Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 5858, John Boudy, Md.

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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Md. 
Boudy, John
Bondy, or
Bodray, or

NUMBER
W. 5858

CONTENTS
Elizabeth.

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let to the Sec. of the Treasury
June 23. 1834

[illegible Draft?] from the Roll and inscribed under act May. 15 1828 at the Treasury Dep. & see letter to Penag. June 27. 1834

North Carolina 23.7 [4?] [illegible initial]
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John Boudy
of [illegible] in the State of N Ca. who was a [private] in the [blank] commanded by Captain [blank] of the Regt commanded by Col.  Steward in the Maryland line for 2 years

dropped.

Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 8C Dollars --- cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the [illegible] day of [illegible] 
and  Such  [illegible] 
Arraign. [illegible Han River?] P.c. Orange co;
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Arrears to the 4th of March [illegible]] 210-
Semi-amt. allowance ending [illegible] 40
                                                             -------
                                                            $280-
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Nath. Rice - Clerk.
Book  [illegible 8?]  Vol. 1 1/2 Page #6

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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832.              Entitled An "act supplementary to an "Act for the relief of the surviving
officers and soldiers of the Revolution."
 
State of North Carolina
Orange County                        S.s.
On this the 4th day of January
One Thousand eight hundred and thirty four, personally appeared before me one of the acting Justices of the peace for Orange above said, John Boudy, a resident of Orange County aforesaid, aged Seventy Seven years, who being first duly sword according to Law, doth
on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed 7th June
A.D. 1832. ------- That he enlisted in the army
of the United States (the precise time he does not now Remember, but thinks it was on or about 3rd September 1776) with Colonel Stewart, at, or near the Balfriar ferry, on the Susquihannah [Susquehanna] River.
That in about two weeks after he enlisted, he rendezvoused at Anapolis [Annapolis] in Maryland, and that he was attached to the second Regiment (he thinks it was) of the Maryland line - That Thomas Gray, was Capt. this Company he was in, and James Bettis Lieutenant - and -
Stewart was Col: of his regiment -
[The declarant thinks it proper to state in the outset of his Declaration that he understood when he enlisted under Stewart, it was
but for three years, but at the expiration of this period, his Col told him he was on the roll, as "enlisted for the war, and he accordingly
so served.]
This Applicant says he was residing with his parents in the neighborhood of the Balfriar ferry, in Maryland, when he entered - and that
after remaining in Anapolis [Annapolis] some two weeks he was marched under Colonel Stewart to the headquarters of the American army which was then at Newark in New Jersey, the precise time they reached Washington's encampment, he does not remember but he

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recollects it was but a short time after the defeat of our army at White Plains - from New Ark [Newark] we marched to New Brunswick;
we had been here but a little while till we retreated from it - the British army under Lord Cornwallis approached it as we left it - The winter was now setting in, and extremely cold, and our army was destitute of shoes &
clothing - That on Christmas night of the year, we crossed the Delaware River some miles above Trenton, it was snowing at this time
and the night was unusually stormy.  Several of our men froze to death.  That early on the next morning (after Christmas) we took all
the enemy forted at this place (Trenton) - that in the attack on the morning of 26th he was in the left division, which was commanded by Gnl  [General]Greene. That it reached Trenton first - the right division having missed its way a little, did not get in town so soon.  That General Washington made Trenton his head quarters for a week or two - but learning that a large body of the enemy was approaching Trenton, under Lord Cornwallis, retreated to Princeton N.J., where we had an engagement with a party of the enemy going on to reinforce Cornwallis.  We went into winter quarters early in January following, to wit, 1777 at Morristown in New Jersey - during the time the American Army marched to Trenton & till it went into quarters at Morristown, This Declarant says he was but thinly clad, and entirely barefoot all the
while - [and that] Washington remained at Morristown till about the first of the summer, & while at this place, the whole army or nearly all, was innoculated [inoculated]for the small pox - from Morristown, we were marched to Middlebrook, and he thinks also to  Quibbletown - The British being as near to us as Brunswick. In the latter part of the summer, the enemy appeared in the Chesapeake Bay.  Washington now marched through Philadelphia- Thence to White Clay Creek,
Thence to Shaddy's ford on the Brandywine creek, where he gave the enemy battle, some time in Sept - Washington was defeated, being deceived by the enemy who crossed at Jones' Ford, some miles above the scene 
of the engagement, and attacked our rear - in this engagement, this applicant received a wound from a musket ball in his knee, which
disqualified him from duty in the line, till in the winter following;
That Genl. Washington & Greene commanded the Americans in this

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battle - that Lafayette, was here, also Wagner, Sullivan Col: Stewart and others;
& That their retreat was covered by General Greene.  That night they encamped at Chester, & the next day went into Philadelphia - in a few days Genl Washington crossed the Schuylkill and offered Genl. Howe battle, and that a heavy gust of rain prevented an engagement. Our army now encamped at the White Marsh, (Pa.) where the enemy hung around us and there was some skirmishing with the outposts - but they not being enabled to bring us to battle, went into winter quarters at Philadelphia & about the 1st December, Washington marched us from White Marsh to Swedes ford, thence to Valley forge, where our army suffered excessively being destitute of clothing and provisions. so difficult were provisions to be procured, that they had to be collected by force. The foraging parties (& this applicant was often one) having sometimes to make excursions 40 & 50 miles and sometimes further, to collect provisions.  This applicant was taken sick at Valley forge and was not enabled to join his company 'till
in July following, to wit, 1778. Nothing material was achieved by the army during the balance of this year (1778).  Our army spent the fall and winter at White plains & Middlebrook.  In July of 1779, West point was taken from the enemy & that place Washington made head quarters 'till the setting in of winter, when leaving part of the Army at this place.  Marched with the other part himself near to Morristown in N.J. where he went into winter quarters.  This applicant was with those at Morristown, under 
Washington. 1780, the winter of this year, was also very severe, and such was the sufferings of the army for provisions and clothing, that
some regiments mutinied.  In September of this year, Genl. Washington went to the French fleet, leaving Genl. Greene in command of the army, it was during this time [he thinks, that & when he deserted to the British] Arnold's treason was discovered in attempting to surrender West point to the enemy - and
Andre, captured and brought into camp. & remembers well of the day Andre's execution.  In the fall of this year, our head quarters
were at Passaic Falls, he thinks - and the winter quarters

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were at Morristown (New Jersey).  If he recollects aright, it was during this winter & the 1st January (1781) that some Pennsylvania
Regiments revolted & returned home, contending that the time for which they had enlisted had expired. In the summer of this year & this applicant thinks it was in the month of July, our army with the French troops, arrived at White plains in New York, crossed the Hudson, passed through Philadelphia on our way to Little York, which place we reached some time in September following, where we were joined by Genl Lafayette, the army was now busily engaged in making advances upon the enemy by cutting parallels - and that in about 8 or 10 days, before the Surrender of the Garrison our army finished a second line of works, when General Washington ordered us to storm two breast
works of the enemy which were galling us very much, and this applicant was in the Division under Colonel Hamilton that stormed and took one of the redoubts, and that a week or so after this, say the 2nd or 3rd week in October, the Garrison of York surrendered - This applicant further says that during the Siege, the French threw several Bombs, which burnt some of the British Shipping.
This applicant further states that in the latter part of the events or early in the Spring after the surrender of Lord Cornwallis amongst others, some of the Pennsylvania & Maryland troops were dispatched to the South to aid General Greene, all the officers & men of my Regiment (or nearly all I think) were ordered to the South amongst whom was this Declarant we were under command of Genl Gist of the Maryland line, the other (Pennsylvania troops) were commanded by Genl. Wayne. In consequence of the scarcity of provisions, in the county through which they had to march, they went in detached parties - his co. passing Halifax in N.C., Hillsbro, Crossed Haw River at the Island ford, passed through Salisbury, Charlotte, the hanging rock etc to Greene's camp, which  was found near Bacon's Bridge (S.C.).  When we left Virginia we understood
Greene's head quarters were at Jacksonborough, but he had left this and gone to Bacon's bridge a few weeks before we reached camp, which this applicant thinks was about the middle of May 1782. That upon arriving at Green's camp, he [Greene] made change in some of

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of our troops.  I was now attached to what was called the augmented corps.  It was about the time Col Lee left the army, and Col. Dagby took command of the Dragoons, and Col. Laurens the light infantry.  Col. Stewart was with us, and still in command and so was Captain Gray, but I was during this summer & fall (1782) under Col. Laurens, and all of us under Genl. Gist, who was also of the State of Maryland.
Sometime in the next month (July) we broke up our encampment and marched to within about 12 miles of Charleston, and encamped
upon the Ashby River.  About this time it was generally reported that the enemy who were now in possession of Charleston, would soon abandon it, our troops having command of nearly all the country around Charleston,
which rendered it difficult for the enemy to get their supplies or provisions, our men would frequently harass their foraging parties.
It was (as well as this applicant can now remember) in the latter part of August of this year, a large troop of the enemy went to the Combahee ferry for the purpose of seizing some provisions that were near the ferry.  Greene ordered our commanding officer Gist 
to give them battle, we came up with them at Page's Point (I think it is called) where our Col. Laurens, who was far in advance, fell in the outset of the engagement.  I remember of seeing four men carry him into our rear, where it is said he died before we left the field.
In about three or four weeks after this engagement of the Combahee ferry, it was agreed upon that an attack be made on a small detachment of the enemy on James Island.  The command was given by Genl. Gist, to Captain Wilmont about Forty-five or fifty of us volunteered under him, but our attack 
on the enemy proved unsuccessful, they proving much stronger than we had been informed they were - our Captain Wilmont was killed also Lieutenant James Bettis and some five or six privates - and 
this applicant says this was the last Battle that he was ever in - About two weeks before Christmas, the British agreed to leave Charleston and let our troops occupy it.  As had been arranged

