Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21,366, for William Mc Clure, South Carolina
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(4-1776)
SERVICE                                                               NUMBER
S.C.                  McClure, William                      S.21.366
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S. Wallace May
.1857- Same
June 12, 1857-

South Caroline 30.252
William McClure
Alpenville Dist. in the State of S. Carolina
who was a Private in the           commanded
by Captain                  of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Roebuck in the S. Carolina
line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of S. Carolina
at the rate of 80 Dollars    Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 5th day of Nov.
1835 and sent to B.F. Perry Esq.
Greenville, S. C.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 35                        360.00
Semi-ani. allowance ending 4 March 36.      40.00
                                                  Revolutionary Claim,
                                                  Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by D. Brown                        Clerk,
Book E.          Vol. 6           Page 76
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Know all men by these
presents that I James McCLure of
Greenville District S.C. administrator
of William McClures 
deed do hereby constitute and
appoint and           A.S.
Wallace of York District S.C.
my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to 
prosecute my Father William
McClures claims for an increase
of his Revolutionary pension
Act 7th of June 1832 as
he was pensioned as a private
of infantry only; to appoint
one or more substitutes under
him for the purposes herein
or prepare, and as all others
acts and deeds that that I my
self could do were I personally
present hereby ratifying
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and confirming all that my said attorney and agent shall lawfully do in the premises hereby authorizeing my said attorney to examine all papers and documents on file at Washington City or elsewhere to file additional evidence and arguments and receive the certificates when issued which certificate's I wish made payable to me witnesses Atty. hands and seal this 6th day
of January 1856 [overwritten 7]}
Sealed and delivered}
Jame ^his "x" mark McClure LS
In presence of
Chas B. Roberts
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South Carolina}
Greenville District}
Be it known that on the 6th day of January 1856 [overwritten 7] before the subscriber a magistrate in and for the District aforesaid duly authorized by law + administers oaths personally appeared James McClure above named and acknowleded the foregoing power of attorney to be his act and dec'd in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year last above written
John W. Staples Magt;
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South Carolina
Greenville District ⎬ I W A McDaniel Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions for the District aforesaid do hereby certify that I. W. Stokes before whom the witness acknowledgment was made is and was at the
date thereof a Magistrate for the District and State aforesaid duly appointed qualified and Signed the Roll and the Signature purporting to be his is Genuine
In witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal of office at Greenville this 6th
day of Jany 1857
W A McDaniel
C.CP

[illegible: Seal]
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William M Lure
15307
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South Carolina}
Greenall District}
on this the ninth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas and receive deposing now sitting William McClure a resident of Greenville District South Caroline aged eighty three years, 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 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the State under the following named officers and served as sevices noted. He entered the service before what is called the "[illegible] Camps in
South Carolina under Captain Parson and Colonel Roebuck and continued
as one until the end of the war. He served principally as one of a scouting Company to guard the line. He is sure he served much longer than two years - did not leave the service till the close of the war.
live in Spartanburgh district South Carolina when he enters the service. he volunteer. was in no battles. was
scouting about in the County. went
to Indian nations.  rescued the prisoners.  who were taken at Jameson Post in South Carolina he knew Colonel Washington, Colonel Shelly, General Morgan. knows no continental regiment, was in camp with General Morgan at Shell Shoals or Packolet in [illegible] District. continued two or three weeks with Morgan he knew and remembered Captain Hamilton. has no documentary evidence of his serving.
He hereby relinquishes
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relinquishing my claim whether in a pension or annuity except the present and declare that his name is not on the pension rate of the agency of any state
Sworn to and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
William ^his mark "x" McClure
J McDaniel
C. C P
work
I Wl Nathan Beny a clergyman residing in the district of Greensville and [strikethrough: Pastor Dennis Marshall] William Blasringanse also a resident of Greensville hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William McClure who has subscribed and sworn to
the above declaration, that we believe
him to be eighty three years of age that
he is of such and believed in the neighbor
hood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that afirmation
Sworn to and
subscribed the day and gave aforesaid
[Signatures: J McDaniel
C. C. P
Nathan Berry
William Blasinganse]

and the said Court do hereby declare this opinion after the Investigaton of the matter and often putting the interrogations presented by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolution soldier and served
as he states- and the court feather certifies that its officer to this that was Nathan Berry who has signed the preceeding certificate is a clergyman resident of Greensville and that
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also signed
[Strikethrough: Marshall] ^William Blassingame whose name is above signed to the said is a resident of Greensville and a credible person and that the statement is entitled to credit
[Signature: R Gantt}
I James McDaniel Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and Commission do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of William McClure for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seals of office this 9th October 1832
J McDaniel
C.C.P.
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South Carolina 
Greensville District⎬ 
Personally came  Martha Fisher before the Subscriber a Justice of the Quorum for the State & district aforesaid, and made oath in due forum of law that she has a distinct recollection of William McClure receiving a considerable sum of money near thirty years ago said to be about five hundred dollars, which the said McClure said was paid to him for service rendered in the revolutionary war, that she never heard that the money was received from any other Source, but always
understood and believed that the money was received for services as above stated, & that the William McClure above alluded to is the identical same William McClure who is now making application to the United States for a pension for services performed in the revolutionary war.
Sworn to and subscribed this 20th October 1835 before me
[Signatures: 
Silas R. Whitten I. Q
Martha ^her "x" mark Fisher

