Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31166, for Thomas Jackson, South Carolina
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
S.C.
Jackson, Thomas
NUMBER
S. 31166
Born in Va
CONTENTS
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[Left side of page]
Louisiana 25.914 
Thomas Jackson
of Feliciana in the State of Louisiana
who was a Sgt in the Company commanded
by Captain J [illegible] of the [illigible] commanded
by [illegible] in the South Carolina
line for 
[illegible] $80.00
Inscribed on the Roll of [illegible]
at the rate of 80 Dollars _____ cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of Feb 
1831 [illegible]
Arrears to the 4th of Sep 1803 200.00
Semi-uni. allowance ending [illegible] 40.00
$240.00
{Revolutionary Claim}
{Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by J. F. Sprague Clerk
Book 6 Vol 8 Page 34

[Right side of page]
Letter to Hon H. Johnson 31 May
Duplicate Certificate found
January 1839 and sent to P Mis
New Orleans La
Pen cert ret. on a dead letter Aug 24
1839 & sent to Pen. case of Henry
Marston, Clinton, E. Feliciana P. La
Letter to 3d Union 20th Feb 1840
Paid at the Treasury under
the Act of the 6th April
1838 from 4th Sept 1837 to
4 March 1839 Agt notified
2 March 1840
Paid as above from 4 March
1839 to 4 March 1840. Agent
notified 26 March 1841
J.M. & BD Roberts Oct of 53
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248?2
Thomas Jackson's
Application for
a Pension -
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State of Louisiana )
Parish of East Feliciana )
On this 7th day of
November 1832 personally before me Thomas W.
Scott Parish Judge of the Parish & State aforesaid 
appeared Thomas Jackson, a resident
of the parish & State aforesaid, aged seventy six
years next May 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 pased June the 7th 1832 - to wit
That he entered the service of the United States
about about the begining of the war, the date not
exactly remembered, under Captain Matthew Singleton,
in the regiment of Militia commanded by
Col. Richardson, the Lieutenant of the Company was
Ensign John Singleton son of
Captain Singleton, deponent then resided on the
High Hills of Santee Waters River in [illegible]
District, South Carolina the Regiment of Colonel
Richardson was at that time engaged in the
pursuit of the Tories-- deponent was a volunteer
in said Regiment, and at the time of entering the
service as such, was about sixteen years of age-
In two or three months after deponent entered
the Company of Capt Singleton and one other Company
was detached from the regiment & sent to Charletown
in charge of the Tories who had ^then been captured. Deponent
was then discharged, until further orders, went home
and remained a short time, when he was again ordered
into service, and marched to Charlestown, when the Post
of that place, was blockaded by the British Tories.
Saw the assault by the British vessels on Sullivan
Island was under arms, but not engaged in the affair.
A short ^time after, deponent was again discharged, until
further orders, went home & remained for some
time, when he was again called out, and transfered to
the Company of Captain William Duke, who was
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under the immediate command of General
Frances Marion. From that time until
the End of the war, deponent was engaged
irregularly in the service, being frequently discharged, 
until further orders. Deponent was engaged at
the taking of Georgetown by Marion was encamped 
at Wolboo on Ahley River[Walterboro on the Ashpoo River??], and at Quent[??} Bridge, and at various other places-
Deponent has no documentary evidence of his
service he never had any witten discharge
but anexes the deposition of Billington Taylor
the only person within his knowledge, in this
part of the County who knows any thing of
his service.
Thos. Jackson
Sworn to & subscribed before )
me this 7th day of November 1832 )
Th. W. Scott )
Parish Judge )

State of Louisiana
Parish of East Feliciana
the
Before me Thomas W. Scott Parish
Judge of the parish aforesaid, personally appeared
Billington Taylor of the parish aforesaid who
being sworn according to law deposeth
and says, that after having heard the foregoing
statement of Thomas Jackson, read, he know
of his own personal knowledge, that the pricipal
part of the same is true as therein stated and
he believes the whole statement to be true. He
was the [illegible] of said Jackson during a
part of the time mentioned in the declaration.
Billington ^his ~ mark^ Taylor

