Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39,227, Samuel Bratcher, N.C.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N.C.

*Bratcher, Samuel

NUMBER
S. 39,227

CONTENTS
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72.80
South Carolina
Samuel Bratcher
of ____ in the state of So. Carolina
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Patton of the N. Carolina
[cut off]ne, for the term of one year & Six months

Inscribed on the Roll of So. Carolina.
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 20 of October 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 5 of March 18[??]
and sent to Hon. Langdon Cheves
Laurens C. H. So, Carolina.

Arrears to 4th of March 1819            $ 36. 12
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819     48.
                                                           $   4.12
[should be $84.12?]


{ Revolutionary claim, }
{ Act 18th March, 1818. }
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39227
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 39,227
Samuel Bratcher
Priv Rev War

Act: 18 March 18
Index: -- Vol. 3 , Page 59

[ Arrangement of 1870. ]
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State of South Carolina }
Williamsburgh district } Personally appeared
before me Elam J Mills Clerk of the Court
of Pleas for said district Col William
Salters who being duly sworn saith that
he has long been acquainted with
Samuel Bratcher, & believes him
to be now very aged and infirm and
to have supported a reputable character
an honest & industrious citizen, and
from his great age & infirmity stands
greatly in need of the support [ ? afforded]
soldiers of the revolutionary war
by an act of Congress of the 18 of
March 1818
Sworn to & subscribed
this 22 Oct 1818
before me
E. J. Mills CCC

W. Salters
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Samuel Bradshaw [Bratcher]
[illegible]
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South Carolina }
Williamsburgh District }
Samuel Bratcher personally appeared before me, Langdon Cheves one of the associate
Judges of the Court of Common pleas of the
said State who being duly sworn made oath that about the year 1776 he enlisted under Capt. James Williams of the 4th North Carolina Battalion 4th Regiment commanded by Col. Faxton that he was marched into the State of Pennsylvania served about Eighteen months in the Army & until he was regularly discharged by the then Adjutant Genl. Timothy Pickering (which discharge is herewith presented) dated the 27th Nov. 1777 - That he is a citizen of the
District & State aforesaid that he is about
Eighty three years of age that he is poor and infirm & that he stands greatly in need
of assistance from his Country having to support himself by his labor -
Samuel his S mark Bratcher 
Sworn to before me this
20th October 1818
Langdon Cleves
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South Carolina }
Williamsburgh District }
Elam J. Mills appeared before me & made oath that he has been acquainted with Samuel Bratcher for a number of years that he is poor & 
[illegible] & stands in need of assistance as within stated
E. J. Mills
Sworn to before me
this 20th October 1818
Tho. P. Davis (2 20)
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South Carolina }
Williamsburgh District }
I Langdon Cheves one of the
associate Judges of the said State do hereby Certify that Samuel Bratcher named in the
annexed affidavit appeared before me, & upon the examination of the said Samuel Bratcher and
the evidence adduced by him, I am perfectly
convinced of the truth of the facts stated in
the annexed affidavits

In witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand this the 20th day of
October Anno Domini 1818
Langdon Cheves
Will

E. J. Mills
c.c.C.