Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 2070-100, for Michael Redman, Pennsylvania
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
PENN

Redman, Michael

NUMBER
B.L. Wt. 2070-100
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John Uhler Certificate
with Seal of office
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State of Pennsylvania  County of Lebanon

I, John Uhler Register of Wills do hereby Certify that Evidence was this day adduced to prove that Mary Katerman is the daughter and only heir at Las of Michael Redman deceased formerly a soldier of the Pennsylvania line in the war of the Revolution given under my hand & seal of office this 11th day, of October AS 1834

Jno Uhler, Regr.
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Michael Redman

Power of Atty

V. Ellis, atty
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I Certify that I was well acquainted with Michael Redman  and know that he was a soldier in the Revolutionary army, and in the Pennsylvania Line and believe that he served
 under Colonel Broadhead, Regiment No. 1 until the war ended, I know that he was the  father of Mary Katerman only heir at Law of Michael Redman and that he died in the year about 1814

Peter   X   Behnay
     His Mark

State of Pennsylvania
County of Lebanon   SS
September 11th A.D. 1834

This day Peter Behney personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace and made 
oath  in due form of law that the above certificate is here and I  certify he was a man of truth and good character witness my hand the Day and year aforesaid.

Jacob Schoene [signature]  J.P.

I certify that I was well acquainted with Michael Redman and I know that he was a Soldier in the Revolutionary army in the Pennsylvania Line  + believe that he served in Colonel Broadhead's Regiment No. 1 till the war ended and that he was the father of Mary Katerman   only Daughter + only heir at loss of Michael Redman + that he died in the year about 1814.

Rudolph   X   Kintzel
         His mark
State of Pennsylvania
County of Lebanon  SS

September 11th A.D. 1834
This day Rudolph Kintzel personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace and made oath in due form of law that the above certificate is true and i certify that he is a man of truth + good character. Witness my hand the day and year aforesaid.  

Jacob Schoene
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 State of Pennsylvania
County of Lebanon SS

I, Mary Katerman only heir at Law of Michael Redman do upon my oath declare and testify that to the best of my knowledge belief the said Michael Redman did enlist in the year unknown for the term of during the war.   

And served in the Regiment No. 1 under the command of Colonel Broadhead of the Pennsylvania Line and that he continued in the service untill the Revolutionary war ended.
I further declare that I never received a warrant for the Bounty Land promised to said Michael Redman on the part of the United States nor do I belief that he ever received it or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever therefore Know all men by these presents that I Mary Katerman aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint Vespasian Ellis
of Accomack County Virginia to be my true and Lawful Attorney for me and in my place or name  demand and receive from the Secretary of the United States a warrant for the quantity of  land due to me as aforesaid and my said Attorney is hereby fully authorized  and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him for the special purpose above expressed witness my hand + seal this 11th day of September A. D. 1834    Mary   X   Katerman    (  seal )
                      her mark
Jno Bickel [signature]
Jacob Schoene

Personally appeared the above names Mary Katerman subscriber to the foregoing declaration and in my present acknowledged the power of Attorney there to subscribed to be her act and deed witness my hand x seal this 11th day of September A.D. 1834.

Jacob Schoene  ( seal )
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State of Pennsylvania County of Lebanon  SS

Personally appeared before me Jacob Schoener  a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Mary Katerman known to me as a credible person and made oath that she is the only daughter and only heir at law of Michael Redman who was enlisted in the Revolutionary war in the Pennsylvania Line under Colonel Broadhead and that the said Michael Redman died in the year about 1814.
  
 Mary   X   Katerman
    Her  Mark

Sworn + subscribed before me this 11th day of September A.D. 1834
Jacob Schoener, J. P.

 Personally appeared before me Jacob Schoener, a Justice of the Peace, Peter Behney + Rudolph Kintzel two credible and disinterested witnesses and  made oath in due form of Law that we were well acquainted with Michael Redman in his life time who was a soldier of the Revolutionary war and that we are also well acquainted with Mary Katerman who is generally reputed + believed to be the daughter and only heir of Michael Redman who was Enlisted in the Revolutionary war and served till the war Ended, and died about year 1814.
Peter   X  Behney
     His Mark
Rudolph   X   Kintzel
    His Mark

Sworn and subscribed before me this 11th day of September A.D. 1835. 
Jacob Schoener, J.P. 
In testimony that the above of within written declarations, depositions and power of Attorney thereto attached where taken before Jacob Schoener Esq., a magistrate authorized to administer oaths and take acknowledgements  in the County of Lebanon and state of Pennsylvania at the above dates and that the name of Jacob Schoener subscribed to the foregoing certificates +c appears to be his usual signature.  I have hereunto affixed the Seal of Court and subscribed my name and quality as Prothonotary of Lebanon County Court at Lebanon this 12th day of September A.D. 1834.

Adam Ritscher Prothy. [Signature]
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Michael Redman   
No. 2070
    
Michael Redman
Pa. line

V.Ellis: Atty


[sideways envelope]

Bounty Land Office
Washington

No. Oct 2, 1834
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Accomack 6 [illegible]
Sep 27. 18 34

 Sir:

The  [illegible] claim of the heir of Michael Redman Pa line was made out before I read yours of 11th Sep., it having the same day (11th Sept;) as you will see on examining it, and the proof of heirship is according to the form heretofore used, I send it with the paper that
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Virginia
Richard Redman

at Hardy  Co. in the State of Virginia who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Allwith of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Hawes, in the Virginia line, for the term of eighteen months,  from  [blank] 1780 to [blank] 1782.

Inscribed in the Roll of Virginia at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 14 day of February 1829.

Certificate of Pension issued the 24 of April 1928 and sent to Hon. Wm. Armstrong,  Rommey Va

$ 5 .31           Arrears  to 4th of March 18 29
$48.--     Semi'anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep. 1829
________
$53.31       {Revolutionary Claim, }
                 {Acts March 18, 1818,  }
                 {and May 1, 1829.        )

Rec. bal . 7}
   fol. 157  }
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38 327
Revy        INVALID.

File No. 38,327
Richard Redman
Pri   Rev War

Act: 18th March 18"
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 415

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Hardy County and State of Virginia to wit

Personally appeared before me Joseph Williams a Justice of the Peace for the county + state [illegible] George Payne of [illegible] and made oath on the Holy Evangelist that Richard Redman an applicant for a pension  served with him the said  George Payne, the Revolutionary Son that said  Redman enlisted with him Fauquier Court House on the [blank] day of [blank] in the year [illegible] + that they marched  together from Fauquier Court House under the command of Captain Atwell in the 2nd Virginia Regiment part of the time under the command of Col. Hauze + that he marched to the South to the Carolinas + that he served the said Richard  Redman  in the service at different times  [illegible] places +   [illegible]
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Hardy County   SS

I Edward Williams Clerk of the Court of the  Wain County of Hardy in the state of Virginia, hereby certify that the [illegible] named Joseph 
Williams, [illegible] before whom the within affidavit of George Payne was taken was at the time of taking the same and this is one of the Justices of the Peace for the said County of Hardy duly commissioned [illegible] into said office and due his official acts are [illegible line]
Given under my hand this [illegible] day of February 1829.  


Ed Williams C. H. C.
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Virginia, Hardy County, to wit.

At a Court held for the said County of Hardy on the 10th day of February 1829 (The same being a Court of Record made so by the [illegible] of the said state of Virginia) personally appeared in open Court Richard Redman resident of said County aged seventy years who having first duly sworn according to Law  doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the Acts of Congress, of the 18th of `March 1818, and the 1st May 1820, that he the said Richard Redman enlisted for the term of Eighteen months on the [blank] day of June in the year of 1780 in the State of Virginia in the company commanded by Captain Attwel with Regiment commanded by Colonel Hawes in the line of the State of Virginia on the continental establishment and he continued to
serve in the said corps until the 17th day of January 1782.  When he was discharged from the service in Salisbury in the State of North  Carolina that he hereby relinquished any claim to a pension except the present. That his name is not on the pension rolls of any state.
   And that the following are the reasons for nor making earlier application for a pension namely, that being long intending to make such application in endeavoring to obtain information relative to that subject, he had until lately been misinformed and was entirely ignorant of the (illegible) to be pursued in order to obtain it - that always until quite lately he believed that he must prove by testimony on the words of some disinterested person the time of his enlistment &  discharge which he could not do until lately on account of which and for this (illegible) good reasons did not make application though he had long since taken some intended satisfactory steps thereto.    
   And in pursuant to the Act of the 1st of May 1820, the said Richard Redman doth solemnly swear as follows to wit, "I was a resident citizen of the United States the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or (illegible) contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed , viz: Schedule of Richard Redman's estate - one stew pot, one skillet, one Dutch oven, one small wheel, one table, one ax, three hogs, one pewter dish "(continued on next page)
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"3 (illegible) ditto plates, 3 (illegible) earthen plates, one chest, one (illegible), 4 chairs, one griddle, which is all the property I have necessary clothing and bedding accepted."
                         
           his
Richard X Redman
           mark

The declarant further saith on his said oath that he has no other occupation than that of a laborer. That he is on account of his great age unable to labor much - that his family entirely consists of himself and his wife who is also very aged being 65 years old or thereabout & being infirm(ed) is incapable of contributing much to their support - That since the 18th of March 1818, the following changes have been made in his property - namely that the same has been diminished from time to time by the slaughter of his hogs for the use of his family."
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(Addressed envelope)

Monifield, Va.
February 19th

The Honorable William Armstrong
Member of Congress
Washington City

Hon. Wm Armstrong
Romney
Hampshire County, Va.
rec. Feb 25
pen to com: Feb. 16, 1829

Feb. 25  20.948.
Richard Redman
Act March 18, 1818
Virginia
Hon. Wm. Armstrong