Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33333, for William Jewel, New Jersey
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(3 -- 1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey
Jewel, William
Jewell or

NUMBER
S 33333
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CONTENTS
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529
New Jersey
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William Jewell
Capt Conway
Private  4
New Jersey line   15-9 month
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
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inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence o[n] the 8th of April 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 14th of May 181[missing]
and sent to the Pension [illeg.] W. P. [illegible] esqr [illegible] New Jersey
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Arrearages to [illegible] 1818 - $9.20
4 Mo 24 dys. $39.26
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{Revolutionary claims,
Act 18th March, 1818,}
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Wm. Jewell
Wm Jewell, has been fd on the register, but the time of his discharge is not stated.

time of discharge not stated
Admitted
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State of New Jersey
Middlesex County

On this eighth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas of the County of Middlesex in the State of New Jersey came William Jewell of the township of North Brunswick in said County to me known aged sixty three years [last 4 words inserted] who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath say declare and depose in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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" -


that he the said William Jewell enlisted in the city of New Brunswick County of Middlesex and State of New Jersey in the Company commanded by Capt John Conway in the first Jersey Regiment on the continental establishment commanded by Lord Sterling and afterwards by Col Winds -

that he enlisted in the Autumn of the year Seventeen hundred and seventy five and continued to serve in the said Regiment until the winter of Seventeen hundred and seventy six, when he was discharged at Ticonderoga in the State
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of New York - having served more than a year - and that he hath continued a resident citizen of the United States and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of assistance of his Country for support.

William Jewel

Sworn to & declared before me the day & year [illegible].

Asa Runyon Judge
of Middlesex pleas

Middlesex County ss: Joseph Britton of New-Brunswick being duly sworn deposeth that William Jewell the applicant was a soldier as he hath above in his declaration stated and that he did serve in the said first Jersey Regiment on the continental establishment
for one year at least. -

Jo. Britton

Sworn & subscribed before me this 6th [?] April 1818 before me -

Asa Runyon Judge of Middlesex pleas

I Asa Runyon one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas of the County of Middlesey do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said William Jewell did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common-
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enemy - and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress-

April [illeg.] 1818
Asa Runyon Judge of Middlesex pleas

State of New Jersey
Middlesex County

I William P Deare Clerk of the Court of Common pleas of the County of Middlesex certify that Asa Runyon Esqr. above named is one of the Judges of said Court duly commissioned & Sworn. -

Witness my hand and the seal of said Court this eighth day of April Eighteen hundred and eighteen.-

Wm P. Deare
Clk
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In reply to your request of ___, received ___
for a statement of the military history of William Jewell a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find  below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.  S. F. 33.333
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DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
Autumn, 1775 to Winter 1776

RANK.
Pri.

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN. John Conway
COLONEL. Winds
STATE. N. J

Battles engaged in, ___
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enlisted at New Brunswick, Middlesex Co.
Date of application for pension, Apr. 8, 1818
Residence at date of application, North Brunswick Twp. Middlesex Co N. J.
Age at date of application, 63 yrs
Remarks: His claim was allowed. There is no data relative to family

Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
6--2856
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33333
Revy INVALID.
File No. 33,333
William Jewell
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March 18[?]
Index:- Vol. 2, Page 209
[Arrangement of 1870.]

[right-hand page]
1912, July 30. History to
W. R. Jewell   For.
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1916, Apr. 6. To W. R. Jewell
to write for date of death &c.   For.
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For Rev. War Section

April 6, 1916
Mr. W. R. Jewell,
Danville, Ill.
Sir:
In response to your letter dated the twenty-fifth ultimo, relative to the claim of William Jewell, S. File No. 33,333, Rev. War, you are advised that for the date of last payment of pension, you should address the Auditor for the Interior Department, U.S. Treasury Department, citing all of the following data: "William Jewell, Cert. No. 529, issued May 14, 1818, at $8 per month from April 18, 1818, under the Act of March 18, 1818, New Jersey Agency,"
Very respectfully,
G. M. Saltzgaber
Commissioner.
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W. R. JEWELL
DANVILLE, ILL.

