Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7758, Martin Tschudi, Penn.
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SERVICE
Penn.
CONTENTS
Tschudi, Martin
or Tschudy
NUMBER
S.7758
Carded
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Maryland 29.762
Martin Tschudy
Baltimore Co. in the State of Maryland who was a Corporal in the company commanded Captain Hetterlin of the Regt. commanded Col. Bull in the Penn. for 6 months
Correctio[illegible] Tschudi
Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland the rate of 22 Dollars Cents per annum commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 19th day of Feb. 1835 and sent to James B. Latimer, Baltimore, Md.

Arrears to the 4th of Sep. '34 77.00
Semi-anl. [annual] allowance ending 4 March '35. 11.00
$88.00

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk,
Book E-2. Vol. 5 Page 112
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State of Maryland
City of Baltimore [illegible]
On this third day of February the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty five personally appeared before the subscriber Judges of the Orphan Court for Baltimore County State of Maryland Martin Tschudy a resident of the City of Baltimore in the State of Maryland aged ninety [illegible crossed out] years the 22nd day of December 1834 Eighteen hundred and thirty four who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the month of June 1776 Seventeen hundred and seventy six and served in the "Flying Camp" in Regiments then commanded by Col Bull of Chester County Pennsylvania That the company he served in was commanded by Captain Jacob Metterin that the first Lieutenant [illegible]  was John Sholl. he is unable to state the names of any other officers that on joining his company he was appointed a corporal and acted in that capacity during the whole term of his service, 
That he was discharged in Philadelphia in January 1777. Having served out the term of his enlistment at which time he received Thirty dollars. That Captain Miller commanded the company he was in at the time of his discharge. Captain
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Hesterton had been taken a prisoner and so deponent has understood died in New York. Deponent states that the troops to which he belonged first proceeded to Philadelphia where they procured the necessary camp articles and then proceeded to Trenton thence to Princeton and New Brunswick, That at the time at his enlistment he resided in Chester County Pennsylvania. That he was no Battles [illegible] 
That he received a written discharge but after keeping it bye him for many years and not supposing it could be of any value it has been lost or mislaid. That Colonel Pope commanded a Regiment attached
to the same Brigade. That his Regiment deponent believes was principally enlisted in York County Pennsylvania That the [illegible] Regiments were often together and that the deponent has a perfect recollection of Colonel Sawyer and Major Bailey and Captain [illegible] stake both officers Deponent does not same regiment recollect the name of any other officers high in command except General Heuston. That he has made the most diligent enquiry after many of his companions but has been unable to [illegible] of any one except Master [illegible] that has a personal knowledge of the services above detailed by him deponent. That he has [illegible]  stops to secure the Testimony of said [illegible] which if obtained will accompany the statement. That he resides in Union County, Pennsylvania about 180 miles from the place of deponent believes
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1 Where and in what year were you born
Answer That he was born in Canton Claruse Switzerland in the year 1744
2nd Have you any record of your age and if so where is it?
answer That he has no record of age, that it was stated in the pass furnished him when he came to this country which he has lost
3rd Where were you living when called into service where have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do you now live? 
Answer In Chester County, Pennsylvania, he afterwards removed to York Pennsylvania, from there to Frederick in Maryland, and then to
the City of Baltimore where he has continued to reside ever since
4th How were you called into service? where you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute, for whom
answer That he volunteered
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5th State the names of the same of the Regular Officers, who were the troops, where you served; and such continental and Militia Regiments as you recollect and the general circumstances of your
services
Answer Col. Bull who commanded the Regiment in which he served, that the company to which he belonged was commanded by Captain Jacob Hollerton and that the first Lieutenants name was John Hall he refers to his declaration hereto annexed
6th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it so given, and what has become of it?
Answer he did receive a written discharge, it was signed by Captain Miller the last captain he served under. that after having it in his possession for many years. That this now lost or mislaid
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7th state the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldiers of the Revolution
Answer Colonel Jacob Small, formerly Mayor of the city of Baltimore Thomas Baily Esqr [Esquire] and The Reverend Mr Heffersten, Pastor of the German Reformed Church in Baltimore,
Martin Eichelberger weigher of the Port of Ballina
Martin Ts[illegible]
Sworn and  subscribed to on the day and year aforesaid}
James Harwood}
Henry Payson}
I Martin Eichelberger, weigher, of the Port of Baltimore hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Martin Tschudy who has subscribed and sworn to the annexed declaration, and I believe him to be about Ninety years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he formerly resided to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that I concur in that opinion. 
M Eichelberger
Sworn and subscribed to the 3rd February 1835}
James Harwood}
Henry Payson}
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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 was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states and the Court further certifies that Martin Eichelberger who has signed the proceeding certificate is a resident of the City of Baltimore and is a credible person, and that his statement is entitled to credit
James Hawood
Henry Payson
I do hereby certify that the aforegoing [foregoing] contains the original proceedings of the Judges of the Orphans Court for Baltimore County in the matter of the application of Martin Tschudy for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this third day of February 1835
D. M. Perine Reg
[folded paper on left margin]
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That Colonel Jacob Small Late Mayor of the City of Baltimore has known deponent for upwards of forty years and has no doubt that he can state that the deponent [he crossed out] is reputed and believed to have been a soldier of the Revolution his Testimony if  procured will also accompany this Statement
And Lastly deponent solemnly declares that he has never received for his services more than the sum of Thirty dollars. And that he hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and he declares his name is not on the pension
Roll of any agency in any State.
Martin Tschudi
Sworn and subscribed to on the day and year aforesaid}
James Harwood}
Henry Payson} Judges of the Orphans Court of Baltimore County
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State of Pennsylvania}
Union County} ss
Personally appeared before me Henry Yearick one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County Martin Cronmiller, of the Township of West Suffolk in the County and State aforesaid who being sworn according to Law doth depose and says that he was well acquainted with Martin Tschudy now of the City of Baltimore in the State of Maryland, but has not seen him for about forty years. That Deponent and the said Tschudi had served together in the Revolutionary war but at this distant period is unable to state the precise month of the year that the said Tschudy or himself entered the service That he knows that it was in the year
1776 and that both of them served for six Months that the Body of troops to which they were attached was called the Flying Camp that he deponent belonged to the Regiment commanded by Colonel Swope that the Company to which he belonged was commanded by Captain Starke. That Major Bailey was attached to the said Regiment that he is unable to say possetively [positively] to what Regiment said Tschudy belonged as that Brigade consisted of several Body of troops but he is certain that said Martin Tschudy served in what was called the "Flying Camp" and that he did serve for six Months and that he conducted himself in a soldier like manner during the whole of his service That they are both now very old men that he deponent is in the seventh fourth year of his age. That he cannot recollect
the particulars of their service but recollects that the
service was principally performed in the State of New Jersey In a subsequent year which Deponent cannot
remember said Tschudy served in a company with him
in guarding prisoners taken by the American Army at Trenton
That
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That said Schudy and Deponent at that time talked over the occurances of their former service. That said service of guarding prisoner was performed about four miles below York Pennsylvania where Deponent knows said Tschudy served for and during two months. Their Captain was Peter Ford their Majors name was Bailey said Tschudy conducted himself well Further this deponent saith not except that he believes that the said Martin Tschudy acted as a corporal during the whole time of his first service
Martin Cronmiller
I Do hereby certify that the aforegoing [foregoing] Deposition was sworn and subscribed to before me and that the said Martin Cronmiller the deponent is well known to me and that he is a man of worth and veracity
Given under my hand and seal this thirty first day of December Eighteen hundred & Thirty four
[illegible] J P
State of Pennsylvania}
Union County} Sct
I Joseph Stilwell Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Union foresaid do certify that Henry Yanick Esq. before whom the above affidavit appears to have been taken is and was at the date thereof a Justice of the peace duly appointed and commissioned for the County aforesaid & that full faith & credit are and ought to be given to his official acts and the name "H. Yearick" I believe to be the proper hand writing of the said Justice In Witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of the Court at New Berlin the first day of January AD. 1835
Joseph Stillwell Prothy [Prothonotary]
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7758
Rev. War
INVALID
File No. 7758
Martin Tschudi
Corpl. Rev. War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index: - Vol. [illegible], Page 380
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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32741
Maryland
file[?] 1776 Corpl.
6 mos $22.
E
Jas B. Latimer
Baltimore Md
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The undersigned, Pastor of the German Reformed Church in Baltimore, is well acquainted with Mr. Martin Tscudy, having known him upwards of twenty years. Understanding that he is about to apply for a pension as a Soldier of the revolution, I'm[?] undersigned believes him to be too hones a man + too good a Citizen, to make this claim, had he no such pretentions. may he realize his claim that the few declining days of extreme old age may be rendered comfortable.
Baltimore December; 23rd 1834.
Albert Helfenstein, [illegible]
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[Postal stamp] BALTIMORE MD FEB [Illegible]
[stamp] illegible]
J. L. Edwards, Esqr
Commr of Pensins
Pension Office
Washington
M. Feb 4
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To J. L. Edwards Esq.
Pensions Office
Washington
Sir:
At the request of Martin Tschudy an old and respected citizen of this place I enclose you all the proof he has been [illegible] to [illegible] to establish his claim to a pension under Law of claim S[?] 1832, any communication that you may have to make to him addressed to my care will be immediately handed to him.
Respectfully Yours
James B. Latimer
Notary Public
Baltimore
3rd February 1833