Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5945, for George King, South Carolina
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
S.C.


King, George

NUMBER
R 5945

CONTENTS
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George King
Alabama
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Suspended
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let 27 Feb 1834 to 
Hon. D. H. Lewis

5945

Act 7 July 32
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Acts of July 14, 1862 and March 3, 1873[9?]

REJECTED

5945
P.O.  [blank]
George King
Service:  [blank]
Enlisted:  [blank]
Discharged:  [blank]
Application filed:  [blank]
Alleges:  [blank]
Re-enlisted:  [blank]
Attorney:  [blank]
P.O.  [blank]
[blank]  Recognized.  [blank]  Contract.
[blank] Cert. of Dis.  Searched for [blank]
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27350
George King
Martin Lewis
affidavit Alabama
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J L Edwards Esqr
Pension Office


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24 February
Hon. D. H. Lewis
ad evidence case Geo.
King
Allow
Jne attention [?]
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House of Reps
Feby 23rd 1837

Mr J L Edwards

Sir -

Enclosed I send you
the affidavit of Martin Dewitt,
proving the services of George King
as a revolutionary soldier - Mr King
has applied through me for his 
pension & his application was rejected
on the ground, that he did not specify
the length of service, Officers 
&c - Those papers have been lost
& as Mr King has moved to Dale
County, it will be almost impossible 
for the old man ever to get them received
as it is one of those poor, sparsely
settled counties covering a large 
territory where there are but few Post Offices
& he is not only a very infirm but
a very ignorant old man & one who will never
have the energy or intelligence to get them 
made out.  Is there not sufficient
evidence by memoranda in your office
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that his papers have been presented 
& that those papers with the evidence
now furnished would have entitled
him to his pension.  If so, would 
there be any impropriety in granting
the pension in the absence of those
papers -

yr obdt servt [your obedient servant]
Dixon H Lewis
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State of South Carolina
Darlington District ⎬

Before me one of the Justices of
the quorum of the State aforesaid, personally 
appeared Martin Dewitt and made oath that 
in the time of the Revolutionary 
War he was acquainted with George King
formerly of Darlington District in the State of 
South Carolina, now said to be residing in 
the State of Alabama, that this deponent 
served in the Revolutionary War altogether
two years & eight months, that he served 
one campaign with the said George King in the American 
Army under the 
command of General Marion, that he 
does not now precisely recollect the date 
but that he thinks it was in the year
1781 which was during the time the British 
occupied Charleston, that when this deponent 
knew the said George King in 
the service he was a good soldier.  This 
deponent further saith, that Col. Samuel 
Benton, Major John Standard, Capt Charles 
Dewitt the uncle of this deponent were 
the officers under which he served, and he 
thinks that the said George King served under the same officers
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This deponent further saith that since the 
Revolutionary War he has been well 
acquainted with the said George King
& that he has uniformly sustained [illegible]
excellent morale character.

Martin Dewitt

Sworn to before me 
7th Novbr 1836
S. N. DuBose
C.C.J.

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