Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1,725, William Carraway, S.C.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
S.C.

Carraway, William
or
Caraway, Elizabeth

NUMBER
R. 1725

CONTENTS
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Original Claim 20433.

Declaration for
Pension.

William Carraway

Recorded in Book
E. Folio 173
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Original Claim.
Declaration of William Carraway, in order to be placed on the
Pension List, under the act of the 18th of March, 1818. 

State of Georgia, &
County of Monroe
On this fourth day of September 1827, personally
appeared in open court being a court of record for the county
aforesaid, William Carraway, a resident in said county, aged Seventy
three years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his
oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision
made by the act of Congress, of the 18th of March, 1818, & the 1st of May
1820: that he, the said William enlisted for the term of eighteen
months, in the year 1778 or 1779, in the State of South Carolina, in the
company commanded by Capt. John Moors, in the regiment commanded
by Col. John Beway, in the Brigade commanded by Brig. Genl.
Andrew Williamson, in the line of the State of South Carolina, on
the continental establishment: that he continued to serve in the said
corps, as a sergeant until the time for which he enlisted, had expired
on the 11th day June 1780, when he was honorably discharged from the
service, at White Hall, in the state of South Carolina; that he hereby
relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present; that
his name is not on the roll of any state, except South Carolina; & that
the only reasons why he has not made an earlier application are,
that he is ignorant, & that being aged, infirm & poor, he sees no company,
& very seldom leaves home, & did not know until very lately, that
he was entitled to a pension. 
And in pursuance of the act of the 1st May 1820 I do solemnly
swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day
of March 1818, & that I have not since that time, by gifts, sale, or
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in any way disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent
thereby so to diminish as to bring myself within the provisions of an act
of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the
land & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" passed
on the 18th of March, 1818; & that I have not, nor has any person in
trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts due to me; 
nor have I any income, other than that which is contained in the
schedule hereto annexed, & by me subscribed. 
Schedule of the property of William Carraway, 
3 cows & two calves, worth thirty six dollars   
a small quantity of household & kitchen furniture, worth forty dollars  

(text following and below was crossed out. Not transcribed.)
do, on up
day
of
I have had no other property that the above states, since 18th
of March 1818.
Sworn
I, William P. Honey such of the superior Court of Monroe County
do hereby certify, that it appears to the satisfaction of the court, at the
said William Company did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated
in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term
of nine month or now, under
and engagement, on the continental
tablishment. I also certify, that the foregoing oath, the schedule that
annexed are truly copied from
records of the said comp
further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the
but in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule
of
timony whereof we have set my hand, wife
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I am a farmer and have no other trade or profession   
The infirmities of old age have been increased by a severe injury
from a hand spike, & I am not able to labour.
My family consists of my wife, aged sixty three years, & more infirm
than myself; my son Charles, aged twenty three years, subject to fits,
which have impaired his understanding; he has no property, & is not
able to maintain himself: my daughter, Mildred Launders, a widow,
& owns no property but a bed; & my wife's sister Winneford Averea, who is blind,
& owns no property.
Since the 18th of March 1818, I have always been about as poor as
I now am, & there have been no changes in my property   
Sworn to, & declared, on the fourth day of September 1827, before me
Charles McDonald   Judge I.C. 
William Carraway  his X mark

I, William P. Hemry, Clerk of the Superior Court of Monroe
county, do hereby certify, that it appears to the satisfaction of the
court, that the said William Carraway did serve in the revolutionary
war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common
money, for the term of nine months & more, under one engagement, on
the continental establishment. I also certify, that the foregoing oath, & the
schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said
court; & I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court,
that the total amount in value, of the property exhibited in the foregoing
schedule is forty six dollars. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my
private Seal   there being no seal of office for this
Court this Sixth day of September 1827   
Wm P. Henry  Clerk
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Georgia 12.788
William Carraway
of Upson in the State of Georgia
who was a Sergt in the company commanded
by Captain Moore of the Regt commanded
by Col. Hugee in the South Carolin
line for 18 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia
at the rate of 90 Dollars __Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of May '33
and sent Wm. P. Yongs 
Upson C. H.  Ga. 

