Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7756, Charles Holt, N.C.
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Fold3 File #23261033
(Service)
N l
Holt, Charles
Martha
(Number)
W. 7756

(This Envelope Includes
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from CAO)
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Left side of fold:
Order to had 6. Oct 1837.
Paid at the Treasury under the
Act of the 6th April 1838
from 4th March 1838 to 4th
March 1839. Agt Notified 3 Jany
1840
Let to Hon. W. R. W. Cole. Oct 11/10
3d Audle- Decd 4/55

Right side:

Alabama 22. 410
-
Charles Holt 22418
[illegible] in the State of Ala
who was a Private in the Co commanded
by Captain Moore of the Rgt commanded
by Col_________in the 8 ½ months.
26.66
1.67
28.33
---
Inscribed in the Roll of Alabama
at the rate of 28 Dollars 33 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of Oct
and sent to P.D. Clark, Blountsville Ala
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1833   70.83.
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar 34. 14.17.
                                                           $85.00
Revolutionary Claim,
of June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Wm R. Palmer Clerk
Book     Vol. 8   Page 46
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Fold3 File #23261037

6366
Alabama.  Hunts.
Martha Holt dec d
widow of Charles Holt
N.C.
who served in the Revolutionary 
war, as a Private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
28. Dollars 33.

Cents per annum, to commence on 
the 4th day of March, 1848. and
end May 11th 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the
 13th day of Dec 1856
and sent to John Holt
Blountsville
Ala.

In lieu of Cert: dated Dec. 29/55.

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 355. Vol. 3

#Alabama #RevolutinaryWar #1848 #NorthCarolina #widow #pension #Holt #CharlesHolt #MarthaHolt #Johnholt #BlountsvilleAlabama
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Pension agency
Huntwich, Ala. Jany 12. 1857
Received of William Williams, Agent for paying pensions one hundred and eighty eight dollars and thirty cents being for six years, seven months and twenty three days pension due on the pension of this Martha Holt, deceased the pension entificate for which is payable to me John Holt, Administrator of said Martha
Holt, deceased, commencing 19
September 1847 and terminating
11th May 1854, for which I have signed deposit receipts
$188.30
Witness
GW Montgomery
R H Wilson

John  his mark X Holt
Admin of Martha Holt, decd
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State of Alabama
Blount County       (squiggle)   S.S.

Be in remembrance that on this, 20th day of April in the year A.D. 1854 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and state above written William Holt aged Sixty eight year past resident of the County of Blount and State above named, who after being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following affadavit, That he is the oldest child of Charles and Martha Holt who was a revolutionary ^Pensioner on the Alabama Pension roll, and drew a pension at the rate of Twenty eight dollars per anum at the Huntsville agency up to his death and died in the month September in the year A.D. 1847. leaving his Mother the above named ^ Martha a widow, who has not intermarried since but continues a widow that his (crossed through) has Mother had nine other children besides himself five of whom were his Brothers, John the oldest and Kinderal the youngest of them is now living in Blount County & state above written
that his Brother John above named is about 
five years younger than he is and his Brother
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Kinderal, who is next to the yougest of all
of his Brothers and sisters, is about twenty
years younger than he is. That he affiant, was sixty eight years old the twenty fifth day of last December. agreeable to what he has always been told by his parents, and his family Bible record-- which "record" was torn out of his bible by some of his children not long since, and distroyed-- but he knows he is not mistaken in its being his age, for he was
born in the the year seventeen hundred and
eighty five in Christmas day, & that his
Father and mother the above named Charles
and Martha Holt lived together always up to
his fathers death Affiant says that he
has often heard his Father and mother say
that he was borned on Christmas day in the same year year that they were married in
Affiant states that he is entirely disinterested
in the result of his mother application for
a pension
William Holt
Sworn to and subscribed before me the date
above written and I would certify that
William Holt who makes the above affadavit
is a verry [sic] respectable old gentleman and that the statements that he makes are true and that his oath woud be taken in any
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Court of Justice where he is know.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
name
Elijah Mcannally
Justice of the Peace for
Blount County, Ala
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress approved July 7th 1838, 
March 3rd 1843, June 17th 1844
February 2nd 1848, with refference [sic] to
the act of May 6th 1846.
State of Alabama
Blount County S.S.

Beit remembered that on this 6th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and fifty four personally appeared
before the subscriber an acting Justice
of the peace, in and for the County, and
State above witten Martha Holt and
being fist duly sworn according to
law doth on her oath make the
following declaration.  That she is the
widow of the Identical Charles Holt
who was a Revolutionary pension of the
United States under act of Congress of
June 7th 1832, and drew a pension under
said law of twenty eight dollars and some
cents per anum, at the Huntsvill agency
Alabama., and died on the nineteenth
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day of September in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and forty seven leaving her a widow and she has not intermarried since but continues a widow. She was married to her
husband the said Charles Holt in Franklin County North Carolina on the fifteenth day of February in the year seventeen hundred and Eighty five by one Britton Harris a Justice
of the peace, who published the same
there being no license granted in that
day as she thinks-- For prooff[sic] of her
Marriage she refers to the accompanying proof there being no publice[sic] or private record of her marriage. she is now Eighty nine old agreeable to what her mother told her when she was a small girl, and she recollects ^ his marriage took place not long after the war was don, and liberty was gained. Her oldest
child, name William, was born on Christmas day in the same year and is now sixty eight years old 
She makes this declaration in order to obtain a pension under the acts of Congress
above refered
Martha her X mark Hall
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Sworn to and subscribed before me an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County and State above written. and I would certify that Martha Holt, who makes the above declaration is the widow of the Identical Charles Holt, who
was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States and she is still a widow and the statements she makes or true and she is person in whom full
faith and credit may be placed. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 6th day of April AD. 1854.
Elijah Mcamally J. P.
for Blount Co. Ala

