Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,384, John Hastings, Penn.
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Looks like a card

Pre printed info  in upper left corner is: (8-1776)
SERVICE          No heading     Number

Penn            Hastings, John      S.34.384

Rest of form is blank--nothing in CONTENTS
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Looks like copy of front and back of a form. The left "side" the writing is sideways but says:

Notification sent May 11 1821 to Wm. Pennington Esq. Newark New Jersey

On right side is a form divided into 5 sections by double horizontal lines.  There is handwritten and printed information/titles in each section

Top Section all handwritten  To New Jersey,
                      3/43 is more bolded
                                     From
Pennsylvania Roll
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John Hastings,  Then there is a mark looks like two L's that intersect.   Under John's name it says Capt Hays and then to the right it states private.
Pennsylvania line 6 years
Printed--In the army of the United Stated during the Revolutionary War.
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Inscribed on the Roll of   handwritten Penna
at the rate of     handwritten 8  Dollars per month, to commence on the  handwritten 22 of handwritten April 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the  18 of Oct 1818 and deliv. to John McLaughlin Washington Co.
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Arrears to 4th of Handwritten Sept  1818 
Semi-anl. All'ce ending  handwritten 4 Mar 1819   4 mo 13/30          35.46
                                        48.00
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                                       $ 83.46   
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Printed at middle bottom in brackets is: Revolutionary claim. Act 18th March, 1818
At bottom are two check-marks and Continued  then Philadelphia County
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Deposited by W. McLaughlin of Genl. Land Office 25 May 1818
left by M McLaughlin
John Hastings--private 22 April --

John Hastings, Priv
Capt.  Hayes Co(mpany) 7th Regiment Pennsylvania Line. -

To be deferred until the transcript of the original register of the Pennsylvania line be received


To John McLaughlin Washington
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State of Pennsylvania

Before me Thomas Armstrong, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, Appeared John Hastings, who being sworn deposed and says that he served against the common enemy as a private soldier in the army on the continental Establishment that he was enlisted as a soldier by Capt. Samuel Hayes at Carslisle, Penna to serve in the company he commanded, which company was attached to the 7th Regt. Pennsylvania Line, that he came with said company and another company of the same regt. commanded by Capt. Wilson to Philadelphia where they joined the regt. after which he marched with said regiment to New York where they were reviewed by Genl. Washington and then proceeded on to Canada, under the command of Genl. Sullivan --to a place called the Three Rivers, where they had an engagement with the British in which the Americans were defeated and his regt. had to retreat to a place called Mount Independence, where they remained some time-from thence- returned to Germantown and then to Philadelphia. While at Mount Independence his term (one year) of enlistment expired and he again enlisted in the same company and regt. as above mentioned.  That at Mount Independence Genl. Wayne took command of the said regiment-- from Philadelphia he with his said regt. and the whole Brigade under Gen. Wayne marched to Trenton where they had engagement and captured several hundred Hessians--from thence went to Quibble Town and to different parts of the country which he does not remember and was with his said regt. at the Battle of Brandywine. The evening after said Battle, while laying at a short distance from Swedes Fort- his said regt. were surprised by the British and among others he received a wound by a Bayonet being run in his right side and was with many others taken prisoner and brought to Philadelphia where he was detained all winter and was marched out of the City to Rising Sun to be exchanged in the month of June or July following--from thence proceeded to Valley Forge to join his regiment which at that time lay there-- from thence returned to Philadelphia with his said regt. while the British were leaving the City the Americans made several [illegible] at this time
from thence proceeded on to Monmouth where another severe action between the Americans & British took place in which he with his said regt. were engaged from thence to different places not recollected but remembers going to Elizabeth Town
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(First 4 lines repeat of last lines on page 4)   

