Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10243, for John Stout, Pennsylvania
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Penn
Stout, John
R. 10243
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35460
John Stout
Pa
Act 7 June 32
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Declaration
In order to obtain the Benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
State of Pennsylvania and County of Philadelphia
On this 20th day of February personally appeared in  open Court before the Court of Common Pleas for the City and county of Philadelphia now sitting John Stout a resident of the Norther Liberties in the County of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania aged Eighty 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 he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officer and served as herein Stated Genl Irwin Col McGaw Major Bidding and Capt. Durgsen
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and I declare that my name on the Pension of the Agency of any State
Joseph Stout
Sworn and Subscribed to the day and year aforesaid before me in open Court
J Richtie Loves
We Joseph and Berg a Clergyman residing in the City of Philadelphia and John Adolph of the County of Philadelphia hereby certify that we are all well acquainted with John Stout who has subscribed and sworn to the above
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declaration; that we believe him to be Eighty years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion
Joseph F Birg
John Adolph
Sworn and Subscribed to in the day and year aforesaid
in open Court before me J Richter Jones 
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he state and the Court further states that is appears to them that Joseph and Birg who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman residing I the City of Philadelphia who also signed the same is a credible person and their statement is entitled to Credit and the accompanying and were made by the Petitioner
Answer to the 1st question I was born in County of Philadelphia and state of Pennsylvania Oct 4th 1762
Answer to the 2nd Question The record of my Age is on a Blank page in my Fathers Bible which I have in my possession
Answer to 3rd Question When called into service I was residing in Cheltenham Township , Montgomery County and State of Pennsylvania Several years after the Revolution I lived with my Father in Montgomery County since then in Philadelphia County. I now live at no 39 Delwyn Street Northern Liberties in County of Philadelphia and state of Pennsylvania 
Answer to 4th Question I was drafted
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Answer to 5th Question= There were no Regular Officers with us, there were 2 Companies of Horse, One Commanded by Captain Duffield, the name of the other Captain I forget. I entered the service in September 1783 our Regiment received orders to March to New York the British Army having gone there from Philadelphia but when we reached Newton Bucks County, we heard that they had made no attack on New York and it was expected they would soon return to make their Winter Quarters in Philadelphia we therefore received orders to Encamp at Newton where we remained till near the end of November, where we heard the British had gone from New York, we were there dismissed and told to hold ourselves in readiness in case of their return to Philadelphia.
Answer to 6th Question= I was discharged by Captain Durgang the paper is lost.
Answer to 7th Question= Thomas Heart Wm Heart Charles J Sutter Philip Leidy Conrad Leidy John McGuire Thomas Longstreth Ebenezer Levick
John Richter Jones
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas 
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I Richard Palmerik Clerk a Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania hereby certify that the forgoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Stout for a Pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto appended my name and seal of Office the day and Year aforesaid. 
R Palmer Jr Prothonotary
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let to W A Proter
Copies (unreadable) sent to the Hon C.J Ingenroth
HR Jan 1846 WM Hon JM
Le F. Stars JM 10/$6

102&12
Act 7th June 1832
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Mr Charles J Ingersoll
grants  the Commissioner of Pensions to hand him by request of W Stout of Philadelphia his application for a pension unless it is to be granted Jan 22, 26
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Rejected
John Stount
Pa
Act 7 June 1832
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Eubach Hotel
Jan 31 46
Dear Sir
The authenticated papers you seek are in John Stout's case I duly (unreadable) and forwarded to him.
And I take this occasion with pleasure  to (unreadable) moving to the punctuality which I have uniformly forward at your hands. I am respectfully Your s blesses  C J Iaguiole
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1939 Nov 3 Hist. to Mrs F.V. Ray
1939 Nov 7 Hist to Mr W.F. Hathaway M C.S.
Rejected
10243
Po
John Stout
Service:
Enlisted:       , 18
Discharged     18
Application filed:     18
Hist of 1842 gives fol reason for suspension: "No proof of service statement adverse to the facts of the history."
Alleges:
Re-enlisted
Attorney:
P.O.
      Recognized.   Cont
      Cert of Dis  Searched for     18
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J Hart
June 10/56
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Pension Office
June 10, 1856

