Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 11929, Henry Yeager, Penn. Privateer
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Penn. 
Privateer
CONTENTS
Yeager, Henry
NUMBER
R 11929
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11,902
Henry Yeager
Pennsylvania
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Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
State of Pennsylvania}
County of Philadelphia} ss:
On this eleventh day of September A.D. Eighteen hundred and thirty Seven (1837.) personally appeared before the Honorable Edward King President of the Court of Common Pleas of the City and County of Philadelphia (the said Court being a Court of Record) Henry Yeager, a resident of the District of Southwark in the County of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, aged Seventy four years on the fifteenth day of March A.D. 1837, 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 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated, to wit: He was a resident of Philadelphia when he volunteered as a drummer in a company commanded by Capt. Weed, towards the close of October or beginning of November 1776. The regiment to which his company was attached, was commanded by Col. Ayres or Eyre, and Major Boyd in his rank as Major, was attached to the same regiment. The regiment went up the river Delaware in boats from Philadelphia to Trenton, where they encamped. General Washington, with the army was on towards Princeton, and Col: Ayres or Eyre's Regiment had drawn three days provision, and raised their tents to march onward, in pursuance of orders, when they were directed to retire to Philadelphia, Genl [General] Washington having determined to retreat in consequence of the British, in a large force under Cornwallis, marching upon him from New Brunswick. Col: Ayres or Eyre, with his regiment, therefore retired to Philadelphia in boats, and encamped in the District of Kensington, in the County of Philadelphia, where they remained under orders for about ten days, when they were dismissed in December, about the middle of the month, 1776. In this town
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declarant served not less than six weeks. When Washington's retreat as herein mentioned, he crossed the Delaware from New Jersey, and destroyed the bridges, and removed all boats to prevent the British, who were very close upon him, from following. 
Declarant again entered the service of the United States, and volunteered as a drummer in Philadelphia, in a company commanded by Capt: [Captain] Ashton, in the month of February, as near as he can state, 1777. He went with the Company, to the Fort at Billingsport in the State of New Jersey, in a sloop from Philadelphia. He does not recollect the name of the officer who then commanded the Fort. He remained there two months, when his term having expired, he returned to Philadelphia. Immediately
after his return he volunteered again as a drummer, in the Company commanded by Capt: [Captain] Eastburn, or Isbirne, attached the 2nd (as he thinks) Regiment Pennsylvania volunteers. He again went to the Fort at Billingsport, with this company - At this time Col: Bradford commanded the Fort. He remained there two months, when his term having expired, he returned to Philada. [Philadelphia]. In a few days after his return, he volunteered again as a drummer in a company commanded by Capt: [Captain] Esler. He went again to the Fort at Billingsport with this Company, and remained two months with Capt: [Captain] Esler, who at the expiration of that time returned to the City with his company, their term
having expired; but declarant remained at the Fort and volunteered as a drummer, in the relieving company which arrived there at that time, commanded by Capt: [Captain] Peale. Col. Will of the 3rd (he thinks) Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, then commanded the Fort. Some time after he had joined Capt: [Captain] Peale, a superior British force from below that point, approached the Fort to attack it, and Col: Will retreated, having first spiked the Cannon. The troops under Col: Will went over to
Fort Mifflin, from Billingsport, but they could not be, or at all events, were not received there. They then crossed to Red Bank, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, and from thence marched up through New Jersey as far as Burlington, Bennington County, in the last named
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State, where they encamped. They had been there but a short time when information of hostilities at Germantown, was received, and they 
immediately marched under Col: Will towards that point for the purpose of joining the army there, but in their way they were met by some scattered portions of the American troops, who informed them of the unfortunate termination of the battle at the last named place. Col: Will therefore marched his troops on to White Marsh in the County of Montgomery, Pennsylvania, where they encamped for about ten days or two weeks, when their term having expired, they were dismissed. In this tour as in the previous ones, Declarant served two months. His service at Billingsport, altogether, including the time occupied going and returning from there, amounted to more than eight months.
