Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1,595, Joseph Caldwell, S.C.
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S.C.     Caldwell, Joseph     R.1595
         or
          Caldwell, Tabitha     B.L.Wt. 61335-160-55
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To the Legislature of South Carolina

The petition of Joseph Caldwell shows that he is now seventy year of age & now a resident of the District of Anderson and having been a soldier of the revolution and now aged and infirm he is desirous of being placed on the pension list;  He served three months under Captain Godfrey Tryer in the Regiment commanded by Major Hart and Col Wm Thompson, under Captain Owens he was marched to the H Holes and was stationed for some time under Captain Friday in guarding the magazine at Orangeburg and was frequently during the last years of the war actively engaged in scouting for Tories[?] but was too young in the first part of the war to take part in it;  This Deponent has no other property than a horse worth fifty dollars, one cow for which I am yet in debt some little house hold furniture and plantation impliments [implements] worth about fifty dollars or there=abouts
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Sworn to and subscribed 8th day October 1832. 
Before E. S. Norris, J. P.
            his
Joseph x Caldwell
            mark

South Carolina
Andersen District
James Caldwell being sworn declares that the above Joseph Caldwell is his brother, that they lived together in the Revolutionary war and that he knows that said Joseph was a friend to American Independence having been engaged in the service of his country together during a considerable time under Captains Tryer, Owens, and Friday.

Sworn and Subscribed 8th day October 1832.
before E. S. Norris, J. P.
          his
James x Caldwell
          mark
I certify that I am well acquainted with James
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Caldwell and Joseph Caldwell that they are men of good character and fully entitled to credit.

Benj Dickson J. J.M.

The Committee on Pension, To whom was referred the Report of the Committee on Pensions of the Senate on the petition of Joseph Caldwell praying for a pension report that they have considered the service & recommend that this House concur in the report and that a pension be granted to the said Joseph Caldwell, Respectfully Submitted
Dec 6=1832.
J. E. Holmes Chairman

The Committee on Pensions to whom was referred the petition of Joseph Caldwell praying for a pension have had the same under consideration & recommend that the prayer thereof be granted 
T. Evans Chairman

In the Senate 4 Dec 1832 Resod that Senate do agree. Ordered to House of Representatives for concurrence. By order of the Senate 
Jacob Warley, C. S.
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In the House of Representatives 8 Dec, 1832.
Resolved that the House do concur with the Senate.  Ordered that it be returned by Order of the House.
R. Anderson
C. H. R.
Office of Clerk of Senate Columbia 12 October 1833
Hereby certify the foregoing to be a free copy of the [file] of Joseph Caldwell now on file in this office.
M. J. [Arthnero]
L. Librarian of state
[illegible]
(No seal of office)
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T.G. Underwood, Oct 23d, 1853
T.B. Underwood July 11/56
J.T. Stevens March 28/57
E.F. Butts
Vol. C.-4a

Act Mar 3/55
3737     Apl 16/55
Tabitha Caldwell wid. of 
Joseph Cladwell, (Prv.)
Tabitha Caldwell Wid. of 
Capt Joseph Caldwell
Col. S.C. Meil
f 1.335 found May 29th /57
Ent.
Dis.
Revolutionary Pensioner
160 [illegible] May 28/57
Boynton
Must give the agency at which he was paid and under which act he was pensioned.
J. T. Stevens present
T.G. Underwood
Canton, Ga.
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73737
Claim of
Tabitha Caldwell
War of 1776
Presented by
T.G. Underwood
Agent.
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State of Georgia 
Cherokee County

On this seventh day of April A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the county and state aforesaid Tabitha Caldwell aged fifty seven years a resident of Cherokee County in the State of Georgia, who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Joseph Caldwell deceased, who was a private in the company commanded by Captain (name not recalled) in the Regiment of South Carolina militia commanded by Col. (not [illegible]) in the Revolutionary War was with Great Britain, that her said husband continued in actual service in said war for term of seven years, and that he (her husband) did draw annually for many years before his death a pension of sixty dollars from the Government,  She further states that she was married to the said Joseph Caldwell in Newbury District South Carolina on the fifth day of June A. D. 1817 by [illegible] William Williams a Justice of the Peace, and that there is no public or private record of their marriage. She also states that her name before her marriage was Tabitha Busby that her said husband died at his residence in aforesaid District South Carolina on the 10th day of March A. D. 1851 and that she is now a widow. She further declares that she has never applied for nor received any bounty land warrant under this nor any other act of Congress. 
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the
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act approved the 3rd day of March 1855.  For further proof of service she [illegible] on her said husbands former declaration for pension on file in the pension office. 
            her
Tabitha x Caldwell 
            mark


