Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21128, Thomas Cooper, `

SERVICE
NUMBER
S. 6
Cooper, Thomas
S. 21/28.
CONTENTS

West Tennessee 29.582
Thomas Cooper
of Tipton Co. in the State of Tennessee who was a Pr. Inf. & Cav. in the company commanded by Captain W. Kelvy of the company commanded by Col. Mayburn in the S. Carolina line for Pr. Cav. 1 year — 50.00 " Inf. 5 months & 20 days 18.88 $68.88
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 68 Dollars 88 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 th day of Dec r , 1834 and sent to Hon. J. B. Forrester H. P.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1834 241.08 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 March '35 34.44 $275.52
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book E-2 Vol. 7 Page 85

Declaration in order to define the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th June 1832.
State of Tennessee } Fentress county } On this the 24 th day of July 1832. personally appeared in the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of said County being a Court of Record now sitting Thomas Cooper a resident of the United States in the County of Fentress and State of Tennessee Aged on the 19 th day of October 1831. Sixty nine 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 provisions made by the act of Congress passed June the 7 th 1832. that he enlisted in the Army of the United States on the 10 th or 12 th day of November 1781. for one year with a man by the name of Kirk he believes he was informed Continental and service in the Regiment of the South Carolina line of Col. Early under the following named Officers to wit the Brigade was commanded by General Marion a Brigadier General in the Regiment commanded by Col. Ezekiel Mayham and Major Thomas Gibbs he was first in the Company commanded by Capt. Robert McKelvey and after he resigned Captain James Kiernie took the command of the Company Samuel Cooper was the Lieutenant and H. Allen was first the Cornet and after he resigned as was promoted Postell was the Cornet he continued in the Army until his time expired he enlisted On Santee in South Carolina a few miles below Wilson's ferry he lived in Sullivan County then North Carolina now Tennessee had marched to Santee as a drafted soldier under Colonel Shelby as will be more particularly hereafter specified he was not in the army Battle was engaged principally in patrolling or scouting.

he marched from the place of his enlistment down near the quarter house about Six Miles from Charleston South Carolina which place the British Army was in possession of at that time he then marched to Pee Dee near one hundred miles continuing to patrol between Charleston and Santee principally he took sick some two months before his time was out he was dismissed near Saulsbury ferry on Cooper river in South Carolina his discharge was signed by M aj . Thomas Giles which he sold to John Black it is therefore out of his power to produce it nor has he any documentary evidence by which he can shew his services he also entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated he was drafted in Sullivan County North Carolina now in the State of Tennessee where he then resided for the three months he was attached to Col. Isaac Shelby's Regiment Captain James Elliott's Company he cannot recollect the Lieutenant's name but William Young was the ensign of the Company he entered the service under this engagement about the last of September 1780 continued to serve for about two months and was then discharged at Wilks Court House in North Carolina marched from Sullivan County directly to Kings Mountain he was ordered as a detachment to collect prisoners for the Army under Ensign Young before the Battle commenced and did not arrive at the Battle ground until About two hours after the Battle of Kings

mountain was fought marched from thence to Wilks Court house guarding the prisoners he served with Colonel John Sevier Colonel Campbell Colonel Williams and Colonel Owland Regiment there was some other men along he has no documentary evidence by which he can establish his service he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service then returned home to Sullivan County about the last of March 1781 he was again drafted and entered the service against the Indians under Colonel Joseph Morton under Captain John Steele marched from there to Pounds Valley the Valley Station then down the Valley to near the mouth of Poplar Creek then up Clinch to the End of Clinch mountain then up Holston home again forced upon same Indians and drove them in Pounds Valley he was drafted again about the last of September as first of October 1781 and entered the service of the United States and served under the following named Officers and served as herein stated Colonel Isaac Shelby commanded the Regiment Captain Thomas Wallis commanded the Company to which he belonged Charles Campbell was the ensign of the Company he was drafted in the said County of Sullivan he marched from there to Santee in South Carolina where Colonel Shelby's Regiment and Colonel Sevier's Regiment General Maurice and his Brigade were there when he arrived had no engagement he continued
20 days see witness affidavit

