Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8702, John Heller, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
Heller, John Hellen
S. 8702
CONTENTS
caroled

26. 213.
10 - Pittsburgh Agency
John Keller Fairland, Co. in the State of — Ohio — who was a Pr in the Company commanded by Captain Donox — of the Regt commanded by Col McRae in the Penn a — time for —
Date of death not on A. B.
2 Yrs R n $ 80.00.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio — J. A. — at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 1 st day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 th day of April and sent to 1244 Hon. W. Patterson W.R.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. D. Sprague Clerk Book 6 — Vol. 88 Page 114 —
John Keller. Nov. 21, '91 Records corrected.

State of Ohio
County of Richland
§ § §
On this twenty sixth  seventh day of February in the year of our Lord One Thousand and Eight Hundred  Eighty Three Personally appeared in Open Court Before the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Richland County and State of Ohio as aforesaid John Heller , Aged Six  Seventy  Seven  Years on the 21 st day of September  October Who being duly sworn according to Law, doth on his Oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832: That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1876 on or about the first of March of said year with Capt. Henry Ellis and served in the Third Regi- ment of the Pennsylvania Line under the following named Officers: Captain David Leno my first Co- l. did not go on with us after I enlisted, when in said Regiment as aforesaid said David Leno was the man I was under - My Lieut. was the name of Da-  vidson and was first Lieut. the Second Lieut. was the name of Hunter . My Ensign was the name of MacKenzie Our Orderly Sergeant was the name of Wheeler . Col. Deshay was the said Col. of the Regiment when I was attached to it and Company - he resigned some time when we was at Fort Washington or when we was at Philadelphia and which of the places I cannot say - Col. Hidewalliter was the Lieut. Col. he then took the command after the Resignation of Col. Deshay . Our Ma- -jor was the name of Baker - Major Baker was the Adjutant of the said 3 d Regiment of said Pennsylvania Line I recollect very well the Adjutant Baker had a very strong voice and I could hear him commanding at

At a great Distance Our Sargent ma- =ler of Said 3 d Rediment was the name Of Washington the name of the field & company officers and ranks are as I have already stated during that time of Enlistment we left the Service When I was to scatter with the Regiment Then I was in to wit the 3 d Rediment & the 5 th Rediment and what was cause the slung Camp Who were all taken at the Battle of Fort Washington taken By the Brittish , We were in said fort wakin then Colnl McGee who was the Colnl of 5 th Rediment = commanded the Army in Sa Fort - In the Year 1776 - - - The Battle was fought to the Best of My recollection the said Colnl Surrendered said fort to the Brittish and and we were then after we had Surrendered a British Officer Ord. us Out of said fort and ordered us in - ground Army, then ordered us to the vi- =ghe face and we were marched to York as prisoners - When we got to York they Imprisoned us in a mea- =ten house - This was in the City of New York - There was 2200 of us in amelen hau- =se and in a shuger house at said place we Immediately went from fort Washin- gton there: and in proper from the said time we were taken in till the Last of February - I was in prison in the said meaten house we had no fire and not allowed any thing save or some but kits made out of shoes

or in the pulpit of the mutton hawk in Parsons and wanted preach to the heathens for the purpose of assassinating them they said heathens were the guard of said Parsons I then went home from said Brim swick - on the Jersey shores to what was called the Blue Mountains in North hampton County and State of Penn- sylvania where I lived and Hamilton Township - I enlisted at Allen Township in said Northampton County & State aforesaid - I left for one year due as in the Battle of Long Island I was then belonging to the 3 rd Reg t We went from Fort Washington to York We went across the water to Long Island and then the Battle began - Our Genl who had the command at said Battle was the name of Genl Mifflin - the British made us retreat off the Island we fought them two days at said Battle - it was in the same year that I enlisted in as I have already stated we retreated back from Long Island under the command of Genl Mifflin to Fort Washington 14 miles above New York on York Island - the 2 nd Battle I was in was at the White Plains Genl Mifflin com- manded us there we fought a bout 3 or 4 hours

