Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31742, Reuben Hill, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Bill, Reuben
S. 31742
BLW 26342-160-55
CONTENTS

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South Carolina 31.079 Ruben Merrill of the State of N.C. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Butler of the Regt. commanded by Col. Graham on the N.C. Va. line for 21 days
Georgia
Inscribed on the Roll of a N. Carolina at the rate of - 80 - Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of Apr 1837 and sent to Col. Graham Walker, Wilton N.C.
Arrears to the 14th of March 1837 $48.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept., 42.00 $90.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Apr. June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Johnson Clerk, Book 13 Vol. 672 Page 59
Paid at the Treasury under Act of the 8 April 1838 from 4 Sept 1837 to 4 March 1838. as notified 30 Jan'y 1839
Sold to the S. Carolina 21st March 1840
Same form of kind to Pension 24 March 1842.
To Georgia from 11 March 1842 D. O. 1842. Notification to Hon. James Graham A. K.

107 343 Pension Bill Claim for Patent Land 160 acres Act 3rd March 1855
Revolutionary War
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State of Georgia } SS On this 7 day Jempkins County } of April 1855
before me an acting justice of the Peace in Jempkins County, State, personally came Reuben Hill aged 77 years a resident of said County & State who being duly sworn under oath, declares he is the identical Reuben Hill who was a private soldier in the Company commanded by Capt. Butler of whose name not now recollecteth, in the regiment commanded by Col John Earl in the State of North Carolina County of Rutherford, in the Revolutionary War that he now receives & is entitled a pension from the Government of the United States for his military service aforesaid, at the rate of Eighty Dollars per annum for a period of which he asked $800.00 refers to the records in the Pension Office.
He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which he may be entitled under the act of Congress passed 3rd day of March 1855. He further states that he has not applied for or received a Bounty land under any other act of Congress.
his Reuben Hill mark
Sworn to & subscribed before me the day & year aforesaid. I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Reuben Hill who makes the above declaration, that he is the identical man who receives a pension as above stated, that I believe he is of the age above stated and that this declaration is true.
John W. Harrington Justice of the Peace

State of Georgia Lumpkin County
Personally came John Hollinshead and Elizabeth H Reynolds persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit and who being duly sworn, say that the foregoing and said Reuben Hill made his mark to the fore- going declaration and they further swear that they have very reason to believe from the appearance of the applicant that he is the individual person he represents himself to be. That they are disinterested witnesses and reside in the County of Lumpkin State of Georgia
E. H. Reynolds John Hollinshead mark
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 7 day of April 1853-8 John H Caughey JP Peace
State of Georgia & I, Wm Boyd Clerk of County of Lumpkin to the Superior Court of said County & State said Court being a court of record do hereby certify that James W. Anderson in whose genuineness his signature to the foregoing is & in all the time of signing the same was acting justice of the Peace in said County & State & was at the time duly qualified and that all his official acts are entitled to full faith & credit
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office at Dalton Ga this 14th day of April 1853 Wm Boyd Not Public

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State of North Carolina } On this 23rd day of October A.D. 1832 Rutherford County } personally appeared in Open Court before the Justices of the Board of the County Court now sitting, John Hill a Resident of the United States in the County of Rutherford and State of North Carolina aged Sixty Seven years who being first duly sworn deposits according to law doth herein make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an Act of Congress passed the 7th of June 1832 says that he entered the the service of the United and served under the following named Officers
Says that at 18 years of age he was entered on the Muster Roll under Captain Butler who was a Captain of the Volunteers in his immediate command on the line our head quarters was at a station on Parrot Creek in the latter part of the year 1779 or Parrot Station This was early in the year 1780 when I became a Volunteer to the end of the War we was under the Directions of Col. William Graham but Col. John Paul was our immediate Commander we had to Guard the Mountains from the head of the Catawba to the head of the Saluda a Range of Mountains of more than one hundred miles in length we had many Chases after the Indians and Tories we had to be constant moving to keep the Tories from encroaching on us small parties where they would attempt to make stand we was continually in this way we had so large a Range of Country to protect that we was in Continental Service for Two years or about that time I will know that from the Time I entered the Service the time was which was in the latter part of the year 1779 or beginning of 1780 to the end of the and when we finished our time the time was not at out from your bread was not at any one time more than two weeks at home was Young was not in the Regular Army was not under any of the Generals or Regular Officers belonging to the Regular Army and my Officers was not changed I will recollect that John B. Parker now Adjutant General of South Carolina was one of my superior that we was together the greatest part of the Time we had many a Chase after the Indians driving them from our front this Service was hard we had to find our selves every thing many times Suffering much from Cold, Hazeagues and hunger and  the  the my bread I rendered much of my time to the Service of my Country I never Rec d anything for it and now call on them when they are able to make me some compensation for my

