Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 998, for Henry Tarrant, Virginia
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(8-1776)
Service| Number
Continental (Va)| Tarrant, Henry| W. 998
or Terrant, Griller R. | B.L. Wt.675_100
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Let to [illegible] fit & Crozier

March 20, 49

Jos 13 ryan Mch 28 1853

Reprnted

Jany 16/119

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3103.
Tennessee Jonesbo'
Osillene R. Tarrant
widow of Hencry Tarrant
who served, in the Revolutionary
war, as a Dragoon
Va Line

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
66 Dollars 67
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the
16 day of Jany 1849
and sent to
Hon J H. Crozier
HofR

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 311 Vol.3
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East Tennessee

Henry Tarrant
of Greene Co in the State of Tennessee who was a Dragoon in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Armand, Legion line, for the term of one year of war.
Inscribed on the Roll of Tennessee at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 9th of September 1819.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9th of Dec. 1820 and sent to the Hon. J. ____ House of Representatives
Sep. 1820 $94.93
Semi-anl, all'ce ending Mar. 1821 $48
_____ $142.93
{Revolutionary claim
Act 18th March 1818
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Harry Tarrant

The signatures of the
Judges must be
attested by the Seal of
the Court where such
Judges reside + they will
certify as well to the
reduced circumstances as
to the continued Service
of 9 months reserved by
the Law of the 18th
March 1818.

Armands Corps [illegible]
settlement book $208.80

John Morris Esqr
Greenville, Tenn }
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State of Tennessee
Green County} First Judicial Circuit
of Said State.

On this 9 day of September 1819
before me the Subscriber, one of the Judges of the
Circuit Courts of the State of Tennessee being
courts of record. Personally appears Henry
Tarrant a Citizen of said county and State
aged fifty three years resident in Said Green
County - who being by me first duly Sworn
according to law doth on his oath make the
following declaration in order to obtain
the provisions made by the late act of Congress
entitled an act to provide for certain persons
ingaged in the law and naval cervices
the [illegible, words in a fold] in the revolutionary war [illegible]
the said Henry Tarrant inlisted as a private
soldier in the Revolutionary War of
 the U. States. With Captain Le Brown in the
County of Loudon and [illegible] of Virginia
in the year (Spring) of 1782. for the term
of three years or during the war. thinks it
was the month of April - was afterwards
attached to a company commanded by
Cap.n Briffas in Armand Legion that he
continued in Said Company and Legion
until late in the Autumn of 1783, at 
Little York in Pennsylvania when he was
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discharged. Which Said discharge he has [illegible]
mislain so that he can not now produce the
same. The discharge to the best of his recollection
was signed by Godfrey Swath - That
he does not know that it is in his power to
produce any other evidence of his said
services but by his own oath and declaration -
But he did in 1817. Produce to and 
leave with W Nate Cutting in the City
of Washington. the depositions of John rock
and Robert Henwood certifying and proving
said Service - and at this time does not
know the residence of said [illegible] - That
he was in no Battles - That he is reduced
to very [illegible] starving and
Stands in need of assistance of his country
for support - and placed his age and
Services - to intitle himself to the Same

Sworn to and declared before me the
day and year aforesaid

Henry Torrant

Sworn to + Subsscribed
before me this [illegible]
Apr 1879 [illegible] Gridge [illegible]

State of Tennessee
Greene County}
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of Tennessee
[illegible] Judicial Circuit I Valentine Sevier Clerk of the Circuit Court of Greene County
[illegible] certify that Edward Scott Esq.r before whom the foregoing probat was much and by him
[illegible] is a Judge of the Circuit Court of Law for the said first Judicial Circuity duly
[illegible] and Qualified

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private
Seal having no Seal of office this 24th day of November 1820

Va. Sevier C.G.C.C.
By M Payne DC
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The undersigned John Malz[illegible]
and R.M. Woody personally appeared before me
John Morris Chairman of the Court of pleas and
Quarter Sessions for said County and made Oath
that the within named Henry Tussant the maker of
the forgoing Affidavit has been for Several years
past Known to them, that he is aged [illegible] and Crippled in one arm that we have for years fr ast. heard said
Tarrant talk of his Services in the Revolutionary War
and have [illegible] Nothing [illegible] to Said Tarrants
Character, when on oath

R.M.Woodz
John Maltsberger

[illegible]

I. John Morris Chavinan as aforesaid do Certify that
that the above named persons made Oath in [illegible] to the above
facts, I also Certify that they are men of standing and grase
Character and fully [illegible] to Credit

Given under my hand and Seal this 27th day of
January 1820. 

John Morris
preciding Justice
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Family Record.

Births.

Fanny Tarrant, Daughter
of Henry Tarrant, &
 [illegible] R, his wife
was born the 4th of 
Agust - 1787
Martha Tarrant the
27th of March 1790
Rebecca Tarrant, the
6th of May 1792
Francis D Tarrant, the
6th of May 1794
Ursula Tarrant the
12th of January, 1797
Clara Tarrant the -
16th of November 1798
Tiney Tarrant, the 
25th of June 1800

Births.
Rachel and 
Nancy Tarrant the
28th of January 1803
Henry Tarrant the
8th of October, 1807 
+
Elizabeth Tarrant the 
4th of December 18[illegible]
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Family Record.

Marriages.
Henry Tarrant son
of Manlove Tarrant &
Frances his wife,
was Born December
the 2nd 1765, and
was Married the 27th
of October 1785

Marriages.
Henry Tarrant jr
was married to
Polly Campbell
September the 20th
1831
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Original Claim.

State of Tennessee
of Green County ss.

On this 23d day of October 182 appeared,
in open court (a) [being a court of record (b) Henry Tarrant
for county of Greene
Henry Tarent aged 55
years who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following
declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress, of
the 18th March, 1818, and the 1st May, 1829, that he, the said Henry Tarrant
enlisted, for the term of 3 years or during the war in the Spring of 1782
in the state of Virginia in the company
commanded by captain Le Brown in the regiment commanded by
colonel Armond in the live of the state of
on the continental establishment; that he continued to serve in the
said corps until October 1783 when he was discharged from the said
service, in Little York in the state of (c) Pennsylvania
He remained in Browns Company about a
month and the was attached to Capt Brefoe's Company
where he remained until the end of his
service  Served as a Dragoon in Virginia
Pennsylvania + Maryland and was not [illegible]
battles
and that he has no other evidence, no in his power, of his said services, except some
depositions left with Mr Nath Gutting of
Washington City in 1817 and does not now
know where said witnesses are

And, in pursuance of the act of the 1st May, 1820, I do solemnly swear,
that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the
18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not,
since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part
thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions
of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the
land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war, " passed on the
18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not,
nor has any person, in trust for me, and property or securities, contracts, or debts,
due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto
annexed, and by me subscribed. (d) one saddle of the value of $4,
one one
three or four Old hoes and two old shovel/plows 2
1 Bridl 50
He is a farmer
and his family are a wife over fifty years of age 1 daughter  3(?) 1 Dog
1 Do 25 
1 Do 23 
2 Do 18 
1 son 19
1 Daughter 10 years of age with whom
he resides
sworn to, and declared, on the 23d day of October before the
Court of pleas and quarters apears forsaid
county
[in the margin: and Quarter Session
of Greene County]

I, Andrew Patterson clerk of the Court of Pleas Henry Tarrant
do hereby certify that the foregoing oath (or affirmation) and the schedule thereto annexed, 
are truly copied from the records of the said court: and I do further certify,
that it is the opinion of the said court, that the total amount in value of the property
exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is [illegible] dollars and fifty
cent. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the
said court, on the 24th day of November 1820

Andrew Patterson
Clerk of the Court of the County of  Greene
By M. Payne DC
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(a) The whole of the form prescribed in the first section, to verify the amount of property of the
applicant, the oath of the party, and the certificate of the clerk excepted, must be done while the court is
in session.

