Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8,350, for Philip Porter, South Carolina
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(3-1776) 
SERVICE NUMBER
SC Porter Philip R 8350
Mary

Born in NC 
CONTENTS
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concur
1383 98
The Petition
of Phillip Porter
Praying for a Pension

Pension

Granted

B Bastow
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To The Honorable the Senate and members of the Hours of Representatives of the State of South Carolina The Humble petition of Phillip Porter sheweth that he is now in the 67 or 68 year year of his age has raised a large family and they have all become of age and doing for their sel
and he has no family except himself and his wife and the petitioner sheweth that he has for may years of his life been an ailding man and not able  to accumulate property he is now old & not able to work and ewithout help from the state of South Carolina where he has rendered great service must of course soon become in a suffering cituation or be apend out to the charrity of his friends and as this petitioner has been a faithful soldier of the revolutionary struggle and all his aid was rendered in that glorious struggle for liberty he hopes you may take his petition in concideration and grant him a pension as is allowed to other in similar circumstances the petitioner sheweth that he was born in North Carolina Gilford County and removed to So Carolina in the time of the war and settled in Abbeville dist in the state and there resided during the war and this petitioner sheweth that he was early under arny where he came to the state the first tour was a volunteer tower against the Indians under Col Killgore and then home and then served three months tower under capt Roseman scouring the pontes and was stationed at Norroas Block house in Abbeville when he served a dangerous tower of duty in guarding and providing provisions for the benefit of the fort and after he service his tower at that place he then volunteered under capt Robert Maxwell in the horse service for an other tower in the said service recovering and ranging the
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fronters where he you petitioner [illegible] went many hard trials and many dangers you petitioner sheweth that he was ready at every beck and call of capt Robert Maxwell about the close of the glorous struggle for liberty to turn out and scour the fonters and beat back the indians in which devise he often acted as a spy and if you honarable body shall hear the prayers of your petitioner he as in duty bound with every  pray
The state of So Carolina
Pickens district } before me the subscriber justice for the said dist and appeared Phillip Porter the above petitioner and made oath in due form of law and sayeth on his oath that all the facts set forth in the above petition is just and true sworn to and subscribed this 18 day of [illegilble] 1831 before me 
Bailey Barton JQ } Philip Porter
The following is a just and true scedule of the property of Phillip Porter
439 acres part land part mountains
given into Tax collector last Quatly
13 head cattle
a stock of hogs supposed 30 head or upward some of them being shy I cant exactly say
2 head of horse beast not valuable
6 or 7 head of sheep and a few farming tools and the necessay house hold and kitchen furniture for a small family no articles of a fine quality as to cabinet work & 2 be as & furniture
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[ The State of So. Carolina Pickens District ] Before me  the subscribing  Justice personally appeared Phillip Porter and made oath - the within  is a  just and true  schedule of all his effects and  says on his oath that he has no disposed himself of any property in order to obtain a pension from the State. Sworn to  this 18 day of Nov. 1831 before me  Bailey Barton ( signed ) J.Q. Phillip Porter ( signed )  I Bailey Barton  Esquire one of the Justices of the Quorum for the said do certify that I have been long acquainted with Phillip Porter and can say he is a man of first character and  that all faith and credit should be given to his affidavit as such. Baile y Barton ( signed ) J.Q. [ The State of So. Carolina Pickens District ] Before me  the subscribing   Justice of the Peace for the said District  personally came and appeared  Joseph Chapman  and made oath in due form of law and says on his oath  that he knew Phillip Porter to be a faithful  soldier in the  revolutionary war and that he frequently saw him doing duty and that he served with him under Capt. McDowell  and Rose and  says he   knew Porter through the whole struggle and that he was faithful to do his duty whenever  called on . Sworn to  & subscribed this 18 day of Nov. 1831  before me  ... ( missing ) Griffin  ( signed ) JP Joseph Chapman ( his mark X )
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I, Henry Griffin  one of the Justices for Pickens District do certify that  I have been  long acquainted with   Joseph Chapman  and believe him to be a man of  good , honest character and that high faith and credit should  be given to his affidavit . Given under my hand  and seal this  18 day of Nov. 1831. before me . Henry Griffin ( signed  ) JP ( vertical at bottom of page )  The Petition of Phillip Porter Praying for a pension  Petition Granted B. Barton )
