Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3477, Mathias Featherhoof, Penn.
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(8-1776)
SERVICE
NUMBER

Penn. 
Featherhoof, Mathias  R. 3477
or 
Featherhoff, Matthias

CONTENTS
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832

State of Pennsylvania }
County of Adams       } Ss

On this Sixteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine personally appeared before the Honorable William McClean one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Adams aforesaid being a Court of record Mathias Featherhoof a resident of said County of Adams and State of Pennsylvania aged eighty one yeas who being 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 7. 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers; and served as herein stated.  That he was first drafted into the service as a militia man in the month of July in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six (1776) when he was eighteen years of age & he marched from that part of Lancaster County Pennsylvania now called Lebanon County under the command of Captain Peter Berig whose company was attached to Col. Greenawatts Regiment, we marched through Reading and Bethlehem Pennsylvania to Paulus Hook in the city of New York where we were stationed--we were not brought into action although we were frequently fired upon by the English from their weapons which was returned by our troops [Number 2 in left-hand margin]
He served two months in this tour and got a regular discharge, but lost it.  He was drafted again after [illegible] in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven (1777) and marched from the same place as before in Lancaster now Lebanon County Pennsylvania under Capt Peter Hutre who was attached to Col Grubbs regiment we marched on expeditions over the blue mountains to suppress
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the tories and indians who had become troublesome in the quarter.  This last service was scouting parties which exposed us to much danger and privation being without tents and obliged to lie out without shelter.  He served two months in this tour.  He was out on this tour at the time the battle of Brandywine took place.

He was pressed into the service again from the same place in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-eight (1778) in the month of June and marched under Capt. Sebastian Wolf from the same place as before and marched to near Philadelphia.  He was taken out of the ranks and placed to drive a team for a short time during this time to supply the army lying near Philadelphia with provisions.  He believes that Col Grubb was the Colonel.  He was detained out at this time more than two months.  The City of Philadelphia was evacuated in that year just before we got there.  He was again discharged (illegible) but never retained his papers.  He (illegible)
[New paper laid on top, not finishing last line of previous page]
The said Mathias Featherhoof being again sworn on the same day and place of to being the annexed declaration doth say that he does not know of any person now living who has a personal knowledge of his services as a soldier of the revolution, but Boltgerovercash of Franklin County who served one tour in 1778 with this deponent.
(signed )  Mathias  (his X mark)  Featherhoof

Sworn & subscribed
the 18th July 1878}
(signed)  W. McClean
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the tories and indians who had become troublesome in that quarter.  This last service was scouting parties which exposed us to much danger and privation being without tents and obliged to lie out without shelter.  He served 2 two months in this tour.  He was out on this tour at the time the battle of Brandywine took place.
He was pressed into the service again from the same place in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-eight (1778) in the month of June and marched under Capt. Sebastian Wolf from the same place as before and marched to near Philadelphia.  He was taken out of the ranks and placed to drive a team for a short time during this time to supply the army lying near Philadelphia with provisions.  He believe that Col. Grubb was the Colonel.  He was detained out at this time more than two months.  The City of Philadelphia wad evacuated in that year just before we got there.  He was again discharged but never retained his papers.  He confidently states that he served in three tours more than six months.  The City of New York was taken immediately after he was discharged after his first tour in 1776.
H hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except for the present, and (illegible) that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state except that of the agency of the state of Pennsylvania
(signed) Mathias (his X mark) Featherhoof

Sworn to and subscribed }
the day and year aforesaid}
(signed) W McClean
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 1932