We D. H. Martin and J.D. Caldwell residents of Cherokee County in the State of Georgia upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration is as signed and acknowledged by Tabitha Caldwell in our presence, and that we know the Claimant and her said husband in his life time and known them to cohabit as husband and wife, and to be so reputed; we therefore know the applicant to be the identical person she represents herself to be, and that we have known her ever since her husbands death and that she is still a widow. 
D. H. Martin
       his
J. D. X Caldwell
      mark

The foregoing declaration
The foregoing declaration and affidavit was sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in this claim.
W. J. Christian J.P.

State of Georgia   }
Cherokee County } I James M. Daniel Clerk of the [illegible] Court in and for said county, do hereby certify that W. J. Christian before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavit were made is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county, only authorized by law to administer oaths for general purposes, and that his signature thereto is genuine.
Given under my hand and seal this 11th day of April 1955
James M. Daniel Clerk

[blurred mark of seal]
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Pension Claim of Tabitha Caldwell

underact of Congress [?] February 1853

filed by
Samuel Weil & W. R. Coulter
Atty's at Law
Canton, Cherokee County Georgia
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State of Georgia
County of Cherokee } On this second day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before Judge of the Superior court held in and for the said county in open court, Mrs. Tabitha Caldwell a resident of Freemanville in the County and State aforesaid, aged fifty seven years [.  ] hearing first duly sworn according to law dath on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the law of the United States, passed the 3rd of February 1853, granting pensions to the widows of persons who rendered service in the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Joseph Caldwell who was a soldier of the Revolutionary War and a pensioner of the United States under act June 7th 1832 at the rate of sixth dollars.  She further declares that she was married to the said Joseph Caldwell on the fifth day of June, eighteen hundred and seventeen, that her said husband died on the 10th day of March, eighteen hundred and fifty one; that she was not married to him prior to the second day of January eighteen hundred, but at the time above stated.  That there is no public record of he marriage nor a private record of her marriage, and she further declares that she is now a widow. Sworn to and subscribed, in open court on the day and year first above written before me  Judge of said Court
David Irwin J.S.C.B.R.C

NOTE: two sections written then crossed off.

State of Georgia
County of Cherokee }ss. On this second day of October A.D. 1856, personally appeared before me the [illegible] a Justice of the Peace in and for said County David H. Martin, and Parnes D. Caldwell who are to me well known and who are credible witnesses, and who having by me duly sworn before and say that they are each well acquainted with Tabitha Caldwell the above applicant for a pension that they have
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State of Georgia.           ss
County of Cherokee } On this second day of October A.D. 1855 personally appeared before me this undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said county David H. Martin and James D. Caldwell who are to me well known and who are credible witnesses, and who being by me duly sworn before and say that they are each well acquainted with Mrs. Tabitha Caldwell the above applicant for a pension that they have known her for [prior] years last [part]. That they were acquainted with Joseph Caldwell her late husband, having known him for five years previous to his death; that they the said Joseph Caldwell and Tabitha Caldwell lived together as husband and wife and were reputed so to be, that defendants never heard the fact of their marriage disputed or questioned. That the said Joseph Caldwell died on the tenth day of March 1851 and the said Tabitha Caldwell has been since that day and still is refuted to be his widow which defendants believe to be the fact. That she has never married since her said husbands death and is still his widow, and that her said husband was the identical man mentioned as in her declaration above, and that defendants are disinterested. Subscribed and sworn to before me the day and year first above written, and I certify that I am not interested herein.
David H. Martin
James D. "X" Caldwell
              his mark
N.G. Newton J.P.
Justice of the Peace

