Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7088, for Cader Measles, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.L.
Measles, Gader
PR 7088
Gader or
Kader or
CONTENTS

No. 35439
Term: Cedar Measles, Oct 1832.
H. L. Turney
Hon. H. L. Turney H. O. R.

State of Tennessee Van Buren County On this third day of October in the year 1842 personally appeared in open court before the honorable Justices appointed to hold the County Court for Van Buren County now sitting Cedar Myles a resident of Van Buren County in the State of Tennessee aged about seventy-nine years who being first Duly sworn sworn according to law soth on his oath Make The following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed June the 7 th 1842 that he entered the Service of the united States under the following named officers and served as herein stated he served as a Volunteer commanded by Col. Moore, Major Thomas Pen Capt. Solomon Chury Lieut Hardy Walford and ensign Thomas Rhodes he entered the service some time in the Month January in the year 1788 he cannot tell the Day of the month he was discharged by general Gregory In the month of October in the year 1788 by a written Discharge which is lost or so defaced that it cannot be Known the term for which he entered the service was nine Months which ended some time in the month of October The time which he was discharged During this campaign we were at a town known by the name of Hillsborough in Orange County State of North Carolina at that Place we received our arms say muskets and cartouch boxes and was there joined by three other companies and From there we were marched to Bell's mills on deep river And from thence to the adkin river where I was discharged While we were stationed on the adkin we were ordered To march up said river where a parcel of Tories were Collected but did not get nearer than about a half mile of the enemy before they were attacked by the virginian Troops who defeated them and killed about seventeen.

And wounded some we went from the battle ground up The river to a place called the old moravian towns and thence Passing Salem to the camp where we marched from and there Continued untill I was discharged we were at various other Places in our route but I being then young and now old they are not distinctly recollected by me neither is the sir names of The colo who commanded me or the general who discharged Me recollected with certainty therefore they are both left blank I then resided in Bartle County then so called and state of South Carolina and marched from thence the route as Before stated I was in no engagement only the one spoken of which I reached immediately after the close I can prove this tower by no person who is now alive in my Reach except James Moore who came to my fathers about The time I returned home my understanding is that I served as a volunteer to avoid being drafted for when Orders came for men to be called out I went voluntarily This applicant cannot state the precise date of his going into service and discharge but has reference to The date of his birth and age of entering the service For the dates interrogatories propounded to the applicant By the court of whom and in what year were you born Answer I was born in Bartle County north Carolina In the year 1763 November the 7 th day have you a Record of your age and if so where is it Answer it was Recorded in my fathers bible which is in the possession of my son as I suppose he now lives in Kentucky 3 rd Where was you living when called into the service where Have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now live Answer in Bartle County north Carolina Since that time I lived in north Carolina Bartle County About thirty eight years from thence I moved to Knox County Tennessee and stayed one year and from there to Roan County

Role of the agency of any state 8 th why have you not sooner applied for a pension Answer I lived on the bench of the Cumberland mountain remote from any County City untill of late and being old and infirm and a Large river to cross to get to the courthouse untill Within the last two years I have not untill now applied
Cedar his Measles sworn to and subscribed in open court the day and year Aforesaid J. H. Parker Clerk
I James Moore makes oath in open court that he was at the house of John Measles the reputed father of Cedar Measles about the time the said Cedar Measles returned from the army of the revolution In the county of Barle state of North Carolina He said he was not in the service with said Cedar Measles but he was at said John Measles in the time of the revolutionary war it was then generally stated and believed that said Cedar Measles had just returned from the service of the united states as a soldier and that he verily believes that said Cedar Measles did serve in the war of the revolution as is stated in the foregoing declaration. James his Moore sworn to and and subscribed in open court the day and year aforesaid J. H. Parker Clerk
We John gates a Chrgamine residing in White County and Abiga Crane a Chrgamine of Van Buren County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Cedar Measles whoo has subse- -qued and sworn to the above declaration. That we Believe him to be seventy nine years of age or about That that he is reputed and believed in the Neighborhood where he resides to have been
A soldier of the revolution and that are Concur in that opinion
Sworn to and subscribed in open court the Day and year aforesaid John gates Abigail Crane J. H. Parker Clerk

State of Tennessee Van Buren County ) S Andrew H Parker Clerk of the County Court in and for the County and state aforesaid hereby certify That the declaration of Pension is a true And perfect of the pension declaration of Cedar Measles now of record in my office In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed
My name and affixed the Seal of said court at office In Spencer this 6 th day of October in the year of our lord One Thousand eight hundred and Forty two and of the Independence of the united states the sixty seventh year
A H Parker Clerk of Van Buren County Court

