Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7462, for John Scroggs, North Carolina

SERVICE
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Scrogs, John
S 7462
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North Carolina 16287
John Scroggs of Linnell in the State of N.C. who was a Pss. — in the command by Captain — of the Regt — commander by Rutherford in the N.C. line for 7 months —
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 23. Dollars 33. Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th day of July 1831 and Supt. J. Campbell Statesville, N.C.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 46.66 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept — 11.66 $58.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by N. Rice Clerk. E Vol. 8. Page 56

State of North Carolina Iredell County
3335
On this 14 th day of September 1832 personally appeared John Snuggs aged eighty years a resident in said County and who I certify from age and infirmity is unable to attend the Court in said County and who being first sworn in due form of law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by act of Congress of the 7 th of June 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as in herein set forth. That he was drafted on a volunteer and entered the service under Captain James Purnam. Served under General Rutherford. The tour of uncertain length was performed after the Indians up the Catawba River near its head in Burke County. He served another tour under the same Captain in a part of Rowan near Iredell County against the Tories. Afterwards under the same Captain he was in the service near the island ford and scouring the adjacent country in search of Tories. He served another tour under Lieutenant Merrow and marched to

Mecklenburg County to the neighborhood of the Indian village found on the Catawba, and lay some time near the Meadow Forges.
Afterwards he was again called into service & he was drafted for three months under Capt. Purcell, Col. Locke and General Rutherford and was marched to Rocky River and thence to Barnes home again.
At the time Cornwallis crossed the Catawba he was in the service there at the time Gen. Davidson fell. He was then serving under Captain Morrison. The corps was scattered & he returned home, and after a few days joined Capt. Morrison again, and at various times made out a term of three months.
He says he honestly and conscientiously believes that he served seven months in the active service of the country. He was finally after a great deal of fatigue and hardship discharged a few days before the battle of Guilford. The corps in which he served had joined Gen. Greene's command a few days before he was discharged.
He says he never had any discharge and has no documentary evidence. He knows of no

powers by whom testimony he can procure his pensions where testimony he can procure except the Supt of Pensions. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the pension and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. He was born in Pennsylvanian Cumberland County April 1753 that a record thereof in a Bible now in his possession
John J. Bragg Siron Subscribed this 14 th day of September 1832 before me } mark Hampden H.
We Jeremiah Bragg and residing in Indee County North Carolina do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Bragg who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declarations that we believe him to be 80 years of age; that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Jeremiah Bragg further saith that he was with him in the service up the Catawba after the Indians and also at the battle of Davidson's Creek.
Jeremiah Bragg Siron Subscribed this 14 th day of September 1832 before me Hampden H.

11705. And I do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department that John Scroggs above named was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states And I further certify that Jeremiah Scroggs and William Funder who signed the foregoing Certificate are credible persons and that their Statement is entitled to credit. H. Campbell J.P.
I the undersigned Clerk of the Court of pleas and quarter sessions of Iredell County State of North Carolina do hereby certify that James Campbell before whom the foregoing declaration was made is an acting justice of the peace in said County and that his signature thereto is genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the Seal of my office at Statesville the 10 th day of September 1832 O. K. Liminton C.C. D

John Serogg
Per
Admit as a private 7 mo. $ 22.33
Sp. let. $ 3.56
A. S.
apl 25. 1832.
11,715
J. Campbell Statenville N.C.

BRIEF in the case of  John Scroggs  County of Fredelle  in the State of  N.C.  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? before a Justice of the Peace  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? yes  3. How old is he? 80.  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. As a Gen.     No date. In 17  volunteered and served a number of times. time of none specific except two - but concludes by declaring that he served his country fully.    Col. Purvance Genl. Rutherford  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none mentioned  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? N.C.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The period of service is not given. nor the exact length. 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George Taylor
Examining Clerk.

1909 Sept. 21. Hist. to Miss W.W. Rutherford C. 1920 May 28 Hist. to Calvin D. Cowles. 1920 June 3: C.D. Cowles advised of cost of copies. aw 1920 June 23. Photo copies mailed to Calvin D. Cowles. aw.
Rev. Man
7462 INVALID.
File No. 7462
John Scroggs Rev. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 103 , Page 332
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
JUN 10 1920
19 ____
Chief of Law Division Sir:
I have this day received from Calvin A. Lawles  M.D. draft No. 117,256 for $ \frac{60}{100} requesting post office  copy addresses as per letter herewith
1920 June 23 Law Div notf. of mailing of copies and
Very respectfully, C.A. Campbell Chief of Division. J.P.H.

