Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38,905, for Nicholas Latner, South Carolina
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(3 - 1776 )
S.C.
SERVICE    NUMBER
Latner, Nicholas   S.38.905
Latnar.

CONTENTS
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South Carolina 
Nicholas Latner 

of Greenville in the State of S. Carolina 
who was a private in the confederacy commanded by captain Curshaw of the regiment commanded by Colonel Thompson in the S. Carolina line, for the term of three years 
from 1781 to 1783 

Inscribed on the Roll of South Carolina at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence of the 15th day of December, 1828

Certificate of Pension issued the 10th of Jan: 1829 and sent to W. R. Davis

Arrears to the 4th of March 1829 $ 21.41 
Semi-anl. all's ending 

21.41
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South Carolina
Greenville District ⎬ 

Personally appeared before me the subscribing Justice William Trammell and makes oath that he was well acquainted with Nicholas Latner that he did see the said Nicholas Latner inlist on the day of the Battle at Brier Creek the name of the place he dos not recollect if it had any name under Capt. Curshaw and that the capt and a number of his men were killed and nearly all the balance taken prisoners that some five or six months after he saw the said Latner in General Greene’s army as a United States soldier and that the said Latner informed him that he made his escape from the British and had joined General Greene’s troops wherein he was enrolled as a regular soldier he does not know but that he saw him do duty as such and was known as such when this deponent saw him and what he knows of the said Latner does believe he did enlist and served as he has stated and that the said Latner has several wounds on his head and a ball shot through his leg and further states on his oath that he does believe he is entitled to a pension from the government. Sworn to this 2 Dec 1828 before me
Robert Cox J.P. 
Wm Trammell ⎬
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I Robert Cox, Esquire one of the Justices of the District of Greenville and State of South Carolina certify that William Trammell is a respectable and a man of integrity and worthy of credit and that I should be bound to believe him an his oath. Given under my hand 13 Dec 1828 Robert Cox J.P. 

The State of South Carolina 
J. H. Goodlett Clerk of the Court of General Sessions and common pleas for the District aforesaid certify that Richard Goodlett and Robert Cox, Esquires whose names appears to the foregoing affidavit was at the time of their Execution acting Justices of the Peace as therein stated and that all due faith and credit is and ought to be given to their official acts as such. Given under my hand and seal of office of the said Court at Greenville Court House the fifteenth day of December A.D. 1828 J. H. Goodlett C.C.P.
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The State of South Carolina
Greenville District
On this second day of 
April 1828 Personally appeared in open court being
a court of record, General Sessions and Common Pleas
in and for the District of Greenville in the State 
aforesaid Nicholas Latnar resident in said District aged
about sixty six years who being first duly sworn
according to law doth on his oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the provisions
made by the act of Congress of the 18th March 1818, and
1st May 1820: that he the said Nicholas Latnar
enlisted for the term of three years about the year 1761 or there
abouts in the state of South Carolina in the company
commanded by Captain Curshaw his first
name not recollected in the regiment commanded by Colonel
Thompson in the line of the state of South Carolina
on the Continental Establishment and was then taken
a prisoner at the Battle of Brier Creek (he does not recollect whether this place was in the state of South Carolina or in the
State of Georgia but that he was taken a prisoner together
with a number of others, and put on board of 
the British ship called the Rose which he remained
for a considerable time in irons when
he had a opportunity of making his escape
from them and joined Col Thompsons regiment
and was then transferred to General Greens
regiment - and that he continued to serve in the
said corps for about five years and two months
when he was discharged from the service on Ashley River in the state of South Carolina by General
Green, the year or the date he does not recollect
that he had in his possession for a 
number of years a discharge from
General Green which discharge was burned in
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his house as it was consumed by fire some years
since  that he was in the Battle of Gulford
Stono & Savanna Ga where he recd a severe wound
on his head with a sword and a ball shot through
his legg  that he hereby relinquished
every claim what ever to a pension except the
present  that his name is not on the Roll of
any State except the one above alluded to
and that the following are the reasons for not making
earlier application for a pension  first is he
has always thought it not right for any person to
draw money from their country/public for revolutionary
services who could do without or was able
to labour for a lively hood for a support  secondly that he
has always been a man of uncommonly bodily strength
until of late, and having had a very severe attack
of the rhumatisim in his leggs & know which
intirely disables him of the means of supporting
hiimself from his labour and that he would
scorn to take one dollar from the public
was it not for the reason above stated
but from old age and his present afflictions
he is at last compelled from
necessity alone to then call on the 
public for a support.
And in pursuance of the act of the first of 
March 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident
citizen of the United Stats on the 18th day of
march 1818 and that I have not since
that time by gift, sale, or in any manner
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disposed of my property or any part thereof with
intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring my self within
the provisions of an act of congress entitled "an act
to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United Stats in the Revolutionary
War," passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that
I have not nor has any person intrust for me
any property or securities, contracts, or debts, due to 
me nor have I any income other than what is
contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me
subscribed.  that there has been no changes in
my property whatever since the 18th March 1818
except in my hogs & cattle of which I have
killed some of them for family uses
Schedule &c
2 cows and calves and their yearlings supposed 
to be worth about $30.00
11 head of hogs worth about 25.00
8 settin chairs worth 4.00
2 pots $3.50 one oven $1.50 5.00
one loom 7.00
one pine table 2.00
on ax $1 and mattuck $1.25 2.25
one plough and trase worth 3.50
I did own a horse but he is dead
all of every discriptions of property 
whatever day eightly one dollars and seventy
five cents $81.75
Nicholas his x mark Latnar
Test J.H. Goodlett Clerk
I have no family living except one
grand child about 14 years of
age William Payne, my wife and
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& children having died some time since and [?]
no person but William Payne my grand child [?]
assist me and able to do but very letle for my self
as before stated in this declaration.
Sworn to and declared on the second day of
April 1828 in Open Court
Nicholas his x mark Latna
J. H. Goodlett
C.C.P.

