Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16098, Jacob Dagget, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Dagget, Jacob
S. 16098
carded
CONTENTS

Hillsborough
Ohio 19. 765.
Jacob Daggett
of Sandusky Co. in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Daggett of the Regt. commanded by Col. Prewer - in the Mass. line for Full Term
Was placed on the Ohio Book by mistake.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annu. to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of Sep. 1833 and sent to M rs J. Hannon Lower Sandusky
Arrears to the 14th of Sep. 33 $ 200 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mo. 34 40
$240
{ Revolutionary Claim. App. June 7, 1832.
Recorded by J. G. Gales Clerk Book 6 Vol. 8 Page 109

June 17
O.
Jacob Dagget
25523
H. J. Hammen Esq.
Lorena Sandusky
Sandusky 6 o
Ohio

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June Seventh Eighteen hundred and thirty two
State of Ohio Sandusky County ss On the 29th day of April Eighteen hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open court before the court of common Pleas now sitting Jacob Dazgit a resident of the township of Green creek in the county of Sandusky and 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 7th 1832 That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated That in the month of June 1774 he enlisted as a minute man under Captain Arthur Dazgit On the 20th of April 1775 I joined the Army the day after Lexington Battle and on the 15th day of May following I would have been sixteen years old I joined the Army under the said Captain Arthur Dazgit Lieutenant Joseph Bibly Ensign David Putman
The Clerk of the company was Thomas Landman at the time of my volunteering I resided in the town of Sutton County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts
I then marched to Cambridge and in eleven days after arriving at Cambridge I enlisted for Eight month service under the before mentioned officers I being in the service Newton days before I enlisted which was the first or second of May
I served out my time of Eight month and received my discharge during the aforesaid term of Eight month I marched from Cambridge to Roxbury and was attached to General Thomas command It was reported by General Thomas that the British under General Gage was

about making an attack on the Army at Roxbury. To claim the British General Thomas marched his men in succession around a hill all on day which was supposed had the effect to prevent an attack I believe I stayed at Roxbury three months I then marched to Swedes point under the same Company officer Colonel Brewer commanded the Regiment The Major name was Warren I remained in the service at Swedes point. Three weeks after my time of service of eight months had expired and until other troops arrived I remained at the request of my officers I was then discharged at Roxbury General Washington took the command Colonel Brewer was then commanding at Swedes point on the first of 1776 I entered for one year under Captain John Bad as a teamster in the continental service so called transporting Munitions of War The principal part of my time I was employed in hauling Military stores from Boston to Springfield and received my discharge at Cambridge the 1st of June 1777 On the 11th day of July 1777 I entered as a volunteer for three months under Captain Samuel Warren Lieutenant Nathaniel White Major The Colonel name Jonathan Holman the Major name was Larned I marched from Boston through the towns of Oxford Charlton Stockbridge Brimfield Ware Belchertown Hadley Northampton West Hampden Chesterfield Worthington Gageborough Adams New Providence Lenox Pownal Vermont to Ben- nington. General Lincoln took the command of the Militia of Massachusetts at Bennington I marched under General Lincoln to Still Water General Schuy- ler had the command and he was succeeded by General Gates I marched from Still Water to Bennington again again to reinforce General Stark I did not arrive at Bennington until after the Battle had been fought between General Stark and Colonel Baum I then returned to Saratoga and I was in the battle fought by General Gates and General Burgoyne at Still Water Though my three months time was out

Six days before the battle was fought When Bunkerhill Surrounded I volunteered with the rest of my Company to guard the prisoners to Cambridge when I received my discharge and returned home I was the last town in the
Service of seven months and seven days I served the first time Eight months and twelve days I served one year as a unit my next service of seven months and seven days service one month and seven days longer
than I asked for my first discharge I saw and last discharge from Cambridge under the 1st from Colonel Warner my own years service as a unit I received my discharge from Capt. Hulland my last from Col. Holman
And the said Jacob Daggett further states that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service that the discharge he received at the time of his service were burnt by accident in the house of Amos Gald in the town of Charlton in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts He hereby relinquishes every claim whether to a pension or annuity as left the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Army of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Jacob Daggett
We John Mugg a clergyman residing in the Township of Grafton in the County of Hampshire aforesaid and John West residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Daggett who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy three years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
John Mugg James Robinson Deputy Clerk John West
Asked the said Elder the time of his birth and the following interrogatories were then propounded to the applicant aforesaid When and in what year was you born?
Answer I was born in the Town of Sutton in the County of Worcester