Upon being discharged as above stated, the Declarant, in company with one George Lechler who was also in Col: Wills' Regiment when it was dismissed at White Marsh, returned to Philadelphia. They had been at home in Philadelphia but a few days when they were both arrested by British Authority, (the British then being in possession of Philadelphia,) and taken to Genl. Howe's quarters, in 2nd Street below Spence, opposite Little Dock Street, in Philadelphia. Declarant was accompanied by his mother,
and when they arrived at the General's quarter, a Major Bedford asked her if Declarant was her son, and being answered affirmatively, he remarked that Declarant would be hanged. Declarant was put in a guard house, at the corner of 2nd & Little Dock Sts: [Streets] Lechler was confined separately, in another, in Little Dock St: The next day they were taken to the house at the N. W. Corner of 2nd & Spence Streets, for trial. Declarant was taken before the Judges first-- he was charged with having brought letters from the American Army, and he was aked [asked] if it was true. He answered in the negative. He was asked if he belonged to the Rebel Army- He answered that he belonged to Washington's Army. He was then
charged with having come to the City as a spy, and was asked if such was not the fact. He answered, no, but that he came to see his parents. He was examined for a length of time upon similar
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matters without eliciting more than is herein stated. After a short conference, one of the Judges asked him his name, and upon Declarant giving it, the former said to him, "you are to be hanged by the neck until you are dead, dead, dead." Declarant was then conducted from the room, in the entry or hall, he met Lechler who
enquired what had taken place, and declarant informed him that he was to be hanged. Lechler was then conducted before the Judges, and declarant was afterwards informed by him, that similar proceedings occurred, and a like sentence was pronounced in him. They were then both taken to the Walnut Street prison.
Soon after they had been there, Provost Marshall Cunningham, in the hearing of Declarant, directed the "Spies" to be brought before him. Declarant and Lechler were accordingly conducted to him, when he said to them- "I'll give you half an hour and no longer," and ordered them to be confined in separate dungeons. At the expiration of the half hour, (to Declarant a very short one,) they were again taken before Provost Marshall Cunningham, who ordered a negro to bring two halters. The Marshall asked who was the oldest - Lechler answered that he was the youngest. The Marshall then directed that all the other prisoners should quit the yard, and the gates be closed. He directed the negro to place one halter on Lechler's neck, and the other on claimants - to back both against the gate, and to draw the ropes through the top of it, which was done. At this moment a man came in and gave a paper to the Marshall, who read it, and then ordered the ropes to be loosed from the gate, and wound round prisoners bodies. Declarant and Lechler were then ordered to their dungeons, where they were taken. The next morning they were bought to the Marshall's room, when the ropes were taken off them, and they put into the said among the other prisoners. After this Declarant remained in prison eight weeks and three days before he was released.
Soon after the British evacuated Philadelphia, to wit: in the month of June or July (according to the best of Declarants memory,) 1778, he declarant volunteered again, as a private, in Philadelphia,
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in the 7th: Company of an artillery Regiment - He cannot now recollect the name of the Colonel who commanded the Regiment but the company to which Declarant was attached was commanded by Capt: [Captain] Samuel Neeves, or Neebs, who being intemperate, was deprived of his command and succeeded by Capt. Andrew Boyd. Mr: Walters was first Lieutenant, and Mr Wetherill second Lieutenant in this Company. Part of the Regiment was stationed at Fort Mifflin, and part at Billingsport, according to the best of Declarant's recollection and the remainder was left at Philadelphia as relieves. The Company to which Declarant was attached was stationed at Fort Mifflin, where he served under the officers above named, four terms of more than two months each term. Declarant belonged and remained attached to this Company more than two years, and during that period, when not serving at the Fort, was with the relief, on duty at Philadelphia, attending muster and drill regularly.
