Robert was married to Mary Ann Dillard Love b: 21 Sep 1767 d: Mar 25 1842
Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters
Pension application of Robert Love S8858 f89VA Transcribed by Will Graves 10/25/13
State of North Carolina Haywood County: Superior Court of Law & Court of Equity April Term 1833 On the 5th day of April 1833 personally appeared in open court before the Superior Court of Haywood now sitting Robert Love a resident of Waynesville in the County of Haywood and State of North Carolina aged Seventy-three years in August next 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 the 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That in the year 1778 he was stationed at the head of Clynch [Clinch River] and Sandy River at Fort Robertson on the Frontiers of what was then Montgomery County Commonwealth of Virginia where he then resided as a Sergeant in Captain John Stephens' Company from the month of April until October against the Shawnee Indians Say 6 months. In the year 1780 this declarant was engaged against the Tories at a special Court first held [text too faint to discern] Creek down the New River and afterwards up Cripple Creek then up the New River where we defeated a company of perhaps something like 150 Tories. Then afterwards stationed at the Moravian old Town North Carolina & made an excursion up to near the Shallow Ford of the Yadkin [River] say 6 months, in this year I was a Lieutenant but do not recollect being under the command of any Captain. The celebrated Colonel William Campbell was commander in chief. In 1781 this declarant was engaged perhaps something like two months over in Guilford North Carolina and the adjoining Country against Cornwallis and was in a severe Battle with his Army at Whitesell Mill [Whitesell's Mill, Wetzel's Mill, Weitzel's Mill, Wetzall's Mill, March 6, 1781] on the Reedy fork of Haw River. General Pickens [Andrew Pickens] commanded one Brigade, Regiment commanded by Colonel William Preston at first, Major Joseph Cloyd, Captain William Doach [probably William Doak] and myself a Lieutenant were sent back from the rendezvous at the Lead Mines to collect and bring more men. In 1782 I was stationed out on the frontiers of Clynch at Fort Robinson [sic] as a Lieutenant in Captain William Love's Company say from June to October three months. I also acted as a commissary for this Fort and as Lieutenant in the line making in the whole 16 months exclusive of being a waggoner on an expedition against the Cherokee Indians under the command of Colonel William Christie [William Christian] this was in the year 1776 say three months and in the year 1777 as a Waggoner to Fort Henry at the Long Island of Holston [River] at a treaty with said Cherokee Indians say three months. Sworn to in open Court
State of North Carolina Haywood County: Robert Love this declarant further states on his Oath as an Amendment to his former declaration, That from the great lapse of time, and his distance from the places where he performed the Military Services set forth in his former declaration, that he has now no knowledge of any of his old Companions in arms that are now living being well assured that the officers with whom he acted are chiefly or perhaps not any one of them now living – First I do solemnly declare, and swear that I served in Captain Jehu Stephen's Company as a Sergeant of said Company in the year 1778 in Fort Robertson at the head of Clynch and Sandy Rivers, (It being one of a Chain of Forts established for the Protection of the Frontiers of that part of Virginia on the Western waters[)], Colonel James Robertson being the commander of the line of Forts then established for the protection of the frontiers of that Country, and that I remained six months of that year in active service without being released or discharged from the service. That in the year 1780 I was engaged six months in this year as a Lieutenant, but have no recollection of myself or men being under the Command of any Captain, Yet if I was it was either Captain Robert Sawyers or Captain Abraham Trigg well remembering in acting with those Gentlemen at different places this year against the Tories first down the New River on Tom's Creek at Special Court to try the Tories, then up the New River where we defeated about one hundred fifty Tories said to be on their way to join Cornwallis in the South, we defeated them at a place called the big Glades [April 15, 1781]1, one of whom who fell into our hands we hung at Peach Bottom Colonel William Campbell commanding the Regiment, we afterwards passed over into North Carolina, and Established our headquarters at the Moravian Old Town, but we made frequent excursions down through Guilford County where the above named Captains and myself broke up and dispersed two companies of Tories and getting part of their Magazines of Arms and Ammunition, and one of which whom we captured Colonel Campbell hung when we returned to our headquarters; the man which we hung at the Moravian old Town was named Reid, and the one which we hung at the Peach Bottom on the New River was named Goss – Afterwards we made an excursion into Surry County up the Yadkin River above the Shallow Ford where we were informed a number of Tories were collecting for the purpose of going into South Carolina to join the British forces – I remained this year as above stated in active service with the command of a Lieutenant for six months without release or discharge from the service as above stated, and being the whole of the time under the command of that 1 http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_big_glades.html
enterprising officer Colonel William Campbell. Then in the year 1781 the whole of the Militia of Montgomery County was called out to go over into North Carolina to assist General Greene, Colonel William Preston was the commanding officer of our Regiment, on this Tour, and when we rendezvoused at the lead mines on the New River Colonel Preston ordered back Major Joseph Cloyd, Captain William Doach and myself to collect and bring up more men of our Regiment, and after collecting what men we could we followed on and Joined the Regiment somewhere above the Alamance Creek in Guilford County, as well as I now recollect, we were placed in a Brigade Commanded by General Andrew Pickens, a Regiment of Regulars of the Maryland line commanded by Colonel Otho Holland Williams, Colonel Lee's & Colonel Washington's Cavalry were with us, and we were kept as much as possible near the British lines to annoy them by driving in and disturbing their foraging parties which brought on frequent skirmishing with them, and perhaps about the sixth or seventh day of March we had a Severe Battle with Cornwallis's Army at Whitesell's Mill on the Reidy fork of the Haw River, where we lost a good many worthy men in killed and wounded, and there we lost the Chief of the Baggage belonging to our Regiment, and the next or perhaps the second day after General Greene discharged our Regiment, we returned home, being only in this year two months in active Service – In the following year (to wit) 1782 I was ordered out on the Frontiers to Fort Robertson the same Fort which I had been stationed at in the year 1778, and served under Captain William Love who is long since dead as a Lieutenant, this year I served from sometime in June to October say three months before we were released or discharged making three months in this year of active service, making my whole term of active Service seventeen months, six months of which as a Sergeant, and eleven months as a Lieutenant, I am certain that I was appointed a Lieutenant and acted as such before I received my commission a thing very common to this day. In the declaration of my Brother Thomas Love who states that he knows that I was a considerable time in service, but that he was not an eyewitness – This is very true for where I first went into service he was but a small boy as I am near seven years the oldest, consequently he could only know of my leaving home at the time of my different Tours – when I first entered the service at Fort Robertson in the month of April 1778 I only attained the 18th year of my age in the month of August whilst in the service, this would leave my Brother to be only about 11 years of age which will fully account for his not being an eyewitness to my services. This declarant Robert Love do hereby relinquish every claim 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 whatever. Sworn to in open Court October four, 1833 S/ William Johnston, Clerk S/ Ro. Love
