Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 46036, George Fisher, S.C. Sea Service
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(3 - 1776)

S. C Sea Service

Fisher, George
S 46036
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Carolina
23.20

Fisher 
in the State of So Ca
Stewart in the Regt com
Stewart of the comma
in the S. Car
2 years
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on the Roll of S. Carolina
amt of 120 Dollars - Cents per annum
ince on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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cate of Pension issued the 14 day Dec 33
elder [illegible].
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as to the 4th of Sept 1833   300. -
anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 34 60
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                                                    $360-
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Nath Rice, Clerk
Vol 6 Page 67
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Fisher
No 28 751
Admit as Steward
2 years $120
Hon. J M Felder 
H R
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State of South Carolina
Barnwell District

On this Twenty ninth day of October A.D.
1833 personally appeared in open Court before B. J. Earle Judge of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting, George Fisher a resident of Goodland Swamp near Edisto in the County or District of Orangeburgh and State of South Carolina aged Seventy five 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 June
7th 1832.
That having arrived at Amsterdam from
England on his way to America, he accidentally heard of a large Frigate fitting out in that port supposed to be for America; on going on board he found her to be the South Carolina Frigate, under the nominal
command of a dutch Captain, though really under the command of Commodore A. Gillon, and Captain John Joiner,  England and Holland then being at peace, he found only two American officers in uniform on board, one of whom was Mr John Marant to
of this State, who was a Lieutenant on board this ship, and has lately obtained a pention from the United States for his servises thereon; the declarant  engaged with those officers, and served in the capacity of Captain's Steward during the whole time he was on board. He had then and now has in his
possession a certain pocket book in which he
wrote down several circumstances and Occurrences relative to the frigate her cruice. &c. as those were written by himself at the time they occurred,
he can safely swear to their truth and accuracy,
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This pocket book being now before him,
faithfully transcribe those circumstances, they are Verbatim as follows

1780 June 13th went on board of the South Carolina frigate at Amsterdam John Joiner Esqr Captain

1781 January 1st arrived at [illegible] Cove to winter
February 20th left [illegible] Cove and arrived in the Texel.
August 24th bore away from the Texel North about
for America
September 26th arrived at Corunna in Spain
October 17th we left Corunna and steered to the S. W.
October 28th passed by within sight of the Islands called
the selvedged N. C. of the cannaries.
31st arrived at St Croix in the Islands of Teneriff
November 24th left St Croix. 29th crossed the tropic of cancer
December 20th recrossed the tropic of cancer the heat at 83 degrees
24th Saw the little Islands called the Keys North East of the Bahamas
27th Saw Sullivans Island off Charleston So Carolina
31st Saw Charleston again but was chased off by three English Frigates.
1782 January 1st left the coast of South Carolina
and steered for the Havannah
4th Saw the Island of Abbico one of the Bahamas
6th Fell in with and took a fleet of five Jamaica
men homeward bound
10th arrived at the Savannah and sold our prize
for 1500 Dollars:
April 27th left the Havannah and took under
our convoy a fleet of sixty two sail with 2030
Land troops on board, John Manuel Carzagan
Governor of Cuba took the command of the troops and Commodore Gillan of the fleet.
May 7th arrived with the fleet off the Island of
New Providence.
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A capitulation agreed on between the spanish
Governor and Commodore Gillan on the one side, and John Maxwell Esqr Governor of New Providence on the other, without landing the troops.
June 5th got aground near mudfort in the river
Delaware.
18 Arrived at Philadelphia. Here ends the
remarks in the Pocket Book.

