Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5142, John Holland, N.C.
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Service in NC.
Holland, John and Mary.
Number R.5142.
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Know all men by these presant that I, Zilla Hinsland daughter of John Holland and Mary Holland De Cato of Haywood County in the state of North Carolina do hereby constitute and appoint Isaac. B. Sawyer of Asheville N. C. my true and lawfull attorney, and whereas I have been informed and Verally believe that my father John Holland De?(dead?) was in his life time entitled to a pension for Revolutionary Services, my Mother the said Mary Holland was entitled to receive the same as his Widow and that at her death the same right extended to there children and heirs at, law.
And for the purpose of prosecuting said claim I have Constituted and appointed, the said J. B. Sawyer, my attorney and hereby authorize and empower him to examine all the papers now on file in the Department, to appoint one or more attorneys under him
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for the purpose of prossecuting said claim hereby Ratifying and confirming all that my said attorney shall lawfully advise(sp?) the pension.
Witness my hand and seal this 13th day of Oct 1853
Signed sealed and returned in presence of A. C. Hartgrove and Joshua Kinsland
Seal of Zilla Kinsland her mark.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress of the 7th July 1838, entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows"
State of North Carolina on this 30th day of April
Haywood County ?1844 personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace for said County and State Mrs Mary Holland a resident of the County and State aforesaid aged eighty four years who having first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838, entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows- That she is the widow of John Holland who was a soldier in the war of the revolution. he entered the service in the state of North Carolina. He was drafted and served under Mardy Homes Captain and served eighteen months and was discharged and entered a second time as an Indian spy and served six months more his officers under whom he served she does not recollect.
She further declares that according to the laws of time old age and bodily infirmity, she does not recollect the particulars of his service. She well recollects of his being in a battle at time of Gates defeat at Camden. She further declares that she was married to the
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said John Holland in the year seventeen hundred and eighty four [1784] and that he died in said county and state on the 3 day of December 1829 and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear. She further declares that she was not married to the said John Holland prior to his having the service but that the marriage took place prior to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninety five [1795] namely at the time about stated. She further declares that her husbands discharge has been lost or destroyed
                                 her
Signature: Mary        x  Holland
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Sworn and subscribed to before me the date above written and further certify that full faith and credit is given to the statements of the said Mrs. Mary Holland who has sworn and subscribed to the foregoing declaration and that her husband the aforesaid John Holland is believed to be the soldier in the war of the revolution and served as such.

State of North Carolina | Mary Turnball
Haywood County | Session 1844
The foregoing proceedings of Mary Holland for a pension having been submitted to the court with the signature of William Moore, a justice of the peace it doth appear his acts and proceedings and court doth hereby direct the clerk to endorse this approval on the  papers --------------------
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State of North Carolina Haywood County
I Walter Brown Clerk of the County Court for said county and state do hereby certify that William Morre is and was an acting justice of the peace for the county and state aforesaid at the time of the subscribing the foregoing declaration of Mrs. Mary Holland and the officiant of Elijah Hewson which is annexed to the said declaration and that the signature perporting [purporting] to be his is genuine and further certify that the said justice William Morre is duly commissioned and qualified according to law and that the foregoing are the proceedings in the case of Mrs. Mary Holland for a pension that the foregoing is the original order of court.

In testimony whereof I have here unto let my hand and affixed my seal of office in Maynsville this first day of May 1844 

Signature: W Brown CCC of Haywood County
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Wm S.J. Gurd Attorney
[illegible]
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[crossed out] Acts of July14, 1862, and March 3, 1873

Stamped: REJECTED

5142
P.O. Mary Holland
Service: [blank]
Enlisted: [blank] , 18[blank].
Discharged: [blank] , 18[blank].
Application filed: [blank] , 18[blank].
Alleges: [blank]
Re-enlisted: [blank]
Recognized.: [blank]
Contract: [blank]
Cert. of Dis.: [blank]
Searched for [blank], 18[blank].
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No. 11.112
Mary Holland NS.