Bye our Men in said Prison all Died in said Prison all but thirty three out of which 33. I have the honor to be one of said N o I well Rec'collect that in the morning In said Prison there wanted be rows of men lying Dead - Person in York would come in and Cart the Dead Bodies off when they were put I can not tell - when the British took us off the took us to Bermuda on the Jersey shore They however had but the 33 of us to take out of said Prison - When we was set on said Jersey shore - and a cross the Hugging East River a British Offi- -cer who had command of the men that took us over said to us Go off you Dan d Rebels never let me catch you again If I do I will hang you right up - after we got off a peace we then withd we had our Rifles we would face him a Pop. that was in the last of Feby or the begin- ning of March - I Rec'collect the name of some of the men that was with me composing the 33 - in N o by - Henry Sey- al - Christian Proca, Joseph Sador William Warder and an Irishman by the name of James M c Cluskey who When in Prison would sit upon

and Burnt Creek by Lawrence from there we returned back home - we then were ranging on the prairie of the Indians - I was nine months with Sullivan and two years with Patterson - and from the time I enlisted to I returned home in the first camp rain - put up all of which time I was In said war we made a battle 3 years and 9 months - I never got a written dis- charge - the last time I was out thought I was not worth while to let a discharge as we supposed they would pay us for contempt along with which we were worth nothing the hence I relinquish every
Claim What Ever to to a pension or annuity Except the present one Declair That My name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State or (If any) Only on that of the Agency of the State of Pennsylvania.
Further & in larger letters put by the Court Where and in what year were you
Born = General I was born in North Hampton = county Pennsylvania on the 21 st of Sept 1758- as well and near as I can recollect
Didst thou have you any record of your age and if so where is it Answer I have a bible with it in it is at home
Ques: Where were you living when called in to service and where do you now live and where have you lived since the Revolutionary war
Answer: I loved or I have already in Badié in my declaration

We then retreated after the battle mark ed back to San fort washington I only took us one day to get back there we stand to the fort was taken as I have already stated, when I first enlisted as I have already stated at all -en I was our company marched from said place to Philadelphia when we were attached to the 3 d Reg t of Penn- -syl a Del a ware - the country through which we marched we are as I have al- -ready stated I was in the army from the 1 st of March as I have stated until the time as I have informed you I was set on the lower shore - I was at home after said time of difficulty as above sta- -ted - a short one year Captain Patterson was raising a volunteer company in Northampton County I volunteered and went with him in his com- -pany for two years - he had about 60 men when he started from the White Marsh - then We mar- -ched from there up in to the side of the Blue mountains in Northampton County - We had no officer but the said Patterson and Serjeants - Our Serjeant was the name of Arnold at the said Northampton County Genl- Sullivan was with his army - we were put under the line commanded by Sullivan there were 2 other Genl s there - Mayfield and Doon We all marched from there to the Genesee it was in the fall perhaps in September we went to the Genesee on Permit of the Indians

and I have lived since the Revolution 4 Head. I lived chiefly in said northampton County Penn and from there I came into the State of Ohio where I now reside in Tricht County.
Quist- How were you called in to service. Were you drafted Did you volunteer: or were you En- listed or a volunteer or a substitute and If so for whom.
Answer when I first went in to service in said Revolution Head. I enlisted as sta- ted in my Declaration. The 2 d time volunteered with Mr Patterson. From thence with Sullivan after the Indians at Maumee I was not a substitute but but every time for myself and the good of the Country.
5 th Quist- State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the Troops where you served such con- tinual and Military Troops as you can recollect and the Genl circumst- ances of your services. Know the names of the officers and Genl circum- stances are in all I have stated in this my Declaration.
6 th Quist- Did you ever receive a discharge from the service & If so from whom was it given, and what has become of it. Answer, I need not state the reasons in my Declaration.

