Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22,309, Lorentz Holben, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
Holben Lorentz
S. 22309
CONTENTS

11728 Pennsylvania
Sorentz Wolken
of Leigh Co in the State of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Mayer of the Regt commanded by Col Kim in the Pennsylvania line for
No. 1 — $ 30
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 20 — Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th day of March 1833 — Sent to John  and  Regel, Regelville, Schuylkill Co
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 40 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 1833 10
$ 50
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by J. J. Springer — Clerk Book 6 — Vol. 5 — Page 23 —

Lorentz Holben
22084

State of Pennsylvania Lehigh County } before John Boyd, one of the Associate judges of the County of Lehigh aforesaid On the Tenth day of January A D 1838. personally appeared before me John Boyd one of the Associate judges of the County of Com- mon Pleas in & for the said County of Lehigh, at the dwelling house of the following applicant. Henry Holleman residing in the Township of Lehigh in said County, aged Eighty Three Years & on the 29 day of January last past, who first being duly sworn - according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7 th day of June 1832. deponeth & saith, that by reason of old age, & the consequent loss of his memory cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollections he served not less than the - periods mentioned below and in the following branches. That he entered the service of the United States, under the following officer, and un- served as here in states, that is to say in the Year 1777. in the month of August or September in said Year. That he resided in Lehigh Township aforesaid, and belonged to either the 3 rd or 4 th Class of Militia of Pennsylvania as said Militia was classed That he was drafted and mustered under the command of Capt. John Mayer - attached to the Regiment commanded by Col. Nicholas Stern, and was marched from said Township of Lehigh (then in the County of Northampton) now Lehigh County, to Germantown the British Being at the City of Philadelphia, and where march- ing from place to place in that neighbourhood, and that this applicant served a term of Two months duty as a private Militiaman, and that he was not in any Battle, That General Washington was with the Army - and General Bull commanded the Militia, at the

Since he was in Service, and that the following being the precise Time your applicant cannot recollect, he was again drafted and Marched under the command of Capt. Stahler attached to the Regiment commanded by Col. Sipe, to what was called the Whoguminy Country through the Northern parts of Northampton County and in the County of Luzerne in said State of Pennsylvania against the Indians, at which Time he bears a rifle, as a private Militia man, and that he served a Two month Term of duty, against the Indians. - And that in the 1780. he this applicant was again drafted and Mustered in the command of Capt. Röhder and marched behind the Blue Mountain in Northampton County and where stationed from the River Lehigh, along the Mahoney Creek, under Serchants & Corporal commands for the protection of the Inhabitants in that Neighbourhood against the savage Indians. and that he served another Term of Two month duty but as far as this applicant recollects there where no field or General orders to the last Term of duty attached to him -
In Reply to the questions by the judge, according to the Instructions of the War department.
1. The said Lawrence Holben makes the following reply. I was born in the Township of Catasauqua, then in the County of Northampton now Lehigh County Pennsylvania in the Year 1750. the 29. day of January . . . . 2. and that he lived in said township of Catasauqua when he was called into Service, each Time, and has lived there since his return, and still upon the spot where he was born -

2. A certificate of my birth & baptism was taken from the Church Records.
4. I have a beautiful view now as I sit in the house. Vain distraction
54 I cannot recollect the names of any other officers than those mentioned in my declaration
6. Where the Lines of Service of the Militia expired they were dismissed without discharge. so far as I know. I don't recollect of having Received a written discharge
7. Abraham Bachman & Joseph Bachman can testify as to my character for veracity and belief of my services as a soldier of the revolution
And I the above said applicant. Do hereby relinquish of every claim to any other pension, then the one now under the act of Congress of the 7 th of June 1812 - against any State, or of the United States against
Seven Subscribed
This 16 th day of January 1833.
Lowry for Burr
Before me
John Grogan one of the judges of the County Common Pleas
of Liberty State of Pennsylvania — the first
I John Grozel the first before these proceedings where I have to certify that the above applicant is unable to appear in open court for by reason of bodily infirmity Witness my hand and Seal January 16 1893 John Grozel
the United States.