Sir
Aided by the explanatory letter of A.G Stout I hear he called to refer to this application of John Stout late of Philadelphia County, Pa and served  not it was made in December 1843 under the Act of June 7, 1833 and in reply to the (Unreadable words)
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Pension Office
June 10, 1856

Sir
Aided by the explanatory letter of A.G Stout I hear he called to refer to this application of John Stout late of Philadelphia County, Pa and (unreadable)  not was made in December 1843
(document is unreadable)
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Philadelphia Dec 25 1843
Dear Sir, 
I enclose you the "Declaration" of Jno Stout, of the Northern Liberties in this County in order to obtain pension and request that you will it to Col Edward, whose early attention will be duly appreciated.
Mr Stout and all his family are personally known to me, (unreadable) some of the Deponents was both There is no doubt of their high respectability nor is there any I think of Mr Stout's right in the Pension. You can inform Col E who Judge  Parsons is; and that he took this evidence with great care. If there is anything (unreadable), I should be glad to be speedily (unreadable) of it. The case is one which we conversed, when I last saw you.
Truly Yours
Wm. Porter
JnePorter Esq
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Hon Geo W Toland July 24 1843
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Pen Off
Feby 24th 1843
Sir
I have the honor to inform you that the declaration of John Stout unsupported by any evidence has been examined and filed. He states that he entered the service by draft in Sept 83 and in November was so discharged and required to hold himself in readiness the war had ceased at the designated period and his term of service being less that 6 months he is not entitled even if it should be shown that he earned as the date of it
Hon. G.W. Toland  H.R.
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H.R. 
Feb 22 1843
Sir,
I enclose a letter to me from 
Jno wife Esq of Philadelphia with the evidence  in support of the claim of John Stout for a pension. To which I respectfully ask your early attention
Yours Truly 
Tolling
Ewing W Toland
J.L. Edwards Esq
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Philadelphia Feb 20 1843
Dear Sir
Enclosed you will receive the evidence of old Mr Stouts claim to a pension under the act of June 7th 1832. I believe he has complied strictly with all its requests and I will feel deeply indebted to you as well in your representation as in a friendly personal capacity if you would oblige his pretentions to a pension should any thing be omitted on his part, I will thank you at your earliest  convenience to give me information as I am exceedingly desirous that he should succeed.
Very Truly yours
Huagmug
Hon Geo. R. Roland
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July 16 45
Jo Stout Pa
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Washington DC
16 July 1845
Sir, Be pleased to inform in what's the present condition of the case of John Stout an applicant from Philadelphia for a pension.
Very Respectfully
J M Stout
JL &A Tho Smith
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Wm A Porter
30 Jan 2 44
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Pen Off
January 30th 44
Sir
in the case of John Stout whose papers are filed in this office, I would remarks  tours of the Pa  militia were 2 mo by law and that if it were true that he was drafted he served have served but 2 mos in the tour which he estimated at 3 mos with respect to the other service (also estimated at 3 mos and described as holding himself in readiness by order of the officers) it affords no ground for a claim under the act of 7 June 39 which provides for actual service only in filed or garrison to the intent of at least 6 months.
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House of Rep.
Feb 12 1846
James L Edwards Esq
Dear Sir
I have been written to by an old man in my District by the name of John Stout, on the Subject of a pension. He says he filed his papers and proof in Your Office back in June (unreadable) and that he is written information on the Subject and asking my assistance
Will you do me the favor to inform me whether any action has been had on his Case and if to what it is and if rejected or suspended the bonds of the same was obliged
Yours very respectfully
Tho N. Campbell
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Pen Off
May 5th 46
Dear Sir
I have the honer to return you the petition of John Stout made a declaration in 1843 and asserted that he was drafted in Sept. 83 (after the war) and proceeded to Newton in Bucks Co where he served 3 months and subsequently was held in readings for three months more under Capt Duncan Col McGaw his declaration showed are utter ignorance of the service besides showing less than 6 months actual service. He moreover says he was in Company with Jacob Foulknod By reference to his papers it appears that he is not in service after 18 and was in the Militia Regt of Col Mooore which was at the time stationed in Burks County three months and two months which was the limit of the time of the Militia.  In  his
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petition he dates his service in 1781 and in his narrative speaks of the removed attack of the British upon New York (which they had occupied from Aug 1776) and the return of the enemy to Winter Quarters in Philadelphia where no force of the enemy had appeared in 1777 His claim as set forth is not only unsupported by evidence but is not consistent with the historical facts in relation to which a participant in the military service of that period could not have been mistaken 
Hon H.J. Seamen
May 5th 1846
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Pension Office
Feb 14 1846
Sir,
In the case of John Stout, I have the honor to inform you that his claim was examined and reported to the H G W Noland on the 25th of February 1843, and to be a Porter, of Philadelphia in the 30th January 1844. His claim was rejected because the claimant did not perform six months service, which the Act of June 7 1832 requires to entitled any one to the benefits. Certified copies of the papers were enclosed to Hon C J Segun last month at his request 
Hon Jno H Campbell 
34 400 Pa
32 Ny
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Pension Office 
July 16 1845
Sir
In reply to your inquiry respecting this claim of John Stout of Philadelphia, I have to inform you that it has been rejected, as he did not perform six months since which the law of June 7 1832 requires
Nub T L F A T Smith
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November 3, 1939
BA-J/MCS
John Stout, R.10243

