Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4911, for Daniel Swayze, New Jersey
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey
Contents
Swayze, Daniel
Number
S:4911
Carded
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New Jersey 32,622
Daniel Swayze
of Morris in the State of New Jer
who was a Private in the Company co
by Captain Lade of the Regt Co
by Col Drake in the New Jersey
line for 17 months
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate of 56 Dollars 67 Cents per annu
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of May
1836 and Sent Lewis
Conduct Morristown New J
Arrears to the 4th of March 1836 $283
Semi Anl. allowance ending 4 Sept" 28
$311.
Revolutionary C
Act June 7,
Recorded by ND Addison
Book CD Vol. 30 Page 1
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Declaration of 
Daniel Swayze, of 
New Jersey, Morris Co.
April 23rd.. 1836
aomd
17. Mopre
$56.66
Return to Lewis Condit
Morris-town, New Jersey.
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DECLARATION, IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE BENEFIT OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS, PASSED JUNE 7, 1832.
STATE OF NEW-JERSEY, 
County of Morris
On this nineteenth, day of April, 1836, personally
appeared, in open court, before the judges of ---
the court of Common Please--now sitting, Daniel Swayze, 
--- a resident of Washington township - in the County of Morris and State of New-Jersey, aged 79 years & 6 months, 
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 7, 1832.
That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year, with 
and served in the      regiment of the 
line, under the following named officers: 
I was born on the 18th day of October, AD.1756-(according to a record of my age in the family bible of my father, now in my possession) in the township of Chester, in the County of Morris State of New Jersey.  (Chester, was then apart of Roxbury Township,)
when I lived with my father, throughout the war. About 40 years since. I & my father moved to Washington Township where he died, & whee I have ever since lived.
When I was old enough to perform Militia service, I belonged to the Company of infantry commanded by Capt Nathan Case, & in the Regiment commanded by Col Jacob Drake, in which Company & regiment I remained throughout the war of the revolution, & performed a consueth part of my revolutionary service under these officers.  The Co was divided into  [illegible], each [illegible] taking it's turn in the regular performance of guard duty along the lines of the enemy.  who were stationed at New York and staten Island, & who occupied New Brunswick & Ambor, & sometimes Elizabethtown. also, for a considerable period of time. When a part only of our company went out on duty, we had our Captain sometimes [illegible] from a neighboring company, & perhaps the lieutenant. or Ensign from our own. A full Co. being formed by a [illegible] from 3 or 4 neighboring companies.  The officer would necessarily be often changed, & in this way it happened that my monthly tour were performed under different Captain.
In the 2 or 3 first years of the wa, the enemy made this incursions so frequently, into the interior of N. Jersey, stealing cattle & horses, buring villages and carrying off the inhabitants & lodging them in prison ships & jails in New York.  That the whole body of Militia were under arms, & is active duty the greatest part of the time. And my Militia
services were more frequent, & for longer periods thru, then in the latter part of the war time. 
My first tour of Militia duty was performed int he fist year of the war, about the time of what harvest, under Captain Luke, above named. We were ordered out by our officers, & marched through Morristown. Chatham & Springfield, to Elizabethtown & were stationed below the town, & employed in throwing up breastworks between the old point & the new point, opposite Staten Island Lodging in [illegible].  It was about the time when the enemy were expected in N. York, & not long before the battle of Long Island.  A large body of Militia were [illegible] there. Col. Jacob Drake I think, commanded our Regiment, & General Heard commanded the whole. We spent a month in building forts & guarding the [illegible], & were dismissed & went home. Not long after the battle of Long Island, the whole body of Militia were ordered out.  I went with the rest of our Company under Capt Luke, or Brown, not [illegible] which we were again stationed at Elizabethtown. guarding the landings opposite Staten Island & defending the inhabitants against depredation of the Tories & [illegible]. - This I believe was early in the fall season, or in the latter
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part of August.  At the expiration of our month, we were dismissed & returned home.  The Country war in great alarm, & companies of minute men, as they were called, were ordered to be ran to hold themselves in readying to march at a minutes warning. I enlisted as a minute man, in Captain Daniel Bud's Company, for three months, soon after my return from my last monthly tour, & early in October, we were ordered to march for Elizabethtown, when a large militia force was co[illegible] Colonel Drake again commanded our regiment & General Heard the Brigade.  Our station & do the same as before.  It was said that General Washington was retreating before the British [illegible] the neighborhood of New York, & which we were guarding the Jersey shores follow Elizabethtown.  