Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5497, Absalom Hammons, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. 6
Hammons, Absalom Hammond or
S, 5497
Born in Va-
CONTENTS
carded

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. 6
Hammons, Absalom Hammond or
S. 5497
Born in Va.
CONTENTS
carded

Henry  Agnew Virginia Pension No. 13,529 Paymaster
Absalom Morrison Subveteran in the State of Tennessee who was a Master in the Company commanded by Captain Russell of the Regt. commanded by Col. McDaniel in the North Carolina line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Pensioners at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of May 1835 and Supt. Genl. D. Blair
Arrears to the 4th of March 40.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 10.00 $30.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk, Book E Vol. 6 Page 176
See letter to J. Blair Jan. 20. 1836 do. to S. Rhea, 16. Sep 1840 do to same & Order to pay 16 March 1842,
Letter to Henry A. Morrison 2. Jan'y 1845
Order to Pen Agt. 12 Feb 1846.
Same of letter to H A Morrison Aug 1. 1846.
To Virginia, from 4th Sep 1840, Aug 26. 1846 Notification H. A. Morrison. Estillville Va
Letter to Pen Agt & S. D. Greusham 20 Nov. 1846.
Letter to Pen Agt. 5 Jan 1847.

State of Tennessee
Declaration
Sullivan County. 3 On this twenty fifth day of March 1833 Personally appeared Abraham Hammons a resident Citizen of Scott County, State of Virginia in open Court before the Honorable the Judge of the Circuit Court of Law & Equity in and for the County of Sullivan State of Tennessee aged seventy six 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 7th 1832 That he joined into the Militia of the State of North Carolina, during the Revolutionary war in the Town of Wilmington & State, in the month of April, toward the last thereof, under the following named officers (born April 1781) under Capt. John Russell a Militia captain, of Col. McDowell's command, & G.O. Rutherford's Regiment of N Carolina Militia and was commanded by Capt. Russell until an express came to Rutherford's army that the Cherokee Indians were depredating & killing on the frontier, when Capt. Russell with a part of the Company under his command with others were sent to quell said Indians & they declared put under Joseph White, who if he recollects, had acted as a Lieutenant in said Russell's company & was commanded by him That he was Marched through North Carolina to Virginia in order to intercept the March of the British under Cornwallis, said Rutherford being in command of said Col.

to which he belonged, and served the term of engagement and ever, being discharged at the arrival of the news of the Surrender of Cornwallis at Little York, in the month of October 1781. The interval between the last of April & that period being filled up marches to different parts of N Carolina to intercept the British, & in subjugating the country, which service he knows will amount to ten Months, exclusive of the time in going & returning from the Army. That he had found Rutherford at a place in North Carolina called Under River & served in the manner before stated until the surrender of Cornwallis, in October 1781, and then received a written discharge from his said Captain White, formerly second lieutenant but which he has lost
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present & he declares that his name is not on the roll of the Pension agency of any state. That he has no documentary evidence to prove his said service, & knows of no person by whom he can prove his actual services, but can establish the reputa- tion of said service by Peter Rader & James Stewart Esqr who are persons personally known to him, & he to them, that the claim is made out in Sullivan County Tenn as instead of Scott Virginia, because that he resides near the State & County line, near to Blountville where the court is held, & where his acquaintance, friends reside, & the persons cognizant of his reputation as a Revolutionary soldier That there is no minister of the Gospel in his vicinity or known to him by whom he can establish the reputation of his services, therefore,

he is reduced to the necessity of calling upon two citizens. That as far as he was born in the County of Northumberland County Virginia and is seventy six years of age from the record of his age in his possession, handed down to him by his parents.
Sworn to & declared in open Court, 26 th March 1833
his mark Absalom Hammond
we Peter Rader & Absalom Hammond residing in the County of Sullivan & State of Tennessee hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Absalom Hammond who has sworn to & subscribed the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be seventy six years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court this 26 th day of March 1833.
Peter Rader Absalom Hammond mark
W. Anderson Clerk
And the said court doth hereby declare his opinion after the investigation of the matter and after pronouncing 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 him that Peter Rader & Absalom Hammond who have signed the preceding certificate are resident citizens, and reputable and their statement entitled to credit
Edw Scott one of the judges of the Circuit Court of Law and Equity in and for the State of Tennessee

Sullivan County I William Anderson Clerk of the Circuit Court of Law & Equity in and for the County aforesaid do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Abraham Hammond for a peremptory
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal of office this 28th day of March 1833.
Wm Anderson att
Abraham Hammond Senior claim
Nov 1781 Penns 6 mths. $20.
40 Mr. Hall's one thing

Rev War
5497
INVALID.
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File No. 5497
Absolam Hammonds *
Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. M , Page 159
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Absolam Hammons * Records corrected May 7, 1904. ll

July 30 76
Mr Evans
Stillville Va. } July 21. }
Paid 10
J. L. Edwards Esqr. Comr., of Prisons. Pension office.
Washington City.
M 40 of bal

Cotilloville 15 th July 1846
Dear sir more than four months ago the petition of Absalom Harrison was sent on to the Pension office for the purpose of changing his pension from the state of Kentucky to Virginia; and as yet the department has not acted on it; the old record drew his pension in Kentucky for several years; but is now so old that he is unable to go to that state and desires to have the place of payment changed; and as he has not for some time drawn his pension; waiting on the action of the department; to make the change; the application was made pursuant to law and it is feared the papers have been mislaid or overlooked; by the department; your very early attention to the subject of the proposed change is respectfully requested.
Very Respectfully Yours &c Henry A. Morrison

