Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5504, for Jacob Itterly, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
★ Itterly, Jacob
R. 5504
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
5504
P. O.
Jacob Hterly
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____ REJECTED _____ , 18 .
Discharged: _____ , 18 .
Application filed: _____ , 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.

Jacob Itterly Pennsylvania
Rejected
See let. 10 th April 1838 A. N. Reeder
5504
did not serve six months,

Feb 7.
Recd. Atty. a/c 1832 P.R.
Free
D. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

Dear Sir
Enclosed I send you an application for a Pension by an old man whose memory has almost entirely failed him. I hope that it may be found to conform to the Act of Congress and the Regulations of your Office
Yr. mo. obt. Servant
A. H. Reeder.

1869
1869
Admiral Grosart
L. Edwards Esq. Commr. of Pensions Washington
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Easton Pa. Ap. 5. 1888
Dear Sir
Several months ago I transmitted to your office the Deposition &c. of Jacob Etaly of Monroe County Pa. for a Pension since which time I have heard nothing in relation to it. Mr. Etaly would be glad to know whether his papers were received and if so what action has been had on them
I remain Sir Your Mo. obt. Servant
A. H. Reeder.

V34.389
Jacob Sterly
Pennsylvania

Comwth. of Penna.
County of Monroe
Beit Remembered That on this Twenty ninth day of January A.D. 1838 personally appeared in the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Monroe against Before the Hon. David Scott President and the Hon. Jacob Brown and the F. Bell Associates Judges of said Court now sitting at Stroudsburg in said County, Jacob Utzly who resides in the Township of Pree in said County aged Seventy nine Years and three or four months and being first duly sworn according to law makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the seventh day of June A.D. 1832 - In the fall of the Year 1777 at the age of Eighteen Years deponent cannot recollect the Month he was drafted and called out in the Militia from his Residence in Rockhill Township Bucks County Pa for the space of Six months, and marched under Capt. Amos Thomas to Amboy in the State of New Jersey where he remained for not less than Six weeks, when the forces left Amboy and deponent was ordered to Chesnut Hill above Philada where he remained for not less than Two and a half months - That while the forces were lying there deponent in company with a detachment of about Twenty five men under the command of an Officer by the name of Sacy whose rank he does not recollect - nor does he know for what purpose the said detachment was ordered out but thinks it was a scouting party on their return they found that a party of English light horse had taken possession of the Bridge by which they had crossed - they were obliged to gain the River by another route and crossed the by wading a ford, and being observed by the horsemen were pur

Three and Six of their men cut down. After the Disbandment of four months from the time he was drafted, he was discharged from the Service and came home to Rockville Township, afterwards where he resided for Thirty Six Years - moved to Plainfield Township Northampton County where he resided for Eleven or Twelve Years - Then moved to his present residence in Price Township where he has resided for about fourteen Years or thereabouts. He can recollect no officer except Capt Thomas and Sacy who he thinks was a Colonel, but his recollection is so much impaired that he cannot remember any details of the Service. He has no documentary evidence relating to his Services - and knows of no living witness who can testify as to them. Neither is there any clergyman residing in his Township or neighborhood. He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a Pension Roll or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll Roll of the Agency of any State
Sworn & Subscribed
In Open Court Jan 29. 1838
J. Burnside Prob.
his Jacob X Huddy mark
Simon Gruba Esq. and Jacob Huddy being duly sworn according to law depose and say that they are well acquainted with Jacob Huddy who has sworn & subscribed the above declaration that they are his neighbors and believe him to be of the age of 79 Years and upwards and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that they concur in that opinion without the least hesitation
S. GRUBA
Sworn & Subscribed In Open Ct. Jan 29. 1838
J. Burnside Prob.
Jacob Huddy

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and, putting the Intellige- nce prescribed by the War Department that the above named Applicant is a revolutionary Soldier and Service as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Simon Gruber Esq. and Jacob Wendel who have signed the foregoing affidavit are his neighbors, and are men of credibility, and speak without hesitation as to their Belief and that their statements are entitled to credit.
By Order of the Court.
G. Burnitt Prob.