Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4512, Charles Hamilton, N.C.
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]
(3-1776)
SERVICE					NUMBER
N.C.		Hamilton, Charles		R. 4512
                     		Hannah
				
CONTENTS
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State of Kentucky
County of Wayne Sct
On this the 28th day of March 1839 Personally 
appeared before me William J. Hardin a Justice of the peace 
for the County of Wayne and State aforesaid Hannah Hamilton 
a resident of the County of Wayne and State of Kentucky aged 
Eighty five years, who being first duly sworn according to law 
doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain 
the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed 
July 4, 1836 That she is the widow of Charles Hamilton 
who volunteered in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy Six 
in the County of Lincoln in the State of North Carolina for the 
term of Eighteen months and served as an orderly Sergeant in 
the revolution under Lieutenant George Duff and Captain 
James Duff and while performing this tour of Eighteen months 
duty under said officers he was in the Battle of Sullivan's
Island, during this whole tour of Eighteen months he held the 
office of orderly Sergeant under the above named officers but 
what regiment the Company of Captain James Duff belonged 
to this declarant does not now recollect she was not at this 
time married to the said Hamilton but lived in the [cross out] 
same neighbor hood. Nor does she now recollect any other
battles he the said Hamilton was in during this Eighteen 
months tour. She further declares that after her marriage to 
the said Hamilton, that her Husband seemed to be nearly 
or quite half his time out in the army either after the Tories 
or the British she recollects well of his being in the Battle 
at Ramsours in North Carolina he at this time marched
under Captain Malcolm Henry and Col John Barbour
in this tour of duty the declarant does not think he the said 
Hamilton was out very long, but he was so frequently out 
on skirmishes that she cannot now well recollect how long
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he served in each tour but the declarant recollects perfectly well 
of her husband the aforesaid Hamilton being under 
Captain Malcolm Henry & Colonel John Barbour at the Battle of 
King's Mountain the declarant recollects well meeting her 
Husband the aforesaid Hamilton on the next day after the 
Battle within one mile of the Battle ground and found 
her husband had received a slight wound while in said 
Battle, the declarant lost two Brothers in this Battle. 
She further declares she was married to the said Charles 
Hamilton in Lincoln County in the state of North Carolina 
by Alexander Gililand Esqr. a Magistrate in the month 
of December Seventeen Hundred and Seventy Seven (1777)
That her Husband the aforesaid Charles Hamilton died 
on the twenty fourth day of November Eighteen hundred
Eighteen And that she has remained a widow ever 
since that period  And she further declares the aforesaid 
Charles Hamilton received his discharge for his Eighteen 
months tour which discharge she has frequently seen 
(she also recollects of). She further declares she knows of 
no record of her marriage or of the age of her children. She further declares that her 
Husband the aforesaid Charles Hamilton made out a declaration 
for a pension in the year of Eighteen hundred & Eighteen 
and handed it to a Colonel Qualle then a member of Congress 
from the State of Kentucky which declaration and proof 
she presumes was handed by said Qualle to the war 
department but whether they were ever acted on or not she 
has never heard as her husband died before Mr. Qualle's
return from Washington City. 
Hannah her x Hamilton
mark
State of Kentucky
Wayne County
	The above declaration was the day sworn to and 
subscribed before me William P Hardin a Justice of the 
Peace for the County of Wayne and State aforesaid by Hannah
Hamilton. And I certify she is a woman of good moral
character and a person of truth and veracity and
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in consequence of old age and bodily [illegible] is unable 
to attend Court
	Given under my hand this 28th day of March 1838
		[signature] W.P. Harden JP

	The deposition of Mrs Mary Henry a resident of Monroe 
County in the State of Indiana taken at the house of 
Mrs. Sally Laer in Wayne County Ky to be used as evidence 
in favoring the application of Mrs. Hannah Hamilton for
a pension under the act of Congress passed July 4th 1836
Deponent being Seventy Seven years old deposeth and saith
that she has seen and heard read the declaration of Mrs
Hannah Hamilton + the deposition of Joseph Hamilton and 
She is of ^her own knowledge acquainted with nearly all the 
facts stated in the said declaration and said deposition,
and can state that they both contain the truth She further
states that she was in the neighborhood at the time of this
marriage of Charles Hamilton and Hannah Henry
now Hannah Hamilton which marriage took place in
Lincoln County North Carolina in the latter part of the
year of Seventeen hundred and Seventy Seven and she has
been acquainted with the said Hannah Hamilton from that
day until the present time and believes the age of the children
as states in the deposition of Joseph Hamilton to be entirely
correct And further saith not
	her mark [hand drawn X] Mary Henry

State of Kentucky
Wayne County Sct {
	the above deposition was this day sworn to
and subscribed by Mrs Mary Henry before me William 
P. Hardin a Justice of the peace for the county of Wayne
and State aforesaid And I certify She is a woman of
good moral character and a person of truth and
veracity
	Given under my hand this 28th day of March
1839 
	[signature] W.P. Hardin JP
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The deposition of Joseph Hamilton of Wayne County KY taken
at Mrs Sally Laeres to be used as evidence in favor of Mrs
Hannah Hamilton on application for a pension under the act of Congress passed July the 4th 1836
Deponent being forty years old. Deposeth and saith that
he is the Son of Charles Hamilton and Hannah Hamilton 
whose name was Hannah  Henry before marriage. He further
saith his father the aforesaid Charles Hamilton died on the 
twenty fourth day of November Eighteen hundred and Eighteen
and that his Mother the aforesaid Hannah Hamilton has remained
a widow ever since to the present period He further with
that he always understood from his Father and other persons
that he the aforementioned Charles Hamilton had served as an orderly
Sargent and Soldier in the Revolutionary War further saith
his oldest Sister Sarah Laer is now Sixty one years old
that his Brother William Hamilton if living would be now Sixty years old, his Brother John is now fifty Eight years old, his sister Hannah Whitaker is now fifty six years
old. All the above named Brother and Sister are the
Children of the aforementioned Charles  Hamilton and Hannah 
Hamilton And further saith not 
	[signature] Joseph H Hamilton

State of Kentucky
	the above deposition was this day sworn 
to and subscribed by Joseph H Hamilton before me
a Justice of the Peace for the County of Wayne and 
State aforesaid And I certify he is a man of good
moral character and a person of truth and 
veracity
	Given under my hand this 28th Match 1834
	[signature] W.P. Harden JP
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State of Kentucky }
Wayne County } Set
	On this 24th day of December
1845 personally appeared before the subscriber a
Justice of the Peace in and for said county, Samuel
Allen aged about sixty one years who being first 
duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath
state that he became acquainted with Charles Hamilton
in the County of Wayne and state aforesaid about forty
four years ago and continued to be intimately
acquainted with him up to the time of his death
which took place in said county + state the
24th day of November 1818- he having been his
near neighbor from his first acquaintance until 
his death. He further states that he frequently during
his acquaintance with the said Charles Hamilton
heard him speak of having served as a soldier
in the Revolutionary War, 18 months as a 
regular soldier and that he served until the 
close of the war- that he was under Col
Williams Col Branden Capt John Barber
was at the Hanging Rock, Eutaw Springs +
Kings Mountain Battles, that he lives in
Lincoln County North Carolina near Kings Mountain
When he entered the service- he further states 
that he heard the said Charles Hamilton + his wife
Hannah say that his discharges were burnt
when his house furniture was burnt- he
further states that he has no doubt of the said
Hamilton having served a large portion of said
War and that all his neighbours and acqu-
aintances [acquaintances] so far as he ever heard always
expressed the same belief without a single
exception he having always been a man of
unblemished moral character + of undoubted veracity
	his mark [hand drawn X] Samuel Allen
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State of Kentucky
Wayne County Sct
On this 24th day of December 1845
personally appears before the subscriber a Justice
of the Peace in for said county Mrs Mary Allen
