Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S.16,550, for William Terrell, South Carolina

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(3-1776)
SERVICE
S.C.
Terrell, William
NUMBER
S. 16,550
Born in N.C.  carded
CONTENTS

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Georgia 16.823
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William Terrell of Dekalb in the State of Ga who was a Priv. in the - commanded by Captain [blank] of the Regt commanded by Col. Cashaw in the So. Car. line for 0 months
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Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia at the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of Octr. 33 and [?] David Kidder
Decatur Ga
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Arrears to the 4th day of Seph 1803 50-
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 33 10-
[total] $60
{Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by Nath. Rice Clerk,
Book E Vol. 6 Page 104

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10964
William Terrell
Declaration for
Pension

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I Thomas Akin residing in the County of DeKalb and State of Georgia hereby certify that I have been acquainted with William Terrell who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration for six or seven years - that his character for truth & integrity has been perfectly pure & unimpeached & from my first acquaintance with him he has been reputed & believed to have been a revolutionary soldier. In that opinion I entirely concur. I also believe him to be seventy two years of age as he has stated
Tho Akin
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open Court
WT Colquitt J.I.C.

And the said Court doth hereby declare his opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant William Terrell was a revolutionary soldier as he states & the Court further certify that it appears that Aaron Knight who has given & signed one of the foregoing certificates is a resident of said County of Dekalb & a clergyman & that his statement is entitled to entire credit.  It appears also to the satisfaction of the Court that Thomas Akin who has signed another of the foregoing certificates is a highly respectable citizen of said County & that his statement is also entitled to full credit.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in open Court the day & year aforesaid
WT Colquitt J.I.C.

Georgia
Dekalb County
I Charles Murphy Clerk of the Superior Court of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of William Terrell for a pension.  I do further certify that the Honorable Walter T. Colquitt who has subscribed the certificate immediately preceding is the presiding Judge of said Court & that his signature to said certificate is genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & private seal (having no seal of office) the day & year first above written
C Murphy Clk {seal}

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Georgia
DeKalb County
I, Elrey B Reynolds Clerk of the Inferior Court of said County do hereby certify that Thomas Ray Moses Murphy Lodowick Tuggle & John Dobbs Esqrs. Edward Jones Esqr who have signed the certificate immediately preceding are presiding Judges of said court and that their signatures to said certificate are genuine and that the above named William Terrell this day appeared in open court and on oath answered the interrogatories put by the court as above written. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of office this eighth day of July eighteen hundred and thirty three
E.B. Reynolds Clk

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Georgia
DeKalb County
On this Eighth day of July Eighteen hundred & thirty three appeared before the Inferior Court held in and for said County and State the aforesaid William Terrell a resident of said county & state & being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath depose and answer as follows to the following interrogatories put by the Court
Where & in what year were you born? Ans My parents informed me that I was born on Neuse River N. Car. According to a record which I have seen in possession of my father I was born on the sixth day of August seventeen hundred & sixty.
Have you any record of your age and if so where is it? Ans I have none
Where were you living when called into service? Where have you lived since the Revolutionary War? and where do you now live? Ans. When called in service I was living in what was then called Craven County now Lancaster District S Carolina. I continued to live in that place till year Eighteen twenty six; and then moved to this County where I now live
How were you called into service? Were you drafted, did you volunteer? or were you a substitute & if a substitute for whom? Ans. The first time I was drafted & served at least one Month - the second time I volunteered and served at least two (2) months among the drafted militia - the third time I volunteer and served at least three months.
State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the Troops where you served. Such continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect; and the general circumstances of your service. Ans. The first time, I was under Capt Cannington Gen'l Richardson. Capt John Chestnut was in the same regiment. The 2nd I was under Capt Benjamin Hale in the Regiment commanded by Col. Cashaw. In the same Regiment there was a Major named Ross. The third time I was under Capt. Deason & Maj Thompson Gen'l Marion. At the Eutaw Battle with Genl Greene (Col Washington, Col Lee. Col Mann had command of troops of light horse) The particulars of my services were stated in my first Declaration
Did you ever receive a discharge from the service? and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it? Ans The first time I was out I received a written discharge from Genl Richardson. the second time from Col Cashaw, which are lost, the last time I was sent away on business to carry a wounded man to the hospital. The soldiers were discharged during my absence.
State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution? Ans Aaron Knight Thomas Akin James Mangum William Mangum Jesse F. Cleveland James Lemon Yully Choice. And some of the Members of the Court Thomas Ray John Dobbs Edward Jones & any others about
Sworn to and subscribed in open court this Eighth day of July Eighteen hundred and thirty three
William Terrell
John Dobbs J.I.C.
Lodowick Tuggle J.I.C.
Thomas Ray JIC
Moses Murphy J.I.C
Edwards Jones JIC

