Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22637, Philip Bechtel, Md. Penn
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(3 - 1776 )
SERVICE
Md.
Penn
Bechtel, Philip
NUMBER
S. 22637
CONTENTS
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Dead
Paid at the Treasury under
[t]he Act of April 6th 1838 from
4th Mar. 1840 to 14[??6]th Octr 1841.
Agent notifd Septr [illegible] 1842

Mo. 18389
Pennsylvania
Philip Bechtel
of Schuylkill Co. in teh State of Penna.
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Reinecker of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Mc.Allister in the Penna. Militia
time for 6 months & 10 days

Subscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of 21 Dollars 10 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of August
1833 and sent to Pensioner
Orwigsburg Pa.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833          42.20
semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep. 1833    10.60
      [total]   $52.80
	  
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by  D. Brown   Clerk,
Book E.  Vol. 5   page 4
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Revolution
22367
INVALID
[illegible]
File No. 22,637
Philip Bechtel
Pri  Rev War
Act:  June 7"  32"
[i]ndex:-  Vol. 2,  Page 32
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
August 23d, 1842.

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,"

The administrator of Philip Bechtel, deceased, late -- a Pensioner on the Roll of the Phila., Pa. -- Agency, at the rate of  Twenty one Dollars and -- 10 -- Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1840, to the 14th Oct. 1841,
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.
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Admitted
6 mo's 10 days

Pensioner
Orwigsburg
Pa
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[illegible signature ??Philip Bechtel]

of the State of Pennsylvania.
Sworn to and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
Jac. Hammer Prothy

We Isaac Stiebly a Clergyman and Daniel Henry both residing in the Same Neighborhood of the above petitioner that they are well acquainted with the above named Philip Bechtel who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be between seventy three and seventy four years of age that he is reputed believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Issac. F. Stiely
Daniel Henry
Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Jac. Hammer  Prothy

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 Soldier of the Revolutionary War, and served as he states. And the court further certify that it appears to them that the said Isaac Stiebly is a clergyman and that he and the said Daniel Henry who signed the same are resident of the neighborhood and are resident of the neighborhood and are creditable persons and that there statement is entitled to credit
Calvin Blythe
Glaush
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Weis, That they marched from Hagerstown in the State of Maryland, from thence to Fort Frederick in Maryland hear the Potomac from thence they escorted the British Prisoners to Little York in the State of Pennsylvania, that he served in this compaign about five weeks, that he was discharged but that the discharge he then received is also either mislaid or lost. That he again returned to Hagerstown aforesaid, That he continued to reside there for four or five years, and then removed Dauphin County Pennsylvania, That he now resides in Schuylkill County Pennsylvania -- That he has no record of his age in his possession but from many circumstances that he recollects he knows his age to be as stated --

That he knows of no Individual that he can procure testimony from as to his services That the Reverend Isaac Stiebly and Daniel Henry can Testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services a soldier of the Revolution.

That by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear possitively as to the precise length of his services but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods aforementioned and in the following grades. For two months and two weeks as a drafted Militia For one month or little over as a substitute For two months or a little over as a volunteer for five weeks as a drafted Militia man, and for such services he claim a Pension.

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 or only on that of the agency
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Declaration of Philip Bechtel of Upper Mahantongo Township in the County of Schuylkill and State of Pennsylvania

On this 24th day of July A.D. One thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open Court the above named Philip Bechtel before the Judges of the court of Common Pleas now sitting for the said County, aged between 73 and 74 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 passed June 7th. 1832.

That he served as a Drafted Militia under Col. McCallister, and Captain Reinecker, Lieutenant Rudisel, dont recollect the home of the commanding General; That he marched from the Town of Mc Callister in the County of York and State of Pennsylvania about Harvest in the year 1778; to Little York Lancaster; Philadelphia were they were put on board of a shallup and conveyed to Trevertown from thence they marched to Amboy the head quarter of the American army, That he served about Two Month and two weeks That he frequently served as a guard at Amboy during the time of his service; or encampment at the latter place, that he frequently saw the British Soldiers on the opposite side of the [illegible] River at Amboy, That he received written discharge, but that the same is lost or misplaced 

That he returned in about the Month of October in the same year to the town of McCallister aforesaid  That again entered the service as a substitute
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for Martin [illegible]  in the winter of the year 1777 about the beginning of the Month of January of the same year, does not recollect the name of the Colonel of the Regiment, but their captains name was Michael Meguire and Ensign Lawrence Arbach; That he marched from near a little Town called Klines Town in the County of Frederick in State of Maryland, the place of his residence at that period; That they marched to the Town of Mc Callister aforesaid, from thence to York Pennsylvania Lancaster and Philadelphia from thence to Germantown in Pennsylvania, That his time of service was little over one month, that he received no written discharge at the time, but was verbally discharged by the captain That he he again returned to Frederick County aforesaid

That he again entered the service as a volunteer about the Harvest of the year 1777 under the command of General Potter commanded by Captain Gelwick, That he marched from the Town of Mc Callister in the County of York and State of Pennsylvania to Little York Lancaster, West Chester from thence to Brandy Wine were they arrived shortly after the Battle at the latter place -- That he frequently served as a guard, and as a member of scouting parties,  That he received a discharge about the middle of October in the same year, that he mislaid or lost his discharge. That he again returned to Mc Allister aforesaid after having served a little over two months.

That he again entered the service as a Drafted Militia Man in the month of May in the year 1778 under Col. Spriggs, Captain Jacob Ott, Leutenant George Woltz and Ensign Adam
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Weis, That they marched from Hagerstown in the State of Maryland, from thence to Fort Frederick in Maryland hear the Potomac from thence they escorted the British Prisoners to Little York in the State of Pennsylvania, that he served in this compaign about five weeks, that he was discharged but that the discharge he then received is also either mislaid or lost. That he again returned to Hagerstown aforesaid, That he continued to reside there for four or five years, and then removed Dauphin County Pennsylvania, That he now resides in Schuylkill County Pennsylvania -- That he has no record of his age in his possession but from many circumstances that he recollects he knows his age to be as stated --

That he knows of no Individual that he can procure testimony from as to his services That the Reverend Isaac Stiebly and Daniel Henry can Testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services a soldier of the Revolution.

That by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear possitively as to the precise length of his services but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods aforementioned and in the following grades. For two months and two weeks as a drafted Militia For one month or little over as a substitute For two months or a little over as a volunteer for five weeks as a drafted Militia man, and for such services he claim a Pension.

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 or only on that of the agency
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[illegible signature ??Philip Bechtel]

of the State of Pennsylvania.
Sworn to and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
Jac. Hammer Prothy

We Isaac Stiebly a Clergyman and Daniel Henry both residing in the Same Neighborhood of the above petitioner that they are well acquainted with the above named Philip Bechtel who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be between seventy three and seventy four years of age that he is reputed believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Issac. F. Stiely
Daniel Henry
Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Jac. Hammer Prothy

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 Soldier of the Revolutionary War, and served as he states. And the court further certify that it appears to them that the said Isaac Stiebly is a clergyman and that he and the said Daniel Henry who signed the same are resident of the neighborhood and are resident of the neighborhood and are creditable persons and that there statement is entitled to credit
Calvin Blythe
Glaush
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Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County SS
I Jacob Hammer Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Philip Becktel for a Pension

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Court at Orwigsburg this 24th day of July AD 1833
Jac. Hammer