Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39,773, for James Jacobs, Pennsylvania
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(8 - 1776 )
SERVICE
Penn.
CONTENTS
Jacobs, James
NUMBER
S: 39,773
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[illegible] letter 30 Jan. 1827 to Hon. John Mitchell, H.R. respecting [illegible] for [illegible] 

[illegible] Sept 22 J.L. McPhinney- [illegible] for only identification

[illegible] 

12,129 R
Pennsylvania-
James Jacobs -
County in the State of Pennsylvania
Private - in the regiment commanded by [illegible] Shay of the Pennsylvania
term of a year-

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania - 
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 28th of April 1818-

Certificate of Pension issued the 21st of June 1819 and sent to David Beale Esquire Judge Lewistown - Pennsylva

Arrears to 4th of March 1819 10 [illegible] 3/30 & 4/31 81:83
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Septr 1819 - 48:
$129:33
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
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James Jacobs Deposition & Certificate
Adm.
(having no additional proof in his reach)
Returned for further evidence
the Judge, at
Lewistown
Mifflin
Penn.
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State of Pennsylvania, Mifflin County Ss
On the 28th day of April in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight Hundred & Eighteen Before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in & for the County of Mifflin in the State of Pennsylvania personally appears James Jacobs aged about Sixty three years, Resident in Mifflin County aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his solemn Oath make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons Engaged in the Land & Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War; that he the said James Jacob Enlisted in the year one thousand Seven Hundred & Seventy five in the State of Pennsylvania in the company commanded by Captain Bill of third Regiment of Pennsylvania line Colonel John Shay of Philadelphia; that he continued to serve in the said Corps, or in the service of the United States untill the 20th day of November One thousand Seven Hundred & Seventy Six when he was Discharged from the service by General - at Brunswick, Pa That he was in the Battle on York Island with Hessians. And that he is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support, that he has no other Evidence now in his power of his said services -
Sworn to & declared before me the day & year above written
David Beale
James Jacobs

Dec 27-7 
[illegible]

I David Beale Judge as aforsaid, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said James Jacobs did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceeding declaration against the Common Enemy; And I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aformentioned act of Congress, given under my hand this 20th day of April 1818
David Beale
Pennsylvania
Mifflin County Sst -
I Ephraim Banks Prothonotary of the Court of Common pleas in and for Mifflin County in the State of Pennsylvania, do hereby certify that the above named David Beale Esquire was and is one of our associate Judges of said Court of Common Pleas duly appointed and Commissioned and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts as well in Courts of Justice as thereout
Witness my hand and the seal of said Court at Lewistown in said County the sixth day of May AD 1818
E. Banks, Prothy.
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I David Beale associate Judge &c do certify that I am well acquainted with James Jacobs ^the within applicant
& to my own knowledge he is in indigent circumstances & stand
need of the assistance of his country for Support. Witness my hand
David Beale
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Declaration of James Jacobs [illegible] order [illegible]
restored to the [illegible]  last under the act of 1st March 1823.
[illegible] Penn. County of Mifflin - Ss
on the 20th day of February 1827 personally appeared before the subscriber a judge of the Court of
Common pleas in & for said County (being a Court of record for the
County) proceeding according to the course of common law, with
a [illegible] in [illegible] of [illegible] Keeping a record of 
their proceedings James Jacobs, resident in said County aged
about seventy fore years; who being first duly sworn according to
law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order
to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress, of the 18th 
March 1818. and the first of May 1820, that he the said James
Jacobs enlisted in the company commanded by Captain Thomas
Biles for the term of year or sooner discharge in the third regiment
of the Pennsylvania line, commanded by Col. John Shay on the 27th
day of December 1775. in the ^[illegible] State of Pennsylvania on the
Continental establishment; that he continued to serve in the said
Corps until the 24th day of Nov. 1776. when he was discharged from
the service, in Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania; the his
name has been placed on the pension list, and dropped there form
on account of his property.-
And in pursuance of the act of the 1 May 1820. I do solemnly
swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day
of March 1818. and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or
in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with
intent thereby [illegible] to diminish it as to bring myself within the
provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled An act to provide for
certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States
in the Revolutionary war passed on the 18th day of March 1818.
and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property,
or securities, certificates, or debt due to me; nor have I any income,
other than what is contained in the schedule hereto our annexed, and
by me subscribed. One Cow - one hog - a few small
Articles of household furniture - A tract
of land of 200 acres, situate in Lack township,
on the end of [illegible] mountain, three fourth's
of which is mountain land & incapable of cultivation
a being close to -
James Jacobs
Sworn & Subscribed before me
the 20th day of February 1827.
David Beale
That since the [illegible] first schedule, the following changes have
been made in my property, inserted therein & not now owned by me - viz:
2 horses & geers; one small Wagon, 2 Cows & Calves, 12 Sheep, 7 Hogs, one
[illegible], 1 old plough & harrow,  2 forks, 2 grilling & 3 corn hoes, 1 log
chain, 3 axes & wedge, 2 chests, 4 Chairs & a table, 2 buckets & a wattring
can, 1 iron Kettle, 1 tea kettle, 1 skillett, 1 dutch oven & frying pan,
1 pair steel yards, 2 pewter shished, 1 gun, 1 old stove in your love, 1 cutting box, 1 sugar
box, 1 Bread tray tray, 1 tin pan, 1 churn, 1 [illegible] jug,1 iron Pot, 1 looking glass,
1 plate one set of shovel tongs, augurs and chizels - of which
that disposed of ^by sale is in the following column. -
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[column headings: Description of property | Name of the persons to whom disposed of | Time of sale | Amount of money or description of property received in return ]

