Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7163, for Nathan Lowe, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
Nb
Lowe, Nathan
S 7163
Born in N.C.
Carded
CONTENTS

27905 North Carolina.
Nathan Lowe of Randolph in the State of N.C. who was a Pr: in the commanded by Captain of the Rg commanded by Co: Callier in the N.C. time for 10 mo:
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd day of Aug 34 and sent Ralph. Gorell, Greensboro: N.C.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 34 100.- Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept 11 16.66 $116.66
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 64 Page 64

State of North Carolina
Randolph County
SS
On this 9th day of May AD 1834 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of pleas & quarter sessions for the County of Randolph now sitting Nathan Lowe a resident of the County of Randolph & State of North Carolina aged nearly seventy two years, who being first sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed 7 June 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as follows
That in the winter of 1780 he was drafted and entered the service of the United States under Colo Collier & Capt Bell about two months before the Battle of Guilford, and was marched to Bell's mills in the County of Randolph, together with many others where he remained for the space of two months employed in collecting provisions & forage for the United States Continental Store which was kept at that place, after the battle of Guilford Lord Cornwallis marched on by Bell's mills and the troops stationed at that place were dispersed in the general confusion which pervaded the Country at that time. But after Cornwallis passed on towards Wilmington he was brought back & served out his time of three months for which he was drafted and received a written discharge from Colo Collier and returned home. This discharge, this affiant states has been lost, as he believed it would never be of any value to him, he had no anxiety to preserve it
After the battle of Guilford, the Tories who were numerous & bloodthirsty in the County in which this affiant lived, became very cruel & ferocious, and under their notorious commander Colo Fanning of infamous memory, laid waste the Country in all directions, burning the dwellings, and putting the whips of the Country to the sword. In this condition of affairs it was found necessary to organize troops of horse for the purpose of scouring the Country and overawing the Tories
This affiant states that he entered the service of the United States again in 1781 shortly after the battle of Guilford as a Volunteer horseman and rendered the the Command of Capt Poygan, and made a great many excursions against the Tories

through the Counties of Randolph all road and Cumberland among the Sand hills and the Scotch, that in some of these excursions he was absent from home not more than two or three days at a time, in others he was out a week at a time and frequently as much as two or three weeks without returning home, but that he never was finally discharged, but was subject to be called out at any moment when ever the County required protection, This affiant states that in one of these excursions he was in a small engagement which took place between the Whigs, and Tories at a place called Stubborn in Randolph County in which several Tories were killed and wounded and the rest put to flight.
This affiant further states that he frequently volunteered under the Command of Capt. Gray, after Capt. Gray was taken prisoner, and was in a great many excursions under him of a similar nature to those mentioned above and that he never was at home for any length of time from the time he entered the service shortly after the battle of Guilford till the end of the war, and that he was in the service at the time the news reached him of the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown some time after which, the Country became quieted and, and he was finally discharged and permitted to return home.
This affiant from age and the loss of memory is unable to state at this distant day the precise length of time that he was in the service of his Country but he can say with safety that he served ten months and for this service he claims a pension of his government.
He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present and declares his record is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to before me this day and year aforesaid. This affiant states that he was born in the County of Randolph in the year 1762, That he has a record of his age copied from his father's family bible, which is now in the possession of one of his sisters. He resided in Randolph County at the time he was called into the service, and has continued to reside there ever since, The first three months of his service he was drafted, and the balance of the time volunteered.

and furnished his own horse. He is known in his neighbor- hood to the Rev. Nathan Robbins and to John Ramsour, who can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution.
He hereby relinquishes every claim which was to a pension or annuity except the present and declares his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn & subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Isaac Hester Sower
We Nathan Robbins a clergyman residing in the County of Randolph and John Ramsour residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Nathan Sower who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be nearly seventy two years of age that he is re- puted and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn & subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Nathan Robbins
J. Ramsour
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 revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Nathan Robbins who has signed the preceding Certificate is a clergyman residing in the County of Randolph and that John Ramsour who has also signed the same is a resident of the same County and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
John Henley, Clerk
State of North Carolina Randolph County } ss
I Agbor Sower do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Nathan Sower and

have been ever since the Revolution, and that I have been with him on frequent occasion during the revolutionary war that I know of his serving under Captains Doyin, Col. Collins & Capt. Bell, but cannot say at this time exactly how long he served and I also know that he has a traditional reputation of being a revolutionary soldier
Sworn & subscribed
James Farris
I Hugh McLain Clerk of the Court of pleas and quarter sessions for the County of Randolph State of North Carolina do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Nathan Lano for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 29th day of May 1834
Hugh McLain C.C.
30.76
Declaration of Nathan Lano for a Randolph
Shepherd
being called
that he for all
no civil
during this
public
have been treated as a deserter and a spy if he had been absent at any time when his troop was called into service
August Term 1834
known to be open secret
Hugh McLain C.C.
See these letters
State of North Carolina ss Randolph County ss I do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Nathan Lano for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 29th day of May 1834

