Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11833, Samuel Williams, S. C.

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(3-1776)
SERVICE
S.C.
Williams, Samuel
NUMBER
S. 11833
carded
CONTENTS

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Alabama 30.760
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Samuel Williams of Covington in the State of Alabama who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Thompson of the Regt. commanded by Maj Shepherd in the S.C. line for 2 years 
[note and corrected above S.C. Lines not Alabama]
Records corrected. July 1105. Sr.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Alabama at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of July 1836 and sent Hon D. H. Lewis. Present
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Arrears to the 4th of March 1836 $400.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept " $40.00
[total] $440.00

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by D D Addison Clerk,
Book E Vol. 8 Page [illegible]

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repld Aug 4 '36
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order to pay Jan. 19, 1837
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Paid at the Treasury under the acts of the 6th April 1838 from 4 March 1837 to 4 Sept 1837
Agt notified 21 March 1839.
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Date of death not on AB.

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No 24510
Samuel Williams Covington County Alabama

Resume

Hon D. H. Lewis

C.B. Hatheway Covington County Alabama
Montezuma

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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
29th April 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Samuel Williams Covington County Alabama
Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Years. Months. Days. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the field officers under whom he served. 
Gl. Lincoln
Draft 1775 [duration] not stated Cap Thompson, Major Shepherd
Vol. [duration] not stated Cap Ryan,

Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.
74 years Matthews Bluff South Carolina
Proof by which the declaration is supported
Traditionary evidence & Clergimans certificate, witness certified credible, one living witness certified credible
paper defective in the seal-

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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2 your one year 2
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c, Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss.
County of
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out. Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 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 days and year aforesaid.
(And then will follow the certificate of the Court.)
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. To a Soldier, Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
To an Officer, Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
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(a) The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
(b) The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
(c) The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
(d) The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
(e) Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 me, 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 - months, and - days, I served as a -. For - months and - days, I served as a -; and for such service I claim a pension." It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which such 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 of four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
(f) The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
(g) The opinion of the Court is always required.
(h) The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
(i) The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
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 papers 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.
Proof of Service.
(j) 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 claimant's 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 administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under the seal of office.
(k) This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
(l) If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
(m) The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

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The State of Alabama
County of Covington
On this eighteenth day of January one thousand eight hundred thirty three personally appeared in Open Court held at Chambers before John William Devereux Judge of the County Court of said County, now presiding Samuel Williams aged about seventy four years a resident of said county & state who being first 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 - First entered under James Moore a Lieutenant drafted from the Militia about the year 1775 James Thompson was Captain resided at that time in South Carolina fifteen miles from Matthews Bluff on Savannah River marched to the town of Savannah - Shepherd was Major I think my time expired and Lucas relieved about a week before Savannah was taken by the Brittish, continued in service as a Militia soldier about Savannah River untill Genl. Lincoln marched to Savannah then marched again to the Town of Savannah under the same company officers Genl Lincoln commanded I knew Pulaski the French General with his company of spearmen. I was on the sick list and was sent home with a pass a few days

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days before the siege of Savanah continued in service. The Fall of the year before Charlestown was taken was taken by the Brittish moved to Edgefield District and volunteer under Capt John Ryan. Van Swearingin was lieutenant a scouting company continued in said company & service untill the end of the Revolutionary war. I know of no other person convenient whose testimony I can procure that knows of my services as a soldier in the Revolutionary war except Thomas McDaniel now living in this county. I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state nor ever has been
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Samuel Williams his mark S

We Daniel Dozier an ordained Minister of the Gospel residing in the state and County aforesaid and Elias Spencer residing in the same do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Williams who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy four years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Daniel Dozier
Elias Spencer

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I, Thomas McDaniel residing in said State and County under oath do certify that I am well acquainted with Samuel Williams who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration and was acquainted with him in South Carolina at the last years of the old Revolutionary war and am personally knowing to his being in a volunteer company commanded by Captain John Ryan at the time and places he has set forth in his declaration and that I believe him to be about seventy four years of age and reputed & considered in his neighbourhood here as a man of truth and a Revolutionary soldier to my knowledge and that I concur in the opinions of the foregoing statements
Sworn to & subscribed at the time
Thomas McDaniel