Sworn to and subscribed )
before this 7th Nov. 1832. )
Th. W. Scott )
Parish Judge )
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The following questions as propounded by me
Thomas W Guy Parish Judge of the Parish aforesaid
to Thomas Jackson.
1 Question. Where and in what year were you born?
    Answer. I was born in the State of Virginia but
do not recollect the year.
2 Question. Have you any Record of your age; and
if so where is it?
   Answer I have a Record of my age, it is at home
and have not go it with me.
3 Question. Where were you living when called into
service: Where have you lived since the
revolutionary War and where do you
now live?
   Answer. I lived on the high hills of Santee State of
South Carolina when called into service.
from the State of South Carolina I moved to
the State of Kentucky. from the State of
Kentucky I moved to the State of Tenessee;
from the State of Tennessee I moved to
the State of Mississippi Wilkinson
County. and from there I moved to the
State of Louisiana Paint of East Feliciana Parish
where I now live.
4 Question. How were you called into service; were
you drafted, did you volunteer or were
you a substitute? And if a Substitute
for whom?
   Answer. I was a Volunteer, and was never a substitute.
5 Question. 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 service?
   Answer. I do not recollect the names of any of
the Regularofficers.  Except General Green
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Who came throug the neighbourhood of the High
Hills of Santee, and left a parcel of amunition
in the neighbourhood, and I was one of a guard
who, guarded the same. I do not recollect the
names of any of the Continental Regiments. I served
in Colonel Richardsons Regiment of Militia, under
Captain Nathan Singleton, and was with General
Marion from  a Short time
after the attack of Sulivans Island untill the and
of the War.
6 Question. Did you ever receive a discharge
from the service, and if so, by whom
was it given. And what has become
of it?
   Answer. I do not recollect of ever receiving a written
discharge.
7. Question State the names of persons to whom you
are known in your present neighbourhood
and who can testify as to your character
for veracity, and their belief of your
services as a Soldier of the Revoution?
   Answer Billington Taylor of the Parish of 
East Feliciana is the only person in the neighborhood 
that I know, who can testify of my
service as a soldier of the Revolution.
I am well known in the neighbourhood
to the following persons to wit, Thomas
Levy Parish Judge of the Parish of
East Feliciana, Samuel Cobb Esq and Major
Reddin Brown of Said parish and many
others who can testify to my character
and veracity.
Thos Jackson

Sworn to & subscribed before )
me this 7th day of November )
1832 )
Tho. W. Levy )
Parish judge )
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Third District Court, )
Parish of East Feliciana ) State of Louisiana
On this 16th day of November, 1833, personally 
appeared before the Court aforesaid, Thowas 
Jackson, a resident of the Parish and
State aforesaid, who did then and there make
this amended declaration, in order to obtain
the benefit of the act of Congress passed on the
7th of June 1832.
That he has had the declaration 
which he made before the Honorable Thomas
W. Scott on the 7th of November, 1832, carefully
read to him this day, and now in open court
swears that the same is correct as well as he
now remembers. He says that it is impossible 
for him to recollect the exact time he served
but he feels confident that he served for two
years, and he thinks near three years, but
he is not certain. He says that his active service
was before the siege of Charleston. He
says that he was what was then called a minute
man was ready for service, and always
acted against the Tories, except when he
marched to Charleston as he has set out
in his former declaration. That it is impossible 
for him to say by whom he was
called out, but whenever the alarm of
Tories was given he marched, and never
was discharged, or permitted to go home until
the Tories were routed, and the alarm [illegible]
or ended. He says he never served in 
any capacity but a private soldier, and
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that service he performed faithfully. He
says he rendered all his services from attachment 
to the cause more than for the sake
of pay. He says he never acted with regular 
troops, but was always a minute
man, and never received two months pay.
Thos. Jackson
Subscribed & Sworn to in
of Court. November
16th 1833.

L. Hardesty
Clerk


And the said Court ^after hearing this and the preceding declaration^ does hereby
declare this opinion that the above
named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier and served as he states,
in his amended declaration and in his declaration
hereto annexed made as before stated before the
Honorable Thomas W. Scott. And the Court
being well acquainted with the Honorable Thomas
W. Scott B. M. G. Brown and Saml. Cobb
who have testified as before set forth, declares
the opinion that they are respectable men and
entitled to full credit
Chas Bushnell
Judge 3d District
Nov. 27 1833

State of Louisiana )
Parish of East Feliciana)
District Court
.
J. L. Hardesty Clerk of the Third District
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Court of the State of Louisiana, for the Parish
of East Feliciana, do hereby certify that Charles
Bushnell whose name is signing to the foregoing
declaration, was on the 27th day of November
1833. Sole and presiding Judge of the said court,
for the said Parish of East Feliciana.
Given under my hand and the seal 
of said court, at Clinton this 9th day
of January, A.D. 1834
L. Hardesty
Clerk
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United States of America,
STATE OF LOUISIANA

[seal]STATE OF LOUISIANA JUSTICE UNION & CONFIDENCE

Printed by Benjamin Levy, New Orleans.
By A. B. Roman,
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
THESE ARE TO CERTIFY, That Thomas W. Scott
whose name is subscribed to the instruments of writing herein annexed
was at the time of signing the same & is now Parish
Judge in and for the Parish of East Feliciana and
that full faith and credit is due thereto.
Given at New Orleans, under my hand and Seal of the State, this
Eleventh day of January one
thousand eight hundred and thirty three and of the
Independence of the UNITED STATES, the fifty Seventh
A.B. Roman
By the Governor:
G. Eustis
Secretary of State
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State of Louisiana
Parish of East Feliciana
Personally appeared before me Thomas
W. Scott Parsh Judge of the parish aforesaid
Major Riddin Brown and Samuel Cobb
of the parish aforesaid, who being sworn
according to law depose and say that they
have known Thomas Jackson for many years
say, twenty or upwards, and that he has during
that time borne the character of a man of
strict honor and veracity. They further depose
and say that the said Jackson is reputed
generally, in the neighbourhood in which he
resides to have been a soldier of the Revolutionary
War -
Sworn to and subscribed )
before me this 7th day of ) S. Cobb
November 1832. )  R. Brown
Thos. W. Scott
Parish Judge

State of Louisiana )
Parish of East Feliciana ) I do hereby declar my opinion
after the investigation of the matter, and after
putting the Interogatories prescribed by the War
department that the above named applicant was a
Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states.
And I do further certify that it appears to me
that Samuel Cobb and Riddin Brown who signed
the preceeding certificate (I being well acquainted with
both) are residents of the State and Parish
aforesaid, and are credible and Respectable persons
and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Given under my official signature 
and seal this 26th day of
November in the year of our
Lord A.D. 1832
Thos. W. Scott
Parish Judge
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[written vertically down the paper]
See billing for Taylor's papers No D4.803

No. 24804
Thomas Jackson Parish of East
Feliciana Louisiana

Return de b i
Aon 2 years
$80

Phe[unreadable] Thomas Louisiana
Ho of Rep

Lafayette [unreadable] New Orleans [line drawn through the sentence]
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
19th June 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 regulations will shew 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 , by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.
---
A Statement shewing the Service of Thomas Jackson Parish of East Feliciana
State of Louisiana

Entered
Ordered Out
Called out

[columns] Period when the service was rendered
Duration of the claimant's service
Years.  Months.  Days. 

[column] Rank of the claimant.
private

[column]Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.
Cap. Singleton, Colonel Richardson
Cap. Singleton, Colonel Richardson
Cap. Duke, G. Marion

[column] Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.
76 years
Sumpter District
S. Carolina

[column] Proof by which the declaration is supported.
Traditionary & one writings papers not properly attached

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 constructed to extent, 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 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, etc., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefit 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 the Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians 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 applicants reside. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.

                                                                   DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefits 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 offices:

(Here set forth the names and ranks of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service ; (and if he server under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particlar 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 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 name 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 the 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 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. 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 Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the orginal proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for pension.

 In testimony whereof, I 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 orginal 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 hid personal knowledge of the service oh the applicant, and such circumstance connected therewith as may have a tendency to throw lightupon 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 material facts, which can be used in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department.  A very full account of the services of each person
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Rev War June 7  Questions To Soldiers. To Officers

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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, it 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 nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, fromtheir 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 certity to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.

The traditionary evidence of service is deened 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 or 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 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 ofice, 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 genine signature.

No payments can be made upon 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 theopinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

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(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 of the war when he served.
(e) Every continental officer or soldiers 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 depots and saith, that by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positive as to the precise length of his service; but according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the period mentioned below, and in the following grades: ---For____year_____month____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 service.  The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.  ome persons who apply for pensions mere state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of officers, and other particulars respecting their service.  This form of a declaration is highly objectionable.  

It must begin every case, be clearly shown under what officer the applicant severed; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corp 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 n 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 fix 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 certified officer, should accompany the papers.                                                   
                                                                  
                                                                    Mode of authenticating papers.

In every instance where the certifing officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certiicate 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 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 verify 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 note
 from (a) to (i) are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule is 
The 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.
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State of Louisiana )
Parish of East Feliciana )

It is hereby certified that satisfactory evidence has
been exhibited before me, Clerk of the court of
the seventh Judicial district that Thomas Jackson
was a revolutionary pensioner at the rate of Eighty dollars
per annum and that he died on the 20th day of November
Eighteen hundred and forty four leaving surviving
^the following^ children and none others to wit
Chelly Jackson, Charlotte Dees, Temperance Wilkinson, Elsofin Jackson
Eliza Andrews & Elizabeth Ferguson ^leaving no widow at his death^ all Major heirs and
It is further certifyed that John Morgan before
whom the preceeding affidavit and power of attorney
were made and acknowledged, was at the time of so
doing a duly authorized Justice of the peace in
and for said ^Parish and that the signature purporting 
to be his, I believe to be genuine; and further
that in the written claim for increase of Pension
I am in no degree interested.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and
affixed my seal of office
This the 16th day of June A D 1853

J.T. Beauchamp
Clerk
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April 16, 1934
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
THOMAS JACKSON
S. 31466
BA-J/MLB

