Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3086, Charles Brandon, S.C.

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S.C.           Brandeon, Charles               S.3086   


Born in Pennet                                            Carded

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                    1355       Order to pay  D3. Oct 1871
West Tennessee          Ltr to E.H. Brandon  Saved           
                                              V
                                            64
Charles Branon
of Bedford in the state of Tennesee
who was a private in the Army commanded
by Capt Duff of the Regt commanded
by Col Sumpter in the S. Carolina
line for 10 months ---
   from 1776

Inscribed in the roll of West Tennessee
at the rate of 33 dollars 33 cents per anum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 2nd day of Nov
1832 --- and Tend to Chas.
Ready.   Murfreesboro, Tenn

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832            49.99
Semi=ant. allowance ending 4       16.67
March 1883                                   $66.66
                                         Revolutionary Claim
                                         Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by Nathan Rice     Clerk,
Book D  Vol. 9  Page 144

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                                                            4746

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State of Tennefsee          County Court
Bidford County        August Term 1832

    On this 14th day of August 1832 personally ap- 
peared in open court before Samuel Philips, John B. Arm-
strong & John L. Mill Esq. Justices of said court
Charles Brandon, a resident of the County of Bedford
and State aforesaid, aged Eighty three years or
thereabouts, who being just duly sworn according to
law, doth, on his oath, make the following declar 
ation, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision 
made by the act of Congress pafsed June the 7th 
1832.   That he enlisted in the army of the United
States in the latter part of February 1776 with Captain
James Duff, and served in the 2nd regiment of riflemen of the Conti- 
nental line, under the following named officers:  He 
served in the company of James Duff, under whom he enlisted, 
in whose company George Duff, a bother to 
the Captain, was Lieutenant and Joshua Lacy was Ensign. 
The aforesaid 2nd regiment of riflemen, to which he belonged
& in which he served, was commanded by Col Thomas
Sumpter, afterwards General Sumpter, and he belonged
to the divisions of said regiment commanded by Maj 
William Henderson, who also afterward became a General 
in the continental line during the war. The term for 
which he enlisted was twelve months, and he served 
about the term of eight months during said enlistment. At the 
end of eight months, he returned home under a fur-
lough, and did not again return into service during
the period of his enlistment, but procured one Thomas
Rhea to take his place as a substitute and to serve 
under an enlistment during the war. At the time 
he entered the service, he resided in Union county in South 
Carolina on the waters of Pacolet river. During this en-
listment was at the Battle at Fort Moultrie, which was 
attacked by Lord Parker or Sir Peter Parker who commanded the British forces. 
The American forces in the fort were commanded by

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Colonel O'Rhea, and Francis Marian who held come com- 
missioned, but he is not positive what was then his rank.
The regiment to which he belonged, under the command 
of Col Sumpter, was stationed some distance from the 
fort to watch & counteract the movement of the British
forces under Gen. Clinton, who it was expected 
would land his forces at Bolton’s Landing on Sullivan Island,
to assist the forces who made the attack upon as the 
fort. He however did not land his forces as 
was expected.  During the engagement at the fort 
which tasted about ten hours, the British Commander,
Parker was wounded and his vessel, a fifty gun 
frigate, was shattered and much injured by the shot
from the cannon in the fort. One of the enemy’s vessels
called the Action was abandoned by them and burned
the next morning after the engagement. This engage- 
ment occurred in the month of June 1776, as well 
as this applicant can now remember. During this 
term of service or enlistment, this applicant well remem-
bers that he was under arms when the Declaration of 
Independence was read. He was at that time stationed
in the Barracks at Charleston, and the troops was all 
parraded, and the declaration read to them, as he
believes and as well as he can remember, by Edward 
Rutlidge, the then Governor of South Carolina. 
   Sometime after the aforesaid term of Service, 
Applicant states that he volunteered and entered
General Green’s army and with at the siege of the Ninety Six.
The previous period at which he volunteered and entered 
the service in Greene’s Army, he cannot remember, but 
thinks it was some time in the year 1777. He belonged to Captain
James Moore's company, but he does not remember the 
names of any of his field officers. During this term of 
service he was engaged in procuring provisions for
the army about the span of four weeks.  The army
was After the Seige of County. sip which is was [strikeout] completed
to raise by the approach of the troops under

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Francis Lord Rawdon, who had landed at Charles-
ton and marched to the relief of the besieged
troops, who were under the command of Col Croger
this declarant with the army under the command of
Gen. Green retreated to Sandy River, a distance as
he thinks of about One hundred miles, and Struck 
his camp at the plantation of an old Mr. Celey.
scour the country and spy out the situation of 
the enemy. He marched with this detachment on 
the back rout till they reached Mud Lick, 
a branch of the Saluda River, and about the 
distance of fifteen miles from Ninety-Six. Hav-
ing made no discoveries of the enemy at this point, 
declarant volunteered his services to go on alone 
as a spy, to the British camp; and crossing 
over the Saluda River, proceeded on his rout 
until he discovered that the enemy had left their 
encampment and marched towards the Cutau, 
this inteligence he carried back to the balance
of the detachment under Gen. Henderson, and 
having then performed all the duties which was 
required of him, he was verbally discharged by 
Gen. Henderson and returned home to 
Pendleton, where he resided when he entered 
into service as a Volunteer, having been on duty
in this campaign about six weeks. After this, declarant 
performed no other services, except upon scouting parties
who were engaged for a few days at a time 
in pursuit of the Tories. When declarant was 
in the regular service, he know Captain Taylor, 
Jackson D. Manygold who were all officers in the 
regular service. Declarant had a written dis-

