Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3,670, Solomon Forrester, S.C.
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(3-1776)
Service S.C.
Forrester, Solomon
Number R. 3.670

Contents
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State of South Carolina
Spartanburg District

At a Court of Pleas and General Sessions open and held for the district of Spartanburg Fall Term 1853 present and presiding the Hon. J.N. Whittier one of the Judges of and for the State of South Carolina, personally appeared Robert Scruggs Administrator of the Estate of Mary Forrester died a resident of the District and State aforesaid. Who being duly sworn according to law, upon his oath says, that he married Nancy who is the daughter of Solomon Forrester and his wife Mary both of whom are now dead. He states that there is no record of the marriage that can be found of said Solomon Forrester and of his wife Mary as there was no public record kept of marriages in this State, and they were married in this district and state aforesaid, nor does he know of any bible containing any record of said marriage. He states that he believes his Father-in-law Solomon Forrester was a Revolutionary Soldier in the Militia of South Carolina, that as he was long and intimately acquainted with him he had often heard him speak of his services, but reccolects but little that he said. He well reccolects, after deponent and his wife had returned from a visit to the State of Georgia about 25 years ago, happening to mention in presence of his Father-in-law Solomon Forrester, that in going or returning that journey he deponent and wife, had crossed the Chatahooche river, at the mouth of Peach Tree Creek, where it empties into Chatahooche River, they saw the remains of Fort Montgomery, he well reccolects Solomon Forrester say that he assisted in the erection of said Fort, and was stationed there a portion
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of the time he was in the Revolutionary Service, he recollects hearing him state, that he was engaged at different times during the war, and was in service when the war closed. 

He is not in possession of any documentary evidence of the service of his Father-in-law but relies on the testimony herewith sent, to establish the claims for his Father-in-law's service, of at least two years for a pension under the act of 7th of June 1832 which from the 4th March 1831 to his death which was some time in June 1835 making four years and three months, and he claims a pension as the Administrator of his Mother-in-law Mary Forrester under the act of 7 July 1838 from the 4th March 1836 a pension for four years and eleven months, she having died on or about the 1st Feb. 1841. 

( his mark X )  Robert Scruggs

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year here written Oct 4th 1853 J. N. Whitner ( signed ) 

We J.N. Covington & A. J. Byars residing in Spartanburg District hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Robert Scruggs, Administrator of the estate of Mary Forrester died, know him to be the son-in-law of Solomon Forrester and his wife Mary - having been well acquainted with both when living and having heard the declaration above read in our hearing have no doubt of the truth of the same. 

Sworn to and subscribed the and year aforesaid. J. N. Whitner ( signed ) 
J. N. Covington ( signed ) A. J. Byars ( signed ) 

And the Court certifies that after a patient investigation of the evidence adduced, the Court is satisfied
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that Solomon Forrester and his wife Mary Forrester died on or about the time specified in the foregoing declaration, and tht J. N. Covington and A. J. Byars are credible persons. 
J.N. Whitner ( signed ) 
Oct 4th 1853

State of South Carolina
Spartanburg District
I, J. B. Tolleson, clerk of the court of common pleas and General Sessions for the district and state aforesaid do hereby certify that J. N. Whitner whose appears above and before whom the above affidavits was made was at the date thereof one of the Law Judges of said State who had been duly elected and qualified and the signature purporting to be his is genuine and that he is entitled to full faith and credit in all his official acts as such. 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Spartanburgh Court House this 10 February 1834
 J. B. Tolleson ( signed / sealed )  Clerk
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Sir  Yours of the 4th last received addressed to the Hon W. H. Perry by him referred to the Bureau  to the applications relative pension former supposed to be due or .. ( illegible ) services of Solomon Forrester and John Pope in the war of the Revolution  . It appears from the papers on file that both claims for pension  was made either after the death of the soldier  & his widow were unable in their life time to establish by complete evidence their title to pension, and as the acts of Congress have made no pension in any law for the benefit of their children the administration, children & other heirs have no right under existing laws to claim the same after their decease
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T. Stobo Forrest SC Recy May 12 1890 Solomon Forrest John Pope claim .. ( illegible ) 1853  ( post mark ) [ U.S.PENSION OFFICE MAY 15 1890 ] (upside down on page ) ( May 17 1890 )
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[in pencil, top right] Forrest Solomon R 3670

OFFICE OF T. STOBO FARROW, ATTORNEY AT LAW
GAFFNEY CITY, S.C. May 12th, 1890

Genl. G.B. Raum
Commr. of Pensions
Washington City, D.C.

Dear Sir,
Will you be kind enough to inform me whether any pensions have ever been paid on account of services of Solomon Forrest and John Pope, who were soldiers in the Revolutionary War; and if not ^what evidence is lacking to establish claims for pensions in said cases. The claims were filed I think in 1853 by A.S. Wallace. 
Respectfully Yours
T. Stobo Farrow
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1886 Jany 5 Robert Scruggs, that the
application was rec but could not be
allowed-  Sent circular calling attention to
5th Paragraph
Prior
(See R Scruggs letter in Ref care of John Pope No 8331-

1888 Feby17 Robert Scruggs that tho acmt, children or heirs have no title
Prior

[illegible] Penelope Pope No 8331

1890 May 23 T. Stobo Farrow that heirs
not entitled to pension or arrears 
Prior

3670
Solomon Forrester
Rejected
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Yorkville So. Ca.  26th May 1857 
Hon G. C. Whiting  
Com. of Pensions 
My Dr Sir, Your letter of the 8th of May last has been received and in reply would respectfully ask the  Comm of Pensions to examine the claim of Solomon Forester, late of Spartanburg  District S.C. act of 7th June 1832 and if the evidence of Identity is not satisfactory, he will please inform me what is necessary  to establish the claim as the claim was sent to me and I know very little about it  there is but one opinion in relation to his service, and I know the fact that the name of Solomon Forester appears but once on the records of this State for SC  8, 5, 8 1/2  Col Roebuck  Regiment where he lived, and died.
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[ Cowpens Spartansburg Dis. ] SC  Nov 13th 1856  

Mr. J Minot    Commissioner of pensions Washington  DC of Columbia                  

   Dear Sir, If John Anderson has not got the pension  of Solomon Forister please don't let him have it nomore nor have nothing more to do with it as he had had it in his hands some 3 or 4  years and it seems that he will not attend to as the ondly one  all the Districts  I hope there no hard feelings on the case, but me as anecter feals it is my duty to attend or ensure the case is attended to to the best of my ability and to apply some reason that will carry the case out if possible. 
(his mark X) Robert Scruggs  

Test R. A. Scruggs 
 James [illegible] Hord
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Brindleton No. Ca.  September 20th 1855  
To the Commissioner of Pensions. 
 Sir, 
With the view of satisfying your mind, as to the identity of the Solomon Forrester whose services we are claiming, with the Solomon Forrester who received the indent , we furnish record evidence, herewith sent, that our Forrester could not  write - not knowing that the question would  ever arise, I knew that Forrester could not write, being at the residence of Robert Scruggs shortly after receiving the record of his service,  from the office in So. Ca. , I noticed the  (mark ) ( underscored )  and said to Mr. Scruggs , it appears your father in law could not write his name, he replied no. he could not he had no learning but he did say that he was a very honest and respectable man , as to his being a necessary part of his drive, is doubtless and such a man  was in every respect filled to be in those days, and under the circumstances he acted as such integrity and fortitude were the only requisites, and it certainly  was complimentary to him , being illiterate, that the office was given him. Your obt servt  John Anderson ( signed )
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Brindleton No Ca
August 3rd 1855
Sir, Your letter of the 8th June reached on 31st July ( I forgot that I requested it to be sent to Rutherfordton). You say in reference to Solomon Abbotts affidavit, that "it does not add anything to the proof already on file" in the case of Solomon Forrester, and you further say "If he is not mistaken I apprehend the Solomon Forrester for whose service a pension is claimed was not the man who rec'd the evident relied upon in this case, for Abbott declares that Forrester was a commissary at least part of the time during his service but the soldier who rec'd the indent could not sign his name, of course, a man who could not write would not be made a commissary". I shall not argue the point whether the commissioners conclusions are correct, when he says that "of course a man who could not write would not be made a commissary". Will the Commr.  be good enough to examine the papers of Solomon Abbott, it may be that an affidavit of Solomon Forrester may be found among them, if so, I respectfully ask
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him particularly to see whether that deposition bears Solomon Forrester's Mark [underlined] or not. 

I will merely add that in the Revolutionary struggle in the mountains of No Ca and So Ca on the waters of the Chatahoochee where Solomon Forrester acted as commissary pursuing the Indians, it required two qualifications and two only were necessary. Honesty and Bravery. Abbott told me that Forrester superintended the slaughtering of the Cattle and dividing out the beef, in those scarce and trying times the Commissary who would give to each his portion and bravery sufficient to enable him to do so, under the circumstances of that day amongst the Militia, had qualifications enough, and that was the Character of said Forrester, you will recollect Abbott says that Forrester cut a raw hide and a Tory who was taken prisoner was hung with it. 

It is said that Tarleton ( who met Col Washington at the Battle of the Cow pens and rec'd a wound given by a personal matter with Col Washington ) spoke disrespectfully of Col. Washington to a lady of Charleston on account of his being so illiterate
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as not to be able to write his name, the lady replied that if he could not write he was good at making his mark. 

I wonder if an honest and courageous man without being able to write his name would not have had ample qualifications to divide the sweet potatoes in the camp of General Marion and made as good a commissary as the times called for. 

Things were said eighteen hundred years ago with the view of stirring up "pure minds by way of remembrance" and I have mentioned some things which you doubtless know, for the same reason. This is a notorious case, and justice requires that a certificate should be issued at once. 

I am Sir
Your obt servt.
John Anderson ( signed )
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Rutherfordton No Ca
May 30th 1855

Sir,
Yours of the 25th Apr in which you state that the papers sent by Solomon Forrester, in his life time, claiming a pension, and which were sent back for explanation etc, have not been found, nor is it known by Robert Scruggs or his family, when they may be found. There are no branches of Forrester family that is known to reside in the state, none are likely to have them, as all the papers and affects of Solomon Forrester, and his wife when they died, I understand and believe, came into the hands of said Robert Scruggs, his affidavit in relation thereto is herewith sent. 

Solomon Abbott in his former affidavit, was satisfied that Forrester had served twelve months or more, before he went to Parsons Station but at that time could not fix in his mind how long he served at Parson's Station, when the deposition was taken on the 12th inst.  he had no hesitation in saying, he served years putting the service altogether, well. Allowances must be made for his advanced age, I asked him if he ever saw Forrester's indent, he replied he did not, but was satisfied that he rec'd one, as a brother of Abbotts told him he saw it, and Forrester told him so, and I recollect upon a former occasion some eighteen months ago, of Abbott telling me that I would find an indent at Columbia for Forrester, that he had rec'd one, and got cheated in dispensing of it, having only rec'd a horse for it. Abbott nor myself knew nothing of the amount of
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service the indent shows * until it was issued by the Comptroller of So. Ca, I was happily disappointed, as it clearly corroberates the testimony of W. Abbott. He further informed me on the 12th May that Capt. Roebuck was promoted to a Col. or a Gen'l. He did know which, but he clearly intimates that if the Colonies had failed, and that if Forrester in after days had been charged in doing active service against the Crown of England, he would have been guilty of telling that which would to his knowledge been untrue if he had denied it. 
I am Sir,
Your obt. servant,
[signed] John Anderson

*That is, Abbotts statement was not predicated upon any information from the records of So. Ca,

S.P. Waldo, Esqr
Comm.s of Pensions
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Brindleton No Ca
Apl 13th 1855

Sir,
Your letter of the 21st August 1854 in reference to the claim of Robert Scruggs Admin'tr of Solomon Forrester and of his wife Mary is before me, from which I make the following extract "From the loose and informal manner in which it has been presented, it is, therefore necessary, before any definite opinion can be expressed of the case, that a new declaration be filed, made strictly in accordance with the printed sheet-". In reply to the requisition, I have to say, that the applicant can not say more, than he has said, he has no knowledge of the service of Solomon Forrester's except what he heard, - by re-examining the evidence of Solomon Abbott who was in service with Forrester it will be found that there is neither looseness nor informality. We cannot refrain from expressing our hopes that W. Waldo or Mr. Cole will do us the favor to re-examine this case. 

So. Carolina has no public record of marriages within her limits, the applicant has stated that no Bible can be found containing the Family Record of Solomon Forrester. The evidence of Mrs. Cantrell and that of Wm. McKinney herewith sent show that they were
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married before 1794 - it would be difficult to find two persons of their age as intelligent, none considered more respectable, it is true they do not say that they were married in their presence before 1794 but there is not a Jury of intelligent men that would hesitate to render a verdict that Solomon Forrester and his wife Mary were from what they do say, married prior to the period of 1794, we respectfully ask the examiner to look at the testimony offered in view of the opinion of Atty Gen'l J.Y. Mason to the Hon. W.S. Marcy Secty of War, dated June 23rd 1846.

We herewith send the certificate of the Comptroller of So. Carolina which shows the service of Solomon Forrester for as we think over two years. 
Please address me at Brindleton No Ca
Very Respectfully 
Your obt Servt,
John Anderson ( signed )

S.P. Waldo
Com'r of Pensions
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No
Solomon Forrester
S.C.
June 7, 1832
&
Mary Forrester
July 7, 1838
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State of South Carolina
Spartanburg District

On this 29th day of April 1853 personally appeared before me, A. Bonner, a Magistrate within and for the District of Spartanburg and State aforesaid, Mrs. Milly Cantrell aged seventy seven years the 15th day of November last a resident of Spartanburg District, South Carolina, who being duly sworn according to law declares she was intimately acquainted with Solomon Forrester and his wife Mary for the last sixty years was acquainted with both before they were married to each other and from circumstances she well reccolects, they were married in the year 1792 - she states that as well as she reccolects and she is perfectly satisfied in her mind that from the fact that she was present when Nancy Forrester was born, the daughter of Solomon and Mary Forrester, they had been married about eight years previous to the birth of Nancy who was born she is satisfied in the year 1800 she states she was not at the wedding but being in the neighborhood and well acquainted with Solomon Forrester and his wife Mary some time before they were married she is just as sure that they were lawfully married as any couple she ever saw live together and were married but who she did not see married, and she is satisfied that every body who was acquainted with them considered that they were lawfully married, she further states that she always
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understood that the said Solomon Forrester was a Revolutionary Soldier - that his wife's name before her marriage to the said Solomon was Mary Calloway - she states from old age she is not able to go to Court to give her testimony - she states that Solomon and Mary Forrester had only two living children to wit Burton Forrester & Nancy Scruggs, - Nancy now living in her immediate neighborhood. Burton Forrester having moved to Georgia several years ago, does not know whether he is alive or not, In Testimony she hath hereunto subscribed her name - 
[signed] Milly (her X mark) Cantrell

Sworn to and subscribed before me A. Bonner - a Magistrate of Spartanburg District, So. ca the day and year before written, and I certify that I am well acquainted with Mrs. Milly Cantrell know her to be a very respectable woman and for her years altogether above mediocrity in reccolection and mind - that from infirmity she is not able to go to Court - in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal
A. Bonner Mag
[scratched out] J.P.
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State of South Carolina
Spartanburg District

I, J.B. Tolleson, clerk of the court of Common Pleas & General Sessions for the district & State aforesaid do hereby certify that A. Bonner who gave the within certificate was at the date thereof an acting Magistrate for the district and State aforesaid who had been duly appointed and qualified and the signature purporting to be his is genuine and that he is entitled to all due faith & credit in all his official acts as such. 
Given under my hand & seal of office at Spartanburg Court House this 10 Feby 1834
J.B. Tolleson
Clerk
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[ State of South Carolina Spartansburg District ]  On this 7th day of June 1853 personally appeared before me Benj. F. Dunkin of one of the Judges of the Court of Errors  & Appeals of the State aforesaid Solomon Abbott age ninety two years last March a resident of the district of Spartansburg & State aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration - That he was well acquainted with  Solomon Forrester knew him before the Revolution and was acquainted with him during the revolutionary war, was in service with him in the same Companies and under the same officers. This portion of the  State was  infested with Tories, committing depredations, amongst them that was engaged in arresting the tories and counteracting their operations was Solomon Forrester knows that he was a sergeant, during a tour in pursuit of Indians on the Waters of the Chatahoochie RIver where at that time the enemy was overtaken Seventeen indians were killed and forty prisoners taken, among the prisoners taken was a white man by the name of  Williams - a tory , and who had assisted at the Massacre of Govr. Wood of So. Carolina the fact was proved, Sergt. Solomon Forrester cut a rawhide into strings and the said Williams was hung with it. and Solomon Forrester acted as Commissary  for the troops in that campaign under Lieutenant  William Dickson & Captain John Mapp, recollects that  Solomon Forrester and himself was with Captain Roebuck or Captain Hannah in an expedition to the Waters of Beaver Creek So. Ca. dismissed at that time a few days before the Battle of Eutaw, Solomon Forrester
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remained in service after deponent left, recollect that this section of the State was so annoyed with tories that detachments were constantly kept up before the Battle of the Cowpens and afterwards among them to his knowledge  Solomon Forrester was one of the most vigilant , all the time engaged with the scouting parties for the objects  before stated, he is unable to state positively , the length of all the services in the tours spoken of, but, is perfectly satisfied that  it would amount to more than a year. he further states that after the services mentioned, said Forrester was either a Volunteer or drafted to go to " Parson's Station ", under the command of Captain Parsons - deponent visited the Station a number of times after the said Forrester was stationed there , and remained in service to the close of the War, he may have been nine months or twelve  or possibly more at that station in service before the  close of the war,  he is unable from loss of memory to state particularly - the following are some of the officers under who deponent and Solomon Forrester served.  to wit , Capt. Jeremiah Dickson, Capt. Dennis Trammel & Capt. John Lawson, Major Danl. White & Col. John Thomas - Genl. Anderson & Genl. Pickens Commanding - deponent states that he deponent, is now and has been , several years a pensioner of the U. States, on the South Carolina Roll, and is disinterested.. ( his mark X ) Solomon Abbott  Sworn to and the mark acknowledged by the said Solomon  Abbott in open Court at the Court of Chancery now holding for Spartansburg District - Benj. L. Dunkin one of the Chancellors & Judge of the Court of Errors of said State
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I do further certify that I never saw Solomon  Abbott until  he appeared before me to make the foregoing declaration, and I have never  heard of him before that time as I reside in the lower part of the State ; but, I have  made particular inquiries of persons residing in the same district with Solomon Abbott, and with those persons I am well acquainted  - I am well satisfied, as the result of those inquiries, that  Solomon Abbott has, through life, sustained a good character , and is a man of undoubted veracity, and that he foregoing declaration , or any other that he might make, would have full credit in this community where her resides - Benj. F. Dunkin ( signed ) 2 June 1853
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[ State of South Carolina Spartansburgh District ] I  J. B. Tolleson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas & General Sessions for the district & State aforesaid do hereby certify  that Benj. F. Dunkin who gave the within certificate & before whom the within affidavit was made was at the date thereof one of Chancellors of of said State who have  been duly elected and qualified and the signature purporting to be his is genuine and that he is entitled to all due faith and credit in all his official acts as such.  Given under my hand  & seal of office at  Spartansburgh Court House this 11th day of Feby 1834.  J. B. Tolleson ( signed / sealed )  Clerk
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Brindleton No Co
July 11th 1854
Sir, 
Herewith are sent the papers of Robert
Scruggs son in law and Adminstr of Solomon
Forrester decd a soldier of the Revolution, the proof of service and the identity of the soldier is principally furnished by a contemporary of Solomon Forester in service, it is well known that no public record of marriage has been kept in South Carolina and no bible record can be found containing the record of the marriage of Solomon Forrester with his
wife Mary, hence we rely upon the testimony of Mrs Mary Cantrell, to prove that they were married before 1794. I cannot refrain from remarking to that few women of her age posess a mind as vigerous, she related incidents that occured sixty years ago, so lucid,  was as entertaining as remarkable for the retentiveness of her memory, we do not
doubt but her testimony will be satisfactory on that point, the only difficulty in this case appears to be the length of time Solomon Forrester was in service at Parsons Station.
Mr. Abbott's memory would not serve him to be more definite, than expressed in his affidavit, a concientious man, venerable
and venerated, it may be possible that his
name may be found on the continental roll as an enlisted soldier in the South Carolina line, that he re
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mained to the end of the war in service is recollected by Mr Abbott, is it not probable, (would then be any injustice to the Government in allowing twelve months service at Parsons Station?) is it not likely that he was nigher two years in service there, than nine months, is there are intelligent jury but what would from the testimony of Mr. Abbott allow two full years service, certainly there is not-- please
address me at Brindleton No Ca
Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servt,
John Anderson
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Brundleton No Ca
April 14th 1855

S. Cole Esq
Chief Clerk, Pension Office
Dear Sir
I forward to day additional proof in the Case
of Solomon Forrester, or rather Robert Scruggs Acnt of Forrester, as to the Marriage of Forrester with his wife Mary Calloway -  Mrs Cantrell whose affidavit is now on file, is to my knowledge just what the Magistrate certified her to be, the proof sent to day is the affidavit
of Mr William McKinney a highly respectable
planter, and for his age is remarkable for
strength of body and mind-- The object of this
note is to remind you of the promise you
made me that you would yourself reexamine
the Revolutionary Claims I presented and had been suspended, all I desire is a careful examination  and a Judgment rendered in the
Spirit contemplated by Congress at so remote
day as this is, when nearly all the Revolutionary
Soldiers and those cotemporary with them have passed away,
I am Dear Sir
Your Obt Servt
John Anderson
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No 39,090
Soloman Forrester
decd So Carolina
I Anderson Aug 21, 1854
do April 25, 1855. do Jun
8, 1855- do Aug 11 1855-
do October 5, 1855 - A.S.
Wallace, February 9, 1857
Same May 8, 1857 -
Same June 12, 1857.
-
June 7, 1832
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Yorkville S.C.
14th Jany 1857
Hon George C. Whiting
Comn of Pensions

My dear sr.
I herewith hand you power of attorney in claims
of Solomon Forester of Spartanburg
District S.C.  Oct. 7th to June 1832.
You will pleas report this claim to me at your earliest convenience and let me know
all the objections to this claim, and what is required to make it out as I know nothing about the case.
Very Respectfully yours

A. S. Wallace
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Yorkville S.C.
4th April 1857

Hon. G.C. Whiting
Com of Pensions


My Dr Sir,
I herewith hand you evidence to sustain the claim of Sollomon Forester and widow which you will pleas examine and report to me as soon as convenient.
Any amount of ???tionary testimony to sustain this claim can be obtained, but I presume your department is satisfied with the proof now assessed.
Very respectfully yours,
A.S. Wallace

PS Direct to Yorkville
S.C.
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Comptroller Generals Office
Columbia So. Ca. January 31st 1855

No. 3494}    
Issued  8 Augt 86, to Solomon Forrester
       } L 68.5.8 1/2 Stg duty in Roebucks
                   regt  p a/ sudited

No. 114                  Interest L 4.15.7

" 3494 X  No. 114 8 Aug 86
Solomon Forrester, for militia Duty in Roebucks Regiment, before and since the fall of Charleston p Andersons return amounting to
Currency L 478.0.0
Sterling L 68.5.8 1/2

" State of So Carolina To Solomon Forrester for militia duty in Roebucks Regt before and since the fall of Charlestown p Andersons Return amotg to Currency L 478.
                                                    Stg    L 68.5.8 1/2
Received full satisfaction for the within in an Indent No. 3494 X p order.

Test "Tho Nicholls"               Thomas 
                                           his TB Mark
                                               Barton
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as taken from the Records of this Office.
For Comptroller General
P.S. Jacobs
Deputy

