Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 9187, for Arthur Mc Falls, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mc
or Mc Falls Arthur or Mc Falls
No. 9187
B.L. Mt. 40926-160-55
CONTENTS
E Enezy or Emzay

31.42 3/4  North Carolina. Arthur M c Falls of Nancy in the State of N.C. a who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain McKissick of the R.S. commanded by Col. M c Dowell in the N.C. a line for 15 months
Paid at the Treasury under the act of the 16 th April 1838 from 4 th March 1839 to the 9 th April 1839 the day of his death. Age notified 4 June 1840 Dead.
Inscribed on the Roll of N.C. a at the rate of 50 Dollars 00 Cents to commence on the 14 th day of March, 1831.  Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of June 1838 and sent R. T.  Pearson Morgan N.C. a Arrears to the 14 th of March 1838 $327.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept. 25.00 $375.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. Addison Clerk. Book C Vol. 6/2 Page 60

247. 530
Act Mar. 3. 77
June 5. 76
Economy Falls, mid.
Arthur Falls, pri.
Rocky mtn.
Pun? Act
MS July 48-853 CID: 160009 LPI: 9/56
[Handwritten signature/initials]
Geo. B. Ames.
Present.
Seth G. B. Ames. Aug: 29/82 " " " " Sept: 30/86
Vol 16-1911

6275
North Carolina No.
Eney McCalls, widow of Arthur N.C. McCalls
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private,
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 50 dollars 00 cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued 31 st day of Oct r 1857 and sent to Geo. C. Ames. Present.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page Vol. 26

Enzy McFall wid of Arthur NE
act 3 March 1855 Bounty Land
2110. 530
Doc. Amer Present

North Carolina Wayne County. On this 10 th day of May 1856. personally appeared before me J. M. Sparks a Justice of the Peace within and for the said County. Enzy M c Falls a resident of the county aforesaid, legal sixty seven years, who being first duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Arthur M c Falls dec d of Burke County N.C. who was a soldier in the Army of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States at the rate of Fifty dollars per annum. That she was married to the said Arthur M c Falls in Burke County, N.C. in the month of February Eighteen hundred and Thirteen that her husband the aforesaid Arthur M c Falls died on the 9 th day of April 1839, and that she has remained a widow ever since his death — That she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty fund to which she may be entitled under the act of the 3 d March, 1835. she also declares that she has not received a warrant for bounty and that this or any other act of Congress, and that this is her first and only application — Seen to and subscribed date also above me.  J. M. Sparks J.P. Enzy M c Falls mark

I do hereby certify, that I am personally acquainted with Mrs. Enzy M c Halls the above declarant and that she is the identical person that she represents herself to be in her said declaration - Given under my hand date above mentioned
J. M. Sparks J.P.
State of North Carolina
Guilford County } Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, John Autrey and Kimble M c Hone two respectable and intelligent citizens of the said county and made oath in due form of law, that they are well and intimately acquainted with Mrs. Enzy M c Halls who has made the foregoing declaration for land and that she is the widow of Arthur M c Halls who was a Revolutionary Soldier and pensioner of the United States and is now dead and that she has remained a widow ever since his death.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 10th day of May 1836.
J. M. Sparks J.P.
Kimble M c Hone John Autrey

State of North Carolina, I David M c Guire Clerk of Yancey County to the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for said County do hereby certify that J M c Sparks Esq r is & was at the time of assigning the same within Indenture an acting Magistrate for said County duly commissioned and authorized according to Law and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine In testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of my office at office in Burnsville this 17 th day of May 1856
David M c Guire Clerk of Yancey County Court

Corsp
State of North Carolina } Bunke County }
Know all men by these presents, That we Arthur McFalls and Duram McFalls of the county of Bunke in the state of of said, are held and firmly bound unto the Governor of the state of North Carolina for the time being, in the just and full sum of Five Hundred Pounds, Current money of this state, to be paid to the said Governor or his successors or assigns; To the which payment well and truly to be made and done, we bind ourselves, our Heirs, Executors and Adminis-trators. Sealed with our seals, and dated this 12 th day of May A D 1812.
The Condition of the above obligation is such, That whereas the above bounden Arthur McFalls hath made application for a License for a Marriage to be celebra-ted between him and Emzag Hollyfield of the County aforesaid; Now in case it shall appear hereafter that there is any lawful cause to obstruct the said marriage, then the above obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.
Sealed and Delivered in the presence of us {
Arthur this McFalls Seal mark
Duram McFalls Seal
J. Erwin, Clerk.

State of North Carolina } Burke County }
I William G. Suddeth Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and perfect copy of a Marriage Bond of Arthur McHalls authorizing his marriage with Eunice Hollyfield taken from the original now on file in my office.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office at Office in Morganton the 20 th day November A.D. 1856. Wm. G. Suddeth clerk

9.70 Revolutionary Claims
Emery M c Hale marg of Pittston
Emery M c Falls, - July 28. 1848
Declaration. Married Feb. 27. 1785 - Hul. died Apr. 9. 1839
S. Goddard M c Fall.

State of North Carolina Giles County 3rd.
On this 15 th day of April A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty one personally appeared before the Court of Pleas and Quarter sessions for said County and State, Emzy M c Fall aged sixty six years a resident of said County and State, who being duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Law of the United States passed 29 th July 1848: That she is the widow of Arthur M c Fall who was a Pensioner of the United States at the North Carolina Agency in Fayetteville under the act of Congress passed the 7 th day June 1832:
She further declares that she was married to the said Arthur M c Falls on the 27 th day of February in the year A.D. one thousand seven hundred and ninety five that her husband the aforesaid Arthur M c Falls died on the 9 th day of April A.D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the second of January in the time above stated. She further declares that she is still a widow, and has been ever since the death of her husband the aforesaid Arthur M c Falls. She further says that she has no family record or documentary evidence of the marriage; and that she has never made any application for a Pension.

before, and that she has no other claim for a Pension
Emzy her M c Falls
Shown to and subscribed in open court (a court of Record) on the day and year, before written. And the Court hereby certifies that Arthur M c Falls died on the 9 th April 1839.
Jno Hinsley Chairman
State of Missouri Gentry County } On this
The 15 th day of April A D one thousand eight hundred and fifty one personally appeared before me David Byrd an acting justice of the Peace within the county and also above mentioned Henson Mace, and James Washburn - who being duly sworn according to law declare that Arthur M c Falls the husband of Emzy died on the 9 th day of April one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine
Henson his Mace James his mark Washburn
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written. And I hereby certify that Henson Mace and James Washburn who down

to and subscribed the foregoing affidavit on both of them men of good character and entitled to full faith and credit,
David Byrd J.P.
State of North Carolina Garey County            } I, E. H. Honeycutt clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County and State do hereby certify that Wm Hensley Esq whose proper signature appears to the foregoing Declaration is a justice of the Peace in said County, and Chairman of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County was duly appointed and sworn by the proper authorities and the foregoing Declaration was sworn to and subscribed in open Court. I also certify that David Byrd Esq whose proper signature appears to the foregoing affidavit is and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in said County, was duly commissioned and sworn according to law. I also certify that there is no evidence in this office of the marriage of Arthur H. Falls to Emzy Wolfafeld now H. Falls In testimony of which I have set my hand and affixed the seal of my office at Bunsill on this 19 th day of April A.D. 1857 E. H. Honeycutt C.C.