[p 40] I Hugh Rogers aged 72 years do solemnly swear and declare that I have been acquainted personally with Robert Love the said declarant from sometime in the spring of the year 1783 until the present time, and that the said declarant Robert Love hath always demeaned himself as a worthy Citizen, and who hath filled since that time sundry importer offices with credit to himself and satisfaction to the people, and that in the year 1788 I Served in the Washington Regiment which he commanded against the Chickamauga what Indians and with whom we had a Severe Battle at the Lookout Mountain where we lost a number of Brave men in killed and wounded, and I further declare that I can, and do place the utmost confidence in any statement
which he has made, and do believe that he served in the Revolutionary War as he has stated, and do believe him to be 73 years of age in the month of August last past. S/ Hugh Rogers
[pp 14-16: 3-page letter dated December 4, 1833 in the handwriting of the veteran] J L Edwards, Esquire Waynesville 4th of December 1833 Dear Sir/ Mr. William Johnston Clerk of Haywood County Superior Court, to whom your Address is, as to the rejection of my Pension Claim, and among the principal cause of rejection appears to be the following (to wit) That the declarant have exhibited a commission as Evidence of Service, the commission without date, "But which was actually given after the Termination of the War, has so far impaired the confidence of the Department in the Claimants Statement as to prove fatal to his claim." Dear Sir it would give me great pain at any time, and under any circumstances whatever to do any Act or deed, which would by any means calls a forfeiture of confidence in so respectable a Department of the Government, as that of the War – I hope it will not be considered as impertinent in me to inquire by what means it is which enables a discovery to be made, that the commission which unfortunately has lost its date can be told as having been issued after the Termination of the War – Now Sir the Truth is, that I had removed from the State of Virginia, into what was then Washington County State of North Carolina now the State of Tennessee a distance of something like one hundred forty miles, before the Termination of the Revolutionary War, and it is Scarcely Supposeable that the State of Virginia would send a commission to Robert Love, then a Citizen of North Carolina, and where I received a Commission shortly after of a Superior Grade – My removal was not hidden or Clandestine at the time, Robert Love was a young man without Father or Mother living, and of but little property; which to this day is not I believe considered a Crime, but only a misfortune – Under these circumstances Shortly after my last tour of duty of three months under Captain William Love at Fort Robertson as set forth in my declaration, I sometime in the latter part of October or the first days of November 1782 place myself in the family of Mr. William Gregory a near neighbor, who was moving to that Country and in whose family I remained until the 11th day of September, 1783 on which day I became married to my present Wife, whom I had never seen before my removal, and by whom I had twelve Children before I removed to the place at which I am now living (to wit) Haywood County North Carolina – My present impression is that my commission Issued in the winter of the year 1780, and what strengthens this impression is this, That I see in General Washington's Address to his Army the day after the Surrender of Lord Cornwallis (to wit) "He with Gratitude returns his Sincere acknowledgments to Governor Nelson of Virginia for the succor received from him, and the Militia under him," This will show that Nelson [Thomas Nelson] was the Governor of Virginia in October 1781, from which I presume that he succeeded Benjamin Harrison2 in the Winter Session of the Assembly of 1780 – so it is that I can prove my removal in the fall of the year of 1782 as above set forth (If file necessary) by several respectable persons, but who are living about fifty or sixty miles off, as well as by my brother General Thomas Love who was at that time a youth and who is Very Genl. [?] known to the Chief of the delegation from this State in Congress – And as to my own Character and Standing in Society for near fortyfive years, I beg leave to refer you to our much Esteemed and respected Chief Magistrate and President General Andrew Jackson, the Honorable Hugh L. White, and the Honorable John Blair 2 Benjamin Harrison V was Governor of the state of Virginia from December 1, 1781 until December 1, 1784.
of Washington County Tennessee, in which County I was living at his Birth and for many years after. Two or three circumstances makes a strong impression on my mind that I was in command as a Lieutenant in the year 1780 first I well recollect of being in command in the first Battle I was in with any enemy this was with the Tories in the month of July 1780, and afterwards this was up the New River, in what is Ashe County now of this State, then afterwards of routing of two parties of Tories in Guilford County of this State Hanging one of the parties who fell in our hands up the New River, and afterwards another whom we captured in Guilford, Colonel William Campbell was our Commander, yet so it may be that I had not my commission at this time for it then was and still is the practice for officers to go into command as soon as appointed by their respective Companies – and this may have been the case with myself, But I have a perfect recollection, both the year 1780 as above set forth, and also in the spring of 1781 at the time that Colonel Preston ordered back from the place of rendezvous at the Lead mines on New River where Major Joseph Cloyd, Captain William Doach and myself to bring up as many men of our Regiment as we could collect in a reasonable time agreed on, and that we did follow on with such men as we were able to collect – and our Joining the regiment I beg to refer you to my declaration, The whole Proceeding of which I request of you to re-examine again, and I request of you to inquire of the respectable men whom I have referred you to as to my Character [indecipherable word or words, appears to be "Through Sip" but that makes no sense]3 – One thing more in conclusion some few years ago Captain Thomas Vincent who was then a Citizen of Kentucky made an application to me to Certify that he had served in the Regiment of Militia which I commanded against the Chicaumoagy [Chickamauga] Indians in the year 1788 as a Captain and was wounded on that expedition, At the time that application was made I did not know that Congress had made any provision for such, But I have lately have been told that they have – now if the [indecipherable word, "poor man"?]4 had not obtained a Pension and that my Certificate is necessary, I do now Certify that he served as a Captain in the Regiment which I at that time commanded, and also that he was severely wounded in one side of his Hips, and was so bad that we had to carry him home on a horse litter something like 200 miles. I am respectfully your Obedient servant &c Ro. Love
6th April 1833 S/ John B. Love, Clerk S/ Ro. Love
Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters
Pension application of Robert Love S8858 f89VA Transcribed by Will Graves 10/25/13
State of North Carolina Haywood County: Superior Court of Law & Court of Equity April Term 1833 On the 5th day of April 1833 personally appeared in open court before the Superior Court of Haywood now sitting Robert Love a resident of Waynesville in the County of Haywood and State of North Carolina aged Seventy-three years in August next 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 the 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That in the year 1778 he was stationed at the head of Clynch [Clinch River] and Sandy River at Fort Robertson on the Frontiers of what was then Montgomery County Commonwealth of Virginia where he then resided as a Sergeant in Captain John Stephens' Company from the month of April until October against the Shawnee Indians Say 6 months. In the year 1780 this declarant was engaged against the Tories at a special Court first held [text too faint to discern] Creek down the New River and afterwards up Cripple Creek then up the New River where we defeated a company of perhaps something like 150 Tories. Then afterwards stationed at the Moravian old Town North Carolina & made an excursion up to near the Shallow Ford of the Yadkin [River] say 6 months, in this year I was a Lieutenant but do not recollect being under the command of any Captain. The celebrated Colonel William Campbell was commander in chief. In 1781 this declarant was engaged perhaps something like two months over in Guilford North Carolina and the adjoining Country against Cornwallis and was in a severe Battle with his Army at Whitesell Mill [Whitesell's Mill, Wetzel's Mill, Weitzel's Mill, Wetzall's Mill, March 6, 1781] on the Reedy fork of Haw River. General Pickens [Andrew Pickens] commanded one Brigade, Regiment commanded by Colonel William Preston at first, Major Joseph Cloyd, Captain William Doach [probably William Doak] and myself a Lieutenant were sent back from the rendezvous at the Lead Mines to collect and bring more men. In 1782 I was stationed out on the frontiers of Clynch at Fort Robinson [sic] as a Lieutenant in Captain William Love's Company say from June to October three months. I also acted as a commissary for this Fort and as Lieutenant in the line making in the whole 16 months exclusive of being a waggoner on an expedition against the Cherokee Indians under the command of Colonel William Christie [William Christian] this was in the year 1776 say three months and in the year 1777 as a Waggoner to Fort Henry at the Long Island of Holston [River] at a treaty with said Cherokee Indians say three months. Sworn to in open Court
State of North Carolina Haywood County: Robert Love this declarant further states on his Oath as an Amendment to his former declaration, That from the great lapse of time, and his distance from the places where he performed the Military Services set forth in his former declaration, that he has now no knowledge of any of his old Companions in arms that are now living being well assured that the officers with whom he acted are chiefly or perhaps not any one of them now living – First I do solemnly declare, and swear that I served in Captain Jehu Stephen's Company as a Sergeant of said Company in the year 1778 in Fort Robertson at the head of Clynch and Sandy Rivers, (It being one of a Chain of Forts established for the Protection of the Frontiers of that part of Virginia on the Western waters[)], Colonel James Robertson being the commander of the line of Forts then established for the protection of the frontiers of that Country, and that I remained six months of that year in active service without being released or discharged from the service. That in the year 1780 I was engaged six months in this year as a Lieutenant, but have no recollection of myself or men being under the Command of any Captain, Yet if I was it was either Captain Robert Sawyers or Captain Abraham Trigg well remembering in acting with those Gentlemen at different places this year against the Tories first down the New River on Tom's Creek at Special Court to try the Tories, then up the New River where we defeated about one hundred fifty Tories said to be on their way to join Cornwallis in the South, we defeated them at a place called the big Glades [April 15, 1781]1, one of whom who fell into our hands we hung at Peach Bottom Colonel William Campbell commanding the Regiment, we afterwards passed over into North Carolina, and Established our headquarters at the Moravian Old Town, but we made frequent excursions down through Guilford County where the above named Captains and myself broke up and dispersed two companies of Tories and getting part of their Magazines of Arms and Ammunition, and one of which whom we captured Colonel Campbell hung when we returned to our headquarters; the man which we hung at the Moravian old Town was named Reid, and the one which we hung at the Peach Bottom on the New River was named Goss – Afterwards we made an excursion into Surry County up the Yadkin River above the Shallow Ford where we were informed a number of Tories were collecting for the purpose of going into South Carolina to join the British forces – I remained this year as above stated in active service with the command of a Lieutenant for six months without release or discharge from the service as above stated, and being the whole of the time under the command of that 1 http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_big_glades.html
enterprising officer Colonel William Campbell. Then in the year 1781 the whole of the Militia of Montgomery County was called out to go over into North Carolina to assist General Greene, Colonel William Preston was the commanding officer of our Regiment, on this Tour, and when we rendezvoused at the lead mines on the New River Colonel Preston ordered back Major Joseph Cloyd, Captain William Doach and myself to collect and bring up more men of our Regiment, and after collecting what men we could we followed on and Joined the Regiment somewhere above the Alamance Creek in Guilford County, as well as I now recollect, we were placed in a Brigade Commanded by General Andrew Pickens, a Regiment of Regulars of the Maryland line commanded by Colonel Otho Holland Williams, Colonel Lee's & Colonel Washington's Cavalry were with us, and we were kept as much as possible near the British lines to annoy them by driving in and disturbing their foraging parties which brought on frequent skirmishing with them, and perhaps about the sixth or seventh day of March we had a Severe Battle with Cornwallis's Army at Whitesell's Mill on the Reidy fork of the Haw River, where we lost a good many worthy men in killed and wounded, and there we lost the Chief of the Baggage belonging to our Regiment, and the next or perhaps the second day after General Greene discharged our Regiment, we returned home, being only in this year two months in active Service – In the following year (to wit) 1782 I was ordered out on the Frontiers to Fort Robertson the same Fort which I had been stationed at in the year 1778, and served under Captain William Love who is long since dead as a Lieutenant, this year I served from sometime in June to October say three months before we were released or discharged making three months in this year of active service, making my whole term of active Service seventeen months, six months of which as a Sergeant, and eleven months as a Lieutenant, I am certain that I was appointed a Lieutenant and acted as such before I received my commission a thing very common to this day. In the declaration of my Brother Thomas Love who states that he knows that I was a considerable time in service, but that he was not an eyewitness – This is very true for where I first went into service he was but a small boy as I am near seven years the oldest, consequently he could only know of my leaving home at the time of my different Tours – when I first entered the service at Fort Robertson in the month of April 1778 I only attained the 18th year of my age in the month of August whilst in the service, this would leave my Brother to be only about 11 years of age which will fully account for his not being an eyewitness to my services. This declarant Robert Love do hereby relinquish every claim 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 whatever. Sworn to in open Court October four, 1833 S/ William Johnston, Clerk S/ Ro. Love
