Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,606, Shadrack Chandler, S.C.

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S.C. Chandler Shadrack S31.606

Born in Va

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Georgia 31294
Shadrack Chandler
McKalb Co in the State of Georgia
who was a Private in the Company commanded
By Maj. Gordon in the So Ca
line for 12 months+12 days
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Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia
At the rate of 41 Dollars33 Cents per annum
To commence on the 4th day of March 1831
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Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of Dec.
1837 and sent (yearly?)
F. Cleveland (NC 14th Regt?)
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1837. $268.64
Semi-ant allowance ending 4 Mar ‘38.   30.66
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$289.30

Revolutionary Claim
Appt June 7, 1832
recorded by D.D.Addison (signed) Clerk
book E.   Vol. 6.   Page 99

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17813
Shadrack Chandler
Geo.
now dec.

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Declaration
of S. Chandler
State of Georgia

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Georgia            ;On this twenty forth day of
DeKalb County : March in the year eighteen
hundred and thirty six personally appeared in open
Court Before the Honorable Hiram Warner Judge of the 
Superior Court of said County now sitting Shadrick
Chandler a resident of said county and state aged
Seventy nine years in the month of August last past
or near as this deponent can now recollect, who
being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his
oath make the following declaration, in order
to obtain the benefit of this act of Congress passed
June the Seventh 1832.

That he entered the service of the united states
under the following named officers and served or [knew]
stated, towit, under Captain James Lyle Major Gordon
Col. Waters given name not [retn] and Genl Richardson
in the state of South Carolina Newberry District, about
[Christmash] does not now recollect the year, as a
volunteer marched from Newberry to Enoree, to Raburn
Creek in SoCarolina returned again to Newberry district
and was discharged by verbal discharge, and served in 
this town one month.  Again, in this July following
was drafted and served as follows under the same
officers exept the General was commanded in this
town by General Williamson marched from Newberry
District of SoCarolina to the same place above
mentioned on Rabury Creek, there had a skirmish
with the tories and Indians killed one Indiantook
one torey prisnor, returned and drew provisions
marched to the mountains passed Ellisons fort and
Ragurn Creek crossed Rudy and Saluda Rivers
and an engagement with the Indians in the mountains
lost twelve of our men from first fire, but put the 
Indians to flight but killed and wounded several
of them, from which place we returned home, having
served in this town four months and again received
only a verbal discharge,  And this spring follow
ing the war again drafted to up against the Brittish and

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under the same officers, march from Enoree in
Newberry district SoCarolina to augusta, in the state
of Georgia the Brittish when we arrived having left
Augusta before we arrived this [depart?] with others
was sent in pursuit of the Creek Indians, overtook
them in the frontiers of Georgia, then had an enga-
gement with them, kill sixteen or seventeen Indians, eight
or ten white men and took several Indians and white
men prisoners, our side lost an officer, towit, Maj
Ross, stayed in this time six weeks, returned home
and again received nothing but a verbal discharge.

This deponent again entered the service of the united
states shortly after the destruction of Charleston does
not now recollect the date, either year or month,
under Captain James Lyle, and Col James Lyle posted
from Captain to Colo, and served as a volunteer
in ranging and scouring the county but had
not particular engagements served with after the
taking of Cornwallis and was in the service of
the United States during this time six months.
And this deponent hereby relinquishes any claim
to a pension or annuity except the present, and 
discloses, that his name is not on the pension roll
of the agency of any state, and that by reason
of his extreme old age and the contingent loss of
memory this deponent is not now unable to give dates
or any thing like a correct discription of his
services more than he has done in the preceding
declarations, and that he has but one reason
for his pension which is that immediately after
the passage of the act of June 1832 he employed
an individual to make out and forward his
papers to the proper department which was done and returned defective
and his claim has been suspended by that defect
not until quite recently, and that he has
been himself constantly urging and insisting on
his agent to do something for him and to know

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If possible that small portion which this
liberality of his Government has apporpriated to the
reward and support him and his [illegible]
minors in any and which he so much needs to 
support him in his old and declining years.

Sworn to and subscribed in open court
the day and year aforesaid

his
Shadrick [marked with an X] Chandler
mark

Hiram Warner
Judge Superior Court
xx Dist Geo

The documentary evidence to support this claim
of this application in the herewith attached [illellegible]
Exhibits. A. B. C. D. E. F.

