Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 2875, for Jacob Speigle, Pennsylvania
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Service Penn.
Speigle, Jacob
Susannah
Number W2875
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[Bifold document envelope, two sides.]
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8939
Pennsylvania
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Susannah Speigle Decd who died 5. Apl 1843
widow of Jacob Speigle
who was a pensioner under the Act of [blank]
and who died on the 5 April 1843
of York Co in the State of Penn
who was a Sergt. in the Com
commanded by Captain ---- of the 
reg commanded by Col. Proctor in
the Penn Mil line [crossed out] for 2 years.
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Inscribed in the roll of Phila at the rate of 120 Dollars 00 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March,1836. Vending 4 March 1841
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Certificate of Pension issued th 12" day
Dec 1844 and sent to Hon
Alexr. Ramsey  H.Rep.
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Total amount $ [blank]
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by F. L. Swann Clerk,
Book D. Vol. 1 Page 231
Payable to Mary Koch, Ann 
Speigle and Christian Speigle
only Surv: children

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Let. to Hon. A Ramsey. Jan: 1845
repo see Let
to agt 12 Dec '44
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State of Pennsylvania }
York County                 }

Personally appeared before me
the subscriber in Justice of the Peace in and
for said County Jacob Koch who being first
duly sworn according to law doth depose and
say that the ages of the children who [crossed out] of
Sussannah Speigle who survived her are to the
best of his knowledge and belief about as follows
Mary intermarried with John Koch living in
Lisburn Pennsylvania about fifty seven years
Ann whose residence is not known about
fifty one or two years, & Christian whose residence
is likewise unknown is about forty nine years 
of age. That these are only their reported
ages as known and believed among their
friends and relation, that there is no other
manner by which these ages can be fixed
except from general reputation owing to there
being no such thing as a family or public 
record of ages in existence which this depo-
-nent or their relatives can discover.
He further says that he knows that
John Koch and his wife Mary the former
of whom made at Court the Declaration
now in the Pension office in the name of
Susanna Speigle, made diligent search
and inquiry for the purpose of finding
some record evidence of the marriage of 
Said Sussanna to Jacob Speigle upon whose 
services as a Revolutionary soldier, her heirs
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claim the pension to which she was entitled in her life time. Without being able to find any and he further says that he does not believe that there is such evidence, and that the only [illedgebale] by which their marriage can be known is by the testimony of living [illedgebale],-in the absence of all record, and documentary proof the knowledge of Mrs Spery was resorted to for the purpose of showing the time of said marriage. She further says that Mrs. Sussanna Speigle died on or about the 9th of April 1843 

sworn and subscribed to this third day of October 1844 } Jacob Koch

 before  me Jacob Smith
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 I Jacob Smith a justice as before said do humbly certify that the above named Jacob Koch is a person entitled to full credibility  and belief.
 Jacob Smith 
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State of Pennsylvania
York County,

I William Ilgenfritz Pav the notary of the court of Common Plean in and for said County do certify that Jacob Smith above named is a Justice of the Peace in and for Said County and    that the forgoing Signatures purporting to be his are genuine on testimony of which i have hence--- set my hand  seal of office, this 5th of October 1844.
W, Ilgenfritz Jr.
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[illedgebale] City Pennsylvania
Feb. 4. 1858
Sir
Will you have the kindness to send
me a copy of the Pension Certificate of
my Grand Mother  Susan or Sussanna 
Spidel or Spigal widow of Jacob
from Cumberland County of York County Pennsylvania  [iledgeable] oblige

Yours very Respectfully,
Sarah Rinehart
Geo. C. Whiting Commissioner of Pensions

Washington DC
?
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State of Pennsylvania 
York County
     On this 27th day of November 1844 personally appeared before the subscriber-a justice of the peace in and for said county Margaret Sparg a gran about seventy seven years who being duty sworn doth say that Jacob Spiegle her father was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.  He was an enlisted soldier that she has often heard him speaks of the events of his service. She cannot tell when he enlisted she has forgotten but he was in service long time she thinks more then five years. It was well known in the neighborhood  where he   lived that he was in the service, and among the  people he was always reputed a soldier.

