Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3957, for Michael Spatz, Pennsylvania
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Penn.                     Spatz Michael            S.3957
S.C. Sea Service     or Spotz
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Pennsylvania
Michael Spatz

of Reading in the state of Pennsylvania who was are Marine on board the ship South Carolina

Penn & S.C. Sea Service

Inscribed on the toll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 40 dollars per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 5th of July 1832 and sent to the Hon. A. M. Muhlenberg, House of Rep.

Arrears to 4th of March 1832    $40.00
Semi anu'l ending 4 Sep. 1832     20.00

                                                     $60.00

                                  {Revolutionary Claim}
                                  {Act March 18, 1818}
                                   {and May 1, 1826}
                                   Act 7 June 1832
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See letter 2 Dec '34
to Hon A.H. Muhlenberg
written by M. Rice

see letter 5 Jan 1835.
to Hon. N.A. Muhlenberg
do to Hon. G.M. Kein H.r.
June 4, 1840
do to Hon. H. Fuller  May 28 44
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To be filed with his claim
which is admitted -
Letter 2 - Dec 1834 Hon.
H. A. Muhlenberg

     HR

                //s//
         H.A. Mulhenberg
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State of Pennsylvania
Berks County

    On this 7th day of November AD one thousand eight hundred and thirty four in open court of common pleas personally appeared before the Hon. James 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 Michael Spatz a resident of said county and state before said aged 70 years past who being first duly sworn according to the law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered in the war of the Revolution the following named officers and served as herein stated 1778 entered at Reading  pena on the 2nd day of October for the Wioming Force against the Brittons & Indians in the Company of Musketry Commanded by Christian Madera & Ensign Hartman Leightheiser and in regiment commanded by Colonel Valentine Eckert & continued to serve at Wioming in the same company & Regnt from the second day of October 1778 to the 2d day of April 1779 when I was then honorably discharged for five months service by the hands of Captain Christian Madera at Wioming in Pennsylvania that discharge has since been lost of misplaced; and that he has in his power a credible person who can testify to all the above mentioned service namely  Jacob Graul a resident of reading County and state aforesaid who entered in to the same company at Reading duly enlisted for the term of five months and entered on the same day as above mentioned  and that he thoroughly (unintelligible) on the 2d day of April 1779 for five months service by the hands of Captain Madera aforesaid that at present I have not any other witness in my (??) except the present  our officers are dead Captain Madera died at Morgantown in the state of Virginia I was in above mentioned duly enlisted for the term of five months & as such honorably discharged as aforesaid General Sulivan had cut a road over the Pine Mountains to get his troops to & over the mountain having heard that the enemy lay in many places on the in roads from said road in ambush we procured a trusty person as our guide who made use of a compass & by this means we avoided said Sulivan Road and arrived safely at Wioming  (continues on next page.)
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died at Morgantown in the state of Virgina I was in above mentioned duly enlisted for the term of five months & as such honorably discharged as aforesaid General Sulivan had cut a road over the pine mountains to get his troops to & over the mountain having heard that the enemy lay in many places on the in roads from said road in ambush we procured a trusty person as our guide who made use of a compass & by this means we avoided said Sullivan's Road & arrived safely at Wioming. I have now a pension annuity from the United States of 40 dollars under the act of 7 June 1832.  for services rendered to the U. Sta. on board the ship South Carolina. I never (??) feel myself entitled to receive a pension for above named five months land service for which I have never received any pension for the following is the route of which we made the line of march to Wioming from reading to Kootstown from their to Lehigh Gap from here through the mountains to Wioming were we was much wanted to check on the Britons and savages Indian.  I was born in Reading Berks county Penna April 4th 1764  I have a family record of my age. Then I entered both services Naval & land I entered duly enlisted in both services at Reading Penna were I have lived since the Revolution War and I now live in Reading aforesaid the other troops who had been
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at Wioming such as was their left there on our arrival as their time of service was expired and was generally militia & left Wioming at the time of our arrival So that I should mention any of them in this declaration having not the least opportunity of becoming acquainted with the officers because they left same on the same day of our arrival at  Wioming I have no church record of age. I do claim a pension for five months service as aforesaid for my land service . The hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension except the (??) and that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state whatever only on the Pennsylvania at Phila. Penna were he receives an annuity of 40 dollars for revolutionary services rendered on board the ship South Carolina.

