Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16913, for Hugh Larrimore, North Carolina

SERVICE
N 6
Larrimore, Hugh
NUMBER
S 16913
boarded
CONTENTS

Let to Pen. Nov 28. 1839.
Given to Pen Agent 31. March 1840
To Missouris from 4 March 1839. 27 April 1840. Notification to Pen. Probate Cooper County Mo
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 from 4 th March to 4 th Sep 1839. Agt notified 28 Oct 1840
Missouri 19174 East Tennessee
Hugh Larrimore of McMinn County the State of Tennessee who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Tate of the N.C. - commanded by Col. Thompson in the Regiment line for 14 months N.C.
Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee at the rate of 46 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of Aug 1833 and sent to B J. Meys Athens
Arrears to the 14th of March 93 32 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept - 23 33 $116.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by David Boyd Clerk Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 57

No 23043
Hugh Carrimore McMinn County Tennessee
from 1776 private 14 m. 4.5 13 57 46.66 100
Date Hampton 116
R. J. Meigs Athens Tennessee

BRIEF in the case of  Hugh Harrison  County of McMinn  in the State of Tennessee  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 72 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Entered Nov. In 1776 - 4 - As a Gen.   Entered - 1779. - 4 - Col Hamilton, Col Tate,   Col for the balance of the war & continued in service until the war closed and peace made - - - Major Campbell, Col Frost Col O'Neal, Col Gwin  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None stated  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Guilford County North Carolina  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary evidence, clergymen's certificate Writings certified credible  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richd. S. Watts Examining Clerk.

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
State of Missouri County of Cooper ss.
On this 6 th day of March 18 40 , before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Cooper personally appeared Hugh Larrimore who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Edward Gwin in the Regiment commanded by Colonel William Pierce in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Tennessee from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State (District, or Territory,) of Missouri where he intends to
remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. The follow- are his reasons for removing from my son with whom I to Tennessee  Missouri my son with whom I live was going to move to Missouri and my situation was such that it was necessary for me to move with him & Remain with him his Hugh Larrimore mark
Sworn and subscribed to before me, } the day and year aforesaid. }
David Janes J.P. Sec
☞ The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official character and signature must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The County Clerk, Secretary of State, or some other officer, must certify, under his seal of office, that the officer who administered the oath is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, Mayor, Alderman, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
☞ The oath must be supported by the testimony of some respectable person, as to the pensioner's identity. He must swear that the person who has taken the above oath, is the person described in the affidavit. The Magistrate must certify that the witness is a person of veracity; and the affidavit must also be authenticated in the manner above directed.
☞ In every case where the Clerk of the Court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should be sent with the papers.
☞ Mode of authenticating papers. —In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officers who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or small 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.

State of Missouri Cooper County
I Roland Larrimore do solemnly swear that the within named Hugh Larrimore is the same person who drew a pension as a private under the within named officer that he was enrolled as such when he lived in the State of Tennessee and that he is the same person described in the affidavit this 6 th day of March 1840 Roland Larrimore
Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid
David Jones J.P.
State of Missouri County of Cooper
I David Jones a Justice of the peace within and for the County of Cooper do hereby certify that Roland Larrimore the above assigned witness is a person of veracity given under my hand and seal this 6 th day of March 1840
David Jones J.P. Seal of Cooper County
State of Missouri } County of Cooper } ss.
I, Bry: Commons Terry clerk of the County Court within and for the County of Cooper as aforesaid do hereby certify that David Jones Esqr. is an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Cooper aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified as such, and that

his commission bears date the eighth day of May A. D. 1838, and will expire on the eighth day of May 1840 or so soon thereafter as his successor may be elected and qualified - and that his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit
In testimony whereof I Benj Emmons Jr. the clerk aforesaid have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Poolesville this 10th day of March A. D. 1840
Benj Emmons Jr. Clerk

Hugh Larrimore
23043

DECLARATION
IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE BENEFIT OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS PASSED JUNE 7, 1832.
State of Tennessee, } ss.
County of McMinn }
On this 3 d day of September personally appeared in open Court, before the Justices of the County Court of said county, Hugh Garrison, a resident of said county and state, aged about 72 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
He entered the service in the militia of North Carolina at the age of 16 years in November 1776 in Guilford County, under Col. Hampton, Captain Waddy Tate and Lieutenant John Davis, and served four months. He was in no battle, but served out his time, and was discharged at Camden, South Carolina. When this term of service expired, a number of the corps to which declarant belonged, enlisted for three years. Declarant returned home to his mother who was a widow, and who then moved to Caswell County, North Carolina. Declarant again entered the service for 4 months and was, for a while, under the orders of a Major Campbell, of the regular service as declarant understood, whose Christian name, declarant believes was James. The rendezvous of the troops was now at Guilford Court House, whence they were marched under Campbell's orders to the town of Charlotte, where the company elected a captain whose name was Jonas Frost, their lieutenant was Isham Hancock, and they were attached to Col. Hampton's Regiment. They were marched to Charleston, where declarant saw several of his acquaintances in the first tour, whose term of service was just then expiring, and they were returning home. From this circumstance alone declarant is able to say that the year was 1779, as these troops had listed for 3 years in the early part of 1777, or latter part of 1778. While declarant was at Charleston in this second tour, the enemy formed the siege of that place. Declarant saw the Boston, the Ranger and a French vessel driven up to the city pursued by the British vessels, and laid their guns on the wharf. The British landed on James Island, & marched by land up the Ashley river, and posted some guns in a position to bombard the town. Either the Boston or Ranger went up the river, and tried to dislodge them but failed. A British vessel made an attempt to approach the city through Rappahannock inlet by ascending the Ashley river. It raised a great alarm. The vessel was fired upon from a fort on the side of the river on which the city is, and was repulsed. About this time, his time of service expired, and he returned home. His mother now married, and declarant's services not being needed at home, he joined the state troops as a volunteer for the balance of the war, in the Regiment of Col. William O'Neil, in Captain Edward Gwin's Company, William Gwin, Lieutenant, and continued in this service till peace was made.
Declarant lived, while this service continued, in the bounds of Gwin's Company; and, on one occasion, when Gen. Green was about to engage Cornwallis on Alamance River, he called the state troops into service, or rather caused them to be concentrated, and

