Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15998, for John Sweger, Pennsylvania
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Penn Sweger, John S.15998
carded
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Virginia 23.508
John Sweger
of Harrison in the State of Pa who was a Priv: Spy: in the Company Commanded by Captain Padder of the Regiment commanded by in the line for 1 year and 6 months Pa.
Inscribe do the Roll of Virginai
at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum.
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate for Pension issued the 5 day of Feby 35 and Such Hon J.J. Allen
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 18 33        141.65
Sem-anl allowance ending 4 Mar 30    28.33
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                      $169.98
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by C Nice Clerk,
Book E Vol 6 Page 32
Lil Pur: August 13 March 35 
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Dropped March 13, 1835
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John Swager Pa
Harrison County
Haus
in Rejected Singleton Rep
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John Swiger Pen not on the obstract
In the 21st November 1834 Wm Swiger gave this following narrative of his Revolutionary Services he lives  in this State of Pennsylvania during this whole of the Revolutionary War is now in his 76th or 77th  year of age. the first James he deposes he went for one month as a Substitute in the place of Henry Vandermont who was drafted under Captain Jonathan Paddles he went from Fayette County to Green County and was stationed at Garret Int Jackson Fort and Minos Fort at this several forts he was detained six week waiting for a replacement when he was discharged and went home. he don't know in what year the above Service was done, but he recollects being at Winchester Virginia when Gorvalles Prisoners were marched to that place and recollects his father died the Summer after he was at Winchester and saw the prisoners there -the above Services he thinks was done the Summer after, but he is not positive he also done one months services in the fall of the same year and in the next succeeding he done two months Services of against the Indians and to one in the succeeding Summers about he done eight months services in all he further states that he was and is still and under the impression that all the Service he done was after the close of the Revolutionary War, and he he so told W. Shirmuels got his pension for him he also told Shinn that he had done 7 or 8 months services after discharged the Revolutioary War. but he did not recollect in what year he had done the Service Shinn replies that he was entitled to a pension . He made his contract with Shinn.he got  the Pension and brought him the money. He told Shill to pay himself Shinn handed him $70. how much he kept he cant say nor day he draws what Pension he draws. He will not have the money he has drawn "he don't want any unlawful money." "has been in pain all his life and wants to die So" he has drawn out the money until Christmas (unreadable) to collect it and pay it back this statement was given to Nathan Goff W. G.Sergleter
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A copy of the Declaration of John Sorregean
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7th 1821
State of Virginia
Harrison County
On this 14th day of December in the year 1833 personally appeared before Charles  Serris an acting Justice of the County Court of Harrison, John Sorrigen as President of Commissioned in said County and State aforesaid aged Seventy four years, who being first sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1822 That  he was born in Souden county Virginia on the 29th day of April in the year 1749 that he afterwards moved into the State of Pennsylvaina, Fayette County, that he was drafted in the year Seventy Seven under Captain Jonathan Paradock (or Paddax) that was as commissioned Captain Stationed at Jackson Fort Green County that he served under him for three months as an Indian Spy, that he was in no engagement while under Paddox. That he was only drafted for one month at a time that he got a discharge at the end of every month. That he then was drafted for one month at a time under Captain John Moore who succeeded Paddox as Captain at Jackson Fort which was where Waynesburg now stands, Green Co. that he served two month under Moore and got a discharge at the end of each month. That he was drafted in 78 for one month at a time under Captain Henry Mines, that he served one year under Captain Henry Mines who succeeded Captain Moore as Captain at Jackson Fort aforesaid. That he had no engagements during the whole service other then Indian Scouts and Scrimages. That he was in close parting for seventeen months that he has no documentary evidence of his service, and that he because of no person in this country who can testify to his services. That he followed not civil pursuits while in the Service He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a
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pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Roll of the agency of any state or Territory.
Interrogatories to or founded  by the Justice to the applicant 
1. Where did in what year were you born. Answer I was born in Soudan County in the State of Virginia as the 25th of April in the year 1749 2nd Have you any records of your age and if so where is it Answer No 3. Where, were you living when called into the Service, where have you lived since the revolutionary War, and where do you now live Answer I was living in Fayette County Pennsylvania when called in the Service, after the Revolutionary War I moved into Harrison County Virginia where I have even since lived and where I now live. 4. Were you called into service, were you drafted, did you enlist, or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom? Answer I was drafted. $. State the names of some of the officers who were with troops where you served, Such Continental and Militia regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your Service. Answer. There were no regular officers where I served near me that Pittsburgh and there I was not acquainted with there were not State Militia other than those stationed at Jackson Fort and Jeanette fort which was initially called Green county Pa then fort near 10 or 12 miles apart and all the people that were in the Country were forted in them for the mutual defense of the Country against the Indians 6 Did you ever receive a discharge from the Service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has became of it. Answer I got  a discharge from the service but have since lost it. 7 State the names of persons to whom you are know in your present neighborhood, who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as an Indian Spy and Soldier of the Revolution. Answer I am know to Israel Shinn, Judge Duncan and John Allen who can
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testify as to my character for veracity and their belief of my revolutionary Services. Sworn to and Subscribed this 15th day of December in the year 1833
John Sorregen
We John Allen a Clergyman resident in Harrison County Virginia and Isaac Shinn residing in the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Sorregen who has signed and Sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to  of the aged that he represents himself to be, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been an Indian Spy and Soldier of the Revolution and served as he has state, and that we concur in that opinion. Ad I Isaac Shinne do further certify that I have been personally acquainted with the said John Sorregan for the last forty years, and that he has always told to me the same declaration respecting his services as a Revolutionary Soldier as he has above sworn and Subscribed his name to Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Isaac Shinn John Allen
