Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3097, William Butler, Va.

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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

[3-1776]

SERVICE
Va. 

Butler, William

NUMBER
S.3097

Carded
CONTENTS

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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

Rev War 3097  

INVALID  

File No. 3097
William Butler
Pvt. N. C. line  

Act: June 7th '32 

Index-vol: A 	Page: 49 

[Arrangement of 1870] 

Virginia Line -
Records corrected Feby 17 '04

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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

26720
East Tennessee 
William Butler of Anderson Co. in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the com [company] commanded by Captain Campbell in the regt. commanded by Colonel -- in then Carolina line for 7 months. 
Virginia Line Records corrected .... Feby 12 ‘04

Inscribed on the roll of East Tennessee at the rate of 23 dollars and 33 Cents per annum, to commence the 4th day of March 1831. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of May 1834 and [sent to] Wm Butler Olivers P. O. Anderson Co 

Arrears to the 4th of March 70.00 
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. 11.67 
$81.67

{Revolutionary Claim,} 
{Act June 7, 1832.} 

Recorded by Dan’l Boyd Clerk, 
Book E Vol 7 page 37

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30 485
William Butler
Tennessee Anderson Co.
of 1780 per year
$23.33
pension
Oliver's post office
Anderson Co
Tennessee

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State of Tennessee} 
Anderson County} On this first date of April --- 1834 personally appeared before me Robert Galbraith, one of the acting Justices of the Peace duly qualified commissioned and sworn to hold the Court of Pleas and Quarter sessions for said County, William Butler Senior of the County of Anderson, and State of Tennessee, age ninety six years, who being first being 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 and served as herein stated. He volunteered under Captain Samuel McCampbell the last of May, 1780 and returned home the last of September, 1780. I served this tour four months after the Indians in the Western part of Virginia. We forted at a fort then called McDonalds fort on Greenbrier River where we had a small battle with the Indians there was 66 men in Company we never were attached to any other company during the 4 months I served. We had no officers of a higher grade than a Captain, I received a discharge from my Captain but I have lost said discharge or misplaced it as the same cannot now be found. I entered the service of the United States as a Volunteer under Captain Thomas Helems [sic, Thomas Carson Helm] the last of February 1781 marched into the state of North Carolina. I was at the Battle of Gilford [Guilford Court House 15th of March 1781] in which battle my Captain was killed. I returned home the last of May 1781. I never received a discharge for this tour but fought the Battle [rest of sentence cut off]

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I resided in the county Bedford, now Campbell County, Virginia at the time I entered in the service, volunteered each time, served in all seven months. I have no Revolutionary evidence and I do not know of any person whose testimony I can procure who can testify to my service. I hereby relinquish every claim whatsoever to a pension or an annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. There is no clergyman residing in my neighborhood is the only reason why I did not procure the certificate of one, 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. 
William [his X mark] Butler, Senr. [Senior]

We Richard Oliver and Alexander Galbraith residing in the County of Anderson state of Tennessee and in the neighborhood of William Butler, the above applicant hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Butler who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be ninety six 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 day and year aforesaid.

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Revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the said Justice Galbraith further certify that Richard Oliver & Almander Galbraith who has signed the preceding certificate are citizens resident in the County of Anderson and State of Tennessee living in the neighborhood of William Butler the applicant, and is credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit. I do further certify that applicant cannot from old age and bodily infirmity attend the court. 

Robert Galbraith
Justices of the Peace

State of Tennessee} 
Anderson County} I John Jarnagin Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for said County certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings had for Robert Galbraith Esq. one of the Justices of the peace for said County and that said Robert Galbraith is now & was an acting Justice of the peace at the time his signing the foregoing proceedings. Commissioned & Sworn to hold the Court of pleas & Quarter Sessions for said County the same being a court of record & having a seal of office and his signature of the foregoing proceedings is genuine. 
Given under my hand & seal of office at Clinton this 14th day of April 1834 
John Jarnagin Clerk

any Communication to the applicant in the above declaration is Requested to be sent to Olivers P. Office Anderson County Tennessee
William Butler