Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5340, Philip Deily, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
Drily, Philip
S. 5340
carded
CONTENTS

Date of death not on list
Pennsylvania 29. 747
Philip Deiley 29747
of Northamp t Co. in the State of Penn a . who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Schriver of the Reg t commanded by Col. Smith in the Penn a . line for 14 months
Philip Deiley, may have been a corrector. H.
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 46 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 th day of Feb. 1835 and sent to A. M. Reeder Easton Pa.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep r '34. 163.33 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 th March '35. 23.33 $186.66
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book E - 2 - Vol. 5 Page 15

State of Pennsylvania Northampton County
On the First day of Febru- ary in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty Four  Four , personally appeared Philip Seitz of the Township of Plainfield in the County of Northampton and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania aged seventy Eight years and upwards, in open Court before the Honorable Garick Mallory President and John Cooper and Daniel Wagoner Associates Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Northampton aforesaid who being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that and upon his oath doth make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the seventh day of June in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty two — That he enlisted in the Township of Heidleburg Lehigh County Pa. on the fifth day of June A. D. 1775 for one year, under Capt. Caspar Schner who gave him for bounty two half- Soes. Each Township was to give two men, and one John Snyder was the other for the township of Heidleburg — he went to Allentown Lehigh County — left there with six or eight in company, among whom were Adam Bronterer Felix Huber & John Snyder — came to Easton Northamp- ton County, where they found a Commissary by the name of Colonel Hooper who gave this applicant a rifle and a knapsack — left Easton, sixteen or eighteen in company under command of one Lieut. Nicholas Klein of White- hall Township Lehigh County — arrived at Boston a few days before the Battle of Bunker's Hill — were put under command of Capt. Broadhead who was (the applicant believes) a Capt. of the regulars and from the State of Virginia — The regiment was comman- ded by Col. Smith — applicant worked at the trench or ditch around Bunker's Hill, and they were quartered before the battle in the houses in the neighborhood On the 17th of June 1775 to the best of his recollection the Battle of Bunker's Hill was fought — The cartridges

had each one ball and five buckshot in them Applicant's company laid on rather the South side of the Hill towards Charlestown. The Battle began in the forenoon and lasted not more than two hours, when for want of ammunition the Americans quitted the hill. Two men in Broadhead's compa- ny were killed on that day - one Hoffman and one Jacob Wink - applicant saw Wink die, but he was killed. The troops then remained about Boston - applicant and company laid in tents all summer - then went into cabins built by them- selves - in the following spring they laid in tents on a place called Stony Point. In the summer he enlisted for another year under Capt. Broadhead and got two half joes bounty - left Boston several months after and with the whole company was sent to the neighborhood of Philadelphia and encamped at Farmed Mills on the Wissahickon. The British shortly after came into Philadelphia, or were there at the time applicant forgets which. Deponent does not remember the precise time he left Boston, but it was immediately after the British left the city it. As soon as the year was up the applicant went into the Militia to serve one tour of two months (under one Captain Shriver of Allentown) as a substitute for Henry Brunner of Saucon Top. Lehigh County. The Colonel of the regiment was Philip Boern. When the two months were up - on the 10th of August 1777 the applicant left there and came home where he staid till the 8th day of September on which day he left home in the militia as a substitute for one John Mulle - went to White Marsh and served two months under Capt. Johnson - the Colonel was Breinich - came home on the eleventh  10th of November. On the 16th. November applicant went as a substitute for John Colman under Captain Peter Sturver - and Col. George Niebner - went to Ches- nut Hill near Philadelphia - staid two months, came

