Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38719, David Garrett, S.C.
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SERVICE 
NUMBER
Slo.
Garrett, David or Garrott
S. 38719

Contents
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Owed to pay 2nd August 1837
Letter to F. J. Moses 12 July 1838
Service pernsion. 4 June 1839
Service pension 5 Sept. 1840
Service pension 6 July 1840
Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6th April 1838 from 4 Sept 1837 to 2nd August 1838. Agent modified? March 1841
Hon. A G. Benson of Jan, 1854

20.140
South Carolina
David Garrett of Sumpter D. in the State of South Carolina who was a private in the company commanded by Captain McDonald of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Gadsden in the So.Carolina line, for the term of three years from the year 1775 to the year 1778.

Inscribed on the Roll of South Carolina at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 30 day of April 1830

Certificate of Pension issued the 3oth of April 1830 and sent to the Hon. James Blair House of Reps.

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1830 33.33
Semi-anl. all'ce ending $33.33

Revolutionary Claim,
Acts March. 18, 1918,
and May 1, 1820
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Original Claim
The State of South Carolina
Sumter District

On this seventh day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty personally appeared in Open Court in the Court of Sessions and Common Pleas being a court of record for the district of Sumter in the State aforesaid David Garrett resident in said District aged as this defendant is informed I belive between Eighty and Eighty two 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 acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and the first of May 1820 that he the said David Garrett enlisted for the term of three years on the 6th day of September in the year seventeen hundred & seventy five in the State of South Carolina in the Company commanded by Captain Adam McDonald in the first South Carolina Regiment commanded by Col. Gadsden that in 1776 Col Gadsden was promoted and that he with Col Gadsden regiment was transferred to the United. States Service under the command of Col Pinckey, an officer in. the United States Army that he continued to serve in the said Corps as a soldier until 1778 when he was discharged from the service in Charleston in the State of South Carolina that he hereby relinquishes all claim whatever to a pension except the present and that the following are his reasons doe not making application for a pension earlier that that made in 1826. Prior to that time he was in possession of a small tract of land of about one hundred seventeen acres and a Negro man slave which yielded him the means of subsistance but in November 1825 the said Negro was sold by the Sheriff of Sumter District by virtue of of someday executing against him to which one in Favor of Arthur Johnston and  one in favor of Dn James
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Haynsworth for medical services that near about the same time his Land was sold by the said sheriff under two Executors, one in favor of Joseph West and another in favor of John China by reason of which he was totally divested of the Land and Negro and is now in possession of no property but these named in a schedule hereto annexed - for the Honesty and bonafide character of the debt on which the above mentioned execution are founded he refers to the annexed certificates of the Sheriff and sucj of the Plaintiffs in the several actions as could be conveniently procured -- And in pursuance of the act of the first of May 1829 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March 1818 and that I have not given that tern by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish ir so to bring myself within the provision of an act of congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War passed on the eighteenth day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or Securities contracts of debts due to me nor have any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and and by me subscribed.
Schedule
Two cows & calves worth $..... $20.
One promissory note made by Thos. Garrett... 73.55
One " " " ...100.00
Due from Thomas Garrett "" 100.00
David (his X mark) Garrett

This defendant further states that he was a polanter when he prssessed the means of carrying on a farm but since the loss of his property in the manner herein stated and in consequence of his bodily infirmities he has been unable to employ himself in any way that would afford subsistence that he has a family of ten children who with exception
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of his oldest son Thomas Garrett are dependent on their labour for a livlihood that he lives with his son Thomas Garrett whose large family and limited property render it impossible for him to provide for this dependent a comfortable subsistince and that since the 18th day of March 1818 the following changes have been made in his property —

Description of property
1 Negro man slave
300 acres of prime land

Names of persons to whom disposed of
Sold at Shrffs sale in Nov 1825 & purchased by Tho. Garrett
Sold by Shrff to satisfy execution in his offoce and purchased by Jacob Osteen

Money owed & disposed of
$300 paid in satisfaction of execution the Sheriffs Office
$91 applied to Execution in Shrffs office

Sworn to before me on the seventh day of April A.D. 1830—
David E Huger
one of the associate judges of South Carolina

