Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6028, for Moses Knight, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
Knight, Moses
R, 6028
CONTENTS

3 Power of Atty from heirs of Moses Knight dec d of N. C. Act June 7/32
Col. M. Thompson Present.)

POWER OF ATTORNEY—Revolutionary Pension Claims.
Know all Men by these Presents, That I  we  Guilliver J. Britt of the  state  of  North Carolina  in law of Moses Knight deceased, and Anna M c Intosh widow Daniel M c Intosh deceased & one of the daughters of said M c Knight. do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint M. Thompson, esq., of Washington City, D. C., our true and lawful Agent and Attorney, to prosecute the Claim of said Moses Knight now deceased for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or Increase of Pension, that may be due; and we hereby authorize our said Agent to examine all papers and documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Departments at Washington City, or elsewhere; to file additional evidence or arguments; and to receive the Certificate which may be issued for said Claim, and to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed; and to do all things that we might or could do were we personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that our said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises, and revoking all former powers.
WITNESS our hands and Seal this 28 th day of April A. D., 1858.
Guilliver J. Britt 
Signed and Sealed in the presence of
Anna M c Intosh W. H. Harrington James W. Smith
STATE OF North Carolina } ss. COUNTY OF Richmond }
On this twenty eighth day of April A. D., 1858. before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Guilliver J. Britt and Anna M c Intosh and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be their act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand, } the day and year aforesaid. }
W. H. Harrington J. Peace.
*In this blank, if the Claimant be alive, he will insert his name, and execute the power. If he be dead, the widow, if alive, will insert her name, (stating the fact that she is his widow,) and execute the power. If both be dead, then any one of the children may insert his, or her, name, (stating the fact that he or she is the son or daughter) and execute the power.
If there be neither father, mother, child, or children, then there is no person entitled under the existing rules of the Department, and the power of Attorney need not be executed.

STATE OF North Carolina } COUNTY of Richmond } day of April
Be it Known. That on this twenty eighth day of April A. D., eighteen hundred and fifty three , before the
undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared William J. Britt and Anna M. McIntosh residents of Richmond in said County, and made oath according to law that they are the identical William J. Britt and Anna M. McIntosh who executed the foregoing power of attorney, and that they are directly interested in said claim, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as said Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid, before H. W. Harrington J. Peace.
William J. Britt, Jr. Anna, M. McIntosh
I, H. W. Harrington Justice of the Peace, in and for said County do hereby certify that William J. Britt and Anna M. McIntosh who executed the foregoing paper, are respectable residents of this County, and are , I believe, directly interested in said claim as therein set forth.
H. W. Harrington J. Peace.
I, M. L. Douglass Clerk of the County Court in the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that H. W. Harrington before whom the foregoing papers were executed, was, at the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized by law to administer oaths; and the name thereunto subscribed, is his signature.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official Seal, this 26 th day of
May — A. D., 185 3 .
M. L. Douglass Clerk.

STATE OF North Carolina } COUNTY OF Richmond County }
It is hereby certified that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me Malcolm Douglass Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of said County that Moses Knight whose Heirs now claim a Revolutionary Pension  that  was a  Revolutionary of the United States at the time of  the war,  and that died on the about the first day of October eighteen hundred and thirty six leaving surviving four children .
and that Sarah W. G. toth, John A. Knight, Elizabeth  Curtis and Frances Britt are the only surviving children of the aforesaid Moses Knight .
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 26 th day of  May one thousand eight hundred and fifty. three
M. L. Douglass Clerk
NOTE.—If the original Claimant or person in whose right the claim was made, be alive, then there is no use for the above certificate, but simply the power of attorney. But if he or she (as the case may be) be dead, then the exact period of his or her death must appear. If the widow execute the power of attorney it must also appear when the marriage took place, and that she is still a widow. If there be neither father nor mother, the period of the marriage, and of the death of each, must appear; and also, the name, or names, of the surviving child, or children. If, he, or she, (as the case may be) was a pensioner, state that fact, and also the amount received per annum; but if a claimant merely, state that fact.
The above certificate must be executed by the Clerk of the Court under his seal of office.

State of N o Carolina Richmond County
Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions January Court 1833
On this 25 th day of January 1833. Personally appeared in open Court Moses Knight before the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions now sitting. Aged Sixty Eight 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 the 7 th 1832. That he entered the Service of the United States as a volunteer in April 1779. in the County of Richmond N.C. that he was under the command of Capt John Speed who was under Col Crawford that he actually served sixteen months as he before stated in his declaration under said Capt Speed that they were always and during the whole time engaged in keeping down and awing into Subjection the Tories. That he was in two Battles at Bittys Bridge which took place he thinks in 1781. that the Tories were commanded by Col Fanning & Col McNeill and the Americans by Col Wade Col Low and Col Crawford that in one of the engagements the Whigs were flogged in the other engagements they got the better of the fight. That he was hired as a Substitute in 1782. to take the place of John Wilson of So Carolina that he served two months was in an engagement which took place at Waccamaw a Creek falling into Santa River from the West Side that he was as he before set forth under the command of Genl Marion after his Service in N o C a that he was drafted at different times to serve two months which he did but does not know how many. he distinctly recalls of being at the Battle at Eutaw Springs in the State of S o Carolina. That he was under the immediate command of Capt Claudius Pigeon but was commanded in Person by Genl Marion at the engagement at Eutaw Springs which took place. That at this time he belonged

to the So Carolina Militia for serving near the line he was first in one State and then in the other there was however in part of the N o Carolina Militia at this Battle commanded by Genl Marion who commanded the N o & So Carolina Militia the whole was under the command of Genl Green the British forces he thinks were commanded by a Col l Stewart of this however he is not certain, but well knows that the Americans gained the day, he cannot tell the precise length of Service, his memory is bad in consequence of declining health but has not an existing doubt but that he served two years he thinks more, but will file that as the time for Greater Certainty, that he has a discharge at home from Col l Oree who commanded at Wambaw a Creek falling into Santee River that he has not brought the discharge with him but being at some distance it is now too late for the present Court to procure it but he will do so and forward it on, that he has no other documentary Evidence and knows of no Person living who can prove his whole Service but he can produce divers Persons who know him to be a true Whig and were with him at different Engagements among the rest he would mention Walter Lake J r John McAlister Charles Hinson of the County of Anson and Willie Johnson of the same County -
He hereby Relinquishes his all & every claim whatever to a Pension or Annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not in the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn to & subscribed - the day & year aforesaid Test cl k P. Crawford Clk Moses Knight

We Austin P. Crawford a clergyman residing in the County of Richmond and Elias Gardner residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Moses Knight who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be of the age of sixty eight years that he is reputed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion -
Sworn & subscribed the day & year above Written - : : : : : A. P. Crawford Elias Gardner
and the said Court do hereby certify 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 lived as he states and the Court further certifies that A. P. Crawford who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in the same County and that Elias Gardner who has also signed the same is a credible Person and that their statement is entitled to credit
J. G. Knight J.P. H. Graham J.P. R. R. Thomas J.P.
I Austin P. Crawford Clerk of the Court aforesaid do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Court in the matter of the pension of Moses Knight for a Pension in testimony of which I have here placed my Hand & Seal of office This 22 nd day of January 1833
A. P. Crawford Clerk

Interrogatories by the Court.
1 st Interrogatory -
When and in what year were you born Answer, I was born the 27 th of August 1763 in Brunswick County - Virginia
2 nd Have you any record of your age, if so, where is it Answer, I have in a family Bible, at Home.
3 rd Where were you living when called into Service, where have you lived since the Revolution, and where do you now live -
Answer, I was living near the So. Carolina line in So. Carolina but volunteered in N o Carolina I have in Pateswood since the Revolution & live here now
4 th When you called into the Service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a Substitute and if a Substitute for whom
Answer, I volunteered at the commencement but afterwards was hired for three months as a Substitute in the place of John Wilson of Marlborough district So. Carolina with this exception I always volunteered -
5 th State the names of some of the officers who were with the troops when you served, such of the Continental & Militia Regiments as you can recollect and the General circumstances of your Service.
Answer, Col. Wade, Col. Childers, Col. Crawford & Lieutenant Williams of N o Carolina In So. Carolina I was under Genl. Marion, Col. Long, Col. Benton, and at the Battle of Eutaw I was with Genl. Green who commanded and with Genl. Sumner. The other circumstances connected with my Service I do not recollect I got a discharge from Capt. Clanders Piquet and think I now have it among my old papers at home of this I am not certain, I have not an existing doubt but I served two years and I believe on my oath longer but will fix that period as the time of Service -

