Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 279-100, for Charles Plemline, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (Penn.)
Plumline, Charles
B.L. No. 279-100
or Plimline
Indian Warfare 1785 re
or Blimline
CONTENTS

N o 279.
Charles Plomline private Penn Line.
Spurred & del. d to the proprietor 19. June 1861.

Wm Henlechs Deposition.

William Erenbeck of the city of Washington D District of Columbia, of lawful age, being duly sworn on the holy evangelists of Almighty God, deposeth & saith, that he had personal knowledge that Charles Plomline who is now present, enlisted into the late revolutionary Army, to serve therein to the close of the war, and that he did faithfully serve to the end of said war, and was regularly discharged from the service; and further the deponent saith not. — Sworn to before me this nineteenth day of June 1806
Henry Whetcroft Noty Pub. Wash n City

To The Hon ble General Denison Sanitary War.

I do hereby certify that the bearer Charles Plimbleine served under my command in Captain Ziegler's company, as a Private Soldier on the Wiffen expedition, and always behaved himself like a brave and faithful Soldier.
May 23 rd 1806. E
John H. Marmar
To the hon ble General Dearborn, Secretary of War.
To The Hon ble General Dearborn Secretary of War

To General Dearborn Secretary of War.

City of Washington June the 16 th 1806.
Honorable Sir!
I can testify with an Oath that the Bearer hereof Charles Blim line has serv'd the United States as a faithful Soldier Twenty one Years. He enlisted during the War in Philad a among General Washingtons Light-horse men under Capt. V Heier's Troop got his Discharge in the Year 1783, at Old-Shanquum in the Month of Au- gust, left his papers in the hands of Stephen Collins a old Quaker

at Philad a Listed again in the Year 1785 under Col. Harmer's Pennsylvania 1 st Reg t of Infantry against the Indians, was wounded in his Leg, got cured by Doct. Elison and afterwards march'd forward to help to build Fort Jefferson, lost his great Toe in the actual Service and by hardships and fatigues got so reduced that he could not serve any longer. Therefore I take the Liberty to recommend him to Gen- eral Dearborn as a worthy Object of a Pension, and his proportion of Land. I have the honor to be with the greatest Respect Sir most ob t Serv t upon Genl. Beck. your messenger Treasury.