Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 866, for John H Post, New Jersey
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         Declaration

State of Newjersey  )
Bergen County        )  Ss

On this thirty first day of October 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Bergen now Sitting John A Post, a Resident of Aquackonet [Acquackanonk] Township in the County Essex and State of Newjersey aged Seventy two years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
   That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and Served as herein stated
   That he was born in that part of Sadle River now called the Township of Franklin in County of Bergen and State of Newjersey on the Tenth day of April 1760 and at which place he resided when he first entered the Service of the United States which was in the summer of 1776 and performed one months service under Capt Coines Vanhouten Stationed in City of Newyork and at which time the British first effected a landing on Staten Island - that he performed another regular tour of duty under Capt Vanhouten Stationed at Horsimms(?) near Paulus Hook and at fort Lee on the Hudson River at which time he thinks he was six weeks in the Service the battle at fort Washington took place at the Same time that he performed one Tour of Service at mill Stone at which time he was six weeks in Service under Capt Vanhouten in the winter Season cannot particularize the year but knows that the British were in Possession of Princeton and New Brunswick at the Same time - that he performed serveal monthly tours of Service at the english Neighborhood (?) Hackensack under Capt John Gillis and Croine Vanhouten the other Captains he cannot Recollect by whom but knows that his Service on the Station in all cannot be less than three months - and during the last mentioned Service he was engaged with the enemy in the Neighborhoods of Fort Lee Colonel Tunis Dey commanded the detachment to which he belonged - that he was also a Regular enlisted Soldier in the nine month service in a company called Rangers commanded by Capt Peter Hill which was Stationed at Closten Schranlinburg Tappan, Tappan Sloat new dock and various other places on the Hudson River that he remained with Company during the period of his enlistment and was discharged at Tappan
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the he performed one month service under Capt Elias Romin Stationed at the Liberty poles - he further States he has a perfect Recollection of being a Soldier at the time when fort Lee was made on the Hudson River he being one of the party in Erecting the Same but does not no under what capt he Served but Thinks it was Capt John Huyler that he performed one months service under Capt Samuel Demarest that he performed one months service under Capt Peter Wards Stationed at paramus also another monthly Tour of Service under Capt Peter Ward at Elizabeth Town - that he performed two month service under Capt John Mead stationed at Hackensack as a guard against the Encroachment of the British and Refugees that he performed one monthly tour of Service under Capt O'Hara Stationed at Pompton Newjersey at which time the Company on one occasion was marched to Greenwood near Ringwood  They suceeded in recapturing a drove of chattle from the Refugees and Tories and delivered them to the American Commissary for the Use of the army - that he was in the service of the United States all the time as a Volunteer and enlisted Soldier from the Commecement of the Revolution war to the end thereof and was doing duty in the capacity of a Corporal more than one half of the time that he was in Service in all more than two and a half years but cannot particularize dates, times, places or the names of the Officers under whom he Served otherwise than as above Stated - that he he has Resided in County of Bergen untill the year 1802 and from that time untill this where he now Resides in County of Essex has no Recollection of ever having Received any written or printed discharge that he has no documentary evidence and the only persons whom he now Recollects and whom he can procure to testify to his services are Ralph Vanhoutun Thomas Hammond each of whom were fellows Soldiers in Same Service
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  He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any of the United Sttes.
   John H (his X mark) Post
Sworn to and Subscribed in open       )
Court the day and year first aforesaid )
  Abr. Westervill Clk

We Wilhelmus Elting A Clergyman Residing in the Townsihp of Sadle River County of Bergen and State of Newjersey and John Post Residing in the Township of Aquachonet County of Essex and State aforesaid do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John H Post who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy two years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
   Wilhelmus Elting (?) 
   John Post
Sworn and Subscribed the day
and year first aforesaid
  Abr. Westervill Clerk
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I Ralph Vanhouten a resident of the County of Bergen in the State of Newjersey aged Eighty one years do hereby Certify that I am well aquainted with John H Post who is now applying for a pension under the Act of Congress Passed June 7th 1832 and I further certify that I was a fellow soldier doing duty in the same Service of the United States during the Revolution War with the Said John H Post under the command of Captain Vanhouten Stationed at Mill Stone in the winter Season during which time the British had possession of the City of Newyork and Brunswick and I do further Certify that I was also a fellow Soldier belonging to the Same company with the Said John H Post and saw him actively engaged with the enemy at fort Lee on the Hudson River during the Revolutionary War
And I do further certify that I was also a fellow Soldier with the Said John H Post doing duty in the City of Newyork at the very time the British first effected a landing on Staten Island and that we were both members of the Same Company at the Same time - and I do further certify that the said John H Post was a member of the Same Company and I have a distinct Recollection that we were doing duty together at Hackensack the English Neighborhood Powles hook, and various other Places from time to time during the Revolutionary War and verily beleves that the Said John H Post was in service in all more than two years
   Ralph Vanhouten
Sworn & Subscribed this 31st day
of October 1832 before me
John G Ackerson  Judge 
of the Court of Common Pleas

State of New Jersey )
County of Bergen    ) ss
  I Abraham Westervill Clerk of the Inferior court of common Pleas in and for said county of Berger & clerk of said county Do hereby certify that John G Ackerson before whom the foregoing affidavit of Ralph Van Houten was made and taken at the time of taking the same was and still is a Judge of said court duly commissioned and sworn - That I am acquainted with the hand writing of said Judge and that the signature "John G Ackerson Judge of
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the court of common Pleas" subscribed to the Jurat of the foregoing affidavit is genuine -
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In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this thirty first day of October A.D. 1832.
  Abr. Westervill Clerk
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State of Newjersey )
Bergen County       )