home to Allentown in January - staid there till the 2nd of April 1778, when being drafted out to go to Shannaburg against the Indians went under Capt. Seely and Col. Schaeffer. staid till June following - went to Vanatta's about 25 miles from Shannaburg as a substitute for Abm. Sturm Kern under Capt. Keiper, and Col. Sturm - came home to Allentown, - on Aug. 6. 1778 went out, on the 8th September 1778 to Menno's Creek again un- der Capt. Kratzer and Col. Christian Shouse against the Indians, being drafted himself - staid two months - came home on the 8th of November got part of the way staid at Allentown till March 14th. 1779 - when he went as a substitute for one Caspar Ritter in the Militia against the Indians under Capt. Jones and the same Col. Philip Boem before mentioned. Laid at Brinkler's in Hamilton Twp. Northampton County for two months - came home in May 1779 - lived in Allentown a few months then went to Williams township Northampton County lived there about two years - then went to Spring- field Twp. Bucks County - bought a lot and lived two or three years - then went to Plainfield Twp. Northampton County - lived there one year - then lived abt. two years in Forks - went back to Plainfield then went to higher up in said Twp. and lived about twenty years - then moved to his present resi- dence in the same Township where he has lived ever since.
As to the officers at Boston the applicant cannot remember any of them except the those he has named and Capt. Shoemaker - Genl. Warren - Genl. Putnam On the day of the battle it was expected that Generals Wayne, Genl. Greene and Genl. Muhlen- berg would arrive with a reinforcement - but they did not come until the next day - had several hundred men with them. Several days after the battle Gen. Washington came there and there was a kind of parade or review, when Putnam rode

a sore horse. During the whole of the two years enlistments, applicant had but one half-joe in pay on which he got from Col. Hooper in Easton and that was all the pay he got during the whole time. Applicant when he left the regular service got a discharge which he thinks was signed by Genl. Putnam. He kept until he was living in Springfield when one Frederic Kiebler came to him and said he had some other discharges and would take them to Philada. and draw the pay which was due. Applicant gave him his discharge and whenever came back and applicant never saw him again and does not know what became of the discharge.
The Applicant further states that the time of his service in the service of the United States was as follows - Two years enlistment in the regular service - Six Months in the Militia near Philada and Eight Months upon the frontier against the Indians - Making in all Three years and two months of service. Applicant has a record of his age called by the Germans a " Daufschein " from which it appears that he was born on the 12th. day of April A. D. 1755, on board of a vessel while his parents were making the voyage from Europe to this Country.
Applicant knows of no witness living that can testify to his service or to any part of it except to the service against the Indians, and of this he transmits the deposition of Conrad Huber taken before the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Lehigh. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any state whatever. Sworn and subscribed to the day and year aforesaid
Wm Sebring Prov
Philip Daily

219.563
Philip Deily
Penn \frac{a}{n}
for 1777 p 14 months.
$46. \frac{66}{100}
Return f —
A. H. Reeder Esq
Carbon
Penn \frac{a}{n}
Commissioner of Pensions.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
11 th July 1834.
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Philip Neiley
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     5 June 1775 1 priv Col. Schuyler 78 years   1776 1 " Col. Smith 78   " Col. Boudhead High   77 2 " " Schriver County   2 " " Johnson Pa.   2 " Col. Brinckerhoff   78 2 " Col. Stevens   2 " Col. Seeley   2 " " Kirtland   2 " Col. H. H. H.   2 "  
Traditionary
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of } On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers :
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[t] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

June 15, 1938
Emma L. Moser 2100 Wyoming Avenue Scranton, Pennsylvania
BA-J/ANF Philip Deily S. 5340
Philip Deily
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Philip Deily of the State of Pennsylvania.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S. 5340, based on the military service of Philip Deily in the War of the Revolution.
Philip Deily was born April 12, 1755 on board a vessel, while his parents were coming from Germany to America. The names of his parents were not given.
While a resident of Allentown, Pennsylvania, Philip Deily enlisted June 5, 1775, served one year as private in Captains Caspar Schmar's and Schmar Brodhead's companies, part of the time in Colonel Smith's Pennsylvania regiment, was in the battle of Bunker Hill, at the expiration of the year, he reenlisted and served one year in Captain Brodhead's Pennsylvania company. He enlisted in the summer of 1777, served two months in Captain Shriver's company, Colonel Philip Boehm's Pennsylvania regiment. He enlisted September 8, 1777, served two months in Captain Johnson's company, Colonel George Breinick's Pennsylvania regiment. He enlisted November 16, 1777, served two months in Captain Peter Stuver's company, Colonel George Hiebner's Pennsylvania regiment. He

