Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22113, Frederick Bauer, Penn.
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Penn. 
Bauer, Frederick
S22113
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Pennsylvania/8816

Frederick Bauer
of Berks in the State of Pennsylvania
who was a private in the Company command
of Captain Crause of the Regt. command
by Colonel Yeager in the Pa. ma line for 8 months.
Inscribed on the roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 66 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension found the ___ day of October, 1833 and sent to Honorable Muklenberg. Reading. PA.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. '33 - $66.66
Semi-anl. allowance ending 6 Mar '36 - $13.30
$79.96
Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Ele Brown
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Result it to be communicated to Honorable
Mucklenberg

Reading, Penn
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Berks
On this sixth day of August, 1833, personally appeared in open court before the honorable Garrick Mallory Esquire and his associate judges of the Court of Common is now sitting Frederick Bauer, a resident of Maxetawny Township, in the County of Berks and State of Pennsylvania, aged seventy four years and upwards, 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 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
He was drafted in the Pennsylvania Militia during the Revolutionary War in Captain Paul Prohcup's Company in the Regiment of Colonel Balzer Poehr, the name of the Major was Lindenmuth, the Company assembled at Levan's ____  Kemps Tavern in the said Township of Maxatawny and marched from hence through Allentown, Easton, New Jersey to Amboy where after serving for ten months he was discharged. He afterwards served as a substitute for his brother Matthias Bauer in the Company of Captain Charles Crause/or Krause/he thinks the Company was attached to the Regiment of Colonel Daniel Yager. the company assembled at Reading from whence they marched through Philadelphia, Chester, Wilmington to Brandwine. He was present at the Battle of Brandywine. after serving for a period of two months he was discharged.
He was again drafted and served for two months in the Company of Captain Casher Smick. the Company marched through Reading, Hamburg over the Mountains against the Indians. He was again drafted and served for two months in the Company of Captain Jacob Ladig. the Company assembled at Reading from whence they marched through Sumneytown to Newport. in Bucks County he was discharged. He served in the whole for a period/or periods/of eight months. He does not recollect the names of any other officers, Militia than those aforementioned, nor the Continental Regiments or Companies with which he served. He does not recollect in what years he served.  He resided during the whole of the times above mentioned in the said Township of Maxetawny. He has no documentary evidence, and knows no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service.  He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Role of the agency of any state, or/if any/only on that of the agency of the State of Pennsylvania.  Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open courts.
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We Jacob Esser and Benjamin Harmony both reside in the Borough of Kutztown in the County of Berks, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Frederick Bauer who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy-four years of age, and upwards, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution,and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, before the undersigned a justice of the peace in and for Berks County.
Jacob Esser
Benjamin Harmony
James Donagan
And the said Court to 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 Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certify that it appears to them that Jacob Esser and Benjamin Harmany who have signed the preceding certificate, are both residents of the Borough of Kutz town in the said County of Berks and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
Garrick Mallery _______
Matthias S. Richards_____
William Darling _______
Berks County PA:
I Jacob Sallade, Prothonotary and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of    Berks, do hereby,
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We John Knoske, a Clergyman residing in the Borough of Fritztown County of Berks and Sate of Pennsylvania, and Benjamin Harmany residing in the same hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with Frederick Bauer who has Subscribed and Sworn to the above declaration; that we  believe him to be seventy four years of age and afterwards; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
John Knoske
Benjamin Harmany
Sworn and Subscribed the ("day and year aforesaid" crossed out) 30th day of September A. D. 1833 before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for Berks County-

Jac Donagan

And the said Court do further certify that it appears to them that John Knoske who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman resident in the Borough of Fritztown Berks County and that Benjamin Harmany who has also signed the same is a resident in the same place, is a credible person, and that their Statement is entitled to Credit. 
Garrick Mallery
Pres't Judge
Mathias S. Richards
a Judge of Berks County

Penna Berks County SS
I Jacob Sallada Protonotary and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Berks do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the additional proceedings of the said County in the matter of the application of Frederick Bauer for a Pension. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office the Second day of October One thousand eight hundred and thirty-three.
Jan. Sallada Prothy.
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Admit
8 mos'
26.66



Hon. H. A. Mulenberg
Reading
Pa.
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(This is a combination form letter and questions which are answered in handwritten words)

War Department
Pension Officer
15 Aug 33

Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjected notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus:} ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by compling with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim. 

A Statement, shewing the Service of Frederick Bauer
(Below is in Columns)
1. Period in which the service was rendered. not recollected
2. Duration of the claimant's service-Years-blank; Months Eight; Days-blank
3. Rank of the claimant- Private
4. Names and Rank of the Field officers under whom he served- Col. Balzer Poehr & Daniel Yaeger & Major Lindenmuth
5. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service-Age. Seventy-four years- resided in Maxatawny Twp. Berks County, Pennsylvania-
6. Proof by which the declaration is supported.-Truditionary Evidence
His own Declaration made upon Oath; together with the Certificate of John Knocke a clergyman and (2 words crossed out) two respectable Citizens of the Borough of Fritztown

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant
J. L. Edwards,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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Revolution (hand written along left side bottom to top)
22113
INVALID
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File No. 22.113  (initials handwritten bottom to top "Cam")
Frederick Bauer
Pro. Rev War
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Act: June 7" 32"Index: Vol. 2 , page 21

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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To the Hon: H A Muhlenberg

Reading

Problems of
Isaac B. Levan
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Dear Sir
I had the honor to receive your letter of the 18th August last enclosing the documents of Frederick Bauer, a revolutionary Soldier which were returned to you by the War department, as deficient.
I did not see Mr. Bauer for several weeks, and have not been able to get the Certificate of a Clergyman until this day, owing to the delicacy of Mr. Knoske who had to be first fully satisfied by inquiring in the neighborhood as to the correctness--
I embrace the earliest opportunity to return the Papers to you, earnestly hoping they now prove satisfactory to the War Department together with the warmed thanks of Mr. Bauer for your solicitude in his behalf--
The department appears to require that the tabular Statement of service be returned with the papers--
I am dear sir
with Great respect and consideration
Yours respectfully
Jas Donagan

The Hon. Hen. A. Muhlenberg