Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File Wt. 63197-160-55, for John La Tourrette, [Blank]
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(3 - 1776) 
SERVICE Whiskey insurrection 1794 CONTENTS 
La Tourrette, John 
NUMBER Wt. 63197-160-55
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Vol S. page 24 
743.265
Act Mar 8/35
May 22/35
 John La Tourette from
 Capt John H Shenk
Enl  Sept 1794 
Its Dec 1794
 Whiskey Insurrection 1794 
Ev. of payment on file
All 160 ? April 14/ 57 Lane
 No Rolls on file in this office of Capt John H Shanks Co for 1794
Cir, A.  Office May 13/56 May 1 of 53
Lane
 Circuit &  note for roll & proof paper
Select 13/56 Lane
A Invy 16/57
And 
Mr. Peter P Runyon New Brunswick NJ
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143.243- Bounty Land Claim under the act of March 3, 1855 
John La Tourette
 Peter P. Runyon
 agent
 New Brunswick New Jersey
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State of New Jersey ⎬ On this third day of May County of Middlesex, one thousand eight hundred and fifty free personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid John Lafouratte aged eighty five years a resident of the State of Maryland who being duly sworn according to law declares that he is the identical John Laurette who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain John H. Schenck in the Regiment of New Jersey Militia Commanded by Col Furman in the Insurrection in the State of Pensylvania Commonly called the Whiskey Boys Insurrection in the year A.D. 1794 
that in pursuance of a requisition of the Governor of the State of New Jersey he volunteered at Kensington in the County of Hunterdon in the State of New Jersey on or about the first day of September AD 1794 for three months and continued in actual service in said war or in surrection for the term of three months and was honorably discharged at Trenton in the State of New Jersey on the 25th day of December AD. 1794 
that he formerly resided in the Counties of Hunterdon and Middlesex in the State of New Jersey until the latter part of the year A D 1849 when he removed to the State of Maryland his present place of residence but is now in the State of New Jersey his birth place on a visit to his friends 
He further says he received pay for the said services from the U.S. Government He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which he may be entitled under the act approved March 3 1855. He also states that he has not received a warrant for bounty land under this or any other act of Congress nor made any other application therefore John La Tourette
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We Abraham V. Schenck and John Norman residents of the County of Middlesex and State of New Jersey upon our oath declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by John La Tourrette in our presence and that we believe from the appear and statements of the applicant that he is the identical person he represents himself to be Abraham W. Schenck ---
John Norman  The foregoing declaration  and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me the day and above written and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons that the claimant is the person he represents himself to be and that I have no interest in this claim Peter P. RUNYON
Justice of the Peace
 State of New Jersey 
County of Middlesex
I Nicholas Bonum Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Peter P Runyon whose genuine Signature appears above is and was at the time of signing the same a Justice of the peace in & for the County of Middlesex in the State of New Jersey duly authorized to administer oaths for general purposes and that full faith H?are due to all his official acts, I further testify that said Court is a Court of release housing General ? & all &  and that I have no interest in this ?
 In Testimony  whereof I have hereunto State of New set my hand and seal of office at New But this 16 day of May AD 1855 
N Booraem Clerk
State of New J
 Hunterdon
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State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County ss ⎬ On this fifth day of May in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty five
before me Samuel M. Higgins one of the Justices of
the Peace in and for said County of Hunterdon personally 
appeared James S. Sutphin of East Amwell
township in said County who being by me duly
sworn according to law on his oath saith that
he has been well acquainted with John La Tourette
Sixty one years - that about the first
of September in the year of our Lord seventeen
hundred and ninety four the said La Tourette was an
Orderly Sergeant in the Company commanded 
by Captain John H Schenk sent out
by the Government of the United States to subdue
the Insurrection in Pennsylvania commonly
known as the "Insurrection of the Whiskey Boys"
that this deponent was a private in the same
Company and that the said La Tourette and this
deponent continued in service in the same Company 
until the twenty fifth day of December in
the same year and that the said La Tourette &
this deponent were both then honorably discharged
at Trenton in the State of New Jersey.
