Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41570, George Geller, Penn.
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SERVICE Penn
Geller, George 
NUMBER S.41570
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(Left side)
Date of death not on A.B.

(Right side)
20.210
Pennsylvania
George Geller

(left side of text is not imaged)
(...) of Somerset Co in the State of Pennsylvania
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Bowen of the Regiment commanded
by Colonel Butler in the Pennsyl'a (Pennsylvania)
line, for the term of three years,
from - 1776 to - 1779

Inscribed on the roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to
commence on the 1st day of January 1828

Certificate of Pension issued the 14 of August
1820 and sent to Hon C
Forward. Somerset, PA

Arrears to 4th of March 1830 $209.03
Semi-annu'l all'ce ending 6 Oct. 48.
(Total) $257.03

(Revolutionary Claim,
Acts (strikethrough 'March 18, 1818,
and May 1, 1820.) (added:) 20 May 1830

Rec Book D.
vol:6 fol. 58

Non
Somerset
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To the Senate and House of Representative of the United States in Congress assembled

The petition of George Geller of Somerset County Pa. I humbly represent that your petitioner enlisted in the Ninth Regiment of the Pennsylvania line in the Month of July 1776 under Captain Bamen and commanded by Colonel Butler.  That he served for the space of three years and three months when he was honourably discharged but lost his discharge on the road returning home by the loss of his knapsack in which it was placed and which had been entrusted to the care of a continental waggoner.  Petitioner was in the battle at Long island White Plains and Brandywine.  That your petitioner is now upward of seventy three years of age and besides the infirmity of years is totally unable to possess a livelihood by labour in consequence of a total loss of his left hand which was occasioned by the bursting of a gun.  Petitioner is very poor having no property whatever and therefore prays that your honourable bodies would grant him a pension such as shall be deemed proper.  And he will (illegible) it.  George Geller

Pennsylvania 
Samoset county ss.
George Geller above named being duly sworn by me a Justice of the Peace of said county doth say that the facts put forth in the above petitions are true to the best of his knowlege (sic) & belief.
Sworn and subscribed before me this 6th Nov. 1827.            George Geller
John Will
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The undersigned inhabitants of Somerset county Pennsylvania having been long acquainted with George Geller the petitioner within mentioned do certify that he is a man whose character for truth is unquestionable.  That they know him to be very poor and unable to labour in consequence of the loss of his left hand so as to procure a livelihood for himself.

John Mill                     Adam Lepley
Daniel Dehaven          Danil Sturtz
Henry Albright            Jacob Sturtz
John Bauser                John Sturtz
(illegible) Bean            Peter Boyer
William Dehaven         Daniel Boyer
Christian Meese          Ben Trautman     
(name illegible)           John Bonnell
William (illegible)        Michael Boyer
Johanes Milling           Jacob Trautman
George Albright          John Shumaker
Samuel Comp              (name illegible)
Jennie (illegible)
Dan Shroyer
Daniel Witt
Christian Shockey
(name illegible)
George Cook
Daniel Lepley
John (illegible)
Jacob Witt
Christian Shockey 
Jacob Stenatz
Valentine Lepley

I Do Certify that I have been acquainted with George Geller since the year one thousand seventeen hundred and Eighty five and believe him to be a man of honesty and truth.
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George Giller
---
Decr 11. 1827
Refd to Com Mil. Pensions


Feb. 13. 1828
Bin exported No. 166
December 5. 1828.
Refd to the Com. on Mily, Pensions.
-
Dec. 16. 1829
Ref to form on Mil. Pensions
see letter to Hon. R. Coulter
July 28. 1830

Forward
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Pennsylvania
Somerset County JP
I Alexander Ogle Jan Recorder of Commissions & in and for said
County do hereby certify that John Gill on whom the foregoing
affidavit of George Miller was made is an acting Justice of the Peace
said County of Somerset duly commissioned, sworn & sullied as
such and that to his and all other his and due faith
acts of right ought to be given throughout the State of Delaware
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand I cause the seal of the Recorders Office to be hereunto
affixed at Somerset Borough this 6 Nov 1827
Alexander Ogle Hon
Recorder
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{written across the top 'Mailed without review F'}

December 18, 1935

Mrs. Myrl Geller Leeka
100 Morningside Drive
New York City

George Geller
S. 41570
BA-J/MLB

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of George Geller who was pensioned August 14, 1830.

