Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,841, Joel Deese, N.C.

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N.C.		Deese, Joel		R.2841
		Dees

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State of Alabama
Baldwin County

This day the 26th day of March Anno Domini on thousand eight hundred and forty-four personally appeared before me Edward D. Nolley Justice of the Peace of County and State aforesaid "Joel Dees" aged ninety-five 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 down [underlined:] June [: underlined] 7th [underlined:] 1832 [:underlined].

Pursuant to custom and the absolute requisitions of the Declaration I proceed to declare as follows that -

		“I was born in Johnson County No-
Carolina on the 14th day of April 1749 -  
In consequence of a misfortune – namely the burning
of my sisters house I have been deprived of the authentic record of my age - but my memory has thus
far been able to sustain a faithful recollection
of the event, and I rest conscientiously satisfied that
I transmit an honest record of my birth.

At the period most interesting in our political history I resided in the county and state of
my nativity.  I was there called into service –
After a final [spree?] to the revolutionary struggle
so fresh even in the memory of the aged soldier; I
removed to the state of [underlined:] South Carolina [:underlined] - Edgefield District - and if my memory is faithful I resided in
that state fifteen years.  Then I removed to the 
state of Georgia – Richmond County where I lived
five years - thence to the state of Alabama -Baldwin
County where I have spent the last twenty-five years
of my life and where I still live.

	Stimulated by the [underlined:] amor patriae [:underlined] that [served?] the
arm of the [underlined:] crusader [:underlined] I joined my fortunes to that 
of my country and volunteered to fight for freedom and the just cause of injured [underlined:] humanity [:underlined] –

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I attached myself to a volunteer corp in Johnson 
county No. Carolina in the year 1776 –
For nine months I served my county in that capacity under the gallant officer Gen. F. Marion –
I fought under Col. Wingette at the [underlined:] Brown Marsh [:underlined]
I then enlisted under Gel. [General] Washington and marched
under his flag and command for four years eleven 
months and twenty-one days - During which time I
aided my countrymen at Guilford Court House-
under Gen Greene.  I then marched under La
Fayette to the battle ground of [underlined:] Yorktown [:underlined] where
I contributed by the zealous service of a single soldier to forward the glorious sweep that crowned
the united efforts of a brave people - a host destined to be free. Neither was I a substitute for 
any one _ I as not distinctly recollect the date of 
The Battle of York. but I well remember witnessing the presentation of Cornwallis’ sword to 
Washington –
I am unable to state the number of the Regiment
in which I served but as to the officers they were Marion La Fayette & Washington himself-
     I received a discharge at Yorktown as a
regular soldier -  but the accident that deprived me of the record of my age _ deprived me also of 
that instrument which would render me efficient service in this present declaration -  It was
burnt three years after its reception -
     Unfortunately as owing to circumstances
that I forget I never received any commission_
     I assure you that the following gentlemen
respectable citizens of the state of Alabama
Baldwin County and residing within distances
that will justify an accurate knowledge of my
character and integrity will not hesitate to
affirm the honesty of the present application _

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to assign adequate resans for negligence and procras
-tination in this application will I hope and trust
pardon the great while I have deferred to enroll my
name upon the list of claimants for a public dona-
tion_ I am deprived of the advantages of an educa
-tion (illegible) I have not the least shadow of one_
I am old and indigent and live in an obscure
part of a new country_ I have had no one to as-
-sist 	me and (illegible) that I would be unsuccess-
-ful in any application of my own  I have defered 
until now and even now the interest manifested
by my young friends in my behalf has induced me 
to make a attempt _ They have “patria (?) the sorrows
of a poor old man living as I do in a state of pen-
-ury and nakedness and intend to see justice awar-
-ded is a soldier of the Revolution____
     I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to
a pension or annuity except the present and
declare that my name is no on the pension roll
of the agency of any state______”________”__________
Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid}                      his
							         Joel X Dees
								Mark
			Edward D Nolley  J.P.Esq
				Baldwin Co Alabama
I James D. Blue clerk of the county
court of Baldwin County do hereby certify
that Edward D Nolley and Ward 
Taylor are both acting Justice of the peace
in and for the said county of Baldwin
		Given under my hand and seal
this 4th day of Aprill @ 1844
		James D Blue     clerk
				(scribble)

