Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,423, for John Mc Culley, New Jersey
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SERVICE
New Jersey
McCulley, John


NUMBER
S. 34.423
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A certifiicate sent to
John T. Buckwell
Sep 1820. Flemington
New Jersey
2456
New Jersey
Roll
John McCulley
Capt Robs
Private
New Jersey
76
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on
the 25th of March 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 5th of September 18
and forwarded to Zachariah Rossell
Agent Trenton New Jersey
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818
42.86
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4 Mar. 1819 48.00
Arrears 4 Mo. 5/31
4 /30
$90.86
Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
Continued

Hunterdon County
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State of New Jersey

Hunterdon county

 Before me James Ewing one of the
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in said
County, personally appeared John McCully
of the city of Trenton in said County of Hunterdon, he being duly sworn & deposeth and said
that he served the United States of America in
the Revolutionary War, that he enlisted for
one year in Capt John Ross's company in the
third Regiment in the Jersey line commanded
by Col. Elias Dayton, that at the end of the year
he again enlisted for three years in the same
company, and finally continued therein,
be and 3 months
until the close of the War, and was his
charged with the army at New Windsor,
that he was present at the Battles at the
Short hills, Springfield and Connecticut Farms
in New Jersey, at Germantown & Brandywine
in Pennsylvania and again at Monmouth in
New Jersey, that he was also at the Capture of
Cornwallis in Virginia, and with Genl Sullivan
in his excursion into the Genesee country be
sides being in a number of Skirmishes 
Sworn at Trenton in said
County March 25
John McCulley
before me
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I hereby certify that the within named John
McCulley is to me well known and that he
is in indigent circumstances & needs the
assistance of his country
September 5th 1818
William Rossell
Lachan
the State of
the Subs
of the said
eighteen
at
I Zachaeriah Roplell Clerk of the Supreme Court of Judicative of
New Jersey do hereby certify that William Rossell
scriber to the above certificate is one of the Justices
Supreme Court,
In testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal of said
Court
to be hereto affixed this fifth day of September in the
year of one Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eightteen

Rossell Clk
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State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County
I John T. Blackwell Clerk of
Court of Common pleas for the County
of Hunterdon do certify that James
Ewing, Esquire before whom the
within affidavit was taken then was
and now is one of the Judges of the Court
of Common Pleas for said County, duly
commissioned & sworn, and that full
credit is due to all his acts as such
Witness my hand and the
Seal of said Court the third
day of April in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight
hundred & eighteen
JL Blackwelll
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John Mc Culley
affid
2454
March 1819
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State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County ss. In the Court of Common Pleas held at
Flemington in and for said County in the term of August 1820
Present George Rea, Thomas Capner & other Judges
On this first day of August 1820 personally appeared in open
Court being a court of record for said county being so declared by
the constitution and laws of this State John McCully seventy
six years of age resident in the City of Trenton in said county, who
being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath
declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows, that
he enlisted in Capt Ross's company in the 3d New Jersey Regiment
commanded by Col Elias Dayton in the fall of the year 1775
for 12 months that he went with the said regiment to Second
age that he enlisted again with Capt Ross in the winter of 1767
at Ticonderoga for three years or during the war, that he continued
to serve in the same regiment until the close of the war, when
the army was discharged at New Windsor, that he was in a
battle at the short Hills in New Jersey and another at Springfield
and one at Connecticut farms and Monmouth all in New Jersey
he was also in the battle at Brandywine and Germantown
in Pennsylvania, that he was with General Sullivan on his
expedition against the Indians in the Genesee County and
finally at the capture of Cornwallis, that his discharge was
sent to the war office with his application for a pension
about the 25th day of March 1818 that his pension certificate
is numbered 2456 and dated the 15th day of September 1818
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 any
property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diministrat
as to bring me under the provisions of the act of congress entitled
"An act to provide for certain person 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
as any other person in trust for me, any property or certify
cates contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income
other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed
and by me subscribed.
subscribed and sworn below
George Read
Schedule of the property of John McCully
I have not any property whatever except my clothing
John Mc Culley
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I was a skin dresser and breeches maker by trade, but that business
has been long been discorded not being worth following. I have
since that depended on day labor for my support when I
have been able to do any thing, I have no family residing with
me, but have resided with my son in Tenton for about three
years past who has supported me.
,

I John T Blackwell Clerk of Hunterdon Pleas do hereby
certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed
are truly copied from the records of the said Court; and I
further certify that it
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the said Court
on this
first day of August eighteen hundred
and twenty
J. J. Abbeth Clk of

Hunterdon Pleas
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34423
Revy INVALID
ile No. 3442

John McCulley
Pri Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index:--Vol. 2, Page 26
[Arrangement of 1870.
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HEADQUARTERS, June fifth 1783
THE within CERTIFICATE shall not avail the
Bearer as a Discharge, until the Ratification of the definitive
Treaty of Peace; prevous to which Time, and until Proclamation
thereof shall be made, He is to be considered as being on
Furlough.

GEORGE WASHINGTON

McCulley, John
S-34423
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By His Excelency George Washington, Esc
General and Commander under the Forces of the United States of America
These are to certfy that the Bearer hereof 
John McCulley 
Having faithfully [illegible} United States and being [illegible} fr the war only ; in hereby [illegible] from the American Army
Given at Headquarters on the fifth of June 1783
George Washington 

adjuatnt

[difficult to read but important document]
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FREE
the honbl  Sens Calhoune ESQ.
Secretary of War
Washington City
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Trenton New Jersey 5 Sept 1818
the north
the Secretary of War
Sir;
The enclosed papers were
handed
me to commit to you for the purpose of having
the applicant shall placed upon the pension
list of Revolutionar New Jersey
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I was purtice
requested to state that the cause of delay in and
on the passes is owns to the Clerks, when
certificate was many living at some thy
and from the amount, and have
timed the affidavit of the applicant in his
session till a few days since, that it by
unto him for his certificate, immediately after
it was taken in rest last-- I would be
have respectfully to request that I might be
informed of the event of the application as early
convenient
have the honor to be
Your obd. Serv
TRR Hill
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