and State of Massachusetts the 15th of May 1759
1 Have you any record of your age and if so when is it?
2 Answer I have no record of my age it was in a Bible that was burned in the house I refer to before in Charlton Worcester County State of Massachusetts and I retain the knowledge of my age from memory
When was you living when called in to service where have you lived since the revolution and where do you now live?
3 Answer I lived in the town of Sutton Worcester County Massachusetts when I went in to the service. Since the Revolution I have lived in the county of Montgomery in the State of New York and in the county of Columbia in said State and I now live in the township of Green creek in the county of Somerset upon said
How were you called in to the service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute and of a substitute for whom?
4 Answer I volunteered
State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the Troops when you served such continental and Malitia Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service?
5 Answer General Ward had the command at Cambridge General Thomas at Roxbury in the year 1775 General Gates had the command at the taking of Burgoyne Generals Arnold Starks and Lincoln were in the engagement I do not recollect the number of the Regiment nor any further general circumstances of my service more than what I stated in my declaration.
State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can

and State of Mass Chusett the 15th of May 1759
Have you any record of your age and if so when is it?
2 Answer I have no record of my age it was in a Bible that was burned in the house I resided to before in Charlton Western County State of Massachusetts and I retain the knowledge of my age from memory
When was you living when called in to Service where have you lived since the revolution and where do you now live?
3 Answer I lived in the town of Sutton Western County Mass Chusett when I went in to the Service. Since the Revolution I have lived in the County of Montgomery in the State of New York and in the County of Columbia in said State and I now live in the Township of Green Creek in the County of Somerset upon said
How were you called in to the Service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute and of a substitute for whom?
4 Answer I volunteered State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the Troops when you served such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your Service?
5 Answer General Ward had the Command at Cambridge General Thomas at Roxbury in the year 1775 General Gates had the Command at the taking of Burgoyne Generals Arnold Starks and Lincoln were in the engagement I do not recollect the number of the Regiment nor any further general circumstances of my Service more than what I stated in my declaration.
State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can

to life as to your character for veracity and the belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolu- tion
Conrad Deth Mcclary John J Brackenkroth William W. Pherson James Gurnall Amos Funn and others being
Since you were received a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it
Chas I received my first discharge from Col Wrenn my own year known as a teamster I received from Capt John Hollund and my last from Col Jonathan Holman Jacob Daggert
Given and subscribed this day and year aforesaid James Robinson Deputy Clerk And the said Court do hereby declare that after after the investigation of the matter and of the fact- ing the interrogatories presented by the War Depart- ment 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 Mugg who has signed the preceding certifi- cate is a clergyman resident in the Township of York in said County that John West who has also signed the same is a resident in the same place and is a creditable person and that their statement is in to- tality to credit
J. Huggins Pro. Judge J. S. Howland } Associate James Castee } Judge Luther Porter }

I James Robinson Deputy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Sedgwick and State of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of James Baggott for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 18th day of
May 1833
James Robinson Deputy Clerk

No 255 23
Jacob Dagget Sandusky County Ohio
Return
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Adm 2 years. —
$80.
H. J. Hannen Esq. Town Sandusky Sandusky County Ohio
Not

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
27 th June — 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Jacob Dagget Sandusky County Ohio
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlisted June 1774 Capt Dagget 73 years Wester County Traditional evidence - papers Correctly Attached -   Served April 1775 - - 12 private Capt Dagget   Enlisted " " - 8 21 " Capt Dagget, Lt Thomas Col Buel Massachusetts   Enlisted 1776 1 - - Teamster Capt   Enlisted July 1777 - 4 7 private Capt Warner, Col Holman Battle at Saratoga  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
The applicant is required to prove he was regularly enlisted & detailed as a Teamster see note & note of note f.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and ranks of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom? 
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
 6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?  { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 that 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 shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or place 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.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he 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.
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 papers 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

