Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9595, Philip Hartman, Penn.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE | [blank] | NUMBER
Penn. | Hartman, Philip | S9595

Carded

CONTENTS
[remainder of form is blank]
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Let to Richmond Agent 
C. Bryan Oct 3 1840
to Hon L. Steenrod Jan. 17. '42

16,455
Virginia
Philip Hartman
of Rockingham Co in the State of Virginia who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain _____ of the regt. commanded by Col. Olds in the Penn. line for 1 year.

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 40 Dollars --- Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1835

Certificate of Pension issued the 1 day of Oct. 1840 and sent to Allan C Bryan, Harrisonburg, Va.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1841      $240.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4. Sep "   20.00
                                                              $260.00
{Revolutionary Claim, [stricken: Act June 7, 1832] Act July 20, 1840}

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, 
Book E [stricken: 2] Vol. 6 1/2 Page 18
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State of Virginia 
Rockingham County SS

On this 7th day of September 1832, personally appeared in open court before Jacob Hansbarger, Robert Grattan Jr Jonathan Peall & Charles C. Spears Gentlemen Justices the Court of Rockingham County now Sitting, Philip Hartman a resident (of the poor House) in the County of Rockingham and State of Virginia, aged Seventy four years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, Doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7th day of June 1832.  That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated  That he first entered the service of the United States in Reading Town Berks County State of Pennsylvania some time in the latter part of the year 1779 or the beginning of the year 1780 as a Drafted militiaman under Captain Strough or Strowgh, Col Joshua Hester Gen. Washington commander in Chief served at Trenton and Princeton & elsewhere in the Jerseys served two months and was discharged at Reading Pa received a Discharge which he lost.  That he entered the service of the United States the second time about two months after being discharged as aforesaid as a volunteer under Captain Jacob Hill who died in the service Col James Olds, served at the head of Elk River, Chester County and Brandywine served six months this tour was regularly discharged at Reading Pa received a written discharge which he has lost.
That he entered the service of the United States the third time some time in the year ____ about the time the French Army landed in the United States as a volunteer under Lieutenant Jacob Garber, Captain ____ Strows served at Whippany in the Jerseys served 20 days was discharged but received no written discharge 
That he entered the service of the United States the forth time early in the year 1781 Enlisted in the Artilery for twelve months under Capt. John Fesick of Reading Pa
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was marched into the Jerseys and attached to or united with the French Troop or Troops under Organ & Marquis Lafayette and served in the Jerseys marched on to Williamsburg Va and thence to York Town Va was at York Town during the Investment & siege of that place and at the Capture or surrender of Cornwallis and the British forces under his command and from York Town returned to Williamsburg where he was at the expiration of the said 12 months and there enlisted again for nine months under Captain Hartman Lightner of the Artilary [sic] served at Williamsburg - Baltimore White Plains & Boston under the commands of Gen's Organ or Organt & was discharged at Boston about four weeks before the expiration of the said last term of Enlistment received a written discharge but has lost it long since.
He has no documentary Evidence of his services and knows of no person now living by whom he can prove his services. that he has further destinct [sic] recollection of the names of the regular officers with whom he served or who served with him. That he was born in Berks County Pensylvannia [sic] in March 1758 removed from Berks Counta Pa about 49 years since to Frederick County Maryland about one mile from Woodsberry from there removed in 1798 to Orange County Virginia & in the year 1807 removed to Rockingham County Va where he now resides as a pauper in the poor House of said County that he has no proof of his age He hereby relinquishes every whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of any State
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Philip his mark = Hartman

We Michael Mayheffier a Clergyman residing in the County of Rockingham in the State of Virginia and Peter Oiler residing in the same County & State Do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Philip Harman who has subscribed & sworn to the above & foregoing Declaration that we believe him to be seventy four years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid
M. Meyerhoeffer
Peter Eiler
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No. 13732
Philip Hartman
Rockingham Co
Virginia

Admit as a private
20 mon artillery - 83.33
4 " infy - 13.33
96.66

James Hall Esq
Harrisonburg
Virgina
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BRIEF in the case of Philip Hartman
County of Rockingham in the state of Virginia
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

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

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

3. How old is he? 74 years

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

[table headings]
Period. | [following 3 headings are subheadings under Duration of Service.] | Years, | Months, | Days. | Rank. | Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Drafted in 1779 or 80 | - | 2 | - | As a Private | Gen. Washington Capt Strough Col. Hester
Vol - | - | 6 | - | - | Capt Hill Col Olds
 - | - | - | 20 | - | Capt Strows
Enlisted 1781 | - | 12 | - | artilry [sic] | Capt Fesick Gen Layfayette
- - | about | 8 | - | [blank] | Capt Lightner

5. In what battles was he engaged? siege of York

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Reading Town Berks County State of Pennsylvania

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditionary

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

x Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

JW Clagett Examining Clerk.
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Rev War

9595
[check mark] INVALID }
File No. 9595
Philip Hartman
Pen Rev War
Act: July 20th 1840
Index: - Vol. 1, Page 162

(Arrangement of 1870.)
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Philip Hartman
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[the following is struck thru]
Priv 29 
26th CONGRESS
1st Session.
H.R. 166.
(Rep. No. 156.)
March 5, 1840.
Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole to-morrow.
Mr. Carr, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, reported the following bill:
[end strick thru]

A BILL [struck thru and replaced by] An Act
Granting a pension to Philip Hartman, of Virginia.
[the numbers 1 thru 7 in a column in the left margin are struck thru]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be required to place the name of Philip Hartman, of Rockingham county, Virginia, on the roll of Revolutionary pensioners, and pay him the sum of forty dollars per annum; commencing at the time that his name was stricken from the pension-list.

