Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31758, Thomas Holmes, S.C.
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Service
S.C.
Holmes, Thomas
Number
S.31758
Born in England
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Georgia 30.246
Thomas Holmes
of Franklin Co in the State of Georgia
was Private in the _____commanded
by Captain Tutt of the Regt. commanded
by Genl. Lincoln in the S.C. State Troops
for 2 years

Inscribed on the roll of Georgia
at the rate of 80 dollars ____cents per annum
to commence on 4th day of March, 1831

Certificate of Pension filed the 31st day of Oct
1833 and sent to Jos. N. Whitner
Anderson C.H. S.C.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept '35                      360.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March '36     40.00
                                                                         ________                                                                        
                                                                        $400.00

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by D. Brown   Clerk
Book E  Vol 6  Page 92
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress
of the 7th of June 1832.
State of Georgia} SS
Franklin County}
On this 17th day of October 1834; Personally appeared before
the Honorable the Superior Court of Franklin County, now sitting, Thomas Holmes,
a resident of Capt Davids Distr, in the County aforesaid, aged Eighty four years-
who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following
declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of
Congress, passed June 7th 1832.  That he enlisted in the Army of the United States
(he thinks) in the year 1777, as a private soldier for three years, in what was called
the South Carolina State troops, under Captain Benjamin Tutt, in the state
of South Carolina, at Fort Rutledge on Seneca River (does not recollect that there
were any Counties or districts known in that point of the State at that time, & served
in Major Bouies Battallion, there was no Cols. in command at that time.
The battallion was called the independent Company.  He remained at Fort
Rutledge for some time, say two years after he entered the service, and was then marched
under Captain Moore to the Bank of the Savannah River opposite to Augusta, Georgia, where he
was stationed for some time, from there he was marched to Stono, where he
was in an engagement with the British and Tories, he was there commanded
by Genl Lincoln, from there he was marched to Savannah in the State of
Georgia, by Genl Lincoln & Capt Moore, when he reached Savannah, he was commanded by
Count De Estaing a French Genl. – was in the Battle at Savannah, he was
then marched up to Augusta Georgia, under Capt Moore & then Lieutenant Thomas
Farrar, where he was stationed for some considerable time, from Augusta he was
marched into South Carolina to a place called White plains[crossed off] Hall, where he was
stationed for some time, and was at length discharged by Capt Moore, having
served out his three years, this he thinks was in the latter part of the year 1780 –
That he served with an embodied Corps, called into service by Competent author-
ity, that he was either in the field or in Garrison, and for the time during
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which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit, he has
lost his discharge, but can prove his service by Levi Lowrey of Jack’s in County
Georgia, which is hereto attached, and by John Looney of the
State of South Carolina, and also by the Records of the State of South Carolina
where he has drawn a pension from that state for ten years past, to which
last testimony the war Department is respectfully refered.  He hereby relinquishes
every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency, in any state,
excepting that of the State of South Carolina, where he is informed that he cannot
draw any more, on account of the provisions of the act of Congress under
which he now claims.
1-He was born in Cheshire, England – in the year 1750-
2. Has no record of his age, it was destroyed during the Revolutionary war-
3.  Was living at Ninety disc in the State of South Carolina, but was on a trip to
     Frontier part of that state when he enlisted at Fort Rutledge, Lived in the
     state of South Carolina and Georgia ever since the war.  He now resides
     in Franklin County State of Georgia-
4- He enlisted in what was called the State troops, never served as a substitute-
5.  He recollects Genls Lincoln & Green & Count De Estaing, & Colos Lawrence
     Huger & Mason, he recollects the Regiments commanded by the above
    named Colonels- Has stated the general circumstances in the body
     of this declaration-
6  Received a discharge from Capt. Moore, which is lost.
7.  Is Known to Samuel Hymer & Alven E. Whitten who can testify to his
     veracity & their beliefs of his services as a soldier of the Revolution –
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
C Dougherty JSCWC             Thomas {his mark} Holmes
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We Samuel Hymer a clergyman residing in the County of Franklin, and
Alvin E. Whitten residing in the same, hereby certify, that we are well
acquainted with Thomas Holmes who has subscribed & sworn to the above
declaration that we believe him to be eighty four years of age, that he
is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have
been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion –
and the said AE Whitten further states that he knows that the said
Thomas has for some time past received a pension from the state of
South Carolina, as a Revolutionary soldier – Mr. Hymer is acquainted
but cannot say well acquainted with declarant but believes his statement
to be true
C Dougherty JSCWC [sig]		S. Hymer [sig]
					                AE Whitten [sig]