Mrs. Anthony Fly
Summit, Mississippi
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the
Revolutionary War record of Thomas Jackson, of South Carolina,
who last lived in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, where he died.
His record follows as found in pension claim, S. 31166, based
upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Thomas Jackson was born in May, 1757, in Virginia, exact place
of birth and names of his parents are not given.
While residing on the high hills of Santee on Wateree River,
in Sumter District, South Carolina, he volunteered about the
beginning of the war and served at various times amounting to two
or three years in all, as a private in Captain Matthew Singleton's
company, Colonel Richardson's South Carolina regiment, and in
Captain William Dukes' company, Colonel Singleton's South Carolina
regiment, was at the taking of Georgetown in South Carolina, and
served to the close of the war.
The soldier moved from South Carolina to Kentucky; from there
to Tennessee, thence to Wilkinson County, Mississippi, and from
there to East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.
Thomas Jackson was allowed pension on his application executed
November 7, 1832, while a resident of East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana,
he was still living there in 1833.
He died November 20, 1844.
Thomas Jackson's wife, name not given, did not survive
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The following children survived Thomas Jackson: Chesley
Jackson, the oldest, who in 1853 was residing in East Feliciana
Parish, Louisiana, Charlotte Dees, Temperance Wilkinson, Elsafin
Jackson, Eliza Andrews and Elizabeth Ferguson. It was not stated
whether there were ever any other children.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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[left side of page]
31166
Revy INVALID.
File No. 31166
Thomas Jackson
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7" 32"
Index: -- Vol. D, Page 208
(Arrangement of 1870.)
-
[right side of page]
1934 Apr 16- Hist to Mrs Anthony Fly MLB
1934 Dec 13 Hon. Pet. Harrison.
[illegible], not entitled
to pen. for ser. of this soldier
See his letter & copy of Miss
Quinn's letter in Mar of 1812
case, Elsaphin Jackson
1937 Dec 17- Hon Dan McGehee and
Mrs. Quin not entitled to pension MLB
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Aug 24
Tho Jackson
same '32
Declaration

[stamp] WASHINGTON CITY D.C. JAN 5

J. L. Edwards
Commissr. of Pensions.
B. Marston, Esqr.
New Orleans, Louisiana
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office
March 9th 1841
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury
of the United States", Thomas Jackson
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Louisiana Agency, at
the rate of EightyDollars and ---Cents
per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1839
to the 4th March 1840.

Respectfully yours
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present
.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT 
Second Comptroller's Office,
February 21st, 1840.

Sir: 

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury
of the United States,"  Thomas Jackson a pensioner on the Roll of Louisiana Agency, at
the rate of Eighty Dollars 
per annum under the law of the 7th June 1832, has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1837.
to the 4th March 1839.


Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris [signature]
Comptroller. 
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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December 6, 1937
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
BA-J/MMHF:MLB

Honorable Dan R. McGehee
House of Representatives
Washington D.C.
My dear Mr. McGehee:
Reference is made to your letter in behalf of Mrs. Elsie Jackson
Quin, of Route 1, McComb, Mississippi, whose father, you state, served
in the War of 1812, and grandfather, Thomas Jackson, served in the 
Revolutionary War and she desires a pension for their service.
It is requested that Mrs. Quin furnish the full name of her father, 
the name of the state from which he served, the approximate dates of
his birth and death, his residence at time of death and name of his wife
or widow. Upon receipt of this information, the matter will receive
prompt attention. 
Very truly yours
A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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A.C. 201   Jackson, Thomas (11/24/37) ORD  Ist Ind. 11b/ejo

War Department, A. G. O. November 30, 1927.- To the Veterans Administration, Washington D.C. Attention:  Miss Nevitt

1. Attention is invited to the basic communication.
2. This office is unable to identify the service of Thomas Jackson in the Revolutionary War from the information furnished.
3. Hon Dan R. McGehee has been informed of this reference in a letter of this date, a copy of which is herewith inclosed. 
E. T. Conley
Major General, The Adjutant General 
By: ??
1incls:
Copy of letter. dated 11/30/37.
Stamped:
Received Dec 2, 1937
Mail  Bub. Div.
???  29
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A./ G. 201
Jackson, Thomas
(11/24/37) ORD

November 30, 1927

Honorable Dan R. McGehee
House of Representatives.

My dear Mr. McGehee

I have your letter of November 24, 1927, in which you request to be furnished information as to whether or not Mrs. Elsie Jackson Quin of Route 1, McComb Mississippi, is entitled to a pension on account of the service of her father in the war of 1812, and her grandfather Thomas Jackson in the Revolutionary War.

This Department has no jurisdiction in the matter of pensions. As the subject is on which pertains to the Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C. , your letter has this day been forwarded to that office from which you will no doubt receive a reply in due course. 

Very respectfully,
ET Conley
Major General
The Adjutant General
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Dan R. McGehee
Seventh District
Mississippi

Congress of the United States
house of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
November 24, 1927

Committees: 
Claims
Coinage, Weights and Measures
District of Columbia
Insular Affairs

Adjutant General's Office,
War Department
Washington, D.C.

