Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 519, Thomas Doughty, Penn.
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Service
Penn
Doughty, Thomas
Number
S.519
[hand written note] carded
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3,999
New Jersey
Thomas Doughty
private
Pennsylvania line. 1776. 1 year [crossed out]
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the roll of New Jersey
at the rate of -8- Dollars per month, to commence on
the 7th of April, 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 29th of Oct[illegible]
and sent to James Sharp, esq.
Somers point, N.J.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1818 4 mo 28/30 39.46
Semi-anl all'ce ending 4th Mar 1819 48.00
[sum] $87.46
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued.
Gloucester County
[handwritten notes on the right side of the paper]
Notification sent May 10th 1821. to James Matlack,
Esqr. Woodbury, N. Jersey.
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1827 grate [Great] Eggharbor august [illegible]
Sir I make none to your Honnor how
I have been treted I was a solger [?] in the wore [war] of
independence and nothing to fight for but my country
after the wore was Ended I got manley Discharge
from the felde of action went to harde labour and
and by the Blessing of god accumelated a comfortabell
Littel Living so that I purched a good Scooner
put my favouright Son on Borde of him Sent
him to the west indies and on her Return home
home my Son Vessel and cargo was sunk in the
see a heavey stroke for me Soone after that my
wife was taken with a complante and lay on
a Bead of affliction 13 months then departed this
Life you may gess the Dockters Bill. I had two
children Both married and left me I Saw nothing
worthwhile for me to keepe House for I thought
with care and the Blessing of god that I had anuff [enough]
to Live on as Long as I livd. I had 2 collored peopel
I give them Both free. I thought Best to Vandell [?]
my property and put it into Store goods which
I did Soone after I got my goods completly fixt
my Store tuke fier and next thing to my all was
burnt my frinds peted my ease and advised me to
make application for a penshon which I Did and
and my Surtifect [certificate] Soone cum I drew 2 years pay
which made me quite comfortabell after that thare
was an alteration in that Law May th1 1820 which
Requierd proof I went threw all the Corte form
that the Law Requierd in that case and my second
Surtificate cum but to my grate surprise before
my pay cum Due from annone Enemy my
penshon was stopt by a privet Letter wich
much surprise me for I Vineley thought I hadn't
an Enemey in all my country for it was by my
frinds that gave me a commishen and I command
the 3 Regment of the glosester [Gloucester] Bungade [brigade?] 23 years
it by my frinds that almost forst me to take
a Sete in the State Legslator wich I had
the Honnor for some years and the Last
wone with out fee or Reward Day and night
I had to head my men when the Barges
wood cum in 4 and 5 at a time I think
had not it Been for our corage we must have
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plunderd with won yinnel Kaveg [?]
but my Spirits is such that I wood almost as
Live Dye as to beg from the goverment or
Elseware. But while I had the use of my Limms
I made out midling well but for some time
past I have not been abel to sa abel to walk
1 Rod but I am much Better at present
I Resevd a perlite [polite?] leter from your office that my
penshen [pension] was suspended till further proof
was made - now my Dear Sir if you will be
so very good as to cause a Line to be Dropt to me
what kinds of proof you wood wish me to
make I can send to your Honnor a petition
made by any number I will ask for of the
most respectabel of the cummunetey where
I live that from my some time past and
present surcomstance in Life olde age
and infirmity of body that I need my
penshen as I was a Stout man in 76 you must
no that the grave will soone be my Lot
it is but Littel I ask of the worlde and
that Littel from present feelings I shall
not long - Sir what make me Right
such a Long peace to you sensabel of my
Loss which I can prove to your satisfaction
and I beleve if it is in your Honners
Limmets I shall have Relife [relief?] if not shall
go down to the grave and ask no more
I am with much Respect your Hum'l Ser't
Thomas Doughty

N B if you Drop me a Line plese to
indorse it to the care of Gedden Leeds
collector of the post and District of
grate Eggharber Sommers Point
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To the Honorable Secretary of War
Washington City

[written vertically]
Pension Office
August 17th 1827
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State of New Jersey
County of Gloucester } ss
Personaly appeared before me Jos. Sharp
one of the judges of the fourth of Common
pleas in and for the county & state of afores'd
Thomas Doughty who living July sworn Deposeth
that he from this reduced circumstances in life
he needs the assistance of his country for support
that he enlisted at Smithfield Bucks County
Pennsylvania in February 1776 for one year in
the Pennsylvania Line Continental Establishment
under Capt. Nathaniel Vanzant of the 5th Battalion
Commanded by Col Robert Mc Gall and Col.
Penrose taken prisoner in Fort Washington
York Island left the prison in New York in
March 1777 and paid at Philadelphia
in May or June 1777. that he has lost his
certificate or discharge which certified his
faithful services for the term of his enlistment
that he served against the enemy in the state
and privateer service the remainder of the
Revolutionary war. Has ever since remaind
Citizen of the United States and is now a
Citizen of Great Eggharbor County of Gloucester
State of New Jersey

Thomas Doughty

Gloucester County
Sworn to and Subscribed before me
this Seventh day of April 1818

Jos. Sharp
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I Certyfy the within named Deponent
is a Credible witness and it appears to
my satisfaction that that he served as
within Stated and I saw him In actual service
April Seventh 1818-
Jos. Sharp Judge
State of New Jersey

I hereby Certify that Joseph Sharp is
a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
in and for the County of Gloucester
and that the above is his propper
Signature and that he was in office
on the Seventh of April 1818
Given under my hand and seal of
the County of Gloucester this thirteenth
day of April Eighteen Hundred and Eighteen
Hendry Clk
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P.J. Gray, Printer, Woodbury, N. J.
District of New Jersey, ss.

On this twentieth day of March, 1821, personally appeared in open court,
before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, of the county of Gloucester, in the state of
New Jersey, being a court of record, proceeding according to the course of the Common Law--having
jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, and keeping records of its proceedings. Colonel Thomas Doughty
aged Sixty one [inserted: in 1821] years, July next resident in the Township of Eggharbour
in said County, who, being first duly affirmed according to law, doth, on his affirmation declare
that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: to wit in the Commanded by
Nathaniel Vansant, in the fifth Regiment of the Pennsylvania line
Commanded by Colonel's Robert McGaw and [blank] Penrose,
that he was at the battle at Fort Washington on the North River
and was then taken Prisoner, and was also at the battle at Shad's [Chadds]
Ford on the Brandewine [Brandywine] and several other Battles - That upon
a declaration made on Affirmation the seventh day of April one
thousand eight hundred and eighteen he obtained a pension Certificate Number
3999 under the act of Congress passed the 18th of March 1818 to provide for
certain persons engaged in the land and Naval service of the U.S. in the
Revolutionary War

And I do solemnly affirm 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 other manner, disposed of my property, or any
part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish 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 an 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, contracts, or debts due to me; nor have I any income other that what is
contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. I have besides bed and beding [bedding], four
Chairs 75 cents - one pot $1.00 - one grid iron 75 cents, one set of queens ware
50 cents - one water pail 50 cents, four knives and forks 75 cents - four spoons 25
cents - four tea spoons 75 cents amounting to Four Dollars and 75 cents.
[in the left margin the amounts are listed and totaled:
75+1.00+75+50+50+75+25+25=4.75]

I am by Occupation a Labourer, but on account of my
infirmities and weakness I am incapable and have not capacity sufficient to
support myself. I am afflicted with the Gravel, and have some Simptons [symptoms] of the
Dropsey. I have no family of any description residing with me except my
wife Remitty Doughty aged thirty four years, she is a very weakly Woman
and unable to support me.

Affirmed to and declared on the 20th day of March 1821 Before the President of the said Court
at Woodbury
John Clement
President

I, Jeremiah J Foster Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
the of county of Gloucester in the state of New Jersey,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Affirmation and the schedule thereto
annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify, that
it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited
in the aforesaid schedule is four dollars and Seventy five
cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the
said Court, on this tenth day of April AD, 1821
J. J. Foster Clk
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The court are of the Opinion that the total value of
the property exhibited in the within Schedule is Four Dollars 
seventy five cents
March Term 1821
By the Court-
John Clement
James Hopkins
William Lane
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Thomas Doughty
No 3999
March 1819
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April the 24: 1860
Mr Pension office Agent sir
you will confer a noble favor
on me if you will Examine your
records and see if there is not two
years pension belonging to the heirs
of Thomas Doughty his pension was
stopt two years on the acount of
faulty reports But he was reinstated
again But his Pension Papers came
while he lay dead in his house he
has but one heirs left that is a daughter
and she is a widdow She wishes me
to write to you to see if she can get
this two years back pension My father
Thomas Doughty died february the
21, 1829 in the State of Newjersey
I think it was Atlantic Co pleas see
to it and rite to me