enlisted April 2, 1778, served two months in Captain Seely's company, Colonel Schaeffer's Pennsylvania regiment. He enlisted sometime in June, 1778, served two months in Captain Keiper's company, Colonel Stroud's Pennsylvania regiment. He enlisted September 8, 1778, served two months in Captain Kratzer's company, Colonel Christian Shouse's Pennsylvania regiment. He enlisted March 14, 1779, served two months in Captain Jones' company, Colonel Philip Boehm's Pennsylvania regiment. He enlisted in the fall of 1779, served two months in Captain Seely's company, Colonel Schaeffer's Pennsylvania regiment.
The soldier, Philip Deily, moved from Allentown, Pennsylvania, to Williams Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, lived about two years, then to Springfield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, lived two or three years, then to Plainfield Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, there about two years, moved to Forks Township, and in about two years returned to Plainfield Township.
He was allowed pension on his application executed February 1, 1834, then living in said Plainfield Township.
The papers on file in this claim contain no reference to wife or children of the soldier, Philip Deily.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and furnish the following data-
Philip Deiley (as he was pensioned) Certificate #29747 Issued February 16, 1835 Rate $46.66 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Pennsylvania Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

May 5, 1934.
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Mr. O. J. Brunthaver General Delivery Fremont, Ohio
BA-J/MMHF/ady Philip Deily S.5340
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request photostatic copies of papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.5340, based upon service of Philip Deily of Heidelberg Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
The number of pages to be copied is sixteen. The cost for each page is twenty-five cents.
Please make remittance, $4.00, by money order drawn to the order of the Treasurer of the United States.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

May 23, 1938.
Veterans Bureau, United States Pension Department, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
I would like to obtain from the records of the Pension Department, definite information regarding one Philip Deily, a Soldier of the Revolution, who according to the Pennsylvania Historical Society records, enlisted eight times during the Revolutionary War.
I have before me a copy of his application for Pension, dated February 1st, 1834. Was this Pension granted and if so, please give me the date when it was allowed?
If the Pension Department is in possession of any other data, which may be of any benefit in tracing the history of this Old Soldier, I would indeed be grateful to receive such information.
Your kind cooperation and an early response will be much appreciated.
Sincerely yours,
Emma L. Moser
2100 Wyoming Ave., Scranton, Pa.

Feb. 20, 1934
The Administration of Veterans Affairs, Washington, D.C.
Dear sir;
I would like to have a photograph copy of the affidavit of Philip Deily, made in an application for a pension in which he states that he enlisted - in the war of the Revolution - June 5, 1775 in Heidelberg Township, Northampton County Pennsylvania, under Capt. Casper Schneer. The affidavit contains the names of Adam Brontover, Felix Huber, John Snyder and others. Let me know the price and I will send it as soon as I receive your reply.
Yours truly,
O. J. Brunthaver Gen. Del.

1934 - May 5 - Mr. O. J. Brumham add - Act of Philip Deily - M.D. 1938 - June 137 list to S. name L. more cur
Rehran
5340
INVALID.
File No. 5340
Philip Deily*
Phi Rev War
Act: June 1 th 82
Index: - Vol. M , Page 93
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Philip Deily* may 9, 1904. Records corrected. [initials]

Easton Penna. January 31. 1835
J. L. Edwards Esq
Dr Sir
Enclosed herewith I send you all the papers in relation to Philip Deelys application for a pension The objection to his last declaration pointed out in your letter is obviated by the neces- sary Certificate of the Court, and the additional certificate of the Prothonotary You will observe that his last declaration is only of his Militia Services, so that if you do not deem him entitled to any thing for his services in the regular army, his declaration only goes for his Militia Ser- vices. He is unable to procure any more proof of his Services in the regular Army than that appended to his first declaration I remain
Yr. Mo: obt: Servant
A. H. Reader.
Jas. L. Edwards Esq Commnt. of Pensions Washington D.C.

War Department Pension Office January 8. 1835
Sir,
The declaration of Philip Deily has been examined, and it is herewith returned. Before a decision can be had, the credibility of the witnesses who certify to the militia services of the applicant, should be certified as required in note j in the enclosed printed sheet.
Captain Broadhead, to whom you alluded in your letter to this Office, of the 22 d inst. was, in all probability, the same who was appointed a Colonel in 1776. He belonged to the Pennsylvania line. His name appears on the records in this Office.
Agreeably to your request I enclose to you a copy of the printed regulations of the Department under the act of June 7. 1832.
I am respectfully Your Obet. Servt. J. L. Edwards
A. H. Reeder Esq. Easton Penn a

I, William L. Sebring Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County do certify that the foregoing is the original Certificate of the Court, signed in Open Court, in the proper and genuine Signature and handwriting of the Judges of the said Court. In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this Twenty ninth day of January A. D. 1835.
W m L Sebring Proth y

