Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18,168, for Henry Prince, South Carolina
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S.C. Prince, Henry S. 18.168

Carded
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South Carolina 23.799
Henry Prince
of Greenville in the State of So Ca (South Carolina) who was a pri: (private) in the company commanded by Captain Wood of the ________ commanded by ________ in the So Ca: (South Carolina) unc for 12 months

Inscribed on the Roll of So: Carolina at the rate of 40 Dollars ______ Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day of Apr. 34 and () B.F. Perry  

Asserts to the 4th of March 1834        120
Semi-and. allowance ending H S()        20
                                                              $140
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Nath: Rice Clerk
Book E Vol. 6 Page 77

He died Aug 27-
1835.
(from a. B.)
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Henry Prince 
15309
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South Carolina
Greenville District
On this ninth day of October in the year of our Lond one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared
in open Court before the Judges of the Court
of Common Pleas and General sessions main sitting Henry Prince a resident of the District
of Greenville in the State of South Carolina
aged eighty four years who being first duly
Sworn according to law doth on his oath
make the following declaration in order
to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress
passed June 7th 1832
 
That he entered the service
of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein [illegible]  entered the service some time previous to the Siege of ninety six in  South Carolina under Captain John Collins who commanded a company of scouts also served under Captain Parsan's, captain William Wood, Captain Thomas did not leave the service until the
war was closed is certain that he served
more than one year all together did not
serve regularly and continually from the time
he entered the service he was at the siege of
Ninety Six under General Greene, at the
siege of Augusta under General Clark
was marched from ninety - six to Augusta
under General Pickens live in Spartanburgh [Spartanburg] when he volunturn [Volunteered]-  volunturn [Volunteered]  during the war - marched through Abbeville District and in to Georgia was a part of the time under Captain Samuel Clock who commanded a company of rangers in the after part of South Carolina has not recollect the
names of any continental regiments or officers
other than those already stated except
Colonel Anderson with whom he served some time has no documentary evidence of his service she
can procure the testimony of John Collins
and William Crabwell as to his services
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I hereby relinquish every claim  whatever fir a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State - was born in  the year "forty nine "  - has a record of the age at his sons William Prince in Rutherford North Carolina - lived  .. during the  War , and has lived ever since in Greenville  district where he now resides - he volunteered as stated before - never received a discharge - he is known in his present neighborhood to Mr. Salmon, Col Austin, Judge Clock (?) and many others who can testify to his character for veracity and good behavior and   being a soldier of the Revolution. Sworn to and subscribed  the day and year aforesaid.  Henry Prin ( signed )  ( Prince) _  J McDaniel ( signed ) C. C. P.   We Nathan Berry a clergyman  residing in the District of Greenville and  B F Perry  residing in the same district  verily  certify  that we are well acquainted with Henry Price who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him t be eighty four years old, that he is reputed and believed so in the neighborhood where he resides  a soldier of the revolution  and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.  Nathan Berry ( signed )  B. F. Perry ( Signed )  J McDaniel  ( signed ) C C P And the said Court do hereby
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declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department , that the  above name d applicant  was a revolutionary soldier  and served as he states - and the Court further certifies  that it appears to them that  Nathan Berry  who has signed the proceeding certificate  is a clergyman residing in Greenville and that B. F. Perry  also signed the same is a resident  of Greenville and a credible person and their statement is entitled to credit.  Richard Gantt ( signed )  I James Mc Daniel Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Henry Prince for a pension - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my  hand  and seal of office this the ninth day of October eighteen hundred and thirty three. J Mc Daniel ( signed / sealed ) C.C.P.
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Miss Sallie Lee Lightfoot
212 Church Street
Paris, Texas.
Dear Madam:
July 13, 1933.
BA-J/ILL
Henry Prince-S.18168
James Harrison - S.4309
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the
Revolutionary War records of James Harrison and Henry Prince, both
pensioners for service in that war.
The records of these two soldiers are furnished herein as
found in the papers on file in their pension claims, based upon service
in the Revolutionary War.
HENRY PRINCE -S. 18168.
Henry Prince was born in the year 1749, in Virginia, and was
reared in Frederick County,
While a resident of Spartanburg, South Carolina, he enlisted
in the spring of 1780 and served at various times until sometime in
March, 1782, amounting in all to about fifteen months, as a private
under Captains John Thomas Parsons, Samuel Earle, John Collins, William
Wood, and Colonel Anderson, in the South Carolina troops; during the
period of this service, he was in the Siege of Augusta and Siege of Ninety
Six.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 9,
1832, at which time he resided in Greenville District, South Carolina; he
had lived in said Greenville District ever since the war.
In 1832, the soldier referred to his son, William Prince, who
was living in Rutherford, North Carolina. He did not give the name of
his wife and there are no further family data on file in this claim.
Henry Prince died August 27, 1
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JAMES HARRISON - S. 4309