Approved, July 20th, 1840 a true copy from the Roll in the office Dept of State, July 20th, 1840
JL Martin
Chief Clerk
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State of Virginia
Rockingham County S.S.
This day Philip Hartman personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid and made oath in due form of law that he served several tours & in several regiments and companies during the revolutionary war; he recollects very distinctly that he served a portion of the time under Col. Joshua Heister of Reading Pennsylvania and Capt Strouh: but what the regiment was designated or known by he is unable to say; he believes it was militia service; he recollects serving another short tour of about twenty days under a Col Cronyes and Capt Strows, both of the state of Pennsylvania. He recollects another tour of six months under Col. James Old and Capt Jacob Hill likewise of Berks County Pennsylvania; this tour was served as a volunteer. His next service was with the French troops as a wagoner or driver of artillery carriages He was engaged in this service for twelve months as well as he can recollect, and the name of the Capt. he is unable to spell but it was pronounced Fessick or Fasick, it being a French name. It was during this last period of service that the siege of York and surrender of Cornwallis took place after the surrender of Cornwallis he enlisted in the company of Capt Hartman Lighthiser, and served until he was discharged at the close of hostilities; the engagement was for twelve months, but he thinks he was discharged a little while before the year expired. He is unable to recollect the names of the higher officers during this last service they being French names.
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The affiant further states that his petition for a pension after he was struck from the pension list, was presented by Col. James M H Beale then a representative in Congress from Virginia that the act granting him a pension of $40 per annum, being dated as "approved July 20th 1840." and that he the affiant is the identical person named in the Act of that date, which is published among the Acts and resolutions passed at the first session of the 26th Congress of the U.S.
Philip his H mark Hartman

Sworn to & subscribed before me this 24th day of September 1840
Abraham Smith

Virginia to wit
I Henry I Gambill Clerk of Rockingham County do hereby certify that Abraham Smith before whom the above affidavit appears to have been made is an acting Magistrate in and for the said County duly Commissioned and qualified and that due faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts done as such as will without as within court
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my said office the 28th day of September 1840 and in the 65th year of the Commonwealth
H I Gambill Clerk of Court 
of Rockingham County

[affixed seal appears to be blank or missing]
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The commissioner of Pensions will please to transmit to Allan C. Bryan of Harrisburg Rockingham County Virginia the Pension Certificate, to which I am entitled, under the Act of Congress, Approved July 20th 1840.
Witness
Abraham Smith
Philip his H mark Hartman
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per letter 25 Sept 
18[obscured] to Pers agt
Let Allan C Bryan Dec 10 1835
[writing too faint to read]
Do to Hon JM H Beal HR
Feb 17 1836 & 1 Apr 1836.
Copie of papers sent to same
Apl 8 1836 Let to same
Apl.25 1836 Let to Hon J
Fny & HR June 14 1836
Sam Coates Feb 12 '38
do do Aug 8 "

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Virginia 16.455
Philip Hartman
of Rockingham in the State of VA
who was a Pr; in & Cav in the [blank] commanded by Captain [blank] of the Regt Commanded by Col Olds on the Penna
line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia 
at the rate of 96 Dollars and 66 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of Augst 33
and suth James
Hall Harrisonburgh Va

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833    193.32
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept   48.33
$241.65

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Nath Rice Clerk,
Book E Vol. 6 Page 12.
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[left half of page]
per letter 25 Sept 
18[obscured] to Pers agt
Let Allan C Bryan Dec 10 1835
[writing too faint to read]
Do to Hon JM H Beal HR
Feb 17 1836 & 1 Apr 1836.
Copie of papers sent to same
Apl 8 1836 Let to same
Apl.25 1836 Let to Hon J
Fny & HR June 14 1836
Sam Coates Feb 12 '38
do do Aug 8 "

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Virginia 16.455
Philip Hartman
of Rockingham in the State of VA
who was a Pr; in & Cav in the [blank] commanded by Captain [blank] of the Regt Commanded by Col Olds on the Penna
line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia 
at the rate of 96 Dollars and 66 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of Augst 33
and suth James
Hall Harrisonburgh Va

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833    193.32
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept   48.33
$241.65

