Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2,246, Adam Gramlin, Continental Penn.
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(8-1776)
[SERVICE]
Continental
Penn.
Gramlin, Adam
or Gramling
[NUMBER]
S 2.246
carded
[CONTENTS]
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18
Pennsylvania, Phila
Captain Gramlin or Gramling
of Berks County in the State of Pennsylvania
who was Artillery Artificer in the Company commanded
by Captain ---- of the 
of the Regt commanded
by Col Flowers in the Pennsylvania
line for
Inld from H92
Inscribed on the Roll of Philadelphia
at the rate of 140 Dollars 00 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Endg April 30. 1846
Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of November
1850 and sent to
A. Ray Cap
Arrears to the 4th of Present
Semi-annual allowance ending
led
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}
...led by H:R:Weightman Clerk,
...2 Vol. 5 Page 23
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State of Pennsylvania 
Berks County ss.
On this 12th day of August One Thousand eight hundred and thirty four personally appeared in Open Court of Common Pleas now sitting before the Hon Garrick Mallery Esq President & his associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Berks, in the State of Pennsylvania, Adam Gramlin of the same County & State aforesaid Aged 77 years 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 7th 1832 that altho he is now a Pensioner of the United States at the rate of Forty Dollars per annum for 12 Months service Rendered in Captain Minsks Company of Artillery artificers and in Regm't commanded by Colonel Benjamin Flour as will appear by his Original discharge Now in the War office of the U. Sta. in City Washington and said discharge given me for my said service bearing date 3rd April 1779 & signed Benjamin Flour, and that he entered a first service in the War of the Revolution prior to the service of the said Artillery for which he feels himself Justly entitled to receive a Pension for Namely what is called the Flying Camp service that he was duly Enlisted a Soldier in the War of the Revolution in the service of the United States entered as such July 4th AD 1776 in the Township of Brecknock County of Berks Pena. for the Term of six months in the Company of Musketry Commanded by Captain Ludwig and in Reg't commanded by Colonel Haller that the said Company Marched to Amboy and that he was in the battle of Long Island, in the later end of the Month of August year aforesaid and that he was also in the battle of White Plains near the Later part of the Month of October of the year aforesaid and that he continued his said service from the 4th day of July 1776 To the fifth day day of the Month of January A D 1777 when he was then Honourably discharged for his said services at a certain place called the Swamp in Pennsylvania and that he has in his power two credible Persons who can Testify
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To his said services namely Nicholas Lott a soldier of the Revolution and also Conrad Hertz of Brecnock Township Berks County both these men were in the Flying camp Service and served as aforesaid in the first engagement of my enlistment as aforesaid six months in the Flying camp service for which service I now receive no pension, and that he now claims in all of said services 18 months. Namely, six months for the Flying camp and - 12 months Captain Minsk Artillery artificers for the said twelve months I do now receive 40 Dollars per annum, and that he now claims six months Pension for the service Rendered the U. Sta. in the flying camp service and for these six months service I do claim a further pension at the time I entered the Flying camp service in Captain Ludwigs company. I lived in Berks County Pena where I do now live and have not changed my place of Residence since the war of the Revolution. I have a certificate of baptism in which it appears that I was born in Pennsylvania AD 1757 and that his said Discharge which he received by the hands of Captain Ludwig was Lost or mislaid and he does hereby relinquish every claim of a Pension except the present six months. And that his Name is on the Pension Roll of the Penn Agency payable at Bank Phila at the rate of forty Dollars per annum. and that of Late his Name was placed on the Pension Roll of the Penn Legislature payable at Harrisburg Penn at the rate of forty Dollars per annum and Declares that his name is not on the Agency of any other state only as afore said
Adam Gramlin

Sworn to and Subscribed in Open Court before the Judges of said Court the Day and Year aforesaid.
Jac Sallade Proth'y
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State of Pennsylvania
Berks County ss.
On this ninth day of August AD one thousand eight hundred and thirty four personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas now sitting before the Hon Garrick Mallery Esqr President and his associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Berks, Pennsylvania Nicholas Lott a resident of Reading Penn who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on
his Oath depose and say that he was fully acquainted with Adam Gramlin in the War of the Revolution that said Adam Gramlin was duly Enlisted into Captain Ludwig Musquetry for the Term of six Months entered said Company July 1776 and continued in said Company and in Regt commanded by Colonel Haller untill the Month of Januar of the year 1777 when he was Honourable discharge for
six months faithfull feirce Rendered
Nicholas Lott
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court before the Judges of said Court the day and year aforesaid
Jas Sallade Proth'y

