Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14,625, for Jarrat Stillwell, New Jersey
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey

Stillwell, Jarrat

NUMBER
S. 14,625

carded
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CONTENTS
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[Left-Hand Side of Fold]
8191 New York
Jarrat Stillwell
of N. Y. City in the State of N York
who was a Dragoon in the Compy comm
by Captain Ten. Eyck of the_______comm
by______________ in the N Jersey
line for 2 years--
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Inscribed on the Roll of N. York
at the rate of 100 Dollars -- Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of April
1834 and sent to James A
Hamilton Esq New York
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Arrears to the 4th of Mar '34               $300
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep 34     50
                                                                  ____                                                    
                                                            $350.00

                                         {Revolutionary Claim,}   
                                         {Act June 7, 1832.      }
Recorded by Jno. Cromwell Clerk
Book E__Vol. 4.             Page 31

[Right-hand side of fold]
Pension increased
April 1834 from $40. to
$100. and reported to
Agent.
Hon. J.P. Phoemy
                    Dec 28th 1844
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
State of New York                   }
City and County of New York } SS.
     On this tenth day of November personally appear in open Court before the Justices of
the Court of General [ill.] of the City of New York now sitting Jarrat Stilwell a resident of
the city of New York in the County of New York and State of New York aged Seventy five
years, who having been first 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 7th 1832.
     That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers and Served as herein States to wit. That he entered the Service for the first time, in a company of Militia under Captain Ten Eyck in the month of October 1776, which was [ill.] in the County
of Monmouth in the State of New Jersey, where this deponent then enlisted, which company to the best of his recollection was a volunteer company, that he marched with this company to Newark, in the said [ill.] about the time when the enemy were advancing from New York into
New Jersey, in which Service at that time he continued for one half of month, after which he left it.
     That about the 1st of April 1777 he this deponent, in the same county of Monmouth where he resided entered into another line company commanded by Captain Walling, in which company he served for one month at Tinton Falls, in the same county under General
General David Forman in guarding that frontier from the incursions of the Enemy
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which left mentioned service he left at the end of one month.
     That about the beginning of Mar 1777 he entered in the county of Monmouth above mentioned where he then resided, into another  like company of Light horse in which he served under Captain Randell for four or five months, when he resigned, and then in the Same company under Captain Remsen who succeeded Captain Randell in the command
of the Company untill Captain Remsen resigned and then in the same company under Captain Conover who succeeded Captain Remsen
in the command.  And that this deponent served in the same company either under the command of General David Forman or of Col. Holmes, part of the time under the one and part of the time under the other in the same county of Monmouth, for its protection or before mentioned, untill about the 1st of June 1779 when he left that particular service, and was employed as an express rider under Captain Gordon in Major Waltons Battalion of Militia in actual Service, for the term of six months in the County of Monmouth after which he left that service.
     This deponent in the company of Light horse to which he belonged was on the flank of the British army on its memorable March thro Monmouth County, in June & July 1778. from the time it entered  New Jersey from Philadelphia untill it embarked for New York -- in which service he piloted Captain Wales of the original line and then became one of his party, which killed three and took prisoners six of the enemy.
     During this time this deponent himself, took prisoner an [ill.] and a soldier of the British army with their side arms, near a [ill.] guard and brought off and besides were in a number of skirmishes with the enemy where men were killed on both sides. 
     This deponent further says, that he has no documentary
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evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his Service and he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever, to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State. 
                                            Jarrat Stillwell

Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Before me in open Court
Richard Hatfield Clerk of the Genl Sessions New York
We John Quackenbush & Richard Morris -- of 
the City of New York and ________________
residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jarret Stillwell who has subscribed and sworn to, the above declaration and that we believe him to be of the age of Seventy five--- years, and the he is reputed and believes in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
                                         John Quackinbush
                                          Richard Morris &
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court.
           Richard Hatfield Clerk &c
And the Court aforesaid 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 the Court further Certifies that it appears to them 
that John Quackenbush & Richard Morris who have
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signed the preceding certificate are residents in the City of New York and are credible persons and that their Statements entitled to credit.
                                                R Riker
                                                Recorder of the City
                                               of New York
                                                Titus Sharpe
                                                No. 2 Ward
                                       W Mandeville
                                       Alderman 3rd Ward
I Richard Hatfield Clerk of the Court of yer [ill.] & Jail delivery.  And of the General Sessions of the peace of the City & County of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court of General Sessions in the matter of the application of Jarrat Stillwell for a pension.
            In testimony whereof I have hereunto
            set my hand & seal of office this tenth
            day of November in the year of our Lord
            one thousand eight hundred & thirty two
                                          Richard Hatfield
I Aaron Ogden of the city of Jersey in the State of New Jersey do certify that I am acquainted with Jarret Stilwell the within named applicant -- that he formerly and during the revolutionary war resided in the county of Monmouth in the State of New Jersey and that he now resides in the city and State of New York, that the County of Monmouth was liable, during that war who liable to frequent predatory incursions of the enemy lying in the vicinity on Staten Island, and it was generally [ill.] by Corps of Militia under the command of General David Forman of revolutionary memory, that the applicant
is a person of great [ill.] in my opinion worthy of full credit
                                    Aaron Ogden
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      8191   New York
========================
       Jarrat Stillwell
of NY City in the State of New York
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Ten Eyck of the Regt commanded
by____________  in N Jersey
line for 12 month,
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Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 40 Dollars____Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
============================
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of Mar
1833_________ and delivered to Clk
                                         New York
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Arrears to the 4th of Mar '33 -                 $80.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep '33.      20.00 
                                                                        _____
                                                                     $100.00

