Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 9,220, for Thomas Saunders, New Jersey
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3-1776

SERVICE

New Jersey. 

Saunders, Thomas 

NUMBER

R. 9.220

CONTENTS
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Kentucky

Thomas Saunders
act 7 June 1832

Suspended 
see letter 26 July 

1832 

Rode B McAfee

Harrodsburg
Kentucky
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873. 

REJECTED

9220

P.O. Thomas Saimden 

Service: 

Enlisted:      , 18
Discharged:   , 18 
Application filed:   , 18
Alleges: 
Re-enlisted:

Attorney: 
P.O. 

.... Recognized. 
.....Contra
.... Cert. of Dis.  Searched for ...., 18
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9220

Thos Saunders
July 19 1832

Pension office 

deserted 16 October 1778
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State of Kentucky 
(?). 
July term 1832

I Philip Tokllier Clerk of the Circuit Court aforesaid do Certify that the (?) Statement in (?) signed by Thomas Saunders of the date thereof before me in open court Sworn by s Saunders, that the statement get by Daniel Covart was on this day in court Sworn by S Cougarty who is a Credible (?) are (?) whereof I have hereunto add my name & affixed the seal of the Land Circuit Court at my office in Harrodsburg the 10 day of July 1832 and in the 41s year of the Commonwealthy 
Phil L Allire

This day I Daniel Count (?) do hereby state on oath that I am acquainted with the above named  Thomas Sanders and he is the same identical man with whom I served in the militia of New Jersey of the voluntary army in the year 1776.  I  was with him at Elizabeth , Amboy and Newark,  I have conversed with the said Sanders this day and I have no doubt that he performed the service as he has stated and during the time he has stated as to concern in our statement as to the facts at various places in other years in which I do not now recollect of seeing him 
Given under my hand this 10 day of July 1832

Daniel Covant
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State of Kentucky
Mercer County 

This day Thomas Sanders a revolutionary soldier me into open court. and made oath (for the purpose of obtaining a pension under the late act of Congress for the benefit of the officers & soldiers of the revolution, approved 7 June 1832). That in the summer of the year 1775 he entered into the Militia Service of the state of New Jersey near New Brunswick and that he continued in sd service about eighteen months, and served as a faithful soldier, performing Tours of duly amounting to the (?) of time above named, and in the month of May 1778 he enlisted for nine months in Capt Longstreet's company, of Col Ogdens New Jersey Regiment of the Continental army for the purpose of filling up that line, and I ws in the service of my country as a soldier during the time aforesaid and was honorably dicharged by 
Col Ogden at Elizabethtown when my time expired. and the next year 1779 I enlisted with Capt La(?) of the New Jersey Militia in Col Sellys Regiment for six months and was stationed at Elizabethtown and on the Hudson River near Dobbs Ferry and faithfully served out my time, as I was honorably discharged and again in the year following I volunteered for three months under the same officers and faithfully performed my duty as a soldier and was honorably discharged, all of which service was performed as stated, that I am not a pensioner of the U States and I further (?) all claim to any other pension - Given under my hand

his Thos X Saunders mark
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This day I Mary Vanarscall all now in my 82nd year of age do hereby state on oath that I am well acquainted with Thos Sanders whose name is subscribed on the other side of this paper and I know that he was out in the Militia service of the State of New Jersey in the revolutionary war more than eighteen months before the year 1778 when he enlisted for (?) months in the continental line with Capt Longstreet and he faithfully served out his time, he was also six months in the militia service the year 1779 and served out his time and again in the year 1780 he served a time of three months in the militia service of New Jersey with all of which services I was well acquainted as the sd Thomas Saunders left his wife at my house and my fathers (?) the (?) portion of the time. 
I am old and eighty two years of age and unable to attend court.  Witness my hand this 6th July 1832
Mary Vanarsdall

Mercer County Viz This day Mary Vanarsdale an aged Lady came before me a Justice of the Peace in sd county (?) oath to the truth of the above affidavit and I further certify that she is a respected and credible witness Given under my hand this 7 day July 1832 

Richis Huff J.P.
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State of Kentucky
Meron County 

I Thomas Alleia Clerk of the Meron County Court do certify that Richard (?) Esq whose name is affixed to the foregoing Certificate in and was at the time of signing the same an actin Justie of the Peace in and for the county afsd duly commissioned and qualified and as such full faith and credit is and ought to be given to every of his official acts as such 
Given under my hand this 10th day of July 1832 
Tho Alleia