Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 6899, for John Marsh, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
Marsh, John Johannus
R 6899
CONTENTS

State of New York } Livingston County } ss.
On this twenty-eighth day of September A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Common Pleas of Livingston County, now sitting, John Marsh a resident of Conesus in the County of Livingston and State of New York aged seventy-six years, who first being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832—
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated: That he enlisted as a volunteer into a company denominated the Pennsylvania Rangers who acted as spies to guard and quiet against the encroachment of the Indians that he enlisted in the month of March 1880 in Lehigh township Northampton County in the State of Pennsylvania that the company into which he enlisted was commanded by Captain Philip Shrawden (by whom this deponent was enlisted) of which company Lawrence Ert. was Lieutenant and John Byrd was Ensign That the deponent enlisted for during the war and served to the end thereof, that he received his bounty money sixteen dollars and one suit of clothes on the day of his enlistment which was all he ever received from the United States for his services— That he was stationed the principal part of the time during said service at Wilkaban & at Norton Hts just below where the town of Mead church is now situated on the Lehigh Creek in Pennsylvania— And the deponent further saith that he was born in Lehigh Township Northampton County in the State of Pennsylvania where he has lived until within eight years past during which time he has resided in the County of Allegany & Livingston County in the State of New York— And that he has no documentary evidence of his services, that he received no discharge from the service neither does he know of any person who can testify precisely

In the length of his services -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid, in open court. S. G. Haven Dep. Clerk.
John Mearns
We Abraham Schwartz of Sparta and Nathaniel Cole of Conesus, of the County of Livingston hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with John Mearns of Conesus in said County who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be sixty six years of age and upwards, that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion now having heard its truth doubted.
And I the said Abraham Schwartz certify, that I have been personally acquainted with the said John Mearns for more than forty years during which time I have always understood that the said Mearns maintained a fair and unblemished character. And I the said Nathaniel Cole certify that I have been acquainted with the said John Mearns ever since he has resided in the town of Conesus in the County of Livingston during which time (about five years) said Mearns has sustained the character of a man of truth and strict integrity.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court. S. G. Haven Dep. Clerk.
Abraham Schwartz
Nathaniel Cole
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 the  the  the — And the court further certifies, that it appears to them the Abrahams Schwartz and Nathaniel Sole of Livingston County aforesaid who have signed the above certificate are cred- ible persons, and that their statement  statement is entitled to credit.
I Chauncy R. Bond clerk of the court of Livingston County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of the application of John Marsh for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 28 th day of September 1832 Chauncy R. Bond clerk by S. G. Haven Dep Clerk
Questions by the court
When and in what place were you born? Answer — Schuylkill Haven Northampton County Pa Have you any record of your age? Answer I have not Where were you living when called into service? In the same place where I was born Where have you resided since the Revolutionary war? In the same place until within Where do you now live? In the town of Conesville 8 miles west Did you ever receive a discharge from the service No. When were you discharged — at Wilkesbarre — S. G. Haven Dep Clerk

20,822
on roll
No 2.209
Pen office
On Roll of sum No 2.209.
Return this with the declaration.
Recd 2 Jan 1829
Hon J. Morgan H.R.
Doctor Pillsbury Mun. for John March

Mr. John Marsh enlisted three years before the close of the revolution, upon forming the war in the com- pany of the regt under the command of Capt. Philip Shrader — enlisted by Lieut. Lawrence. Enl said Marsh enlisted in Lehigh Township of Northampton County State of Pennsylvania — will swear that he service for three years received his bounty of $14.00 and that is all he has ever recd — Can prove that he was in the service but knows of no one now living who belonged to said company that can give evidence of the length of time he served — Morgan's Mtn.
See if his name is on the roll —
See if there are any person who belonged to Shrader's Company who draw a pension — If so where are they located, and such information as you may be able to obtain from the records —
He is a poor, deserving man — Sir Want,
Hon. J. Magee H.R. Jan. 3. 1829

Danville, Va. Aug. 15 th 1831.
Sir, The Enclosed papers were handed me by Doctor Philip Woodruff with a request that I would forward them to you it is the same application or rather a continuation of the same made last winter, through you. I observe that the Pension Office Department has given notice that application of this kind must come from a source that they, or some member of Congress know, If any thing of this kind is necessary to satisfy the officers I will be responsible that every thing shall be done fairly -

