Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8163, James Caldwell, S.C.

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Service                                                      Number
S.C.               Caldwell, James                    S. 8163



Born in Ireland                                             Cardid
Contents

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to pay Dec. 30, 1836
And May 26 1838
to the Treasury under April 1838 from 4th 
1836 to 4 Sept 1837 Agt
(illegible) 4th June 1838 above from 4 March to 1839    Agt notified 3rd ? 1840
to pay 10 Oct 1840
as above from March 4th 1841
14th Sept 1841. Agt notified
14th 1842
Pa? Sept 16 1844
Nov 11, 1845

23.979
South Carolina  James Caldwell in the State of So. Carolina who was a prv   of the Regt commanded by Col Hicklup in the So. Car. line for 8 mo. 
Inscribed on the roll of So. Carolina at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of May 34 and Insc Hon W. R. Davis, H.R.
Arrears to the 4th Mar 34   79.98 
Semi an allowance ending 4 Sept   13.33 
$93.31 
Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832 
Recorded by (illegible) Rice  Clerk 
Book E  Vol. 6  Page 66

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The State of South Carolina, Newberry District 
Trent
On the twenty fourth day of April in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty four, personally appeared in open court before B. J. Earle Esq. Presiding Judge of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace and Common Pleas now sitting, James Caldwell a resident in Anderson District in the said State, age at seventy six years who 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 dated June 7th 1832.   That he was born on the     day of October A.D. 1757 within three miles of Ballymoney in the county Antrim, in Ireland, that he has no record of his age now in his possession, there was a record of it in his fathers possession but it now lost or destroyed during the Revolutionary war in North America when he was young, about thirteen or fourteen years old his father removed

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(2)
removed to what was then called Orangeburg in South Carolina, and brought him with the rest of his fathers family along; this place (where they settled) is now called Lexington District in the State of South Carolina, where declarant was living when he went into the service of the United States, in the militia (having been drafted) in the latter part of December in the year A.D. 1778 under Capt. John Kinsler in Col. Charles Hicksby's Regiment, and served one month; this service was rendered in and near where the village of Orangeburg now stands, and at that time it was deemed very important to protect that section of country from the ravages & depredations of McGirk and the torries. The names of some of the whig officers during this time of duty were Capt Clayton, Lieutentant Clayton, Major Tho. Lab, Capt Beanes & Sargeant Wm. Fitzpatrick and Jas. Carmichael.  He entered the service of the United States again in the Militia under Capt George Drekricht 1779, in Col Thompson's Regiment, and was engaged in a tour of four months

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which he served.
In May 1780 he again went into the service under the command of Capt Jonathan Owen in Col. Wm. Thompson Regiment, and served one month in this term of service & was marched to Orangeburg, and afterwards to the Four holes, this service was in the Militia, & in the State aforesaid. The names of some of the officers in this tour were Capt Tateman, Lieut Coulson, Major Hank, Capt. Buystin & Lieutentant Buykin. 
Afterwards in July 1780 he served one month as a private with Militia, under Capt Gabriel Friday, the principal part of this time was employed in guarding prisoners of the enemy at Orangeburg South Carolina, and taking care of a magazine, which was shortly afterwards removed from that place.  In September 1780 he again was called out in the Militia and served one month as a private under the said Capt Gabriel Friday, the Col Wm. Thompson mentioned above was the Colonel that commanded

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the Regiment in this his last time of service. All the aforesaid services were rendered during the Revolutionary War.  This declarant served eight months as above stated, and was called into the service on all the different tours above mentioned by draft. Besides these services this declarant served several days & some times as much as a week at a time as a scout under, occasionally, Capt Draker, Capt. Owens, & other officers, these incoherent services are not included in the tours above stated.  He never received any written discharge from the service.  He resided in Orangeburg as it was then called & which is now called Lexington until about 1782 or 1783 when he removed to Newberry County, Ninety Six District, & what is now called Newberry District, within two miles of where Newberry village now stands and after living there about two years he removed to a plantation about five miles above the said village where he resided until the year 1828 when he removed to Anderson District South Carolina, where he noe resides.  He can prove his services by Joseph Caldwell whose affidavit is herewith subscribed; he also (illegible) to the Revd William Harms

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& for his character & the reputation that he is a Revolutionary soldier.  He has no documentary evidence of his service. He also refers to Jnr. Caldwell Eagr for his character & the reputation that he as a Revolutionary soldier. He hereby relenquishes every claim whatever to a pension or (illegible) except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
James X Caldwell
Sworn to & subscribed & before
the day & year aforesaid in Open Court. 
Before B. J. Earle  Presiding Judge

I William Harmon Clergyman residing in Newberry District do hereby certify that I am acquainted with James Caldwell who has subscribed & sworn to the declaration that I believe him to be seventy six years of age, that he is of good character & is reputed & he lives in the neighborhood where he resides and to have been a soldier of the Revolution.
Wm Harman
Sworn to & subscribed in open court
B J Earle  Presiding Judge

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(6)   I John Caldwell Esq. residing in Newberry District hereby certify that I am well acquainted with James Caldwell who has subscribed & sworn to this declaration that I believe him to be seventy six years of age, that he is of good character and is reputed & lives in the neighborhood when he resided to have been a soldier of the revolution sworn to & subscribed in open court
Sworn before B J Earle    Pres Judge 
JN Caldwell

James Caldwell So. Car.    30.735
(illegible) private   8 mo      $26.66

The State of South Carolina, Newberry District 
Personally appeared in open court Joseph Caldwell who being duly sworn says that he is such acquainted with James Caldwell that he believes him to be seventy six years of age, that he lived with James Caldwell during the revolutionary war, & well remembers when he went on the the first tour of service in the Revolutionary war under Capt Kinsler and he was gone one month; this deponent further says that he went into the service with the said James Caldwell in the same company under Capt Drake & that this deponent was with him & knows he performed the four months service as is stated in his declaration, deponent was also in the service as stated under Capt Owen, with the said James Caldwell who served as his declaration stated one month under Capt Owen, deponent also was with the said James Caldwell under Capt Friday & he knows that the declarant served the two months under said Capt Friday as is stated in the declaration. This deponent was there seven months in the service with the said James Caldwell & knows he rendered them as stated, in the militia, and that he was called out by draft; beknown also that declarant rendered other services as a scout not included in these seven months (when they serve together) or the month he served before; this deponent further swears that the said James Caldwell is a man of good character. 
Sworn to & subscribed in open court on the day & year aforementioned. 
B J Earle 
Jos. his X mark Caldwell

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And the said court do hereby do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories presented by the war department, that the sbove named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier served as he states, & the Court further certifies that it appears that Wm Harmon who has signed one of the preceeding certificates is a Clergyman residing in Newberry District and that John Caldwell who has also signed one of them, is a resident in Newberry District is a credible person and that their statements entit;ed to credit. And the court further certifies that Joseph Caldwell a resident in Anderson District who has made the preceeding affidavit is a credible person & that his statement is entitled to credit.
B J Earle    Presiding Judge

I Young L Harrington the clerk of the court of (illegible) Sessions of the Peace & common Pleas for Newberry District in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that the two foregoing sheets contain the Original proceedings of this said court in the matter of the applicantion of James Caldwell for a pension  (illegible) I have here unto set my hand & seal of my Office the 24th day of April A.D, 1834
Y. I. Harrington    Clk N. District

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Sir:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
April 10, 1854.

Sir,  Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled, ""An
Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the Pension agents,
the children of James Caldwell, dec.

a Pensioner on the Roll of the So. Carolina
Agency, at the rate of twenty six Dollars
and 66 Cents per annum, under the law of the
7 June 1832, have been paid at this Department, from the 4 of March 1847 to the 28 Oct, 1847
23979
Respectfully, yours,
T. Pennington
Acting Comptroller

To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.

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James Caldwall
$8163
November 8, 1932.

Letter to Mrs. D. B. Hollingsworth 
Edgefield, South Carolina.
(1st page in Rev. War 
Sherwood Nance S.21394.
James Caldwell   S. 8168.
The data furnished herewith in regard to James Caldwell are obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 8163, based upon his service in the Revolution.
James Caldwell was born in October, 1757, about three miles from Ballymoney in the County of Antrim, Ireland, and when thirteen or fourteen years old was brought by his father with the rest of his family to Orangeburg, (later in Lexington District), South Carolina.
While residing in Orangeburg, South Carolina, he enlisted and served as private in the South Carolina troops as follows: from the latter part of December, 1778, one month under
Captain John Kinsler and Colonel Charles Hicksley; from November, 1779, four months under Captain George Drehr and Colonel Thompson; in May, 1780, one month in Captain Jonathan Owen's Company, in July, one month in Captain Gabriel Friday's Company, and in September, another month in Captain Gabriel Friday's Company, all
three tours in Colonel William Thompson's Regiment; besides these definite services, the soldier warved other short tours under
these same officers and under others, specific dates not stated.
In 1782 or 1783, James Caldwell moved from Orangeburg to a few miles from the village of Newberry, then in Newberry County,
Ninety-Six District, South Carolina, and lived about two years, then moved to a plantation about five miles above the village of
Newberry and lived there until 1828, when he moved to Anderson District, South Carolina.
James Caldwell was allowed pension on his application executed April 24, 1834 in Newberry District, South Carolina; he resided then in Anderson District.
The soldier died October 28, 1847, survived by children; their names of the name of the soldier's wife are not stated.
At the time the above noted James Caldwell made application for pension, one Joseph Caldwell, also a resident of Anderson District, South Carolina, stated that he lived with James
2.