South Carolina 
Greensville District⎬ 
Personally came William McClure Just
 before the Subscriber a Justice of the Quorum for the State and district aforesaid and made oath in due form of law, that she has a clear
recollection of his Father William McClure many years ago did receive a considerable sum of money said to be about five hundred dollars, that his said Father said it was for services he had done in the war of the revolution that he has heard the same said many times since & by different persons has never heard it contradicted and that
William McClure above alluded to
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is the same who is now making application to the United States for pension for services performed in the revolutionary war. Sworn to and Subscribed this 20 October 1835
before us
[Signature: Silas R. Whitten IQ
William McClure]

South Carolina}
Greenville District}
I Silas R. Whitten a Justice for the State
& district aforesaid, do certify that the persons who made the foregoing affidavits are credible
Witnesses & worthy of being believed on their oaths.
This 20th October 1835
[Signature: Silas R. Whitten IQ]

I James M. Daniel Clerk of the Court
of Greenville District do hereby certify that Silas R Whitten is an acting Justice of Quorum in & for the district of Greenville and that full faith & credit about  be given to his actings & doings as such that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office
This October 27-- 1835
J McDaniel
Clerk of Greenville District

[Illegible: bottom left corner shadow of a seal]
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Appears to be 2 pages of a document.
First page-
Bottom Left Margin
luner

Second page-
Bottom
fr. Ben-
I have taken & send you the best proof I can
get. I hope it will be sufficient Mr William Lancaster a former ordinary of Spartanburgh
drew the money for him, Lancaster is dead.
In great haste a friend [Signature: S R Whiten]
23d Octr 1835
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Typed Letter: 
Rev. War Section.
Record Division.
[handwritten: our]

September 30, 1921.

Hon. Zebulon Weaver
House of Representatives.

In re: William McClure, N.C. Troops, nad
William McClure, S. C. Troops,
War of Revolution.

You are advised that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, Survivor File No. 21366, it appears that William McClure while living in Spartanburgh District, S. C. enlisted about 17798 and served as a private for more than two years, in the S. C. Troops, under Captain Parsons, Hamilton, Hampton and McDowell, and Colonels Roebuck and Washington.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 9, 1832, while living in Greenville District, S. C. aged about 83 years. He had sons ^found no proof (William) and James. There is no further data on file as to his family.
From the records of this Bureau it appears that
William McClure was a surgeon in the Second Regiment of the N. C. Line, was taken prisoner when Charleston surrendered and returned to N. C. in 1781. In 1800, he
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was a resident of Newbern, Craven County, N. C.
He was allowed bounty land in full satisfaction for services rendered, under Warrant No. 130.
There is no data on file as to hsi family, and it
does not appear that he ever applied for pension.
Very truly yours,
{Signature: Hays Haymaker]
Chief Clerk.
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Two Page Form:
Left Hand Page- 

Handwitten: 
Revolution 
21366

Form: 
INVALID.
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File No. 21,366
William McClure
Pri Rev War
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Act: June 7th 32"
Index:-- Vol. 9, Page 257
[Arrangement of 1870.]


Right Hand Page-
1921. Sept.30. Heiss. to Hon Z. Weaver
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William MClure
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Form:

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of William McClure which require further proof or explanation.
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? No
V. Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout of pension he is entitled? Yes
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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Form continued:

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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? Yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtain it?
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? No
XIV. If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of 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? the Court has
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
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?
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? ,6
_______________________________________________________
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___year ____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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Form continued: 

Note: handwriting on left margin includes: 
"#" and "{" for the first paragraph, 
right margin includes: "}" for the first paragraph, as well as underlining of the last 4 sentences.