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(…starting on the right page of a booklet at the top…)
REVOLUTIONARY PENSION CLAIM
ACT OF  7 June 1832
Suspended claim of
Joel Deese, desc.
Alabama
POWER OF ATTORNEY
TO EXAMINE CLAIMS
(smeared signature …and
CHARLES C TUCKER
		Attorney
		     Present

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		Power of Attorney
	Know all men by these presents:  That I James Deese of Baldwin
County Alabama______}  x (signature)  MW Delahoy of Alabama
do hereby constitute and appoint Chas C. Tucker, of Washington City, D.C. my true and lawful agent
and Attorney to prosecute the Claim of Joel Deese for any amount of revolutionary Pension or increase of Pension that may be due under the provisions of the Act of		or any other Act or Resolution of Congress, and I hereby authorize my saidAttorney to examine all papers and documents in relation to said Claim on file in the Departments at Washington City, or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive the Certificate which may be issued for said Claim, and to appoint one or more substitutes under ^them^ for the purposes herein expressed:  and to do all things that I might or could do, were I present.  Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney may lawfully do in the premises.  hereby revoking all other attornies or agents heretofore allede and appoint for the purpose aforesaid.
Witness my hand and seal this 26th day of April______1854
his
In the presence of			James (x) Deese 		{seal}
Chas Daniels					mark
State of Alabama }
Baldwin County  }
On this 26th day of April 1854, before me the undersigned a Justice of the 
Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared James Deese
	a resident of said County, and made oath according to the law that he is the identi-
cal James Deese who executed the foregoing power of Attorney, and that he is 
directly interested in said Claim, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my said Attorney may use in prosecuting said Claim               his
									James (X) Deese
									              mark
	Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written
						Chas Daniels  {seal}
State of Alabama}
County of Baldwin}
     I Patrick Byrne (smudged) Judge of Probate in aforesaid County
hereby certify that ____________Esq; before whom the forgoing affidavit and
acknowledgement were made and who has thereunto signed his name, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit & that his signature is genuine & that I am not interested (illegible )in the prosecution of the case  In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed my official seal this 28th day or April_ 1854
							Patrick Byrne
							Judge of Probate

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										BA-3/AWF
Mrs. D.B. Hollingsworth
Edgefield 
South Carolina
Dear Madam:
	Reference is made to your letter relative to
Joel Dees, a soldier of the Revolutionary War and
to William Dees, a soldier in the Mexican War.
	The data contained herein are obtained from
the papers on file in pension claim, R. (illegible) based
upon the revolutionary War service of Joel Deese or Dees
	He was born April 14, 1749 in Johnston County,
North Carolina.
	He alleged that while residing in said county,
he volunteered in 1775 and served under General Marion,
was in an engagement at Brown Marsh under Colonel Win-
gette, was at the battle of Guilford Court House,
marched to Yorktown and was in the battle there and
capture of Cornwallis, under General Lafayette.
	After the Revolution he lived in Edgefield
District, South Carolina about fifteen years, when he
moved to Richmond County Georgia and then moved to
Baldwin County, Alabama.
	He applied for pension March 1842, then a 
resident of Baldwin County, Alabama.
	The claim was not allowed as he failed to furnish
specific proof of six months service.
	He died March 28 or 29, 184(?) in Baldwin County,

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Alabama.
	His son, James, was a resident of Baldwin County,
Alabama in (illegible)
	There are no further (illegible) relative to his family.
	Your letter has been forwarded to the proper
division of the office for reply in regard to (illegible)
of William Dees in the Mexican War.
				Very truly yours
A D Hiller
                Assistant to Administrator
Letter sent to Record Div

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(Page 9 is completely illegible)

