Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9350, John Haskew, S.C.
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9 3-1776 ) SERVICE S.C.  Haskew, John  NUMBER S. 9350  carded
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( left page ) 7177 South Carolina John Haskew of Marlboro Dist. in the State of S. Carolina who was  a private in the company commanded by  Captain  Counsils of the Regt. commanded by Col. Kolb in the SC Ma. for  9 mo from ' 79  ( check mark )  In scribed on the Roll of South Carolina at the rate of 26 Dollars 55 Cents per annum  to  commence on the 4th of Marcy  1831. Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of March  1833 and sent to  R.A. Carless Bennettsville  S.C.  Arrears to the 4th of March 1833  $ 53.32 Semi-anl. allowance ending  4 Sept. 1833  $ 13.33 ( total $ 66.65 ) {Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832 } Recorded by W.L. Williams Clerk Book E. Vol. 6 Page 67  ( right page ) Order to pay  May 2, 1837. Let. to  CW Dudley June 12, 1837 Order to pay  3rd Oct. 1839 Order to pay 2nd Oct 1840 . Paid at  the Treasury  under the Act of the 6th April  1838  from  4 Sept. 1839 to 4 March  1840 . Agent notified 27 Nov. 1840  ( vertical on page ) ( Date of death not on AB )
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John Haskew  14.178
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[ State of South Carolina Marlborough District ] On this the  fifth day of October in  the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and  thirty two personally appeared in open Court  before his Honor Baylis Earle one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Sessions and  Common Pleas now sitting John Haskew a resident of the District of Marlborough and State of South Carolina  aged sixty nine  who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration on order to obtain the  benefit of the  Act of Congress passed  June 7th  1832. That sometime in the month of February in the year  of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine  he entered the  service of the United States  under the following named officers viz. General  Francis Marion , Col. Abel  Kolb, Major Samuel Benton and Captain Moses Pearson and served as herein stated. That previous to his entering the service  of the United States  he resided in Craven  County South Carolina  now known by the name of  Marlborough  District instead of Craven County and that the said applicant was drafted with the company  to which he belonged under the command of Captain Counsil in the county and State aforesaid and that he was in the actual service of the United States  for the period of eight months and received his discharge from the same from  General Francis Marion after peace was declared and which certificate  of discharge has been either lost or destroyed  by the said applicant and the said applicant further  says that  Captain Counsil's company  was divided into three divisions , each division  serving one at a time and that  after  the expiration  of the first term of service  by the said applicant  Captain Daniel Sparks assumed the command of  Captain Counsil's company and that he served the remainder of his term again under the following named officers viz. General Francis Marion,  Col. Samuel Benton, Major Morris Murphy  , Captain Daniel Sparks, Captain Charles McGee and Captain Hancock and the said applicant further says  that he was  in no battles but was marched from Craven County  to  Santee River and from thence to Waboo  and Goose Creek  in and about  and near Charleston  South Carolina  and that at Waboo creek  he became acquainted with  Lowden Haswell a fellow soldier of the Revolution , and he herby 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. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Jno. Haskew ( his mark H )
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We Campbell Stubbs a clergyman residing in the  District of Marlborough   and State of South Carolina  and Lowden Haswell  residing in the same hereby certify that  we are well acquainted with John Haskew who has subscribed and sworn to the  above declaration., that we believe him  to be sixty nine 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.   and the said Lowden Haswell  moreover says that he became acquainted with   the said applicant  at General Marion's camp  on  Waboo creek  near Santee  River and has been with him in many places  during his service. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Campbell Stubbs ( signed ) Lowden Haswell ( signed ) 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  Campbell Stubbs  who has signed the pred=ceding certificate  is a clergyman resident in the  District  and State aforesaid and that Lowden Haswell  who has also signed the same is a resident in the  District and State aforesaid  and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.  B J Earle ( signed ) presiding Judge  I James C Thomas clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and Sessions do hereby certify that the  foregoing  contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of  John Haskew for a pension. Given under my hand  and the
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Seal of office at Bennettsville this 8 day of October in the year of our Lord
one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two and of American Independence the fifty seventh.

James C Thomas ( signed / sealed )  CCPs pr  A R Brown
Depty Co CCPs
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14178
John Haskew
S.C
from 1779 private
9 months
$26 66/100
R A Carloss
Bennettsville
J. C.
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BRIEF in the case of John Haskew
of Marlboro District  in the State of South Carolina 
 (Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court.

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity ?

3. How old is he? 69 years

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
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Period.   
Feby  In 1779   

Duration     of Service  
Years,  Months,  Days.                  
                    8
Rank.    
As a 
Private       

Names of General and Field Officer under whom he served.
Gen. Marion
Col Kolb
Capt Counsils.
                 
5. In what battles was he engaged?  none

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?  So. Ca. [illegible]

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?    Trad[illegible]

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect ? [illegible]

X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.


