Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,950, for Henry Lotz, South Carolina
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(8-1776)
SERVICE
S. C. Sea Service 
Lotz, Henry
NUMBER
S.  40.950

CONTENTS

[EMPTY]
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Invalid
Navy
File No. 40950
Henry Lotz
Marine
Ship Caroline
Revolutionary

Act March 18. 1818
Index: Vol ____, Page ____

(Arrangement  of 1870)
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7306
Pennsylvania

Henry Lotz
of Exeter in the state of Pennsylvania who was a marine in he regiment commended by Colonel Ship South Carolina for the term of two years
S.C. Sea Service
Inscribed on the roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 8 of February 1819

Certificate of Pension issued the 3 of March 1819 and sent to Hon J Heister House of Representatives  US

Arrears to 4th of March 1819 
$7.03
 48
$33,03
 Semi-an. all'ce ending 11 Sept. 1819
Stricken off 16 Aug. 1820
 {Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}

Not continent
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Pennsylvania
Berke County Ln
On the18th day of February AD 1819.Before we James Dereirer Esquire one of the judges of the first of common pleas in area for said count personally appears Henry Lotz of Eeter Hershey County afore said aged upwards of fifty three years, who being by me duly sworn according and are oath before said day that he enlisted in the Borough of Reading of aforesaid in a company commanded by captain Jouier in the year of 1781. that he marched in said company to the city of Philadelphia and there was put on the ship called South Carolina that the ship and crew were taken prisoner by the Brittish in fights of New York lighthouse that he among the caste of the prisoners was put on board the prison ship called "Olde Jersey" that he was kept and treated as a prisoner of War untill released at the close of the War that from the time of his enlistment untill released was upwards of one year, that during his imprisonment he suffered very much that he has not received any pension under the laws of the United States and that he is in indigent circumstances hardy in needs of the assistance of the county for support.
Henry Lotz
Sworn Subscriber the day & year afo
[illegible] Jas. Dismey
On the   day of February 1819 personally came Heny Lotz the claimant above named who upon
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Berke County [illegible]
On the eighth day of February AD 1819
Before me one of the judges of the Court of Commonpleas in and for said county personally appeared George Uerkle of the Borough of residing county of Berke [illegible] upwards  of sixty years, and [illegible] of the same place aged upwards of fifty three years, who upon their solemn oath doth depose and say that they are will acquainted with Henry Lotz the applicants that he is the same Henry Lotz the applicant that he is the same Henry Lotz who served on board the ship South Carolina as mentioned in his application that he is in indigent circumstances and stands in need of the assistance this country can support. 
Michael Spatz his mark
George Merkel
Subscribed entered the day  & year afore said
Jas. Kumey
berke County [illegible]
I James Desiuer One of the judges of the court of commonpleas in and foresaid county do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that Henry Lotz did serve as listed in his application until the revolution war against the common enemy. And I do hereby further certify that I am personally acquainted with the applicant and with George Merkle and Michael Spatz tow creditable witnesses it also appears to my satisfaction that the applicants is an indigent circumstances. 
In witness thereof I have here unto set my hand & caused the case of the said court to be affixed this 8th day of Feb. 1819.
Jas Dirmey
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Henry Lotz
Certificate aunente
Comodore Gillser

Adm c
Hon H. Heister
H.R. 
date cert: 5 March
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On the 19th day o February AD 1819 personally appeared Michael Spatz of the Borough of reading a creditable witness who upon his oath according to law doth depsoe & say that the within named claimant Henry Lotz served on the ship South Carolina in a company commanded by captain Joiner who was attached under the command of Commodore Gillay and that this deposant served on the same ship. 

Sworn & subscribed the day and year afo. 
Jas. Dirmey

Michael Spatz his mark