Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5664, for Jacob Kreager, New Jersey
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(8-1776)

Service
New Jersey

Kreager, Jacob. 

Number
S. 5664

carded

contents
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Ohio. 19.909.
Jacob Kreager
of Muskingum in the State of Ohio
who was a Seargent & Private in the CO commanded by Captain Jones of the Reg. commanded by Col Taylor in the N Jersey,
line for 1 year.
11 months    36.66
1 [illegible]    25.00
                      11.66/100
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Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio.
at the rate of 41 Dollars 66 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of Sept 1833 and sent to John Peters.
Gratiot, Licking Co Ohio,
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1833.          104.15
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar 34.   20.83
                                                         ======
                                                           $124.98
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  Revolutionary Claim, 
⎨Ad June 7, 1832        ⎬                       

Recorded by [illegible] Clerk
Book E.   Vol.  8   Page 14.
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Jacob Kreager
24923
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Declaration of Jacob Kreager in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of 7th June 1832.

The State of Ohio
Muskingum County ⎬
On this third day of May AD1833 personally
appeared in open Court, before the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Muskingum now sitting Jacob Kreager a resident of Hopewell Township in the County of Muskingum and State of Ohio, aged eighty years in November next who being first duly 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 7. 1832. That he lived in
Hunterdon County, Lebanon Township in the State of New Jersey, where he was born on 17 Nov 1753 at the time of the declaration of Independence, that soon after that event (the exact time he cannot recollect) he volunteered his service as a private to give one month, and was among the first militia called out in that
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State, he served the month under Captain
Thomas Jones, that the company was during the most of the month stationed on Staten
Island, and attached to a regiment commanded by Col. Taylor, that after harvest of the same year, he was again in the service and served four months in succession as a private; the first month he was a drafted militia man, the second month he served as a substitute for his brother, the other two months he cannot now recollect in what character he served, whether as a substitute, volunteer, or whether he was drafted.  For the first month his company was commanded by Captain Wm Carhartt and was stationed at Amboy and during the three remaining months, he was under the command of Capt Jacob Anderson at Elizabeth town as near as he can remember; he knows however that he served three months under Capt Anderson but is not certain that the three terms were in succession, the company was attached to
the regiment commanded by Col Taylor or Col. Thompson.  The names of the Majors were Major Godfrey Rinehart and Major Tinbrooke, that the company was marched from near where he resided through Mailbrook to Elizabeth.
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town and Amboy that during that winter Capt Andersons Company to which he then belonged with some companies of Jersey Militia attacked a party of British regulars near Somersett Court House and defeated them.  That after this at different periods during the war he served several tours of a month each as a private & once as first sergeant sometimes as a volunteer and sometimes as a Drafted militia man, and he believes once [crossed out: illegible] as a substitute, that he served under the following Captains, First Captain Jennings who was a Physician one month as first Sergeant & under Capt. George Harver 4 months as a private,  Capt. Bryan or Brine 1 month as a private & under Capt. Stillwell as a private 1 month, that he cannot remember the names of any other officers either in the regular army or militia with whom he was acquainted except Col Frelinghuysen and Thompson to whose regiment he was attached. that he was at the Battle of Monmouth with his company under Capt. Haver. that as near as he can remember his regiment was then commanded by Col. Taylor. that soon after the battle of Monmouth his term of service having expired he was discharged he again entered the service but did not meet his company owing to the news
of peace.  that he served altogether about sixteen or eighteen months but his memory being frail he cannot recollect distinctly more than twelve months that he is
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now extremely feeble and is sensible that his memory of late years has very much failed that he has no Documentary evidence, and knows of no person by whom he can prove the service he has performed, but that it is known to Conrad Emery, of Hopewell Township Muskingum County Ohio, that he volunteered his services immediately after the declaration of Independence, & served a tour of duty.  He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present; and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State. he has at his house a common Family record in a Bible of the date of his birth by which it appears he was born the 17th of November 1753.  He further states that about four years after the revolutionary war he removed from Hunterdon County to near Cumberland [illegible] nine years after he moved to within ten miles of Union Town Pa. where he lived 18 years and since resided at his present residence
[Signature: Jacob his mark Kreager]

