Elizabeth Hooper Accrued Pension Documents
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This is a complete transcription from the National Archives and Records Administration's Record Group 217, "Records of the Third Auditor." The series title is "Settled Accounts for Payment of Accrued Pensions (Final Payments)." The following is from Box 72, File 12519, and is the claim on behalf of the heirs of Elizabeth Hooper of Dekalb County, Georgia for payment of all her penison benefits.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hooper, the widow, had applied for a widow's pension based on her husband's Revolutionary Service on the same day she had applied for payment of his unpaid accrued pension. That application by the widow is transcribed separately.
Inline comments, explanatory notes, or questionable readings are enclosed in [] square brackets. Line breaks correspond to those in the original documents. All underlining is present in the original.
[page 1, outer cover of application]
Ent No. 12,519 C|o Elizabeth Hooper admr. of penr. Ga roll Act of 4 July 1836 $487.71 15 June 1841 16 " " Reqn no 8334 dated 17 June 1841 Sent to Treasury 18 June 1841
[page 2, obverse of page 1]
Fr The U States To James Hooper admr. of Elizabeth Hooper, penr. Georgia Roll Act 2 July 1836- For her pension from 4 March 1831 to 25 April 1840, the day of her death 9 53/365 years at $53.33 per annum, per voucher filed herewith $487.71 Treasury Department Second Comptrollers Office 3d Auditors Office. Examined by J L Cathcart 15 June 1841 16 June 1841 Stated by Jaslbynne
[page 3, original certificate of pension issued for Elizabeth Hooper. This is a printed form with blank spots for handwritten insertions.]
War Department Revolutionary Claim I certify that in conformity with the 3d section of the law of the United States of the 4th July, 1836, _______________ Elizabeth Hooper of Georgia, ______________________________ widow of James Hooper, ____________________________________ who was a Private in the Revolution, ______________________ is entitled to receive Fifty Three ____________ dollars and Thirty three _____ cents per annum, during the time she may remain unmarried, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi=annually, on the 4th of March, and 4th of Sep= tember. Given at the War Office of the United States, this First ____ day of [wax seal] June __ one thousand eight hundred andthirtyForty. __ J R Poinsett Secretary of War Examined and Countersigned J L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
[page 4, Attorney's statement. This is a printed form with blank spots for handwritten insertions.]
State of Georgia, Chatham County- Be it known, That on the __22d day of January 1841 before me a Notary Public in and for said County, duly authorized by the laws of said State to administer oaths, personally appeared William Morel the attorney named in the foregoing power of attorney, and made oath that he has no interest whatever in the mo- ney he is authorized to receive, by virtue of the foregoing power of attorney, either by any pledge, mortgage, sale, assignment, or transfer, and that he does not know or believe that the same has been so dispensed of to any person Whatever. Sworn and subscribed the day and year last above mentioned. Wm Morel Before me, James F. C Ray Notary Public ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Planters' Bank of the State of Georgia, Savannah, 1S No. RECEIVED of Cashier, Agent for paying Pensions, dollars, being for months pension, due to from the day of 18 , to the day of 18 , for which I have signed duplicate receipts.[page 4, Appointment of attorney]
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[page 5, Assignment of Power of Attorney. Obverse of page 4, this is a printed form with blank spots for handwritten insertions.]
STATE OF GEORGIA Dekalb _______COUNTY. I, John Glen ___________ Clerk of the Superior Court Court of the County aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the following facts were proved to the satisfaction of said Court, on the twenty Sixth day of September 1840 namely: That Elizabeth Hooper ___________ formerly of said County, died on the twenty fifth _____ day of April ______ 1840 ; that the said Elizabeth Hooper ______ was a revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, on the Roll of the Georgia Agency, at the rate of Fifty three 33/100 - dollars _________ per annum __ at the time ofhisher death; and that she died leaving the following children Viz Milly Word of Franklin County Georgia, Mary Reid now of the State of Mississippi Thomas C Hooper, now of the State of Louisian= a, Obadiah Hooper who went to Cuba about Seven years ago and has not been heard from Since and James Hooper of DeKalb [embossed foil seal]ty Georgia, the legally qualified administrator of the said [obscured]beth Hooper deceased. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto offered the seal of said ________ Court, and subscribed my name, this Eighteenth [obscured] of January one thousand eight hundred and forty one John Glen CLERK. Know all Men by these Presents, That I, James Hooper admin [obscured]ator of the Elizabeth Hooper _________ [printed line lost in fold of paper] United States, late of Dekalb ______ County, State of Georgia, deceased do hereby constitute and appoint William Morel my ______ true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name to receive from the Agent of the United States for paying pensions, in Savannah, State of Georgia, the Pension due to the said Elizabeth Hooper deceased (for the benefit of Milly Word, Mary Reid Thos C Hooper, Obadiah Hooper and James Hooper the Children of the said Elizabeth Hooper deceased from the fourth __ day of March 1831 to the twenty fifth day of April ________ 1840 Witness, my Hand and Seal , this 18th day of January 1841 SEALED AND DELIVERED IN PRESENCE OF James Hooper Adm [seal] William Ezzard John Glen clerk STATE OF GEORGIA Dekalb COUNTY Be it Known, That on the Eighteenth day of January 1841 before the subscriber, Clerk of the Superior _____ Court of DeKalb __ County, personally appeared James Hooper the legally qualified administrator of Elizabeth Hooper deceased above named, and acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be his act and deed, IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF< I have hereunto set my hand the day and year last above mentioned. John Glen clerk
[page 6, Attorney's second letter]
Savannah 11th June 1841 Sir I now enclose the original pension certificate of Mrs Elizabeth Hooper deceased, which has just been received by me from the parties interested. Some time ago I had the pleasure to forward to you several pension claims, may I ask if they have been received, and claim your early at =tention as the parties interested have written to me latterly respecting them With much respect Your obt Sert Wm Morel Peter Hagner Esqr
[page 7, Attorney's first letter]
Savannah 25 Jany 1841 Sir Herewith I hand the pension Voucher of the Admin istrator of Elizabeth Hooper deceased, which is now paya ble at the Treasury of the United States, Eight Months having elapsed since it became due Should the Voucher prove Correct please send the Amount to me at this place. I believe the original pension Certificate is with you or the Commissioner of pensions, fearing that I should be mistaken in this respect I have written to the administrator of Mrs H. for it
[page 8, attachment to printed form for appointing attorney (that was transcribed as page 5 herein). This attached page must have darkened considerably over time, for the photocopy (made from the original) is almost totally black and unreadable. Only by holding the page in front of a strong halogen light could any of these words be deciphered. Fortunately, there seems to be no additional information of genealogical significance on this difficult sheet.]
Georgia Dekalb County --I Elzy B. Reynolds clerk of the court of ordinary in and for the state and county aforesaid do hereby certify that James Hooper of said county has been [this day?] appointed Administrator of the es- tate of Elizabeth Hooper late of said county deceased by this in- ferior court of said county this sitting for ordinary probate and that said James Hooper is now this [rest of line unreadable] [two words] of the estate of the sa- id Elizabeth Hooper decd [administer?] Im witness whereof I have set my hand and affixed the seal of the said [unreadable] Subscribed my name this ??th day of January E B Reynolds
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