One mare | Sold to Wm [illegible] | in Febr 1824 | Money [illegible] applied to pay of debts

One Do - | Sold to [illegible] 4 | in [illegible] | money [illegible] to pay taxes

Horse gear - | Glaston & Wm [illegible] 6.50. | in aug 1825 | money to [illegible]

Wagon - | Wm [illegible] 25.00. | in Jany1825 | for grain

1 cow | James Jacobs Jr 8.00. | in 1824 | for building chimney [illegible] 

2 calves - | used in house | [blank] | [blank]

12 Sheep - | died with ^[illegible] | [blank] | [blank]

7 [illegible] | killed | [blank] | [blank]

Windmill | to [illegible] Kirk 7.50 | 1825 | to pay part of [illegible] debt

Plow - | to Wm [illegible] 13.50 | 1825. | money [illegible]

Cutting [illegible] | to [illegible] | 1825 | [illegible] paid

Steel yaws |  to Tho [illegible] 2.35 | -" [1825] | to pay in part [illegible] 

1 [illegible] | to Dan Molson  1.01 | -" [1825] | cash recd.

Log chain | to Sam M Gaughey 0.55 | -" [1825] | paid in part of a debt

Hand axe & adze | to [illegible] 0.91 | -" [1825] | to pay poor tax

[illegible] | to [illegible] | 7.5 | -" [1825] | rec paid

[end table]