From the time that Declarant first volunteered in Capt: [Captain] Weed's Company, until and including his last named service under Capt: [Captain] Boyd, he served as herein before stated, two years and eleven months or thereabouts - And also Served on other occasions which he cannot at this time recollect with sufficient accuracy to describe.
Soon after leaving the Artillery Regiment above mentioned, Declarant shipped in Philadelphia, on board the privateer ship Rising Sun, Capt: [Captain] Samuel Carson. They sailed on a cruise which was to have been for six months, but at the expiration of about five months, having taken several valuable prizes, the Capt: [Captain] broke it up, and returned home. During the cruise they captured the British privateer brig "Rattlesnake." Not long after he returned from this voyage, Declarant shipped in the merchant ship "Franklin", Capt: [Captain] John Angus, freighter with five hundred hogsheads of tobacco, bound to a port in France. The ship carried twenty two long [illegible]. On the voyage they took
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an English brig, but about a week afterwards the Franklin and her prize were captured by the English frigate "New Adventure". Declarant with the others on board, were taken to Weymonth, England, from thence to Portsmouth, and thence
to Plymouth in the "Dublin" Seventy four, and were imprisoned there nearly two years until exchanged about six weeks after peace in 1783-
Declarant further deposes that he was born in Philadelphia on the 15th day of March 1763 that there is a record of his age, at the present time in the possession of Hannah Yeager, his sister, a copy of which is hereto annexed, marked (A.) That he now lives in Philadelphia, and has always lived there since the Revolutionary War, and that he never received any documentary discharge from the United States Service. Declarant is known to Thomas D Groves, Andrew Crozier, John P Levy, and others ---
of his present neighbourhood [neighborhood] who can testify to his character for
veracity, and their belief of his services as a Revolutionary Soldier
Declarant hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not in the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
his
Henry X Yeager
Mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before}
Edward King President Judge Court of Common Pleas Phila City  & County}
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John Dennis of the City of Philadelphia, being duly affirmed deposes and says, that he will be seventy seven years old in December next. For many years prior to 1832, he was Coroner of the City and County of Philadelphia. In the month of October or November 1776, deponent volunteered, in Philadelphia, in a company commanded
by Capt. Gwinn. The Regiment to which his company was attached was commanded by Col. Ayres. a Mr. Boyd was the Major of the Regiment. Deponent knows the before named Declarant, Henry Yeager he was a drummer, then a boy, in Capt. Weed's company, which was attached to the same Regiment that deponents
Company was. Deponent was drum Major of the Regiment, and Declarant as a drummer, was subject to and under his controul [control] and orders. Deponent joined some time before the Regiment was made up when it was fully formed, they went to Trenton from Philadelphia in flat bottomed boats, and encamped at Trenton. They had been there a few days when orders were given to prepare to march on, Genl [General] Washington, with the Army, being further up near to or about Princeton. But about the time the Regiment was in readiness to march, it was ordered back to Philadelphia, in consequence of Washington's retreating. Washington retreated because a heavy force under Cornwallis was marching upon him from New Brunswick, and escaped only by crossing the Delaware, destroying the bridges and removing the boats, and thus cutting off all means of pursuit.
Col. Ayres with his Regiment, returned to Philadelphia as directed, and encamped in Kensington District, about where Dyettville now is in Philadelphia County, where they remained awaiting orders and performing camp duty for a week or ten days, when they were dismissed, near about the middle of December 1776. The tour 
lasted five or six weeks - thereabouts, and during it declarant served as a drummer as above stated.
John Dennis
Affirmed to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before}
Edward King President Judge Court of Common Pleas Phila County}
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We whose names are hereunto subscribed, residing in the District of Southwark in the County of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Henry Yeager, who has subscribed and sworn to the above
declaration, that we believe him to be seventy four years and upwards, that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood [neighborhood] where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
Andw [Andrew] Crozier
John P Levy
Thos [Thomas] D Grover
Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid, before}
Edward King President of the Court of  Common Pleas of Philadelphia County}

