Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41,875, for Martin Miller, Pennsylvania
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Continental (Penn)
CONTENTS
Miller, Martin
NUMBER
S.41.875
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16728
Pennsylvania
Martin Miller of York in the State of Penna who was a Private in the commanded
by Captain of the commanded by Colonel Pulaski's [crossed out in the] Legion
line, for the term of the one year from 17 to 17

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8- Dollars per month, to
commence on the 25 day of March 1820-

Certificate of Pension issued the 24 of April 1820- and sent to the Hon. Mr Hostetter HR

Restored to the Roll on 24 day of October 1831 and notification sent to Henry Miller at York Penna
Pension commencing on the 1 of January 1828

Amount due on the day of his death} $332 -53

{Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818, May 1, 1820.}

restored under the act 3d March 1831
(Special act)
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Special notification [illegible]. See letters 26 October 1831 to Pension Agent & Mr. Henry Miller-
This Pensioner died 14 June 1821. See papers [illegible] within
New pension certificate issued, and old one cancelled May 11, 1832; and handed to C. Mason Esqr. [Esquire] [illegible] letter May 11, 1832.
See letter to C. Mason Nov. 22, 183 
do to same & p Agt. Aug 16, 1844
Dead.
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York County State of Pennsylvania ss;
Personally appeared in open court, in the District Court, a Court of record in and for the County of York; a Court having unlimited original jurisdiction, and keeping a record of its proceedings Henry Miller, who upon his solemn oath taken in open court, deposeth [deposes] and saith, that he is the son of Martin Miller, who was as he alleged a soldier in Pulaskis legion in the revolution and who by a special act of Congress, as this deponent is informed placed on the pension list, or granted a pension of eight dollars per month from the first day of January eighteen hundred and twenty eight, that his father Martin Miller was about eighty years of age when he petitioned to Congress in eighteen hundred and twenty seven or early in twenty eight, or perhaps eighty one, that he had been [illegible] as he alleged while he was a soldier in the revolution, That his father resided in Heidleberg Township York County State of Pennsylvania when he applied for a pention [pension] and untill [until] his death which took place on the fourteenth day of June eighteen hundred and thirty one. That he is the same Henry Miller mentioned in the following affidavit of David Schultz Esqr, [Esquire] and son of the same Martin Miller as stated in the affidavit of the said David Schultz, and that he is the administrator of of the said Martin Miller, as will appear by the certificate of the Register of the County of York hereto annexed. That David Schultz Esqr. [Esquire] above named prepared the papers and drew up the petition which was forwarded as this deponent believes to Adam King the member of Congress from York County,-- And further this deponent saith not, 
Sworn and subscribed in open court in the District Court of the County of York, a court of record in and for said County, on the 19th October 1831
Henry Miller
At the same time and place came David Schultz Esquire of the borough of Hanover in York County, who being sworn in open Court in said district Court of York County aforesaid, saith, that the above described Martin Miller resided in Heidleberg township York County, about three miles from Hanover, that he drew up the petition, and prepared the necessary papers for the said Martin Miller, which he forwarded by Mail to Adam King Esquire the member of Congress from the County of York, who presented the said petition and documents and attended to the procuring the passage of the law placing the said Martin on the pension list, or granting to the said Martine pension. That he was personally acquainted with the said Martin Miller, and is also well
acquainted with Henry Miller who was and is and always has been reputed as
the son of the said Martin Miller and was acknowledged by the said Martin as his lawful and legitimate son, That the said Martin Miller, was about eighty
years of age or perhaps more, that he was feeble and infirm, that he had as he
alleged received a rupture, during the time he was in the service of his country