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And after which the following questions were propounded to the applicant
Shadrick Chandler he first being sworn in due form of law true answers to
make to such questions as might be propounded to him by the court [touching?] his service
as a Soldier of the Revolution. the answers of the said Chandler following each question
[inelligible]
(to wit)

1st  When and in what year were you born?
I was born in the State of Virginia Lunenburgh County, I do not in what year I
 was born think 1757,

2nd Have you any record of your age, and if so where is it?
I have none

3rd  Where were you living when called into service, where have you been since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
I was living in Newberry district So Carolina, I have lived in Greenville district
So Carolina, in the state of Kentucky Logan County, in the state of Alabama, in the counties of Washington [illegible - Moringo?] and in Dallis, in the state of Tennessee Robinson County and I now live in the State of Georgia DeKalb County.

4th How were you called into the service, were you drafted, did  you volunteer, or were you as substitution?  And if substitute for whom?
The first time I was a volunteer, the second and third times I was drafter, at all other times I was a volunteer.

5th State the names of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served, said continental and militia regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service?
I was acquainted with Captain Lutt, who commanded the company of regulars at Augusta, I do not now recollect any of the continental or millitia (that in the number) Regiments where I served, the general circumstandes of my service I have given in the foregoing Declaration.

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6th Did you ever receive any discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?

I never received any but a verbal discharge, [crossed out]

7th 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 as to your services as a soldier of the Revolution?

Uriah Spraberry, who is a minister of the Gospel, John Stephenson, [?] C. Corly Edward Howard & Joseph D McEver
his
[SIGNED] Shadrack Chandler
mark

[SIGNED] Hiram Warner
Judge Supr Courts
[?]

[?] Uriah Spraberry a Clergyman residing in the county of DeKald and Joseph D McEver, John Stephenson & Edward Howard residing in the county of DeKalb -- all of said state, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Shardick Chandler who has who has sworn to & described the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy nine 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.
Sown to and subscribed this 24th day of March
1837.
[SIGNED] Hiram Warner
Judge Supr Courts
[?]

[SIGNED] Uriah C. Spraberry
[SIGNED] John Stephenson
[SIGNED] Edward Howard
[SIGNED] Joseph C. McEver

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And the said Court hereby declares it is his opinion after this investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the "war department," that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and the Court further certifies, that it appears to him that Uriah Spraberry, who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman residing in the County of DeKalb and that Joseph D. McEver John Stephenson & Edward Howard who have also signed the same are residents in the County of DeKalb and are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit.
[SIGNED] Hiram Warner
Judge Supr. Courts
[?]

I John Glen Clerk of the Superior Court of the DeKalb do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of Shadrick Chandler for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 31st day of March 1837
[SIGNED] John Glen [?] S.C.

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Exhibit C

Georgia
DeKalb County

Before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace of said County personally appeared John Chandler of Gwinnett County and after being duly sworn saith that Shadreck Chandler of of DeKalb County who has applied for a pension and who is about seventy six or seventy seven years of age was a soldier of the Revolution war on the part and in defense of the United States, the deponant states that he was acquainted withe Shadreck Chandler be for the Revolution war and since and during the revolution war and since the Revolution war & that he knew that he was brave solgier in the Revolution war against Great Briton and the Indians in the part of the United States as a privet soldier now the deponant further states  [?] knew him in Captain John Liles Company & then in Col. Liles Ridgment and attacht to the command General Williamson & then to General Richardson one time to the command of General Sumpter the deponant states that he was knowing that Shadrack Chandler serving of the united state in South carolina and then in Georgia and is intitled to much as two years or more in the servis of the united States against Great Brittin and the Indians Sworn to and subscribed be for me this 31 day of August 1833
[SIGNED] Levi Hoyle J.P.

his
[SIGNED] John Chandler
mark

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Georgia
DeKalb County

I Levi Hoyle a Justice of the Peace of said County do certify that John Chandler who have taken the and subscribed the within affidavit before me is a man of varrasity and intitled to credet on this oarth, and purfeses the Cristen religion and in full fellowship in the Baptist Church
Given under my hand and seal this is 21 day of August, 1833

[SIGNED] Levi Hoyle, J.P. LS

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Shadrack Chandler
Georgia
No. 17863
Adm 12 m 12 days
$41 33 a pri

Suspended 8 Apl 34
4.5.10.14.15.16
 Apl 16. 33
P. 339
[crossed though Chas Murphy
Clk. supr. Court
DeKalb Co]

HR
Hon. J. Cleveland

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BRIEF in the case of Shadrach Chandler
of Dekalb County in the State of Georgia
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he? 70 years

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period.
Vol.
drafted
"
Vol.
---

Duration of Service.
Years - Months 1 Days --
Years - Months 4 Days --
Years Months [?] weeks Days
Years - Months 11 Days --

Years 1 Months 11

Rank.
As a
Private
"
"
"

Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Gen.
Capt. Jas Lyle, Maj. Gorden
Gent. Williams
" " 
- 
Capt. Martin

5. In what battles was he engaged?

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Newberry District So. Ca.

