Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4688, William Harrison, S.C.
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE
S.C.

Harrison, William

NUMBER
R. 4688.

CONTENTS
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William Harrison
Declaration for a Pension

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The State of Alabama
Dale County }
On this 9th day of November in the year of Christ 1832 Personally appeared before undersigned justice of the pease William Harrison a resident of the county and state afore said aged 74 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 7 1832 that he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year unknown with Michael Watson Capt of the state troops and served in the fourth regiment of the line under the following named officers I was under the command General Pickens and have forgotten the name of the cols Brannen Commanded as major I left the service when the association of [illegible] date not recollected served three years at the first term of enlistment and after the expiration of the three years aforesaid I enlisted again under capt Watson for the term of three years longer and after the expiration of that term I again enlisted under the aforesaid capt and served about one year when the association of arms took peace. I then was discharged I reside in Edgfield district South Carolina and moved from thence to Savannah River near Augusta I was in the battle at the utaw Springs I generally was out on a scouting party under my aforesaid capt Watson from Augusta to the Congaree River 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 William Harrison
Sworn to and subscribed the date and year aforesaid
Attest Lewis Hutchison JP
We Richard Tillis a clergyman residing in the coty and state aforesaid and Aaron Lockart residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Harrison who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be 74 years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and we do hereby further certify that the aforesaid William Harrison is in a helpless situation and that he is in no waise able to attend a court of record of the aforesaid county
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as he resides at the extreme part of the county and being so infirm he lives with his sone and from him he derives his support and that we concur in that opinion 
Aaron Lockart
Richard X Tillis
his mark
sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid
Attest
Lewis Hutchison JP
I Lewis Hutchison an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the county aforesaid do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interogatories prescribed by the war department that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states And that Richard Tillis who has signed the preceeding certificate is a clergyman residing in the county and state aforesaid and that Aaron Lockheart who has also signed the same is a resident in the county aforesaid and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this the day and year aforesaid 
Lewis Hutchison JP seal
N S the applicant further saith on oath that he got his house and papers burnt is the cause of his not recollecting any more than he dose sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid
William Harrison
Lewis Hutchison JP
The state of Alabama
Dale County } I Asa Alexander clerk of the county court do hereby certify that Lewis Hutchison whose name is affixed to the foregoing declaration is a justice of the peace is an acting justice and that due faith and credit should be given his attestation as such. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal there being no seal of office February 1st day AD 1833
Asa Alexander CCCDC
seal
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The State of Alabama
Dale County } Personally appeared before me the undersigned justice of the peace William Harrison who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot sweare 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 Seven years I served as a regular soldier in the army of the United States first tower 3 years under the command of the officers specified in my declaration made the ninth day of November AD 1832; 3 years at another time and after the expiration of that term I enlisted three years longer and served only one year and was discharged This deponent further saith that he got his discharge and all his papers together with his house burnt This deponent further saith that he is wholy unable to attend a circuit or county court by reason of bodily infirmity and that he knows of no person by whom he can prove his service all have deceased or moved out of his knowledge And for such services I claim a pension This 22 day of October in the year of Christ 1833
William Harrison seal
sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid
Lewis Hutchison JP
The state of Alabama
Dale Coun } I Asa Alexander Clerk of the county court of said county do hereby certify that Lewis Hutchison whose name is affixed to the foregoing declaration is a justice of the peace is an acting justice and that due faith and credit should be given his attestation as such In testimony whereof I have hereunto st my name and private seal 16th day of there being no seal of office December 16th 1833 Asa Alexamder CCCDC
The State of Alabama
Dale County } I William Harper judge of the county court of said county do hereby certify that Asa Alexander whose name appears to the foregoing declaration a clerk of the county court is an acting clerk within and for the county aforesaid and due faith and credit should be given his attestation as such In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and private seal there being no seal of office 16th day of December 1833
William Harper JCCDC
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Power of Atty from Martha Har
rison - Widow of Willian Har
rison  Rev Widow . S.C.

J. C. G. Kennedy
Present
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County of Coffee State of Alabama
Know all men by these presents that I Martha Harrison of the county of Coffee State of Alabama the widow of William Harrison deceased who was a soldier of the revolution in a South Carolina Regiment do hereby constitute and appoint Jn G Kennedy of the City of Washington my true & lawful attorney to prosecute for me a certain claim for money due from the US Govt and I hereby recognize his authority to act for me & in my name & on my behalf to investigate demand due for & obtain for me any money land or other valuable to me lawfully due from the Govt of the United States and I hereby acknowledge the validity & [illegible] force upon me of any and all his acts in the premises in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 23rd day of November 1853
Martha X Harrison seal
her mark
Witness
A Gillis
Isaac Weeks
Before me a justice of the peace personally appeared the above named Martha Harrison who acknowledged the foregoing to be her act and deed for the purpos therin declared & desired it to be rendered as such witness my hand & seal this 22nd day of Nov
Daivd Summerlin seal
a Justice of the pece
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29.719. 4688
William Harrison
Dale County
Alabama


