Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4,818, for Adam Shout, Pennsylvania
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SERVICE
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Shout, Adam
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NUMBER
S.4.818
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6071
Pennsylvania
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Adam Shout
in the state of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Roberts of the Rgt. commanded by Col. Geyer in Penna. Line for 10 mos. 15 days Private - $34.99
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 Inscribed on the Roll if Pennsylvania at the rate of 34 dollars 99 cents per annum, to commence on the fourth day of March, 1834.
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Arrears to 4th of Septs. 1832.                 $52.48
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 1835   17.49
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                                                                 $69.97

{Revolutionary Claim.}
Act June 7, 1832,}
Recorded by Vinal Luce Clerk,
Book D Vol. 6 Page 74





Recorded by
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17.492
Adam Shout

4 Feby. 1833
Orig,/5.14

Hon. (?) L. Dewart

No Reply

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BRIEF in the case of Adam Shout
of Union County in the State of Pennsylvania.
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1.  Was the declaration made before a Court of Judger?  A Court

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

3.  How old is he?  77 years.

4.  State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
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Period/Duration of Service/rank/Names of General and Filed Officers under whom he served.
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In 1775/2 months/private/John Roberts Capt. Col. Geyer.

-/3 or 4 months preparing to march/private/Capt Christian Fischer.

1777/nearly 6 months/teamster/Capt. Cornelius.

-/2 months/private/Capt. Strives

5.  In what battles engaged:  _

6.  Where did he reside when he entered the service?  Allentown, Pennsylvania.

7.  Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence or by rolls?  Living Witness & traditionary evidence.

8.  Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?  No.

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

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                        B. F. Pleasants Examining Clerk
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Declaration of Adam Shout

17492
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Affidavit of Adam Shout supplementary to his declaration made in the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Union in the state of Penna. the 24th September 1832 in order to obtain a pension under the Act of Congress of June 7, 1832.

Pennsylvania 
Union County} ss.

   Personally appeared before me the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Union aforesaid, who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age. and the complete loss of memory, he can not swear positively as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he severed not less the periods mentioned, below, and in the following (illegible) for two months, I served as a substitute for Jacob Smith who was draughted in Capt. Roberts company; for four months and fifteen days I served as a (illegible) soldier in the driving the continental teams; for two months I served as a draughted militia man in Capt. Grimes company making the whole term of my service then months and fifteen days, and for which service i claim pension.

                                  Adam (his mark) Shout
Sworn & subscribed
this 16th Feby. 1833
           //s//
    John Mauck

State of Pennsylvania
Union County} ss.

    I joseph Stilwell Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said county so certify that John Mauch before whom the above affidavit was taken is & was at the time thereof an acting Justice of the Peace duly appointed and commissioned for said county, and that full faith & credit are and of right ought to be given to his official acts.
    In witness thereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of the Court at New Berlin the 15th day of February AD 1833.

                                    //s//
                               J. Stilwell Prothy.
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Pennsylvania
Union County} ss

Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.


    Ludwig Dershem being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say, that he was well acquainted with Adam Shout when declaration and application for a pension hereto annexed, during the revolutionary War.  That the said Adam as well as deponent enlisted at the same time in what was called the Flying Camp as stated in the said declaration under Capt. Fisher & was discharged as he stated. And he further stated that the said Adam and the said deponent enlisted afterwards as teamsters and served as the said Adam in his declaration aforesaid states: that the greater oart of the time they were together, although they belonged to different companies as the were called "Brigades", that the deponent has no further recollections of the services of the said Adam. And further says not.
                                       //s//
                                 Ludwig Dershem
Sworn & subscribed
Sept. 26, 1832
           //s//
   Joseph Stilwell
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State of Penna.
Union County} ss.

   I Joseph Stilwell Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas de certify that the within-named Ludwig Dershem the deponent is a person of credibility and that full confidence may be placed in his testimony.  Witness my hand and seal of the Court at New Berlin the 16th day of January A.D. 1833.

                                             //s//
                                   J. Stilwell Prothy.
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State of Pennsylvania
Union County} ss

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

    On this twenty fourth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two personally appears in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, at New Berlin in and for the county of Union, now sitting, Adam Shout, a resident of Bufaloe Township, in the county of Union and State of Pennsylvania, aged seventy-five in years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his solemn oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.

    That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein states: 

    I lived in Upper Milford Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, when I entered the service of the United States.  I entered as a substitute for Jacob Smith who was draughted and marched in Capt. John Roberts's Company under Col. Geyer from Allentown, Pennsylvania, I think sometime in the fall of 1775, to Easton: thence we crossed the Delaware unto New Jersey & marched to New Germantown, and from that place to Middle Brook which was our headquarters.  Whilst we were there the British lay at Trenton and we were stationed so as to prevent them from crossing the hill which was between them and us - I served two months and was discharged I think some time after Christmas for there was pretty deep snow at the time - I can't say whether I got a written discharge or not - if written, it is lost.