The Declaration of Arthur M c Falls in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the Act of Congress passed June the 7 th A.D. 1832- State of North Carolina } ss Yancey county
On this 30 th day of June 1836 personally appeared in open court before the justices of the peace for the Court of pleas and Quarter Sessions now sitting Arthur M c Falls a resident of said county aged Eightyfive years, who being duly sworn according to Law, doth make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the Act of Congress passed June the 7 th A.D. 1832. That he was born in Bedford county in the State of Virginia and on the 22 nd day of May 1751. That he resided in Bedford county until he was a man grown when he entered the service under captain William English and marched to Englishes fort on New River where he served upwards eighteen months mostly as an Indian spy, and was in several engagements with the Indians, one at Cedar creek which lasted about three hours & defeated them - lost one white man, and killed eleven Indians - in another action at Hans Meadows lost one man killed and three wounded - took two prisoners, killed anumber unknow, and at the Dunker Bottom on New River had a battle killed two Indians and they fled, and at Waldens ridge had a skirmish lost one killed and one killed one Indian - While in this service he was under colonel Preston, captain English and Lieut Draper, these tours were performed in Virginia just before the commencement of the Revolutionary War - And about the beginning of the Revolutionary war or a few years before he moved into North Carolina and has resided in North Carolina ever since and is now living in the county of Yancey
He was living in Burke county North Carolina when he turned out as a volunteer the war of the Revolution the first time, in the Spring of the year 1778 the Indians broke in upon the frontier settlements on the Catawba when there was a call for men to guard the inhabitants and bring them down to the Quaker Meadows when he volunteered as a private and marched to their relief. And on their march back with the women and children the Indians

attracted them at the North fork of the Catawba and a pretty sharp action ensued, but the Indians gave way at last, the whites lost two men killed captain Reuben White and Sabe Shelton a private & wounded captain Thomas Whitson - The Indians lost eight killed the number wounded not known, - This battle was fought in the  the spring of 1776 he was under captain John Harden - after the Battle they took the women & children down to the Quaker Meadows where he was discharged after being out two weeks -
Shortly after he returned home there was orders sent out to raise men to march to the Indian nation, he thinks about the first of July 1776 1778 he volunteered as a private for three months under captain William Davidson and marched with the main Army to the Indians towns - the following officers names he still recollects as being with the troops this tour (Viz) General Rutherford colonel Christopher Bateman and captains Davidson, Rudolph, Meban, Leak, Gillifalls and Ervin and Lieut William Cathy and says that after they marched over the Swanano river he was appointed and sworn in as an Indian Spy together with the following men whose names were Joseph McDowell (of the pleasant Garden) John M c Falls, James Dever, Thomas Todd, W m Hutchinson, W m Alexander, James Ellis and another man that the Spies marched about three quarters of a mile before the main Army with orders to give no false alarms and keep a good look out for Indians and Indians signs - that at the Tuckaseegee gap the Indians fired upon the Spies & wounded W m Alexander and Joseph McDowell wounded an Indian, Soon after passing this gap they entered the Indian town Wantoooga which they burnt & destroyed the corn and potatoes - that he was marched as far as the Valley towns that they burnt about seven towns and cut down & destroyed the corn and potatoes - killed some Indians and took some prisoners & two white men found among them and gave them all up to the South Carolina troops under General Williamson. And we brought in General Williamson's wounded - they lost some few men killed & had some wounded but was not in any close engagement - at the expiration his term of service got his discharge in Burke
In January 1781 the Indians broke in upon the frontiers and there was a call for men and he volunteered as a private for three months and was placed at first under captain W m Johnson but shortly after was placed under the command of captain James Davidson

and Stationed at a fort in the Turkey Cove on the North fork of Catawba he was ordered here by the commands of Col. M c Ripick and Colonel Charles M c Dowell - here he was appointed an Indian Spy again & served as such for the three months, the Indians killed two men and wounded a woman near the fort before they got the fort finished the the ball took off the waist band button of his Breeches - they had a pretty close fight for a while - After the expiration of this term he volunteered again in April for three months more and was Stationed at the same fort and still acted as an Indian Spy to the company Stationed at this place - And after this tour was out he volunteered again for three months as a private and served as before as an Indian Spy - that he served three tours at this fort of three months each time - which he believes he can prove by living Witnesses - The fort was called Warfords fort - he says as he was one day out spying he shot an Indian, and says during the time he was Stationed here at one time that the Indians attacked the fort so fiercely that they were afraid they would take it that after night they sent a man to Catts fort on the Catawba for a reinforcement, but the Indians run him back again, that they threw him the same night, that he mounted a horse and run thru them without getting hurt, that he got safe to Catts fort - got a party of men and returned next day, when the Indians raised the siege & fled to the mountains - His next and three tours were all rendered in the year of 1781 - His next and last tour he was drafted into the Service in June 1782 and placed under the command of captains Kennady and Marched to Ramsours Mill where captain DeCoats and captain Brevard took the command of the troops and Marched them down the country but finding the war was about to be closed they were marched back to Ramsours Mill where he received a discharge from colonel Holmes and returned home to Burke county - But says he has no discharge to shew as they have have all been lost or destroyed long ago as he never expected they would be needed he took but little care of them after peace was made - This tour he was out three months - And says he believes he can prove his services by living Witnesses in Burke county - And he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to any Pension or Annuity except the present - And declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any State or United States Sworn to and subscribed to the day and year first above written -
Attest
J. M c Farland Clerk
Arthur mark  McFall

No clergyman being present We Adam Hoppe & Thomas Lloyd asked citizens and residents of the county of Yancey hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the applicant Arthur McFall who has sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be about 85 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 to the day and year above Written
Attest M c Garland Clerk
Adam Hoppe Thomas Lloyd
In the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after investigation of the matter and putting the necessary interrogatories as prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant Arthur McFall was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states - and the court further certifies that it appears to them Adam Hoppe & Thomas Lloyd and who have signed the preceding certificate are citizens resident in the county of Yancey and are creditable persons and that their statements are intitled to credit
Given under our hands the day & year above written
Attest M c Garland Clerk
William Lee H. Smith
J. C. Moffett
Jno Wensley
State of North Carolina
Yancey County (I M c Garland Clerk of the court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of Arthur McFall for a pension
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix my seal of Office done at Barnsville this 30 th day of June 1836
M c Garland Clerk

I William Gillespie a resident of the Turkey cove in the county of Burke and State of North Carolina Hereby certify that I was acquainted with the Applicant Arthur M c Falls who has sworn and subscribed 6 the foregoing declaration of the 30 th June in the matter of his Application for a pension that I knew him in the time of the Revolutionary war when he was Stationed at the Fort in the Turkey cove under captain Johnson and captain Davidson that I believe him to be about the age of Eightyfive years that he is reputed and believed in the Neighborhood to have been a soldier in the time of the Revolution and that I concur in that opinion-
Sworn to and subscribed to this 3 rd day of August 1836-
atest Robert M c Call J p
W m Gillespie
We David Gillespie and Sarah Gillespie Residing in the Turkey cove in the county of Burke & State of North Carolina Hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the Applicant Arthur M c Falls who has sworn to and subscribed to the foregoing Declaration of the 30 th of June that we believe him to be about the age of Eightyfive years that we saw him at the time he was Stationed at the Fort in the Turkey cove as set forth in his declaration and that we believe he served as he has stated in his declaration 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 to this 3 rd day of August 1836 atest Robert M c Call J p
D av Gillespie Sarah Gillespie
I Robert M c Call one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for the county of Burke aforesaid do hereby certify that William Gillespie and David Gillespie and Sarah Gillespie who have signed the foregoing certificates are residents of the Turkey cove in the county aforesaid and are creditable persons and that their statements are entitled to credit -
Given under my hand this 3 rd day of August 1836 -
Robert M c Call J p

State of North Carolina Dunn County
I, J. S. Ennis Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid. do hereby certify that Robert McCall who has attested the foregoing affidavits and certificates is an acting Justice of the Peace for said County, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have at my hand subscribed the seal of my Office done at Morganton this 13 th March 1838
J. S. Ennis Clerk By Wm Ennis Dist

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 9187 Emery M c Falls Wid Arthur M c Falls Print Rev. War
Act: Febry 3 d  1853
Index:—Vol. 16 Page 21
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Arthur M c Falls
Suspended
Ad 7 June
Lt Rb Pearson
Age 21 1835
Adm d 15 mo s per $60 50
per ann
US militia
Capt McKimick
Col McDowell
R.C. Raper Esq.
Weymouth
NC

N. Carter
Grizzly Mt Falls, Idaho of David  Arthur , who was a private N. G. troops
Old Act July 28, 1898
15 mo periods
$50 per dm.
Per March 4, 1898
Shimmer Godwin, Present.

