Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2305, John George Hiller, Continental (Pa.)
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Service Continental (Pa.)
Hiller, John George
or
Heiler, George
Number S2305
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Pennsylvania
John George Heiller
George Heiler
of Lebanon (in the State of Pennsylvania) who was a [illegible] in the Confederacy commanded by Captain [illegible] of the Regiment commanded by Colonel [illegible] in the Pennsylvania line, for the term of three years Continental from the year 1778 to the year 1781. 
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 120 Dollars per month, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831. 
Certificate of Pension issued the [illegible] of July 1832 and sent to the Hon. [illegible] Muhlenberg H.R. 
Arrears to 4th of [illegible] March 1839 120.00
Semi-anl. all'ce ending [illegible] 60.00
Sept. 1839 180.00
Revolutionary Claim Acts [crossed out] March 18, 1819 and May 1, 1820
7 June 18
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George Heiler
in one testimony attached [illegible] not attached to any regiment [illegible]
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Pennsylvania, On the 20th day of July 
AD Beiks County 1818.  Before me James Deimer
Esquire One of the July day as of the County of Common pleas in and for said County personally appeared George Heiler aged sixty three years resident Jones Lower Lebanon County who upon his [illegible] doth [illegible][illegible] and say that he enlisted as private soldier with Brough of Reading in the service of the United States in the month of ------AD 1778 in a company of Lights Dragoons Commanded by Captain1780 Vorhees that he continued in the service aforesaid until the month of ------ that he had obtained an Honorable discharge which he had for many years but is [illegible], that he had not received any Pension under the law of the United States that he is from and an indejent Circumstances and [illegible]in hard of the [illegible] of his County for support

Simon [illegible]
[illegible]

George Heiler
[illegible]

Js. Diemers
On the 20th day of July A D 1818 Before [illegible] James Deimer Esquire, One of the Judges of the Courts of Common Pleas in and for the County of B   bs personally appendixed David Fox of Brough of Reding of upon and of fifty two years who upon his solemn oath having to law doth depose and say that his were acquainted with George Heilers named unto above affidavits that he is the same who sound as adequate in Captain Fontaine Company above [illegible] that this deponant also found in the [illegible] during the revolutionary War with great Britain  

his
David x Fox
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Sworn and Subscribed
[illegible 5 words]
Jms. Diemer
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Pennsylvania
Berks County

On the 20th day of July A D. 1818 Before one James Diemer Esquire one the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in [illegible] for the County of Berks, personally appeared William Frery of the Borough of Reading County of resided, who upon this solemn oath [illegible two words] doth depose Say there be doth known George Heiler named in the written affidavit per and of twenty years, that he is [illegible two words] in indigent circumstances and stands in need of the [illegible[ of his County for support

[illegible name]

JN Diemer

Wilhelm Gislig
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Berks County

On the 8th day of April AD 1829 Before me Gabriel Heister Esquire he of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas of the said County personally approved George Heiler who upon his oath doth say that he saved as a Trumpeter in Capt [illegible] Harer company of Dragoons, being our Independant Corp, attached to no [illegible] to the best of his knowledge & belief

his
George X Heilar
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Lucia Tubranber
the day and year afo


Gabriel Heister
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George Hiller



not entitled


Hon. I. Wallace, H. r.

I A Shatze

[crossed out Clk Lebanon Coy}
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19 Judicial district of Pennsylvania
Lebanon County
On this seventh day of August 1820 personally appeared in a [illegible] Court of Common Pleas being a escort of Record for the said County in the said district George Heiller aged 65 years and month aged fifteen days, resident Jones [illegible] in the said district, is [illegible] being first daily sworn, according to Law, doth, on this Oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as a follower in Herr Von Hains troop of Horse and under Lieutenant Mytinger and Pennsylvania [illegible] that his original declaration is dated the 29th July 1819. That he has [illegible] a pension as a private in the [illegible] and is inscribed on the Pension l ist
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any other income then what is contained in the Schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed
A small lat and House in Jamestown of the value of $300.00
5 chairs of the value     1.50
2 Sable                          50
1 Corner Subboard       2.00
1 Stove and pipe           3.00
[illegible]                        2.00
1 Looking Glass              0.00
kitchen furniture            2.00

total amount                 $316.50
Amount of my Debts    $125.00

Amount of my real and personal estate
                                      $191.50

his
George Xa Hiller
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that the declarant is a paylor by trade, that owing to the limage of his eyes he cannot work at his trade, so that he is unable to mtain himself by it much life he's family according of a wife aged about 63 years blind and helpless and of his children a daughter yet resides with him who has no means of obtaining a livelihood then by daily out door labor
Sworn to and subscribed in upon court before the President and Associate Judges of the said Court the seventh day of August 1818.
J.  Andrew Shulze Prothy

