Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39002, for Henry Peterson, New Jersey
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(3-1776)
Service:  New Jersey
Peterson, Henry
Number:  S.39002
contents:  Blank
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7507
to Virginia
from Maryland
Henry Peterson
Allegany in the state of Maryland
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Shreve of the N. Jersey line, for the term of nine months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 14 of October 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 of Mar 1814 and sent to Wm. McMahon, Cumbersand, Md
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 4.22      37.67
Semi-anl All'ce ending 4 Sept 1819   48.00
$85.67
[Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March 1818}

Allegany Md

Died Sept 9, 1821
See A. B

ILLEGIBLE letter to the Hon. E. W. Jackson 7 June 1822  G.R.
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Henry Peterson
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State of Maryland Allegany county towit
On this fourteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen before me the subscriber one of the associate Judges of the fifth Judicial district of Maryland, which district is compossed of the Counties of Allegany, Washington and Frederick, personally appeared Henry Peterson aged fifty Seven years, resident of Allegany count aforesaid, who being by me 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 provided for certain persons engaged i the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War, the he is the same Henry Peterson who entered into the United States Service in the Second New Jersey Regiment commanded by col. I. Shreve in the month of May 1778 and that he served in the said Regiment for the term of nine months as will appear by his discharge hereunto annexed, and that he was in several skirmished, and the Battle of Monmouth with the common enemy, and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and acknowledged before me the day and year above mentioned.
Th. Buckanan
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I Thomas Buchanan one of the associate Judges of the fifth Judicial district aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Henry Peterson did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy, and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of this country for support and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary of the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of congress Oct 14th 1818.
Th. Buckanan
The bearer Henry Peterson has served his time of nine months in the Second Regt of New Jersey and now discharged and at liberty to return home given under my hand at Newark the 8th day of February 1779.
I. Shreve  Col.
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Maryland Allegany County to wit
I Aza Beall Clerk of Allegany County in the State of Maryland do hereby certify that the Honouarble Thomas Buchanan Esquire who appears to have signed the aforesaid deposition and certificate was at the time of taking and signing the same and ever since hath been one of the associate judges of the fifth Judicial District of State of Maryland composed of Washington, Frederick and Allegany Counties duly commissioned and qualified and to all whose act as such full faith and credit is due   ought to begiven as well in courts of Justice as thereout.
In testimony whereof I have herein set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this fifteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
A. Beall  Clerk
of Allegany County Court
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Schedule
State of Virginia  Lewis County Court
On this 10th day of July 1821 personally appear in open court being a Court of Record for the said County of Lewis in the State of Virginia - Henry Paterson aged Fifty Nine Years resident in the said County of Lewis, 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 on the BLANK day of May in the 1778 at Morris River Township in the State of New Jersey for the term of nine months in the company under Capt Hollinshead in the Regiment commanded by Colonel I. Shreves, called the Second Regiment of New Jersey in the New Jersey line, and that he enlisted for the term of nine months and that he swerved the term of this enlistment and during the time of said service was in the Battle of Monmouth and several other skirmished and that on the 8th day of February 1779 at Newark in the said State of New Jersey he obtained a written discharge which was filed with the orginal declaration made and sworn to at Cumberland in Allegany County, Maryland on the 14th day of October in the year 1818 upon which he has obtained a pension certificate dated the 9th day of March 1819 No. 7507, 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 man(ner)
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ner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to deminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an 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 passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contract or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed towit One Mare four years old for which I am indebted
one Rifle gun              1 large earthen dish
1 common chest         2 ILLEGIBLE cups and saucers
1 hand saw                  2 tea pots 1 Earthen & 1 tin
1 fore plane                 1 coffee pot
1 Jack Do                      1/2 doz pewter spoons
1 Smoothing Do           1/2 doz Tea spoons
1 Nabbed Do                1/2 doz knives & forks
1 large bead do            3 tin cups
1 hand axe                    2 iron pots
1 Adze                          2 Skillets
1 Chissels                      1 Tea kettle
2 hammers                    1 Iron ILLEGIBLE
1 Hatchet                   and a few other articles                          of broken ware almost.  can't read the rest.
1 hoe      
2 iron sqaured
1.2 foot ruce
a few gimbels
1 looking glass    
also between 20 to 30 small books and a few packages of medicine for which I  ILLEGIBLE to pay about twenty dollars.
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and a few cupboard articles towit about 1 doz plane plates
Henry Peterson
And I do further declare that my occupation is a house carpenter but from age and bodily debility I am but seldom able to pursue it.  I have a wife of the age of Fifty four years and also in a helpless state from age and infirmity and have three children.  Our boy of the age of eleven years, and one boy of the age of nine and on daughter aged Seventeen years.  The declarent further states that he is indebted in the sum of $25.37.
Henry Patterson
Sworn to and declared on the 10th day of July 1821 before the Court of Lewis County in open court and it is ordered to be certified that the value of the property exhibited in said schedule is one hundred and eleven dollars and ILLEGIBLE cents including the property the declarant is ILLEGIBLE.
I Daniel Stringer Clerk of Lewis county Court do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the scheduled thereto annexed are truely copies from the records of said court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is one hundred and eleven dollars and ILLEGIBLE cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and ILLEGIBLE seal there being no seal of office this 10th day of July 1821. 
D. Stringer  Clk, LC
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At a Court held for the County of Lewis
December term 1821
On a motion of Forrest W. Peterson, Administrator of the Estate of Henry Peterson (Deceased) it is ordered to be certified to the Secretary of War that he is administrator of the estate of the same Henry Peterson who subscribed and made oath to the within declaration and schedule.
The above order is truly copied from the record of said county.
D. Stringer 
J L E
this man ILLEGIBLE before he could have an opportunity of taking the oath, in order to ILLEGIBLE transferred - let the transfer be made without sending the final notification - Let others substituted ILLEGIBLE to the case; and return the other two papers envelope to Mr. Jackson
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39.002
Revy INVALID
File No. 39.002
Henry, Peterson
Pri  Rev War
Act:  18" March 18"
Index:-Vol. 3, Page 389
[Arrangement of 1870]
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J. L. Edwards Esqr
Pension Office
War Dept
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Washington
Jany 6th 1822
Sir

INK TOO FADED TO READ ACCURATELY

With respect
Your Obed. Serv.
E B Jackson


J. L. Edwards Esqr