Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22039, for George Rapp, New York
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(3 - 1776) 
SERVICE 
New York 
Rapp, George, 
Christina 
NUMBER
W. 22039 
CONTENTS
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let to Jns. Cumming 
Dec 30. 1834
8657 
New York
George Rapp
of Montgomery  Co in the State of New York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Lisee of the of the regt commanded by Col Clyde in the N. Y. mia ["and" is crossed out] for 21 mo. 
Recorded on the Roll of New York at the rate of 70 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of Apl. 1833 and sent to John Cumming, Canojaharie 
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $140.00 
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept - 35.00 
$175.00 
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.} 
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, 
Book E Vol. 4 Page 30
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See letter to tChs. Sacia, Oct. 29. 1844-
3151 
Albany New York
Christina Rapp
widow of George Rapp who was a Private in the Revolution. 
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 41 Dollars 22
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 day of Dec 1843. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 day of Dec 1840 and sent to G.F Yates. Albany, NY 
[Act of March 3, 1843.] 
Recorded in Book A. Vol. 1 Page 112
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No. 8111. 
George Rapp, 
13 Sep 1832 
12 Nov 1832 
P. 44 
4.5617.16.17. 
admitted 
21 mo. Private. 
John Cumming 
Canojoharie New York
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No 8111
BRIEF in the case of George Rapp of Canajoharie of Montgomery in the State of New York (Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? 
Before a Judge - 
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? 
It does 
3. How old is he? 
[blank] 
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
[table follows:] 
Period. 
The year after the battle of
Wishing [crossed out word] Entered this service, and during there in for 
subsequent years during the war 

Duration of Service.  1 Years, Months, Days   in all summer [??]  

Rank. 
private 

Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. 
Capt Zeilly, Capt Lisee Lieut Mathies Ensign Wm Suber, recollects seeing Col Clyde & Major Gener - 
 
Period. 
Continued [??] the close of war 

Duration of Service. - Years, 9 Months, -Days. 

Rank. 
private 

Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. 

Capt French Lieut Putnam, Ensign Thorne, Col. Willett 

5. In what battles was he engaged? 
[illegiible] 

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? 
at Stone Arabia now Palatine New York 

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? 
By two respectable citizens whose credibility is verified by the Judges their belief is his tradition is verified on oath 

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
The periods of service are not defined -  there is no [illegible word] 

Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
[signature:] Chas. G Wilcox Examining Clerk
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2895 
Christina Rapp 
widow of George Rap 
Declaration under act of 3d. March 1843. 
$-11.22 G. F. Yates Atty Albany N.Y.
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STATE OF NEW-YORK. County of Montgomery } SS. 
On this 16th day of July in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-Three before the subscriber, one of the of the Justices of the peace in and for said County personally appeared Christina Rapp a resident of the town of Canajoharry [Canojoharie] in said county, aged seventy three years who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 3d of March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war: 
That she is the widow of George Rapp who served in manner and for the terms particularly detailed in his papers in the matter of his own application for a pension under the act of Congress passed 7 June 1832. 
She further declares that she was a Pensioner of the United States under the act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838, and that the annual amount of the pension which she 
received under the said act was $43 per Annum
She further declares that she is still a widow. 
her X mark Christina Rapp 
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written. } 
[signature:] Abm.  A Van Horne JP 
Certify that the above declarant is personally known to me. and that she makes her mark as her signature by reason of old age and infirmities. 
[signature:] Abm A Van Horne Justice of the Peace  
STATE OF NEW-YORK, County of Montgomery } SS. 
I, Henry Cook clerk of said county, do hereby certify that Abraham A. Van Home was on the day of the date of the above jurat and certificate, a Justice of the peace in and for the said county, duly appointed and qualified, and that the signature above, purporting to be his, is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name, this 27th day of July 1843.
[signature:] H. Cook Clerk
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963 
1894 
Admitted Private 12 mo. & 11 days 
John Cumming Esqr Canajoharie N Y
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Declaration. 
In order to obtain the act of Congress of the 7th. July 1838. entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." 
State of New York Montgomery County } SS: 
On this seventeenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty Eight, personally appeared before David F. Saccia Esquire one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Montgomery Christina Rapp a resident of the town of Canajoharie in said County of Montgomery & State of New York aforesaid aged sixty six years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7. 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." that she is the widow of George Rapp who was at the time of his death on the pension list of the United States as a pensioner for services done as a private soldier in the Revolutionary war, under the provisions of the act of the Congress of the the United States of the 7th. of June 1832 and who was and had been for more than forty years previous to his death a resident of said town of Canajoharie - 
She further declares that she was married to the said George Rapp by the Reverend C.D. A. Pick pastor of the German Reformed Church of Fort Plain on the fifteenth day of July in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety two in the ["said" is crossed out] town of Meriden in said county - That her husband the aforesaid George Rapp died on the thirtieth day of May 1834 that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred & ninety four viz: at the time above stated 
her X mark Christina Rapp 
Sworn this 17th day of September 1838 before me D. F. Sacia one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Montgomery-
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State of New York Montgomery County SS. 
I certify that I am personally acquainted with the within named Christina Rapp. that she is reputable & entitled to full credit as a witness- and that she made her mark to the within declaration because she write not write and that the [she] is unable to attend court to make this declaration by reason of bodily infirmity - Dated September 17th- 1838 
D. F. Sacia Judge of the court of Common Pleas of the county of Montgomery of the degree of counseller at law in Sup court 