[p 40] I Hugh Rogers aged 72 years do solemnly swear and declare that I have been acquainted personally with Robert Love the said declarant from sometime in the spring of the year 1783 until the present time, and that the said declarant Robert Love hath always demeaned himself as a worthy Citizen, and who hath filled since that time sundry importer offices with credit to himself and satisfaction to the people, and that in the year 1788 I Served in the Washington Regiment which he commanded against the Chickamauga what Indians and with whom we had a Severe Battle at the Lookout Mountain where we lost a number of Brave men in killed and wounded, and I further declare that I can, and do place the utmost confidence in any statement
which he has made, and do believe that he served in the Revolutionary War as he has stated, and do believe him to be 73 years of age in the month of August last past. S/ Hugh Rogers
[pp 14-16: 3-page letter dated December 4, 1833 in the handwriting of the veteran] J L Edwards, Esquire Waynesville 4th of December 1833 Dear Sir/ Mr. William Johnston Clerk of Haywood County Superior Court, to whom your Address is, as to the rejection of my Pension Claim, and among the principal cause of rejection appears to be the following (to wit) That the declarant have exhibited a commission as Evidence of Service, the commission without date, "But which was actually given after the Termination of the War, has so far impaired the confidence of the Department in the Claimants Statement as to prove fatal to his claim." Dear Sir it would give me great pain at any time, and under any circumstances whatever to do any Act or deed, which would by any means calls a forfeiture of confidence in so respectable a Department of the Government, as that of the War – I hope it will not be considered as impertinent in me to inquire by what means it is which enables a discovery to be made, that the commission which unfortunately has lost its date can be told as having been issued after the Termination of the War – Now Sir the Truth is, that I had removed from the State of Virginia, into what was then Washington County State of North Carolina now the State of Tennessee a distance of something like one hundred forty miles, before the Termination of the Revolutionary War, and it is Scarcely Supposeable that the State of Virginia would send a commission to Robert Love, then a Citizen of North Carolina, and where I received a Commission shortly after of a Superior Grade – My removal was not hidden or Clandestine at the time, Robert Love was a young man without Father or Mother living, and of but little property; which to this day is not I believe considered a Crime, but only a misfortune – Under these circumstances Shortly after my last tour of duty of three months under Captain William Love at Fort Robertson as set forth in my declaration, I sometime in the latter part of October or the first days of November 1782 place myself in the family of Mr. William Gregory a near neighbor, who was moving to that Country and in whose family I remained until the 11th day of September, 1783 on which day I became married to my present Wife, whom I had never seen before my removal, and by whom I had twelve Children before I removed to the place at which I am now living (to wit) Haywood County North Carolina – My present impression is that my commission Issued in the winter of the year 1780, and what strengthens this impression is this, That I see in General Washington's Address to his Army the day after the Surrender of Lord Cornwallis (to wit) "He with Gratitude returns his Sincere acknowledgments to Governor Nelson of Virginia for the succor received from him, and the Militia under him," This will show that Nelson [Thomas Nelson] was the Governor of Virginia in October 1781, from which I presume that he succeeded Benjamin Harrison2 in the Winter Session of the Assembly of 1780 – so it is that I can prove my removal in the fall of the year of 1782 as above set forth (If file necessary) by several respectable persons, but who are living about fifty or sixty miles off, as well as by my brother General Thomas Love who was at that time a youth and who is Very Genl. [?] known to the Chief of the delegation from this State in Congress – And as to my own Character and Standing in Society for near fortyfive years, I beg leave to refer you to our much Esteemed and respected Chief Magistrate and President General Andrew Jackson, the Honorable Hugh L. White, and the Honorable John Blair 2 Benjamin Harrison V was Governor of the state of Virginia from December 1, 1781 until December 1, 1784.
of Washington County Tennessee, in which County I was living at his Birth and for many years after. Two or three circumstances makes a strong impression on my mind that I was in command as a Lieutenant in the year 1780 first I well recollect of being in command in the first Battle I was in with any enemy this was with the Tories in the month of July 1780, and afterwards this was up the New River, in what is Ashe County now of this State, then afterwards of routing of two parties of Tories in Guilford County of this State Hanging one of the parties who fell in our hands up the New River, and afterwards another whom we captured in Guilford, Colonel William Campbell was our Commander, yet so it may be that I had not my commission at this time for it then was and still is the practice for officers to go into command as soon as appointed by their respective Companies – and this may have been the case with myself, But I have a perfect recollection, both the year 1780 as above set forth, and also in the spring of 1781 at the time that Colonel Preston ordered back from the place of rendezvous at the Lead mines on New River where Major Joseph Cloyd, Captain William Doach and myself to bring up as many men of our Regiment as we could collect in a reasonable time agreed on, and that we did follow on with such men as we were able to collect – and our Joining the regiment I beg to refer you to my declaration, The whole Proceeding of which I request of you to re-examine again, and I request of you to inquire of the respectable men whom I have referred you to as to my Character [indecipherable word or words, appears to be "Through Sip" but that makes no sense]3 – One thing more in conclusion some few years ago Captain Thomas Vincent who was then a Citizen of Kentucky made an application to me to Certify that he had served in the Regiment of Militia which I commanded against the Chicaumoagy [Chickamauga] Indians in the year 1788 as a Captain and was wounded on that expedition, At the time that application was made I did not know that Congress had made any provision for such, But I have lately have been told that they have – now if the [indecipherable word, "poor man"?]4 had not obtained a Pension and that my Certificate is necessary, I do now Certify that he served as a Captain in the Regiment which I at that time commanded, and also that he was severely wounded in one side of his Hips, and was so bad that we had to carry him home on a horse litter something like 200 miles. I am respectfully your Obedient servant &c Ro. Love
6th April 1833 S/ John B. Love, Clerk S/ Ro. Love