Declaration of Alves Knight For Pension January Session 1833 - a copy

6 th Interrogatory
did you ever receive a discharge from the Service If so, what has become of it.
Answer, I did receive a discharge and think it is among my old Papers at Home
7 th Interrogatory,
State the names of the Persons to whom you are known in your neighbourhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief in your Services as a Soldier of the Revolution
Answer
Walter Leak Esq John McAtistea William Thomas & others -
State of N o Carolina } Richmond County }
We Walter Leak
John McAtistea & William Thomas were each acquainted with M o re Knight who has sworn to and qualified as to the above declaration that we believe him to be a Whig and friend to his Country and we have no doubt of the truth of his Statement -
Sworn and Subscribed in open Court this 25 th of January 1833
William Thomas
Walter Leak
J. McAtistea
Test Ch. C. Crawford Clerk

State of No Carolina 2nd Dear Andrew deputy clerk of the Ashe County Court of Pleas - Quarter Sessions, for the County of Asche and do hereby certify that Walter Cook John Thomas & John Waller, Jr. who have been sworn & qualified

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., _____, 190_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Isaac Knight a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
    DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Feb 1 1861 1782 Pvt. John Speed Crawford N.C.   enlisted to 16 mos. 16 mos. James M. Payne St. John N.C.   1862 6 mos. Beaton   
Battles engaged in, Shiloh, Corinth, Perryville, Murfreesboro, Stones River, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Atlanta, Franklin, Nashville
Residence of soldier at enlistment, in the town of...
Date of application for pension, March 25 1829
Residence at date of application, Bethesda, Md.
Age at date of application, Oct 1, 1963
Very respectfully,

State of North Carolina } Richmond County } ss. appeared before me J. W. Harrington one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County. Harriet Smith wife of James M. Smith of said County, and Daniel B. Skipper of Marlborough District in the State of South Carolina, who being duly sworn according to law they depose & say respectively as follows. Harriet Smith depose & saith that on the night of the sixth day of May, A D one thousand eight hundred & twenty eight she the said Harriet sat up with the Corpse of Frances Knight wife of Moses Knight and that the said Frances had died on that day previous to the arrival of this deponent at the house of said Moses Knight. & further this deponent saith not. Daniel B. Skipper depose and saith that Moses Knight departed this life about the first of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty six. This deponent cannot be quite certain as to the precise day of the death of the said Moses Knight, but is certain that it occurred within a week of the said first day of October A D one thousand eight hundred and thirty six. - further this deponent saith not.
Harriet Smith Daniel B. Skipper
Sworn to & subscribed before me 28 th Aug 1850 J. W. Harrington J. P.

State of North Carolina } Richmond County }
I, M. L. Douglass Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of said County, do hereby certify that H. W. Harrington Esquire, before whom the within depositions of Harriet Smith and Daniel B. Skipper purports to have been made, was at the date thereof and acting Justice of the Peace within and for the said County of Richmond duly Commissioned and sworn, and properly authorized to administer oaths. and I further certify that his name thereunto subscribed is in his own proper hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 26 th day of May A D 1853
M. L. Douglass Clerk

Adol. evidence 5 Case of Moses Knight dec. Act 1832 N.C. case
Col. M. Thompson Present.

State of North Carolina Personally appeared before me Richmond County 31. W. Harrington one of the Justices of the Peace in & for said County, Charlotte Rye widow of John Rye deceased, who being duly sworn according to law, deponeth and saith that she has been acquainted with Moses Knight deceased and his family for more than forty years. that the surviving children of said Moses Knight are Anna of Intosh widow of Daniel K. Intosh deceased, John A. Knight, Elizabeth who intermarried with Caleb Gurtis, and Frances who intermarried with William J. Bell Jr. further the affiant knows no more Charlotte Rye sworn to & subscribed before me mark this 28 th April 1853 W. W. Harrington Justice
State of North Carolina } Richmond County } I M L Douglass Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of said County do hereby certify, that H. W. Harrington Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit of Charlotte Rye purports to have been made, was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peace within & for said County duly commissioned and sworn and that his name therunto subscribed is in his own hand writing In testimony whereof I herunto subscribe my name & affix my seal of office this 26 th May 1853 M. L. Douglass Clerk

