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File No. 39.223 . 

William Bratcher 

Private Revolutionary War 

Act: 18^th March 18 . 

Card of Wm Bratcher Alfred M. Harris Judge Pulaski, Tennessee

   William Bratcher 76 to 77 Sumpter, S. Carolina Regt.

Sixth Judicial Circuit This day personally appeared before me Alfred M. Harris, one of the Circuit Judges in and for the State of Tennessee, the undersigned, William Bratcher, who being by me sworn, saith, that he is a citizen of the United States, and resident of the county of Maury, & State of Tennessee. 

That he did, on the 1^st day of June 1776, in Spartanburgh county in the State of South Carolina, enlist as a private Soldier on the Continental establishment for the term of twelve months, in a company commanded by Capt. John Blassingaim and a Regiment commanded by Col. Thomas Sumpter, of the Continental line in that he did faithfully serve in the company &regiment aforesaid, against the then common enemy (Great Brittain) for and during his said term of enlistment, being twelve months – and was at the end of the war, honorably discharged, by said Col. Thomas Sumpter, which said discharge, is herewith enclosed. 

That he was in the battle when the British first attacked the city of Charlestown, (in South Carolina) and Sullivans Island, where he received a wound with a Bayonet, from the enemy in the right hand, which has in a great measure disabled it. That he was in several ______ skirmishes --- that he knows of no person living convenient to him, by whom he can prove his said service. 

That he is now in the seventy ninth year of his age, & hat no means of Subsistence, except his own labour. 

He is unable to get subsistence by his labour – & has been supported by his children – He stands in need of assistance from his country for a support – He hath never received a penson from his government, and hereby relinquishes all pensions heretofore granted him by the laws of the United States – He prays to be placed on the pension list, agreeably to the provisions of a later act of Congress in such cases made and provided 2^nd Feby, 1819. 

Subscribed & sworn to William Bratcher 

before me the day & 

date aforesaid – 

Alfred M. Harris 

Judge 

State of Tennessee 

Sixth Judicial Circuit 

To the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War for the United States of America. 

I Alfred M. Harris, one of the Circuit Judges in & for the state of Tennessee, do hereby certify, that the foregoing affidavit of William Bratcher was taken by me this day – and that I am satisfied that the said William Bratcher did serve in the War of the Revolution, on the continental establishment against the common enemy Great Brittain for the term of twelve months as set forth in his said affidavit – I therefore transmit the same, together with his discharge – his testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 2^nd day of Feby 1819. 

Alfred M. Harris

Judge of the 6^th

Judicial Circuit

of the State of

Tennessee   

State of Tennessee 

To the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War of the United States. 

I Alfred M. Harris Judge of the 6^th Judicial Circuit of the State of Tennessee, do hereby ceritfy that the forgoing named William Bratcher (who hath petitioned for a Pension under the act of congress of the 18^th March 1818 is and was at the time of making the foregoing affidavit in indigent circumstances, & stand in need of assistance from his country for support, In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 5^th July 1819 

Alfred M. Harris

Judge of the 6^th Judicial

Circuit of the State of

Giles County 

I Henry Hagen Clerk of the Circuit Court of Giles County do hearby Certify that Alfred M. Harris whose name is subscribed to the forgoing certificate is Judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit of the State of Tennessee. 

In testimony whear of I have hearunto set my hand and affixed my private seal (there beang no Seal of office) at office in – Pulaski this 11 day of February 1819. 

Lawrence Circuit 

On the 29^th day of August 1820 personally appeared in Open Court being a Court of Record for the 6^th Judicial Circuit of the said State holden in and for the County of Lawrence and State aforesaid by the Honorable George W. Humphrey – William Bratcher Aged Seventy nine years on the 5^th day of October next. Resident in Maurey County in said circuit and District who being first sworn According to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, He was in General Thomas Sumpters then Colonel Sumpters Regiment in Capt. John Blasingaims Company in the South Carolina line which he claimed originally on 2^nd day of February 1819 and has received a pension certificate No. 13.790 And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18^th day of march 1818 and that I have not since that time by Gift sold or in any manor dispersed of my property or any part thareof with intent thareby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of the 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 passed on the 18^th day of March 1818 and I have not nor has any person entrusted for me any property or ________ or Contracts or debt by _____ to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereunto announced and by me subscribed. William Bratcher 

Sworn to and declared on the 29^th day of August 1820. 

Josephus Irvine Clk. 

A Schedule of my property at this time bed _____ Clothing Excepted ( to wit one sow and seven pigs about seven months old, one ewe and lamb by Occupation a farmer – has no person to work for him and lives with his children and acquaintances unable to work much himself. 

August 29^th 1820 William Bratcher 

   William Bratcher Affidavit & Schedule Revolutionary

I Josephus Irvine Clerk of the Circuit Court of Lawrence County do hereby ceritfy that the forgoin oath and the schedule hereto attached and truly copied from the record of the said Court and I do further certify that in the Openess of the said Court that the total Amount in value of the property inhabited in the Aforesaid schedule is ten dollars and – cts. in testimony whareof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my personal seal there being no seal of office. 

29^th August 1820 

13.790 West Tennessee William Bratcher

of Maury Co. in the state of Tennessee who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Sumpter of the South Carolina line for the term of one year.  ================================

Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 2^nd of February 1819.  ================================

Certificate of Pension issued the 5^th of Aug. 1819 and sent to Alfred M. Harris Esq., Pulaski, Tenn.  ================================

Arrears to 4^th of March 1819            7.71 

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

27/28                               Dollars 55.71 

Revolutionary claim, 

Act 18^th march, 1818 

   Continued

Nashville, Tennessee 

WAR DEPARTMENT

Revolutionary Claim. I CERTIFY, That in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 18^th March, 1818, William Bratcher late a private in the army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension roll of the West Tennessee Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the second day of February one thousand eight hundred and nineteen . 

STATE OF TENNESSSEE, Davidson COUNTY.

BE IT KNOWN, On this Sixth day of September 1824 personally appeared William Bratcher before me, Stephen Cantrell one of the acting Justices of the Peace for the county and state aforesaid, and after being sworn, saith that he is the identical William Bratcher named in an original certificate from the War Department, a true copy of which is above written, and that he is entitled to a pension of eight dollars and ---- cents per month, commencing on the second day of February 1819 on account of service rendered the United States in the Revolutionary War; that he served in Captain John Blasingham company of the fourth regiment of the Carolina line; and that he now resides in the county of Maury in the state of Tennessee, and has resided there about Fourteen years, and before that time in Green county and state of Tennessee. 

Sworn to before me the date above. William Bratcher 

Stephen Cantrell 

Received of THOMAS CRUTCHER, Agent for paying the Revolutionary Pensioners Forty eight Dollars ---- Cents, being for ---- years,    Six    months and -------- day’s Pension, due from the Fourth day of March 1824 to the 4^th of September 1824 for which I have duplicate recipts.