Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22810, Christopher Hartung, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
Hartung, Christopher
S 22810
CONTENTS

18-394 Pennsylvania
Christopher Hartung of Schuylkill Co in the State of Penns who was a private in the company com- by Captain Craig of the Regt. comm. by Col Hand in the Pa. mra. time for 1 yr per E 7 mo 30 d E
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 75 Dollars 00 Cents per ann. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of Augt 1833 and sent to
Reminer  Crowingsburg
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833. $150.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending Septm 37.50
$187.50
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk Book 6 Vol. 5 Page 23

Application of Christopher Hartung a Revolutionary Claimant
19170 ✓

A declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7 th of June 1832
State of Pennsylvania } County of Schuylkill } ss
On this twenty third day of October in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty two, personally, appeared before the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Schuylkill State aforesaid, the same being a Court of Record, Christopher Hartung, a resident of West Penn Township in the County of Schuylkill, State of Pennsylvania, aged between eighty one and eighty two 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 the 7 th 1832, That he was enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1775; about Harvest, by first Sergeant Norcross of Captain Charles Craig's Company, Colonel Edward Hand's Regiment of Rifle-men and served in the same for the space of one year. That he resided in Weisenburg Township in the County of Northampton, State of Pennsylvania when he enlisted. That he marched from the place of his residence through Bucks County, in the State of Pennsylvania to Boston and arrived there shortly after the Battle of Bunker's Hill. - That he was detained there until the Spring of 1776 at which time he was marched to Long

Island where he remained until he was discharged, which was about one year after the time he first entered the service - That he received a written discharge from Colonel Edward Hand and Captain Charles Craig and that he forwarded this discharge to the War Department in the year 1831, for the purpose of obtaining a pension, since which time he has not seen it and that he believes the same to remain in the said Department -
That he enlisted again in the year 1776, three days after his return from Long Island, in Allentown then Northampton County now Lehigh, in the State of Pennsylvania, in Captain Henry Hagebach's Company, Lieutenant Moyer, and was appointed a first Sergeant, that he headed a recruiting party in Lynn Township Northampton County, where he was engaged in enlisting recruits for the American Service and that he did enlist eight or ten men whilst he was stationed in the latter place - That he left Lynn Township aforesaid and march to Elizabethtown in the State of New Jersey and from thence to Long Island in the State of New York, that he was in the Battle of Long Island, that himself and sixteen others of Captain Hagebach's Company were all that remained after the Battle of Long Island and that they were afterwards attached to Colonel Paxton's (of Bucks County, Pennsylvania) Regiment - That he was marched to Fort Washington and was engaged in the Battle at the latter place and then was taken prisoner

by the English. After the battle he and the other prisoners were marched to Haslem, near New York and from thence to New York. That they were placed in the Low Dutch Church of New York and detained as prisoners of war there for the space of two weeks, during which time the small pox raged among the prisoners as he well remembers. That he was removed from that place to a Transport-vessel and remained on board the said vessel about three months and two weeks. That he was discharged from the said vessel on parole, but never afterwards attended to the exchange of prisoners. That after serving for the space of near seven months he returned to Eastern Pennsylvania, in the early part of the spring of 1777. That he entered the service again as a Militia-man shortly after his return as an Ensign under Captain Staller and Lieutenant Dewalt Hukins in the fore part of the summer of 1777. That he marched from Eastern to Philadelphia and from thence to Brandywine - That he was in the Battle of Brandywine and assisted in receiving battle from the British, the property of the Americans, That he was soon after taken sick and was unable to perform further service and removed to Eastern Pennsylvania. That the time of service was about two months -
That he served for the space of three months as Lieutenant under Captain Staller and marched against the Indians on the Delaware at Manassing - That he does not remember the time of marching to the last mentioned place, nothing particular.

having transpired during that time. That he held no Commission and received no discharge from this service -
That he received no other discharge, at any time, than the one sent to the War Department - as mentioned above - That he knows that he is between eighty one and eighty two years of age by a Certificate of his age, now in his possession - That he knows of no one who served with him who can testify to his services
That he was born in Saxony in 1751 He hereby relinquished every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension-roll of any Agency of any State
He was sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid in open Court
Jac. Hammer Pro Hg.
for Capt. Hartung
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states
(By the Clerk)
I Jacob Hammer Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Schuylkill County State of Pennsylvania, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Christopher Hartung for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this Twenty third day of October eighteen hundred and thirty two
Jac. Hammer

N o 19170
Christopher Hartung
Pension
1881
states that in 1851 he sent an applica- tion for a pension this is wanted, h.
1 year private 40. - 7 mos Sergt. 35. -
75. -
Pension Onofburg
Da

BRIEF in the case of  Christopher Hartung  of Schuylkill Co. in the State of Pennsylvania  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 81 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     In 1775 June 1 — — Sergeant Capt. Craig, Col. Hand,   1776 near 7 — " " Huybent, Col. Parton   1777 about 2 — Ensign " Status   term not recd. etc. — 3 acted as Lieut. " " held no commission  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Long Island, Brandywine,  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Northampton Co. Pa.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? No proof - see old papers  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I CERTIFY that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
L. Brown
Examining Clerk.