from the effects of which he was still suffering untill [until] his death, that he was as this deponent believe about five feet ten inches high, that he belonged
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as he alleged and as he stated in his petition to Pulaskis legion, but as this
deponent did not keep a copy of either of the petition or testimony he cannot go minutely into all the particulars of the petition or testimony, That although application was made to Congress, as this deponent believes from his best recollection in the winter of eighteen hundred and twenty eight, yet the law was not finally passed untill [until] the last Session of congress, but as this deponent has not seen a copy of the acts of Congress during the last session, he cannot tell the date of the act, That the said Martin Miller died at his residence above mentioned on or about the fourteenth day of June last, his death might have been a few days earlier or later, but as this deponent believes on the above mentioned day and that the said Henry Miller is the Administrator of the said Martin Miller deceased, and further this deponent said not.
Sworn and subscribed in open Court in the District Court a Court of record in and for the County of York Penna. On the 19th. Oct. 1831- E G Bradford
David Shultz
At the same place and in the same Court of record personally appeared in open Court Adam King Esqr. [Esquire] who upon his solemn oath taken according to law saith, that he has been a member of the house of Representations in the Congress of the United States since the 4th March 1827 that he received enclosed from David Schultz Esqr. [Esquire] who has made the foregoing deposition, a petition and other papers substantiating the right of the Martin Miller to the benefit of the provisions of the act of Congress passed the 20th May 1830 but the papers were received by him too late to have the name of Martin Miller included in said act, That he placed the papers in the hands of Mr. Marks a senator from Pennsylvania, who laid the same before the Senate, that
a bill originated in the Senate, which finally passed both houses of Congress granting the said Martin Miller a pension, or placing him on the pension list, which was approved by the President on the 25 March 1831. He further saith
David Schultz Esqr. [Esquire] above named is well known to this deponent; and that full and entire confidence is and may be given to any thing stated by him on oath or otherwise, and further saith not, 
Sworn and subscribed in open Court in Dist [District] Court a court of record in and for the County of York, Pena this 20th Oct. 1831 - E. G. Bradford
Adam King
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State of Pennsylvania
York County ss;
I Richard Porter Prothonotary of the court styled the District Court of and for the County of York a Court of record, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having unlimited jurisdiction, do hereby certify that E. G. Bradford, who has signed the foregoing deposition of Henry Miller, David Schultz, and Adam King, is the President, Court of the said District Court duly commissioned as such. And that said court is fully satisfied, that the said Martin Miller was the same Martin Miller who applied by petition, and who was by special act of Congress placed or directed to be placed on the pension list, That the said Martin Miller died on the fourteenth day of June eighteen hundred and thirty one, and that the said Henry Miller is the son of the said Martin Miller and is his Administrator, as certified by the Register of Wills for the County of York,
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office
this twentieth day of October, at York in the County of York and State of
Pennsylvania
Richd [Richard] Potter
prot [prothonotary]
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Pennsylvania}
York County. ss}
I Jesse Spangler Register of wills for the County of York aforesaid, Do Certify that Letters of Administration on the estate of Martin Miller late of Heidelberg township deceased, were granted to Henry Miller son of the said Martin, which said Henry Miller is the same who signed and executed the foregoing affidavit. that said Letters of Administration were granted on the 3d day of August A.D. 1831. and remain still unrevoked.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said office at York the 20th day of October A.D. 1831
J. Spangler
Register 