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under this Engagement till he enlisted on the 10 th or 12 th of November 1781 as first above stated that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can prove and who can testify to his service he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity Except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll or agency of any state from to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
John H. Richardson Clerk Thomas Cooper of Kentup county court
We Peter Reagan a clergyman residing in the county of Kentup and State of Tennessee and in the neighborhood of the said Thomas Cooper and John McCallan residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Cooper who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be sixty nine years old that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion sworn to and subscribed in open court this 24 th day of July 1832.
John H. Richardson Clerk Peter Reagan of Kentup county court John McCallan

Whereupon the following questions were propounded by the Court
1 st question When and in what year were you born
Answer I was born in the State of Pennsylvania Chester County in the year of 1762 on the 19 th day of October
2 nd have you any record of your age and if so where is it
Answer my age was recorded in my father's Bible I got the Bible of my father I borrowed and never could get it returned and where it is is now unknown to me
3 rd Where were you living when you were called into service where have you lived since the revolutionary war & Where are you now living
Answer I was then living in Sussex County the State of North Carolina but now Tennessee continued to live there until the year 1801 When I moved to Sackett's Valley State of Kentucky lived there one year & then moved to Overton County Now Kentucky I lived there some time
4 th how were you called into service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute & if a substitute for whom
Answer Drafted three times and enlisted one
5 th State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the Troops when you served such Continental and Militia regiments as you can recollect and the General Circumstances of your service
Answer General Marion Col. Campbell Col. Shelby Col. Sevier Col. Williams Col. Clinch

and May. Files were with the army when I served
Ques. did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom ever it given and what has become of it
Ans. I received a discharge from my tower of enlistment signed by Maj. Thomas Files I sold it to John Black and for other services I did not receive any thing
Ques. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood and who can testify to you character for Veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution
Answer Peter Reagan and John Black
And the said Court do hereby declare their Opinion after the investigation the matter and after putting prescribed by the War Dept. above applicant was a veteran Soldier and served as he states and further certifies that it appears to them that Peter Reagan who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman resident in the county of Berks and State of Pennsylvania and in the neighbourhood of the said Thomas Cooper and that the said John McClellan who has also signed the same is a resident of the same county State & neighbourhood is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit

The amended declaration of Thomas Boopen a belligerent of Northup County in the State of on the 1 st 26 th day of February 1834 the said Thomas Boopen appeared in open court before the Honorable Abraham Canfield Judge of the 3 rd Circuit in the State of Tennessee now presiding and holding the Circuit Court in said County. He states that he entered and served as State in his declarations for one year he entered the service on the 10 th or 12 th day of November 1780 and served as in his original declaration for one year as a private soldier during which time he was in no unit employment. That he served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority and that he was in the field or in Garrison for the aforesaid term of twelve months. — As to the second term of service mentioned in his original declaration. He served as there in state of he thinks for at least the term of two months. That he served as mentioned in said declaration with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority as a private soldier that he was either in the field or in garri- son: and for the time during which the service was performed. He was not employed in any civil pursuit.

As to the third tour mentioned in his said declaration he states that he continued to serve as therein stated until about the last of April Seventeen hundred and eighty one that he entered the service and was discharged in Sullivan County North Carolina: That he served with an embodied corps, called into service by competent authority that he was either in field or in garrison: and for the time during which the service was performed he was not employed in any civil pursuit. As to the fourth tour in his said declaration mentioned: he states that he served about forty days - as therein stated that he served with an embodied corps, called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison: and for the time during which the service was performed he was not in any civil employment. That he served said period of time as a private soldier:
Thomas Cooper
Sworn to in open court this 26 th day of May 1836
W Richardson Clerk

And the said Thomas Cooper being duly sworn deposeth and saith - That by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot sure posi- tively as to the precise length of his service. But according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, the whole of which time he served as a private soldier. one tour of twelve months: one other tour of two months: one other tour of one month: and one other tour of forty days. And for such service he claims a pension. Sworn to in open court this 26 th May 1834
(Thomas Cooper)
W. Richardson Clerk
And the said Abraham Baruthers Judge as aforesaid doth declare his opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the above named applicant was a Revo- lutionary soldier and served as he states and the said Judge further certifies that it appears to him that Peter Reagan

who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the said county of Kentrip and in the neighbourhood of said applicant and that John McClelland who has also signed the same is a resident of the same county and neighbourhood and is a cred- ible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Ab. Garuthers Judge of the 3 rd Judicial Circuit of the State of Tennessee
I William B. Richardson clerk of the circuit court of said county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the the matters of the application of Thomas Gook- er for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private seal (having no seal of office yet provided) done at the clerk's office in Jamestown in said County of Kentrip this 15 th day of February in the year A.D. 1834
William B. Richardson Clerk of the Circuit Court for said County of Kentrip