Sworn and subscribed in open
court before the Judges of the said
Court the day & year aforesaid.
Garrick Nov. 7th 1834

                                                  his
                                      Michael X Shatz
                                                 mark
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State of Pennsylvania
Berks County

  In this 7th day of November 1834 personally appeared in open Curt of Common Pleas before the Hon. (??) Mallery Esq. president & his associate judges of the court of Pleas in and for the county of Berks in the state of Pennsylvania now sitting Jacob Graul (unintelligible) of the county of Berks, Pennsylvania and he being first duly sworn according to the law doth on his oath  before  and saith that to his (??) knowledge he knows that above named  Michael Spatz was duly enlisted for five months into Wioming service entered at Reading Penna AD 1778 the 2nd day of October in the Company of Musketry 
commanded by Captain Christian Madera and in Regt commanded by Colonel Valentine Eckert that the said a Michael Spatz continued to serve in said Company & Regiment aforesaid from the 2nd day of October 1778 to the 2nd day of April AD 1779 when he was for his said services those months honorable discharge at Wioming in Penna by the hands of Captain Madera aforesaid.
Sworn to and subscribed in open
court before the Judges of the said
court the day & Year aforesaid

Garrick Mallery
Pnt Judges
Nov 7 1834


Spatz, Michael
Penn. 53957
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and the said Court hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after (??)   the investigations prescribed by the war department that foregoing named applicant Michael Spatz was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and that to his statement on his oath credit is due him and right ought to be given and that to the testimony of aforesaid named Jacob Graul who has sworn and subscribed his name to the foregoing affidavit.

                              //s//
                    Garrick Mallery
                    Matthais S. Richards
                 a judge of Berks County


State of Pennsylvania
Berks County

   I Jacob Sallade Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said county of Berks in the state of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Michael Spatz the said county and subscribed my name and quality at Reading Penna.

 Nov 7th AD 1834

     //s//
Jacob Sallade Prothy
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State of Pennsylvania
Berks County ss

   Personally appeared before the subscriber Mathias S. Richards one of the aforesaid Judges of the State of Pennsylvania in and for the County of Berks; Michael Spatz a resident of said county aged eighty nine years; who being duly sworn according tp law; makes the following declaration in order to obtain an increase of pension from forty dollars (his present pension) to Sixty dollars per annum, from the Unitd States, under the Acts of Congress of the 7th June 1832.  He declares that he served eighteen months as a marine, and was on the ship South Carolina; was taken prisoner and confined on a prison ship in the (or Hudson) rivers'  he further states that this service of eighteen months is fully proven by the papers whereupon his first pension was granted under the Acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818 of ninety six dollars per annum to which he refers wholy for the proof of the above eighteen months service he further declares, that under the Act of 20th May 1820 he was suspended from the pension roll on accounts of his having property beyond the limits prescribed by the aforesaid acts; and the he was not a pensioner of the United States from that time, until the passage of the Acts of the 7th June 1832 and that under the last mentioned act, he made no declaration, neither did he produce any evidence of service a formally apply to the United States for a pension, under the said acts of 7th June 1832, but that the Hon. Henry A. Muhlenberg of his own will and accord brought for him the above mentioned
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certificate of pension for fifty dollars per annum, he the Hon. Henry A. Mulhenberg having had business in the pension office for other persons and seeing the name Michael Spatz, procured his pension certificate for forty dollars per annum Mr. Muhlenberg was then a member of Congress from the district, and was personally acquainted with Michael Spatz aforesaid, and procured the certificate as a voluntary act of kindness to said Michael Spatz, he believes that proof exists in the department at Washington of his eighteen months since and prays that his pension certificate for sixth dollars per year may be awarded to him deducting the amount paid on the old one; commencing 4th March 1831 -

                                                his
                                       Michael X Spatz
                                                mark
Sworn & Subscribed in open
court the 22d March 1844.
Matthias S. Richards one of
the Judges of the Court


State of Pennsylvania
Berks County

    I David Young Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County do certify that Mathias S. Richards Esq. is one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County and appointed and commissioned and that the foregoing signatures purporting to he his is time and genuine. In testimony whereof I have herewith so set my hand & affixed the seal of said court of Reading.

                                     April 3, 1844
                                     Daniel Young Prothon.
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Michael Spatz

Certificate awarded
Commodore Gellen


 Adm C
Hon J. Heister
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Pennsylvania
Berks County ss

    On the eighth day of February A.D. 1819 before me James Demier Esquire oneof the Judges of the Court of Commons Pleas in and for said County personally appeared Michael Spatz of the Borough of Reading County of Berks aged upwards of fifty three years who being by me sworn according to law doth depose & say that he enlisted in the Borough of Reading County aforesaid in the Year one thousand seven hundred & eighty one in a company commanded by a Captain Donier that he marched from said borough to the city of Philadelphia and they were put on the ship called South Carolina that the ship and crew were taken prisoner by the British in sight of New York Light House that he was placed with the other prisoners on board the prison ship called "Old Jersey" that he was kept and treated as a prisoner of war until released at the close of the war that from the time of his enlistment until release was upwards of one year that during his imprisonment he suffered very much, and that he has not reserved any pension under the law of the United States but by his reduced circumstances  now os in need of the assistance from his country for support and that he is in indigent circumstances.

Sworn & subscribed                          his
the day & year aforesaid       Michael  X   Spatz
//s// Ja's Drimey                                mark
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Berks County ss

   On the 8th day of February AD 1819. Before me James Demier Esquire, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said county personally appeared Henry Lotz of Exeter township, County of Berks, aged upwards of fifty three years, and George Merkle of the borough of Reading County aforesaid aged upwards of sixty years, who upon their solemn oath doth depose and say that they are well acquainted with Michael Spatz the applicant that he is the same Michael Spatz who served on board the ship South Carolina as mentioned in his application that he is in indigent circumstances &   sadly in need of the assistance of his country for support.

Sworn & subscribed the day         //s//
& Year aforesaid.                      Henry Lotz
     //s//                                            //s//
Jms Dirmey                               George Merkel

 Pennsylvania
Berks County

   I James Demier Esquire one of the Judges of the Court Of Common Pleas in and for the county of Berks do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that Michael Spatz did serve as stated in his application in the revolutionary war against the common enemy. And I do hereby further certify that I am personally acquainted with the applicant and Henry Lotz and George Merkle two credible witnesses. Its appears to my satisfaction that the applicant is in indigent circumstances. I witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of said court to be affixed this 8th day of Feby. 1819

                                        //s//
                                  Jms. Dimey
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Berks County ss

    On the 19th February A.D. 1819. Before me James Demier Esquire one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said county personally appeared Michael Spatz the claimant who upon his oath doth depose & say, that the Corps Captain Joiner is as attached under Commodore Gillen.

Sworn & subscribed               Michael X Spatz
the day & year aforesaid

         //s//
    Jas Dirmey
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Rev.&1812 War Section
ADY
                                                    March 10, 1930

Mrs. Ada M. Avery
58 West 109 Street
Chicago, Illinois.

Dear Madam:

    I advise you that from the papers in the revolutionary War pension claim S.3957, it appears that Michael Spatz or Spotz was born April 4,1764 in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

    While a resident of Reading he enlisted October 2, 1778, and served six months as a private in Captain Christian Madera's Company, Colonel Valentine Eckert's Pennsylvania Regiment.

    He enlisted in Reading, Pennsylvania in Captain Joyner's Company, Marched to Philadelphia and entered as a marine on board the ship "South Carlina", was captured near New York, confined on a prison ship "Old Jersey", and released at the close of the Revolution, having served eighteen months under this enlistment. 

    He was allowed pension on his application executed February 8, 1819. while a resident of Reading, Pennsylvania.

    There are no data as to family.

    The Revolutionary War records of this bureau fail to afford any information in regard to John Berger, of Bourgher.

    In order to make a proper search of the records for Georger Bower and John Hargeson as much as possible of the following data is essential; approximate dates of birth and death, place of residence at enlistment and after service and given name of widow.

                                Very truly yours,

                                                
                                                Earl D. Church,
                                                Commissioner
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February 5, 1925

Mrs. C.M. Steinmetz,
525 Centre St.,
Reading, Pa.

Madam:

    I have to advise you that from the papers in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.3957, it appears that Michael Spatz (or Spotz) was born at Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, April 4, 1764.
    While a resident of said Reading he enlisted October 2, 1776, and served six months as a private in Captain Christian Madera's Company, Colonel Valentine Eckert's Pennsylvania Regiment.
    In 1782 he entered at Philadelphia as a Marine on board the ship, "South Carolina", was captured near New York, confined on the prison ship, "Old Jersey," and was released at the close of the Revolution, having served eighteen months.
    He was allowed pension on his application executed February 8, 1819, while a resident of reading, Pennsylvania.  There is no data on file as to his family.

