Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18117, for James Mc Caw, South Carolina
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Tour No 6th after the fall of Charleston in the year 1780 volunteered in captain * company Col Lacy regiment under * sumpter was at the skirmish at Williamson Plantation where Capt Huck was * was at the Battle of Rocky-mour, Battle of Hanging rock and at the skirmmish at Fishdamford on * River served  six months when dismissed.  Tour No 7 volunteered with * Sumpter in the year 1781 as a commisioner to value property that might fall into the hands of the army went with Sumpter on what was called Sumpter's Rounds in State of South Carolina was at the Siege of Fridays Fort or Congeree Fort, marched from * to Thompsons Fort at Buckhead served two months when dismisssed.  Tour No 8 volunteered in the year 1781 under Capt Fair in Col Piekens's Regiment march to Georgia had two skirmishes with Indians and made ** then fought with the British at Governor Wrights Plantation in Georgia Col * commander * served at this two-three months when dismissed having served in all at least two year and two months.  He further declared that hea had to apply to history for the period of the war but can well * his fighting and * pretty well * a **.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the * and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State except that he now is on the roll of State * of State of South Carolina.

I was born as I am informed in the Kingdom of * in Nov 1762.
I have no word of my age.
I was living in * county * * in the same part I now live in only as to name it is now * * District when called in service, and have lived there ever since where I now live.
I always served as a volunteer.
I have served Gen Lincoln in Charleston when in Charleston as to * officers and * I have mentioned them in the * in part of my *.
I never received any discharge but was dismissed.
I will name some to whom * may be had f my *** Walker. * Douglas Esq, ** Clerk of the Court  Chester District **(late a member of *) ***

Swore to ** this day and year aforesaid in open Court} James McCaw

Peter **
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three months in Captain Dixon's company, Colonel Lacey's regiment, and was in "hearing of the Battle of Fort Moultrie."  He served in 1779, three months in same company and regiment, again three months in same company and regiment, and again three months in same company and regiment.  He enlisted in 1780, "after the fall of Charleston", served six months under Captain Pagan (?) in Colonel Lacey's regiment, and was in the battles of Williamson's Plantation, Rocky Mount, Hanging Rock, and Fish Dam Ford.  he volunteered in 1781, served two months under General Sumter, and was in the Siege of Friday's Fort.  He served, again in 1781, three months in Captain Fair's company, Colonel Pickens' regiment, was in two skirmmishes in Georgia with Indians, and in a skirmish with the British at Governor Wright's Plantation.  
The soldier, James McCaw, was allowed pension on his application executed september 21, 1833, at which time he was living in Chester County, South Carolina, where he was living when he entered the service.  
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The papers on file in this claim contain no reference to the family of the soldier.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should address the comptroller general, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., and furnish the following data:
James McCaw
Certificate #23796
Issued April 8, 1834
Rate $80.00 per *
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
South Carolina Agency.

Very truly yours
A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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Treasure Department,
Second Comptroller's Office,
June 15-1838

Sir,
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," James McCaw a Pensioner on the Roll of the S. Carolina Agency, at the rate of eighty Dollars and _cents [crossed out] per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1837 to the 4th of September 1837

Respectfully yours,

Albion K. Parris
Comptroller

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.