Tennessee where I lived eight or ten years from there I came to White County Tennessee and settled on the Bench of Cumberland mountain in which county I have lived ever since until some two years ago when the County of Van Buren was established by which estab- -lishment I am included in the county of Van Buren 4 th how were you called into the service Were you drafted Did you volunteer or were you substituted and if substituted for whom Answer I cannot state any more on this subject than I have already stated In the foregoing declaration 5 th state the names of some of the regimental officers who were with the troops when you served such continental and militia Regiments as you can recollect and the general circum- -stances of your service Answer I have stated the Names of general Gregory Colo Moore and major Pew and as to the balance of the question I have stated The most material circumstances relating to my service as well as I can recollect 6 th did you ever Receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it Answer I received a written discharge from general Gregory which is lost or so defaced that it cannot be known 7 th state the 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 service as a soldier Answer The undersigned John Gates William Denny Esq, David Houston Esq, Thomas Moore Esq, Joseph Cummings Esq, Reverend Abner Crane and John Gillentine In the said Cedar Measles hereby relinquishes his every claim Whatever to a pension or annuity except the present And declares that his name is not on the pension.

Jaden Measles Revolution act 1832 State Farm
Most truly

Know all men by these Presents that Richard Measles of the County of Rutherford and State of Tennessee and one of the children of late and legal representatives of late Richard Measles a Revolutionary Soldier and Jane Measles his wife whereas now deceased as here by irrevocably constitute and appoint J. H. Kelly of the City of Washington D. C. my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to examine into and Prostitute any blank that may be due or found to be due the children and legal representatives of late Richard Measles and Jane Measles in writing of said late Richard Measles service in the revolutionary war and the several acts and resolutions of Congress relative thereto and that and that notice have accrued to either of said Parties and not drawn during their life time and now due to their legal representatives and to receive the certificate of Pension if when issued by the Department I hereby confirm what- =soever my said attorney may do or cause to be legally done in Premises or by substitution in the Prosecution of said claims except drawing money on the said claims I revoke any other authority I may have given to any other Person or Persons whomsoever in which whom of I have been into setting hand and Seal the 18 th day of July 1853 signed in Presence of John Gillentine Richard his Measles (Seal) mark
State of Tennessee } County of Rutherford } ss
on this 18 th day of July in the year 1853 Personally appeared before me Richard Measles and acknow- =ledged the foregoing power of attorney to be his act and Seal James A. Austin Not. of the peace

State of Tennessee
Van Buren County, I Arthur L. Parker Clerk of Van Buren County Court do hereby certify James A. Weston whose name appears to the within is and was at the date of the same and acting justice of the peace for said County duly commissioned & sworn according to Law & as such full faith & credit is due all his official acts & I further certify that his signature is genuine
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand & affix the seal of office in Spence the 18 th day of July 1853
A. L. Parker Cl. C. of Van Buren County Court

See further app. which he in 1872 M Mizell Feb. 1939 May 13, 1938
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Mrs. F. M. Dunston Windsor North Carolina
CADER MEASLES R. 7088 BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request Revolutionary War records of soldiers of Bertie or Chowan County, North Carolina, with the surname Mizell, Measel, Meazel, etc., and Cale.
There is no claim for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a soldier with surname Cale or Kale. The record has been found of a Cader Measles of North Carolina, which record follows as found in pension claim, R. 7088, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War. If this is not the soldier in whom you are interested, another search of the records will be made if you will furnish the full name.
Cader Measles (whose given name is shown, also, Cader, Cador, Kader and Gadin) was born November 7, 1763, in Bertie County, North Carolina, and was the son of John Measles. The name of his mother was not stated.
Cader Measles married Jane _____. The date and place of their marriage, the date and place of her birth, names of her parents or her maiden name were not given. Jane Measles died prior to 1853.
About 1818, Cader Measles moved from Bertie County, North Carolina, to Knox County, Tennessee, lived there one year and in 1819 moved to Roane County, that state, which was his place of residence eight years, thence to White County, where he settled on the Bench of Cumberland Mountain and remained until about 1840 when the County of Van Buren was formed from that county and included his place of residence.
While living in Van Buren County, Tennessee, Cader Measles applied October 3, 1842, for pension and alleged that while living in Bertie County, North Carolina, he volunteered in January, 1780, or May 5, 1780, served as private in Captain Solomon Cherry's company, Colonel Moore's North Carolina regiment, stationed at Hillsborough in Orange County, North Carolina, and that he was discharged in October, 1780, or November 5, 1780.

