Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21,881, for Robert Mc Creight, South Carolina
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(3-1776)


SERVICE
S. C.

McCreight, Robert

NUMBER
S. 21,881

Born in Ireland
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16.250
South Carolina
Robert McCreight
of Fairfield in the State of South Car:
who was a pri : & Lt: in the company commanded by Captain Ellison of the Regt. commanded by Col: Winn in the South Car: line for 18 months & 17 days

76 - 250 - & 1832

Inscribed on the Roll of South Car: at the rate of 151 Dollars 88 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 20th day of July '33 and sent John Buckhanan Winnsboro' S. C.

Arrears to the 4th of March '33   303.76
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept " - 75.94
                                                       $379.70

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Wm Miller,  Clerk,
Book E. Vol. 6 - Page 74

[right half of page]
letter to J R. & R. H. M
Creight & P. Agt. Feb. 9. 1835
letter to Pen Agt 28 March 1838. 
do to 3 Aud 18 Decr 1838

Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6t April 1838 from 4 March 1836 to 4 Sept 1837.  Agt notified 28t Decr 1838.

Let to 3d Aud. Dec 4. 1839
Paid as above from 4 Sep 1837 to 4t March 1849.  Agt notified 20 Decr 1839.

Paid as above from 4t March 1839 to 4 March 1840.  Agt notified 10. Decr 1840

Let W J. Buchanan 16 July 1851 H. C. Spaulding Mch 23 1853
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12.668
Robert McCreight


PWL


Admit
Priv 9 m. 17 d.      31.88
Lieut 9 m.            120
                           $151.88
                      


18 Apl. 33

John Buchanan
Winnsboro'
S. C. -
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12.668

BRIEF in the case of Robert McCreight
District of Fairfield in the State of South Carolina
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1.  Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  Court

2.  If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3.  How old is he?  71.

4.  State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period.

Drafted in 1777 or 78.

"                 ---      ---

"    1779 Spring

"  1781   ---

"     ---         ---

Duration of Service.

"from about the beginning of April till the 11th August"
2 months
"From the latter part of March until the first week in July & the same year."
about 2 months.
"between 2 & 3 months."

Rank.
As a private.
"
" 
"
2nd Lieut.
&c.  &c.

Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Capt. R. Ellison, Col. J. Winn, Major A. Pickens Col. A. Williams, Major Brown, Capt. J. Ellison, Genl. Richardson --
Capt. S. Ellison, Genl. Moultree, Capt. E. Martin, Col. Winn, Genl. Sumpter --
Capt. J. Turner, Col. D. Hunt --

5.  In what battles was he engaged?  none

6.  Where did he reside when he entered the service?  Fairfield District, S. C.

7.  Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  Four Witnesses

8.  Are the papers defective as to form or authentication?  and if so, in what respect?  They are not attached to the Seal

X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Examining Clerk.
"The deponent served several other tours of duty and acted as Second Lieutenant.  The deponent served upwards of nine months, in the whole in different tours of Militia duty as Second Lieutenant during the Revolutionary War."
J. Waugh
Fb 25. 1833.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
December 8th, 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 of the United States," The Trustees of Robert McCreight, a Pensioner on the Roll of South Carolina Agency, at the rate of one hundred & fifty one Dollars and 88 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7t June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4" of March 1839, to the 4" March 1840.

Respectfully yours,

Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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POWER OF ATTORNEY--Revolutionary Pension Claims.


Know all Men by these Presents, That I, Mary Thompson of Fairfield District in the State of South Carolina and Child of Robert McCreight deceased do hereby constitute and appoint H. C. Spalding, Washington D. C. my true and lawful Agent and Attorney, to prosecute the Claim of Robert McCreight decd for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or Increase of Pension, that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Agent to examine all the papers and documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Departments at Washington City, or elsewhere; to file additional evidence or arguments; and to receive the Certificate which may be issued for said Claim, which Certificate I wish made payable to Osmond Thompson to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed; and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present.  Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.
WITNESS my hand and Seal this 7" day February A. D., 1852.

Mary  her  +  mark  Thompson  {L.S.}

Signed and Sealed in the presence of}
John Stevenson}
John Thomas}



STATE of South Carolina}
District of Fairfield} SS:

On this 7 day of February A. D. 1852. before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Mrs Mary Thompson and acknowledged the foregoing Power, of Attorney to be her act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand, the day and year aforesaid.}
William Thomas Magis"
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Claim of 
Act of

STATE OF South Carolina}
District of Fairfield} SS.                      No 3.

