R6038 - That he entered the service to the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. He volunteered his services for 12 months under Captain William Rippee, in the year 1775 as well as he can now recollect, in Cumberland County in the State of Pennsylvania. His lieutenants' names were Matthew Scott and William Smith, according to his present recollection. Captain Rippee's Company met at Carlisle in said Cumberland County. From thence declarant marched to Valley Forge on the Schuylkill River where he remained about two weeks. He then crossed the above river at this place and marched to Amboy on the banks of some stream, the name of which this declarant does not remember. At this place he fell in with the main Army. The Army were here but a short time when they were marched from Amboy and this declarant, among a number of others, were left with the pack horses. Captain Rippee directed him to remain and make it his business to provide provender for the horses. Here this declarant remained discharging the above duty until Captain Rippee directed him by letter to carry the horses back to Cumberland County to a place called Shippensburg and there vendue the horses off, stating as a reason for thus disposing of the horses that they intended getting wagons and thereby supersede the necessity of pack horses. He went back with the horses and disposed of the horses as directed. His instructions were to return the papers in relation to the sale of the horses to Robert Peoples, Esqr. and Peter Dickey a merchant in Shippensburg, which he did. His 12 months had now expired and he returned to his family consisting of a wife and 1 child about four miles from the above town.
In the year following, 1776 to the best of his recollection, he again volunteered under Captain William Sharp. Joseph Culberson, he thinks was the name of his lieutenant. He was under Major Smith of Yellow Britches Creek, by whom he was appointed to provide provender, pasture, etc. for the Continental cattle. He continued in the employment from the year 1776 until the surrender of Lord Cornwallis. During this time he frequently had an opportunity of seeing his family. Headquarters was at Morristown some considerable time. During this service the Battle of Lexington and Bunker Hill was fought, but he was not in either, being then out providing cattle for the Army. He recollects to have seen General Green and Washington, but he had no acquaintance with either of them. Thus he continued to serve his county until the surrender of Lord Cornwallis when he was discharged and returned home. Having served his county as above something like six years in all. He is informed that he can only claim pay for two years service: he therefore states that he served two years for which he claims a pension.