State of Pennsylvania
Berks County ss
On this ninth day of August 1834 personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas now sitting before the HonourableGarrick Mallery Esq. President & his associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Berks Pennsylvania
Conrad Herrtz who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath depose & say that he said Conrad Hertz was duly Enlisted in the war of the Revolution in the same Company Musqetry, commanded by Captain Ludwig & in Regt commanded by Colonel Haller in the Flying camp service and that he knows to his certain knowledge that Adam
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Adam Gramlin continued to serve from the Month of July 1776 in the Company & Regmt. aforesaid in the war of the Revolution in the Flying Camp service To the Month of January of the year 1777 when he was for his said six months service Honourably discharge by the hands of Captain Ludwig at a place called the Swamp in Pennsylvania 
            Conrad Hertz {X his mark}
Sworn to and Subscribed in Open Court before the Judges of said Court The Day & year aforesaid  
             Jac. Sallade Proth'y

And the said Court do hereby Declare their opinion in the case of the aforesaid applicant Adam Gramlin that he served as he states and that the Testimony aduced in his case are all entitled to credit
              Garrick Mallery
              Prest. Judges
              Matthias V. Richard
              a Judge of Berks County

State of Pensylvania
Berks County ss
I Jacob Sallade Prothonotary of the said Court of Common Pleas in and for the 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 Adam Gramlin for a Pension  In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court and subscribed my Name & quality at Reading Berks County, Pennsylvania  August 12th AD 1834
                  Jac. Sallade Proth'y
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State of Pennsylvania}
Berks County Ss}
On this 14th day of September AD. 1850 before me William Betz an Alderman of the City of Reading in and for said County and State, duly authorized to administer Oaths, personally appeared Peter Gramling, Known to me as a person of truth and respectability, who being first duly sworn according to law. Doth on his Oath state, that he is one of the Surviving Children and Executor of the last Will and Testament of Adam Gramling decd. who was a revolutionary Pensioner under the act of 1832. As an Artificer, at the rate of $92.00 per annum
up to the day of his death, which took place on the 30th day of April 1841. Now the object of this declaration being made is to assert a claim to an increase of said Adam Gramlings late pension at the rate of $20.00 per month. it being the amount of monthly pay allowd to Col Baldwin Artificery. That the said Adam Gramling died on the day above leaving no Widow, and that the following named are the  only children now living viz. Adam Jacob John, Benjamin and Peter and Isaac and Barbara
intermarried with Samuel Moyer.
Sworn & Subscribed this day} 
& year first all written before me}
William Betz Alderman
Peter Gramling
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State of Pennsylvania 
Berks County ss
I, Michael K Boyer Prothonotary of the Court of. Common Pleas of Berks County do hereby certify that William Betz before whom the foregoing Affidavit was made is an acting alderman of the city of Reading in and for Berks County duly Elected and Commissioned as such according to law and that the signature purporting to be his is true and genuine. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Reading this 17th day of September A D. 1850
                    Mich K. Boyer
                           Proth'y
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July 23, 1936

Adam Gramlin-S.2246
BA-J/AW

Mrs. H. L. Shaner
4344 Maryland Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you
request the Revolutionary War record of Adam Grambling or Gramling from Pennsylvania or South Carolina.
The data furnished herein were obtained from
papers on file in pension claim, S. 2246, based upon
service of Adam Gramlin (Gramling) in the War of the Revolution. This is the record of the only Adam Gramlin found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this office. The surname was searched under similar spellings.
Adam Gramlin was born in the year 1757 in the
state of Pennsylvania, particular place not stated,
nor are the names of his parents shown.
While a resident of Berks County, Pennsylvania,
he enlisted July 4, 1778, served as a private in Captain Ludwig's company, Colonel Haller's regiment of the Flying Camp, was in the battles of Long Island and White Plains, and was discharged January 5, 1777. He enlisted in the spring of 1778, served one year in Captain Meng's company, Colonel Benjamin Flower's Regiment of Artillery
Artificers, from which he was discharged, April 3, 1779.
He was allowed pension on his application executed, August 20, 1819, at which time he was residing in the Township of Cumru, Berks County, Pennsylvania, in the vicinity where he had always lived.
Referene was made in 1832 to his wife as then dead,
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her name not given, and to his daughter, Sarah, and his son, Henry.
The soldier, Adam Gramlin, died in Cumru Township, Pennsylvania, April 30, 1841.
The following were his surviving children in 1850 - Peter Gramling (as he signed) of Berks County, Pennsylvania, Adam, Jacob, John, Benjamin, Isaac, and Barbara, who married Samuel Moyer.

