Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11928, John Yates, N. C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.B.
Yates, John
R. 11928
CONTENTS

State of Missouri } ss County of Pulaski
William Gil. Lempy
on this 26 th day of July A D 1851 I, a Judge of the court of the county of Pulaski and state of Missouri attended upon John Yates a resident of the county of Pulaski and state of Missouri he by reason of bodily infirmity not being able to appear in open court and the re d John Yates aged as near as he can tell having no record about eighty two years being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed June 7 1832 that he the re d John Yates was born in the state of Georgia seven miles from Augusta and his father dying his mother removed with him (the claimant) to Burke County state of North Carolina and at the latter place he was drafted and marched into the service as a Militia man he was then only in his his thirteenth year but being well grown and as there was no record of his age and as they refused to take the oath of his mother as to his age he was taken and drafted in Captain Henry Reed's company, but he had for his captain when in the service capt Joseph Mc c Dole Charles Mc c Dole as probably the Colonel Colonel, and John Mc c Dole as Lieutenant he was drafted for the term of six months he was marched to head quarters when General Rutherford took the command he does not know the name of the county but it was in the state of North Carolina he was then marched through Coan county and Duplin county he was marched through General Butler's battle ground a few days after the defeat of the latter and thence on to Wilmington at the mouth of Cape Fear river at that place they drove off the British with the loss of one of the American soldiers who was killed by a shot from a sentry box on the bridge he also declares that he served the period of six months for which he was drafted and received

A certificate of discharge for that period of service he received the certificate of discharge from Captain Henry Reed but the said certificate certificate is lost or mislaid and he cannot find it, after returning to his home in North Carolina he in the course of a few years married and removed to Madison county Kentucky thence to Williamson county Tennessee 26 Miles South of Nashville thence to his present residence at Pulaski city Missouri he declares that he cannot tell his exact age as he has no record of it and has no education so that he cannot the examine historical accounts to learn the dates of the above named transactions but he is very old and feeble and entirely blind and very poor having a wife that is palsied, he was a private soldier, he cannot at this late period produce the evidence of any one who served with him, the aforesaid facts are all which he can remember
The the said applicant hereby relinquishes every claim 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, he also declares that he has appointed William Hunt of Washington city district of Columbia as his true and lawful Attorney with power of substitution to receive from the Commissioner of the pension and arrearage of pension which may be found due to him as a Revolutionary soldier and to do all other acts the same as though he the said soldier were personally present sworn to and subscribed day and year aforesaid sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Witness Archibald G N Vans his John X Yates mark

I William Gillespy one of the judges of the court of the county of pulaski in the state of Missouri do hereby certify that the above declaration of John Yates was made before me for the reason that from bodily infirmity he was not able to appear in open court I also declare my opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states Subscribed the day and year aforesaid William Gillespy
I A. Anderson Clerk of the court of the county of pulaski in the state of Missouri being a court of record do hereby certify that Wm Gillespy whose signature appears above and before whom the declaration of John Yates was taken is his genuine signature and that he is a Judge of the court of said county and state in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 20 th day of August A. Anderson clerk AD 1851 William Elliot By Wm White Deputy
We Harrison Elliot of Camden Co. Missouri and John Carlton and Commodore White clergymen residing in Camden Hall's county of Camden and state of Missouri do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Yates an applicant for a pension who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that he is a very old man who cannot tell his precise age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that he served as he states Sworn to and subscribed this 26 day of July AD 1851 Harrison Elliot John Carlton Commodore White
I Callaway H. Manes former postmaster at Cotts Creek the county of pulaski and state of Missouri do certify that I have been personally acquainted with John Yates the said applicant for the last eight years and have no doubt but that he served in the revolutionary war as he states and further that he is reputed in the neighbourhood where he resides and universally believed to have so served by with whom he is acquainted every person with whom he is acquainted Sworn to and subscribed this 26 day of July AD 1851
Callaway H. Manes former postmaster

