Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40659, John Weiser, Continental Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Continental Pen.
Weiser John
S. 40659
CONTENTS

Died Sept. 16 - 1827
No 19.779
Pennsylvania
John Weiser
of Cumberland Co in the State of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Nagle of the regiment commanded by Colonel Hand in the Pennsylvania line, for the term of one year from July 1775 to July 1776
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 8 th day of June 1827
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 of June 1827 and sent to James M c Comick Esq. Harrisburg Pennsylvania
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1827 $ 23.20 Semi-ann. all ce ending
$ 23.20
{ Revolutionary Claims Acts March, 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820.

Original claim
Declaration in order to be placed on the Pension List under the act of the 18 th March 1818.
State of Pennsylvania & County of Cumberland ss.
On this twenty first day of May 1827 personally appeared in open Court (being a court of Common Pleas held at Carlisle in and for the County of Cumberland before the Hon ble John Reed (President of the ninth Judicial district of Pennsylvania) & his associates) John Weiser resident in said County aged seventy years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18 th March 1818 and the 1 st May 1820; that he the said John Weiser enlisted for the term of one year on the 8 th day of July 1775, at Reading in the County of Berks and State of Pennsylvania, in the company then commanded by Captain George Eagle, and afterwards by Capt n David Harris in the first or rifle Regiment commanded by Col. Edward Hand in the line of the State of Pennsylvania on the Continental establishment, that he continued to serve in said corps till the 8 th day of July 1776 when he was discharged from the service in Utrecht State of New York (see discharge signed by Col. Hand.) And that the said John Weiser afterwards enlisted in the company commanded by Capt n Worthington for the term of during the war on the 1 st day of October 1776 which company belonged to the 12 th Regiment of the State of Pennsylvania in the service of the United States commanded by Colonel Cook and served two years when he the said John Weiser became in bad health, & having procured a substitute was discharged from the army about October 1778; that he hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension from the United States except the present; that his name is not on the roll of any state except Pennsylvania; and that his reasons for not making an earlier application for a Pension have been, that until lately by his industry and the means in his power he has been able to support himself, but that now on account of his necessity and the infirmities of age he is obliged to call on his country for assistance.
John Weiser
Sworn & subscribed before me 21 st May 1827.
Abel McCoy Deputy of the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County

Oath
In pursuance of the Act of the 1 st May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it so as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18 th 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 hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
Schedule of John Miser's property &c. He has no real estate whatever. His clothing and three beds. Kitchen furniture not exceeding in value fifteen dollars. One axe in value two dollars. A pension granted to him by the State of Pennsylvania commencing April 1827 of forty dollars per annum. Application made 21 st March 1827.
John Miser
That since the 18 th March 1818, the following changes have been made in my property viz. At that time I owned a tract of land of forty five acres situate in Cumberland County on which I resided & which was still subject to a balance of the purchase money unpaid, and I was indebted to other persons; and that owing to the change of times & the depreciation of the price & produce of land I became much embarrassed, and that he the said John Miser in the summer of 1824 was arrested on an execution, at the suit of Dr. Offen, and being unable to pay the same was obliged to apply for the benefit of the laws made for the relief of insolvent debtors, and that upon the hearing of him and his creditors, the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County did discharge him as an insolvent debtor, under the insolvent laws of Penn ty on the 8 th day of December 1824, upon his assigning agreeably to said laws all his property real & personal to G. B. Purdie and John Santa two of his creditors as trustees for all his creditors, and that all the property of him the said John Miser has been delivered to his creditors, except his clothing, three beds & kitchen furniture to the value of fifteen dollars & one axe which are allowed him by the insolvent laws of Penn ty . And the said John Miser believes that all the property before

