Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 9088, for James Johnson, South Carolina
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SERVICE SC
Johnson, James
Johnston
Mary
NUMBER W9088
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Fairfield D 1855
A power of Attorney
to A.S. Wallace of
York District executed
before WZ Leitner
Feb 22. 1855 Magistrate
[Illegible]
AS Wallace
Yorkville
S.C
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South Carolina Camden District
Personally appeard John Knox
and made oath as the Law directs
that the guns James Johnston Lost at Sumters Defeat [Battle of Fishing Creek] be appraised to the sum of Twenty five Pounds Sworn Before me this 6th June 1783
Wm Tate JP
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52/
Washington
Feby 14/53
Mr Thompson
Appeals for pension
of Com pens in case
of Mary Johnson
widow of James
Respy  Rep Com pens
Feby 14 /53
Dep Int
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beginning to the end of the War,
& mostly in the Cavalry & as an officer, the payments being in
sums too large to have been allowed a private, and so testify the Witnesses.
The evidence of the Comptr & the
Witnesses show that he served
throughout a Seven years war, almost entirely.
You Will then not hesitate to increase the pension as for 720 days, instead of 546 days service whereby, and to
allow for the 12 days if No More, nor hitherto allowed for as lieut. & Adjt
also the thirteen dollars per month
as claimed in my letter of 20th Decr last & increase the
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ington in Feb last. I returned home
made application for this difference
between Infantry, and Cavalry pay, had an administration on her estate, and forwarded the application with her pension certificate on which there was six or eight months due on
the pension certificate, but I supposed if the increase was admitted that a certificate would be
payable to her son, and administrators and supposed that
all would have been paid at the agency in Charleston S.C. The pension certificate was forwarded to your office and is doubtless there if not sent to the Treasury department.
I respectfully request the attention of S. Coles in this matter or Mr Rhett of Friftet who knew something of its
adjudication and pass the claim on its merit.
I herewith return you the letter of the 3 Auditor and request that you take such order as will find the pension certificate
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the strictest examiners as well as
the most high toned gentlemen
in the office of which the Comr
was notified at the time which
I hope he will recollect, as all
was then considered right and
safe and is as follows,
2 Months and 27 days private of Cavalry $10.83
3 "Foot $10.
6 month 3 days L1 Cavalry 107. 61
3 month 10 days at 15 in adition to
line 80. 53
3 moths and 1 day a capt 78.83
= 279.80
This is short of the proper allowance
as the adition to line pay $15 is not the pay even of a lieutenant of Cavalry when he was serving as capt when he got the appointment .I leave this however to the decision of the Hon Com of Pensions, whose personal attention I most respectfully asked on this case as he permitted Mr Rhett to make the calculation after being carefully made by R. W. Young and myself.
the above is Mr Rhetts own calculation, which is short I think of
the proper allowance, some $30
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B
Certif of Aud
(No seal of Office)
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South Carolina Chester District
Know all men by these presents that I Mary Johnston of the State and District aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint Col. M. Thompson my true and lawful attorney and agent to prosecute my claim for an increase of Revolutionary
Pension that may be due me and
I hereby authorize my said agent to examine all the papers and documents on file in the department at Washington City to file additional evidence and arguments and to receive the certificate which may be issued for said claim which
certificate I wish made payable to me
and do all other acts and things
that I might or could do were I
personally present hereby [Illegible]
and confirming all that my said
attorney and agent shall lawfully
do in the premises.
Mary Johnson X her mark
Witness my hand and seal this 7th day of October A.D. 1851
Signed and sealed in presence of
Saml W known
John G Johnston
South Carolina  Chester District
On this 7th day of October AD 1851, before me the subscriber a magistrate in and for the district aforesaid personally appeared Mary
Johnston and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be her act and deed, for