aged about [illegible] years Who being first duly sword
according to law doth on her oath state
that she has examined and heard the forgoing
affidavit of Samuel Allen read and that
she concurs with + corroborates the statements
made therein- and in addition thereto
states that she was a member of said
Charles Hamilton family for about 18 years ^+ remained his near neighbor until his death
and heard the said Charles Hamilton. This friend
read his discharges as a soldier of the 
Revolutionary War- that she was familiar
with his repository in which he kept his
discharges & other papers, and now that she
was present at the time his house or [sic]
was burnt, and recolects [recollects] that none of
 his papers were preserved from the 
flames- 
	[signature] Mary Allen
Sworn to and subscribed
before me on the date above
	[signature] W.P. Hardin JP

I further certify that I am personally acquainted
with Samuel Allen + Mary Allen who have made 
and subscribed the forgoing affidavits that they are 
persons of undoubted veracity and their statements
therein are entitled to full faith and credit
Given under my name this 24th day
of December 1845 
	[signature] W.P. Hardin JP
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State of Kentucky
Wayne County Court Sct
	I William Simpson
Clerk of the County Court for the County
aforesaid do certify that William P. 
Hardin Esqr. is a magistrate as above
and that the forgoing Signatures purp=
=orting [purporting] to be his are genuine
	In testimony Whereof I have
hereinto subscribed my name
and affixed the seal of said
court at office in Monticello
this 2nd day of January
1846
	[signature] Wm Simpson clerk
of the Court of Wayne County
[illegible seal at left]
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State of Kentucky
Wayne County Sct.
On this 28th day of
March 1845 personally appeared before
the subscriber a Justice of the Peace
from said county John Parmley
aged about Seventy eight years who
being first duly sworn according to
law doth on his oath make the
following statements touching the
services [illegible] of Charles Hamilton 
who was a Soldier of the Revolutionary
War – he states that he was 
well acquainted with the said Charles 
Hamilton when he entered the service 
in said War shortly after
the Commencement and with the exception
of a few months at different intervals 
served until the close of the war he states 
that the said Charles Hamilton
entered the service in Lincoln County 
in the State of North Carolina he 
further states that he served in said 
War nine months during which time 
he frequently saw said Charles Hamilton 
in the service, he also was well acquainted 
with Col Williams under whom 
said Charles Hamilton served – the
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said John Parmley further states that
 after he (Parmley) served out his nine 
months in the said War, the said Charles 
Hamilton continued in the service 
until the war closed – he further 
states that during the war or at 
the time he was with said Hamilton 
while in service, and also after
the said Hamilton came to the 
County of Wayne Kentucky, he frequently
heard him speak of being in
the battle at Kings Mountain, Hanging 
Rock, Eutaw Springs and 
at Camden when Gates was defeated
and at the Guilford Battle-
He further states that the said Charles 
Hamilton departed this life in the 
County of Wayne State of Kentucky some 
several years ago. John his X mark Parmley
[illegible]
me this 28th March 1845
W.P. Hardin [illegible]
State of Kentucky
Wayne County Sct
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years been personally acquainted with
John Parmley who has made and subscribed
the foregoing affidavit before me
in proof of the services of Charles
Hamilton in the Revolutionary War
that he is a man of good
character [illegible] veracity, that his
statements are entitled to full faith
and credit.- he being a man
of a fine recollection-
Given under my hand 
this 28th day of March 1845
W.P. Hardin JP

State of Kentucky
Wayne County Court Sct
I William Simpson
Clerk of this County Court for the County
aforesaid do certify that William
P Hardin is a magistrate [illegible]
and that the Signatures above
purporting to be his are genuine
[illegible] testimony [illegible] i
have hereinto subscribed 
my name and affixed
the seal of said Court
this 18th day of April 1845
WM] Simpson clerk
of the Count Court of Wayne
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State of Kentucky
Wayne County Sct
On this 19th day of May 1845
personally appear before the [illegible] a
Justice of the Peace in the said County
the [illegible] Williams, formally a
number of [illegible] from the distant aged
about 41 years, who being first duly sworn
according to law, states that he [illegible] for the 

last nineteen years been personally acquainted
with John Parmley of said County
(whose affidavit as he is informed has recently
been taken and [illegible] in the application of 
Hannah Hamilton widow of Charles Hamilton
for a pension) that the said John
Parmley is an old man whose character
for veracity is unquestionably good, [illegible]
an oath or otherwise, that he served
(as he is informed) as a soldier in the
Revolutionary War, an account of 
which he is now receiving a pension
from the United States, under the act 
of [illegible] the 7th of June 1832
as he is also informed
Sword to and subscribed before
on this 19th day of May 1845 Sherrod Williams
William H Berry J.P.W.C.
