Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11718, John Winkler, Penn.

SERVICE
Penn.
NUMBER
Winkler, John or Johannes Arduiph
R. 11718
CONTENTS

CUNNINGHAM & MELLON, ATTORNEYS - AT - LAW.
Curvance Block
OFFICES: { McKINLEY BLOCK , Beaver Falls, Pa. { MCKINLEY BLOCK, Beaver, Pa.
Beaver Falls, Pa., Apr. 25 th ----- 1883.
H. W. Dudley Esq. Pension Department, Washington D.C.:
Dear Sir, - John Winkle, or Hinkle, served as a private in the Revolutionary War, being wounded at the battle of Brandywine, for which service, it seems, he was entitled to a pension. Some of his heirs - grandchildren - are living here. About 15 yrs. ago, one Saml. McKnight sent them a Power of Attorney, which perhaps by forgery, some of the heirs signed and forwarded to him, by which means, it is thought McKnight obtained some of the money, & failed to account for it.
Please inform us, first, whether a pension was due from Winkle, & is now owing to his heirs (or at least such of them as have not signed away their right thereto). Second whether McKnight ever obtained any of the money.
By complying with the above you would greatly oblige,
Yours truly, Cunningham and Mellon

State of Pennsylvania Beaver County ss
On this the seventeenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six personally appeared John Winkler otherwise called Johannes Adolph Winkler a resident of the County of Beaver State of Pennsylvania in open court before the Honorable John Prentiss President and his associates Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 That he was born in Germany in the year 1758 on the 21st day of June That his age is recorded in a Psalm book that he got from his mother which now is in his possession That he sailed from Rotterdam in Holland in the year 1775 and arrived in New York the same year that he remained there some time and left there for the purpose of going to Lancaster County Pennsylvania That between New York and Philadelphia he stopped at a tavern where there was 12 or 13 soldiers that they gave him liquor and he enlisted under Captain Henderson or Hensley (he cannot tell which for at this time he could not talk English) two days after which he joined the Army of the United States about 3 miles from where he enlisted then commanded by General Anthony Wayne - he thinks not more than one days travel from New York - That the Major's name was Hamilton - the first name of his

Lieutenant, was Peter but from his old age and loss of memory, cannot re- collect his other officers - and at this time he was entirely unacquainted with the English language - That he was in a battle under the before mentioned officers he thinks in the 17 th or 18 th Regiment and recollects from the buttons on his coat - of the United States Army - That he was wounded in the face by a sword of an English light horseman That he still remains under Major Anthony the names of the other officers except those before mentioned he can not recollect until the Battle of Brandywine - where our Army was beaten by the English and he was wounded in the left thigh by a bayonet being thrust through it by one of the Enemy - after he was wounded he was put in a wagon and hauled to Germantown - where they wanted to put him in the Hospital, he begged of them not to do it as he had friends or relations in Lancaster County that would take care of him and Col. Hartley interfered and got him his discharge from Genl. Wayne That he was hauled to within nine miles of Lancaster by a wagoner that was released from the Army at the same time - That the discharge given him was in writing - but that he set but little store re upon it - and cannot certainly say what became of it but thinks that it was burned in Lancaster That he was in the Army of the United States two years and one half less seven days as a private

That he afterwards worked about three and one half years about Landcas- ter - from where he removed to York County Pa - remain there two & one half years got married - from there to Hagerstown - then to Fayette Co Pa - and in the year 1800 moved to Beaver County where he now re- sides - That he knows of no person now living that can testify as to his ser- vices but mentions John Hawk Wil- iam Stewart Michael Baker George Frank Genl Saml Powers William Scott James Logan Basil Thomp- Doseph Benet and John Light who reside in his neighborhood and can testify as to his character for truth and their belief as to his being a soldier of the Revolution - That there is no clergy man residing in his neighborhood nor could he procure one without much trou- ble and inconvenience to him - That by a late decision of the Supreme Court of this state he has lost a piece of land that he was many years in possession of, and is now in his old age thrown on the world very poor
That from his old age & loss of memory he cannot give a more detailed account of his enlistment or services but knows to a certainty that he was in the United States Army for the time before stated as a private That the reason of the discrepancy or variance in his name is that one is the High Dutch or German manner and the other the name given to him since he left the army - at the time

he was in the army he understood little or no English
He cannot recollect whether certainly it was in the State of New York or Pennsylvania that he enlisted for at that time he knew nothing about States and all the English conjugation was continental in our Army and the British and French He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of any agency in any State or Territory
Sworn and subscribed in open Court this day and year afore said
John A. Scraggs
Deponent wholly read
We Michael Brackenrigg and
Joseph Bennett residing in the same neighborhood do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with him John Warble who has sworn and subscribed the above declaration - That we believe him to be of the age of seventy seven years and upwards that he is reputed and believed in our neighborhood by all persons, to have been a Revolutionary soldier - and that we concur in that opinion - That we have examined the wounds that he has received and that they agree with the statement by him in his declaration - and from his character for truth have no doubt that it is true, that his character for truth is unspeakable in the neighborhood where he resides
Old age and subscribed in open court 18th March 1836

