Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4628, Lewis L Harper, S.C.
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(3-1776) SERVICE NUMBER
SC Harper, Lewis L R4628
Born in SC
CONTENTS
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Lewis L Harper
Declaration
Revolutionary
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The State of Mississippi Amite} On this 19th day of June 1834 Personally appeared before the undersigned Judge of the Probate court of said county Lewis Littleton Harper a resident of Wells Creek Precinct in the county of Franklin and state aforesaid aged sixty nine years who being first duly sworn as the law requires doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Pension made by the the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832 that he entered the service of the Army of the United States in the year 1781 and served in the militia Regiment of Cherew District South Carolina under the following named officers viz Gen Frances Marion Colonel Hardin & Captain Claiborne Henson that his service commenced in the month of July of said year and ended (as well as he now recollects) in the month of October following that he served as a private militia man for the term of three months that at the time of his entrance into service he lived in Marlborough county in the state of South Carolina that during the term of his service he was engaged in Securing the eastern part of the state to the intent that the Tories and British might be prevented from uniting as any of the important points that part of the state that he was present at the battle of the Eutaw Springs and was well acquainted with Col P Horry the then Aid of General Marion the declarant states as the reasons for making this declaration is of the county of his present residence that the time of the latter period is not more than eighteen months; that he is unable there to obtain such tradionary evidence of his service as is required by the Pension department and that the only persons living in this state who haveing personal knowledge of his services reside in Amite County He hereby relinquishes every claim 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 Territory in the United States.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid 
Lewis L Harper
Attest 
EM Davis clerk probate
And the said court do hereby declare its opinion that the above applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states DT Crawford seal
Judge Prob AC
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We Grief Whittington residing in Zen Hill Precinct in the county of Amite and William Van Norman of the town of Liberty in same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Lewis L Harper who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 69 years of age that he was reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he lately resided to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid 
Attest EM Davis clerk probate} Grief Whittington
Wm Van Norman
And the said court doth hereby declare its opinion after the Investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department (see opposite page) that the above named was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states And the court further certifies that it appears to him that Grief Whittington and William Van Norman who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the places there in named and are credible persons and their statement entitled to credit 
Given under my hand and seal the 17th day of June 1834
DT Crawford 
Judge Prob AC
I Elijah M Davis acting clerk of the court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing together with the interrogatories annexed contain the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Lewis L Harper for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal of office this 17th day of June 1834
EM Davis clerk Probate
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The following Interogatories were prescribed by the Probate court of Amite county to Lewis L Harper aforesaid to which he did on oath make the answers annexed to each Respectively viz
1st Where and in what plas were you born? Ans In Marlborough county SC in the year 1765
2 Have you any record of your age and if so where is it? Ans I have in my possession a Bible in which was recorded my age and which I believe to be correct and a transcript of the original family Register of my fathers family 
3 Where  were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do you now live?
A When called into service I lived in Marlborough county South Carolina and after the Revolutionary war in the same place till 1819 then I moved to the state of Mississippi and lived in Amite county till about 18 months past and I now live in the county of Franklin
How were you called into service were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom? 
A I was drafted
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
A During my services I believe that the forces under Gen Marion consisted of one regiment, commanded by Col Hardin as before stated; and being engaged for the most part in scouting & detachment I had no oppertunity of knowing other officers in Regiments; was acquainted with Col Lee who commanded "The Legion"
Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it? A I received a discharge Given by order of Genl Marion but did not long keep it; I do not now recollect how it was lost 
State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood and who can testify as to you character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution A I name Grief Whittington & Wm Van Norman both of Amite where I lately lived and am better known than in Franklin county where I reside
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[crossed out 
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873]
REJECTED
4628
PO
Lewis L Harper
Service
Enlisted
Discharged
Application filed
Alleges
Re-enlisted
Attorney
PO 
Recognized Contract
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Rejected
4628
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Miss July 9
30577
Lewis L Harper
Mississippi
Reject served
only 3 mo 
20 July 76 to E w
Davis Libert do
2 Jany 35
JL Edwards 
Washington DC
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State of Mis 18 June 1834
Dear sir
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Respectfuly &c
EM Davis
JL Edwards comm of Pen & c
PS In any communications 

you may have to make well Mr Harper you will direct your commincation to Midville Franklin county Mississippi where he resides
Respectfully 
EM Davis
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Statement ammdry
to declaration of 
LL Harper
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State of Mississippi Amite County} On this 18th day of November 1834 Personally appeared the undersigned Judge of the probate court of said county Lewis L Harper resident of of the county of Franklin (and late of Amite county) in the state aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following statement as an amendment to be appended or annexed to a declaration made and subscribed on oath by him in open court at the June term thereof 1834 made in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of congress passed June the 7th 1832 and which Declaration has been placed on the files of the pension office in Washington City as appears by a letter from the commissioner of pensions of July 22d 1834 The above declarent states as follows:
That Previous to the Pieriod of his enrolment as a Militia man and also to his being drafted & as stated in his declaration he the said Lewis L Harper rendered militia service as a volunteer in scouting parties on various occasions in aiding to suppress the invade of Tories made in the vicinity of Marlborough court house in the district of the same name in So Carolina those services he states were rendered at intervols under the command of Col Morris Murphy and in the company commanded by Capt Claiborne Hanson The duty of the commencement of such service he does not now recollected;  nor can he state precisely the duration of each tour or route; but believes that the aggregate amount of his voluntary service was not less than nine months rendered previous to the term stated in the declaration above refind to the said declarant states on oath that his reason for making this statement in the county of Amite is because it is the place of his late residence and that of the residence of the witnesses whose certificate is hereto amended Lewis L Harper
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
DT Crawford
J Probate 
ac
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And the said court doth hereby enclose its opinion that the foregoing named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states DT Crawford
J Probate
I Grief Whittington residing in the county of Amite in the state of Mississippi do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Lewis L Harper who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing statement and the declaration to which it refers thus I believe him to be 69 years of age that I believe that he served the term specified in said declaration; and further that I do know and recollect that he rendered militia service as a volunteer previous to his being drafted into the service as stated in his declaration the length of time previous to that period that said service commenced I cannot state but am of opinion it was not less than one year the service so rendered was at intervals as stated by him in scouting and securing the country to repell the inrouds of Toreys and that in one tour of this service I was myself in his company commanded by capt Claiborne Hinson under command of col Morris Murphy and I also recollect that when said Harper was enlisted as a militia man he with myself belongd to the corps commanded by said appears Grief Whittington Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid 
DT Crawford
Judge Probate 
AC
And the said court doth hereby certify that Grief Whittington is resident in said county and is a credible person & his statement entitled to credit
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I Stephen R Davis clerk of the probate court of Amite county do hereby certify that the foregoing containing the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the statements of Lewis L Harper relative to his declaration & application for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 18th day of November 1834
Stephen R Davis 
Clk
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Form VAM 51 12-5-41  bounty land warrant record card Division of Veterans
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD
NAME Harper, Nathan GRADE Private LINE Maryland

WARRANT NUMBER 11314 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED June 13 1794
to not shown

The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates.  Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.