Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1,586, James Cain, N.C.

SERVICE
n. l.
Graham James
NUMBER.
NUMBER. R. 1586
CONTENTS

Robert
Mr and Mrs Cain
2 - Original
P. O. Box
New Bedford
Massachusetts
U.S.
FILE

No 38,852.
James Cain. etc
N. Carolina
Rejected
Lot 9. M. Rose Feb 24/83
June 7. 1882.

Declaration
Wm Bain
1586
+
Sam. Bain
From
Revolutionary Service
Las. Bain Speed

No 38,852.
James Cam. de
M. Cardina,
June 7, 1882.
Respectful
J. Ch. Rose Fay Mills Wife.

State of No Carolina Court of Pleas & Quarter County of Bladen Session Feb 7 1855.
Personally came into open Court (Wm) Bane & Sam l Bane Members of the County & State aforesaid & made with according to Law to the following declaration (viz) in order to obtain the benefits of the several acts of Congress, making provision for Revolutionary & the heirs of Revolutionary Soldiers in that they further James Bane, P.c. late of Bladen Co. was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War in the N.C. Artillery & served under Captains Irwin, & Robertson  Company & Col. Thomas Brant, was wounded in the Battle at Elizabeth Town in said County - that they believe he served at various times through the entire War, but are unable to specify the said service & must refer to the evidence on file in the War office & such as they will hereafter be enabled to file from the Comptroller's office of N.C. - that their said further deib without ever so far as they know or believe making an application for Pensions, They further swear that their

Said further James Bain, has the following children living viz Wm Bain a citizen of Placer County Colo, Sarah Bain a citizen of Placer Co - Mary Powers formerly Mary Bain a citizen of Robson Co. Ne - Martha McMillan a citizen of Placer Co. Ne - A. Conner Bain now a citizen of the state of Georgia, that Elizabeth Bain wife of James Bain since her declarants death 21st Jan'y 1799 & James Bain the further affirmed died 28 March 1826. Sworn to & subscribed this 16. Feb 1855.
Wm his Bain marks James Bain
And the said Court do hereby declare that they believe the said Wm Bain & Sarah Bain to be children of the said James Bain (Recd) wh. served as affidavits in their declarant -
J. W. Ripley Ch. Clk Thos. J. Jones J. H. Clark
Justices of the Court of Placer County Superior to Placer Co. Ne Feb 17 1855

I J J Commission blk of the County. Please to Enclosed Papers of said County of Bladen do certify that the foregoing is the original Proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Mrs Hannah Lewis for the Pension of their late husband James Lewis Decd
Given under my hand Seal of office this 6 Day of Feb 1855 J. J. Commission Clerk

Fayetteville NC
Feb 14 1855
Dear Sir
I of the children of a Rev. Soldier,
I herewith enclose the Declaration of my Parent d. at lots of Bladen Co
I have filed the declaration to ascertain if the heirs of a Soldier who died in 1826 became entitled to a Pension that might have been established by their service prior to his death.
The declaration sets forth substantially the facts as I can establish them, by evidence from the Comptroller's office of NC & by the identification of the Soldier - I did not deem it important to go to the Expense unless it would be allowed, after proof. Please inform me of this as a law to the relief of I can prove the facts alleged in the declaration
L. H. Rose

1586
SELECTED
P. O. James Cum
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18