Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 27541, Solomon Drew, N.C.

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(3-1776)
SERVICE
NC
Drew, Solomon 
Franky
NUMBER
W. 27541
B.L.Wt 34948-160-55
CONTENTS
[remainder of form blank]

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N. Carolina 12.730
Solomon Drew
of Halifax_ in the State of N. Carolina who was a priv_ in the company commanded by Captain Darron of the regt commanded by Col. Long in the N. Carolina line for 8 1/2 months -
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate 28_ Dollars 33 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of May 33 and sent. [signed] J. H. Max-well. Halifax N.C -
Arrears to the 4th of March 33-56.66
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4th Sept. 14.16
70.82
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Rush N [large ink blob] ewnan Clerk,
Book E-Vol. 6-Page 38-

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Letter March 23, 1769
K R. H Smith
1872 Aug. 2 case sent to files -
[illegible] 1867
5860
North Carolina (Fay)
Franky Drew widow of Solomon Drew NC who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 28. dollars 33. cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued 22d day of July 1856. and sent to C.C. Tucker Present.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 134 Vol. [illegible]

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Mar 3
192391 July 21/55
[illegible] of Solomon Drew priv
Private [underlined] Col Long M. C Mil N. C. Troops
Pensioner Act June 7. 1832 Revolution
Sus helg 53 NC June 32-12730
Ad helg 53-5860 Ad. 160ac's July 26/56 Dodge
Chas C Tucker Washington D. C.
[illegible handwriting diagonally across page]
Vol. D. 140.

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Declaration to be made by a Widow who has never received Bounty Land.
STATE OF North Carolina Halifax _ COUNTY, }88.
On this 7th day of July - 1855, before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State above named, personally appeared (1) Franky Drew aged 57 - years, a resident of Halifax County N.C., who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of (2) Solomon Drew - who was a (3) Private of North Carolina Militia in the War of the Revolution and a pensioner under the Act of June 7. 1832. on the N. C. roll
[following section is crossed out]
that he (4)   at   in the State of   on or about the   day of   , 18   , and continued in actual service fourteen days, and was honorably discharged at   on or about the   day of   18   , and (5)
She further states that she was married to the said (2) Solomon Drew - at [crossed out] in Martin County on the - day of -, A.D. 1830 by one Lowe a Justice that her name, before her said marriage, was Franky Barnes that her husband died at [crossed out] in Halifax County - on the - day of October 1837 or 8 and she is now a widow. (6) & that no public or private record of her marriage exits so far as she knows or believes -
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she is entitled under the act of March 3, 1855, never having received Bounty Land or knowing that she is entitled except for the above service; and she hereby constitutes and appoints CHAS. C. TUCKER, of Washington, D. C., her at-torney to prosecute her claim and procure her warrant. Hereby authorizing and empowering her said at-torney to obtain from the proper authorities at Washington City, or elsewhere, certified copies of any Army or Navy records or documents in which her said husband's services may be recorder; and to procure any and all other evidence that may be necessary to establish her claim, as fully as if personally present; and revoking and countermanding all former authority that may have been given for the above specified purpose.
(7) Franky Drew her mark
Sworn to, subscribed, and acknowledged before me that day and year first above written; and on the same day personally came before me {illegible crossed out] Sally Curry, a resident of Halifax County, in the State above named, and Jethro Edmonds, a resident of Halifax - County, in said State, to me known as credible witnesses, who being duly sworn, de-clare that they are personally acquainted with (1) Franky Drew - widow of (2) Solomon Drew. -, who has made and subscribed the foregoing declaration; that they were personally acquainted with (2) Solomon Drew. - and his wife during the lifetime of the former, and know that they lived together as man and wife, and were so reputed; and they believe that the husband of the said (1) Franky Drew - was the identical person who performed the service mentioned in the above declaration; that the above named (2) Solomon Drew. - is now dead, and the said (1) Franky Drew - is now a widow. And they swear that they are disinterested in this claim.
(8) Sally Curry her X mark
Jethro Edmonds his X mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me, and I certify that I am not interested in the claim or concerned in its prosecution.
(9) Richd H Smith J. P.

