Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 8415, for Moses Martin, North Carolina
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N.C.

Martin, Moses.
             Ann.

NUMBER
W. 8415

CONTENTS
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[Declaration page 1]

State of Kentucky
Pulaski County Court Sct
On this twenty first day of January 1833 personally appeared in open court before the worshipful Justice of the Pulaski county Court now sitting as a Court Moses Martin aged Seventy eight years a resident citizen of Pulaski County Kentucky who being first duly sworn 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 while a resident citizen of Surry County North carolina in the year 1776 the month not now Recollected  he was drafted 

according to his present recollection for the period of nine months in the company of Capt Richard Goode in the regiment of Col. Martin Armstrong was rendezvoused at the Courthouse of Surry County in Richmond [Virginia] and after the rendezvous ordered to March to and be placed under the command of Genl. [Griffith] Rutherford, that before the Regiment he was in formed in a Junction with the army under Genl. [Griffith] Rutherford an express came from the state of Virginia Requesting a  
Reenforcement of men that after a consultation was held by the officers, the Regiment which he belonged except the Commanding Colo. marched back under the Command of Lieutenant Col. [Joseph] Williams to the state of Virginia and joined the army under the command of Genl. Christy [William Christian] at the  Long island of Holston [River, Virginia] 

after he was first drafted he
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[Declaration page 2]

he was appointed & made a Drummer --after joining the army under Christy [William Christian] they remained at a place of Junction about two weeks was then marched into the Indian Country against the Indians and was while stationed at an Indian Town called big Island Town was marched this & to several Towns and was stationed at a Town called Chillton and was at the long island on Holston [River] by his officers discharged and received a Certificate for nine months service to enable him to draw his pay

the certificate was given to him as drummer and in the capacity of Drummer he served out the whole Term, he further states that he served to the end of the Campaign under Christy [William Christian]and altho he received a Certificate for nine months Service. he thinks he lacked about one week at that term , he was in no regular Battle but was in two or three little skirmishes with the indians.

he received no written discharge other than the Certificate above mentioned, which when he drew his pay he delivered up. he has no 
Documentary evidence of his Service, and knows of no person by whom he can prove his service. he was born in Bedford County Virginia  on the 19th day of January 1755 according to a record of his age made in an old Bible which his Father gave to him that part which contained the Records of his age has been destroyed.

After he was