(b) All are courts of record, within the contemplation of the act of Congress
1st. Which are expressly made courts of record by the laws of the state which create them;
2nd. Which have been solemnly adjudged, by the tribunals of the several states, to be courts of record;
3d. Which proceed according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in
point of amount, keeping a record of their proceedings;
And courts which proceed according to the course of the civil and canon law, having neither of
those attributes, are not courts of record, although they may deep a registry of the their proceedings, and
possess a seal. The court should, in every instance, state on the face of the proceedings, that it is a court
of record, and state why it is such. - [Opinion of the Attorney General of the U.S.]

(c) If the declarant shall have served under more engagements than one, he should set forth the
company, regiment, and line, or ship, vessel, or corps, in which he may have served, as also the time of
entering, and the time and manner of leaving each service.

(d) Here enumerate each article of real and personal estate, necessary clothing and bedding excepted,
and subscribe the name. The declarant must also mention his occupation, his ability to pursue it,
the number and names of his family residing with him, their ages, and their capacity to contribute to their
support, in order that the department may be enabled to decide whether the applicant is in such indigent
circumstances as to be entitled to the pension. It is the opinion of the Attorney General, that the words
of the 3d section of the act of the 1st of May, 1829, "in such indigent circumstances as to be unable to
support himself without the assistance of his country,' comprehend those only who are incapable of supporting
themselves without the aid of the government, except by private or public charity.
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[illegible]

Henry Tarrant
Pr: Drag.
Armand's Legion
Revol.y Army U. S.

Warrant issued to himself
personally 10th Dec.r 1814.
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6444
Osillen R. Tarrant
Jonesboro Agency

Hon. W.B. Carter
HR
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State of Tennessee
Green County}  on this 16th day of September
1839 personally before
Thomas Bailey Justice of the peace Osillar R Tarrant a
Resident of the county of Green aged Seventy one years
Three months and twenty three days who being first duly sworn
according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration 
in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made
by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled
an act Granting half pay and pensions to Certain
widows. That she is the widow of Henry Tarrant who
was a Dragoon in the Revolutionary war

She further delares that she was married to the said
Henry Tarrant on the 27th day of october 1785 and
that her husband the aforesaid Henry Tarrant died on
the 7th February 1833 that she was not married to him
prior to this leaving the service but the marriage took
place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and 
ninety four viz at the time above stated
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above
written before

Thomas Bailey J. P.

her
x
mark
Osiller R Tarrant
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State of Tennessee
Green County} This day personally appeared Henry
Tarrant before me Thomas Bailey one
of the acting Magistrates for said county and after
being duly sworn on his oath deposeth and saith that
the accompanying family Record is in the Genuine hand writing
of his father in the hand writing of Henry Tarrant  deceased
and that the Record referd to was the family Record of
Henry Tarant as above stated and that the said Record has been in his possession ever since his decease

Sworn and Subscribed to this 16th day of September
In the year of our Lord 1839
before

Thomas Bailey J. P.}

Henry Tarrant

I William B. Carter, member of the House of Rep.?
of the Congress of the U. States do certify that
Thomas Bailey the aforesaid attesting magistrate
in about the time of making the same and acting
Justice of the Peace for Greene County in the
State of Tennessee, and that full faith + credit
is due to his official attestations as such.
10th December 1839

Wm B. Carter
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State of Tennessee
Greene County} Be it remembered, that
This day personally appeared
Henry Tarrant a citizen of this County
before me John Morris an acting Justice of the
peace in and for said County, and made the following
Declaration on Oath, And sayeth that the information
that he has been informed was receivd at the War
Department respecting his circumstance is untrue
for he never owned one acre of Land for
Twenty years past, And as for Stock of Heroes,
Cattle and sheep, he has not been
the owner of any of consequence since April 1818,
then it was that all his property of every description
except it may be some [illegible] of little value
was sold by the collecting officer for Debts
and that his [illegible] but very little property as this
time or no more than the value of $66.57 - 1/3
which was this day valued by two men of
respectability on auth, Sworn and Subscribed
before me the 12th of November 1825

Henry Tarrant

Sworn to me subscribed
before me the year
and day above written}

John Morris
Justice of the pace
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State of Tennessee
Greene County}

Be it known that this day
personally appeared George
Weems Junior before me John Morris an acting
Justice of the peace in and for said County being duly
Sworn sayeth he has been acquainted with Henry
Tarrant for ten years or perhaps longer, and
that he considered him to be a poor man and never
knew that he owned any Land and of late
perhaps in the year 1818 or the [illegible] it was
reported that his property was all sold except it may be a [illegible] of little value by the 
collecting officer for debts, which report he
sayeth he believes to be correct, and further sayeth
that has formerly heard him the said Tarrant
complain of being lame in one arm and this
day on viewing his arm find it to be [illegible]
he also sayeth that he would give full
credit [crossed out: when on oath] to the above named
Tarrant when on oath sworn to and
subscribed before me this 12th of Nov.r
1825

George Weems 

Sworn to and subscribed
before me the day and
year above written

John Morris
Justice of the peace
JP
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State of Tennessee
Greene County}
William W Jeffers

Be it known that this
day personally appeared
before me John Morris and
acting Justice of the peace in and for said County
and being Duly sworn Deposeth and sayeth that he
has lived with and labored for the Tarrant family
the greater part of three years or at least labored 
in raising of three [illegible] and that it was three
of the women that is Henry Tarrants Daughters
that lived him to labour and that have paid him
nearly all the pay that he has yet receivd which
was clothing chiefly and that of their own make
the old man did agree to give me some little 
money tho not more than ten Dollars in the 
three years but his pension being soft I have
not receivd the one half of that sum in
money, and he also sayeth that in all the conversation
he has heard respecting the property
on the plantation he never so much as once as
he recollects heard of the old man owning any

Sworn to and subscribed before me November
the 12th 1825

his
x
mark
William Jeffers

Sworn to and subscribed before me
the day and year above
written

John Morris
Justice of the peace
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5214
Mrs O R Tarrant
Declaration

$66.67

Hon. J.W. Blackwell
HOL
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of March 3rd 1843
entitled an act granting one year pay and pension to certain persons
and to obtain all [illegible] of pension under the act of the [illegible] section
of the act of July 4th 1836 and all former act of 1843 granting half
pay

