Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,051, Higgins Coppinger, Va.

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(8-1776)
Service Number
Va. Coppinger, Higgins S.40,051
or Covvinger B.L.Wt. 2494-100

Contents

(Stamp)
This Envelope Includes FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER Received from GAO

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19.336

Earl Tennessee

Higgins Cohhinger, or, Couvinger,
of Washington Cy in the state of Tennessee who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Lawson of the regiment commanded by Colonel John Green in the Virginia line, for the term of 3 years- [illegible mark]

Inscribed on the Roll of Earl Tennessee at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 1. of March 1823.

Certificate of Pension issued the 23 [illegible mark] of Dec. 1826 and sent to Hen: J. Blair, H. Re [illegible mark]

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1824                   $145.6
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th and 1825        48 
                                                          =   $ 193:6

Revolutionary claim,
Acts March 18, 1818,
and May 1, 1820. L

March 1. 1823

4 March 1825

[illegible mark] A Johnson Dec 16 1846
" [illegible mark] Taylor Feb 11, 1853,

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19.441

Higgins Coppinger or Covvinger

Washington County
Earl Tennessee
or Rose, page 110

Captain Lawson
6th Virginia Regt
Commonw Nov. 21. 1826

Hon J. Blair
H Rep.
Dec 8 1824

Higgins Coppinger
Pension claim

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Schedule to wit

State of Tennessee
Washington County 

October sessions of the County Court of sd County. On the 28th day of October 1822 personally appeared in open court being a Court of Record for the County aforesaid Higgins Coppinger (alias Covvinger) aged eighty four years, resident in Washington County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows towit that in the year 1780 in the month of September, in Bedford County Virginia, he enlisted into the Continental service in the Revolutionary war under Capt Lawson of General Greens Regiment of the Virginia Line, for during the war, that he was taken under enlistment into the continental service, and was attached to the army at Petersburgh destined for Norfolk, but on counter orders being received, they were ordered to the South, and marched under Genl Green, to the South and was in the Battles of Guilford and Campden, and continued to serve faithfully until the close of the war when he was discharged at Richmond Virginia, at the sd. termination of the war by Major Findly in Galts tavern in 1783, August 6, having served near three years service in succession - that his cap'n. to whom he belonged when discharged was named Cluff Shelton, which discharge he filed in the office at Richmond, when he obtained the bounty land, which he has received - all which will appear at the office in Richmond, Virginia - and I do solemnly

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swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 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 person engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War” passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any 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 that I have an old, infirm & helpless wife, with one daughter liveing with
me, that I am now so far advanced in age & visited with infirmetys that I am utterly unable to make support for myself or family by manual labour and if not releived by the bounty of the Government which I contributed to establish, must, depend on individual charity

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the following being the whole of my effects except bedding and wearing appearl, to wit.
 One cow                                                $10..00 pots and oven worth                                   3.50
 little dresser war not exceeding                 5
                                                            $18..50
Sworn to and declared in open Court this [illegible] day and date first before written and ordered to be certified to the Honorable Un secretary of war according to the provisions of the acts of Congress in such case made and provided.
                                             his
                                             Higgins Coppinger
                                            (alias) x. Covvinger
                                                   Mark

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State of Tennessee
Washington County

I James Sevier Clerk of the Court of pleas of for sd County do certify that at the October sessions 1822 of the aforesaid Court of pleas of the foregoing oath and schedule were duly made in open Court and ordered to record and that the within is copied from the records of sd. Court. I further certify that the total amount of the property [illegible] in the within schedule is in the opinion of sd Court from proof as well as their own knowledge eighteen dollars fifty cents, and that the deponent is a credible person and entitled to full faith and confidence. In testimony wherof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, this 21st Nov. 1821, 
Jas. Sevier Clerk
By ES Sw[illegible]

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State of Tennessee
Washington County

