Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13297, Valentine Hahn, Penn.
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Service                                  Number
Penn.         Hahn Valentine    S,13297
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Contents
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13294
INVALID
Rev, War

File No. 13, 297
Valentine  Hahn
Priv  Rev War

Act: June 7, 1832
Index"-Vol. 1, Page 435

(Arrangement of 1870}
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28607
New York
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Valentine Hahn
of Wayne Co, in the State of New York who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Rad of the Regiment commanded by Col. Speak in the Penna. line for 21 months.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of April 1834. And sent to D. Eddy, Marion N.Y.
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Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1834         $210.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep 34   35.00
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                                                           $245.00
{Revolutionary War Claim}
(Art June 7, 1832.} Recorded by Jno. Cromwell Clerk,  Book E, Vol. 4. Page 112
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30,429

Adm.  1 year and 9 months.


David Eddy
Marion
N. York.
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State of New York}
Wayne County}
On the 20th day of January 18&34 personally appeared before me David Eddy one of the Judges of the Courts of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Wayne Valentine Hahn a resident in the Town of Palmyra County of Wayne aforesaid aged Seventy four 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 Entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.  That in the year 1776 he volunteered at Sunbury  in the State of Pennsylvania sometime the last of January or first of February in a company of militia commanded by Captain John Swineford for the term of four months this applicant was soon marched up the West Branch of the Susquehanna River to a large stone barn owned by one Samuel Wallace which was occupied as a kind of fort the place is about 30 miles up to West branch, above the town of Northumberland he was employed to guard the frontiers against the Indians this applicant was sent on a detachment while at Wallace's Barn up the River to Lycoming to guard some farmers while they harvested some illegible that was illegible the year before as that place, staid in this place that is to say Wallace’s Barn until his four months was expired received a written discharge which is lost and that he then and there volunteered for the time of two months under the command of Captain Linkhorn cannot remember his Christian name, the Indians became troublesome at Sunbury. This application was marched to Sunbury to guard that place, staid at Sunbury until his term of two months was expired received a written discharge he believes, which is lost this time expired sometime the last of July, the first time expired some tie the last of May or first of June which terms together make six months,  within a few days after, this applicant discharge at Sunbury from the Company of Capt Linkhorn, He again volunteered into a company of Militia commanded by Captain Shaffer, Lieutenant Robbin’s for two months, the first August he volunteered and was employed in scouting for Indians in one of whose excursions the party to which he belonged came to a house where the Indians had just finished scalping a woman. She however survived; he continued thus to serve until the last of September when his term of two months expired had a written discharge which is also lost. Some time the first of October same year he volunteered into a company of Militia Commanded by Captain Henry Vanderslice at Sunbury aforesaid for two months was employed to scout for Indians as before until his term of two months expired which happened the first of December this applicant
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was a private Soldier in all the aforesaid terms of Service
This declarent then went to the Town of Reading in Pensylvania where he again Volunteered Unde {sic} Captain Boyer for one month to Guard said prisoners that were then at Reading in the Course of this month this declarent was Sent to Brunswick with some prisoners that were to be exchanged, he commenced this term of Service about the middle of December and was discharged about the middle of January had a written discharge which is lost  That then this declarent Vollunteered into a Company of Militia as a private for two months.  Commanded by Captain Jacob Rhodes this was at Reading, we were marched Sometime in the middle of January perhaps a little after 1777.  through Patts Grove & Swamp Town to Newtown in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, {illegible} in New Town some time, from thence to four lanes End where this Declarent was discharged {illegible} about the middle of March had a written discharge which is lost this was two months.  This declarent then Returned to Reading again volunteered into a company of Militia Commanded by Captain George Ream for the term of four months (this declarent volunteered about the first September 1777) march to Brandywine.  Col Speaker Commanded the Regiment General Encin was his General.  this declarent was in the Battle at Brandywine which hapened on the 11th of September 1777 he believes, after that defeat was marched to white Marsh Staid {stayed} there and in places near untill his four months expired which take place the first day of January 1778. Received a written discharge which is lost this declarent then returned to Reading and immediately Volunteered into a Company Commanded by Captain Talbert, Lieutenant Kline for four months was marched to Vally Forge when he Remained untill his term of four months expired which happened the first of May when he was discharged had a written discharge which like the rest is lost and this declarent relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity ecept {except} a present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Valentine Hahn

