Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Reg. 296488-1855, Charles Zeigler, Penn
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Penn.    Charles Zeigler      B.L. Reg 296488-1855

Revolutionary War

The National Archives
Bounty Land Files
Act of 1855 rejected 296488
Veteran Charles Zeigler]1776
Grade: Pvt
Service Capt J. Fruhsman
Can No. 1826  Bundel No. 94
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State of Pennsylvania
County of York] ss.

    On this 24th day of December A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight, personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for the county and state aforesaid, Charles Ziegler, aged ninety-three years, resident of the Borough of Hanover, in the state of Pennsylvania, who, being duly sworn according to the law, declares that he is the identical Charles Ziegler, who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Jacob Fahrman, that the number of the regiment he does not remember, nor does he remember the name of the Colonel by whom it was commanded.  That he rendered the service during the war of the revolution.  That he was drafted at Hanover aforesaid, but cannot now remember the day or year, only that he was drafted for the term of one month, to guard English prisoners at Stoney Run in the county aforesaid, and continued in actual service in said war for the term of one month and was honorably discharged at Stoney Run at the expiration of said term.
    He makes the declaration for the purpose of obtaining the county land to which he hay be entitled under the act approved March 3, 1855.   He only declares that he has not received a warrant for bounty land under this or any other act of Congress, nor made any other application, therefore.
                                  Charles (his mark) Ziegler

Witness present,
     //s//
James J. Naille
    //s//
George Frysinger

    We John Menoes and Abraham Becker, residents of the borough of Hanover, in the state of Pennsylvania, upon our oaths, declare that the (continued on next page)
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the foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year first above written; and I certify that I know the applicant to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person he represents himself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.

                       James J. Naille Justice of the Peace

State of Pennsylvania
York County ss.

    I Henry G. Bussey prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas, certify that James Naille Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavits were made is and at the time of doing the same, was an acting Justice of the Peace in aforesaid county duly commissioned and qualified as such that to (illegible) official acts full faith and credit are due, and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.

    In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the seal of said county at York this 23rd day of December 1858. 
                                       //s//
                                 H.G. Bussey
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The Commissioner of Pension will pleas to direct my warrant to George Frysinger at York, York County Pa. who is my agent.

                                    Charles (his mark) Zeiler
Witness present:
James J. Naille J.P.
George Frysinger
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296.488 Act Mar 3 '35 Set G. Frysinger Jan 28/59
Dec 27, '58.

Charles Zeigler
Private
Revolutionary War
Original
Geo. Frysinger Esq.
York, Penna.
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(Transcriber's note: an addressed envelope.)

To                                    Free
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City, C.D.

(Postage stamp)
HANOVER
      DEC
        24
       PA