Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8037, Adam Arbogast, Va.
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(S-1776)

SERVICE
Va.

Arbogast, Adam

NUMBER
S. 8037

CONTENTS
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[upper part of page torn]
     
       ter to F R Blair  & Anders
      ey 22 June 1838.
Paid at the Treasury [illegible]
the Act of the 4 April 1838
from 4 March 1838 to 4 March
1839.  Agt [Agent] notified 3 Jany 1840
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Paid as above from 4 March to 
4 Sep 1839.  Agt [Agent] notified 30 
June 1840
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    Paid as above from 4 Sept
1840 to 4 March 1841. Agt [Agent]
notified 20 Dec 1841.
Agt notified 20 Dec 1841
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Paid as above from 4 Sept
1841 to 4 March 1842. Agt [Agent[
notified 27 Sept. 1844
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[written perpendicular across page]

Set [?Sent] 20 dollar 35 Pen Agent Cont
-- --  -- -- Co. Clerk
 "   12 Nov 1835 to Pen Agt [Pension Agent]
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               Virginia             6603
_______________________________________________
    Adam Arbogast
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   of Pocahantas in the State of Va.
   who was a Pri- in the County commanded
by Captain McCoy- of the ------commanded
by -------         in the Va
line for 6 months--
__________________________________________________
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia-
at the rate of 20 Dollars --- Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
__________________________________________________
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 " day of March
    1833 and del.d [delivered] Hon. Wm
MCoy H R [House of Representatives]
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Arrears to the 4th of March 1833              40--
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Sept 33        10-
                                                               _______
                                                                   $50--
                                                                  ______
                          {Revolutionary Claim,  }
                           {Act June 7, 1832.       }        

Recorded by Nathan Rice -Clerk
Book  D   Vol.  7-    Page  89-
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State of Virginia
Pocahantas County To Wit
I do hereby certify an oath that Adam
Arbogast of the Couny and State aforesaid,
served with me in the Revolutionary
War six months at two Towers [tours]
of three months each that he was drafted and Served the first three months as a private
Soldier against the Indians in the
year of 1776 or 77 under the Command
of Capt [Captain] John McCoy the Subalterin 
[Subaltern] offi [page torn]
was forgotten by me  Given under my
hand this 14th day of August 1832
                     George Hull  his  X  mark

Be it known that on the 14th Day of August
1832 George Hull Came before the Subscriber of & for the County aforesaid and made oath to
the above stated Service of Adam Arbogast
given under my hand this day and date above 
mentioned 
                                   Willliam Slaven
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                  Adam Arbogast   20792

State of Virginia            
                Pocahantas County
On this 6th day of November 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before John Bradshaw, Jacob Warwick, David W. Sleeth and William Cackley gentlemen
The Court of Pocahantas County now sitting, Adam
Arbogast a resident of the County of Pocahantas
in the State of Virginia, aged seventy two 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 on the 7th day of June 1832.  That he entered the services of the United States in the Summer of 1776 or 1777- as an Indian Spy, he was drafted for and served three months under Captain John McCoy, Joseph Gwin Lieutenant.  The Ensign not recollected, at the time he was drafted he lived in the County of Augusta, now Pendleton on the South branch of the Potomack [Potomac]; That he marched from the above place to Buck's and new River at Bushes Fort where he remained about two weeks.  From thence he marched to the west fork of the Monongahala [Monongahela] River at West Fort. where he remained about one or two weeks- and from thence down the River to Lowthers Fort- and from thence down the River to Nutter's Fort where we remained nearly the balance of the three months from thence to Coontz fort to which place we were called in consequence of the Indians having killed a white woman whilst she was spreading hemp in a field.  That from thence he returned to Nutters fort where he remained until his term of Service expired.   he received no
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discharge in writing.  That he served another tour of three months as a volunteer in the year 1778 under the above named Capt [Captain] John McCoy and Ensign Thomas Right, as an Indian Spy.  That he stated from the place above named town the County of Augusta, where he then resided, and marched to the Warm Springs in the said County of Augusta.  When himself, George Hull, Conroe Flesher Conrad Fleisher [Conrad Fleisher] and John Guin, new orders as by Colonel Hughart and Colo [Colonel] McCrary to return to the place where he resided to spy and guard that section of the state of Virginia, where he remained until the expiration of his Term of service.  That [afterwards crossed out] he at another time served as an Indian spy, some short time, he does not recollect, That he marched from the place where he then Resided across the Alleghana [Allegheny] Mountains and across the Greenbrier Mountains River to the head of Seneca Creek, in pursuit of the Indians.  That he was in no engagement. *  That he has no documentary evidence. That he knows of no person now living whose testimony he can procure except George Hull; Eli B. Wilson and John Simmons, whose certificates accompany the document- That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever. to a pension or annuity except, the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of any state
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
                          Adam Arbogast   X
[line drawn along left margin and under the words "was in no engagement" over to star with the word "omit"]