He had a brother George who was also in service and out with him but he never returned home and she further says that she has heard her father say he was entitled to back pay. that she does not remember the regiment in which he served. She thinks he was an inferior officer. She further says that Jacob Speigle above named was the husband of Sussanna Speigle late of Lisburn land that Mary Koch intermarried with John Koch who has made application for a United States Pension
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is one of the children of Sara Jacob Spiegle
This deponent is one of the reputed children of Jacob Spiegle by his first wife
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, before me, John Moore 
Margaret Strong
I John Moore Justice as aforesaid do hereby certify that Margaret Strong above named is a person entitled to credibility and ???? - John Moore
State of Pennsylvania
York County
(Crossed out: I William  Ilgenfritz  ???thonotary of the Court of Common Pleas  in and for said County Do hereby Certify that John Moore in and for said is a Justice of the Peace duly commissioned and qualified and that the signature foregoing perporting to be his signature are genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my seal of office and subscribed my name this 29th day of November 1844.
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State of Pennsylvania 
York County
I William Ilgenfritz Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby Certify that John Moore whose name appears to the foregoing affidavit is and and at the time of signing the same was an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my seal of office and subscribed my name this 30th day of November 1814
W. Ilgenfritz Pen
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You can say to Mr Edward that several of the persons named in the pension certificate ?ound to the children of Sussannah Speigle formerly of Maryland and which we delivered to you are dcd. That the enclosed certificate of the Court is evidence of it and conclude by asking if the amt. of the Pension certificate is not payable to the survivors
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House of Reps.
Washington Feb 17/45
Dear Sir
The enclosed refers to the case of Susanah Speigel's heir I think. Will you be so goo as to furnish me with an answer on the [illegible].

Very respectfully Yours
Alex Ramsey

J. L. Edwards, Esq.
Com. Pensions
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State of Pennsylvania
York County:
I William Ilgenfritz, Per the notary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, certify, that on the 17th day of September, A.D. 1844, primary and satisfactory evidence was addressed to the said Court, that in the matter of the application of John Koch for a pension under the act of July 7, 1838, made in the name of Susannah Speigle, deceased, that the said Susannah died and left the following children- Mary a daughter intermarried with John Koch living still with him in Lisbon, Penn.a, likewise Ann and Christian whose places of residence are not known- that the said Ann and Christian left the places of their former abode in Dauphin County, Penn.a, and went to the West many years ago - that inquiry has been made and that their places of residence cannot be discovered nor have they been heard of for a period of twelve or thirteen years
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 23 day of September A.D. 1844. W. Ilgenfritz Pen.
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Susannah Speigle
Pa
Act 7th July 7th '38
In Pa Lists 4 times as Sergt of Artillery 4 Regt Col. Proctor
asmd
2 yrs Sergt
$120
To Mary Koch Ann Speigle + Christian Speigle only surviving children
Hon A. Ramsay
H.R.
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State of Pennsylvania
York County
On this the 19th day of March 1844 personally appeared John Koch of Lisbon in said County who hereby duly sworn in open court doth on his oath make the following declaration in the name of Sussannah Speigle in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7, 1838 ?? "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows"
That said Susannah was the widow of Jacob Speigle who in his lifetime was an enlisted soldier in the Revolutionary War and served in the same for several years in the 4th Regiment of Pennsylvania Artillery.
He further says that the said Susannah was married to said Jacob Speigle as far as he can discern about the year 1787 and that he died sometime about the year 1797, about ten years after his marriage to the said Susannah. That he has no manifestations proving this marriage but by the proof and testimony furnished by Mrs. Margaret Strong the widow of John Leonard Strong and a daughter of said Jacob Speigle by his first wife.
That the said Susannah Speigle died on about the 5th day of April 1843 in Lisbon aforesaid at the house of this declarant with whom she had been living for thirty three years before her death.
He further declares that he is married to Mary one of the daughters of said Susannah
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Speigel— that she had several other children one of whose husband died at the house of the declarant about the year 1830 and that the others left the Country for the west many years ago and that from the fact of neither has his wife nor Mother in law the said Sussannah having heard any thing of them for a period of thirteen or fourteen years altho[sic] they made inquiry he cannot Know where they live or whether they are alive or dead nor can he discover any one who Knows any thing about them.

He further says that the reason why this declarant declaration was not made by Mary the daughter of said Sussannah Speigle and wife of this declarant is that she is incapable of travelling[sp] the distance necessary to reach the court.

That she was not married to the said Jacob Spegel[sic] previous to his leaving the service but that the marriage took place previous to the first day of January 1894 at the time above stated.