The anu[illegible] Army paper through, toward New Brunswick, & we were ordered to follow on in his rear.  we did not[illegible] the main army, but followed it; & when we were within some 8 or 10 miles of New Brunswick, we were dismissed & returned home by way of Pluckermin & real tow.  We did not read home until cold weather, & according to the best of my belief, it was in December, there being snow on the ground & hard frost.  We were out upon this tour, more than two months - probably two & a half months, or [illegible] to the [illegible] emergency of the times & the [illegible] of the Country. - In a few days, after we marched home, an alarm was sounded, that the enemy was out from Staten Island in just force, & over running the county about Elizabethtown.  Our company was around out immediately, with all the neighboring militia.  & we marched under Capt. Starke, & Col. Drake, through Morris Town to Springfield, when a [illegible] detachment of Refugees & Hess an was out. & above skirmish was fought. - Colonel Ford of Morristown commanded a Regiment, & Col Drake had charge of our Regiment.  General Heard, I believe had chief command.  The enemy were driven back into Elizabethtown, & to Staten Island. We followed closely in their war, & after arrangements were made for guarding the lines by stationing troops at Elizabethtown, & at other points ag
that intervals from each other.   I was discharged & returned home, having been about 3 weeks.  it was not long after the Christmas season, when I reached home.  - The enemy had possession of N. Brunswick & Amber, & annoyed the inhabitants of that section by planning & forging parties, exciting constant alarm.
Sometime in January or early in February, we were ordered out upon militia duty. & we marched new Quibble town, & stationed at Van Muliner's, a few miles west of Amber & N. Brunswick.  Herein found a considerable militia force encamped, under command of General Winds, & General Dickinson. Some skirmishes were had, with parties of the enemy whilst we were here; oy: at Bonham town - Quibble town, Ash Swamp.  The foraging & plundering parties of the enemy were often attacked, & cattle & grain taken from them. A waggon load of clothing, was intercepted & taken from them also.  In some of the these affairs, I was engaged, with my company.  From this service, we were not discharged until about the middle of April, having been detained at last, two & a half months, before we were dismissed. 
2 1/2 In the following summer, in hay season, I was ordered out into service under Capt. Stark, as I believe & the Co. was stationed at Elizthl..town, & part of the time at & Mar Rohwar, performing guard duty & protecting the inhabitants against Tories & Refugees.  We remained  on service one month & were discharged. It appears to me, that the Regiment was commanded by Col. Cook, or Ford, 
Early in the fall following about early  fall time, we were again ordered into service under Captain Horton, & performed a months duty at Elizabethtown, guarding the lines.  Upon the approach of winter, late in November, or I think, I performed a months service under Capt Horton, guarding the lines along the sound between Amber & Rahway.  In the spring following before corn planting, I performed months service by order from my offices, at Elizabethtown, under Capt. Horton or Capt. Lees, I cannot tell which.  We were employed in guarding the landings opposite Staten Island. 
An attempt were made to surprise and take a part of the enemy on Staten Island, which failed, & we were obliged to trust, the enemy having been re-enforced.  In June following, I was again ordered [illegible] with our Co. or a part of it, & while stationed near Elizabethtown, under Genl Winds, we were marched toward Brunswick.  [illegible] was said to be [illegible] that a bridge near Spotswood had been destroyed, which went to present our company, & we were marched back by Genl. Winds to Rahwar & Elizth town, when we soon learned that a battle had been fought at monmouth.  In this tour, I think Capt. Stephen brown had command of our Co.
We remained here a month & were dischared for home.  - In September & October following we were again ordered out for service under Capt. Horton, to Elizth..town, & from there to Aquakanauk & near to Haskamask, under the order of Genl.. Winds.  Niether Bridge at Aquakanauk, there was a sharp skirmish with the enemy.  Near this place, Jaby Bell, a neighbor & acquaintance of mine.
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was accidentally killed by one of his comrades, picking his gun flint, his musket fired, & the charge entered his head, as he was leaning against a tree.  
The militia from Boyen, Epen, Morris & Super, were principally not on this tour, & General Winds had the chief command, spirited by Colonels, Frelinghurger Feelz, Startk & others not recollected.  We were kept in service till November, & were out less than a month & and half, the enemy being in great force, with the aid of Refugees & Tories.
In the summer & spring following, I performed two tours of one month each, under Capt.. Hunter at Elizabeth town, guarding the lines at Elizabeth town first & along the found.
The first of there tours, was at the beginning of warm weather, the farmers preparing to plant corn: & the latter was after wheat harvest. In the fall of the same year.  I performed a months service bby order of my officers, at Morris town, guarding the public [illegible], under the command of Lieutenant Pierson of Morristown.