State of Tennessee
Green County} ss On this 15th day of December 1843 personally
appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace Mrs Osillar R
Tarrant a resident of the County and State aforesaid in the seventy seventh
year of her age who being just 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 of March 3rd 1843 entitled on act granting
one years pay and pension to certain widows and to obtain old manages
of pension under old former acts that she is the widow of Henry Tarrant
who was a soldier in the Regular service in the Virginia line in the war
of the Revolution that the aforesaid Henry Tarrant
drew a pension under 
the act of Congress _ of [illegible] 996 for his said services she
further declares that she was married to the said Henry Tarrant about
the close of the war of the Revolution for particulars she refers to her former
declaration That her husband the aforesaid Henry Tarrant died on the 7th
of February 1833 and the marriage took place previous to the first of January
seventeen hundred and [illegible] four viz at the time stated in a former declaration

her 
x
mark
Ms Oscillar R. Tarrant

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 O R Tarrant
is from bodily infirmity unable to attend court and she is a widow at the time
In witness whereof I have set my hand this 3rd December Eighteen hundred
forty three

George Kenney
J. peace
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State of Tennessee
Green County} ss January Term 1844 County Court
The declaration of Mrs O R Tarrant certified
on the 15th of December 1845 by George Kenney a Justice of the peace
for said County being submitted to the Court the said Court doth
approve his proceedings and acts in said case and herby direct the
Clerk to endorse the approval on the papers

State of Tennessee
Green County} ss
I George W. Foute Clerk of the County Court
of Green County elv. hereby certify that the foregoing procedings are the
original procedings had and approved of by the County Court of Green
County at its January Term 1844 relative to the declaration of Mrs
O R Tarrant to obtain the benefit of acts of Congress relative to
Revolutionary pensions and I further certify that the aforesaid George
Kenney is and was a Justice of the peace for said [illegible] commissioned
and qualified according to law and that the signature purporting to be
his is genuine

In Testimony wherof I have herunto set my hand
and affixed by seal of Office at Office in
Greenville this 2.d day of January
1844.

Geo W. Foute.
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Free

Honourable
John Blair
Washington City

[following written perpendicular to the above:]
Greeneville Tenn
May 3rd 1824}
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Greenville Tennessee 28th April - 1824
Honourable, Sir, I receiv.d your favour of
the 8th of January, in the first month I applied to Col
Taylor to take some depositions, which he did immediately
attend to, I thought it best to exhibit no evidence but from
such Gentlemen as [illegible] of spotless Character; [illegible]
not have troubled you at this time if my case did
not extort if from me, The Col, informed me that
he has forwarded those depositions to you or to the
War Department, Kind sir please to be so obligeing
as to enquire of Mr Edwards if the proof thus
exhibited is sufficient to reinstate me on the pension
list again and send me a line with information
[illegible] -pecting the matter, I have since the time of
[illegible] -king of said depositions heard that "Squire Dugger
had received orders from the Pension office to notify
me and my witnesses to appear. [illegible] I then sent my
Wife and Daughter to Dugger they attended on him
at his own House and requested him in the presence
of others to notify me or cause me to appear
before some tribunal where I would meet him
with pleasure and without fear his answer to
them was, I shall do no more in the matter
his pension is stopt and that is all I wanted
Dugger has absented himself from Greene
County and it is thought by many that he
will not be hear again if he can avoid it
sir, since the information received at the war department
relative to my circumstances now kept a secret from me
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I am desirous to know who were the persons that
made such information, if you think it is not indecent
of me to request to know who they are please to send to
Col Taylor, or myself the papers or the names of 
the informants I feel certain that malignity itself
tho so cruelly busied in this matter will never make
its appearance in the Courthouse in Greeneville
and there attempt to prove that I ever owned one
foot of land since I have Been in this County which
is fourteen years (or thereabouts) If my name can
be known on the pension list as a pensioner and be
suffered to draw untill those who oppose me in it
will appear in open Court and then and there
make it appear to be the truth that I am the owner
of the property or any part of it that they have
stated in the information exhibited to the War department
I shall be very well satisfied, Sir I feel myself at this
time to be quietly of intrusion, and therefore beg you
you will excuse me for Troubling you so much,

I am respectfully
you abt Servant
Henry Tarrant

Mr. John Blair
Washington City
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State of Tennessee
Sullivan County}

Whereas this day personally came
John Rock before me James P Tulso an
acting Justice of the peace in and for the
Said county and made oath in due form
of Law That he Said Rock was a private
Soldier in Brigadeir Gen.l Armand Corps of
hors in the revolutionary war that he
Said deponant was acquainted with a
Certin Henry Tarrant Said Tarrant being
now present before me that Said [illegible]
be longer to the Said Corps of horse +
Served during the war and was known
able Discharged at the Same time Said
Deponant was discharged at Little
York Pennsyvania + further this deponant
Sayith not

his
x
mark
John Rock

Sworn + Subscribed
before me 21st October
1817
James P Tulso Jp
Justice of the Peace}

State of Tennessee
Sullivan County} Matthew Allen Clerk of the
said County Do hereby Certify that James P Hulso
whos name appears above is an acting Justice of the peace
in and for the County aforesaid Duly commissioned and
qualified and that full faith and credit and ought
to be given to his official acts as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
subscribed my name and affixed my
seal of office at Columbus this 22nd
Day of October 1817 Matthew Allen Clk
By A. Anderson Clk
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County of Washington, District of Columbia
on This 9th day of December 1817 Henry Tarrant
came before me the subscriber, a justice of the 
Peace in and for said County - and made oath
in due form of law - that he inlisted in the
army of the United States during the revolutionary
war - fur during the war - in Armonds Corps -
that he received an Honorable Discharge some
time in the month of Nov.r 1783 - the
same was signed [illegible] by Gene Armond -
that same time in the years 1785 or 1686 he
last his said Discharge, has not since
been able to find it - that he has not
directly as indirectly received any Land to
which he is intitled - that he has no
knowledge of any commissioned office now
living - under whom he served -
Sworn and subscribed
to this 9th day of Nov 1817
before
James M. Varnum}

Henry Tarrant

And now at the same time as above
Personally appeared before me Robert Henwood
who made oath in due form of law - that
he was a private in the same Regment
with the above named Henry Tarrant, that
he inlisted about the same time with said
Tarrant - that he was discharged on the
same day at Little York Pennsylvania
that he is the same Henry Tarrant above
described - 

Sworn and subscribed to before}
James M. Varnum

His
x
mark
Robert Henwood

I certify that the above named Robert
Henwood is a credible witness James M Varnum
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Letter to How T.D. Arnold 3d
June 1841.

Letter to Same foresaid & Auditor
5th Aug 1841.

