Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22832, Conrad Hipple, Penn.
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SERVICE
Penn.
CONTENTS
Hipple, Conrad
NUMBER
S. 22832
W
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11822
Pennsylvania
Conrad Hipple
of Montgomery Co in the State of Pennsylvania
who was a pri [private] & Drummer in the Company commanded
by Captain Hallman of the Eigh [Eighth?] commanded
by [lines indicating not known]
in the Pa. [illegible]

line for 8 mo pri [private]
and 2 mo drummer
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of 34 Dollars 00 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of June
W. Powel
Norristown, Pa.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $68.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending Sept.
17.00
$85.00
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by W. L. Williams, Clerk
Book E Vol. 5 Page 23
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Declaration of
Conrad Hipple
soldier of the Revolution

J. K. Mann
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Declaration of Conrad Hipple of the County
of Montgomery in the State of Pennsylvania an old Soldier in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the seventh one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
State of Pennsylvania and County of Montgomery.
⎬
On the twenty fifth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred
and thirty three personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the seventh Judicial district of the State of Pennsylvania now sitting at Norristown in and for said County of Montgomery in the said State of Pennsylvania  Conrad Hipple a resident of the Borough
of Norristown in the County of Montgomery and State of Pennsylvania aforesaid aged Seventy one years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his solemn oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the seventh of June in the year one thousand Eight hundred and Thirty two

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated

In the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six or seventy seven he enlisted in the service of the United States as a
private under Jacob Hetherlin who was
Captain in the Continental Army he marched
from Vincent Township (where he enlisted) to
Amboy in New Jersey we lay in house near
to Amboy and we were attacked by the Hessians and the Company consisting of sixty men were either taken or killed by the enemy except six he was one who escaped with Isaac Thomas, Cage P[oner?], Peter Paul, Benjamin Paul
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and John Sholl who was our first Lieutenant

our Captain was among the prisoners
the five named herein are all [illegible] deceased as he believes he after this disaster he was discharged in two month after he returned home he was drafted in the Militia an placed under the command of Captain Michael Hallman of Vincent Township Chester County Pennsylvania

They were five Companies of Militia
meet at a place called the Black Horse in
said township 

we remained at said place for a few days and then were discharged

when he was enlisted in first time it was for
six month he first marched from Vincent
Township Chester County to a place called
Newtown in Bucks County and from thence
to near Amboy to the place they were
defeated he served as a drummer the whole of
the time he was in service he also volunteer
his service as a drummer to the Continental
women when they lay at the Valley Forge in Chester County and served two months under Captain George North Col Caleb North Regiment he has forget the name of his other officer at that time he often seen
General Washington and General Wayne when
at the Valley Forge he has forgoten [sic] the name of the other officers that he may have seen with the troops when he was in the service he recollects the name of Henry Hallman who was Ensign in Captain Hallman's Company 

he always served as a Militiaman Volunteer and enlisted regular soldier and never as a substitute. When he entered
the service of the United States he lived in Chester County Vincent Township from the close of the revolutionary war [to] this time he has lived in Chester County and Montgomery County he has lived in the Borough of Norristown in the County of Montgomery for the last twenty nine years
,
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be the said Claiment [sic] do hereby relinquish
every claim whatever to a pension or annuity
except the present and declare that his name
is not on the pension roll of the agency of any
state 

Conrad Hipple

sworn and Subscribed
the day and year
aforesaid in open Court
J. Fry Jr. Prot. [prothonotary]
Interrogator

1st Where and in what year were you born
Answer
I was born in Vincent Township Chester County
in the year one thousand seven hundred and
one thousand seven hundred and sixty two

2 have you any record of your age if so where is it housed
I have no record of my age but believe that
there is a record of my age in the Book of
the Presbyterian Reformed Church of Vincent
Township Chester County 
It was also recorded in his father's large family Bible it went into the hand of his Elder Brother Frederick at the death of his father he does not know what has become of it at this day

3 Where were you living when called into service where have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now live
Answer
When called into service I lived in the Township
of Vincent in the County of Chester ever since
the revolution I have lived in the said township
of Vincent and County of Chester and in the
County of Montgomery I have lived the last
twenty nine years in the Borough of Norristown
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in the County of Montgomery and live in
said Borough at this time

4 How were you called into service were
you drafted did you volunteer or where [sic] you a substitute and if a substitute for whom
Answer
I was twice drafted as a Militian and
served two months as a volunteer as a
drummer

5 State the names of these of the regular
officers who were with troops when you served
with Continental and Militia Regiments
as you can recollect and the general
Circumstances of your services
Answer
The first campaign I served I was enlisted
for six months under Captain Jacob Hetherland and Lieutenant John Sholl, I do not recollect the names of any of the other regular officers in this Campaign

I think we were defeated at or near Amboy
before we joined the Regular army I recalled
the name of Captain Jacob Hetherland and
Lieutenant John Sholl Ensign Cage Poser
they were no other office with the trees but
there as far as I can recollect the second
ten I was drafted Militiaman
and Marched to the Black Horse Tavern. Colonel Thomas Bull Major Peter Hartman Captain Michael Hallman Lieutenant Henry Hallman are all the names of the officers that he can recollect there were no regular officers with the troops at that time he volunteered as a drummer in the regular Army when they lay at the Valley Forge under Captain George North in a Regiment commanded by Colonel Caleb North he believes
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he also remembers often seeing Generals
Washington and Wayne with the troops
at the Valley Forge

6 Did you ever receive a discharge from the
service and if so by whom was it given and
what has become of it
Answer
I never received a written discharge

7 State the names of persons to whom you
are known in your present Neighborhood
and who can certify as to your character for
veracity and good behaviour your services as a
soldier of the revolution
Answer
The Revd [Reverend] George Wack who is the nearest clergy man to where I now reside who live in Whitpain Township Montgomery County and John Keesy will testify to my character [and] to veracity and good behavior
I do not know of any person now living who can testify to my services as a soldier of the revolution 
the said John resides in the Borough of Norristown Montgomery County

Conrad Hipple
sworn & Subscribed
in open Court the
the day and year
aforesaid
J. Fry Jr.

We George Wark a Clergyman residing in
the Township of Whitpain and County of Montgomery aforementioned and John Keesey residing in the Borough of Norristown in the said County of Montgomery do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Conrad Hipple who has subscribed and sworn to the above
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declaration that we believe him to be
about Seventy one years of age that he
is reputed and believed in the Neighbourhood
where he resides to have been a soldier of
the revolution and that we concur in that
opinion
Geo Wack
John Keesey

Sworn and subscribed in open court the day and year aforesaid
J. Fry Jr. Prot.

And the said Court do hereby declare their
opinion after the investigation of the matter
and after putting the interogators [sic] prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states 

And the Court further certifies
that it appear to them that George Wack who
has sworn and subscribed the preceeding [sic] certificate is a Clergyman resident in the township of Whitpain and County of Montgomery and that John Keesey
who has also signed the same Certificate is a
resident in the Borough of Norristown and
County of Montgomery and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to Credit
John Fox Pres'd. Judge
Richd B. Jones asste. [associate?] Judge Montgo'y. County
Montgomery County
I, Jacob Fry Jr Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Montgomery
aforesaid Do hereby certify that foregoing contains the original words in the matter of the application of Conrad Hippel for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seals office the twenty fifth day of January one thousand eight hundred
and thirty three

J. Fry Jr. Prot [prothonotary]
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Montgomery, County State of Pennsylvania
Before me the subscriber
one of the Justices of the peace in and for the
County of Montgomery and Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania Personally appeared Conrad
Hipple a soldier of the Revolutionary war
who by me being solemnly sworn according to
law did depose and say that he enlisted
in the service of the Unites States under Captain Hetherton, as he has stated in his first application hereunto attached in this campaign he served six months, he also served in the
Militia as he also states in his first application
Under Captain Michael Hallman in this
Campaign he served two months but was
drafted for three months and received pay for
three months he also entered the service of
the United States as a volunteer as he also
states in his first application hereunto attached
an served in this Campaign he served two
months as a drummer. he served in the
three campaigns mentioned in this affidavit
and in his first application altogether ten
Months, and that their is no person now
living known to this deponant that can prove his services
Conrad Hipple
Sworn and Subscribed
the 25th day of May
A D 1833 before
J. D. Patterson
Montgomery County & State of Pennsylvania
I Adam Slemmer Prothonotary of the Court of
Common Pleas of the County of Montgomery aforesaid do hereby certify that Samuel D. Patterson before whom the foregoing deposition was taken, was and is a Justice
of the Peace in & for said County, and that full faith and credit are due and of right ought to be given to his official acts. In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 25 day May A.D. 1833
Adam Stemmer Prot
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Montgomery County State of Pennsylvania

I Adam Slemmer Prot. [prothonotary] of this Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Montgomery do hereby certify that this within contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Conrad Hipple for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the twenty fifth day of May A.D. one thousand eight
hundred and thirty three.
-
Adam Slemmer Prot.
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In reply to your request of ----, received ---, for a statement of the military history of Conrad Hipple, a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.
S. 22832

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
1776 or 1777
2 mos. later
[check mark]

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
6 mos.
2 mos.
2 mos.

RANK.
Drummer
[ditto mark]
[ditto mark]

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Jacob Hethering
all of this company except Conrad Hipple and 5 others were captured or killed by Hessians near Amboy, N.J.

Michael Hallman

George North

COLONEL.
[check mark]

Thomas Bull

Caleb North

STATE.
Penn.

Battles engaged in, see above
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Vincent Twp., Chester Co., Penn.
Date of application for pension, Jany 25, 1833.
Residence at date of application, Norristown, Montgomery Co., Penn.
Age at date of application, --- 1762 b. in Vincent Twp., Chester Co., Penn.
Remarks: His claim was allowed.
Respectfully,
Commissioner

Referred to his elder brother Frederick--no other fam. data.
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Admitted
2 mos. drummer 7.33
8 mo. private 26.66
$33.99


W. Powel Esq.
Norristown, Pa.

Hon. Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
Washington City

Pension Claim
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Norristown May the 31st 1833

Hon Lewis Cass

Enclosed you will receive the claim of Conrad Hipple an old soldier for a pension you will perceive that the Claim was before you once before it was presented by the Hon Joel K.  Mann our member of Congress and was rejected for want of form and some addition which has been [illegible] agreeable to your brief objections. I hope it will be found sufficiently correct to place
him on the pension list. 

You will also perceive that the Record is now signed and certified by A. Slemmer as Prot'y who has been recently appointed in the [illegible] of Mr Fry Resigned. If the applicant shall succeed in geting [sic] a pension you may send his certificate to me.

Your Obedient
Wm Powell
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Revolution
22832
INVALID.
File No. 22832
Conrad Hipple
Pri. Rev War
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Act: June 7, 1833
Index:--Vol. 2, Page 185
[Arrangement of 1870.}

1915 Nov. 5. Hist to Mrs. E.
 C. Hensel

1916 May 25. Hist to Mrs Rachel H. Ramsey
Letter with [illegible] 1083514

Wm H.B. Ramsey
Civil War
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U.S. Pension Office, Nov 1, 1915

Nov 1st 1915
Rev Sec

BLYTHEWOOD
HAVERFORD
Penn.

Pension Department
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir--
Can you give me any information concerning the enlistment of Conrad Hipple of Penn. in the Army of the American Revolution 1776
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I am interested to know as l am his great-great-grand daughter.

If this department cannot give me the
information, will you kindly tell me where
to apply.

(Mrs) E. Caven Hensel
Haverford Pa.



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