Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33,936, Henry Wilhelm, New Jersey Penn.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey
Penn.
CONTENTS
Wilhelm, Henry
NUMBER
S.33,936
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notification sent to John B Blackwell, [illegible] Flenencgton  N. Jersey

13,273
New Jersey.
Henry Wilhelm of Kingnoood in the State of New Jersey who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Martin of the New Jersey line, for the term of nine months.

Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 6th of May 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 17 of July 1819 and sent to Ralph Hunt, Esq
Hunt's mills, N. J. 

Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1819  9 mos. 30/31.  79.74
Semi-anl. all'ce [annual allowance] ending 4th Sept 1819 48.00
$127:74

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}

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Henry Wilhelm private,
Hunterdon Co. N.J
Various services-
9 months in Colo. Martin's regiment- N. Jersey line.
6. May, 1818.

Judge's certificate as to indigence required

Ralph Hunt, judge
Hunts' mills, Hunterdon County, New-Jersey
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Henry Wilhelm

4 Regmt [Regiment] Col Martin

May 28, [illegible] 

Correct by Roll
The Judge has not [illegible] to the [illegible] of the applicant
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State of New Jersey}
Hunterdon County} ss
On the sixth day of May in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen, before me the subscriber Ralph Hunt, one of the Judge of the Court of Common pleas of above said County personally appeared Henry Willhelm aged Seventy=three years, resident in the Township of Kingwood in the said County and State, who being by me first duly sworn according to Law, doth, on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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" That the said Henry Willhelm enlisted in the State of New Jersey in May 1778 under Captain John Anderson of the fourth Regiment Infantry of the New Jersey line, in which Company he served to the term of nine months, [illegible] to his engagement.
That he the said Henry Willhelm again enlisted in the month of May or beginning of June at Easton County of Northampton, Pennsylvania in the year 1782. In the Company commanded by Captain Montgomery of the third Regiment Infantry of the Pensylvania [Pennsylvania] line. That he continued to serve in the said Corps untill [until] after the peace and the month of June 1783, when the said Regiment was disbanded & he honorably discharged
That While in the New Jersey line he, Henry Willhelm Was at an action, on or near Elizabeth Town, and in the battle of Monmouth and that he is in Reduced Circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said service
his
Henry X Wilhelm's
mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid
Ralph Hunt
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I, Ralph Hunt, one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas
as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction That the said Henry Wilhelm did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy. And I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and have before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress
Ralph Hunt

State of New Jersey Hunterdon ss.
I John T. Blackwell Clerk of Hunterdon pleas do certify that Ralph
Hunt Esq. before whom the above affidavit was taken then was & now is one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas of said County duly Commissioned and sworn and that full credit
is due to all his official acts as such
Witness my hand and tract of said Court the seventh day of May 1818
J BlackWell [illegible]
[white paper attached to left margin]

I. Ralph Hunt one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas as aforesaid, do further certify that the the said Henry Wilhelms is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of assistance from his country for support. Given under my hand this fourteenth day of May 1819.
Ralph Hunt
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Henry Wilhelm's
affid  [affidavit] for pension
13. 273
Con
Sept. 1819
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State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County ⎬ss
On this first day August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty. before the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Hunterdon in the State of New Jersey personally appeared in open Court, Henry Wilhelm, now in his seventy seventh year, resident in the township of Kingwood in said County, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his Oath, declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows First. That some time in the month of May in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight he was enlisted by Capt. Henry Gulick, in the nine months service in the New Jersey line, and served his whole time, under Cols. Barber, Taylor and John Shreve, in the company of Capt [Captain] John Anderson. That he attended at the battle of Monmouth and all other actions that took place during that term. That he was honorably discharged in the month of March in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine by Col John Shreve, when they were at New Ark in Essex County State of New Jersey -
Secondly. That in the month of April, in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty one, he was enlisted again to serve in the third regiment of the Pennsylvania line and was sent to Lancaster, where the said Regiment was commanded by Col Butler and the company he was attached to by Capt. Montgomery, that the said regiment remained at Lancaster, as much as he may remember, when he was honorably discharged.
That on the sixth day of May one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, was to commence in conformity with the law of the United States of the 18 March a pension in his favor of eight dollars a month, as may further appear by the certificate given at the war office of the United States on the seventeenth day of July one thousand eight hundred and nineteen, which pension has been paid to him, he March fourth last, by the president of the Trenton Banking company certificate numbered 13273-
And 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 to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of the 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, contracts or debts due to me. And that we were
at that time, by age & infirmities, both myself and my wife Anna, now seventy five years old on the point of being [illegible]
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chargeable to the township of Tewksbury in said County of Hunterdon, where my legal settlement was allowed to be; having then no other way of support for us both, but the sum of forty dollars per annum allowed to me by the state of Pennsylvania commencing on the 20th of September 1813. Nor have I any other income or property than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed, viz
A Milch Cow worth about. Sixteen Dollars
a Pig [worth crossed out] worth Two dollars
three chairs worth about one dollar
two pails worth---- one dollar
one iron pot worth. Ninety cents $21.40
and an old chest without a lock, worth fifty cents
That I was occupied as a labouring [laboring] man in all the farming works, till my old age forced me to give it up and that I have not been able since five years to pay any rent what ever to my last employer, for the log house & lot where I live in now, and where nobody resides and lives with us
his
Henry  X Wilhelm
mark
Sworn to and declared on the day above written in open Court }
George Rea

I John T Blackwell Clerk of Hunterdon do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court: And I do
further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is twenty one dollars and forty cents
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this fourth day of August eighteen hundred and twenty -
J. G. Blackwell Clk [clerk]
Clerk of Hunterdon Pleas
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In reply to your request of _____. received _____ for a statement of the military history of Henry Wilhelm a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in the Bureau.

Date of Enlistment or Appointment/Length of Service/Rank/Officers Under Which Service Was Rendered/Rank.

Enlisted in New Jersey Mar 1778 to Mar 1779 discharged at Newark, New Jersey/-/Private/Captain John Anderson Colonel Barber, Taylor & John Shriver/4th N.Y..
Enlisted at Eastern Penna. Mayer (illegible) November 1783/-/Captain Montgomery Colonel Butler/Pa.

Battles engaged in, Elizabeth, Monmouth,
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated.
Date of application for pension, May 6, 1818. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Kingswood Township Huntingdon County, Pa.
Age at date of application, seventy three.
Remarks: (Extremely fade text, unable to transcribe.).
Date of death not shown.

                                    Respectfully,
                                    Commissioner.
Office note: (Extremely faded text. It is guesswork at best.) they did not belong to the (2-3 unintelligible words) been found under (3-4 unintelligible words) 1818 application.
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33[illegible]36
Revy INVALID.
File No. 33,936
Henry Wilhelm
Pri [Private] Rev War
Act: 18" March 18"
Index:-- Vol. 2, Page 456
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Rev. Section
Dillon, Montana
Mar. 25, 1818.

Chief of Pension Bureau
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir,

    Would like to obtain information if Henry Wilhelm, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, who fought in the Revolutionary War ever received a pension.  If so, can you give me from the data anything concerning his virth date or place of birth (know it was (in) Germany) or death date or probable one and place:  are lacking this date in order to join the D.A.R. and was told your department might be able to assist me if he received a pension.  

                                     Very truly,
                                     Mrs. J.D. Olmstead
                                     415S Pacific St.
                                     Dillon, Montana

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