Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21797, Jacob Haigler, S.C.
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(3-1776)
Haigler, Jacob
SERVICE S.C.
NUMBER S.21797
CONTENTS _
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South Carolina 23264

Jacob Haigler

Orangeburg in the State of So. Car. 
... was a Pr: in the --- commanded 
... by Captain --- of the Revn commanded 
by Col.  Middleton in the So. Carolina 
...line for 13 months

Inscribed on the Roll of So. Carolina
at the rate of 43. Dollars 33 Cents per annum,
commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 15th day of Decr. 33
Fielder. @4. R and Middleton I. M.

... to the 4th of Sept. 1833 -      108.32
...allowance ending 4 Mar: 35.   21.66
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$129.98

{Revolutionary Claim, Act. June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Nathan Rice, Clerk
Book E Vol. 6 Page 69
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Jacob Haigler's
Declon.
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The State of South Carolina
Orangeburg District
On this 22 day of October eighteen hundred & thirty three personally appeared in open court before Bayles J Earle one of the judges of the court of Common Pleas and General Sessions of & for the district & state aforesaid, the said court now sitting. Jacob Haigler a resident of the said state and district aged seventy five years, who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress issued June 7th 1832
That he enlisted and served ten months under General Sumter, Colonel Charles S Middleton and partly under Captain Grissett and partly under Captain Ross. He does not recollect the time of his entering the service & received his discharge honorably but has lost the same. That he also served another tour of three months duty under Captain Sabb during which time Governor Rutledge was stationed at Orangeburgh. Whilst out on service as aforesaid, he was taken prisoner a short time before the battle of the Eutaw Springs & was a prisoner during that battle. He was born in the disrtict & state aforesaid on the 13 March 1758, but has no documentary proof of the time of his birth.
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For the above services he never received any pay or compensation. To prove his services he herewith files the affidavit of George Osmand, a fellow soldier now deceased and also that of William Paulling, a clergyman of the Baptist church.
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 & subscribed the day & year aforesaid...
Willingham (clerk)    Jacob Taylor

sworn to in open court before B J Earle
presiding judge
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Mr. Joseph Winningham & (William Paulling) clergymen & soldiers of the revolutionary war & Christian Grambling
Do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Haigler who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy five years of age & that he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn & witnessed the day & year aforesaid
BJ Earle, presiding judge
Willingham
Christian Grambling

And the said court so hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogations produced by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states and the court further certifies that it appears to them that Joesph Winningham who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in Orangeburgh District aforesaid & that said Christian Grambling who has also signed the same is a resident in said district is a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit.
BJ Earle
Presiding Judge
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October 24, 1935
BA-J/MCS
Jacob Haigler, S.21797
Mrs. Charles C. Ward
701 South Harvard Boulevard
Los Angeles, California
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of October 14, 1935, requesting the name of the wife of Jacob Hagler, S.21797, and the date and place of last payment of pension paid to this soldier for service in the Revolutionary War.
In the papers on file in the pension claim, S. 21797, the name of the wife of Jacob Haigler [Haigler underlined] does not appear.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension paid to this soldier and the name and address of the person to whom it was paid, it is suggested that you address The Comptroller General, Records Division, General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C. citing the following data:
Jacob Haigler, Certificate 23264, issued December 14, 1833, rate $43.33 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, South Carolina Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina

The petition of the subscriber humbly showith that Your Petitioner, once a Soldier in the Revolutionary War in the State Troops under Gen. Thomas Sumpter in Captain Reid's Company, but commanded by Captain Ross in the time of the Eautaw Battle, have by some means or other never obtained the consideration promised for my ten months service. Your petitioner further begs leave to state to your Honorable Body, that his becoming aged and infirm and unable any longer to process his living by his labour, induces him to apply to Your Honorable Body for relief by way of commiseration for his services in the Revolutionary War, your petitioner therefore prays that your Honoable Body would take his case into consideration & grant him such relief as you in your Wisdom and Clemency may think meets & your petitioner as in duyy bound will now pray
Jacob Haigler
in English
Jacob Haigler

I Joseph Winningham do certify that i remember Jacob Haigler being one of the States Troops under General Sumpter, but other particulars I do not recollect
Nov. 22 1831
J Winningham
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State of South Carolina
Orangeburgh District

