Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41,919, for Henry Neider, Pennsylvania
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Service:  Continental (Penn)

Neider, Henry 

or Henery

S.41919
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12,788
R
Pennsylvania

Henry Neider of Reading in the State of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Hazen called the Penn Congress Regt for the term of Two Years - continental
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Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on 3rd of December 1818.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 2d of July 1819 sent to Judge Diemer, Reading
Pennsylvania
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Arrears to 4th of March 1819   $24.51
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4th Sept 1819  $48.
(total) $72.51

Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.

Continued
Reading
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Notification sent to Samuel Seawan, Esqr
17th Oct 1820, Reading, Pa
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Henry Neider
Soldier
Reading, Penna

The regiment line in which the claimant mustered as mentioned

Informal

Affidavit annexed, Congress
Regiment Col Hanson
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Pennsylvania
Berks County ss. 

On the third day of December AD 1818 

Before me James Deimer Esquire one of the associate Judges of the Court of Commonpleas in and for said County of Berks personally appeared Henry Neider resident in the Borough of Reading County aforesaid, aged seventy three years who being by me duly sworn according to law doth on his solemn Oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provisions made by the late Act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Naval and Land services of the United States in the revolutionary war".  That he the said Henry Neider enlisted in the Borough of Reading aforesaid, in a company called the white Coats commanded by Captain Seely in the service of the United States during the war, in the year 1781. that at the expiration of the War he received an honorable discharge signed by Genl Washington; 
that he had it for many years but is now lost; that he cannot at this late period produce any other testimony of his services than the oath of Casper Hess (as appears by his affidavit hereto annexed); that he has not received any Pension under the Laws of the United States; that he is poor and in indigent circumstances, and at present a pauper chargeable on the County of Berks and therefore stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support.

Henry Neider (his mark)

Sworn & Subscribed the day and year above writeen,

Jas Diemer

Berks County on the 3rd day of December AD 1818 Before me James Diemer Esquire one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for said County personally appeared Casper Hess resident of the Borough of Reading County aforesaid aged upwards of Sixty five years, who upon his solemn oath according to Law doth depose and say that he hath known Henry Neider named in the above affidavit upward of forty years - that he enlisted in the service of the United States in the year 1781, in a company "called the white coats" in the Borough of Reading aforesaid; that he saw him as a soldier in said Company in the service aforesaid; that he is in indigent circumstances
and is at present a pauper chargeable to the County of Berks, therefore stands in great need of assistance of his country for support.

Sworn & Subscribed the day and year above written

Jas Diemer
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I James Denner Esquire one of the associate Judges of the Court of Commonpleas in and for said County do hereby certify that I am personally aquainted with Henry Neider the claimant & William Hyde our also personally acquainted with Carper Hess who of Varacity therefore in my opinion the declaration as to services as well as to circumstances are true and that the said Henry Neider did serve in the revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the said Court to be offered this third day of December AD 1818. of Jas Diemer I Berks County ss. On the third day of December AD 1818. Before me James Deliver Esquire one of the associate Judges of the Court of Commonpleas in and for said County personally appeared William Hy decain of the Borough 1 of Reading County aforesaid aged upwards of seventy five year who upon his solemn oath according to Law doth depose and say that he hath known Henry Neider named in the above affidavit upon and of forty years, that he had enlisted in the Service of the United States in the year 1781 in a company called the white Coats, that your Deponant was a Prisoner at Reading that the said Henry Neider was one of the Guards that he frequently saw him as a soldier in said Company that he understood, that belonged to Captain Seely Company that he is in 1
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Henry Neider the Claimant, within named  Came Before me Devine Esquire one of the Apo ate Judges of the Court of Commonpleas in and for the County of Berks who upon his solemn oath according to Law doth depose and say, that he belonged to the Regiment called the Congress Regiment commanded by Col. Moses Haren and that he remained in said Regiment about two years. his Sworn Subscribed Nider Henry Jack Mar 19.1819 Cain of Jas Durmer
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Henry Neider