                                          ⎨Revolutionary Claim,}
                                          ⎨   Act June 7, 1832.   }

Recorded by Jno Cromwell Clerk,
Book E          Vol. 4              Page 31
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                    Jarrat Stillwell

                      Suspended
let. to A Ogden, Jersey
City, N.J. 12 June '33
O.C.
do. to Hon L. Cass Aug 21. 1833
do. to same Sept 7 1833
do. to H. G. Prall 26. Oct. '33
"     Hon D. Selden War 4 Mar [ill.]
                        Act 7 June '32
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14625
Rev War INVALID.
File No. 14.625
Jarret Stillwell
Dragoon Rev War
           ------

Act: June 7th 32
Index: --Vol. 1,____ Page 361
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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War Department
J. L. Edwards Esq
Commr of Pensions
-
Washington

[Postmark]
New York
Mar 27
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                                New York March 27 1834
Sir:
     Your letter of 21 Last in relation to the claim of Genl Stillwell for a pension was put into hands of Col Ogden to whom you refer as capable of supplying my bill information [ill.] the extent & chronicle of the service in question.  And then in the place to enclose his 
letter to me as the [ill.]
     Genl Stillwell's character is so far as to protect the Supplication in that he could have unintentionally made a misstatement and Col Ogden's information is no conclusion as to the Chronicle of the service, its continuity and utility in which Genl Stillwell was engaged as is my opinion to name all objections.  If it is required
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[ill.] Col. Ogden should succeed to the 
truth of the [ill.] he his [ill.].  Do not the [ill.] to return his letter to me &  that will be done.  
   With great respect 
      [ill., ill., ill]. 
James A Hamilton

To:
J. L. Edwards
Comr. of Pensions.
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Rept.
Sept 7. 1833
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                                         War Department
                                              Pension Office
                                                 September 7, 1833
Sir,
     I have the honor to submit the following
report supplemental to that which was made on 21 ult. on the claim of Jarrat Stillwell. It now appears, by his last declaration, that he does allege that he rendered a continuous service of upwards of two years in a "Militia" company of "Light Horse".  In the possible anticipation
that he meant thus to explain the obscurity of his second declaration; after requiring a circumstantial statement of his tours, he was informed that it could not be admitted that a militia company was kept two years in continuous service at any period of the war.
This did not authorize the inference of Mr. Prall,
that it was intended to assert that a continuous
service of two years was necessary to entitle him to the provisions of the Act of 7 June '32. The objection was to the verity of the fact alleged, not to its relation to the act. That objection still exists, Capts. Randolph, (the father of the Hon J. F. Randolph of New
Brunswick), Remsen, and Conohoven, are understood to have been militia officers, and if the company which they successively commanded, served
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served two years continuously, as an embodied corps, in the field or garrison, it is not only susceptible of proof by Col Ogden, who drew up his original declaration, and who is conversant with the service of that State, but
the County of Monmouth should abound with witnesses of so striking and unusual militia service. If on the other hand, that company was not a component part of the militia, it is incumbent on him to shew to what description of the public force it belonged. 
     The claim now assumes a precise shape founded upon two years service of a company of Cavalry. The Claimant characterizes it as militia, and the office replies, that there is no information of any such in that description of the public force. If he is mistaken in the character of the corps, he should show how it
occurred, and establish its real character.  I herewith enclose the letter of Mr. Prall and
have the honor to be
Very Respectfully
Jr. Obt. Servt.
J. L. Edwards

Hon. L. Cass
Secretary of War
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Garret [Jarrat] Stillwell
[Seal]

[Upside Down:
James A. Hamilton, Esquire  
New York]

[ill.]
24 mo Dragoon
____________
100$
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                       Jersey City, N.J.  March 27 1834

Dear Sir
The [ill.] Stillwells of New York Yesterday put into my hand a letter to you from John R. Edwards Esquire, Commissioner of Pensions, in which I am referred to as being able to supply information in respect to the extent and character of the Services in which Jeret [Jarrat] Stillwell grounds his claim to the pension of the act of 7th June 1832.
     If I remember right the principal claim of Mr Stillwell is for a continuous service in a volunteer company of Light horse of the Militia of New Jersey in the County of Monmouth.  From some time in May 1777, to some time in June 1779, being more than two years which claim[ ill.] Edwards seems to think is inadmissible on the supposition, that no militia [ill.] ever rendered such service.  
     The British army from the time of its service  in 1776, to the time of its departure in 1783, occupied the city of New York, Long Island and Staten Island, all adjacent to the County of Monmouth in the State of New Jersey, which county is surrounded almost entirely by the Atlantic Ocean and [ill.] Bay, which also was in possession of the enemy, to that on the order of the [ill.] the Inhabitants were entirely defenceless and constant view from were continually making into the County, by plundering parties of the enemy & the tories from that county who had joined the enemy; and of whom very many were Still in the County who piloted these plundering parties to their subjects, who sometimes killed & some time carried  away prisoners, the peaceable & well affected inhabitants of the County.
     The County of Monmouth is in a great measure separated from the rest of the State, and it was impossible for the Inhabitants to rely for protection on the ordinary drafts of militia for that period.
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for, by the time they would have afforded any exit, it would have been time for them to return -- besides the movements of Infantry are too slow without great bodies of them to afford protection to a Corps for an [ill.]
     Necessity required a permanent Corps of well affected persons, who would be willing to volunteer their Services, and who were able to
furnish themselves with horses, and equipments suitable for light horse Services -- to continue in it untill they might choose to leave it and receive that this company of Light horse to which Mr Stillwell belonged was a company of this description; the officers of which, from time to time underwent some changes, while the men remained continuously in the  Service, untill they saw it to [ill.] the company, So that I have no doubt that the representation of Gener Stillwell in this respect, are entirely correct. 
     General David Forman of high revolutionary character, and eminently active and zealous in the defense of the County of Monmouth against the disaffected within is, and the enemy without, was the commanding  General of Militia in that county, who I believe first organized their company, and directed their movements are Services or if they had been drafted militia during the half of the time. 
                           I have the honor to be
                              with the highest respect
                                  Your most obt Servt
                                      Aaron Ogden
James A. Hamilton
[ill.]   New York.
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James L. Edwards Esquire
     Commissioner of Pensions
           Pension Office
          Washington D.C
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                        Jersey City, N.J. June 5th 1832