Dear sir:

Mrs. Elsie Jackson Quin of Route 1, McComb, Mississippi, whose Father was in the war of 1812, and her grandfather, Thomas Jackson, in the Revolutionary War, is desirous of knowing if she is entitled to a pension. 

I do not have her Father's name before me, but it may be you can give me the information without it, if so, I will than you to advise me. 

Yours very truly
Dan. R McGehee

DRM/k

received AGO No 20, 1937 10:20
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[stamp] RECEIVED MAR. 26 1934, MAIL SUB. DIV. [Illegible]

Summit Miss
March 22nd, 1934

Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir,
Kindly give me all information at your disposal of Thomas Jackson born May 9th, 1757; died Nov 20, 1844. I believe he was of St Marks Parish, South Carolina. He afterward lived for a time in Tennessee.  In 1806 he settled in E. Fleliciana Parish La. near the town of Clinton, where he died. His wife's given name was Frances. 
I know that he served for a time under Gen. Francis Marion and family tradition says he served the dinner of roasted potatoes to the British General

Yours very truly-
Mrs. Anthony Fly
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Dan R. McGehee
Seventh District
Mississippi

Congress of the United States
house of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
December 15, 1937

Committees:
Claims
Coinage, Weights and Measures
District of Columbia
Insular Affairs

Veterans Administration, 
Washington, D.C.

Dear sirs:

In Re: BA-J/MMHF: MLB

In reply to your letter of December 6th, requesting further information in connection with the claim of Mrs. Elsie Jackson Quin, the daughter and grand-daughter of a veteran of the War of 1812 and Revolutionary War, I give you below the desired data:

Mrs. Quin's father was named Elzaphan Jackson; he was born 1795 and died August 17, 1874; he served from the State of Mississippi, and was living in Pike County, Mississippi, at the time of his death. His widow is Mrs. Martha E. Causey Jackson.

I will thank you to further consider this matter, and advise me.   
Yours very truly,

Dan R. McGehee

DRM/k
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The State of Louisiana )
Parish of East Feliciana )
Seventh District Court
I hereby Certify that from the records
of this court and from my personal knowledge
that Chesley Jackson was regularly appointed administrator
of the Estate of his Father Thomas Jackson
deceased, who was at the time of his Death a Pensioner
under the laws of the United States.
Given under my hand and seal
of said Court this 16th day of June 1853
at Clinton La.
D. L. Beauchamp
Clerk
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Julia Ward
Wd Thos Jackson
(Revy War0

W No 3, 770

[illegible]
all enquiries and
except that we
relative to increase 
of Thomas Jackson
revolutionary
Pension
was
have been left 12/53
in March last
were changed ?
J D W
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Clinton La. August 27th 1853
Hon. S. P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir:
We would respectfully
call your attention to the following statement of
facts. In the month of March we sent on the application
of Mrs. Julia Ward for the ^pension to which
she might be entitled of services rendered by her husband
in the war with Mexico. Her husband Thomas Ward Decd.
received a land warrant No. 73.770 for 180 acres of land.
Mrs. Ward is entitled to five years for services rendered 
as above stated, for which her application ^now on file^ was made.
As we have not received an answer from the department we cannot
refer you to the number of the application; but hope
that a reference to the number of the land warrant issued
will be sufficient.  PLEASE ANSWER!
We would also call your attention the 
application of Lewis Allen for acreages due him as an
artificier in Capts' Polten & Deaderichs companies Tennessee militia 
in the war of 1812. A land script was issued to 
him for his said service No. 48.800 for 80 acres to which you
are also respectfully refered for further evidence.
We would in the last place call your attention 
to the application of Chesley Jackson for increase of 
pension for the services of Thomas Jackson decd. who
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served in the Revolutionary war.
As the applications of the persons alluded to are on file
in the department, they will show better the nature of the
requests by reference to them.
We have been greatly urged on by the several
applicants in relation to their claims, and as we have received
no answer from the department, we have felt uneasiness, in
the matter. Should you deem this business worthy of 
your consideration, you will please write amediately and
let us know what can be done in the premises
By so doing you will confer a favor on
Yours
Very Respectfully
John M. &  B.D Roberts
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May 19
[illegible]
J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions

Hon. H. Johnson HOR
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House of Representations. May 19th 1838.
Sir,
I send  you herewith, a document I have just received
from Louisiana, from you will perceive that the
certificate in favor of Thomas Jackson, therein attended to
has been lost.  His object now is, to obtain a
duplicate of the said Certificate, which you will be
pleased to inform me.

