Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,349, Matthew Coulter, N.C.

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N.C.
Coulter, Matthew
S. 30,349

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25048
Kentucky
Matthew Coulter
of Mercer Co in the State of Kentucky
who was a private in the comd commanded
by Captain Alford of the regt commanded
by Col Rainsey in the N. Carolina
for 11 mos & 16 days prof Infantry
3 months pri in cavalry

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 50 Dollars 94 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of Nov
1833 and Geo L Waugh
Harrodsburg

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 127.35
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March 25.47
$152.82

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk,
Book E Vol. 7 Page 6
Date of death not on [illegible]

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State of Kentucky
Mercer County
On this 21st day of October
A.D. 1833 personally appeared before me Nelson Mays a Justice of the peace and one of the Judges of the Mercer County Court in and for the State and County aforesaid Matthew Coulter a resident citizen of the said County of Mercer and State about aged Seventy four 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 act of Congress passed June 7th 1833.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated That in the latter part of the summer 1779 he volunteered under Capt Tanner Alford in Orange County State of North Carolina and joined the Regiment under the command of Col John Ramsey for a tour of three months and marched to the State of South Carolina and were continued as scouts until three months expired when we were marched to Hillsborough and honorably discharged-- Again in the year 1780 he volunteered under  Capt Ray and served the Regt [illegible] by the same Colonel Ramsey and marched to Camden when we had a severe battle we were marched back
after our defeat and was discharged after having served faithfully
three months, --- And again in the same year at the latter end of the year he volunteered for a tour of three under Captain Jones as a light horse man and marched to Santee hills and joined the main army under the command Genl Green and was detailed as one to assist in gathering in and driving heared to Genl Greens Camp for the subsistance of the Army and after the expiration of our Tour we were honorably discharged at the Cheraw or Santee hills having served faithfully three months as a light horsemans --- Again in the spring of the year 1781 he volunteered under Capt Douglass of the said County of Orange and Joined Col Dudleys Regt of N Carolina militia and marched against the Tories who were very troublesome in the district of Hillsborough we killed some, wounded

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served and took some prisoners, we were honorably discharged after having served fully two months --- and again in the summer of the same year he volunteered under Capt Wharton and marched in pursuit of a celebrated Tory called Col. Fanning but never could ketch him, we could hear of him and frequently broke up his camps and took his plunder, but he slipt of to the british and left the Country, this was a full tour of three months and returned home as was discharged by Col Dudley  --- again in the same year he joined Captain Allens Company and was detailed and marched under Sargeant Hart as an escort to some prisoners at Hillsborough he thinks they were tories and about 40 in number they were a part of the [illegible] Col Fannings tory troops, we guarded them safely to Halifax and has them safely confined in jail, This was a tour of sixteen days perhaps it was more --- again in the same year to entered Captain John Caldwell Company in Col McCauley Regt, and was classed as follows viz, eight men in a class and each class served twenty four hours for
three months tour, but all were held in readiness to march at a moments warning if necessary, be constantly in pursuit of the tories who were very troublesome in that part of our state he farther states that he had frequent and [illegible] discharged for the deferent tours of duty he served but they have long since been lost --- he has no documentary evidence of his service, and he knows of no person by whom he can from the whole, but he solemnly swears upon the holy evangelist of Almighty God that he served as he states in his foregoing declarations NID, seventeen months and sixteen days faithfully and is to this day an enemy to the tories - he further states that he lives 18 miles from Harrodsburg where the Mercer County sets and he feels himself unable to attend there to swear to his declaration without great bodily pain --- he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or anuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Rolls of the agency of any State. Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid
Matthew Carthel {Seal}

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State of Kentucky
Dearborn County
I James F Smith the clergyman presiding in the County of Mercer and State aforesaid that Fulkerson, & Robert C Compton visiting in the same county and State Do hereby certify that we are and were acquainted with Matthew Coulter who has subscribed and swore to the foregoing declaration, that we believe him to be seventy four years of age; that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of
Revolution, and we fully concur in that opinion
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year afo⌨
James J. Smith
A. Futherson
R. C. Compton ℗

