Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40413, for John Shubert, Pennsylvania
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SERVICE                                                   NUMBER

Continental (Penn)   Shubert, John           S. 40413
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CONTENTS
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Continued on roll
Notification sent to Wm Galayord 
Library Street, Philadelphia
8th July 1820

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#12431
Pennsylvania
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John Shubert _____________________________________
of Philadelphia family in the state of Pennsylvania who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Flowers  of the Pennsylvania line, for the term of one year.
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Inscribed on the Roll of the Pennsylvania_________
at a rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 16th of April 1819.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 24th of June 1819 and sent to D. Caldwell Esq. D. Clark
Philadelphia
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Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1819-4 mo. 19/36-37:6 [illegible] and all be ending                   _______
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Amt [Amount] payl [payable]. 4th Sept.  1819
                                                                  37:6
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{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818.}
Continued
Act. of 4 May 1820
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John Shubert

Continued
12431

24 June 1819
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District of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia county Js;

On the 21st day of June one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in the Court of Common Pleas for said County the said Court being a Court of record having a prothonotary, a Seal, and exercising common law jurisdiction, John Shubert aged Seventy seven years, residing in Philadelphia, who being first duly sworn in open Court according to law in his oath declares that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows Viz.-
In the Regiment of Artilery and Artificers Col. Benjamin Flowers of Company commanded by Capt David Pancoast.  Date of original declaration 16th April 1819.  Number of pension certificate (12,431.)-

_____________ and I the said John Shubert _______ do further 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 in any manner, disposed of my property, or any provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed the 18th of March 1818: and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, and property or securities, 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.
Sworn to and declared in}
open Court}
on the twenty first} Signed John Shubert
day of June 1820.}
[{before} crossed out]

JB Norbury P o T
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SCHEDULE OF THE PROPERTY OF  John Shubert

I have no property of any description.__________
Am a coachmaker by occupation, but am unable to labor, being decrepit and very infirmed with age, I live at present with my son who is married and has a family, and I am in such indigent circumstances as to be unable to support myself without the assistance of my County.

Signed John Shubert


Philadelphia County js.

I Joseph B. Norbury Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for the City & County of Philadelphia do hereby certify that the foregoing affidavit and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount of value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is _________ dols. and __________ cents.  In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this 21st day June 1820

[{Clerk of the Court for the      of} crossed out]  W. B. Norbury
Prothoy, [Prothonotary]
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J[begin underline] John Shubert [end underline]
Private
Col Flowers Regiment
Pennsylvania Line

[begin underline] 1777-1 year[end underline]

If the judge who certified the credibility of the witness who [illegible due to being crossed out]


Admd [Administered]



These were not [illegible]  
[illegible] for 1 year
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United States}
Eastern District of Pennsylvania}js

I certify-that it appears to my Satisfaction that John Shubert, whose Deposition and Declaration are hereto awarded, did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in his said Declaration against the common enemy upon the Continental Establishment and for transmit the Proceedings and Testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary at War, pursuant to the Directors of the Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the  Land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" and I further certify that the said John Shubert is in indigent circumstances and in Need of the Assistance of his Country for Support.
Philadelphia}                 
17th April 1819.} 
{begin underline] Richard Peters [end underline]
Judge U.S. Eastn [Eastern] Dist. [District] of Pennsy [Pennsylvania]

United States}
Eastern District of Pennsylvania} js

I certify that the Honorable Richard Peters who has subscribed the foregoing Attestation is the Judge of the District Court of the United States in and for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania duly commissioned and qualified.  In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said court, at Philadelphia, this seventeenth Day of April A.D. 1879. and in the forty third year of the Independence of the said United States.

D. Caldwell-Clk. Dist. C.}
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DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA, ss.

On this sixteenth day of April A. D. 1819 before me, Richard Peters, Judge of the District Court of the United States, in and for the Pennsylvania District, personally appeared John Shubert of Philadelphia County who being duly sworn deposes and declares, that during the War of the Revolution he served against the common enemy as a private in the army of the Continental Establishment_ that on the 16th day of A.D. 1777 at Philadela [Philadelphia] in the state of Pennsylvania he entered the regiment of artillery artificers commanded by Colonel Flowers, Capt David Pancoasts, company in the Pennsylvania line, that he remained in service from that time until the 25 March 1778, when he was discharged-That he has lost his discharge and other evidences of his service all of which he had placed in the hands of Thomas Dungan Paymaster of the 11th Reg. Pennsylvania line.  That the deponent was out three other times in the eservice of his country with the militia and was engaged in the battles of Princeton and Trenton
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That by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of assistance from his country for support, that he never has received, or been allowed any Pension by the laws of the United States-that he is a resident citizen of the United States, and that his domicil is at present in the County of Philadelphia
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Sworn and Subscribed this 16th}
day of April_____A. D. 1819,}     John Shubert
before me
[begin underline] Richard Peters [end underline]
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District of Penna js
John Thompson of the County of Philadelphia being duly sworn according to Law doth depose & say that he is acquainted with John Shubert an Old Soldier, that the said Shubert is in indigent circumstances & in need of assistance from his Country for support
John Thompson

Sworn & Subscribed}
this 17th day of April
AD 1819  S Badge
John Thompson Aldr.

John Thompson is worthy of 
credit & therefore I am satisfied of the facts stated
[begin underline] Richard Peters [end underline]

18th June 1819  
  [begin underline] Richard Peters [end underline]
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District of Penna [Pennsylvania] Js

Mark Rodes of the  [[County} crossed out] City of Philadelphia, being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that during the revolution he served in the Continental army, for five years, That he was two years in the company in which the within named John Shubert served viz.  That of Capt David Pancoast that he knew the facts stated in the within deposition to be true. 
Sworn & subscribed}
this 16th day of April}    Mark Rodes
AD 1819 before me}

[begin underline] Richard Peters [end underline]

I have inquired into the Character of mark Rodes, & believe him to be a Witness worthy of Credit.
18th June 1819.    
[begin underline] Richard Peters [end underline]
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40413
Revy INVALID.
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File No. 40,418

John Shubert
Pri Rev War

Act: 18 March 1819

Index:--Vol. 8,  Page 457

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[Stamp [PHIL 19 JU}]   2           FREE
Free
The honorable
[Stamp [PHIL 19 JU}]

W. Calhoun
Secy at War
City of 
Washington

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Philad [Philadelphia. 19. June '19

Sir:

I am directed by the Judge of the United States for the eastern District of Pennsylvania to hand writ to yo the enclosed Deposition and Declaration of Adam Happel and John Shubert with the additional proofs required.
I am, with great Respect,
Yr Obd Srvt [Your Obedient Servant]

D [begin underline] Caldwell[end underline] -Clk. Dist. US.}

Honble [Honorable] W. Calhoun.