May 10, 1940
BA-J/AWF Jacob Dagget S. 16098
The Quartermaster General Memorial Branch War Department Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War record of Jacob Daggett who served with the Massachusetts troops, and died in Ohio.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S. 16098, based upon service of Jacob Dagget, in the War of the Revolution. His signature is shown in the claim "Dagget."
Jacob Dagget was born May 15, 1759, in Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. The names of his parents were not given.
While a resident of Sutton, Massachusetts, Jacob Dagget was a minute man in 1774, in Captain Arthur Dagget's company, and marched on April 20, 1775, under Captain Arthur Dagget to Cambridge, and in about eleven days, he enlisted and served eight months and three weeks as a private in Captain Arthur Dagget's company, Colonel Brewer's Massachusetts regiment. He served from June 1, 1776, one year as teamster, under Captain John Holland, and was engaged in hauling military stores from Boston to Springfield. He enlisted July 11, 1777, served

four months and seven days in Captain Samuel Waters' company, Colonel Jonathan Holman's Massachusetts regiment, was in the battle of Stillwater, and guarded prisoners to Cambridge.
The soldier, Jacob Dagget, lived after the Revolution, in Montgomery and Ontario Counties, New York, then moved to the Township of Green Creek, Sandusky County, Ohio.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 29, 1833, at which time he was living in the Township of Green Creek, Sandusky County, Ohio.
It was not stated that the Captain Arthur Dagget under whom this soldier served was a relative, and the papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible data in regard to family.
The date of death of Jacob Dagget is not shown on the records of this office.
The application for headstone for Jacob Daggett is returned herewith, as is, also, a letter addressed to your office from L. W. Parker, Secretary Soldiers Relief Commission, Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

16098 INVALID.
1940 may 10 - link to memo. 1940  aug
File No. 16098
Jacob Dagget Pre Rev War
Act: Jane 7" 32
Index: Vol. 1 , Page 428
[Arrangement of 1870.]

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
29 th June - 1832.
SIR :
I return herewith the papers in support of the claim s of the person s whose names are hereto annexed.
These papers are in several respects defective. This  Each case is accompanied by a brief. The objections are contained in the negative answers, in red ink, given to the questions.
Particular attention should be paid to the accompanying regulations and to the explanatory notes subjoined to the brief.
The extraordinary press of business in this office, arising from the great number of claims under the act of June 7, 1832, has hitherto prevented us from attending to the applications sent by you. The investigation of the cases presented under this law has been difficult and laborious, and notwithstanding the greatest exertions have been made by this Department, an earlier attention to your business has been found impracticable.
The brief has been prepared to meet all cases, and thus to save the excessive labor which would otherwise be imposed upon the office, and which would consume so much time as to render the delay two fold greater than it now is in the investigation of claims and writing letters. Each case is considered correct in all respects except in relation to those questions to which a negative answer is affixed. No other alteration or addition will be required.
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. Edwards
A. J. Hanner Esq
Lower Sandusky
Sandusky Co. Ohio
Jacob Daggett.

Lower Sandusky O July 12 th 1833
Sir I have recd the papers of Mr Jacob Deyget and am at a loss how what is required to court them. He has stated that he enlisted in the Continental Service as a Teamster so it may be that he should produce other proof of his Service than his own oath?
Mr Deyget informs me that he enlisted under Capt Holland for the purpose of driving a Team in the Continental Service that he drew rations and the pay the same as other Volunteers or militia in the Service that he always understood that Capt Holland had order from the Government to enlist men as Teamsters that he received pay from the Government that he has no recollection of any Col who had charge of the Teamsters that he received forty Shillings bounty when England currency at the time of his enlistment. He says he did not enlist as a soldier & then was detached from the ranks as a Teamster that the enlistment roll which he signed mentioned that the Service he engaged to perform was that of a Teamster for one year. Of the above Service, in title Mr Deyget is a pensioner for the year. He requests you to state the defect in stating the Service in his papers if not you will please to pass upon his papers without reference to his Service as a Teamster I presume the rest of the Service are correctly stated I can not discover any negative answers in red ink referred to in the circular respectfully yours H. S. Homan