Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 452-100, for Samuel Sickels, New Jersey
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(3-1776)

Service
New Jersey

Sickels, Samuel

Number
B.L. dvt, 452-100

Contents
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No. 452

Samuel Sickles-
private

(illegible) and Dec.? to G.S. Mumford Esq-2nd March 1859.
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Garret Sickels
and al: heirs of
Saml. Sickels
Gurdon S. Mumford 
Date 18th February 1809
(it says "Power of Attorney" with a vertical squiggly line by the names of Garret Sickels. Samuel Sickels, and Gurdon Mumford)
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Know all men by these presents that Whereas Samuel Sickles late a Soldier in the service of the United States deceased 
for such service he became entitled to one hundred acres of land which has never been received to any warrant or patent opened for the farm now therefore these presents witnesses that we Garret Sickles Daniel Sickels Abigail Baneker John Ellsworth and William Hopwood Have made constitute and appointed Gordon Mumford now at the city of Washington our true and lawful attorney for us and in our names be heirs of the said Samuel Sickles to apply to the land offices of the United States or other proper offices or office for such warrants or patents as (illegible) entitled to for the land aforesaid, and to take the farm in the (illegible) name of the constituent Garret Sickels who is authorized by the other constituents and (illegible) to receive the farm to this (illegible) of all the heirs
In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this
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eighteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nine

Sealed and Delivered
In Presence of 
(signatures)

Garret Sickles
Daniel Sickles
Abby Baneker
John Ellsworth Ld
William Hopwood

United States of America
State of New york Ss

Be it known to all whom these presents hath come. that on this eighteenth day of February one thousand eight hundred and nine Personally came and appeared before ne Benjamin Tucker-a public notary in and for the state of new york residents in the City of New York, Garett Sickels, Samuel Sickels, Abigail Baneker John Ellsworth and William Hopwood the constituents named in the foregoing power and respectively acknowledged that they executed the same-freely and voluntarily- Done at the City of New York
the day and year above mentioned

(signature)
Benjn Tucker
Public notary
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United States of America. State of New York Ss:
Garet Sickels being duly sworn doth depose and say that his Brother Samuel Sickels was a soldier in the army of the United States during the late revolutionary war in the second New Jersey Regiment and in the Company commanded by Captain John Noble Cummings, until the commandant of his company was promoted, and that his Brother was regularly discharged at the close of the war- and this deponent further saith that his said Brother Samuel died about the year one thousand seven hundred and eight eight or nine leaving at the time of his death a brother who dies during the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven-and that the Heirs of the said brother Samuel are this deponent, and his brother Daniel, the children of the deceased Brother Ethan namely Abigail the wife of Ethan Bancker and Margaret the wife of John Ellsworth now in life and of lawful age, also Nancy the daughter of the deponents sister Abigail deceased and which said Nancy is the wife of William Hopwood- and is now in life-and this deponent further saith that there are no other heirs or representatives of his Brother Samuel Sickels deceased and that to obtain proof of the different persons entitled to the right of the said Samuel Sickels to bounty land out of the family of the deceased is attended with
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serious expense and difficulty, as almost to discourage them from making the application. 
and further this deponent saith not-
Sworn the first day of February 1809 before me
Andw L Garr
Notary public

(signature of)
Garret Sickels

United States of America, State of New York Ss:
John Sidele of the City of New York Clerk of the Court of the Justices of the Peace in and for the city and county of New York being sworn saith that he has perused the preceding deposition of Garet Sickels with whom deponent has been acquainted for upwards of thirty years and that from the character which the said Garet had (illegible) firmly supported this deponent is induced to believe that the facts stated in the preceding deposition are true- and this deponent further saith that he is well acquainted with Daniel Sickels the Brother of the said Garet, and was acquainted with Samuel Sickels and Ethan Sickels deceased the other Brothers of the said Garet, but this deponent was not acquainted with the female part of the family, or their marriage connections- and further saith not
Sworn the first day of February 1809 before me
Andw S. Garr
noty public

