Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39,062, for John Sack, Georgia
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[form number] (3--1776)

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SERVICE
Ga.

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Sack, John

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NUMBER
S. 39,062

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CONTENTS [empty]
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Duplicate certificate issued 8th
[illegible] 1861 and sent to Pension
[illegible], Nashville Ten.

Triplicate certificate issued 3 April 1866
and sent to Joel N. Smith Esq.
Pension Agent, Nashville, Ten.


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19. 502
West Tennessee

John Sack
... of Rutherford Co in the State of Tennessee
... who was a private in the company commanded
...y Captain Bard of the regiment commanded
...y Colonel Elbert in the Georgia
...line, for the term of two years
... from the Fall 1776 to the Fall of 1778

Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 28th of March 1825.

Certificate of Pension issued the 5th of Sept: 1825
and sent to S. R. Rucker
Murfreesboro, Tenn:

Arrears to 4th of Sept: 1825.   $42.09
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar: 1826.   48.00
   $90.09
{Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820}
Book [illegible]  Vol 9.  Page ...
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17,406
John Sack
Rutherford, Co. Tenn:

S. R. Rucker,
Murfreesboro, Tenn:

Recd. 20 Aug, 1825
[separate notation] allowed
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District of West Tennessee
On this 23rd day of January in the year of our Lord, 1823 personally appeared in open court, the Court of Pleas & quarter sessions for the County of Rutherford.  The same being a Court of record, John Sack aged sixty nine years, & resident in said County of Rutherford, 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 of March 1818 & of the 1st of May 1820 that the said John Sack enlisted for the term of three years - in the fall of the year 1776 in the State of Virginia, in the company commanded by Capt Bard in the Regiment commanded by Col Elbert in the line of the State of Georgia on the continental establishment.  That he continued to serve in said corps until Savannah was captured, when & where he was taken as a prisoner of war & put on board the British ship Botsy [? Unable to find a ship with name similar to "B_t_sy" in Royal Navy records], then by consent of the Captain of said prison ship was allowed to go on board of a British privateer to help her to weigh anchor, most of her crew having deserted, which vessel took him to Sandy Hook, where he was pressed on board the British sloop of war Hunter.  Then put on board the Vulture, British sloop of war. Then sailed up the North
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river, then was put on board the Rainbow man of war, about the time of Gen. Arnold's defection, from which vessel he deserted at the Eastern end of Long Island, went to the city of New York there apprehended as a British deserter & compelled to return on board the ship from which deserted or to enlist as a soldier in the 84th Regiment of the British army, which last alternative he [illegible] and embraced. He then embarked with the British army & landed at Suffolk in Virginia, where on the second night he deserted & joined the army of his own country, then commanded by Gen Eaton who gave him permission to go to North Carolina, in Nov. 1781 - that he was in a battle at Frederica Island. He was in the battles of Amelia Island & midway [illegible hyphenated word] house & at the capture of Savannah, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services excepting his own oath & the affidavit of Thomas Williams. He made a former declaration on the 28th of August 1820.
And in pursuance of the act of the 1st of 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 so to [hyphenated word "finish" is completed on next page of transcription]
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[word completed from previous page] finish 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, contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule here to annexed & by me subscribed & having sold his negro man mentioned in a former declaration for two hundred & fifty Dollars, all of which he has expended for his necessary support excepting one hundred & fifty Dollars, which he has not yet received.
Schedule of John Sack's property: 
one debt due him of $150
John E[?] Sack
His occupation is that of a silk weaver & for want of employment in that branch of business as also from his age & infirmities of mind & body, he cannot pursue his business so as to make a necessary maintenance. And he has no wife or children living.
Sworn to in Open Court
John Sack
22nd January 1823
B. Coleman Clk
State of Tennessee
Rutherford County ⎬ J Blackman Coleman
Clerk of the Court of pleas & quarter Session of said County of Rutherford, do here by certify that the foregoing declaration & Schedule of John Sack, are truly copied from the records of said Court, and that it is the opinion of said Court that the property
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[text that is transcribed elsewhere is visible from top of an underlying page during scan process]
mentioned in the said declarants schedule is of the value of one hundred & fifty Dollars.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court at office this 25th day of January 1823.
Blackman Coleman Clk
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[faint, illegible text on center fold]
1.9/5,02
Sack, John
Pa. S 39062
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[illegible text in middle]
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[illegible text] , Georgia
Sack, John
Penn S39062