Am Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.
Am Am May 19, 1927
Mrs. J. M. Dunlap Ansonville N. C.
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 7163, it appears that Nathan Lowe was born in 1762 in Randolph County, North Carolina.
While residing in Randolph County, he enlisted about two months before the battle of Guilford, and served three months in Captain Bell's Company, Colonel Collier's North Carolina Regiment.
Shortly after the battle of Guilford, he volunteered in a company of horse, and served at various times, until the close of the War, under Captains Dougin and Gray and Colonel Collier, he was out against the Tories and in several skirmishes and served in all ten months.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 9, 1834, while a resident of Randolph County, North Carolina. It is not stated whether soldier was married.
The above noted Nathan Lowe or Low is the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner

Aug 22 N.C.
FREE
James L. Edwards Esq War Department Penson Bureau Washington City

War Department- Pension Office May 29. 1834.
Sir,
The claims of Nathan Love and Henry Knight have been examined and are herewith returned.
M r . Love has only specified one term of three months, and concludes his declaration, by stating that he served in all ten months. He will be required to give the exact length of each term of duty - the place or places where performed - the Officers under whom he served, and all other particulars connected with said service.
In the case of M r . Knight, the clerk of the County has omitted to certify the official character and signature of the Magistrate before whom the affidavit of Elizabeth Knight was taken. This is indispensably necessary. Some further explanation in relation to his alleged term of six months in the Militia, will also be required, as the usual terms were for three, and seldom, if ever, for six months.
I have the honor to be Your Ob t . Servant J. L. Edwards
Hon. N. H. Shepard Esq. J. P.

From a part of the accompanying letter you will perceive the object has been to show admiration - I regret that I cannot overlook it - Mr. President J. H. Hughes

Greensboro Aug. 16. the 1834
Jas L Edwards Esq
Sir In closed you will find the declaration of Nathan Lewis and the papers sent on here from the Department Lewis declaration, as you will perceive has recd some amendment which I am in hopes will be sufficient to entitle him to the benefit of the Pension law. His memory is very frail and his recollection of the particulars of his ser- vice very no means as distinct as could be desire- but he is an honest old man, has a respectable standing in society and his neighbours, old & young unite in giving him the reputation, and respect full consideration of a Revolutionary Soldier If a Certificate is granted you will please enclose it to my address, at Greensboro N.C.
Respectfully your obed servt
Ralph Forrett

THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS
Department of the Interior War Department of Pensions Revolutionary War Pensions Washington District of Columbia

Build. I have family data of Pensioners in the Rev. war of -
Thomas Lowe who died in Lincoln Co. N. C.
and Nathan Lowe who died in Lincoln Co. N. C.
and of James Kinkead who died in Lincoln Co. N. C.
John Kinkead who died in Lincoln Co. N. C.
Robert Kinkead who died in Lincoln Co. N. C.
Thank you heartily,
Mrs. Jas. M. Doolittle Ansonville N. C.
15-March 1927

Rev War
7163
INVALID.
1927-May 19- Hist. to mrs. J.M. Dunlap. AWS.
File No. 7163
Nathan Low
Pri Rev War
Act: June 1 st 82
Index:—Vol. 18 , Page 227
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Nathan Lowe
N.C. -
30. 76 3/4
Admit a private 10 months $33.33 E
Hon. H. H. Sheffield H. H. R.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, 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 form. 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 the 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 this 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
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.              
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has 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 this Department, all persons claiming 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 by 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 } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District 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 in 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 served 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. 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 year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I 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 hereunto 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 declaration, 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 Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the 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 whereof, I have hereunto 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 commission; 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 of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (1) 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

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 the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court 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 of 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 given, 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 testify 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 these 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 traditional 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 inquiry 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 or 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 procure, 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 follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration 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 amend 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, deposeth 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 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 the 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 authority; 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 public 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 contains 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 witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] 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.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Must State each term of Service distinctly -