Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16969, for Abraham Minniear, Pennsylvania
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[printed form with written information]
(3 - 1776)
SERVICE:  Penn.
[BLANK]: Minniear, Abraham or Minnear
NUMBER: S. 16969

carded
CONTENTS: [blank]
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1381
Indiana
Abraham Minnear * ^alias ^Minegar
of Montgomery Co in the State of Ind
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Camplain of the Regt commanded
by Col -- in the Penns [Pennsylvania] 
line for 9 Mo

*Minniear
W.D.G. Jan. 14,07

Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana
at the rate of 30 Dollars -- Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of April
1833 and [illegible] Albert S. White 
Layfette In [Indiana]

Arrears to the 4th of March
Semi-anl. [annual] allowance ending 4 Sept
60 00
50
$75.00 [calculation 60.00 + 15.00 = $75.00]

{ Revolutionary Claim, }
{ Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Daniel Boyd Cler.. [Page torn: Clerk]
ook [page torn: Book] E   Vol. 7  Page 120

[On the right half of the page]
[very faint circular stamp]
Date o death
not [illegible]
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Abraham Minnear's
(pension)
Declaration
17228
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III 
Deposition of Uriah Barber in the matter of Abraham
Minnegre [Minniear] an applicant for a pension from Tippecanoe
County Indiana taken before me Edward Hamilton
a justice of the peace within and for the County of Scioto
and State of Ohio.  This deponent being Seventy one
years of age and known and reputed as a revolutionary
soldier being sworn saith that my first acquaintance
with said Abraham Minnegre was when he was a boy
in Northumberland County Pennsylvania about the
year 1778.  I knew his father well and visited frequently 
his family when they were forted at Minnegre's fort
which was built by him & the neighbours [neighbors].  I afterwards
knew Abraham Minnegre when he was a member of
Captain Camplains company of Rangers, three or
four days after the attack on Freeland's fort in the year
1779 in the month of June as near as can remember I
then belonged to Capt Groves Company which was marching
from Sunbury to Freeland's fort to assist in burying the dead
[words crossed out] Mongrade's Island where the women
and children were collected.  I saw Abraham Minnegre 
and Lieut William Read and Thomas More and
several others belonging to Capt Camplains company
who had just returned from the battle at Freelands fort

Reed was wounded in the back of the neck.  More was wounded
in the calf of the leg.  Minnegre and a man by the name of
Aaron [illegible. Henwood?] had both a narrow escape - one of them
had his ramrod shot in two and the other received a ball
close under his arm which went through the gusset of his
shirt - but which of them this deponent cannot remember.
At Freeland's fort there were three Captains towit Dougherty
Boon [Boone] and Camplain.  the whole was under the command
General Potter and Samuel Hunter was their Lieut Colonel
but neither of them was in the engagement.  This deponent
does not how long said Minnegre served - but saw 
him at the times above mentioned. I knew him be in
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V [Roman numeral]
service under Capt Camplain at Minnegre's fort in 1778 and
that the next year it was I saw ^him as I have said before after
the battle of Freelands fort.  I have not seen Minnegre for
many years, and never knew where lived until lately
I am seventy one years old and upwards.
Uriah Barber

State of Ohio County of Scioto ss:  I certify that the foregoing deposition 
of Abriah Barber was made before me in due form
that he was sworn to the truth of same and that it was
taken down in writing by me.  I have no doubt from
my personal knowledge of him that his statement is strictly
true.  Given under my hand & seal this 20th day of 
September AD 1832
Edwd Hamilton Justice of the Peace [drawing of a circular seal]

The State of Ohio Scioto County ss. }
I, John R Turner Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in 
and for said County, do certify that the above named 
Edward Hamilton Esquire, before whom the
foregoing deposition or affidavit appears to have
been made, was at that time and now is a Justice 
of the peace, in and for said County, duly
commissioned and qualified as the law requires, 
and as such full faith and credit are
now and ought to be given to all his official
acts as well in Courts of Justice as thereout.
In testimony [partly crossed out] whereof, I here hereunto 
set my name and affixed, 
the seal of our said Court at the
Town of Portsmouth.  September 20" [20th]
1832.  and of our State the 30~ [30th].
John R Turner Clerk
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State of Indiana
Tippecanoe County

On this 10th day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court in the Circuit Court of Tippecanoe County aforesaid being a court of record before the Hon. John R. Porter, President Judge, and the Hon James Wylie (illegible) of said court Abraham Minnear (sometimes in early life among the Germans called Minneger), a resident of the county of Montgomery in said state, aged about seventy 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 provisions made by the act of Congress passed June seventh 1832:

That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the fall of the year 1778 in the company commanded Thomas Camplain--he cannot recollect his colonel's name--he recollects that the names of superior officers Plunket, Smith and Porter but does not remember their grades or whether he was under their immediate command; he enlisted for nine months as a volunteer private; resided at the time of his enlistment about 15 miles north of Sunbury in the county of Northmberland and state of Pennsylvania and enlisted there;

That he left the service at the end of his engagement in the year 1779 and served nine months, was in the battle of Freeland's Fort and the said fort was then captured by the British and Indians, after its capture deponent, with thirty-eight others under the command of Capt. Camplain, went back with a view of (illegible) or retaking ^[illegible] said fort and only nine of the company returned, the rest being killed. Capts. Boon and Dougherty were killed in said battle, deponent's company and himself during his engagement made one march, 80 or 90 miles toward the (illegible) river after prisoners, were then caught in the snow and returned home down the Susquehanna River, deponent received a written discharge but has lost it.  He knows of no documentary evidence which he can procure
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to establish his claim and as witness to testify to his service except Uriah Barber whose deposition is herewith sent - Mary Glazer whose deposition is also sent is now dead.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present one; declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.

Signed: Abraham Minniear

Sworn and subscribed to in open court this day and year aforesaid.
Signed:  Saml Hoover, Clerk

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 applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states; and the said court further certifies that it appears to them that the traditionary evidence contained in the accompanying depositions of Richard and Mary Bush and of John Glazer is entitled credit and that Uriah Barber whose deposition is here annexed is a credible person and his statement  is entitled to credit. 
 Oct. 11, 1832
Signed:  John R. Porter, James Wylie, John Provolt

I, Samual Hoover, clerk of the Tippecanoe District Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Abraham Minniear (alias Minneger) for a pension. 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the said court at office in Lafayette this twelfth day of October 1832.
Signed:  Saml Hoover, Clerk
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No. 17228

Abraham Minnear of
Montgomery County, Indiana

From 1778
Private
9 months
$30

Albert S. White
Lafayette, Indiana
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BRIEF in the case of Abraham Minnear [Minniear]
County of Montgomery in the State of Indiana
(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? 70 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

[column headings: (1) Period. In 17, (2) Duration of Service. - Years, (2) Duration of Service. - Months, (2) Duration of Service Days., (3) Rank. As a, (4) Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. Gen.]

Enlisted in 1778 | blank | 9 | blank | private | Cap Thos. Camplain, Capts. Boone & Dougherty were killed
[end table]

5. In what battles was he engaged? Freelands Fort,
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Northumberland County Pennsylvania
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary & living witness
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct

XCertify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richd Keywath
Examining Clerk.
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May 18, 1937
BA-J-EEL
Abraham Minniear S. 16969

Mrs. E. A. Broan
104 N. Salisbury Street
W. Lafayette, Indiana

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Abraham Menniear, private, Pennsylvania troops and of Henry Miller, who served in the Virginia troops and received pension in 1833, while residing inn Tippecanoe County.

Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is impossible to comply in full with each request pertaining to soldiers of that war.  The record of Abraham Menniear is furnished herein, as found in pension claim S. 16969 based upon his military service in the Revolutionary War.

The date and place of birth and the names of parents of Abraham Minniear are not given. 