The Honorable, the Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Sir:

I have a transcript, bearing date July 22, 1912, of the service in the War of the Revolution of William Jewell, (S File 33,333) giving the following information:

Enlisted in autumn 1775, and winter 1776, Captain
John Conway, Colonel Winds, N. J.
Residence of Soldier at enlistment New Brunswick, Middlesex Co., N. J.
Date application for pension April 8, 1818,
Residence at application, North Brunswick twp Middlesex Co., N. J.
Age at date of application, sixty-three years.
His pension claim was allowed.
No data as to family.

I am very desirous to know the age of this soldier at his death, or at the time his pension ceased. I feel quite sure there must be a record of death or cessation of pension payment in your office.

I will thank you very much for this information. This information is not asked for any law suit, 
 but simply to settle line of ancestry.

Respectfullymand sincerely,
W. R. Jewell.

[Handwritten notes at top:]
Ano 2 cent stamps need
OK
Rws
Rev Sec
H
2-2ct. stamps retd - W
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W. R. JEWELL
DANVILLE, ILL.
July 24, 1912.
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Record Division:

Respected, I send herein list of ten Revolutionary Soldiers of New Jersey, of the name Jewell, and respectfully ask if you can give me information concerning them, as complete as your records disclose.

Under date Nov. 3d, 1911, initials V. L. M., S. F., #39777, your office gave me a most satisfactory record of Seth   Jewell, a Revolutionary Soldier, of whose Record I ask nothing further. There are no claims of any kind, no proposed suits at law of any kind, involved in what I ask. My family is sprung of the Jewells. I am one of six brothers who were in the civil war of '61--5, on the Union side. I have grown old, and am trying to trace my ancestry, &c.

Besides the ten of New Jersey (rather nine, as Samuel, given twice, is one and the same person) I send the names of four from Virginia, in attached letter.

I have the names of each of the New Jersey Soldiers under State Seal, reciting the same facts as these in letter of this date. I will send them if necessary. Will also send what is necessary to have this work done if any charges.

Very Respectfully,
W. R. Jewell

I refer you to Hon. Joseph G. Cannon, Hon. William B.
of lower House, and Senater Cullom.

[Round stamp:]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
JUL 26 1912
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY
OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL
Trenton, November 21, 1911.

Mr. W. R. Jewell,
Danville, Illinois.

Sir:

Complying with your request of recent date, I herewith enclose certificates of service of soldiers in the Revolutionary War, as follows:

Jewell, George, Private, Captain Andrew McMyer's Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Establishment, New Jersey Continental Line.

"  "  Private in the Essex County New Jersey Militia.

"   Hopewell, Private, Captain John Polhemus' Company, New Jersey Continental Line.

"   Ichabod, Private in the Middlesex County New Jersey Militia.

"   Mitchell, Private in the Essex County New Jersey Militia.

"   Nathaniel, Private in the Essex County New Jersey Militia.

"   John, Private, Captain John Walton's Troop of Light Dragoons,
Monmouth County New Jersey Militia.

"   John, Private, Captain Kenneth Hankinson's Company, 1st Regiment, Monmouth County New Jersey Militia.

"   Samuel, Private, Captain Abraham Lyon's Company, 4th Battalion,
2d Establishment, New Jersey Continental Line; also Private, Captain Potter's Company, 1st Regiment, Essex County Militia, and New Jersey State Troops. These were one and the same soldier.

"   William, Private in the Middlesex County Militia, New Jersey State Troops and Continental Army. Our records further show that this soldier was aged twenty years at the time of his enlistment.

[Round stamp:]
U S. PENSION OFFICE JUL 26 1912
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p 2

The names of the parents of these soldiers, ages at death, place of birth and death, etc. are not shown on the records of this office.

Respectfully,
W. F. Sadler Jr.
The Adjutant General
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Virginia State Library
RICHMOND, VA.
ALL LETTERS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE LIBRARIAN

Oct. 26, 1911.

Mr. W. R. Jewell,
Danville, Ill.

My dear Madam:-

We have the following men of the name of Jewell among the lists on Revolutionary soldiers in this library:

Charles,
Elisha,
Fielder,
John.

I have been unable to find the name of Bridwell among the Revolutionary records. I advise you to apply to General F. C. Ainsworth, War Department, Washington, D. C., who may have Bridwell among his lists.

I shall be glad to send you the record of any one of the men named Jewell upon receipt of our customary fee of two dollars.

Very truly yours,
H. R. McILWAINE,
State Librarian,
per H J Eckenrode [?]
Archivist.