Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21934, for Richard Rawlins, South Carolina
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( 3- 1776 ) SERVICE S.C. Rawlins, Richard NUMBER S. 21934
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( left page ) Order to pay Nov. 28 1836 Order to pay to Feby 1888 New let. to Mary Rawlins May 19 1843 ( right page ) 16.981 Richard Rawlins of Sumpter in the State of So. Car. who was a Pvt. in the __ commanded by Captain __ of the Reg't commanded by Col. Richardson  in the S. Car. line for 15 months 7 d. Inscribed on the Roll of So. Carolina at the rate of 51 Dollars 11 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831 . Certificate of Pensions issued the 21st day of Oct. and sent  Wm. .. ( illegible ) Salem P.O. So. Ca. Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 $ 127.7_ Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March 34 $ 25.5 _ ( total $ 153.32 ) { Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832 } Recorded by Nath. Rice Clerk Book E Vol. 6 Page 79
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No. 26026 Richard Rawlins  Salem County District of Sumter S. Carolina  Ret Admit as private 15 mo 7 d $ 51.11 Wm McIntosh Salem post office S. Carolina
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Augst: 24, 1833

Sir:

The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. the notes and the regulations will shew what is
necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by compling with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.
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A Statement, showing the Service of Richard Rawlins District of Sumpter
                                                                                                               South Carolina
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Period [illegible]  service [illegible] rendered.
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Entered or 
             Draft  1776


Served Dec. 1776


Served           1777
Served           1778
Served           1779
Served               "
Served           1781
Served           1782
Served           17[illegible]
Served           1781&1782
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Duration of the claimant's service.
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Years
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Months
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5
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Days
10

[15 months & 10 days
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Rank of claimant.
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prvt


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Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.
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Col Richardson,
{Major Fullwood
{Cap Gorden
Cap Nelson
Col Richardson
Col Richard & Cap Nelson
same officers
same officers
Gl. Marion
Col McDaniel
Col Richardson, Cap Gorden
making swords & shoes for the troops

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Age at present and place of abode when he entered the service.
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84 years
[illegible]
County
S. Carolina
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Proof by which the declaration is supported.
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Traditionary evidence & one
Witness certified credible
paper correct


Battle of Wambaw and Eutaw Springs



I am, respectfully
Your obedient servant
J. L. EDWARDS,


The applicant will be required to state distinctly  the
nature of each tour of service, and a detailed accounting of it.
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                                                      REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been constructed to extent, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State Troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, etc., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefit of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual
military service.  Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in the Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicants reside. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.

                                                                   DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
                                            State Territory, or District of
                                             County of
On this             day of                                personally appeared (a) before  
          A B. a resident (b) of                              in the county of                        and State, Territory, or District of           aged (c)            years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)           , with.        and served in the                (e) regiment of the line,                under the following named offices:

(Here set forth the names and ranks of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service ; (and if he server under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particlar period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.)

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) 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, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.                                           A. B.
        (And then will follow the certificate of the Court.)

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I                                                                                     of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of                                                                       for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand and seal of office (i) this 
                         day of                                          &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the name of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.

Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers, or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and the State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz: 

(k) We, A.B., a Clergyman, residing in the                             and C.D. residing in (the same) hereby certify that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
(And then will follow the certificate of the Court)
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 A.B. and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I Clerk of Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the orginal proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for pension.

 In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand and seal
 of office, this day of &c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the orginal discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath and will then procure, if possible , the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail hid personal knowledge of the service oh the applicant, and such circumstance connected therewith as may have a tendency to throw lightupon the transaction.

If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all material facts, which can be used in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department.  A very full account of the services of each person
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department.  A very full account of the services of each person                                                                                                
will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, it one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. 

All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case. 

The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?  And if a substitute, for whom? 
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6.
(To a Soldier.)  Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
(To an Officer. ) Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.  

The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.  

The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons-one of whom should be nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, fromtheir acquaintance with him; that they believe he is of the age he represents,and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certity to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.

The traditionary evidence of service is deened very important, in the absence of any direct proof except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general or whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject. 

Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.  

Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of ofice, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genine signature.

No payments can be made upon account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto,and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and theopinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

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(a) The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
(b) The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides.  If he should fail to do so , he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
(c) The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
(d) The declarant must mention the period of the war when he served.
(e) Every continental officer or soldiers must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had.  Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled.  

In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A.B. who, being duly sworn depots and saith, that by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positive as to the precise length of his service; but according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the period mentioned below, and in the following grades: ---For____year_____month____days, I served as a ______ for _______ months and ______ days, I served as a ________; and for such service I claim a Pension "It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant. served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of service.  The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.  ome persons who apply for pensions mere state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of officers, and other particulars respecting their service.  This form of a declaration is highly objectionable.  