Paid at Treasury - act [illegible] April
37 from 4th: [illegible] to 4th Sept:
Agent notified 8. Sept: 1841 -
1840

4737
Jonesboro' Tennessee

Oscilla R. Tarrant
widow of Henry Tarrant dec.d

who was a pensioner under to Act of 1818
and who died on the 7th February 1833
of Green Co. in the State of Tennessee
who was a Dragoon in the Compy. commanded
by Captain La Bram of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Armand in the U. S.
line for Nemouth

Inscribed on the Roll of Tenn. Jonesboro:
at the rate of 66 Dollars 67 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of Mach, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of Dec.r
1839 and sent Hon. W.
Blarter [illegible] of [illegible]

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1830 $233:34
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 [illegible] 46 33:33
$266:67

{Act July 7,
1838.}

Recorded by D.D. Addison
Book A Vol. 2.0 Page
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Greenville T
Nov. 28 1826

Free
Honourable James Barbour
Secretary of War
City Washington

[following written perpendicular in left margin:]
Pen Of

[following written perpendicular in right margin:]
rec.d Dec. 7. 1826
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Greenville Tennessee

25th of November 1826
Honourable, Sir, your humble petitioner
prayeth that you will consider his circumstance
Sir, I was some years past, inscribed on the 
pension list roll, and after some time malignity
[illegible] up some and forward information to the war
department, that your petition was not in Indigent
circumstances my pension being stopt, until I should
disprove the correctness of several mor
[illegible] are above unsure Please be so kind as to
examine the testimony that is for as well as that,
that is against me if you would be so kind as
to call on That Honourable Gentlemen John Blair
(who represents this district in Congress) he is
perhaps acquainted withe the men that have
been sworn on the occasion or at least with 
some of them, if not all, and will inform you
which are entitled to credit [illegible]

Omighty sir, please to regard the humble
prayer of him that is in distress, I am with
the sincerest resignaion your obedient vassal

Henry Tarrant

Honourable
James Barbour
War department
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Treasury Department,
Secomd Comptroller's Office
Aug 7 1841

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certian
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury
of the United States," Osiller R. Tarrant
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Jonesboro' Tenn. Agency, at
the rate of  - 66 - Dollars - 67 - Cents
per annum, under the law of the 7th July 1838 has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March
to the 4th Sept. 1840

Respectfully your,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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Washington Jan. 27th, 1844.

Sir,
I herewith present the claim of Mr. Tarrant and affidavit
of Richard Price to be placed with other papers on file in your
office.

Also the declaration of Mrs. Mary Haile, all of which your
attentions is respectfully called, and an answer on them - severally -
is solicited at your earliest convenience.

I am Sir,
Very Respectfully,
Your Obt. Servt.
J W Blackwell

Jas. L. Edwards Esq.
Coms. of Pensions
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The Hon. J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War

[following written perpendicular to above:]

[illegible]
J Edward
J. Col

Caveat 
vs.
Henry Tarrant
E. Tenn:

Recd 6 Jan: 1824
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Sir
The enclosed paper has been forwarded to me
under the apprehension (I presume) that the subject
would properly come before Congress - I have been
somewhat acquainted with the [illegible], as well as
the persons who have made the enclosed affidavits,
but not so perticularly, as to be enabled to form an
opinion of the truth of this case - hence I feel
it my duty to transmit it to you so that such
steps may be taken as will tend to quiet the [illegible]
of the statements in the enclosed depositions
are true the pensioner and ought not to be [illegible]
but it seems Just that he should have an opportunity
of disproving these statements - you will
act in the matter as shall, to you, seem right

I am say with respect
your Obt Serv
John Blain
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Tarrant

Not allowed
J. Cr

Re.d Dec.r. 8. 1826

Hon. Mr. Blair H.R
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War Department
Pension Office,
28th May 1824.

Sir,
In answer to your letter of yesterday,
the Secretary of War has directed me to inform you, that as
you have a better opportunity that he has, knowing Henry
Tarrant's circumstances, he thinks it advisable again to submit
the papers to you. Although you have since had [illegible] before [illegible]
and did not give any opinion, yet he thinks that during the
[illegible] of Congress, you perhaps may be enabled to form a decision
on the the subject. He has, therefore, desired me to transmit
the papers, with a request that you will, in convenient,
enter into a full investigation of the matter, and state what
your impressions are in the case.

I am, respectfully,
Yr. Obt: Sert:

J.L. Edwards

Hon: John Blair, M. C.
Jonesborough,
Washington Co. Tenn:
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Hble

John C Calhoun
Secr. at war

[following written perpendicular to the above:]
[illegible] Edwards [illegible]
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May 27th 1824

Dr Sir

I called at your office yesterday
morning, hoping that I would have
the pleasure of seeing you before
I left the city - In this anticipation
I was disappointed, by reason of the
member of persons, in waiting - who were
entitled to precedence - I must ask you 
to consider that as being done, which
every good feeling of my heart would
have sanctioned - I would have been
pleased to have ascertained from you
how, [illegible] in what manners, the controversy
in Henry Tarrants case of suspension
is to be decided - + would consider it as a 
favour conferred, _ as an act of Justice,
to define, the mode of decisions, as that
applicant is urging it on me + alledges
his necessity a reising from [illegible] as the cause
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of his urgency - will you have the
goodness to [illegible] the mode of ascertaining
the controverted fact + communicate
the same to me at my residence in
Jonesborough Tenn-ee any act of Justice
which I can do however inconvenient
shall be done,

I am sir very respectfully
your obt servt

John Blair
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[illegible in pencil]
Case of nenry
Tarrant, a revolutionary
Pensioner,
of Tennessee - respectfully
submitted to
the Secretary of War
for his examination
and decision. Place on the
Roll Dec. 9 1820 - Sesp.d Jan. 1824 -
Suspension removed. See letter to John A.
M. Kenney [illegible] 10 Dec. 1827.
This case was suspended on the information
contained in 
the within paper marked
No. 1 _ The late Secretary
of war examined the
papers marked No. 2
(which were exhitrted in
order to remove the suspension)
and decided
against the claim. (See
his endorsement.) Papers
marked No.3 are now 
produced as further evidence
in support of the
claim. 
War Dept.
Pension Office
Nov. 26. 182?

4 March 1821

[following written perpendicular to the above and in left margin:]
See letter to claimant, dates 7the Decmr 1825.
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[rubber stamp}
Jonesborough
[illegible]


Henry Tarrant
Evidence in support of
removal of suspensions

[following written perpendicular to above:]
Free
The Hon John C. Calhoun
War Department
Washington City
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He states further that he has allways considered
Tarrant as a man of truth and entitled to full credit
when on oath - He states further that if his daughter
were to marry + leave him + take with them their own
property he is [illegible] satisfied that W Tarrant would
be any  [illegible] run to support himself + wife + nine
children + without his pension he could not do it
comfortable as he is a man not able to claim
to advantage + the proceed of a country + [illegible]
would be surely adequate to his support -

Allen
Hugh D Hale JD
G.C

John [illegible]

Thom.s Bay Cy also Cuing swen states that he has
Known W. Tarrant  since 1816 + has for five years lived
within one mile + a half from + is [illegible] acquainted with
his family + the property on the farm + [illegible]
his daughters seen all property on the farm
and W Tarrant is [illegible] a poor man -
+ aside from his pension + the goodness of his
daughters  - he could not support himself + old women
unless by school keeping + is a poor business
in his [illegible] - He states from age +
a lame arm he is unable to labour - He further
states that the representations made to the War
Department of his owning land and property to a 
large amount is entirely untrue + founded in
Malice For the land is not his but his childrens
+ the property upon it and about is his girls except
soon the title [illegible] furniture [illegible]

Thomas Bailey

Allen A
Hugh D Hale JP
GC
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State of Tennessee
I Andrew Patterson Clerk of
the Court of pleas and Quarter Sessions of
Green County in said State do hereby certify
that Hugh D. Hale esquire whose attestation 
appeared to the foregoing Certificates
is an acting Justice of the peace for said
County duly commissioned and qualefied

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
put my hand and official Seal
of office in Greeneville this 6th
Day of March 1824.

