Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,454, for Nathaniel Ogden, New Jersey
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New Jersey
Ogden, Nathaniel
S. 34454
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Certification (?) sent to William Pennington
    12(20?) Sep. 1820 Newark NJ

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16.707
New Jersey

Nathaniel Ogden
of Westfield in the State of New Jersey
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Dayton of the New Jersey
line, for the term of one year 76 (?)

Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 13th of June 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 17th of April
1820 and sent to Gen'l. Bloomfield
House of Reps.

Arrears to 4th of March 1820.              $164.76
Semi-anl. all'ce ending Sept 1820.          48.00
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                                                                 $212.76
20      6/30     6/31
  8
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160
    3
    1
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Vertically on left side bottom to top:
Newark 23 June 1818
William S. Pennington
Dist. Judge

Nathaniel Ogden
(Private) Declaration
Dayton's Regt.
N. Jersey line

March 1776 to March 1777

13th June 1818
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A person of this name
is found on the rolls
of the 3d. New
Jersey reg't but
neither the name
of the Captain, or
the time of enlist-
ment, and term of
service, agrees with the declaration.

Judge's Certificate
of the applicants
reduced circumstances
wanted.
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District of New Jersey
    On this thirteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the District Court of the United States for the said district personally appeared Nathaniel Ogden aged sixty five years resident in the township of Westfield in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey in the said District who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late Act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary War".  That he the said Nathaniel Ogden enlisted in the township of Westfield in the County and in the State of New Jersey aforesaid in the company commanded by Captain Samuel Potter of the third Regiment of the New Jersey line commanded by Col. Elias Dayton,  that he continued to serve in the said corps in the service of the United States from the month of March in the year seventeen hundred and seventy six when the deponent enlisted until March seventeen hundred and seventy seven when he was.....
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.....discharged from service at Ticonderoga in the State of New York - That he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of said services.
Nathaniel Ogden his X mark

Sworn to and declared before
me the day and year aforesaid
William Pennington
District Judge

   I William Pennington District Judge of United States in and for the State of new Jersey do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Nathaniel Ogden did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the afore mentioned Act of Congress.
William Pennington
District Judge
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    I William Pennington Clerk of the District of New Jersey do certify that the signatures to this instrument are the proper hand writing of William S. Pennington Esq. Judge of the United States, District court for the District of New Jersey
     As witness my hand and the seal of the said District Court at Newark this thirteenth day of June Anno Domino 1818
Wm. Pennington


District of New Jersey
        Isaac Haley and Amos Potter being duly sworn according to law on their oaths respectfully say that they are acquainted with the before named applicant Nathaniel Ogden that they served in the Continental Services with him in the same company and Regiment and that the facts set forth in foregoing declaration of the said Nathaniel Ogden respecting his services are true to the knowledge and remembrance  of the deponents and also that the said Nathaniel Ogden is extremely poor, so much so that he is frequently compelled to beg of his neighbors for a  living (?).
Amos Potter
Isaac Halpy

Sworn before me on the
23rd June 1818
William S. Pennington
District Judge
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I William S. Pennington District Judge of the United States in and for the New Jersey District do certify that the before named Isaac Haley and Amos Potter are both known to me and are respectable men and entitled to full credit as witnesses and that I am satisfied that the applicant Nathaniel Ogden is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.
William S Pennington Dist. Judge
Newark 28 June 1818


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Nathaniel Ogden
16707 Westfield

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April -?-

Sep 20
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At a special District Court of the United States for the New Jersey District holden at New Ark (modern  day Newark) in the County of Essex in said District.

     Present the Honorable William S. Pennington - District of New Jersey ss.  BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the thirteenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in the District Court of the United States for the New Jersey District
in open court, the said court being a court of record for the said district holden in Essex County
Nathaniel Ogden aged seventy --- years resident of Westfield township in said County of Essex who first being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows:  That he enlisted in Westfield in said County of Essex in Captain Potter's company in the Regiment commanded by Col. Elias Dayton on the Jersey line, on the continental establishment.  That he served more than nine months and about a year in that cranny and Regiment.

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At bottom:

and that his original declaration is dated the thirteenth day of June one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that his pension certificate is No. 16707
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... And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner, disposed of my property, to any part thereof, with intent  thereby so to diminish ti as to being myself with the provisions of an act of Congress entitled " As act to provide for certain persona engaged in the land and naval services of the United States, in the Revolutionary War", passed on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen: and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed, to wit:
   One straw bed, two old bed spreads, one small iron pot, two old chairs, one cedar pail, and old chest - no other property either real or personal in possession or expectancy - except necessary wearing apparel - That he is a daily laborer but unable by infirmity to work - That he has a wife named Phoebe aged somewhere about sixty years living with him - That she can do but little by infirmity - That he has no income.
Nathaniel Ogden his X mark

Sworn to and subscribed before me July 13th 1820
William S Pennington
District Judge
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   I, William Pennington, Clerk of theDistrict Court of the United States for the New Jersey District -
Do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said Court; and Ido further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Ten Dollars -
    In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court this 27th day of July 1820.

Wm. Pennington
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34454
Revy.  INVALID

File NO. 34,454
Nathaniel Ogden
Priv. Rev. War

Act: 18 March 18--

INdex: - Vol. S (or 8), Page 3 (or 5) 07


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Jany 16th 99
Philip S. DeLuza
New Rochelle
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Dec 19 1898

Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir
     Will you be good enough to write me whether Nathaniel Ogden, said to be chaplain in the Revolutionary Army, is mentioned on the Pension list and oblige.
    Your truly
Philip S De Luze


Post mark at bottom:

US Pension Office
Dec 21 1898
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Newark N.J.
February 14                FREE (postage??)

General Joseph Bloomfield
     In the houses of Representatives

    Washington City

(written upside down)

Lettere to
Wm. Pennington
District Judge of
N. Jersey with
????
Ogen and Jonas Allen
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There appears to me an unaccountable difficulty ---ing in obtaining the allowance of pensions on the enclosed Declarations all the material facts and circumstances (?) appear to me to be made out, the proof of the service in both cases is by the oath of two men in our County well known to me and of good standing and  character in the County.   It (he?) was intended to have prevailed on Dr. John Condt to have taken the papers with him to Washington and have called on the War Office on the subject, his not going to Congress has disappointed the applicants and they have requested me to transmit the papers to you with a request from them for you to call on the War Office for explanation.  Mr. Alling (?) one of the applicants has procured two additional affidavits of his service taken before Judge Littel of our County, altho I consider them unnecessary yet at his request you will find them enclosed.
I am with much respect
your friend and humble servant
William S. Pennington
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Nath. Ogden

#34454

(very faint). Mr. Grior (?)
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No. 16707

War Department
Pension Office
21 Sept 1820

Sir,
     You are hereby firmed that the schedule of your property  has been examined; and the Secretary of War has directed your name to be continued on the Pension Roll.

I am, respectfully,
Your Obedient servant,
J.L. Edwards

To Mr. Nathaniel Ogden
        Westfield
               New Jersey
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Ogden, Noah   Private   New Jersey

8610.    issued June 11, 1789
                       to Matthias Denman 
                               "D"  assignee