Source: North Carolina State Archives
Written: January 20, 1784

From Treasurer’s & Comptroller’s Papers, Military Papers, 1776-1792, Service 
Records and Settlements, N-P, Box 20, Edward Newman; from North Carolina Sate 
Archives.

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State of No. Carolina

By the Justices of the County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the 
County of Duplin

Whereas it hath been certified unto us that Edward Newman late of the said 
County Planter is Dead and hath made no will and Sarah Newman having made 
application to us for Administration on the Estate of the said Deceased and 
hath Given Bond before the said County Court in the sum of Five Hundred pounds 
specie and hath Qualified by taking the Oath of an Administrator according to 
law

These are therefore to empower the said Sarah Newman to enter into and upon all 
and singular the Goods and Chattels [Rights - torn] and Credits of the said 
Deceased and the same into his possession take wheresoever in this State to be 
found and an Inventory thereof on oath to return in the Secretary’s office 
within Ninety Days from the Date hereof and the said Sarah Newman is hereby 
required to duly administer the Goods and Chattels Rights and Credits of the 
said Edward Newman and to pay all his Just debts as far as the said Estate will 
extend or the law shall charge him

Witness William Dickson Clerk of the said Court at Duplin the 20th day of 
January anno Dom 1784

WDickson CC

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(on the back, bottom)

State of North Carolina Sampson County

This day the within named Sarah Newman personally appeared before me one of the 
Justices of the peace for Said County and made oath that she is the same Sarah 
Newman to whom the within letters of Administration was granted and that the 
within mentioned Edward Newman deceased was a Soldier in the North Carolina 
line on Continental Establishment & served as Such & died in the Service, So 
far as she knows and believes, and never had any discharge and that she hath 
never Received the final Settlement certificate which the Sd Edward Newman was 
intitled to for Said Service.

Sarah (her X mark) Newman

Sworn to before me this 7th day of July 1791
William Odom JP

I assign over my Right of the above mentioned final settlement certificate to 
James Carraway for value Received & he is hereby authorized to draw the same 
out of the comptroller’s office Witness my hand this 7th day of July 1791.

Sarah (her X mark) Newman

Test William Odom JP

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(on the back, middle)

Edward Newman
33 30/90

Carraway


Sarah Newman

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(on back, top)

Sworn to agreeable to Law before me this 27 day July 1791.

Fran.s Child Compt. 





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