State of New York Montgomery County Clerks office } SS 
I hereby Certify that David F. Sacia Esquire the person whose signature is subscribed to the foregoing jurat & certificate was on the day of the date thereof, a Judge of the court of Common Pleas of the County of Montgomery. And that the signature of D. F. Sacia. subscribed as aforesaid is his genuine signature In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County this twenty first day of September A. D. 1838- 
[signature:] A. J. Comrie Clerk
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State of New York Montgomery County } SS. 
George Bauder of the town of Palatine in the County aforesaid being duly sworn deposeth and saith that when this deponent was about twenty years of age as near as deponent can recollect deponent was present as one of the guests when Christina Keller was married by the Reverend W. Pick then Pastor of the German Reformed Church of Fort Plain to George Rapp and witnessed the marriage ceremony - that deponent will be sixty five years of age the nineteenth day of December next. And deponent further saith that he has been ever since within four or five miles of the residence of the parties so as aforesaid married & knows that they have ever since that time lived together as man & wife until the death of said George Rapp about four years ago last spring - deponent further saith that the duch [Dutch?] spelling of the sirname [surname] of said George was "Rab" but that in English it is pronounced as if spelt "Rapp" Deponent further saith that the said George Rab or Rapp the person whose intermarriage with Christina Keller is above mentioned was previous to his death in the habit of drawing a pension from the United States for his revolutionary service as Deponent has understood & believes to be true - And deponent further saith that the the [sic] Christina Rapp above mentioned is the Christina Rapp who swore in my presence to the annexed declaration before Judge Sacia & further deponent saith that the aforesaid marriage took place in the warm season of the year & further deponent saith not 
[signature:] George Bauder 
Sworn this 17th Day of September 1838 before me D F Sacia Judge of the court of common pleas of the county of Montgomery }
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State of New York Montgomery County SS. 
I certify that I am personally acquainted with the within named George Bauder, that he is reputable & entitled to full credit as a witness- Date September 17. 1838- 
[signature:] D. F. Sacia 
Court of Common Pleas County of Montgomery of the degree of Counseller at Law in Supreme Court- 

State of New York Montgomery County Clerks Office } SS 
I hereby certify that David F. Sacia Esqr whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Jurat & certificate was on the day of the date thereof a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County duly commissioned & qualified and that the signature of D. F. Sacia subscribed to the same is his genuine signature - 
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official Seal this twenty first day of September A. D. 1838 
[signature:] A. J. Comrie Clerk
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"Verzeichness der Getreuden" 
[online translation from Dutch = Directory of the Faithful] 
Jahr 1792 
[[online translation from Dutch: Jahr = year]  

On the 15th. of July Geroge Rab and 
Christina Keller. 

