Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38042, Christian Hoofman, Penn.
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(8-1776)

SERVICE Penn.

Hoofman, Christian 

NUMBER  S.38042

CONTENTS
Not identical with Christian Hofman, S.39752
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16530

Original
Christian Hoofman
of Pendleton Cy in the state of Virginia who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Chambers of the Penna line, for the term of three years

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 2d of Novr 1819

Certificate of Pension issued the 9 of March 1820 sent to Honble Mr McCoy House of Reps

Arrears to 4th of March 1820   32.76
Semi-anl all'ce ending 4 Sept 1820  48.

$80.76

[notes]
3 mo 29/30 9/31
8
24

7.73
1.3
32.76
died 13 Dec 1822
29/30

{Revolutionary Claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}

Continued
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Notification sent October 30. 1820 to William McCoy, Pendleton, CH Virginia
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C Hoffman

[illegible] for Pension

Commence
Nov 9 1819
Christian Hoofman
Penn Line
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Pendleton County to wit

At a court held for said county on this 2nd day of November 1819 Christian Hoffman came into court and after being duly sworn, deposeth and saith that he enlisted into the service of the United States in the 1st Pennsylvania Regt commanded by Col Chambers. That he first enlisted into Capt Craigs company in the month of April (he thinks the 18th day) in the year 1776. belonging to the said regt that he continued to serve in said company near two years. when Capt Craig resigned and the said company was afterwards assigned to Capt Simpson; that he continued in the service of the state in the regiment aforesaid, upwards of four years; until the revolt of the Pensylonia Line Morristown. shortly after which he was discharged at Trenton; that he originally enlisted for three years in said regiment. but was kept in the service the time first mentioned. (he thinks four years or nine months); that he was in the following battles; at Brunswich taking the Hessians at Trenton. Brandewine. Germantown. at Peola when Gen Wayne was defeated & at the moment he [illegible] he further saith that he is poor and stands in much need of assistance from his government & he understands there was a law of Congress passed on this 18th of March 1818. giving a pension to Revolutionary soldiers who are in reduced circumstances. Which pension he humbly asks for & further he saith not
It is within the knowledge of the court that said Christian Hoffman is a very poor man and stands in need of assistance from his country for support
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and the court are satisfied of the services of said Hoffman that he did serve the United States as stated in his declaration and is entitled to a pension under the late law of Congress

Virginia Pendleton County
I Zebulon Dyer clerk of the court of said county do certify that at a court [illegible] for the said county the 2nd day of November 1819 Christian Hoffman who is named in the within declaration personally appeared in Court and made such oath as is therein stated - and that the court ever fully satisfied that he did perform the services therein stated and that he is a very poor man and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said county the 16h day of November 1819 and in the 44 year of the Commonwealth -
Z Dyer
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Christian Hoofman

Declaration & schedule
for Pension

16.530

CM 
Sept 1820
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Virginia
Pendleton County to wit
On this 5th day of September 1820 personally appeared in open court being a court of record for said county by the laws of Virginia Christian Hoofman, aged sixty four years, resident in said County of Pendleton and State of Virginia who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declares that he served in the revolutionary war as follows; - that he enlisted at Easton in the County of Northhampton in the State of Pennsylvania, about the latter end of May or beginning of June 1777, in the company commanded by Capt Samuel Craig of the 1st Pennsylva Regiment, commanded by Col. Chambers for the term of two years unless sooner discharged. That he continued in the same Corps, as the service of the United States under the command of said Craig for about two years, and subsequently under Capt Simpson for somewhat more than two years when he was discharged from servcie in Morristown int he State of N Jersey, but his discharge is last. That he was at the Battles of Brandywine, Monmouth, Germantown & Paoli. That he made his original declaration before the county court of Pendleton, on the second day of November one thousand eight hundred and nineteen, and that he has received a pension warrant No 16530, but as yet has rec'd no money.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift sale, or in any manner disposed of any property or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled an Act to Provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the revolutionary war, passed on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed, to wit:
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One horse, (small 7 or 8 years old  $15.00
1 ditto (small mare, 12 or 15 years old 15.00
2 little ploy gray  6.00
3 cows, 3 yearlings p.3 calves  45.00
7 head of stags pigs   7.00
wheat, rye, potato  30.00
2 axes old 2 $2 iron wedges $0   3.00
1 auger  5 gr 379 1 chisel 2/3   1.00
1 iron kettle  6.00
1 small iron pot  .84
2 pewter basins $1.50 12 pewter dishes 86.04  2.34
6 pewter plates old  1.50
6 " spoons .50
knives & forks 1/2 doz old 1.25
cups saucers a broken set .25
1 coffee pot 75. 5 tin cups 3/9  1.37
1 walnut table 4.00
1 chair .50
1 coffee mill .75
1 woman's saddle 12.00
1 man's saddle 16.00
old saddle bag  
$179.05
$2.00
$181.15

I am owing the following sums of money towd
To John McClure $3.00
John Dolly 12.00
Jonus Huffman 40.00
M. Thortle 6.66
M. Henkle 6.00
D. Capilo 2.00
Isaac Henkle 2.00
Jonath Teter 2.00
Saml Skidmore 2.00
Gro Cola 4.00
Michl Mallow 7.99
Forward 86.66
Dyer Hopkins $11.77
[Brot forwd 86.88
$98.43
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I have nothing to depend upon for the support of myself and family, but my own manual labour; have no trade or occupation, except a Tiller of the ground which from my age and infirmity I am unable to do to any advantage, living as I do on rented land, which is poor and unproductive, very steep, and almost in the woods. My family consists of my wife, who is old and infirm and unable to do much, being much afflicted with rhumatism, and three children, Solomon 15 years old, George 13 years old, and Laban 10 years old

Christian his x mark Hoofman

Sworn to and declared on the 5th day of September 1820 before the county court of Pendleton

I Zebulon Dyer Clerk of Pendleton County in the State of Virginia do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereunto annexed are Truly Copied from the record of the said court - And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid scheudule is the amount therein stated - 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 15th day of September 1820
Z Dyer

Clerk of the Court of Pendleton county
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38042
Revy INVALID.

File No. 38,042
Christian Hoofman
Pri Rev War

Act: 18 March 1818
Index: - Vol 2, Page 232

{Arrangement of 18870.}
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admitted

Row: Wm McCoy
1 new case
22d Feby sent

J.L.Edwards Esq
comm
[torn]
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Congress Hall Feby 22nd 1820

Dear sir, enclosed is the declaration of Christian Hoffman which he has just handed me.
I wrote this declaration for this to man myself, and was present in court when he made his declaration. And I have no doubt of his service as to his poverty. I have been acquainted with him for upwards of twenty years. and believe that at no period of that time but he was in debt more than he was worth and so fast as he has earned property the same has been taken to pay his debts; his conduct in this case shows evidently. his ignorence and folly, in stead of handing this declaration to me, he has been on a campaign through Pensylvania & made another declaration in that state and collected other Testimony until he has sworn out his original declaration
I have retained his Pensylva [illegible] believing that the original herewith enclosed, although not in the usual form, is substancally right & will entitle him to a pension; if his pverty or anything, that the ourt can say, will have any effect

Respectfully your 
Obt Sevt
Wm McCoy

J.L. Edwards Esq