Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,695, Nathaniel J Goff, S.C.

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SERVICE
S. C.

Goff, Nathaniel J.
NUMBER
S. 31.695

CONTENTS

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8009
Georgia
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Nathaniel S Goff
Sasser Co in the State of Geo
who was a private in the Company commanded
Captain Henry of the Regt. commanded
Col Hammond in the South Carlin
Milileta for 171/2 mo. from 1781
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Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia
the rate of 72 Dollars 92 Cents per annum
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of March
1833 and sent Hon Daniel
Newnan M. C.
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Arrears to 4th                   of March 1833 145.84
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Sept "       36.46
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                                                                          $182.30

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.       }
corded by Henry H. Sylvester                 Clerk.

ook D.    Vol. 8   Page 133


[right side]
See letter to J.W. Burney Aug. 5
1833                                       [illegible]
See letter  to    "    "   "           Sept. 3.
1833 ---
Oct 18, 1833                          Dup: [illegible]
& sent to J. W.Burney
of Monticello Georgia
on 19 of same month-

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Jasper Inferior Court Jany Term  1833 [Georgia Jasper County ] On this twenty second day of January  eighteen hundred and thirty three  personally appeared in open Court before  Reuben  C Shorter   James  Whitfield & John C. Gibson  Justices of the inferior  Court of said County it being a Court of record now sitting. Nathaniel J Goff, a resident  of said County & State  aged 70 years  since the 25 of July last, 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 United States  under the following named officers to wit  under the commando f Captain  Thomas Henry of the Dragoons & after the death of Captain Henry  in battle , the company was then commanded by Lieutenant  Jesse Johnson  & the Battalion by Major Fields Perdue - this deponent  thinks he entered the service  about  1781   & continued in service he thinks till  April  1783 at which time he was regularly  & honorably discharged by his officers at Picken's Vlock House, South Carolina - this deponent  further states that  at the time he entered  the service he resided in Edgefield  District South Carolina - he entered the service as a volunteer- he was in the battle of Eutaw, at the siege of Augusta

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under Col. Lee - at the Battle at Rogers South Carolina with the Tories who he believes were commanded by  Col. Cotton  & the Whigs by  Colonel Samuel Hammond - it was in this engagement that  Captain Henry  of this deponent's company  was killed.  This deponent  was also in the expedition  against the  Cherokee Indians  commanded by Genl. Pickens in the battle with the Indians  this deponent had a horse killed under him belonging to his  Colonel Samuel Hammond - the  fights already stated are the most material  in which he participated but he was engaged during  his service in many skirmishes - this deponent marched thro' North Carolina where he  met the British at  Eutaw - to Georgia  where him  & his country men  captured  Brown  at Augusta & to Tennessee & near that  River where he fought  the Indians - he recollects Colonel Lee at Augusta - General Green at  Eutaw & also General Marion  & Colonel Washington  at  the same battle & knows  that Colonel Washington  was captured in that battle - he has  o documentary evidence to prove his services as he has lost his discharge  other than the letter  of Colonel Samuel Hammond  written  some  years back to a friend of this deponent  on the  subject of his services which is hereto annexed

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as a part of his evidence -  this deponent always  lived in Edgefield District  after the  War , until he moved to Georgia where he has lived ever since  ( about 12 years ) . He herby 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 of any  State. Sworn to  & subscribed the day  & year  aforesaid . Nathaniel J Goff ( signed ) Reuben C. Shorter ( signed ) J.I.C.  J. C . Gibson ( signed ) J.I.C. James Whitfield ( signed ) J.I.C.   We Cyrus White  a clergyman  residing it the  County of Jasper & John W Burney  residing int the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with  Nathaniel J Goff who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration , that we believe him to be 70 years old, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution , and that we concur int hat opinion.  Sworn & subscribed the day  & year aforesaid . Cyrus White ( signed )  Jno Burney ( signed )  Reuben C. Shorter ( signed ) J.I.C. J. C. Gibson ( signed ) J.I.C.  James Whitfield ( signed ) J.I.C.

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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the Interrogatories presented by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Cyrus White who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the said County of Jasper & that John W Barry who has also signed the same is a resident of the same
County & is a credible person, & that their statement is entitled to credit
Reuben C. Shorter J J C
S C. Gibson J.J.C
James Whitfield J.J.C.

Georgia
Jasper County
I Robert Killam Clerk of this County Inferior Court of the County & State aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of the Nathaniel Goff for a pension In testimony whereof I I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this 22nd day of January 1833
Robert Killam Clk

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Cancelled
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No 8009

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I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United
States, of the 7th June, 1832, Nathl J. Goff of
the State of Georgia
who was a private of Cavalry in the Army of the

Revolution

is entitled to receive Seventy two dollars and
ninety two cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing
on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually, on the
4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year

SEAL

Given at the War Office of the United
States,  this Twelfth day of
March one thousand
eight hundred and thirty= three
[illegible]

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Goff Says, that he entered the service about1781, and continued in
service he thinks late Apl 1783 __ he states, that he was in the
Battle of Eutaw Springs"___.

