Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6675, Jacob Boston, N.C.
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(8-1776)
SERVICE N. C. 
Boston, Jacob 
or Bostian. 
NUMBER S. 6675
CONTENTS [Blank]
carded
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[left hand page]
North Carolina 16.750
Jacob Boston
of Iredell in the State of N. Ca
who was a pri. Cav.  [Private Cavalry]
in the [blank] commanded by Captain [blank] of the Regh [regiment] commanded by Col. Little in the N Ca
line for 2 years

Jacob Hostian [small black ink star] 
June 2 8/04
Records "OK" 

Inscribed on the roll of N Carolina at the rate of 100 Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of Sept. 33. and Sent to Pensioner Statesville N Ca

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 [$] 250
Semi-anl. allowance ending Mar '34 [$] 50
$300
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by N Rice Clerk,
Book E Vol. 6 Page 35

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Date of Death not on AB
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12.999
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State of North Carolina 
Iredell County 
Court of Pleas & quarters 
Sessions August Term 1832

On this 23rd day of August personally appeared before the Justices of the county court or Iredell Jacob Boston a resident of the County of Iredell and State of North Carolina aged seventy five years, who bring first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.

That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year he can not state with precision, but he believes that it was in year seventeen seventy six (1776)- That 
he enlisted under Capt Martin Phiphur [Phifer] who commanded a company of Cavalry and Lieutenent Beard 

That at the time of his enlistment he lived in the county of Rowan & State of North Carolina about seven miles from Salisbury [North Carolina] That soon after his enlistment he marched from Carrabus County North Carolina under the command of the above mentioned officers directly to Charleston South Carolina 
From thence he marched to Savannah Georgia, Capt Phipher [Philfer] having left the army at Charleston [SC] and gone home, upon a Furlough as applicant thinks 

That he returned to Carrabus County N. Carolina That he marched thence under the command of Capt. Phifer & Ensign Harris (Lieutenant Beard being discharged or having resigned [)]  to Halifax Court House N. Carolina, and thence on to Philadelphia [Pennsylvania] - That he set out on this expedition about ten months after he left home for Charleston S. Carolina - that he was engaged in the Battle of
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of Brandywine [Battle of Brandywine, Pennsylvania, 1777] & Germantown ]Battle of Germantown, Pennsylvania, 1777] and that in both these battles for want of horses his company fought on foot that he was under the command of Col. Little or Lytle [Archibald or William] and Capt. Jonson or Johnston as the names may be spelled- this applicant being entirely illiterate is unable to spell them correctly - or to say how they should be spelled

this applicant believes at that time Captain Phiphur [Martin Philfer] was not in the army He further states that he was discharged soon after the British army left Philadelphia which he thinks was in June seventeen hundred and seventy eight and that he served two years in the regular service of the United States as one of a company of Cavalry

This applicant further states that he has lost the discharge which he got in the year 1778 - and that he has lived in the Counties of Iredell, & Rowan State of N. Carolina ever since

this applicant hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or an annuity except the present, and he declares that his name in not on  the pension roll of any agency in any State or (if any) only that of the agency in the State of N Carolina
Jacob Boston

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was revolutionary 
soldier and served as he states
John W. Gorsey [illegible]

I A. [Illegible] the County Court of Iredell do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said County in the matter of the application of Jacob Boston for a pension
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In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand and seal of office this 23d day of August 1832
A Timonton CCK

address of the applicant
Jacob Boston
Statesville
Iredell County
No. Ca. [North Carolina]

North Carolina
Iredell County
I A. Timonton Clerk of the County Court of Iredell do herby certify that the seal annexed to the certificate of Martin Phipher [Phifer] is my seal of office  [ he entire last paragraph lined out]

The seal of the Clerk of Iredell Court was improperly attached to the certificate of Capt Phifer and has been removed by the said Clerk, and that of the clerk of the County Court of Cabarrus has been procured and attached the certificate which is herewith transmitted
A Simonton CCK

[seal]
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Jacob Boston
N Carolina
Admit as a Pri [Private] 2 years 
Cavl [Cavalry] $100