We Georger Burner and Jacob Warwich Presiding in the County of Pocahontas, hereby certify that we are well
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acquainted with Adam Arbogast who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; That we believe him to be 72 years of age.  That he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been an Indian spy and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
                                            George Burner
                                            Jacob Warwick

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department.  That the above named applicant was an Indian Spy and served as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that George Burner and Jacob Warwick who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of this county; and that they are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to belief.
          I Henry M. Moffett; Clerk of the court of Pocahontas County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Adam Arbogast for a pension
                                    
                  In testimony whereof, I have                                                     
                  hereunto set my hand and the
                   seal of the said Court this 15th
                   day of December 1832
                         H. M. Moffett Clk

[Seal of Court on left side]
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       Adam Arbogast--Pen

      Pocahontas County.

          Entitled
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Adam Arbogast Served 6 mo. received $ 60-
    I the undersigned Adam Arbogast at this request of W. G. Singleton give the following Statement of my age and my Revolutionary Service as a Soldier. to wit I was 75 yrs. [years] old on the 25th October last.- am a native of Frederick county. and resided in West Augusta now Pendleton county. during the war of the Revolution- in the year 1777 (to the best of my recollection) I was drafted for 3 months and marched from Pendleton County (under Capt. [Captain] John McKay, Lieut. [Lieutenant] James Guinn and David Martin Ensign) Through Taggarts Vally [Tygart Valley] Randolph  County. Thence across the Buckhannon River,- into the present [illegible] of Harrison County.  There our company was divided & disbanded. and sent to the different forts or Stations in the Settlement.  Myself with other were Stationed at Bushes [Bush's] Fort. on Hacken creek [Hacker's Creek] after wards returned to the West fort of the Monongalia River, and thence to Nutters [Nutter's] & Lowthers [Lowther's] Fort. at the service Stated above mentioned I Served out the 3 months and returned home,- I [illegible sentence] ....were this--about two years after the preceding tours (I can not be certain as to this time, except in this: that it was during the war of the Revolution.  I volunteered the same County under Ensign Thomas Right who marched with about twenty men including my self to the Warm Springs. now Bath County. On our arrival there, found at that Station Col. (Colonel] Huggart [Hughart] & McCleary who ordered us back to Pendleton to Protect that county from incursions by Indians.  we returned & six of us including my self remained in Service for the three months.  We were caimpaing [campaigning] & Scouting throughout the Frontiers of this county.  I was Sergeant and had the command of the little party.  Six the number including myself as before stated.  There ended my Services My Son Jacob writes my Declaration.  Jany. [January] 30, 1835
                 Adam Arbogast  his X mark
A Copy   W. G Singleton  
          July 14, 1835.
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information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.  Adam Arbogast  S. 8037    OW
__________________________________________________________________
1st column 
 DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
Summer 1776 or 1777
                             1778
  checkmark
       
2nd column
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
3 mos.
3 mos.
 checkmark

3rd column
RANK.
Indian Spy
   Sgt.
Indian Spy

4th column
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN
John McCoy
John McCoy
officers not stated
COLONEL
 checkmark
 checkmark

5th column
STATE
Va
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Battles engaged in__________________________________

Residence of soldier at enlistment  Augusta Co. wh. [which] was later Pendleton ^  Co. on So. [South] ^ of Potomac branch

Date of application for pension,   Nov 6, 1832.  This cl. [claim] was all. [allowed]

Residence oat date of application,  Pocahontas Co. Va

Age at date of application, b.[born] Oct. 25,-1760 in Frederick Co.
       Remarks:  Soldier's son Jacob was alive in 1835.  No other family data. 

                                           Very respectfully

                                                      Commissioner.
1565b3m10-08
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Revolutionary     8037    
                          INVALID
                         ----***----
File No.    8037

                     Adam Arbogast
                      Pri   Rev   War
                         ----***----

              Act:     June 7th  32
   Index : Vol.   [illegible-?102,   Page [illegible]

             [Arrangement of 1870]

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1911-Nov. 3  Hist to James
Elliott Walmsley   V.L.M.
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[front of envelope]


Huntersville, Va                                             Free
Dec r. [ December] 17




                                  The Secretary of War
                                                  Washington City

[written perpendicular across envelope]
Dec. 21
McCoy
Va.
20792

$20 per annum

Hon. W. McCoy
    H R  [House of Representatives]
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    J. Simmon