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by rolls? Witnesses

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

Examining Clerk.

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May 1, 1931

Mrs. M. R. Striplin
806 Franklin Street
Corinth, Mississippi

Rev.& 1812 Wars Section
AWF:MLB

Dear Madam:

You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 31606, that Shadrack Chandler was born in August, 1756 or 1757 in Lunenburg County, Virginia.

While residing in Newberry District, South Carolina, he served as private with the South Carolina troops, at various times, under Captain John or James Lyle and Colonels Waters and Lyle, was at several skirmishes with the Tories and Indians, served until the surrender of Cornwallis; all of the service amounting to one year and twelve days; there are no dates of service given.

After the Revolution he lived in Greenville District, South Carolina, Logan County, Kentucky, in the State of Alabama, counties of Washington, Marengo, and Dallas, and Robertson County, Tennessee.

He was allowed pension on this application executed March 24, 1836, at which time he was living in De Kalb County, Georgia. 

There are no data as to his family.

Very truly your

E.W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner

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May 25, 1933

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Mr. Walter Chandler
2012 Sterick Building
Memphis
Tennessee

BA-J/MCS

Dear Sir:

In accordance with your request of May 15, 1933, you are herewith furnished photostatic copies of original papers on file in the Revolutionary War pension claim of John Chandler, (S. 10443), and Shadrack Chandler (S. 31606), and in the War of 1812 pension claim of William Chandler (S.C. 13156), for which you made remittance on that date to cover cost.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator

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Rev. & 1812   #162
BA-J/MCS

May 19, 1933

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section 
541

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Rev. War pension claim of Shadrack

Chandler, S. 31606
Actual 1 of each page

xxxx $2.75  11 pages

Kindly leave margin of 1 inches at top of each page and return papers in each case in folder with corresponding name and number.
The word, omit, is written in pencil on those pages which are not be copied.

Chief of Rev. & 1812 Wars Sect.

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List of pages copied for Mr. Walter Chandler by his order of May 15-1933

Exhibit C - affid. of John Chandler dates Aug. 31, 1833 - reverse side omiitted - 1p - 
Exhibit B - affid. of James Buchanan dated Sept. 19, 1833 - 
Soldier's appl. dated Mch. 24, 1836 (Shadrack must have had a previous appl. that was returned, or something, as the affids. say "who has applied" + they are dated prior his appl. on file) -- 3p
Soldiers questionnaire which ends with date of Mch. 24, 1837 --- 2p-
Court affid. dated Mch. 31, 1837 with seal which [?] the declaration on [?] [?]. 1p-
Exhibit A. State Report dated Mch. 7, 1837 - 1p
Affid. of Hon. Jesse F. Cleveland from Ga. Dec. 18, 1831 - 1p
Cetf. jacket 31294- - - 1p

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Washington D.C. 5/15/33

Veteran's Administration,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:
Please furnish photostatic copies of papers in Revolutionary War claims of John Chandler file S10443, Shadrack Chandler file S31606, and War of 1812 claim of William Chandler S.C. 13156.
Respectfully
[SIGNED] Walter Chandler
2012 STERICK BLDG.
Memphis,
Tennessee.

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WASHINGTON September 26, 1931

Mrs. M. R. Striplin
806 Franklin Street
Corinth, Mississippi

BA-J/MCS

Dear Madam:

You are advised that in order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of Shadrack Chandler, the name and address of the person to whom it was paid, and possible the date of death of the soldier, you apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., citing the following data:

Shadrack Chandler, certificate 31294, issued December 19, 1837, rate $41.33, per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Georgia Agency.

You are advised that the Revolutionary War records of this office fail to afford any information in regard to a Jacob Hollingsworth who died in 1826.

Very truly you,

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator

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Corinth Miss.
Aug. 29, 1931

To Pension Bureau
Rev. Division,

Can you furnish pension or war record of Jacob Hollingsworth from Penn? He late moved to Rutherford Co. N.C. + I do not know whether he enlisted from Chester Co. Penn or there.