We whose names are underwritten do hereby certify that we have been acquainted with Jacob Haigler who has allways Resided in our Neighborhood and that he has always maintained the character of an Honest and Labourous Citizen while he was Able and that he is now upwards of seventy years of age and is quite feeble and infirm and in Indigent Circumstances and not able to labor any more for his support -- Given under our hands this 21st day of November 1831
John Smith 
Jacob Felkel
Jacob Shoemaker X (his mark)
H Felkel
John Dantzler
George Rast
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State of South Carolina
Orangeburgh District
Personally appeared before me Jacob Haigler who being duly sworn on the holy Evangalists of Almighty God, Sayeth that he lost his regular discharge for serving under Capt. Isaac Ross in Col. Middleton's Regiment of South Carolina State Troops belonging to Gen. Thomas Sumter's regiment, and that he lost it and that he never reapplied for any part of the same or the whole.
Sworn to before me this 24th day of November 1823
John C Kennerly Jr,
Jacob Haigler
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The petition of Jacob Haigler for asking to be paid for Revolutionary War Services --
on the S.Car. rolls 
annual aforesaid
13 mos $43.33

R H Goodwyn
28.752
Claim

Hon. MM Welden

Rejected
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To the Honorable the Speaker and other members of the House of Representatives

The humble petition of Jacob Haigler herewith hath you -- petitioner in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty one enlisted in Capt Middletons Regiment of South Carolina State Troops and faithfully served for ten months  that provided for which he enlisted and that he was regularly discharged, and that he means for secured any pay for this service Your petitioner therefore humbly prays that you honorables will now direct said and your petitioner will, as in duty bound ever pray
Nov 15th 1830
Jacob Haigler
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State of South Carolina
Orangeburgh District

Personally appeared before me John Smith Justice of the Quorum William Paulling

Who after being duly Sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, and sayeth that he knew Jacob Haigler and knew that he the said Jacob Haigler was enlisted in the ten months troops and that he joined the Regiment
Wm Paulling

Sworn before me on this 20th day of November 1830 --
John Smith E.Q.
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State of South Carolina
Orangeburgh District

We do humbly certify that we have been acquainted with George Osmon who made oath of Mr Jacob Haigler's Services as one of the State Troops and that the said Osmon was a man of as honest and upright a character as any man given under our hands this 26th day of November 1831
David Stoutamire has now him even since i was 8 years old and i now no harm of
George Osman
Wm Watt
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State of South Carolina
Orangeburgh District
I John Rast do hereby certify that while I was a Soldier in the ten months State Troops I saw Jacob Haigler in the said Service under General Thomas Sumpter. Witness my hand this 20th day of November 1830 --
John JR his mark Rast
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Jacob Haigler
Voucher

Orangeburgh
Nov. 27th

Paid 10

Mr Ed Richardson, Esq
Columbia
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State of South Carolina
Orangeburgh District

Personally appeared before me John C Kennerly one of the justices of the Peace in the Dist. aforesaid, George Osmon, who being duly sworn on the holy Evangelist of Almighty God, sayeth that he knows Jacob Haigler did serve under Capt Isaac Ross in Col. Myddleton's Regiment of South Carolina State Troops, belonging to Gen. Thomas Sumter's Brigade, that to the certain knowledge of this respondent, the said Jacob Haigler served regularly for ten months the time for which he had enlisted, that he saw him receive his regular discharge, and is confident the said Haigler never received any pay for said services
George his X mark Osmon

Sworn before me this 24tth day, Nov, 1823
John C Kennerly J.Q.
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Mrs. Charles Cresap Ward -- 701 So. Howard Blvd. -- Los Angeles, California

10/14/35
Veterans Administration,
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Sir:
Revolutionary Record - Jacob Haigler
Orangeburg Dist., SC S 21797
Served 10 months Gen. Sumter - etc.
Placed on Role 14 Dec 1833. Pension commenced 4 March 1831. Pension acc, of June 7, 1832.
Please advise when pension ceased & at what place it was paid. Also name of wife.
For D.A.R. membership, Thank You
Flora L Ward, Chairwoman
Geneologies, Scholarships Chapter DAR
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Revolution 21797
INVALID
File No. 21,797
Jacob Haigler
Pfc. Rev War

Act: June 7th 82
Index: — Vol. 2, Page 167
[Arrangement of 1870]

1935, Oct. 24 Mrs. Chas C. Ward inf. rel. to date of last payment, etc. M.C.S.