State of Pennsylvania
County of Adams  } ss   
  
On this Sixteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine personally appeared before the Honorable William McClean one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Adams aforesaid being a Court of record, Mathias Featherhoof a resident of said County of Adams and State of Pennsylvania aged eighty one years who being 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 7, 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers; and served as herein stated.  That he was first drafted into the service as a militia man in the month of July in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six (1776) when he was eighteen years of age.  He served from that part of (illegible) County Pennsylvania now called Lebanon County under the command of Captain Peter Berig whose company was attached to Col. G(illegible)watts Regiment, we marched through Reading and Bethlehem Pennsylvania to Paulies Hook near the city of New York where we were stationed.  We were not brought into action although we were frequently fired upon by the English from their (illegible) which was returned by our troops.  He served two months in the town and got a regular discharge, but lost it.  He was drafted again after August in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven (1777), and marched from the same place as before in (illegible) now Lebanon County Pennsylvania under Capt. Peter Hutre who was attached to Col Grubb's regiment.  He (illegible) on expeditions over this (illegible) maintains to (illegible)
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the tories and indians who had become troublesome in that quarter. This last service was scouting parties which
exposed us to much danger and privation being without
tents and obliged to lie out without shelter - he served 2
two months in this tour-- He was out on this tour at the time the battle of Brandywine took place.
he was drafted into the service again from the same place in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight (1778) in the month of June and marched under Capt.
Sebastian Wolf from the same place as before and marched to near Philadelphia. He was taken out of the ranks and placed to drive a team for a short time during this time
to supply the army lying in Philadelphia with provisions.
he believes that Col. Grubb was the Colonel. He was detained out at this time more than two months. The City of Philadelphia
was evacuated in that year just before we got there. he was again discharged but never retained his papers. He [illegible]
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The said Mathias Featherhoof being again sworn in the same day and place of taking the annexed declaration doth say that he does not know of any person now living who has a personal knowledge of his services as a soldier of the revolution, but Baltzer Overcash of Franklin County who served one tour in 1776 with this deponent.
Mathias Featherhoff
X his mark
Sworn & subscribed
his
the 16th July 1838
WMClean
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the tories and indians who had become troublesome in that quarter. This last service was scouting parties which
exposed us to much danger and privation being without
tents and obliged to lie out without shelter - he served 2
two months in this tour-- He was out on this tour at the time the battle of Brandywine took place.
he was drafted into the service again from the same place in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight (1778) in the month of June and marched under Capt.
Sebastian Wolf from the same place as before and marched to near Philadelphia. He was taken out of the ranks and placed to drive a team for a short time during this time
to supply the army lying in Philadelphia with provisions.
he believes that Col. Grubb was the Colonel. He was detained out at this time more than two months. The City of Philadelphia
was evacuated in that year just before we got there. he was again discharged but never retained his papers. He confidently states that he served in three tours more than six
months. The City of New York was taken immediately after he was discharged after his first tour in 1776-
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension-roll of the agency of any state except that of the agency of the state of Pennsylvania
Mathias Featherhoof
X his mark
Sworn to and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
WmMcLean
I Wm. McClean the [illegible] certify that the above named Mathias Featherhoof
is very infirm and blind and in consequence of his bodily infirmity is unable to appear in court. witness my hand this day and year aforesaid.
WMcClean
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We Isaac Hulick and Jesse McAllister residing in Adams County aforesaid do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Mathias Featherhoof who has subscribed and sworn to the above and foregoing declaration that we believe him to eighty one years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.

(signed) Isaac Hulick
(signed) Jesse McAllister

Sworn & Subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
(signed) W McClean
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State of Pennsylvania
Adams County SS
I, J B Danner, Prothonotary or Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Adams do Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Nathan Featherhoof for a pension and that the Honorable William McClean before whom the same were taken and whose name is subscribed thereto, in his own proper hand writing at five different places is and was at the time of his officiating in the premises one of the Judges of the said Court of Common Pleas in and for said County being a Court of record and in all his official acts as such full faith and credit can be given.
In testimony whereof I have set my hand and affixed the seal of Said Court at Gettysburg in said County the 18th day of February A.D. 1839
[signed] J B Danner Prothy.
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[back side of paper, appears center could have been folded and written across the fold]
Mathias Feather
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Mathias Featherhoof

Act 1832   Pa
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State of Pennsylvania  }
County of Adams        }

Be it known, that on this third day of December A.D. 1852 before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Jacob Featherhoff resident of Two Tavern's in said County, and made oath according to law that he is one of the legal heirs of Mathias Featherhoff who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution, and who has heretofore made application for the benefit of the Pension Act of (blank)  that he is directly interested as a claimant in said pension and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.