[unknown scroll letters]

[torn] to Hon. A Johnson June 22. 1844
Same Dec 7. 1844
J.B. Sawyer Mar 14/54 [1854]
Hon T.L.Clingman March 25/54 [1854]
[torn] July 38
[illegible] May 6/54 [1854]
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11.112
Mary Holland N. [North] Carolina

Hon A. Johnson June 22, 1844 - Same Dec. 7 1844 - J.B.Sawyer March 14, 1854 - Hon T.L. Clingman March 25, 1856 - J.B. Sawyer May 6, 1856 - Same March 3, 1857
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May 27 44 [1944]
[illegible]
July 7 1838
Clr
6- Griggs allison Hodges Gaines [illegible]
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[illegible]
May 24 1844

[missing left half of note]

Edwards will please examine these papers
report to me the result of such examination
A. Johnson
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Washington City
June the 18th 1844

Sir
These are learned applications before you, they have been submitted by me to attain pensions, which has not been decided by you as are [?]- as the cases come up and are passed upon by you-you will please inform me of such decisions when made. [Illegible] Tennessee
I have the honor to [illegible]
A. Johnson
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Suspended
Mary Holland widow of John Holland Act. July 7, 1838 North Carolina Power of Attorney
June 17, 1859
P.M. Henry Present
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Power of Attorney
Know all men by these Presents: That I, A.C. Hartgrove [Signature] of the county of Haywood and State of North Carolina, the Administrator of Mary Holland widow of John [John Holland] whose claim for pension under the Act of Congress approved the Seventh day of July 1838 [July 7, 1838], is now suspended for further proof, and who died on the 2nd day of September 1859, [September 2, 1859], do hereby constitute and appoint Capt P.M. Henry of Washington D.C. my true and lawful Attorney irrevocably for me, and in my name and place, to examine all the records, letters, affidavits, and other documents and papers connected with the aforesaid suspended claim now on file in the Pension Office, as well as all the Muster Rolls and other records that may show the Revolutionary services of the said John Holland and the right of [illlegible] Mary Holland to a pension from [illegible]. and generally to do all lawful acts and things whatsoever touching the premises in order to prosecute said claim to some result : hereby revoking all powers of attorney heretofore given for a like purpose, and confirming whatsoever my said attorney shall, in my name, legally do in the premises : In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand and seal this 26th day of March 1857. [March 26, 1857].
Signature: A.C. Hartgrove [SEAL.]

Acknowledged and subscribed before me, a Justice of the Peace, for the aforesaid County of Haywood and State North Carolina; and I do certify that of my own personal knowledge the aforesaid A.C.Hartgrove is the Adminstrator of Mary Holland deceased. Witness my hand and seal this twenty sixth day of March 1857. [March 26, 1857]
Signature: J.W. Edwards J.P. [SEAL.]

State of North Carolina
County of Haywood  (SS.)
I do certify that [signature] J.W. Edwards Esquire, before whoin the foregoing acknowledgement was made, was at the time of it being made a Justice of the Peace for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and that the above is his genuine signature.
Witness my hand and the seal of the County court for said county, this twenty sixth day of March 1857 [March 26, 1857]
Signature: Wm M Rhea Clerk.
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Asheville N.C.
25 February 1854

