Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6057, for John Kress, New Jersey
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SERVICE
New Jersey

Kress, John

NUMBER
R6057

CONTENTS
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These papers are not genuine.  Let the case be examined and referred to me when the turn for examination has arrived
J.L.E.
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[Crossed out]: Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873

[stamp]: REJECTED

6057
P. O. _________________________ 
John Kress
Service:
Enlisted: ______________________, 18  .
Discharged: __________________, 18__.
Application filed:  ____________, 18__.
Alleges: ________________________
Re-enlisted: ____________________ 
Attorney:  ______________________
P. O. ____________________________
_______Recognized. __[checkmark]_ Contract
_______Cert. of Dis.      Searched for ______, 18
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This may certify that John Kress has faithfully served [illegible] as a Sergeant in the Six months service [illegible] to his Enlistment and is hereby Discharged
30 Oct 1779
John Vannatten Capt
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This is to certify that John Kress has faithfully
[illegible] his [illegible] of duty for one month in the Militia and is hereby Discharged.
October 17 [illegible]
Peter Westbrook, Capt
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2 Certificates of discharge not considered genuine by the Commissioner
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John Kress
Ohio
Rejected
See let: 15 June 1839   N. Z. McColloch

papers supporting the discharges not genuine

6057
Act of June 1832
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Bellefontaine [illegible]
October 21st 183[illegible]
[initials]: J [illegible]

[written sideways]: Oct 26

[written sideways]:  
Ohio
John Kress
Act 1832

[written upside down]: 
34772
John Kress
Ohio.
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[written sideways]:
34772
John Kress
Ohio.

Ohio
John Kress
Act 1832

Oct 26

Bellefontaine [illegible]
October 21st 183[illegible]
[initials]: J [illegible]
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The State of Ohio
Logan County SS

On this twentieth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight personally appeared in open court, John Kress a resident of the county of Logan and State aforesaid aged seventy seven years on the fourth day of July 1838, who first being duly sworn, according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he was drafted into the Militia of New Jersey in the month of September in the year 1778 under Emanual Hoover, Captain for the term of one month, in the State of New Jersey, at the Town of Wallpack, in the county Sussex, and served under captain Peter Westbrook, from whom he obtained a certificate  of discharge at the expiration of the said month service, which is herewith [illegible].  That this months service was along the Delaware River on the New jersey side, That his colonel was by the name of John Rosenkrantz, and his Majors name was Samuel Westbrook.

That he again entered the service in the month of April or May as a volunteer for the Term of six months, as a Sargent in the year 1779, and did serve for the term of six months, under John Vannatten his captain and from where he obtained at the expiration of service six months a certificate of discharge dated Oct 30th 1779, which is here enclosed.  That this service was performed in the state of Pennsylvania
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mostly along the Delaware River, that this
company in which he served was raised for
the purpose of protecting the frontier along
said River, that his Colonel's name was Jacob Stroud. the name of his Major he has forgotten,
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever
to a pension or an annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State 
[crossed out]: as if any and or that

Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid,
[signature]: John Kress

And the said Court do hereby then opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he
States.

I Noah Z McColloch clerk of the Court of common pleas of Logan County and
State of Ohio, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of the application of John Kress for a pension

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 20th day of October AD 1838.
[signature] N. Z. McColloch Clk