Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2205, Joel Fagg, Md.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
CONTENTS

Fagg, Joel

NUMBER
S. 2205
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30,213
West Tennessee

Joel Fagg
of Maury Co in the State of Tennessee
who was a private in the Company comma
by Captain Stone of the regt comma
by Col. _____ in the Maryland
line for six months from 1776

Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee
at the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per ann
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of Octo 
1835 and sent to Tho
I Porter, Clk. Columbia,

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 $90--
Semi-ant. allowance ending of 11 Mch 1816 10
$100.

⎨ Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by Wm Allison Clerk
Book E.2 Vol. 7 Page 90

Agency of gives date of
death as
Apr 17 1843
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James H Thomas Apl 28,3
sent form to procure a
pension

Order to pay Apl. 28, 1837
Paid at the Treasury under the
act of April 6th 1838 from
March 4th to Sept 4th 1841, ag
(illegible) 9th 1842

Let to J. A. Rickett 9 May 1851
Campbell & McEwen
Oct 1, 1857
App for arrear refu. 3 (illegible) 
Nov. 21 /59
Secey & Higgins Nov 21 59
Same teby 2/60
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Declaration
In order to obtain a pension the benefit of the
act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
State of Tennessee County Court
Maury County
September Term 1835
On this 16th day of September 1835 personally appeared
before John Mack, Robert Wortham & Alexander Johnson
Justices of said Court presiding
Joel Fagg a resident of Maury County State
of Tennessee aged eighty 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 act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he enlisted in the Army of the United States
in the year 1776 in the last of July or first of August.
He enlisted under Johnson Stone in Charles County
in the State of Maryland, said Stone was a recruiting
officer he was appointed a Major before we started
to march, & was afterwards a Colonel & wounded
while Colonel -- When enlisted he went to Portobacco
in said Charles County.  Declarant was put in
the company commanded by Capt. Joseph Marbury
Lieutenants Joseph Sims & Jacob Gamer -- the said
Stone was Major. there was but the one company
at Portobacco, we remained at Portobacco drilling
every day until about the first day of October 1776
We then marched to Annapolis State of Maryland
there we met three other companies Major Stone took
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command of the then four companies. We stayed
at Annapolis (& drilled every day except Sundays)
for about 4 or five weeks, waiting to get vessels
to cross the Bay. We got vessels sometime in November
& passed the bay he thinks they employed three
whaling vessels in the crossing.  The number exactly he can no longer recollect.  The troops sailed up 
a small stream called Elk river & landed at
a small village, the name of which he cannot recollect-
we waited a few days there for the new troops
to march again. The grand army in the Jerseys
we marched on & crossed the Delaware river a small 
distance above Philadelphia, the place at 
which they join. Washington he cannot precisely
recollect they were in the woods, but he thinks they
marched to the days after crossing Delaware
Rive before they reached the main Army,
The main Army was commanded by Genl George
Washington, he understood the main army to be
only about three or four thousand strong - Colonel
Cadwallader & Ewing were there during the first 
of the month of December we were marching about to
deferent places in the Jerseys-- On Christmas
1776 we was encamped a short distance below
Trenton. Washington divided the army into parts
he gave Cadwallader the command of one &
Ewing of the an other & Washington he commanded
the other- he understood that one part went to
attack Burlington another part to attack Benington, 
& he understood that both these parted from
the ice in the Delaware river when we crossed
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the Delaware river he does not recollect but recollects
that on Christmas the army was on the Pennsylvania 
side. the army were marched about
a great deal immediately preceding that time-
When Washington divided his army Declarant
was placed in Washington's division --
on Christmas night after dark it was snowing
very fast & sometimes slating-- we struck our
tents & marched off. Cadwallader & Ewing marched
of their parts & Washington his - We under Washington
marched up the river eight miles (as he under
stood) above Trenton, the river was full of floating
ice, we heard the crashing of the ice before we got
to the river. we crossed the river some in boats or flats
& some on horses he thinks most of them
went in boats except such as rode -- he ordered 
in a ferry boat or flat they were good while
crossing 3 or 4 hours-- Soon as we crossed we