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						348
				(illegible)
Sir				Sep 20th  -       44
	Your unsupported (illegible)
supplemental statement of
(marked out) than four years ^service^ under Ma-
rion_ Green_La Fayette & Washington
has been filed with the other papers
waiving any remarks upon the character
of the narrative of service & the inconsis-
=tency of the statement with any service
^authorized by^ 
NC or SC it may be (illegible) that
a four years term of service could be ren
-dered alone in one of the times which
constituted the continental army & there
-fore  must be matter of record _ When
(“the claimant” – crossed out) …you shall furnish the names
of your Capt & (illegible) will examine
the rolls for confirmation of your state-
-ment (illegible) your service can be found
upon the rolls you claim cannot be
allowed
W Joel Deese
                  Stockton Baldwin Co Alabama

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          35.33
Joel Deese
     Alabama
(bottom of page):
Hon. A. P. Bagby
     Senate US.

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State of Alabama
Baldwin County
		I Joel Deese, senior, of the 
State and county afforsaid [aforesaid] do certify that I 
volunteered in the state of North Carolina
Johnson County to serve in the continal [continental] army
as a militiaman and that I joined General 
Marion near little Pee dee river and served 
the terms of nine month [months] with General Marion 
and that I was in several engagements during my service with General Marian.
I do certify that I was honorable [honorably] discharged
between Georgetown and Willmington and that I did
not receive any compensation for said services.
I alsp certify that I then enlisted during the
war, and that I joined General Washington
and served five years with the exception of 9 days.
I do certify that I was in two engagements with 
General Laffayete , and that was with General
Washington at the surrender of Yorktown which
took place, I think about the last of September 
1781.  I als [also] certify that a few days after the
surender [surrender] of Yorktown I was discharged and that
General Washington give [gave] me five dollars to (?)
my (?) home, but not as any compensation
for my services [&c.]
the dates and places of the above certificate
I cannot precisely recollect but are true
to the best of my recollections
		Given under my hand this March
the 28th 1842			his
Witnessed by}		Joel (X) Deese, senior
Thos. [Thomas] J Snowden(?)}		mark

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(top right of page):
Hon. A. P. Bagby
17 May 1842
(scribble)

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						216
				Pen Officer
					May 17.1842
Sir,
	The statemet of Joel Deese
has been ex&filed.  He should 
make a declaration drawn up in
strict conformity with the blank 
form contained in the enclosed
printed sheet and should answer
the interrogatories prescribed (“therein” crossed out)
by the (illegible)  Each tour of actual
service should be particularly specified
and if he served in the South Carolina
militia he should (scribble) make application
to W Saval, Esq Comptroller Gen’l of
South Carolina, by letter or therein, for such
proof of his service or the record in
the comptrollers office may afford.  If
he can prove his (illegible) there be any 
witneses of his service, (illegible)testimony
should be proved and the state
exhibit the best traditions evidence
(“he can” crossed out)which can be had in case he
cannot obtain direct proof.  The papers
should be authenticated(?) as required by the 
enclosed printed regulations
Hon. A. P . Bagby			OC
S.U.S.					35.330
					(illegible)

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(top right of page):
Hon. A. P. Bagby
12 April 1842
(scribble)

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				Pen Office	155
					April 12, 1842
Sir,
	I herewith return the letter 
of Mr. Joel Deese, and have to 
state that in order to obtain a 
pension, he should make a 
declaration in which his service
should be set forth as required
by the enclosed printed regulations.
The statement made by him has been
filed in this office.  It does not appear
from the records in this office that he
has even made an application for a pension
He should state his reasons for not having 
done so before this time.
					O.C
Hon: A. P. Bagby			35.330
S.U.S					(illegible)

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				Washington May 19, 1842
Dear Sir,
	I enclose you the accompanying letter and
instructions from the pension office in order that
you may be enabled by them to place the claim of Mr.
Deese in a proper situation.  However (illegible) I may 
be to serve the old gentlemen in this matter and 
nothing would give me more pleasure it will be im-
possible to do any thing for him unless the papers are mad
out in pursuance of the instructions herewith sent.
The sooner you can attend to it the better as the session of
Congress may terminate before it ever be arranged
				Very respectfully I am
				yr (illegible)
				J. P. Bagby
Mr. Thomas G Snowden}
Stockton}
I enclose you this letter (illegible) to call
your attention to former corespondence 
				your obedient (illegible)
Hon. JL Edwards}		T.J. Snowden

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(right page of booklet):
Affidavit of 
In the matter of Joel
Deese a revolutionary 
soldier upon application for 
Pension suspended.  Proof
Traditionary of service etc
Presented by Delahay
Tucker atty at law
for (illegible) of Joel Deese

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State of Alabama}
Baldwin County}
	We (illegible) and
Joseph Booth Ruben McDonald
being duly sworn according to law state that we are
old citizens, residing in the County of Baldwin and
State of Alabama, that we were acquainted with
Joel Deese decades for many years before his
death, and that he was a very old man supp=
=osed to be upwards of one hundred years old, the we
now (and have for many years before his death) resid=
=ed in the immediate neighborhood of said Deese, and
that we have frequently heard said Joel Deese relate
incidents connected with Revolutionary War and of
his partisipation in the same, and that we believe the
said Joel Deese to have been a soldier in the 
said war, that he was a truthful man, as well
as a normal & honest man, that he enjoyed to a high
degree the utmost respect, confidence and good will
of all his neighbors, and that his veracity as a 
man was never questioned in the (illegible) whi=
=ch he resided for many years and in which he
died, that the said Joel Deese departed this life
on or about the _______ day of _______
the he left the following children and heirs as
law to this, James Deese _________________
_____________that it is a notorious opinion
and belief in the neighborhood that said Joel
Deese first aforsaid was a soldier in said war
and that he served for a long period of time from
the account of service frequently referred to by him
while living in in frequent conversations with his neigh=
=bors & (illegible) that said Joel Died and was
buried in this neighborhood, that we have
understood and believe from (illegible) that said

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Joel Deese went into the service of his country
in the time of said war from the state of 
South Carolina from which state he remained in an
early day to the state of Alabama, that no widow
survived said Joel Deese, and further offi(illegible)
saith not,				his
				Jesse X Stedham
Witness Present}			mark
Jos Silver}			Jos Booth
				(illegible)
Subscribed & sworn to before are this eighteenth
day of May 1854 and I further certify that
the above named Jesse Steadham and Joseph
Booth & Ruben McDonald (scribble) citizens of said County
& State and are highly credible witnesses and I 
further certify that I was well an intimate acui=
=ainted with the above named Joel Deese deceased
for many years previous to his decease, and that I
have understood and fully confidently believed
said Joel Deese was a soldier in the Revolutionary
war and that his statements in regard to his services
are regarded as truthful history by the inhabitants in
this community – generally and I further certify that
I am disinterested in this (illegible)
				(illegible) Daniels
Justice of the peace

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State of Alabama} (illegible)			Z. P. Scott 
Baldwin County }			Before me Charles Daniels and 
acting Justice of the peace in and for the aforesaid
State and county Z. P. Scott who being duly
sworne by me saith on oath that the
said Joel Dees dide in Baldwin County
Alabama one the 28th day of March AD 1846
Subscribed and sworn}
before me this}			Z.P.Scott
20th day of May AD 1854}
Subscribed & sworn to before me this 20th day of May
AD 1854, and I further certify that the above named
Z.P. Scott is a citizen of said county &
state and is highly credible witness and entitled
to full credit as is sworn witness or otherwise.
I further certify that I am not in any manner
interested in the prosecution of the claim for pension
herebefore mentioned, nor have I any interest
therein				Chas Daniels
				Justice of the Peace
					(initials)

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State of Alabama}
Baldwin County}
			I Patrick Byrne Judge
of Probation in and for said county and state
do hereby certify that Charles Daniels
whose signature appears to the foregoing
certificates is and was at the time of sing=
=ing the same in acting Justice of the 
Peace duly commissioned and qualified
and that as such full faith and credit 
(illegible) and ought to be given to all 
his official acts and I further
certify that the signatures aforesaid 
of said Daniels are genuine.  In 
testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and attached hereto
the seal of said county (illegible) (illegible)
this 3rd day of June AD 1854
		(signature illegible)