✓ H0.926
5 Also Am

833 North Carolina Enzy McFalls widow of Arthur
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 50 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of Augst 1847 and sent to
Samuel Godwin Present
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act July 29, 1848, Page 136 Vol. A
Recd to Her. H. Husted May 3 " 7, Black R " " Lt W. W. Hunter, R.S.D.S. June 18/52

Noten
For correspondence, & see inside
Eneyy M c Falls. widow of Arthur,
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private ,
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 50 — Dollars 00 —
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2nd, day of August 1851. and sent to
J. Godwin, Present.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act July 29, 1848, Page 136 Vol. A.

Lt. W. M. Hunted
May 7, 52
J. Blalock
May 7, 185
W. M. Hunted & L.
Jun 18, 1852
Tranchelet
Low paid to
Mar 9, 1852
Sen. Geo. E. Davis Dec 10/56
3rd ed. Mar 11/57
Lt. G. C. Ames Jun 13/57
same Sep. 7, 1857
447530
833
North Carolina -
Mary M c Falls widow of
Arthur
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a
Private
scribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 Dollars
cts per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848. -
Certificate of Pension issued the 2nd day of August 185 and sent to
Thimuel Hodson Present
recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act July 29, 1818, Page 136 Vol. A

No. 6886
Emery M c Falls widow of Arthur
Admitted Act Feb 3/53 at rate of $50 per annum commencing at date of said act.
Yancey Co. North Carolina
Service 15 mos private Infan try .
// Pay widow
// State amount due 4 th Sept. 1857 - in certificate
// certificate to
Geo. C. Ames Esq. Washington,
D.C.

State of North Carolina Burke County
I, Wm S Sudderth Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that I have made diligent search in my Office for the Marriage Bond of Arthur M c Fall, "relative to his marriage with Emery Hobbsfield" and can -not find any such Bond in my Office. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office at office on this 7 th day of July 1857 - Wm S. Sudderth, Clk. C.C.

Washington July 16 1857 Geo L Whiting Esq Sir,
Agreeably to the suggestion contained in your report to Mr of the 12 th of December last, I present herewith the statement of Mrs. Louisa McFall, in which she disclaims under oath, all knowledge or participation, in any fraud practiced by her agent upon the Government in regard to the date of her marriage with her husband Arthur McFall, that she stated to her agent, the true date of her marriage and of the death of her husband not knowing at that time, that that would make any difference in her case.
She declares further that she has received on account of her said pension under the act of 29 July 1848 but One Hundred Nine dollars & fifty Cents ($109 50 ) and that the balance which it may have been was claimed by her agent J. B. Woodfin. She now presents this statement and asks that she may be allowed a pension under the act of 3 July 1833, deducting therefrom the Amount ($109 50 ) which she has received under the former act.
From all that I can learn

about this Case I have no doubt Mrs. M c Fall, is a lawful Habitant and as her Claim comes within the act of 3 July 1848, I hope she will be allowed the benefits of that act deducting therefrom the amount she has actually received under the act of 29 July 1848
Very Respectfully Yours obedt Servt Geo L. Dunc,

Washington Oct. 27 1857 Geo L Whitney Esq Sir
In Compliance with the requisition contained in your report to me of 7 th Sept last in the case of Ansey McFall widow of Arthur Act 3 Feb 1853. I enclose herewith the statement of David Byrd under Oath "in relation to matters contained in his Certificate to the Affidavit of Newson Mace." Also the Affidavit of S. A. Bellis the person who drew up Mace's Affidavit showing that he was made fully acquainted with its contents before being sworn to.
As this requisition has been fully met I hope no further delay will be necessary in the allowance of her Claim.
A reference to the statement of Byrd will I think show the necessity of some one drawing up his official papers for him.
Very respectfully Your obed Servt Geo L. Mace

Barnsville Lycoming Co. N.Y. April 21 st 1852
Sir
I respectfully submit the following question and desire your answer thereupon. If a widow makes application for a Pension under act 29 July 1848 - swearing to her declaration in open Court, and the Court certifies to her good character tho' & they believe the facts therein stated, and there proves the marriage by two witnesses whose character is also certified to by a qualified Magistrate and the Attorney presents these and other papers required by the Department and gets a Pension for. Then often this supposes that persons who are her enemies succeed in getting her suspended swearing that she was married after 1800. In this case can the Attorney who presented the papers be blamed when all the parties were certified to be of good character?

75 Bunnville N.C.
April 21 st 1852
Mr. B. Woodfin
ask certain questions as to facts in certain pension cases.
Mr. H. Stewart Sec'y of Interior
Referred to the Comr of Pensions for a reply I wrote so advised kept into 3 May 3/52 } } } } }
Chas 30. 1852

Can she be restored or readmitted again. You will please answer these questions.
Your obedt servt Jno B. Woodfin
35 Burnsville N.C.
April 21st 1852
Jno B. Woodfin
ask certain questions as to facts in certain premises enclosed
H. H. Stuart Secty of Interior
Respectfully to the Com of Pensions for a reply I wish to acknowledge the facts as stated for
April 30. 1852

Washington N.C. June 10. 1852
Sir
I think it best to send you the original letter of Capt. Pralock in reply to mine, on the subject of the fraud in procuring the Pension of Emily McFall.
There can be - no doubt of a fraud by Woodfin, in the false reading to Mr. McF. who makes her mark.
But how can I get at him? Can you point me to any Statute by which he is criminally liable? Or can the Govt recover back by suit the monies as being obtained, by fraud and false pretences? Will you have the goodness to state the case to the Solicitor of the Treas. and give me the benefit of his opinion - & also his Instructions -
You will please return Capt. B o letter - after making such use of it as you may consider. ~ I have the Honor To Hon J. C. Harts } to be your most ob t . Serv t Commit. of Pensions } H. W. Hester. U.S. Atty.

Raleigh May 27. 1852
Hon J. E. Heath
Sir. Your favor enclosing a copy of the Declaration &c of Mrs Emily M c Falls, widow of A. M c Falls, of Yancey Co. No. Ca. arrived during an absence from home, which will explain the delay, after which it is answered.
I shall give the subject an early attention by writing to Tilden P. Malloch Esq, as suggested. In the mean time any information which your Department may have as to the real guilty parties - if there be fraud - might expedite the business.
I have the honor to be Your most Ob t Serv t
H W Hester
u s also etc

Brief in the case of Enzy Mc Law, wid of Arthur Yancey County and State of N. Carolina, act July 28, 1848,
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.") Original
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Her husband's pension under Act June 7, 1832. He died April 8, 1839. Married Feb 27, 1785.
No Record in the clerk's office of the county where it occurred. Established by testimony of witnesses who were present, based on the oral evidence. (If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent.
William Godwin,
Isaac.
Eden Miles,
Examining Clerk.