Sworn to & subscribed before me the date above in open Court.
[Signature] J. Willson Jr Ck

The Alexander McCracken [crossed out: illegible] a Clergyman residing in the Township of Hopewell and County of Muskingum Ohio, and Conrad Emery residing in the same place, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Kreager who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be eighty years of age in November next that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to
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to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
[signature] Alex McCracken
[signature] Conrad Emery

Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
[signature] Jno. Willson Jr. Ck

And the said Court do hereby declare these
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 Alexander McCracken who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the Township of Hopewell in the County of Muskingum Ohio, and that Conrad Emery who has also signed the same is a resident of the same place, and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
[signature] I, John Willson Jr. Clerk of the Court
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of Common pleas of Muskingum County Ohio do hereby certify that this foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Jacob Kreager for a pension.
[Seal - illegible]
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 3d day of May AD 1833.
[signature] Jno Willson Jr. Clerk
The State of Ohio
Muskingum County ⎬ Personally appeared before me, the undersigned a justice of the peace for the County aforesaid Jacob Kreager who being duly sworn deposeth & 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 one month I served as a private under Capt. Thomas Jones - For one month, I served as a private under Capt.
Wm Carhartt - For three months I served as a private under Capt. Jacob Anderson, - for one month I served as a first Sergeant under Capt. Jennings, for four months I served as a private under Capt. Haver; - for one month I served as a private under Capt. Bryan or Brine, - & for one month I served as a private under Capt. Stillwell; and for such service I claim a pension: and the said
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Jacob Kreager on his oath aforesaid further saith that the facts as amended & set forth in the aforegoing declaration by him are just & true according to the best of his knowledge & belief.
And the said Jacob Kreager on his oath aforesaid further saith that to the best of his knowledge he never received a written discharge from the service, and believes that such discharges were not common on such tours, but that the troops were dismissed the
service without such discharges.
He states that Conrad Emery (now his near neighbour) is known to the fact of this affiant having volunteered his services & having in that capacity turned out & marched as is first set forth in his aforegoing declaration.
He states that the said Conrad Emery, & Alexander McCracken, are persons to whom he is known in his neighbourhood & who can testify to his character for veracity &c.-
That he has in his possession a bible containing the family record from which it appears he was born the 17th Nov 1753
Sworn to & Subscribed before
me this 15th day of August 1833⎬
[signature]: John [illegible] J.P.
[signature: Jacob his mark Kreager]

(Clerks certificate on next page)
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The State of Ohio
Muskingum County ⎬ I John Willson Jr Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in the & for said County, do hereby certify that John [illegible] Esq is an acting Justice of the peace as within named and that the within signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand & affix the seal of said Court at Zanesville
this 17th day of August A.D. 1833
[signature] Jno Willson Jr. Ck
[faded seal]
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19.909
No 24.923
Jacob Kreager
Muskingum County
Ohio

Return [illegible]
Adm 1. year 1.1 month
[illegible] of [illegible]
  36.66
    5.00
$41.66

John Peters
Gratiot
Licking County
Ohio

[crossed out] W. A. Adams
[crossed out] Zanesville [illegible]
[crossed out] Muskingum County
[crossed out] Ohio
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
27th May 1833
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 show what is
necessary to be done. Those 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, be complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of Jacob Kreager Muskingum Co Ohio
Period when the service was rendered. | Duration of the claimant's service.| Years.| Months. | Days.| 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.
 Vol 1776 one of the foresaid months he was a sub) | | 1 4 several periods each a month at a time but time not stated he states his whole service about sixteen or eighteen months| |Private|  Capt Jones Col Taylor Capt Carhartt Capt Anderson Major Godfrey Rinehart V Major Tinebrooke. Capt Lennings & Col Taylor| 80 years Hunterdon County New Jersey | Traditional evidence
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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 been a 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 enquiry 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 claimant 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.
[j] 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 case of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule is 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 sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
[signature]: John N. Ashton
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July 14, 1931.

