Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7,553, for Peter Nance, South Carolina
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
SC

Nance, Peter

NUMBER
R. 7.553

CONTENTS
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Yadkin Co N C


Peter Nance



J Cowles
Hamptonville
N.C.
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
State of North Carolina ⎬Yadkin County ⎬
 On this 5th day of July 1852 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Pleas and quarter sessions now sitting. Peter Nance a resident of said County and state aged 90 years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath make the follow of declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the
act of Congress passed June 7 1832
that he entered the service of the United States under following named officers and served as herein stated 
that he substituted in the place of his Brother
John Nance who was a volunteer in the Army of the United States in the year 1780 and served in the regiment commanded by Col Sumpter of the South Carolina Troops. That his Brother John returned home sick about the first of March 1780 and continuing unwell - he the said Peter went in his place and joined Col. afterwards Genl. Sumpter about the 10th of March of that year - that a part of the time he was under the command of Col. Lacy his captains name was Frost Lieutenant
jno. Mayfield, that he entered the service about the 10th of March 1780 that he joined
the Troops near Camden So Ca and was discharged at Orangeburgh about the 20 of December following by Capt Frost the discharge being written by Lieut. Mayfield
that he resided at the time of his service in the then Camden now Chester District that
he placed his discharge on his return home in his Fathers trunk which trunk was afterwards
stolen by the Tories and the discharge lost - that his mess while in the army were Henry Harden, James and Michael Gore, James Saunders and John Walker, when he first entered the Army he answered to the name of John Nance whose place he took and who soon afterwards died - that afterwards he answered to the name of Peter Nance. he was at Fishing Creek with Sumpter when he was surprized by a charge from Tarleton and a number of prisoners which he had taken rescued, he was also at the Battle of Hanging Rock which was fought in August 1780 where the Americans were victorious and where as well as he recollects were the following officers Genl. Sumpter Cols. Lacy, Hill. and in
Maj Davie and others from which place the troops were marched to the fork of Broad and
Tiger livers where they had another brush with the British and Tories and Sumpter
was wounded - during their march they passed through Winnsboro, that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service - that the reason he has not made this application before this is
that he was ignorant of his rights having been a substitute he did not know that he was entitled. 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 or Territory
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Test
J.S. Martin
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We Denson A Poindexter Clergyman residing in the County of Yadkin and
James Sheck residing in the same county hereby certify that we are well
acquainted with Peter Nance who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be Ninety years of age that he is reputed
and 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 day and year aforesaid 
                                                                   D A Poindexter
                                                                        Jas Sheck

T S Marin CCC
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 Denson A Poindexter who has signed the preceding certificate is a
Clergyman resident in the County of Yadkin and that James
Sheek who has also signed the same is a resident in the same
County and is credible person and that their statement is entitled
to credit

I Thomas S. Martin Clerk of the Court of pleas and quarter sessions
for Yadkin County No Ca do hereby certify that the foregoing contains
the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the applica
tion of Peter Nance for a pension

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal of Office this 5th
day of July 1852
T. S. Martin CCC
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Hamptonville NC July 16 [illegible]
James E Heath Esq
Comm. of Pension
Sir   I enclose
the application of Peter Nance who
was a revolution soldier [illegible]
please give  it your instant 
attention and advise me
Respectfully
J Cowles
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No Jacket for this case as it was
found in claim of Enoch Nelson
Rej. 7.588
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No 38.412
Peter Nance
N C
J. Cowles Sep 21 1852
Peter Nance May 14. 1853
7553
Act June 7 1832
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Dec 14. 1852
Peter Nunce or
Nance
rel to 
his Claim

Claimant

Doweltown
Sur [illegible] Co.

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No agent
Washington D C

Peter Nance
Letter of Inquiring
Dec 3. 1852
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Dec 14. 1852
Peter Nunce or
Nance
rel to 
his Claim

Claimant

Doweltown
Sur [illegible] Co.

[vertical]
Doweltown N.C.
Dec 9
Pension  agent
City [? Cty?] Washington D C
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North Carolina Yadkin
County December 3d 1852

To the pension agent City Washington DC

Dear Sir I imployed Mr Josiah
Cowls of Hamptonville in this county
as my agent to draw my pension
I served nine month as a soldier in
the revolution war under General Sumpter
and Col Lee and Macy and capt
Frost I got my discharge at Orange
brug South Carolina came to house
to my Father and put it in a trunk
and that the tories came and [illegible] open
the house carried of the trunk which
contained three hundred dollars in cash
and all my fathers papers and my 
discharge  the legal certificates have
been made here in this County and
forwarded on to your office and
I have not received any thing yet
please write to me and direct your
letter to Dowaltown Yadkin County whether them
is any possible chance for me to
get any thing or whether any thing has
been done if the information is not
satisfactory to you please write what you
want and information
you Want and I will try to procure it for
you and if there is no chance for me
to receive anything I want you to send
me my papers that Mr Cowles Sent
to you direct them to Doweltow
Yadkin County & please send
.
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all the certificates and papers that have
been forwarded to your office

and oblige Yours
Peter Nance