Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 39272, William Canady, Va.

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(3—1776)
SERVICE 
Va.
Canady, William
or
Cannady
NUMBER S39272

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16.074 RO
South Carolina 

William Canady 
Of Laurens District in the state of S.C. who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Mughlenburgh of the Virginia line, for the term of 18 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of South Carolina at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 28 of November 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 9 of May 1820 and sent to Hon. S. Tucker
House of Reps

Arrears to 4th of March 1820 121:83
Semi-anl. All’ce ending 4th of 1820 48. 
$169:83
[math done on the left side of the page]
15 mo 3/30 6/71
8
___
120
1.83
______________
121.83
[Revolutionary Claim,]
[Act 18th March, 1818.]

Continued

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William Canady
Declaration Of
Laurens District
Hon. Starling Tucker, H. R.
for [illegible]
On Virginia Roll
[X drawn over next section]
The line in which
the applicant served
must be mentioned
[faded words]

([drawing on left side of page] The "line" is not set forth by the 
declarant, as the act prescribes; but as 
Canady's name is on the role, and as the
claim appears to be just, the Secretary
of War has specially directed that
in this case, this formality of the law
may be dispensed with. This decision, however, is not to be
drawn into precedent.)

[written sideways] 
State of [illegible]
Court Certify
William
as stated
court rec [records]
and is
the [illegible]
[illegible]
had before
[illegible]of [illegible]

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The State of South Carolina Court
On the twenty eigth [eighth] day of November in the Year of our 
Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen before me
Waddy Thompson one of the Judges of the Court of Equity
personally appeared William Canady aged sixty seven Years
Resident in the District of Laurens and State aforesaid who
being by me first duly sworn according to Law doth
on his Oath make the following Declaration in order
to obtain the provision made by the late Act of Congress
Entitled An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the
Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War That he the said William Canady enlisted
in Culpepper [Culpeper] County in the Company of Captain George Slater [Slaughter] 
in the Service of the United States for two Years at the
Commencement of the Revolutionary War his company
was attached to the eighth Regiment Commanded by Conl.
Mughlenburgh [Muhlenberg] which time he faithfully served and was
honorably discharged soon after the Battle of Monmoth [Monmouth]
by General Scott - That he was drafted as a Substitute in 
the Year One Thousand seven hundred & eighty for eighteen
months in the continental Service that he was attached to 
the Regiment commanded by Conl.  John Green which time
he faithfully served and was honorably discharged at Culpepper [Culpeper]
in Virginia - That he was in the Battle at [crossed out Monmouth]
Germantown when he was taken prisoner & wounded [inserted] at Monmouth
4 at the Siege of Ninety Six - That he is in reduced
circumstances and stands in need of the Assistance of his 
Country for support,  and that he has no other  Evidence
now in his power of said service having had his House burned and
all his papers consumed with it- Wm his X mark Canady 
Sworn to and declared before me this day + Year aforesaid - W. Thompson
[crossed out additional W. Thompson]

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State of South Carolina
I Waddy Thompson one of the Judges of the
Court of Equity in the said State as aforesaid do Certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said 
William Canady did serve in the Revolutionary War 
as stated in the preceeding [preceding] Declaration in the 
Continental line against the Common Enemy
and is in reduced circumstances [a letter crossed out between u and m] and stands in need of
the assistance of his Country for support and I now
transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and
had before me to the Secretary of the War department
pursuant to the directions of the aformentioned [aforementioned] Act
of Congress in such case made & provided-
In testimony thereof I have signed
my name and caused the Seal of
Office of the said Court to be hereunto
affixed this 28th day of November 1818
T. Richardson
W. Thompson
W W. Dix
South Carolina
Washington District
[vertical wavy dividing line]
I certify the above Seal is
the private seal of this office
there being no Seal of Office
December 10th 1818-
T. Richardson
C A W Dix

[right side of page]
South Carolina
Laurens District [vertical, loopy line]

Before me personally appeared
Thomas Gaines of the District and State aforesaid
and being sworn as the law directs on his oath saith
that he is well acquainted with the within
named William Canady having resided in the same District with him upwards of twenty years
since the Revolutionary War at which time they were in the Continental Army of the United
States together that the said William Canady
has always supported the character of a man
of honesty and veracity and is in reduced
circumstances and stands in need of the assistance
of his Country for support being an old decrepit
& wounded Soldier and he believes the within
declarations to be true in substance and
in fact of the said William Canady
Sworn to and subscribed
this 28th of Nov. 1818 before
me
W. Thompson
[right side of page]
his
Wm. [+ mark] Canady
mark
his
Thomas [x mark] Gains
mark
I Certify that I am well acquainted with
Thomas Gains the witness in this case
and that he is a man of respectability
Starling Tucker

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Laurens District State of 
South Carolina
Certified copy of Wm. Cannady 
Oath & schedule as a
pensioner

[Faint writing, X drawn on top]
There must be a mistake in this schedule 23 head of cattle valued at $29-
This sum [illegible] The document is therefore returned for amendment and explanations-

[illegible] offered correcting [illegible] in schedule
see [illegible]