Washington Decr 4 1856 Geo. B. Whiting Esq Sir
Enclosed you will find the Application of Enzy. M c Fall for a pension under the act of 3 rd July 1853
Sometime since an application was made by Mrs M c Fall for a pension under the act of 29 th May 1848 and a Certificate of Marriage showing that her Marriage to Arthur M c Fall took place prior to 1800 and a Certifi- cate was issued to her under that act. It was soon after discovered how- ever that that Certificate was a forgery and Mrs M c Fall's pension suspended. Subsequently Mrs M c Fall has obtained a Petition, Pardon Warrant No 40.926 for the acts under the act of March 1855. The true date of her Marriage having been shown clearly to have been the 12 th May 1814.
Mrs M c Fall's husband was a pensioner under the act of 7 th June 1852. It is now conclusively that they were married in 1818, she is therefore clearly entitled to the benefits of the act.

of 3 rd July 1853. Your predecessor has decided that the obtaining a pension by fraud, does not deprive a Claimant of the stipend to which he is by law entitled. Under this decision the Applicant claims a pension. I understand that Agent who committed the fraud in this case retains the greater part of the amount received and that Mrs M c Leod has but little benefited by that transaction. She is represented to me as being a highly respectable old lady, and altogether incapable of doing an intentional wrong. Under these circumstances I present the case without expressing any opinion whatever with regard to the justification of the validity of the claim.
Very Respectfully, Row O le S ir Pro C le d u ed

Washington City, June 6 th 1857,
Sir,
I herewith enclose Authority to prosecute the claims of Emory McFall, widow of Arthur McFall, decd. (who was a pensioner, N C, I wish to see his papers) Respectfully, &c
J. F. O'connor
I wish to file Mrs McFall's papers with her husband
Jas E Heath, Esqr Commissioner of Pensions,

Washington August 31. 1857 Bro C Whiting Esq Sir
Enclosed you will find additional evidence in the case of Emily McTear Widow of Arthur, act 3 d July 1853.
The affidavit of the Witness hereunto submitted, shows that the fraudulent testimony in which the Claim asserted under the act of 25 July 1848 was admitted was never obtained or submitted to your Office with her knowledge or consent, that she stated to her Agent Woodfin, the true date of her marriage, that she gave to the State what under the impression that it was true, stated, and that she is wholly guilty of an attempt to defraud or mislead the Office in the procurement of the Pension granted to her under that act as required by your letter to her of 13 th June last.
So far from Mrs McTear making an attempt knowing to defraud the Government by giving a false statement in relation to the date of her marriage, she was not aware that the date of that event had anything whatever to do with the allowance of her Claim. The fraud was perpetrated by the Agent Woodfin without the knowledge

or Consent of the old Lady and although she has received a small portion of the amount allowed under these papers (which she has offered to relinquish), she is entitled under the decis- ion of the Secretary to the Interior to a full Pension under the act of 3 Feb 1888
Very Respectfully I am as ever Geo B. Ames

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
May 26 th 1840.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," The widow of Arthur McFalls, a Pensioner on the Roll of the N. Carolina Agency, at the rate of Fifty — Dollars and — Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1839, to the 9 th April 1839, the day of his death.
Respectfully, yours,
Albion P. Parris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Pension Office, August 29 th 1856.
Sir:
The bounty land claim of Enzy M c Falls, has been examined & suspended. The Applicant should file evidence, that her husband was a pensioner, of her marriage, his death & her widowhood identity.
If she is the person she claims, it seems somewhat strange, she does not apply for a pension.
It is that a person of the name of the Applicant was, pensioner fraudulently, under the Act of 29 th July 1848, in 1851 that her name was stricken from the roll in 1852, since which time, no effort has been made in her behalf.
Yours Respectfully C. H. Rhet.
Genl. Ames. Esq., Present.
for Commissioner.
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State of North Carolina
Yancey County } On this 15 th day of November 1856. personally appeared before me David Bird one of the acting Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for the said County and State. Enzy Mc c Falls a resident of the said County, aged 67 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed on the 3 d February 1853. granting pensions to certain widows of Revolutionary Soldiers
That she is the widow of Arthur Mc c Falls lately de- ceased of Yancey County North Carolina, who was a soldier in the Army of the Revolution and a Pensioner of the United States under the act of Congress of the 7 th June 1832. at the rate of Fifty dollars per annum
She further declares that she was married to the said Arthur Mc c Falls in Burke County N c Carolina on the day of _____ in the year eighteen hundred and fourteen 1814, that her said husband died at his late residence in Yancey County on the 9 th day of April, 1839, & that she has remained a widow ever since his death as will more fully appear by reference to the proof herunto annexed
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written before me
David Bird Jp S. A. Battle
Enzy Mc c Falls mark

State of North Carolina ss
November the 15th 1856,
Yancey County } I. David Bird the Justice of the Peace before whom the forgoing declaration of Enzy M c Falls was, this day sworn, do hereby certify, that I am well acquain- ted with the said declarant and that she is the widow of Arthur M c Falls late dec d of Yancey County who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, that she is still a widow and has not intermarried since the death of her said husband, that her statements in the forgoing case are entitled to full faith and credit. Furthermore, that I am in no way related to said declarant nor interested in this business - Given under my hand date above written
David Bird J. P.
We J. Quinn and Levi Crossan residents of Yancey County and State of North Carolina do declare upon our Oath, that Enzy M c Falls who has this day executed the forgoing declaration in our presence is the widow of Arthur M c Falls late dec d of our said County who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, that the parties aforesaid lived together as husband and wife and that his said widow has not intermarried since his death; also that they are disinterested witnesses
Sworn to and subscribed before me, date above mentioned
David Bird J. P. S. A. Bellis,
James Quinn
Levi his Crossan mark

And I the said Justice of the Peace do certify, that Jas. Quinn & Levi Crippen the above deponents are credible persons.
David Bird S.P.
State of North Carolina Yancey County
I David M c Canles Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County & State aforesaid do hereby certify that David Bird is an acting Justice of the Peace as above and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office at Office in Burnsville this 22 day of November A.D. 1856.
David M c Canles Clerk of Yancey County Court

Treasury Department Third Auditor's Office March 13. 1857
Sir,
In trans. herewith the papers in the case of Emery M. Foss, North Carolina, decd. Dec. of July 29. 1848, at $50. per annum, enclosed in your letter of the 11 th inst. You are requested to inform me, that a copy of the account of her pension from the Commonwealth, March 4, 1851, to March 1, 1855, when it was suspended, The total amount she received was two hundred dollars.
Very Respectfully Your O be Serv t N. P. Garrison Auditor
Gen. C. Whiting Esq. Commissioner of Pensions

Morgantown W C Sept 30th 1857
G. B. Ames Esq. Washington City D C
Dr Sir
In compliance with the requisition of the Comt. of Pensions in his report of the 8th inst in the case of Polly M c Feils of W C applicant for a Pension under act of 3 d Feb y 1833 you will find below, my affidavit showing briefly the facts connected with the execution of Aaron Mace's Affidavit & the corresponding Certificate of David Byrd the M ay which were substantially as follows
On the receipt of the Comt. report of 13 June I went to applicant for the purpose of making the required proof and on enquiry learned that the only witnesses were Aaron Mace & David Byrd Esq. both near neighbors, - I called on them, Mace knew my business, read to them the requisition in the claim, learned from them that they & they only were present at Bannsville at the time Mrs. M c Feils met her Agent Mr Woodfin at Court and executed her Declaration for her pension, asked them to make a statement of all the facts that passed

on that occasion between Mrs. M. Hall & her Agent in preparing the paper, which they did, - I took down their statements, and in so doing I set forth the facts as related to me by both Mace & Byrd as briefly & correctly as I hastily could. After which I handed the paper to Mr. D. Bird, the Magistrate to read over carefully to Mr. Mace, which he done, and they both fully agreed that the affidavit was correct. Mr. Mace was qualified to it, and the Magistrate induced the same by his Certificate - Such are the facts connected with the execution of this evidence, all of which was done honestly, understandingly, & legally.
I will also state as to the witness A. Mace, that he is a professor of Religion, in good standing is a very conscientious & particular man, and as a witness in the present case his statements may be relied upon as being true in every respect, and I can say for Mrs. M. Hall that her appearance is that of an upright conscientious old lady, nearly worn out both physically and mentally, and from her appearance, & all I could learn from her neighbors, I am fully satisfied that she was as ignorant of the fraud, committed, as any other person living, and such I learned is the only and prevailing opinion of all her old neighbors.
S. A. Bette

State of North Carolina Burke County
Before the subscriber a Notary Public duly commissioned and qualified, in and for the county and State aforesaid, personally came S.A. Bettis Esquire and made oath in due form of law to the foregoing statements as set forth by himself, in relation to the Pension claim of Ezzie M c Falls: and I further certify that S.A. Bettis Esquire is a member of the court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for said County of Burke, and that his statements are worthy of belief.
Given under my hand and seal at office in Morganton N.C. this 21 st day of September 1857.
Jam s M c Call N.P.