State of Kentucky
Mercer County
And I Nelson Mays a Justice of the peace and one of the Judges of the Mercer County Court, do hereby declare my opinion after the interrogotory prescribedby the war department that the above named applicant was a faithful of soldier of the Revolution and [illegible] therein as he states. And I do further certify that James F. Smith who has signed the preceeding certificate is a Clergyman resident of the State of County afs'd and that Abraham Fulkerson, Robert C Compton who has also signed the same an residents of the same County & State and that the Matthew Coulter Abraham Fulkerson & Robert C Compton are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to full faith & credit
Given from under my hand & seal this 21st day of October
AD. 1833
Nelson May J.P. 

State of Kentucky
Mercer County [illegible] ⎬ I Thomas Allen Clerk of the Court for the County afd do certify that Nelson Mays Esq whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate is and was at the time of signing this

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same and State an acting Justice of the Peace and one of the Judges of the Mercer County Court Comissioned and qualified and as such full faith and order is and ought to be given to every of his official acts as such and I do further certify that his said signature is genuine
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal of office this 22nd day of Oct 1833
Tho Allison

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27481
Matthew Coulter
Revolutionary Claim
from 1779 private
of Com'd Inf 14 mos 16 days 
Pr Inf 11 mo 16 days  38.44
Pr Com   3 mos    12.50
[underline]
50.94

Geo. L. Waugh Harrodsburgh

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                                              December 30, 1932


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                                               Matthew Coulter - S.30349

Ida B. Lamb
Macon
Missouri

Dear Madam:

     Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Richard or Richard Matthew Coulter, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.

     Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon military service of the soldiers of that war.

     A careful search of the Revolutionary War records has been made in your behalf and no record found of such claims having been made on account of services of Richard Coulter or Richard Matthew Coulter. The history of Matthew Coulter, the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this office, is furnished herewith, as found in the papers on file in his claim for pension, S.30349, based upon his military service in that war.

     Matthew Coulter volunteered in Orange County, North Carolina, and served as a private with the North Carolina Troops, as follows: from late in the spring of 1779, three month in Captain Tanner Alford's Company, Colonal John Ramsey's Regiment: from sometime in 1780, three months in Captain Ray's Company, Colonal John Ramsey's Regiment and was in the battle of Camdan: and again late in the same year, three months in Captain Jones' Company of Light Horses: in 1781, eight months and sixteen days under Captain Douglass, Wharton, Allen and John Caldwell, Colonals Dudley and McCauley.

     He was allowed pension on his application executed October 21, 1833, at which time he was aged seventy-four years and resided in Mercer County, Kentucky about eighteen miles from Harrodsburg.

     There are no data as to his family.

                                        Very truly yours




                                         A. D. Hiller
                               Assistant to Administrator.
     Handwritten: {Searched by A Z(?) F.

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March 21, 1935
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BA-J/MCS
Mrs. Roy H. Cherry
612 S. Capitol Avenue
Jefferson City, Missouri

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for information in regard to Revolutionary War soldiers, Richard Matthew Coulter and James Matthew Noble.
You are furnished herewith, the records of Matthew Coulter, S.30349, (the name does not appear as Richard Matthew Coulter) and James Noble, S.16991, (the name does not appear as James Matthew Noble) and the Revolutionary War records of this office fail to afford any information in regard a Matthew Noble.

Very truly yours

A.D Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator

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March 21, 1935

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BA-J/ERL
Matthew Coulter-S.30349

Mrs. Roy H. Cherry
612 S. Capitol Avenue
Jefferson City, Missouri 

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Richard Matthew Coulter, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, who volunteered in Orange County, North Carolina. 

The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.30349, based upon the military service in that war of Matthew Coulter, the only soldier of that name found on the records of this office. There is no claim for pension on file based upon the services of a Richard Matthew Coulter or Richard Coulter.

