Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9748, for Isaac Lewis, Pennsylvania
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Penn      Lewis, Isaac                 S. 9748

                                                   Carded
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Pennsylvania

Isaac Lewis, private in the Army U. States

Inscribed on the rolls of Pa. at $4. per mo: Old pensioner. Increased to $6.40 per month by Law of the 24th April 1816.

Cert of Pension issued 13th November 1819 and sent to himself care of Wm. Watts Esq. Judge  to Doylestown, Buck Co. Pa. See letter to the Pens' dated 13 Nov. 1819.
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Isaac Lewis
Flying Camp
Col. Haller

August 1776
August     78
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District of Pennsylvania and County of Bucks

    On this 10th day September 1819 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the County of Common Pleas for the said District - personally appeared Isaac Lewis aged 69 years resident in the said district who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions 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 Isaac Lewis enlisted for the term none months in the Flying Camp - at Reading in Penna - sometime in July 1776 in the co. commanded by Capt John Ludwig of the Regt. commanded by Colonel  Henry Haller in the Penna line and on the continental establishment as he believes that he was wounded some short time after his enlistment on Long Island by a musket ball breaking his thigh that he was in several hospitals and continued therein for many months until some of his friends took him therefrom that he has been a cripple ever since   [??] unable to walk but with a crutch. That he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support That he (remaining words of the sentence unintelligible)...sion of half pay. That he made application at the Mayor Office in Phila, on the 6th day of this instant as he had been accustomed to do where he was informed that he could not draw his pension as he had heretofore done and must bring a new certificate and that what other evidence he has of his said services he herewith transmits to Washington - Sworn and subscribed before the day and year aforesaid. 
                                           Wm. Haller

    I Willaim Watts Judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction the said Isaac Lewis did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the proceeding declaration against the common enemy but that by reason of his wound he could not have rendered any active service afterward whether or not he was on the  was on the continental establishment you will be able to determine. I certify that he needs the assistance of his country for support and I now transmit the proceeding  and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary of War pursuant to the direction of the said Act of Congress.
Sept. 11th 1819                          Wm. Watts

A.B. The above name deponent is not very intelligent he does not know whether his pension has been from the United States or Penna. He says he used to go to an alderman make an affidavit thence to the loan office &  from thence to the bank & what bank he does not know but that on this application the loan office this month (unintelligible) - he was refused.
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Honorable J. William Ditter           BA-J/ILL
House of Representatives              Isaac Lewis
Washington, D.C.                           s. 9748

My dear Mr. Ditter:

    Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Isaac Lewis, of Hilltown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, who died September 20, 1921.

    The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, s. 9748, based upon service of Isaac Lewis in the Revolutionary War.

    Isaac Lewis enlisted sometime in July 1776, in reading, Pennsylvania, served as private Captain John Ludwig's company, under Colonel Henry Haller of the Flying Camp, was in the battle of Long Island on August 22, 1776 in which he was wounded by a musket ball which broke his thigh; he was confined to several hospitals and lost the use of his limb, which rendered him unfit for further service.

    On account of disability resulting from the above noted wound, he was allowed pension from March 4, 1789. At that time, he was a resident of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. This pension was automatically increased under the Act of April 24, 1816.

    In 1819, Isaac Lewis was a resident of Bucks County, Pennsylvania; he gave his age then as sixty-nine years, but did not state the date and place of his birth nor the names of his parents.  He made no reference to wife or children.

    The soldier died September 20, 1821.

                             Very truly yours

                              A.D. Hiller
                              Executive Assistant
                              to the Administrator.
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9748

Invalid.

File No. 9748
Isaac Lewis
Pri   US Army

Act: 
Index:-Vol. 1 Page 220

[Arrangement of 1870]

1930 Sept. 15. Photos mailed to Kate Curry . 
Fiv. Div. mtfd. A.D.Y.

1939-May-27- Hist to Hon. J. Wm. Ditter
                                                        JLL.
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Mr. Omer W. Clark
Veterans' Administration,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Mr. Clark:

    I am in receipt of a request for the record of one Isaac of Hilltown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.  Mr. Lewis served as private in the revolutionary War, and the information I have states that he was pensioned March 4, 1789.  He dies September 20, 1821.
    Any information you may have will be greatly appreciated by me.

                                 Very Truly yours,
                                        //s//
                                  J. W. Ditter
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September 5, 1930.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

    Please furnish photostatic copies of the following Revolutionary War claims; uncertified:

Jacob Merrill,    R.1063,    8 pages
Michael Hahn,   R.5109    7 pages
Isaac Lewis         S.9748    2 pages
 

Very truly yours,
Miss Winifred L. Holman
39 Winsor Avenue
Watertown, Mass

Through K. Curry.

Received payment,
$2.55
September 5, 1930

Ada DeYoung

Rev.&1812 War Section.

Miss Curry called & said mail Isaac Lewis & Michael Hahn to her, Miss Kate S. Curry 1420 Ginard St. N.W. Washington D.C.
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Rev. War claim for pension of Isaac
Lewis, File No. S9748        Actual   1 of each page




                                         30cents.......3 pages
     xxx

    Kindly leave margin of 1 1/2 in.
at top of each page and return
papers in each case in folder with
corresponding name and number.
    The word "omit" written is pencil
on those pages which are not to be
copied.

Chief. Rev.&1812 Wars Section.
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List to Kate Curry:
Sol. decl. Sept 10 - 1819                       1 page
Capt Jno. Ludwig's Ctf Aug. 13- 1778- 1 page
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Case          4884
Isaac Lewis  Penna Line

William Watts

Judge
Doylestown, Bucks County
Pennsylvania
Rec' 22nd Sep 1819




old case taken out

J.C. Calhoun 
Secy of War 
Washington City
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To   J. C.  Calhoun Secy of Dept. War

from  Wm Haller


Doylestown, Buck Co. Penn.
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This is to certified the Isaac Lewis a soldier in my Comp. of the Flying Comp was wounded in an action Long Island the 22nd day of August A.D. 1776. Witnesses my hand this13th day of August 
A.D. 1778.
N.13. Commanded by Col. Henry Haller.

                          John Ludwig Capt.
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The National Archives    Division of Veterans'  
                                         Administration       

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD

Name Lewis, Jabez   
Grade  Private  
Line Connecticut 

Warrant Number 6107
Acreage 100
Issued Mar. 11, 1791
                      to Isaac Bronson

This 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 grant dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department for 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.