Sworn and subscribed and open court this 7 March 1834 John A Scroggs
M Baker Joseph Barnum
Interrogatories, first by the Court
Interrogatory 1st When or in what year were you born
Ans. In Germany on the 21st June 1758
2d Have you any records of your age
Ans. All the records that I have of my age is from that which is in a pocket book I got from my mother which now I have in my possession
3d Where were you living when called into service where have you lived since the revolution and where do you now live
Ans. I Enlisted or Entered the Continen- tal or United States Army on my way from New York to Lancaster Pennsylvania
4th Force were you called into service were you drafted, did you volun- teer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom
Ans. I Enlisted or at least they always told me that I had done so and my service was in the United States Army during the Revolution

Inter 5: State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect - and the Genl Circumstances of your service.
Ans - The Commanding officer was mostly Genl Wayne - Some times Genl Washington commanded the whole Troops - That my Captain was Henderson or Henry. That the Major's name was Hamilton but from his old age his loss of Memory and his imperfect knowledge of the English language he is unable to give the history of his service or the names of his officers more fully than he has done but thinks that it was after the 18 Regiment.
4 Did you ever receive a discharge and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it - Ans - Yes I recd at Germantown Pennsylvania my discharge from the Army after I was wounded the last time in the thigh and after I had served two years and five months and twenty four days - that it was signed by Genl Wayne through the interference of Col. Hartley - That it was lost or burnt in Lancaster Pa when his clothes were all burnt, but of this he is not certain.
7 State the names of Persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.

And I name Michael Baker Esq and Joseph Bennet to whom I am well known in my present neighborhood who can testify as to my Character for truth and their belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution
And the said Court do hereby certify That Michael Baker and Joseph Bennet residing in Beaver County State of Pennsylvania and in the same neighborhood with John Winkle whose name in affidavit is said to be Johannes Adolph Winkle do certify that we are well acquainted with him who has sworn and subscribed the above decla- ration that we believe him to be of the age
And the said Court do hereby declar their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Sol- dier and served as he states and that Michael Baker and Joseph Bennet are neighbors of his and that their cer- tificate is entitled to credit.
John H Scroggs prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Beaver aforesaid

do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John Winkler otherwise called Johannes Adolph Winkler for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 7th March 1836 —
John A Scroggs Notary
As at which time there was No.

No 26060
John Winkler Beaver County Pennsylvania
L C m
Mr B. Clarke Beaver Penn a

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
15 Aug '33
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of John Winkler Beaver County Pennsylvania
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlisted Sept. 1775 2 - - private Capt Crawford & Wayne Capt Henderson & Henry 74 years County of Lancaster Traditionary evidence paper correct Battle of Bunker Hill, Brandywine  
I am, respectfully,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
There were no enlistments in 1775 - Your obedient servant, for two years - The applicant must then for make a satisfactory explanation & accompany it by the evidence of witnesses

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
 6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about here or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
□ The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration. {

1883 April 28 M rs Cunningham & Mallon that no pension was allowed & sent Circular that no claim could be ad d after death after death of Revy Soldier 1883 June 26. R C Macharny - no pension allowed - sent Circular as above
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
11.718 P. O. _____
John Winkler Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
REJECTED
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contra
Part of Dis. Searched for
18

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
P. O.
11.719 John Winkler
Service:
See Same Soldier reft files No 11.718
Enlisted:
, 18
Discharged:
REJECTED
, 18
Application filed:
, 18
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized.
Contract.

Penn a ,
Suspended
October 30 th 1833.
See letter to -
W. B. Clarke Esq
22. Feb 1845
11718

33. 606 Pennsylvania John Winkler alias Johannes Arnoldt Winkler
Suspended
Sa let to Hon John Banks March 23. 1836.
11719
Act 7. June 1832

Adolph Winkler or John Winkler - born at Rotterdam - arrived in 75. N.Y. & in New Jersey enlisted - no term or comp y or reg t officers named - wounded at Battle of Man- -assas - & discharged -

11 Sept 77 Battle of Brandywine

Beaver, Beaver County Pa. Feby. 11. 1845
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm. of Pensions Sir
You have in the files of your office the petition of John Winkler for a pension - the application was made in 1833 - You say he is in error as to his belief that his name is on the rolls. His own belief is that altho. the name may be spelled differently, yet that it is substantially the same. Once that he believes he did enlist in 1775 for five years - The old man has always been and yet is of opinion that there has been some error in the Department, and that a mere mistake or error in his application should not operate against him - when he has enough else to support his claim
Will you please have the goodness to re-examine the matter, and let me know the result
Very Respectfully
Your ob't Serv't
Wm B. Clarke