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STATE OF North Carolina Halifax _ COUNTY, }S8.
I, William W Daniel - Clerk of the County Court in and for the County and State above named, do hereby certify that Richard H Smith Esq., before whom the foregoing affidavits 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 above named, duly commissioned and sworn, that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit, and that his signature thereto is genuine.
IN TESTIMONTY WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed my official seal this 12th day of July AD 1855.
[signed] WmW Daniel Clerk
[circular seal on left side of page]
Forwarded by _

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19291
BOUNTY LAND CLAIM
Act of March 3, 1855.
ORIGINAL CLAIM FOR LAND WARRANT
MRS. Franky Drew
WIDOW OF Solomon
{left side of page typed vertically]
INSTRUCTIONS,
1. Claimant's name.
2. Soldier's name.
3. Here specify the service as follows: "in the company commanded by Captain    in the    regiment of     commanded by Col.   " or "a      on board of the United States ship     commanded by      in the war of       " or as the case may be.
4. Enlisted, volunteered, was drafted, or shipped.
5."Add, "that she has never before made application for Bounty Land," or "that she made an application for Bounty Land for said service, and her claim was rejected or suspended."
6. The claimant will here state that no public or private record of her marriage exists, or can be obtained, if such is the case. If there is a County, Town, or Church record containing the marriage, a duly certified copy of such record must be sent. If there if no public, but a private or family record containing the marriage or the births of children, a copy of such record must be sent, and the magistrate will certify that it is a correct copy of the original. Parol evidence of the marriage or of co-habitation, is not admissible until the absence of record evidence is accounted for.
7. Claimant's signature.
8. Witnesses' signatures.
9. Magistrate's signature.

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State of North Carolina Halifax County
On the 20th day of July 183{illegible] personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the Court of pleas and quarter [illegible] for the County aforesaid Solomon Drew a resident of the County and State aforesaid aged Seventy nine years who first being duly Sworn according to Law doth on his Oath make the following declarations in order to obtain the benefit of the proo[illegible] made by the Act of Congress passed the 7th day of June 1832. that he Enlisted in the Army of the United States Some time early in the year [word below crossed out] of 178[illegible] [crossed out] 1781 or the latter part of 1780 in Halifax County North Carolina under Capt. Henry Dawson commanded by General Hogan in the Line of the State of North Carolina Militia he then marched to Wilmington thince  to Brunswick, thince to Breir-Creek thince to Guilford where he was in an Engagement. after the engagement he marched to the Iron works, thince to Hillsborough thince in a scouting party near the Blue Ridge and after some time in that Service returned to Hillsborough and remained there some

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time after that he marched to Halifax Count [smeared] where he received a discharge from Col Nicholas Long which discharge he has lost or miplaced he served within a few days of nine months {word crossed out] He is now living in Halifax County he hereby relinquish--es Any claim whatsoever to a pension or anuity Except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any agency in any State Sworn to and subscribed the day and year afore said
Sworn to & subscribed before me in open court
[signed] M H. Pettway Clk
Solomon Drew his mark

[illegible] I, Joshua Drew, do make affadavit and certify that I have been acquainted with Soloman Drew for more than sixty years and knew that he was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and that he entered in service in the latter part of the year 1780 or the foreparts of the year 1781 - I saw him whilst in the service in which he remained some time [illegible] eight or ten months -
I live near him now in Halifax County where he has lived ever since his return from the service- Joshua Drew his mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me in open court
[signed] M. H. Pettway Clk

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I, Jesse Powell, a clergyman, residing in the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that I am [illegible word crossed out] acquainted with Solomon & Joshua Drew who have subscriber to the foregoing declarations, that I believe them to be [illegible] sixty four years of age - that they are reputed and believed in the neighborhood where the reside to have been soldiers of the Revolutionary War - and I concur in that opinion - [signed] Jesse Powell
Sworn to and subscribed the year aforesaid [signed] M.H. Pettway Clk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinions after the investigation of the matter and after finding the interrogatories presented by the War Department, that the above named Solomon Drew was a Retyolutionaar Soldier and served as he states - and the court further certify that it appears to them that Jesse Powell,  who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman, residing in Halifax County State of North Carolina. and that Joshua Drew who has also signed the [illegible] is a resident in the same County and State and is credable [illegible]and that their statements are [illegible] to credit. [signed] Rice B Pierce Char.