Oath mentioned assigned to his creditors will be insufficient to pay all his debts. The occupation of the said John Weiser has been that of a farmer, and he is now by reason of the infirmities of age unable to labour; he has a wife aged sixty seven years, & six children living, all of whom are married or left him except his son Peter Weiser aged thirty six, who is now and has been for the last twelve years in a state of mental derangement and has to be constantly confined in the house of him the said John Weiser, and that he the said John Weiser can no longer live without the assistance of his Country.
Sworn & subscribed in open Court,
before me Robert McCoy Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County 20 th May 1827
John Weiser
Cumberland County Set.
I Robert McCoy Prothonotary of the court of common Pleas in and for the county aforesaid do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the said John Weiser did serve in the Revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for more than the term of nine months, under one engagement on the continental establishment. I also 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 in the aforesaid schedule (the clothing of the said John Weiser, and the pension of forty dollars per annum from the State of Pennsylvania being excepted) does not exceed the value of forty dollars.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court on this 20 th day of May A.D. 1827.
Robert McCoy Prothonotary

The Honourable Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County holding said Court at Carlisle the ninth day of August A.D. 1824
The petition of John Weiser Respectfully represents that he has resided within this state for six months and more immediately preceding this his Application that he offers to deliver up to the use of his creditors all his property real personal mixed which he is in any manner intitled a schedule whereof upon together with a list of his creditors and the nature and amount of their debts as far as he can ascertain them with a statement of his losses and the means whereby he became insolvent are exhibited with and annexed to this petition he therefore prays to be allowed the benefit of the several acts of Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania made for the relief of Insolvent Debtors
John Weiser
Schedule of petitioner's property
Household and Kitchen Furniture worth about twenty Dollars, Judg t against Ann, Eva Collins admin. of Daniel Wenselendorf, dec d about $800.00, a tract of land East Pennsborough Township, a claim against the executors of Leon
List of petitioner's creditors with the nature and amount of their debts
  x Daniel Wenselendorf Judg t for cost $ 72 n 95   x John Lantz - Notes 68 n 00   Philip Lantz - note 65 n 00   John Hill - note 13 n 00   Nicholas Boer - Judg t am t about 12 n 00   John Bocher - Judg t about 7 n 00   Mr Bosing - Betel 2 n 00   Dan Weisling - Dec Executor Betel ab t 1 n 50   Frederick Weiser - Notes 30 n 00   x Charles B. Pervoss 100 n 00   The estate of Davide Wallis & Isaac B. Parker 40 n 00   about 
Statement of petitioner's losses and the means by which he became Insolvent, the petitioner is old and infirm and in very bad health whereby he is rendered unable to pay his debts —
Cumberland County ss
the foregoing petitioner being duly sworn according to law doth say that all the facts contained in the foregoing petition schedule list statement are true to the best of his knowledge belief Sworn and
John Weiser
day of august 1824 John Smith

Know all men by these presents I - the within named petitioner to hereby assign set over and deliver up unto Charles B. Penrose and John Lantz two of my creditors in pursuance of the directions of the acts of assembly all my estate real personal and mixed reversions and remainders which I now have poss n claim or am in any respect entitled to, in any places whatever in trust for themselves and my other creditors in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hands and seal this ninth day of November A. D. 1824 in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty four sealed and delivered in the presence of Edwards Leonards B. McEntire
John Weiser
10 th August 1824 The petition presented and read, the court appoint the second monday of November next for the hearing of petitioner and his creditors, now to wit - the 9 th November 1824 The petitioner appearing in open court and having complied in all things required by law, the court order and direct his discharge, the oath administered and he accordingly discharged
Cumberland County ss
That the foregoing is a true copy taken from the records of the court of common pleas of said county
certified under my hands and seal of the same court at Carlisle the 22 nd day of May 1827
Robert McCoy Deputy

No. 725 November 2 1834
Petition of John Weiser an Insolvent Debtor
Copy of Records