The Secretary at War, of the proper officer is desired to enclosed the pension certificate as soon as practicable to Henry Miller, care of Calvin Mason Esquire York, Pennsylvania. with such instructions as will enable Henry Miller to obtain payment of the money due on the claim -

Allowed L. C.
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Pens. office
20 Feb. 1829.
Martin Miller
let 1 March 1823
Pennsylvania
King
see letter May 19. 1829 to Hon. A. King.
(Sept 1820)
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I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contract or Debts due me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me Subscribed viz --
one hundred acres of "Barren land" valued at one thousand dollars- say $1000.00
One Horse valued 6.00 
one Cow - valued 8.00
four Hogs valued 8.00
Ten Sheep valued 10.00
one Wagon valued 12.00
one Plough valued 1.00 
one Harrow valued "50
one axe Valued " 50
one chest valued 1.00
Six Chairs valued 3.00
one Table valued 1.00
$1051"00
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I am now about Eighty years of age and have been for the last forty five years suffering under a severe rupture of the body-- my trade or occupation is that of a Labourer [laborer] & farmer but I have been unable from my age and bodily infirmities to follow the same for upwards of Ten years I depend on support and for my maintenance of my aged wife now Sixty four years of age, and a son aged
nineteen years - who support and maintain me by their labor on my said lands and by working out among strangers, my said lands are insufficient for the support of myself and wife without the aid of my said son and I have no other income or means of support or maintenance except what is herein stated-
That since the Exhibition of my first Schedule the following changes have been
made in my property viz - my said lands have since that time been reduced at
least 200 dollars in value, by the General depreciation of property, which took place since that time-
And the personal property in said Schedule mentioned have since that time, been
partly consumed and the other sold or paid to my said son, in consideration of
Services rendered me and I am at present owner of no personal goods whatsoever
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That I am Bona fide indebted to John Sholl George Nace and David Horney
Executor of Matthias Nace late of York County deceased in the sum of $529 bearing interest from the first day of April 1822 amounting now, with interest to about 730 dollars that the said debt arose from my becoming surety for my son-in-law John Hofman, in a certain bond or obligation dated 7th September 1815. (The interest paid thereon to first April 1822) payable on the first day of April 1818 which said bond or obligation, was given for the payment of part of the purchase money for a certain lot of ground sold to said Holman by said Executors. That Suit was brought by the said Executors on said bond in the Court of Common Pleas of York County Pa, against said Hofman and myself and Judgment, obtained thereon, against me on the 8th May 1818, which Judgment still remains open and unsatisfied excepting the interest which were paid on said bond up to first April 1822 as aforesaid - that
I am liable for payment of the said Judgment and that I have no other means for
payment thereof, than those contained in the foregoing Schedule. That I am also
Bona fide indebted to my son Peter Miller now residing in Ohio, in the Sum of $180.90 the, half of a certain Judgment which he
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the said Peter obtained against me in the aforesaid Court of Common Pleas on the 29 July 1823 with interest from the date. This Judgment was granted by me to said
Peter, to secure him for my half of the Sum of $361.80, for which the said Peter and
myself gave our bond to Christian [illegible] as surety for the aforesaid John
Hoffman and for which said sum of $361.80 together with interest thereon, we the said Peter and myself are now liable which said judgment now amounts to the sum of about $240.00 including the interest, and that I have no means to pay the same
other than those mentioned in the foregoing Schedule - That the yearly income or profits of my lands mentioned in my schedule do not exceed the sum of Forty dollars, and that the same would not rent for more than that sum-- which sum would not reach to discharge the annual interest accruing on the judgement aforesaid - That I am unable to attend personally in Court by reason of disease & bodily disability
Martin Miller

York County Pa. ss
Sworn to and declared, by the above named Martin Miller before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County the 28th day of January A.D. 1829. Witness my hand and Seal the day and date aforesaid
David Shultz [seal surrounded by circle]
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I Christian Wirt the obligee in a certain bond, which I hold against Martin Miller and Peter Miller The same Martin Miller mentioned and named in the foregoing affidavit made by himself and which affidavit was exhibited and read to me, and also read by myself, do swear that the facts stated in said Martins affidavit so far as they have relation to the debt due me by him and his son Peter and the judgment given by said Martin to said Peter to secure the said Peter for the said Martins equal share of the debt due me by said Martin and Peter are strictly true. That I was present at and saw the said Martin sign and seal the Judgment granted by him to his said Son Peter and that I have no interest either direct or indirect in such Judgment and that the facts stated in said Martin's affidavit respecting his debt due the Executors of Matthias Nace decd [deceased] are also true to the best of my knowledge and belief, which
knowledge and belief are founded, or information received from men of Credit and veracity-
Christian Wirt

York County Pa Ss. - Sworn to and declared by the above named Christian Wirt, before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County the 2d day of February A.D. 1829
Witness my hand and seal
David Shultz [seal surrounded by circle]
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We the undersigned Citizens of the borough of Hanover York County Pa. do swear that we are well acquainted with Martin Miller the applicant named in the foregoing affidavit, (which said affidavit was Exhibited and read to us) that we are also well acquainted with the tract of land on which he now resides and has
resided (in our personal knowledge) for upwards of twenty years, Situate about
three miles from the said borough of Hanover in a district of Country Generally
called "The Barrens" - that the said lands are very poor and unproductive and that we do not on our oaths, value the same to be worth more than one thousand dollars and we do not believe that the same would at any time within the last ten years, (with all the improvements thereon) have sold at publick [public] or private sale for more than one thousand dollars and that the yearly rents or profits thereof are not worth more than forty - dollars
Charles Sprinkle
W. C. Wampler

