Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4949, Henry Emerson, Va.

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SERVICE    Va.	                                                                                           NUMBER     W.4949

  Emerson  Henry                       
           or  
  Emmerson
	 Nancy

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18,709
   North Carolina
      
Henry Emerson
 Of Mecklenburg Co. in the State of North Carolina
who was a private in the Regiment commanded by
Colonel Buckner  of the Virginia 
line for the term of   5  years   War
      =========================== 
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina
at the rate of  8   dollars per month to commence on    --- 
the    25th  of February, 1822.
============================
Certificate of Pension issued the 18th of July 1822       
and sent to James M Hutchinson, Esq
Concord, N.C.

Arrears to 4th of Mar  1822               $2.17
Semi-anl. all’ce ending 4 Sep 1822     $48.00
      4/28  +  4/31                               $  50.17

{Revolutionary claim
Act of 19th March, 1818}
              &
        1st  May  1820

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                                                      6375
 North Carolina
      Nancy Emerson
widow of   Henry Emerson
who was a Private 
in the  N. C. Line
       
=========================== 
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
     80   dollars    --- 
cents per annum to commence on 
the    4th day of March, 1843.
==============================
Certificate of Pension is issued the
 20th  day of Nov 1844        
and sent to
Wm. F. Davidson
Charlotte,  NC
Act of March 3, 1843.
 + June 17, 1844
Recorded in Book
Vol. 2   Page  154

Right hand –

repo
Date of Death (illegible)

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State of North Carolina
Mecklenburg County 
 
                    On this 25th day of February in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty two, personally appeared in open court for the County aforesaid, being a Court of Record “Henry Emerson”, aged about sixty three years, resident in the County of Mecklenburg, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows ; that he enlisted in the State of Virginia, Caroline County about the year 1778 under Captain Oliver Toals. Mordecai Buckner Colonel, in 6th Regiment of  Virginia  and served six years and was discharged at the old nation Ford in South Carolina; that he was in the Battles at Trenton, at Princeton, at Brandywine, at Germanton, at Monmouth, at Guilford and the Cowpens- And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th of March, 1818 and that

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I have not since that time, by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18th of March 1818.  And that I have not, nor has any person in Trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and subscribed that he has a wife, aged 55 years
1.	Bed and furniture  value                   40.00
1.	 Loom                                                  9.00
1  Spinning wheel                                      2.00
9  hogs		value                   	           9.00							
2 ploughs	value                              4.00							
2 axes	     1 Mattock	2 hoes	          5.50	
			                          69.50	

Joab Alexander Channer                   Henry Emerson

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5925
Nancy Emerson
NC
Act 4 July ‘36

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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the third section of the act of Congress of the 4th July 1836

State of N. Carolina
Mecklenburg County

On this 24th day of May, A D  1843 personally appeared before me  John Sloan, one of the Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County, Nancy Emerson, a resident of Mecklenburg County, N. Carolina aged seventy eight years, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4th  1836.  That she is the widow of Henry Emerson who was a soldier in the army during the Revolutionary War, which will appear more fully by references to the records of the department, as he was a pensioner under the government- She further declares that she was married to the said Henry Emerson on or about the 10th day of January in the year seventeen hundred and eighty one; that her husband, the aforesaid Henry Emerson died on the 5th  day of September 1842;  and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by references to the proof hereto annexed -
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year 
above Written before          	               
John Sloan  Chairman         	  
					
her
Nancy Emerson
mark

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I, John Sloan, One of the (illegible) Court for the County of Mecklenburg, N Carolina do hereby certify that I visited Nancy Emerson for the purpose of qualifying Her to the foregoing attestation – And she also made oath that she was unable to attend Court from bodily infirmity which I fully believe.