The declarant having under his care the furniture stores  of the Commodore and Captain, he was detained on board at least two weeks after the frigates arrival in Philadelphia; he then received a certificate signed by Captain John Joiner, specifying the sum due him and addressed to Governor
Mathews of South Carolina; no written discharges were given that he knows of; The precise date of this
certificate is not recollected, but the declarent believes that it was within three or four days under or over of the first day of July 1732
The sum specified as due was sixty two pounds
some odd shillings Sterling, as his pay was three Pounds   per month, had the pursers account against him been mentioned, it would have afforded sufficient data to ascertain his time of service, which was a little upwards of two years on board said frigate in the revolutionary war. One fourth part of this
Certificate, was paid in Philadelphia by an agent of the State; shortly after the declarent entrusted it to a person who promised to endeavour to get something for it in Carolina, but he has never seen it since nor received any thing arising from it.
The declarent will relate from memory some other particulars relative to the Frigate; she mounted twenty eight thirty six pounders on her main deck, and Twelve long twelves on her quarter deck ┃
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and fore castle, length of her keel 163 feet, by
of her beam 47 feet, main mast 103 feet main Yard 98 feet, draught of water 22 feet, these dimensions were had from Mr. Lane, the carpenter; she was got over the Pomposes where there was only 15 feet water
on her broad side, have down by a large old greenlander and towed and steered by 26 dutch lighters: Her long stay in and near the Texel was occasioned by her waiting for the Luxingburg troops, during this stay Colonel
Searls of Virginia, and Major Jackson came on board having under their care a young Son of Mr Samuel Adams, this youth who was cousin to the the late Prest Adams, spoke the English, Dutch, and French Languages.  These gentlemen disagreeing with Commadore
Gillan left the frigate in Spain, and took young
Mr Adams with them, it is believed the Major was afterwards attached to the war department.
The Luxingburg troops were sent to assist in the attack on the Island of Jersey and Guernsey, having at length arrived on board the Frigate to the amount
of between two and three hundred, under the command of Monsr. D. Aubry, the South Carolina put to sea as stated in the Pocket Book, Exclusive of the prizes mentioned in that book, she took a small vessel off Berwick and burnt her; in the Atlantic took the fine Brig Venus loaded with fish and sent
her safe into Spain; in the gulf of Florida took a
small vessel from the Bahamas, with fruit for
the British troops in Charleston; the capture of
the Jamaica Fleet mentioned in the pocket book was owing to their mistaking the South Carolina in the night for a British Frigate.
The declarant will now mention the names of
of those commissioned, and warrant officers, which served longest in their respective stations; they are as follows. Messrs Bartlett, Greenwell. While, and
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Marant, before mentioned, Lieutenants, Drs Brigs,and Cushing; Gridley, Purser; Perry, Gunner; Conner, Boatswain; Lane, Carpenter; Tredwell, Cook. The affidavits of John Marant and Richard Wall requires some explanation: Mr Marant and the declarent were
summoned by warrant from the speaker of the house of Representatives, to appear before the Legislator as witnesses to testify what they knew relative to the services, of several Individuals on board the South Carolina,, whose claims were then before the house,
both appeared and Mr Marant made the affidavit annexed to this declaration. The want of the evidence of the clerk of the Court, will be amply supplied by the Honourable John M. Felder, who was present and heard Mr Marant make and swear to the said affidavit. The Honorable member told the declarent
that he would make affidavit of this if required
by the department, as to the affidavit of Richard Wall, hereto annexed, the declarant is persuaded that the high authorities before whom the affidavit was made and certified, would supercede the necessity of travelling upwards of One hundred miles to procure a new one, his health and state of sight
which render him unable to undertake a journey of such length, he being so dark as to be unable to see to read or write, by the help of the best glasses that he can find though he makes out to sign his name by guess. These reasons equally apply against the procuring a new affidavitt from Mr Marant.
The reason why the declarent procured the certificate of the English Consul on Mr
Walls affidavit, was this. The declarent born and living in England when the war between England and France broke out,
during the American Revolution, England called out her militia in which the declarent was enrolled, he must now serve for six pence a day,
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without rations or leave the country he chose
latte, and arriving at Amsterdam entered on
board the South Carolina frigate, as before mentioned:  
Near five years past having occasion to visit
England; with a view to this visit the declarant had
some years previous obtained Mr. Walls affidavit,
to be made use of in case he should be called to an
account for leaving the militia; in order to its
being received as evidence in England, an article
being known to the department need not be inserted.