And I the said President Judge do hereby declare my 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. I do further certify that it appears to my satisfaction that
Andrew Crozier, John P Levy and Thomas D Grover who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of the District of Southwark, County of Philadelphia, and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit. And I do further certify that John Dennis who has made the preceding affidavit is a resident of the City of Philadelphia, and is a credible person whose statement is entitled to credit
Edward King President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Philada [Philadelphia] County
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(A)
Copy of the family record referred to in the foregoing

Hannah Yeager was born in the year 1731- Came to America in the year 1741 was married to Carper Yeager of this City Cooper, in the year 1754.
Phoebe Yeager born in the year 1755, on the 3 of January
Adam Yeager was born on 25 of February 1757
Polly Yeager was born on 4 of February 1759
Rebecca Yeager was born on 16 of February 1761
Henry Yeager was born on 15 of March 1763
Hannah Yeager was born on 2 of February 1765
Casper Yeager was born on 13 August 1771
Elizabeth Yeager was born on 6 of January 1773.

Philadelphia County Ss 
I Robert Morris, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the City and County of Philadelphia do certify that the Honorable Edward King before whom the foregoing affidavits were made and who has given the foregoing
certificate, and who has thereunto respectively subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing and still is President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the City and County of Philadelphia, duly commissioned and qualified to all whose acts as such full faith and credit are due and ought to be given as well in Courts of judicative as elsewhere.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Philadelphia this eleventh day of September A.D. Eighteen hundred and thirty seven
Robert Morris
Prothonotary
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In the Matter of the claim of [illegible] Henry Yeager Personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas in and for the City & County of Philadelphia on this Eleventh day of April AD. 1839. Rebecca Young aged twenty nine years. & to her being duly sworn according to Law [illegible]. That she is the sister of the said Henry Yeager and that She [illegible] has well his being out as a Drummer in the Revolutionary war - That he first went out with the Militia to Trenton New Jersey and from thence to Amboy in the said State of New Jersey. That he remained out with them two or three months. That he then returned home, and after that he went out  again and went to the Battle of Trenton in the Colonel Eyers of Kensington that his Captain was Elijah Ward of the City of Philadelphia. That after this he returned home, being out the second time about two Months - That shortly after that he went out again
and went to Billingsport in New Jersey. That he was out that time about 8 Months in all. first going from Billingport to Fort Mifflin then to White Marsh in Montgomery County Pennsylvania - That he after the Battle of Germantown in the [illegible] Came into the City of Philadelphia and then the
British took him and put him in Jail and kept him there. Three Months and liberated him only a little time before they (the British) left Philadelphia - That he afterward went out in a privateer called the Rising Sun from Philadelphia, and was Captured by the British and kept in prison the whole Term - & that he served at different [illegible] during the [illegible] 
her
Rebecca X Young
mark
Sworn & subscribed before me on the day and year aforesaid}
Archd [Archibald] Randall
Judge Com Pleas
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Personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas for the City and County of Philadelphia [illegible] a be the Owens who being duly sworn according to
Law says that he is well acquainted with the within the named Rebecca Young and that She is a woman of truth and veracity worthy of belief on her oath
her
Elisabeth X Owens
Mark
Sworn & subscribed to in open Court before me this Eleventh day of April
AD. 1839
[illegible] Randall
Judge Com Pleas

Pennsylvania}
Philadelphia County} ss
I. William O. Kline Esquire Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County Do certify that the Hon Archibald Randall before whom in Open Court of Common Pleas the aforegoing declaration [illegible] and affidavits were this day made and by whom the within Certificate and attestation were made and given and who in his own proper hand-Writing has thereunto severally subscribed his name was at the time of so doing and now is one of the Judges of the said Court of Common Pleas (which is a Court of Record) duly commissioned and qualified to all whose acts as such full faith and credit are and ought to be given as well in Court of Judicature thereout
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
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the Seal of the said Court at Philadelphia this 18th day of April 1839.
W.J. Kline Prothy [Prothonotary]
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Henry Yeager
Pa
Act 1832

C.J. Jack
Philada [Philadelphia]
Apl [April] 15 39
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Letter of Attorney to John I Neely -
Claim in Henry Yeagers' Est a Revolutionary Private application for Pension [illegible] from State of Penna. in 1839

Mo Cole
May 31, 1857
Ex by Jno. [John] T. Neely
Oct. 31 1851
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[faint stamp in upper right corner]

County of Philadelphia
State of Pennsylvania, SS.
Know all men by these presents that I Elizabeth Owens one of the Children of Henry Yeage [Yeager] deceased late a private in the Revolutionary war
with Great Brittain [Britain] of the County of Philadelphia aforesaid and State of Pennsylvania, do constitute and appoint and by these presents have constituted and appointed John I Neely Esquire of Washington City my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to represent and prosecute my
claim for arrears of Pay, Pension money &c due me on account of services rendered by my said father Henry Yeager in the Revolutionary War to the United States, and generally to do all lawful acts and things whatsoever
touching the premises, hereby confirming all and whatsoever my said Attorney shall in my name legally do or cause to be done in and about the premises -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and seal the Twentieth day of May AD 1851,
her
Elizabeth X Owens
mark
seal
Acknowledged and subscribed before me an Alderman and ex officio a
Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Philadelphia and State of
Pennsylvania this 20th day of May A D 1851
A H Shoemaker
ald: [alderman] Ex Officio
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State of PENNSYLVANIA,
COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA,
I, GEORGE CARPENTER, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, Do Certify, that A H Shoemaker before whom the annexed acknowledgment was made, is an Alderman and ex officio Justice of the Peace of the County of Philadelphia, duly commissioned and qualified to
administer oaths and affirmations, and to take acknowledgements, &c. and to all whose acts, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, as well in Courts of Judicature as elsewhere, and that his signature thereto is genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said
Court, this Twenty first day of May A.D. 1851
[illegible] for Geo Carpenter [Prothonotary].
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[Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1870. crossed out]
11.929 aw
P. O.
Henry Yeager
Service:
Enlisted:    , 18
REJECTED 
Discharged:   , 18
Application filed:    , 18
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized.   Contra
Cert. of Dis.    Searched for  , 18
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Henry Yeager
Pennsylvania

Suspended

See letter 10th Octr [October] 1837 to George Norton
let 21 Augt [August] 1839 C.J. Jacks do to same, Sept. 20. 1839
let to Hon. C. Brown May 13. 48
11929
Act 7 June 1832
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Sept 14
[round stamp PHILDA. Sep 13 PA.]

J. L. Edwards, Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
War Department
City of Washington D.C.
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Philad. [Philadelphia] Sept. 11. 1837

J.L. Edwards Esq}
Commissr [Commissioner] of Pensions}

Sir,
I transmit to you by the present mail the proof of Henry Yeager's services as a Revolutionary Soldier. Though from age and bodily infirmities the Declarants memory may be deficient in same respects, I trust that the documents now forwarded to the Department, will fully establish his claim
Very Respectfully
Yr: Obt Sert [Obedient Servant]
Geo: Norton
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Comr [Commissioner] Sept 2

[round stamp, contents illegible]