July 24th 1843                     			John Sloan, Chairman

 
Nancy Emberson having been duly qualified according to law, Exhibited before me a Record which she said contained a true account of the date of her birth and marriage of which I certify the following is a true copy –

(sideways:  original in next declaration)

Henry Emberson Born the 7th of December A.D. 1758 –
Nancy Emberson Born the 18th of October A. D.  1765
Henry Emberson + Nancy Emberson were married the 10th of January  A.D. 1781

Henry Emberson departed this life on the 5th of September A.D. 1842
And I from my knowledge of the character and standing of Mrs. Emberson, I have no hesitation in pronouncing it true.
 July 24, 1843               John Sloan  Chairman

And I do further certify that from my own personal knowledge, Nancy Emerson has remained a widow ever since the death of her husband, said Henry Emerson
				John Sloan, Chairman

Augt 10th 1843

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State of N. Carolina
Mecklenburg County

                  I  Charles T Alexander, Clerk of the Court  of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Mecklenburg County do hereby certify that John Sloan whose signature appears above is Chairman of the Court  of Pleas and Quarter Sessions and the signature purporting to be his is  genuine

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and  affixed my seal of Office this 11th day of August A.D.  1843
 
C  T Alexander   Clk

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State of N. Carolina
Mecklenburg County
                 On this 8th day of December, A D  1843 personally appeared before me  John Sloan, one of the Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County, Nancy Emerson, a resident of the County and state aforesaid aged seventy eight years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4th  1836.  That she does not know of her own knowledge any services rendered by her husband, Henry Emerson, during the War of the Revolution; she has frequently heard him say and she fully believes it, that he was in the battles of Germanton, Princeton, Trenton and at the Storming of Stony Point, besides other small skirmishes.  That she was married to her said husband while he was in service of his country; that she recollects distinctly from the fact that he was compelled to have her but a very short time after they were married and go upon the discharge of his duty as a soldier and was not finally discharged until some six or twelve months afterwards.  She was at the time of marriage about the age of sixteen years and being young and inexperienced at the time, knew nothing of the particular service performed by her husband except by his own declarations.  She further declares that she was married to the said Henry Emerson on the 10th day of January A.D 1781; all of which will appear by reference to the enclosed record taken from the family Bible which is the only record in her possession. And that she remained a widow ever since that period.  
 
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and
 year above written before                     
John Sloan  Chairman     
 
her   	
  Nancy Emerson
mark

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State of N. Carolina
Mecklenburg County

     I, John Sloan, One of the Justices of the County Court for said County do hereby certify that Nancy Emerson, being unable to attend Court from bodily infirmity was duly sworn by me to the foregoing declaration.  And I have further Certify that the enclosed record was taken from her family bible, it being a Leaf of the same and I believe it to be genuine.  I have known Nancy Emerson a number of years and know her to be a woman of good standing And I know that she is the widow of Henry Emerson dec’d and I believe them to have been lawfully married and at the time stated in her declaration,

 Given under my hand + seal this 8th day of December A.D. 1843
					John Sloan  Chairman         


State of N. Carolina
Mecklenburg County           I  C T Alexander, Clerk of the Court  of Mecklenburg County Court do hereby certify that John Sloan whose name and signature appear to the above certificate is + was at the time of Making Said Signature,  Chairman of our County Court  of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for said County; that said signature is genuine and that full faith and credit are due to all his official acts as Such. 

In testimony whereof, I have 
hereunto set my hand + affixed my
seal of  Office this 12th day of December 1843
 
Charles  T Alexander   Clk

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State of N. Carolina
Mecklenburg County

     I, William Davidson, of the County + State aforesaid, do hereby certify that I have been personally acquainted with Nancy Emmerson, who signed the annex’d Declarations for upwards of Forty years, during which time She has been a near Neighbor.  I also know that she is the widow of Henry Emmerson, dec’d. who served this, his country, During the Revolutionary War with Great Brittan + bore the reputation of having been a Brave, fearless Nation Soldier;  he died a pensioner of the United States.  Nancy Emmerson, his widow, is a woman of unimpeachable character.  She is now and has at all times during my acquaintance been highly respected.  She is now aged and infirm, but any Statement she has or would make on oaths or otherwise is entitled to due and full credit 

Wm Davidson

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Branch Mint, Charlotte, No C
    I do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the signer of the foregoing declaration of (Nancy Emerson), and that I know she to be the widow of Henry Emerson, and any declaration she might make relative to her age, marriage, etc. I would believe without hesitation 

				G.W. Caldwell

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Henry Emerson    Born
the 7th of December 1758

Nancy Emerson   Born
  the 18th of October, 1765
Henry Emerson and
 Nancy Emerson were married
in Warren County
State of N. Carolina in the
 1781  the 10th of January

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December 18. 1934
					xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

					Henry Emerson – W 4949
					BA-J/AWF
Mr. Fred R. Osborne
208 N Mont Clair Avenue
Dallas, Texas

Dear Sir:
      Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to your ancestor, Henry Emerson, soldier of the War of the Revolution, from Virginia, and was pensioned from February 25th, 1822.
    The data furnished herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim W. 4949, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Henry Emerson.
     He was born December 7th 1758, place not stated, nor are the names of his parents shown
     Henry Emerson enlisted in Caroline County, Virginia, served as a private in Captain Oliver Towles company, Colonel Mordecai Buckner’s sixth 6th Virginia  Regiment;   he was in the battles of Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine, Germanton, Monmouth, Storming of Stony Point, Cowpens; Guilford Court House and was discharged “at the Old Nation Ford in South Carolina, having served six years. 
      He was allowed pension on his application executed February 25, 1822 at which time he was living in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.

Henry Emerson married  January  10th 1781 in Warren County,  North Carolina, Nancy Neel or Neal.  She was born

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October 10 or 18, 1765 and was reared in Warren County, North Carolina; the names of her parents are not given.
     The soldier, Henry Emerson, died September 5, 1842.  His widow, Nancy Emerson, was allowed pension on her application executed May 24, 1843, and a resident of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
     There are no data relative to children
     In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address to whom sent and possibly the date of death of Nancy Emerson, you should apply to the General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C. citing the following data:
Nancy Emerson, widow of Henry Emerson
Certificate  #6375
Issued November 20, 1844, 
Rate $80.00 per annum,
To commence March 4, 1843,
Act of June 17 1844, 
North Carolina Agency
		Very truly yours

                              A.D.  HILLER
                            Executive Assistant to the Administrator

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Rec + 1812 Wars Section
AWF / eel

				October 17, 1928

Elsdon C. Smith
34 Mellen Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Sir:
            
         I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 4949, it appears that
Henry Emerson, was born December 7th 1758, place not stated.
      He enlisted in Caroline County, Virginia, and served as a private in Captain Oliver Towles Company, Colonel Mordecai Buckner’s Virginia  Regiment;  and was in the battles of Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine, Germanton, Monmouth, Cowpens and Guilford  and served about six years.

    He was allowed pension on his application executed February 25, 1822 at which time he was living in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. He  died September 5, 1842
 
    The soldier married  January  10th 1781 in Warren County,  North Carolina, Nancy Neel who was born October 18, 1765.  She was allowed pension on her application executed May 24, 1843, while a resident of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.

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     There are no data relative to children.

			Respectfully

			E.W. MORGAN
			Acting Commissioner

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  w 4949                                         DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 			BUREAU OF PENSIONS
 			Washington, D.C.          _____________  19 ____


	In reply to your request of _______ received_______for a statement of the military history of Henry Emerson, a soldier in the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, 	you will find below the desired information as contained in his (+ his widow’s) application for pension on file in this Bureau.    