                                 Respectfully,

                                      Acting Commissioner

Death not on 9-13.
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Revolutionary War Records Section.   3-525
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C. Mov 3, 1921


  In reply to your request of _____, received_____,
for a statement of the military history of Michael Spatz a soldier in the Revolutionary War, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

Dates of enlistment or appointment/Length of service/rank/Officers under whom service was Rendered/Captain/Colonel/State

Oct 2, 1778/6months/Pvt/Christian Maderas/Valentine Eckert/Pa

1778/18 months/Marine/Joyner, on ship "South Carolina" captured near N.Y. confined on prison ship Old Jersey.

Battles engaged in, none stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Pennsylvania
Date of application for pension,  Feb 8, 1819 U.S.
Residence at date of application, Borough of Reading, Berks Co. Pa
Age at date of application, b. reading Pa  apl 4, 1764
Remarks: no further date

                             Respectfully,

                                           Commissioner






Battles Engaged in.
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9962

Mich Spatz
Service:  Michael Spatz 


Rejected
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INVALID

Rev NAVY & Army
File NO. 3957

Michael Spatz
Marine

Ship "South Carolina"
Rev War

Act June 7, 1832

Index: Vol: ____  Page: ______

{Arrangement of 1870}


1921 Nov 3 hist to Mrs. Thom. H. Donahue Ens
1925 Feb 5 hist to Mrs. C. M. Steinmetz
1930 Mar 10 hist to Mrs. Ada M. Avery A.N.Y.
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Michl. Spatz

Payable semi-annually---the first payment on this certificate will be made on 4th of September next at the Bank of this United States Philadelphia,






Recorded
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War Department
Revolutionary Claim

I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 18th of March 1818,

Michael Spatz late a Mariner in the Untied States Navy is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Pennsylvania Agency, at the rate of eight dollars - cents per month, to commence on the eighth day of February one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.

Given at the War Office of the United States this fifth day of March one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
                          //s//
                    J. C. Calhoun
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7307

Pennsylvania

Michael Spatz
of Reading in the state of Pennsylvania who was a Marine on board of the ship South Carolina Penn & S.C. Sea Service

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 dollars per month to commence on the 8 of February 1819

Certificate of Pension issued the 3 of March 1819 and sent to Hon.  J. Heister  House of representatives U.S.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1819        $7.03
semi-anl all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819      48
                                                             _______
                                                              55.03

                                    {Revolutionary claim}
                                    {Act 18th March, 1818}

letter 5 Jan 1830
H. A. Muhlenberg
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Affidavit
case of Michael Spatz

Suspended

See letter to
Hon M. A. Muhlenberg
29 Dec. 36

No declaration?


9962
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58 West 100th Street,
Chicago, Illinois,
January 9, 1930.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir;

    The Adjutant General's Department has suggested that you might aid me in locating the war record of the following Revolutionary War soldiers:

Jacob Berger (originally spelled Bourgher) The following was given me by a cousin but I have been unable to verify it; "Served in the capacity o private soldier in Captain Nicholas Kern's Co. from July 9, 1776 to August 5, 1777. He served is the 1st Battalion of Associators in the County of Northhampton and Provinces of Pennsylvania, which composed part of the flying camp of 1000 men commanded by Colonel Hart Aug. 7, 1776.

George Bower - Reference to his service is made in Linn's Annals of Buffalo Valey, page 450.

John Harbeson - During the Revolutionary period the name was changed from Harbison.

Michael Spotts or Spotz, Berks County.

Any information whatever that you may be able to give me will be greatly appreciated. 


                                       Yours truly,
                                             //s//
                              Mrs. Ada M. Avery

AA.

(Date Stamp)

    PENSION
           D
         JAN
U.       13     S.
      OFFICE
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Hon. H. A. Muhlenberg
H. R.
depd  July 5, 1832
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John Fox, Jacob Fleisher & Michael Spatz erved on board the Frigate South Carolina as Marines of Commodore Dillon.  Including the time they were prisoners at New York they served more than one year.  I know that they were alive after the 7th of June 1832. I can testify to that affect.  They were placed on the Pension Roll in the year 1818.
    
Adam Gramling served one year in the Regiment of Artillery commanded by Col Ben Flaivre, Penna Line.  I was also placed on the pension roll in 1818 - I can testify that he was alive after the 7th June 1832.

                                                //s//
                                    Hen. A. Muhlenberg 
                                    Washington July 5, 1832

 This certificate is given to obtain for the above named persons the benefits of the Act of June 7th 1832.

                                              //s//
                                         Hen. A. Muhlenberg
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22nd Congress   [rep. No. 427}    Ho. of rep
  1st session.

John Fox, Jacob Fleisher, Michael Spatz, Adam Gramlin - Soldiers of the revolution.

