Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15120, Jacob Fisher, Va.
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE
Va.

Fisher Jacob
NUMBER
S.15120

Carded
CONTENTS
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Paid at the Treasury and
the act of the 7th June 1833
6th April 1838, from 4th Sept
1837 to 4 March 1838. Agt
notified 2d Jany 1839.

Paid as above from 4th March
1839 to 4th March 1840 Agent ┃
notified 25th March 1841

Let to Hon. R. A. Thompson
April 20 '49
Let Hon J. M. H. Beall
August 26 /50

16698
Virginia
Jacob Fisher
Hardy [illegible] in the State of 
Virginia
was a
private & [illegible] in the Company
Captain Hatton of the [illegible]
in the [illegible]

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 32 Dollars 50 Cents per annum
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of Sept
1833 and South
J.C. Gamble, Clk. Ct.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 
$81.25
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar '34 $11.25
$97.50
{Revolutionary Claim,
{Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by W.L. Williams, Clerk
Book C Vol. 6 Page 8
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No. 25397
Jacob Fisher Hardy County Virg.a

Adm 9. Months 3 mo
thereof Cavalry.

EO
12.50
32.50
2
45.00
16.25
61.25

Jas C. Gamble Clk Hardy County
Virginia
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WAR DEPARTMENT
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined 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. Those 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 of your
claim.

A Statement, shewing the Service
of Jacob Fisher Hardy County Virginia

Period when the
service was
performed. I
Duration of the
claimant's service.
Years. I Months. I Days. I
Rank of
the
claimant. I
Names and rank of the Field officers
under whom he served. I
Age at present,
and place of abode
when he entered 
the service. I Proof by which the declaration is supported.

Draft Mar. 1778 I -- I 6 I -- I private Cap Hutton I 75 years I
Traditionary paper correct.

Vol Apl 1781 I -- I 3 I -- I Transfer Cap Richardson, Genl Hand I Hardy County Virginia

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:

This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army,
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.

Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.

As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming
the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians [sp] or privates, will, in the first
instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.

DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of}
County of} ss.

On this      day of
personally appeared (a) before
A. B. a resident (b) of
in the county of
and State, Territory or District
of      aged (c) 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)      , with      and
served in the        (e) regiment of the
line, under the following named officers:

[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served 
under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the
town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a
revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.

I
of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
day of
&c.

If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the
and C. D. residing in (the same)
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier
of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 a Revolutionary
Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I,
Clerk of the Court of
do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the
said Court, in the matter of the  application of
for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this
day of
& c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services
of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.

If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; 
and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be ex [sp]
expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and
there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his
case.

The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of
service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.

1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. {To a Soldier. {Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
{To an Officer. {Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify
as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.

The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.

The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character
and standing of other persons giving such certificates.

The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.

Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper
county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform,
and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.

Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.

