Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7539, for Henry Myers, New Jersey
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New Jersey

Myers, Henry

R7539
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     34,175
Henry Myers
Pennsylvania

 -?- and -?- in the County of Columbia and are credible persons and their statements entitled to credit - the words "in the County of Luzerne" underlined before signing.
Ellis Lewis, Prest Judge
William Montgomery Associate Judge
Leonard Rupert Associate Judge


I James Donaldson esq. Prothonotary of theCourt of Common Pleas of Columbia County do hereby.....
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State of Pennsylvania
Columbia County
    On this 23d day of August AD 1837 personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Ellis Lewis esquire President and his associates Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Columbia County aforesaid Henry Myers a resident of roaring Creek township in Columbia County aforesaid aged about eighty two years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his column oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress based June 7.1832
  That he entered the service of the United States under the following officers and served as herein states viz: that he was drafted in the New Jersey Militia under Captain Hamlet in the fall of the year 1777 does not exactly recollect the month, that he served six weeks under that draft and was the greater part of the time  at Cranes Ferry.  After said tour was ended deponent  volunteered the same year in the same company for the term of two months and was stationed at Sommersett near Gen. Dicksons head quarters, Robert Haslet, Charles Durham ( ?? smudged last name), and John Darah / Duch were serving in same company at same time - In the winter of 1878 (must be misprint for 1778 ??) deponent served as a substitute  in the same Militia company commanded by Capt. Haslet for one month but cannot recollect the name of the person whose substitute he was - we were stationed this month at bond Brook, Sommersett County.  In the spring of 1778 deponent entered the service as a volunteer in the company commanded by Captain Anderson and served two months was stationed at Bond Brook when Rhinehart was our Major and Abraham Bunnel our colonel during most of the above service.  Deponent thinks the service of one month as a substitute above mentioned was a substitute for a son of John Davis but is not certain.
After the completion of this service deponent was pressed by Jaco Fish an agent of Congress to work in Mount Hope Furnace....
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.....in New Jersey casting Balls for the use of the Army in which service he continued two years, during this time Jacob Fish had charge of the work.
    Deponent states that it is not now in his power to produce any proof of his services than his own declaration and the testimony of George Fisher and Robert Hazlett hereunto attached.
1. When and where were you born - Answer - I was born in Bucks County Pennsylvania in the year 1756
2. Have you any record of your age and if so state where it is.  Answer - I have no other record of age than an indenture by which I was bound when a minor which I have with me at my residence aforesaid.
3.  When were you living when called into service, where have you lived. Ans were - I was living in Lebanon touwsnip Hunterdon County New Jersey when called into service and lived there till about 1805 when I removed from Lebanon township aforesaid to what is now Columbia county Pennsylvania where I have resided since.
4. How were you called into service, were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if so a substitute for whom?  Answer - I was first drafted into the service as a Militia man and afterwards served as a volunteer and substitute was stated in my statement of services and was pressed to work in the Mount Hope furnace as there stated.
5. State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served, such continental and militia Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service?  Answer - I served with no continental officers.  My officers were Colonel Abraham Bunnel, Major Rhinehart, Captain Hazlett, Captain Jacob Anderson, Genl Dickerson was our Militia General, lived about half a mile from where we were principally stationed and was frequently with us.  The English lay at New Brunswick a part of the time deponent was stationed at Bond Brook.
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....deponent served with no other militia Battalion or Regiments than those commanded by Colonel Bunnell and Major Rhhinehart we had no battle or skirmish with the enemy.
6.  Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given and what has become to it?  Answer:  Deponent thinks he always got a discharge from the Captain at the end of each tour of service, but not considering them of any consequence has a none of them now nor does not know what has become of them.
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.
    Answer: Robert McCurdy esq., Samuel Hadley, John T. Davis esq, colonel Joseph  Paxton, Christian Brolert / Robert, esq. Stacy Marjoram (?) who can testify as to my character for veracity and their belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution.
    And I do hereby  relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
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Sworn and subscribed in open court Aug 23 1837
James Donaldson Prothy.
per Jas. Donaldson Junior. Clerk
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  And I do hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that his name is to on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
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Sworn and Subscribed in open Court Aug. 23 1837
James Donaldson Prothy
per Jas. Donaldson Junior. Clerk

