Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11468, for Richard Pollard, South Carolina
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
S. C.

Pollard, Richard
Whitlow, Sarah
Former widow

NUMBER
R11468
B.L. Wt. 1282-300

CONTENTS
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THE NEW
TESTAMENT

Of our LORD and SAVIOUR

JESUS CHRIST,

Newly tranflated out of the
ORIGINAL GREEK;
And with the former
TRANSLATIONS
Diligently Compared and Revifed,
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By His MAJESTY's Special Command.
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Appointed to be Read in Churches.
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[Royal SEAL]

EDINBURGH:
Printed by the Assigns of ALEXANDER KINCAID, His Majesty's Printer
M D C C L X X X  V I I.
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Austin Pollard Born in
the year of our Lord 1787
Decr 8

Isaac Pollard Born
the 8th of October 1789
Richd Pollard Born on
the 24th of Aapril 1792
Isaac Mitchell died
20th June 1789
Richd Pollard was Married the 19th
December 1786
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No.  110168
Sarah Whitlow 
former wid  of
Richard Pollard
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Texas
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July 7, 1838
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State of Texas County of Harrison}
On this 2nd day of October A.D. 1856 personally appeared before me O. Hendrick Chief Justice of the County Court of Harrison County and State of Texas Sarah Whitlow a resident of
said County of Harrison aged eighty eight years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed ___
That she was married to Richard Pollard Captain in the South Carolina Volunteer Company. He enlisted or volunteered according to the best of her knowledge and belief as a
private in the District of Abbeville South Carolina near Ninety Six the place of public business of said District that shortly after enlisting he was raised to the rank of Captain. That he served under Major Sam Taylor [Samuel Taylor] that he enlisted on the __ day of __ A.D. __. That he was in the battle of Savannah and was in the battle at Charlestown -- was taken prisoner at Charleston along with Major Sam Taylor and Aron Smith, was taken to Hawthorn's point and confined on the Island was kept until peace was made or the close of the war does not know which. Says that she has no documentary evidence in support of the claim. She declares that she was married to said Richard Pollard on the 19th day of December A.D. 1786 by a Justice of the peace of the name of William Moore in the said District
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of Abbeville SC -- that they lived together in matrimony Seventeen years and that her husband the said Richard Pollard died on the __ day of December A.D. 1803 that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the Second of January eighteen hundred viz. -- at the time above stated. That she afterwards to wit on the __ day of September
A.D. 1809 married Samuel Whitlow who died on the __ day of October, A.D. 1817. She further swears since which time she has remained a widow and is now a widow, and that she has never before made any application for a pension -- and she does by these presents irrevocably
constitute and appoint Wm H. Bristow of Marshall in the County of
Harrison and State of Texas her true and lawful Attorney to prosecute the aforesaid claim and receive for the benefit of this deponent upon this or supplementary applications any sum or sums of money to which she may be entitled, wherever the same may issued.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me.
s/ Sary Whitlow
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Warrant issued
March 24
1828
Hon Geo McDuffie
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STATE of South Carolina}
Abbeville District               }
Ordinary.   Office,   Feby 28th 1828

I certify, that satisfactory evidence was adduced to me, to prove
that Richard Pollard is the son and one of the
heirs at law in fee to Richard Pollard decd late a soldier in the
Regiment of _

Given under my hand and Seal of Office, this twenty eight
day of February 1828.
Moses Taggart O.A.D

The above form will answer for the following States: viz.
Judge of Probate. Maine,
Massachusetts,
New-Hampshire,
Rhode Island,                             
Connecticut,
Vermont,

Surrogate. New-York,
New Jersey,                                   

Ordinary. South Carolina,
Georgia,
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Nº 1282
Richd Pollard
Capt. So. Carolina
to Richd Pollard son
and other heirs
 [illegible] Hon George 
Mc Duffie
So. Carolina
Issued Mch. 29,1828
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DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

Regulations for the heirs of Officers and Soldiers of the Revolutionary Army, who
were slain by the enemy, or who have died since the war, and have not received land from 
the United States.

By an Act of Congress, of the 16th September, 1776, it is provided, that the Officers and Soldiers who 
engaged for, and continued to serve during the war, or until discharged by Congress, and the heirs of 
such Officers and Soldiers as shall be slain by the enemy, shall receive land in proportion to their rank.

N. B. Those who engaged for three years, or for any other period than during the war, or who died of sickness, fatigue, or casualty, are not entitled to land from the United States.