of the Just State the names of some persons to whom You are known in your pres- ent neighborhood and who can testi- fy as to your character for veracity and good behavior. Your services as a Soldier of the Revolution
As such I am acquainted with Phillip Shaffer who was acquai- nted with me in time of said war - and can testify as to some of my services - he now lives in land in said County of Richland Mr John Hellon Francis Grahams Mr Pruth - Luther S Pratt Ebenezer Slocum and the Reverent David Skue
Who can all testify as to my char- acter for truth and veracity and of their belief of my being a soldier in the Revolution war. Colonel Groom
Sworn to and subscribed to the Day and Year aforesaid in Open court Ebenezer Hays clerk
We David Schuch - a clergyman, residing in the Town of Mansfield in said Richland county and said state of Ohio and Ebenezer Slocum Residing in Ashland and Ohio - sending in the same hereby certify, that we are well acquai- nted with John Hellon the present applicant for a pension and who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration, that we believe him to be seventy five years of age as he states 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. David Schuch Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid } Ebenezer Slocum Ebenezer Hays clerk

23594 John Heller
John Heller
Richland 60
Ohio
Robert H.
John Heller
is the name
Adm 2 years
$80-
Hon. W Patterson
near McLaughlin
Manufactory Ohio

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
19 th April 1883
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 John Peter Richland 6 th Ohio
   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.     Entered 1796 1 Private Capt Linn Brig Gen Pennington 75- Allentown Traditionary   Col 1797 2 Col Dusha Lt Col Boeckler Maj Baker Col Morgan Gen Mifflin Col Patterson Gen Sullivan Gen Mansfield Gen Poor N th Hamp Pa Philip Shaffer   Says he served 3 years total  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. 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 enquiry 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 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 [j] 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.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Geo B. Whiting

June 26, 1935
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Miss Mabel Phillips 503 Jefferson Building Peoria, Illinois
JOHN HELLER S. 8702 BA-J/MLB aw
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of John Heller who served in the Revolutionary War from Pennsylvania and died in Richland County, Ohio, about 1834.
You are furnished herein the record of the only soldier named John Heller who served in the Revolutionary War and later resided in Richland County, Ohio. The data therein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 8702, based upon his service in that war.
John Heller was born September 21, 1758, in Northampton County, Pennsylvania; the names of his parents are not given.
While residing in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, he enlisted sometime in February or March, 1776, served as private in Captain David Lennox's company, Colonel's Dechay (evidently meant for Shee's) and Schollader's Pennsylvania regiment, was in the battles of Long Island and retreat from there, White Plains and in the battle of Fort Washington in which he was taken prisoner with a great many others, held at New York City until February, 1777, when he was exchanged and returned to Hamilton Township in the Blue Mountains of Northampton County, Pennsylvania, where he remained about a year. He volunteered in August or September, 1778, in Allentown, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, and served about two years as private in Captain Patterson's Pennsylvania company, and nine months under General Sullivan in expeditions against the Indians in which they burned Indian towns.
The soldier moved from Northampton County, Pennsylvania, to Ohio, and in 1828 was living in Mohican Township, Wayne County, Ohio.

John Heller was allowed pension on his application executed February 26, 1855, at which time he was residing in Ashland, Richland County, Ohio.
There are no family data shown in the claim.
In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid and possibly the date of this soldier's death, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following:
John Heller Certificate #26215 Issued April 12, 1854 Rate $80 per annum Commenced March 4, 1851 Act June 7, 1838 Ohio (Pittsburgh) Agency
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

John Keller
23394
[Faint, mirrored cursive handwriting, likely bleed-through from the reverse side of the page. The text is mostly illegible but appears to be a formal letter.]

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigating 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 David Schue who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, residing in the town of Mansfield in Richland County, Ohio, and that Elias Slocum who has also signed the same is a resident in the neighborhood where the said applicant resides - and is a creditable person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
D. Wigg } Presd. Judge Isaac Osburn } Associate Benjamin Jackson } Judges Ephraim Riddell }
I Ellzey Hedges clerk of the court of Common Pleas of Richland County and State of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of John Keller for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 25 day of July A.D. 1833 -
Eugene Hedges clerk

