Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41,058, for Henry Pennsinger, Pennsylvania
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Service                                            Number

Penn.           Pensinger, Henry         S.41.058
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9917
Pennsylvania

Henry Pennsinger
..o Franklin Co. in the state of Pennsylvania
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Wayne, of the Pennsylv'a Line, for a term of three years.

(Sub)scribed on the rolls of Pennsylvania, at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 13, of May 1818.

(Ce)rtificate of Pension issued the 27 of April /19, and sent to Col. James Wood Greencastle, Pa Franklin Co. Penn.

(A)rrears to 4th of March 1819......           77.93
(S)emi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819      48.--
  9 mo. 23/31}                                       $125.93

{Revolutionary claim,}
:Act 18th March, 1818.}

Not entitled

Notification sent November 7, 1820 to A. Calhoun, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
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Copy of Record & Certificate for Henry Pensinger an old soldier.

Not entitled 
9917

8012

Apl19

fees $0.99
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Pennsylvania District

    On the twenty fourth day of August one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in open court being a Court of Record in & for the County of Franklin in the District of Pennsylvania Rosannah Pensinger wife of Henry Pensinger who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath declare that the said Henry Pensinger from sickness and confinement is totally unable, nor (as she thinks) will ever be able to attend to make an oath in pursuance of the Act of Congress 1st May 1820 in any Court of Record and that he is the same Henry Pensinger who is inscribed on the pension list Roll of Pennsylvania 13th May 1818 and to whom a certificate No. 9.917 was granted dated 27th April 1819 and that the said Henry is upwards of the age of sixty years to best of her information and I the said Rosannah Pensinger do solemnly swear that the said Henry Pensinger was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th March 1818 and that he has not since that time by gift, sale of in any manner disposed of his property or an part thereof with an intent thereby so as to diminish it as to bring himself within the provisions of the Act of Congress..."an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and navel service of the United States in the revolutionary War" passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that he has not nor has any person in trust for him any property or securities contracts or debt due to him mor has he any income other that what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed.

                                                    her
                                     Rosannah  X  Pensinger
                                                    mark
Sworn and declared on this
21 Augt. 1820 in open court
                    //s//
             John Findlay prothon.

A schedule of all the property of the within applicant and annexed to the foregoing declaration - 50 acres of their state land without wood, 1 horse, 4 milk cows, 4 yearling calves 3 spring calves
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calves - 20 hogs 15 sheep - 1 waggon 1 plough 1 farrow. By occupation a farmer and his inability to pursue it stated within -  Seven of the family reside with him  - being his wife aged 52 years, John about 21 years - Adam 18 years - Nancy 15 years - Samual 13 years, Susanna 11 years - Joseph 8 years old.
    Pension granted by the state of Pennsylvania of $22 every six months to the applicant

50 acres of land at 10 per acre         $500.00
1 horse                         at                      20.00
4 milk cows                    8                      32.00
4 calves                        1.50                      6.00
3 spring calves              1.00                     3.00
20 hogs                                                   20.00
15 sheep                                                  10.00
1 waggon                                                 15.00
1 plough                                                     5.00
1 harrow                                                     1.00
                                                                _______
                                                               $612.00

Appraised by the court

Test.                                            his
//s//                            Rosannah  X   Pennsinger
John Findlay Proth'y                 mark

Pennsylvania
Franklin County

    I John Findlay Prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas in and for said County, I do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are ttuly copied from the records of the said Court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court, that the total amount in the value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is six hundred and twelve dollars.

                   In testimony where I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said county at Chambersburg, this twenty sixth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty.

                                             //s//
                                 John Findlay proth'y
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Henry Pensinger
lost a leg
Disch in 1779

To the secretary for the Department of War
Washington City

Deposite by 
Major Wood
25th, May 1828
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District of Pennsylvania in the county of Franklin. On this thirteenth day of May 1818 before me the subscriber and one of the judges in said county and district personally appears Henry Pensinger aged fifty seven years resident in Montgomery township, district and county aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to the law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the late Act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain person engaged in the land and haval services of the United States in the Revolutionary War".  That he, the said Henry Pensinger enlisted in Abottstown and state aforesaid in the company commanded by Capt. Church in the fourth Pennsylvania Regiment commanded by Col. Wayne. That the time of his first enlistment  was in either 1775 or (177)6 and in one year after he enlisted furing the war with the same officers aforesaid and that he continued in the service and served in said corps until the battle of three rivers where he lost his left leg after which he lay in the hospital six months in Philadelphia in said state.  That he was in the battle of three rivers and that he is in reduced circumstances and is in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of the said service.
                                           his
                                  Henry X Pensinger
                                         mark
Sworn and delivered before me
the day and year aforesaid.
                 //s//
     Archibald Bard

   I Archibald Bard Judge in & for aforesaid, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Henry Pensinger did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and I now transmit the proceeding and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant  to the directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress, as witness my hand this 16th day of May 1818.
                                             //s//
                                   Archibald Bard
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Pennsylvania franklin County.

    I John Findlay prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Franklin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania d an o certify that Archibald Bard Esq. before whom the written deposition appears to have benn taken and who appears to have signed the within certificate was at the time thereof an associate judge of the Court of Comon Pleas in and for the county of Franklin aforesaid and duly commissioned and sworn and that full faith and credit is due to all his official acts as such.

    In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal of said Court at Chambersburg the fifteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
 
                                                //s//
                                       John Findlay proth'y.
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Henry Pensinger
of the Pennsylvania
line during the Rev'y War
Depostied by Major Wood
25th May 1818.

Greencastle,
Franklin Co.
Pa.

Adm'd.

to Col. James wood,
Greencastle, Pa.
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Henry Pennsinger
Private
Franklin Co., Penna.
Col' Wayne's Regt.
Penna. Line, 3 years.
13. May 1818

Archibald Bard, judge

Col. James Wood, agt
Greencastle,
Franklin County,
Pennsylvania
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In reply to your request of _____, received ______ for a statement of the military history of Henry Pennsinger a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.                            S. File 41058
___________________________________________________

Dates of Enlistment or Appointee/Length of Service/Rank/Officers under whom service was rendered. Captain - Colonel/State

1775/-/Priv/Church/Wayne/4th Pa.

Served 1 year, re-enl. under same officers and continued in service until the battle of three rivers in which he lost his left leg & was dis. about 79 at Phila, Pa.

Battles engaged in, Three rivers, Canada (June 8, 1776)
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted at Abbottstown, Pa.
Date of Application for pension. May 13, 1818 allowed.
Residence at date of application, Montgomery Twp, Franklin Co. Pa.
Age at date of application. 57.
Remarks: Family residing with him in 1820. Wife Rosannah at abt. 52
John 21, Adam 18, Nancy 15, Samuel 13, Susanna 11, & Joseph 8 yrs.

Very Respectfully
(No signature)
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I certify that Henry Pensinger receives a pension of sixty dollars per annum at the Treasury of the State of Pennsylvania under the authority of an act of the legislative thereof passed the 3rd March 1812 entitled "An act granting an annutiy to Henry Pensinger an old soldier who lost a leg in the Revolutionary War".  Witness my hand and the seal of the office of the Auditor General the 21st December 1818.

                            Geo. Bryan and Gen.
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41058
Rev INVALID

File No. 41,058
Henry Pennsinger
Priv  Rev  War

Act: 18 March 1800
Index:-Vol. 3, Page _____.

{Arrangement of 1870}

1908 Nov. 20 Hist. to Miss Walda McLaughlin .  cl
Apr 19, 1909 Hist. to above.  cl
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3-871.
Record Divison
Department of Interior,
Bureau of Pensions.

Briefed by L.D.L.
Claim No.
Certificate No.
Claimant.
Soldier Henry Pensinger 
                         or Pennsinger
Serive
Attention Service Rev War
No_______ claim, State records ______,190_.
No claim, combination records _____, 190_.

Remarks:

No Claims, except J.#41058

_________________________________Chief Division
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2107 S. Street
Washington, D.C.
Nov. 9 - 08
Gentlemen:

    Will you kindly send me the pension record of Henry Pensinger, who enlisted in Captain Thomas Church's Company during the Revolutionary War! He was wounded and lost a leg at Three Rivers, June, 8, 1776.  I should be glad to have you do this as soon as possible.

                                   Yours very truly,
                       (Miss) Walda McLaughlin
Date Stamps
Chief Clerk
 Nov 10 1908
Bureau of Pensions


Chief Clerk
Record
Nov 10 1908
Division
U.S. Bureau of Pensions
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2107 "S" Street,
Washington, D.C.
April, 1st

Mr. V Warner:

Pension Commissioner:

Dear Sir:
     I received your letter of March 18, and believe you have the wrong record. On the last letter you said that Henry Pensinger
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enlisted sometime in 1775. I have forgotten the date. He served under Genral Church I believe, and l lost a leg in the battle of three rivers.  His home was in Greencastle Pa.  This is about all I remembered.

     You also told me in the lost paper when his wife applied for a permission, and the names of his sons and daughters.

    It is very necessary that
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I have this record.
   Some of his records are in the Pa. Archives, but I forget which volumes.
    You have taken much time and trouble for me and after this time I hope it will not be necessary to bother you again.
    trusting you will be able to find me the above information and thanking you for past favors I am.
    Yours very truly,
    (Miss Walda McLaughlin


Washington Seminary.

(Date stamp)

Pension 
     A 
   Apr
U.  2   S.
   1909
   Office