Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38,945, for Andrew Melloy, South Carolina
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{ The State of South Carolina ] By the Honorable  Waddy Thompson, Esquire, one of the  Judges of the Court of Equity for the State aforesaid. Before me personally appeared Andrew Melloy who being duly sworn , declares under oath that he is a citizen of the United States, resident in the District  of Abbeville and State aforesaid : that he served in the  War of the Revolution , as a private soldier, for a  tour longer than nine months , on the Continental Establishment ; that he  enlisted in the spring of 1776 in Capt John Bowie's Company , third regiment , So. Ca. Line commanded by Col. Thompson, and continued in the service until he was  prisoner of war some year after, when his company  & then  .. ( missing )  the command of Gen. Williamson, and surrendered to Paris & Cunningham , his long affair , at Cowhead in the District of  Abbeville aforesaid ; that during the whole  tour in his service , he continued under the  Command of  Capt. Bowie, all this by some understanding  believed Congress  & the State of North Carolina, his company, about a year after his enlistment , because the first Independent company of So. Car. whether belonging to the ( Continental Establishment ) ( underscored )  was to this deponent unknown ; that after his  capture his company  was disbanded, and he  never again entered the  regular service or  received a discharge, although he afterwards pledged to the Militia under General Greene  ; & that  from his reduced circumstances he .. ( missing ) of his country for support. In testimony  that the above named Andrew Melloy has sworn & subscribed the foregoing affidavit before me . I have hereunto set my hand and caused the said the Court of Equity for  this District of Ninty Six and  State aforesaid to be presents affixed this  13th day of  November  AD 1818.  ( his mark C ) Andrew Melloy  John  _ ( covered )   ( signed ) Commissioner   W. Thompson ( signed )
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Andrew Melloy Act 1818 - S.C. No payment made as appears by the 2nd Comptroller Books - Name not on the Books of the 3rd Auditor. J.D.W