I Charles Serris are acting Justice of the County Court of Harrison do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after following the interrogatories to prescribed  by the War Department that the above named applicant was an Indian Spy and Soldier of the Revolution and Served as he stated And I Charles series, Justice aforesaid, do further certify that is appears to me that John Allen who has signed the proceeding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the County of Harrison now and
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that Isaac Shinn who has also Signed the Same is a resident in this County and State aforesaid and that his statement is entitled to full faith and credit and I Charles Serris Justice aforesaid do further certify that John Sorregen the above named applicant is known old age and bodily infirmity unable to attend and appear in Court for the purpose of making his declaration for the purpose of obtaining a Pension. In Testimony whereof I have the unto set my hand and Seal the day and year above written Chad Serris JP 
I David Davison Clerk of the County Court of Harrison do hereby Certify that Charles Serris who has Signed the proceeding certificate is an acting Justice of the County Court of Harrison and whose acts are entitled to full faith and credit
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the County Court of Harrison this 17th day of December 1833 D. Davisojn
An amended declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
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That he was born in Soudan County Virginia on the 25th of April 1749. That his Father moved into the State of Pennsylvania in his 18th year, that he lived in the State of Pennsylvania when called into service that Since the Revolutionary war he has moved into the county and that he has lived here very since. That he was drafted in the first of March 1777 and served for 3 month as an Indian Spy and Scout under Captain Johathan Paddox, who was a Captain Commissioned by Competent authority and stationed at Jackson Fort in Green County, Pa that he was only drafted for but one month at a time under Paddox, that the months he served  under Paddox were March to April and May. That he was drafted for one month at a time under Captain John Moore who was commissioned Captain and who succeeded Captain Paddox, as Captain at Jackson Fort aforesaid (Where Waynesburg now stands) that the months he served under Moore were June and July in the 1777. That he was drafted on the 1st of March 1778 under Captain Henry Moore who was a Commissioned Captain and who succeeded Moore as Captain at Jackson Fort aforesaid; that he was drafted but for one month at a timet hat he served under Captain Moore six months as follows March April May June July August That he was drafted on the 4th March 1779 under Captain Moore aforesaid that he was drafted for one month at time that he served under Morre for and during the Months of March April, May June, July and August that his total service 7 month that he was in no engagement other than Indian Scrimmages during his time of Service. That he knows of no person in this county who can testify to his Services, that he was not employed in any civil pursuit during his time of Service. That he got verbal discharged at the end of each break he served by his respective officers and at the expiration of his services, he got a written discharge but has since lost it as he did not expect that it would ever
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be of any use to him. That he has no record of his age that there were not officers with troops where he served (other than those he has stated) near than Pittsburg, except in Jannette fort which was 10 or 12 miles from Jackson Fort. That he is acquainted with John J Allen member of Congress from this place and Judge Duncan who can testify as to his character That his whole time of service was employed in spying and guarding the fort. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
John Sorregan
We John J Waldo a Clergyman residen in Harrison County now and Able Whitemor resident of the same place do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Sorregen who has signed and Sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be of the age that he represents himself to be, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides and has been an Indian Spy and Soldier of the Revolution  and served as he stated. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
John J Waldo
Abel Whitman 
I John B Lame an acting Justice of the County Court of Harrison do hereby certify my opinion after the investigation of the Matter and after pulling the Interrogotaries prescribe by the War Department that the above named applicant was an Indian Spy and Soldier of the Revolution and served as he states and I John B. Lame aforesaid do further certify that is appears to me that John J Waldo who has signed the proceeding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the County of Harrison Va that Abel Whitman who has also signed the same
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is a resident in the County and State aforesaid and that their Statement is entitled to full faith and credit. And I John  B Lame Justice aforesaid do further certify that John's Sworgen the above married applicant is from old age and bodily infirmity unable to attend an appear in court in order to make his declaration for the purpose of obtaining a pension. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the day and year above written. John B Lame
I David Davison Clerk of the County Court of Harrison do hereby certify that John B Lame has signed the proceeding Certificate is an Acting Justice of the County Court of Harrison.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal of the County Court this 20th day of January 1836.
(no Signature)
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[initialed]
Rev. War Section.
February 28, 1916.
Mr. Ira L. Swiger,
463 Lee Street,
Clarksburg, West Va.
Sir:
In response to your letter dated the 16" instant, you are advised that from the papers in the claim of John Sweger (or Swiger) Sur. File No. 15, 998, Rev. War, it appears that he was born April 25, 1759, in Loudoun County, Virginia, and resided in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, from the time he was about 18 years of age.
He was allowed pension for service as Indian Spy in Pennsylvania, during the Revolution, on his application executed December 14, 1833, while a resident of Coons Run, Harrison County, Virginia.
Upon investigation of his claim by the United States Attorney, November 21, 1834, he states that he served short tours against the Indians in Jackson's Fort, Green County, Pennsylvania, after
the Revolution.
His name was therefore dropped from the pension roll March 13, 1835.
Very respectfully,
E. C. Tieman
Acting Commissioner.
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15998
INVALID
File No 15798
John Swegar
Spy Rev War
Act: June 7' 32
Index:Vol 1 Page 366
1916 February 28 History to Ira L Swiger cents.
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AdaG Indian
Spy 7 Mos $56.66
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office
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. These 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 compling with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A statement, shewing the Service of 

