Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2277, Elijah Hummel, New Jersey
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SERVICE
New Jersey

Hummel, Elijah

NUMBER
S2277

Carded
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CONTENTS
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17.989
New Jersey
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Elijah Hummel
of Kingwood in the State of N J -
who was a Pri. in the Com. commanded
by Captain -------- of the regt. commanded
by Col Chambers in the N.J. troops
['line' crossed out] for 6 mo. 8 days-
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Inscribed on the Roll of NJ -
at the rate of 20 Dollars 88 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of October 33 and sent - N. Saxton 
Flemington
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Arrears to the 4th of Sep 33          $52.20
Semi-ant. allowance ending 
                     Mar. 4.  -                         10.44
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                                                           $62.64

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by E. D. Bullock Clerk,
Book. E   Vol.  3    Page 115
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No 20257
Elijah Hummell Hunterdon County
New Jersey


Return i m

6 mo 8 days
private



4176
1044
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5220

N. Saxton Flemington N. Jersey
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
7th June 1833

Sir:

The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed.  The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
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A Statement, showing the service of Elijah Hummell Hunterdon County New Jersey

[table follows, with 9 columns; column headings as follows:]
(1) Period when the service was rendered.
(2) Duration of the claimant's service. {sub-headings:  a. Years. b. Months. c. Days.
(3) Rank of the claimant.
(4) Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served.
(5) Names and Rank of the General and Field officers.
(6) Battles in which the applicant was engaged.
(7) Country through which he marched.
(8) Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period.
(9) Evidence by which the declaration is supported.

[text beneath column headings as follows:]
(1) Entd Serv. 1776, called out 1776, Winter or 
Spring 1777, 1777
(2) a. -, -, -, -, -, -  b. 1, 1,, 1, 1, 1, -  c. 14, 13, -, -, -, 11
(3) private, private, private, private, private, private
(4) Cap Stout, Cap Stout, Cap Johnes, Cap Johnes, Cap Johnes, Cap Johnes
(5) Col Chambers, [blank], [blank], [blank], 
Col Chambers, Chamberlain
(6) German Town
(7) Marched to Milltown to  New Brunswick, marched to Bound Brook, marched to 
Elizabeth Town to Newark
(8) 75 years; Amwell Hunterdon County
 New Jersey
(9) Traditionary evidence, Clergiman certificate,
Witnesses certified credible - one living, 
Witness papers not properly attached
[end of table]

I am, respectfully,

Your obedient servant,

J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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2.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.

The following regulations have been adopted:

This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers, all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.

Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.

As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.

DECLARATION.

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.

State, Territory, or District of  [blank]}
County of [blank] } ss.
On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before [blank] A.B. a resident (b) of [blank] in the county of [blank] and State, Territory or District of [blank] aged (c)[blank] 
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 provi[si]on made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) [blank], with [blank] and served in the [blank] 
(e) regiment of the [blank] line, under the following named officers:

[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he en[t]ered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. -->This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of [blank].  

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.                        A. B.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.

I [blank] of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this [blank] day of [blank] & c.

If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.

Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:

(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the [blank]  and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank], who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank] 
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.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

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 A. B. [blank] who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the [blank]  and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this [blank] day of [blank] & c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.

If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected.  All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.

The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?  And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. {To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?
{To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.

The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.

The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.  If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.

The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.

Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.

Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.

No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
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[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A.B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:-  For [blank] year [blank] months, and [blank] days, I served as a [blank].  For [blank] months and [blank] days, I served as a [blank]; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service.  The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable.  It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement;
the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.

In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.

[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official 
character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
-->The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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Elijah Hummels
application
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State of New Jersey Hunterdon County on the 21
day of August 1832-  in open court before the
Court of Common Pleas of the County of Hunterdon
personally appeared Elijah Hummel a resident
of the ^Township of^ Kingwood in the said county of Hunterdon
and State of New Jersey aged 75 years who having 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.- viz. - I was born on the 15th of January
1757 at New Market in the Township of Amwell
in the county of Hunterdon the time of my birth
was entered in a dutch bible which after my
parents death went into the hands of some other
of my family. I have not seen it from the time
of the revolution & do not know whether its
in [unclear} or not or if it [undeciphered] when I [?] but am
satisfied as to the time of my birth from my
recollection of the time I was
born and frequently talked about it.
I compared one age with a person who [?]
long lived neighbour to me who was born about
the same time. — for that commencement of
the Revolutionary war I was enrolled in
a a company of militia commanded by Captain
Thomas ^Cornelius^ Stout. — who was afterwards Major of
the battallion in the Amwell Regiment Com
manded by David Chambers Col. & William
Chamberlin Lieutenant Colonel: — The first time I was
called out in the Militia was I was over[?] 19
years of ago and lived with Paul Kuhl the
elder in the township of Amwell to whom I
had been bound by my parents til I was of age[?].
Kuhl paid 2 fines for me before he would let
me go out. the third time I was called he consider
ed to let me go. thie was in the summer of
1776. I went out under my own Captain Thomas ^Cornelius^
Stout — the name of the Lieutenant who went
with us was Jeremiah Paskil, he belonged to another
company of militia. — We marched first to Milltown
then to New Brunswick . we lay there some
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Guarding Cattle and Stores. there was about 100 militia
there at the time & others above & below on the Rari
tan & other places from N. Brunswick we came back
to Millstone and there lay from time wasting un
til another class should come to relieve us when
they came we returned home. I was out that
time six weeks — shortly after the same season 1776.
I was called and went out again under Captn Cor
nelius Stout  and John Jewell Lieutenant and
I think Derius Hagemen was the ensign he be
longed to Capt. Stouts company that time we mar
ched down to Flaggtwon a few miles this side
of Millstone. we lay there and kept out guard
on the road above & below. we staid again
after our month was out and until others
came to releive us. the officers would not
let us return til others came to releive us. —
I was out that time six weeks all to our
day. — [scratched out] I was called out again in the winter
or early in the spring of 1777. I went under Cap
tain David Johnes. — we marched to Bound brook
and lay there below the brook. Washing^-ton^ with
the Standing Troups lay on the mountains back
of Bound ^brook^ Col Joseph Beavers of the Hunterdon
militia was there, — we lay there til our month
was out. & then returned home. [scribbled out]
		[full line scribbled out]
		[scribbled out] — there was
some riflemen and volunteers lay there also. be:
side our party of militia. — they had a little breast
work or fortification thrown up but lay at night[?]
in the military house. while we lay there a par
ty of British from Brunswick 500 or 600 or more
came up and destroyed some flour 60 or 70
Barrels & some whiskey that was in the mill
we fired on them and retreated toward the
mountain the Riflemen Stood their ground
in the Village but lost some of their men. —
I staid til my month was out & then returned
home. — in the same year I was called & went
out again under Capn David Johnes we marched
to Elizabeth town from that to Newark & from
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that to aquackinock on the Passaic ^river^ there was
no [unclear] brooks there. I staid a month & then
returned home. — I was afterwards called & went
out again under Captain David Johnes and
we marched through Pluckemin & Morristown
to Pompton. stay there some time then we went
to Pyramus. — the [unclear] brooks. lay at Morris
town when we went up — I was at Hackensack
while out on this tour or the last one I have
mentioned but cannot be certain [scribble]
which [Militia?]. we went there from the Pas
saic, or from Pyramus. — i was out this
last tour a month & then returned home. —
about a week before the battle of German
town there was an alarm & [scribbled out]
the militia was called to go down & join
General Washington — I went under Capt
David Johnes Jacob Runk went with us as 
Lieutenant [scribbled out] — we mar
ched down to Chesnut Hill General Wash
ington was there with his army we
lay in a valley below it think night we
were or the night before the battle we
were ordered to go on the left wing of
Washingtons army I believe all the
Jersey militia went on the left wing we
did Cols. Chambers and Chamberlin com
manded us. & General Forman ^Jersey militia^ com
manded where I was — the Pennsylvania
militia went on the right wing. the next
day the battle took place. — I was in the
battle the next day Col Chamberlins son
was killed that day he was at the other
end of the Regiment from where I was
we retreated. — we lay in the woods that
night. the next day we marched past
Washingtons camp at Chesnut Hill and
after that was discharged & came home
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I was out that time 11 days. — I never got
any written discharge - I was not in any
battles except the Battle of Germantown
and the skirmish at Bound brook. when
the British came up and destroyed the flour -
I have no documentary evidence to prove
my services or assist any memory. - but
well recollect being out a number of times
and for the periods that I mention. there is
none of the officers that was out with me
that os living that I know of except Denias
Hagaman  who was out as lieutenant or
Ensign [scribbles] ^he was out at Flaggtown^ at the time of
the Battle of Germantown I recollect seeing
him there. William Dilts who lives
[nighteous?] to me was out in another com
pany at the time I was out at Elizabeth
town ^& aquackenock^ I do not recollect any others
who were out with me ^whom ^ I knew that
are yet living —
I hereby relinquish every Claim whatever
to a pension or annuity except the present
and declare that my name is not on the			        
pension Roll of the Agency of any state.
Elijah	         his X mark	Hummel
Sworn and subscribed
the date [undeciphered]				    
	George Rea


State of New Jersey Hunterdon County
William Dilts of the township of Amwell
aged 70 years being duly sworn according
to law before me George Rea one of
the Judges of the court of common pleas of
the County of Hunterdon. on his oath saith
that he was out in the Militia in the
service of the United States in the time of
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the Revolutionary war - that at that time he knew Elijah Hummell who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that he recollects seeing him out in the service in the militia at Acquackanonk at the time he has
above mentioned and I very well recollect on the time of the war often hearing of his being out in the service.  We did not [illegible] far about he has always been esteemed a man of integrity & truth, & from what I saw & heard of his service I am satisfied that he has served as he states.
             his
William  X  Dilts
           mark