Feby Term 1863 - Personally appeared in open court Phillips Shaffer who being Duly Sworn according to Law deposeth and saith that he was acquainted with John Hellor Before the Revolution war and ever since said war - I perfectly recollect of seeing him in the army of said war with Genl Sullivan I was out My Self and met him at the blue mountains in Northampton County and State of Pennsylvania he was then joining said Sullivan to the Genl - Occas - to destroy an Indian Town I think it was in the year 1778 In the Last of August or the first of Sept of said year I lived in the neighborhood of said Hellor - there were at that time many regular Troops from the neighborhood - I have had a copy with him and believe that Mr Hellor listed in the Regiment of the Pennsylvanians I know that said John Hellor was always in said neighborhood and Northampton County where he lived always been reputed and believed to be a soldier of the Revolution war and has always been reputed

and believe to have been In said near-where ever he has lived to the best of my knowledge I also know him to be a respecta- ble man and of truth and good character and sustains that name in all of the places where ever he has resided so far as I have time but a short distance a part - in said county and state aforesaid. This Deposition and further saith not he - Mansfield July 1833 Philip Shaffer
Sworn and Subscribed
In Open court this 25 th July 1833
Eugy Hedges Clerk
State of Ohio Richland county ss
{ I Ellzey } Hedges Clerk of the court of common pleas of said county - said state aforesaid Do hereby cer- tify that the above affidavit of Philip Shaffer was taken sub-
scribed and sworn in open court on the day and year aforesaid In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office officially this 25 day of July 1833
Eugy Hedges Clerk

J. N. Heller Chicago - Ills - 1935 June 26, Hkt. to Miss Mahala Phillips — W.C.T.U.
Revised
8702 INVALID.
Jan 31/98
File No. 8702
John Heller
Prin Bus War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index: — Vol. 107 , Page 169
[Arrangement of 1870.]

For the purpose of obtaining the benefit of "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution" approved on the 15 th of May 1828. I John Heller of Mohican township, Wayne County in the State of Ohio, do hereby declare that I enlisted in the Continental line of the Army of the Revolution, for the term of One year, some time in the month of February 1776, in Allentown, Northampton County in the State of Pennsylvania, and was taken a prisoner of war by the British in the month of November of the same year, at the surrender of Fort Washington, and continued in confinement until exchanged in the month of February 1777, at which time I was a private in Captain David Levey's Company in the third Regiment of the Pennsylvania line -
And I further declare that I was not on the fifteenth day of March 1828, on the Pension list of the United States - John Heller
The State of Ohio Wayne County Before me Francis Barrothers a Justice of the Peace duly empowered to administer Oaths in the County & State aforesaid personally appeared this day Benjamin Brum and William Rauen of the said County who did severally make oath that John Heller by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed, is generally reputed and believed to have been a private in the Army of the Revolution in manner as therein stated - Witness my hand this 16 th day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty eight - Francis Barrothers Justice of the Peace

The State of Ohio } Wayne County } Thomas Cox Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Wayne do certify that Francis Carrothers Esquire before whom the within affidavits were sworn was at the time thereof one of the Justices of the Peace for said County and duly empowered to administer Oaths - In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the Seal of said Court at Wooster this 2 nd day of September Anno Domini 1828.
Thomas Cox Clerk

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✓ J. Heller.
rec d . Sept. 15. 1828.
ack d 16.
[not intitled for later] admitted for 1 year.

Wooster 3 rd Septm r 1828.
Hon. Richard Rush Secty of Treasury of U. States
Dear Sir / By request of Mr. John Weller of this County I herewith transmit to you his application for a Pension under the late Act of Congress. Should his application not be strictly in accordance with the rules of the Department or should any further testimony be required, on being informed the testimony required will be transmitted if practicable or any necessary alteration in his application made that may be required —
Very respectfully
Your Obedt. Servt.
M c Laughlin

Woon Sept 5
Sir
Hon ble
Richard Rush
Secy of Treasury W. Sta
Washington City
Pension Application

John Heller- Penn. line
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Ohio
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State of Ohio } Richland County } ss Personally appeared before Wells Kellogg a justice of the peace in and for Richland county, and took a fore- said Abraham Becker who being duly sworn according to Law deponeth and saith that he is acquainted with John Heller the present applicant for a pension, and knew him when he was a regular listed soldier in the Revolution war, that the said John Heller was regularly called in to service by author- ity of the United States, and a listed soldier in said Revolution war in the year 1776 and to the best of my belief he left in the month of March in said year, he left with Col. Capt. Henry and served in the 3 d Regiment of the Pennsylvania line under the command of Capt. David Benof as I believe Col. DeShay , was the Col. who commanded said 3 d Regiment. When said Regiment was commanded after the resignation of DeShay by Col. Redwalliter & Likewise recollect of seeing said Heller out as a listed soldier with Genl. Sullivan I saw said Heller in Fort Lauen Pennsylvania when un- der the command of Genl. Sullivan.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 27 th day of Abraham Becker of July A.D. 1833 Wells Kellogg