This battle took place in Sept 1781., and as that
is the only pend you that to ascertain the left
of his service ____ beginning that with Sept 15 1781  and endg March
31. 1783, it gives 17th mo____

H H L

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31695
Revy
INVALID.
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File No. 31,695
Nathaniel J Goff
Priv  Rev War
Act : June 7"  32"
Index:  --Vol. 2, Page 159
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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[illegible]
Nathl J Goff

[postal stamp]
MONT
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Ga

F [illegible]


Hon Lewis Cass
Secy of War
Washington City

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ir,
Monticello/ Ga/ 23d Sept 1833

Sir,

A letter from Mr Geo W Crump acting Com of Pensions
dated 3d Instant [illegible] the pension certificate of 
Jno Dolinger also stating that the certiicate of Nathl
J Goff which Genl Newman had [illegible] mistake forwarded
to [illegible]  Cloud had not reached Washington, [illegible]
duly recd for fear that said certificate may never
again be heard of, M. Goff has to know the trouble
of complying with the Regulations of the War Depart
ment to obtain a new one-- Hoping that no
further obstacle will interpose, he cherishes the hope
that you will forward the paper that he may
get his money - without additional delay _  he wish
to be understood to attribute no [illegible] to the public
Very respectfully
Your obt servt
J. W. Burney

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[postal stamp]
MB ? S.C. H
JUL
31 

[illegible ]

25

William Hancock Esquire
Monticello Georgia

20

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1829 - July 23d Varells Farm Near Hamburg S.C.
Sir,
your letters of the 8th Inst has been received and its contents Reviewed the old Gentleman in whose behalf you write was a meritorious citizen in the War of the Revolution in the latter part of the war he was attached to a Regiment of Dragoons in the service of this State, as a Regular Corps then commanded by me. He continued in service beyond the term for which he was engaged some time influenced by Pure Patriotism for the term for which he was engaged he was to be Paid a Likely Negro between the age of 16 & 30 sd Negros to be taken from the Estate of the Tories who should be placed on the bill of [illegible] & confiscations the services so engaged was faithfully performed, & the Troops Honorably discharged but the [illegible] of the State legislature induced a policy too liberal towards the people who had joined the enemy, to enable the State to fulfill those in engagement to her patriotic Citizens in the kind promised and by a subsequent act of the legislature those to prove promissory and Indent for Eighty Guineas for each Negro & in lieu thereof, Mr Goff was entitled to one of those indents which he affirms he has never received, if so it is fairly due to his Heirs to [illegible] the Interest therein, I drew up and presented for him the last Session a petition for Payment & was called upon to attend the committee to whom it was Referred to give testimony in his behalf I did attend & after some time spent the Petition was referred to the Comptroller General who was directed to examine the public Record & Report to the next Session of the legislature whither Mr. Goff  claimed or had not been paid by Delivery of an Indent &

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and if the Indent had been delivered to whom it had been so delivered, if he reports that it has not been delivered and has not been taken up at the Treasury. - I think there is not out of his having Justice done him & payment made to him or heirs. My own bad State of health prevented my being at Columbia in the early part of the last session, and indeed after I arrived there that I could not attend to it as soon or as is wished I believe his story might have begot his own presence early the next Session will be important & I hope [illegible] him justice if he has any friends at all and willing to help the poor old patriot on the way. They will not do more than their duty & I hope may enable him to receive all their allowances - I am my self old infirm and in [illegible] circumstances but if alive and able to Go to Columbia I shall do all I can for him. I received a letter some time since from a Citizen of Monticello, upon this subject I was then confined by severe indisposition & not able to write but my
Son wrote a few lines acknowledging the recpt of that letter communicated the cause of it not be attended to at the time,

Please present my respects to Mr Goff and communicate the contents of this address from
Your Obt Servt
S Hammond Senr

Judge Clayton of Georgia upon looking at the above signature, say that he is acquainted with that of Col Hammond and should think this is his genuine signature
March 11 1833
H H Sylvester

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Application for a New Certificate.
County of Jasper} S.S.
On this twenty third day of September 1833 before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace for the said County of Jasper, personally appeared Nathaniel J Goff who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Thomas Hervey Captain, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Samuel Hammond in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Georgia, that he received a Certificate of that part under the signature & seal of the Secretary of War; which certificate on about the twelfth day of March last, was as this deponent has understood & verily believes delivered, to the Honorable Daniel Newman then a member of Congress from Georgia & who was at the time in Washington City. this deponent further states that he has understood & verily believes that the said Daniel Newman through mistake sent the Certificate of deponent to W. Ezekiel Cloud a Revolutionary Pensioner of McDonough Henry County in this state, & that W. Cloud enclosed the same back to War Department but which this deponent learning a letter from the Pension office has never arrived.
Nathaniel J Goff
Sworn & subscribed to before
me the day & year aforesaid
Henry Dillon J.P.

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Georgia,
Jasper County
On this twenty third day of September 1833 before me, the subscribed a Justice of the peace for the said County of  Jasper, personally appeared John W. Burney who on his oath declares that he well knows the said Nathaniel J Goff for whom a pension. Certificate has been granted, to be the same person described in the before mentioned affidavit. This deponent states that he was present when application was made to the Court by the said Goff for his pension & has attended to the business throughout. this deponent states that he received from the Hon. Daniel Newman a pension Certificate for W. Ezekiel Cloud through mistake; that he has [illegible] seeing the said Cloud who informed him that Genl Newman had sent him (Cloud) the pension Certificate of the said Nathaniel J Goff, & that he has forwarded it back to the War Department Washington City. This deponent further states that he also has seen Genl Newman who corroborates the statement of Mr. Cloud in relation to forwarding the Certificate this mistake &C.
Sworn & subscribed to before
me the day & year aforesaid
J. W. Burney
Henry Dillon J.P.

Georgia
Jasper County
I Henry Dillon a Justice of the peace for the said County of Jasper, do hereby Certify that I am well acquainted, with Nathaniel J Goff & John W Burney, & that they are both men of veracity & entitled to full credit on this oath. Given under my hand this 23d September 1833
Henry Dillon J.P.

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I William B Stoky Clerk of the Superior Court of Jasper County, Certify that Henry Dillow a magistrate as above stated, & that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seals of office, and subscribed my name this twenty third day of September 1833
William B. Stokes Clk
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