Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1,792, Ephraim Cassel, S.C.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
S. C. 

Cassel, Ephraim

NUMBER
R. 1792

CONTENTS
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.  
State of Georgia, Campbell County
On this Seventeenth day of October one thousand Eight hundred & thirty two personally appeared in open court before Walter V. Calquitt Judge of the Superior Court for the County &
State aforesaid, now sitting, Ephraim Cassel a resident of said County & State, aged Sixty seven years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on is oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of 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 volunteered for six months in the month of September or October 1779 under Captain Hasel [Joseph Hayes] and served under the following field officers, to wit: Major Chriswell, Col. [James] Williams  all of South Carolina. That he cannot now call to mind the name of his General. That he volunteered in Newberry District South Carolina. That he was marched from Newberry to Camden, from thence to Bacon's Bridge on Edisto River, from thence to Courbie Ferry on Broad River he thinks, from thence he was
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marched home to Newberry  District S.C. when he was discharged by his Captain the twelfth of March 1780, as will appear by the discharge hereto annexed-  which Captain  was afterwards killed at King's Mountain in an engagement with the British - That he then moved his residence down Savannah River  near a  noted Ferry called  Sister's Ferry  in the spring of 1782. and was soon after drafted under Capt. DePon or Dupon at the following men , his Field officers  Maj. John Lecraft, and Col. [William] Stafford Commanded , as to the Genl. if any does not now recollect him. That he was in one little battle or skirmish at Ebenezer below the "Sister's Ferry "  on Savannah River . That he served  with two other companies alternately until peace was  proclaimed. That he was at the battle fought at the Cowpens by Genl. [Daniel] Morgan in January 1781 . That he left home (Newberry District)  for it was before he moved of his own accord in consequence of  disturbances very frequent occasioned by the Tories & skirmishing parties of the British. That he joined Genl. Morgan but  a few days before the
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Battle. That  Col. Howard & Col. Washington  was there at the Battle he thinks but cannot recollect the  names of any other officers. That he has in his possession no evidence whatever except the annexed discharge, and that he knows no persons  whose testimony  he can procure who can testify  to his service. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present  , and declares that is name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State. Sworn  to  & subscribed  the day & year above written . Ephraim Cassel ( signed )  Note, no clergyman living near this applicant . W.T. Colquitt( signed ) J.S.C.  We Isaac Gray and Daniel Stewart both residing in the County of Campbell  State of Georgia hereby certify  that  we are well acquainted with Ephraim Cassel who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration , that we believe him to be sixty seven 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 to   & subscribed the day  & year above written. Isaac Gray ( signed ) Daniel Stewart ( signed )  W. T. Colquitt (signed )Q.U.
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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 Isaac Gray and Daniel Stewart who has signed the proceeding certificate are credible persons and that their statements is entitled to credit. W.T. Colquitt ( Signed ) J.S.C.   I, L Berry Watts clerk of the Superior Court  for the County of Campbell in the State of Georgia , do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of  the said Court in the matter of the application of Ephraim Cassel for a pension. In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand  & private seal ( there being no office seal ) this 17th day of October  1832. L Berry Watts ( signed / sealed ) C.S.C.C.
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1792

REJECTED 

Ephraim Cassel
List of rejected claims printed in 1852, shows cause of rejection
as follows: "Did not serve six months."
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Joseph Hassey


CASSEL, EPHRAIM
(S. C.)
R-1792
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Stat of Seouth Carlina
New Bary Distrt
this to Sartify that Epharim Cassel
has been [illegible] 
before me
one of the [illegible] 
Jusstes of the
pies he well and has Been tru to the
Yunited Stats of amara up as far as his
Bodlie informimes may
 [illegible] 
make [illegible] 
agianst the Same and he has sarved
under me five months [illegible] as a volunteer Solger
givin from under my hand this
twieth day March 1780
Cap Josaf hayes
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Ephm Cassel
Georgia
Rejected see let fr-
claimant, Decd 14 1835
fraud
same March 8 1836

