Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 34502, for John Smith, New Jersey
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey

Smith, John

NUMBER
S. 34502

b 1753 or 1754.  res in 1818 West Bloomfield, Essex Co. N.J.    ent at.   "     "        "     "
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CONTENTS
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865
New Jersey Roll
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John Smith, 1st 4
Capt Morrison
Jersey Line Private,
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
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Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month to commence on the 28 of April 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 5 of June 1818
and sent to Wm. S. Pennington, Esq.
Newark, N.J
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Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818
['Semi-anl all'ce ending' crossed out]
4 months 7/30--------------$33.86
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{Revolutionary claim, }
{Act 18th March, 1818.}

9 months
78 & 79

Continue
West Bloomfield, Essex Co.

[illegible]  sent to Asa Whitehead Esq Oct 1821
Newark N.J.
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John Smith's 
Declaration [this word is heavily underlined]
Correct. [this word is heavily underlined] 28 Ap

V
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District of New Jersey.
On this twenty eighth day of April 1818 before
me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of the United States for the said District, personally appeared John Smith aged Sixty four years resident in West Bloomfield in the County of Essex 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 service of the United States in the revolutionary War, that he the said John Smith enlisted in the spring of the year 1778 at Bloomfield in the State of New Jersey in the company commanded by Capt Morrison in the first Jersey Regiment commanded by Col M Ogden in the Jersey line on the continental establishment, that he continued to serve in the said corps for the Term of Nine months when his enlistment affirming he was verbally discharged from service at Elizabeth Town in the State of New Jersey. That during the
War he served six months as an artificer three months in Captain Squiers company and three months in Capt Brown's company, but at what time he entered the said companies or at what time discharged he does not  now recollect. That he was in the Battles of Springfield
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and Monmouth and that he is in reduced circumstances, and (unknown word) in need of the assistance of his County for support. And that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn and declared before me
the say and year aforesaid

(signatures)
John Smith
William Pennington
District Judge

I William L. Pennington Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the Said John Smith 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 and had before me, to this Secretary for the Department of war, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.--
(signature)

William Pennington
District Judge

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 .L. 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 twenty eighth day of April A.D. 1818-
(signature)
Wm Pennington
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Declaration of
John Smith
to obtain pension
Con
J. L. E
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at a court of common pleas (unknown word) at Newark in and for the County of Essex of the Term of 1821, June 29-1821-
Present
John Wilson Esquires
Daniel Crane Esquires
Aaron Munn Judges
others   Judges

New Jersey
Essex County

Be it remembered that the twenty ninth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty one, personally appeared in the court of common pleas of the County of Essex aforesaid. John Smith aged fifty eight years or thereabout, resident in said county, who being of first duly sworn according to laws and his oath deposeth and saith that he served in the revolutionary war as follows,
that he served in Captains Morrison's company in Colonel Matthias (unknown word) regiment of the Jersey line for nine months, that his original declaration is (unknown word)
and that his pension certificate is no--- and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 10th day of March 1810, 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 (unknown word) the provisions of the act of congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States
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in the Revolutionary war" passed on the eighteenth 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 that what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed by me subscribed towit,
1 cow, 4 sitting chairs, 6 knives and forks, one old Table, 3 old feather beds/bedding, 2 iron pots, one stove, 4 old barrels, one old looking glassware, one pair tongs, 4 or 5 spoons, 6 plates, 1 platter, one water pail, 6 (unknown word), debts are from the deponent to various persons about forty dollars, debts due to the deponent about 10 dollars, that I have no wife. That my family consists of three daughters, towit, Paulina aged about twenty five, Betsey, aged about twenty, Mary, aged about sixteen. The two oldest are supposed to earn their (livings?) and not more, The youngest I cloathe She receives her board of a person for whom she works, that I am a laborer that is consequence of age and infirmity I am unable to do little work. 
(signature)
John Smith

Sworn and Subscribed in open court June 29.1821.
(signatures)
John Wilson
D.D. (illegible)
Aaron MUnn
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I Asa Whiteshead, clerk of the said
court, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Declaration and Schedule thereto
annexed are truly copied from the Records of said Court, and I do further
certify that the total assessment in value
of the property exhibited in the aforesaid
Schedule is sixty one dollars
eighty seven cents -
In February whereof
I have hereunto subscribed
my name and affixed the seal of said court the twenty
seventh day of July AD 1821

