Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18145, for John Ott, South Carolina
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3-1776
SERVICE NUMBER
S. C. Ott, John S. 1845
CONTENTS
carded
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Paid at the Treasury
under the act of the 
6 April 1838 Scout 4 March
1838 to 4 Sept 1838 - Agt notified
19 Aug 1839
Order to pay 4th April 1840
Paid as above from 4 March to 
Sep 1840. Agt Notified 26th
1841.
State [?] to Pen Agt. 12 April 1847
S. Carolina 31,105
John Ott
of Orangeburg Dist in the State of S. Carolina
who was a Private in the Command
by Captain - of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Heatley in the S. Carolina
line for 6 months 
Inscribed on the Roll of S. Carolina
at the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of May
1837 and sent to Joshua
Whitmore, Orangeburgh, S.C.
Arrears to the 4th of March 37 120.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending Sep. 10.00
$130.00
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk,
Book E Vol. 6 Page 76
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28754
Jno Ott
S.C.
Maj Allan 6 mos
Joshua Whitmore Esq
Orangeburgh
SC
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State of South Carolina To wit
Orangeburgh District
On this the twelfth day of October in the
year one thousand Eight hundred and thirty
six, personally appeared in open Court of
Common Pleas now sitting, John Ott & -
being first duly sworn makes the following 
amendment to his Declaration in
order to obtain the benefit of the act of
Congress passed July 7. 1832
That the two months service, which
performed under Col. Wm Thompson was
consequence of a draft (as this deponent
understood) by order of the State of South Carolina.
He was stationed in fort at Orangeburgh:
He, as before stated, does not remenber
the name of his Captain, Abraham
Felder was the first Lieutenant of the company
in which he was a private. Nothing
of importance happened during the two month
at the expiration of which time he was
discharged verbally. He was again drafted
about six months after his discharge and
served three months at Orangeburgh (stationed
fort) under Col Heatly - at the expiration of
this time he was again verbally discharged.
He does not that the name of
his Capt. That he afterwards volunteered
under Capt. Jacob Rumph for six months
nor for the performance of Ordinary Militia
duty at home, but for the same service
which he performed when drafted as above
stated, and for the same service for which
he was drafted. His services were [ink blot, illegible]
much if not entirely confined to the limit
of this District during this service: and
Mostly on Edisto River. He was as he before
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stated in no engagement, and cannot
now remember enough to give a further detailed
account of his marchs. During the Eleven months
service he performed he acted as a private.
John Ott
Sworn to before me
as presiding keep
the Court of Common
Pleas -
A. P. Butler
I, Charles B. Lestarfille, Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas for Orangeburgh District and in the State of
South Carolina do hereby certify that the foregoing 
contains the original proceedings, in the
amended application of John Ott for a pension
had in the said Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have 
hereunto set my hand & seal
of office, this 15th day of March
in the year one thousand
Eight hundred & thirty seven
C. B. Lestarfille
Clerk of the Court,
of Common Pleas.
Orangeburgh District.
[seal attached to document]
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18145
INVALID.
File No. 18,145
John Ott
Priv Rev War
Act: June 7" 32
Index: - Vol. 1, Page 283
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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J.L. Edwards
Comm of Pension
Pension office
War Depart
Washington
DC
John Ott
$20 per ann
-
Said cat: to Mr
Joshua Whitmore
Orangeburgh
S.C.
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Orangeburgh S.C.
May 15
J.L. Edwards
Commr of Pension
Pension Office
War Department
Washington
D.C.
Mail
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Joshua Whitmore
Orangeburgh
S.C. 13 May 1837
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office
May 21st, 1841
Sir
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury
of the United States, John Ott -
a Pensioner on the Roll of the S. Carolina Agency, at
the rate of Twenty Dollars ["and cents" crossed out]
per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March
to the 4 Sept. 1840
Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Present.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office
August 7th, 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838 entitled "An
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury
of the United States," John Ott, -
a Pensioner on the Roll of the South Carolina Agency, at
the rate of Twenty Dollars ["and Cents" crossed out]
per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1838,
to the 4th Sept. 1838,
Respectfully yours,
Albion K.. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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Pension Agency
Charleston 9 April 1847
Sir
I herewith forward the Vouchers of John
Ott a pensioner under Act 7 June 1832 for permission
to pay the same -
I am respectfully
Your Obsent
Jn C Cochran
Agent
J L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D. C.
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War Department
Pension Office
April 1. 1837
Sir,
I have received the papers of John
Ott of South Carolina, and have
again examined his claim. If
Mr Ott will advise the Department
of his acceptance, he may have a
pension certificate for 6 months as a
private. The papers are placed
on our files.
I am, respectfully
Your obt servt
J.L. Edward
Joshua Whitmore Esqr
Orangeburgh
South Carolina
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I accept of a pension certificate
as a private for six months as
within suggested this 6 May 1837
John Ott
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John Ott
28754
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State of South Carolina
Orangeburg District To Wit:
On this the twenty third day of
October in the year one thousand eight
hundred & thirty three, personally appreared
in open Court of Common Pleas now
sitting, John Ott at a resident of the 
District & State aforesaid, of seventy one year of
age, who being first duly sworn according 
to law doth make the following 
declaration on oath in order to obtain the
benefit of the act of Congress passed
June 7th 1832.
That he entered of the service of the
United States under the following named officers
& served as he stated He entered the service
as a private under Col. Wm Thomson, but cannot remember
the name of his captain, in the spring of 1778,
or 79 & served for two months ["four [illegible]' crossed out]. He entered 
the service at Orangburg Court House in the
State aforesaid, where he remained untill
the expiration of the["four" crossed out] two months, when
he was verbally discharged. He again
entered the service as a private under Col. Heatly - at
Orangeburg in the last [?] part of the year
1778 or 79 & continued in the service at said place
for three months & was ["again varbally discharged' crossed out] relieved
He afterwards entered the service as a private under Captain
Jacob Rumph in Orangeburg District & continued
in said Company for six months - & was
verbally discharged - He does not remember the
year exactly but thinks it was in 1780-or 81. He was
never engaged in a regular Battle, and marched
through another part of ["Orangeburg" crossed out] of the County 
than Orangeburg District - and acted on
a draft - He has no documentary evidence 
either of his age or services - and from his
age & weakness of memory he cannot speak
positively of the times of entering the service
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& of his discharged. He further states that he knows
of no person whose testimony he can
procure as to his services. -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whaterver
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 - He swears that he is certain
of having served two months under Col
Wm Thompson then under Col Heatly
& six months under Capt Jacob Rumph,
making the entire term of service (of
which he is certain) eleven months -
Sworn to subscribed the day
and year aforesaid
in open Court
John Ott
B J Earle
presiding Judge
We, Gideon Hutts, a chigman residing in
the same District & State aforesaid & James Gawin
residing in the same District & State do hereby
certify that we are well acquainted with
John Ott, who has subscribed & sworn to
above declaration; that we belive him
or about the age of seventy one years; that
["we concur" crossed out] he [illegible] & believed, in the
neighbourhood where he resides, to have
a soldier of the revolution, and that
we concur in that opinion
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
in open Court
Gideon Hutts
B J Earle Judge James Garvin
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And the said Court do hereby declare their
opinion, after the investigation of the matter,
and after the interrogatones inscribed
by the 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 Gideon Hutts, who has signed
the preceding certificate, is a clergyman
resident in the District of Orangeburgh
& State aforesaid and that James
Garvin, who has also signed the same
is a resident of the same place and
is a credible person, and that their statement
 is entitled to credit
B J Earle
Presiding Judge
I, Joseph Winningham, Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas of Orangeburg District
do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of
the said Court in the matter of the
application of John Ott for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and the seal of my office this the
23d day of October 1833.
Joseph Winningham
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
[seal attached to document]