James L. Edwards Esquire
Commisioner of Pensions
         Dear Sir
              You may recollect that when, Some time Since, I had the pleasure to see you at the Pension Office in Washington.  I requested as a favor your attention to the claim of Mr Jarret Stillwell formerly of New Jersey but now of the city of New York, for whom I and drawn his declaration, which will be found to be in my hand-writings.  This was done out of friendship for him, because I had known him  the late war as a General of Militia in their State.  

             General Stilwell now informs me that a decision was made upon his claim and that an
application has, Since been made by him for a re-consideration of it, on the ground of a supposed error, as to his time of service, to which he received an an answer that it was for no more than twelve months; and that he has made an amendment to his declaration shewing that his time of service was for more than two years.
     In consideration of this last I now enclose the original paper, which he put into my hands for the purpose of drawing up, therefore, his declaration which I did or intended to do accordingly; and it is probable the error [ill.] from a misapprehension on my part, for this paper speaks for itself and thus the time of service was from May 1777 to June 1779.
                              (over)
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General Stillwell, further informs me that Mr Daniel Morgan who Served in the Same company and for the Same time, has a pension warrant for ninety six dollars per annum.
      Now, my dear Sir, permit me to ask you to hear the good news to examine the first declaration and compare it with the original  paper now [ill.] and if any thing more [ill.] that you will inform him on one had this mistake which I presume had been made by me, may not result in any disadvantage to him, and in doing this, you will, under [ill.] circumstances particularly oblige an old friend.

                  I am very respectfully         
                         your most humble Servent

                                 Aaron Ogden.
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Rept. To Hon. Secy
Aug 31. '33
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                                            War Department
                                                  Pension Office
                                                      August 31. 1833

Sir,
      In obedience to your order, I have
the honor to make the following report upon the letter of Mr Prall in relation to the claim of Jarrat
Stillwell.
     He alleged to have joined a Mounted Volunteer company of Militia in May 1777 and left it in June '79. A liberal allowance was made in a certificate which he returned, accompanied by a Supplemental declaration which did not
undertake to detail the terms of Service. Mr Prall is entirely mistaken in the assertion that the affidavit "distinctly and explicitly Set forth the terms of his Service Amounting to more than two years."
      The regulations will not warrant the Allowance of Any term of Service which is not circumstantially recited in relation to essential points. Mr. Stillwell has not complied with the requisition made on him by the letter of the 12th June, and to pension claim without such compliance would be to place the Dept within the power of Claimants and Agents with
respect to the computation of Service for which a pro rata pension is provided. I herewith enclose the
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the letter of Mr Prall.
                                         I have the honor to be
                                              Very respectfully
                                                     Your Obt. Servt
                                                      Geo. Wm.Crump
                                       Acting Comr. of Pensions



Hon L. Cass   }
Secretary of War}
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Letter
             12 June '33 --
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Copy.

                                                War Department 
                                                      Pension Office
                                                         12. June 1833.

Sir,
Agreeably to your
request, the case of Garrat [Jarrat] Stillwell
has been again examined.  His service
is deemed a militia one, and of course,
composed of tours under drafts and
calls of the Competent  Authority.
The Regulations require that each tour
should be separately and specifically
set forth as to period, term and grade.
I cannot be admitted that he rendered
a continuous service of two years under
General Forman of the Militia, and
twelve months -- for which his certificate was computed -- is a very liberal allowance for the period during which
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which, he alleges he was subject to
militia duty.   His employment as an Express and Pilot, is not embraced by the provisions of the act. If he claims a pension for more than 12
months, he should make a new declaration in strict compliance with the regulations, in relation to each item of actual Service which
he may have rendered.  His case is suspended to await an answer to this letter; and his papers placed on our files.
                       I am, respectfully
                           Your Obt Servt
                 Signed, James L. Edwards

Aaron Ogden, Esqr
           Jersey City
                 N. J.
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Letter
       Oct. 26 1833




Hon D Lieder
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War Department
Pension Office
Oct. 26. 1833.

Sir,
     in reply to your letter of 23d ult. respecting the claim of Jarrat Stillwell, I have to state, that the deposition of Lieutenant Smock is unsatisfactory. The allegation that Mr. Stillwell was in a militia Company during the whole of the War, and that the time cannot be less than 5 years (which you introduce and underscore in your letter) is not proof that he was in actual service any particular time. If he intend to say that he was 5 years in actual service in the field or garrison, it is discredited by all the information of the Department, which will
not authorize the admission, that the militia in
any part of the U. States, were subjected to such an amount of actual service. To be placed under requisition is not the service contemplated by the act. Until he shall have furnished a detail of each term of service, as required by the regulations, and explained by note 'c' on the 3d. page of the accompanying
printed sheet, he should not anticipate a favorable action on his claim.
                                 I am Respectfully
                                        Yr. Obt. Servt.
                                              J.L. Edwards
H.G. Prall Esq
     New York
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                             New York --May 20th 1833
-- Mr. Edwards
      Sir, there is a mistake in my Father's certificate and by his request I write on to you to rectify it, Col Ogden said he was acquainted with you and would write himself.  He says he
has written 2 or 3 letters but never received any answer --  now with this Father returns the certificate you sent him because you have made a mistake in not allowing him his full pay.   Sir it would be triffling in me to say to you --what the Law expresly says in regard to the length of time, and the account that Father rendered to you -- was 2 years and 2 month and certainly that entitles him to more than Forty Dollars a year.  
     Col Ogden wrote the paper that Father sent when he made his claim and he said he possiably might of [have] made a Mistake in takeing of the time; and if there is not the service of 2 years 2 months in actual service besides other services during the revolutionary War he has made the mistake when he copied Fathers account; Father has been waiting daily expecting you to write to Col. Ogden but find you do not, now sends on himself Mr. Ricker the recorder told Father to return the Certificate and he had no doubt but you would rectify it immediately and send it back to him, you can see Father has never drawn on this altho has stood very much in need of it and if you will please to attend to this you will much oblige Jarret Stillwell
Fulton Street No 215
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Mr. J.L. Edwards
Commissr of Pensions
Washington City
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                          free

James L Edwards E
Commissioner of Pensions
Pension
Washington

[Written vertically along fold line}
Suspended see
letter to A. Osgood
Jersey City, N.J.  
June 1833.
               O.G.
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Payments to be made
at New York
by the Presd. US Br Bk
Agent for paying Pensioners,
in the Agency of
New York

Recorded by Jno Cromwell
Clerk, in Book E Vol. 4.
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                       WAR DEPARTMENT.
                       Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 7th June, 1832, Jarrat Stillwell
of the State _____of New York______
who was a Private in the Revolutionary Army
______________________________________
is entitled to receive______Forty_____dollars
per annum during his natural life, commencing
on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March, and 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.

                     Given at the War Office of the United  States, this 10th day of March____one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three.
                                    
                              Lewis Cass
                              Secretary of War
"Cancelled" [written across the face of the above paragraph.] 
Examined and }
Countersigned}
J L Edwards
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J.L. Edwards, Esq
            [ill.]
                 I enclose a  letter from New York respecting a pension of J. Stilwell.  Will you do me the favor to inform me if there is any money due on this pension, and the proper mode of collecting it?
                             Respectfully [ill.]
                                 J. Phillips Phoenix
Ho. of Rept.   Dec 18 /44
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[Postmark]: New York - Dec 17

Hon. J. Phillips. Phoenix
         Washington
                 D.C.
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                              New York Dec 17th 1844
Hon. J Phillips, Phoenix

              Sir, you will pardon me for so often calling on you for favor.  The circumstances which I would ask your aid at this time would perhaps pleasing to yourself as well as adding to the comfort of the children of a Revolutionary
Hero. Jarrett Stillwell deceased it appears that he did not ever receive the full amount of
pention which was actually due him.  The children are aware of this but has no person to assist them in obtaining it.  A person recently called on them wished to take case in hand by their giving one half the amount, therefore if you could give me any direction in what way it
might be obtained, (my service to them would
be gratuity) would greatly oblige them for
they are almost destitute --  then is thru
Lady.
                       Your most Resp.
                               Thomas Hall
                                    20 Hutton
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Letter
Aug 21.
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                                          War Department
                                                 Pension Office
                                                       August 21. 1833
Sir.

      The letter dated the 19th inst.
Signed Jarrat Stillwell is herewith returned.
      A Certificate for $40 per annum was issued
for Mr S. which he returned to this Dept. Supposing that he was entitled to a higher pension.
I am unable to discover that any proof has been
received here to shew that he is entitled to a
higher pension. The enclosed letter dated on
the 7th inst, is all that I can find on the files
of the office, except his original paper.
                             I have the honor to be 
                                    Very respectfully,
                                          Your Obt.Servt
                                                  J.L. Edwards


