Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15176, George Hofstalar, N.C.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE.
N.C.

Hofstalar, George

NUMBER
S. 15176

Carded

CONTENTS.
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Alabama 22.625.

George Hofstalar of Blount C’o. in the State of Ala. who was a Private in the Co. commanded by Captain Cowen of the Reg. commanded by Col Little in the N Carolina line for 21 mo’s.
Infantry– 12 mo’s. 40. –
Cavalry 9 [illegible] 37.50
$77.50

Inscribed on the Roll of Ala. at the rate of 77. Dollars 50. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 22.’d day of Nov. 1833 and sent to P.D. Clack, Blountville. Ala

Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 1833. 193.75
Semi-anl. Allowance ending 4 [illegible] 34. 38.75
$232.50

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Wm. R. Palmer Clerk,
Book [illegible] Vol. 8 Page 46.

Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6th April 1838 from 4 Sept 1838 to 4 March 1839. Agt notified 3d Jany 1869
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22.625
[crossed out: 27.357.]

George Hoffstaller
Alabama

Adm 1. year & 9 months
1. yr In 40
9 mo Cav. 37.50
$77.50

77.50
155.00
38.75
193.75

Philip D. Clack
Blountsville
Alabama
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
28th October 1833

Sir,
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and 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. These 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 compling with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A Statement, showing the Service of George Hoffstaller
[column headings: Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant’s service. [subheadings: Years. Months. Days.] Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.]

1778. [blank]. 9. [blank]. priv. Cap. Cowan, Col Lyttle, Cap. Goodman. 70. years. [illegible] County, No Ca. Traditionary.

1780. [blank]. 3. [blank]. [blank]. Cap. Isaac White, Col.Shelley. [blank]. [blank].

1781. [blank]. 3. [blank]. Cav. Cap. Weir, Col. Greyham. [blank]. [blank].

“. [blank]. 3. [blank]. “. Cap. Loftin, “ Furney. [blank]. [blank].

