Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6493, for George Lower, Pennsylvania
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Service
Number
Pen
Lower, George
R. 6493

Contents
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34.072
George Lower
Pennsylvania

6493
Act June 1832
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To the Honorable Joel R Poinsett Secretary at War the following declaration of George Lower an applicant for the benefit of the [illegible] Acts of Congress for the relief of Revolutionary Soldiers is respectfully submitted 
Declaration for the benefit of the Act of Congress 7th  June 1832 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 
Philadelphia County ss 
On this fourth day of May AD 1837 before me one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Philadelphia the same being a Court of record personally came George Lower a resident in the District of this Northern Liberty in the County aforesaid and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Baker aged Seventy Seven years due four months who first being sworn according to law on his said qualification doth make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision of the act of Congress passed on the Seventh day of June AD 1832. That he was born in Northhampton County Pennsylvania on the 25th day of December 1759 and that on or about the 18th day of May 1776 at the Township of Macunshy in the County of Northhampton aforesaid he enlisted in the standing Army of the United States under Captain Cressup a Cressup - --- and was attached to the Rifle regiment under the command of Colonel Morgan the names of his other officer he does not recollect the number of the Regiment and the line if any to which it was attached he does not remember. The term of his enlistment was for Eighteen months. This term he served out and before leaving the --- army he again enlisted in the same corps under a Captain Jones and also served out the term of his enlistment and received an honourable discharge which he lost as he thinks in 1794 his last term being
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also for Eighteen months. Some time after that he volunteered as a Carter in a Brigade of wagons and served for six months after being discharged for a short time how long he does not remember he again enlisted in an Infantry regiment in the State of New York for one year and served out the same and was honourably discharged which discharge together with three others he lost at the time before mentioned. He does not remember the name of the Regiment nor the Colonel who commanded the same and was finally discharged at a place near New York the name he does not recollect but thinks it was Kingsbridge in the year 1781 in the spring or beginning of summer that he thinks the whole time he was out of the army from the day of his first enlistment until his discharge did not exceed six months if as much He marched through part of New Jersey and was in different parts of the State of New York as far north as Saratoga was at the battle of the White plains, still water Saratoga and in various other Skirmishes He was wounded in the hand by a sabre cut at Still water (or Buckwheat field as he called it) and by a gun shot at Saratoga that being unable at that time either to read or write he was not promoted out of the ranks nor was he at any time except that during his service as Wagoner employed in any civil pursuit in the army his is he on the pension roll of any State having never made an application for that object nor would be now ask any thing from the same Government if he could enlist [illegible] without it and relinquishes any claim for a pension or gratuity except only. Sworn and subscribed before me this fourth day of May AD 1837 
George Lower 
His mark

F Randall Lower mark
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 Philadelphia County 
Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid In the matter of the affidavit and Declaration George Lower 
And now to wit May fourth 1837 the Court having made the proper inquiry do declare that in this opinion the said George Lower applicant within named was a revolutionary soldier and served as he States 
I Robert Morris Prothonotary of the said Court of Common pleas for the County of Philadelphia do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of George Lower a revolutionary Soldier for a pension and I do further certify that the said Court is a Court of record and that the Honourable Archibald Randall Esquire is duly commissioned and that he is entitled to full faith and [illegible] his official acts as such In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office this fourth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven 
Robert Morris
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George Lower
Pennsylvania
Suspended
Let 10 May 1834
J. Y. Custer do to same 21 Aug 1837 do to same Aug. 30 1837
Let Dec 37 [illegible[ C Maylor 9 May 38 do 29 March 1839
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873. 
Rejected
6493
P.O
George Lower
Service:
Established, 18
Discharged, 18
Alleges: 
Re-enlisted:
Attorney: 
P.O.
Recognized
Contract
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Mar 28
George Lower
Charles Naylor
J,L. Edwards Esq
Com of Pensions
Washington DC
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Philada March 26th 1839 
Sir
John G. Lowes who sometime since made an application to your office for a pension for revolutionary services - and for whom I have already written you several times, has again called on me and says that he has enlisted by Lieut Cresap 15th May 1776 at Northampton Co. Pa in a Rifle Corps. Crossed over into N. Jersey from Eastern Pa and at White Plains joined Regiment under Col Morgan of Va Line and was in his regiment three years After that he enlisted and served in the infantry under Col White in N. York and served 18 months- He persists in his statement and thinks his name must appear in the Books of your department either as John George Lower, John G. Lower or George Lower His name is John George Lower, yet he generally not & the name of George Lower - a man by the name of Dowdle, he says, was Capt of the company of which Cresap was Lieut and into which he first enlisted - He thinks this particularly will enable you to discover his name and the proofs of his service in your office. Will
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you have the goodness again to make a search and ascertain whether or not you can find the proofs of his service, and give me an answer as soon as convenient 
Respectfully 
Your Obt Servt 
Charles Naylor