(No seal of Office.)
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[ Spartansburg District South Carolina ] On this 25th day of Jan, 1855 personally appeared before me  A Bonner a Magistrate in this and for the District of Spartansburg and State of  So. Ca., William Mc Kinney aged 84 years last May a resident of the District and State aforesaid who being duly sworn according to law upon his oath  says that he was intimately acquainted with Solomon Forrester who was a resident of said district and who died in said district and who married Mary Calloway. He further says that about fifty four or fifty five years ago he purchased a tract of land  in the aforesaid district from said Solomon Forrester, that his acquaintance with Solomon Forrester commenced some  eight or ten years previous to  the purchase of the aforementioned tract of  land and that at his first acquaintance  with said Solomon Forrester he Forrester was married to said Mary Calloway , and adds he is entirely disinterested.  William McKinney ( signed )  A. Bonner ( signed ) Mag  Sworn to and subscribed in my presence the day and year above written, and I certify that I am personally acquainted with Wm. McKinney who signed the above affidavit and I certify he is a very credible man.  A. Bonner ( signed ) Mag
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[ State of South Carolina Spartansburg District ] I J. B. Tolleson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas & General Sessions for the district & State aforesaid do hereby certify that A. Bonner Esq before whom the within affidavit was made & who gave the within certificate was at the date thereof an acting  Magistrate in and for the district  & State aforesaid who had been duly appointed & qualified  &  the signature purporting to be his is genuine that all due faith & credit should be given to all his official acts as such.  Given under my hand & seal of Office at Spartansburg Court House this 31st day of January 1855 . J. B. Tolleson ( signed / sealed ) Clerk
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Know all men by these presents that I Robert Scruggs Sr. of Spartansburg District  of South Carolina do hereby constitute and appoint  A L                         Wallace of York District South Carolina my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to prosecute the claims of my Father in law Solomon Forrester and Mother in law Mary Forrester for a pension for service in the War of the Revolution for which he applied and is now  suspended before any of Departments having jurisdiction of Court of Claims to file addition evidence and arguments, as well as examine all papers and documents on file at Washington City or elsewhere and receive the certificates when  issued with full powers of substitution, which Powers is irrevocable for three years, which certificates I wish made payable to me and do all other acts and deeds that I myself could lawfully do  were I personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said attorney and agent shall lawfully do in the premises. Given under my hand and seal this 22nd day of December 1856.  ( his mark + ) Robert Scruggs Executor Sealed and delivered in presence of A. Bonner ( signed / sealed ) R. Scruggs
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[ State of South Carolina Spartansburg District ] Be it known before A. Bonner a Magistrate in and for the District aforesaid personally appeared Robert Scruggs Sr. within named and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be his act and deed In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year above written  A. Bonner ( signed ) Mag
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State of South Carolina
Spartanburgh District
⎬
I, J. B. Tollison Clerk
of the Court of Common
pleas & General Sessions for the district aforesaid do hereby certify that A Bonner Esqr before whom the within Power of Attorney was acknowledged and who gave the within certificate was at the date thereof a magistrate for the district aforesaid who had been duly appointed and quallified and the signature
purporting to be his is genuine and that all due faith and credit should be given to his official acts as such 
Given under my hand and
Seal of Office at Spartan
burgh Court House
26th day of December 1836
J. B. Tollison
Clerk
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Solomon Forrester No 179   [ To Daniel Cantrell  1st February 1803 ]  This Indenture made this fifth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred, between Solomon  Forrester of Spartansburg County and State of South Carolina of the one part & Daniel Cantrell of the said County  & State of the other part Witness this that the said Solomon Forrester for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars to him in hand paid the receipt whereof he doth hereby acknowledge hath bargained, granted and sold and by these presents doth bargain  , grant and sell and confirm unto the said Daniel Cantrell a certain plantation or tract of Land containing or supposed to be one hundred acres. It being a part of a tract of Land granted from States Office to James Forrester bearing date one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven lying and being in Spartansburg  County and State aforesaid and situated on a branch of Little Creek beginning at a pine running thence  S 56 W. to a red Oak thence N 45 W 50 to a red oak thence  N 45 E 15 to a red oak thence N 70 E to a red oak comes a conditional line  made between Hutchins Forrester and a  Mark Forrester, and from thence along said conditional line to the beginning together with all woods , waters, mines, minerals hereto namely and appertanances to the said land belonging or appertaining to hold to the said Daniel Cantrell his heirs or assigns
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forever, they yielding and paying such
sums of money yearly as the law may
direct and the said Solomon Forrester and
Heirs the said tenements and premises and
every part thereof do warrant and forever
defend against himself and his heirs and assigns and against every other person or persons to the said Daniel Cantrell his 
heirs or assigns forever against all lawful rights or claims that shall or may appear hereafter. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the day and year above
written
 Solomon Forrester (  his mark X )

Signed sealed and Delivered in the presence of
James Turner
Laure Bankson
John Bankson
[ State of South Carolina Spartanburg District ]
personally came before me
James Turner and duly made oath
That he saw Solomon Forrester sign
seal and deliver the within Deed of
conveyance to Daniel Cantrell for
the use and purposes within mention
and that he also saw the subscribing
Witnesses Witness the same Sworn
and subscribed to before me this 17th
of April 1801
James Turner
George Lamkin JP
[The State of South Carolina Spartansburg District ] I, J. B. Tolleson Clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas and General Sessions
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and Register of mesne Conveyances ex
ficio for Spartanburg District in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that the
foregoing is a true copy of a deed of
conveyance from Solomon Forrester To
Daniel Cantrell as appears from the
records in my office see Book H, page 255
which deed appears to be executed by a
mark for the signature of the said Solomon
Forrester

Given under my hand and seal of Office this 11th day of September AD
1855
J. B. Tolleson ( signed )
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South Carolina
Spartanburg District

Before me Personally came Stoball Scruggs 
a credible citizen of said District aged 64 years past who being first duly sworn according to law on oath says that he was intimately
acquainted with Solomon Forester the Revolutionary soldier decd whose heirs are now ----plicants for the arrears of Pension due him, as well as his widow Mary Decd, since
his first recolection, as he was born and raised in his immediate neighborhood and never lived except four years more than three miles
distant from him untill his death and always understood and believed that the said Solomon Forester was a soldier in the army of the Revolution Col Roebucks Regiment which
Report was general, and never doubted, and that he never heard of any other man of the name of Solomon Forester, in all the
bounds of his acquaintance and which has been general, and that he has no doubt he is the Identical man to whom payment was made
for service in Col Roebuck Regiment in the Revolution war and that he has no interest in this claim
March 7th 1857.
A. Bonner Mag
Stoball Scruggs  his mark X
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Robert Scruggs Sen a credible Citizen of Spartanburg District aged 70 years 
years past on oath says that he is the soninlaw of Solomon Forester and that his wife Nancy formerly Nancy Forester is still living, that he
was acquainted with Solomon Forester above named, since his first recollection and has after
heard him speak of his services in the revolution Col Robucks Redgiment, and that the said Solomon, often told deponent that
he sold his Indents, for two White, Match horses, and that he swaped the horses, for a yellow negro boy, and that he never knew
any other Solomon Forester but the above named, and is fully satisfied he was the Identical person to whom payments were
made in Roebucks Regiment 
he further says that he is the administrator of of Solomon [smudge] and widow, Mary 
Forster and that he hereby authorizes A. S. Wallace of York District SC to prosecute the said Mary Foresters claim with the
Powers usually confered, which power is fully acknowledged and to leave the certificates that
may be issued and do all other
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acts and deed that I myself would do were I personally present, her by ratifying  , and confirming  all that my said  attorney and agent shall lawfully do before any of the departments of the  Interior or Court of Claims, in either of the foregoing cases  either by himself or substitute, Given under my hand  & seal , as well as sworn to and subscribed, the day and year above written.  In the presence of   Robert Scruggs Senr.  his markX    



Robert Scruggs Jun a credible citizen of said District on oath says that he is now 57 years  past that he has been born and married  in the neighborhood of the above mentioned Solomon Forrester and from a child and was well acquainted with him and his wife, and widow Mary in their life time and fully concurs in the statements made by Stoball Scruggs, in the foregoing affidavit and verily believes  Solomon Forrester to be the Identical man that done the service in Col Roebuck Regiment and never knew any  other man of the same name  & that he has no interest in this claim.
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Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written Before me A. Bonner ( signed ) Mag   Robert Scruggs Jun.                        
                                                                  
                                                                  
Robert Martin also a credible citizen of said District on oath says that he is now 74 years of age past, that he was well acquainted with Solomon Forrester above named as well as his wife Mary and family , and always understood and believes that the said Solomon Forrester was a soldier in the army of the Revolution , Col. Roebuck's Regiment, both from himself  and others, and often heard  him speak of Capt. Parsons, which  opinion was general and never doubted, and that he never knew any other  man  of the name of Solomon Forrester ,but the above named  Solomon Forrester lived two years with deponent whos Father Martin Martin was also a soldier of the Revolution and  pensioner of the United States, had heard  his said Father and the said Solomon Forrester talk about their service in Camp, a matter in which they  both took great interest, as they were
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comrades in service, but cannot
say they were in the same compa
my and that no other opinion was
was ever entertained to deponents
knowedge, neither in the life time
or since the death of the said
Solomon Forester, but that he
was a good whig and done
Good sevice to the County
deponent further says he has
no
interests in this claim
beforent Father Martin Martin
was in the regular service, but in
with many others of the Militia
Solomon Forester and had seven
hath
him as to him as he alway
understood and believes a part of
the war sworn to & subscribed
the day & date within
A. Bonner Robert Martin
[ink very faint to end] 