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above purporting to be his are genuine
In the [illegible]
subscribed my name and affixed the
seal of said court, this 19th day of
May 1845
Wm Simpson Clerk
of the Court of Wayne County
[remaining markings appears to be bleed through from other side of page]
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see request for letter 27 Feb 1840
to Chs. Shinn
let to Tho Green Sept 19
1844-Do Octo: [ink blot] 4
let to same June 12 '45
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Dear Sir
I have examined the Records of
Lincoln County from the year 1765 to 1784. I
cannot find the Certificate of the marriage bond of Charles Hamilton
to Hannah Henry.
The Question of N. Carolina is to take a [illegible]
[illegible] from the Gentleman intending to marry
which is filed in the Clerks office.
Your last inquiry is respecting Mrs. [illegible]
who formally lived near the Shallowford on
the Yadkin, the Shallowford is in the County of
Surry. Rowan formerly [illegible]
[illegible] County of the [illegible]
of Davie ([In the Forks of the Yadkin) to the [illegible]
of the Shallowford, the County of Surry + Davies
Iredil County.
You [illegible] Kentucky
[illegible] which I have [illegible] to you from the [illegible]
that it is not worth [illegible]
[illegible]
W Cansler
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[stamp: RICHMOND Va JULY]
[illegible]
July 4 1836
Hannah Hamilton
[illegible] declaration
[sideways]
JL Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Washington
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Richmond2nd July 1844
Col. J.L. Edwards
Washington
Sir,
On the 21 Oct: 1843, I requested you to
inform me if Col. Quarles had filed any papers for Hannah Hamilton. I did inform
you, as I did [illegible] it, that the claim was among the suspended papers. On the 
23rd Oct: you answered me that "no paper in support of the claim of Hannah Hamilton, appear
to have been filed by Col. Quarles in this office"- I then directed a new Declaration
to be prepared. Your letter of 27 Feb: 1840 to Christopher Chinn, was then sent to me; in it you say "It
should be stated [illegible] her husband served as [illegible] the line to which the [illegible] in order then an examination of the rolls of [illegible]
may be had "_ With this letter, I called at V. [illegible] + examined the papers.
The date of marriage appears satisfactorily proved, the only difficulty appears to relate
to the length of service. The enclosed declaration, if filed [illegible] because it refers
to official names, which reference seems[illegible] been desired in your 
letter of 27 Feb: 1840. Your accumulation of Records, since that date, may
enable you to remove the obstacles. The window is still alive- she seems to have
been present the day after her husband was wounded + her two brothers killed.
I am v. obt. svt
Thomas Green
P.S.
I send the letter of 15 April 1844 from
[illegible- Wm. or Mr. ] Hill Dec: of state of N.C. in order
to show that we have sought, in vain, evidence
from the records of the sate. But  [illegible- Wm. or Mr. ] Hill
has not [illegible] of the Militia rolls of that
state + no authorized certificates from them, can
be obtained. T.G.