Washington Thursday Night March 3. 1831.
Dear Sir,
I have this moment received the enclosed papers being an application for a pension by Christof Hartung of Schuylkill Co Penn a . I would thank you to examine them and inform me of the result as soon as your convenience will admit. Adieu.
H. A. Muhlenberg, Reading Penn a .
I am
J. L. Edwards Esq u Very respectfully Your Obed t Serv t Hen A Muhlenberg

Resolution
22810
INVALID.
File No. 22810
Christopher Karlung Sergt Rev War
Act: James 7 th 82 nd
Index: —Vol. 21 , Page 166
[Arrangement of 1870.]

District of Pennsylvania Schuylkill County S.S.
I Christian Hartong, do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the Eighteenth day of March One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighteen and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner whatever disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the Eighteenth day of March One Thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed
Sworn before C. Blythe
Pres. Judge 12 th Judicial
Dist. Penn a .
Christian Hartong
Schedule D; -
I have no property whatever real personal or mixed except my wearing apparel of the value of about twenty dollars
Christian Hartong
Sworn and Subscribed before me the twenty second day of February AD 1831 at the house of John Kepner in Quiggleburg the said Christopher Hartong being by reason of bodily infirmity unable to attend in court
C. Blythe,
Pres. of the 12 th Judicial Dist. Penn a .

Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County Ss.
At a Court of Common Pleas held at Pottsville in and for the County of Schuylkill in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - aforesaid being a Court of Record on the twenty third day of February AD 1831 the annexed Affidavit of Christian Hartman an applicant for a pension together with a Schedule of property made and exhibited agreeably to the provisions of the first section of the act of Congress passed on the first day of May AD 1820 being read and considered by the Court the said Court are of opinion that the property contained in the said Schedule is of the value of Twenty dollars and no more -
In testimony whereof the Judges of the said Court to this certificate have set their hands the day and year above mentioned
C. Blythe
G. Rausch
Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County Ss.
I Peter Frailey Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Schuylkill in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania it being a court of Record Do hereby certify that the foregoing writing is a true copy of the Original which was filed amongst the records of said Court on the Twenty Third day of February AD 1831 -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court at Pottsville the Twenty eighth day of February One thousand eight hundred and thirty One -
Peter Frailey Prothonotary

Declaration of Christopher Hartung of the Township of West Penn in the county of Schuylkill and Commonwealth of Penn a , in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th June A.D. 1832 State of Pennsylvania Schuylkill County To
On the 30 th day of July personally appeared before the Judges of the court of Common Pleas of Schuylkill County aforesaid Christopher Hartung a resident of Schuylkill County and State of Pennsylvania aged between Seventy one and Seventy two years who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth, on his solemn 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 Har- vest of the year 1775 under Col. Hand and served in his Regiment of the Pennsylvania Line under the following named Officers, That he served as Private under Captain Charles Craig, That he entered the service at Easton Pennsylvania and marched to Suppa court house to Charles Town near Boston in the State of Massachusetts, the place of their encampment was Prospect Hill, That he frequently saw the ruins of Brinker Hills having arrived there after the burning of the latter place, That he remained with the Americans army at Winter quarters at Prospect Hill, After the British left Boston they marched to the city of New York, where they remained about four weeks from thence they marched to Long Island, where they remained until the arrival of the

Hessian Army and British Armies, That he saw the Rebel landing at Staten Island and containing the enemies forces, That he was not in any engagement, during this term of service, That he received a printed discharge from Charles Craig the commanding Officer. The Captain under whom he enlisted having resigned a former occasion his name was Miller. That upon his he forwarded his commission Discharge together with an Application to War Office through William B. Dotts Esq. some time in the year A.D. 1831- and has since then not been nor heard of it. That he served one year being the full term of his enlistment, and returned to Allentown then Northampton, now Lehigh county, where he remained for the space of two days and again enlisted under Capt. Henry Hagenbach and entered the service in Col. Bobst Regiment of Flying camp men, That he was appointed a first Sergeant and served in that capacity for the space of seven months, That he entered in the service in latter part of the month of July 1776, That he marched to New German Town from thence to Elizabeth Town on the Hudson, on the opposite from Staten Island where they encamped for the space of about four weeks, after which they proceeded to Long Island, where he was he was engaged during the whole of the Battle, That the Company to which he was attached consisted of One hundred and twenty five men, at the opening of the engagement, and after the Battle the company contained but Seventeen men including himself all the others were killed or taken Prisoners. The Captain and Lieutenant he knows to have