Hon. Tho. L. Clingman [Thomas Clingman]
Dear Sir,
I will ask your attentions to some business and let me say in advance that i think you can [?] me a Poor a Woman lasting good by calling on the commission of Pensions and having Pension Certificate issued to Mrs Dicy Pitman, the heirs of Mrs. Mary Hays, Mrs Mary Holland and Sarah Powers. I am Perfectly Satisfied that those claims are just. In fact, I know it and that the proof is made fully and complete in all the case, except perhaps something is missing in Mrs. Hollands case which I am now arranging. i.e. The Comptrollers Certificate which I will forward soon. The present commissioner is denying us. Every-thing, I had many Land [illegible] for the soldiers of 1812 and Mexicans under the former adminstration but not our thing can I get [illegible, smudged]
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friends who went under Jones & Cunninghand
to remove the Cherokees, But, Wm Murray and
Lytle Merrill now the Rolls at Washington
will show that they were in service and
their Declaration with the sworne certificate
of two other man who was with them yet
they will not issue the warrants, I also got
a number of Land Warranty for men
who went to Wadesboro under Capt
James Lowery, under Fillmores Administration. Since others got the Rains I made application
for John Hawkins, (who you will know)
and got the testimony of his Captain
and Jo Right, yet they will not allow
his warrent, I had like to have forgotten
The case of the heirs of Susannah Lytle
to wit) Thomas George John & Milliagton Lytle,
This is the plainest con in Christendom [rest of lines crossed out]
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[illegible] March 8th 1854
Sir
I enclose you the within letter of J.B. Sawyers of Asheville, N.C. complaining of some difficulties as respects the cases named. If they have been yet examined pleese advise me.  [illegible] also wishes a why of the [illegible] laws if you have one to [illegible].
Very respectfully
T.L. Clingman
[illegible][illegible] letter referring to B Law [illegible] March 25/54
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Asheville N.C.
22 April 1852,
S.P.Waldo Comm. of Pensions
My Dear Sir you have herewith Enclosed the Comptrollers Certificate in the Case of Mary Hollands Children I do hope this will be sufficient to authorize you to allow the claim you also have the nessary affidavits of Wm. S. Murray and Lytle Merrill for Bounty Land you will also see that they recognize me as there attorney you will I hope issue the Warrents and send to me at your earliest convenience
I am drSir 
your Dbt Servant
J. B. Sawyer
Hon. S. P. Waldo
Comm. Pensions
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Hon. L.P. Waldo
Comm. Pensions
Washington D.C.
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State of North Carolina
Haywood County
Be it Known that before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said county and state personally appeared Mary Holland aged ninty three years who being duly sworn according to Law states that she is the widow of John Holland Dec'd who was a private Soldier - and that she believes that she is entitled to whatever is due and that the united states are still indebted to her under the laws of Congress for the pension that was due her said Husband John - Holland and that for the purposed of investigating her claim as aforesaid she hereby 
Constitutes and appoints George C Ames of Washington City D.C. her true +  lawfull attorney Irrevocably, with powers to examine all the papers on file in the Department and to do whatever she might do [illegible] she personally present to establish her claim.
In Witness whereof I have on this 29th day of March AD 1853 hereto signed my name and affixed my seal.
Witness A.C. Hartgrove [JP?] Mary hw X Name Holland [?] Witness J.B. Sawyer
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Signs _ acknowledges. _ to inform me and I further certify that Mary Holland her always ? by the community know as The _ of John ____ Holland dated on this 29th _ of March 1853. 
AC Hartgrove
State of __
Hay word born _
I hereby certify that A.C. Hartgrove Esq. _ whom the forgoing power of attorney _ needs and who has _ _ _ his _ was at the time of so doing a _ of the power in and for the county _ full commissioned and _ and that his _ a bind witness is _
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed this _ of the county found of Hayward county this 31st day of march one thousand eight hundred and fifty three
S.E. Byen _
by N Berm _
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State of North Carolina, 
Haywood County
personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace for said County and State Elijah Henson aged eighty two years who  [illegible] as a soldier in the war of the revolution and is now drawing a pension and is a resident of said County and State who being duly sworn according to law doth en his oath make the following affidavit that he was well acquainted with John Holland who is now dead and was in the United States Service with him and Served with him during the revolutionary and new him to be a good Soldier and Served under Captain Hardy Homes for Eighteen months and then he Served three months more under myself and I new him to be a good Soldier and that he served as Such and as here Stated. This affidavit further declares that the said John Holland was married after he returned from the service and after the Close of the war to Mary Holland whose name was Mary wise before She intermarried with the aforesaid John Holland. This [illegible] declares that he was well acquainted with her before She was married the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen Hundred and ninety [illegible] and they lived together as husband man and wife up to the death of her husband the said John Holland. 
Signed Elijah his x mark Henson
Sworn & Subscribed before me this 30th day of April 1844 I further certify that full faith and credit is given to the Statements of Elijah Henson who has sworn and subscribed to the foregoing affidavit 
Wm. Moore [illegible initials]
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State of North Carolina
Haywood County
I do hereby certify that the aforesaid Elijah Henson is reputed and believed to be a man whose Statements cannot be disputed or disbelieved and who has Sworn and Subscribed to the within affidavit
Wm Moore [illegible initials]
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State of North Carolina
Comptroller's Office
I William J Clarke Comptroller of Public accounts in and for the State aforsaid do hereby certify that it appears of record in my office among the payments made by said State to sundry persons for Military services in the Revolutionary war as follows to wit:
"John Holland."
Book | No. 2 | Page 9 | lb2. s10. d0.| Specie
" | S | " 2 | " 3| lb12. s15. d0.| "     
" |  | " 11 | " 57| lb 00.s13. d4.| "
J Holland Book No. 177 Entry 269 lb. [illegible]. sb.d8. Specie
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of office this the 10th day April 1854
Wm. J. Clarke
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[Right Side of paper]
Power of Attorney for Revolutionary Papers
John Holland [crossed out]
A. Carolina [crossed out]
Mary Holland
N. la _ Sus
Ach. 1838
Filed 24th Feb 1853
F.E. Hassler
Washington
NH Cole
Filing 23/33