Personally appeared before me John G Ackerson one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Bergen Thomas Hammond of Said County Eighty two year of age and being duly Sworn on his Oath Saith that he is Personaly aquainted with John H Post of the County of Essex who is about aplying for a pension under the Act of Congress Passed June 7th 1832 who on his oath deposeth and Saith that he has a perfect Recollection of Serving with John H Post as a fellow Soldier in the Revolution War and they Served together under the Command of Capt Peter Tell for the Space of Nine month he further States that he has Seen the Said John H Post at Diferent Places and under Diferent Captains but cannot Recollect the officers names under whom he Served otherwise than above Stated
   Thomas (his X mark) Hammond
Sworn And Subscribed to
Before me the 31st Day
of October An. Dm. 1834
  John G. Ackerson

State of New Jersey )
County of Bergen    )  Ss
   I Abraham Westervill clerk of the Inferior court of common Pleas in and for said county of Bergen & Clerk of said county Do hereby certify that John G Ackerson before whom the foregoing affidavit of Thomas Hammond was made and taken at the time of taking the same was and still is a Judge of said court duly commissioned and sworn - and further that I am acquainted with the hand writing of Said Judge - and that the Siganture "John G Ackerson" subscribed to the Jurat of the above affidavit is genuine.
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In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this thirty first day of October A.D. 1832.
   Abr. Westervill Clerk
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   And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states.  And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Wilhelmus Eltings who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the township of Saddle river county of Bergen and State aforesaid and that John Post who has also signed the same is a resident of the township of Acquackanond in the county of Essex and State aforesaid is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Per Curiam
Westervill Clerk

   I Abraham Westervill Clerk of the Inferior court of common Pleas in and for the county of Bergen do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John H Post for a Pension.
[seal affixed]
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this thirty first day of Octobery A.D. 1832.
   Abr. Westervill, Clerk
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Bergen County
  State of
New Jersey
   I hereby Certify to the Secretary of War and commissioner of pensions that on the 13th of June 1833, personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County John H Post of Essex County and State aforesaid aged 73 years personally well known in the County of Bergen and to the Subscriber, as a man of truth and good standing and being duly sworn Saith, he is the same John H Post who on the thirty first day of October 1832 made a declaration under oath in open Court of his Revolutionary Services in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 in which was not Stated the Reason of applying in the County of Bergen - My Reasons are - That I am now Residing on the borders of Bergen and Essex Counties, and all the necessary witnesses required for the declaration living and being on the above day at the Court house, Bergen County, Amongst whom was Wilhelmus Eltins Pastor of the church in Said County of whose Congregation, I am a Member.
   And that the Second Interrogatory which was not stated, but was questioned in open Court and answered by him that the Record of his age is recorded in a Book kept for that purpose in the Consistory of Aquaikonot in the County of Essex and State aforesaid
   John (his X mark) H Post

Sworn & Subscribed to before
me the 13th day of June A.D.
1833 - David I. Christie Justice
 of the peace in & for the County of
 Bergen -

  I hereby Certify that David I. Christie the Magistrate who has taken the depositions of John H Post is the Same David I. Christie who has subscribed the affidavit of John H Post above Refered to that he is duly authorized to take depositions and Acknowledgements and that the papers of John H Post the applicant are now in the same condition in which they passed the Court on the 31st day of October 1832.
[seal affixed]
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal of Office the 15th day of
June AD 1833
Abr. Westervill Clerk of the
Bergen County Court of Common Pleas
N. Jersey
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I hereby certify to the Secretary of War and Commissioner of Pensions that Rulef Vanhouten and Thomas Hammond whose affidavits with their signatures is attached to the declarations of John H Post are Credible Persons for witnesses and fully entitled to belief.
  June 13th 1833
  John G Ackerson Justice of the
   Peace

I do hereby Certify that John g Ackerson the Magistrate who has taken the deposition of Thomas Hammond and Rulef Vanhouten is the Same John G Ackerman who has Subscribed the affidavit of Thomas Hammond and Rulef above refered to is duly authorised to take depositions and acknowledgments  And that the Papers of John H Post the applicant are now in the Same condition in which they passed the Court on the 31st day of October 1832 - 
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In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 13th day of June AD 1833.
  Abr. Westervill Clerk of the
Bergen County Court of Common Pleas
New Jersey
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State of Newjersey )
Bergen County       )

  On this 20 day of July 1833 personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid John H. Post of Acquacanoe of Essex County aged 73 years and personally well known in County of Bergen and to the Subscriber as a man of truth and good Standing and being duly sworn saith he is the same John H Post who on the 31st day of October 1832 made a declaration under oath of his Revolution Services in order to obtain the benefit of Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 which was done in open Court then Sitting in and for the County of Bergen when his original Declaration was made out the pressure of the Business before the Court was such as to prevent him from detailing minutely each Tour of duty he performed and specifying as accurately as he has since learned is necessary the officers who commanded on each location and the Time and Nature of the duty he has endeavord to Refresh his Memory by bestowing more thought and Reflection on the Subject and desirous that the Secretary of War and Commission of pension will Recevie this as his ammended Declaration in which he will endeavour to set forth more specifically and in as much detail as his Memory will allow the Revolutionary services he performed.
  That he resided in Franklin County of Bergen State of Newjersey when he first Entered the Militia of this County and served one month in Summer of 1776 as a volunteer under Capt Crines Vanhouten Major Richard Dey and Col Tunis Dey comanding the Regiment was Marched to the City of Newyork duty as guard the British affected a Landing on Staten Island the Same time.  Served out the time and was marched back to Hackensack Bergen County.

He then Served Six weeks in year 1776 in the month of October November as he believes as a Volunteer under Capt Crines Vanhouten was stationed at Hoursimus Near Paroles
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and for Lee on the Hudson River doing guard duty on the Jersey Shore oposite the City of Newyork then in possession of the British their duty was to guard the shores and Landing places against the Incurssion of the Enemy and defend the Inhabitants against Plundering parties of the Enemy and refugees & tories Col Tunis Dey Commanding the Redgment to which he belonged  Served out his time and was Discharged.

That he served six weeks in the year 1776 in the month of December and Discharged in January 1777 as a Volunteer under Capt Crines Vanhouten Col Tunis Dey command.  They was Marched from the ponds Bergen County to Morristown Mon. County to Millstown where they joined the Said Redgment and where Stationed doing guard duty - the British were then lying at New Brunswick.

