Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15176, George Hofstalar, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Nb.
Hofstalar, George
S. 15176
CONTENTS.
Carded

Alabama 22.625
George Hopstalar
of Houston Co. in the State of Ala. who was a Private in the Co. - commanded by Captain Cowen of the Reg. t commanded by Col. Lytle. in the Al. Guard line for 24 mo.
Infantry - 12 mo. 40. Cavalry 9 mo. 37.50 77.50
Inscribed on the Roll of Ala. at the rate of 77 Dollars 50 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22. day of Nov. 1833 and sent to S.P. Clark. Huntsville. Ala.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1833. 193.75 Pension allowance ending Sept. 30. 38.75 232.50
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm. H. Palmer Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 8 Page 16 .
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 16 th April 1838 from 4 Sept 1838 to 4 March 1839. Age notified 3 rd July 1839.

22.625 27.357
George Hoffstaller Alabama
Adm 1. year & 9. Months 1. yr In 40 9 Mo Car. 37.50 $77.50
77.50 115.00 38.75 193.75
Philip L. Black Blountsville Alabama

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
28 th October 1853.
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 George Hoffstaller
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1778. 9. priv Capt. Conner Col. Lytle Capt. Woodman 70 years Monroe Downey Traditionary   1780. 3. Capt. Isaac White Col. Shelby. 40   1781. 3 Corv. Capt. Mier Col. Grayhane   " 3. " Capt. Loftus   " 3 " " Murray  
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 days 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 inquiry 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 the 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.

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The State of Alabama } On this 7 th day of September in the year County of Blount } of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and Thirty Three personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Blount County now sitting George Hoffstalar a resident of Gurleys Settlement in the County of Blount in the State of Alabama aged Seventy 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 herein stated; That on the first of August in the year 1778 he enrolled himself as a volunteer for the term of nine months in the Militia or State Troops of North Carolina & to serve as a private therein in the Company of Capt David Cowan and at the time of his enrolment resided in Rowan County in the Town of Salisbury in North Carolina and he was enrolled for the term aforesaid under an offer from the Congress of the United States or from the State of North Carolina of a Bounty of One hundred Dollars and he was then marched by the said David Cowan from Salisbury to Guilford Court House and there a little north of Guilford we turned to the right and marched to the head of Mourns Creek near the Dan River and there we were placed under the Command of Col Lytle and Gen Davidson of Rowan County North Carolina and Major Polk of the Town of Charlotte
who before that time had been wounded by a Ball being shot through the corner of his mouth which had damaged some of his Teeth; and we remained at the head of Mourns Creek & vicinity three months on duty and Capt Cowan and his Company were sent home on furlough and ordered to be ready to serve out their time when called on David Dubbins was our Lieutenant or Ensign & the other Subalterns name not recollected and he was again called out to serve out the term of his enrolment in the month of March in the year 1779 and found Gen Lincolns Army at Purysburg in South Carolina early in March and here he was placed under the Command of Capt Goodin a Light Infantry officer under Col Archibald Lytle of Hillsborough North Carolina in the Battalion of Major Nelson all Light Infantry Officers and were not any longer to serve under officers our first Captain but placed under the said Capt Goodin who commanded his Company a short time; who becoming pale and unable to march with the Light Infantry we were then commanded by Capt Goodmarr. Another
Light Infantry officer under Col Lytle & Major Nelson and this Deponent was informed and believes that his said last mentioned officers Lytle Nelson

Goodlin and Goodman were Regular officers Commanding the Light Infantry Troops; and from Purseburg we marched to a high Bluff below Augusta and from thence to Beach Island and thence to Colvins Farm  on Savannah River and thence Continued Scouting Several Weeks below Augusta on the Carolina Side and From thence we marched over to the Town of Augusta after the British had left there and thence Recrossed to Liberty Hill and from thence we crossed over and marched Down to Briar Creek and we remained there encamped in an old Field near the Burnt Bridge and Creek about one mile from Gen Ashes Army and this Deponent was in the Battle fought There when Gen Ash was Defeated, Major Davy and Capt Patten were in the action and Commanded the Light Horse Col Elbert was there & Commanded Regular Soldiers & the Artillery, The Light Infantry and all that escaped with us Swam the River and joined Gen Rutherfords Army on the Carolina Side - Col Lytle Lost Many of his men Some were Killed & others Drowned in attempting to swim the River.
And after our Defeat at Briar Creek we were marched to and engaged in the assault on Fort Stone in the Sum following of Gen Ashes Defeat, My officers Col Lytle Major Nelson & Capt Goodman was engaged in the attack and being repulsed at Stone Ferry we then marched & encamped at Bacon Bridge about Twenty miles from Charleston and Continued Scouting with Gen Pulaskis Dragoons - But the Light Infantry encamped Separately but were generally Scouting together Several of Gen Pulaskis Dragoons were Frenchmen and This Deponent served with Some time in September in the year 1779 & until his Time was out and he was Discharged at what was called the Five Mile House by Major Armstrong a Regular officer and an old man near Sixty years of Age; & this Deponent was a private Soldier during said Service;
And he again Enrolled himself as a private Volunteer early in the month of September in the year 1780 (The day not Re Collected) in the Company of Capt Isaac White of the North Carolina Militia Mountain Men at the time of his enrolment was in Lincoln County North Carolina and from the County of Lincoln under Col Gregham (But called Grimes) we marched & Continued Scouting in Lincoln & adjoining Counties until we were joined by Col Shelby and Several other Militia Colonels and marched with them and was in the Battle at Kings Mountain against the Tory Commanders Major Ferguson in this Battle Ferguson was killed there was also a Woman Killed & lay by his side & said to

