Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,947, for Philip Jacob Lott, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
Lott, Philip Jacob
NUMBER
S. 40.947
CONTENTS

18.980
Pennsylvania
Philip Jacob Lott
of Lancaster Co in the State of Penn who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Christ of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Miles in the Penn line, for the term of 18 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 22 d of May 1823
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 of May 1823 and sent to Samuel Levan Esq. Reading Penn
Arrears to 4th of
Semi ann. all'ce ending 1 Sept 1823 $ 27. 64
3 mo 10/ 4/
8 31/30.
24 2.58 1. 6
$27:64
{ Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. } March 1. 1823

17. 830 Philip Jacob Lott
Hon. Daniel Udree Reading Pa

County of Lancaster Pa Pennsylvania
On this sixteenth day of February A D 1823 Personally appeared in Open Court, a District Court held for the City and County of Lancaster, being a Court of Record proceeding according to the course of the Common Law with a Jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and keeping a Record of its proceedings. Philip Jacob Lott resident in said County, Aged Twenty-eight 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 18th March 1818 and the 1st of May 1820 that he the said Philip Jacob Lott enlisted for the term of One Year and eight Months and as near as he can recollect was in the Month of March, in the Year One Thousand seven hundred and Seventy Six, in the Borough of Reading in the County of Berks and State of Pennsylvania in the Rifle Company Commanded by Captain Henry Christ within the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Miles, and after the Battle of Long Island, he was attached to the 13th Regiment Commanded by Colonel Stuard both Regiments in the line of the State of Pennsylvania on the Continental establishment that he continued to serve in said Corps until the Month of January One Thousand seven hundred and seventy eight, when he was discharged from the said Service. at a certain place called the Valley Forge in the State of Pennsylvania, That he received an Honorable discharge from the hands of Colonel Stuard, the said discharge has since been lost or mislaid. That he was in the Battle of Long Island. White Plains, Princeton Germantown and Red Bank. That on the 3rd day of January A D 1777 at the Battle of Princeton he received a wound on his Left Shoulder by a Musket ball from the enemy, And that he has no other evidence, now in his power of his said Services except the affidavit of Nicholas Lott, and the affidavit of John Stracher and the affidavit of Casper Shadler and the affidavit of Philip Nagle. These affidavits were obtained in the Borough of Reading in the County of Berks before Frederick Heller Esqr a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Berks that the subscribing Witness all

all reside in the Borough of Reading County of Berks. That the are then far advanced in age, and that it was impossible to obtain their affidavits in Open Court at Lancaster. And, in pursuance of the act of the 1st of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a President Citizen of the United States on the 18th 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 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 nor 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. Philip Jacob Lott
Sworn to & declared The day & year aforesaid in Open Court
J. M. Muhlenberg Fore.
Schedule of the property of Philip Jacob Lott I have no property of any description whatever Sworn to & declared & subscribed in Open Court This 18th day of February A.D. 1823
J. M. Muhlenberg Fore.
I am by Occupation a Mason but by reason of age, and other bodily infirmities, I am not able to pursue that Occupation. I have no Family at present. I am unable to support Myself without

the assistance of My Country except by private or public charity Philip Jacob Lott
Sworn to & subscribed } in Open Court the day } & year aforesaid }
J. W. Muhlenberg Profs
State of Pennsylvania
Lancaster County ss
I Frederick A. Muhlenberg,
Notary Public of the District Court for the City and County of Lancaster do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the said Court that the said Philip Jacob Lott did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months & more 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. I do further certify that the Court is fully satisfied that the applicant has no property of any description as is stated in his schedule In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of the said Court on this seventh day of February AD 1823
J. W. Muhlenberg Profs

17,830. ✓
Mr. Edwards
Philip Jacob Lott
Samuel Levan
Reading, Pa.
Rev
Recd 27 Nov 1823
Secretary of War
City of Washington
The Honorable S. B. Callahan
W. 22d Street

James Wardlaw Abbeville
179

The Reading Berks County Penna May 22 1823
Honourable Secretary of War enclosed are the affidavits or depositions of Matthias Rehn a Resident of the Township of Hereford in the County of Berks also the same by barker Maudera of the borough of Reading in said County as also the same Nicholas Lott as also the Declaration in the Case of Philip Lott The applicant is Now in the borough of Reading and Most humbly requests the Honourable Secretary of War to act on his case as soon as possible and report the same in about ten or twelve days he says that he is advanced far in age and that he has nothing wherewith to make a living on account of his age & infirmities and that he most humbly solicits the result in his case & Most Humbly prays that the Honourable Secretary of War would report on his case as soon as possible he says that the reason that he gives is as follows that in case he should not meet with the Honourable Secretary of War approbation that he could then return & make application in the County of Lancaster to become a pauper altho he says this step to him would be disagreeable and says I have ever been industrious in my young days but that he met with many unfortunate crops in life he most humbly commits his great age & narrow circumstances to the highest consideration of the Honourable Secretary of War. I am sorry that I should trouble the honourable Secretary of war he says but I have done my duty and that of a good & faithful soldier during my engagement of enlistment against the Enemy under these circumstances he most humbly asks the result to be reported to Samuel Leven Reading Berks County Respectfully remains - Philip Jacob Lott Respectfully Yrs Obedt Servt from Mrs Lott Your old Friend