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Caldwell during the Revolutionary War and served with him under the
same officers during seven months of his service as well as
on other short tours. At that time, also, "John Caldwell, Esq."
was a resident of Newberry District, South Carolina. The relationship of the aforesaid Caldwells to the family of the soldier are
not stated.
Because of the very large number of requests similar to
yours for Revolutionary War data, and the lack of a clerical forces
available for furnishing that date, the records of only two soldiers
are given each inquirer.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Assistant to Administrator.

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8163
INVALID.
Rev War
File No. 8163
James Caldwell
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th  32
Index:  Vol. sol, Page 58
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1914, Mch. 24. History to
Mrs. A. L. Porter
for
1982, Nov. 8,  Hist to Mrs D. B. Hollingsworth. see letter in Rev W. Sherwood
Nance  S21394  ILL.

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Planters & Mechanics Bank of So Ca
Charleston  13 December 1836
J.L. Edwards, Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
Sir, I forward herewith For your Authority to pay, vouchers of Joseph Griffin and James Caldwell, upon each of which there is 12 month pension due.
I am very respectfully 
Your Obt Servant,
A Spears
Pension Agent

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(postage stamp) Charleston S.C.  NOV 4

Nov. 7, 1845
(illegible) James Caldwell
(illegible)

J. L. Edwards Esq
Commisioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

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Pension Agency
Charleston  4 November 1845 ┃
Sir,  I herewith forward for authority to pay the
Vouchers of James Caldwell a Pensioner under
Act 7 June 1832.

I am sir respy
Your obt Serv,
Jno Cochran
agent


J.L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.

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SOUTH WESTERN RAILROAD BANK,
Charleston, S.C.   11 September 1844

Sir,   On the 22nd ulto. I forwarded to you
the vouchers of James Caldwell a pensioner under Act 7 June 1832, for Authority to pay the same. Be pleased to say whether they have been received and returned to this Agency. 

I am sir Respy
Jno Cochran
Pension agent 

J. L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

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SOUTH WESTERN RAILROAD BANK
Charleston, S.C.    22 August 1844
Sir,   I herewith forward for authority to pay the vouchers of James Caldwell a Pensioner under Act of June 1832.

I am Sir Respy
Your Ob servt
Jno Cochran
Pension Agent

J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

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Charleston    6 Oct 1840

Sir,    Forward herewith for authority
to pay Voucher of James Caldwell. 
I am very respectfully
Your Ob S
A Spears
Pension Agent

J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C

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Treasury Department,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
May 31 1838

Sir,   Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the
Treasury of the United States,"  James Caldwell
a Pensioner on the Roll of the S. Carolina Agency, at the rate of twenty six Dollars and sixty six Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1836 to the 4th September 1837.

Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller 

To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS.
Present.

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office,
May 20th, 1840.

Sir,   Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," James Caldwell, a Pensioner on the Roll of the S. Carolina Agency, at the rate of Twenty Six Dollars and sixty six Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March to the 4th Sept. 1839. 

Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris 
Comptroller 

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE.
Mary 19th, 1842. 

Sir,    Under the date of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing
nsfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing
the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," James Caldwell a Pensioner on the Roll of the South Carolina Agency, at the rate of Twenty Six Dollars and 66 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 of March 1841, to the 4 Sept. 1841.

Respectfully yours, 
Albion K. Parris
COMPTROLLER.

To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.

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Sylacauga, Ala
Mar 14, 1914
 
The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
My Dear Sir:  Did Capt John Wilson of Pendleton Co ninety six District, S.C. and James Caldwell of
Newberry Co ninety six district who I think served in Pickens brigade and in Capt John Mc woods Co. make application for

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pensions for services rendered during Revolutioning war? If so will you please give me the abstract of their application. Have you any records of any one by the surname of
Lesley serving in the Rev. from ninety six
district. If so please let me know. Thanking
you for a reply.

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I am Very Truly
Mrs A. L. Porter
Sylacauga, Ala

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In reply to your request of           , received         for ????tment of the military history of James Caldwell a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension
on file in this Bureau.    S.F. 8163.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT O APPOINTMENT.
Dec. 1778
Nov. 1779.
May, 1780
July, 1780.
Sept. 1780
A LENGTH OF SERVICE.
1 mo 
4 " 
1 " 
1 " 
1 " 
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
John Kinsler
George Drehr 
Jonathan Owen 
Gabriel Friday 
Gabriel Friday 
COLONEL.
Chas. Hicksley
Thompson
Wm Thompson
Wm Thompson
Wm Thompson
STATE.
S.C.

Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Orangeburg, S.C.
Date of application for pension, Apr. 24, 1834 His cI. was al.
Residence at date of application, Anderson District, S.C.
Age at date of application, B. Oct. 1757, County Antrim, Ireland.
Remarks: When 13 or 14 yrs old, came with his father to Orangeburg, S.C. and later removed to Newberry Co, Ninety Six Dist., S.C.  He died Oct 28, 1847.   children referred to, names not stated.

Very respectfully, Commissioner
6 -- 2856
(Date of death taken from Agency book)