Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1847, David Chandler, N C Born In N.C.

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SERVICE                                        NUMBER
NC             Chandler, David           R.1847


Born in N.C.
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CONTENTS

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Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed 7th June 1832.
State of North Carolina }
Granville County }
On this 7th day of November AD. 1832
personally appeared in open court before Benjamin Bullock, James L. Wortham and Dennis T. Paschall members of the court of Pleas and quarter Sessions of the county and State aforesaid now sitting, David Chandler, a Resident of the said county and State, aged sixty seven years on the 22nd. November year 1832 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 7th June 1832 ~

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. -

That in the year 1780 he believes, but in the same year that George Gates was defeated near Camden in South Carolina his company of men was raised in Granville County by Draft & I was drafted and the Company [illegible]

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taken and he had well nigh exhausted them - This necessarily delayed us much on our march - we however progressed as fast as we could - We passed from Hillsborough to Bells Mills on Deep river thence to the Yadkin, which river we crossed at Moore's Ferry - we then marched rather down that River [crossed out: and the D] toward Camden - Before we reached the town the report of the Artillery in the battle then begun was heard- We were not long in suspence [sic: suspense] as to the issue of it - Hundred of Soldiers belonging to our army were met flying from the Battle ground upon the defeat of Gen'l. Gates - Precedence required it and we also joined in the retreat and made our way good to the Pedee [sic: Pee Dee] at Masks ferry where we found for [sic: four] or five Handed of our men assembled, who had in charge a considerable portion of the Baggage waggons [sic: wagons] belonging to our Army - The number of [illegible] was constantly encreasing [sic: increasing] and the consternation produced on our minds by the Report of the Close pursuit of us by the British, was such as to determine the most of us to seek safety in flight. We crossed the river and I, with hundreds of others, [written in the margin: took my way] by the nearest & best way to my own home - where I arrived after great peril & suffering - I had been at home but a short time before I was attacked by the "Camp Fever, which I suppose I had contracted in the service - with disease I was most sorely afflicted and had very nearly lost my life - I was confined to my bed dangerously ill for more than six months - Before I was taken down my Captain had directed me to meet at Hillsborough on a certain subsequent day when he intended to reorganise [sic] his company and to march to Join the American Army

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But my sickness prevented my Joining my company - I thin I served two months from the time I was mustered into service until I reached home; and if the sickness with which I was so long afflicted & which I contracted I have no doubt while in service entitled me to additional pay I shall be entitled to ^pay for six months further service -

The second tour I served was late in the spring or Early in the summer of the next year I was drafted for a Tour of three months duty and joined a company commanded to Stephen Merrell as Captain & Lieutenant Rose William Gill was our Colonel, but the other officers I am unable to recollect - We ^were marched & stationed at Williamborough [underline] a few days before the meeting of the Legislature and our duty was to guard the assembly in the vicinity of that village, We guard the Governor of North Carolina who was there stationed at the house of Judge Williams [.] I am unable to state the precise time of [crossed out] in this tour, but while we were on duty there information was received that Cornwallis with his Army had passed through Halifax town into the State of Virginia - I think we were on active duty in this tour about two months, and were sent home on furlough with our arms, with orders to hold ourselves in readiness to march at a minutes warning, but were never called upon -

My third tour of duty was in a Company raised by draft in Granville - but the time I am unable to state - Gideon Gooch commanded the company to which I was attached - The other officers I do not remember, nor am I able to state the names of the field officers except that I think there was in Command a gentleman that was called Maj. W. Cawley [.] It was our duty to guard the assembly of North Carolina that was about to assemble at Hillsborough - We were marched to that town a few days before the meeting of that body and were on duty their [sic: there] during the whole of

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a long & protracted Session - The precise time I am unable to State, but I think I joined my Company & went into service in March and I think we were not discharged until the month of May haveing [sic] ^served some what more than two months - Upon the adjournment of the Legislature we were discharged with Instructions to hold ourselves in readiness at a Minutes Warning to perform the ballance [sic: balance] of our tour in case the state should be invaded - 

The Register of my age has been lost or mislaid - I was resident in Granville on each of these tours, Was born, & raised have ever lived & now continue to reside where I now do - Except about two years of my youth - I never received a discharge for any tour of duty. Each tour of duty I was called into service by Draft my first tour I think I shall be able to prove by the Testimony of two brother soldiers in it boys. Shadrack Owen & John Lock

