Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26296, for Peter Peck, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.C.
Pick, Peter Mary
W. 26296
Roll in N.C.
CONTENTS

4394 Tennessee Knoxville Mary Peck. widow of Peter Peck ne who served in the Revolution-
ary war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 30. Dollars 00. Cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued 31 st day of July 1854. and sent to
M. G. Payne Waynesville Tenn
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 184 Vol. A

at W 213 Mcvey June 6 46 Hon. W. M. Locke July 8. 1846. Col. J. H. McAnally Sept 19 1846 " same, Nov. 21, '45.
This letter in cl. of Richard Harper, M.C., S-1908
Cash Penn 26.897 Peter Beck of Guilford Co. in the State of North who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Davis of the 1st Regiment by Col. Beck in the 8th Carolina Rifles - Wilkes
9/28/46 $ 30.00
Inscribed on the Roll of Cash Pension at the rate of 30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of July 1831 and Jan 18 By Brown  Second  Paymaster
Arrears to the 4th of Feb 31 90.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 15.00 $ 105.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by J. D. Spayard Clerk Book 6 Vol. 2 Page 71

Declaration.
Mary Peck, Widow of Peter Peck, decd. makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress, passed 3 rd , February 1853, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war, and for other purposes. Sec. 2.
State of Tennessee, County of Maury ss.
On this 9 th day of June, A.D. 1854, Personally appeared before Leroy Hurst an acting justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, Mary Peck a resident of Maury County in the State of Tennessee, aged about Seventy years, who being first sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 3 rd , February, 1853. Granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war; That she is the widow of Peter Peck, who was a private in said war, and refers to the evidence filed in his application in his lifetime for a pension, as being sufficient proof in this, her application. The pension having been granted.
She further declares that she was married to the said Peter Peck on the 19 th day of December, Eighteen hundred and five, (to the best of her recollection), that her said husband died on the 10 th day of April, A.D. 1851, that she was not married to him prior to the second of January, Eighteen hundred, but at the time above stated. She further declares that she is now a widow.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before me -
Leroy Hurst. Justice of the Peace
Mary Peck mark
Wilnoy Lloyd Hurst
I certify that the above applicant, Mary Peck, is not able to attend court or travel about without subjecting herself to a great deal of pain, owing to

her bad state of health at this time. And I further certify that I am not concerned in the presentation of her claim nor interested in its result. Given under my hand and seal, the day and date above written. Leroy H. West (Seal) Justice of the peace
State of Tennessee, County of Claiborne. Be it remembered that on the 9th day of June A.D. 1854, personally appeared before me the undersigned, an acting justice of the peace for the County and State aforesaid, Peter Marcum and Zachariah Hodges and made oath in due form of law, to wit: that they who being first sworn depose as follows: That they are and have been acquainted with the applicant mentioned in the foregoing declaration for upwards of thirty years, and that the said applicant and her husband Peter Peck, have resided in said County for near forty years and have lived during that time together as husband and wife, and raised a large family of children, their marriage have never been questioned during their residence here - but has always been looked upon as legal - and they further state, that Mary Peck, the applicant mentioned in said declaration, is the identical widow of the said Peter Peck, deceased; and that the said Peter Peck died in said County, about the time mentioned in the foregoing declaration. and that we have no interest in the result of this matter. Further their deponents saith not.
Peter Marcum Z. Hodges
And I certify that Peter Marcum and Zachariah Hodges whose depositions were taken before me are both witnesses of probate and truth, and that they reside in the County of Claiborne in the state of Tennessee, Given under my hand and seal the day and year above written.
Leroy H. West (Seal) Justice of the peace
State of Tennessee, County of Claiborne. I, Thomas S. Johnson Clerk of the County Court of said County, do hereby certify that Leroy Hunt whose name appears to the above and foregoing matter

of Probate is now and was at the time of signing the same an Acting justice of the Peace for said County, duly Commissioned and qualified according to law. And that his signatures thereto are genuine and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to all of his Official acts as such. And I certify that I am not in anywise concerned in the prosecution of this claim nor am I interested in its result.
Given under my hand and seal of Office at Office in Tazewell, this 9th day of June 1854.
Thos. J. Johnson LLB