I hereby constitute and appoint Samuel Weil and W. R. Coulter, very true and lawful attorney, hereby authorize him to prosecute this my claim to a pension and to receive the certificate to be issued thereon dated this second day of October A.D. 1855.
Tabitha "X" Caldwell.      (Seal)
          her mark
State of Georgia
County of Cherokee. } I, the clerk of the court of the Superior Court, I hereby certify that the
Hon N. G. Newton  before whom the foregoing declaration was read, was at the time of so doing a Judge of said Court duly qualified, and that __________ Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavits were made, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in and fore said county duly commissioned and sworn and that the signatures of both are genuine. Witness my hand and the seal of said Court this ___ fay of ____ A.D. 1855.
State of Georgia
Cherokee County } I the Clerk of the Superior Court, do hereby certify that the Hon. David Irwin before me on the foregoing declaration was made my at the time so doing a Judge of said court duly qualified and that W. G. Newton Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavits were made was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and sworn, and that the signatures of both are genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this October 2nd A.D 1855.
J,.L Keith Clerk
S.C. Cherokee County 
Gro.
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February 14, 1939.
Mrs. Harold W Grimes.            BA-J/ILL
Pine Apple                                 Joseph Caldwell
Alabama.                                    R. 1595
Dear Madam:
The data which follow are found in the papers on file in pension claim, R. 1595, based upon service in the Revolutionary War of Joseph Caldwell.
Joseph Caldwell enlisted in the latter part of the Revolutionary War, served three months as private in Captain Godfrey Fryer's company, Colonel William Thomson's  South Carolina regiment, served also in Captain Owen's company at Four Holes and under Captain Friday at Orangeburg, and on various scouting parties.  His residence in South Carolina was not stated.
On account of his service in the South Carolina troops given above, Joseph Caldwell was granted a pension by the State of South Carolina.  In 1838, he resided in Anderson District, in that state, and gave his age then as seventy years; he sis not give the date and place of his birth, nor the names of his parents.  He stated that he was too young for service in the first part of the Revolutionary War.
The soldier resided many years in Anderson District, South Carolina; he died at his home there on March 10, 1851.
Joseph Caldwell married June 5, 1817, in Newberry District, South Carolina, Tabitha Busby; the names of her parents and the date and place of her birth were not given.
Tabitha Caldwell, the soldier's widow, applies April 7, 1855, for the bounty land which was due under the act of March 3, 1855 on account of his service in the Revolutionary War.  She was then aged fifty-seven years, and resided in Cherokee County, Georgia; the town of Freemansville.  She had moved to that state from Anderson District
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South Carolina, after the death of her husband.  She was allowed 160 acres of bounty land on warrant #61335.
In 1832, James Caldwell, a brother of Joseph Caldwell, the soldier, was a resident of Anderson District, South Carolina.  He stated that he lived with his brother during the Revolutionary War and served with him.
In 1855, James D. Caldwell and David H. Martin, were residents of Cherokee County, Georgia; they had been acquainted with the soldier, Joseph Caldwell, an Anderson District, South Carolina, before his death.  No relationship between these persons and the soldier's family was stated.
If you desire information in regard to the location of the land which was granted on account of service of Joseph Caldwell in the Revolutionary War, you should address the Commissioner, General Land Office, this city, and furnish that official the following data: bounty land warrant #61335, 160 acres, Act of March 3, 1855.
Very truly yours,
A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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1917 Oct. 3 Hist. to Mrs. Jos. J. Quinn. letter in S. 21.435
Daniel Quinn. c(slash)
1939- Feb.14. Hist to Mrs. Harold W. Grimes- ILL.
1595
P.O. Tabitha Caldwell
Widow of Joseph
Service: He probably received a pensions from State of South Carolina and not from U. States
Enlisted: 
Discharged:                  REJECTED  
Application filed:
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Tabitha Caldwell
Boynton Oct 8th/53
73.737
(J. B. Mitchell
134942
La Capette May 9/36).  crossed out

Gei Ex.
E
T.G. Underwood
Freemansville
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Memo.
Have searched flat files Rej & Agency books and fail to find Joseph Caldwell or Coldwell or Colwell or Colewell as U S. pensioner
In the bounty land claims of Tabitha, widow of Joseph Caldwell, it appears that
(Over)

[stamped] JUN 30 1911 [/stamped]
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N
61.335
N.C. Anes
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No. 6073
Tabitha Caldwell
Widow of Joseph
Georgia
Weil & Coulter Octo 19/53
Same Jany 26 1836
J. T. Stevens Sept. 18. 1857

