Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4459, Anthony Hoover, Penn.
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Penn
Hoover, Anthony, Mary  H4459
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Pennsylvania
Mary Hoover
widow of Anthony Hoover who served in the Revolutionary War as a Sargeant
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 120.00 per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of April 18__ and sent to Alex. Roy illegible
Recorded on Roll pf Pensioners under illegible February 9, 1848, Page 224, W.2
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Married in St. Joseph's church by the Rev.d Ferdinand Farmer, Philadelphia, September 8th 1784. Anthony Huber Junior of Mary Healy - Witnesses Peter Bremich and Peter Gary-

State of Pennsylvania
City of Philadelphia

The Reverend F. J. Barbelin being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that the above is a true copy of the marriage record of St. Joseph's church in Philadelphia for the 8th day of September anno Domini one thousand seven hundred eighty four, the original of said record being in his custody among the archives of the said church.
Sworn and subscribed this 25th day of August 1853 before me Stephen N Simmons Alderman 
F. J. Barbelin Pastor of St. Joseph's church
____ , __. __. of ____ America
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State of Pennsylvania, County of Philadelphia
Be it known that on this tenth ___ day of June ___ AD 1857 personally appeared before me James Campbell one of the justices of the court of common pleas in and for the county of Philadelphia Mary Hoover (who from advanced age and consequent bodily infirmity was too feeble to appear in open court) a resident of the District of Kensington in the State and County above named, aged ninety years, who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress, passed on the seventh of July 1838 and the subsequent Acts thereto.
That she is the widow of Anthony Hoover who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, that he entered the service in the State of Pennsylvania in a company to the best of her knowledge and recollection commanded by Captain of the artillery under the command of Col. Proctor, that she often heard her husband, the said Anthony Hoover state that he served to the end of the war and for several years prior thereto, and that he gave his papers into the hands of an agent to obtain the land to which (from his service) he was entitled, but that she is ignorant of the name of this agent, or whether he succeeded in recovering said land. She further declares that she was married to the said Anthony Hoover on the sixth day of September in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and eighty four, that the said Anthony Hoover died on the fourteenth day of May in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirteen; that she
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of January AD 1794, to wit, at the time before stated. She further
on her oath declares that she is now a widow
having never intermarried since the death as aforesaid of
the said Anthony Hoover, and that she has never before
made an application for a pension
Sworn to & [illegible]
[illegible] this 11th
day of June AD 1837
James E Campbell
[illegible]
Her
Mary X Hoover
mark
State of Pennsylvania
County of Philadelphia } js:
I George Carpenter
Prothonotary of the Court of  Common Pleas in
and for the said County do certify that the Honorable
James Campbell before whom the foregoing instrument
of writing was executed and sworn to and who has
signed his name thereto was at the time of so doing one
of the Associate Justices of the said Court duly 
commissioned, and authorized to administer oaths
and affirmations.
In testimony whereof  I have
hereto set my hand and caused
to be affixed the seal of the said
Court this 11th day of June
AD 1837.
Geo Carpenter [illegible]
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Revy [Revolutionary][handwritten] WIDOW, &c.
File No. 4459
Mary Hoover [handwritten]
Widow
Anthony Hoover
Sergt. Rev. War [Sergeant Revoluionary War]
Act: Feby , 2d,[2nd]1848
Index:-Vol. A, Page 342
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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check mark [handwritten] No 15.020
Mary Hoover
widow of Anthony
Pa
A. Ray Oct 6, 1853
Same Apl [April]7, 1854
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9517 [handwritten]
Pennsylvania Phila [handwritten]
Mary Hoover [handwritten]
widow of Anthony
who was a Sergeant
in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
120 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1844
Certificate of Pension issued the
26th day of April 1854
and sent to
Alexr Ray [handwritten]
C 3 Mch 1843 x [handwritten]
[Act of JUNE 17, 1944.]
Recorded in Book A,
Vol. 2, Pagde
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11.650 [handwritten]
Pennsylvania, Phila [handwritten]
Mary Hoover [handwritten]
widow of Anthony [handwritten]
who died on the -
of - in the State of Pa
who was a Sgt in the - commanded
by Captain - of the - commanded
by - in the Revolution
for two years
Inscribed on the Roll of Philadelphia
at the rate of 120 Dollars 00 Cents
per annum, to  commence on the 4th day of
March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day of
April 1854 and [illegible]
Alexr Ray
Arrears to the 4th of Present
Semi-annual allowance ending
Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 7, 1838
Recorded by H. R. Weightman Clerk
Book D, Vol. 1. Page 220.
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In the matter of Mary Hoover
wid. of Anthony
Declaration
10 June 1851
Is the wid. of Anthony Hoover of the Revolution. He entered the service in Penn. in a company of artillery commanded by Proctor-& served to end of war. She was married 6 Sept. 1784. Husband died 18 May 1818.