   We John Davis esq. residing in N----puch township in Luzerne County and Joseph Paxton Esq. residing in Gallow----/Callow---- township in Columbia county here y certify and declare on their solemn affirmations that they are well acquainted with Henry Myers who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be about eighty two years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides and that there is no clergyman resident in the neighborhood of said Henry Myers.
John T. Davis
Joseph Paxton

Sworn and subscribed the day aforesaid
James Donaldson Prothy.
per Jas. Donaldson Junior. Clk

Hunterdon County
State of New Jersey
   Personally appeared before me John C. Slater one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County George Fisher a local Preacher of the Methodist Christ--- Church who under the solemnity of oath saith that he well recollects of living with Henry Myers when he the said Myers was out in the Militia Service in the Revolutionary War.
George Fisher
Preacher of the Gospel

Sworn and subscribed before me this 18th day of May 1837
John C. Salter Justice of the Peace
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...And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after purring 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 there is no clergyman resident in the neighborhood of the applicant and that the said John T.Davis and Jospeh Paxton who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of the townships of Nenopeck (?) in the County of Luzerne and Catawissa in the County of Columbia and are credible persons and their statements are entitled to credit - the words "in the County of Luzerne underlined before signing.

Ellis Lewis, Prest. Judge
William Montgomery    Associate Judge
Leonard Rupert    Associate Judge

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I James Donaldson Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Columbia County do hereby certify that the preceding and annexed contain the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Henry Myers for a pension.  In. testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal of office at Danville this 23rd day of August AD 1837
James Donaldson Prothy
per Jas Donaldson Junr. Clk.
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Hunterdon County State of New Jersey
Robert Hazlett personally appeared before me David Trimmer one of the Judges of the Peace in and for said on his oath saith that  the within named Henry Myers was in the Militia Service under William Hazlett Captain in the year 1777 or there about not recollecting the time exact.
Robert Hazlett
 
Sworn and subscribed the 17th day of May 1837
David Trimmer one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County Hunterdon
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Case of
Henry Myers
Pennsylvania
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Vertically on left of page:  May 20. Mifflenville 
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J.L. Edwards esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C.

mail
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Mifflinville Columbia County Penna.
May 16 1836

Sir
   At the request of Henry Myers a reputable revolutionary soldier I enclose you two of his papers for your inspection (?) then you will please to return them.  H. Myers says he served under Captain Hazlett in the New Jersey Militia six weeks - again two months under Captain Hazlett as volunteer - again two months under Captain Anderson as cluster - then again 6 months as a teamster under wagon masters Allen and Davis in New Jersey. Again he was taken out of the services and put to Mount Hope furnace to  -?-  casting bomb shells and cannon balls for the use of the army  for which service he claims a pension.  He says he is able to prove his services under Captain Hazlett - you will please to give an answer over such information as may be wanted.

I am yours respectfully
Samuel Harmon

JL Edwards Esq.
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REJECTED

1539

Henry Myers
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34-175
Henry Myers
Pennsylvania
Rejected
See letter 6th
Sept 1837 to Geo
A. Fricke
let 12 Oct. 1837 Hon
D. Petrikin
7539
did not serve
six months in a 
military capacity
Act 7th June 1852 Rev
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F305
Sept 5 1837

Pension Office
PA
Act 1832
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Danville Columbia County PA
Sept 1 1837

Hon. J. R. Poinsett Sec. of War 

Sir
  I enclose the application of Robert Simanton and Henry Myers of the county for pensions.  Should anything be defective in the application  please to inform me.

Yours respectfully
Geo. A. Frick
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Myers, Henry Private New York

7500 I ssued: Jan 24, 11792
to Stephen Thorne assignee
"certified to by Mr. Taylor 12 Mar 1829 and returned to G.L. Office"