We the undersigned being judges of the court of the county of pulaski and State of Missouri do hereby certify that the above persons who have signed their names to the above certificates are credible persons and that they held the offices as above named Subscribed this 5 day of August A D 1851
William Gillespy
accept the clergyman with whom we are not acquainted we the undersigned judges also subscribe our names
Isaac Lawson E. J. Christensen
We the undersigned being citizens in the county of pulaski and state of Missouri and neighbours of the above named John Yates an applicant for a pension do hereby certify that we have been well acquainted with the said John Yates for some years and are confident that he is entirely blind and that he is a very old man and that his wife who is also very old is paralyed that they are entirely without property and of course not able to perform any labour whatever and consequently have no means of support and we having frequently heard the said John Yates relate the circumstance of his serving as a soldier in the revolutionary war and having examined the above declaration and find it so correctly to correspond with his former statements to us we therefore believe the above declaration to be true and have no doubt but that he is justly entitled to a remuneration for his services sworn to and subscribed this 26 day of July A D 1851 before Seth Manes J P
 Archible Evans 1  Henry Laughlin 2  Campbell Tibbs 3  Preston Sharp 4  John Lewis 5  Andrew York 6  Daniel Merideth 7 
 Israel Light 8  Benjamin Clark 9  William Lewis 10  William Henry Seign 11  Wm Henry Sun 12  J. H. Manes 13  Seth Manes justice of the peace 14 

11.928 P. O.
John Yates
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Additional Evidence in the case of John Yates applicant for Revolutionary Pension Act June 7 1832
Claim filed Sep 20 1850
Additional Evidence called for Nov 24 1850
Attorney William Hunt, Washington City D.C.
John Yates Revolutionary Pension Washington City D.C.

John Yates Revolutionary Soldier Application for Pension Act June 7, 1832
Attorney William Hunt Washington City D.C.
Power of Attorney embodied in the Declaration.
Presented September 20, 1851

N o 38.257
John Yates
Missouri
Act 7 th June 1832
cont Hunt - Nov. 24/57
= same July 6/52
same " 18/52
11928

The case has at different periods been in the hands of several Agents, who got money from him and did nothing. Became completely discouraged, and was too poor to pay any body, I paid $5 to the Comptroller of N.C. as he was too poor,

Peruim Office November 24, 1857.
Sir:
The declaration of John Gates is received. His claim cannot be allowed unless proof is furnished of his services by those who personally know of their being rendered. The mere fact that payments were made to a man of that name is no evidence that he was the one. The Act of June 7, 1832, has been so long in operation that his previous nonassertion of a claim weighs strongly against the probability of its correctness.
Very Respectfully Yours & etc M c Wilson for Comy Peruim,
✓ N. Bunt Esq Peruim.

Pension Office July 6 1852.
Sir,
The affidavit of John Portie in support of the claim of John Bates of Miliponi has been received and filed. - It is not of such a character as can be admitted by the Dept. to establish the claim. He does not seem to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and consequently, never was in a position to know of the claimants service, besides he cannot testify to the length of service, even if he were such a witness as the Dept. requires.
The claim cannot be admitted unless he complies with the requisitions of my letter of Nov. 24 th 1851.
Very Respectfully Com. Ex. Secy. To the Inspector for Com. of Pensions.
Wm Hunt Esq Present

Certificate from the Comptroller of the State of North Carolina

Raleigh N.C. Sept. 17. 1857.
Sir
There are few, if any Rolls of Revolutionary Militia men & we are compelled to resort to records of payments to show services.
I consider the enclosed Certificate as conclusively corroborating your declaration.
military services, that the following allowances were made by the Commissioner of Army accounts for the District of Morgan to John Yates to wit:
Certificate No. 1773, £ 8 18 specie, Eight pounds, eighteen shillings,
Certificate No. 3397 £ 8 9 6 specie (Eight pounds, nine shillings and six pence)
I furthermore certify that Burke County was in Morgan District.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this day and year above written
Wm. J. Clarke Compt'r.