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Nath Rice Clerk,
Book E Vol. 6 Page 12.
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State of Pennsylvania
Franklin County SS
Before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County personally came Adam Hartman of the Borough of Waynesboro, in the Township of Washington and County of Franklin. And being duly sworn according to law, doth depose and say that he is in his seventy seventh year, that he was a soldier of the Revolutionary War, that he was well acquainted with a certain Philip Hartman, Now a resident of the state of Virginia. That said Philip Hartman was born in Berks County state of Pennsylvania, that during the revolutionary war this deponant and the said Philip Hartman were members of Capt Fessicks company, that this deponant said Philip Hartman and a certain Michael Griner, now a resident of Frederick County Maryland were transferred to Capt Adam Leightheisers Company that they were under the Command of Col Alcot, or Algert, or some name like that, That this deponant, Philip Hartman and Michael Griner were messmates, that they served in the army of the Revolution upwards of two years that said Philip Hartman this deponant [sic] and Michael Griner were at the taking of Cornwallace [sic] at York town in the state of Virginia, and that they were discharged at New Hartford, Further this deponant doth declare and say that he this deponant and said Michael Griner enlisted the said Philip Hartman in a place called Bellig about twelve miles from Reading in Berks County Pennsylvania and further saith not
Sworn to and subscribed this 22nd day of February one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine
Before Me
N. Wilson
Adam Hartman
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Penna
Franklin County ss
I Matthias Nead Prothy. of the County of Franklin do hereby certify that N. Wilson before whom the foregoing & within appears to have been sworn to is and was a Justice of the Peace in and for said County at the time of the doing thereof - that he was duly commissioned & sworn & that full faith & credit is due & ought to be given to all his acts as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and the Seal of said County at Chambers by 
this 23d Feby. 1839.
Jas Morrow for
Matthias Nead Prothy
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I do hereby certify that I have been personally acquainted with Adam Hartman the within deponant [sic] for upwards of twenty years and from my knowledge of the said Adam Hartman, I do and always have considered him a man of honesty and truth, and that full faith and credit ought to attach to his oath. Witness my hand 
Feb 23rd 1839
John Flanagan

I do hereby certify that I am personally and well acquainted with Adam Hartman the within named deponent for Forty years, and during all that long time I have known the said Hartman as a moral, honest, just, and upright man who would in every respect be worthy of full confidence upon his oath
Witness my hand Feby 23d 1839
George Fox Lem
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13.732
P. Hartman

P. Hartman

Colo State
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1.

State of Virginia
Rockingham County Ss

On this 17th day of September 1832, personally appeared in open Court before Jacob Hansberger, Robert Grattan Jr. Jonathan Peal and Charles C. Spears. Gentlemen Justices of the Court of Rockingham County now Sitting, Philip Hartman a resident of the Poor House in the County of Rockingham and State of Virginia aged Seventy four years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed the 7 day of June 1832.

That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers and Served as herein Stated. That he first entered the service of the United States at Reading town Berks County State of Pennsylvania sometime in the latter part of the year 1779 or the beginning of the year 1780 as a drafted militia man under Captain Strough or Strowgh, Col Joshua Hester, Gen Washington commander in Chief, served at Trenton and Princeton and elsewhere in the Jerseys, served two months and was discharged at Reading Pa. Received a discharge which he lost That he entered the service of the United States the second time about two months after being discharged as aforesaid as a volunteer under Captain Jacob Hill (who died in the Service) Col James Olds, served at the head of Elk River Chester County and Brandywine Served six months this tour, was regularly discharged at Reading Pa received a written discharge which he has lost

That he entered the service of the United States the third time some time in the year
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about the time the French Army landed in the United States, as a volunteer under Lieutenant Jacob Garber, Captain Strows, served at Whippeny in the Jerseys served 20 days, was discharged but received no written discharge.

That he entered the service of the United States for the fourth [underlined] time, early in the year 1781, enlisted in the Artillery for twelve months, under Capt John Fesick of Reading Pa, was marched into the Jerseys, and attached to or united with the French Forces or troops under Organ Marquis Lafayette, and served in the Jerseys, marched on to Williamsburg, Va and thence to York Town Va, was at York during the investment and seige [sic] of that place, and at the Capture or Surrender of Cornwallis and the British force under his command, and from York town returned to Williamsburg where he was at the expiration of the said 12 months, and there enlisted again for nine months under Captain Hartman Lightner of the Artillery, served at Williamsburg, Baltimore, White Plains under the Command of Genl Organ or Organt & was discharged at Boston about four weeks before the expiration of the said last term of enlistment, received a written discharge but has lost it long since.

He has no documentary evidence of his services and knows of no person now living by whom he can prove his services, that he has further distinct recollection of the names of the regular officers with whom he served or who served with him. That he was born in Berks County Pennsylvania in March 1758, removed from Berks County Pa about 49 years since to Frederick County Maryland, about one mile from Woodsberry, from there removed in 1798 to Orange County Virginia and in the year 1807 removed to Rockingham County Va where he now
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resides as a pauper in the poor house of Said County that he has no record of his age. He hereby relinquishes every [blank ?claim] whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of Any State.
     Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
      Philip his —mark Hartman

Mr.Michael Moyhoffier[sic] a Clergyman residing in the County of Rockingham in the State of Virginia and Peter Oiler[sic[ residing in the Same County and State, do hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with Philip Hartman, who has Subscribed and Sworn to the above and foregoing declaration, that we believe him to be Seventy four years of age, that he is reputed and beleived[sic] in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we Concur in that opinion.   Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid
      M. Meyerhoiffer[sic]
      Peter Oiler[sic].

     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 Michael Meyerhoeffer who has Signed the proceeding Certificate is a Clergyman, resident in the County of Rockingham, and that Peter Oyler who has also Signed the Same is a resident in the Same County, and is a Credible person and that their Statement is entitled to Credit.
     I Henry J. Gambill Clerk of the Courts of the Said County do hereby certify that the foregoing
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4.