I Mary Mitchell formerly Mary Coppinger one of the heirs at law of Higgins Coppinger do upon oath testify and declare, to the best of my knowledge and belief that said Coppinger did enter the service in 1780, for the term of "During the War," and served as a private in the Regiment, under the command of Col Thomas Posey of the Virginia Continental line; and that he continued in the service aforesaid until the close of the war in 1783. I further declare that I have never received a warrant for the Bounty Land promised to Higgins Coppinger on the part of the United States, nor do I believe that he ever received it, or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsover; therefore, know all men by these present that I Mary Mitchell aforesaid do herby constitute and appoint Albert G. Graham, of Joneston Town to be my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Commissioner of Pensions a warrant for the quantity of land due me as aforesaid and my said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes as attorneys under him, for the special purposes above expressed. Attest
Addison [illegible]
Mary x her mark Mitchell 

Personally appeared the above named Mary Mitchell, formerly Mary Coppinger, subscriber to the foregoing Declaration and made oath to the same, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be her free act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned. 
Attest, this 27th day of September 1853, Jno. L Blair
Justice of the Peace, Washin Co Tenn

State of Tennessee}
Washington County}

I Henry Hop of Clerk of the County Court of Sd. County do hereby certify that John L Blair whose genuine official signature appears to the foregoing was at the date of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly elected commissioned and qualified

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according to Law
Given under my hand and seal of Office at Office in Inestor this 25th Day of Sept. 1835
Henry Hoss, Clk.

[Vertical]
Declaration of Mary
Mitchell, and Prints
attorney - To A. G. Hahan Per. Bly, Lelchin

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FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO

Certificate of the Court as to the death and heirs/uh of Higgins Coppinger, a Pensioner under act 1878

FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO

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The State of Tennessee
County of Washington

I, Henry Hoss Clerk of the County Court of said County, hereby certify that at a County Court be of one are held for said County at the Court hense (sp) in Jonesboro on the 1st Monday of September 1853 it being the 31st. of said month, satisfactory evidence was exhibited to said Court that, Higgins Coppinger, or Cossinger, or Covington, was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of - dollars per annum, (amount not know, but supposed to be about $96.00) was a resident of the said County and died therein on the fourth day of January eighteen hundred and thirty  two (4 Jan of 1832) that he left a widow, who died in said County during the same year, the exact day & date not now recollectable (sp); that the following are the only surviving children, and heirs of the said Coppinger, and his wife, to wit: - Mary Mitchell, formerly Coppinger, Nancy Harrell, formerly Coppinger, of Washington County, and Elizabeth Mitchell, formerly Coppinger, of Sevier County, in said state, all of whom, (their husbands' being dead,) are females and that the pension certificate issued in the name of their ancestor, father, is lost or destroyed.

In Witness whereof I herein to set my and hand and official seal of office in Jonesborough in this the 4th. of September - 1853 - 

Henry Hoss Clerk

Stamped:
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO

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FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER

Received from GAO

No. 120.

Higgins Coppinger or Covinger
(3 children of)

Knoxville Tenn
(18 March 1818)

$80.26

Recvd Nov. 3. 1833

Beg. Nov. 4. 160, dated 

was sent to Treasury

this November, 1855

Oct 6 April 38

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

THIRD AUTIDOR'S OFFICE, 

The United States, 

To the three children of Higgins Coppinger or Covinger dec.

pensioner of the Knoxville, Tenn. Agency, per Act of Congress of 18 March 1818. 

For his pension from 4 March 1831
to 4 January 1832, at $8.00 per month.
$80.26

Dated Nov. 3, 1853 by Ed. T. Matthews
Clerk

Treasury Department,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE.

Examined Nov 6 1855 by

Jos. T. Adams Clerk

FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER

Received from GAO

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August 11, 1937

BA-J/EEL
Higgins Coppinger-S.40051

Mr. Thomas J. Barnes
McWinnville
Tennessee

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of William Barnes, private, 10" North Carolina Regiment: Thomas Barnes, who served in the 3" troop, North Carolina Light Dragoons and Higgins Coppinger, a pensioner who lived in Sullivan County, Tennessee, in 1833, aged about ninety-three years.

