Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7,552, for Nicholas Nall, North Carolina

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(8-1776)
Service N.C.
Nall, Nicholas 
Mary
Number R.7552
Contents

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Declaration 
In order to obtain the benefit of the acts of Congress passed 7th July 1838, 3rd March 1845 and 17th June 1844 for the benefit of certain widows of Revolutionary soldiers, state of North Carolina, Moore County.
On this the 9th day of July 1845, personally appeared before me Bailey Williamson one of the acting Justice of the peace & a member of the court of Pleas and Quarter sessions in and for the said County of Moore, Mary Noll a resident of the aforesaid County & State aged 81 years who being first day sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the above mentioned act that she is the widow of Captain Nicholas Nall who ( as she has often [illegible] him say) served the United States in the war of the Revolution as a Captain. That her husband did make application for a pension in his life, and that she supposes the papers are on file in the Pension office that her husband was handed in a Battle with the Torys, which was called Pyle’s  defeat. For the particulars this declarant refers the Department to her husband the said Nicholas Nall her on file in the pension office.

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This declarant further declares that the said Nicholas Nall died on the 11th day of June 1833. Eleventh June eighteen hundred and thirty three. [Illegible] she was married to the said Nicholas Nall on the 26th day of April (1787) seventeen hundred & eighty seven in Rowan County N.C. that she was not married prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place before the 1st day of January 1794. That she has not married since the death of the said Nicholas Nall.
Sworn to and subscribed on this 9th day of July 1845 before me
B. Williamson 
Mary Nall (her mark)
I the said Justice of the Peace do hereby certify that Mary Nall is the widow of Nicholas Nall [illegible] who was held and [illegible] in his neighborhood as having been captain in the Revolutionary War, also certify that the [illegible] is

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A woman truth and respectability, I further certify that the said [illegible] of her [illegible] and age infirmness unable to attend Court to make her said declaration and that she is still a widow. Given under my hand on the aforsaid date 
B.Williamson
I Alfred Brower do hereby certify the oaths that the accompanying family record of Nicholas Nalls Marriage and the births of his children is in his own handwriting-
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the 9th day of July 1845
B. Williamson 
Alfred Brower 
I the Justice of the Peace certify that Alfred Brower is a man of truth and [illegible] given under my hand on the above dates 
B. Williamson

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State of North Carolina 
Moore County 
Count of pleas and quarters [illegible] July term 1845 Alexander C. Curry clerk of the County of sessions for the said County which is now in session do hereby certify that the foregoing Declaration certificates were this day submitted to the said Court and were upon the Court ordered the said Clerk to Certify the same to the War Department. In testimony whereof I have hereunto Subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of office on this the 31day of July 1845 
A.C. Curry 
Clerk of the Court of Moore County

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I acknowledge myself indebted to Richard Caswell Esq Governor or to his successors governors in the sum of five hundred pounds lawful money of said state and void on condition that there be no lawful cause to obstruct marriage between Nicholas Nall and Mary Wyatt-
Witness my hand and seal this 25th day April 1787
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of John Macay 
J Wyatt Seal


North Carolina 
Rowan County 
I John H. Hardie Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter [illegible] for said County do  hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the marriage bond of Nicholas Nall taken from the original filed in my office.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Office the 19th day August 1845 
John H Hardie 
Clk.

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678
Family Record 
Births
Willis Nall son of Nicholas and Polley Nall, was born 31 Jany 1788
Betsy F. Nall daughter of the above two was born 30th June 1789
Sally Nall [illegible] was born 22 March 1791
Henry Nall [illegible] was born 18th March 1793
Robert Nall [illegible] was born 15th Sept 1796
Molsey Nall [illegible] was born 31 May 1798
Winney Nall [illegible] was born 27 May 1800
Ann Nall [illegible] was born 8 May 1804
Births 
Amelia Ann Tyson daughter of Jacob and Mary [illegible] Tyson was born the 30th October 1819
Jacob Henry Tyson was born of the above two 27th of Febry 1822
William Nicholas Tyson a son of Aaron and Wincy was born the 25th of June 1823 
Aaron Tyson a son of Aaron & Wincy Tyson was born the 29th Dec 1825
Mary Ann Tyson the daughter of Aaron & Wincy Tyson was born on Friday the 4th day of April 1828