Countermanding and revokig all Powers of Attorney, and authority heretofore givenm I hereby constitute and appoint SAMUEL M. KNIGHT, of Washington City, my true and lawful Attorney, to prosecute the claim of Mathias Featherhoff for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers or documents in relation to said claim on file in the Department at Washington City, or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive for my exclusive benefit, the certificate which may be issued for said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at Washington City, D. C. Agency; to appoint one or ore substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do where i personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises. 
(signed) Jacob Featherhof

Affirmed to, subscribed and acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said Jacob Featherhoff to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party.
(signed) W Danner

State of Pennsylvania  }
County of Adams        }
It is hereby Certified, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Adams County that Jacob Featherhoff the party who has affirmed to and acknowledged the foregoing Declaration and Power of Attorney is one of the children of the reputed soldier aforesaid.  I further certify, that Joel Danner Esq. beofre whom the preceding affidavit and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, wa, at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, and that the signature purporting to he his, I believe to be genuine.
(seal)      In Testimony Wherelof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office, this third day of December 1852
(signed) W. W. Panton Pro. Per A. Co(illegible) Dept.

1.  Claimant's name or names in full.  2.  Post Office address.  3. "That he is the identical man," or, "that she is the widow of the identical man," or, "that he or she is the legal heir of the identical man," &c., &c.  4.  Leave this live blank.  - 5.  "He is," "she is" or "they are"  -6. Revolutionary soldier's full name. -7. Claimant's signature.  -8. Claimant's name.  -9. Magistrate's signature.  10. "Identical," "widow of," or, "child of." - 11. Magistrates name. -12. Clerk's signature.

N. B. - Should two or more heirs join in the foregoing, the plural should be substituted for the singular number.
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Rev. an 1812 
War Section

August 27, 1925

Mrs. Charles H. Geake
1003 Fulton St
Fort Wayne, Ind.

Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 3477, it appears that Mathias Featherhoof or Matthias Featherhoff resided in Lancaster Couny, Pennsylvania and served as follows:
From in July 1776, two months in Captain Peter Berry's Company, Colonel Greenwalt's Pennsylvania Regiment.
In 1777, two months in Captain Peter Hunter's Company, Colonel Grubb's Pennsylvania Regiment, and was in scouting parties against the Indians.
In June 1778, he marched from Lancaster County, under Captain Sebastian Wolf to near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was there taken out of the ranks and placed to drive a team, and was in this service
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two months.
He applied for pension February 16, 1839, while a resident of Adams County, Pennsylvania, aged eighty-one years, but the claim was not allowed as he did not serve six months in a military capacity.
In 1852, a son Jacob, was living at Two Taverns, Adams County, Pennsylvania. Other children referred to but no names are given.
Respectfully, 

Winfield Scott
Commissioner
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Matthias Featherhoof Pennsylvania

Suspended

See let 11 March 1839 [note written above - "not found"]. A. J. Miller 

did not serve six months in a military capacity.

3477

Act 7 June 1832
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1925 Aug 26-Hist to Mrs. Chas. H. Geake OWN.

[Struck Thru]
Acts of July14, 1862, and March 6, 1876.

3477
P. O. ______
Mathias Featherhoof
Service: ______

Enlisted: __________________, 18
Discharged: ________________, 18
REJECTED
Application filed: ______________, 18
The printed list of 1852-show's reasons for suspension.
Alleges: "Except in driving a team, his service did not amount to6  months"
Re-enlisted: _____________

Attorney: ___________________
P.O. ____________________
_____ Recognized.  __________ Contra|
______ Cert. of Dis.      Searched for _______, 18
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State of Pennsylvania
Franklin County Ss