    Sometime after my return from the last-mentioned tour, but in that year I can't recollect, I enlisted in the "Flying Camp" under Capt. Christian (illegible) and Sergt. Philip Walter, for the term of seven months; But the company had not been filled when we received information that Fort Washington was taken, and the Flying Camp stationed there scouted.  Fisher's company was then discharged after having spent three or four months in preparation to march.

    I think it was in the spring of the year 1777 I again enlisted as a teamster; The circumstances of this enlistment; thus, we received a bounty the same as any other listed soldiers; twelve men - a captain and a lieutenant constituted what were called a Brigade; we were enlisted for the express purpose of driving the continental teams, but in every other respect we were under the same regulations as other enlisted soldiers, - I marched in Capt. Cornelius' Brigade from Allentown, Penna. to Bethlehem - and from there to Easton where we crossed over the Delaware into New Jersey  and marched through New Germantown to Morristown.  I think where we lay three months; there were other Brigades there besides ours, but who commanded them I don't recollect; we were employed in hauling about every direction, - and things of every description which the Army stored in need of:  While we were at Morristown the American Army or the greater part of it, lay at a place called Middlebrook, to which place we were at length ordered to march, to join the Army: at that place we were separated, and each one was attached to a regiment or battalion, as occasion required:  here I saw Genl. Washington and his lifeguard, but know no other guard officer:  The British at that time lay at a place called Amboy:  I got sick and applied for a furlough to (next page)
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go home:  The term of my enlistment which was six months, had expired when I got my furlough, this was perhaps a month or a month and a half wanting; The officer that gave me my furlough was (illegible) he that had the control of the teams, but his name I can't now recollect:  When I came away, he placed another in my place: When I got well I was to return and bring another team to be furnished by a man in Northampton County, named Larig, whose duty it was to furnish us with wagons & horses.  After I got well I applied to (illegible) for a team, but he informed me that they had more teams (illegible) in the service than they wanted and that he did not buy any more:  He then sent me home I think Ludwig Gershim can testify to my service during this tour:  He also enlisted for the same purposes at the same time - but he did not belong to any Brigade.  I think he was at Middlebrook when I got sick and came away - My furlough is lost, and from Larig I got written discharge - A man by the name of Conrad Richard, attached, I think to the same Brigade. I was sick at the same time I did come away with me & (illegible) is dead long since but Dershem's affidavit is hereto annexed.

    I was again draughted to march against the Indians. I marched in Capt. Stine's Company from Heller's Tavern, at the base of the Blue Mountain; Thence across said mountains and headquartered where a man named Brinker lived; There was no Indians there at the time & so we lay still there for two months - the time of our service.  After our two months were up, we went home - but don't remember whether I got a written discharge or not: this tour was towards the close of the war, in the fall of the year, but which year, I cannot remember.
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I hereby relinquish every claim to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that my name is not on any pension roll of the agency of any state. 
                             Adam (his mark) Shout
Sworn & subscribed the
day and year aforesaid.
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       Joseph Stilwell Proth.

We John G. Heim, a clergyman, residing in Buffaloe Township and Wm. Kepler, residing in New Berlin, in the county of Union, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Adam Shout, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy-seven 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 this opinion.
                                                   //s//
                                       J. George Heim
                                       William Keler
Sworn & subscribed the
day & year aforesaid.
            //s//
   Joseph Stilwell Prot.

   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 solder, and served as he states.  And the court further certifies that it appears to them that John G. Heim who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman resident in Buffaloe township and that Wm Kepler who has also signed the same, is a resident in New Berlin and is credible person, and that their statement is entitled & credit.

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                                    Hugh Wilson
                                    Adam Leight
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Affidavit of Adam Shout supplementary to his declaration made int the court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Union in the state of Penna. the 24th September 1832 in order to obtain a pension under the act of Congress of June 7, 1832.

Pennsylvania
Union County} ss

    Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a justice of the Peace in and for the county of Union aforesaid, who, being first sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the complete loss of memory, he can not swear positively as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of the recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following term for two months I served as a substitute for Jacob Smith who was draughted in Capt. Roberts's Company; for two months I served and as a recruit in the Flying Camp; for four months and fifteen days I served as a trained soldier in driving the continental teams; for two months I served as a draughted militia man in Capt. Grimes company making the whole term of my service ton months and fifteen day and for which service I claim Pension. 

                               Adam (his mark) Shout

Sworn & Subscribed
this 16th Feby, 1833.
               //s//
        John Mauck

State of Pennsylvania
Union County} ss

    I Joseph Stilwell Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said county do certify that John Mauch Esq. before whom the above affidavit and taken is and was as the time thereof an acting Justice of the Peace duly appointed & commissioned for said county, and that full faith & credit are and of right ought to be given to his official acts.

    I witness where of I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of the court at New Berlin the 16th day of February 1833.
                                 //s//
                       J. Stilwell Prothy.
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REVY WAR
4818
INVALID

File No. 4818
Adam Short*
Priv.  Rev.  War

Act: June 7th, 1832
Index:-Vol. M, Page 337

(Arrangement of 1870.}

*Although throughout the preceding pages his name appears as SHOUT, here it is clearly spelled SHORT.