Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4661, Artemas Day, New Jersey
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New Jersey
Day, Artemas   W.4661
Bethany
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2048
Pennsylvania Pitt
Bethany Day dec.
widow of Artemas
who died on the __of NJ in the state of Pa who was a Captain in the _____commanded by Captain_____of the _____commanded by_____in the Revy line for 15 months  Inc. from $240 

Inscribed on the Roll of Pittsburgh at the rate of 305 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 day of March, 1831.  ending 28 Feby 1839.

Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of Sept 1853 and sent to S. Godwin Present

Arrears to the 4th of _____
Semi-annual allowance ending_____

{Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the_____ }

Recorded by H.E. Robinson clerk
Book D  Vol _____ Page 364
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Proof of Kinship

(illegible)
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State of Pennsylvania
Washington County, SS
On this the 13th day of June 1853 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the State and County of Ansonia  Daniel Day and William Van Kirk, residents of this state of Pa and Co of Wash. who being duly sworn according to law deponents say this Bethany Day died in Morris Township Washington Co. Pa on the 28th day of February A.D. 1839 - that she was at the time of her death the widow of Artemas Day who was a Captain in the Revolutionary War - that she left four children to wit Luther, Artemas, Sarah and Mary - that Artemas and Mary are dead, and that Luther and Sarah and living and the only children living.  and they swear that they are disinterested witnesses.
                                  Daniel Day
                                  Wm. VanKirk

Sworn and Subscribed before me this 13th day of June A.D. 1853 - and I hereby certify that Daniel Day and William VanKirk are credible witnesses.
                                   George W. Brice  J.P.

(a seal has been placed over some of the following text)

The Commonwealth of Penns.
Washington County
     I James Brown Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby certify that George W. Brice Esq before whom the above and foregoing affiants (covered up) at the time and now as a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified that his signature attached to same purporting to be his is genuine and that full faith and trust are due to all his official acts.
     In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Washington this 14th day of June A.D. 1853.
                         James Brown Prothon.
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State of New Jersey Morris County NJ:
     I Orlando T. Kirtland, Minister of the Gospel, hereby certify that I am the stated Pastor of the first Presbyterian Church in Morristown, that among the Records of said Church there is an ancient Book, which purports to be a Record of Marriages, solemnized by Reverend Timothy Johnes. D.D. the Pastor there from 1742-3, to 1794, the time of his death.  In page 43 of said Marriage Record, there is an entry of a marriage in words & figures as follows viz:
"1767, Jan 21 Artemas Day of Mendham & Bethany Axtel"  And I further certify that it is my belief, the entries made in said Record are in the proper handwriting of Rev. Doctor Johnes, & that the above marriage of Artemas Day & Bethany Axtel, is accurately copied.  The figure "I" in the day of "Jan. 21" seems to have been either blotted, or altered * is then (21) evidently standing for 21.
     Morris-town December 8. 1837
                              Orlando L. Kirtland

State of New Jersey Morris County:
     I, Joseph Dalrimple, Clerk of Morris County, hereby certify, that William Babbit Esq. the Magistrate before whom the annexed deposition of Ephraim Carnes was taken on the 5th December 1837, was at the time of the taking thereof, a Justice of the Peace in & for said County of Morris, duly commissioned & authorized as such, & that the signature of his name hereto, "Wm. Babbit", is genuine.
     I also certify that the Rev. Orlando L Kirtland, whose name is subscribed to the above certificate of the marriage of Artemas Day & Bethany Axtell, is the Pastor & Minister of the first Presbyterian Church in Morris-town.
     In testimony whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name & affix the seal of my office at Morris-town, this 18th day of April, A.D. 1838.
                        Jos. Dalrimple Clk.
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State of New Jersey
County of Morris SS
     Before the subscriber, a Justice of peace in & for said County, personally appeared Ephraim Carnes, of said County, personally well known to me for many years as a man of truth & in all respects worth of belief, who having been by me first duly sworn according to law, on his oath saith as follows, viz:  I am now in the 81st year of my age - resided in Mendham Morris County - when the revolutionary war began, & still live there.  I was then, personally acquainted with Captain Artemas Day, who lived also in Mendham, a neighbor to my father John Carnes about one mile distant.  Artemas Day was Captain of a militia company during the revolutionary war & performed much action milia duty therein, in any year of said war, from beginning to end.  He was a man of influence & respectability in Mendham & a leading action Whig, in those trying times.  I have often seen him engaged in performing militia duties at the head of his company in difference places in New Jersey, along the enemy lines, but my memory is frail & I do not think I can recall to memory, but a few instances of those services.  In the fall of 1777, I performed one time of militia service of a month, under said Captain Day's command, at Elizabethtown & was station at the upper end of the town at one Starkhouse's dwelling & I believe Col. Drake commanded the Regiment.  I was station near Quibbletown one month in Capt. Cozard's company in the winter of 1777 & recollect Captain Day was station there also one month at the least, with his company, and Genl. Winds.  I was with Captain Day & his company a month on militia duty at Aquakanak bridge, where we had a fight with the enemy in the fall season.  Genl. Winds, Col. Seely, Col. Hathaway & other officers present.  The year, I believe was 1778. -- I was in Capt. Day's company & under his command a month, at time of the Monmouth battle, in the summer of 1778.  We were stationed at Elizabethtown & were marched under Gen. Winds by N. Brunswick to Spotswood, & then back to Elizabethtown where we finished the month's duty, under Capt. Day & were discharged.  I have seen Capt. Day on duty at other times, but my memory is frail & I cannot specify other particulars.  Capt. Day died about 30 (illegible) June in my neighborhood & his widow removed to Pennsylvania.
                                      Ephraim Carnes
Sworn & subscribed before me at Mendham December 5th 1837
Wm. Babbit Justice of the Peace
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Bethany Day, widow of Artemas.  

Admitted.

Act 4th July 1836.
15 months and 7 days Captain at the rate of $305.33   per annum, from 4th March 1831, to 28th February 1939 deducting former payments.

Pay to:
Luther Day and Sarah Day only surviving children.

Certificate to
S. Godwin Esq.
Washington D.C.
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(envelope)

J.L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City, D.C.

(written vertically)
Bethany Day
Pa. Pitt

2048
36

(stamp)
WASHINGTON PA 
MAR 2
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                Washington, Pa  March 2 1839.

J.L. Edwards, Esq
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir:

     Some of the children of Mrs. Bethany Day late of said County, deceased, a pensioner under the Act of Congress of July 4th, 1836, have applied to me for advice & instructions, under the following circumstances.
     On the 27th December 1838 there was granted to Mrs. Day, by the Pension Department, a Certificate for overages of Pension for $240 in lieu of one for $120 commencing the 4th of March 1831 & on the 7th of January last, Mrs. Day, by power of attorney in the form prescribed by the Department empowered her grandson, Daniel Day, to demand & receive these increases from the Pension Agent at Pittsburgh.  He accordingly went to Pitts. about the 10th of January last and was informed by the Pension agent that the papers were properly drawn up, but that the agency was not at that time in funds & could not pay on or above the 4th of February.  He went again and received the same answer.  Mrs. Day in the meantime, in anticipation of the money made her will, dispensing of these overages to certain of her children, and died on the 28th of February last.  The question submitted was a letter under these
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circumstances, the overages go to the execution of the will for the benefit of the children designated therein, or to the children generally.  My own opinion is that the execution would be entitled, but as it is a case not based within any rule of the Department, no opinion of the Attorney General, that I have seen, I have thought proper to take the facts and ask of the department today, to whom these overages properly belong - should it be necessary, the will and other documents establishing the facts above stated, can be provided to the department.  An early answer is requested.
                        Very Respectfully,
                         Your obt. servt.
                         Alex. W. Acheson
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the third Section of the Act of Congress of the 4th July 1836.
State of Pennsylvania
Washington County SS

     On this 26th day of August 1837 personally appeared before Hon. Thomas H. Baird, President of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said county, Betheny Day, a resident of Morris Township in the county of Washington and state of Pennsylvania, aged eight-eight years past, on the 8th day of January past, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4th 1836.  That she is the widow of Artemus Day, who was a Captain in the Militia of New Jersey and Service of the United States during the Revolutionary War.  My husband the said Artemus Day was a resident of Morris County New Jersey, when he first entered the service of the United States in 1776, and he continued to reside there until his death which happened in 1802.  My said husband was to my knowledge an ardent friend in favour of the independence of his country, and I know that he was sent upon all occasions from the commencement to the end of the war, according to the best of my belief, my husband the said Captain Day must have served at least three years, but I am unable to give a particular or detailed account of his services.  I know that he commanded a company and served under Col. Hathaway and under Col Munson and General Winds a considerable time as will appear from an abstract of Payrolls of the Militia of Morris County New Jersey herewith transmitted.  His commission as Captain was long time seen lost or destroyed.  I must put my claim upon the documentary evidence and proof which accompany my declaration.  She further declares that she was married to the said Artemus Day on the 22 day of January in the year Seventeen hundred and sixty seven, and that her husband the aforesaid Artemus Day died on the 18th day of April eighteen hundred and two, and that she had remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.  I have still in my
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possession the old family bible which did contain a record of our marriage, but in consequence of this bible being so old and long in use, that not only all the front leaves which did contain the record and many other pages of said bible are not only worn and destroyed long ago but the cover or binding itself is worn off so that no trace of said record remains or has remained for many years past.
                       Bethany I Day
                         (I is her mark)

     Sworn and subscribed this 26th day of August 1837 before me, the word, been, in the 27 line interlined before signing.
        Th H Baird

     I do hereby certify that from old age and bodily infirmity the applicant cannot attend the Court.  Given under my hand this 26th day of August 1837.
                      Th H Baird

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Washington Co SS
     I George Weir Acheson Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for the County do hereby certify that Thomas H Baird before whom the foregoing proceedings were had is at the time President Judge of the fourteenth Judicial District of Pennsylvania including the county of Washington duly commissioned, that Luther Day Esq before whom the attached proceedings were had was at the time a justice of the peace in and for said County, duly commissioned, and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to all the official acts of the said Judge, and the said justice of the peace and that the signatures purporting to be therein I believe is genuine.
     In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, at Washington this 30th day of August AD 1837.
                   Geo. Weir Acheson Pro.