Be it known, That on this day of A. D., eighteen hundred and fifty two, before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Mary Thompson a resident of Fairfield district in said State, and made oath according to law that She is the daughter of Robert McCreight late deceased who was a Revolutionary Pensioner at the rate of one hundred & fifty one 88/100 Dollars per annum; that she has been informed that the said Pension ought to be increased; that she is directly interested as a claimant in said Pension, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Mary  her  + mark  Thompson
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid, before me.}
William Thomas Magis"

I, William Thomas Justice of the Peace, in and for said County do hereby certify that Mary Thompson who executed the foregoing paper is a respectable resident of this District, and is, I believe, directly interested in said claim as therein set forth.
William Thomas Magis"


I, O. R Thompson Clerk of the Court in the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that William Thomas Esq. before whom the foregoing papers were executed, was, at the date of the same, a Magistrate of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized by law to administer oaths; and the name thereunto subscribed, is his signature.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official Seal, this fourteenth day of February A. D. 1852.

O. R Thompson
Clerk of the Court of Com. Pls, & Genl Sessions
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Robt. McCreight                  1st Sheet

The State of South Carolina}
District of Fairfield}

On this nineteenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court, before the Honorable Henry W. De[illegible] Eqr. Chancellor of the Court of Equity of the said State and in Session at Fairfield Court House, Robert McCreight a resident of the said District of Fairfield and State aforesaid aged seventy one years should Deponent live to see Christmas next, who being first duly sown according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated.  The Deponent was born in the County of Antrim Ireland.  The record of Deponents age was burnt with the [illegible] town of Deponents parents in the Revolutionary War.  The Deponent lived on the same plantation in which he now lives on the South fork of Jackson Creek and the same in which his father lived, when called into service, and has lived there ever since, the Deponent was Drafted as often as called into service.
1st"  The first tour of duty, performed by Deponent was the Florida Campaign, he was called out by a Draft in the Militia, Captain Robert Ellison commanded his Company, and Colonel John Winn commanded the Regiment, Major Joseph Dunn was the Major but was not at that time.  The Regiment marched through Augusta passed down the Savannah river to Cherokee hill right [illegible] above Savannah Turn, then through Medway settlement, and on to the [illegible] Merry
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him, there the army stopt.  The first and third South Carolina Regiments under [illegible] were decamped [illegible] the Militia about one and half miles in the St. Marys .  The Deponent went out in searching party under Major [illegible] afterward General Pickens, Colonel Andrew Williamson was the Acct Colonel and commanded all the South Carolina Militia in third tour of duty.  There were no engagements with the enemy.  A few state passed in a small skirmish (one man wounded) and a [illegible] The Deponent was out in this tour from about the beginning of April till the 11th August this was this tour was in the year 1777 or 1778.  
2nd"  The next tour of duty was also by Draft in the Militia Major Brown commanded the Regiment John Ellison commanded the Company but bore the Rank of first Lieutenant infy The regiment marched to Parrisburgh now in Beaufort District.  General Richardson commanded the Brigade at Parrisburgh  The Regiment had no engagements, and staid out two months
3rd"--The next tour of duty was in the spring of 1779 was again called out by draft on the Militia John Ellison who had then been promoted to a Captaincy commanded the Company.  The Governor of South Carolina John Rutledge established his Head Quarters at Orangeburgh, where the Militia from all parts of the State had collected.  They were, after news, had arrived of the British under General Provost having crossed the Savannah river marched in to Charleston and deponent remained there on duty until the Militia were discharged, General Moultrie was the next in com
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mand under Governor Rutledge.  The deponent was out in this tour from the latter part of March until the first week in July of the same year.
4th"  The next tour of duty performed by deponent was after the fall of Charleston.  General Sumpter commanded the Brigade.  Captain Edward Martin commanded the Company and Colonel Richard Winn commanded the Regiment.  On this tour of duty the Deponent acted as Second Lieutenant in the Company under a Commission received through Captain Martin.  The Commission was signed by the Governor of the State of South Carolina, he believes John Rutledge was the Governor at that time.  This tour was performed in the year 1781.  The deponent was out in this tour about two months.
5th"  The deponent performed another tour under Captain John Turner as well as deponent recollects.  The Troops lay most of their time at Orangeburgh.  Col. David Hurt commanded.  The deponent was in service he believes two and three months, and acted as second Lieutenant under the Commission mentioned above
6th"  The deponent served several other tours of duty and acted as second Lieutenant.  The deponent served upwards of nine months, in the whole in different tours of Militia duty as second Lieutenant during the Revolutionary War.  The Deponent gave his Commission as Second Lieutenant to his son William McCreight who some ten or eleven years removed to the State of Ohio under the impression that in any future war in which this Country might be engaged the Commission would assist him in obtaining some military office under the Government.  The deponent has applied to his son William who has lately returned to this State for his Commission, but without success
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And the deponent believes the Commission to have been lost, and the Captain and other officers under whom deponent served are now all dead.  The deponent received the pay of second Lieutenant [illegible].
The deponent never received any written discharge.  The Commanding Officer of the Regiment usually received such a discharge.  A written discharge was confirmed to him alone, and whenever the Relief came in; the Col. Commanding discharged his Regiment by verbal order to that effect.
The deponent is known to William Robertson David Hamilton, Col. Wm McCreight and Major Henry Moore and Captain Hugh Milling who can all testify as to some part of the actual service rendered by Deponent.  Deponent hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid}   Robert McCreight
Jno. Buchanan
Commissioner in Equity, F. Dist.