Hon. L. Cass     }
Secretary of War. }
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I take the liberty to enclose an additional Declaration together with A Letter from Governor Ogden who has been kind enough
To assist me and Says that he expects the error rose from His misapprehension of the Memorandum I put into His his hands for the purpose of drawing up my first Declaration.
I Name to Govenor Ogden that Mr Daniel Morgain was in the Service at the Same time; he has thought I ment in in the Same Company.  But he was Not in the Same Company.  
                                           I remain with
                                                Dew Respect
                                                      Jarrat Stillwell
Mr. Edwards,
      Sir we are Sensably of the politeness you treated us with by answering the Letter I wrote to you by my Fathers request so soon, and if you will attend to this we shall feel grateful
for it, as My Father wants it very much indeed.
     My Father has been out of the practice of writing for some time and his memorandum
is not very plain to read but thought it would be more satisfactory to you than to have it wrote by any other person.
                            from A Daughter
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Military Service in the Revolution war as Light horsman. 
1776 October to half a month under Capt. Ten Eyck at Newark.
 1777 April the 3d Under Genl. Forman in Capt Walling's Company at Tinton- Falls, 3 Month.
1777 May 1 then joind Randol or Randolph In Company I have forgot which was. Continued 4 or 5 Month.  Capt Rh. Resigned. Lieut. Remson Made Capt.
I Served under him till he resinged [resigned] about one year, then Lieut Covenhoven
Was made Captain.  I Served Under him till June 1779 Under Gen. Forman and Cornal Holmes; June 1779.  Then Volenteerd for Six Months under Capt Gordon In Major Waltons Battallion as Express Rider for the pay of horseman.
I was on the Flancks of the British In their Retreat from From Phillidelphy Till they embarked I piloted Capt. Wales of Verginee Line. We took Six prisoners And killed three one morning; I took an Insign and a Solder with their Side-Arms Near the picket gard.  brot them of I was in a number of Scurmages [skirmishes] whear [where] we killd an had kill.
I received Twelve Dollars Per month for my Self on Horse
                                    Jarrat Stillwell
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State of New York             }
City & County of New York}

SS:Jarrat Stillwell of the City of New York being duly sworn deposeth and says, that he was in the Service of the United States in the War of the Revolution in a Company of militia Light Horse from the County of Monmouth in the
State of New Jersey for two years, and more to wit as follows. 1776. October half a month under
Capt Ten Eyck at Newark. 1777 April - about
the first - under General Forman in Captain
Walling's Company at Tinton falls one month.
1777 May - then joined Captain Randall or
Randolph (deponent having forgotten which)
continued four or five months. Captain R
resigned.  Lieutenant Remsen was made Captain and he served under him till he resigned.  He thinks about one year.  Then Lieutenant Covenhoven was made Captain. Served under him till June 1779.  All the time in Monmouth under General Forman or Colonel
Holmes Commanders. 1779 June - volunteered
for six months under Captain Gordon in
Major Walton's Battallion as express rider.  Was
on the bank of the British from Monmouth
till they embarked.  Piloted Captain Wales of Virginia Line.  They and this deponent took six prisoners and killed three at one time.  He took an ensign and a soldier with their side arms, near their picket guard and brought them off.  And
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this Deponent further saith, that the whole time
of such service as aforesaid was more than two
years, and that it was the intent of this
deponent to have been So understood in the
declaration he Sent heretofore to the War Department and that he apprehends that there must have been some mistake in the person who drew up such declaration from the memorandum, this deponent gave to him. And this Deponent further Saith that during the term of Service aforesaid he received Twelve Dollars per month.           Jarrat Stillwell
Sworn before me             }
the 6th day of June 1833}
      Horatio G. Prall
          Notary Public


State of New York           ⎬
City & County of New York⎬

                                               By this
Public Instrument, Be it known to all
whom it may or shall concern, that I, 
Horatio Gates Prall, a Public Notary in and for the State of New York, residing in the City of
New York, Do Hereby Certify, That on
the day of the date hereof, before me
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personally came and appeared Jarrat Stillwell
who was duly sworn by me to the truth of the foregoing affidavit. 
Whereof and attestation being
required, I have granted this
under my Notarial Seal and firm.
[Seal]
      Done at the City of New York in the said State of New York, in the said State of New York, the sixth day of June in the
year of our Lord, One Thousand, Eight
Hundred and thirty three. 
In praemissorum fidem --