been among the Prisoners of War, That after the Battle, the remnant of Captain Hagenbach company was attached to capt Col. Paster Regiment who were Stationed at Elizabeth Town, Bucks County State of Pennsylvania, That they proceeded to Fort Washington from the latter place, That he was engaged in the Battle of Fort Washington, That he saw many killed and wounded, but that he himself received no wound, That he was taken Prisoner of war at the latter place with many of his fellow Soldiers, and conveyed to Harlem about six or seven Miles from New York, That they were convey- ed from Harlem to New York, Some were confined in the Sugar house and some in the German, or Low Dutch church, That he was confined in the latter place for the space of two or three weeks, and then were taken on Board of an Irish Transport Vessel where he remained a prisoner of war untill the early part of the Month of March in the year 1778 at which time he was let of on Parole -
That he resided in Lehigh formerly Northampton County Pa since then; or for the space of 22 years he has & continues to reside in Lehighhill County in the State of Pennsylvania, That he knows of no person who can testify to his services, That he has a certificate of his age, and from that he knows his age to Seventy one years on the 12 Sept. 1832.
He hereby Relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annui- ty except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State.

Sworn and Subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
21 st July 1833
Jac. Hammer Prothon.
And the court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states
Calvin Blythe Glauk
Pennsylvania Schuylkill County S.S.
I Jacob Hammer Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Christopher Hartung for a pension. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court at Pottsville the Thirty First day of July AD 1833
Jac. Hammer

Pennsylvania Schuylkill County ss
February of AD 1831 personally appeared Before me Calvin Blyth Esq d President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Schuylkill, being a Court of Record. Christopher Hantong, aged Seventy nine years and five months resident in the County of Schuylkill Pennsylvania who being first duly sworn according to Law doth declare and say that he served in the army of the United States of America in the war of the Revolution, that he enlisted in the Company Commanded by Captain Charles Craig then recruiting in Allentown in Northampton County and afterwards attached to the first or rifle Regiment in the service of the United American Colonies Commanded by Colonel Edward Hand some time in July in the year One thousand seven hundred and seventy five that he remained in said Company and Regiment engaged in active duty for the space of one whole year (the full time for which he had enlisted), at the end of which time he has received his discharge. That within two days after he had received his discharge as aforesaid he enlisted in the Flying Camp under the Command of Colonel Bexter that is for the term of seven months. That he was present at the memorable engagement on Long Island from whence he together with seventeen others who formerly belonged to the Company of Captain Charles Craig as above stated were marched in Colonel Bexter Regiment to Fort Washington where he remained until the

said that was surrendered to the British in the year 1778 at which time he was taken prisoner and remained as such until he was released in 1781. The deponent further saith that during the time when he served in the army as aforesaid both his feet were severely frozen the painful effects of which he has ever since continued to labor under so much as to almost to prevent locomotion. He has never received any pension from either the State of Pennsylvania or the United States and that this is the first application he has ever made for the purpose of receiving a pension.
Yours affecly J. H. H. H. H. H. H.
Sworn and Subscribed before me the twenty second day of February A D 1831 at the house of John Kiepner in the Borough of Bangs the said Christopher Hartley being by reason of bodily infir- mity, unable to attend in Court
M. Blythe Asst. judge of the 12 th Judicial District Penn a

I Christopher Sartong do acknowledge to have received all my Pay, and all other just Demands, from the Day of my inlisting into the within named Regiment, to this Day of my Dis- charge.
Christopher Sartong
Witness Present
Adams Norcross

By EDWARD HAND, Esquire, Colonel, commanding the First (or Rifle) Regiment, in the Service of the United American Colonies.
THESE ARE TO CERTIFY, That the Bearer hereof, Christopher Hartong has served the American Continent in the abovesaid Regiment and Captain Charles Craig , s . . . . Company, faithfully and honestly, for the Space of One Year . . . . and the Term of Inlistment being expired, is discharged from the said Regiment; he having received all his Pay, and all other just Demands from the Time of his inlisting in the said Regiment, to this Day of his Discharge. GIVEN under my Hand and Regi- mental Seal, at Long Island this first Day of July 1776
Edw: Hand Coll.

At a Court of Common Pleas held at Reading in and for the County of Schuylkill in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania being a Court of record on the twenty second day of February in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty one the annexed Affidavits and Certificate of discharge being read and Considered by the Court. It appears to the Satisfaction of the judges of the said Court that Christian Harton the Applicant for a pension served in the revolutionary war against the Common enemy for the term of One year and upwards as stated in the said Affidavits and certificate of discharge.
In testimony whereof the said Judges have signed this Certificate and transmitted the same with the testimony aforesaid & proceedings had thereon
Blythe Graham

Affidavit

John
Pennsylvania
they shall be county for:
on the 14th day of February AD 1831 Before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for said county personally came Burchart Moser of West Penn township in the county aforesaid and being duly sworn according to Law deposes and saith that Christopher Hartung and all revolutionaries was enlisted in the flying camp and became the first lieutenant of Captain Henry Hartzbach's company of Pennsylvania for the term of seven months and served during said term under Colonel Michael Batz same time in the month of July 1776 further said not
Burchart Moser
Sworn and subscribed before me C. Hutchinson on the 14th day of February AD 1831
C. Hutchinson