The undersign a Justice of the Peace as aforesaid, would further certify that the above named Martha Holt is verry old and feeble and at this time is wholly unable to appear in Court to be sworn from bodily infirmity, and is now most of her time confined to her bed, given under my hand, the date above written
Elijah McAmally J.P.
For Blount County Alabama
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The State of Alabama ⎬
Blount County J 
Be it known, that before me Martin Hudson
Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized by law, to administer oaths, this day personally appeared John Holt, Admr. of Martha Holt, deceased, and made oath, in due form of law, that Martha Holt was the identical person named in a pension certificate in his [illegible] and that he is the identical person who is Administrator of the estate of said Martha Holt, deceased, to whom, as such admr said pension certificate is payable, and of which pension certificate I certify the following is a true copy:
Department of the Interior
Claim for military service

I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 17th June 1844 and 2d February, 1848, Martha Holt, deceased,
widow of Charles Holt, who was a private in the Revolutionary War, was entitled to a pension at the rate of twenty eight 33/100 dollars per annum, commencing 19th September 1847, and terminating 11th
May, 1854, when she died.
And that the amount due as aforesaid, is payable to John Holt, Administrator, for the benefit of himself, William Holt, Rebeccca
Walker, James Holt, Caty Taylor, Martha Goodwin, Kenderel L. Holt, Elizabeth Grinnell and any other surviving children
This certificate is issued in lieu of then dated December 29th 1855, which was payable to the widow and which has been cancelled.,
Given at the Department of the Interior, this
fifteenth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and fifty six
R W McClelland
Secretary of the Interior
Examined and summarized
Geo C Whiting
Commissioner of Pensions."
that he said administrator now sends in this said County of Blount in the said State of Alabama, and has amend this card them for the space of about [illegible] years part and that previous there he resided
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FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO
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The State of Alabama
County of Blount
on this 6th day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open Court before Marston Mead the Judge of the Court of Blount County now Sitting Charles Holt a resident of             in the County of Blount in the State of Alabama aged Seventy one years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.  that on the 15th day of September in the year of our Lord 1780 - he was enroled as a private Drafted Militia man in the Company of Capt Benjamin Moore (late a Lieutenant at GatesDefee) in the Regiment of Col William Moore & in the Battalion of Major Elijah Moore of the North Carolina Militia
commanded by Gen Butler and at the time he was drafted resided in Granville County North Carolina and March and Rendevoused at Hillborough[sic] in North Carolina and from Hillborough[sic] we were marched to Salisbury remained there four or five days and marched from thence to the Catawba River and were stationed there about one mouth at the old Nation ford on the Big Catawba River - Gen Morgan was there some eight or ten days with his Brigade & Col William Washington with his Light horse was with us a few days and he recollects being mustered & parraded by Col
Davy and recollects a regular Adjutant
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Alcorn a Strict Decplinarian Joseph
Blackwell was my Lieutenant; part of this
Tour & he returned home & the name of his successor not recollected and from Catawba River we were marched to Salsbury and there
Discharged. I left the service the first of January 1781 being in active service from the fifteenth of September until first of January following I was in no Battles in said tour; he recollect seeing Gen Grace on this tour at Hillsborough and on the Catawa. And he was again
Drafted and Enroled[sic] as a minute man of the militia man of North Carolina and was enroled[sic] early in the month of June in the year 1781 in the Company of Capt John Peace His Brother Joseph Peace was our Lieutenant ensign? name forgotten and at the time of his enrollment resided in Granville County North Carolina and was Marched from Granville Court House to Col Burtons spring and stationed there in Granville County North Carolina Ten Miles Roanoak River and were there about three months and thence to Taylors Ferry on Roanoak River and were there stationed to guard the Ferry aff & on about one month and then returned to the Station at Col Burtons and remained there doing duty
until we received intelligence of the capture of Lord Cornwallis and we were immediately Dishard in the
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month of October and is certain it was about the last day of October in the year 1781 - got no written Discharge there was a general Joy in Camp and our capt parraded[sic] us and said to his Company " Boys you may all go home"
on this Tour there was only two or three companies and Col Burton was the commandant of the whole. there was no regular officers in this Tour & recollects no field officer I was a private on said tour and
was taken from the ranks and was my captains Cook & Dove no other duty & recollects but one other officer Capt Merideth on Meredit and this Deponent says that from the time he entered as the last Tour until he rode his horse
was five months in the service and in all his tours belong to the infantry and was in no  Battles during his service as before related & states he receved written discharge on his first tour But the same was accidently washed up in
his waiscot Pocket shortly after being Discharged and he has no Documentary evidence of his services and that he knows of  no person living whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services and knows of no living witness who has any personal knowledge of his services & believes there is none  he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and
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Declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State Charles  his X Mark Holt Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid 

Mr John Fowler a clergyman residing in the County of Blount in the State of Alabama and Granberry H Harrison residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Charles Holt who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be Seventy one years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion 
Sworn & subscribed the day year aforesaid
John Fowler
G. Harrison
The following are the several answers of the said Charles Holt to the several Interrogatories of the war Department, 1st Where and in what year were you born. answer I was born as I was informed by my parents in Prince William County on the 30th day of March 1762 in the State of Virginia -
Answer to second Interrogatory
I have no record of my age and only know
my age from what my parent told me
Answer to third Inty when called into the service I lived in Granville County North Carolina and since the revolutionary war I lived Ten years in North Carolina in Granville County & Franklin County and thence removed to South Carolina & lived there twelve years the in Spartanburg County and then moved from
there to Franklin County & in Georgia & lived
there about seven years and then moved to
State of Tennessee & there resided about seven yeares & in Dixon & Hickman & Ruthaford
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Counties and from thence removed to
Blount County Alabama where I have reside
ever since & Continue reside at this time, I
was drafted both times when called into
the service
Answer. I knew a regular officer on our
First Tour called Adjutant. Alcorn Col Wm Washington of the Light Horse Gen Morgan. I recollect Col Wm Moores Militia Regiment
& Col Washingtons Light Horse & knew Col or Gen Davy I am not certain whether he was a militia or regular appear but I know he
wore a red coat when on duty
Answer to 6th Interrogatory I received only one Discharge & it was washed up in my waiscot pocket shortly after my Discharge
Answer to 7th Interrogatory I am Known
in my present Neighborhood by Jeremiah
Ratley John Ratley Joshua Ratley & Daniel Seargent all of whom can Testify to my character for veracity and their belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution 
Charles his X Mark Holt
Sworn & subscribed the 6th day of July
1833 in open Court-