Proof of service & Identity.
John Rudicom 
31 Jany 1854
Knew Anthony Hoover (or Huber) well. He ^Hoover repeatedly and up to the time of his death stated that he had served in Col. Proctor's regiment. This deponent has seen said Anthony's discharge from said regiment. Deponent knows, personally, that all the papers connected with military services of said Anthony were given in custody to a person, for the purpose of prosecuting his claim, and that they have not since been heard from. Certified of the highest [underlined] credibility.
The rolls of this office show that M. M. Connell assigned [illegible] of Anthony Hoover [underlined], received bounty land July 16, 1789. [marked out] The receipts Books show Anthony Hoover in Pennsylvania artillery in 1781, 1782 and up to Nov. 1783 - with 80 [illegible] bounty.
over
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The marriage is proven by church record. The change or difference in the names - Huber and Hoover is satisfactorily explained by witnesses and by a receipt book filed in the case. In this receipt book the name is written Hoover Huber and Huver.
The witness who swears that he had seen Hoovers discharge from Proctors artillery is certified to be of the highest respectability, and if he [underlined] sweaars to the truth then the claim is made out, as identity is the only point upon which a doubt could hang -
A. A. Evans
Examing Clerk
March 1-, 1854
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Washington
March 2nd 1854
Hon. L. P. Waldo
You will receive herewith additional evidence in the case of Mary Hoopver. widow of Andrew Hoover of Pa. In support of her claim to a pension made on July 7, 1838.
First, an affidavit of identity, second an affidavit given of Pastor of St. Joseph Church Philadelphia, and thirdly, an old rect [receipt] book, from 1793 to 1807 showing that applicant's husband was known as Anthony Huver [underlined]. Huber [underlined]. and Hoover [underlined] which will I think prove to your satisfaction that applicant's husband is person represented in the application.
I remain very respectfully your order
Alex. Ray
I have been requested to ask, unless the rect [receipt] book be deemed necessary in connection with other proof, to establish the claim; that it be returned to me.
A.R
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Pension Office
March 11. 1854.
Sir.
The additional evidence in the case of Mary Hoover, widow of Anthony of Penn. has been received and filed.
Before this claim can be finally acted on, it will be necessary for the claimant to explain fully the reason why she delayed applying for a pension for such a great length of time; particularly as she appears to have had a witness in her immediate neighborhood knowing all the facts connected with her husbands military service, and familiar with all his Transactions, even to the dosposition he made of his "discharge." When this explanation is made to the satisfaction of the office, the claim will be taken up for examination.
Very Respectfully Your able servt.
SP Waldo
Commissioner
A. Ray Esq.
Present.
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Washington

