Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7319, for Thomas Pilgrim, South Carolina
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
S.C.
Va.
CONTENTS
[Blank]
Pilgrim, Thomas
NUMBER
S. 7319
Carded
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Georgia
31687
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Thomas Pilgrim
of Habersham Co in the State of Georgia
who was a private in the Compy commanded
by Captain Calf of the [blank] commanded by
[Blank] in the SC & ✶[SC & ✶ inserted above] Va Militia
line for 12 months     | ✶S.C. &  Va. July 26, 1984  [line around this]
                                    | Records completed. 	       [line around this]
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Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia  
at the rate of 40 Dollars —- Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of Decr
1839  & sent to Hon R W Ha
bersham,   H. Reps
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1839 		  $140.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar ‘40     20.00
                                                                   _________
                                                                        $160.00
						
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by D. M. McCurdy, Clerk
Book 6    Vol. 6    Page 100.
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act
of Congress passed June 7th 1832
State of Georgia      } SS. On this sixth day of November
Habersham County } 1832 personally appeared
in open Court before the Court of Ordinary
of said County now sitting Thomas Pilgrim
a resident of said County of Habersham
aged about seventy four years who being 
first duly sworn according to law doth on 
his oath make the following declaration
in order to obtain the benefit of the 
act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United 
States under the following named officers
and served as since stated that he entered
the service of the United States in the State of
South Carolina fifteen miles before the
Cheraw Hill under Captain Abel Culp [Kolb]
the year he does not recollect as a 
volunteer he was attached to the Regiment
commanded by Colonel Powell he
served out the tour of three months
and was discharged by Captain Culp [Kolb]
he again entered in Henry County
in the State of Virginia under Captain
Harston [Hairston] and was attached to a regiment
commanded by Colonel Preston he entered
that time as a militia soldier and served
a three months tour and was discharged
he again entered the service under
Captain Wright in the same County
and State and served another three months
and was again discharged he was in
two other tours both of which amount
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to about three months under Capt. Culp [Kolb]
he was in no battle he has lost all his
discharges he has no record of his age
and does not know precisely the year
in which he was born he removed from
Virginia to South Carolina and from there
to Habersham County Georgia where he
has resided ever since.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever
to a pension except the present and
declares that his name is not on the 
pension roll of any agency of any
State Sworn to and subscribed the date
above written  
Jonathan D. Chastain [illeg.] } Thomas Pilgrim [signature]


In open Court appeared Michael Pilgrim
who being duly sworn saith oath that 
he was acquainted with the above
named Thomas Pilgrim in the Revolutionary
War thus he saw him very frequently in
the service of the United States during
that war and was for some time in
the same service with this deponent 
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court
this 6th day of November 1832
			    		                         
Jonathan D. Chastain [illeg.] }  
 
               his
Michael   X  Pilgrim
               mark
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In open Court personally appeared Garratt
Vandergrift who after being duly sworn deposeth
and saith on oath that he was well acquainted with
with the above named Thomas Pilgrim during 
the Revolutionary War that he frequently saw
the said Thomas in the service of the United
States during that war and served for
some [illeg.] time in the same Company with
this deponent Sworn to & subscribed this
6th day of November 1832
Jonathan D. Chastain C.C.o.
            his
Garrett  X  Vandergrift
	   mark
And the said Court do hereby declare
their opinion after the investigation of
the matter and hearing the above affidavits
and of credible persons and after [illeg.]
the interrogatories prescribed by the War
Department that the said Thomas Pilgrim
was a Revolutionary soldier and served as
he states.	
Benj. Clealan  	J.C.O
Absalom Holcomb 	J.C.O
John Starritt		J C O

I Jonathan D. Chastain Clerk of the Court 
of ordinary of said County do
hereby certify that the foregoing 
Contains the Original proceedings 
of the said Court in the matter of
the application of Thomas Pilgrim
for a pension   In testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and
Seal of Office this 6th day of 
November 1832

Jonathan D. Chastain C.C.o.
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1   No Carolina 1756
2   None
3   S. Carolina St David parish near Cheraw hill
     S. Carolina Abevilll [Abbeville] County,  Pendleton and
     then Georgia Habesham [Habersham] C.
4   Volunteered the First next Drafted next 
     Volunteered Scouts Drafted
5   General Lee believe the 5th Regiment
6   Dischard [Discharged] by CL Powell — last
     Virginia CL Lion C. Preston _____________________________________________
Country through which he march
from St. David Pary.[Parish] to Charlston
Scout in SCh at Cheraw Hill
Virginia from henry County
to little York
_______________________________________________
from Henry County through
Hallifax in Virginia
County 
and
Thomas Pilgrim