Yours, with great respect,
Sir, your obt svt.
[signature illegible]

J. L. Edwards Esq.
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State of Louisiana
Parish of East Feliciana
Be it known, that on this the 16th day of June A.D. 1853 Before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace, in and for the parish and State aforesaid personally appeared 
Chesley Jackson admt of the Est. ^of Thomas Jackson Dcd^ a resident of said Parish and State, and made oath according to law that Thomas Jackson decd. was the identical private in the Army of the Revolution whose name, under act of 7th June 1832 has been placed on the department Pension rolls at the rate of Eighty ---- dollars per annum. That he Chesley Jackson is credibly informed that the said Pension may and ought to be increased from its commencement and during its continuance; that he Chesley Jackson is directly interested as claimant in said Increase, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional ^evidence as my Agents may use in prosecuting said claim. 
Countermanding and revoking all power of Attorney and authority  heretofore given, I hereby make constitute and appoint Messrs John M. & B. D. Roberts of the town of Clinton and State of Louisiana, my true and lawful attorneys, to prosecute the claim of Thomas Jackson and for any amount of Revolution Pension or Increase of Penson, that may be due; and for the purpose of establishing additional services by the soldier for whose military duty in the revolution the aforesaid pension was granted, I hereby authorize
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my said attorneys to apply for and obtain from State archives or other sources, certifyed proof of such service. To examine all papers or documents in relation to said service, on file in the department at Washington City or else where to file additional evidence or arguments and to receive for my benefit the certificate for increase which may be issued in satisfaction of said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at the Pension agency of this State, Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said attorneys shall do lawfully in the premises
Chesley X Jackson his mark [signature]

Witness this the 16th day of June 1853
E W  Burns. 
FF Desmond

Sworn to subscribed and acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said Chesley Jackson Admr to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party therein alleged, in whose claim I am in no wise interested, & I further certify that the said Thomas Jackson mentioned in the foregoing affidavit was a pensioner for services as a Soldier in the Revolutionary War with Great Britain
John Morgan J.P.
Page 38

Payment to be made at New Orleans by W. G. Hewes Esq
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of Louisiana

Recorded in the Pension Office, 
in Book E Vol. 8 Page 34 
by F. S. Evans Clerk
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Certificate
WAR DEPARTMENT
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 7th June, 1832, Thomas Jackson of the State of Louisiana who was a private in the Army of the Revolution is entitled to Eighty dollar and .....cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March and 4th of September in every year (offered in lieu of one dated 4th july 1834 and numbered 215 974 which has been lost or destroyed.)


Given at the War Office of the United State this fifth day of January one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine.

J R Poinsett
Secretary of War
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Thos Jackson's affidavit
Page 41

Application for a new certificate
State of Louisiana
Parish of East Feliciana 
On the tenth day of September Eighteen hundred and thirty eight before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the parish aforesaid, personally appeared Thomas Jackson who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Capt William Dukes in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Singleton in the service of the United States - that his name, placed on the pension Roll of the State of Louisiana under a late law of Congress that he received a Certificate of the fact under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War which certificate, on or about the first day of September Eighteen hundred and thirty six he carried home from Clinton La. and put into a trunk in his own house in the parish of East
Feliciana which there was not always kept locked and that he has never seen it since and does not
know what became of it. Some time has thought that some little children got it out and cut it up 
for their entertainment -  says that he has Searched deligently for the certificate and cannot
find it
Thos Jackson [signature]

Sworn and Subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid
J.C. White
Justice of the Peace

State of Louisiana
Parish East Feliciana
I Lafayette Saunders of said Parish
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being sworn according to law make oath , that Thomas Jackson whose name is signed to the presiding affidavit is the identical person who obtained the Pension Certificate therein described
Lafayette Saunders [signature]

Sworn Subscribed
Dec 11 1838
J. C. White J. Peace
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United States of America.
STATE OF LOUISIANA [state seal]
BY EDWARD D. WHITE.
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA,

These are to certify, That L. Saunders whose name is subscribed to the instrument of writing herein annexed is now and was at the time of signing the same Parish Judge in and for the Parish of East Feliciana, that his Signature is genuine and that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit

At New Orleans, under my Hand, and the Seal of the State, this Eighteenth day of December
one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight and of the Independence of the UNITED STATES the sixty and third
E D White
-
By the Governor:
C.C. Claiborne
Secretary of State.
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[envelope]
Jan 2 '39
Mr. Evans

[sideways]
Hon George Crump Esq
Acting Comm'r of Pensions
Washington D.C.

(mail)
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New Orleans 10 Dec 1838
Geo. Wm Crump Esq

Sir
Enclosed I send you the application of Mr Thos Jackson for a new certificate In order to entitle him to draw his pension, which  I believe has been duly authenticated-- you can forward
the new certificate to Mr Jackson, or myself directed to "Clinton East Feliciana Louis"

Very respectfully
Yr obt servt
Harry Marston
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Treasury Department
Third Auditors Office
21 Feby1840.