Hon L. P. Waldo  March 28 [year illegible]
Con' of Pensions
Sir
In compliance with your letter of the 11th r'cnt in case of Mary Hoover of Pa applicant for act 1838 I herewith submit the affidavit which seems to be showed to entirely satisfactory in it ch[illegible]
I also submit a letter addressed to the Hon. J. Robbin Jr. to signed form persons to whom Mary Hoover is known. W. Robbins letter to you is annexed, as to a [maricls] of his or signs of other [illegible] not known to him.
On the 2nd I presented an affidavit of John Rudicorn, with other evidence. all of which may be considered and acted on, the date of your letter of (11'). As I deemed the affidavit of Radicorn an informant one in do caus, I asked and obtained your permission to withdraw the paper, with the view to show it to how? W Robbins, supposing he might know + [affant]  he informed us he does not, dor do address before whom the affidavit was made well known to him. and [underlined] adds a letter to the affidavit to the effect.[end underline] The alderman certifies that "John Rudicorn, a person known to me long and intimatly know of unimpeachable character and unquestioned [inthepity], and one who is entitled to more ample faith and [ilegible]".
The letter from the Hon. W. Robbins, as to the known of the alderman and the one. added to the [his?] signed of the letter to him and I hope justify as depostrins in the [ipn] of the certificate.
[illegible] ordered.
Alex Ray
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Philadelphia March 24th 1854
Mr John Robbins Esq
Sir,
We the undersigned do hereby certify that we have know [illegible] Hoover for a number of years and are satisfied she is the widow of lat Anthony Hoover for whose services he rendered in the revolutionary war shi is now applying for a pension
James Flanagan
John Hill
Wm [Li?] Lott
Samuel Hansburry
[the following in different handwriting]
Washington House of Reps
March 27 1854
Hon L. P. Waldo
Sir;
Ia am personally acquainted with Messers James Flannagan and John Hill above named, of Kennsington Phila -- and I have every confidence in their varacity and I believe they know the said Mary Hoover and John Hill is a man about 55 years of age, and I believe was born in Kensington you many say in his assertion  [salutation] Yours [illegible] [signature] John Robbins Jr
I also submit a letter addressed to the Hon. J. Robbin Jr. to signed form persons to show many have is known. [illigible] letter to you is ammended, as to a [maricls] of his or signs of other [illegible] not known to him.
n the 2nd I presented an affidavit of John Rudicorn, with other evidence. all of which may my considers and acted on, the date of your letter of (11'). As I deemed the affidavit of Radicorn an informant one in do caus, I asked and obtained your [henapion] to [] do paper, with do now to show it to how? W Robbins, dropping he might know + [affant]  he informed us he does not, dor do address before whom the affidavit was made well known to him. and [underlined] adds a letter to the affidavit to the effect.[end underline] He [aldern] certifies that "John Rudicorn, a person known to me long and intimatly know of unimpeachable character and unquestioned [inthepity], and one who is entitled to more ample faith and [ilegible]".
The letter from the Hon. W. Robbins, as to the known of the alderman and the one. added to the [his?] signed of the letter to him and I hope justify as depostrins in the [ipn] of the certificate.
[illegible] ordered.
Alex Ray
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Washington
Hon. L. P. Waldo  Sept 13 /53
con' of Pensions
Sir/
In the summer of /51 I received the enclosed, made my Mary Hoover of Philadelphia. [illegible] of Aanthony, claiming oth benefit of a of 1838. for the revolutionary service of her husband as a soldier of [illegible] artillery. and to the end of the war. She further declared she was married to said Nathony in [underlined] Sept 1784.
On enquiring, I was informed by W Gordon of your office, that a Anthony Hoover. Mc' [land or served], as a [illegible] war of Proctor's artillery, and also the final settlement certificates showed then such a man had from time to time rec'd pay as a soldier of Proctor's artillery.
These facts I had not made know to the widow but [illegible] from evidence of her marriage. I [illegible] informed. She had no family Bible, but [illegible] the was married in Sept. 84, "[underlined] and her marriage was recorded in St. Joseph Church Phila. but that, the records were sent to the George Town D C. college in 1790 that never been returned."[end underline] In [underlined] 1851. 2. 3 [end underline] I made application to the [George Town college In the [illegible] 1853 I rec'd the enclosed letter from the President, informing me the
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the "tens Small bank" of said belonging to St. Joseph Church Phi. had been lately returned"
I noted W- Hoover as to the fact. and on the application obtained the enclosed cert from the records of the church. thus showing the marriage in augt 53./ on [illegible] took place in the decaration in 1850./ which I submit, with three affidavits.
I am informed by [illegible] taht , Anthony Hoover in written in German Huber.
In submission of claim
remain [illegible salutation]
Alex Ray
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[illegible]
Rec'd said July 16 1789 - M MCCormick
149.18
Jany 1. 1782 for the
year 1781
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Mary Hoover
widow of Anthony
Pa
Act July 7, 1838
admitted
Sergt of Artillery 2 yrs
at $120 per annum
from March 4. 1836
except two years
certificate payable
to the claimant