1839
1756
    83

Decleraration
Declaration 

D   De   D De

17844	[upside down]
Thos. Pilgrim [upside down]
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17844
Thomas Pilgrim
Georgia
No. 17844

Admit per an.
$40 per an.
Va. Militia Cap
Culp [Kolb]
RW Habersham
HR
Thomas Rusk 
Clarksville, Habersham Co
Ga
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Jesse Sanford
Clarksville, Ga
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
April 16, 1833

Sir:
	The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832 has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed.  The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done.These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus:  }  ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

[Below is a chart]
A Statement, shewing the Service of Thomas Pilgrim

Period when the service was rendered. 
1780 

Duration of the claimant’s service.
Years.
[Blank]
Months. 
3
3
3
3
Days.
[Blank]

Rank of the claimant’s service.
Private 

Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. 
Capt. Abel Culp [Kolb] 			
Col. Powell  
Capt. Haiston 	
Col. Preston 	
Capt. Cright 
Capt. Culp [Kolb] 

Names and Rank of the General and Field officers.
[Blank]
Battles in which the applicant was engaged.
[Blank]
Country through which the applicant marched.
South Carolina

Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period.
So. Ca.
Aged
78
Years.

Evidence by which the declaration is supported.
Witnesses

I am, respectfully, 
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.

The following regulations have been adopted:
     This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army,
 and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers,” all 
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who 
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to 
Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged 
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.

Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.

As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claim-
ing the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first in-
stance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of 
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is 
considered a Court of Record.

                                DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of }
County of		 }  SS.
On this	day of		personally appeared (a) before	
A.B. a resident (b) of	in the county of	   and State, Territory or District
of 	aged (c) 	years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the 
following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provion [sic] made by the act of Congress, passed 
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)         , with                    and 
served in the	 (e) regiment of the		 line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he serv-
ed under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the 
town or county and State in which he resided when he enered [sic] the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, 
and the country through which he marched. [symbol of a pointing finger]  This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and per-
sons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he 
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of 
the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolut-
ionary soldier, and served as he states.

I 				of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of 				for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office   (i) this 
day of 				&c.

If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be 
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out. 
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, 
except those who belonged to New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and 
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the 			and C. D. residing in (the same)
 hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with 		               , who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be		
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier 
of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after 
putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revo-
lutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
		 who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident 
in the 						
and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the 
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.			
I, 			Clerk of the Court of  		do hereby certify 
that the foregoing 
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the applicacation [sic] of 					
for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal 
of office, this             day of 			&c.
	Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commis-
sion; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if 
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the ser-
vices of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.
	If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration ( l ) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful 
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his 
alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be at-
tempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected.
All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, on of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case. 
	The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account
of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
1.     Where and in what year were you born?
2.     Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3.     Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the
Revolutionary 
war, and where do you now live?
4.     How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5.     State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such 
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6.     {To a Soldier.   {  Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it giv- 
                                  { en and what has become of it?
         {To an Officer. {  Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what 
                                  { has become of it?
7.	State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can tes-
tify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are 
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the char-
acter and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
	The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
	Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration be-
fore required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the
proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to
perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
	Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of  a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State, or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a 
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
	No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before 
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can pro-
cure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
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         [a]    The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will fol-
low the rule laid down for his guidance.
	[b]    The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
conforming to the rule.
         [c]    The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
{	[d]   The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served. 
{	[e]   Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so
definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the
loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making, an affidavit in the following words:
“Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason
of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his
recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: –For—---year —------- months, and —-------
days, I served as a —------------. For —----- months and —------- days,  I served as a —-----------------; and for such service I claim a pension.”
	It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law
directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service.  The use of the phrase about three or four months, 
is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years
In the militia, &c without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is
highly objectionable.  It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement;
the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent au-
thority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil
pursuit.
	[f]   The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
	[g]   The opinion of the Court is always required.
	[h]   The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
	[i]    The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no pub-
lic seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the
papers. 
                                                     Mode of authenticating papers.

