Military: Revolutionary War: Christian Funk, 1777/78:  Lancaster (later Westmoreland) County, PA

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The below military records are from RG-4  Military Accounts, Lancaster County
Appeal Book 1777 and can be found in the PA Archives, Harrisburg PA. Christian
Funk died in 1835 in South Huntington Twp. Westmoreland Co. These records only
show the military service of Christian Funk but also give us his fathers name,
Henry's full name was probably John Henry but have not been able to prove
that. The *camp* spoken of in the 22 Nov 1777 record is believed to be Valley
Forge, as it was being built in the vicinity at this time, this has not been
proved. Also note the in the original record Wagon was spelled with two letter
*g*s.

November 22, 1777  Elizabethtown, Lancaster Co. PA

8th Class       Henry Funk appeals and says that he has been employed a waggon
Capt Zieglers   Master, has been at camp and obliged by obligation under
Company         hand and seal to return to camp with his Brigade, and his son
                Christian drives his own team
   [said Christian being in the same class with his father] & he prays that this
Court would prolong their march until the return home again, then they are
 willing to serve their tour of duty.

Judgment:      This Court agree to the proposal of Henry & Christian Funk

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The below record can also be found in RG-4 Military Accounts, Lancaster Co
Appeal Book. It might also interest the reader that located in series 6  vol 1
of the PA Archives, is a letter from the Council to wagon masters of Lancaster,
Berks, and Northampton Counties dated 29 Jan 1778 and reads as follows:

     Application has been made to Council for a large number of waggons for
service at Camp, where they are greatly wanted. You are therefore hereby
ordered immediately to procure and send to Head Quarters - Waggons, with four
horses, and a driver to each waggon, directed to the care of Col. Lutterloh,
Deputy Quarter Master General. It is ordered that these Waggons go to Camp
loaded with forage..

February 1778  Elizabethtown, Lancaster Co. PA

Christian Funk     Appealed for by his father Henry Funk, who says that at the
8th Class          time his class was called, that he was out in the Waggon 
                   Service above a month, and could not march.  Willing to act
                   agreeable to the judgment of the Court.

Judgment:    He is to pay half substitute money or perform a months
duty when called upon.