Period when the service was rendered. 
Duration of the claimant's service. 3 months.
Rank of the claimant. 
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. 
Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. 
Proof by which the declaration is supported.

Period when the service was rendered. 
Duration of the claimant's service. 2 months.
Rank of the claimant. 
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. 
Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. 
Proof by which the declaration is supported.

Period when the service was rendered. 
Duration of the claimant's service. 6 months.
Rank of the claimant. 
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.
Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. 
Proof by which the declaration is supported.

Period when the service was rendered. 
Duration of the claimant's service. 6 months.
Rank of the claimant. 
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.
Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. 
Proof by which the declaration is supported.

See page 3rd

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 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  _
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 _, who has 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 beena 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 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 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 inquiry 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 clamant 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 loss of 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.
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 went to the War Department, with the declaration.
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War Department
Pension Office 
Dec 15 1835
Sir
It would deem from the accompanying papers sent to this office by the Solicitor of the Treasury, that the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia William Singleton has collected of the following named persons, certain forms upon which he has charged a commission of 5 per cent.
Recorded from Philip Cox
Amount deposited Philip Cox $18.360 William Cander S.File 17.872 John Sweger 15998 Moses Hyslead 29600
Amount received from Philip Cox $239.47 William Cander 77.50 John Sweger 73.42 Moses Hyslead 289.74
Deduct 5 percent commission 12.97 3.87 3.67 14.48
Amount deposited in the Union bank of ?
$226.50 73.63 64.75 275.26
The money then collected above from sums overpaid to Pensioners, and the service performed by William Singleton constituted a part of the duty which resolved upon him as agent for this Department in investigation certain fraudulent claims under the pension law of June 7 1832. I do not think that the commission, though amounting to a very inconsiderate four should be allowed, because there is not authorizing such an allowance and because the pay of $8 per diam was supposed to be a different compensation for all his service as agent. I have not knowledge of the allowance of any such commission, nor of any change of the kind having before been made.
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Hon Services
Dec 15 1835
JC

I have the honor JC
Record 7 39 Page 57
Hon. Lewis Cali
Secretary of War
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Matthew Goff
13 March 1835
J.C.
Record of Vol 2 page 318
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Department of War
Pension Office
March 13 1735
Sir: 
I have decided the name of James Sweger a Pensioner of Harrison County under the Act of June 7 1832, to be dropped from the roll. Please inform him of the fact.
Jam
Nathan Goff Esq
Clerk of Pa
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Rev Sec H
463 Lee Street,
Clarksburg, West Va.
Feb. 16, 1916.
The Hon. Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
I would like to secure the military record of John Sweger (Swiger), a pensioner from Harrison Co. Va. (W.Va.) because of his services in the Revolutionary War.
This information is desired in connection with investigation as to eligibility to join the Society Sons of the Revolution.
Yours very truly,
Ira L. Swiger
[stamped]
IRA L. SWIGER
printed on envelope