Sp. letter Apr. 25.33 [1833]
12999 P. 356
Applicant Statesville N. C.
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BRIEF in the case of Jacob Boston
County of Iredell in the State of N. Carolina
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  open Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he?  75

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period.
In 1776 enlisted and served in the Army of US in the Horse

Duration of Service.
Years, Months, Days.
 2 - [years]

Rank.
As a cavelry [cavalry]

Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
Gen.
Phipher [Phifer]  Col. Little
Cap. Johnson

5. In what battles was he engaged? Battles of Brandywine and Germantown

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? County of Rowan N. Carolina

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
Traditionary

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
no witnesses of any kind

X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George Payton
Examining Clerk.
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February 27, 1934

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

BA-J/EEL
Jacob Boston - S.6675
or Bostian

[handwritten] use pencil insertions next time

Mr. Walter A. Hahn
1613 8 " Avenue
Hickory, North Carolina

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of Jacob Boston, Paul Henkle, Peter Little and Benedict Hahn, soldiers
of the Revolutionary War.

A careful search of the Revolutionary War records has been made in your behalf and no records found of claims for pension or bounty
land having been made to the United States based upon the military service in that war of Paul Henkel, Peter Little and Benedict Hahn:
all spellings of the surnames were used in the search. The record of Jacob Boston [Boston lined out] Bostian (who was pensioned as Boston) has been found and is furnished herein, the data for which were obtained from the papers on file in his claim for pension,
S.6675, based upon his military service in the Revolutionary War.

The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Jacob Bostian, pensioned Boston, [last 2 words lined out] are not shown in the papers in the pension claim.

While residing in Rowan County, North Carolina, about seven miles from Salisbury, he enlisted sometime in 1776, exact date not
shown, served as a private in Captain Martin Phifer's Company of North Carolina Dragoons, and in Captain Johnson's Company, Colonel
Lytle's North Carolina Regiment, marched to Philadelphia, was in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown and was discharged in June, 1778, having served two years.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 23, 1833, at which time he was aged seventy-five years and resided in
Iredell County, North Carolina.

There are no data as to soldier's family,
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In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the
Revolutionary War pensioner, Jacob Boston [lined out] Bostian (S.6675), you should address
The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citing the following data:

Jacob Boston, (as his name was borne on the pension roll) Certificate No. 16750, issued September 21, 1833, rate $100 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832,
North Carolina Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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State of North Carolina }
Cabarrus County }  ss:

I M Hunt, chairman of the Court of pleas and quarter sessions do hereby certify that James G.
Spears whose signature appears to the
foregoing certificate is the Clerk of
our said Court, and that his certificate
is in due form of law. - Given under
my hand seal this 24th day of July 1833
M Hunt [illegible]
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State of North Carolina }
Cabarrus County }
I do hereby certify that
Jacob Bostian [Boston] did serve two years as a
trooper in the second troop of North Carolina
Dragoons under me- Given
under my hand this 23rd day of July 1833
Martin Phifer

State of North Carolina }
Cabarrus County }
This day personally appeared
before me Geo. W. Spears one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for said County, Martin Phifer and made oath in due form of
law that the foregoing certificate is true to the best of his belief Given under my hand this 23d day of July 1833
G. W. Spears JP
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State of North Carolina }
Cabarrus County }
I James G. Spears Clerk
of the Court of pleas and Quarter Sessions
for the County of Cabarrus do hereby certify
that Geo. W. Spears before whom the foregoing
certificate was sworn to, is an acting Justice
of the peace in and for said County duly
commissioned and all faith and credit
are due to his official acts as such
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of my office at Concord
this 23rd day of July 1833.
James G. Spears
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6675
INVALID. Rev War
File No. 6,675
Jacob Boston [star stamped above name]
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index: -Vol. A, Page 38
[Arrangement of 1870.]

[Star stamped above name]
Jacob Hostion 
Records "OK" June 28,/04

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July 2/04 Aud. for Interior Dept for [illegible] Soldier
Signed vouchers, I.L.M.
1915 July 15 Hist to Mrs James E. Clark  V.L.M.
1934 -Feb 27- Hist to Walter A. Hahn  - EEh
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PENSION DIVISION. }
Form 432.- Ed. 9 6 1902 3,000. }

REPLY SHOWING PAYMENTS.