Cader Measles' claim for pension was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of service in accordance with the requirements of the pension law.
Reference was made to children of Cader Measles and his wife, Jane, but the only child whose name was designated, was Richard Measles who, in 1853, was living in Van Buren County, Tennessee. In 1842, the soldier referred to a son living in Kentucky, and in 1848 he stated that one of his sons was living in Jackson County, Tennessee, but he did not designate any names.
The date of death of Cader Measles is not on file in this office.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Apr 20 1843
Tennessee.
To J. L. Schwanke
Cedar Measles Washington City
Dear Sir I have
Spilled 6 95

State of Tennessee § on this 3 rd day of April in the year 1843 Van Buren County § Personally in open court before the honorable Justices appointed to hold the county court for Van Buren County now sitting Cadler Mead a resident of Van Buren County in the State of Tennessee who filed his declaration in this court at the October in 1842 of this court for the purpose of obtaining the Benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7 th June 1832 and makes the following explanation of said declaration he said That he entered the service and was discharged as stated in said declaration dated the 3 rd day of October 1842 and That he was furloughed three months which fact he would Have shown if John Gillentine who drew said declaration Had not advised him it was unnecessary and that he applied To Colonel Forster soon after he had any knowledge of The act of Congress who promised to attend to the drawing of his pension and that he holy neglected to attend to the same and afterwards he applied to Colonel Hays who Gave the same promise that Forster had done after Waiting some time he does not recollect how long he applied To John Gillentine who told him as soon as he could obtain The necessary information he would attend to the business And that he did sincerely believe that the two first Named Gentlemen would have attended to drawing of a Pension for him or he would sooner have applied to some other person and that he had been sick near

Two months & could not sooner offer this explanation.
Sworn to and subscribed
Cedar Measles
The day and year above written A. H. Parker clerk
John Gilleltine personally appeared in open court and states
That he wrote Cedar Measles declaration for the purpose
of his drawing a pension and that he advised said Measles
That it was unnecessary for him to state in said declaration
Any thing about his being furloughed and told him that
it was in his view all to be considered as one tower of
Duty from the time he entered the service until he was
Discharged and that as soon after said Measles
Applied to him as he could obtain the necessary forms he
Attended to the drawing of said declaration and that
He verily believes that said Measles applied to Colonel
Forster and Colonel Hance as he states said Measles
Whoely uninformed on the subject of the pension of the
Pension laws John Gilleltine.
Sworn to and subscribed in open court the day and
Year above written A. H. Parker clerk
State of Tennessee
(Van Buren County) I Andrew H. Parker clerk of the
County Court in and for the County and State aforesaid
Hereby certify that the declaration of Pension is a true
And perfect transcript of the pension declaration of
Cedar Measles now of record in my office in

Witness Whereof I have hereunto subscribed My name and affixed the seal of said Court at office in Spencer this 5 th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty three and of the Independence of the united states the 67 th
year
A. H. Barker Clerk of the
County Court of Van Buren County
Col. J. H. Barker
Spencer
Apr 5 1843

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873
REJECTED
7088
P. O.
Concord  Massachusetts
Service: Printed list of 1852 Rejected & Resuspended claims show following cause of suspension.
Enlisted: _____, 18
"for further proof from the"
Discharged: _____, 18
Massachusetts records."
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contra
Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18
1938 May 13-Check to Mrs. F. M. Dunton - MCR

Caleb Mead Jan 2nd 32
Caleb
official business Mr. Oulton me
Hon L. P. Waldo
Com of pensions Washington City

Hon. Messrs Cader 32 John 32 Cole Gordon
official business Mr. Bullen me
J. P. Waldo
Com pensions Washington City D. C.