I am, respectfully
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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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, mucicians 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
County of } ss.
On this – day of – personally appeared (a) before – A. B. a resident of (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) served in the (e) regiment of the with and 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 days 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
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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 the 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 traditionary 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 inquiry 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 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 role.
[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 enable the Department to determine what sum of more is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the 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 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 the about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.  It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers 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 fix 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 authenticate 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 the 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.
[pointing hand symbol] 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.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] 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.
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27.357
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The State of Alabama
County of Blount}
On this 7th day of September in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Blount County now Sitting George Hoffstalar a resident of Gurley’s Setlement in the County of Blount in the State of Alabama aged Seventy yeares 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 passed June 7th 1832
That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers and Served as herein Stated, That on the first of August in the year 1778 he enrolled himself as a volunteer for The Term of nine months in the militia or State Troops of North Carolina & to Serve as a private therein in the Company of Capt David Cowan and at the time of his enrollment resided in Rowan County in the Town of Sallsbury in North Carolina and he was enrolled for the Term aforesaid under an offer from the Congress of the United States or from the State of North Carolina of a Bounty of One hundred Dollars and he was then marched by the Said David Cowan from Sallsbury to Guilford Court House and there a little north of Guilford we Turned to the right and marched to the head of Mourn’s Creek near the Dan River and There we were placed under the Command of Col Lytle and Gen Davidson of Rowan County North Carolina and Major Polk of the Town of Charlotte who before that time had been wounded by a Ball being shot through the Corners of his mouth which had Damaged some of his Teeth; and we remained at the Head of Mourns Creek & vicinity Three months on duty and Capt Cowan and his Company were sent home on Furlough and ordered to be ready to Serve out their time when called on David Dubbins was our Lieutenant or Ensign & the other Subalterns name not recollected and he was again Called out to Serve out the Term of his enrollment in the month of March in the year 1779 and joined Gen Lincons Army at Purysburg in South Carolina early in March and here he was placed under the Command of Capt Goodin a Light Infantry officer under Col Archibald Lytle of Hillsborough North Carolina in The Battalion of Major Nelson all Light Infantry Officers and were not any longer to Serve under Our first Captain but placed under the Said Capt Goodin who Commanded his Company a Short time; who becoming feeble and unable to march wit the Light infantry- we were then Commanded by Capt Goodman another Light Infantry officer under Col Lytle & Major Nelson and this Deponent was informed and recollects that his Said Last mentioned officers Lytle Nelson
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Goodin and Goodman were Regular officers Commanding the Light Infantry Troops; and from Puresburg we marched to a high bluff below Augusta and from thence to Beach Island and thence to Colvins Farm on Savanah River and thence Continued Scouting several weeks below Augusta on the Carolina side and from thence we marched over to the Town of Augusta after the British had left there and thence Recrossed to Liberty Hill and from thence we crossed over and marched down to Briar Creek and we remained there encamped in an old field near the Burnt Bridge and Sud Creek about one mile from Gen Ashes Army and this Deponent was in the Battle fought there when Gen Ash was defeated Major Davy and Capt Patten were in the action and commanded the Light Horse Col Elbert was
there & commanded Regular Soldiers & the Artillery, The Light Infantry and all that escaped with us Swam the River and joined Gen Rutherfords Army on the Carolina side. Col Lytle Lost many of his men some were killed &
others Drowned in attempting to swim the River
And after our defeat at Briar Creek we wer marched to and engaged in the assault on Fort Stone in the Summer following of Gen Ashes Defeat; my officers Col Lytle Major Nelson & Capt Goodman was engaged in the attack
and being repulsed at Stone Ferry we then marched & encamped at Bacons Bridge about Twenty miles from Charleston and continued scouting with Gen Pulaski's Dragoons - But the Light Infantry encamped separately but
were generally scouting together several of Gen Pulaskis Dragoons were Frenchmen and this Deponent served until some time in September in the year 1779 & until his
Time was out and he was Discharged at what was called the Five Mile House by Major Armstrong a Regular officer and an old man near sixty years of Age & this Deponent was a
private soldier during said service, And he again enrolled himself as a private volunteer early in the month of September in the year 1780 (the day not recollected) in the company of Capt Isaac White of the North Carolina militia mounted men at the time of his enrolment [illegible] in Lincon County North Carolina and from the County of Lincon
under Col Greyham (Bat called Grimes) we marched & continued scouting in Lincon & adjoining counties until we  were formed by Col Shelby and Several other Militia Colonels 
and marched with them and was in the Battle at Kings Mountain against the Tory Commander Major Furgerson [ Ferguson ]
in this battle Furgerson was killed there
was also a woman killed & lay by his side & said to
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his kept mistress in this battle we Lost Capt William Chronick (or Chronichle) a militia officer of Lincon [ Lincoln ]County N.C. and This Deponent served under Said officers Three months and was verbally discharged early in
December 1780. The Tories were march from Kings Mountain to Moravian Town and There Raw corn was thrown to the them like feeding hogs and this Deponent was informed several were hung;
And He again enrolled himself as a private in the Company Capt John Weir of Lincon County North Carolina Militia and was a volunteer there commanded by Col William Greyham and Major Carooth [Caruth] and were enroled [enrolled] for the Term of three months and Rendavouzed [ rendezvoused ] near the Last
of January [18 - struck through] 1781 the day not recollected at McCowns Ford on the Catawba River and were there commanded by Gen Davidson and remained there but a verry short time (to Guard the Ford)  to keep the British army from Crossing The British infantry marched the River under cover of their
Cannan [cannon] and a battle ensued & Gen Davidson was killed & this Deponent was in said Battle and Capt Twitty & his company of Militia was also engaged we then on the same day retreated to Salisbury and there
Col Wasingtons Dragoons swam their Horses over the Adkin River each man carried a bundle of Oats before him & they crossed in this manner at Sloansford; and Col Greyham and his Company Capt Twitty and Capt Weir Marched their Troops Down the River being
unable to Get over with out swimming our horses and being heavily pressed by the Enemy who encamped in Salsbury the same night after our defeat at the Catawba River
we then continued scouting in Lincon and the adjoining Counties until we served three months and were discharged in Lincon County the last of April in the year 1781; And he again called himself as a substitute in the place