And the said Court do hereby declare their
opinion after the investigation of the matter
and after putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states and the Court further certify that John Fowler who has signed the preceeding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the County of Blount in the State of Alabama that Granberry
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H Harrison who has also signed the same
is a resident in the County of Blount in the
State of Alabama and is a credible person
and that their statement is entitled to credit
Marston Mead
Judge C.C.B.C
The State of Alabama
Blount County

I Mace H Brindley Clerk of the Court of
said Blount County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in matter of the application of
Charles Holt for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my  hand and seal of office this sixth day of July
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
Mace H. Brindley
Clerk C.C.
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Far left bottom Printed:
Commissioner of Pensions

Handwritten:
26.914      27, 418
Charles Holt
Alabama
Adm 8 months, 15 days
28. 33
      2
56.66
14.19
40.83


Philip D. Clark
Blountsville
Alabama
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Pension Office,
25 Oct. 1833.
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. the notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by compling with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A Statement, showing the service of Charles Holt.

Period when
service was
rendered|
15 Sep. 1780
June 1781

Duration of the
claimant's service
Years|
Months|
3

5
Days|
15
|Rank of the claimant.|
priv
|Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.|
Cap. B. Moore
Maj. Moore
Capt Moore
Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.
71 years
Granville
County
No Co

|Proof by which the declaration is supported.
Traditionary
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to elude under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia" and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c, Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
S. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territor, or District of ss.
County of
On this                  day of                         personally appeared (a) before
A B. a resident (b) of                     in the county of
and State, Territory or District of        aged (c)     years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)      with          and served in the
(e) regiment of the         line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I                 of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of                       for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this                    day of           & c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the         and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with                   who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be     years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,                                      Clerk of the Court of                  do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of             for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this         day of                        & c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of  these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his
case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. {To a Soldier
Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
To an Officer.
Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify
as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character
and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform,
and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be.  Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A.B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For---year------months and - days, I served as a-----.  For----- months, and-----says, I served as a -------; and for such service I claim a pension."  It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three to four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable.  It must in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement;
the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses
who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as
the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and
the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
 The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men Volunteers and State Troops.  The proof required by rule is note  [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] [illegible] traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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Revy WIDOW, &c.

File No. 7756
Martha Holt Widow Charles Holt Privt Rev War
Act: Feb 2d 1848
Index:—Vol. A, Page 342

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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757.
Alabama Hunts.,
Martha Holt, decd widow of Charles who was a private in the [blank]

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 28 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the [marked out and replaced by] 19th Septmeber 1847.

Certificate of Pension issued the 29th day of Decr 1855 and sent to B. B. Roberts Altemont Tenn.

[Act [marked out] June 17, 1844.]

Recorded in Book A, [bottom of page rolled up] Vol. 2[?] Page 230.
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757
Alabama Hunts:
Martha Holt decd. widow of Charles who was a Private in the Revolution (In line of one dated Dec. 29/55)
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 28 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the [marked out and replaced by] 19th September 1847.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15th day of Dec 1856. and sent to John Holt. Blountsville Ala:
[Act [marked out] June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in book A. Vol. 2. Page 230
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[entire left side of page marked over with word] Cancelled

6366
Alabama Hunts.
Martha Holt, decd. widow of Charles who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 28 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848. & end
Certificate of Pension issued the 29th day of Decr 1855 and sent to B B Roberts, Altamont, Tennessee
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 355. Vol. 3.

[right side]
John Holt Feby 27/56
John Gillespie Oct 16/56
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[page marked with cross-outs over written text]

Alabama Roll.
Martha Holt, widow of Charles, who was a private N. C. troops.
See Acts June 17, 1844
“ 2d Feb. 1848.
$28:33 Cts per Ann
Con Sept. 18. 1847, when he died.

[vertical text illegible and smudged]

B. B. Roberts, Altamont Grundy Co Tenn.
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See Letter to M M. Adkins PM Elyton Ala. Aug 9, 1854. & look for answer
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[envelope sent from Blountsville Ala, July 29]
[addressed to] Commissioner of Pensions, Pension office Departm
Washington City D. C.

