Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42688, Christian Dull, Continental (New Jersey)
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(8-1776)
SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (New Jersey)
Dull, Christian
or Doll
S. 42688
CONTENTS
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10.229-
Pennsylvania
Christian Dull
McCungie [could be McCungie] Township
in the State of Pennsa
who was a private in the Regiment commanded
Colonel Housegger Germans Regt
[illegible], for the term of 6 months
Continental
nscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 8th of June 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 19th of July 1821,
and sent to Henry Wilson, Esqr
Allentown, Penns
Arrears to 4th of March 1821
263. 16
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1821.
2 yrs 8 mo.  $311.16
Died 
Oct 3 1823
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
21 May 1825
Leheigh County
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State of Pennsylvania
Lehigh County ss.
On this eighth day of June, A.D. 1818
before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and
for the County aforesaid, personally appears Christian Doll aged sixty nine
years, resident in Lehigh County aforesaid, who being by me first day affirmed [illegible]
according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following Declaration in order to
obtain the provision made by the late Act of Congress entitled "An act to
provide for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval service of the United States
in the revolutionary war. That he the said Christian Doll enlisted in
Amboy in the State of New Jersey on the 25th August in the year 1775 or 1776,
in the company commanded by Captain Wilbert of the German Battalion
in the Pennsylvania line, commanded by Col. Hussicker; that he continued to
serve in the said Corps in the service of the United States about two years
when he was discharged from service in Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania
That he was in the battles of Trenton, Princeton and Brandywine, and in
Sundry skirmishes; that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the
assistance of his country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
s/ James Hartzell
s/ Christian Dull
I Jonas Hartzell, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas and for the
the County of Lehigh in the State of Pennsylvania Do Certify, That it appears
to my satisfaction that the said Christian Dell did serve in the Revolutionary war
, as stated in the preceeding declaration, against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for
the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned and Congress
s/ Jonas Hartzell
June 8 1818
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State of Pennsylvania
Lehigh County
I Henry Wilson Purthruntain of the Court of Common
Pleas in and for the County aforesaid Do Hereby Certify
that Jonas Hartell whose name is subscribed to the
within instrument of writing, was at the time of subscribing
the same and now is one of the Judges of the Court Hodson
This in and for the County aforesaid and full faith and credit and
ought to be given to his official acts accordingly. In Witness whereof
I am to my hand and the seal of said Court at the Borough of
Nathanston in said County the 8 day of June Anno Dom 1818
s/ Henry Wilson Prob.
I Jonas Hartzell the Judge within named do hereby further certify that I am well
acquainted with the within named Christian Doll, and that he is in necessitious circumstances
witness my hand this first day of March A.D.
s/ Jonas Hartzell
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Lehigh County Ss:
An Inventory of all and singular the goods and chattels
and income of Christian Dell one of the United States pensioners, viz
One ten plate Stove & pipe - $12.00
Shoemaker tools and Bench - 2.00
one table - 1.00
6 Chairs - 1.07
1 Kitchens Preper - 2.00
2 Iron potts - 1.20
1 Cow - 8.00
1 Iron Kettle - 2.00
one old blind horse - 1.50
1.50
$30.77.
Lehigh County Ss:
On the 16th day of March 1821, personally came before me
the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace for said county
of Lehigh Jacob Romich and Henry Romich, who being
duly sworn before me according to Law, did depose and
say that they have valued and appraised the above
articles where just value - further said not.
s/ Jacob Romich
s/ Henry Romich
Sworn & Subscribed this
16 day of March 1829/
before me John Fogel
(Filed April 30 1821))
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Lehigh County Ss.
On this 30th day of April 1821, personally appeared 
in open court, at a court of Common pleas, holden for the County
of Lehigh aforesaid at the borough of Northampton The said court being
a [illegible] of record, proceeding according to the course of the Common Law and
keeping record of their proceedings Christian Doll aged 73 years, resident
in township in the County aforesaid, a successful applicant for
from the United States, under the Act of Congress of the 18th
1818 and then and there exhibited to the said court the following the
submitted by him, and had and produced before the same the following
also taken and subscribed by him is
I Christian Doll do solemnly swear, that I was a resident
christen 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
disposed of my property or any part thereof, with intent thereby,
so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of
act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons
engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States during the
Revolutionary war passed on the 18th day of March 1818, and
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that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me any property, 
or security, contracts or Debts due to me nor have I any in
other than that which is contained in the schedule hereto annexed 
and by me subscribed
s/ Christian Doll
Sworn and subscribed in open
Court, the 30th day of April 1821
R Porter
President of the third Judicial
district of Pennsylvania
Shedule of property, referred to in the foregoing
oath, (necessary cloathing and bedding excepted)
One ten plate Stove & pipe - $12.00
Shoemaker tools and Bench - 2.00
one table - 1.00
6 Chairs - 1.07
1 Kitchens Preper - 2.00
2 Iron potts - 1.20
1 Cow - 8.00
1 Iron Kettle - 2.00
one old blind horse - 1.50
1.50
$30.77.
The Court are of opinion that the property [illegible] is of the
Value of thirty Dollars and seventy seven cents
Certified is 
s/ Christian F. Beitel Prothonotary
Lehigh County ss
I Christian F. Beitel Prothonotary of the
Court of Common pleas for said County of Lehigh
do certify that the foregoing is a true copy of
the proceedings, in said court had of Christian Doll
a United States pensioner as entered upon the
records of said court. In witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and the seal of said court the twenty
first day of May A D one thousand eight hundred and thirty
s/ Christian F. Beitel Prothonotary
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March 15, 1933
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
RA-J/EEL [illegible]
Christian Dull-S.42688