The services in the second tour I expect to prove by Shadrack Owens and perhaps by the Testimony of an old man named Robert Gill in Person County - my sickness I am unable to prove by any other person Except my brother John Chandler - The service on the third tour I expect to prove by Shadrack Owens who served though [sic: through] it with me - He relinquishes all claim whatever to a Pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of any state or Territory -

Subscribed & sworn to in open Court
S/David Chandler


John Lock aged seventy Eight years the 7th. day of September 1832 a Resident of Granville hereby makes oath that after the Defeat of Genl Gates in 1780 two companies of Infantry was raised by Draft in Granville County - The first was Commanded by Bothell Searcey and the other by Capt. Ralph Banks - I was attached to the latter and David

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Chandler the Applicant in the foregoing declaration was a private in the former - We had no field officers on account of the Tardiness of our men in Reaching Hillsborough - The detatchment [sic] had left Hillsborough & we [illegible] to follow on - We did so, and crossed the Yadkin at Moore's ferry and as fast as we could travel we made our way toward Campden [sic: Camden] and proceeded until we heard the Report of the Artillery in the Battle near that town - It was not long before we were fully satisfied of the Defeat of the Americans, by the crowds of American Soldiers we met flying from the Battleground - our two companies turned round and joined in the flight and when we arrived at Markes ferry on the Pedee [sic: Pee Dee] river we found a large collection of men with a large number of Baggage Waggons [sic: wagons]. The most of the men composing our two companies chose to seek their own safety in flight - and among the rest David Chandler did so - Our companies entered on a [crossed out] Tour of Three months, - we left home in July and returned about the last days of August

subscribed & sworn to in open Court
S/John Lock


Shadrack Owens aged seventy two years the 12th day of December 1832, resident of Granville County makes oath that he has heard the foregoing declaration of David Chandler read and he this affiant testifies & declares that he was a private soldier in each of the tours set  forth in the foregoing declaration of said Chandler and that he fully corroborates & Testifies to the material facts set forth by him therein and knows of the performance of the duty as stated - Subscribed & worn to in open Court
S/Shadrack Owens

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John Chandler makes oath that he was fifty seven years of age on the 25th October 1832, That he is the brother of David Chandler who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration for a Pension under the Act of 7th June 1832.

That he was a small boy when his said Brother returned from the army after the defeat of Genl. Gates - and that he remained at home but a few days before he was attacked by a fever, which was called the "Camp Fever" that he had a very long and lingering illness, and it was for a long time considered very doubtful whether he would live or die - That from the time he was taken until he was able to walk about I think was about seven or Eight months 

This affiant has a stronger recollection of this sickness of his brother from the following fact - This affiant was very fond of his said Brother, and upon he [sic] return, he (this affiant) would sleep no where but with his said Brother and continued to do so until he became severely ill - The consequence of this cohabitation was that he himself was attacked with the same disease and suffered long & painful illness before he recovered from it - It was two or three years before he entirely recovered

subscribed & sworn to 7th November 1832
S/John Chandler


James Downey Lock Esqr. and John Roysten senr. Both residents of Granville County being duly sworn in open Court this 9th November 1832 make oath that They are well acquainted with David Chandler who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing Declaration for a pension under the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832 is of the age he states is reputed in the neighbourhood [sic] in which he lives to have been a soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion -
S/Jas. Downey Lock
S/John Roysten

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And the court do hereby declare their opinion after the Investigation of the matter & putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the war Department, answers to which are incorporated in this Declaration [.] That the above applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states -

And the Court further Certifies that it appears to them that John Lock, Shadrack Owen, John Chandler [,] James Downey Senr Esqr. and John Royster Secr. who have sworn to and subscribed the foregoing affidavits are credible persons and that their statements are Entitled to credit
S/B Bullock C [illegible initials]
S/James L Wortham
S/D. T. Paschall


State of North Carolina }
Granville County }
I Stephen K. Sneed Clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions for the county and State aforesaid: do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of David Chandler for a Pension.

