Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3,751, for William Tate, North Carolina
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State of North Carolina
Wake County
July 25th 1832
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Personally appeared before the Honorable David L
Swain one of the Judges of the Superior Court of Law & Equity of the State of North Carolina. William Tate a resident of Wake County & of the State of North Carolina aged 77 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 act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
That he enlisted in the service of the United States in the year 1776 with Capt Jones & served as a trooper in said service for the term of 2 years  & a half under the said Capt Jones + Capt [Cosimo de] Medici--

that he left the service after the expiration of his term of enlistment for 2 years and a half as appears by the accompanying paper bearing the signature of Capt Medici [Cosimo de Medici] dated the 9th of December 1778 & that he resided in the County of Wake and State of North Carolina at the time of his entering the service-
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid before
D. S. Swain J.C.L.C.
William Tate  [ his mark] X

And the said David L Swain Judge do hereby declares
his opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states
H. Swain J.P.