There are no claims for pension or bounty land on file based upon the service in the Revolutionary War of a William Barnes or of a Thomas Barnes, who rendered the service cited by you.  Such claims are the source of the data furnished by this office.  The record of Higgins Coppinger or Covvinger (the name is shown both ways) is furnished herewith, the data for which were obtained from pension claim, S.40051, based upon the service of that soldier in the Revolutionary War.

The date and place of birth and names of the parents of Higgins Coppinger or Covvinger are not shown.

Higgins Coppinger of Covvinger enlisted in Bedford County, Virginia, in September, 1780, served as a private in Captains Cawson's and Clough Shelton's Companies, Colonels Green and Thomas Posey's Virginia Regiment, was in the battles of the Cowpens and Guilford Court House and was discharged August 6, 1783.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 28, 1822, at which time he was aged eighty-four years and resided in Washington County, Tennessee.

He died in said county January 4, 1832.

Soldier was survived by a widow, who lived but a few months and died in same year.  There are no further data in regard to her.

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In 1855, the three heirs of Higgins Coppinger or Covvinger were Mary Mitchell, formerly Mary Coppinger and Nancy Harrell, formerly Nancy Coppinger, both of Washington County, Tennessee, and Elizabeth Mitchell, formerly Elizabeth Coppinger, of Sevier County, Tennessee.  It was stated that all were widows, the names of their husbands are not given nor was their exact relationship to the soldier, Higgins Coppinger or Covvinger shown.

Very truly yours


George H. Sweet
Acting Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.

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Jonesborough, Tenn,
26th Oct./53.
A. G. Graham, 
Recd. Nov 2nd./55.

Treasury to this attorney in this county

4 M. 1831
4 Jan'y 1832

$8.00 per month

Knoxville
Oct 18. March '18

Pay these three
children this 
amount 

[unknown] 
copy of Mr. G. 
& inform him 
that [unknown] 
not authorize
payment

Mr. Randall
from Claim

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Jonesborough Tennessee,
26 Oct. 1832.

Sir.-

I herewith enclose you the necessary vouchers, upon which to adjudicate & settle the arrears of pay due the heirs of Higgins Coppinger, he'd, a Pensioner of the United States under the Act of 1818.

You will please have the claim settled as soon as possible, and forward the draft, payable to the order of the attorney in the case, and oblige

Yours very Respfy
A. G. Graham

Hon., R. J. Atkinson,
[unknonw] Treas. Dept
Washington City, 
D. C.

Stamped
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO

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Mary - Femesale

State of Tennessee
Washington County

Be it known that before me an acting Justice of the Peace in aforsaid County personally appeared Mary Mitchell, and made oath in due form of Law that she is one of three surviving children of Higgins Coppinger dec'd, who was a pensioner of the United States being the identical person of that name in the Tenn Roll under the Act of 1818 that he is now dec'd, having died in Washington Co & to whom a Certificate of Pension was issued which has been lost or mislaid- Said Pensioner resides in W. County to the day of his death, the 4th Jan 1832, & before that his residence is not recollected.

Witnesses 
Oly Meek
Paxton White

Mary Mitchell (her mark)

Sworn to & subscribed before me on 24th day of Oct. 1833
Jno L. Blair. J. P. 

Know all men by these presents that I Mary Mitchell formerly Coppinger, a female, & a child of Higgins Coppinger, who was a pension of the United States, do hereby constitute & appoint David T. Welds my true & lawful attorney for me & in my name to receive from the agent for paying pensions in Washington County my pension from the 4th day of March 1831 to the 4th day of January 1832 being the day of his death - Witness my hand & seal this 24th day of Oct. 1853,

Executed in presence of 
Oly Meek
Paxton White

Mary Mitchell (her mark)

State of Tenn
Washington Co

Be it known that before me a Justice of the Peace in & for W. County, personally came Mary Mitchell and acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be her act & deed Given under my hand this 24 day of Oct 1853.