Hy Yeager
Pa

Free

J L Canady Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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Dr Sir
I have seen Mr Denis the principal witness as he is called in Henry Yeagers case-- He is an
old man, and his memory he says is very defective he is unable at this time to state [illegible] particularly [illegible] his last [illegible] - the fact is, [illegible] days experience then,[illegible] that the memory of all such Witnesses are defective. they remember the main facts as to service and length of it, but rarely any thing more -I do hope Sir, that some [illegible] time of the regular time in the case of the [illegible] of Militia Man, and Voluntary will be made by you and the Secretary of war -- I am sure that their [illegible]  often provoke the claimant and their witnesses to make statements to [illegible]  them -thereby putting them to the dangers of perjury - looking upon all such as [illegible], as in due
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gation of their rights. they are less scrupulous in this respect - I make the remarks from a [illegible] Conviction. that the laws might be more fairly 
administered by such a relaxation as I have suggested and as I believe that you are hastily disposed to carry out the law. and prevent the [illegible] of it. I hope you will receive them in the Same [illegible]
Your obt sz [obedient servant]
J Jack
Aug 28. 1839
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July 5
W
Free
J L Edwards Esquire
Commission of Pensions
Washington
[round stamp, illegible]
file with Henry Yeager's papers
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Dr Sir
Being exceedingly anxious to close all my pension cases before the 1st day of August next, as I propose leaving this city then for a [illegible] I [illegible] leave respect fully to ask [illegible] time, before then, to the [illegible] Mr Henry Yeager, case is perhaps the most pressing, he being quite ill and [illegible] the other I will apprise you of -
Your obt s [obedient servant]
C.J. Jack
July 2, 1839}
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In the Matter of the claim of Henry Yeager for a Pension Personally Appeared in Open Court of Common Pleas for the the City & County of Philadelphia Henry Yeager of the County of Philadelphia Aged Seventy Seven years who being duly sworn according to Law Says That he makes the following Declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 entitled An Act supplementary to the act for the Relief of certain Surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution." That he was first our as a Drummer in Captain Elijah Woods Company of Militia and went from Philadelphia to Trenton New - Jersey and from thence to Amboy in New Jersey where they remained this was he thinks in 1776 - That the Battalion was commanded by Major Boyd That they remained out about 2 or 3 Months at that time That they returned home a short time, and that He then went out a second time with Major [illegible] who commanded the Battalion under Colonel Ayers of Kensington. That the second time he went out they marched from Philadelphia to Trenton and he was in the second Battle or Skirmish at that place That he was then out but about two Months. That he subsequently went out again as drummer under Captain Watson to Billingsport New Jersey and served a tour of two months. That he returned him and again went out as a Drummer under on the Captain 
but he cannot remember his name that he was out again another period at that time of two Months - That he then was out again under
Captain Peale who subsequently established the
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Philadelphia [illegible] after the Revolutionary war. That he was then out at with Captain Peale Two Months. That he went from there to Fort Mifflin under Captain Boyd and remained there two Months- from there he went to Benlington New Jersey - when they remained Some time - That they were marched from there to Cross the River at Bristol and did so, and marched from there to the Battle of Germantown. That they were too late and did not get into that Battle- that they were then marched to White Marsh in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania where they remained until they were discharged - That
they were then commanded by Colonel Will of the County of Philadelphia. That after his discharge he came into the City to see his friends and the tories in formed in him to the British who were then in the City and they set a guard of Soldiers who came and Captured him and put him in the Jail. That he was kept then about three months -
That he we released shortly before they left the City That he then joined the Privateer Rising Sun, and from thence he went on board the Ship Franklin bound to France, that this Ship was Captured near the Coast of France, by a British Frigate called the New adventure - they [illegible] him to [illegible] in England and from there to Plymouth to Mill Prison and was kept theme 18 Months and was there at the time of the Peace in 1783.
[illegible] being made before [illegible]
his
Henry X Yeager
Mark
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Sworn & subscribed before me in open Court}
Arch Randall}
Judge Court Pleas}
April 11. 1839

Personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas for the City and County of Philadelphia on the eleventh day of April AD. 1839. John Dennis Esquire late and for many years. [illegible] of the City and County of Philadelphia aged Seventy eight years who being duly affirmed _____ according to Law Says that he is well acquainted with the above named Henry Yeager and knows that he was a drummer
in Colonel Ayres Regiment during the Revolutionary war. That he served his tour as such in said Regiment under him the said Dennis who was Drum Major thereof. That he the understood that said Yeager was out in the capacity of Drummer for several companies during the said Revolutionary war - That he was at Billings port New Jersey and at Fort Mifflin during the said tour. That said Yeager is a man of truth and veracity and worthy of belief in [illegible]
John Dennis
Sworn and subscribed before me on the day & year aforesaid in open Court
Archd [Archibald] Randall
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I Archibald Randall Esquire one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the City & County of Philadelphia Do certify that John Dennis Esquire is a highly Respectable Gentleman and for a long series of Years Coroner of the City and County of Philadelphia. That he is entitled to
full credit upon his oath and that it has been duly proved before me that Rebecca Young and Henry Yeager are  worthy of belief in their oaths - Witness my hand this Eleventh day of April - AD. 1839.
Archd [Archilbald] Randall
Judge Com Pleas