Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1021, Jacob Wright, New Jersey
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Wright, Jacob
Ann
 W. 1021
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A peticular account of the age of Jacob Write and his wife and children.
Jacob Wright was Born January 12th [illegible] 1747. Ann his wife was Born September [illegible] 1753. Joseph my Eldest Son was Born October 1772. So Joseph Died July 25th 1777 ---
Jesse was Born September 17th 1774 --- 
Elizabeth was Born August 9th 1777 ---
Maria was Boarn November 12th 1779
April 20th [illegible] 1784 then Died my [illegible] daughter [illegible] Aged 2 years & 5 weeks
Sarah my Fourth dauter was Born September 15th 
Sady was Born April 7th [illegible] 1787
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Ann Rite was Born August 24th 1776
Sary Rite was Born September 15th 1784
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3674
New Jersey
Ann Wright
widow of Jacob Wright decd who died in the [crossed out] October 1807 of Burlington Co in the State of N. Jersey who was a Private in the comp'y commanded by Captain Polhemus of the Regt. commanded by Col. Phillips in the New Jersey line for 2 months
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 70 Dollars cents [crossed out] per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 2d day of March 1842 & sent to Hon. C. C. Stratton House of Representatives
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1841 $735.00
Semi=annual allowance ending [illegible] 35.00
$770.00
Revolutionary Claim Act July 4, 1836
Section the 3d
Recorded y DD Addison, Clerk, Book [illegible] Vol. 1st Page 148
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Act of July 4, 1836
State of New Jersey
Burlington County
ss
On this twenty eighth day of August A.D. One thousand eight hundred and forty one
Personally appeared before the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Burlington, Ann Wright a resident of the City of Burlington
in the State and County aforesaid, a person of
credibility and truth, aged eighty seven years on the twelfth day of September last past, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration
in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 4, 1836.
That she is the widow of Jacob Wright who was a private in the army of the army [crossed out] of the Revolution, that he first enlisted in the Township of Hopewell, County of Hunterdon and State of New Jersey, on or about New Year's day in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy Six with a number of others under Captain John Polhemus of
Rockyhill for 12 months, with whom this declarant and her husband was well acquainted. He belonged to the
first Jersey Regiment as he often stated, and was commanded by Col. Wind and General Gates. Soon after his enlistment, the company collected at Princeton and marched for New Brunswick then to Long Island on New. York. and from thence up the North River to a fort, does not recollect the name, he often said that they spent the greater part of their time at a place called Ticonderoge (Ticonderoga) and that his enlistment expired at that place
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He came home sometime in the winter of 1777, and in the spring and summer he was frequently out in the militia of Hunterdon County. He was a Stone Mason and worked
at his trade about the neighborhood, except when on militia duty. until the season the British were in Philadelphia when he again enlisted for nine months under his old
Commander Capt. John Polhemus, and Col. Phillips sometime before the battle of Monmouth in June 1778 in which battle this applicants husband was. He served
that term of enlistment out, and returned home and followed his trade as a Mason, unless when out in the Militia in which he performed much service. Sometime afterwards
he again enlisted towards the close of the war for six months but this applicant cannot recollect the officers names. He was much attached to Capt John Polhemus, who was
his neighbour and friend, and being in this declarants own observation she has a perfect recollection of it. She verily believes that her husband Jacob Wright served more than
three years active duty in the service of the United States. She further declares that she was born and lived in the City of Burlington until the year 1771 when she became acquainted with the said Jacob Wright who
was a Mason, and worked in said City, and who stated that he was from Long Island, where his father & family resided. That sometime in the month of September 1771 this applicant whose name was Ann Vandergrift accompanied the said Jacob Wright to the City of Philadelphia and there got married by a Justice of the Peace whose name this deponent does not recollect. She did not ask 
for or receive a certificate of marriage. Soon after they came to Trenton New Jersey when this applicant laboured out and her husband the said Jacob Wright worked at
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his trade. After which they moved out of Trenton, to the township of Hopewell a few miles off, on a place of Jeremiah Saxton's, where they lived when the said Jacob Wright enlisted in the years service in January 1776 under Capt. Polhemus. This applicant at the time of his enlistment had two children namely, Joseph born Oct. 18 1772 and 
18 1772 and Jesse born Sept 17. 1774. She further declares that she has no record of her marriage, and that the paper hereunto attached headed "a particular account of the age of Jacob Wright and his wife & children" was contained in her husbands account book, and is in the hand writing of her said husband; that he was in the habit of taking his book about the country, which induced this applicant to tear it out of his book, for fear that it might be lost being the only evidence of her
children's ages, and that she has had the same in her possession ever since, which was many years before his death. That her husband the aforesaid Jacob Wright died on the [blank] day of October Eighteen hundred and seven and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by the proof hereto annexed
Sworn to and subscribed on the day
and year above written before me Ann her mark Wright