State of North Carolina
Yancey County } Be it known that before me the subscriber one of the acting Justices of the Peace in and for the said County and State personally appeared Enzy M c Hull, a resident of the said County and State, widow of the late Arthur M c Hull and an applicant for a Revolutionary pension, and made oath in due form of law, that she has drawn a pension under act of 29 July 1848. That her said pen- sion was stopped under the allegation of fraud. That she did actually receive from the United States under the last named act the sum of one hundred ninedollars and 50 cts the balance whatever it may have been was returned by her agent J. B. Woodfin. That if a fraud was practiced, as it has been alleged, it was the voluntary act of her said agent and without her knowledge or approval, that in making her former application she made a statement to her said agent of the time and place of her marriage with Arthur M c Hull, together with that of his death and in so doing she gave him the dates correctly & honestly, not knowing or thinking that the date of her marriage had any bearing upon her claim whatever.
That she has stated above the amount she has actually received viz $109.50 cts which sum she is now willing to have ded- ucted from such sum as may be found due her under act of the 3 d February 1853. Given to and subscribed this 24 January 1857. Before me
David Byrd Peace
Enzy x M c Hull mark
Personally appeared Arsen Mace a resident of Yancey

Consent, and made oath in due form of law, that he has acted as the friend and adviser of Mrs. Enzy M c Hughes in her difficulties in getting her pension from her said Agent J. B. Brevard Esq., was present at the time of last payment and knows the amount of pension Mrs. M c Hughes actually received from her said Agent (Esq) His first payment to Mrs. M c Hughes was of $25 afterwards on her application & complaint of injustice, he paid her $50 subsequently she lost suit against him for Comp. he paid her $12 50 making in all the sum of 109.50 $87.50 62 1/2 received from her Agent to which should be added $22 which was paid her on her Certification after the first draw & before her claim was suspended making in all the sum of $109.50 62 1/2 as she has stated in her foregoing affidavit
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above also written before me
test David Boyd I Penn } wit His January the 24 day 1857
li Jewson & Mark mark
And I the said Justice of the Peace do hereby certify that Harrison Mace the above deponent is a person whose statements in the above case are entitled to full faith and credit
I further certify that the deponents both reside in my immediate neighborhood, and that the facts set forth by Enzy M c Hughes in her affidavit have transpired under my own observa- tion and knowledge and I give it as my opinion unhesitatingly that they are just and true
Given under my hand this 24 day of Janry 1857.
David Boyd I Penn

State of N. Carolina, I David M. Canles Clerk Yancy County of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for said County do certify that David Byree Esq. whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing certificate is and was at the time of signing the same an acting Magistrate in and for said County duly commissioned and authorized according to law in testi- mony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of my office at office in Burnsboro on this 26 th day of January 1857
David M. Canles Clerk of Yancy County Court

H. Martin Clerk
Nancy Church's affidavit
May 23, 1857

State of Alabama Wilcox county } 3
On this 23 d day of May A D 1851 personally appeared before me the undersigned an acting Justice of the Court of Record in said County and State, Nancy Church who being by me duly sworn according to Law declares that she was present when Arthur McFalls and Emzy Hollafied were married, that it took place in Burke County and State of Alabama and at the house of one Joseph Black, the place where the said Emzy then resided.
Deponent further says that she thinks this marriage took place in the month of February (the day she cannot recollect) and in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty five, and gives it as the reason why she recollects this event so well, that she has a son who was born in the same month, and in the same year, and whose age she has set down in her Bible. She further states that they were married by one B. M. Stansbury a minister of the gospel and that she does not know where he now lives or whether he is yet living.
Nancy Church Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written. And I hereby certify that the said Nancy Church is a woman of good character and I believe any thing that she would state upon a little

to be entitled to full credit. I further certify that she is a very old woman In testimony of which I have set my hand and seal, the day and year above written. Samuel Walsh Justice of the Peace
State of North Carolina 2 p County of Wilkes 3 p
W. Maston Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of the County of Wilkes in the State aforesaid do certify that Samuel Walsh is a magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at office May 24 th 1857.
W. Maston Clerk
May 23. 1857
Nancy Church Affidavit

Brief in the case of Emery M c Falls , widow of Arthur M c Falls . Yancy — County and State of North Carolina . act February 3. 1853.
Claim , ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited , (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner under act of June 7, 1832, at rate of $50 per annum. and died 9 th April 1839—as shown by our records. This claimant was pensioned under act of July 29, 1848, upon papers which falsely represented her marriage to the pensioner as having taken place prior to January 1800—was paid to 4 th March 1852, and then dropped from the rolls—She now adveys (If for increase.) Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Second evidence of her marriage in 1814, applies for pension under act of February 3. 1853, and is proved by two credible witnesses that she was entirely ignorant of the false representation as to the date of her marriage—and that she gave the true date to her attorney who prepared her first application.
George C. Ames, Esq. Name and residence of Agent Washington, D.C.
R. D. D. D. Examining Clerk.

Eugene M. Tall no 7 Austin NC
awd 29 May 1848
G (Done)

Know all men by these presents That I Enzy M c Stalls of the County of Vance and State of North Carolina, widow of Arthur M c Stalls, and a suspended pensioner of of the United States under the act of 27 July 1848, do hereby constitute and appoint G. A. Ames, Esq m , of Washington City D c My true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to call up, examine into and prosecute my claim for a Pension and to do any & all things necessary in the premises, hereby ratifying and confirming all that my saidatty may lawfully do or cause to be done in the premises.
Witness my hand and seal this 10 th day of May 1856.
Sealed & delivered in presence of Witness John Andrew Witness Brink & Moore
Enzy for M c Stalls mark
North Carolina Vance County } On this 10 th day of May 1856, personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in & for the county aforesaid Mrs. Enzy M c Stalls also named and acknowledged. (Card filed)

the foregoing power of attorney to be her act and deed — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal date above
J M Sparks
State of Carolina, I David McCants Clerk of the Yancey County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for said County do hereby certify that J. M. Sparks Esq. whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing power of at- -torney is and was at the time of assigning the same an acting Magistrate for said County duly commissioned and authorized according to law in testimony where- of I have hereunto set my name and affixed the Seal of my office at office in Barnesville on this 17 day of May 1856 David McCants Clerk of Yancey County Court