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[illegible] 44
[stamped: RICHMOND Va SEP 17}
Hannah Hamilton
Col. J.L. Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Washington 
9
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Richmond 17 Sept: 1844.
Col. J.L. Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Washington
Sir,
Mrs. Hannah Hamilton 
(widow of Charles) from Ky, whose application for a Pension
under Act 4 July 1839 was rejected because his services were
not sufficiently proved, now informs me that his [illegible]
application of Charles Hamilton made in 1818-19-or 20
services were fully proved by Col. W Morrison & wife.
May I ask you to cause the files of
that date to be examined for that testimony?
In there, the [illegible] will be readily admitted no
doubt, as your subsequent letters show that the 
proof is satisfactory on [illegible] points.
I am yr very obt svt
Thomas Green
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Raleigh 15th April 1844
Dear Sir,
Your letter of the 4th [illegible] was received today.
I have searched carefully the muster rolls and [illegible] and
settlements of the accounts of the soldiers of the revolution of
[illegible] of this state, for the name of Charles Hamilton, but
do not find it. [illegible] for this 20 [illegible].
Yours respectfully,
Wm Hill
Thomas Green Esq
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[illegible] 4th December 1939
Sir
Enclosed you have the papers of Mrs. Hannah
Hamilton for a pension which I should be pleased
to hear from as soon as it will [illegible] your [illegible].
Your Obt. Servt.
[illegible]
Col. J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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4856
Hannah Hamilton
of Charles
Kentucky
[illegible]
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State of  Kentucky
Wayne County Court
I William Simpson clerk of
the county court for the county [illegible], do hereby
Certify that William P. Hardin Esq., whose name
And signature appear to the forgoing
certificate was on the date thereof and
is yet an acting Justice of said court
duly [illegible] and Sworn according
to law And that this said signature
reporting to be his is Genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereinto
subscribed my name and office
the seal of said court this 29th day or March 1839
William Simpson Clerk
of the Court of Wayne County
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[illegible] 1846
[illegible]
[stamp: RICHMOND]
Hannah Hamilton
[written sideways]
J.L. Edwards
Comm. of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
[stamp: 5]
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Richmond 3 March 1846
Col. J.L. Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Sir
I send the enclosed additional
affidavits of  Samuel Allen & Mary Allen, to sustain the application
of Hannah Hamilton, [illegible] widow of Charles Hamilton
under act 4 July 1836-
[illegible] letter [illegible] date 12 June '45.
Mrs. Hamilton may not know whether the services were
in one line or the other- she said Militia but in describing
the battles + years] of service, she shared he was with the regular
troops may have been one of that line. She knows the time 
he was in the Army.
{illegible} in '44- she swears there is no wife
or family record- I the clerk of Lincoln County certifies
that there is no evidence in his office {where it should have been]
this [illegible]
the subject- + the children show by their own ages
the marriage must have taken place, about the 
time she names-
This additional [illegible]
[illegible]
[illegible] I have again written to [illegible]
for any evidence in the public offices there.
But I have it from the [illegible] that
their [illegible] are very defective
{illegible]
Thomas Green
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June 4, 184[illegible]
[illegible] case
Hannah Hamilton
[sideways]
Col J..L. Edwards
Comm of Pensions
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[illegible]
J.L. Edwards,
Sir,
On the [illegible]
the affidavit of John Parmley, to sustain] the application
of Hannah Hamilton (widow of Charles) for a pension
[illegible] Thomas Williams
[illegible] in regards to the character of [illegible]
[illegible]
I am your obt svt
T. Green
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Acts of July 14, 1862 and March 3 1873. [crossed out]
REJECTED [stamped]
4512
Hannah Hamilton
Service: wid. of Charles
Enlisted: ____, 18
Discharged: ____, 18
Application filed: ___. 18
[illegible]:____
[illegible]: ____
Attorney: ____
P.O. ____
Recognized.
Contract.