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT	1778
LENGTH OF SERVICE 
6 years
	RANK	
 Private     
OFFICERS UNDER WHO SERVICE WAS RENDERED	
	CAPTAIN	Oliver Towles
COLONEL	Mordecai Buckner
					
 	 	 			STATE Va,
			 		
			 		
Battles engaged in:  Trenton (Jan 2 77), Princeton (Jan77) , Brandywine Sept 11 ‘7), Germanton, Monmouth, Cowpens and Guilford 
Residence of soldier at enlistment	Enlisted in Caroline Co. Va
Date of application for pension     Feb 25, 1822; His claim was allowed
Residence at date of application     Mecklenburg Co. N.C.
Age at date of application:    b. Dec 7, 1758
	Remarks:  he married in Warren Co. N.C  Jan 10 1781, Nancy Neel b. Oct 18, 1765. He died Sept 5, 1842 and she was allowed pension on an application executed May 24, 1843 while a resident of Mecklenburg Co. N.C    aged 78 years; (crossed out)

 Respectfully,
	
			Commissioner

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Dallas Texas
				12 – 5 – 1934

Veterans Administration
           Washington

Dear Sir: -   My maternal ancestor, Henry Emerson.
He was a private in the Virginia Continental service in the Revolutionary War.  He received a pension for that service from Feb 25, 1822 until 1840 – presumably he died that year.   Will you please give me his record as shown from his pension papers.  Can you give me his date + place of birth + date + place of death; where he enlisted + length of service?  He is shown from 1822 to 1832 to have rec’d from the U.S. Gov’t. $1159.17.  Can you give me his wife’s name, his father or any of his children if shown?

Can you show anything of his “next Kin” or places of residence?   I will thank you very much.

			Yours  truly
			Fred R. Osborne
			208 North Mont Clair Ave
			Dallas Texas
(stamp:  RECEIVED:  Dec 7. 1934 )

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34 Mellen Street
					Cambridge, Mass
					December 30, 1927

Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:

     Could you give me any information concerning Henry Emerson and Absalom Mounce, privates during the Revolution?

     I understand that Henry Emerson was a private in the Company of Capt. Oliver Towles in the 6th Battalion of Virginia Forces commanded by Lt. Col James Henricks, and that Absalom Mounce was a private in the Company of John Kennedy, militia of Kentucky County, Virginia, that the last named man was an Ensign in Capt. John Snoddy’s Company of Lincoln Militia commanded by General Geo. Rogers Clark.

   I would appreciate any information you can give me concerning the records of these men, their families, and any other information you can give me about them.

     Thanking you in advance for any information you can give me, I remain

			Yours very truly

			Elsdon C. Smith
			34 Mellen Street
			Cambridge, Mass

(stamp:   U.S. PENSION OFFICE    JAN 3, 1928)

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Left hand side

1916  Sept 18 :  history to Mrs. 
Wm L Peel  Letter in claim 
S 7  31574  Geo Banks   MBH

1928 Oct 17: Hist  to  Elsdon
 C Smith   (illegible)
					any
1934  Dec 18  Hist to Fred  (illegible)  born

Right hand side
 
Rev’y  WIDOW &c

File No 4949
Nancy Emerson
Wid.
Henry Emerson
Pri.  N.C. Line

Act  March 3 43 ; June 7, ‘44  
Index   Vol   A Page 217
 
[Arrangement of 1870]

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5925
Nancy Emerson
   NC
Rejected
Let. to W. J. Davidson  Nov. 8  ‘43
“     ”         Hon D M Barringer  July 2, 44
                ditto    Feb 14, 1844
         ditto   June 27 1844
       Act 4  July    July 1830
           Same   9  Sept   1844

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Stamp:  Charlotte  NC
         Nov.  3

Nov  8th 
  M. Ames

J L. Edwards
Com of Pensions
Washington City

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Charlotte  NC      Nov.  2nd  1844
J L. Edwards, Esq

	Sir
I had the pleasure of seeing the Hon. D. M. Barringer a few days since and he informed me that the Department was unwilling to allow Mrs. Nancy Emerson’s claim according to her application, but were willing to grant her a pension under the five years act.
	I called on Mrs. Emerson and informed her of that the Department was willing to do – to which she gave her full and free assent – which will more fully appear by reference to the opposite sheet.
	If Mrs Emerson’s situation did not require immediate relief I would advise her to apply to congress to be placed upon the pension list according to her application, for I assure you there never was an applicant before you more deserving.  But owing to her advanced age, it is probable a pension under the five years act will be all she will ever ask of the government
				Very Respectfully
				Your Obt. Servt
				W. F Davidson