Agent
Alex Ray
Present
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Brief in the case of Mary Hoover, widow of Anthony 
Philadelphia County and State of Penna
act July 7,  1838 - 

Claim, ("original," [text crossed out])
Proof exhibited, (if original)

Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls?  If either, state the substance.
Record of evidence of Service and marriage

(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim?  If so, what?

Advised with law

Name and residence of Agent
Alexander Ray
Present

S. G. Dodge
Examining Clerk.
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Geo. Town College
May 3rd 1853.
Alea. Ray Esq.
Sir
[illegible] I [afiirm?] that there were two small books of records belonging to St. Joseph's Church Phila a short time since. In the College but they were returned lately--
The person in Philadelphia may not have been aware of the books being sent back --
Very Respectfully,
B. A Maguire
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Mary Hoover, wid of Anthony - Philada Pa
Oct 1838 - Dec'd made [underlined] June 10. 1851.[end underline]

Anthony entered Artillery service under Col Proctor, and has often heard him say he served to end of war and for several years prior thereto.
Gave his papers to an agent to obtain his land. Does not know Agts name or whether he succeeded.
[underlined] Married Sept 6. 1784 - [underlined] He died [end underline] May 14. 1813.
Never married since.

John Radicum - testified Aug 16. 1853 - was a contemporary of + well knew Anthony - loate of Phila- Knew him to be a soldier in Proctor's artillery Regt. - I swear he was husband of applicant.
On 31st Jany 1854. he testified that - 
Anthony, repeatedly, up to his death, told him and others that he had served in Proctor's Regt. Deponent has seen in his [illegible] his regular + honorable discharge from the said regt.
Deponent "personally and of his own knowledge, "knows, that all the papers connected with the
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"military services of the said Anthony Hoover
"or Huber, were given, many years since, into the
"custody of a person to this deponent unknown, for
"the ["purpose" crossed out] express purpose of prosecuting the
"identical claim now being urged by his widow,
"Mary Hoover, and that the said agent has not
"since been heard of - &c
(How old is Radicum?  he is too positive in his first appt. and contradicts the widow in his second, as to the disposition of Hoover's papers.

Letter of Apl 7, 1854 - Requires proof of Radicum's residence and age -
Proof made - born 1782 or later
Land drawn July 16, 1789, before which date his papers must have been given up to his assignee, I should suppose
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Hoover Anthony A | 195.-| $61.
Same | 185 | 80
" | 173 | 120
" | 162 | 149.18

