Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9281, Jacob Black, S.C.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE S.C.
Black, Jacob
NUMBER S. 9281
born in Pa.
carded
CONTENTS
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[Left Side]
South Carolina, No 5769. Rep.
Jacob Black
of York Dist in the State of S. Carolina
who was a private in the Compy. commanded
by Captain Black - of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Watson in the S. Carolina
militia for
5 months & 12 days private of Cavy:} 
5 - ditto & 14 Mo: priv - Infy :           } $40.71
Reduced from $72.33 per ann:
Inscribed on the Roll of South Carolina
at the rate of 40 Dollars 71 - Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th March, 1839 -
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of April
1839 and sent to J. H Alexander Pinckneyville, So. Ca
Arrears to the 4th of -----
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 1839 $20.35
                                                                 $20.35
{Revolutionary Claim, }
{Act June 7, 1832.       }
Recorded by Wm Stewart - Clerk
Book E Vol. 6 Page 71 -
Vol. 6 - Page 71

[Right Side]
Order to pay 4th April 1840
Letter to Agent April 25th 1842
Paid at the Treasury under the
Act of April 6th 1838 from 4th
March to 4th Septr 1841. Agent 
notified May 18th 1842
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State of South Carolina }
York District                   } Ss.
On this 16th day of October 1832 personally
appeared in open court before Wm D. Martin Judge the court of Sessions and common pleas now sitting Jacob Black a resident of York District State of South Carolina, aged in his Seventy fifth year who being first duly sworn according to law, doth make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7th June 1832
That he entered the service of the United States, as a volunteer in the month of January
1779, and served two weeks, against the tories, on Fairforest Creek in South Carolina under Capt. Thos. Kirkpatrick. That he was drafted and served three months, in an expedition to the State of Georgia. That during this campaign, He was in the Battle of Briar Creek,
where Genl. Ash was defeated by the
British Genl. Provost. That in this tour he served
under Capt. Thos. Kirkpatrick & Major Ross.
That in the month of December 1779 he was drafted and served a three months tour to Charleston So. Carolina, under Capt. Thos. Black & Col. Samuel Watson.
That in the month of June 1780 he volunteered
on a tour against the tories in No. Carolina &
served one month under Capt. George Hodge & Major McDaniel
That in the month of August 1780 he volunteered under Genl. Thomas Sumpter and served four months. During this tour he was commanded a part of the time by Col. Campbell, and was sent on a Detachment against a body of tories supposed to be near Smiths Ford South Carolina which prevented his being in the Battle of

[The numbers 14 (days), and 3, 3, 1, and 4 (months) total of 11 months, 2 weeks, appear in left margin.]
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Kings Mountain, and in this tour he was in the Battle at Blackstocks under Capt. James Jamieson & Genl. Thos. Sumpter
That on the fifteenth of December 1780 he again volunteered as a guard to 24 waggons to
go to Newbern in North Carolina for publick
Stores for Genl Sumpters army, That they were
driven back into Virginia by the British Genl.
Cornwallis. That in this expedition he served
four months & was commanded by Capt
Wm McCulloch
That about the 1st of May 1781 he volunteered
and served five weeks at the siege & taking of Congaree or Fridays Fort, commanded by Capt. Jno. Kirkpatrick & Col. Wm Bratton.
That about the first of July 1781 he again volunteered and served a tour of two months and was one of a party who drove the British from the quarter house six miles from Charleston S.C. commanded by Capt. Ephraim Woods, & Col. Wm Bratton.
That about the last of June 1782 he again
entered as a volunteer and served two months
on the Edisto under Lieut. Woods & Capt. Commandant Wm Hanna.
That During these different periods of service he was not at any time stationed, with any of the Continental troop, except three days with Genl. Green near Orangeburg So. Carolina. That according to the best of his knowledge he was born in the county of Nottingham, State of Pennsylvania on the 15th day of July 1758. That he has no record of his age. That when called into the service of the United States he resided in what is now York District South Carolina, and that he still resides in the same. That he never received any written discharge from the service, except for his four months tour to No. Carolina under Maj. McDaniel which

[1, 2, & 2 (mos.), 5 (wks) = 5 (mos.) & 5 (wks), + 11 (mos.) 14 (das.) = 16 (mos.) [5] (wks) (14 das.) figured in left margin]
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Discharge is lost.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and
declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and
Year aforesaid in open Court
Jacob Black
A McWhorter 
C.C.C.Pls

