Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41531, George Firing, Penn.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE.       (Star stamp).              NUMBER

Penn.               Firing, George           S. 41531
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6305
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Pennsylvania
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George Firing
(First word is caught in left side binding)
Berks county in the state of Pennsylvania
Who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Hampton of the Penn~~~~ (word caught into the binding) for the term of 3 years
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Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 5 Dollars per month, to commence on the 19th of May, 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 5 of February 1819 and sent to Hon. F Keister
House Representatives
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 3 mo’s 17/31 =0.548 28.3
Semi-anl. All’ r ending 4 mos 1819.   48.00
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                                                             $7638
~Revolutionary claim,~
~Act 18th March, 1818~

18/67 Berks
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George Fering
Soldier
Berks County
Penn

Jas Keister
7 Dec. 1818

Admitted
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Pennsylvania
Berks Count SS

On the 19th day of May AD 1818. Before me James Diemer Esquire one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for said County personally appeared George Firing aged in his sixty seventh year residents in Oleg Township County aforesaid, who being by me duly sworn according to law doth on his oath are the following declaration in Ryder to obtain the provisions made by the Act of Congress, entitled and he to provide for certain persons engaged in the lad and house services of the United States, in the revolutionary war, that he then said George Firing enlisted in the year 1776 in the state of New Jersey in the company commanded by Capt the eleventh Pennsylvania Regiment, Col Hampton, the he continued to serve in said corps in the service of the United States, for three years that he was in the battle of Germantown, Brandywine, Trenton, Princeton, Bombrook, and that he was discharged from the service in the City of Philadelphia; that he had received an honorable discharge than about four years ago the house he lived in was consumed by fire and he’s all, and the discharged was burned and that he is poor and in reduced circumstances and said in need of the illegible of his county for support and that he has no other evidence now in his  person of his said services sworn and declared before me the day and year aforesaid illegible at the end of the paper is either an ink droplet or the paper is torn. 
Coates
Jas. Diemer
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Pennsylvania 
Berks County} ss

    On the 18th day of May AD 1818 before me James Diemer Esquire one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said county personally appeared Henry Betz of the borough of Reading County aforesaid who upon his solemn oath according with law that he hath known the said George Firing named within the foregoing written affidavit, upwards of five years;  and that he is very poor and in indigent circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.
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                                          Henry Betz
Sworn & subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
(illegible)      //s//
                 Jas. Diemer

Berks County ss

    I James Deiner Esquire one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Berks aforesaid, di certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said George Firing did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in his declaration against the common enemy, and I now transmit the proceedings and certification taken and has before to the Secretary of the Department of War, pursuant to the direction of the aforementioned Act of Congress in testimony whereof I have hereinto set my hand & caused the seal of the said court to be affixed this nineteenth day of May AD 1818.
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                                           Jas. Diemer
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I James Diemer Esquire one of the Assosicate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Berks, Do hereby certify that I am satisfied the claimant's declaration as to circumstances, as well as serving is true.  In witness where of I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the said court affixed this 28th day of November AD 1818.
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                                            Jas. Diemer
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41531
INVALID
Revy
file No. 41,531
George Firing
Priv.  Rev  War

Act 18 March 18"
Index:-Vol. 3, Page 168,

{Arrangement of 1870.}