A Patterson CGC

B. M. Payne [illegible]
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Joneborough March 8th 1824

Sir

Henry Tarrant of Green County Tennessee received your
communication informing him of information having
been received by the war Department that he was a man of
property not having the assistance of his country in consiquence
of which his pension is suspended - The annex.d
Depositions were immediately taken, that you might be
informed of the falsehood of the report and his pension
continued - The information given you on this subject
is certainly in time , so much so that without the assistance
of his country he is unable to support himself.

How you have furnish.d him with the names of those
who made the information it is believed that he could
have shown you satisfactorily that the report originates
in malice was supported by falsehood - W. Tarrants
conjectures alight upon Henry Sturns Alexander Dugger
+ Sam.l B Hawkins - I have [illegible], or all of those men
have been your informers it is believed that were
prompted to do the act from illwill towareds W. Tarrants
and not from a wish to promote the public [illegible]
As to the credit of the gentlemen who have [illegible]
the Depositions here to annex.d I refer you to the
Honb.l John Blair Representative in Congress from 
this state - I hope Sir W. Tarrants pension
will be continued and that he be retified of that fait.

Yours + [illegible]
[illegible]

The Hon.l J. C. Calhoun
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Treasury Department
3.d Aud: office
Dec: 9. 1817

I Certify that it appears from
the List of final Statement Certificates
issued for Services during the Revolutionary
War that Henry Tarrant enlisted for and
served to the End of the War in Armands
Corps. and is consequently entitled to Land
if not before issued.

Peter Hagner Aud.

I further Certify that from an examination
of the person above named, comparting the
information he gives of offices and
Soldiers belonging to the same Corps
that he is the identical person who
served.

Peter Hagner
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State of Tennessee
Greene County}

Personally appeared David Rice a citizen
of this county before me Hugh D Hale
an acting Justice of the peace for said County and made oath
that he has been acquainted with Henry Tarrant who has
for some time been on the Pension List near ten years For the
first seven years of his acquaintance with Said Tarrant it was
generally understood that he possessed but little property and finally
as This deponent believes became insolvent - This deponent states
that he was engaged in the mercantile business in the town
of Greenville from the year 1816 until the year 1819 during
which time Said Tarrant inherited a Debt by the purchase
of goods with the deponent for something under Seventy five
Dollar - Oweing to the Shattered condition of Tarrant this
Deponent became uneasy about his Debt + finally had to sue him
for the Same - A judgement was obtain.d and execution issued
and W Tarrants property [illegible] on [illegible] which property,
being all he had as it was understood, was unequal to the
Satisfaction of said execution at a cash sale in consequence
of which the Deponent Authorised the Officer to sell on 
a credit of four months which was Done + by that means
the Debt was secured - Said property was sold to Different
persons unconnected with Tarrant whose notes This
Deponent reclaim in payment - This Deponent states that
he knows of no means by which said Tarranted arm of said
Tarrant and his age is of the opinion that he is
unable to support himself by has much
bettered his condition Since that time except by his pension
and a country school which the Dept is informed he has occasionally
taught which has enabled him to pay he supposes
some of his debts and support himself Decently - This
Deponent from an inspection of a fractur manual labour - He
states that he has now known W. Tarrant to own land
in this county or elsewhere - He states further that he
has allways look upon W. Tarrant as a a man of truth and
that What he States upon oath is entitled to full
faith and credit -

David Rice

Attorney
Hugh D Hale JP
GC
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Personally appeared Richard M Wades before me Hugh D Hale
an acting justice of the peace for Said county and
made oath that he has been a certified in green county for
upwards of six years during which time at least
for about the first three years of the time he had
a variety of Debts to collect of said Tarrant and
finally sold out all his property as stated by W Rice
in the foregoing Deposition At the Cost of which sales
he had to sell on a credit in order to make [illegible]
Debts then in his Lands against him and even
on that occasion his property was found insufficient to
satisfy the whole Demands against him in consequence 
of which W Tarrant manifesting every disposition
to pay his Debts prevailed on some of his daughters
to surrender some of their own property and [illegible]
them gave up on [illegible] and a spining wheel which
were also sold to pay his debts This Deponent states
that said Tarrant has a large family of girls most of
whom are grown and possess a great deal of industry
He states that by their labour on the farm his teaching
school + the pension which he has sometime drawn
his family is supported in all common necessaries of life
+ he enabled to pay his Debts as this Dep.t believes This
Deponent states further that said girls in person work
the farm [illegible] plow + do such [illegible] work as is common
for men and on some occasions have hired out in the high
[illegible] to work [illegible] the month [illegible] to enable
the [illegible] men to pay his debts - And this Deponent believes
that if his Daughters were married + so left him
that W Tarrant would find great Difficulty in supporting
himself + nine children independent of his pension
for [illegible] not as this Deponent believes able to Support
himself by labour - As it reputes his owning any
land in this county this Deponent knows nothing - 
He states that said Tarrant lives on a part of land
but which this Deponent has allways understood belonged
to a son of W. Tarrant. who bought the land of
Keller + tack a tilth band which son died as he
is infirmed at the age of 26 years interstate + without
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issue and said land by descent as his infermed is
cast upon his brothers and sisters, nine of whom are liveing
and among the number eight daughters and one son
[illegible] believes - He states that During the life of his son
and about the time of the sales before spoken of said
[illegible] if land was allways understood to be the property
of the son by reason of which it was never made liable
for his debts + since his death it has been considered
as the property of his brothers + sisters - one of whoes interest
therein [illegible] Fannings was sold in Greenville as
[illegible] sale written two years from this time as
well as he recollects today a debt [illegible] He states that his son died in
October 1819 as he has been infermed  and believes -
His oldest Daughter Fanning who lives with her father
in between thirty and forty years of age + he 
and some of the particularly Patsy another daughter
who he supposes in near thirty years of age has claimed +
do still claim as he is infermed and believs certain
potions of the Stack on said farm but saw divided
[illegible] knows not But that said girls [illegible] rightfully
claim that stack is not surprising this Deponent
For as they [illegible] the carry of the farm, work in and
out of doors + seem to have the management of the
livings commuted with it it would seem right and
honest that they should own stack and other property
that [illegible] their industry and frugality - 

This Dept states that he considers W. Tarrant
to be a man of truth and that he could not
hesitate to believe him on oath

R. M. Woods

Attest

Hugh D Hale J.P.
GC
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John Dec.d a citizen of Green county also appeared before
me and made oath that he is well acquainted with
Henry Tarrant and has known him about fifteen
years, a part of which time he has lived in a mile and a
half of him + now lives in about six miles of him during
all which time said Tarrant was a poor man + has
a large family of children all of whom are girls since
one son who is liveing - This Deponent States that he does
believe W Tarrant is very poor and owns
nothing worth speaking of the land which he lives on
was by his son in 1817 as he is infermed and believes
caught w/ Keller + he own.d it during his life and at his
Death in 1819 it Descended to his brothers and sisters
who now claim the land as he believes + has allways understood
Said girls work the farm + raise a support
for the family + the means of accumentating some
little property for themselvs - He has allways
understood that they claim the stock on the
farms + as this Deponent believes rightfully; because
they labour in and out of doors as men + hire out
as their [illegible] require, and seem to have the
care + management of the affairs of the farm generally
and exercise all the acts of ownership over the property
[illegible] concludes the property  to belong to the girls
but in what proportion he knows not - His opinion
on this subject, aside from the above reasons, is
strengthened by this fact that some of said girls have
been of age for many years and it would seem
if they are lite other people, they would not labour as
they do to make something unless it was for themselves
This Deponent is well satisfied that W
Tarrant is poo + a fit subject for a pension - He
[illegible] further that this attempt to Defeat his pension
is not founded on [illegible] good 4 he is sun
is not supported by the truth - It must have originated
in malice + ill will towards W Tarrant
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1839
1839
State

