Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,035, Peter Brecker, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
Brecker, Peter
S. 40,035
CONTENTS

9 th March 1819
Peter Bricker
Enlisted in 1778 - in Col. Hampton's Regt. Penn. Line for 3 years or war discharged in 1781.
Joseph McCloud Judge Huntingdon Penn.
Hon. J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War for the United States Nashville
on roll

Pennsylvania
Huntingdon County ss
Peter Brecker being duly sworn before me the Subscribed an associate judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the said County, doth declare and say that he enlisted in May 1778 (See his his Oath of Fidelity hereto attached) under Capt Richard Lindlay in the County of Berks in the Sixth Pennsylvania Regiment commanded by Col. Richard Hamilton for the term of Three Years or during the War During which term Deponent was in the Battles of Germantown the Battle of Brandywine the Battle of the Clouds the Battle of Red Bank, deponent was in the said Regiment in the Revolutionary War and returned to Jersey and was at the battles of Trenton at the Battle of Trenton, Deponent saith that he served the term of his enlistment within a few weeks for the American Revolution- ary War of the said Regiment (See his Discharge attached to this Sheet of Paper)
and Deponent further saith that from his reduced circumstances in life he needs the assistance of his country for support
Sworn and subscribed this } his tenth day of March 1819 } Peter + Brecker mark
Before
Joseph W. Lane
and this Deponent further saith that should he be entitled to a pen- sion under any previous law of Congress which he believes he is not entitled to, he hereby relinquishes the same to the United States
Joseph W. Lane 20th April 1819
Peter + Brecker

Given under my hand on County of St. Joseph where an Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas be seated in the County of Huntingdon Do certify to the Honourable the Secretary at War for the United States that I am now satisfied that Peter Brecker also Brecker named in the aforesaid Declaration on this Sheet of Paper, is in every circum- stance and stands in need of the Assistance of his country for Support In testimony of which I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 9th day of March A D 1819
Joseph W. Lane

State of Pennsylvania Huntingdon County ss. I William Steel Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Huntingdon do certify that Joseph McEnezie Esquire before whom the within declaration of Peter Bricker appears to have been made subscribed & who has signed the within Certificate is now and was at the time of taking said declaration Subscribing said Certificate one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County and that to all his official acts as such full faith and credit is due and ought to be given as well in Courts of Justice as elsewhere.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said office at Huntingdon the 26 th March A.D. 1819—

11.511 R
Pennsylvania
Peter Brecker
of Huntingdon Co. in the state of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Hampton of the Pennsylvania Line, for the term of Three Years
inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 9 of March 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 of June 1819 and sent to Joseph McCune Esq. Huntingdon Pennsylvania
Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1819 46.96 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 5 Mo 27/31 $46.96
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Handwritten notes on the right page, mostly illegible due to bleed-through and fading.

Application of Peter Brecker Pennsylvania 11.511 Sept 17/19
sent to Wm F. Lory Huntingdon Apr 20. 1821 Copy

Western District of Pennsylvania
Huntingdon County ss
On this fifteenth day of November in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight Hundred and twenty Personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas of Huntingdon County, being a Court of Record for the said County Peter Brecker, age a sixty three years resident in the Township of Frankstown in the said County of Huntingdon, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows - He first went out with the Militia under Colonel Joseph Hiester, & was at the Battle of Brandywine, and that he soon afterwards enlisted as a Private in Captain Richard Hindlay's Company sixth Regiment Pennsylvania Line, & was at the Battle of Germantown and that he continued in the Army and in the same Company for three years, and was then Honorably discharged. That the date of his original Declaration is the ninth of March, one Thousand eight Hundred & nineteen, and the Number of his Pension Certificate is eleven Thousand five Hundred & eleven.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a Resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 th 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 so 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 & Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18 th day of March 1818: and that I have not, 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.

Declarant states that he is a daily labourer, and that he is very infirm in Body, having a lameness, in his right side and leg, that he has a wife named Catherine aged about sixty one. That none of his children reside with him except one daughter who has lately been married and is about to leave him.
Declarant states that he has no real Property, but lives in a Rented house; that he has one cow, one calf, two small Pts, one stew pan, one axe, one grubbing Hoe, a few plates & knives & forks & spoons. And that he is much in debt to several Persons.
Sworn to and subscribed in open court this 15 th of November 1820
His Peter Brecker Mark
Before William Steel Prob y
List of Property of value
one cow $10. one calf 3. Two pts 1. one Pan 1.50 one Axe .50 one Hoe 50 Kitchen Furnitures 1.50
Huntingdon County S t
Abraham Crumpecker being duly affirmed saith that he is well acquainted Peter Brecker the within Declarant, and with his circumstances and Property and that in his opinion the said Property of Peter Brecker is worth eighteen Dollars.
Affirmed & subscribed in open court this 15 th of November 1820
Abraham Crumbacker
Before Joseph M c Lean

Huntingdon County Pa.
The within declaration having been made on oath and the schedule subscribed in open court, and the within evidence of the value of the Property of Peter Brecker, being also produced, the said valuation being eighteen dollars, the court approves of the same and concurs therein.
By the court,
William Steel Root
United States
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Huntingdon County Pa.
I John A Henderson Prothonotary of the court of common Pleas, in and for the county of Huntingdon do certify that the above is a true copy of the original remaining on file in my office.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of said county to be affixed the 5 th day of April A.D. 1821
J. A. Henderson Root

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., Nov. 29, 1921
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Peter Brecher a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
840035
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 1778 3 yrs. Pvt. Rich'd Findlay Rich'd Hamilton Jos. Heister Pa.          
Battles engaged in, 1 Long Island 2 Brandywine 3 Red Bank 4 Germantown 5 White Plains 6 Trenton
Residence of soldier at enlistment, 1 Lehigh Co., Pa.
Date of application for pension, Mar. 9, 1819 - al.
Residence at date of application, Huntingdon Co., Pa.
Age at date of application, 62
Remarks: In 1820 he refers to his wife Catharine as about 61 yrs - has children, 1 was a daughter who married - no names stated nor any further data.
Respectfully,

I Do hereby certify, that Peter Spicker hath Voluntarily taken & subscribed the Oath of Allegiance & Fidelity, as directed by an Act of General Assembly of Pennsylvania, passed the 31 st Day of June A. D. 1777. Witness my Hand & Seal, the 26 th Day of May A. D. 1778
N o 57
Peter Spicker (L.S.)

BRECHER PETER
Peter Pickle Soldier 6 th Reg t Discharged
18 th March 1781

The Bearer Peter Brucher Soldier in the Sixth Penn a Regiment having served within a few weeks of the term of his enlistment, is therefore at his own request Discharged said Regiment.
Given under my hand at Lebanon
This 18 th day March 1861.
Richard Thompson Col. 6 th P. Regt.

Du Bois - Pa
Nov 14-1921
War Department Interior of Pensions Washington. D.C.
Gentlemen, -
Will you please send me the war record of Peter Bricker Franklin Township, Huntingdon Co., Pa. who served in the Revolutionary War under Col. Joseph Leister, later under Capt. Richard Findley's Co., 6 th Pa. Regt. served three years and was in battles of Brandywine & Germantown. He applied for pension under act of Congress, passed Mar 18-1848.
Yours very Truly,
Mrs. G. H. Gann 42 West Long Ave Du Bois. Pa.

1921, Nov. 20 - hirt to Mrs. G.W. Ed Jann
40035
Very INVALID.
File No. 40,035
Peter Brecker
Pa. New York
Act: 18 March 18
Index: -Vol. 8, Page 60
[Arrangement of 1870.]