N 35.439
Cader Measles Ten
Set to Hon. H. L. Tummy Dec 24/42  " " A. K. Patten May 24/43  " " David Callum June 18/44  Set to Hon. J. P. Henry July 19/45  Set to Hon. John Bell August  9/45  Hon. Wm. Cullom of Illinois a 57 Mch 1832

35439 Gadsby Measly Tenn. Let to Thos. H. Gurney } Sec. 1842 Let to Mr. Paxton May 24 1843 " " Hon. A. Cullen Jan'y 1844

State of Tennessee Van Buren County
On this 27 th day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight personally appeared before me James A. Nathan — one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for the County of Van Buren in the State aforesaid Rader Masler to me personally known and who is a resident of the County of Van Buren aforesaid who from his bodily infirmity is entirely unable to appear in a court of Record aged Eighty four years the 7 th day of November last 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 under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
He entered the service of the United States about the 5 th day of May 1780 as a Volunteer under Captain Solomon Cherry his Generals, James was Genl. Griggory, & General Butler-Col Moore, & Major Thomas Prew. The name of the adjutant he thinks was Dazgary He was mustered in to service at the County seat of the County of Barton in the State of North Carolina, County seat named Winzer about the 5 th day of May 1780 as above stated & was mustered out of service about the 5 th day of November in the year 1780. upon the Adkin River near the head of one fork of Pigeon Creek He states that after he was mustered in to service they marched from Winzer through the Country to a town called Kingston on a river called river there they stopped a while, from thence they marched to a place called Hickesborough and staid there several weeks, from thence they were marched to a place called Bells Mill, & there stopped some time, then was marched to the Adkin river where they encamped for some time & while there five hundred of the soldiers were turned out to pursue a band of Tories a crop the River from where they encamped and followed them three days and nights but before they caught up with the Tories, He was informed that a Regiment

of light Horse united States troops came up with the Corps & Killed seven men & wounded another of the Corps They were near enough to this engagement to hear the firing of the guns Then Returned Back to their Camp on the Adkin River where they remained stationed until they were discharged about the 5 th day of November 1780 his term of service of six months having expired Interrogatories put to the applicant by the Justice as follows To wit;
1 st Where, and in what Year were you born - Answer - I was born in Barton County in the State of North Carolina, on the 7 th day of November 1763 2 nd Have you any Record of your age? And if so where is it. Answer I had a Record of my age which my Father in his lifetime informed me he Recorded in his Bible the day I was born This Bible with the Record there in was in the possession of one of my Sons who now lives as I am informed in the county of Jackson in the State of Tennessee 3 rd Where were you living when called in to service; Where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live;
Answer - I was living in Barton County in the State of North Carolina when I Volunteered in the service of the United States & I lived in that County and State until in the year 1818. In that year I moved to Knox County East Tennessee & lived there one year in the year 1819 I moved to Roan County East Tennessee & lived there about Eight Years & then moved to White County Tennessee in the same neighborhood where I now live but since I moved to this neighborhood in forming the new County of Van Buren I was taken in to the County of Van Buren - where I am now living -
4 th How were you called in to service; were you drafted, did you Volunteer or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom; -
Answer - I was a Volunteer for six months.
5 th State the names 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 Service.
Answer. I have already stated, that my Captain's name was Solomon Cherry. My Generals was Genl. Griggery & Genl. Butler I do not now recollect their given names. My Col. was Col. Moore his given name not recollected. My Major was Major Thomas Prew. I think the adjutant's name was Dazary - I cannot recollect the N o . or name of the Regiment I belonged to I have already stated the general circumstances of my Service as well as I can Recollect -
6 th Did you ever receive a discharge from the Service; and if so, by whom was it given; what become of it?
Answer I did receive a discharge from the Service. It was given me by General Griggery - I kept it for many years but became very much worn & finally it is lost or mislaid so that I cannot find it -
7 th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your neighborhood where you now live and who can testify as to your character for Veracity, and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the revolutionary war
Answer. I could state a great many of my neighbors who I believe would testify these facts I will state the names of Rev. d Abijah Brain, Rev. d John Yates, Williamenny Esquire, David Haston, Esq r Robert Gamble, Joseph Cummings Esquire, W m B. Cummings, Jacob Styffe The applicant further states that he knows of no witness now living in his reach by whom he can prove by their personal knowledge any of his services. - 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 - And the applicant further states upon his oath aforesaid that the following is the reasons why he has not applied sooner for his pension To wit; That for a few years after he was informed that he was entitled to draw a pension under the