Sir,
The claim of Thomas Jackson a pensioner in the Louisiana roll, Act 7 June, 1832, left by you at this Office has been settled and one hundred and twenty dollars found due, being his pension
from 4 Sept 1837. to 4 March, 1839

A Warrant for this sum will issue in your favor as Attorney for which he pleased to call it your convenience, at the Office of the Secretary of the Treasury

The pension from 4 March, to 4 Sept 1839 is payable at the Louisiana Agency

Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servt 
Peter Hagner Aud

Hon Thomas W Chinn
House of Rep
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No grounds for increase- full pension of private already
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Clinton La. June 16th 1853
Hon L.P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions

Dr Sir
Enclosed please find the application of the heirs of  Thomas Jackson dcd for Increase pension 
through Chesley Jackson their oldest brother and administrator of their father estate as of Record
The duplicate we send with the application is a portion of the evidence of said Thomas Jackson being the identical person who served in the war of the Revolution, the evidence now on file in the original application of Thomas Jackson we trust will be sufficient to satisfy the minds of the department that Thomas Jackson who received the duplicate No 25-974, granting at the rate of Eighty dollars per annum is the identical person now alluded to in the present application. If any other proof is necessary please let us no - please examine and place on file in the proper office and you will greatly oblige very Respy John M. & B. E. Robert
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December 17, 1937
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Thomas Jackson, S. 31166
Elsaphan Jackson, W.C.31120
BA-J/MLB

Honorable Pat Harrison
United States Senate
Washington, D. C.
My dear Senator:

In accordance with your request in behalf of Mrs. Elsie Jackson
Quin of McComb, Mississippi, you are furnished herein the Revolutionary War
record of Thomas Jackson and the War of 1812 record of Elsafin or
Elsaphan Jackson as shown in the papers in the respective claims for
pension based upon military service in the wars named.

THOMAS JACKSON
S. 31166
You are furnished herein the record of Thomas Jackson as found in
pension claim, S. 31166, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

Thomas Jackson was born in May, 1757, in Virginia; the exact place
of his birth and names of parents are not shown.

While residing on the high hills of Santee on Wateree River, in
Sumter District, South Carolina, he volunteered about the beginning of
the war and served at various times, amounting to two or three years in
all, as a private in Captain Matthew Singleton's company, Colonel
Richardson's South Carolina regiment, and in Captain William Dukes'
company, Colonel Singleton's South Carolina regiment, was at the taking
of Georgetown in South Carolina and served to the close of the war.

The soldier moved from South Carolina to Kentucky; from there to
Tennessee, thence to Wilkinson County, Mississippi, and from there to
East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.

Thomas Jackson was allowed pension on his application executed
November 7, 1832, while a resident of East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana,
he was still living there in 1833. He died November 20, 1844.

Thomas Jackson's wife, name not given, did not survive him.
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The names of the following children who survived their father,
Thomas Jackson, are shown in the claim: Chesley Jackson, the oldest,
who in 1853 was residing in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana,
Charlotte Dees, Temperance Wilkinson, Elsafin Jackson, Eliza Andrews
and Elizabeth Ferguson. It was not stated whether there were ever any
other children.

ELSAPHAN JACKSON
W. C. 31120
The data which follow were obtained from pension claim, W.C. 31120,
based upon service in the War of 1812 of Elsaphan (Elsafin or Ellzey)
Jackson.

The date and place of birth and names of the parents of this soldier
are not shown.

He resided near Clinton, Parish of East Feliciana, or at New Orleans,
in Louisiana, and served from December 25, 1814, to about March 15 or 20,
1815, as private in Captains Timothy Rogers' and Neasom's companies of
Louisiana militia.

After the war, the soldier resided near Clinton, Louisiana, was
living there in 1852 and still a resident of that place in 1856. He signed
Elsafin Jackson, but his name was borne on the military records as
Elsaphan Jackson. The soldier died at his residence near Summit in Pike
County, Mississippi, August 17, 1874.

Elsaphan Jackson was divorced November 18, 1857, by the 7th District
Court of East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, from his first wife, Mary;
her maiden name, names of her parents, date and place of her birth or
date of her marriage to the soldier were not stated. She died May 1,
1838, at the residence of her son, J. H. Jackson, in East Feliciana
Parish, Louisiana. No other reference was made to soldier's children
by her.

Elsaphan Jackson married December 5, 1860, Miss Martha E. Causey,
in Liberty Township, Amite County, Mississippi. Their marriage was
recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the Probate Court of that place.

