duly consider the same and Raise his pension, according to his services and your petitioners as in duty bound will ever pray
[signed] Tho Butler
Charley S. Poe
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and your petitioners as in duty bound
Will ever pray
Tho Butler
Martin Wines
Thos P Teezbune
Thomas Lund
Robert Merhan
James Smith
David Perkins
Wadeson Humphrey
William Osborn
John Burge
Ansel Humphrey
William Buck
Thomas Mason
George Clayton
D M Osborn
Charles Clayton
Samuel Tinche
J. A. Miller Ross
James Jowette
J. R. Butler
Asa H Walker
Stephen Thompson
Washington Lenie
James  Helloms
Hiram B Rankin
Thomas N Hughes
Joseph Daugherty
David Daugherty
Henry Daugherty
Isaac Daugherty
Nathaniel Gadbery
Fielding Herring
Alexander C Poe
Edward Hokins
Garrot Hockins
O Huston Briley
James Holoday
William Holoday

[right column]

Charles S. Poe
James S Slawter
Ephraim Fry
Anderjan Greeman
William Combs
Martin Gambill
Martin Gambill
Madison Wilks
William Kinworthey
Biram Comes
Andrew Humphreys
John Helams
Henson Humpheys
John M. Humphreys
Joseph H Slaughter
Benjamin Slaughter
Hawkins Humphrey
Edward Combs
Jacop Miller
William Mitchell
James Beasley
John Daugherty
Joseph Mitchell
William Dougherty
Isaac Mitchell
Jacob Sope
Joshua Stevans
Lowrensey L Bedwell
Hamilton Burge
Duriel Butler
James Rankins
John M. Ross
Simes Butler
David H Lund
Abraham Clayton
Livy Pichit
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Alexander Burges
Joseph Retor
Bartlet Folum
William J Moss
Samuel Rector
Louis Moss
Elias Graves
John Bledsoe
James More
Thomas Nang
Davis Enos
John W. Tenlum
John Mc Claud
Wm Ellis
Richard Beasley
Francis Clayton
Elijah Mc Omacey
Johnithan Bearl
Thomas Bedwell
Seemon Bedwell
Thomas Bennett
Ruben Bedwell
Elijah Graham
David Slogan
John Kelley
George Kelley
James Bedwell
Joseph N Pigg
Lev Barrey
John Bledsoe
James Hollaloy
William Caldwin
Mageret Brusk
James M Coy

[right column]

Willy Gambill
Wm Stevns
John McIntosh
George Ellias
Isaac Bledsoe
David Bledsoe
William Stercy
Louis Brewer
Sanford Helmus
Sandors Pigg
John Moses
Mess Lewes
John Shrakes
Malcom Wheeler
Lewis Walters
Anderson Woleter
Jermie Mores
Rufus Brewer
David Ones
Truman Combs
Daniel Sinnet
Abrham Staut
Silas Mc Bride
Richard Pigg
Nathian Pigg
Wm Brusk
James Wethersoon
Wm Owens
Nathan Henton
John Bennette
[illegible]
C. M. Moses
Robert B Bedwell
John Ells
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James Butler
Jacob Wilson
Noah Brewer
Minitree  Pool
Martin Rilley
A. B. Miller
John Rankin
Bartlett Goodmon
John Buck
Alexd M Bryan
Willm W Beakel
Moses Wentel
Salicol Tarr
Eli Wodward
Alexander C Wodward
Thomas Wolf
[illegible]
William More
Robert More
Robert Sherman 
James Shipman
Samuel Bennett
Joshua Powel
Joseph Neely
Philip Dedey
Iaac Bledsoe
John Sawyer
Philip Nelly
Upton Nigar
William Bledsoe
Brixton Walter
Thomas Gotleeley
James Mcintosh
David Bledsoe
James McBride

[right column]

William C Mc Bride
John Cochran
Allen McBride
John G Mc Bride
Hiram McCleave
William Stowie
George Shepherd
Martin Pitts
Ezekiel Shepherd
Stephen Pitts
Asahable Sexton
Jonathan Gilman
Enoch Sexton
John [illegible]
Abner Mc Intosh
Jacob Watson or Wilson
Jerrymiah Ricket
Stephen Moss
Quilla Moss
Jessa Powel
Hiram Powell
James Headdy
David Sexton
Matthew Sexton
Isaac Sexton
David Mannon
Mathias Bennet
Fielden Kely
James Richardson
George W. Butler
Saml Bennett
Wm Legerwood
James Blevins
George Legerwood
Silas Chamber
O. B. Berker
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HR. 123.
The portion of
Thos Butler and
200 other citizens
Green County
of Indiana aking
an increase of pension
for Robert Ellis a
Soldier of the Revolution
              ==
February 10, 1847 Referred to the Committee
on Revolutionary Pensions.