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I, Mack H. Pettway, clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, from Halifax County State of North Carolina, do hereby certify, that the [illegible] going contains the original proceedings of the Laid Court in the matter of the application of Solomon Drew for a pension -
In testimony wherefor I have hereunto set my hand and seal of my office this 20th day of February A. D. 1833 [illegible word crossed out]
[signed] MH. Pettway Clk
[circular seal in middle of page]

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24891
Solomon Drew
N. C.
Admis as a private for 8 1/2 months
2833
J. M Maxwell
Halifax N. C.

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WAR DEPARTMENT, 
Pension Office.
183
Sir: 
The evidence in support of your claim, which under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular from. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, ( thus: } ). You will, when you return your papers to the Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Solomon Drew. NC
Period when the service was rendered.
1781 [illegible]
Duration of the claimant's service.
Years -
Months. 9 within a few days
Days. -
Names and rank of the Field of-ficers under whom he served. Cp Dawson Col Long
Age at present, and place of abode when he entered service. 79. entered in Halifax Co. NC and now lives in said Co.
Proof by which the declaration is supported.
1 Living witness Credible
Certificate of a Clergyman
I am , respectfully, Your obedient servant, J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1852.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law had been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in the Department, all persons claim-ing the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having a law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of County of } 88.
On this    day of    personally appeared (a) before    of aged (c)   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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)    , with   and served n the     (e) regiment of the    line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he serv-ed under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched.[graphic of pointing hand] This form is to be  varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and years aforedsaid.    A. B.
[And ten will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolu-tionary soldier, and he served as he states.
I      of the Court of      do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of      for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have nereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of         &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaraion, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the       and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with     , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be   years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revo-lutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the      and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,     Clerk of the Court of     do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court,  in the matter of the application of     for a pension. In testimony wherof, I have herunto set my hand and seal of office, this   day of     &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commis-sion; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge if the ser-vices of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
Is such a surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating to the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be at-tempted and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be ex-excepted. All applicants will appear before some County of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record pf your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6.{To a Soldier. {Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it giv-en, and what has become of it?
{To an Officer. {Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can tes-tify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons-one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of there persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates. 
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge of Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can pro-cure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will fol-low the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaraiton in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amen his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, depeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:-For -year - months, and - days, I served as a -. For - months and - days, I served as a -; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase [italicized] about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent au-thority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required..
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no pub-lic seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which con-tains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the wit-nesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[graphic of pointing hand] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

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Declaration of Mrs. Franky Drew _ _ _ _ widow of Solomon Drew _
For Revolutionary Pension under the Act of 
State of North Carolina
County of Halifax._ } 88:
On this 19th day of November 1855, personally appeared before the Court of pleas & Quarter Sessions - of the County and State above named, Mrs Franky Drew. - a resident of Halifax County. in the State of Nor. Carolina aged 57. years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration in order the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed February 3. 1853. - granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Solomon Drews who was a private of North Carolina Militia in the War of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States by reason of said services on the North Carolina roll under the Act of June 7. 1832 at Twenty eight dollars and thirty three cents per year. -
She further declares that she was married to the said Solomon Drew on the - day of - A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty. - at Martin County N. C. by one Figures Lowe a Justice of the peace. that her name before her said  marriage was Franky Barnes and that her husband, the aforesaid Soloman Drew. - died at Halifax Co. N. C. on the Third day [crossed out] week of October. - A. D. 1837. - and that she has remained a widow since the death of her said husband. and that no public or private record of her marriage exists so far as she knows or believes. - Subscribed & sworn to before me in open court.
[signed] WW Daniel Clk
Franky Drew her X mark
In further testimony of the above I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of the county court of Halifax county North Carolina of which I am clerk this the 19th day of December AD 1855
[signed] WmW Daniel Clk
[circular seal on lower left side of page]

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Rwy 
WIDOW, &c. [illegible vertical handwritten notation]
File No. 27541
Frank, Drew. Wid of Solomon Drew
Priv. Rev war
Act Feb. 3d 1853
IndexL Vol. _, Page _
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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[illegible]
Additional proof called for March 1867
[illegible]
[illegible]

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[left side of page written vertically]
Franky Drew wid Solomon
Triplett
[right side of page written horizontally]
Har. J. Minot.
Commissioner of Pensions.
Washington D.C.