Mrs. C. R. Martin
103 Hull Street
Zanesville, Ohio.


Rev.& 1812 Wars Section
[illegible: Illegible]

Dear Madam:

You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 5664, that Jacob Kreager was born November 17, 1753 in Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

While residing in Lebanon Township, New Jersey, he served in the New Jersey troops as follows:  in 1776, one months as a private in Captain Thomas Jones' Company, Colonel Taylor's Regiment; one month as private in Captain William Carhart's Company, Colonel Taylor's Regiment; three months as private in Captain Jacob Anderson's Company,
Colonel Taylor's Regiment, and was in the battle at Somerset Court House; one month as first sergeant in Captain Jennings' Company; in
1778, four months as private in Captain George Haver's Company, Colonel
Taylor's Regiment, and was in the battle of Monmouth; one month as private in Captain Bryan's Company; one month as private in Captain Stillwell's Company.

He was allowed pension on his application executed May 3, 1833, while a resident of Hopewell Township, Muskingum County, Ohio.

There are no data as to his family.

Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Assistant to Administrator.
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June 4, 1927

Leigh M. Kagy
714 First National Bank Bldg
Springfield, Ill

Sir:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 5664, it
appears that Jacob Kreager was born November 17, 1753 in Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

While residing at said Lebanon Township, he
served in the New Jersey Troops, as follows-

In 1776, one month as a private in Captain
Thomas Jones' Company, Colonel Taylor's Regiment; one month as private in Captain William Carhart's Company, Colonel Taylor's Regiment; three months as private in Captain Jacob Anderson's Company, Colonel Taylor's Regiment, and was in the battle at Somerset Court House; one month as First Sergeant
in Captain Jennings' Company; in 1778, four
months as private in Captain George Haver's Company,
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Colonel Taylor's Regiment, and was in the battle of Monmouth; one month as private in Captain Bryan's Company; and one month as private in Captain Stillwell's Company.

He was allowed pension on his application
executed May 3, 1833, while a resident of Hopewell Township, Muskingum County, Ohio.
There [crossed out: is] are no data [crossed out: on file] as to his family.

Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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           DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
                 BUREAU OF PENSIONS.

                  Washington, D. C. _________19__

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

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.|
LENTH OF SERVICE.|
RANK.|
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.|
CAPTAIN.| COLONEL.| STATE
_________________________________________________
1776  | 1 mo.| Private | Thos Jones | Taylor| N.J.|
 " | 1 " | " | Wm Carhartt| " | " |
x [illegible]| 3 " | " |Jacob Anderson| " |  |
   | 1 "| 1st Sgt | Jennings | Jennings | [checkmark]|  |                "              "
[checkmark]1778| 4 "|Pvt| Geo Haver | Taylor| |
|  | 1 "| "| Bryan | [checkmark]| |
|  | 1 "| "| Stillwell| [checkmark]| |                     
Battles engaged in, (illegible) Jan 20 '77  (illegible) Monmouth    June 2 '78
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Lebanon Twp, Hunterdon Co. N.J.
Date of application for pension, May 3, 1833, His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Hopewell Twp. Muskingum Co. Ohio
Age at date of application, Nov 17, 1753 at Lebanon Twp, N. J.
Remarks:  there is no data on file as to his family.
                                                          Respectfully,
[handwritten notes illegible]                      Commissioner.
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Gratiot, Licking County, Ohio
17th August 1833
Sir,
I enclose the further and amended declaration of Jacob Kreager, in order to obtain a pension, in compliance with the regulations set forth in
the accompanying printed letter.