	In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which con-
tains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

                                                               Proof of Service.

[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant’s entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well
as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the wit-
nesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[symbol of pointing finger] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule i 
note [j] applies to continental troops only.
	[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases. 
	[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
        [m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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CORRECT [written on the upper left side of page]

Company, Regiment, &c., should be invariably specified. [written on right side of the page]

3-872
(Old No. 3–545.)
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RECORDS
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CHANGE TO BE MADE
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State, Georgia
S. F.  No. 7319
Class, _______
Name, Thomas Pilgrim
Service, S. C. & Va.

INCORRECT. [written on the lower left side of the page]

Va.

Crosetewaite [?]
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7319 [handwritten]
3-068 
Old No. 3 -649
Bureau of Pensions
Thos Pilgrim
______________________
Nov. 6, 1832		74
Habersham Co. Ga.
______________________
1780 St. David’s Parish   SC
Capt Abel Culp [Kolb]
Col Powell
Pvt.   3 m.  
______________________
Henry Co.   Va
Capt Haiston [Hairston]
Col Preston
Pvt 	3 m
______________________
Capt. Creight
Col —-
Pvt. 	3 m
______________________
Capt. Culp [Kolb]	S. C.
3  m
______________________
Born 1756   		in N. C. 
______________________
M   Babb
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Dec. 11, 1903. Hist to
B. T. Nash. Newark Ohio
1909 May 10, Hist. to
B. F. Nash 
V.L.M.

7319
Rev War
INVALID.
—------------
File No.   7319
Thomas Pilgrim
Pvt. Rev War
—------------
Act: June 7, 1832

Index: — Vol. 1 st, Page 297

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Information as contained in his (or his widow’s) application for pension
on file in this Bureau.    Thomas Pilgrim 	See file 7319

DATES OF               
ENLISTMENT OF
APPOINTMENT.   

1780			
   ✓       
   ✓       
   ✓      

_______________

LENGTH OF SERVICE
3 mos. 
3 mos.
3 mos.
_______________
RANK.
Pvt.
_______________
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVED  WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Abel Culp [Abel Kolb]
Haiston
Cright
Culp.         [Abel Kolb]

COLONEL.
Powell
Preston
[blank]
      ✓ 
_______________
STATE.
South Carolina
Va.
 “  
S. C.


Battles engaged in,     			         ✓ 
Residence of soldier at enlistment,         St. Davids Parish, S. C.
Date of application for pension,		Nov. 6, 1832
Residence at date of application, 		Habersham Co., Ga.
Age at date of application,  			born in North Carolina in 1756
	Remarks: Soldier was pensioned at the rate of $40– per
Annum, commencing Mch. 4, 1831

The above noted and Thomas Pilgrim from file 36261 a history of whose service 
was furnished you July 14 1908 are the only Soldier of that name
found on the Rev. War pension records.
		Respectfully,
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NY May 2/09
The Bureau of Pensions
	Gentlemen.
Some time ago you forwarded
me the record of Thomas 
Pilgrim Enlisted at Colchester
Ct. & served under Edward Sells
3 years. Now previous to
this, I had a Record sent me
from Washington of Thomas
Pilgrim & according to the 
record that was sent me
at that time. He enlisted
in South Carolina &
Served under 3 different 
Captains (giving the names)
Evidently there is some 
big mistake some where
& too they both seem
likely, as he was a Ct.
man & tradition says he
was Impressed into the
British Navy, & deserted
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first chance he got & landed
in South Carolina & Joined
the American Fur traders
association & when
the Revolutionary War 
broke out enlisted in a
Southern Regiment & the
previous record so 
Stated. Some how I 
got lost & that is why I
requested the 2nd one.
Will you kindly look into
this more fully and see if
I can’t get a minute
record that is correct.
I want this absolutely 
Correct as It will be
used by this Volunteers 7 [Volunteers 7 is crossed out]
Sons of American 
Revolution. Were there
any other Pilgrims
and how much Pension
did he draw.
			Very Respt. Yours
			B T Nash
			NY City 433 E. 118th St.
[illeg.] S.F. 36231
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Newark Ohio 
Nov 7/03
The Hon Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
My Dear Sir
I am very anxious 
to learn of my Great Grand Father
Thomas Pilgrim
He was a student at
Oxford, England & was out on River 
Thames rowing with his 
room mate & they were Impressed 
into the British Navy, at 
first opportunity he deserted & came
to America. & Joined the Revolution
ary Army. & was a Pensioner
while he lived. I think after the 
war he settled in Texas. I want
his war Record if I can get it. I
Know not what state he 
enlisted from possibly the 
Pension Roll may tell or you
may be able to Steer me so 
I can trace it. I’ve his record
Birth, Baptism, & Burial.
    Anything you can do for me
will be greatly appreciated.
Thanking you in advance for your
Kindness. I am very Respt. Yours
		B T Nash
	“Licking Co.”