Sworn & Subscribed
before
George Rea

We William Robertson a clergyman residing in the township of Kingwood in the County of Hunterdon and William Dilts residing in the township of Amwell in said County, in the neighborhood of Elijah Hummel who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration. Do hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with the said Elijah Hummell - that we believe him to be 75 years of age - that he is reputed
and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the
Revolution and we concur in that opinion.
William K. Roberson
            his
William  X  Dilts
           mark

Sworn & subscribed the
day & year aforesaid
George Rea
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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 William K.R Roberson who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the Township of Kingwood, and that William Dilts who has also signed the same is a resident in the township of Amwell (bordering on the township of Kingwood and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Done in Open Court August 21. 1832
Jno Thempsen
John Barton
Elijah Wilson
George Rea
Jacob J. Young
Benjn. Egbert
Joseph Johnston

State of New Jersey, Hunterdon County ss.  I Isaac G. Farlee Clerk of the Court of Common
pleas of the County of Hunterdon Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Elijah Hummel for a pension and that George Rea [next line crossed out] 
John Thempsen Elijah Wilson Jacob Young John Barton Benjamin Egbert & Joseph Johnson - whose names are subscribed
to the attestation of the foregoing declaration
affidavits and certificate & to the certificate of the court, are respectively Judges of said Court duly commissioned & sworn to whose official acts full faith and credit is due.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of said court at
Flemington this 21 day of August AD 1832.
Isaac G. Farle Clk
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Answers to the Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department made by Elijah Hummell who has sworn to the foregoing Declaration before me George Henry one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in for the County of Hunterdon this 24th day of June
AD 1833-

1. Where & in what year were you born? Ans. At New Market in the Township of Amwell in the County of Hunterdon on the 15th of January 1757.

2. Have you any record of your age & if so where is it?   My age was recorded in my fathers Bible which after his death went into the hands of some other of our family whose I know not.

3. Where were you living when called into the service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary war & where do you now live? Ans. I resided in the said Township of Amwell when first called into the service, and have resided ever since in the Townships of Amwell, Alexandria and Kingwood in said County of Hunterdon, in which latter Township I now
reside & have resided there for more than thirty years last past.

4. How were you called into the service, &c.  The militia were classed into classes & went out by turns. I was attached to a company & performed the above militia services as a drafted militia man.

5. State the names of some of the Regular officers who were with the troops where you served, such Continental & Militia regiments as you can recollect & the general circumstances of your services?   Ans. I saw Genl. Washington when he lay at Morristown, Gen. Lincoln at Bound brook for further answer to this interrogatory, see my declaration where I have made as full a statement as I can.

6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service & if so by whom was it given & what has become of it?   Answer I never received any
written discharge.

7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your service as a soldier of the Revolution?
Answer.  The Rev. Wm K. Roberson and William Dilts have testified as to my character &c.  I would further refer to Nathaniel Saxton Esqr at Flemington John Barton & Philip Gordon, John Waterhouse & Daniel Rittenhouse Esquires.

        his
Elijah X Hummel
       mark

Sworn & subscribed this 24th 
day of June before me
Geo. Henry
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Application of
Elijah Hummel
20257

Answer to be addressed
to N. Saxton Flemington
NJ

State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County SS:   I, Isaac G Farlee
Clerk of the Court of Common pleas of the County of Hunterdon Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the said Court in the matter of the application
of Elijah Hummel for a pension and that George Henry before whom the last preceding declaration was taken and subscribed is one of the Judges of the said Court duly commissioned and sworn and to whose official acts full faith and credit are due.
[seal affixed at left]

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set 
my hand and affixed the seal of teh said court 
at Flemington this second day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
Farlee Clk.
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Note - I observe in the last declaration the applicant was referred to me. I am not old ought to have any knowledge of his revolutionary service but I have known him 40 years, and during that period have known no man that sustained a fairer character for uprightness & truth.
N. Saxton
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[left side]
Mch. 5, 1903 - Hist. [?]
Mrs Ella W. Bergen. [?]
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[right side] 2277.
Rev War   INVALID.
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File No. 2277
Elijah Hummel
Privt Rev War
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Act: June 7 1832
Index:--Vol. A, Page 183.

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[stamp:]. {illegible} FEB 27 1903 FILES.
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N.B. I wish the information in order to secure my
children membership in the "Sons and Daughters".

Hon. Eugene F. Ware
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir:
I am seeking official confirmation of the fact that Elijah Hummell, my husbands great-grandfather, served in the Revolutionary war. We know that he lived, after the war, in New Jersey and drew 
a small pension.

Will you kindly have sent me any 
data your office may have in this 
case.

Very Respectfully
Ella W. Bergen
1504 Vermont Ave.
Washington, D.C

[stamp:]. U.S. PENSION OFFICE D FEB 24 1903

February twenty-one
Nineteen hundred three