Pension, SC, Lancaster, JAMES HOLLIMAN 1854 3696-C JAMES HOLLIMAN Page 1 of 7 ** PAGE BREAK ** Pension, SC, Lancaster, JAMES HOLLIMAN 1854 The petition of ELIZABETH PARKER and SARAH HOLLOMAN praying for xxxxx of pension Pensions Name does not appear in treasurers paper book W. C. CARUTHERS Page 2 of 7 ** PAGE BREAK ** Pension, SC, Lancaster, JAMES HOLLIMAN 1854 State of South Carolina Lancaster District To The Honorable the members of the legislature of the said state Your petitioner shows to you your honorable body that their father JAMES HOLLIMAN was a soldier in the Revolutionary War that part of his service were rendered in this state and has he lived near the North Carolina he done duty in that. Your petitioners have often heard him speak of his serving and his suffering and the hardships and dangers he underwent in the war from which your petitioners infer that he served his country long and faithfully as a soldier. He always lived in this state and died in this District on the 8th of May A.D. 1836. Your petitioners further show that in consideration of the services aforesaid your honorable body placed the said JAMES HOLLIMAN, several years before his death, upon the pension roll and allowed him a pension. When this was done, and how much annually was accorded to him, your petitioners don't know. They do know however that he drew several years before his death and that Mr. SIMON HUBBERT BECKHUM was his agent for that purpose. Your petitioner further shows that they are only surviving children of the said JAMES HOLLIMAN that after his death there was no administration on his estate for he had nothing to be administered. Your petitioners are informed and believe that some part of his pension money was do and in arrears at the time of his death which your petitioners pray may be paid over to them. Your petitioners will ever pray SARAH HOLLIMAN {her mark} ELIZABETH PARKER {her mark} Page 3 of 7 ** PAGE BREAK ** Pension, SC, Lancaster, JAMES HOLLIMAN 1854 State of South Carolina Lancaster District Personally came SARAH HOLLIMAN and ELIZABETH PARKER before me and states on oath that facts as stated the in the within petition as being their own knowledge was being divised from the information of others, they believe to be true. SARAH HOLLIMAN {her mark} ELIZABETH PARKER {her mark} Sworn to before me 11th of November 1854 J. A. STEDMAN, clerk Page 4 of 7 ** PAGE BREAK ** Pension, SC, Lancaster, JAMES HOLLIMAN 1854 283 Report of The committee on pensions on the petition of ELIZABETH PARKER & SARAH HOLLIMAN of pension Page 5 of 7 ** PAGE BREAK ** Pension, SC, Lancaster, JAMES HOLLIMAN 1854 The committee on pensions to whom was referred the petition of ELIZABETH PARKER and SARAH HOLLIMAN praying for arrears of Pensions due their father JAMES HOLLIMAN deceased beg leave to report that they have carefully considered the same and find that his name does not appear as a pensioner of the state but the name of JAMES HOLLIMAN does appear on the roles of the United States. South Carolina agency, Lancaster District, Act of the 7th of June 1832, who is doubtless the same man now applied for and consequently your petitioners have no claim against the state. Your committee would ask leave to be discharged it's further consideration. All of which is respectfully submitted A. S. WALLACE Chairman Page 6 of 7 ** PAGE BREAK ** Pension, SC, Lancaster, JAMES HOLLIMAN 1854 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # Transcribed from original documents by Brent R. Brian & Martha M. Brian. This document and others can be found on our website: BMGEN We claim COPYLEFT on the documents that we publish that are our original work. COPYLEFT “rules” can be reviewed on the web site: GNU Free Documentation License In short, use what you like. But if you use our stuff, mention us as the source. Brent R. Brian Martha M. Brian BrianMitchellGenealogy@gmail.com Page 7 of 7 ** PAGE BREAK **