State of New York Montgomery County } SS 
John J. Wack being duly sworn deposeth & saith that he is pastor of the German Reformed Church of Fort Plain & has filled that station for thirty four years That deponent succeeded the Reverend C. D. A Pick two years after he had left the same by death - that the Records of the births marriages & deaths of those who belonged to said congregation contained in a folio volume of two or three hundred Pages was at the time deponent became pastor of said Church as aforesaid delivered to this deponent as the proper person to take charge of & keep the same. That the greater part of said book was at that time filled up with original entries of births marriages & deaths. That at the communicant of the Records of Marriages made in the hand writing of the said Pick is found the the Dutch words of which the line first above written is a copy & which translated into English signifies "A. Record of Marriages" That under this entry is written the year 1788, the year When said Pick commenced his pastoral charge of said church
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That after passing over several pages containing the regular entry of marriages for several years I find the words written in the second line from the top of the written page to wit: "Fahr 1792" That the meaning of said word is the "year 1792" That on the same page of said Record of Marriages there are there are several entries of marriages and among the rest that which Constitutes the third & fourth line of the within page - deponent further saith that the foregoing is a true copy of the record of said marriages with the exception of the Date which is expressed on the record in fair Legible figures as follows "Fahr 1792 the 15 of July " and further deponent saith that he has ever since his settlement as a pastor in said church as aforesaid [scribbled out word] known Christina Rapp who swore in the presence of deponent to the annexed declaration and her said husband George Rapp - That said Christina was a member of said Church & must have been the person mentioned in said Church entry. That the Duch [Dutch] mode of spelling her husbands name was "Rab" and that the Reverend W. Pick was in the habit of using the Duch [Dutch] language. And that english mode of pronouncing  said name was & is "Rapp" and further deponent saith not - 
[signature:] Jms J. Wack Pastor of the Ger. REfor'd at Fort Plain 
Subscribed & sworn this 17th day of September 1888 before me 
[signature:] J. T. Van Alstine Justice 

State of New York Montgomery County } SS. 
I certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named John J. Wack that he is reputable & is entitled to full credit as a witness. Sept. 19. 1838 
[signature:] J. T. Van Alstine Justice 

[NOTE: online translation of "jahr" = 'year'; translation of "Fahr" is 'your'. Jahr is used on the preceding page.]
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State of New York Montgomery County SS:
On this 28th day of August 1832 George Rapp of the town of Canajoharie in the County aforesaid aged about [crossed out word] seventy two years the coming fall personally appeared before me Henry J. Diesendorff one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Montgomery & being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed June 7th. 18__ [obscured characters] that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated - to wit: The year after the Whiskey battle declarant began to do military duty in the malitia [militia] in ["the town of" is crossed out] Stone Arabia now the town of Palatine then in the County of Tryon now Montgomery aforesaid - then for a short time in the company of Captain Zielley and shortly afterward & within the same year or events under Captain Lisse in the adjoining town of Canajoharie where he has ever since resided - Jacob Tucker was an officer in Zeileys Company ["and" is crossed out] Jacob Mathie ["is" is crossed] was Lieutenant and WIlliam Suber was Ensign in the aforesaid company of Captain Lisse - declarant ["was oath and" is crossed out] and further states that whilst under the command of the aforesaid 
[margin note:] Months 2. days 00 
Capt Zierley in Stone Arabia for about two months according to his best recollection that he was then stationed at a house surrounded with Pickets commonly called Keysers Fort ["in a" is crossed out] in the same time for about a month during which time he was sent on a scouting party with expectation of meeting a party of Indians ["who had" is crossed out] who had made an attack upon the Inhabitants of the said flats - That declarant next went in company with said Captain Zielley & two others of his company to the German Flats ["for the purpose of keeping guard" is crossed out] 
where he kept record eight days - This was late in the fall 
["the next year & Declarant states it" is crossed out] 
He went in the course of this year also twice to Fort Stanwix ["for" is crossed out] once for the purpose of guarding cattle & once for the purpose of guarding boats for the revolutionary service on which occasion he recollects examining this ground on which the whiskey battle had been fought in Company with one Scottsman who pointed out the place where he stood & fought & where a twin brother got shot - Declarant does not know how Long he was out at these times but recollects that each time
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[NOTE: there are notations in the margins apparently indicating time served; put these in {brackets} to distinguish these] 

{m 3 days 8 20} 
they drew ten days provisions - That ["after" is crossed out] the year after the aforesaid serving was done under Capt. Zielly declarant remained across the Mohawk River into the town of Canajoharie & joined the Company of Capt Lissee as aforesaid - That during the ["two" is crossed out] three or four subsequent years of the war declarant was often Called out into active service among which he recollects going to Bowmans Creek with expectation of Meeting 700 Indians but it turned out that there was about a dozen - Indians & 
{ 8 } 
was also stationed at Fort Plank Eight days where he recollects seeing Colonel Clyde & Major House - he was also 
{ 8 } 
at Fort Clyde about- the same Length of time - He was also called out & engaged in the Johnstown battle cannot remember how long he was out at this time. Recollects ["Genl" is crossed out] Colonel 
{ 8 } 
WIllett with his horses were there - Declarant towards the close of 
{ 9.   22 } 
the war enlisted as a nine months man in the company of Captain 
{ 9 } 
French, Putman Lieutenant & Shaver . Ensign and was under the 
{ 13 :  22 } 
Command of Colonel WIllett - Declarant was stationed the principal part of the time at Fort Plains in said County and faithfully served out his whole time of Enlistment which ended on New Years day. - Declarant was not during this time in any battles but was often sent in pursuit of the Indians & recollects that on his return from Schylers Lake five Indians were discovered with cash a stolen horse - The Indians escaped but the horses were taken. Recollects that during his nine months service he was sent with ["one hundred men" is crossed out] sixty men thirty regulars & thirty nine Monthly men to Oneida near to which they discovered a trail recently made by the passage of a large number of Indians  a hundred or more - that thereafter  was considered an necessity to return to prevent any mischief which said Indians might do to the inhabitants Capt French Lieutenant [[obscured words] & Ensign Shaver & Major French was with them on this occasion - Declarant does not distinctly recollect the precise times ["of" is crossed out] might as above when the aforesaid service began or ended nor does he recollect distinctly other services but feels very confident that services Whilst in
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the militia double the amount of these stated were done by said declarant And declarant surely believes that it would be within bounds to estimate the service actually done by him in the revolutionary war including this nine months at one year & nine months - 
"sworn and Subscribed before me George Rapp his X mark" is crossed out]
He hereby relinquishes every claim to whatever to a form or annuity except the present and declares that his 
the pension Roll of the agency of any state - 
George Rapp his X mark 
Sworn and Subscribed before me at Canajoharie this 20th day of August 1832 Henry J Diesendorff  a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County. 

We John Cummings a Justice of the Peace of town of Canajoharie as the aforesaid declaration mentioned and Peter Young Late a Justice of the Peace in ["afor" is crossed out] the adjoining town of Meriden in said County of Montgomery hereby certify that we are well acquainted with George Rapp who has subscribed & sworn to said declaration that we believe he is of the age of Seventy years or upwards - that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion & further we say not  
[signature:] Jn Cumming 
[signature:] Peter Young 

Swore and subscribed before me at Canajoharie this 10 day of August 1832 Henry J Diesendorf a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County. 
And I the said Judge do hereby declare my opinion after the Investigation of the matter and after putting the Interrogations prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier And served as he states. And I the said Judge do further certify that it appears to me that John Cumming who signed the preceeding certificate is a Justice of the peace residing in this aforesaid town of Canajoharie and that Peter Young who
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also signed the same is a late Justice of & now a resident in the said town of Meriden adjoining this said town of Canajoharie and are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit And I also certify that the aforesaid applicant cannot from bodily infirmity attend the Court- ["Canajoharie August 20: 1832" is crossed out] 
I also certify that declarant has produced a respectable neighbor of his to wit: William Hackman to me well known who states under oath that he knew him the said applicant whilst enlisted in the company of Captain French as a nine months man as stated in said declaration & that he verily believes from the knowledge he has of his character that the aforegoing statement of said applicant in relation to his revolutionary services is Substantially correct - 
[signature:] Henry J. Diesendorff a Judge of the Court Common Pleas in and for said County 

State of New York Montgomery County, Clerk's office - SS: 
I, George D. Ferguson, Clerk of the County of Montgomery aforesaid, do hereby certify that Henry J. Diesendorff. Esqr. before whom the foregoing affidavit of George Rapp, & also that of Jn. Cumming & Peter Young purport to have been taken was on the date of the said affidavits a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the said County of Montgomery, & duly authorized by Law to act as such: and that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Judge & verily believe that the Signature of the said Judge subscribed to this said Judge [scribbled word] in each case Genuine. - In testimony whereof I have thereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of my office this 25th day of August, 1832 
[signature:] Geo. D. Ferguson 

Declaration of George Rapp on Canajoharie County State of New YOrk 
No. 8111
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State of New York Montgomery County SS: 
George Rapp the person whose mark is affixed & who swore to the annexed declaration of his service being duly sworn before John Cummings Esquire one of the Justices of the peace of the town of Canajoharie in the county of Montgomery Maketh oath and saith that he has had the said declaration read over to him distinctly & deliberately by the said Justice that he usually [reliably?] distinctly the services particularly specified in said declaration amounting to thirteen months & twenty two days and and verily believes that he did at least six months additional service during the revolutionary war That by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service but according to his best recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades: for one year seven months & twenty two days I served as a private soldier and for such service I. claim a pension. Declarant further states that he has for a number of years lived in a secluded part of the town of Canajoharie & has been disabled by a severe rheumatic [crossed out word] affliction from going to church & does not know that he is personally known to any clergyman in regular orders ( the preaching of his former acquaintance having either either died or removed & the pulpits ["bing" is crossed out] in his quarter being at present pulpitted by younger men with whom declarant has had had no personal acquaintance that this is the reason he has ["had" is crossed out] not obtained the certificate of a [scribbled word] Clergyman - 
Declarant maintions the following persons in his neighborhood who can testify as to his veracity & their belief of his serving to wit Adam Garlock George Garlock Jacob Deisendorf Jonas Deesendorf & John Roof Canajoharie, Joseph Waggoner Nathain Soule & Abraham Deesendorf of Meriden & Jacob Snell of Paletine in said county 
Declarant further states that for the same reason that he cannot state positively as to the precise Length of his service he is unable to give a more satisf [satisfactory]
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-factory [satisfactory] account of the officers in command at the different periods of his service- And further this said declarant saith not 
his X mark George Rapp 
Subscribed by making his mark and sworn to before me this 7th day of January 1833 
[signature:] Jn Cumming Justice of Peace 

State of New York Montgomery County SS: 
I George D. Ferguson Clerk of the County of Montgomery do hereby certify that John Cumming Esquire before whom the within affidavit of George Rapp purports to have been made and whose name is subscribed to the same was on the day of the date of the said affidavit a Justice of the peace of the County of Montgomery aforesaid and duly authorized by Law to act as such and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe that his name subscribed to said affidavit is genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 16th day of January 1833 
[signature:] Geo. D. Ferguson 

George Rapp 
admitted 21 mos. [??] Private 

In Vol 2. pg 50 
paid in 1782 
$50.90 
7 mo & 17 [??] days 
4.72 
17. 11 

John Cumming , 
Canajoharie N Y.
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION
3 -- 525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C. [illegible day - month] 1922 
In reply to your request of [blank] for the history of Geo. Rapp, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, the following is taken from the Sol & Wid  claim for pension. 
[table follows:] 

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
1778

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
Served at vairous times in all 1 yr. 7 mos. 22 d- 

RANK.
Pvt. 

