Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9,459, for Christian Poffenberger, Pennsylvania
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(3-1776) 
Service
Penn
Poffenberger, Christian 
Number S.9.459
Carded
Contents
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                                          30, 657
Maryland
Christian Poffenberger Frederick Co in the State if Maryland who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Seullo of the (illegible) commanded by Col.Hampton, in the  (illegible)

Founded in the Roll of Maryland the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per annum (illegible) on the 4th day of Mark 1831

Certificate of pension Issued the 25th day of May 1836       , and Sent to (illegible)

Arrears to the 5th of March 1836 
Leme-ane allowance ending 4 sept 

Recorded by Wm A Allison 
book 2 vol 3 page 100
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33.419
Chr. Poffenberger
N
Maryland C
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State of Maryland Frederick County Ss
On this 7th day of November 1835 personally appeared before Frederick County court held in session Christian Poffenberger a resident of Middle Town Valley in the County of Frederick ins and State of Maryland aged eighty years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the pension made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1776 with Capt. Will Scull near Reading in Berks County Pennsylvania where he was born and where he then resided and soon after joined at Philadelphia the 11th Regiment commanded by Major McHenry & Col. Hamilton and Gen. Green[sic]; He was in the battles of White Plains, Trenton & Brandywine. After the battle of Trenton his Capt. Scull either resigned or was dismissed the service and he became attached to a company commanded by Capt. ?Bresettes and to the 2∂ Regiment commanded by Major McKinly and Gen or Col Muhlenberg with which Regiment he continued until he was transferred at Carlisle in Pennsylvania to a company commanded by Captain Sealey and marched to Lancaster where he remained during the war assisting
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to guard the prisoners who had been taken at the surrender of Cornwallis at York Town. He cannot from age and infirmity remember distinctly how many years he served but thinks he was in the Army seven years. He recieved[sic] a written discharge at the close of the war which has been lost, but he does not remember by whom it was signed. Neither does he know any person now living who can state in detail his personal knowlege[sic] of the services of this applicant. After the close of the war he returned to his place of birth and former residence near Reading in Pennsylvania where he remained until about 30 years since, and then moved to Middle Town Valley Frederick County Maryland where he now resides.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State.

Sworn to and subscribed 
the day and year aforesaid
                        Christian his X mark Poffenberger

Before
Henry Schley Clerk
Fredk Cty ct
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We John Bogemen & Abraham Riddlemoser residing in Middle Town Valley Frederick County being called hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Christian Poffenberger who had subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 80 years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he and we reside to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion

Sworn and subscribed the day and
year aforesaid before

John Bogner                         Henry Schley Clerk
Abraham Redelmouser[sp] Fredk. County Court

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation 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 John Bogener & Abraham Riddlemoser who here signed the above certificate, are residents of the County of Frederick and State of Maryland and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Test
Henry Schley Clerk
Fredk. County Court
7th Novr. 1835
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I Henry Schley Clerk of the Court of Fredrick County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the Matter of the application of Christian Poffenberger for a pension

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 7th day of November 1835

Henry Schley Clerk
 Fredk County Court
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Francis Thomas will be pleased to hear from the Comm. of Pensions concerning this application.

Frederick Maryland Nov 11, 1835


33.410
Chr. Poffenberger Md.
Maryland


Francis Thomas House of Representatives
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Deposition of Daniel Poffenberger in the Matter of the Application of C Poffenberger for a Pension
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In the matter of the application of Christian Poffenberger for a Pension: Personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace for the County of Frederick in the State of Maryland: Daniel Poffenberger a citizen of said state and makes oath and says that he is seventy eight years of age; That he was present in the Township of Tulpeho[c]ken in the County of Berks sometime about the commencement of the Revolutionary war which township  & county is in the State of Pensylvania[sic] When the applicant Christian Poffenberger above named enlisted in the company of Captain William Skull[sic] for the term of eighteen months as he was informed; that Said Christian marched with Said company from Said place to join the main army as this deponent was informed & beleiv∂[sic]—That the applicant return∂ after the expiration of the Said eighteen Months to Tulpenhoken[sic] and after
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as this deponent is informed & is beleing[sic] enlisted again though this deponent was not present at this last enlistment for the rest of the war—This deponent would further State that the applicant returned once during the war on leave of abscence[sic] as this deponent was then informed and beleived[sic] and that afterwards he left home again for the army & did not return again until the expiration of the war when he returned and Stated that he had been discharged and he then Shewed[sic] to this deponent a paper Which he Stated to be his discharge and this deponent looked at it and beleived[sic] it to be such but the said paper was much injured and could not be read it having as the applicant Stated and as the deponent beleived[sic] and as the paper seemed to shew[sic] ??gothers wet and was almost entirely destroyed—This deponent does not recollect dates being then quite young, but he well
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recollects the facts herein Stated the abscence[sic] of the applicant from his family as before stated his enlistment and his departure: Further this deponent Saith not
Sworn to before WmCookerly

Sworn before me this fifteenth day of April eighteen hundred and thirty six; and I further hereby certify that the deponent is a credible witness & entitled to beleif[sic]
Wm Cookerly
Justice of the peace