I Peter Short of the within which
State being 77 years of age August
1857 do swear + affirmal that I
well acquainted with the within
Solomon Forster & May Forester his
wife and others heard him say he
was in the Revolutionary between the
United States & Great Britain
and that he heard him any that he
sold his indents for his services.
He further says he believes he was in said
war and that he has no claim and did not know
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any other Solomon Forrester. Sworn to & subscribed the day & date within.  A. Bonner ( signed ) Mag ( his mark X ) Peter Weatt
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[ State of South Carolina Spartansburg District ]    I, J. B. Tolleson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions for Spartansburg District for the State aforesaid do hereby certify that A. Bonner Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit  was made is and was at the time of signing the same, an acting Magistrate for Spartansburg District in the State aforesaid duly appointed  & qualified that the signature purporting to be his is genuine and that all faith & credit should be given to all his official acts as such.  Given under my hand and seal of Office at Spartansburg Court House this the 3rd day of April 1857. J. B. Tolleson ( signed ) Clerk
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Know all men by these presents that I Robert Scruggs of the District of Spartansburg & State of South Carolina  Administrator of the Estate of Mary Forrester dec'd hereby irrevocably  constitute and appoint John Anderson of Burke County  No. Ca. , my true and lawful Agent attorney , to  prosecute the Claims of Solomon Forrester dec'd  and of Mary Forrester dec'd for any amount of  Revolutionary Pension , or increase of Pension that may be due ; and I hereby authorize my said agent or attorney to examine all papers and documents in relation to said claims , on file in the Departments at Washington City , or elsewhere ; to file additional evidence or arguments and to receive the certificates which may be issued for said claims, and to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed ; and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said attorney or agent shall lawfully do in the premises, and revoking all former powers. Witness my hand and seal this 12th day of Oct 1853. Signed and sealed in presence of L. Bonner ( signed ) , M. L. Bonner ( signed )   ( his mark + ) Robert Scruggs      [State of South Carolina District of Spartansburg ] On this 12th day of Oct. 1853 before me , the subscriber , a Justice of the Peace in and for the District of Spartansburg aforesaid personally appeared Robert Scruggs Administrator etc. and acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney  to be his act and deed for the purposed therein mentioned. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand  the day and year aforesaid   . A. Bonner ( signed ) Magistrate
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[ State of South Carolina Spartansburg District ]  Be it know before the undersigned ( on this 12th day of October 1853 )  a Magistrate of said District & State personally appeared Robert Scruggs admr. a resident of the aforesaid District  and State and made oath according to law , that he is the  identical Robert Scruggs administrator of  Mary Forrester dec'd who executed the foregoing  power of Atty  and that he is directly  interested in said Claims and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as said agent may use  in prosecuting said claims.  ( his mark X ) Robert Scruggs Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid . A. Bonner ( signed ) Magistrate    I A. Bonner Magistrate in and for the District of Spartansburg do hereby certify that Robert Scruggs  Adm who executed the foregoing paper, is a respectable resident of this District, and is I believe , directly interested in  said claim  as set forth in the foregoing.  A. Bonner ( signed ) Magistrate
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[ The State of South Carolina Spartansburg District ] I J. B. Tolleson Clerk of the Court of Common Please  & General for the district & State aforesaid do hereby certify that  A. Bonner Esq before whom the within  Power of Attorney and who gave the within certificates were signed was at the date thereof an acting Magistrate for the district and State aforesaid who have been duly appointed and qualified and the signature purporting to be his is genuine and that all due faith and credit should be given to all his official acts as such.  Given under my hand  & seal of office at Spartansburg Court House this 24 June 1854. J B Tolleson ( signed / sealed ) Clerk
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[ State of So. Carolina Spartansburg District ] On this 12th day of May  1855 personally  appeared before me  Phillip  W. Head a Magistrate of the aforesaid District , Solomon Abbott aged 95 years, a resident of the District and State aforesaid , who being duly sworn  according to law , upon his oath  days, that a letter from the Pension office dated 25th  Apl 1855 having reference to the Claim of Solomon  Forester was read to him, the closing sentence of which says  " that his own description of his service induced the then Commissioner to arrive at the conclusion that he ( Solomon Forrester ) had not served in a Military Capacity . "  He says he was present when said Solomon Forrester  swore to his declaration at Spartansburgh Court House , affiant and Forrester were both living in the vicinity of the Cow Pen battle Ground at that time, Forrester was a cripple and used two sticks, both walked to the Court House a distance of eight miles, affiant was a  witness for him at that time, and swore substantiably  what he swore, which is now before the department in the case of Solomon Forrester, and can not conceive, how the Commissioner could arrive at that conclusion, that he  Forrester , had not served in a Military capacity. Affiant says , that if Solomon Forrester  could for any reason have been induced to deny that he did not serve, off and on for years putting  his military services all together, he would to  affiants knowledge be guilty of a falsehood,  he was with him in various scouts, and as sure as death is before him, that Solomon Forrester
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the husband of Mary Calloway was a Revolutionary soldier of So. Carolina , on the side of the Colonies - He further adds. that in his own case he had proved his services by a number , amongst whom he thinks Forrester was one of them he was put off by the department, by one requirement and another for two years or more, the last requisition was, that he should swear to the day he entered, and left the service, he could not do that and dropped the prosecution of his claim for possibly two years, when a neighbor of his was going to Columbia So. Ca.  , he gave him money to search the records for his indent, obtained a copy, forwarded it , and obtained a certificate of Pension, and placed on the Pension Roll. Forrester was as much entitled to a pension as affiant. He further says, that he was well acquainted with Solomon Forrester before the Revolutionary War and knew him until he died, living in the same district and within a few miles all that time of him, believes as much that he received an indent for his services , as any thing , heard Forrester say that the had, and he was a man of truth.  ( his mark X ) Solomon Abbott  P. W. Head ( signed ) Magt  Sworn to and the mark made before me and I certify the declaration or affidavit was understandingly read to him twice he cordially assisted to it having dictated
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one of which was the cutting of the rawhide to a string with which a man who had been taken prisoner with a party of Indians and who had then and there been recognized as one of the murderers of Governor Wood of South Carolina, with the same was hung he also mentioned seen Solomon Forrester at Parson's Station in service guarding the whites from the depredations of the Indians during the War of the Revolution and I further certify  that Solomon  Abbott is sound in mind and is a credible man. May the 12th 1855. P.W. Head ( signed ) Magt       [ State of So. Carolina Spartansburg District ]  On this 12th day of May 1855 personally appeared before me , P.W. Head a Magistrate of the aforesaid District , Robert Scruggs aged abut 71 years, a resident of  Spartansburg District, and son in law of Solomon Forrester dec'd , who having been duly sworn according to law, upon his oath says that he recollects well of his Father in law  Solomon Forrester  applying for a Pension through Hugh  Moore, for his Father in law was about that time , living on affiants's land , and near him, that he supposes that said Moore had got  E. E. Bonner who was then Clerk, to forward the papers, but knows nothing of said papers, never having seen them, after they were returned, nor does he believe that his Father in law ever saw them, after they were returned, from the fact that said Moore ran away from  Spartan-
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burg District, and the last news in relation to him was, that he was put in the Penitentiary in Georgia, and there died, that his Father in law died under the belief that said  Moore had drawn his Pension and kept it, he so expressed himself often.  ( his m ark X ) Robert Scruggs  P. W. Head ( signed ) magt  Sworn to  and the mark made before me and I certify that Robert Scruggs is a credible man  . May the 12th 1855  [ State of South Carolina Spartansburgh District ]  I J. B. Tolleson Clerk  of the Court of Common Pleas & General Sessions for the district & State aforesaid do hereby certify that P. W. Head Esq before whom the  within affidavits was made  was at the date thereof a Magistrate in and for the district & State aforesaid who had been duly  appointed & qualified  & the signature purporting to be his is  genuine & that all due faith & credit should be given to all his official acts as such. I further certify that Solomon Abbott is an old gentleman of good character.  Given under my hand  & seal of office at Spartansburg Court House this 15th day of May 1855.  J B Tolleson ( signed / sealed ) Clerk