following from thence proceeded to Valley Forge to join his regiment which at that time lay there--from thence returned to Philadelphia with his said regt. while the British were leaving the City the Americans made several [illegible] at the time from thence proceeded on to Monmouth where another severe action between the Americans & British took place in which he with his said regt. were engaged--from thence to different places not recollected but remembers going to Elizabeth Town and from thence to Staten Island  in the winter and returned to Elizabeth Town and marched with his company commanded by Lt. Brison to New Ark where he with his company were again taken prisoners and marched to New York where was kept in the Sugar House about 1 months and then was exchanged and then proceeded to join his regt. at Smiths Grove near West point--and proceeded to Morris Town where they remained in winter quarters  and from thence to Lancaster and thence to the Schuylkill opposite Philadelphia where they received pay & clothing and from thence to Little York Town Virginia, where he with his said regt. had another action with the British in which Lord Cornwallis & his army were made prisoners--was then with his regt. ordered to proceed on to the So(u)th to reinforce Genl. Green and joined him at the high Hills of Santee--thence with his said regt. went on to Charleston & Savannah, thence returned to Jacksonsborough where they remained untill the peace in 1783--thence with part of a company to Philadelphia where he was regularly discharged the service-having served in the Revolutionary War 6 Years and Nine Months--
That by reason of his being in reduced and indigent circumstances he is in need of assistance from his country for support. That he has never received or been allowed a Pension by the United States, that he is a resident citizen of the United States, that owing to the great length of time which has elapsed since he was in the service and other unfortunate circumstances his discharge has been lost.  It appears, the applicant is now upwards of 67 years old & he could procure the Testimony of Capt. John Alexander, Capt. William Alexander & Capt. Parker to support his statement, as they were in the war of the Revolution at the time, but they live at Carlisle a distance of 120 miles off and he is not able to go there & obtain their testimonies.
Sworn and subscribed
before me April 22 1818
(signed) Thomas Armstrong

(signed) John Hastings
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I do hereby certify that from the within deposition, as also from the examination by me had in relation to the fact therein stated; it appears to my satisfaction, that the statement of facts and circumstances as related by the within applicant are true and that he served in the war of the Revolution for the period by him stated--witness my hand and Seal, April 22d, 1818

(signed) Thos. Armstrong

(seal attached at right)

Philadelphia County
I, Joseph B. Norbury Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for the city and county of Philadelphia do certify that Thomas Armstrong Esquire before whom the within affidavit was made and by whom the forgoing certificate is made and whose name is thereto subscribed was at the time of making the said certificate stating the within deposition was one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas duly commissioned & qualified to all whose acts as such full faith and credit is and aught to be given as well in courts of Justice elsewhere.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court at Philadelphia the second day of May Anno Domini eighteen hundred and eighteen.

(signed) J. B. Norbury
Prot(honotary
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John Hastings
Schedule
3743

Continue
&
transfer
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At a District Court of the United States for the New Jersey District holden at New Ark in Essex County in 1st District

District of New Jersey
On this thirteenth day of July A.D. 1820 personally appeared in open Court (being a Court of record for the said district) John Hastings aged sixty eight years two months and (blank) days resident in Rockway in the County of Essex and within the said district of New Jersey, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, to wit One year under Captain Samuel Hays in Colonel Irvings Regiment of the Pensylvania line--after that term expired he again enlisted in the same Company for three years or during the war and served under Captain Samuel Montgomery who took the Command on the promotion of Captain Hays to a Major--that he remained attached to the same company untill the close of the war when he was honorably discharged or furloughed at the City of Philadelphia that he has received a pension under the act of March 1818 on a certificate from the war department numbered 3743 drawable from the twenty second day of April A.D. 1818. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any other manner disposed
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of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed.

(signed) John Hastings

Schedule
One Old fashioned Gun Bureau
one low Corner Cupboard
One Old Table
half dozen Black Chairs
three or four flour Barrels
one shoat about one hundred weight
two spinning wheels, one large and one Small
one Small Iron Kettle
one Iron Tea Kettle
half dozen Cups & Saucers & a few Plates
Spoons &c
one Spade one Hoe & one old Ax
one Gridle one Spider And Irons & Tongs
3 Knives & forks & a few other Articles of trifling Value
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And I further declare that I have no Mechanical trade but have laboured through life at days Labour, but by reason of my age and the Infirmities of Nature (being assured by Physicians that I have the Symptoms of a fixed Consumption upon me) I can do but little to procure a bodily support. The other members of my family are my wife aged fifty one years who is inclined to the dropsy, and one daughter aged fourteen. I rent one room in a small tenement at the rate of 25 dollars per annum having a small garden attached to it and with all the Industry care & economy we are capable of are barely able to procure the necessaries which nature require to subsist upon.
Sworn to and declared before me July 13th 1820

(signed) Wm. Pennington
District Judge

(signed) John Hastings

I William Pennington Clerk of the District Court of the United States for the New Jersey District do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Records of the said Court; And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited
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in the aforesaid Schedule is Forty five Dollars.
In Testimony whereof I hve hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court this 21st day of July 1820

(signed) Wm. Pennington

(seal affixed at left)
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(partly printed form with handwritten additions)

for a statement of the military history of (by hand) John Hastings a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's application for pension on file in this Bureau. (by hand) S. File 34,384

(printed column heading) DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
(by hand) Jany 1, p76
1777 Near Swedes fort
Captured at Newark carried to NY & confined in Sugar House 18 mos.

(printed column heading) LENGTH OF SERVICE.
(by hand) 6 yrs 9 mos
(Paoli) sustained bayonet wd. right side carried prisoner to Phila ex in June or July

(printed column heading) RANK.
(by hand) Pvt.

(printed column heading)  OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN
(by hand) Saml. Hays
Saml. Montgomery
COLONEL
(by hand) Irvine
Britten

(printed column heading) STATE.
(by hand) 7th Pa.

Battles engaged in, (by hand) Three Rivers, Trenton, Brandy, Mon, Stony Pt., Yorktown.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, (by hand) Enl. Carlisle Twp., Cumberland Co. Pa.
Date of application for pension, (by hand) Apl. 22, 1818
Residence at date of application, (by hand) Phila Co. Pa 1820 Rahway Essex Co. N.J.
Age at date of application, (by hand) 67 yrs., date & pl. birth not stated
Remarks: (by hand) 1820 mens wife 51 yrs., Dau 14 names not stated No further data.

Very respectfully,
Commissioner

27225b3ml-07

(by hand) see hist of 7th Pa. regt.
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(typed letter)

Punxsutawney Pa., Nov. 20th 1911

Hon. J.L. Davenport
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

My dear Davenport,
Pardon me for troubling you once more. I enclose letter from New Jersey, Please return. I want the record of John Hastings, my great Grand father I have a partial record but would like to have it more complete. He was a Revolutionary War Soldier. Thanking you in advance for your favor, I beg to remain
Very Respectfully
Your obedient servant
Thomas K. Hastings
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Findlay, Ohio. 3/1, 07
324 E. Lincoln St.

Pension Dep., of the War Dep.,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs: I am seeking the Revolutionary War Pension record of John Hastings--later called Heistand--New Jersey Private, Pennsylvania Line Oct. 19, 1818:71
please notify me as to fee for this information and will remit at once.
Yours Truly
Harriet Measel
324 E. Lincoln St., Findlay, Ohio
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Harriet Measel,
#324 E. Lincoln St.
Findlay, Ohio.

(postmark or received stamp)
O.W.&N. DIV.
MAR 5 1907
FILES
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Pre printed upper left:
Frederick S Schooler
Attorney and Counselor
Suite 1001, Unity Bldg.
Chicago
Telephone CENT. 4677  Chicago Sept. 26, 1905

To the Commissioner of Pensions, 
                Washington D. C.

