Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23807, for Philip Mack, Pennsylvania
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(3-1776)

SERVICE     NUMBER

Penn     Mack, Philip or Mick     S. 23807

Contents
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No 11030
Pennsylvania
Philip Mick
of Lancaster Co. in the State of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Graff of the Reg. commanded by Col. Cunningham in the Penn troops for 6 months. Private $20.00

Inscribed in the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 20 Dollars per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 16th day of March 1833 and sent to S. Dale Esq. Lancaster Pa.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833  40.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4. Sept. 1833 10.00
$50.00

Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk
Book E.  Vol. 5  Page 39
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23807
INVALID.

File No   23,807
Philip Mick 
[illegible] Rev War 

Act:  June 7th 32

Index: Vol 2, page 276

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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John Mack

Derry Depot 
Rockingham Co.
New Hampshire

An agent in Boston, Mass. told me some day these older claims will be attended to.
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No. 6031

Pennsylvania

Aom.
Private
6 months
$20.00

L.Dale esq.
Lancaster, Pa.
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Brief in the case of Phillip Mack of Lampeter,  County of Lancaster in the state of Pennsylvania
{Act 7th June, 1832.}

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3.  How old is he? 76

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period/Duration of Service (years,months,days)/Rank/Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.

June in 1776/6 months/Private/Capt Graffs, Col. Cunningham

5. In what battles engaged?  Long Island, white Plains

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?  Lancaster, Pennsylvania

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary incidental evidence, or by rolls?
Documentary & Traditionary & Living (??)

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?

I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned?

                              J.L. Wa.... Examing Clerk
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Phillip Mack
No. 6031.
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.

State of Pennsylvania
County of Lancaster

On this twentieth day of August AD one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County, now sitting Philip Mack a resident of Lampeter Township, in the County of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania, aged seventy six years, who being first duly affirmed 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.

I was born in Lampeter Township Lancaster County State of Pennsylvania in February AD 1757, in the month of June 1776 I entered Captain Graeffs company, Coln Conninghamp Battalion of flying camp for the term of six months.  We started from Lancaster Penn marched to Philadelphia from there to Trenton and Princeton thence to Elizabeth Town Point from thence to Long Island and on the 27th of August was in the battle at that place. We then returned to New York and was in it on the 15th of September when it was taken by the British. After frequent maneuvering we marched to White Plains and was there in battle on the 28th of October. We then cross over to Fort Washington.  We then marched to Brunswick in the Jerseys where we were in battle, from Brunswick we marched to Princeton then back to Lancaster, when my term of six months expired, and I received my discharge.
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I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.  Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court, August 20th 1832.  Christ. Bachman 
Prothy

Philip Mack

We John Jacob Strien a clergyman residing in the city of Lancaster and John Burg - residing in the same place - hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Philip Mack who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we beleive (believe) him to be in his seventy sixth year of age; that he is reputed and beleived (believed), in the neighbourhood (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 in open court
Attest Christ Bachman 
Prothy.

John Burg
In ? Jacob Strien

And the said Court do 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 certifies that it appears to them that John Jacob Strien who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the City of Lancaster and that John Burg who has also signed the same, is a resident in the City of Lancaster and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Walter Franklin
Sam Dale
John Lightmen
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[crossed out] I Christian Bachman
Prothonotary
of the Court
of Common Pleas of Lancaster County, do hereby certify
that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the
said Court in the matter of the application of Philip
Mick for a pension
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State of Pennsylvania
Lancaster
City
On this twentieth day of August 1832 person
ally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas of the
said County Henry Ament who being sworn according to
Law depose and says that he was well acquainted with
Philip Meck the above petitioner that the said Philip
enlisted with this deponant for six months about the month
of June AD 1776 in Capt Graeff company of flying Camp
and served out his full term as by him stated and that his
Captain George Graeff gave but one discharge for us both as
we enlisted at the same time and departed together
Sworn & subscried in
open Court
Attest.
Christ Backman
Groninger
in rear of the Court of Common Pleas of Post
County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of
the said Court in the rate of the application of Philip Meek prin
In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand the seal of Office this 20th
day of August Anno Domini 1832-
Christ Backm