Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8636, for Lazarus Reaves, South Carolina
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
S.C.

* Reaves, Lazarus

NUMBER
R. 8636
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CONTENTS
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8636
P.O. [blank]
Lazarus Reaves
Service: [blank]
REJECTED
Enlisted:  [blank]
Discharged:  [blank]
Application filed:  [blank]
Alleges:  [blank]
Re-enlisted:  [blank]
Attorney:  [blank]
P.O.  [blank]

[blank] Recognized.     [blank] Contract.
[blank]  Cert. of Dis.   Searched for [blank]
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19831
Declaration 
of 
Lazarus Reaves
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The State of Mississippi
Pike County
County and probate Court
December Term 1827.

present the Honorable
Robert Love Chief J.P.C.
Vincent Garner A.J.

Original Claim

Declaration in order to be placed on the pension under the 
act of the 18th of March 1818

County of Pike
State of Mississippi

On the 11th day of december 1827.
Personally appeared in open Court for the 
County of Pike and State of Mississippi Lazarus Reaves resident in 
the said County aged about Seventy one or Seventy two years who
bring first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make 
the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made
by the act of Congress on the 18th of March 1818 and the 1st of 
May 1820.  That the said Lazarus Reaves Enlisted for the 
term
of eighteen months (day of month nor moth recollected)
in the year of [blank space] in the State of South
Carolina in the Company of Rangers under Captain Robert
Goodwin the above term of service, and one other term of Six
months under the title of minute ma and the said R Goodwin
Captain aforesaid in the regiment Commanded by Colonel
William Thompson in the line of the State of South Carolina
in the [blank space] Continental establishment that he continued
to serve in the said Corps until (not recollected)
where he was regularly discharged from the service in
[blank space] in the State of South Carolina,  that he 
hereby relinquishes every claim what ever to a pension except the 
present that his name is not in the roll of any State except
that of the State of South Carolina and that the following 
are the reasons for not making earlier application for a 
pension.  The first reason was that he was not in possession
of the proper information how to make application - and 
after receiving some information on the subject, he made
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in attempt in the year 1825 which application failed at the 
War department in consequence of an insufficiency of proof there
had to send to the State of South Carolina for such Testimony as
was required which is herewith inclosed, and which being the time 
present.  And in pursuance of the Act of the 1st of May 1820
I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United
States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since
that time by gift sale or any manner disposed of my property
or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring
myself within the provisions of an act of Congress "Entitled An act
to provide for Certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval
Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed
on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor any
person in trust for me my property or securities contract or 
debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is 
contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed
I have now in possession the following property
(to wit)   1 mare supposed to be worth       $100
1 Colt  do   do                                                  30
Three head of Cattle                                        24
amount of Legacy recd from South Carolina 700

Lazarus Reaves   his mark  X

amount of property owned by applicant 18th March 1818
and not now owned by him 
1 Sorrel Horse  Exchanged with Short  exchange made year 1825  mare now in possession

And the said Lazarus Reaves further States that he is and
always has been a Farmer by Occupation and that he is at this 
time unable to Labor sufficiently to maintain him and his wife
who composed the whole number of his Family
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The State of Mississippi
Pike County

I Certify that the Schedule and oath
have been admitted to the record of said
Court and that the same are truly copied therefrom and
I do further Certify that it is the opinion of the said Court
that the Total amount in value of the property exhibited
in the aforesaid Schedule is eight hundred and fifty four
dollars.  In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the said Court
on this 15th day of december 1827

Jas Y McNabb Clerk
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Washington   Jany 12 1828

Sir

I have the honor to enclose
to you the papers of L Reaves in 
relation to his right to be placed
on the Pension list.  An early
answer from the Department
will much oblige

Your obtsvt [obedient servant]
Powhatan Eli [paper torn]


The Hon
Mr. Barbour
Secretary at War
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South Carolina
Richland District

Personally appears before me
Benjamin Hodge Senr.
who being sworn upon the Holy Evangelist
of Almighty God saith that he was personally
acquainted with Lazarus Rieves [Reaves] in 
the Revolutionary War, that said Rieves and 
deponent served in the regular 
service under Colonel Thompsons command
and under Captain Robert Goodwyn two 
several terms of service, the first six months
and the second eighteen months, that they
were in the Battle at Sullivan's Island
near Charleston in South Carolina and
several skirmishes that said Rieves served
out his time until officially discharged

Benj Hodge Senr.  his mark  X

Sworn to and subscribed to 
before me the 22 Augt 1827

Benj Rawls Q.Ct.


personally appears Jasper Faust Senr. and 
makes oath that he was acquainted with 
Lazarus Rieves in the time of the Revolutionary
War, and that he verily believes
that said Rieves performed the services
as above stated by Benj. Hodge

Jasper Faust

Sworn to and subscribed to 
before me the 22 Augt 1827

Benj Rawls
Q. Ct

I do certify that the above subscribing witnesses 
Benj. Hodge and Jasper Faust are 
worthy of credit, and entitled to implicit belief

Benj Rawls Q.Ct
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The State of South Carolina
Richland District

I James S. Guignard 
Clerk of the Court Richland
District do hereby Certify that Benjamin Rawls
Esqr. who hath attested the two foregoing affidavits
and signed the foregoing Certificate is an acting
Justice of the Quorum in and for the District
aforesaid & that all due faith and credit is 
and ought to be given to his Signature as 
such.   Given under my hand and the Seal
of the said Court at Columbia this twenty
second day of August in the year of our Lord
Eighteen hundred and twenty seven and in 
the fifty second year of the Sovereignty and 
Independence of the United States of America

James S. Guignard
Clerk of the Court
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State of Mississippi
Pike County

Personally came before 
me the undersigned Justice 
of the peace in and for the 
County aforesaid, James Massey and after 
being duly sworn deposeth and sayeth that 
he does believe the Lazarus Reaves of the State 
and County aforesaid did enlist and serve eighteen
months as a regular soldier in Colonel
William Thompson Regiment of soldiers in 
the state of south Carolina in the Revolutionary
War betwixt the United States and Great Britain
the aforesaid James Massey doth say that these
are his reasons for believing that Lazarus Reaves
did enlist and so serve as aforesaid --
first he did live with the said James Massey
at his farthers at the time when he did
enlist.  Second he came home on furlough and 
I James Massey did see his furlough thirdly
when his time of service was expired he did 
come home with a discharge from his 
officer.  These are the reasons why I the 
said James Massey believe that the aforesaid
Lazarus Reaves did serve the term above mentioned

Sworn to before me this 11th day 
of September in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and twenty
four

Jacob Coon JP
[seal?]