Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39,612, Jacob Grigner, Penn.
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Service: Penn.
Grigner, Jacob or Geiger
Number: S39,612
Contents
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Pennsylvania

Jacob Grigner or Geiger Lebanon in the state of Pennsylvania as a private in the regiment commanded by [?]el Thay- of the Pennsylvania [?]ine, for the term of fifteen months.

[?]nscribed on the roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of Eight Dollars per month to commence the 25th of August 1818.

Certificate of the pension issued the 17th of Sept. 1819 and sent to David [???] Lebanon, Pennsylvania

Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1819 [???] 98:86
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th March 1820 _48:_

$146.86
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}
P[?]
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Too light cannot read the two lines on the page
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Transmitted by Dd Krause Psq.
I [??] Lebanon [?] Penn
Jacob Geiger
Pennsylvania Line
Private
Pennsylvania Line
15 months
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The deposition of the
witnesses (certified by the
Judge to be knowable)
[illegible]
[illegible] on [illegible]
[illegible] should be
furnished. The Judges
signature must be
authenticated under
Seal of Court
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Pennsylvania
Lebanon County
     Before me the subscriber of the Judges of the court of Common Pleas of said county. Personally appeared Jacob Geiger of the Borough of Lebanon County and State aforesaid in the sixty ninth year of his age, who upon his solemn oath duly administered; according to law
deposeth and saith that in the latter end of the year 1775 he enlisted in Capt Boyles Company in Berks County who was soon succeeded by Capt Snow which company was attached to the 2nd Batt of the Pennsylvania--written in above the line with a carat it says on the Continental Establishment -- under the Command of [not sure] John Shag in which company the said deponant marched to Fort Washington and was then taken prisoner, that he  [unreadable] said Company for  and during the term of  fifteen months, and was eventually released by the Commander of the British forces and sent home on his [not sure]  That in consequence of all health and reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of his Country for support.
Sworn & Subscribed      Jacob Geiger signed Before me 25th Aug. 1818
D Krause signed below the date

State of Penn
Lebanon County ss  I David Krause one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas of said County Do hereby certify that the above testimony deposition of Jacob Geiger was taken on his solemn oath and swore by him before me  Signed D KRause
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Lebanon County ss
     Before me D Krause Esq one of the Judges of the [something] County of Lebanon County personally appears George Detrich of said county in the 60 year of his life who upon his solemn oath duly administered, deposeth and saith that he served in the said Regiment and  Battle [crossed out info] Capt Davenports Company--in between the lines is written  in the Penn line  on the COntinental establishment-- with the wthin Petitioner & was one of his companions for 12 months until they were taken prisoners, that he is well acquainted  with the [something] petitioner Jacob Geiger and knows him, this said petitioner to be the [unreadable] Jacob Geiger who served with him as companion in arms as above stated.

Sworn & Subsribed
Before me 25th Aug 1818  ss

Signed below by D Krause
Signed over on the right by George Detrich


Lebanon County SS
draws a seal   I D Krause do herby certify that the above deposition of George Detrich was taken on his solemn oath and subscribed by him before me and it appears to my full satisfaction from the evidence had before me and of my own personal knowledge, that the said petitioner Jacob Geiger served in the revolutionary War against the Common enemy for more than nine months (added above is "at one time") and that he is in ill health & reduced circumstances and [unreadable[ the assistance of his Country for support
signed by D Kause to the right. 

Lebanon County ss
     I David Krause one of the Judges in the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Lebanon in the state of Penn Do hereby Certify that I am acquainted with George Detrich, the deponant above named and that he is a disinterested and creditable witness. With [unreadable] my hand the 18th day of August AD 1819   Signed D Krause
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Lebanon County
State of Pennsylvania

    Before me the subscriber and of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the said County, Come Godfried Kinner  and on his solemn affirmation declared and saith that he is acquainted with the within applicant Jacob Geiger that the said Jacob Geiger enlisted in Capt. Boyle's company in the Pennsylvania line or the Continental establishment that according to the best of this affirmed knowledge and believe the said Jacob Geiger was taken prisoner at Fort Washington in the Fall of the year 1775 and was more than nine months continually [unreadable] in the service in the revolutionary war on the [unreadable] as [ 2 words unreadable]
it is signed on the right by Godfried Kinner
Affirmed & Subscribed
Before me this 
18 day of Aug ad 1819
signed by John (Jn) Gloninger

I John Gloninger one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Lebanon in the State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that the above deposition of Godfried Kinner was taken on his solemn affirmation and subscribed before me, That I am well acquainted with the above named [unreadable] Godfried Kinner that he is a man of good character and veracity and that he is a disinterested & creditable witness in the case of the within applicant Jacob Geiger to which he testifies [unreadable] and the 10th day of August AD 1819  signed by John Gloninger