Christian Larzelere Judge

I certify that Ann Wright the above declarant is unable
to appear in open Court on account of bodily infirmity being
unable to leave her room on account of sickness that has confined her a long time. She is personally Known to me as a
person of credibility truth.

Christian Larzelere
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I certify that I knew Jacob Wright and the
Captain he Enlisted under John Polhemus 
Christian Larzelere
and I further certify
that I am acquainted with
his widow Ann Wright
who has made the above
Declaration and that I am
now in my Sixty ninth year
of my age
Christian Larzelere
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State of New Jersey
Burlington County ss

on the 28th day of August A.D. 1841 before the Subscriber & Justice of the Peace in and for said County Personally appeared
Lydia Bullock of the City of Burlington, County and State aforesaid aged fifty four years on the 7th day of April last past a person of credability and truth, who being duly sworn according to law upon her oath deposeth and saith. That she has heard the declaration of her mother read and that she has heard her Father Jacob Wright state the matters and facts therein
contained that she is the seventh child of Jacob and Ann Wright born on the 7th day of April 1787. as is contained on a paper hereunto attached as she has always understood and believes
that the same is in the proper handwriting of her Father the said Jacob Wright and has always been in the possession of her mother - Since her earliest recollection - that she well remembers her Father deceased some time in the month of October 1807, being the same year this deponent was married, her said Father Jacob Might was coming to see this dept after
her marriage and when within about twelve miles of this depts residence her Father was found dead near the road and at the time it was believed he was killed by one Phalam Connor. She also declares that her mother has not married since but remains the widow of the said Jacob Wright that her mother has five children living-- having had ten- two of whom were named Ann & two said Sarah being named after the first had died has heard her father
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often relate his services in the war of the Revolution that he was under Capt John Polhemas in the years service also in the nine months service after wards and that he was out the greater part of his time in said war she often heard him say his Father lived on Longisland and was a farmer That her Father was a Mason by trade and that her mother has often spoken about making application for a pension many years since but being some distance from the place of her husbands enlistment she has delayed the same untill the present
Sworn and subscribed the day
and year above written
before me
Christian Larzelere
Lydia Bullock
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State of New Jersey
Mercer County
ss
On this ninth day of June 1841 before the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of common pleas in and for said County, now sitting at Nottingham personally appeared in open Court Asher Hart in the eightieth year of his age a person of credibility and truth, residing in Hopewell township
who being duly sworn according to law on his oath deposeth and saith. That he recollects Capt John Polhemus commanded a Co. of Regulators called "years men" when this dept was in the sixteenth year of his age he was in a co of militia commanded by Capt George Green and Col Smith in the month of July 1776
at Amboy at that time Capt John Polhemus was in the northern Army near Canada. This deponent well remembers Jacob Wright was absent under the command of Capt Polhemus at that time. The said Jacob Wright resided only a few miles from this deponents Father's as also did Capt John Polhemus the farm on which said Wright lived, belonged to one
Jeremiah Saxton. he was a Stone Mason by trade and there are a number of stone dwellings that he put up before the Revolution now standing. This dept was in the battle of Monmouth in June 1778, said Jacob Wright was also in said battle under Capt John Polhemus in the 9 or 6 months service
during said war he had a wife and a number of
children he performed much service being of
roving disposition. Some time after said war he
moved to a place called Famey Swamp in Burlington County ten or twelve miles from this depts many years after heard he was found dead in the road he was a very intemperate man.
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court
Before John B Mount
Asher Hart
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State of New
Mercer County ss