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN. Zilley 
Lisse 
French 

COLONEL.
Willet 

STATE. 
NY 

Battles engaged in, Johnstown 
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enl. in Stone Arabia later (Palatine) Tryon Co N.Y. 
Date of application for pension, Aug 2, 1832 - a.d. 
Residence at date of application, Canajoharie 
Age at date of application, about 72 
Remarks: He mar July 18, 1792 in Meriden (Ft-Plain), Montgomery Co. by Christina Keller, died Mar [illegible] , 1834 in Canajoharie NY & she lived there when [faded illegible phrase] Sept 17 1838 age 61 yrs. A son Daniel, of Canajoharie NY. was age 23 in 1838. No further data 
Original doubt [??] spelling of name Rab [illegible] appears in marriage record 
Respectfully,
Commissioner. 
DEPARTMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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1922, Oct. 5, hist to Mrs. Louisa Deardorff. Eu 
WIDOW, &c. 
File No. 22.039 
Christina Rapp 
Widow of George Rapp 
Pri Rev War 
Act March 3d. 43 
Index: Vol. M , Page 150 
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Letter to John Cumming 
28 Nov. 18 1853 [??] 
Albany 963 
Christina Rapp widow of George Rapp who was a pensioner under the Act of 7. June 1832 and who died on the 30th. May 1834 of Montgomery Co. in the State of N. York who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Leslie of the Regt. commanded by Col. Clyde in the N Y. mil. line for 121 mon & 11 days 
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 41 Dollars 22 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 10. day of Nov. 1838 and sent to John Cumming, Canajoharie, N. Y. 
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. '38   103.05 
Semi-annual allowance ending 6 Mar '37. [or 39?]    20.61 
$123.66 
{Act July 7, 1838. } 
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk 
Book A. Vol. 2 Page 79
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Payments to be made at Men [??] Bank 
by [illegible] U S. Br. Bank 
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of New York 
7.19 
4.72 
12  91 [sum] 

41 
30 
71 [sum] 

Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book E [??] Vol. 4 
Page 30 by W. L. Williams Clerk
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WAR DEPARTMENT. 
Revolutionary Claim. 
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, George Rapp of the State of New York who was a Private in the war of the Revolution is entitled to receive Seventy dollars and 22 [??] cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the
4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year. 
Given at the War Office of the United States, this
22 day of April one thousand eight hundred and thirty-Three. 
Lew Cass Secretary of War. 
Examined and Countersigned. }
J L Edwards 
Commissioner of Pensions.
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At a Court of Common Pleas, held at the Court House at Johnstown in & for the county of Montgomery on the tenth day of December A. D. 1834. 
Present. The Hon. Abraham Morrell 
David Spraker 
Samuel A. Gilbert 
Henry J Devondorff 
& John Hand 
} Esquires Judges 
In the matter of George Rapp } 
John J. Wiles & John Thalic appeared in open Court, and after being duly sworn, did depose & say that they were well acquainted with George Rapp a pensioner of the United States that he died at the town of Canajoharie in the County of Montgomery on the twenty ninth day of May last and left his wife Christina Rapp heir surviving and now resides in the said town of Canajoharie. And that the testimony produced in this matter to the Court was perfectly satisfactory to the Court. 
In testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand and the Seal of my office this tenth day of December A. D. 1834. 
[signature:] Geo. D. Ferguson, Clerk
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Canaj____arie [middle of word obscured: Canajoharie] 
Nov 13. 1838 
Sir, In the case of the application of Christina Rapp (widow of George Rapp decd.] for a pension under the act of the 7th. July 1838 I beg leave to state that I prepared the declaration & other papers of said George Rapp in 1832 & altho I have no positive recollection of the precise amount of service proved by those papers yet my impression is that it came to near the sum of two years - The department however saw fit to transmit [faded word: one?] a certificate for a pension of only $70 per year an amount which by the law must have been predicated upon 17 1/2 months service - Altho some disappointed in the amount I advised Mr. Rapp to be content - After the death of Mr Rapp in 1834 I prepared an application for his widow for a ballance due her husband at the time of his death & sent it to the pension office ["is" is crossed out] In answer to this I recd. a communication from you of the 30 Ju. 1834 in which you say " I have to state that it appears by 
"an examination of his (Mr. Rapps) papers that he only claimed for 
"13 months & 22 days and that his certificate was was computed 
"for 21 months- He has thus drawn considerably more 
"than he was entitled to which should be refunded to the agent 
"the diference is $72, 75 / 100" - Considering this an intimation that nothing would be allowed to the widow I did not think it worth my while for the small sum of $17 claimed by the widow to trouble myself or the department more upon the subject- In your letter of the tenth instant you state in substance that upon examination you have discovered that atho [altho - although] Mr. Rapp drew for 21 months he ought to have drawn for only 12 months & 11 days. said promise a certificate for that amount only - Now sir, from my knowledge of the Character of Mr. Rapp upon what I have learned from other sources I have no doubt that his service if properly sworn would have entitled him to a full pension & I know that Mrs. Rapp is aged feeble & paralytic & absolutely in want of all the aid which She is entitled to, but from the different view which department have at different times taken of those services as to their extent
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I infer that the statement contained in Mrs. Rapps declaration must be rather equivocal. I hope therefore the department will take the trouble of reviewing the case and will finally ' under all the circumstances settle down upon a sum which will not fall short of the moderate allowance made to Mr. Rapp during his lifetime- Should this be done sir, we shall not trouble the Department with more proof Yours respectfully [signature:] Jno Cummings 
To J L Edward Esquire
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[appears to be an envelope:] 

