Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 9536, for Anthony D Shoto, South Carolina
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(3-1776) [Stamp of a star]
SERVICE |  | NUMBER
S.C. | Shoto, Anthony D. | R.9536.
CONTENTS
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Acts of July 14, 1836 and March 5, 1876. [lined through]
9586
P.O. [blank space]
Anthony D. Shoto
Service: [blank space]
REJECTED
Enlisted: [blank space] , 18__
Discharged: [blank space], 18__
Application filed: [blank space], 18__
Alleges: [lined through]  Printed list of 1852 gives as cause of suspension 
Re-enlisted: [lined through] "For proof from the South Carolina records."
Attorney: [blank space]
P.O. [blank space]
[blank space] Recognized.  [blank space] Contract
[blank space] Cert. of Dis.  Searched for [blank space], 18  .

1926 - July 13 - Hist. to Willis M. Dixon.  His letter in claims of Reuben Fot - S. 32255 - MM/FS-
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Anthony D. Shoto
Illinois
Suspended, see 
let Walter B. Scates Oct
27th 1835 - Frankft
9536
9536
Act 7 June 1832
[arrow pointing to the word "let" and then the following is written parallel to the arrow:]
this letter not in the October book
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State of Illinois  Franklin County Ser.  on this 6th day of October AD 1835 personally appeared in open court before the court of county commissioners now sitting Anthony D Shoto a resident of said county and State aged eighty one years & some months who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 1832 that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.  He was born in Madrid in Spain on the 8th day of March 1754.  as appears from a record of his age made in his fathers Family Bible but he has not seen the record or Bible for many years. and does not now know what had become of it.  At the age of 8 or 9 years old his father moved to New Orleans now in the State of Louisiana.  Then he believes a Spanish Province or Territory.  Some few years afterward his father moved to Mobile  He then moved to South Carolina where he continued to live until he entered the service of the United States.  He lived at the time he entered the services in Fairfield County in S. C.  He entered the services as a volunteer for the period of six months, in April or May to the best of his recollection in 1780.  He was a private during this term of service in Captain John Land's company of Col ____ Burnetts Regiment commanded by Genl ---- Sumpter.  He rendezvoused at Winnsborough S. C.  He marched toward Rocky Mount to prevent the British from arriving hogs, cattle, &etc from the country, and while engaged in a Skirmish with the British in interrupting their supplies Capt Land and one or two others were killed in some two or three miles of Rocky Mount.  He was killed on Rocky Creek.  But a few days before the attack on and Battle at Rocky Mount one Captain Middleton Isher then took command of the company of Capt Land a few days after they made an attack one Sunday morning on Rocky Mount about Sunrise, and after a warm contest compelled the enemy to retreat and took the fork Nob many killed or wounded  The enemy retired to Camden and the Americans followed on to the Big Waterre Creek, where they halted and remained a
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Short time  He served out this term of six months service and again volunteered immediately under the same officers for another term of six months and continued in the service  He does not recollect whether it was in this first or 2nd term of service but during the one or the other, they attacked the British at Camden where Genl Gates was defeated and the Baron DeKalb was killed and we retreated in confusion across the Wateree ten or fifteen miles above Camden and continued retreating until we reached Salisbury, N C.  We then marched to Hillsborough where being reinforced we we again went to Charlotte N. C.  Where Genl Greene took the command and superseded Genl Gates.  We then marched to a place called the Cheraw hills S.C. about this time he thinks he was taken sick, but how long he continued sick he does not recollect.  He served out this tour of service.  And again volunteered for a term of six months immediately under the same officers and was present at the siege of Ninety Six and were compelled to raise the siege  with a loss of more than one hundred men.  They then retreated over the Saluda, where he thinks in Sept Genl Greene collecting a considerable force attacked the British at Eutaw Springs in which we were successful with a loss on the part of the Americans he thinks of upwards of four hundred, and of the British of upwards of Nine hundred  He was not present at the Battle of the Colosseus which was also fought during the time he was in Service  They then marched to Columbia, a place in S.C.  He served out this tour of service, and again volunteered immediately for another tour of six months, but does not now recollect anything of note that transpired during that time.  Although he continued under the service until the end of this tour of service and he thinks volunteered for and served another term of six months.  Any greater particularity as to dates of his period & Services he does not now recollect nor any further particulars of his service  He got a written discharge from the service, from, Col. Pickens he thinks.: which is now lost or destroyed, and he does not know what
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what has become of it, not thinking it would be of any use he took no care of it.  The whole time of his services amounted to two years.  he knows: thinks to six or twelve months more.  He had lived Since the Revolution in Warren Co. Geo. Warren Co. Ky. Davidson Co. Tenn.  Posey Co. Indiana and in Franklin Co. Illo. where he now lives.  He knew while in the Army Genl Gates. Sumpter. Greene. Col owens. Marion. Snipes. McDonald. and others whose names he does not now call to mind.  He had no documentary evidence of his service and he knows of no witness, whose testimonys he can procure, who he can procure to testify to his service.  He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency for any State. 
his
Anthony X D. Shoto
mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
S. M Hubbard -- clk
We Emanuel Hunter, residing in the county of Franklin State of Illinois and Gabriel Sanders residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Anthony D. Shoto, who had Subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be eighty one years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Manuel Hunter
Gabriel Sanders
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid
S. M. Hubbard
And the Said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of this matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and Served as he stated:  and this court further certifies that it appears to them that Emanuel Hunter and Gabriel Sanders who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in this said county and state and are credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit.  And the court further certifies that it appears to them that it would be attended with much trouble and inconvenience to the said Shoto, to procure the certificate of a clergyman, none living in his neighbourhood that knows him.
I Simon M. Hubbard clerk of the county commissioners court in and for said county hereby ceritfy that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of this application of Anthony D Shoto for a Pension
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{Seal}  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private seal of office (there being no public seal) at Frankfort this 2nd day of October AD 1835
S. M Hubbard  clk ccofc

A. D. Shoto

Hon Lewis Cass. Secretary of War
Washington
City

31236
Anthy D. Shoto
Ill.

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BELLES [remainder of word illegible]
OCT
13
ILLINOIS
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Pension Bureau
Oct 26
Ills

State of Illinois Leto  I certify that Simon M. Hubbard is and was at the time of signing the foregoing certificate clerk of said court.
John Reynolds  Mem. Cong.
Oct 12th 1835   Illinois
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MMNF
Rev. &1812 Wars Section
July 13, 1926
WilliamM. Dixon
424 South Broadway
Los Angeles, Calif.
Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim R. 9536 it appears that Anthony D. Shoto was born March 8, 1754 in Madrid, Spain and when eight or nine years old moved with his father to New Orleans, thence to Mobile, thence to South Carolina. Name of his father not stated.
He applied for pension October 2, 1835 while a resident of Franklin County, Illinois and stated that while living in Fairfield County, South Carolina he enlisted in April or May 1780 and served as a private in Captains John Land and Middleton Isabells [the "a" and second "l" are lined out and the following handwritten above the typed word:] Isbel's Company, Colonel Burnett's South Carolina Regiment and was in the battles of Rocky Mount, Camden, Siege of Ninety Six and battle of Eutaw Springs and served about two years.
His claim was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of the alleged service as required by the pension laws.
There is no data on file as to his family, other than
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the reference to his father.
After the Revolution he lived in Warren County, Georgia, Warren County, Kentucky, Davidson County,Tennessee, Posey County, Indiana and in Illinois.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.

[hand-written as follows:]
The only reason why I added this last par. was to make my letter look better -- only a half line above - ddir & that Miss -- did not approve of stating itineraries