Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 643, John B Field, New Jersey
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the plundering parties of the enemy [illegible] scouting parties during the time they were also at Amboy Elizabeth Town & Bergen.  In June 1778 he was again ordered out & served one month during which he was marched to Monmouth under Capt Sebring & Col Webster & altho not engaged in the battle was in the vicinity in Scouting parties & harrassing the enemy, at this place his brother Michael was killed being cut to pieces by the light horseman of the enemy.  In August of the same year he was ordered out to service one month under Capt Stelle at Woodbridge and from that time he continued to serve his regular monthly tour until the following year at the Woodbridge Station that is to say as well as he can recollect one month under Capt [Ross?], two tours of one month each under Capt [illegible] two months under Capt [Manning?] and one month under Capt Stelle, was engaged in guarding the lines, scouting parties and protecting the property of citizens. [illegible] recollects during this time of marching through the snow being on guard one night with one [illegible] all night. the enemy lying on the opposite shore & with[out?] [leaving?] distance. in the summer of 1779 he was ordered out & served two months under Capt Ten Eyck & employed in similar services.  In the summer of 1780 he was ordered out & served one month under Capt Sebring, during which time he [illegible]  he did not reach the battle but encourted the enemy near Elizabeth Town & waas engaged in a [?] skirmish & recollects firing away all his
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ammunition that his shoulder in consequence of his firing was all black the next day.