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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Adam Gremlin
or Gramling
S. F. 2246 
Penn.
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This is to Certify that Adam Gramlin, shoemaker is hereby discharged from any further service in the Regt. of Artill'y Artificers, as his time of one year for which he enlisted is expired.
Benj'n Flower (illegible)
5 April 1779.
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Testimony as to circumstances of Adam Gramling
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Pens. Reading Berks Cty April 16th 1832

Hon Henry A Muhlenberg
House of Representatives 
Dear Sir The Situation and scircumstances {sic} of Adam Gramling of the County of Berks, Pennsylvania I do hereby make known; that I do consider and believe that with all his House & Kitchen furniture and all that he has will amount to the sum of Two hundred Dollars or thereabouts.  I shall here as near as possible relate such things as I know within my knowledge.  Mr Adam Gramling has a House built of Logs and some Forrest Land; on which is also a Stable  This Land will not yield a sufficiency of Grain for his Family. I have fully ascertained that the same will not produce more than 12 bushels of Rye per annum. I do believe that he is worth 
Real & Personal     ............. $200
he declares to me that he is 
honestly indebted   ...........   $50
I am fully acquainted with Mr A. Gramling and his Family which reside with him  Mr A. Gramling is advanced to many years his wife is deceased - he is unable to perform Labour & he has residing with him a Daughter named Sarah, and a Son named Henry. Sarah has receved {sic} a severe stroke of Palsay whereby she has lost the use of one arm.  Henry is Deaf & Dumb can not speak or hear.  I will here have ocasion to state that John Diemer Esq. did under his hand & seal issue a certificate in his own hand writing and gave me the said certificate and in which certificate he did certify that Adam Gramling aforesaid was in poor scircumstances, That has since been lost or mislaid & he is now no more, he is dec'd. That is Mr. Diemer is dec'd. The above statements are all that I know therefore Respectfully make known that
                        Samuel Levan
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I am acquainted with Samuel Levan and believe that his assertions are entitled to full credit
              H A Muhlenberg
              April 20, 1832
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OPERATING
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July 14, 1936


Veterans Administration, Pension Dept.,
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:
Will you kindly advise me as to whether or not there was ever a pension paid to one Adam Grambling or Gramling who served during the Revolution.  He was either from Penn or South Carolina or maybe went to S.C. after the war. TI have been able to secure some informat on from the Adjutant Generals Office but they have so little information and suggested I might get more from your office.
I of course want to know who the pension was paid to and if the children are named if there were any. I an under the impression that two Adams served as one was supposed to be only a child and served as a Courier boy for Gen John Stark.  I will very much appreciate any information that you may be able and kind enough to furnish me as I am badly in need of any proof as to which is my own ancestor.
Thanks for any favors,
Mrs. H.L. Shaner,
4344 Maryland Ave.,
St. Louis, Mo.

(noted in pencil- no signature?  and only)

(stamp RECEIVED Jul 16 1936 MAIL SUB.DIV, VETS [illegible] 74)
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2246.    
Invalid.  Rev War.
File No. 2246
Adam Gramling
Artillerer Rev War

Act:  June 7, 1832
Index: --Vol. A, Page 149.
{Arrangement of 1870.}

1936 July 23 hist. to Mrs. H. L. Shaner
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See letter 16 Aug't 1834 to Hon H. A. Muhlengberg
[strikethough: 15.556] 18

Pennsylvania
Adam Gramlin
of Berks County in the state of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain _ of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Flowers in the Pennsylvania line, for the term of one year
[strikethrough: from __ 17_ to __ 17_]
Increased $92.00 Aug't 25th 34
Inscribed on the roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 40 Dollars per [strikethrough: month, to] annum commence on the 4th day of March 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 5. of July 1832 and sent to the Hon. A. H. Muhlenberg Hous of Reps.
Arrears to 4th of March 1832 $40.00
Semi-anu'l all'ce ending 4 Sept. 1832 20.00
$60.00