State of No Carolina } Personally appeared this the 2 day of May Richmond County } 1833 before the undersigned a Justice of the peace and one of the Justices of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions M rs Mary Prather who being duly sworn is deposed & saith, that by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory, he cannot speak positively to the precise length of service, neither can he furnish the War department with any other data than what he has set forth in his declaration. Says, that he entered the service In 1779 as a volunteer and served 16 months, that in 1782 he was hired as a substitute for John Wilson of the State of South Carolina and served two months, he cannot say at this remote period how many times he was drafted afterwards, to serve two months but upon his oath states that he was at least twice and surely believes more but will go on that for greater certainty, making his 22 months as the length of service, and for this he claims a pension. He further states that on examining his papers that he cannot find the discharge which he obtained from Capt. Rogers that it has not been long since he saw it, but being old & penniless he is driven to the necessity of serving from house to house and supposes that in this way he has lost the discharge, he further states that he knows of no person now living by whom he can prove the length of service, that he had supposed that he

has already proven by the oaths of Walter Scott Lee, Mathew and John McAllister, all Soldiers of the Revolution and two of whom are now drawing pensions, that they were acquainted with him, in the revolutionary war and that he has a thing.
He further states that the Pensions before alluded to were with him in one or more Battles, and that he never knew under his pay were returned but that he had proven that fact by them, but he intends to obtain their affidavits or those that are convenient and forward them on to the department. J. Sprague (J.P.)
State of No Carolina } This day personally appeared Pocahontas County } Before me J. C. Knight one of the Justices of the Court and McAllister affirmed Walter Scott Lee & Moses  Moses  Priggett who being duly sworn deposed & said that they were acquainted with Moses Priggett the applicant in the revolutionary war, knew him to have been a friend of his Country and were with him at the Battle of Bally Bridge that they knew nothing of the length of his services for that Moses Priggett was employed first in Maryland and then in South Carolina, but that when

They saw him during the war, he was uniformly and at all times with the Whigs. I sworn to before me May 2 d 1833 J. P. Knight J. P.
Waller Leach
State of North Carolina } I Elias Sinclair deputy Clerk of Pike County } the Court of pleas & quarter Sessions do hereby certify that In C Knight whose name appears to the above Affidavit is one of the Justices of the court and that full faith & credit are due his official acts I do further certify that I am personally acquainted with Waller Leach Esq and John Waller and that they are gentlemen of the first respectability and that their utmost reliance can be placed in their statements In witness of which I have hereunto set my hand & placed the seal of office and I do further certify that the signature above is the genuine signature of In C Knight In witness of which I have placed my hand & affixed my seal of office the 2 d day of May 1833 Elias Sinclair Deputy Clerk for H. D. Crawford Clerk

The Department are at Liberty in their discretion, to pay how long Mrs. Knight served & allow him accordingly. The old man is poor & penniless, & so much in real want that any sum would be of great service.
Direct to Mr. Seal

Dec. 31 - 1835 - 1836
He claims for mil. serv. of 16 mos performed bet. 1779 & 1782 but does not specify the Def. Service which constituted it.
Statement wholly failed to comply with rules of the Dept.
Hon. Ed. Lockhart H. & R.
Claim never allowed for the reason that claimant failed to  to  prove  to his service according to the

State of North Carolina } Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Richmond County } July Term 1833
This day personally appeared In open Court Moses Knight who being duly sworn according to Law deposeth & saith that neither In his original nor amended declaration that neither In his original nor amended declaration did he intend to convey the Idea that he was out of our continuous service as much as 16 months But all the Idea he wished to convey was that from the time he volunteered In April 1779 up to the 1782 when he served as a substitute for John Wilson that this whole service together was 16 months & that after 1782 he served 6 months In all 22 months Sworn to & subscribed in open court the 18 th July 1833 Moses Knight
The Court have looked again over the original & amended declarations of Moses Knight & the second certificates of Mr Thomas John Atkinson & Waller Link & the court represent that the statements of the applicant as well as of the witnesses are entitled to the fullest confidence
R. R. Thomas (LD) A. L. Seat (GD) J. H. Wright (GD)
North Carolina } Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Richmond County } July Term 1833
I Elias Linchman deputy clerk of the court aforesaid hereby certify that the foregoing contains the amended proceedings in the case of the application of Moses Knight for a

pension
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this Officer      Elias Sinclair D.L.

