Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41796, for Moses Manly, North Carolina
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SERVICE
 N. C.

Manly, Moses
 or Manley

NUMBER
S. 41796
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[left side of page]
[illegible] A. Manly Oct 15 1845

[faint writing vertically]
[illegible except date]
January 14, 1822

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15.336  R
North Carolina
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Moses Manly
Halifax C^y in the state of N Carolina
who's a  private  in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Lyttle of the N. Carolina
line, for the term of Eighteen Months
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Inscribed on the roll of  North Carolina
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence
the 17th of August 1819
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Certificate of Pension issued the 18th of October 1819
and Sent to I. I. Daniel Esq Halifax N. Carolina
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1819 15/31th /30   4:93
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th March 1820   48
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                                                                      $52:93

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}

[handwritten very faintly]
Continental
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41796
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 41,796
Moses Manly
Tri  Rev War

Act: 18" March 18"
Index:- Vol. 8, Page 807

[Arrangement of 1870]
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[handwritten note]

Moses Manley [sic]
Pri;
Col. Lyttle
N. Carolina Reg^t.
1781-18 mo^s
7 Aug. 1819
Mustered 12 months
W. H.

Admi
[faintly handwritten under "Admi"]
Transmitted to the [illegible] troops [illegible

I. I. Daniel Esq
Halifax N C
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State [black smudge]  North Carolina [illegible, black smudge] County }

Moses Manley came before me J J Daniel one of the judges for the [illegible] and made [illegible] that he was a soldier in the Continental line of the infantry during the Revolutionary War, he served one year & six months under Capt Peter [illegible[, in the 1 or ^ 2nd N, Carolina Regiment of infantry ^ commanded by Col. Little, he enlisted in or about the months of August 1781 & continued untile peace was proclaimed & he was discharged at Charleston (L. C).  he is about 52 years old, he has no land & [illegible] property, a wife & family to support he is an [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] in need of the assistance of his Country for support. he [illegible] the [illegible] of [illegible] out of [illegible] for the relief of old soldiers. [illegible]
17th August 1819
J, J, Daniel [illegible]

his
Moses X Manley
mark.








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State of N^o Carolina, Secretary's Office 4th Oct^r 1819

I Will Hill Secretary of State in & for the State aforesaid, do hereby Certify that is appears from the muster roll of the Continental line of this State in the Revolutionary, that Moses Manley a private in Capt. Donoho's Company of the 10th Reg^t was mustered on the 2nd May 1781 and left the service on the 2 of May 1782_  He was mustered as a twelve months soldier.

Given under my hand the date above
Wm Hill [signature]
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District of Halifax{
State of North Carolina{

On this 26th day of October in the Year of our lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty one personally appeared in open Court at Halifax being a Court of record for said district Moses Manly aged about Sixty years resident in Said district of Halifax who being first duly Sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary was as follows. That [caret] is in Capt. Walton, afterward, Capt. Decoates Company of the 2nd regiment commissioned by Col.l Sitle of the North Carolina line in the Continental service & That he has been placed on the pension list of the United States under the act of Congress of the 18th March in the year Eighteen hundred & Eighteen and obtained a certificate No 15334 dated 18th of October one thousand eight hundred & nineteen.-

And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eigh [written over] 18th day of March one thousand eight hundred & eighteen. 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 landing myself within the provisions of act of Congress, entitled, an, act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States, in the revolutionary war passed on the 18th March in the year one thousand eight hundred & eighteen; And that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income but what is contained on the schedule hereunto annexed & by me subscribed that my property consists of one horse one Hog 1 Plough one welding bar one axe 3 chairs one pot one pan four Knives, 1 fork, six plates 1 Desk two spinning wheels 1 for Card, 1 Loom & one old Gun. That I am a common labourer & so inform in consequence of a rupture or something much resembling this disease as to be capable of doing but little work, That my family consistes of 4 persons my wife named Chloe about Sixty years of age very infirm & Daughts Sally 20 years old Easther 17 years old & Candys 15 years old, all of them capable of workign & earning a Subsistence

Moses his X mark Manly
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Sworn to & declared on the 26th day of October one thousand and eight hundred & seventy one before The Honorable John R. Dannell presiding Judge of said Court
E. B. Smith clerk [signature]

James Jones deposed that he is well acquainted with Moses Manley, an applicant for a pension, & he is Convinced that the Said Moses is not worth the Sum of fifty Dollars -- Sworn to and Subscribed before, The Honorable John R. Dannell presiding Judge of Said Court.
E. B. Smith clerk         James Jones[signature]

I Elisha B. Smith clerk of Halifax Superior Court of Law & Equity of the State of North Carolina do hereby certify that the foregoing oath & the Schedule thereto annexed are truly Coppied [sic] from the record of said Court & I do further certify that it is the opinion of the Said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the foregoing Schedule is twenty Dollars  - In testimony whereof I have hereunto sit my hand & affixed the Seal of the Said Court on this 4 day of January 1822

E. B. Smith  clerk [signature]
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Oct 15  45

[[STAMP]]  WELDON  OCT 13 [[\STAMP]]  PAID 5
[[signature]] James L. Edwards Esqr.
Washington City.
[[signature]] Moses Manly N.C.

[[strikethrough]] (illegible name)  Oct 15  1845. [[\strikethrough]]
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(Handwritten)
Octr. 9th A.d. 1845.
Dear Sir,
In May, 1944. I, Arthur Manly made my declaration in Halifax County, N. Carolina, and put it in the hand of Thos. J. Judking (of Warren County N. Carolina) to proceed to collect for me what I am entitled to from the U.S. for the serving of Moses Manly died, who was a Soldier of the Revolution. I can obtain no satisfaction from Mr. Judking
about my claim; therefore been so good as to inform me whither he has sent my claim to you, for nomination or not. if he has, I want to know [[strikethrough]] if [[\strikethrough]] it, [[strikethrough]] long [[\strikethrough]] and if it's allowed, I want to know that, and to what amt. I want to know if my claim has been presented, if it has, and is not allowed, what additional testimony is wanted that, I may send it to you myself, as I have disallow of any agency which Mr. Judking, or any one else, may have on my claim. If the papers are before you, and you should allow my claim upon the evidence sent by Mr. Judking or any other man, you are hereby required to send the certificate to me, divided to Welson N.C.  You will hear from Mr. Judking, and then you will  know why, I have annuled my former agreement with him.  Please let me hear from you soon That, I may know how to proceed.
Your Obedient Servant A. Manly
James L. Edwards Esqr.