1792

Act 7 June '33
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Georgia Campbell County 
19th of Nov 1835
To the office of the war department
Gentlemen I deem it necessary for me once more to transmit my papers to your honorable body for further examination I should have ceased to have any further troubled you on the subject but having a consousness within my breast that I am entitled to the pension agreeable to the act made and provided in such cases emboldens me one more to beg the favor of you to examine my claim as it regards my discharge to which you appear to have some objections you must consider gentlemen at that period of our National existance all were not scholars or officers ware not always of the Learnd class of men I am on the brink of the grave I have before and do now sollemny swear that it is genuine and was given to me by the officer under whom I served I am at a loss to know on what grounds you found your opinion of & not being wrote at the time of the date it be and as I am informaly the president that is one of your objectins you will find gentlemen on a closer examination of
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the declaration that the officers are given in regular details so far as it respect majors captains Lieuts &c I have also sworn to you in my declaration that I served with General Morgan at the Cowpens you instructed me to apply at the Comptrollers office at Columbia So Carolina which I have done by letter and was directed from that office to apply to the branch of that same at Charleston which have done as in the aforesaid case by letter being infirm and not otherwis cituated to make personal application all that I request of you gentlemen is to give justice agreeable to opinion you entertain of the validity of my claim and with you gentlemen I shall be satisfied be the result as it may I shall therefore conclude by subscribing myself your obt servt 
Ephram Castle
offices of the war department}
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Campbellton Ga
February 25

J. L. Edwards
War department
Washington City

Mail

Mar 7 

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67 in 1832
[illegible] Oct 1779
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Georgia Campbell County 22nd Feby 1830
Sir after the Lines I received from you it appears to be almost unnecessary for me to again address you on the subject of my pension but you have not returned my papers to me and I deem it proper for me to have them alho my claim is rejected by the present inumber I may live to see the day that the offices may be filld with new whom will do me that justice that I know am entitled to you have not only rejected my claim but you have impeached my character with one of highest offences that it is the power of man to consnet I am a man that have ever sustained the character of an honest man and ware it essential I could furnish you with a recommendation attested by the most respectable men of my state my feeling are seriously injured in this matter my discharge is a paper which acknowledg is certainly badly executed but is such a one as I got and I could at that time obtain no other
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it is very true that I am poor which appears to be the misfortun of most of the subjects of the revolution but I am not reduced to that cituation that I would sacrifice my reputation for the sake of the paltry sum that I would receive from government was my claim admited the matter appears entiring to rest on the validity of my discharge now sir so certain as I extact to appear the bar of god so certain do I declare to you that paper is genuine and that I received for services I rendered my country and do cinerely believe that thare are many who are now drawing pensions who have not made more nor so much proof as I have made you if you please you will do me the favor to again Lay my claim before the bourd of officers and if it be again rejected send me my papers and write to me more explicitly on the matter I should not again have troubled you but sir I do know that I am entitled to what i ask of my country should I fail in this attempt I will for your further satisfaction send a recommended by our member to the next Congress
I am sir your [illegible]
Ephram Cassel
JL Edwards
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Eph Cassel
Mar. 8 1836

[signature]

Rec. Vol 40 pg 440
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Department of War
Penhon Office
March 8 1830

Sir
I have recd your letter upon the subject of the rejcts of your claim and on reply have to state that your request tht your papers be returned to you cannot be complied with it would be a departure from the rules of this department
The opinion formed upon the subject of the paper purporting to be a discharge or evidence of your alleged service in 1780 has not been changed by the explanations offered Beside of your age was correctly stated in your declaration you could not have been 15 years old at the time you allege & have entered the service an age at which you were not by law liable to be calld upon or enrolled in the mitia
I am
Mr Ephram Cassell
Campliton Ga
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Ephm Cassell
Dec 14. 1831
ol
Recd. Vol. 40 pa. 370
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Depart of War
Pension Office
Dec 14 1831-

Sir

I have recd your pension papers under cover
of your letter of the 29th all and have placed them
on pile (file).

My view of the subject of the paper preporting
to be certified of service by Capt. Hazel are
not changed [illegible]  is and in my opinion
not changed to be genuine and your
claim is therefore rejected

I am Respectfully

[illegible]



Ephin Cassel
[illegible]