(seal)
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                                    M.C.S.(handwritten)

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
ORN (handwritten)

                                  November 23, 1926

Mrs. J.C. Wooley
1609 Park Place
Wichita, Kansas

Madam:
     I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 4661, it appears that ARTEMAS DAY while a resident of Morris County, New Jersey, was commissioned Captain in 1776 and served as such in the militia of Morris County, New Jersey, at various times until 1783, amounting in all to fifteen months and seven days;  he was in the battles of Long Island, Trenton, both battles of Springfield, and the battles of Connecticut Farms, Pollifly and Aquackanonek. 
     He married January 21 or 22, 1767, at Morristown, New Jersey, Bethany Axtell who was born January 8, 1749.
     He died April 18, 1802, in Mendham Township, Morris County, New Jersey.
     His widow, Bethany, was allowed pension on her application executed August 26, 1937, at which time she was living in Morris Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
     She died in Morris Township, Pennsylvania, February 4, or 28, 1839.
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     They had the following children:  Henry Axtell, Bethuel or Bethnel, Lydia, Luther, Artemas, Sarah and Mary.
     They had a grandchild, Daniel Day, but the names of his parents were not stated.

                Respectfully,

                 WINFIELD SCOTT
                    Commissioner
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Bethany Day, Pittsburgh, RW Act July 4 1836
Be pleased to say to what time the pension was paid.

Pension Office
Dec. 12 1840

Feby
Dec 28th 1839 

(illegible) that paid
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In the matter of Capt. Artemas Day 

(There are two columns on this page.  One is tours of service proven, the other is witnesses proving each tour.  I will list them per line, with a comma between the terms and the witnesses.)

Tours of Service Proven, Witnesses proving each tour

1 Month At Springfield Dec. 1776, Young, Loree, Johnson, Carnes, Clarke

3 Months At Quibbletown Spring 1777, Young , Loree, Johnson, Carnes, Clarke

1 Month Before Monmouth Battle, Young, Loree, Johnson, Carnes, Clarke

1 Month Near Newark (or Aquahanack Bridge), Young, Loree, Johnson

1 Month at Hackensack, Young, Loree, Johnson, Clarke

1 Month at Elizabethtown Point, Young, Loree, Johnson, Carnes, Clarke

1 Month at Elizabethtown, Young, Loree, Johnson, Carnes, Clarke

1 Month at Rahway, Young, Johnson, Carnes

1 Month In pursuit of Indians, Young

1 Month at Springfield when burnt, Young, Loree, Johnson, Carnes

1 Month near Connecticut Farms, Young, Loree, Johnson, Carnes, Clarke

13 months - 12 months proven by several witnesses.  1 mo. doubtful.

1 Month near Pompton & Windsor just before the capture of Genl Burgoyne, Loree, Johnson

1 Month near Amboy in August or Sept. 1776, Loree, Johnson

1 Month at Succasunna Plains guarding stores, Clarke

16 months

From this abstract of the parol proof of service it appears that Capt. Day certainly served 12 months
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the period for which a pension has already been allowed, but I think it questionable whether it will prove more than one year.  These witnesses appear to have been perfectly familiar with the movements of Captain Day from 1776 to 1778 or '88;  and they all agree on the several tours performed during that time with a slight difference which I will notice.
     Young testifies to 1 month, after the Indians, of which the other witnesses do not speak, excepting Rev. Mr. Clarke who says this saw during the month's service just before the Monmouth Battle, and included in the preceding abstract.  This accounts for the silence of the other witnesses, as they all had testified to one month, preceding the battle of Monmouth.
     Loree & Johnson speak of one month's service near Pompton and Windsor just before the Capture of Burgoyne.  As Loree is silent about the months tour at Rahway, may this not be the same tour - designated as near Pompton.
     Loree is the only witness who knows of any service near Amboy in 1776, and Mr. Clarke alone speaks of the tour of one month guarding stores at Succasunna Plains.  As Mr. Clarke does not mention several of the tours testified
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to by the others, it is more reasonable to suppose that he has misnamed, or rather changed the name of one of the tours mentioned by the other witnesses than that they were ignorant of one of the tours of service performed by a Captain with whose every movement they exhibit an intimate acquaintance.  If this reasoning be correct the parol testimony in the case establishes only 12 months service or, dropping the month's service against the indians, and admitting all the residue as proven we have fifteen months service, thought very indefinitely, and also wholly without dates.  There being no dates given to the different tours, it could very easily happen that the same tour might be mentioned by different witnesses under different names and be set down for different services.  
     Under all the circumstances we think it unsafe to all more than 12 months proven by this parol testimony
                                Evans

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     The certificates of the Secretary of State of New Jersey only establish the fact that Captain Day served at times during the years 1775, 177, 1778 & 1780 - which fact is established by the parol proof also.  The old pay roll, filed in the case, proves nothing unless corroborated by other testimony.  The amount there, shown to have been paid may have been paid to Capt. Day, for his own use or for the use of himself & men.
     That the latter was the case is shown by the witnesses who establish only 12 months Service of Capt. Day and who show are intimate acquaintance with his Services during the years mentioned above.  They seemed to know every time he turned around, and testify with remarkable precision, except as to dates.  
     I think the claimant has established only 12 months service.
                                              A.H. Evans
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(The following is a printed form with handwritten answers.)


Brief in the case of Bethany Day widow of Artemas dec. Washington County and State of Pennsylvania. 
Act 4th July 1836.

Claim, _____
Proof exhibited, _____
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls?  If either, state the substance.
     Record proof that Artemas Day served as a Capt. of Infantry in the revolutionary war, Fifteen months and eight days, during the years 1776-1777-1778-1779 & 1780
     Record proof that Artemas and Bethany married 21 or 22 Jany 1767.
     Parol proof that Artemas died in 1802.
     Parol proof that Bethany died 28th February 1839.
     Parol proof that Luther Day and Sarah Day are the only surviving children of Artemas and Bethany.

     Bethany Day was a pensioner under the Act 4th July 1836 at the rate of $240 per annum.  an increase is now made to $305.33 per annum, deducting former payments.

Name and residence of Agent
S.  Godwin Esq.
Washington, D.C.

Charles H. Rhett
Examining clerk.
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V2618
Bethany Day
Pennsylvania

Admitted 
Captain 6 mo.
$120.

D. Acheson
Washington
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Bethany Day
Pennsylvania

Suspended

See letter 27th Oct. 1837 to D. Acheson 
d 30th April 1838
d Aug. 15, 1838
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(left panel)
2048
Pennsylvania Pittsb.
Bethany Day
widow of Artemas Day dec.
who died on the 18th April 1802 of Washington in the State of Pa who was a Capt. in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt. commanded by Col. Hathaway in the New Jersey line for 1 year.

Increased fr. $120

Inscribed on the Roll of Pittsburg at the rate of 240 Dollars _____ cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of Dec. 1838 and sent Hon. J Buchanan Senate US

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1838                       $1800.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 March '39        120.00

                                                                         $1920.00

{Revolutionary claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3d.}

Recorded by D.D. Addison Clk
Book A      Vol. 2nd       Page 165(?)
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State of Pennsylvania
Washington County SS
     Before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared Hannah Axtell formerly of Morris County New Jersey, age eighty one years past, and being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, depose and say.  That I am and have been intimately acquainted with Bethan Day, widow of Captain Artemas Day of Morris County New Jersey, ever since I can remember, at least for the last seventy five years.  That the said Bethany to my knowledge was married in Morristown in the year seventeen hundred and sixty seven, by the Rev. Timothy Johnes, to Captain Artemus Day, that after her marriage she moved from Morristown to Mendham in said County.  Prior to her marriage we lived near neighbours and went to the same meeting in Morristown, of which Church, Presbyterian, the said Rev. Timothy Johnes was Pastor.  Immediately after my marriage which took place on the 10th June 1778, I moved with my husband to Mendham, where I again became a near neighbour of the said Captain Day & family and went with them to the same meeting, and I know that the said Artemas Day and his said wife  Bethany had three children, to wit, Henry Axtell, Bethune C & Lydia prior to the year 1776 or the Revolutionary war.  I know that the said Artemas Day served as Captain in the Militia of New Jersey during the war of the Revolution, my husband served under him at different times, and one time in June 1778 immediately after we were married.  And I know that the said Bethany Day is a widow and has remained unmarried ever since her said husband's death in 1802.
                                Hannah Axtell

Sworn and subscribed before me this 7th day of August 1837.  The word, said, in the 19th line inserted before signing. 
       Luther Day 

     I do hereby certify that Hannah Axtell who has sworn to and subscribed in the above deposition is a resident of Morris Township, Washington County, Penn.  That she is a woman of veracity whose statement is entitled to credit under my hand this 7th day of August 1837.  She has also sworn to and signed an additional statement even otherwise.

       Luther Day
       Justice of the Peace
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     The said Hannah Axtell doth upon her oath further testify that in the month of June 1780 her said husband Luther Axtell was drafted and served a tour of militia service under the command of Captain Artemus Day aforesaid.
                              Hannah Axtell

Sworn and subscribed before me this 7th day of August 1837.