Mr. Kreager being very infirm, and his declaration having been returned too late to lay before
the County court for amendment until the full term, and the necessary certificate having already been given by the court & embodied in his declaration, it was considered sufficient that the further matter set forth therein by way of amendment should be proven before a justice of the peace- all which has been done conforming to the printed instructions as near as the nature of the case would admit.
With respect I am, Sir
Your [illegible] Servant
[signature] John Peters

Hon J.L. Edwards
Com. of Pensions
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[stamp] PENSION U S OFFICE JUN 23 1931

Zanesville Ohio
June 21- 1931.

To the Pension Bureau
Washington D.C.

Would you kindly advise me what you have on record concerning Jacob Kreager a Revolutionary soldier who enlisted from Hunterdon Co. N.J., but who later migrated to Ohio, and died in Muskingum Co. Ohio about the year 1843.
I would greatly appreciate any dates you could give
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me, concerning his birth, marriage and death or
of that of his wife.  The name now spelled
"Kreager" was formally sometimes spelled Kruger
or Kriger.

Hoping you may be able to help me somewhat in this matter and thanking you in advance, I await an early reply.

Respectfully
Mrs. C.R. Martin
108 Hull St.
Zanesville, Ohio.
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Stuart Brown
(Deceased)
Logan Hay
R. Allan Stephens
_____________________

Paul H. Gordon
Leigh M. Kagy
Leslie H. Vogel
Albert C. Schlipf

Brown, Hay & Stephens
Law Offices
The First National Bank Building
Springfield, Illinois

March 28, 1927

Director of the Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D. C.

Re: Jacob Kreager or Crigger

Sir:

Please send me the record of Jacob Kreager or
Crigger in the War of the Revolution.  At the time of the census of 1840 the above soldier was living in Hopewell Township, Muskingum County, Ohio.

I understand that the above named soldier served with the State Troops in New Jersey first as a private and later as a sergeant. The Adjutant General of New Jersey tells me that the New Jersey records list this man's name as "Kreager" but the census of Revolutionary
Pensioners taken in 1840 give his name as Crigger.

Very truly yours,
[signature] Leigh M. Kagy
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Zanesville, Ohio_
Oct. 13 - 1920
[blurry] Revised
Bureau of Pensions
Dept of Interior
Washington

[stamp] PENSION U.S. OFFICE
OCT 15 1920

Will you please send me the war record
(Revolutionary War) of Jacob Kreager (sometimes spelled Creager or Crigger I believe) who enlisted from New Jersey & whose lineal descendant -great great grand-daughter - I am

He secured
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a pension, I understand, while living in Muskingum Co., Ohio.

Mrs. Alice Comey Tally,
890 Brighton Blvd.,
Zainesville Ohio.

[stamp] PENSION U.S. OFFICE
OCT 15 1920
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Revised [illegible initial]

Zanesville, Ohio.
Aug. 11 - 1919.

To the Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir_
Would you kindly furnish me with any information on record, which you may have, of one Jacob Kreager or "Crigger" as I understand he at one time spelled his name?
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The said Mr. Kreager was a soldier of the Revolution.  I wish particularly to know
where he was from, who his wife was before her
marriage, where his body now lies & if his grave
is marked.

[stamp faded]  U.S. OFFICE  13 1919

For this and any other information which you may furnish me, I shall be very greatful.

Respectfully Your's
Mrs. C.R. Martin
#108 Hull St.
Zanesville. Ohio.
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[illegible handwriting]
5664
INVALID.

File No. 5664

Jacob Kreager
Srgt & Prvt Rev War

Act:  June 7 1832
Index: - Vol. M, Page 212

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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1919 Aug, 18.  History to Mrs. C. R. Martin aw
1920 Nov 17 History to Mrs. A. E. Kelly aw
1927 - June 4 - "        " Leigh M. Kaby aw
1931 - July 14 -  "       "  Mrs. C. R. Martin aw