Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33753, for William Strong, New Jersey
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New Jersey
Strong, William
S33753
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8900 | 4
New Jersey
William Strong, of Gloucester [County] in the State of N. Jersey, who was a Private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Shreve of the N. Jersey line, for the term of 9 months; '76.

Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 14 of April 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 5 of April 1819 and sent to John Firth, Esq.

Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1819................85.56
Semi-anl all(owan)ce ending 4 Sep. 1819....48.00
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                                         $133.56
[illegible]

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}

Continued

Notification sent May 10th 1821 [to] James Matlock, Esq., Woodbury, New Jersey.
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I, John Firth, Judge &c. as aforesaid, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said William Strong did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the proceeding declaration against the common enemy and I not transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to an act to provided for certain persons engaged in the land & naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary War.
s/ John Firth
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Service admitted.
Judges Certificate of Indigent Circumstances of the applicant warranted.
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33,753
Rev(olutionary War)
INVALID.
File No.33,753
William Strong
Pri(vate); Rev(olutionary) War
Act: 18th March '18
Index: -; Vol. 2; Page 398.
{Arrangement of 1870.}
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Free
Woodbury, N.J., Jan. 8

J.C. Calhoun, Esquire
Pension Office, War Department
Washington

N.J. | 256
Rec(eived) 11 June 1821
Exe(cuted)
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The Hon. J.C. Calhoun, Esquire

Dear Sir,

The enclosed certificate of proceedings has been delayed until this period owing to the conduct of John Firth, a person to whom was entrusted the Pension Certificate of this old blind man.

He, Firth, has at last condescended to give up to the applicant and Court, the date of the declaration made by the old man and the number of his Pension Certificate, which I hope will give satisfaction.

Very respectfully I am your obedient servant,
s/ James Matlack
Woodbury
Jan. 8th 1821
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To the Secretary of War.

State of New Jersey
Gloucester County//

Personally appeared before me, John Firth, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas & Justice of the Peace in & for the County aforesaid, William Strong, who being duly affirmed saith that he served in the Militia of New Jersey & that he entered the Continental Services under Captain Hollingshead in the Second Jersey Regiment. That he joined the regiment at Newark in the State of New Jersey. That he was under General Marfield and that under General Sullivan he the Indian expedition. That he served Nine months in the service of the United States & received his discharge from Corporal Shreeves.

That he is a citizen by birth of New Jersey. That he is almost Seventy six years of age. That he is infirm & in reduced circumstances & needs the assistance of his county & further saith not.
s/ William Strong (X - his mark)
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State of New Jersey
William Strong
April 14th 1818

William Strong, Private.
Shreve, New Jersey Regiment.
9 ano., 14 April 1818.

Taken, subscribed & affirmed before me this [crossed out: Fifteenth] Fourteenth day of April A.D. Eighteen Hundred & Eighteen.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal.
s/ John Firth

And the said Wm. Strong further saith that his discharge was put into the hands of his son & that he is in hopes to be able to procure it in time & further saith not.
s/ William Strong (X - his mark)
s/ John Firth

State of New Jersey
I, Thomas Hendry, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Gloucester, do certify that John Firth, Esq., is in commission as one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in for said County. And that the signature of the said Judge is truly such. Witness my Hand & Seal of Office t Woodbury this Twenty first day of July A.D. Eighteen Hundred and Eighteen.
Hendry, Clk
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P.J. GRAY, Printer, Woodbury, N.J.

District of New Jersey, ss.

On this fifth day of October 1820, personally appeared in open court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, of the county of Gloucester, in the state of New Jersey, being a court of record, proceeding according to the course of the Common Law -- having jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, and keeping records of its proceedings, William Strong, aged Seventy eight years, resident in the Township of Gloucester and in said County, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary Wars as follows: In the Company commanded by
Captain John Hollingshead in the Second New Jersey Regiment command(ed) by Colonel Israel Shreve and in the brigade commanded by General Maxwell in the New Jersey Line.

That upon a declaration, made on oath on the Fourteenth day of April 1818, he obtained a Pension Certificate numbered 8900.

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 other manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, 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 on the 18th day of March, 1818; 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. I have no estate, real or personal wheresoever or whatsoever. I am indebted to Wm. North in a sum about Seven dollars. I am by occupation a laborer, but unable to support myself. I am so blind that I cannot walk alone with safety to myself.

I have been supported [crossed out: and declared, on the] at the Gloucester [crossed out: day of] Alms House, and left there upon receiving [crossed out: before] a pension from the United States. I have no family of any description whatever. I have owing to me from John Firth, Esquire, of my last pension money [crossed out: of] about Fifty dollars. I have no capacity to support myself.
s/ William Strong (X - his mark)

Sworn to and declared on the 8th day of October A.D. 1820 before me.
s/ James Matlack, President Protem of the said Court

I, Jeremiah J. Foster, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas the of county of Gloucester in the state of New Jersey, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do 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 Fifty dollars [crossed out: and (blank) cents].

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the [illegible] this Fifth day of January, 1821.
s/ J.J. Foster, Clk.
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Copy
Wm. Strong
8900
Sep. 1819

Filed 16 October 1820.
(Not compliant)
Hendry, Clk.
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The Court are of the opinion that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the within schedule is Fifty dollars, provided that he shall ever recover the same.

$50.00

Signed:
s/ James Hopkins
s/ James Matlack
s/ Charles Ogden