Contains the Original proceedings of the Court in the matter of the application of Henry Hartman for a Pension.
     In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal of the office this 20 day of September in the year 1832 and in the 57 year of the Commonwealth

       H. J. Gambill. Clerk
    of Rockingham County

Franklin County Ss.
     Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for Said County Adam Hartman and Michael Griner who being duly Sworn did deposeth and Say that they did inlist[sic] Philip Hartman in the month of June Seventeen hundred and eighty one in Berks County Pennsylvania for one year, and when Said term of Service was ended, Said Philip and they continued another year in Captain  Fusik’s company and that they Joined in with the French Artillery near Morristown, and marched to Philadelphia , Baltimore and Settle York in Virginia, and was at the taking of Cornwallis and they continued in the Army till the War Closed, and that they were discharged in New Harford[sic] in the State of Connecticut, and during the term of Service they were messmates 
Sworn and Subscribed the Seventeenth day of June A.D. 1833.       Adam Hartman
                                  Michael Griner.
Before me     }
James Reilly } (in german[sic])

Franklin County Ss.
     I John Flanagan Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County  Pennsylvania, do hereby certify that James Reilly Esq before whom the above affidavits were made was at the time of the making thereof, one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for the County of Franklin duly commissioned and Sworn by lawful authority. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto Subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the Said Court at Chambersburg the twenty first day of June One thousand eight hundred & thirty three
      John Flanagan
          Prothy
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after pulling the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the above named applicant was a revolution soldier, and served as he states and the court further certifies that it appears to them that Michael Meyerhoeffer, who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the county of Rockingham, and that  Peter Oyler who has also signed the same, is a resident in the same county, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit,

I Henry J Gambill Clerk of the Court of the said County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Court in the matter of the application of Henry Hartman for a Pension. 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the office this 20th day of September in the year 1832, and is the 57th year of the Commonwealth
H J Gambill Clerk of 
Rockingham County Virginia

[seal affixed]
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I hereby certify, that the accompanying pages numbered from one to five, inclusive, are truly copied from the originals in the Office of the Commissioner of Pensions, Department of War.
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

Be it remembered, that James L. Edwards, who has signed the foregoing certificate, is Commissioner of Pensions; and that to his attestations full faith and credit are and ought to be given.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and caused the seal of the Department to be affixed, on this fourteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six

Lew Cass
Secretary of War
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5.

Chambersburg June 21st 1833

I do hereby certify that I have been acquainted with Adam Hartman and Michael Griner whose signatures appear to the within affidavit for upwards of twenty years, they are both men of fair and unimpeachable Characters, and that full faith and credit aught to attach to their statements
Witness my hand day and date aforesaid
John Flanagan
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Franklin County ss
Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Adam Hartman and Michael Griner who being duly sworn did depose and say that they did Inlist [sic]  Phillip Harman in the month of June Seventeen Hundred and Eighty one in Berks County Pennsylvania for one year and when said term of service was ended said Phillip and they continued another year in Captain Fesik's Company and that they joined in with the French Artillery near Morristown and marched to Philladelphia [sic] Baltimore and to Little Yourk in Virginia and was at the Taking of Cornwallace [sic] and they continued in the army till the war closed and that they were Discharged in new Hanford in the State of Conecticut [sic] and During the term of service they were messmates Sworn and Subscribed the Seventeenth Day of June A.D. 1833
Before Me 
James Reilly

Adam Hartman
[illegible signature]

Franklin County ss
I John Flanagan Prothondary of the Court of Common Please of Franklin County Pennsylvania, do hereby certify that James Reilly Esq before whom the above Affidavits were made was at the time of the Making thereof one of the Acting Justices of the Peace in & for the County of Franklin duly commissioned and sworn by lawful authority
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and Affixed the seal of the said Court at Chambersburg the twenty first day of June one thousand eight hundred and thirty three

John Flanagan Prothy
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Chambersburg June 21st 1833 I do hereby certify that I have been acquainted with Adam Hartman & Michael Griner whose signatures appear to the within affidavit for upwards of twenty years they are both Men of fair and unimpeachable characters, and that full faith and credit ought to attach to their statements
Witness my hand day and date aforesaid
John Flanagan
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26th Congress,
1st Session

Rep. No. 156

Ho. of Reps.

PHILIP HARTMAN.
(To accompany bill H. R. No. 166.)

March 5, 1840.

Mr. Carr, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, made the following 
REPORT:
The Committee on Revolutionary Pensions to whom was referred the petition of Philip Hartman, report:
That this case was submitted to the Committee on  Revolutionary Pensions at the 24th Congress, and a report favorable to the prayer of the petitioner was then made. your committee have re-examined the case, adopted the report then made, and introduced a bill in conformity with it.

The Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Philip Hartman of Rockingham county, Virginia, praying for a pension, report:
That it appears the petitioner, on the 17th September, 1832, appeared in open court, in the county of Rockingham aforesaid, and upon his oath, duly administered, made a statement of his services during the revolutionary war as a soldier; a synopsis of what is, that the entered the service at Reading, Pennsylvania, in the latter part of 1779, or the beginning of 1780, as a draughted militiaman, under Captain Strough, under General Washington; served at Trenton, Princeton, and other places in New Jersey, two months, and was discharged; the discharge is list. Entered the service about two months after, under Captain Hill; was at the head of Elk, Brandywine, and served six months, discharged; discharge lost. Entered a third time, about the time the French army landed in the United States; served about twenty days, and was discharged. Entered a fourth time, for twelve months, in the spring of 1780, in the artillery, Captain Fesich, at Reading, Pennsylvania; marched to Jersey; was attached to Lafayettes's command; marched to Williamsburg, in Virginia, and thence to Yorktown; was there during the siege and capture of Cornwallis; from thence he returned to Williamsburg and then enlisted again &c. To this last period of service the testimony applies as follows:
Adam Hartman and Michael Greiner, who are certified by the clerk of Franklin county court, Pennsylvania, to be men of unimpeachable character and integrity, testify that "they did enlist with Philip Hartman, the petitioner, in June, 1781, in Berks county, Pennsylvania, for one year; and

Blair & Rives, printers.
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2

Rep. No. 156.

when said year had expired, and said term of service ended, they and said Philip continued another year in Captain Fesich's company, and that they joined in with the French artillery near Morristown," &c.