I David Hamilton of the District of Fairfield and State of South Carolina, aged seventy three years, hereby Certify that I am well acquainted with Robert McCreight who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that I believe him to be seventy years of age as above stated
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Robt. McCreight    2nd Sheet

that I have known him personally now since and before the Revolutionary War, was a near neighbor then as still remains so.  The deponent served with said Robert through the whole of first tour of duty mentioned by him.  The facts stated by him in relation to that time are truly stated.
2nd"  The deponent knew when said Robert McCreight was drafted and left home in the second tour mentioned by him, and deponent was one of the detachment of Militia who relieved said Robert at Parrisburgh, and has no doubt the facts stated in relation to this second tour are exactly stated.
3rd"  The Deponent served in the third tour mentioned by said Robert saw him several times during this tour:  The Deponent was Quartermaster to the Regiment during this tour, and said Robert was attached to a [illegible] mentioned as Cavalry, and was often detached from the Regiment acting sometimes as guard to baggage waggons, [illegible] &c. and was at that account not always present with the main body.  But deponent believes and is satisfied what he has stated to be correct.
The Deponent knows of his own knowledge that said Robert McCreight served on several other tours of duty in the Militia, and that in some of them towards the latter part of the War he commanded as second Lieutenant.  He commanded as second Lieutenant can from the fourth tour of duty mentioned by him in the year 1781.  The deponent does not know with certainty whether he served when second Lieutenant fully nine months or not, as deponent never [illegible] his memory on that subject.
The Deponent has seen his Commission as Second Lieutenant.  Thinks it was signed by John Rutledge as Governor John Matthews as Governor of South Carolina.
The deponent is sure that said Robert McCreight served more than nine months in the whole in the Militia during the revolutionary war, in different tours.
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Deponent further states that the belief of the neighborhood has all along been that said Robert McCreight had been a soldier in the Militia during the Revolutionary War, and had served and acted as second Lieutenant and has never heard the fact called in question. 
D Hamilton
Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid}
Jno. Buchanan
Commissioner in Equit
F. Dist.

I William Robertson of the District of Fairfield and State of South Carolina aged seventy two years hereby Certify that I am well acquainted with Robert McCreight who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that I believe him to be seventy years of age as above stated.  That I have known him ever since the Revolutionary War and knowed him before.  Has seen him serving in the Militia as a soldier during that war, knows him to have served in several tours of duty, and has no doubt that he served in the whole more than nine months  The deponent has been a near neighbor of said Robert since before the Revolutionary War and knew of his going out and returning home on many several occasions when the Militia were drafted to go out against the British.  The said Robert towards the middle or latter end of the War commanded as Lieutenant.
Deponent further states that the neighborhood have all along believed that said Robert had been a soldier in the Militia during the Revolutionary War and had served and acted as second Lieutenant part of the time and never heard it doubted
William  his --- mark  Robertson
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid}
Jno. Buchanan
Comr. Eqty. F. D.
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Revolution

21 881

INVALID.

Awn

File No. 21,881
Robert McCreight
Lieut Rev War

Act:  June 7" 32"

Index :--Vol. 2, Page 257


[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[postmark]
WINNSBORO
S.C.
JAN
26


Feb 2
Robt McCreight
Mail.
16250


Paid 25

J. L Edwards Esqr
Comr. of Pensions
Washington.
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Exact duplicate of previous page (page 16 of file).
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Winnsborough S. Ca. 24 January 1835

J L Edwards Esq
Comr. of Pensions.