James Jacobs doth further [illegible] that he is by trade a [illegible] at a
Furnace and from age and infirmity and [illegible] his hand [illegible] the fingers of
which on each hand are drawn closed & [illegible] from a wasting disorder
a swelling in his right arm [illegible] the Rheumatism in the male of  
his back and in his [illegible] he is entirely unable to do any work, and
that in May [illegible], he was so much afflicted with the Rheumatism
as to confine him to bed till in Augt following, and that since then he had been
confined to his bed at intervals of a month at a time ever since,
but during the whole period unable to do any work, and is still, and
continues to be afflicted with the same, that his wife is Sixty five
years of age [illegible] is also afflicted with the Rheumatism and is able
to do but very little - he further states that he has six sons & three
daughters, that his sons have all left him but one who is a blacksmith and lives within a mile & a quarter of him, but is [illegible] that no
real property - one daughter married and in Ohio, another married
to a founder- another keeping a house for her brother - one son is yet
a minor & bound to learn the Tailor trade, the others are all
married & live in different parts of the state but are all [illegible] and
have families [illegible] real property -
Deponent further states that he has a tract of two
hundred acres of land on which he lives with a log house on
same not finished and an old barn - about thirty acres cleared,
being upon the end of [illegible] mountain, three fourth of which
is mountain land & incapable of cultivation or being cleared -
and the [illegible] lying in [illegible].
Sworn & subscribed in open
Court 20 Apl. 1825. Cor.
W. Mitchell Proty.
James Jacobs
The following is a true & perfect inventory of all the lands
and tenements, goods and chattels ^& property which 
belongs
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to James Jacobs at the present time viz:
One Cow of the value of - $8.00
One bed & bedding of the value of - 5.50
One hog of the value of - 1.50
A few small articles of household furniture the whole value of which does not exceed $7.50
Also a tract of land of 200 acres situate
in [illegible] township, on the end of [illegible]
mountain, three fourths of which is mountain
land & incapable of cultivation or being cleared and we value it at one dollar
per acre, amounting to - 
$222.50
The above appraisement taken & made by us
the subscriber the 15th day of January A.D. 1827.
Saml. Wallick
Thomas J. M. Connell
Mifflin County ss.
Before me David Beale Esq. one of the
associate Judges of the Court of Common pleas in & 
for said County of Mifflin Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - personally appeared Saml Wallick & Thomas J. McConnell
and after being sworn as the law directs, do depose &
say that the above property is appraised at its full
value, according to their knowledge & belief-
Sworn & subscribed the 15th day of January 1827 before David Beale
Saml. Wallick
Thomas J. McConnell
State of Penna. Mifflin County Ss.
Before me the subscriber one of the
associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said
county, the same being a court of record, personally appeared
James Jacobs of [illegible] township, Mifflin County, & State aforesaid, who being duly sworn, makes the following declaration,
in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of
Congress of the United States, entitled an act to provide for
certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of
the United States, during the revolutionary war and says that
he the said deponent is about seventy one years of age - that
he is very infirm - unable to work and for the last two years
entirely confined to his house; the greater portion of which time
to his bed by debility & Rheumatism and is still ill and
continues to be affected by the same, and that his wife is
about sixty four years of age and is also affected with the
Rheumatism, very weakly and is able to do very little work, and that defendant
is in reduced circumstances; and that his land would not rent
for more than twenty dollars a year. - that deponent is indebted
to sundry persons to the amt of seventy dollars or thereabouts -
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and that he stands in pressing need of the assistance of his country for support 
Sworn & Subscribed & declared to before me this 15th day of January A.D. 1827
[signature] David Beale
[signature] James Jacobs
Mifflin County Ss
James Jacobs within named and being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is not able to attend personally in court by reason of disease & bodily disability.
Sworn & Subscribed the 20th day of Feby A.D. 1827
Before
David Beale
[signature] James Jacobs
Mifflin County  Ss,
I David Beale a judge of the Court of Common pleas holden in the County of Mifflin where the declarant James Jacobs resides, do hereby certify that the said James Jacobs above named is [illegible] a disease called the Rheumatism, with which I am credibly informed. and believe he has been afflicted for the span of five years unable to attend the Court above named [illegible] session. I have therefore in pursuance of the act of Congress of the 1 March 1823. attended at his place of residence and administered the foregoing oath -
as witness my hand & seal this 20th day of February A.D. 1827.
[signature] David Beale Judge of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid
Mifflin County Ss,
W. Mitchell Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, do certify that David Beale Esqr. before whom the above affidavit of James Jacobs who is now sick & confined to his house, was made, is Judge as aforesaid - I also certify, that the said Schedule and oath have been admitted to the record of said Court and that it is the opinion of the said Judge that the total Amt" in Value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is two hundred & twenty two dollars and fifty cents.
In testimony whereof; and that the foregoing is a correct copy of the record remaining in my office: I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this 24th day of February A.D. 1827.
W. Mitchell, Prothy
[seal]
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O. W. & N. Division.

Revy

F. S.
M. [illegible] C.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C., February 27, 1896.

Sir:

In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of --- James Jacobs --- S. 39773 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.