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Family Record
Marriages
Nicholas & Polley Nall was married 26 April 1787
Eliza F Nall was married to Rich Tomlinson the 18th June at 6 O’Clock in the evening 1807
Mary F Nall was married to Jacob on the 20th January 1819
Winifred W Nall was married to Aaron Tyson the 12th January 1820
Ann C Nall was married to Martin A. Peu the 25th July 1822
VV
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[illegible]
18, 1853
[illegible]
Act 138
T.R. Wise
Present
T.R. Wise 
[illegible]
18, 1853
[illegible]
Act 138
T.R. Wise
Present
T.R. Wise

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State of North Carolina 
Moore County 
Court of Pleas and Quarter session 
July Term 1853 
I, Alexander C. Curry of the court of Pleas and Quarter sessions in and forsaid County, do hereby certify that James G Tomlinson personally appeared in Open court and made oath in due form of Law that Mary Nall was the widow of Nicholas Nall who was a soldier of the Revolutionary War died giving on the 25th day of December 1845 and left [illegible] children (to wit) James G. Tomlinson, Aaron Tyson, and William M. Tyson and these are all the grandchildren she did have.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of Office and subscribed my name this 29th day of July 
A.D. 1853 
A.C. Curry Clk.

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State of North Carolina 
Chatham County 
Known all men by these presents that I James G Tomlinson of the county of Randolph and State of North Carolina Executor to the last will and testament of Mary Nall widow of Nicholas Nall [illegible] who was a soldier of the Revolutionary War do by these present [illegible] constitute and appoint Tully R Wise of Washington City district of Colombia. 
My true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to examine the pension claim of Mary Nall my [illegible], which now stands as a suspended Claim in the Pension office of the United States in Washington and to take all lawful means which may be necessary in the said pension claim to have it fully and fairly examined to a full adjustment of the same and to do all such matters premises that may be right and proper and things in the thereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever my said attorney may lawfully do in the premises in as a full and [illegible] a manner as I could or would do was I personally present- signed and seal this 31st day of January 1853 in presence of 
Thomas [illegible]
James G Tomlinson 
Geo Luther

State of North Carolina
Chatham County 
Be it known that James G Tomlinson age fourty four years old this day personally appeared before the subscriber and made oath in due form that he is the executor to the Last Will and testament all as above stated which will more fully appear Clerks certificate hereunto annexed and he further his oath states that he has a personal interest said pension claim 
Sworn and subscribed this 21st day of January 1853
Geo Luther Sp
James G Tomlinson

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State of North Carolina 
Chatham County
I William P Taylor Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter sessions for the county of Chatham do hereby certify that George Luther is an acting magistrate in the aforesaid County, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of office, at office in Pittsborough 
This 8th day of March AD 1853
W.P. Taylor C.C.C
[Illegible bottom of page]

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I fail to find any claim or papers relative to application of Nicholas Nall. Everything searched
L.H. Oct. 14 1911

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Sir 
I [illegible] call your attention the accompanying papers certify a Pension claim 
Yours respectfully,
Geo. E Badger 
[illegible] Chamber
15 Feb 37’
The Comm of Pensions

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No. 12.371
Mary Nall widow of Nicholas 
N.C.
Act 7th July 1838 
Letter to E.F. Brown 
January 21st 1846 
[illegible] 
Geo. E. Badger
May 1857 
Same
Sept. 4 1832
Tully R Wise June 24 53’
Same Nov. 23 1853
7552
1838

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State of North Carolina 
Moore County
I Alexander C Curry Clerk of the County Court of Pleas and Quarter sessions for the County of Moore do hereby certify that James G Tomlinson is the executor to the last will and testament of Mary Nall Decd widow of of Nicholas Nall Decd who was reputed to be a soldier of the Revolution that the said James G. Tomlinson was duly qualified as Executor to said Will in open court at the January term of our said Court 1847.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my Seal of Office at Office and Subscribed my name this first day of October A.D. 1852.
A.C. Curry CLK.