The following declaration (and enclosed blank form of heirship) must be filled up and signed by the  proper authorities:

State of South Carolina
DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

Regulations for the heirs of Officers and Soldiers of the Revolutionary Army, who
were slain by the enemy, or who have died since the war, and have not received
land from the United States.

By an Act of Congress, of the 16th September, 1776, it is provided, that the Officers and Soldiers
who engaged for, and continued to serve during the war, or until discharged by Congress, and the heirs of
such Officers and Soldiers as shall be slain by the enemy, shall receive land in proportion to their rank.

N. B. Those who engaged for three years, or for any other period than during the war, or who died of
sickness, fatigue, or casualty, are not entitled to land from the United States.

The following declaration (and enclosed blank form of heirship) must be filled up and signed by the
proper authorities:

State of South Carolina
County of Charleston District ⎬

I, Richard Pollard  one of the heirs at law of Richard Pollard
do, upon oath, testify and declare, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that Albert Roux
did enter into the army  in the Revolutionary war and served in the regiment No. 
the command of                         of the              line; and
that he continued in the service aforesaid until the  [illegible] of the said war 

I, further declare, that I have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to the said Richard 
Pollard and on the part of the United States; nor do I believe that he ever received it, or transferred his claim 
to it in any manner whatsoever: therefore,

Know all men by these presents, that I, Richard Pollard , aforesaid, do hereby 
constitute and appoint Robert V. Hayne to be my true and lawful 

attorney,  for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a warrant 

for the quantity of land due to me as aforesaid; and my said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to 

constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the
special purposes above expressed.

Attest,
Patrick Noble                  Richard Pollard   SEAL
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Personally appeared the above named Richard Pollard subscriber to the
foregoing declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be ing free act 
and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
Attest,
                 W Lomax Justice of the Peace.
                                                ______________________________________
In testimony that the abovewritten William Lomax was a magistrate
authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgments, &c., in the State of South Carolina at

the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the 

 seal of office , and subscribed my name and quality, at Abbeville Court House this twenty ninth day of February                                             1828
Jas Wardlaw 
Clerk.  
 District of Abbeville ⎬
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Apl. 21. 1913 To Gen. John Cox Underwood

From the papers filed in claim R. 11. 468 Rev. War, it it appears that Richard Pollard was in the South Carolina troops on March 18, 1776, as a private; May 6, 1776, as Sergeant; June 2, 1776, as Sergeant Major; and was a Captain until May 1, 1783; that he was in the engagements at Savannah and at Charleston, where he was captured and confined at Hawthornes Point; part of the time 
he served under Major Sam Taylor:
It also appears that Richard Pollard was married December 19, 1786, name of wife not stated. [noted] this seems superfluous don't send this clause again
Austin Pollard was born December 8, 1787.
Isaac Pollard   "  "   October 8, 1789.
Richard Pollard  " "   April 24, 1792.
Isaac Mitchell died June 30, 1789.

On March 29, 1828, a warrant numbered 1282 for 300 acres of bounty land issued for the benefit of Richard Pollard son and one of the heirs of the above soldier.
On October 2, 1856. Sarah Whitlow, aged eighty-eight years, and a resident of Harrison County, Texas, alleged that she was married to Richard Pollard in Abbeville District, South Carolina, December 19, 1786, that he died in December 1803,
and she married in September 1809, Samuel Whitlow who died in October 1817, and she applied for pension as the former widow of Richard Pollard, but the claim was never allowed for the reason that she failed to furnish proof of her marriage to the soldier.
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11,468
 Sarah Whitlow
former widow Richard Pollard

REJECTED

1913 Apl 21. Hist to Gen.John Cox Underwood @(see letter)
1913 June 19,  Some hist furnished to gen Underwood , on a circular at his special request
1928 - Oct 10 - Photos mailed to Mrs. K.C. Gottschalk - See letter and receipt
Martin Armstrong R.256
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For Gen John Cox Underwood
1006 C St. NE
Washington DC
Apl. 18, 1913
225 - 6th St NE
June 17, 1913
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Comptroller Genls Office
Columbia S.C
December 17th 1856
It is hereby certified that no public
Records of Births, Deaths & Marriages has been kept in this State by any regulation of law until within
the last four years, and that it has not been, & is not now necessary to procure a license of any marriage to render it legal and valid within the limits of this State.
for Compr. Genl.
S M Boykin
DP
(No Seal of Office
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Comptroller General's Office,
Columbia S.C. August 7th 1857
Mr. Geo. C. Whiting
Dear Sir
The Secretary of State's Office furnishes no evidence of Military Commission issued to Revolutionary officers.
I find Indents in the office of Comptroller General issued to Maj. Samuel Taylor under Genl. Pickens, and service also under Genl Sumter (No of Regts not given)
also, several Indents to Aaron Smith in Col Thos Taylor's Regt Capt Wm Robertson's Compy and also, duty in Roebuck's Regt No of Regts not given)
This office furnishes no proof as to date of Capt Richd Pollards Com. Probably the Contntl Roll in yr office may furnish some proof as to No of Regts &c. a copy of which is in this office but is un-indexed
The Roll from which Pollards
Certificate was given has been Alphabetically arranged
Very Respectfully
W. R. Huntt
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Pension Office,
August 1st, 1887