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V.L.M:  IN REPLY REFER TO
				3-1864
		DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
			BUREAU OF PENSIONS
			     WASHINGTON  January 9,(illegible)
Mrs. W. D. Hurlbutt
Terry, Mississippi.
Madam:
	In response to your letter dated the 20th ultimo, you
are advised that in the revolutionary War pension claim r. File
No. 2,841, of Joel Deese who was born April 14, 1749, in John-
ston County, North Carolina, it is alleged that ^while residing there^ (“he served at” crossed out)
various times (“1776” crossed out) ^he enlisted in 1776 and served until the close of the War, and was in an engagement under General Francis Marion at Brown Marsh, North
Carolina and was also at the battle of Guilford and at Yorktown
when Cornwallis surrendered, names of his Captains and Colonels
are not stated.  He died March, 1846, in Baldwin County, Ala-
bama.  A son James is referred to.  There is no further data as
to family on file.
	Soldier applied for pension May 2, 1842, while a res-
ident of Baldwin County, Alabama, but his claim was rejected as
he failed to furnish specific proof of six months actual service
in an embodied corpsas required by the Act of June 7, 1832,
under which he applied for pension.
			Very respectfully,
				E. C. Tieman
			Acting Commissioner
(hand-written at bottom):
     fought under Capt Wingette at Brown Marsh
	only under him in the battle.

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						(illegible)
			Mercer University
			   Macon, Georgia
RUFUS W. WEAVER
     PRESIDENT					15 Jan., 1920
The Commissioner, of Pensions,
	Washington, D.C.?
Dear Sir:-
	Will you please send me all that your have in
the way of data as to the services and Revolutionary Rec-
ord of Joel Deese who was born in Johnson County, N.C. in
1749 and died in Baldwin County, Ala. in 1846?  Joel Deese
was y great-great-great-grandfather.
	Thanking you for any information you may be able to give me, I am
		Respectfully,
		     B.C.Holtzclaw, Jr
			210 Coleman Ave.,
				Macon, Georgia.
					(Pension Office Stamp)

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Terry, (illegible)  Dec. 20, 1919.
To the
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
My dear sir,
Will you please
examine your records
of Revolutionary soldiers
and give me the record
completely of Joel Dees.
I would very much ap-
preciate just an exact
copy for (illegible) for gene
ology, (illegible) being my
     Rev. (illegible)

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Hoping you will do
me this special favor
I (illegible)
yours very truly,
Mrs. W. D. Hurlbutt
     Terry
     Missippi

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(Left page of booklet):
1920 Jan 9 Hist to Mrs.
W.D. Hurlbutt.
1920 Jan’y 31 Hist. to B.C. Holtzclaw
1932 – (illegible) 25  “   “ Mrs. D. B. Hollingsworth
Her letter sent to Rec. Div
(Right page of booklet):
	841 REJECTED
Joel Deese
Service:
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application filed:
(illegible): List of suspended claims
printed in 1852show cause of suspension
Re-enlisted:  as follows:”name of Capt., Col.,
and Regt. wanted.  Alleges four years 
continuous service, which could alone
have occurred in the regular con-
tinental army”!
Attorney:
P.O.
	Recognized.		Contract.
	Cert. of Dis.	Searched for

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(illegible)			(illegible)
		Pension office
		Washington City
(illegible)		D.C
15th June /44

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Alabama}     Stockton Co.  June 2nd 1844
Baldwin County}	
	Dear Sir,
Some two months since, I forwarded to your
office the declaration of Joel Deese Jr (?)
of the above State & County, with the nessary
certificates relating to a pension (illegible)
	The department will confer a favor
on an old soldier to inform us the result
	As this is the second time he (illegible) has
with much difficulty arranged the documents
and forwarded them, the first to the Hon.
A.P. Bagby – the second to the Pension office
with a request to the Hon L. Dillen for 
his attention to the subject –
		I am with much esteem
		     your obedient servant etc
Hon. J. L. Edwards}		Thomas L Snowden
Pension Office)		Agent (illegible) Joel Deese
15			333
3			(illegible)
45			499
5			066
JD			765-9