[column headings: DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH
OF SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. -
CAPTAIN. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. - COLONEL. | STATE |

In this declaration for pension he stated that he enlisted on December 27, 1775. as the private in Capt. Silo's company of the 3rd Pa. regiment commanded by Col. John Shay, and that he continued in the service of the United States until the 20th day of November, 1776, when he was honorably discharged at [illegible] Pa.; that he was in the battle with the Hessians on York Island, and the battle at Ft. Washington. No other details of his services are given in his pension papers.

Battles engaged in, As above.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Not stated.
Date of application for pension, April [illegible].
Residence at date of application, Mifflin Co., Pa.
Age at date of application, Sixty-three years.

Remarks: In 1820 there were residing with him his wife, Nancy, aged sixty years, and a son, Richard, aged thirteen years. His application for pension was allowed.

Very respectfully, Commissioner.

Rev. James M. Yeager,
Drew Ladies' Seminary,
Carmel, N. Y.

1832b2m
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Bowell
[illegible]
No. B.L.
[illegible] not [illegible] 1871 [illegible] to [illegible] N. Y. [illegible] 3'96. [illegible] to [illegible] town [illegible] Pa

39773
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 39773
James Jacobs
Pri Rev War

Act: 18 March 18
Index: - Vol. 3, Page 254
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Nov 12/77 Letter [illegible] giving military His Soldier see his let

1882/3-11 Claudius Jones Seward, [illegible]

1893 April 28 Miss Anna Jacobs [illegible] entitled to land from US - [illegible] from Sen to write Auditor

Feb. 2
Solder pension
Rev. James M. Y
Carmel, 
[illegible]
soldier pens
Mr. J.O. Yeager
Yeagertow
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estored
15th March 1827
coming 24th February 1827
Letter sent to the care [illegible] Haling Lewiston
Pennsylva.
Hon Samuel Calvin 6th Apl. 1850
[illegible] Apl. 1850
Sept 1819
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No record of B L W
to
of
Robinson
Mar. 8/82
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REVOLUTIONARY SERVICE.
O. W. & N. Div.

MEMORANDA.
397738

Please supply as much as possible of the data called for below.

Full name of soldier.
James Jacobs

Place of residence before service:
(Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Lancaster Co. Pennsylvania

Place of residence after service:
(Town, county, and State, if possible.)
East Waterford, Mifflin Co Pa

Date of death (as near as possible):
About 1824

Christian name of widow:
Nancy Jacobs

Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
He received pension per act 1820.

Remarks:
Tradition says he was a member of 8 Penn Regiment.

Your name and address:
James M. Yeager
Drew Ladies Seminary
Carmel N. Y.

6-870
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[illlegible] 
X
Application of
James Jacobs.
[illegible]
Sept 
[illegible]
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District of Pennsylvania
Mifflin County Ss

On the 22d day of August 1820 personally appeared in open court being a court of record held at Lewistown in & for Mifflin County James Jacobs, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war, as follows, viz: - That he enlisted in the company commanded by Captain Thoma [illegible], in the 8 Regiment of the Pennsylvania line, commanded by Colonel John Shay on the 27th day of December 1775 and served 
said Company until the 24th of November 1776 [illegible] Fort Washington [illegible] battle - Deponent has [illegible] pension under the act of Congress of 18th March 1818 and has drew several half years pay but has sent the Certificate to Philadelphia, and cannot give the time of his [illegible] application or the number of the certificate
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day March 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provision of the act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th March 1818 - and that
I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me, nor have I any other income than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed [illegible]

200 acres of mountain land, in Lack township Mifflin County valued at with a [illegible] in [illegible] at  [illegible] 150.00

[first column]
2Horses & [illegible] . . . . . . . $40-
1 Small Waggon . . . . . . . . . 20- 
3 Cows & 2 Calves . . . . . . . . . 29- 
12 Sheep . . . . . . . . . . 7.50 
8 Hogs . . . . . . . . . . 12.-
1 Wind Mill . . . . . . . 5.-
1 old Plow & Harrow . . . . . . . 4.-
3 Forks . . . . . . . . .. 1.-
2 [illegible] & 3 Corn hoes . . . . . 2.50
1 Log chair . . . . . . . . 1.00
3 [illegible] & 1 Wedge . . . . . . 2.00
124.00

[second column]
2 chests 4 chairs & a table . . . . $5 -
2 Buckets & watering can . . . . 1.00
1 Iron Kettle, 1 Tea Kettle, 1 Skillet 1 Dutch oven & frying pan } 3.30
1 pair Steelyard & 2 pewter dishes -  3.50
1 [illegible], Coffee Mill 4 plates & 6 [illegible] 1.00
1 Gun 1 old stove & Cutting box - - - 9.50
1 Sugar Box 1 Bread [illegible] & tin pan 1.00
1 Churn, 1 cream jug - 1 pan [illegible] . . . 1.50
1 [illegible] pot, 1 [illegible] Glass, 1 Plate . . . . . 1.50
1 Shovel & [illegible] August church . . . 2.00
Wheel & [illegible]  . . . . . . . . 1.00
30 30
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James Jacobs the Applicant aged 65 year or thereabouts his hands disabled by disease, unable to work
Nancy Jacobs aged 60 years his wife
Richard Jacobs aged 13 years his son
I have no ^other property, and am indebted to differnt persons the sum of $225.00-

Sworn & subscribed in open Court this 22nd day of August [illegible]
[signature] E. Banks Proth
[signature] James Jacobs

Mifflin County, Ss
William Conn & William Jacobs being severally duly sworn, do respectively depose & say that the foregoing valuation of the property of James Jacobs, this declarant was made by them, and that the same valuation is [illegible] & true according to the best of this knowledge & belief

Sworn & subscribed in open Court 22d
August 1820-
[signature] E Banks Proth. 
[signature] William Jacobs
[signature] William Conn.

I Ephraim Banks, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in & for Mifflin County, being a Court of Record, having general jurisdiction, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath, and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court - And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount of the property, in value exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is one hundred and fifty four dollars &  thirty cents of personal property & one hundred & fifty dollars of Real Estate

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court - Done at Lewistown the 22nd day of August 1820.
[signature] E. Banks, Proth
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State of Pennsylvania
Mifflin County Ss
On the 24 day of [illegible] personally appeared in open court being a court of Record [illegible] Mifflin County aforesaid & State of Pennsylvania - William [illegible] Esqr.  who being sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he has known James Jacobs, the within applicant, [illegible] several years - that he [crossed out: has] lived in the county of Mifflin at the time of his application and continues to reside therein - and also that the said [illegible] and the said county of Mifflin on the 18 day of March 1818)
[signature] Wm. [illegible]
Sworn & Subscribed in open Court at Lewistown [illegible] Mifflin County the 24 of Nov 1820
[signature] E Banks Proth
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Recd. Feb. 28. 1827

March 1823
James Jacobs
pa
D. W. Haling,
Lewiston, Pa
Recd 28 Feb. 1827.
Sept 1819

Mail
Honorable John Mitchell, Esqr.
Member of Congress
Washington City
District of Co.
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Lewistown 24th Feby 1827
Dear Sir,
Enclosed I again send you the application of James Jacobs, to be restored to the pension roll; the regulations as you remark are exceedingly hard to comply with and I hope so far as this application fails the War Department may be disposed to deviate from them - The old man is truly in need of the assistance of this Country; and if he does not obtain it will have to be supported at the expense of the Township, as his children who now live in this section of the Country are not able to render him any aid - The 200 acres of land is rather a disadvantage than any advantage as he is obliged to pay taxes for it whilst it produces him little or nothing - any part of it that is tillable he is unable to cultivate himself, & he is (as I have been informed) unable to rent it on any terms - as to obtaining the affidavit of the creditors of "the time at which the debts were contracted, for what [illegible] of property, the time when they were paid, & in what way" It is altogether in possible to obtain them at this length of time many of them having removed from this country - I believe this application is now defective only in those points.
I presume a final decision will be made in this case before the rising of Congress & if he is restored, that the first half year will commence at the [illegible] 4th of March
Mr. Huling is again absent, which is the cause of my attention to this business - 
In hast as I fear the mail has closes - 
Very Respectfully
Saml. M Dowell
Hon: Jno. Mitchell
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Congress   Date 3d Mar 1827 -

