Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4433, Henry Hahn, Penn.
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(3-1776).                                             
SERVICE   Penn.          
Hahn, Henry                 
NUMBER   R. 4433
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State of Pennsylvania    
Berks County Ss 
On this 8th day of November AD one thousand eight hundred and thirty four personally appeared in Open Court of Common Pleas before the Hon Garrick Mallery Esq President and his associate judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Berks in the State of Pennsylvania now sitting Henry “Hahn Jnr” a resident of the Borough of Reading in the County of Berks in the State aforesaid Aged Eighty years to ask who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 4th 1832     
That he entered the following named service entered the Service of the United States in the war of the Revolution under the following named officers and served as herein stated entered at Reading Penna an Armorer under the direction of John Schreid for making musket locks and on the 13th day of April  1776 continued said service with John Schreid to August of same year 4 months 1776 entered at Reading Penna armorer with John Herlin in the Month of October & November 2 months 1776 entered at Reading Penna Decbr 1st Drafted in the Company militia Musquetry Commanded by Captain George Will to the best of his knowledge in Regt commanded by Colonel Nicholas Lotz & That he continued this service to the first day of January 1777 - 1 month was honorably discharged in Newtown Bucks County Penna at head Quarter by the hands of Captain Wills as will fully appear by his certificate which I have yet in my possession my claim in Wills Service is one month I procured an able bodied man in my stead [unreadable] appear by Captain George Wills certificate in his service of Captain Will we marched from Reading to Philadelphia from here to Newtown County of Bucks Penna the place then Head Quarters during my service in Captain Geo Wills Compy We marched to the Jerseys were the Hessians was under a strong guard the said prisoners were then put into the change of Captain Will at the time in which I was a member we then marched leaving under our charge said Prisoners we marched then from the said Jersey and delivered them to Captain John Wills
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I have yet in my possession my claim in Wills Service is one month - I procured an able bodied man in my great stead as will appear by Captain George Wills Certificate   In this service of Captain Will we marched from Reading to Philadelphia from there to Newtown County of Bucks Penna the place then Head Quarters during my service in Captain Geo Will Copy [Company] we marched to the Jerseys were the Hessians was under a strong guard the said Prisoners were then put into the charge of Captain Will at the time in which I was a member we then Marched having under our charge said Prisoners we marched them from the said Jersey and Delivered them to Captain John Witman who was then at Head Quarters in Bucks County at Newtown Penma from which place Captain Witman Marched said Prisoners to Lancaster in the State of Pennsylvania and that he entered a armourer 1780 August 23d at Reading Penna for repairing & cleansing Arms for Colonel Valentine Eckerts Regmt [Regiment] & continued said service to latter end October of same year 2 March 1781 July 13th I entered at Reading Penna into Captain Philip Millers Company Musquetry Drafted this Company was not attached to Regmt their duties a Guard over the Hessians prisoners which were brought from the State of Virgina to Reading Penna and that the said Prisoners were then placed under our charge we said Company Guarded them hear the River Schuylkill in Reading aforesaid from Schuylkill & from here we removed Prisoners to a place called the Hill near Reading I continued this Service I continued from the first day of July to the latter end of August – 2 months  
Peter Stichter a Resident of the Borough of Reading Penna was a Member at the Same time of my said Service in Captain Millers Company he will Testify to the same
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and the said Peter Stichter is a credible person and was a Soldier in Captain Miller Company I procured recruits for the Army of the United States as will appear by two Certificate now in my possession which certificates are herewith presented one Certificate proves that I served in Captain Wills Co and the other certificate that I Enlisted Men for the United States Service in the war of the Revolution enlisted an able bodied man to serve for and During the war and Delivered to Henry Bucher Lieut. Colonel as will fully appear by the Certificate signed by said Lieut Colonel Bucher and Dated Reading April 29th 1777 and also Enlisted an other able bodied man for the Term of Eighteen months to serve in Class No 124 and Delivered said recruit in to the Hands of Captain Jacob Bower of the 6th Penna Regmt as will fully appear by his certificate signed by his name and bearing date the Eighth day of July 1781 at the time of entering my services aforesaid entered all of my said Services at Reading Pensylvania was twice Drafted and the armory services aforesaid entered a Volunteer, I claim in all for my said services Eleven months and for that amount of time I do Claim a Pension, I was born in Reading Pennsylvania on the 13th of June AD. 1754 as will fully appear by my of Church Record which I have and is on Record in the Lutheran Congregation Church book of Reading Penna & Signed by the Revd Jacob Miller Pastor of said Church at Reading Penna, when called into service I lived in Reading Pennsylvania and I have lived in Reading Penna ever since the Revolutionary war and now live in Reading Berks County Penna that I was acquainted with Colonel Lotz Col Joe Hiester Captain Jacob Bower and many other these were in service during the time I was in Service He hereby relinquishes every claim to a Pension except the present and Declares that his name is not on Pension Roll of the Agency of any State whatever   
Henry Hahn Junior
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court before the Judges of the said Court the day & year aforesaid
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Pennsylvania and have lived in Reading Penna ever since the Revolutionary war and now live in Reading Berks County Penna I was acquainted with Colonel Lotz Colonel Joe Hiester Captain Jacob Bower and many other these were in service during the time I was in Service He hereby relinquishes every claim to a Pension except the present and Declares that his name is not on Pension Roll of the Agency of any State whatever 
Henry Hahn Junior
Sworn to and subscribed in open court before the Judges of the said Court the day & year aforesaid 
Jac Sallade
State of Pennsylvania 
Berks County ss On this 8th day of November AD 1834 personally appeared Peter Stichter a Soldier of the Revolutionary War a resident of Reading County & State aforesaid in open Court of Common Pleas before the Honourable Garrick Mallery Esq President and his associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting for the County of Berks, in the State of Pennsylvania Peter Stichter who being first duly sworn according to Law Doth on his oath depose and say that he said Deponent served in Captain Philip Millers Company and that he knows to his certain knowledge that above Named Henry Hahn Junior Served a Soldier in the war of the Revolution in Captain Philip Millers Militia Musquetry in Reading services a guard entered said Company  1781 continued said services to the end of August as a guard in Guarding the Hessians that he was said
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said Henry Hahn Jr was honourably discharged for his two months Service and this Deponent further states that he is acquainted with the applicant Henry Hahn Jr in the war of the Revolution and ever since the Revolutionary war that he is a person of an unquestionable good character and veracity that the said applicant is fully entitled to credit   
Peter Stichter            
Sworn to and Subscribed in open Court before the Judges of the said Court the day & year aforesaid 
Jac Sallade   Prothy
I do hereby certify that according to the Church book Record of the German Lutheran Congregation of Reading Penna it appears that Henry Hahn was Born on the thirteenth day of June AD 1754 and in Testimony where I have hereunto set my hand the day & year aforesaid at Reading in the State of Pennsylvania 
J. Miller, Pastor 
of the said Church   
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 Named applicant Henry Hahn Jr was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he States and the said Court further certify that the applicant is fully entitled to credit and the Testimony of Peter Stichter who has 
Sworn & Subscribed his name to the foregoing is also entitled to Credit
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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 Named applicant Henry Hahn Jnr was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states and the said Court further certify that the applicant is fully entitled to credit and the Testimony of Peter Stichter who has Sworn & Subscribed his name to the foregoing is also entitled to Credit
Garrick Mallery 
Prest Judge 
Matthias S. Richards a Judge of Berks County 
State of Pennsylvania
Berks County Ss    I Jacob Sallade Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Berks State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that the foregoing contain the Original Proceedings of the said Court in the Case of aforementioned Henry Hahn for for a Pension and In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the said Court and subscribed my Name & quality at Reading Penna On this 8 day of Novr AD 1854 
Jac Sallade Prothy
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Pennsylvania
Revo
Henry Hahn
Rejected
let to Hon H. A Muhlenberg
Dec 4. 1834
4433
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READING
NOV 15
PA
[illegible] attention
Henry Hahn
Hon H. A. Muhlenberg
Free 
H A Muhlenberg
James L. Edwards Esqr.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Newtown January the 1st 1777
This is to Certify to all to whom it may Concern that Henry Hahn, a Soldier of my Company be discharged.
He has Putting a man into his Place.
Witness my Hand

George Will Captain
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Henry Hahn
Penn
R.4433
Emily 
130 Dalln
368
0144
14403
1226
74
388.8
35.4
37
11
48
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REJECTED   OWN
4433
Henry Hahn
1927-Aug 22 please give it to Dr. Gustave Anjon - See correspondence & receipts in Rev War claim Henry Horn S.5535 AWF
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J L Edwards Esqr
forward by Pension Office
Honorable Strong Esqr Washington
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May 1st 1848
John Boas
Respting [Respecting] Catharine Hunsman
& Widow Hahn
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City of Reading April 25th, 1848 
Respected Sir 
You will please to Inform me whether Att Thomas M Bibighaus from Lebanon County has made application for Catharine Hunsman for pension I gave him the marriage contract & likewise   If F G Clarkson made application for the widow Hahn I cannot get an answer from them what they have done you will please to inform me without delay as for the widow Saden I shall inform you hereafter have the business being conducted your compliance will such Oblidge yours Respectfully, 
John Boaz 
J L Edwards Esqr
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I the subscriber one of the officers to receive Recruits for Berks County, do certify that I
have received by the hand of Henry Hanh, one able bodied recruit named, John Higgel, enlisted
by him for class No. 124., of Berks County for the term of Eighteen months, witness
my hand this Eighth day of July 1781.  
J Bower Capt
6th Penna Regt
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Henry Hahn
R. 4433 
Penn.
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Reading April 29 1777    
this to certify that Henry Hahn Junr and John Ruffelehry have delivered to Capt Bower a abel Bodeyd [able bodied] man to serve for During the war according to a Late Resolf of the Congress - Giving under my hand 
Henry Baker Leut Coll.