Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39,688, Henry Hilger, Continental Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental P.M.
Hilger, Henry. Hiler
S. 39.688 B.L. Ft. 257-100
CONTENTS

12,744 Pennsylvania 4
Henry Hilger
Lebanon Co in the state of Pennsylvania who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Hazen of the Pennsylvania line, for the term of 6 years
scribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 10 of February 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 of July 1819 and sent to Hon: James M Wallace Hummelstown, Dauphin Co Penn a
Arrears to 4th of March 1819. \frac{19}{28} + \frac{4}{31} 6.45
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819. 48 —
$ 54.45
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
1964

on Roll Hilkner
Admitted
Hon: James M Wallace Hummelstown, Dauphin Co Penn a —

State of Pennsylvania
Lebanon County ss.
On this 11th day of February A.D. 1816. Before me the Subscribed One of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Lebanon personally appeared Henry Hilger aged thirty four Years, resident in Myerstown in the said County, who being by me duly sworn according to law, doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the 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', that he the said Henry Hilger enlisted in Lancaster in the State of Penn a for during the war in Captain Burns Company of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Moses Hazen in the line of the State of Pennsylvania on the Continental Establishment (and that previous to his enlistment he served five months in the Flying Camp in the year 1776,) that he enlisted in the said Company & Regiment in the year 1777. that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the year 1783. when he was discharged from service at Sumptons Plains State of New Jersey, that he was in the Battles of Long Island State of New York at the Battle of Brandywine - Germantown - and at the taking of Lord Cornwallis at York Virg a , that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services, his discharge having been sent on in his former declaration, Sworn to and declared before me the day & year above said
J. Krause
Henry Hilger

I John David Krause One of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Lebanon County in the State of Penn a Do Certify that it appears to my Satisfaction that the said Henry Helgeson did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the proceedings within declaration, against the common enemy for the term of nine months at one time on the Continental establishment, And I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and has before me to the Secretary for the Department of War, Pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress, I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance of his Country for Support I also Certify that he made a previous declaration on the Day of August A D 1818. conformably to the Act of Congress.
D. Krause One of the Judges of the Common Pleas of Lebanon County State of Penn a
State of Penn a Lebanon County ss. I Am Shultz Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Lebanon County hereby Certify that the Hon ble David Krause Esq r whose name is subscribed to the above Certificate before whom the within declaration was made was at the time of signing and taking the same even then has been known to be a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Lebanon duly appointed commissioner and authorized and that the name of David Krause is of his own lawful write and that to all acts by him done in that capacity full faith and credit are and ought to be given. In Witness whereof I hereunto subscribe my name at Lebanon and affixth seal of the Court aforesaid the 1 st February A D 1819.
Shultz Clerk

N o 81. Henry Hilger's Letter 25 July 1804.
Issued Warrant N o 257

Meyer's Town, Dauphin County Pennsylv a July 25 th 1804.
Respected Sir)
Having served my native country faithfully during the Revolutionary War as will appear by my Discharge inclosed and the Honble Congress being pleased to grant Military Lands for the Officers & Soldiers for their Services &c: I beg leave to be permitted to request your condescension to examine the same which I entered against any Patent being issued, as the villainous Forgery, was the sole Occasion of my not obtaining it John Reily Capt n in the Pennsylv a Line, & John Myer Esquire One of the Justices of the Peace have also granted me Certificates to prove that I am the identical Person to whom the Land in Question belongs, humbly hope you will be pleased to grant me Patent, having no Agent or any Person whom I know in the City of Ph a to transact the Business, otherwise would not have solicited so great Honor from You.
I am Respected Sir)
Your most Obedient & very humble Servant.
Henry Hilger
Joseph Nourse Esquire.

Papers relative to the Claim of Henry Hilger for Bounty Land.

Copy of the warrant No. 13187 alluded to in the Complaint of Henry Hilger.
V o 13187. To the Geographer of the United States, or to the Surveyors appointed by him to survey the military lands.
You are hereby required to survey for Edward Osborn, assignee of Andrew Hilger, late a Soldier, of Hazen's Regiment, One hundred Acres of Land, in any of the districts appropriated for satisfying the Bounties of Land, due to the late army of the United States, and return this Warrant to the Board of Treasury, agreeably to the act of Congress, of the ninth day of July 1788.
Given at the war Office this twenty fourth day of June, One thousand seven hundred and ninety three.
H. Knox
Secy of War.
Registered John Stagg, Junr. Chief Clerk
This Warrant was located among others on a Quarter Section February 11 th 1800. — in the name of said Osborn,
But the Complaint would appear to be ill founded, since Henry Hilger, Corporal, as designated in General Washington's Certificate, is a different person than Andrew Hilger a Soldier.

