Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6851, for Thomas Mallet, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
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Mallet, Thomas
P 6851
CONTENTS

Tho! Mallet Salvador papers
The secretary of war will cause to examine this case and Report to Robert Walker attorney at Law Floyd Courthouse Kentucky.
On to me Jacob Mayo clerk of Floyd county court Per July 25 th day 1826 Jacob Mayo

Perry County Court June Term 1826
Thomas Mallet an old revolutionary soldier produced in open Court his declaration and schedule thereto annexed in order to obtain a pension in pursuance of the several acts of Congress of the United States allowing pensions to revolutionary soldiers which is in the following words and figures to wit
State of Kentucky Perry County ss. on this 12 th day of June 1826 personally appeared in open Court this being a Court of record for the County, aforesaid it being made so by the Laws of this State it being solemnly adjudged to be such by the other members of this State Thomas Mallet a resident citizen of said County aged 67 years who after being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the acts of Congress of the 18 th of March 1818 and 1 st of May 1820 that he the said Thomas Mallet was enlisted on or about the 1 st day of June in the year 1779 in the State of North Carolina in Granville County in a Company commanded by Captain Goodman in the 5 th North Carolina Regiment of Infantry commanded by Col. Malbrey in the line of the State of North Carolina an Continental Establishment for the term of nine months that he continued to serve in said Corps until the month of April 1780 at which time he was honorably discharged by Col. Sycans who then commanded the 5 th North Carolina Regiment at Bladensburg.

River in South Carolina. That his name is not on the rolls of any state Except Kentucky and that he hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension except the present and that the following are the reasons for not making earlier application for a pension Viz, he always lived since the act of Congress passed in a wilderness part of the country thirty or forty miles from any courthouse and never knew how to proceed to get myself enrolled on the pension list. And in pursuance of the Act of the 1 st of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby 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 18 th day 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 by me subscribed
  to wit one horse not worth more than $35   one cow and calf worth 10   one wagon worth 3   12 Hogs worth 12 
Thomas Mallet
that since the 18 th day of March March 1818 the following changes has been made in my property. at that time I had about the same quantity of property I now have part of which is the same above mentioned Viz. the cow and horse and the balance of the proceeds of my property I have made use of to support my family in provision I have made no sales nor dispositions of my property in any way

more than that I made use of in way of sustaining myself and family in past. I had a wife which was all the family I have until about 8 months since. She died at this time I have no family now. Occupation has been that of a farmer but from age and much sickness I am unable any longer to support myself by my work and am entirely dependent upon the charity of my friends for support.
Thomas Wallat
Sworn to and declared on in open court on this 12 th day of June 1826 before us the undersigned Justices of the peace for Perry County Court and we do hereby certify that it is the opinion of this court that the property contained in the foregoing schedule was not of the value of $60, and we do further certify that it is the opinion of this court that the said Thomas Wallat has rendered the services to his country in his declaration set forth and that it is the opinion of this court that from the indigent circumstances of the said applicant he does stand in need of the assistance of his country for support all of which is ordered to be recorded and certified to the Secretary of War
John Haddox J.P.
Abel Penniman J.P.
William Bigley J.P.
Jeremiah Lamb J.P.
Jesse Sharlough J.P.
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here follows the deposition of Anthony Hall and John Hall which is in the following words and figures to wit State of Kentucky Perry County ss the following is the deposition of Anthony Hall taken to prove the services of Thomas Wallis an old revolutionary soldier who after being duly sworn deposes as follows Anthony Hall do swear that I do know that Thomas Wallis did enlist into the service of the United States in the Army of the revolutionary war some time in the month of June in the year 1779 in Granville County in the State of North Carolina for the term of nine months in Captain Goodmans Company in the 5 th North Carolina Regiment commanded by Col. Walbury that I do know that the said Thomas Wallis did serve out his full term of enlistment under me and the same engagement and was discharged in April in the year 1780 by Col. Sycams who then commanded the 5 th North Carolina Regiment.
Anthony his X Hall mark here follows the deposition of John Hall who after being duly sworn deposes as follows I John Hall do swear that I do know that Thomas Wallis did enlist into the service of the United States in the Army of the Revolutionary war some time in the month of June in the year 1779 in Granville County in the State of North Carolina for the term of nine months in Captain Goodmans Company in the 5 th North Carolina Regiment commanded by Col. Walbury that I do know that the said Thomas Wallis did serve out his full term of enlistment

of nine months under one and the same engagement and was discharged in April in the year 1780 by Col. Sycaus who then commanded said 5 th North Carolina Regiment
John Hall
State of Kentucky Perry County ss.
I Samuel Hurley a Justice of the peace for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing deposition of Anthony Hall He was this day taken subscribed and sworn to before me and that the said deponents are credible witnesses given under my hand this 31 st day of May 1826 Samuel Hurley J.P.
State of Kentucky Perry County ss. I Jesse Cambble clerk of the court for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the said Thomas Wallis did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months under one engagement on continental establishment I also certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said court and I further certify that it is the opinion of said court that the total amount in value of the property described in the aforesaid schedule is $60. and I further certify that Samuel Hurley who has subscribed the foregoing deposition is and was at the time of subscribing the same an acting Justice of the peace for Perry County duly commissioned and qualified according to law.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal of office having as yet no public seal of office this 20 th day of July 1826.
Jesse Cambble Clerk of the Perry County Court

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Thomas Wallis Perry 62. 1826
Robert Wallis Jacob Wallis Floyd Wallis
Recd from Sec. War Dept. 8 Sept. 1826
Rejected letter 8 Sept 1826
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MS B. 1. 6 v. 1 p. 10

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1878.
6851.
P. O.
Thomas Mallett
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____
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Discharged: _____
, 18
Application filed: _____
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Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized.
_____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis.
Searched for _____
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REJECTED

State of North Carolina, Office of Secretary of State I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State aforesaid, do certify that it appears from the Musterrolls of the Continental line of this State in the revolutionary war, that Thos. Shollett a private soldier in Company of the 10 th Regiment enlisted in 1779, for Nine Months, and that he deserted in Sept. 1779. —
Given under my hand at Office in Raleigh this 2 nd Sept r 1826 W. Hill