March 25, 1848 Referred to the
committee on Revolutionary Pensions
sions

Mr Dunn
Page 88

State of Tennessee}
Morgan County       }SS.
on this the 10th day of July 1839.
personally appeared before me Thomas
Jack a Justice of the peace in
and for said County, Robert Ellis a
Resident citizen of the County aforesaid
and after being duly sworn for that pur
pose on his oath make the following
amended Declaration in order to obtain
the benefit of the act of Congress passed
June 7th 1832,

He States he volunteered and entered the
service of the United States a private sol
dier in Abbeville District, South 
 CarolinaSome time about the first of
February 1780, as near as his recollection Entered
under William Conaway Lieutenant
with John Prater, William Prater Andrew
Miller, Thomas Lacy, and many other
private soldiers that he could name to
go against the Cherokee indians and
marched toward the frontiers across
Little River Savanna River and Rocky
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River, and staid two nights at the house one man named John Fox, and was at many different houses that the family had fled and left their houses through fear of the Indians and nearly all of
the people on the frontiers had fled, in the time they would stay, generally not more than a few days in a place, and went from one place to another after the Indians, and finally came across them at a little creek called G[illegible] and there was in a battle with them and killed six. The declarant was the only person of his company, that was injured he being shot in the heel and wounded so that he had to be carried home, which was about the March 1780 having served Just about one month, to his best Recollection the declarant was for the space of three months after said wound in the heel incapable of any service; had no discharge at the time he was taken home, aforesaid had a written discharge

He again volunteered and entered Service about the first day of January 1781 in said District in South Carolina under Captain Joseph Pickens and Col. McGill and went on to the Cowpens. He was under General Pickens was in said Battle, was marched under Pickens the next day, and was stationed in North Carolina in camp ground one week
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thence to Saluda, and also Broad river
at a great many place and Point and
thence to Reeds Mill, and had a written
discharge from Capt Pickens at Reeds
mill having served two months 

2

He again volunteered out of Captain John
Willsons Company the precise time he can
not state at this time but it was a few
days before the siege of ninety six and
Joined Captain [illegible] Pickens Company
and served six weeks including the
whole of the siege under Col Green
his captain Pickens was shot dead and
after the siege he had a written discharge

And in a short time thereafter the precise time
not recollected, he again volunteered
out of Captain Wilsons company and
was put [illegible] @ captain Little he believes
his given name was Mores , but he is not
certain and marched on to and was
in the Battle of the Entaw Springs under
General Pickens and Col Mabbedee
and General Green and after the battle
was marched off under captain Frost
to Fridays [illegible] guarding the wound Sol
sies to that place on the Congaree and
went thence to the Ridge and there had
written discharge from Capt Little
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having served nine weeks according to his
continued undoubted recollection though
he cannot give the precise time of his discharge

2 mo

He again in a short time thereafter volunteered 
again out of said Captain Wilson Com
pany and was placed to guard Col Reid
Mill from the tories and guarded the 
same together with James C Wright
John Dixon William Dixon and James
Hathorn John Prater Nathaniel
Bailey and guarded said Mill nine
weeks, had a written discharge from
Captain John Wilson, for the [illegible]
he cannot state the precise time of
begining and quiting said service
not allowed

He again in a short time thereafter the pre
cise time not recollected volunteered
under Captain Robert Maxwell in the
Latter part of the fall of 1781, to serve
three months under Col Anderson and
went on to Kittle creek, and little
[illegible] town under General Pickens
and was in several skirmishes Joseph
Chapman was wounded, and we killed
some indians, we was not in any gen
eral Engagements we marched through
their nation and home again.
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and having send two months only had a written discharge from Captain Robert Maxwell, the precise time of the discharge not remembered, but believed to be about the last of January 1782 discharged near Kenoll[?]
He again volunteered Range the frontiers frontiers the precise time not recollected but very Early in the spring of 1782 and he believes Early in march and entered the Service under Captain John Norwood Lieutenant Hugh Reid Sergent Hunt, James Thompson John Miller John Lindsey, Isaac Thacker Master Miller Andrew Watt, Thomas Lacy, Samuel McMurtree John Carson and Two John Forces and divers others that he could name and the camp and stationed, at John Millers, on little River, and would Range through the county on the frontiers, from little River Long Cane and Big hog skin. Dimond Hill, the golden grove, and Rocky River would Range out a great distance be gone many days at the time and return again in in the whole Killed no indians, the whole time, once shot at and missed them, killed three tories, and, and served out the full
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Term of twelve months, and had a written discharge from Captain John Norwood, some time in the Early part of the spring of 1783, agreeable to his best recollection, the precise time of the giving and quiting service, now Recollected in none of the aforesaid tours further than herein stated, not above
He further states that from old age and consequent, Loss of memory, and the great lapse of time, he cannot state precisely to a day how long he served in all, but agreeable to his best calculation and belief, a Period not Less than Twenty two months and a half
He further states that he has no second or Documentary Evidence of his service and knows of no person by whom he can prove his service, that he has any chance of procuring the Evidence of he prays this amended Declaration may be taken in connection with his original Declation and uniformity of Justice applied to his case
Sworn and subscribed this the 10th July 1839 before me
Thomas Jack
Justice of the Peace
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Robert Ellis
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State of Tennessee}
Morgan County       } SS
I Thomas Jack a Justice of the
peace in and for in County
certify that from character and from the
statement of Robert Ellis the foregoing
applicant for a Pension   I believe he
served substantially as set forth in the fore
going Declaration, 

Given under my
hand in Morgan County Tennessee
this 10th day of July 1839,

Thomas Jack
Justice of the peace


State of Tennessee
Morgan County ⎬ SS
I Edmund G Kington Clerk
of the County Court of Morgan County
State of Tennesee certify that Thomas
Jack Esquire is a magistrate, as above and
that the foregoing signatures purporting to
be his are genuine

SEAL

In testimony whereof. I have
hereunto affixed my seal
of office and subscribed
my name
this 12th day of July
Edmund G. Kington
Clerk