Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1,938, Lawrence Christ, Penn.
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SERVICE   Penn.
Christ, Lawrence
or Lorentz
NUMBER  R. 1938
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4  
Lorentz Christ 
Pennsylvania 
Rejected 
See let 3 Augt 1841 Hon J. Buchanan 
let 14 Augt 41  D. B. Vondermuth 
see letter in Rev. claim of Henry Christ R. 1937 
did not serve to six months 
1938 
Act 7 June 1832
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REJECTED  
1938 
Lorentz Christ 
See letters in Pen. Claim of Henry Christ R. 1937
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Declaration 
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 – 
State of Pennsylvania 
Columbia County} SS  
On this 23rd day of July AD 1841  Personally appeared before me. Ezra S. Hayhurst, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Columbia 
Lorentz Christ a resident of Columbia County and state aforesaid, aged 79 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 above mentioned – 
that in the year (1777) to the best of his recollection he resided in Berks County, about 20 miles from the Town of Reading, and entered into the Pennsylvania service as a militiaman for two months encampment "as a substitute for John Flammer of said County that his Captain was Charles Krause of Long Swamp Township Berks County - that your petitioner guarded prisoners of war a part of General Burgoyne Captured army at the Town of Reading - that he was regularly discharged – 
That the same year (1777) he was again drafted out of the 2nd Class of Militia, for two months encampment that his captain was Peter Sadich, of Berks County - that said Company marched from the Town of Reading, on to Newtown, near the Delaware river, where they remained but a short time, when said Company was again marched back to the Town of Reading and regularly discharged - Deponent believes it was two months but cannot remember positively – 
In the year (1778) I was again drafted for two months encampment, at the Town of Reading, my Captain was Peter Sadich - of Berks County, and State aforesaid - we marched from the Town of Reading to Newtown again-- there we remained for the space of about two months - when we returned back to Reading when he was regularly discharged from the service -
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He hereby relinquishes every claim 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 only on that of the agency in the State of Pennsylvania – 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before 
Lawrence Christ [seal]
Ezra S. Hayhurst J. P.
Columbia County SS. 
I, Ezra S. Hayhurst, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned do certify that Lorentz Christ the above declarant is a highly credible person, and that his declaration is entitled to full credit and belief – 
Witness my hand and seal this Twenty third day of July AD 1841- 
Ezra S. Hayhurst J P. [seal]
State of Pennsylvania 
Columbia County ss 
I Jacob Eyerly Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Ezra S. Hayhurst Esq is a Magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Danville this twenty of fourth day of July AD Eighteen hundred and forty one 
Jacob Eyerly Prothy
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State of Pennsylvania 
Lancaster County SS- 
On this 29th day of July AD 1841 Personally appeared before John R Findley, Recorder of the Mayor's Court in and for the City of Lancaster - Henry Christ a soldier of the Revolution, who being first sworn according to law says: That he is well acquainted with and had a personal knowledge of the military services performed in the war of the Revolution by Lawrence Christ, of the City of Lancaster, and that they were substantially as follows viz: - 
That in the year (1777) to the best of Declarants recollection, the said Lawrence Christ, was drafted for two months encampment, in the Town of Reading out of Captain Charles Krauses, company of Long Swamp Township Berks County - the said Lawrence states that he went as a substitute - but I was under the impression that he was drafted - I know that the said Lawrence done duty by standing guard, at Reading (there was at this time part of General Burgoyne's captured army here - I know that he was regularly discharged – 
That in the same year (1777) the said Lawrence was again drafted for two months encampment, out of Captain Peter Sadich's Company, of Berks County, and State aforesaid - to the best of my recollection marched from the Town of Reading, on to Newtown - where they remained until the expiration of his tour, when they returned back to the Town of Reading - and regularly discharged –
 That in the year (1778) the said Lawrence was again drafted at the Town of Reading for two months encampment, out of Captain Peter Sadichs Company, of Berks County they marched again from Reading to Newton there remained, until he was regularly discharged from the service – 
Henrich Crist [seal]
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me 
J. K. Findlay Recorder