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Cumberland County ss
Charles B. Penrose counselor at law being duly sworn as the law directs deposeth and saith that he became acquainted with John Weiser some time in the year 1822 or 1823 that the said John Weiser called on this deponent at that time to retain him in a suit of his which had been brought by him against the administratrix of one (Morne's doth) so long ago as the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nine for one hundred and twenty five pounds nine shillings and pence but a motion in arrest of Judgment had been made on the ground of a supposed defect in the declaration which went to defeat the action and nothing effectual had been done after that up to the time when the said John Weiser called on this deponent. Morne down by age and misfortune the old man (abandoned by the council who had been once concerned for him and who as deponent believes concieved the objection to the declaration a fatal one) brought the papers connected with his cause to this deponent and with tears in his eyes detailed the history of his misfortunes in Court and his inability to give any other compensation than such as must depend on the contingency of success in his cause. Deponent's compassion for the old man was strongly excited and he engaged in his cause upon the terms proposed. He succeeded in obtaining a judgment on the verdict in the Court of Common Pleas which was removed to the Supreme Court and there affirmed in the year 1824.
Some time after deponent had obtained judgment in the Court of Common Pleas old Mr Weiser assigned the judgment to Mr Longnecker in part payment of a balance of purchase money due by him on his little tract of land in East Pennsborough Township.
During the pendency of Mr Weiser's cause and after deponent had become concerned for him executions were issued against him and he was compelled to take the benefit of the insolvent

laws This deponent conducted the proceeding on which he was discharged as an insolvent he finds by referring to Mr Weiser petition and statement that the judgment against Woomelsdorf's administratrix is returned by him as part of his property. Deponent drew up this petition in part and must have introduced that judgment in the hurry of business from inadvertence as it had been previously assigned to Mr Longmeier as before stated and therefore was no part of his estate at that time. Mr Weiser also returns "a claim against the executor of Levan" this claim to the best of deponent's recollection is for £42 for which assignment of part of a judgment obtained against Woomelsdorf's administratrix many years back was given to Mr Weiser. This judgment as appears by the record after having been revived by Scire Facias was opened on the application of the defendant to let the defendant in to a defence. The judgment as appears by the record was obtained by Judge Beemcon when at the bar and opened during the same period. Deponent as the council of Mr Weiser has endeavoured in vain discover the course of action on which this judgment was founded and the evidence to support it. It seems to be obscured by the lapse of time and the recollections of Mr Weiser impaired by age and misfortunes furnishes but little aid in removing this obscurity so that deponent firmly believes that nothing will be realized from this source. Deponent observes that the debt due by Mr Weiser to Mr Longmeier being a balance of un-chose money on the tract of land returned by him in his petition is not included in his schedule of debts. The judgment assigned to pay this debt was not sufficient to pay the whole amount but after the application of it there remained on the 3rd day of May 1825 a balance of one hundred and eighty seven dollars and eighteen cents due there are other debts as deponent believes not returned by Mr Weiser which were omitted through inadvertence or want of recollection on his part his memory being very frail. The tract of land returned by him as deponent has been informed contains about forty acres and would not as deponent has been informed and believes pay more than the amount of his debts.
This deponent was appointed by the Court one of Mr Weiser's assignees but has never given bond as he was unwilling to engage in a pro

ceding which would deprive him and his aged wife of a place of refuge for the remainder of his days. This deponent firmly believes that Mr McEiser is absolutely insolvent. Deponent has a judgment against him for $100. for a fee which he engaged to pay him for his services in the Court of Common Pleas in obtaining a judgment for him as before stated. For his services in the Supreme Court to which that judgment was removed by writ of error he was compensated by Mr Longmeyer to whom the judgment has been previously assigned and deponent's judgment is yet unpaid and unsatisfied.
Sworn and subscribed before the subscriber Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Cum- berland County this 28 th May A D 1827
Chas. B. Penrose
Richd. McEiser Prothonotary

