Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9567, Robert Hair, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
A.6.
Hair, Robert
S 9567
CONTENTS
bearded

16.309 North Carolina
Robert Hairs
is here in the State of N.C.
who was a m c in the commanded by Captain of the Regt. commanded by Col. Smith in the N.C. line for 18 Mo. 3 days
9 mo. 15 days
Inscribed on the Roll of N.C. at the rate of 60. Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th day of July '33 and Supt. J. Hall - Statesville N.C.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 120.66 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept - 30.16 $150.82
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by C. Rice - Clerk Book E Vol. C Page 43.
Set. Par ag d . Q 176 35 Susp d . do - Sam l King, June 28 th '36

Robert Hairs 9547 Declaration for
a pension
No 15
Robert Hairs

State of North Carolina Court of pleas & quarter sessions Pender County } February sessions 1832
On the 28 day of February  August  appeared 1832 personally appeared an open Court being a Court of record John Brannon Robert Hair resident in said County aged seventy five  Eighty years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declarations in order to obtain the provisions made by the Acts of Congress of the 18 March 1818 and the first of May 1820. 18 January 1832 That he the said Robert Hair in or about the year 1779 he entered the service of the United States as a private in the Army of the Revolution, that he entered the service first as a substitute for John Deiley in the Militia in what was called the New Line Service or Nine Months Service, and whilst he performing his duty in the Army as the substitute of Deiley the Army was new Modelled and he was turned over to the regular Service and put under Regular officers to wit Capt Ramsay Major Armstrong Colt Supt. and Genl Lincoln, that he served Nine months in the Regular Army, and was discharged in South Carolina, which discharge he has lost. That he hereby relinquishes all claims whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present. That his name is not on the pension roll of any State
And in pursuance of the act of the 18 th of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I am not since that time living in any other place.
And I further swear that I served in the Militia at Gundry lines after the expiration of my regular Service exceeding in the whole two years, and was in the battle at Ramsour's Mill.
Sworn and subscribed day & year above written E. J. Lemonon Clerk
Robert H Hair mark

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states
J. Campbell Ckt.
I Absalom Simonton Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Iredell County North Carolina do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Robert Rain for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal for Office this 25 th day of August 1832.
A Simonton Ckt.

Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid, before me. }
W. F. Cowan. Peace.
James Bowie
James Bowie
I, W. F. Cowan a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County do hereby certify that James Bowie who executed the foregoing paper is a respectable resident of this County, and is, I believe, directly interested in said claim as therein set forth.
W. F. Cowan (J. Peace.)
I, J. F. Alexander Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that W. F. Cowan before whom the foregoing papers were executed, was, at the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly au-

STATE OF Ill Ga COUNTY OF Franklin } ss:
BE IT KNOWN, That on this 3rd day of February A. D., eighteen hundred and fifty three before the
undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared James Hair a resident of said County, and made oath according to law that he is the son of the late Robert Hair
who made application for a Pension under the act of June 7 th 1832 & which pension was allowed at the rate of Sixty dollars & thirty three cents ($60 \frac{33}{100} ) per annum & was paid up to the 4 th Sept. 1835, and suspended by the order of D. L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions on the 26 th of Oct. 1835 as he believes & no effort was made during said Hair's lifetime to have him re-in stated that he has been
informed that the said Pension ought to be allowed; that he is directly interested as a claimant in said Pension, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid, before me. W. F. Cowan Justice of the Peace.
James Hair
I, W. F. Cowan a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County do hereby certify that James Hair who executed the foregoing paper is a respectable resident of this County, and is, I believe, directly interested in said claim as therein set forth.
W. F. Cowan (J. Peace.)
I, J. F. Alexander Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that W. F. Cowan before whom the foregoing papers were executed, was, at the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly authorized by law to administer oaths; and the name thereunto subscribed, is his signature.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official Seal, this 9 th day of February A. D. 1853.
J. F. Alexander Clerk. By b. a. Carlton clerk

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That I, James H. Haire of Greene County North Carolina do,
hereby constitute and appoint George L. Amerson my true and lawful Agent and Attorney, to prosecute the Claim of Robt Haire for any amount of Revolutionary Pension or increase of Pension that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Agent to examine all the papers and documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Departments at Washington City, or elsewhere; to file additional evidence or arguments; and to receive the Certificate which may be issued for said claim, which Certificate I wish made payable to myself
to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed; and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.
WITNESS my hand and Seal this 3rd day Feby
A. D. 185 3
James Haire
Signed and Sealed in the Presence of
W. H. Cowan J. C. Bell
STATE OF N.C. COUNTY OF Greene } ss:
On this 3rd day of Feby
A. D. 185 3
before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared James Haire and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be his act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand the day and year aforesaid.
W. H. Cowan J. Peace.

