Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 16,895, for Christopher Oxer, Pennsylvania
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE Penn.

Oxer, Christopher
Catharine

NUMBER
R. 16. 895

CONTENTS
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This is to certify that in the Parish Register of St. James
Church Lancaster Penna. the marriage of Christopher Oxer 
& Catharine Danner is recorded as having been performed
by the Rev. Mr. Barton at that time Rector of the
Church, as having been performed by him February
Nineteenth Seventeen Hundred & Seventy eight. Feb. 19
1778.

S. Bowman
Rector of St. James Church Lancaster
Lancaster June 21, 1839.

Lancaster City ss:
Personally appeared before me an Alderman duly commissioned
for said City, Reverend Samuel Bowman, Rector of St. James Church, in the city of
Lancaster, who being duly sworn according to law says: That the marriage of 
Christopher Oxer and Catharine Danner, is recorded in the Parish Register of St.
James Church, Lancaster, as certified to in the above -
S. Bowman
Rector of H. James Church

Sworn & subscribed this
21th day of June AD. 1839
before
J. C. Van Camp

Lancaster City ss:
I, J. C. Van Camp, before whom the above deposition was made
do certify, That Reverend Samuel Bowman, Rector of St. James Church Lancaster
City is a highly credible person and that his deposition is entitled to full 
credit & belief.  Witness my hand and seal at said City, this 21st
day of June A D 1839 -

J. C. Van Camp 
[drawing of a round seal with scalloped edges:] Seal
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Pennsylvania
Lancaster County ⎬ ss

I, George B Withers, Prothonotary of the
Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster
County Certify that John C Van Camp, Esqr.
before whom the foregoing proceedings
were had was at the time of taking the same
& still is an acting Alderman for
the City of Lancaster in said County duly commissioned
& qualified that the signatures purporting to be his are
genuine & that all his official acts are entitled to full
faith & credit as well in Courts of Justice as elsewhere

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand &
affixed the seal of said Court this 21st day of June A.Dom: 
1839
Geo B Withers
Prothy
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State of Pennsylvania
Lancaster Co.} ss
On the 12th day of November Anno Domini 
1838, personally appeared before Patton Ross Esqr, Recorder of the Mayor's Court of [illegible] City of Lancaster, Catharine Oxer, a [illegible] resident of in the county of Lancaster and and state of Pennsylvania, is a [illegible line]
she being first following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July [illegible] 1838:
that she is the widow of Christopher Oxer, then of the Borough 
[illegible] of the City of Lancaster when he was a soldier of the Revolution
[illegible] stated: That she knew not of her [illegible] year [illegible] husband [illegible...]
Pennsylvania militia [illegible] Captain Petrie's company commanded she believes by Colonel Mathias Slough of said town, and performed military duty
for some 2 months by guard [illegible] Lancaster Barracks or Stockades when he was [illegible].

That in June of the following year 1778 [illegible] was again drafted for 2 months
[illegible] deponent out of Captain Christopher Crawford's Company of "Lancaster Guards" commanded by Colonel Adam Reigart -- That Captain Crawford's company
was joined by the [illegible] Batallion [illegible] to guard the prisoners of war - that he performed military duly under [illegible] Crawford [illegible] guarding prisoners of war [illegible] town of Lancaster and served out the term of his [illegible] 

that was in the year of [illegible] her said husband again performed [illegible] 
a militia man for 2 months [illegible] said Capt. Crawford's Company [illegible] 
Colonel [illegible] Reigart [illegible lines]
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[illegible] again to Lancester when he was again regularly discharged. [illegible] Christopher Oxer [illegible] 2 months [many illegible words] after being gone about a month he was [illegible] and regularly discharged - Declarant does not believe [illegible] last [illegible] of service performed by her husband in the Revolutionary War - Declarant [illegible] she was married to the said Christopher Oxer [illegible] the nineteenth day of February in the Year seventeen hundred [illegible] eight - That her said husband the aforesaid Christopher Oxer died [illegible] Lancaster, [illegible] day of December in the year eighteen hundred [illegible] and that she has remained a widow ever since - that [illegible] fully [illegible] by reference [illegible]
Catherine Oxer her mark [X] 

Sworn and Subscribed on the day and year above written.  Patton Ross Recorder

Lancaster [illegible] ss} I Patton Ross Recorder of the [illegible] court [illegible] the above declaration was made [illegible] Catharine Oxer [illegible] Lancaster decd, is unable to person... [illegible] by reason of bodily infirmity.  That she is [illegible] Christopher Oxer [illegible] in the borough [illegible] Lancaster [illegible] on the [illegible] ...teenth day of December A. D. 1838.

Sworn and Subscribed [illegible] by me this [illegible] December A.D. 1838
Patton Ross Recorder  
[drawing of a round seal with scalloped edges:] Seal
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Lancaster City} ss
On this 12th day of November 1838 personally
appeared before me, a Recorder, as aforesaid ^Anthony McGlinn Esqr. 
and Jacob Frey, who being duly sworn according
to law, say that they are well acquainted with Catherine Oxer,
the above declarant; that she is the widow of Christopher Oxer, 
who died in the Borough of Lancaster on the 18th
day of December, A.D. 1803, and has remained
his widow ever since.
Anthony McGlinn
J FRY

Sworn and Subscribed to, on the day and year above written.
Patton Ross, Recorder

Patton Ross, Recorder as aforesaid, before whom the above
affidavit was made, do certify that ^Anthony McGlinn [words crossed out] and Jacob Frey are highly credible persons, and 
that their affidavits are entitled to full credit and [illegible]

Witness my hand and Seal, at the City of Lancaster
this 12th day of November, A. D. 1838.