The State of South Carolia
Sumter District
Personally appeared before me CS Tillinghast one of the Justices of the Peace for the District of Sumter and authorized to administer oath William Brown & Thomas Garrett who being first duly Sworn make oath that they knew David Garrett during the Revolutionary Was that he enlisted for the term of three years about the date mentioned in David Garrett's declaration in the year Seventeen hundred and seventy five in the State of South Carolina in the Company commanded by Captain Adam McDonald in the first South Carolina Regiment commanded by Col. Gadsden that in 1776 he David Garrett with Col. Gadsden's Regiment was transferred to the United States Service under the command of Vol. Pinckney an officer in the United States Service that he continued to serve in that regiment until 1778 & that defendants believe was discharged with the rest of these soldiers if the regiment — Sworn to before me 7 April 1830.
C.S. Tillinghast, MQ
 William Brown
Thomas (his X mark) Garrett
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The State of South Carolina
Sumter District

I John Nettles Clerk of the Court of Sessions & Common Please for the District & State aforesaid do hereby certify that it appeares to the satisfaction fo the Court that the said David Garrett did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceeding declaration against the  Common enemy for the term of nine months & upwards under our engagement on the Continental establishment.
I also certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are lately copied from the records of the said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Two hundred & thirteen Dollars 55/100.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court on this Seventh day of April A.D. 1830
John Nettles
Clk of the Court of the District of Sumter
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Hon. J.J. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

via Charleston

Wm 
Sept. 2 1840
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Sumterville (So. Car.)
Aug. 21 1849

Hon J.L Edwards
Sir
Some time in March 1839 I forwarded to the agent for paying pensions in Charleston, the power of Thomas Garrett administrator of David Garretts deed, to receive the arrears of pension due the intestate. It was returned on the ground that it did not appear, that there was no child or widow of the pensioner living. I wrote to you on the subject, & on 4th June 1839, you wrote me that each child could receive his or her portion, the balance to remain for the children our of the State until they made application for it. The matter has thus rested until this time, the children here not having applied for their respective portions.
I have lately observed in the passage among the  provisioner recently passed by Companys relative to deceased pensioner that following clause, "that in case any male pensioner shall
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"he leaving children, but no widow, the amount
"of pension due to such pensioner at the time
"of his death shall be paid to the executor or
"administrator on the estate of such pensioner
"for the sole & exclusive benefit children"

The object of this commission is to enquire, whether the application of Thomas Garrett and or of David Garrett must be made under his purview, to the agent at Charleston or directly to the department at Washington DC supposing the pension above refers to, to have been made by Congress —
Your early answer will oblige,
Yrs Respy,
Franklin J Moses
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State of South Carolina
Sumter District

Personally appeared before me David Garrett and made oath that he enlisted in the first So. Ca. Regiment under Adam McDonald commanded by Col, Gadsden & Col, Isaac Huger in the year 1775 for three years and when the said Col. Gadsden was promoted to General then Charles Cotesworth Pinckney succeeded the said Col Gadsden and this defendant served his time out under said Chas. Cotesworth Pinckney and was discharged by Major Thomas Pinckney of the said regiment. This defendant further saith that he enlisted again ten months in the same regiment under Capt. Hicks and was discharged by Lieutenant Col. Scott of the same Regiment.
David (his X mark) Garrett

Sworn to before me 16 Feb, 1829
C.S. Tillinghast
MQ

State of South Carolina
Sumter District

Personally appeared before me William Brown who made oath that he has read the above affidavid will of David Garrett and believes that that was of his affidavid which relates to the transfer of the command from Col. Gadsden & his enlistment in that regiment as true — and that the said defendant (David Garrett) service to his certain knowledge three years as to his enlistment for ten months this defendant cannot speak as to his own knowledge but from the circumstances and conversation he has held with the said Garrett he has no doubt of its correctness
William Brown

Sworn to before me now 16 Febr 1829
C.S. Tillinghast MQ
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State of South Carolina
Sumter District

Personally appeared before me Thomas Garrett and made oath that he has read the affidavit of Mr David Garrett and that he knows that the said David Garrett did inlist as stated in the written affidavit under Capt. McDonald in the first So.Ca. Regiment commanded by Col. Gadsden & Col. Huger and that Col. Charles Coatsworth Pinkney succeeded after the promotion of Col. Gadsden in the command of the said Regiment and that the said David Garrett served his time out under the said Col. Charles Coatsworth Pinkney he also states that he knows this fact of the said David Garrett inlisted again after he served his three years for ten months in the same Regiment and that he served his time out and was regularly discharged —
Thomas (his X mark) Garrett

Sworn to before me 18 Feb. 1829
C.S. Tillinghast
MQ


South Carolina
Sumter District
I John Nettles, Clerk of the Court of Sessions & Common Pleas for the district aforesaid in the said State do hereby certify that Clark S Tillinghast before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn was at the time a Justice of the quorum & duly empowered to administer oath — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the said Court this Eighteenth day of February A.D. 1829
John Nettles
CCPls
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20,210
David Garrett
Sumter Dist., S.C.

