Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4582, Charles Frederick Hansell, Penn.
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(3-1776).                                    

SERVICE.
Penn.       

Hansell, Charles Frederick.  
                 Or Hantsel, 
Margaret 

NUMBER
R. 4582

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CONTENTS
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In the matter of the claim of Margaret Hansell for a pension
State of Penna
City of Philadelphia SS
Personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas before me, one of the Judges of said court, Janet Hansell, who being duly sworn,  says that she is now in her eighty-seventh year and that she makes this meeting in order to entitle herself to the benefit of the act of Congress passed July 4. 1836. That she is the widow of Clarks Fredrick Hansell, who was a private in the Revolutionary war. That her said husband went in the first place with Captain Elijah Wood from the County of Philadelphia and marched from Philadelphia to Perth
Anboy in the State of New Jersey where he remained encamped for three months. That he then returned home and went out again. That he went the first time in the year 1776. That her said husband then went out again in the Captain George Bowes in Colonel Ayres' artillery. They marched to New Jersey, and he was out about three months and then returned. That her said husband went out again in the year 1777 under Captain Phillip Hall after the British landed at the head of Elk, and they marched from Philadelphia to Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and they remained out about
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one month, and they were discharged at Flourtown in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. That her said husband then enlisted as a soldier by then, and joined
General Stern's Division but cannot remember the name of his captain, he was in the Camp Valley Forge in that Division about nine months. Her husband was in the Battle of Germantown, but she cannot remember any of the battles. Her husband remained out until the British left Philadelphia in June 1778, in the in the part of the month he returned home.
She further declares that she was married to the said Charles Fredrick Hansell on the third the day of October AD 1774. as will appear from her original Marriage Certificate hereto affixed, and that her said husband died in November 1827 on the seventh day of the month and did not remarry ever since.
Margaret Hansell
Her mark X

Sworn and subscribed in open Court this Twenty ninth day of September AD 1842
James Campbell
Judge Cl Cler
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            LECTORI BENEVOLO SALUTEM,

I do certify that Carl Frederric Hantsel of the city Philadelphia, Bachelor and Margareth Veit, of said place not spinster were lawfully joyned together in Holy Matrimony the eleventh day of October, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy four Given in Springfield Township Philadelphia County Witness my hand and seal

Michael Schlatter
Minister of the Gospel
Seal
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Personally appeared in open court of Common Pleas Mrs Mary Haas who being duly sworn says that she is the daughter of John Martin Ludwig who was a soldier in the Revolution and resided in Philadelphia County. That she is now about fifty nine years of age that she well knew the said Charles Frederick Hansell in his life time and that he used to frequent her father's house in the Navy or the old soldiers of the Revolution to talk over their campaigns. That the said Hantsell always had the reputation of being a soldier of the Revolution that she well knows the said Margaret Hantsell and has known her all her life time - being her neighbor and knows her to be a woman of truth and veracity - and worthy of belief upon her oath.
Mary Haas X her mark

Sworn & subscribed in open court this 29th day of Sept 1842

James Campbell
Judge Cl C Pleas.
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I certify that it has been duly proved before me that Margaret Hantsell is a woman of truth and veracity worthy of belief upon her oath. Witness my hand this 29th day of Sept 1842
James Campbell
Judge Cl C Pleas

Pennsylvania Philadelphia County SS
I Samuel Hart Esquire Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do certify that the Hon James Campbell Esq. by whom the foregoing certificate and attestation were made and given and whom his own proper handwriting  has thereonto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing and now is one of the Judges of the said Court of Common Pleas (which is a Court of Record and of Law) duly commissioned and qualified to all whose acts as such full faith and credit are and ought to be given as well in Courts of Judication as these (illegible). In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Philadelphia this 29th September 1842
S. Hart Prothonotary

(left margin written vertically)
(checkmark) No 5671
Margaret Hantsell 
of Charles 
Pennsylvania
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REJECTED
4089
P.O.———————-
Mary Hantsell 
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Service:—————-
Enlisted:—————-,18
Discharged:———-,18
Application filed:—,18
Alleges:——————
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Re-enlisted:————-
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Attorney:——————
P.O.—————————
——-Recognized.  ——-Contract
——Cert. of Dis.  Searched for ———-,18
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See Let 5 Oct. 42 C. J. Jack. same Apl 10 1845. Let. to Sec. War May 5 1845. 
(illegible) Secy to C. J. Jack 6 May 45

4582
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[circular stamp illegible]
[written vertically]
Chelous
May Haertsell
Ct 500642
[stamped] Free
G.L. Edward, Squire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC
[written upside down at bottom]
0202
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J L Edwards Esq

Dear Sir

Please inform me if any thing new happened [illegible] in Mrs Margaret Hantsell, [illegible] on the Report to me of Act 5 1842.

And oblige  
[illegible]
C. J. Jack


[illegible]
April 8, 1842
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Honorable William L Marcy
Secretary of War, 

Dear Sir,

Allow me to trespass on your valuable time, by appealing from the decision of the Commissioner of Pensions in the case of the widow of a soldier of the Revolution, Mrs Margaret Hansell widow of Charles Fredrick Hartsell deceased and this presents, the desired opportunity of calling your attention to the regulations touching the service of the Voluntary and Militia during the Revolutionary War. I will seise it with the object of processing some modifications of those thereby so as to embrace in spirit, the act of 1886 July 4, and the act of 1838, and their several Supplements. The grand object of these acts was to give the widows of the soldiers of the Revolution a stipend during their lives, proportioned, to the service of their husbands during that eventful struggle, and the means of carrying this into effect was confided to the Secretary of Com and the Executive, by the adoption of regulations to that  end. These regulations as understood and acted on by the Commissioner of Pensions absolutely defeats the benign intentions of these laws so far as the claim of Widows or soldiers of the Militia and Voluntary
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are concerned, by exacting testimonial narration, and proofs, which from the lapse of time, and the [illegible] of [illegible] a documentary evidence cannot be furnished. These Regulating and administration of these Laws been especially hard against the claimants from Pennsylvania and New Jersey, where the [illegible] time State Records provides no evidence of either of the times seen names [illegible] of this class of troops. Having been engaged now since 1836 in this branch of business for the claimants from these three States. Penn. Delanon & N Jersey my experience has enabled me to say, that these regulations have deprived hundreds of the benefit absolutely meant for them by a grateful and liberal County. And of all the claims thus presented on behalf of these claimants to the Commissioner not more certainly than one or two or at most three have been a [illegible]!  In the exercise also of my judgement upon the claims presented to me for the purpose of sending them to the Commissioner I have been compelled to decline providing and preparing them, from the knowledge I had of the futility of such a proceeding. In the case now presented, you will observe by an examination of the report of the Commissioner the extreme sign of the required proofs, the evidence sent would (under the circumstance, establish such
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a case in any Court of Justice in this Country, yet Mr Edwards rejects the claim. I intend no reflection upon this gentleman by these remarks. He executes his duty as he supposes and believes the intent of the nation requires. But I do protest in the name of those poor old suffering relics of the lonesome and desolate soldiers of the Revolution against such a stringent, and severe administration of these Laws. Either these laws were intended as remedial or they were not. No one can look to the motives of Congress in passing them and refuse to admit that they are fully, exclusively and entirely understood for remedial Laws. Yet this administration to my Knowledge, has in a number of cases, held the word of promise to the ear, to break it to the sender and send to their graves, a number of worthy but poverty smitten, widows and Soldiers whose last hours were deprived of these aids and [illegible] which their grateful Country, fully intended for them. I will not enlarge upon so painful a theme - under our undoubted Democratic Administration keenly sympathising with every principle of the Revolution, and with the masses of our People to who brought it into being, I feel impelled by [illegible] of duty to my County and personal regard for you my Dear friend not to allow such an opportunity to pass by, of even at this late day attempting to [illegible] an administration
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And pointing out its cruel effects; nor can I allow myself to doubt from my knowledge of Gen. that you will promptly examine and correct the evil. I may remark in conclusion that it were infinitely more honorable and praiseworthy so far as regards the character of one County in their thanks to deserving claimants, who stood upon Revolutionary ground should receive the bounty of the Country than that those really entitled to its highest regard should be debarred from it.

in the great respect 
Your friend and servant 
C.J. Jack 

Philada 
April 22. 1845 

Philadelphia 25 April 1845
Charles J. Jack 
Appeals from the decision of the Commissioner of Pensions in the case of the widow of Chas. Frederick Hantsell

J. C. E.
26 April 1845
Pension Office

War Dep 
[illegible] 6 May 1845
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Dear Sirs,

I transmit in the [illegible] the papers of Mrs. Margaret Hantsell for a Pension. They are her declarations, her marriage Certificate and the deposition of a witness showing the petition of her husband and her [illegible] character. I have not sent to Harrisburg a copy of any record of service supposing him to be [illegible]. 

Most obliges 
C. J. Jack

Philadelphia
Sept 30. 1846
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I. 63.
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Pension Office
October 5, 1842

Sir, The papers in the case of Mrs. Margaret Hantsell, widow of Charles Frederick Hantsell, decd. have been examined and filed. It is alleged that her husband served two tours of three months each in 1776 in the Pennsylvania militia, and a tour of 7 months as an enlisted soldier from the Fall of 1777. Each tour of service should be proved by witnesses from personal knowledge. They should testify to the period and duration of each tour, the officers names under whom each tour was performed, and the particular circumstances connected with each tour. The militia of Pennsylvania served in tours not exceeding two months, and before service for seven months can be allowed, it should be shown by what authority such service was performed. The most satisfying evidence of the identity of the claimant should also be produced.
I am respectfully Your Obdt. Servt.
J L Edwards

C. J. Jack, Esqr
Philadelphia
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41 
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD* Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME Hansell, George
GRADE Private "in the
LINE Invalids"

WARRANT NUMBER 13211 
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED March 31, 1794 To-not shown-

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.