Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22580, Levi Weeks, Continental N.C.
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(8-1776)

SERVICE
Continental
N.C.

Weeks, Levi
             Esther


NUMBER
W.22580

CONTENTS
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16.754

South Carolina
Levi Weeks
Of  in the state of SC
Who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel of the Maryland line, for the term of two ½ years.

Inscribed on the roll of South Carolina at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 of July 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 22 of April 1820 Sent to Honorable W Lownoer, H. Ref

Arrears to 4th of March 1820
Semi-and. All’ce ending 1820

161,3
48
$209,3
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Paid at the Treasury
the act of the 6th April 18?8
from 4 March Sept 1839 to 4th
March 1840. Agt Notified
Jany 1841.
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Hon D. Levy 23d Aug 184
Paid as above from 4th
1820 to the 4th March 18 [damage on page]
notified Oct 19th 1842
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Letter to Hon D. Levy
[Illegible] to Pension Agent 6
July 1843
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Jacksonville Florida
1842. 19.
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Florida 1.473 Jacksonville
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Esther Weeks
widow of Levi Weeks
who died on the 14 October 1830
of Beauford Dis in the State of South Carolina
who was a private in the commanded 
by Captain    of the regt commanded
by   in the Maryland
line for two years private
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Inscribed on the Roll of South Carolina
at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per ann
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of [document torn]
1837  and sent to
R B Rhett HR
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Arrears to the 4th of March 1837 $480.00
Semi=annual allowance ending 4 Sept 20.00
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$500.
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Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 4, 1836,
Section the
Recorded by Danl Boyd Clerk
Book A Vol. 2 page 173
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Levi Weeks
16yrs 4 Sept 20
Cone
J.L.E.
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State of South Carolina [Illegible]
Beaufort district

On the tenth day of April 1821 personally
appeared in open Court (being a Court of Record
for above said District) Levi Weeks age sixty five
years a resident in Saint Peter Parish in the said
District who being first duly sworn according to
Law doth on his oath declare that he served in
the Revolutionary War as follows; That he was first
enlisted by Captain George Mitchell who returned
him to Capt: ^Pike of the [Ilegible] Regiment commanded by
Col: Armstrong of the North Carolina Line commanded
by General Ashe: that he was enlisted on
the sixth day of April 1776 and served for two years
and six months and was regularly discharged in
1778 or 9 at or near the White Plains by General
George Washington He being one of a corp. d'ilite
forming the life guard of the Commander in Chief
That in the year 1782 he served under Capt:
Samuel Jones of the Regiment commanded by Col
Little and Armstrong at different periods, of the South Carolina
Line commanded by Genl Green - that
he served for twelve months and was then regularly
discharged at Ashley Hill near Bain Bridge in
Charleston District South Carolina. That he was at
the different Battles of Brandywine, Germantown
Monmouth - Court House - that his first
application under the Act of 1818 was dated the 1st July
1818 and his certificate is numbered 16.754
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And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident
Citizen of the United States in March 1818 and
that I have not since that time by gift sale
or in any other manner disposed of my property or
any part thereof with an intent thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring
myself [Illegible] 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 person 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
hereto annexed and by me subscribed
$. cts
One Horse valued at $50------50. "
Two sows and nine young pigs----9.50
Four dry sows two years old ---20 "
nine one year old Hogs---18."
nine shoals----9."
One Lot Kitchen furniture - - -10."
One Small Grind Stone ------- 2 "
One Frow one [Illegible] one drawing knife - 2."
One old cart, saddle & Bridle, a weeding hoe - 4."
Two grubing Hoes and one axe---2."
One [Illegible] plough and geers ---3."
$129.50
the Declarant has no trade but is a
Common Laborer and from his infirmities is
unable to work has a wife aged sixty two who also
from affliction with huimce tisue [?] incompetent to
labour and six children living. The eldest aged
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thirty nine married and has a family of his own.
The next aged thirty five married and the Father
of seven children. The next a Son Thirty two
married and has a family of his own. The
next a son aged Twenty nine married and
has four children. The next a Daughter
aged twenty seven married and has four children.
The last a daughter aged twenty five
single and the only child living with him
Levi Weeks
Sworn to and declared on the
tenth day of April 1821 before me
C. S Colcock
Presd Judge

