Mecklenburg County, NC - Hugh Forbes Revolutionary War Petition

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Legislature/General Assembly Papers
Session from Dec 1826 to Feb 1827
Box 5
NC Archives
Revolutionary War Petitions

State of North Carolina
Mecklenburg County

This day came Hugh Forbes, and Samuel Givens before me David 
Howey one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for said
County, and being duly sworn saith on their Oaths, that the sd
Hugh Forbes served as a Regular Soldier, Ten Months during the
Revolutionary War; under General Sumpter, in Colonel Waid
Hampton Regiment and Captain Jacob Burnots Company, the service
which he this sd Hugh Forbes done was in the years 1781 & 1782-
And the said Samuel Givens saith on his oath that he was with
the sd Hugh Forbes during sd term of service. And that the sd
Hugh Forbes is in very reduced circumstances as to property; is
old & infirm, and is not able to make a living by hard labour,
and is likes to suffer from want & C

Subscribed to before me this 19th day of November 1826

                                       Hugh Forbes
David Howey jp                         Samuel Givens


 To the Honorable The General Assembly of North Carolina

                                  The petition of
Hugh Forbes respectfully herewith unto your honorable body
that he served his country as soldier during the revolutionary
war. He then was a citizen of Mecklenburg where he now resides. 
He served ten months in the company was wounded by Capt Barnett
and in the Regiment of Wade Hampton. He is now old and infirm
and poor unable to support himself unless assisted by the Charity
of others. He prays your honorable body to take under 
consideration his revolutionary services and present conditions
and grant to him such and as ___ just & proper

                                        Hugh Forbes

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