Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,032, Isaac Broom, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
Broom, Isaac
S. 40, p. 32
CONTENTS

State of Pennsylvania Union County ss
Personally appeared one of them before the Subscribed one of the Associate Judges of the
Court of Common Pleas of Union County aforesaid Christian Derr known to me as a creditable Witness who being by me duly sworn according to law did before me say that he was with Isaac Broom in the Revolutionary war in the Continental Establishment, & knows that he the said Isaac Broom was enlisted under Captain Edward Scull in the Town of Reading Berk County State of Pennsylvania & then served under the said Captain Scull two years in Continental service, and afterwards the said Isaac Broom was transferred to Captain Biddinger's Company. Colonel William Butler Pennsylvania Line remained there until he was taken into Sullivan's Campaign
Sworn & Subscribed before me Fourth Day of October A.D. 1814
Christian Derr
Augl Wilson "

40032
Rev
INVALID.
File No. 40,082
Isaac Bloom
Dez Rev Rev
Act: 18 March 18 m
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 60
[Arrangement of 1870.]

16.934 Pennsylvania.
Isaac Broom,
of Union co ty . in the state of Penn. a who was a Sergeant in the regiment commanded by Colonel Butler of the Pennsylv. a 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 20. of May, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15. of May, 1820. and sent to hon: John Murray, member of Cong s . for Penn a .
Arrears to 4th of March, 1820. $: 172.13.
Semi-anl. all ce ending 1.  Sept r  18 "
21 mo s .  16 } 1820. $: 220.13. 31. }
{ Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Mary Broom
Isaac Broom was mustered out May 28 th 1821 for N. Branton, Co. 19 th Pa. Inf ty . Pts.

State of Pennsylvania
Lycoming County ss. Personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Lycoming County of said, Frederick Hill, Known to me as a creditable witness who being duly sworn according to law did depose and say that he was with Isaac Broom in the revolutionary war in the Continental service that he first saw the said Isaac Broom at Schoharie in the state of New York in Captain Bedding's Company in the Regiment commanded by Colonel William Butler, and that to this deponent's knowledge the said Isaac Broom served for two years in the said Company and Regiment, and was in Sullivan's campaign
Sworn and subscribed before me the 30 th day of September A.D. 1819.
Wm. H. Hepburn
State of Pennsylvania
Lycoming County ss. I Thomas Hays Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County - Do certify that William Hepburn Esquire before whom the above deposition appears to have been taken, is, and was at the time of taking thereof - duly commissioned and appointed one of the Associate Judges in and for the County of Lycoming - To all whom official acts due credit is and ought to be given.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Williamsport the thirteenth day of September A.D. eighteen hundred and nineteen.
Thos. Hays Proth.

Isaac Broom, Pennsylvania line Butter. = Sergeant
regiment and state. Union Cavalry The regiment and line in which the applicant served, to be designated.
Byran.
See endorsement in the case of David Seebold.
Judge's certificate as to claimant's needy circum- stances required.
Admitted 20. May 188

Eighth Judiciary District of Pennsylvania — Union County Set. }
On the twentieth day of May, A.D. One thousand eight hundred and eighteen
Before me the Subscriber President Judge of the eighth Judiciary district of Pennsylvania personally appeared Isaac Broom aged sixty nine years resident in Union County in the said district Who being by me first Duly Sworn according to Law; doth on Oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the Act of Congress, entitled "an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and Navel Service of the United States in the revolutionary War"; That the said Isaac Broom enlisted in Reading Berks County in the State of Pennsylvania, as first Sergeant in the Company commanded by Captain Edward Biddle afterwards in Captain Biddings Company in the fourth Regiment in the Pennsylvania line Commanded by Colonel William Butler in the service of the United States, remained in the service for upwards of three years until the revolt of the Pennsylvania line at Trenton in the Jersey, at which time he was discharged from the service of the United States; that he was in the Battles of Paoli, Brandywine, Germantown, at the Storming of Stony point, and at Newtown against the Indians, and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services —
Isaac Broom
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
Seth Chapman

I Seth Chapman president Judge of the eighth Judiciary district of Pennsylvania do Certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Isaac Broom did serve in the revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration against the Common enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
Seth Chapman
Eighth Judiciary District of Pennsylvania - Union County Feb.
I Simon Snyder Jun r Prothonotary of the Court of Common pleas of Union county aforesaid, composing part of the eighth Judiciary district of Pennsylvania, do Certify that the Honorable Seth Chapman esquire whose name is subscribed to the preceding Deposition: was at the time and yet is president Judge of the eighth Judiciary district of Pennsylvania to all whose official Acts due faith and Credit are and ought to be given as well in Courts of Justice as elsewhere.
In testimony of which I have hereto - Subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the said Court at New Berlin the twentieth day of May A.D. One thousand eight hundred and eighteen
Simon Snyder Jun r Proth y

State of Pennsylvania Union County ss
I Seth Chapman President Judge of the Eighth Judiciary district of Pennsylvania do Certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Isaac Bloom did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy, and that he is in reduced circumstances stands in need of the assistance of his Country, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the department of War - pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress -
Seth Chapman

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Centre County ss
Court of Common pleas -
4 th Judicial district 24 January 1821
On this 24 th day of January 1821 personally appeared in open court, being a court of Record by the Laws of the United States for the said county of Centre Isaac Broom aged about seventy one years resident formerly in Union County Pennsylvania but now in the Township of Bald Eagle in the County of Centre aforesaid within the Jurisdiction of this Court who being sworn according to law doth on his oaths declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as a sergeant as follows - in the month of February AD 1776 he enlisted in the town of Reading in Pennsylvania for three years or during the war in Capt Edward Scull's company of the 1 st Regiment of the line commanded by col. Butler From Reading he marched to Philadelphia - He was afterwards in the battle of Germantown & Brandywine, at the massacre of the american troops at the Paoli in Chester County Pa. and was at the Captain of Story point by Gen Wayne - in the Battle of Germantown he received a wound from a musket ball in the left side - at one time he was taken by the enemy & remained a prisoner about seven weeks board of the Jersey prison ship. He served during the whole war and at the conclusion of it was discharged at Trenton New Jersey which discharge he lost or mislaid - That in pursuance of his declaration made before Judge Chapman in the year 1818 he was placed on the pension list of which he received a certificate dated the 13 th day of May 1820 - No 16931 in conformity with the law of the United States of the 18 th of March 1818 -
and I do solemnly swear that I was a citizen (resident) of the United States on the 18 th 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 provision 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 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.
Schedule of Property owned by Isaac Broom
one Bed $20.00 one mare 16 year old 35.00
I am now far advanced in life and very infirm by reason thereof and am in need of the assistance of my County for my support
Sworn subscribed the 24 th day of January AD 1821 in open court J. Rankin Proth
Isaac Broom

Centre County ss
I John Rankin Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Centre & State of Pennsylvania, Do Certify that the foregoing and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly Copies from the Records of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is fifty five dollars, & that the Court are of Opinion that the valuation is correct.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this twenty fourth day of January in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty one. (1821).
J. Rankin Protho.
J.A.G.
[Large cursive signature]
10931
Ms. B. 1. 6 v. 10 p. 10