Jno L Blair, J. P.

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State of Tennessee
Washington County

I Henry Hoss Clerk of the County Court of said County do hereby Certify that Wm Gilleland and John L. Blair Esquires, whose genuine official signature appears in the foregoing was at the date of signing the same acting Justices of the Peace in and for said County duly elected commissioned and qualified according to Law.

Witness my hand and seal of Office at Office in Jonesborough this 25th Day of October 1855, 

Henry Hoss, Clerk

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State of Tennessee,
Sevier County

Be it known that before me an acting Justice of the Peace of said County duly authorized to administer oaths, personally came Elizabeth Mitchell, formerly Coppinger, a female) and make oath in due form of law that she is one of three surviving children of Higgins Coppington, died (the widow also being dead -) who was a pensioner of the United States, being the identical person of that name on the Tennessee  Roll, under the act of 1818; that he is now dead, having died in Washington County & to whom a certificate of pension was issued, which has been lost or irrecoverably mislaid, or destroyed.  Said pensioner render in an Annuity to the day of his death, the 4th Jany 1832 & before that his service is not recollected, 

Teste:
John S. McNutt
Charles S. Anderson

Elizabeth Mitchell (her mark)

Sworn to & subscribed before me an acting Justice of the Peace in this 13th day of October 1822 (?)

S Mallis
J. P. Sevier Co Tenn

Know all men by their presents that I, Elizabeth Mitchell, formerly Coppinger of Sevier Co. Tennessee, a child of Higgins Coppinger (dcd, who recd pension of the United States, do hereby constitute and appoint Land T. Wilds my true and lawful attorney for me in my name, receive from the agent for paying pension in Washington City my portion of the balance of any pension from the 4th day of March 1831 to the 4th day of January 1832, being the day of his death.

Writing my hand & seal this 13th day of October 1855.

Executed in presence of 
John S. McNutt
Charles S. Anderson

Elizabeth Mitchell (her mark)

State of Tennessee 
Sevier County

Be it known that before me as aforesaid personally appeared Elizabeth Mitchell, aforesaid, acknowledged the execution of the foregoing Pension of attorney to be her [unknown] for the purposes therein contained.

Given oath as of hand this 13th day of October 1855.

J. Mallis
J. P. Sevier Co. Tenn.

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Elizabeth Mitchell

FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER

Received from GAO

Sevier County, Tenn - 

Sevier, County

SEVIER County

Elizabeth Tremasale

FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER

Received from GAO

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State of Tennessee
Washington County

Be it known that before me an acting Justice of the Peace in & of said County, personally appeared Nancy Harrell, and make oath in due form of law that she is one of the three surviving children of Higgins Coppinger dec'd, who was a pensioner of the United States, being the identical person of that name on the Tennessee Roll under the Act of 1818; that he is now deced, having died in Washington Co. and to whom a certificate of pension was issued which has been lost, or mislaid - said pensioner resided in said County to the day of his death, this 4 Jan'y 1832; & before that his residence is not recollected. 

Teste:
Jas G Deaderick.
L C Hoss.

Nancy Harrell (her mark X)

Sworn to & subscribed before me on this 22nd. Oct. 1855-
Wm. Gilleyland Justice of the Peace

Know all men by their presents that I Nancy Harrell, formerly Coppinger, a female, & a child of Higgins Coppinger, dcd., when was a pensioner of the United States, do hereby constitute and appoint David T. Wilds my true & lawful attorney for me, & in my name receive from the agent for paying pensions in Washington City, my pension from the 4th day of March 1831, to the 4th of Jan'y 1832 being the day of his death.

Witness of my hand & seal this 22nd Oct. 1855 - 

Executed in presence of us:
Jas G Deaderick
L C Hoss.