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Franky Drew,  widow of Solomon Drew.
Halifax Cty. = North Carolina
Aonnity Ad. Feby 3. 1833 at rate of $28.33 per annum 
Commencing at date of said [illegible]
Husband was a private [illegible] of Infantry, 8 1/2 months.
Pay widow QC
Certificate [illegible]
[signed] C. C. Tucker
Washington City, D. C.

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V. 34.948
[flourish covering most of page]
[illegible signature]

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No. 6.181
Franky Drew
widow of Solomon
N. Carolina
Ju. C. C. Tucker Jan 4/56
Same Apl 25/56
Act Feby 3. 1833
[written vertically on right side of page]
Reg 3 Mar 55 192391

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Halifax N.C.
Aug 22 1866
Dear sir
As representative of [illegible] late husband of [illegible word covered by ink blob] widow whose petition to be restored to the "pension rolls' I hereby reqaust you to have the same done and return the money to me
Very respectful
[signed] Richd H Smith
To Commissioner of pensions
Washington D.C.

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State of North Carolina County of Halifax
On this the 23 day of February _ 1856, before me a Justice of the Peace within & for the county & state aforesaid, personally appeared Cordy _Drew _ and Thomas Hopkins _ residents of Halifax County & State of North Carolina
Known to me as credible persons who made [illegible] in our form of law that they were personally acquainted with Solomon Drew and known that he was a pensioner of the United States until his death. They further state that they  are well acquainted with Franky Drew who is an applicant for a pension & they know of their own knowl-edge that she is the widow of the identical Solomon Drew, who was a pensioner & that she has never married, but is now a widow. 
They further state that they are disinter-ested witnesses
Cordy Drew his / mark
Thomas Hopkins his X mark
Sworn to & subscribed before me the day & year above written and I certify that I am not interested in this claim.
[signed] Richd H Smith J. P.
State of North Carolina Halifax County
I William W Daniel clerk of the court of Pleas and Quarter sessions of the county of Halifax & State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Richd H Smith before whom the foregoing affidavit was made and by him tested in his own proper hand writing is and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in [illegible] the county of Halifax & state aforesaid and that full faith and credit is due that as such
In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and offin the seal of my office this the 25th day of Feby 1856
[signed] William W Daniel Clk
[circular seal on lower left of page]

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State of North Carolina
County of Halifax
On this the 29 day of March 1856, before me a Justice of the Peace in & for the County & State afore-said, personally appeared Richard H. Smith a citizen of said County, who having been duly sworn according to law, declares & says that some time during the month of December or January last he wrote a letter to the Clerk of Martin County Court, in said state of No. Carolina & quot-ing him to examine the records of his office for evidence of the marriage of Solomon Drew with Franky Barnes & tendering to the said Clerk his fees for such examination. He further swear that up to this date, he has received no information from the said clerk & does not believe that he intends to make any examination for the information asked for. The deponent R. H. Smith further states that he does not believe that any record evidence of the marriage of Solomon Drew with Franky Barnes is in said office, as the law of the State of North Carolina did not require a registration of marriage until the session of 1850
signed [signed] Richd H Smith
sworn to & subscribed before me the day & year above {illegible] & I certify that I am not interested in this claim
[signed W K Smith J. P.

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State of North Carolina
Halifax County
I William W Daniel Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter sessions of the county & state aforesaid do hereby certify that Wm R Smith before whom the written decla-ration and affidavit was made and by him subscribed by his own proper o genuine signature is and was at the date of said signature an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified and that full faith and credit is due thereto as such.
In testimony Whereof I here unto subscribe my name and affix the seal of my office at office this the 3rd day of April A D 1856
[signed] Wm W Daniel Clk
[circular seal on lower left of page]

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State of North Carolina
County of Halifax
On this the 24th day of November 1865 before me a Justice of the Peace within & for the County & State aforesaid, personally appeared Whitmel Braswell and Betsey Barnes residents of the county & state aforesaid known to me as credible persons, who made oath in one form of law that Franky Drew who is an applicant for a pension is to their personal knowl=edge, the widow of Solomon Drew late a pensioner. That they were acquainted with the said Solomon Drew having known him many years previous to his death. That they this said Solomon Drew & Franky Drew lived together as husband & wife and were reputed so to her; that deponents never heard the fact of their marriage disputed or questioned that the said Solomon Drew is dead & that the said Franky Drew is now a widow. They further state that the said Franky Drew since the death of her husband Solomon Drew has never [illegible] married, but is now a widow. They have known her for many years & derived their knowl=edge [from the crossed out] of the facts herein named from the following circum=stances, to wit Whitmel Braswell recollect that at the time they were married he was at work on the road