I J. H. Goodlett Clerk of the Court Sessions and
Common Pleas in and for the district of Greenville
in the State of South Carolina do hereby certify
that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that
the said Nicholas Latnar did serve in the revolutionary
war as stated in the preceeding declaration against
the common enemy for the term of nine months
and upwards under an engagement on the
Continental Establishment.  I also certify that
the foregoing oath and the schedule there to
annexed are truly copied from the records 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 eighty one dollars and seventy five cents.  In testimony whereunto I
have set my hand and fixed the seal of the said
court on this twenty first day of April 1828.
J. H. Goodlett
Clerk of the Court of Sessions
and Common Pleas for 
Greenville District S.C.
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State of South Carolina
Greenville District
Personally appeared
Absalom Hooper before me and after
being duly sworn makes oath that he
was and is at this time will acquainted with
Nicholas Latnar a revolutionary soldier
and knew him about the commencement
of the Revolutionary War  that
he is fully satisfied that the said Nicholas
Latner did inlist in the United States service
about the year 1761 or there abouts in the
State of South Carolina under Captain Curshaw
in the regiment commanded by Col Thompson
in the line of the Sate[sic] of South Carolina on the
continental establishment and this deponant
believes and is well convinced that the said
Latner was taken a prisoner on the day of
his internment together with numbers of
other persons and that he did not see the
said Latner for any more for a considerable
time afterwards.  that he was in Genl
Greens Army and was in formed at that time
by the said Latner that his captain was killed
at breir creek and that he the said Latner
was taken a prisoner and put abord of the 
British ship Rose as he has stated in his
declaration and that this deponant saw
the said Latner do duty in Genl Greens army
as one of his men and that he has no kind
of hesitation in believeing the said Latner
did inlist as he has stated in his declaration
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and that no doubt but the whole of the papers
as the roll of the capt men was taken 
by the British at Brier creek as the 
said Latner has declared and that then
was very full of the men who made their
escape but what was taken prisoner
further this deponant sayith not
Sworn to and subscribed to this the first
day of December AD 1828
before me 
Richd Goodlett J.P.
Absalom his x mark Hooper

I Richard Goodlett one of the Justices of the
Peace in and for the District of Pickins certify
that I am well acquainted with Absalom Hooper
the above named and that he is a man of 
credibility and respect and should be bound to
believe him on his oath or affirmation
Given under my hand this 1st Der 1828
Richd Goodlett
JP
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38905
Revy
INVALID
File No. 38,905
Nicholas Latner
Pri Rev War
Act: 18 March 18[?]
Index: Vol 2 , Page 286
Arrangement of 1870
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The Honbl
Secretary at War

Pension Office
3d Jan 1831
Atn W. R. Davis
HR
Nicholas Latnar
S. C.
Act
pen: to com Dec 15 1828
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House of Reps  Jany 2nd

WR[?] Davis of So Ca
has the honor to present
to the consideration of the
Secretary at War the
enclosed papers on the
subject of a pension
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[Stamped] Greenville Dec 22

Free

Honble W. R. Davis
Washington City

mail
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Greenville S C 15 Decr 1828

Honorable Warran R Davis
Sir Inclosed you the oath and 
declaration of Nicholas Latnar which
you will please to try and
have him placed on
the pension list - Roll
if any man in the U.S. is 
entitled to a pension he is
the old man has crawled about
on his cane to get all the evidence
he can procure to inable him to get his
pension  he has his head cut to pieces with
the sword and a ball shot through his
legg all plain to be seen.  you 
will be so good as to hand those papers
to the secretary of war and any thin you
can do for the old Revolutionary soldier
will be thankfully recd
Respectfully your
obt servt
J. H. Goodlett
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Declaration of
Nicholas Latnar
to be placed on 
the Pension list &c
Roll of S.C

pen: to com: 15 Dec 1828
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The State of South Carolina
Greenville District
Personally appeared
before me Nicholas Latnar and in
addition to his former oath and declaration
makes oath that the only reason he can
give for his name not being found on the
Roll of the South Carolina Agency is that the
very day he enlisted under Capt Curshaw that 
they immediately marched to the place called
Brier Creek where his Capt was killed and this
deponant was taken a prisoner and ironed
down in the British ship called the Rose and
after remaining there for some time he was
landed at some place to get refreshments or fresh
water and that he made his escape and for fear
of being retaking made his way northerly
or in the State of Va and joined General Green
and there done duty as a regular under Genl Green
until discharged as is stated in his declaration
that he has with a great deal of difficulty
procured the affidavits of A Hooper and William
Trammell who knew him during the revolutionary
war  and that he is not able from old age
and infirmity to try to find any other testimony and
must eventually suffer for the common [?]
of life if he does not receive some assistance from his
country which he has bled and fought in the cause of
Liberty.  Sworn to this 15th Decr 1828
before me 
J.H. Goodlett
C.C.P & Q 
Nicholas his X mark Latnar