Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4407, George Horn, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Korn, George
S. 4407
Born in Germany
CONTENTS
banded.

7757. Ohio.
Rev. to pay June 7, 1837.
George Horn.
of Richland in the State of Ohio. who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain M c Carty of the Reg t commanded by Col. Dark. in the Virginia line for six months,
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio. at the rate of 20. Dollars 00. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28. day of Mar. 1833, and sent to A. H. Coffee. Newark Ohio.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. '33. 40.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. 1833. 10.00 50.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. P. Baker Clerk, Book E, Vol. 8, Page Eleven.

2017!7757 Geo. Horn Ohio
Admitted for 6 Months From 1782— $20—00—
Amos H. Coffee Newark Licking Co. Ohio

BRIEF in the case of George Horn County of Licking in the State of Ohio (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Courts  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 67  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a     drafted In 1782 6 Private Col Dark, Capt. Wearly  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Wampshire Co Va.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? no deficiency 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Chas. Forrest Examining Clerk.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 -
State of Ohio } Licking County } On this 30 th day of Oct r . AD 1832 personally ap- peared in open court before the court of com. I then now sitting George Brown a resident of Lacey Township Licking County State of Ohio, aged 67 years who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the U. S. under the following named officers & ser- ved as herein stated. He entered the service under Colonel Dark, & was a private in the Company of Capt. Edward McFarley. John Vandever was the lieutenant of said Company . He was drafted in the month of June 1781. or 82. when only six- teen years of age, being a resident at the time of Hampshire County State of Virginia. He left the service about the month December of the year 1781. or 82. having served about six months and a little more. After he was drafted he marched through Frederick County & Frederick County to Fredericksburgh, thence he marched to Bowling Green where he remained some- time, & then marched to Winchester where he was engaged in guarding the Russian and English prisoners confined at that place. He procured his discharge from one Major Johnston at the barracks near Winchester & then went home.

His discharge in States was left in Virginia, & he has not now any means of getting possession of it. He has no written evidence of his service and knows of no persons living in this part of the country who has ever testified to his service.
Questions propounded by the Court:
1. He was born in Germany on the last day of Feby AD 1765.
2 d Have you any record of your age, if so where is it?
Ans. I have no record of my age with me , but it is left in Virginia.
3 d Where were you living when called into service when have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live?
Ans. He was living at the time called into service in Hampshire County Va.; he lived in the same county, in Va. until within about six years since, when he moved into Licking County where he now resides.
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute & if so for whom.
Ans. He was drafted.
5. State the names of some of the Regular officers, who were with the troops, when you served, such Continental and militia Regts. as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.

Ans He recollects the names of Col. Dark Major Johnson & the names above stated. his services were such as stated above.
6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, & if so by whom was it given and what has become of it?
Ans He received a discharge from Major John- son which was left in Virginia -
7. State the names of the persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood. &c.
Ans. I am known to Michael Daniel Beam and Enos Williams whose certificate is herewith annexed. —
He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pen- sion or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any state -
Sworn & subscribed the } 1/20 Hours day & year aforesaid } A. D. Coffee ch } 'attch'.
+ We Daniel Beam, and Enos Williams residents of Lacey Township Licking County State of Ohio, hereby certify that with George Rorer who has sworn & subscribed the above declaration, that we believe him to be 67 years of age, that he is respected and beloved in the neighbourhood where he lives & have been a Revolutionary soldier & that we concur in that pension.
Sworn & subscribed } Michael his Beam the day & year aforesaid } Enos Williams A. D. Coffee ch +

And the said Court 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, & served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Michael Beam and Enos & Williams are residents of Licking County in Ohio. that they are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit.
I A. H. Coffee Clerk of said Court hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of George Horn's application for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my seal of said County - this 30th day of Oct 1832.
A. H. Coffee
George Horn Pension papers.
20191

...sion on file in this Bureau. George Horne I.F. 4407
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     June 1781 or 1782 6 mos. Pvt. Edward McCarthy Starke Va.                                                   
Battles engaged in, _____ Residence of soldier at enlistment, Hampshire Co. Va. Date of application for pension, Oct. 30 1832. His cl. was al. Residence at date of application, Jersey Twp. Licking Co. Ohio Age at date of application, 67. Born in Germany last day of Feb 1765.
Remarks: _____  2

Grier
Rev. John
4407
INVALID.
1908 July 17. Hist. to Martha (See letter in S.F. 2440-1) V.E.M.
File No. 4407
George Kern
Prin. Va. Line
Act: June 7, 1832
Index:—Vol. A , Page 176
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Franklin Bank of Cincinnati
26 May 1837
Sir,
The enclosed pension voucher of George Horn, a pensioner under the act of 7 th June 1832 is for your examination which if found correct you will please return to this Agency with an order for payment.
I am yours
Very respectfully, John H. Grothbach T. A. G.
By R. M. Gawnce
J. G. Edwards, Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
George Horn
which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? no
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? no
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.