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part of our men and part of Wayne's, Jointly were to march into the City, and take possession, as soon as the British should leave it we accordingly did so. Wayne marched us into Charleston. The British moved out of town unusually slow, and repeatedly complained to our General, that we pressed too close upon them, whereupon Wayne ordered us to march "more slowly" - we marched to the State
house where we halted and that a great part of soldiers had permission to visit Town, discipline now being almost suspended - in the afternoon all the troops were liberally treated with the most choice spirits, and
that much ceremony and parade was used.  Genl. Green, Brig. Genl. Gist, the Gov. and others marched in procession into the City, followed by the whole of the light horses belonging to the army.  The doors I remember and windows were thronged with the people of Charleston, ch[eer]ing the procession and giving it many a hearty welcome.
This winter this applicant says his regiment or most of it quartered in James Island, where many of us erected huts of 'pine polls' -
It was some time in the next spring (the applicant thinks it was in or about the middle of April) 1783, that the news of peace reached
us, and in the month of May he took shipping in the 'Lady Washington' for Philadelphia, and about the 3rd of June of this year (1783) he received a discharge from General Washington, for his services as a Continental soldier, enlisted for the war, and that when he received his discharge he had been in service, six years and Nine months, which will for the time of his enlistment on the 3rd September 1776. This Declarant says he has thought it expedient to give this detailed statement of his services, lest his name might not be found upon record or if found, it might appear that he had enlisted but for three years. And this Declarant again repeats, that such was his understanding, as the time he enlisted under Col. Stewart, but at the expiration of that
period (three years) he was told by his Colonel that he had not enlisted for three years, but 'for the war' as the rolls would show - to which 
he yielded, and accordingly served the United States faithfully, 'till he got his discharge in June, '83. This applicant, further states that 'till recently, he had understood

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understood that way claimant for pension had to prove his services at least by one living witness and that about Five years
ago, after a long search he found a pensioner in Chatham County (Morphis) who was in the service in part with him, but this pensioner
died before he could procure his evidence - he could find none other nor hear of any other who was in the army with him.  And that for 
the last four years, his infirmities have gained upon him so fast that during that period, he has been too infirm to labour [labor] or go any
distance from home, and has had for four years to depend for substance upon the kindness of his charitable neighbours [neighbors] and that his left knee in which he was wounded in Battle of the brandy wine, has [illegible] failed him and been much pain'd [pained] at times for the last ten years
& during a period of twenty last past, (to wit) since he lost his house by fire, he has been in reduced circumstances, not having at any
time since property to the amount of Twenty Dollars. That he was born in the state of Maryland, within half of a mile of the Balprior ferry, and as near as he can now ascertain
in the fall of the year of 1756 - That he had a record of his age, but that it was destroyed, when he had the misfortune to lose his house by fire some twenty years ago.  That he was living at the place of his birth when called into service.  That after he received his discharge he returned home (to Maryland) where he remained till [until] the fall of 1803 when
he moved to Cumberland County N.C. and in the Spring following he removed to the western part of this (Orange) County, and lived the three first years with George Albright, and then with James McPherson, on whose land he was living when his house was burnt wherein was his discharge from General Washington - he still lives in the western part of orange County. That he entered the service of the United States by enlistment That he was acquainted with Genl. Washington, Genl. Greene, La Fayette, Sullivan, Wayne, Col. Stewart, Brig. Genl. Gist, Col. Laurens, Col. Lee,
Col. Bayly & others -  That he received a discharge from Genl. Washington at the close of the war for his services, and that his discharge was destroyed as above stated

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This applicant states that there is no clergyman, living near to him & he knows of none living that are acquainted with his services in the war - That he is too infirm to attend court - That he is known in his neighbourhood [neighborhood] to Andrew Albright Esq. To George Albright, to Boston Sharp, to John R. McDaniel, to Richard Thompson esq, to John Holmes, to William Paris, to  \William Albright esq (of Chatham County) to John Stafford esquire of this (Orange County) and Charles Woods, a pensioner under the act of March 1818 - with all of whom (excepting Charles Woods, the pensioner) our Representative in Congress the honourable  [honorable] Daniel L. Barringer he presumes is well acquainted, -He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not upon the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day & date first above written.  
[signature] John [X - his mark] Boudy
Witness James A. Craig J.P.
And I the said Justice, do hereby declare my opinion, that the above named applicant (John Boudy) was a revolutionary soldier and
served as he states; and I do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of John Boudy for a pension.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and seal, this the 4th day of January, one thousand eight hundred & thirty-four.  State of North Carolina, 
I John Taylor, clerk of Orange County Court of pleas quarter sessions do hereby certify that James A. Craig Esq who witnessed the foregoing Declaration and who signed the foregoing certificate was at the time a duly qualified Justice of the peace for said County Witnessed by my hand & seal of office - this the 13 day of March A.D. 1834.  J. Taylor C.C.

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5942.
North Carolina
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Elizabeth Boudy,
widow of John [caret] Boudy, 
NC
who served in the Revolutionary War, as a private.
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 1 day of July 1832.
J. Bryan of Ala
Present
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Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 196 Vol. 1

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Elizabeth Boudy
Declaration

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Ben of act of Cong July 7th 1838 March 3d 1844 & Feby 2d 1848
                 State of North carolina Wake county
this 22 day of May 1849 personaly [personally] appeared
in open court for said County to wit
Mrs Elizabeth Bodry or Boudy, and made oath in and form of law that she is seventy five years of age and the widowe [widow] of John Boudy or Bodry who was a pentioner 
[ pensioner] of the United States from the County of Orange North Carolina at
the rate of 80 Eighty Dollars per
annum who was a private in the
North Carolina Line. That she was
Married to her said husband in the
County of Wake North Carolina the 4th
of February 1793 seventeen ninety
three whose maiden name before I
married my said husband was
Elizabeth Singleton.  That a short time
before her said husbands Deth [death] we
moved out of orange in to Wake
County where he Died in 1836
She farther declares that she had remained a widow since the Deth [death] of 
her said husband and his pension
surtificate [certificate] is lost and after diligent search and inquiry it cannot be
found she further declairs [declares] that she
had six children & that she has no [records]
of their ages and never received a pension [illegible] said husbd [husband] recd [recieved] to 4 march 1834
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court this
22nd May 1849  
her  
Elizabeth x Bodry [signed]                    
mark                                             
                                                                 
22nd May 1849                                                                                        
James T. Marriott CC  [signed]

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State of North Carolina}
Wake County }   2 day Aug 1849
                                         This day personally
appeared before me the undersigned
an acting Justice of the peace in
and for said county and state afore to wit W William Pool a credible witnss [witness] aged fifty years who being first duly sworn according to law depose as follows to wit
that he was verry [very] intimately acquainted
with John Boudy and or sometimes called Bodry before his Death who was from orange
county N. Carolina and that he received
a pension of Eighty Dollars per annum
and that he did die i the county of
wake many years ago and was berried  [buried] on the tract of land I now live on & that Mrs. Elizabeth Bodry or Boudy who made
the foregoing decleration [declaration] 22 day of May 1849 is the widow of the Identical aleged [alleged] John Bodry or Boudy whom was a pensioner of the United States and that one John Custis and one John Moor attended to the collection of his pension for him & the deponent is personally acquainted
also with her children by her said husband
and one of them is no doubt older than myself and no doubt was born before one was born before the 1 day of Jany 1794 the said old lady and her children lives in my neighbourhood [neighborhood] - sworn to before
me.  
Allen Adams [illegible] [signed]                       
Wm Pool [signed]
2 day Augst 1849

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I Alen Adams do hereby certify that Mr William Pool came before me this day and made the foregoing statement, he is a man of truth and his foregoing statement I believe true and correct this 2 day of August 1849
                                        Allen Adams [initials]

State of North Carolina}
Wake County}  [illegible ]  I James T Marriot Clerk of the County of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Wake aforesaid, do hereby certify that Mrs. Elizabeth Boudy or Bodry came into open court on the 22nd day of May 1849 and after being duly sworn according to law, made the foregoing Declaration which was duly approved by the Court, and ordered that the Clerk Certify the same to the war department and that the marriage and death proved to the satisfaction of the court. 

I further certify that Y. Bailey whom Samuel A. Smith affidavit (herewithin filed) was made [illegible] at the time of signing the same and acting Justice of the peace [illegible] for the county of Wake aforesaid, and that the signature, purporting to be his are genuine . and also Allen Adams is an acting magistrate.  This 2 signatures are given,. In Testimony wherefore I have here unto affixed the seal of said Court & Subscribed my name at office in Raleigh this 14th day of August 1847.
James T Marriott, Clerk

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State of No. Carolina}
Wake County}
Know all men by there presents that, we John Bodry and Allen Griffis both of the County & State aforementioned and held firmly bound unto his Excellence Richard D. Spraight Esquire.  Governor this session in office the sum of five pounds current money

Executed in the        John Bodry [seal]
 Presence of                          his
 J. Rice                        Allen   X   Griffis [seal]
                                             mark
The above Bond is Endorsed on the back
                 John Bodry  Mar. Bond to
                                       Government. 