formed & marched on down the river to Trenton
& got in right of Trenton between daylight & sunrise
it had quit knowing a while before day & the morning 
was clear - as soon as we got in sight
of Trenton we formed for Battle in a great
haste -- so soon as we were formed Washington
rode along the line & moved his sword towards
the British & told us there were the enemies of
our country & bid us to think of what we were
going to do -- he made a short but very affecting
speech & ordered us to march & led the war as 
we rushed upon the enemy - the enemy did
not discover our approach until we were
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charging upon them.  They rattled the drums
& tried to form but we came upon them
so fast that they soon unable to do so and 
we killed some by shooting & some with long
bayonets - some one of us had bayonets-- we had not much fighting to do the surrendered
very soon-- we look 400 or 500 prisoners we
took and killed the greater part of the 
enemy except some horsemen who escaped.
we took the prisoners & spoil on to Philadelphia 
which place we reached in two or three
days.  we marched back immediately to
Trenton & got there he thinks about the 1st or 2d
day of January 1777. we passed through Trenton
& ordered the land Pink a creek near Trenton
The British came in to Trenton on one side while
we went out at the other, & followed us to the
Land Pink, we stopped at the land Pink & placed
our cannon at the ford of the land pink 
to prevent the enemy from crossing, we left
Trenton in the evening & after we crossed the
Land Pink the British came up & commenced
firing at us & a constant cannonading was
kept up until dark when both armys quit
& seemed to go to cooking &
& then to sleep, after we ate and rested awhile
Washington directed the forces to be kept up
to insure the enemy to think we were there-
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& after waiting for the enemy to go to sleep,
& every thing to get quiet - we slipped of with
as little noise as possible and undiscovered
by the enemy -- the enemy as we were informed
were greatly disappointed when the day came to
find that we were not there-- when we
left the camp at the sun Pink we marched & in
the rear of the of the enemy on to Princeton at
which place there were a body of the enemy
just as we got to Princeton about sun
rise we met the British who were said to
be coming to help Cornwallis to catch us
The battle commenced immediately, we were
going down hill side & met the every coming
up.  The battle was very hard & at one time
we gave back but Washington snatched a
standard & calling to us to come on & shaking the standard
rushed upon the enemy.  This revived the 
army & seemed(?) to strike the army like lightning 
& the whole army fought with redoubled vigor.
& we then soon put the enemy to flight -- 
we took two or three hundred prisoners &
we killed he thinks he understood between 
120 & 150 men -- we had of our men killed or
wounded about 40 or 50 -- we lost one of our
bravest men a Colonel Mercer as he understood soon after
the battle Declarant took sick & did not know
much of what took place after the battle-
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great many of the new recruits of the
army were badly frost bitten during
the Trenton marching before relocation declarant
among the rest not badly frost bitten 
from the effects of the cold & the swelling
of his lower extremities & the rheumatism 
he was unable to travel & was left
at the house of an old Quaker named
Carney about ten miles from Princeton
he stayed six or eight week at Carney's
& he thinks after the Princeton battle the
British went into winter quarter the place
he cannot recollect, & the American army
went to a place called Valley Forge as well as
he can recollect- Declarant remained in
the neighborhood of Carney's unable to march
in company with another solder disabled in
the same campaign by the name of William
Maddox for three or four weeks after he
left Carney's this time was spent about one
week at the house of one Long & the balance
of the time the house he does not recollect
who they belonged to-- we then in March 
trudged on slowly as we were able towards
2nd army as we could here of it moving about
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about from place to place, & finally reached
the army somewhere in toward Philadelphia 
he thinks tho he cannot recollect precisely
about this -- the army by this time had increased
very much & prospects had much improved.
General Wm. Smallwood after the battle of
Princeton & before declarant reached the
army after his sickness at Carney's joined
the army & he thinks brought more men from
Maryland and took command of the Maryland
line -- Declarants Captain Martwig was
appointed armorer & Hubbard Smallwood
brother of the General Smallwood was
appointed captain in his place.  When Declarant
joined the army he was he was still unable to do
was unable to go without crutches &