Direct to Wm. Brown
at Camden

Rejected. See letters to Hon. Jo Carter, Feb. 1827 & 24 December 1828

Hon John Carter H.R.
rec? 22 Jan 1827
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Sumter District
South Carolina

On 2nd day of October 1826 David Garrett personally appeared in open court being a court of record for the said District overseeing and unlimited jurisdiction in point of amout and procede according to the Course of the Common Law and keep a record of its procedings and have the power ro free and imprison David Garrett, him aged Seventy two years resident in said district, Who being just duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as followers in the Company Commanded by Capt. Adam McDonnald in the 1st South Carolina Regiment commanded by Coln Gadsden in the line of the State of South Carolina date of my enlistment Sept. 1775 and legally discharged in the year 1779 — in the State of South Carolina which discharge has been lost. I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not since that time by gift sold or any part thereof with intent there by to diminish it so as to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War, passed on the 18th day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not nor has any Pension in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule here unto account and by me subscribe
David (his X mark) Garrett

Sworn to before me in open court 3rd October 1826
John S Richardson
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The Defendant further saith that he has no Family but his Wife and she is about eighty years of age and very much afflicted and he is about Seventy two years of age and that in consequence of the Rheumatism and his advance age he is not able to labour to advantage and hands in needs and cannot support without the aid of his Country — and this is my humble petition
David (his X mark) Garrett

Sworn to before me the 3 Oct. 1826
John S Richardson
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3
a schedule of the whole effects both real and personal of David Garrett;
One sow and six pigs calm x8.00
One shot gun 12.00
One rc on his son Thomas Garrett for x80.00
One note " " " Adam " -14.
One other rc on his son Thos. for " x189.4#4
One rc on his son for 15 bushels of corn 15.00

So. Carolina
Sumter Dist
Personally appeared before me David Garrett who being sworn saith the above schedule is a correct am of his whole effects 
David (his X mark) Garrett

Sworn too before me this 2 day October 1826
Jos. J Crosby

x Good for nothing
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4
So. Carolina
Sumter District
Personally appeared before me Wm Brown who being duly sworn saith that during the Revolutionary War he was acquainted with David Garrett since and that during the said War he this defendant was in Capt. James McDonalds Company of the second regiment of So. Carolina Continentals and that the said second regiment and the first regiment were stationed in the same barracks and that he frequently saw the above named David Garrett serve under arms in Capt. Adam McDonalds Company of the first regiment
William Brown

Sworn to before me this 2 Oct. 1826
Jos. J Crosby
MQ

So. Carolina
Sumter Dist
Personally appeared before me Reddin McCoy who being sworn saith that he was acquainted with the Edward Garrett serve during the Revolutionary War and that he saw the said Garrett off and on for the span of three
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5
years under arms in Capt. Adam McDonalds Company of the first regiment of South Carolina Continentals and that he this defendant was in Charleston when the said Garrett was discharged and that he saw his discharge and was informed that he had faithfully discharged his duty as a soldier,
Redden McCoy

Sworn to before me this 2 Oct, 1826
Jos. J Crosby
MQ
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT 
Second Comptroller's Office,
Febuary 19th, 1841.

Sir: 

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury
of the United States,"  Adm or of David Garrett. (Insert: dece (deceased) a pensioner on the Roll of South Carolina Agency, at
the rate of Eight Dollars 
per month under the law of the 18th March 1818, has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1837.
to the 2nd August 1838.


Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris (signature)
Comptroller. 
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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Hon. James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Petitions
Washington City

M at Nov 12
first thing
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Sumterville SoCa
Febry 2, 1838