It must begin every case, be clearly shown under what officer the applicant severed; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corp called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed n any civil pursuit.
(f) The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
(g) The opinion of the Court is always required.
(h) The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
(i) The Clerk must fix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certified officer, should accompany the papers.                                                   
                                                                  
                                                                    Mode of authenticating papers.

In every instance where the certifing officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certiicate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.                                                  
                                                                     Proof of Service
(j) In case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged.  The magistrate who may administer the oaths must verify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The note
 from (a) to (i) are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule is 
The note (j) applies to continental troops only.
(k)This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases. 
(l) If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
(m) The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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[ South Carolina Sumter District and County of Salem ] ss. On this 19th day of June 1838 Personally appeared before me James C. Fullwood one of the Justices of the Quorum  for said district  Richard Rawlins a resident of Salem County in the District of Sumter and State of South Carolina , aged eighty four years, who being 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 following named officers and served a herein stated. But by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory  he cannot swear positively  as to the precise length of his service or the exact date when they were performed , but according to the best of his recollection  he served the periods mentioned below and in the following grades; and commanded by the following officers . He entered the  US service early in the year 1776  as a drafted Militiaman commanded by Col. Richardson , Maj. Fullwood , Capt. Moses Gordon for ten days in pursuit of the tories after one month  commanded by Capt. John Nelson ,Lieut. McFaddin, Cols. Williamson , Thompson  and Richardson had commands in this expedition  against the Tories in the  Western part of the State of S.C. on  bush and Tiger Rivers in the month of December in the  same year as a volunteer, For one month served as a private at Bluford under Col. Richardson , Lieut. Robert Burgess. For one month I served in Charleston  as a private under Col. Richardson  & Capt. Nelson in the year 1778. For two months I served in Charleston as a private in the Barracks same officers in the year 1779. For three months I served in Augusta and  Savannah River  under Col. Richard Richards , Capt. Nelson, Lieut . Mc Faddin . For five months I served in Marion's Brigade in the year 1781 under Col. Richardson, Col. Irvin, Capt. Nelson Lieut. Mc Faddin  at  Snow's Island , both sides of the Santee, and over the Pedee after the Tories. For one month  I served as a private under Col. McDaniel, Mjr. James, Lieut. Bennet at  Wambaw in 1782- I resided  in Salem County Sumter District  S.C.  when I entered the service and have resided in the same County  & District ever since. I was in the Battle of Wambaw and Eutaw Springs. I knew Genl. Linkhorn , Genl. Sumter, Genl. Williamson , Genl. Marion, Col. Thompson , Mjr. Congers & Count Pulaskie , have done duty with the troops which they commanded. I  have no record of my age , the family register was lost in the .. ( illegible ) . I know that I was at least ten years old at time of the Keowee expeditions , was present at ... ( illegible ) and I saw the troops march which was in the year 1759 - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever 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 . Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me  Richard Rawlins ( his mark X ) J.C. Fullwood (  Signed ) JQ for Sumter District  Test Wm. McIntosh ( signed )  We John Cousar, a Clergyman residing in the Count of Salem  Sumter District S.C and William McIntosh residing in the same County  & District  hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Richard Rawlins who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration , that we believe him to be eighty four years of age , that he is reputed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution , and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn to  and subscribed  the day and year aforesaid John Cousar ( signed ) Wm McIntosh ( signed ) J.C. Fullwood ( signed ) JQ
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( upper part of page has been transcribed )  And I the said James C. Fullwood one of the Justices of the Quorum for  Sumter District do hereby declare my 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 I do further certify that John Cousar who has also signed  the  proceeding certificate is a respectable clergyman , resident in the County of Salem Sumter District S.C.  and that William  McIntosh who has also signed the same is a resident in the same County and District and is a credible person, and that their statements is entitled to credit, And that I do further certify that the above named applicant is a needy person, and that the applicant cannot form bodily infirmity attend the Court or any Judge in Chambers. J.C. Fullwood ( signed ) JQ for Sumter District I , J.C. Fullwood do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with  Wm McElveen Senr the above  applicant a temporary witness is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit J.C. Fullwood ( signed ) JQ.. ( illegible )