1595

3d Feby 1853
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Additional Evidence

J. T. Stevens Atty
Washington D. C.
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State of Georgia,
County on this the 15th day of May 1857 before me a Justice of the Peace of said County and State persons appears Milton Hagood and James D. Caldwell residents of Cherokee Co. and who are sworn to me as credible persons and who after being sworn in form of the land make the following statements to wit
That formerly they both were residents of Anderson Dist. S. Carolina and lived in the immediate Settlement of Joseph Caldwell and his wife Tabitha Caldwell in said District and state that they know the said Joseph the husband of the afore said Tabitha was reported to be and they believe was a Revolutionary soldier of said state that he bore the reputation as such and that they personally knew that he drew a pension from the state of South Carolina for many years and they further state that they have seen said
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Receive his money as a soldier and that he drew said pension up to his death and ofter his death his widow move to Cherokee Georgia and still remains the widow of the referred soldier Joseph Caldwell and that she is the identical widow that applied for Bounty land 
Attest                            Milton B. Hagood
W. C. Cole J.P.              James D.  "X" Caldwell
                                                      his mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me this day and year above written and I certify that I have no interest in said claim whatever.
Thomas Mullenox J.P.

State of Georgia
[Luiskin] County } I James Rutherford clerk of the Inferior court of said county and state aforesaid do hereby certify that Thomas Mullenox Esq. is and was at the time of signing the above affidavit
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an acting Justice of the Peace of said county and state duly commissioned and sworn and I further certify that his signature above written is genuine and that credit is same to all his official acts given under my hand and the seal of said court this 16th day of May 1857.
James Rutherford C.I.C.
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Rev. Pension Claim
Act 3rd Feb 1853
Georgia
Washington D.C.
15 Sept. 1857
Dear Sir
I have the honor to enclose your Power of Atty to my self in the Rev. Pension claim of Tabitha Cladwell, widow of Joseph Caldwell of Georgia. Act 3rd February 1853.
For service in this case, I refer you to the Bounty Land claim of applicant in which I have received Land Warrant No. 61.335 for 160 acres Act 3rd March 1855.
Please examine this claim and advise me of the result.
Very respectfully Yours,
J. T. Stevens
Goe C. Whiting Esq.
Court of Pensions
[Preunth]
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Additional Evidence
No. 73.737
Act of 3d March 1833

Washington, D.C.
May 22[?] 1857

Sir

I have the honor to enclose additional evidence in the Bounty Land claim of Tabitha, widow of Joseph Caldwell No. 73.737 Act of 3d March 1833 called for by your circular of March 28, 1857.
Will you please forward the warrant to me when signed.

Very Respectfully
J. G. Stevens

Geo. C. Whiting Esq
Comm. of Pensions
Present[?]
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Georgia
Lumpkin Co.
Know all men by these present that I Tabitha Caldwell widow of Joseph Caldwell give who was a Revolutionary Soldier of the State of South Carolina and who drew a pension fore said state, do hereby appoint Joseph T. Stevens 
Esq. of Washington D.C. her lawful attorney to examine the papers on file and to receive the pension certificate that she has here to fore made application. That she revokes all former  power by her given in said claim and confers with all her said atty. may lawfully do by virtue of these present witness my hand and seal this the 14 day of July 1857.
In presents of Tabitha "X" Caldwell
                                  her mark
J. M. Whelchel
W.C. Cole
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Additional Evidence
No. 73.737
Act of 3rd March 1855
Washington D. C.
March 19, 1857
Sir,
I have the honor to enclose my authority to act in the Bounty Said claim of Tabitha, widow of Joseph Caldwell, No. 73.737 Act of 3rd March 1855 and additional Evidence.
Will you please cause an examination for service under additional evidence cited herewith, being Resolutions of the State of South Carolina granting the husband of the claimant as pension.
Very Respectfully, 
J.T. Stevens
Geo. C. Whiting Esq.
Comm. of Pension
Present
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73.737
Tabitha Caldwell
widow of Joseph Caldwell
Chg to Boynton
Oct 18/55
W. C. Cole
Please get disch
within case
J. T. Stevens
Pow. of Atty. to J.T.Stevens
Boynton present
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Georgia
Lumpkin County
Know all men by these presence that I, T.G. Underwood who is agent on the claim to bounty land of Tabitha Caldwell do hereby constitute and appoint J. T. Stevens Esq. of Washington 
D. C. my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name place and  _____ to examine all papers on file in the pension office  in that may be sent in relation to said claim and to receive the warrant where issued.
T.G. Underwood
attest
A.L. Dorsey N.P.
W. C. Cole
T. G. Underwood
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PENSION OFFICE,

Ap. 16, 1855.

