Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30985, Harden Denham, N.C.

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SERVICE N.C.
Denham, Harden or Hardin
NUMBER S. 30985

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Kentucky 25256
Harden Denham of Jackson the State of Tenn who was a private in the serv commanded by Captain Rudolph of the regt commanded by Caleb Serier in the N. Carolina line for 1 year

Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 40 Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of Dec 1833 and Mc Cormick Sparta
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 100
Semi-ani allowance ending 4 March 20.00
Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1833
Recorded by Daniel Bayd
Book E Vol. 7 Page 76
Let to Wilm Butler Nov 2 1837 (returning certificate + oath)
set to Wilm Butler 4 Dec 1837
cir to Pen age 10 Jany 1838
Twp letter Tennessee from 4th Sept 1836 1. 
Letter to Wilm Butler 27 Feb 1838
do- to Pension Agent JD Cou. 
letter 27 April 1838
Paid at the Treasury under the act of 7 April 1838 for 4 Sept 1836 to 4 Sept 1837. Age notified 17 1838

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State of Tennessee Jackson County Court of please and quarter session
November session 1833
On this 11th day of March 1833 personally appeared in open court before the wonderful justices said setting Harden Denham a resident citizen of the county of Jackson in the state of Tennessee aged seventy three past since June last who being first duly sworn according to the laws of the court doth on his oath make the following statement in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress papered the 7th of June 1832
That he entered the service of the United States 1at a tour of two months in a regiment commanded by Col John Servier, his Captain was called George Russell, Lieutenant William (illegible) as to the precise date of entering on this tour he cannot state, it was in the fall season of the year
He states he set out from Washington County North Carolina, marched against the Cherokee Indians, he states he was on Noel Chucky + French broad. He states he served put his full tour pf two months. He did not receive any written discharge

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He states that he again entered the service of the United States in the same State Guilford County for a tour of two months in a company commanded by Captain Thomas Bush, Lieutenants name not recollected. He states that as he recollects Captain Bush commanded about one hundred + fifty men called a (illegible) against the Tories. Captain Bush was the highest officer. He states they marched through Stokes County. Grayson County (illegible) county, there is counties he states he went through cannot recollect. He states he was in battle this tour while on this tour and when at the Shallowford of the Adkin river North Carolina he heard of the battle of Kings Mountain which he had just taken through He states that he served out his full tour of two months. He never received any discharge.
He states he returned to service + then a tour of six months in Washington County, North Carolina in the fall season cannot state the year. But states as he recollects it was the next fall after gates defeat,
The company to which he belonged was commanded by Captain Sammuel Williams Lieutenant Aderson Smith, and the company joined a regiment commanded by Col John Sevier + Lieutenant Charles Robinson marched to the North side of Santee + joined the Army commanded by General Marion a scouting party was sent out of two hundred one hundred (illegible) and one hundred (illegible) men. He belonged to

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to the riflemen + his company was commanded by Col Charles Robinson. He crossed Santee back and went in a direction towards Charleston in South Carolina Col Mayem commanded the dragoons. In the March came a party of British and it was supposed the would all have taken prisoners - had it not been that one of his British dragoons mustered and warned them of the danger, when they immediately retreated and joined the army again sometime after this say a month the American army marched across the Santee on the south side and then entered. After this a similar scouting party of dragoons and riflemen called for and sent out as a security force - he again joined the riflemen who was commanded by Col John Sevier marched to a little town called the Monks corner had engagement with the army and took a parcel of prisoners, and marched them to the main army, shortly after this he was discharged. He does not recollect that he got any written discharge, He returned home this tour he went as a substitute for his brother David Denham and served his full time
Again he entered the service in Washington County, North Carolina for a tour of two months, joined a company commanded by captain Thomas Hardman and the company joined the regiment commanded by Col John Sevier, Marched to the North chucky river, French broad to Losee river

