Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22285, John Hatz, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
Hatz, John.
S. 22285
CONTENTS

N o 18,990 Pennsylvania
See letter to S. Redecker June 23. 1856-
John Katz Lancaster Co. in the State of Penna. who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Katz of the Pa. V. command by Col. Cunningham in the Penna. Troops time for 11. months
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 36 Dollars 66 2 / 3 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of Nov r . 1833 and sent to Sam d Dale Lancaster Pa.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep r . 1833 91. 66 2 / 3 Pens ant. allowance ending 4 March 34 18.33 2 / 3
$110.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk book E Vol. 5 Page 24

Provisions
22 285
INVALID.
File No. 22,285
John Katz
Rev Rev Rev
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 167
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Adm d months
FREE
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington.
Rev

Lancaster City Sept. 3 rd 1833.
O. L. Edwards Esq.
Sir
Enclosed are the applications of John Hertz and Conrad Myers for pensions. — Please bestow a share of your attention to the applications of Michael Young, John Douglass and Patterson Bell, which are now before you
With respect Your W th Ser t
Sam d Dale

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John Hatz

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of June 7 th 1832.
State of Pennsylvania Lancaster County } ss
On this twentieth day of August A.D. 1833 personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County John Katz a resident of Donegal Township, Lancaster County aged seventy 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 Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as hereinafter stated.
I was born in Lancaster County on the 26 th of December A.D. 1761; My age was recorded in my father's Bible but I do not know where it is now. I entered in July 1776 in Capt. Geage's Company of Militia in Manheim in Lancaster County, for two months and marched through the then Borough of Lancaster to Philadelphia we marched to Trenton from Trenton to Princeton and Brunswick then to Amboy where I joined the Flying Camp for six months under the following officers; Captain, Joseph Clark; first Lieutenant Andrew Robinson; second Lieutenant John Bishop, Colonel, James Cunningham;
We were then marched up to Elizabeth Town then to New Brunswick laid there a few days and then marched to Fort Constitution or Fort Lee and after remaining there about three weeks we crossed over to Fort Washing- ton and marched to White Plains and had a few skirmishes on the way, and one at White Plains on the 28 th of October 1776 we were then marched about ten or

twelve miles to the South River and came down it shallow to the Raritan Bend down the Raritan and landed at Brunswick from Brunswick we marched to Princeton, then to Trenton where we crossed the Delaware and marched to Burlington from Burlington to Philadelphia where we were discharged and returned home having served under Capt. Gantz one month, in flying camp under that seven months, and under Capt. Hovey 2 months as a private.
We hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension whatsoever except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of any State
I have no documentary evidence of my service nor do I know of any person whose testimony I can procure who can testify to my service except that of Emanuel Dyer.
I also served two months under Captain Hovey as a private I entered his company in the month of July 1777 my 1 st Lieutenant was John Berry my 2 d Lieutenant John Dyer and marched from Lancaster through Middletown up the Susquehanna to Elizabeth & Sunbury crossed the River to Northumberland then to Buffalo Valley & to Penns valley where we remained until our term expired guarding the field from the Indians and assisting the farmers in taking in the harvest
Sum of Account in open Court August 20 th 1811 that K. M c Kean Pres.
Joseph Katz
I Emanuel Dyer a resident of Raphoe Town- ship, Lancaster County do Certify that I am well acquainted with John Katz who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that I believe him to be seventy two years of age that he served in the same company with myself and marched with me to Philadelphia, Trenton Brunswick and Amboy where we parted, in the year 1776 that I afterwards in 1777 served two months with him under Captain Hovey to Elizabeth Town Sunbury, Buffalo Valley & Penns Valley and know him to have served his two months out in guarding

the farmers and apisteadge in taking in their harvesting and that I believe him to have served all the time he has stated in his declaration.
Emanuel Dyer
Sworn to subscribed in open Court August 20 th 1853.
Attest Ernst Packman Prothon.
Henry B. Shaffner a clergyman residing in the Borough of Marietta Lebanon County and Peter Hob of Susatara Township Dauphin County do Certify that we are well acquainted with John Hatz who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be seventy two years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Henry B. Shaffner
Sworn to subscribed in open Court on Peter Hob August 20 th 1853 and affirmed by Henry B. Shaffner in open Court September 2. 1853 — Attest
Ernst Packman Prothon.
Peter Hob
And the said board 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 that the board further certifies, that it appears to them that it appears to them that Henry B. Shaffner who has signed the preceding Certificate is a clergyman residing in the Borough of Marietta and that Peter Hob who has signed the same is a resident of Susatara Township Dauphin County and Emanuel Dyer who has signed the first Certificate is a resident of Raphoe Township Lancaster County and are credible persons and that their statements are all entitled to credit.
Walter Franklin
Sam Dace
John Lightner att att

I Christian Bachman Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County. Do hereby Certify that the within & foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Hatz for a pension. In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court at Lancaster this third day of September in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred & thirty three.
Wm Bachman Proth.
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