Cumberland County Set
Personally came before me a Justice of the Peace in & for the County aforesaid John Lantz who being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that he is one of the assignees of John Weiser of said County, that he is also a creditor of John Weiser to the amount of Eighty Two dollars which debt was contracted for money lent to the said John Weiser, and Deponent further saith the said sum of money is still unpaid & due to him by the said John Weiser; and it is further the opinion of Deponent that all the property of John Weiser assigned to his creditors C. B. Pense & himself will be insufficient to pay all his debts.
John Lantz
Sworn & subscribed before me this 2 Day June A.D. 1827
M c Hughes
Also came before me a Justice of the Peace for Cumberland County aforesaid Frederick Weiser who being sworn doth say that John Weiser is indebted to him in the sum of thirty five dollars for grain furnished and money paid for the said John Weiser and that the said sum is still unpaid & due to him from the said John Weiser; deponent further says that it is within his knowledge that the said John Weiser is now unable to work and that he has no other means to support himself except a pension of forty dollars a year from the State of Penn a and that Peter Weiser a son of the said John Weiser has been for many years in a state of mental derangement or madness, that for the last eight years it has been necessary to have the said Peter Weiser confined in chains, and that during that time and at the present he has been supported by the said John Weiser.
Frederick Weiser
Sworn & subscribed before me this 4 Day June A.D. 1827
M c Hughes
Also Philip Lantz being sworn doth say that John Weiser is indebted to him in the sum of Sixty Five dollars for money lent to the said John Weiser by him & that the said sum is still unpaid and due to him from the said John Weiser.
Philip Lantz
Sworn & subscribed before me this 2 Day June, A.D. 1827
M c Hughes

Cumberland County ss
Personally came before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, Samuel Hinrichs who being sworn, deposes that in the year 1826 he was one of the Constables of Cumberland County & that an execution was put into his hands at the suit of Samuel Hinrichs against John Nairn, that in pursuance of which execution he arrested the said John Nairn who then made application for the benefit of the insolvent laws and was discharged from my custody.
Sworn & subscribed before me this first day of June A.D. 1827. M c Clure
Samuel Hinrichs
Cumberland County, state of PENNSYLVANIA ss.
Robert M c Gehee I, ROBERT M C GEHEE , Prothonotary of the courts of Common Pleas in and for the county of Cumberland, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Do, by these presents, Certify, that
Heibiser Esquire, before whom the foregoing Depositions were taken, and who hath thereunto, in his own proper hand writing, subscribed his name, was, at the time of taking such
Depositions
and now is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for the said county, duly Commissioned and sworn, to all whose acts as such, due faith and credit is and of right ought to be given throughout the United States and elsewhere. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said court, at Carlisle, in the said county, this 8 th day of June in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty
Seven and of the Sovereignty and Independence of the United States of America the first
Robert M c Gehee PROTHONOTARY.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
August 13, 1925
Mrs. H. C. Valentine 113 West Curtin St., Bealefonte, Penna.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 40659 it appears that John Weiser enlisted in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania July 8, 1775, served as a private in Captains George Nagle and David Harris' Company, Colonel Edward Hand's First Pennsylvania Regiment and was discharged July 8, 1776.
He enlisted October 21, 1776 and served two years as a private in Captain Peter Withington's Company, Colonel Cook's Twelfth Pennsylvania Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 21, 1827 while a resident of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania aged seventy years.
In 1827 he referred to his wife aged sixty-seven years, her name not given; also to his six living children, no names stated except Peter aged thirty-six years. Soldier died September 16, 1827.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

By EDWARD HAND, Esquire, Colonel, commanding the First (or Rifle) Regiment, in the Service of the United American Colonies.
THESE ARE TO CERTIFY, That the Bearer hereof, John Heiser has served the American Continent in the above-said Regiment and Captain David Hanis Company, faithfully and honestly, for the Space of One year and the Term of Inlistment being expired, is discharged from the said Regiment; he having received all his Pay, and all other just Demands from the Time of his inlisting in the said Regiment, to this Day of his Discharge. GIVEN under my Hand and Regi- mental Seal, at New Utrecht this Eighth
Day of July 1776
Edw. Hand Col.

