Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4429, David Haggard, Va.

SERVICE
Va.
NUMBER _____
Haggard, David
R 4429
CONTENTS

Power of Attorney from Nancy Haggard widow of Daniel Haggard, to Nathan Sargent
Other papers will be filed N.S.
June 6. '53

State of Illinois County of McLean
Be it Known, that on this Ninth day of April A. D. 185 3 before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Stacey Haggard  widow of David Haggard, deceased resident of Bloomington in said County, and made oath according to law that she is the widow of the identical man who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, and who has heretofore made application for the benefit of the Pension Act of 1831 . That she is directly interested as a claimant in said Pension, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Countermanding and revoking all Powers of Attorney and authority heretofore given, I hereby constitute and appoint SAMUEL M. KNIGHT of Washington City , my true and lawful Attorney to prosecute the claim of David Haggard, deceased for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers or documents in relation to said claim on file in the Department at Washington City or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive for my exclusive benefit, the certificate which may be issued for said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at the Pension Agency of this State, to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.
Sworn to, Subscribed and Acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said Stacey Haggard to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party therein alleged. and I further certify that I am not in any way interested in the claim above set forth. J. Lawrence
State of Illinois County of McLean
It is hereby Certified, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, Clerk of the Court of the Circuit  in and for said County that Stacey Haggard the party who has sworn to, and acknowledged the foregoing Declaration and Power of Attorney, is the widow of the reputed soldier aforesaid. I further certify, that J. Lawrence Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, was, at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe to be genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office, this Eleventh day of April 185 3 Bailey H. Coffey Clerk Per E. H. Hood Deputy Clerk
1. Claimant's name or names in full.—2. Post Office address. 3. "That he is the identical man," or, "that she is the widow of the identical man," or, "that he or she is the legal heir of the identical man," &c., &c. 4. Leave this line blank.—5. "He is," or, "she is," or "they are."—6. Revolutionary soldier's full name.—7. Claimant's signature.—8. Claimant's name.—9. Magistrate's signature. 10. "Identical," "widow of," or, "child of."—11. Magistrate's name.—12. Clerk's signature.
N. B. It is not necessary that all the heirs execute this instrument, any one of them may give the requisite authority.

State of Illinois } ss McLean County } ~~~~~
Before the Probate Court held in and for said County Special Term March fourth - A.D. 1841
On the day and year aforesaid personally appeared in open court before said probate court then sitting which court is by law declared to be a court of record David Haggard a resident of the Town of Bloomington of said county and state aged Seventy Seven years on the fourth day of February A.D. 1841 who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the ben- efit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th A.D. 1832 To wit, that he entered into the service of the United States as a soldier and a private in the Army of the Revolutionary War and in the Virginia Militia in the latter part of the month of March Anno Domini Seventeen hundred and eighty one; the day of the month he is unable to state - That he joined the Army at Hopewell Hills eighteen miles below Richmond in the state of Virginia - that he entered the service on a tour of two months and was in Gen- eral Lawson's Brigade and in a regiment under the command of Col. Holt Richardson - and under Captain John Harris Lieut. William Wood, & En- sign Presley Collins Company officers - that he entered the service in the year aforesaid at the o- pening of the Spring campaign and from Hop- ewell Hills marched towards Richmond - and turn- ed across to Page's warehouse and there was sta- tioned for some time there marched to Kings & Queens Counties - that he served his tour out and was discharged and returned home - that after remaining at home two or three weeks he was called out a second time and joined the main Army at Chickahominy swamps below Richmond