I A. Corrie Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Sessions
do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the
Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the
Record of the said^ court and I do further certify that it is
the opinion of the said Court that the total amt
of the value of the property exhibited in the said schedule
is One hundred and twenty nine Dollars 50 cents
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
Hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court on
the Tenth day of April 1821-
Clerks Office  A Corrie
Beaufort District
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State of South Carolina
Beaufort District
On the twenty first day of April
in the year our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and
thirty seven, personally appeared
before me Richard Gantt one of the
Justices of the Court of
common pleas of the state of
South Carolina aforesaid, Mrs
Esther Weeks a resident of St
Peters Parish in the District and
State aforesaid, aged nearly eighty
years, who being first duly
sworn according to Law doth
on her oath make the following
declaration, in order to obtain the
benefits of the provisions of the
act of Congress passed July 7th
1836: That is to say that
she is the widow of Levi Weeks
who was a soldier in the Revolutionary
war and a Pensioner of the
Federal Government of the United States of America (as may be seen
from his Pension Parroal dated
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the twenty second day of April
Anno Domini one thousand eight
hundred and twenty signed by
John C. Calhoun Secretary of War
by [Illegible] of the act of 18th Mar
1818. She further declared that
she was married to the said Levi
Weeks on or about the 24th day
December Anno Domini one thousand
seven hundred and seventy eight
or seven -That her husband the
aforesaid Levi Weeks died on or
about the fourteenth day of
October Anno Domini one thousand
eight hundred and thirty; and that
she has remained a widow ever
since that period, as will more
fully appear by reference to the
proofs hereto annexed._
Sworn to and subscribed on the
day and year above written [Illegible]
one._
Her
Esther X Weeks
Mark

[Illegible]
B. Joyner

Sworn to in open Court before
Richard Gantt
Presiding Judge
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Levi Weeks private
2 1/2 yrs. mustered good

W. Lowndes
House of Reps
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DISTRICT OF Beaufort, ss.
On this Twenty fourth day of December 1819, before me, the subscriber, one of the
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas & General Sessions for the
said district, personally appeared Levi Weeks.
aged 63 -
years, resident in Prince William Parish in the said district, who, being by me first duly
sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain
the provision made by the late 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:" That he, the
said Levi Weeks enlisted for the term of two years & a half
on the - day of April in the year 1776
Cartwright County in the State of North Carolina in the company commanded by
Captain George Mitchell of the Regiment commanded by Colonel
Little in the line of the State of North Carolina
on the Continental Establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service
of the United States, until the fall of 1778,
when he was
discharged from service near the White Plains State of New York by Capt John G McCree
+ that he was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown & Monmouth Court House-
and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support;
and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Levi Weeks

I Charles J. Colcock Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify that it appears,
my satisfaction, that the said Levi Weeks
did serve in the
revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term
of nine months at one time, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceeding
and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the
directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance
of his country for support. I further certify that he made a previous, declaration on the first of July - 1818 and was forwarded by me to the war Department and has never
been sent back to me-
C.J. Colcock

I certify that this is the seal
of the Court of the District
of Beaufort State of So Carolina
A. Corrie
C.C.P.

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+ that after he was discharged by Captain John Griffin McCree 1778 he was drafted in 1781 - into the Continental Service in the company of Samuel Jones & his acquaintance of 
[Illegible]: Armstrong & Little and served in the State of South Carolina & was discharged
at Ashley Hill at the Big White House
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State of North Carolina Secretary's Office 18th April 1820
I William Hill Secretary of State in for the State aforesaid
do hereby certify that it appears from the muster rolls
of the Continental line of this State in the revolutionary
war, that Levi Weeks a private in Capt Donoho's
company of the 6th Regt was mustered on the 3d May 1776
for two and a half years, and was discharged 10th Novr 1778
Given under my hand the date above
Wm Hill
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Territory of Florida
Columbia County L.S.
On the twentieth day of May in the year 1843
before me the [damage to page] a Justice of the peace
for said [damage to page] Personally appeared
Esther [damage to page] to me who on
her oath [damage to page] the same person who
was the wife and is now the widow of Levi Weeks
Deced who was a private in the Army of the Revolution
of the United States Service That she has a certificate
for a pension as aforesaid to Recover Eighty Dollars peranium [sic] under the 3d Section of the law of the United States
of the 4th July 1836 given at the war office
of the United States the 12th day of October 1837
under the signature of Joel R. Poinsett Secretary of War &c &c
That the same is numbered 1473 payment thereof to
be made at Charleston South Carolina and there received
in the pension offer in Book A. No. 2, Pa. 8.173 &c
that she remains the widow of Levi Weeks and has
nor since married that she has lately removed from
South Carolina and now resides in the Territory of
Florida where she intends to remain and wishes
her pension to be there payable in future and
her name transfered [sic] to the Roll at Jacksonville
Sworn to and subscribed
before me the day and year aforesaid,
her
Esther X Weeks
mark