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John Sack
Payable on the 4th of March, at  4th
of September, every year by [illegible] 
C[illegible], United States
Pension Agent
[illegible]

[round stamp, reading "The National Archives of United States"]

Recorded by [illegible signature]
Clerk, in Book B, Vol.10, pa, 9208
[illegible faded initials or signature]
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[text is mostly preprinted form]
War Department,
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM
I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th of March 1818, first of May 1820 and 1st of [illegible]
John [Sack] late a Private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of The [illegible] of Tennessee Agency, at the rate of [nothing visible] dollars per month, to commence on the [nothing visible] day of March one thousand eight hundred and twenty five 
Given at the War Office of the United States, this fifth day of September one thousand eight
hundred and twenty five.
[large illegible stamp mark]
[smaller stamp mark reading "The National Archives of the United States"]
[illegible signature]
Secretary of War.
Examined and countersigned by}
[illegible signature]
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[round stamp in upper right.  Has "MURFRE" around perimeter and date "AUG 5" in center]
2 Cases
John Sack and Richard Walker
Tenn
S. R. Rucker
Murfreesboro, Tenn
Recd 30 Aug 1825
[faint illegible text] ...pension list 5 Sept 1825
[five lines of faint illegible text which may be from scan of underlying document]

[written crosswise over above text]
Frco
Honorable James Barbour
Secretary of War Washington
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Murfreesboro, Ten
August 4th 1825
Sir,
I send enclosed the declarations of Richard Walker & John Sack. The first of which has no property nor did he have any in 1818 or since.  His services are proved by two disinterested witnesses & by his own oath.  John Sack though standing greatly in need of the support of government, & though he has made repeated applications, has never been placed on the roll for the want of sufficient proof. The proof required has been procured after considerable search & trouble on the part of the applicant & now accompanies his declaration - I hope no new regulations of the department since his declaration was sent back for proof will put him to further trouble. If he has substantially complied with the acts of Congress.
Your Most [illegible]
Honorable James Barbour, S.R. Rucker
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State of Tennessee
Robertson County ⎬ I William Seal, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that John C. Straughan & Brook Duvall whose names are signed to the within certificate & affidavit was at the time of assigning the same and [illegible] acting Justices of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified as such & that full faith & credit is and ought to be due to their signature as such. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the public seal of my office at Springfield this 6th day December, 1822 & 47th year of our independence.
Jim Seal, Clerk of Robertson Cty Court
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State of Tennessee
Robertson County ⎬ 
I John [illegible] Presiding Magistrate of the County Court aforesaid do hereby certify that William Seal whose signature is to the above certificate is Clerk of said County Court and that full faith and credit ought to be due to his official act as such and that it is in due form of law.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 6th day of December 1822.
John [illegible]
Presiding Magistrate of Robertson Cty Court
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State of Tennessee
Robertson County ⎬
This day personally appeared Thomas Williams before us John C. Straughn and Brooke Duval acting Justices of the peace for said County, who made oath that he has been personally acquainted with John Sack since the year 1776 and that the said Sack is an Englishman by birth and is by occupation a Weaver, and that he the said John Sack did service as a regular soldier in Revolutionary War in [illegible] commanded by Col Elbert the [illegible] in the Georgia continental line for the space of two years and [illegible]. 
Sworn to and subscribed to before us the 21 day of November 1822.  
Thomas Williams
John C. Straughan, J.P.
Brooke Duvral, J.P. 
We John C Straughan and Brooke Duval do certify that we have been intimately acquainted with Thomas Williams for several years and are of the opinion that said Williams is a man of truth and is entitled to be considered as such given under our hands & seal the 7th day [illegible] 1832.
[signed] 
John C Straughan, JP
Brooke Duval, JP
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State of Tennessee
Rutherford County ⎬ 
This day personally appeared Thomas Linville before us Thomas Nash and William Vinson acting Justices of the Peace for said County, who made oath that he has been personally acquainted with John Sack since the year 1776 and that the said Sack is an Englishman by Birth and is by occupation a Weaver, and the said John Sack did serve as a Regular Soldier in the Revolutionary War, in the Regiment Commanded by Col Elbert the 2nd in the Georgia Continental line for the space of two years and more.
Sworn to and subscribed to before us this 28th March 1825.
Thos Nash J. P.
William Vinson J P
Thomas Linville