Reading - Berks Co

12788
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District of Pennsylvania and the aged ⌨ Head who be oath the pro of Mar 100 served by Captain Moses to and he day of And I the U that the Manner an inten within to to prove Naval G War pass have not Securiti income hereto an act of Pennsylvania Ninth day of August AD 1820 personally appeared Court of Common Pleas, holden in the Borough ding County of Berks, being a Court of Reading County of Berkshire  according to the course of the Common Law Jurisdiction unlimited in point of amounting a record of its proceedings. Henry Neider aged  seventy five years resident in the Borough ofReading in the County of Berks in said District being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his make the following declaration in order to obtain sion made by the acts of Congress of the 18th day March AD 1818 and the first day of May 1820, that he served in the Revolutionary War in the Company Commander Ceely in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Hezoon in the line of the State of Pennsylvania has obtained a pension under the act of the 18th March 1818 his certificate being Number 1278 And I do solemly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March AD 1818 and have not since that time by Gift Sale or in any manor disposed of my property or any part thereof with thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act for certain persons engaged in the Land and of the United States in the Revolutionary on the 18th day of March AD 1818 and that nor has any person in trust for me any property contracts or debts due to me nor had any income other than what is contained in the Schedule annexed and by me Subscribed Schedule Henry Rider of the property of Hener Ole Chest 1 Tea Kettle $1,25 2 Iron pots--- " " 2 buckets- --- " " 1 Small lot of Crockey " 60 $40
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20 1 2 I am by occupation a day labourer but old age and infirmity of body I am entirely incapable of doing any work thare two persons In family my wife & myself my wife is aged fifty nine. I have two sons bound apprentices I can not support myself without the assistance of my Countrey or some private or public Charity  Sworn in open Court & subscribed this 9th day of August Henry Rider McAddams 1 Prothy Mark John Addans Prothonotary of the County of Berks do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto aned, are truly copied ● from the record of the said Court and I do further certify that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is four Dollars & Sixty cents In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 9th day of August 1820 Albany Prothy
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41919

INVALID

Revy

No 41919

Henry Neider
Priv - Rev War

Act:  18 March 18

Index:  Vol 3, Page 363

[Arrangement of 1870]
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The Honourable J C Calhoun

Secretary of War
City of Washington
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Reading Berks County Pennsylvania To the Honourable Secretary of War J. Calhoun Enclosed I send you here the proper papers to show that the Information made to the pension office in the case of Henry Neider of the borough of Reading that the Information was not correct. Mr Neider has requested me the mention to the Honourable Secretary that as soon as the Honourable Secretary shall be fully convinced that the said Henry Neider has not a person of the State of Pennsylvania he humbly ask the following favour in that the Honorable Secretary might make his pension payable as soon as time can permit and find the same to the Care of Samuel Levan Reading beho County Pennsylvania 
I remain the Honorable Secretary 
Most Obedent Humberger Samuelerin
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The Honourable J C Calhoun

Secretary of War
City of Washington
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Berks County Pennsylvania 1 Be it rembered that on the thirteenth day of September AD One Thousand eight hundred and twenty two before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Berks came Henry Neider of the Borough of Reading in the County aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to Law doth depose and saith that he is a United States pensioner and that he never received a pension of the State of Pennsylvania nor did he receive any other gratuity, from the State of Pennsylvania and deponent further saith that he never applical to the State of Pennsylvania for a pension or any thing in that name or other wise and further deponent says not Sworn & Subscribed to his Henery E the day & year aforesaid Neider mark In Testimony whereof have hereunto set my hand & Seal at Reading in the County of Berks this thirteenth day of September One Thousand eight hundred and twenty two I State of Penn. The Court the Mark John Mark Perontary of the Court Common Phan I Berks County aforesaid thereby but that Christ in the Engine a patient be spent the Peace in & for the County on Reading thereof I have hereunto set my hand & said caused the seal of in the mixed the Ninth day of September in the year of our on the Eight hundred twenty two Martin J. Bill
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The Honourable J C Calhoun

Secretary of War
City of Washington
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Sept 21st 1822 Reading To the Honourable J C Calhoun Sir Enclosed is a certificate concerning the case of Henry Neider 1 Respectfully yours Samuesevan Mr Gordon will find this man's pension papers among those sent to the Pension Office on the 21st inst- Wright
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Treasury Office of Pennsylvania, Sept 17, 1822

I do hereby certify that I have carefully examined the pension rolls in this department and have not discovered the name of Henry Neider on said Rolls as a pensioner.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

Wm Clark, Treas

To the Honorable J C Calhoun.
Secretary of War
Washington DC