of John Carpenter in the Company of Capt Thomas Lofton under Col William Greyham of the North Carolina militia in the month of May 1781 and the day of the month not certainly recollected but hear the last of May and
thence marched to Charlotte with Capt Twitty & Capt Lofton companys and from thence to Cross Creek against the Tories and continued there scouting on Rocky River and the waters of Pedee for about two months and then
returned & continued scouting until he served three months and was discharged in Lincon County North Carolina in the Latter part of August 1781 he was a private Trooper on said Tour And he again called himself a private volunteer in the Company of Capt Abram Forney from the County of Lincon of the Militia of the
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State of North Carolina and
marched from home in the Latter days of September in the year 1781 as the corn was getting hard and went to the Frontiers
against the Cherochee [Cherokee]  Indians on the head of Savannah & Pigeon and French Broad and destroyed their corn and continued
there scouting and served three months and was discharged after Christmas in December 1781 on this Tour there were three companys & all mounted men the Field officers
were Gen McDowel & his Brother Col Joseph McDowel and Col Miller all militia officers one Capt & his Company was from Burke County and others from Lincon and Rutherford Counties in North Carolina
This Deponent was nine months of his service in the Light infantry and the Bal. of his Tours he served as a private Trooper under the several officers therein mentioned & the said Deponent files the following answers to the
Several Interrogatories propounded by the Court as prescribed by the War Department. First I was born in Fredrick Town in the State of Maryland and in the year 1763 from the best of my information & have no record of my age - my Father Died when I was about thirteen
years old I then went to Salsbury North Carolina where some of my relations lived and I resided there when first entered the service
I then removed to Lincon County where I resided during the remainder of my serves & since the Revolutionary war I have lived in
Salsbury N. C then again in Fredrick Town Maryland & then in Hagers Town then resided in Tennessee near fifteen years then removed to Blount County Alabama & have lived
here ever since about sixteen years & now resid [reside]  in said County of Blount I was induced to enter the United States
service the first Time for the Term of nine months under an offer of a Bounty of One hundred Dollars either by the Congress of the United States, or the State of North Carolina
& I then volunteered as well as all other times but one & then was a substitute for John Carpenter I knew the following
named Regular & Malitia [Militia] officers Gen Green Major Hardman Gen Williams Capt Wm Betty Col William Washington of Dragoons & one of his Captains called Chisom & Col Marberry Gen Ugee Major Taylor, Major Dixon & Major Armstrong who gave me a Discharge & Major Davy & Gen Lincon a Low heavy man with a long rose & paraded on a Grey Stud
horse I knew Col Micajah Lewis who was said to have been killed at the Battle of Guilford & knew his Brother William Lewis a Major & Joel Lewis I think was my Lieutenant under Col. Lytle a part of my time. and one George Conner
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his Adjutant. Capt Patton I think was a militia officer and this Deponent Knew Capt Lytle said to be a Brother of Col Lytle. he was a regular officer under Gen Lincon But believes he was not of the Light Infantry
when Gen Ash was allected by the British Col Lytle with his light infantry were encamped near the Burnt Bridge in an old field near a mile from Gen Ash
Major Davy came on his Horse in full speed
and Gave Col Lytle the first intimation of the
Approach of the British Army and requested him to parade & March to Battle without Delay and he then instantly wheeled his Horse & returned to his Dragoons I knew him well and recollect Distinctly his Loud and commanding voice on that occasion, Major Davy was also in the attack at Stono Ferry and was wounded in the thigh & he kept his wound bound with a Silk Handkerchief I Knew Lieutenant Helton A Regular officer he was in the Battle at Stono & Distinguished himself for his Boldness & died a natural death shortly thereafter. This Deponent knew Major Dixon well, he was a Regular officer under [" Col" is struck through] Gen
Lincon he was an elderly man & resided on Dan River on the Virginia side & owened [owned] a Ferry
This Deponant was on many scouting parties with Gen Pulaski & Major Davy & their Dragoons we Frequently acted in Concert - our Light infantry never remained long at a time with the main Army but Mostly with the Dragoons. - This Deponent Knew Gen Otho Williams first in Fredrick Town in the State of Maryland - where he lived & done business for a merchant & I the frequently saw him during my services, in the Southern Army after he was promoted. I think Major Hardman and Capt Betty were also from Maryland This Deponent received but one written Discharge &  that from Major Armstrong & I gave it to Major Carooth for the purpose of drawing my pay. but I never received my pay nor got my Discharge again; and he has no Documentary evidence whatever of his services aforesaid and He knows of no person living whose
Testimony he can procure to testify to his Revolutionary services;
I am known in my present neighborhood by John Gurley Thomas Rutherford Henry
Tidmore Kendrick Hays Joseph Carbert & John Levingston who can testify to
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my Character for verasity [veracity] and their belief of my services as a solder of the Revolution 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 & subscribed the day and year aforesaid George Hofstalar x his mark
we Saul Jones a Clergyman residing
in the County of Blount in the State of Alabama and John Livingston residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with George Hoffstalar who has Subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration; That
we believe him to be Seventy 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 John Livingston
Sworn & subscribed the
day & year aforesaid
Saul Jones
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 name applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states; And the Court further Certifies that it appears to them that Saul Jones who has signed the preceding certificate is Clergyman Resident in Guinns Cove in the County of Blount That John Levingston who has also Signed the same is a resident in the County of Blount State of Alabama and is a credible person and
that their statement is entitled to credit
Marston Mead Judge
The State of Alabama Blount County }  I Mace T. P. Brindley Clerk of the Court of Blount County aforesaid, do hereby certify that the forgoing contains the original proceedings of
the said Court in the matter of the application of George Hofstalar for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this Seventh day of September, in the Year our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three of American Independence the 58
Mace H. Brindley Clerk. C.C.
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15176
INVALID.
File No. 15,176
George Hofstalar
Div. Rev. War
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Act: June 7th 1832.
Index: --Vol. 1, Page 180
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
Dec. 23, 1839
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," George Hofstalar, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Huntsville Ala Agency, at the rate of Seventy Seven Dollars and fifty Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1838 to the 4th March 1839.
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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State of North Carolina
Secretary of States Office
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State aforesaid do certify that the name of George Hoffstaller does not appear on the [illegible] of the continental line of this State in the revolutionary war or any other document affording evidence of service in said line
Given under my hand
this 1st day of Novem. 1833
W. Hill
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Blountsville A.
Sept. 9th
27.334
Free
L. Edwards Esqr
Comm of Pensions
Washington City
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Blountsville Alabama
September 8th 1833
J. L. Edwards Esqr
Dear Sir
I enclose to you the Declaration of Mr George Hoffstalar an applicant for a pension; I hope you will find an examination that his claim is well founded; as usual I shall expect to be informed of the result of his application
Yours respectfully
Philip D Clack