[Left side of paper]
Waynesville crl
Jany 29

Mr. F.E. Hassler
Gensey Avenue
need coast survey [illegible]
[illegible] City
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J. Keener
POWER OF ATTORNEY
For ascertaining whether any increase or arrears of Pension are due the Widow or heirs of Revolutionary Pensioners, [illegible].*
STATE OF North Carolina
COUNTY OF Haywood
Be it known that before me AC Hartgrove a Justice of the Peace personally appeared Mary Holland aged 91 years, who being duly cautioned and then sworn in due form of law, states that She is the Widow of John Holland Decd, who was a revolutionary Soldier in the State of North Carolina and that he died on the 15th day of November 1829 and that her [mo struck through]ther, named ____ died on the ___day of ___ 1____ and that they were married on the 15 day of Oct in the year 1788 and that they were residents of Dobbs [Haywood struck through] Co, in the State of North Carolina and that they resided there 22 years, and that She residents in Haywood [illegible] and that furthermore She BY THESE PRESENTS, constitutes, appoints, and fully empowers and authorizes, irrevocably and with powers of substitution, F.E. HASSLER, of Washington city, D.C. as her true and lawful Attorney for her and in her name and stead, to examine into, to prosecute, to demand, and to receive from the U.S. Government and State officers her rights in all and in any manner of claim for increase or arrears of Pension or Land that may be her as Widow of John Holland who died leaving the same undrawn, as in right of law she may be entitled.
In witness whereof, She, has on this 22nd day of Dec 1852, hereunto signed her name and affixed his seal.
Witness: AC Hartgrove
Witness A J Murray
Mary her X mark Holland SEAL
Signed, sealed, acknowledged, and sworn to before me; and I further certify, that She has always by the community been known as the Widow of John Holland
Dated on this 22nd day of Dec. 1852
AC Hartgrove J.P.
State of North Carolina
County of Haywood to wit:
I hereby certify, That Augustus C. Hartgrove Esq., before whom the foregoing affidavits and acknowledgment were made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature above written is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of Haywood County Courth, this 22nd day of Dec. one thousand eight hundred and fifty two
J Keener Clerk.
*If a Widow applies, state "the date of marriage, and date of death of her husband." + State under what act pensioned, or when pension commenced, if a pensioner- and amount of pension.