Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7207, for John Miller, Pennsylvania
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE                                             NUMBER
Penn                 Miller, John               R7207

CONTENTS
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33.505
John Miller
Pennsylvania

Hon. Ed. B. Hubley
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of
Congress passed June 7th 1832
State of Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County ┃
On this 30th day
of December A.D. One thousand eight
hundred and thirty five personally appeared
in open court of Common pleas now
sitting, John Miller a resident of East
Bruning Township in the County of Schuylkill, and State of Pennsylvania aged
Seventy two years and Eleven Months and
ten days, 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
June 7th 1832. That he entered the service
of the United States under the following
named officers, as served as herein stated.
That he enlisted as a private under
Captain Daniel Blosz in the year 1776 in
the month of July and was attached
Col. Bulls Regiment. That he marched
from his place of residence then Northampton County in the State aforesaid, to
Easton in County & State aforesaid; where
they encamped for about two weeks at
which place he was attached to the Regiment aforesaid from thence they proceeded ┃
to Burlington were they again encamped for
a few weeks, that they passed more places
of state at that period that he cannot ┃
now remember; that they proceeded to Trenton
in the State of Jersey, that he participated
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in the battle of Trenton were be received
a slight wound in the left hand now visible, that he saw many dead and wounded
as well as many Hessian prisoners after the
Battle, that they proceeded on to Princetown
but did not arrive their untill after the
battle at the latter place, that he was verbally discharged he thinks near Princetown
having served five months, that he knows
of no living witness witness who can testify
to his services, that the only witness of whom
he lately heard, namely George Shick is
have deceased.
That shortly after his arrival
home, he again entered the service, he thinks
in the winter of the year of 1777 as an enlisted soldier under the same Captain, to wit,
Daniel Blosz and was attached to Colonel
Patterson Regiment that marched from
his place of residence in Northampton
County aforesaid, to Allentown in the same
county, from thence to Doylestown
in Bucks County, were they encamped for
the space of about six weeks, from thence 
they proceeded to a place called the "Crooked
billet" were they again encamped,
that during the encampments he frequently
served as a guard and scouting parties, that
he was in a small engagement about eleven
miles from the city of Philadelphia, during
this period of service he was at Amboy, he
thinks after the engagement above mentioned
that he very well remember that one of his
neighbors whose name was Leonard Buck
enlisted with him under the same Captain,
who deserted and did not enter the service
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untill near end of this applicants service or
period of enlistment when he was taken and
forced into the service, where he yet remained
when this applicant was discharged, he also
remember that during this tour of service they
were encamped at a place called Newton
at which place he received his discharge verbally
having served seven months, that George
Hildebrand who entered the service with
him was also then discharged, and returned
home with him, that upon entering the
service or enlisting he received at both times
the hand money from Captain Daniel
Blosz, that he knows of no living witness who 
can testify to this term of service. That he
has no documentary evidence, nor does he
believe that he ever had such evidence to
establish his claim, that from old age and
loss of memory, he may have omitted some 
places through which he passed during the
period through which he served, that he
knows his age to be as stated, having in his
possession a certificate, showing that he was
born on the 19th January 1763.
That he entered the service as a private
Militia man in the month of September in the
year 1780 under Captain Philip Staller
and was attached to Col. Martin Lindemuth,
that he was encamped in Northampton, now
Schuylkill county at the house of George
Shellhamer, that the object of this encampment 
was to guard the citizens against the
cruelties of the Indians who occasionly visited
and committed murders and depredation in
that neighborhood, that he was discharged
verbally after a service of two months.
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That he is well acquainted with Philip
Mayer and Jacob Huntzinger who can testify to his
character for truth, and his reputation as a
soldier of the revolutionary War.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever
to a pension or annuity except the present, and
declares that his name is not on any pension
roll of the agency of this, or any other State.
[illegible, John Miller??]
Sworn and subscribed
the day & year aforesaid
Jac. Hammer Proth

the Philip Mayer a Clergyman residing in West
[illegible, Brunswig?] township and Jacob Huntzinger residing
in Orwigsburg in the County of Schuylkill hereby
certify that we are well acquainted with John Miller
who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration,
that we believe him to be about seventy three years
of age as he has stated, that he is reputed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the
revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Phillip Mayer
Jacob Huntzinger
Sworn & subscribed the
day year aforesaid
Jac. Hammer Proth

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after
the interrogatories of the within, 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 certify that it appears to them that Philip
Mayer who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman &
resides in the township of West Brunswig and that Jacob Huntzinger
who has also signed the same is a resident in the
Borough of Orwigsburg and is a credible person, and that
then statement is entitled to credit
Calvin Blythe
Raush
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Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County
S.S.
I Jacob Hammer Prothonotary of
the Court of Common Pleas of said County
do hereby certify that the annexed & foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said
Court in the matter of the application of
John Miller for a pension.
[illegible] whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the
seal of said Court at Orwigsburg the thirtieth day of December
AD One thousand eight hundred and thirty five
Jac. Hammer
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Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County Set
On this 27th day of April A.D. 1836
Personally appeared before me Bernard
Kepner Esqr. one of the Justices of the
Peace in and for said County, John Miller
of Brunswig township Schuylkill County
and State aforesaid, who after being
being duly sworn, deposeth and saith,
That he is the same John Miller who
in the month of December last, prefered
his application for a pension to the
Pension Office of the United States,
that at the time of his examination
he stated to Charles Frailey who wrote
his application, that he had served
as an enlisted soldier in the revolutionary
war in Col. Patton in the year 1777, and
that if his former application states
that he served under Col. Patterson
is an evident mistake of the writer,
that he very well recollects that it was
under Col. Patton that he served, and
that he never had any knowledge of
a Col. Patterson in the Revolutionary
war.
That he know of no living witness
who can prove the services he rendered
in the Revolutionary War, as set forth
in his application above referred to
That he recollects the names of the
following persons who entered the
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service and served with him to viz-
John George Thick, Leonard Back, Jacob
Mooney Peter Rick Paul Boger, Matthias
Bager, That the two last named
persons he did not again see after their
leaving Long Island, whether made prisoners
he does not know, that Jacob
Mooney he knows was made a prisoner of
war at the Battle of Long Island, and that
to the best of his knowledge they are
all deceased.
[illegible, John Miller?]
Sworn Subscribed
before me this 27th day
of April A.D. 1836
B Kepner

Schuylkill County
I Lewis Audenried Prothy of the Court
of Common Pleas of Schuylkill County,
Certify that Bernard Kepner Esq before
whom the foregoing affidavit was taken
is and was at the time of the executing thereof
in acting Justice of the Peace duly commissioned and that full
faith and credit is due and ought to be given to all his official
acts, and that the signature Bernard Kepner attached thereto
is the proper hand writing of the Bernard Kepner, In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the seal
of said Court at Orwigsburg the 3rd day of May AD
1836
Lewis Audenried Prothy
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Allentown, Pa Nov 27/55
F. E. Hassler
Sir,
I, the undersigned, and one of
the heirs of John Miller late of this place deceased, and
formerly a soldier in the Revolutionary Army, do hereby
authorize and empower you to search the public records
at Washington, or such as may be necessary to enable
you to ascertain whether, through the said John Miller,
there is any pension, or pay due, and payable to the
heirs of the said John Miller, from the Government
of the United States. And further to do whatever may
be necessary in the premises.
Walter C Miller
Witness present
Sam. A. Bridges

all that this is?
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H of Rep. 4 June 1836

Dear Sir,
I inclose additional testimony procured
in the case of John Miller on applicant for
a pension-
Please examine & inform me
of the results.
Respectfully
Yr. Obt. S.
Edw. B. Hubl

J.L. Edwards
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War Department
Pension Office
January 18, 1836

Sir,
The declaration of John Miller has been
examined and filed with suspended cases in this Office. He
alleges to have enlisted for five months in Col. Bull's regiment
in 1776; for seven months in Col. Patterson's regiment in
1777; and to have served for two months in 1780, as a militia
man. Col. Patterson did not command a regiment belonging
to the continental establishment. Col. Patton commanded
a regiment of the Pennsylvania line. Perhaps it was under
that officer that the applicant served in 1777. His name is
not on the rolls in this office. He should therefore prove his
service as an enlisted soldier, as required in note j in the enclosed
printed sheet. He should also amend his declaration as to the name of
the Colonel under whom he alleges to have served in 1777.
The act of June 7. 1832 provides for none who did not serve at
least six months. His two months service as a militia man
cannot therefore be allowed unless the whole or a part of
his alleged service as an enlisted soldier can be substantiated.
I have the honor to be
Very respectfully
Your Obt. Servt.
J L. Edwards

E.B. Hubley
House of Representatives
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Schl.
Pa.
John Miller

J.L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
War Department

Hon. E. B. Hubley
HR
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Washington 5 Jan 1836

Dear Sir
I inclose the application & of John Miller
a revolutionary
solder, for a pension. please
examine into his case and inform me of the
results.
I am very Respectfully
Yr. Obt. Serv.
Edw. B. Hubley
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7207
P. O.
John Miller
Service:
Enlisted: ,18
Discharged: ,18
Application filed: ,18
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized.
Contract
Cert. of Dis. Searched for , 18
REJECTED