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I, Nancy Emerson, of the County of Mecklenburg N. Carolina do hereby signify my assent to the proposition made through the Hon. D. M. Barringer to take a pension under the five years Act from the 4th of March, 1843 to the 4th of March 1848

November 2nd 1844
Signed in the presence of
W. F. Davidson                                  
             her
       Nancy Emerson
					mark

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Charlotte, NC
SEP 1

D. Crump   Sep 6, 44
NC

Nancy Emerson

D. M Barringer
James L Edwards, Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
                    D.C.

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Concord, NC
August 30. 1844
Dear Sir
 
            I enclose you some additional proof in regard to the marriage of Nancy Emerson an applicant for a pension as the widow of the late Henry Emerson, a Revolutionary pensioner of Mecklenburg Co. NC
	I think the proof of the marriage before the year 1794 will satisfy the requisition of the law + the rules of the pension office.  Of that, however, you of course are the best judge.  I feel much solicitude in regard to the successful application of this old + very destitute widow, which is increased by the fact that she is universally in the county where she resides regarded as justly entitled under the law to a pension though there has been some difficulty in getting the exact + full proof of marriage required by the Department.  I trust, however, the enclosed will answer.  An early attention reply to this case, addressed to me at Concord NC are desired

                     Very Respectfully
                     Yours T.
		D.M. Barringer
J. L Edwards, Esq.

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Washington City,  January 17th 1844

Sir,
           I was well acquainted with the late Henry Emerson of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and have a perfect recollection of hearing him state that he was married to Nancy Emerson, now his widow, during the Revolutionary War and I have no doubt from what I have heard both him and his wife say in reference to their marriage that the papers you filed in the Pension office “purporting to be a family Register” is a correct record of that event.
			I am Sir,
      			With great respect
			Your obt Servt
			Jas H Blake

Hon D. M. Barringer
 House of Reps.

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House of Representatives
 December 18, 1843

Sir,

        Enclosed you will receive a declaration of Mrs. Nancy Emerson and other evidence touching her application for a pension
       Mrs. Emerson is in very needy circumstances and I therefore respectfully request that her case may be immediately examined into, and that you will be pleased to enclose to me her certificate of Pension as soon as it is made out.

                                      Very respectfully
			Your obt Servt
			D. M. Barringer


James L. Edwards, Esq
Commissioner of Pensions

P.S.   I am well acquainted with Wm Davidson + G. W. Caldwell, Esq. whose certificated appear among the papers.  They are every way worthy of credit.  

D. M. Barringer

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State of N. Carolina
Mecklenburg County

On this 14th day of May 1844, personally appeared before me, Wm  Davidson, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, Delila Kickens, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath say that she was born in Warren County, N. Carolina and resided there until after the close of the Revolution, that she was a near neighbor and personal acquaintance of Nancy Emerson before her marriage with Henry Emerson and her maiden name was Nancy Neal.  That she was present at the marriage between Nancy Neal and Henry Emerson, which took place in January 1781 – and that she never heard the legality of their marriage doubted.
 
