Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,010, for Christian Sterner, Pennsylvania
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Penn

Sterner, Christian

NUMBER
S. 23010

CONTENTS
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11.104
Pennsylvania
Christian Sterner of Schuylkill in the State of Pennsylvania 
who was a [unk/ Pvt?] in the Company commanded 
by Captain Sentz of the _____________commanded by
______ Pennsylvania [unk] for Militia
6 mos.  [Pr]    $20

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of 20 Dollars per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March,  1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of March
1833 and owing[____] pay
Sent to Pension, [___] of the [__] of the [?])

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 - $40.00
Semi-anl. Allowance ending 4 Sept 1833 - $10
[Total] $.00

Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by John Y Sprague. Clerk
Vol 5 Page 52

See letters to Hon. E.B. Hubley  H. R.  J.P. Apt.
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19171
Christian Sterner

Adm.@
6 mo's
Private
[symbol]20.

Pensioner
care of the Prothonotary of the City
Orwigsburgh [sic]
PA
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BRIEF in the case of Christian Sterner
County of Schuylkill in the State of Pennsylvania
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or Judge? Open Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he? 72 v.

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 

Period. | Duration of Service. | Rank. | Names of General and Field Officers under who he served. 

| | Years, Months, Days. | As a | Gen. 
In 1777 | Months, 2 | Private | Cap. Lentz Maj Canivns
1778 | 2 | " | Officers names not recollected in this term of service 
| | 2 | " | Cap Will 

5. In what battles was he engaged? None

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Berks County Pa 

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary proof, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? No

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
[crossed out] properly attached - 

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned. 

A.B. Hiruston Examining Clerk.
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Declaration of Christian Sterner 
a Revolutionary Claimant 

19171
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Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed the 7th of June 1832

State of Pennsylvania
County of Schuylkill } s.s. 

On this twenty first day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally, appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Schuylkill of the State of Pennsylvania, (the same being a Court of Record), now sitting, Christian Sterner a resident of Wayne Township of the County of Schuykill in the State of Pennsylvania, aged seventy two years, who being first duly sworn according to law, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed the 7th of June 1832

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Offices and served as a herein stated.  That he entered the service in the Month of August of the year 1777 at Rockland Township in the County of Berks of the State of Pennsylvania, under the Command of Captain Sebastian Lentz's Company Lieutenant Gerard Gerber, Major [illegible], that he entered the service as a drafted militia man and marched from Rockland Township, aforesaid, to the town of Reading in Berks County, from then on to Pottsgrove, from then on to Farmers Mill (all in the State of Pennsylvania) That he was stationed at Farmers Mill during the engagement at Germantown.  That
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he was not engaged in any battle in particular but had a slight skirmish with the British Lighthorsemen when serving as a piquet guard, near the confluence of the Wissahicken and the River Schuylkill That he served for the term of two months and returned to Rockland Township in the latter part of the month of October or first part of November in the year 1777.  That he never received a written discharge but was verbally dismissed - 

that he again entered the service in the summer of the year 1778 as a drafted militia man in the Township of Maxatony, Berks County in the State of Pennsylvania (to which place he had removed from the Township of Rockland above mentioned) That he marched from Maxatony Township, aforesaid, to Wyoming in the County of Luzerne State of Pennsylvania, shortly after the massacre at that place.  That he recolects that the inhabitants were engaged in rebuilding the Twon when he arrived there and he remembered that there were some Regiments stationed there at the time.  That his memory has very much failed and he cannot recollect at this time the names of the Officers under whom he served but he [illegible] that the Captain and Major were from Reading, in the County of Berks, in the State of Pennsylvania That he served for the space of two months and then returned to Maxatony Township, aforesaid, That he never received any written discharge but was verballing dismissed. 

That he again entered the service as a drafted
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militia man at Maxatony Township, aforesaid, and from then he marched under Captain Daniel Hill to Minnicks Mill then in Berks County now in Schuylkill to protect the American Citizens of that section of County from the invasions of the Indians That they encamped at Minnicks Mill aforesaid for about two months and then all the Militia left the place but the Regulars staid for sometime afterwards.  That he served for the term of two months and received no written discharge but was verbally dismissed.  That he has no documentary evidence of his service and knows of no person who can know from the fact of his service.  That he was born in Maxatony Township Berk County State of Pennsylvania in the year 1759 or 1760.  That he removed from Berks County twenty five years ago into the County of Schuylkill State of Pennsylvania where he has lived ever since.  That he has a certificate of his age now in his possession. 

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the precedent and declared that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any State 

Sworn and subscribed in open Court - the day and year aforesaid

Jac. Hammer Prothy.

The [illegible] clergyman residing in the County of Schuylkill and Adam [illegible] residing in the County of [illegible] certify that we are well acquainted with
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Christian sterner who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy two years of age: 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 

Sworn and subscribed in open Court the day and year aforesaid 

Jac. Hammer Prothy. 

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 applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he stated 

And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Charles A. Grall who has signed the above certificate is a clergyman residing in the County of Schuylkill and that Adam Snyder who had also signed the same is a resident of the County of Schuylkill and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. 

Blythe
[illegible]

Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County S.s. 
I Jacob Hammer Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Schuylkill County aforesaid Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the Application of Christian Sterner for a pension 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 25th day of October AD 1832.
 
Jac. Hammer
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[illegible]3010
INVALID.

File No. 23,515
Christian Sterner
In Rev War

Act: June 7th 32

Index: - Vol. D, Page 392

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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J.L. Edwards Esq. 
Couns. of Pension, 
Washington
D.C.
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Washington 26th Dec.? 1836

J.L. Edwards Esq

Dear Sir,

Enclosed I send you the papers relative to the pensions of Jacob Snyder and Christian Sterner, which please examine & if correct forward me the orders required by my correspondents.

Respectfully Yours
Edw. B. Hubler
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