He further says that the only Pension where to the said Sussannah received was forty dollars annually which she drew from the Treasurer of York County aforesaid under a law passed for the ruling by the legislation of the State of Pennsylvania
John Koch
Sworn and subscribed in open Court 19 March 1844
W. Ilgenfritz
Prothy
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State of Pennsylvania
York County

On this the first day of March 1844 perSonally appeared before me a judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Margaret Spong aged Seventy six years who being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that she is the reputed daughter of Jacob Speigle who in his lifetime was a Revolutionary soldier, by his first wife.—that this deponent was married about the year 1786 in July, a fact she is able to determine by reference to her family records in which the following entry appears
[within quotation marks also underlined]
“Anno Domini was a son born unto me Jacob Spong the 20th August 1787” that she was married about a year before the birth of said son. She further says that her father Jacob Speigle about a year after the marriage of this deponent was to her knowledge married to Sussannah[sic] Slotterback[sic], that the said Sussannah[sic] the step mother of this deponent lived and recently died in Cumberland County— That John Koch living in Lisburn Cumberland County is married to one of the daughters of said Jacob and Sussannah[sic] Speigle, and the step sister of this deponent.  That to the best of this deponents knowledge Jacob Speigle before named her father died about the year 1797 about ten years after his marriage to said Sussannah his second wife
Margaret her X mark Spong

Sworn and subscribed this
first day of March 1844
Before me
Geo Dare
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I George Dare Sworn as aforesaid do hereby certify that Margaret Spong the deponent aforesaid is a person entitle to credibility and belief. Certified the day and year aforesaid.
Geo Dare

Pennsylvania
York County [illegible] 
William Ilgenfritz, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, certify, that the Hon. George Dare, before whom the foregoing was sworn to is & at the time of signing the same, was, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid duly commissioned of qualified, and that the signature, purporting to be his, are genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said Court.
March 6th 1844
W. Ilgenfritz Prothonotary
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State of Pennsylvania
York County, [illegible]

I, William Ilgenfritz Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, the same being a Court of Record, Do certify, that on the 19th day of March 1844, plenary and satisfactory evidence was addressed to the said Court that Susannah Slotterback was married to Jacob Speigle about the year 1787 – that the said Jacob Speigle died about the year 1797 – that the said Susannah died on about the 5th day of April 1843, and that John Koch living in Lisburn, Penna, is married to Mab[illegible] one of the daughters of said Susannah Speigle.

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court – March 20, 1844.
W. Ilgenfritz, Prothy.
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Artillery 4th Regiment 1780 & 1781

We and each of us whose names are hereunto subscribed do acknowledge to have received from Major Thomas B. Bowen and Captain Ercurius[sic] Beatty Agents for the late Pennnsylvania Line the several sums deposited to our names respectively in certificate some date July 1st 1784, bearing interest at six percent from January the first 1782 signed by John Pierce Commissioner and deposited as below being the balance of a Settlement between the United States and us for pay &c to January the first 1782 

[Table]
Date of Service| Certification| ?| Names| Blank| Sum of Dollars|?| Signers

[Ink spot] 11th. 1785| 76.805|H|Jacob Speigle| 63| 114|”| Joseph Speigel.

Augt. 11th|76.703|G| Jacob Speigle|63|50|”|Joseph Speigel.

Auditor Generals Office
Harrisburg Oct. 7th 1844
I Certify that the above are true extracts from Pay Roll Book. II. folios 165 and 168 remaining in this department
Witness my hand and seal of office the day and year aforesaid 
Jno. W. Hammond for
Wm. F. Parker
Aud General.
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Artillery 4th Regiment 1782

We and each of us whose names are hereunto subscribed do acknowledge to have received from Major Thomas B. Bowen and Captain Ercurius[sp also spelled Erkuries] Beatty, Agents for the late Pennsylvania Line the several sums apposite to our names, respectively in Certificate dated July 1st.1784 bearing interest at six per cent from January the first 1783 signed by John Pierce, Commissioner  and described as below, being for the balance of a settlement between the United States and us for pay to January the first 1783.  