(signature of)
John Sidell
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United States of America, state of New York SS: Be it Remembered that on the first day of February the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nine personally appeared before me Andrew S. Garr a Public Notary for the State of New York duly commissioned and sworn and residing in the City of New York Garret Sickels and John Sidele who have severally subscribed the preceding depositions and were severally sworn that the Contents thereof were substantially true-
In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office the day and year above written
Andw S. Garr
noty pub
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I certify that Samuel Sickells, dec, enlisted in the Second Jersey Regiment and I firmly believe in the Company I commanded in the year 1777 or 1779 and that he served until the end of the War and that he enlisted to serve during the war as I never enlisted but one (illegible) for three years whose name was Lancelot Lambert, I further certify that I have examined the (illegible) the Treasurer of New Jersey (at the application of Garret Sickells of New york but formerly a resident of their town and a Brother of the aforesaid Samuel Sickells) and found Samuel Sickells returned as belonging to the second regiment in and do certify that he served until the end of the war in 1783 to the best of my (illegible) belief and am (illegible) of necessary to attest to the (illegible). Given under my Hand at Newark New Jersey this 14th Day of Feby 1809.
(illegible) Commandant of the Jersey Battalion at the (illegible) of the American  army at New Jersey on the 20th Day May 1783.
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W. Rogers
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Gurdon S Mumford presents his Compliments
Will. Rogers send him Garret Sickels papers and will thank him to do the needful with them, and send him the patent, in order to be forwarded to W. Sickels, to procure receipt from him

Honn Rep U.S. 20 Feb. 1809
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War Office
24th Feby. 1809.

Dear Sir:

Since my return from my late tour to the Northward, your letter to the Secretary of War of the 26th ult-with it enclosures have been put into my hands. Our examining the proofs exhibited I am of opinion that the heirs of Samuel Sickels are entitled to military bounty land for his services in the late revolutionary war.
Of am, Dr. Sird
with Great respect
Yr. Obt, Servant
H Rodgers

The Honl
G.L. Mumford
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Washington Jany 26.1809
G.S. Mumford. Relative
to the claim of Saml
Sickles to. land Enclosing 
sending Certificate

(illegible) Jany 26 1809
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Gurdon S Mumford present . his Respects to Samuel Dearborne and will thank him to cause the proper enquiry to be made relative to a claim for Lands, said to be due to a Soldier per papers enclosed- G S Mumford will esteem it (unknown word) for an answer in the course of 8 or so Days or whenever it may be convenient before the close of the Session of Congress.
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Samuel Sickels claim to military bounty land.
This claim is established
warrant and issue an application
24. Feby 1807
Lodged  by (illegible) Mumford
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(illegible)
Garret Sickells
New York
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Newark Feby 14th 1809
Sir:
I recd yours of this Date containing Mumfords letters and Rogers and over to Mumford-this is now Twenty  six years since the dissolution of the Army and it is a long Time to remember Matters that do not immediately concern me-in consequence of my having forgotten when I was at Trenton after my conversation with you I called on the Tresurer (sic) and found in his Books a return of your Brother Samuels Name in 1783 and have no Doubt remaining on my mind that he served until the end of the War. I think I made out a certificate of the farm for you but am not certain. therefore will make out one for you- I had given many but never made an affidavit nor is this necessary or required by the Secretary at War (illegible) I make out only to the best of my recollection which must be imperfect after Such a lapsed Time Indeed the Land Warrant is hardly worth  (illegible) as they may be, (illegible) for twenty or thirty dollars. I presume your Brothers No one must be informed of the Returns in the War office and it will be necessary for you (illegible) that (illegible) the sole Heir that he has no other Brother or Sister, if he has they are entitled to their shares, you no Doubt know what is (unknown word) to my to (unknown word) your right to demand the warrant.
(illegible) Obdt. Servt
J N Cumming
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W (crossed out)
Garret Sickells
No 29
Water Street
New York
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Trenton Nov 25th 1806
Dear Sir:

I have examined the Book of our Treasurer and found the Returns made to him in 1783 in which your Brother Samuels Name is included so that I now can with propriety certify that he served until the End of the war-I find that there was a small farm due him for deficiency (illegible) amounting to 23. Dollars which not received is yet due  enclosed you have the certificate requested

I am DeSir
Your Obd Servt
JN. Cummings


JN. Cumming
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I do certify that Samuel Sickells enlisted with me when I commanded a Company in the 2nd Regiment of Jersey and that he served as a soldier in the Jersey line until the end of the War. So many years have elapsed since the war that I cannot positively say what company he belonged to when I (unknown word) but believe it was Capt. Abel Weymans Samuel Sickells was personally known to me-This certificate is given to Garret Sickells New York who I know to be the Brother of Samuel Sickells who is Said to be (illegible) Said Samuel Sickells enlisted with me during the war
Given under my Hand at Newark this seventeenth day of January 1807
JN Cumming