John Weiser do acknowledge I to have received all my Pay, and all other just Demands, from the Day of my inlisting into the within named Regiment, to this Day of my Dis- charge.
Witness Present
John Weiser
Benj Chambers Geo. Vogel

Smithsonian

I John M... myself into Ca of Foot, belongin vania, in the Serv agreeable to a Re subject to such Ru ness my Hand thi
do voluntarily enlist 's Company Regiment of the State of Pennsylv of the United States of America, to continue during the War; of Congress of the sixteenth of September last, and to be nd Articles as are or shall be established by Congress. Wit- Day of October - - - - - A. D. 1776
John M...
RECEIVED being the Bounty and - - - - - Present at sign.
Day of
77 of Captain Twenty Dollars; tioned Officer
I John M... to be true to fully against all Orders of the Co over me by them
do swear (or affirm) United States of America, and to serve them honestly and faith- Enemys or opposers whatsoever, and to observe and obey the ntal Congress, and the Orders of the Generals and Officers set
me the
Day of
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John Williams Cumberland Co. Pa 18 March 1818 Pension Office June 25 th 1827 8 th June 1827. last widow

Harrisburg June 23 d 1827
To the
Hon. Ab. Barron
Sec I herewith return to the War department the application of John Miser for a pension with documents which I hope will satisfy the department that he is entitled to a pension. If however there may be still some informality in this application it may be corrected by informing me of it.
Yours resp ly
Jas McCormick

Copy of Record
40 th Baid

Service admitted.

November term 1826
No 725 John Weiser appeared in open court having petitioned the court for the benefit of the acts of Assembly made for the relief of insolvent debtors and this day to wit the 8 th day of November 1826 being appointed for the petitioner and his creditors to show cause why if any they have he should not be indulged with the benefit of the acts of Assembly and it appearing to the court that the petitioner hath in all things complied with said acts and hath assigned all his Estate Real personal and mixed to Charles B. Penrose and John Lantz for the use of himself and the rest of his creditors and he having taken the Oaths prescribed by law the court order and direct that the said John Weiser shall not at any time hereafter be liable to be imprisoned for any debt hereafter contracted or Judgment obtained for and that he be in the terms of the acts of assembly discharged &
By the court
Cumberland County ss
That the above is a true copy taken from the records of the Court of Common Pleas of said County Certified under my hand and seal of the said Court at Carlisle 19 th March 1827
Robert M c Coy Prothonotary
Dauphin County ss
Personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace in & for Dauphin County Fred ick Weiser who on solemn Oath, Doth depose & say, that the above named John Weiser, the above Applicant for the Insolvent Laws, is the same Weiser who applies for a pension to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Frederick Weiser
Sworn & subscribed Before me the 21 st Day of March 1827
James Alcock

mmst
August 25, 1925
Mrs. Lottie J. Kline Mexico, Box 167 Missouri
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 40859 it does not appear that John Weiser ever lived in counties of Centre and Clearfield, Pennsylvania, or ever applied for pension from said counties.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.
I searched the 1835 list & also our files again for any other sol. by that or similar name & found none from said counties.

40659
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 40.659
John Miser Rev Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index: — Vol. 8 , Page 557
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1907 Sept. 12 - Hied. to Mrs. Nettie C. Anderson 5 Aug. 4 - Hied. to Mrs. Est. J. Bline. MMST 3 Aug. 13 - Hied. to Mrs. H.C. Leutene MMST 5 Aug. 25 - Mrs. L. J. Bline Revise, second met of Jan. 15 - Photo to Mrs. Jessie M. Casanova Jim Rev. nfd. A.D.Y.