                Asa Whitehead
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34502
INVALID
File No.         34,502
John Smith

(?) Rev  Wat

Act: 18th March 18th
Index:- Vol. D, Page 388

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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N.J. Aug 24
John Smith

James L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Newark New Jersey August 20th, 1835
J.L. Edwards
                   Sir Mr. John Smith of Bloomfield
New Jersey called on me this day and presented you letter
to me of June third 1835 stating (.. on comparing your testimony in support of the claim of H(?) Speer with services stated in your own declaration the 
correctness of your allowance under the act of 1832 
has been rendered very doubtful.
                     Mr. John Smith state to me that he never
made any application for a pension under the act 
of Congress of 1832. But had a pension granted him 
under the law of the 19th of March 1818 of which 
the following is a copy.
                                     .. War department
I certify that in conformity with the law of
the United States of the 19th of March 1818 John 
Smith (?) a private in the army of the Revolution 
is inscribed on the Pension List Roll of the New
Jersey agency at the rate of eight dollars per 
month to commence on the twenty eighth day of
April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
given at the war office of the United States the
fifth day of year one thousand eight hundred and
eighteen.
         Signed J. C. Calhune Secretary of war
Therefore __________ on examining Mr. Smith's
papers you will find some mistakes as he never
made any application under the Law of of 1832.
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will please examine and let me know the Result as soon as convenient.- Mr. Smith is as much of Eighty four or Five years of age poor and infirm and is vey anxious to know the result before the 4th of September next.- I think there can be no doubt that he is entitled to a full pension under the Law of 1810 as he served Nine Months under Colonel Matthias Ogden in General Maxwells Brigade on the Continental establishment.-
With the highest Esteem and Respect I Remain yours
Saml B. Miller
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Payable on the 4th March and 4th Sept of each year by the President of the Trenton Banking Company

John Smith
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War Department

I Certify, That in conformity with the law of the United States of the 18th of March, 1818, John Smith
late, a Private in the Army of the Revolution
is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the New Jersey Agency at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 28th day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 5 day of June,
one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
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May 21. 1819. Paid to 4 Mar 1819
Sept 10 1819 Paid to Apl 4 1819
May 10 1820 Paid to Mar 4 1820
May 15 1822 Pd to Mar 4 1822
Sept 26 1822 Pd to Sept 4 1823
Apr 10 1823 Pd to Mar 4 1823
Oct 9 1823 Pd to Sept 4 1823
Apr 1 1824 Pd to Mar 4 1824
Sept 24 1824 Pd to Sept 4 1824
Mar 30 1825 Pd to Mar 4 1825
Sept 16 1925 Pd to Sept 6 1825
Apr 14 1826 Pd to Mar 6
Sept 6 1826 Pd to Sept 4
March 22 1827 Pd to March 4
Oct 6 1827 Pd to Sept 4
Mar 20 1828 Pd to Mar 4 1828
Sept 23 1828 Pd to Sept 4 1828
Mar 14 1829 Pd to Mar 4 18
Sept 14 1829 Pd to Sept 4 18
Mar 11 1830 Pd to Mar 4
Sept 14 1830 Pd to Sept 4

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Paid to 4 Sep 1837
Paid to 4 Mar 1837
Paid to 4 Sep 1838
Paid to 4 Mar 1839
Paid to 4 Mar 1840
Paid to 4 Sep 1841
Paid to 4 Mar 1842
Paid to 4 Sep 1842
Paid to 4 Mar 1843
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Paid to 4 Mar 1845
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Mar 24 Pd to Mar 4 1831
Sept 20 Pd to Sept 4 1831
Mar 13 Pd to Mar 4 1832
Sept 12 1832 Pd to Sept 4 1832
Mar 9 1832 to Mar 4 1832
Sept 4 1833 to Sept 4 1833
Mar 4 1834 to Mar 4 1834
Sept 11 1834 to Sept 4 1834
Mar 3 1835 to Mar 4 1835
Sept 22 1835 to Sept 4 1835
Mar 14 to Mar 4 1836
Sept Paid to Feb 4 / 36
Paid to 4 Mar 1837