Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4301, Thomas Grice, S.C.
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( 3-1776 ) SERVICE S.C. Grice , Thomas  NUMBER R. 4301
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[ The State of South Carolina Marion District ] Declaration of Thomas  Grice in order to obtain a Pension  under the Act of Congress  passed  June 7th  1832. Before me one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas  and General Sessions  of the said State and  Presiding Judge of the said Court at Marion  Court House  at  Fall Term  1836 , personally  appeared Thomas Grice aged seventy  three years who on oath  in open Court  made the following declaration  in order to obtain the benefit of the   Act of Congress passed June 7,  1832. That he was born in Marion  District So. Ca.  on the 11th day of April  1763 - that his age was recorded in a Bible  by his  Father and when the deponent's sister married , she took  the  book off with her and he does not now know where it is. That he entered the services as a volunteer in the month of  September 1780  under one  Capt. John Warley  - the company furnished their own horses and equipment and went down to Snow's Island , where  Genl . Maron  was encamped  and remained under his command eight weeks ; was employed  during this tour  at making excursions against the British ; at one time he was sent out  under the command of one Major John Irvin against a party of the  British  and came upon   them at Singleton's  Mills - deponent supposes that about  one hundred  of the British came out to meet them  and fired upon them. but Major Irvin  ordered his detachment to retreat , without  firing as the British fire was too large and were protected by the artillery ; returned to  Snow's Island
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got a furlough and returned home. as soon as he returned the Tories took him prisoner  & kept him until he  disclosed how many men   Genl. Marion had with him - His next  tour of service  was in May 1781  when he volunteered  and went into garrison  at Mar's Bluff  on  Great PeeDee River in  Marion  District  under  one  Capt.  Joseph  Hudson  of the Militia and remained with him three months a  part of this time he was station ed at Alison's Branch  further down  the River , had no engagement with any  one during this term  & returned home when the  encampment  broke up . In May 1782   Captain  John Baxter  was his commander - deponent  heard that Genl. Marion was encamped there  & he volunteered and went  over to him at Birch's Mills in Marion District and was sent out under Capt. John Baxter in pursuit of  parties of Tories he was thus engaged for three months . At the end of this time he came to Bowling Green  where  Marion has struck his camps  & was there drafted to serve one month  - Capt. John Rogers was  his commander  & went with  Genl. Marion to Watboo was here attacked by some British light horse under one  Gillis - the British  were repulsed  &  their  commander killed - when the  month was out  relief came and deponent came home. This was the  end of his services in the  Revolutionary  War. He does not recollect  that he ever received any discharge - if he did he has lost them as he has been blind since the year 1844 . He has resided in Marion District ever since the war. The whole of his service was in the militia as a private. He did not know of the act of Congress  of June 1832  until Oct. 1835 . IN March 1836  he came to Court to make his declaration  but the Court having adjourned  on the second day  of the week, the deponent came too late and
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Declaration of Thomas Grice  So. Ca .  Direct to  C.W. Dudley at Marlborough   Ct. House So. Ca.  CW Dudley
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obliged to defer his application  until tis term. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension  Roll of the agency of any State. Sworn to  in open Court  Nov 15  1836. Thos . Grice ( his mark X) Richard Gautt ( signed ) Presiding Judge  [ South Carolina Marion  District We John D Jones a clergyman residing it the  District and State aforesaid and Moses Smith  a citizen residing in the same  State and District do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Grice who has subscribed and sworn  to the foregoing declaration   - that we believe him to be  seventy three years of age - that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the  revolution a and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn to & subscribed before me  Nov. 15  1836. E B Wheeler ( signed ) CCP John D Jones ( signed ) Moses Smith ( signed ) And the said hereby declares its opinion of the matter and after having put the interrogatories  prescribed by the War  Department  that the said Grice is a  Revolutionary soldier and served as he has stated. Also that  it appeared to the said Court that John D Jones  who has signed the above certificate is a clergyman  residing   in the  District and 
State aforesaid  and that the said Moses Smith  is a citizen  residing in the same  State and District , that they  are credible persons  and that  their certificate is entitled to credit - Also that  the above interlineation   was made before  my signature. Nov. 15 1836 . Richard Gautt ( signed ) Presiding Judge
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[ South Carolina Marion District ] I Edward B Wheeler clerk of the  Court of Common Pleas and  General Sessions  in and for the  District and State aforesaid  do hereby certify that  the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of  Thomas Grice for a pension . Given under my  hand and seal of office  this the 16 day of Nov.  A.D.  1836  and in the 61st year of American Independence.  Ed. B Wheeler ( signed / sealed ) C.C. P.
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Marion C.H S.C. July the 27th 1854 Dear General, Your letter was entirely satisfactory hereto we are  under great obligation to you for the efforts you have made  in discovering  the matters relative to the pension of Thomas Grice as well as the character of Mr. Knight  and you  are  hereby authorized to receive the papers from  Mr.  S M Knight  should you have an opportunity  of seeing him . Mr. S M Knight has a power of attorney  with other papers but should you fail to see him Please entrust  Mr. Waldo the Commissioner of Pensions to refuse all  connection or correspondence with him in this business here so soon  as I can obtain  the proof of service from the  Comptroller General's office and get the affidavit  of  Mr. William Shaw all of which are full to the  purpose  I will enclose ... ( illegible ) to you  relying on your judgement  and asking it as a favor to employ
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some competent man  for a reasonable fee to  prosecute the claim  should the  Comm. consider the evidence furnished sufficient to establish , etc.  I am   still on the  bed of affliction  although  I hope  that I am  mending my Physicians   encourages me with a hope  that  I may again  get .. ( illegible )  . etc.  Yours respectfully   Wm. H Grice. ( signed )
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See [illegible]
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Postal Stamp
WASHINGTON 14
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N.C.

MISSENT



General John Queen
or 
Encase he has left Congress
to Waldo the Pension [illegible] 
Washington 
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REJECTED
4301
P.O.
Thomas Grice
Service:

Enlisted:                  , 18
Discharged:            , 18
Application filed:   , 18

Alleges:  

Re-enlisted:


Attorney: 
P. O. _
_____Recognized.   _____Contract.
Cert.  of  Dis.        Searched for, 18
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Thos Grice
S Ca
his let C W Dudley
                dec 12 1836
"     Wm H Grice 17 [illegible] 1854
4301
Act 7 June 1832