Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36405, Moore Beggs, Penn.

SERVICE
Penn.
Biggs, Moore
NUMBER
S 36405
CONTENTS

Kentucky
5,060
Moore Begg private } Capt Meyer }
Pennsylvania line 1779 4 years
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 14 of September 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 d of Dec r 1818 and sent to the Hon. O. W. Johnson House of Representatives Mr S
Arrear to 4th of portion of Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 Mar. 1819 } $45.56 5 17 / 30 8 4 / 31 mo.
$45.56
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }
Harrison County
Continued
Notification sent to July 1822 to Hon. J. F. Johnson Foreign Secy, etc.

State of Kentucky Set
At a Circuit Court held for the Circuit and county of Warren at the courthouse in ephraim and On Monday the Twelfth day of March One thousand eight hundred and Twenty One
The following statement and schedule was produced and sworn to in open court and ordered to be made a part of the record in the words and figures following viz State of Kentucky Warren Circuit Set On the 12th day of March 1821 Personally appeared in Open court Morris Pegg said court being a court of record for said Circuit and so declared by the laws establishing the same said Morris Pegg aged about eighty one years resident of the county of Warren and circuit aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his corporal oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows to wit he Enlisted in Lancaster county in the State of Pennsylvania on the day of in the year 1775 for three years under Captain Speyers attached to the fourth Pennsylvanian Regiment commanded by Col. William Butler that he served his whole time and was discharged at Morristown in the State of Jersey and that he was during the three years above mentioned in the Battles of Brandywine, Germantown, Red Bank, Red Bank, Red Bank, and Red Bank and at the end of said three years Enlistment he Enlisted during the War and that he

was commanded by General Sullivan and was in the Battle of Newtown and at the close of the War with Great Britain he was discharged at Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania in the year 1783 under the command of Genl. Hamilton that he afterwards Enlisted in the County in the State of Pennsylvania on the day of the in the year for during the War under Captain William Henderson attached to the Fourth Sublegion commanded by General Anthony Wayne that he served therein for six years and was Discharged at Detroit and that he was during this last Service in the Battle of the Rapids of the Maumee of the Lake and he further makes oath that his Original Declara- -tion as he believes bears date on the day of and his certificate bears date the 14 th day of September 1818 and is Numbered 5.060
(Schedule)
And I do solemnly swear that I am a Resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 th of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my Property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within the Provisions of an Act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain Persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed the 18 th day of March

1818 and that I have not nor has any Person for me in trust any Property or Securities con- -tract or debt due to me nor have I any income Other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed which is as follows. I have no property of any description, my occupation is that of a Weaver I have no family and have nothing owing to me but owe about the sum of $ for boarding given under my hand and seal this 1 st day of March 1821
Moore Pegg 48.
Sworn to and Declared before me this 12 th day of March 1821 signed
John Trimble knowledge
State of Kentucky ss
I Andrew Moore Clerk of the Harrison Circuit court do certify that the foregoing contain a full true and complete transcript of the statement and schedule of Moore Pegg as of Record on the Order book of said court
In testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office this 17 th day of June one Thousand Eight hundred & twenty Two In the 51 st year of the Commonwealth A Moore

(From Rufus Johnson)
To the Hon ble
The Secretary of War
Washington City
Mail 3

State of Kentucky
Harrison County Je!
On this fourteenth day of September 1888. Moore Beggs appeared before me a Circuit Judge for said State and made oath to the following Declaration for the purpose of obtaining a Pension under the law passed the 18th day of March 1888. for the benefit of the Officers and privates, engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States, during the Revolution.
Moore Beggs states, that he resides in Harrison county and of Kentucky, that he is aged seventy six years. That he enlisted in the state of Pennsylvania, Lancaster County in the year 1776. for three years in Captain Mays's Company in the fourth Pennsylvania Regt. in the Continental Establishment commanded by Col. William Butler and that after the three years, expired, he re-enlisted in the same Regiment for during the War with England , and that he was Honorably discharged at Philadelphia in the year 1783. That from the lapse of time and the infirmities of old age he is unable to state the particular dates, and that he well recollects he was in the whole Revolutionary War with Great Britain from the time he enlisted until the close and afterwards enlisted with Genl. Anthony Wayne and served six years and was Honorably discharged (as appears from the discharge  next to annexed he exhibited to me.) and that he was in the Battles of Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, Long Island, and at Wayne , defeat at the Paoli , and was taken prisoner at Fort Washington and at divers other places he says he was engaged in skirmishes with