James Harrison was born near Annapolis in Calvert County, Maryland, and went, at the age of twenty years to Mecklenburg County, Virginia, where he resided at the time of the Revolutionary War.
He enlisted "in the warm season of 1780" and served three months as private in Captain Richard Epperson's Company of Virginia troops, and "in the fall after," served a tour of three months as private in Captain Richard Smith's Virginia company, specific dates of these tours not shown.
The soldier resided in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, until about 1805, then moved to Jackson County, which was later Overton County, Tennessee.
James Harrison was allowed pension on his application executed December 3, 1833, at which time he was ninety one years of age.  He resided then in Overton County, Tennessee.
He died December 1, 1839, and was survived by a widow whose name is not stated.
In 1833, one Benjamin Harrison was a resident of Overton County, Tennessee, no relationship to the soldier's family stated.
In order to obtain the name of the person to whom the last payment of pension due James Harrison as paid, you should apply to the General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citing all of the following:

James Harrison
Ctf. 26530
Issued March 6, 1834
Rate of $20 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
West Tennessee Agency

Very truly yours,
A.D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator


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July 2, 1933

Miss Sallie Lee Lightfoot
212 Church Street
Paris, Texas

Th Bureau of Pensions
Washington DC

Will you kindly give me data concerning Revolutionary War Pensioner James Harrison of Overton Co. Tenn - and also Revolutionary War pensioner Henry Price of South Carolina.
Thanking you very much,
Very truly,
Sallie Lee Lightfoot
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P   18468
   Invalid
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File No. 18468
   Henry Prince
   Pri Rev War
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Act: June 7th 32
Index:-Vol. 1, Page 303

   [ Arrangement of 1870.]


1927 - July 11 - Hist. to Mrs S Casper Chandler MMH

1933 - July 13 - Hist. to Miss Sallie Lee Lightfoot. Sec Letter R N claim of James Harrison - S4309 - JLL.
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Henry Prince
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      Department of War
      Pension Office
          August 15 1833 - 

Sir:
     The discrepancies between the original and amended declaration of Henry Prince are so apparent that no further action can be had until they are explained away.

    In the former he says that he in all, but not continuously served 10 months, under several different officers, in the latter he says he served 15 months, 12 of which was in the Company commanded by Capt. Collins.  What that service was, yet remains to be learned.  The Company, is styled a Company of Scouts, but whatever the service was, I will here remark that no militia company, did ever during the revolutionary war perform 12 months actual and continuous military duty.  The applicant will therefore afford the Department some further information upon this subject.

          I am respectfully
            Your obed Serv
            J.L. Edwards

B.F. Perry Esq.
    Greenville C.H.
        So. Ca.
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Henry Prince Greenville
District, S. Carolina
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B.F. Perry
  Greenville C.H.


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B.F. Perry Greenville
District, So. Carolina
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Henry Prince which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes
II. Did the declarant male the declaration in the county where he resides?  Yes
III.  If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
IV.  Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?  Yes
V. Has he mentioned 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?  No
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?  Yes
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?  Yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion?  Yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate?  Yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed?  And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?  Yes
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XI.  Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?  Yes
XII.  If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII.  If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and he has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?  Yes
XVII.  Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily?  And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
EXPLANATORY NOTES
QUERE V.  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 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.
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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 phase "about three or four months" is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions ae objectionable.  Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &e. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of 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.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service
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 claimants 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 witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper office, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers
In every instance where the certificate of the of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached hereto 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.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should company the papers.
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[along side of document]
Nov 29
S.C.  [illegible]

[Stamp]
GREENVILLE   21 Nov
 S.C.