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In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office in Oxford this the 6th day of November A.D. 1832.
S/Stephen K Sneed Clk

Pearsonally [sic: personally] appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace David Chandler being duly sworn deposeth and saith by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear possitively [sic] as to the precise lenght [sic: length] of his service but to according to the best of his recollection he served not less than three tours in manner set forth in my declaration in the grade of a common solider and for such service I claim a pension
Sept 19 1837
S/M D Royster J P

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In reply to your request of........, received ......... for a statement of the military history of David Chandler a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) applicaiton for pen-sion on file in this Bureau.  R.F. 1847

DATES OF             |        LENGTH OF   |       RANK       |           OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED           |                STATE
ENLISTMNET OR  |        SERVICE         |                       |           CAPTAIN                 |          COLONEL                                    |
APPOINTMNET    |   
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1780                         2 mons                 Pri                    Bartlett Searey                                                                                          N.C
1781                         2        ,,                                          Stephen Merrivle                   Hern Gill
                                 Over 2 ,,                                         Gideon Gooch,    guarding the legislature

Battles engaged in, ..........................................
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Granville Co, N.C
Date of application for pension, Nov. 7 1832,
Residence at date of application, Granville Co, N.C
Age at date of application , B. Nov. 22 1765, Granville Co, N.C,
Remarks: There is no data relative to wife and children.

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David Chandler 
NC
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Jan. 15 1838
Refr'd. Com'ee [committee] Srv. pensions
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Jan. 27 1838
Ref'd to the Committee on Rev'y. Pensions
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Feb'y. 6 1838
Com'ee. disch'd - to lie
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Ay crigg 22
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Bound 25. res to him




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No 176.629

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David Chandler
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N.C.
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Susp'd. See letter to M.D. Royster 2d Oct. 1837. do di Nov 8 1837

pap's sent Hon M T Hawkins 29 Dec'r 1837

1847

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In ab.

Youngs & Bonds NC } M D Roysten Pall
Don 17 }     free



Gen. M. T Hawkins
Washington City 
District of Columby [sic: Columbia]


Hon. M. T. Hawkins
H.R. [House of Representatives]

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M. D. Royster
Nov. 8. 1837
o.C.

cpd.

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Depart. of War
Pension Office
Nov 8 1837

Sir
In reply to your letter I have to state, that the service claimed heretofore in all cases for guarding the Legislation of N C  has uniformly been rejected. It had no connexion [sic: connection] whatever with the operations of the army and cannot be considered, within the meaning and enlist of the law, as military service. It cannot [illegible] be allowed to David Chandler.

DAM


M D Royster
Youngs Crossroads
Granville Co
NC


Act for N C Gnd

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February 6, 1913.

Hon. Hannibal L. Godwin,
House of Representatives. 
My dear Mr. Godwin:
In response to your letter dated the fifth and received the sixth instant. requesting information for Mrs. J. A. Brown of Chadbourn, North Carolina, I have the honor to advise you that she has this day been furnished the history of David Chandler. R. File No. 1847. Revolutionary War.

Very respectfully.
J L Davenport
Commissioner.

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[letterhead] SIXTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
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HANNIBAL L. GODWIN, N.C.CHAIRMAN
DAVID E. FINLEY, S.C.
ARSENE P. PUJO, LA.
CHARLES D. CARTER, OKLA.
MARTIN DIES, TEX.
JOHN W. BOWHNE, IND.
H. GARLAND DUPRE, LA.
CHARLES A TALCOTT, N.Y.
FREDERICK H. GILLETT, MASS.
I. D. YOUNG, KANS.
WILLIAM KENT, CAL
COLOMON F. PROUTY, IOWA.

L. B. HALE, CLERK

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES U.S.
COMMITTEE ON 
REFORM IN THE CIVIL SERVICE
WASHINGTON, D.C.  [/letterhead]

February 5, 1913.

Hon. Jas. L. Davenport.
Pension Commissioner,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:-
I beg to enclose you herewith, for your consideration and attention, a letter from Mrs. J. A. Brown, of Chadbourn, North Carolina. Please take this matter up with Mrs. Brown direct.

Yours very truly,
H L Godwin
6 - NC


H.

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Chadbourn, N. C.
Jan. 31st 1913.

Mr H. L. Godwin,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Mr Godwin: -
I am glad to find that David Chandler's name appears in the Pension record. I can not furnish all the data Commissioner Davenport desires, but will give what I can,

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hoping this much will serve to identify him.