PENSION 
   DEC
      8
  1903
OFFICE

[Circle Stamp]
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J L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Washington City
Dec. 23d 1829

JL Edwards Esq
   Commissioner of Pensions
      Washington City

         Sir
            I have the honour to enclose for your 
Examination & decision the application of Thos. Pilgrim
of Habersham County Georgia, a Revolutionary Soldier
for a pension together with the papers and proof & proof in support
of his claim and to request as early a decision 
as your convenience will permit.
     I have the honour to be 
     with great respect
     Your [illeg.]
     Rich W. Habersham
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Hon. R. W. Habersham,
               H. R.
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State of Georgia      }
Habersham County }    We Charles Payn a clergyman resident
in the state and County aforesaid and Jesse Sanford
of the same place, hereby certify that we are well
acquainted with Thomas Pilgrim who has subscribed 
and sworn to the attached declaration and that we 
beleave [sic] him to be eighty three years of age that he
is reputed to have bin and believed in the neighborhood
where he resides to have bin [sic] a soldier of the
Revolution and that we concur in that opinion; Sworn
to and Subscribed before me this 2nd day of October
1839.
	William Kinsey JP		Charles Payne LP
					         Jesse Sanford
And the said justice do hereby declare his opinion
that the said applicant Thos. Pilgrim was a soldier of
the Revolution and served as he states, and the said
Justice further declares that Charles Payne is a Clergiman [sic]
Resident in the state and county above written and 
that Jesse Sanford is a credible person. Residing in the
same and that their statement is entiled [sic] to credit
signed this day and year above written	
			William Kinsey JP
And the applicant amends his Declaration
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a
Justice of the peace Thomas Pilgrim who being
duly sworn deposeth and Saith that by reason of 
old age and the Consiquent [sic] loss of memory he cannot
he cannot [repeated] Swear positively as to the precise length of his
Service nor the period positively that he entered
the Service but according to the best of his recollection he
entered the Service in the year 1780 and Served not less
than three months at a time from time to time
till he Served 12 months (besides some Scouts)
how long not recolected [sic].
He was born in the year 1756 according to best of 
information. The record of his age was burnt in a house
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He was living in South Carolina St. Davids parish
when Called into Service then removed to the State of Virginia
Henry County of the war moved South Carolina then to Pendleton
County then to Georgia Habersham where he now lives.

Sworn to & Subscribed this 2nd day of October
1839        William Kinsey JP           	            his
					               Thomas   X  Pilgrim
                                                                       mark

State of Georgia      }
Habersham County }   I William Kinsey a Justice of the Peace
in and for said County do hereby certify that it 
appears that from Bodiley [sic] infirmity that the above named
applicant Thomas Pilgrim is not able to git [sic] to the 
Court. Signed this day and year above written 
				William Kinsey JP

Georgia                     }    I Lewis Levy Clerk of the Court of
Habersham County }    Ordinary of the County and State
                                       aforesaid do hereby certify that William
Kinsey whose name appears to the above and foregoing
Affidavitts [sic] and certificates is an acting Justice of the Peace
in and for the County and State aforesaid and that due
faith and credit should be given him for all his acts
and doings as such and that his signature to the said 
Papers is genuine.
Given Under my hand and Seal
of Office in Clarksville this Fifteenth
day of October 1839      Lewis Levy C.C.O
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Georgia
Habersham County }
I Gabrel Sisk one of the 
Justices of the Courte [sic] of Ordinary for Sd County do hereby
certify that Lewis Levy whose name 
appeares [sic] to the above certificates is the clerk
of said Courte [sic] and that the Signature [sic] is
his ginuine [sic] signiture [sic] and that Seal affixed
is the Seal of office for Said Courte. [sic]
this 16th day of October 1839	
                                                      G.    Sisk  JJC