3 Aug the 17 Sept 1833
State of Tennessee } Clarkson County }
This day personally appeared before the
court of pleas and quarter sessions held for said county the same being a court of record Peter Beck aged about sixty seven years who being first duly sworn on the holy Evangelist of all Mighty God doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of congress passed June the 7 th 1832
States that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated
That same time in the Spring of 1780 that he Resided in Roan County in the State of North Carolina when he was drafted to perform a three months term of duty and that he belonged to Company commanded by Capt Lof which said company was attached to the Regiment commanded by Colonel Lock and we then marched to various places through the country and then we marched to Salisbury and after my term of service had expired I Recd my discharge from Capt Lof which said discharge has been lost
and applicant states he shortly after he was discharged from the last above mentioned Campaign that he then volunteered his services in the army of the United States for the term of nine months under the same Captain and the same Colonel and we

then marched to the Fork of the adams and from there we marched to Abbeys Creek and from there to Salisbury and various other places in search of the Tories and we took a great many of them prisoners and conveyed them to Salisbury and delivered them to Capt Garberry this applicant states that marched in to the county of Randolph and Mecklen- burgh counties in said State in pursuit of the Tories and took a great many more prisoners he states in the last above mentioned campaign that he was in engagement with the British and he states that he had several skirmishes with the Tories applicant states that did not receive any wounds while he was in the army he states he thinks it was some in the month of November 1781 that his term of service expired and that he then recd his discharge from Capt Lops which said discharge he has lost or mis- laid so that he cannot produce the same applicant states that he did serve his country in the army of the united in the Revolutionary war the term of twelve months putting the whole together in the two last above mentioned campaigns applicant states that some time after he had been discharged from the last above mentioned campaign that he again volunteered his services in to the army of the united States for the term of six months under Capt

Can and applicant states that he did not have arms but that he drove one of the Forage Waggons which supplied the army which were then stationed at Salisbury and applicant states that he performed said duty for the term of six months as above stated and has never received any emt from the government for such service.
Applicant states that he is a Very Poor Man and Very infirm and destitute and that he has no means by which he can get a living except by labour and that his Constitution is so much impaired that he is scarcely able to perform any labour and his wife is also Very infirm so much so that she cannot contribute much to warding a living.
Applicant states that he has no documentary evidence of his services nor does he know of any living testimony by whom he can prove them if he hereby Relinquishes every claim to a pension or an annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any agency of any State whatsoever.
questions by the court
1st where and in what year were you born answer I was born in the county of Roan in the state of North Carolina in the year 1766 do you have any record of your age and if so where is it answer I have no record of my age I only know my age from what my Father

Told me 3 where were you living, when you were called in to service and where have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do you know live answer I lived in the county of Roan when I was called in to the service I lived awhile after the Revolutionary war in the state of North Carolina and a while in with county in the state of Virginia and I now live in the county of Claiborne in the state of Tennessee 4 how were you called in to the service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom answer I drafted and I volunteered 5 did you ever receive a discharge and if so from whom answer I received 2 discharges From Capt Lopp 6 to state names of some of the Regular officers whom you know and such continental and militia Regiments as you are acquainted with answer I knew General Rutherford Colonel Lock Colonel Parsons and many others
7 state the names of some of your Neighbors who asked know you and can testify as to your character and the belief of your friends answer John Hogg David Rogers and many others
Yours Philip Pate Mark
Seven miles from Court This 17th Sept 1833
Buy H. Claiborne

