Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1976-450, Peter Fayssoux, Continental (S.C.)

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[Document has three columns.  Each column name is typed font, and then it is filled in with handwriting.  In upper left corner in small type, is "(8--1776)"]

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SERVICE Continental (SC.)

[Star above name in middle]
Fayssoux, Peter

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NUMBER B.L.Wt. 1976-450

[Lower area is blank and labled "CONTENTS"]

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Peter Fayssouse
No.1976.

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[At top middle is round mark with right half dark, and left half light]

Charleston, So Ca
19th Oct 1833 ~

Dear Sir,
I very much regret that my 
remifsnefs should have given you so much
trouble – I think the Certificate now furnished
by the ordinary, which I have drawn up
with great care embraces all that the
law requires—

I am
Yours Very respectfully
[Signature] B. E. Bee.


Wm Gordon Esq.

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State of South Carolina
District of Charleston

We, Barnard E Bee, M Foifsin, 
H Fayfsoux, Barnard E Bee Attorney of C W. 
Stevens, and Barnard E Bee in behalf of the
children of [inserted “James and”] Peter Fayfsoux deceased do upon
oath testify and declare to the best of our 
knowledge and belief that the said Dr. Peter Fayfsoux
did enter the service in 1776 and served as a
Surgeon General in the South Carolina Continen-
tal line; and that he continued in the service
aforesaid to the end of the Revolutionary War,
his name being on the list in the proper office
in Washington.  We further declare that we have
never received a Warrant for the bounty land
promised to him on the part of the United
States, nor do We believe that he ever received
it, or transferred his claim to it in any manner
whatsoever, therefore Know All Men by 
these Presents that We the said Barnard E
Bee, M Foifsin H Fayfsoux, Barnard E Bee Attorney
of C. W. Stevens, and Barnard E Bee in behalf
of the children of [inserted “James and”] Peter Fayfsoux deceased, do
hereby constitute and appoint Samuel Cheslyn
Potter to be our true and lawful attorney for
us and in our name to demand and receive
from the Secretary of War of the United 
States, a Warrant for the quantity of
land due to us as aforesaid as the Heirs
at law of the said Doctor Peter Fayfsoux
deceased, and our said Attorney is 
hereby fully authorized and empowered
to constitute and appoint one or more
substitutes

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Substitutes or Attorneys under him for the
special purposes above exprefsed.

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Attest,
the words “James and” [“James and” underlined] being first
interlined in the Sixth & twenty fourth
lines from the commencement, so as
to come in between the words “of” 
and “Peter” [“of” and “Peter” are underlined]

Signature: Henry W. Peronneau

[Right section all signatures:]
Barnard Bee
M Foifsin
H Fayfsoux

Barnard Bee
atty for C. W. Stevens
and on behalf of others.


[Different handwriting and new section]
Personally appeared appeared the
above named Barnard E. Bee for himself,
as Attorney of C. W. Stevens, and in behalf 
of the Children of [inserted “James and”] Peter Fayfsoux deceased;
M Foifsin, and H Fayfsoux subscribers to
the foregoing declaration, and made oath
to the same, and in my presence acknow-
ledged the Power of Attorney thereto sub-
joined to be their free act and deed for
the purposes therin mentioned.

[Rest of page divides into two sections.]
[Left section:]
Attest,
the words “James and”. [“ ‘ James and’ ” are underlined]	 being
first interlined so as to come in
between the words “of” and “Peter”
in the fourth line from commencement
[“of” and “Peter” are underlined]

Signatures:
Henry W. Peronneu

Lionel H Kennedy
Notary Public
[illegible] off. [illegible]

[Right column – all signatures:]
Barnard Bee
M. Foifsin
H Fayfsoux

Barnard Bee
atty for CS Stevens
and in behalf of others

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The State of South Carolina
District of Charleston

Know All Men by these Presents 
that We: Barnard E Bee, M Foifsin, H Fayfsoux,
Barnard E Bee Attorney of C. W. Stevens, and Barnard
E Bee in behalf of the children of James and Peter
Fayfsoux deceased do make constitute and appoint
Samuel Cheslyn Potter our true and lawful attorney
for us and in our names as Heirs at Law of 
Doctor Peter Fayfsoux deceased; to sell and dispose
of a Warrant ifsued, or to be ifsued, by the Secretary
of War of the United States, for Land due to us, as
Heirs at Law of the said Doctor Peter Fayfsoux deceased,
and for us and in our names to sign and execute
all and every deed or writing required by law to
convey all our right title and interest to the
said warrant for the aforesaid land with Power
also; an Attorney or Attorneys under him for that
purpose to make and substitute, and to do all
lawful acts for effecting the premises, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that our said attorney
or his substitute or substitutes shall do therein,
by virtue thereof.