State of North Carolina
Gancey County } Be it known that on this 1 st day of July 1857. before me the subscriber one of the acting Justices of the Peace in and for the said County personally appeared Newsom Mace a resident of the County and State aforesaid aged 48. years and made oath in due form of law to the following statements relative to the application of Enery M c Falls for a Rev. Pension under act of 29 July 1849. wherein it is alleged a fraud was practiced upon the Department by antedating her marriage with her late husband Arthur M c Falls dec d . That deponent was present & heard what passed between Mrs Enery M c Falls & her agent J. B. Woodfin at the time of making her application. That he deponent on that occasion took the applicant on to the Court House where they met said agent who invited them into his office. after which he took up a paper which had been prepared as appeared and commenced questioning Mrs. M c Falls. first as to her age, which she stated was then in or about sixty years - Next as to the date in which she was married to her late husband Arthur M c Falls dec d to which she replied that she had no knowledge of dates but that she could arrive at the number of years since her said marriage by the age of her oldest child, Susan whose age she knew & whom she then stated was in the thirty sixth year of age, and that she was born a year, or some little the rise, after their marriage making the time some 37 years that had then passed since her marriage, that she was positive in stating that she had not missed the time less than months
Her agent also interrogated her as to the time her husband died, by whom was then married as well as

the place, all of which he noted down as it appeared to witness. That after going through with the foregoing preliminaries, he read over the papers he had prepared, assuring her that all was correctly stated and asked her to go with him before the Court, which was then in session, and make oath, or qualify when application which she did, that on introducing the affidavit to the notice of the Court her Agent Mr Woodfin stated to the Court that he had read the declaration when before coming into the Court. The Court asked her if she wished to hear it read over again, she answered that it had been read to her, whereupon she was qualified as deponent believes with the most confident assurances that the papers she had signed & sworn to contained nothing more than a correct and true statement of the facts in her case as she had given in to her Agent - Deponent further states that the above contains the substance of all that passed on the occasion alluded to between Mrs M c Falls & her Agent Mr. Woodfin that previous to that he had called on the old lady at a neighbors house where he had but a little conversation with her, but told her to meet him at Court & he would try for her pension, that the fraud committed was the act of her said Agent without her knowledge he has no hesitation in declaring - That Mrs. Enny M c Falls is a Conscientious, Correct woman with a character above suspicion. Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year first above written
David Byrd J.P. Dist S. A. Dallas } 3
Person his Mark
And I the said Justice of the Peace do hereby Certify that Person Mark the above deponent is a very reliable witness, that altho' he cannot write, he is a man of good mind and Character & his statements are entitled to credit
David Byrd J.P.

State of North Carolina
Gancey County } I, David Byrd a justice of the Peace in and for the said County & State do hereby certify, that Mrs. Enny M c Falls married in the foregoing affidavit is a near neighbor that I know her well, was present & witnessed what passed between her & her Agent Mr. Woodfin at the time she met him at the Court House in Burn- sville in 1850 or 51- for the purpose of making app- lication for a Rev. Pension her said Agent alleged due her. That he heard Mrs. Enny M c Falls give in the time, or date of her Marriage to her said Agent who was seated with pen in hand and filled up, as appeared to me, some blanks in a paper written out as I presumed for Mrs. M c Falls to execute
That after filling up the blanks, he read the paper over to the old lady in my presence and that the reading I then that agreed with the old lady's statements, that I did not read the paper myself but am under the impression that I witnessed the execution by signing the declaration
I further certify that I witnessed nothing in the preparation of the papers in the case, that did in any way indicate anything like fraud, that as for myself I did not know that dates of Marriages had anything to do with women's rights to pensions, nor do I believe any other person present except Mr. Woodfin, and that he had concealed that fact from the knowledge of this old lady, that the fact of the alleged fraud in this claim is now notorious in the neighborhood and I can safely say that there exists but one opinion as to who is guilty & that she is without censure. That I have no interest in her claim &c Given under my hand this 4 July 1857.
David Byrd J.P.

131 State of North Carolina, I, David M. Canale clerk Yancey County } of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for said County of Yancey do here by certify that David Byrd Esq. whose genuine signature appears to the fore going affidavit & certificate is and was at the time of signing the same an acting Magistrate in and for said County duly & commissioned and authorized according to law and I further certify that Emory M. Hall named in the fore going affidavit & certificate is a Lady of undoubted character In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of my office at office in Burnsville on the 16 day of July. - 1857. David M. Canale clerk of Yancey Co. Court

Feb 18. 1852
Rel. to case of Arthur Metcalfe widow
Arthur Metcalfe Feb 18 1852 Gilmour Blacklock
Gilmour Blacklock Glasgow
Arthur Metcalfe Glasgow Bonarville of her own Washington City D.C.

Grassy Creek No Yancey Co W.C. 6th Feb 1852
To The Honorable Commissioner
Dear Sir
I again wish some information with regard to the proof upon which the pension of Emsey McFalls widow of Arthur McFalls was granted. It is believed there is some thing wrong in the proof first it is thought that if she was ever married to Arthur McFalls it could not have been before 1810 or 12 Second it is not known by what evidence the marriage was proved it is said by some that Wm Dickson and James Washburn was witness to prove the marriage if that is the case I am authorized by both them to state that they never signed no such paper Miss McFalls employed J B Woodfin to get her pension and was to give him half the first draw and when he drew the money for her on Mr Dusk drew it as her at Tazewell and sent it to J B Woodfin's clear she sent her son for the money with which he paid him 25 dollars and wrote her letter dated 11th Oct 1851 which I have now in my possession stating that her pension was due from the fourth of March last

at fifty dollars per annum that there was fifty Dollars Due him his pns 25 dollar so he sent him twenty five Dollars The old lady then went to see him believing there was some thing wrong he then told her that that he had found proof that never could have been found by any one else so then told her she had better say no more about it and paid paid him fifty Dollars more She then asked him for his certif- icate he refused to give it up at first but finally let him have it She then brought it to me and I see that there was one hundred and seventy five Dollars he had Due him When he wrote to her that there was fifty was the papers & letters has been made to swear to facts some things I believe that she never heard read as I am well acquainted with him and Don't believe she would make any statement that was not correct if if there is no act of congress granting to pensions to any that was married since 1800 Mr Woodfin has certainly soon made proof which can't be found in this country even any other

The certificate of Mary Weepall is dated 2nd August 1867 under The Act of 1848 recorded in vol'd page 136
I should like to hear from you shortly
Yours Respectfully
Simon Blalock

Grassy Creek Wayne County W.V. 19th April 1862
Dear Sir
I advised letter to the Department some time since asking some information with regard to the proof on which the pension of Emily McFalls was granted and receiving no answer and believ- ing there is several more cases in which there is some foul play in regard to the proof and the manner of procuring it I am so well satisfied there is a system of fraud practising on the Department that I felt it to be my duty to call on the States Ator- ney to gather for advice and he has advised me to write again and requests the Department to appoint an Agent whom to re-examine all the cases that if will give he should be furnished with a copy of the proofs now on file in the office and go secretly to the parties and see how the facts e stand, I will give some idea how some I suppose some of the frauds found must be practised first the case of Emily McFalls she is not over fifty five years old and could not have been married more than 36 or 37 years and it is not believ- ed ever was married if there is any certificate of the marriage it is certain forged or altered

by altering the name of some other woman to that of Emily McFall so there is no doubt that every particle of proof is afraid in that case
2 Miss Bittie in this case it is said that the name of Hannah Bittie has been altered to Hannah Bentie After writing to the Agiden dent General and for the name the of John Bittie the Agent Received the names of John Bentie and John Bittie both and finding that Bentie served longer in the war than Bittie and would be entitled to the largest Amount of pension he has went for the name of the widow Bentie instead of Bittie and it is said has got the certificate for the large Amount of money the old lady died on the 28th of February and his son has Administered to draw the money all the facts can be proved by a young man of Beshe Tatliby named Thomas Westall 3 case Rebecca Jackson
in this case it is not known that she is yet allowed a pension I wish the Department to examine this case and see if there aint some testimony preparing to have him taken before Daniel English Jr

about the 20th Feb 1852 swearing The marriage of Rebecca Jackson to Gabriel Jackson by common reporta- tion by Dorothy Baker on Janas Davenport in any one else About that time if there is any testimony in this case as I have referred to as I am bound to believe there is then the matter is clear to me how a great portion of the fraud is committed on the Department for is by the justice of the peace eighteen through corruption or ignorance signing Blank testimony and leaving the Agent to make the witness to prove any thing that will do
In case Nancy church of Wilkes county North Carolina in this case it is said there has been some tall swearing by which the large amount of money has been drawn from the gover- ment there is all of the old petitioners that I am acquainted with that I know and has drawn money that through that Agency there is some applications been filed that has not been heard from by the applicants and some suspects the Agent has publicly got their claims and has some way to take the oath of identity as well as make proof of other things

you will please let me know whether Agathy Washburn wife of Moses Washburn was ever granted a pension or not if the Department should come to the conclusion to Appoint an Agent to examine in to the matter he should be instructed to examine all the cases of Revolutionary pensioners that John B Woodfin has had anything to do with
The examining physician has been found and he examined the invals and I have no doubt but what it will change the matter mightly and I have no doubt but will be a great saving to the Department and I think the Department should appoint an Agent to re examine all the invals of last Genesse Ridgement from James Borough as there is several of them now over in yancy that is stout and well as any body James Boon Blackston Stewart and some others Respectfully
Simon Blalock