his kept Mistress - He in this Battle we Lost Capt William Chronick (or Chronickle) a Militia officer of Lincoln County N.C. and This Disponent served under Said officers Three months and was Verbally discharged early in September December 1780. The Stones were March from Kings Mountain to Moravian Town and There Raw Corn was thrown to the them like feeding hogs and this Disponent was in formed several were Hung;
And We again enrolled himself as a private in the Company Capt John Weir of Lincoln County North Carolina Militia and was a volunteer there commanded by Col William Greyham and Major Carroth Carroth and were enrolled for the Term of Three months and Rendezvoused near the Last of January 28 1781 the day not recalled at McCoons Ford on the Catawba River and were there Commanded by Gen Davidsan and remained there but a very short time (to Guard the Ford) to keep the British Army from Crossing The British Infantry crossed the River under cover of their Cannon and a Battle ensued & Gen. Davidsan was killed - & this Disponent was in Said Battle and - Capt
here Switty & his Company of Militia was also engaged we then on the same day retreated to Salisbury and there Col Masingtons Dragoons Swam their Horses over the Ad- kin River each man Carried a Bundle of Oats before him & they crossed in this manner at Sloans ford ;
and Col Greyham and his Companys Capt Switty and Capt Weir marched Their Troops Down the River being unable to get over with out swimming our horses and being heavily pressed by the Enemy who encamped in Salisbury the same night after our Defeat at the Catawba River we then Continued Scouting in Lincoln and the adjoining Counties until we served three months and were discharged in Lincoln County the Last of April in the year 1781;
And he again enrolled himself as a Substitute in the place of John Carpenter in the Company of Capt Thomas Lofton under Col William Greyham of the North Carolina Militia in the month of May 1781 and the day of the month not certainly recalled but near the last of May and thence marched to Charlotte with Capt Switty & Capt Lofton Companys and from thence to Crabs Creek against the Tories and Continued there Scouting on Rocky River and the waters of Pedee for about two months and then Retrurned & Continued Scouting until He served three months and was Discharged in Lincoln County North Carolina in the Latter part of August 1781 he was a private Trooper in Said Troop
And he again enrolled himself a private Volunteer in the Company of Capt Abram Horney from the County of Lincoln of the Mil- itia of the

State of North Carolina of the State of North Carolina and marched from home in the latter days of September in the year 1781 as the Corn was getting hard and went to the Frontiers against the Cherokee Indians on the head of Swaneno & Pigeon and French Broad and destroyed their Corn and continued there scouting and served three months and was discharged after Christmas in December 1781 on this tour there were three companies & all mounted men. The Field officers were Gen McDowell & his Brother Col Joseph McDowell and Col Miller all militia officers and Capt this company was from Burke County and others from Lincoln and Rutherford Counties in North Carolina.
This Disponent was nine months of his services in the Light infantry and the Bal of his Tours he served as a private Trooper under the several officers therein mentioned & the said Disponent files the followings answers to the several Interrogatories propounded by the Court as presented by the War Department. First I was Born in Frederick Town in the State of Maryland and in the year 1763 from the best of my information & have no record of my age - My Father Died when I was about thirteen years old I then went to Salisbury North Carolina where some of my relations lived and I resided there when first I entered the service & I then removed to Lincoln County where I resided during the remainder of my services & since the Revolutionary War I have lived in Salisbury N.C. then again in Frederick Town Maryland & then in Hagerstown then used in Tennessee near fifteen years then removed to Blount County Alabama & have lived here ever since about sixteen years & now used in said County of Blount. I was induced to enter the united States service the first time for the term of nine months under an offer of a Bounty of One hundred Dollars either from by the Congress - of the united States, or the State of North Carolina & I then volunteered as well as all other times but at one time was a Substitute for John Carpenter. I knew the following named Regular officers & militia officers Gen Green Major Hardman Gen Williams Col Capt Wm Betty Col William Washington of Dragoons & one of his Captains Calla Col  Chisom & Col Marlberry Gen Ugle
Major Paylor Major Dixon & Major Armstrong who gave me a Discharge & Major Davy & Gen Lincoln a heavy man with a long nose & paraded on a grey stud horse I knew Col Micajah Lewis who was said to have been killed at the Battle of Guilford & I knew his Brother William Lewis a Major & Capt Lewis I think was my Lieut enant under Col Lytle a part of my time and one George Couser