State of North Carolina}
Wake County}    I James T. Marriot Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Wake aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a marriage Bond, or a [illegible] purporting to be the marriage Bond of John Bodry, which I find, filed regularly among the marriage Bonds of my office.  "Backed as above represented" and that I find a large number of marriage Bonds in my office in the same situation in every respect

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giveing neither day nor date.

I further certify that I find marriage bonds payable to Richard D. Speight witnessed by J. Rice dated the 7th day of March A.D. 1793.  Seventeen Hundred and Ninety three, 

In testimony of all which, I have hereunto affixed the seal of said court and subscribed my name at office in Raleigh this 14th day of August 1849.
James T. Marriot
Clerk

[appears to be a seal or stamp overlying this paper at the bottom]

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No. 14.153.
Elizabeth Boudy
widow of John
North Carolina

Act 7 July 1838

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Reg WIDOW, & c
File No. 5858
Elizabeth Boudy
[illegible]
John Boudy
Act. July 1, 1838
Index----Vol. a.  Page 73 [13?]

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2119.

Revolutionary Claims
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Treasury Department
23 June 1834

John Boudy ________________________ of ___________________ in the County of Orange in the State of North Carolina has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the Revolution for and during the war, and continued until its termination at which period he was a Private______________ in captain [blank] company in the Regiment of the Maryland line, and that he received a certificate for the war of eighty dollars,  provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778, and further, that he was not on the 15th of May, 1828 on the Revolutionary pension list of the United States, and that he received as a pensioner since the 3rd of March, 1826, the sum of two hundred and forty dollars under the act of  7 June 1832.

The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.

By order of the Secretary
Francis A Dickins.
Treasury Department

Third Auditor's Office
24 June 1834

It appears by the records in this office that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been [illegible] to John Bowdy ------------ in the Maryland line.
[the following appears to be crossed out]
It further appears that [blank] is now on the pension list of the [blank] agency and has been
since the [blank] at the rate of [blank] dollars per month.
[end cross out]

No pensioner by the name of John Bowdy appears on the pension list of the North Carolina agency in this office.
[signature]    Peter Hagner Aud

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                                                              N.C.
    Haw-River (P.O. Orange County
29th March 1836)

Hon:  J L Edwards,
Sir
I had the honour to receive a communication from ^you some time in January last, upon the Subject of the Declaration I made last ^August Court, in behalf of my [illegible] Captain Richard Christmas, you mentioned you was willing to make me out a certificate For $90:87 and that some ^of the time claims for the deceased Services, [illegible] to his being Captain, you thought questionable and had not allowed-  service probably on [caret illegible] troops in those tours were not called into service "by competent authority."  I furnished you thru our Representative. (Mr. Barringer) I trust sufficient evidence of the fact ^that they were also, referring you to the certificate ^and declaration of Thomas Tate, pensioner.  If Captain Christmas's case is reached and finally acted upon, please, hand the certificate to Mr. Barringer, or forward it to me at this office-

With must respt.
Your Most Obed.
James A. Craig
__________________
(Enc..Rich. Christmas)

[initials J.S. ?)
Some weeks time, an invalid, by the name of John Boudy, made his declaration of his own residence before me- He set forth, he served in the 2nd Maryland line- NC. That he has no living witness- but [proves] an unblemished character, and that he has always had the reputation, of being a soldier in the Continental Line.
Any communications, touching his claims, please, address to me at this, Haw River P.O. Orange No. Carolina 
J.A.C.

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Land Office, Annapolis, March 31st 1834
Sir,
[illegible] of the 24th [caret] with the declaration of John Boudy envelope was received---I herewith send you enclosed a certification in his [illegible]----his name only appears [illegible] a pay roll to have received pay and gratuity on the roll, (in the margin of remarks) that he was recruited in 1781---the applicant however states in his declaration that he enlisted in 1776. - the declaration is herewithin returned.

I am very [illegible respectively?] 
[illegible]
G.G. Brown

J. L.  Edwards, [title initials]

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[illegible writing]  116.8
State of North Carolina
Orange County } S.S.

Whereas John Boudy a resident citizen of Orange County in North Carolina aforesaid an United States pensioner under the act of Congress 7 June 1832.
Having recently obtained ^information from the Register of the Land Office for the State of Maryland, that his name appears upon the muster roll for the Maryland Line.  Thereby be deemed sufficient evidence to enable him to [illegible] application for pension, under the act of May 1828.

The said John Boudy, having also attained a letter from the Secretary of State of Maryland, setting forth that the said Boudy served 'til the close of the war, as Continental Soldier.

Wherefore the said John. Boudy does on the the 22nd day of May 1834 formally appear at his own residence, before James A Craig esq. and maketh oath that within the month of April last [year?] he recd a certificate for pension, from the Pension office of the United States, for Eighty Dollars, per annum, commencing on the 4th March 1831 and payable semiannually [illegible].  With which [illegible] by his proper attorney he applied at the United States ^bank in Fayetteville N.C. from said Bank three years payment. [illegible VM2.?] from 4 March 1831 to 4 March 1834.  Amounting to [underlined] Two hundred & Forty Dollars. [end underline]

He said John Boudy, herewith  [crossed out word] surrenders to and returns to the Pension office of the United States his Certificate for Pension aforesaid, Soliciting one under the act of May 1828, in the [illegible] thereof and granting and permitting, that Two hundred & Forty Dollars thereof, be taken out [illegible] money that may ^be due him from the Pension Office, under act May 1828. /Making it seem he has already Recd from the [illegible Com?] of pension under act 7 June 1832./

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the Hon: Secretary of War of the United States or the Com Commissioner of the Pension office from any liability [since or hence] to pay him his heirs administrators or assigns or to any person whatsoever any the money in virtue of said Certificate.

Accepting and Receiving a Certificate of pension in the Room and Stead thereof under act of May 1828.  With the Deduction of Two Hundred & Forty Dollars, for the reason above [illegible applied?]

Herewith enclosing the certificate of George G. Brewer, Reg. Land. Office for Maryland.  Also the letter of the Secretary of State of Maryland --- together with his Certificate for pension under act of 7th June 1832.  with a [illegible] thereon---

The Said John Boudy, being first duly Sworn, Stateth upon his oath, that the above statement he has rendered is true---and that he [illegible] rule and truly abide the Contents of the above affidavit. 

Sworn and Subscribed before me one of the Justices of the peace in and for Orange aforesaid, on this the 22 day of May 1834
        his
John X Boudy
       mark

Test.
[underline] James A. Craig Jus. Peace [end underline]

State of North Carolina.

I John Taylor, Clerk of Orange County Circuit of pleas and quarter Legions, do hereby certify that James A Craig. witnessed the above affidavit of John Boudy, was at the time a duly qualified Justice of the peace, for Orange County in the State aforesaid

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand under seal office at Hillsboro, in Orange aforesaid this the 30th day of May Anno Domini 1834
                             John Taylor C.C.
                              by
                              Saml. B. Taylor

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(No. 1.)
State of North Carolina
Orange County } Let.

I Andrew Albright, Justice of the peace, in orange aforesaid, do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with John Boudy, who has sworn to and subscribed [crossed out] to [end crossout] the following declaration; that i believe him to be 77 years of age; that he [crossed out] has been and [end cross out] is reputed in the Neighborhood where he resides to have served in the war of the Revolution & that I concur in that opinion- that he is a man of truth and veracity---Sworn to and subscribed this the 31st day of [May?] 1834.
                                   Andrew Albright [initials]
[initials]
James A. Craig J.P.

(No. 2)
State of North Carolina
Orange County } S.S.

On this the 31st day of May 1834 formally appeared before the under= Signed a Justice of the peace for Orange aforesaid, George Albright, of Orange, afores and, who bring first duly qualified maketh oath that he ^is [crossed out] has been [end cross out] acquainted with John Boudy, of Orange aforesaid, and has been for twenty five or thirty years- that many years ago ^[illegible says?] 30, said Boudy lived with him, and that as far back as he was acquainted with said Boudy, he has heard ^him narrate his services in the war of the Revolution, and that he served 6 or 7 years - and has also shown this affiant a wound on his knee, which he says he recd.. at the Battle of the Brandywine-
II further that said Boudy has always been considered in the neighborhood as being a Soldier in the war of the Revolution and is a man of truth and veracity.  Sworn to and Subscribed this the 31st day of January 1834-
George Albright

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(No. 3.)
State of North Carolina
Orange County } [ illegible Sct.?]

On this the 31st day of January 1834 personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the peace for Orange, aforesaid Boston Sharp, and made oath, that he is acquainted with John Boudy mentioned in the preceding affidavit-and that he is a neighbor to the last affiant (Bigg/ George Albright, and that he concurs in the statement made by the said Albright- sworn and subscribed the day and date above written. 
Test
James A Craig J.P.           Boston Sharp 

(No. 4)
State of North Carolina
Orange County } Sct.

On this the 31st of January 1834 appeared before the undersigned Justice of the peace for Orange aforesaid, John McDaniel [caret] a lawful constable [end caret] of Orange, aforesaid, who being duly qualified maketh oath, that he is well Acquainted with John Boudy who has sworn to and subscribed the preceding Declaration that [crossed out] I have [end cross out] ^he has frequently heard Boudy, say, he served in the War of the Revolution- that this affiant has [cross out] already [end cross out] often heard his father, John McDaniel (now deceased) say speak of Boudy' service in the War of the Revolution and that he was a good [illegible Whi] that said John Boudy is a reputed in ^the neighborhood where he resides to have served in the War of the Revolution and that he is a man of truth and veracity-and 77 years old-
Test                                     J McDaniel [initials]
James A Craig J.P.
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State of North Carolina}
Orange County}]Sct.

