Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18,215, for James Stanaland, South Carolina
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(3-1776)


SERVICE                                          NUMBER
S. C.            Stanaland, James     S.18,215



Carded

CONTENTS
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[left page]
30608
South Carolina 
James Stanaland-
of [illlegible] in the State of S. Carolina
who was a  Private in the Company commanded
by Captain [illegible] of the Rge commanded
by Col Tyne in the S. C
line for 20 months
________________________________
Inscribed on the the Roll of South Carolina 
at the rate of 66 Dollars 67 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831
________________________________

Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of May
[illegible]

Arrears to the 4th of March                       $333.35
Semi-annual  allowance ending 4th Sept  33.33

                                                                            $36665



Revolutionary Claim,
June 7, 1832 ⎬

Recorded by D D Addison Clerk
Book C Vol. 6 Page 80
Horry Ct  [illegible]

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Order to pay 3 Jany 1838
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James Stanaland.
32.497
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Declaration. In order to obtain the benefit of the act
of Congress of the 7th June 1832

State of South Carolina
Horry District On the 5th day of November
in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred thirty four, personally appeared in open Court James Stanaland, before me Josiah J. Evans Esq of the Circuit Judges of the said state, and presiding Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas in and for the District of Horry and State aforesaid aged Seventy two 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 Act
of Congress passed Jun 7th 1832. That he was born in
the State of North Carolina; that when about three years
old his parents moved into Craven County, now All 
Saints Parish, in the District and State aforesaid:
that in the year 1779 he  was drafted & joined the Company of Militia commanded first by Capt Dunn, 
and afterwards by Capt [illegible], attached to Genl Francis Marions Brigade, and served as a private 
in this company, serving every other week for the 
year, making six months actual service. 
that this company was principally engaged in guarding
the sea coast near Little River: that some time 
in the Fall of 1780 he was marched and joined the
main Army of Marion, and while & with it he was 
at a battle fought at the fork of Black River 
between our army and a detachment of Tories
who were commanded by one Col Tyne the tories 
were defeated with the loss of three killed & 27
prisoners taken, together with several horses and 
Several stand of arms: none of our men were killed.
that from thence we marched toward Georgetown
and at a place called  white bridge, we had 
a skirmish with the Tories commanded by one
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Major [illegible] is who was killed. We took [illegible] 
three prisoners but lost two men [illegible] 
he served one month. That in April 1781 he was
drafted as a private for one month 
& he was  in the Company 
commanded by  Capt David Murrell; that shortly
after we were surprised by a party of the Tories
Commanded  by Major Benjamin Lewis at
a place called Bear Bluff on the Waccamaw 
river, that he has there taken prisoner &
[illegible]
on the 20th of August 1781 he enlisted as
private in a Regiment of Continental Dragoon, 
& one, commanded by Col Peter Horry then
at Georgetown that he was placed in the
Company of Captain Henry Scandy  that
he remained a short time in Georgetown and
were then marching on several excursions 
up and down  Black River that he then
were marched around  the Santee river  to a
place  calling Moncks Corner, and there he
attached and completely defeating a detach
ment of the British & took ninety three
prisoners, without any loss in our part
from thence we marched to [illegible] and
were at that place entirely defeated by a
British Army in that battle we lost
a great many of our men, and among the
number of the slain was Major Benson
who then had the command of our [illegible]
that in and some others made their escape
reorganized at  Georgetown, that [illegible]
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there till August 1782 was then regularly discharged
returned home - his discharge was signed by
Thomas Mitchell Aide camp to General Marion
but unfortunately on his return 
home he lost his pocket book, which contained his 
discharge that he also knew & served with
Capt Gift, Capt William Withers, & Capt. 
Fishburn  His companions in arms now being
an Ebenezer Hewitt, John Simmons
Samuel Hickman, John Roberts & Josias Sessions
that he has resided in All Saints Parish ever
since he was three years old he has a record
his age in a family Bible
He hereby relinquish every claim 
whatever that 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.

