Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41475, John Chatham, Va

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Service VA
Chatham, John
Number S.41475

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North Carolina 
5,131 (Handwritten)
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John Chatham 
Capt Thomas    Private 
Virginia Line   H (Handwritten)

In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War. (Typed)
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Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina (handwritten) at the rate of 8 (handwritten) Dollars per month, to commence on the 15 (handwritten) of May 1818 (handwritten)
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Certificate of Pension issued the 17 (handwritten) of Nov 1818 (handwritten) and sent from J S Smith 
House of Representatives (handwritten)
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Arrears to 4th of Sep 1818-3-16/31 . 4/30
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1819
29.18
68.-
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$77.18
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{Revolutionary claim, 
Act 18th March, 1818}

'77 to 83- Allar
Person CY 
Carolina

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[Illegible] Sent June 16th, 1821 to Duncan Rose, C.S.C.   Roxborough, N.C.
Recorded Dec 30th

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41 475
INVALID.  Own [vertically written]
Reoy
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File No. 41.475
John Chatham
Office Rev War
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Act: 18 March 18
Index:-- Vol. [illegible], Page 84
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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State of No. Carolina } on the 12th day of September. 1820
" Person County.}  personally appeared in open court
" Jno. Chatham aged sixty two years, who being first
" duly sworn according to Law. doth on his oath
" make the following declaration, in order to obtain the 
" provision made by the act of Congress of the 18th, March 1818
" and the 1st May 1820. that he the said Jno. Chatham,
" enlisted for the term of three years, on the 4th. February 1777
" in the state of Virgina in the company commanded by
"Capt Thomas West, in the regiment, commanded by
" Col. Stephens, in the line of the state of Virginia Continental
" establishment, that he continued to serve in the said
" corpes till December 1778. at which time he enlisted in
" company [crossed out] the company commanded by Capt. N. Lamme
" in the regiment redused from the 10th to the 6th.
" and continued to serve during ware and was disch
" at Winchester, in the state of Virgina, on the 19th July
" 1783. that he was in the battle of Brandywine, on the 11th September 1777. The battle of Germantown, on the 4th October 
" following, and sundry other battles during the war.
" and is in pursuant to the act of the 1st May. 1820. - I do
"solemnly sware, that I was a resident of the united states
" on the 18th. March 1818. that I have not from that time by
" gift or sale or in any other manner dis posed of my
" property or any part thereof, with intent thereby to dimi 
" -nish it so as to bring my self within the provision of [the](scratched out)
" an act to provide, for certain persons in gaged in the 
" land and naval servics of the united states in the 
" revolutionary ware, passed on the 18th. March 1818. that
" I have, nor has any persons intrust for over to any property or 
"or security, contract, debts, due to me from land I convey nor

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income other than what is contained, in the schedule here to annexed, and by me subscribed 
" 1. Old blide Horse $10.00
" 2. head of hogs.... 2.00
" 1. pot & oven .... 1.00
" 2. chares ..... .50
' 1. Table, plats dishis }- 2.00
" Knives & forks }
" wheel & cards .... .50
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                        $16.00

“ I am a planter by ocupation, my family consits of myself 
“ & wife Elender 60 years of age last apr. a daughter 
“ Elizabeth 20 years of age, daughter Elender 18. son 
“ James 16 years of age, and quit uncertain how long they 
“ may remain with me – my self and wife is quit un
“ - able to labour, through old age. I reside in the Cty 
“ of Person & State of No. Carolina, my certificate, by which 
“ I have drawn three pensions bares date 16 th May 1818 
“ without a number. Subscribed and sworn to in open 
“ Court this day and date first above written/
“ Test 				          his 
“ Duncan Rose C.S.C.       Jno. X Chatham
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" State of No. Carolina
Person, County
I Duncan Rose clerk of the Superior Court of Law. for this above county. do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true coppyed from the records of the said courts. I do further certify that it is the opinion of the court that the total value of the property exigible to this court
in the foregoing schedule is sixteen Dollars. in testimony whereof I have set my hand and affixed the seal of office the 12th September 1820.
Duncan Rose C.S.C.

Vertical writing on the bottom left side:
Duncan Rose, Seal
Roxborough, N.C.

Vertical writing on the bottom right side: 
Peter Barrett (con. J.L.E)
5136

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John Chatham

Virg Rolls

Admitted

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District of North Carolina To Wit 

On this 16 day of May 1818,before me the Subscriber, one of the Judges of the Superior Court of Law & court of Equity of said district personally appears John Chatham aged 60 years Resident in the county of Person in said district, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision of the late act of Congress entitled “an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war”: That he the said John Chatham enlisted the 4 February 1777 in the Town of Alexdria in the State of Virginia, in the company commanded by Thomas West in the 10th Regiment of the virginia line, on the continental establishment, that he continued to serve in said corps or in the service of the united states until the 19 July 1783 when he was discharged at Winchester in the said state of virginia That he was at the Battles of Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, Stony point, Guilford Court House , Camden, S.C., ninty six, & at the Battle of the Eutaw Springs, where he was taken prisoner. And that he is in Reduced circumstances, & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of these facts, than that contained in the deposition hereunto annexed. 
sworn to and subscribed  |  his
before me this day |  John [Symbol] Chatham
& year aforesaid | mark