I remain Respectfully your Mother Obedient humble Servt Samuel Evan

Deposition of Matthias Rehn May 20th 1823

Berks County p er Pennsylvania
On this 20 th day of May A n o ne Thousand eight hundred and twenty three before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Berks came an Old Man who says his Name is Philip Jacob Lott and that he was a Soldier in the Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War at the same time came also an Old Man whose Name is Matthias Rehr resident in the Township of Hereford in the County aforesaid the said Matthias Rehr being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his solemn Oath depose and say that he the said Matthias Rehr was enlisted in the borough of Reading in the County of Berks and State of Pennsylvania that he enlisted on the second or third day of March A n o ne Thousand seven hundred and seventy five for the term of twenty Months in the rifle Company commanded by Capt n Henery Christ and was in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Miles and deponent says that this is the same Philip Jacob Lott that was enlisted in the borough of Reading County aforesaid in the same rifle Company of Henery Christ that the said Philip Jacob Lott was enlisted in the early part of the Month of March A n o ne Thousand seven hundred and seventy five for the term of twenty Months and this deponent says that Philip Jacob Lott did first serve in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Miles and knows to his certain knowledge that after the battle of Long Island Philip Jacob Lott was attached to the Regiment called the 13 th Regiment commanded by Colonel Huerce in the line of the State of Pennsylvania

That Philip Jacob Lott did continue to serve in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Stearns until about the ninth day of January in one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight when he the said Philip Jacob Lott did receive an honorable discharge from the hands of Colonel Stearns at a certain place called the Valley Forge in the State of Pennsylvania and further deponent saith Not
Matthias Rehn
Sworn to and subscribed before me John Jackson on this twentieth day of May in one thousand eight hundred and twenty three
John Jackson Seal
I John Jackson one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Berks do hereby certify that the subscribing Witness Matthias Rehn is a credible Man and that his testimony will be taken in any Court of Justice and I have known him as such these fourteen years In Witness to the above I have hereunto set my hand & seal at Hereford in the County of Berks This 20th day of May in one thousand eight hundred & twenty three
John Jackson Seal
Pennsylvania
Berks County ss. I Mark M c Biddle Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Berks do hereby certify
That John Jackson Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the above was at the time of signing the same and ever since has been a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County, duly authorized & commissioned and that to all acts done by him full faith and credit are due and of right ought to be given
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said office at Reading this 22 nd day of May A D 1823
Mark M c Biddle Proth. g

one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Berks
my place

March 22 1823
May 22 1823

Berks County ss
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
On the twenty Second day of May in the Year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred & twenty three Came Before Fredrick Heller Esquire one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Berks. Nicholas Lott a Soldier of the United States of the Revolutionary war Who being first duly Sworn according to Law - doth Depose and say that Philip Jacob Lott was Enlisted in the Month of March one thousand Seven hundred and Seventy Six in the Rifle Company Commanded by Capt Henry Christ - that he knows that on a Certain day of September of the Year A D 1776 - Philip Jacob Lott - did belong to the Regiment - Commanded by Colonel Rerard and knows that he the said Philip Jacob Lott was in the Service of the United States in the said Regiment aforesaid from the month of September A D 1776 until the Month of October 1777. and after this period Deponent says he does not know how long Philip Jacob Lott did continue after to period above Related and further Deponent says that Philip Jacob Lott received a Wound on his Left Shoulder by a Musket Ball from the Enemy in the Service of the United States
Sworn & subscribed to in the Borough of Reading May 22 A D 1823
Nicholas Lott
Before Fredrick Heller

I Frederick Heller one of the Justices of the peace in and for the County of Berks do hereby Certify that the Subscribing Witness (Nicholas Scott) is a Credible man and that his Testimony will be taken as Such in any Court of Justice and I know him as Such Witness the said Frederick Heller at the Borough of Reading May 22. A.D. 1823.
Frederick Heller
I also Certify that Casper Madena is a Man of Good Character -
Frederick Heller

Berks County ss
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
On the twenty second day of May in the Year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and twenty three Came Before Friedrich Heller Esquire one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County - Caspar Madena a - Resident of the Borough of Reading in said County Who being first duly sworn according to Law - doth on his solemn Oath Depose and say that Philip Jacob Lott was - Enlisted for twenty months in the Company - Commanded by Captain Henry Christ and knows to his certain knowledge that Philip Jacob Lott served in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Revard and to the best of his knowledge says that Philip Jacob Lott from the time he Enlisted he believes that Philip Jacob Lott did continue to serve more than twelve months to his knowledge Depose and saith that he does not know the time when he was discharged from the service of the United States
Sworn & subscribed to in the Borough of Reading May 22 AD 1823
Casper Madena
Before Friedrich Heller

Pennsylvania,
Berks County ss.
I Marks (n o Diddle) Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Berks County do hereby Certify That Frederick Keller Esquire whose name is subscribed to the
foregoing affidavits and before whom the said affidavits or depositions were taken, was at the time of taking and signing the same a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Berks duly authorized and commissioned and that to all acts done by him in that Capacity full faith and Credit are due and of right ought to be given
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court at Reading this 22 nd day of May 1823. Marks (n o Diddle, Proth. g t
May 22 nd 1823 May 22 nd 1823

40947 INVALID.
Rev
File No. 40947
Philip Jacob Lott Rev Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. B , Page 298
[Arrangement of 1870.]