No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will
follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so
definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the
memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the
following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason
of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his
recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For 
year     months, and
days, I served as a 
For     months and
days, I served as a
and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period
for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law
directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months
is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years
in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is
highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement;
the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent
authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil
pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public
seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the
papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains
the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses
who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well 
as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the 
witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from [a] to [i[ are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in
note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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Virginia
Hardy County S.S.
On this 21st day of May, personally appeared in open
Court, before the Justices of the Court of Hardy County now
sitting, Jacob Fisher a resident of said County & State,
aged 75 years the 29th day of October next who being
first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make
the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit
the act of Congress passed June 7 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the
following named officers and served as herein stated
That he was born in Berks County Pennsylvania in the
year 1758 & on 29th of October
That he has a record of his age, now at his place in Hardy
County
That he was living when called into service in the County
of Hardy & [illegible] resided & had ever since resided in
said County.
That he was drafted for a six months tour & volunteered
for another tour of three months. That he was drafted in the
company under the command of Capt Moses Hutton Lieutenant 
Heath & West Ward. That he volunteered in the company
commanded by Capt. Daniel Richardson.
that he was acquainted with Gen Hand & Capt Berry
officers in the regular service while on his six months tour
during his service of 3 months as a volunteer there were regular
officers with him.
That he was drafted in March 1775 & marched from
Hampshire County Va to Morgantown & from there to
Pittsburgh where he was taken with the smallpox, from
thence he proceeded to Wheeling Va at which place they
were joined by the company commanded by Capt. M Cresap
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that he the said Jacob remained as a guard at Wheeling
until Sept 1778 which period ended his six months
tour.
That he volunteered [illegible] horse corps in April 1751 & marched against
the Tories in the western part of Hampshire which
tour ended in July 1781 making it three months.
That he was engaged in no battle except a skirmish
with the Tories near Berks in said County of Hampshire
(now Hardy).
That he never received a discharge from said service.
That he is acquainted with William Heath, Jacob Hutton,
Jacob Yoakum, Jacob Randall & Isaac Vanmeter
who can testify as to his character for veracity & the
belief of his services as a revolutionary soldier.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to
pension or annuity except the present & declares that
his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any
State
And the said deponent further sayeth that he is not acquainted with any clergyman who can give the affidavit as
required by the War Department.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Jacob Fisher
We William Heath & Jacob Yoakum
residing in the County of Hardy & State of Virginia
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob
Fisher who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration
that we believe him to be 75 years of age, that it is
reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides
to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that
opinion. Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
William Heath J.P.
Jacob Yoakum
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25397
Jacob Fisher's
Declaration
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter & after putting the 
interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above 
named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as 
he states, & the Court further certifies that it appears to them
that William Heath and Jacob Yoacum [sp] who had
signed the preceding certificate are residents in the said County of Hardy and
are creditable persons and that their statements are entitled to credit
Charles A Genley
President of the Court

The Court propounded the interrogatories to the said
Jacob Fisher, as prescribed by the War Department, to
which they received the following answers
Answer to 1st I was born in Berks County Pennsylvania on
29th October 1758.
Answer to 2nd I have a record of my age, which is at [illegible]
my place of residence in Hardy County.
Answer to 3d I was living, when called into service & also
when I volunteered in the County of Hardy & am living & have
lived in said County ever since the revolution.
Answer to 4th I was drafted for a six months tour & was 
a volunteer for a three months tour.
Answer to 5th I was requainted [sp] with Gen Hand & Capt
Berry who were regular officers.
Answer to 6th I did not receive a discharge.
Answer to 7th I am acquainted with William Heath
Jacob Hutton, Jacob Yoakum, Jacob Randall & Isaac Vanmeter
who can testify as to my character for veracity & their belief
of my services as a soldier of the Revolution.
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I James Carr Gamble clerk of the Court of Hardy County
hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings
for the said Court in the matter of the application of Jacob
Fisher for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand & affixed my seal of office this
21st day of May 1833 & in the 57th year of the
Commonwealth

James Carr Gamble
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Rev. and 1812
War Section.

October 7, 1926

Miss Genevieve Potts
1295 S. High St
Columbus, Ohio

Madam:

I have to advise you from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim 
S. 15120, it appears
that Jacob Fisher was born October 29, 1758
in Berks County, Pennsylvania.

While residing in Hardy County, Virginia, he
enlisted in March 1778 and served six months as a
private in Captain Moses Hutton's Virginia Company.

He enlisted in April 1781 and served three months
in Captain Daniel Richardson's Company of Light Horse.

He was allowed pension on his application executed
May 21, 1833, while a resident of Hardy County,
Virginia.

There is no data on file as to family.

Owing to a lack of clerical force available for
the purpose, only two histories are furnished each
inquirer.

Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.
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1936. Nov. 10 Hist to
Mrs. Frank E. Arnett

15120
INVALID.
File No. 15.120
Jacob Fisher
Priv Rev War 

Act: June 7th 1832
Index: - Vol. 1, Page 125
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1926 Oct 7 Hist to Genevieve Potts
1927 Mch 28 Hist to Alice Durrett
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Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office,
December 18th,1838.

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." Jacob Fisher,
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Virginia Agency, at
the rate of Thirty two Dollars and fifty Cents
per annum, under the law of the 7th June, 1832, has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1837
to the 4th March, 1838.

Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions
Present.
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Washington Aug 16th 1850
James L Edwards
Comr of Pensions
Sir, will you do me the
favour to read the enclosed letter from
Mr. W. Newlon, and to enclose to me
the rules prescribed by your Dept for
the establishment of a claim of this kind,
which I will transmit for his instruction
Please return to me the letter of Mr
Newlon

very respectfully
Jno H Beale
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office,
March 5, 1841.