State of North Carolina
Comptroller's Office { September 17 th . 1851.
I, William J. Clarke Comptroller of public accounts in and for the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that, it appears of record, in said office, among the payments made to sundry persons by said State for military services, that the following allowances were made by the Commissioners of Army accounts for the District of Morgan to John Yates to wit:
Certificate No. 1773, £ 8 S 18 specie, Eight pounds, eighteen shillings,
Certificate No. 3397 £ 8 S 9 D 6 specie (Eight pounds, nine shillings and six pence)
I furthermore certify that Burke County was in Morgan District.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this day and year above written
Wm. J. Clarke Compt r .

Case of John Yates, Revolutionary Soldier.
Washington City D.C.
April 8, 1852.
Sir. On the 24 th of November 1851, you notified me that "the claim of John Yates could not be allowed, unless proof of his service be furnished by those who knew of their being rendered."
The accompanying affidavit of John Bostick whose credibility is certified by several inhabitants of the place, will I think, be satisfactory.
You will be pleased to recollect that I exhibited as satisfactory explanation why the claim has been so long delayed viz for the reason that although several Agents have at different times moved in the matter, the claim was never matured as the old man was not able to pay the whole of the amount which said Agents required in advance. This fact is alluded to in the enclosed testimony of Bostwick.
I have no personal knowledge of the parties; but as the claim was forwarded to me from a highly respectable source, I advanced the $5 for the certificate from the Comptroller of N.C. which is filed with the original papers.
Very Respectfully Your obedt Servt
Hon J. B. Heath
William Hunt

No. 38. 257 Letter of Application Synopsis of Evidence William Hunt Attorney
John Yates
No.
Sec 7 June, 1832

Sir
Washington City D. C. Sep 20. 1851.
As the attorney of John Yates, a Revolutionary Soldier, I herewith present his application for the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7 th 1832; also for the back pension due to him by the provisions of the said act.
He states that he was drafted in Cap Henry Reed's company of North Carolina, but that his officers during his actual service were
Joseph Mc Dole (probably Mc Dowell) Captain
John Mc Dole " " Lieutenant
Charles Mc Dole " " Colonel
His discharge certificate was signed by Cap Reed under whom he was drafted.
Synopsis of Evidence
 1 st His own declaration of all the facts made 26 th July 1851.  2 Certificate of the Comptroller of North Carolina dated 17 September 1851  3 Certificate from County Judges that Yates is generally believed and reputed to have served as he states.  4 The Post Master, Justices of the Peace, Clergymen and thirteen residents of the place, to the same effect. 
All of which is respectfully submitted by
Your Obed t Servant
William Hunt.
Hon James P. Heath Commissioner of Pensions
Power of Attorney is embodied in the declaration

I John Bortick formerly a Resident of Burke county North Carolina and at this time a Resident of Pulaski county in the State of Missouri do hereby certify that I was well acquainted in north carolina with John Yates who is also at this time a resident of pulaski county Missouri and was also formerly a resident of Burke county North Carolina that I was well acquainted with the sd John Yates in his boyhood who is at this time an applicant for a pension that I was known to the fact of the sd John Yates being drafted as a Militiaman in the Revolutionary service under the command of capt Henry Reed in North Carolina Burke county when the sd Yates was quite a youth though what his exact age was I do not know but am positive that he was drafted for the term of six months and was marched into the service and was sometime after his return to sd county I also saw his certif- icate of discharge from under the hand of capt Henry Reed and after that I saw sd certificate at divers other times which certificate the sd Yates now certifies to be lost which I have no doubt is true, and further I am also positive that the sd John Yates that is now the applicant for a pension claiming the benefit of the act of congress passed the 7 of June 1832 is certainly the identical same man of whom I have above certified and whose certificate of discharge I have saw divers times that he at this time is very old and himself and his wife both almost helpless and very poor and needy further to my knowledge the sd above named John Yates has employed three other men to offi- ciate in getting his pension and that they all failed to do anything in the case and that no doubt to the injury of the sd Yates

