Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 39077, for William Smith, South Carolina
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE S. C
Smith, William
NUMBER S 39077

CONTENTS
b. in SC
res of Williamsburg District SC in 1818
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14.800
South Carolina
William Smith of Williamsburg in the state of S. Carolina who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Pinckney of the S. Carolina line, for the term of three years

Inscribed on the roll of South Carolina at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 20 of October 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 22 of Sept 1819 and sent to Thomas P Davis Kingstree Williamsburg S Carolina

Arrears to 4th of Sep 1819 10 12/31 6/30 84.15
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4 Mch 1879 48
$132.15

Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.
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Applicant enlisted com: of come hostilities at the South and
and left the service after the attack on Charleston served
under Pinckney
Wm Smith case

This declaration his no & dates affixed

Admitted 22d Sept 1819
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State of South Carolina
Williams Burgh District
In the Court of Common pleas Personally came and appeared
before me Langdon Cheves one of the associate Judges
of the Court of Common pleas for the said State William
Smith who being duly sworn answereth & saith that he is a
native of the said State and at present a resident of the district aforesaid that he enlisted as a common and regular 
soldier in the continental establishment on or about the commencement  of hostilities in the Southern States under Captain William Cattle in the 1st Regt of South Carolina infantry commanded by Col. Christopher Gadsden - That the company, and Regt to which it belonged surrendered to the enemy at the fall of Charleston at which time the company to as commanded by Capt Simon Theus and the Regt by Col Charles Coatsworth Pinkney (Col Gadsden having some time before been promoted to Brigadier Genl) - Deponent further saith that he served upwards of nine months continually that in all he believes he was in the continental service at least six years - he has no regular discharge owing to his escaping from the enemy while a prisoner after the fall of the town - that he soon after reentered the service under Capt Henry Laneau in Col Peter Horrys Regt of Cavalry & from that service recd no discharge owing to an almost total annihilation of the Regt by a defeat which took place in Choard's Island in the Santee River - Deponent saith he acted the quarter part of the time which he served as Sergeant-was at the storming of the Town of Savannah in Georgia and there recd two severe wounds one in the left leg and the other in the left arm - Deponent further saith that he needs greatly the assistance of his country for support - that he is quite as poor & infirm and has unfortunately lost the [illegible] at one of his eyes
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and further deponent saith not.
Sworn to before me this 25th           }
day of October Anno Domini 1818  }
Langdon Cheves                                   }

William Smith
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South Carolina               }
Williams Burgh district  }

In the common pleas - 
I do hereby certify that it does satisfactorily
appear to me that William Smith did serve as a regular sol-
dier in the Continental establishment in the revolutionary war
against the common enemy as set forth by have in his affidavit
to which this certificate is annexed and do believe he served up-
wards of nine months continually and does greatly [illegible] in
need of the assistance of his country for support

Given under my hand and the seal of the Court in open Court
at Williams Burgh in Williams Burgh district the 20th day
of October Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and
eighteen and of American independence the forty third
year-

SEAL

E. I.  [illegible]
C.C.C                                                         Langdon Cheves
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RECORD DIVISION
Revolutionary War Records Section
3-525
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.,        , 19
S390 77
In reply  to your request of             received
for a statement of the military history of    Wm Smith                                        
 a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his application for pen-
son on file in this Bureau. 
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DATES OF  ENLISTMENT OR  APPOINTMENT.                                            
√

LENGTH OF    SERVICE   
3 yrs

RANK. 
Prit
Sgt



OFFICERS UNDER WHOM  SERVICE  WAS RENDERED.  
            Captain                                                   Colonel
Wm Cattle                                                       Christopher Gadsden
Simeon Theus                                                Chas C Pinckney
captured & surrendered of Charleston
but escaped & re-entered service
Henry Laneau                                                  Peter Horry

STATE
S.C.
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Battles engaged in, Santee River & Savannah where  wounded in left leg & left arm