York County Pa ss-
Sworn to and declared by the above named Charles Sprinkle and H. C. Wampler before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County the 10th day of February A.D. 1829 Witness my hand and seal the day aforesaid-
David Shultz
[Seal surrounded by circle]
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We George Nace and John Sholl surviving Executor of the last will and testament
of Matthias Nace, late of the borough of Hanover York County Pa deceased - Do severally swear and affirm that we hold a certain bond or obligation against John Hofman and Martin Miller, (the same Martin Miller named in the Affidavit made by him and to which this is annexed, his said affidavit having first been exhibited and read to us) the said Martin as surety for said Hofman, his son-in-law - conditioned
for the payment of Five hundred and twenty nine dollars on the first day of April
1818. That said obligation was given us by said Hofman and Miller, for the payment of a part of the purchase money of a certain lot of ground sold to said Hofman by us as the Executors of sd decd [said deceased] Nace
That we on the 8th May 1818 obtained Judgement on said bond against said Miller
in the Common Pleas Court of York County aforesaid - That the interest on said Judgement are paid up to first April 1822 and the remainder of interest up to the
present period with the principal, remain due and unsatisfied amounting at present
to about $730- That the said Judgment is a lien on the property of said Miller that said Hofman was unable to pay [illegible]
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obligation and died insolvent- and that we hold the said Miller liable for payment of
said Judgment and that we know of no other remedy to secure the payment thereof neither have we any other Security or satisfaction for said obligation besides the said Judgment, and we do not believe that the lands of said Martin, bound by said
Judgment would at present sell for more than Eight hundred dollars.
That the subscribing witnesses to the said obligation were Michl. [Michael] Helman Esqr [Esquire] and Matthias Wiltanger that the said Helman since died and the said Wiltanger is yet living and that we know of no other person that was present at the execution of said obligation or is acquainted with the nature and origin of said Debt that said bond
was given on the 7th day of September 1815
Geo. Nace
John Sholl

