Rev. War Pension File for Lawrence HIPPLE (1819); Chester Co., PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Rebecca Cardine [beccacar2210@yahoo.com]. Copyright. All Rights Reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ********************************************************* HIPPLE, LAWRENCE PA Roll: 430 Image: 288 File: S4368 Total Pages: 8 Service – Penn. Hipple, Lawrence Number 4368 4368 INVALID Lawrence Hipple Par (?) U. S. Army PA. Act: April 24, 1816 Index – Vol. A, page 172 W. I Duane (eligible) to enclose another application respecting a certificate of pension October 27 1819 (Envelope) Nov 1 Phil. J. L. Edwards, esq Pension Office War Department Washington, DC Pennsylvania Lawrence Hipple In the Army – United States Inscribed on the roll of PA At $ 2.50 per month Old Pensioner Cert. issued 2 Nov 1819 And Sent to care of William J. Duane, Esq. Philadelphia, PA Jea (illegible) City of Philadelphia Lawrence Hipple of Chester County, Pennsylvania having been swore says that he was a soldier during the Revolutionary War; that he (was) severely wounded twice: (illegible) he has hitherto drawn a pension of $ 48.00 per year, and is now unable to obtain it as usual by reason of his not having a certificate. That he has regularly drawn his said pension in this city, and is well known by this gentleman of the loan office. Lawrence Hibble (orginal signature) Sworn and acknowledged, Oct. 27, 1819 before me, this (illegible) an alderman of the city of Philadelphia. Signature (illegible) June 15, 1906 (initials) illegible) Lawrence Hipple His name appears on a list of applications for invalid pensions returned by the District Court of the District of Pennsylvania, submitted to the House of Representatives by the Secretary of War on April 25, 1774, and printed in the American State papers, class (illegible), pages 100 and 165. Rank: Private 4th battalion of Pennsylvania Militia Disability: Wounded by a musket shot which passed through his body in the fall of 1777, in an engagement with a party of British troops near the town of Derby, in Chester county. When and where disabled: 1777, Derby, Chester county. Residence: Pikeland, Chester county To what pension entitled: half Remarks: There are no military rolls in this office. Evidence transmitted by the District Court incomplete as to the time his leaving the service, as he did not belong to any regular troops; but the usual tour of duty was two months. On page 160 it says that evidence has been completed.