Service that was faithfully rendered to the Country
he hereby Relinquishes every Claim whatsoever to a Pension other than except the present and Declares that his name is not on the Pension Rolls of the Agency of any state whatsoever
Question 1 st by the Court. Where and in what year were you born
Answer I was born in York District of Carolina in the year 1764
Question 2 nd have you any Record of your age if so where is it
Answer I have the Record Taken from my Father's Register in my possession
Question 3 rd Where was you living when called into service where have you
lived since the Revolutionary War and Where do you now live
Answer When I was quite small My Father with his Family moved to York County of South Carolina now Chesterfield County where I lived when Called into service and I have lived in the same County ever since
Question 4 th How were you Called into service were you Drafted or you Volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom
Answer In my 18 th year I became a Volunteer and served as one during the Revolutionary
State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the Troops where you served such as some of the Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect I do not know what Regiment we was Attached to Col d William Graham had the Command of it we was on our way to the Cowpens when Genl Genl. Morgan Defeated Linton we did not reach the place we was on another occasion on our march to Guilford Court when we was ordered back to the Frontiers
State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present Neighborhood and who can testify as for your Character and good behaviour your service as a Revolutionary Soldier
Robert G. Seay
Joseph Moore
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in Open Court
Witness Thos. P. Smith of P.H.
Robert G. Seay
Seal
We Robert G. Seay & Joseph Moore a clergyman residing in the County of Chesterfield and state of North Carolina and Robert G. Seay Residing in the same County & state hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Abraham Hays who has been sworn to the

above Declaration that we believe him to be for sixty seven years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that Opinion (3) Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court,
(Thos. F. Harkness) Atty
John Moore Robert G. Scurry
Seal Seal
And the said court do hereby declare their Opinion after the investigation 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 Joseph Moore who has signed the preceding Certificate is a clergyman Resident in the County of Rutherford and State of North Carolina and that Robert G. Scurry who has also signed the same is a Resident in the same County and State and both Credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
I Thos. F. Harkness Clerk of the County Court for the County of Rutherford and state of North Carolina do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Phenix Hill for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Office here at Office the 31st day of October A.D. 1832
(Thos. F. Harkness) Atty
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
MEE Rev
(18)
May 4, 1928.
Mrs. E. L. Dew No. 11 Carlton Terr. Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Madam:
I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War Pension Claim, S. 31742 , it appears that Reuben Hill was born in York District, South Carolina, in 1764. When he was quite small, (age not stated), his father's family moved to Tryon County, later Rutherford County, North Carolina.
While a resident of Rutherford County, North Carolina, he volunteered, in the latter part of 1779, and served on short tours until the spring of 1782, two years in all, as private and Indian Spy, under Captains Butler and Kirkendal, and Colonels William Graham and John Earle, in the North Carolina Troops, and was in many small engagements with Indians and Tories.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 23, 1832, while a resident of Rutherford (County) North Carolina.
In 1842, he had moved to Lumpkin County, Georgia, to

be with his children, their names and the name of his wife not stated.
He died July 25, 1858.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

State of North Carolina & personally appeared before me the for the said ... understanding a notice of the premises for the cause and State against ... being duly sworn deposed and I felt that by reason of the use and consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively to the precise length of his Service but to the best of his recollection not less than the period mentioned below and in the following grades In the year 1779 I joined a Volunteer company under Captain Butler I think in January 1780. we was Stationed at Prince's Fort in South Carolina on Pacolati River place under the command of Lt d John Dash at the end of 3 Months and on our way home we was ordered to Fort. Station where we was continued for three months under the same Off cer in about the end of that time the war was nearing towards the country ... the greater part of the Affection were dropped the Mountains we was ordered out on another down for 3 Months over on Saluda in pursuit of the Cherokee Indian our return we was endeavouring to join General Morgan but before we reached him he fought the Battle at the Cowpens we was ordered back to the Frontier by Col d W m Graham until shortly before the Battle of Kings Mountain when we return home we was out on this 3 Months or more we was ordered to join Gen d Sumter but before we reached his Army the Indians had broke in on the frontier and done considerable mischief we was ordered back to our Station where we was continued for 3 Months and then we was ordered to the Siege of Ninety Six but in was changed by the Order of Gen d Pickens on to the upper part of South Carolina where we was Stationed for 3 Months on the head waters of Pacolati Tyger and Saluda Rivers under Captain Burkendy commanded by Col d John Dash and Gen d Pickens at the time our 3 Months was