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& saw Solomon Drew & Franky Barnes pop in a one horse cart as they said to get married he saw them on their return & they told him they were married. he know them many years afterwards & visited them at their house & saw them living together as husband & wife & believes no one of this neighbors doubted the fact of their marriage. Betsey Barnes states that she lived in the house with Solomon Drew & his wife Franky Drew two years, she believes they were married - they lived together as husband & wife & she believes they were married - they further state that they are disinterested witnesses -
Whitmel Braswell his X mark
Betsey Barnes her X mark
Sworn to & subscribed before me the day and year above written & I certify that I am not interested in this claim or concerned in its prosecution
[signed] Richd H Smith J. P.
State of North Carolina
County of Halifax
I hereby certify that Richd H Smith Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit are mad and acknowledged  &  who has there unto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing an authorized Justice of the Peace in & for the county

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aforesaid, & that his signature thereto is genuine. I further certify that in this within application, I am not interested as Agent, attorney or otherwise.
In Testimony Whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed the seal of Halifax County this 29th day of November 1855
[signed] WmW Daniel Clerk

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Washington D.C. April 14th 1856.
Hon J. Minot,
Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir, 
Enclosed please find additional evidence for the Revolutionary Pension Claim under the Act of February 3 1853. of Franky Drew, widow of Solomon of N.C. as required by your letter of Jan 4. 1856.
Very respectfully
Your Obt Servt.
[signed] Chas. C. Tucker

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Washington D.C. Dec. 29th 1855.
Hon J. Minot, 
Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir.
Enclosed please find Claim for a Revolutionary pension under the Act of February 3 1853. of Mrs Franky Drew widow of Solomon. of North Carolina.
An early examination of said Claim is respectfully requested.
Very respectfully
Your Obt Servt.
[signed] Chas. C. Tucker

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Treasury Department, 
Third Auditor's Office.
July 23. 1855.
Sir, 
In reply to your letter of the 20th Inst. relative to the pension of Solomon Drew, of N. C.  I have to inform you that it is on record in this office that his pension has been paid up to 4 Sept. 1837.
I am, Sir, your Obedient Servant
[signed] Rob J Atkinson Auditor

C. C. Tucker Esq.
Washington, D.C.

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Payment to be made at Fayetteville, by James Hanks, Esq.
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of North Carolina
Payable on the 4th September and 4th March
[oval seal on top right side of page] DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR JAN 19 18[ILLEGIBLE] PENSION OFFICE.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
WIDOW'S PENSION.
I certify that, in conformity with the 2nd section of the act of February 3, 1853, Franky Drew._
widow of Solomon Drew._ who was a Private in the revolutionary war, is inscribed on the Pension List, at the rate of twenty eight dollars and thirty three cents per annum, commencing on the 3d of February, 1853, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.
Given at the Department of the Interior this twenty second day of July one thousand eight hundred and fifty six.
[signed] R McClelland
Secretary of the Interior
Examined and countersigned, 
[signed] J. Minot
Commissioner of Pensions.

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Williamston June 6th 1856
Dear Sir
Your letter of inquiry of the 2d Ult was duly recd but my health was so bad that I could not attend to i. but promised myself to do so as soon as my health would admit and I have to say that I made diligent serch through my office and can find no record of the marriage of Solomon Drew to Frankey Barnes. I thought perhaps I could find the bond for marriage license which was the only record kept in out county as to marriages until within the last year or two but I could not find any such bond and I cannot find any recollection of the marriage having taken place a day or two since my friend Mr. Ellison handed me your note to him of the 26th Ult Enclosing Fifty cent in stamps I regret that I cannot furnish you with the necessary information
Your most Respectfully
[signed] L. Johnson

