Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 1673, Mathew Capps, [BLANK]

SERVICE
NUMBER
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bapps, Mathew Minty
R 1673
N.O. residence of son in 1856
CONTENTS
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no Minty Coffr. as
mag Matthew,
N. Carolina.
Let. N. Coffr. Mar 26/56. Elisha Lee Octo 16 1856.
1673
act. 7 th July 1838

to Minty Capps, 2 widow of Matthew N. Capps
A. Capps Smithfield, N.C.

State of North Carolina
Jamurtin Canby
Now comes Allen
Canby who being duly sworn according to law declares that he is the son of Matthew Canby a revolutionary soldier that McInty Canby his mother the wife of said Matthew Canby made an application for pension about the year 1849 or 50 by an John G. Bully that he has after called on the said Bully to know what disposition was made in the case but failed to get any satisfactory answer (it is respectfully asked what disposition has been made of the case please forward all communications to Smithfield North Carolina care of J. B. Badner)
Allen his mark
J. B. Badner witness
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 26th day of February 1856 O. J. Daddg

State of North Carolina Johnston County } I John H. Kennedy Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid do certify that O. L. D. old Beryn whose name appears to the foregoing Certificate was at the date thereof an able, major and full Bail County duly confirmed and sworn and that his signature thereto is genuine
In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of said Court at office in Smithfield this 5th day of March 1856
J. H. Kennedy clk

Pension Office
October 16 1856
1838 Sir
No pension nor or Bounty Land has been allowed for the alleged services of Matthew Capps of N.C. for the reasons given to the party interested - Allen Capps - on the 26 th of March last,
Elisha Lee Esq
Holly Spring
Wake Co
N.C.

Allen Capps
March 26, 1856.

Pension Office, March 26, 1856,
Sir I have filed your affidavit of the 26 th ult. and have to state that it does not appear that a claim for a pension on behalf of Mary Coffey, widow of Matthew has been filed in this office, from North Caro- lina, by John G. Galley, or any other person. If you were with her when you make the named when she died, or also when your father died, we need you the necessary forms and in- structions to enable you to effect your claim for arrears of pension, of any due due, to either parent at their respective deaths.
The Allen Coffey, Smithfield Johnson Co N.C.

Holly Springs Wake County
Oct 2, 1886 N.C.
To the Commissioner of Pensions Sir I wish to know if there has been any land or money pension shewed from the Pension office for Minty Caps widow of Mathew Caps in 1849 or since that time, Sir by you granting this request you will much oblige Direct to Holly Springs N.C. Yo — Elisha Lee
P.S. The above Mathew Caps Served in the Revolution War
E. Lee

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REJECTED
P. O. Henry Caples wid of Service: Mathew
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: Letter 1856, _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18