Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 39263, John Butler, Va.

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(3-1776)
SERVICE                    NUMBER
Va.       Butler, John   S.39263
 CONTENTS

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39263
INVALID.
Revy 
[sideways] con
File No. 39263
John Bulter
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March 18
Index :- Vol. 3, Page 68
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Admitted
Hon E. Simpkins
H. of R.

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State of South Carolina}
Laurens District. } On this 25 day of Sept  Eighteen hundred and eighteen, before me The subscriber, one of The Judges of the Court of  Ordinary of The State aforesaid, personally  appear John Butler,  aged fifty six [crossed out] years,  resident in Lauren Dist. and The Sd. State, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make The following declaration, in order to obtain the pension, 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 the  Sd. John Butler, enlisted as a soldier, into the service of The United States, under  Capt. Thomas Barby, of The Second Virginia Regt. Commander by Col: Haws, and That he continued to serve in the said service of the United States until The end of The War, in the whole about twenty months, when he was discharged  from the service in the  State of North Carolina  of Solisbury.-
That he was in the battles of Guilford, Camden, the Eutaw,  & Siege at Ninety Six, under Genl. Greene, and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of The assistance of his Country  for support; That his discharge in lost, & has no further evidence in his power  of his said  services. -
Sworn to declared before Me, The day & year aforesaid.-
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John x[his] Butler
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Personally appeared before me Col. John Weatherall of the Dept. of Abbeville & State of South Carolina, & being legally sworn, saith on oath, that he knew John Butler, the within named petitioner, to be a soldier in the service of the United States & he believes of the Second Virginia Regt during the Revolutionary War, & that he believes his situation to be such as to merit the Act of Congress made for the benefit of Revolutionary soldiers. This 25 day of Sept. Eighteen hundred [illegible].
John Weatherall
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I David Anderson Judge of the Court of Ordinary in the State & Dept. aforesaid ^ & for the District of Downing & State of South Carolina do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Butler did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the Common enemy & I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken there before me, to the Secy for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the afore mentioned act of Congress.  And I do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Butler is in such reduced circumstances as to need the assistance of his country for support.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & caused the Seal of this Court to be affixed this 25 day of Sept. Eighteen hundred Eighteen.
David Anderson Judge only