Mark the applicant I do not know but he is represented to me as a deserving man by those in whom I can confide, On the subject of the Establishment of a Post office at Scotts corner in this Town (Sparta) where was an application made on the Petition of the inhabitants last Winter by you, will you have the Goodness to inquire of Mr Hobie, (who wrote Mr Woodruff on the subject) what are the prospects, The Clay men in this quarter seem to think or pretend to think that Gen Jackson will not be a candidate for re-election, I saw Mr Camp of Buffalo a few days since on his way to Washington who gave me a history

of the Buffalo Gap meeting and the state of Rotin ty between them and their New York City friends of the same kind. They have got into found trouble as fixing the time for the National convention of the "National Republicans". How must our good anti Mason folks go, we shall see them going for Carb lay, to a man notwithstanding he is a Royal Archon. If any further evidence was wanting to convince the publick of their entire want of principal one would think this would do it. But it will not prove is all that they want and the means to accomplish it of small importance. How long this publick are to be deceived by these people time can only determine, I hope we shall yet live to see a healthy state of the publick mind. over.
Yours truly James Smith

Should your time and convenience permit, it will be a favor to Mark to have you present and if possible have his business done before you leave Washington, Our Bath friends are going to make an effort for a Bank at that place, and I think their prospects of success pretty fair, for a Charter.
Hau John Mase House Representative

John March of N. Y. Applicant for a Pension
For J. S. (Alwood) &c
Pension office.
J. Mage
Rejected Ap. 30. 1831.
6899

20. 822
John Marsh Revo. N. York
Rejected. See letter to Hon. J. Magee April 30. 1831.
See letter to Philip Woodruff - at Sparta N.Y. 15 August 1832.

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
6899.
REJECTED
P. O.
John Marsh
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

War Department.
Pension Office.
August 15. 1852.
Sir:
Your letter of the 1 st ult o res- pecting M c John Marsh, has been received. — In reply thereto I have to state that his case has been re- examined, and that there is satis- factory proof of his service.
Under the late Act, two years ser- vice entitles the claimant to a full Pension.
In order to obtain a Pension, he must make a new declaration in conformity with the regulations enclosed herewith, for his guidance.
His papers will remain on our files, agreeably to the Regulations of this Department.
Philip Woodruff Esq. Sparta. New York.
very respectfully your obed t servant. J. L. Edwards

Recd Oct 15th.
Hon. Secretary of War
Washington City
D.C.

Sparta Livingston County N.Y. Oct. 8. 1832
Hon. Secretary at War, Sir
enclosed are the papers in the matter of John Marsh an applicant for a pension under the Act of Congress of June 7 th 1832. The declaration &c. of the applicant have been made, I believe, in strict conformity with the regulations of the war department, unless the omission to state the precise number of months and days should be considered important. The court were of Opinion that the declaration of the applicant that he enlisted three years before the close of the war and served to the end thereof and was discharged at Wilkesbarre in Pennsylvania would be more satisfactory evidence of the fact than for him to pretend to state the precise number of months and days inasmuch as he could not state the precise date of his enlistment — It is hoped that the application will now meet with a favorable consideration, he has been at considerable expense in procuring under the act of March 18. 1818. evidence of his services in the U.S. service but when obtained was of no use to him under that act. He has labored under many disadvantages, being an illiterate old german and very poor, few persons at this late day can realize the hardship and privations endured by some of the Revolutionary soldiers — I have enclosed Mr. Edwards letter of instruction to me on the subject of Mr. Marsh's claim, praying for the earliest attention of the Department to this case — I am very respectfully Your Ob. Hm. Servant Philip Woodruff

Northampton County ss
on the 10 th day of November A. D. 1828
Before me the Subscriber one of the justices of the peace in and for the Said County Personally came Jacob Erb and after being duly Sworn according to law declaring deposing and saith that John Mauh of the County of Northampton in the Revolutionary war was enlisted in the Seven months Companys (commonly so called in the Company of Captain Philip Shaeffer and having seen him several times in that Company performing his duty behind the blue mountains in that part of the Country guarding against the Indians and further saith not
Jacob Erb
Sworn and subscribed before me the day & year above said.
Jacob Kuntz
Livingstone county ss
On the 8 th day of December A. D. 1828
Before me the Subscriber One of the Justices of the peace in and for the Said County Personally came Conrad Dieter, and after being duly Sworn according to Law Declaring and saith that he this Deponent was well acquainted with the above said John Mersch from the time this deponent was an infant, and he recollects that he saw the Said John Mersch at different times in his Uniform while enlisted in Captain Phillip Shaeffer's company, and recollects, that he seen the Said Mersch return home after he had served his time of his enlistment, partly without clothes or shoes nearly naked and further saith not
Conrad Dieter
Sworn and subscribed before me the day & year above written J. P.