Dear Sir:-
On behalf of Mr. Samuel M Hastings of this city I have been making an effort to identify his great grand-father with one John Hastings who served as a private soldier during the Revolutionary War. I write you for the purpose of securing any information your records may afford.
The great grand-father of my friend was named John Hastings, and he lived, for a portion of his lifetime at least, in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, where he died about Aug. 21, 1797. I presume this date approximates the date of his death from the fact that the letters of administration of his estate, issued to his widow Sarah Hastings, bore the date mentioned.  He left him surviving, five sons, namely, John, Enoch, Thomas, Barton and Eli.
I find from the Pennsylvania archives, or at least from some of the Pennsylvania records, that one, John Hastings, enlisted in Captain Samuel May's Company of the 6th PA Battalion of Col. Wm. Irvine's Regiment of Pennsylvania Revolutionary soldiers.  The date of the enlistment was Jan. 31, 1776 I am also advised that another man of the same name enlisted in that regiment, possible in Capt. May's Company.  Will you kindly advise me what your records show, if anything, respecting either of these men or their families/ I  will promptly remit to pay an charges that may be incurred in the matter.  

                            Yours very truly,
  handwritten signature F.S. Schooler
Next to the signature in bottom right corner is a round stamp showing  Pension Office at top and bottom of circle  U. S. at 3 and 9 o'clock and the date in the middle of Sep 28 1905
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This is a Fill in form with headings on the right side and some handwritten information completed.

                   3-595
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O.W. AND N. DIVISION.
Department of the Interior
  Bureau of Pensions
               [  Handwritten] Sept. 29, 1905

Searched by    [Handwritten F.F.N.
Original No    Blank
Certificate No    Blank
Claimant            Blank
Soldier    handwritten John Hastings
Service   Handwritten  Rev. War


Remarks:  Handwritten is No Rev Wid admt or Rej. claim  added in other writing is other than Inv 34384
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IT looks like a folded page scanned as one.  On the left side:

             34384
     Revy.  INVALID,

File No    34384
           John Hastings
       Private Rev War

Act: 18th March 18
Index:  Vol 2 Page 175

Arrangement of 1870

Right side:

Oct 31st History to F.S, Schoo rest cut off See letter on page 16
1907 Mch 13 Hist to Harriet Measel   c
1911 Nov 24 Hist to Thos. K. Hastings c
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Again a folded or paper. Only writing on the left side.

Application for a Transfer--------
John Hastings transfer from Penn to New Jersey 11 May 1821 from 4th March 1820

In the bottom right it looks like Mar 19 is written.

No signatures
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  Application for a transfers

New Jersey
County of Essex

   On this eleventh day of November 1820 before me the subscriber and of the  Justices of the Peace for the said County of Essex--personally appeared John Hastings. who being duly sworn on his oath declares. that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Capt. Samuel Montgomery in the Regt. commanded first by Col. Irving and afterwards by Col. Butler in the service of the United States.  that his name was placed on the pension Roll of the State of Pennsylvania from whence he had moved; that he now resides in the State of New Jersey where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future.

(signed) John Hastings
                                      
Sworn and subscribed to
the day and year  afor(sai)d. before me

(signed) John Mann 
          Justice of the Peace
Bottom left of page is torn so can't read all
New Jersey
Essex County               I Asa Whitehead clerk of the court of common Pleas [torn] for said County of Essex do hereby
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Again the top left corner of this page is torn so the first words of the first four sentences are missing.

line one---begins at-- that John Mann Esquire before

line two--begins at the foregoing affidavit was taken and

line three--begins at    at the time of taking thereof and

line 4--begins at     is a justice of the peace for said county and that his name subscribed thereto is his proper hand writing, and that full faith and credit are due to his official acts as well in courts of law as elsewhere
      In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of said Courts this eleventh day of November  A.D.  Eighteen hundred Twenty.

(signed) Asa Whitehead.
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Appears to be a divided page.  Only writing in on the Left side.

John Hastings in claim

pn. 7th PA Regt.
                          (see roll)






Admitted (underlined)
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(manuscript letter signed by John Hastings)

No papers on file for
Land warrant No. 9591 was issued
to Frank Kirkpatrick assignee of
John Hastings for 100 acres--June 24, '93

Philada. Octo 30, 1818

J.C. Calhoun
Secretary at War

Sir,
Enclosed is an Affidavit of my services in the Army of the Revolution which I suppose entitles me to a pension under the late act of Congress.