Sworn and subscribed before me |  
day & year above written.  |  James S. Sutphin
And I certify that the affiant is known
to me to be a credible person
Saml M Higgins
Justice of Peace
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State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County ss |  I Charles Tomlinson Clerk
[seal applied] of the Court of Common Pleas
of the County of Hunterdon
do hereby certify that Samuel
M. Higgins is a Justice of the Peace in and for
said County and that he is duly commissioned 
and sworn and fully authorized and empowered
to administer oaths and that I
am well acquainted with his signature
and that his signature to the part of the fore
going affidavit is genuine and that the
Court of Common Pleas of which I am
Clerk is a court of record of the stated
New Jersey
In Testimony whereof I have
hereto set my hand and affixed the seal
of said Court of Common Pleas at Flemington 
this fifth day of May in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred &
fifty five
Charles Tomlinson
Clerk
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(Post Mark)Sep 6 
I see
To the  Commissioner of Pensions of Washington D C
John La Tourrette
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63.197
Hon Avery
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(Post Mark)
New Brunswick 
Jan 10
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D C
John La Tourette
James S Sutphin
Public Business
NJ ?
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Bounty land claims 
Additional evidence 
John La Tourrette
 No 143.265 
Peter P Runyon
 Agent New Brunswick New Jury
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State of New Jersey  |  
Hunterdon County  ss  |  I Charles Tomlinson
Clerk of the County of Hunterdon and State
aforesaid do hereby certify that William Hill
Esq. before whom the within Declaration and
affidavit were made and executed and who
has thereunto subscribed his name was at
the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace
in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned 
and sworn and that his signature
thereto is genuine
In testimony whereof I have
[seal applied] hereunto signed my name and affixed 
the seal of said County
at Flemington this 29th day
of August AD 1856.
Charles Townlinson
Clerk
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State of New Jersey  |  Personally appeared before
Hunterdon County ss  |  the subscriber one of the Justices
of the peace in and for the County of Hunterdon
Henry Schamp, who being duly sworn deposeth
and saith, That he is within a few days of eighty
years of age. That he was in active service in the
army of the United States at the quelling of the
insurrection, commonly called the Whiskey Boy
insurrection in the year 1794, That he is well
acquainted with John La Tourrette, when was
in the Company of Captain John H. Schenck That the
said John La Tourrette served out the term
over fourteen days and was legally discharged-
That the said John La Tourrette makes application
for Bounty land under the act of Congress passed
March 3d 1855. And this deponent further saith
that he has no interest whatever in procuring
the said Bounty land for the applicant and
further saith not
Sworn & subscribed before  |  Henry Schamp
me this twenty ninth day
of August 1856
William Hill Justice of the peace
And I the said Justice of the peace do declare
that I have no interest whatever in procuring
the said Bounty land for the applicant
William Hill Justice of the peace
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State of Illinois  |  
County of Stark  |  ss
On this Thirty first day of
October AD 1856 personally appeared before me
one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the
County and State aforesaid, William Whitten
aged Eighty years, who being duly sworn
according to law, declares that he was a member 
of Captain John H Schencks Company
in the Whiskey boy war, or Insurrection in
Pennsylvania which occurred in the year AD
1794, That said affiant William Whitten
served as a private in said Company affiant
further declares that John La Garrette formerly
a resident of Hunterdon County in the State of
New Jersey (but now (as he is informed) of the
County of Cecil in the State of Maryland
was also a member of said Company and
served as an orderly Sergeant, therein during the
whole campaign, and for a period of more 
than fourteen days, and was honorably discharged
with said company as affiant is informed
and believes, Affiant further says that he
knows from his own observation that John
La Tourette performed service as aforesaid
by being then and there well acquainted with
him, and serving with him in said Company
at the same time, that the aforesaid John La
Tourette as the said affiant is informed is
now making an application for bounty land
under the act of March 3d AD 1855 and that he
makes this affidavit to enable him to procure
the same for the service aforesaid but that
he the said affiant has no pecuniary interest
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Bounty Land claims
under act of March 3. 1855
John Latouratte
Cecil Co Maryland
additional evidence
to claim No 143.265