While residing fifteen miles north of Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Abraham Minniear volunteered in the fall of 1778, served in Captain Thomas Camplain's(?) Company of Rangers, under Colonel Samuel Hunter in the Pennsylvania troops, was in an engagement at Freeland's Fort and was discharged in 1779 having served nine months. 
(There is a hand written note referenced to Captain Camplain: "could not identify this captain.")

In 1821, soldier was living in Shelby Co., Ohio and in 1830 in Vermillion County, Illinois.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 10, 1832, at which time he was aged about seventy years and resided in Montgomery County, Indiana.  He signed Abraham Minniear but it was stated that early life among the Germans, he was sometimes called Minneger.
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There are no data as to the family of Abraham Minniear.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War Pensioner, Abraham Minniear (S. 16969), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city and cite the following data:

Abraham Minniear - alias Minneger (as borne on the pension rolls)
Certificate No. (illegible)
Issued April 6, 1835
Rate: $30 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Indiana Agency.

Very truly yours,
A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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Application for Pensi... [right edge folded over]
Secry at War
Washington
D. C.
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Lafayette Inda. [Indiana] 
Oct. 14th, 1832

Hon. Lewis Cass, Secretary at War

Sir:
Enclosed are the declarations of Ab. Minnear (alias Mineger) for a pension under the act of 1832, with accompanying papers containing evidence which tho' not strictly in conformity to the kind prescribed and received by the War Dept. yet conclusive satisfactory. 

The old man insists that he belonged to the Continental Establishment, but as I think he may possibly be mistaken in that.  I have omitted in his declaration to say so. This claim is filed under the act of '32.

 He applied for a pension in 1821 then living in Shelby Co, Ohio, which was renewed from Vermillion Co., Ind. in 1830. Other papers sent back from pension office Nov. 10,1830 for informality so that he never was placed upon the pension roll. 

 You will perceive the difficulty in our frontier settlement of getting proof of service by comrades hundreds of miles off & for ought (illegible) known dead, but we have so fortunate as to hear of A. Barber whose deposition is herewith sent and who is presented as a man of the finest respectability and his disposition by mail during court that not time to make such proof but can supply it if necessary.  

Petitioner lives in Montgomery just over the line of this (Tippecanoe) Co; has lived there but a short time I could not without expense get neighbors to swear to the tradition of his service.  We have a (illegible) taken in open court in Ind.

I have not been better satisfied of any man's service than I am of Minnear's, and the old man's infirmities would be much mitigated by the well earned benefactions of his country.  You will please advise me at this place of the success of his application. 

Very respectfully
(illegible)
Albert S. White
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State of Indiana
Montgomery County ss ⎬  On the 28th day of September 1832 personally
appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in
for said County, Richard Bush aged 52 years (^ and Nancy Bush aged 43 years)  who being sworn says that they expects to be out of the State of Indiana
at the next term of the Tippecanoe Circuit Court - that
they have known Abraham Manier (alias Minnegar) [Minniear] for
thirty years [illegible] past & that during the whole of that
time he has been ^generally reputed & believed in the several
neighborhoods when he resided to have been a soldier
of the Revolutionary war, & that I believe he is
now upwards of seventy years old; (^he is) destitute of one eye 
& infirm in a leg - Deponent has no doubt but
that said Minnear was a soldier of the Revolution
& is entitled to a pension under the Acts of Congress

Richard J Bush
Nancy [her x mark] Bush

Sworn to & subscribed before }
me the day & date above }
Francis Miller J.P. }

[word crossed out]
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Ab. Manier
pensioner
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John Glaze's
Deposition
[number crossed out]
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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
Abraham Monaear [Minniear] which require
proof or explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? No
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? No
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? 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 [amount] of pension he is entitled? Yes
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?
Yes
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of
June 7, 1832? Yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? 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? 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? No Clergimans [Clergyman's] certificate, Witness
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
No
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? 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?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath,
certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the
regulations direct?
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? Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And,
if not, which of them is not so answered? 1.2.

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 ___ 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 [shown] 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.

[small icon of a hand pointing right] 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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[bifold page]
16969
INVALD.
File No. 16,969
Abraham Minniear* [crossed out: Minnear alias Minnegre]
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7" 32 [June 7th 1832]
ndex: [left edge of page cut off: Index ] Vol. 1, Page 259
[Arrangement of 1870.]
*W. D. G. Jan. 14, 07.

[on right side of page the following:]
1937 - May 18. Hist to
Mrs E. A. Brown. EL

1937. Sept. 8 - Hist to Bertha
E. Slye - EL.
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GENERAL DE LAFAYETTE CHAPTER
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
[on the left: Round wheel-like Emblem over a torch, with DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION around the wheel, and stars around the wheel.]

Jan 20 /37
Veterans Administrator

Will you kindly send complete
war record, firth, death, the of Abraham
Mennear Minniear] - pri [private] - Penn militia- 1831
Respectfully
Mrs E. A. Brown
104 N Salisbury St
W Lafayette
Indiana

Chapter registrar Gen De Lafayette
[written on the left: (illegible) Co 1832
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Box 79
Schoolcraft, Michigan
July 17, 1937.
Pension Bureau,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs:

I am very anxious to secure information relative to the ancestors
of James W. Minier, who was a member of Post 126 G. A. R. Co. E.
2 Vet. Sgt. Res. Corps.

I am a relative of his, and have ^been appointed to make a Family Tree
of the Minier Ancestors and Descendants. His widow is now living in
Belding, ^Michigan but is not able to give us much facts as to his Ancestors

The only information to date, I have is that of the fact, that he
was born 1840, Jan. 28 of William and Martha Minier.

Also, I should like to know how I could secure information relative
to the D. A. R. descendants. The Miniers were among the first settlers
of the States, and settled in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. But to
what extent they fought in the Revolutionary war, I do not know;
and I am especially anxious to know whether I am eligible for membership to the D. A. R.
Thanking you for any information you may give, I am
Yours truly,
Bertha E. Slye
[stamp]
RECEIVED JUL 19 1937
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS. ADM. 30
READER
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September 8, 1937
XXXXXXXXXXX
BA-J/EEL
Abraham Minniear-S.16969

Bertha E. Slye
Box 79, Schoolcraft
Michigan
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you state that
James W. Minier was born in 1840, son of William and Martha,
was a member of Post 126, G. A. R. CO.E.2 Vet. Sergeant Reserve
Corps, that you are a relative of his and have been appointed
to make a family tree of the Minier ancestors and descendants.
You state, also, that his widow now lives in Belding, Michigan,
and that the early Minier families lived in Pennsylvania and
New Jersey.
This office has no general genealogical data on file as a
means of establishing ancestral lines and no clerical force as
signed to genealogical research. Each genealogical data as
are furnished by the Veterans Administration are found sometimes
in claims for pension which have been made to the United States
based upon military service. A claim for pension has been found
based upon service in the Revolutionary War of an Abraham Minniear,
of Pennsylvania. The papers in that claim, S.16969, have been
examined very carefully and the following data found. As you
are interested in early ancestors, this may aid you in your research
.

Abraham Minniear
S. 16969
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of
Abraham Minnear are not shown.
While residing fifteen miles north of Sunbury, Northumberland
County, Pennsylvania, Abraham Minnisar volunteered in the
fall of 1778, served in Captain Thomas Complain's Company of
Rangers, under Colonel Samuel Hunter in the Pennsylvania troops,
was in an engagement at Freeland's Fort and was discharged in
1779, having served nine months.
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In 1821, Abraham Minniear was living in Shelby County, Ohio,
and in 1830, in Vermilion County, Illinois.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October
10, 1832, at which time he was aged about seventy years and resided 
in Montgomery County, Indiana.  He signed Abraham Minniear
it was stated that in early life among the Germans, he was
sometimes called Minneger.