Luther Day
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State of Pennsylvania
Washington County  SS

    Before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said county personally appears John Parcel who being duly sworn according to law doth depose this day.  That in the year 1777 I was acquainted with Artemas Day of Morris County New Jersey and my acquaintance continued with him during the Revolutionary war, and I know that the said Artemas Day was commissioned and signed as Captain in the Army of the United States.  I well remember of serving one tour under him at Elizabethtown and I know that at the time I served under him he was married and had a wife and two or three children and that his said wife whose name is Bethany is still alive and with whom I have been well acquainted with for the last sixty years.  I know her therefore to be the widow of the said Captain Artemas Day, and that she has remained unmarried since her husband's death.
                   John V Parcel
                   (V his mark)

Sworn and subscribed before me this 14 July 1837.
Luther Day

State of Pennsylvania
Washington County SS
 
     Before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said county personally appeared Stephen Simpson who being first duly sworn according to law doth depose and say, that when very young and at least eight years ago he was acquainted with Artemas Day of Morris County New Jersey who was he knows commissioned and served as Captain in the Militia of New Jersey during the Revolutionary War, and I know that the said Captain Artemas Day was married to his present widow Bethany Day many years before the Revolutionary War and that they also had several children before the Revolution.  I know moreover that his said widow remained ever since her said husband death unmarried.
                                 Stephen Simpson

Sworn and subscribed before me this 14th July 1837
Luther Day
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     I do hereby certify that Stephen Simpson who had sworn to and subscribed the aforegoing deposition is a resident of Morris township, Green county, Penn, & that he is a man of veracity whose statement is entitled to credit.  That John Parcel who has sworn to and subscribed the above deposition is a resident of Morris township in Washington County Pennsylvania, that he is a man of veracity whose statement is entitled to credit.  That the said Stephen Simpson and John Parcel are both Soldiers of the Revolution and Pensioners of the United States.  Given under my hand this 14th day of July 1837.  I do further hereby certify that the word, and, in the third line of the first deposition was interlined before signing, and that the word, years, in the fifth line of the second deposition was interlined before signing and the word certify as above.  Given under my hand this 14th day of July 1837.
               Luther Day 
               Justice of the Peace
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State of New Jersey
Morris County SS
     Before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in & for said county, personally appeared Robert Young, of said County, an aged citizen well known to me as a man of truth & fully entitled to belief, who having first been by me duly sworn according to law, saith as follows, viz:  I am in the 87th year of my age, was a Jersey Militia soldier in the war of the revolution & was personally well acquainted with Captain Artemas Day, who commanded a militia company in said county, from the beginning to the end of the war.  When I first know Artemas Day, he lived at Succasunny Plains, from wherein he moved to Mendham township early in the war, where he lived till his death which was about 30 years ago.  I have often seen said Artemas Day engaged in militia service in the revolutionary war & always at the head of his company as Captain.  I believe I have seen him in said service, less or more, in every year of the war, from its beginning to its end.  I remember him at the first battle of Springfield, in December 1776 after Genl Washington retreated through New Jersey.    Genl Heard commanded the Militia & Colonel Ford, Munson, Drake & others were under him.  Some Hessians were taken prisoner by Colonel Spencer, whose horse was shot under him.  The Militia were detained on guard duty at Springfield & near Elizabethtown, a month, & Captain Dy & his company with them.  The British Army went into quarter in New Brunswick & Amboy & Genl Winds & Genl. Dickinson had a large militia form of several regiments stationed near those plains.  All winter & until in April when the army left Brunswick.  Cap. Day was and a Genl. Winds, from early in January till the enemy left, not less than 3 months, at head of his company.  I recollect Capt. Day on a tour of Militia duty near Haddonfield & along the Delaware River below Philadelphia & near Mud Island, a month before the Monmouth Battle, but the year I cannot tell with certainty.  I recollect him also on a tour of duty with his co. at Aquakanack, on the Passaic River, under Colonel Seeley & Genl. Winds.  We had an engagement with the British & Refugees at the Aquakanack Bridge.  It was in the fall season & the militia were continued in service along the river & in the neighbourhood of Newark not less than a month & Capt Day with them.  Col. Frelinghuysen & Col. Hathaway commanded regiments there also.  He performed another tour of a month with his company near Hackensack in Bergen County, under Genl. Winds & the former Regimental officers, defending the Country against the inroads of the enemy from New York & against the Tories & refugees.  This was in the same year with the town before mentioned.  I remember Capt. Day & his company a month at Elizabethtown point  performing guard duty, opposite Staten Island, in the summer season;  & another month in the town, in the winter season, about Christmas holiday, stationed at the widow Graham's.  I recollect him performing a months duty with his company at the blazing star fury, near Rahway, when the Corn was fit for roasting & boiling.
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I remember Capt. Day with his Co. on an expedition again the Indians, on the Delaware, at the Mininuk (?) settlement, under command of Genl. Winds.  I believe it was in the summer season & about harvest time.  I think we were about on this expedition not less than 4 to 5 weeks. 
     I recollect Captain Day & his company at the battle of Connecticut farms, in the spring season, about corn planting time.  The enemy burnt the village & the Church, and retreated to Elizabeth town & to Staten Island, pursued & harangued by the Militia under Genl. Winds.  The wife of the Rev. Wm. Caldwell was shot by the enemy through a window at Connecticut Farms, whilst the town was burning.  I saw her dead body soon after she was killed.  The militia remained stationed at Elizabethtown & along the lines in that neighborhood, for its protection, a month & until they were relieved by others.  Capt. Day was also at the Battle of Springfield in the summer following, when that village & church was also burned by the enemy.  Genl Winds commanded the militia on both these occasions, who were assembled from all the neighboring counties.  Colonels Hathaway, Seeley, Frelinghuysen & others at head of their regiments.  Colonels Dayton & Angel of the Continental troops, & others, were in this engagement.  The enemy retreated back from Springfield to Staten Island, the militia following close upon them & annoying them in their march & were detained for the defense of the frontier opposite Staten Island, hot less than a month, until relieved.  I have frequently seen Captain Day with his company when called out upon alarms for short periods of serving, sometimes for a week or ten days, before the monthly tours.  I believe I have seen him at Morristown, & at Chatham upon such occasions & once near Pluckemin & Sealtown, not less than a week at each place:  the last was when the Pennsylvania troops revolted.  I do not believe that I have stated all the instances, in which I have seen Capt Day performing militia service;  & probably I may be mistaken in some of the dates I have mentioned.  The facts stated of his service are strong impressed on my mind.  Captain Day was a married man, having a family of children, when the war began, & I believe his widow removed from Mendham to Western Pennsylvania many years since.
                                              Robert Young

     Sworn & subscribed at Morristown July 3rd, 1835, Before me 
                       Elijah Ware J.P.
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State of New Jersey
County of Morris
        Be it known, that before the subscriber, a Justice of peace in & for said County of Morris, personally appeared the Revd Henry Clark of said County a preacher of the Gospel, in the Society of Methodists, well known to me personally as a man of truth, & of consistent moral & Christian character, who having been first duly sworn according to law, saith as follows, viz:- I am now in the 77th year of my age, was a soldier in the war of the revolution, in the New Jersey Morris County Militia, & now receive a pension from the U.S. for said service. I lived during the war of the revolution in Mendham township in said County, within 1 ½ mile of Captain Artemas Day, with whom I was then acquainted personally, & whom I know well until his death, about 30 years since. Said Artemas Day was Captain of a Militia company in the beginning of the war, & performed Captains duty as I believe, in every year whilst the war continued. Some of my own Militia duties were performed under his command in said war, some portion of which I can recollect. I was with him at Aquahanack, along the Passaic river on a tour of duty, in Essex County, & at Pollifly Hill, near Hackensack in Bergen County in the fall season, when the nights were cold, in Colonel Seely's regiment. The year, I cannot state with certainty, but think it was in 1777, a month at each place. In the Summer of 1778, & before the Monmouth battle, I was ordered out on a tour of Militia service, under Capt Day. The Co: met at Morristown. Marched thence to Elizabeth town, under Brigadier Genl Winds, & thence by way of New Brunswick to Spotswood or near that place, when some orders were issued which induced Genl Winds to return to Elizabeth town. After spending some days at Elizth. town part of our Co. was drafted to go over the blue Mountains on the Delaware river, upon an expedition against the Indians. I am not certain whether Captain Day himself, went on that expedition, or continued at Elizt town. These tours of duty were for a month each. I was one in Capt Days company  at Morristown, upon an alarm for 10 days.
     I recollect also to have seen Captain Day at head of his Militia company performing a months duty, stationed at Elizabeth town, in the summer season, the year, I cannot tell with any certainty.-- My own other Militia duties were performed under several other officers, viz. Captain Cook, Crane, Cozad, Beach, & also under Lieutenant Carnes & Record. I also recollect seeing Captain Day on Military duty at Elizabeth town, at the head of his company at Elizabeth town, in the season of warm weather, the year not recollected. He was on duty there a month.
                          Henry Clark

     Sworn & subscribed at Morris town, July 3d 1838 
Before me 
Elijah Ward J.P.
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State of New Jersey Morris County ss 