Voluntary Deposition of Jacob Smith, of the Township of Nescopeck in the county of Luzerne, and State of Pennsylvania, carpenter, produced, and Sworn this tenth day of June, in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one That John Marsh, formerly of Lehigh Township, Northampton county, State of Pennsylvania, now of the Town of Canajoharie, in the county of Livingston and State of New York, that the said John Marsh Enlisted in the Pennsylvania line of Regulars, under captain Philip Shrandner, and that the said John Marsh Served in the Revolutionary War about five years under the United States, and until Peace had taken Place. —
Jacob Smith
State of Pennsylvania.
Luzerne county, ss.
Sworn and Subscribed before Me a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Luzerne, the day and Year first above Mentioned.
Christian Kunkel J. P.

Mr Meger has the Honor to transmit herewith, papers in the case of John Mack an Applicant for a Pension, for the examination and consideration of Mr Edwards, which it is hoped will be found sufficient to testify the allancee of his claim
Mr Edwards will communicate the result to Mr Meger at his residence
Bath Steeles Co.
28, y
March 7 th 1851

State of New York Livingston County ss.
John Marsh of the town of Cones in said County being duly sworn deposes and says that he enlisted as a private soldier in the United States Service in the revolutionary war, in Lehigh township Northampton County and State of Pennsylvania, three years before the close of the war and served until the close of the war - was enlisted by Lieutenant Lawornor Col. Company commanded by Capt. Philip Shrawden which company suffered almost incredible hardships from constant exposure to indian depredations, hunger and want of rest and clothing - And the said Marsh further saith that he served faithfully in the said United States Service as aforesaid that he received the bounty money $16. usually paid at the time of enlistment and one suit of clothes at the same time; which is all he ever received from the said U. States. And the said Marsh further states that he is now between sixty five & seventy years of age his precise age he is unable to ascertain that he is infirm and unable to procure a living by his own exertions in any way whatever - and further this deponent saith not -
Subscribed & sworn before me J. D. Greenfield Clerk this 24 th day of June A. D. 1830
Benj n Roberts Justice of the peace for Livingston County

State of New York Livingston County } ss.
John Marsh
Ex parte — On this thirty first day of January in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty one personally appeared in open court being a Court of Common Pleas in and for said County and constituted a Court of record by proceeding according to the course of the common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, and keeping a record of its proceedings and recognized as such court by the laws and judicial decisions of said State. John Marsh aged seventy years as near as the said Marsh can ascertain. Resident in the town of Conesus in said County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as a private soldier, that he enlisted about three years before the close of the war for during the war and that he served until the close of the war or till peace was declared that he enlisted in Lehigh township in Northampton County State of Pennsylvania in the company commanded by Captain Philip Shrauder, in which company was Lieut. Lawrence Ert & Ensign John Beyer the No. of the Regiment to the deponent unknown, that the company to which he the deponent was attached was denominated the company of rangers, thinks it was in the spring of 1780 that he enlisted and that he served faithfully in the United States service until said company and the army were disbanded that he this deponent does not recollect of having a written discharge and if he had he is not now in possession of it and if he received one being illiterate unable to read enough he should not have preserved it not knowing its use that his services were principally confined to the northern part of the said State of Pennsylvania watching the movement of the Indians in which the deponent suffered with others of his company for want of food and clothing and from constant and excessive fatigue as much as human nature is capable of suffering — And the said John Marsh doth further swear that he was a resident and natural born citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that he has not since disposed of his 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 eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not nor has any person for me in trust, any property or security, 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.
  1 viz. One Cow valued at $12   1 Bed & Bedding (old) 4   1 Iron pot 0,75   1 log chain 1.50   1 Rifle (gun) 14.00   1 old chest 1.00   2 swine (pigs) 1.50   4 weavers reeds 4.00   1/4 part of 8 acres of wheat on the ground 8.00     to gross sum now due 46,75 
Appraised at Forty Six dollars and Seventy five cents this 31 st day of January 1831 by us
D. D. Mason John R. Jones William Warner
} Judges of the said court of common pleas
And I the said John Marsh do further swear and declare that I am by occupation a farmer and that by age and infirmities of body am unable to perform any labour of consequence. I have three sons and six daughters all married except one daughter and that they are all in such circumstances having families of their own to provide for, that neither of them are at all capable of rendering any assistance to this deponent for his support, each of my said sons are of lawful age none of whom reside with me and further that this deponent's wife has been dead about ten years that he lives with one of his sons who is unable to afford him any pecuniary assistance without injury to his own family.

ily, and that I am unable to support myself and need the assistance of my county for support — Sworn and subscribed and declared on this thirty first day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty one in open Court Joseph M. Russell
A. D. Mason First Judge
I Chauncy R. Bond clerk of the county of Livingston and clerk of the court of common pleas for said county do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the said John Marsh did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common Enemy for about three years 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 is Forty Six dollars and Seventy five cents In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal affixed the Seal of the said court on this First day of February A.D. 1831
Chauncy R. Bond clerk of the court of Livingston county