Martha Holt
Ala sus 38
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Alabama Roll.
Martha Holt, widow of Charles, who was a private N. C. troops
An Act June 17, 1844, 20 Febrary 1848, $28:33 per Ann
Con Sept. 18, 1847, when he died. End May 11, 1854, when she died.
To John Holt, Act age of William Holt, Rebecca Walker, John Holt, James Holt, Caty Taylor, Martha Goodwin, Kinderel L. Holt & Elizabeth Grinnell, only children, &c
To John Holt, Blountsville, Ala.
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State of Alabama} 
Jefferson County}
On this 19th day of July in the year AD 1854 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State above written William Spradling aged Eighty two years past a resident of Jefferson County in the State of Alabama, who after being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following affadavit That he has been acquainted with Charles Holt, who has alway been called a revolutionary Soldier, and his wife Martha Holt for Seventy years and upwards: that he was at their marriage and saw them married; that they were married in Franklin County North Carolina in the year of Seventeen hundred and eighty five or six, he knows it was not after the last mention year for it was before he was sixteen years old, he lived a neighbor to them in North Carolina from there they all moved to Franklin County Georgia, where they all lived together for several years; that he is also acquainted with their family of Children and has been acquainted with most of them since. William is their oldest, who was a young man grown & married before they left Georgia; that they all moved from Georgia to Licoln County Tennessee and from Tennessee to
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this Country, where they lived neighbors [marked out] and near each other for several years, the above named Charles moved from this (Jefferson) County to Blount the adjoining County, in which he lived up to the time that he died. That the above named Charles and Martha lived together as man and wife up to the death of of the said Charles and that he never heard of any dificuties with them as such, they were both good neighbors good citizen and Much respected by all their acquaintances
William Spradling
Sworn to and Subscribed before me the date above written and I would Certify that William Spradling who makes the above affadavit is a man of strict varracity and whose oath would be given full credit before any court of Justice where he is Known; that he is a verry old man and much respected by all who know him. given under my hand
L. B. Clayton {LS}
Justice of the Peace for [blank] County Alabama
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State of Alabama}
Jefferson County}
I Joab Bagley Judge of the probate Court in and for the County and State above written do certify that L. B. Clayton Esqr whose genuine signature is subscribed to the foregoing certificates was at the time of subscribing the same an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State above written duly Commissioned and Sworn and that full faith and credit is due his acts as such.
[seal] In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of my office at office in Elyton on this 20th day of July in the year AD 1854.
J.Bagley Judge of Probate
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No 15,157
Martha Holt, widow of Charles
Ala
July 7, 1838

B. B. Roberts, Altamont, Tennessee
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State of Alabama}
Blount County} S.S.
Be it remembered that on this 21st day of April A.D. 1854, personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State above written John Holt aged sixty three years past a resident of the County and State above written who after being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following affadavit That he is the Sone of [marked out] Charles and Martha Holt. That his Father is the Identical Charles Holt who was a revolutionary Pensioner at the rate of twenty eight dollars per annum on the Alabama roll and drew his pension at the Huntsville agency, and died on the nineteenth day of September in the year A.D. 1847, leaving his Mother the above named Martha a widow who is yet a widow having not been married since the death of his father, and is now verry old and Much afflicted Affiant States that he is the second sone, but third chiled, of his parents, having a sister betwen him and his Brother William who is the oldest of them all, and that he affiant is now sixty three years old pased
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and will be sixty four years old the 11th day of next December agreeable what he has always been informed by his Father and Mother. That he has kept his age ever since he can recollect and is confident That he is now sixty three years old pased. That his father and Mother lived to gether as husband and wife until the death of his Father, and he never heard the same disputed in his life and had, and raised, nine other children besides himself, the yougest, a sister being dead, if she was now a living, would be a bout forty six years of aged. 
Affiant further states that he is not interested in the result of his mothers application for a pension
John [his X mark] Holt
Sworn to and Subscribed before me an acting Justice of the Peace in & for the County and state above written, on the date above mentioned, and I would certify that John Holt, who makes the above affadavit, is an old Man Much respected and whose Statements are entitled to credit [marked out], and whose oath would be taken in any court of Justice where he is known
Given under my hand the date above mentioned
A.M.Gibson
Justice of the Peace For Blount County Alabama
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The State of Alabama Blount County } I John C Gillespie Judge of the Probate Court of Said County, do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been produced before me to shew that Charles Holt was a revolutionary pensioner on the Alabama Roll at the rate of Twenty eight Dollars per annum and that he died in the County & State aforesaid on the 19th day of September AD 1847 leaving Martha Holt who makes the foregoing declaration his widow & who is still his widow and that the said [marked out] Charles Holt and Martha Holt was married in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty five - I would further certify that I am personally acquainted with [inserted] the above named Martha Holt & [inserted] was with her husband Charles Holt in his life time, as well as with William & John Holt all of whom are witnesses of undoubted verasity _ I further certify that Elijah McAnnally & A. M. Gibson whose genuine signatures are signed severally to the foregoing affidavits, are Justices of the Peace in and for the County & State aforesaid duly qualified and commissioned and that due faith & credit are due all of their official acts as such
{seal} In Testamony whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal office at Blountsville this the 21st day of April 1854
John C Gillespie Judge of Probate
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Know all men by these presents that I Martha Holt the widow of the Identical Charles Holt who was a pensioner of the Army of the war of the Revolution, do hereby constitute and appoint R. B. Roberts of Altamont Tennessee my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to prosecute against the General Government of the United States before any department thereof any and all claims I have to arrears of pay or pension Money, under any act or, acts. Resolution or Resolution of the Congress of the United States, and especially the acts 4th July 1836, 7th July 1838, 3rd March 1843, 17th June 1844, 2cd [marked out] February 1848, - as well as the more ancient acts of 18th March 1818, 15th May 1828, and 7th June 1832.
Said Attorney Is moreover authorised in my name to demand at any department of the said Government, a reconsideration of any decession hereto, as hereafter to be given, touching my interest, and to obtain from any Department or the archives
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thereof any and all information or evidence of whatever character relating to or in anywise bearing upon the claim or claims I hereby seek the investigation of
Said Attorney is moreover authorised to do any and all things necessary to carry out the foregoing purposes, and to receive the certificates of pension or other Character of drafts or other evidences of the amount due me, and to appoint one or more sub-Attorneys and to confer upon him or them all the powers therein confired upon the above named R.B.Roberts, hereby sitifying and confirming all that my said Attorney may do by virtue of these presents, hereby revoking all other powers of Attorney by me at any other time made.
Witness my hand and seal this 7th day of April AD 1854.
Marthy [her X mark] Holt {seal}