Sworn and subscribed the day
and year aforesaid in open Court
James Stanaland

[Illegible] & John Roberts
appeared  before me in Open Court and being
duly sworn according to law, State that they
knowJames Stanaland, who hath subscribed
the foregoing Declaration and believe all
the facts therein stated to be perfectly true
that they have a personal knowledge of the fact
that he was a soldier of the Revolution, that
they were in the service with the said Stanton
though not the whole time, but believe he served
the whole time as stated by him. Deponents are
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positive, the said Stanaland Served twenty months
at least.  They know that he was a faithful
and true Soldier and never have heard his patriotism
questioned, doubted, [illegible] and that he
is of the age he represents himself to be.
Deponent as well as the said  [illegible] already have
remaining  in Horry District from their boyhood
to the present time

Josias Sessions
John Roberts

Sworn to before me in open Court
this 5th November 1834

F M Stevenson
CCP


Benjamin Holt a Clergyman resident in the District of
Horry and State aforesaid personally appeared before by in
open Court and being duly sworn declares that James
Stanaland who hath Subscribed the foregoing Declare
tion is well known to him; that he is reputed in the
neighborhood  and district in which he resides & believed
to have been asoldier of the Revolution We fully con
cur in that opinion & believe him to be aforesaid he
to present himself to be
                                                             Benj Holt
Sworn to before in in open Court
this  5th  November 1834
F M Stevenson
CCP

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion  to be
after their investigation of the matter, and after pulling the
Interrogatories [illegible] War Department, that the above
named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier  served
as he states. And the Court further certifies that it
appears to them that Benjamin Holt is a Clergyman, 
that he and Josias Sessions who have signed the foregoing certificates and John Roberts are 
Citizen residing in Horry District, that they are
respectable & credible persons, and that their state-
ment is entitled to full faith & credit

Given under my hand this 5th day of
November Anno Domini 1834
Josiah J. Evans
Presiding Judge
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[Seal top left]

I, Samuel M. Stevenson, Clerk
of the Court of Common Pleas for
Horry District, do hereby certify
that the foregoing contains the
original proceedings of the Court
in the matter of the application
of James Stanaland for a pension

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand and seal of Office, this the 5th day of
November in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and thirty four
Saml M Stevenson
CCP Horry Dist
SC
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Planting & Mechanics Bank of SoCa
Charleston 26 December 1837

J L Edwards Esq
Com of Pensions
Washington

Sir

I forward herewith for your
authority to day Voucher of James Stanaland
I am very respectfully
Your Ob Serv
A Spears
Pension Agent
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South Carolina
State Treasury Office
Charleston April 5, 1836
I certify that James
Stanaland was placed upon the Pension Roll of this
State agreeably to a Resolution  of the Legislature of this
State passed in Dec 1825 page 74 to commence in
1824 and that he has been paid sixty dollars P annum,
for 11 years annuity up to to March 1835.
Wm Ed. Haynes
Treasurer
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Stamp:
Columbia 
MAR
20
S.C.

Benjamin Holt  Esq
Conwayboro
S.C.

Mail
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Comptroller Generals Office
Columbia, 17th March 1836

Benjamin Holt Esq

Sir

Agreeable to your favor of
the 26 Oct. I have made the requisite
of examination & can find nothing more
in favor  of James Stanaland 
than what you discern on the
annexed sheet on a reexamination I
also find nothing more in favour of John Roberts, than what has already been fur
ished from this Department of the above
named persons are State Pensioners they
will be found on the Pension Roll of the
Lower Division -

Respectfully
Yr. Obt. Sevt.
John T. Seibelsfor

Wm Saval Compt Genl
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Mr. Jas. Stanaland
His acct of 279, days Militia duty
in 1780, [illegible]  to St. £18. 12
Eighteen Pounds, Twelve shillings Sterling


Comptroller Generals fice
Columbia 17 March, 1836
I do hereby certify that the above to be
a true copy of the endorsement on a [illegible]
filed in this office, purporting to be the
invelope [envelope] of the original account of James
Stanaland for services rendered in the War
the Revolution; that the original
account of said James Stanaland is
lost or mislaid: but it satisfactorily app
and the same was passed at the proper office
and an Indent for the amount thereof
John T. Seibels
for
William Saval
Compt Genl
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18215
INVALID.
File No. 18215
James Stanaland
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th  32
Index:- Vol.1,  Page 363
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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James Stanaland
South Carolina 

[illegible] decd

act 16 Jun : 1835

James Holt

Admit as private
20 mos P $ 66.66