Maryland Frederick County Scl
I hereby certify that William Cookerly gentleman before when the foregoing affidavit appears to have been made, and when name is thereunto Subscribed, is a Justice of the peace, in and for the County aforesaid, duly Commissioned and Sworn. In testimony whereof I have
hereinto Subscribed my name
and affixed the Seal of Fred=
erick County Court, this 15th day of April 1836–
Henry Schley  Clk
Fredk. County Court
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{small note} 
Suspended
let 2 Feb 1836
Hon F. Thomas
let 25 April 1836
W. H. Dangerfield
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{exterior folded letter]
{upper right corner}
Dec 4
{left side}
Mem.
Hon. Fra. Thomas
MC
[illegible]
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I will thank the Commissioner of Pension to reserve his decision in the case of my Son and
Poffenberger applicant for Pensions
{signed} Francis Thomas
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{center of paper turned lengthwise}
To
J L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC
{stamped} Frederick Md. Apr 17
{written in large script (different) lightly} Free

{along left vertically}
W Apr 18

Christian Poffenberger
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Frederick Cty April 16th 1836

Sir:

I have the honour to enclose you the depositions of Daniel and Jacob Poffenberger in the matter of the application of Christian Poffenberger for a Pension—The applicant is old and infirm and unable to attend the Court of Justice for the purpose of making anew his declaration—I have to request therefore that the enclosed depositions be considered together with his original application now in the possession of the department— These depositions have been taken to meet the views of a letter from the department of the 2nd Feby last to the Hon F Thomas and by him forwarded to me— That the application was not sooner made as is remarked upon by the department, must I suppose have grown out of the circumstances represented to me and I beleve[sic] truly, that up to a later date the applicant had been able very well to support himself but that now his ability so to do is very much
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lessened and in fact entirely destroyed by age and infirmities—I beleive[sic] this to be a case of merit and Mr Thomas who in this case as in all others coming under my knowledge has most creditably to himself refused to ask or receive any compensation for his services by reason of his public relations, stands in the attitude of a legal witness as to any and every fact which may come within his knowledge as to the circumstances surrounding the applicant—which are frequently of high importance in determining the merits of an application like this—I beg leave therefore to refer the department to him for such information in the matter as it may be in his knowledge to give, and may send it to ask

Yrs respectfully
Wm Henry Dangerfield
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(Addressed envelope)

J.L. Edward Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City.

See letter Nov. 14, 1835 to Hon. Fra Thomas


Nov. 11
Chn. Poffenberger, Md

Date Stamp

Frederick 
    Nov
     13
    Md
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9459
Revolutionary
INVALID
File No. 9459
Christine Poffenberger
Priv  rev  War

Act: June 7th /32
Index:-Vol. 1, Page 299.

{Arrangement of 1870}
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(Addressed envelope)

J.L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.


Christian Poffenberger 
Md.
allow for examin.

(Date stamp)

Frederick
May
12
Md.
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Frederick May 11th

Sir

Your letter of the 28th April has remained under ? and fed a desire to communicate with the Applicant Christian Poffenberger Which I have hither to been unable to do—Your letter speaks of “enclosed regulations” which it does not contain— and requiring that the applicant specify his service as they require or otherwise “he cannot be allowed a higher rate of pension than for six months Service” I think it will be impossible from what I know of the applicants case for him to specify more particularly as every effort which my information— & some experience— could suggest was made to bring out the application fully on the first ? instance—applicant will therefore be compelled to submit to the loss of more than six months pension—-   I am respectfully
Your obdt sat.
Wm Henry Dangerfield

J L Edwards Esqr
Washington
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Deposition of Jacob Poffenberger in the Matter of the application of J.C. Poffenberger for a pension.
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Personally appeared before the Subscriber one of the Justices of Peace of Frederick County Jacob Poffenberger who in the matter of the application of Christian Poffenberger makes oath and says that he this deponent is sixty six years of age   That he lived with his Father in a place called Tulpenhoken[sic] in the County of Berks in the State of Pennsylvania about the time of the Revolutionary War.  That the applicant also resided with his the deponents Father about that time— That this deponent understood at that time from his Father that the applicant had enlisted in the army with Captain William Skull[sic]—That he Saw the applicant leave the harvest fields in which the applicant was at work; and the deponent quite a lad carrying water; and the deponent recollects that he was informed and beleived[sic] at the time that the applicant left the field to join the company in which he had enlisted; that he left the field with a soldier who they sent had come for him— This deponent recollects that the applicant returned, that he afterwards enlisted again as this deponent was informed and beleives[sic] This deponent
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well know that the applicant was absent until the end of the War engaged as this deponent then understood and believed in the army; from his family all that time except upon his return after his first enlistment and once when he returned as this deponent was informed and beleived[sic] on leave from his commanding officer—This deponent would further state that at the end of the War as he well Recollects the appli[cant] came home; that he then showed to this deponent a paper which was much injured by weather & exposure to wet and could not be read; That paper the applicant then told this deponent contained his discharge from the army & this deponent then and now firmly & truly beleives[sic] it was—
further this deponent saith not
Sworn before  Wm Cookerly

Sworn before me the subscriber a justice of the Peace as aforesaid this fifteenth day of April eighteen
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hundred and thirty six the words “peace” on the first page and “field” being first underlined—I also certify that I beleive[sic] the deponent to be a credible witness and entitled to beleif[sic]—

Wm Cookerly
Justice of the Peace

Maryland Frederick County Ss
I hereby certify that William Cookerly gentleman before whom the foregoing affidavit appears to have been made, and whose name is thereunto Subscribed, is a Justice of the peace, in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and Sworn
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto Subscribed my name
and affixed the Seal of Frederick
County Court this 15th day of
April 1836

Henry Schley clk
Fre∂ County Court