Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32402, for Randel Mc Daniel, South Carolina
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
S. C.

McDaniel, Randel

NUMBER
S.32.402

CONTENTS
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Illinois - 13968
Randel McDaniel
of White Co in the State of Tennessee
who was a private in the company commanded by Captain [Robert] Patton of the regiment commanded 
by Colonel Richards [Richard Richardson] in the So Carolina
line for 7 months private

Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of July 1833 and sent to Joseph Herd   Sparta

Arrears to the 4th of March $46.66
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept.     11.66 = $57.66

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by Danl Boyd    Clerk
Book   E   Vol.. 7   Page 88


28th May 1834 - transfd to Illinois from 4 March 1834 and notice sent to the Hon: I B. Forrester H.R. to whom his pension certif. was also returned at same time.
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Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832
State of Tennessee White County
May Term of the Circuit Court 1833.
On this 25th day of May personally appeared in open Court, before the Honble. Charles F. Keith Judge of the Circuit Court for said County and State of Tennessee now sitting. Randle McDannell a resident of White County and State aforesaid aged Seventy Eight years who being first duly sworn acording 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 stated.
That he entered the service of the United States as a Private. that he then resided in South Carolina.
That he turned out as a vollunteer under Captain Patten in Col. Richersons Rigement and was marched from thence to Dunkins [Duncan's Creek] Creek and took some Torys prisoners and Col. Fletcher [Thomas Fletchall] for one, from thence to Raberns [Rayborn] Creek near Saluda, from thence to Ruday [Reedy] Creek [Battle of Great Cane Brake], and there had an engagement with the Torys and took fifteen prisoners, from thence to a place near the [Tarleton's] tea table, and there he was dismissed from the army and went home, having completed a tower [tour] of three months. the date of the year in which this service was rendered cannot now be recollected
His second tour of duty was performed from the same place
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He was called in the Militia by his No.  which he does not now recollect, and was marched from thence to Charlestown and was there Stationed to guard the British out of the Town. He was then under Capt. Patten the name of the Col. was Richerson the name of the adjutant was Thomas Sumter. This applicant was relieved at Charlestown and sent home having
served four months. He is no scholar and therefore cannot say what date he performed these services, he thinks it was but a little while before the British took Charlestown. He has no documentary Evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services. 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 and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
S/ Randle McDannel, X his mark

Answers to Interrogatories proposed by the department of war
Answer 1st I was born in Meriland [Maryland] Frederick County about the Middle of March 1755.
2nd I have no Record of my age --
3rd In South Carolina from thence to North Carolina Montgomery County alone Pede [Pedee River] from thence back to South Carolina in Lancaster County thence to North Carolina
Rutherford County from thence to Tennessee Cook County thence to Smith County Tennessee thence to White County Tennessee where I now Reside
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4th I turned out Volunteer the first Tour and the second was drafted.
5th Col. Sumter, General Marion, Col. Richerson [Richardson], Col. [Thomas] Neel and Col. Thompson
[William Thomson] with whom I was acquainted and did serve. I cannot state any circumstances more fully than I have done in the body of my declaration.
6th I never received a written discharge from the service
7th Major Isaac Taylor, John Taylor, Jeremiah Denton & the Rev. Henry Burton
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court 25th May 1833.
S/ A. Dibrell, Clerk
S/ Randal McDaniel, X his mark
Sworn to and subscribed in open court 25th May 1833.
A Dibrell Clerk
 
We Henry Burton a Clergyman residing in the County of White and Jeremiah Denton residing in the same County, hearby Certify, that we are well acquainted with Randle McDaniel, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy eight years of age that he is reputed and believed in his neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion never having heard it disputed
or doubted
Henry Burton
Jeremiah Denton
Sworn to & subscribed in open court this 25th day May 1833
Anthony Dibrell Clerk
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Randle McDaniel 25363
And the said Court do hearby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states.
And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Henry Burton who has signed the preceding Certificate, is a Clergyman and is a resident of the County of White and that Jeremiah Denton who has also signed the same is a resident in the same County and is a credible person and that their statement is Entitled to Credit.
Charles F Ruth
Judge Presiding

State of Tennessee
White County
I Anthony Dibrell Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for the County of White aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the application of Randle McDaniel for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name and affixed thereto the seal of the Court at office the 25th day of May AD 1833 and of the Independence of the United States the fifty seventh year.
Anthony Dibrell Clerk
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Application for a transfer
State of Illinois
Hamilton County Ss
On this 24th day of March 1834 before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace for the said County of Hamilton, personally appeared Randal McDaniel who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Patten in the Regiment commanded Col. Richardson in the service of the United States, that his name was placed on the pension Roll of the State of Tennessee, from whence he has lately removed, that he now resides in the State of Illinois where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future - the following are his reasons for removing from Tennessee to Illinois
that he liked the Country better
that his children were coming and he wish to come with them
Randal McDaniel his mark X
Sworn and subscribed to the day and year aforesaid
J C Lockwood {JP}

State of Illinois
Hamilton county
This day came before the undersigned Justice of the peace Daniel McDaniel to me personally Known
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and a man of resptability who after being duly sworn, depose & says that Randal McDaniel who has sworn to the within affidavit for a change of places to receive his pension is the same person therein named and has a certificate from the War department &c for his pension.
Daniel McDaniel
Sworn to & Subscribed before me this 2d day of May 1834
Jesse C. Lockwood JP

State of Illinois
Hamilton County
I Jesse C. Lockwood Clerk of the Circuit Court in & for said County do hereby certify that Jesse C Lockwood the person who the foregoing deposition was taken before is now and was at the time of taking the same an acting Justice of the peace in said County duly commissioned & sworn in office & full faith and credit is & ought to be given to all his official acts as such
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court at McLeansborough in sd. County the 3d day of May 1834
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No. 25363
Randel McDaniel White County
Tennessee
from - private
7 months
$23.33/100

Jos. Herd Sparta Tennessee
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office, 183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the service of Randal McDaniel White County Tennessee
Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the Claimant's service. 
Vol. - 3 mos - private
Called - 4 mos - private
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.
Cap Patten, Col Richardson
Cap Patten, Col Richardson
Age at present, 78 years
and place of abode when he entered the service. S. Carolina
Proof by which the declaration is supported. Traditionary paper correctly authenticated

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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                                                      REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been constructed to extent, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State Troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, etc., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefit of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual
military service.  Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in the Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicants reside. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.

                                                                   DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
                                            State Territory, or District of
                                             County of
On this             day of                                personally appeared (a) before  
          A B. a resident (b) of                              in the county of                        and State, Territory, or District of           aged (c)            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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)           , with.        and served in the                (e) regiment of the line,                under the following named offices:

(Here set forth the names and ranks of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service ; (and if he server under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particlar period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.)

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.                                           A. B.
        (And then will follow the certificate of the Court.)

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I                                                                                     of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of                                                                       for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand and seal of office (i) this 
                         day of                                          &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the name of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.

Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers, or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and the State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz: 

(k) We, A.B., a Clergyman, residing in the                             and C.D. residing in (the same) hereby certify that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
(And then will follow the certificate of the Court)
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B. and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I Clerk of Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the orginal proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for pension.

 In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand and seal
 of office, this day of &c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the orginal discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath and will then procure, if possible , the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail hid personal knowledge of the service oh the applicant, and such circumstance connected therewith as may have a tendency to throw lightupon the transaction.

If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department.  A very full account of the services of each person                                                                                                
will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, it one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. 

All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case. 

The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?  And if a substitute, for whom? 
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6.
(To a Soldier.)  Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
(To an Officer. ) Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.  

The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.  

The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons-one of whom should be nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him; that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certity to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.

The traditionary evidence of service is deened very important, in the absence of any direct proof except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general or whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject. 

Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.  

Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of ofice, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genine signature.

No payments can be made upon account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto,and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and theopinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

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(a) The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
(b) The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides.  If he should fail to do so , he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
(c) The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
(d) The declarant must mention the period of the war when he served.
(e) Every continental officer or soldiers must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had.  Every claimant must state, 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.  

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 the Peace, &c. A.B. who, being duly sworn depots and saith, that by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positive as to the precise length of his service; but according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the period mentioned below, and in the following grades: ---For____year_____month____days, I served as a ______ for _______ months and ______ days, I served as a ________; and for such service I claim a Pension "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 service.  The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.  ome persons who apply for pensions mere state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of officers, and other particulars respecting their service.  This form of a declaration is highly objectionable.  

It must begin every case, be clearly shown under what officer the applicant severed; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corp 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 n any civil pursuit.
(f) The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
(g) The opinion of the Court is always required.
(h) The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
(i) The Clerk must fix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certified officer, should accompany the papers.                                                   
                                                                  
                                                                    Mode of authenticating papers.

In every instance where the certifing officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certiicate must be attached thereto 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.                                                  
                                                                     Proof of Service
(j) In 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 claimant's 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 verify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The note
 from (a) to (i) are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule is 
The note (j) applies to continental troops only.
(k)This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases. 
(l) If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
(m) The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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October 3, 1933
XXXXXXXXX
Randel McDaniel, S. 32402
James Clark, S. 32181
BA-J/MCS

Mrs. C. T. Land
Enfield
Illinois

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War records of Randle McDaniel and James Clark.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 32402, based upon the military service of Randel or Randal McDaniel.
He was born the middle of March, 1755, in Frederick County, Maryland. The names of his parents were not given.
While a resident of South Carolina (town or county not given) he enlisted in 1775 and served three months as private in Captain Patten's Company in Colonel Richardson's South Carolina Regiment, and was in the battle of Reedy Creek. He enlisted in 1780, just before Charleston was occupied by the British, and served four months as private in Captain Patten's Company in Colonel Richardson's South Carolina Regiment.
From South Carolina he moved to Montgomery County, North Carolina, from there to Lancaster County, South Carolina, from there to Rutherford County, North Carolina, from there to Cooke
County, Tennessee, from there to Smith County, Tennessee, and from there to White County, Tennessee.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 25, 1833, at which time he was living in White County, Tennessee.
In 1834 he was living in Hamilton County, Illinois, with his children, their names not stated. In 1834 one Daniel McDaniel testified in Hamilton County, Illinois, in behalf of the soldier but it was not stated that he was related to him. There are no further data relative to the soldier's family.
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[first column]
32402
Revy. INVALID.
File No. 32,402
Randel McDaniel
Pri Rev War
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Act: June 7th 32"
Index: -Vol. D, Page 263
[Arrangement of 1870.]

[second column]
1916 December 1. Hist. to A.T. Strange. AW
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1933 Oct. 3. Hist. to Mrs. C. T. Land M.C.S.
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Sparta T }
28th May}

free

J L Edwards}
Commissioner Pension Office 
Washington City


June 11
7mo. 
25363
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Direct Letter or answer
to Joseph Herd Sparta Tennessee
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Montgomery County Historical Society
E. C. RICHARDS, Pres.
AMOS MILLER, V. Pres.
JANE VAWTERS. V. Pres.
A. T. STRANGE, Cor. Sec.
F. P. WINCHESTER, Rec. Sec.
R. E. CIFFORD, Treas.

EXECUTIVE COM.
CHAS A. RAMSEY
S. D. CANADAY
LAURA CLOTFELTER
DAVID WARE
CARL WEBER

HILLSBORO, ILL. Nov. 11th 1916

U.S. Pension Department
Washington D.C.

I am engaged in writing history for publication, and desire to know the Revolutionary Record of Service of Randle McDaniel who served from South Carolina and who received a pension from White County Illinois.
Greatly oblige
A. T. Strange
Cory Secy. County Historical Society

[stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE. N NOV 13 1916
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[DAR symbol]

Daughters of the American Revolution
STATE OF ILLINOIS
Sept 21, 1933

Veteran's Administration
Washington DC

Dear Sir,
Won't you please send me information concerning the Revolutionary service of
(1) Randle Mc Daniel, a South Carolina Continental, who was placed on the pension roll Jul 18, 1833. He made application in White County, Illinois.
(2) James Clark, a South Carolina Continental, who was placed on the pension roll, Oct 31. 1833. He made application from  White Co Illinois.
I am very grateful for the help you have given me in compiling the records of Revolutionary soldiers in White Co.
Very truly yours
Margaret D. Land
(Mrs C.T.)
Enfield, Illinois

[stamp] RECEIVED SEP 26 1933 MAIL SUB-DIV. VETS. ADM. READER # 21
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION. 3 - 525
S 32402
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _, 19_

In reply to your request of_, received _ for a statement of the military history of Randel or Randal McDaniel a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. 1775
LENGTH OF SERVICE. 3 mos
RANK.  Pvt.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. 
CAPTAIN. Patten
COLONEL. Richardson
STATE. S.C.
1780 4 mos Patten Richardson
Battles engaged in, Reedy Creek [Battle of Great Cane Brake]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, in South Carolina (place not stated)
Date of application for pension, May 25, 1833. His cl. al. [claim allowed]
Residence at date of application, White Co. Tenn.
Age at date of application, b. Frederick Co. Md. middle of Mar. 1755.
Remarks: In 1834 he was in Hamilton Co. Ills with his children whose names are not stated

Respectfully,
Commissioner.

see McCready's SC Vol 1 for acct of 1" [illegible] p. 96