where we became attached to the to the Indian Spys, and had to serve an other Tower of 3 months as an Indian Spys where I was continued until the Spring of 1782 This makes my Service Twenty four months as a Volunteer I know I was not less than that length of time engaged in Actual Service During the Revolutionary War and for which Service I claim a Pension I hereby relinquish every claim to a Pension except the present and declare that my name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State whatsoever Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 24 day of May 1834
John B. ... New Line Offill
(In the Bearer)
State of North Carolina Rutherford County
I, Rev. H. Birchfield Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for the County aforesaid, testify that Martha Bean Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit or amended declaration of Reuben Skill was made and is testified, is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly com- missioned, sworn & in office, and that his attestation as such are entitled to credit.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of the said Court at office the 24 th day of May A.D. 1834. —
H. Birchfield Clerk

Stephen Williams J.P.
George E.W. Foster Clerk Prob. Ct. off. L.H.
(5)
The State of South Carolina At the Clerk's Office Anderson District } I Vann A Lawhon Clerk of the Court of Sessions and Common Pleas for the district aforesaid do hereby certify that the above named Stephen Williams and George E.W. Foster are such Magistrates as they have subscribed thereby that full faith & credit is due and ought to be given to all their official acts as such. In testimony of which I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said Court the fifth day of April one thousand eight hundred and thirty four
Vann A Lawhon C C

State of North Carolina Rutherford County
February 6 th 1837. (7)
Personally appeared before me Martin Beam one of the Justices of the Peace outward for the County and State aforesaid Simon Hill the best marker of the forgoing declaration and maketh oath that when the forgoing declaration and amended declaration was returned by the war department with objections his family was suffering great afflictions from sickness and that he himself was taken down sick and remained so until he was informed that John B. Easley the only person by whom he was able to prove his declaration to be true in all its parts, was dead. This affiant then said John B. Easley is dead and that there is no living witness by whom he can prove his service except Simon Hays who was in the service of the British at the battle of the Cowpens and who was wounded and taken prisoner by Ben Morgan, who found him and wanted to kill him and nursed him at their captain Butler, in whose company he was, came up immediately after the battle was fought. This affiant states that the oath of Ben Easley is not fully set forth as actually given by him. Ben Easley stated the length of time which he served with this affiant and this affiant requested the notary public who took the deposition of Ben Easley to set it down but was informed that what was set down was amply sufficient to secure him the pension. When the forgoing declaration was returned this affiant attended to apply again to Ben John B. Easley and obtain a full declaration from him of the length of service they served together and of places at which they served but he was prevented as the memory of the deceased. This affiant further states as confirmation of

Of what he has heretofore stated that he served as a volunteer private for at least two years under Capt. Bruffler and was engaged in defending the frontiers from the aggressions of the Indians and Texas and that after Pierce was declared he was retained eight months under the command of Col. John Carle at Carle's Block House on Flat Iron Hill. This was undoubtedly after peace was declared or not; this affair cannot remember. This affair that there is no documentary evidence of where existence he is aware. Which he can adduce in support of his claim. He never received any written discharge from service. He was on the service as a volunteer and private and but little formality was observed by them in their transactions.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 6th February 1837.

North Carolina      Hertford County This day personally came before me Alston Brumley one of the justices of the peace for the county and state of North Carolina, a citizen of the county aforesaid aged 45 years who upon his corporal oath being administered against him and his
Andrew Hill N.C.
Her job has been at P

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
County of Washington
ss. State of Washington
1882
On this 9 th day of January 1882 before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Washington personally appeared James M. [unclear] who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain [unclear] in the Regiment commanded by Colonel [unclear] in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Ohio from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State (District, or Territory,) of Washington where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. The following are his reasons for removing from Ohio to Washington : He is moving to the mountains. David Hill [unclear] mark
Sworn and subscribed to before me, the day and year aforesaid.
William [unclear]
The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official character and signature must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The County Clerk, Secretary of State, or some other officer, must certify, under his seal of office, that the officer who administered the oath is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, Mayor, Alderman, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
The oath must be supported by the testimony of some respectable person, as to the pensioner's identity. He must swear that the person who has taken the above oath, is the person described in the affidavit. The Magistrate must certify that the witness is a person of veracity; and the affidavit must also be authenticated in the manner above directed.
In every case where the Clerk of the Court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should be sent with the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.—In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officers who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or small 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.