[crossed out: {Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820}]
Act 7 June 1832
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Certificate as to Enlistment & Services of Adam Gramling.
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State of Pennsylvania
Berks County SS

Be it known that on the 17th day of April One Thousand eight hundred and thirty two before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Berks personally appeared William Mannerback the Elder who made Oath in due form of Law doth Depose and say that he was duly Enlisted in the force of the U. States in the War of the Revolution in the Company of Artillery commanded by Captain Mengs in the Pennsylvania Regt commanded by Colonel Benjamin Flower and that he has now in his possession an Honourable discharge for his said services which he received by the hands of Benjamin Flowers Colonel aforesaid and that he knows to his certain knowledge that Adam Gramling of Berks County Pennsylvania is the Identical  same Adam Gramling who was duly enlisted for the term of one year in Lebanon Pennsylvania now so called, and at that time was called Lancaster Cty, and that the said Adam Gramling entered the enlistment as aforesaid in the same Company aforesaid in the spring of the Year 1777 and served in the 
same Regt commanded by Colonel Benjamin Flower and that said Adam Gramling continued to serve agreeable to his enlistment untill the Summer of the year A.D. 1778 when he was then Honourably discharged for his said services aforesaid at a place called Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania.
Wm. Mannerback
Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid  before  me 
Jac Sallade Wm Mannerback
I Jacob Sallade Justice aforesaid do Certify that I am personally acquainted with William Mannerback who has subscribed his name to the foregoing affidavit he is a credible Person & much respected and I do further certify that his Testimony will be admitted in any Court of Justice.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my Name at Reading in the County of Berks the day & year aforesaid.
Jac Sallade
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State of Pennsylvania 
Berks County ss
I John Addams Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Berks do hereby certify that Jacob Sallade Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit of William Mannerback was taken in the Case of Adam Gramling was at the time of taking & signing the said affidavit a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Berks duly Commissioned and authorized to administer Oaths and I do further Certify that the signatures purporting to be Jacob Sallade are all true and genuine signatures.
In Testimony whereof I have affixed The Seal of the said Court and subscribed my Name and Quality at Reading in said County April 17th 1832
               Jno Addams Proth'y
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Berks County Ss
[seal affixed]
I Joseph Retter Register for the Probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration in and for the County of Berks. Do Certify that Peter Gramling of the Said County was duly & legally appointed one of the executers of All & Singular the good and Chattels, rights and credits which were of Adam Gramling deceased late of Cumru Township.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my and Seal of Office the 17th day of September Anno Domini 1850

John G Cunnins
Deputy Regester
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Adam Gramling

Payments to be made at Philadelphia by the President of the U States Bank & Agen. for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of Pennsylvania


Recorded by Daniel Brown
Clerk, in Book D. Vol. A.
Page 87.
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 7th June  1832, that Adam Gramlin of Berks County, Pennsylvania who was a Private in the U.S.Army is entitled to receive Forty dollars  (and cents crossed out) per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1834, and payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this fifth day of July one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Lew Cass
Secretary of War
(seal)
Examined and Countersigned.} J.L. Edwards

(across the following paper Cancelled is written)
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15-500
Pennsylvania

Adam Gramlin of Cumru Township in the state of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Flowers of the Pennsylvania line, for the term of One Year.

Inscribed on the roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 20th of August 1819-

Certificate of Pension issued the 29th of October 1819 and sent to James Diemer Esq. Reading Penn.

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1819. 12/31th 30....4:15
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th March 1820-48
                                                             $52:15

[Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}

R.

See letter to Hon: H A Muhlenberg H.R.
11 Feb. 1820.

For further evidence see papers of Michael Spatz
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Adam Gramlin, Decd
1 yr Artillery Artificer $120
6 mos serv'  20
$ 140
Inc' to $140 per annum, ded'y former payt's at $92 per annum.
Ending 30 Ap'l 1841 payable to Peter Gramling, Executor on the Estate for the benefit of
Adam Gramling
Jacob Gramling
John Gramling
Benj' Gramling
Peter Gramling
Isaac Gramling x
Barbara Moyer, only surviving children
Phil Roll
A Ray
Present
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Washington
Oct 18 1850

James L. Edward’s Esq
Com of Pension

Sir
     You will receive, herewith; enclosed, an application in the case of Adam Gramlin late a pensioner on Phil’ role at the rates of $92 per annum.  The claim is made for an increase on account of his revolutionary as an Artficer in the  corp commanded by Col Flowers.
      I also submit the evidence that Peter Gramlin, who makes the declaration, is the son executor.