Nancy Harrell (her mark x)

State of Tennessee
Washington County.

Be it known that before me a Justice of the Peace in aforesaid county, personally came Nancy Harrell, & acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney & he her act & deed - [unknown] under my hand this 22 of Oct 1855 - 

Wm. Gilleyland J. Peace.

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State of Tennessee, 
Washington County.

Before me, an acting Justice of the Peace in aforesaid County, personally came David T. Wilds the attorney named in the within thru powers of attorney, and made by oath in due form of law that he has no interest whatever in the money he is authorized to receive by virtue of the said powers of attorney, either by my pledge, mortgage, sale, assignment or transfer, and that he does not know or believe the same has been so disposed of any person whatever.  Sworn to & subscribed before me on this 20th of Oct 1853
J Peacer

I, Henry Hoss, Clerk of the aforesaid County Court, hereby certify that William Ellis Esq. whose given his official signature appear & the foregoing was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peace in aforesaid county, duly elected County & qualified.

Given under my hand & official seal of office in Jonesborough on this 2nd of Oct. 1855

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October 9, 1957



Miss Cora Charles
779 Spruce Street
Berkeley, California

Dear Miss Charles:

Your letter of September 10th requested information concerning the will of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Higgins Coppinger and also information concerning his son.

For information concerning a will which may have been filed by Higgins Coppinger you should write to the clerk of the court at the county seat of the county in which he lived at the time of his death.

We are enclosing a copy of Form 288, Request for Record Search Regarding Soldier or Veteran, which shows under what conditions a search of pertinent records in the National Archives will be made.  If you will fill out this form with as much information as is available to you concerning the son of Higgins Coppinger and return it to us, we will attempt to be of assistance to you.

Sincerely yours

For W. Neil Franklin
Archivist in Charge
General Reference Branch
by Christine Stokes
Enclosure 

CS/vdk

10-9-57
CS

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[stamp] Recieved Sep 13 9 57 am '57 [illegible] Mail section

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Sept 10, 1957
779 Spruce St.
Berkeley, Calif.

General Services Administration
National Archives and Record Service

Dear Sir:
On June 4, 1953, I received a letter. Coppinger, Higgins R.G.217.

Relative to the last pension paid Higgins Coppinger at the time of his death, was made on Nov 6, 1855 at the East Tenn Office.

The vetran (sp) died on Jan 4, 1832 in Washington County.

I would like to have a photostatic copy of his will.

I am a great great grandaughter of the Revolutionary War Ventran (sp).  Any my principal interest is to get information about his son.  I believe the name is Higgins Coppinger who married Margerat (Skelton) Conklin.  I am of the feeling that a complete record of his Will might reveal something.  The money for his pension was paid through David T. Wiles Attorney.  We do not have the name of the place where the vetran (sp) was buried, other than Washington Co. Tenn.

It seem possible that father and son could both been in the service.

I am hoping for some enlightning (sp) information.

Sincerely

Cora Charles
Signature Cora Charles.

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Mr. J. L. Edwards
of the Pension Office
War Department
D. C. 

Administer to take effect from March 1. 1823

Recd [unknown] 13. 1824

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Washington Dec 13-1824

Sir
Your report on the case of Higgins Coppinger and others is now before me.  I am unacquainted with the primary circumstances of all the applicants except, Coppinger, he resides in my neighbourhood (sp) and of a truth I can say is amongst the poorest men within my knowledge. I have known him for many years, and from my first acquaintance with him up to the present time, he has not at any one [unknown] fifty dollars worth of property- & is moreover very old, & incapable (sp) of resorting to hard labour (sp) - he would have applied for the charity of his  County but for the hope of recovering the Governments proffered bounty.