15
39
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17
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.71
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State of North Carolina Rockingham County
this day came Nancy Robartes wife of Revenant
George Robartes also Nancy McClain Widow of
Joseph W E Cain dec.d came before me John 
Watt a Justice of the peace for said county
and Swear of the holy Evensalas of Almighty god
that the wave present and law and heard Hugh
Chellas a Justice of the peace unite togither
in holy wedlock Henry Tarrent and a o Lilley
Ellison the daughter of John and Martha
Ellison deces.d and the farther swear that the
Said Tarrent and his wife, O Cila lived together for
a Number of years in this Neighborhood and
thance moved to the [illegible] Countery Sworn and
Duly Scrib.d to before me this twenty second day of
December Eighteen hundred and Seventeen

John Watt J Bolind

Nancy Robartes
her
x
mark
Nancy McCain

State of North Carolina
County of Rockingham}

I clerk of The county Court 
of Pleas and Quarters Sessions
in and for The county and State aforesaid do hereby Certify
That John Watt whose name is affixed to the foregoing
Certificate, and that due  faith and credit ought to be
given to all his official acts.

Sir Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the
seal of my office at Rockingham aforesaid
This 23.d day of december 1813

Ro.Gallowary C.C.
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[rubber stamp:]
Jonesborough
Mar
17
Te


Free
J L Edwards Esqr
Com of Pensions
Washington City
DC

[following written perpendicular to above:]

Mar 25 45
Tenn
Tarrant
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Knoxville Tennessee - March 15 1845

Dr Sir

Mrs Osillor Tarrant widow of Robert
Tarrant seems much disatisfied in getting so small
a pension as was allowed her her husband was drawing
$96 per annum per first five years she was allowed $300
the nest year under the act of March 31 1843 she was allowed
$66.66

333.30 and said if thou had [illegible] an allowance for the
first as large is the last their wild shall remain $33.31
unpaid This seems like reason and she attribuets [illegible]
To the manner in wich the Claim his presirnted
she says her Neighbors are drawin 2 me The widow,
$80.00 per annum and than her husband served
longer than their husbands please examin and report
the case to me for her satisfaction as well as my [illegible]

yours with 
respect
Jason Newman

J L Edwards Esqr
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Rep. Hall
10th Decr 1839

J. L. Edwards Esq.r
Com. Pensions.

Sir,

I herewith transmit the
papers of Mrs Tarrant the widow of Henry
Tarrant a revolutionary pensioner of Tennessee
for the purpose of obtaining for her an allowance
under the Acts 1836 + '38 - If her claim is allowed
please make it payable at the agency at
Jonesboro!

I am very respectfully
Yr obt Servt

Allen B. Carter

J. L. Edwards Esq.r,
Com. Pensions
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J. L. Edwards Esqr.
Pension agent
[illegible]

[following written perpendicular to above:]

June 3. 1841
No Way

Hon. T D Arnold
Hol
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June 2nd 1841

D. Sir

As I came through Jonesborough
your old acquaintance John Blair
handed me the enclosed papers of [illegible]
Tarrant and requested me to present
them to you and record the [illegible]. If
there is any thing further to be done on 
my part please notify me

yours
Tho. D. Arnold

J. L. Edwards Esq.r
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To the Congress Assembly Said Setting
wish to inform your honerable Bady Concerning
Henry Tarrent of this County
ageed a boute a boute fifty Eight or
Sixety years and a Late pentioner of
the United States of a Merica 

State of Tennessee
Green County}
This day personally appeared Alexander
Dugger [illegible] before Me Leonard Harny
one of the acting Justice of the peace
in and for the Said County and also -
Benjamin Smith and Thomas Stumay
Jacub Dugger - All being Duely Sworn
Consurning Henry Tarrent a Late petiioner
w/ the United STates - Deposeth and
Sayeth as follows to - Wit -

Alexander Dugger [illegible] Deposeth and Sayeth
that he has been well aquainted with the
a bove named Henry Tarrent for a bout
Ten years and that he the Said Henry Tarrent
Cam into this Nieghbourhood as a Tennent 
and Rented a Large plantation for a few years
and Since has perchesed a good plantation at 
the Modrate prise of Seven hundred Dollars
as there a bout as he believes - and
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that he has and [illegible] [illegible] Carrey an a
Consederable Scale of the farming bisiness
and that from his first aquaintence with
the Said Henry Tarrent he has been a hurty
Hale Man or as Much So as any other
Man in this Neighbourhood and that he
has allways Since My aquaintence with the [illegible]
Henry Tarrent he has alwaire been in possesion
of Considerable Stack of horses Cattle hogs and
Sheep and Seports his family Desently and
further at present This Deponant Sayeth [illegible]
The Evidence of Bingeman Smith who
Sayeth that he has been personelly aquainted
with the a bove named Henry Tarrant for
a boute Nine or Ten years or upwards and that
the a bove Statements of Alexander Dugger [illegible]
is True and that he has had and yet Dose
have and [illegible] of Stack Every year Mare or
Les for Sale to wit he has Lately Sold one
hors at Eighty Seven and one half Dollars on
a Credt and has also ingaged twenty Large
Hogs to the [illegible] Henry Keller at the
Market price this fall and he also States
in his Comphertable Situation he Thanks
Not the United States for any thing
and at the present this Deponent Sayeth
Nothing More

The Statement of Thomas Sturnes who
Sayeth that he has been aquainted with
the a bove Said Henry Tarrent a boute
five or Six years and as fare as he has been
a quainted with the Said Tarrent the Statement
of the a bove Alexander Dugger [illegible]
and Bengamen Stateth is True
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as he believes and farther Sayeth not
the Evidence of Jacob Dugger Deposeth
as follows to wit

That he has held a Consederable aquaintence
with the before Mentioned Henry Tarrent and
that he is and has been in pursesion of a good
plantation and Consederable of personel property
and that by his useing the honest in destry
of a good Citizon he can Live Cumphertable
with out any other Sepurt and that  the
Before Statements of Alexander Duggers [illegible]
Bengaman Smith and Thomas Starnes he
Believes to be True and further This deponent
Sayeth not

We all acknaledg to be Duely Sworn and
Subscribe our hands November 11th 1823

Alexander Dugger Esr
[Caveat.] Benjamin Smith
Thomas Starns
Jacob Dugger

State of Tennessee
Green County}
I Leonard Starnes
as a Justice of the peace do hearby Certify
that on this Day personelly appeared the a 
Bove Said Alexander Dugger [illegible] Bengamin
Smith Thomas Starnes and Jacub Dugger
and Made with that the a bove Statements
they belie to be true and that they are
all Men of good Carrecter and Citizens of
this county and that due Credt. weight
to be given them - given under My hand
and Seal November 11th 1823

Leonard Starnes
Justice of the peace
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State of Tennessee

I Andrew Patterson Clerk
of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of
Greene County do hereby certify that Leonard Starnes
esquire or have Attestation appears to the [illegible]
[illegible] is an acting Justice of the peace for
said County duly commissioned and qualified
In Testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and official Seal
of office in Greeneville this 12th
day of November 1823

An Patterson CGC
By M. Payne L.[illegible]
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Mrs Tarrants Declaration
Act of Congress 29 February 
1848

L Edwards
Com of Pensions
Washington City
DC

[following written perpendicular to the above:]

Mr Cole

[rubber stamp: illegible]

11885
See [illegible] J

Ten
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liusville Tennessee Oct 13th 1848

Sir

I inclose [illegible] Ms Tarrant declaration
under the act of Congress 29 February 1848

[illegible]
[illegible]
[illegible] Weisman
Attorney

Col J L Edwards
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The Honorable
J. C. Calhoun
Secretary at War

United States by order of
the T. W. nap 1894
Page 64

Dr Sir,

I have carefully examined the affidavits
as well for, as a general, the removal of
suspension, in Tarrants case, [illegible]
are [illegible][illegible] witnesses [illegible]
on each side, they are generally credeble
and a decession would involve the
necessity of descrediting one, or the
other side, which I am not prepared
to do - hence I must defer giveing
an opinion at this time - there must
be some mistake in the case, which
I could correct if at home - I apprehend,
that those who testify to the
property of Tarrant, are under
the apprehension, that his sons
land was purchased with the
funds of the old man, which
would incline to think is a mistake,
but of this fact I am ignorant at 
this time, I would not give an
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without examining some of the respectable
citizens, in Tarrants immediate neighbourhood -
from where the truth could
be asertained - without the possibility
of a mistake - I return you the
papers, with regret, that I am unable
to give a decided opinion at this
time,

very respectfully
yr obt servt

John Blair
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Rev
Widow, &c.

File No. 998
Osiller R. Tarrant.
widow
Henry Tarrant
Dragoon Rev. War.

Act: Feb 2, 1848.
Index:- Vol. [illegible], Page 262

[Arrangement of 1870.]
Page 67

caveat vs.
Henry Tarrant.

No. 1
Page 68

1845.

[left side written perpendicular]

case of
Henry Tarrant
No. 3

[right side]

4885
Jonesboro' Tenne.e

Osiller A Tarrant

widow of Henry Tarrant
who was a Dragoon
in the Revolution

Inscribed on the roll at the rate of 
66 Dollars 67

Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the
7 day of Feby. 1844
and sent to 
Hon. J. W. Blackwell
H. [illegible]

[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A.
Vol. 1 Page 222
Page 69

Rep 7  Feb 44
Sd. to Jacob Newman
March 27. 1845.
Page 70

case of 
Henry Tarrant
No. 3 -
Page 71

Osiller
Henry Tarrant, Jonesborough or E. Ten Act 18 March 1818
to what time paid?
Pen Office
Dec 12, 1839

died 1833
Died 7 Feb 1833 [illegible] To that [illegible]
JH
Page 72

6444
Osiller R. Tarrant
Jonesborough Agency

admitted
Dragoon 16 [illegible] $66.66/100
Cap Sa Brum Col
Armand,

died 7 Feb. 1833

Act 7 July 1838

Hon W.B. Carter
H. R.
Page 73

State of Tennessee
Greene County}
This day personally
appeared Thomas Bailey
Senior a respectable citizen
before me John Morrisand acting
Justice of the peace in and for said County
and being duly sworn sayeth he has been
acquainted with Henry Tarrant and has
lived about one mile and an half from said Tarrant for seven
years and that he considered Tarrant to be a poor 
man and was in his debt for several years and
hearing that Tarrants property was sold by the
Collecting officers, and that he did not get his
money untill Tarrant obtained a pension [illegible]
has he ever got all to this day, he also sayeth
that he always understood that the land that the
Tarrant family has lived on did belong to
Francis D Tarrant Decd, and he also sayeth that
he has no just reason to despute Tarrants
word nor his oath and thinks him entitled
to full credit when on oath, and further
this deponent sayeth not Sworn to and
subscribed before me the 12th of November 1825

Thomas Bailey

Sworn to and subscribed
before me the day and
year above written
John Mauris
Justice of the peace
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State of Tennessee

I Andrew Patterson Clerk of the Court
of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Greene County
in said State do hereby certify that John Mauris
esquire whose Attestation appears to the several
foregoing Certificates is now and was at the time
of attesting the same as acting Justice of the
peace for said County duly commissioned and
qualified.
In Testimony wherof I have hereunto
set my hand and Official Seal
of Office in Greenesville this
14th Day of November 1825.

An Patterson CGC
By M. Payne D. C.
Page 75

State of Tennessee{
Greene County} This day came Samuel Caldwell
personally before me John Morris one
of the acting Justice for Said County
and after being Sworn Deposeth and Saith
that on the 6th of August 1824 he the Said
Caldwell took the Depositions of John M Rodgers David
Logan Thomas McClain + Several others persons which all the depositions led to this Effect, that Henery Tarrent
was a very [illegible] person that Tarrent never owned any
Land in this County that [illegible] Depositions as he
believes has never went to the war Department and this
Deponent Saith [illegible] Sworn to this 12th of November 1825
 
Sam.l Caldwell

Sworn to and subscribed
before me the day and
year above written

John Mauris
Justice of the peace
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State of Tennessee
Greene County} 
This Day at the residence
of Henry Tarrant then and 
There we George Weems Senior and Samuel Caldwell
Did value some property That Henry Tarrant he
being first sworn to give a true account of all the
property that he did possess the property shown to us
we do both of us say or value to be worth $5157 1/3
and also some property that we did not see, but he Tarrant
says on oath is worth $16 being added to the above 
as we do believe his statements correct making
the sum of $66,57 1/3, The above sworn to and
Subscribed the 12th of November 1825

Sam.l Caldwell
George Weems

Sworn to and subscribed
before me the day and
year first where written

John Mauris
Justice of the peace
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State of Tennessee
Greene County}

This Day Personally appeared
John [illegible]

before me John Morris one of the 
acting Justice in and for Said County
and being Duly Sworn Saith that he has been
personally aquainted with Henry Tarrent for [illegible] years
or there about and that he Considered him to be a poor man and [illegible] knew that he owned any Land in
this County and Sometime past + perhaps in the year 1818
or there abouts it  [illegible] reported that his property was Sold by
by the Collecting officer for to pay his debts all but a few
articales of little value which report he believes to be true
and further Saith that he Said Torrent has one of his arms that
is Broken and is a more deficient with it he also Saith that he would
give full credit to the above named Tarrent when
on oath 
Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 12th of November 1825

John Weems Same

Sworn to and subscribed
before me the day and
year above written

John Maurie
Justice of the peace
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Mrs Tarrant
Declaration
4885

[crossed out:]

See war case
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefits of the acts of
of Congress of 2d of February 1848 entitled an act
makeing further provision for surviveing Widows
and Soldiers of the Revolution

State of Tennessee
Green County }ss.