I remain very respectfully your own servant
                           Alex Ray
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22d CONGRESS,
     1st Session.
—————————.     H.R. 574
                                   —————-
May 14, 1832.

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.
                     ————————————-

Mr. DENNY, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, reported the following bill:

                                  A BILL

To restore to the roll of revolutionary pensioners  the names of John Fox, Jacob Fleisher, Michael Spartz, Adam Gramlin, and Calvin Pinkham, soldiers of the revolution. 

1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
2. Of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That
3. The Secretary of War be, and is hereby, required to restore to
4. The roll of revolutionary pensioners, the names of John Fox, 
5. Jacob fleisher, Michael Spartz, Adam Gramlin, and Calvin
6. Pinkham, and pay to hem at the rate of eight dollars, each
7. Per month, commencing on the first of January, Anno Domini
8. Eighteen hundred and thirty.
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This is an addressed envelope as follows:

Free
HA Muhlenberg
FREE stamped over the name

Circular stamp on the left side of envelope with READING across the top PA along the bottom and AUG 12 in the middle

James L. Edward’s Esq
Commissioner of Pensions

Washington City
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Reading Aug 12 1834

Dear Sir
                Permit me to hand you the enclosed 
               (And entire sentence is lost to rips in the paper and folds) and is (illegible for the same reason as above) result (illegible for the same reason as above) to me.

                I am with great regard 
               Your ob servant
               Hon A. Muhlenberg

J.L. Edward’s Esqr
Washington City
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Adam Gramlin
Penn Line
Col° flowers
1778-1 yr 

Adm - 
(Seal and writing have worn off the page)

Reading, Penn.

(along the right hand side of the paper and written vertically)

Returned, that the applicant may state: in what ca, priority he served
2 Oct 1819
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Writing is on left and right side of a journal type document. Writing is both vertically and horizontally on the page as follows:

Left side vertically:
Reading, Penn

Across the middle horizontally:

Adm -

Returned, that the applicant may take, in what capacity he served
2 Oct 1819

Right side vertically:

Adam Gramlin
Penn line
Col° Flowers
1778 - 1 yr
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Berks County SS
       On the 20th day of August AD 1819 before me James Deimer Esquire one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Adam Gramlin of Cumru Townshipn County aforesaid, aged sixty two years. Who being by me duly sworn according to law, dry depose and say that he enlisted in the year AD 1778 for the term of one year in the Town of Lebanon Dauphin County and state of Pennsylvania in a company of Artillery Artificers Commanded by Captain Mink, Col Benjiamin Flowers Regiment, that he remain in said regiment from the time of his enlistment for one year as appears by his discharge hereto annexed, that he is in reduced circumstances and stands your need of the assistance of his County for support And that he has not received any Pension under the Laws of United States
Adam Gramlin

Sworn and Subscribed the day and year af'd }
Coram
Ja's Dimmer

Berks County ss
     On this 20th day of August AD1819 Before me James Delmer Esquire one of the associate judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said Country personally appeared David Zerbe Cumru Township County aforesaid, who upon his solemn Oath doth depose and say that he hath known the above named Adam Gramling upon and of thirty years, that he is in indigent circumstances and stand in need of the assistance of his Country for support
Sworn and Subscribed 
Coram
Ja's Diemer   David Zerbe
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Pennsylvania
Berks County ss
I James Diemer Esquire one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for said County Do hereby Certify that it appears to my satisfaction that Adam Gramling did serve in the revolutionary War as stated in his declaration against the Common enemy as appears by his discharge hereto annexed & do further Certify that the said Adam Gramling and David Zerbe are creditable Witnesses, and that the said Adam Gramling in indigent Circumstances.
In Witness whereof have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the said Court to be affixed this twentieth day of August AD 1819

Ja's Diemer

Berks County ss 
On the 12th of October AD 1819 Before
me the subscriber one of the Judges of
the Court of Common pleas personally appeared Adam Gramling who upon his Oath according to law doth depose and say that he served in different capacities, to wit Making Catridge boxes, bayonet Scabbards belts and also exercised in his company at different times, & further saith not.

Adam Gramling

Sworn & Subscribed
the day & year aforesaid
Coram
Gab. Wiester Jun'r