             Certificate
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Pendleton County [page torn]  wit

                I Harmon Hines a Justice of the Peace for the County afore Said, in the State of Virginia, Do hereby Certify, that John Simmons of full age, of the County and State aforesaid this Day Personally appeared before me, and made an oath that he Served in the Company With Adam Arbogast, in a Company Command. by Cap [Captain] John M.Coy [McCoy].  Ensign not Recollect- & Liet [Lieutenant] Joseph Quinn-for three months in the Revolutionary War. and he further States that he will Recollect that the Said Adam Arbogast Continud[ Continued] as a faithful Soldier in the Service for the term of three months--Sworn to and Subscribed tis 10th Day of September 1832
                                     John [illegble] Simmon
                         Revd  [Reverend] John Simmon

H. Hines J.P.
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State of Virginia, Pendleton County To wit
        I Harmon Hines, a Justice of the peace in the County & State aforesaid- Do hereby Certify that Eli B. Wilson, of full age, of the County & State aforesaid, this Day Personally appeared before the Subscriber and made oath that he Served in Company with Adam Arbogast, a tour, of three ^ months in the Revolutionary War, in a Company Commanded by Capt. [Captain] John M.Coy [McCoy] & Joseph Quinn Liut. [Lieutenant] ensigns name not Recollected, and he further States that he well Recollects that the Said Adam Arbogast Continued as a faithfull Soldier in the Service for the Said term of three months-Sworn to and Subscribed--this 12th Day of September, 1832
                                            Eli B Wilson

H. Hines [ink blot on name] J.P.
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GIDEON, PRINTER


                  TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
                                  SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,

                                            June 30th 1842

Sir:  
          Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act
directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners,
and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United
States," and the 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending
the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, Adam Arbogast---
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va...
Agency, at the rate of Twenty --- Dollars
[crossed out- and _______Cents] per annum, under the law of the 4th June
1832, has been paid at this department, from the
4th of Sept. 1841, to the 4th March 1842.
                                       Respectfully, yours,
                                          Albion K. Parris
                                                  Comptroller.

To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
                                                            Present.
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                                        TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
                                                              Second Comptroller's Office,
                                                                     Dec. 26th, 1839.

Sir:
          Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled, "An
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury
of the United States,"  Adam Arbogast,
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va. Agency, at
the rate of Twenty Dollars [crossed out- and _______ Cents]
per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1838, 
to the 4th March, 1839.
                                                           Respectfully, yours,
                                                             Albion K. Parris


To the Commissioner of Pensions,
                                         Present.
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                                     TREASURY DEPARTMENT
                                        Second Comptroller's Office,
                                                      June 22, 1840.

Sir:
          Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled, "An
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury
of the United States, "   Adam Arbogast, --
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va Agency, at
the rate of Twenty Dollars [crossed out-and________Cents]
per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March,
to the 4th Sept. 1839.
                                                     Respectfully yours,
                                                        Albion K. Parris
                                                                           Comptroller.



To the Commissioner of Pensions,
                                          Present.
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                            TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
                                          Second Comptroller's Office,
                                          December 2d. 1840.

Sir:
           Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury
of the United States,"  Adam Arbogast,
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va. Agency, at
the rate of Twenty Dollars [crossed out- and _____Cents]
per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1839,
to the 4th March 1840.
                                       Respectfully yours,
                                        Albion K. Parris
                                              Comptroller.

   
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
                                        Present.
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                              TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
                                             Second Comptroller's Office,
                                                    Dec. 7th, 1841.

Sir:
          Under the date of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury
of the United States, "  Adam Arbogast-
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va. Agency, at
the rate of Twenty Dollars [crossed out- and _____Cents]
per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1840.
to the 4th March 1841.
                                      Respectfully, yours,
                                       Albion K. Parris
                                             Comptroller.


To the Commissioner of Pensions,
                               Present.
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[back of a letter with two stamps indicating receipt at Pension office]

PENSION
OFFICE
U.S.
OCT 
26
1911

[also stamp upside down with initials]
 OCT 30 1911
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                                    Millsaps College,
                                  Jackson, Mississippi
                                    --------*---------
                                    DEPARTMENT OF
                          HISTORY AND ECONOMICS

                                                                    October 23, 1911.

Commissioner of Pensions,
                   Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:
         I thank you for your letter of October 10 in regard to Willliam
Wamsley.    Can you give me the military record of Adam Arbogast (Arboghast) who was placed on the pension roll March 5, 1833 for Pocahontas County, Virginia (West Virginia)?
         Thank you for your former courtesy and for this information,
                                           I am,
                                           Yours respectfully,
 JEW/KBM                     James Elliott Walmsley