Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21,391, for William Moore, South Carolina
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South Carolina 12667
William Moore 
of Anderson District in the state of S Carolina who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Haven of the Rgt commanded by Genl Butler in the So Carolina line for 6 months
pas
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 16th day of May 33 and sent Van A Lawhon clk Anderson Dist S Carolina
Arrears to the 4th of March 33 40:00
Semi-anl allowance ending 4th Septr 10.00
50.00
{Revolutionary Claim Act June 7 1832}
Recorded by Rush Neuman clerk
Book E Vol 6 Page 74
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Application of
William Moore
Pension June 7 1832
24284
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the State of South Carolina
Anderson District
On this Fourth day of March personally
appeared in open Court before the Judge of the
Court of Sessions & Common Pleas in the State
aforesaid for Anderson District now in Session William Moore, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed
June 7 - 1832-
This Deponent was born in Orange County
North Carolina about the year 1763 - he entered
the service about 1779 as a volunteer under
Capt Haven Gul Butler, went on an expedition towards Charleston South Carolina in an engagement near that place with the British-- served three months he went on another expedition into Georgia he forgets the officers he was under and served three months. He believes he served six months - he has no discharge or compensation-- he moved to Abbeville S. C. Soon after and then to Anderson District SC in which he has resided forty years.
he has no proof but what is herewith submitted
Sworn to & Subscribed this Fourth day of March
one thousand eight hundred thirty three
In open Court
Van A. Lawhon C
William Moore
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We William Magee and Christopher Orr residing in the said district hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Moore who has sworn to & subscribed to the above declaration that we believe him to be of the age he has stated that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood in which he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and we concur in that opinion sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid William Magee
Christopher Orr
In open court
Van A Lawhon
CC
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I Judge of the said court do hereby declare my opinion after investigation the substance of the interogatories prescribed by the war department, having been answered as far it is said as is in the power of the applicant from his general appearance reputed character that he was a soldier of the Revolution & served as was stated William Magee who has signed the preceeding certificate is a clergyman who together with Christopher Orr both as residents of the said district and are both credible & respectable persons as represented by their in whom I can confide having no personal knowledge of the partie myself
Josiah J Evans
presiding Judge

I Van A Lawhon clerk of the court of sessions & common pleas for Anderson District do hereby certify that the pregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the application of William Moore for a pension 
In testimony whereof I have set my hand & seal of office this 4th day of March 1833
Van A Lawhon
CC
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24264
William Moore
SC
Adms as a private for 
amo $20
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WAR DEPARTMENT
Pension Office
183
Sir
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus}). You will when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of William Moore SC

Period when the service was rendered 1777 volunteered
"went again" 
Duration of the claimants service Years/months/days 3 Months
3 Months
Rank of the claimant private
"
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served Cp Haven Gel Butler
officers forgotten
Age at present and place of above when he entered the service 70 born in NC Orange Cy entered there now lives in Anderson District, SC
Proof by which the declaration is supported. has no other proof than here offered
Clergyman Certificate and a citizen

I am respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L EDWARDS
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.

The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, & c, Teamsters, Boatmen, &c.  Persons who serviced on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1.  The Regular Troops.
2.  The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3.  Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4.  Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will in the first instance, make applications by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides.  And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832
State, Territory, or District of
County of } ss.
On this     day of     personally appeared (a) before
A. B. a resident (b) of     in the county of     and State, Territory or District of     aged (c)      years who being duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832.  That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)     , with     and served in the      (e) regiment of the     line, under the following named officers:

[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched.  This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid,                             A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I     of the Court of     do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of     for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this     day of      &c.

If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman. residing in the     and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with     , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be     years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certified, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the     and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the     and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,     Clerk of the Court of     do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of      for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this    day of     &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power.  This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case.  The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corrobating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be at attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected.  All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.  
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1.  Where and in what year were you born?
2.  Have you any record your age, and if so, where is it?
3.  Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4.  How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?  And if a substitute, for whom?
5.  State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6.  {To a Soldier.} Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?  {To an Officer.}  Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7.  State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.  The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.  The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons - one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.  If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party  And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.  
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides.  If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had.  Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled.  In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:  For  year  months, and  days, I served as a  For  months and  days, I served as a  ; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service.  The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.  Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service.  This form of a declaration is highly objectionable.  It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served:  the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged.  The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witness and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer under his seal of office.
[i] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops,  The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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May 13, 1931
Rev & 1812 Wars Section 
ILL

Mr Fred Howard Jones 204 West Main Street Sparta, Illinois

Dear Sir
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S 21391 that William Moore was born about 1763 in Orange County, North Carolina.

He enlisted about 1779 and served three months under Captain Haven and General Butler on an expedition to Charleston, South Carolina and was in an engagement near that pace; he served three months on an expedition to Georgia, dates and names of officers not stated. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed March 4, 1833 while a resident of Anderson District, South Carolina. He had moved thre from Abbeville, District, South Carolina, about forty years previously.

There are no family data in the papers in this claim.

Very truly yours

EW MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.
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21391
Revolution
INVALID
File No 21391
William Moore
Pri Rev War
Act June 7 32
Index Vol 2 Page 281
[Arrangement of 1870]
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Feby 11 1897 Hisotry
Mrs Minnie S Field
Eustis Fla
Aug 29 1912 Hisotry to 
Mrs SL Green Houston Tex
1931 May 13 Hist to Ms FH Jones
JLL
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MWP
Eustis Fla
June 1897
PD Murphy Pension Dept
Dear Sir
I wish to ask you if my two great, great grand fathers who were in the war of the Revolution are on your lists
Capt Samuel Walker of Virginia and we think he was a pensioner 
Wm Moore of South Carolina
Will you kindly tell me all you can about them I am gathering data for entrance into the Dau of Rev & del Respectfully
Mrs Minnie S Field
Lake Co Eustis Fla
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Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
DC
Sir Please send me the record of service with any Family data in their application for pensions of my 2 Rev Ancestors:
1st William Moore  S21391 of Anderson SC who was living in 1840
2nd Bennett Williams S7956 of
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Person Co NC 1833
Their names are emblished as Rev Pensioners 
Please send any family data
very respt
Mrs SL Green
220 Marshall Ave
Houston Texas Aug 19 1912
Westmoreland Place
[stamped
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OFFICE]
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204 West Main St
Sparta Illinois
April 1 1931
Pension Bureau
Please send me records for the two Rev Soldiers, vizZ:
1st William Moore - ok of Anderson Dist SC (2nd part) lived with James Moore
2nd Josiah Grimett - ok of Hickman Co Ky Thanking you sincerely I am
Fred Howard Jones
[stamped 
PENSION
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1931
OFFICE]

[Stamped
REVOLUTIONARY & 1812 WARS
SECTION
APR 7 1931
BUREAU OF PENSIONS]
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In reply to your request of received for a statement of the military history of William Moore a soldier of the REVEOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. S21391

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT - 1779
LENGTH OF SERVICE - *3 mos
3 mos
RANK -
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED
CAPTAIN - Haven
COLONEL - Butler
expedition to Georgia
STATE - leave this blank
Battles engaged in near*Charleston SC
Residence of soldier at enlistment not stated
Date of application for pension Mch 4, 1833  
Residence at date of application Anderson Dist SC
Age at date of application, born about 1763 in Orange Co NC
Remarks His claim was allowed No family data on file
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
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