Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3,277, Mathias Deague, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
Deague Mathias
S. 3277
CONTENTS

Ohio. 22.322.
Matthias Deague of Franklin Co. in the State of Ohio. who was a Private in the Co. commanded by Captain Crocker of the Regt. commanded by _____ in the Pennsylvania. time for 15 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio. at the rate of 50 Dollars 00 Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12. day of Oct. 1833 and sent to Butte Matthews Columbus. Ohio.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1833. 12 5. Semi-ant. allowance ending Feb. 28. 25.
$150.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm. H. Palmer Clerk, Book E. Vol. 8 Page 6

Joseph F. Smith Dec 16 1852
2 Jan DE 16/52

Mathias Lengua
24213

State of Ohio } County of Franklin }
On this 27 th day of September 1832 Personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting Mathias League a resident of Plain Township in the County of Franklin & State of Ohio aged 77 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 the 7 th 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated -
He first entered the service under Capt J. Crooks on a tour of duty of two months for the defence of the frontier and was stationed at a fort called Lindleys on the head waters of Ten mile and that he was out as his turn came about two months at a time four different times in a little over two years - That he was then moved to Atkinsons fort about five miles from the former fort & that he there served about 3 months under the command of Capt Mathias Hook part of the time while in fort there was more peaceful times & but few guarded the fort under the charge of a sergeant, as their defence was against the Indians principally, at times the whole country had to turn out to defend the frontier - That some time afterwards he was drafted & went out on a campaign of four months under Capt. J. Brinton Col. Crawford & Genl McIntosh, Colonels Hinson & Evans were in the same campaign also Col. Broadhead of the Regular Service commanded a party of Regulars the same tour; after this campaign he states he was in several scouting & spying parties until the close of the Revolutionary war. He further states that he was about 15 years old when he first entered the service under Capt Crooks as above that he lived fifteen miles from fort Lindley in the County of Washington State of Pennsylvania, he states that he has no docu- mentary evidence; that he had a discharge from Genl McIntosh

but which has been lost long since, He knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services except Mr Henry Frix who was with him in the campaign under Gen. McIntosh and were well acquainted then and have been since that they both belonged to the Militia of Pennsylvania.
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 and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Mathias his Deague
We John Hill a clergyman residing in the county of Franklin and Nelson Putney residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Mathias Deague who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 77 years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Revolutionary soldier and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
John Hill his clergyman Nelson Putney
I Henry Frix of Franklin County Ohio declare on my solemn oath that I am knowing to Mathias Deague being in the campaign of four months under Gen. McIntosh as stated above; sworn & subscribed the day & year above written.
Henry his Frix
Questions by the court
1 where were you born & in what year Ans. in Lancaster Co. Pa in the year 1755 or 6 he does not know certain 2 Have you any record of your age - Ans. None 3 Where were you living when called into service - Ans. Washington County Pa & have lived there ever since until 1806 when I moved to Franklin Co. O. where I now reside - 4 How were you called into service, Ans. First Volunteer after drafted also substituted for my brother Michael Deague about 1 month

5 th State the names of some of the Regular officers Ans- Col. Broadhead of the Regulars - Gen McIntosh Col. Col. Crawford Henson Evans etc of the Militia
6 Did you ever receive a discharge from the service Ans. I recd a discharge from Gen McIntosh and it has been lost a long time
7 State the name of persons in your neighborhood who can testify to your character for veracity etc Ans. Rev. John Hill & Mr Nelson Purstney
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Depar- =ment that the above named applicant was a Soldier in the Revolution and served as he states - And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that John Hill who has signed the preceding certificate as a clergyman resident in the County of Franklin and Nelson Purstney who has also signed the same is a resident of said County and is a creditable person and that their Statement is entitled to credit -
State of Ohio, Franklin County ss
I Abraham J. McDowell Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do certify that this foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Matthias Daigre for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of office at Columbus this 27 th day of Sept r 1832
A McDowell Clerk
An amended declaration of Matthias Daigre an applicant to obtain a pension under the law of June 7 th 1832
Franklin Co. ss.

An amended Declaration of Mathias Deague an applicant to obtain a pension under the Law of June 7 th 1832
Franklin Co. State of Ohio
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the Peace for said County Mathias Deague who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear 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 grade, For one year & three months service I served as a private & for such service I claim a pension - The services were performed as follows viz, two months under Capt Crooks the first year, After -words six months at 3 different times under Capt Crooks & Capt Geo. Myers Stationed at Fort Linnedy & neighboring in the frontier
Three months at Fort Atkinson (in services of one month at a time) Part of the time under the command of Captain Quarters Cook & the balance of the time under Lieut J. Myers -
Also four months being services under Gen McIntosh on a campaign to Tuscarawas in the now State of Ohio where we built a fort called Fort Lawrence - I also served in the above with an embodied corps called in to service by competent authority & was either in the field or in Garrison for the time during which the services was performed I was not employed in any civil pursuit,
Sworn & Subscribed to before me This fifth day of July 1833 -
Thos. Wood Justice of Peace
Mathias his Deague mark
The State of Ohio Franklin County to
Abraham Bell Lowell Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby certify that Thomas Wood was on the fifth day of July 1833 and now is an acting Justice of the peace in said County duly commissioned and qualified and that his signature above written is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at Columbus this 28 th day of Sept. A.D. 1833
Ab. Bell Lowell (clerk)

24. 213 2 2. 3 2 2
Matthias Deague Franklin Co Ohio
Return of
Adm. h. yn. of 3 Months
$50.
Burton Matthews P. O. Box Columbus Ohio

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
29 th April — 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 subjoined 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 Matthias Deague
   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.     2 Private Capt Crooked 77 years Tractability   He was not at his station about two months at a time for different times a little over two years Washington Blasphemy   Fort Bragg a living witness   Pennsyl a   about 3 " Capt Hooper   Arrested 4 Capt Branton   Col Crawford  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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 rank 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 _____ 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 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.
[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.
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.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases. [l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact. [m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
as to this

information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
Mathias Deague S.F. 3277
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     ✓ 8 mos. Pvt. Y Brooks at Linnys Fort Penn.   ✓ 3 mos. Mathias Hook at Ft. Atkinson   ✓ 4 mos. I. Branton Crawford   ✓ in several scouting and spying parties until close of the war.  
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Washington Co. Penn. there until 1806.
Date of application for pension, Sept. 27. 1832 His el. al.
Residence at date of application, Plain Fork Franklin Co. Ohio.
Age at date of application, born in Lancaster Co. Penn. in 1755 - or 1756.
Remarks: { d. Feby. 1847
brother Michael
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Aug. 20/57
Adel. ear in case ophthalmia que seed
FREE
Geo. V. Smith
Post Office
Washington D.C.
James E. Heath Esq. Comm. of Pensions
S

Pension Office Dec 15-1852
Ohio Rolls Cincinnati Act June 7 1832 300 per annum
J. S. Gallaher Esq 3 auditor
Mathias League Pri To what time paid?
J. Triplett
Paid to 4 th Sept. 1846.
B. S. B.

C. R. Swickard Real Estate
20 East Broad Street Columbus, Ohio
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
M a y 3 1912.
Dear Sir:
I am very desirous of learning something of the record of Mathias Dague a soldier of the Revolutionary War. He enlisted from Washington County Pa. as a private. His name is found among the soldiers who received depreciation pay as per cancelled certificates of file in the Division of Public Records, Pennsylvania State Library. His name is given as Tague.
He also appears in the record of 1840 as living in Jefferson Township, Franklin County, Ohio, and was receiving a pension at that time. His name in this record is Mathias Dague.
neg I am also interested in learning something about Martin Swickhart. He was a private and enlisted from Washington County, Pa. He is given in the same record of soldiers who received depreciation pay. I know nothing of him after that time.
neg There is still another, Peter Baughman, whose name appears in the same record as having enlisted from North Hampton County, Pa.
I have reason to believe that all of these men were ancestors of mine and a copy of any records that you may have of them will be very much appreciated.
Yours truly,
C. R. Swickard

Rev. War
3277 INVALID.
File No. 3277
Mathias Deague
Brvt Rev d War
Act: June 7 th 1852
Index:—Vol. A , Page 92
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1912 May 9 Hist. Soc. R. Dorchester V.I.M.

War Department Pension Office 23 d Sep. 1833.
Gentlemen.
The claims of Matthias Draque and Henry Fio are again returned. In their Amended declarations, the official character and Signature of the Magistrate is not certified by the proper officer under his Seal of Office.
I am Very Respectfully Your Obt Ser t J. L. Edwards
Battles & Matthews Columbus. Ohio

Columbus O. Aug. 19. 1852
Dear Sir
Enclosed you will find a statement of David Hamaker a Justice of the Peace in this County - in relation to the Pension of Mathias Dague, a pensioner of the Revolution.
The heirs of the said Dague claim that there is something like three Years pension due them as the said Mathias did not receive his pension for three years before his death.
Will you have the goodness to inform me of the date of the last charge on the books against the said Dague for his pension -
And if the books do not show a balance due him, at his death and what the balance is. By doing this at your earliest convenience you will much oblige
James E. Heath Comm. of Pensions Washington D.C.
Yours Truly Joseph F. Smith

The State of Ohio, Franklin County, ss. I, Daniel Hornaker, a Justice of the peace in and for said County, do certify that Matthias Deague late of said County, was by me sworn about the year 1842, and I think twice in each and every year thereafter until his death, which I think in Feby A.D. 1847. That he was the identical person named in an original certificate, which he presented to me, Numbered 22, 322, which I think the following is a true copy.
War Department Revolutionary Claims
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7 th June 1832 Matthias Deague of the State of Ohio, who was a private in the Army of the Revolution is entitled to receive fifty dollars per annum, during his Natural life commen- cing on the 4 th of March 1831. and payable semiannu- ally on the 4 th of March and 4 th of September in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States. This twelfth day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
Seal
Examined and Countersigned
(Signed)
Geo. B. [unclear]
Secretary of War
Geo. W. [unclear] Actg Commissioner of Pensions.
I also certify that I believe that said Matthias Deague, received said payments.
Daniel Hornaker, J.P.
[Signature]