Residence of soldier at enlistment,  √

Date of application for pension,  October 20, 18818: His claim was allowed

Residence at date of application,  Williamsburgh Dist S.C.
Age at date of application,    born in S.C. date & place not stated

Remarks: No fam data

Respectfully,
Commissioner
6 -- 2856

[note in left margin]
I used length of time for which pensioned
as he says in our place 6 yrs & another 9 mos
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Philadelphia 20 Augt 1819

Sir

I take the liberty to enclose a letter from Mr Thos
P. Davis, who is a member of the Legislature of So Carolina
with same accompanying papers concerning a claim for
a pension. I take his liberty because he has requested
it. I do not know that any act of mine will [illegible]
the original defect. I am very certain the date he
has filled up is correct. I held the Court at
Williams burgh, where the declaration was taken, on
the 19th October 1818 on some subsequent days

I have the honor to be Sir,
With great respect,
Yr obt st
L. Cheves

The Hon'ble
John C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
City of Washington.
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South Carolina}
Wm Burgh Dist}

Personally appeared James Eddy Leut who
being duly sworn saith that he served as a malitiaman
in the revolutionary war that he was then well acquainted with
William Smith who was a regular soldier in the Continen
tal establishment Deponent believes he was present when
Smith enlisted & thinks he saw him take the oath and
him repeatedly during the time he served particularly
once at Hadral went dressed in his uniform deponent
believes Smith served continually for upward of nine
month and that he was honorably discharged from
the service -

Sworn to before me this }
19th Oct Anno Domini.   }                  James Eddy [illegible]
Tho. P. Davis (2. U            }
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Kings Tree Wms. Burgh  Augt. 12th. 1819
Dear Sir
Mr. Garrington who resides at Lawrence Court house informs me that pension Certificates have arrived there for the applicants of this Dept. Wm. Smith excepted His papers that I have thought proper to enclose to you from a reward endorsed upon the affidavit & code See the cause why his application was not attend with success I have taken the liberty of putting in the day & month my reason for troubling you with the enclosed is that you might yourself (if you would have the goodness) inform the Secretary of War that the month & date are correct this information coming from you I suppose the enclosed code be recd. please transmit them to the war department giving such other & further information with regard to them as you can afford or may think necessary to insure the applicant success - with great respect I am
Sir Your Obt. Humble Servt
Thomas P. Davis
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[margin]
R 30117 14800
14.25.2

Charlotte, N.C.,
March 2, 1903
The Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Sir:
In order to perfect a family record, and for no other purpose, I desire to get copies of statements of military service rendered by two revolutionary soldiers, and presumably filed with their pension claims. The names of the two soldiers were William Smith of Spartanburg District, S.C., and William Robertson of Fairfield District, S.C., both of whom were my great-grandfathers.
The first named died in 1837, and the last named in 1824. 
They were pensioned for their services, and I suppose the original papers are on file in the Pension Bureau.
Awaiting an early reply, I am,
Very respectfully yours,
Thos. R. Robertson
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Revy
39077
INVALID.
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File No. 39,077
William Smith
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March 18
Index: - Vol. 3, Page 467
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Mar 13-1903 Hist to
Thos. R. Robertson
Charlotte - NC
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12 Sept 21. Hist to 
Mrs. Pauline Mun-
ford. 1965 Billmore
St. NW. Wash. DC.
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see her letter in
Enos Allen W 17207.
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State of South Carolina
Williamsburgh district
B P McNally appeared before me Elam J Mills Clerk of the Court of Pleas for said district Colonel William Sutton who being duly sworn saith that he has long been acquainted with William Smith, who is now an aged & infirm man, and believes him to have been a true friend to his country & that he now stands generally in need of the support allowed revolutionary Soldiers by an act of Congress to get the 18 church 1818
Sworn to and subscribed
this 22 day of Oct 1818
Before me
E. J. Mills 2.M