Sir

Yours of the 10th. Ult was duly received and we now forward you the Copy of an order made by Chancellor DeSaussure by which we were appointed the Committee of Robert McCreight, to which is added the certificate of J J Woodward Comr under the Seal of the Court as note certifying the Copy as the fact that we have given Bond in pursuance of the order.   We also forward on the same paper the Affidavit of Genl. Buchanan that Robert McCreight who obtained a pension under the Act of Congress of June 1832, is the same person who has been adjudged a Lunatic.  Should the evidence of one appointment not be considered perfect please point out in what particular the same is defective & if possible it shall be remedied.  We ask the favor of you to forward a Certified Copy of Robert McCreights pension Certificate under said Act, as the certificate forwarded to him is not in our power to Command.
Respectfully
John R McCreight
Robert H McCreight

Witness
Jno T. Woodward
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Washington, Feby 18th 1852.

Honble Jas E. Heath,
Comr of Pensions,
Sir, 
I herewith submit a power of Attorney from Mary Thompson of Fairfield District, South Carolina, authorizing me to examine the pension papers of her father, Robert McCreight, who was pensioner under act 7th June 1832. for the purpose of ascertaining if he was not entitled to an increase of pension during his lifetime.
Very respectfully
Your Obt. Servt.
H. C. Spalding
Attorney

P. S.  The pensioner resided in Fairfield Dist. S. Car}
H. C. S.
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Planters & Mechanics Bank of S C
Charleston 20 March 1838

J. L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington

Sir

The enclosed Certificate of Robert McCreight is forwarded for the purpose of ascertaining the Correct Annual Allowance that he is entitled to; On the Books of the Agency he is inscribed at the Rate of $151 88/ whereas his Certificate claims but $150 88/

I am Respectfully
Your Obt Serv
[illegible]
[illegible] Agent
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12.668
Robert McCreight
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, will apply to the claim of Robert McCreight which require further proof or explanation.

I.  Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?  yes

II.  Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?  yes

III.  If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?  -------

IV.  Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?  yes

V.  *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled?  No

VI.  Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?  yes

VII.  Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?  yes

VIII.  Has the Court given their opinion?  yes

IX.  Has the Clerk given his certificate?  yes

X.  Is the Clerk's seal affixed?  And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?  yes
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XI.  Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?  No

XII.  If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?  No

XIII.  If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?

XIV.  +If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of the military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?  yes
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?  yes

XV.  Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?  yes

XVI+  Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?

XVII.  Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily?  And, if not, which of them is not so answered?  5.


EXPLANATORY NOTES.

*QUERE V.  In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:  "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For - years - months, and - days, I served as a -  For - months and - days, I served as a -; and for such service I claim a pension.
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[more explanatory notes]


[handwritten at bottom of page]
The applicant must show by direct testimony, that he held a commission of Lieutenant -- merely acting as such, does not entitle him to the pay of Lieut. ____
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Revolutionary Claim

The Honorable
Lewis Cass Esquire
Secretary of War
Washington Cty.
D. C.
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Winnsborough June 15th, 1833

Sir,

Enclosed you will receive the papers of William Robertson, David Hamilton, Dinsey Waid and Robt. McCreight applying for a Pension under the Act 7th June 1832, which had been returned from your Department as defective.  In this amended form it is hoped this will be satisfactory.
William Robertson has proved 12 months service as a private soldier.  Owing to great age and disease his memory has failed so far as to make it impossible to trust it in details.  He mingles incidents in one tour of duty with those of another, mistakes duty and the Officers commanding, and it was considered advisable that he should combine his application to twelve months service, notwithstanding he and his associates in army were fully convinced he served a longer period.
David Hamilton  has proved 9 1/2 months service as a private and 9 months service as a Quarter Master to Col. John Winns Regiment rank of 1st Lieutenant.  The Department expressed a order that "he present proof if he can that he was appointed Quarter Master."  It is proved by them that he acted as Quartermaster in actual service for nine months or more, and by himself that he was regularly appointed by regimental Order which order he has seen in the Orderly Book of the Regiment.  Col. Winn long since removed to Tennessee and died, taking with him his Regimental Book if [illegible]
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so long.  But again it is most probable that little care was taken to preserve it, and that it had been destroyed before the removal, The existence and loss of the Order is the last evidence that can be proven of the appointment, at this late day.  And seeing the Regimental Staff [illegible] if ever received a Commission in the Militia, and that are appointment of which the Regimental Order was the evidence was decreed and taken as valid for all purposes of authority, pay and rations and rank Mr. Hamilton then conceives himself entitled to the same rank and pay under the late law of Congress.  If however the Department think otherwise he would be entitled to the pay of a noncommissioned officer in private service.  He was a soldier in some shape in the service of his Country.
Dixny Waid proves 1 yr. 9 months 3,4 days service as private soldier in 3rd Regt. So. Ca. Rangers Col. Wm Thompson and 7 months as a private soldier in the Militia, and claims full pay of private.
Robert McCreight. proves 9 months 17 days as a private soldier in the militia and 9 months as Second Lieutenant.  The existence and loss of his Commission is proved.

