Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39,798, for Henry Keyser, Pennsylvania
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(8-1776)
SERVICE        NUMBER
Navy Keyser, Henry S39798
Residence and Agency Penn
CONTENTS
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Invalid
Revy
Navy
File No 39798 Navy
Henry Keyser
Mariner
Frigate Columbus
Revolutionary 
Act March 18 1818
Index: Vol. Page
[Arrangement of 1870]
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15.569 R
Pennsylvania
Henry Keyser
Dead
of Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania who was a mariner board Frigate Colum commanded by 
[sailor crossed out]
Cap Whipple of the US Navy
line, for the term of thriteen month
inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 29 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 of Octr 181
and sent to D Caldwell Esq
Philadelphia Pennsylva
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1819  129.60
Semi-anl all'ce ending 4 Mar 1820 48.00
16 Mo 6/30  $177.60
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818}
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Henry Keyser
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United States Ss
Be it remembered that on the day of the date here of Before me Richard Peters Esqr Judge of the district court of the United States, for the Eastern district of Pennsylvania, personally came Joseph Butler and Frederick Anthony who being duly sworn according to law, doth declare and say, that they are well acquainted with Henry Keaser and know him to be a poor man and in such reduced circumstances that he needs the assistance of his country for support as a pensioner agreably to the law in such can made and provided Joseph Butler
September 24th 1819  Frederick Anthony
The fact stated I believe to be true
Richard Peters
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Henry Keyser
29 April 1818
Sailor Columbus
77 to 78
Admitted
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DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA, ss.
On this twenty ninth day of April AD 1818, before me, Richard Peters, Judge of the District Court of the United States, in and for the Pennsylvania District, personally appeared Henry Keyser of the county of Philadelphia who being duly sworn deposes and declares, that during the War of the Revolution he served against the common enemy as a sailor in the United States vessel Columbus, captain Wepple; that he served for thirteen months in said vessel, in or about the year 1777 that this said vessel was in West Indies having been sent to obtain cannon and [illegilbe] on her return she had to fight her way into port this commission of the fleet in this which the Columbus was one was named Hoptans

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 discharge is lost, and that by [illegible] of age and misfortune he cannot now particularly describe his services
[ILLEGIBLE]
Sworn and subscribed this 29th day of April AD 1818}
before me
Richard Peters
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Henry Keyser
13509
Phil
Con
Octr 19
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District Court of the U States in and for the Eastern District of Pennsa} Ss
On the twenty ninth day of September one thousand eight hundred and twenty appeared in the District courts of the U States aforesaid / the said court being a court of record having a clerk a seal and keeping a record of its proceedings by the committee who have the care of him Henry Keyser aged seventy eight years residing in Philadelphia and the said committee Frederick Shumon and William Shepherd being duly and severally sworn in open court according to law do depose and say that the said Henry Keyser is totally unable to attend the court in consequence of debility and bodily infirmity and that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows vest  On board the ship Columbus commanded by Capt Whipple in the capacity of a mariner Date of original declaration 29 April 1818 Number of pension certificate (15,569) 
The committee having authority to take care of the said Henry Keyser do further solemnly swear that he was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that he has not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of his Property so any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring himself other the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain Persons engaged in the Sand and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," Passed the 18th of March 1818 and that he has not nor has any person in trust for him any Property or securities, contracts or debts due to him nor hath he any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by us subscribed Frederick Shusmon
William Shepherd} Committee
Sworn to and declared in open court on the 29th day of Sept 1820
L Caldwell Clk Dist Ct}  Schedule
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Schedule of the property of Henry Keyser
Henry Keyser has no Property of any description is by occupation a day labourer, but utterly unable to labour being infirmd and helpless has no children and is in such indigent circumstances as to be unable to support himself without the assistance of his country
Sworn to ut Suprea
D Caldwell Clk Dist Ct} 
Frederick Shumon
William Shepherd} Committee
I L Caldwell clerk of the district court of the United States in and for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that the foregoing oath 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 applicant has no property whereof to form a schedule 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said court on this thirteen day of September AD 1820 and in the Forty Fifth year of the Independence of the said United States
D Caldwell clk Dist ct}
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Philada 30 Sept 1820
Sir
I am directed by the Judge of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to transfer it the inclosed to you and 
with great consideration
yr per ob ser
D Caldwell ck Dis ct

Honble
M Cal [illegible]