I have never rec(eive)d any Bounty Lands tho' I have heard there was some due to all soldiers of the Revolution who enlisted for three years or during the War. If I am entitled, I wish to avail myself of the advantages of it, as I am very poor, and much in need of assistance for support.

Please issue my Pension certificate and Land Patent if consistent, under this application, and deliver them to Mr. David Corey, who will call personally at your Office on my account.

Yours respectfully

(signed) John Hastings
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(top left corner torn off)

New Jersey
[torn off] County

John Noe of the Township of Woodbridge in the County of Middlesex, being duly sworn says that he is well acquainted with John Hastings now before me that they served together at least six years in the Army of the Revolution, in Captain Samuel Montgomery's Compy. of Infantry in the seventh Pensylvania Regiment of the line, that they received their discharge in the City of Philadelphia and he has been acquainted with him ever since being frequently in company together and therefore has certain knowledge of his being the same person.

Sworn before me the 24th day of October A.D. 1818 

(signed) John Mann
                     his
(signed) John X Noe
                     mark
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(crossed out: "City and") County of Philadelphia
State of Pennsylvania

                       Be it remembered that on the 30th day of October Anno Domini eighteen hundred and eighteen Before me William Moulder Esquire one of the Associate judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the City of County of Philadelphia personally came John Hastings who being by me duly sworn on his Oath saith that he enlisted in the service of the United States on the Continental establishment at Carlisle Township County of Cumberland State Pennsylvania on or about the first day of January AD 1776 for one year that deponent went from Carlisle aforesaid to Canada under the command of General Arnold, that deponents company was called the 2d Company of the seventh Regiment of Penna. Line, that deponent after the expiration of his One years enlistment aforesaid enlisted again in the same Company which was Commanded by Capt. Samuel Hays for three years or during the war, that deponent was engaged at the Battle of three rivers in Canada about the month May AD 1776 that deponent was next engaged at the attack upon the Hessians at Trenton N. Jersey about the month of December AD 1776 that deponent was at the Battle of Brandywine about the 11th day of September AD 1777, that deponent was taken prisoner at Peola under the Command of Genl. Wayne 1778 that deponent was exchanged that deponent was then called to the Battle of Monmouth about the month of June AD 1778, that deponent was at the taken of Stony Point about the month of January 1781, that after deponent had served the full term of his Enlistment which was for three years of during the war, he was Honorably Discharged at Philladelphia that deponent wore out his discharge by carrying it in his pocket, that deponent has not, nor does he ever expect any Pension of Emolument from his Country unless by application under the late act of Congress and that he is a poor Man and currently in need of assistance from his Country for support

Sworn Before me the 30th day of October AD 1818

(signed) William Moulder

(signed) Esquire John Hastings
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
County (crossed out: "City") of Philadelphia

Be it remembered that on the 30th day of October AD 1818 Before me the subscriber personally came and appeared James Hastings who being by me duly sworn upon his Oath saith that he is well acquainted with the above mentioned Claimant John Hastings and knows him to be in indigent Circumstances and currently in need of assistance from his Country for support and verily believes that he served in the Army as above stated.

Sworn before me the d20th day of October 1818

(signed) William Moulder
Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Philada. County

(signed) James Hastings

I Certify that I am satisfied that that the above named Claimant John Hastings is in Indigent Circumstances and that he served as in the above mentioned Affidavit, and do here by transmit the said depositions to the Secretary at War for investigation.

(signed) William Moulder
Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Philada. County
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia County

I Joseph B. Norbury Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for the city and county of Philadelphia do certify that William Moulder Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavits were made and by whom the foregoing attestation is made was at the time of so doing and still is an Associate Judge of the said court duly commissioned & qualified to all whose acts as such full faith & credit is and aught to be given as well in courts of justice as elsewhere. 

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & affixed the seal of my office at Philadelphia the thirty first day of October AD 1818.

(signed) Jos. B. Norbury Prot(honotary)

(vertically at left)
John Hastings rev. claim