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The State of South Carolina }
Spartanburgh District }
To wit
On this 29th day of September 1832 personally appeared in open Court,
before theJudge of the Court of Common Pleas & Sessions now Sitting,
Edmond Clement, a resident of
of Spartanburgh District in the State aforesaid aged Seventy three 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 Act of Congress
passed June of 1832. That he entered the Service of the United States
under the following named officers, and served as herein Stated ~ I enlisted
in the state of Virginia in the month of February 1777 under Captain Foster
and Colonel Ellis of the 15h old Virginia Regiment - for three years;
and after the death of Capt Foster I fell under Command of Capt Gray -
I served out my time of three years and was regularly discharged at on
the Potomac by one of my officers, but cannot recollect his name. I was
in the Battles of Germantown and Monmoth, and some small skirmishes. I
have no documents of evidence of my Service having long since lost my
discharge. - and I know of no person now alive in this country who knew
me in the Revolution, except Mr. Robert Belcher who served with me, and
to whom I refer for evidence of my Service. I do hereby relinquish every
claim whatever to a pension Except the present, and declare that my name
is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State ~ In answer to the
Questions proposed by the Court I answer,
1st 2nd I was born 18th Septemer 1759 - in Amelia County in Virginia,
as I have been informed - but have no record except a memorandum made
in my writing or cypering Book by my Teacher, when I was a Boy, which
I have at home. ~
3rd I lived in Amelia when I enlisted and have resided, where I now live
in Spartanburgh So Car. ever Since the War. ~
4th See the within Declarcon
5th I recollect Genl. Lafaette, Barren Stuben, Genl. Stooling and Genl.
Wayne and many other officers of Smaller Command. ~
6. I received my discharge regularly as previously was Stated - but it
has been long since lost. ~
7. I refer to Robt Belcher to prove my Services - and Mr. George Hughey
and Jesse Cleveland to prove my character for truth & morality.
Sworn to & Subscribed } Edmund
Clement
the day & year afsd. }
Jno. [McNeal?]
Pleas Judge
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