Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10,339, for William Swanson, North Carolina
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(8-1776)

SERVICE
N.C.

Swanson, William

NUMBER
R.10.339

CONTENTS
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4
35. 138
Decklaration [sic]
of Wm [William] Swanson
Hon J. L. Williams
No2
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State of Tennessee 
Monroe County
28 November1840
This day [the word "came' is legible but struck out] personlly [sic: personally] appeared
William Swanson, Before me William
Heiskel an acting Justice of the peace for
sd [said] County he not being able to come into open Court William Swanson a Resident in
the County of Monroe State of Tennesse age
Eighty Six 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 acts of Congress for the Benefit of Revolutionary Solders [sic - soldiers], that he enterd [sic - entered] the service of the United
state under Capt [captain] Clark on the 5th day of August 1781 being ["ing" lined out] citizen of Burk County N [north] Carolina
at that time and marched to Camden S [south] Caro [sic - Carolina]
then Cros [sic - cross] Gangree River thence direct to Eutaw [end of word is missing at edge of paper]
where he was in that memorable Battle
under the command of [unreadable addition above the line] General Green Col [Colonel] Malbode as a volenteer [sic - volunteer] and after the Battle was sent
to Salesberry to gard [sic -guard] the prisoners and was discharge there by Col [colonel] Lock and that
he has lost sd [said] discharge and that he
served three month the full time he
was called out for and that he apply
to James C Mitchel his member of Congress
some twelve year ago to get him a pension But could not get it at Reasons
to him unknown, and he hereby Relinquishes
his every claim whatever to a pension
or annuity Except the present and declares
that his name is not on the pension
Roll of any state or Teritory [sic - territory]
William Swanson [signature of deponent]
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Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid
[illegible signature]
 Justice of the peace

State of Tennessee Monroe County
I James M Broyles Clerk of the Monroe County County [sic - repeated] Court of Monroe aforesaid do certify that Wm [William] Hurshell Esq [esquire] whose signature appears affixed to the affidavit is now and was at the time of executing the same an acting Justice
of the peace in and for said County of Monroe
duly commissioned and sworn and his signature is genuine
Witness my hand and seal of office at office in Madisonville
December 5th1840
James M Broyles Clerk
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State of
Tennesse 
Monroe County
5 December 1840 [this may be 1860]
I John Gilbreth precher [sic - preacher]
of Gospel of Methodist E. P. [unknown initials]
church do certify that William Swanson is a member of said church and have bin [sic - been] Ever since I know him which is 15 years and that he Distains a colector [sic] of undoubt [sic] Varity as a cridtion [sic] and citizen and I believe from Report that he was in the Revolution war-
Given under my hand
John Gilbreath
E fo C [unknown what this indicates]
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William Swanson
Tennessee
Rejected
See let 15 Jany [January]1841
to Hon. J. L. Williams
did not serve
six months
10339
Act 7 June 1832
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[printed form with hand entered text]

10,339
P.O. [no entry on this line]
Wm [William] Swanson
Service: [no entry on this line], 18  . [year not completed]
Enlisted: [no entry on this line], 18  . [year not completed]
[diagonal stamp placed here:] REJECTED
Discharged: [no entry on this line], 18  .  [year not completed]
Application Filed: [no entry on this line], 18  . [year not completed]
Alleges: [no entry on this line], 18  . [year not completed]
Re-enlisted: [no entry on this line]
Attorney: [no entry on this line]
P.O. [no entry on this line]
[no entry on this line] Recognized. 
[no entry on this line] Contract. 
[no entry on this line] Cert. of Dis.
Searched for [no entry on this line], 18  . [year not completed]
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Jan. [January] 15.1841
Illegible

Commissioner of Pensions 
neon [?] War Dept [Department]

Hn J S Williams 
[illegible initials]
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Enclosed to the Commr [commissioner] Pensions
by
Joseph L [illegible last name]
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State of North Carolina Wilks [sic Wilkes] County to 10 October 1840
this day personal apeard [sic - appeared] John Swanson before me an acting Justice of the peas [sic - peace] for said County and after being Duly Sworn accordin [sic - according] to law deposes and Saith that he saw William Swanson in the American army on the liberty side a day or two Before the Batel [sic - battle] at Eutaw Springs I believe was in September in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty one [1781] and was sent to garde [sic - guard] some prisners [sic - prisoners] as I was informed to Soles Brery [unknow] and I saw him nomore [sic no more] till discharged 
John Barnes JP
John his "X" mark Swanson

State of North Carolina Wilkes County the 10 October 1840
this day persinal [sic -personally] apeard [sic - appeared] Smith Ferguson Clergyman
and George Walker Before me and [sic - an] Actin [sic - acting] Justis [sic - justice]
for said County and after being Duly Sworn
acordin [sic - according] to law deposeth [sic - deposith] and Saith that they
knew William Swanson while liven [sic - living] in Wilks [sic - Wilkes] [county] for a number of years and for Several yers [sic - years]
liven [sic - living] in Brocke the agoining [sic - adjoining] County in said State and never knew nor her nother but a neth Stredy Seteson [unknown what the previous three words mean] of him
John Barnes JP
Smith Ferguson
George his "X" mark Walker
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State of North Carolina
Wilkes County
J. Wm [William] Mastin Clerk of the Court of
Please [sic - pleas] & Quartersession of Wilkes County do certify that John Barnes before whom the foregoing affidavid [sic- affidavit] was made is an acting Justice of the peace for said County and that due faith & credit is entitled to all his official acts.
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto affixed the seal of
my Office & Subscribed me name
at office this 15th Oct [October] 1840
Wm {William] Mastin Cler [Clerk]
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[this document is for a different person. This record file is for William Swanson. This Bounty Land Warrant Card document is for Peter Swenton]

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
Name: Swanton, Peter
Grade: Private
Line: Maryland

WARRANT NUMBER 11691 and 14104
ACREAGE. 100
ISSUED February 24, 1795
to Francis Sherrard, assigned
of John Carberth or Corbett, Adm 
[entered by a different hand:] Both spelling shown

The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"" which are
registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives