Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39,587, Jacob Glassmyer, Penn.
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Service: Perm Glassmyer, Jacob or Glassmeyer
Number: S. 39587
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7199
Pennsylvania
Jacob Glassmeyer
Exeter in the State of Pennsylvania
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel McGaw of the Pennsylvania
line, for the term of 6 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 8th of June 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 5th of March 1819
and sent to James Diemer Esqr Judge 
Reading Berks Cty Pa.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 71.20
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Sept 1819 48
Continued $119.20
Suspended Sept 4, 1822 his pension
removed Jany 16. 1824
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
Berks County
Notification sent Decr 28, 1820 to
Henry Betz Reading Pennsylvania
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May & June
Free
To the Honorable Secretary of
War
Washington City
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Pennsylvania
Dukes County
On the 8th day of June AD. 1818 Before
me James Deimer Esquire one of the Judges of the Court of Common
personally appeared Jacob Glassmeyer
pleas of the County aforesaid aged sixty four years resident Exeter
Township County of Berks aforesaid who being by me first duly
sworn, according to Law doth on his oath, make the following declaration
in order to obtain the provision made by the late Act of Congress, entitled
an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval
services of the United States in the Revolutionary War. That he the
said Jacob Glassmeyer enlisted in the Borough of Reading in
the County aforesaid in the Company Commanded by Captain
Mouser Smith Pennsylvania Regiment commanded by
Col McGaw in the year 1777 that he continued in said Corps
and in the service of the United States, during the War
when he was discharged from service in the City of Philadelphia
that he was in fourteen field Battels, to wit, Long Island,
Whiteplains, Hellgate, Preston, Stoney Point, German Town,  Brandy
Wine, Green Springs, [illegible], Charlestown, Georgia, Fort Washington
[illegible] and that he is in reduced circumstances, and Stand
in need of the assistance of his Country for support; And that
he has no other evidence now in his power of his said serving
Sworn and declared before me the day and year above Written
[illegible] me
Jacob Glassmeyer
Jas Diemer
Pennsylvania
Berks County
On the 8th day of June AD. 1888 Before me
James Diemer esquire one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas
in and for said County personally appeared Henry Bitz of the
Brough of Reading who upon his solemn Oath under
to Law doth depose & say that he hath known Jacob Glassmeyer 
named in the above affidavit upon and of ten year
did that he is in reduced circumstance and stands in Need
of the assistance of his County for support
Sworn & Subscribed the
day & year above written
[illegible] Jas Diemer
Henry Betz
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Pennsylvania
Berks County
I James Deimer Esquire
One of the Judges of the Court of Common
Pleas in and for said County do
Certify that it appears to my satisfaction 
that the said Jacob Glassmeyer
did serve in the revolutionary War
as stated in the forgoing affidavit against the Common
enemy and I now transmit the proceedings said [illegible]
taken and had before me the Secretary
for the Department of War pursuant to the directions
of the aforementioned Act of Congress. In Witness whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and [illegible] the seal of the
said Court to be affixed this eighth
day of June AD 1818
Jas Diemer
I James Deimer Esquire one of the Judges of the Court
of common pleas in and for said County
do hereby certify that I am personally
acquainted with the within named
Henry Betz who hath made oath of the
reduced circumstances of the claimant
within named, do certify that the
claimant is in indigent circumstances
I witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
caused the seal of the said Court to be affixed this
30th day of January AD 1819.
Jas Diemer
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Admr.

Reading, Penn.

625
1 Case.
James Diemer,
Judge, Reading,
Berk County, Pa

Recd. 12th June, 1818.

Registered
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Jacob Glassmeyer
Col. McGaw's
6th Reg Pennsylvania line
'77 - 6 years
8th. June 1818

Informal.
The judges certificate as to the reduced circumstances is not furnished.
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DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA, SS.
On the 9th day of August A. D. 1820, personally appeared in open Court of common Pleas, holden in the borough of Reading, county of Berks, being a court of record, proceeding according to the course of the common Law, with a Jurisdiction, unlimited in point of amount and keeping a record of its proceedings Jacob Glassmeyer aged sixty seven years, resident in the county of Berk, in said District, who being first duly sworn, according to the course of the common Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision, made by the Acts of Congres, of the 18th of March, 1818, and the first day of May, 1820. That he served in the revolutionary War, in the company, commanded by Capt. Mauser in the regiment, commanded by Col. McGaw in the line of the state of Pennsylvania, and has obtained a pension, under the Act of the 18th day of March, 1818, his Certificate being numbered 7/99 And I do solemly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any other manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with an intent thereby, so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congres, entitled _an Act, to provide for certain person, engaged in the land and naval service of the United Stated in the revolutionary war" passed on the 18th day of MArch, 1818, and that I have not, nor has any person intrust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
[Signed] Jacob Glafmyer