law of Congress passed 7 th June 1832 he was still able to labor for his living and being in an obscure humble situation and concluding it would be a good deal of trouble get his name enrolled upon the pension roll he thought he would try to live without it and also being ignorant as to what trouble it would take, he let it lie until he became perfectly unable to labor for his living he then tried to get some person who understood drawing his Declaration to attend to it for him & some two or three different persons agreed & promised him they would attend to it for him for but still neglected to do so & he was totally unable to travel about to get a man who understood the business to undertake it for him & about three or four years ago a man by the name of John Gillentine came to him & told him that he understood arranging this business for him so he could get his pension & he accordingly agreed with Gillentine, who undertook to prosecute his claim for him - But he is informed and believes that Gillentine contrary to any thing he told him, stated in the Declaration which he drew & sent to the war office that this applicant volunteered and served nine months in the revolutionary war which was wholly erroneous and he did not understand it so when he was sworn to the Declaration drawn up for him by said Gillentine and Gillentine has still until within a few months back has been promising him he would still prosecute his claim - and until the present he has not been able to procure any person else to undertake his claim again being as before stated unable to get about to find any person who he thought was qualified to attend to the business for him and being himself wholly illiterate in a manner.
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid
James C. T. Huston (seal) an acting justice of the peace in and for Van Buren County in the State of Tennessee
his Hader & Measles (mark)

How: A. L. Turney
Dec: 31, 42

Pen H Rec. 31
42
Sir
I have the honor to inform you that the claim of Cedar Measles has been examined this paper filed under the act of 7. June 32 — He claims to have served in 1780 as a Volunteer from Carter Co. N.C. in a Regt commanded by Col. Moore. Major Penn & I in the Company of Capt Cherry for 9mo continuously when he was discharged by Genl. Greene.
There was no service of 9mo continuous rendered by the N.C. Militia nor any 9mo men in the N.C. Line — Unless this described corps of 9 months men can be established by the records at Raleigh his claim can not be allowed as the Dept. is wholly unacquainted with any such service in N.C. during the revolutionary war.
He offers no reason for delaying his claim to this late day — Wm. H. L. Turner H.R.

Jun H May 24 H3
Sir
The explanatory papers in the case of Cedar Measles unaccompanied with any letter have been filed with his declaration. They relate to an unimportant point & are not very satisfactory upon that. The Dept. communicated to Hon H. L. Tur. the indispensable necessity of establishing the service by the records of N. C. in the office of the Secy of that state. Any attempt to sustain such a claim by any other testimony will be unavailing.
A. K. Parker Esq. Spencer Van Buren Co Tenn.

Lt
A. H. Parker Esq. Clerk of Van Buren County C. ts Spencer Iowa.

Raleigh 6 th July 1843.
Sir
Your letter of the 22 nd Ultimo is received. I do not find the name of Cedar Measles on the musterrolls in my Office. The Comptroller who has some militia returns, and to whom I handed your letter, says he has no doubt but the Officers mentioned in your letter, were officers, in or about the year 1780. but the papers are in such a confused and deranged state, that it would take a long time to find any thing wanted from them. You owe me 10 Cents for my trouble.
Very respectfully
Your ob t Serv t
Wm. Bill Sec y State
A. K. Parker Esq r

House of Representatives 15 th April 1844
Sir
I herewith send you the statement of Mr Hill Secretary of State of North Carolina with the letter enclos- -ing it. Intending to supply some deficiency in the application of badin shares for a pension of Bonner County Tennessee which I hope may be into the line to a pension. very Respectfully Abulcom
Col J L Edmonds Commissioner of Pensions

Sir
Gen Off June 17 1785
I have the honor to return you Mr. Gillentine's letter in the case of Cadar Mearles, & to inform you that his claim is rejected for no service in 1780, under certain designated officers of N.C. with no proof whatever either of his or the officer's service. The rolls of the N.C. Line show that he did not serve in the "Line" and the length of the service is conclusive that he did not serve in the Militia whose terms of service were short & limited to the occasions which called them out - such a term then could have been rendered only, in a corps raised by special act - which should be shown by the records at Raleigh. His claim can not be allowed without  unless the authority for raising the corps & his own service therein is clearly made out.
Gen: A. Bullock A.R.

Dear Mr. P. Gentry July 19. 45

Pension Office July 19 th 1848
Sir
In answer to so much of the letter of Sabry H. Mitchell transmitted by you on the 1 st inst as relates to the Case of Aaron Meazley, I have the honor to inform you that no additional evidence in support of his Claim has has been received since the date of My report to you on A. Bullom of 7 June 1844. a copy of which is herewith enclosed.
Hon M. P. Gentry House of Reps

Uncle Abraham
July 31 st . 1848
Brother
I send you to day the papers of each brother, who claim a pension. They have been exam d . I let you know the result as soon as may be con- cerned.
Respectfully
J. M. [?]
J. S. Edward [?]