The record of George Geller follows as found in the papers on file in pension claim, S. 41570, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War, and not obtained from any printed volume.

The date and place of this soldier's birth and names of his parents are not shown.

George Geller inlisted in July, 1776, place not given, served as private in Captain Bowen's company, Colonel Butler's Pennsylvania regiment, was in the battles of Long Island, White Plains and Brandywine, and was discharged after having served three years three months.

George Geller was allowed pension on his application executed November 6, 1827, at which time he was a resident of Somerset County, Pennsylvania, aged "upwards of seventy-three years".  In 1830 he gave as his post office, Somerset, Pennsylvania.  At the time of his application pension, the soldier stated that he had lost entirely his left hand by the bursting of a gun but he did not state whether or not he received this injury during his service.

There are no family data shown in the claim.

In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, the name of the person paid, and  possibly the date of death of this soldier, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:  George Geller, Certificate #20210, issued August 14, 1830, rate $8 per month, commenced January 1, 1828, Act May 20, 1830, Pennsylvania Agency.
Very truly yours

A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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[Left side of page]

1935, Dec 18 - Hist to Mrs. Mrs Myrl
Geller Leika - MLB

[right side of page]

41570
INVALID
Revy
File No. HI. 570
George Geller
Dir Rev War

Act: 18 March 18
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 191
Arrangement of 1870.]
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Pension
Office

Aug 14th 1830
Geo. Geller  FREE
Office
Hon C. Forward
Hon John H. Eaton
Secy of War
Pensions Office } Washington City

Revo Roll Penn
act 20 May 1830 $8
per mo. from Jan. 1. 1828.
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Somerset 10th Aug 1830
Dear Sir
Agreeably to your suggestion
I send on the certificate in case of
George Geller. Be pleased to forward
his pension certificate. The old man
is exceedingly poor & wretched.
Yours
C. Forwards
J.L. Edwards Esq
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Battles
Long Island 27 August 1776
White Plains 28 October 1776
Brandywine 11 Sept. 1777
George Geller
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George Geller

Petitioner states and makes a oath that in the month of July 1776 he enlisted under Capt. Bamer in the 9th Regiment of the Penna, Line commanded by Col. Butler and served therein for three years and three months when he was honorably discharged-but that his discharge has been lost. That he was in the battles at Long Island-White-Plains-& Brandywine.-that he is now 73 years of age-is very poor. Having no property whatever- & has lost  entirely his left hand by the 
[illegible] of  [illegible].
Petitioners account of enlistments and service is strongly corroborated by the oaths of three of his fellow soldiers viz Joseph Sutter Andrew Kamp & Peter Kline who all agree in stating substantially that George Geller before mentioned was an enlisted soldier in the 9th Regiment of the Pennas Line and was
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with the despondent in several battles.
Petitioners statements is further supported by the neighborhood where he resides and many of whom are known to be men of respectable standing.
They certify that having been long acquainted with the petitioner they know him to be man whose character for truths is [illegible].-That they know him to be very poor and unable to labour in consequence of the loss of his left hand. The last mentioned fact is also known to one of the members of the committee.
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Mount Pleasant
March 16

Paid/8/4/

George Farrell Esq
Harrisburg Pa

(written on side of enevolpe)
4. 
Travel  Westmo
Doct. Geo. Geller
JLR. March 20, 1826
Clerk
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Westmoreland and County of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania-
Personally came before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for the said County Joseph Suter a credible person upon hi Solemn oath Deposes and saith that George Galler was a listed soldier in the Revolution War in the pennsylvania line in the ninth pennsylvania regiment and was in several Battles with the said despondent  sworn and subscribed before me this thirteenth day of March 1826.
Gasper Tarr
Joseph Suter

Westmoreland County of
I David Marchand Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Westmoreland County in the state of Pennsylvania do certify that Jasper Tarr Esquire before whom the above deposition was made was at that time and now is an acting Justice of the peace  duly commissioned and sworn for said County and to whose acts and deeds full faith and credit are due as such.
In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Greenburgh this 17th October AD 1827.
D Marchand  Prothy
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9th August 1830  I do hereby certify that George Pile before whom  this within affidavit was taken is a Justice of the peace duly commissioned and sworn and legally authorized to administer an oath. I do further certify that I have been for some years past personally acquainted with George Geller within named and I know him to be the identified George Geller whose papers I present to Congress praying for a pension and is very individual George Geller whose name is mentioned in an act of Congress papers as the late [illegible] of that body entitled "an act for the relief of sundry revolutionary and other officers, and soldiers and for other purposes."
C. Forward

To the Hon. Jus. H. Eaton
Sec. of War
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Pennsylvania 
Somerset County ss.
George Geller being sworn according to law doth depose & say that through his representative in congress (name illegible) he applied to (illegible) body for a pension for and on account of his revolutionary services and that he has been informed that an act was passed for his relief at the late session of that body.
Sworn & subscribed before me this 9th day of August 1820.    George Geller
Jacob Schneider

9th August 1830 I request that the money due me from the United States may be paid me at the Branch of the United States Bank at Pittsburgh and that my pension certificate may be forwarded to me or to (name illegible) at Somerset Penn'a.  
George Geller
Jacob Schneider
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Berks County ss.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Personally Came before the Subscriber One of the Justices of the peace in and for the said County Andrew Kamp a Creditable person upon his Solemn oath deposeth and saith that Geo. Geller was a Listed Soldier in the Revolutionary war in the Pennsylvania line in the Ninth Penn'a Regiment and was in several Battles with the said Deponant.
Sworn and Subscribed before me this 27th day of March 1826
Jacob Kummerer Esq.        Andrew Kamp

Berks County ss.  The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 
Personally Came before the Subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County Peter Kline (illegible) a Creditable person upon his Solemn Oath deposeth and saith that George Geller was a enlisted Soldier in the Revolutionary war in the Pennsylvania Line to the best of my Recollection in the Ninth Penn'a Regiment and was in several Battels (sic) with the said Deponent.
Sworn and Subscribed before me this 28th day of March 1826
Jacob Kummerer Esq.                Peter Kline
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Pennsylvania Berks County, ss
I John Addams Prothonotary of the court
of Common Pleas in and for the County of
Berks Certify that Jacob Kummerer
Esquire whos name is subscribed to the
foregoing depositions was at the time
of making and signing this source, ever since
has been and now is a justice of the peace
duly appointed commissioned and authorized
to act as such and that to all his acts
done in such capacity full faith
and credit is due and ought to be given
Done at Reading under my hand and the seal
of this said Court this twenty ninth day of March
AD 1826
JW Addams Prothonotary
revolutionary soldier
George Gellers
documents
[2 illegible words]
Granted 1826
before this [2 illegible words]
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(stamp Received Dec 10 1935  mail Sub. Div. [illegible] 64)

100 Morningside Dr.
New York City
Dec. 7, 1935.

U. S. Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir:
I would be pleased to have you send me an official statement of the certificate of my ancestor who was a Pensioner from the Revolutionary War in the name of George Geller.(underlined)
I have this much information in regard to it,-Pension Office, Washington D.C., Aug. 14, 11830. George Geller, Cert. 20210. Issued Aug. 14, 1830, rate $8.00 a month to commence Jan. 1, 1828. Revolutionary Claims, Acts 20 May 1830.
This information was gathered for me by a genealogist but I need an official statement along with the Volume and page to the documentary of the Military Record.
Hoping to her soon.
Very truly yours,
Mrs. Myrl Geller Leeka
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME Gelson, (Geeson ) [the words "Pencil Notation" with an arrow point at (Geeson)] Matthew   GRADE Private LINE Lambs Artillery (New York)


WARRANT
NUMBER  7201

ACREAGE
100

ISSUED Sept. 25, 1790
to Nehem h Rockwell
[Nehemiah]

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"" which are
registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.