Robert was married to Mary Ann Dillard Love b: 21 Sep 1767 d: Mar 25 1842
Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters
Pension application of Robert Love S8858 f89VA Transcribed by Will Graves 10/25/13
State of North Carolina Haywood County: Superior Court of Law & Court of Equity April Term 1833 On the 5th day of April 1833 personally appeared in open court before the Superior Court of Haywood now sitting Robert Love a resident of Waynesville in the County of Haywood and State of North Carolina aged Seventy-three years in August next 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 the 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That in the year 1778 he was stationed at the head of Clynch [Clinch River] and Sandy River at Fort Robertson on the Frontiers of what was then Montgomery County Commonwealth of Virginia where he then resided as a Sergeant in Captain John Stephens' Company from the month of April until October against the Shawnee Indians Say 6 months. In the year 1780 this declarant was engaged against the Tories at a special Court first held [text too faint to discern] Creek down the New River and afterwards up Cripple Creek then up the New River where we defeated a company of perhaps something like 150 Tories. Then afterwards stationed at the Moravian old Town North Carolina & made an excursion up to near the Shallow Ford of the Yadkin [River] say 6 months, in this year I was a Lieutenant but do not recollect being under the command of any Captain. The celebrated Colonel William Campbell was commander in chief. In 1781 this declarant was engaged perhaps something like two months over in Guilford North Carolina and the adjoining Country against Cornwallis and was in a severe Battle with his Army at Whitesell Mill [Whitesell's Mill, Wetzel's Mill, Weitzel's Mill, Wetzall's Mill, March 6, 1781] on the Reedy fork of Haw River. General Pickens [Andrew Pickens] commanded one Brigade, Regiment commanded by Colonel William Preston at first, Major Joseph Cloyd, Captain William Doach [probably William Doak] and myself a Lieutenant were sent back from the rendezvous at the Lead Mines to collect and bring more men. In 1782 I was stationed out on the frontiers of Clynch at Fort Robinson [sic] as a Lieutenant in Captain William Love's Company say from June to October three months. I also acted as a commissary for this Fort and as Lieutenant in the line making in the whole 16 months exclusive of being a waggoner on an expedition against the Cherokee Indians under the command of Colonel William Christie [William Christian] this was in the year 1776 say three months and in the year 1777 as a Waggoner to Fort Henry at the Long Island of Holston [River] at a treaty with said Cherokee Indians say three months. Sworn to in open Court
State of North Carolina Haywood County: Robert Love this declarant further states on his Oath as an Amendment to his former declaration, That from the great lapse of time, and his distance from the places where he performed the Military Services set forth in his former declaration, that he has now no knowledge of any of his old Companions in arms that are now living being well assured that the officers with whom he acted are chiefly or perhaps not any one of them now living – First I do solemnly declare, and swear that I served in Captain Jehu Stephen's Company as a Sergeant of said Company in the year 1778 in Fort Robertson at the head of Clynch and Sandy Rivers, (It being one of a Chain of Forts established for the Protection of the Frontiers of that part of Virginia on the Western waters[)], Colonel James Robertson being the commander of the line of Forts then established for the protection of the frontiers of that Country, and that I remained six months of that year in active service without being released or discharged from the service. That in the year 1780 I was engaged six months in this year as a Lieutenant, but have no recollection of myself or men being under the Command of any Captain, Yet if I was it was either Captain Robert Sawyers or Captain Abraham Trigg well remembering in acting with those Gentlemen at different places this year against the Tories first down the New River on Tom's Creek at Special Court to try the Tories, then up the New River where we defeated about one hundred fifty Tories said to be on their way to join Cornwallis in the South, we defeated them at a place called the big Glades [April 15, 1781]1, one of whom who fell into our hands we hung at Peach Bottom Colonel William Campbell commanding the Regiment, we afterwards passed over into North Carolina, and Established our headquarters at the Moravian Old Town, but we made frequent excursions down through Guilford County where the above named Captains and myself broke up and dispersed two companies of Tories and getting part of their Magazines of Arms and Ammunition, and one of which whom we captured Colonel Campbell hung when we returned to our headquarters; the man which we hung at the Moravian old Town was named Reid, and the one which we hung at the Peach Bottom on the New River was named Goss – Afterwards we made an excursion into Surry County up the Yadkin River above the Shallow Ford where we were informed a number of Tories were collecting for the purpose of going into South Carolina to join the British forces – I remained this year as above stated in active service with the command of a Lieutenant for six months without release or discharge from the service as above stated, and being the whole of the time under the command of that 1 http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_big_glades.html
enterprising officer Colonel William Campbell. Then in the year 1781 the whole of the Militia of Montgomery County was called out to go over into North Carolina to assist General Greene, Colonel William Preston was the commanding officer of our Regiment, on this Tour, and when we rendezvoused at the lead mines on the New River Colonel Preston ordered back Major Joseph Cloyd, Captain William Doach and myself to collect and bring up more men of our Regiment, and after collecting what men we could we followed on and Joined the Regiment somewhere above the Alamance Creek in Guilford County, as well as I now recollect, we were placed in a Brigade Commanded by General Andrew Pickens, a Regiment of Regulars of the Maryland line commanded by Colonel Otho Holland Williams, Colonel Lee's & Colonel Washington's Cavalry were with us, and we were kept as much as possible near the British lines to annoy them by driving in and disturbing their foraging parties which brought on frequent skirmishing with them, and perhaps about the sixth or seventh day of March we had a Severe Battle with Cornwallis's Army at Whitesell's Mill on the Reidy fork of the Haw River, where we lost a good many worthy men in killed and wounded, and there we lost the Chief of the Baggage belonging to our Regiment, and the next or perhaps the second day after General Greene discharged our Regiment, we returned home, being only in this year two months in active Service – In the following year (to wit) 1782 I was ordered out on the Frontiers to Fort Robertson the same Fort which I had been stationed at in the year 1778, and served under Captain William Love who is long since dead as a Lieutenant, this year I served from sometime in June to October say three months before we were released or discharged making three months in this year of active service, making my whole term of active Service seventeen months, six months of which as a Sergeant, and eleven months as a Lieutenant, I am certain that I was appointed a Lieutenant and acted as such before I received my commission a thing very common to this day. In the declaration of my Brother Thomas Love who states that he knows that I was a considerable time in service, but that he was not an eyewitness – This is very true for where I first went into service he was but a small boy as I am near seven years the oldest, consequently he could only know of my leaving home at the time of my different Tours – when I first entered the service at Fort Robertson in the month of April 1778 I only attained the 18th year of my age in the month of August whilst in the service, this would leave my Brother to be only about 11 years of age which will fully account for his not being an eyewitness to my services. This declarant Robert Love do hereby relinquish every claim 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 whatever. Sworn to in open Court October four, 1833 S/ William Johnston, Clerk S/ Ro. Love