As to his delay in making this application I can state that at the October Tenn 1822 of our Quarterly Court I [unknown] his declaration & schedule, (of which the old fellow is the counterpart) he was qualified to it & included proof of his circumstances in Court, & had by claim regularly made out which I promised him I would have copied & certified & forwarded to the War Office by [unknown], this & thought I had done until I came on last wentsey (sp) & on addressing you a note, was informed that his claim had not been received at the office - on my return last

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summary I gave him that information.  & promised him to get a certified copy of his declaration & schedule & presented when I came on - the delay in the case has for the last two years [unknown] from my neglect, through the multiplicity of [unknown] the applicant is entitled in Justice to the foregoing statement of parity from me to which I will depose if required

respectfully your obl servt

John Blair

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Letterhead:
John L. Colville, Chairman
Thos. J. Barnes, Sec'y-Treas.
Miss Erbye Sedberry
Mrs. Kelly Potter
Mrs. James D. Elkins

Building Erected 1931
by
Wm. H. Magness, Jr.
In Memory
of His
Father and Brother

STAMPED:
RECEIVED
Jul 27 1937
MAIL SUS-DIV.
VETS ADM
READER 35

Historical Committee of the
Wm. H. & Edgar Magness Memorial Library

Mrs. J. M. Cunningham, Supt. and Librarian

McMinnville, Tennessee

July 25 - 1937,

Veterans Administration
Washington D.C.

Sirs

Will you please give the data on record of the pension certificate of Higgins Coppinger Revolutionary War Pensioner who lived in Sullivan County, Tenn 1833 and was about 93 years old at that time.

Very Respt.

Thos J. Barnes.

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40.051
INVALID.
Revy

File No. 40.051

Higgins Coppinger

Rev War

Act: 18 March 18

Index: Vol. S Page 94

Arrangement of 1870.

1937 - Aug 11 - [unknown] 

Thos. J. Barnes

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October 8, 1957

Miss Cora Charles
779 Spruce Street
Berkeley, California

Dear Miss Charles:

Your letter of September 10th requested information concerning Elihue Coppinger and two veterans named Higgins Coppinger.

We do not have on file copies of letters dispatched as early as March 4, 1949.  We are unable to identify the affidavit which you stated was executed on September 24, 1855, by Elihue Coppinger.  If you will send to us a copy of our letter to you, we will try to be of assistance to you.

We are enclosing several copies of Form NA 288, Request for Record Search Regarding Soldier or Veteran, which shows the type of information needed to make an effective search of pertinent records for information regarding Elihue Coppinger and the two veterans named Higgins Coppinger in whom you are interested.  If you will fill out the forms with as much information as is available to you and return them to us, we will make a search of pertinent records and inform you of the results of the search.

Sincerely yours


For W. Neil Franklin
Archivist in Charge
General Reference Branch

Enclosures - 3

MIJones/vdk 10-8-57

M Jones

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[stamp] received sep 12 9[40] am '57 [illegible] mail section

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Sept 10, 1957
779 Spruce St
Berkeley, Calif.

National Archives
Washington D. C. 

Dear Sir; 

In referance (sp) to a letter sent me March 4, 1949.  You mention an affadavit (sp) you have, executed on September 24, 1885. by Elihue Coppinger.  I would like to have a photostatic copy of this affadavit.  Just a small portion of the affadavit was in.  You mention that other persons by the name of Coppinger and Dickerson are mentioned.  W.H. Coppinger was Elihues brother.  I am trying to locate their father and I belive (sp) his name is Higgins Coppinger.  We have the Revolutionary record of his Grandfather Higgins Coppinger.  but have been unable to find the father.

Do you find two Higgins Coppingers in the Rev War, June 29, 1950  I recd letter from Adjutant Genrals (sp) Office mentioning two Higgins Coppingers but on Feb 21. 1951 they wrote they were unable to tell me whether there different men or one and the same.  Have you any further information?

Sincerely

Cora Charles
779 Spruce St
Berkely, Calif.

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Higgins Coppinger
N2492.