SIR:
The claim of Tabitha Caldwell No. 73.737 for Bounty Land under the Act of March 3, 1855, has been received, and will be attended to in its turn.  It is therefore respectfully requested that every applicant will wait a reasonable time before making application to know what has been done in relation to his or her claim.  All applications will be disposed of as fast as the nature of the business will admit, and immediate notice given to the parties, or their agents.

I am, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
L. P. WALDO,
Commissioner.

T. J. Underwood
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Pension Office
Jan'y 26 1856
Gentlemen:
Mrs. Tabitha Caldwell is mistaken in supposing that her husband was a Pensioner on the South Carolina Roll.  I do not contend that he was even pensioner or even made application for a pension.
I am Respectfully yours,
R. Mc Rae
Commissioner

Mepn. Weil and Coulter
Canton
Georgia
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73.737
L.P. Waldo
Commissioner of 
Pensions
Washington D.C.
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Canton April 11, 1833
L.P. Waldo,
Sir, enclosed I sent you the claims of Daniel Curbow and Tabitha Caldwell for land warrant which you will please examine and if they be entitled, send the warrants to me directed to Canton  [illegible] office Georgia, and if there is an error in them you will send them back for correction with error stated.
Yours Respects
T.G. Underwood
P.S. I am the regular authorized agent in these cases.
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State of Georgia
Cherokee County } Personally appeared before me Tabitha Caldwell who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that her husband lived at the time he was pensioned in Anderson District
South Carolina, and that no record either public or private of her marriage, which is in her provision to procure.
Tabitha. "X" Caldwell
           her mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me this Dec. 13th 1855
William J. Christian J. P.  (Seal)

Stat of Georgia
Cherokee County}  Personally appeared before me F. M. Burnett and James D. Caldwell who being duly sworn upon these others declare that they are personally and well acquainted with Mrs. Tabitha Caldwell and know her to be the identical person she represents herself to be that they saw her ____ the above affidavit by making her mark thereto that they know her to be the widow of Joseph Caldwell and not mistrusted in her claim.
Tabitha  "X". Caldwell
           her mark
James "X" Caldwell
           his mark
Sworn to and subscribed in presence of me Dec. 13th 1855
William J. Christian J.P.
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State of Georgia
Cherokee County } I hereby certify that F. M Burnett and James D. Caldwell an credible and respectable citizens of Cherokee County state  of Georgia and that full faith and credit ought to be given to there affidavit.  Dec 19th 1855
William J. Christian J.P. (Seal)

State of Georgia
Cherokee County}. I, J. L Keith, Clerk of the Superior Court for said County of Cherokee do hereby certify the William J. Christian Esq. before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavit were made and who has certified thereto was at the time of so doing an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Cherokee, duly commissioned and qualified that his official acts are due full faith and credit, and that his signature respectively thereto are genuine.
Given under my hand and official signature, and that seal of said Court affixed at Canton January 16th A.D. 1856
J.L.Keith C.S.C.C.C.
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Ref Apl 8/58
61335-160
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additional evidence on the County land claim of Tabitha Caldwell widow of Joseph Caldwell Act 3rd March 1853.
Hon Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C.}. Fairhouse Ga.
Hon. Sir,
In answer to your favor of the 17th inst I only can state all I am able to gather from the widow, she states that her claim was made out in Cherokee County she thinks about the 10th of September 1855 or about the 10 of March 1856 and that W. C. Cole of New Bridge Ga. we her agent and that he Cole will not give her the No. of her application her husband Joseph Caldwell, deceased, was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, of the State of South Carolina and drew his pension in Charlestown and I would like it as a favor if you would depart from the role of the office so as to find this claim for the following reasons. I thin her agent has not treated her as he should and I am satisfied that her claim is a just one. I am sorry to be compelled to bother you this 
yours with respect,
T.J. Harris

