Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 813, Solomon Betz, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
Betz, Solomon
R. 813
CONTENTS

Suspended Lot 20 M c 36 E. B. Todd, Agt. Let to Hon. E. B. Old, 1 Augt 54
8,13

33.546 Solomon Betz Pennsylvania
3. Where was it found?

State of Pennsylvania } ss County of Union }
On the Seventeenth day of December A.D. 1835 personally appeared in Open Court, before the Court of Common Pleas of the said County, now sitting Solomon Betz , a resident of the Township of Buffaloe, in the County of Union State of Pennsylvania, aged seventy nine years, who being first duly sworn  affirmed 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, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
In the Spring of the year 1776, in the month of April, as nearly as I can remember, while living in Reading, in Berks County, State of Pennsylvania, I enlisted in what was called the Flying Camp under Colonel Hollen & Captain Jacob Dower . I received Eight dollars bounty money. We were at Red Point, Long Island, Red Island, White Plains, New York & Elizabethtown & Trenton, in New Jersey.
I was out again in the militia under Captain Ludwig , the name of the Colonel I cannot remember. I was out nearly two months at the close of the Revolutionary War & the war ended before the two months were quite up. We went to New Town in Pennsylvania. Mr. George Engle, of Union Township, Union County, can testify that he knew me in the last service.
Interrogatories propounded by the Court.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
Ans. I was born in Old Chester, Township now called First in the year 1755.
2. Have you the Record of your age and if so when is it?
Ans. I have no record of my age.

3. When were you living when called into service, when have you lived since the Revolutionary war - and where do you now live?
Ans. I have already stated that I lived at Reading when called into service, after the Revolution I lived, in Oley & Maiden Creek townships Berks County and I now live in Magalvo Township, Union Count, Penn a
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute for whom.
Ans. I have answered these Interrogatories in my general declaration - I was not a substitute for any one.
5. State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served; such Continental Military regiments as you can recollect the general circumstances of your service. Ans. This I have already answered in my general declaration.
6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service? If so by whom was it given and what has become of it?
Ans. My Captain Jacob Bower gave me a discharge but I have long since lost it.
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood who can testify as to your character for veracity - & their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution -
Ans. Abraham Aranda, Conrad Dumbel, John Raber, know me very well & can testify as to my veracity & their belief as interrogated. - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of this State, or (if any) only on that of the agency of the State of Pennsylvania.
Affirmed & I subscribed the day year aforesaid
Bartholomew Leach
Joseph Stetwell Docty

We Just Henry Fries, a clergyman, residing in the Borough of Mifflinburg, in the County of Union aforesaid and Jacob Young - residing in the Township of Buffalo in the said County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Solomon Betz, who has subscribed hereto to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy nine years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn & Subscribed the day 14th Year aforesaid Joseph Stilwell Southy
J. H. Fries Jacob Young
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states.
And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Just Henry Fries who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, residing in the Borough of Mifflinburg, and that Jacob Young who has also signed the same is a resident in the township of Buffalo, in the said County of Union, and is a credible person that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Joseph Stilwell, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Solomon Betz for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this seventeenth day of December, A.D. 1835.
Joseph Stilwell Southy

Jan 19.
J. S. Gorman Esq. Esq
Deputy of the Attorney General at his chambers
Atty. Birt Washington City D.C. Jan 16

Mifflinburg Union Co. Penn a January 16. 1836
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions Sir
Enclosed I send you the declaration &c. of Solomon Kitz ap- plicant for a Pension under the Law of 7 June 1832. You will please to advise me as early as practicable of the success of the ap- plication.
Very Respectfully Yours
E. Bradford Todd

State of Pennsylvania } Yet- County of Union }
Personally appeared this 17 th day of December A.D. 1835 in open Court, in the Common Pleas of Union County, George Engle who being duly sworn according to law doth depose & say that he is well acquainted with Solomon Betz who makes application for a pen- sion, that he served in the militia in the State of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War in the year 1777. We were in the same Brigade but in different Regiments. I don't know the names of the officers of Betz. Capt Stover was my Captain. I know said Betz served nearly two months and further this deponent saith not. Sworn & subscribed before me
Jacob Cressigal
Joseph Stilwell Pres

Ex'r.
INVALID.
Dis. 8/10
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1863.
RECEIVED
Solomon Detz
P. O. _____
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____