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Washington D.C. June 13, 1856.
Hon. J. Minot
Commissioner of Pensions. 
Dear Sir.  After considerable delay I have obtained from L. Johnson. Clerk of Martin Co. 
N. C. a letter informing me that there is in [word crossed out] his office no record evidence of the marriage of Solomon Drew & Franky [word crossed out] Barnes. - and now enclose it. -
It will be found in examination that we have presented evidence of co-habitation and general repute as man and wife. As the claim is made under the Act of Feb 3. 1853. and marriage at any  period is sufficient to bring the Claim within the provisions of that Act there is I  hope sufficient evidence on file to admit the Claim. -
Very respectfully
Your Obt Servt.
[signed] Chas. C. Tucker

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Brief in the case of Franky Drew. widow of Solomon Drew, Halifax County and State of North Carolina. act February 3. 1853.
Claim, ("original" [words crossed out)
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If wither, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner under Act of June 7, 1832, at rate of $28.33 per annum, and was paid to 4th September 1837, as per 3rd Auditors Certificate.
Marriage,  in 1830 =  Identity and present widowhood of claimant, and her husband's oath in October 1837, proved by Thomas Hopkins, Whitmel Braswell, Betsy {words crossed out] Barnes, and Cordy Drew _ certified to be credible witnesses
Allowance accordingly.
[signed] C. C. Tucker Esq
Name and residence og Agent
Washington, D. C.
[signed] R Giddes
Examining Clerk.

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Washington D. C. July 19th 1856.
Hon. J. Minot
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir. On the 13th of Junes last I wrote to your office enclosing additional evidence for the Revolutionary Pension Claim under the Act of Feb 3. 1853. of Franky Drew of North Carolina widow of Solomon Drew. and have since then have heard nothing respecting the Claim. _
Your early attention is respectfully requested. _
Very respectfully
Your Obt Servt.
[signed] Chas. C. Tucker. _

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State of North Carolina
County of Halifax
On this fourth day of August A. D one thousand eight hundred and sixty six personally appeared before me, Clerk of the Court of Equity in said state & county, the same being a court of record,  Franky Drew aged seventy years, a resident of Halifax County in the state of North Carolina, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the identical Franky Drew who was a pensioner on the roll of the agency at Fayetteville & whose pension certificate is herewith returned; that she has resided since the first day of January A. D. 1861 as follows: in Scotland Neck in Halifax County, that during this period, her means of subsistence has been by the labour of her hands & the kind assistance of her neighbours & that  she has not in any manner encouraged the rebels or manifested a sympathy with their cause; and that she was {word crossed out] last paid her pension about the 1st April A. D. 1861. This application is made for the purpose of securing a restoration of her name to the pension rolls, and of obtaining a new pension certificate, such as she may be

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entitled to under existing laws, reference being made to the evidence heretofore filed in the pension office to substantiate her orig=inal claim.
Franky Drew her X mark

She personally offered Alfred White and Jacob H. Whitehead residents of Halifax county persons whom I certify to be respec=table and entitled to credit and who, being duly sworn, say they were present and saw Franky Drew make her mark to the foregoing declaration; and they further swear that they have any reason to believe from the appearance of the applicant and from their acquaintance with her that she is the identical person she represents her=self to be; that she is a widow & has continued such since she was placed on the pension rolls; and they further swear that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim.
[signed] Alfred White
[signed] Jacob H Whithead
sworn to a subscribed before me this fourth

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day of August A. D. 1866; and I hereby certify that I have no interest, direct or indirect on the prosecution of this claim.
[signed] Thomas N Hill,
"I Frankey Drew do solemnly swear in the presence of Almighty God that I will henceforth faithfully support, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States and the union of the states there under; that I will in like manner, abide by and faithfully support [word crossed out] all laws and proclamations which have been made during the existing rebellion with reference to the emancipation of slaves
so help me God"
Franky Drew her X mark
Sworn and subscribed August 4 [illegible] 1866
[signed] Thomas N. Hill

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Halifax No C
Jay 18 1867
Jos. H. Barrett Esq
Com: Pensions
Some time in the last fall I forwarded to your  address papers to establish the claim of Mrs Franky Drew to have her name restored to the pension list. In addition I now for=ward the original certificates & hope the claim will receive [word crossed out] prompt attention as [word crossed out] no answer has been [illegible] to my first communication
Respectfully [illegible]
Richd H Smith