and was again in the regiment of Col. Holt Richardson under Captain John Martin Lieut Samuel Murrell & Joseph Shelton Ensign- his Company officers - that he lay about & marched in that neighborhood in different pla- ces, mostly on the waters of that Swamp - for nearly two months reconnoitering - that he then got a permit to go home and remained at home two weeks - that he again joined the army just above Williamsburg and was immediately at- tached to a small body of light infantry under Col. Sampson Matthews - the other officers he does not recollect that he was at Birch Tavern with the light Infantry seventeen miles above Wil- iamsburg fourteen days or thereabouts - and from that place was by Col. Matthews ordered with nineteen men beside himself to repair to York to storm a picket - and that Pinckney Mas- grove was their guide - that on the way to York the company was surprised by the British light horse and did not reach York but returned & on their return to the place from which they had been sent found the Company of Col. Matthews had been dispersed by the British light horse - immediately after this he was relieved in his ser- vice in the light infantry and joined the main Army - and served out his time of two months and then got a permit to return home that he remained at home three weeks dur- ing which time the Army of Lord Cornwallis surrendered - that two days after the Sur- render he joined the division of the Ameri- can Army at the half way house between York and Williamsburg on their march with the British prisoners - and marched thence to the Potomac at Ruffin's or Roland's ferry and

staid there until the prisoners crossed into Maryland and was then discharged - that he cannot state the exact time of his discharge but it was some time in the month of November of 1781. - that in his last service he was under Captain Joshua Fry and Lieut William Fry and the body of troops with which he marched in guarding the prisoners was three companies of militia or thereabouts -
To the question "Where & in what year were you born" the declarant saith he was born on the fourth day of February A. D. 1764 at the County of Albemarle and State of Virginia - -
To the question Have you any record of your age - Ans- that the family record of his family and of his birth is in the custody of his brother Bartlett Haggard of Clark Co. Kentucky - -
To the question where were you living when called into service - where have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now live? declarant saith that he lived at said County of Albemarle within two miles of Charlottesville when called into service and until he was thirty years of age when he removed to Clark County in the State of Kentucky - where he lived more than twenty years - and thence removed to Ingg County Kentucky - and thence to the County of McLean aforesaid in May A. D. 1836 - To the question how were you called into service declarant saith that all the militia served in tours of two months each - and as soon as he was sixteen years of age he was required to enter the service and because of the pressing need of troops he served his successive tours aforesaid with only the intervals above named - that

4 from the long lapse of time and his having no record whatever to assist his memory he cannot state positively the time of service - is confident it was for the space of six months in service and on duty and believes for a longer period but cannot say with more accuracy than he has stated aforesaid -
To the question did you ever receive a written discharge - declarant saith he did not - and believes no written discharges were given to any of the troops with whom he served - he states further that he knows no living witness by whom he can prove his service except his brother Bartlett Haggard of Clark County State of Kentucky Winchester post office - Declarant states that he is personally known to the Rev. Benjamin B. Drake a presbyterian clergyman living in his immediate neighborhood also to John F. Henry and James Miller who can testify as to his character for veracity and the general belief as to his service as a soldier of the Revolution -
And the said Declarant hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state -
Sworn and subscribed in open court the day and year first aforesaid -
David Haggard
Mr Benjamin B. Drake a clergyman residing in Bloomington in the county of McLean and State of Illinois and John F. Henry residing in the same and James Miller residing in the

Said hereby certify that we are well acquainted with David Haggard who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration and that we believe him to be seventy seven 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
Subscribed and sworn in open court this day and year first aforesaid B. B. Drake. John F. Henry. James Miller
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigating 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 it further appears and the Court so certifies that Benjamin B. Drake is a clergyman residing in the town of Bloomington in said County of McLean being the identical person who has subscribed the foregoing certificate. also that John F. Henry and James Miller who have also subscribed said certificate are persons of high respectability and unquestionable veracity = and that their statements are entitled to full credit.
I, Wellsbolton probate justice of the peace in and for said County and the presiding officer of said Court of Probate do hereby certify the foregoing to contain the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of David Haggard for a

6 pension= and that the foregoing declaration and certificate were subscribed and sworn as above certified - The word "nearly" in page 2 nd line 7 from top and the words "and James Miller" page 4 line 22 from top interlined before execution=
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said court this fourth day of March - A D 1841=
Wills Colton probate justice
State of Illinois McLean County ss
I Baily H Coffey Clerk of the Court of County Commissioners in and for said County do hereby certify that Wills Colton whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate is and was at the time of signing the foregoing certificate probate justice of the peace for said county that he is duly commissioned and qualified that his acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit and that his signature above written is genuine=
Witness my hand and seal of office at Bloomington this 4 th day of March A D 1841=
Baily H. Coffey W.H.C. C.C.

before and a short time after the surrender of Lord Cornwallis, but that his brother was not at the siege - that this affiant was there himself - that said David entered the army early in the Spring of 1781 and before this affiant did - That said David was with the army in the lower part of Virginia and that he served the greater part of the campaign of 1781 - That he cannot state positively how long said David served - That he served longer than this affiant - That this affiant was in the service two tours of two months each in all four months That he knows his said brother served longer than that Sworn to and subscribed { B. B. Haggard before me this 17 th day of February 1841 J. M. Williams J.P.
Commonwealth of Kentucky Clear the county J.P. etc.
I James P. Bullock Clerk of the county court held in and for said county do hereby certify that John Williams whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate is and was at the time of his making the same an acting magistrate for said county duly commissioned and qualified as such and that his official acts are entitled to faith and credit and that his signa- ture written is genuine -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this 17 th day of Feb- ruary 1841
att James P. Bullock

185,173
Pension Vouchers
David Haggard

8 Commonwealth of Kentucky Clarke county ss 7set
Be it remembered That before me John Williams an acting Justice of the peace in and for said county this day came in proper person Bartlett Haggard a resident of said county and who is personally known to me to be a credible witness and a person of veracity and who being sworn in due form of law doth on his oath say that he is a brother of David Hag- gard a resident of the county of McLean and state of Illinois and that he hath known said David from the time of his infancy for he is a twin brother of said David. That said David as likewise this affiant were born in the county of Albemarle and state of Virginia on the fourth day of February Anno Domini Rev- en thousand eight hundred and sixty four. That a certain record by this affiant before me produced and of which I certify the following to be a true copy to wit: "Bartlett Haggard son of Nathaniel Haggard and Betsy his wife was born February 4 th 1764" is the only family record of the family in regard to the age of said David he being born at the same time with this affiant and said family record has been kept by this affiant in his custody in letter form in the large family Bible

9 That the affiant knows that of his own personal knowledge that said Scania was a soldier in the army of the Revolution and a private in the Virginia militia and that he was for a time at least if not entirely during the period of his service, attached to General Lawson's brigade - That said Scania was in active service in the campaign of seventeen hundred and eightyone That he served as stated in Lawson's brigade - That Col Scott Richardson he believes but will not certainly state was one of his officers - That he does not know of his personal know- ledge that said Scania served for a part of his time in a small troop of Light Infantry under the command of Col Sampson Matthews, but that he believes from information of his brother & others that he did - That he thinks, it was so understood by the affiant at the time - That his said brother was attached to what was called the forlorn hope & it was well understood that Carlton Horse surprised the company of Light Infantry of Matthews & I learned that his said brother & others run for it. That he did not see this but it was all well understood at the time - That he knows that his brother was with the army a short time

16 Commonwealth of Kentucky Clarke county ss 7 set
Be it remembered That before me John Williams an acting Justice of the peace in and for said county this day came in proper person Bartlett Daggard a resident of said county and who is personally known to me to be a credible witness and a person of veracity and who being sworn in due form of law doth on his oath say that he is a brother of David Hag- gard a resident of the county of McLean and state of Illinois and that he hath known said David from the time of his infancy for he is a twin brother of said David. That said David as likewise this affiant were born in the county of Albemarle and state of Virginia on the fourth day of February Anno Domini Seven thousand eight hundred and sixty four. That a certain record by this affiant before me produced and of which I certify the following to be a true copy to wit: "Bartlett Daggard son of Nathaniel Daggard and Betsey his wife was born February 4 th 1864" is the only family record of the family in regard to the age of said David he being born at the same time with this affiant and said family record has been kept by this affiant in his custody hether fore in the large family Bible

9 That this affiant knows that of his own personal knowledge that said Scania was a soldier in the army of the Revolution and a private in the Virginia militia and that he was for a time at least if not entirely during the period of his service, attached to General Lawson's brigade - That said Scania was in active service in the campaign of seventeen hundred and eightyone That he served as stated in Lawson's brigade - That Col Scott Richardson he believes but will not certainly state was one of his officers - That he does not know of his personal know- ledge that said Scania served for a part of his time in a small troop of Light Infantry under the command of Col Sampson Matthews, but that he believes from information of his brother & others that he did - That he thinks it was so understood by this affiant at the time - That his said brother was attached to what was called the forlorn hope & it was well understood that Carlton Horse surprised the company of Light Infantry of Matthews & I learned that his said brother & others run for it. That he did not see this but it was all well understood at the time - That he knows that his brother was with the army a short time

before and a short time after the surrender of Lord Cornwallis, but that his brother was not at the siege - that this affiant was there himself - that said David entered the army early in the spring of 1781 and before this affiant did - that said David was with the army in the lower part of Virginia and that he served the greater part of the campaign of 1781 - that he cannot state positively how long said David served - that he served longer than this affiant - that this affiant was in the service two tours of two months each in all four months that he knows his said brother served longer than that - Sworn to and subscribed } B. B. Haggard before me this 17 th day of } February 1841 J. M. Williams J.P.
Commonwealth of Kentucky } Clear Creek County } ss.
I James P. Bullock Clerk of the county court held in and for said county do hereby certify that John Williams whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate is and was at the time of his making the same an acting magistrate for said county duly commissioned and qualified as such and that his official acts are entitled to faith and credit and that his signa- ture written is genuine -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this 17 th day of Feb- ruary 1841
att James P. Bullock

Rev. War Section
mmr
August 22, 1922
Mrs. J. T. White 423 Avenue " A " Lawton, Oklahoma
Madam:
In response to your letter received June 30, 1922, you are advised that from the papers in the pension claim R. 4429 of David Haggard, son of Nathaniel and Betsey Haggard, it appears that he was born February 1, 1764 in Albemarle County, Virginia.
He applied for pension March 4, 1841 while living in Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois and alleged that he enlisted in Albemarle County, Virginia in March 1781 and served at various times in Captains John Harris' and John Martin's Companies, Colonel Holt Richardson's Regiment; Colonel Sampson Matthews' Regiment, and lastly under Captain Joshua Fry and was finally discharged in November 1781.
His claim was not allowed as he failed to furnish

proof of six months service as required by the pension laws.
After service he lived in Kentucky until 1836 when he moved to Illinois. He died about 1843 in Bloomington, Illinois.
His wife Nancy and son ( name not stated ), are mentioned. There is no further data on file as to family.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

1922 - Dec. 22 - Dick to Mrs. J. F. White - imm. (See her inquiry in Cl. of James Haggard, B. 31109)
REJECTED
1429
P. O. David Haggard Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: Printed list of Rej. Enl.  Recp. Claims Book of 1852
Re-enlisted: gives "Not six months service" (mnd H)
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
Port of Dis. Searched for _____

1 inferred: David G. Colton, April 20. 1841
66.

Pen. Office.
April 20. 1841
Dear Gentlemen,
The declaration and testimony in the case of David Waggard has been examined, and filed with the pending cases . He alleges that he entered the service as a militiaman of Virginia in the Spring of 1781, and that during that period as November 1781, he was called out four several times and served at least six months, each term of service being specified. The militia were not called out to perform terms of service with so little intermission between each term. Six months actual service could not therefore have been performed as alleged. The act of 4 th June 1832 does not provide for any one who did not perform six months actual service. The claim has therefore been rejected and the papers filed.
Messrs Davis & Colton. Bloomington Ill.
O. C. ent on index

David Haggards of Illinois
Rejected
See let. 20 April
1841 Messrs Davis &
Haggard Colton
let to do. 2 d June '41
L. L. Strain June 9 1833
Robinson v Hagg June 22/55
4429
Act 7 June 1832.

Bloomington McLean Co Illinois 4 th Mar - 1841
J L Edwards Esq Comm te of Pensions =
Sir - Herewith please find declaration Dav d Haggard to obtain pension Rev. claim - act - 1832. If the papers - are insufficient or defective - please return to us with directions how to amend - Or if the vouchers be as we be- lieve sufficient - please forward to us pension certificate - and the arrears -
Yr. Off ce Serv ts Davis & Colton

Bloomington Ill. June 13/75
Dear Sir
I am applied to by the son of David Haggard to know if his widow now living can be pensioned. Mr. Haggard was a Revolutionary soldier & has never had a pension. His widow is poor & needy, and if there ever was a case in which Government should bestow its benefits, it is her. He lived at the time of service in Albemarle County Virginia. At the time of his death which was some twelve years ago in Bloomington & c. I hope you will give the case a thorough investigation & let us know at your earliest convenience - & I am obliged
Robinson & Flagg Attorneys

Bloomington Ill. June 9. 1881 31st May 1881
Hon L. P. Malloy,
Since June some 2 months since I wrote a letter of inquiry to your department, for information to be derived from the application of Mrs. Nancy Haggard of this county & state made some years since for a pension, touching her former application for Bounty lands under the recent act. This information relates only to the service of her husband, time & place of enlist- ment, officers etc.
I have an answer to that letter. My letter of inquiry to your department before answered since have been answered promptly from which I suppose that it

Were out delayed for their turn Among applications
If I am among & myriads are answered in their turn from the same list with applications etc; letters are necessary & the delay of printing
Roscoe & Tullgren
L. L. Schmit Strain

L. L. Strain
June 9
55

Pension Office June 9/1883
Sir
There is no application on file in this office of Mrs. Nancy Haggard of Ill. in her own right for a pension. David Haggard of Ill. applied for a pension, claiming that he rendered service in the Virginia Militia . His widow, who seems to be named Nancy, and she now apply for the pension due her husband. The case has not been allowed because no proof of the service has been filed. No Record of this service exists. She can not, therefore, establish a claim under the late Bounty Land Act.
L. L. Strain Esq Bloomington McLean Co Illinois

Robinson & Scagg
June 29/88

Pension Office
June 22 1883
Gentlemen
The widow of David Haggard of Ill is  is  to be entitled to any pension that might have been due him at his death and also in her own right, if she can establish his service. He claimed to have served in the Virginia Militia, but furnishes no evidence of the truth of his allegations. No record of this service exists. It must, therefore, be proved by witnesses who know that he did serve as alleged.
Major Robinson V Flaggs
Bloomington Ill

Pen. Office.
June 2 nd 1841
Dear Gentlemen,
In reply to your letter of the 15 th ult. in the case of David Waggard, I have to inform you that a re-examination of his claim has been made agreeably to your request. He alleges to have been called out as a militia man of Virginia in the latter part of March 1781, and served two months, after two or three weeks, he was again called, out to serve two months, was discharged, and two weeks thereafter was again called into the service and was discharged after serving two months and about three weeks. Thereafter Cornwallis surrendered. Had he performed six months continuous service it would have brought the time of his discharge to the latter part of September, but adding four or five weeks, which time made up the intervals between his terms of service, his last term would not have terminated until the latter part of October, or first of November which was after the surrender of Cornwallis. It is therefore evident that he could not have performed six months

Mrs. Davis & Colton Bloomington June 2, 1874, Ill
to assist in guarding the prisoners, but on the contrary many  they were discharged after the surrender of the enemy. The Dept. is constrained to adhere to its decision in which the claim was rejected.
Ill

service within the period specified in his declaration, His last alleged term after the surrender of Corn- wallis, is not specified as to its duration, but it could not have been of sufficient duration to have made up six months even had the term have been in a military capacity, which it was not, because no troops were called out to assist in guarding the prisoners, but on the contrary many  were were discharged after the surrender of the enemy. The Dept. is constrained to adhere to its decision in which the claim was rejected.
Messrs Davis & Colton Bloomington June 2. 1841 J.H.
Messrs Davis & Colton, Bloomington, Illinois.
O. C. entd on indet.

June 1. 1881. In reply
J. L. Edwards
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm r of Pensions Pension office War Department Washington City D. C.

Bloomington McLean Co. Illinois 15 th May 1841
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm ee of Pensions.
Sir. We are in receipt of your favor of the 20 th ult. announcing the rejection of the claim of David Haggard for a pension under the act. of 7 th June 1832. We are ourselves fully satisfied that Mr Haggard's case is within the act. aforesaid and hence we feel impelled by a sense of duty to him to urge a reconsideration of his claim. The circumstances of his case are such as to beget in us a warm solicitude in his behalf although those circumstances do not affect the legal merits of the case. He is a man of irreproachable character - of the most simple and unassuming habits - he has the kindest regard of all his acquaint- ance, among whom are our most res- pectable citizens - probably has not an enemy on earth - and though not reduced to utter penury - is yet very mod- erately provided with property -
The claim is said in your commu- nication to have been rejected because

Six months service do not appear to have been proved. Yet it is not denied that Six months service are positively sworn to in the declaration and the particular terms of service well specified - and all corroborated by the affidavit of Battle Haggard. But it is said the Virginia "militia" were not called out to perform tours of "service with so little intermission between "each tour" - Permit us to observe that this seems a very summary way of disposing of the evidence adduced in the case - Granting the statement, as quoted from y o letter, which without doubt is true as a general rule; does it render your inference a necessary one - to-wit "Six months actual service there "for could not have been performed as "alleged"? Surely a sworn declaration fortified by the affidavit of another person and further sustained by testimonials of the veracious character of the declarant, should not be impeached and set aside on an inference so easily explained away - The department of course is aware of the arduous nature of the campaign of '81 in Virginia resulting in the gallant achievement of our army at

Yorktown. and that all the force which could be raised in that Section. was put in requisition. Hence those who enlisted for a particular term were induced wherever it was possible to continue for a longer term or to return with after a shorter in- terval of rest that they might have claim- ed by the rules of the Service. This Mr Wag- gins told us particularly when describing the na- ture and amount of his Service. He said the mili- tia were called out for two mos s and then remain- ed at home two mos s but because of the great want of troops and also his youthful ardor and fondness for the Service (inspired doubtless as with the zeal which at that time animated all) he served through the season with only the intervals mentioned in his declaration. It is hard that his early and zealous patriotism should now be the foundation of impeaching his oath! We hope you will be pleased to re- consider the case in the light of these consider- ations. and that you will determine that the testimony should prevail unless countervailed by other force than an inference drawn as we cannot but think prematurely.
If the declaration would be more sat- isfactory with the addition of the parti- cular circumstances which induced a ser-

vice in the militia with so little interval it will be so amended if returned. Or if it would merit higher attention by addi- tional vouchers for Mr Haggard's habit- ual veracity any amount of such vouch- ers can be obtained. He is remarkable for his sincerity and single mindedness
J. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Pension Office War Department Washington City D.C.
June 1. 1841
and there is not a man in our town whose veracity is more confided in. All our respectable citizens would vouch for his character for truth.
We remain Davis & Colton at Colt's Works Davis & Colton