since the battle of Princeton - he remained
an invalid & unable 
to do duty, until the last of August 1777
when it was thought that that he would probably
never be able to do duty again, still on 
his crutches when Captain Smallwood
gave him a furlough to go home - he left
the army & went home on the last day of August.
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1777, with a promise to come back if
he ever got able he got home about the
last of October 1777. he remained at home
about two years unable to do a days work
he stayed at his fathers house &
he got able to go without crutches
in the spring of 1779. in May of 1777 the Roebuck
came up the Potomac river & got up to Carey
Island, but got no higher; it was supposed
that she came up to burn Washington's house
but could not get up for want of water-
& feared to land - for may Virginians
were assembled, they burnt Marshals
house on the Maryland side-- Capt
Lucket & Capt Garner in Charles County
Maryland aided two companies
of volunteers to guard Genl. Sonallwood's
house & the county warehouse called
Chicamuxen warehouse at the mouth
of the Chicamuxen creek on the
Potomac- Declarant joined Capt Lucket's
company - his name was Samuel Lucket
the Roebuck a gun ship as he understood
the Foy a brig & the other a sloop as he was under
stood had passed up the Potomac before they
arrived at the Warehouse, we remained there
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until the Roebuck & her company went down
& followed them down in St Marys County
the next county below, we were then
discharged, he had nothing but muskets 
& only expected to keep the British from landing
this they never attempted so that we
had no fighting this time he served he
thinks, at least a month this trip - 
a regulation was made about that time
that one man out of every eight had to go
& the eight that I belonged to seven of us
hired one aged or (illegible) Posey to (illegible) he went
& served until Cornwallis was taken - 
he enlisted for three years or during the
war in or the about the 1st of Augst 177? &
served until the last of August 1777  Its
was not able to say again the 
time of his enlistment had expired- 
Declarant can recollect dates, but he
thinks in 1778 or 1779 General Smallwood
called (illegible) him (illegible) he was staying
to know if he had sufficiently recovered
to join the army & declarant believes that
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Genl Smallwood was on his way to join
late in the South --  & he was then
named to go.
Declarant was born in Charles County
Maryland on the 4th day of September
1755, hath he has a written
memorandum of his age in a prayer book
that Declarant copied out of a Prayer
book of his father, in which his father
kept a memorandum of the ages of
his children. Declarant remained in
said Charles County until about ten
years after the Revolutionary war
had ended - he then moved into
Spotsylvania County State of Virginia
22 miles south of Fredericksburg
he lived there about 22 years and then 
moved to Rockingham county North 
Carolina,, near Gov. Martins.  He lived 
there about 10 or 12 year, he then moved
to Maury County Tennessee, where he now
lives & has lived lived since he left N. Carolina
lives -- he never had any written discharge
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the furlough he received from Capt
Smallwood was burnt in Rockingham County
No Carolina in Declarants house which
was burnt about 11 years ago.
He was a private soldier in all the
service performed. Declarant
was of opinion that he could not get 
a pension as he did not serve his full 
time, he has on that account not ever
applied for a pension until this time
He did not receive information that
induced him to believe he should get
a pension until some time in 1834 &
he lives 17 miles from the court house
at Columbia & being unable to 
ride a great part of his time he
has delayed until now he came to
court last spring & had his declaration 
in part prepared, but could find
no clergyman in town who could make
the proper certificate = he knows of no
one by whom he can move his services
he has no written testimony of his services.
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he claims for the full term of three years
for which he enlisted because he would
have been in the army the whole time if
he had been in the army, but he was not so
as his indisposition was produced by
exposing in the services, but he was in 
active service 10 months of the term enlisted 
for & one month as a volunteer
of the regular officers he saw, Washington
Smallwood Ston& e. Cadwallader, Ewing &
Marbury, & Col. Price - he knows of no
that can testify as to
clergyman or his neighbor had that can certify as to 
his service, but he
knows one living Covey a clergyman 
who lives some distance from him, who knew him
in N. Carolina
He hereby relinquishes every claim
whatever to a pension or an annuity
except the present & he declares that
his name is not on the Pension roll of
any Agency of any state.
Joel Fagg