[Table] 

Date of Issue | Augt. 11th 1785| 
No. of Certificate | 77124 |
Seller | B. x |
Names | Jacob Speigle
[blank] | 63
Second Clears | 93
90th | 60 
 Signers | ?Joseph Spiegel[sic]

Auditor Generals Office
Harrisburg Oct. 7th 1844}

I certify that the above is a true extract from file 176 of Pay Roll Book. AI. remaining in this department. Witness my hand and seal of office   the day and year aforesaid
Jno. W. Hammond for
Wm. F. Packer
Aud. Genl.
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State of Pennsylvania 
York County Ss

Personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for the County of York John Sutton who upon his Solem[sic] oath by me to him duly administered according to law doth Say that in the war of the Revolution he was acquainted with Jacob Speigle, that Said Speigle was an enlisted Soldier of the Pennsylvania line, this deponent was out Several times as a militia man, and knew Said Speigle at Philadelphia, and in New Jersey, he thinks it was when the american army was encamped for Several Years and Sometime in 1778 and 1780, he further Says that he does not know the number of the Regment[sic] to wich[sic] Said Speigle was attached nor the length of time he belonged to it, but it was called Procters Regiment—Said Speigle was the husband of Susannah Speigle who lately died in Lisburn, and the father of the heirs of Said Susannah Speigle, who have made application for a united States pension, and further Saith not

Sworn and Subscribed
before me this 28 day of November 1844
John Rankin

John his X mark Sutton

I Justice as aforesaid do hereby certify that John Sutton above named is a person entitled to credibility and belief witness my hand at Lewisberry York County Penna. this 28 day of November AD 1844
John Rankin
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Pennsylvania
York County, [illegible]

William Ilgenfritz, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, certify, that John Rankin, Esquire, before whom the within Affidavit was made, is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned & qualified, and that the within signature, purporting to be his, are genuine.

In testimony whereof & have hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court.
November 28, 1844
W. Ilgenfritz Pro.
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York Penna Nov 30th 1844

Sir
I enclose your additional [illegible] on the case of the heir of Mrs. Susannah Speigle. For the reason mentioned in my letter of Oct 29th, last - Could this case be taken up now, and finally acted on?

Very respectfully yours,
J. C. Buchanan
J. L. Edwards, Esq.
Comm of Pension/
Washington DC
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Hon. Geo. C. Whiting
Commission of Pension
Washington City
DC

Re Susannah Speigle
Jacob [illegible] Pa 1838

[round stamp] LANCASTER Pa.
FEB 5 1858
[stamp] FREE
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State of Pennsylvania
York County, LS:

I, William Ilgenfritz, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, the said Court being a Court of record, certify, that on this 5th day of February, A.D. 1845, plenary and satisfactory evidence was addressed to the said Court, that Mary Koch who is mentioned in a pension certificate issued to the heirs of Susanna Speigle, late of the state of aforesaid deceased under the Act of Congress of July 7th 1838, is the only child of said Susanna Speigle, who is now living.

In testimony, whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court the day and year first above written

W. Ilgenfritz, Pro.
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Hon Alexander Ramsey
House of Representatives
Washington, DC

[stamp] FREE
[round stamp] York PA FEB [rest is illegible]
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York Feb. 15th 1845

Sir
I have been appreh[illegible] that Congress might adjourn before our Pensions Case is determined. do you think there is any danger of it. Could not make it secure before you leave. We would not be likely to have it decided for some months in case it should not be before that time.

Yours truly,
J E Buchanan
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York Penna
Feb 5th 1845

Sir

The enclosed certificate of the Court showed that Mary Koch is the surviving child of Sussanna[sic] Speigle

Mr Edwards the Coms requested that the certificate issued by the Sec of War should be surrendered  this is in the hand of SF Smith Esq the paying agent at Philadelphia

If you will address the following to Mr Edwards the whole matter will be explained

I have been informed that the Pension Certificate issued to the heirs of Mrs Sussannah Speigle of Pennsylvaniais in the hands of SF Smith Esq the paying agent in Philadelphia in about Christmas Mary Koch one of the three children named in the Pension certificate applied for her share.  As it was a joint certificate issued to three persons, the agent was inclined to the beleif[sic] that when he paid her share, the certificate should be surrendered, and to enable Mary Koch to draw her share at that time the certificate was given to Mr Smith in whose hands it is at this time {Mr} [rest of line crossed out]
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Smith would likely not give it up since it was left with him for his own security — under these circumstances, when the ?  hold is as a voucher for the payment he made on Mary Koch’s power of att. I have supposed that an order to him to pay the full am’t of the certificate to the surviving child would be issued. Enclosed is additional evidence to show the name of the surviving child as directed by your letter of January 18th
J L Edwards Esq

I beleive[sp] it is customary to issue an order directing the payment when the certificate has been given up if it should not be Mr Edward will direct us how to proceed
Your very ??? (or You may ? in front here) 
J E Buchanan

We have had snow here for the last thirty six hours—
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House of Reps.
Washington   Feby. 6/45

Dr  Sir

I enclose certain papers transmitted me in the case of Susannah Spiegel of Pennsylvania.