yours With respect
James Vaughan

Wright Conners
Dearborn Co
In [?]
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New Jersey
18-March-1818
Thomas Doughty
placed on the revolutionary
roll 29 Oct.
1818. - Suspd see caveat
within - and letters to the
Agent & pensioner 13th
May 1824 - Hon. J. Matlack
and J. Doughty 20 Sept. 1823 -
(John Winner Junr is a relation
of Doughty's - Joseph Winner
is John's father) See also
letter to J. Doughty [illegible]
August 1827, and Oct. 20.
died 1829
Hon. John R. Thompson June 2/56 [cf. #22]
James Vaughn May 22/60 [cf. #11]
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INVALID. Rev War AW
File No 519
Thomas Doughty
Priv. Pa. Line
Act Mar. 18.1818.
Index:- Vol. A, Page 98
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Be it Remembered that on the twelfth day of March in the year of our
Lord one thousand Eight Hundred and twenty three personally appeared
Before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the peice for the County of Glouster [Gloucester]
In the State of New Jersey Namely Nicholas Jefferis [Jeffryes] John Doughty and Peter C
Steelman they and each of them being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelist of
allmity God and they and each of them Doath depose and say that they
are well acquainted and reside near to one Thomas Doughty of Egg harbour
Township in Glouster [Gloucester] County who formerly has Received a pension from the
Government of the United States of America for services as a private Soldier
During the Revolutionary war and these Deponants say they are informed
that the pension money of the said Doughty is suspended by the Secretary
of war on account of Information being Lodged in the war Department
stating the said Doughty to Be worth two thousand Dollars these Deponants
further say that they and each of them personally know that the aforesaid
Information to be false and Eronious as it respects his Being worth two
thousand dollars and these deponants doath further say that according
to circumstances old age and situation of him the said Doughty
that he the said Doughty is actually in need of the pension money that
the pension Law prescribes to be paid to the Revolutionary Soldiers and
these Deponants further say not

Nicholas Jeffryes
John Doughty
Peter C Steelman

Taken and subscribed before me
the day and year aforesaid

Enoch Doughty Esq

I Jeremiah J Foster Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas in and for the County of Gloucester do hereby certify
that Enoch Doughty Esq before whom the above Oaths
appears to have been taken was at the time of so doing
and still is one of the Justices of the Peace in and for
the County of Gloucester

Witness my hand and seal of Office
at Woodbury this seventeenth Day
of March AD Eighteen hundred
and Twenty three
J J. Foster Clk
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Woodbury Octo'r 20th 1823

Dear Sir

It is now more than three weeks since a
Letter from Mr L. Edwards bearing date Sept 20 1823
found me on a sick Bed, and untill now I have been
unable to answer the equiries [inquiries] relative to the circumstances
of Thomas Doughty an applicant to be restored on the Pension
list

He resides about 55 miles from this place and
in a part of the County that I have never visited but once,
therefore unable to give a correct information as I could
wish

Upon inquiry of some of his neighbours (men of
veracity) who were attending Court at this place last week
from his Neighbourhood, I am told that Mr Thos Doughty
lives comfortable at this time, and that he is not considered as a
man who stands in need of Assistance from his country at this
time. They stated, that some years past (about 8) he was
in possession and occupied a small Farm, though Poor, that about
that time he had the misfortune to loose the whole of his dwelling
and its contents, that some years since he has by the assistance
of his friends rebuilt a small Tenement and a small Store
Room which he occupies, that he has a Small Stock supposed
about the value of 100 Dollars in this Store which he retails
out in small quantities to his Country neighbours, and this little
they his Neighbours believes supports him & his wife which is all the
Family he has- They further stated, that the property formerly
owned by Thomas Doughty had been conveyed by him to his son
John, whether a bona fide sale or not they were not able to
Judge, nor the time of conveyance.
this
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This morning in order to assertain and give you
further information relative to the conveyance of the
Land of Doughty, I searched the Clerks Office where
our Deeds should be recorded, but find no conveyance
from Doughty to his son John, nor no other conveyance
from Thomas Doughty within the last 10 years

Upon these facts, which I believe to be
true, you will be enabled to Judge as correctly as myself.
But should you desire a more particular account of the Old Man's
Conveyance I will upon your request, with much pleasure
Send for the Old Gentleman directing him to shew his standing
more particularly &c.

Very much I am your
Humble Servant
James Matlack

John C Calhoun Esquire
Secretary of War
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Eggharbour October 12th 1827

This is to certify by us whos Names are under Written
that we have been neighbours to Col. Thomas
Doughty (of Eggharbour) for a number of years, and
some of us all our Lives, and are Personaly
aquainted with him, and do know or belive that
in years Past that his Circumstances in Life as to
Property was as good as Comon fully, but by the
Los [loss] of his son Vessel & Cargo, togather with the
Lose of his Dwelling House and Store With
Nearly all the Contents Which Some of us
Were Eye Witnesses to has maid his Sircomstances
altogather diferent, Were distroyed by fire, We
also beleve that the Charge Loged [lodged] in the Pention
office against him Was Incorect, and We further
beleve that from his indigent Surcomstance in
Life old age and infirmity of body at Present
and for some time Past needes and Deserves
his Pention, as Witness our Hands.

Robt B Risley
Pardon Ryan
Joshua Garwood
Daniel Baker J P
John Baker
John Price

Sam'l Somers
Horace Frambes
Levi Holbert
Japhet Ireland
James English J.P.
John R Scull
Rich'd J Somers
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Job Framber
Gid'n S Risby
Daniel Tilton
Enoch Ingersoll
Thomas Irelan
John S Barber

Jesse Somers
James Somers jr
Edmund Somers
Daniel Edwards
James English Jr
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Department of the Interior
PENSION OFFICE.
Washington D.C. March 17 1890

Sir,
I have the honor to state, in reply to Mrs. Holdcrafts
letter of inquiry herewith returned, that the
name of Thomas Doughty, was inscribed on the
New Jersey rolls under the act of March 18. 1818,
suspended in 1822, and not restored. He died
in 1829.

No land was ever allowed him,
nor are his heirs entitled to land a pension on
account of his services under existing laws.

[illegible] W Moon
Ho Rep
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greate Eggharbour [Great Egg Harbor] Somers Point October 15th 1827[?]
Dear Sir I Reseved [received] a line from you Dated August the
18 I have complide with your advice to me which
was you said you woulde advise me to git
a certificate from a member of congress that
Represented the District whare I live which was
cheerefulley granted in addition to that I send to
you inclosed 24 names that are Selected of my nighbors
of them are two Justests [Justices] of the peace and won
minister of the gospel and I colde if I had took
them as tha [they] cum I colde sende 224, but I call on
but the men of standing. if what I have Done will not
give you sattisfaction it is alltogather out of my
my power to give any more sattisfaction than
this. I have sufferd much with Lameness which
Doctors cannot help me, but won thing I no
that from my some time past and present
feellings I shall not long want help from the
penshen office I have no more to offer but
Remain your most Humbell servent
Thomas Doughty

NB if you will be so good as to drop me a line plese
to indoss [endorse?] it to the care of Geden Leeds Esq
greate Eggharbor Somers point NJ
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Washington [?] 459. 15th St
18 Apr 1856

DSir [Dear Sir]

I enclose a letter which
I have received from a
friend in New Jersey and
if you will direct one of the
clerks in your office to answer
the enquiries it contains
and send it to me, I
will feel obliged

respectfuly
yours
Jno R Thomson

J Minot
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Senate Chamber W [Washington?]
25 May 1856

DSir [Dear Sir]

I enclose a letter
from M Wilina [?] with
additional information
as requested by you in
reference to the case of
Thomas Doughty for pension

[respectfully
your obedient servant]
Jno R Thomson
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Tuckerton N.J. Oct 5th 1827.
To the Honorable the Secretary
at War. Washington
[illegible] from the best information I
can collect, I am sattisfied that
Colonel Thomas Doughty formerly a
revolutionary Soldier is now in such
indigent circumstances that it would
just & propper to resume the payment
of his pension.

I have the Honor to be
very respectfully your Obt. Svt.
Ebn [Ebenezer] Tucker
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FREE

[postmark] WOODBURY N.J. OCT [illegible]

John C Calhoun Esquire
Secretary of War
Washington DC.

[written vertically at left]
Recd. 23 Octo: 1823
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I Jeremiah J Foster Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas in and for the County of Gloucester
do hereby certify that Enoch Doughty Esquire
before whom the within affidavit appears to have
been taken, was at the time of taking the same
and still is one of the Justices of the Peace in
for the said County of Gloucester, to all whose
acts as such full faith and credit are and
ought to be given

Witness my hand and Seal of
Office at Woodbury this seventeenth
day of March AD One thousand
eight hundred and twenty three
J J Foster Clk
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Be it Remembered that on the Twelfth Day of March in the year of
Our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred and twenty three personally
appeared before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the peace
for the County of Glouster [Gloucester] in the State of New Jersey John Winner Jr he
being conscientiously Scrupulous of taking an Oath he therefore Doath
Solemnly Sincerely and truly declare and affirm that he Resides
Near to and is well acquainted with Thomas Doughty of Egg harbour
Township in Glouster County who Formerly has Received a pension
from the Government of the United States of America for Servises
as a Private Soldier during the Revolutionary war and This affirmant
says he is informed that the pension money of the said Doughty
is suspended by the Secretary of War on account of Information-
Being Lodged in the war Department stating the said Doughty
to be worth two thousand Dollars this affirmant further says
that he personally knows that the afforsaid Information against
the said Doughty to be false and Eronious as it respects him the
said Doughty Being worth two thousand Dollars and this
affirmant Doath further say that according to circumstances age
and situation of him the said Doughty that he the said -
Doughty is actually in need of the pension money that the pension
Law prescribes to be paid to the Revolutionary Soldiers and this
affirmant further says Not.