73.737 Chan'd to Boynton cot 8/55
W.  No. 61,335-160-iss'd
May 29/57. I sent to J. t. Stevens Present
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J Minot
Washington D. C.
Freemansville
June 18,1856
Dear sir, I wish to know what disposition has command of Tabitha Caldwell's claim No. 73,7373.  I secured the acknowledgement of reception of her claim in April 1855 and some time there after I secured a letter asking me to inform you at what agency her husband secured his pension and if she be a pensioner at what agency she secured hers; which I done and have never heard from it since.  I cannot account for the delay.  I wish to know also what disposition has been made of John B. Mitchell claim No. 134,942 as I have secured a warrant long since for a pension whose claim was sent and at the same time his was.  I was required to prove the marriage of Rebecca Gossett three months ago which I did and sent it on two months age; but, the warrant has not come yet.
Respectfully yours
T.G. Underwood
Canton S.C.
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Mrs. Harold W. Grimes
Pine Apple Alabama
Rev. and 1812 Mar
1841
Received Feb 3, 1939
[illegible] 30,1939
Cash 1.00
3916
Bureau of Pension
Washington D.C.
Dear Sirs:
Do you have any records of pension paid to James Donald, West Donald and Joseph Caldwell who served in the Revolutionary War.
They were from Chester, Abbeville and Newberry or vicinity at time of Revolution. Jos. Caldwell served in Col.
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Waters regiment. James Donald had five sons, George, West, Joseph, James and Andrew and three daughters, Lydia, Nancy and Mary.
Joseph Caldwell had a daughter, Margaret who married West Donald in 1827 and two sons probably Daniel Caldwell and Joseph Caldwell Jr. who also served under Col. Waters.
I am enclosing a dollar for any information 
concerning above.
Thanking you I am yours truly,
Francis D. Grimes
(Mrs. I Donald W)
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February 14, 1939
Mrs. Harold W. Grimes
Pine Apple
Alabama

MMHF
RA-J/ILL
Joseph Caldwell
R 1595
Dear Madam;
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of James Donald, West Donald, Joseph Caldwell,Sr., all of South Carolina, and of the sons of Joseph, possibly Daniel and Joseph who may have served in the South Carolina troops also.  You enclosed one dollar ($1.00) to cover cost of the search of the records.
There is no claim for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of James or a West Donald, nor of any Daniel Caldwell. The pension record has been found of one Joseph Caldwell, only, of South Carolina.  His record is furnished you herewith.
No charge is made for the search of the records and the report in regard to Joseph Caldwell.  One dollar, the amount of your remittance will be refunded in due time.
Very truly yours,
A. D. Hiller,
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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Rev. War Section.

October 3, 1917.

Mrs. James J. Quinn,
2617 San Jacinto Street,
Houston, Texas.

Madam:

    In response to your letter dated the twenty-second ultimo, you are advised that the papers in the claim R. File No. 1,595 Rev. War, show that Joseph Caldwell served in the South Carolina troops, under Captain Godfrey Tryer in Colonel William Thompson's regiment, three months; under Captain Owens, he was marched to the Four Holes; under Captain Friday, was stationed some time at Orangeburg guarding the magazine; and that during the last years of the war, he was frequently actively engaged in scouting parties.  There are no dates of enlistment or discharge given.
    It appears that soldier was pensioned by the State of South Carolina, on account of the above services.
    His age is not shown, he stated that he was too young to serve in the first part of the war.
    He married in Newbury District, South Carolina, June 5, 1817, Tabitha Busby.  He died March 10, 1851, in Anderson District, and his widow Tabitha was allowed bounty land, for his services, by the United States Government. In 1855, she was fifty-seven years of age and a resident of Freemansville, Cherokee County, Georgia.
     There is no further family data on file.

                            Very respectfully,
                                     //s//
                            G.M. Saltzgaber
                            Commissioner.
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The National Archives
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

Bounty Land Record Card

Division of Veteran's
Administration Archives

Name: Caldwell, Matthew
Grade: Private
Line: New York

Warrant Number: 6978
Acreage: 100
Issued: July 22, 1790
to Thomas Tillatson, assignee

This information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants issued prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.  Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.