Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 23907, for Philip Jacob Shelhammer, Pennsylvania
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(S-1776)

SERVICE NUMBER

Penn. Shelhammer, Philip Jacob S 23907

CONTENTS
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11479
Pennsylvania
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Philip Jacob Shelhammer
of Schuylkill in the state of Pennsylvania who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Peter Rick of the Regt. commanded by Col. Grigor in the Pennsylvania Militia one year three months. 
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Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of fifty dollars per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1834.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 2nd day of May 1933 and sent to the Prothonotary of Schuylkill Co, Pa.
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Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833              $100.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4th 
Sept 1833                                                   25.00
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                                                               $125.00

{Revolutionary Claim}
{Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Geo. B. Whiting Clerk
Book  E,  Vol.  5   Page 52.
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A declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832

State of Pennsylvania
County of Schuylkill 

On this the eighth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, personally appeared in open court before the judges of the court of common pleas for the county of Schuylkill of the state of Pennsylvania (the same being a court of record), Philip Jacob Schelhammer, a resident of West Penn Township in the county of Schuylkill, state of Pennsylvania, aged seventy-three years, who being first duly sworn doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and sworn as herein stated.  That he entered the service in West Penn Township, Schuylkill County, state of Pennsylvania (the place of his residence) in the year 1777 under Captain Peter Rick, Lieutenant Dewalt Kuhns in Colonel  {illegible} regiment; that he was marched from West Penn Township, aforesaid, to Easton in Northampton County, state of Pennsylvania, from thence to New Brunswick in the state of New Jersey and from thence to Trenton in the said state where he remained until he was dismissed; that he was not engaged in any battle during this term of service; that he served for the term of two months.
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That he did not receive any written discharge but was verbally dismissed.  That he returned immediately toWest Penn Township aforesaid (his place of residence.)

That about two years after his return from Trenton, about the year 1779, he was enlisted in Wiesenberg Township then of North Northampton County, now Lehigh County, by Captain Greenawalt, who gave him one thousand dollars in Continental money as hand money.  He {illegible} that one hundred dollars of Continental money was then valued at one silver dollar. 

That he enlisted for seven months and served under Captain Vanatter, Lieutenant John Moyer and Ensign Scovie(?).  That he was marched from Wiesenburg Township, aforesaid, to Mahoning Valley in Northampton County and was stationed at the house of his brother, Simon Shelhammer,  about forty-five miles from Easton under the command of Lieutenant Moyer to protect the inhabitants of that district of county from the Indians.  

That after remaining there about three months, he was marched with about thirty others by Lieutenant Moyer, Sergeant Kuhns, Ensign Scovie(?) to New {illegible} Valley in the county of Luzerne, state of Pennsylvania and that they fought the Indians.  That they lost about fifteen or sixteen men- killed, wounded or taken prisoner.  That they were obliged to retreat.  That Lieutenant Moyer, Sergeant Kuhns and Ensign Scovie(?) were all taken prisoner by the Indians, but Lieutenant Moyer made his escape two or three days afterward.  That he returned to his post at Simon Shelhammer's house and from thence he marched under Captain Vanatter towards the New York line about forty miles above  {illegible} this side of the Delaware River, from thence they
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were marched to {illegible} and then dismissed.  That he served for the term of seven months.  That he received no written discharge but was verbally dismissed. 

That he again entered the militia sometime about 1781 or 1782 as a substitute for a person whose name he cannot now recollect.  That he marched from West Penn Township aforesaid under the command of Captain William Moyer in Colonel {illegible} regiment against the Indians to Mahoning Valley aforesaid and was there stationed.  That he was not called in any battle during this term of service.  That he served for two months and was then verbally dismissed and afterward returned to the West Penn Township, aforesaid. 

That immediately after his return he entered the militia again as a substitute for a person whose name he cannot recollect but remembered that he lived in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County.  That he marched from West Penn Township aforesaid under Captain {illegible} to Mahoning Valley aforesaid.  That their company men divided in small parties and stationed at difference places in the {illegible} Mahoning Valley.  That during the term of service a party of Indians burnt the house {illegible} winter night which was about one and a half miles from {illegible} under {the print in this section is too faded read.}  That he served two months and was then verbally dismissed
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that immediately after his dismissal aforesaid without returning home, he entered the Militia again as a substitute for a person whose name he cannot recollect - and served for the term of two months under Captain Gossamer Greenmoyer in the Mahining Valley, aforesaid, that during this term of service.  The Indians killed one man and destroyed some cattle.  That after the service of two months, he was verbally dismissed and returned home to West Penn. Township aforesaid.
     That the three-person for whom he served as a substitute in the three-last mentioned terms of service were at the time, strangers to him and they paid him about seven dollars each n money and grain.  That he was soon in Heidelberg Township, Northampton County and has a certificate of his birth (which took place in the year 1759) now in his possession.  That since the Revolution he has lived in West Penn township, aforesaid.  That he has no documentary evidence of his service does not do he know of any person who can testify to the fact of his services except his brother Simon Shelhammer who can certify to his service further to my seven months service.  Secondly, above mentioned that the whole of his service amounted to about fifteen months.
    He hereby relinquished any claims whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that (next page)
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his name if not on the pension roll of any agency of any state.  Sworn to and subscribed in Open Court this day and year aforesaid. 
                                               //s//
                                     Jacob Shelhammer

Schuylkill County ss

    Simon Shelhammer being duly sworn according to las on his oath saith that Philip Jacob Shelhammer who has sworn to and subscribed the above declaration is his brother and that (he) knows that he enlisted for the tour of seven months as he mentioned in his declaration above as his second term of service and that he, the said Philip, was stationed at the deponent's house for several months as is mentioned in the above declaration and further saith not.
    Sworn to and subscribed in open court the day and year aforesaid.
                                               //s//
                                    Simon Shelhammer  

    We Philip Moyer a clergyman residing in the county of Schuylkill and Jacob Huntzinger residing in the county of Schuylkill, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Philip & Jacob Shelhammer who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy three years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resided to have been a soldier of the (next page)
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Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to and subscribed in open court the day and year aforesaid.
                                            //s//
                                  Philip Meyer
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                                 Jacob Huntzinger

    And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigating of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states.  And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Philip Moyer who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the county of Schuylkill and that Jacob Huntzinger who has also signed the same is a resident of the county of Schuylkill and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
                                           //s//
                                   C. Blythe
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                                    Daniel Yost

Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County ss

    I Jacob Hammer Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Schuylkill County aforesaid doe hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Philip Shellhammer for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the thirtieth day of October AD 1832.

                                  //s//
                        Jacob Hammer
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Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County ss

    I Jacob Hammer Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Schuylkill County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing (contained on three sheets of paper) contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Philip Jacob Shellhammer for a pension.
    In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said court at Orwigsburg the sixth day of April A.D.  1833.

                                         //s//
                                     Jac. Hammer
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Declaration of 
Philip Jacob Shelhammer
 A Revolutionary Clamant.

19,175

$50.  15 months Private

Prothonotary Schuylkill Co., Pa.
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23907
Revolutionary
Penna.
INVALID

File No. 23,907
Philip Jacob Shelhammer
Priv  Rev  War

Act: June 7th "32"
Index:-Vol: 9, Page 304.

{Arrangement of 1870.}