Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1,603, William Call, Privateer (N. C.)

SERVICE
Privateer(N.C.) Ball, William
NUMBER
R. 1603
CONTENTS

Declaration of William Wall in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7 th June 1832
State of Tennessee } On this day of January Williamson County } 1836, personally appeared in open court, before Elijah J. Potts John Thompson and John Hughes Justices of the court of pleas and quarter sessions held for the county of Williamson at Franklin state of Ten.
William Wall a resident of said county and state aged 78 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 th 1832
That he entered the naval service of the United States under the following named officers and service as herein stated
I first entered as a volunteer seaman on board the Yankee Hero from Newbern N.C. where I then resided at Edenton N.C. and ship was com- manded by Capt Manly . One Walker was 2 nd Lieutenant. I do not recollect the first Lieutenant or any other of the officers on board this ship. I served on board of her 18 months. We had one engagement during this time with a British man of war Sunderland of twenty two guns. The engage- ment lasted four hours, when the enemy I was wounded, during this engagement in the leg  shoulder set sail and bore away. Five of our men were killed on the second  first broadside
I do not recollect the calibre of the Yankee Hero, but think it was inferior

to that of the enemy's. This 18 months tour was made up of three cruises of 6 months each. I do not recollect the time I entered but think it was about the middle of the war. The engagement spoken of took place near the Island of Antigua one of the west India Islands. This was the only engagement I was in on board the yankey Hero
I next entered as a volunteer while residing at the same place on board a large Top sail Schooner of 18 guns commanded and fitted out by merchants Dickson & Allen and by Capt John Stockel. I do not recollect the name of the Schooner. She was from Edenton N.C. My services on board this vessel consisted of three cruises of 6 months each, the last cruise we were out 7 months, making 19 months on account of being engaged in bringing a load of salt from Turk's Island of 20000 bushels to Edenton. We got in a little while before peace was declared. I think as well as I recollect there was about two months interval between my leaving the ship Hero and going on board the Schooner - so that the time I first went on board the Hero must have been in and about 3 years before peace was declared.
While on board the Schooner we had little fighting. We were chased

on one instance by a British man of war for five hours but escaped In another instance we were chased by a British privateer, and run into Cape Franc way an Island belonging to the French in the West Indies I do not recollect of any any other circumstance or event of a public nature which occurred during this 3 years. I was born as well as I recollect in 1787 on the 25 th of December in the Town or parish of Dunstan Somersetshire. I came out a Cabin boy about fourteen years of age - I left the British ship King at Stacia a Dutch Island, and came on board an American vessel and was landed at Edenton N Carolina at about 14 years of age where I staid until the 1788 when I removed to South Carolina Union County and married I remained here until 1830 when I moved to Tennessee Williamson County where I now live and have been living ever since. I have no record of my age which I suppose was registered where I was born. I recollect of no officers except those named under whom I served I have no documentary evidence of my services and know of no person living by whom I can prove my services. I can state Hugh Webb Adams Hendricks Amos Patman and James Richardson who can testify to my character for veracity

and their being of my services as a soldier of the revolution. I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and declare my name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state. Sworn to in open court 5 Jan'y. 1836. Wm. Hall
We John Landrum, a clergyman residing in Williamson county and Hugh Webb residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Hall who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 78 years of age, that he is reported and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and we concur in that opinion. Sworn to in open court 5 Jan'y. 1836. John Landrum Hugh Webb
And the said court hereby declare their opinion after further the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented 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 John Landrum who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in Williamson county, that Hugh Webb who has also signed the same is a resident in said county and is a credible person and that their statements are entitled to credit.
W. Hughes John Thompson E. G. Porter

33.523
William Call Tennessee

I Thomas Hardeman clerk of the county court of William son county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the court in in the matter of the application of William Bell for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 19 th day of January 1836
Thos Hardeman

100. 2. caps
Sec of War.
Feb 3, 1836
Record Vol 2 B P 308,

War Dept. P. Office Feb 23 d 1836
Sir
The dec d I herewith enclose the Hon. A. P. Maury's letter and have the honor to depart in the case of William Call that he alleges to have volunteered during the revolutionary war as a seaman on board and a vessel called the Yankee Hero, and after serving three cruises of six months each again volunteered for the and served the same length of time on board a schooner carrying eighteen guns com- manded by Capt. Stockdale. The vessels in which the alleged service was performed, were private armed vessels. The act of July 4 th 1832 provides for none who served in vessels of the description of vessels. The claim has, therefore, been rejected, and the declaration filed in this office.
Hon. J. C. Calhoun

Rejected let 3 Feb 1836 No. S. Cap.
service in private and vessels.
1603

1643. REJECTED
P. O. William Call
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Callaghan, John GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 9095 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED June 20, 1789 to — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Callaghan, John GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 9725 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED November 5, 1789 To — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.