Mrs T.V. Ray
Reinersville
Ohio
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of October 16, 1939, requesting information relative to Revolutionary War soldiers, John Stout and Isaac Bradrick.
The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to afford any information relative to an Isaac Bradrick.
The data which follow were taken from papers on file in the pension claim, R.1-243, based on the military service of the only John Stout who served from Pennsylvania that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
John Stout was born October 4, 1762, in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. The name sof his parents are not shown.
John Stout applied for pension February 20, 1843, while living at 39 Dillwyn Street, Northern Liberties, Philadlephia County, Pennsylvania. He alleged that he enlisted in Captian Dungan's company in Colonel McGaw's Pennsylvania regiment. The claim was not allowed as in order to be entitled to pension, the law required that the soldier render at least six months military service.
For several years after the Revolution, John Stout lived with his father in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. From there he moved to Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, where he died, date not shown.
In 1844 reference was made to sons and grandsons of John Stout, no names given.
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One Frank Stout was living in  1856 and his address was Office of United States Coast Survey, Washington, D.C.  In that year reference was made to A.C. Stout. It is not shown whether they were related to the soldier.
There are no further data relative to the family of John Stout.
Very truly yours
A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator
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October Seventeenth 1939
Veterans Administration
Washington D.C.
Dear Sirs:
This office requests whatever information you may have in your file on the service of one Lucius kiffle, a veteran of the War of the Revolution, who possibly served with Connecticut troops.
We are requesting, also, the same information inn connection with the case of one John Stout who, we believe, may have served with the Pennsylvania troops in the War of the Revolution.
These two men may have received a pension or a land grant and probably filed an application to secure the benefits.  A copy of whatever your records show will be of considerable value to the records of the State of Iowa.
Yours Truly
W.F. Hathaway
W.F. Hathaway
Director
WFH/f
(Stamp seal: RECEIVED Oct 19 1939 Mail Sub-
Div Reader No. 18 VETS ADM)
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Painesville, Ohio
Oct. 16, 1939

Veterans Administration
Washington D.C.
(Refer to BA-J/MCS)

Dear Sir:
I am interested in revolutionary soldiers John Stout and Isaac Bradrick.
I think they were both from Pennsylvania and Bradrick was killed when Washington's army retreated from White Plains, New York about 1779 or 1880.
John Stout was born in 1762 and died in 1841 and married Sarah Bradrick, daughter of Isaac Bradrick. He took his father's place in the Army 
when he was killed. His father's name was Jonathon Stout in 1776. 
This is all that we know of the, and would greatly appreciate any further information that you can find for us. We want to file supplementary D.A.R. papers on these men.
Thanking you very much, I am your truly,
Mrs. T.V. Ray
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Copy
Application of John Stout of the County of Philadelphia for a Pension
Oct 7 June 32
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State of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Count

