Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4389, Morgan Hood, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. 6,
Wood, Morgan
S 4389
boarded
CONTENTS

13622 West Tennessee
Morgan Woods
of Hickman in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Johnson of the Regt commanded by Col. Wolfe in the North Coast line for 7 months
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of May 1832 and South Field Warner Charlotte
Arrears to the 4th of March 46 66 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 11 66 $58.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Daniel Bay Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 82

Morgan Have 24699 Puncon pipem
100000
100000

We Benja Hardwick a clergyman residing in the County of Dickson State of Tennessee & Field Tarrar residing in said County & State hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Morgan Hood who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 69 years of age that he is respected and beloved in the way the household where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to and subscribed in Open Court 11 th January 1833 Fitz Tarrar clerk
Benjamin Hardwick Clergyman Fitz Tarrar
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrog- atories presented by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as the states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Benjamin Hardwick who has signed the foregoing certificate is a clergyman resid- ent in the County of Dickson State of Tennessee and Field Tarrar who has also signed the same is a resident in the County of Dickson State aforesaid & is a credible person & that their statements are entitled to credit.
J. B. Brown Morton Dickson W. P. Palmer President of Court

State of Tennessee — SS. Dickson County ss.
I Field Farrar Clerk of the County Court of Dickson certify that the preceding pages is the original proceedings of the County Court of Dickson upon the application of Morgan Hood for a pension — that the same was regularly fully sworn to as therein stated the proceedings ordered by the court to be certified In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal there being no public seal of office at Charlotte this 10 th of April 1833
(Seal)
Field Farrar Clerk of Dickson County Court Tenn
Dickson County S.S.
The preceding certificate was made in my presence by Field Farrar who is the acting Clerk of the County Court of Dickson & signed by him there is no public seal of office
10 th April 1833
C. Johnson

State of Tennessee County of Dickson.
On this 9 th day of January A.D. 1833 personally appeared before the Justices of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, held for the county aforesaid at the court house in the Town of Charlotte Morgan Hood a resident of — in the County of Dickson & State of Tennessee aged 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 provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States during the revolutionary war under the following named officers and served as hereinafter stated In the year 17— (he cannot recollect the date) he entered in the service of the U.S. a sub- stitute for Dick Bell, who was drafted as a matcha man, two months tour, served under Captain Willie and Johnson, whose company was attached to a regiment com- manded by Col William Crawford The name of my Lieutenant I do not recollect, the service was entered into in the County of Burke North Carolina the company mustered into service in the County aforesaid and marched from there to Wofford's Station at the head of Calaba River. There he remained in service two months guarding said Station, at the end of two months he was discharged and returned to Burke County T.C. He again in the

In the year 17— during said revolutionary war entered into the service of the U.S. as a substitute for — he cannot remember his name, in the 6 th army aforesaid served a tour of two months, under the same officers, marched from Burke County to Millersford Station at the head of the Catawba River where he served two months guarding the station, was then dismissed and returned home.
In the 17— he again entered into the service of the United States in the 6 th army of Burke Co. as a substitute for Samuel Wells, in company company commanded by Captain Douglass, marched from Burke County to the Cherokee Nation, Captain Douglass's company was attached to a regiment commanded by Col. Joseph McDowell and having for the Genl commanding Genl Charles McDole, served three months this time, was in no battle though they killed some Indians, but some horses & returned home & destroyed their corn & and were discharged in Burke County Co. These are all the services rendered. There were no continental troops attached to the command under which I served and conse

quently I remember none of the can have tal officers, He never received any disch arge in writing. He truly relinquished every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll at the Agency of any State. I know of no person living by whom I can prove my service except Isaac Walker whose deposition is herewith transmitted in which he states as propounded by the Court
1. Where and in what year were you born I was born in Prince William County Va. the year I do not recollect nor have I any record of my age but was told by my mother that I was born about the 4th 1784.
2. Have you any records of your age, if so where are they. I put down the date of my Birth from the information of my mother, but have no other record than that thus made by myself.
3 where were you living when you were called into service where have you lived since the revolutionary war & where do you now live etc. I was living in Burke Co. at the time I entered into the service I had since the war, nine years in Pend leton, District South Carolina & seven years in Laurens County S.C. I then removed to Dickson County Tenn upon which I have lived ever since
4. How were you called into service, were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if so for whom. etc. I refer to the body of my declaration

5. 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
Ans. I do not recollect any continental regiments or officers not having served with any but remember Col. Miller's militia regiment with whom I served which I believe was the only regiment besides Col. McCabe or McDowell. As to the general circumstances of my service, I refer to the body of my declaration.
6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service if so by whom was it given & what has become of it.
Ans. I never received any discharge.
7. State the names of some of the persons to whom you are known who can testify as to your character for veracity & the extent of your services as a soldier of the revolution.
Ans. Isaac Walker, Hon. Paynes Esq Allen Bawden, & Col. John B. Brown
Sworn to & subscribed in open court the 11th January 1833.
Morgan Hood
Field Harrar clerk

No. 24699.
Morgan Hood. Dickson County Tennessee
from - private 7 months, $23 \frac{33}{100} .
Johnson Wofford N.C.
Charlotte
Field Samson 8th Dickson County Tennessee

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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. 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, showing the Service of Morgan Hood Dickson County Tennessee
   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.     Sub - 17- - 2 - private Col Johnson Colonel Wafford 69 years Burke County N. Carolina Traditionary evidence & Gergmans certificate witness certified credible   Sub - 17- - 2 - " Same Officers One living witness not certified credible papers not properly attached   Sub - 17- - 3 - " Col Dougherty Col. Lt Dowl Clerks Seal certified by C Johnson  
I am, respectfully, '1
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 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.
[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 places 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. 3
4 The notes from [a] to [e] 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.
[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.

Rev Han
4389
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File No. 4389
Morgan Hood Pvt. N.C. line
Act: June 7/93
Index:—Vol. A , Page 176
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of Tennessee Jan 9 th 1833 De cklson Co. The depositions of Isaac
Walker taken before me William H. Hoggins an acting justice of the peace for the County of De cklson aforesaid on the applica- tion of Morgan Hood for a pension Respondent states that he was acquainted with said Morgan Hood in Burke County N. Carolina during the Revolution -any war and knows of his being in the army three times during the war and believes that said Hood served as he has stated in his declaration.
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 9 th Jan 1833.
Isaac Walker
William H. Hoggins Justice of the peace
State of Tennessee De cklson County I Field Farrar clerk of the Court of pleas and quarter sessions in and for said County do hereby Certify that William Hoggins whose name is subscribed officially to the foregoing Certificate is an acting justice of the peace in and for said County aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified to act as such and that the signature thereto is in the proper hand of said Hoggins and that full faith and credit is due to his official acts as such -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand (and private), there being no seal of office, done at office in Charlotte this 12 th of January 1833.
Field Farrar

Free
Edwards Esq Pension agent Washington City
24899
June
Charlotte Gen April 11
Pension Refrmt Morgan Hood
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