State of Tennessee 
Rutherford County⎬ [illegible]
I John R. Laughlin, Clerk of the County Court of pleas and quarter sessions, within and for the County did state aforesaid, do hereby certify that Thomas Wash and William Vinson, Esquire before whom Thomas Linville made the above affidavit as acting Justices of the Peace within and for said County duly commissioned and qualified according to law, and that all their official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court at office in Murfreesboro, this 28th March in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty five.
John R. Laughlin, CCC

State of Tennessee
Rutherford County⎬
I Logan Henderson, Chairman of the County Court of pleas and quarter sessions of the County & State aforesaid, do hereby certify that John R. Laughlin, whose official signature appears to the foregoing certificate is the acting Clerk of said court, that his said certificate is in due form of law, and that all his official acts are entitled to full faith and credit in any
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court or office in the United States.
Given under my hand and seal this 28th March, A.D. 1825.
Logan Henderson, chair of said court
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The County Authorizes a New Certificate to be issued in this case by any.
J.D.W
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Pension Office
Nashville Tennessee
March 19th 1841
Sir, At the request of John Sack, a pensioner under the law of the 18th March 1818 A.D., I herewith enclose his pension certificate, with a request that it may be received and returned to this Agency.
In consequence of a part of his name, and the amount of his monthly pay and part of the dates having become so indistinct as not to be known, I have been compelled to refuse payment until it is received, or I can hear from your Department.
I am very Respectfully your Obedient Servant
J. M. Smith
Ten:  Agent

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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[appears to be outside of envelope]
March 30, 1844
[illegible]

[postmark stamp]
Nashville Tn. Mar 23

DSSue Certificate
Mr Brown
Mr Sack
W Tenn [illegible]
[stamped] FREE

J. S. Edwards, Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, City.
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Pension Office
Nashville Tenn
March 22nd 1844
Sir
Enclosed is the application of John Sack, a 
pensioner on my Roll, for a new Certificate.
Very Respectfully
Your Obedient Servant
J. A Smith
Pen:  Agent

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Application for a New Certificate
County of Bedford, State of Tennessee
On this 20th day of March 1844 before me the subscribed, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Bedford personally appeared John Sack who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Bard in the regiment commanded by Colonel Elbert in the services of the United States.  That his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Tennessee that he received a certificate of that fact under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War which certificate on the 13th day of March 1844. in or near Nashville was lost or stolen.
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid.
Willie Perry, J.P.
Seal John A [illegible]ment
John Sack
Seal
[illegible]
State of Tennessee
Bedford County
On this 20th day of March 1844 before me the subscribed Justice of the Peace for the said County of Bedford personally appeared Henry [illegible] Morgan and made oath that he is well acquainted with John Sack whose name appears signed to the foregoing affidavit and that he knows him to be a Pensioner of the United States.
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year last above mentioned.
H [illegible] Morgan  Seal
Willie Perry, J. P.
I further certify that the above [illegible] is a person of veracity.
Willie Perry J.P.
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State of Tennessee
Bedford County    ⎬ Set
I Robert Hurst, Clerk of the County Court of said Bedford County, hereby certify that Willie Perry [illegible] is a Justice of the Peace as above, and [illegible] the foregoing signatures, purporting to be his are genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal of office this 26th day of March 1844.
Rob Hurst Clerk
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39062
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 39,062
John Sack
The Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index: -- Vol. 3, Page 448
[Arrangement of 1870.]