Robert Hair n. b. n. 9547-
Rev
Admit as prevale. 18 mo 23 days $10.33
l. m.
T Falls Statesville N.C.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Apl. 25 1833
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 subjoined 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. These 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 Robert Hair
   Period when the service was rendered Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     about 1779 sub. 9 Pri. Capt. Ramsay Major Armstrong Col. Lytle Genl. Lincoln - colon 80 years Witness  
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 day 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 he 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 perform, 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; 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 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 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.
[k] 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 in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Rev. War
9567 INVALID.
File No. 9567
Robert Thaine
Priv Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 162
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of North Carolina Secret of place and greater freedom liberty 3 Session, August Session 1832
Personally appeared John Rounsavall of said County and made oath according to Law that he was acquainted with Robert Haire and served with him in the Revolutionary War. He served with him many months in South Carolina near Charleston, Purygury and upon the Savannah River, was in the Battle Company and Mip. They returned to the North Carolina line and enlisted for nine months but when their enlistment had expired they were not discharged but retained and remained in service for some time - He is certain that Haire served nine months and upwards in the Continental establishment at that time
John Rounsavall
Subscribed and sworn to before me open Court, 25 th day of August 1832. J. A. Simonson Clerk

I James Hampson chairman of the court of pleas and quarter sessions of Iredell County North Carolina do hereby certify that John Roussavalle is a resident in said county and is a credible person and his statements are entitled to full credit. Hampson Ch
I Absalom Simonton Clerk of the court of pleas & quarter sessions of Iredell County N. Carolina do hereby certify that the foregoing affidavit of John Roussavalle was subscribed and sworn to in open court. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office at Statesville the 28 th day of August 1832.
A. Simonton Clerk

State of North Carolina
Indee county 3
This day came Robert Hair before me the subscribing justice of the peace and made upon oath the following additional declaration to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed the 7 th day of Jan 1832.
That by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the length of his service but according to the best of his recollections he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades.
That in the year 1779 he entered as a private in the regular army a substitute for John Dickey and served as mentioned in his declaration. . . . . # 9 months
That in the year 1780 he entered as a substitute for James Aston a private in foot under leaf and served in three months 3. 00
That in the said year he was a substitute for Thomas Porter and served as a private in the foot — 3. 00
That he was a volunteer and at the battle at Ramsour's mill 3.
That in the early part of the year 1781 he was a substitute for Daniel Lewis and pursued the British to Guilford, was discharged a few days before the battle at Guilford — 3. 00
He was a private for foot and for such service I claim a pension 18: 3.
He has procured the affidavit of Daniel Hair in addition to the testimony of John Rousaville heretofore forwarded
# See the amended declaration of Mr Rousaville Alabama 12.641 The same is of a doubtful character. There is a witness for Rousaville

He was born in Pennsylvania but does not know in what year.
He has no record of his age.
He was living in what was then Rowan and is now Iredell County at the time he entered the service and lives there still.
He was called into service as stated in his declarations.
He has stated in his declaration the names of the officers that he recollects.
He has had several discharges but thinking them of no value has lost them all.
He refers of John Rousavelle & David Hair Sworn & subscribed before me } Robert D Hair this 7 th day of June 1833 } mark Hampson SP.
Personally came David Hair before me and being duly sworn saith that he is about 74 years of age and that he is the brother and well acquainted with Robert Hair who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing declarations. He says he saw him when in the 9 months service, & marched in the same Corps with him from Salisbury (detachment being in the Militia); at Purygburg Robert was put under Continental officers - where deponent left him. He served with the applicant two tours of three months each. He also saw him when he was in the other tour mentioned above, and knows that he served the several tours mentioned by him.

Sworn subscribed before me this 2 d day of June 1833 Hampshire H.P.
By David Stair mark
I do hereby certify that David Stair who has signed and sworn to the foregoing affidavits is a resident in Indefatigable and is a credible person and his statements entitled to credit.
Hampshire H.P.
I Abraham Simonton Clerk of the Court of pleas and quarter sessions of Indefatigable County do hereby certify that James Hampshire before whom the foregoing affidavits were made and who signed the foregoing certificate is a justice of the peace in and for said county and that his signature thereto is genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Shelbyville this 1 st day of June 1833
A Simonton 66th

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Hairbolt, Adam GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 9607 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Date not shown
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 Hairhold, John GRADE Private LINE Hazen's Regiment
WARRANT NUMBER 13167 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED September 10, 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.