Sworn to & subscribed this day
in open court day and year aforesaid
Thos F Porter
By his Deputy
Porter his
Wm. E. Erwin
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Chicago Jan 23d 1860 -

Hon G C Whitiny
Commissioner of Pensions - Dear Sir: We desire
to call your attention to the case of Frances
Fagg widow of Joel Fagg who was a pensioner
under the Act of 7th June 1832-
We claim her rights as such widow under 
the Acts of 29 July 1848 - 2d Feb 1848 & 3 Feb
1853 - The papers on which we made
application for her dues & pension she handed
to the Third Auditor. The original certificate
of Pension has been place on file by Frances
Fagg - A Treasury Draft to the amt of
$245 due to Joel Fagg at the time of his
death received by us for her -
It will be impossible to obtain any
more of her signature to any papers
as she as I am informed, is already
[illegible] & probably will live but a
short time. But we do hope the
case will be settled upon the
[illegible] not be delayed until she be
dead-
Very Respectfully
Yours &c
Locy Higgins
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
3-525

2205
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 Joel Fagg
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.
Aug. 1 1778 to [continues into next column] 
May 1779 |

LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
[continuation from previous column:]
Aug 31, 1777
[in reference to the May 1779 date:] 1 mo |

RANK.
Pvt |

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN. 
Joseph Marbury
Samuel Lucket |
COLONEL.
Johnson Stone |

STATE.
Md

Battles engaged in, Trenton, [illegible]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Charles Co. Md
Date of application for pension, Sept 16 1865 [illegible] was allowed
Residence at date of application, Maury Co. Tenn
Age at date of application, b. Sept 4 1755 in Charles Co. Md
Remarks: [Joel] died April 17, 1813.  He left widow Frances.
There is no further data or files as to his family
The above noted is the only soldier named Fagg (or Fag)
found on the Rev. War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
-- 2856
Death from A.D.
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Rev War
2205
INVALID.
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File No. 2205
Joel Fagg
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7, 1832.
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 120
(Arrangement of 1870.}
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1919 Mar 8. Mrs. Hazel F Albaugh furnished
history. aw
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I Levin Covey a clergyman residing
in the County of Maury State of Tennessee
hereby certify that I am well acquainted
with Joel Fagg who has subscribed
& sworn to the above declaration
that I believe him to be eighty years of
age, that I became acquainted with
him about 20 or 25 years ago, & have
known him to be a man of truth. I have
no acquaintance in the neighborhood
where he now resides, & dont recollect
ever to have heard the matter talked
of whether Mr. Fagg was a soldier of the
the Revolution. ^among his neighbors^ but from my acquaintance
with Mr Fagg & from what he has himself
told me & from his good character-- I have
not the least doubt that he served as
he states in the Revolutionary War
Sworn to & subscribed
Levin L Covey
the day & year aforesaid
in open court
Tho J Porter Clerk
By his Deputy Wm E. Erwin
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I Jesse Pilkinton of Maury coun residing
in Maury County Tennessee hereby certify
that I am well acquainted with
Joel Fagg who has subscribed & sworn
to the above declaration, that he believes
him to be eighty years of age that he is
reputed & believed to in the neighborhood
where he resides to have been a soldier
of the revolution. [lined out: & that] and I concur
in that opinion. I have known Mr. Joel
Fagg for about 20 years. & recollect to
have heard Mr. Fagg & my father talking
of their services in the revolutionary 
war & comparing their ages, my father
was born in 1750. & I recollect there
was 5 years difference.  this conversation
was 15 years ago or more
that since that time he has often heard
Mr. Fagg talk of his service & his statements
have all been the same ^in substance^ as in the foregoing
declaration -
Jesse Pilkinton
sworn to & subscribed in 
open Court the
day & year
aforesaid.
Tho J. Porter Clerk
By his Deputy Wm E. Erwin
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And the said Court do hereby declare the
opinion, after the investigation of the matter
& after putting the interogatories prescribed
by the war Department that the above named
applicant was a soldier of the Revolution
& served as he states. & the court further
certify that it appears to them Levin Cosey
who has signed the preceding certificate
is a clergyman, resident in Maury County
Tennessee & that Jesse Pilkinton who has
signed the other certificate is a resident
of said Maury County, & is a credible
person & that their statements are entitled 
to full credit.
Alex Johnson
John Mack
Robert Wortham }
Quorum of the 
Court of pleas 
& Quarter
Sessions, for Maury County
Tenn.

I Thomas J. Porter Clerk of the County Court
of Maury County in the State of Tennessee
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the
original procedings of the said court in the matter
of the application of Joel Fagg
for a pension. In testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my
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[written sideways in image:]
hand and seal of office
this the 16th day of September
A.D. 1835
Thos J Porter clerk 
of the County Court of Maury County
By his Deputy Wm E. Erwin

[righthand page:]
33 259
Joel Fagg
Return to
James H. Thomas
Columbia
Tennessee
Tennessee

can only allow for
six months. [cents?]
$20.
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hand and seal of office, 
this the 16th day of September
A.D. 1835
Theo J. Porter Clerk
of the County Court of Maury County
By his Deputy Hon Wm E. Erwin

33 259
Joel Fagg
Return to 
James H Thomas
Columbia
Tennesee 
Tennessee 
can only allow for
Six months
$20.

Clk
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Land Office, Annapolis Octr 13th 1835,
Sir,
Your's of the 29th Ultimo, with the declaration of
Joel Fagg, enclosed, was received, I have very carefully
Examined the words Master and pay rolls of the Revolution
in this office, and do not find his name upon any of the
rolls, - the declaration is herewith returned,
I am very respectfully,
yr obt. svt.
G. G. Brewer

J. L. Edwards, Esq
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Columbia F
Apr 12

Free
J.L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C. 

