Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8,984, for Richard Pulliam, North Carolina

SERVICE
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William Richard
S. 8984
CONTENTS
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Rebrog
8984
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File No. 8984
Richard Pulliam
Pr. Rev War
Act: June 1 th 32
Index:—Vol. 12 , Page 304
[Arrangement of 1870.]

5817
North Carolina Richard Pulliam
of Person County in the State of North Carolina who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Ellis — of the Regiment commanded by Col. Burrell in the North Carolina Infantry for 6 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of February 1833 and sent Hon. D. L. Barringer A of Rep.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 . . . $ 30.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4th March 1833 10.00
$ 40.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. D. Bullock Clerk, Book D Vol. 8 Page 39

admitted.
peri- 8 mo.
$ 20 —

Declaration of Richard Pulliam in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 State of North Carolina }
County of Person } On this 17 th day of December personally appeared in open Court before the Justs of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Person now sitting Richard Pulliam a resident of the county aforesaid aged sixty nine 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 act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 That he entered the service of the United States for a term of three months under Captain Ellis in the year 1781 as a substitute for Peter Wynn; that he marched from Lunenburg County in the state of Virginia to Prince Edward Court House in said said state under the aforesaid Capt Ellis (the under officers not now recollected); from Prince Edward Court House he marched under Capt Ragsdale and Major Overstreet in a northern direction and crossed James River at Carters Ferry, that he continued in a northern direction until he joined the American forces under Genl. La Fayette, who then retreated in the same direction (being pursued by the enemy) until he crossed the Rappahannan River at the Rappahannan ford and joined the forces under General Wayne; that the American forces thereupon ceased their retreat and in turn pursued the enemy; crossed the Rappahannan at the same ford, and marched in a southern direction until they reached James River, and then down said River as far as James Town from which place he was discharged and returned home

That he afterwards entered the service a second time for a term of three months, as a volunteer under Capt Faulks and Colonel Burwell; That he marched from Mecklenburg County in the state of Virginia in the same year as before mentioned; That he marched through the said state, crossed James River at Hog Island passed through Williamsburg, thence a northwesterly direction untill he crossed the Pamunkey and Mattaponi Rivers and thence down to Gloucester, in the county of Gloucester and state of Virginia: That he was then taken from Col. Burwell's Regiment and attached to the Grenadiers under Capt Mabry who was under the command of Col. Mercer; That he was stationed at Gloucester until the surrender of Cornwallis, whereupon he was discharged and returned home. That he was born in the year 1763 in the county of Lunenburg aforesaid that he has no record of his age, the same having been destroyed; That when first called into service he resided in Lunenburg County and when called out the second time he resided in Mecklenburg County state of Virginia; That he continued to reside in Mecklenburg County untill about twenty seven years ago when he removed to Person County North Carolina where he has lived ever since; that he received no discharges in writing when his terms of service expired. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.  Subscribed and sworn to in open Court 17th Decr: 1832  Test John Dickinson Clerk  Richard Fullard Fullard and mark

We Lewis Amis a Clergyman, residing in the County of Person and State of North Carolina and Byrd Pulliam residing in the said County & State hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Richard Pulliam who has subscribed and sworn to the above declarations; that we believe him to be sixty nine years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Lewis Amis Byrd Pulliam
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 Lewis Amis who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman, Resident in the County & State aforesaid, and that Byrd Pulliam who has also signed the same, is a Resident in the same County & State, and is a Credible person, and that their statement is entitled to Credit.

I Joseph Dickson Clerk of the County Court of Pleas and quar. ten Sessions in & for the County of Durham and State of North Carolina do hereby certify that the foregoing Sheet contains the original proceedings in the Appellate of Richard Putnam for a pension in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 19 th day of December A.D. 1832 Joseph Dickson Clerk
Richard Putnam Declaration In the War Department
admitted Jan - 8 mo. $200