State of Alabama}
Blount County}
Be it known that on this 7th day of April AD 1854, before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally
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appeared Martha Holt the subscriber to the foregoing power of attorney with whom I am personally acquainted and acknowledged the siging sealing and delivering the same to her own voluntarily act and deed for the uses and purposes therein set forth.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name
Elijah McAnnally J.P. For Blount County, Alabama
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State of Alabama
Blount County              ⎬S.S.
       On this the 30th day of July in the year A.D. eighteen hundred and fifty four personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid John Ratliff aged fifty three years
posed a resident of Blount County in the State of Alabama who after being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following affidavit; that he was well acquainted with Charles Holt in his lifetime, is also well acquainted with his wife Marth Holt, that he has been well acquainted with them
ever since he was old enough to recollect any
thing; that he lived a neighbor to them
in Georgia, Tennessee, and in this (Alabama)
State; that they are his uncle and aunt, and
he has lived near by them ever since he can
recollect any thing; that the said Charles
Holt was a revolutionary pensioner and
drew a pension for several years before he
died; that he the said Charles and his wife Martha lived together as Husband and wife from his first acquaintance with them (which has been near about fifty years) until the death of the said Charles. Affiant states that the said
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Martha is about ninety years old and if any
person is entitled to a pension that she is.
Affiant further states that he is well
acquainted with the children of the said
Charles and Martha Holt, that William their 
oldest, who now lives in the adjoining County, 
Blount, to this, is, an old man and about
seventy years old; that he was a man grown
when he, affiant, was old enough to recollect
any thing. Affiant states that he never heard 
the Marriage of the said Charles and Martha 
disputed by any person in his life-- but they
were always recognized as husband and wife
by all who knew them.

Sworn to and Subscribed before me the date above written and I hereby certify that John Ratliff who makes the above affidavit is a man
of Strict veracity and whose oath would
would be given full faith and credit in
any Court of Justice where he is known.
Given under my hand and seal
This 30th day of July 1854
A W Powell
Justice of the Peace for
Blount County
Alabama
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State of Alabama
Blount County
I John C Gillispie, Judge of the Probate Court for the County of Blount aforesaid do hereby certify that
Esqr whose genuine signature is subscribed to the foregoing Certificate was at the time of subscribing the same an acting Justice of the peace within and for the County and State above written duly commissioned and sworn, and that full faith and credit is due his acts as
such.
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and
seal of office at office in
Blountsville on this 31st day
of July
A.D. 1854
John C. Gillespie
Judge of Probate
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State of Alabama ⎬
Jefferson County
On this 19th day of July in the year A.D. 1854 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State above written Margarett Spradling aged Seventy years past a resident of Jefferson County in the State of Alabama who after being duly sworn according to law
doth on her oath make the following affidavit.  That she has been acquainted with Charles 
and his wife Martha Holt for upwards of fifty years- that she first got acquainted with them in the State of Georgia in Franklin County, about the time their youngest son named Kinderal L. was borned. She
lived a neighbor to them for several year in Georgia that they all moved to Lincoln County Tennessee and lived in the same neighborhood there for several years and from there they moved to Alabama
to this Jefferson, County, when they lived in the same neighborhood for some years and until the above named Holts moved to Blount the adjoining County, to this, and where the old man Holt died; that from her first-
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acquaintance with them up to the death of the old man. they lived together as husband and wife was so reputed and that she never heard the same disputed by any person she further states that William is their oldest child, who was about grown when she first got acquainted with them in Georgia
Margarett M Spradling
( her mark)
Sworn to and subscribed before the date above
written and I would certify that Margarette
Spradling who makes the above affidavit is
a truthful old lady and whose oath would
be given full faith and credit in any Court
of Justice where she is known
given under my hand
L. B. Clayton
Justice of the Peace for
County Alabama
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Treasury Department
Third Auditor's Office
Dec. 28th 1833,
Sir, 
I herewith return the papers on which Charles Holt was inscribed on the
Alabama Roll, act 7 June 1832, at $28.33 per annum, enclosed in your letter of the 24th inst, & in reply have to inform you that his pension has been paid in full to 4 Sept 1847
Very Respectfully
Your Obt Serv
Rober J. Atkinson
Auditor

J. Minot
Commr of Pensions.
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House of Rep
Washington Sept 16th

Dear Sir,

Inclosed please find the papers of Martha Holt for Pension
You will do me a favour to consider
an report as early as possible
yours truly
W R W Cobb

Col J. L. Edwards
Com of Pension
Washington D.C.
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Blount -
Brief in the case of Martha Holt, widow of Charles
Blount County and State of Alabama
acts
June 17, 1844 & 2d Feb. 1848
Claim, (original, or for increase.)
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Charles Holt was a pensioner on the Alabama Role 
under the Act of June 7, 1832, at the rate of $28.33
per annum. He died Sept. 19, 1847. The claimant is
identified as his widow, and her marriage [pred] to 1794
established by competent [illegible]parch proof, there being no
Record evidence of the date of Not event in existence
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent
B. B. Roberts
Attamont, Tenn.
Examining Clerk.
Ogden Niles
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Altamont Dec 1st 185[illegible]
How. J. Minott Conf. of Pensions
Washington City, D.C.
Sir
With due respect and attention is solicited to the claim of Martha, widow of Charles Holt for a pension on account of revolutionary service it the war with great Brittain.
Which claim was suspended for want of a certificate from the County Court Clerk of North Carolina, as per your request of August the 9th 1834, which said certificate has long since been forwarded.
The claim is prosecuted under act of Congress of July the 7th 1838.
You will please inform me what action the Department has taken upon the case.
Very respectfully
Your [illegible]
R.B. Roberts
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Official Pensions

Hon J. Minott
Washington City
D.C.
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Pension Office
Febry. 27. 1856.

Sir,
Before new certificates can be issued in the case of Martha Holt, a certificate of a count of record must be adduced based upon the evidence of witnesses whose names and residences must be given.  Setting forth the names of all the children of said Martha Holt who are now living.

Respectfully,
R. McRae

John Holt, Esq.
Blountsville
Ala.
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Blountsville 26th Sept. 1856

Hon J Minott
The claim of John Holt is the relation to pension certificates issued in the name of Martha Holt widow of Charles Holt Revolutionary pensions died which were returned last January to the pension office for cancelation + proof certified as required of the heirs living-your early attention will grately oblige your  [illegible]
John C Gillespie
For Holts
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Payment to be made at Huntsville
by
W. H. Moore Esq
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of Alabama
Payable on the 4th September and 4th March
Recorded in the Pension Office on the Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 355 Vol. 3
G. T. Getty Clerk
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
WIDOW'S PENSION.
I certify, that, in conformity with the act of February 2, 1848, Martha Holt, widow of Charles Holt who was a Private, in the revolutionary war,
is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of twenty eight dollars and thirty three cents per annum commencing on the 4th of March, 1848, and continued for life unless she should
again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage

Given at the Dept of the Interior
this 29th day of December
one thousand eight hundred and fifty five
R.W. McClelland
Secretary of the Interior
Examined and Countersigned.
J. Minot
Commissioner of Pensions.
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Brief in the case of Martha Holt widow of Charles
Blount _ County and State of Alabama -
Act
June 17, 1844,
Feb. 2d 1848.

Claim, (original " or " for increase.)
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls?  If either, state the substance.

Charles Blount was a pensioner in the Alabama Roll under the Act of June 7, 1832 at the rate of $28.33 per Ann. He died Sept, 19, 1847, the identity is established, as is the Marriage prior to 1794. An Administrator has been apppointed.

(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
He present certificates an [illegible] him of whom the 19 December last, which we made payable to the widow under the impression that she
was then living, and which has now been canceled.

Name and residence of Agent
John Holt
Blountsville
Ala
Examining Clerk.
[illegible]
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Payment to made at Huntsville
by
W. H. Moore Esq.
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the
Agency of
Alabama
Payable on the 4th September and 4th
March

Recorded in the Pension Office, in
Book A Vol. 2 Page 230
J. T. Getty
Clerk.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
WIDOW'S PENSION.
I certify that in conformity with the act of June 17th, 1844,
Martha Holt
widow of
Charles Holt,
who was a private in the revolutionary war
and died on the nineteenth day of September 1847. is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of twenty eight, dollars and thirty three, cents per annum, commencing on the 19th September, 1847, and terminating on the 4th of March, 1848, (Crossed through) unless the Pensioner married or died before the last mentioned date; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage or death. Given at the Department of the Interior, this twenty ninth day of December one thousand eight hundred and fifty five
RMCClland 
Secretary of the Interior.
Examined and Countersigned.
I Minot
Commissioner of Pensions.


Written over the top of document:

Cancelled
[illegible]
Dec 9/56
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Brief in the case of Martha Holt, decd widow of Charles, Blount County and State of Alabama.
act
June 17, 1844
Feby. 2. 1848.

Claim, (original, or for increase.)
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls?  If either, state the substance.

Charles Blount was a pensioner on the Alabama Roll under the act of June 7, 1832, at the rate of $28.33 per annum. He died Sept. 19, 1847. The identity is established as is the marriage prior to 1794. An administrator has been appointed.

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

The present certificates are issued in lieu of those of the 19th of December last, which were made payable to the widow under the impression that she was then living, and which have been cancelled.
Name and residence of Agent
John Holt,
Blountsville, Ala.
W. Ogden Niles
Examining Clerk.
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Altamout July 15th 1855
Hon L. P. Waldo
Com of Pensions
Washington City D.C.
Sir
Herewith enclosed is forwarded the Certificate of the Clerk of Franklin County Nor Carolina, in relation to the Marriage of Charles & Martha Holt, as required by your letter of date 5th of May 1834. In support of the claim
of Martha Holt for pension as widow of the said Charles, under act of July the of the 1838.  which I hope has Completed the proof in Mrs Holt Case
Very respectfully
R. B. Roberts
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office
Dec. 23d 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States, Charles Holt -- a Pensioner on the Roll of the Huntsville Ala Agency, at
the rate of Twenty eight Dollars and thirty three cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the
4th of March 1838, to the 4th March 1839.
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris,
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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The State of Alabama Probate Court Special Term 
Blount County    2nd February[1836 or 1856]
                    Be it remembered that a special term of the Probat Court in afor said County was begun and held at the Court house in the town of Blountsville on the 2nd day of February 1856 when & where the following business was done that
     Came John Holt heir and distributer of the estate of Martha Holt late of said County deceased and makes application to the court here to grant unto him the said John Holt Letters of administration on said deceased estate, as next of kin, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court here be proof duly Made, in such Case; that deceased died; intestate; "And that the said John Holt as Next of Kin of said deceased is entitled to Letters of Administration on the estate of the said Martha Holt deceased according to the statute in such case make and provided

It is therefore ordered and decreed by the court here that Letters of Adminstriation on the estate of the said Martha Holt deceased issued to him the said John Holt and that the same be filed & Recorded. It is further ordered that the said John Holt enter into bond (with-crossed out) in the penal sum of Three hundred dollars Conditioned as the law of deceased persons. Thereupon the said John Holt entered into bond in the sum of three hundred dollars Conditioned as aforesaid with Elias Miller &Thomas Ratliff as securities who are deemed Severally good which bond is hereby approved and ordered to be recorded filed.
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER 
Received from GAO
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The State of Alabama
Blount County SS
I John C Gillespie Judge of the Probate Court for said County
and also Clerk of said Court hereby certify that the foregoing page contains a full transcript of the Order appointing John Holt Administrator of the estate of Martha Holt deceased as
it purports; And that the said John Holt is at the date hereof administrator of the said Martha Holt

In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office at Office in Blountsville this 29th day of December 1886
John C Gillespie
Judge of Probate

The State of Alabama ) ss
Blount County
Be it Known that before Martin Hudson a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly authorized by law to administer oaths, personally appeared John Holt and made oath in due form of law, that he is the identical person named in an original certificate in his possession which (I certify, is hereto attached. That he now resides in Blount County State of Alabama and has resided there for the space of Seventeen years past and previous thereto he resided in Tipper County
in the State of Mississippi and that he has not been paid the amount or any part of said Certificate by the United States or any agent thereof,
John his X mark Holt
Sworn and subscribed this 29 day
of December 1856 before the
Martin Hudson J. P.
Know all men by these presents That I John Holt administrator
of Martha Holt deceased ) of Blount County
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State of Alabama to whom the certificate of pension was issued by the United States, do hereby constitute and
appoint Kinderel L Holt my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name, to receive from the Agent of the United States for paying pensions in Huntsville State of Alabama the amount due to me as administrator as aforesaid, as appears by the original certificate hereto attached issued in lieu of those dated December 29th 1835 which were payable to Martha Holt decd
Witness my hand and seal this 29th day of
December 1856
John his X mark Holt Administrator of Martha Holt
Sealed and delivered in presence
of Z.W.R. Price
N Hudson

State of Alabama
Blount County ss
Be it Known, That on the 29th day of December 1855 before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly authorized by law, to administer oaths, personally appeared John Holt Administrator as aforesaid and acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be his act and deed In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year last above mentioned
Martin Hudson
J Peace

The State of Alabama 
Rount County ss  ⎬ Be it known that on the 29thday of December 1856 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace
in and for said County, duly authorized by law to administer oaths, personally appeared Kinderel L Hall the Attorney named in the foregoing power of attorney, and made oath that he has no interest whatever in the money he is authorized to receive by virtue of the foregoing power of Attorney, either by any pledge Mortgage, sale, assignment or transfer and that
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he does not know, or believe that the same has been so
disposed of to any person whatever
Kindrel L. Hott

Sworn and subscribed the day
and year last above mentioned
before me
Martin Hudson J.P.

I John C Gillespie Judge of the Probate Court of Blount County in the State of Alabama Certify that Martin Hudson is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County. duly commissioned and qualified, and that his commissioned was dated on the 31st day of March 1856 and will expire on the first Monday in March 1859 or so soon thereafter as his successor shall be
elected, and the signatures above written are genuine
Given under my hand and seal of Office
at office in Blountsville this 29th day of
December 1856 John C. Gillespie
Judge of Probate,

I John Gillespie Judge of the Probate Court of Blount County in the State of Alabama hereby certify that the said John Holt is still the administrator of the said Martha Holt 
Given under my hand this the 12th
day of January 1857 John C Gillespie
Judge of Probate


Stamped at bottom:
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
received from GAO
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No. 5
Martha Holt
Payment to be made
at Huntsville
by Wm R. Moore, Esq
Agent for paying pensioners, in the Agency of
[illegible]
Alabama

Recorded in the Pension
Office, in Book Vol
Page 355. by
G.G. Clerk.
by
June 3.
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DEPARTURER OF THE INTERIOR
Claim for Military Service.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 17th June 1844 and 2d February 1848. Martha Holt deceased, widow of Charles Holt, who was a private in the Revolutionary war, was entitled to a pension at the rate of Twenty Eight 33/100 Dollars per annum, commencing 19th September 1847, and Terminating 11th May 1854, when she died.
And that the amount due, as aforesaid, is payable
to John Holt, Administrator, for the benefit of himself
William Holt, Rebecca Walker, James Holt, Caty Taylor, Martha Goodwin, Kenderel S. Holt, Elizabeth Grinnell, and any other surviving children.
This Certificate is issued in lien of those dated December 29th 1855, which were payable to the widow, and which have been cancelled.
Given at the Department of the Interior
this fifteenth day of December
one thousand eight hundred and fifty Six
RMCClelland
Secretary of the Interior.
Examined and
Countersigned. }
[illegible]
Commissioner of Pensions.
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State of Alabama
Blount County

Be it known, that before me Martin Hudson a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly authorized by law to administer oaths personally appeared John Holt and made oath in due form of law, that he is the Administrator of the goods and chattels rites and Credits of Martha Holt late of the County of Blount in the State aforesaid deceased and that she is the identical Martha Holt, named in two original certificates in his possession, of which (I certify) the following are true copies
Department of the interior
Widow's Pension
I certify that in conformity with the act of June 17th, 1844 Martha Holt, Widow of Charles Holt who was a private in the Revolutionary war and died on the ninteenth day of September 1847 is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Twenty eight dollars and thirty three cents per annum, commencing on the 19th September 1847  and terminating on the 4th of March, 1848,
Given at the Department of the Interior
this twenty ninth day of December
one thousand eight hundred and
fifty five
RMMCCelland
Secretary of the Interior
Examined and Countersigned
I Minot
Commissioner of Pensions
Department of the interior
Widows pension.
I certify, that, in conformity with the act of February
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2, 1848, Martha Holt widow of Charles Holt who was a private in the Revolutionary War, is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Twenty eight, dollars and thirty three cents per annum, commencing on the 4th of March, 1848, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage
Given at the Department of the Interior this 29th day of December One thousand eight hundred and fifty five
Examined and Countersigned
 I Minot
W Calland
Secretary of the Interior Commissioner of Pensions
That he now resides in Blount County State of Alabama and has resided there for the space of       years past and that said certificate of pensions one have not been paid or applied for until the presents application 
Sworn to and subscribed this 9th day of February 1856
John his X mark Holt

Martin Hudson J. P.
State of Alabama
County of Blount
I    a Magistrate in the County above named, do hereby
certify that I have the most satisfactory evidence viz from personal knowledge that John Holt who has this day appeared before me to take the oath of identity, is the identical person he represents himself to be viz the Administrator of the estate of Martha Holt Late of said County deceased, and that the said Martha Holt deceased is the identical person named in the pension certificate's which he has exhibited before me bearing date at the department of the interior the 29th day of December 1855 and signed by RMMCClland Secretary of the Interior Given under my hand at my office on the day
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and year above written
Martin Hudson J. P.

The State of Alabama
Blount County
I John C Gillespie Judge of the Probate Court of said County hereby certify that Martin Henson whose genuine signature appears to the forgoing affidavit now is and was at the date of signing the same a Justice of the Peace within and for said County and State afforesaid duly commissioned and qualified
and that his commission was dated on the 13th day of April 1853 and will expire on the first Monday in March 1856 or as soon thereafter as his successor shall be duly elected and qualified
In Testamoney[sic] Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of Office of office in Blountsville this the 9th day of February 1856.
John C Gillespie
Judge of Probate

The State of Alabama
Blount County
Probate Court Special Term 2nd day of February 1856
Be it remembered that a Special term of the Probate Court in and for said County was began and held at the Court house in the Town of Blountsville on the 2nd day of February 1856 when and where the following buisness was had, to wit.
It appearing to the satisfaction of this Court upon the testamony of John Ratliff and Gilbert Barton residents of the County of Blount in the State of Alabama will known to me as creditable witnesses; that Martha
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Holt Widow of Charles Holt (deceased), died on the 11th
day of May 1854 at the residence of her son John Holt in
Blount County in the State of Alabama. and It further appearing to the satisfaction of the Court here upon the testamony of the aforesaid witnesses that the said Martha Holt deceased at the time of her death left the following named persons as heirs and distributies of the estate viz William Hall, Rebecca intermarried with one Asa Walker, John Holt, James Holt, Catey intermarried with Jesse Taylor, Martha intermarried with one Overton Goodwin Kinderd L Holt and Elizabeth Holt intermarried with one Abraham Grimett all of the age of Twenty one years and upwards and no others known to said Witnesses
It is therefore ordered that the aforesaid heirs be certified as the body heirs of the said Martha Holt who as the widow of Charles Holt deceased

Comes John Holt heir and distributers of the estate of Martha late of Blount County in the State of Alabama deceased and makes application to the Court here to grant unto him the said John Holt Letters of Administration on said deceased estate as next of kin and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court here by proof duly made in such case; that said deceased died intestate; and that said John Holt as next of kin of said deceased is entitled to Letters of Administration on said estate of said Martha Holt deceased according to the statute in such case made & provided It is therefore ordered and decreed by the Court here that Letters of Administration on the estate of the said Martha Holt deceased issue to him
the said John Holt and that the same be filed and Recorded, It is further ordered that the said John Holt
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enter into bond in the penal sum of Three hundred Dollars conditioned as the law directs in the cases of administration of estate of deceased persons; Thereupon the said John Holt entered into bond in the sum of Three hundred dollars conditioned as aforesaid with Elias Miller and Thomas Ratliff as securities who are deemed severally goods which bond is approved and ordered to be recorded & filed

The State of Alabama
Blount County ss ⎬
May 1856
I John C Gillespie Judge of the Probate Court (and by Law Clerk of the same) in and for said[sic] County hereby certify that the forgoing[sic] is a true full and complete copy of the order appointing John Holt Administrator of the estate of Martha Holt late of said County deceased as it purports to be and that the said John Holt is at the date hereof Administrator as aforesaid I further certify that the foregoing order made upon the Testamony of John Ratliff and Gilbert Barton of the heirs of said deceased is a true and correct copy of the record 
In Testamoney Whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and the seal of Office at office
in Blountsville this the 9th day of February 1856.
John C Gillespey
Judge of Probate
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State of North Carolina ⎬
Franklin County  
I Young Patterson Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions which is a Court of Record, for the County aforesaid
Certify that I have made diligent search in my office for a Marriage Bond, for a Marriage License, between Charles Holt and Martha Holt. said to have taken place about
the year 1785 and that no such Bond can be
found in my office-
Given under my hand and
seal of office, at office
in Louisburg this the 28th
day of June AD. 1855
Y. Patterson C.C.C.
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Townsher N.C.
June 28th 1833

R B Roberts Esq
Sir
The Clerk of the County Court and myself have made diligent search for the marriage bond of Charles & Martha Holt and fail to find any such paper on record. I shall take place pleasure in redendering you any service you may require.
Very Respectfully
Wm T. Green
R. B. Roberts Esq
Altamont Term
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Blountsville Alabama
February 1856

Hon J. Minot
Comr of Pensions
Washington

Sir:
I herewith enclose to you the Pension Certificates," which were issued from your office, in December last to my mother

She died in May 1854 & I am advised that it is proper to surrender these certificates, in order that new one may issue to the administrator as the deceased pensioner died before the certificates were issued. 

I also enclose you the evidence & date of my mother's death; that she is the identical person who was the widow of Charles Holt, decd and that I am the administrator - all under the
seal of office of our Probate Judge
 
Please issue the new certificate to me, the adminstrator and enclose them to me at this Post Office
Very Respectfully

Your Obt Sert
John Holt