Lehigh County Pa.
Abraham Bachman & Joseph Bachman citizens of said County Being duly sworn according to law, do before me say, that they are now well acquainted with, and have long known — Lorentz Holben — the applicant in the foregoing declaration And believe that he is of the age he declares himself to be in said declaration — also believe that he is a man of Truth and Veracity — we also know that it is generally believed in the neighborhood where he resides that he served in the Militia in the Militia in the Revolutionary War. and we believe in that belief —
Sworn to the foregoing
Abraham Bachman
On the 17. day of January 1833
Joseph Bachman
Before me
John Vogel
a judge as aforesaid —
Lehigh County Pa.
On the twentieth day of January 1833 personally appeared before me John Vogel, the judge aforesaid who is now sitting at the dwelling house of his application Frederick Schenkel
Aged 71. Years upwards who Being duly sworn according to law, deponeth & saith that he was well acquainted with the foregoing applicant during the Revolutionary War. And have resided ever since together as neighbors. And this deponent knows to his —

and in an ledge that the said applicant served a line of militia duty in the revolutionary war in the 1779 under the command of Capt Moyer — at Germantown at the time the British were in Philadelphia — this deponent & the applicant did not belong to one company but this deponent had frequently seen him in camp —
Frederick Kehler
Sworn & subscribed
On the 16 day January 1833
Before me
John Vogel
a judge as afore said
Lehigh County ss, On the 16 day of January 1833, personally appeared before John Vogel the judge afore said, at the dwelling house of the aforesaid applicant Henry Smith aged seventy three years & upwards, who being duly sworn according to law, deposed & saith — that he was well acquainted with the forgoing applicant during the revolutionary war, and that this deponent & the applicant served together two lines of duty as militia men in the Revolutionary war, to wit, two months under the command of Capt Rohrer who was attached to Col. Lehigh Regiment, which line of duty was performed in the year 1778, in August, October & November and in the year 1780. This deponent & the applicant served a line of two months duty as militia in the command of Capt Rohrer, behind the Schuylkill mountain against the Indians. There where no Regimental or General officer there they had the station & there for the protection of the inhabitants against the Indians — from the
the Militia at the

I hear he has a long the morning in a after noon lines of duty when performed for where discharged dismissed with out discharge I was a Submariner In the 16 day of January 1833. Before me John Fogel A Judge of said Court  Francis H. Smith
And I John Fogel the judge aforesaid do hereby declare my opinion of the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the above named applicant served in the war of the revolution as he has stated - and the aforesaid judge further certify that I appear to him by his own knowledge that Abraham Bachman & Joseph Bach man who have signed the foregoing certificate are respectable persons, and I am of the opinion that the foregoing certificate is entitled to full credit, and the said judge further certify that there is no objection residing nearer than Salem Hill to the resident of the said applicant, and it would be too much to enable & expense for the said applicant to procure the personal attendance of one - Witness my hand & seal this 17 day of January 1833.
And I John Fogel the judge aforesaid, do certify that from the representation of the character of Frederick Luberfing & Henry Smith and of my own knowledge of them as neighbors. Their statements in relation to the Revolutionary services of Robert Holben is entitled to credit - Witness my hand & seal January 17 th 1833. John Fogel A Judge of said court

Lehigh County ss
I Daniel Kramer Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County Do hereby Certify that John Vogel Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the foregoing record, and before whom the foregoing proceedings appear to have been had, was at the time and still is, an acting associate Judge of the said County, and that all his acts are to be regarded as such.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court at the Borough of Northampton this Twenty Second day of January A.D. One thousand Eight hundred and Thirty three -
Daniel Kramer Prothonotary
the whole thereof at the

Wk 22, 1882 Spring Station
Adm 6 mds Private $20. -
John Foque Fogelsville Lehigh Co. Pa.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
183
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 Lorenz Holben of Lehigh County Pennsylvania
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1777 2 Private Capt. Mayer Col Kern thru Penn- sylvania Lehigh County Living Witness   2 nd 1778 2 Stabler Genl. Bull Col. Geiger Pennsylv a   1780 2 aged 83 years  
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 day 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 [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.
[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.