Asa Alexander
Montgomery
Montgomery Co
Alabama
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WAR DEPARTMENT
Pension Office

May  7th 1833

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 show 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 William Harrison
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Period when the   service was  rendered.   
                                                                                                                                                   
 Duration of the claimant's service Year Months Days     

Rank of   the   Claimant 

 Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.  
Gen Pickens


Age at present, and Place of abode  when he entered the service, 
74 years 

Proof by which the declaration is supported.

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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Rev War  June 7  2
REGULATION UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, 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 and who 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, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are
also excluded from the benefits 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 this Department, all persons claim
ing the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians 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 applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.

                                                                  DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory or District of} ss.
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_______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 officers:

(Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular 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. (e) 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 named applicant 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 names 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 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 believe him to be ___________
years of age; that he is reputed and 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.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the___________
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 the Court of ____________ do hereby certify 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, this ______ day of      ____________ & c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original 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 his personal knowledge of the services
of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon 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 the 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, if 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 Solder.     } 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 be come 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
the 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 certify to the character
and standing of other persons giving such certificates.

The traditionary evidence of service is deemed 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
enquiry whether the belief is general, and 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 a 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 office, 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 genuine signature.

No payments can be made on 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 the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

[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 or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier 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, 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."

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 phrase about three or four months,
is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years
in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a 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 place 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.

[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 affix 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 certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
                                                                                     
                                                                                          Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains
the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate 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 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 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 certify 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 notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j]  applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is insepensible 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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No 29,719
Act June 7, 1832
Let to J. C. G. Kennedy Dec 15/33
Suspended
See letter 27th Feby
1834
To
Asa Alexander
Montgomery
Alabama
_________________
1832

[left side]

Hon James Abercumbie
May 2   1834
Same May 25 1834
Same June 9   1834
Same June 20 1834
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Comptroller Generals Office
Columbia S.C. June 5th 1854.

Dear Sir

Enclosed I send you the certific
ate  for the services of Wm Harrison, together
with the letter of Mr L P Waldo Comissioner of
Pensions.
The fees has been duly received and no fur-
the expence is requisite.

With highest respect

P.S. Jacobs
Dep Comp Genl.
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Wm Harrison
 Revy
may be a rejected case
of Soldier

No Identity
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Wm Harrison
Ala Sus 32
Cole
Hon.
James Abercrombie
H. R.
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Pension Office
May 25th 1834.

Sir,

I herewith enclose the letter of Mr Gillis
and have to request that a certificate of the Ser-
-vice of William Harrison, be procured from
the Comptroller of South Carolina. His letter
to you does not contain sufficient data upon
which to predicate any action by this Office

I have the honor to be
very respectfully
Your Obt. Servt,
L P Waldo
Commissioner

Hon. James Abercrombie,
Ho of Rep
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William Harrison
Ala Sus 32
ad Ev
Cole.
Hon Jas Abercrombie
H of R
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Pension Office
May 2nd 1854,

Sir,

I herewith return the letter of Mr.
Gillis, and have to inform you that William
Harrison of Alabama, never furnished the
slightest evidence of having rendered a
days service in the war of the Revolution.
The Comptroller of South Carolina,
may be in possession of some evidence of
his service

I have the honor to be
Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servant,
L P Waldo
Commissioner

Hon. Jas  Abercrombie
Ho. of Rep
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Hon James Abercrombie
Dear Sir
I have received a letter from Jos Clemens in which he request me to examine the Revolutionary Records of this office for the service of Wm Harrison and to address my reply to you Accordingly upon examination thereof I can inform you that the name of Wm Harrison appears in Book J 385 in an Indent for L 43.2.10 1/4 Sterling for militia duty performed as private since the reduction of Charleston Also in his account for sd amount against the state order enclosed in the account in favor of Arther Watson acknowledged before George Mee JP The Receipt for the Indent signed by Arthur Watsons mark before Ths Nicholls For official copy of the above $2 00 which please enclose
Very Respectfully
yours TS Jacobs
Dep Compt General
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Comptroller Generals Office
Columbia S.C. June 15th 1854.
Hon. James Abercrombie

Dear Sir

I enclose you a certified Copy of the
fac simile of the signature of Wm Harrison
together with the letter from Mr Waldo
The fee for the same is $2.