Moss Knight
No Ca 602 8
Discontinued
Letter 11 - July 1834
J.M. Crawford
No Ex Decberry Jan 31 35
U Thompson Aug 22/83
1832
Speakers, Sgt A. K. Thompson

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Moses Knight No. 5 6a N o 3678 Dead.
The above is to be returned the papers back to the school Mr. [?] I speak of any thing more to get [?]
Suspended 11 July 34
M. D. Crawford, C.S. Richmond Co. Rockingham N.C.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
April 18 1839
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 show what is necessary to be done. These 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, showing the Service of Moses Knight
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     April 1779 etc. 16 Pri. Capt. J. Speed Col. Cross 68 years   1782 sub. 2 " Genl. Marion Betty's Bridge near the S.C. line in S.C. Traditional   drafted at different times to serve two mos. Capt. C. Pigen Eutaw Springs Has a discharge but did not send it -   does not doubt but that he served two years and thinks more  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
The applicant should present the Department with the data, to wit: the union of the amount of his service - he must also present the discharge of his service -

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 of the Court of 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 day 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 (l) 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 enquiry 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.
[1] 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.
[2] 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 is note [1] applies to continental troops only.
[3] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[4] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[5] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
[Handwritten:] can be used for an affidavit

House of Rep s Dec r 28 a 1835
Mr J. S. Edwards
Sir -
The declaration and other papers of Moses Knight of Richmond County S. Carolina an applicant for a Pension under the act of 1832 are I presume filed in your Department His claims have heretofore been rejected as I am informed and believing him to be entitled to the benefits of the act of 1832 and to enable him to prepare his case for a more favorable adjudication of it I have to request that you would inform me of the objections to the allowance of his application
Respectfully
Edmund Deberry

O. W. AND R. DIVISION Record Division.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
May 6, 1908
Searched by L. D. Lamparker
Original No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant, _____
Soldier, Moses Knight
Service, N. O. Rev. War
Remarks: No claim as above except Ref # 6028

Williamstown W. Va.
April 30 th 1918.
Pension Dept.
Dear Sir,
I have been informed that there is kept in Pension Dept., records of the soldiers of the Revolution. I therefore write to inquire if you have any record of the services of Moses Knight, of

North Carolina. He was my great grandfather, and I have knowl- edge that he served in the army afterwards in the Legislature. He was a young man at time of war, his home in Richmond Co. I do not know that he drew a pension, think it possible as he lived to old age, was remembered by my father, who was born in 1819. Any information you can give me will be gratefully received.
Very respectfully, Mrs. Anna R. Henderson Williamstown - W. Va.

Moses Koenigstein M. G. 
Suspended
L. B. True Present

Stewarts. Town. Richmond Co. N.C. march the 20. 1854. Mr L. Blanchard Yhre Dear sir. I received your letter the other day and I now set down to answer you Moses Knight is dead and his wife also and the there is two of his daughters living in this country and. I married one of them and the other one is a widow and I suppose we are proper persons to claim the pension of Moses Knight we gave our friend Thompson of your city a power of attorney he agreed to prosecute the claim for twenty per cent on the amount he collected and if he did not get the claim he was to have nothing at all and if you will prosecute the claim upon the same terms I will send you the power and I want you to let me no as soon as you can
C. J. Britt. Jr

Mary Knight M. C. A.
Side due for P. A.

I will send you the statement of Moses Knight My friend Mr Thompson informed me that Moses Knight made a declaration in 1833. for a pension and alleged for service from 1779. to 1782. variously under Captains John Speed and Claudius Pegues Col Crawfords regiment was at battles of Betty's Bridge and Eutaw Springs under General Marian. This is what he states is on file I know nothing about it you no whether it will be worth while to undertake it or not for I can't make any proof now at all yours very Respectfully
C. J. Britt Jr
p - 270 -
Claims for 16 mos - service in the Militia deficient in details
Wrote to Maj Gen Chase 80th must have Power Atty

Henderson
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
6028
P. O.
Miss Knight
Service:
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contra
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18