I am Respectfully,
your obt Servt.
Jno. Buchanan
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p. 19

Winnsborough S. C.
June 21. 1851

John Buchanan

Enquires to whom the pension of Robert McKnight decd - a Revolutionary Soldier has been paid from the 4th of March 1836 to 4th Mch 1840 ~

Robt McCreight
S. C 32


Ackd 
June 28/51

Referred to the Commissioner
of Pensions for answer
Dept Into.
June 28/51
C
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Winnsborough
Fairfield District
South Carolina
June 21. 1851

The Hon.
The Secretary at War.
Dear

Please have the kindness to give your Statement in that of the Proper Pension Officer, Showing to whom in to whose order the Pension of Robert McCreight decd. (late a pensioner of the U.S. Revolution) for military service was paid from 4 March 1836 to 4 March 1840, and also the amounts paid and the times of the diferent payments.  The payments during those years were made at Washington Cty.  Robert McCreight had been declared a Lunatic and then Pension was or ought to have been recd by his [illegible] John R. McCreight & Robt. H. McCreight.
It is very important that an immediate Answer should be recd.  Your early attention will therefor do a favor
- Very Respectfully
your obt. Servt.
Jno. Buchanan
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Washington, Oct. 7th 1852.

Honble Jas E. Heath,
Comr of Pensions,

Sir,

I have the honor to submit the enclosed certificate from the Comptroller of the State of South Carolina in support of the application of the heirs of Robt McCreight Pensioner at the rate of $151.88 per annum, for an increase of pension.
They desire that you will cause an examination to be made in connection with this certificate of service for the purpose of allowing the additional amount of pension to which they think he was entitled
Very respectfully
Your obt. Servt.
H. C. Spalding
Attorney
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Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office,
December 20th, 1838

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," Robert McCreight a Pensioner on the Roll of the Charleston, S. Carolina Agency, at the rate of One hundred & Fifty one Dollars and Eighty Eight Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4th" of March 1836 to the 4th" Sept" 1837 ~

Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.



To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
Dec: 6th, 1839,

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," The Trustees of Robert McCreight, a Pensioner on the Roll of the South Carolina Agency, at the rate of One hundred & fifty one Dollars and eighty eight Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept; 1837, to the 4th March 1839.

Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.


To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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South Carolina}
Fairfield District}
In Equity

Ex parte
John R. McCreight}
Robert H. McCreight}
Petition to be appointed committee of Robert McCreight a Lunatic

The Commissioner in obedience to an order made by Chancellor Johnston on the 22nd inst. in the above state case, having made his report recommending the petitioners as proper persons to act as the Committee of the said Robert, and that the estate is worth about one thousand dollars and the said report appearing to be founded on sufficient evidence taken before the commissioner
On motion of [illegible] Solicitor for the petitioners it is ordered that the said John R. McCreight and Robert H. McCreight be appointed Committee for the said Robert McCreight Lunatic on their giving Bond to the said Commissioner with Security to be approved by him in the final Sum of Two thousand dollars can or would for the faithful performance of the said trust.
Columbia
Nov 12th" 1834
Signed} Henry Wm" Desaussure


I Jno J. Woodward Commissioner in Equity for Fairfield District  do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the order made by Chancellor Desaussure in this case, taken from the original now of Record in my Office and that they have given Bond and Security accordingly
Given under my hand and the seal of the court  this 24th Jany 1835

Jno J. Woodward
C. E. F. D.
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South Carolina}
Fairfield District}

Before me appeared John Buchanan and makes Oath that the within named Robert McCreight (who it appears has been declared a Lunatic by the Court of Equity of this State) is the identical Robert McCreight who obtained a pension as a soldier of the Revolution under the Act of Congress June 1832, that deponent prepared said Robert McCreights papers for that purpose, and knows such to be the fact.
Sworn to & subscribed before
me Jany. 24th 1835.}
Jno. Buchanan

Jno. J. Woodward Comr. Equity and QW, Ex officer}


Copy of Order of Court
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Robt. McCreight
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(Supplemental)   Robt. McCreight  1st Sheet

