Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 39,237, William Brown, S. C.
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE
S.C.

Brown, William

NUMBER
S. 39,237

CONTENTS
In 1820 aged 70 Y old res. Sumter District, S.C. wife Grace
d. July 27 1835
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Notification sent June 20th 1821 to G.G. Mathews Esq Sumterville, S. C.

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10684
South Carolina

William Brown of Sumter District in the state of South Carolina who was a private in the regiment commanded by Capt. McDaniels of the S. Carolina line for the term of about five years.

Inscribe on the roll of South Carolina at the rate of eight dollars per month to commence on the 12th of June 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 17th of May 1819 and sent to Thomas Waties Esq Judge Statesburg, South Carolina

Arrears to the 4th of march 1819 8 mo. 19/30 $70.90
Semi-an. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819 $48.00
$118.90

{Revolutionary Claim Act 18th March 1818}

Continued

The Regt was the 2nd S. Carolina Regt.
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State of South Carolina
Sumter District

On this 12th day of June 1818 before me the subscriber one of the judges of the court of Equity of the said state & now presiding in the Circuit Court of Equity for the said district, personally appeared William Brown aged sixty-nine years & resident in the said district who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United states in the revolutionary war" that he the said William Brown enlisted on the 7th July 1775 as a private soldier in the company commanded by Captain James McDonald of the second regiment of the South Carolina line on the continental establishment, that he continued to serve in the said company & afterwards in the company of Captain Dunbar of the same regiment until the surrender of Charleston to the British in May 1780, that on being afterwards exchanged he was discharged from the service by Captain Dunbar; that he was in the battles of Sullivans Island, the siege of Savannah & the siege of Charleston & was besides in numerous skirmishes, that he is
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in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; & that
he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services except the affidavit of David
Scott hereto annexed.
[signed] William Brown

Sworn to & declared before me the day and year aforesaid
Tho Waties
Judge of the Court of Equity aforesaid

David Scott being duly sworn made oath that he was well acquainted with the above named William Brown while he served as a soldier in the second regiment of the South Carolina line, and knows that he served there for more than two years
[signed] David Scott

Sworn to before me the day and year aforesaid
Tho Waties, Judge as aforesaid

I Thomas Waties Judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the within named William Brown did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration 
against the common enemy, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken & had before me the Secretary of the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the before
mentioned act of Congress

In Witness whereof I have hereto set my hand & caused the seal of the said District Court to be affixed
Tho Waties

I further certify that it appears from the examination of some of the neighbours of the said William Brown that he is in indigent circumstances
Tho Waties
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William Brown
10684
Sept '19

Coms
J. L E
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The State of South Carolina
Sumter District
On this 17th day of March in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and Twenty one personally appeared in open Court (being a Court of record of and for the District aforesaid and in the State aforesaid which have Jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and proceed according to the course of the Common Law and keep a Record of their proceedings and have the power of fine and imprisonment William Brown aged seventy years resident in the District and State aforesaid who first being duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows "under Captain James McDaniel of the second Regiment of the South Carolina Line commanded by Colonel Moultrie in the year of one Thousand seven hundred and seventy five and continued to serve as a private Soldier in said Regiment until the year seventeen hundred and seventy eight and then enlisted in the same Regiment under the command of Captain Thomas Dunbar the Regiment being at that time commanded by Isaac Motte
and continued from thence under his command until the fall of Charleston South Carolina in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty at which time deponent was taken a Prisoner and placed on Board a British Ship called the Concord and Transported to James Town in the State of Virginia and was there in the year Seven teen hundred and Eighty one Exchanged
and
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and in the same year at Williamsburg in Virginia received from said Captain Thomas Dunbar a legal discharge and this Deponent further declares that he has been inscribed on the Pension List Roll of the South Carolina at at the rate of Eight Dollars per month to commence on the 12th day of June Eighteen hundred and Eighteen that the Pension Certificate bears date the Seventeenth day of May one thousand eight hundred and nineteen and the Number is 10.584 And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March
Eighteen hundred and Eighteen 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 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 States in the Revolutionary War"" passed on the eighteenth day of March 1818 and that I have not, nor has any person in Trust 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

Household Furniture valued at $27.00
Kitchen Furniture valued at 10.75 
Plantation Tools valued at 13.00
Stock valued at 10.00
$61.25

and this Deponant further swears that he was originally a Black Smith by trade but for certain reasons has not followed the same for Fifty years past, that he is now seventy year of age. That he at present pursues the Occupation of a Planter in a small degree that he is not able to perform more than half the
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he Labor of an Ordinary Laborer. That he has two Daughter and his wife residing with him. That his wife named Grace about fifty eight years of age and is in a quite helpless situation. That his two Daughters are named Catherine and Sarah G. Brown the former is aged Eighteen years and is and has been ill health for the last Three years and the latter aged Twelve years and is in good Health but not able to render much assistance towards the Support of the Family
[signed] William Brown

Sworn to and declared to on the 17 day of March Anno Domini 1821
J. G. Mathis
C.C. Ps. & N. 2

I, Israel G. Mathis Clerk of the Court of Sessions and Common Pleas in and for the District aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are
truly copied from the Records of the said Courts; and I further certify that it is and was the opinion of the said Court that the Total amount in value of Property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Sixty one Dollars and Twenty five cents. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court on the Seventeenth day of March in the year of our
Lord eight hundred and Twenty one -
J. G. Mathis
C. C. Ps
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39237
 Revy  INVALID.
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le  No.39,237

William Brown
Pri  Rev War
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Act: 18th  March  18

ndex:-- Vol.?   , Page 59

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Admt

Judges certificate as to
Claim indigent
circumstances wanting

William Brown
So Carolina [illegible]
2nd Regiment
4 Nov [illegible]
[illegible]
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Treasury Department,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE
June 3. 1854.
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, and the third section of the Act of August 23
1842, extending the time within which Pensioners may receive their
pensions from the Pension Agents,
one of the two children of
William Brown dec-
" Pensioner on the Roll of the So. Carolina
Agency, at the rate of
Eight Dollars
[crossed out cents] per month under the law of the
18" March 1818
has been paid at this Department, from the 
4" of March 1835, to the 27" July 1835
Respectfully yours
M. Brodhead
Comptroller

To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.
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South Carolina
Sumter District ⎬
4 April 1821
John C. Calhoun Esquire
Secretary of War
Sir
I herewith inclose
you a Voucher which has passed my
office and which will tend to show that the
Pension of William Brown ought not
to be withheld. I declare to you &
your Department that the name of
the man is better known in our counttry by the name of Soldier Brown
than that of William Brown because
he was an acting & Efficient Soldier
in our Revolutionary struggle. and
Sir as you as well as every
citizen of these United States of America
feel the Benefits and
advantages of the Independence of 
our Country
I sincerely hope that ┃
you will not Scruple to return
to me an additonal Certificate
which will tend to relieve Soldier
Browns momentary  [illegible]
I G Mathis
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P.S. Your Friends of Carolina in my Section of Carolina Unite with are in good wishes for the Health and Prosperity of you and your Family
We cannot but remember the U.S. appointment and the approved Service performed.
I. G. Mathis
[stamped seal: SOUTH CAROLINA; other text illegible]