128 Pension Office August 9th, 1848
Sir,
I have the honor to inform you that the Supplemental Declaration of Bads Measly has been received and filed. In his original application Measly states that he entered the Service in January 1780 and was discharged in October following, having served 9 mo. In a new declaration, that has replaced enlistment commenced on 5 May 1780 and ended about the 5 Nov. of that year - his Service amounting to 6 mo. only. No evidence sustains any portion of either of his statements has been produced, and from the discrepancy between them renders it more than probable that his Service did not amount to a much as 6 mo. Clear and satisfactory proof from the records in the Comptroller's office at Raleigh shows that the Officers under whom Claimant alleged he served, were engaged for six months and that he received a furlough entitled for an

Amount which could would cover a sum not less than that  a sum of service of not less than  the a sum of that duration should be procured.
Major Asplecant can show that he served some the full term 6 mo of his alleged engagement his claim does not comply with the provisions of provided for by the Pension laws.
Hen. J. Bell Sept 9. 48
Hen John Bell Senate of N States

State of Tennessee Van Buren County
We Abijah Crain a clergyman residing in the County of Van Buren in the State of Tennessee and William Denny & Robert Gamble
Residing in the same County and State, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Haden Measles who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be eighty four 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 to and subscribed this 27 th day of June 1848 before me
James A. Huston
Justice of the peace for Van Buren County Tennessee
State of Tennessee Van Buren County
And I the said James A. Huston - - - one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for the County & State aforesaid do hereby declare and certify that in my 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 I do further certify, that it is known to me that Abijah Crain - - - who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in the County of Van Buren in the State of Tennessee and that William Denny and Robert Gamble - - - are credible persons. And that their statement is entitled to credit. And I do further certify that the applicant Haden Measles is wholly unable to go to and appear in court from & by reason of bodily infirmity. Given under my hand and seal this 27 th day of June 1848
James A. Huston Justice of the peace for Van Buren County Tennessee

State of Tennessee ss VanBuren County } }
I Arthur L. Parker Clerk of the county court of VanBuren county in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the whole matter had before James A. Haston Esquire an acting Justice of the peace for VanBuren county in the State aforesaid in the matter of the application of Haden Massey for a pension And I do further certify that the said James A. Haston is an acting Justice of the peace of the county of VanBuren county court which court is a court of Record - duly elected, commissioned and qualified to act as such and that the signatures affixed to the foregoing Declaration of Haden Massey for the purpose of obtaining a pension under the law of Congress passed 7 th June 1832 & also his signature signatures signed to the attached certificates & affidavit are his genuine signatures and full faith and credit are due all his official acts as such.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said court at office in Spence this 27 th day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight and of the Independence of the United States the Seventy Second Year
Arthur L. Parker Clerk of the county court of VanBuren county Tennessee

Num. 11 - Neotoma June 7/54

75 Pension Office. 7 th June 1854.
Sir,
The claim of Cadet Measles of Tennessee, has been examined.
In Cadet's first Application he asserted that his services commenced in January 1780, and continued for nine months. In his second application he said they commenced in May 1780, and lasted six months. He alleges his services were performed in North Carolina. His statements are unsupported by record or parol proof. Such being the condition of his claim, this office refused its admission. If, however, he rendered either service described by him, the Comptroller of North Carolina probably can furnish you with evidence.
Hon. Wm Cullom.
House of Reps.

7088

Washington City 6th June 1854
J. p. Waldo Esq.
Dear sir
I learn that application has here to fore been made by the heirs of Vader Measles Deed for a pension on Bounty land I cannot learn which I wish to know if- The same has been granted if- so to whom issued if- not its conditions
Yours truly M c Millan

Washington City 5 th June 1854
Hon L. p. Waldo
Dear Sir
The heirs of Cador Measels filed their application for a pension sometime since as I understand please let me know the condition of the claim
Yours truly W. Callow

Frederick N.C.
3/3 - '38 -
Interrain aduys -
Dear sirs:-
Kindly advise me if there are any of the following names recorded who fought in the Revolutionary war from N.C. Bertie or Chowan Counties

The name is spelled Mizell  Meach , or Meazel also look for the name Gale -
Thanking you, I am very Truly, M. M. Dunstan (Mrs. F. M.)
P.S - Mizell is the way it - is usually spelled -