Arrears to the 4th of March '33     180
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept "   45
                                                       $225
[Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.]
Recorded by Wm. Miller  Clerk,
Book E.   Vol. 6.   Page 87.
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Wm Carraway
10923
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State of Georgia
Upson County
On this Twenty Ninth day of August One
thousand Eight Hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open
Court before Christopher B Strong Judge of the Superior Court
of the Flint Circuit and County of Upson and
State of Georgia
of the County of Upson State of Georgia
aforesaid William Carraway a resident of the county of Upson & State of Georgia
aged Seventy eight 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 herein stated.
That he entered the service as a private in Cambridge South Carolina
in March or April One thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Eight
under Captain John Moore of the third Company,  was attached
to Col. Haigee's Regiment, that he remained a member of the
said Company Twenty months when he received a discharge
from Captain John Moore, which is now in the Pension Office Washington City; that he was engaged as orderly Sergeant
(illegible) (illegible) of Savannah under Captain Smith, that he was a resident
of Cumberland County North Carolina when he entered the
service,  that he was in the Battle of Stono, and that he knew Genl
Lincoln of the Regular service. 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 & year aforesaid. 
Wm. Carraway
Wm P. Yonge  Clk. S.C.
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We Alexander F Edwards a Clergyman residing in the County
of Upson and State of Georgia and Robert H Dixon residing
in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with
William Carraway who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing
declaration, that we believe him to be Seventy Eight years of age,
that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he
resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and we concur in
that opinion. 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
In open Court. 
A F Edwards  M.M.E. C.
Robt H Dixon
Wm P. Yonge  Clk S.C.

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 Alexander F. Edwards who has


signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the
County of Upson and State of Georgia and that Robert H
Dixon who has also signed the same is a resident in the
County of Upson and State of George and is a Credable person
and that their statement is entitled to Credit. 
Christopher B. Strong.
Judge Supr Courts  Flt & +
Georgia.
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I William P Yonge Clerk of the Superior
Court of the County of Upson and State of Georgia
do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original
proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application
cation
of William Caraway for a pension. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and Seal of Office this 30 day of August 1832. 
Wm P Yonge  Clk. S.C.
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I William P Yonge Clerk of the Superior
Court of the County of Upson and State of Georgia
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original
proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application
of William Caraway for a pension. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and Seal of Office this 30 day of August 1832. 
Wm P. Yonge  Clk S.C.
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William Carraway

Admit as Sergt.
18 mo  $90
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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. Those 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,

A Statement, shewing the service of William Carraway
Period which the sevice was rendered.
April 1778 
Duration of the claimant's service.
1 year. 
8 months. 
___ Days.  
Rank of the claimant.
Private
or Srgt 
Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served.
Capt Moore 
Capt Smith 
with
Names and Rank of the General and Field officers.
Genl Hagee
Battles in which the applicant was engaged.
Stono 
Country through which he marched.
Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period.
78 years.
Cambridge S Caro
(illegible) N Carolina 
Evidence by which the declaration is supported.
Clergyman
& another witness  
the deonent states that his discharge is in the war office  

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, claimin
the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first in
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.
stance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
of
On this
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State Territors
County of
day of
A.B. a resident (b) of
personally appeared (a) before
in the county of
and State, Territory or District
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 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
Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served
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 the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
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.
A.B.
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 revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.
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 the 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
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
and C. D. residing in (the same)
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 Revolutionary
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.
1
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 of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this
& c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission
; 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 services
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 attempted
; 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, one 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?
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.
. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given
and what has become of it?
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 testify
as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
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 character
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 before
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 procure
, 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.
The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow
the rule laid down for his guidance.
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
The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
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.
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 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
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
in the militia, &c without specifying the four
state that they served two yearsas