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Copy
Hon. G.E. Badger 
Raleigh NC
Pension Office May 22, 1851.
Sir. 
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the additional evidence in the case of Mary Nall, widow of Nicholas. The difficulty in this case is, that not so much as 6 months service is shown, and for no shorter period can a pension be granted. Nall in his lifetime claimed to have been both a Captain and a Lieutenant at different periods, but supposing the certificates issued to him to have been for service in the latter capacity alone, they would not indicate the requisite duration of service. The specie certificates amount to a fraction over $140; The currency certificate could not be for more than $9, and was probably for much less. Hence if identity and all the questions were conceded, on this point I would be compelled to refuse the claim.
Triplett. 
J. E. Heath, Comr.

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Tully R Wise 
Nov 23/53

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330 
Pension Office 
Nov 23 18
Sir
The case of Mary Nall widow of Nicholas of NC can not be admitted. She died in 1845. Leaving no children, Grandchildren are not entitled 
Tully R Wise 
[illegible]

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Dec. 3 1845,
No. 12371
Acts of 1838, 1843 & 1844.
Mary Nall
Of North Carolina 
Widow of Capt. Nichs. Nall.
Refers to the papers filed in the pension office by her Husband who applied under act of 1832.
[illegible] 
Dec. 3, 1845,
E.F. Brown 
Agent
Wash. D.C. 
2. Dec. 1845.

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Raleigh NC 
Comptrollers Office
I William F Collins [illegible] of Public Accounts in and for the State of North Carolina do hereby certify that the name of Nicholas Nall appears of record in this office as having had a special certificate issued in his favor for Military Service for five Pounds two shillings and [illegible] pence ($5.2.11) as will appear in Book No. 9 page 24 certificate issued July 1781. I further certify that the name of N. Nall appears of record in book No.24 Page 108 as of having a special certificate issued in his favor for fifty one pound three shillings and nine pence ($51.3.9) also in same book and page he is represented as having another certificate issued in his favor for twenty two pounds fifteen shillings ($22.15) given under my hand and seal this 25th day of November A.D. 1845
William Collins 
Compt.

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Hon Geo E Badger 
Sept 4 1852

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Pension office
Sept. 4. 1852
Sir:
I have the honor to return herewith the letter of Mr. Kirkham of the 5th decr. Last which has been recently referred by you to this office and to inform you and that on the 22 May 1851, the claim of Mary Nall, widow of Nichols of N.C. under the act of 7 July 1838 was examined and a report made to you a copy of which is herewith inclosed. 
Hon. Geo E. Badger 
U.S. Senate

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T.R. Wise 
June 24/53

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369 
Pension Office 
June 24 1853
Sir
In the case of Mary Nall widow of Nicholas of N.C. act July 7 1838 there is no evidence of the date of her husbands death.The date of death of the children surviving.
T.R. Wise ESQ. 
[illegible]

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Pension office 
January 21, 1846 
Sir
In the case of Mary Nall widow of Nicholas Nall under the act of 7 July 1838 the date of the marriage is satisfactory. But the service of her husband is neither [illegible] nor sustained by such proof as is required by the rules. 
In 1833 Nicholas Nall made a declaration in which he alleged that he served two or three years as a Captain and Lieutenant. He was required to [illegible] and to establish his grade a commissioned officer by the production of his commission or by some other record evidence, [illegible] not complied with and his papers were enclosed in the [illegible] 21st June 1834, since which and they have not been in this office; the certificate of the [illegible] of North Carolina shows that Nicholas Nall and N. Nall received for service in that State $79.1.8 thus is be admitted that his name by claimants husband, will show less than one as a Captain, but there to [illegible] to her as the widow of that officer, she will therefor be [illegible] before

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Claim can be made to produce the papers of her husband, to show that he performed at least [illegible] since and to establish his rank as a Commissioned Officer by the production of his commission or some other record evidence-
Edmund F. Brown ESQ.
Present
[illegible] 21.46