Penna Lebanon County SS   I J A Shulze Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Lebanon County in the 12th Judicial district of Penna Do hereby certify that {unreadable} Krause and John Gloninger Esquires whose names are subscribed to the foregoing declaration depositions & certificates is of their own [can't read]  have [can't read] and that at the time of Subscribing taking and Certifying the same ever since has been and now are two of the Judges of said Court of Common Pleas of said County duly  appointed commissioned and authorized and that to all acts by them done in that capacity full faith and [can't read] ar thought to be given. WSitness my hand and Seal of Said Court at Lebanon
the 18th of August AD 1819
Signature on right is very "messy, but can read Shulze Clerk
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            Jacob Geiger

             looks like 1428

                        Lebanon


big ON or OK


17 Sept 19
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19th Judicial district of Pennsylvania
Lebanon County {?] On this eighth day of  August Ad 1820 Personally appeared in  open court, being a court of record for the said district.
Jacob Geiger aged seventy years, resident in the Borough of Lebanon and County of Lebanon in said district, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows-- That he first enlisted in the company of Captain Boyles, and was afterwards transfered to Captain Puders/or Tuders or could it be Peters???  of the third Battalion of the Pennsylvania line, on the  continental establishment commanded by Colonel Shay; and that the said Jacob made his original declaration soliciting a pension sometime in the month of August 1818; that he obtained it commencing from this date, as appears by his Certificate numbered 14287--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 my 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",  [can't read} on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not nor has nay persons in trust for me, any property. or securities or contracts or debts, due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule following, and by me subscribed
Signature of  Jacob Geiger
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1 Old [unreadable                      16.00
1 [unreadable] Kettle 2.00 1 [something] 1.00 1Stirrer                                          4.50
1 Stirrer  1.50   1 Chest 1.50 1 Chest 50   3.50
1[unreadable] 1[unreadable] 1 ditto 75   1.40
4 Baskets 1.26  1 looking glass 1.67 6 chairs [can't rad]                                                  3.73
3 Hymn books  3 small prayer books       1.34
1 Large Prayer book 75   1 Testament 50   1.25
1 Dough [??] [??} 1 Bench 12 1/2 3 [??]      1.20
3 {????}     1 small cupboard [??]               1.30
2 sm Baskets     5 small keys  136            2.80
2 Pants 33  1 [??} 25  1 Milk skimmer 25      -83
1 Hog 4.00  2  {//} 50 1 Coffee kettle 50    5.00
1 Iron Pot 53  3 ten quart measures 20        73
1 tin candle {//} 10 1 set Ladles  {??]         1.05
1 Iron Ladle [??}   7 pewter spoons  47  7 Pewter plates                                                         1.60
2 small ditto  20   2 dishes  70 1 ditto 33    1.23
7 Earthen dishes  4   3 tea pots  60   6 cups & Saucers 23                                                 .89
2 {//} Jugs 40  Qt decanters 67  3 pint do 75  1.82
4 1/2 pint do -50   3 1/2 Qt jugs 60- 1 wash line 40                                                       1.50
5 Earthen pots {//} 1 [??} fork-hook & Shovel  
                                                                      78 
3 [??] 40 6 Spade -18- 1/2 doz. Knives & Forks 80                                                          38
1 [??] Shovel & Tongs 1.20 1 Axe 20 1Hatchet 33                                                     1.73
1 Hammer [??] 3 Tin Dishes 13  Tin [??] Roller 56
1 Salt [??] 40  2 flat irons 47                    87
1 pr Steel Yards 1.47 1 Clothes brush 4   1.51
1 pot hook 20 3 bread baskets 12  1 Lamp 13  46
2 Candle sticks 16--1 spinning wheel & Reel  1.46
1 Coffee Mill                                                 23
Values totaled                                         $60.67

The applicant hath no profession or occupation, nor ability to labour.  His wife the only member of his family is an aged woman [???] and born down by the infirmities of age
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and no [?] to labour for her support.
Sworn to and declared on the eighth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty Before the Honorable
Samuel [?] Frankel and his associated Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for Lebanon County aforesaid
J [?] Shulze [?] and Jacob Geiger
Penn. Lebanon County J. Andrew Shulze
Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas in and for the said County
of Lebanon and State of Penn.
Do hereby certify that the
foregoing oath and schedule
there unto ammased are truly
copied from the records of said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount of the Value of Property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Sixty dollars and Sixty seven cents. In testimony whereof I have [?] to set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court the 19th day of August AD 1820
J Andrew Shulze [?]
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Appears to be a copy of an envelope  addressed to :

Honorable J C Calhoun
                   Secretary of War
                   City of Washington


TO the right of Calhoun   is written "Free"

to the left and just below secretary of war is written  Lebanon PA 21 August

Written sideways up the page on the left is something not sure

Over Calhoun is written Admitted with some initials.
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                              39612
                          INVALID

File No.   39612

           Jacob Gughes or Geiger is added in above Gughes

            [??] Rev War


Act:  18th March 1800

Index:  --Vol  G   Page 204



           Arrangement of 1870