Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,026, for Reuben Topham, New Jersey
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(3-1776)

SERVICE New Jersey

Topham, Reuben

NUMBER S. 23,026

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CONTENTS
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18.397 Pennsylvania
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Topham, Reuben of Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Folk of the Reg. commanded by Col. Will in the [Pennsylvania - struck out] N.J. mil. For 9 mo’s.
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Inscribed in the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 30 Dollars per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day of Aug. 1833 and sent to Hon. W.J. Duane, Sec. of the Treasury
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Arrears to the 4th of March ‘33    		$60.-
Semi-anl. Allowance end 4 Sept. ‘33.     15.-
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						                        $75.-

Revolutionary Claim act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by [JMS] Official Clerk,
 Book E, Vol. [J] Page [b0] 

See letter to A. Jon July 13, 1837
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Reuben Topham

[ISOMC]
9 mo’s
$30-
Hon. W.J. Duane
Se. Treas.
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City of Philadelphia
State of Pennsylvania { fs.

On this 20 day of April 1833.  Personally appear[illegible] in Open Court, before the Court of of Philadelphia now Sitting.  Reuben Topham, a Resident of the City of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, aged seventy six years.  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 proceed the seventh of June 1832.
I entered a Volunteer in 1776 in the Company comanded by Capt. Adam Folk. Lieut. Camerin. under comand of Col. Boyards. March'd to [illegible]enton, through Princeton Brunswichk in Jersey to Perthambay, some time after March'd to Elizabeth Town where we [illegible] duly untill the end of our Four.  Which was two months [illegible] to Philadelphia and was discharged.  I then volunteered in the company of [illegible] Chambers.  March aft through Jersey; Joined the army under Gen. Washington for on their way to Princeton. in January 1777.
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City and State aforesaid. On this 20th day of April 1833. Personally appeared in open Court - the Court of Common Pleas - now sitting John Dorvill who has been duly sworn according to Law. Doth on his oath declare and say: that he is well acquainted with Reuben Topham the within applicant and that he served as a Sergeant, in the same companies on the same tour of duty, and under the same officers, with said Topham (except at the Battle of Princeton) But Shortly after & often since, have conversed with him on the subject of that campaign and remembers well that he was engaged at the time, as within stated. And that his statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Sworn and subscribed - the day and year aforesaid in open Court. {John Dorvill

F.A. Raybold

Interrogatories of the Court
1st “Where and in what year were you born?” {Answer. Born in the city of Philadelphia in the year 1757.
2nd “Have you any record of your age and if so Where is it?” {had it in a bible, but it is gone into the hands of some other person.
3rd “Where were you living when called into service?”“Where have you lived since the Revolutionary War and where do you now live?” {in Philadelphia and have always lived in the city. Am there now.
4th “How were you called into service, were you Drafted, did you Volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute for whom? {Volunteer - Volunteered - Drafted.
5th “State the names of some of the Gen’l, officers, etc. {Volunteered
6th “Did you ever receive a discharge from the service —- and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it. {Discharged by Col. Wm. Will - have no written discharge.
7th “State the names of persons to whom you are known, in your present neighbourhoods, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and the belief of your Service as a Soldier of the Revolution. {see subscribers to Certificate and witness Dorvill.
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We, Jacob Holahan and Chambers Gan — Residing in the City of Philadelphia Do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the within applicant, Reuben Topham, who has sworn and subscribed to the within declaration; That we believe him to be 76 years of age, that he is respected and believed in the Neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution. And that we fully concur in that opinion.

Sworn and Subscibed,
the day and year aforesaid
In open Court.			{Jacob Holahan 
				& Chambers Gan

F.A. Raybold 
rp

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after finding the interrogatories presented by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and serves as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them, that Jacob Holahan & Chambers Gan —- that have signed the preceding certificate are residents of the City of Philadelphia and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.

Edward King
J.B. Sutherland

I, Rachael Patterson, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Reuben Topham for a Pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 29th day of April 1833.

R. Patterson
[unintelligible]
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Philadelphia August 6th 1833
F J L Edward’s Esqr

Sir, [unintelligible] you will release the papers of Rob’t Carr, Ezekiel H. Reel, John Dorvill & Reuben Topham; and their addictional attach’, proof, such as can be had which I hope will be sufficient. At this late period, find great difficulty in their marking the necessary proof. So few are living that were in service together.

Respectfully, your obliged Lieut. Joseph Butler
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23026
INVALID
Revolution 

File No. 23,026
Reuben Topham
Per Rev War
Act: June 7th “32”
Index:—-Vol. 2, Page 420

[Arrangement of 1870]
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Form VAM-51 12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME Tophand, Ezekiel

GRADE Private

LINE Connecticut

WARRANT NUMBER 6538

ACREAGE 100

ISSUED Apr 14, 1800

to not shown

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*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.