[The rest of the page is stricken.]
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State of South Carolina } Personally appeared 
York District                   } before me Capt. [James] Jamieson, Joseph Jamieson & John Black who being duly sworn say that they have seen the foregoing declaration of Jacob Black that they were acquainted with the said Jacob Black during the revolutionary war with Great Britain and that they were known to the services set forth in his declaration being with
him in the said services generally that he is universally deemed in the vicinity where he is known, to have been a soldier of the
Revolution - Sworn to and subscribed the 3rd day of October A.D. 1832
John Black } per order
Joseph Jamieson
James Jamieson
Before me
William Jamieson (Q.M.)
I, William D. Martin one of the Associate Judges for the State aforesaid do hereby declare my opinion after full investigation and after putting the interagatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states I further certify that James Jamieson, Joseph Jamieson & John Black
who have signed the above certificate are residents of the District and State aforesaid and that their Statement is entitled to credit
Given under my hand this 16th Oct 1832
Wm. D. Martin
Presiding Judge
I Andrew McWhorter Clerk of the Court of Common pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the
application of Jacob Black for a pension 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 16th day of October in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight Hundred and thirty two and in the fifty seventh year of the Independence of the United States of America
A McWhorter
C.C.C.Pls

[Jacob Black - stricken in left margin]
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Jacob Black
Application for
Pension
17752
admitd
21. mo 21. d
$72.33
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Interrogatories of Jacob Black
Inty 1. Where & in what year were you born?
Answr. in Nottingham County in the State of
Pennsylvania, and on the fifteenth day of
July, in the year 1758
Inty 2d have you any Record of your age; and if
so; where is it?
Answr. None
3d. where were you living when called into Service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war; and where do you now live?
Answr. on Broad River near Pinckney ferry
4 how were you called into service; were you
drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a
Substitute, and if a Substitute for whom?
Answr. the first Tour he entered the service of the United States as a volunteer in the month of January 1779. and served two weeks against
the Tories, on Fairforest Creek in South Carolina under Captain Thomas Kirkpatrick -the second Tower he was drafted and servd
three months in an Expedition to the State of
Georgia; that during the Campaign, he was in the Battle of Briar Creek where Genl. Ash was defeated by the British General Prevost
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that in this Tour he served under Captain Thomas Kirkpatrick and Major Ross
Int. 5 state the names of your officers & the names of the officers of the regular troops, who were with you any time, such continental & militia troops who were with you, at any time, as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service? 
Answer My officers were Capt Kirkpatrick Col Wm Bratton Capt James Jamison & others refered to in my statement at large, to which I refer you for the general circumstances of my service.
Inty 6th Did you ever receive a commission &
if so by whom was it signed & what has become of it?
Answr I received none being a private
Inty 7th State the mans of persons in your neighborhood, who can testify to your veracity & their belief in your statements?
Answer I can refer you to all my neighbors, but will only name Wm Jamison Esqr & Capt James Jamison
Jacob Black
Sworn to and Subscribed
Octr 16th 1832
In Open Court
A McWhorter
C.C.C.Pls
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
May 9th, 1842.
Sir:
Under the date 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," Jacob Black,
a Pensioner on the Roll of the South Carolina
Agency, at the rate of Forty Dollars and 71 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832,
has been paid at this Department, from the 4th 
of March, to the 4th Sept. 1841.
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
COMPTROLLER.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.
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[Great Seal of the State of South Carolina]
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
BY HIS EXCELLANCY.
George McDuffie Esquire
Governor and Commander-in-Chief, in and over the State aforesaid.
Geo McDuffie
To all to Whom these Presents Shall Come.
Know Ye, that William Laval is Comptroller
General of the State of South Carolina, that John T. Seibels whose signature appears to the certificate on the annexed sheet of paper is the lawful Deputy of the said William Laval that his certificate is in due form and by the proper Officer.
THEREFORE, All due Faith, Credit and authority is and ought to be had and given to his Proceedings and Certificates as such.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand, and caused to be affixed the Seal of the State, in the Town of Columbia the Twenty eighth of October in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty five and
in the Sixtieth year of the Independence of the United States of America.
BY THE GOVERNOR.
B. H. Saxon
Secretary of State.
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Charleston 31 March 1840
Sir
I forward herewith for authority to pay
Vouchers of Stephen McElhenny, John McDill,
Jacob Black, Samuel McElhenny, Francis Wylie,
and James Mosely Snr.
I am very respectfully
Your Ob Ser.
A Spears
Pension Agent
J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D. C.
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SOUTH WESTERN RAIL ROAD BANK,
Charleston, S. C. 21 April 1842.
Sir
I herewith forward for Authority to pay, the
Vouchers of Jacob Black a pensioner under Act 7th June 1832
I am Sir
Respectfully
Your Observt
Jno. V Cochran
P. A.
J L Edwards Esqr
Comr of Pensions
Washington
D.C.
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Rev War
9281.
INVALID.
File No. 9281     om
Jacob Black
Priv. Rev. War.
Act: June 7th 1832.
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 35
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[Left Side]
5769 -
South Carolina
Jacob Black
of Go.  Dest in the State of S.C.
who was a Pri in the Comp. commanded
by Captain Black of the Com commanded
by Col. Watson in the S. C
Militia for 21. [mo.] 21. dys
[Next two lines are overwritten by the following three lines]]
Issue cert. for
5 mo 12 d Cavalry
5  "    14 "   Infy        $40.71
from 4 March 1839
Inscribed on the Roll S.C. 
at the rate of 72 Dollars 33 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of Feb
1833 and sent to Hon W. T. Nuckolls Ho. of Reps
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1832                    $108.49
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Mar. 1833 36.16 
                                                              $144.65
T H Alexander
Pinckneyville
So. Ca
{Revolutionary Claim, }
{Act June 7, 1832.       }
Recorded by E. D. Bullock Clerk,
Book D Vol. 8 Page 81 -

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Let. Agt. June 30 '35 pay't sus'd 
  "   A McWhorter  same day
  "   Hon J. Rogers 23 Apl. 1836
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Jacob Black's Account
for Revolutionary services
12 Apl 1836
Admd
5 mo. 12. Dragoon 22.51
5   "    14  pri Infy   18.20
                               40.71
Sept 1838
Hon James Rogers
Ho. Reps
For J B
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The State of South Carolina [Dr.]
To Jacob Black 
To Twenty nine personal service at 
Black Stock under Capt Jamieson 
at 20/-- per Day                                = 29. 0. 0
To Thirty one Days at 20/-- per Day     31. 0. 0
To Twenty one Days at 20/-- per Day   21. 0. 0
To Forty Days @ 12/6 per Day
under Captain Jno. Hillis 50/more        22.10. 0
                                                         =103.10. 0
                                        Add error        2.10. 0
May 6th 1783                                   = 106. 0. 0
The within account                  St'g  5. 2. 10 1/4
approved of by W. Bratton Col.
The State of South Carolina [Dr.]
To Jacob Black
For personal services as Horseman in the militia under the command of Samuel Watson
Lieut. Col. on Briar Creek Expedition from the 8 day of February 1779, until the 30 day of March, both days inclusive. Fifty one Days
at 20/-- per Day                            = 51. 0. 0
                                                           7. 5. 8 1/2
South Carolina   }
Camden District }
Personally came before me, Jacob Black, and 
made oath as the Law directs, that the above 
accompt as it stands stated, is just and true, and that he never received any part thereof -
Sworn and subscribed this 7 day of December 1784
Samuel Watson J. Q.          Jacob Black
This is to certify that the above service done per me Samuel Watson Lieut Col.
Decr. 7th 1784
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State So. Carolina
[Dr.] to Jacob Black
For 30 days personal service as Horseman
at per day 20/-- done under Capt. Moffet
of Col. Brattons Regiment at Kings Mountain
                                                      = 30. 0. 0
                                              St'g       4. 5. 8 1/2
South Carolina   }
Camden District }
The above account Sworn to before
W. Bratton JP                       Jacob Black
I do certify the above to be just
Rec'd 6 Sept. '85              W .Bratton Colo.
The State of South Carolina
To Jacob Black [Dr.]
For Militia service done as a Foot Soldier
on a Tour of Duty to Newbern in the State of
North Carolina being from the 7 day of
December 1780 until the nineteenth of April
1781, being in the whole one hundred and
twenty four Days at 10/ per Day
                                               total = 62. 0. 0
under the command of Capt. Wm McCulough
and Regiment commanded by Col. Bratton
York County     } Jacob Black personally
South Carolina } appeared & made oath
that the above accompt is just to the best
of his knowledge and that he never rec'd any
satisfaction for the same.
Jacob Black
Sworn to before me this
1 day January 1787
W. Bratton J.P.
I do certify that the within duty was performed by the said Jacob Black under
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my Command.
W. Bratton Colo.
21 Mar. 1787
Comptroller Generals Office
Columbia 28th Octr. 1835
I certify the foregoing to be a true copy
of the original accounts of Jacob
Black, as settled and filed in this
Office, for Military services performed
by him in the Revolutionary War.
William Laval Compt. Genl.
per
John T. Seibels
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Payments to be made
at Charleston
by Pres. W. S. Br. Bank
Agent for paying Pensioners,
in the Agency of
South Carolina
New Certificate
for 5 mo 12 ds. Dragoon
      5   "  14   "  pri. Infy.
Recorded by E.D. Bullock
Clerk, in Book D Vol. 8
page 81
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States, Jacob Black of the State of South Carolina who was a Private in the Army of the Revolution
is entitled to receive Seventy two - dollars and
Thirty three cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this
16th day of February one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
Lew Cass
Secretary of War
[Seal affixed]
Examined and   }
Countersigned. }
J L Edwards
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To what time was Jacob Black pri. 72.33/100
pr an'm paid at the S. Ca. agency under
Act of 7 June 1832?
G.W.C
13 Apl. 36
Paid to 4 March 1835.
[Accts] rendered to 31 December 1835
Fairforest Creek. 14. ds 79
Georgia           3.00.           Briar Creek
Charleston      3  "         79
N.C.                1.  "         80
X Blackstocks  4            80
       X 4 mo. guarding waggons in N.C & Va
Charleston      2.             81.
Edisto             2              82.