[illegible word or initials] 

J. L. Edwards Esquire 
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington 

Jn-at [??] Nov 27 NY 
[mostly illegible postmark:] 
AJOHARIE
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[appears to be a mailing envelope] 

Free 
FREE 
Hon J. L. Edwards 
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington City D. C. 

Oct 12. 1844 Christina Rapp N Y.  

[two partially legible postmarks from Canajoharie:] 

NAJOH N.Y. OCT 10 
ANAJOHARIE N.Y. OCT 10
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Canajoharie Montgomery Co N. Y Octo 9th 1844 Hon J L. Edwards Comm of Pensions Dr. Sir 
Enclosed I have your Mrs Christiana [Christina] Rapps affidavit for a pension under the act of Congress passed the 17th June last if the application is correct you will forward the certificate to me. 
Respectfully Yours 
Chas. Sacia
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[copy of an envelope] 

James L. Edwards Esquire 
Pension Commissioner 
Washington D. C. 
4.24 
333
.91 

1894 Sept 24 [ or 14?] 
NY 
- July 1838. 
Christina Rapp 

[illegible post mark]
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Canajoharie Sept 21 1838 
J L Edwards Esquire 
Sir, I take the liberty of enclosing for your allowance an application for a pension on behalf of Mrs. Christina Rapp - 
Please to direct in Lawsuit [??] 
you may see fit- to make to me a Canajoharie Monty T. County State of N. York 
Yours respectfully [signature:] John Cumming
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Dear Sir Will you kindly send me all the material you have on Files of George Rapp of Revolutionary war res. of Montgomery Co N. Y. - 1832 Priv Capt French & Col Millet N. Y. line George Rapp & Christina Keller Were married at Meriden N. Y. July 15 1792 He died May 30 1834 
I would like to have full Data as you have it on his servase [service] etc. 

[postmark] 
PENSION 
C
SEP 7 1922 
OFFICE
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As we have traced our connections with Heirs 
You will greatly oblige with many thanks for appreciation [??] I am addressing this to Pension office If I am not correct will you please deliver Same to Proper place. 
Thank you 
add me 
Mrs Lousa Deardorff 
434. East 3rd St 
Greenville O. Darke Co