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Washington D.C.
23 March 1853
To
The commissioner of pensions.
Sir, enclosed you will receive a certificate from North Carolina, showing more than six months service of Nicholas Nall, to be used in the case of Mary Nall, under act of 7 July 1838. It will appear from a certified letter among the papers that Nall himself claimed for two or three years since; but in what capacity he served does not appear. My certificate shows specific payments to Nall of $79 [illegible] but does not say in what capacity he earned this amount. Also [illegible] to him as a Captain and for his company besides this it appears he was a Lieutenant in 1777 in the Militia under Capt. John Nall. The first account of $79 or shows service as a Lieutenant for upwards of six months. Upon this ground alone we claim a pension. Besides in the case of Susan Bradford, admitted case in North Carolina, act 7 July 1838, a certificate from the Comptroller of that state shows that the average monthly payment to a Captain & Company was $335. That case was admitted in this principle. Applying the will to this case and the [illegible]

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Will show upwards of two months service as a Captain. All this is exclusive of the service as a Lieutenant in the Company of Capt. John Nall in 1777.
I am clearly of the opinion that this is a good cases and ask that it be allowed.
I am respectfully your Obdt. Serv.
Tully R. wise 
PS You will also find a certificate of Court showing that James G. Tomlinson is the executor of Mary Nall

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State of North Carolina 
Comptrollers Office
I, William J Clarke, Comptroller of public accounts in and for the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that it appears of record in my office among the payments made by said State to [illegible] persons for Military Services in the Revolutionary War, as follows, to wit: 
Nicholas Nall
Book No. 24
Page 108
[illegible] 
Vol C. entry 4284 Captain Nicholas Nall militia services of himself and company 299 & 4 D9 Specie 
Nicholas Nall also appears on the Return of Militia officers of the County of Chatham 1777 made by Colonel Ambrose Ramsey as a Lieutenant in Captain John Nall’s Company in testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this 19th day of March 
A.D. 1853- 
WM. J. Clarke Compt.

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Submit in Duplicate
1-681
PHONE Branch 476
All inquires regarding this job should refer to Requisition No.37132
Requisition for Duplicating, Addressograph, Photostat, and Blue Print Work.
Department of the Interior
Washington
CHIEF, Division of Publications,
Room G 139.
Please furnish work specified below.
November 7, 1929.
Bureau Ordering Pension
Deliver to Room No. 5033
(ALL COPY FOR DUPLICATING WORK SHOULD BE PLAIN AND WRITTEN IN ELITE TYPE, EXACTLY LINE FOR LINE AS IT IS TO APPEAR ON FINISHED JOB.)
Title and description of Job photostatic copies of 19 pages from Revolutionary War pension claim of Nicholas Nall, N.C. Troops, R. 7552.
No. Of Copies 1 of each Shall form be kept standing?— days
For further information see Mrs. M.M. H. Finch 
Room No. 5033
Phone No. 541.
Approved:
Chief Clerk of Bureau: A D Wilkinson 
Chief of Division: Margarette M H Finch
NOTE: No order made “special” unless statement showing necessity is written below and approved by Chief Clerk of Bureau ordering 
For Honorable Albert G. Simms for personal use. 
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See [illegible] Richard Nall

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Tully R Wise act - March 23-,1853
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1929 [illegible] photos mailed to Hon. Albert G. Simms, Lee Richard Nall, W. 5401 ADY
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1879.
REJECTED 
[illegible]
P.O. Mary Nall
Service: 
Enlisted: —-, 18
Discharged:-----, 18
Application Filed:-----, 18
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Re enlisted: proof of his commission etc.”
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Mary Nall

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[illegible]
Pensions Office
January 21, 1846
In the case of Mary Nall widow of Nicholas Nall under the Act of July 1838 the date of the marriage is satisfactory but the service of her husband is neither set forth, nor sustained by such proof, as is required by the rules. In 1833 Nicholas Nall made a declaration in which he alleged that he served two or three years as a Captain and Lieutenant. He was required to specify each tour of service and to establish his grade a commissioned officer by the production of his commission or by some other record evidence.This requisition was not complied with his papers were enclosed to the Hon. E. De Berry 21 June 1834 since which time they have not [illegible] been in this office. The certificates of the Comptroller of North Carolina [illegible] that Nicholas Nall and [illegible] received for service in that State 1791. If it be admitted that this was received by Claimants husband, would [illegible] less than 6 months as a Captain. But there is no proof identifying her as the widow of that officer.[illegible] therefore be required before any satisfactory adjustment of the claim can be made, to produce the papers