27.886
Peter Peak

State of Tennessee } I Henry Holt a Clairborne County } Duggyman Resident in said County do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Peter Beck who is making this application for a pension and that I believe him to be the years of age that he states and that it is reported and believed in the Neighborhood where he Resides that he was a Soldier of the Revolution- ary war and served as he states and I concur in that opinion
Given to me open Court the 17 th Sept 1835
Henry Holt
Buy H Alford CLK
State of Tennessee } I David Rogers a Clairborne County } Citizen Resident in said County do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Peter Beck who is making this application for a pension and that I believe him to be the years of age that he states and that it is reported and believed in the Neighborhood where he Resides that he was a Soldier of the Revolutionary war and that I concur in that opinion
Given to me open Court this 17 th Sept 1835 Buy H Alford CLK

And the said Court do hereby declare their Opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interroga- tories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as - the State and the Court further certifies that it appears to it that Henry Holt who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman Resident in said County of Claiborne in the State of Mississippi and that David Rogers who has also - signed the same a certificate is a resident in the County of Claiborne and State aforesaid and is a credible person and that their statements are entitled to - credit.
State of Mississippi
I Benjamin P. Cloud Clerk of said Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Claiborne County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the appli- -cation of Peter Dock for a pension
In testimony whereof I have here- unto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this 17 th September 1833
Benj. P. Cloud, Clerk

27. 886
Peter Peck to Sempfer
for 1780 Jan 9 - $30.
Can only allow as done without proof
Benj's Sewell to Lazewell to Ser

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Peter Peck
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1780 3 P. Capt. Lof Col. Lock 67 N. C. 6 Traditioary.   9 P. " "  
It is believed that there were no engagements in the Militia for any long a period at one time as nine months. The applicant should amend his declaration accordingly.
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c, Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of } On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, ooth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration, by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

State of Tennessee Clairborne County
March Sessions of the County Court 1834
This the amendment to the Declaration of Peter Peck for a pension the applicant being duly sworn in open court ac- cording to law states as follows to wit that the whole of his services performed in the army of the united as  as states as in his Declaration mentioned was as a private This applicant begs leave further to state that the nine months term of duty de- scribed in the second in Gage ment which he was under in his declaration he was mustered for his entitled in said campaign and did not volunteer as he stated in his declaration but he most positively did states that he did serve the nine months term of duty as described in his declarations
Sworn in open court March 19 th 1834
B. F. Almond Clerk
Mr Peter Peck mark
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that after the investigation of the matter of Peter Peck's amendment to his declaration for a pension, that he was a soldier of the revolution and served as he states - I Benjamin F. Almond Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Oyer and terminer Sessions for the County of Claiborne in the state of Tennessee do

hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the amendment of Peter Peck to his pension declaration. - In Solomony
Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at office in Ligonier the 19 th day of March 1834 Benjamin F. Hildreth

Supplement of Peter Peck
State of Tennessee Claiborne County ss
Personally appeared before Simpson Hurst an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County of said Peter Peck, a resident of said County of Claiborne and State of Tennessee aged 84 or 85 years and being sworn according to law with an oath make the following Statement of his service in the Revolutionary War in order to get his pension increased
1st) He first volunteered a private for three months under Capt Lofte in  the  Regiments in the Spring of the year Not recolle cted 2nd) He was drafted a private under Capt Lofte 6 months not  recollected in the summer of the year not  recollected he lived at the time of said service in Rowan County NC - These are the tours that he filed his declaration for and drew a pension He further swears that he employed Judge Robinson to get his pension for him That he told Robinson that he was in listed for 5 years besides the above militia service that Robinson advised him that he was not entitled to his Regular service and he did not put it in his declaration But he now makes a Statement of said Regular service believing he is entitled to the same
He enlisted private in Rowan County NC some time in February or March in the year 1782 or 83. under Capt Carr and Captain Hickart for five years was marched against the Indians to where Knoxville in East Tennessee