State of South Carolina}
Fairfield District}

I William McCreight of the District of Fairfield in the State of South Carolina Do hereby Certify, that Deponent is well acquainted with Robert McCreight who has made the declaration dated the 19th" day of July, A. D. 1832 before Chancellor De Saussure at Fairfield Court House, in order to obtain a pension for revolutionary services under the Act of Congress passed June the 7th, 1832 (the proceedings on which application are contained in four sheets of paper) the Deponent being the oldest son of said Robert McCreight.  The Deponent has seen his Fathers Commission as Second Lieutenant and in which he acted and served in the Revolutionary War as Deponent was informed by his Father and  other persons; and this confirmation he received many years before the Act of Congress of June 7th" 1832.  Deponent had the Commission in his possession for some years has seen it often and thinks it was signed by John Rutledge as Governor of South Carolina.  It was signed by some one as Governor.  Deponent has examined his papers and has not been able to find it, and if Deponent took the Commission with him to the Western Country as stated in his Fathers declaration it must have been lost or mislaid, but Deponent inclined to believe that he returned the Commission to his Father before he removed and that it was burnt when his Fathers house was burnt (which happened twice) and many other papers were destroyed.
Deponent believes his Father to be as old as he states in his Declaration.  Deponent is his oldest child as is now 48 years old and will be forty nine in December next.
Sworn to & Subscribed before me this 11th June A D. 1833}      Wm" McCreight

J Elliott QU EcQ
C. C. R.
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The State of South Carolina}
District of Fairfield}
I John McCreight of the District of Fairfield and State aforesaid, Do hereby Certify that I am well acquainted with Robert McCreight mentioned in the foregoing Certificate of William McCreight Jr. being his oldest brother, and having lived in the same neighborhood ever since childhood up to the present time.  That Deponent has seen his Commission as Second Lieutenant frequently under which he served in the Revolutionary War.  Deponent first saw it when the said Robert returned home from a tour of duty he performed in the year 1781 sometime in May of that year he saw the Commission.  Deponent then read it the first time.  It was signed Deponent thinks by John Rutledge as Governor.  Saw the seal of the State of South Carolina affixed to the Commission.  It was signed by some person, as Governor.  The Commission gave said Robert McCreight rank as first Lieutenant in Captain Edward Martins Militia Company.
Deponent knows of his brother Robert serving several tours of duty both before and after he received his Commission, but is not now able to state the length of the time he served in either tour with any certainty, he being young at that time about 15 years old in 1781.  Deponent saw the Commission among the papers of William McCreight Jr. some short time before he started to the State of Ohio, about twelve years past.  Has not seen it since that time.
John McCreight
Sworn to & Subscribed before me June 11th 1833
J, Elliott QU Ex O
C. C. R.

State of South Carolina}
Fairfield District}
I Robert McCreight who made the declaration of the 20th" July 1832 before Chancellor De Saussure in order to obtain a pension under the Act of Congress of the 7th June 1832 as mentioned in the above Certificate Do hereby Certify that I served as a private soldier in the first tour of duty
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mentioned in Deponents declaration.  That Deponent served in this tour four months and ten days; private soldier.
2nd"  That in the second tour mentioned in the declaration the deponent served as a private soldier two months.  The orders came from Governor John Rutledge to Col. John Winn as Colonel of the Regiment, and through him to the Company, Col. Winn did not go out this tour.
3rd"  In the third tour mentioned in the declaration the Deponent served as a private soldier three months and one or two weeks.
4th"  In the fourth tour mentioned as above the Deponent served as second Lieutenant under a Commission two months
5th"  In the fifth tour mentioned in the declaration the Deponent served three months as second Lieutenant under Commission.
6th"  That deponent served in other tours of duty as mentioned in the declaration under the sixth dead as second Lieutenant, but that by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, nor as to the Officers under whom he acted, nor as to the places through which he marched.  His Captain when acting as Second Lieutenant always was Edward Martins [illegible] the tour to Orangeburg 5th time And deponent served both as a private soldier and as second Lieutenant not less than the period mentioned above and in all the tours of duty he performed as second Lieutenant not less that nine months; in no part of which tour of duty in service was the Deponent employed in any civil pursuit whatever but was entirely occupied with the duties of a soldier.  And in every tour the deponent was called out by what he understood and believed to be competent authority, was attached to a Company embodied as a Company, and to a regiment also called out and in service organized as such, and obeyed orders for a draft from the Colonel of the Regiment, received as the order of draft purported from the Governor of the State of South Carolina.
The fourth tour was at [illegible] Swamp
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Cypress Swamp, the Corner called Monks Corner, at the 45 Mile house and through different parts of the low County of So Carolina.
the 5th Tour mentioned was principally at Orangeburg So. Ca.
That a tour of Militia duty from draft performed by Deponent as a private soldier not mentioned in Deponents Declaration has been called to Deponents recollection by a conversation with William Aiken and David Hamilton both of Fairfield District, the first of which as deponent has understood has received and the second applied for a pension.  This Tour Deponent thinks must have been early in year 1781.  Was through the low Country of this State.  Capt. Edward Martin commanded the Company and Col. Richard Winn the Regiment.  Deponent does not recollect the length of this service. is informed it was two months by these persons and has no doubt of the correctness of the information as two months was the shortest tour usually called for.
Deponents services were all performed in the field excepting the third tour, when deponent was stationed in the barracks in Charleston 
Robert McCreight
Sworn to & Subscribed before me this 11th June 1833
J. Wiatt QU Ex o
C. C. R.