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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase [Italicized: "about three or four months"] is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions
merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration
of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the
applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either
in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
QUERE XIV. Proofs of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of
office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Handwritten at bottom:
# The militia called did not serve continuously two years.
The applicant must therefore specify his Service be time be sequential.
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Handwritten letter:

Yorkville SoCa,
1st April, 1857
Hon Geo C Whiting,
Commissioner Pensions
My Dr Sir
I herewith enclose power of attorney in claim of William McClure Revolutionary pensioner of United States, that at the rate of $80, peranum, Greenville District S.C. for the purpose of having the claims increased and recover the remnant not drawn
William McClure served in the Cavaldry, I respectfully refer you to claim of his Brother John McClure Spartanburg District S.C. Which has recently been increased for the same service act 7th June 1832,
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Handwritten letter continued:

there is no administration on the estate but will be when required,
Very Respectfully
A.S. Wallan
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Handwritten letter:

Yorkville SoCa
26th May 1857, 
Hon G. C Whiting,
Com of Pensions
My Dr Sir
In answer to your letter in claim of Wm McClure late of Greenville District SC
Act of 7th June 1832, I herewith hand your certificate of the Comptroller General that I got to sustain the claim of the [strikethrough:  Wm Mc] John McClure late of Spartanburg District decd' and brother and Companions in arms, of said said William McClure which I hope will be satisfactory and want to Respectfully call your attention to that claim, which has recently been increased $80 to $100 peranum
You will please examine & report as soon as convenient.
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Handwritten letter continues:

Very Respectfully yours,
[Signature: A.S. Wallace]

P.S. I would respectfully call your attention to claims of Lieutenant Thos Farrow Act 7th June 1832. Rachel Farrow Widow of Landon Act 4 July 1836. Margaret Henderson & Rebecca Copeland all of Spartanburg District S.C.  who all per pensioned for Cavalary service in Roebucks Regiment,
These have come within my own knowledge his service in Polks Redgiment you will readily understand to be cavalary service
Very respectfully,
[Signature: A.S. Wallace]
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Handwritten letter:

Comptroller Generals Office
Columbia So. Ca.
26th June 1856.
It is hereby certified that it appears from account No 3522 Book X on file in this Office that "John Gowan Capt"" was paid [British pound sign] 76: 11: 5 Sterling for Militia duty since the fall of Charleston
Roebuck's Regiment Pr. Anderson's return & that no other account appears in his name for Duty.
And further certify that Account 1234 Book  X in the name of Major Parsons for "Duty as Capt of horse in Colo". Roebuck's Regiment from 7 June 1780 to 15th May 1783" 860 days is made up of the following items of service
Vizt '398 days Captain on horseback, 1780 & 1781 "Certified by Colo. Jns. Thomas"
[Handwritten Table]
2d. ___"10 " " " " 1781 "Certified by Benjamin Roebuck" "Colo" 
3d "292 " " " " " + 1782" " Same
4th "165 " " " " in 1783 "Certified by Genl' 
 Pickens"    For Comptroller General
Wm. R. Hunth
Deputy

(No Seal of office)




-
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15.30th

Free

Edwards Arquire
War Department
Washington City
D. C.
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Handwritten letter:

Greenville S.C. 
March 29, 1839

Dr Sir
I enclose you the papers of William McClure with the Comptroller [strikethrough: right]
certificate of his services

you be
B. F. Perry
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Free
J.L. Edwards Esquire
War Department
Washington City
D. C.

Bottom of page/Upside down
[illegible seal]
Wm McClure
So Co
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Handwritten Letter: 

Greenville SC
Sept 25 1836
Dear Sir
Enclosed is the Secretary of States certificate as to the payment of William McClure for Revolutionary services.
on the recept an of your last letter I consulted mr McClure the same who informed me that he was paid for his revolutionary services in 1805 or 1806 and that he received $500. I then wrote to the Secretary of State & he found the Act  making the appropriation a
copy of which is herewith sent you.
Wm McLure is very old & in
poverty & wretcheding & it would be an act of charity as well as humanity to grant his pension as soon possible, consistently with the subsohin are to your the department
Many th
B. F. Perry
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1st Page:
Gr:3831}
SC}
Issued 26 September. 1786
to William McClure for [British pound sign} 21.0.0 Stg.  for duty as a Horseman pa/c passed by the Commrs.
Hon. Jut.  Fl.9.4

2nd Page:

Comptrollers Office
Columbia, 25 March 1835
I certify the foregoing to be a true copy taken
from Indent Book OC No. 3831 and I further certify that the account rendering by said McClure against the State, either lost or mislaid.
William Laval Compt Genl.
per
[signature: John T. Seibels]
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Ct.298h
Feb. X
            ⎬
Issued 13 June '86 to Wm McClure
for [British pound sign] 15.5.8 1/2 Stg. duty in Brandons Regt p of audited
No 112- Principal [British pound sign] 15.5.8 1/2 - Int [British pound sign] 1.1.4
State of South Carolina
To William McClure
For militia duty in Brandons Regiment this fall of Charlestown & Anderson return amt. to Currency . . . [British pound sign] 107-
[British pound sign] 15.5.8 1/2