now stands from thence to Kentucky on the Ohio River near where Louisville now is now situated covered the greater part his time there had some light skirmishes with the Indians was wounded one night while on guard in his right leg by an Indian from a canoe on the River the main part of the Army was stationed further up the River he thinks he belonged to the 6th Regiment and it was commanded by Col. or Genl - Clark He deems it unnecessary to give full details of his service as he supposes it is on the records of the department, but he was honorably discharged at the end of five years by his Capt or Lieut not now re- lected which. That his discharge was written destroyed  by crossing Holston River The true and only reason he did not make a statement of his regular service in his first declaration was for the advice of his attorney to the contrary Sworn to and subscribed before me Simpson his Peter P. Pick Justis of the peace mark 
County of Claiborne Tennessee State I Simpsonhurst an acting Justice of the Peace for the county aforesaid Certify that I am personally acquainted with Peter P. Pick that he is a man of unquestionable veracity that by a late accident he has lost one of his

legs, and being very old, he is unable to appear before our County Court.
Given under my hand this 28th day of July 1846 Simpson H. Hurst
Justice of the Peace
State of Tennessee } Blairborne County } I Thos J Johnson clerk of the County Court of Blairborne County do hereby Certify that Simpson Hurst whose name appears to the foregoing certificate is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County duly Elected and Commissioned as the Law Directs and sworn into office and that his signature appears to be in his own hand writing witness my hand and seal of office at office in Safewell the 28th of July 1846 —
Thos. J. Johnson clerk of said Court

Now stands this part of it he was then marched to near where Lawrence is now in Kentucky on Ohio River and stationed the greater part of his service - had some skirmishes with the Indians - and one night while on guard he was shot through the leg by an Indian. his companions in a canoe on the River The main part of the troops were stationed most the time higher up the River than his Capt Company he was not much of his time with the main Army but thinks he belonged to the Regiment and the Col. was that the true and only Reason he did not put the Regular service in his former Declaration was his attorney advised him not to do it -

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James S. Edw. King Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.
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State of Tennessee Claibourn county May the 23 rd 1846
To Mr J. L. Edwards Esq r the two cases which I will lay before your honor is the one of Richard Hays pensioned the 3 rd of January 1833 at the Rate of $36.66 per annum he served one three months Tower the State of North Carolina under General Aswell & then he served an other three months Tower of the same State under General Jones and Col Branch then was ordered out under Col Lang and was attached to the Waggon gards then marched on to head quarters to General Greens army and served as a wagoner met head quarters at the Eutaw Springs after this he enlisted under Col Wm. Linton for the term of nine months in the State of North Carolina which the comptrollers certificate will show the facts of his service rendered to united States

The other is Peter Beck Discharged the 10 th of July 1884 he was Discharged for malitia service in the State of North Carolina he enlisted in the month of April 1782 against the common enemy for the term of five years he enlisted in the State of North Carolina in Roan county Bulls Ferry Town under capt Barr and Lieutants and Ensign Davidson then marched thru the western part of Virginia. then he was attached to Col Clark's Ridge ment he was shot thru his right leg near the heel of the muscle which by misfortune last winter he had his left thigh amputated Just below his hip and the gun shot in his right leg has disabled him so that he has never has been able to walk since you will please note to me whether these two claims if prosecuted in a right manner and will authenticated will obtain an increase of pension I am very Respectful obedient Serv LMB NCG

Raleigh 16. th Oct. 1846 James K. McAnally Esq. Sir
Your letter of the 6. th instant is received, and I have carefully examined the muster rolls in my Office for the name of Peter Peck, but do not find it. He may have served as a Militia man, of them I have not the rolls. There are sundry books in the Comptrollers Office, affording evidence of Militia service, but he charges $5. a search, and that to be paid in advance. My fees for this service is only 20 Cents.
Yours respectfully
Wm. Billings
November the 3rd 1846
Sir
Above is what the Secretary of North Carolina says respecting Peter Peck. Without his Pension can he be increased without proof from that Office. It is useless for me to incur further expense or trouble in the case.
I have the honor to be respectfully Your
Oble Servant
J. L. Edwards Esq. James K. McAnally Com y of Pensions

Thorn Hill Tenn Oct 3 rd
Sept 11. 1846
suppl dec
Free J. L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.