Be it known that on the
fifteenth day of July A.D. 1841. Before the
Subscribed a Justice of the Peace in and
for said County Personally appeared William
Fisher a Pensioner of the United States a
Person of credibility and truth who being
duly sworn according to law on his oath
Saith that about the year Eighteen
hundred Jacob Wright a Stone Mason
by trade resided a short distance from this
deponent he used frequently to call at
the house of this deponent and repeatedly
Spoke of his services in the Revolutionary War was not acquainted with him before the Revolution his residence being in another neighbourhood and County, but from his knowledge of the Service deponent is induced to believe he performed much service in the Revolution
Sworn to and Subscribed
the day and year above written
William Fisher
Before
John B Mount JP
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State of New Jersey
Mercer County Ss
Be it known that on the 31st day of August 1841. before the Subscriber a Justice of the
Peace in and for said County, personally appeared Elizabeth Warren, a resident of the City of Trenton in the County and State aforesaid, aged sixty four years, on the ninth day of August last past, a person of credibility and truth, who being duly sworn according to law upon her oath deposeth and saith... That she is the third child of Jacob Wright and Ann Wright - that she has often heard her
father Jacob Wright speak of his services in the Revolutionary War, and that in the early part of said war, he enlisted under Capt John Polkemus in the years service, in the township of Hopewell and that he was in the Northern Army. Also that he enlisted in the nine months & six months service, during the said Revolutionary war. Said deponent has often heard him speak of being engaged in the battle of Monmouth and other battles.  That her father was a Mason by trade, and that he often spoke of his father Daniel Wright on Long Island, and remembers his brother James Wright came once to see her father while he was living. This deponent further declares
that the paper headed "a particular account of the age of Jacob Wright and his wife and children, is in the hand writing of her father Jacob Wright; and that the said paper is the only record she ever saw in the family of
the births of her brothers and sisters, and that she never saw any record of her father & mothers marriage, nor does she believe they ever had any; and that the record of this
deponent's birth (namely August 9th 1777) is true as she always understood and believes. That her father died near a place called "Pond Run" within three or four miles of the City of Trenton, where he was found dead, believed
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to have been killed by an Irishman named Phalem Conner sometime in the month of October Eighteen hundred and seven. That her mother resides in the City of Burlington
and has remained a widow ever since the death of this deponents father. She further declares that her mother talked of making application for a pension in the year 1838 by George C. Westcott, Esq a short time before he left home to join the Army in Florida.
Subscribed to and sworn the day and year above mentioned
Before me
David Eastburn JP
Elizabeth [crossed out] her mark Warren
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State of New Jersey
[image of an official seal]
I Charles G. McChesney Secretary of
State of the State of New Jersey do hereby
Certify Christian Larzelere Esq before whom the declaration of Ann Wright & affidavit of Lydia Bullock were taken was at the time of the taking thereof a Judge & Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Burlington in said State duly appointed commissioned and sworn
and that John B Mount before whom the affidavits of Asher L. Hart & William Fisher were taken was at the time of the
taking thereof a Judge & Justice of the County of Mercer in said State duly appointed Commissioned and sworn, and that David Eastburn, Esq, before whom the affidavit of Elizabeth Warren was taken was at the time of the taking thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Mercer in said State duly appointed commissioned and sworn, and that full faith & credit are to be given to their
official attestations, and that the signatures thereto are in the proper handwriting of the said Christian Larzelere, John B Mount & David Eastburnn Esqs.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office at Trenton in said State this fourth day of October AD
One thousand eight hundred and forty one
Charles G. McChesney
Sec'y of State
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Office of Sec'y of State
Trenton
Feby 21, 1842
Dear Sir
I enclose to you a certificate of the Enlistment of Jacob Wright in the years service under Capt John Polhemus of the 1st Jersey Regt. Mr Rice my Clerk in overhauling the old papers of the Assembly & Joint Meeting on [illegible] in this office- found a number of Returns of Col Winds- containing the names and dates of
the officers Commissions & Warrants of the first Jersey Regt Endorsed "the within promotions at Ticonderoga Don by General Gats order Sept 14, 1776. Also Endorsed
"This Return of the Ranks and date of Officers is for the Governor, Counsell & Assembly of the State of New Jersey (Signed and in the hand writing of) your Friends" also Col Winds weekly return dated Ticonderoga 18 Oct 1776 to the Govr Council and Assembly together with the names of the [illegible] of a number of Captain & copies of which will be made out for Col Edwards if desired. by the Dept. Mrs Wright resides in Burlington and will
not from information by her daughter today live more than a few days or weeks. Sshe cannot lie down or out of Drosy and depends alone for support out on her widowed daughter Mrs Bullock
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the name of John Cheston is contained on the
list of Capt Polemen whose widow recd a
pension for this very service from the Govt
You may enclose this letter to Col Edwards and ask in the name of the poor old lady an early action on her case
The Legislation are very much engaged at present and have a great press of Business before them. I don't believe they can adjourn before the width of March
The Rail Road [illegible] perplex them very much
I will [illegible] this by J. N. Simpson Esq
New Marshall [underlined]. do go for the [illegible] Bill and give the County a chance of
getting out of its difficulty for I think our 
President is as anxious as [illegible]
Mr Simpson is [illegible]
(excuse Errors)
Resp'y yours [illegible]
Charles G. Chesney
Hon
C. C. Stratton
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Ann Wright
Widow of
Jacob Wright
Act July 4, 1836
No 5468
[illegible]
on Roll 1st Regt
9mo in 78 to [illegible]
Charles G. McChesney
Trenton
21 mo pri [underlined]
70$ [underlined]