York County Pa, Ss. Sworn to by John Shall and affirmed by George Nace before David Shultz Esqr [Esquire] one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County the 9th day of February A.D. 1829 -
witness my hand and seal the day aforesaid
David Shultz [seal surrounded by circle]
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I John Beard of the borough of Hanover in the County of York Pa aged about fifty
years - Do Swear that I am well acquainted with Martin Miller resident about three miles from this borough that I have known him for upwards of twenty years. that he is the father-in-law of a certain John Hofman who was the purchaser of a certain Lot of
ground from the Executor of Matthias Nace late of this borough decd [deceased] that I
always understood (altho' [although] I have no personal knowledge of the fact) that said Martin had become surety for said John for the payment of the purchase money for said
Lot of Ground and firmly believe the fact That I also understood, and believe it to be true, that said Martin be came greatly involved in Debt on account of his bailships for said Hofman - I do also swear that I sometime in the year 1817 or 1818- obtained a Judgment against said Hofman in the Court of Common Pleas of York County aforesaid and caused Execution to be issued thereon and the personal property of said Homan (he
having no real Estate) to be sold by
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Virtue of the said Execution, that the proceeds of the sale of such property did not reach to pay my Judgment and that there was a balance of about three hundred dollars remaining due me on my said Judgment - That in about Six Months - after
the sale of said property I had understood that said Hofman had again acquired some personal property, upon which I again caused Execution to be issued for the Balance
remaining due on my Judgment and levy made on said Hofman's goods and then
the said Martin Miller and his Son Peter Miller & said Hofman gave me their bond for the payment of the Balance so due me on my judgment that I afterwards transfered [transferred] such bond to Christian Wirt of said borough of Hanover and that I have now no interest either direct or indirect in said bond, and that said Hofman immediately after I obtained the said bond from him and said Millers moved into the State of Maryland whereas I always understood, and believe it to be true, he died insolvent
and that the said Martin and Peter Miller are liable
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for the payment of the amount of the bond Transfered [transferred] to Christian Wirt as aforesaid
John Beard
York County ss
Sworn to and declared by the above named John Beard, before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County this 7th day of February A.D. 1829 - Witness my hand and seal-
David Shultz [seal surrounded by circle]
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I David Shultz Do Solomnly [Solemnly] sincerely and truly declare and affirm (I being conscientiously scrupulous of taking an oath). That a certain Sealed bond or obligation bearing date the 7th day of September 1815 conditioned for the payment of Five hundred and twenty nine dollars on the first day of April 1818 payable to "George Nace David Forney and John Sholl" or either and Signed "John Hofman" & "Martin Miller" as obligors, and "Michl. [Michael] Helman" & "Matthias Wiltanger" as Witnesses- was placed into my hands by John Sholl one of said obliges (I having so obtained the said bond from said Sholl on behalf of the said Martin Miller one of the obligors, for the purpose of procuring and preparing the necessary evidence to restore the said Martin Miller on the Pension list of the U.S.) That I have been personally acquainted with Michl. [Michael] Helman one of the Subscribing Witnesses to said bond, before and after the date of said bond-- that I repeatedly Saw the said Michl. [Michael] Helman write his
name and other articles of writing and believe myself well acquainted with his hand writing and Signature. That from the knowledge I have of his hand writing I am fully satisfied that the name Michl. [Michael] Helman, written to said bond as Witness, was written by the Said Michl. [Michael] Helman and that it is his Identical hand writing - That
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the said Michl. Helman died and has been dead for upwards of five years that he was for a number of years an acting Justice of the Peace for York County in Penna. resident in the borough of Hanover. That I also personally called on Matthias Wiltanger, the other subscribing witness to said bond for the purpose of getting his affidavit as to the execution of said bond - He appears, to me to be about 65 years of age and weak and feeble in mind. That I presented said bond to him for examination And he stated to me that he could not remember anything of the transaction, but that he believes the name Matthias Wiltanger signed to said bond as witness is his own name, but as he has no recollection of the execution of the bond, he refused to make affidavit concerning it. That Martin Miller aforesaid is the same Martin Miller to whom a certificate for a pension was granted on the 18th April 1820 - I having then been employed by him to obtain said certificate for him and that said certificate having been transmitted to me for him, That said Martin is not able to attend court by reason of a disease called a rupture - with which I am credibly informed and believe he has been afflicted for upwards of twenty years and other bodily infirmity.
David Shultz
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York County Penna. SS Personally came before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County, David Shultz Esqr. who being duly affirmed according to law doth affirm and declare that the Content and facts stated in the foregoing affidavit subscribed by himself are strictly and faithfully true to the best of his knowledge and belief - Affirmed & declared the 10th day of February A.D. 1829 Witness my hand and seal
Luther H Skinner seal(circled)

State of Pennsylvania.
YORK COUNTY, SS.
I, Michael W. Ash, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for the said County of York, DO CERTIFY, That David Shultz and Luther H Skinner Esquires, before whom the annexed affidavits made and acting Justices of the Peace in and for the said Court and as such is duly commissioned and qualified; and that to all acts by him done in that capacity full faith and credit are and ought to be given, as well in Courts of Justice as elsewhere.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court, in the borough of York, this thirteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine.
Michael W Ash
Prothonotary.
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In 1828 one Christian Miller was a resident of York County, Pennsylvania, his age or relationship to soldier not stated.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator

back of letter dated Mansfield June 13-1833, from J. Stewart to Calvin Mason, which says Catharine Sellars late Catharine Miller now Butcher living near Stocktons not used in hist. as I could not associate her with the family.
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Martin Miller placed on Roll 18 April 1820. Dropt. cannot be restored. See letter to Hon. A. King 19 May 1829 and 2d March 1830.

Restore under act March 3d 1831 at $ per mo. from Jan 1, 1828. (See Sec. of War's decision.) Send notn. to Henry Miller care of Calvin Mason Esqr. York Penn. Sept. 1820.
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Catharine Sellers late Catharine Miller now Butcher. living near Stockton's-
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Calvin Mason Esqr.
Attorney at law
York Pa