Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9350, John Haskew, S.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
S. 6
Haskew, John
S. 9350
carded
CONTENTS

7177
South Carolina
John Haskew
of Marlboro' dist in the State of S. Carolina who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Councils of the Regt commanded by Col Kolt. in the S.C. militia for 9 mos from '79
Inscribed on the Roll of South Carolina at the rate of 26 Dollars 11 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of March 1833 and sent to R. A. Carless. Farmville S.C.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $53.32 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Sept 1833 13.33
$66.65
{ Revolutionary Class, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book E. Vol. 6. Page 67
Order to pay May 2, 1837.
Set to C 10 Dudley. June 12 1837
Order to pay. 3 rd Oct 1839.
Order to pay 2 nd Oct 1840.
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 16 th April 1838 from 4 Sep 1839 to 4 March 1840. Agent notified 27. Nov. 1840
Date of death not on file

John Harshew
14178.

State of South Carolina
Marlborough District 3
On this the fifth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before him Honor Baylis Earle one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Sessions and Common Pleas now sitting John Rawskew a Resident of the District of Marlborough and State of South Carolina aged sixty nine who being first duly sworn according to Law took an oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 That sometime in the month of February in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers viz General Francis Marion Col Abel Folsom Major Samuel Benton and Captain Moses Dawson, and served as here in State, That previous to his entering the Service of the United States he resided in Craven County South Carolina now known by the name of Marlborough District instead of Craven County and that the said Applicant was drafted with the company to which he belonged under the command of Captain Folsom in the County and State aforesaid and that he was in the actual Service of the United States for the period of Eight months and received his discharge from the same from General Francis Marion after which was declared and which certificate of discharge has been either lost or destroyed by the said Applicant and the said Applicant further says that Captain Folsom's Company was divided into three divisions each division serving one at a time and that after the expiration of the first term of Service by the said Applicant Captain Daniel Sparks assumed the command of Captain Folsom's Company and that he served the remainder of his term again under the following named officers viz General Francis Marion Col Samuel Benton Major Morris Murphy Captain Daniel Sparks Captain Charles McGee and Captain Hancock and the said Applicant further says that he was in no Battle but was marched from Craven County to Santee River and from thence to Wappoo and Goose Creek in and about and near Charleston South Carolina and that at Wappoo Creek he became acquainted with Snowden Harnell a fellow Soldier of the Revolution and he 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 to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Yrs M c H. Haslett Mark

or Annuity except the present and 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 M rs H. Haslett mark
We Campbell Stubbs a clergyman residing in the District of Marlborough and State of South Carolina and Lowden Harwell residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Haslett who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be sixty nine years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion, and the said Lowden Harwell moreover says that he became acquainted with the said applicant at General Marion's camp on the Santee River and has been with him in many places during his service Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Campbell Stubbs Lowden Harwell
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 Campbell Stubbs who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the District and State aforesaid and that Lowden Harwell who has also signed the same is a resident in the District and State aforesaid and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit B J Earle Presiding Judge
I James L Thomas Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and Sessions do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Haslett for a pension Given under my hand and the

Set of office at Pennsville this 8 day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two and of American Independence the fifty seventh
James L Thomas copy P. McBurn copy co. of the
[Faint, mirrored text from the reverse side of the page, likely bleed-through from the original letter.]

14198
John. Haskew S.C.
from 1779 private 8 months. $26 \frac{66}{100} .
N. A. Carle Pawleysville S.C.

BRIEF in the case of  John Harkins  of  Marlinton District  in the State of  South Carolina  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? - Court.  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 69  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.     Febry In 1779 8 As a Pirat. Gen. Marion Col. Holt Capt. Councils.  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? S.C. Branch Co.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by tradition, or by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Yes  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
W. L. Wolf  my Examining Clerk.

August 31, 1938
Eula Haskew 807 Main Avenue Brownwood, Texas
BA-J/AWF John Haskew S. 9350 aw
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Hugh Gourley and John Haskew, both of South Carolina.
The Revolutionary War records of this office have been searched and no claim for pension found based on the service of Hugh Gourley, under any spelling of the name.
As a possible means of securing information in regard to the military record of Hugh Gourley, it is suggested that you apply to The Adjutant General, War Department, Washington, D. C.
The data furnished herein concerning John Haskew were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S. 9350, based on his service in the War of the Revolution.
The date and place of birth of John Haskew were not given, nor were the names of his parents stated.
While residing in Craven County (which was later Marlborough District) South Carolina, John Haskew enlisted sometime in February, 1778, served as a private in monthly tours, under Captains Council, Daniel Sparks, Charles McGee, Hancock, and Colonels Abel Kolb, and Samuel Benton, with the

South Carolina troops, length of service eight or nine months.
The soldier, John Haskew, was allowed pension on his application executed October 5, 1832, at which time he was aged sixty-nine years, and living in Marlborough District, South Carolina.
The papers on file in this claim contain no discernible data in regard to the family of John Haskew.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. O., and furnish the following data:
John Haskew Certificate #7177 Issued March 11, 1833 Rate $28.66 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 South Carolina Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

807 Main Ave. Brownwood, Texas July 31, 1938
The Clerk of the Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C.
My dear Sir:
Sometime ago I wrote the War Department about information on the record of John Haskew and Hugh Gowley both of South Carolina during the Revolutionary war. They suggested that I write you.
John Haskew Marlboro, S. C. Pension Records - Private annual allowance $26.66. Sum Recorded $79.98, South Carolina Military. Paid on pension March 11, 1833. Commencement of pension March 4, 1831. Listed on Captain Marion's muster roll

as John Askew.
Hugh Gaurley or Goreley living at Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1790 census. I know that he was a Revolutionary soldier but I have never found any proof.
If you can locate either of or both of these men and will give me a copy of whatever information is on the record, I will be grateful and will be glad to pay if there is a fee for such information.
I hope that the pension record of John Haskew will give some information about his place of birth.
Yours Truly, Eula Haskew.

Rev War
9350
1938-Aug 31- hist to Eun Haskew aug
INVALID.
File No. 9350
John Haskew Pri. Rev. War.
Act: June 8 th 1832.
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 161
[Arrangement of 1870.]

FREE
L. L. Edwards Esqr Comr of Pensions. Washington City
June 12 Mr. H. H. New mail

Marlborough Ct. House. Saba June 1 st 1837.
Mr. J. L. Edwards.
Sir —
The agent for paying Pensions in this State has intimated to me that there is an omission in the Pension Certificate of John Heaskew which must be corrected & that it must be sent on to the Department for that purpose. I have accordingly done so. You will perceive that the signature of "J. L. Edwards" has been omitted. When the correction is made please return it to the address of
Your Obedt Servt.
(Wm Dudley) Marlborough Ct House Saba.

Pennsylvania Ave 8 Oct
Am
Oct. 13, 1878 S.O. 14178 Hon. Lewis Cass Secretary of War Washington City

Simsbury Oct 8 1832
Dear Lewis Cass Esq.
Please give to the applicant the result of his declaration at an early period as will best comport with the time and convenience of the department N. A. Lord acting for applicant

Charleston 27 Oct 1840
Sir
Howard Kenworth for authority to Pay, voucher of John Washburn
I am very respectfully Yours A. Spence fin agent
J. L. Edwards Esq Commr of Pensions Washington D.C.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
November 2 nd 1840.
Sir :
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," John Haskew, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the S. Carolines Agency, at the rate of Twenty Six Dollars and 66 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1839, to the 4 th March 1840.
Respectfully yours,
W. B. Parsons Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of John Harslew _____ 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? XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? 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? / . 2 .
 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.