JL Edqards Esq
Dear Sir
I desire some information from your department as to the course of proceeding proper in the following case.
Mr David Garrett who has been receiving a pension under a Certificate dated 30 April 1830, appeared before me on Tuesday last for the purpose of preparing his power of Atty to draw his arrears of pension due 4 September last. On conversing with him I found that from extreme old age he had become childless and the power of his mind so weak, and impaired to such an extent that I did not consider myself at liberty to put to him the oath of identity or to prepare the power of atty for him, which the law required him to sign and acknowledge. I therefore informed the individual who accompanied him to my office
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that I could do nothing in the matter at that time, and that I would write to you to ascertain the course proper to the pursued.
Mr. Garrett is very poor, and without any means of support except the income of his pension. It is his sole dependance, and he is subjected to suffering by reason of any delay in resulting receiving it.
Will you be good enough to inform me by early mail, as to the course which id to be pursued in such a case, so that MrG may await himself of the provisions promised him by his country.
Very Respy Yrs
Franklin J Moses
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John China serv
vs
David Garrett
Tic Tia Trespass
Damages ... $5.00
Atty... $30.38
Clk... 14.19
Staff... 1.87
Surveyor Wm S Brunson... 5.14
witness John Smith... 13.00
" Chasel Weeks... 7.00
" Edwd Wells... 7.00
5 Renewels ... 13.00
witness John Hodge... 8.00
$99.68
Sheriff on Execution 30.03
$134.71

Joseph West serv
ads
David Garrett &
Sarah his wife
Tic Tia for Costs
Atty... $7.70
Clk... 3.14
Shff... 2.24
8 Rents... 20.83
Shff on Exn... 20.83
$54.88
$189.59