     Before the subscriber, a Justice of peace in & for said County, personally appeared Job Loree of said County an aged man, known personally to me as a man of sobriety & truth, & of good moral character, who having been by me duly sworn according to law testifies as follows, viz: I am in the 86th year of my age was a militia revolutionary soldier in the war of the revolution & performed Militia duty in defense of my Country. I was personally acquainted with Capt. Artemas Day of Mendham, who lived within a mile of my father. He moved from Succasunna plains in Mendham township, about the beginning of the war into the same neighborhood with my father, where he resided till his death, which was 25 - 30 years since. I do not know the time when Capt Day was appointed Captain, but all his Militia duties performed within my knowledge, were in his official character as Captain, in Colonel Ford's regiment, altho many of his duties were performed under command of other Regimental officers. Some of my own Militia services, were under Capt Days command. In the Summer of '76 a company of Militia under Genl Heard & Genl Williamson was stationed at Elizabeth town point, performing guard duty & building breast works opposite Staten Island, before the enemy arrived at New York. Capt. Day was on this duty under Col. Ford or Drake & I think my own Capt. was Shadrack Pierson. This was early in the summer season. In August & September following I was stationed a month under Col. Ford at Amboy performing guard duty, & I recollect  Capt Day at head of his company there during the whole time. He was also at Elza town preparing a tour of militia duty for a month, in the fall, at the time of General Washington's march through June, called the "mud rounds" under Genl Heard & Col Ford & Drake. They fell into the rear of the main army at Eliz town & proceeded as far as N. Brunswick or that neighborhood & returned home by Boundbrook & Pluckemin. In December 76, the enemy sent over a strong force from Staten Island, who made their way to Springfield, where the militia fought them under Genl Heard, Col. Spencer, Ford & others. Spencers horse was shot under him. Capt Day was present with his company in this engagement & was stationed after it below Springfield & Connecticut farms, a month, performing guard duty. I was present, on militia duty, then we left town. In January & February '77, Capt Day with his Co was stationed & encamped near Quibbletown, not far from New Brunswick, under Genls Winds & Dickinson, with a large militia force, & remained encamped till the enemy evacuated Amboy & Brunswick in April. He was on that station not less than 3 months.
I recollect Capt Day with his Co. on a tour of a month at Pompton, & in the neighborhood of New Windsor not long before Burgoynes capture: Genl Winds & Col. Seely had the command. I recollect him a month under Genl Winds at & was near Hackensack in Bergen Co. in the fall season, Col. Seely & Hathaway were present. I recollect him also at  Aquakanack & that neighbourhood month, where there was a battle by Genl Winds agst the enemy. Col. Frelinghuysen. (Illegible) & Seeley were present. In the summer of 78, I was on a months militia tour at Elizabethtown under Genl Winds, & remember Capt. Day with his company performing guard duty a month there -- about the time of Monmouth battle. I recollect him with his Co in 1780, at the battle of Connecticut farm in May, & also with his company at Springfield's 2nd battle in June, stationed a month at each (paper is folded) in guard duty along the frontier, -- Gen; Winds, Col. Hathaway, Frelinghuysen &c. commanding.
                            
                             Job Loree

Sworn & subscribed. June 16th 1838
before me.   # the age, in line 6, corrected before signing.
Elijah Ward J.P.
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State of New Jersey Morris County ss

Before the subscriber, a Judge of the Superior Court of Common Pleas in & for said County, personally appeared John Johnson, an aged
& reputable citizen of Morris township, well known to me many years as a man of truth & fair character, who having first been by me duly sworn according to law, on his oath saith as follows, viz:- I am now in the 86th year of my age, was a Militia soldier of Morris County in the war of the revolution, & served my country in defense of her liberty, throughout said war. I lived in beginning of the war at Succasunna plain, then a part of Mendham township, & about half or three quarters of a mile distant from Artemas Day, whom I knew personally very well. There was but one farm which separated us, viz: William Youngs Esq - Very early in the war, I think was 1776, Artemas Day removed from Succasunna to near Mendham Church, & then he lived till his death, which was more than 20 years since, as I believe. Artemas Day was Captain of Militia company, but whether he was actually commissioned before he removed from Succasunna to Mendham, I do not remember; but in all the instances in which I remember him engaged in militia duty, he was captain at the
head of his company.-- I first remember him at Elizabeth town, in the summer of 76, with his company in Col. Drakes regiment, building breast works opposite Staten Island, he remained there a month, performing this service, about the time, but probably before the enemy landed upon Staten Island.   I recollect seeing him again with his company, when Genl Washington with his troops & the Jersey Militia, retreated through Jersey late in the fall of 76, in what was called the "mud rounds" march, just before the enemy took winter quarters in New Brunswick & Amboy - I recollect Captain Day with his company soon after mud rounds, at Springfield in December 76, when had a battle with the enemy, & took a number of Hessian prisoners. Colonel Spencer of Elizabeth town, had his horse shot under him. General Heard commanded the militia, & Colonel Drake & Colonel Ford, both of Morris County were present. Capt. Day, & the other militia companies were stationed on guard duty along the lines between Springfield & Elizabeth town, not less than a month. Genl Winds had command of large Militia force stationed near Amboy & New Brunswick, when the enemy lay, & Capt. Day, with his company was stationed there, in Col. Drakes regiment from sometime in January, till April, when the enemy broke up & marched away from N. Brunswick. There was much skirmishing with parties of the enemy this winter, & the militia, with Captain Day performed guard duty, offensively & defensively under Genl Winds, at & near Quibbletown, not less than three months. General Dickinson of Trenton was there also.   The blazing Star ferry, near Rahway, when the corn was fit for roasting
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I recollect Captain Day was stationed one month with his company at Rahway a month, performing guard duty, in the spring season, about the time when farms well plowing their corn ground-- the year I cannot recollect with certainty; but it appears to me to have been in 1777. I recollect to have seen Captain Day at head of his company on a months tour of Militia service, under Colonel Seely & Genl Winds near Hackensack, during which time we had a skirmish with the enemy at call fort
called Pollifly in the latter part of summer. And again in the fall season, I recollect Capt Day with his company under the same officers, performing another months tour of duty in the neighbourhood of Aquahanack bridge, where Genl Winds had a battle with the enemy, in which there was considerable blood spilt on both sides. In the Summer just before the Monmouth battle, I recollect Capt Day & his company were stationed at Elizabeth town on a months tour of Militia duty under Genl Winds. I recollect him with his company on a tour of a month in which we were marched under Genl Winds orders through Pompton & towards New Windsor, about the time when Burgoyne's army was the & I was once under his command a month, guarding the public stores at Succasuany plains, at the Church, when there was a large quantity of Military stores. This was in the summer season, the year I do not recollect. I remember Captain Day again at the battle of Connecticut farms in the spring season of 1780, wherein Genl Winds commanded the Militia, assisted by Colonel Seely, Hathaway, Frelinghuysen & others. Mrs. Caldwell, widow of Rev James Caldwell was killed by a musket shot through a window. The militia were detained to protect & defend the inhabitants hear the farms & around Elizabeth town a month & Captain Day with them. In June following the enemy came over in force & burnt Springfield, after a severe battle, in which Genl Winds commanded the Militia & Col. Dayton & Col. Angel the Continental troops. The militia were kept embodied for the defense of this Country at this time, not less than six weeks. 
      I saw Captain Day with his company on a months tour of Militia service, part of the
time stationed between Baskingridge & Sealtown, & the rest of the month at Chatham, in the spring of the year, when the Pennsylvania troops had mutinied & revolted. My own services as a Militia man, were performed under Captain - (illegible), Long, Cook, Young & some others, & under Colonel Drake, Ford, Seely & Genl Winds. I was so well acquainted with Capt. Artemas Day, I always knew him when I saw him on duty.
                         John X Johnson
                           (X his Mark)

Sworn & subscribed, this 8th January, 1838, at the house of John Johnson, before me.
Charles Ford
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State of New Jersey Morris County

Before the subscriber, a Judge of the Common Pleas Court, to & a Justice of Peace in & for said County of Morris, personally appeared Ephraim Carnes of said County, a near neighbour, & personally well known to me as a man of truth & fair character, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, saith-- I am now in my 81 year, was a soldier of Militia Infantry in the early part of the revolutionary war, & of Captain Arnold's  troop of Light horse in the latter part thereof. I lived in Mendham township wherein I now live, & have spent my life, & was well acquainted personally, with Capt Artemas Day, who was neighbor of my father, & who commanded a militia company in Morris County, Mendham township, in the revolutionary war. Capt Day first lived at Succasunna, about 4 or 5 miles from me, but in Mendham township, & early in the war remained near my father's, within a mile, when he lived till his death, which happened from 28 or 30 years ago. I do not know when Capt. Day received his commission as Captain-- but is all instances of his service in the war within my knowledge, he acted as Captain, at the head of his company & some of my tours of Militia duty were performed under his command.-- In 1776, in December, he was with his company at Springfield, when the first battle was fought with the enemy.  I think I was then in Capt Peirsons Company & Col. Ford's regiment, and Genl Heards command. Some Hessians were made prisoners. Col Spencer was present, & had a horse killed. Capt Day company & Peirson's are out a month, guarding the Country between Springfield & Elizabeth town, against the incursions of the enemy.  In January 77, a large body of militia was encamped at (illegible) near New Brunswick, under Genls Winds & Dickinson, Colonel Seth Frelinghuysen, Ford, Seely & others. Capt. Day & his company were encamped there, & remained on duty, till in April, not less than 3 months & till the British left Amboy & Brunswick & moved off toward Philadelphia. I was present, in Capt Cozard's company , I believe. We had much skirmishing with the enemy during the winter.- I remember Capt Day in command of his company, on Militia duty at Aquakanack under Genl Winds, Col. Seely & Hathaway a month, at & near Aquakanack in the fall season. We had a skirmish near the bridge , with the enemy during this tour. I remember him on duty a month at & man Hackensack & at a fort called Pollify,  when we had another skirmish with the enemy.  Genl Winds commanding us.
      I recollect Capt Day performing month's Militia duty at Elizabeth town point, opposite Staten Island, in summer; & another month near Rahway & Trembly's Point, along the ground opposite Staten Island, in the latter part of summer.   I recollect doing duty with him a month at Elizabethtown in the winter season, about the holidays.  I saw Capt. Day with his company at the battle of Connecticut farm & of Springfield.  The first at the blazing Star ferry, near Rahway, when the corn was fit for roasting young at the
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in the month of May and the last in June, as I believe.  He was stationed with other militia, below the villages after their destruction by the enemy, & between Elizabethtown & Newark for their protection, a month at each time.  I was then in Arnold town, engaged in similar service, & often saw him & his company on that duty while we were patrolling & guarding the Country & watching the motions of the enemy.
                       Ephraim Carnes

Elijah Ward  J.P.

State of New Jersey, Morris County SS:
     I Joseph Dalrimple Esq. Clerk of Morris County, hereby certify that Elijah Ward Esq before whom the several annexed depositions of Robert Young, Rev. Henry Clark, Job, Loree & Ephrain Carnes were taken and subscribed, is a Justice of Peace in & for said county;  that Charles Ford Esq before whom the annexed deposition of John Johnson was taken & subscribed on the 8th January 1838, was then & now is, a Judge of the Superior Court of Common Pleas of said County, The signatures of said Ward & Ford to said depositions are genuine & they both are duly commissioned & authorized.
     In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix my seal of office & subscribe my name, at Morristown, this 5th day of July, Domini, 1838.

(seal)                               Jos. Dalrimple Clk
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State of Pennsylvania
Allegheny County SS

     I before the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for said county personally appeared Benjamin Rickey formerly of Morris County New Jersey now a resident of Allegheny County Pennsylvania, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, depose and say.  That prior to and during the Revolutionary war he was well acquainted with Captain Artemus Day and with his wife (now widow) Betheny.  That I served under the said Captain Day in his Militia Company during the Revolutionary war, and also know that he continued in active service untill I moved from New Jersey in the fall of 1780 and always understood that he the said Artemus Day continued in the service as a Militia Captain until the end of the war, he was a highly respected and efficient officer, and must, I know, have served a considerable period during the Revolutionary war.  My recollection however is such that I cannot now give a detailed account of his services.  I do remember that Captain Day was out in service and I was with him in June 1778 and at the time of the battle of Monmouth his company did not reach the battle ground to which they were marching until they received counter orders to return to Elizabethtown.  I know that the said Artemus Day was married to his said widow Bethany sometime before the Revolutionary war.
                           Benj. Rickey

Sworn and subscribed this 17th day of November 1837 before me.  The word "such" interlined before signing.

Wm. Reno
Justice of the Peace
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     I do hereby certify that Benjamin Rickey who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing deposition is a resident of Ohio Township in Allegheny County Pennsylvania, that he is a man of veracity whose statement is entitled to credit.  Given under my hand this 17th day of November 1837.
                               Wm. Reno
                                Justice of the Peace

Allegheny County
Pennsylvania SS
     I Thomas Liggett Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do by these presents certify that William Reno Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken, and who has thereunto in his own proper handwriting subscribed his name and was at the time of taking such affidavit and now is an acting Justice of the Peace in and fore the said County duly commissioned and sworn to all whose acts are such due faith and credit on and of right ought to be given throughout the United States & elsewhere.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court of Pittsburgh in the said County the fourteenth day of March 1838.
                             Tho. Liggett Pro
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To the Commissioner of Pensions

I hereby appoint S. Godwin of Washington City, D.C. and Wm Reno of Washington Penn. my true and lawful attorneys, with power of substitution, to prosecute before you the claim of Bethany Day's children under the Act of July 1836 for increase of Pension and I hereby make all powers of attorney by me heretofore made.
     You will be please to allow them, or their substitute, to examine the papers on file in your office relating to this claim.

     Witness my hands and seal this 8th day of June A.D. 1853

        
                         Luther Day      ( seal)

Signed, Sealed, and acknowledged before me.
                       J.L. Judson    J.P.
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(letterhead)

STATE OF NEW JERSEY,
Department of State, 
Trenton,
                        July 25, 1853

FHC Triplett Esq.
     Sir,
     From return made by Capt. Artemas Day, in 1777, and for several years afterwards, I know that he was a Captain in Service during those years --
    I have no doubt that he was Such, also, in 1776, but cannot certify to that, as I have no returns from him as Early as that, and there are no records of the appointment of any militia Captains at all in this office.
                          Respectfully,
                          Thos. S. Allison
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(envelope)

free

James L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
War Department
Washington


(written vertically)
Thursday P.M. 12th April

Mr. Allison (illegible)
(illegible) Bethany Day
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            Morristown April 16th 1838 --

Dear Sir,
     I was requested by David Acheson Esq. of Washington Penna. to enquire of for the evidence of the Rev. services of Capt. Artemas Day, formerly residents of this County.
     Before I went to attend our winter session of the Legislature, I saw Ephraim Carnes of Mendham, who was a neighbor of Capt. Day and served under him in the war, whose deposition is herewith enclosed, together with a copy of an entry from the marriage record of the Rev. Dr. Johnes, the Pastor of this Church.  A recent affliction in my family, together with an injury by a fall from my home, has prevented me from taking further evidence, at present.  Mr. Acheson desires me in behalf of the widow, now my age, to send to you what has been found, with a request that you will examine the case & afford her such (smudge), as to you may see admissible:  & if evidence of further service can be transmitted in a reasonable time, that you will give it a hearing.
     There are 2 or 3 yet living in this neighborhood who can testify to the service of Day, whose depositions I will endeavor to take, as soon as I can recover from the effects of broken ribs.
                       Very respectfully,
                            Yr. friend & obt. sevt.
                                    Lewis Condict

Jas. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
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Jas. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions

(written vertically)
1680
  120
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Dear Sir,
     The accompanying papers appertain to the Claim of the Widow of Captain Artemas Day, formerly of Morris Co. N. Jersey, now residing in Washington Co. Pennsylvania.  Her Declaration was made out by David Acheson Esq. of that place, & sent to me to search for proof of his service.  Sometime during the last spring, probably in April, I was requested to forward the Declaration to your office, which was done, together with proof of her marriage taken from the Parish records in this pace.  The testimony now just has been unavoidably delayed by sickness of some of the witnesses & by my own indisposition & avocation.
     Mr. Acheson & the widow, desire your attention & desire therein, as soon as your duties will permit.  I presume you will find the Declaration &c. on file.
     I do not know of any others living who served with Capt. Day.  I have seen his name on four of the records of revolutionary times at Trenton, which probably are the same as spoken of by Mr. Acheson.  
               With much return & input,
               Your friend & obt. sevt,
                         Lewis Condict

Jas. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions &c.
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           Washington, Pa., Oct. 10th, 1838

Sir,
     I enclose you the declaration of Mrs. Day together with the Certificate of Pension, for the purpose of obtaining an increase of Pension, agreeable to your letter of the 15th August.
                                    I am very Respectfully,
                                    Your oby. servt,

                                     David Acheson


J.L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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                    Washington September 5th 1837

Sir
     I enclose you the Declaration of Mrs. Bethany Day, widow of Captain Artemas Day, who claimed a pension under the Act of July 6, 1836, together with the documentary proof in favour of her claim.
                           I am very Respectfully,
                           Your obt. servt,
                           David Acheson


J.L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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(envelope)

James L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
War Department
Washington.

(written vertically)
Nov. 16, 1840
N.J.

(faded stamp)
widow of Artemas Day
(illegible)
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                        Morristown N.J. Nov. 12th 1840
Dear Sir,
     Some time in the year 1838 or 39, I forwarded to the Pens. Office sundry depositions of living witnesses, with some Documentary evidence of the rank & service of Capt. Artemas Day, formerly of this County, whose widow resides in Washington Co. Penna.
     I have heard nothing as a result of the Claim & will be obliged to you to inform me whether or not it was allowed, & to what extent - or whether further testimony was required.
         Very respectfully,
                       Your's &c:
                        Lewis Condict

Col. J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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                       Washington Penna.  24th 1838

Sir
     In consequence of the very infirm state of Bethany Day, widow of Captain Artemus Day.  She is as well as her family anxious that her claim should with as little delay as possible be determined & settled, so far as the evidence already transmitted with enable you to do it.  Dr. Lewis Condict informed me, that he expected to obtain some further testimony in her favor, but it is very uncertain when he will be able to attend to it.  Mrs. Day has been so very ill for some time past that it was expected that she would not have survived to this time.  Permit me therefore at the request of herself & family to ask your kind attention to her case.  The abstract of an account, which I inclosed acknowledged as settled by the United States will I hope enable you to make an equitable adjudication of her claim.
                     I am very respectfully
                           Your obt sevt
                           David Acheson
P.S.  May I ask the favor of you to examine the declaration of Nehemiah Day of Morris County New Jersey, who served under Capt. Day.  It may afford some further evidence in favor of the claim.
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                         Washington Pa, April 9th 1838

Sir
     I enclose you some further evidence in relation to the claim of Mrs. Bethany Day, and as soon as you receive some further testimony, which I presume you will soon obtain, from Dr. Lewis Condict of Morristown, New Jersey, you will please to determine her case, and forward her a certificate.  The Dr. informed me by letter that the testimony he wants to have immediately completed, after the adjournment of the Assembly.
                        I am very respectfully,
                           Your obt. svt,
                           David Acheson


J.L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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     Will Mr. Edwards be kind enough to inform Mr. Buchanan the amount of the pension received by Mrs. Day, the widow of Captain Artemas of the Revolutionary Army.  He is informed that the pension certificate was inclosed to him on the 28 Oct: '38.

Washington 11 Dec: '40
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                        Washington Penn, Oct. 20th 1837

Sir
     I enclose you by mail on the 5th September the declaration of Mrs. Day widow of Artemus Day late a Captain in the Army of the Revolution.  Permit me to request your attention to her application for a pension under the Act of July 4, 1836, should she be entitled to one, her great age and present infirm state render it desirable that she should receive it as soon as it may be convenient.  Please favour me with an answer.

                    I am very respectfully,
                          Your obt. Sevt.
                           David Acheson

J.L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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                  Washington Penna May 31st '39

J.L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir
     Agreeably to a letter in received from your Department in relation to the arrearages in the case of Mrs. Bethany Day deceased - her children in conformity to the rules prescribed by the Dept. made application to the agent at Pittsburgh for arrearages.  Payment was declined on the ground that the agent had not been notified of the enlargement of Pension-as should supercede the certificate which was presented along with the other papers, ought to have been satisfactory of itself.  On two former occasions, when Mrs. Day, in her lifetime, endeavored to draw these arrearages, no suggestion of the want of notice was made.  The claimants, who live a considerable distances from Pittsburgh, not anticipating any difficulty have made such arrangements as expose them to considerable inconvenience by the delay.  At their solicitation we write to request that they may be informed through us when notice has been
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given to the agent, so that they may send to Pittsburgh as soon afterwards as possible.
                             