State of North Carolina Rutherford County
On this 9 th day of March A.D. 1842
Before me the subscriber known to be the person whose hand is hereunto subscribed personally appeared Daniel Tanner who on his oath states that he is & has long been well acquainted with Daniel Tanner and that the signature appearing to the within affidavit is that of the same person whose name is subscribed Daniel Tanner
I do hereby certify that the above affidavit was sworn to before me this day & year above written by Daniel Tanner who, whose name appears therein, is that the said Daniel Tanner a man of known credit & veracity. M. E. Epling
State of North Carolina Rutherford County
I, J. P. G. Clerk of the County Court of the State of North Carolina in and for said County of Rutherford, do hereby certify that whose signature appears to the above written certificate to the authority of Daniel Tanner Daniel Tanner is in the present time writer of the said John P. G. Clerk who is now acting as Clerk of the said Court in and for said County of Rutherford & that his official signature is entitled to respect. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of office this 9 th day of March A.D. 1842.
J. P. G. Clerk

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office, December 28 th , 1838.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Reuben Hill, _____ a Pensioner on the Roll of the Fayetteville, N.C. Agency, at the rate of Eighty _____ Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1837, to the 4 th March, 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
Wilson B. Parris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

Washington Feb 20 th 1837
191
Mr Edwards
Will you please to examine the Papers of Mr Hill here with enclosed for a Pension and inform me of the result
Yours
James Graham N o 2a

H of R
March 13 th 1820
(10)
Dear Edward Br-
I enclose you this letter Ruben Hill Shaw has removed to Georgia can't you pay his Pender on them?
Yours James Graham N.C.

11. 21. 17
Benin Hill - 1765.
Adm for 2 yr $80 pr. ann.
Acct. of Account p 2

( 2 ) BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Number 1416. further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned 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? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? no XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes XVI. † Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 6/7
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. 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 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 shewn 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.
QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
QUERE XVI.  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 paper 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.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.

Interior Office
Wash. Feb. 28 th March 28 th 1842
Samy L. Conway Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir,
Robert Bell a foreigner under the Act of June 7 th 1832 as the rate of $80 per Annum has been given as this Office to the 4 th March 1842.
I am very respectfully Your Dist Servt.
Samuel Kirk
JK

Mar 18 1842
Friend
of L. Edwards Esq.
Washington Ter.
28
Hon. J. Graham D.H.R.

H O
March 15 th 1842 (17)
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Mr. Melara you will find an application for a transfer of a Pension. I know Mr. Nelson Hill, the old soldier for whom I obtained a Pension has removed to Georgia. I hope the transfer will be made as he desires.
Respectfully
Yours James Graham

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The State of South Carolina } Revolutionary Anderson District } Claim (b)
Before us personally came and appeared John B. Earle (a Department General of the State of South Carolina) who swears before me that he was early in life acquainted with Robin Hill and during the pendency of the Revolutionary war as it is called they were close soldiers and messmates together at Earle's Block house in North Carolina
Sworn to & subscribed this 5th day of April 1834
Before
J B Earle

31 7/4 2 very INVALID.
1968 paper - see also to Mrs. S. P. L. 1.50.
File No. 31, 7/4 9 Renter Hill Phila. Nov 1892
Act: James J. 1892
Index - Vol. 9, Page 187
[Arrangement of 1870.]

E. L. DEW
OKEMAH OKLA
1121 Garland Ave Texarkana Ark.
Dear Sir, I write to know if you can give me some re- cord of Reuben Hill of N. L. who served in the war of 1776
Respect Mrs. E. L. Dew 1121 Garland Ave Texarkana - Ark.
Already Ans.

E. L. DEW
OKEMAH, OKLA.
Aug 1
1927
Person Dept - Washington D.C. Gentlemen -
I want some information on Ruben Hill - Revolutionary soldier (1776) of N.C.
Thanking you for any information
Kept Mrs. E. L. Dew #11 Carlton Terr Hot Springs Ark.

E. L. DEW
# 11 Carlton Terrace Hot Springs - Ark. OKEMAH OKLA. Aug 11 192 7
Com. of Pensions - Washington D.C. Kentucky -
I write to ask. The war record of Reuben Hill of N.C. was of 1776 Any information will be appreciated - My ancestor Reuben Hill - lived in Ky. after the revolution untill 1818 then moved to Tenn. however when enroute to Ky. he lingered in Tenn for a while any in search of information

E. L. DEW
OKEMAH, OKLA...
192
and will be glad if you would advise me - My Ancestors are of N. C.
Respect Mrs. E. R. Hester #11 Carlton Terr - Hot Springs Ark.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Hill, Richard GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts (Invalid Corps)
WARRANT NUMBER 4310 (and Wt. 13228) ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Apr. 18, 1798 to Christ P. Thom, assignee
*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.