Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 42031, for David Sweat, North Carolina
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N.C.    Sweat, David     S42031
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                                                                        18,045
North Carolina

David Sweat

of Robertson Cty in the State of N. Carolina who was a private in the 10th Regiment commanded by Colonel Shepherd of the N. Carolina line, for the term of 6 years.

Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 27 of September 1820

Certificate of Pension issued the 22 of Jan 1821 and sent to Das McQueen Queensdale, Robertson Cty, N.C.

Portion of 
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mch '21   42.40
                                                         $42.40
                                     {Revolutionary claim,
                                       Act 18th March, 1818.}
                                         (1 May 1820)
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17,621 [circled]
David Sweat

David Sweat
Declaration

Red. Dec. 6, 1820

James M Queen
Agent
Queensdale, Robinson Cy
N. Carolina
[flourish]

Returned that the place of residence of the applicant may be stated.
30 Dec. 20

Refd. & Admd.
22 Jan 1821

David Sweat is a Resident of Robinson County in the state of North Carolina near Queensdale 
JM Queen
Jany 10th 1821.
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State of North Carolina 
Robeson County 
Superior Court of Law
September XXX 1820 

On the twenty seventh day of September AD 1820 - personally appeared in open court David Sweat aged sixty years, who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declared in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress the 18th March 1818 and the 1st May 1820. That he David Sweat enlisted on the 12th day of July 1777 for the term of three years in the state of North Carolina in the company commanded by Captain Abraham Shepherd in the 10th Regiment in the line of the North Carolina Continental establishment that he served under Captain Benjamin Coleman of the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Dickson that he served until the end of the Revolutionary War and was discharged in Charleston in the state of South Carolina. That he was in the Battle of Monmouth, and at the storming of Stony point, under General Waynne & at the siege of Charleston- and that he has no other evidence XXX in his power, of his said services except the oath of Benjamin Lewis, and the certificate which he hopes to get from Secretary of State to prove that his name is on the master rolls.
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And in pursuance of the act of Congress of the 1st May 1820. he doth solemnly swear, that he was a Resident Citizen of the United States on the 19th day of March 1818. That he has not since that time by gift, date, [illegible] in any manner whatever disposed of his property of any part thereof with intent thereby is diminish it so as to bring himself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that he has not, nor has any person in hert[?] for him any property on Security contracts[?] or debts due to him. Nor has he any income whatever nor any property of any Rind, whereof to make a schedule as the Act requires, that his occupation is that of a daily labor and that from his age, and infirmities, he is not able to support himself comfortable. That he has no family residing with him.

Sworn to and declared on the 27th day of September in the year of our Lord 1820 and in the 45th year of our Independence Before the Honorable William Norwood Judge of the Supr Court.

his
[Signed David X Sweat]
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I James M Queen Clerk of the Superior Court of Law, for the County of Robeson in the State of North Carolina do hereby certify that the foregoing oath is truly copied from the Records of the Said Court; And I do farther certify that the Declarant David Sweat, having not a single article of visible property-did not exhibit any schedule in Court. In Testimony whereof set my hand of affined the Seal of the Said Court, at Office the 27th day of September A D 1820
[Sign JMc Queen bsc]

State of North Carolina } Knowably[?] of person
Roberson County         } in open court Benjamin

Lewis who deporetk[?] on the holy Evangelists of Almighty God, that he knew David Sweat in the Service of the United States, during the Revolutionary War, In a company commanded by Captain Benjamin Coleman; attached to the Regiment commanded by Colonel   Dickson + that he believes the present application to the Jame person sworn to in open Court this 27th Day of Sept 1820
[Sign Benjamin his[?] Lecois[?]]
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State of North Carolina Secretary's Office 2nd Octo. 1820.

I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State aforesaid do hereby certify that it appears by the musterrolls of the Continental line of this  state in the Revolutionary War, that David Sweat a private in Capt. Skepers Company of the 10th Regt. was mustered on the 12th day of July 1777 for the term of three years or the War, but nothing is said of his discharge.

Given under my hand at Office
[illegible]

North Carolina Robeson County

It may be [illegible] very presumptive in me to say one word to the Honorable the Board of War in support of the claim of David Sweat, But sometimes-presumptive [illegible] is [illegible] - I will therefore [illegible] to afort that I have been acquainted with David Sweat for the term of Fifteen years past. And he has frequently in [illegible] [illegible] to me the several[illegible] to where he has sworn in Court particularly his being in the [illegible] of [illegible] and at the [illegible] of [illegible] point. [illegible] an actions on which the poor old veteran "loves to [illegible]" at the [illegible] time[?] . his poverty is [illegible] - he has what physician call a Diabetes which [illegible] it - [illegible] difficult for him to labor
Respectfully 
[Signed JM Queen Clark of The Superior Court]
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Point, [illegible] Veteran "loves to dwell". at the same [caret] time his poverty is extreme - he has what Physicians said is Diabetes which renders it extremely difficult for him to labor.

Respectfully

J McQueen 
Clerk of The Robeson Court

I certify that David Sweat the applicant for a Revolutionary pension presented at the War Office Dec. 6th 1820 (as endorsed on the Declaration) is a Resident of the County of Robeson in the State of North Carolina near Queensdale. _ Certified the 10th Jany. 1821

J McQueen 
Clerk of the [illegible] Court R.C.

NB
Shou'd there be any Doubt with respect to my declarations [underlined] pray apply to the Honorable John Culpepers [flourish]
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42031
INVALID.
Revy
File Not. 42031
David Sweat
Pre[?] Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index:-Vol 3, Page 499
[Arrangement of 1870.]