I do hereby certify that Andrew Albright, esquire, a Citizen of Orange County, aoforesaid who has sworn to and subscribed, the preceding affidavit numbered (no.1) in a credible person, and that his statement is entitled to credit:

And I further, certify that the affidavit, next following Andrew Albright and numbered (No.2) Signed George Albright, is also his ^Albright's genuine signature, and that the said Albright, isa Resident citizen of Orange County aforesaid; is a credible person, and that his statement if entitled to credit.
And I further Certify, that Boston Sharp, who has sworn to and subscribed the affidavit next following ^(Bigg) George Albright's and numbered (No.3) is a resident, Citizen of Orange County aforesaid- is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit.
January 31st day A.D. 1834
            Test James A. Craig J.P.
                    ____________________
State of North Carolina
I John Taylor, Clerk of Orange County Court of  Pleas and quarter sessions do hereby certify that James A Craig Esq. who has witnessed the foregoing affidavit of George Albright (No.2) on page the 9th. and the affidavit of Boston Sharp (No.3) and the affidavit of John McDaniel (LC) /No.4 on page 10th and whoalso signed the certificates of character of said affiants, on this [illegible] (the 11th) was at that time a duly qualified Justice of the Peace. {illegible Witness?] my hand and seal of office, this the 13th day of March 1834.
[Signature] J. Taylor CC

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(no. 5)
State of North Carolina}
Orange County}                 John.

On this the 8th day of February A.D. 1834 Personally appeared before the undersigned an acting Justice of the peace for Orange aforesaid, Richard Thompson Esquire, of Orange County aforesaid, who being first duly qualified maketh oath, that he is acquainted with John Boudy of Orange aforesaid, now an applicant for a pension- That he has been neighbour to said Boudy for upwards of twenty years that as far back as his acquaintance with Boudy, say 20 years ago he has heard said Boudy say he was a soldier in the continental line and served through the [illegible] war of the Revolution-and that said Boudy many years ago, showed him a wound in his left knee/ [crossed out] which Boudy has shown him [end cross out]/ and told this affiant he received this wound in a Battle in the War of the Revolution, and that is causes pain and stiffness in that knee, and this affiant says he has noticed Boudy halt in that knee and always understood it was in congruence of the said [illegible] wound.

This affiant in conclusion saith he has always understood Boudy to have been a Soldier in  through the war of the Revolution-and such is the universal belief in the neighborhood where said Boudy lives- and this affiant has always understood that Boudy had the misfortune to lose his house by fire, many years ago, in which was his discharge from General Washington this latter fact this affiant has [caret]  ^also had from Mr. James McPherson himself, of Orange aforesaid, with whom Boudy was living when he lost his home by fire-the said John ^ Boudy is reputed in the neighborhood where he resides to be a man of truth & veracity

Sworn to and subscribed this day and date first above written

Richard Thompson  JP

Test
James A Craig J.P.
______________________
I do hereby certify that Richard Thompson Esquire who has sworn to and subscribed the above affidavit before me, is a resident of Orange aforesaid- and is a man of truth & veracity-
February 8th 1834
James A Craig J.P.
_________________________

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(No.6)
State of North Carolina}
Orange County}  Sct.

John Holmes,
This day personally appeared before me the undersigned Justice of the peace for Orange aforesaid, and maketh oath in due form that he is an acquainted with John Boudy, or Orange aforesaid now an applicant for pension-that several years ago, before the passage of the act of March 1818 he has heard the said John Boudy state that he enlisted in the war and served as this affiant now remembers well through the war-that he has heard Boudy say he got a discharge from General Washington, which he [illegible] burnt many years ago when he had the misfortune to lose his house by fire- And further this affiant says that this said John Boudy is a man of truth and veracity and is to ^be Believed on oath-

Sworn to and Subscribed 
this the 10th day February 1834

John Holmes

Test
J.A. Craig J.P.
______________________
I do hereby certify that John Holmes who has sworn to and subscribed the above affidavit ^before me is a man of truth and veracity.
Test
James A. Craig J. Peace
_________________

February 10th 1834.
State of North Carolina,
I John Taylor, Clerk of Orange County Court of pleas and quarter sessions do hereby certify, that James A Craig esq who witnessed the foregoing affidavit of Richard Thompson, esq. on this preceding page, 13th, and (No.5) and who also signed the Certificate of character thereto on P. 13th page-
And who also witnessed the above affidavit of John Holmes (No.6) on this the 14 page, and who signed the Certificate of Character thereto, was at those times a duly qualified Justice of the peace,
Witness my hand and Seal of office 
This the 18th day March 1834.
J.  Craig [illegible  Cou Clerk?]
____________________________________

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(No.7)
State of North Carolina}
Orange County}    Sct.

On this the 22nd day of February A.D. 1834 personally appeared before the undersigned an acting Justice of the Peace for Orange aforesaid- William Paris.  [illegible] of Orange aforesaid, who being qualified in due form of law [illegible] oath [illegible] he is well acquainted with John Boudy, of Orange aforesaid, now an applicant for a pinsion-
And this affiant further states that he has been acquainted with said Boudy upwards of Twenty ^Five years, and that it is the understanding in the Neighborhood that said Boudy served in the Continental line in or thro' the War of the Revolution- and remembers hearing that J. Boudy had the misfortune to lose his house by fire some 18 or 20 years ago-when he lost his discharge from ^the army-that said Boudy altho' a very [illegible] man is a man of truth and veracity and is to be believed upon oath.-

                his
William      X     Paris
                mark

Test
James A. Craig J.P.
_______________________

I do hereby certify that William Paris, who has sworn to and subscribed the above affidavit this day before me, is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit.
February 22nd, 1834} 
James A. Craig J.P.
___________________________

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State of North Carolina,

I, John Taylor of Orange County Court of pleas and quarter sessions, do hereby certify that James A Craig, Esq. who witnessed the foregoing affidavit of William Paris (No.7) on the preceding page, and who signed the certificate of Character there to, on said page the 15th-was at that time a duly qualified Justice of the Peace.

Witness my hand and Seal of Office, this the 13 day of March A.D. 1834.
J. Taylor Con Clerk

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(No.8)
State of North Carolina}
Orange County}  S.S.

On this the 24th day of February, A.D. 1834. personally appeared before the undersigned an acting Justice of the peace in and for Orange aforesaid, William Albright, Esquire, of Chatham County NCa who being first duly qualified maketh oath, that, he is well acquainted with John Boudy of Orange aforesaid, now an applicant for a pension ^and has been acquainted with him [end^] upwards of Twenty five years: [crossed out illegible] that he [crossed out has] as far back as his acquaintance extends with said Boudy, has heard him State that he was a Soldier in the Continental line, and has shown him a wound on his knee which he says he got in a battle in the war of of the Revolution, but this affiant does not remember in what battle it was, but remembers of hearing him (Sd Boudy, speak of being in the Battle of Brandywine-and that he lost his house by fire many years ago and discharge ^from the army [end ^]- and that Boudy is believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been in the War of the Revolution-and is a man of truth and veracity.

Sworn to, and subscribed
the day and date above written.
William Albright
a Justice of the Peace for the County of Chatham- NC

Test
James A Craig J.P
______________________________________

I do hereby certify, that William Albright, esq. who has sworn to and subscribed the above affidavit, is a man of truth and veracity, and that his statement is entitled to full credit.
James A. Craig J.P.
__________________________________________

Test

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(No.9)
State of North Carolina}
Orange County}  Sct.

On this the 28th day of February [crossed out 28th] 1834.  personally appeared before the undersigned an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid John Stafford esq. of Orange county aforesaid, who being duly qualified maketh oath that he has been acquainted with John Boudy of orange aforesaid, now an applicant for a pinsion under the act of June 7th 1832-and has been acquainted with J. Boudy upwards of twenty five years.  That J. Boudy has the character of being a soldier in the war of the Revolution and that the said Boudy has as far back as his acquaintance with him been in poor circumstances as to property-and in a State of penury and want. and in much need of pecuniary assistance-
And this affiant in conclusion states that the said John Boudy is a man of honesty, truth and veracity.
                                John Stafford J.P.
Test
James A. Craig J.P.
____________________
I do hereby certify that John Stafford, esquire, who has sworn to and subscribed  the above affidavit this day before me, is a man of truth and veracity.
James A. Craig J.P.
____________________________

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(No.10)
State of North Carolina}
Orange County}  Sct.

On this the 1st day of March 1834,  personally appeared before the undersigned an acting Justice of the peace in and for the county of orange aforesaid- Charles Woods. a Soldier of N.C. Continental line. and now a United States pensioner under the act of 18 March 1818.  Who being duly qualified maketh oath that he joined Genl. Greene in 1782 at the Ashley Hill (Camp) that he was under Brig. Gist at the battle at Combahee Ferry where CR: Laurens fell, remembers of some of the augmented troops from the Maryland line being with them. and that ^they [end ^] marched into Charleston with us.  when the British under Gen. Leslie let Charleston. remembers of Capt. Gray and Major Steward of the Maryland troops, and he remembers of their tenting on James's Island that winter 1782, and that many of them made huts of pine polls' - and that the Maryland line took shipping in the Spring from Philadelphia-  And altho' he does not remember of knowing Boudy, yet from the account said Boudy gives in his Declaration of his Services under Greene, feels satisfied that Boudy was under Greene and served as he states.
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and date first above written.