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[ South Carolina Salem County Sumter District ] ss. Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Quorum for Sumter District  Wm Mc Elveen Senr , he being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is  well acquainted with Richard Rawlins who has subscribed and sworn to the within declaration , that he is a revolutionary soldier  , that he and this deponent served together  in the Revolutionary War , we served together in the  snow Camp he thinks around the year 1776  we served together at  Augusta on  Savannah River three months. Sworn  and subscribed this 19th  June  1833 before me J.C. Fullwood ( signed ) J.Q. Wm. Mc Elveen ( his mark )  We whose names are hereto subscribed hereby  certify that  we are well acquainted with Richard Rawlins who has subscribed and sworn to the within Declaration; that he is generally believed to have been a soldier of the Revolution in the neighborhood where he resides; That he is a man of credibility  whose declaration  and  statement is entitled to credit, And we further certify that it is our opinion that the above named applicant  cannot from bodily infirmity  attend Court , or any Judge in Chambers, And that we further certify that he is in needy circumstances. John M Wetherspoon ( signed ) Saml McFaddin ( signed )  William R Burgess ( signed ) M.H.R.
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In amendment of the other Declaration of services which has come to my attention since the declaration was filed South Carolina Salem County  Sumter District So.Car.  - Personally appeared before me the undersigned, one of the Justices of the Quorum for Sumter District, Richard Rawlins  who being duly sworn according to law , sayeth that the served one month which  is not represented in the within Declaration under the command of Col. Richardson, Capt. Moses Gordon  after the tories near Ninety Six , we took Col. Fletcher a notorious tory in the year 1777 . This deponent further sayeth that by request or command of the Officers of his Regiment he wrought  six months in the latter part of the year 1781  to the ... ( illegible )  part of 1782 making sword scabbards & shoes for the troops of his Regiment , they being destitute of these articles, for which he would be exempted from his duty in Camp . Sworn to & subscribed before me J.C. Fullwood ( signed ) JQ Richard Rawlins ( his mark  )  I, Thomas J. Wilder Clerk of the Court of General Sessions & Common Pleas for  Sumter District do hereby certify  that James C. Fullwood who administered the oath to Richard Rawlins and his witnesses in the within Declaration is a legally qualified  Justice of the Quorum for Sumter District and that the signature is i his proper hand writing. IN testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 25 day of June 1833. TH. J. Wilder ( signed / sealed ) C.C.Ps.
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Amendment of the within Declaration [ South Carolina Sumter District and County of Salem ] ss. Personally appeared before me , the undersigned  a Justice of the Quorum  for  Salem County  Richard Rawlins who being duly sworn  deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot  swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but according to the best of his recollection , he served no less that the periods  mentioned below, and in the following grades; For ten days as a drafted militiaman in the year 1776 under the command of Col. Richardson , Major Fullwood, and Capt. Moses Gordon after the Tories that had embodied over the Congaree River we marched as far as Friday Ferry  on the said river there we heard the tories were dispersed and we returned home and were discharged - For one month as a volunteer under the command of Col. Richardson , Capt. John Nelson, Lieutenant Thos. Mc Faddin in Decr. 1776 after the Tories and Indians in the western part  of the  State of So. Ca. on Bush and Tiger Rivers. For one month  I served as a drafted Militiaman under the command of Col. Richardson and Lieut. Robert Burgess in the  year 1778 we marched to Charleston  and was immediately ordered to Buford to defend the Town of, a British fleet was off the  Town of Savannah in the State of Georgia and was infested at Charleston this was in the year 1778 = For two months  I served under the command of Majr. James  and Capt.  John Nelson in the year 1779 in Charleston stationed in the barracks to defend the  Town. For three months  I served under the command of Col. Richard Richardson , Capt. Nelson ,Lieut. Thos. Mc Faddin  in  Augusta and on the Savannah River  in the year 1782 while we were  lay at Augusta , Genl. Prescott  the British  commander crossed the Savannah River and pushed for Charleston. Genl. Lincoln who commanded the American forces crossed the river and pushed for Charleston, Prescott retreated along the sea shore a part Lincoln's troops overtook him at  Stone Ferry  we had a  smart engagement - For  five (?) months I served  in Marion's Brigade as a volunteer under the command of Col. Richardson, Col. Irvin , Capt. Nelson, Lieut. Mc Faddin in the year 1781 at Snow's Island  both sides of the Santee on Black River often skirmishing with the British and tories we had a smart bout with the British  at the lower bridge on Black River - For one month I served under the command of Col. Mc Daniel, Majr James