Sworn to and subscribed. before me this 17 th July 1833 Justice of the peace
State of Ohio Richland County = SS
I Willis Kellogg a Justice of the peace was a foreman in
and for the county and state aforesaid do hereby certify that the a true affidavit or deposition of Abraham Decker was taken before me officially and that the said Abraham Decker is a creditable man and that I believe his statement is true and entitled to credit In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand officially this 17 th day of July A.D. 1833
Willis Kellogg Justice of peace

John Hellon

State of Ohio } Ss Richland County }
I Elizer Hedges Clerk of the court of Common Pleas of Richland County in
the State of Ohio do hereby certify that Wells Kellogg Esq d , the fore whoona the foregoing affidavit of Abraham Decker was taken at the time of taking the same and still is was an acting Justice of the in and for the County of Richland and State of Ohio to whom official acts full faith and credit is and ought to be given as well in courts of Record as elsewhere and that
his signature annexed there to is his Genuine signature, likewise his signature annexed to the certificate of the credi- -dency of the said Decker is his genuine signature In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand
Officially and affixed the Seal of said Court at Mansfield in said County the 24th day of March A 1834 —
Elizer Hedges Clerk

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GENERAL OFFICE
CHICAGO Jan. 22, 1898
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
I have been informed that an ancestor of mine by the name of John Heller, born 1756 in Eastern Pennsylvania, (probably in Bucks County), son of Simon Heller, served in the Revolutionary War and drew pension as late as 1820.
Can you send me such record as will substantiate the claim? Whatever you can do for me in this matter will be greatly appreciated.
Yours very respectfully,
J. W. Heller #10 N. Jefferson St.

MABEL PHILLIPS 1403 COLUMBIA TERRACE PEORIA, ILLINOIS
June 6, 1935.
Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:-
3 only one fr Richland Co Ohio Would you please send me the record of John Heller , Pennsylvania, who was in the Revolutionary War and who died in Richland County, Ohio. about 1834.
I will very much appreciate any information you can give me.
Yours very truly,
Mabel Phillips (Miss) Mabel Phillips 503 Jefferson Bldg., Peoria, Ill.

L. W. B. I. 8702.
L. W. B. I. 8702. The Bureau of Pensions is authorized to issue a duplicate of the original record of service of any soldier who has been pensioned for his services during the Revolutionary War and who has lost the original record. The Bureau is also authorized to issue a duplicate of the original record of service of any soldier who has been pensioned for his services during the War of 1812 and who has lost the original record. The Bureau is also authorized to issue a duplicate of the original record of service of any soldier who has been pensioned for his services during the War of the Rebellion and who has lost the original record.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF PENSIONS WASHINGTON, D. C.
January 31, 1898.
January 31, 1898.
Sir:-
Replying to your request for information concerning John Heller, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that he made an application for pension on February 26, 1833, at which time he was 76 years of age and residing in Richland County, Ohio, and his pension was allowed for two years' actual service as a private in the Penna. troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Lenox and Col. McGaw. He enlisted in Northampton County, Pa.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mr. J. W. Heller, 10 North Jefferson St., Chicago, Ills.

L. W. B. I. 8702.
This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services. Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS, WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
January 31, 1898.
Sir:-
Replying to your request for information concerning
the pension of the late John Bell, who was pensioned on January 28, 1838, at which time he was 70 years of age and residing in Highland County, Ohio, and his pension was allowed for two years' actual service as a private in the Pennsylvania Line, Revolutionary War; a part of the time he served under Genl. Lord and Col. Muguw. He enlisted in Washington County, Pa. Very respectfully,
Commissary.
W. H. Bell.
10 North Water Street St.
Chicago, Ills.