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Jonesboro, Tenn, 4 September 1855,

Sir:-

On the 12 December 1846, a letter was received from your office to the Hm: A. Johnson, H. of R. stating that Rev: Att. Law was then due the heirs of Higgins Coppinger, dec'd, a soldier in the Va. Continental line, & a pensioner under act of 1818 - and enclosing the necessary forms by which an application should be made by the heirs, the matter has been postponed from time to time to the present; and I herewith enclose you the certificate of the Court showing herewith, as directed by the forms forwarded 17 Dec. 1846.

You will please expedite the claim, and forward the necessary papers & the undersigned, and oblige 

Yours very Respy (sp)
A. G. Graham

Hon: J. Minot
Pension Commissioner
Washington City, 
D. C.

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Higgins Coppinger - private Va. Continental line - enlisted for the war & served to the close in 1783 - Pensioner under the law of 1818 at $96.00 per annum - resident of Washington County East Tennessee

Children & only heirs
Mary Mitchell
Nancy Harrell
Elizabeth Mitchell

A. G. Graham
September. 14th 1855
Higgins Coppinger Va. Line

Sent form for Declaration & power of Atty

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Ho. Rep - Feb 14th 1855

Hon L P Waldo

Dr. Sir you will please inform me when Higins Coppinger was paid the last payment of his pension.  he was a Revolutionary Pensioner & recd his installments at Jonesborough.  Please state also the number of his Regiment & designate his Company

Respectfully
N. G. Taylor

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The enclosed paper is forwarded in pursuance of yours of the 14 Sept. 1855, in the case of the Res: Bty. Land Claim of the heirs of Higgins Coppinger dec'd.  You will please give the case your attention at as early a day as possible.

I am your (?)
A. G. Graham
Jonesboro Tenn
29 Sept: 1855

Hon: J Minot
Pen. Off.
Washington City
D. C.

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Certificate of the Court as to the death and benefits of Higgins Coppinger - of the Va Continental line, Revolution

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The State of Tennessee,
and
County of Washington

At a county court begun and held for said County, at the Court House in Jonesborough, on the 1st Monday of September 1855, it being the 3rd day of said month, satisfactory evidence was addressed in open Court to prove that Mary Mitchell, formerly Mary Coppinger & Nancy Harrell, formerly Nancy Coppinger, of the said County & state and Elizabeth Mitchell, formerly Coppinger, of Sevier County, in the said State, (all of whom are "females" - their respective husbands being dead - ) are the only surviving heirs at law wife of Higgins Coppinger; late a pensioner of the United States, under the Act of 1818, for services during the Revolution in the Va. Continental line; that the said Higgins Coppinger died in said County on the 4 Jan 1832, leaving a widow, who survived him a few months and died in the said County during the same year last named; & that the foregoing children named are each and all of them surviving heirs at law insofar as where stated."

I, Henry Hoss, Clerk of the County Court, do certify that the above evidence is taken from the records in my office - 

In Testimony, whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and official seal of office in Jonesborough on this the 4th day of September 1855.

Henry Hoss, Clk.

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Higgins Coppinger, or Covvinger, East Tennessee rev, act March 18. 1818, at $8 per month.

Be pleased to say to what date he was last paid

Pension office
Dec 14. 1846

Paid the 4th. March
1831.

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19336

East Tennessee.

Higgins Coppinger or Covvinger
of Washington Co. in the state of Tennessee
who was a Private inthe company commanded
by Captain Lawson of the regiment commanded
by Colonel John Green in the Virginia
line, for the term of three years war.

Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee
at the rate of 8.- dollars per month, to commence on
the 21 of November 1824 - 

Certificate of Pension issued the 14. of Dec 1824
and sent to the Hon. John Blair
House of Representatives

Arrears to 4th of
portion of 
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1825

$27.69
27.69

Revolutionary claim,
Acts March 18, 1818,
and May 1, 1820.

March 1823

The Papers taken out for Mr. Blair

Dec. 18 1825