Place of birth and death. Granville Co N.C. & presence the enlistment was lure, too name of widow, Amie. (maiden-name= Stovall). Presuming this David to be my great-grandfather. My grand-father, Little Berrian Chandler, was born about 1800, one of ten children. So this would put

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David, his father, in the Revolution, but I can't say  when he, David, died. After 1800 I'd say. David's father was also named David. but I think he would have been too old for service. I can not tell his widow's name. She was a Miss Hamilton, but I do not know her first name

I wrote our State

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auditor last year, as I had seen four large un-indexed volumes of Revolutionary Pay Rolls in his office. He wrote me that these vols. had been sent to the Dept. at Washington to be copied and indexed. I hoped that this had been done, & I might find some of these names of the roll. The names of the officers from Granville are 

[round stamp: PENSION OFFICE.
FEB. 6 1913 U.S.]

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Yancey, Parsons, Person & Burton. David Chandler probably served under one of these.

I had the record from the N.C. State records, but I  [crossed out: did] do not know that belonging to the Militia in 1771 meant that said militia served in the War. Ask some of your war Dept. officials

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if it does mean this

Thanking you for your interest and service,

I am 
Yours cordially
Minnie Mc J. Brown.
(Mrs. J. A. B.).

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1913. Feb. 6. History to Mrs. J.A.Brown FW


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1847 [stamp: REJECTED]

P.O. David Chandler

Service: ___________________

Enlisted: _________________ , 18__.
Discharged: _____________, 18__.

Application filed: _________________ , 18__.

Alleges: __________________________
Re-enlisted: ______________________

Attorney: ______________________
P.O. ___________________________

______________ Recognized. _____________ Contract.
________ Cert. of Dis. Searched for ___________, 18__.

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Enlisted: _________________ , 18__.
Discharged: _____________, 18__.

Application filed: _________________ , 18__.

Alleges: __________________________
Re-enlisted: ______________________

Attorney: ______________________
P.O. ___________________________

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Youngs & Roads NC
Oct 28                free

N.C.    Nov 6.
[illegible]
Dav. Chandler,

Mr J L Edwards
Commission pension
Washington city
D C

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Mr J L Edwards Granvill [sic: Granville] County NC 26 Oct 1837
Dear sir yours of 9 inst. [instant] came to hand [.] Mr David Chandler thinks his declaration must have been mist [sic: misunderstood] understood by the department he says that at the time that he guarded the legislator of North Carolina he served under draft [.] he begs to amend [illegible] explain his declaration by the in closed [sic: enclosed] certificate [.] if his papers are still rejected will you be so good as to informed [sic] me what will be required by the department or whether is [sic] will be necessary to make any father [sic: further] attempt to words [sic: towards] getting his pension [.] if I did not think the old man deserved it I would not of [sic: have] made the first Efford [sic: effort] but the old man is in great need of it [.] there is no doubt but he justly deserved his pension

Pleas [sic: please] write to me at Young & Roads [crossed out] Granvill [sic] NC

yours respectfully
M D Roysten


Mr J. L. Edwards
N B it perhaps is necessary that the county sen. should be annext [sic] to my name but you will it to my certificate to his pension paper and it 18 miles Oxford our county seat [.] I send the hoping you will give me direction it is a thing I am unacquainted with
Yr respect.
M D Roysten

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State of N. Carolina }
Granville County }
I, Saml [Samuel] Henry Smith, a minister of the gospel, resident of the County aforesaid, do certify that I am personally acquainted with David Chandler of said County, having been raised in his neighbourhood [sic] that I believe him to be about seventy years old & that the opinion appears to be prevalent in his neighbourhood [sic] that he served in the army of the REvolutionary War: But the mount [sic: amount] of his services therein, is not known to this deponent.

Given under my hand this 2nd day of May one thousand eight hundred & thirty seven.
S/Saml H. Smith


I. John Roysten certify that I have been acquainted with David Chandler for upwards of forty years having always lived in the same neighbourhood [sic] that I believe him to be about the age of seventy years or upwards and the it is the general belief in the neighbourhood [sic] that he served in the army of the Revolutionary [.] this fact is not known to this deponent [.] Given under my hand this 28 day of June 1837
S/John Roysten


State of North Carolina
Granville County 
Be it known that on the 28th day of June 1837 before the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared the above named & made oath in due form of Law to the several matters of fact in set forth in their respective certificates above 
Given under my and the 28th of June. 1837.
S/Marcus D Roysten J P.