I J. Andrew Shulze clerk of this said Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Lebanon and State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that the foregoing State and the Schedule thereunto unused and there by expired from the record as the said coments
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and I do further notify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of this property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Three hundred and sixteen Dollars and fifty Cents
In Testimony whereas I have hereunto set my hand and aforesaid the Seal of the said Court, on this seventh day of August A D 1828

J Andw Shulze Prothy.
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Rejected
Ex'r OLD WAR.
File No. 20380

[crossed out-Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1872.]
John George Hiller
Trumpeter
[illegible]
Revy War.

Died at [the rest of document blank]

written sideways - Evidence insufficient. Act 1828
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[left side of page]
13.473
Pennsylvania
John George Hiller
pensioned as 
George Heiler

Jones Town in the state of Pennsylvania who was a private in the company commanded by Capt. Van Horn of the Continental, for the term of four years

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 20 of July 1818Certificate of Pension issued the 29 of July 1819 and pvt Henry Betz [illegible] Reading Pennsylvania

Arrears to 4th of March 1819          $60.23
Semi-anl. all'ce ending  Left 1819    $48
[illegible]
                                                         $108.23

Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March 1818.
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2444

March 1831
Lebanon County
State of Pennsylvania

Before me the subscribing one of the Judges of that Court of Common Pleas for the County of Lebanon, Personally came and appeared John G Hiller and on his solemn Oath deposeth and saith that in the first part of the year 1779 he inlisted at Reading Berks County Pennsylvania and Captain Frederick Van Horn Chor of Light Dragoons in the continental Army in the War of the Revolution for and during the said War and served as Trumpeter until the end of the War.  That he was in a number of Battles and [illegible] 
the last of which were at Yorktown at the taking of the British Army under the Command of General Lord Cornwallis.  That he the said deponant delivered up his Horse and was discharged by his Officer at Lancaster Pennsylvania at that and of the War in the Year 1782.  That his discharge was signed by Capt Van Horn and Lieutenants Mylinger and Stuben, That he kept his discharge in a box for a number of years to which his children accidentally g'vt [illegible] and [illegible] destroyed the said Discharge.

Sworn and subscribed the 25th day of February 1831 before me
Jno Fleminger
John G. X Hiller
his name

Lebanon County for
State of Penna
Adam Ritscher Prothy of the Court of Common Pleas of Lebanon County I do certify that John Fleminger Esq he whom the above afforesaid is taken and [illegible] subscribed so [illegible] at the time of taking and subscribing the same and [illegible] and one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County duly Commissioned and authorized all [illegible] by him done in that capacity full faith and credit 
 is [illegible]

In Testimony whereas I have set my hand and afixed the Seal of Court the 25 febry 1831.

Adam Ritscher,
Prothy
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To the Honble Richard Rush Esqr. Secretary of the Treasury of the United States of North America
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For the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the act entitled an Act for the relief of Certain Surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution is approved the 15th day of May 1828. I, John George Hiller of Jamestown in the county of Lebanon and State of Pennsylvania, do hereby declare that I enlisted in the Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution for and during the war and continued in its service until its termination, at which period I was a Musician (a Trumpeter) in a Captain Vanhare's Company of Light ... of the Continental Line. I also declare that I afterward, received a certificate for the reward of eighty Dollars to which I was entitled under the deserve of Congress . . . the 15th day May 1778. - And I further declare that I was not, on the 15th day of May 1828, on The Pension list of the United States. Witness my hand this first day of September in the year of our Lord 1828.
John George Hiller
his mark x

Lebanon County [].
Before me John Weidman one of the Advocate Judges of the county of Lebanon and state of Pennsylvania, personally appeared this first day of September 1828. Donald Ferig and Frederick Homan of the said county, we did severally make oath that John George Hiller by whom the forgoing declaration was subscribed was and is generally reputed and believed to have been a soldier in the Army of the Revolution in manner as is therein stated.
Witness my hand and seal this first day of September in the year of our Lord 1828.
[Signed]Jn Weidman

I, George Reitenhauer, clerk of the Court of the County of Lebanon in the State of Pennsylvania, do certify that John Weidman, before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn was at the time a Afsociate Judge of the County Court aforesaid and duly empowered to adminster oaths, in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court this 2nd day of September in the year 1828.
[Signed] Geo. Reitenhauer Pro[illegilble]
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Feb 23 [illegible]
Geo Hiller

J. L. Edwards Esquire

Commissioner of Pensions
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Senate Chambre 19 February 1844

Dear Sir/

At the request of D Burdon of Philadelphia, I send you the enclosed.  I have been well acquainted for many years with Judge Engles; and there is no gentleman in the County where he resided whose statements are entitled to greater confidence.

from your friend
very respectfully,
James Buchanan

J. L. Edwards Esq
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2305
INVALID

File No.
George Heiler
Trumpeter Rev War

Act:  June 7, 1832

Index: --Vol. 7.  Page 68

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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J L Edwards Esqr
Pension Office.
Washington.
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House of Represents
Saturday Morning

Dear Sir

I expected to receive, according to promise, a Pension Certificate for George Hiller this morning, but have been disappointed.  As I shall leave Washington in the morning you will greatly oblige if it can be transmitted to me this day.  If not sent to the House I board at Mrs Meyers next door to Lebournos Penna Avenue

Very respectfully
Your Obt Servt
Hen Muhlenberg

J L Edwards Esqr
Penson Office.
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July 9 1832

Pension
Office


March 20
Sept 24
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Revolutionary Claims.

Under the act, entitled, "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," approved 15th May, 1828.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
6 July 1832.

SIR,

At the request of the Hon H. A. Muhlenberg the papers of John George Filler are transferred to the Pension Office.

I have the honour to be
Very respectfully
Your obedient servant

Louis McLane
Secretary of the Treasury

The Hon.
Lewis Ca[illegible]
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H. Betz's
Certificate
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Pennsylvania
Berks county

On the second day of June AD. 1832
Before me the subscriber one of the special Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for said County personally approved Henry Betz of the Borough of Reading County aforesaid Esquire, who upon his solemn oath doth depose and say, that he is well acquainted with a certain George Hesler, who served in the revolutionary war, in a Company of Calvary Commanded by Captain Vanhear in the line of the State of Pennsylvania, and that he has obtained assertion under the Act of 18[illegible]  of attach his pension certificate was numbered 13.473 as appear by papers in my [illegible], The said Pension Certificate, to the best of my recollection was by me sent to the Hon. Harry A. Muhlenberg, And that the said George Heiler, at this time an applicant for a pension is the identical George Heiler, who is named in the above described pension Certificate, to the best of this deponents knowledge & belief

Henry Betz

Sworn & Subscribed the day and year aforesaid
[illegible]
Mattias S. Richard
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H A Muhlenberg
Certificate
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I certify that George Hiller, who served as a Trumpeter in Van Herr's Dragoons, on Continental Establishment, and whose papers accompany this, was living after the seventh day of June of the present year he had made application to be placed on the payroll under the Act of May 1828.  Some difficulties have occurred as to his being in service at the final [illegible]; the war he has requested me to have him placed on the pension roll under the Act of June of 1832 for which purpose this certificate is given

Hen A Muhlenberg
Washington July 6 [illegible]

In looking over some papers I discovered that the above named George Hiller was placed on the Pension Roll [illegible date] Certificate numbered 13.473

H A Muhlenberg
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Phil. Smith
Certificate
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Pennsylvania
Berks County