The petitioner has been receiving a pension for some time, awarded to him by the department, which recently has thought proper to strike his name from the list of pensioners on account of the "vague and unsatisfactory proof of service," The committee, upon due examination of the case, are of the opinion that the first year's service, under the enlistment with the witnesses is sufficiently proved to entitle the petitioner to a pension for said term of one year; and they therefore report a bill.
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Philip Hartman
=

April 15 1836
=

Com. Inv. Pensions
=
May 11 1836
Report Comt Rev. Pensions
June 23 1836 Bill No 126

Dec 11 1837
(Papers)
Refd to the Comm on Rev'd 
Pensions

Jany 25 1839
Bill No. 460
Feb 4 1839
Rep to Comt Revoly pensions

Mr. Beale [struck thru] 29 dis sto
Feb 6 1839 Bill 1123
Penny backers Rev Pens

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Philip Hartman

Jany 4 1840
Refd (Under [illegible]) to the
Com ee on Revy Pensions

March 5 1840
Bill 166
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24th Congress
1st Session

CONGRESS OF THE UNITED SATES
In the House of Representatives
April 15 1836

On the motion of Mr Beale
Resolved, That the Committee of Invalid Pensions, be instructed to enquire into the propriety of restoring to Philip Hartman of the Count of Rockingham, Virginia, the pension and consequent arrearages, of which he has been deprived by a late decision of the Commissioner of Pensions

Attest
W.T. Franklin Clerk
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Saml Coates
Brocks Gap vo
Mar. 2nd
Tree
Hon. James W. H. Beale
House of Representatives
Washing'n City
D.C.

Hon JMH Beale H 
March 16, 1836
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Brocks Gap PO
Rockingham County Va
March 2nd 1836

D. Sir,
Your letter accompanied by a copy of a letter from W. Edwards to Mr Bryan is rec'd and we find ourselves precisely where we stood before we addressed our letter to you, in which we made an appeal on behalf of this poor old man, setting forth the hardships of his case, as well as testifying to his veracity and good character, and our firm belief of his having served in the revolution, and that the witnesses by whom he proved his service were also men of good character at home, from the information we had of them, we did believe that these facts (certified too, as they are, by a highly respectable class of citizens many of whom you are personally acquainted with) would remove Mr Edwards' doubts, and induce him to resume the pay't of pension but if he would not consent to regard those circumstances as
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being entitled to any weight or considerations, that we would wish to know what "further proof" he required, what facts in addition to the evidence already given of his services, would be sufficient to establish the old mans claim, but none of our inquiries have been responded to, and we have no more light on the subject than we had before we wrote, for we had the letter of Mr Edwards to Mr Bryan before us when we wrote our letter to you, and if Mr Edwards was apprised of our wishes, when he replied to them with this copy of his letter to Mr Bryan, I cannot but think that he estimates our understandings very lightly, it does seem to me that Mr Hartmans claim for a pension must have been established agreeably to Law or he could not have obtained a certificate, and shall the mere circumstance of his nor his witnesses names not being found on the Pens'a roll lay him under a charge of fraud, or what is worse willfull perjury; I have not seen the law granting pensions but I am told that it does not require a strict conformity to the time or place where the service was entered into &c, but that such proof as shall show that the person applying has actually served in the revolution, and that in the absence of
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direct testimony, tradition and the common settled opinions of the country will be regarded as sufficient, of this is correct, surely Mr Hartmans case is well made out, for he has both in his favor you stated that you could probably succeed in getting the Pension reinstated by an act of Congress, but that it would take some time, this might do very well where circumstances would admit of delay but let me assure you that in Mr Hartmans case it will be too late as his last dollar is about being exhausted, and having neither freind [sic] or relative, without strength or means to enable him to get a support for he is very old and infirm bending over his staff he will be compell'd to throw himself upon the parish, or become a burden to his neighbours, and all this, because of his lawfull rights being witheld, what a pity; yes it is a pity that the weak and helpless are sometimes placed in a situation where there rights are subject to the whims and caprice of those who exercise power,

I am sorry to trouble you again on this subject, but as you have kindly offered to do anything you could in this matter, I will again request you to see if Mr Edwards if you please, and [illegible] such examination in the matter, that will satisfy yourself of the propriety or impropriety of Mr Edwards' course, and if by any means possible, have the pay't resumed, I fear if you cannot succeed, that the old man efforts will be in vain, as he is too frail to traverse the country to Penna to re-establish his claim, he therefore places his cause into your hands, trusting that you will fully appreciate now the claims of an indigent and helpless old soldier
Your obedient Servant
Saml Cootes
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Hartman

Jan 15 1842
Va
Mr J. L. Edwards
Pension Dept
Washington
D.C

Hn S Steenrod 
HR

Ho of Reps
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Ho of Reps
Jan 14th

J. L. Edwards Esqr

Sir
Will you do me the favor to advise me wether F Hartman a Pensioner at the rate of 90 dollars per year is entitled to draw back pay. Please examine this case & furnish me with an early answer

