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Service:  Penn     Klinger, Philip  Number:  S. 8.798/  Carded

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Ohio  26.240 (8)
Philip Klinger [unreadable]
Preble Co in the State of Ohio
who was a Priv in the Company commanded
by Captain Griffin of the ??? commanded
by Col Wayne in the ?? Penn
line for ----------------
2 Y???  $[Unreadable]
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Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio
at the rate of 80 Dollars ____ Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
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Certificate of Pension issued the ?? day of Nov
183? [unreadable] - Eaton, Ohio

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Arrears to the 4th of ????                 $240.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept     $40.00
                                                      $280.00

                Revolutionary Claim,
                Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by  ? ? Sprague,  Clerk
Book 6 Vol. 8 Page 14

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The State of Ohio, Preble County
court of Common Pleas September
Term A.D. 1832

[The following located to the right of the above]

First Judicial
Circuit Court of
Common Pleas in
the State of Ohio

On this twenty first day of September in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty
two personally appeared in open Court before the Judges
of said Court of Common Pleas (being a Court of Record)
Philip Klinger, a resident of the County of Preble in
the State of Ohio, aged seventy eight 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 pensions made by the Act of Congress of June
the twelfth, eighteen hundred and thirty two.
Deponent saith that he enlisted in the army of the
Revolution some time in the spring of the year of
our Lord seventeen hundred and seventy five, under
Captain Griffin, for one year at the Yellow Springs
in Chester County Pennsylvania. The Corps in which
Deponent enlisted was intended to join the expedition
against Canada. That they marched to Philadelphia
where the battalion was put under the command of
Colonel Wayne. They remained at Philadelphia a
short time, and were marched to Ticonderoga, where they
received intelligence of the defeat of General Montgomery
before the walls of Quebec. They then went into winter
quarters at Ticonderoga, and remained there untill (sic) some time
in April seventeen hundred and seventy six to the best of
of Deponents recollection, when they returned to Philadelphia
where they arrived some time in the latter part of May or
first of June where they were discharged by Colonel Wayne.
Deponent received a written discharge, which deponent left
with his father in Chester County Pennsylvania he being then
a young man. said discharge was lost among the papers of his said father

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which fell into the hands of his said fathers administrator many
years after. Deponent again enlisted in the army of the
Revolution some time in August of the year seventeen hundred
and seventy six, at Painted Hook, New Jersey, for nine months
in what was called the nine months men or "flying camp"
it was in Captain Jacob Hetherlins Company that he was
enlisted. They marched over to New York, and remained there
about two weeks, when they were marched to Fort
Washington, at ???? gate, after remaining at the Fort
about ten days, this deponent was ordered under the
command of a sergeant, with twelve others, to go to
fort Lee a new fort on the Jersey bank of the Hudson
river to obtain provisions for the detachment. in the Fort
while they were absent on this expedition, Fort Washington
was taken by the British and all the officers of this
deponent, being Captain Hetherlin and Lieutenant John
Fetting, and the men were made prisoners. Deponent
then assisted in driving the cattle which they had obtained
to head quarters six or eight miles from Fort Lee.
Deponent again enlisted in the army of the Revolution
at the aforesaid head quarters about the middle of September [crossed out] October [written above]
seventeen hundred and seventy six in Captain Caleb
Norths company of a Regiment of the Pennsylvania
line for during the war of the Revolution -- They were
then marched to Lehigh Pennsylvania and from thence
to the white plains, and was present at the battle but
not actually engaged in it. Deponent further that after that
time they performed various marches through New Jersey,
not now particularly recollected he was in the battle of
Princton (sic), on the third of January seventeen hundred
and seventy seven, and fought under the immediate command
of General Washington. Deponent received a wound with a
buck shot in the right shoulder in the said battle and
was confined from the wound near two weeks. After this
battle was over Caleb North was made a major ??? the
company in which deponent remained. was then placed under

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the command of Captain William North, and that he
remained in that company until March, of the year
seventeen hundred and seventy seven, when at the request
of General John Clark, and with the consent of his
officers he took charge of and continued to drive a team
for said Clark, untill (sic) the close of the war of the Revolution.
Deponent received a written discharge some time in the
year seventeen hundred and eighty one, or eighty two, but
which deponent is unable to state, at Little York york
county Pennsylvania. Deponent placed his discharge
among the papers of his father in Chester County
Pennsylvania, but it has been lost among the
papers of his father. Deponent served in all, as
a soldier of the revolution five years and eleven
months -- Deponent was born in Chester County
Pennsylvania, on the tenth day of November
seventeen hundred and fifty three; and has lived
in Preble county Ohio seventeen years. Deponent has
no documentary evidence, nor does he know of any
witnefs having by whom he can prove his services
except John Swisher and Frederick Miller to whom he is known
Deponent hereby relinquishes his every claim whatever
to a pension or annuity except the present and he
declares that his name is not on the pension roll
of any agency of any state
Sworn to and subscribed in open court Philip Klinger [signature]
the day and year aforesaid
J.E. Hawkins Clerk [signature]

Mr. John Swisher and Frederick Miller residents of the county of
Preble Ohio, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted
with Philip Klinger who has subscribed and sworn to the
above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy eight years
of age; that he sustained a good character for truth and veracity;
that he is respected and believed in his neighborhood to have
been a soldier of the Revolution; and that we have full confidence
in the truth of his declaration as above stated.

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Sworn to and ??? in open Court this day
and year aforesaid
            John  Swisher
J C Hawkins, Clerk
            Frederick Miller

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 stated -- and the Court further
certifies that it appeared to them that John Swisher
and Frederick Miller, who have signed the preseding
certificate, are residents in the County of Preble, and
are credible persons - and that their statement is en
titled to credit.
By the Court       J C Hawkins, Clerk

I, Joseph C Hawkins, Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the
original proceedings of the said Court in the matter
of the application of Philip Klinger for a pension
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and seal of office this
twenty fourth day of September eight
teen hundred and thirty two
J C Hawkins, Clerk

Philip Klinger 11581 [running vertically at right, bottom of page]

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War Department
Pension Office
12 Aug 1833

Sir:
The evidence in support of our 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 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
necefsary 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 the, and you will by compling with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.

A Statement, shewing the Service of Philip Klinger

and served until the
close of the war -- Says
he served 5 years and
11 months.

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J L Edwards,
Commissioner of Pensions

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In reply to your request of [no date], received [no entry]
for the statement of the military history of Philip Klinger [written]
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his application for pen-
sion on file in this Bureau.
                                                    S. File 8798

Battles engaged in, Princeton gs?? of rt shoulder
Residence of soldier at enlistment, ?? Yellow Springs, Chester Co, Pa.
Date of application for pension, Sept 21, 1832.
Residence at date of application, Preble Co, Ohio
Age at date of application, b Nov 10, 1753 in Chester Co, Pa
Remarks:  His claim was allowed.  No data as to family

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