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charge from the regular service, but he has lost 
or mislaid it so that it cannot now be found.
The discharge which he received was from. Gen Hen-
derson, and stated the fact that Thomas Rhea 
had been received as a substitute in his place
and had entered into the service during the 
war. Declarant was from in the state of
Pennsylvania in York County.  There was a record 
of his age made by his father in his family bible,
but he does not now know when it is. He 
states that according to that record he was born
on the 7th day of April 1750, Old Style. Declar- 
ant has now no documentary evidence, and knows 
of no person, whose testimony he can procure, to 
testify to his service.     He hereby relinguishes 
every claim whatever to a pension or annuity 
except the present, and declares that his name 
is not on the pension roll of the agency of any
State
Sworn to & subscribed this                                            Charles Brandon
date & year aforesaid
       JasMKisick Clk

We S Kenbro Allison, Job Cooper 
residing in the country of Bedford and State of
Tennefsee, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted 
with Charles Brandon, who has subscribed and 
sworn to the foregoing declaration, that we be- 
lieve him to be about 83 years of age; that he is 
reputed to & believed in the neighborhood where 
he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution
and that we concur in that opinion. 
     Sworn to & Subscribed this day
& year Aforesaid                            K Allison
                                                       Job Copper

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And the said count do hereby declare their opinion, 
after the investigation of the matter, and after 
having put the interrogations prescribed by the 
War Department, that the above named ap- 
plicant was a revolutionary soldier and 
served as he states.   And it further appears 
to them and they so certify, that Kembro Allison
& Job Cooper                       Whom have afsigned 
the foregoing certificate, are residents of in 
the Country of Bedford, Tennefsee, and are
credible persons, and their statement is enti-
tled to credit.                                           LoL Till
                                                                 Samuel Philips

I James M. Kisick, clerk of the county court of Bedford 
county, do hereby certify that the forgoing contains the 
original proceedings of the said court in the matter 
of the application of Charles Brandon for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my 
hand and seal of office this 1st day of August 
1832.
                                           JaMKisick
           SEAL

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Charles Brandon
Tennefsee

from 1776 ten
months private
    $33.33 
         ios






Charles Ready
Murfreesboro,
        Tennefsee

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BRIEF in the case of Charles Brandon,    4746
  of Bedford County in the State of Tennefsee
             (Act 7 June 1832) 

1.	Was the declaration made before a Court or Judge? In open Court, 
2.	If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? 
3.	How old is he? 83 years or thereabouts 
4.	State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
Period                    Duration of Service         Rank.               Names of General and Field 
                                Years, Months, Days      As a              Officers under whom he served. Enlisted in the latter     Served about 8 months               Colo Thos. Sumpter later Genl S
Part of Feby 1776      Procured a substitute                     Maj Wm Henderson later Genl
                                    One Thos Rhea                            Capt James Duff 2nd Regt Rifle 10
Thinks 1777         Served this term about                        Genl Greene                    Con Sos
                              4 weeks procuring pro-                      Capt James Morris
                              vising for the army
                             Served in a detach, to
                             score the County & spy out
                             the British Camp for 
                             about six weeks

5. In what battles was he engaged? Battle at Fort Moultrie at the Siege of Ninety Six. –
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Union Co.ty So: Carolina 
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary 
                                                                                on Roll 
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 



        x Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned. 
                                                                                                        Examining Clerk.

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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.    3-525
                     DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
                       BUREAU OF PENSIONS
AF 3o86            Washington, D. C. ________19__
_______________________
  _________________________
_________
In reply to your request of ___________, received _____________
for a statement of the military history of Charles Brandon 
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired 
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- 
sion on file in this Bureau. 

DATES OF                LENGTH OF         RANK                           OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE                 ENLISTMENT             SERVICE       CAPTAIN. COLONEL                                     WAS RENDERED.
OR APPOINTMENT   
Feby 1776                 8 mos          Pvt                                        Larry Duff
•	                        6 mos                                                       James Moore                            
                                           
 OR RANK. STATE. SERVICE. APPOINTMENT.. Pet Larry Duff A.6 James Moore 
Battles engaged in,    Fort Moultrie  * Ninety Six                                               STATE  S.C.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Union les  S.C.
Date of application for pension,  Aug 14, 1832
Residence at date of application, Bedford les Tenn
Age at date of application, Apr 7 1750 in York Cty Penn
        Remarks:  See dates of family

                        Only soldier of the name


                                 Respectfully, 

																				Commissioner
* could not have been 
in 1777 as Battle of Hastings 
was 1781

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1914 Apr 4 Hist to Mrs. James             Rev War    3086
V. French Ltr S.F. 6280                                           INVALID   Rev War written in margins
Lewis Turner V.L.M.
1914 Apr 4 Mrs. Jas. V. French           File No. 3086
how to apply to aud for Int                                        Charles Brandon
Dept                                                                            Pvt. S.C. line
1914 Apr. 28 Hist to Mrs. E.H.Keller
Letter in S.F. b-946 John Brandon                   Act: June 7, 1832
1915 Oct 13 Hist. to Mrs. H.P.Pleasants          Index:-Vol. A , Page 43 
                                                                              [Arrangement of 1870.]