And the said Court hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the above interrogatories as prescribed by the War department that the above named William Terrell was a revolutionary soldier as he states In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in open court the day and year last aforesaid
John Dobbs J.I.C
Moses Murphy J.I.C
Lodowick Tuggle JIC
Edwards Jones JIC
Thomas Ray J.I.C.

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State of Georgia
I do hereby certify that Charles Murphy who hath [illegible] the foregoing certificate is & was at the time said certificate purports to have been given Clerk of the Superior Court of Dekalb County in said State and that full faith & credit are due to his official acts as such.
4 June 1833
Thomas F Foster

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Georgia
DeKalb County
On this twelfth day of October Eighteen hundred and thirty-two appeared before the Superior Court held in and for said County and State William Terrel a resident of said County & State aged seventy two years the sixth day of August 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 provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 - that in the first of the  month of December in the year 1778 he then residing in Craven County now called Lancaster District South Carolina and at that time about eighteen years of age was drafted and entered service in the Company of Captain Edward Cannington - marched to the Mossy Camps near Monks Corner and there joined the Militia under the command of General Richardson & served one month & received a written discharge signed by General Richardson which is lost - that about the first of March 1779 he was drafted & entered the service under Capt. Benjamin Hale in the Regiment commanded by Col. Ely Cashaw.  Marched to a place in South Carolina about one mile from Augusta Georgia & there joined the Regulars under the command of Genl Williamson & was sent in a scouting party under the command of Col. Cashaw down the Savannah River to the mouth of the Three Runs - & received a discharge signed by Col. Cashaw about the first of May 1779 which is lost. About the first of June 1782 he volunteered in a company commanded by Capt. William Deason in a Battallion commanded by Maj Thompson - Marched to Camden - thence about one hundred miles down on the Santee & there joined Genl Francis Marion - under his command with about two hundred mounted men went in pursuit of the British towards Charleston through the place called Horseshoe to a place called Cumbee - thence pursued the British three days to a place near

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Parkers Ferry on the Edisto - there lying in ambuscade in a swamp were attacked on one side by the Tories & on the other by the British Dragoons about two hundred in number - about one hundred and fifty of whom were supposed to have been killed & wounded The remainder were then reinforced by about five hundred foot men British & Tories of whom about twenty five were supposed to have been killed - The British retreated towards Charleston - that under Marion he returned to Santee - thence to meet Genl Greene above the Utaw Spring [Eutaw Springs] & that he was in the battle of Utaw on the eighth of September & after the battle he was sent with three others to carry a wounded man to the Hospital called the Blue house with permission to go home that he reached the Hospital about the twelfth of September 1782 - about which time his company was dismissed & he received no written discharge - he hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present & he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any agency in any state.  Deponent knows of no person now living by whom he can prove said services
William Terrell
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year first above written in open Court.
WT Colquitt JIC

I Aaron Knight a clergyman residing in the County of DeKalb & state of Georgia hereby certify that I have been well acquainted with William Terrell who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration for more than twenty years - that I believe him to be seventy two years of age as he has stated - that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that I concur in that opinion
Aaron Knight
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open court
WT Colquitt J.I.C.

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William Terrell
Rev
admit as a private
6 mo $20
i.,m.

David Kidder
Decatur
Dekalb Co Ga

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WAR DEPARTMENT
Pension Office,
May 23 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the service of William Terrell
Period when the service was rendered.
Duration of the claimant's service. Years. Months. Days.
Rank of the claimant.
Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served.
Names and Rank of the General and Field officers.
Battles in which the applicant was engaged.
Country through which he marched.
1778 1 [month] Private Capt. Cannington Genl Richardson Mossy Camps Monks Corner South Carolina
1779 #10 [months] " [private] Capt Hale Genl Williamson Col Cashaw
1782 9 [months] " [private] Capt Deason Genl Marion Maj Thompson Eutaw Horseshoe Cumbee

Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Aged 72 Lancaster District S Carolina
Evidence by which the declaration is supported. Clergyman & a Traditionary witness

#Applicant will be required to give a more detailed account of this service, and state definitely how long he served in that tour. he could not have served the whole 10 months.
Toward the close you will find it stated (opposite the # in margin) that he served at least two (2) months

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c, Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss.
County of
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) 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, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out. Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 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.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
(And then will follow the certificate of the Court.)
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed 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 A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. To a Soldier, Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
To an Officer, Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
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(a) The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
(b) The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
(c) The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
(d) The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
(e) Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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 amount of pension he is entitled. 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." It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which such 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 about three of four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that 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 shown 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.
(f) The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
(g) The opinion of the Court is always required.
(h) The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
(i) The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he 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.
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 papers 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.
Proof of Service.
(j) 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 claimant's 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 the seal of office.
(k) This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
(l) If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
(m) The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

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December 22, 1939
Miss Maud McLure Kelly
1436 South Tenth Place
Birmingham, Alabama
BA-J/MCS
William Terrell, s.16550
Dear Madam: 
Reference is made to your request for information relative to William Terrell, a Revolutionary War soldier who was pensioned while living in DeKalb County, Georgia.
The data which follow were taken from papers on file in the pension claim, S.16550, based on the military service of William Terrell.
William Terrell was born August 6, 1760, "on Neuse River, North Carolina." The names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Craven County, which was later called Lancaster District, South Carolina, William Terrell enlisted and served as private with the South Carolina troops as follows: from early in December, 1778, one month in Captain Edward Cannington's company in Colonel Kershaw's X regiment; from about June 1, 1781, until September 12, 1781, in Captain William Deason's company and was in the battle of Eutaw Springs.
He was allowed pension of his application executed October 12, 1832, at which time he was a resident of DeKalb County, Georgia, having moved there from Lancaster District, South Carolina, in 1826. 
There are no data relative to this soldier's family.
In Order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of William Terrell, the name and address of the person to whom it was paid and possibly the date of death of William Terrell, it is suggested that you
X omitted given name 
as according to Heitman 
the colonels name was
Joseph instead of Eli Kershaw
mco

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address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., giving the following data:
William Terrell, Certificate 16823, issued October 5, 1833, rate $20 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Georgia Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator

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[first column]
16550
INVALID.
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File No. 16550
William Terrell
Pri Rev War
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Act: June 7" 32
Index: Vol. 1, Page 371
{Arrangement of 1870.}

[second column]
Jany 10-1900 Mrs. Geo. E. King Atlanta Ga
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1927 Mar. 8 hist to Mrs. G.C. Todd, see letter in case of Richmond Terrell R. 10459 MCS
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1939. Dec. 22. hist. to Miss Maud McLure Kelly M.C.S.

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Private Mailing Card 

[round stamp] 4 BIRMINGHAM ALA. NOV 29 9:30 PM 1939

The Veterans Administration, 
Washington, 
D.C.

[round received stamp - not readily readable]

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MISS MAUD MCLURE KELLY 1436 SOUTH TENTH PLACE BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
I understand that a Wm Terrell of DeKalb Co. Ga. drew a pension for services during the Revolution. I should like very much to get the family & service data from his files, to determine whether or not he is my ancestor, or closely related. The Terrells would be easier to trace if they used unusual given names!
Thanking you, I am.
Very truly yours 
Maud McLure Kelly

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Rev. & 1812 War Section 
March 8, 1927
Mrs. G. C. Todd 
La Feria 
Texas 
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 16550, it appears that WILLIAM TERRELL was born August 6, 1760, near (on) the Neuse River, North Carolina. 
While a resident of Craven County which was later called Lancaster District, South Carolina, he enlisted and served as a private with the South Carolina troops as follows: 
From early in December, 1778, one month in Captain Edward Cannington 's Company. 
From about March 1, 1779, until about May 1, 1779, in Captain Benjamin Hale's Company in Colonel Ely Cashaw's Regiment. 
From about June 1, 1781, until September 12, 1781, in Captain William Deason's Company and he was in the battle of Eutaw Springs. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 12, 1832, at which time he was a resident of DeKalb County, Georgia. having m. there from Lancaster Dist. SC in 1826
There are no data on file relative to his family. 
This is the only soldier from Georgia by the name of William Terrell that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau. 
Respectfully, 
WINFIELD SCOTT 
Commissioner