Dear Sir,

After examination of the application of Mr. Jacobs from Mifflin County Penna for a Pension you will please to inform D. W. Huling of Lewistown in said County in what part (if any) the papers of Jacobs are deficient - 

Your Respectfully
J. Mitchell
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39.773
[illegible] Co [illegible]
Sept 19 [illegible]
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C. 
Sir
I have the honor to [illegible] such of the [illegible] His [illegible] your office may be able to furnish [illegible] James Jacobs, a revolutionary who died at [illegible] Penn. in 1831.
[signature] [illegible]
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[illegible]
[illegible] Pensions
Sir
I [illegible] to state that [illegible] in any [illegible] of the Deceased.  James Jacobs. to [illegible] claim to some Real Estate of which deceased was possessed at the time of his Death. [illegible] all to his grandchildren [illegible] Pennsylvania [illegible] his pension [illegible] Pa. [illegible] he [illegible]  the year 1831. If your office can furnish any information [illegible] his [illegible] it might be of material benefit to [illegible] who [illegible] -
Respectfully
[signature] [illegible] Boswell
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[illegible]

Sept 13, 1880.
James L. McPheely
Seward, Nebraska,

Asks whether James Jacobs, a soldier of the War of the Revolution, received a pension.

Dept. of the Interior
Sept. 20, 1880.
Respectfully [illegible] the Coms'r of Pensions,
[signature] [illegible] 
C [illegible]
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[letterhead of Springfield F. & M. Insurance Company of Massachusetts]

Sept 13" 1880

To Secy of Interior
Washington D C

Dr. Sir -

I wrote you a few days ago (the letter was addressed to Com - of Internal affairs in regard to an old Revolutionary Soldier James Jacobs asking if there was not a record of his having drawn a Pension. I have since received a letter from one of the parties interested stating that he belonged to the 8th Philadelphia Regiment and that he got an honorable discharge. It is very important that we get the desired information as it is very material even [illegible] in an Estate matter

Please to give this matter your early attention

Yours &c
Jno L McPheely

39773
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[illegible] the [illegible] letter [illegible] Sept 22 & the 28th [illegible] would not have [illegible] 
at dates of letter does not in that [illegible] require another office
In letter of Sept [illegible] suggested [illegible] the one [illegible] for [illegible] should not [illegible] apply [illegible]general 
Pen
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[letterhead for OFFICE OF GEO. W. LOWLEY. ATTORNEY AT LAW.]

Seward, Neb. SEPT 25" 1880

J A Bently Esq
Com - of Pensions
Washington DC

Dr. Sir -

Since writing you in regard to one James Jacobs an old Revolutionary soldier drawing a Pension, I have learned that he belonged to the 8th Philadelphia Regiment. Penna line

That is all the information I have been able to glean at the present. Can you not give me the desired information with those facts to work upon.  to - wit - as to whether he drew a Pension

Yours &c
[signature] Jno L McPheely
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Wooster City

March 4th 93.

[illegible] Pension Commissioner

I rec'd your letter dated Feb 25th My Grandfather (James Jacobs) was a Soldier
of the Revoulionary War, a soldier of the
8th Philadelphea Regt and was from Penn. He was born in Germany, came to this Country when young and when the Rev war began enlisted and was a soldier untill the close. And then went too Juniata Co Pa and obtained a home and raised a large family and before the youngest child was of age died, he was too get a tract of land of 160 acre but was afared too venture there on account of the Indians, now his is the [illegible] is this tract of land in James Jacobs name is it still recorded on the Books at
Washington D.C. if so or if not let me know it should lie this tract I mean on western part of Penn. Please give me all the information you can and if your term of office should expire (which I do not know) before you receive this letter Please hand it too one that succeeds you so [illegible] will be looked after. Please answer [illegible]

Miss Anna Jacobs. Wooster City
Wayne Co. Ohio. Gen Dlv,
Page 29

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

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME Jacobs, Jesse GRADE Private LINE Maryland

WARRANT  NUMBER 11396 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED July 22, 1797
to James DeBaufre, assignee

*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.