We Thomas Pomp - a clergyman residing in the Borough of Easton County of Northampton and Abraham Kind residing in the Township of Lower Nazareth  Lattin in the same County, hereby certify that we are well ac- quainted with Philip Deily who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we be- lieve him to be Seventy nine years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion, and we will further add that he is an extremely honest and reputable old man and sustains an uncommonly high character for probity and integrity and with all who know him his statement under oath would receive the most implicit credit . Sworn and subscribed the day and year afore- said in open Court
Wm Lebrun Prof
Thos. Pomp Abm. Kind
And the said Court as hereby declare their opinion after investigating the matter and after putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the above named applicant is a revolutiona- ry soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that the above named Thom- as Pomp is a Clergyman residing in the Borough of Easton, and that Abraham Kind who has al- so signed the preceding certificate is a credible person and their statement is entitled to credit
Grinnell Waller First Judge J. D. Boop Judge Daniel Wagener Judge

I William L. Sebring Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Northampton do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the Matter of the Application of Philip Deily for a Pension. In Testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and Seal of Office this First day of February A. D. Eighteen hundred and thirty four.
W m Sebring Proty.
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Northampton ss
On the Eighteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty four, personally appeared Philip Deily of the Township of Plainfield in the County of Northampton and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, aged Seventy nine years and upwards in open Court before the Honorable Garrett Mallery President and John Cooper and Daniel Wagner Associates judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Northampton aforesaid and being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that and upon his oath doth make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed the seventh day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two. That he was in the Service of the United States during the War of the Revolution as follows. As near as he can recollect in the month of June July A.D. 1777. he entered a Militia Company lying at Chestnut Hill, near Philadelphia under command of Captn Shriver of Allentown Northampton County Pennsylvania; he entered as a substitute for one Henry Brunner of Saucon Twp. in said County. The Colonel of the Regiment was Philip Boeck. Applicant entered for a term of Two months . When the Two months were up he returned home (to Allentown) staid a short time and in the same month September he left home as a substitute for one John

Mulle in the Militia - went to White Marsh to serve Two months under Capt. Johnson and did so serve the whole of the tour. The Col. of The Regiment was Geo. Breinich. He came home on the eleventh of November, he thinks, or thereabouts staid a few days and then went again into the Militia as a Substitute for one John Coleman, under Capt. Peter Stuver and Col. George Hiebuern - went to Farnu's Mills near Philadelphia where he served Two months . He came home to Allentown in January 1778 - where he remained until the Second day of April following when he was drafted to go north against the Indians, he went under Capt. Seely & Col. Schaffer to Stroudsburg Northampton County Pa. where he staid for Two months : Then he went to Vanatta's (a place about 25 miles north of Stroudsburg) upon the same kind of service, as a Substitute for one Abm. Kern and served as a private in the Militia Company commanded by Capt. Reiper, for Two months . The Colonel was of the name of Stroud: Came home to Allentown in August: On the 8th of Sep- tember following he went out again upon the same kind of service to Mennising about 6 or 8 miles below Vanatta's, being drafted himself and served Two months under Capt. Kratzer and Col. Christian Shouse Came home in November 1778. He then staid remained at home till the 14th of March 1779 when he went as a private in the Militia against the Indians as a substitute for

2 Caspar Ritter in a company commanded by Captain Jones and served Two months The Colonel of the Regiment was the same Philip Boehr mentioned above. During this Two months he laid at Brinker's Mills in Hamilton Twp. Northampton County. He staid at Allentown till October when he again went out against the Indians to Hamilton Twp. as a substitute for one — Fink and served 2 Two months as a private in a militia company commanded by the same Capt. Seely above mentioned and the same Col. Schaffer afore- said. Came home about Christmas 1779 — and after a few months went to Williams Twp. Northampton County and lived there Two Years — then went to Springfield Twp. Bucks County — bought a lot and resided there Two or Three years — sold the lot and moved to Plainfield Twp. Northampton County lived there a year — then lived Two years in the adjoining Twp. Foxes — went back to Plainfield and lived there ever since and still resides there. The last Two months of his service was not mentioned in his former declaration and application for a pension be- cause he did not recollect it at that time It has however been recalled to his memory by reflection upon the subject since
Applicant has a record of his age called by the Germans a " Danfscheine " from which it appears that he was born on the 12th day of April 17 5 5, on board of a vessel as his parents were emigrating from Germany to America. Applicant knows of no living witness who can testify to his service except those