[p 40] I Hugh Rogers aged 72 years do solemnly swear and declare that I have been acquainted personally with Robert Love the said declarant from sometime in the spring of the year 1783 until the present time, and that the said declarant Robert Love hath always demeaned himself as a worthy Citizen, and who hath filled since that time sundry importer offices with credit to himself and satisfaction to the people, and that in the year 1788 I Served in the Washington Regiment which he commanded against the Chickamauga what Indians and with whom we had a Severe Battle at the Lookout Mountain where we lost a number of Brave men in killed and wounded, and I further declare that I can, and do place the utmost confidence in any statement
which he has made, and do believe that he served in the Revolutionary War as he has stated, and do believe him to be 73 years of age in the month of August last past. S/ Hugh Rogers
[pp 14-16: 3-page letter dated December 4, 1833 in the handwriting of the veteran] J L Edwards, Esquire Waynesville 4th of December 1833 Dear Sir/ Mr. William Johnston Clerk of Haywood County Superior Court, to whom your Address is, as to the rejection of my Pension Claim, and among the principal cause of rejection appears to be the following (to wit) That the declarant have exhibited a commission as Evidence of Service, the commission without date, "But which was actually given after the Termination of the War, has so far impaired the confidence of the Department in the Claimants Statement as to prove fatal to his claim." Dear Sir it would give me great pain at any time, and under any circumstances whatever to do any Act or deed, which would by any means calls a forfeiture of confidence in so respectable a Department of the Government, as that of the War – I hope it will not be considered as impertinent in me to inquire by what means it is which enables a discovery to be made, that the commission which unfortunately has lost its date can be told as having been issued after the Termination of the War – Now Sir the Truth is, that I had removed from the State of Virginia, into what was then Washington County State of North Carolina now the State of Tennessee a distance of something like one hundred forty miles, before the Termination of the Revolutionary War, and it is Scarcely Supposeable that the State of Virginia would send a commission to Robert Love, then a Citizen of North Carolina, and where I received a Commission shortly after of a Superior Grade – My removal was not hidden or Clandestine at the time, Robert Love was a young man without Father or Mother living, and of but little property; which to this day is not I believe considered a Crime, but only a misfortune – Under these circumstances Shortly after my last tour of duty of three months under Captain William Love at Fort Robertson as set forth in my declaration, I sometime in the latter part of October or the first days of November 1782 place myself in the family of Mr. William Gregory a near neighbor, who was moving to that Country and in whose family I remained until the 11th day of September, 1783 on which day I became married to my present Wife, whom I had never seen before my removal, and by whom I had twelve Children before I removed to the place at which I am now living (to wit) Haywood County North Carolina – My present impression is that my commission Issued in the winter of the year 1780, and what strengthens this impression is this, That I see in General Washington's Address to his Army the day after the Surrender of Lord Cornwallis (to wit) "He with Gratitude returns his Sincere acknowledgments to Governor Nelson of Virginia for the succor received from him, and the Militia under him," This will show that Nelson [Thomas Nelson] was the Governor of Virginia in October 1781, from which I presume that he succeeded Benjamin Harrison2 in the Winter Session of the Assembly of 1780 – so it is that I can prove my removal in the fall of the year of 1782 as above set forth (If file necessary) by several respectable persons, but who are living about fifty or sixty miles off, as well as by my brother General Thomas Love who was at that time a youth and who is Very Genl. [?] known to the Chief of the delegation from this State in Congress – And as to my own Character and Standing in Society for near fortyfive years, I beg leave to refer you to our much Esteemed and respected Chief Magistrate and President General Andrew Jackson, the Honorable Hugh L. White, and the Honorable John Blair 2 Benjamin Harrison V was Governor of the state of Virginia from December 1, 1781 until December 1, 1784.
of Washington County Tennessee, in which County I was living at his Birth and for many years after. Two or three circumstances makes a strong impression on my mind that I was in command as a Lieutenant in the year 1780 first I well recollect of being in command in the first Battle I was in with any enemy this was with the Tories in the month of July 1780, and afterwards this was up the New River, in what is Ashe County now of this State, then afterwards of routing of two parties of Tories in Guilford County of this State Hanging one of the parties who fell in our hands up the New River, and afterwards another whom we captured in Guilford, Colonel William Campbell was our Commander, yet so it may be that I had not my commission at this time for it then was and still is the practice for officers to go into command as soon as appointed by their respective Companies – and this may have been the case with myself, But I have a perfect recollection, both the year 1780 as above set forth, and also in the spring of 1781 at the time that Colonel Preston ordered back from the place of rendezvous at the Lead mines on New River where Major Joseph Cloyd, Captain William Doach and myself to bring up as many men of our Regiment as we could collect in a reasonable time agreed on, and that we did follow on with such men as we were able to collect – and our Joining the regiment I beg to refer you to my declaration, The whole Proceeding of which I request of you to re-examine again, and I request of you to inquire of the respectable men whom I have referred you to as to my Character [indecipherable word or words, appears to be "Through Sip" but that makes no sense]3 – One thing more in conclusion some few years ago Captain Thomas Vincent who was then a Citizen of Kentucky made an application to me to Certify that he had served in the Regiment of Militia which I commanded against the Chicaumoagy [Chickamauga] Indians in the year 1788 as a Captain and was wounded on that expedition, At the time that application was made I did not know that Congress had made any provision for such, But I have lately have been told that they have – now if the [indecipherable word, "poor man"?]4 had not obtained a Pension and that my Certificate is necessary, I do now Certify that he served as a Captain in the Regiment which I at that time commanded, and also that he was severely wounded in one side of his Hips, and was so bad that we had to carry him home on a horse litter something like 200 miles. I am respectfully your Obedient servant &c Ro. Love
6th April 1833 S/ John B. Love, Clerk S/ Ro. Love
Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters
Pension application of Robert Love S8858 f89VA Transcribed by Will Graves 10/25/13
State of North Carolina Haywood County: Superior Court of Law & Court of Equity April Term 1833 On the 5th day of April 1833 personally appeared in open court before the Superior Court of Haywood now sitting Robert Love a resident of Waynesville in the County of Haywood and State of North Carolina aged Seventy-three years in August next 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 the 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That in the year 1778 he was stationed at the head of Clynch [Clinch River] and Sandy River at Fort Robertson on the Frontiers of what was then Montgomery County Commonwealth of Virginia where he then resided as a Sergeant in Captain John Stephens' Company from the month of April until October against the Shawnee Indians Say 6 months. In the year 1780 this declarant was engaged against the Tories at a special Court first held [text too faint to discern] Creek down the New River and afterwards up Cripple Creek then up the New River where we defeated a company of perhaps something like 150 Tories. Then afterwards stationed at the Moravian old Town North Carolina & made an excursion up to near the Shallow Ford of the Yadkin [River] say 6 months, in this year I was a Lieutenant but do not recollect being under the command of any Captain. The celebrated Colonel William Campbell was commander in chief. In 1781 this declarant was engaged perhaps something like two months over in Guilford North Carolina and the adjoining Country against Cornwallis and was in a severe Battle with his Army at Whitesell Mill [Whitesell's Mill, Wetzel's Mill, Weitzel's Mill, Wetzall's Mill, March 6, 1781] on the Reedy fork of Haw River. General Pickens [Andrew Pickens] commanded one Brigade, Regiment commanded by Colonel William Preston at first, Major Joseph Cloyd, Captain William Doach [probably William Doak] and myself a Lieutenant were sent back from the rendezvous at the Lead Mines to collect and bring more men. In 1782 I was stationed out on the frontiers of Clynch at Fort Robinson [sic] as a Lieutenant in Captain William Love's Company say from June to October three months. I also acted as a commissary for this Fort and as Lieutenant in the line making in the whole 16 months exclusive of being a waggoner on an expedition against the Cherokee Indians under the command of Colonel William Christie [William Christian] this was in the year 1776 say three months and in the year 1777 as a Waggoner to Fort Henry at the Long Island of Holston [River] at a treaty with said Cherokee Indians say three months. Sworn to in open Court
State of North Carolina Haywood County: Robert Love this declarant further states on his Oath as an Amendment to his former declaration, That from the great lapse of time, and his distance from the places where he performed the Military Services set forth in his former declaration, that he has now no knowledge of any of his old Companions in arms that are now living being well assured that the officers with whom he acted are chiefly or perhaps not any one of them now living – First I do solemnly declare, and swear that I served in Captain Jehu Stephen's Company as a Sergeant of said Company in the year 1778 in Fort Robertson at the head of Clynch and Sandy Rivers, (It being one of a Chain of Forts established for the Protection of the Frontiers of that part of Virginia on the Western waters[)], Colonel James Robertson being the commander of the line of Forts then established for the protection of the frontiers of that Country, and that I remained six months of that year in active service without being released or discharged from the service. That in the year 1780 I was engaged six months in this year as a Lieutenant, but have no recollection of myself or men being under the Command of any Captain, Yet if I was it was either Captain Robert Sawyers or Captain Abraham Trigg well remembering in acting with those Gentlemen at different places this year against the Tories first down the New River on Tom's Creek at Special Court to try the Tories, then up the New River where we defeated about one hundred fifty Tories said to be on their way to join Cornwallis in the South, we defeated them at a place called the big Glades [April 15, 1781]1, one of whom who fell into our hands we hung at Peach Bottom Colonel William Campbell commanding the Regiment, we afterwards passed over into North Carolina, and Established our headquarters at the Moravian Old Town, but we made frequent excursions down through Guilford County where the above named Captains and myself broke up and dispersed two companies of Tories and getting part of their Magazines of Arms and Ammunition, and one of which whom we captured Colonel Campbell hung when we returned to our headquarters; the man which we hung at the Moravian old Town was named Reid, and the one which we hung at the Peach Bottom on the New River was named Goss – Afterwards we made an excursion into Surry County up the Yadkin River above the Shallow Ford where we were informed a number of Tories were collecting for the purpose of going into South Carolina to join the British forces – I remained this year as above stated in active service with the command of a Lieutenant for six months without release or discharge from the service as above stated, and being the whole of the time under the command of that 1 http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_big_glades.html
enterprising officer Colonel William Campbell. Then in the year 1781 the whole of the Militia of Montgomery County was called out to go over into North Carolina to assist General Greene, Colonel William Preston was the commanding officer of our Regiment, on this Tour, and when we rendezvoused at the lead mines on the New River Colonel Preston ordered back Major Joseph Cloyd, Captain William Doach and myself to collect and bring up more men of our Regiment, and after collecting what men we could we followed on and Joined the Regiment somewhere above the Alamance Creek in Guilford County, as well as I now recollect, we were placed in a Brigade Commanded by General Andrew Pickens, a Regiment of Regulars of the Maryland line commanded by Colonel Otho Holland Williams, Colonel Lee's & Colonel Washington's Cavalry were with us, and we were kept as much as possible near the British lines to annoy them by driving in and disturbing their foraging parties which brought on frequent skirmishing with them, and perhaps about the sixth or seventh day of March we had a Severe Battle with Cornwallis's Army at Whitesell's Mill on the Reidy fork of the Haw River, where we lost a good many worthy men in killed and wounded, and there we lost the Chief of the Baggage belonging to our Regiment, and the next or perhaps the second day after General Greene discharged our Regiment, we returned home, being only in this year two months in active Service – In the following year (to wit) 1782 I was ordered out on the Frontiers to Fort Robertson the same Fort which I had been stationed at in the year 1778, and served under Captain William Love who is long since dead as a Lieutenant, this year I served from sometime in June to October say three months before we were released or discharged making three months in this year of active service, making my whole term of active Service seventeen months, six months of which as a Sergeant, and eleven months as a Lieutenant, I am certain that I was appointed a Lieutenant and acted as such before I received my commission a thing very common to this day. In the declaration of my Brother Thomas Love who states that he knows that I was a considerable time in service, but that he was not an eyewitness – This is very true for where I first went into service he was but a small boy as I am near seven years the oldest, consequently he could only know of my leaving home at the time of my different Tours – when I first entered the service at Fort Robertson in the month of April 1778 I only attained the 18th year of my age in the month of August whilst in the service, this would leave my Brother to be only about 11 years of age which will fully account for his not being an eyewitness to my services. This declarant Robert Love do hereby relinquish every claim 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 whatever. Sworn to in open Court October four, 1833 S/ William Johnston, Clerk S/ Ro. Love
[p 40] I Hugh Rogers aged 72 years do solemnly swear and declare that I have been acquainted personally with Robert Love the said declarant from sometime in the spring of the year 1783 until the present time, and that the said declarant Robert Love hath always demeaned himself as a worthy Citizen, and who hath filled since that time sundry importer offices with credit to himself and satisfaction to the people, and that in the year 1788 I Served in the Washington Regiment which he commanded against the Chickamauga what Indians and with whom we had a Severe Battle at the Lookout Mountain where we lost a number of Brave men in killed and wounded, and I further declare that I can, and do place the utmost confidence in any statement
which he has made, and do believe that he served in the Revolutionary War as he has stated, and do believe him to be 73 years of age in the month of August last past. S/ Hugh Rogers
[pp 14-16: 3-page letter dated December 4, 1833 in the handwriting of the veteran] J L Edwards, Esquire Waynesville 4th of December 1833 Dear Sir/ Mr. William Johnston Clerk of Haywood County Superior Court, to whom your Address is, as to the rejection of my Pension Claim, and among the principal cause of rejection appears to be the following (to wit) That the declarant have exhibited a commission as Evidence of Service, the commission without date, "But which was actually given after the Termination of the War, has so far impaired the confidence of the Department in the Claimants Statement as to prove fatal to his claim." Dear Sir it would give me great pain at any time, and under any circumstances whatever to do any Act or deed, which would by any means calls a forfeiture of confidence in so respectable a Department of the Government, as that of the War – I hope it will not be considered as impertinent in me to inquire by what means it is which enables a discovery to be made, that the commission which unfortunately has lost its date can be told as having been issued after the Termination of the War – Now Sir the Truth is, that I had removed from the State of Virginia, into what was then Washington County State of North Carolina now the State of Tennessee a distance of something like one hundred forty miles, before the Termination of the Revolutionary War, and it is Scarcely Supposeable that the State of Virginia would send a commission to Robert Love, then a Citizen of North Carolina, and where I received a Commission shortly after of a Superior Grade – My removal was not hidden or Clandestine at the time, Robert Love was a young man without Father or Mother living, and of but little property; which to this day is not I believe considered a Crime, but only a misfortune – Under these circumstances Shortly after my last tour of duty of three months under Captain William Love at Fort Robertson as set forth in my declaration, I sometime in the latter part of October or the first days of November 1782 place myself in the family of Mr. William Gregory a near neighbor, who was moving to that Country and in whose family I remained until the 11th day of September, 1783 on which day I became married to my present Wife, whom I had never seen before my removal, and by whom I had twelve Children before I removed to the place at which I am now living (to wit) Haywood County North Carolina – My present impression is that my commission Issued in the winter of the year 1780, and what strengthens this impression is this, That I see in General Washington's Address to his Army the day after the Surrender of Lord Cornwallis (to wit) "He with Gratitude returns his Sincere acknowledgments to Governor Nelson of Virginia for the succor received from him, and the Militia under him," This will show that Nelson [Thomas Nelson] was the Governor of Virginia in October 1781, from which I presume that he succeeded Benjamin Harrison2 in the Winter Session of the Assembly of 1780 – so it is that I can prove my removal in the fall of the year of 1782 as above set forth (If file necessary) by several respectable persons, but who are living about fifty or sixty miles off, as well as by my brother General Thomas Love who was at that time a youth and who is Very Genl. [?] known to the Chief of the delegation from this State in Congress – And as to my own Character and Standing in Society for near fortyfive years, I beg leave to refer you to our much Esteemed and respected Chief Magistrate and President General Andrew Jackson, the Honorable Hugh L. White, and the Honorable John Blair 2 Benjamin Harrison V was Governor of the state of Virginia from December 1, 1781 until December 1, 1784.
of Washington County Tennessee, in which County I was living at his Birth and for many years after. Two or three circumstances makes a strong impression on my mind that I was in command as a Lieutenant in the year 1780 first I well recollect of being in command in the first Battle I was in with any enemy this was with the Tories in the month of July 1780, and afterwards this was up the New River, in what is Ashe County now of this State, then afterwards of routing of two parties of Tories in Guilford County of this State Hanging one of the parties who fell in our hands up the New River, and afterwards another whom we captured in Guilford, Colonel William Campbell was our Commander, yet so it may be that I had not my commission at this time for it then was and still is the practice for officers to go into command as soon as appointed by their respective Companies – and this may have been the case with myself, But I have a perfect recollection, both the year 1780 as above set forth, and also in the spring of 1781 at the time that Colonel Preston ordered back from the place of rendezvous at the Lead mines on New River where Major Joseph Cloyd, Captain William Doach and myself to bring up as many men of our Regiment as we could collect in a reasonable time agreed on, and that we did follow on with such men as we were able to collect – and our Joining the regiment I beg to refer you to my declaration, The whole Proceeding of which I request of you to re-examine again, and I request of you to inquire of the respectable men whom I have referred you to as to my Character [indecipherable word or words, appears to be "Through Sip" but that makes no sense]3 – One thing more in conclusion some few years ago Captain Thomas Vincent who was then a Citizen of Kentucky made an application to me to Certify that he had served in the Regiment of Militia which I commanded against the Chicaumoagy [Chickamauga] Indians in the year 1788 as a Captain and was wounded on that expedition, At the time that application was made I did not know that Congress had made any provision for such, But I have lately have been told that they have – now if the [indecipherable word, "poor man"?]4 had not obtained a Pension and that my Certificate is necessary, I do now Certify that he served as a Captain in the Regiment which I at that time commanded, and also that he was severely wounded in one side of his Hips, and was so bad that we had to carry him home on a horse litter something like 200 miles. I am respectfully your Obedient servant &c Ro. Love
6th April 1833 S/ John B. Love, Clerk S/ Ro. Love
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