Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7067, for Drewry Jeffrey, North Carolina
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N.C. 

Jeffrey Drewry or Drewry

NUMBER
S. 7067
carded.

CONTENTS
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31576
Georgia [missing]
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Drewry Jeffrey - [missing]
[missing]lding Co in the State of Georgia [missing]
Was a private - in the company [illegible]
Captain Lytte - of the Regime [illegible]
Col: Dickson - in the N. Carolina
[missin] Mouthy - 
No 31576
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[illegible] on the State of Georgia
the rate of 40 - Dollar - Cents for [illegible]
[illegible] on the 4th day of March, 1834.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 10 days of January
1839 and Send to [illegible]: W-
[illegible]
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[missing] to the 4th of Sept: 1838 - [illegible] 300.00
[missing]allowance ending 4Mar. '39 - - 20-00
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State of Georgia  } S.S.
Paulding county

On this the fifth day of November Eighteen Hundred and thirty Eight. Personally appeared before the Court of ordinary now toting[?] Drewry Jeffrey a resident of the County of Paulding and State of Georgia aged Seventy Eighth years who being[?] [illegible] 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 the Seventh Eighteen Hundred and thirty two That he enlisted in the Army of the United States on the ninth day of July Seventeen Hundred and eighty one for twelve Month and served until the  Twenty sixth day of June Seventeen Hundred and Eighty two in the tenth Regiment of the North Carolina line under the following named officers to with Col. [smudged] Dickson [illegible superscript] McBree Capt. Lytte and Lieutenant Wynn Dickson and General Green Commanded That of the time he enlisted he resided in Burke County North Carolina That he was engaged in no[?] battles that he marched from Rutherford County North Carolina to the High Hills of Santee[?] in the State of South Carolina and from there to border and from there to the [illegible] Sfoning[?] in said State of South Carolina
He thereby relinquishes every claim 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 of any state. [Signed] Drewry Jeffrey
Sworn to and subscribed before us
the day and year aforesaid
[Signed]James Cleghorn SSC
[Signed]John Y. Allgoog SSC
[Signed]WWhattey SSC
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states
[Signed]James Cleghorn SSC
[Signed]John Y. Allgoog SSC
[Signed]WWhattey SSC
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I Barnabus Pace Clerk of the Court of Ordinary for said County[?] of Paulding do hereby testify that the foregoing contains the original[?] preceding of the said Court in the matter of the application of Drewery Jeffrey for a pension
In testimony where of I have hereunto set[?] my hand and private[?] seal this being no seal of office this 5 day of November 1839
[Signed] Barnabus Pace C.C.O[?]
private seal having no seal of office

Washington Dec. 29th 1838. I do hereby certify - that Barnabus Pace, who makes the above certificate, is the [illegible] of legal clarlk of the Court of Ordinary for the County of Paulding, and as such due faith of court is due to his official signature as such
[Signed] Wilson Lumpkin
U.S. Senator for Georgia
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Pension Office 
April 12/55.[?]

The this[?] [illegible] 
with plane[?] certify[?]
the date is which the[?]
within money[?] pension 
was paid
Very respectfully
[Signed] S Cole
Chief Clerk
[illegible] S 4
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Drewry Jeffrey paid to 4 sept 1840.
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[added by hand "4064"]
[[added by hand "Rev War"]
INVALID
File No. [added by hand "7067"]
[added by hand "Drewry Jeffrey"]
[added by hand "Priv Rev. War"]

Act: [added by hand "June 7th 1832"]
Index :--Vol. [added by hand "123" ?], Page [added by hand "192"]

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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To The Commissioner of Pensions
City of Washington
D. C.

Drewery Jeffreey
Aug. 1832

Dallas [illegible] } Paid [?] 3
April 2
Cole
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Georgia Paulding } To The Commissioners of 
              County    } Pensions Drewery Jeffrey  
A Revolutionary Soldier now deceased in his Lifetime [illegible] a pension now what proof will his heir[?] have to make to draw as his Ligates  I write you for information as[?] I am not  [illegible] [illegible] the pension Said he was a citizen of Cobb County Ga When he died  and his heir is yet living[?] their please
Inform me how to proceed[?] in the matter if[?] they are entitled[?] a pension under the present Act I want [illegible] it if not they want to know [illegible] can prove their Lawful [illegible] by [illegible] who [illegible] his death
Yours Respectfully
S,C, Dunagan
My address is Dallas Ga
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Washington Dec 29th 1838.
James L. Edward Egn.[?]
Pension Office
Sir
I herewith submit for your examination of decision, the declaration of papers of Drewry Jeffrey - claiming a pension H.[?] As soon as may sent your convenience, you will please to communicate to me the result of your examinations.
Very Respectfully
Yr. Off. Secet.[?]
[Signed] Wilson Lumpkin
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WW June 26
Van wort Su 25
Jeffrey
Ges. Wil
Mr. Jame L Edward
Commission of Pension
Washington City
DC
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Fairie[?] Known Paulding Cty Ga.
14th June 1839
Mr James L Edward
Sir
Drewry Jeffrie during the revolutionary war serve as a regular soldier 12 month in the N. Carolina line part of the time in Captain Little company of part of the time in Capt W. Waltons company which in the regular service he was as one of the waggon quarn[?] at the battle of Eantaw [illegible] Jeffries also serve in the militia [illegible] mouth again the Cherokee Indian. He has applied for and as he understand he has been allowed a pension but he has as yet been [illegible] to learn from what time his pension commerced [illegible] or how much he is entitled to under the existing laws. At his request I applied for information to the HB W C[?] Danron[?] of the house of Representatives [illegible] he has [illegible] me to you. Will you do me the favor to inform me by letter address to Van Wort Geogia. When Mr Jeffrey pension is structure[?] to have commerced 
and
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he is [illegible] to usually to how + at what time he is to receive the farm 
I have the honor to be
Very Respectfully
Your [illegible]
John A Jones
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34.68 + 34683
Drewry Jeffrey
at 7 June 1832
Allow $40 [illegible]
[illegible]
N.6. line
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State of North Carolina
Secretary of State Office
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that it appears from the musterrolls of the continental[?] live of this state in the revolutionary war that Drewery Jeffrey a private soldier in Cap. Lytle's Company of the 10th Regiment enlisted on that 9th day of July 1781 for the term of 12 mouths and left service 26th June 1782 
Given under my hand this
24th day of July 1838
[Signed] W. Hill Secry