to whom who have attested this declaration and one other — Altemus of this County but who is ninety years of age and quite childish The whole of Deponent's Service remained to the U. States as related above, in the Capacity of a private in the militia was not less than Sixteen Months . He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of any State whatever. Sworn and Subscribed the day & year aforesaid in Open Court.
W m Sebring Prob.
Philip Drily
Jacob Allen of the Township of Salisbury in the County of Lehigh personally appeared in Open Court this 18 th day of August in the Year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and Thirty four, before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Northampton and being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that he is Sixty-nine years of age — has known Philip Drily who has subscribed the above declaration ever since he can recollect anybody — that he lived close by Allentown during the Revolution, and knew Philip Drily well at that time and recollects that the said Philip was absent from home with Captains

Shriver and Johnson both of whom he knew also very well. Deponent knows that said Deily was absent during the summer and fall - but does not know whereabouts he was except from the report in the neighborhood and it was the common talk among the neighbors at that time that Deily was in the Militia near Philadelphia. A great many from the neighborhood around, had gone, and deponent knew many of them although he himself remained at home. Sworn and subscribed the day & Year aforesaid in open Court.
WILLIAM PROK.
Jacob Adam
Aaron Van Buren of Hamilton Twp. Northampton County being duly sworn in open Court this seventeenth day of November A.D. One thousand Eight hundred and thirty four deposes and says that he is nearly Seventy Six Years of age has known Philip Deily the above applicant for nearly Sixty Years - That he knows that the said Philip Deily was out in the Revolutionary war against the Indians about the Year 1778 or 1779 - That he saw Philip Deily in Hamilton Twp. while he was lying at Brinker's as a private in the Militia - Deponent does not know that how long said Deily served, as deponent came away after remaining there 5 or 6 weeks to help his uncle raise a house. From general report at the time however deponent believes that Deily remained several times as a substitute. This was some time after harvest

how long I cannot recollect. Sworn and Subscribed in Open Court Nov. 17. 1834.
Wm Sebring Pres.
Clara van Bruskirk
Felix Weis of Hamilton Twp Northampton County being duly sworn according to law in Open Court this Seventeenth day of November A.D. One Thousand Eight hundred and Thirty four depose and says that he is nearly seventy one years of age - that he became acquainted with said Philip Deily who has subscribed the foregoing declaration, whilst he was lying at near Van at Brunkers in Hamilton Twp. The said Deily was then a private in the Militia. Deponent was a boy at that time and his parents lived near by, and he frequently saw Deily but cannot say how long Deily remained there. Sworn and Subscribed this 17th. day of November A.D. 1834 In open Court
Wm Sebring Pres.
Felix Weis
We Thomas Pomp a Clergyman Residing in the Borough of Easton and Abm. Kind now residing in the Township of Forks in the County of Northampton hereby certify and depose that we are well acquainted with Philip Deily who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be upwards of seventy nine Years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbor

hood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution; and that we do concur in that opinion and we would further add that he is an extremely honest and reputable old man and with all who know him his statement under oath would receive the most implicit credit. Sworn and Subscribed in Open Court the Twenty Seventh day of November A. D Eighteen hundred and thirty four
Wm Sebring
Thos. Pomp
Abm d Kind
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after investigating the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Depart- ment that the above named applicant is a Revo- lutionary Soldier and served as a Soldier. And the Court further certifies that the above na- med Thomas Pomp is a clergyman residing in the Borough of Easton and that Abraham Kind who has also signed the preceding Cer- tificate is a credible person and their state- ment is entitled to credit
Garrick Mallery Pres t Judge
J. Cooper a Judge
Daniel Wagener a Judge

I William L Sebring Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Northampton County do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the Application of Philip Deily for a Pension. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and the seal of my said Office this Twenty Seventh day of November A. D. 1834
W. L. Sebring Protho.
And the said Court do further certify that Jacob Allen of Salisbury Township Lehigh County, Aaron Van Buskirk of Hamilton Township Northampton County, and Felix Weiss of the same Township and County aforesaid are credible The witnesses who have testified to the services of the above named Applicant Philip Deily are credible men and Their statement is entitled to belief and credit. Signed & Subscribed this Twenty ninth day of January A. D. 1835
Gerrit Smith Pres. Judge
Jno. Cooper a Judge of P. Court
Daniel Wagener a judge of P. Court