Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5505, Nicholas Henry, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
Henry Nicholas
S 5505
Carded
CONTENTS
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Penhag
5505 INVALID.
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File No. 5505
Nickolas Henry Bi Rev War
Act: June 7 th '32
Index:—Vol. M , Page 168
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Virginia
Nicholas Henry
of Morgan Co. in the State of Virginia who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Anderson at the regt. commanded by _____ in the Flying Camp time for ten months.
★ Va. Service. Records completed. May 9, 1904.
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per ann: to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 day of September 1832 - and sent to P. G. Washington Treasurers office.
Arrears to 4th of March 1832 $33.33; Semi-ant. allowance ending 11 Sep. 16.66; $50.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm. Allison Clerk, Book D, Vol. 7 Page 107

See letter Jan. 26. 1836 to Hon. E. Lucas
See letters 15 April 1837. Pen Agent
John Sherward & J. D. Muhford

Virginia to wit.
In the record of the proceedings in the County Court of Morgan, amongst others is the following to wit.
At a Court began and held for Morgan County, on Monday the 23 rd day of July 1832. Present John Shunard, Jacob Ash for. Isaiah Beck, Robert Gustin, & Jonathan Jones, Gullleman Justices.
State of Virginia,
Morgan County to wit:
On the 23 rd
day of July 1832, Nicholas Henry a resident of Morgan County Virginia aged twenty four years in November 1831 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 entered the military service of the United States from Lebanon in the State of Pennsylvania, the then place of his Residence, as a volunteer, in the militia, he then being exempt from military duty on account of his age, and his employment in a water-grist mill, that he served until he was discharged (at the expiration of two months) in a company commanded by Captain Outerholt, as the name was pronounced by the Germans of which this applicant is was one, and in a regiment commanded by Col. Grubb, he was marched into the State of New York, and at the expiration of the said two months was discharged: he again entered the service as a Substitute in the State of Pennsylvania for a man named Henry Blocher, in a company of infantry, commanded by a Captain Michael Holderbaum and in a Regiment commanded by a man whose name he believed was Grubb, but does not now distinctly recollect the name of the Col. that he served for two months and was then discharged, near the City of New York that he then entered in the State of New York, near a place called Paulus Neck, in a corps called the flying camp, under General Sullivan, that the Regiment he was then attached to was placed so often under the command of different Colonels and so often changed that he is unable at this distant period, and in his infirm state of mind to give the names of them, that he served in said corps for six months, during which time he was stationed at Fort Lee for near five weeks, then marched to Fort Washington which was captured by the enemy before he arrived, he was in the battle of the White Plains and in one at Chestnut Hill near Philadelphia and in several other skirmishes with the enemy, at places the names of which are not now

Recollected by him, but in one of which about twenty Hessians were captured, he was afterwards marched into the State of New Jersey and there discharged but does not now recollect the name of the place; that he was, that he was at various times marched to Princeton, Elizabeth Town & Trenton, he was sometimes commanded by Generals Washington, Sullivan, and Mear, and others whose names he has now forgotten; during his service he was at Hackensack, Bergen & other places in New York. That a certain Peter Ladd, now a very old man of this neighbourhood was present when he enlisted and is now the only surviving person known to him within his reach who is able to testify to this fact, he had regular discharges which were with some Banknotes carefully placed in his pocket-book; but about forty years ago were destroyed by the act of some wash-woman in whose possession his clothes were placed to be washed. He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present; and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State: he resides in the State of Virginia, in the County of Morgan, and has resided there for about thirty-five years.
1 st Question by the Court. When, and in what year were you born? Answer, I was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and was twenty-four years old five weeks before last Christmas last.
2 nd Question by same, have you any record of your age, and if so where is it? Answer, the only record of my age that I know of was in a book in which the ages of my Father's children were entered by him, the book was many years since placed in my brother's the hands of my brother-in-law William Shue who removed many years ago to some part of the State of Ohio and took it with him I have not heard of it since.
3 rd Question by the same, where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live? Answer, when called into service I lived near Lebanon Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, at the close of the war I removed to the neighbourhood of Little York in the same State, then to the neighbourhood of Baltimore Maryland and about thirty-five years since I removed to my present residence in Morgan County Virginia, then Berkeley County Virginia, and have resided there ever since.
4 th Question by the same, how were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom? Answer, I first entered the service as a volunteer, in a company commanded by Captain Auerholt, served two months & was discharged, then entered the

militia service again as a substitute for a man named Henry Cleaver, served as such until I was discharged under Captain Michael Holtenbaum. I afterwards, in a corps called the flying camp, in a company commanded by Captain Auldenbrook, and served in said corps for six months and received a regular discharge which has since been accidentally destroyed as I have previously stated.
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 service. Answer, my captains were Auldenbrook, Holtenbaum & Auldenbrook as their names were then pronounced. I am now more than seventy four years old very infirm a decayed memory prevents me from recollecting names of officers who once were familiar to me. I recollect being commanded by a col. Grubb I believe he was a Militia Colonel. I recollect also being commanded by Genl. Washington Sullivan & Mercer, for a more full reply I refer you to the General Statement, above given.
6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the Service & if so by whom was it given and what has become of it.
Answer, I received a discharge each time I left the Service, first as a volunteer, second as a substitute, in the militia and lastly on being discharged from the flying camp near forty years ago the discharges were placed with some bank notes in a pocket book which was among some clothes given to be washed and was destroyed in the washing. I can not now recollect by whom they were signed but presume the names of the captains above mentioned, and under whom I served were attached to them.
Sworn to, and subscribed, this day & year aforesaid, in open court. Nicholas his Henry mark
Teste J. Richard, C. cl. C.
State of Virginia.
Morgan County Ss.
This personally appeared in open court, it being a court of Record for said county of Morgan, Peter Caw, aged about eighty two years, and made oath in due form of law, that he knew Nicholas Henry above named from his boyhood that he knew said Henry to have for some time in the militia on his own account, and afterwards as a substitute, and that afterwards he enlisted in corps called the flying camp, and served some time in it but does not now recollect for what period that the said Henry

entered the militia service in the Revolutionary War on his own account and afterwards as a substitute in the State of Pennsylvania; but that his enlistment as above stated was near Packer's Hook, in the State of New York.
Sworn to, in open court, and subscribed the 23 July 1832
Teste
J. Richard, C. Cl. C.
We Matthias Rizer, a clergyman, resident in Morgan County, Virginia, and Samuel Almonathy Esqr., residing in the same County and State hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Nicholas Henry, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be twenty four years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
Matthias Rizer
Samuel Almonathy
July 23, 1832.
Sworn to, and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court.
Teste
J. Richard, C. Cl. C.
Nicholas Henry produced in court his declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress, passed June 7 th , 1832. and the 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 Matthias Rizer who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in this County; and Samuel Almonathy who signed the same certificate is a justice of the peace in, and for said County, and that Peter Gano, who also signed a certificate, preceding this, is a resident in this County, that they are credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit.
I Jacob Richard Clerk of the court of Morgan County, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of the application of Nicholas Henry for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of my office this 25 th day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two.
J. Richard.

Fruit Hill near Buxton Springs
Mr J. L. Edwards
Dear Sir
I find by a new regulation of the pension office that all pensions are not drawn for a year the papers are sent through some hands and as the case with part of Christian Brown's claim which I was sure and take the liberty of enclosing another with it of Nicholas Barry's. I beg being of some amount, and ask that they may all be forwarded to the agent at Dickson at once by you the reason is this Mr Brown did not draw his pension for a year very thin I had always after sent to the business for him and the amount of it is small half yearly that I release him not to give the expense of the postage since a year just being away that my editorial office is now in more than a year, in the mean time I was taken ill and have been unable to attend to it There is one side of the County and I in the other and we have been unable to see each other and there is no justice of the peace in his neighborhood who could attend to it I lately got a justice to travel with them from notices of charity before whom he received the enclosed I believe the papers are all in one place and the settlement of the pension requires early attention I would thank you when you examine them to enclose them to John D Mansford Esquire of Richmond
Very respectfully your obedient Servt D. W. Stewart
J. L. Edwards