the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is
at the 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
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.
The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
The opinion of the Court is always required.
The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
The Clerk must affix his seal, and
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 conthis
there the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
on, the ends of which must
Proof of Service.
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,
entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving
as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the will
nesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops, The proof required by rule in
note il applies to continental troops only.
This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration,
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State of Georgia
Upson County
Be it known that before me James Shepteine a Justice of
the peace in & for said county, personally appeared
John Caraway and made oath in due form of law that he is the son and heir at law
of the identical William Caraway who was a pensioner and to whom a certificate of Pension
was issued and which is not now in his keeping being lost or mislaid, that the deceased Pensioner
resided in the State of Georgia for the space of Thirty years before his death
and that previous thereto he resided in North Carolina  
Also that the said William Caraway died in Upson County
Georgia the first day of February Eighteen Hundred and Thirty four, leaving a widow him surviving
and with whom he was intermarried previous to the Eleventh day of June Seventeen Hundred
and Eighty, and that his mother Elizabeth died the first day of January Eighteen hundred
and thirty Eight leaving him the said John Caraway his heir at law. 
Swom to and subscribed before me
This July 12th 1856. 
John Caraway
James Shuptrine  J.P. 

Georgia.
Upson County 
Know all men by these presents that I, John Caraway heir at law
of William Caraway a deceased Pensioner and of Elizabeth the
widow who survived the said Pensioner, and who am a citizen of said state and County
do hereby appoint John I Cary my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my
name to receive from the Agent of the United States for paying Pensions in the State
of Georgia the balance of said Pension, from the first day of February Eighteen Hundred
and thirty four to the first day of January Eighteen Hundred and thirty Eight being the day of
the death of his mother and the widow of said Pensioner. 
Witness my hand & seal this 12th July 1856 
John Caraway
Signed Sealed & delivered
in presence of us.
Edward L. Meadows
James Sheeptrine  J.P.
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State of Georgia
Upson County   ss. 
Be it known on this the twelfth day of June Eighteen Hundred and
fifty six, before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace
in and for said County
personally appeared John Caraway above named and acknowledged the foregoing Power
of Attorney to be his act and deed. 
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand the day
and year above written. 
James Shuptrine  J.P. 

State of Georgia 
Upson County 
Be it Known that on the twelfth day of July Eighteen Hundred
and fifty six, before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace
in and for said County personally appeared the attorney named, John I Cary
in the foregoing power of attorney and made oath that the same was not given
by reason of sale transfer or mortgage of the Pension, therein authorized
to be received by him from to & subscribed the day and year above mentioned
before me July 12th 1856  
James Shuptrrine  J.P.
John I Cary

State of Georgia
Upson County
I Ansel Shackelford, Clerk of the Inferior Court in and for
said County duly commissioned as such do hereby certify that James
Shuptrine whose signature appears to the four affidavits, immediately
preceding on this paper was a Justice of the Peace for said State and County, duly commissioned
and authorized to perform the duties of the same; that his attestation is in due form of
law & that full faith and credit should be given to it as such. 
Given under my hand and seal of Office at
Thomaston Upson County Georgia, this July the
twelfth Eighteen Hundred and Fifty Six  
A. T. Shackelford  Clk I.C.
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State of Georgia 
Upson County
I Ansel T Shackelford Clerk of the
Inferior Court in and for said County holden
at Thomaston in the County & State aforesaid on this the twelfth day
of July in the year Eighteen Hundred and Fifty six, do hereby certify
that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said Court that William
Caraway was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of ninety dollars
per annum; that he was a resident of Upson County Georgia and died in
Upson County Georgia on the first of February Eighteen Hundred and thirty four. 
(1834)  that he left a widow Elizabeth Caraway who died in Randolph
County Georgia the first of January Eighteen Hundred and thirty Eight (1838)  
that the marriage of his said father William and moher Elizabeth was
duly solemnized prior to the Eleventh day of June Seventeen Hundred
and Eighty and that John Caraway of Upson County Georgia is the heir at
law of his mother Elizabeth and also of his father William Caraway the
Pensioner. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
my seal of Office at Thomaston Georgia, on this the twelfth
day of July, Eighteen Hundred and fifty six (1856). 
A. T. Shackelford  Clk J.C.
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A. D. Wilkinson, Assistant Chief Clerk.
P. R. S. No. 2031
AUG 16 1922

Mrs. Ben Braulty,
501 East Eighth Street,
Little Rock,
Arkansas.