South Carolina}
Fairfield District}
I John McCreight who have sworn to and subscribed a Certificate foregoing Do Certify that from the best recollection I have in the subject I do believe and am satisfied in my own mind that my said brother Robert McCreight did serve nine months as second Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War.  That Deponent cannot recollect the precise length of each tour. But from his knowledge and recollection of the number and lengths of the tours believes that he must have served as second Lieutenant nine months or more when embodied and in actual service under regular Orders as he has stated.
John McCreight
Sworn to & Subscribed before me July 11th 1833
J, Elliott QU Ex o - C. C. R.
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(Supplemental) Robt. McCreight 2nd Sheet

South Carolina}
Fairfield District}

I David Hamilton of the District of Fairfield and State aforesaid, and the same David Hamilton who has made his Certificate to the Declaration of Robert McCreight for a Pension of the 19th July 1832 before Chancellor De Saussure at Fairfield Court House Do hereby Certify that the Clergyman who had charge of the Congregation of which said Robert McCreight belonged the lat Decd. Saml. W. Yongue died before some year in such a matter before July 1832, and that the Clergyman who now officiates the Revd. Mr. Boyd is the young man who lately removed to this District and can have no knowledge of the reputation of the neighborhood as the said Robert McCreights military services in the Revolutionary War, not living in the neighborhood of Mr. McCreight, and being a stranger in the District.  That the Clergyman stationed in Winnsborough at Fairfield Court House is also a young man who has not long resided here and has not had a good opportunity to know the report of the neighborhood in which Mr. McCreight resides, and that Deponent knows of no other Clergyman who at Deponent concurring has had such opportunity.
D Hamilton
Sworn to & Subscribed before me
June 11th 1833 ~

J. Wiatt QU Ex o
C. C. R.
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The State of South = Carolina}
Fairfield District}

I James Elliott Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions, for the District of Fairfield in the State aforesaid, Do hereby Certify that the above and foregoing affidavits of Williams McCreight Jr. John McCreight and David Hamilton and Robert McCreight were sworn to and subscribed before me as Justice of the Quorum Ex Officio.  That they are contained in two sheets.  That each and every said Deponents are respectable citizens of Fairfield District aforesaid, and credible witnesses.  And that Robert McCreight is the identical and same Robert McCreight who made the declaration of the 19th" day of July A. D. 1832 before Chancellor De Saussure in order to obtain a pension which Declaration and the proceedings had thereon are contained in four sheets of paper.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my and, and seal of my Office this 11th" day of June A. D. 1833

[seal on page]
J. Elliott
C. C. R.
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Robert McCreight            Sheet 3rd"

The State of South= Carolina}
District of Fairfield}

Before me appeared Colonel William McCreight of the Town of Winnsborough, District of Fairfield and State aforesaid, and being duly sworn makes Oath, that he is the brother of Robert McCreight who is about to apply for a pension from the United States under the Act of Congress passes June 7th" 1832.  That deponent is now fifty eight years since June last.  That deponents brother Robert McCreight now about seventy years old, that both said Robert McCreight and deponent have lived in Fairfield District, in the same neighborhood the deponent ever since his birth and said Robert ever since he arrived in this Country with his father from Ireland before the Revolutionary War.  That the witness is pretty satisfied and has no doubt that said Robert served in the South Carolina Militia several tours of duty during the Revolutionary War against the forces of Great Britain.  That Deponent recollects of his return home from several tours of duty although at the time very young.  He recollects the fact of his brother Robert on such occasions wearing a white cockade and of distributing small change in silver to his brothers and sister  It has always been the belief of the neighborhood and never contradicted that said Robert had served as a Militia soldier in the War of the Revolution, and deponent [illegible] understood and believes that he acted as second Lieutenant and ranked as such in the tours of duty he last performed.  The length of time said Robert served as a common soldier or officer the witness does not know of his own knowledge.
Said Robert McCreight is now and has for many years been an acting don in the Presbyterian Church and many others as well as the deponent can
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certify as to his credibility and standing in veracity
Wm McCreight

Sworn to and Subscribed before me James Elliott Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in Fairfield District this 18th July 1832
J, Elliott QU Ex O
C. C. P.


