Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4865, Andrew Henderson, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
N. b.
Henderson, Andrew.
Pl. 4865
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1179 votes
P. 719
Affidavits.
Wm Henderson 33731 N.C.
In Case of A. Henderson
Act 7 June 1832
Hn. H. W. Connor H.R.

Wm Henderson 33751 nl
1179 20th
K 719
Appendants
In Cause of
A. Henderson
Hn. H. W. Forman CH
Act 7 June 1832

State of North Carolina } Court of Pleas of Quarter Sessions Mecklenburg County } April Term A.D. 1836.
On this 25 th day of April 1836. personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record, and which is now sitting for the County aforesaid, Andrew Henderson , a resident of the County of Mecklenburg, and State of North Carolina, aged 83. years. ————— Who being first sworn according to Law, doth, on his Corporal Oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of an Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he entered into the service of the United States, under the following named Officers, and served as here stated. That he was drafted in year 1780, in the County of Mecklenburg and State of North Carolina, in the company commanded by Captain Joseph Prokham, for the term of three months, and that he served out the whole of said term. That he was drafted again, in the year 1781. in the County of Mecklenburg and State of North Carolina, in the company commanded by Captain

I am I say, for the term of three months, and that he served the whole of said time. That Francis Locke was the Colonel.
his Andrew Henderson X mark
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a Pension, or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of any State, sworn to and subscribed the day and date above written.
his Andrew Henderson mark
We Robert H. Morrison Clergyman, residing in the County of Miklenburg and State of North Carolina, and Andrew of Alexander of , residing in the same, hereby certify that we are acquainted with Andrew Henderson, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration —

That we believe his 83— years of age. That he is respected and believed in the neighbourhood in which he lives, to have been a Soldier in the revolutionary war; and that We concur in That Opinion. Sworn to subscribed the day and year above written.
— Robert H. Morrison
— Amos Alexander
The Court doth hereby certify and declare its opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above applicant - Andrew Henderson, was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he stated. And the Court further certifies, that the said Robert H. Morrison who has signed the foregoing Certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in the County of Mecklenburg, and State of N. Carolina, and that James A. Hall Amos Alexander who has signed also the same is a Credible person, and that their statements are entitled to the utmost credit .
John Sloan C.C.C.

The following are the interrogatories put by the Court to the said Andrew Henderson, as to his services in the revolutionary war. First Question. 1. Where, and in what year you born?
Ans. I was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, in the year 1753.
2. 2 nd Have you any Record of your age, If so, where is it?
Ans. I have, which is in the Bible, now before the Court at home.
2. 3 rd Where were you living when Called into Service?
Ans. In the County of Mecklenburg. North Carolina, where I yet live.
2. 4 th How were you Called into Service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute and for whom?
Ans. I was drafted each time.
2. 5 th State the names of some of the Regular officers who were with the troops when you served, such Continental and Militia officers.
Ans. Col. Francis Locke, the only one I recollect.
2. 6 th Did you ever receive a discharge - by whom, and when is it?
Ans. I remember nothing about my discharge.
2. 7 th State the names of persons in your neighbourhood, who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief as to your services in the revolutionary war.
Ans. Sam Alexander . Matthew Wallis . John McNeely , Who were bot forward in court, and stated, that they have known the applicant for a number of years, that they believe he was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, that such has been the general belief in the neighbourhood. and that the applicant sustains the character of an honest man.
I, Brady Clerk Clerk of the Court of Pleas & quarter Sessions for Mecklenburg County State of North Carolina, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Andrew Henderson for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 24 th day of May A.D. 1836 J.B. Oates Clerk.

State of North Carolina } Mecklenburg County } On this day Robert Kerr personally appeared before me the undersigned Justice of the peace, and stated that Andrew Henderson who has filed his declaration on this 26 th day of April A.D. 1836. and sworn to the same in Mecklenburg County Court. was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, that he remembers well to have seen the said Andrew Henderson in the company commanded by Captain James Tipton. and that they served together under Col. Francis Locke; although under different Captains. That they were discharged together and returned home together - This was in March 1781.
Robt Kerr
Sworn to and subscribed before me 26 th Apr 1836 Wm W Long J.P. (Seal)
North Carolina, Mecklenburg County.
I Wm W Long one of the Justices of the peace for the County aforesaid do Certify that Robert Kerr who signed the above affidavit is a respectable man, and entitled to credit. as witness my hand & Seal. April 24 th 1837. And also I do hereby Certify, that Robert Robinson who signed the Affidavit on the other side of this paper, before me, is a man of respectable standing, and entitled to credit. Date as above. Wm W Long J.P. (Seal)