Peter P Runyon ugt
New Brunswick N. Jersey
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in the mouth of the said application, that
[illegible] Stark County  in the
State of Illinois and formerly resided in the
State of New Jersey |  William Whitten

The forgoing affidavit was sworn to and
subscribed before me the day and year
heretofore written and I certify that I know
the affiant to be a credible person and that
his statements are to be taken as true, and
that I have no interest in the result
of the County land application which this
affidavit is desired to support,
subscribed and sworn to before me this 31st day of October
of 1856  |  John Finley Justice of
  |  the Peace

State of Illinois, |  
STARK COUNTY.  |  ss  I, Miles A Fuller, Clerk of the County Court, within
and for said county, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, that John Finley Esq.,
whose name appears subscribed to the foregoing or annexed affidavit
was on the day of the date thereof, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for
said county, duly elected, commissioned and qualified, as appears of record in my office; and that
he is authorized to administer oaths and take acknowledgment of deeds and other instruments of
writing; also that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Justice of the Peace, and believe
that the signature to the said Affidavit is genuine,
and that said instrument of writing is executed in accordance with the Laws of Illinois.
Witness, WILES A FULLER, Clerk of the County Court of the
said County, and the seal thereof, at Toulon, this 6th
day of December A. D. 1856.
Miles A Fuller CLERK
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[illegible]
the [illegible] officiant was [illegible] and
Subscribed before me the [illegible]
heretofore [illegible] and I certify that I know
the affiant is a credible person and that
his statements are to be taken as true and
that I have no interest in the result
of the [illegible] land application which his
affidavit is desired to support,
[illegible] and sworn to before me this 31st day of October
of 1856  |  John Henry Justice
  |  of the Peace
[Seal with ribbon applied]
[illegible] A Fuller, Clerk of the County Court, within
and for [illegible] CERTIFY, that John Finley Esq.,
whose name appears described to the foregoing or annexed Affidavit
was on the day of the date thereof, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for
said county, duly elected, commissioned and qualified, as appears of record in my office; and that
he is authorized to administer oaths and take acknowledgment of deeds and other instruments of
writing; also that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Justice of the Peace, and believe
that the signature to the said Affiant is genuine,
and that said instrument of writing is executed in accordance with the Laws of Illinois.

Witness Miles A FULLER, Clerk of the County Court of the
said County, and the seal thereof, at Toulon, this 6th
day of December A. D. 1856.
Miles A Fuller . Clerk,
[illegible]
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State of New Jersey |  
County of Middlesex | ss  On this fourth day of September 
one thousand eight hundred and fifty six
Before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the
County and State aforesaid personally appeared
John Latouratte aged eighty six years a resident of the
State of Maryland and formerly a resident of New Jersey
who being duly sworn according to law declares that
he is the identical person who made a claim for
Bounty land under the act of March 3, 1855 which
was received at the Department (as per the receipt)
May 22d 1855 and is numbered No 143.265 that he
makes this supplemental declaration for the purpose
of more fully explaining and enforcing his claim
that he was discharged as set forth in his said claim
received an honorable discharge in writing from
his Captain which discharge is lost, that he received
his pay as he understood from the United States and
has no doubt but that his may come from the United 
States Treasury, remembers will of hearing that
General Washington was charged with taking money
improperly from the United States to pay the troops
in the Whiskey boy insurrection, that he has procured
the testimony of Henry Schanck which is herewith
presented who was out under Captain Smith in the 
same Regiment with this claimant that he is a man
of truth and veracity and knows that what he has
asserted in his affidavit is true remembers well
of seeing him in the same service and was discharged
the same time with this claimant
John LaTouratte
The foregoing declaration was sworn to and subscribed
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before me on the day and year above written
And I certify that the claimant is the person he
represents himself to be and who made declaration
for bounty land No 143.265 as her the receipt of
of the Department and that I have no interest in
the claim
Peter R. Runyon
Justice of the Peace

State of New Jersey |  
Middlesex County  | ss I Nicholas Booraem clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas in for said County is here
by certify that Peter P Runyon  whose genuine
Signature appears [illegible] is and was at the time
of signing the same a Justice of peace in and
for the County State aforesaid, duly commissioned
and sworn; that all his official acts as such
are entitled to full faith & credit; and that the
aforesaid County Court is  Court of record
hereby general jurisdiction
Given under my hand & seal of office at
New Brunswick this fifth day September 
AD 1856
N Booraem clerk
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