On the [illegible] day June AD 1832 Before me the subscriber, one of the Justices of the [illegible] in and for said County personally appeared Philip Smith of the township of Amity County aforesaid a creditable Witness, who upon his solemn oath doth depose and say he is [illegible three words] with George Heiler, who was a trumpeter in the Troop commanded by Captain Vanhear in the revolutionary War Pennsylvania line and that the said George Heiler served in said Company during the War and this deponant also served in said Company and is at present a pensioner under the Act of Congress This deponant understanding that the said George Heiler is an applicant at present for a pension and that the above named George Heiler is the identical George Heiler who served with me in the revolutionary War, in the Company above mentioned, to the best of his knowledge and belief.
Philip Smith

Sworn and subscribed
Coram one
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Pennsylvania
Berks County

I John Addams prothonotary of the Court of Commonpleas in and for said county I do hereby Certify that Jessee Brewer [illegible] before whom the within affidavit was taken is and was at the time of taking the same a Justice of the [illegible] in and for said County and that due Faith and Credit to be given to his official Acts.   In Witness when of I have hereunto set my hand and [illegible] the Seal of my office offered this sixth day of June A D. 1832

J Addams  Prothonotary
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[stamp mark illegible except for] May 18

The Hon

H. A. Muhlenberg

Representation in Congress
Washington City
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The State of Ohio
Recd 29 May 1832
Miami County

Before me Hugh Scott a Justice of the Peace for the County of Miami aforesaid personally came Lewis Boyer who being duly sworn deposith and saith that he served as a soldier in the Army of the Revolution in [illegible] officers Troops of Dragoons and that he has a distinct recollection of George Hiller serving in said Troop as a Trumpeter and that Hiller served in that capacity to the end of the war and further saith

Lewis Boyer

Sworn and Subscribed before me this day 17th day of May 1832

Hugh Scott of [illegible]

I am well acquainted with Hugh Scott, he is a man of character and for many years past has been a justice of the peace in Miami Co Ohio, one of the Cos in the district which represent.  May 23d 1832

Joseph H Crane

The Hon Joseph H Crane can certify that Hugh Scott is a justice of the Peace
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Recd 11 Dec 1830
Berks County: (Pa)

Personally appears before the subscribed who are the Justices of the peace in and for the County aforesaid, David Fox of the [illegible] of Pleas in said Court aged about seventy five years.  who so being duly sworn according to have doth duly depose and say that he is well acquainted with a certain [illegible] George Hiller [illegible] described James [illegible] Johnson County that, the described and the said [illegible] George Hiller (who served as trumpeter) were fellow soldiers of the United States of America during the Revolutionary war, that they both were enlisted in [crossed out - the County of [illegible 6 words] troops of horse for to serve during the war, that they, this deponent and the said Heiler, remained together in that they, this deponant and the said Heiler, remained together in actual service in said Troops until [illegible] war concluded and [illegible] disbanded after having been together for more than twelve months, [illegible].  [illegible] they were both honorably discharged [illegible 9 words].

his 
[illegible] x [illegible]
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Sworn and subscribed
the 26th day of Oct 13 1838
before me
Wm Schoener
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George Fox of the borough of Reading in said County being also sworn and thereupon saith that, he is well acquainted with the said John George Hiller ever since he, the deponent was a [illegible] years of age that, he well [illegible], of having often seen the said John George hiller, in Trumpeters uniform mounted in front, of Captain [illegible] troop of Horse, while recruiting at [illegible] during the revolutionary war--and further saith, naught

Georg Fox


Sworn & subscribed this 26th day of October A D. 1830 before me
Wm Schoener


John George Hiller on his solemn oath saith that he enlisted into Capt Van hares Troop - horses in the year 1777 at Reading Pa. to serve during the war, that he served faithfully from the time of his enlistment until peace was concluded and the army dis-banded when he was honorably discharged at Lancaster and obtained a written Discharge which has since been [illegible] and further saith naught.

his
John Geo: X Hiller
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Sworn and Subscribed 
Oct 26th. 1830
before me
Wm Schoener
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[illegible][
May 16. 1832

Free

Hon. H. A. Muhlenberg

M C

Washington City
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4543

Rec'd 1 June 1832.

Woodstock May th. 1834

Dear Sir

Your letter dated 24 April was duly [illegible] and I have delayed answering it until this time with the hope that writing might begin to make me to answer your [illegible] with certainty.  All that I can now [illegible] is that a person named George Hiller did serve on VonHears dragoons as trumpeter certainly for three years, but nothing has struck my mind which enables me to say positively that he again enlisted or served to the close of the War but I am inclined to think that he did.

