Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,471, for Abraham Peterson, New Jersey
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(3-1776).

SERVICE                                           NUMBER
New Jersey    Peterson Abraham      S-34.371


CONTENTS
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5339
New Jersey
_________________________________________________________________
Abraham Peterson,
  Private Capt Ross
New Jersey Line,
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
_________________________________________________________________
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
  at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
  the 23rd of May 1818.
________________________________________________________________
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 of Jany 1819
and sent to Wm I. Bowne Esqr
Freehold   N. Jersey.
_______________________________________________________________
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818.              $27 " 38
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4 Mar. 1819     48 " 00
                                                            ________
                                                             $75"38
Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.
 3 yrs 80

Continued

Notification [?]
to [?]
21 Sep 1820. Monument
New Jersey
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Application of Abram
ham Peterson, a Soldier
in the Revolutionary 
War for a pension under 
the late act of Congress
_________________________
[?] {crossed out]

Correct by Roll
The Judgements
the need-
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State of New Jersey
Monmouth County ss: ⎬ 

Personally appeared before me the
 Subscriber one of the Judges of the
Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and
for said County, Abraham Peterson, a Citizen of the United States, residing in said County, aged Sixty Seven and
upwards, who being duly sworn on the Holy Evange -
lists of Almighty God deposeth and saith that he this
Deponent enlisted as a private Soldier in the Army
of the United States of America in the Revolutionary War
with Great Britain, (at Mount Holly New Jersey)
on the fourth day of March 1775 in the Company of
Capt John Ross in the 3rd Jersey Regiment under 
the command of Col Elias Dayton for one year and
saith that he served the full term of his said enlistment
- Deponent further saith that he again enlisted
as a private Soldier in the Army aforesaid at Ticonderoga
some time in the month of March 1776-
for three years in the same Company and Regiment
aforesaid and saith that he faithfully served in the
Army aforesaid three years the full term of his said
last enlistment was then discharged at Old Vally Forge
near Morristown N.J. recd a written discharge which
has been lost or destroyed. Deponent saith he was in the
Battle of Brandywine and saith that he has no other
testimony in his power to give of his said services and
that from his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of his Country for support & further saith not

Subscribed & Sworn to before me         Abraham Peterson
this 23rd day of May 1818-                              his Mark

Wm. J. Bowne
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  I the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Inferior
Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Monmouth
in the State of New Jersey - Do hereby certify to the 
Honble J.C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, that it satisfac
torily appears to me that the applicant Abraham
Peterson mentioned in the within affidavit did
serve in the war of the Revolution against the
Common Enemy as stated in his within affidavit
  And I now transmit to the Department of
war the testimony and proceedings taken and had
before me pursuant to the directions of the act
of Congress in such case made and provided
Freehold N. 23 May 1818-    Wm. J Bowne

  I the subscriber Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common
Pleas in & for the County of Monmouth in the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that William J Bowne whose name
is subscribed to the within Affidavit as also to the foregoing
Certificate is and was at the date thereof duly enrolled in my
office as a Judge of the said Court and that full faith and
credit are due and ought to be given to all his official acts
as such and also that the names Wm J. Bowne there to subscribed are the genuine signatures of the said Judge Bowne

[seal]

In testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and affixed the seal
of the said Court at Freehold the first
day of June in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred and eighteen

                                  J. Phillips, Clk
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  I the Subscriber one of the Judges of
the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County
of Monmouth in the State of New Jersey. Do hereby
certify to the Honble J C. Calhoun, Secretary
of War, that the Applicant Abraham Peterson
named in the foregoing affidavit hereunto [?],
is in truly indigent circumstances
and needs the assistance of his Country for
Support - Given under my hand at Freehold
NJ. this 21st day of December AD. 1818.

                                     Wm J. Bowne

  I the Subscriber Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common
Pleas in & for the County of Monmouth in the State of New Jersey
do hereby certify that William J. Bowne esquire whose name is
subscribed to the foregoing Certificate is and was at the date thereof
duly enrolled in my office as a judge of the said court and that full
faith and credit are due and ought to be given to all his official
acts as such And also that the name "Wm J. Bowne" thereto
subscribed is the genuine signature of the said Judge Bowne

[seal]
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of the said court
at Freehold the twenty second day of December
in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and
eighteen.
                                               J. Phillips Clk
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Abraham Peterson
No 5339
[?]M

Jan 19

Mar 19
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State of New Jersey
Monmouth County ss.

On this twenty fifth day of July
 eighteen hundred and twenty, personally 
appeared in Open Court being a court of
Record and the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and 
for the said County of Monmouth Abraham Peterson aged
above Seventy Six years, resident in the said County who
being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath
declare that he served in the Revolutionary war, as follows
in Captain John Ross Company and in the 3d Jersey
Regiment, commanded by Col Elias Dayton and
that his Original Declaration is dated the 25 day of May
eighteen hundred and eighteen, and that the number of his
Certificate of Pension is (5.339) 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 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.

                                 Schedule
            No real or personal property

                                              his
                              Abraham   X  Patterson
                                              mark

And further this Declarant saith that he has no
occupation, is rendered unable from bodily infirmity to
follow any business to obtain a support and that he
has not any family.

Sworn to & subscribed in open Court this
25th day of July A.D. 1820.
Before Wm J. Bowne                              
                                               his
                              Abraham   X  Patterson
                                              mark
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   I William [?] Clerk of the Inferior Court
of Common Pleas in and for the County of Monmouth
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 _____ dollars & _______ cents.-


[seal]

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal
of the said Court, on this fourth day
of August in the year of our Lord 1820

                              Wm [?] Clk
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34471
Revy INVALID.
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File No. 34,471
Abraham Peterson
[?]
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Act: 18 March 18th
Index:-- Vol 2, Page 320

{Arrangement of 1870.}
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                                                   Free

The Honble
             J.C. Calhoun
                     Secty of War
                     Washington City

Freehold NJ
22 Dec. 

old cases
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The Honble J C. Calhoun
                  Secty of War

Sir-

    I herewith transmit to the De
partment of War the applications
of two Revolutionary Soldiers for Pension, which
were returned to me for want of the certifi
cates of need, which are now supplied

                                    Most Respectfully [?]
                                      Wm J. Bowne

Freehold NJ
22 Decr 1818-