4th Artillery Regt
$61- to Novr. 3 1873
80- gratuity - pd to Thos Forrest
120 - to 1 Jany 1783
149.18 - to 1 Jany 1782 -

wouldbe Sergt of artillery
Gordon's Rolls
Anthony Hoover
Send to M. McConnell
his office
July 16. 1789
Declared to have died in 1813.
no application or pension in Pa to this name -
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[in bracket]State of Pennsylvania [flourish meaning Sirs?]
County of Philadelphia
Be it known that on this Eighteenth of March [illegible] 1854. personally appeared before me Hugh Clark, an Alderman in and for the Said county and, ex. officio a justice of the Peace, Mary Hoover, a resident of said county, and widow of Anthony Hoover, deceased; who being duly sworn according to law, doth depose and say. tht her said husband was a Soldier in Proctor's Artillery. during the war of the revolution and for whose services she is now an applicant for a pension:_ that her reasons for not making this application at an earlier date, are, that she had no papers by which to show her husband's services, his discharge with every other written evidence of service, having many years since, been give into the custody of our agent, to this deponent personally unknown, who has never re-appeared nor been heard from - that the friends and intimates of her said husband, who had been his contemporaries and who were acquainted with his revolutionary services, and by whom, only, she thought she could prove the facts, - were [sealtimed?], and their places of abode if living unknown to her - that having been often [solicests?] by persons, to sanction an application for a pension, she has always been deterred from so doing by her inability, through poverty, to advance the fee required by every such agent or attorney; and that her application has now been made at the instance of her family and friends, who suggested the posibility of finding proof at Washington, sufficient to establish her claim_ that the application was placed in the hands of her agent, Alexander Ray of Washington _ woh never replied to her
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in the matter, but who was recommended as a proper
person, in whose hands to place it - that since she
first made application Mr. John Rudicom, (who
she thought was a dead long since) her late husband's
old and intimate friend, has (re=appeared amongst
the friends of his earlier days, and that as for rea=
sons of his own - he has, for a great many years, re=
sided in in other and adjoining counties holding no
communication with his friend here, she could not,
until his re-appearance, be corseires that so ma=
terial a mitujs was still alive, or avail herself of
his testimony: and finally, she declares, that until
informed of the fact, by agents, she did not know
that she was entitled to a pension. And further, 
this [illegible] saith (not.
 [illegible]  [illegible] has  [illegible] before
me the  [illegible] a year 
ago  [illegible]

Mary Hoover

Note of  Pennsylvania
City County of Philadelphia J
The undersigned Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for
the said County hereby certify that Hugh Clark before whom the forgoing affidavit was made
and who has affixed his signature thereto was at the time of so doing an Alderman of the 
said County and ex officio a Justice of the Peace duly commissioned and authorized to administer
oaths and affirmations and to take depositions and acknowledgements, in witness whereof I have
hereto set my hand and cause to be affixed the seal of
the said Court at Philadelphia aforesaid this Twentieth
day of March Ad 1834
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Mary Hoover
wid of 
Jno. Hoover
an 36
Pens
[Undicim's?] Age