In Witnefs whereof we have herunto set
our hands and seals this twenty third day of
September, in the Year of our Lord Eighteen
Hundred and Thirty Three.—

[On the left of page:]
Witnefs
Henry W Peronneau

[Right side of page:}
Barnard Bee
M Foifsin
H Fayfsoux
Barnard Bee
Atty for CW Stevens
and in behalf of P Fayfsoux

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Be it Known that on the Twenty third
day of September, One Thousand eight
Hundred and Thirty three and in the fifty
eighth year of the Independence of the United
States of America before me Lionel H
Kennedy, Notary Public by Letters Patent
under the Great Seal of the State duly
Commifsioned and sworn came Barnard
E Bee for himself, as the attorney of C W
Stevens, and in behalf of the children of 
James & Peter Fayfsoux deceased, M
Foifsin & H Fayfsoux within named,
and acknowledged the foregoing Power of
Attorney to be their Act and deed.

In Testimony Whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed 
my seal of office at Charleston in
the State of South Carolina the
day and year last mentioned –

[Signature] Lionel. H. Kennedy
Notary Public
[Faint square seal with round circle inside is next to the signature on the right]

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[On upper left side of document is a seal that appears to be in ink or wax with the Seal of South Carolina visible but faint inside a dark circle, surrounded by a star of what appears to be ribbons or paper.  Underneath is signature:]
Rob M. Hayne

[On upper right half of the document is the seal of South Carolina, printed onto the paper (i.e., not an affixed seal).  The right half of the document is a mix of printed typed font and handwritten responses filling in information.]

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

BY HIS EXCELLENT
Robert Y. Hayne
GOVERNOR AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF IN AND OVER THE STATE AFORESAID.

To all to Whom these Presents Shall Come.
Know Ye that James D. Mitchell whose
signature appears to the annexed Instrument
of Writing in Ordinary of the District of Charleston
in the State aforesaid and sole Judge of the Court
of Probates of last-Will and Testaments in the
said District, that to him is committed by the
Laws of this State the Custody of Records in the
said district relating to Will and Testament
over which he has Original Jurisdiction with
power to admit the same to probate and
authenticate Certified Copies thereof

Therefore, all due Faith, Credit and Authority is and ought to
be had and given to his proceedings and certificates as such.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and  caused to be affixed the Seal
of the State in the City of Charleston
the twenty third day of September
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty thirty three and in the
Fifty Eighth---- year of the Independence of 
the United States of America.

BY THE GOVERNOR, [Signature] James Kingman
Deputy SECRETARY OF STATE

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State of South Carolina
District of Charleston
Ordinary’s Office. 23d. September 1833.

I hereby certify that satisfactory evidence was adduced
to me to prove that the parties hereinafter named are heirs,
and the only heirs at law in &ec to Doctor Peter Fayfsoux
deceased, late a Surgeon General in the Army of the United 
States during the Revolution.  Vizt, Martha Foifsin; Helen
Fayfsoux, Ann, the Wife of Barnard E Bee; and Sarah, the wife
of C. W. Stevens; Daughters of the said Dr. Peter Fayfsoux deceased,
and the said Barnard E Bee for William, Mary, Octavia & Thomas,
children of James Fayfsoux, son of the said Dr. Peter Fayfsoux deceased,
and the said Barnard E Bee for Edwards, Irvine, Ann, Peter,
Callendar, Clement, James, Mary, Martha, Rebecca & John, 
children of Peter Fayfsoux deceased, son of the said Dr. Peter
Fayfsoux deceased.  Also that the said Barnard E Bee
is the Executor of Mrs Ann Fayfsoux deceased, the widow
and sole Executor of the said Dr. Peter Fayfsoux deceased.

Given under my Hand,
and Seal of Office, this
Twenty third day of 
September in the Year One
Thousand Eight Hundred & thirty three.

[Signature] James D. Mitchell
Ordinary

[To the left of the signature is a seal of that says “COURT OF ORDINARY [illegible] DISTRICT” in a circle around the center, which appears to have the state Palmetto or some other graphic that is faintly visible.  The round seal is centered in a larger diamond-shaped square of what appears to be paper (three corners are folded over.]