In May & June 1780, I performed a months duty, near Elizabethtown part of the time, & another part, near to Connecticut farms & Springfield.  The enemy came out from Staten Island & New York in strong force, & after a skirmish, with the militia at Connecticut farm, they burnt the village & the Presbyterian Church, & shot the wife of the Rev James Caldwell through her window.  They retracted back to Elizth town & to Staten Island, & in a few weeks returned with a strong reinforcement - made their way through the Country as far as Springfield, where a [illegible] skirmish was had; & before they retreated, they burnt Springfiled & the Presbyterian Church there. - A large militia force was assembled at Springfield from the neighboring Counties commanded by General Winds - Col. Seely, Col. Frelinghurger & Colonel Hays, with some Regiment of the Continental army. Colonel Angeli & I think Col. Dayton also. I was commanded by Captain Horton, & our regiment by Colonel Nathan Lure, as I believe, formerly Capt Luce. 
In September & October following, I was stationed with part of our Co under Capt Peter Solomon, near to Elizth town, guarding the lines & protecting the inhabitants.
In the latter part of the war, an alarm was made & the Militia ordered out in consequence as was said, of the revolt of the Pennsylvania troops.  Our Co was ordered to march under Capt. Solomon. as far as Pluckemon where we were stationed two weeks when we were dismissed  & returned home.  I think it was in the spring season.
Whilst the war lasted, there were many alarms given, which called out the militia for short periods - sometimes for a week & sometimes for 10 days, in which I was on duty.  There I cannot particularly more than I have attempted.  And I am confident I have not enumerated all the regular tours of month service which i performed.
In every year of the ware, I was actively engaged as a militia soldier. & promptly obeyed every call of my officers. I conscientiously believe, I did actually perform more than two years of faithful service as a militia man, altho I cannot now specify more than
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already stated. - I more [illegible] any commission, nor any regular written discharge.  Our dismission from duty, when our time had expired, was always verbal, as I believe & my service was performed as a private.  
My officers are all dead & comrades most of them, either removed or dead.
I have made many inquiries for them, but have found only few - of them living.
David Ammermon, now of Somerset Co I knew as a soldier in the was, & he has some recollection of me in the revolution.  He is entirely blind, & now so helpless & feeble by the infirmities of age, as to be confined to his room & most of the time, to his bed.  I hope get to obtain his affidavit.  I also knew Robt. Young. & often saw him in militia service at Elizabethtown, at Van [illegible] near Quibbletown. & along the Jersey shore opposite Staten Island & at Springfield.  I hope to have the benefit of his testimony.  My memory is frail, in regard to dates & names especially.  it is highly probable that I may sometimes have mistaken the names of my Captain & other officers, in stating particular tours of duty & that my remembrance of events in respect to time, may be erroneous.  I have however stated them according to the best of my recollection & belief.  The Clergyman who officiates in the church near me (Rev Mr Hunt,) is a young man, - has lived here but a year or two.  & known nothing of my history.  - I am well known to Ephraim Marsh Esq my neighbor, a judge of the County Court, & for several years and a member of the Legislature from the County. & to Andrew Bay Qrgt.. - to these gentlemen I refer, for my general character.  I have sought diligently for testimony, bu tknow of no living men who served with me, except those where affidavits accompany my Declaration.  - In all the tours I have stated, my duties were faithfully performed, in constant & active service; & I was never absent, unless with the consent of my officers nor was I engaged in any civil employment or permit for several years after the passage of the militia pension law. I was under the belief that it's benefits were confined to the poor & destitute, & having a small farm of rough mountain land, & being willing & able to do some work. I was reluctant to ask for my Country's assistance. - Old age, with it's many infirmities, has overtaken me; I can no longer labor with my hands. - & I look to my couontry to compensate my Revolutionary Service, by allowing me a pension, for my few remaining years or months of life, for which I shall always be grateful.  I was acquainted with Col Jacob drake, Col. John Starke, Col Luke, General Winds, & Col. Jacob Ford. My wife is still living, & is two years older than myself.  I have two daughters living - one with me.  I have three sons living; one of them (Benjamin) lives on the farm, with me. My son James, lives near me, on my farm. My son Isaac, lives in the city of New York.
Since comming with Robt. Young, I have that Ephraim Barnes, & Isaac Bedde, an living have testimony I hope also to obtain. - I cannot read  more of my services to mind than
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I have mentioned, which amount to but nineteen months.  I am confident in the belief, that I have not served my Country in the Revolutionary ware, less than nineteen months, & for this service, I claim a pension.  And I declare also, that I should have claimed a pension at an earlier day had I not supported that pensions were refused,l except in cases of extreme poverty, & having as before stated, a farm of rough land, from which I raised my bread, I felt unwilling to tax my Country for my support , whilst I could labor.  But my days of labor are closed.

This deponent 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 State, ( this next text is stricken (is only on that of the agency of the State of New Jersey.))
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
[illegible] Daniel his x mark Swayze
We Andrew Bay, & Ephraim March,
residing in the County of Morris & State of New Jersey.
hereby certify. that we are well acquainted with Daniel Swayze
who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be Seventy nnine & a half 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.
Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Andrew Bay
[illegible] Ephraim March
Daniel his x mark Swayze
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, that the abovenamed applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
[illegible] Cook
Ephraim Marsh
Wm Manra
judges

I Joseph Dalrimple, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Daniel Swayze, for pension.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand seal of office, this twenty third day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six.

And I do also certify that Ephraim Marsh Esq whose name is subscribed to a certificate of the fair character of Daniel Swayze, & is appended to these papers. & that John Hunt, also who by a note in his hand writing, appears to have called on one Ammermann for his deposition which is also hereunto annexed, an both of them judges of this Court, & their signatures to said papers are genuine. 

Joseph Dalniusrh[illegible]
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State of New Jersey, Morris Co Common Pleas, ss:
Be it known, that on this 19th April, A. 1836,
personally appears
in open Court, Robert Young of Morris County, aged 80 years & upward
long a resident of said County, & believed by the Court to be fully entitled to belief, & also
soldier in the war of the revolution; & having been duly sworn according to law, on his oath
saith as follows by
I am in my 83 year, & was a soldier in the revolutionary war
& performed Military service in each & every year of the war. In my boyhood, I knew
Daniel Swayze, now an applicant for a pension. We lived some 3 or 4 miles apart, &
frequently saw each other at Militia trainings, altho we did not belong to the same Company.
During the war, I often saw said Swayze performing tours of militia duty, & was frequently
stationed at the same places with him, performing similar duties, under different company
officers, & frequently we were commanded by the same Colonels & other field officers. I can
reach occasions & places, more readily than times. Many of my own tours were performed in Essex
County, at Elizabeth town, along the Jersey shore opposite Staten Island & at Rahway
I have more frequently seen Swayze on duty, in & was Elizabeth town, than elsewhere. Col
Jacob Drake commanded the Regiment of Militia to which I belonged & were both under his
order, frequently in Essex, along the lines near Staten Island, & sometimes also under Colonel
Jacob Ford, & General Winds , & Genl Heard, I cannot tell how often I may have been
Swayze on duty, but I think I have seen him in active service, several times in each
year & more frequently in the first 3 years, than in later times. I remember Swayze in the
winter campaign at Van Molinor near Quibble town, when the enemy was at Brunswick
& amber. Clay Militia force was assembled there, to watch the movement of the enemy & protect
the Country Genl Winds & Genl Dickinson commanded & there were frequent skirmishes & fights in one of which Col. Stark [illegible] frighted & ran off, & Genl Winds called after him in vain.
This encampment of Militia did not break up till in the spring, & my impression is, that I often saw
Swayze on duty there. I have also seen him on duty on several occasion near Rahway, on the
found, between Ambry & Elizabeth town, protecting & guarding the shores opposite Staten Island.
I remember Swayze under Genl Winds at Aquahanank, in the skirmish near that place, & I recollect the fact of Joby Bell being shot through the head at that place, by the accidental
discharge of a musket. I remember him also at the battle of Springfield, late in the war,
when the village & church were burned by the enemy.
Robert Young
Sworn & subscribed in open Court
Jas Cook
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Morris Common Pleas, before the Judge of said Court
personally appears on this 19th April, 1836. Ephraim Carson of Morris Co. well 
known to the Court as a man of fair character, & worthy of full belief, & having been
first duly sworn according to law saith as follows-
I am in my 79th year- was a militia soldier in the war of the revolution. I was well acquainted with