                                          Free
      J.L. Edwards Esquire
      War Department
      City of Washington
             &c


[upside down]
   Henry Prince
admit as approved
12 mo - $40
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Greenville CH Nov 17th 1833   Dr. Sir. Enclosed are Henry Prince's declaration  & amendments - it is due Mr. Prince that I  should state that his services were of the same character rendered by some of the most  distinguished  Whigs of the  upper part of South Carolina To protect the citizens against the Indians  & Tories was an important cases is certain during the revolutionary war in this State. In order to affect this several corps of Militia were kept up by authority , paid, and supported by the State - In these companies, which were the  greater part of their time confined  to the upper part of this State, many of the  .. ( illegible ) served  twelve and fifteen months. .. ( missing ) were often  with the main army. I know of  one officer who is yet living , Captain Samuel Earle , who was authorized by the State to raise a company of  " rangers" and scour the  upper country  for  "out  lyers" He continued in this service for some years and not long since received from the State of South Carolina his pay with interest amounting to nearly four thousand dollars - He was certainly regarded a part of the Militia and will  surely come under the provisions of the late act of Congress - If a different  constriction be put on the act of 1832, then you exclude one half of the  Militia of South Carolina who would otherwise be entitled such - and who are much more deserving than half who are getting pensions in other states - The situation of South Carolina was peculiar during the revolutionary struggle and this could be regarded in
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in determining the merits of his applicants.  I am yours , etc. B. F. Perry ( signed )
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[ South Carolina Greenville District ]  Personally appeared before me  the undersigned a justice of the Peace in and for the  District of Greenville. Henry Prince who being duly sworn  makes oath that he does not see any discrepancy between  his first and amended declaration. In the one he say that he  " is certain that he served more ( underscored ) that  one year " , and in the other he says  he  served " fifteen months "  which is the precise  ( underscored ) time he did serve and for which he claims a pension - excluding  the short services rendered under Captain Earle & Woods - He volunteered under Captain Collins in the spring of 1781 and was with him at the siege of Ninety Six and also at the Siege of Augusta- At the Siege of Ninety Six he was in  the Regiment commanded by Col. Anderson . Hw continued under Collins twelve months, and a part of this time was employed in Spartansburg , protecting  the frontiers from the Indians  and Tories - He knows that the officers  under whom he served were regularly  called into service -  the corps in which he served were supported and maintained by the State of  South Carolina as a part of her Militia - He knows that  he served the length of time stated above whether he ever receives a pension  for the same or not - He never received a cent for all of his services during the revolution - And whilst at the  Siege of Augusta the Tories plundered his family of everything he had in the world. Sworn to  & subscribed this November 17  - 1833  Henry Prince ( signed ) Richd. Thruston  ( signed ) JP
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I James McDaniel Clerk of the Court of Greenville District do hereby certify that  R  Thruston  whose signature  to the above affidavit is an acting Justice of the peace in and for  this District and that full faith and credit  should be given to his acts as such - Given under my hand and seal of office  November 17 - 1833 . Greenville CH  J McDaniel ( signed /sealed ) C.C.P.
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[ South Carolina Greenville District ] Personally appeared before me  the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the District of Greenville  Henry Prince who being duly sworn  deposeth & saith  that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory  he can not swear positively  as to the precise days of his service, but accordingly to the best of his recollection he served not less that the period mentioned  before and in the following grades - He entered the service in the spring of 1780 under Captain John Thomas and served not less than two months as a private - For one month he served under Captain Parsons as a private - For  twelve months he served under Captain Collins in Mar 1781 and left  him March 1782 - He also served under Captain Wood and Captain Earle for that periods , but claims a pension for only the  ( fifteen months ) ( underscored ) service above stated-  Sworn to and subscribed this the 24th June 1833.  Henry Prince ( signed )  J. McDaniel ( signed ) C.C.P.        [ South Carolina Greenville  Dist. ]  I James McDaniel Clerk of  the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions do hereby certify that the above affidavit  was made before me in due form
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of law in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my  hand and seal of office - this June 24th 1833 J McDaniel ( signed / sealed ) C.C.P.