Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 33692, for Daniel Southerland, New York
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(3-1776)

SERVICE 
New York

Southerland, Daniel 
or Sutherland 

NUMBER 
S 33692

CONTENTS
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33.692 
Revy INVALID. 
File No. 33,692 
Daniel Southerland or Sutherland 
Pri Rev War 
Act: 18” March 18”
Index: - Vol. D, Page 387

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[left side]
[calculations]
Notification sent July 3 1820 to Saml. Swan Esq
clk &c
Bridgewater
Somerset Co.
N. Jersey

[right side]
(147) New Jersey
Daniel Southerland,
Capt Van Size} private, Army U. States  N.Y.
At $8 per mo com. Tth April, 1818.
Cert. issued 12th April, 1818. & sent to Honble. W. Southard House of Representatives U. States
Arrs to 4th Sept. 1818. 4 29/31 months $39.48
(Revy. Claim Act 18th March, 1818.)

Newyork Line 5 years.
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Daniel Sutherland 
Declaration &c 
147
7 April 1818
(comp aud)
Septr. 1818.

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State of New Jersey
County of Somerset } ss.
On this 20 day of June 1820 personally appeared in open Court of the common pleas in and for the County of Somerset, [crossed out: being a Court of record] the same being a Court of Record proceeding according to the course of the common Law, with a Jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and keeping a record of its proceedings, and also having the power of fine and Imprisonment - Daniel Sutherland aged about seventy Eight years resident in the Township of Warren in said County, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows – Viz
In the first New York Regiment commanded by Colonel Gansevoort on the continental establishment, nearly or quite six years, and was honorably discharged at the end of the war in the State of New York, and he thinks at Newburgh, that he was a Resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 day of march 1818 - and that I have not since that time by gift or sale or in any other manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it so as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of congress Entitled “an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" passed the 18 day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any one in trust for me any properties or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any other income that what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed to wit - one Horse - which I purchased of Noah Drake for Thirty five Dollars beside my wearing apparel – 
[signed] Daniel Sutherland + his mark
Sworn & subscribed in open Court at Bridgewater in sd County in June Term 1820 June 20th
[signed] A Howell  Gtt Tunison  John Richey
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That he is by occupation a Shoemaker but through age and Infirmity is able to do but very little work very far short of enough to support himself - that he has no wife nor children nor family of any kind but makes his home with Susanna Page - That his certificate of pension is numbered 147 and that his original declaration was made he believes April 7th 1818 – 
Sworn to and declared on the 20 day of June before the Judges of the Court of common pleas in the Term of June Eighteen Hundred and Twenty of Somerset County New Jersey 
As witness our hands and the Seal of the Court aforesaid 
[signed] Daniel Sutherland  + his mark
[signed] A Howell Judge of pleas 
The Court are of opinion that the property given up by the applicant does not exceed the value of Thirty five Dollars – 
[signed] Dickinson Miller 
John Richey 
A Howell 
I Saml. Swan clerk of the [illegible] court of common pleas in the county of Somerset do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied for the records of the said court and I do further certify that it is the opinions of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is thirty five dollars 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 27th day of June 1820 – 
[signed] Saml. Swan clerk of the court of the county of Somerset
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Daniel Southerland
for Pension
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To the Honorable Secretary at War of the United States 
I Daniel Sutherland a Citizen of the United States and now of the County of Somerset & State of New Jersey do solemnly declare that in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy eight I enlisted a Common Solder in the Company under the command of Capt Van Sise, otherwise called Capt Sise and Colo. Gansvoorts Regiment of the Army of the United States that I served in said army from that time till peace was declared and was then discharged by Genl. Washington at New Burgh - that I am now Seventy four years old, and do further declare that from my reduced circumstances I need the assistance of my country for support & that my discharge is lost given under my hand April 6. 1818 
[signed] Daniel Southerland X his mark
New Jersey
Somerset County } towit. Be it known that on this sixth day of April in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and Eighteen the above named Daniel Sutherland personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas of said County of Somerset and being duly sworn according to law did swear and declare that the matters and things in his declaration in manner and form as therein set forth are true.
[signed] Daniel Southerland + his mark
Sworn and subscribed before me the day and his year above written 
[signed] Dickinson Miller
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I certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the within named Daniel Sutherland served in the revolutionary war as a Common soldier against the Common enemy. all which I transmit to the Secretary of war  given under my hand the sixth day of April 1818. 
[signed] Dickinson Miller
State of New Jersey
County of Somerset } ss. I Saml. Swan Clerk of the Court of Common pleas for the County of Somerset afsd. do certify that Dickinson Miller Esq. before whom the forgoing affidavit and certificate was made was at the time of making thereof one of the Judges of our said court of common pleas for said County of Somerset and that to all his official acts as Just full faith and credit is then and ought to be given as well in Courts of Judication as [illegible]
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at Somerville this the 7th day or April A.D. 1818. 
[signed] Saml. Swan Clk