and further that the sd yates employed sd other men many years ago though in what dates I know not but am certain it was in different dates sworn to and subscribed before the undersigned the 27 day of December 1851 John Bostick
Young Langklin
Justice of the Peace
Attest
John S. Collyer Callaway Co Moaner
State of Missouri County of Pulaski } ss
We the undersigned residents of the State and county aforesaid do hereby certify that the above named John Bostick is well known to us as a man of good character and respectability and one whose word may be relied upon
Names
Occupation
John S. Collyer - - - - - A Farmer
Harrison Elliott Minister of the Gospel
James Scott Minister of the Gospel
Seth Maner Justice of the peace & farmer
John Bostick Justice of the Peace
Albert B Maner - - - - - farmer
James Bostick Justice of the Peace
John Bostick Justice of the Peace
William Gillespy blacksmith farmer and county court justice
J. W. Kindred Farmer and Shoemaker
Whereas there may be some inquiry why there has been some name stricken out from the above receipt I will just make known that it was in consequence of their not being residents of the county that
Callaway Co Moaner former poll commissioner

State of Missouri County of Pulaski } ss
I A. Anderson Clerk of the County Court in and for the County of State above mentioned do hereby certify that Henry Langhlin whose signature appears on the preceding page was and is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn; that all his official acts are entitled to full faith and credit, and that the aforesaid Court-Book is a Court of Record.
In witness whereof my hand and seal of office at Waynesville this 10th day of March 1882
A. Anderson Clerk By V.B. Heile Deputy

Additional Evidence
Case 1 John Yates appellant for Rev Pension. Aft 1832
Attorney Nathan Klein Washington D.C.

Certificate from the Comptroller of the State of North Carolina

Raleigh N.C. Sept. 17. 1857.
Sir
There are few, if any Rolls of Revolutionary Militia men & we are compelled to resort to records of payments to show services.
I consider the enclosed Certificate as conclusively corroborating your declaration.

State of North Carolina
Comptroller's Office { September 17th. 1851.
I, William J. Clarke Comptroller of public accounts in and for the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that, it appears of record, in said office, among the payments made to sundry persons by said State for military services, that the following allowances were made by the Commissioners of Army accounts for the District of Morgan to John Yates to wit:
Certificate No. 1773, £ 8 18 specie, Eight pounds, eighteen shillings,
Certificate No. 3397 £ 8 9 6 specie (Eight pounds, nine shillings and six pence)
I furthermore certify that Burke County was in Morgan District.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this day and year above written
Wm. J. Clarke Compt.

Pension Office July 6 1852.
Sir,
The affidavit of John Portie in support of the claim of John Bates of Mississippi has been received and filed. - It is not of such a character as can be admitted by the Dept. to establish the claim. He does not seem to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and consequently, never was in a position to know of the claimants service, besides he cannot testify to the length of service, even if he were such a witness as the Dept. requires.
The claim cannot be admitted unless he complies with the requisitions of my letter of Nov: 24 th 1851.
Very Respectful Com. St. Secy. To the Inspectr for Comt. of Pensions.
Wm Hunt Esq Present

The case has at different periods been in the hands of several Agents, who got money from him and did nothing.
Became completely discouraged, and was too poor to pay any body, I paid £5 to the Comptroller of N.C. as he is too poor,

Purvis Office November 24, 1857.
Sir:
The declaration of John Yates is received. His claim cannot be allowed unless proof is furnished of his services by those who personally know of their being rendered. The mere fact that payments were made to a man of that name is no evidence that he was the one. The Act of June 7, 1832, has been so long in operation that his previous nonassertion of a claim weighs strongly against the probability of its correctness.
Very Respectfully Yours Affec ly Wilson for Com y Purvis,
W. Bunt Esq Purvis.

N o 38.257
John Yates
Missouri
Act 7 th June 1832
Rev Hunt - Nov. 24/51
= Same July 6/52
Same " 18/52
11928

John Yates Revolutionary Soldier Application for Pension Act June 7, 1832
Attorney William Hunt, Washington City D.C.
Power of Attorney embodied in the Declaration.
Presented September 20, 1851

Additional Evidence in the case of John Yates applicant for Revolutionary Pension Act June 7 1832
Claim filed Sep 20 1850 Additional Evidence called for Nov 24 1850
Attorney William Hunt, Washington City D.C.
Kirby Hon. J. B. Heath Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.

41.928 P. O.
John Yates
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____ _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .