Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13316, Henry Haggard, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Haggard, Henry
S 13316
bearded
CONTENTS

7638  Kentucky
Henry Haggard of Rock Castle in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Barnes of the Regt commanded by Col. Coale in the Virginia line for 1 year
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 40 Dollars & — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of May 1833 and South James Terrill Mount Vernon
Arrears to the 4th of March 80.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 20.00
$100 00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Daniel Day Clerk, Book E Vol. 7 Page 12
Letter to E. Smith Nov. 27. 47
This letter referred to his widow & stated that he was paid to Sept. 4, 1838. So many others received in the letter, did not ask it out.

State Of Kentucky
Rockcastle County Court S.S.
At a Circuit Court held for the County Circuit of Rockcastle on the 12 th day of Sept r 1832 Henry Haggard filed a in open court his petition Verizias by his Oath to Avail himself of the ben- efit of the Act of Congress of 7 th of June 1832 which was ordered to be filed as matter of Record. And reads thus -
State of Kentucky
Rockcastle County & Circuit Ct.
On this 12 th day of Sept r personally appeared before the Judge of the 12 th Judicial Circuit of Kentucky Henry Haggard aged 74. 23 rd of March next who being of the County aforesaid, being first duly sworn ac- cording to law doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to ob- tain the benefit of the Provisions made by the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he Volunteered in the Militia in the Army of the United States in the Year 1776 as well as he recollects in the Militia Company Commanded by Capt. Burns Brown in the Regt. Commanded by Col l Cole in the Va. line for the term of Six Months. This Volunteering took place in Albemarle County State of Va.

where he lived and entered the Service. He served out his term of enlistment when he was discharged in the same County by his Capt. Afs? In August 1778. in Wash- ington County State of Va he was drafted for a period not now recollected his Captain was Duncan in the Regt. Commanded by Col d Campbell who Commanded at Kings Mountain in N. Carolina, but he was discharged at Abingdon Va. by Capt. Duncan before his term of Service expired, but it was in lieu of the term of three Months. In 1780. in Sullivan County (Tenn) then N. Carolina he was drafted for six Months in the Company of Commanded by Capt. Solomon White in the Regiment Commanded by Isaac Shelby formerly Gov. of Ky, He served a portion of his time a little upwards of three Months but he cannot Remem- ber the time, but was discharged by his Capt. Afs a on Broad River S. Caro- lina. The Second enlistment he lived in Washington County the third he lived in Sullivan County (Tenn). He hereby relinquishes every Claim whatever to a Pension or Annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in

Any State I now subscribe to this day and year as a Henry Haggard
1 st Where and in what year were you born. I am yes. born in Albemarle county Va. Have you any record of your age and if so where is it. Ans. None
The place of entering the Service he has fully explained, since the Revolu- tion he lived in Hawkins and Sullivan counties Ten. And for about forty years he has lived in (Ky) Rockcastle county where he now lives To 4 questions he has fully explained. He does not recollect of the names of any regular officers or reg- ular troops while he was in service by whom he was discharged. He has stated all he knows all of which he has long since lost. He rec d no commission being a private soldier. As to his character he refers to Capt Jas W. Anderson, Genl. Wm Smith and the Rev d John Linn living in the county for his county character for veracity and the belief of his services.
We John Linn an Ordained preacher of the Gospel and Wm Smith Jas. W. Anderson all Residing in Rockcastle county hereby certify that we for many years have been well acquainted with Henry Haggard who has subscribed

And Sworn to the Above declaration that we believe him to be about 74 years of Age, that from his general character for Veracity they have no doubt he was a Soldier in the Rev- -olution and that he served therein as stated by him Sworn & Subscribed to this 12 of Sept 1832
In presence of the court at all Vernon Ky E. Smith
John Linn Jas. W. Anderson
Henry Haggard filed in Open Court Verified Upon his Oath the foregoing pso. And the Said Court do hereby de- clare their Opinion After the investiga- tion of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the Applicant named above named Applicant was a revolution- ary Soldier and served as he states and the Court further Certifies that it appears that John Linn is an Ordained preacher of the Gospel and Jas. W. Anderson resides in the County of Rockcastle one credible person and that their Statement is enti- tled to Credit
Kentucky Rockcastle County ss I James Service Clerk of the Rockcastle
Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the origi- nal proceedings of the Said Court in the matter of the application of Henry Haggard for a pension In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Court this 12 th day of September 1832
James Service Clerk
Haggard
Henry Haggard 2155-8

21,658
Henry Haggard: Rockcastle Co. Kentucky.
for 1776 private 1 year.
$40.
{ Barnes Cale Va
Mount Vernon
James Terrell, blk.: Rockcastle County, Ky.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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, showing the Service of Henry Haggard, of Rockcastle Co., Ky.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Col. 1776. — 6. — Pt. Capt. Parsons Brown. Col. Cole. Albemarle County, Virginia. Aged 74 years. Inventory.   Drafted 78. — 3. — " Capt. Duncan. Col. Campbell.   " 780. Upwards of 3. — " Capt. Solomon White.  
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 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 day 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 he 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 , 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.
[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.
[t] 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.
W. R. Turner.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Henry Haagard a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1776 6 mos. Pvt. Barnes Brown Col. Va.   Aug. 1778 3 mos. Duncan Campbell   1780 3 mos. Solomon White Isaac Shelby  
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Albemarle Co. Va.
Date of application for pension, Sept. 12. 1832. His cl. was ad.
Residence at date of application, Rockcastle Co. Ky.
Age at date of application, March 23-1759 in Albemarle Co. Va.
Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

General Accounting Office reported (Mr. Manning) the date of death of this soldier not on their records. Was last paid Sept. 4, 1838. Was then living in Rockcastle Co., Ky. where he had resided for 42 yrs. no widow's pension recorded in their records.
MMSTP
Oct 27, 1939

McKean Pg on 8
Free
Sec. 1.
J. L. Canadas Pension Office Washington City

30.686 26.941
Rockcastle County Ky
Mr. Vernon Oct. 9/49
Sir: At the request of the han- -ty in trust, please inform me. 1 st Has the widow of Henry Smith (a revolutionary pensioner) been placed on the roll of Harlin County Ky- if not what was his last pay per year and when his last draw. 2 nd Has the widow of Solomon Mullins of Perry County Ky, been placed on the pension roll of her husband also? a pension. 3. Has the widow of John Lealyn also? a revolutionary pension of this Coly Richard Lin- coln, but the first applica- -tion by her husband is listed Lincoln County Ky as an invalid in the Revolution- ary about 1807. His widow's name was -  so have much as allowed allowed and have much drawn. 4. Has to what time did Henry Haggard (Perry County) and did his wife draw when did John Price so a pension draw last & have much per year. Yours &  E. Smith

1915 July 22 Hist. to Mrs. Mary F. Haggard V.L.H. 1915 Dec. 28 Hist. to Mrs. R. T. Landers
1920, Sept. 15 Hist to Mrs. L. L. Woollen - - Eur.
1920, Oct. 29. Mrs. L. L. Woollen advised Henry Haggard the only one on file, no part in not stated. Eur.
Rev. way
13,316 INVALID.
File No. 13,316
Henry Haggard Brn. Rev. War.
Act: June 7 th 1882
Index: - Vol. 1 , Page 435
[Arrangement of 1870.]

✓ COLUMBIA, MO.
Rev Secy, Dec. 20-1915. D
Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Dear sir:-
Will you please to send me the record of Henry Haggard private in Virgin- ia Militia. Pensions under act of June 7-1832.
Also kindly send me the record of Capt. James Thompson from Washington Co. Va. who was in the Battle

of Kings Mountain under Col. William Campbell. For which I shall be under many obligations to you,
Respectfully,
Mrs. R. T. Sandy 205 South 8 th St. Columbia Mo.

1305 Paris Road, N o 1 Rev see Columbia, Missouri.
To the Hon. Secretary of the Pension Department, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir: - Will you kindly send me the pension record of my ancestor Henry Haggard - pri - Rockcastle, Virginia - with family data - and oblige,
yours truly, Mary J. Haggard
July 16, 1915. ✓

Rev. War Section.
October 20, 1920.
Mrs. L. L. Woollen, Cleveland, Tennessee.
Madam:
In response to your letter of September 17, 1920, you are advised that the Henry Haggard, S. F. 13316, Revolutionary War, whose military history was sent you September 15, 1920, is the only one of that name found on the records of this Bureau, and that his occupation or profession, is not stated.
Very respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.

Hereland, Tenn. Sept. 17/20 Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:—
Will you please advise me if the occupation, trade, or profession of Henry Haggard is contained in his application for pension, which was dated Sept. 12, 1832. You have given me his military history. He enlisted for service in Albemarle county, Virginia, in 1776 but applied

for pension in Rockcastle Co. Ky., I thank you for the information you have already sent me. Will greatly appreciate it, if you can give me the trade or profession of said Henry Haggard.
Again thanking you, Respectfully, Mrs. L. L. Worlen
Will you also please inform me if there was only one Henry Haggard who served in the Revolutionary War, enlisting from Albemarle Co., Virginia.

Rev Sec
Cleveland, Tenn. 8-16-1920.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
In the Revolutionary War Records, have you any record of Henry Haggard, who enlisted from Albemarle County, Va.? I think he was born about 1744.
Very respectfully
Mrs. L. L. Woodlen 2404 N. Church St., Cleveland, Tenn.