State of Louisiana
Parish of Sabine
On this 26th day of May 1846 personally appeared in open Court. Before the Court of Probates now sitting, John Dollarhide, a resident of afore said state and Parish, aged ninety five years, who being first duly sworn according to the law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the armies of the United States in the year 1780 as a volunteer, under Capitan John Douglas, for a term of six months, that he was at the battle of Kings Mountain, and that his commanding officer on that occasion was Col Cleaveland and that there the Americans took a number of Tories, and hanged several of them, a short time after that engagement, he was discharged and returned home, where he remained but a short time, when he again volunteered and went out under Capt Benjamin Douglas, brother to his first captain, and served again six months and was in the battle of Cow Pens, and that his company joined general Green's army, and was put in gen Morgan's command as gen Green divided his army, and that Morgan commanded at Cow Pens, that this battle was fought in January 1781 soon after this battle Morgan and Green's armies came together again and crossed Dan River, but soon returned back and marched for Guilford C. House [courthouse] where they had a battle in March, that the army then marched toward Camden, where the Americans were defeated, soon after this his time of service expired and was discharged, and returned home where he remained a few months when he again went in service and at the different times served more than one year, that he was last discharged by Col Butler, and the names of Green, Morgan, Lee & Sumpter are familiar to him as commanding officers in the Carolinas that he recollects being in Heartinsburg district S.C. and Rutherford County N.C. that he crossed Broad River in their march from Cow Pins to Guilford C. H. and marched near Cataioba Springs but his memory being bad, has forgotten many places which he passed, that he finally left the army in the year 1782, that he was born in 1754 that he has a record of his age in an old family Bible now at home, that at the time he entered the service he lived in Orange County, North Carolina, that he has since lived part of his time in Tennessee, part on Mississippi River, and for the last 26 years in this state, and that he now lives in Sabine Parish, State of Louisiana, that he went into the service as a volunteer, that he never got a commission, or was never more than a private, that Parson Alford, Mr Edmondson, Mr Parish or any other of my neighbors, I believe would certify to my charracter, as an honest + reputable man, that he knows of know living witness by whome he could prove his service, that he has delayed applying for a pension because he got his discharge (????) with his House many years since, and was then of the impression; that nothing but positive proof would have any (??????) with the government, and that his poverty prevented him from going back to N Carolina to seek a witness, that he hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of of the Agency of any state, that he has a helpless wife now 98 years old and that he is very poor and not able to work, sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
John (his (+) mark) Dollarhide
We N.J. Alford, a clergyman residing in the parish of Sabine and State of Louisiana and Mr H. Edmondson residing in the same, hereby certify that we are acquainted well with John Dollarhide who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be ninety five years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been in the revolutionary war and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
N.J. Alford
Mr H Edmondson
And that the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and that the Court propounded the interrogatories prescribed by law, that the Court is satisfied that N. J. Alford is a clergyman, and that Mr H. Edmondson who have signed the above certificate are resident citizens of this Parish and man entitled to full credit.
Hosia Presley
Parish Judge of the Parish of Sabine
