Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4120, for Adam Rickabaugh, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Rickabaugh, Adam
S. 4120
carded
CONTENTS

Ohio 7.882.
Adam Richabaugh.
of Gallia in the State of Ohio. — who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Scadron of the Reg t commanded by Col. Brown in the Virginia line for 12 months.
May 3 1850 AB
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio. — at the rate of 40 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of Feb. 1832 and sent to J. L. Blaney, clk. Gallipolis, Ohio.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 1833 — 80. Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. 33 20. $100—
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. H. Balmer, Clerk, Book E. Vol. 8. Page twenty two

15070. = No. 7882.
Adam Reickabaugh, of Gallia County, Ohio.
Adm for 12 Months from 1777.
$10
W. H. Hunsicker, Treasurer
Francis Le Clercq, Bldg., Gallia County, Ohio.

BRIEF in the case of  Adam Rickabaugh  of Gallia 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? 71 years.  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. 3. pr. Gen. Col. Brown, Cap. John Scuton,   Vol. not stated 3. pr. Lieut. Olney Keener, Ensign Issac Gose.   " 1778. Not stated. " Cap. Michael Reeder,   Drafted in 1781. Three months " Col. Abraham Rine, cap.   " not stated. Eighteen months. " George Breene, Lieut. George Ledth, Ensign Fred. Cotner, Col. W m Coy.  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? (None.)  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Shenandoah County, Virginia.  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? No. 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
W. R. Turner, Examining Clerk.

The State of Ohio Gallia County ss
On this twenty fifth day of September in the year 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for Gallia County now sitting being a Court of Record Adam Rikabough a resident of Raccoon Township Gallia County aforesaid aged seventy one, the third day of January 1832 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, 1832-
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officer namely that on or about the first of Feb- ruary 1777 he the said Adam Rikabough was drafted in the County of Shenandoah State of Virginia for three months and was mustered in a company commanded by Captain John Scholl Lieutenant Obey Keener, Ensign Ennis Isaac Gore and were attached to a Regiment under the command of Colonel Brown and the company together was after being mustered was or- dered to Frederick County Virginia to guard the British Prisoners taken at the Cowpens he served out the three months and was discharged by Colonel Brown which discharge is lost by time and accident. In a very short time after he was discharged as aforesaid a call was made by the County for volunteers to guard British prisoners to Philadelphia to be sent from thence to New York for exchange, by water the company was commanded by Captain Reynolds the company volunteered for three

months and served out the war and his return home was discharged by Col- onel Brown which is lost by time and accident. — Some time in the fall of 1778, volunteers were called for and he volun- teered under Captain Michael Reeder the Regiment and Ensign by reason of the great length of time that has passed since are not remembered, to dislodge a body of about 300 or 350 Tories at that time collected in Capen Mountains in the state of Virginia the company was attached to a Regiment commanded by Colonel Abra- ham Bird and the call was for three months and the force marched to the place and drove off and dispersed the Tories and returned home the time of service was for three months and after serving out his time he received an honorable discharge from the Colonel which is lost by time and accident. — In the spring of 1781 he was drafted in the County of Shenandoah County for three months and mustered under the command of Captain George Preene Lieutenant George Leth and Ensign Frederick Gomer and were attached to a Regiment commanded by Colonel Wiley and were ordered to Little York to assist in the attack upon General Cornwallis where he served out his time and was honorable discharged after his return home to the County of Shenandoah by Colonel Wiley which discharge is lost by time and accident. — Soon after the surrender of General Cornwallis this detachment was again drafted for eighteen months, upon which he hired a substitute by the name of James Good will to whom he gave 100 £ and received a discharge from Colonel General Wiley He was never in any engagement or battle with

the enemy - He was born on the third day of January 1761 in Shenandoah County Virginia and resided there until the fall of 1792 when he moved to Lincoln County North Carolina where he lived until the fall of 1795 when he moved to Stokes County North Carolina where he lived until the fall of 1798 when he moved to Rockingham County Virginia where he lived until the fall of 1801 when he moved to Ross County Ohio where he resided until the spring of 1804 when he moved to Raccoon Township Gallia County Ohio, where he has resided ever since and still resides. - He has no record of his age but has always been told by his parents that he was born at the time and place as stated above - He has no documentary evidence and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify of his service. -
He hereby 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 - D. A. M. of A. S. J.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid -
Francis Sefton Ck. c. c. p. G. C.
Wit
Robert Safford
and Henry Beckabough
(there being no clergymen residing in the neighborhood) residents in the neighborhood with the said Adam Beckabough hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the said Adam Beckabough who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy one years of age that he is reputed and believed to be in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Robt Safford
Henry Beckabough
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Francis Sefton Ck. c. c. p. G. C.

