Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38,940, for John Mc Cune, South Carolina
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
S.C.
Kune, John
NUMBER
S.38.940
CONTENTS
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No 19756
South Carolina
John McCune
of Charleston in the State of South Carolina
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Goodwin of the regiment commanded
by Colonel Thompson in the S. Carolina
line, for the term of three years
from 1777 to 1780
Inscribed on the Roll of South Carolina
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 19th day of February 1827
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 of Mar. 1827
and sent to Thomas Lee, Esqr
Charleston South Carolina
Arrears to 4th of March 1827 $3.88
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1827, 48
$51.88
{Revolutionary Claim,
Acts March, 18, 1818,
and May 1, 1820.}
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the Honble James Barbour
Secretary of War
Washington
Dist. of Columbia
[postmark "CHAR SC FEB 19"]
{sideways} Recd March 10. 1827
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So. Carlina dist
Feby 19. 1827
Sir
I do myself the honor of
enclosing you the papers relating
to Mr McCune. I hope the -
additional Evidence will be
deemed satisfactory.
respects
your Ob Serv
Tho Lee
Mr Jervey the Clerk of the Court
ill and unable to attend to business
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South Carolina District
On this first day of February 1827, personally appeared
in open Court, being a Court of Record for the aforesaid District John
McCune resident in Charleston aged sixty nine years who being first duly
sworn, according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration
in order to obtain the provision made by the Acts of Congress of the 18 of
March 1818, and to 1 of May 1820, that he the said John McCune
enlisted for the term of three years in the  day of  in the year
1777 in the State of South Carolina in the Company commanded by Capt
Goodwin in the Regiment commanded by Col. Thompsons Its being the
State of So Carolina in the 3d Regiment Continental establishment; that he
continued to serve in the said Corps until the fall of Charleston when
he was made a prisoner and was emprid [?] on board of a Prison ship
called the Esk for about six months when he ran away and joined
General Marion and served 'till the end of the War as a Volunteer -
That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except
the present, that his name is not on the roll of any State, except So
Carolina; and that the following are the reasons for not making earlier
application for a pension; That his necessities did not require him
until lately occasioned by his being nearly blind. And in pursuance
of the act of the 1 of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I am a
resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 day of March 1818 and
that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed
of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish
it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled
"an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & Naval
Service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" passed in the 18
day of March
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18 day of March 1818, and that I have not, nor has any person in trust to
me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me; nor have I
any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed
and by the Subscribed vis: An old Horse & a Dray not
worth more than forty dollars. -
John McCune
Sworn to and declared on the first
day of February before me Thomas Lee
Dist Judge So Carolina
I James Jervey District Clerk for South
Carolina District do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction
of the Court that the said John McCune did serve in the Revolutionary
War as stated in the preceeding declaration, against the common
enemy, for the Term of nine months, under one engagement,
on the continental establishment. I also certify that the foregoing
oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied
from the record of the said Court, and I do further certify that
it is the opinion of the Said Court that the total amount in
value of the property situated in the aforesaid Schedule is
Forty dollars. In testimony whereof I have set my
hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this
first day of February Anno Domini 1827.
James Jervey
Dist Clk So Ca Dist
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John McCune being further sworn
declares, that since 1818 he has
possessed no property real or personal
except a Horse and Dray [illegible] 
worth forty dollars which was
purchased by the assistance of kind
people and his own exertions - That
he did own four Negro before 1818
who all died - That he has lost
the use of one eye and is at present
almost helpless.-
John McCune
Sworn to before me
this 19 [illegible] 1827
Tho Lee
Dist
Judge S. Carolina
I Thomas Lee district Judge for
So. Carolina do certify that the
above named John Cune is
quite an old man, infirm has
lost an eye and is in apparently
very indigent circumstances, being
almost in rags
Tho Lee D. J
So Carolina
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Jackson, Mississippi
April the thirteenth
Nineteen hundred and ten
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C
My dear Sir,
Will you kindly give me the record
of services during the Revolutionary War of
John McCune, Pensioner at 76 in 1827
from Charlestown, South Carolina
Most respectfully yours,
Mrs C. C. Alexander
850 N. Jefferson St
Jackson
Mississippi
APR 16 1910
[stamp "PENSION OFFICE A APR 15 1910 U. S.]
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information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen-
sion on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
1777
LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
RANK.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Goodwin
COLONEL.
Thompson
STATE.
SCa
Taken prisoner at the fall of Charleston confined
on the prison ship Elk 6 mos when he escaped
and Joined General Marion and served till end of war
Battles engaged in, see above
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated
Date of application for pension, Feby 1827 [illegible]
Residence at date of application, Charleston, S Ca
Age at date of application, 90 years old
Remarks:
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38940
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 38940
John McCune
Pri Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index: -- Vol. 3, Page 319
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1910 apr. 22 Hist
to Mrs. C. H. Alexander
1913 Mch. 27. Mrs.
Arch Briggs, letter
returned.