Sworn & Subscribe in open Court the day & year after [illegible] Addams Proth
I have no property. I have been a pauper chargeable on the County of Berks until I had received my Pension from the United States. I have a pension from the state of Pennsylvania of forty Dollars a year. I am by occupation a Labourer but by reason of age and informative are not able to pursue that Occupation.
Sworn & Subscribed in open Court the day & year afar
The Addams Prothy
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I John Addams Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Berks do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and the Schedule thereto annexed and do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is 
         Dollars &
cents that in Testimony whereby I have hereunto set my hand and affirmed the seal of the said Court
this        day        AD 1820
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I John Addams Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Berks do hereby certify that the foregoing oaths and the schedule thereby annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court of Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this Eleventh day of November AD 1820.
        J Addams

No 7199
Jacob Glassmeyer
March 19
[illegible] 19
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February 20, 1933
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H.M. Glassmire
61 Est Depew Avenue
Buffalo, New York

JACOB GLASSMYER
S. 39587
BA-J/MLB
[handwritten] am

Dear Sir:
     Reference is made to your letter in which you request information relative to Jacob and Peter Glassmire or Glassmyer, soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
     Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims for pension and bounty land made to the United States, based upon military service of soldiers in that war.
     A careful search of the records fails to show such claims on file on account of the service of any soldier named Peter Glassmire (under any spelling of the surname).
     You are furnished herein the history of Jacob Glassmyer or Glassmeyer, the only soldier of that name found in the Revolutionary War records of this office; the date and place of soldier's birth and names of his parents are not shown in the claim.
     Jacob Glassmyer or Glassmeyer enlisted early in the Revolutionary War in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, served as a private in Captain Mouser's company, Colonel Magaw's Pennsylvania regiment, was in fourteen battles including Long Island, Hellgate, White Plains, Fort Washington, Trenton, Brandywine, Paoli, Germantown, Stony Point, Siege of Charleston, Green Spring, Cowpens, and others not named, one of which was in Georgia, and was discharged at the close of the war.
     He was allowed pension on his application executed June 8, 1818, while a resident of Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, aged sixty-four years.  He also received a Pennsylvania State pension of $40 per year.
     There are no family data in the claim.
          Very truly yours
              A.D. HILLER
              Assistant to Administrator
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39 587
[illegible] INVALID.

File No. 39,587
Jacob Glass 
[illegible] Rev War

Act:  18 March 18
Index: -- Vol. 8, Page 199

[Arrangement of 1870.]

1926 Mch.2 Hist. to H.T. Buttolph, MMNT
1933 Feb. 20. Hist. to H.M. Glassmire.  MLB
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[stamp] 
RECEIVED
FEB 7 1933
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS. ADM.
PENSION 
3
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61 E. Depew Av.
Buffalo, N.Y.
Feb. 3, 1933

Director of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir,
     Please send the Revolutionary War records of Jacob Glassmire and Peter Glassmire (either mire or myer) whom served in the Pennsylvania lines from Berks or Lebanon County, Pa. Also send any family history when pensions were applied for. Please give the names of the wives and the children and who they were living with when pension was applied for. I will appreciate this very much as I am writing a history of the family.
     Sincerely,
     [signed] HM Glassmire
     H.M Glassmire
     61 E. Depew 
     Buffalo, NY
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ENG. FORM NO. 28
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
BUFFALO, N.Y.

John J. Love
Commissioner

Harold J. Balliett
Deputy Commissioner

Charles Wasmuth
Secretary

C. E. P. Babcock
City Engineer

George C. Andrews
Water Commissioner

William C. Tenjost
Street Commissioner

OFFICE OF THE BUREAU OF ENGINEERING
ROOM 20, MUNICIPAL BUILDING
Feb. 26, 1926

War Department.
Pension on Division (War of the Revolution),
Washington, D. C.

Gentleman:
I would like the military history of Jacob Glassmire "Glassmeyer," of Berks County, Pennsylvania. Pension was granted March 5, 1819. His age was 81. He was a Private in the Sixth Regiment of the Pennsylvania Continental Line.
Yours very truly,
H. T. Buttolph
20 Municipal Bldg. Asst. Engineer

Address All Communications Relative to the Subject Matter Contained Herein to the City Engineer, Room 20, Municipal Building
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Rev.&1812 Wars Section
MArch 2, 1926
H. T. Buttolph
Ast. Engineer
20 Municipal Bldg.,
Buffalo, N.Y.

Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim. 39587 it appears that Jacob Glasmyer or Glassmeyer enlisted at Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania in 1776, served as a private in Captain Houser's Company, Colonel McGaw's Pennsylvania Regiment, was in fourteen battles: Long Island, Hellgate, White Plains, Fort Washington, Trenton, Brandywine, Paoli, Germantown, Stony Point, Siege of Charleston, Green Spring, Cowpens, and the others not named, one of which was in Georgia, and served to the close of the Revolution.
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 8, 1818 while a resident of Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania aged sixty-four years.
There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully, 
Winfield Scott
Commissioner.