Dodge
Alex. Ray
Recd April 20th 18[??]
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County of Philadelphia
SS
Be it known that on this 14th day of April A.D. 1854 personally appeared before me the Subscriber. an Alderman in and for the said county and ex officio a Justice of the Peace Gabriel Henry a person to me made known. of great nonpretability of character and entitled to [illegible] evidence and belief under oath and otherwise who being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that he has to the best of his knowledge and belief known John Radicorn of this county since the year 1807. that he then resided in this county. that he lived in  this vicinity for many years after he first knew him and that he then left for parts unknown to this deponent. that after an absence of many years he reappeared again and is now a resident of the county aforesaid. that he was a [illegible] a man and a farmer. and that he is to the best of the judgement of this deponent about sixty eight years of age
Gabriel Henry
Sworn [illegible]
before me the day as year [illegible]
Hugh Clark
[illegible]
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Philadelphia
S
On the Twenty first day of April A.D. 1854 personally appeared before me. an Alderman of the said County and ex officio a Justice of the Peace. Daniel Smith to me well known, of highly respectable character, and who is entitled to the most ample credit and belief on oath or otherwise, and being duly sworn ~~ according to law he deposes and says: -
That he has know John Rudicorn to the best of his knowledge and belief since the years One Hundred Eight Hundred Fifteen that at the time of first becoming acquainted with him he said Rudicorn was a resident of said county when he continued to live for many years; that the said Rudicorn subsequently left his former residence for parts to this deponent unknown, and that he has recently returned to and now again resides in this County; and that the said Rudicorn is according to the judgement of this deponent about Seventy or more years of age.
and further saith not
Sworn and subscribed
before me this twenty first day of April A.D. 1854
James Hudson
Alderman [signature] Daniel Smith
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Philadelphia
SS
Be it known that on this 22 day of April A.D. 1854, personally appeared before me, the Subscriber, an Alderman in and for the said county, and ex officio, a Justice of the Peace, Edward Beesly, a very respectable and well known citizen of this county, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that he knows John Rudicorn, very well, and to the best of his knowledge and belief has known him since the year 1809. that he distinctly recollects seeing the said Rudicorn, and the late Anthony Hoover of this county, together frequently. during the lifetime of the said Hoover, and from his personal knowledge, this deponent avers that the said parties were intimate friends, although Rudicorn was a much younger man than Hoover. that at the time when he first became acquainted with him, Rudicorn was engaged in dairy farm in this county, where, for many years thereafter, he continued to reside. that he subsequently left this vicinity for parts, to this deponent unknown. that the said Rudicorn, has recently returned to, and now lives in this county. and although this deponent does not know where the said Rudicorn was born, yet he would say, judging from the length of  time he has known him, and from Rudicorn's appearance, that he is about seventy two years of age.
affixed and [illegible]
Before me this twenty second day of April A.D. 1854
Samuel Taylor
Alderman and Ex officio as Justice of the Peace
[signature] Edward Beesly
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Philadelphia
SS

Be it know that on this 22 " day of April A.D. 1854 - personally appeared before me an Alderman in and for the said County, and ex officio a Justice of the Peace, John Rudicorn, a resident of this county. who being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that he was born in Marlboro Twonship, Chester County, Pennsylvania, on th e23 " day of June, 1782. that he cam from thence when he was about 17 years old. that he resided here for a great many years. that he followed the occupation of a farmer for many years of the time that he resided here. that he [illegible] up his employment in this vicinity. and went to the State of Louisiana, where he resided for several years. and there returned to this county. He was in early life educated in the persuasion of the Society of Friends or Quakers. and that no record of his birth, age were [illegible] kept.
Sworn [illegible]
me this day a year [illegible]
[illegible] Clark
[Ala? abbreviation of Alderman?]
[signature] John Rudicorn
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State of Pennsylvania
City and County of Philadelphia
SS

The undersigned Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said City and County hereby certify that Hugh Clark, James Hudson, and Samuel Taylor before whom the foregoing affidavits were made and who have respectively affixed their own proper signatures thereto were at the time of so doing Aldermen of the said County and ex officio Justices of the Peace duly commissioned and authorised to administer oaths and affirmations and to take depositions and acknowledgements in testimony whereof I have
hereto set my hand and caused to be affixed the seal of the said Court at Philadelphia aforesaid theis twenty fourth day of April A.D. 1854
[signature] [illegible] David
prothonotary
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State of Pennsylvania
City and County of Philadelphia SS

George Carpenter
Prothonotary of the Count of Commont [illegible] in and for the said bounty hereby [illegible- etify, perhaps] that Pliphen H. Plimmons, John Apple, and James Bell before whom the following affidavits were made and who have respectively [illegible- affiped] their signatures thereto were at the time of so doing personally Aldermen of the paid Ceity or Ceounty and eP officio Justice of The Peace duly commissioned and an = thoried to administer oaths and affirmationg and to take depositions- In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and claused to be of = [illegible- firped] the peal of the paid Ceourt at Philadelphia aforesaid this [illegible- inarty] Sixth day of August AD 1853. ___
Geolayoenter
[two lines that look like quotes between the "o" and "l"]
______,,_________ [it's like a fancy signature line- slightly wavy on both sides]
Peoth [possible y at the end but covered by a big black smudge]

[Starting at "In testimony..." to the end, text is indented to make way for a rather large, circular, seal that has a mini-scalloped border and a ribbon of sorts stamped into it. The seal sits on the right side of the page and is likely wax- given the ribbon- but no emblems are visible in the circle. The circular seal is black. It is smudged slightly at the bottom between the two sides of the ribbon.]