his Adjutant. Capt Patton I think was a militia officer and this Deponent knew Capt Lytle said to be a Brother of Col Lytle. he was a regular officer under Gen Lincoln But believe he was not of the Light Infantry when Gen Ash was attacked by the British Col Lytle with his Light Infantry were encamped near the Burnt Bridge in an old Field near a mile from Gen Ash. Major Davy Came on his Horse in full speed and gave Col Lytle the first intimation of the approach of the British Army and requested him to parade & march to Battle without delay and he then instantly wheeled his Horse & returned to his Dragoons I knew him well and recalled distinctly his Loud and Commanding Voice on that occasion; Major Davy was also in the attack at Stono Ferry and was wounded in the thigh & he kept his wound bound with a silk Handkerchief. I knew Lieutenant Helton a Regular officer he was in the Battle At Stono & distinguished himself for his Boldness & Died a natural death shortly thereafter - This Deponent knew Major Dixon well; he was a Regular officer under Col Lytle Gen Lincoln he was an elderly man & resided on Dan River on the Virginia side & owned a Ferry
This Deponent was on many Scouting parties with Gen Pulaski & Major Davy & their Dragoons we frequently acted in Concert - our Light Infantry never remained Long at a time with the main Army but mostly with the Dragoons - This Deponent knew Gen Otho Williams first in Frederick Town in the State of Maryland where he lived & done business for a Merchant & I then frequently saw him during my services in the Southern Army after he was promoted. I think Major Harman and Capt Betty were also from Maryland This Deponent received but one written Discharge & that from Major Armstrong - & I gave it to Major Carroll  with it for the purpose of drawing my pay but I never received my pay nor got my Discharge again; and He has no Documentary evidence whatever of his services aforesaid and He knows of no person living whose testimony he can procure to testify to his Revolutionary services; Same known in my present neighborhood by John Curley Thomas Rutherford Henry Harrison Kenneth Hays Joseph Earhart & John Lexington who can testify to

my character for veracity and their belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution. He hereby Relinquishes every 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. Sworn & subscribed the day his and year aforesaid. George Hofstaler
We Saul Jones a clergyman Mark residing in the County of Blount in the State of Alabama and John Livingston residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with George Hoffstaler who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration; That we believe him to be seventy 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. John Livingston. Subser Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid. Saul Jones
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 Saul Jones who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman Resident in Gwynns Cove in the County of Blount. That John Livingston who has also signed the same is a Resident in the County of Blount State of Alabama and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to Credit.
Marston Meade Judge
The State of Alabama I Mace J. P. Brindley Clerk. Blount County p. 3 of the Court of Blount County aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of George Hofstaler for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this Seventh day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three of American Independence the 58. Mace J. P. Brindley Clerk. 66.

15176 INVALID.
File No. 15176
George H. of St. Lawrence Pius Rex. war.
Act: June 7 th 1832.
Index:—Vol. 1, Page 180
[Arrangement of 1870.]

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
Dec. 23 d , 1839
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," George Hofstater, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Huntsville, Ala., Agency, at the rate of Seventy Seven Dollars and fifty — Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1838, to the 4 th March, 1839.
Respectfully, yours,
William B. Porter Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

State of North Carolina
Secretary of State's Office
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State aforesaid, do certify that the name of George Hoffstaller does not appear on the musterrolls of the continental line of this state in the revolutionary war or any other document affording evidence of service in said line
Given under my hand this 1 st day of Novem r . 1833.
W. Hill

Phoenixville A. Sept. 9 th
Free
Al a
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J. L. Edwards Esq r Comr of Pensions Washington City

Blountsville Alabama September 8 th 1833
J. L. Edwards Esq r
Dear Sir I enclose to you
The Declaration of Mr George Hoffstalar an applicant for a pension; I hope you will find on examination that his claim is well founded; as usual I shall expect to be informed of the result of his application
Yours respectfully Philip D. Black