Patton Ross
Recorder
[drawing of a round seal with scalloped edges:] Seal
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State of Pennsylva.
Lancaster City, ss.

I Jacob Myers Clerk of
Mayor's Court in and for said city, do certify,
that the foregoing contains the original
proceedings of said Court, in the matter of the 
application of Catherine Oxer, for a pension. -

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto 
set my hand and seal of
Office this twenty first day
June Anno Domini One thousand 
eight hundred & thirty nine.

Jacob Myers
Clerk of the Mayor's
Court of the City of
Lancaster, Penna.
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[crossed out] Act of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.

Revy 16895

P. O.
Catharine Oxer
Service: widow of Christopher

Enlisted: [blank] 
Discharged: [blank] 
Application filed: [blank] 

[stamp] REJECTED

Alleges: [blank] 
Re-enlisted: [blank] 

Attorney: [blank] 
P. O. [blank] 

[blank] Recognized.  [blank] Contract.
[blank] Cert. of Dis. Searched for  [blank], 18  [blank].
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No. 4.589.
[checkmark] Catharine Oxer
Pennsylvania
Suspended

See let 1 Sept 1839
H. M. Leonard
let 27 June 1840 George
Ford Jr.

Act July 4, 1836
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Sir, 

    I have been requested by Mrs. Catharine Oxer widow of Christopher Oxer deceased to ascertain how the Department (illegible) fate of he application for a pension in rights of her deceased husband.  The application was made I believe some two years since but from the attorney employed by her she has been unable to gain any information whatever.

                                     Very respectfully,
                                      Yours &c
                                       George Ford

James L. Edwards Esq.
Comm. of Pensions.   

Lancaster June 5th, 18(42)
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4589
Catharine Oxer
of Christopher
Pennsylvania
4589

Mrs. Oxer

No Papers
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Lancaster City [County crossed  out] ss:

Personally appeared before me an Alderman [Justice crossed out] of the 
City of Lancaster [crossed out: peace in and for the County of Lancaster]
John Patterson of East Hempfield township said county who being duly 
sworn according to law deposeth and saith-  That he was intimately 
acquainted with Christopher Oxer late of the Borough of Lancaster deceased, who was a soldier of the Revolution and served as a militiaman to the best
of Deponents recollection as follows -- Deponent well recollects 
that in the year 1776, or 77, he was drafted out of Captain
John Henry's Company of Pennsylvania Militia for 2 months service
and that the said Christopher Over at the same time belonged
to Captain Petries Company of Militia, commanded by Colonel
Mathias Slough of the Town of Lancaster, and performed military
duty for 2 months by mounting or standing guard at the Lancaster
Barracks and Stockades -- guarding the Hessian and other prisoners 
of war; when they were regularly discharged -- Deponent
further says that the same or [the crossed out] following year, he together 
with the said Christopher Oxer were drafted for 2 months out of Captain
Christopher Crawford's Company of "Lancaster Guards, commanded by
Colonel Adam Reigart and performed military duty at the Lancaster
Barracks, Stockades, powder magazine and Store House, for said period, 
when they were again regularly discharged - that deponent and
said Oxer were most generally stationed at the Powder Magazine.

That they drew their rations in the Town of Lancaster -- 
That the following year deponent was again drafted for 2 months
out of Captain Jacob Heinz's Company, commanded by Colonel Ross
that said Christopher Oxer was drafted at or near the same time
out of said Crawford's Company for 2 months - stood guard as aforesaid
for a short period when he was marched into York County - guarding
prisoners of war - that he was marched back again to the Town of
Lancaster and there discharged - deponent also well remembers
that said Oxer. marched as a militiaman to Philadelphia, but in
whose Company he cannot tell, however he is confident that (said)
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said Oxer served at different times as a militiaman during the revolution for at least from eight to ten months and further deponent saith not.

    Sworn to and subscribed this 27th day of May Anno Domini 1839.

                                  John (his mark) Patterson

Before
     //s//
J. C. VanCamp

Lancaster City ss.

  I J. C. VanCamp Alderman of said city duly commissioned before whom the foregoing deposition was taken, do certify that John Patterson, is a highly credible person and that his affidavit is entitled to full credit and belief. 
    Witness my hand and seal this 27th day of May Anno Domini 1839.

                                               //s//
                                     J. C. VanCamp (seal)

State of Pennsylvania
Lancaster County ss.

    I Geo. B. Withers Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County do certify that J.C. VanCamp before whom the foregoing proceedings were had was at the time & still acting
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(An addressed envelope.)



J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City,
District of Columbia.
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J. L. Edwards Esquire,

    Enclosed you will receive the declarations of Elizabeth Rann and Catharine Oxer, widows of Revolutionary Soldiers and applicants for pensions.
                             Very respectfully yours,
                                         //s//
                                Henry M. Leonard

(Lancaster Coun)ty June 21st, 1839