Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22436, for Benjamin Pedrick, New Jersey
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(8-1776)

SERVICE
New Jersey

Pedrick or Peedrick, Benjamin

NUMBER
S. 22436

CONTENTS
(blank)
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11484
Pennsylvania

Benjamin Pedrick of Luzern in the State of Pennsylvania, who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Bunnes of the (blank) commanded by (blank) on the New Jersey Mil(itia) [crossed out: line] for six months.

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 20 Dollars (blank) Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 2nd day of May 1833 and sent to H. Pettibone, Luzern Co., Pa.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833.......$40.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4th Sep.'33..10.00
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                                       $50.00

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Geo. B. Whiting, Clerk.
Book E; Vol. 5; Page 45.

Order to pay the Dec. 18 [illegible].
Let(ter sent to) Hon. A. K. Paris, same.

Paid at the Treasury under Act of the 6th April 1838 from 4 March to 4 Sep. 1840. Agent notified 13 July 1841.
Order to pay & letter to same.
Also paid same 29 Dec. 1841.
Paid as above from Sep. 4th 1840 to Sep. 4th 1841. Ag(en)t notified June 1st 1842.
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 17th of June A.D. 1832
State of Pennsylvania
Luzern (Luzerne) County ss
On this fifth day of September A.D. 1832, personally appeared in open court before
the Judges of the Com. Pleas of said County now
now sitting - Benjamin Pedrick resident of New
Covington in said County - and State aforesaid
aged sixty eight years and upwards who
being duly sworn according to law, doth on
his oath, make the following declaration
in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officer and served as herein stated.
Sworn & subscribed Sep 1832
H. Petter
Benj Pedrick 
Benjamin Pedrick aged sixty eight years and upwards, being duly sworn deposeth and says that he was born in December A.D. 1763 at Knoll Town in the State of New Jersey - of which he has a record - That in April A.D. 1776 he enlisted at Knoll town aforesaid in the provincial Tropp
of New Jersey - for six months in Captain
James Dunnes Company - Lieutenant Brink
was an officer in the Company - John Willing
was an Ensign in said Company-- Joseph
Gardenhouse was orderly Seargeant. - that he was generally stationed at "The Minelisk"
in the Delaware river in the State of New Jersey. -  At the expiration of his time of enlistment he was discharged - which he has since
lost -
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That he knows of no person now living who
is acquainted with the circumstance of his
being in the Continental service. That since the war he has generally lived in Providence in Luzern County aforesaid - that he never received a commission of any kind while in the army. - and he hereby relinquishes any claims whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension role of the agency of any state. - There is no clergyman residing in New Covington - but that
he would refer to Elisha S. Potter [illegible] , c/Joseph Knopp residing in an adjoining Township, for facts
in regard to his general character for truth &
veracity and his general reputation as being
a revolutionary war soldier. -
Benjamin Pedrick
Sworn & Subscribed in open Court this fifth
of Sep. 1832
H Pettibone
Prob.
James Ward  aged every five years and
upwards being duly sworn saith that he has
been acquainted with Benjamin Pedrick
the above applicant for thirty years and
more - that he is a member of
the method Episcopal Church
and same and is a person of
truth and veracity, and unblemished 
Character
James Ward
Sworn & subscribed in
James Ward
open Court this
5th of Sept A.D. 1832
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And the said Court do hereby declare their 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 Court further certify that it appears to them that James Ward, Elisha S. Potter and Daniel Wedeman who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of the said County of Luzerne are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit. And further that no Clergyman resides in the immediate neighborhood of the said applicant
I Henry Pettebone, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Benjamin Pedrick for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office
this fifth day of September 1832
Henry Pettibone
Prot.
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Elisha S. Potter by duly sworn saith that he
has been acquainted with Begin Redick for Twenty years and upwards - that this
deponent resides in Providence an adjacent Township to the one in which the said applicant resides - that he believes him to be a person of truth and veracity and has not the least reason to doubt the truth of the [illegible] declaration
Elisha Potter
Sworn & subscribed the
Sept 5. 1832 in open court
H Pettebone Prob

Daniel Wagerman aged seventy seven years and upwards by duly sworn saith that he lives in Providence and has known the above applicant for thirty years and upwards - that he is a person of truth and her veracity - And he has the fullest confidence  in the above declaration above stated - that he has [illegible] reported to be a soldier of the Revolution -
Daniel Wagerman
Sworn & subscribed this ⎬
Sept 5. 1832
H. Pettebone
Prot
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
May 17th, 1842.
Sir:
Under the date of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States, Benjamin Pedrick, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Philadelphia Pa Agency, at the rate of Twenty  Dollars and ---- Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 
1840, to the 4th Sept. 1841--
Respectfully yours,
 Albion K. Parris
COMPTROLLER
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present
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Benj(amin) Pedrick

$20; H. Pettibone, Luzern Co., Pa.
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Benjamin Pedrick, which require further proof or explanation.

I.   Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? (blank)
II.  Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? (blank)
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? (blank)
IV.  Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? (blank)
V.   *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? (blank)
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? (blank)
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? (blank)
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? (blank)
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate ? (blank)
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? (blank)
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? (blank)
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? (blank)
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? (blank)
XIV. *If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? (blank)
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? (blank)
XVI. **Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No. (See query 16.)
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? (blank)

EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* - QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A.B. 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 (blank) year (blank) months, and  (blank) days, I served as a  (blank). For  (blank) months and  (blank) days, I served as a  (blank); and for such service I claim a pension."
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It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.

*QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.

**QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
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Case of Benj. Pedrick.

Attend to & report immediately to Hon. A.K. Parris, 2nd Comptroller.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,

June 30th, 1841.

Sir:

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Benjamin Pedrick, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Pennsylvania Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars [crossed out: and -- Cents] per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March to the 4th Sep. 1840.

Respectfully yours,
s/ Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.
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Rev(olutionary War)

22436
INVALID.
File No. 22,436
Benjamin Pedrick
Pri(vate), Rev(olutionary) War
Act: June 7th '32
Index: -; Vol. 2; Page 317

{Arrangement of 1870.}
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J.L. Edwards, Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dec. 29, 1841
Mr. Evans
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Philad(elphia) Dec. 27, 1841

J.L. Edwards, Esq.

Enclosed please find a Power of Atty. from a pensioner, which was sent to me sometime in Nov. last, [crossed out: when] within the time required by law but owing to some discrepancy &c. in drawing the Power of Atty., the agent here declined payment. I accordingly returned the same for correction and in consequence of the great distance and the indisposition of the old gentleman, more time was required to make correction & sent to me than is allowed by law. May I ask you in this instance to deviate somewhat from your usual custom &c. and direct the agent here to pay it over to me for the old hero.

Believe me to be very truly your obe(dient) ser(vant),
s/ J. Anspach