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Of her husband, to [illegible] that he performed at least 6 months service and to establish his rank as a commissioned officer by the production of his commission, or some other record evidence. 
[illegible]

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Pension office 
Sept. 18, 1852
I certify that the preceding pages are a true [illegible] of a letter on file in their office. 
J L Edward

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[illegible] 
George Luther 
ESQ. Affidavit 
Identifying the Widow of [illegible] Nicholas Nall Rev. War his widow Mary Nall from J H Kirkham
City of Raleigh 
NC

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State North Carolina
Wake County 
On this day George Luther a creditable witness age sixty eight years old personally appeared before the subscriber an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to Law upon his oath deposeth and sayeth that his acquainted with Nicholas Nall and his wife Mary [illegible] in the year eighteen hundred and those that he was internally acquainted with the family from that time until the death [illegible] Nall that he frequently heard Nicholas Nall relate the circumstances that transpired. 
While in the service during the Revolutionary War particularly that he was a Lieutenant in his brother John Nall company who was killed at the battle of Cane Creek and that he Nicholas Nall their had to take the command of the Company– this deponent further sayeth that some time after the Act of Congress passed in 1832 this deponent was at Moore County Court and Nicholas Nall was there and made his Declaration for a pension that this was the last time that he was the [illegible] this deponent saw him as he died shortly afterward-This deponent further sayeth that about the year 1842 Mrs. Mary Nall the widow of Nicholas Nall applied to this deponent to undertake to get the claim for her and referred this deponent to the Honorable Edmond Deberry for the papers of her husband. This deponent wrote to Mr. Deberry

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On the subject. But the business was put off by a severe spell of sickness which prevented this deponent from attending to the business– this deponent further sayeth that in the year 1845 as well as he now recollects Mary Nall sent to his deponent to come to see here and undertake of my death and put to establish her claim that this deponent [illegible] in the month July of that year as well as he now recollects and when he got there she informed this deponent that she had [illegible] as long as she could and had given me out and had engaged Mr. [illegible] to do her business— This deponent further sayeth that from all the facts above stated and a number more that he could state of it was necessary he has no hesitation in [illegible] that are in the same [illegible] identical person she represents [illegible] his use to be in her on file in the Pension Declaration that is the widow of Nicholas Nall who was a soldier and officer in the war of the Revolution. This deponent further sayeth that from his intimate acquaintance with Nichols and his wife and from what he has often heard from said all as well as from a number of almost long before the Pension Law was passed he has no doubt but what all the payment that appear on the books were made to said Nall for [illegible] the war of the Revolution sworn to and subscribed before me the 29th day of January 1867.
Geo Luther 
W F Smith

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North Carolina
I William F Smith an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State of North Carolina do hereby certify that [illegible] George Luther personally appeared before me this day & made the foregoing affidavit declaration he is a man of truth & high respectability & his statement annexed is entitled to credit this 29 day of January 1857 
[illegible]

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Raleigh N.C. 
Comptroller Office
Nov. 24, 1850 
I William F Collins Comptroller of Public Account in and for the state of North Carolina de hereby certify that the name of Nicholas Nall appears as a [illegible] in a return of the Militia officers in Chatham County in 1777 by Ambrose Ramsey, see Quarter Master and Commissions account No. 12. Given under my hand and seal this the day and date above written
W F Collins Compt.
State of North Carolina Wake County
I James F Marriott– Clerk of the Court of please and quarter Session for the County of Wake and State aforesaid do hereby certify that William F Smith is and was an acting Justice of the Peace for said County at the time of signing the foregoing affidavit of thereto attached purporting to be his are genuine and full faith & credit are due to all his official acts as such in testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my hand & seal of office at office in the City of Raleigh N.Carolina 
This 7 day of Feb 1851
James F. Marriott C. C. C.
Erastus D Smith D.C.