The declarant regrets that he has been unable to
procure any documentary evidence; In a healthy
season of the year he visited the secretary of states
office, there was no paper or documents in that
office relative to the South Carolina frigate.
Thought the medium of a friend he had the other
branch of the secretary of states office in Columbia
searched; The state Treasurer wishing as he said
to serve an old Revolutionary character, assisted
in the search, the result of this search ended like
that in Charleston; his friend had the controller
generals office search also, the controller responded
that on seaching his office, there were no
books or papers relative to the South Carolina
Frigate, except some papers in and old box relative
to the claim of one Delosier, against the South
Carolina Frigate, the declarant knows nothing
of this Delosier, the Controller general further
reported that eight or ten years past, the portage
bill book of the South Carolina was taken out
of his office by a committy of the Legislation and
never returned nor did the the controller know
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where it was or what had become of it.
The declarant failing to procure any documentary
evidence, has been the more particular in relating
so may occurences and circumstances, with a view
to enable the department to Judge of the degree of
credit due to his declaration.
Since 1783 the declarant has resided in South
Carolina, Except four years that he lived in Georgia,
and near two years on his late visit to England, for
the last twenty sever years, he has been a resident
of Barnwell district, Except the two years visit to
England and near a year that he has lived in
Orangeburgh District, he now lives about three
miles from the line that seperates the two Dists
he is yet several miles nearer the Court house
of Barnwell, than that of Orangeburg; his
age and imperfect sight keep him almost constantly
at home, so that he is but little known
in Orangeburgh District, here he beleaves it
would be impracticable for him to procure the
testimony of the Clergiman, and other respectible
inhabitant as required by the department
He therefore thaught it most advisable to
make his declaration in the Court of Barnwell
District, where he is well known, rather than
that of Orangeburgh where he is scarcely
known at all.  He hereby relinquishes every
claim whatsoever to a pention or annuity
except the present, and declares that his
name is not on the pention roll of the
agency of any State

Geo Fisher

Sworn to in open court
at Barnwell C. H. as
aforesaid before
B J Earle
presiding Judge
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We Hansford D. Duncan, A Clergyman & resident
the District of Banrwell South Carolina and
the honourable Angus Patterson Senator from
this District to the State Legislature hereby
certify that we are well acquainted with
George Fisher who has subscribed and sworn
to the above declaration, who appears to be between
seventy & eighty years of age, that he is reputed
and believed by many respectable inhabitants in
the aforesaid District to have served on board the
South Carolina Frigate in the Revolution and
that we concur in that opinion and that we do
further declare that we have seen and examined
occurring relations to the South Carolina Frigate
were taken and transcribed into the declaration
of the said George, and find them correctly
copied from said pocketbook into his declaration
with other party of his travels being immediately
by those in the [illegible] up to this arrival in this
State afford sufficient reason to believe and
we do believe that the remarks and occurrences
in relation to the said Frigate and transcribed
as aforesaid into his declaration are true; and
the said Honourable Angus Patterson doth
further declare that ten years ago attending
his duty in the State Legislature as Senator
from the District of Barnwell saw ad
conversed several times with the said George
in the Senate chamber he having been summoned
by warrant from the Speaker of the 
house of representatives to attend the Leg
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a witness to testify what he knew relative
the serving of certain persons on [the] board
the South Carolina Frigate in the revolutionary
war and that the said George was examined
on oath by a committee of the house relative 
to the services of the aforesaid persons
H. D. Duncan
A. Patterson

Sworn to in open
Court as aforesaid
before B. J. Earle
Presiding Judge

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 sailor
on board the Frigate South Carolina
and served as he states.  And the
Court further certifies that it appears
to them that Hansford D. Duncan
who has signed the preceding certificate
is a clergyman resident in the District
of Barnwell, and that Angus Patterson
who has also signed the same is a 
resident in the same District, and
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a credible person, and that their
statement is entitled to credit.
B. J. Earle
Presiding Judge

I Orsamus D. Allen Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas of Barnwell
District do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original
proceedings of the said court,
in the matter of the applicaton
of George Fisher for a pension.
In testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand
and seal of office, this thirtieth
day of October one thousand eight
hundred and thirty three.
Orsamus D. Allen
Clerk
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Mr. Willm. Fisher
York
 George Fisher certificate
of baptism
 Certificate of babtism
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(67)
Baptisms 1758
Mary and George (Twin Children) of
William and Mary Fisher of Little Crakenhall, [illegible]
January 27
I certify the above to be a true extract from
the Parish Register of Baptisms at Bedale in the County of York the same having been examined and
compared therewith by me this 28=Day of August 1829
Thomas Monson
Rector of Bedale
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Invalid
Revy
4(lined out)b. 0.36
File No.
George Fisher
Pr T Stewart
Rev War
Act June 7 1832
Index: Vol. 6 Page  67
[Arrangement of 1870]
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State of South Carolina
Richland District   

John Morgan 1st Lieutenant on board of the South Carolina frigate in the service of this State in the Revolutionary war, personally appeared before me William Cattell one of the Justices assigned to keep the peace in the District of, who being duly sworn saith upon his oath that George Fisher of Barnwell District in this State aforesaid, entered on board of said frigate at Amsterdam about the month of May or June in the year 1780, and that he the sad George served faithfully on board the said frigate in capacity of Captains Steward till he arrived in Philadelphia on June 1782, where he was discharged on an honorable manner.
              John Morgan

Sworn to before me this 9th day of Dec 1823.

H. Cattell J.P.
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This can be further proved by reference to the portage BillBoat of the said frigate
Affidavit 
of J. Mayrant
Lieutenant
on board of the 
So. Carolina frigate
My services on board this 
above Frigate in, the war
of the Revolution, does,
in the opinion of Judge
 Grinspee, Judge Harper
of Missouri, and all the
gentlemen of the Bar whom
I have consulted, constitutes
me a citizen.
Geo. Fisher
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South Carolina, City of Charleston

By John Hinckley Mitchell, Justice of the Quorum and Notary Public by Letters Patent under the Seal of the said State, residing and practicing in the City and State aforesaid.

I, the said John Hinckley Mitchell, Justice of the Quorum and Notary Public as aforesaid, do hereby certify unto all whom it may concern, that the said John Geddes, whose signature and official seal are set to the foregoing, was at the date thereof the Intendant of the said City and authorized by law to take and administer the deposition of the said Richard Wale. That the handwriting of the said John Geddes, Intendant, and of the said Richard Wall, to the said deposition affixed, are bona fide, and their respective signatures are known to me, the said Notary; and I do further certify that the signature of William Patton as Clerk of Council is bona fide his handwriting. That all of said persons and their signatures are personally well known to me, the said Notary, and that they are respectable inhabitants of the City of Charleston.

In attestation whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and notarial seal, at Charleston aforesaid, this fifth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine, and in the fifty-third year of American Independence.

*Notary Stamp (Covered by a Piece of Paper)

J.H. Mitchell, 
Not! Pub! (Notary Public)
These are to certify to all whom it may concern that the foregoing literature "J.H. Mitchell," of the handwriting of W.H. John Hinckley Mitchell, a Notary Public in this city, is correct and authentic, as per his office, and that full faith and credit are liened to the documents handled by him under his office as a Notary Public. This attestation is given under my hand as Notary, at Charleston, this fifth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine.

Robert III, AUOA, Deputy to H. Nes Meun, HPN, Consul for North / South Carolina
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State of South Carolina
City of Charleston

Mr. Richard Wall of this City formerly an officer of the South Carolina frigate in the service of the State in the Revolutionary War commanded by Comodore A Gillan, personally appeared before me, John Geddes, Intendant of the above-mentioned City of Charleston, Who after being duly sworn on Almighty God, maketh oath and saith—That George Fisher Esqr. of Barnwell District, now in office of the quorum of that District and State aforesaid, came on board of the above-said frigate near Amsterdam in Holland about the month of May or June in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty and that in the said year, George acted in the capacity of Captain’s steward on board said frigate from the time aforesaid till the frigate arrived in Philadelphia in June Seventeen hundred and eighty-two—that the said George possessed the confidence of the Officers and came there honorably discharged in Philadelphia.
Richard Wall

Sworn to before this 30th July 1824.
John Geddes
[illegible]

By the Intendent
William Patton
Clerk of Council
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Rob. Y. Hayne        Picture of the State Seal
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
BY HIS EXCELLENCY
Robert Y. Hayne
GOVERNOR AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF IN AND OVER THE STATE AFORESAID.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME.
Know Ye that Samuel Kingman
whose signature appears to the
annexed Instrument of writing
is and was at the time of the [illegible]
there of the true lawful 
Depy Secy of State of the State
of South Carolina.
THEREFORE, all due Faith, Credit, and Authority is and ought
to be had and given to his proceedings and certificates as such.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand and caused to
be affixed the Seal of the State, in the city of Charleston
the Thirteenth day
of May in the year of our lord one
thousand eight hundred and thirty three and
in the fifty Seventh year of the Independence of
the United States of America.
BY THE GOVERNOR.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
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Certificate
of
Citizenship
George Fisher
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South Carolina Clerks Office
Barnwell District Fall Term 1824

South Carolina Barnwell District.

   The petition of George Fisher of the above
state and District humbly [illegible] that your Petitioner entered into the service of the State 
of South Carolina at Amsterdam in the year
Seventeen hundred and seventy-eight on board of "South Carolina Frigate" and acted in the capacity of Captain Steward on board the said Frigate till her arrival in Philadelphia in seventeen hundred & eight and that he hath constantly resided in the United States but mostly in South Carolina ever since and for the last eighteen years he has lived in Barnwell District in the State aforesaid that your Petitioner will support the Constitution of the United States and that the he doth absolutely & entirely renounced and abjured all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign Prince, Potentate State or Sovereignty whatever & particularly to his Britannie Majesty whose subject who formerly was your Petitioner therefore prays that he may be admitted to become a Citizen of the United States and of the State of South Carolina.
           George Fisher

Be it so:  J.S. Richardson Associate Judge 
November the 1st 1824 - Certify
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that thy within named George Fisher is a man of good moral character - Angus Patterson A Nimmons
I George Fisher do solemnly swear that I [?] in America in the Year 1782 & that have resided in the United States & in the State of South Carolina mostly ever since and particularly for Eighteen Years last past that I will to the utmost of my [person?] and ability support this Constitution of this State and the Constitution of the United States and that I do hereby solemnly freely & voluntarily renounce & forever abjure all allegiance to any foreign King, Prince, Potentate, or former or particularly all allegiance to the King of Great Britain where subject I formally was to help me God. 
George Fisher
Sworn to in open Court before me the 1st of November 1824 Orsamus D Allen Clk
I do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true  abstract taken from the minutes of Fall Court 1824. Given under my hand and the seal of the Court at [?] Court House the Seventh day of March in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and twenty five and in the forty ninth year of American Independence.
Orsamus D Allen
Clk of B.D [?]
Recorded 23rd April 1825
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Secy of States Office
Charleston May 13 1833
I do hereby certify the annexed certificate to be a true copy from Miscellaneous Records 5th [?] page 116
Samuel Kingman
Depy Secy. State
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I further certify that from the shallow manner in which the deals of our Courts are engraved, it is almost impossible to make any impression with them through the paper and wafers; and that I also tried sealing wax in Col. Tarlton Brown's 2d applications for his pension and that the wax became cold so quick after taking off the Hot Iron from that I could make no impression on that either.
Orsamus D Allan, Clerk