1758
Recd. 13 June 1786 full satisfaction for the writting in an Indent N. 2986 x p order
[signature: C. C. Schutt]

To the Commissioners of the Treasury for S. Carolina
Gentlemen please to deliver- Capt. John Gowen Indents for the amount of my acct against the Public of said State and the Interests due thereon and thereby oblige
Your
Hble Servant
William his "x" mark Mc Clure

Acknowledged the 23d
May 1786 before
Baylis Earle J.P.
                                  ⎬
*upon this order to John Gowen there appears to have being an order endorsed a part of which is tour off having the words "the mentioned Indents 10th Jany 1786 supposed to have being an order to Schutt, signed John Gowing who drew the Indent.
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Comptrollers Office
Columbia 24 March 1835
I certify the within to be a true copy of the Documents on file in this Office,
(with the exception of a part of the note at the bottom marked with the *) in relation to the Revolutionary services of William Mc.Clure
[signature: William Laval Compt Genl.
John
per-
John T. Seibels]
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Greenville S.C
Dear Sir
Enclosed is a certificate of identity of William McClure as you directed in your last communication to me-
Forwith
B. F. Perry
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South Carolina 
Greenville Dist ⎬ Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the district aforesaid, William McClure who being duly sworn deposeth and with that
by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory He cannot sever positively as to the precise period or periods of the war when he entered the service of the US States, but to the best of his knowledge and belief it was at the commencement of the trouble in South Carolina in the year 1779, and that to the best of his recollection he served not less than two years as a private in embodied Corps of the militia of South Carolina under Captains
Parsons, Hamilton, Hampton & McDowell, and under Col Roebuck, General Morgan & Col Washington, and for such service he claims a pension. He knows of no one whose testimony he can, at this time, procure as to his service. He never received any discharge
He was not engaged in any civil pursuit during the time of his service--
Sworn to and subscribed this 1st July 1833-
[Signature: J. McDaniel
C.C. P.
William his "x" mark McClure

Granville District
South Carolina ⎬ I James Mc Daniel Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions in and for the district of Greenville do hereby certify that the above affidavit of William McClure was made before me in
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in due form of law under my  hand & seal of office - This July 1, 1833
[signature: J McDaniel
C.C. P.]
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Certificate with an image for the State of South Carolina: 

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
_____________________
BY HIS EXCELLENCY.
George McDuffie
Governor and Commander-in Chief, in and over the State aforesaid.

Geach Bute
To all to Whom these Presents Shall Come.
Know Ye that Benjamin H. Saxon is the Secretary of State of the State aforesaid, and John T. Seibels, 
whose signature appears to the Instrument of writing hereunto annexed is his lawful Deputy.

THEREFORE, All Faith, Credit and authority is ought to be had and given to his Proceedings and Certificates as such.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand, and caused to be affixed the Seal of the State, in the Town of Columbia  the Twenty first day of September in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and Thirty five and
in the Sixtieth year of the Independence of the United States of America.

BY THE GOVERNOR.
B. H. Saxon
Secretary of State.
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For paying William McClure, for
services rendered during the late American War Two hundred
and eighty nine dollars and fifty eight cents, and Three and one half percent thereon, from the Twenty-eighth day of March one thousand seven hundred and eighty four the sum of Five hundred and nine dollars and thirty eight cents.-
Secretary of States Office
Columbia 21 Septr. 1835
I certify the above to be a true copy
of the clause contained in the original Manuscripts Act passed on the Nineteenth day of December 1805, and now on file in this Office.
[Signature: John T. Seibels
for
Benjamin H. Lawson
Secretary of State]

Bottom left: 
[illegible: seal]
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Letter Stamp: OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER U.S. BUREAU OF PENSIONS SEP 29 1921

ZEBULON WEAVER
10TH DIST. NORTH CAROLINA

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WASHINGTON

September 28, 1921

Hon. Washington Gardner,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:
I would be pleased if you could have some investigation made to ascertain if you have on the pension roll, for the soldiers of the American Revolution, the names of any men by the name of McClure. I am especially interested in securing information as to one William McClure, who enlisted from Burke County, North Carolina, and any one by that name who ^enlisted from South Carolina.
Any information you may give me in regard to this matter will be much appreciated.
Very truly yours,
[signature: Zebulon Weaver]

EW/a

Handwritten: 
Wm N.C. BL. WF 130
" S.C. 21366
only one Wm of NC  
& " " " " of SC.
Send both

Stamp: 
CONGRESSIONAL SECTION
SEP 29 1921
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.