Paid by Defd to Shff and witnesses at different times in cash... 70.00
$119.59

South Carolina
Sumter District
I do hereby certify that there was service on in the above stated cases three hundred acres of land as the property of David Garrett serv and was sold on the first Monday in January in the year of Our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and twenty four for the sum of ninety one dollars and purchased by Jacob Osteen and money paid and applied to the above stated Executions given under my hand this 15th April 1830
John Hanks, Deputy for Wm, H Capers & late Shff S D
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[ Joseph West Senr ads David Garrott & Sarah his wife ] Tri tea for costs  Atty $ 7.71 clk $ 3.14  Shff $2.24 8 renewels $20.96  Shff Ea $20.83 ( Total  $ 54.88 )  Paid to Sheriff  Capin by part sale of land in Jan 1824 $26.29 ( total $ 28. 59 ) [ Arthur P Johnston  & Co. os David Garrott ] Tri Tea  on Sam Pre Decree $ 9.68 1/4 Atty $ 3.85 Clk $ 1.85 Shff $ 1.28 2 Renls $ 2.62 Shff and Ea  $ 10.14 ( total $ 19.74 [ James Haynsworth  vs David Garrott ] fifa on Sum Pro   $ 29.42 3/4 decree $73.68 Atty  $ 8.77 Clk $ 3.22 Shff $ 2.03 Sailor keeping a negro  $ 2.07 Sheriff on execution  $ 12.74 ( total $28.83 )  $ 102.51 ( total $ 160.52 3/4 ) [ South Carolina Sumter District ] I do hereby certify  that there was levied on in the above stated cases a negro man slave name Jim as the property of the above stated Executions on the first Monday in November in the year of our Lord one thousand  eight hundred and twenty five for the sum of three hundred and fifty  dollars and applied to the above Executions the sum of one hundred and  sixty dollars and fifty two  and three quarter cents  and paid over the balance  of one hundred and eighty nine dollars and forty seven and a fourth  cents to  David Garrott the defendant . Given under my hand this 15 April 1830  John Hanks ( signed ) Deputy for Joseph Durant  late Sheriff  SD
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I herby certify that David Garrett against who  I obtained a judgement  for $70  ,, 68 cents  became indebted to me  for a attendance on his wife - I believe he is a poor man & having served on the right side  in the revolutionary war , I judge him  well entitled to a pension from the Federal Government.  James Haynesworth ( signed ) M.D.  Sumterville April 20th 1830.  { South Carolina Sumter District  ] I John Nettles clerk of the Court of Sessions and  Common Pleas  for  Sumter District do certify that  Wm H. Capers  was sheriff of the district  aforesaid on the first Monday in Jany 1824  also that Jos. Durant  was sheriff of said district on the first Monday in Nov. 1825  and that John Hank was deputy sheriff for Sumter District for both the above named sheriffs - Given under my hand  and the seal of the said Court  this 20th Apl 1830 . John Nettles ( signed ) C.C.Ps.
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Sumterville 21 Apr 1830 Dear Sir Enclosed you will receive my pension papers which I hope you will make another effort to try  if you can get them to  pass as I am in  great need of assistance at this time do let me know the event of my claim as soon as you can. In so doing you oblige an old soldier. David Garrott ( signed )
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Free James L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington City  ( vertical note ) ( Mr. Evans Jan 4, 1841 )
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Sumterville So. Car. Decbr 29. 1840 Hon. J. L. Edwards  Dear Sir , In your letter of 5th Sept last in reference to the arrears of pension due  David Garrett dec'd  informing me that he amount  is payable  to his administrator for the exclusive benefit of his children , you state, "  that when  the vouchers are prepared, they must be forwarded to P. Hagner  Esq , Third auditor  of the Treasury ." Will you be good enough to inform  me by early mail, if the power of attorney  must be made in favor of some person in Washington, or as  usual in Charleston , &  only to be sent on to third auditor for his approval. Very Respy  yrs , Franklin J Moses ( signed )
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Planter's  & Mechanic's Bank of So. Ca. Charleston  26 July 1837  J.L. Edwards  Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington Sir , I forward  herewith for your authority to pay  the following voucher having 12 months due on them viz David Verner, Lewis Stubbs and David Garrett.  The Magistrate who made out the papers of David Garrett, states that h has examined the original certificate  and  finds the words " examined and countersigned " are in it , but that  there is no name of the Commissioner of Pensions  on the  Certificate , and he has in consequence  erased them . I am very respectfully your ob serv. A Spears ( signed ) Pension Agent
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certificate countersigned  & returned to  A. Spears , Sept. 15. 1837
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Planter's & Mechanic's Bank So. Ca. Charleston  9 September 1837  J L Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington   Sir  I forward herewith the original certificate of David Garrett for the purpose of receiving your signature which was omitted. I am very respectfully  your ob serv A. Spears ( signed ) Pension Agent
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J. L. Edwards Pension Office  ( vertical note ) ( Rec'd 30 April 1830 )
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Capital April 28 , 1830  Dear Sir, I now send  you the schedule & other additional papers in the case of David Garrett . I also send back his former papers - taking all which together the can surely be no difficulty  now in placing him on the Pension Roll as there can be no doubt  he merits a place there much more than hundreds who have enjoyed it for many years- I know  Dr. Haynesworth  .. ( illegible )   , Judge  Huger , & all those who sign  Garret's papers , ( personally ) ( underscored )  their statements  cannot be doubted as the applicant ( Garret is very old  & needy )  I hope you will lose no time in affording the relief  to  which he seems to be entitled. Hoping to hear from you very soon. I am very respectfully your obt  H. servt. James Blair  ( signed )  J.L. Edwards , Esq.
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( post mark ) [ CAMDEN JAN 6 ] FREE  The Honble. James Blair Member of Congress  Washington D.C. ( vertical notes ) ( Hon Jno. Carter of Camden 5 Jany 1830 X wrote Mr. Garrett  on 12-9-1830 & place copy of Edwards  to Hon Jno. Carter etc., etc. )
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Camden 5 January 1830 . Dear General , Your first of the 21st ult, was not received till yesterday - On the subject of  David Garrett's claim  I subjoin  to you the letter from  Mr. J. L. Edwards which gives all the information in my possession. ( copy ) War Department Pension office 1 Feb 1827 Sir, The claim of David Garrett to a pension on account of revolutionary services whose declaration you left at this office  the 22nd ult. has been examined and rejected. Col. Gaddis ( meaning I presume Gadsden ) under whom he states to have served, did not command a regiment on the continental establishment :  and the law of the 18th March 1818 , under which the claim is exhibited, provides for those only who served on that establishment. ( The papers in the case will remain on our files , agreeably to the regulation  of this department. ) ( underlined ) . I have the honor to be very respectfully your obt . servant. ( signed ) J.L. Edwards  The Hon. J. Carter H of R
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I have no recollection of the evidence that W.G speaks of having furnished last winter. If any such was received, I presume from not leaving it now in my possession. I left it with the proper officer at Washington. I am sorry that the indications are already so decisive  against any modification of the present Tariff that would be acceptable to those who are suffering under its operation - and as to the engrossing  a fee to which  you refer, the continuance of internal improvement s , it must be a service of great source of great regret to any one  who sees in the future discrete exercise of tis power for Constitutional objects, substantial benefits in store for the union  to witness the complete perversion of it in the surveys  reconaisances that have been making for three or four years past . On this subject  I have thought much, and the more I think , the more discouraged am I in believing that any benefit  will ever result   to the States from the exercise of this power by Congress . Whenever any attempt shall be made  to put it in practice, there are so may causes now existing and which may be expected to continue,
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that will completely destroy that ... ( illegible )  which is essential to any successful result. But neither time nor space permit me to say more as  so pitiful a subject. On the subject of correspondence my good  Sir, remember that you are at head quarters, and have everything to communicate. I am in a remote corner  where scarcely anything that transpires  can be supposed to interest me. I shall be glad to hear from you  whenever you have leisure  all the political  .. ( illegible ) of which  there is usually an abundance afloat at the  commencement of every first  session of Congress. I am in haste , yours truly J. Carter ( signed ) Sen. James Blair
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Sumterville February 20  The Honorable John Carter or James Blair  City of Washington ( vertical note ) ( Affidavit in behalf of David Garret. )
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Sumereville 18 Feb 1829 Dear Sir / This  sheet of paper contains further evidence of my Revolutionary  claim, you will please have any petition  presented again with  the annexed  evidence and let me know the  event of my petition  as soon as you can ascertain whether I can succeed or not. Yours Respectfully  David Garrett ( signed )
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Hon A.G. Brown uss Hon L P Waldo Com. Pensions )( vertical note ) ( David Garrett  S.C.  18 m 1818 )  Cole
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38 719