declarant, with the rest of the army, was drawn up in order of battle. The advanced parties of the armies met, and had a hot skirmish, but Cornwallis declined a general engagement, which declarant understood, Genl. Greene was desirous of bringing on. The corps to which applicant belonged had their rendezvous at Col. William O'Neil's, 25 miles above Hillsboro', and was engaged principally in Orange and Rowan Counties, and on the waters of Deep River. The service performed by these troops was to keep the Tories in check, and Croft's Creek, a water of Cape Fear river was near the centre of their settlement. The Tories were commanded by Col. Hanning or Hanner. This Col. Hanning, on one occasion, looted a public tax-yard, kept by the Dowdies, O'Neil being informed of this by Capt. Greene, pursued and overtook them in the afternoon of the day of the robbery, and a pretty warm battle ensued, in which the Tories lost 19 killed, and 14 taken taken. Declarant was in this skirmish. These troops were also engaged in guarding the mills in their neighborhood, and especially that of one Zachariah Fato.
Declarant received military discharges at the end of each of the aforesaid terms of service, but they are long since lost and cannot be produced. He knows of no person, who is accessible to him, who has a personal knowledge of his services.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the third day of September 183 2 his Hugh Larimore mark
We Jesse Dodson a clergyman residing in the county and state aforesaid, and Nathaniel Smith residing as aforesaid, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Hugh Larimore who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; and we believe him to be 72 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 the 20 day of September 183 2 Jesse Dodson Nathaniel Smith
And the Court do hereby declare their opinion, after investigating the matter, and putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Jesse Dodson Clergyman, that he and Nathaniel Smith who has also signed it, are resident as they therein state, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
John Miller David Canfield A. H. Naper Wm Johnston

I Arch d R. Lusk Clerk of the County Court of the County of McMinn aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Hugh Garrisonmore for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal at office, this 15 th day of official September 1832.
A. R. Lusk By his Deputy J. M. Miller
address
R. J. May Chester, Tenn
State of Tennessee McMinn County
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a justice of the peace in and for said County, Hugh Garrisonmore, the within declarant, who being duly sworn, deposes & 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, nor as to the period of the war when he served, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the period mentioned below, to wit the following grace for four months, the first tour, I served as a private. For four months, the second tour, I served as a private. and for such ser- vice I claim a pension. I have no documentary evidence of my service, nor is it in my power to produce any proof, except testimony, of my service.
Hugh Garrisonmore mark
Sworn to & subscribed before me the 4 th day of June 1833.
A. H. Napier Justice of the Peace

16.913 INVALID.
File No. 16.913
Hugh Larrimore
Pr. Rev War
Act: June 7 th 89
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 217
[Arrangement of 1870.]

JB
J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington City
mail
Nov. 27. 1853

80 certificate is No 19174. Recorded in the Pension office in Book B. Vol. 7. Page 51 and in words as follows
War Department
Revolutionary claim
I certify that in conformity with law of the uni- -ted of the 7 th June 1832 Hugh Larimore of the state of Tennessee, who was a private of infantry in the army of the Revolution is entitled to receive Forty six dollars and sixty six cents per annum during his natural life commencing on the 4 th of March 1831 and payable semi-annually on the 4 th of march and 4 th of September in every year
given at the war office of the united states this Thirteenth day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
Lewis Cass secretary of war
examined and countersigned }
J. L. Edwards
commissioner of pensions
should any other proof of identity be necessary I can easily make it as I live among my old acquaintances
yours,
Hugh Larimore
J. L. Edwards commissioner of pensions

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
October 19 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," Hugh Lavinmore, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Missouri Agency, at the rate of Forty Six Dollars and 66 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March, to the 4 th Sept. 1839.
Respectfully yours,
Wm. L. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

Inverville East Tennessee Agents Office April 14 th 1842
Sir
I find on examination of my Books that Hugh Lammore was last paid up to the 4 day of March 1839. I will accede to instructions to pay him and close my Books
I am Respectfully your obedt. Servt. J. H. Moore Agent
J. P. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

Cooper County Missouri: 9 th November 1839
Dear Sir the object of this communication is to inform you that I have removed from McMiner county Tennessee to Cooper County Missouri; and wish to have my name removed from the roll of the Pension agent at Knoxville Tennessee, to the agent being nearest to Boonville Missouri. I am not yet informed of any agent nearer this place than St. Louis which is near two hundred miles from me, and of course will almost or quite exhaust my small pension to travel for it, if the law would permit I would be glad if I could be permitted to draw my pension at the treasury of the U.S. which could be done by letter and release me from the expense of sending the 200 miles for it. Please to write me on the subject let me know when I am to apply in person for my pension. Enclose me also the necessary forms and direct your letter to (Pizga Cooper County Missouri) and in order that you may know that I am the same Hugh Lammore that was on the roll of the Pension agent at Knoxville I give you here a copy of my certificate