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His pension was possible applied for from Georgia, as he died there in 1826. You wrote me Shadrack Chandler received a pension in 1836, at which time he was living in De Kalb Co. Ga. Can you tell me when + where he died, or when payment on his pension was stopped.
Sincerely yours,
[SIGNED] Mrs. M. R. Striplin
806 Franklin St.

[STAMPED] RECEIVED SEP 9 1931 RECIEPT SECTION PENSION FILES SUBDIVISION

[STAMPED] ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT SEPT -2 1931 2 WAR DEPT.

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Corinth Miss. 
March 20, 1931

To Pension Bureau. Rev. Division
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir,
Can you furnish pension record for Shadrack Chandler, b. pr. 1760, in Va. Lived during Rev. in Greenville District S.C. died in Ky. perhaps Blount Co. after 1800. He + sons Joel, William + James served in Rev.
Very truly,
[SIGNED] Mrs. M. R. Striplin
806 Franklin St.

[STAMPED] REVOLUTIONARY & 1812 WARS SECTION MAR 25 1931 BUREAU OF PENSIONS

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31 606
INVALID.
Rvy
File No. 31,606
Shadrack Chandler
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7th 32

[Arrangement of 1870}

[sideways on right side]
1931 May `1-Hist to Mrs. M. R. Stripline [illegible]
1931 Sept 26 Mrs. M. R. Stripline adv as mcs
to obt. date of last payment of [illegible]
1933 May 25 photos mailed to her
Walter Chandler accounting Div Notfd by a special memo in lieu of Josh Dalman colored official receipt June 2nd, 1933 MNT [?]

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Decatur 27th June 1837

Sir
Yours of the 6th last came to hand is now before me, since the reception of which the Pension Certificate of Mr. Gary Brooks has been received, I concur it to be a duty which owe to Mr. Chandler, to give an explanation to the department over which you preside, as to those discrepancys of which you speak between the statements of the applicant and his first and second declarations.
With regard to the first discrepancy [?], the length of time alledged in the two or the first and the last, declaration, it will be recollected by the department, that the original papers of Mr. Chandler together with the correspondence (or parts thereof) that had during the time the papers were in the possession of Department, taken place between the department and C Murphy Esq. were in Dec. last forward to me, upon an examination of the original declaration + correspondence especially from the latter I was [---stably?] led to the conclusion, that it was needless again to present to the department a claim for part of the time Mr. Chandler had served. & in that opinion I was confirmed by your letter of April 8th 1834 to C Murphy Esq. in which you say
"The claim of Shadrick Chandler remain suspend until he shall have more fully explained the nature of his alleged tour of duty as a minute man. 
The mere fact of his being ready to turn out when called upon, affords no just ground to a pension. It is for actual services alone called out + serving in an embodied Corps. in the Army, that furnished one such a claim." Now it will be remembered by the Department that this tower of service was included in his original declaration and formed part and a considerable part of the 18 months therein claimed for, and when amending his declaration by an entire new one, I then thought, as I now think with those facts and the introductory judgment of the department allowing made known that it would betray great want of sijacity on my part again to insist on it or even include it in the amended declaration.

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In relation to the discrepancy between the averments contained in the amended declaration and the Certificate of the Comptroller of S. Carolina, I have only to say, that if they do [?] it was an omission of my own + not of Mr. Chandler, for my recollection is clear upon that subject + has been confirmed by the [?] statements of Mr. Chandler made to me [?] at receipt of your letter of the 6th just, that he [?] me he had served in the Regiments of Col. Lyle, [?] O Gary and that S Chandler did perform services in defense of his Countrys rights, it does seem to me that the Certificate of the Comptroller has shown beyond a doubt, and if those discrepancy do exist I would on the part of Mr. Chandler most respectfully ask ([?] he ever should be able to obtain his pension or not) that it be returned in order that it may be amended in that particular for I am conscious that it is not his intention to make any misrepresentation about the matter even if that would secure for him a pension. 
With regard to his having been paid or that [?] [?] was paid in his favour for the [?] this I believe was the case in every instance, but it does not follow as a [?] [?] that he has secured the amount [?] [?], and as to his identity, to pay to him that before any favourable action could be had upon his claim, I would say with all due respect to the oppinions of the Preciding officer of the Pension department, that if the sweep of his claim depends upon this it is virtually saying, that though you have complied with the prescribed form of the Department, though you have appeared before a court produced the [?] writing and sworn before high [?] + those [?] [?] [?] facts contained in your declaration were true, that you you must prove that you are the [?] Shadrack Chandler who did perform the services or [?] in the Comptrol [?] offices in SCarolina and until you do this no favourable action can be had upon your claim,
I must in conclusion say that it is requiring