both the British and Indians. And that he is, now in reduced circumstances in life and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support, and that he received many Wounds while he was fighting in the defence of his Country's Rights, which com- -bin'd with Old age and the infirmities of life Makes him more helpless and dependent on the Boun- -ty of his Government. He therefore Humbly begs to be inserted on the Pension list as a Soldier of the Revolution for the agency of Kentucky. And that he being remote from the state he first enlisted in cannot procure any other Evidence now at this time, by which he can prove said services.
Sworn and declared before me this day and Year first above written
John Trimble
State of Kentucky,
Harison County Set
I John Trimble one of the circuit judges in the state of Kentucky do hereby Certify that I am well acquainted with Moore Beggs and well know that he is in reduced circumstances in life, so much so that he is and have been for some time dependent alone on the generosity of the charitable & Benovolent

it appears to my satisfaction that and that he served in the Continental Army during the Revolution for more than nine months, that he has been generally believed to be a man, (although placed on the lowest spoke of Fortune's wheel) of Veracity and that his case is embraced by the Provisions of the act of the 18 th March 1818 for the benefit of the Officers and privates engaged in the Land and Naval Service during the Revolutionary War. All of which is
Respectfully Certify'd to the Hon ble the Secretary of War. Given under my hand at Guthrie and State of Kentucky this 14 th day of Sept r . 1818.
John Trimble
1 Case. A. M. Johnson, Great Crossings, Ky. Rec. Post r 20. 1818.
None Beggs
Admitted
by direction

36405
Key INVALID.
File No. 36405
Moore Baggs Rev Rev War
Act: 16 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 28
[Arrangement of 1870.]
 32 1  13 1  17 4  30 31 
 30  13  17 4.21  30 31 
5.60
 4.53  1.03  40  45.56 

This contains papers for a case already sent on by me for Mr Baggs R. N. J.

The Certificate of Jacob Martin

Harrison County set personnally appeared before me one of the Commonwealths Justices of the peace For the County of said Jacob Martin and stated upon oath that he served with Moore Baggs two months under Captn Robert Boyers in the year seventy six & I also Recollect that sd Baggs was taken prisoner at York Isleland and Remained in that wretched situation for five months and that after sd Baggs was paroled and afterwards exchanged he Enlisted for three years which I well know he Remained in the service of the united states Given under my hand this 28 th day of october B18
Joseph Ward

The Certificate of an English

Harrison County set personally appeared before me one of the Commonwealths Justices for the aforesaid County William English and made oath That he was personally acquainted with Moore Baggs in the time of the old Revolu- tionary War that I knew him to be in several Engagements the first of which was the Battle of Monmouth next the Battle of New Town and that I served with the said Baggs in the same Regiment for better than two years and well know that he was esteemed Valiant in the Cause of Liberty We were both under the Command of Col Butler Given under my hand this 27 th day of October 1818 - V Joseph Ward

W. Washington D.C.
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24 1/2
J. C. Calhoun Sec. of War Washington City

Glas. Town. June 19 th 1822.
Sir,
I enclose you the papers of an old soldier whose pension has been withheld in consequence of a want of the Schedule - The papers were sent on some time since but I presume must have miscarried. You will find the schedule exhibits no property - Of course I suppose there will be no difficulty. I should like to receive a return upon these papers as soon as possible.
I rec d y r favor some time since, and was surprised at the course taken by Col Benton. He cannot injure any person here and the subject will be attended to. The lease of the lead mines is popular in this section of country and can be managed to advantage. A great effort is made against me in the election; But I can still the torrent. My Mother desires to be remembered to you - With great respect I have the

honor to be yrs. for both states
J. V. Johnson
Dear
J. C. Calhoun.
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Additional proof of the services of Almon Baggs of Harrison Co. Ken y —
Free
add d evidence
Hon ble John C. Calhoun Sec y of War City of Washington

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Beggs, Thomas GRADE Sergeant LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 8927 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED July 16, 1789 to not shown
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.