Sir:
In answer to your letter of the 16th of June last, relative to the pension claims of Sarah Whitlow, formerly widow of Richard Pollard, of Texas, under act of Jul7, 7, 1838. I have to inform you that you have not complied with the requirements of my letter to you of the 29th of October last. Mr. Waddlington's deposition does not give the date of the marriage of Richard and Sarah Pollard; nor does the evidence filed establish her identity as the widow of the Capt. Pollard who served in the SO. Carolina Line.

If the claimant will enclose to me by mail her family bible it shall be returned to her if requested. Can she not make proof of the ages of her children and whether her husband had been married before he was married to her.

The claimant should prove when her first and second husband died, and that she is now a widow.

Wm H Bristow Esq
Marshall,
Texas
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Pension Office,
August 1st, 1857.

Sir:

With reference to a pension claim of Mrs Sarah Witlow, of Texas, as the widow of Capt Richard Pollard, concerning whose Revolutionary service the comptroller gave two certificates on the 4th of April, last. I have to request that you will inform me, if practable, when Richard Pollard was commissioned as a Captain in the 6th Regt of the Continental line of your state: Also, whether Samuel Taylor was a Major in that, or in a State regiment: And, also, whether Aaron Smith served in the 6th regiment. Possibly you may have to refer to the comptroller for some part of this information.

The great age and distant residence of the claimant induce me to ask this favor.
Secretary of State.
Columbia.
So. Carolina
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Pension Office
Oct. 29, 1856
Sir
I have filed the application of
Sarah Whitlow former widow of Richard Pollard, under the Act of July 7. 1838 [Illegible] if she was married as alleged in 1786. Before however, I can decide whether she is entitled to a pension for the service of the said Richard, she must file thereof [Illegible] may probably be found in the office of the Comptroller at Columbia, S.C. She must also file Record evidence of the marriage prior 
to 1794. The enclosed instructions  will further instruct her as to the requisitions of this office.
Wm H. Bristow Esq
Marshall, Harrison Co.
Texas
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Wm H Bristow
Oct 29/56
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Pension Office,
July 13th, 1858

Sir:

The additional evidence in support of the claim of Sarah Whitlow, formerly widow of Richard Pollard, of Texas, for a pension, under the act of July 7, 1838, has been examined.

It is to be regretted that you have not seen fit to comply with the requirements of the letters from this office to you under dates of Oct. 29th, 1856 and, August 1st, 1857. Mr Wadlingtons should be able to swear that the claimant is not a widow; and I cannot understand why, if this claimant is the widow of Captain Pollard, she cannot make the proof called for in the letter from this office above referred to.