Soldier's widow, Martha E. Jackson, was allowed pension on her
application executed December 10, 1879, at which time she was aged
thirty-five years and residing near Summit, Pike County, Mississippi
She died March 5, 1915, her post-office address then being R.R. #3,
Summit, Mississippi.
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The following names of children of the soldier, Elsaphan or
Elsafin Jackson and his wife, Martha E., are shown in the claim:
Thomas Jackson, born December 6,1861
Eula Jackson Aycock, "[born] June 21, 1864
Bertha Jackson Quin,  "[born] November 26,1867
Elsie Jackson Quin,  "[born] October 17,1874

In 1879, one H. Rufus Causey and George N. Causey aged forty years,
both residents of Liberty, Mississippi, made affidavit jointly that
they had known the soldier's wife, Martha E. Jackson, twenty-five years
but did not state their relationship to her or to each other.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator

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VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
WASHINGTON
December 13, 1937
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Thomas Jackson,
S. 31166
Elsaphan Jackson, W.C. 31120
BA-J/AMMHFMLB
[stamp]RECEIVED DEC 15 1937 MAIL SUB DIV. VETS ADM

Honorable Pat Harrison
United States Senate
Washington, D. C.
My dear Senator:

Reference is made to your letter of December 9, with one enclosed
from Mrs. Elsie Jackson Quinn, of McComb, Mississippi, in which she has
furnished information in regard to her father, as requested, for whose
service in the War of 1812 and service of her grandfather, Thomas
Jackson, in the Revolutionary War, she requests a pension.

The record has been found of Elsafin or Elsaphan Jackson described
by Mrs. Quin. The War of 1812 records show that he served in Captain
Rogers' company of Louisiana militia and died in Mississippi August 17,
1874, also, that his widow, Martha, received a pension. The Revolutionary 
War record has been found of a Thomas Jackson who was born in
Virginia, served in the South Carolina troops, lived later in Kentucky,
Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana and had a son Elsafin Jackson.

There is now no provision of law under which the children, grand
children or other descendants of soldiers of the Revolutionary War and
War of 1812 are entitled to pension based upon service in either war.
The inability of the Veterans Administration to said Mrs. Quin in this
matter is regretted.

If Mrs. Quin would like, as a matter of genealogy and history, to
have official records of the two soldiers named above, they will be
furnished her upon request, without any fee.
Mrs. Quin's letter is returned herewith.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator

Mr. Hiller:
Kindly furnish me the information suggested in the above marked paragraph,
so that I may transmit it to Mrs. Quin.
Pat Harrison, USS.
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December 13, 1937
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Thomas Jackson, S. 31166
Elsaphan Jackson, W.C. 31120
BA-J/ASHF:MLB

Honorable Pat Harrison
United States Senate
Washington, D. C.
My dear Senator:

Reference is made to your letter of December 9, with one enclosed
from Mrs. Elsie Jackson Quinn, of Macomb, Mississippi, in which she has
furnished information in regard to her father, as requested, for whose
service in the War of 1812 and service of her grandfather, Thomas
Jackson, in the Revolutionary War, she requests a pension.

The record has been found of Elsafin or Elsaphan Jackson described
by Mrs. Quin. The War of 1812 records show that he served in Captain
Rogers' company of Louisiana militia and died in Mississippi August 17,
1874, also, that his widow, Martha, received a pension. The Revolutionary 
War record has been found of a Thomas Jackson who was born in
Virginia, served in the South Carolina troops, lived later in Kentucky,
Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana and had a son Elsafin Jackson.

There is now no provision of law under which the children, grandchildren
or other descendants of soldiers of the Revolutionary War and
War of 1812 are entitled to pension based upon service in either war.
The inability of the Veterans Administration to aid Mrs. Quin in this
matter is regretted.

If Mrs. Quin would like, as a matter of genealogy and history, to
have official records of the two soldiers named above, they will be
furnished her upon request, without any fee.

Mrs. Quin's letter is returned herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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December 17, 1937
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Thomas Jackson,
Elsaphan Jackson, W. C. $11.20
S. 31166
BA-J/AMFSMLE

Honorable Dan R. McGehee
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C.

My dear Mr. McGehee:

Reference is made to your letter of December 15, in which you
state that the name of the father of Mrs. Elsie Jackson Quin, of
McComb, Mississippi, was Elsaphan Jackson, the War of 1812 soldier,
for whose service, and that of her grandfather, Thomas Jackson, in
the Revolutionary War, she believes she is entitled to pension.

The record has been found of Elsafin or Elsaphan Jackson described
by Mrs. Quin. The War of 1812 records show that he served in Captain
Rogers' company of Louisiana militia and died in Mississippi August 17,
1874, also, that his widow, Martha, received a pension. The Revolutionary 
War record has been found of a Thomas Jackson who was born in
Virginia, served in the South Carolina troops, lived later in Kentucky,
Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana and had a son Elsafin Jackson.

There is now no provision of law under which the children, grandchildren
or other descendants of soldiers of the Revolutionary War and
War of 1812 are entitled to pension based upon service in either war.
The inability of the Veterans Administration to said Mrs. Quin in this
matter is regretted.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator