39.227 INVALID File No. 39.227 .  Samuel Bratcher

Private Revolutionary War

  
Act: 18^th March 1818 . 

Williamsburgh District Samuel Bratcher personally appeared before me, Langdon Cheves on of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the said state who being duly sworn made oath that about the year 1776 he enlisted under Capt. James Williams of the 4^th North Carolina Battalion 4^th Regiment commanded by Col. Paxton that he was marched into the state of Pennsylvania & served about eighteen months in the army until he was regularly discharged by the then Adjutant General Timothy Pickering (which discharge is herewith presented) dated the 27^th Nov. 1777 – That he is a Citizen of the District & State aforesaid & that he is about Eight three years of age that he is poor and infirm & that he stands greatly in need of assistance from his Country having to support himself by his labor. 

                                         Samuel Bratcher 

                                                                                             his mark 

Sworn to before me this 

20^th October 1818 

Williamsburgh District Elam J. Mills 

Appeared before me & made oath that he has been acquainted with Samuel Bratcher for a number of years that he is poor & now stands in need of assistance as within stated. 

Sworn to me E. J. Mills 

this 20^th October 1818 

Williamsburgh District I Langdon Cheves one of the associate Judges of the said State do hereby Certify that Samuel Bratcher named in the annexed affidavit appeared before me & upon the examination of the said Samuel Bratcher and the evidences ______ by him, I am perfectly convinced of the truth of the facts stated in the annexed affidavits. 

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this the 20^th day of October Anno Domini 1818 

Langdon Cheves 

E. J. Mills 

Williamsburgh District Personally appeared before me Elam J. Mills Clerk of the Court of Pleas for said district Col. William Paxton who being duly sworn saith that he has long been acquainted with Samuel Bradshaw & believes him to be now very aged and infirm and to have supported a reputable character and known as an industrious citizen, and from his great age & infirmity stands greatly in need of the support awarded soldiers of the revolutionary war by an act of Congress of the 18 of March 1818. 

Sworn to & subscribed 

this 22 Oct 1818 

before me 

72.00 South Carolina ================================ Samuel Bratcher

of the state   So. Carolina   who was a   private   in the regiment commanded by Colonel Paxton of the N. Carolina line, for the term of one year & six months  ================================

Inscribed on the roll of        So. Carolina       at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 20 of October 1818  ================================

Certificate of Pension issued the 5 March 1819 and Sent to Hon. Langdon Cheves Laurens C. H. So. Carolina  ================================

Arrears to 4^th of March 1819             $36.12 

Semi-anl, all’ce ending 4 Sept. 1819       48.00  

                                                         $84.12 

                                        Revolutionary claim,