Thomas Ruffin JLFD

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North Carolina
John Faddis of the Town of Hillsborough, being duly sworn maketh Oath that in the latter part of
the year 1781 after the battle at the Eutaw Springs, this deponent was a prisoner of War in the Custody of the English Troops at Charleston in South Carolina & as such was confined on board the prison ship for a long time afterwards. that is to say one year & fourteen days - He saith. That when he was carried on board
the said ship he found & got acquanted with the aforementioned John Chatham, then of Virginia but now of Person County in this State, who was also a prisoner of war. This deponent cannot recollect the particular Regiment & Company of which said Chatham had belonged because he did not know him, while he was actually in the army. But he [illegible] recollects that he had been made a prisoner at the Eutaw
Springs & was then said to have belonged to some one of the Virginia Regiments on the Continental establishment under the command of General Greene. He farther saith that when he/ this deponent/ was exchanged, viz the first day of October AD 1782 or thereabouts, he left the said Chatham stil in confinement as a prisoner of war – This deponent is not intimatly & personally informed of the circumstances in life of the said Chatham but has frequently heard by the way of general report & doth
believe that he is in very reduced circumstances, & indeed hath no property at all & stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support 
John Faddis Snr
Subscribed & sworn to before me at Orange County 16th day of May AD 1818
Thomas Ruffin JLFD
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Thomas Ruffin one of the judges of the Superior Courts of Law & Courts of Equity in North Carolina, do certify that it appears true satisfaction that the said John Chatham did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding decloration & deposition against the Common Enemy for the term of nine months upwards on the Continental Establishment and I now transmit the proceedings of testimony taken & had before me in the in history for the attachment of war pursuant to the direction of the aforementioned Act of Congress. Given under my hand & seal of the Superior Court of Law for Orange County- The law being one of the courts in which prior/this 16th day of May 1818 at Orange County aforesaid--

Thomas S Ruffins JLFD

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State of No. Carolina 
Person County 

Superior Court of Law September Twelve 1820 personally appeared in open court. Jno. 
" Chatham aged sixty two years, who being first duly sworn according to 
"Law. doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain 
" the provision made by the act of Congress of the 18th, March 1818
" and the 1st May 1820. That he the said Jno. Chatham, enlisted for the term 
" for three years, on the 4th. February 1777 in the state of Virginia in the 
" company commanded by Capt Thomas West, in the regiment, commanded 
"  by Col. Stephens, in the line of the state of Virginia Continental
" establishment, that he continued to serve in the said corpes till December 
" 1778. at which time he enlisted in the company commanded Capt.
" N. Lamme, in the regiment reduced from the 10th to the 6th. and continued 
 " to serve during the War and was discharged at Winchester, in
" the state of Virginia, on the 19th July 1783. that he was in the battle of 
" Brandywine, on the 11th September 1777. The battle of Germantown, on the 4th 
" of October following, and sundry other battles during the War.
" and is in pursuant to the act of the 1st May. 1820. I do solemnly sware, 
" that I was a resident of the United States on the 18th March 
" 1818. that I have not from that time disposed of my property
" or any part thereof, with intent thereby to diminish it so as to bring 
" my self within the provision of an act to provide, for certain persons
" in gaged in the land and naval services of the United States, in 
" the revolutionary war.  passed on the 18th. March 1818. that
" I have not, nor has any persons for me intrust any property 
" or security, contract or debts, due to me other than [scratched out] nor have I 
" any incom other than what is contained in the schedule hereto
" annexed, and by me subscribed 

" 1. Old blide Horse $10.00
" 2. head of hogs.... 2.00
" 1. pot & oven rack .... 1.00
" 2 chares ..... .50
' 1. Table, plats dishis ... 2.00
" Knives & forks 
" 1 old wheel & cards .... 0.50
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                        $16.00

“ I am a planter by occupation, my family consits of myself  and wife 
" Elender 60 years of age, last april. a daughter Elizabeth 20 years 
" of age. another daughter , Elender 18 years of age. a son 
“ James, 16 years of age, and quite uncertain how long will

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" remain with me – 
my self and wife is quit unable to labour, through 
" old age and efliction, I reside in the County of Person, State of 
" No. Carolina, my certificate, by which I have drawn three pensions 
" bares date 16 th May 1818. (without a number) Subscribed and sworn to in 
“  open Court this day and date above written

Test 				          
Duncan Rose C.S.C.       
                                                             

State of No. Carolina}
Person, County}
I Duncan Rose clerk of the Superior Court of Law. for said county. do certify that the foregoing oath are truly coppyed from the records of the said courts. I further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total value of the property exibited in the aforesaid schedule is $16. in testimony whereof I have set my hand and affixed the seal of office this 10th October 1820.
Duncan Rose C.S.C.