Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23701, George High, Penn.
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(3-1776)

Service
Penn

High, George [stamped star above name]

Number
S.23701

Contents
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23701
INVALID.

Revolution [hand-written at left-hand margin]
[initialed am]

File No. 23,701
George High
Pri Rev War
_______________________
Act:  June 7th 32
Indes:--Vol. 2    Page 185

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Sent by E. Bradford Todd
from Mifflinburg, Union County, Pennsylvania
Oct. 16th, 1832.
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6316
Pennsylvania
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George High
in the State of Penna.
who was a Private in the Compy. commanded by Captain Edwards of the Reg commanded by Col. Bull in the Penna. line for Private 9 mo. $30.00
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Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 30 Dollars _Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of Feb. 1833 and sent to Hon. L. Dewart, House Reps.
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Arrears to the 4h of Sept. 1832 $45.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 mos 1833 $15.00
 =$60.00

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

Recorded by Vinal Luce Clerk,
Book D Vol. 6 Page 62
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No. 16598
Geo. High
Dewart
Admitted
Private 
9 mos. $30.
Hon. L. Dewart
E. B. Todd
Mifflenburgh[Mifflinburg], Pa.
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BRIEF in the case of George High
County of Union in the State of Penn
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 80
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.


Period.
In 1775 July
[ditto mark] 76 May
[ditto mark]
After this

Duration of Service.
--- years, 3 months, ---days
--- years, 2 months, ---days
--- years, 2 months, ---days
--- years, 2 months, ---days

Rank. As a
Volun.
drafted
[ditto]
[ditto]

Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Gen.
Col. Bull, Capt. Edwards
Col Huster [or Hiester], Capt. Hamilton
Col. Bull, Capt. Francis
Col. Been, Capt. Same

5. In what battles was he engaged? none

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
Montgomery C'y Pa

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls? tradition

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
Regular

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
Levin Belt
Examining Clerk.
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George High
18598
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Declaration of George High
State of Pennsylvania}
County of Union       } SS

On the 25th day of September 1832 appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting George High a resident of Hartleton township, Union County and State of Pennsylvania aged eighty years sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the
following officers and served as herein stated.

I was living in Montgomery County, State of Pennsylvania when I went out as a volunteer, in the month of July 1775 under Captain John Edwards, our colonel was John Bull and our lieutenants were Arnold Francis and David Shrock. I was in the service this time for three months, wanting two days. Samuel Roberts was our Ensign. We went to Amboy and
there threw up entrenchments. I received no written discharge. There is no person in this neighborhood who was with us.

I again volunteered in the Militia under Captain John Hamilton in May 1776 our Colonel was David Hiester our lieutenant was John Van Horn. I was living in Montgomery County when I entered the service. We were out two months. We marched to Bristol on the Delaware. We were in no engagement but took some boats to hinder the English from landing. We marched to Trenton to join General Sullivan and proceeded as far as Princeton. The English were then two [sic] heavy for us and we fled
to Sowerland [Sourland] Mountain. I then went home.

I marched a third time from Montgomery County to Philadelphia under Captain Arnold Francis. Samuel Shein was our lieutenant our Colonel was again John Bull. We assisted in building mud Fort and Red Bank.
We were out this time two months. I received no written discharge. It was in the winter of 1776 that I went out.

I went a fourth time from Montgomery County under Captain Arnold Francis. One James Been was our Colonel. We marched to the Ferry above Trenton after the Battle of Trenton. We carried the Hessian prisoners
to Towney town {Taneytown?], in Maryland. We were out two months. I was never in any battle. There is no person here or in this neighborhood who can testify from actual
knowledge to any of these facts.

I removed from Montgomery County to Chester County, and afterwards to Harleton township, where I now reside.
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Answer to the Interogatories put by the Court

(1) I was born on the 10th day of January in the year 1753 in Philadelphia.
(2) I have a record of my age at home.
(3) I have answered this in my general declaration.
(4) I have answered this in my general declaration.
(5) I have already answered this.
(6) I have no written discharge. Nor was I an officer.
(7) The following persons in my neighborhood know me will and can testify to my good character & veracity. Henry Roush, Joseph Zimmerman, John Kiester, John Windpepleck, and a number of other persons.

I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that my name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State.

Sworn & subscribed the }
day & year aforesaid      }
George High, his mark

Joseph Stilwell Prot. [prothonotary]

We Just Henry Fries a Clergyman, residing in Mifflinburg Union County and John Glover residing in Harleton in the same County, certify that we are well acquainted with the aforesaid George High who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he
resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and we concur in the above opinion

Sworn & Subscribed the day }
and year aforesaid, in open   }
Court                                      }
Joseph Stilwell Prot.

Just Henry Fries
John Glover

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he stated. And the Court further
certifies that it appears to them that Just Henry Fries who signed the above certificate is a Clergyman resident in the Borough of Mifflinburg & that John Glover who has signed the same is a resident of Hartleton both of this county and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.

Hugh Wilson [signature]
Adam Light [signature]
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I Joseph Stilwell Prothonotary of this Court of Common Pleas of Union County Do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of George High for a pension --In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court the 25th day of September A.D. 1832
[seal]
Joseph Stilwell, Prot.