August the 30 th 1840
Sir
Enclosed is the amended Supplement of Peter Beck to his former declaration
If upon the examination of the Regular Rolls you find his name and think his pension ought to be increased please send me his certificate to Thorn Hill Tenn
Your Obedient Servant JL Edwards Esq James A McAnally
PS Mr Beck is old and cannot recollect distinctly about his service

Breit in the case of Mary Peck widow of Peter Clairborne County and State of Tenn. act 3 d Feby: 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 the act of 7 th June, 1832. Four Witnesses testify to general reputation of marriage & cohabitation (If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
W. G. Payne, Esq., Memphis, Tenn. Name and residence of Agent
"[Signature]" Examining Clerk.

State of Tennessee, S.S. County of Claiborne.
On this 18, day of November, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty three, personally appeared before the Chairman of the County Court of the County and State of Tennessee, Mary Peck, a resident of said County and State aforesaid, aged Seventy five years, who first being duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 3rd, February, 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war; That she is the widow of Peter Peck, who was a private in said war, and refers to the evidence filed in his application heretofore, upon which he obtained his pension, and of which, the department is in possession, she having no other or better documentary evidence to refer to.
She further declares that she was married to the said Peter Peck on the 19th, day of December, 1804; that her said husband died on the 10th, day of April, 1857; that she was not married to him prior to the second of January, eighteen hundred, but at the time above stated. She further declares that she is now a widow.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before me.
W. G. Payne, Justice of the Peace, and Chairman of the County Court.

State of Tennessee, Claiborne County. 3 I Thomas S. Johnson Clerk of the County Court of said County, do hereby Certify that Wm. G. Payne whose name appears to the within declaration is an acting justice of the Peace, within and for the County of Claiborne and State aforesaid, duly Commissioned and qualified according to law, and that his Signature appears in his own proper handwriting and that full faith and credit is due all of his Official acts as such.
Given under my hand and seal of Office at Office in Tazewell, this 18th day of November 1853.
Thus, T. Johnson Clerk
Direct communications to care of Wm. G. Payne, Tazewell, Tenn.

Sazerville, Tennessee. July 19, 1854.
To the Commission of Pensions,
Sir:
You will find accompanying this communication, the Depositions of H. Graham and Wm. Houston both residents of this place for many years. And to satisfy the disbursement of their character and responsibility as gentlemen of truth and veracity, refer you, to the Hon. Wm. M. Churchman, member of Congress from this state, also Gov. James C. Jones, U. S.
I have used all due diligence in my power to obtain a copy of the Record, in relation to the marriage of Peter and Mary Poole but have not been able to get it - and from the best information I can get, there never was any record required to be kept of marriages at the time they were married. And the Minister that performed the Ceremony has been dead for several years. But with the Proof you are already in possession of, together with that which I now send you, will, I presume, be sufficient to establish the claim of Widow Mary Poole, and to satisfy the disbursement that there is no fraud attempted to be practiced in the case -
But I wish, right here, to state to the disbursement generally, that having received a great many of these Circulars, cautioning those engaged in the pension business against the numerous frauds that are being daily practiced or attempted to be practiced upon the Government, that I am aware that there must be a great deal of that kind of work going on throughout the United States. But, so far as I have had any thing to do in that line, it has been conducted upon honor and in good faith towards the government and those interested in the claims - It is not my intention nor desire, to prosecute any claim that I think a suspicious one, I look up for honest claims, and to reverse them up as such - but, if, I should unluckily, be deceived in any of them, I will, on detecting the same, make an expose of it immediately.
The position I occupy, and intend to occupy as long as

I continue in that line of business - I would have the department pay due respect to my communications in that line, for I design getting up no claims that I think are unjust ones, therefore, any claims that I may be concerned in, may be looked at as being transacted upon honorable basis and respected in that capacity.
Respectfully, W. G. Payne