             Horatio Gates Prall
                       Notary Public
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FREE
James L. Edwards Esqr
     Commission of Pensions
            Pension office
                Washington
[Postmark]: New York -- Jul 22
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                                  New York July 22d 1833
Mr. Edwards
Sir again by my Fathers request I write a few lines to you.  Father says he thinks you give him great deal of unnecessary trouble.   The statement of his time in actual service was more than 2 years and Govenor Ogden says if it did not amount to more than two years he had made a mistake in copying it off.  The statement that Father first made he kept, and now I copie [copy] from that and I know there is no mistake now, and has proved it by Barnes J Smock.
That my Father was in actual service more than two years from the spring of 1777}
untill June or July 1779} if this does not make more than two years, I cannot calculate and Mr Edwards if you will take the trouble to compare
this with my Father's former declarations you will find the same amount of time in actual service, unless as Gov. Ogden said he possiably might of made a mistake in copying it off.  You wrote the express rideing could not be embraced.  My Father said he was out during the war but the above name a time in actual service independent of express riding and other services.  Father says you will much oblige him if you will send him a certificate as soon as possible.
                                 With respect
                                       I remain
                                              Jarrat Stillwell
My Father has signed his name to this Letter and encloses Barns J Smocks affidavit-- Barns J  Smock that has received his pension
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affidavit of Lieut Smock
in reference to Jarrat 
Stillwell's  revolutionary
claims --
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State of New Jersey}
Monmouth [ill.]         }
Personally appeared before me Ezra Osborn one of the Justices of the peace in and for Said County Barns J. Smock who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and and saith, That Jarrit Stillwell (now living in New York) served in
the revolutionary war with him, that Capt. Randall or Randolph In the Spring of the year 1777 was in the command of a Company of light horse raised in the township Middletown Freehold & Shrewsbury and that Col.
Asher Holmes had the directions of the said company together with the rest of the
militia at that time, and that the said company of light horse was kept up and continued in the service of the country during the revolutionary war. 
Capt Randolph left the company in the fall of 1777.   Capt Remson then took the
command of the said company untill the Spring 1778.  Capt Conover then took the command but was soon taken prisoner.  The said deponent then took the command of said company and remained in the command
as Lieut. until the end of the war, Capt. Conover not being exchanged untill the year 1782 and did not take the command after he came
back, and that the said Jarret Stillwell was in the said company of light horse and was in different engagements with him and that he acted
as seargeant in said company but cannot tell the time, say from two to five months, and that the said Jarret Stillwell was in said company during the whole time of the war and that he believes the said Jarret Stillwell entitled to credit and that his Oath ought to be taken, that the time cannot be less than five years that they were in the service, stationed at Freehold town, Middletown, Tinton Falls in Shrewsbury. Their pay rolls were for Monthly tours but in case of alarms they were sometimes kept 2 or three months without much intermission. That his commission as Lieut. in said company is now at Washington he expects, for which he has received $320 pr year.
And further saith not.
Sworn & Subscribed before me}
at Middletown this 17th day of }
Sept. 1833.    }   Barnes J. Smock
Ezra Osborn Justice of the peace
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certificate in
refere[n]ce to Mr. Jarret
Stillwell's revolutionary
claims
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Mr. Thomas Roberts a Clergyman residing in the township of Middletown in the County of Monmouth & State of New Jersey, and Joseph Taylor of the same place being well acquainted with Jarret Stillwell now residing in the City of New York: that we believe him to be a man
of truth, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he formerly resided to have been a Soldier in the light horse in the revolutionary war,  and that we concur in that Opinion.
Sworn & affirmed before ⎬Thomas Roberts
me this 18th Sep. 1833  ⎬Joseph Taylor 
Ezra Osborn as the Justice of⎬
Peace in & for [ill.] County⎬
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State of New Jersey}
Monmouth County} SS
      Personally appeared before me Joseph
Taylor one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County Barns J Smock who being Duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that in the month of April or May in the year one thousand Seven hundred & Seventy Seven Jarret Stillwell of the township of Middletown in said County Joined the light horse, under Capt Randel or Randolph until fall when Capt Remsen took command, the said Jarret Stillwell was in actual service under the above named officers being a fellow soldier with him untill March or April of 1778, a change of Officers then taken place. Jacob Conover or Covenhoven, was appointed Capt. of Said company and myself Lieutenant.  In a short time said Capt. Conover or Covenhoven, was taken prisoner and the command devolved on myself, the said Jarrett Stillwell remaining in doing duty the whole time in said company under my command, untill the month of June or July in the year 1779, and that he found his own horse and that they got twelve dollars a month as near as he can recollect. That the the said Jarret Stillwell was as faithful a soldier as I had under my command & remained so during the whole of the revolution.  The words (as near as he can recollect) was written before the signing.   
                                      Barns J. Smock
Sworn & Subscribed
before me this 13th day
of July 1833
Joseph Taylor Justice
of the peace.
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Military Services in the Revolution war, A Light horseman

1777 April about the first in Capt Walling's company at Tinton Falls 1 month
1777 May then joined Capt Randel or Randolph (I have forgot which way he wrote his name)continued under him 4 or 5 months. Capt Randolph resigned Lieutenant Remson made Capt . I served under him till he resigned about a year then Lieutenant Conover (some
write the name Covenhoven) was made Capt.  I served under him till June 1779 all the time in Monmouth County in actual service I found my own horse and received 12 dollars a month.