State of North Carolina } On this day personally M c Reynolds County } appeared before me The undersigned Justice of the peace, Robert Robinson that he recollects perfectly well to have seen Andrew Henderson. Now of the County of M c Reynolds and State of North Carolina aged he supposes eighty years & more. That he is the same man, whom he recollects to have seen in the Revolutionary war, in the year 1780, in the Company commanded by Capt. Joseph Graham of the That he saw him often, although not in the same Company, That it was in the summer time of that year - how long he served he don't know. But that he knew him personally then, and have known him ever since, and both lived in the same neighbourhood. Robert Robinson Sworn to and subscribed this 26 th Apr 1836 Rowlee Long JP Seal 

State of North Carolina Mecklenburg County
I Brazy Oates Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions held for the County and State aforesaid, do hereby Certify that William M. Long whose name appears to the Affidavit of Robert Carr and Robert Robison on this sheet is an acting Magistrate in said County and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of my Office at Charlotte the 24 th day of May A.D. 1836
B. Oates Clerk of Mecklenburg Co. Court
North Carolina. Mecklenburg County, Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions April Term 1837.
Andrew Henderson , appeared in open court and states that he served not less than Six months in the revolution- ary War in actual service: - That the reason he did not apply sooner was this - That he understood no one could draw a Pension unless he could prove by witness his actual service That for a long time after the passage of the act of Congress he did not know by whom he could prove his service - That he understood also that he could not draw for five months , when he hired a substitute at a high price, as he could only draw for the time he was in actual service , he concluded he would have nothing. But he has since changed his determination, as all appear to be applying, the rich as well as the poor.
Andrew Henderson (mark)
Sworn to in open court
April 26 th 1837
B. Oates Clerk of Mecklenburg Co. Court

REJECTED
4865
P. O. Andrew Henderson
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

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And Henderson Me
Rej M c J n Hutchinson
May 12 1837
(Up than 6 mo.)
do do Hon H C Connor
15 Sept. 1837 - do. to same
March 31. 1838
4865

No. 719.
Andrew Henderson
N. C.

DEPARTMENT OF WAR,
PENSION OFFICE, June 27, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted by the Secretary of War, for carrying into effect the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832, entitled "An Act supplementary to an 'Act for the relief of the surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution.'"
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.
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) the                      of the 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.]
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 receive detailed instructions, respecting the nature and form of the testimony, they must produce, to secure their being placed on the Pension roll, ( vide note j. ) As the presumption will, in such cases, be against the applicants, in consequence of the omission of their names in the muster rolls, they will be required to furnish, as near as may be, the same evidence as has heretofore been required, by the Regulations and practice adopted for carrying into effect the act of Congress, of March 18, 1818, and the acts supplementary thereto; with such relaxations as have been from time to time, sanctioned by the Department, on account of the rapid decrease of the survivors of the Revolutionary army, and the consequent difficulty of procuring direct positive testimony in every case.
Wherever an officer or non-commissioned officer is now in the receipt of a pension, he should make application, if entitled to the benefits of this act, by letter merely, setting forth his rank, and the regiment, corps or vessel, in which he served, and his present place of residence. His pension certificate must accompany his letter.
In those cases where the applicants have once been on the pension roll, under the act of March 18, 1818, and have been dropped therefrom on account of property, or for any other reason, or where application has been made under the act of May 15th, 1828, and the evidence of service is in the Departments, or having made application and proof of service, and having been rejected, instead of the above declaration they will make a statement, setting forth, under oath, their having been previously on the pension roll, and their having been struck from the same, shewing their rank, the regiment, corps, or vessel, in which they served, their present place of residence, and their place of residence when the first application was made, or of their application under the act of 15th May, 1828.
In a case where a claimant may make personal application at this Department, and can produce satisfactory proof of service, and of his identity also, at the seat of government, he may make his declaration before a justice of the peace.
2. The case of the State troops, volunteers, and militia, is different. There are in the Department no rolls of the State troops, except those of Virginia; and no rolls of the militia, except those of New Hampshire.
Applicants who served in the State troops of Virginia, and applicants who served in the militia of New Hampshire, will be required to produce the same proof as is prescribed for those who served upon the Continental Establishment. But, with respect to the other State troops and militia, there is no record to advert to, and no presumption to be rebutted. The nature of the case, therefore, demands a different rule of proceeding.

Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except as is above provided, will make and subscribe the following declaration:
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
State, Territory or, District of } ss. County of } On this day of personally appeared (a) in open Court, before the Court of now sitting, 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 act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832:
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company officers; the day (if possible) and the month and year (d) when the claimant entered the service, and the time when he left the same; (and if under more than one engagement, he must specify the particular periods, and the rank and names of his officers;) the town, and county or State, in which he resided, when he entered the service; whether he was drafted, was a volunteer or a substitute; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged; the country through which he marched; the continental regiments or companies with which he served; and the names of some of the Regular Officers whom he knew, together with such further particulars (e) as may be useful in the investigation of his claim; and also, if the facts be so, that he has no documentary evidence, and that he knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service.]
He hereby relinquishes (f) every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency of the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
And then will be annexed the following certificate:
C D.
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, (g) 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 (h) 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 (i) of office, this day of &c.
The form of the proceedings and of the certificates will be so varied, as to meet the case, when the declaration is made out of Court, before a Judge, as heretofore provided for.
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 interrogatories (m) 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 service. 

 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, (k) in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject. To require from the applicants positive proof of service from a temporary survivor would, after the lapse of so many years, be to deprive many of them of the benefit of the law. And as no presumption is raised against the Militia by the existence of rolls in the Department, there is no good reason why this requisition should be extended to them. On the other hand, to receive the declaration of the parties, as a sufficient ground for placing them upon the Pension Roll, without corroborating circumstances, would be to open the Treasury to great frauds. A just medium seems to present the best rule for carrying into effect the objects of Congress.
If the two persons whose certificates are required, cannot be produced in Court, without too much inconvenience and expense to the applicant, then the statement of the facts and opinions, above mentioned, will be made under oath before some Judge or Justice of the Peace, and the certificate of the Court to the situation and credibility of the persons making the statement will be given.
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.
3. Persons serving in the Marine forces.
4. Indian Spies.
Each of these two latter classes of cases will produce proof, as nearly as may be, conformably to the preceding regulations, and authenticated in a similar manner, with such variations as the different nature of the service may require.
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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] 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, or in militia cases in which muster rolls exist.
[l] 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.

H. 719
10 May 1837
Pension Office
N.C.
The Hon. Mr. Joel R. Poinsett
for
Secy of War
Washington - D.C.
Mail

The Secretary
Will please remit to in "Charlotte J.W. Ga" the result of the investigation of this claim.
J. N. Hutchinson

Margaret widow of Andrew Henderson
N.C
act of 1838

Power of Attorney.
STATE OF North Carolina COUNTY OF, Mecklenburg } SS:
BE IT KNOWN that before the subscriber,
a Justice of the Peace personally appeared M. D. Henderson and aged about 62 & 65 years, who, being duly cautioned and then sworn in due form of law, states, that they are the children of  Andrew Henderson *who was an applicant for a pension and that they believe that they entitled to whatever is due, and that the United States are still indebted to them , under the law of Congress, for the pension that was due said Andrew , and that for the purpose of investigating and establishing our claims as afore- said, we do appoint M. D. Henderson a true and lawful attorney with irrevocable powers, to examine all papers on file, and to do whatever we might do were we personally present to establish our claim, and to receive the certificate which I wish made payable to ourselves
In Witness Whereof, we have on this 30 th day of November 185 5 hereunto signed their name, and affixed their seal
M. D. Henderson his M. D. Henderson mark SEAL
WITNESS: Sam. W. Caldwell WITNESS: A. H. Chesher
Signed, sealed, acknowledged, and sworn to before me; and I further certify, that M. D. Henderson has always by the community been known as the children of Andrew Henderson
Dated on this 30 th day of November 185 5 J. H. Alexander J. P.
STATE OF North Carolina COUNTY OF Mecklenburg } to wit:
I hereby Certify, That James M. H. Alexander Esq., before whom the foregoing power of attorney was made, and who has hereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature above written is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of Mecklenburg County Court, this 4 th day of December one thousand eight hundred and fifty five
W. K. Reid Clerk.
* State whether an applicant or a pensioner.