The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Matthew Coulter are not shown. 

Matthew Coulter volunteered in Orange County, North Carolina, and served as a private with the North Carolina Troops, as follows: from late in the spring of 1779, three months in Captain Tanner Alford's Company, Colonel John Ramsey's Regiment; fro sometime in 1780, three months in Captain Ray's Company, Colonel John Ramsey's Regiment and was in the battle of Camden; and again late in same year, three months in Captain Jones' Company of Light Horses in 1781, eight months and sixteen days under Captain Douglass, Wharton, Allen and John Caldwell, colonels Dudley and McCauley.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 21, 1833, at which time he was aged seventy-four years and resided in Mercer County, Kentucky, about eighteen miles from Harrodsburg. 

There are no data as to soldier's family.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of

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the Revolutionary War pensioner, Matthew Coulter (S.30349), you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:

Matthew Coulter Certificate No.38048, issued November 14, 1833, rate $50.94 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Kentucky Agency. 

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

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October 12, 1932

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Matthew Coulter- S.30349
Francis Petty - S._____
BA-J/ERL

Mrs. Ludlow F. Petty
12226 Barrett Avenue
Louisville, Kentucky 

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Matthew Colter and Francis Petty, soldiers of the Revolutionary War, who, in 1840, were residents of Mercer County, Kentucky. Their histories are given below:

The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War claim for pension, S. 30349, based upon the military service of Matthew Coulter in that war. 

Matthew Coulter volunteered in Orange County, North Carolina, and served as a private with the North Carolina Troops, as follows: from late in the summer of 1779, three months in Captain Tanner Alford's Company, Colonel John Ramsey's Regiment: from sometime in 1780, three months in Captain Ray's Company, Colonel John Ramsey's Regiment and was in the battle of Camden: and again late in the same year, three months in Captain Jones' Company of Light Horses in 1781, eight months and sixteen days under Captain Douglass, Wharton, Allen and John Caldwell, Colonels Dudley and McCauley. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 21, 1833, at which time he was aged seventy-four years and resided in Mercer County, Kentucky, about eighteen miles from Harrodsburg. 

There are no data as to his family.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Matthew Coulter, S. 30349, you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., citing all of the following data:

Matthew Coulter, Certificate No.25048, issued November 14, 1833, rate $50.94 per annum commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Kentucky Agency.

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It appears from the Revolutionary War records of this office that Francis Petty, a private, was pensioned under the Act of June 7, 1832, at the rate of $30.00 per annum. His pension certificate, Number 29741, was issued February 11, 1836, pension commenced March 4, 1831, Kentucky Agency.

In the Census of Pensioners as returned by the marshals of the several judicial districts under the Act for taking the Sixth Census, printed in 1840, appears the name of one Francis Petty, as of Ohio County, Kentucky, aged eight-seven years, residing with Pinkney Petty.

There are no papers on file in the claim for pension of Francis Petty and the cause is unknown to this office at the present time. It is presumed, however, that they were withdrawn from the files at an early date for some legal action, and never returned, hence this office has no further data regarding that solider. 

For the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Francis Petty, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, citing all of the data contained in the first paragraph on this page. 

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator. 

Letter in care of Matthew Coulter S. 30349

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In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank] for a statement of the military history of Matthew Coulter a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will find below the desired information as contained in his [crossed out: "(or his widow's)"] application on file with this Bureau.
S. File 30,349
[Table with column headings as follows: Dates Of Enlistment Or Appointment. Length Of Service. Rank. Officers Under Whome Service Was Rendered. State.]

Latesummer 79 | 3 mos. | Private | Captain Tanner Alford Colonel John Ramsey | N.C.