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and
 year above written  before
	  Wm Davidson                
     her
          Delia  Kickens
	      mark


         I hereby certify that I am personally  acquainted with Delila Kickens whose name is in + to the above statement + that she is entitled to (illegible)

                                                         Given under my hand this 14th day of
                                 May,  1844 
              					     Wm Davidson

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State of N. Carolina			
Mecklenburg County 

    I, C T Alexander   Clerk of Mecklenburg
				County Court do hereby certify that Wm Davidson whose signature appears to the within affidavit is and was at the time of making said Signature, an acting Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid that said Signature purporting to be his is Genuine + that full faith and Credit are due and ought to be given to all his Official Acts as such      


		In testimony whereof, I have
hereunto set subscribe my hand and 
                            affixed the Seal of Said Court at Office the
 14th day of May A.D.  1844
                                           Charles T Alexander   CoC

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written sideways, left hand side:
   5925   
Aug 17, 1843
NC
July 4, 1836
Nancy Emerson
      Henry
        
Right  side:
              J. L. Edwards –
    Commissioner of Pensions
          Washington City

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Charlotte N.C  Augt. 11th 1843 
Sir
         Enclosed you will find the declaration of Nancy Emerson – which you will have the goodness to act upon – and if you consider her claim sufficiently made out – please forward me her certificate - 

Very respectfully your
			                  Obt Servt
				Wm Davidson

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Ho  of Rep 
 January 18, 1844

Sir,

                I must again ask your attention to the application of Nancy Emerson for a pension as widow of the late Henry Emerson of Mecklenburg County N C.   I have no doubt she ought to have a pension as prayed for, but I do not of course complain of any rejection of her application for want of proof of the marriage.  I send you today an additional certificate by W. Blake, who is known to me to be a gentleman of creditable character -   I also state that the certificate given by Wm Davidson + G. W. Caldwell Esq. are entitled to fullest credit – 
              If a copy of the marriage bond is indispensible, I will endeavor to get it, though from the imperfect manner in which records of that kind are kept in N.C, I fear there will be difficulty in obtaining –
 With much respect
			                 Your  Obt Servt
				D. M. Barringer

J.L Edwards, Esq.  Comm of P.

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July 12, 1833

			Pension Office
 			FREE
(Stamp)   
       CHARLOTTE
               NC
    JUL  7

             The Hon.’ble  Lewis Cass
                Secretary of War
              Washington City

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Charlotte July 1st , 1833

		 
Sir
          I rec’d your return of the Petition of Henry Emerson  In which you require express evidence to be produced that he was commissioned as an officer -  and that he served the time.  He knows of no one in this Country that’s alive, by whom he can prove these facts.  He now lives in North Carolina and has done so 30 or 40 years.
              You will have to return his Pension Certificate under the act of 1818
			Send it to  Jas. M Hutchinson –
                          Charlotte – North Carolina
                         				   Yours respectfully
					   J M Hutchinson
Hon’ble  L. Cass

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        18520
  Henry Emerson
Mecklenburg Co  NC

James M Hutchinson
Concord, NC

Rec’d
  5 July  1822

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No Carolina Cabarrus County June 24 , 1822
		 
Sir
          I take the liberty of Sending you as Secretary of War, the enclosed Petition of “Henry Emerson”  I will observe that Henry Emerson is a man of fair reputation, and has reduced to poverty by misfortune.  If he is to succeed in the object of his petition, I will view it as a peculiar favour if you will communicate to me the results  as he is old and infirm,   I would wish you to write to me as soon as practicable.  You will write to me in Concord, Cabarrus County 
  –
                           
                         				   I am Yours respectfully
					   James M Hutchinson

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        H 654
      No.   11440
 Nancy Emerson
widow of   Henry
    NC
Act of July 1838  and
Joint Resolution of 23 January
1845
Admit   2 years pen
   $80.00  per an
From 4th March 1836  to 4th
March 1841


Hon. D. M Barringer
    House of Rep.