Dear Mrs. Braulty:
I have to acknowledge receipt by reference
of Hon. T. H. Caraway, United States Senate, of your
letter to him asking for information concerning service
in the Revolutionary War rendered by soldiers
bearing the name of Caraway, and to advise you that the
Commissioner of Pension reports that the Revolutionary
War files and records of the Pension Bureau
show but one soldier named Carraway to have filed a
claim on account of service in the Revolutionary War.
This soldier was William Carraway ( name also
appears as Caraway ) and the papers in his claim (R.
File No. 1725) show that he lived in Cumberland County,
North Carolina, at the time of the Revolution; enlisted
at Cambridge, South Carolina, date not stated,
served about twenty months as Sergeant and orderly
Sergeant under Captains Moore and Smith, Colonel Huger,
South Carolina Troops, participated in the siege of
Savannah and the battle of Stono, and was discharged
June 11, 1780 at Whitehall, South Carolina.
He was allowed pension on his application made
September 4, 1827, while he was residing in Monroe
County, Georgia, and 71 years of age. Reference is
made in the papers to a son, Charles, aged 23, a widowed
daughter, Mildred Saunders, and his wife's sister,
Winneford Averea.
He died February 1, 1834, leaving
his widow, Elizabeth, who died January 1, 1838. Correspondence
on file shows that a son, John Caraway,
was living in 1856.
Respectfully,
( Sgd. ) M. R. BROCK.
Assistant to the Secretary.
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(illegible)
1912. Oct. 14.
To ? ? Genl. War Dept. U.S.A.
for tombstone.
1911 Aug. 10. Hist. to Mrs. C. E. Bethel
1922, Aug 10, Letter to Hon. J. H. Caraway
(illegible) and hist to Mrs. Ben Braudly at his
request. sent to ch clerk, to whom request.
came from asst. to the Sec.   Int. Dept

1725
REJECTED
P.O.  Elizabeth Carraway
widow of William
Service:
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application filed: in 1856, subsequent
to list of rejected & suspended.
claims printed in 1852. 
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized.
Contract.
Cert. of Dis.
Searched for ___, 18__.
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Wm Carraway
Revo. Georgia.

Rejected. See letter to John A. Cuthbert, Esq
o.k.
Nov. 2, 1827. and to W. P. Yonge, April 12, 1831. 
not found in letter book
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20433   NR
William Carraway
Georgia
claim Rejected.

See letter 2 Nov 1827
to John A Cuthbert Sr

See letter 10 April 1831 to W.P. Yonge
Page 23

(William Carraway's Discharge)

(Illegible) William Carraway (illegible) 
having honorably and faithfully servrd the Term for which he
was Inlisted is hereby Discharged by order of Brig Genl
Williamson this 11 June (illegible)
John Moore Capt
3rd Independ Comp

Carraway, William
S.C.
R 1725
Page 24

No. 8163
Elizabeth Carraway deceased
Widow of William
Georgia

Let. John I Carey  July 28/56

1725

Act July 4 1836
Page 25

W. Carraway
Pension claim.
Page 26

War Department
Pension Office,
November 2, 1827

Sir,
The claim of William Conaway to a pension on account of revolutionary
service has been examined. Colonel Beway under whom he states to have served,
did not belong to the continental establishment. As the law of the 18th of March
1818, under which he claims, provides for those only who served on that establishment,
his claim cannot be allowed. The papers will remain on our files, according to
the regulations of this Department.
The papers in the case of Toliver Davis, an applicant for a pension, are
herewith returned. Before a decision can be had, the claimant must satisfactorily
account for the "original deed " to Willis Cox (executed in the year 1822) being at this
time in the possession of his (the claimant's) Attorney, and why the same has not
been delivered according to its tenor.
The affidavits of the creditors now returned must be sworn to, and properly authenticated
: and the amount received from the sale of the land more fully accounted for. For
more particular information as to what may be necessary for the completion of the evidence in
this case, I refer the claimant to the note (g) in the enclosed printed instructions. 
I have the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
Your obedt. Servt.
J.L. Edwards

Hon: John A. Cuthbert,
Forsyth,
Georgia
Page 27

Pension Office,   July 29, 1856.