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th June 1832. [ State of So. Carolina District of Pickens ] ss. On this 7th day of October 1834  personally  appeared before me  the Honorable A. P. Butler one of the  Associate Judges of the said State in open Court  at Pickens Court House , Phillip Porter a resident of  the District aforesaid aged seventy one 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 provision made by the act of  Congress passed  June 7th 1832.That he entered the service  of the United States  in 1781  well as he  recollects as he was then only about seventeen years of age in Ninety Six District now  Abbeville S. C. as a drafted Militia man  un the company of  Capt.  Samuel Roseman and Col. Killgore's Regiment went on tour  after the Cherokee Indians  but before this my father  Hugh Porter was taken prisoner by the British and  I was exchanged for him  and kept as a prisoner of  War six months at Newborn North Carolina since  that time  in  Guilford  County  of the said State once removed from thence to the  District of  96, where I  entered the service for  6 months under the said Capt. Roseman and Col. Killgore. he is positive at this time he served on scouts and in the service six months he ten volunteered  as in the  Cavalry  under Capt. Maxwell was ready to start with him on an expedition when he was assigned by the Captain to  stay and provide for the for he was then  engaged in procuring  provisions  and guarding the said fort.  called  Narrard's Fort and stayed ready to be called out at any time
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9 months but says positively  h was in the service 8 months at this time this was in the year 1779  or 80. He was a minute man  under Capt. McCardle till the close of the  War and was always  ready to reconnoiter and  fight the  Cherokee Indians on the frontier. He hereby relinquishes every  claim to a pension or annuity except the present and  he  declares that h s name is not on the pension roll of  any agency of  in any State, and he answers the interrogatories required by the war department to be put by the Court as follows. 1st. He was born in  Guilford County  North Carolina on the first day of July 1763  he believes having no family register present. 2.  He has no family register but his father had one in  Abbeville S.C.  3rd.  He lived in  Guilford  N.C.  when exchanged to the British  for his father when he was about  10 years old, his father then moved after his return to Abbeville  S.C.  where he entered the service under Capt. Roseman  & Col. Killgore when he continued to live till about the year 1784  or  85  when he removed to Pendleton  District now Pickens where he has remained ever since and now lives. 4th.  He was while in Abbeville always a volunteer and minute man . 5.  He was with  Genl. Pickens near Ander..  and frequently saw them during the war. 6.  He never got a written discharge. 4. He does not know any man who would  dispute his word , but is  well
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acquainted with Baile Barton  Esquire , Col. Benjamin  Hagood, Major Keith , the clerk of the Court , William D. Sloane the Sheriff of this  District, he would appeal with  confidence to all whom he is known at this late period being measurably illiterate he cannot  so correctly recollect the particulars  duty  as his memory is much impaired by old age and infirmities. Sworn and subscribed in open Court the day and year aforesaid before  William L. Keith ( signed ) C.C> Presiding Judge  Philip Porter ( signed )  We Robert  Gains a clergy man residing in the   District of Pickens  and  Bailey Barton residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Phillip Porter who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration  , we believe him to  be seventy one 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  & year aforesaid in open Court before  William L. Keith  ( signed ) C.C.  Robert Gaines ( signed ) Bailey Barton  ( signed )  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 revolutionary soldier and served as he states. and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that  Robert Gaines who has signed the preceding  certificate is a clergyman resident in Pickens District and  that Bailey Barton who has also signed is a resident in the same  District  of Picken s and is  a credible person and that their statement is  entitled to credit.   A.P. Butler ( signed ) Presiding Judge
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[ The State of South Carolina Pickens District ] Before me  William L. Keith  clerk of the  Court in and for the said District  personally   cam and appeared Joseph Chapman  and made oath and says he was well acquainted with  Phillip Porter  during the revolutionary  war and knows the facts set forth in his declaration to be just and true before William L. Keith ( signed ) C.C.  Joseph Chapman  ( His mark )  ( margin note ) (  32.502 )  [ The State of So. Carolina Pickens District ] I Bailey Barton  one of the Justices of  Quorum for the said District do certify that I am well acquainted with  Jospeh Chapman  whose name is above subscribed and that he is entitled to full faith  and credit in my opinion.  Bailey Barton  ( signed )   J.Q. I, William L. Keith  Clerk of the Court of  Dist. of Pickens S.C.  do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings  of the said  Court in the matter of the application of Phillip Porter for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand  and seal of office this  7th day of October 1834 and in the fifty ninth year of American Independence. William L. Keith ( signed ) Clerk of the Court for Pickens District ( margin note ) ( Philip Porter S.C. )
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Philip Porter
Rev sol
act 1832
State of So Ca

Pen atty

Jno T Neely
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Power of Atty. Know all men by these presents that I James Porter of Pickens District and State of  South Carolina  and one of the children and agent representatives of Phillip Porter a Revolutionary soldier and Mary Porter  his wife who is now deceased, do hereby irrevocably  constitute , and appoint  John T. Neely of Washington  District of Columbia  my true ad lawful attorney for me and in my name to examine int and prosecute  any claim that may be due or  found to be due, the children and legal representatives of Phillip Porter and Mary Porter in virtue  of said Phillip Porter's service in the revolutionary war and the several acts and resolutions of Congress relative hereto and that might have accrued to either of the said parties and not drawn during  their lifetime and now due to their legal representatives, and to receive  the certificate of Pension etc.  when issued by the Department. I hereby  confirming whatsoever my said attorney may do or cause to  legally be done either in person or by substitution in the prosecution  of said claim  except drawing money on the said claim  & revoking  any other  authority  I may have given to any other person or persons in the premises whatsoever. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 5th day of September 1853. James Porter ( signed / sealed )  signed in presence of  L B Johnson  ( signed ) (NB) Elizabeth Strick  omit  & Mary inserted  before signature )  [ State of South Carolina Pickens District ] On this fifth day of  September in the  year 1853  personally  appeared before me James Porter  and acknowledged the within power of attorney  to be his act and deed. J W Norris  Jr. ( signed / sealed ) Notary Public  & Ex-off. Magistrate for Pickens District  So. Ca. [ State of South Carolina Pickens District ] I , William L. Keith  clerk of the Court of  General Session s and  Common Pleas  for Pickens District in the  State aforesaid do hereby certify that  J..W. Norris  Jr. Esq. before whom the  preceding acknowledgment   was made ( as appears by his name in his own handwriting attesting ) was at the date thereof  a Notary Public and ex  officio  Magistrate for the District aforesaid who has been duly appointed and qualified and had signed the  roll  kept according to law in my office.
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That according to the Laws of the State , a Notary Public is authorized to administer an oath , take the probate of deeds, etc., and the roll of Magistrates  and Notaries Public is kept by the Clerk of the Court of Common  Pleas and  General Sessions. In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal of office at Pickens Court House this 7th day of September in the year 1853 and in the seventy eighth year of American Independence. W.L. Keith  ( signed / sealed ) Clerk of the Court of Pickens  District  So. Ca.
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RECORD DIVISION  3- 525 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF PENSIONS Washington  D.C. In reply to your request of  __ received __ for a statement of  the military history of Philip Porter  a soldier of the  REVOLUTIONARY WAR , you will find below the desired information  as contained in his  ( or his widow's )  application for pension  on file in this Bureau. DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPONTMENT.  1780 , 1779 0r 1780 . LENGTH OF SERVICE.  3 or 6 mos to close of war . RANK . Scout spy  & minuteman against Indians  . OFFICERS  UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED CAPTAIN.   Samuel Roseman, Robert Maxwell . COLONEL. Killgore( in horse service . STATE. S,C,  Battles engaged in __. Residence of soldier at enlistment . Abbeville Dist. S.C. Date of application for pension, Oct. 7. 1834. Residence at date of application. Pickens  Dist. S.C. Age at date of application, b. July 1, 1763 in Guilford  Col N.C.   Remarks : Soldier was the son of Hugh Porter  his wife Mary was not alive in  1853  Children are referred to  no names  give other than  James. The cl. was rejected on the ground of insufficient proof of the alleged service .
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Phillip Porter
South Carolina
Suspended
17 Jan 1838
Pension 
do WS Ra Da 283r
Baily Barton 
King March 27 1847
8330
1832
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Philip Porter says in his dec.  that he vol'd in  Co. Com So. Car under Capt. Maxwell and  when ready to start  on an exp. was assign'd  he stay & provide provisions and guarding Norrod's fort  - ready to be called out anytime. see d. 8 mos was a minute man under Cap. Maxwell  & also  was  .. (illegible )  a Indians  in his pet. .. ( illegible ) he says that he  ren'd a dangerous tour of duty in guarding as providing pro. for  the  Com & the fort that place Abba under Capt. Maxwell , Capt.  ranging  &  scouring the  frontier - was ready at any call . of Capt. Maxwell t  turn out to scout the frontier &  beat back the Indians. In his aff. of Jos. Chapman he says  that he ser'd 4 mos with Chapman  under Cap. Maxwell &  so more  agt. the Indians  then  Cham. commanded he was never ... ( illegible )  In ... ( illegible ) under  Cap . Maxwell .
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Altus Okla. Feb 28 / 1913  Pension Bureau  Washington  D.C.  Will you please look up the revolutionary record of one  Phillip Porter of  Abbeville  Col or Pickens Co. S.C.  who served in this war and died about the year 1843. Please send me all the information  you have. And oblige  Mrs. E.G. Bristol  ( signed )  605 E Commerce St. P.S. Pleas answer as early as possible
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1913 Mch 14 Hist to
Mrs W G Bristol LM