Thos. Cooper. Ten.
from 1781 Pr Cury Infy 1 yr 5 mo. 20 days.
(Q + i)
1 yr Pr Cury — $50. — 5 mo 20 day B Inf 18.88 $68.88 100
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Mr J. B. Forrest
J. H. Richardson Janestown, Tenn.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjunctive notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: } ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Thomas Cooper.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.      
The service should be set forth according to the date of each engagement, and stated with precision, in note (2.)
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers :
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers ; the time he left the service ; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers ; ) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service ; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. (This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.)]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed 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 A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to annex and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or place-where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule 1a note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

I certify that John N Rich arlsen is clerk of the county court of Presently and that Wm B. Richarlsen is clerk of the circuit court of said county and that their signatures the former to the original and the latter to the  the declaration of Thomas Boofers is genuine this 4 th of September 1834
John B. Foester Mr. Congress.
If the whole of Thomas Boofers. claim cannot be allow- ed I will accept what can and relinquish the balance for the present 4 th of Sept 1834 John B. Foester

Production 21128 INVALID.
File No. 21128
Thomas Cooper
Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 77
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of Tennessee      John H. Richardson Sevier County      Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of said County and State aforesaid do certify that the foregoing a true & perfect transcript of contains the Original proceedings had in said Court in order to obtain a pension for the apl. Court Thomas Cooper as the same remains of record in our said Court
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office the 6th day of May A.D. 1833
John H. Richardson Clerk of Sevier County Court
John H. Richardson is clerk of the County Court of Tennessee and the above is a true copy of his commission Dec 13th 1834 John B. Forest M. Campbell

State of Tennessee } This day personally came Overton County } Walter Greer before me Wiley B. Miller an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County who first being duly sworn upon the Holy Evangelist of all men had to speak the truth in behalf of Thomas Cooper of the County of Humphreys and State aforesaid deponeth and saith that
That he is of the age of 74 that he is well acquainted with said Thomas Cooper who now lives in the County of Humphreys State of Tennessee and that he was well acquainted with him in the time of the revolutionary war that he knew in in the County of Sullivan that witness & Cooper went from said County of Sullivan as soldiers together under the command of Capt Thomas Wallis and Col Isaac Shelby down in to the state of South Carolina where said Cooper enlisted and the route I think it was in the fall of 1781 I think early in November but can't state the precise day he enlisted for one year in the dragoon service and was placed under General Marion & under Col Maymurn was not with him as an enlisted soldier but have very good reason to believe and also believe that Cooper served at his tower of Twelve months according to his enlistment for he never returned home until the end of twelve months from the date of his enlistment and it was the clear understanding that Cooper did serve accordingly; affiant states that he was with Cooper in the militia service with Cooper at the time he enlisted that Cooper

served about two months in the militia before he enlisted - then after he returned home from his regular service he was again called into service where he was drafted and commanded by Capt. Steel and fired on a band of Indians on Jasper Creek and served twenty days this term affiant is not certain now whether this was before his enlistment or since but is certain he did serve the twenty days affiant states that he does not know for a certainty that Cooper served any more but has reasons to and also believes that he did serve according to the statements made in his application for he was always counted a man of truth and he believes him to be such a man and further this affiant saith not July the 28th 1834 Walter Green
State of Tennessee Christian County ss Be it known that on this 28th day of July 1834 personally appeared Walter Green a citizen of said County before me Willie Bell Miller one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for said County and made oath in due form of Law that the foregoing statement as made and subscribed by him in my presence are true I also certify that said Green is a man of good moral character and is entitled to full credit on his oath or otherwise and I believe him to be of the age he represents himself to be given under my hand and seal this 28th day of July A.D. 1834 Willie Bell Miller

State of Tennessee Overton County } I William Gove Clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions of the County of Overton aforesaid do hereby certify that Willie Billie his whose signature appears to the foregoing certificate is now and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County and state and that his signature thereto appears to be in his own proper hand written
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of our said Court at office the 10 th day of August 1838
William Gove clerk