[There is a lot of space on the bottom of the lined paper.]

[There appears to be a stain from a coffee cup on the bottom left of the page. Could also be some residual from the seal as it looks to be about the same size and pattern.]
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Philadelphia } SS

Be it known that before me the subscriber, one of the Aldermen of the said county, and ex officio a Justice of the Peace, personally appeared, Anthony Shermer, a person of respectability, to me well known, and who is untitled to full faith and credit, on oath or affirmation, and who, being duly affirmed according to law, deposes & says, that he was well acquainted with Anthony Hoover, (or Huber) now declared, and Mary Hoover his wife, during their residence in the said county, about the year 1809- that they were known, believed and acknowledged by their friends and apociates there residing, to  be man & wife - were always so recognised by the community in which they lived, and so acknowledged and stated themselves to be: and this dep?t verely and truly believes that they were legally and properly married, as they stated themselves to have been.-
Affirmed and subscribed before me this 21th day of June AD 1853
John Apple
Alderman and exofficio Justice of the Peace

Anthony Shermer
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Philadelphia
SS

Be it known that before me the subscriber, one of the Aldermen of the said county and ex officio a Justice of the Peace, personally appeared, Edmond Beasley, a person of respectability, to me well known, and who is entitled to full faith and credit on oath or affirmation and who, being duly affirmed, according to law, deposes and says, that he was very much acquainted with Anthony Hoover (or Huber) now deceased and Mary, his wife, about the year 1809: that their friends and acquaintances, without exception, so far as this deponent knows, uniformly acknowledged and testified them as man and wife. that the parties themselves declared that they were such, and this deponent truly and unequivocally believes that they were legally and properly married, as they stated themselves to be.
affirmed and subscribed
before me this 21st day of June A.D. 1854
John Apple
Alderman and ex officio Justice of the Peace
[signature] Edward Beasley
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Philadelphia
SS

Be it known, that before me, the subscriber, one of the Aldermen in and for the said county and, ex officio, a justice of the peace, personally appeared a John Rudicorn a person of respectability to me well known, and who is entitled to full faith and credit, upon oath or affirmation, and who being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says, that he was contemporary and much acquainted with Anthony Hoover, or Huber, late of the Northern Liberties, in Philadelphia County State aforesaid. that he knew him to be a soldier of the revolutionary war, between their [illegible] States. then Colony of Great Brittain - belonging to Colonel Proctor's Artillery, of the Pennsylvania [illegible], and that, to his personal knowledge, the said Anthony Hoover, or Huber, [underlined] was the husband of Mary Hoover, or Huber, [underlined] now living in the District of Kensington, in the county aforesaid, and who is applying to the Government of the Ue. States. for a pension, for the revolutionary services of the said Anthony Hoover or [underlined] Huber, her husband. Some time since deceased.
[signature] John Rudicorn
Sworn and [Submited] before me an Alderman for the County of Philadelphia this Fifteenth day of August A D 1853
[illegible signature on crease]
Aldn
office 797 Nth Front St
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Philadelphia
SS