State of Pennsylvania Beaver County } Is
On this fifth day of June A.D. 1833 personally appeared before the Hon John Braden President and Thomas Henry and Joseph Hemphill Esquires associates judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County, aforesaid John Trunkler, a resident of Moon Township, in the County of Beaver, aged seventy four years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th A.D. 1833, That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the beginning of the month of September or in the last of August A.D. 1775 with Captain Crawford and served in the 7 th regiment of the Pennsylvania Line under the following named officers, to wit, Genl. Anthony Wayne (the names of the Colonel and Major or other officers not now remembered) and served under the command of Captain Henderson or Henry and left the service about the fifteenth day of September A.D. 1777, having served not less than two years - That he resided in Lancaster County in the State of Pennsylvania when he entered the service, and that he fought at the Battle of Brandywine on the 11 th day of June A.D. 1776, in which battle he was wounded in the right cheek - and fought at the Battle of Saratoga when Genl. Burgoyne was taken on the 13 th day of October 1777 - and at the battle of Brandywine under the command of General Wayne, in Captain Henderson or Henry's Company, in which battle he was wounded in the left knee, and is yet lame, The Battle of Brandywine was fought as he believes about the eleventh of September 1777 - And further saith that he marched from the battle of Brandywine to Germantown near Philadelphia And that at the time he enlisted he was a volunteer in Genl. Wayne's Army, and had but a short time before arrived from Germany, and could not speak or understand the English and had no knowledge of the names of places or the country through which he passed, nor does he remember the names of the officers except the one above named, and that when he retired from the service

in consequence of the wound he received in the battle of Brandywine he got a discharge from Captain Henderson or Henry, by order of Genl. Wayne which was afterwards burned with the house in which he resided in Lancaster County, in the state of Pennsylvania. And that he has no knowledge of any person now living who knows of or can testify to the services within stated, And that he is not acquainted with any clergyman who can vouch for him there being no one living in his neighborhood. And that being a stranger both to the country and to the language he cannot state precisely the names of the officers, or the names of places, but that he was more than two years in the service and fought in the within mentioned battles and in some others which he cannot name.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state.
Sworn and subscribed John his Wunkler in open court this fifth day of June mark June A.D. 1833
James Logan
The William Clarke and John Brown residing in Beaver County, in the state of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Wunkler who has subscribed and sworn to the above; that we believe him to be seventy four years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, And that we concur in that opinion And that we believe him to be a man of veracity, and that his statement is entitled to credit.
Sworn and subscribed William Clarke the day and year aforesaid
James Logan
Y. C. Brown { his mark }
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories, prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier.

and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that William Clarke and John Krouk — who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of Beaver County and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit
J. J.
I James Logan Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County aforesaid. Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of John Winkler for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this fifth day of June A.D. 1833
James Logan Pro
State of Pennsylvania Beaver County ss
Personally appeared before the Honorable John Brechin President and Joseph Hemphill and Thomas Henry Esquires associates, judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County aforesaid, the above named John Winkler who being first duly sworn according to law, saith, That in the last of August or the first of September A.D. 1775 he enlisted in the Army of the United States under the command of Captain Crawford for the term of five years, and served for the term of years days, at the expiration of which time he was discharged by Captain Henderson or Henry (who at that time commanded the Company,) by order of Genl. Wayne in consequence of a wound received in the left knee by order of Genl. Wayne at the battle of Brandywine. And further saith that said discharge was burned with the house in which he lived in Lancaster County. And that he does not know of any person now living who can testify

Application of John Mueller for a pension
26060

to his services and further saith that he believes that his name is on the roll in the War department Sworn and subscribed this Open Court the 2d day of September 1833 James Logan P ro  John N. Winters
26060 Application of John N. Winters for a pension

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Pittsburgh, May 1 1883
W. H. Dudley Esq., Com. of Pensions. Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir: One John Knidler, (in German Knudler,) private in Cavalry, and wounded in Battle of Brandywine by bayonet through hip, also life severely cut by Sabre, and suffering for many years from these wounds, has some years since deceased, leaving two daughters, Mrs Barbara Black & Rachel Smidie. Said Knidler was almost bent double from the hip wound, and was cared for by these daughters, and entirely dependent upon them. The daughters are now in indigent circumstances, and any pension allowed to soldiers of the Revolution, and now not paid, and none has been received by them, would be a god send to them now.
Some twenty-two or three years ago others here then living gave to one Samuel M'Knight then acting as claim agent at Washington, D.C.

a power of attorney to collect a pension he stated was then awaiting claim, of which they never heard after.
As neither of these heirs are able to give this claim any attention, by their request, I write, in their interest, asking you to have the necessary research made, and if any pension be due and unpaid, to so notify me.
If you can make this an "exceptional case" you will not only be doing a kind service to those in need, but will very much oblige.
Very truly yours,
R. G. Macheney.
Baden,
Beaver Co., Pa.