There are no data as to the family of this soldier.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the
name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of
the Revolutionary War pensioner, Abraham Minniear (S.16969), you
should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office,
Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:

Abraham Minnear, alias Mineger (as borne on the pension rolls)
Certificate No. 7387
Issued April 6, 1833
Rate $40 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Indiana Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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J.L. Edwards Esq
Pension Office
Washington
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Lafayette Pa. October 15th 1832
Dear Sir
The enclosed papers contain the application
of Abraham Minear alias Minigar [Minniear], with the evidence,
for a pension.  I was present in Court during his examination 
& no doubt is entertained of his credibility or
his services -- your immediate attention to this case [illegible] 
confer an especial favor upon me & my prince M White
the attorney in the case & at the same time afford some
support to the old & disabled petitioner.

Very respectfully
Your Obt Servt.
Thomas B. Brown

J. L. Edwards Esq
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affidavit
Mannier [Minniear]
Pension
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State of Ohio Scioto County ss.
Before me John Smith a Justice of the peace in & 
for the County aforesaid personally appeared Mary
Glage [crossed out: and] who being duly sworn deposeth & saith
that in the year of 1778 she was forted at mineger [Minnegre] Fort
sixteen miles from Northumberland, up the susquehannah [susquehanna]  
River, and at that time, Abram Minnear [Minniear] was a private
soldier & had inlisted [enlisted] in the company commanded by
Captain Camplain, for and during the term of nine months
and he served out his time for which he enlisted & that the
Battle of Freelands Fort was fought by Capt. Complain &
his company within the time of his Abram Minnear enlistment 
and further this deponant saith not

Mary [her + mark] Glaze

Sworn & subscribed before me }
this 3d day of July 1820 }
John Smith J.P.

The State of Ohio Scioto County ss.
I John R Turner Clerk of the Court of
the Court of Common Pleas, in and for said County
do certify that John Smith Esqr. before whom this 
foregoing deposition appears to have taken was at the
time of subscribing his name thereto an acting justice of
the peace in for said County duly commissioned
and qualified as the law requires and that as such
due faith [illegible] is sought to be given all his
[on the left: round seal stamped over a square-shaped paper, obscuring some of the handwriting]
off [obscured: official] acts as well in Courts of Justice as thereout.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
[obscured] my [illegible] affixed the seal 
[obscured] our said Court this 3rd day of
July 1820 [illegible] state the 18th.
John R Turner Clk
-
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Vermillion Circuit Court 
of October [illegible] 1832

State of Illinois
Vermillion County ss }
John Glaze having duly sworn says
that he is about forty nine years of age, that during his
whole life he has been acquainted with Abraham Manier
(alias Minnegre) who is now as Deponent believes upwards
of seventy years old, that ever since Deponent can
recollect any thing he has always understood that said
Abraham was a soldier in the revolutionary war, it
having been so commonly reported & believed by all his
neighbors - Deponent further says that he has 
known of men who stated that they had served in 
the revolutionary war with said Abraham Manier [Minniear] 
& has heard them mention his captain's name, &
whence declarations deponent has heard both before 
& since the passage of the several acts granting
pensions to soldiers of the revolution & from the 
concurrence of serious circumstances deponent has
not the least doubt that said Manier has been
in the service of his country as above stated - Deponent 
resides in the above named county about
fifty miles from Lafayette the seat of justice
of Tippecanoe County (Inda. [Indiana] ) and cannot conveniently 
attend the approaching town of that
court - Lafayette Deponent saith not
John Glaze
The above deposition of John Glaze was subscribed
& sworn to in the above named Court (being a court
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of record in open court before the Hon. William 
Wilson Judge of said Court the 2nd day of
October 1832
A. Williams, Clerk
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[illegible number]
[written vertically, on the left: Mother of Ab. Minniear
a Pensioner}

[on the left, Oval stamp reading: PORTSMOUTH HIO (OHIO) SEP 23]

Albert S White Esq
     Lafayette
          Tippecanoe County
               Indiana.