That he then Served one Month being drafted in the year 1777 as he believes in the month of August and September under Capt Crines Vanhouten was Stationed at Hackensack English Neighborhood on Tenfly in the County of Bergen - the British then being in possession of Powles Hook on the Horsimus and Hoboken - The Tories and Refugees where in possession of Fort Lee in said county.  Their duty was to guard the Inhabitants against Plundering parties of the enemy Refugees & Tories  Served the time and was discharged.

He then Enlisted in the Nine month Service at Poramus County Bergen believes it was in year 1778 in Month of April under Capt Peter Fell.  Stationed at Paramus Hackensack Liberty pole and Along the Hudson River.  The British then had possession of Newyork City.  Powles hook Hobokin and horSimus  The Refugees & Tories had Possession of Fort Lee  we were march from place to  place watching the Enemy who had all but free access to the Lower part of County and all but in Sight of Each other and occassionally had severally Skirmishes  Served out his time and was discharged Verbally at Tappan in the month of January as he believes
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That he then Served one month being drafted in year 1779 in month of April & May under Capt Crines Vanhouten as he believes was Stationed at Hackensack English neighborhood and Various other placed doing guard duty as heretofore stated  Served out his time and was discharged

He then Volunteered for two month under Capt John Willis in year 1779 month of August Sept & October  Stationed at Hackensack Liberty pole and diferent other Places doing guard duty as heretofore Stated  Served out his time and was dishcarged

He Served one month under Capt Peter Ward mustered at Hackensack as he believes march from their [illegible] and to Elizabethtown  their duty on this Station was to guard the Shores and landing Places against the incursion of the enemy & Defend the Inhabitants against Plundering Parties of the Enemy Refugees and Tories  Col Dey as he believes had command of the Redgment but as for a certainty he cannot say   this was as he believes in the summer of 1780  was marched Back  Served out his time and was Discharged  this duty was in Essex County in said State

He then served one month being a Volunteer in the year 1781 in month of January & February as he believes under the command of Capt Chord Stationed at Pompton Bergen County doing guard duty at which time he was one of a party who marched Greenwood in State of Newjersey and Recaptured a Large drove of Cattle from the Refugees and Tories and Delivered them to the commissary  does not Recollect the Col Name on that occation  Served the time and was discharged

He then Served one month (does not no wether he was Drafted or a Volunteer) under Capt Peter Ward  believes it was in Spring of 1781  Stationed at Paramus and Various other Places doing guard
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as all his former duty was such as watching the enemy and guarting the Inhabitants  Served out his time and was Discharged

He then Served one month under Capt Samuel Demarest  believes it was year 1782 in the month of May & June  Stationed at the Liberty pole Newbridge English Neighborhood and Various other Places   in this Service they had an Engagement with the British and Refugees who where stationed at that place  Col. Tunis Dey had the Command of the Redg to which he belonged  Served out his time and was Discharged

He then Served two month under Capt John Mead Stationd at Hackensack Newbridge Closten and Various other Places  Guarding the Inhabitants and other duty as necessity required  this Service as he believes was in month of July and Agust 1782  Served out his time and was Discharged

He then Served his Last month as he believes under Capt Elias Romine in month of Sept October year 1782  Stationed at the liberty poles doing guard duty as were all his former month  Served out his time and was Discharged  he States that he was always a private

The duty in this county, being throughout the war much the Same as specified though not Regularly encamped nor not being in Redgments alway he has no Memorable Battles to Relate but the duty was hairaising and dangerous as they where of detached in small parties and most generally met the enemy beter disciplined and more formidable which caused many Severe Skirmishes that he cannot Remember time nor Places and think they would not be of any consequence  All the Services he Rendered was in the County of Bergen and State of New jersey.
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without being particularly mentioned the company in which he Served was in the Redgment of which Col Tunis Dey commanded and Richard Dey Major  From the great Length of time which has Elapsed since the before recited services were Rendered many Particulars must have escaped his memory  he has related all which he can remember as connected with his services & which are calculated to Explain them in the order of time & in the names perhaps of some of his superior officers.  he may in some instances perhaps have fallen into Mistakes he asks a reasonable allowance for the frailty of Human memory while he faithfully endeavoured to adhere consistantly to the truth in all the Events & occurances of which he has spoken he verily believes that he has faithfully Served his country in the war of the Revolution, in deferrent monthly tours for the full period of twenty three month as before Stated he claims a pension from the Unided States under the Law of Congress of June 7th 1832
John (hix X mark) H Post

Sworn and Subscribed Before
me this 20th day of July 1833
James Van Houten
Justice of the Peace
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State of Newjersey )
Bergen County       )

   Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County Rulf Vanhouten aged 82 years and being duly sworn saith that he is personally acquainted with John H Post of the county of Essex and State aforesaid who has applyed for a pension under the act of Congress Passed June 7th 1832 and has a perfect Recollection of Serving with him as a fellow Soldier in following tours in the Revolutionary War

One month at the City of New york under Capt Crines Vanhouten doing guard duty six weeks in the 1776 stationed at Pawles hook and other Places along the Hudson defending the Shores under Capt Crines Vanhouten - Six weeks in the Winter Season under Capt Crines Vanhouten in year 1776 & 7 Stationed at Millstone doing guard duty.  And the following tours not in the Same company but in the same Batalion and Regiment, one month under Capt Willis - one month under Capt Vanhouten one month under Capt John Willis - one month under Capt Ohara - one month under Capt John Willis - and another month under Capt John Willis

In all the above monthly Services they where Stationed at Hackensack the Capitol of this County and Various other Places Viz Newbridge Hudson River Closter English neighborhood  their duty was to watch the Enemy and guard the Inhabitants  the last named month when performed from the year 1777 untill 1782
   Rulf VanHouten
Sworn and Subscribed before
me this 23 day of July 1833
  James Van Houten
  Justice of the Peace
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State of Newjersey
Bergen County

   Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for Said County Abraham Garrisson of the Same place 71 years of age and being duly sworn saith that he is personally aquaint with John H Post of the County of Essex and State aforesaid who did Apply for a pension under the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 who on his oath Deposeth and Saith that he has a perfect Recollection of Serving with John H Post of the County of Essex in the Revolution War that they were near Neighbours and when he was not in the Same company he knows he was in same Battalion and Regiment and that he served the following Services  one month under Capt Samuel Demaret - one month under Capt Elias Romine - one month under Capt John Wallis, in all the above monthly Services they where Stationed at Hackensack Newbridge Closter and along the Hudson River on the Jersey Shore  their duty was to Guard the Inhabitants from the Incursion of the Enemy who where Stationed at Powles Hook Hobaken and the Tories and Refugees had possession of Fort Lee
   Abraham Garrison

Sworn and Subscribed before
me this 20 Day of July 1833

James Van Houten
Justice of the Peace
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I hereby Certify to the Secretary of War & commission of pensions that Ralf Vanhouten and Abraham Garrisson whose affidavits with their Signatures are atached to the amended declaration of John H Post are credible persons and fully entitled to  belief
   James Van Houten Justice of the Peace

I Hereby Certify that James Vanhouten the Magistrate who has taken the deposition of John H Post to his amended Declaration is the Same James Vanhouten who has Subscribed the affidavits of Rolf Vanhouten & Abraham Garrisson above refered to and that he is duly authorized to take depositions and acknowledgements and that the papers of John H Post (the original ones) are now in the same conditions as when they passed the Court on the 31st day October 1832 and that the amended declaration and additional testimony are anexed thereto - and that the signature of the said James Van Houten is genuine.
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In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of the In-
ferior court of common Pleas of the county of
Bergen this first day of August A.D. 1833 -
  Abr. Westervill Clerk
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State of Newjersey
Bergen County

  Personally appeared before the Subscriber A Justice of the Peace in and for said County John H Post of Essex County State aforesaid aged 73 years and personally well known to the Subscriber as a man of truth & good standing and being duly sworn saith that he is the same John H Post who on the 31st day of October 1832 mad[e] a declaration under oath of his Revolution service in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of June 7th 1832 which was done in open Court then Sitting in and for said County and that he is the same John H Post who on the 20th day of July 1833 made an amended Declaration in which is Stated that he was not Regularly encamped nor Served in Regiments, in these expressions he wished to intimate that the Company to which he belonged were generally detached on duty and were not often encamped or marched with the Regiment of which his Company counpsed a part - he further States that the Nine month enlistment in the year 78 under Capt Fell was Served for the full time, being in active service in the field - Col Tunis Dey commanding Redg and further says that he knows of no other Living Witness to Testify to his Service (then Produced) of his Revolution Services -
   John (his X mark) H Post

Sworn & Subscribed before me
this 20th day of August 1833
James Van Houten
Justice of the Peace

State of New Jersey
County of Bergen   ss:
  I Abraham Westervill Clerk of the County of Bergen and Clerk of the Inferior County of Common Pleas in and for the said County Do hereby Certify that James Van Houten whose name is subscribed to the Jurat of the above affidavit of John H. Post was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the peace in and for the Said County duly commissioned & sworn and further that I am acquainted with the hand writing of such Justice and verily believe this his signature to said Jurat is genuine.
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In testimony where I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Said Court this twenty first day of August A.D. eighteen hundred and thirty three.
   Abr. Westervill Clerk
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State of New Jersey
Passaic County  s.s.   I, John Keenan Clerk of the County of Passaic aforesaid Do certify that Thomas Gould is a Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn and now legally qualified to act as such Judge - Also that I know the hand writing of the said Thomas Gould and verily believe that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine
[seal affixed]
In Witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and
affixed my Official seal at
Paterson this fourteenth day
of August AD Eighteen hun
dred and forty eight
  John Keenan Clerk
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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 New Jersey
Passaic County        S.
   On this fourteenth day of August 1848 personally appeared before me Thomas Gould Esq One of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Passaic and State of New Jersey Elizabeth Post a resident of the Township of Acquackanonk in the County of Passaic and State of New Jersey aforesaid aged 89 years, who from her age and bodily infirmity I certify is unable to attend the Court of said County being by me 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 4 1836;  That she is the Widow of John H Post who was a Private during the Revolutionary War and a Pensioner of the United States, whose certificate No 17.583, and dated the 26th day of August 1833 is hereunto annexed by which he was entitled to receive Seventy six Dollars and sixty six cents per annum.  She further declares that she was married to the said John H Post in the month of June 1780 before his last term of service expired at the residence of her late brotherinlaw Jacob VanHouten near the Dutch Reformed Church at the
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Ponds in Franklin township in the County of Bergen and State aforesaid by the Revd. Benjamin Vandelinden;  That she has no family record and that she has been unable to procure a copy of the Church record of said marriage on account of the loss or destruction of the marriage records of the Revd Benjamin Vandelinden long deceased but that annexed is the affidavit of Cornelius H Post the brother of her late husband, who is the only person now living who was present at their marriage, and the certificate of the Revd Wilhelmus Elting of the Dutch Reformed Church at Paramus, Bergen County and State aforesaid, as to the loss of the said marriage records.  That her husband the aforesaid John H Post died on the 7th day of March 1847, and that she has remaind a widow as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
  Elizabeth (her X Mark) Post

Sworn to and subscribed
on the day and year before
written before me
Thomas Gould, Judge

State of New Jersey
Passaic County           Ss.
   I, Thomas Gould one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Passaic and State of New Jersey do hereby certify that Elizabeth Post the declarant above named is and has been (as well as her late husband
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John H Post,) personally known to me as a near neighbour for the period of more than Thirty five years and that she is and remains the widow of the said John H Post and that she is entitled to full and entire credibility; and I also certify that I have been personally acquainted with the Revd. Wilhelmus Elting for more than Thirty years and that he is entitled to the fullest credibility, and I further certify that I have been personally acquainted with Andrew Parsons for more than Thirty years and that he is entitled to the fullest credibility. -
August 14, 1848.   Thomas Gould Judge
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State of Michigan
County of Wayne    Ss