And the said court do hereby declare his opinion, after the investigation
of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the
War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolution-
ary soldier, and served as he states, and the Court further certifies
that it appears to him that Samuel Hymer who has signed the
preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the County of Franklin,
and that Alvin E Whitten who has also signed the same, is also
a resident in the said County of Franklin, and is a creditable
person, and that their statement is entitled to credit –
		C Dougherty JSCWC [sig]
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I, James Morris Clerk of the Superior Court of Franklin
County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original
proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application
of Thomas Holmes for a Pension –
		In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
		set my hand and seal of office, this
		[blank] day of October 1834 –
			James Morris Clk SC [sig]
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To the Honorable the Senate the House of Representative of the General
Assembly of the State of South Carolina –
	The Petition of Thomas Holmes humbly showeth that
your petitioner enlisted in the regular service of South
Carolina in 1777 in the first independent company
commanded by Captain Benjamin Tutt for three years
or during the war, for which term your petitioner
faithfully performed to the close of the war.  After
which a great part of his time has been spent
in the Cherokee Nation, where being ignorant of the laws
of the State never applied for nor obtained his bounty
of land which was given to the soldiers on the regular
service of this State.  Your petitioner has for a number
of years resided among the white people and laboured
for his support, till getting to be seventy-six years of
age he is now because so old and infirm together with
the palsey that he is no longer able to support himself
by his labour, and having no relations in America neither
wife nor child, he is induced to apply to you Honorable
body who is well known to be liberal to old soldiers who
served their country faithfully, for a small pension what
little time he has to give[crossed off] live or give him the value of
the land he was entitled to as bounty for his services
and which he ignorantly lost and South Carolina had
no new land to give.  Your Petitioner has good vouchers
to accompany this petition from the only officers and a
few soldiers who have served in the Revolutionary war,
and as in duty bound your petitioner will every pray –
			Thomas [his mark] Holmes
I Thomas Farrar of Pendleton District, South Carolina
formerly a Lieutenant in Revolutionary war in the first Inde-
pendent Company commanded by Capt. Benj. Tutt, do certify
that Thomas Holmes was duly enlisted in the regular
service in the company aforesaid for three years or during the war
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from the year 1777 to the close of the war, and that he
the said Thomas Holmes did serve faithfully to the close
of the war and that he never got his bounty land, being
absent from the State, residing in the Cherokee nation and
not knowing any thing of the laws of this State.  I also certify
that he is very old (he says seventy six) and has the
palsey very bad, he also says, which I am bound to believe
that he has not a blood relation in America.  Also he was
in the battle of Savannah under my command this 9th
of October 1779 –
	Given under my hand this the 10th Oct. 1822 –
		(signed) 	Thomas Farrar [sig]

South Carolina}
Pendleton District}
Personally appeared before me
Robert and John Looney, two Revolutionary soldiers
and made oath that they were soldiers in the first
independent Company raised by this state commanded
by Captain Benj. Tutt and that we are well ac-
quainted with Thomas Holmes who belonged to the same
Company and that he was in the battle of Savanna
with one of the Deponents (John Looney) and that we
have ever since known him, and that he is very
infirm and not able to get his living by his labor –
Sworn to and subscribed this 26th Oct. 1822 before
me				John Looney [sig]
Reuben Paine J.P.  (Signed)	Robert Looney [sig]
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Report of the Committee on Pensions on the Petition
of Thomas Holmes.
     Your committee respectfully reports, that it
has had under its consideration the Petitioners case,
and after examination of vouchers, and oral testimo-
ny give therein, it is of opinion that the said Thomas
Holmes is entitled to received a pension from this State,
and recommends to this House the following.
     Resolved that a Pension of seventy Dollars per
annum be allowed any and paid out of the Treasury of
this Stat to Thomas Holmes so long as he may
live, and that the same be allowable from the passing
of this resolve, 12th December 1822 –

     Committee of Pensions on Petition of Thomas
Holmes in favour thereof.

     In the House of Representatives Dec. 21st 1822 –
Resolved that the house do agree to the Report –
Ordered that it be sent to the Senate for concurrence –
By order of the House R Anderson, C.H.R.
     In Senate 21st Dec. 1822.  Resolved that the
Senate do concur in the Report.  Ordered that it
be returned to the House of Representatives.
     By order of the Senate – Wm. D Martin – C.S.

     I Robert Anderson Clerk of the House of
Representative do hereby certify that his sheet of
paper contains a true copy of the proceedings in
the case of Thomas Holmes applying to be placed on
the pension list of South Carolina on account of his
services in the Revolutionary War, as taken from tis –
     Originals in my office –
          Given under my hand this 6th day of Sept. 1831
			R. Anderson [sig]
		Clerk of the House of Representatives
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31758
Revy INVALID.

