Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7827, for Jacob Ott, Pennsylvania
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(3-1776)

SERVICE                                            NUMBER

Penn.                     Ott, Jacob              R.7827
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To the Honorable the Judges of Court of Common Pleas Phil’a.         
At the time of the American Revolution, the time which tried men's Souls; your petitioner was sent to [unreadable] about the age of 16 years with two horses and 1 wagon and while on the march was taken prisoner by the British near [unreadable] was fully used by them, they were in possession of it at that time, The horses and wagon belonged to my Father who was at the time connected with the American army, they were taken possession of by the enemy and never recovered. 
I enlisted myself in the Service of my Country being between 17 and 18 years of age under the command of Lieut. Col. Doan, who with my Capt. Isaac Warrell (if I would Gen. Warrell are both dead-)    
I was no expense to the States, except rations for I furnished myself with equipments musket, cartridge box, knapsack, &c.
I am now left alone for as far as my knowledge exists officers and Soldiers who were in my [unreadable] are all dead, myself being upwards of seventy three years old
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he were for a while employed at Trenton but afterward marched [unreadable] some miles below.     
I am at present very infirm having been a cripple of some years the whole of which time I have been unable to walk without the aid of crutches in addition to which my physician tells me I am getting a cancer on my eye.   
In consequence of loss of [unreadable] with the [unreadable] my circumstances have become redressed or else I would have petitioned you sooner  
Jacob Ott
Sworn and subscribed in open Court of Common Pleas for the city and county of Phil’a this sixteenth day of January A. D. 1838:  the annexed deposition of Jonathan Clift and John Northrop having been made before John Rupert Esq. a Justice of the Peace of Phil’a County, (in as much as the witness were infirm and unable to attend at court) by order of the Court.  
Robert Morris
Prothy
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State of Pennsylvania          
County of Philadelphia } Ss    
Before me John Rupert one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Philadelphia on the twenty fourth day of October 1837. Personally appeared Jonathan Clift of Philadelphia county and State aforesaid and being duly sworn according to law at the time of Jacob Ott being out I worked at his father's and the said father being called upon to go out his son Jacob Ott volunteered his services to go in his place;  and I saw him equipped and Start from the house and was there when he returned which time was between two and three months, he started for Trenton with parts of the regiment from [unreadable] in the Month of August for the year I am not so sure but it was in 1779 or 80 and I know that Col. Doan was the Commanding officer at that time.   
Jonathan Clift
Sworn to and Subscribed before me the 24th day of October A. D. 1837
John Rupert J. P. 
J. R. 2
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Philadelphia City and County ss     
On this sixteenth day of January A D 1838 before the Court of Common Pleas for the City and county of Philadelphia at Philadelphia    
Personally came and appeared The Reverend George Sheetz of the County of Philadelphia who being duly sworn saith that he hath known Jacob Ott personally and well for 22 or twenty three years; during all which time he has borne a perfectly fair moral character and respecteth and credible - he is a member of the Baptist Church at Pennypack in said County, in lower Dublin Township; that deponent hath known Jonathan Clift at least 22 years during all who time he hath borne a perfectly fair character is a communicant of the Church whereof the Deponent is Pastor  of the Episcopal Trinity Church of Oxford in Oxford Township adjoining Lower Dublin  Township aforesaid, and has been part of said Church 22 years and upwards said
Clift is perfectly respectable and credible – 
George Sheetz
By the Court
Robert Morris
Prothy
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State of Pennsylvania      
County of Philadelphia } Ss    
Before me John Rupert one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Philadelphia on the Second day of November A.D. 1837 personally appeared John Northrop of Philadelphia County and State aforesaid and being duly Sworn according to law doth depose and say that [unreadable] at the Camp below Trenton and saw Jacob Ott there, for the time I can not recollect -  I was there all night and slept with the mess that it was with at Camp    
John Northrop   
Sworn to and Subscribed before me the 23 day of November A D 1837
John Rupert, J. P.
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34.400
Jacob Ott
Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia County Ss:    
I Robert Morris Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Philadelphia do hereby certify that John Rupert Esquire before whom the annexed Deposition of Jonathan Clift and John Northern was made and who thereto has subscribed his name was at the time of so doing and still is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified, to all whose acts as such full faith and credit are and ought to be given as well in Courts of Justice as elsewhere            
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Philadelphia the twenty day of Feby AD 1838               
Robert Morris 
Prothy
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REJECTED 
7827
OWN
 Jacob Ott
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V.
Jacob Ott
Pennsylvania
Rejected
See letter 25d April 1838 Hon C. Naylor
7827
did not serve six months
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Jn at Apl 23
Pa.
E. L. Edwards Esqr.
Washington D. C.
Hon C. Naylor 
HR.
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H. of Reps U. States
Washington  April 21 / 38
Dear Sir              
I am informed that Jacob Ott has recently made an application for a pension - Will you please tell me its situation He is a worthy and excellent old man             
Truly Yrs                  
Charles Naylor 
To / 
E. L. Edwards 
Com of Pensions}
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C. Phil’a Feby 24, 1838
J. L. Edwards Esqr
Sir
Enclosed I submit for your consideration the papers of two applicants for relief under the Pension Laws of the United States   
Those of Jacob Ott present the Claim of a meritorious, poor, infirm man who is every way deserving of your immediate & favorable action on his case.    
Those of Mrs. Fennison have been delayed on account of my having mislaid the letter alluded to in her deposition, in hopes that I might lay my hands upon it.     
I am very Respectfully
Your most Obt Svt
 W. L. Hirst 
Atty at Law 
63 South 7th
Phil’a
*taken out W.