                    His
Charles         X           Woods
                   Mark

Test
      James A. Craig A.P.
______________________________________

State of North Carolina

I, James A Craig, one of the acting Justices for the County of Orange, aforesaid in the State aforesaid, as hereby declare my opinion; after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatoreis prescribed by the war department, that the above named applicant

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applicant |to wit| John Boudy [crossed out illegible], was a Soldier in the Revolutionary war, and served as he states.  And I do further certify that the foregoing contains the original ^proceedings before me [end ^] in the matter of the application of John Boudy, for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have here unto set my hand & seal this the 11th day of March 1834.

James A. Craig J.P.    [handwritten seal placeholder]

John Boudy - N.C. 
No. 30.080.
______________________

State of North Carolina

I John Taylor of Orange County Cout of pleas and quarter sessions, do hereby certify that James A Craig esq. who witnessed the affidavit of William Albright on page 17 (& No.8) and who signed the Certificate of Character thereto on said 18th page
And who also witnessed the affidavit of Charles Woods, on the 19th page (& No.10) and who signed the certificate of character thereto on said 19th page-
And who also Signed the above certificate on this the 20th page-was at those times, a duly qualified Justice of the Peace.

Witness my hand and seal of office this the 13th day of March A.D. 1834.
J. Taylor Cou Cle

Hon D L Barringer
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                                                                     2119'.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed 7. June 1832

State of North Carolina}
Orange County} S.S.

On this fourth day of January one thousand eight hundred and thirty four personally appeared before me one of the acting Justices of the peace for Orange aforesaid, John Boudy a resident of Orange County aforesaid, aged Seventy Seven years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed 7th June 1832.  That he enlisted in the Army of the United States (the precise time he does not now remember, but thinks it was on or about the 3 of September 1776) with Col Stewart [^illegible too light to read] at or near the [Balfriar?] ferry on the Susquehannah [^ illegible] Maryland.  That in about two weeks after he enlisted, he [illegible renezvoused?] at Annapolis in Maryland and that he was attached to the second Regiment (he thinks it was) of the Maryland line.  That Thomas Gray was Captain of this company he was in and James Pettis Lieutenant and Steward was Col of his regiment. 
The declarant thinks it proper to state in the [illegible] of his declaration that he understood when he enlisted under Stewart it was but for [underline] three years [end underline], but at the expiration of this period, his Col, told him he was on the roll [underline] as enlisted for the war [end underline], and he accordingly so served.
This affiant says he was residing with his parents in the neighbourhood of the Balfriar ferry in Maryland when he enlisted, and that after remaining in Annapolis, some two weeks, he was marched under Col Stewart, to the Headquarters of the American

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Army which was there at New Ark in New Jersey the precise time they reached Washingtons  [illegible], he does not remember, but recollects it was but a short time after the defeat of our Army at White Plains.  From New Ark we marched to New Brunswick, we had been here but a little while till we retreated from it, the British Army under Lord Cornwallis approached it, as we left it.  The winter was now sitting in and extremely cold, and our Army was destitute of shoes & cloathing.  That on Christmas night of this year we crossed the Delaware river some miles above Trinton, it was Snowing, at this time, and the night was unusually stormy several of our men froze to death, that early on the next morning (after Christmas) we look all the Enemy forted at this place Trenton.  That in the attack on the morning of the 26th. he was in the left divisions, which was commanded by Genl Greene, that it reached Trenton first, the right division having missed the way a little, did not get in town so soon.  That Genl Washinton made Trenton his headquarters for a week or two but learning that a large body of the enemy was approaching Trenton under Lord Cornwallis retreated to Princeton (N.J.) where we had an engagement with a party of the Enemy going to reinforce Cornwallis.  We went into winter quarters early in January following to [illegible], 1777 at Morris Town in New Jersey during the time the American Army marched to Trenton, and 'till it went into quarters at Morris Tenn, this declarant says he was but thinly clad [underline] and entirely barefoot [end underline] all the [underline] while [end underline] and that Washington remained at Morristown until about the first of Summer, and while at this place, [crossed out} all [end cross out] the whole Army or nearly all was [underline] inoculated [end underline] for the Small Pox.  From Morristown we were marched to

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Middlebrook, and he thinks also to Quinthtown the British lying as near to us as Brunswick.  In the latter part of the Summer, the Enemy appeared in the Chesepeake Bay.  Washington now marched through to Philadelphia, thence to White Clay Creek, then to Shaddy ford on the Brandywine Creek, where he gave to Enemy Battle, some time in September, Washington was defeated being deceived by the Enemy who camped at Jones ford some miles above the scene of the engagement and attached our rear, in this engagement this applicant received a wound from a musket ball in his knee which disqualified him from duty in the line 'till in the winter following.  That Genl. Washington & Greene commanded the Americans in this battle, that Lafayette was here, also Morgan, Sullivan, Col Stewart and others; and that their retreat was covered by Gen Greene, that night they encamped at Chester and the next day went into Philadelphia, in a few days Genl Washington crossed the Schuylkill and offered Genl. Howe battle, and that a heavy gust of rain prevented in engagement.  Out Army now encamped at the White March (Pa) where the enemy being around us and there was some skirmishing with the outposts, but they not being [illegible] to bring us to battle went into winter quarters at Philadelphia and about the first of December Washington marched us from White Marsh to [illegible Sweeds?] ford, thence to Valley forge where our Army suffered excessively being destitute of clothing and provisions, so difficult were provisions to be procured, that they had to be collected by force.  The foraging parties (this applicant was often one) having sometimes to make excursions 40 or 50 miles and sometimes farther, to collect provisions.  This
applicant

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applicant was taken sick at Valley forge, and was not enabled to join his company 'till in July following [illegible] in 1778.  Nothings material was achieved by the Army during the balance of this year (1778) Our Army spent the fall and winter at White Plains and Middlebrook.  In Juluy of 1779 Westpoint was taken from the Enemy & that place Washington made Headquarters, 'till the setting inn of winter, when leaving part of the Army at this place marched with the other part himself near to Morristown in N.J. where he went into winter quarter  This applicant was with those at Morristown under Washington 1780.  The winter of this year was also very severe, and such was the suffering of the Army for provisions and clothings, that some regiments mutinied.  In September of this year Genl Washington went to the French fleet, leaving Genl Greene in command of the Army, it was during this time, he thinks that Arnolds treason was discovered attempting to surrender West Point to the Enemy, and when he deserted to the British and
Andres captured and brought into Camp, and remembers well of the day Andres execution.  In the fall of this year our Headquarters were at Passaickfalls he thinks, and the winter quarters at Morristown in N.J.  If he recollects [illegible aright?].  It was during this winter and the 1st day of January (1781) that some Pennsylvania Regiments [illegible] and returned home, contending that the time for which they had enlisted has expired. In the summer of this year and this applicant thinks it was in the month of July our Army with the French troops, arrived at White Plains in New York, crossed the Hudson passed through Philadelphia on our way to little York, which place we reached sometime in September following, where we were joined by Genl LaFayette, the Army was now busily engaged in

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making advances upon the Enemy by cutting parallels and that in about 8 or 10 days before the surrender of the garrison our Army finished a second line of works, when Genl Washington ordered us to storm two breast works of the Enemy which were gulling us very much, and this applicant was in the Division under Col Hamilton; that stormed and took one of the [illegible], and that a week or so after this, say the 2nd or 3rd week in October the Garrison of York surrendered.  This applicant further says that during the siege the French fleet threw several Bombs, which burnt some of the British Shipping.  This applicant further states that in the latter part of the Winter or early in the Spring, after the surrender of Lord Cornwallis, amongst others, some of the Pennsylvania & Maryland troops were dispatched to the South to aid Genl Greene all the officers and men of my Regiment (or nearly all I think) were ordered to the South among whom was this declarant, we were under command of Genl Gist, of the Maryland line.  The other (Pennsylvania troops) were commanded by Genl Wayne.  In consequence of the scarcity of provisions, in the Country, through which they had to march they went in detached parties, and his Company passing Halifax in N.C. Hillsborough, crossed the [illegible Ham?] River, at the Island ford, passed through Salisbury, Charlotte, the handing Rock & to Greens Camp which we found near Bacons Bridge S.C. when we left Virginia, we understood Greens headquarters were at Jacksonborough, but he had left this and gone to Bacons Bridge a few weeks before we reached Camp, which this applicant thinks was bout the middle of May 1782.  That afore arriving at Greens Camp, he Greene made change in some of our troops I was not attached to what was called the augmented Corps.  It was about the time Col Lee left the Army and Col Bayley took command of the Dragoons, and Col Laurens the light Infantry  Col Stewart

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was with us, and still in command, and so was Capt Gray, but I was during the summer and fall (1782) under Col. Laurens, and all of us under Genl Gist who was also of the State of Maryland.  Some time in the next month (July) we broke up our encampment & marched to within about 12 miles of Charleston and encamped upon the Ashley River:  about this time it was generally reported that the Enemy who were now in possession of Charleston, would soon abandon it, our troops having command of nearly all the Country around Charleston, which rendered it so difficult ^for the Enemy [end^] to get ^their [end ^] supplies of provisions, our men would frequently harrass their forageing parties.

It was (as well as this applicant can now remember in the latter part of August of this year, a large troop of the Enemy went to the Combahee ferry for the purpose of seizing some provisions, that were near the Ferry.  Green ordered our commanding officer Gist to give them battle, we came up with them at Page's Point (I think it is called) where our Co Laurens who was far in advance fell, in the outset of the engagement; I remember of seeing four men carry him into our rear, where it is said he died before we left the field.  In about three or four weeks after the engagement at the Combahee ferry, it was agreed upon that an attack be made upon a small detachment of the Enemy on James' Island, the command was given by Genl. Gist to Captain Wilmont, about, about forty five or fifty of us volunteered under him, but our attack on the Enemy proved unsuccessful, they proving much stronger than we had been informed they were.  Our Capt. Wilmont was kitted, as also Lieutenant James Bettis, and some five or six privates, and this applicant says this was the last battle he was in.  