I am
Your 
Obt Servt
S Stevenson
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Hon
Mr. Fry
Committee Revolutionary
Pensions
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House of Rep 27th May 1836

Hon Mr. Fry
In the case of Philip Hartman before your Committee, permit me to say that Mr Hartman had been a pensioner & that his pension had lately been witheld for the reason that it was lately discovered that Mr Hartman had served in the French artilery [sic] and not in some U States Corps as he enlisted in the United States and served his country in the struggle of the revolution presume the Committee will not deprive him, in his old age, of the usual reward, merely because by technical acuracy [sic] it may be said the law does not include American citizens fighting in the American Cause because he is commanded by French officers
The letters of Mr Allan C Bryan & Mr Saml Cootes are deserving of entire credit Mr. Cootes is a representative in the Va delegation Mr. Bryan an
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attorney of good standing & character
Most respectfully
James MH Beale

Mr Hartman the Petitioner is in the decrepitude of old age and is entirely unable to hunt up other evidence now than that by which he originally attained his pension & which is on file at the Pension office
James MH Beale
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Philip Hartman Virginia Act
June 7 1832 when paid
pd to 4 March 1835
JH
964
584
48
____
432

HHS
Pen Off
27
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Free
Harrisonburg Va
July 21st
July 23 1840

Phil Hartman
Sp: Ad

Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C.
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Harrisonburg Rockingham County Virginia
July 21st 1840

Sir
I have observed that Congress have passed a law in favor of Philip Hartman of this county, granting him a pension & Mr Hartman was on the pension roll, under the law of June 7th 1832, and was struck off. If the late law, in his favour requiring the issue of a new certificate at your office as I presume it does, you will be good enough to send it to me at this place as I am in the habit of attending to the business for him & he will call on me to write his power of attorney &c  & wishes me to receive the certificate.
With respect &c
Allan C Bryan
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Philip Hartman, Virginia roll, Act June 7 1832, at $96 per annum.
Be pleased to say to what time he was paid
Pension Officer
Oct 1. 1840

pd to 4 March 1835
JH
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War Department
Pension Office
April 1 1836

Sir, 
I have the honor to return the letter which you referred to this office in the case of Philip Hartman. Nothing is discovered in them which would justify the Department in directing the payment of his pension to be resumed. The affidavits of Adam Hartman and Michael Griner are entirely vague and unsatisfactory as to the nature of the claimants service. The say that "They did enlist (with) Philip Hartman in the month of June 1781 in Berks County Pennsylvania for one year and when said term of service was ended, said Philip and they continued another year in Captain Fasick's company and that they joined in with the French artillery near Morristown" &c By the enveloped printed sheet (j) in that part which is marked with red ink the necessary proof of service will be found distinctly pointed out. This requisition has not been complied with. The service which is testified to with the greatest particularity appears to have been rendered in the French army which it is highly probably may be true to
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the Act of the 7th June 1832.
I have the honor to be sir,
very respectfully,
your obt. servant.
J. L Edwards

Hon. James M H Beale
House of Representatives
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Payments to be made
at Richmond
by the Pres. U.S. Br. Bank
Agent for paying Pensioners,
in the Agency of Virginia

Recorded in the Pension Office,
 in Book E Vol. 6
Page 12 by N. Rice
Clerk
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.

I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Philip Hartman of the state of Virginia who was a Private of Infy & Cav. in the War of the Revolution is entitled to received Ninety Six dollars and Sixty Six cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semiannually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.

GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this 20th day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three
Lew Cass
Secretary of War.

Examined and 
Countersigned.

Geo Wm Crump
Acting Commissioner of Pensions.

Cancelled [written over body of form]
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Brocks Gap vw
Jan'y 13th. Free
Hon. Jas M. H. Beale
House of Representatives 
in congress
Washington city D. C.

{written at 90 degrees to above}
Sam'l Cootes
Phil Hartman
Va (illegible)
16455
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Brocks Gap P. O.
Rockingham county Va
Jan'y 8th 1836
Hon. J. M. H. Beale
Sir, some time since, Philip Hartman of this neighbourhood, obtained a pension certificate under the Law of June 7th 1832 for $96 per annum and continued to draw under it untill this fall, when he sent a power of attorney for his semi-annual payment as usual, and the attorney was informed by the agent at Richmond that he had orders to stop payment, since then, a letter has been received from the commissioner of pensions who says Hartmans pension is stopped because his name and the names of his two witnesses who prove his services, are not found on the Penn'a Roll.  they all having entered the service in that state as they allege, we think it is highly probable from Mr Hartmans advanced aged and consequent failure of memory; and great deafness, which renders it very difficult to communicate with him, that some inaccuracies may have been committed in drawing his declaration, but we have known Mr Hartman for many years, and as to the main fact of his having served a long time in the Revolution, not the slightest shade of suspicion has ever been entertained of it, by any one of us, nor do we beleive that a doubt exists in the mind of any person who has ever known him, since his residence in this country, which is nearly thirty years.  on the contrary the belief has been as strong as the belief of any fact could be, which the neighbors did not know of their own knowledge -- Independant of
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old and settlers tradition, Mr Hartmans character puts it out of the question, that he would make oath to service which he knew he had not rendered, so strong were his feelings of attachment for Gen'l Washington acquired while in the army that it is a known fact, that upwards of Twenty years ago he resented remarks which he considered disrespectfull to his old commander, as a personal insult, and inflected personal chastisement on the guilty individual.

We are informed that the two individuals who prove Mr Hartmans services, are men of character at home, one of whom, Mr Griner resides about one 1/2 miles above Woodsboro Fred'k cty Md the other Adam Hartman lives about 9 miles east or North E. of Hagerstown and Mr Hartman thinks it is in Penn'a or near the line which is probably in Franklin cty those men may probably be known by the Gentlemen who represent the district that includes the residence of Mssrs Griner & Hartman -- that they are men of probity, and of respectable standing where they live as also known to have served in the revolution, he could no doubt show by going to Penn'a and get such testimony as would we feel well assured be satisfactory to the commissioner of Pensions; but at Mr Hartmans advanced age and in his situation and circumstances, that is not any easy matter, he is now quite frail and infirm, without a child, and no relative that can do anything for him, he is in indigent circumstances, which is mainly the effect of having been duped by the designing and crafty.  and his unsuspecting and benevolent disposition, he is a sober, orderly and agreeable member of society, and if there are any discrepancies in his declaration which militate against him, they must have their origin from a misapprehension of his communications he made to the writer, it is exceedingly difficult to converse with him, as a person must speak at the top of his voice, that, in connection with the broken manner in which he speaks english will frequently cause one to misconceive
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him. Our object in writing is to get you to see Mr Edwards in person and make the strongest  representation of the case to him, that you may think yourself authorized to make in the matter, and perhaps he will dispense with any further proof or investigation, and resume [    ] which would, as we sincerely believe, be an act of shear justice to and old revolutionary soldier, whose patriotism and love of country will only be extinguished, when the last glimmer of life expires in this socket.  If he will not, then please to ascertain what kind of proof will be required, when he will be satisfied if it is shown that Mr Griner and Adam Hartman were certainly revolutionary soldiers and men of veracity and respectability, and if known by there representations in congress, an immediate reference to them might remove all doubts the mind of Mr Edwards.
    Our apology for troubling you and soliciting your aid in the interest we feel for [ image covered] aged, infirm and indigent man of noble a[image covered] manly character, of a high and gallant [ image covered ] and who as certainly served and fought in the revolution as that he now lives. 
  With assurances of respect and esteem we remain your [obediant?] servants


Christian Hawse                 Saml Cootes
Thom Goshenauer              ____ Freed
George Sites                        Reuben Moore
Christian M Sites                 Jacob Trumbo
Joseph Yount                       John Whisler
Saml Yount                           John Emshweller
Richard Winfield                   Valletine Switzer
______ Bowman                   Henry Terflingen
John Rader                            _____ _________
John Rader                           Samuel Early
                                               Christian Hawse
                                               Peter Nead
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Philip Hartman
Va roll, Act July 20
1840. $40 per annum to
commence on the 4th of
March 1835.
cert to be sent to
Allan C. Bryan
Harrisonburg
Virginia
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Memorandum
Relative to Philip
Hartman's Pension
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Philip Hartman of Rockingham Va. proved his revolutionary services by Adam Hartman and Mr Charl Griner, and obtained a pension under the Law of June 7th 1832.  After drawing the pension for several years, it was discontinued on the ground that neither the name of Philip Hartman, or either of his witnesses was found upon the Pennsylvania rolls - that is, the rolls of the troops of that state, which are deposited in the Pension Office for the guidance of the Commissioner.  they alleging to have enlisted in that state.  I have understood that both Adam Hartman & Michael Griner have obtained pensions:  if this is the case, if their names are not on the Penn'a rolls, they have proved their services to the satisfaction of the Comm'r they would not have obtained them.  If they have proved satisfactorily themselves, that they served, they ought to be competent witnesses for Philip Hartman, although their names are not on the Pa. rolls.  I have been informed that either Adam Hartman or Griner & perhaps both reside in Frederick Cty Maryland, and
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are both respectable.  one of them lives near the state line, and perhaps on the Penn'a side.  Perhaps the member of Congress from their District may know them and be able to vouch for their veracity.  If Philip Hartman served a portion of his time in the French troops, and they are excluded by the terms of the Act of June 7th 1832, why was the pension allowed him from March 4th 1831 to March 4th 1835.  and why did not the comm'r when his attention was called to the subject, and his reasons were asked to discontinuing the Pension, say nothing about that difficulty in his letter to Allan C. Bryan in which the only reason (illegible) was that Philip Hartman's name & the names of his witnesses were not found on the rolls of the Penn'a troops, and promising to restore him, if he could produce better proof.
Perhaps if Mr. Edwards can be convinced of the respectability of Adam Hartman & Griner, he would restore Philip Hartman without further proof.  I suppose they are the only persons
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who know the fact of his services of their own knowledge. 
It is altogether probable there are no roles whatever of the troops in which P. Hartman served in the office and his memory has failed so much, that he may not be able to state very accurately how he entered the service or in what troops he did serve. 