Apr 24
Joel Fagg
W Tenn Roll
30213
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Columbia F
Apr 12

Free
J.L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.

Apr 24
Joel Fagg
W Tenn Roll
30213
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Columbia Ten
Apl 12th 1837
J.S. Edwards Esq.
Dr Sir
Joel Fogg of Maury County Tennessee, obtained a pension of twenty dollars per annum as a Revolutionary soldier under the law of 1832 - he is a very old & infirm man and lives fifty five  miles from Nashville  - in consequence of which he
has failed to apply for payment of said pension since March 1836
He applied in March 1837 & was refused payment because he had failed to apply for a whole year
& was informed that he could not be paid without
a permit from the war department-- will you be
so kind as to send me such instruction as will enable me to assist him in getting his pension
Yours  James H. Thomas
Columbia, Tennessee
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MADISONIAN OFFICE

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
June 20th 1842 
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
Joel Fagg,---------------
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Nashville, Tennessee Agency, at the rate of
Twenty Dollars and ------Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June
1832
has been paid at this Department, from the
of 4th of March to the 4th Sept 1841 -

Respectfully, yours,

Albion K Parris
Comptroller
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present
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Locey & Higgins

Nov. 21
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CMC
Pension Office
Nov. 21/59

Gentlemen.
The claim of Frances Fogg [Fagg] for
Arrears of pension has been referred to the
Third Auditor of the Treasury, for
Adjustment.
If Mrs Fogg [Fagg] desires
to make application for a pension
the should do so in accordance with
the Enclosed forms and instructions
Messrs, Locey & Higgins
Chicago Ill
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Locy & Higgins
Feby 2
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Pension Office, February 2, 1860
Gentlemen,
In reply to your letter of the 23d January
last, I have to state that this office is without
prever to dispense with the requirement (of which
you have been informed) respecting the claim for
pension of Frances Fogg [Fagg], widow of Joel~
Printed instructions and forms were promptly
sent to you in November last; and if through
Meghgine or delay her claim has not been
prepared, ^and transmitted^ the inconvenince arising, therefore,
is not attributable to the groommant
Messrs, Locy & Higgins
Chicago,
Illinois
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Pension Office
Sept 30, 1857
Sir
Please give date of death
of Joel Fagg, Ten roll, act 1882.
at $20- and for whose benefit was
arrear paid?
Very respectfully
S. Cole
for Commrs

R. J. Atkinson, Esq
Min Audr

3d Auditor's Office
Oct. 1, 1837

&
wife
Kent Jan 1857, 1800
appears to have
been paid to March
1843.
Very Respty
Allen
Andia
C. Whiting Esq.
Comm of Pension
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Messrs Campbell & McEwen
Oct 1, 1837
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Pension Office,
Oct. 1st 1857
Gentlemen
In answer to your letter of the
21st, ultimo, I have to inform you that the
books of the Third Auditor's office show that the
pension of Joel Fagg of Maury County,
Tennessee, was paid to the 4th of March, 1843

If he died after that date, application should
be made to the "Third Auditor of the Treasury",
who, on proof of the date of Joel Fagg's death,
and that some person is entitled to the arrears
of his pension has authority to award the same
to the person so entitled.

Messrs Campbell & McEwen
Franklin,
Tennessee
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Rev Sec eas
(stamp)
Pension Office USA
K Mar 7 1919

310 3rd St. N.W.
Washington, D. C
Commissioner of Pensions

Dear Sir-
The Adjutant General's Office
refers me to you for information
concerning any "Fagg" in the
Revolutionary War. A Rev.-
Fagg (given name not ascertained)
was killed at the battle of
Guilford Court House N.C.
Have you any thing about this -
There was a John Fagg serving as
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enlist in the service from this
vicinity of near by.
Thanking you in advance
am,
Very Sincerely yours
(Mrs) Hazel F. Albaugh
Thurday March 6th

Please notify me of any charges
and I shall mail you a check
covering same immediately.
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a private in the regiment
known at different times as the
15th, the 11th and 15th, and the
11th Virginia Regiment. Neither the
date of his entry into service nor
the date or manner of his
Separation therefrom is shown.
Have you any thing on either
of these Faggs - if so I should
be very much obliged for any 
information you can send me.

Rev. Fagg was a Presbyterian
Minister whose church was built
on "Fagg's Manor", a tract of land
presumably, near Hampton Va
some where-- and he would probably