Miss Harriet L. Coulter
1513 Logan Avenue
Tyrone, Pennsylvania

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Captain Christian Dull or Christian Dull, of Montgomery, Philadelphia or Lehigh Counties, Pennsylvania, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
You are herewith furnished the history of Christian Dull, the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this office, as found in the papers on file in his claim for pension, S. 42688, based on his services in that war.

The date and place of birth of Christian Dull are not stated. His name appears also as Doll. He signed Dull.

He enlisted at Amboy, New Jersey, August 25, 1776, served as a private in Captain Woelper's [Joshua David Woelper] Company, Colonel Haussegger's [Nicholas Haussegger] German Battalion, was in the battles of White Plains, Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine and Germantown and in a number of skirmishes; length of service two years.

He was allowed pension on his application executed June 8, 1818, at which time he was aged sixty-nine years and resided in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. In 1821, he was residing in Macungie Township, said Lehigh County. From [illegible]

He died October 8, 1823, place not stated.
There are no data as to soldier's family.

Very truly yours
A.D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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42688
INVALID.
Ref
File No. 42.688
Christian Dull
Pri Rev War
Act: 18
March 18 March 18 [illegible]
Index:--Vol. , Page 143
[Arrangement of 1870.]
July  8 97
Hist to
F T Beall
Boston
May 13 1906
Miss Sara A. Even
1912, Sept 19. Hist to
James B. Laux
For 
Letter with all of Jacob Doddings
S. S. 42180,
-
1933-Mar 15 - Hist 
to Mrs Harriet L Cutler
[illegible]
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Allentown NJ
         May 24

Secretary for the Department of War
                                City of

                                          Washington
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Allen Town May 24, 1821
Sir,
Sometime ago, I forwarded the application of
Christian Doll to be placed on the pension list of the United
States, as a soldier of the revolution, and was informed by Mr
Rodgers, then attending his duty in Congress, that the services of
applicant was at the department on which you [illegible]
and that on a [illegible] his [illegible] circumstances, his
application was successful - I have now the honor to forward
statement of Mr. Dolls effects, authenticated according to the
[illegible] of the late act of Congress, and trust that he [illegible]
receive successful termination.
Very respectfully
s/ Henry Wilson
Secretary of War
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Lehigh County ss
Whereas on the 13th Day of January AD 1821
Godfried Lawry. Personally appeared Before
me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace
in and for the County of Lehigh, and after he
Taking his Solemn oath he deposed and saith
that he and Christian Dell Having been enlisted
in the Revolutionary War as Soldier and having
Severed in one Regiment under the command of Capt
Wilbert and Collonel Hussiker But Lattly under 
the Comand of Collon Wealtner in 1776
and further the Deponent saith not. In
Witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand the day
and year first above said
s/ Godfried Lawry
Sworn and Subscribed
Before me Peter Crop
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Lehigh County Ss
I Henry Wilson, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas
of said county do Hereby Certify
That Peter Gross Esq whose name
is subscribed to the within instrument of writing, was at the time
senting the same and now is one of the power of the court of
the Justices of the Peace in and for said County duly
appointed and Commissioned with full power and to take
depositions of witnesses & administer oaths & affirmation and full faith
and credit is and ought to be given to his official acts accordingly
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said
Court at the Borough of Northampton this twentieth day of January AD. 1821
s/ Henry Wilson Prot.
Deposition
of
Godfried Lawry
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Christian Dull
 J. Pickens M.D.
Col. Houfegg Jr.
Germany Reg.
25 Aug 1776 -  10 Jany 1778
on roll
Jesse M. D.
Service admitted
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Philadelphia County pa
     On the 16th January AD 1820 before me
Frederick Wolbert one of the Justices of the Peace in and
for the County of Philadelphia personally came Henry Hamrick who being sworn upon the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God doth depose and say that this deponent was a solder in the Revolutionary War in the German Battalion in Capt. Jacob Banners Company 
that he has known Christian Doll who was inlisted  in the same German Battalion in Capt Woelpers Company that Col Busckers first and afterwards Major Woldron commanded the Battalion that this deponent. whilst in service often stood guard at the same places with the said  Christian Doll
and that he is shure [sic] that the said Christian Doll was 
At the Battles of Germantown  Trenton Princeton and white Plains & that he saw him in those several engagements
Henry X his mark Hamrick
Sworn & [illegible]
before me
Witness my hand & seal
Fred'k Wolbert
I do certify that Henry Hamrick the above
deponent has been known to me for many years and
is a respectable person
Fred'k Wolbert
Justice of the Peace
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[stamp]
U. S. PENSION OFFICE
JAN 24 1920
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822 N. 23rd St.
Phila., Pa.