On this 85th day of June AD 1847 personally came before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Wayne, Cornelius H. Post, who being duly Sworn according to Law, deposeth and Saith, that Some time during the Revolutionary war with Great Britain his Brother John H. Post was married to Elizabeth Ackerman, in a private dwelling at a place called the Ponds, in Beargan County State of New Jersey and that he this deponant was present at Said Marriage he being then about 19 or 20 years of age and that said Marriage was Solemnized by a Minister, whose name this deponant does not now recollect, and this deponant further Saith that the Said John H. Post never had any other wife to his knowledge, & that the Said Post lived with the Said Elizabeth his wife up to the time of his death, as this deponant verally believes & further this deponant Saith not -
  Cornelius H. Post
Sworn & Subscribed to Before
me this 25th day of June AD 1847
  A.P. Young
  Justice of the Peace
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Paramus July 18th 1847. Bergen County, State of N.J.

To All whom it may concern, These are to Certify that the Revd Benjamin Vanderlinden was the [illegible] Pastor of the Churches of Paramus & Ponds, before and after the Revolutionary War; that he celebrated the Marriages in said Congregations during said time; and that the Marriage Records of that Period are lost or not to be found.
(?) Wilhelmus Eltinge V.C.M. of Paramus
for forty Eight Years. -
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State of New Jersey
Passaic County          Ss

   On this fourteenth day of August 1848 personally appeared before me Thomas Gould Esq One of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Passaic and State of New Jersey Andrew Parsons a resident of the Township of Acquackanonk in the County of Passaic and State aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law saith that he is personally acquainted with Elizabeth Post and has been with her and her late husband John H Post a Pensioner of the United States for a period of more than Thirty years and that she is and now remains the Widow of the said John H. Post.
   A. Parsons
Sworn to and subscribed
on the day and year above
written before me
  Thomas Gould - Judge
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State of New Jersey
Passaic County        Ss.

  Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County, Catrina Lydacker aged sixty nine years who being by me first duly sworn according to Law deposeth and saith that she is the daughter of Johanus Post and Elizabeth his wife as stated in the affidavit of the Revd Barnabas V Collins Pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church at the Ponds in Franklin Township in the County of Bergen and state aforesaid and that her father Johanus Post is the identical John H Post who drew a pension and named by mother Elizabeth Post in her declaration for a Widows pension.  And she further saith that her father and mother the said John H Post and Elizabeth his wife lived together as man and wife and never at any time heard it doubted and that she is now the Widow of her late father John H Post.
   Catrina (her x mark) Lydacker
Sworn and subscribed
this 1st day of April 1851
   before me -
C.A. Van Houten Justice of the Peace

  I do hereby certify that Catrina Lydacker who has subscribed and sworn to the above affidavit is a credible woman and that full faith and confidence can be placed in her statement.   April 1, 1851
    C.A. Van Houten Justice of the Peace
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State of New Jersey
Passaic County          ss

  Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County the Revd John H Duryea Pastor of the 2nd Dutch Reformed Church of Manchester in the County and State aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to Law deposeth and saith that according to the Creed and discipline of the said Church no man and woman can have their Children Baptized or Christened unless that they have been Christened themselves and also have been legally married and such must be made satisfactory to the Pastors Elders and Deacon before any child or children can be Christened.
   John H. Duryea
Sworn and subscribed
this 1st day of April 1851
   before me
C. A. Van Houten Justice of the Pleace

I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named the Revd John H Duryea Pastor of the 2nd Dutch Reformed Church of Manchester in the County and state aforesaid and he is in good standing and that full confidence can be placed in his statement April 1 1851 -
   C.A. Van Houten Justice of the Peace
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State of New Jersey
Passaic County             Ss.

   Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Albert G. Lydacker of the Township of Franklin in the County of Bergen and state aforesaid aged sixty three years, who being by me first duly sworn according to Law deposeth and saith that he has been acquainted with Lyntic and Catrina, the daughters of John H Post and Elizabeth his wife from his earliest youth and this deponent further saith that he verily believes that in the record of the Baptisms of Lyntic and Catrina the daughters of Johanus Post and Elizabeth his wife as testified to by the Revd Barnabas V Collins that the said Johanus Post was the identical John H Post who drew a pension under the Act of Congress of the 7th June 1832 for the drawing of which this deponent acted as his Attorney for a considerable time and that the said Elizabeth Post is and still remains his Widow
   Albert G Lydacker
Sworn and subscribed
this 1st day of April 1851
   before me
C.A. Van Houten Justice of the Peace

I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Albert G. Lydacker who has subscribed and sworn to the above affidavit and that he is in good standing and that full confidence can be placed in his statement.   April 1 1851
   C.A. Van Houten Justice of the Peace
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State of New Jersey
Passaic County       S.S.

  I John Keenan Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Do Certify that Cornelius A Van Houten before whom the foregoing depositions were taken, was at the time of taking the same, a Justice of the peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and sworn and legally qualified to act as such Justice of the Peace. - Also that I know the hand writing of the said Cornelius A Van Houten and verily believe that the Signatures to the foregoing Jurats and certificates purporting to be his are genuine
[seal affixed]
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and
seal of said Court at Paterson
this first day of April A.D.
Eighteen undred and fifty
one
    John Keenan Clerk
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State of Newjersey
Bergen County         Ss

  Personally appeared before the Subscriber A Justice of the Peace in and for Said County Syntie Fleming aged Seventy one years who being first duly Sworn according to Law Deposes and Says that She is the dauther(sp) to Johanus Post and Elizabeth his wife as Stated in the Affidavit of the Rev Barnabus V Collins pastor of the dutch Reformed Church at the Ponds and that her father the Said Johanus Post is the Identical John H Post named in my mother Elizabeth Post Declaration
  And she further Saith that her father and mother the Said John H Post and Elizabeth his wife have always lived together as man and wife untill the death of her father and that her mother is now called his widow.
   Lyntic (her X mark) Fleming
Sworn and subscribed
before me the 31st day
 of March 1851

