Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 9,920, for Henry Snyder, Pennsylvania
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Penn. Snyder, Henry R. 9920
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873
9920
Henry Snyder
REJECTED
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33,229
Rejected, did not serve six months.
See letter [unintelligible] [unintelligible]
35 M. Taylor
9920
Act 7th [unintelligible] 18[5]2
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33.229
Henry Snyder
Pennsylvania
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State of Pennsylvania
City & County of Philadelphia  SS

On this twenty second of day of August [12], 1835 personally appeared in open court, before the court of Common Pleas of said county of now sitting. Henry Snyder, a resident of Germantown Township, in said county of Philadelphia, aged between seventy eight and seventy nine 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, [unintelligible], June 7-1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
He entered the service of the United States as a  [unintelligible] militia man, between the age of twenty and twenty one years, in the company commanded by Capt. Jacob Neff and Linus Schater in the beginning of the month of July 1776. (inserted phrase here) -the city of the [unintelligible] he does not recollect - in Philadelphia County [unintelligible] at a place called Chestnut Hill. They marched from Chestnut Hill to Trenton in the state of New Jersey and remained one night and next day marched to New Brunswick and remained over night and next day they marched to the Blazing star about eight miles above Ambry, to the best of his recollection, and there quartered and remained ten days or more, they left the Blazing star and were marched to Perth Armbury and remained more than a month to the best of his recollection when they were granted leave of absence and they returned home under the injunction that should they be wanted they would return, He has no recollection of the names of the officers, except he thinks, Col Moore had command of the battallions. He was in the service during this campaign not less than six weeks(underlined), and probably seven weeks, [unintelligible] the first sergeant of the company to which he belonged. 
He again entered the service in the beginning of April in the year 1777 as a volunteer the day of the he cannot recollect, in the company commanded
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by Capt William Johnson and Linus a. Bower and were stationed at white marsh in Philadelphia County of service and were drilled and Reps in redinys to meet the army - They remained at their quarter in White Marsh until information was received that the Enemy were approaching to give Battle when were, about the last of Sept marched to the neighborhood of Germantown, and joined the main army. They were actively engaged in the Battle of Germantown in the beginning of Oct. and owing to the scarcity of ammunition the American army was compelled to retreat. He was a private during this tour of service and was not less than six and a half months (time underlined), and he verily believes seven before they were discharged. He cannot at this day recollect the names of the field officers under whose command they were. He left the service a short time after the Battle of Germantown. He was in the service during the Revolution more than eight months (time underlined) for which he claims a pension that he has no documenting evidence and that he knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his services, except a Revolutionary soldier by the name of Christoper Karr, who served part of the time, he thinks, in the same Battalion, but owing to the advanced age of this applicant together with his infirmities, and the distance he would have to travel to procure the testimony of C. Karr who resides in Montgomery County, if living, prevents him from procuring his testimony, and if the testimony [of] Karr was procured he probably would be able to recollect anything material. He is not acquainted with any minister of the Gospels in the city of Philadelphia and it is difficult to bring one from the country. 
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency of any State.
Sworn to [unintelligible] the day & year [unintelligible]  Henry Snyder
(Signed and underlined) F. Hope Palmer
Pro [unintelligible]
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Mr Daniel [unintelligible] residing in the city of Philadelphia in the county of Philadelphia you said, and Charles Schaeffer residing in the [unintelligible] of the southern [unintelligible] in the county of [unintelligible] hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Henry Snyder who has subscribed and sworn to the [unintelligible] declaration, that we believe him to be between 78 and 79 years of age; that he is reputed and believed to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
sworn and subscribed
the day from [unintelligible]
F. Hope Palmer
Pro [unintelligible].  Daniel [unintelligible]
                                   Charles Schaeffer
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I Richard Palmer Esquire [unintelligible] of the court of Common Pleas of the city and county of Philadelphia do hereby certify that the [unintelligible]contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Henry Snyder for a Pension

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto by my hand and seal of office this twenty seven day of August Anno Domino 1835

(Signature of Richard Palmer Esquire)
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PA_   Aug 26
Free
J.S. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington (D.C)
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Philadelphia Augt 24th 1835
Sir,
I have enclosed the application of Henry Snyder, for a pension, he is old and very infirm. An answer as soon as convenient will confer a favour
Very respectfully yours
Off. [unintelligible]
Mr. Taylor
J. S. Edwards Esq    7 lawyer street
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Snyder, Jacob.  Private    New York
(WARRANT NUMBER) 7814
(ISSUED) August 10, 1790 to Stephen Lush, assignee