File No. 31,758
Thomas Holmes
Priv Rev War

Act: June 7” 32”

Index: - Vol. 2, Page 194

{Arrangement of 1870.}
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Thomas Holmes
Georgia

Suspended
26 Jan: 1835
Thomas King –
same June 23rd 1835

Admt – private – 2 years
$80

Jos N Whitne Esq
Anderson [illegible initials]
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	Carnesville 2 June 1835

JL Edwards Esgr.
	Comt. of Pensions
		Dear Sir
			I have just received
a certificate from the Pn ofcr authorities
of the State of South Carolina that Thomas
Holmes who has applied for a Pension, has
been in the receipt of a pension from that
State.	
	I hope this certificate will be
deemed satisfactory.
		I have the honor to be
		very respectfully your
		obdt. servant
			Tho. King [sig]
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Thomas Holmes.
Certificate of his being a
Pensioner of South Carolina




Fees $2.00 paid by Genl Whitner
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[large seal of South Carolina]
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

BY HIS EXCELLENCY,
Geo McDuffie		George McDuffie esquire
Governor and Commander-in-Chief, in and over the State aforesaid.

To all to Whom these Presents Shall Come,
Know Ye That Tandy Walker is Treasurer of the
upper Division of the Treasury of this State.  That John
T. Seibels, who has signed his name and affixed the seal of
said office to this certificate on the annexed sheet of
paper is and was at the time of signing the same, the lawful
Deputy of the said Tandy Walker.  That his certificate is
in due form and by the proper officer.

THEREFORE, All due Faith, Credit and authority is and ought to be had and giv-
en to his Proceedings and Certificates as such.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand, and cased to be affix-
ed the Seal of the State, in the Town of Columbia
the Eighth day of May in the
year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and Thirty five and
in the fifty -eenth year of the Independence of the United
States of America.

BY THE GOVERNOR.		B.H. Saxon [sig]
				Secretary of State.
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[outside of an envelope]

Carnesville Ga}		Free
Oct 22}
James L Edwards Esgr
	Commissioner of Pensions
		Washington City
			D.C.

[vertically in left margin]
Tho. Holmes
Gen.
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Carnesville 22nd October 1834
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Georgia}
Jackson County]
Personally came before me Levi Lowry
and being duly sworn saith on
oath that he is acquainted with Thomas Holmes of
Franklin County Ga  In September 1777 when he
Lowry joined the united States army Mr. Holmes
was there in the army ing Capt Benjamin
Tutts Company at Fort Rutledge on Senecas
river Richard Tutt first Lieut. Thomas Farrer 2nd
Lieut. & James Huggins Ensign Nichols Glawsier
Srg Major Michael Shavers first Sergant.
The sd. Holmes remained in sd. Company at the
above named place for the space of 12 or 18
months There Capt Tutt & Capt John Moore
swapt soldiers & sd. Holmes went of under
Capt Moore I saw sd. Holmes not more until
in the Spring of the year 1780 at
Augusta Ga.  he was still in the army
under Capt Moor & staid at Augusta for
some two or three months, my Company
then returned to the fort Rutledge & saw Holmes no
more until after the close of the war
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 11th day
of October 1834		Levi Lowry [sig]
WL Bryant J.P. [sig]

I do hereby certify that I have been acquainted
with Levi Lowry for the term of thirty years
& can say that full faith & credit is
& can be given to all he says or swears
given under my hand this 11th October
1834		WL Bryant J.P. [sig]
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Georgia}
Jackson County}
I Sylvanus Ripley Clerk of the Inferior Court
in & for said County do certify
that William L. Bryant whose
name is assigned to the foregoing
affidavit & certificate is an acting
Justice of the peace in & for
said County & State and that full
faith and credit ought to be had &
given to his [illegible] station as such.
	Given under my hand
	& seal of office this 11th Oct 1835
		Sylvanus Ripley Clk [sig]
		Inferior Ct JC
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Treasury Office Upper Division
Columbia, 7th May, 1935

I do hereby certify that Thomas Holmes,
by a Resolution of the Legislature of this
State passed in December 1822, was pla-
ced on the Pension list thereof as a Revolu-
tionary Soldier and continues to draw
annually his pension of [illegible], unt-
il prevented by the Resolution of 1833,
hereto was again restored by the Act of the
Legislature passed in 1834, and is now ent-
itled to his pension from this State as former-
ly until March 1836, at which time,
by the terms of the said Act, he is to be
stricken from the Roll of Pensioners
in this State.
     Given under my hand and seal
of office, at Columbia, the day & year
above admitted.
[embossed seal] 	Tandy Walker Tr. upper Div. [sig]
			         for
			         John T. Seibels