If he is the same man that I knew as trumpeter in the troop he is a Taylor by trade and married the daughter of a Presbyterian Schoolmaster in Reading Pa named as I think [illegible] or something like it--  If Hiller can remind me of any fact or remarkable occurrence previous to our final discharge at the close of the war which might bring his second enlistment and extended service with certainty to my mind.  I will furnish the affidavit you request with pleasure.  I am now 76 years old and of course my memory is much impaired.  I cannot make the affidavit unless circumstances can be brought to my mind which both enable me to do it with certainty.  I remind upon reading to this plan via 1785 and have not seen Mr. Hiller since

I am very respectfully
Your obt servant
John J Effinger

[illegible] H. A.  Muhlenberg
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John George Hiller - Trumpeter
Von Heers Troop

Penn - [illegible several words]

[illegible 4 rows of text]
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Revolutionary Claims

[handwritten text sideways on page]
To the honorable Richard Rush Esq
Secretary of the Treasury of the 
United States --at Washington City
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Jones Town Lebanon County Penna.
September 3d 1828

Sir
Inclosed I sent my application for obtaining the benefit of the Act of Congress entitled in Acts for relief of certain Surviving Officer and Soldier of the Army of the revolution, approved on the 15th day of May 1828.  I am sorry that it is not in my power to forward my Discharge, which was lost many years ago, but I expect that the records of the Board of War will show when Captain Vanhare's Company was discharged at the same time I got my Discharge

I am sir respectfully your
most obediant servant

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John George Hiller
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To the Honbl Richard Rush Esq
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LEBANON [illegible] PENN 

Honble Henry A Muhlenberg
Member of the House of Representatives in Congress
City of Washington
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Jonestown Feby 25 1831.

Dear Sir

I recieved your [illegible] of the 18th with the
inclosed instruction from the Honbl the Secretary of the Treasury and in conformity therewith inclosed You my affidavit.  As the Session of the present Congress will terminate in a few days.  I must [illegible] your immediate attention to my business.  I am now near 76 years of age infirm and destitute of property.  This I hoped will be a significant reason for [crossed out my] the [illegible] I have taken to give you so much humble on my [illegible]

I am with great respect and as [illegible]
Your most Ob Servt for,
John G X Hiller
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Recd 16 Feb 1831

Berks County Pa: (Pa)

Personally appears before the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for the County aforesaid, David Fox, who in being duly sworn according to law, doth depose and say, that, he believes [underlined] that John
George Hiller (the person mentioned in an affidavit, made sometime since, by this deponant, before Wm Schoener) was enlisted for during the war, because he knows that it was generally reported throughout the whole company, to which the said Hiller and this deponant belonged, and also among the Citizens of Reading, that all the members of said Company had enlisted for during the war, and this deponent knows that he himself actually had enlisted for during the war, and for these reasons he firmly believes that the said Hiller was enlisted for during the war of the Revolution

his
David X Fox
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Sworn and subscribed 
this seventh day of 
July A D 1831
before me Wm Schoener
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John George Hiller 98[illegible]
1565.3065
Recd 6 June 1829

Revolutionary claims
for

The Hon Samuel Ingham Esquire
Secretary of the Treasury for
the U. S. 
at Washington City   D. C.

[stamped in ink]
Lebanon Penn
June
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For the purpose of Obtaining the benefits of the Acts entitled in acts for the relief of certain surviving Officers & Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution" approved on the 15th of May 1828, I John George Hiller of Jonestown in the County of Lebanon & State of Pennsylvania do hereby declare that I enlisted in the Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution for & during the War, & continued in its service until its termination at which period I was a Musician (Trumpeter) in Captain --, Van Hare's "Independant Corps" of the Light Dragoons.  and I also declare, that afterwards recieved certificates for the rewards of Eighty dollars; to which I was entitled under a resolve of Congress passed the 15th of May 1778.  And I further declare that I was not on the fifteenth day of May 1828 on the Pension List of the United States.  The Officers of the corps to which & belonged, namely Capt Van Hare and Lieut's Struban & Meilinger, are all dead; and consequently I could derive no benefit from a List of names of those officers yet living, were you even to transmit one.  Witness my hand the thirteenth day of May-in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty nine.