About two weeks, before Chrismas, the British agreed to leave Charleston, and let our troops occupy it.

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as had been arranged, part of our men and part of [illegible],  jointly were to march into the City and take possession, as soon as the British should leave, we accordingly di so, [illegible Wagner?] march'd us into Charleston, and the British moved out of town unusually slow, and repeatedly complained to our General that we [illegible] too close upon them, whereupon [illegible Wagner? Wayne?]  ordered us to march "more slowly" we marched to the State House where we battled and that a great part of [crossed out illegible]  Soldiers had permission to visit Town, discipline being now almost suspended; in the afternoon all the troops were liberally treated with the most choice Spirits and that much ceremony and parade ensued.  Genl Green Brig Genl Gist the Governor, and others marched in procession into the City, followed by the whole of the light Horse belonging to the Army.  The [illegible], I remember and windows with thronged with the people of Charleston cheering the procession and giving it many a hearty welcome.

[crossed out illegible line]

This winter this applicant says his Regiment or most of [illegible] it, quartered on James Island, when many of us erected huts of pine poles.  It was some time in the next Spring (this applicant thinks it was in or about the middle of April 1783) that the [illegible of peace?]  marched us, and in the month of May he took Shipping in the Lady Washington for Philadelphia, and about the 5 of June of this year (1783) he received a discharge from Genl Washington for his Services as a Continental Soldier [underline] enlisted for the War [end underline] and that when he recd his discharge, he had been in service 6 years and 9 months which [illegible] the time of his enlistment to the 5 of Sept 1776.  

This declarant say, he thought if expedient, to give this detailed statement of his Services, lest his

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name might not be found on the record, or if found, it might appear he had enlisted ^but [end^] [underline] for three years [end underline].  And this declarant again repeats, that such was his understanding at the time he enlisted under Col Stewart, but, at the expiration of that period (three years) he was told by his Colonel that he had not enlisted for three years, "but for the war" as the rolls would show, to which he yielded, and accordingly served the United States faithfully, till he got his discharge in June '83.  

This applicant further states that 'till recently he understood that every claimant for pension, had to prove his service by at least one living witness, and that about five years ago, after a long search he found a pensioner in Chatham County (illegible Morphis? Morris?] who was in the service in part with him but this pensioner died before he could procure his evidence, he could find none other, nor hear of any other who was in the Army with him.  And that for the last four years, his infirmities have gained upon him so fast, that during that period, he has been too infirm to labour, or go any distance from home, and has had for four years to depend for subsistence upon the kindness of his charitable neighbours, and that his left knee in which he was wounded in the battle of Brandywine, measureably has failed him and been much pained at times, for the last ten years & during a period of twenty last past [illegible word in parenthesis] since he lost his house by fire he has been in [illegible] circumstances not have any time since [illegible] to the amount of Twenty dollars.

That he was born in the State of Maryland within half a mile of Balfriar ferry, and as near as he can now ascertain in the fall of the year 1756    That he had a record of his age, but that it was destroyed when he had the misfortune to lose his House by fire some twenty years ago.  That he was living at the place of his birth when called

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called into Service, that after he received his discharge he returned home (to Maryland) where he remained 'till the fall of 1803, when he moved to Cumberland County N.C. and in the Spring following he [illegible] to the Western part of this (Orange) County and lived the those first years with George Albright, and then with James McPherson on whose land he was living when his House was burnt, wherein was his discharge from Genl George Washington, he still lives in the Western part of Orange County.

That he entered the Service of the United States by enlistment.

That he was acquainted with Genl Washington Genl Green Lafayette, Sullivan [illegible], Col Stewart [illegible] Genl Gist, Col Laurens, Col Lee, Col Bagley & others

That he received a discharge from Genl Washington at the close of the war for his 
 Services, and that his discharge was destroyed as above stated. 
This applicant states that there is no Clergyman living near him and he knows of none living that are acquainted with his Services in the War.
That he is too infirm to attend Court.
That he is known in his neighbourhood to Andrew Albright Esq to George Albright, to Boston Thorp, to John R McDaniel, to Richard Thompson Esq to John Holmes, to William Paris, to William Albright Esq of (Chatham County) to John Stafford of this (Orange) County and Charles Woods a Pensioner whom (excepting Charles Woods the pensioner) our Representative in Congress the Hon David Barringer, he presumes is well acquainted. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or [illegible anuity?] except the

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Sworn to and Subscribed the day and date first above written
                               his
                 John        X        Boudy
                               mark
Witness
James A. Craig J.P.
________________________

And I the said Justice, do hereby declare my opinion that the above named applicant John Boudy was a revolutionary Soldier, and Served as he states:  and I do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of John Boudy for a pension.

In Testimony where of I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this 4th day of January one thousand eight hundred & thirty four

                               James A Craig J.P. [seal]

State of North Carolina

I John Taylor Clerk of Orange County Court of pleas and quarter Sessions, do hereby certify that James A. Crain Esq who witnessed the foregoing certificate was at the time a duly qualified Justice of the Peace for Said County.  Witness my hand and Seal of Office this 13th day of March 1834

                                         J. Taylor  Clk

No. 1.
State of North Carolina}
Orange County } Sct

I Andrew Albright Justice of the peace in Orange aforesaid, do hereby certify, that I am well acquainted with John Boudy, who has sworn to and Subscribed the preceeding declaration:  that I believe him to be 77 years of age, that he is or reputed in the neighbourhood where

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he resides to have served in the War of the Revolution on and that I concur in that opinion, & that he is a man of truth and veracity.

Sworn and subscribed this 31st day of January 1834

Teste
__________
James A. Craig J.P.             Andr Albright J.P.
_______________________

No. 2.
State of North Carolina}
Orange County}       Sct

On this 31st day of January 1834 personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace for Orange aforesaid, George Albright of Orange aforesaid who being first duly [crossed out] sworn [end cross out] qualified maketh oath that he is acquainted with John Boudy of Orange aforesaid and has been for twenty five or thirty years that many years ago, say 30. said Bondy lived with him and that as far back as he was acquainted with Said Boudy, he has heard him narrate his Services in the War of the Revolution and that he served 6 or 7 years and has also shown this affiant a wound on his knee which he says he received at the Battle of the Brandy Wine & further that said Boudy has always been considered in the neighbourhood as being a soldier of the Revolutionary War, and is a man of truth and veracity.

Sworn to and Subscribed this 31st day of January 1834

                                            George Albright

No. 3.
State of North Carolina}
Orange County}  Sct
On this 31st day of January 1834 personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the peace or Orange aforesaid, Boston Sharp and made Oath, that he is

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is acquainted with John Boudy mentioned in the preceeding affidavit, that he is a neighbour to the last affiant (Bigg) George Albright and that he concurs in the statement made by said Albright

Sworn and Subscribed the day and date above written

Test.                              Boston Sharp
_______      
James A. Craig J.P.

No.4.
State of North Carolina}
Orange County}  Sct
On this 31st day of January 1834 personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace for Orange aforesaid, John McDaniel a lawful Constable of Orange, aforesaid, who being duly qualified, maketh oath, that he is well acquainted with John Boudy who has sworn to and subscribed the preceding declaration, that he has frequently heard Boudy say he served in the War of the Revolution, that this affiant has often heard his father John McDaniel (now deceased) speak of Boudys Services in the War of the Revolution and that he was a good [illegible].  That said John Boudy is reputed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have served in the War of the Revolution and that he is a man of truth and veracity & 77 years old
                                    J. McDaniel [initials]

test
James A Craig J.P.

State of North Carolina}
Orange County } Sct
I do hereby certify that Andrew Albright Esq a citizen of Orange County aforesaid who has sworn to and subscribed the [crossed out] foregoing [end cross out] preceeding affidavit No

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(No.1.)  is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit.
And I further certify that the affidavit next following Andrew Albright, and numbered (No.2.) signed George Albright is also his Albrights genuine signature, and that the said Albright is a resident Citizen of Orange County aforesaid is a credible person, and that his Statement is entitled to credit.

And I further certify that Boston Sharp who has sworn to and subscribed the affidavit next following (Bigg) George Albright, and numbered (No3.) is a resident Citizen of Orange County aforesaid is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit.  And I do further certify that John McDaniel [illegible initials ()] who has sworn to and subscribed the affidavit next following Boston Sharp and numbered (No4.) is a resident of Orange County aforesaid, is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit
                January 31st 1834
                    Test
                                  James A. Craig J.P.
                                 ________________

State of North Carolina
I John Taylor Clerk of Orange County Court of pleas and quarter sessions to hereby certify that James A Craig Esq who has witnessed the foregoing affidavits (to wit) of Andrew Albright Esq, numbered (No.1.) and the Affidavit of George Albright (No.2.) on page 9th. and the affidavit of Boston Sharp (No.3) and the Affidavit of John McDaniel [illegible initials] (No.4) on page 10th And who also signed the certificate of character of said affiants on this page (11th) was at that time a duly qualified Justice of the Peace.  Witness my hand and Seal of Office this 13th day of March 1834
                                 J. Taylor Clerk

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(No.5.)
State of North Carolina}
Orange County}         Sct

On this 8th day of July A.D. 1834.  personally appeared before the undersigned an acting Justice of the Peace for Orange aforesaid Richard Thompson Esq of Orange County aforesaid who being first duly qualified maketh oath that he is acquainted with John Boudy aforesaid of Orange and applicant for a pension.  That he has been neighbour to said Boudy for upwards of twenty years, that so far back as his acquaintance with Boudy say 20 years ago he has heard said Boudy say he was a Soldier in the Continental line and served through the said War of the Revolution, and that said Boudy many years ago, showed him a wound in his left knee and told this affiant he received the wound in a battle in the War of the Revolution, and that it causes pain and stiffness in that knee, and this affiant says he has noticed Boudy halt in that knee, and always understood it was in consequence of said wound.