Before me a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Jacob Faulkerod of Orchford Township Philadelphia County,
Jacob Myer of chittenbaum Township Montgomery Co State of Pennsylvania; who being duly sworn according to law, to deposeth and say, that they are well acquainted with John Stout of the northern Sibertier in the County of Philadelphia what they served with him in the Army of the United States in the year 1781, under  Gen'l Fromie, Bob McEnw, Mayer Bidding the first named deponent
Capt Dargen for which Service is now another receipt of a function from the U.S. Governement and further more that they know the said John
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Stout to be a man of high respectability 
Sworn and Subscribed before me this 12th day of December 1843
John Foulborade
J.P.
Jacob Foulborade
Jacob (unreadable)
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Declaration
In order to obtain his benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 1832.
State of Pennsylvania County of Philadelphia
On the eighteen day of December,  personally appeared in open Court, Before the Court of Common Pleas now sitting John Stout a resident of the Northern Liberties in the county of Philadelphia and state of Pennsylvania aged eight one years who being first and only person according to served doth on his oath, make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the pension by the act of Congress passed June 7 1832
That he entered the service of the United Staes under the following named officers, and served as here in state  tours General Irvine, Colonel McEwan, Major Bidding Captain Dungan
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Answer to the 1st question- I was born in the county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania October 4 1762.
Answer to 2nd Question- The Record of my Age is on a Blank page in my Fathers Bible, which I have in my possession at the present time.
Answer to 3rd Question. When called into Service, I was living in Chittenbaum Township Montgomery County and State of Pennsylvania. For several years after the Revolution , I lived with my father in Montgomery County. Since that time I have resided in Philadelphia. I now live at 39 Dillwyn Street Norther Liberties, County of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania. 
Answer to 4th question I was drafted
Answer to 5th Question There were no Regular Officers with the troops that I can recollect there were two
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companies of Horse, one of which was commanded by Captain Daffield of Frankford the name of the other Captain I forget. I entered the service in September 1781 one Regiment received order to March to New York the British Army having sent there from Philadelphia but when we reached Newton Bucks County, Penna we received intelligence that they had attacked New York and it was predicted they would soon return to make their Winter Quarters in Philadelphia. We therefore received orders to Encamp in Newton where we remained till near the end of November in 1781, when we had heard the British had left New York. We were then dismissed and told to hold ourselves in reading in case they returned to Philadelphia. In accordance with this command, this deponent kept himself in reading to March for the further period of three months making six months in all.  
Answer to the 6th question  I was discharged by Capt.
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Dungan. The paper is lost.
Answer to 7 the question  Thomas Hart,  Wm Hart, Charles J Sutter, Philip Saidz, Conrad Seidz, John McGuire, Thomas Songshith, Ebenezer Sevick, Dr Charles Nobel, Isaac Rahris, Wm Stephenson, Jacob Brestmoth ugustin Stephenson, Christian Snyder, Benjamin Stiverson.
I hereby relinquish every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my home is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn to Subscribed the day and year aforesaid W A Parsons Judge    Joh Stout
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Me, Joseph S Berg, a clergyman residing in the City of Philadelphia and Henry Fritz residing in the County of Philadelphia do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Stout who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration; that we believe him to be eighty one years old, 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. J.F. Bing
JJ.C (unreadable)  
Affirmed and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
A.J. Parsons 
And this said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department; that the above named applicant and a Revolutionary
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soldier; and served as he states. And the court further states that if appears to them that Joseph F. Berg who has signed the preceding certificate as a clergyman residing in the city of Philadelphia and that Henry B. Fritz is a credible person and that he is a resident in the county of Philadelphia; and that their statement is worthy of credit.

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                                      A.B. Parsons
                                      Asst. Judge

   I Richard Plamer Prothonotary of the Court of Common pleas of the county of Philadelphia 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 John Stout for a pension.

                                  In testimony whereof I
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have hereunto set my hand and seal of said office this 19th day of December A.D. 1843.

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                           B. Palment Prothonotary