3 Name John Scroggs Date June 23, 1925 War of Rev. No. Survivor File 7462 Photographic copies wanted of 1 pieces, consisting of 4 pages. Remarks: W.W. Nixon  M. J. Malone 2506 Chief Record Div. J. F. Dennis Law Clerk. Serial

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF PENSIONS WASHINGTON
June 5, 1920.
Calvin D. Cowles, 188 Sigourney St. Hartford, Conn.
Sir:
In reply to your letter of the thirty-first instant, you are advised that under the provisions of the Act of August 24, 1912, photostat copies of the original papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. File 7462, of John Scroggs will be furnished you at the rate of fifteen cents per page with twenty-five cents extra for certification if that is desired. The number of pages to be copied is four.
The proper amount should be forwarded to this Bureau by money order drawn to the order of the Secretary of the Interior.
Very respectfully,
J. M. McLaughlin
Commissioner.
1 st Ind.
188 Sigourney St. Hartford, Conn. June 8, 1920 - To the Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C. Money order for sixty cents is enclosed herewith. Certification is not desired.
Very respectfully, Calvin D. Cowles.

June 5, 1920.
Calvin D. Cowles, 188 Sigourney St. Hartford, Conn.
Sir:
In reply to your letter of the thirty-first instant, you are advised that under the provisions of the Act of August 24, 1912, photoestat copies of the original papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. File 7462, of John Scroggs will be furnished you at the rate of fifteen cents per page with twenty-five cents extra for certification if that is desired. The number of pages to be copied is four.
The proper amount should be forwarded to this Bureau by money order drawn to the order of the Secretary of the Interior.
Very respectfully,
J. M. [unclear] Commissioner.

188 LIGONNY ST. HARTFORD, CONN.
JUN 2 1920
188 Ligonny St. Hartford, Conn.
May 31. 1920.
The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
I am in receipt of the military record of John Verwags (V.L.M., S.F. 7462, Rev. War) for which I thank you very much.
I would like to have a copy of his application and the inclosure sheets, if any, and should esteem it a favor if you will kindly inform me what the cost of same will be, in type or photostat.
Very respectfully,
Calvin D. Cowles.

188 Sigourney St. Hartford, Conn.
May 8, 1920.
The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir;
I should esteem it a favor if you will kindly furnish me with the military record of John Scroggs, a Revolutionary pensioner from North Carolina and, should I desire it, inform me what a copy of his declaration will cost.
Very truly yours.
Calvin D. Cowles.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of John Scroggs a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. Sur File 7462
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     lured about 7 mos. Pri James Purviance Locke N.C.   was at various Morrison   times & was   finally disc.   a few days before   the battle of   Guilford  
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, ✓
Date of application for pension, Sept 14, 1832. Allowed -
Residence at date of application, Dodd Co. N.C.
Age at date of application, born Feb - 1757 in Cumberland Co - Pa.
Remarks: _____
Only one NC troops

COUNCIL OF SAFETY CHAPTER AMERICUS, GA.
Americus, Ga.,
The Honorable The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
John Scroggs was a Revolutionary soldier from the State of North Carolina, joined the Army in 1777, was a private in the Infantry in the South under General Greene and General Davidson and later in different companies.
He drew a pension in 1833 or 1834. His records and services were proven by documents sent the pension office at Fayetteville, N.C.
I beg to request that you will advise me if you have any record of his services or the granting of said pension, or if not, can you make any suggestion as to where I may obtain same.
I am yours very truly,
(Miss) H. H. Petherford

John Scrogs.
7

- 2 - BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of John Stragg. which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes 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? No 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? No VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes BITON TROTAMANT IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes 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? Yes

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? yes as to others 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? no 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? yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes
 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.
State of North Carolina Iredell county } 3
Personally appeared John Scroggs before me the Subordinating Justice of the peace who being duly sworn deposes and saith that by Reason of old age and consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his Service, but to the best of his recollection he served not less than seven months always in the foot and always a private , except two weeks or more as he recollects in the horse up the Catawba River. His Service was performed at different periods of the war, but he was finally discharged from Service a few days before the battle at Guilford. He is unable from the cause above assigned to State more particularly than he has done in his original declaration the length of each particular Service.
Sworn subscribed May 27 1833 } John Scroggs before me mark Hampson H.

State of North Carolina Iredell County } 3
I Absalom Simonton Clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter sessions of Iredell County do hereby certify that James Campbell before whom the within Affidavit was made is an Acting Justice of the peace in and for said County and that the signature thereto is genuine. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office at Statesville this 28. day of May 1833.
A Simonton Clerk