City & County of New York [ill.]: Jarrat
Stillwell of the City of New York
being duly sworn deposeth and
Saith, that the above is a
correct statement of the services
rendered by him in the Revolutionary
War -- to the best of this deponent's
recollection and belief.  
Sworn before me}
this 22d July 1833} Jarrat Stillwell
Horatio C. Prall
Notary Public
[Seal] an attestation of the
above being required I
have hereunto 
affixed my notarial form 
and seal, the day and 
year above written. 
Horatio C. Prall
Notary Public
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Jarrat Stillwell
Additional Proof
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State of New York 
City & County of New York. SS
Jarrat Stilwell of the City of New York being duly sworn deposes and says that in the year 1832 he made a declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832 and forwarded the same to the pension office and was allowed a pension of forty dollars per annum the sum allowed for one year's services during the Revolutionary war but this deponent having been engaged in actual
service during the said war for more than two
years makes the following statement of his services, in order to have a full pension allowed him under the said Act. 
     That in the month of October 1776 he
resided at Boundbrook in the County of Somerset in the State of New Jersey and was called out into actual service in a company of Militia under the command of Captain Ten Eyck marched to and stationed at Newark in the State of New Jersey and continued in actual service in the said Company for half a month when the said company was dismissed and this deponent with the rest of the men returned home.  Afterwards this deponent removed into Middletown in the County of Monmouth and State of New Jersey where this deponent resided until about the first of April 1777 when he was called out in the infantry of the Militia in Captain Walling's Company under the command of General Foreman and stationed at Tinton Falls in the County of Monmouth one month when Captain Walling's Company went home but  this deponent did not return home with the 
rest but immediately joined a company of
Volunteer Light horse under the command of Captain Randall or Randolph (this deponent has forgotten which) as a volunteer and furnished his own horse
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and accoutrements and continued in the said
Company of Light horse in constant actual
service until June 1779. And during from six
to nine months of the latter part of the time 
this deponent was orderly sergeant of the said
Company.  The said Company of Light horse
was first under the command of the said Captain Randall or Randolph, but afterwards
he resigned and Lieutenant William Remsen
of the said company was made Captain thereof,
and continued in command about a year when he resigned and Lieutenant Jacob Covenhoven of the said Company was made Captain thereof, and continued in command until he was taken prisoner when the command of the company devolved upon Lieutenant Barnes Smock who continued in command until June 1779 when most of the men returned to their homes. During this time to wit from May 1777 when this deponent joined the said Company until June 1779 the said Company was liable to be called out into actual service only every other month but as our homes were exposed to the attacks of the refugees, the cow boys and the British, many of the said Company and this deponent amongst them did not return to their homes for a single night but continued in actual service all the time for duty during this time was to defend the lines from the incursions of the refugees, the coy boys and the British who came in frequent parties, for the purpose of foraging and plunder.  In June 1779 the said Company was relieved by three companies of Infantry who turned out for six months under Major Elisha Walton.  One of the said Companies under the command
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of Captain Gordon this deponent immediately
joined as a Volunteer with his horse to ride express and carry orders to the various parties that were sent out from time to time or stationed at various points along the lines as their presence and services were required. This deponent further says that he was engaged in actual service as express rider as aforesaid from June 1799 until December following. This deponent further says that he was constantly engaged in actual service in the camp fro about the first of April 1777 until the month of December 1779 and during all that time received a Light horseman's pay, which was twelve dollars per month and rations.  This deponent further says that in the summer of 1777 the said Randell or Randolph went to Philadelphia and was expected to return and take the command of the said company of Light horse and in his absence this deponent
thinks that Captain Green of the fort who did not stay at home for fear of being attacked joined the said company and was made commandant thereof for a short time but when it came his turn to be called out again in the fort he left the company of Light him and returned to his command in the fort and then William Remsen took the command as above mentioned and Captain Randell or Randolph never returned to his command.  Jarrat Stillwell
Subscribed and Sworn
the fourth day of February
1834 before me.
Joseph Law
Notary Public
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State of New York 
City & County of New York ss. 
John L. Bennett of the town of Middletown County of Monmouth and State of New Jersey being duly sworn deposes and says that he was born in the year 1757 in the said town of Middletown and has always resided there, that when he was a boy he became  acquainted with Jarrat Stillwell who then resided in the town of Middletown aforesaid and who now resides in the City of New York and this deponent has been well acquainted with the said Stillwell ever since. This deponent further says that in the month of June 1777 he joined a company of Light horse stationed at Tinton falls in the town of Shrewsbury in the County of Monmouth and State of New Jersey as a volunteer and continued a member of said company until the close of the Revolutionary war.
The said Company was first commanded
by Captain Randolph then for a short time
by Captain James Green, then by Captain
William Remsen, then by Captain Covenhoven
then by Lieutenant Smock until the close of
the war, Captain Covenhoven having been taken
prisoner.  When this deponent joined the said
Company the said Jarrat Stillwell was a member of the said Company and this deponent knows
that the said Stilwell had been for sometime
previous a member of the said Company and
in actual service as this deponent had frequently seen him on duty. This deponent
further says that during the years 1777, 1778
and 1779 this deponent was out in actual service almost all the time and well remembers having frequently seen the said Stillwell on duly
during that time and was frequently sent out
in parties with him and the said Stilwell
residing near the lines could not go home
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without being exposed to constant attacks
from the British refugees and cowboys and
continued in actual service to this deponents
knowledge almost all the time and this
deponent does not recollect that the said
Stilwell ever returned home during the said
years 1777. 1778 and 1779 or ceased to do
duty in actual service.     John L Bennet
Subscribed and sworn to the
fourth day of February 1834
before me.  Joseph Law
Notary Public

State of New York City
& County of New York ss 
Be it remembered that the fourth day of February in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and thirty four personally appeared before me Joseph Law a Notary Public, duly commissioned and qualified dwelling in the city of New York, Sarah Stillwell and John Bennet and severally subscribed the foregoing affidavits in my presence and made oath before me according to law that the
affidavits so subscribed by them and the matter therein contained were true. 
 [Seal]       In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my
notorial seal at the City of New York
the day and year last above mentioned.
                                           Joseph Law
                                           Notary Public
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Declaration of Jarrat Stillwell to obtain the
benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832.
State of New York City}
& County of New York } SS:

