York County PA Archives Military Records.....Gohn, Philip May 16, 1834
Revwar - Pension 
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Pension Application Of Philip Gohn, National Archives Microseries M804, Roll __, Application #S6898
York County, Pennsylvania
	On this 17th day of May, ___ 1834, personally appeared in open court. 
The District Court of the County of York in the state of Pennsylvania now 
setting, Philip Gohn, aged 77 years, a resident of said County of York of said 
state, who first being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the 
following declaration:

	That on the __ day of July, 1776, he enlisted in Captain Dritt’s 
company and Colonel Swopes' battalion for six months and marched from York 
County where he enlisted, to Lancaster; from Lancaster to Philadelphia, from 
thence to Trenton and Princeton, in the state of New Jersey; from thence to 
Amboy and Brunswick, from thence to Elizabethtown and Newark, from thence to 
Fort Lee and was there when Fort Washington was taken; and then marched to 
Trenton, and from thence crossed the Delaware River into the state of 
Pennsylvania, where he remained until he served six months, the time from which 
he enlisted and was honorably discharged by his lieutenant. Captain Dritt was 
taken prisoner, at Fort Washington, and Colonel Swope.

	That he was drafted in the month of October about the first of the 
month, to the best of his recollection, to serve two months in the year 1781 to 
guard, watch and keep secure the British prisoners in Camp Security in the 
County of York and served two months, Captain Bailey’s and was honorably 
discharged by Captain Bailey.

	That he served two months as a substitute at Camp Security, commencing 
on or about 1st of June, 1782 for George ?Wienholt in Captain Pennington’s 
company and was honorably discharged by Captain Pennington in August of the 
same year.

	That he volunteered to serve two months at Camp Security in the County 
of York to guard the British prisoners taken with General Cornwallis and was a 
substitute about the first of September 1782 and served as a substitute for two 
months in Captain Bailey’s company under Major Austin. He was then a substitute 
for Jacob Dollinger, and that he duly served out the time fore which he engaged 
and was honorably discharged by Captain Bailey at Camp Security in November of 
the same year, and that he served, at least altogether, one year in the Army of 
the Revolution.

	I further declare that I have no documentary evidence in my possession, 
nor do I know of any persons now living whose testimony can provide to prove my 
service, except John  ?Kroan?…

1. I was born in York County in the [year] 1757. 
2. I have a record of my age in my possession.
3. I lived in York County when called into service, and have lived in said 
county ever since the Revolutionary War. 
4. The first time I served, I enlisted for six months in Captain Dritt’s 
company and duly served out the time _____. I was drafted for two months in 
Captain Bailey’s company at Camp Security. The third time I served was for two 
months for George Weinholt, for whom I was a substitute. The fourth time I 
served was for Jacob Dellinger, for whom I was substituted for two months at 
Camp Security and duly served out term. That I served at least, altogether, one 
year in the Revolutionary War.
5. I do not recollect any of the officers’ names of the regular army. I was 
acquainted with Colonel Swope, Captain Dritt, Captain Long, Captain Smyser and 
Captain Spangler, all belonging to Colonel Swope’s battalion.  
6. I received 4 service discharges signed by the officers under whom I served 
all of which I have lost.

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