Blountville T. Sept 7. 1840
Hon J. P. Edwards
Dr Sir
Enclosed are W. A. Hammonds pension papers — The old man is very infirm and lives about 20 miles from here. is the reason he did not make out his papers 6 months ago
Mr Blair the Pension Agent and myself differ about the law in this case. I suppose he is authorized to pay this pension for the whole year if presented before the 4 th of November next — he says he is not — Now will oblige me by giving me your opinion
Very Respectfully
Yr Ob t Serv t
Sam t Rhea

Bank of Virginia,
Decemr. 30. 1846.
Sir,
On the 27 th of August last, Absalom Hammond, a pensioner under the Act of the 7 th June 1832, late of the State of Tennessee, was transferred to the Pension Agency at this place. Vouchers have been presented to draw the pension due Absalom Hammons , who does not write his name, but gives his signature by cros. Be pleased to inform me which is the right name of the pensioner, and whether the Vouchers should be prepared in the name of Hammond or Hammons.
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
Ant y Robinson for James Cashie.
J. L. Edwards, Esq. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington.

Mar 14. 1842
Mr Evans
Hon. J. P. Kennedy Comr of P. Union Washington D.C.
Edward from N
Free

Blountville Mar 5. 1842
Hon J P Edwards
Dr Sir
Enclosed are Mr A Hammonds papers to draw 1 years pension — Be kind enough to examine them as early as you can as I wish to use the money in Baltimore in a short time. — You will perceive from the papers that Mr Hammonds is a resident of Scott City Va — He lived in Scott City Va when he obtain d his pension and has resided there ever since as you will perceive from a reference to his papers on file in your of- fice — he lives near the line of Tennessee — Which I hope will not prevent the pay- ment now. —
Yrs Respectfully
Sam Rhea

10
26. Aug 1846
J. S. Smith Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

Pension Office
H. Edwards Esq.
Augl 12. 1846
Sir:
In answer to your enquiry respecting Nicholas Hammond , I state that he as a pensioner on the Pomeroy Township roll, was last paid at the office on the 24 th day of September 1845 at the rate of $20 per annum. Since when no payment has been made to him respectfully
W. K. Blair aft

Stillville, Pa. July 3 d.
Feb 11. 46
Rev Dr. J. G. Schwanly Esqr Correspondent of American Washington City
Paris 10
A. G. Butler

Application for a Transfer? County of Scott ss.
On this 31 st day of January — 1846 before me, the subscriber, a justice of the peace for the said County of Scott personally appeared Absalom Hammons who on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain (not recollected or as yet identified) in the Regiment — commanded by Colonel (also not now recollected; see declaration) in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Tennessee from where he has lately removed ; that he now resides in the State of Virginia where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable in future. The following are his reasons for removing from Tennessee to Virginia; the most of his children settled in the state of Virg- inia and those with whom he desired to live; believing he could do so with more satisfaction to himself; in his old and helpless condition as his pension was not sufficient to support him; and he feels unable to write to the state of Tennessee to acknowledge a power of Attorney to draw his pension in that state; therefore desires to have it changed so that he can procure it; at home in his own state where he now resides; without the trouble of going to Tennessee to do so which he hopes will be sufficient to satisfy the department of the necessity of making the change without specifying the number of reasons that induced him to remove to Virginia. the place of payment. Absalom his Hammons mark
Sworn and subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid.
Lewis B. Dulaney

State of Virginia Scott County, } ss.
I James O Wood Clerk of the County Court, of the County, and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Lewis B Dulaney is a justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly Commissioned and qualified; that his commission dated on the 2 nd day of May 1834, and that his signature above written, is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said County this 2 nd day of February 1846 Virginia Scott County; ss. James O. Wood Clerk
This day of George Peters — a witness of lawful age came before me the undersigned a justice of the peace and made oath in due form of law that he is well acquainted with Absalom Hammons and that he knows that the said Absalom Hammons is a person under a certificate given at the War office of the United States the 16 th day of May 1833 as appears from the certificate itself now in his possession at the rate of Twenty dollars per annum and that he is the very same Absalom Hammons that has taken the above oath and described in this affidavit. Given under my hand this 31 st day of January — 1846 Lewis B Dulaney
Virginia Scott County ss.
I Lewis B Dulaney — a justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid do certify that George Peters — the witness above described who has been sworn before me as to the identity of Absalom Hammons is a person of veracity and his statement is to be relied on as true; and he is the same that was sworn to the above statement; Given under my hand this 31 st day of January 1846 Lewis B Dulaney

Virginia; - Scott County to wit
I James O. Wood Clerk of the Court of Scott County, certify that Lewis B. Dulaney is a Magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signature, purporting to be his, is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my seal of office, and subscribed my name, this 2 nd day of February in the year 1846.
James O. Wood Clerk of the Court of Scott County
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Dear Sir above you will find receive the application of Abraham Housman for a transfer of his pension to the state of Virginia; which you will attend to as early as is practicable as his half years pay will become due the 1 st of March; he has heretofore drawn in Virginia for a no of years he is now a very old and helpless man and unable to reside to that state; there is no doubt of his being a pensioner; which will be clearly seen from the records of your office.
Very Respectfully
Yours &c
Henry A. Morrison
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