Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4435, for Alexander Jackson, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
Jackson, Alexander
S 4435
banded
CONTENTS

1792. Ohio!
Alexander Jackson
of Miami in the State of Ohio. who was a Private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Shinn of the Regt. commanded by Col. Crawford in the Penn. a line for ten months,
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio. at the rate of 33. Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th day of April, 1833 and sent to D. Grosvenor Esq. Ohio.
Arrears to the 14th of Mar '33 - 56.66 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. 1833. 16.66 $83.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. H. Palmer Clerk, Book 1, Vol. 5, Page 13.
Letter to J. S. Armstrong Esq. P.A. Cincinnati Ohio and to Third Auditor. Sept 21 st 1842.
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of April 6 th 1838 and Aug 23 1842 from 4 th Sept 1839 to 4 th March 1841. (9 th notified Oct 7 th 1842.
Date of death not on list Nov 1835 list

No 15031 7.792
Alexander Jackson
Miami County
Ohio
Emitted for 10 months from 1877-
$33.33 1 / 100
D. Grosvenor
Troy
Ohio

BRIEF in the case of Alexander Packston  of Wayne County in the State of Ohio  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? a Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 72  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Drafted In 1777- 1 Private Capt. Shinn   " " 1 " " Orucraft   " 1778 6 " " Crops. Col Crawford   " 1779 2 " " Stites  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Green Co Penn  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional evidence  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Dyer Castor Examining Clerk.

The State of Ohio Miami County ss On this 27 th day of September A.D. 1832, personally appeared in open court before the honorable the judges of the court of common pleas for said county now sitting Alexander Jackson, a resident of the county of Miami & State of Ohio, aged seventy three 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 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, & served as herein stated. He was drafted in a company of militia commanded by captain Nicholas Shinn, he entered the service on the fourth of April A.D. 1777, and was discharged from the same on or about the last of May of the same year during which time he was stationed at Stratton's fort as a guard & was relieved by captain John Minor, belonged to the Pennsylvania Militia, lived at that time in Pennsylvania in what is now called the county of Green, but not organized at that time, on the waters of the mile creek when he contin- -ued to reside till 1809, when he moved to the state of Ohio and now lives in the county of Miami of P.
That in September 1777, he was a second time drafted and served under captain Charles Crocraft, performed his tour of duty as a guard at fort Jackson in the state of Penn- -sylvania, and continued in the service one month when he was again discharged, having been relieved by Lieutenant Darby Shawen, also of the Pa. militia - That he was a third time drafted for six months, served under captain W m Crop, Lieut. Col. John Evans, & Col n Crawford all of the Pa. Militia & all the forces were commanded by Gen l McIntosh, was marched on an indian expedition into the then western territory now the state of Ohio. he entered the service this time about the first of July A.D. 1778, and was discharged about the last of December following. In May A.D. 1779, he was again drafted, and served under

captain Benjamin Stiles of the Pa. Militia, served this time one month on ten mile creek at Fort Jackson & one month at Threasans Station, on the waters of Wheeling, making in all eleven months service, that he has no written evidence of his services or discharge, he was born in Loudoun county Va. in the year 1759, he has no record of his age in his own possession, but has seen one in the hand writing of his father in an old pocket book now in the possession of one Mary Jackson of Shelby county in the State of Ohio. That there were no regular or continen- tal troops or officers when he served - John Julin & Isaac Julin, of Staunton Township Miami county Ohio, have been long acquainted with him & can testify as to his character for veracity & they are knowing to his services as a soldier of the revolution. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State Sworn to & subscribed the day & year first above written in open court
Alexander Jackson
John G. Telford Clerk
We John Shidler acting sheriff of this honorable court and Isaac Julin both residing in the county of Miami do hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Alexr. Jackson, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy three years of age; that he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and we concur in that opinion & the said Isaac Julin served in the same company with him in the six months tour above mentioned by him
Isaac Julin
Sworn & subscribed
John Shidler
in open court 27 th Sept 1832
John G. Telford Clerk

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories presented 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 John Shidler, who has signed the preceding certificate, is the acting shuff of this court, and the said Isaac Tuley, who has also signed the same is a resident in this said county of Miami, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to full faith & credit.
I John G. Telford Clerk of the court of common Pleas of Miami county, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Alexander Jackson, for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 27 th day of September A.D. 1832
John G. Telford Clerk Miami Common Pleas

1928-Sept. 13- H.H. Keifert add. rel. to date of last fragment. Corres. in cl. of John Byrne, S.H.O.S.
Rev War
4435
INVALID.
File No. 4435
Alexander Jackson Dis. Pa. Line
Act: June 7, 1832
Index:—Vol. A , Page 190
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Alexander Jackson 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 amount 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?

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?  No
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?  No
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?
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
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."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state 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 shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
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 officer, 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.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
Sept. 28 th 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," and the 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, Alexander Jackson, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Cincinnati, Ohio — Agency, at the rate of Thirty three — Dollars and 33 Cents per annum, under the law of the 4 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1839, to the 4 th March 1841.
Respectfully, yours,
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.