This affiant in conclusion saith he has always understood Boudy to have been a Soldier in & through the War of the Revolution and such is the universal belief in the neighbourhood where said Boudy lives, and this affiant ^has [end^] always understood that Boudy had the misfortune to lose his House by fire, many years ago, in which was his discharge from Genl Washington this latter fact this affiant has also had from Mr James McPherson himself of orange aforesaid with whom Boudy was living when he lost his House by fire.  The said John Boudy is reputed in the neighbourhood where he resides to be a man of truth & veracity 
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and date first above written
                                 Richard Thompson J.P.
Test
James A Craig J.P.

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I do hereby certify that Richard Thompson Esquire who has sworn to and subscribed the above affidavit before me, is a resident of Orange aforesaid, and is a man of truth and veracity
February 8th 1834.
                                    James A Craig JP.

(No.6)
State of North Carolina}
Orange County}        Sct
This day John Holmes personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace for Orange aforesaid and maketh oath in due form that he is well acquainted with John Boudy of Orange aforesaid now an applicant for pension.  That several years ago, before the passage of the Act of March 1818. he has heard the said John Boudy state that he enlisted in the war and served as well as this affiant now remembers well through the War.  That he has heard said Boudy say he got a discharge from Genl Washington, which he got burnt many years ago, when he had the misfortune to lose his House by fire.  And further this affiant says that the said John Boudy is a man of truth and veracity and is believed on oath Sworn to & Subscribed this
10th day of July 1834        
                                    John Holmes
Test J.A. Craig J.P.

I also hereby certify that John Holmes who has sworn to and subscribed the above affidavit before me, is a man of truth and veracity.
Test           
                    James A Craig J.P.
                    February 10th 1834

State of North Carolina
I John Taylor Clerk of Orange Count Court of pleas and quarter sessions do hereby certify that James A Craig

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Esq who witnessed the foregoing Affidavit of Richd Thompson Esq on the preceeding page 13th (No5) and who also signed the certificate thereto on said page 13th.

And who also witnessed the above affidavit of John Holmes (No.6.) on this the 14th page and who signed the certificate of character thereto, was at those times a duly qualified Justice of the peace.
Witness my hand and Seal of Office this 13th day of March 1834
                                          J. Taylor Clerk

(No.7.)
State of North Carolina}
Orange County}        Sct

On this the 22nd day of February A.D. 1834 personally appeared before the undersigned an acting Justice of the peace of Orange aforesaid, William Paris [illegible] of orange aforesaid, who being qualified in due form of law maketh oath that he is well acquainted with John Boudy of Orange aforesaid, now an applicant for a pension.

And this affiant further states that he has been acquainted with said Boudy for upward of twenty five years, and that it is the understanding in the neighbourhood that said Boudy served in the Continental line in, or thro' the War of the Revolution, and remembers hearing that Sd Boudy had the misfortune to lose his House by fire some 18 or 20 years ago whe he lost his discharge from the Army.  That said Boudy altho' a very poor man is a man of truth and veracity and is to be believed upon oath
Test                         William Paris
James A Craig J.P.

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I do hereby certify that William Paris who has sworn to and subscribed the above affidavit this day before me, is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit

February 22nd 1834    James A. Craig J.P.

State of North Carolina
I John Taylor Clerk of Orange County Court of pleas and quarter sessions, do hereby certify that James A. Craig Esq who witnessed the foregoing affidavit of William Paris (No.7.) on the preceding page, and who signed the certificate of character thereto on said page the 15th. was at that time a duly qualified Justice of the peace
Witness my hand and Seal of Office the 13th day of March 1834
                       J. Taylor Clerk

(No.8.)
State of North Carolina}
Orange County}      Sct

On this 24th day of February A.D. 1834 personally appeared before the undersigned an acting Justice of the peace in and for Orange County aforesaid, William Albright Esq of Chatham County N.C. who being first duly qualified, maketh oath that he is well acquainted with John Boudy of Orange aforesaid now an applicant for a pension, and he has been acquainted with him upwards of twenty ^five [end ^] years, that he, as far back as his acquaintance extends with said Boudy, has heard him state that he was a Soldier in the Continental line and has shown him a wound on his knee which he says he got in a Battle in the War of the

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Revolution, but this affiant does not remember what Battle it was, but remembers hearing him Sd Boudy speak of being in the Battle of the Brandy Wine, and that he lost his House by fire many years ago [crossed out?] and discharge from the Army and that said Boudy is believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Soldier in the War of the Revolution and is a man of truth and veracity.
Sworn to & Subscribed the day and date above written
                               Wm Albright
          a Justice of the Peace for the County
                   of Chatham N.C.
Test
James A. Craig J.P.

I do hereby certify that William Albright Esq
who has sworn to and subscribed the above affidavit, is a man of truth and veracity, and that his statement is entitled to full credit
                               James A Craig J.P.

(No.9.)
State of North Carolina}
Orange County}       Sct

On this 28th day of February 1834 personally appeared before the undersigned and acting Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid John Stafford Esq of Orange County aforesaid, who being duly qualified, maketh oath that he has been acquainted with John Boudy upwards of twenty five years.   That Said Boudy has the character of being a Soldier in the War of the Revolution, and that the Said Boudy as far back

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as his acquaintance with him been in poor circum-
stances as to property and in a state of penury and
want, and in much need of procuring assistance.
And this affiant in conclusion states that the
said John Boudy is a man of truth and veracity.
John Stofford J.P.

test
James A. Craig J.P.
I do hereby certify that John Stofford Esq  who as
sword & subscribed the above affidavit this day
before me, is a man of truth and veracity.
James A Craig J.P.
No.10
State of North Carolina}
Orange County}
Set
On this 1st day of March 1834 personally appeared
before the undersigned an acting Justice of the Peace
in and for the County of Orange aforesaid, Charles 
Woods, a soldier of N.C. continental line, and now
a United States pensioner under the act of 18 Mar. 1818
who being duly qualified maketh oath, that he served
Genl Green in 1782 at the Ashley Hill (Camp) that
he was under Brig Gist at the battle of Combahee ferry
where Col Laurens fell, remembers of some of the aug-
mented troops from the Maryland line, being with
them, and also that they marched into Charleston
with us, when the British under Gen Leslie left
Charleston, remembers of Capt Gray and Maj Stewart
of the Maryland troops, and he remembers of their
tenting on James Island that winter 1782, and
that many of theim made huts of pine poles, and 
that the Maryland line took shipping in the spring
for Philadelphia.  and altho he does not remember of 
knowing Boudy yet from the account said Boudy

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gives in his declaration of his services under Greene
feels satisfied that Boudy was under Greene and 
served as he states.
Sworn to & subscribed the day and date
first above written
Charles [his X mark] Woods
test
James A Craig J.P.
I do hereby certify that Charles Woods who has 
signed and sworn to the above affidavit this day
before me is a man of truth and veracity.
James A. Craig J.P.

State of North Carolina
I James A. Craig one of the acting Justices of
the peace for the county of Orange in the State afore
said do hereby declare my opinion after the investiga-
tion of the matter, and after pulling the interrogations
prescribed by the War department that the above
named applicant (to wit) John Boudy was a sol-
dier in the Revolutionary War, and served as he states
and I do further certify that the foregoing contains
the original proceedings before me in the matter
of the applications of John Boudy for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have herunto set 
my hand & seal this 11th day of March 1834
James A. Craig J.P.

State of North Carolina
I John Taylor clerk of orange county court of
please & quarter sessions, do certify that James A Graig 
Esq who [illegible] the affidavit of William Albright
on page 17 (& ? 28) and who signed the certificate of

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                                                                     21.

Character thereto on said page 17th
And who likewise witnessed the affidavit of John Stofford Esq on the 18th page (No.9.) and signed the certificate of character thereto on said 18th page And who also witnessed the affidavit of Charles Woods on the 19th page (No.10.) and who signed the certificate of character on said 19th page
And who also signed the above certificates on the 20th page was at those times, a duly qualified Justice of the Peace.

Witness my hand and Seal of Office this 13th day of March A.D. 1834

                            J. Taylor Clerk

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                                                       2120

                    Revolutionary Claims.
                  _____________________________

                                       Treasury Department
                                                2 July 1834.

Peter Eversole _____________ of Wythe ___________
[crossed out] in the [end cross out] County [crossed out] of [end cross out] in the State of Virginia has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May 1828.  He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution for and during the war, and continued until its termination at which point he was a Private in Captain [illegible Siggles' ?] company in [cross out] the [end crossout] Col Broadheads' Pennsylvania line and that he ^never [end^] received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 18th of May, 1778, and further, that he was no on the 15th of May 1828 on the Revolutionary pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3rd of March. 1826. nothing 

The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.