Wm H. Bristow, Esq
Marshall.
Harrison Co
Texas
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Wm H Bristow
July 13
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Marshall Texas May 9th 1857
S. Cole Esq
Commissioner of Patents
Washington City
D. C
Sir Accompanying I send your certificates from the Comptrollers
Office S.C. of the service of Capt Richard Pollard
I also send a certificate of the
Comptroller of that State, showing that no Record proof of Marriages in S. C. was even kept until a very recent date, consequently no Record proof of the marriage could possibly be
in existance
The certificate of Mr Wadlington
already sent we presumed would be
found sufficient he being one of the most respectable citizens of our County
Mrs Whitlow has in her possession a
Bible in which Capt Pollard in his own
hand writing wrote the fact of his marriage but does not say with whom he married. She does not like to part with it and I did not think it was necessary, as it wants the
name of the person he married. However
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should you think differently, I will get it from her and send it.
If sent She would want it returned-- I presume she could
have it back
yours respectfully
Wm H Bristow
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appearing. her being the widow of Capt Pollard naturally arises altho not
expressed in so many words.
I thought it advisable to write you this 
to inform you of the death of Mr. Wadlington and
account fully for our delay
Yours respectfully
Wm H Bristow
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Marshall Texas June 16th 1857
Geo Whiting Esq
Sir
Sor Ca [illegible] cation of the 1st has been received I herewith send you the last letter I received from the pension office on the subject by which you will see that it has reference to the application of Mrs Sarah Whitlow widow of Capt Richard Pollard for such pension as may be coming to her as the widow of a Revolutionary soldier
The affidavit of Mrs Whitlow and also the affidavit of Mr Waddlingtons as to the facts of the marital relations of captn Pollard and Mrs Whitlow were the documents previously forwarded and to which reference is made in the last letter I received from the department (which I now send you)
My last communication and this will put you fully in possession of the applications up to this p[illegible]ts
Yours respectfully
Wm H Bristow
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Marshall Texas May 29th 1858
George C Whiting Esqr
Sir
Yours of August 1st 1857 came duly to hand but sickness has prevented me writing you before this time I send you the bible with the entry of the marriage of Capt Pollard in his own hand writing It does not give the name of his wife but it gives the dates The affidavit of Mr Waddlington shows that Ms Sarah Whilow was recognised as the wife of Capt Pollard in S Carolina which in itself by the law of that state prove her to have been his wife her own affidavit shows that she was married but twice and further shows that both of her husbands are dead consequently she is the widow at present and the affidavit of Mr Waddlington shews that she is known and recognised as Mrs Whitlow If it is further necessary that she should make oath that she is a widow now in so many words it shall be done and sent you she is very old and infirm and it is aule to give her as little trouble and pan as
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possible the dates of the death of both her husbands is given in her affidavit as near as possible
We would be glad to have the business disposed off as soon as possible for she may not live ling and she has a family of grand children that she would like to benefit as much as possible she can if necessary make oath that her husband Captain Pollard never was married to any other person than herself and that she was the only wife captain Pollard ever had
Any directions in order to perfect her application if in her power she will follow
Yours respectfully
Wm H Bristow
I will write to Genl Henderson US Senator from this state to put himself in communication with your on the subject She is very feeble as such I am unwilling to call upon him to do more than is realy necessary in the premises When done with the bible be good enough to send it back Wm H Bristow
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Richd Pollard
Continental
No. 224. Book C
Paid
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Comptroller General's Office
Columbia So Ca April 4th 1851
I hereby certify that it appears by a true copy of that portion of the continental service of South Carolina contained in Book marked So Ca Rolls that Richard Pollard served as Captain in 6th South Carolina Regt
 - and also served as private 18th March 76 Sergt 6th May 76 Sergt Majr 2nd June 76
Given Under my hand 
W MR Huntt
Dep Comp Genl
No Seal of Office
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The State of Texas
County of Harrison } Personally appeared before me the under signed acting Justice of the Peace Spencer C Wadlington after being duly sworn deposeth and sayeth that he was personally acquainted with one Capt Richard Pollard and his wife Sarah Pollard and that he knew them as man & wife and that the lived together as such in the state of South Carolina abiville district and at the time of my acquaintance with them they had four or five children and further states that Mrs Sarah Whitlaw is now is the same individual that I knew in South Carolina as Mrs Sarah Pollard the wife of Capt Richard Pollard and further states that Capt Pollard was generally spoken of as an officer in the Revolutionary War I further more know that the same Mrs Sarah Whitlaw now lives in the state & county above mention SC Wadlington
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 27th day of Sept AD 1856
Robt Estes Justice of the Peace in and for saaid county
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The State of Texas
County of Harrison} I Robt Estes an acting justice of the peace in and for said county do hereby certify that Spencer C Waddlington whose name appears in the within affidavit is well known to me and is highly respectfully resident citizen of said county & state of Texas and worthy of credence
Robt Estes JP

affidavit of Spencer C Wadlington 

The State of Texas
County of Harrison} I Edward C Beazley clerk of the county court of said county certify that Robt Estes whose name & signature appear signed to the within affidavit & above certificate as an acting justice of the peace is and was at the time of signing the same an acting justice of the peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified and that full faith and credit are due his official acts as such and that his signature thereto is genuine 
Given under my hand & seal of office at Marshall this 4th October AD 1836
Edward C Beazley C Clk
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Richd Pollard's 
Indent

Paid
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Book C
No 224
Issued to Capt Richard Pollard 13th March 1784 for Eight Hundred and fifty three pounds 15/8 Stg for his pay and subsistence to the 1st January 1782 and his additional state pay to 1st May 1783 p Certificate from the auditor General
Principal £853..15..8.
An-Interest 59..15..3.
Comptroller General's Office
Columbia So Ca April 4th 1857
I hereby certify the foregoing to be a true copy from Indent No 224 Book C
and now in this office
Given under my hand
W MR Huntt
Dep Comp Genl
No Seal of Office