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, Lieut, Bennet at Wambaw where we were surprised and routed by the British  in the 1782 - For one month I served as a drafted Militiaman  under the command of Col. Horey, Capt. Nelson after the .. ( illegible ) ( Tories )  over both the Pee Dee  and over Drowning Creek in the year 1782 - For one month I served under the command of Col. Richardson, Capt. Moses Gordon near Ninety Six after the Tories we took Col. Fletcher a notorious  Torey  with a number of tories  who were pillaging  and murdering  the inhabitants of that State - For six months in the latter part of the year 1781 & the first part of the year 1782  By request of the officers of his Regiment making sword scabbards and  shoes for the troops for which services he would be exempted form his duty in camp  while I was at work for the troops and for such service  I claim a Pension. This deponent further sayeth on his oath that from or by reason of bodily infirmity  he is not able to attend any Court or Judge in Chambers. Sworn to and subscribed before me this  9th October 1833. Richard Rawlins ( his mark ) J.C. Fullwood ( signed ) J.Q.
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Interrogatories  1. Where and in what year were you born. Ans. I was born in Salem County  Sumter District . I cannot state the exact year I was born. 2nd. Have you any record of your age and if so where is it ? Answer. The record of my age was lost in time of the revolutionary war. I was at least ten years old at the time of Keeowee expedition  was present at a rendezvous  and saw the Troops march which was in the year 1759. 3rd. Where were you living  when called into the service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War , and  where do you now live? Ans.  I was living in Salem County  So. Ca.  when called into the service . I lived there ever since the War and now living in the same County. 4th . How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom ? Ans. I entered the service of the US as a drafted militiaman . I afterwards volunteered my services several times. I never was a substitute. 5th . State the names of some of the regular officers who were  with the  Troops where you served, such Continental  and Militia  Regiments as you can recollect and the general  circumstances of your services. Ans. I know Genl. Lincoln, Genl. Sumter, Genl. Williamson, Genl. Marion, Col. Thompson, Col. Richardson,  Col. Mc Daniel, Col Peter & Hugh Horey , Count Pulaski , Majr. Congers, Majr. Botell, Majr. Benson, Majr. Mayham. 6th. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it signed, and what has become of it ?  Ans. I received  several verbal discharges at the termination of each tour of duty , but no written one.  7th . State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood  & who can testify as to your character for veracity  and their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution. Ans. Wm. R Burgess MHR, Wm. Rose MHR, John M Witherspoon, Robert  Witherspoon  former MHR Congress, Saml. Mc Faddin, John Mc Faddin, Thos. Rose. I do hereby certify that the above  Interrogatories was  propounded to the applicant  and the above ans. were given this 8th October 1833.
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[ State of South Carolina Sumter District ] Be it known that before me  P S Worsham a Justice of the Peace in and for the District aforesaid  personally appeared Mary Rawlins  formally the wife and now widow of Richard Rawlins deceased, and made oath in due form of Law, that she is now the widow  of the identical person named  in an original certificate which are herewith exhibited; and humbly prayeth  that the arrearage due her deceased Husband  from the 4th of September 1887  to the 12th of March 1838  ( at which date he died )  be paid to her , And that she receive a Certificate to draw a pension from the death of her Husband  which was  on the said 12th of March 1838 , in conformity with the Pension laws  now in existence. This deponent  further sayeth  that she in now  resides in Salem County  Sumter District which is the place or her nativity and that she is 83 years of age. Sworn and subscribed  this  second day of May 1843. Mary Rawlins ( her mark M ) PS Worsham ( signed )  Jas . G. Mc Intosh ( signed ) witness  [ State of South Carolina District of Sumter ] May Term 1843  Um P,.S. Worsham a Magistrate in the District above named do hereby certify that I have the most satisfactory evidence  by no own knowledge , and by the oath of  Jas G. Mc Intosh , Josiah F Lemming who have appeared before me  and made oath that they are personally acquainted with Mary Rawlins that she is the widow of Richard Rawlins who was a pensioner  as appears from an original  Certificate now before us and that Richard Rawlins died on the 12th of March 1838 . Given at my residence on the day and year above written . Jas. G. Mc Intosh ( signed ), Josiah F. Lemming ( signed ) PS Worsham ( signed ) Magst.
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I John M Dargan  Clerk of the Court of Sumter District  certify  P. S. Worsham is a Magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is  genuine . In testimony whereof I have hereto affixed seal of office and subscribed my name this 8 day of May  A.D. 1843. J M Dargan  ( signed/ sealed  ) clk  I do hereby certify  that I have been personally acquainted with Mary Rawlins  for fifty years past and that she is the widow of Richard Rawlins, who died on the 12th of March 1838 and that she in in indigence. May 10th  1843  . Wm Mc Intosh ( signed )  PM Salem So. Ca.
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Revolution 21934 INVALID File No . 21,934 Richard Rawlins Pri Rev War Act : June 7th 32" Index : - Vol. 2 Page 332 ( Arrangement of 1870 )
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Planter's & Mechanic's Bank of S. Ca.  Charleston  29 Jan 1838  J L Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington   Sir I  forward herewith for your authority to pay vouchers of John Harris and Richard Rawlins. I am  Respectfully your obt srvt. A Spears ( signed ) Pen Agent
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Planter's  & Mechanic's Bank of S. Ca. Charleston  19 November 1838  J.L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington   Sir I herewith submit the enclosed  voucher of Richard Rawlins to your authority for payment  - twelve months pay being due  upon it. I am  Respectfully your obt. srvt. A Spears ( signed ) Pension  Agent