State of South Carolina Yancey County } Be it known That I, David Hyre of the county aforesaid do hereby make the following statements in affirmation and confirmation of my official certificate to the affidavits of Mrs. Pearson Nairn which was in tended as Evidence in the application of Emily McFall's widow of or for her McFall's for a War pension made about first July last (V.G.) That I was present at Burnsville one county seat at the time Mrs. McFall's met her application for a pension on the account her said attorney asked Mrs. McFall's in to his office to fix her business She went in accompanied by her friend Miss and myself after which he took up a paper he had previously prepared and the old lady suddenly gives to me Burnsville where and Burnsville home was she married her late husband Arthur McFall's due she applied that she had no recollection of date but that she could tell him her old the eldest child was also how long after marriage before its birth that they were married some fifteen months before the birth and that the child was then in or about forty years old leaving it to her all to make out the old which he did as I presume correctly and that pension depends on all in any given time of marriage she also gave in the time of her husband all of which he noted down on his paper after which hered over the will in affidavit to Mrs. McFall's in the presence of Miss and myself which

purposed to be a statement of the facts as I believe in relation to marriage and death as she has given them in to her said attorney that has assigned the paper in his office and at his request she went into the county court then in session and made oath to the same that if any misrepresentation of the facts was made as I am satisfied there was it was inadvertent as to escape my notice as well as that of Mr. Wais and Mrs. McFalls that in the execution of the affidavit of Mr. Wais referred to above we were both agreed as to the facts set forth in said affidavit and it was my purpose to indorse his statements but my own tiplicate that Mrs. McFalls was entirely ignorant of the hand committed I have no kind of doubt nor does she least doubt exist in the minds of any of the neighbors to my knowledge all of which is respectfully acquainted
David Byrd
North Carolina Gentry county Be it known that on this the 10 of October 1857 before me the subscriber Justice of the peace in and for said county personally appeared David Byrd and maid oath in due form of law to the above affidavit over his signature and I do hereby certify that I am and have been for years well acquainted with Mrs. Emily McFalls a love named that she is a well meaning well disposed caretaker and upright woman and that the fraud committed in the receipt of aforesaid pension was the act of her father

atty contrary to her consent or knowledge is the one universal opinion of all her neighbors given under my hand and date above John H Dale I pp
State of North Carolina Yancy County } I David M c Carles Clerk of The Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for said County do hereby certify that John H Dale Esqr whose genuine Signature appears to the foregoing affidavit or acknowledgment is and was at the time of signing the same an acting Magistrate in and for the County of Yancy duly commissioned & authorized according to Law & Also certify that David Byrd Esqr whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing Affidavit is & was at the time of signing the same an acting Magistrate for the said County of Yancy duly commissioned & authorized according to Law In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of my office at office in Burnsboro and subscribed and my name on this 17 day of October A.D 1857.
David M c Carles Clerk of Yancy County, Court

Additional Endorsement
1
N 247. 520 act March 1855
Enzy N. S. A. Ward of Arthur 18
Revised Act 3 March 1855 - 18
✓ - Please file with papers Mr. C. May
Boynston

State of North Carolina Burke County
Know all men by these presents, that we Arthur Mitchell and Durham McFalls of the County of Burke in the State of aforesaid, are held and firmly bound unto the Governor of the State of North Carolina for the time being, in the just and full sum of five hundred Pounds, current money of this State, to be paid to the said Governor, or his successors or assigns; in the which payment well and truly to be made and done, we bind ourselves our heirs, executors and administrators. Sealed with our seals, and dated the 12 day of May Anno Domini 1814.
The condition of the above obligation is such, that whereas the above bound Arthur McFalls has made application for a license for a Marriage to be celebrated between him and Emily Hollyfield of the County aforesaid: Now in case it shall not appear hereafter, that there is any lawful cause to obstruct the said Marriage, then the above obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. Sealed and delivered in the presence of us Arthur McFalls Durham McFalls
State of North Carolina Burke County
I, W. S. Smith Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in said County do hereby certify that the foregoing is an exact copy of the Marriage Bond of Arthur Mitchell taken from the original file in my Office.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto sub- scribed my name and affixed my Seal of Office at Office in Washington on this 18 th day of June 1814. W. S. Smith Clerk

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June the 7 th 1832 State of North Carolina } County of Yancey } 88.
On this 26 th day of May 1834 personally appeared before me William Dickson one of the Acting Justices of the Peace in and for the county of Yancey and State of North Carolina. Arthur M c Falls a resident of Grassy creek in the county of Yancey and State afore- said aged Eightythree 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 Provisions of the Act of Congress passed June the 7 th A.D. 1832 That according to the best information he can attain he was born the 22 nd day of May A.D. 1751 in Bedford county in the State of Virginia, and that a few years before the Revolutionary War he moved into North Carolina and settled in the county of Burke and has lived in said county ever since until last winter when this part of Burke together with a portion of Buncombe county was stricken off and erected a new county by the name of Yancey. That he was living in the North Carolina Burke county when he volunteered into the Service in the Spring to guard the inhabitants from the head of the Catawba to Charles M c Dowells at the Quaker Meadows and says the Indians attacked them on their March near the mouth of the North fork of the Catawba when a severe engagement ensued that they defeated the Indians, the whites lost captain Reuben White and a private by the name of Sabe Shelton killed and captain Thomas Whelton wounded - the Indians had eight killed, and wounded not known. this tour he was out two weeks. a few days after this battle in the month of July 1779 he volunteered into the Service again to go against the Indians - I served under captain William Davidson this tour he served three months - the following are names of some of the officers that were with the troops at this time - Viz. General Rutherford colonel Christopher Bateman capt Rudolph captain Nolan or Mayburn captain Leak captain Gillifalls and captain
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Alexander Corvin and Lieutenant William Cathy that they marched to the Swannanoe river where he was sworn in as an Indian Spy together with nine others, whose names was Joseph McDowell (of the Pleasant Gardens) John McCall James Dyer, Thomas Todd, William Hutchinson, William Alexander, James Ellis and M c Hendricks the name of the other Spy is not recollected - That the Spies went about three quarters of a mile before the main Army as they marched on, with orders to give no false alarm - That at the Tuck- asegee gap the Indians fired upon the Spies and wounded William Alexander and Joseph McDowell wounded one of the Indians from thence a few miles they entered the Wantanga Town which they set fire to and destroyed all their corn from thence they marched to the Valleytowns and burnt seven towns & cut down and destroyed the corn and while cutting down corn the Indians fired upon them and killed John Beck within a few steps of him, That they had no general engagement but almost every day some skirmishing & firing that they took several prisoners among whom were two white men, and says they gave up their prisoners to General Williamson of the South Carolina troops and they brought in General Williamson's wounded - In January 1781 he volunteered again into the Service for nine months under captain Wm Johnson but soon after was placed under the command of captain James Davidson and was stationed at Waugford's fort in Turkey Cove in Burke county where he was a- gain sworn in and served as an Indian Spy - colonel M c Hipick and Charles McDowell was their head officers That he once wounded an Indian while out spying, that the Indians killed two men and wounded and scalped his wife near fort & left her for dead - and soon afterwards attacked the fort and killed Edward Lee and wounded Jesse Halley and shot the button off the waistband of the Applicant's breeches - the same night they started a man to the fort on the Catawba for a reinforcement but the Indians run him back to the fort, they then mounted the Applicant upon a horse, & he run through the enemy without receiving any injury and arrived safe at the