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May 1, 1945
[illegible] case
Hannah Hamilton
Col. J.L Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Washington
[stamp] RICHMOND APR]
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Richmond 24th April 1845
Col. J.L. Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Sir,
Enclosed is the affidavit 
of John Parmley, of 28th March 1845 to sustain the application
of Mrs. Hannah Hamilton of Ky, widow of Charles Hamilton
for a pension under act 4 July 1836.
This affidavit materially strengthens the case +
shows that the service [illegible] had been after marriage.
The clerk of Lincoln County, N.S. certifies that
no marriage bond [illegible] found in his office.
Col. Geo Little's letter of 6 [illegible] 1844 , which I enclosed
to you on the 3rd April 1845 shows that there bonds, were
not required by law and that there are but few 
counties in the state where they were filed and 
preserved-
Taking this evidence in [illegible] with that heretofore filed
I think there can be no reason to doubt, the oath of the applicant,
that the marriage took place in Dec. 1777 +
was [illegible] by [illegible]
[illegible]- The ages of the children are proved
one of whom being born in 1778.
The applicant was with her husband the day after the
battle of Kings Mountain 91780)- + has the best 
reasons for recollecting it, as she had two brothers 
who were killed in that Battle-
She sent to your office, by Col. Quarles, the
affidavits of Col. Morrison [illegible], proving
fully the services of Charles Hamilton by
eye witnesses- but whether Col. Quarles
then a [illegible] filed the paper or not she
cannot tell. Under all these circumstances
I hope the proof may be satisfactory to entitle
her to full pension. She is said to be
very deserving + as [illegible]
Your v. obt svt.
Thomas Green
[illegible writing sideways on left side of page]
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W 4836
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Declaration
In order to attain the benefit of the third Section of
the Act of Congress
 of the 4th July 1836
State of Kentucky 
Wayne County SS
On this 28th day of 
September 1843 personally appeared before the 
undersigned a Justice of the Peace for said 
County Mrs. Hannah Hamilton aged eighty-five 
years who being first duly sworn according to law 
doth on her Oath make the following declaration
in order to obtain the benefit of the provision 
made by the act of Congress passed July 4th 1836. 
That she is the widow of Charles Hamilton who was 
a Soldier of the Revolution, he entered the service in 
the fall of the year 1775 and served a tour of 
eighteen months and obtained a discharge which 
she has frequently read, but has been destroyed by 
the burning of her house many years ago – he 
[illegible] a considerable portion of his time thereafter 
in the Service until or near the close of the 
War – he served under Captain John Barber 
and the regiment was commanded by Col 
Williams and afterwards by Colonel Branden, he 
was in the battle of Sullivan's Island, Kings 
Mountain, Eutaw Springs and hanging rock,
The public records will doubtless show many of 
the particulars of his services, and to them 
she refers for further evidence-
She further declares that she was 
married to the said Charles Hamilton on the 
23rd day of December 1777, that her husband
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 the aforesaid Charles Hamilton died on the 24th
November 1818. And that she has remained a 
widow ever since that period
her
Hannah  X Hamilton, 
her mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above
written before me a Justice of the peace for the county
aforesaid; And I further certify that the said
Mrs. Hamilton is from [illegible]
to attend Court- [illegible] whereof I have
hereinto set my hand this 25th day of September
Eighteen hundred and forty three
B Haden JP
State of Kentucky Wayne County Court Sct
September [illegible] 1843
The Declaration of Mrs. Hanna Hamilton 
certified on the 25th day of September 1843
by B Harden a Justice of the Peace for
said County being subscribed to the court it
doth approve his proceeding and [illegible] in
said case and hereby direct the clerk
to endorse this approval on the papers-
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thereof and is yet an acting Justice of the 
Peace in and for said [illegible] did commission
and sworn according and that 
his signature is genuine
In [illegible] I have hereinto
subscribed my name and offered 
the Seal of said Court this 25th
day of September 1843
W Simpson Clerk
of the Court of Wayne County