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from there to the Mobile at loosee river they had an engagement with the Cherokee's Creeks + another tribe of Indians, they took a considerable number of prisoners consisting of men, women + children and a tory officer with them who in attempting to make his escape was shot down by one Isaac Thomas among the prisoners they also found a girl called Jane Ireland that had been a prisoner. He returned home shortly after this time and after serving his full tour of the revolution. He states that he has no documentary evidence of his service, nor does he know of any witness by whom he can prove his service, he cannot state dates he has no knowledge of years +m therefore cannot state numbers, and has therefor referred to facts for the ascertainment of dates
 Hardin Denham
Sworn to + subscribed in open court November 11th 1833
William Gailbreath clerk of Jackson County Court
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the any state 
Hardin Denham

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1 Interrogatory
I was born in Hanover County Virginia and I am told and believe in 1760
2 I have no record of my age
3 I was living in the State of North Carolina when called into service,  I moved to Kentucky near Lexington, from there to Warren County near Lexington, from there to Barren County Kentucky, from there to Harrison County Indiana, from there I moved to  Jackson County in the fall of  1832 where I have lived ever since
4 The three tours of two months each & volunteered the tour of six months and went a substitute for my brother Davis Dunham
5 As to the officers and regiments I can state [ reassure    ]  I have already stated in my 
application I knew General Marion, leut. Series, leut. Roberson & Leut Mayern
I cannot tell any thing about the numbers of the regiments and were & to outerd the general circumstances attending my service it would be but a refrelition of my acceleration.
6 I do not recollect I ever received any written surcharges & if I did I have lost them. not receiving education which [ ] enable me to distinguish them from other papers
7 I believe that the reviewer Philip Mulky Joshua  Sotkey  Dublin Plumbin Esq, William Plumbley, William Franie & many more I believes will testify as to my veracity & my reputation as a soldier of the revolution
Harden Denham

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Sworn to & Subscribed in open Court
November 11th 1833
William Gailbreath Clerk
of Jackson County Court.
State of Tennessee
Jackson County Court⎬ November Session 1833
We Philip Mulkey a clergyman residing
in the County of Jackson & State of Tennessee
and Joshua Gott & Denten Plumbly residing in the same place do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Harden Denham who has subscribed and known to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy three years of age [illegible] we can say he is a very old man. 
He is a man of good character [illegible]
his oath. And he is reputed and believed in his
neighborhood, where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Philip Mulkey
Joshua Gott
Denton Plumbly11th day of November 1833
William Galbreath Clerk

Sworn and subscribed in open court this 11th day of November 1833
William Gailbreath, Clerk

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State of Tennessee November Session
Jackson County Court 1833

And the said Court, whose name and
hereto assigned, do hereby declare this opinion
after the investigation of the matter, and after
putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the above named applicant was a
revolutionary soldier and served as he states
And the Court further certifies that it appears to
them that Philip Mulkey who signed the preceding
certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of
Jackson and that Joshua Gott & Denton
Plumley, who have also signed the same
are resident citizens of the same County of Jackson 
And are credible and that their statement as written  to credit. Given under hands & seals as presiding Justice of the court and now sitting
& presiding as such. 

Tandy K. Witcher
John Graham
11
Alfred Johnson

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State of Tennessee
William Galbreath Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Jackson County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Hardin Denham for a pension. In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 13th day of November 1833.
William Galbreath Clerk

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28.444
Harden Denham
Tennessee
from - private
$40

J.B. McCormick
Sparta Tennessee

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State of Kentucky
County of Monroe
On this twenty sixth day of December 1837 before one the subscriber a Justice of the peace for the said county of Monroe Ky personally appeared Harden Denham who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formally belonged to the company commanded by George Russell and others in the regiment commanded by John Sevier Colonel at each term of service in the service of the United States that his name was placed on the Pension roll of the State of Tennessee from whence he has lately removed that he now resides in the state of Kentucky Monroe County where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be paid in future. The following are his reason for removing from Jackson County Tennessee to Monroe County Kentucky was he had no land of his in said county and had an opportunity to purchase land in Monroe County Kentucky which he has done and removed to it
*in said County and State interlined before signed
Harden Denham
Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid
W. H. Wooten J.P.