mmme
November 20, 1925
Mrs. George A. Strohmer 4858 Seeboldt Ave., Detroit, Michigan.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 22309 it appears that Lorentz Holben was born January 29, 1750 in Weissenburg Township, Northampton County (which was later Lehigh County), Pennsylvania.
While a resident of said township he enlisted in August or September 1777 and served two months as a private in Captain William Myers' Company, Colonel Nicholas Kern's Pennsylvania Regiment.
He enlisted in August 1778 and served two months as private in Captain Stahler's Company, Colonel Geiger's Pennsylvania Regiment.
He enlisted in 1780 and served two months as private in Captain Rohder's Pennsylvania Company.
He was allowed pension on his application executed January 16, 1833 while a resident of Weissenburg Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.
Entry made in all

In the NAME and by the AUTHORITY of the FREEMEN of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ,
The SUPREME EXECUTIVE COUNCIL of the said Commonwealth,
To Daniel Rex Gentleman
WE, reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct and Fidelity, DO, by these Presents, constitute and appoint you to be Ensign
of a company of foot in the first Battalion of Militia, in the County of Northampton . You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of Ensign by doing and performing all Manner of Things thereunto belonging. And We do strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under your Command, to be obedient to your Orders as Ensign . And you are to observe and follow such Orders and Directions as you shall from Time to Time receive from the Supreme Executive Council of this Commonwealth, or from your superior Officers, according to the Rules and Discipline of War, and in Pursuance of the Acts of Assembly of this State. This Commission to continue in Force until your Term, by the Laws of this State, shall of Course expire.
GIVEN under the lesser Seal of the Commonwealth, at Philadelphia, this tenth Day of May in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and eighty .
ATTEST.
By  Matlack Jay
S. J. 4066.

Oct. 21, 1925.
Pension Dept., Washington, D. C. Gentlemen:-
I should like to have the Revolutionary War record of Lorentz Walber, wife Catherine Kramlich (married Jan. 25, 1774)
Lorentz Walber, son of Jacob Walber (Holbein) and Catherine Weiss, born about Jan. 29, 1750 in Weissenberg Township (form- erly called Altenmangel), Lehigh County, is listed in the Penn. Archives, Series III. as follows, "pr. P. M. May 28, 1833, 85 yrs.

What company was he with and is the above records correct?
I wish to prove these re- cords, so that I may be eligible to join the "Daughters of the American Revolution."
Thanking you for any assistance, I am
Very truly,
Mrs. George A. Strohmeyer, 4656 Seeboldt Av., Detroit,
Michigan.

U. S. JUN 9 1922 OFFICE

Resd
Department of the Interior Washington D.C.
Commission of Pensions: Dear Sir -
Will you please send me the Revolutionary War record of Lorentz Holken , born Weissenburg Township Lehigh Co. Pa. on January 29, 1750: died there Feb. 23, 1842. He was a member of Lehigh Co. militia in 1777. His record said to be in Census and pensioners P. 114 under act for taking 6th census of Lehigh Co.
I wish his date of enlistment, battles was in, officers, length of time in service, rank etc. This man I know had a pension.
Will you also send me the Rev. War records of Jacob (A) Vrooman baptized Dec. 30, 1747, died July 21, 1831 at Glenville N.Y. acted as private in 2nd. Albany Co. militia Schenectady district. I would like his residence, enlistment, battles, length of service, rank if any. and if a pensioner.
A like record of Simon (C) Groot born Nov. 17

Grool-
1740: died Feb. 10, 1832 in West-glenville N. Y. was a member of Albany co. militia, 2nd regt. Col. Abraham Wempe.
Please send his general record also.
of their last two soldiers were not pensioners will you kindly turn this request for their records to the proper department, or inform me to whom I should write.
Very truly yours
(Mrs. Josephine Hector)
5414 Mich. Av. Chicago, Ill.
June 7, 1922.

Mrs. S. 1-22-309
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Solomon Holben a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Aug. or Sept. 1777 2 mos. Pvt William Myers Nicholas Horn Pa.   Aug. 1778 2 mos. " Stahler Geiger   1780 2 mos. " Polider (?) not stated  
Battles engaged in, none stated Residence of soldier at enlistment, Heisenburg Township, Lehigh Co. Pa. Date of application for pension, Jan 16, 1833. His claim was allowed Residence at date of application, Heisenburg Township, Lehigh Co. Pa. Age at date of application, born Jan. 17, 1755 in Heisenburg Twp. Northampton Co. (now in Lehigh) Pa. Remarks: _____
There is no data on file as to family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.