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      No.   11440
 Nancy Emerson
widow of   Henry
    NC
Act of 3 March 1843  and
17 June 1844
Adm   2 years pension
   $80.00  per ann

Rejected under act 1836
Rejected under 1838  husb. and
1840
        No act 1843
                  1844                 244

Wm F Davidson
       Charlotte
             NC

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                 11 056
                                (479)
  North Carolina
      Nancy Emerson				Rejected
widow of   Henry Emerson
 who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818
and who died on the  5th Sept 1842  
of Meckl’g  in the State of North Carolina
who was a    Private               in the 
(scratched out) commanded by Captain                of the            
       commanded by                     in 
the  Revolution    line for   2 years 
      
=========================== 
Inscribed on the Roll of  N Carolina
 at the rate of     Eighty    dollars    ---  
(scratched out) cents per annum to commence on the 4th day
 of March, 1836 and terminate on 4th March 1841.
==============================
Certificate of Pension is issued the  4th  day of 
August 1846  & sent to   Hon
D, M. Barringer, H of Rep 

Total Amount   		$400.00
                                       Act of July 7 1838
		+ Joint Resolution 
 Recorded by    E. W. Robinson    Clerk
Book     D.   Vol  1   Page 289

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Ho  of Repre 
 July 27, 1846

Will Mr. Edwards have the (illegible) to issue a certificate upon the enclosed application of Nancy Emerson without filing the proper the (illegible) lest it should come up for action prior to adjournment – Her case seems to be a plain one under the joint resolution

					Yours 
				  D.W. Barringer

Col Edwards

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State of N. Carolina
Mecklenburg County

                On this 29th day of August 1844, personally came before me, William  Davidson, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said county,  Delila Kickens of the county of Mecklenburg N.C. and upon being qualified, made the following statement – I Delila Kickens do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Nancy Emerson, Widow of Henry Emerson dec’d. We were girls together and lived in the same neighborhood in the county of Warren, N Carolina, I know that Nancy married Henry Emerson in the month of January 1781 – from the fact that the marriage took place but a few days after the British burnt Richmond for I heard our neighbor talking about it on that occasion

And I am further satisfied that Nancy Emerson was married in January 1781 from the fact that my own marriage with Jarrel Kicken took place in the same month, just two years after Nancy’s – a circumstance that I have ever since distinctly remembered.  I was married in January 1783 

 Sworn and subscribed before me, the day and year first above written

							her
						Delila Kicken
					                   Mark
Wm Davidson  JP
 
State of N. Carolina
Mecklenburg County           I  C T Alexander, Clerk of Mecklenburg County Court do hereby certify that   Wm Davidson whose signature appears as attesting the above Certificate + Statement is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned + qualified, that the said signature purporting to be his

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is  genuine and that full faith and credit are due + ought to be given to all his official acts as such.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
 affixed my seal of said Court this 21st  day of August A.D.  1844
 
C  T Alexander   C C C
    By N B Taylor  A D C

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Petition
of 
Henry Emerson

Pension

On roll   page  139

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I, Isaac Alexander, Clerk of Mecklenburg County Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the Court, and I do further certify that it is the Opinion of the Court that the total amount in value of property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is  $69.50

In testimony whereof, I have  
set my name and the seal of
              Office this 25th day of February 1822  
	Isaac Alexander  C M C

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Whereas the act of 30 of April 1844 prohibited me from drawing a pension for the same time during which my husband was a pensioner, I now make the following statement under Oath to obtain the benefit of the benefits of the joint resolution of 23rd January 1845.   I am the widow of Henry Emerson who was a private in the War of the Revolution.  I have drawn a pension at the rate of Eighty Dollars per annum from the 31st day of December 1844 and now ask for the amount due me from the fourth day of March, 1836 to the 31st day of December 1844 when my former pension commenced.

                             				  her
						Nancy Emerson
					                   Mark

Sworn to and subscribed before me on this 22nd day                                     
 of July in the year 1846 at Charlotte County of Mecklenburg, State of North Carolina and year above written 
                         Wm  Davidson
             

	  
I certify that the declarant is personally known to me and that she is the same individual she presents herself to be in the foregoing affidavits

                         Wm  Davidson

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                  I  Brady Oates, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Mecklenburg State of North Carolina do hereby certify that William Davidson who has signed the foregoing is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine

                In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and
             affixed my seal of Office at Charlotte on this 22nd day of July in the year 1846
                                                                                Brady Oates, Clerk of 
                                                                                 Mecklenburg Co Court