Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38734, John Glover, N.C. Pensioned Edgefield Dist. S.C.
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(8-1776)

SERVICE
N.C. 

Glover, John

NUMBER
S. 38734

Pensioned Edgefield Dist S.C.
CONTENTS
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16.418 A
South Carolina
John Glover
of Edgefield Dist in the state of So. Carolina who was an Ensign in the regiment commanded by Colonel Taylor of the South Carolina line, for the term of eighteen months
Inscribed on the Roll of South Carolina at the rate of 20 Dollars per month, to commence on the 17th of October, 1818.  
Certificate of Pension issued the 3rd of July 182[edge of page]
and sent to the Hon. E. Simkins, House of Reps. U.S.[A.]
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1819 10 mo. 19/mo 212.205
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Mar 1820 120.00
$332.25
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}

Continued

Notification sent to the Hon E Simpkins 13th Dec 1820 H R
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State of South Carolina Edgefield District

ON the 17th day of October 1818 before me the subscriber one of the friends of the court of common pleas of the said Stat personally appears John Glover aged 66 years resident in said District of Edgefield who being by me first July sworn according to law do by oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the pension made by the late act of congress intitled on act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war that the said John entered service as an ensign originally in the state of North Carolina in the year 1775 in the company commanded by Captain Wm Glover of the 6th Regt. U.SA that he continued to serve in the said corps [insert: 
 commanded by Col. William Taylor] or in the service of the United States until eighteen months thereafter where he was discharged from service in the state of North Carolina that he was in the battles of - and that he is in reduced circumstance and stands in need of the assistance or by country for support and that he was no evidence now in his home.
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or by said survey [?]
sworn unto and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
C.J. Colcock                  
John Glover


I  C.J. Colcock Judge of aforesaid that it appears to me satisfactory that the said John Glover did serve in the Revolutionary War of States in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the secretary for the department of war pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of congress and I do further certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Glover is in such circumstances as to need this aid of his country for support 

C. J Colcock 

one of the [illegible] judges of this state aforesaid - 
Seal of the Clerks Office for Edgefield District and State aforesaid. 

M. Mims
CCP
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South Carolina 
Edgefield District

On this sixth day of October 1820 personally appeared in open court being a court of record for the said district John Glover aged Sixty five or Sixty four years resident in the district and State aforesaid who bring first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows that he served in the sixth Regiment under the command of Col. William Taylor belonged to and served as an Ensign in Capt. William Glover, his brother, company and was attached to the North Carolina line that this declarant does not recollect the date of his first declaration and that he has received one pension from the United States And I do Solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizens of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent there by so to diminish it or so as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress Entitled and act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property in securities contract or debts du to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed that the schedule of the property which I have interested in or on in any wise entitled is as follows household furniture worth thirty dollars and plantation tools worth about two dollars that this applicant has no land and has now way of obtaining a livelihood but by occasionally making and mending shoes to which he is very little altered
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that he has a wife about fifty one years old and two children one eleven years old and the other nine years old now living with him 
Sworn to before me this the [missing] day of October one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
John Glover
M. Mims
C.C.P.

I Matthew Mims Clerk of the Court of Common pleas and [illegible] for Edgefield District in the State of South Carolina do hereby certify that the forgoing oath and the schedule thereunto annexed are truly copyed [sic] from the Record of the said court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is thirty five dollars

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on the 7th October one thousand eight hundred and twenty 

M. Mims
C.C.P.
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November 15, 1933.
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BA-J/ady
John Glover
S. 38734

Miss Katherine Mealing
R. F. D. 3
Augusta, Georgia
Dear Madam:


Reference is made to your letter relative to one John Glover, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.

The data contained herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.38734, based upon his military service in that war. 

John Glover enlisted in Granville, North Carolina, in 1775, month and day not given, served as an ensign in Captain William Glover's (his brother) Company, Colonel William Taylor's Sixth North Carolina Regiment; length of service eighteen months.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 17, 1818 at which time he was aged about sixty-six years, and a resident of Edgefield District, South Carolina.

In 1820 his wife, aged about fifty-one years and two children, nine and eleven years are referred to, names are stated. There are no further family data.

Very truly yours,

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.

Date of
death
not on
A B.
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38734
INVALID
Reog

File No 38,734

John Glover
Ensign Rev War

Act:  18th March 18--

Index: - Vol. 3, Page 199

[Arrangement of 1870.]

1933 Nov 15 Hist. to Katherine Mealing 
[illegible]
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John Glover Ensn.

Hon E. Simkins
H. Rep. U.S.A. 

The Line must be mentioned - 

Addl. evidence obtained but unused

Adm. C
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Lt. Col. Wm. Taylor's 
N. Carolina Regt.  

1775 for 10 mos.
- 
Hon Wm. Simkins H. R. 

Handwritten to the [illegible] H. C. for proof [illegible] 1820
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The name of John Glover an Ensign does not appear on the No Carolina Rolls - John Glover a private appears twice - first in the 3rd Regt. in Capt Granberrys Compy. for 2 1/2 years and served out this time - 
second in the 10th Regt. in Capt. Raifords Compy. for 12 months which time he appears to have served 

Given under my hand this 27th Janry. 1820
Wm. Hill [seal]
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John Glover 

16.410

copy 

March 1820

16418

con
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John Glover
affidavit 
for a Pension to be appended to his declaration already at Washington.
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South Carolina 
Edgefield District

John Glover on claiming the benefit of a late act of congress offering assistance to revolutionary soldiers in indigent circumstances on oath before me saith that during the revolutionary war he was in service as an ensign that he was of the North Carolina line and in said line service about eighteen months - that he served as an ensign in the Company commanded by Capt. William Glover his brother regiment commanded by Col. William Taylor being the sixth Regiment in the North Carolina line as aforesaid.  

Sworn to before me this 4th October 1819 
Eldred Simkins L. C. 

John Glover
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[POST MARK]

RECEIVED 3:45 
NOV 8 1933 
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS. ADM.
READER # 66
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AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
R.F.D.#3
November 4, 1933

Director of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs:
Will you please give me any information that you  may have on John Glover who was an Ensign in S.C. Militia during the Revolutionary War. He was on Pension Roll from Feb. 3, 1820
to March 27, 1821. He was from Edgefield District, S. C.

Thanking you in advance for this information, I am,

Yours truly,
Katherine G. Mealing

(Miss) Katherine Mealing
Augusta, Georgia
R. F. D. #3