James Van Winkle

I do hereby Certify that Syntie Fleming who has Sworn and Subscribed to the above affidavit is a Credible and Respectable woman and that full faith and confidence can be placed in her Statement

James Van Winkle Justice of the Peace
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State of New Jersey
Bergen County   Ss

  Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for Said county Ralph B Romine aged Seventy nine years who being first duly Sworn according to Law Deposeth and Saith that he has been acquainted with John H. Post (in dutch Johanus Post) a pensioner of the United States and Elizabeth his wife as long as he can Remember and that during that time they have lived together as man and wife and they were considered in the Neighborhood  as Such and he the Deponent verily believes they were married by the Rev Benjiman Vandelinden at the Ponds and that the Deponent has always Resided in the district of the Ponds Congregation and the Deponent further Saith that he is acquainted with Syntie the oldest daughter of the Said John H Post & Elizabeth his wife also with Caty his Second dauther (sp) and he believes the Said Syntie to be Seventy years of age that is according to his own age and to the best of his memory
   Ralph B Romine
Sworn and Subscribed this
28th day of March 1851
James Van Houten
Justice of the Peace

I do hereby certify that Ralph B Romine who has Sworn and Subscribed to the above affidavit is a Credible person and that full faith and confidence can be placed in his Statement
  James Van Houten Justice of the Peace
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State of New Jersey
Bergen County

  Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County the Revd. Barnabas V. Collins, who being duly sworn, deposes and says, that he has in his possession, the record of the Baptism of the Dutch Reformed Chruch at the Ponds, in the Township of Franklin and county and state aforesaid, in which it is recorded that, Syntie, daughter of Johanus Post and Elezbeth Post, was gedoopt Mert 26.1780. and another daughter Catriena was also gedoopt janewarie 1782. and on the 26th day of the month and the above is an exact copy of the record
  Barnabas V Collins
  Pastor of the Dutch
  Reformed Church at the
  Ponds N.J.
Sworn to and Subscribed
this 28th day of March 1851
James Van Houten
Justice of the Peace

I do hereby Certify that Banabas V Collins is Pastor of the dutch Reformed Church at the Ponds in the township of Franklin in the County and State aforesaid and that he is in good Standing and that full confidence can be placed in his Statement.
   James Van Houten Justice of the Peace
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State of New Jersey
Bergen County    Ss

I, Garret G Ackerson Clerk of the County of Bergen and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do Certify that James Van Houten before whom the above deositions and Certificates of Ralph B Romine and Barnabus V Collins was taken was at the time of the doing thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly Commissioned and Sworn and fully authorized to take the same, And further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said Justice and verily believe that his signature to the above depositions is genuine
I do further Certify that James Van Winkle before whom the above deposition of Syntie Fleming was taken was at the time of the doing thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly Commissioned and Sworn and fully authorized to take the same.  And further that I am well acquaianted with the handwriting of said Justice and verily believe that his signature to the deposition of Syntie Fleming is genuine
[seal affixed]
Witness my hand and seal of said
County and Court this 31st day of 
March AD 1851
   Garret G Ackerson Clerk
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xxxxxxxxx

BA-J/ady
John H. Post
W.866

Mr. Robert E. Bristor
225 Gregory Avenue
Passaic, New Jersey

Dear Sir:

  Reference is made to your letter relative to John H. Post, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.

   The data contained herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary war claim for pension, W.866, based upon the military service of John H. Post in that war.

   John H. Post was born April 10, 1760 in that part of Saddle River Township, later called Franklin Township, Bergen County, New Jersey.  The names of his parents are not shown.

   While a resident of Franklin Township, Bergen County, New Jersey, John H. Post enlisted in the summer of 1776 and served at various times to October 1782 on tours of one to two months each, in the New Jersey troops under the following officers:  Captains Coriner Van Hourten, John Willis, John Ruyler, Peter Ward, O'Hara, Samuel Demarest, John Mead, John Outwater and Elias Romine and Colonel Theunis Day; from April 1778 he served nine months as private in Captain Peter Fell's Company of Rangers, Colonel Theunis Dey's Regiment and was in several skirmishes; he served about twenty-three months in all.

   In 1802 he moved from Bergen County, New Jersey, to Essex County, New Jersey.

   He was allowed pension on his application executed October 31, 1832 while a resident of Acquackanonk Township, Essex County, New Jersey.

   He died March 7, 1847, place not stated.

   Soldier married Elizabeth Ackerman.  They were married at the home of her brother-in-law, Jacob Van Houten, at the
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Ponds in Franklin Township, Bergen County, New Jersey.

   Soldier's widow, Elizabeth Post, was allowed pension on her application executed August 14, 1848 at which time she was aged eighty-nine years and a resident of Acquackanonk Township, Passaic County, New Jersey.

   In 1851 Syntie Fleming, aged seventy-one years the oldest daughter of soldier and Elizabeth, made affidavit in Bergen County, New Jersey.

   In 1851 Catriena or Caty Lydacker, aged sixty-nine years, the second daughter of soldier and Elizabeth, made affidavit in Passaic County, New Jersey.  In the same year one Albert G. Lydacker, aged sixty-three years, was living in Franklin Township, Bergen County, New Jersey, no relationship to the family is stated.

   In 1848 Cornelius H. Post, aged about eighty-seven years, a brother of soldier, was a resident of Wayne County Mighigan.

   John Ackerman was a brother-in-law of Soldier, his age or residence not shown.

   In 1832 one John Post was living in Acquackanonk Township, Essex County, New Jersey, his age or relationship to soldier not stated.