On this fourth day of September in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred thirty three personally appeared in open Court before me, Richard Riker, Recorder of the City and County of New York, and First Judge of the Court of General
Sessions in and for the City and County of New York now sitting Jarrat  Stillwell, a resident of the City and County of New York aforesaid, and State of New York, aged seventy five years and upwards who being first 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 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States
under the following named Officers,
and served as herein stated. In the month
of October in the year 1776, in compliance with
the existing laws of the Colony or State of
New Jersey he entered as a private. Captain Van Eyck's Company militia of Infantry at
Newark in New Jersey, and continued in
service half a month. Then recommenced
service, in compliance with the laws aforesaid, about the First of April 1777 under General
Forman in Captain Walling's Company
at Tinton Falls, and continued in service
one month. In the month of May in the
year 1777 he joined Captain Randall or Randolph.  (Deponent has forgotten which name is correct) Company as a Light Horseman, and continued in service until First of October in said year, when Captain R. resigned. Lieutenant Remsen was then immediately  appointed Captain of said Light Horse Company.
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and this Deponent then served under Captain
Remsen, about one year.  Captain Remsen
then resigned, and Lieutenant Covenhoven
was immediately appointed Captain of said Light Horse Company and this Deponent then served under Captain Covenhoven until the month of June in the year 1779. And this Deponent saith that during the last mentioned
services, commencing under Captain Randall
or Randolph in the month of May in the year
1777 and ending under Captain Covenhoven in the month of June in the year
1779, he was continually in service- and
does not recollect during all said period,
amounting to two years and more, that
he was exempted one day from militia
duty.  And that during all said term of
two years and more, this Deponent was en
titled to receive and to the best of his
recollection did receive, Twelve Dollars per
month.  Deponent purchasing at his own
expense the horse which he used in the
discharge of his militia duties. And
Deponent further saith that during the
aforesaid period of two years and more
the light Hone Companies in which he
served were for a year or thereabouts under the
command of General Forman, and
the remainder of the time under the command of Colonel Holmes.  And this Deponent further saith, that within a short period,  after he left Captain Covenhoven's Company of Light Horsemen, which was in June 1779, he entered Captain Gordon's Company as volunteer militia
man, and was appointed by Major Walton
(who commanded the Battallion to which
Captain Gordon's Company was attached,)
an express Rider and Deponent continued
in service in said Company six months,
alternately performing the duties of a
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militia man - and those of an express rider.
And this Deponent further saith that he
did not enter said Company as an express
rider - but being well acquainted with
the localities surrounding said Company,
the said duties of an express rider were
assigned him as a part of his militia
services - and that when Deponent was
not engaged in the duties of an express
rider, he performed the services of
militia man - and that this Deponent for
this service, as aforesaid, during the said
term of six months, received the same
wages as were given to the militia men. 

     And Deponent further saith, that during one period of his services aforesaid, he was on the flank of the British for Monmouth until they embarked at Sandy Hook. That Deponent piloted Captain Wales of the Virginia Line, and that they took six prisoners, and killed three men of the British forces.  That Deponent himself took an Ensign and soldier,  belonging
to the British forces, with their side arms
then of near their picket, and brought them off.
That Deponent in January 1782 was taken
prisoner with his Brother, and carried
to New York and there remained a
prisoner in close confinement for the
space of five weeks, when he was liberated, as an Exchange prisoner.  That
Deponent during his services aforesaid
was in many skirmishes, where there
was a number Killed on both sides.

And Deponent further saith that Lieutenant
Smock, who now resides in Middletown, New
Jersey, can testify to the term of nearly
all of this Deponents aforesaid services
and further that the Deposition of said
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Lieutenant Smock has been procured by
this Deponent, by which it appears as
this Deponent believes, that the period of
Deponent's services aforesaid was more than
Two years -- which said Deposition
has been as this Deponent believes regularly forwarded to the Commissioner of Pensions-
     And this Deponent hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
                                          Jarrat Stillwell

Sworn to and subscribed the day and
year aforesaid in open Court before me.
     H. Meigs, Clerk}
We, Richard Morris & John Quackenbush,
residing in the City and County of New York
do hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Sarah Stillwell, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy five years and upwards of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day
and year aforesaid in open Court.
                                         Richard Morris
 H. Meigs Clerk}             John Quackenbush

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 Jarrat Stillwell
was a revolutionary soldier and served as
he states. And the Court further certifies,
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that it appears to them that Richard
Morris and John Quackenbush who have
signed the preceding certificate are credible
persons and that their statement is
entitled to credit.  
R Riker
Samuel Dunshee
James Burling
I, Henry Meigs, Clerk of the Court of Open and Terminer and General Sessions of the Peace in and for the city and county of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace in and for the said city and county in the matter of the
application of Jarret Stilwell for a pension
In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and the Seal of the Said
Courts this fifth day of September
in the year of our Lord one thousand
Eight hundred and thirty three-
H. Meigs Clerk
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                           3 - 082.
                   Department of the Interior,
                      BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
O.W. File #
Application No. 14625
Certificate No._________

NAME OF SOLDIER.
Jarrat Stillwell
Co.___________
Regt. N. Jer.
INFORMATION DESIRED.
                      Papers
[Oval Stamp, upside down]:
First Deputy, M 
May 28, 1910
Commissioner.

L. Stillwell

Admitted Files
MAY 28 1910


6-1736
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Jarret Stillwell  NY.        '32
                                         to what time paid?

Decr 23d '44.         F, H, D

Died 4th May [ill.]1843 to that period
                                      JH
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                                3 -- 082.
                    Department of the Interior,
                     BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
In. File
Application No.________________
Certificate No. 14625
14625
                          NAME OF SOLDIER.
Jarat Stillwell
Co.  N.J.       Regt. ______________
                   
               INFORMATION DESIRED.
                              Papers
[Rectangular Stamp]:
Admitted Files
APR 18 1910

L. Stillwell

[Oval Stamp]
First Deputy,
M. 
April 18 1910
Commissioner.  

[Rectangular Stamp]
April 18 1910
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
NAME  Stillwell, Jasper GRADE Private LINE New Jersey

WARRANT NUMBER 8746
ACREAGE 100

ISSUED 
June 11, 1789
to Mathias Denman
assignee

The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.