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State of South Carolina
Laurens District [vertical wavy line] On this thirteenth day of November one thousand
Eight hundred and twenty one personally appeared in open court, being a Court
of record of Sessions and Common pleas for the District of Laurens and state
aforesaid, William Cannaday aged sixty nine years resident [resident crossed off] in the
District and state aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law
doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows
viz as a private in the Eighth Virginia Regiment commanded by Col.
Malenbergh [Muhlenberg], Captain George Slaughters Company, that he has recieved [received] a
pension in conformity with a certificate received from the war department
issued the ninth day of May 1820. payable Semiannually at the united states
Branch bank in Charleston South Carolina at the rates of Eight dollars
per month to commence on the twenty Eighth day of November 1818. And
I do Solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the united states on the 18th
day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any
manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to
diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of congress entitled
an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval
service of the united states in the revolutionary war passed on the 18th day of
March 1818 and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any
property, or securities, contracts or debts, due to me, nor have I any other
income other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed
and by me subscribed. viz. 
one mare & colt worth ______________ $70.00.
23 head of cattle worth _______________ 29.00
one Grind Stone ________________________ 4.00.
one plow, 1 mattock, 1 ax, 1 hoe, & Gear_7.00
Old Irons ________________________________ 20.00.
Household & Kitchen furniture exclusive of
wearing apparel & bedding______________32.50
2 [illegible] wedges _______________________ 2.00
                                                             _________
                                                              $164.50

his
William [+] Cannady
mark [horizontal line]

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And I do further declare that I am a farmer by occupation, that I am
aged and infirm, and unable to pursue it so as to enable me to support
my family in plenty and decency, that I have a wife aged fifty seven
years and one child viz Nancy aged twenty two years

Sworn to & declared
on the 13th day of November
One thousand eight hundred and twenty one
before me R Gautt [horizontal line mark]
his
William X Cannady
mark. [X between William and Cannady]

I do hereby certify that I am of opinion that the total amount in value
of property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is one hundred and
sixty four dollars fifty cents  R Gautt

The State of South Carolina
Office of Common pleas Laurens District November Term 1821-

I John Garlington clerk of Laurens District in the state aforesaid do hereby
certify that the foregoing oath, and the schedule thereto indorsed [endorsed] are
truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify
that it is the Opinion of the said court that the total amount in value
of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is one hundred and
four Dollars fifty cents 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand, and affixed the seal of the
said court, on the twenty sixth day of
November in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and twenty one
John Garlington clerk of
the Court of Laurens District
in the state aforesaid

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South Carolina
Laurens District [vertical line mark]
Before me personally appeared William Cannady who being duly
sworn saith, that he only had five [underlined] head of cattle instead of
Twenty three head as mentioned in foregoing schedule, that he does not know how
such an error happened, unless his attorney misunderstood him, when making out
his petition & schedule, at which time he was much hurried, the matter being
transacted during the [illegible] of the Court, this deponent further states how two out
of the five head of cattle is since dead and that the remaining three head he
conceives to be worth about fifteen or eighteen Dollars-
Sworn to before me this
15th November 1822.
John Garlington Clk of Laurens Dis.
[right side of page]
his
William Cannady [between "William" and "Cannady," there is a mark of + with a dot in each quadrant] 
mark 
I am personally acquainted with the above named William Cannady and have no
doubt but that he has correctly stated the fact relative to the mistake in the
number of his cattle, and also know him to be a very poor man & in indigent
circumstances, In his behalf and at his request I offer this view of his
situation hoping that the error in his schedule will be satisfactory accounted
for, but should it be deemed necessary that the error should be corrected
in open court before some
presiding Judge, in that case he begs that it
may be inclosed [enclosed] back that he may have it corrected in such manner
as may be pointed out
John Garlington
Clk of Laurens Dis.

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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
EFL [EF faded]
November 10, 1930 
J. Marion Read, M.D.
Medico-Dental Building
San Francisco, California

Dear Sir:

You are advised that it appears from the papers in
the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.39272, that William
Canady (the name also appears as Cannady) enlisted
in Culpeper County, Virginia, early in the Revolutionary War, served as a private in Captain George Slaughter's
Company, Colonel Muhlenberg's Eighth Virginia Regiment, and
was at the battles of Germantown, where he was wounded
(nature of wound not stated ) and taken prisoner and Monmouth; length of service two years.

He enlisted in 1781, exact date not stated, served
in Colonel John Green's Virginia Regiment, and was at
the Siege of Ninety-Six, length of service eighteen months.

He was allowed pension on his application executed
November 28, 1818, at which time he was aged sixty-seven
years and resided in Laurens District, South Carolina.
The date of his birth is not given.

In 1821, the soldier stated that his family residing
with him consisted of his wife, aged fifty-seven years,
her name and the date of their marriage not shown and one
child, Nancy, aged twenty-two years. There are no further data as to his family.

The Revolutionary War records of this bureau fail to
afford any information in regard to James Hickes, under
any spelling of the surname.

Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.

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39272
Revy INVALID
File No. [handwritten] 39,272
William Canady
[illegible] Rev War

Act: [handwritten] 18 March 18
Index: -- Vol. [handwritten] 3. Page [handwritten] 12
[Arrangement of 1870.]

[vertical text]
1930 - Nov 10 [illegible] to J. Marion 
Read, M. D. 
E E L

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Wm. Canady's Schedule was
returned to the Clerk of the
Court of Laurens District,
Aug. 16. 1822 for amendment,
the property being valued, (as it
was supposed) too low. [horizontal mark]
23
head of Cattle were estimated
at $29! [horizontal mark]
[circle at right of page]

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November 1, 1930
J. MARION READ, M. D.
MEDICO-DENTAL BUILDING
SAN FRANCISCO
Mr. E. W. Morgan, Acting Commissioner
Veterans Administration
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D. C.

Re: Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

Dear Sir:

I shall greatly appreciate any record which you can
give me of service in the American forces during the Revolutionary War
of the following two men.

[handwritten checkmark above name]
Wm. Canady
James Hickes [handwritten mark]
The only information which I have in regard to them is that
they enlisted from Culpeper County, Virginia.
Very truly yours,
J. Marion Read
M. D.
J. Marion Read, M. D.
JMR/md
[stamp]
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
S
NOV 5 - 1930
BUREAU OF PENSIONS [letters between PENS and S are so faded as to be illegible]