2			(illegible)

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(Page is entirely illegible)

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	Pen. Officer			272
					Sep:22. 1842,
Sir,
	In reply to your letter
of the 8th inst in the case
of Joel Deese, I have to state
that it does not appear from
our records that any evidence has
been received here in support
of his claim since the date of
my letter of the 17th May last to
Hon. A. P. Bagby
(bottom of page):
Thomas J. Snowden Esq			OC
Stockton.  P. O.				35.330
						(illegible) 32
Alabama.					(illegible)

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Hon. J. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
	Washington
(vertical on left side of page):
May 13.1842
Ala.
Joel Dees (smeared)
(vertical on right side of page):
Hon. A. P. Bagby
Senate US

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					Senate Chamber
					12th May 1842
Sir,
	I have the honor to submit to you the enclosed
(illegible) in support of the claim of Joel Deese
claim to a pension and would respectfully enquire
whether it is sufficient and if not to enquire what in

					yr. (illegible) svt.
A.	P.  Bagby
The Commissioner}
	of Pensions.}

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	May 2nd 1842
     I have the honor to submit to the court:
So far as my recollection serves me at this time
A narative of my revolutionary service the
	in the following manner.  (illegible)
	My age is 93 years on the 14th of April 1842
I volunteered in Johnston County North Carolina.
in the year 1776.  (illegible) to General Marion army
(illegible) with him nine months, in one engagement
with General Marian near what was then called the 
Brown Marsh in North Carolina. at the expiration
of this campaign I then enlisted in General Washington
army in North Carolina was transfered to General
Greens army marched with him to Gilford court house
ther fought under him in a severe action this action
took place some time in March 1781.  then five or six days
after this Battle General Washington give me a 
discharge and $5. 5cs and told me to 
return home, to Johnston County N. Carolina.  after serving 
5 years exclusive of nine days in the regular army.
My discharge I lost about 10 years after the above date
			given under my hand
Ward Taylor			his
       J. P. 			Joel          X        Deese (illegible)
				mark

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I also recollect -    That we were ordered 
at (illegible) time to march to     Guilford court house
where I found General Morgan. and I think 
the next day Lord Cornwallis came there,
and was under Gen Morgan.     fought really
a hard fight   Wallis was compelled to
retreat.  I was then marched to join Gen
Washington agin
I have no education and the (illegible) of time
makes me forget any more particulars.
I cannot reall the distance from where
I was discharge at Yorktown to my home in
Johnston County N.Carolina
all of the above services was rendered as a private
the above date}		given under my hand –
(illegible)}			his
Ward Taylor		     Joel     X     Deese
	J. P.			mark
my reason for applying for a pension heretofore is that I did not know
how to proceed, and could not obtain instructions until now
Attest				his
Ward Taylor		     Joel     X     Deese
	J. P.			mark
the three above (illegible) statements were
sworn to & subscribed before me this 4th
day of March 1842  	Ward Taylor
				J. P.

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     35.330
Joel Deese
     Alabama
Suspended
(illegible)  12 April
1842  Hon  A. P. Bagby
S.U.S
let to same 14 May
1842
let 22 (illegible)  T.J.
Snowden
(illegible) to Joel Deese  Sept 20 (illegible)
C.C. (illegible)  July 6  1832
		2841
Act 7 June 1832

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State of Alabama}
Baldwin County}
	We the underassigned do hereby certify
that we have been well acquainted with 
Mr. Joel Deese Senr for the last ten years,
and that his character have never been doubt,
and that we have no hesitation in saying that he
the said Mr. Joel Deese Sr. is justly entitled to 
a pension for his revolutionary service etc
     Given under our hand
this 4th of May AD 1842
			{ Nathan Hall
			{ Hiram McGill
(smeared) have bin aquainted with
the said Mr. Dees for the last
six month and the (illegible)
statement I believe correct ______ John Salter

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Joel Deese
	Sept 4. 1842
	Ala.
(illegible)
Sept 13 (16 marked out) 1842		(illegible)
L Edwards Esq
	Pension Office –
        Washington City, D. C.

