Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34478, for William Post, New Jersey
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
New Jersey

Post, William

NUMBER
S34478

CONTENTS
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12739
New Jersey
William Post
of Somerset Co in the state of N Jersey
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Wind of the N Jersey line for the term of one year - 76

Inscribed on the roll of New Jersey at the rate of 8 dollars per month to commence on the 6 of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 20 of July 1819 and sent to Nicholas Dubois Esq New Brunswick Post Office, NJ

Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 10 mos. 25/30 4/31 $87.69
Semi-anl all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819 $48.00
$135.69

{Revolutionary Claim Act 18th March 1818}

Continued on the roll under the law of the 1 May 1820.

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Notification Sent to Samuel Swan Esq 30 June 1820 Somerville, New Jersey
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William Post
[illegible] 1818 private
[illegible] New Jersey
75 One year- wanted
the judges certificate of the
reduced circumstances of the
applicant.
Admitted
William Post
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State of New Jersey Somerset County

Personally came before me Nicholas Dubois, one of the judges of the inferior court of comon pleas, in and for said county, William Post, who being duly sworn saith, that in the fall of the year seventeen hundred and seventy five, he enlisted in captain John Polhemus company, in the first regiment comanded by Colonel Wynes, in the Jersey line in the United States service, and that he did serve in said line one year or within a few days of a year, and obtained his descharge from his regiment at fort George, in the fall of the year, seventeen hundred and seventy six. and that at present he is in reduced circumstances, and need the assistance of his countery for support. and that his discharge is lost and cannot be found.
William Post X his mark

Sworn and subscribed to this sixth day of April eighteen hundred and eighteen before me.
Nicholas Dubois

I do hereby certify that William Post did enlist in Captain John Polhemus company of continental troops in the Jersey line. and that he left his family in the neighbourhood I live in, and was in the army one year, before he returned home to his family.
Nicholas Dubois

State of New Jersey Somerset County
April 6th 1818.
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William Post 
Affidavit

State of New Jersey
Somerset County

I Samuel Swan clerk of the court of common pleas of the county aforesaid do certify that Nicholas Dubois Esquire before whom the within deposition was taken was at the time of the taking thereof a Justice duly assigned to keep the peace in the said county of Somerset and that to all his official acts as such full faith and credit is due and ought to be given as well in courts of Judicature as thereout.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our same court at Somerville in the county & state aforesaid this thirteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.

Sam'l Swan - Clerk

SEAL
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Paper on top of another written sheet

General Hospital Fort George 17th Sept 1776

This may certify that I have this day discharged from the service of the United States Henry Post & Wm Post late soldiers in Col Wind's regiment & Capt. Polhemus' company being of opinion they can be of no further service this campaign by order of the general.

To Whom It May Concern

Jon'n Post
Director

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State of New Jersey
Somerset County

On this fourth day of July eighteen hundred and eighteen before me Nicholas Dubois, one of the judges of the inferior court of common pleas in and for said county personally appeared Burgun Covert aged sixty-five an inhabitant in said county and a respectable person who being by me sworn according to law saith that he was well acquainted with William Post the aforesaid applicant and knows that said Post did serve in Captain John Polhemus' company of continental troops in the first [illegible] regiment commanded by Colonel Wind and ....

...circumstance and to my certain knowledge is supported by the overseer of the poor of the township of Hillsborough in said county.

Given under my hand and seal this 19th June 1819

Nicholas Dubois
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State of New Jersey
Somerset County

On this fourth day of July eighteen hundred and eighteen before me Nicholas Dubois, one of the judges of the inferior court of common pleas in and for said county personally appeared Burgun Covert aged sixty-five an inhabitant in said county and a respectable person who being by me sworn according to law saith that he was well acquainted with William Post the aforesaid applicant and knows that said Post did serve in Captain John Polhemus' company of continental troops in the first [illegible] regiment commanded by Colonel Wynes and likewise knows that said Post did serve in said corps more than nine months in the year seventeen hundred and seventy-five and six.

Burgun Covert

Sworn and subscribed to the day and year above stated before me.

Nicholas Dubois

I Nicholas Dubois one of judges of the inferior court of common pleas in and for said county do hereby certify that William Post a private soldier in Col Wynes Regt New Jersey troops the above applicant is in reduced circumstance and to my certain knowledge is supported by the overseer of the poor of the township of Hillsborough in said county.

Given under my hand and seal this 19th June 1819

Nicholas Dubois
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State of New Jersey Somerset County ss
On this twenty fourth day of June 1820 personally appeared in open court, in the court of common pleas of the county of Somerset in said State, being a court of record, proceeding according to the course of the common law with Jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceeding, William Post, aged seventy six years, resident in the township of Hillsboro in the county of Somerset who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows - That he enlisted at the commencement of the war and served for one year, which was the term of his enlistment under Captain Polemus in the first Jersey regiment commanded by Col. Wines. That he afterwards served in the militia during the war. That he made a declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of March 18, 1818 on the sixth day of April 1818 as appears by his pension certificate dated 20 July 1819 - No. 12,739.

And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 - and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an "act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" passed the 18th day of March 1818 - and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other then what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed.
Articles of Property
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I have no lands - I have the following personal property

4 old chairs  
1 lot of old shoe maker tools
1 small wash tub  
1 shovel and tongs
1 pail 
1 small pewter basin
1 old small pot
1 old table 
1 chest

I owe the following sums of money  
To William Garrison --- $8.00
Thomas A Hartwell Esq --- 5.00
John Van Pelt --- 12.72

William Post X his mark

And I do further solemnly swear that my family consists of myself and wife Susannah aged seventy eight years. That my trade was that of a shoe Maker, which I followed till my age and infirmities rendered me unable to work. That before I received a pension under the act of 1818 I was supported by the public charity of the Township of Hillsborough where I reside. - And that since that the said township has still contributed to my maintenance and continues so to do.
William Post X his mark

Sworn to and declared and subscribed on the day aforesaid
Dickinson Miller
Presiding Judge
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Supplement.
(William Post)
In the year 1776 he was residing in the town of Rutland, Vt., and
at the time Gov. Chittenden was driven from the State by the enemy he
served one month as a sergeant under Capt. Thomas Lee; spring of 1777
served two months as a sergeant in Capt. Ebenezer Allen's company;
June, 1777, served two weeks as a Lieutenant under Capt. Cooley,
of Pittsford, Vt.; he then joined a scouting expedition under Capt.
John Smith and soon after the surrender of Ticonderoga was taken
prisoner by a party of Hessions under ""Red Hazel" and remained a
prisoner with the enemy for about eight days, when he made his escape
and returned to Manchester and informed Col. Warner that while a
prisoner he saw one hogshead of rum and two barrels of sugar buried by
the enemy. He was then sent back with a small force of men and
brought the rum and sugar to Bennington, where he arrived the day
previous to the battle at that place. He participated in the engagement
in Col. Seth Warner's regiment, and was discharged the last
of August, having served about two months. In 1778 was engaged in
building Forts at Pittsford and Castleton for two months and was in
command of thirty - four men raised in that vicinity; then served six
months as Adjutant to Gen. Allen who commanded the militia at
Castleton; 1779 served two months as a Lieutenant under Capt. Hutchins
in command of the garrison at Castleton, and was engaged mostly in
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warching the movements of the enemy on Lake Champlain; 1780 he was
commissary of purchases for eight months, and supplied the garrisons
at Pittsford and Castleton; 1781 served as a volunteer under Capt.
Hutchins one month in watching the movements of the enemy in Lake
Champlain.