W. L. Williams  Examining Clerk.
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August 31, 1938
Eula Haskew
807 Main Avenue
Brownwood, Texas
BA-J/AWF
John Haskew
S. 9350
Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which
you request the Revolutionary War records of Hugh Gourley and John Haskew, both of South Carolina.
The Revolutionary War records of this office
have been searched and no claim for pension found based on the service of Hugh Gourley, under any spelling of the name
As a possible means of securing information
in regard to the military record of Hugh Gourley, it is suggested that you apply to The Adjutant General, War Department, Washington, D. C.
The data furnished herein concerning John
Haskew were obtained from papers on file in pension claim S. 9350, based on his service in the War of the Revolution.
The date and place of birth of John Haskew
were not given, nor were the names of his parents stated.
While residing in Craven County, (which was
later Marlborough District), South Carolina, John Haskew enlisted sometime in February, 1778, served
as a private in monthly tours, under Captains
Counsil, Daniel Sparks, Charles McGee,
Hancock, and Colonel Abel Kolb, and
Samuel Benton, with the


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South Carolina troops, length of service eight or
nine months.

The soldier, John Haskew, was allowed pension
on his application executed October 5, 1832, at
which time he was aged sixty-nine years, and living in Marlborough District, South Carolina.

The papers on file in this claim contain no
discernible data in regard to the family of John
Haskew.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of
pension, name and address of person paid, and
possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you
should apply to The Comptroller General, General
Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, 
D. C., and furnish the following data:

John Haskew
Certificate #7177
Issued March 11, 1833
Rate $28.66 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
South Carolina Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive  Assistant
to the Administrator
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807 Main Ave.
Brownword, Texas
July 31, 1938
The Clerk of the Veterans Administration,
Washington, D. C.
My dear Sir:
Sometime ago I wrote the War Department about information on the record of John Haskew and Hugh Gourley both of South Carolina during the Revolutionary War. They suggested that I write you.
John Haskew Marlboro, S.C. Pension records. Private annual allowance $26.66. Service Recorded $79.98, South Carolina Military. Paced on pension March 11, 1833. Commencement of pension March 4, 1831.
Listed on Captain Marion's muster roll\

[stamp that reads RECEIVED, Aug 4 1938. Mail Sub-Div. Vets. Adm. Reader4 #17]
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As John Askew,
Hugh Gourley or Goreley living at Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1790 Census. I know that he was a Revolutionary soldier but I have never found any proof.
If you can locate either of [crossed out] or both of these men and will give me a copy of whatever information is on the record, I will be grateful and will be glad to pay if there is a fee for such information.
I hope that the pension record of John Haskew will give some information about his place of birth.
Yours truly
Eula Haskew.
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9350
Rev War
INVALID.
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File No. 9350
John Haskew
Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7th 1832.
Index: --Vol. 1, Page 161
(Arrangement of 1870.}
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1938. Aug 31 hist to
[illegible] Haskew any
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Jn Haskew
June 12
[stamp] BENNETTSVILLE S.C. JUNE 6

Mail}
Free
J.L. Edwards Esqr
Com. of Pensions
Washington City
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Marlborough Ct House  So Ca
June 1s 1837.
Mr. J. L. Edwards.
Sir
The agent for paying Pensions in this State has intimated to me that there is an omission in the Pension certificate of John Haskew which must be corrected. & that it must be sent on to the Department for that purpose. I have accordingly done so. You will perceive that the Signature of "J. L. Edwards" has been omitted. When the correction is made please return it to the address of
Your Obdt. Sevt.
C W Dudley
Marlborough Ct House
So Ca.
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Bennetsville SC
8 Oct
Hon. Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
Washington City
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Oct. 13,
S.C.
14,178.
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Ginnettsville Oct 8 1832

Hon Lewis Cass Esqr

Please  give to the applicant
the result of his declaration at an early
period as will best comport with the
time and convenince of the department
R. A. Carloss
Atty for applicant
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Charleston 27 Oct 1840
Sir
I forward herewith for authority to pay, voucher of John Haskew
I am very respectfully
Your Obt
A Spears
Rev Agent

J L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
November 20th, 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," John Haskew, -- a Pensioner on the Roll of the S. Carolina Agency, at the rate of Twenty Six Dollars and 66 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1839, to the 4th March, 1840.
Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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BRIEF  objections  to the admission of Pension Claims, of which these answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of                                 John Harskew                                                                  which require                                               further proof or explanation. 

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?  

II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? 

III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? 

IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? 

V.* Has he mentioned 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 amout of pension he is entitled? 

VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? 

VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?  

VIII. Has the Court given their opinion?  

IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? 

X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? 

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?  

XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? 

XIV.+ If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? 

If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? 

Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? 

XV.  Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?  

XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?   

XVll. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?  1 .  2 .

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                                                                     EXPLANATORY NOTES. 

QUERE V. 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.
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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 pension merely state 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 embolied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either the field or  in garrison and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants 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.
‡QUERE XVI.  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 paper  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 oflicer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate. 

☞In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.