   In 1851 Cornelius A. Van Houten was a Justice of the Peace of Passaic County, New Jersey, his age or relationship to the family not shown.

Very Truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Handwritten note:

When 89 yrs. old the widow stated she was married in June 1780.  But I omitted this date, as their daughter, Catriena was baptized on March 16, 1780.
Date of widow's death not on A.B.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.

   I certify that, in conformity with the 3d section of the law of the United States of the 4th July, 1836, Elizabeth Post of New Jersey widow of John H. Post who was a Private in the Revolutionary War is entitled to receive Seventy six dollars and Sixty six cents per annum, during the time she may remain unmarried, commencing on the 7th March 1847, when her husband died and payable semi=annually on the 4th of March and 4th of September.
   
Given at the Department of the Interior,
this 23d day of
June one thousand eight
hundred and fifty one
   J.J. Crittenden
   Acting Secretary of the Interior.

Examined and   }
Countersigned. }    JE Heath
                                Commissioner of Pensions.
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February 8, 1937

XXXXXXXXXXXX

BA-J/MCS
John H. Post, W.866

Mr. Gustave Koeppe
Fair Lawn Library
Fair Lawn
New Jersey

Dear Sir:

   Reference is made to your letter of February 2, 1937, requesting the place of birth of John Holnage or Hoenage Post who was born in Bergen or Passaic County, New Jersey, prior to 1750 and had a widow, Elizabeth.

   The Revolutionary War records of this office show that John H. Post, W.866, the only soldier of that name that is found in said records, was born April 10, 1760, in that part of Saddle River Township which was later called Franklin Township, Bergen County, New Jersey, and lived there until 1802 after which time he lived in Aquackanouck Township, Essex County, New Jersey.

   John H. Post married Elizabeth Ackerman at the Ponds, Bergen County, New Jersey.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator
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January 25, 1937

XXXXXXXXXXXXX

BA-J/MCS

Mr. Gustave Yoeppe
Historial Records Survey
Paterson Public Library
Grand Street Branch
Paterson, New Jersey

Dear Sir:

  Reference is made to your request for the birthplace of one John Post who served in the Revolutionary War.

  As means of identification of the record of the particular John Post in whom you are interested, it is essential that you furnish as much as possible of the following data:  approximate date of birth and death, place of residence at enlistment and after service and first name of widow.

  Very truly yours

  A.D. HILLER
  Executive Assistant
  to the Administrator
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Handwritten:  Dated Apr. 29, 1936

John H. Post, W. 866
John C. Post, W. 1071
BA-J/MMHF:MLB

Honorable George N. Seger
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C.

My Dear Mr. Seger:

   Reference is made to your letter of April 20, 1936, in behalf of Mr. Benjamin F. Turner, of Passaic, New Jersey, who requests complete copies of papers on file in Revolutionary War claims for pension based upon service of John H. Post, W. 866, and John C. Post, W. 1071, whose records have been furnished Mr. Robert E. Bristor, of Passaic.

   Photostatic copies of papers on file in the two claims designated above will be furnished Mr. Turner at the rate of twenty-five cents a page.  The number of pages to be copied in the claim, W. 1071, based upon service of John C. Post, is twenty-eight, and the number of pages to be copied in the claim, W. 866, based upon service of John H. Post, is fifty-six making the total number of pages eighty-four and the total cost of copies $21.00.

   Mr. Turner will please make remittance by money order drawn to the order of the Treasurer of the United States, when the copies will be made and mailed to him.

   It may be stated that when the records of the two soldiers named above were furnished Mr. Bristor, a very careful examination was made of all papers on file in these claims and all important data found therein were incorporated in the reports to Mr. Bristor.  Like reports will be furnished Mr. Turner upon request without charge should he desire such reports in place of the photostatic copies.

   The letter of Mr. Turner is returned herewith.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLRE
Executive Assistant
to the Adminisrator
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Paterson N.J. April 2d 1851

Dear Sir

  I enclose herewith additional testimony upon the application of Elizabeth Post Widow of John H Post a Revolutionary Pensioner under the Act of Congress of the 7th June 1832, to establish satisfactorily to the Department her marriage with her late husband previous to the termination of his last service in the Revolutionary War, as was required by your late predecessor, J.L. Edwards Esq.  The affidavits consist of one from the Rev Barnabas V Collins Pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church at the Ponds, in Bergen County, in this state, containing a copy from the Church Records, of the Baptism of their two daughters Syntie, and Catriena, on the 16th March 1780 and the 16th of Jany 1781.  The word "gedoopt," in Dutch being Baptized or Christened in English.  The affidavits of the two daughters Syntie and Catriena, as to the identity of their Father and Mother John H Post and Elizabeth his wife; also the affidavits of Ralph B. Romine, and Albert G Lydacker, to the same purpose, also the affidavits of the Revd Ebenezer Wiggins, and the Revd John H Suryea, Pastor
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of the Dutch Reformed Church, testifying as to the Creed and Church discipline, in relation to Baptisms, and marriages, in the Dutch Reformed Churches, All duly authenticated by the Church, of the respective Counties of Bergen and Passaic; And all of which I hope may prove satisfactory to the Department.
  I shall be pleased to hear from you, as soon as an examination of the case has been gone into, and your decision made thereon.

I am very respectfully
Your Obdt Servt

A. Parsons

To The Commissioner
of Pensions
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J L Edwards Esq Comr of Pensions

Dear Sir

  Enclosed I forward you the declaration of John H Post, taken before me at the request of himself & friends.  a short conversation led me to doubt the purpose of taking it upon his oath, in consequence of a want of ability on his part to relate several incidents in the order he related them (when I was first requested some 5 years ago) to me when taking his afft as to the identity of himself & certificate.  upon reflection I concluded it was probably the only way in which he might be reinstated upon the Pen' lists and proceeded accordingly the result you have - if it fails to accomplish the object it is beyond my power to remedy it tho. poor his main grief is that anything has transpired to cast a shade over the services he has rendered his country which if tradition may be relied on were not a few.  But as the facts presented to you are the basis upon which your decision in the matter will be made and that justly - I forbear to make any further comments believing that my information upon the subject can not issue to the benefit of the individual concerned.