                        By order of the Secretary
                       Francis A. Dickins
          Treasury Department

                                   Third Auditor's Office
                                    2nd July 1834
It appears by the records in this office that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to Peter Eversole in the Pennsylvania line.  It further appears that Peter Eversole is ^not [end^] on the pension list of [crossed out] the [end cross out] any agency, and has ^not [end^] been since the 3rd March 1826
[crossed out illegible line allow for month][end cross out]
                                     Peter Hagner Aud

No. 5,539

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                LAND OFFICE
Annapolis, March 31st 1834,
I Certify, that it appears by a Pay Roll remaining in the Office, that John Bowdy a private, received of John Hamilton, Agent of the Maryland Line, $23..50 cts arrears of pay from the 1st August, 1780, to the 1st January, 1782-also $80..00 cts pay from  the 1st January, 1782, to the 1st January, 1783- also $43..30 cts from the 1st January, 1783, to the 15th of November, 1783.

Gratuity $80..00cts  Total received, $226..80cts

                             George G. Brewer
                           Register Land Office, W.S.Md.

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State of North Carolina}
Wake County}

This day came before me Yancy Bailey an acting Justice of the Peace for the county afforesaid,  Samuel A Smith a resident of said county aged 69 years who being first duly sworn deposeth as follows that he was well acquainted with Miss Elizabeth Singleton before her marriage with John Bowdry and was at their wedding given though did not see them united but well recolects that she is the Identical woman now claiming a pension for the services of her husband John Bowdry to the best of his knowledge and recollection Sworn to and subscribe before me this 19th February 1845
               his
Samuel     X    A Smith
               mark

I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the deponant and no that her is a man of Respectability- and undoubted veracity.
Y. Baily JP

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above writen        Y. Bailey JP

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Brief in the case of Elizabeth Boudy wid John
County and State of N.C.
act 5   Mch 43  -  17 June 44 & 2nd Feby 48
____________________________________________________Claim, ("original," or [crossed out] "for increase." end cross out]

Proof exhibited, 9if original.)

Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls?  If either, state the substance.

Husband was a pensioner and died 28 March 43.
Evidence of marriage:  Record & parole

(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim?  If so what?

Name and residence of Agent
J Bryan of Ala
Present

Firby [Kirby?]
Examining Clerk.

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House of Reps.  June 15th/ 50

Hon. J.L Edwards [illegible title?]

Dear Sir,
I herewith enclose you papers setting forth the claim for a pension ^ [illegible E Body?] and I respectfully request an examination and report on the case.

I am very respectfully
[illegible Your?] servt
C S Morehead.

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Genl. Barringer [illegible write?] please return this Certificate to me.  as it may be of [illegible John] Boudy
                              J.A. [illegible Cr?]

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Land Office, Annapolis, April 18th 1834;
I Certify, that it appears by a return made by the Commissioners agreeably to an Act of the General Assembly of Maryland, passed at November Session, 1788, that John Boudy, (a private) of the Maryland Line, is entitled to the following Lot [crossed out s] viz. No [crossed out s] 1561, lying to the westward of Fort Cumberland, in Allegany county, and containing fifty acres,  [crossed out illegible]
Test.       George G. Brewer
              Rec. Land Office, W.S. Md.

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I hereby certify, that the accompanying page numbered from one to twenty one, inclusive, are truly copied from the originals in the Pension Office, War Department
                                   J L Edwards
                                   Commissioner of Pensions.

Be it Remembered, that James L. Edwards, who has signed the foregoing certificate, is Commissioner of Pensions; and that to his attestations full faith and credit are and ought to be given.  In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and [illegible] the seal of the Department to be affixed, on this 21st. day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty=four.
                             Lew Cass
                      Secretary of War.

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Revolutionary Claims,
__________________________________

Under the act, entitled, "An act for the relief of certain surviving officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," approved 15th May, 1828.
____________________________________

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
June 26th 1834

Sir;
I have the honor to inform you, that John Boudy formerly a private in the Maryland line of the Continental Army, and who has formerly received a pension at the North Carolina Agency, has been admitted to the benefits of the above mentioned act.

I have the honor to be Very Respectfully Your Abt Servant

McClintock Young
Acting Secy of the Treasury

The Hon
Secretary of War.

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Payments to be made
at Fayetteville
by the [illegible Com WS. B Bank.]
Agent for paying Pensioners in the Agency of N. Car:


Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book {illegible] Vol. [illegible] Page [illegible] by Nath. Rice.
Clerk.

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WAR DEPARTMENT

REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.

I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, John Boudy - of the State of North Carolina- who was a private in the War of the Revolution

is entitled to receive - Eighty - dollars and __________ cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semiannually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September in every year.

Given at the War Office of the United States this 4th day of April one thousand eight hundred and thirty = Four.

[Cancelled is written diagonally across the above]

Examined and}
Countersigned.}

J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

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State of North Carolina,
I John Boudy of the State of North Carolina and County of Orange, do herby Return unto the Hon: Lewis Cap. Secty. of War this Certificate of pension under the act. June 7. 1832.  For and in consideration of receiving in the Stead & Room through a Certificate of  pinsion under act 15 May 1828.
           His
John       X       Boudy
            Mark

Test
Haw-River. Orange, N.Ca.
22 day May 1834.

Test

James A. Craig J.P.
___________________________

[illegible written perpendicular to the above 23rd year?]

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Town of atty.
Elizabeth Bodray
Md
John G Bodray
Rev Soldier
N Carolina
applied for Pension
under act
7 June 1831
see papers

W Cole

[illegible] July

Dec 13/31

Page 71

Know all men by these presents that I Elizabeth Bodray, of the County of Wake and State of North Carolina do hereby constitute and appoint John T.  Neely of Washington [City?]  my true and Lawful attorney for myself [illegible] waiver to prosecute a claim against the Government of the United States, due my husband John G Bodray a Soldier in the Revolutionary War from the United States and State of North Carolina and to do Any thing and every thing I do if personally present.----

In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this 9th day of December 1831.

Signed sealed and Delivered in presents of
[illegible water stain over ink?]

                              her
Elizabeth                 X         Bodray [Seal location]
                              mark

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Elizabeth Boudry
Widow of John
















Joseph Bryan
for
Wm E Jones
[illegible apt?]
Nashville
Ten

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I.  JH Kirkham agent and attorney for Elizabeth Bodry for a pension do hereby- constitute, and appoint W E Jones my agent and attorney in fact. to prosecute and recover from the United States the amount of Pension due to [illegible her? heirs?] for the Services of her husband John Bodry decd, witness my hand & seal this 19 day of April 1852
JH Kirkham [flourish for seal]
Acknowledged before me by WH Kirkham
Wm. J. Clarke

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May 12th 1852
State of North Carolina Wake County
I, the undersigned Elizabeth Boudy or Bodry widow of John Boudy or Bodry Decd a pensioner of the U States do - hereby Constitute and appoint Jospeph Bryan Esq of the City of Washington D C my agent and attorney in fact Revokeing all other [illegible formes?] heretofore made with full power to take up & examine prosecute & recover from the U States the amount of pension due to me under the act of Congress in Such Cases made and provided 7 July 1838 and the acts [illegible] made & provided- which papers is [underline] now [end underline] filed in the pension office in Whashington DC and this is my [underline] irevocably [end underline] made this the (twelth) 12 day of May 1852
her
Elizabeth  X  Boudry or Boudy
mark

State of North Carolina, Wake County  I the undersigned am acting Justice of the peace in and for Said county do hereby certify that Mrs Elizabeth Bodry this day came before me this day and date and made the above [illegible] of attorney for the-

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purpose afforesaid Expressed. and I further certify that She is the Identical widow of John Bodry or Boudy as State by by her aforesaid- I further certify that I recollect distinctly the  [cross out] year [end cross out] time She was married and have no hesitation in saying that She the said Miss Elizabeth Singleton married John Bodry [crossed out} Bowdy in the date 1793 Seventeen hundred and ninety three that I am now myself Sixty Seven Years and will be 68 the 25 of the present month as witness my hand and seal this [crossed out] the day and date [underline] first [end underline] above writen & further certify that said old lady Mrs. Elizabeth Bodry lives less than one mile of my Residence and have known her and family ever since my earliest Recollections. down to the present..  I have known her from the date 1790 Seventeen hundred & ninety.  this the day and date above 12 day of May 1852      [ink blot signature?]

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State of North Carolina
Wake County }
I. James T. Marriot Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Wake, aforesaid, do hereby certify that Johnson Burbee before whom the annexed Power of Attorney was acknowledged, and who signs the certificate thereto attached is an acting Justice of the peace in & for said county regularly Commissioned & sworn as such, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of Said Court and Subscribed my name at Office in Raleigh this 13th [15th? 18th?] May, 1853.
James T. Marriott. Clerk

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No. - 14.153.
Elizabeth Boudy
widow of John
North Carolina

Suspended
[illegible the?] June 25th 1858 [1850?]
[illegible  N.Cl.?]  Morehead
A.  [illegible date]
3rd Aud - June 24/52
Act July 1838.

[hand written hand figure pointing to below]
copy Jno. Boudy's papers for Hon D L Barringer 
HR
19 June 1834

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John Boudy, Orange Co. N.C.
Act 7 June '32 at $80 per An. in 1834
transferred to Act 15 May 1828.
To what time paid?  Died 28th. Mar. 1843
Pd. to his death
[initials illegible BCB?]
F.F.K.
Pen Off- June 24/52.

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9237
No. Carolina
Elizabeth Boudy
widow of John
who was a private,
in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the [crossed out] 4th[end cross out] 28th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 1 day of July 1832 and sent to J Ryan of Ala
 Present