Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39,740, Henry Hummel, Penn.
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Service
Penn.

Hummel, Henry

Number
S. 39.740
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39.740

File No. 39.740
Henry Hummel

___  Rev War

Act 18 March 18

Index Vol 5, Page 243
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Pennsylvania
_ _ _ 14.443

Henry Hummel
In the state of Pennsylvania who was a private in the regiment command of Colonel Craig of the Pennsylvania _ _ _ line for a term of four years

Inscribed on the roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 13th of August 1818

Certificate of Pension issued 7th of Sep. 1818 and sent to John Ralston Esq West Chester Pa

Arrears to 4th of Sep 1819                 $101.90
Semi-anl. all'ce ending dollar 1820         48.
                                                           $149.90
  12 mo  19/31   4/30   

Revolutionary Claim
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Henry Hummels Document
I hereby certify that Henry Humel soldier in the Third Regt. of John Stark [unsure] of Pennsylvania [illegible] with me the [illegible]. When a Captain in said Regt. of may [illegible] Hundred and seventy lives for those years or during the war.
[signed] Wm Innis [unsure]
March 7th 17 [illegible]
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In concurrence in the within certificate to and agreeable to his Excellency Joseph Reed agreement with the soldier of the [7 words illegible] last the [illegible] of Henry Hummel soldier in the Third is hereby [illegible] the service of the United States.
Given under my hand in
Phila County March 8 1701 {unsure last 2 digits of year]
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Henry Hummel
Private
Col Craig's Regiment
Pennsylvania Line
1777 to 81

The disposition of [paragraph covered up with words]
Adm on the discharge
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7th District of Pennsylvania
On the 13th day of August 1818 before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the 7th Judicial district of Pennsylvania. Personally appears Henry Hummel aged Sixty-Nine years resident in the said district being by me first sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the Late Act of Congress In [illegible word], an Act to provide for Certain persons engaged in the land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War. That the said Henry Hummel enlisted on the Sixth day of May in the year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Seven in Captain Boyd's Company Coll Thomas Craig's Regiment of the Second Brigade Line that he continued to serve in the said [illegible word] or in the service of United States until the year one thousand Seven hundred and Eighty-one when he was discharged by Coll Craig and that he was in the Battles of Brendewine, Germantown & at Elizabeth lawn {illegible word} and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of Assistance of his Country for support and that he has no other help [unsure of word] now in his power of his services as he has lost his Discharge.
Sworn to me and declared before me on the day and year of arisen [unsure of word].
His Henry + Hummel Mart
John Ralston
I John Ralston Judge as aforesaid to certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Henry Hummel did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceeding action against the Common Enemy and as of now has not [illegible word] the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me for the Secretary for the Department of War pursuantto the Directions of aforementioned Act of Congress.
John Ralston
And I John Ralston Judge and as aforesaid do further certify that to my own Knowledge the above named Henry Hummel is Poor and Not Able to Support himself by labour and he is very infirm in body. 
John Ralston
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I John G. Wersler Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Chester in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Do certify that John Ralston Esquire before whom the within declaration appears to have been made, and whose is signed to the within Certificates , is and at that time of subscribing thereto was one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid, duly appointed, Commissioned and Qualified to all whose Official acts as such full faith and Credit is and ought to be given.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hands and affixed the seal of the said Court at [?] Chester the sixteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
M. Wersler Proth