Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23063, Jacob Frick, N.C.
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N.C.
Frick Joseph    W23063
Elizabeth
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#493
Illinois
Elizabeth Frick, widow of Jacob Frick Pa who served in the Revolutionary war as a private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 50 Dollars _____cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of Mch 1819 and sent to John Daugherty Jonesborough, Ills
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 184, Page 344 Vol 3
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Illinois 13.391.
Jacob Frisk
of [illegible] in the State of Illnois who was a Private in the C. commanded by Captain Miller of the Reg commanded by Gen Rutherford, in the [illegible] line for 16 months

850

Inscribed on the Roll of Illinois at the rate of 50 Dollars 00 Center per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of July 1833 and sent to W.H. Ramsey Jonesboro, [illegible] Ill.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1831              100
Semiannual allowance ending 4 Sept 33    25
                                                                $125
Revolutionary claim, Acct June 7, 1832
Recorded by Wm. R Palmed Clerk
Book E    Vol 8    Page 56

Dead
Paid at the Treasury [illegible] Act of these 6 April 1838 from 4 Sept 1838 to 27 Aug 1830 the day of his death.  Agt holifeece 3rd March 1840
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21282   13391
Jacob Frick
Union C Illinois

Adm 1 year and 3 months

W. H. Rumsey Esq.
Jonesborogh Union Co
Illinois
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War Department, Pension Office
23 April 1883
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are wherewith returned.  The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form.  On comparing these papers wit the following rules, and the subjcined  notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed.  The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done.  These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: {).  You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them, and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation for your claim.

Statement, shewing the Service of John Frick Union Co Illinois
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9688
Elizabeth Frick
Illinois
Act July 7 38
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State of Illinois }
Union County}
On this 15th day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the Hon Thomas C. Browne, circuit court of Union County, State of Illinois now sitting, Jacob Frick a resident of the county and state aforesaid and aged about  81 or 82 years having no record of his age except his own memory, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of congress passed June 7, 1832.  That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as heerin stated.  This applicant states that at the time of his entering the service he resided in Rowan county North Carolina.  That at the commencement of the Revolutionary War, he does not know the month or year, he volunteered under one Capt Windle Millerm and was marched immediately to join what was then call the South Army, their laying at a place named ninety six.  That from this place shortly after his arrival, he was marched under the command of the said Capt Miller in pursuit of a llarge body of torys who werer going to join the Cherokee Indians, That about day light of the morning after they left the Army, they rushed upon the Tory's surrender them and made 221 or 2 of them prisoners their head
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man or commander having made his escape.  They took from them several wagons into which they hid the guns taken from them as well as sever or 8 barrels or kegs of powder which they found in their possession.  That on the morning they took possession of their prisoners it commenced snowing and continued snowing all that day, so they returned to the Army delivered their up to the head General whose name he has forgot.  That a short time after this, his three months tour having expired he returned house and was discharged.  That he left this his first discharge, as well as those which he obtained afterwards in South Carolina, when he removed from that state.  He does not know what has become of any of them.  That about 3 or 4 months after his return house, he again volunteered under one George H. Barrier Capt to march against the Cherokee Indians, that they were commanded Rutherford as General.  That two commanded he went against the tow us of the Cherokee and destroyed and burnt 12 or 13 of them.  That during this [illegible] of 3 or 4 months they waded many rivers and met and encountered all the difficulties and hardships incident to such campaign.  That after this expedition he again returned home and was regularly discharged as before.  That he volunteered a third time, and marched to Fayetteville under the command of Capt Barrier and General Rutherford as before.  The object of this expedition was to silence the Scoth who had risen in that part of the country during this tour they ad no battle with them.