I Mathias Nead Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County Penna do certify that Lewis Denig Esq before whom the within Deposition appears to have been made is and was on the day of the date of the said deposition vis on the nith day of May AD 1836 an acting Justice of the peace in and for the said County of Franklin duly commissioned and qualified to act as such that to all his acts as such full faith and credit are due and ought to be given. that his commission bearing date the thirty first day of october one thousand eight hundred and twenty five and that his name signed to the said within deposition is in his same proper hand writing.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court at Chambersburghthe 19th day of February 1839
M. Nead Prothy
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Pennsylvania
Franklin County Ss
Be it remembered that on the ninth day of May one thousand eight hundred and thirty six personally came before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace of said County Baltzer Overcash who being duly affirmed did depose and say that he was personally acquainted with Matthias Featherhoof of Adams County during the Revolutionary War. that in the year 1776 deponent serve a tour of duty with the said Matthias in a Regiment commanded by Colonel Greenawalt who then resided in Lebanon that the company to which deponent belonged was commanded by Captain Peter Berry that deponent thinks they then serve a tour of two months that the said Regiment was stationed at Paulus hook near the New York City - that at the expiration of their tour of duty they were regularly discharged and they (said Matthias and deponent) returned home to Lancaster County now Lebanon County deponent has an impression on his mind that the said Matthias was out afterwards but cannot say certainly that the said Matthias lived at the time of the Revolutionary war in Lancaster County.
[signed] Carlson Oleon
Sworn & Subscribed before me
[signed] Lewis Dernig

we certify that we are personally acquainted with the above named Baltzer Overcash and know him to be a man of integrity entitled to credit and that we have no hesitation in stating that he is worthy of belief.
Chambersburg 9th May 1836
[signed] William Davis
[signed] Samuel Holu
[signed] Jasper E Brady
[signed] Fred K Boyers
[signed] Lewis Denig
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10 [with line crossed through]
J. L. Edwards
Com of Pensions
Washington City
MrAl
Mathias Featherhoff
2035
36
In Ab Mar 5
Cath. Merkly
[illegible] Featherhoof
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Gettysburg Pa  March 1./39

Dear Sir.

When Catherine Markly made application for a pension which was granted in May last, she left in your office a patent to Michael Everly an officer in the Revolutionary War ( her husband ) for public lands.  You will do a favor by forwarding the patent, as it may be of service to her, in holding the lands.

You will also if convenient, forward the certificate of pension of Mathias Featherhoof, whose papers I left with you last week.  This applicant is an honest old German, & blind and there is no doubt as to the honesty of his claim.  I desire to have these papers before I leave this for Wisconsin, which will be in a few days.

Respectfully your
friend & obt. Servt
A. G. Miller

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Comm Pensions
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[Postal Stamp]
GETTYSBURG PA.
MAR 26

In at Mar 29
Pa
Featherhoof

J. L Edwards Esq.
Commissioner Pensions
Washington City
D.C
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Gettysburg Pa March 27/79
Sis

Your of the 11th first informing me that the
application of Mathias Fartherhoop for a
pension has been rejected, From it I am induced to think that there must have been a mistake in drawing of the declaration - Will you please to return to me the papers, so that it can be corrected if any mistake has occurred.
Respectfully Sir
Your most & obt svt
Andw F Miller

J. L. Edwards Esq
Com Pensions
Washington City
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A. G. Miller
Mar 29 1839
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War Dept. Pen Office
March 29 1839

Sir

In reply to your letter in the case of Mathias Featherhoof (next line is crossed out) whose claim has been rejected.  
I have to inform you that the papers in support of his calin cannot be sent out of this office agreeable to the present regulations.
In his last alleged tour he was he was engaged in driving a team.  The act of 7 June 1832 does not provide for those who were so engaged unless they were (illegible) soldiers.  The other service was less then six months.


Andrew G Miller Esq
Gettysburg Pa
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1003 Fulton Street
Fort Wayne, Indiana
July 1, 1925

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
My dear sirs,
Will you please send me copies of the pension claims of both George Featherolf and Mathias Featherholf, both of whom were residents of Pennsylvania, and served in the War of the Revolution. They enlisted from Lancaster County according to the Pennsylvania records. If you have any data on file as to their families will you please include that.
Thanking you in advance for the faradane.
Very Truly

Mrs. Charles H. Geake

[stamped] U.S. Pension Office Jul 3 1925