Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4428, for Nathan James, Pennsylvania
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Service:  Penn

James, Nathan

S.4425

carded
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(note:  document to dark to properly transcribe pension details)

Pennsylvania
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Nathan James

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Let 31 January 1838 - Hon
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Bucks

On this Seventh day of August A.D. One thousand eighty hundred and thirty two personally appeared before me John Fox, Esquire, President Judge of the 7th Judicial District of the State of Pennsylvania composed of the Counties of Bucks & Montgomery, Nathan James a resident of Doyles Town Township in the County of Bucks & State aforesaid aged 76 years who being first duly sworn according to Law on his Oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed
June 7th 1832.

The applicant above named states that he was born in the year 1756 in New Britain township in the County of Bucks aforesaid, that he has no existing record of his age, that he entered the service of the
United States in the month of November or beginning of December 1776 as a volunteer under Capt William Roberts who is since deceased, that at the time he entered the said service he was a resident of New Britain Township aforesaid. The names of the Company Officers were Capt William Roberts, 1st Lieut James Shaw and 2nd Lieut William Hines (who are all dec'd).  that he marched from New Britain to Philadelphia where he received his arms and from thence went to Trenton and was placed in the lower division of the army under the command of Col. William Hart; that during the engagement at the battle of Trenton he was on the Pennsylvania side of the River Delaware; that he afterwards crossed over the River
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and was in the Battle of Princeton; that he then went into winter quarters at Morris Town N.J. & was discharged sometime about the first of April 1777 by General Mifflin verbally in the name of Genl Washington & received great praise for our services. He then returned home and about the first
of September in the year 1777 again entered the Militia of the United States as a substitute in the place of his brother John James under the command of Lieut John Keith; that he rendezvoused at Newtown in Bucks County and from thence marched to Philadelphia under the command of General Lacey; from whence he with others was sent to escort some prisoners to Easton, Penna; from thence we marched to Shippack Creek in Montgomery County where we encamped. That from thence we marched on the 3d of October and on the fourth of October in the same year (1777) was in the Battle of Germantown; that he was afterwards encamped at White Marsh and went into winter quarters at Valley Forge and received a verbal discharge some time in the following spring, having served eight months. That he was drafted into the militia service again in the summer of 1778 and was in the Company commanded by Capt Barton; that he crossed the Delaware and was in the engagement at the Battle of Monmouth, after which he returned home, having served three months.  that he was afterwards in the Army as a Teamster in the year 1779.

He also refers to the Revd Joseph Mathias & John Riale Esq as individuals with whom he is acquainted and who can testify as to his character for veracity and belief of his services in the Revolution
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He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State

Nathan James (his mark)

Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid

John Fox, President Judge of the 7th Judicial District of Pennsylvania

We the Revd Joseph Mathias a clergyman residing in the Township of Hilltown in the County of Bucks before mentioned, John Beale Esquire of Doyles Town township and Benjamin James of New Britain Township, both of the same County do hereby certify that we all well acquainted with Nathan James who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 76 years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion; and the said Benjamin James doth further certify
that when the said Nathan James went into the Army as a substitute for his brother John James, that he the said Benjamin took him in a wagon a part of the way to Newtown for the purpose of his joining the army and believes that he did join the troops at that place and he also certifies that the said Nathan James joined the United States army three several times and believes that he was in the Army upwards of six months.

Joseph Mathias
John Riale
Benjamin James

Sworn and subscribed before me a Justice of the Peace of Bucks County, August 20th 1832-

John Pugh, JP
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And the said John Fox Esq President Judge of the 7th Judicial District of Pennsylvania composed of the Counties of Bucks and Montgomery doth hereby declare his opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department; that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the said Judge also certifies that it appears to him that Joseph Mathian who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman resident in the Township of Hilltown & County of Bucks and that JohnRiale Esq of
Doyles Town and Benjamin James of New Britain Township who have also signed the same are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit and the said Judge further certifies that the said applicant is blind and cannot by reason thereof and other bodily infirmity attend the Court without great inconvenience.

John Fox, President Judge

Bucks County ss

I William Purdy Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County and State of Pennsylvania Do hereby certify that the Hon John Fox Esq is duly commissioned as President Judge as above stated and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature. And the said Prothonotary
also certify that John Pugh Esq before whom the within affidavit was taken was at the time of taking the same and now is a regularly commissioned Justice of the Peace and was and is duly qualified according to law as such and the signature annexed is his genuine signature

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & seal of office this fifteenth day of September A.D. 1832.

Wm Purdy Prothonotary

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Application of Nathan James for Pension under Act of June 7, 1832
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4428

INVALID

File No:  4428
Nathan James

Pri - Pa Line

Act:  June 7, 1832

Index Vol A, Page 190

[Arrangement of 1870]
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An amendment to the Declaration of Nathan James

Bucks County, Pennsylvania ss

Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace of Bucks County Nathan James the within described applicant for a Pension who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades: for one year and one month, I served as a soldier;  for one year I served as a Teamster having been pressed into the service for that duty and not employed upon civil contract and for such services I claim a pension. The said applicant also states that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no other person other than the one mentioned in his
application by Benjamin James whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service.

Sworn and Subscribed December 4th 1832

Nathan James, his mark

John Pugh, Justice of the peace
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Application of Nathan James for a pension under Act of 7 June 1832

Admit - $15 / month

Penn

Bucks County

I William Purdy, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Bucks do certify that John Pugh Esq before whom the written and annexed affidabit was taken was at the time of taking the same and now is a regularly commissioned Justice of the Peace and was and is duly qualified according to Law as such and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.

In witness whereof I ahve hereunto set my hand and seal of office this fourth day of December AD 1832

Wm Purdy, Prothonotary
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Nathan James

H.R.

M Morris

James L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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January 29, 1838 - Washington

Sir:

I shall be obliged by receiving an answer to the enclosed letter.

The old man's name, I believe, is Nathan.  I ahve known him many years, several of which he has been blind.  I can readily conceive that the mistake might have been made by him in using the word preserve for drafted when instructing his lawyer W Dubois.  He is living with his son and they all seem to be unfortunate together.  I should think it a worthy case, if anything can be done for him.

Respectfully

Mathias Morris