Daniel Swayze, now an applicant for a pension, I knew him well from boyhood-- though
manhood, & through the war of the revolution, to this day. I knew him well as a Militia soldier
performing active militia duties in the war of the revolution at several times & places & in almost
every year whilst the war lasted. my memory is so much impaired by age, that I cannot particularize in but a few instances of his service-as we were not in the same militia company. my duties were performed under Capt. Daniel Cook, Capt Cozad, Capt Artimas Day Capt. Dodd of the infantry
& Captain Arnold & Capt Beddel of the Cavelry. Swayze's services, as I believe, were principally in the co. in whose county he lived, & was commanded by various captains, viz: Starke, Lure, Horton
Horton, Brown & perhaps some others. I first remember him on Militia duty at Elizth town point
in the fall of 76, building breast works. I was there on the four duty, living in tents, under Capt. Cook
or Capt. Day, I cannot say which & I think Swayze was under Capt. Lane or Stark, Col. Drake.
we were there when Genl. Washington retreated through  Jersey & the enemy persued.
I remember Swayze also at Hackensack & Aquakanonk on Militia duty, when an engagement was
had with the enemy near the bridge. Genl Winds commanded the Militia. I remember him at that
place, when Joby Bell was killed by an accidental shot. I was stationed in the winter season
at Van Mulliner, near Quibble town on Militia duty under Capt. Cozad, as I believe, when the enemy
were in N. Burnswick & amber & remember that Swayne was there also, on Militia duty. our Militia
tours were usually for a month, but this encampment near Quibble town, under General Winds &
Dickinson, was continued until the enemy moved off from the winter quarter, & the militia continued
till sometime in the spring. I only believe I saw him on several other occasions on militia duty.
& particularly at Elizabeth town several times-- but I am unable to specify further particulars.
sworn & subscribed in open Court
Ephraim Carnes
the 19th day of April 1886
Jas Cook
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State of N. Jersey, Morris County [illegible]
Personally appear in open Court on this 19th day of April, 1836, 
Isaac Bedell of said County, well known to this court as a man of good standing & fully worthy of belief, & considered to be a soldier in the war of the revolution, & having been duly sworn according to law, on his oath, saith as follows [illegibl].  I am in my 73rd year, & I was a fifer in the militia,in the war of the revolution.  In October 1776, I was on a tour of Militia duty under Captain Layton & Col. Jacob Drake, stationed at Elizabethtown, near Halstor Point on guard duty & building breast works, living in Cloth tents.  I was on one occasion, standing as a sentry or sentinel, & when my time for relief came, Lieutt Stake brought up a man to take my place & ordered me to give him the countersign, which I did, & remember it was "Washington".  I inquired next day, who was the man, that Stark brought as my relief guard, & was told his name was Daniel Swayze.  I afterward became well acquainted with Swayze, who I remember had then a large lump at the corner of his left eye.  Which rather disfigured his face, which is yet visible. We often boyish amusements & [illegible] together on this & other militia tours.  In January & February 77, I was stationed with my company at Van [Illegible] on Militia duty, near Smithtown under Genl Winds& Genl Dickinson, with a large force, which remained there till in the spring season.  I remember Swayze there twho as a militia man on duty.  We were both present one morning, when the quarter master Mr. Curry had ommitted or neglected to provide for breakfast, & Genl Windy called Mr. Curry & threw him down on the floor, & shook him severly. I saw Mr. Swayze on Militia duty at other times & places in the war, but I cannot now specify the times & occasions.  N.B. When I stood Sentine on guard at the time when I first saw Mr.Swayze, I was but in my 14th year, but had been fifer in Layton Co. before we went to Elizabethtown, & when the Co. was ordered to march on duty.  I volunteered as a fifer & my services were accepted by the officers.  James Ennis, a near neighbor of my father, was at that time in Layton company with me.  He was called one morning on roll call to stand guard for that 24 hours.  He complained then of being quite unwell & asked me to take his place as sentinel, which I di voluntarily, & performed the guard duty for 24 hours, until Lieut Lees offered Capt Law, brought up Swayze to relieve me as before stated.  I mention this because as fifer I was exempt from justry duty.  

