Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6142, for John H Lang, Georgia
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(8--1776)
SERVICE
[Handwritten] French Army
[Handwritten] Lang, John H.
Number
[Handwritten] R. 6142

[Handwritten]
Born in Germany [illegible] residence in 1832

Contents
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John H Lang
Virginia
No 11976.
Rejected
See tel William
Miller Clark Co
Goochland Co
[illegible]
May 9 1833
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BRIEF in the case of John H Lang
of Goochland County in the State of Virginia
(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? 81 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period.
In 17
Enlisted in the French
army embarked at Brest
for america Feby 1780
left the service 24 June 1782
Duration of Service.
Years,
Months,
Days.
2 -4 -"
Rank.
As a
Private
Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
Gen. Rochambeau
Col Dubon
Capt Clock & Hawk
Lt Clapp
Dutch Regiment
5. In what battles was he engaged? with British fleet & Siege of York
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? In Germany
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
Traditionary
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
mentioned,
C Litte Examining Clerk
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S. H. Lang
11976
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State of Virginia
County of Goochland
On this 17th day of September 1832
personally appeared before the Court of the County of Goochland aforesaid
John H. Lang, a native of Germany, and now a resident of the
County of Rockland & State aforesaid aged Eighty one years the 24th
day of June last, who being first duly sworn according to law.
doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to
obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress
passed June 7th 1832. That he enlisted about the commencement of the 
Revolutionary War in America, in Germany,
in the French Army, and was under the command of General
Rochambeau & Colonel Dubon and belonged to a regiment called
the Dutch Regiment. that he with the above named Officers
and French Army. arrived at Rhode Island in the French
feet commanded by Count DeGrape, about the month of May
in the year 1780. that from the time of his arrival be
continued in the service of the United States until the close
of the War, and has remained in the State of Virginia ever
since, that he remained
in Colonel Dubon's regiment
during the war, under the following
named officers, Captain
Clock.
Captain Hawk Lieutenant Calp.
and served as a
Grenadier during the War. he does not recollect the names
of any other officers - he embarked for America, at Brest
in France about the first of February 1780, he thinks and
that he continued in the American service from that time
until the close of the War, when he left the service in the
the British City of Williamsburg in Virginia, on the 24th day of June
1782- he was in a battle at sea with the British fleet in which about twenty five men of War, on each side were engaged,
the time of the engagement he does not
recollect but it took place while he was on his passage to
America - that he marched from the State of Rhode Island to
the City of Philadelphia, thence to Annappolis, thence to Wilmington in Delaware, thence to Fort Washington in New York
thence back to Wilmington, thence to James Town in Virginia
thence to Williamsburg.
thence to York where he remained until
the surrender of Lord Cornwallis in October 1781, - that he
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was in the service of the United States for two years &
he thinks, about four months - 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
John H Lang
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the
above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served
as he states
I William Miller Clerk of the Court of Goochland County
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original
proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of
John H. Long for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal of Office this
first day of October one thousand eight
hundred and thirty two
Will Miller
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William Miller
Clk 6
Goochland Co.
Va
May 9th 1833

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[handwritten]
Department of War
[illegible] Office
May 1833
Sir
the declaration of John H Lang has been examined,
and his claim has been reputed upon the ground, that none but american soldiers during the revolutionary War are included in the pensions of the Act of June 7 1832.
Foreign troops are in no case considered
as being entitled to the benefit of the above rated
Act, consequently the present applicant can
have no put claim-- his papers are placed
and the files [illegible] Office
Yours Respectfully
Wm Miller
[crossed out]
Case Clerk,
Co. Goochland
6 of a
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of [signature] John H Lang which require further proof or explanation.

1. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? [handwritten] yes

II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? [handwritten] yes

III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?

IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? [handwritten] yes

V. *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout of pension he is entitled? [handwritten] yes

VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? [handwritten] yes

VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? [handwritten] yes

VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? [handwritten] yes

IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? [handwritten] yes

X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed?  And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? [handwritten] yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?  [written] -

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? [handwritten] -

XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? [handwritten] yes

XIV. +If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? [handwritten] no

XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?

XVI. +Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? [handwritten] yes

XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? [handwritten] -

EXPLANATORY NOTES.
*QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
**Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades;  For ______ year _______ months, and ______ days, I served as a _______ For ______ months and _______ days, I served as a _______; and for such service I claim a pension.
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served,
and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration
of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
Quere XIV. Proof of service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must
prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not
written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of
office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the
certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
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No 11976
John H. Lang
Virginia
Rejected
see letter to Wm Miller
Clk. Goochland Co. Va
May 9. 1833-
6142
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873. [crossed out]
6142
REJECTED
P. O.
John H. Lang
Service;
Enlisted: ____,18
Discharged: _____,18
Application filed: ____,18
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized.  Contract.
Cert. of Dis. Searched for ____,18