State of Kentucky
County of Monroe
December to 26th day 1837 J.W.H. Wooten a Magistrate as above named in the County and State aforesaid do certify that I have the most satisfactory evidence of the oath of Abijah T. Marrs that the above named Harden Denham is the identical person named in the above affidavit as above described by him and that the aforesaid Abijah T. Marrs is a man of veracity given under my hand the day and year above written
W H Wooten

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I William Butler clerk of the Court of Monroe County Ky certify that W.H. Wooten is a magistrate as stated to the foregoing certificate and affidavit and the said signatures purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 26th day of December 1837
Will Butler
clerk of the Court of Monroe County

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30985
Rev INVALID
File no. 30.985
Harden Denham
Priv Rev War
Act: June 7th (illegible)
Index;- Vol. 2 Page 107

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Union Bank of Tennessee
Nashville 20th January 1838
JL Edwards Esq
Dear sir
Your returned favor of the 10th instant requiring information to what time Harden Durham a Rev Pensioner under the Act of the 7th June 1832 and at the rate of $40 per annum was last paid at this office in duly to hand. And in reply thereto have to inform you that he was paid to the 4th September 1836 I have the honor to be very respectfully Yous
Off Ten
John M Bass Pres
+ Pension Agent
By S. Cantrell

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Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office
May 1st 1838
Sir,
Under the act of the 6th of April 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States" Harden Denham a Pensioner on the  Roll of the Kentucky Agency, at the rate of forty Dollars and - Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832 has been paid at this Department from the 4th of September 1836 to the 4th of September 1837
Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller

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you well please return my Papers directed to William Butler Clerk of the courts of Monroe County Ky Tompkinsville Ky Post office as that office is nearer me than any other post office Oct 16th 1837
Harden Denham
test
A.J. Marrs

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Tompkinsville Ky
July 13th 1838


Free

J L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Pension Office
City Washington

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Tompkinsville Ky Feby 12th 1838
Sir yours of February 1838 informing me of the transfer from the roll of West Tennessee to that of Kentucky +c +c you did not send me the original certificate you will find it I presume among the papers sent you - you will please endorse my original certificate direct to the care of William Butler Esq of the above place I am yours 

Hardin Denham

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Monroe County Ky Jan 26th 1836
Sir you will perceive that I herewith send you my pension papers for the object of a transfer of Place of payment from Nashville Tennessee to Lexington Kentucky I have not drawn any money since the 4th day of September 1836 which you will please order to be paid to one or attorney at Lexington Kentucky as you may discover by examining the papers of the department that I have never drawn any money since that time only for my pension up to that day to (Sept 4th 1836) I am yours
Hardin Denham
Return my papers to William Butler clerk

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[illigible]No 15th 1833
J. L. Edwards esq

Sir
I here enclose two declarations which I hope will receive a favorable opinion and be allowed, one of them is the declaration of a very old Dutch man and he communicated [illegible] by

where [illegible] live at a considerable distance
from the court house, it is very difficult
to make the proof. There is no process to
compel the attendance of witnesses, and
therefore there are frequent disappointments.
The two enclosed application seem to
meet all the requisitions of the war
department, except in one case the want of a
Clergyman, which I hope is not only well
accounted for but satisfactorily supplied.
Please communicate the result to me
at Sparta Tennessee
Very respectfully
Yours,
of
J.B. McCormick

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Free
16th Nov 
J.L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C

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D418 Nov 1837
Pension Office
Hardin Denham
Tompkinsville Ky
Oct 19

To the Secretary of War 
City Washington D.C.

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Free
Tompkinsville
Ky
Dec 28th 1837
J L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
City Washington

pension papers