John Winner Jr

Taken and subscribed before me
the day and year above written
Enoch Doughty Justice
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Free

Hon, John C Calhoun
Secretary of War
City of Washington

[written downward at left]
Rec'd 28 Mar: 1823

[inverted]
From Gideon Lucas
[the following is crossed out:]
not knowing to what
place to address, nor
[illegible] be given
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G L Eggharbor 15th March 1823

Sir,

In consiquence of the Suspension of the Pension
granted by government to Thos. Doughty an inhabitant
of this place for service as a private soldier in the
Revolutionary War, I have been induced to observe
to you that in my opinion the Statements made
against his receiving it are incorrect, both as respects
the amount of property he is worth as also the
manner of obtaining it, which opinion is formed
not only from residing near him all my life
with occasional opportunitys to judge of his affairs,
but from the affidavit made by Mssr. Winner
Doughty, Jeffers & Steelman all creditable persons
Testifying to the same effect, in whose testimony
in my opinion full confidence may be placed.

Very respectfully
your Ob't Serv't
Gideon Lucas [cf. #27]

Hon. J C Calhoun
Secretary of War
City of Washington
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Somers point Great Eggharbour New Jersey
March the 17 1823

Sir

Inclosed I send you affidavits and Depositions
purporting my circumstances & & Hooping they may
proove to your sattisfaction that the charges alledged
against me as a pensioner is false and Eronions in all
Respects

I am Sir with Respect
your obt Sevt & &
Thomas Doughty

NB in case you Renew my pension or Not please Be good
as to inform me by Letter the perticulars of the
Charges alledged against me and who By Direct
your Letter to Thomas Doughty Somers' point
Great Eggharbour New Jersey
TD
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To the Honourable
John C Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City

[turned][illegible] Edwards
[illegible]
[stamp]
Rec 6 may 1822
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Philadelphia April 29 1822
Sir - Having understood that Mr. Thomas
Doughty and John Tilton, of Great Egg Har
bour in New Jersey, obtained some time
Since (perhaps 3. or 4 years ago)  a pension
as Revolutionary Soldiers - (a Certain 
Reuben T Baker now deceased assisted them
in procuring it for which he was to
receive the one third part of the Pension
for three years - which was to be deducted
at each time of payment from the Gov
ernment ^ to them)  It is a well known fact that
both Tilton [underlined] and Doughty [underlined] was not in
indigent Circumstances [both words underlined], nor are not [crossed out] they at
this time - Mr Tilton at a low valuation
is considered worth at least $5000,
and Mr Doughty about $2000, which
can be made appear to your Satisfaction
from respectable Authority within my knowledge
I am Sir
very Respectfully 
your [illegible]
Joseph Winner

Hon John C Calhoun Esq
Secretary of War
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J R Thomson [cf #21, #22]

Hon. J Minot
Com Pensions
Washington

[written upward on left]
Mr Groves please answer
Page 33

For [illegible]
[illegible]
Penn line
Admitted
The Rolls  [illegible]
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Heir application

[stamp] PENSION OFFICE MAY 3 1860

Thomas Doughty
N.J. Apl 8th, 1818
let, fr. his daughter,
abt, his case

[stamp] LAWRENCEBURGH IND AP[illegible]
Page 35

[middle of paper]
Hon Secretary of War
Washington City

[vertical on the left side]
file [this illegible] -
one of the
declaration
Page 36

Lower Somers point
Gloucester County New Jersey
May 1st 1818

Hon'r Secretary ove War

Sir

I have the honor
to Enclose hearewith the Claims of Ruel Mitt; Solomon
Manery, Thomas Doughty, James Bell who owing to their
Situation in life wish to be plaiced on the pension list
for life agreable to the act of Congress of the 18 of March 1818

there is not the least Dought in
public mind of the above persons haveing Served Honrable
In Army and Consequently entitled to a pension
according to the Act of Congress above noticed
any communication in the above cases or their Certifa
of pension they wish Directed to the post office Lower
Somers point Gloucester County New Jersey if any
Additional Evidence, is Necessary you will please
notify me

I have the Honor to be
very respectfully your
most Humble Servant
Jos. Sharp Judge

JC Calhoun
Secretary War