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                                                                                                       Union Bank of Tennefsee
                                                                                                       Nashville 11th October 1837
J L Edwards Esq
                                                 Dear Sir
                                                           At the request of W. Eleas H 
Brandon attorney for Charles Brandon and 
Joseph Rogers Revolutionary Pensioners under the 
Act of the 7 June 1832 and to act of 
whom there is one gran pensioner due up to the
4 Sept 1837. Therewith fram met you their 
Pension identities for your examination and 
permpivz their payment, I am adviser
one of these pensioners is entirely Blind and the 
other nearly so and of course have a bad chance 
to get anything done for them in their neighborhood
is the reason of their not drawing their money
in due time.  Please to return these claims 
to them or thru attorney to Unionville Post 
office Bedford County Tennefsee with your 
instructions very much obleg Sir 
                         Yr Obt Svt
                        John M Bap PA 
                        By S. Cantrill

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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those 
answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of 
Charles Brandon which require further proof or explanation.
I.	Does the declaration show where the applicant resides: yes 
II.	Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes 
III.	If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
IV.	Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes 
V.	Has he mentioned 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? yes 
VI.	Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes 
VII.	Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?  yes 
VIII.	Has the Court given their opinion?  yes 
IX.	Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes 
X.	Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguish-
ed from any other seal? yes, and has a device.

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2 X1. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his, neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service ? no   XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?    XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? yes    XIV. If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?    XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?    XVI. : Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No    XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?   yes 
EXPLANATORY NOTES. QUERE v. 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 mc, 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       For      months, and          davs. 1 served as a                  ; and for such service I claim a pension."

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                                                                    3
                                                                   
    It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each 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 or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.  
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service. 
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 claimants 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 adminis- ter the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the affidavits must be properly authenticated, as above directed. 
QUERE XVI. 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 paper 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.

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                                                                                                             Ft Worth, Texas
                                                                                                                        Oct 16th 1915
Bureau of Pensions
Washington

                                                                Will you kindly
send me copies of pensions
for the following Revolutionary
soldiers, all my Anastins
U.S.A.  Sur File – 3.086 Rev. War –
            Charles Brandon
U.S.A.   S.F. 16409 Rev War
         John Hames

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J.S.C. Sur File 16.594 
Rev. War 
George Adams – 
Thanking you in advance for 
Same   Sincerely 
             Mrs. June H.P. Pleasants 
908 South Hunderson St 
Fort Worth, Texas

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Ft. Worth, Texas
                                                    April 7th 1914 
                                                                    STAMPED:  RECEIVED
                                                                    April 10 1914
                                                                             A.U.
                                                                Treasury, U.S.

Treasury Department
Washington, D.C.

                   Would you kindly 
send me the date of death, 
or rather the date of last payment of Pension of 
Charles Brandon,
=S.F. 3086 = Charles Brandon
was born in York Co. Penn -
Enlisted in (Rev. War) 
in Union Country S.C. –
& applied for Pension in 
Bedford County Tennessee

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                   2 
can you tell one where he 
died, & the year and to
whom was the last pension
paid?  I want to reach 
some members of his family, 
please give me all the 
data you have on Charles 
Brandon 
If the Treasury Department 
is not the correct one to 
apply to, for the desired 
information, will you 
kindly forward this letter 
to the proper department, 
With many thanks I am
Mrs. Janes Vassar French 
RFD. 5 Box 102 Fort Worth, Texas

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Rev. War Section.

                                                                                    April 16, 1914.
Mrs. James Vassar French. 
R.F.D.# 5. Box 102. 
Fort Worth. Texas. 

Madam: 
In response to your letter dated the seventh instant. 
you are advised that to obtain the date or last payment of
pension, name or the person to whom paid. and probable date 
of death or Charles Brandon. Sur. File No. 3.086, Rev. War. 
you should apply to the auditor for the Interior Department. 
U. S. Treasury Department. citing the following data: 
"Charles Brandon. Certificate No. 1,355. issued 
November 2, 1832, at $33.33 per annum. Commencing
March 4. 1831. under Act of June 7. 1852. at the 
West Tennessee Agency." 
    The Revolutionary War records or this Bureau fail to 
afford any other information regarding Charles Brandon than 
that furnished you April 4. 1914. 
                                Very respectfully, 
                                 E.C. TIeman
                                 Acting Commissioner.