                       Very respectfully,
                           Your obt. Servt,
                            Lees L. Acheson
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Washington, July 7, 1853

Sir:
    I file proof of heirship in the case of Bethany Day, 7th Act '36 and (illegible) increase to $480.-
    The parol proof of more than 2 years' service as Captain is a strong or it is possible for such testimony to be.  The record shows payments covering a little more than 2 1/2 years' service.  And the history of New Jersey during the Revolutionary War makes it improbable that any ardent and active Whig, who entered the service in 1776 should not have served more than 2 years.  Where history, oral testimony and record evidence then combine to sustain a claim argument were useless,
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       Very respectfully,

               FHC Triplett
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Hon. L.P. Waldo
      Comm Pensions
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(The following is a chart showing the name of a deponent, years 1776-1780, and the number of months served in each year according to them.)

Robt. Young        1776  1777  1778  1779  1780
Robt. Young        1 mo  3.       9.15   --       --
Rev.  Hy Clark                2.       4.10   --       --
Job Loree             4.       5.       1.       --       2.
John Johnson       5.       6.       --      --        3.15
E. Carnes              1.        9.      --       --        --
     (note:  the "(" in above line is crossed out)
E. Carnes memory frail now
                             --        2.       2.      --        --
H. Axtel                 --       --        1.     --        --  
John Parcel            1.       --       --      --        --
Bethany Day.  Served 3 years from 1776.
"       " at Long Island.  Aug. 1776.  Trenton Dec. 1776

                                5      9          9.15           3.15
     (note:  the "9" in above line is crossed out)
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Bethany Day.  Says he served during war.  In Augt (27th) 1776, at Trenton, Long Island.  At Trenton, 26th Dec. 1776.  5 mos.

Robt. Young. (during war)  1776 at Springfield 1 month - 1777.  3 months in 1778.  9 months:  15 days.

Rev.  Henry Clark. (during war).  In 1777 - 2 months.  In 1778.  4 months, 10 days.

Job Loree.  1776 4 months.  In 1777, 5 months.  In 1778 1 month.  In 1780 2 months.

John Johnson.  In 1776. 5 months.  In 1777-6 months.  1780 - 3 months 15 days.

Ephraim Carnes.  In Dec. 1776 1 months.  In 1777 9 months.

Benj. Rickey.  In June 1778.

Ephraim Carnes. (during the war), In 1777 2 months.  In 1778 2 months.

Bethany Day  (during the war), served 3 years from 1776.

Hannah Axtell (during the war) In 1778.  Her husband served 1 months.

John Parcel.  In 1776 served 1 month.
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Mehitable Day
widow of 
Capt. Artemas Day

NJ

R.W. Young
Aug. 20, 1853
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A brief of the services of Captain Artemas Day of the New Jersey Militia during the War of the Revolution.

In presenting a brief of Capt. Day's services, I respectfully promise the same by remarking that there are two important circumstances which should be properly considered in regard to all N.J. cases, the allowance of which depend upon militia service.
    The first is, the historical fact, that the state of N.J. for nearly the whole period of the Revolution was the scene of the most active operations of the enemy in the middle states, which required like active operations of the Revolutionists to prevent the state from being completely overrun.  To guard against such a calamity the militia of the state were called into service and remained almost without intermission, under arms for several years in succession.  To present how can some of the many hardships, and domestic difficulties attendant upon this state of things, the authorities called into active service, only
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one half of the men in each militia company at a time for short terms.  That is to say, one half of the company would remain at home and attend to domestic affairs, while the other half were doing duty - not so however with the officers.  They were actively engaged all the time, which course of preceding towards the men caused the officers of militia to be in service with little or no intermissions for three or four years.
   The second remark worthy of much respectful consideration is, that all the Roles showing the militia service of the State, have unfortunately long since been lost by fire.  They were brought to this city, for the purpose of adjusting the Acts of N.J with the Genl Govt. & while in the possession of the Govt. were burned up.  This loss of the Roles necessarily compelled all claimants for pension to rely mainly on the testimony of their companions in arms.  Then under the circumstances which I have detailed, should note this kind of evidence be regarded in the most favorable light, and as the best evidence that can be
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adjured.
     The evidence in this case both record and oral is of the most conclusive character to show that Capt Day served some months over 2 years.  Documents A & B show that he rec. certificates (bearing six percent interest for $366.  which when reduced to service will give full 2/12 years, the letter of the Secty of State shows that he was a Capt. in Sept. 1777 and served of the witnesses who served under him state positively, he was in service as a Capt. in Dec. 1776.  And those witnesses also state he was in service in the latter part of 1780 - a period of four years -Now as the Roles of the Milita of the State from 1778 (illegible)  have been lost in the hands of the Govt.  I regard this case clearly made and for a full pension, upon the evidence submitted.

                  Very respectfully,
                      R. W. Young

(over)
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In addition to the foregoing I would respectfully add that the records of the state do not show a settlement of any officers accounts for Military services after 1778.  The records being sent to this and as I before stated lost by fire.
                  Respectfully,
                          RWY
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                       Waynesburgh
                       Green County, Penna.
                              April 23, 1839

Sir
     Bethany Day widow of Artemas Day appears to have been placed on the Pension roles under the Act of 4th July 1836.  She has lately died leaving the arrears of Pension, which appears to be about $900, to her son Luther Day.  She left four children, who are also the children of Artemus Day.  What I wish to know is whether the deceased is (illegible) to Luther Day or whether under the construction on which may have been given by your department to the Act of 4th July 1836 children would be entitled, instead of Legal representatives.  Should the latter be the consideration I would be pleased to learn, how one of the children can receive her share, when, as I am unfamiliar in the case here, the division withholds the certificate and the other children live in another state and at great distance.  Artemas Day at the time of his death resided in Washington County, in this State and I believe his widow also. 
                    I have the honor
                    with many respects
                     your obt. srvt.
                           Enos Hook

J.L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
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Brief case Bethany Day