Sir,
I have received and examined the papers
transmitted in support of a claim for arrears of pension of the
surviving children of Elizabeth Carraway, deceased
alleged widow of William Carraway,
who was a
pensioned of the U. States and have filed them under
An act of 4 th July 1836.
of a Declaration. 
I enclose the form of a declaration (which with the necessary
alterations will suit this case) and instructions, which
must be annexed with before this claim can be
admitted. It will be seen that the Declaration
must be made before a Court of Record, and that the
date of the marriage must be proved by record evidence
if it be available. The certificate of facts by a court
must be accompanied by the affidavits or other
evidence upon which it is founded. It will also
be necessary before payment can
be ordered that an administator
be appointed upon deceased widow's
estate.
very respy
??

John J. Carey
Thomaston,
Geo.
Page 28

Georgia
Upson County
Personally came before me
a Justice of the Inferior Court
for said County & State William Carraway
a Revolutionary Soldier & after being duly
sworn saith on oath that the name of the
commanding officer who commanded
the Battallion in which he served in Col.
Hugee's Regiment is & was at the time of service
Buie and that deponent is informed
& believes a mistake was made in his petition  
heretofore made to be placed on the pension
list, in the name of said Buie, spelling
his name by mistake "Beway"  

Sworn to & subscribed
before me this 30th March 1831
Wm. Carraway

Joshua B. Bateman  J.J.C.
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Thomaston Geo
July 12th 1856

Honl Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City. 

Dear Sir,
I herewith
enclose the application of Mr John Caraway
for arrears of Pension due to his mother.
You will please examine
and send the order for its payment to my address
at this place.

Very Respectfully
Yr. Obt Srvt
John J. Cary.
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Georgia
Monroe County
Personally appeared before us William
Dawson who after being duly sworn
deposeth & saith that William Carroway served
in the Revolutionary War in Capt John Moor's
Independant company & belonging to Colonel Hugers
Regment as 1st Sergeant in said company & that
he served Eighteen Months & that he was lawfully
discharged  
Willm. Dawson

Sworn to & subscribed before
us this 11th day of October 1830 
Michael N. Clarke  J. P.
Wm. W. Moore  J.P.
Page 31

Thomaston Ga.,
Aug 5,1911

Pension office, War department
Mr. Secretary,
I have a certificate
to William Carraway for
a pension for service in
the "Revolutionary War",
Recorded in the pension
office, in Book E. Vol. 6.,
Page 87, by Wm Miller, clerk
signed on May 24, 1833,
Lewis Cass, Sec. of War,
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I would be glad if you
will send me a copy of the
application of William
Carraway for this pension,
I wish to prove some
historical facts by this
application. 

Your Respectfully
Mrs. C. E. Bethel
Thomaston Ga
Upson Co.
Page 33

COPY

War Department
Pension Office,
Nov. 2, 1827.


Hon. John A. Cuthbert
Forsyth, Ga.
Sir: The claim of William Conaway to a pension
on account of revolutionary service has been examined. Colonel
Beway under whom he states to have served did not belong to the
continental establishment. As the law of the 18 March 1818, under which
he claims, provides for those only who served on that establishment,
his claim cannot be allowed. The papers will remain on our
files, according to the regulations of this Department. 

J. L. E.
Page 34

In reply to your request of _____, received
_______
for a statement of the military history of William Carraway
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.     R. File 1725
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
Enl. at Cambridge S.C.
served 18 or 20 mos.
discharged June 11, 1780
at White Hall, S.C.
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
RANK.
Sergt.
Ordly Sergt.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
John Moore
Smith
COLONEL.
Huger
STATE.
S. C.

