Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2l,778, Philip Gruber, S.C.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
S.C.

Gruber, Philip

S. 21.778

CONTENTS
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23.173
South Carolina ,
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Philip Gruber
of Newberry in the State of So Ca
who was a Pri in the      commanded
by Capt in the Regt commanded
by Col Ladsen in the So Car
line for 2 years.
Dead
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Inscribed on the Roll of So Carolina 
at the rate of 80 Dollars _______ Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of Chr: 33
and  sent to Dunlap & Summers  Newberry C/H So Ca

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Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833                         200 
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar 34 _       40 
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                                                                                     $240 

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Nath Rice -  Clerk,
Book E. Vol 6, Page 68

[left side]

Paid Adm. at Treasury
act 6th: April '38.  from 4th 
March 1835 to 12th: January 
1836 -day of his death
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SS.
State of South Carolina
Newberry District
On this the twenty fourth day of April in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
personally appeared before me Josiah J. Evans Presiding
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, now sitting at Newbury
Court House in and for the District of Newberry, Philip
Gruber a resident of Newberry District and State afore
said who is in the seventy seventh year of his age, 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 7th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the
followinging named officers in the first Continental Reg
ment of South Carolina commanded by Col Christo
her Gadsden, Lieutenant Col Isaac Hegan and Major
Roberts in the company commanded by Capt
Thomas Pinckney, 1st Lunt James Lawson and 2nd Quit
Oneal, the other officers of the Company at the time
he does not recollect He entered the service at the
time that this Regiment was formed which was on
the
day of
in the year 1776
the following are some of the other officers who held
commissions in the said Regiment Capt Herm, Capt
Barnwell, Capt William Cattell, Capt McDanil (who after
was promoted to be a major, Capt Benj Cattel Capt
Roger Parker Sanders
Capt Glen Drayton, Capt William
Scott (who was afterwards promoted to be a Luntenant Colonel
Captain Cotesworth Pinck my who ultimately became the
Col. of the Regiment, these were the persons who com
manded the ten companies that composed the Regiment
this Regiment was the first regular troops which
were raised in to Carolina and this applicant
was enlisted as a soldier in it when it was
first formed. That he was about nineteen years
of age when he entered the service; and continued
in the service in the same Regiment until the
surrender of Charleston from the time the Regiment ┃
was first formed the Regiment at the time of the sum
der of Charleston was commanded by Col Charles
Cotesworth Pinckney. That he was born on the
30th of March 1757 in what is now called Newbury
District So. Ca. In the year 1761 on account of
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of the Indian War his father moved with his family
to the City of Charlston where this applicant was
raised and where he resided when he entered the
service. His age was recorded in a Book which his
father had and from which he transcribed it the book
is now lost. The first service he did after the Regiment was
formed was to convey to some powder from Charleston
to Dorchester on Board of A Cahooner. The whole Regiment
was stationed at Fort Johnson of James Island, the 22d
Regiment was at the time stationed stationed at Fort
Montric on Sullivans Island (during the engagement
at Fort Moultrie under Col Moultry which was on the
28th of June
1776
he was detailed and did
take charge of a boat in which he conveyed some
Powder to Fort Moultrie, from fort Johnson. From
James Island he was next removed to Charleston and
from
them over to Fort Moultrie and the 2nd Regiment
was removed to Charlestown. From Fort Montree
he together with his regiment was removed to Savanahpassing
on the direct route from Charleston to Savanahfrom
Savanah he was removed to the Altamaban
River at Fort Barrington and from thence to Fort
Jonian at St Marys from the mouth of the Mary
he sailed with the Regiment to Branfort having town
at or near Sumbury, from Beaufort he was removed
to Charleston from Charleston to Parrysbury at
which place Gen. Lincoln took the command
of all the troops from thence he was marched up
the Savanah River to what is called the two Sister
hear
Auguster, hear
Auguster. He was in a detachment
sent from the two sisters to reinford Charleston
commanded by Major Isaac Hartston when
they arrived: From Charleston this detachment way
sent to rejoin the Regiment at Dorchester. This
applicant was in the Battle of Stone with his Regiment
under the command of Col 66 Pinckney,
which was
on the 20th day of Jany 1779
from Stone he was marched to Savanah tacted
as Pilot for Count Pulaski at Savannah, he was not
in the engagement at the size of Savanah
From Savanah the Carolina Troops marched back to
Charleston, he went with his Regiment to Fort Montra
---
and during the of Charleston he was sur-
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rendered as a prisoner to the British under the command
of Lord Cornwallis and Lord Rawdon, The
company in which he served at that time was
commanded by Capt Lararain whose certifi
cate together with that of Charles Coteswek Puckey
he was hereto annexed. A charleston he first
obtained a parol. he then afterwards obtained a pro
Section
after obtaining his protection, he raised a scout
and about or near the four holes he took a Britis
press and sent him to Genl Marion, this scout then
dispersed: and he came up their
to the Dutch Fork
and joined a company, there under the
command
of Capt William Houseal but did no actual service
while under his command. He was born as he
was before stated in that part of so la now called Newby
District and has no further record of his age
than what
he has before stated. He was living as he has before
stated in Charleston when he entered the service
He now lives and has lived ever since the close
of the Revolutionary war in the Dutch Fork in New
verry District. He enlisted as he was before stated
in the first Regiment of the Continental troops
and continued therein united the size of Charleston
He states that he was intimately acquainted with
Thos Pindery (who was nor of the 1st Regt at the time
of the surrender of Charleston,
Col 66. Pinckey
Genl Lincoln, Count Polanski, Col Isaac Hayne
who was executed at Charleston. I recollects
the 2nd Continental Regent which was commanded at
the time it was first raised by Col Moultreeand
the Bond Regnt which was commanded
by Col Thompson and the 4th Cont. Regiment
which was commanded at the Battle of
one by Col. Roberts who was then killed and who
was the major of the first Cont Begin when it
first raised. And the 6th Regent commanded
by Col Sumpter
He never received a regular
discharge from
the army but obtained a parol and afterwards
a protection from the British at the surrender
of Charleston as he has before stated, and came to
the Dutch Fork without paying any attentionto

his probation
But this applicant
States that on the 13th day of October 1786
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obtained certificate from his Captain Lavasier 
and his Col CC Pinckney stating that he was a 
private soldier in the first continental Regiment
of South Carolina, which certificate countersigned
by John Sandford Dark, who was pay master general
at the time, he has herewith annexed and
which he feels confident is entitle his application to the attention of those to whom it is made

He states that he is known to Peter Dickert
a resident of his neighbourhood and to Capt Henry
Wertz who can testify to his character for voracity
and their belief of his service of as a soldier of the
Revolution: and William Harmon a Clergyman
resident of Newberry District who can testify to the
same

He hereby relinquishes every claim what
ever to a pension or annuity except the present, and
declares that his name is not on the pension roll
of the agency of any State
Philip Grubert

Sworn to and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
Y. I.  Harrington Clk
N Dist

We William Harmon a Clergyman resident in the
District of Newberry and State of So Ca and Peter Dickert
residing in the same District, hereby certify that
we are well acquainted with Philip Gruber
who has subscribed and sworn to the above
declaration that we believe him to be in his
seventy seventh year of his age; that he is reputed
in the neighbourhood where he lives to have
been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we
concur in that opinion
Wm Harmon
Peter Dickert

Sworn and subscribed the
day and year aforesaid
J. J. Harrington C
N. Dis
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Gruber, Philip
S.C. S 21778
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[page is extremely light and blurry...transcribed the few words that were legible]

Philip Gruber was [illegible] private [illegible]
in the first Continental Regiment  of South Carolina  [illegible] 

October 13. 1786

Charleston South Carolina

John and for Dark

Stamp
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES
[illegible]
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Revolution 
21778
INVALID

File no. 351
Philip Gruber
Priv  Rev WAr

Act June 7th 1832

Index: - Vol. 2, Page 160

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office,
July 26th, 1841.

Sir:

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An 
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United  States," The Adm or of Philip Gruber, ded
aPensioner on the Roll of the S. Carolina Agency, at
the rate of Eighty Dollars
per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March, 1835,
to the 12th January 1836.

Respectfully yours,

Albion K Parris [signature]
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present
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Philip Gruber  {application for a pension}
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And the said Court do hereby declare their
opinion, after the investigation of the matter and
after putting the interrogatories
prescribed by the
war department, that the above
named applicant
was a revolutionary
soldier and served as he
states
And the Court further certifies
that it appears
to them
that William Harmon who has
signed
the presiding
certificate is a Clergyman resident in the District
of Neway, and that a Peter Dickert who has
also signed the same is a resident of the District
of Newbury, and is a credible person, and
that their statement is entitled
to credit
Josiah J. Evans
Mandy Judge
24 April
1833
J. G. Harrington Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas
for Newberry District do hereby certify
that the foregoing
contains
the Original proceedings of the said Court
in the matter of the application of Philip Gruber
for a pension. In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal of Clerks Office
this the second day of September 1833
. J. Harrington
Clk
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Newberry Dist
28072  So.Ca

Phipip Gruber
Application for Oension


Dunlop & Summers
Applcts Attys
Newberry C. H
SC
Admit as a private
2 yr $80 -