[crossed out 
Acts of July 14 1862 and March 3 1873]

8350
PO
Phillip Porter
Service
REJECTED
Enlisted 18
Discharged 18
Application filed 18
Alleges
Re-enlisted
Attorney
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Recognized Con
Cert of Dis Searched for
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1383
Report of the committee on pensions on the report of the House of Representatives on the petition of Phillip Porter

agrerd
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Report on the  Committee on pensions on the  Report of the House of Representatives , on the petition of Phillip Porter's Report and recommend a  concurrence therein  - dice'd  13th  1831- Richardson  Chairman
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Mar 26 47
Phil Porter
Tho man
Sir Cooper
SC
Hendersonville SC
March 18 1847
JL Edwards Esqr
Washington City
DC

Mail
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Hendersonville  18th March  1847. Dear Sir, I wish to know  the condition of the claim of Philip Porter , Thomas Man & Sion Coopper all of which were asserted from  Pickens District So Carolina  some short time, say from  one to four or five years after the Act of  7th June 1832.  I am very respectfully  your obt. servant. Elisha King ( signed )  J.L. Edwards Com.  of Pensions Washington  City D.C.
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SC
21 Decr 1835
Pension Office
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The committee on Pensions to whom does referenced 
the Petition of Philip Porter praying for a pension
Recommend
that the prayer of the petition be granted
Peter J Shand
Chairman
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Dec 6th 1831 69  1383
Report of the Committee on Pensions on the Petition of Philip Porter
In the House of Representatives
Dec 10th 1831
Resolved that the House do agree to the report orders that it be sent to the Senate for concurrence
By order of the House
R Anderson
CHR
In the Senate 14 Decr 1831
Resd that Senate do agree Ordered that it be ret He
Of Representatives
By Order of Senate
Jacob Warley
CS
To Senate Tomorrow
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11 Dec. 1835 Sir As directed by y.. ( missing text ) original documents of  .. ( missing ) Porter a pensioner of this ... ( missing )  which will show you that he was a pensioner and I suppose give the evidence wanted and required in your letter to  Phillip Porter  direct to  Bailey Barton or  William L. Keith  Pickens Court House  SO. Ca.  You stated his  papers was on file and a copy  would  from this  Department  which  I hope will be sufficient to  entitle him to a pension. Bailey  Barton ( signed )