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Daniel Dozier who has signed the preceeding certificate is a Clergyman resident in said State & County and that Elias Spencer who has also signed the same and Thomas McDaniel who signed the other are residents of the same County are credible persons and their statements are entitled to credit
J W Devereux Judge

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State of Alabama
Covington County
I E Br. Hatheway Clerk of the County Court of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Williams for a pension
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and private seal there being no seal of office this eighteenth day of January one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
E Br. Hatheway Clk
Court Covington County

I certify that Mr Hatheway is clerk of Covington County Court Alabama.
Dixon H Lewis

Jany 8th 1834
I Wm D Picket Judge of the eighth Judicial Circuit for the State of Alabama certify that the above E B Hatheway appeared before me and acknowledged the above certificate & signature to be his.
10th March 1835
Wm D. Pickett
Judge 8th Judicial ct
{seal}

[sideways print]
Saml. Williams
24510

Admd.
10 mo. 13 days pri
Hon. Dixon H Lewis
present

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June 24, 1940
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SAMUEL WILLIAMS
S. 11833
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Honorable Will M. Whittington
226 House Office Building
Washington, D. C.

My dear Mr. Whittington:
The data which follow in regard to Samuel Williams were obtained from the papers in pension claim, S. 11833, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth of Samuel Williams and names of his parents were not given.
While living on Savannah River in South Carolina, about fifteen miles from Mathews Bluff, Samuel Williams enlisted, served as private in Captain James Thompson's company, under Major Shepherd in the South Carolina troops, and was discharged a few months before Savannah was taken, after having served a year. He next served three months as a private under Lieutenant Moore at Savannah and was discharged one week before that city was captured by the British. He moved to Edgefield District, South Carolina, in the fall before Charleston was taken, volunteered and served as private in Captain John Ryan's company, Colonel Purvis' South Carolina regiment, and was discharged after having served on this tour twelve months.
Samuel Williams was allowed pension on his application executed January 18, 1833, at which time he was aged about seventy-four years and residing in Covington County, Alabama.
There are no family data shown in the claim.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid and possibly the date

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of death of Samuel Williams, Mrs. Denton should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Samuel Williams
Certificate No. 30760
Issued July 15, 1836
Rate, $80 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Alabama Agency.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator

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The State of Alabama Covington County
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned a justice of the peace in & for said County & State Samuel Williams who being duly sworn deposeth & 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 below mentioned and in the following grades to wit: For two years and three months served as a private, and for such service I claim a pension and this deponent further saith that he is totally destitute of learning that he is wholly unable to give the precise dates of his service except by some notable occurrences of the times of his service. That he served under Captain Thompson about Matthews' Bluff upon the Savanah River some times stationary but mostly in scouting parties for the space of one year, which was a few months before the city of Savanah was taken. That soon after he left the command of Capt Thompsons. he went to the City of Savanah under the command of
Capt. or Lieut. Moore he served under more three months & was discharged at the end of his tour just one week before the taking Savanah by the enemy. That after the taking of Charleston he served under the command of a Captain Ryan for space of twelve months & Colonel Pervis they were most of the time about a place called Cuffer Tower in Edgefield Dt So Carolina but was generally scouting the country around about that place he was never in any particular battle or engagement & this is an amendment to the original declaration.
John M Burgin JP
Samuel Williams his mark S

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State Alabama
Covington County
I E Br. Hatheway Clerk of the County Court of this County do hereby certify that John M. Burgin the person who administered the within Oath to said Williams is a legal acting Justice of the peace at this time
Given from my hand at Office this fifth December 1833 under private seal there being no publick seal of Office
E Br. Hatheway Clk {LP}
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I Wm D Pickett Judge of the eighth Judicial Circuit for the State of Alabama certify that the above E B Hatheway appeared before me and acknowledged the above certificate & signature to be his
10th March 1835 Wm D Pickett
Judge 8th Judl. Ct.
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Mr. Sam. Williams
Greenville
Butler Co
South Alabama

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Washington
May 17th 1834

Dear Sir,
The papers herewith returned, have been presented at the Land office & I enclose the report of the commissioner with his accompanying letter.
Should you be able to obviate the objections noted on the printed sheet, if you will send me the documents thus amended, I will with pleasure attend to them further
very respectfully
Yours &c
Dixon H. Lewis

Mr. Sam. Williams

P.S. I was not able to certify to the genuiness of the Clerks signature, from want of knowledge of the fact. I should write you more fully but I correspond by Clerk, not yet being recovered from my illness.

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War Department
Pension Office
14th Jany 1834
Sir
The claim of Samuel Williams has been again examined and the papers are herewith returned. The claimant is required to comply with the regulations as pointed out in note I of the accompanying printed sheet.
I have the honour
to be Very Respectful
Your Obt Sert
J. L. Edwards

Hon D. H. Lewis
House of Representatives.

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S. Williams

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Washington July 14th 1836.
Hon James L. Edwards
Sir:
Enclosed is an additional paper from Mr Laval of Charleston in relation to the military services of Samuel Williams, will you be pleased to favor me with an early answer
Very Respectfully
Your obt svt.
D H Lewis

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War Department
Pension Office
April 23, 1836
Sir,
The amended declaration of Samuel Williams has been examined and filed with suspended cases in this office. His alleged service in S. Carolina was as a militia man and the militia served in short tours. He claims for continuous service, with the exception of one tour of three months, for so long a term as one year. Unless a full and specific statement of each tour of actual service can be given, or proof of service obtained from W. Laval, Esqr. who has charge of the public archives at Columbia S.C. a pension cannot be allowed for more than six months service.
I have the honor to be
Very respectfully
Your Obt Servt.
J L. Edwards

Hon Dixon H. Lewis
House of Representatives

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Dr Lovall - in relation to services of Saml. Williams
Enclosed to J L Edwards with a request to answer immediately

[stamp - illegible]
[stamp] FREE

[sideways]
Honble Dixon H Lewis
House of Representatives
Washington City
Dist. Columbia

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Charleston May 4th 1836
Honble Dixon H Lewis
Sir
The enclosed certifificate contains all the evidence on Record in this Office, in relation to the military services of Saml Williams, Public Indents were issued in his favor for the amounts stated in the Certificate, and is conclusive proof of actual service having been
performed by him.
Very Respectfully
your Obt Sevt.
W Laval

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
February 26th 1839.
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," Samuel Williams, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Mobile, Ala, Agency, at the rate of eighty Dollars per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March, 1837, to the 4th Sept. 1837.
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

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L 273.10
333.0.0
19.10
[total] L 626.

2 years pri
80$
313-

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State of So. Carolina
Dr. to Samuel Williams
For Duty pr. Col. Andersons Return L 273.10.0 [total] Stg. L 39.1.5

State So. Carolina
Dr. to Samuel Williams
For Duty per Col. Andersons Return L 333.0.0 [total] Stg. L 47.11.5

The State of South Carolina
To Samuel Williams & on.
To 39 Days duty done under Lt. Jacob Buxton
at 10 / per day L 19.10.0 [total] Stg. L 2.15.8

"I do certify that the above duty was by Samuel Williams under my command. Jacob Buxton Lt."

Comptroller Generals Office
Columbia 4 May 1836
I certify the above to be a true copy of the original accounts of Samuel Williams for services rendered in the War of the Revolution as settled and filed in this office; and for which Indents No. III Book U. & No. 3995, Book X were issued.
William Laval Compt. Genl.
per
John T. Seibels
Turn over

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Office of Comptroller General
Charleston May 9th 1836
I certify that John T Seibels is my lawful Deputy at Columbia, and that the within Certificate is entitled to full credit
W Laval
Compr. Genl

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[crossed out]
Suspended
let 23 April 36
Hon. D. H. Lewis

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[left column]
1937, Feb. 25 Hist. to Mrs. Edna Reese MLB
1940, June 24 Hist to Hon. Will M. Whittington
(ltr in clm. of Jno Williams S. 14874) MMFL

[right column]
Rev War
11.833
INVALID.
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File No. 11,833
Samuel Williams
Priv Rev War
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Act: June 7th 1832
Index: -Vol. A, Page 411
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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[stamp] RECEIVED FEB 2 1937 MAIL SUB-DIV. VETS. ADM. READER No. 19

956 Oak Grove St.
Fort Worth, Texas.
Jan. 30, 1937.

Bureau of Pensions,
Revolutionary Dept.
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs,:
Will you please send me proof of service of "Samuel Williams", Rev. Soldier, from Covington, Ala. He resided in Covington Co. June 1, 1840, age 86. This will be found in "Census of Pensioners," 1841, page 149.
Also proof of service of " Benjamin Reese," Jasper Co. Ga. He received pension at this place. [notations above Reese for clerk checking Rev. and 1812 records - illegible for specific writing]
Thanking you in advance,
I am very truly,
Mrs Edna Reese

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June 24, 1940
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Honorable Will M. Whittington
House of Representatives Room 226
House Office Building
Washington, D. C.

My dear Mr. Whittington:
Reference is made to your letter of June 20, in behalf of Mrs. Charles E. Denton, Shelby, Mississippi, whose letter you enclosed and which is returned herewith. Mrs. Denton requests the Revolutionary War records of Isaac Williams, Captain of Cannon's regiment, enrolled as a pensioner in 1818, in Greene County, Alabama; John Williams, enrolled as a pensioner in 1835, in Mobile County, Alabama; Peter Williams, enrolled as a pensioner in 1834, in Pickens County, Alabama, and Samuel Williams, enrolled as a pensioner in 1836, in Covington County, Alabama.
The pension records of this office show that Captain Isaac Williams of Alabama, cited above, received his pension for service in the War of 1812. As Mrs. Denton is interested in compiling Revolutionary War data, it is assumed that she would not be interested in the War of 1812 record. The records of the Revolutionary War soldiers cited above are furnished you, herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator

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February 25, 1937
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SAMUEL WILLIAMS
S. 11833
BA-J/MLB

Mrs. Edna Reese
956 Oak Grove Street
Fort Worth, Texas

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of Samuel Williams who served in the Revolutionary War and was listed as a pensioner in 1840, of Covington County, Alabama, and of Benjamin Reese who, you state, received pension in Jasper County, Georgia.
The pension records of both Revolutionary War and War of 1812 have been searched and no claim for pension found based upon service in either war of a Benjamin Reese, under any spelling of the name. The pension which you state he received may have been granted by the state from which he served. The record has been found of a Samuel Williams who was pensioned for service in the Revolution while a resident of Covington County, Alabama. It is furnished herein as shown in pension claim, S. 11833, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth and names of the parents of Samuel Williams are not given.
While living fifteen miles from Mathews Bluff on Savannah River in South Carolina, Samuel Williams enlisted, served as private in Captain James Thompson's company, under Major Shepherd in the South Carolina troops, and was discharged a few months before Savannah was taken, after having served a year. He next served three months as a private under Lieutenant Moore at Savannah and was discharged one week before that city was captured by the British. He moved to Edgefield District, South Carolina, in the fall before Charleston was taken, volunteered and served as private in Captain John Ryan's company, Colonel Purvis' South Carolina regiment, and was discharged after having served on this tour twelve months.

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Samuel Williams was allowed pension on his application executed January 18, 1833, at which time he was aged about seventy-four years and residing in Covington County, Alabama.
There are no family data shown in the claim.
In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of Samuel Williams, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data: Samuel Williams, certificate #30760, issued July 15, 1836, rate $80 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act June 7, 1832, Alabama Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator

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