Battles engaged in,  Siege of Savannah, Stono
Residence of soldier at enlistment,  Cumberland Co., N.C.
Date of application for pension,  Sept 4, 1827
Residence at date of application,  Monroe Co. Ga.  1832 Upson Co., Ga.
Age at date of application,  73 yrs.
Remarks:  In 1827 he referred to his son Charles al 23 yrs., widowed dau. Mildred Saunders, & his wife's sister Winneford Averea. 
He d. Feby 1, 1834leaving wid. Elizabeth. who d. Jan. 1, 1838; their son John Caraway survived in 1856.
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_________ CHAIRMAN.
WILLIAM E. BORAH, DANO. ANDRIEUS A. JONES, N. NEX.
THOMAS STERLING, S. OAK.
LAWRENCE C.
KENNETH D. MOKELLAR, TENN.
PHIPPE, COLO. DAVIS
WALSH, MASS.
FRANCIS E. WARNEN, WYO. THADE
OHUS S. CANAWAY, ARK.
SAMUEL M. SHORTRIDGE, CALIF.
OCLEMAN DUPONT DEL.
ROY H. RANKIN, CLERK.

United States Senate,
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR.
2031
August 7th, 1922. 

M & Files  PRS  Pension

Department of Interior,
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
Kindly examine the attached letter
(returning to me), and advise Mrs. Braulty regarding
it.
Thanking you, I am,
Yours truly,
T. H. Caraway.

inclosure not received
Page 36

Aug 16 1922

Hon. T. H. Caraway,
United States Senate,
Washington, D.C.

My dear Senator:
I am returning to you the letter of Mrs.
Ben Braulty referred by you to this Department 
under date of August 7, 1922, and I enclose the response to her letter giving the information disclosed by the files and records of the Bureau of
Pensions relative to service in the Revolutionary
War rendered by soldiers bearing the name of Caraway. 
Sincerely,
( Sgd. ) M. R. BROCK
Assistant to the Secretary.

Inclosure 258.
Page 37

AUG 16 1922

Hon. T. H. Caraway,
United States Senate,
Washington, D.C.

My dear Senator:
I am returning to you the letter of Mrs.
Ben Braulty referred by you to this Department under date of August 7, 1922, and I enclose the
response to her letter giving the information disclosed by the files and records of the Bureau of
Pensions relative to service in the Revolutionary
War rendered by soldiers bearing the name of Caraway. 
Sincerely,
( Sgd. ) M. R. BROCK.
Assistant to the Secretary. 

Inclosure 258.
Page 38

August 10, 1922.

Mrs. Ben Braulty,
501 East 8" Street,
Little Rock, Arkansas.

Madam:
In response to your letter dated July 31,
1922, to Hon. T. H. Caraway, United States Senate,
which has been forwarded to this Bureau, you are advised
that from the papers in the Revolutionary War
claim R. File No. 1725, it appears that William Carraway,
or Caraway, lived in Cumberland County, North Carolina,
at the time of the Revolution; that he enlisted
at Cambridge, South Carolina (date not stated) and served
18 or 20 months as Sergeant and Orderly Sergeant under
Captains John Moore and Smith, Colonel Huger, South
Carolina Troops, and was discharged June 11, 1780 at
Whitehall, South Carolina. He was at the Siege of Savannah
and the battle of Stono. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 4, 1827, while residing in Monroe County
Georgia, aged 71 years. 
In 1827 he referred to his son Charles aged
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(illegible) Mildred Saunders, and
his wife's sister Winneford Averea. He died February 1 (illegible) leaving his widow Elizabeth 
who died January
1, 1838. Their son John Caraway survived in 1856.
The above noted, William Carraway, is the only
soldier, under any spelling of the name, found on the
Revolutionary War records of this Bureau. 

Very truly yours,
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Rev. War Section.

August 10, 1922.

Hon. T. H. Carraway
United States Senate.

In re: 
William Carraway or Caraway, R. File
No. 1725, South Carolina
War of Revolution.

You are advised that this Bureau is unable to
furnish the history of a soldier of the Revolution,
unless a claim for pension or bounty land has been
made on account of his services, and the claim of the
above noted soldier is the only one (under any spelling
of the name) found on the Revolutionary War records of
this Bureau.
The history as contained in said claim has been
forwarded Mrs. Ben Braulty, 501 East 8"" Street, Little
Rock, Arkansas, at your request.
Her letter is returned herewith.

Very truly yours,