Treasury Department,
OFFICE OF THE
AUDITOR FOR THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
[circular stamp] US PENSION OFFICE
H JUL 11 1904
[illegible initials]

July 9", 1904.

The Commissioner of Pensions.

Sir: I reply to your letter of July 5" in case of
Jacob Boston or Bostian Certificate ~
North Carolina Agency, Revolutionary Roll,
you are informed that the records of this Office show last payment to have been made at 100 per month [lined out] annum in July 1847
to May 3. 1847. date of death.

Voucher for October 1845, executed by
pensioner in which he signs by mark.

Letter herewith returned.
Respectfully,
Robert S. Person
Auditor.
By [illegible] Dunham
Deputy Auditor.

[rectangular stamp] O.W. & N. DIVISION
JUL 12 1904
RECEIVED

[circular stamp] US PENSION OFFICE
H
JUL 11 1904
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Old War and Navy
Division.
VLM
3 - 1883.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 5, 1904.

Ctf. 16750:S. File 6675;
Jacob Boston or Hostion,
Revolutionary War.

Sir:
Referring to the above noted Revolutionary War claim under the Act of June 7, 1832, you are requested to advise this Bureau as to the way the soldier's name is spelled on his vouchers. He was paid at the North Carolina Agency.
Very respectfully
E.S. Ware
Commissioner.

Auditor for Interior Department,
Treasury Department.

Jacob Boston No. Carolina 1 - 43
Died 3 May 47 [illegible] 3-47
Vol E
ENS

[rectangular stamp] O.W. & N. DIVISION
JUL 12 1904
RECEIVED

[rectangular stamp] OFFICE OF AUDIT FOR
INTERIOR DEPT.
JUL 8 1904
PENSION DIVISION

[circular stamp] US PENSION OFFICE
H
JUL 11 1904
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W 1 Rev zol

Com. of Pensions War Dept.
of Washington, D.C.

Kindly send to me a copy
of Pensions for Andrew & Jacob
Boston of N.C. These are referred
to in A.P. Rev. Records Vol. 22 p 56.
Yours
Mrs. James E. Clark
219 East Main St.
Washington
North Carolina

July 6 - 1915

[circular stamp]
US PENSION OFFICE
D
JUL 9 1915
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1613 8th ave
Hickory N.C
Feb 8th 1934

Director of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir

I will thank you very kindly to know the status
or rank of the following Revolutionary War veterans and all records available, regards them
Viz
Jacob Boston PT Calvary Continental line, pensioned at Iredell Co N.C. Pension applied for Mar 4 -1831 age at that time 77 years If above is correct, when did he receive
last pension and did his wife survive him

Have you records of Rev Paul Henkel, Chaplain 8th Virginia Reg. under Gen Peter Muhlenberg, this regiment was a part of the Va military establishment, and not a part of the
National army., later the Regiment became of the organization of the National army in the spring of 1777, a part of the line of establishment.

Peter Little of Rowan Co N.C. (any records)

Benedict Hahn - or Hawn Lincoln Co. N.C. or posiable [possible] Burke Co N.C. at this date

Ever assuring you my deepest appreciation for any records or data of the above four veterans, that you have in your office
Sincerely
Walter A. Hahn
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[REV]OLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
S.F. 6.675
Washington, D. C., ____ , 19 __

In reply to your request of ____, received ____
for a statement of the military history of Jacob Boston, "Bostan or Flostin a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
1776

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
2 years

RANK.

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
{ Martin Phifers
{ Johnston
COLONEL.
[? Dragoons]
Lytle

STATE.
N.C.

Battles engaged in, Brandywine & Germantown

Residence of soldier at enlistment, Rowan Co, N.C.

Date of application for pension, Aug. 23 1823 [illegible]

Residence at date of application, Iredell Co. N.C.

Age at date of application, 73 years. He died May 3, 1847
Remarks: There is no data as to his family.

Respectfully,

Commissioner.

6-2856
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12 - 5 - 41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME Boston, John
GRADE Private
LINE New Jersey

WARRANT NUMBER 8139
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED June 17, 1789
to - not shown-

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.