Fairfield District]
I Certify that the above & within was taken before me as Clerk of the Court for the District aforesaid & that William McCreight is a Credible Witness 
Given under my hand & the Seal of the said Court the day & year above Written.

J, Elliott
C. C. P.
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Robert McCreight                     4th Sheet

I Major Henry Moore, residing in the District of Fairfield, about two miles of the Town of Winnsborough, in the State of South Caroline aged seventy eight years, hereby Certify that I am well acquainted with Robert McCreight, who has [illegible] and sworn to the declaration to which this Certificate is annexed, and that I believe him to be seventy years of age.  That I have known and I am well acquainted with said Robert since before the Revolutionary War and lived a near neighbor ever since, that deponent never receives a pension from the United States as Captain Lieutenant 4th Regiment Artillery Col Roberts So. Ca. Continentals.
That Deponent saw said Robert McCreight serving as a soldier in the Revolutionary War, at Charleston in the year 1779.  Genl Provost had [illegible] saw said Robert frequently during this tour serving as a soldier in the Militia.  That deponent serving in the Regular Army had no opportunity of knowing the extent of the military services rendered by the Militia, but from the report and belief in his neighborhood has no doubt that said Robert served in all more than nine months.  Said Robert McCreight is a presiding elder in the Presbyterian Church and has acted as such many years.
Henry Moore
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 20th day of July 1832 in open Court}
Jno. Buchanan
Commr. in Equity
F. Dist.
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant Robert McCreight was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.  And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Major Henry Moore, David Hamilton, William Robertson and Col. Wm McCreight - who have signed the proceeding Certificates are residents of Fairfield District and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit

Henry W. De Saussure
Chancellor

Winnsborough
20 July 1832
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State of South Carolina


I John Buchanan Commissioner in Equity, of the Court of Equity, for Fairfield District, do hereby Certify, that the foregoing contains (in four sheets) the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Lieutenant Robert McCreight for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 20th day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.

Jno. Buchanan
C. E. F. D.
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Robert McCreight
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Comptroller Genl's Office.
Columbia So: Ca:
24 Sept. 1852.
"No 42 Lib. O}  Issued 21st January 1785 to Mr Robert" McCreight for Twenty Eight pounds 19 3 1/4 Sterling for Militia duty as Private on Jorse and foot Also as a Lieut. in 1781 and 1782 P account audited, No. 25.  Principal [Pounds Sterling] 28:19:3 1/4   Interest  1:19:4

No. 42  March 22d O
Mr. Robert McCreight his account of Militia duty as private on Horseback and Lieut. on foot in 1781 & 1782 Accotg to [Pounds Sterling] 28:19:3 1/4 Stg

State of South Carolina
To Robert McCreight Dr.
1781 April 1st.
For 61 days service as a private on horseback w Capt Edward Martins Company Colo Richard Winns Regt. commencing April 1st and ending May 31st both days inclusive @ 20 S pr. { [Pounds Sterling] 61:0:0

1782 March 26th  For 40 days service as Lieut in do Regt commencing March 26th and ending May 4th 1782 both inclusive @ 35S pr. { 70:00:0

June 26th  For 41 days service as Lieut. do. Regt. commencing from 26th and ending Augt. 5th 1782 both inclusive @ 35 S P: {71:15:0
142 Days    Currency [Pounds Sterling] 202:15:0
Sterling  28:15:3 1/4

Camden District} Before me John Buchanan Esqr, personally appeared Robert McCreight who being duly sworn saith that the above acct. is just and true and that he has never Recd. any part of payments for the same.  Sworn before me this 6th day of February 1784 
(signed) Jno Buchanan JP  (signed) Robert McCreight
I do certify that Robert McCreight did the above duty in the time specified as a priv
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ate Horseman and afterwards as Lieut also that his acct. is just and true Certified this 7th day of February 1784 (Signed) Edwd Martin Capt.
Received 21 January 1783 full satisfaction for the amount of the above accout in an Indent No 42 Book O by order (Signed) Jno Bell.
Gentlemen, Please deliver the bearer hereof Mr. James McCreight an Indent to this Amt of my acct. against the Publick and his recpt. shall be to you a Sufficient discharge from the same.
(Signed) Robert McCreight
executed in presence of (Signed) Jno Buchanan JP.
"the within to Mr. John Bell (signed) Jas. McCreight."

I do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true copy as taken from the Records of this Office

For Comptroller Genl.
James A Black
Dep.

(No Seal of Office)