Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7409, for Thomas Morris, North Carolina

SERVICE
N 6
★ Morris, Thomas
NUMBER
R. 7409
CONTENTS

31.753 Thomas Morris Indiana

The State of Indiana Randolph County
Be it remembered that on the 23 rd day of August A.D. 1834 then personally came before the Honorable Charles H. Scott president and John Wright associate judge of the Randolph Cir- cuit Court into open Court the same being a Court of Record Thomas Morris aged about eighty five years that who does not know his age exactly who being first duly sworn on his oath doth make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by Congress by the act of June 7 th 1832 that he entered the Service of the United States in the Army of the Revolution and served in the manner as follows I was drafted into the Service as a private militiaman in the month of March perhaps in the year 1780 in the North Carolina Militia I then being a resident of Pasquotank Tank County State of North Carolina my Captain's name was Oliver Williams Lieutenant's name James Greaves ensign Patrick Newton our company consis- ted of thirty two privates we were joined at Elizabethton in said Pasquotank County by another Company from Camden County in said State commanded by Col Samuel Jones of the State Militia who also took the command of our company we marched from there to what was called Pine Tree in South Carolina where we joined the main American Army under Genl. Horatio Gates we continued there there or perhaps four months I cannot now recollect until the Battle of Camden at Gates defeat I was in the Battle and received a wound in my right leg by a bullet lodging there which was afterwards cut out by a surgeon of the army by the name of Lewis I was also severely injured in the Battle in my back by the light horse riding over me I was carried off the ground by one Joseph Fox who belonged to the

same Company with myself and when General Greene came up on the  two days after with his army I was placed in the hospital with the wounded and remained there some time perhaps three or four weeks until I was able for service I continued in the army until Genl Gates marched northwards and continued with the army until we arrived at Martinsborough in North Carolind where our Company then consisting of only fifteen men were discharged We all received written discharges but in crossing Tar river at Winton in North Carolind I lost mine by its getting wet and destroyed I reached home after about a month to my best recollection from the time we were disch- -arged To the best of my recollection I was drafted into the Service on the first or second day of March 1780 and was marched five days after we were drafted and I reached home to the best of my recollection on the 22- day of November following I served as a private during the whole term and was only drafted for five months in the first place but was detained in the Service the length of time above stated I hereby declare that my name is not on the Pension roll of the Agency of any State and I hereby relinquish every claim to a pension or annuity except the present  Sworn to & subscribed in open court 12 August 183 L Conway Clerk  Thomas Morris his mark
And thereupon here comes into open court Ezekiah Warldright who being first duly sworn says he is and has been well acquainted with the above named Thomas Morris ever since his recollection that said agent was between seven and eight years old when said Morris was drafted and that he recollects of said Morris going out into the Army and of his returning

home again affiant continued to reside in the same neighborhood with said Morris for thirty six years, afterward said affiant was well acquainted with other persons that were in the service at the time said Morris was in the service and has often heard said persons speak of the said Morris having been in the service out, and that said Morris was always deemed an honest correct man and universally accounted in his neighborhood as a soldier of the revolution and true and faithful to the principles and rights of his country. Said affiant further states that his affiant's connections were in the army at the same time that said Morris was in the army and that he affiant has often heard them speak of said Morris having been in the service as above stated. And thereupon the said Court after having heard the testimony and after the investigation of the case are of opinion that the above named Thomas Morris was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
I Charles Conway Clerk of the said Randolph Circuit Court do certify that the foregoing are the original proceedings and papers in the matter of the application of Thomas Morris for a pension. In testimony whereof I have unto set my name and affixed the seal of said Court this 13-day of August A.D. 1834.
Charles Conway C.M.C.

Rejected. did not save six mats in letter 22 Aug t '34 to J. S. Newman.
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
7409 P. O. Thomas Morris
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
REJECTED
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____ _____
Text"> _____ Recognized.
_____ Contract.

Centerville Mo 15 August
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Hon J. L. Edwards Pension Office Washington City D. C.

Hon J. L. Edwards
Pension Office
Centreville Indiana 15- Aug- 1834
Sir enclosed is transmitted to you the Application of Thomas Morris for a Pension for Services in the Revolutionary War When investigated Please direct the result to be forwarded to me at this place
Most Respectfully John  Stearns