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 there is no clergyman in the neighbourhood of the applicant that Robert Safford and Nathan Rambo who have signed the preceding Certificate are residents in the neighbourhood of said applicant - that they are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
The State of Ohio Summit County ss
I Francis Levey Clerk of the Court of
Common pleas within and for the County aforesaid
Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the Said Court in the matter of the Application of Adam Rikabaugh for a pension
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the Seal of Said Court at Cincinnati this fifth day of October A.D 1832
Francis Levey Clk. cc.p. g.6.
Adam Rikabaugh Declaration for Pension

September 13, 1909.
Hon. Albert Douglas,
House of Representatives.
My dear Mr Douglas:
In reply to your letter dated the 9" and received the 10" instant, I have the honor to advise you that Adam Rickabaugh was allowed a pension, Sur. File No. 4,120, on his application executed September 5, 1832, while a resident of Raccoon Township, Gallia County, Ohio.
He stated that he was born January 3, 1761 in Shenandoah County, Virginia, where he was drafted and served in the Virginia troops as follows.
From February 1, 1777, under Captain John Scobell and Colonel Brown; three months.
Soon after above, under Captain Reynolds and Colonel Brown, three months.
Fall of 1778, under Captain Michael Reeder and Colonel Abraham Bird, three months.
Spring of 1781, under Captain George Preene and Colonel McCoy: three months.
There is no family data on file in the case.
For the date of the soldier's death and name of the person to whom the arrears of his pension were paid, application should be made to the Auditor for the Interior Department, U. S. Treasury Department, citing

Sur. File No. 4,120,--2
the following data: "Adam Rickabaugh, Certificate No. 7,882, issued April 15, 1833, under the Act of June 7, 1832, at the Ohio Agency."
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Rev. H. N.
4120
INVALID.
File No. 4130
Adam Rickabaugh Miss Ma. Sine
Act: June 4, 1832
Index: Vol. A , Page 315
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1909 Sept. 13. Hist. to Hon. Albert Douglas.
1921, Apr. 26 Letter in answer to questions, to Miss Gertrude E. Allen - Ev.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Adam Rickabaugh , 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? No. 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. Two citizens. 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? 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.

APR 4 1921
Respectfully referred to Chief Law Division for consideration.
M. L. Dawkins, Chief S.E. Division.
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CAPITAL $ 1,000,000.
INCORPORATED 1794
THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA PHILADELPHIA
AGENCY AT Chillicothe, Ohio
April 1st, 1921
Commissioner of Pensions- Cincinnati- Ohio
Dear Sir:-
I have the following information from Bureau of Pensions Washington- " Adam Rickabaugh- certificate No. 7,882, issued April 15th, 1833, under the act of June 7th, 1832- at the Ohio Agency- Cincinnati, Agency "
Could it be possible that your files are still in tact? and that you can possibly give me information of the above , such as- the date of death of Adam Rickabaugh-
To whom the pension was paid after death of Adam Rickabaugh?
When the pension of Adam Rickabaugh terminated?
I shall be indeed grateful for any information you can give me.
Respectfully,
48 South Paint Street Chillicothe, Ohio

Rev. War Section.
April 26, 1921.
Miss Gertrude C. Allen, 48 S. Paint Street, Chillicothe, Ohio.
Madam:
In response to your letter dated April 1, 1921, you are advised that for the date of the death of Adam Rickabaugh, and name of the person to whom the arrears of his pension were paid, application should be made to the Auditor for the Interior Department, U. S. Treasury Department, citing the following data: " Adam Rickabaugh, Certificate No. 71882, issued April 15, 1833, under the Act of June 7, 1832, at the Ohio Agency ".
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

House of Representatives U. S. Washington, D. C.
Chillicothe, Ohio, Sept. 9th, 1909.
Hon. V. Warner, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
My Dear Sir:
One of my constituents, and a very good friend, is anxious to secure the War Record of an ancestor named Adam Rickabaugh.
I am unable to give you any information in regard to this soldier except that he was in Washington's command, in the Revolutionary War.
Any information that you can give me in regard to this soldier will be greatly appreciated by me, as I am anxious to be of service.
Very cordially yours,
Albert Douglas