Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 20,512, George Highbaugh, Ga.
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Ga. Highbaugh, George R. 20.512.
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No. 20512
Rejected
Old war widow

George Highbaugh
of KY Priste Georgia
Revy war 1828.

Died at
Other claim
,18
Clerk
Application filed: ,18
Attorney:
P.O.
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George Highbaugh
Pension Declaration
Under out May 13, 1827
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State of Kentucky Hart County St 2091
Be it remembered this 5th day of October 1833 George Highbaugh a resident citizen of said county personally appeared before me a justice of the peace for said county and being by my first duly sworn [illegible] to law, made the following declaration in order to obtain a pension for the Government of the United States under the act of congress of the 10th of May 1827 that he is now 78 years of age on the 22nd day of September 1833, he was born in Germany on the 2nd day of September 1745, that he came over to the United States in the year 1778, and in the month of October of that year wounded in service of the United States in the army of the Revolution as a continental soldier he enlisted for and during the war, under Captain Undergoose or Mundergoose the place of his enlistment was at a small fort not very far below Savannah in Georgia, [illegible] there was stationed a small group of continental [illegible] he think in number [illegible]. The names of the fort was Sansberry, [illegible] remained about two months, when the fort was attacked by a [illegible] of deception by the British troops during which he and and his fellow soldiers resisted the attack successfully and on the fourth night they escaped unhurt anticipating many would be compelled to surrender and made their way to a place called Stono in South Carolina, where there was an engagement fought between the British and American forces, here they joined the main body of the American [illegible] - after learning the fort he and his comrades of Capt Mundergoose’s company calvary were put the regiment commanded by Colonel Eldridge, who was a continental officer and was also Mundergoose’s and the soldiers under them were continental soldiers. After the engagement of Stono, having been in the [illegible] the country, he was engaged in the battle at Brier Creek in South Carolina with the British, and was wounded by a musket ball in his left leg and was taken prisoner by the British forces, and was held by them about three months, when he made his scale from them - in a short time after his escape from the British, he again joined the American troops near
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Savannah in Georgia and again attached himself to his old company and was in the engagement fought near Savannah by the French and Americans on our side of the British forces on the other, the engagement was fought as well as he recalled, in May 1782. The American forces was stationed in the engagement at the swamps, and was not in the active part of the battle, the French troops accepted the front ranks; the result of this engagement as a [illegible] of history is well known - in about three months after this battle was fought he was discharged from the service at Savannah from his term of enlistment, having fully served it out as requested by his officers. His discharg he has long since lost - after the American Revolution was over he settled in Pennsylvania near Philadelphia where he lived for about two years, and then moved to the back parts of Pennsylvania, in what was called then Monongahela County where he continued to reside until about 46 years since, when he moved to the state of Kentucky and has had many excursions against the Indians in the first settlement of this country - he was also in Sinclair’s campaign against the Indians in the defeat of Sinclair’s army - [illegible] Savannah General Lincon was the commander of the American troops, and Count De [illegible] was one of then French officers - his term of service  in The American Revolution, was from October 1778 to the first of September 1782 including his term of imprisonment, making exclusive of that, three years and 8 months. He has no record of his age now though once had, but from, what he [illegible] of his age from that he is confident he is of the age he has stated - when he first arrived in the United States he landed in Florida and from there he came to Georgia - he remembers the names of his [illegible] company Samuel Leisner & Jacob Tamm. He has no documentary evidence of his service, and knows of no living [illegible] by whom he can prove his services. He has never before applied for a pension from the Government of the United States and has never received one.
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and hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension except the present and states his name is not on the pension roll, of any agency in any state of the Union - He is blind and exceedingly infirm and unable to get better [illegible] to court, except he should be carried there which would exceedingly fatigue him and endanger his health - sworn and [illegible] before me the day of date above written.

David Highbaugh, [illegible]  This George Highbaugh 

State of Kentucky [illegible] I David Highbaugh
Justice of the peace for Sand County do certify that George Highbaugh who has signed the above declaration is blind and unable, [illegible] with great [illegible] daily pain and [illegible] inconvenience to get to the courthouse of this county - which is about eleven miles distant from his [illegible] of residence.  Given under my hand this 5th day of October 1833 and I do further certify that after the examination required, I am of [illegible] was a soldier of the Revolution and served as [illegible] he has stated in his declaration.  [Illegible] 

State of Kentucky Hart County [illegible].
Mr. William M Brown
A clergyman residing in the neighborhood of George Highbaugh and Samuel Dunham residing in the neighborhood hereby certify that we are well acquainted with George Highbaugh who has signed the above declaration for pension, that we believe him to be seventy eight years of age; that he is reputed and beloved, in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the Revolution, and we concur in that opinion - we have never heard anything to the contrary - sworn and [illegible] this day and year aforesaid before me on [illegible] William M Brown
[illegible] county
This 5 day of October 1833 Samuel Durham
David Highbaugh JP HG
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State of Kentucky Hart County [illegible]
I George T Wood clerk of the court of Hart County  do certify that David Highbaugh whose name is affixed to this foregoing [illegible] is now and was not at the time of certifying the [illegible] as justice of the peace for Sand County duly qualify as [illegible], and that his [illegible] thereto is genuine - and I further certify that is a clergyman, and [illegible] is taken matters as a man, of [illegible] ability and [illegible] and he said [illegible] to belief - I further certify that the foregoing courtrooms the original of the [illegible] in the matter of George Highbaugh's application for a pension review under my hand this seal of my office this 22nnd day of October 1833
George T Wood, Clerk
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See aa c payee under October 18, 1818
No. 15,330 dol. Oct 18 1819.
No such claim 
as above searched
by L.H. Dec 12. 1911

[Upside down text below]
Honorable J.L. Edwards
[illegible] of Pensions
[illegible]
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4 Nov 1833       5619
Greenburgh KY Oct 1833 

Dear sir I send this delcaration, of Mr. George Highbaugh for a pension - he is unable to [illegible] testimony of his service, but hopes that his name may be found on the roll - you will perceive that he applies for a pension, under the Act of Congress of the 15th of May 1827 which provides that all officers and soldiers of the American Revolution who enlisted and served during the war shall be entitled to a pension. Be pleased to make known to me the decision of the department in the claim - I remain your [inellgible].
Wm T Willis

Hon. L.J. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington County D.L.
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[illegible]
Honbl. J.L. Edwards
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