Very Respectfully
Yours &c
Alex Ramsey

J. L. Edwards  Esq
Com. Pensions
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10,662

Susanna Speigle
Dead
Pa_

Suspended
Let. to J.E. Buchanan
Sept. 25. ‘44 - do•to
Fam. Oct. 28•1844


Act July 7th ‘38
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Pa_




Hon
Alex Ramsey

House Reps.

Jan 10 _45   [should be 1845]
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State of Pennsylvania
York County, SS

I William Ilgenfritz, Prothonotary of the Court of common Pleas of said County, being a Court of record, certify that satisfactory evidence was on this 6th day of January, AD 1845, produced to said County that Ann Speigel[sic] and Christian Speigel[sic] two of the children of Susannah Speigel[sic] deceased, mentioned in a pension certificate issued under the Act of Congress of July 7th 1837, to the childern[sic] of the said Susannah, late of the State of Pennsylvania, died about six years ago, that the said Christian Spigel[sic] left neither widow nor children, and it is also satisfactorily proven to said Court that the said Ann also died without children having never been married.

In Testimony whereof I have here
to set my hand and affixed the Seal 
of said Court, the day and year 
aforesaid
W Ilgenfritz
Pro.
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Application of the heirs of Mrs. Susanna Spigel[sic] of York Co. Pa application filed in March last— would like to have the claim acted upon on or before the 10th inst. as heirs, Some of them are leaving the state & a court will be held in the 18th inst after which a long interval will occur before another court.

Please inclose[sic] the papers to me
Atty. Randy
H. Rep

To J L Edwards Esq
Com. Pensions
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James L Edwards Esqr
Com of Pensions
Washington
D.C.

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Sept 24 ‘44

??Adol SSS
Sus: Speigle
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York Penn’a
September 23.∂ 1844.
Sir

I Enclose you additional evidence in the case of the application of the Children of Mrs. Sussannah[sic] Speigle for a Pension. The declaration forward some months since was made by John Koch in her name.
Very respectfully yours Sir
J E Buchanan
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York Penna Oct 10th 1844
Sir

In the case of Sussanna Speigle of York County Pennsylvania a certificate was forwarded to your office a few days before the receipt of your letter of Sept 25 Showing the names and residences of her Surviving Children but which could not have reached you at the time it was written

In compliance with your directives I have caused a search to be made in the Ad Genl’s office at Harrisburg and have from the records of that officer the accompanying certificate I enclose likewise an affidavit showing that hard proof was only resorted to when no new evidence of Mrs Speigles marriage could be found, it also shows the ages of her children

The first certificate of the court sent with the declaration Showed the death of Jacob Speigle to have occured[sic] in 1797 his marriage with Sussanna Speigle to have taken place about the year 1787. her death to have happened on the 8th April 1843 the names and residences of her surviving children was proven by the last certificate
Very respectfully yours &c
J. E. Buchanan

JL Edwards Esq
Court of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
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James L. Edwards Esq
Washington
D.C.

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10662    March 21 1844
Susannah Speigle
July 1858

[overwritten illegible]
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York Penna
March 20. 1844.

Sir

I Enclose you the declaration of John Koch claiming the Pension of Mrs. Sussannah[sic]
 Speigle{sic]

Very respectfully yours &c
J E Buchanan

JL Edwards, Esq.
Court of Pensions
Washington
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James L Edwards Esq
Com of Pensions
Washington
DC

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Oct 26 44
Sus Speigle ?Dep
Pa
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York Penn’a Oct 25th 1844

Sir

In the case of the heirs of Mrs Sussanna Speigle of York County Penn’a making application for a Pension under the act of July 7, 1838 I forwarded additional evidence on the 11th ins as directed by your letter—which I suppose will complete the evidence of the case. I am aware of the rule you have adopted that cases must be taken up in turn as they are received but as we have a court here about the beginning of November and the parties interested intend leaving this for the state of Ohio soon after the Presidential election, I have thought that in this view of the case you would grant them a final decision— the Court approaching would furnish them facilities to make the necessary proof upon the appointment of an administration and hasten the matter to a close should it determined now as in a short time
Very respectfully yours
JE Buchanan

JL Edwards, Esqr.
Court of Pensions.
Washington, D.C.
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Rev
WIDOW, &c.

File No. 2875
Susannah Speigle
Widow
Jacob Speigle
Sgt. Rev. War

Act: July 7. 1838
Index:— Vol. M.   Page 233.

(Arrangement of 1870)