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Alabama}		Stockton (illegible) Sept 8th 1842.
Baldwin County}
	Dear Sir,
Your letter of the 17 of May last to the Honorable
A.P. Bagby with enclosed printed instructions relative
to Mr. Joel Dees in Pension, was duly received,
amidiately on the recept of which, I proceeded
and had the business arranged agreeable to your 
instructions _ and forwarded the documents to the
Hon. A.P. Bagby.  I fear they have been mislaid or have
not reache you, as I have not received any inteligence.
	In consequence of an (error)? in Mr. Joel Deese,
first declaration, the court was very particular in
the Second, also in taking the interrogatories we
should there of been any illegality in the documents,
or not of reached you.  you will confer 
a lasting favor on your servant to notify him, 
		I have the honor to be very
		Respectfully your obedient (illegible)
J. L. Ewards Esq}		Joel Deese Sr
				Thomas J Snowden.
					agent

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(right page of booklet):
35.330
Joel Deese
Alabama

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Hon. A.P. Bagby		Stockton Ala
				4th May 1842
	Sir,  Mr Dees being unable
to travel & it being believed from 
the nature of the instructions that
 it would anser as well to make
his deposition before a justice
of the pease as otherwise he
called on me x has sworn to
the facts in the (illegible) statement
		your obt sert
		Ward Taylor
PS
     The reason of the old mans (illegible)
     being in detached parts is owing to 
     his (illegible) of recollection  (etc?)
			W.  T.

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Captain T. J Snowden 
at home

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		(illegible)
JL Edwards Esq
     (illegible)     Sir,
		     I have examined the declaration
of Joel Beese Sr of the County who is an appli
=cant for a pension.  from my long acquaint
=ance with the old gentleman and character
and his acknowledged veracity I do not 
hesitate to say that I believe every
word of that document to be strictly
true & correct.  As I am unknown to  
you I refer you to Hon A.P. Bagby
of the US Senate – Hon W Payne
Hon (illegible) & Hon J Dellett of the 
House of Representatives – 
		I am (illegible) obt
		   srvt
		CM Gorbold

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Honl. J L Edwards
	(illegible)
Washington D.C.

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			(illegible)
			2nd (illegible) 1844
Dear sir
	I am glad you have
been able to git (illegible) Nolly to
wait on the od man _ I have examined the declaration _ sworn to by 
him before Nolly an find it to be
substantially (illegible) same as that sworn
to by him in 1842_ I regret that
you cannot git the certificate
of Hollinger & Salter again as
they both new the old man from 
their youth_ but I hope you will
find some other to answer _
I have no doubt the old man
aught to have a pension & that
(illegible) have obtained at which
were not more worthy & not
half so needy a supposing
it might have some (illegible)
I send you my official 
certificate which you may
find with the papers _ if you think propper 
			Ward Taylor
FW. J. Snowdin

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I hereby certify that Joel Deese
made a declaration uppon oath
sometime within the year 1842 - &
that it was substantially the same
as that made by him before E
D. Nolly Esq_ on the 26th March
1844 _ .  and that Mr Hollinger
and John Salter_ both respectable
citizens gave him a certificate
at that time that they had known him longer and that
his caracter was good__I have 
no doubt from what I have (blotted out)
him and myself for more than 
two years _ but that he is justly 
intitled to a pension_
		Stockton Ala
		2nd April 1844
		     Ward Taylor
			J.P.

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(appears to be the back of a written page bled through)
(top right):  July 6/54

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				Pension Office
				July 6 1854
Sir
	Joel Deese of Alabama claimed to have
served nine months under Genl Marion
during the war of the Revolution. but failed
to furnish any evidence that he ever
served a day.  His service must be
proved before any allowance can be
made.__ this report is made to 
you (illegible) to the instructions of
Delahay & Tucker of Mobile Ala.
C.C. Tucker Esq
	Present