State of Tennessee, County of Claiborne. Be it known, that before me, James Chick, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly authorized by law to administer oaths, personally appeared Hugh Graham and William Houston, and made oath in due form of law, that they are well acquainted with Mary Peck, the widow of Peter Peck, deceased, who was a Revolutionary pensioner, and resided in said County up to the time of his death - (in 1850 or 1851). They further state that they have known Peter and Mary Peck for upwards of thirty years, that they have lived together as husband and wife during that time, to their own knowledge, and that their marriage has never been questioned or doubted by the citizens of the County - They further state, they, themselves, have resided in said County for a great number of years, and have had dealings with the said Peter and Mary Peck, and to form a personal acquaintance with them - and from that acquaintance they are induced compelled to believe them legally married. That Peter Peck died on or about the time above stated, and that Mary Peck, his wife, still remains a widow. They do further state, that they are not interested in the result of this prosecution.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 18th day of July, 1854. Hugh Graham William Houston James Chick, J.P.
I certify that Hugh Graham and William Houston are both residents of said County, and that they are both personally known to me to be men of probity and truth in any court of record - and I further certify that I am in no wise concerned in the prosecution of this cause nor interested in its result. Given under my hand and Official Seal this 18, day of July 1854.
James Chick, J.P. Justice of the peace.

State of Tennessee, Claiborne County. I, Thomas S. Johnson Clerk of the County Court of said County, do hereby certify that Samy Chick whose name appears to the within deposition of H. Graham and William Houston, is now and was at the time of signing the same, an acting Justice of the Peace for said County, duly Commissioned and qualified according to law, and that his signature thereto is genuine.
And I further certify that I am not interested in the result of said claims in anywise.
Given under my hand and seal of Office at Office in Knoxville, this 18, day of July, 1834.
Thos. S. Johnson Clerk

Sazerville, Tenn. Nov. 21, 1853.
L. S. Waldo, Esq., Ar. Sir:—
It may not be unnecessary to mention in the case of Mrs. Mary Beck, that about two years ago or shortly after the death of her husband, she employed one Dan. B. M c Vey to prosecute her claim for a pension on account of services rendered by her husband, who drew a pension up to the time of his death, which is set forth in her declaration — M c Vey as far as she is able to learn has never done any thing in the business or even willing to give up her papers for others to prosecute for her. She wishes to know if any thing has ever been done by Mr. M c Vey, and that if he should now attempt any thing in the way of prosecuting the claim, that she objects, owing to his dissipated habits and ungentlemanly treatment towards her — Any information you may give the old Lady on the subject of her pension affairs will be properly acknowledged.
Very Respectfully Yr. Obt. Servt. W. G. Payne

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 26 296
Mary Deck wid of Peter Deck Prisoners
Act Feb 3 d 53
Index: Vol 2 , Page 125
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Nov. 28 th 1857
Mary Peck Wid. of Peter. Claiborne Co. Term
Act 15 th § 30. pulln. Com. Feby. 3 rd 1853.
Revy
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Pension Office, Official Business
W. G. Payne, Sazewell. Term. Commissioner.

Pension Office December 3 1852
Sir. Please report time of last payment to or death of within named pensioner.
Respectfully &c F. Burt Esq. S. Cole 3 Aud. for Comm. Present.
Peter Peck, act 1832 $30. p. an. — Paid to 4 th March 1851, no date of death on our Books.
F. Burt Auditor.

No 3820 Mary Peck wid of Peter Let to Wm Payne Dec 10/58 Set to W. G. Payne, June 22, 1854,
Act Feb 3/53

Weymouth June 15
And
Dear M r  Beck Reck Purcell Peters
The Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.
June 21 st 1888

Nov. 28, 1853.
Myrtill M rs Peck, M rs of Peter Peck,
Clairton Pa. Feb 53 Oct 158.
Rev. A. G. Payne Hazelton, Tenn.
Off ice of Washington

Nov. 28, 1853
Whittier Wm.
B. M c Vey has done any thing
in East of
Pratt's Creek,
& is about to
leave the
agency.
W. S. Payne,
Laurel,
Tenn.
General Delivery Laurel Tenn.
Respectfully Yours W. S. Payne

St. John's, N. B. 23 July
True
Mary Park
Rev. Anderson
To the Commissioners of Pensions Washington City D. C.