Answers to the Questions proposed by the War department
1st.  Born in Pensylvania Berks County Town of Robinson in the year 1760
2.  has no record of his age
3.  He was called into Service in the Town of Sunbury County of Northumberland State of Pensylvania has resided since the Revolutionary War in the {illegible} Exeter County of Berks Pensylvania from {illegible}  He removed to Northumberland in the same state from thence he removed
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to Canandaigua Curtain county New York from thence to penfield Monroe County in the same State from thence to Palmyra County of Wayne State of New York
4.  he vounteered {sic}
5.  He was acquainted with General Erwin General Washington and General Potter
6.  He Received discharges at the expiration Every term of Service Signed by the Captains under whom he served and are all lost
7.  J S Fenton Thomas Rogers 2d Nathanel Beckwith Geo Beckwith David Ely Hiram R Geraud
And that he knows of no person that can testify to his military service
Valentine Hahn
Sworn and Subscribed before me David Eddy one of the Judges of Wayne County

State of N. York
Wayne County} ss
We Jesse Townsend a clergyman residing in the Town of Palmyra County aforesaid and J S Fenton residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with valentine Hahn who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 74 years of age & that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood 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 me
Jesse Townsend
J. S. Fenton.
David Eddy, a Judge in & for said County of Wayne

And I David Eddy one of the Judges of Wayne County Courts do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the mater {sic} and after putting the Interogations prescribed by the {illegible} department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and Served as he States and I further certify that it appears to me that Jesse Townsend who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residence in the Town of Palmyra and County aforesaid and that J S Fenton who has also signed the same
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is a resident in the same place and is a credible person and that there {sic} statement is entitled to credit and I do further Certify that the aforesaid applicant on account of Rheumatism and old age is unable to attend
David Eddy  a Judge in & for the County of Wayne

State of New York 
Wayne County ss}
I Cullen Foster Clerk of said County do certify that David Eddy before whom the annexed Declaration purports to have been sworn, and whose name - or signature appears to the certificate hereunto annexed is a Judge of the County Courts of said County duly appointed and sworn. And that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his signature under said Declaration and certificate is his proper hand writing and signature.
In testamony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County this tenth day of February 1834.
Cullen Foster  Clerk

{written at 90 degrees to above]
30721
30.429
Adm 1. year and 9. Months
David Eddy
Marian N. York
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Revolutionary Claim

                                               Free


              J. L. Edwards Esquire
                        Commissioner of Pensions
                                Washington City

(Postal stamp)
Palmyra
  Feb 11
New York


20 Feb. 1834
New York. original.
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To:  J.L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions.

Sir,

   I present you with the papers of Mr. Valentine Hahn a resident of Palmyra, Wayne County, N. Y.
he is a man of respectability whose circumstances have heretofore been above want but from a series of misfortunes is now reduced to poverty; in addition to his poverty, his son whom he relies for support and consolation is his declining years and who was esteemed a wealthy young man is now rambling through the county a maniac, he has two daughters one of them is at the point of death with a pulmonary consumption. I do not name these circumstances with the idea that you will give him a pension whether his declaration will entitle him to it or not but with the (illegible), that if his papers entitle him to a pension that you will give it immediately, because it will relieve suffering humanity, the Mister of the Gospel that has signed his certificate is a clergyman of the first respectability Mr. J.S. Fenton who signed the same certificate is cashier of Wayne County Bank and (illegible)in the county and if any other traditionary evidence is necessary, he can get every respectable man in this vicinity to certify for him.  Please to answer this if you can spare time.  
                              Yours with much respect
                                          //s//
                                    David eddy

Marion Feb. 6th. 1834