Allan C Bryan
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Mr. J. L. Edwards
Pension Office
Washington

{written at 90 degrees from above}
Jan 25 1840
Va
P Hartman
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Sir
Frederick Md Jan 23 1840
Twas yester day employed to enquire into
the case of Philip Hartman of Rockingham West
Virginia who desires to be placed on the pension roll.
He states that his first tour was in the militia under
Capt Strouch in a regiment commanded by Col Joshua
Heaster. Served 2 months in this tour.
Second tour. Drafted for 6 months - discharged at the end of 
today but to remain under marching orders. Capt Strouch
regiment commanded by Col Kunuse. Stationed at
Trenton N.J.
Third, served 6 months as a volunteer under Capt Hill,
regiment commanded by Col James Owles, or Oles
started from Chestertown Chester County near Brandywine.
Fourth, Enlisted in West Rochambeau, army for 12 months
under Capt. John Fossick. Col Organ of the Artillery
Fifth Enlisted for 12 months in Williamsburgh Va
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under Cap'n Hartman Lightheyser - stationed afterwards at Baltimore, White Plains, and Boston.  In the two last enlistments he acted as waggoner.  I understand also that he was once a pensioner at 96$ per year & was stricken off (illegible) some cause.
Will you be so kind as to examine the rolls & documents of your department & ascertain what is the condition of Mr Hartman so far as the record, speak of any thing be there which is evidence & will aid me in making out his papers, be so good as to send it to me.
Further, will you please state when & for what reason his name was stricken from the pension roll.
With high respect I have the honor 
to be Sir your friend & Servant
L. P. W. Balch
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Apl 23d
Phil Hartman
Sarah
1832
No 16,463 and 5 R 
25902

James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
D.C.

Hon. JMH Beale
HR
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Mr James L Edwards

   Will you please inform me whether two of the principal witnesses, by whose testimony Philip Hartman formerly obtained a pension, are not now themselves pensioners. 

Very Respectfully, 
James M H Beale
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[A cover for a letter addressed to]

J. L. Edwards Esq
Comm. of Pensions
Washington

[A round stamp, reading around the edge CITY OF WASHINGTON; the rest and the date illegible]

[A stamp reading Free] 

[Written at various locations and in various directions]

June 14
Phil Hartman

2 Sheets to Mr Evans

Copies of[illegible]

Hon J Fry Jr.
HR

Free
J. Fry Jr.
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House of Reps June 13. 1836

Mr Edwards,

Please send me a copy of the papers on file relation to the claim of Philip Hartman of Va. for a pension, the payment of which has been suspended as I understand. ---

Your friend
J. Fry Jr.
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Washington City July 10 1839

Sir

With this you will receive the papers new towards to you today, intended to support the claim of Philip Hiram to a pension.  They are not drawn up in strict conformity & the rules of your office applicable to such cases. But as those rules were adopted solely to guard against fraud being perpetrated and as I am satisfied, from a personal knowledge of some of the parties to these proceedings that there is justly due a pension to P. Hartman, I cannot [illegible] that your rules in his case will be to [illegible]

respectfully yours
Francis Thomas 

J. Edward Esq
Commissioner &c
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free
F. Thomas

J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washgton City 
D C.

[written vertically on the side]
Claim   July 13

Phil Hartman
verified
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Maryland Frederick to wit 

On this 20th day February 1839 before the Subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County personally appeared Michael Gunder and after being duly sworn on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God depoeth and saith that he is well acquainted with Phillip Hartman (who is at present a resident of Rockingham County in the State of Virginia) and that said deponent is the individual who enlisted said Phillip Hartman as a Soldier in the Revolutionary war and that Said Hardman served two years under Col Alcot or Wallcot the first year under Capt Farick and the second year under Capt Miller.  Said deponent further states that himself and said Harman was in the army at York Town Virginia at the time Cornwallis was taken prisoner and further deponent saith not 

Sworn Before Malachi Bernard
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Harrisonburg July 29 1833

The Hon Lew Cass Secretary of War,

Enclosed is the Declaration &c of Philip Hartman a Revolutionary soldier, & applicant for a pension
under the act of Congress of the 7th June 1832.   also the Testimony (by affidavit of two witnesses as to the service of said Hartman--  The Declaration was heretofore before you and the application rejected for want of the proof of service furnished by the accompany affidavit

Your obt St le
-
James Hall
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August 20 1833
Pension Office    Pa    rct

Harrisonburg                 Free
July 29

Hon Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
Washington City
D.C.

Conrad Hartman a [illegible] found on the
will of P.C.L.
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[A printed certificate, with some information handwritten in spaces provided]

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.

I certify that in conformity with the law of the United Staes of [the 7th June 1882 crossed out]  July 20. 1840. Philip Hartman of Rockingham County, Virginia, who was a private in the Army of the Revolution is entitled to receive forty
dollars [and _____ cents crossed out] per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March [1830 crossed out] 1835 and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March and 4th of September, in every year.

Given at the War Office of the United States, this first day of October one thousand eight hundred and forty.

Secretary of War.

Examined and   }
Countersigned. }

Commissioner of Pensions.
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Philip Hartman
See letter to Hon. F. Thomas, July 15. 1839
L. P. W. Balch 28 Jany 40
Hon W. C. Johnson 5 Mar 1840
Let to A.C. Bryan July 23 1840

Ryan M French
Army ---- Sec Ad[illegible]
Hartman papers Pa
Book [illegible] Vol 5 pg 24
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War Department
Pension Office
June 14 1836.

Sir,

In compliance with the request contained in your letter of the 13th which I have the honor to enclose herewith, certified copies of the papers in the case of Philip Hartman of Virginia. Copies of these papers were sent to the Hon. J. M. H. Beale, on the 8th of April last.

I have the honor to be
Very respectfully
Your Obt Servt
J L Edwards

Hn. Jacob Fry, Jr.
House of Representatives.