Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 9., John Abel, Penn
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Penn Abel, John R.9
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Penn Abel John R9
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REJECTED
John Abel
Service: List of rejected claims printed in 1852, above cause of rejection as follows: He did not serve six months
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Philadelphia
On this twentieth day of March personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas, now sitting John Abel a resident of the Northern Liberties in the County of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania aged seventy one years who being first duly sworn according to law, 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 period mentioned in his affidavit hereunto annexed dated this September and of February 1833 for two months as a private in the first company of Philadelphia artillery. for the time during which this service was performed he was not employed in any civil pursuit. That he was not promoted from the grade of a private, and was not again called into actual service though he received orders to hold himself in readiness to March at the shortest notice. After the performance of the above mentioned tour of duty for two months, he (unreadable words) pursuits through he continued to be private in the First Company of Philadelphia Artillery until after the treaty of Peace was signed in 1782. And for such services he claimed a pension. He further deposes and says that the tour of duty for two months was performed in part of the month of August the month of September and part of October in the year 1780. Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid in Open Court . F.A. Raybold John Abel
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State of Pennsylvania
On this Sixteenth day of February personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas now sitting John Abel a resident of the Norther Liberties in the County of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, aged Seventy one 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 Act of Congress passed June 7the 1832. That he enlisted in the service of the United States in the Month of August in the year 1780 being attached to the first Company of Philadelphia Artillery, commanded by Captain Joseph Watkins, they received orders to March to Trenton, State of New Jersey to oppose the enemy, whether this deponent marched in the capacity of a private in said company in that month under the  Command of Lieutenant John Woodside-Captain Watkins, who had the command of the Company, being unable to go-and this deponent was encamped on Blomsburg Common, near Trenton, and continued there two months when they were countermanded and about two weeks after their return to Philadelphia
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he this deponent, and his commrades in arms received pay for the above two months tour of duty, at the rate of eight dollars per month. In about a week after that they were again mustered and received orders to hold themselves in readiness to March at the shortest possible notice which orders continued until the provisional treaty of Peace was signed on November 30 1782. At the time of entering the service this deponent resided in the Northern Liberties in Philadelphia county, and was nineteen years of age. The Field officers were Col. Benjamin and Eyres Major Boyd and Brigade Major Ryan. Genl Reed commanded the division This deponent hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid in Open Court
John Abel
F A Raybold
Prothy
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Rejected. See letter 27 March 1833 to Hon J.G. Watmongh Copies of papers sent to J.B or Malder Esq 2 Copies
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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 as he states. And this court fully certifies that it appears to them that Georg Boyd who has signed the proceeding certificate is a clergyman resident in the Northern Liberties in the County of Philadelphia, and that Henry Rohrman who has also signed same is place and is a credit person and that this statement is one of credit. I Richard Palmer, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Philadelphia do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Abel for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this Eighteenth day of February 1832. W. Palmer Prothonotary Certified March 21 1823 upon being annexed W Palmer Prothy
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We George Mintzer, a clergyman residing in (unreadable) Berks County and Henry Rohrman and Elizabeth Rohrman residing in the Northern Liberties of Philadelphia hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Abel of the Northern Liberties who has Sworn and Subscribed to the above declaration; that we believe him to be Seventy on years of age in July next: that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and Subscribed before me the words a "Soldier" being inserted before the oath was administered, in the Eleventh line. George Mintzer Pastor St Gabriel Marlatter Henry Rohrman
July 15h 1833
Fred Wolbert John Abel Geo. Boyd Rector of the John Clerk
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Philadelphia County
I Richard Patiner, Prothonotary of the Courty of Common Pleas for the County of Philadelphia do certify that Frederick Wolbert Esq who hath subscribed his name to the foregoing attention is a Justice of the Peace for the county of Philadelphia duly commissioned and qualified, and that full faith and credit is due to all his acts as such
Witness my hand of office this 21st day March A.D. 1843 W. Palmer
Prothy
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City of Philadelphia
Personally appears before me one of the aldermen of the City of Philadelphia, the Subscriber who being Sworn according to law, doth depose and say that he is well acquainted with John Abel the foregoing applicant for a pension he belonged to the (unreadable( Military corps with said John Abel during a revolution, and the said John Abel performed a tour of duty, and that this Deponent was encamped with him in the neighborhood of Trenton in the year of 1780, at which time they were both attached to a company of Artillery belonging to the 1st Regiment of Pennsylvania, which company at the time was commanded by (unreadable) John Woodside, in the absence of Capt. Watkins. Sworn and Subscribed before me this 18th day of February 1833 Jno Mingle
Andrew Geyer
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Philadelphia County 
I Richard Palmer Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Philadelphia do Certify Andrew Geyser Esq who hath Jurisidiction his name to the foregoing attention is an Alderman of the City of Philadelphia and (unreadable) a Justice of the Peace duly Commissioned and qualified that full faith and credit is due to all his acts . Witness my hand and Seal of office this 21st day of March AD 1833  W Palmer Prothy
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War Department, Pa Office.   (6)
Jan. 24, 1838

Sir,

   The copy of the paper in the case of John Abel is herewith returned to you. He performed one tour of detached service of two months duration in a militia company of Philadelphia Artillery after which (illegible) was with his company were ordered to hold themselves in readiness to be called into service, but was not afterward called out.  he Act of 7 June 1832 provides for none who did not perform six months actual service and a Mr. Abel (letter ends abruptly)
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did not perform much service his claim was rejected.


Hon. C. Naylor
Jan;y, 24, 1838
O.C.
Pa





Hon. C. Naylor
H.R.
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did not perform much service his claim was rejected.


Honorable C. Naylor
Jan'y. 24, 1838

O.C. 
Pa





Hon. C. Naylor
H.R.