Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1441, Daniel Burch, Penn.
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SERVICE   Penn.
Burch, Daniel
NUMBER  R. 1441
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REJECTED
1441
Daniel Burch
List of Rejected claims printed in 1852 shows cause of rejection as follows:  
"He did not serve six months."
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V. 
Daniel Burch
Indiana
Rejected
See letter 23d April 1838 I. Ryman
1441
did not serve six months.
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Rv Ind N 34.398
Daniel Burch
Indiana
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th June 1832 
State of Indiana 
Franklin County } SS
On this 22nd day of  August A.D. 1837 personally appeared open court before the Judges of the  Franklin Circuit Court, Daniel Burch a resident the County of Franklin and State of  Indiana aged (78) seventy eight  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 provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 
That  he enlisted in the army of the United States not [unreadable] one year before the battle of Brandywine but he does not remember the year, but knows it was during the year preceding the battle of Brandywine with (he does not remember) and served in the Regiment (No of the Reg not recollected) of the Pennsylvania line as a drummer under the following named officers to wit:  Genl. Washington, and Capt. Shaler who are all, whose names are remembered that he enlisted in the Town of Reading Pennsylvania, that he was engaged in the battle of Brandywine that he served as a drummer from the time he enlisted until the close of the war, when he received a discharge which he has long since lost, during his whole term of service he did not march out of Pennsylvania
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but that he in the first place marched from Reading the place where he enlisted to the place of the battle of Brandywine, and from thence to back to Reading with the prisoners taken by the Americans on that occasion where he remained until they was ended, he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and he declares that his name is  not on the pension roll of any agency in any State he further states most positively that he served as a drummer in the army of the United States during the war of the revolution at least three years but he cannot say how which longer.   
Daniel Burch his mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and mark year aforesaid
Robert John Clerk
 And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that that the above named, applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he States 
M. C. Eggleston
State of Indiana 
Franklin County } 
I Robert John Clerk of the Franklin Circuit Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Daniel Burch for a pension 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 12th day of April 1838
Robert John Clerk FCC
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J. Ryman
Apl 23d 1838
Ind'a
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War Department 
Pension Office 
April 23d 1838 
Sir
The declaration of Daniel Burch has been examined.  He alleges to have enlisted the year before the battle of Brandywine and served under Captain Shaler and was marched to Brandywine and was in the battle at that place, and returned to Reading where he resided.  
The alleged service was as militia man and the only actual service for which he appears to have served was that in the tour at the time of the battle of Brandywine. The Pennsylvania militia served in tours of less than six months and the applicant served only one tour. The act of 7 June 1838 provides for those only those who served at least six months.   The claim has therefore been rejected and the declaration filed in this office 
J. Ryman Esq 
Brookville P. O. 
Indiana
Con
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R. 816 Apl. 21 38
Pension Office
W. Al
Free
Sec of War U. S. 
Washington City D. C.
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I had mislaid this paper, which is the reason it was not forwarded sooner  
April 18 1838
J Ryman