J. L. Edwards Esqr Son of Pensions
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 July 28
Charles Naylor
Free
J.L. Edwards Esq
Com. Of Pensions
Washington D. C.
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Philada July 26. 1838 
Dear Sir
Sometime last year John G. Lower made application, by Jesse G. Caster Esq, for a pension for revolutionary services in the name of George Lower omitting by mistake the prefix of John.  In a letter to Mr Castor of last August You state that you could not find the name George Lower upon the Records of your department as a soldier of the Revolution I have previously corresponded with you afore the subject of Mr Lower's application and have now to ask you to search the Books of your office for
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An account of the services of John G. Lower He enlisted for 3 years, he says in Northampton Co. Pa. on the 15th of May 1776 and after his term of service expired he still served. 
He is very anxious about this. He is a poor but honest and respectable old man and is now becoming very infirm. Your attention to this I will oblige 
Very Respectfully 
Your Obt Sert
Charles Naylor
Edwards Esq
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Hon. J. L Edwards
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Philada 26. August 1837 
Sir,
accompanying I have the honor to forward another Deposition of Lower which perhaps may know some light on the [illegible] of his application I was led to the discovery of his name being John Lowe by Kilders who stated that he knew in the army by the home of John in my stating that back to the old man then gave the explanation contained in his affidavit. It is also [illegible] that he enlisted into Dowdles company although Crusap was the recruiting officer. I forgot to mention in my last that in pursuance of your kind suggestion I wrote to Murs. G.G. Burnard at Annapolis who politely replied by stating that Captain Crusap did not belong to the Maryland line but to that of Virginia I wrote to the Land office at [illegible] in June last but from some cause or other have not received an answer perhaps to any identities
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In relating to Mr Moore permit me to say that Lowe says that Mr M told him that he saw his name on the Rolls of Morgans Rifle Regiment and that he and he alone is confident to the [illegible] of proving having his being connected with the office and requested the papers from his [illegible] testify that he represents himself hereby said of your offices and from the circumstances of his having a knowledge of every application which I have troubled you with I was induced to believe that he was in some way connected with the department. I have not the [illegible] of a personal acquaintance with Mr Moore and therefore could ask him for a “statement in writing of what he has stated verbally”. and I must [illegible] what I learn of him whether he would give it. If desired I can obtain [illegible]  how will confirm that  that I knew Katy and much more. I learned Mr Moord makes a business of hunting a jobs of this kind and perhaps his zeal to get money [illegible] him to do and say what he ought not For my own part I have [illegible] as said nor received a copper from any person for services of this kind and you an
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award that I have been more or less concerned in them for the last twelve years, it has been with me a matter of charity in every instant 
I am with great respect 
Yr Obt Srvt
Jesse G Caster 
Hon J. L. Edwards
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In the matter of the Application of George Lower for a pension as a revolutionary Soldier 
Before me the subscribed Recorder of the Recorder Court of this said District of the Northern Liberties Spring Garden and Kensington this twenty sixth day of August AD 1837 personally came George Lower Alias John George Lower who being sworn according to Law did depose and say this real name or rather the name under which he enlisted was John G Lower and that he was Christened by that name. That the family also called deponent George to distinguish him from another boy who lived in the family of the same name and that when he commenced business in Philadelphia after the war he dropped the John and has always gone by the hand George since. Deponent further says that he is not certain whether Cresup was a Captain or Lieutenant That after he enlisted he any marched to [illegible]  and that then his detachment joined Captain Dowdles company and marched under Capt Dowdles to White plains when the Regiment army formed. That when he enlisted in the Infantry in the State of New York Capt Jones commanded the Company and a Colonel White commanded the Regiment on further saith not 

Robt T Conrad
John G Lower
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 
Philadelphia County 
I Thomas Coats Clerk of the Recorders Court of the [illegible] of the Northern Liberties Spring Garden and Kensington in the County of Philadelphia Do hereby certify that the same is a Court of Record and that Robert T Conrad Esquire [illegible] Signature affixed to the written and foregoing deposition and recorded of the same and is duly commissioned and authorized by law to take acknowledgements and administer oath and that full faith and credit ought to be given to all official acts down by him as such. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the said date Court this 26th day of August AD 1837 
Thomas Coats Clerk
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In the matter of the application of George Lower for a pension 
Before me the subscribe Recorder of the Recorders Court for the District of the Anthem Liberties Spring Garden and Kensington in the County of Philadelphia the same being a court of Record this nineteenth day of August AD 1837 personally came John Kildare of the County aforesaid Cooper who being sworn according to Law did depose and say that he is aged Eighty seven years and upward that he is well acquainted with George Lower who he understands has applied for a pension as a revolutionary Soldier. That he knows said Lower was in the revolutionary army and that he was a private in Captain Jones Company in Morgan Rifle Regiment. That he became acquainted with him first soon after he enlisted and saw him in the State of New York above Albany when Gates army was stationed He does not know how long Lower served but thinks it cannot be less than three years but will not swear positively Deponent has no hesitation in saying that Lower served as a private soldier for more than a year. Deponent served himself off and on for six years and a half as a drummer, was never enlisted but was [illegible] with recruiting parties First engaged in that service under Captain
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Walker at Wilmington Delaware. He also served in the same Capacity with Captain Robinson and Sergeant Pitt and several others whose names he does not recollect. He further deposes that he knew Lower whilst he carried on the [illegible] business in the Northern Liberties and is positive that the present applicant is the same George Lower who served in Morgans Regiment and further saith not
Sworn and subscribed before me 
Robt T. Conrad
Rev. of N S.S G. & R
John Kildare
His X Mark
We did not go to the expense of the Certificate & seal of the Clerk of the Court in as much as you have that already but if it is [illegible] it can be had on the return of the papers.  
Jesse G Castor
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[illegible] 11 May 37 
accompanying is George Lowers Declaration as understand the printed instructed you were so very kind as [illegible] I did not think it necessary at present to forward any other document Lower can furnish most of the evidence required by the regulation and has about him evidence of fights of some kind or other. He has a severe [illegible] on his head and ball wound on his leg. 

I am very [illegible] 
Yr obt srvt
Jesse G Castor
J L Edwards Esq
Court of Pensions