[To accompany bill H.R. N. 574.]

May 14, 1832.

Mr. Denny, from the Committee of Revolutionary Pensions, made the following

REPORT:

The Committee of Revolutionary Pensions, to which was referred a resolution relative to restoring to the pension roll, the names of John Fox, Jacob Fleisher, Michael Spatz, and Adam Gramlin, soldiers of the revolution, report:

    That it appears the names of the persons referred to, were placed on the pension roll under the act of March, 1818.
    Fox, Fleisher, and Spatz, having, in 1780, engaged in the service, on board the South Carolina, were captured, and sent to the prison ship at New York.  The horrors, cruelties, and hardships, encountered by the inmates on the prison ship, need not here be described.  These men were discharged after about eleven months' imprisonment.
  Adam Gramlin was on the pension roll in 1819; and was, under the act of 1820, excluded in consequence of not filing a schedule of his property. It appears to the committee that he is now about eighty years of age, with a wife not much younger; deaf and dumb son; and a daughter paralytic and helpless.  He is the owner of a mountain farm worth, at the utmost, about $500; 10 or 12 acres of which can be cultivated.
   The committee are of opinion that he is, under such circumstances, entitled to be placed on the pension roll.
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32.433

Michael Spatz Penna.

Artc written suspended caus. enter in ondex.
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State of Pennsylvania
Berks County

    Be it known that on this 19th day of December AD 1834 personally appeared Adam Rapp a resident of Berks County Penna before the Matthias S. Richards a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Berks in the state of Pennsylvania the said Adam Rapp being first duly sworn according to the law doth on his oath depose and says that he was acquainted with Michael Spatz a citizen of Reading Pena in the Revolutionary War and that he knows this deponent that said Michael Spatz was duly enlisted for he Weyoming force in reading Pena 1778 in the fall of the year aforesaid in the Company of a musketry commanded by Captain Christian Madera and that this deponent saw the said Michael Spatz in the said company marching with his ammo knapsack & marching the Weyoming  and that said Michael Spatz at the time was in the Weyoming Force an able bodied man capable of performing  full and ample duty further this deponent saith not.

Sworn to and subscribed             //s//
the day & year aforesaid        Adam Rapp
before me.     //s//
Mathias S. Richards
a Judge of Berks County, Penna

State of Pennsylvania
Berks County
    I Matthais S. Richards a Judge of the County of Common Pleas in and for the county of Berks in the state of Pennsylvania do hereby make known & certify that Adam Rapp above named who has sworn and subscribed his name before me in the foregoing affidavit in the case of Michael Spatz is a credible person and on his statements and oath credit is due him and of right ought to be given and I do further certify that the said Adam Rapp Testimony will be fully received in any court of justice and in testimonial where I have hereunto set my hand and subscribed the same at Reading Berks County penna December 19th AD 1834

                                           //s//
                                Matthais S. Richards
                                a Judge of Berks County
                                                                Penna
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State of Pennsylvania
Berks County

    I Jacob Sallade Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Berks in the state of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that Matthias L. Richards Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit of Adam Rapp was made in the case of Michael Spatz is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said county of Berks, Penna. duly confirmed and authorized a Judge and to administer oaths and I further certify that the signature purported to be his is truly genuine and in testimony whereof I have here unto affixed the seal of the said oat and subscribed the same at Reading Pennsylvania.  December 19th AD 1834.

                                Jacob Sallade Proth.
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Rev War         Inspiration, Arizona
                                 Box 9
(Date Stamp)
PENSION
OCT 5 1921
DIVISION

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D. C.

    Will you please send me a copy of pension record of Michael Spatz Mariner soldier of Revolutionary War (183rd) from Reading, Pa.

                     Kindly obliged

             Mrs. Thom. H. Donohue


(Date Stamp)

PENSION
      D
    OCT
U.    4    S.
      1921
  OFFICE
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Mrs. C.M. Steinmetz
545 Centre Street
Reading, Pennsylvania

                                     January 10, 1925

Bureau of Pensions: -
Washington, D.C.           S  3957

    Will you please send me the pensions record of Michael Spatz, Mariner - P. N. March 5, 1819 aged 68 years.

    Reference - Pennsylvania Archives, Third Series, volume 23, Page 524.

    This record is asked for an historical paper.

    Thank you, I am.

                                      Very truly,
                                           //s//
                               Mary Owen Steinmetz

(Date Stamp)

PENSION
     Jan
U.   12   S.
     1925
   OFFICE