+80 | 3 mos. | [blank] | Captain Ray Colonel Ramsey | [blank]

80 | 3 mos. | [blank] | Captain Jones (Ft. Hope) -- | [blank]
 
Spring 81 | 2 mos. | [blank] | Captain Douglas Colonel Dudley | [blank]

Sum 81 | 3 mos. | [blank] | Captain Wharton Colonel Dudley | [blank]

81 | 16 days | [blank] | Captain Allen (guarding pris.) -- | [blank]

81 | 3 mos. | [blank] | Captain John Caldwell Colonel McCauley | [blank]

Battles engaged in, +Camden
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Vol. in Orange Co., N.C.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 21, 1833
Residence at date of application, Mercer Co., Ky.
Age at date of application, 74
Remarks: His claim was allowed. No data as to family.

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[Stamp: Received Mar 11 1935 Mail Sub.Div. [illegible]]
612 E. Capitol Ave.
Jefferson City Mo.
Mar 9,1935
Veteran's Administration
Washington D.C.
Gentleman -- Will you please write me any information that you may have concerning Richard Matthew Coulter, a soldier of the Revolution.
He was born in Mercer Co. Ky. Oct. 21, [date crossed out] 1759. He volunteered in Orange Co. North Carolina. I do not know the date of his death, but do know that he was living Oct. 21, 1833. Would like very much to know the date of his death, and

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any thing concerning his war record.
He may be listed as Richard, Richard Matthew or Matthew Coulter.
I would also like to know if you have on record any information concerning James Matthew Noble, also a soldier in the Revolutionary War. I do not know the date of his birth or death. I do know tho that he married Polly West and that their daughter Rachial Noble was married to John Coulter who was a son of Richard Matthew Coulter.
Thanking you very much for any data that you have on these two men, I am, 
Sincerely yours
Mrs. Roy H Cherry

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Missouri Telephone Company
Macon, Missouri
December 12, 1932
Director of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Will you please furnish me, if possible, with the army record of Richard (orRichard Matthew) Coulter [underlined] a Revolutionary Soldier. The information I have states he served with the North Carolina Malitia.
Yours truly,
Ida B Lamb
[Stamp: Received Dec 14 1932 Mail Sub.Div. Vets. Adm. Pension #2]

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3-871.
Record Division
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions.
Briefed by L.D.L.
Claim No.
Certificate No.
Claimant
Soldier Matthew Coulter, or Colter
Service
Additional Service Rev. War Res. Ky.
No [blank] claim, State records [blank], 190[blank]
No claim, combination records [blank], 190[blank]
Remarks:
No claim, except [illegible]#30349
6-5 Chief Division

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Mrs. Ludlow F. Petty
1225 Barrett Avenue
Louisville, Kentucky
Sept 29 - 1932
Pension Office
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir
Will you please send me the military record of a revolutionalry soldier [illegible] Matthew Colter [underlined] of Mercer Co. Ky. alive in 1840 and 81 years of age. Also of Francis Petty [underlined] alive in 1840 in Mercer County Kentucy 87 years of age.

Thanking you for your trouble
Very respct
Mrs. Ludlow F. Petty

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Macon Mo
Dec. 2nd 1908
Bureau of Pensions
Gentelman
I am informed by the Sec. of the National D.A.R. that the Pension Record of Matthew Coulter or (Colter) May be Speled either way.) is found on the Origial Pension Record He died in Casey Co. Ky. Collins History Shows that at one time he lived in Mercer Co. Ky. I think his wife's first name was Mary I am

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not positive he died about 1840 would yoo please send Record of Service. & Oblige
Mrs SD Lamb
815 Sheridan Street
Macon
MO
[Stamp: U.S. Pension Office A Dec 4 1908]

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30349
Reg INVALID
File No. 30,349
Matthew Coulter
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 38
Index: -- Vol. 2 , Page 88
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1908 Dec 17 Hist to Mrs. S.D. Lamb
1932 Oct 12 Hist. to Mrs. Ludlow F. Petty Ords hist of [illegible] Petty Sah
1932 Dec 30 Hist. to Ida E Lamb Sah
1935 Mar 21 Hist to Mrs. Roy H Cherry Sah