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, Jacob Fisher, 
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va. Agency, at
the rate of Thirty Dollars and [no]
Cents
per annum, under the law of the 4th June 1832, has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1839
to the 4th March 1840.

Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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Route 5.
Marshall, Mo
Feb. 1, 1927.

Pension Office,
Washington, D.C.

Please send me as much information
as possible concerning the Revolutionary 
War Record of Jacob Fisher, son of
Jacob Fisher, Hardy Co., W. Va. He died
in 1839 and drew a pension until his
death.

Also, is it possible to tell from your
records whether the following men served
in the Revolutionary army?
Moses Hutton (died 1805 or '06) Hardy Co., W. Va.
Jacob Harness, Hardy Co., W. Va.
Richard Durrett, Albemarle Co., Va., or
his two sons Marshall Durrett (died 1831)
and James Durrett (died 1834)

Thanking you for your trouble,
Yours truly

Alice Durrett

[stamp]
U. S. PENSION OFFICE
R
FEB
5
1927
All researched by [illegible]
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THE
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145 N. FRONT STREET
COLUMBUS, OHIO.
August 23 1926.

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W. F. KERN, PRESIDENT
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G. E. MARZLUF, SECY.
J. H. EDWARDS, TREAS
IN REPLYING ADDRESS ALL
COMMUNICATIONS 
TO THE COMPANY AND PLEASE REFER TO

Bureau of Pensions
Revolutionary War Records.
Washington, D. C.

To whom it may concern:

Can you send me record of the service of John Fisher of
Augusta Co Virginia. Co 5. Virginia Colonial Militia (I am not sure but I
believe in Capt John Gill's Regiment).

Also records of Adam, Jr, George, Jacob, Solomon Fisher
all brothers of the above party of Augusta Co. Virginia.

The above were all sons of Adam and Christine Fisher and
may either be found in Augusta, Hampshire of Hardy Counties.

Thanking you in advance for the information, I am
very sincerely,

(Miss) Genevieve Potts
1295 So. High St.
Columbus, Ohio.

ALL AGREEMENTS ARE CONTINGENT UPON STRIKES, ACCIDENTS AND OTHER DELAYS BEYOND OUR CONTROL.
QUOTATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
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Inwood, W. Va.,
October 12, 1936.

Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, 
D. C.

Gentlemen:

In the Third Biennial Report to the State of West Virginia by State Archivist and Historian
Virgil A. Lewis, it is reported that Jacob Fisher
of Moorfield, Hardy County, West Virginia, was
granted a pension on October 16, 1833. He served
as a private during the Revolutionary War. Kindly
forward copies of the pension papers sufficient
for me to establish D.A.R. lineage.

Yours truly,
Margaret Fisher Arnett [signed]
Margaret Fisher Arnett
(Mrs. Frank E. Arnett)

[stamp]
RECEIVED
OCT 13 1936
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS ADM. 
READER # 29
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November 10, 1936

Mrs. Frank E. Arnett
Inwood
West Virginia

Jacob Fisher-S.15120
BA-J/AWF

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you
request the Revolutionary War record of Jacob Fisher,
pensioned while residing in Hardy County, Virginia
West Virginia).

The data furnished herein were obtained from
pension claim, S. 15120, based upon the service of
Jacob Fisher in the Revolutionary War.

Jacob Fisher was born October 29, 1758 in Berks
County, Pennsylvania, names of his parents not given.

While residing in Hardy County, Virginia, he
enlisted sometime in March, 1778, served six months
as private in Captain Moses Hutton's Virginia company,
marched to Pittsburgh, thence to Wheeling where he
was stationed as a guard. He enlisted sometime in
April, 1781, served three months in Captain Daniel
Richardson's company of Light Horse in pursuit of
Tories.

He was allowed pension on his application executed
May 21, 1833, at which time he was a resident of
Hardy County, Virginia.

The papers in this claim contain no reference
to the family of Jacob Fisher.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of
pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly
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the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply
to the Comptroller General, 
General Accounting Office,
Records Division, Washington, D. C., and give the
following data:
Jacob Fisher
Certificate #16698
Issued September 16, 1833
Rate $32.50 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Virginia Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator