Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10,820, Daniel Valentine, N.C.
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(8-1776)
SERVICE | | NUMBER
N.C. | Valentine, Daniel | R. 10,820
CONTENTS
This claimant also applies for pension on account of service of Peter Valentine. See within
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Hon. W.P. Mangum
US Senate
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State of North Carolina
Halifax County

Know all men by these presents that [illegible] Daniel Valentine, son of Polly Valentine, who was the sister of Daniel & Peter Valentine, who were soldiers in the revolutionary war, between Great Britton & the United Colonies of American, and Sarah Valentine daughter of the said Polly Valentine, both of the State & County aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint James R Turner of the County & State aforesaid, our true & [illegible] attorney, with full power and authority for us and in our names, to ask, demand, and receive from the Government of the United States, such pensions as we may be entitled to, as the heirs of the said Peter & Daniel Valentine, soldiers in the war of the revolution under the several acts of Congress on the subject of revolutionary pensions and to take such steps and adopt such measures, and he may deem just & proper, to establish our claim to the said pensions, hereby notifying and confirming whatever our said
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attorney may lawfully and in the premesis given under our hands [illegible] the 25th day October 1834
Daniel Valentine [besides this signature is an x with the notation 'his mark']
Sarah Valentine [same as above]

Witness
A Joyner

State of North Carolina
Halifax County
February Term 1835
I, Mark H Pettway , Clerk of the Court of pleas and quarter sessions in & from the County aforesaid do hereby certify that [illegible] foregoing [illegible] attorney was [illegible] and [illegible] in afore court by the oaths of Andrew Joyner the [illegible] one being witness hereto.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & offered the deal of my office this 19th February 1835
M H Pettway Clk.
J H Simmons DC

[A seal has covered up part of the word 'North'] th Carolina
Halifax County
At a court held for the County of Halifax and State aforesaid at May Term 1835 Satisfactory evidence was adduced in open court to prove that Daniel Valentine and his Sister Sarah and the only children and heirs of Daniel Valentine who was a Soldier in the War of the Revolution under Capt Bradley of the 18th Regiment and that said Mary was also sister and heir of Peter Valentine who was brother to said Daniel and the said Peter was also a soldier in said war in 
[illegible] witness where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office
M H Pettway Clerk
By
J H Simmons DC
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John Howson maketh oath before that he has been informed and believes that Daniel Valentine and his sister Sarah are the only children of Mary Valentine who was sister and heir of Daniel Valentine who was a soldier in the waar of the revolution, under Capt Brady of the 18th Regmt, and that said Mary was also sister and heir of Peter Valentine who was brother to Daniel and he & Peter was also a soldier in said war.
[signature] John Howson
Signed & sworn to before
Willis Alston Justice of the peace for Halifax county state of North Carolina
July 19th 1835

State of North Carolina
I Mark H Pettway, Clk of the court of pleas and quarter sessions do hereby certify that Willis Alston Esquire whose name appears to the above instruments and was at the time of signing the above as acting Justice of the peace in and for this county and due faith & credit is due to this official acts as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of my office 19th Feb 1835
M H Pettway Clk
by J H Simmons DC
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State of North Carolina
I Rice B Pierce Chairman and presiding Magistrate of the Court of Pleas and quarter sessions for the County of Halifax and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that M H Pettway whose name appears signed to the foregoing certificate, is and was at the time of Signed the same Clerk of the said court of pleas and quarter sessions over which I preside, and that J H  Simmons whose name is also signed to the same certificate is the lawfull Deputy Clerk of the same M H Pettway, and that due faith and credit is and ought to be placed to all his official acts as such. Given under my hand and seal [the word seal has a circle around it] this 19th day of February 1835
Rice B Pierce Chairmain
&
Presiding Magistrate
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State of North Carolina
I Mark H Pettway Clerk of the Court of pleas & quarter sessions for the County of Halifax do hereby certify that Rice B. Pierce Esqr who's signature in his own hand writing on the back of this certificate is and was at the time of his signing the same Chairman & Presiding Magistrate of our said Court of Pleas & Quarter sessions for Halifax County: and that Jesse H Simmons is my lawfull Deputy In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this 10th day of December 1835
M H Pettway Clk
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[illegible] Peter Valentine
NC
Hon W.P. Mangum
U.S. Senate.
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The State of North Carolina,
To all to whom these presents shall come, GREETING:
Be it known, that William Hill Esqr. [handwritten] whose signature appears in his own proper hand-writing to the annexed Certificates [handwritten] was, at the time of signing the same, and now is Secretary of State [handwritten]; and as such he is duly qualified and empowered to give said Certificates [handwritten] which is here done in the usual and proper manner, and full faith and credit are due to the same and ought to be given to all the official acts of the said William Hill [handwritten].
In Testimony whereof, I, David L. Swain, Governor, &c. have caused the Great Seal of the State to be hereunto affixed, and signed the same at the City of Raleigh, on the 4th [handwritten] day of November [handwritten] in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty- four [handwritten] and of the Independence of the United States the 59th [handwritten].
By the Governor, D.L. Swain [handwritten]
W.R. Hill [handwritten] Private Secretary
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State of North Carolina
Secretary of State's Office
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State aforesaid, do certify that it appears from the master rolls of the Continental line of this State in the revolutionary war, that Daniel Valentine a private in Capt. Bradley's company of the 10th Regiment enlisted on the 7th of June 1779, for the term of eighteen months, that nothing more is said of him on said rolls. I further certify that it appears from the Warrant book, that a Military Warrant issued to the heirs of Daniel Valentine for his military services for [illegible - either 640 or 40] acrews of land at a time when all such warrants were issued on the certificates of field officers.
Given under my hand this 3rd day of November 1834
Wm Hill
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State of North Carolina
Secretary of State's Office
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State aforesaid, do certify that it appears from the master rolls of the continental line of this state in the revolutionary war, that Peter Valentine a private in [illegible] company of the 10th Regiment enlisted on the 20th July 1778 for the term of nine months, that nothing more is said of him on said rolls. I further certify that it appears from the Warrant book that a warrant for the military services of Peter Valentine was issued to the heirs of Peter Valentine for [either 640 or 40] acrews of land at a time when all such warrants were issued on the certificates of field officers.
Given under my hand this 3rd day of November 1834
Wm Hill
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Senate Chamber 28th dec '35

W. Mangun presents his respects to W. Edwards & requests an [illegible] of the accompanying papers, that he may be informed of the results as soon as may be convenient.
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[ILLEGIBLE]

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Halifax N.C.
May 6th 1853
Hon. L.P. Waldo Com. Pensions
Washington
DC
A poor man of color of this county, named Daniel Valentine, who lives in this vicinity & has been known to me many years, brought me a letter a few days ago from S. M. Knight a pension agent of Washington, calling his attention to a suspended case of his for a revolutionary Pension with a blank Power of attorney & proposal of terms for its prosecution. As [illegible] Knight who is not known to me, demands a fee in advance, which Valentine is too poor to pay, I have concluded as a matter of charity to write to the Department, and if the rules of the office will admit, as certain [illegible] about it for him. If allowable I hope you will let me know the grounds on which it was rejected.
I learn from Valentine that his application was made many years ago - [illegible] fifteen or twenty - by one James R Turner of this county now dead a very worthy man & that he has heard nothing of it since; until he
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received [illegible initial] Knights letter.
Very respectfully
Your ob. servt.
JRJ Daniel
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873. [crossed put]
REJECTED [stamp]
10,820
P.O. 
Dan V Peter Valentine [handwritten]
Service:
Enlisted: , 18 .
Discharged: , 18 .
Application filed: , 18 .
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
Recognized. | Contract.
Cert. of Dis. | Searched for , 18 .