January 23, 1902.

War Department,
Washington, D.C.
Will you please send services, who is a pensioner of the Revolution, and is marked as dead on Page 718, Vol. 15 of Pennsylvania Archives. 
Truly yours, 
(Miss) Sara A. Evans.
Services of Christian Dull.
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[STAMP]
RECEIVED
FEB 27 1933
MAIL SUB-DIV.
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1513 Logan Ave. Tyron, Pa.
February 23rd, 1933
Pension Com
Verterns Bureau
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs:
Do you have record of human
of Capt Christian Dull or Christian
Dull from Montgomery Co. or Phila.
Co. or Lehigh Co. Was commander
in Col. John Mooris battalion
of Phila. C. Asst. during the
Revolution Rather think it is
Fourth Battalion Phila Co.
Militia.
any information and dates
would be appreciated
Very truly (Miss) Harriet L. Coulter
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Society of the War of 1812
In the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Organized April 3d, 1894. Incorporated September 10th, 1894.
PRESIDENT
FRANKLIN THOMASON BEATTY, M. D.
VICE PRESIDENTS:
CHARLES WILLIAM GALLOUPE, M. D.
CAPTAIN STANHOPE ENGLISH BLUNT, U. S. A. 
CAPTAIN JOHN WINGATE WEEKS.
Secretary.
JOSEPH HIRAM STARR PEARSON,
P. O. Box 6, Station L.
Treasurer
AMOS BINNEY, 83 State Street.
Registrar.
HOSEA EMERY BOWEN.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND TREASURER
WILLIAM LITHGOW WILLEY S. D.
FREDERICK BACON PHILBROOK
RODNEY MACDONOUGH.
ALLEN ARNOLD.
Boston, June 23rd 1897.
84 Huntington Avenue
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir. Can you give me
the copy of the Pension Records in relation to Christain
Dull who received a pension from the Government for
his services in the Philadelphia County Militia and
I believe other military service. On page 118 Volume 5 of
Penna. in the Revolution, put by the state, occurs Christian
Dulls name as pensioner 1825 marked dead. How Dull died in
1820. Anearly answer will oblige me very much
Very Truly Yours
s/ Franklin T. Beatty
C Dull
[stamp]
U S PENSION OFFICE
JUN 26 1937
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In reply to your request of [blank]
received [blank]
for a statement of the military history of Christian Dull
soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
formation as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension 
file in this Bureau Name also appears as Christian Doll.
DATES OF
| ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. |  OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. COLONEL. | STATE. |
| Aug. 25, 1776 | 2 yrs. | Pri. | Woelper | Haussegger | Pa. |
Battles engaged in, White Plains, Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine, Germantown
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enlisted at Amboy N.J.
Date of application for pension, June 8, 1818. His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Lehigh Co., Pa.
Age at date of application, 69 yrs.
Remarks: There is no data relative to family
Very respectfully,
[blank]
Commissioner.
6 -- 2850
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Dull, William GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 9261
ACREAGE [blank]
ISSUED March 19, 1792
to George Stinemety, assignee
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.