INVALID
Revy

File No.  38,719
David Garett
Pri  Rev  War

Act:  18th March 18

Index:-Vol. 3, Page 186

[Arrangement of 1870]
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Free

[Stamp]
May 28
Free

Hon J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

[ vertical on page]
June 3. Mail Mr Evans
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Summerville So.Ca.
May 25. 1839.

Hon J L Edwards

Sir-
David Garrott who
was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United
States having departed this life, at the
request of his administrator I prepared the form to receive his arrears of pension,
which was  forwarded to the agent at Charleston.  He stated in reply, that before the admin of a deceased pensioner can claim, it must be made to appear, that he left no widow or child or children

In this case there is no widow but are children and the difficulty is, if the claim form must come from them, it would be in impossible to prepare it, for many of them live
in the Western Country apart from each other.
I desire your instructions in the matter - for the decease pensioner had arrears due, which I am confident can not be made available to his children, if they must all join in 
the power

Will you also be
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good enough to inform me, where the pension
form is to be presented to draw the arrears due a deceased pensioner?

With high respect,
Yrs,
Franklin J Moses [signature]
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Sumterville
                                                F
7th February. 

James Blair Esq
City of Washington


[vertical on the bottom  of page]

Affidavit in
D. Garrett's
Case
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[ State of South Carolina
Sumter District ]

Personally appeared before me John Nettles Clerk of the Court and Justice of the Quorum for the district aforesaid William Brown who maketh oath he has been personally and intimately acquainted with the applicant David Garrot from a period anticedent to the Revolution until this time that he knew of the fact of his enlisting in the year 1775 for three years in Capt. Adam McDonalds company of the first So. Ca. Regiment commanded by Col. Gadsden that in the following year Col. Gadsden was promoted and that Col. C. Pinckney an officer in the United States Service took command of the Regiment and that the said applicant David Garrot served as a soldier in the Continental Service from the year 1776 to the year 1778 --

Sworn to & subscribed before me, given under my hand & seal of the said Court this 28th January 1830 --

William Brown ( signed ) 

John Nettles ( signed ) C.C.P.& U. Q.
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[ State of South Carolina
Sumter District ]

Personally appeared before me John Nettles, Clerk of the Court of Sessions & Common Pleas for the district aforesaid Thomas Garrot who maketh oath that he had been personally & intimately acquainted with the applicant David Garrot from a period anticedent to the Revolutionary War until this time that he knew of the fact of his enlisting in the year 1775 for three years in Capt. Adam McDonalds company of the first So. Ca. Regiment Commanded by Col. Gadsden that in the following year Col. Gadsden was promoted and that Col. C. Pinckney an officer in the United States Service took command of the Regiment and that the said applicant David Garrot served as  a soldier in the Continental Service from the year 1776 to the year 1778 --

Sworn to before me given under my hand and seal of the said court this 1st day of Feby 1830 --

Thomas [his mark X] Garrot

John Nettles ( signed )  C.C.Ps.
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Sumter Ville 5 Feb 1830

Dear Sir

I here with send to you further evidence of my Revolutionary Service to wit, the affidavit of Mr. Brown & Mr. Garret which I hope you will refer to my petition which are on file and with this additional evidence of my claim you will be enable to get my petition granted.  Your attention to this will much oblige an old infirm Revolutionary Soldier.

David Garrot ( signed ) 

N.B. you will please let me know the case as soon as you can,

D.G.