James C. Pearce
mark
Justice of the Peace
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Hon. D. Levy
[strikeout] Esther
Weeks
Recd 5 July '43

Application
for transfer of 
[Illegible]
to the Dept of
Pensions
3rd [Illegible] off
July 5 1843
Wm Evans

Hon D Levy
Present.
July 5 43
A Randall
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Washington
Augt 22. 1844
Sir
The Pension Certificate refered [sic]
to in the enclosed was never recd by me.
and must therefore be lost. Please
inform me if it cannot be renewed.
& return [Illegible]
Very Respy
yr ob ast

D Levy

J.L. Edwards Esq
Comm of Pensions
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June 7
W Syl
Mak
W Syl

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From R. Barnwell Smith FREE

J. L. Edwards
Com of Pensions
Washington City
Dist of Columbia
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June 6th 1837
Sir
If you will look over the papers
again in the application of Esther Weeks
which I had the honor of enclosing
to the War Department I think you
will ^ find out the affidavit made upon
the Honorable Judge Grant, one of the
herein judge of this State in merit [?]
by to the parties concerned and
[Illegible] soon to commit first upon
the request to you
Your Obd Serv
R. Barnwell Smith
J. L. Edward
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State of South Carolina
Colleton District Personally appeared before me
Wm Carr one of the Justices of the Quorum in & for the
state and district aforesaid. Philip Weeks who being
duly sworn sayeth that Esther Weeks is the widow
and late the wife of Levi Weeks, and that
they were married by Mr Shepherd that the
aforesaid Levi Weeks, was a regular enlisted
soldier for three years at the commencement of
the Revolutionary war and afterward went in as
draft and continued to serve until the end
of the war and that his marriage with the
said Esther took place in the intervals of his
enlistment & being drafted and that the
said Esther still is the widow of the said
Levi Weeks.

Phillip Weeks

Sworn to before me
this 20 March 1837
Wm Carr Q.U.


State of South Carolina
Colleton Dist. Personally appeared Stephen
Weeks before me and being duly sworn deposeth
and saith that the facts and evidence given
by Philip Weeks in the above affidavit and under
his knowledge and the he refers to the same

his
Stephen  X Weeks
Mark

Sworn to before me
this 20 March 1837
Wm Carr Q.U.
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The State of South Carolina
Colleton District
I, Archibald Campbell Clerk of the Court of
General Sessions & Common Pleas for Colleton
District in the State aforesaid do hereby
certify that William Carr the Magistrate before
whom the within affidavits were taken is a duly
qualified Justice of the Quorum for the District
aforesaid: and that the within signatures
"Wm Carr Q.U." are his genuine signatures
Given under my hand and
the Seal of the said Court at Walterboro
this twenty first day of March A.D. One
thousand eight hundred and thirty
seven & in the sixty first year of the
Independence of the United States of America

A. Campbell
C.C.G. [Illegible]
S813
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Levi Weeks
S.813
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South Carolina
Beaufort District⎬
This is to certify & make known
to all whom it concerns that we the undersigned, citizens
of Beaufort District & of the State aforesaid, were neighbors
of the late Levi Weeks, a Revolutionary Soldier &
Pensioner of the Federal Government of the United States
That the said Levi Weeks died on or about the 
fourteenth day of October in the year of our Lord
Eighteen hundred & thirty (1830) and left a widow named
Esther Weeks who is now alive & in very indigent
circumstances; and that she lives in the same
neighborhood where her husband died, i.e. in St Peters
Parish, in the above named District & State.
Given under our hands this 27th day of February
by One thousand eight hundred & thirty six