Very Respectfully
P.S. Jacobs
Deputy Comp Genl
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Comptroller Generals Office
Columbia So Ca June 15th 1854

It is hereby certified that the following is
an exact fac simile as near as I can take it
of the signature of William Harrison to
his order in favor of Arther Watson in
account No 385 Book T. Viz:

"William Harrison"

For Comptroller General
P.S. Jacobs
Deputy

(No Seal of Office)
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Washington City
April 24th 1854

Hon Jas Abercromble

Dear Sir

I return you
herewith the letter of Mr Gillis in rela
tion to the claim of Mrs Harrison to a
Pension__ I have examined the papers or
ginally filed in 1832 by Mr Harrison in
his life time and find that there is
nothing but his own declaration of
his services - unless Mrs Harrison Knows
of some person living by whom his ser
as can be proved it will be almost
impossible to [illegible] a Pension for her
should she however desire to have and
application made she must make
a declaration before the Judge of Probate
setting forth her are the date of her
Marriage and the place when she
was married, together with a full
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statement of all that she has ever heard her husband say in relation to his services in the Revolution the offirs and whom he served &c together with this hest be the affidavits of persons who knew her husband in his life time and who knew that he served and that he has always recognized as a soldier of the Revolution Documentary widow must also be furnished of her marriage from the records of the county where the marriage ceremony took place
Very respectfully
Joseph Brigden
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Comptroller Generals Office
Columbia So Ca June 5th 1854
No 385
Lib J } Issued the 23d June 1785 to William Harrison for forty three pound Two Shillings and ten pence 1/4 Sterling for Militia Duty per account audited
Principal L 43.2.10 1/4
Annual Interest L 3.0.4.
No 60

385 No 60 J 23d June 1785
Mr Willm Harrison his acct of Duty in the Militia as Private since the reduction of Chastown Amotg to 
Curry L 302
Stg L 43.2.10 1/4
State So Carolina
D to Wm Harrison
for Duty per Col Anderson's return
L 302
Stg L 43.2.10 1/4
So Carolina
Ninety Six District } We do hereby Impower Mr Arther Watson to Rece our Indents from the Treasurers Office in Charlestown
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Given under our hands this 12th of Sept 1785
James Harrison
480 X
William Harrison
385 J 
I do certify that the above orders ware delivered to Arther Watson
George Mee JP
June 23d 1785 Received full satisfaction for the above in an Indent No 385 Book J by Virtue of an order for Wm Harrison
The Mark of 
Arther A Watson
Test
Thomas Nicholls
I do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true copy as taken from the Records of this office
For Comptroller General
PS Jacobs
Deputy
(no seal of office)
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REJECTED
4688.
P.O.
Wm Harris 
Service: S.C.

Enlisted:                  , 18
Discharged:            , 18
Application filed:   , 18

Alleges:  

Re-enlisted:


Attorney: 
P. O. _
_____Recognized.   _____Contract.
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Act of June 7. 1832
William Harrison
Ala
Suspended claim
Power of Attorney
to examine claim
Chas. C Tucker
Present
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Act of June 7. 1832
William Harrison
Ala
Suspended claim
Power of Attorney
to examine claim
Chas. C Tucker
Present
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The state of Alabama
Coffee County } Know all men by these presents that I Martha Harrison do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint Charles C Tucker of Washington City, DC my true and lawful agent and Attorney to prosecute the claim of William Harrison for any amount of revolutionary pension or increase of pension that may be due under the provisions of the act of 
or any other act or resolution of congress and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers and documents in relation to said claim on file in the department at Washington City or elsewhere to file additional evidence or arguemnts and to receive the certificate which may be issued for said claim and to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purpose herein expressed and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present Hereby satisfying and confirming all that my said attorney may lawfully do in the premises
Witness my hand and seal this 4th day of February AD 1854 Martha Harrison
In presence of 
Isaac Weeks
John Moore
State of Alabama
Coffee County } SS
On this fourth day of February AD 1854 before me a Probate Judge in and for the county and state above mentioned personally appeared Martha Harrison and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be her act and deed for the purpose therein mentioned James Claxton PJCC
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The state of Alabama
Coffee County }
On this Fourth day of February AD 1854 before me the undersigned a Probate Judge in and for the county and state aforesaid personally appeared Martha Harrison a resident of said county and made oath according to law that she is the identical Martha Harrison who executed the foregoing power of attorney and that she is directly interested in said claim and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my said attorney may use in prosecuting said claim
sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written
Martha Harrison
James Claxton PJCC
The state of Alabama
Coffee County } I James Claxton Probate Judge for Coffee County and State aforesaid hereby certify that James Claxton before whom the foregoing affidavit and acknowledgement were made and who has thereunto signed his name was at the time of so doing a Probate Judge in and for the county and state aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn and that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit and our court is a court of record having general jurisdiction In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name and afficixed my official seal this 4th day of February AD 1834
James Claxton PJCC