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State of North Carolina }
Granville County - }
I, James M Wiggins. Clerk of the court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County and State aforesaid, hereby certify, that Samuel H Smith whose Signature appears to the within Certificate is a Minister of the Gospel in good standing: and that Marcus D Roysten Esquire whose Signature appears to the certificate below & before whom the Said Saml H Smith made oath as to the truth of his statement. is and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Granville: and that due faith and credit are due to his official acts as such

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Given under my hand and seal of office the 25th day of September AD. 1837 -
S/Jas. M. Wiggins Clk

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Major M T Hawkins Granville County NC ~ Dcr 16th - 1837
Dear Sir [:] as Congress has now assembled I thank you to do [crossed out] me the favour [sic] that I spoke to you about Last cort [sic] [.] that is to call at the War department and get David Chandlers pension papers they are there placed upon their files and lay it before congress they [crossed out: object] are rejected on account of his Last tower [sic: tour] [crossed out: being] which he was sent to guard the legislator of North Carolina the only objection the department had at first when the papers was [sic] sent back and [illegible] shut sent to show the deficiency was for want of the certificate of a preacher and the authentications of the papers [,] no objection as to his last tower [sic: tour] which all was done and then the objection to the tower [sic] spoken of now I have no doubt but the department has miss understood [sic] the old mans Decration [sic: Declaration] [crossed out] he was drafted three times and served the three towers [sic] under a draft of the United States as is mentioned in his Decration [sic] the last time in after he was Drafted he was sent to guard the legislator which he was bound to go where ever they sent him which from the old mans Declaration He expsed [sic: expressed?] he was sent moore [sic: more] to guard prisoners than the state house

I Expect that people was ketched [sic] up and summoned in that day for that special purpose to guard the state house and then is when I think the department has misconstrued the [illegible] Declation [sic] he I think it is expressed satisfactory in the Declaration ^that he was under draft if it is not it was an omishion [sic: omission] in Mr Sneed who wrote the Declaration tho [sic] Mr Sneed Declares it to be fully Express and advised me to call up on you to lay it before the house and in doing so I wished you to call their attention to that particular part of his decralation [sic: declaration] & to know if a Soldier under Legal Draft & sent to guard the state house is not a ft subject for a pensioner [.] I wished you to peruse the papers well before you lay them before Congress by doing this you will much oblige the old man & his numerous relations & I know it will be nothing lossed [sic: lost] to you but will be gained to you
Yours respectfully 
Gen M T Hawkins
 over
M D Roysten

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N B I have written to Mr Edwards to deliver up the papers to you
M D Roysten

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State of North Carolina }
Person County }
this day Robert Gill Sr came before me Robert Jones Jr one of the Justices of the peace in and for the sd County and maketh oath that some time during the revolution war David Chandler Served three months tour under Captain Merret [sic] as well as he recollects [.] Sworn to and Subscribed this the 25th day of October 1833
test
S/Robert Jones JP
S/Robert Gill


State of North Carolina }
Person County }
I Charles Mason Clerk of Person County Court do hereby certify that Robert Jones is an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid and that faith and credit ought to be give to all of his official acts in testimony whereof  the seal of my office doth appear [.] given under my hand at office this the 6th day of November 1833.
Test
S/Charles Mason C.C.C

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State of North Carolina Granville County 
this 24 Oct 1837 I David Chandler do hereby certify that the last tower [sic: tour] I served in the revolutionary war as mentioned n my declaration as guarding the legislation of North Carolina was under a legal draft of the United States which I served at least two months and then was several prisners [sic: prisoners] we had under guard at this time.
S/David Chandler


This day personally appeared David Chandler & Maketh oath in due form of law as to the correctness of the above affadavid [sic: affidavit]

Sworn to & subscribed before me the 24 day of Oct 1837
S/M D Roysten J P ser

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State of North Carolina }
Person County }
this day Hampton White came before me Wm Bailey one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County and maketh oath that some time during the revolutionary War David Chandler served a three months tour under Capt. Bartlett Searsey

Sworn to & Subscribed the 18th day of August AD 1833
Test
S/Wm Bailey JP
Hampton [his mark X] White


State of North Carolina }
Person County }
I Charles Mason Clerk of the County Court of Person do hereby Certify that William Bailey is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid and that faith and credit ought to be given to all of his Official acts in testimony where of the seal of my Office doth appear given under my hand at office this 6th day of November 1833
Test
S/Charles Mason C.C.C