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Private John Carter: Revolutionary War Pension File (R1749)


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John Carter
North Carolina line
10 Regmt Col Davidson
20 July 1778 - 9 mo
Certified by [faded]
that Carter stayed on
the [faded] mustered for
nine mo----
Dead. See letter from Saml
Gerock dated Newbern, July 10, 1828
Said letter not on file on
this claim. Oct. 1, 1918
Thos Watson
Newbern N.C.

Declaration

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United States of America ) Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions District of North Carolina  ) Septr Term 1820
Craven County                    )
On this 13th Day of Septr 1820 personally appeared in open Court the said Court being a Court of Re-
cord proceeding to the course of the Common Law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of [           ] keeping a record of its proceedings and having power to fine and imprison, John Carter aged--Sixty six years who being first duly sworn
according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order
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to obtain the provision made by the Acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and the 1 May 1820, that he the said, John Carter, enlisted for the term of nine months on the ------ day of------in the year -----in the State of No Carolina in the company commanded by Capt Quinn--in the 10th Regiment commanded by Colo Davidson in the line of the State of North Carolina--on the Continental Establishment, that he continued to serve in the said Corps until Nine Months. when he was discharged from the said service in at Halifax in the State of North Carolina -- deponent is unable to State the time of his enlistment or discharge -- he was not in any encampment but was in some skirmishes, near West Point and at Kings Ferry. He has no other evidence of his services in his power except the adjoined deposition of Asa Spelman -- And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 12th March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons Engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War." --passed 18th March 1818 and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed & by me subdivided.  if His apparel & biding his only property. Declarant is by occupation a Cooper, but age & infirmity have
 rendered him for some years unable to work. He has no family & lives with his sister Margaret Fenner ----             
                                   John   X   Carter [his mark]
                                          
[       ] Sworn to and declared on the 13th day of September
AD 1820 before J G Stanly CC

Affadavit of Asa Spelman

Asa Spelman a Citizen of Craven County in No Carolina, maketh Oath that he was a Soldier in the Revolution, in Capt Quinns Company, tenth Regiment Commanded by Colo Davidson, No Carolina line, Continental establishment & served nine months in said service & deponent knows that John Carter did enlist and serve in the same Company &
Regiment for the period of nine months.
[      ] Sworn and declared on the                                         
13th day of September                       Asa  X  Spelman [his mark]
AD 1820 before                                                                
J G Stanly CC

Certified Property Schedule

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 State of No Carolina
Craven County
I, James G Stanly, Clerk of the
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Craven County, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereunto on record, are truly copied from the records of said
Court: and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of this said Court, that the total amount in value of the said property exhibited in the aforegoing schedule, is considerably less than one hundred Dollars.
In testimony hereof I have hereunto 
set my hands, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on the 13th day of September
AD 1820.
J G Stanly  Clerk
of the Court of Pleas & Quarter
Sessions of Craven County March
Term AD 1821---

Affadavit of Frederick Jones Esq.

Frederick Jones Esq solemnly and sincerely declared and affirmed that he [has] made acquaintance with John Carter the petitioner for a pension, that said John Carter is at this time
and has been for many years a resident of the County of Craven and State of North Carolina affirmed & [           ] before me 13th March 1821)                     Fredk Jones in open Court                                                                    
                             J G Stanly                                                                          
And it is ordered that the Clerk Certifies to the secretary at War of the United States that the Witnesses in support of the
petition of said John Carter are worthy of credit
Witness     Jas G Stanly  Clerk of said Court under the [           ] of said Court at Newbern this 13th day of March 1821---
J G Stanly

Certification 

State of North Carolina Secretary's Office 12th Dec 1820
I William Hill Secretary of State in & for the State aforesaid do hereby certify that it appears from the muster rolls of the Continental line of this this State in the Revolutionary war that John
Carter a private in Capt Quinn's Company of the 10th Regt was mustered on the 20th July 1778 for nine months. The date of his discharge is not mentioned.
Given under my hand the date above
Wm Hill

[vertical]                                                [horizontal]               free
John Carter                                            [post mark] NewB. N.C.
     -----                                                                         APR 14
Thomas Watson                              Honorable J C Calhoun, Agt          Secretary at War
Newbern, N.C.                                  Washington, DC
Recd 24 Apl 1821
                       Dead.
             Ex'd
                 19 June [18]21

                              1749
1749                         [stamped] REJECTED
P.O. John Carter

Service:
Enlisted: [blank]
Discharged: [blank]
Application Filed: [blank]
Act 1818 claims not
recorded in List of suspended & rejected claims, printed in 1852.
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