Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41464, Charles Butler, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
NC
Butler, Charles
S. 41464
CONTENTS

41464
INVALID.)
Rev.
File No.
H. 464
Charles Butler
Dr. John Wood
Act:
18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol.
8
, Page
69
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Charles Butler Private
76 to 78
5 th N. Carolina
Rept.
Admitted
p 15- Charles Butler
Certificate
It is desired that the report on this application be communicated to Thomas Watson, New- bern, N.C. the petitioner not being near a Post Office and the Judge residing at a distance from the petitioner
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Pension Office - The Sec: State, will be pleased to furnish, any evidence, his office, contains relative to this man's Service

State of North Carolina
To the Honorable the Secretary of War of the United States.
The Petition of Charles Butler, a resident of Craven County in the State of North Carolina, and a Citizen of the United States Hearith, that early in the Revolutionary War, but the the particular month and year he does not remember, he enlisted as a private soldier in the Company Commanded by Captain John Inloe in the fifth Regiment of North Carolina Continental troops - that he marched to Pennsylvania, where the fifth Regiment was broken up and the Company of Captain Inloe, was transferred to the Second North Carolina Continental Regiment, commanded by Col. John Patterson; - that in said Company and Regiment he served until the expiration of the term for which he was enlisted, vizt. Two years and a half - Deponent was at the battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth - deponent is in reduced circumstances, is now Seventy one years of age and has the assistance of his Country for his support  after the expiration of deponents service in the Continental Army, he served at home in the North Carolina Militia, marched to Guilford, at which place he was by accident wounded in camp, for which wound he receives a pension from the United States which pension he is ready to relinquish

Upon receiving the benefit of the Act of Congress, approved on the 18th March 1818, which benefit he now prays this Witness Frank Hawkins. Charles X Butler Mark Craven County Court Sworn to in open Court
Osborn Clark maketh Oath that he was a private Soldier in the North Carolina Conti- nental line during the War of the Revolution and served during said War, deponent knows that Charles Butler served as a Staff in his Petition two years & half in said War - deponent knows said petitioners situation & believes he needs the assistance of his Country for his support — Osborn Clark
Sworn to in open Court 14th of June AD 1819
J. S. STANTON
State of North Carolina Craven County - Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions June term AD 1819 -
The foregoing petition of Charles Butler accompanied with the affidavit of Osborn Clark was presented to the Court and being sworn to, and subscribed in open Court It is Ordered that it be certified to the Secretary at War of the United States that it appears to the satisfaction of this Court, that the petitioner Charles Butler

lists serve in the Revolutionary war against the common enemy as stated in said petition and that said petitioner is now in reduced circumstances and needs the assistance of his country for his support.
Witness James G. Stanley Clerk of said Court under the seal of said Court at Newbern this fourteenth day of June AD 1819 - J. G. Stanley

State of N o Carolina Secretarys Office 10 th Nov r 1819.
I William Hill Secretary of State in & for the State aforesaid do hereby certify that, it appears from the musterroll of the N o Carolina Continental line for the Revolutionary war, that Charrys Butler a private in Capt. Culoes Company of the 5 th Reg t was mustered on the 20 th of April 1776 for 2½ years, and was discharged on the 10 th of Nov r 1778.
On comparing the musterroll with this declaration I have no doubt but the soldier mentioned above in this Certificate is the same who makes the declaration although the name is differently spelt. (viz) Charrys instead of Charles . Given under my hand the date above
W m Hill