Myers Town Dauphin County February 14. 1806
Henry Helgen
Mr Moore is requested to obtain the 'Claim of Rights' & return it - with a letter in relation to the case J.W.
Joseph Noyes Esq. Treasury Department Register's Office Washington City

Myers Town Dauphin County Pennsylvania February 14-1806.
Honoured Sir,
Your Letter of 23 d January 1805 I received. You were pleased to mention, that an enquiry at the War department to which you had my Papers handed, you was in- formed that my claim, with a number of others similarly circumstanced would in a few days be reported on to Congress; and until that would be done, nothing further could be done in the business. I would now solicit you to be pleased to forward

my claim of right. Either to forward it per postboy with Robert White- hill Member of the house of Congress from Cumberland County.
I am
Honoured Sir
very respectfully
Your Obedient & humble Servt.
Henry Hilger

39 688
INVALID.
Rev
File No. 39,688
Henry Hilger P. O. Box 120
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 237
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Certificate John Myer Esquire

John Myer Esquire One of the Justices of the Peace in and for the county of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania DO hereby certify at the Request of Henry Helzer an established Citizen of Myer's Town in the county aforesaid That he is the very same Person named in the Discharge which he obtained at the conclusion of the War, That he is worthy of full Faith Credit and in Justice entitled to the Lands which Congress granted for Military Services In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my Hand near Myer's Town July 25 th 1804.
To whom these may concern. }
J. MYERS

Certificate
John Reily.

John Reily Captain late Army of the United States do certify that Henry Hilger Capt. is well known to me that he is the very same Person alluded to in his discharge, that he is well deserving the Bounty Congress has been pleased to grant for Military Services Given under my Hand near Myer's Town July 25 th 1904.
To whom these may concern.
J. Reily.

29 Decm. 1798.
Henry Stiler, or Hilger's Caveat
Dec r 29. 1798
N o 13. 187
deposited in the Register's Office.

Having applied at the War Office of the United States, for the Land Warrant to which I was entitled for my services as a Soldier in Hazen's Regiment, (Pennsylvania Line) and received information that it was issued on the 24 th day of June 1793, by virtue of an assignment to a certain Edward Osborn, who substituted a certain Philip Stout to receive the same. Now I do hereby declare I never knew any person of the name of Edward Osborn; that I have seen the assignment said to have been signed and acknowledged by me before John F. Roosenbach a Notary public of the City of New York: I do also declare that the said paper is a villainous forgery: that I have not been in New York since the conclusion of the late War. I do therefore enter this as a caveat against any Patent or Patents issuing for the said right of Land, to which I was entitled for my services as above mentioned, the true title yet remaining with me.
In witness I have hereunto subscribed my Name, this Twenty ninth day of December 1798.
N o 13187.
Henry Hiler

BY HIS EXCELLENCY GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq; General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America.
THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof Corporal Henry Hilger, from the State of Pennsylvania in the  General Haren's Regiment, having faith- fully served the United States six Years and being inlisted for the War only, is hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.
GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the 17 th of June 1783.
G. Washington
By HIS EXCELLENCY'S
Command,
Thunbull Smith
REGISTERED in the Book
of the Regiment,
Benjamin Moore Adjutant.
THE above Corpl. Henry Hilger has been honored with the BADGE of MERIT for six Years faithful Service.
Moore Haren Brigf. Genl.

HEAD-QUARTERS, June 19, 1783.
THE within CERTIFICATE shall not avail the Bearer as a Discharge, until the Ratification of the definitive Treaty of Peace; previous to which Time, and until Proclamation thereof shall be made, He is to be considered as being on Furlough.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
Capt. Henry Hilger
FORWARDED
RECEIVED in 1783 by the Regiments
Henry Hilger. B.L. Mt. 259-100 Cont. Pa.