his
John George X Hiller
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Lebanon County
Before me Adam Weise
One of the Justices of the peace in and for the County of Lebanon in the State of Pennsylvania appeared this day, Henry Cooke & Henry Frankford of the said County, who did, severally make oath that John George Hillers, by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed is particularly known to them to have been in the service of the Continental Army and that they have frequently seen him on duty while in the said service.  The said Henry Cook & Henry Frankford further says that the himself was a Soldier at the same time and are now a Pensioner of the Unitd States.  And further these deponants believe the above declaration to be strictly true.  

Witness my hand this first day of June in the Year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty nine.
his
Henry X Cook
mark
 his 
Henry X Frankford
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Henry Frankford [illegible]
before [illegible]
Sworn and subscribed before me 
Adm Weise

George Reidenhour Clerk of the Court of the County of Lebanon in the State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that Adam Weise---before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn were at the time a Justice of the peace and duly empowered to administer on this.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the said County this Second---day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twentynine.

Geo Reidenhour  Prot
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Jonestown May 30th 1829.

Dear Sir,

For further information I take the liberty to inform you that I deserted the Enemy while occupying Philadelphia and came to Reading, Penna and there enlisted in Captain Van Hare's Company of Light Horse, and continued in the service until the termination of the Revolutionary War, and Consequently obtained my discharge at Lancaster when the Corps was discharged.

Yours Respectfully
John Geo. Hiller
his + mark

[illegible] Saml. C. Ingham Esqr &c &c, 

[some brief text cut off at bottom of the page.  "one the" and "have" are the only legible words]
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Answd July 1. 1819.

old card

[written sideways across card}
[illegible]

In the Hou"ble the Secretary of War

Washington City
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To the Honble Secretary of War,
Reading June 19th 1819

Inclosed you will receive two applications for Pension, which had been sent back for more testimony of Service to wit, Andrew Nin and Geo Hailer all the proof of Service is answered that can be obtained at this last period.  it appears that they belonged to Captain Vanhears Company of Dragoons, not attached to any line or regiment, that this Troop was kept at Head quarters to perform the duties of [illegible] and were called Genl Washingtons life Guard.  Adam Kosh a witness to those applications, did belong to same Troop, and his certificate of Pension was sent to me a few mails since dated the ninth day of June, this [illegible].  I said to the War Office, the following application long since towit, Philip Smith, (his discharge [illegible], David Fox, Peter Fricker, who also belonged to Captain Vanhears company.  Christian Hof =man, Michael Zeller, Frederick Tutt, Harry Lehanau, Harry Davidshiser, Mathias Buehler, and Daniel Bernhart, those above named applicants are very poor, and are daily calling on me for their Pension Certificates, it would be clearly an act of Charity if their Pension Certificates would be sent on as soon as Possible, if any of said applications should have miscarried or mislaid as some of them hath, been sent on upwards of One year please to forward their names, aperson of John Ausner from this County who received his certificate is very desirous of having a copy of this discharge under Seal, in Order to apply to the our

 State Legislature for a Pension,

I am [illegible] with respect
Yours to
Henry Betz

Henry Vaider also an applicant sent on
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REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS

TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Sept. 13. 1828

John George Hiller of Jonestown in the County of Lebanon, in the State of Pennsylvania, has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution." approved the 15th of May, 1828.  He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a Trumpeter in captain Von Heers Troop; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing.

The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.

By order of the Secretary
A Dickins.

TREASURY DEPAERTMENT.
Third Auditor's Office
20th September 1828

[the following crossed out- It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars was issued to   in the]
It further appears that John George Hiller is not on the pension list of any agency and has been so since the 31 March 1826

The name of John George Hiller can not be found among those of B. Van Heers Corps
to whom Certificates for the gratuity of Eighty dollars were issued.

Peter Hagner Ans
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War Depart. Bounty Land Office
15 May 1829

The records of this office do not show that John George Hiller of Vonhare's troop ever received or is entitled to bounty land of the United States
Robert Tayler