Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2016, for John Spering, Pennsylvania
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(3-1776)

SERVICE NUMBER
Penn.
Spering, John.  W. 2016
Sarah B.L.Wt. 10413_100_Pvt.
Issued Aug. 14. 1792,
No papers.
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5996
Pennsylvania
Sarah Spering
widow of John Spering
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private
Penn Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate
of 90 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence 
on the [crossed through 4th day of March] 1" July
Certificate of Pension issued
the 11 day of Nov 1857
and sent to J Spering
64 So. 4" St
Phil a, PA

ed on Roll of Pensioners under act
2. 1848, Page. 248 Vol. [illegible]
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1893
Jany 6 W J Smith correcting
Pettigrove to Totts grave & no [illegible]
can be person which homeowner did not
claim it of which no record
Prev
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4245
Pennsylvania
John Spering,
Private 4
Pennsylvania line
In the army of the United States during Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on
the 18th of May 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3rd of Nov. 1818
and sent to the care of Jonathan
Roberts Agent, Morristown PA
Appears to 4th of Sept. 1818. 3 14/31. 4/30 $28.67
Semi-anl. all'ee ending 4th. March 1819 $48.-
$76.67
2 years
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March 1848}
Continued.
Pott's Grove, Montgomery
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[Illegible handwriting crossed through]
[Illegible handwriting crossed through]
Notification sent May 23rd 1821 to Frederick
Conrad, 6  [Illegible] Morristown
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Copy
John Spering
[Illegible]
[Illegible]
Mar: '19
The [illegible]
certify the [Illegible]
[Illegible]
[Illegible]
[Illegible]
[Illegible]
of the Declarant
CM
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Among the records of the Court of Common
Pleas for the County of Montgomery.
is contained as follows viz
-
District of Pennsylvania Pa
On this fifteenth day of August
1820 personally appeared in open Court
being a court of record, expressly created by the laws
of Pennsylvania John Speering aged sixty years,
resident in the Borough of Pottstown in Montgomery
County aforesaid who being first duly affirmed
according to Law, doth declare that he served in
the revolutionary war as follows Viz. He enlisted
about the year 1778 to serve during the war in
the third Pennsylvania Regiment, Capt John Bush's
company, Continental Establishment at Easton in
Pennsylvania, the Regt he thinks at that time Com
manded by Col. Craig, shortly after by Col Harmer,
served in that Regiment about three years and was
then transferred to the second Regt Penna Line, Capt
Seeley's Company, where he continued until he got
his discharge at the end of the war at the Barracks
in Philadelphia, That he was in the Battles of Ger
mantown & Monmouth; That his original declara
tion was dated 18th May 1818 and his Pension Certifi
cate is dated 3rd November 1818 on which he has
received at three payments one hundred and sixty
six dollars the certificate being endorsed with the
No. 4245.
And I do solemnly affirm that I was a resident
citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March
1818 and that I have not since that time by gift
sale or in any manner disposed of my property or
any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish
it as to bring myself within the Provisions of an Act
of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain
persons in the land and naval service of the United States
in the Revolutionary War, passed on the 18th
day of March 1818, and that I have not nor has
any person in trust for me any property or securities
contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income
other
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United States of America
I Constant Guillou Notary Public for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, residing in the City of Philadelphia by lawful authority duly commissioned and sworn and by law authorized to issue certificates under my Hand and Notarial Seal Do hereby Certify and Attest that the writing on the reverse hereof, is a true
literal correct and perfect copy word for word and letter for letter of two certain documents or instruments of writing to me this day
presented and exhibited by
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed my Notarial seal
this eighth Day of February in the year of
Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and forty eight 
Constant Guillou
not/pub
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War Department
Revolutionary Claim

I certify, that in conformity with the Law of the United States of the 18th of March 1818. John Spering late a Private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List. Roll of the Pennsylvania Agency at the rate of eight dollars... cents per month, to commence on the eighteenth day of May one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.

Given at the war office of the United States this 3rd day of November, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War

War Department
Pension Office No. 4245
May 25th 1821

Sir:
You are hereby informed that the Schedule of your property that has been examined and the Secretary of War has directed your name to be continued on the Pension Roll. You will be paid at the ensuing semi-annual payment in [illegible]
. next the sum that may be then due from the time of suspending your pension. Friends for the purpose will be transmitted at the time but no arranges will be paid [illegible] thereto.
I am, respectfully 
Your obedient servant
I. S. Edwards

To Mr. John Spering of Montgomery Coty. 
Leave of Fred&Conrad Esqu.
Norristown PA
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United States of America
I Constant Guillou. Notary Public for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania residing in the City of Philadelphia by lawful authority duly commissioned and sworn and by law authorized to issue certificates under my Hand and Notarial Seal. Do hereby, Certify and attest that the writing on the reverse hereof, is a true literal correct and perfect copy word for word and letter for letter of two certain documents or instruments of writing, to me this day presented and exhibited by
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed Notarial Seal this eighth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight.

Constant Guillou
Not/pub
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The National Archives
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

Bounty Land Warrant Record Card

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives



Name: Spering, John
Grade: Private
Line: Pennsylvania

Warrant Number: 10413
Acre Age: 100
Issued: August 14th, 179? (torn)
to not shown

The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.
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[ illegible] 
feb28th
J. C. Calhoun Esquire
Secretary of the War Department
Washington-
[illegible]
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the second of February 1848 entitled  an act making further pre-vision for surviving widows and soldiers of the Revolution
State of Pennsylvania  }
County of Philadelphia}     

On this seventh day of November Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty one before me The Honorable George Sharswood President Judge of the district [illegible] for the City and County of Philadelphia a court of record personally appeared Sarah Spering, who is personally known to me a resident of Spring Garden in the County of Philadelphia aged Eighty five  years and upwards she being unable by reason of bodily informity to appear in Open Court, who being first, duly and Solemnly affirmed according to law doth on her solemn affirmation make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of congress passed on the second day of February eight-een hundred and forty eight granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. [illegible] she is the widow of John Spering who was a private soldier in the army of the Revolution and who was in conformity with the laws of the United States of the Eighteenth of March eighteen hundred and eighteen inscribed on the Pension list Roll of the Pennsylvania agency at the rate of eight, dollars per month which commenced on the Eighteenth day of May eighteen hundred and Eighteen as will appear by the Certificate of John C. Calhoun Secretary of war dated the third day of November eighteen hundred and eighteen the original whereof is move-in her persession. She further declares that she was married to the said John Spering on the twenty sixth day of June