fort where he obtain a reenforcement & returned with them next day, when the Indians fled -
In the year of 1782 he believes in the month of September he was drafted into the Service out of Captain Cannady's company and was marched down to Ramsours mill where he was received by Captain Bevard and placed under the command of Captain Decoats and was marched down the country where they got the news that peace was made or was about to be made, they then marched to Ramsours mill where he received a discharge from Colonel Holmes - How long he was out before he got a discharge he cannot tell but believes it was upwards of three months - He was discharged by his officers at the expiration of each term but they are all lost or distracted - and he further sayeth that he knows of no living witness in the county of Yancey by whom he can prove his services - But believes that he can prove his services by several witnesses that lives in Burke county, (to wit) by Colonel John Garson (of the Pleasant Garden) William Balow near the Love Ledy ford of the Catawba, Christopher Pearson of Silver creek, and Mr Derryberry & Joseph Dobson Esq - all of Burke and Blake Piercy of Macon & others - But from his old age and infirmities, is not able to travel about to obtain their certificates - And says he is not on any pension roll in this State nor no other State or United States and that this is the first time he ever made application to be put on the pension roll of the United States or any other State - Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid Arthur M c Falls mark Wm Dickson
I the aforesaid William Dickson one of the Acting Justices of the peace in and for the county of Yancey & State of North Carolina do certify and declare that in my Opinion the above named applicant Arthur M c Falls was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states - And also that the above named applicant is not able to attend at the court house in person to make application, from his advanced age and infirmities without great bodily pain - Wm Dickson
We Moses Washburn a Clergiman residing in the county of Yancey and State of North Carolina and Jacob Holifield residing in the county and State aforesaid and James L. Young of the North Cove in Burke and State aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Arthur

11. ... that they McFalls who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be eightythree 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 he served as he states and that we concur in that opinion —
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Attest
William Dickson
Moses Worth
Jacob Holifield
J. S. Young
I the aforesaid William Dickson one of the and acting Justices of the Peace in and for the county of Yancey and State of North Carolina do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above applicant Arthur McFalls was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states — I further certify that Moses Washburn who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in the county of Yancey and State aforesaid and that Jacob Holifield is also a resident of the said county and James L. Young is a resident of Burke county and State aforesaid who have also signed the same and that they are all residents in the neighborhood of the Applicant and are creditable persons and that their statements are entitled to credit Given under my hand the day and year aforesaid
William Dickson
I Amos L. Ray Clerk of the county Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the county of Yancey and State of North Carolina do hereby certify that William Dickson before whom the foregoing Declaration in the Application of Arthur McFalls for a pension was taken is an acting Justice of The peace in and for said county duly qualified according to Law
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and for the want of a Seal of Office affixed my private Seal at office in Burnsville. This 4th day of June 1834
A. L. Ray Clerk (seal)

On this 23 rd day of January 1835 personally appeared before me William Dickson an of the Acting Justices of the peace in and for the county of Giles and State of North Carolina Arthur M c Falls a resident of the county and State aforesaid, and after being duly qualified and sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following explanation to that part of his Declaration made of the 26 th of May 1834 as relates to his tour of nine months in the Turkey Cove - That he served during the whole term of nine months as stated in his Declaration and he never had an opportunity to visit his family without first obtaining a furlough from his Officers That he was placed at the fort by colonel M c Kissick and colonel M c Dowell orders - Who were his commanding officers - Sworn to and subscribed the day and date above written.
Before me
Wm Dickson
Arthur M c Falls sworn to
I David Gillispie a resident of the Turkey Cove in the county of Burke and State of North Carolina do certify that I am well acquainted with the applicant Arthur M c Falls and know him at the time of the Revolutionary war and ever since. And hereby certify that he served a tour in the fort in the Turkey Cove as stated in his Declaration for and well may I recollect this, as we were forced to fort then at that time, the Indians were so troublesome And I understood at that time that he was placed there for a tour of nine months. And I have every reason to believe he served the whole tour, as I have never heard it contradicted since. I also certify that I recollect many circumstances related by him -

in his application and believe he has given a true Statement of his services
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year above written
test William Dickson D. Gillespie
I William Dickson one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for the county of Gancey and State of North Carolina do Declare my Opinion after investigation of the matter and after putting the Necessary interrogatories prescribed by the war Department that the above named applicant Arthur McFalls was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states - I further certify that David Gillispie who has sworn to and signed the preceding certificate is a Resident of the Turkey cove in the county of Burke in the State of North Carolina and is a creditable person and that his statements are entitled to credit. Given under my hand the day and year aforesaid
William Dickson
State of North Carolina
Gancey County
I John W Garland Clerk of the Court of pleas (and quarter Sessions for the county of said do hereby certify that William Dickson before whom the foregoing Declaration and explanation and certificates were taken in the Matter of Arthur McFalls for a pension is an acting Justice of the peace in and for the county of Gancey duly qualified according to law, and that the Signature purporting to be his is genuine - And I

further certify that Jacob Holifield and the rev Moses Washburn who have signed the preceding certificate are citizens of the county of Yancey And James L Young of the North Cove in the county of Burke are highly creditable citizens and that their statements are entitled to credit I further certify that David Gillispie of the Turkey Cove of Burke county is a person of veracity and his statements are entitled to credit
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office done at Burnsville this 30 th day of January 1835 W. Garland
Clerk of Yancey County Court
On this first day of April 1835 personally appeared before us the Justices of the peace in for the county of Yancey and State of North Carolina being of the Select Court of pleas and quarter Session Arthur McFalls a resident of Grassy creek in the county of Yancey and State aforesaid who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following explanation to his Declaration of the 26 day of May 1834 that he served for a tour of two week in the year of 1779 to guard the inhabitants from the head of the Catawba to the Quaker Meadows in Burke county N.C. and about the month of July 1779 he volunteered for three months and marched to the Cherokee Nation So His next service he rendered in the Turkey Cove in Burke county where he was stationed at a fort in the Turkey Cove where he served three tours of three months each and was appointed to serve as an Indian spy - His next term of service was for three months in this he was drafted

We the select Justices peace of the Select Court of pleas and Quarter Sessions for the county and State aforesaid do hereby declare our opinion after investigation of the matter and after putting all the necessary interrogatories prescribed by the War Department and examining the Declaration of the Applicant We are of opinion that the Applicant Arthur McFalls was a Revolutionary Soldier and Served as he has stated in his Declaration and is a creditable person and his statements are intitled to credit. and we further certify that it appears to us that the Rev Moses Washburn, Jacob Holifield, James L Young and David Galispie whose names are attached to the foregoing certificates are creditable persons and that their statements are intitled to credit April the 1 st 1835
Given under hands the day and date above written
Jno Hensley Chmn William Dickson
State of North Carolina Yancey County ss
I J M Garland Clerk of the Court of pleas and quarter Sessions for the county and State aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the proceedings of the Justices of the peace of the Select Court in the matter of the application of Arthur McFalls for a pension
The testimony taken of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office done at Burnsville this the 2 nd day of April 1835
J M Garland Clerk
Clerk of Yancey County Court