(26th Augt. 1853) Before J. Peace, declares her husband Artemas Day, as to her knowledge was an ardent friend of the independence of U.S. &c &c.  Cannot give particulars of services. In 1776 knew he served, and was stationed near N.Y. & in august 27th 1776 was at the battle (27th Augt. 1776) Long Island and during remainder of that year was actively engaged in opposing the eruption of the enemy into N.J. and in Dec. 1776 he was with Genl. Washington at battle of Trenton (Dec. 26th 1776) -during that year:  he must have served at least 5 months or more - and knows that every yr: afterwards, he served more or less till the peace in 1783.
Robert Young.  (3rd July 1838), aged 87 years:  says he was a Jersey Militia soldier in the war - was well acquainted with Artemas Day, who commanded a militia co: from beginning to end of the war.  Artemas died about 30 yrs ago.  Often seen Artemas engaged in Militia Services in war and always at the head of his Co: as Capt.  Believes he has seen
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Remember him at first battle of Springfield in Dec. 1776 after Genl. Washington retreated through N. Jersey.  Genl. Heard commanded the militia, Cols. Ford, Munson, Drake & others were under him.  Some Hessians were taken prisoners by Col. Spencer whose horse was shot.  Militia were detained on guard duty as Springfield & near Elizabethtown a month & Capt. Day & his company with them.  British army went into quarters at N. Brunswick & Amboy & Genl. Winds & Dickinson had a large militia force stationed near these places, all the winter & till April when the enemy left Brunswick - Capt. Day was under Genl. Winds from early in Jany. till the enemy left - not less than 3 months at head of his Co:-  Recollects Capt. Day on a Militia tour near Mud Island a month before battle of Monmouth (26th June 1778).  Recollects him on a tour of duty at Aquahanack under Col. Seely & Genl. Winds.  We had an engagement with British & Refugees.  It was in the fall season & the militia were continued in service not less than 1 month & Capt. Day with them.  Col Frelinghuysen & Col. Hathaway commanded Regt.  Performed another tour of one
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month near Hackensack under Genl. Winds & some regimental offices.  Remembers Capt Day & his co. a month at Elizabethtown point on guard duty & another month in Town.  He performed a months duty with his co. at the Blazing Star ferry.  Capt. Day & co. under Genl Winds against Indians on the Delaware - not less than 4 or 5 weeks.  Capt. D. & Co. at battle of Connect. farms in spring - militia stationed at Elizabethtown & along lines in that neighbourhood a month & till relieved by others.  Capt. Day was also at battle of Springfield in the summer following.  Genl. Winds commanded militia & detained for defense of frontiers &c not less than a month.  Frequently saw Capt. Day for a week or ten days in service besides his monthly tours.  Believes he saw him at Morristown & Chatham upon such occasions & once near Pluckemin & Sealtown, not less than a week at each place.  Does not believe he has stated all the instances in which he saw Capt. Day in service, may also be mistaken as to dates.  The facts stated of his service are strongly impressed on Det. mind.  Capt. Day was a married man when the war began & believes his widow moved to Pennsylvania.
Henry Clark. (3rd July 1838 - aged 77 years) was a soldier in the war.  In N.J. Morris Co. Militia. & is a pensioner - lived near & was well acqtn. with Capt. Artemas Day & knew
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well till his death about 30 years ago.  Day was Capt. in Militia Co. in the beginning of the war & performed Capts duty as he believes (in every yr.) whilst the war continued.  Some of Depts. militia duties were performed under Day's command.  Some portion of which he recollects was with him at Aquakanack along the Passaic River on a tour of duty, in Essex Co. & at Pollifly hill in Bergen Co. in fall in Col. Seely's Regt.  Cannot state the yr:  think it was in 1777 a month at each place.  In summer of 1778 & before battle of Monmouth 26th June 1778 dept.: war ordered on a tour militia services under Capt. Day. Co.:  met at Morristown marched to Elizabethtown under Genl. Winds via N. Brunswick to Spotswood & returned to E:town - Part of co: drafted against Delaware Indians - does not know whether Capt. Day went.  Tours were a month each.  Once in Capt. Day's Co: at Morristown on an alarm for 10 days - recollects having seen Capt. Day at head of his Co: at Elizabethtown in summer season on a months duty.  Also saw him at Elizabethtown in the warm weather on 1 months duty.
Job Loree (16th June 1838.  Is 78 yrs. age)  Was a militia soldier in the war- was well acqt. with Capt. Artemas Day who lived within 1 1/2 miles of Depts. (deponent's) father.  Does not know when he was apptd.
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but all his services within depts. knowledge were performed as Captain in Col. Ford's Regt.  Soe of Depts militia services were under Capt. Day.  In summer of 1776 a body of militia under Genls Heard & Williamson was stationed at Eliz-thTown Point on guard duty & building breastworks opposite Staten Island.  Capt. Day was on duty under Col. Ford & Drake.  In August and Sept. following a month under Col Ford at Amboy- knew saw Day at head of Co: the whole time.  Also Elizabethtown on a tour of duty for a month in W's retreat through NJ.  In Dec. 1776 enemy sent strong force to Springfield, June 30, 1780.  Militia fought them under Genl. Heard.  Col. Spencer, Ford & others.  Capt. Day was present with his co. 1 month & was stationed after it below Springfield.  I was present these 2 last tours.  In Jany & Feby. 1777 Capt. Day with his Co:  was encamped near Quibbletown under Genl. Winds & Dickinson.  Was on that station not less than 3 months.  Recollects Capt. Day & co. on a tour of a month at Pompton & neighbourhood of New Windsor under Genl. winds & Col. Seely.  Also a month under Genl. Winds in Bergen Co. in fall season.  At Aquakanack 1 month under Genl. Winds.  Also in summer 1778 Day & co. at Elizabethtown.  Genl. Winds, a month, about time Monmouth battle.  In 1780 with his co. at battle Connecticut Farms in May & also in June at Springfield a month each (2 months).
John Johnson. (8th Jany: 1838 Aged 86 yrs.)  Was a militia soldier from Mor-
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-ris Co.  Lived near Day, knew him well.  Day was a Capt. of Militia Co: in every instances where remembered him engaged in militia duty.  He was a Capt. at head of his Co.  First remembers him at Eliz-thTown in 1776 with his Co. in Col. Drakes Regt thus a month.  In fall of '76 saw him with his Co: in retreat of Genl Wash.-ton just before enemy took winter quarter in Amboy.  Also Capt. Day at Spgfield, in Dec. 1776 not less than 1 month.  Also Capt. Day in Col. Drakes Regt near Amboy & N. Brunswick from sometime in Jany: till April, not less than 3 months.  Also (thinks) in 1777 Spring 1 month.  Also under Col. Seely & Genl. Winds near Hackensack 1 month.  Also in fall season 1 month near Aquahannock bridge.  In summer just before battle Monmouth Capt. Day & co. at Eliz-thTown 1 month.  also 1 month on March through Pompton.  Also 1 month guarding public stores at Succasunny.  Again in Spring 1780 under Genl Winds assisted by Col. Seeley, Hathaway et al:  Eliz-thtown 1 month.  June following under Col. Dayton et al: not less than 6 weeks.  Also 1 month between   Sealtown Chatham.  Was so well acqtnt. with Capt Day, Dept always knew him when he saw him on duty.
Ephraim Carnes (aged 81 yrs.)  Was a soldier of infantry in early part of war and of Lighthorse in Capt. Arnolds Co. in latter part thereof:  was well acqtnt.
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with Capt. Day who commanded a militia Co. in war.  Does not know when Day got his commission, but in all instances of his service in the war within Dept.(deponent's)  knowledge he acted as Capt.  Some of Dept. tours were under him.  In 1776 in Dec. he was with his co: at Springfield when 1st battle was fought.  Horse Hessians made prisoners.  Out 1 month also guarding country between Springfield and Elizth:town.  In Jan7: 1777 large body militia encamped near N. Brunswick & Capt. Day & co. were thus on duty til April not less than 3 months.  Capt. Day also at Aquakanack under Winds, Seeley & Hathaway 1 month.  Also 1 month near Hackensack & Fort Polifly.  1 month at Elizabethtown in summer & 1 month near Rahway & Tremley Pt in latter part Summer.  1 month at Elizabethtown in winter season.  Saw Day at battle Connect. Farms & Spg:field.  (2 mos)  Between Elizth:Town & Newark 1 month each time.  
Benj. Rickey:  (17th Nov. 1837), Prior to & during the war, was well acqnt. with Day & his wife.  Served under C. Day & knows he contin. in active service till dept. moved from N.J. in fall of 1780 and also understood he continued in service as Capt. till end of the war.  Cannot detail his services.  Remember Day was in service &dept. with him in June 1778.  Knew Day was married sometime before the war.
Orlando L. Kirtland.  Certifies to copy of Church record showing the mar-
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-riage of Artemas Day & Bethany Axtel 21st Jany 1767.  
Ephraim Carnes. (5th Dec. 1837.) aged 81 years was well acqt. with Day - Day was a Capt. of Militia during the war & performed much active duty from beginning to the end.  Dept. often saw him on duty as Capt. but his memory is frail.  Can recall but a few instances of his services.  In fall of 1777 performed 1 month duty under Day at Elizabethtown, thinks Col. Drake commanded the regt.  Also new Quibbletown 1 month in winter Genl. Winds - with Capt. Day & co: 1 month at Aquakanack, Genl Winds, Col. Seely & Hathaway etal:  believes in 1778.  At time of battle of Monmouth in summer of 1778.  1 month near Elizth:town.  Seen Day on duty at other times - cannot specify.  Capt. Day died about 30 yrs since in Dept. neighbourhood & his widow removed to Pa.
Bethany Day (26th Augt. 1837, Aged 88 yrs), declares she is widow of Capt. Artemas Day in militia of N.J. & service in U.S. Was a resident of Morris Co: when he entered service in 1776.  Day died in 1802.  Day was out upon all occasions from commencement to end of war - according to her best belief Day must have served at least three years.  Unable to give particulars.  Know he was a Capt. & served under Col. Hathaway & Munson & Genl Winds.  Commission long since been lost.  Married Artemas on 22 Janu 1767.  Day died on 18th Apl 1802.  Is still a widow.
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Hannah Axtell. (7th Aug. 1837.  Aged 81 years)  Testifies to marriage.  Intimately acqnt. with Artemas & Bethany.  Knew Artemas, served as Capt. in Militia during the war.  Dept: husband served under him at different times.  One tour in June 1778.  Knows Bethany is a widow:  remained so since Days death in 1802.
John Parcel. (14th July 1837).  In yr. 1777, was well acqt. with Day & acquaintance contin. during the war.  Knows Day was commissioned & served as Capt.  served 1 tour under hm at Eliz:thtown.  Day was married and had three children.  Bethany his wife still living.
Danl. Day & Wm. Van Kirk. (13th June 1853) Say Bethany Day died on 28th Feby. 1839.  She was widow of Capt. Artemas Day.  Left 4 children - 2 only living Luther & Sarah.  (3d June 1853), from Luther Day

N.J. Currency 7.6 to the dollar.
7.6
12=
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15.7

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214.4.7=
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Brief
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Artemas Day - 
Bethany Day, widow.

Widows Declaration
26 Augt 1837 Aged 88 
Is the wid. of Artemas Day a Capt. in the N.J. Militia.  Resided in Morris Co. N.J. when he entered service in 1776.  Died there in 1802.  Served under Cols. Hathaway & Munson & Gen. Winds.  Was married Jany 22 1767.

Hannah Axtel 81 years - Knew Artemas Day.  deponents husband.  Served under him one tour in June 1778.

Robt. Young 84 years
1.3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.-13
Knew Artemas Day well.  Remembers him at the first battle of Springfield in Dec. 76.  Were detained one month.  Cap Day was under Genl Winds from early in Jany. till the enemy left.  Not less than 3 months.  Recollects Cap Day on a tour of duty near Mud Island a month before Monmouth battle also not less than a month in the neighborhood of N. Ark.  Also a month near Hackensack.  One month at Elizabethtown Point on guard duty - one month at the Blazing State ferry, near Rahway, in corn season.  4 or 5 weeks against indians in Harvest season at the Minisink settlement.  One month in the neighborhood of the Connecticut farms.  One month at Springfield when that village was burnt.  Have frequently seen Capt. Day out for short periods when called out by alarm - for a week or ten days.  Have seen him at Morristown and Chatham on such occasions and once near Pluckemin & Sealtown - not less than a week at each place.

Rev. Henry Clark, 77 years old. - Was well acquainted with Capt. Day - Served under him a part of the time - was with him along the Passaic River in Essex Co.- and at Pollify
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2.1.1.1/3 - 4 1/3
hill near Hackensack in Bergen Co. in the fall season when nights were cool.  One month at each place - I think this was in 1777. - one month at Elizabethtown before battle of Monmouth. to 10 days at Morristown.  I saw Capt. day on a "one month" tour at Elizabethtown in summer season.

Job Loree, 78th year
1.1.1.1.3.1.1.1.1.1.1.-13
Knew Capt. Day.  Knew him to be one month on guard duty at Elizabethtown point in the summer of 76, one month - in Augt or Sept. at Amboy (Newark) doing guard duty with his co.  One month in the fall at Elizabethtown.  Was at the battle of Springfield & was continued one month guarding Connecticut Farms.  3 months at or near Quibbletown.  One month at Pompton & in the neighborhood of New Windsor - not long before Burgoyne's capture.  One month near Hackensack in fall season.  One month at Aquahanack & neighborhood where was a battle.  In summer of 1778 - one month at Elizabethtown before battle of Monmouth.  In 1780 May, one month at Connecticut Farms - & one month in 2nd battle of Springfield. (summer)

John Johnson 86 years 
1.1.1.3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 - 14
First remember Capt. Day at the head of his co. at Elizabethtown Point in summer of 1776 where he remembered one month.  In Dec. 76 was at the battle of Springfield & continued one month guarding the Connecticut Farms.  3 months at or near Quibbletown.  One month at Rahway.  I think in 1777.  One month near Hackensack better part of summer.  One month near Aquahanack where a battle was fought.  One month at Elizabethtown point before Monmouth battle.  One month at Pompton & towards New Windsor.  One month at Succasunny Plains at a church guarding stores.  Summer season.  One month in 1780 Connecticut farms - June following six weeks at Springfield - one month tour divided between Sealtown, Chatham & other places.