Be it [illegible] that on this 31st day of January, A.D. 1854, before me the subscriber, an Alderman in and for the said county, and ex officio, a Justice of the Peace, personally appeared, John Rudicorn, a person to me long and intimately known. of unimpeachable character and unquestioned integrity, and one who is entitled to the most ample faith and credit, on oath or otherwise. who, being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says, that he was contemporary with, and personally, well and intimately knew, Anthony Hoover, late of this county and state, who was known to, and called by his friends and acquaintances, indifferently, Hoover or Huber, that the said Anthony Hoover or Huber, repeatedly, and up to the time of his death, in his conversations with this deponent, and with other persons in the hearing of this deponent, stated that he had served in Colonel Proctor's regiment of the Pennsylvania Line, in the army of the revolution. that this deponent has been in the [posoesoion] of the said Anthony Hoover or Huber, his regular and honorable discharge from the said regiment, commanded by Colonel Proctor, and that this deponent personally and of his own knowledge, knows, that all the papers connected with the military services of the said anthony Hoover or Huber, more given, many years since, into the custody of a person to this deponent unknown for the express purpose of prosecuting the identical claim now being waged by his widow, Mary Hoover, and that the said agent
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has not since, been heard of.-
This deponent therefore, and for the reasons set forth in this deposition, says that he is satisfied beyond doubt, [illegible] or question, that his old friend, the said Anthony Hoover or Huber, did actually and honorably serve in the said regiment commanded by Colonel Proctor, of the Pennsylvania Line, in the war of revolution of these United States.-
Sworn this [illegible] before me this day and year aforesaid
[illegible] Clark
Alderm [illegible]
[signature] John Rudicorn

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State of Pennsylvania
City of Philadelphia
SS

Be it remembered that on this 18th day of February, A.D. 1854 before me, the subscriber, an Alderman, in and for the said city, and ex officio, a Justice of the Peace, personally appeared the Rev'd Felix Joseph Barbe[s]in, principal of St. Josephs Church, in said city, who, being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that the marriage Record of the said church, now in his custody and under his control, contains the entry, where of the following is a true and exact copy; to wit:
[The following appears to be in latin. I am putting it in brackets because I am not confident of my transcription]
["Ego. Fernandimus [Farmst], "Sacerdos it missionarious apostolicus, ineterrogavi eonumique mutico consensu habito, per verba de forma]
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[The following appears to be in latin. I am putting it in brackets because I am not confident of my transcription]
["senti solumnitar matrimonio conjunxin"]
["Philadelphia, Sept 8th foreminssis e dimentiation]
["onibus, Austenicum] Huber, [juvinene, it] Maria Healy [or Kealy]
["puellam; prasentitus Petro Brunich, it Peter Gary anno] 1784."
And the said deponent doth further say that after fully investigating the facts and circumstances of the case, and maturely deliberating upon the same, he is convinced that in making the entry in the said marriage Record, as copied, above, the name was spelled as it is in German, the officiating Priest being a German and Hoover being of German descent, and that the person in the said Record, called Anthony Huber, was, to the best of his knowledge and belief, [underlined], really correctly, and in fact, the same person then and since known as, and called Anthony Hoover: - And the said deponent further says that he truly and sincerely believes the Mary Hoover now [illegible] a claim against the United States, based upon the revolutionary services of the said Anthony Hoover, to be the identical Mary Healy, mentioned in the above copy from the marriage record of the said St Joseph's Church, and that the said Mary, was the true and lawful wife of the said Anthony Hoover.
Sworn + subscribed this Eighteenth day of February A.D. 1854 before me Stephen [N] Simmons
Alderman + ex officio Justice of the Peace
[signature] F P Barbelia
Pastor of St. Joseph's Church
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State of Pennsylvania
City and County of Philadelphia

I the undersigned Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County hereby certify that Hugh Clark and Stephen H. Simmons before one of whom each of the foregoing affidavits was made were, at the time of making the same, and each of them was an Alderman of the said City or County respectively and [illegible] a Justice of the Peace duly commissioned and authorized to administer oaths and affirmations and to take depositions and acknowledgements and I further certify that the said Hugh Clark and Stephen H. Simmons have each of them affixed his own proper signature to the respective deposition made before him. In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and [unintelligible] to be [illegible] the seal of the said Court at Philadelphia aforesaid this Twentieth day of February [illegible] 1834.

G. Howilound for 
James G Gibson Perth