Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39908, Rhinchart Wire, Penn
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SERVICE   Penn.
Wire, Rhinehart
NUMBER S. 39908
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S. 19749
Pennsylvania 
Rhinehart Wire 
of York County in the State of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Summers of the regiment commanded by Colonel Hubley in the Pennsylvania line, for the term of six years from 1777 to 1783 
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the  1st  day of March 1827. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 10th of Mar 1827 and sent to Bushnell Carter Esq York, Pennsylvania 
Arrears to 4th of 
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1827 $49.16 
$49.16 
{Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820.}
70 /27 York
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York County Pennsylvania} Ss 
On this 13th day of February 1827 Personally appeared in the Court of common pleas it being open and a Court of Record for the County of York Rhinehart Wire a resident in said County aged Seventy years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the act of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 and 5th day 1820.  That he the said Rhinehart Wier enlisted for the Term of during the war in the year 1777 at Lancaster in the State of Pennsylvania in the Comp’y Commanded by Captain John Summers in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Hubler in the Line of the State of Pennsylvania on the continental Establishment and that he continued untill the close of the war in the service when he was discharged at Morristown in the State of New Jersey, that he hereby Relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present that his name is not on the Roll of any State and that the following are the Reasons for not making an earlier application for a pension Viz,  he has always been able to support himself by his occupation untill a few months since and that he is a wheelright by trade but in consequence of age and disability he Cannot Labour any more, he has never been married and has none to support but him - He was at the Battle of Snow hill and Monmouth and at the Battle of Stony Point and at the Battle of Redbank and Brandywine and was wounded in the Leg and Lost the sight of one of his Eyes and in pursuance of the Act of the 1st May 1820,  I do Solemnly Swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring self within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an  an act provide for certain persons Engaged in the
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Land and Naval service 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 trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me not I have I any income & that since the 18th of March 1818 there has been no material changes has been made in my property as I had no property at that time nor have I had any property since and am now supported by public Charity 
Sworn and declared the 13th day of February 1827 in open Court of Common Pleas 
Rhinehart Wire his mark
George Burnitz  
York County Ss. Pennsylvania, } 
I do hereby Certify that the above and forgoing is a true copy taken from the Original so filed in the Prothonotary's Office of the County York, and that George Barnitz Esquire who has thereunto in his own proper hand writing subscribed his name, is one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County duly Commissioned and qualified as such In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court at York the 23th day of February A.D. 1827. and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said  Court that the aforesaid applicant is worth nothing.
for Michael W. Ash Prothonotary 
Chas Nes Clerk
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York County
Pennsylvania } Ss 
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County Jacob Wier, who being by me duly sworn according to law saith that he was well acquainted with Rhinehart Wier in the year of our Lord 1777 and that he well knows that he did enlist at Lancaster for during the Revolutionary War in the Pennsylv Line and that he belonged to Captain John Summers Compy in  Col Hubley Regt and that he served untill the end of the War and further saith not 
Jacob Wier 
Sworn & Subscribed before me this 31 day of January AD 1827 
George Klinefelter 
And I certify that the above named Jacob Wier is entitled to full credit on his Oath 
George Klinefelter
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York County 
Pennsylvania} Ss 
Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for said county Robert Dicher who being by me duly sworn according to Law saith that in the year 1777 and and 1778 he knew Rhinehart Wire to be the in the service of the United States about Fourteen months in the Revolutionary war and that he belonged to Capt John Summers Company in the Regiment commanded by Col Hubley in the Pennsylvania Line.  Deponant was not present at the time that the said Wire enlisted nor was he present when he was discharged but well knows that he was in the actual service of the States for fourteen months or more at one period of time and further saith not 
Robert Dicher his mark 
Sworn and Subscribed before  me this 2 day of March 1827 
George Klinefelter 
And I certify the above deponant to be entitled to full credit on his oath or otherwise
George Klinefelter
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STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. 
YORK COUNTY, SS. 
I, MICHAEL W. ASH, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for the said county of York, Do Certify, that George Klinefelter Esquire before whom the annexed Depositions were taken and affidavits made is one of our acting Justices of the peace in and for said County of York duly commissioned and qualified; and that to all acts by him done in that capacity full faith and credit are and ought to be given, as well in Courts of Justice as elsewhere.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of said Court, in the borough of York this First day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven for 
Michael Ash Prothonotary
Chas Nes Clerk
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20,263
[stamp] YORK PA MAR 3
Rhinehart Wire
York Co. Pa
Bushnell Carter
York Pa.
Rec’d 5 Mar 1827
pen: to com: 1 March 1827
FREE
622
J. L. Edwards Esq
Pension Office
Washington City 
D-C-
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York March 1st 1827 
Enclosed I send you the documents in support of the claim of Rinehart Wire who appears to be entitled to a pension according to the acts of Congress if so please to send me his Certificate & thus I remain yours with respect 
Bushnell Carter 
attorney at Law Agent for Rinehart Wire 
J. L. Edwards Esq
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39908 
Revy 
INVALID
OWN  
File No. 39,908 
Rhinehart Wire
Pri Rev War 
Act: 18th March 18 
Index: - Vol. 5 , Page 567 
[Arrangement of 1870.]