Ephraim Carnes, 81.  In Dec. 1775 - Cap. Day was at Springfield and remained one month.  3 months near N. Brunswick - one month at Aquahanack in fall season.  One month at or near Hackensack - one month at Elizabethtown point in
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Summer season - one month near Rahway in better part of summer - one month at Eliz Pt in winter season - one month May at Connecticut farms & one month in June at Springfield.
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15 mos 8 days
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Abstract of Payrolls Discharged by Joseph Lewis Paymaster

(Col. 1)
No.
22
31
155
267

(Col. 2)
Dates
Sept. 24th 1777
Nov. 6 1777
July 3 1778
October 11 1778

(Col. 3)
Regimental Battalion
Morris County
d -    (ditto)
Munson's Morris
d -

(Col. 4)
Officer's Names
Captain Artemus Day
d -
d -
d -

(Col. 5)
Where Served 
Hackensack
New Windsor
Elizabeth Town
Acquahanack

(Col. 6)
Under Whom
Brig: Winds
d -
d -
d -

(Col. 7)


(Col. 8)
L (pound sterling)
26
26
53
107

(Col. 9)
S (shilling)
0
-
8
16

(Col. 10)
d  (Carolingian denarius)
5
-
0
2

(seal)
State of New Jersey SS
     I James Westcott Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that the foregoing are true extracts from an account recorded Abstract of Pay-rolls discharged by Joseph Lewis Paymaster to the militia of the counties of Morris Sussex and Bergen as recorded in Book A of Folios 61, 63 and 68, now remaining in my office.  Given under my hand and seal of office at the city of Trenton this nineteenth day of June A.D. eighteen hundred and thirty seven (1837)
                       James D Wescott
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A
The payments in the 2 (illegible) amount to $366.10

making a little more than 2 1/2 yrs service.

$973.56
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The United States    To the State of New Jersey D.

(Col. 1) No. of Abstract
30

(Col. 2) No. Voucher
5
82
178

(Col 3) When Paid
January 6th, 1778
August 10 1778
November 30th

(Col. 4)  To Whom Paid
Joseph Lewis
d
d
Captain Artemas Day
d
d

(Col 5) Amount in Continentals

(Col. 6 and 7) Amt. in Specie
105 10
 16    8
 36    8

(Col. 8) Interest 1st January 1789

Payments are made from Sept. 24, 1777 to Nov. 30 1778 - 1 year and about 2 months or in 14 months

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State of New Jersey SS
I James Wescott Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that the foregoing are true extracts from a book of accounts of the State of New Jersey against the United States for Militia Services now remaining in my office.
     Given under my hand and seal of office at the city of Trenton this nineteenth day of Jund A.D. eighteen hundred and thirty seven (1837).
                    James D. Westcott
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State of Pennsylvania
Washington County SS
     Before the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for said county personally appeared Bethany Day, widow of Artemas Day late a Captain in the Army of the Revolution, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following amended declaration in order to obtain an increase of pension and full benefit of the provision made, by the Act of Congress passed July 4th, 1836.  That my husband the said Artemas Day was to my knowledge a very ardent and active friend in favor of the independence of the United States, that he not only served upon all occasions whenever called upon, but he often served as a volunteer.  He was much respected and beloved in the neighbourhood where he resided and in the Army, and if any difficulty or disappointment was likely to happen in making up drafts or quotas of militia or volunteers, as soon as it was known that my husband would be in command his company would be immediately filled.  I cannot however give a particular or detailed account of his services.  In June 1776 I know he was out in service and stationed in or New York and in August 1776 he was at the battle of Long Island, and during the remainder of that year he continued actively engaged in opposing the exception of the enemy into New Jersey, and in December 1776, he was with General Washington at the battle of Trenton, during that year he must have served at least five months, if not more, and I know that every year afterward he served more of less until the peace in 1783.  The abstract of payrolls for 1777-1778 specified the amount of pay due my said husband as Captain of Militia for service rendered during the years 1777-1778, will I hope be satisfactory as they necessarily determine so far as they go the duration of my said husbands services in 1778-1778.  I am undoubtedly entitled to a full pension and I am in hopes that the department after an examination of my claim will so determine and increase my pension accordingly.
                          Bethany X Day
                             (X her mark)

Sworn and subscribed this 28th day of August 1838 before me.
            Luther Day
            Justice of the Peace
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The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Washington County SS
     I John Urie, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, do hereby certify that Luther Day Esq before whom the foregoing proceeding  was at the time, a justice of the peace in and for said county, duly commissioned, and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe is genuine.
     In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court at Washington the 13th day of September A.D. 1838
                            John Urie Prothy
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2048
Pennsyla - Pittsg
Bethany Day
widow of Artemas Day
who died on the 18 April 1802 of Washington Co. in the State of Penna who was a Captain in the _____commanded by Captain ______ of the regt commanded by Col Hathaway in the New Jersey Militia for six months.

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsyla Pittsg at the rate of 120 Dollars _____cents, per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 22nd day of May 1838 and sent to Dan'l Acheson Esq. Washington, Pa

Arrears to the 4th of March 1838             $840
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sep 38    $60
                  $900

Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836 Section the 3

Recorded by Wm. S Allison clerk,
Book   Vol. 2    Page 196
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Payment to be made at Pittsburgh by M. Tiernan Esq Agent for paying pensions in the Agency of Pittsburgh.

Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book A Vol 2 Page 196 by
Wm. S. Allison clerk
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.

I certify that, in conformity with the 3rd section of the law of the United States, of the 4th July, 1836 Bethany Day of Pennsylvania widow of Artemas Day who was a Captain in the Army of the Revolution is entitled to receive One hundred & twenty dollars and _____cents per annum, during the time she may remain unmarried, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March and the 4th of
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July 27/55

Col Niles

S Godwin
Present
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State of New Jersey.
     I Thomas S. Allison Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that Artemas Day was a Captain in Munson's Morris Regiment, at the date of September 1777 and for several years thereafter as appears by, returned made by him as such Captain.  and I do further certify that there is no record of Commissions to Militia Officers in this Office, by which I can ascertain how long anterior thereto he was appointed.
     In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at Trenton this twenty fifty day of July Eighteen hundred and fifty three.
                      Thomas S. Allison
                      Secretary of State
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.  3-525
           DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
                  BUREAU OF PENSIONS
                  Washington, D.C., _____, 19____

W4661

     In reply to your request of _____, received_____ for a statement of the military history of Artemas Day, a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his widow's application for pension on file in this Bureau.

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DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT
1776

LENGTH OF SERVICE
he served until 1783 at various times, in all 15 mos. 7 days

RANK
Captain in the militia of Morris Co. N.J.

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED
CAPTAIN   COLONEL 
STATE

Battles engaged in Long Island, Trenton, two at Springfield, Conn. Farms, Pollifly, Aquahanack

Residence of soldier at enlistment, Morris Co. N.J.

Date of application for pension, Aug. 26, 1837.  Her d was ap.  (Her declaration was approved.)

Residence at date of application,  Morris Twp., Washington Co., Penn.

She was b. Jan. 8, 1749

Remarks:  Sol. mar Jan 21 or 22, 1767 at Morristown NJ Bethany Axtell.  He died in Mendham Twp, Morris Co., N.J. April 18, 1802.  she died in Morris Twp. Washington Co. Pa. Feb. 4 or 28, 1839.  Children:  Henry Axtel, Bethuel, Lydia, Luther, Artemas, Sarah, Mary.  Grandchild Daniel Day.  Names of parents of soldier & wife not stated.

                       Respectfully,
                        

                        Commissioner
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                       Sept, 25 - 1926

Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:
     I would like information concerning one Artemas Day of Morris Co. N.J. who served as Captain Western battalion, Morris Co. New Jersey militia early in 1776 to the end of the war.  Received certificate 2 amounting to (pounds)5:1:2, for the depreciation of his continental pay (as Captain) in the Morris Co. N.J. Militia during the Revolutionary War.  Died Apr. 1802.  wife received pension.  Widow N. 4661.  I am particularly hunting the names of his children.
     Also information regarding one Joseph English of Gloucester Co. New Jersey, militia - Revolutionary War.  Also Lieutenant in Capt. Zeph. Stulman's Co - Col. Richard Somers 3rd Regt. Gloucester Co. Militia March 1778 - Received certificate
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438 - amounting to (pounds) 0:6:8, for the depreciation of his continental pay in Gloucester Co. N.J. Militia.
     Also of one Shadrack Doty, who drew pension #94834 in the Revolutionary War, and who I think lived in Monroe Co. New York.
     Thanking you, I am
      Yours,

                Mrs. J.C. Woolley
                1609 Park Place
                Wichita, Kansas
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Rev. Service
(stamp)
US PENSION OFFICE
JAN 19 1920

U.S. Dept. of Pensions
Dear Sirs.

     Do the records of your office show that Artemas Day who served as captain in Munson's Regiment (or battalion) Morris County Militia, New Jersey Troops Revolutionary war, was a Pensioner?  If he were a pensioner is the name of his father given?  Their home was at Mendham New Jersey.  
     An early reply would be much appreciated.
                          Mrs. Jesse W. Cary
                          635 Church St.
                          Indiana, Pa.
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1920 Jan. 31.  History to Mrs. J.W. Cary  AW
1926 Nov. 23.  history to Mrs. J.C. Woolley  MCS

(center panel)
Revy
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 4661
Bethany Day
Wid
Artemas Day
Capt. Rev. War

Act:  July 4,/36
index:--Vol. A, Page 167

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 4661
Bethany Day
Wid.
Artemus Day
Capt. Rev. War

Act:  July 4, /36

Index: -- Vol. A, Page 167
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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1920 Jas 31.  History to Mrs. J.W. Cary. AW
1926 Nov. 23.  Hist to Mrs J.C. (illegible) MCS