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of Mr. Chandler an impossibility, owing to the grater space of time that has intervened, and when too perhaps most if not all of his Companions in Army have gone to their ultimate homes, and [?] those that yet serve an [?] [?] over the vast republic, in a word if the faith of his claim depends upon this proof, it is [?] for him to attempt to prosecute further that right to which he is (if he was a soldier of the Revolution of which I do no entertain one single doubt) so justly [?].
But the department is now in possesssion of all the papers + facts I do not at this time know of any further proofs that Mr. Chandler can make that would shed any light upon his claim, + to the Department and the decision that its officers may finally ^ make in his case he must + will submit + should it be adverse to his claim he authorizes me to say that he is conscious that it will be owing to his own misfortune in not being able to present his claim such a shape as any favourable action could be had thereon, + not to the department or any of its officers in whom he has the most unshaken + abiding confidence.
An answer if you please
I have the honor 
to be your Obt. Srvt.
[SIGNED] Geo. D. Anderson

J L Edwards Esq.
Washington City
D.C.

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Exhibit A
State of So. Carolina
To Shadrack Chandler

For militia Duty in Waters & Caseys Regt.
before and since the fall of Charlestown, per
[?] [?], amts. to currency £ 777 - - 
Stop. . . . £ 111 - - 

Comptrollers Office
Columbia, 7 March, 1837
I certify the above to be a true copy of the original account of Shadrack Chandler, for services performed in the War of the Revolution, as settled and filed in this office, and from the margin of Indent Book X, and Indent was issued for the same.
[SIGNED] William Laval Compt. Genl
for
John T. Seibels

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James Buchanan
Affidavid

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Georgia }
Newton County}

Personally came before me James Buchanan and after being duly sworn deposeth and saith Shadrack Chandler was a Militia Soldier in the revolution war against great Britain and the Indians in behalf of the united States and served with the deponant in Colonel James Liles Regiment and Captain John Lile Company sworn to and subscribed before me this 18th day of
September 1832
[SIGNED] Jesse Wade J.P.
Exhibit F

[SIGNED] James Buchanan

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[One sheet on top of each other-back sheet]
Georgia 
[Top sheet]
Exhibit E
Georgia
Gwinett County
 Personally came before me John Chandler and of him being duly sworn Deposeth  Shadrack Chandler was a Militia Soldier in the Revolution War against great Britton [illegible] the [illegible] in behalf of the united States and [crossed out] Served with the deponent in Colonel Hames Siles regiment and Captain John Siles Company Sworn to and Subscribed 
Before me this 19th Day of September 1832
John X his mark Chandler 
P L Monroe JP

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Washington City
Dec. 18th 1837

This is to certify that I have known Mr. Shadrick Chandler of DeKalb County Georgia for many years past and that he is a man of irreproachable character and storied integrity, and that in any declaration which he should make, I would [?] the utmost confidence.
[SIGNED] Jesse F Cleveland
Member of Congress
from the State of Georgia

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Shadrack Chandler
Geo:
See Back
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Suspended 

letter 8 April 1834 Ac
Chas. Murphy
2 Mar 36 Hr J Cleveland 
letter to
Copy of Nv. Murphy's Sent to
 same, Dec 24. 1836 do GD
Anderson Apl 13 37 dodo June 6 1837
Do. to same July 11 1837 (over)

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Let. to Hon. J.F. Cleveland 
[crossed though 17]
Dec. 16, 1937

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Exhibit B
Georgia}
DeKalb County}

Personally came and appeared before me an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County James Buckhannon of Newton County who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that Shadrick Chandler ^of DeKalb County was a Militia Soldier in the Revolutionary war against Great Briton and the Indians in behalf of the United States as a private + that he this deponant was acquainted with said Chandler in the Years of 1778, 1779, 1780, 1781, + 1782 both in the service and out of it and that he this deponant served with the said Chandler in Col James Liles redgement and in Capt John Liles Company and under the command of Genl. Richardson General Sumpter and Williamson as much as Two Years in the whole sworn and subscribed before me this 19th September 1833
[SIGNED] John Stephenson J.P.
[SIGNED] James Buchanan