We have no doubt of the truth
of the above facts.
Alex J Lawton
John Nix
Jonathan Clifton
Joseph H Lancaster
William H Lancaster
Josiah Johnson
W B Buckner
Joseph Wall
S Winn
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[Illegible] at olier
11th April
Free
the Houble
John C. Calhoun
Washinton [sic] City
Mail
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The Honble John C Calhoun
Dr Sir
Enclosed is my certificate
as ammended [sic] according to the
last act of Congress on that subject
Your speedy attention to it will releive [sic]
the necessity of a poor man, please
direct to this Office
Your most Obd Sr
Levi Weeks-
Coosawhatchie
Beaufort Dist-
So Carolina
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Levi Weeks

The Secretary of the
State of North Carolina
will be pleased to give
the usual certificate
of service,
Pen: Office
Apr 16. 1820
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Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 22580
Esther Weeks
Wid of
Levi Weeks
Priv. Rev. War
Act July 4th 1836
Index: Vol. M, Page 323
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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V1800
S813
Esther Weeks
widow of Levi
So Ca
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State of South Carolina
Beaufort District. To wit
Personally appeared before me
James B. Jayner Clerk of the
Court of General Sessions and
Common Pleas and a afficis
Justice of the Peace John
Weeks, David Weeks and John
W Nix. who make oath and say
that Levi Weeks was husband
of Esther Weeks now of St Peters
Parish in the District aforesaid
died on or about the fourteenth
day of October Anno Domini 1830
and that these Deponents were
all present at his funeral which 
took place on the day surrounding his
death
Sworn before me
this 21 day of April
1837
J.B. Joyner
M W Elcott
C C P.

John Weeks
David Weeks
John W Nix
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To what time was Levi Weeks, act 1818,
S. Carolina, last paid
J L Edwards
Oct. 12 1837
to the 4th Sep 1830
J H
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Charleston 10 July 1843
Sir
In answer to your letter of the 6th Instant,
I have to state that Esther Weeks a pensioner under act
4 July 1836 was last paid at this Agency to 4th September
1842.
I am Sir Respectfully
Your Ob Servt
Jno C Cochran
Pension Agent

J.L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D.C.
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The evidence in
this case is deemed
satisfactory
J.R.P.
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I do hereby certify that Philip Weeks is
one of my Constituents, and I have no
doubt of the truth of the affidavit
he has made on the application of Mrs
Esther Weeks for the pension of Levi
Weeks since his death as the widow
of the said Levi Weeks- dated the
20"- March 1837- before Wm Carn Q.U.
D Barnwell Rhett
12"- Oct 1837
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
December 1840
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
United States," Esther Weeks
a Pensioner on the Roll of the South Carolina Agency, at
the rate of Eighty Dollars and   Cents
per annum, under the law of the 4th July 1836, has
been paid at this Department, from the fourth of Sept 1839
to the fourth of March 1840
Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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GIDRON, PRINTER
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
October 3d, 1842.
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," and the 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending
the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, Esther Weeks, ------
a Pensioner on the Roll of the South Carolina
Agency, at the rate of Eighty -----Dollars
and ----- Cents per annum, under the law of the 4 July
1836. has been paid at this Department, from the
4th of March 1840 to the 4th March 1841
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.
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Mr J. L. Edwards
War Office

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Oct 12
Comm
Esther Weeks
Hon R. B. Rhett
HR
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Sir
I with great honor certify to the
credibility of the certificate of Philip Weeks
and enclose it to you. They to know
whether the arrears of pension given the
death of her husband will not be
paid her. [Illegible] the affiant.- Oblige
me by settling the matter tomorrow or
[Illegible] the day after and [Illegible] me
Your obd svt
R Barnwell Rhett
12th Oct 1827
Hon. J. L. Edwards
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Esther Weeks
$80 per annum,
S. Carolina
land cut: to Hon.
R.B. Rhett, H. R
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S813
Payable on the 4th March and
4th September of each year,
by Pres U. F. B. Bank
in Charleston S.C.
No pension is payable until
the arrival of one or the other
of the above dates, after the
issue of a Certificate.

Registered, by J. H. Henshaw
Clerk, in book B, volume 9
page 168c
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War Department.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818,
Levi Weeks late a Private
in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed
on the Pension List, Roll of the South Carolina
Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to
commence on the first day of July one thousand eight
hundred and Eighteen.

GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this twenty second day of
April one thousand eight
hundred and twenty.
J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War.
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Captain Samuel Jones Company of Infantry in the said
Regiment. Has resided and more than thirty years in Branford District So Ca
formerly resided in North Carolina
1829.