Sworn and Subscribed in open Court. 
Isaac Bedell
the 19th day of Aprill 1836
Silas Book
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State of New Jersey, County of Morris
J. Ephraim Marsh a Judge of the Superior Court of Common Please in afore said County, do hereby certify to the Commissioner of Pensions & to the Secretary of War.  That Daniel Swayze, the applicant for a pension whose Declaration accompaning this Certificate has been living within two or three miles of me, during the last 12 or 15 years, & is well known to me to be a man of fair & unblemished reputation for honesty & truth; & I have entire confidence in the declaration he has made, that he was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, & perfomred essential services to his country.

Morristown, April 21, 1836.
Ephraim Marsh
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Testimony of the Amm[illegible] granted in reference to the service of Daniel Swayze in the Revolutionary war in the following [illegible] when and he [illegible] 5th whatever your opportunities [illegible] were you formerly acquainted with him [illegible]
 
For I went on Thursday last request of that to
Mr Ammerman I found him indeed an old man
in his 84th year blind and almost deaf, could not say that we
he saw Swayze on any Militia duty. saw him at Elizabethtown, at a time he himself was on a tour of duty, but did
not see Swayze on my duty. Supposed him to be on a tour as he saw him several times in the course of the month but when
he cannot tell, nor under what capt he cannot tell in fact, the
old man knew nothing; that I thought would be of any benefit to Swayze.
Court
if
John Hunt

Hon Lewis Conduct
Chester N.J. April 23 1836
N.B. David Annemann (who is mentioned by the Declarant, as one of his old comrades, who was
known to him, resides in Somerset Co & is unable to side from his dwelling, or son to have his room
was called on by the Magistrate, John Hunt, above named, to have his deposition taken. The above was intended to remind the Judge of the points which were deemed most essential for inquiry.  This all forwarded to Commissioner Edwards, to show that no [illegible] has taken place as [illegible] this aged comrade where information are our guest & under him which to testify further.

Morrison, N.J. 23 April 1836
Lewis Condict
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Chester NJ April 23rd Free
Lewis Condict Esquire
Late Member of Congress 
Morristown 
New Jersery
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July 22 1836 Paid to 4 Mar 1836
Sep 17 1836 paid to Feb 4 1836
April 11 Paid to [illegible] 1837
Paid to 4 Sep 1837
Paid to 4th 1838,
Paid to 4 Sep 1838
Paid to Mar 1839
Paid to 4 Sep 1839
Paid to 4 Mar 1840
Paid to 4 Sep 1840
Paid to Mar 1841
Paid to mar 1842
Paid to 4 Sept 1842
Paid to 4 Mar 1843


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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, Daniel Swayze of the State of New Jersey who was a Private in the war of the Revolution is entitled to receive Fifty Six dollars and Sixty Seven cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semiannually on the 4th of March and 4th of September, in every year.  

Given at the War Office of the United States this Ninth day  of May one thousand eight hundred and thirty six. 
Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
Examined and 
Countersigned }
J. L. Edward
Commissioner of Pensions
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Jas L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

1
3.21
2.15
5
1.15
3.15
17.60
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Dear Sir, 
Herewith you will receive the orginal Declaration of Daniel Swayze, of this County, asking a pension for Revolutionary services.  he desires that you will communicate to me at this place, the result of your examination [illegible]
Very Respectfully, 
Your ofr [illegible] & friedn
Lewis Condict
Morristown, N Jersey April 28th 36
J. L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
War Department.
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The Commissioner of Pensions, 
Sir, 
Daniel Swayze of this Co a pensioner under the Law of 1832, did cast summoner, leaving no widow but having 3 Sons & 3 daughters of whom 4 reside in N. Jersey, 1 in the State of N York & one (is living) somewhere in Ohio, or some of the western States - not having been heard of in 20 years.  There is an executor or [illegible] appointed as I am informed, but do not  recollect whether he be an ex or [illegible]
Under these circumstances it will be difficult to obtain the power from all the children to draw the average, & my object is to be informed by you whether you will permit the [illegible] to recieve it if the agent Trenton, on production of the proper vouchers.

Very Respectfully,k 

Your Ob Servt
Lewis Condict
Morristown N.J. Dec 20th 43.
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4911
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File No. 4911
Daniel Swayze
Privt Rev War ┃
Act: June 7"" 1832.
Index:- Vol. M, Page 365 
[Arrangement of 1870.]
On Mom Co N J T there in 1832