June 24, 1925, 113 WEST CURTIN STREET BELLEFONTE, PENNSYLVANIA
Commissioner Lewis Can you furnish me the data of John Weiser (son of Conrad Weiser of Berks Co.). He died in 1827 & rec'd from in earlier that year in Cumberland Co. ? He lived in Centre Co in 1800. at least one of the same name Thanking you in advance for information for a D.A.R. Very Truly Yours Mrs H.C. Sire B. Wallace

Mexico, Mo. Box 167 Aug 19, 1925-
Department of Interior Washington, D.C.
Box 167
Kind Sir: - In your letter of Aug 4 th stating that Res. soldier John Weiser, who was allowed pension on his war claim S. 40659 May 21, 1827, while a resident of Cumberland Co. Penna,
May I ask if this same man did not also apply for pension while a resident of either Clearfield, or Centre, Co. I understand he had some trouble in proving his claim, please help me on this matter if you can,
Thanking you in advance for favor asked I am
Respectfully yours
Mrs Lattie J. Kline

Mexico, Mo.
June 6, 1925
Box 167.
Rev. Pension Bureau Washington, D.C.
Kind Sir: - May I ask for Rev. record of John Weiser, Pensioner from Cumberland Co. died Sep. 16, 1827, aged 70 yrs. Can you tell me the names of his wife & children & place of residence at time of death. Thanking you in advance for favor ask I am Your Respectfully
Mrs Lottie J Kline

August 12 th 1907
Respectfully of Pub 6: Information Washington D. C.
Please furnish me with The Revolutionary War records, if any such exist, of Frederick Weiser , born at Schoharie N. Y. Dec. 24-1728 and of his son John Conrad Weiser born April 15-1750 or 53, son and grand son respect- ively of Col. Conrad Weiser, Provincial Interpreter. Truly
Yours Truly (Mrs.) Nettie L. Anderson 917- 19 th St
Rock Island Ill.

I might add that Frederick later moved to Northumberland Co. Penna. He was prominent in the French & Indian war.

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December 31, 1929
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir:
Please furnish me photostat copies of three pages (certified) from the Revolutionary War pension claim of John Weiser, S. 40659.
Jessie M. Casanova 731 Kennedy St. N.W. Washington, D.C.
Recd. payment 70 cts
Autumn Ford Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.
photos mailed to
Mrs H. S. Brown Box 406. Osceola Mills. PA.

Rev.&1812 Wars Section Wm H F
August 4, 1925
Mrs. Lottie J. Kline Mexico, Box 167 Missouri
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 40659 it appears that John Weiser enlisted in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania July 8, 1775, served as a private in Captains George Nagle and David Harris' Company, Colonel Edward Hand's First or Rifle Pennsylvania Regiment and was discharged July 8, 1776.
He enlisted October 21, 1776 and served two years as a private in Captain Peter Withington's Company, Colonel Cook's Twelfth Pennsylvania Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 21, 1827 while a resident of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania aged seventy years.
In 1827 he referred to his wife aged sixty-seven years, her name not given; also to his six living children, no names stated except Peter aged thirty-six years. Soldier died September 16, 1827.
Respectfully, From W.S.
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

reply to your request of _____, received statement of the military history of John Weiser -ier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired rmation as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. File 40,659
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Reading, Pa. July 8. 75 dis. at New Utrecht, N.Y. 1 yr. { Geo. Nagle David Harris Edward Hand Pa.   Oct. 1. 76 2 yrs. Peter Withington Cooke Pa.  
Battles engaged in, Residence of soldier at enlistment, Date of application for pension, May 28 1827 Residence at date of application, Cumberland Co., Pa. Age at date of application, 70 yrs.
Remarks: Referred to his wife ae 67 and six ch, names not mentioned except son Peter ae 36 who lived at home, the others having married or moved away - No Frederick Weiser or John Conrad Weiser NY or Pa Rev. Pensioners — Very respectfully —