With much respect I remain your ty

C. S Van Wagoner
Paterson April 16th
1848

P.S.  Permit me to add that I find it impossible to obtain from him in detail the services as he has rendered them - after closing the afft several incidents before related to me were mentioned by him, but was unable to place them in the position they should occupy.  I deemed it useless to draw a new declaration
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Pen Off
March 28 45

Sir
  The sttement purporting to be a compliance of John H Post with the requirements of my letter to him of 20 inst, fulfils them in relation to no one term of service - & affords addl. grounds for the inference that he has been drawing a larger pension than he was entitled to -
  The requisitions of that letter must be complied with in relation to each Tour of Service for which a claim is asserted.
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414

pen Off
Jany 20, 45

Sir

You will suspend further payment of the Pension of John H Post pri. 76.66 per anm under the act of 7 June 32


Pen Agt
Trenton
N.J.
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413

Pen Off
Jany 20- 45

Sir

  In your late deposition in the case of Catharine Kent you sate that her husband served with you two terms one of 9 mo. & the other 4 3mo. which brings into question the narrative contained in your own declaration.  Before any further payment can be made of your pension You are required to make a full & separate statement of each tour of your service, in which the period length & grade - names of compy & field officers - stations - distance of station from home - probable number of the Corps embodied & how paid, subsisted & quartered shall be set forth

Mr. John H Post
Near Paterson
Passaic Co.
N.J.
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WAR DEPARTMENT

Revolutionary Claim.

   I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, John H Post of the State of New Jersey -
who was a Private during the Revolutionary War
is entitled to receive Seventy Six dollars and Sixty Six cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every yer.
[seal affixed]
GIVEN at the War Office of the United
States, this 26 day of
August one thousand eight
hundred and thirty-Three

Lew Cass
Secretary of War.

Examined and}
Countersigned.}

Geo. Wm. Crump
Acting Commissioner of Pensions.
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Paterson March 21st 1845

Mr. J. L. Edwards

Sir

    In compliance with a request in your communication of 20th January last to make a separate Statement of my Service &c. before further payment of my pension can be made I will endeavor to do so according to the best of my recollection.  I was out as Minute Man and served at Fort Lee at the English Neighbourhood and at Hackensack distance of those Stations from Home from Eight to twelve miles, quartered generally in private homes but once quartered in Tents at Fort Lee was once Stationed at Mill Stone was there five weeks distance from Home about forty miles while there drew Rations and quartered in Homes.  Never received any pay for Services  Served under Captain Van Houten in the beginning of the war was at New York under said Captain  Served also during the war under Captain Willis Captain Romyn and Captain Outwater  Recollect as Field officers who I served under  Colonel Dey and Major Richard Dey and General Colfax who was a Major  some of the time I served in the war was under Col. Dey whilst at Mill Stone - was out in the three month service and also in the Nine months Service but during those periods was at home by permission of my officers.  Recollect of seeing James Kent out whilst in the Service.  The above statement is correct as far as I recollect that period at the different stations.  I cannot recollect precisely except at Mill stone.
Respectfully

John H (his x mark) Post
Thomas Gould
  attest


James I Edwards Commissioner of Pensions

I was called upon sometime during last summer to take the deposition of Mr. Post in relation to the service of James Kent during the Revolutionary War the person who called on me was a stranger had the deposition drawn and I read it to Mr Post and enquired of him if it was correct and he answered in the affirmative Since he received your communication from the pension office he sent for me to know what was required of him and when I told him the cause of your requiring a Separate Statement of his Service - he said he had never been sworn in relation to Kents Service, but afterwards recollected his memory is undoubtedly poor he now says Kent was out in the Service but he Cannot
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say how long - in my Certificate attached to the deposition of Mr. Post in Kents case I certified only what I believed correct haveing lived a war Neighbor to him for more than thirty years and always found him an honest man and a man whose word for veracity could be depended on - he is a man without education and is now as near as he can ascertain about Eighty five years old and quite infirm from age and disease and it would not be strange if his memory fails - haveing declined much within the last year - he says his claim to a pension was established princepally upon the evidence of others who he believes are now dead.  I have taken the liberty of makeing the foregoing remarks in Justice to Mr. Post from a full conviction that he would not intentionally or designedly mistake or misrepresent any thing either on his word or on his oath.
Very Respectfully

Yours
Thos Gould

Mr. James L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Paterson N.J. Aug. 16 1848

J L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions

Dr Sir

   Your favor of the 1st inst enclosing the instructions for the application of Elizabeth Post the Widow of John H Post a Revolutionary Soldier and Pensioner of the United States to obtain a pension was duly received and I now enclose herewith her declaration and the accompanying documentary evidence duly authenticated according to the instructions, unless it may be, that Ambrose P Young Justice of the Peace of Wayne County Michigan who has omitted to certify to the credibility of Cornelius H Post and which omission was not ascertained until now making out the Widows declaration.  There is no doubt of the credibility of Cornelius H Post as I understand from his former neighbors here and he is now a farmer in good standing in Wayne County Michigan to which place he removed several years ago and is a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States.

   There can be no doubt of the marriage of the parties at the time specified and that she is now the widow of the late John H Post a Revolutionary Pensioner as set forth; but if you should consider it under the rules inadmissable to admit the affidavit of Cornelius H post with the certificate please return them and I will forward them to Wayne County Michigan for correction

Very respectfully
Your Obed St

A Parsons
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does not think that said Kent was among the nine months volunteer and if this deponent has declared anything to the contrary it has been from a want of understanding the subject as he is imperfect in the English Language & can neither read or write
John (his x mark) H Post
Sworn & Subscribed before me
April 16th 1845 at Paterson
interlineations on the first page "forty years"
  Second Do    Town
  Third Do "Was" & chiefly
C. S Van Wagoner Justice
of the Peace