On this 5th day of October 1848
personally appeared before me the undersigned
a Justice of the peace in said county and state
aforesaid Mrs Osillar P. Tarrant a resident of
Green County Tennessee aged Eighty one years
who being first duly sworn according to law doth
oath make the following declaration In order to
obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act
of Congress passed on the 2d February 1848 granting
pensions to widows of persons who served during the
Revolutionary War that She is the widow of Henry
Tarrant who was a private Dragoon in Armands
Legion in the War of the Revolution that her husband
the aforesaid Henry Tarrant drew a Pension of
$96 for his said service she further declares that she
drew a pension of $66.66 under the following named
Acts of Congress viz July 7th 1838 March 3th 1843
June 17th 1844 She further declares that she understands
their are other widows whoes husbands belonged
to the same Legion viz Mary Curtes widow of Bohn
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Curtis Nancy Koch widow of John Kock of Washington
County Tennessee Margarat Carr formerly the
widow of William Brown who have all drew $100
per annum this affidavit is made to also to obtain
ararages of pay under the former acts to plan affiant
in the same amount of pay as the widows [illegible]
to above She further declares that she is till a 
widow.

her
x
mark
Osillar P Tarrant

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year
above written before me a Justice of the peace for
Green County Tennessee and I further certify
that I am well acquainted with Mrs Osillar P
Tarrant and she is the identical individual
who drew a pension under the act of Congress [illegible]
17th of June 1844 In witness whereof I have hereto
set my hand the day and year above written

George Ramsey

Justice of the peace
for Green County Tennessee

State of Tennessee
Green County}ss

On this 5th day of October 1848
personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice
of the peace Jacob Newman of Knox County Tennessee
and made Oath in due form of Law that
he has acted as an attorney for Mrs Nancy Kock
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widow of John Koch of Washing County Tennessee
and in past Mary Curtis widow of [illegible] Curtis
of the same County Margaret Carr formerly
the widow of William Brown of [illegible] County
whoes husbands all appear to of belonged to
armands legion they were planed in the [illegible]
at the rate of $100 per annum

Jacob Newman

Sworn to and subscribed]
in the day and year above written

George Kenney
Justice of the peace
for Greene County

State of Tennessee
Green County} I George W. Foute, clerk of the 
County Court of in and for the County and
State aforesaid, do certify that George Kenney Esq. whose
name appears to the within Certificates, is now, and was
at the time of signing the same, an acting Justice of 
the peace in and for said County, and that his signatures
appear to be in his own proper hand writing -

Given under my hand and seal
of Office, at Office in Greeneville,
the 9th day of October 1848.

Geo. W. Foute, Clk.
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I do hereby certify that I have examined
the documents lodged in the war department
of the United States in the Cace of Henry
Tarrent a pensioner, whose pension has
been herefore suspended, and that I 
am well acquainted with David Rice
Richard M Woos Samuel Caldwell
Thomas Bailey and George Morris
[illegible] that they are men of high
respectability and deserving of the
utmost credit. I do also certify
that I am acquainted with the
person, who signed the [illegible] [illegible]
Henry Tarrents, pension and that
then are not agreed in point
of respectability with the [illegible]
married persons I also consider
Henry Tarrent as a man in very
Slender circumstances as to property

John A. Mc Kinny
Page 83

I take great pleasure in stateing that John
A McKinney Esq.r whose statement is on
the foregoing page, is a man of undoubted
respectability; that his acquaintance in
Green County is equally extension with
any citizen of my having been
long engaged in the practice of Law at
the Greenville Bar,

Der 10th 1827

John Blair
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Tho Farr. Mass. Act 1832 $33.33 when paid [illegible]

DH?

Paid to [illegible] September 1837 -

S. H. H.
Page 85

Oct 14:
George Kenny [illegible]
of Osiller Tarrants
a Pensioner/ [illegible]

Additional
Power of Atty
Oct 14/52

Joseph Bryan
[illegible]
Page 86

Know all men by these presents, that I,
George Kenney of the county of Green and the
State of Tennessee do hereby, nominate, constitute, 
and appoint, and by by these presents do
appoint Tazwell w. Newman of the town of 
Knoxville and State of Tennessee, my true and
lawful attorney, in my name, as administrator
of the estate of Usiller Tarrant deceaded, late
a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States,
proceede the general Government, for any
and all increase or arreriges pension which
may have been due the afforesaid Ussiler
Tarrant a her death. Farther giving my
attorney, the said Newman full power to recieve
all communications, file all proof, examine
all papers on file, or do do any and
all things, which I might do or cause to 
be done were I personaly present at the
doing thereof. Thereby satifying and confirming
any and all things which I my said
attorney, may do in the premises, by virtue
thereof. [illegible] whereof I have hereunto
set my hand, this the 17th day of March A.D. 1852.

George Kenney {Seal}

Signed sealed and delivered
In the presence of _}
J. W. Newman.
John Saylen

Be it known that on this the 17th day of March
A.D. 1852 personaly aappeared before the subscriber
an acting Justice of the peace in and for 
Green county Tennessee, duly commissioned,
and authorised to administer oaths or
recieve, and sign acknowledgments of powers
of attorney, Mr George Kenney, administrator
of the estate of the the late Osiller
Tarrant, and acknowledges the foregoing
power of attorney to be his act and deed
for the purposes theirin contained; In Testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand
the day and year above written Saturday lev

Justice of the peace
For Green county Tennessee
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State of Tennessee
County of Greene

On this the 17th day of March 1852 personally appeared before the subscriber and acting Justice of the Peace in and for the county and state aforesaid, duly commissioned and authorized so administered oaths, Mr. George Kenney and made oath in due form of law, that he is administrator of the estate of the late Osiller Tarrant, who was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States and drew a pension at the rate of $66.66 on account of the services of her husband the late Henry Tarrant who was also a Revolutionary pensioner and drew a pension at the rate of $96 per annum, that having been informed that the pension of the said Osiller Tarrant should have been increased to the same rate per annum which, her husband the aforesaid Henry Tarrant drew, as administrator of the estate makes this affidavit in order to obtain arrearages of pension due at the death of the aforesaid Osiller Tarrant, to be filed with such additional evidence as his attorney may think proper.  Affiant further declares that the aforesaid Osiller Tarrant died on the 22nd day of January 1850.  Affiant thinks that the aforesaid pension should be increased under the Act of Congress of July 1st 1848.  George Kenney sworn so and subscribed the day and year above written, before me, and I further certify that Mr. George Kenney who executed the foregoing papers is the administer of the late Osiller Tarrant, and is a man in whom full faith and credit may be ____ and his oath would be taken in any court of Justice where he is known in ________________ whereof I have herewith set my hand this the 17th day of March 1852.  John _____________ Justice of the Peace for Green County Tennessee
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State of Tennessee
County of Green}

To wit:
I George W. Foute,
clerk of the county court of Green county do hereby
certify that satisfactory evidence has been produced to
show that Henry Tarrant who was a revolutionary pensioner
of the United States at the rate of ninety six dollars
per annum, died, leaving a surviving widow, who was
also placed where the pension rolls at the rate of sixty
six dollars and sixty six and two third cents, and that
she died leaving certain surviving children as her heirs
at law. I further certify that George Kenney is the administrator 
of the estate of Osiller Tarrant aforesaid,
I farther certify that John [illegible] Esqr before whom
the foregoing papers were had is an acting Justice of the
peace in and for the county and date above written, duly -
commissioned and sworn and the signatures purporting
so be his are genuine. 

In Testimony whereof I hereunto set
my hand and fix my seal of office in
office in Greenville Tennessee this the
27th day of March AD. 1852

Geo. W. Foute, Clk.