No deduction
Hon. C. C. Stratton
H.R.
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[columns]
14 Jacob Wright
(Endorsed)
Long Island
Fair, brown hair
Feet Inches
Fair, brown hair
5 11 ½
30
2nd
Pilhamus
May 28
Rec Trinton May 28th 1778 of Coll Joseph Phillips the within mentioned 28 Recruits
Jacob Dunn Agt

State of New Jersey ss
I James D. Westcott Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that the pregoing is a true extract from an original paper, headed "A List of Recruits from the 1st Regt of Militia in Hunterdon County State of New Jersey. commanded by Col. Joseph Phillips who are to serve nine months from the day of their joining any of the four Regts raised by said State in the Service of the United States: May 28.78 as taken from and compared with the original remaining on file in my office.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office at the
City of Trenton in said State this Eleventh
day of September in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred &
thirty-eight (1838)
James D Westcott
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December 28, 1933.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Miss Helen M. Wright
161 Harrison Avenue
Jersey City, New Jersey

BA-J/ady
Jacob Wright
W. 1021

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter relative to one
Jacob Wright, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data contained herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, W.1021, based upon his military service in that war.
Jacob Wright, the name is also shown as Write and Rite, son of Daniel, was born January 12, 1747 or 1748 on Long Island. The name of his mother is not given.
About 1771 soldier moved to Trenton, New Jersey, and later moved to Hopewell Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. While living there he enlisted January 2, 1776,
served as private in Captain John Polhemus' Company, Colonel William Winds' First New Jersey Regiment; length of service one year. He enlisted May 28, 1778, served nine months in Captain John Polhemus' Company, Colonel
Joseph Phillips' Second New Jersey Regiment and was in the battle of Monmouth. Towards the close of the war he served six months in the New Jersey troops, names of officers not given.
After the Revolution he moved to Burlington County.
Soldier married in September 1771 in Philadelphia, Ann Vandergrift, born September 12, 1753 in Burlington.
He died in October 1807 near Pond Run about three miles from Trenton.
Soldier's widow, Ann Wright, was allowed pension on her application executed August 28, 1841 while a resident of Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey.
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Soldier and his wife Ann, had the following children;
Joseph born October 18, 1773. died July 25, 1777
Jesse " September 17, 1774.
Elizabeth " August 9, 1777,married . . . Warren.
Maria " November 16, 1779.
Sarah or Sary died April 20, 1784, aged 2 years & 5 weeks.
Sarah born September 15, 1784
Lydia or Ledy " April 7, 1787,married in 1807 . . .Bullock.
Ann " August 24, 1796.

Soldier and his wife Ann, had ten children; two
children were named Ann, the first Ann having died.
Soldier's daughter,Elizabeth Warren,was living in
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, in 1841 and in the same year soldier's daughter, Lydia or Ledy Bullock, was
resident of Burlington, New Jersey. No other names of
soldier's children are stated.
Soldier had a brother, James Wright. There are no
further family data.
Very truly yours,

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.

[handwritten in margin]
Date
of widow's
death
not on
[illegible]
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5468
N.J.
Let. to C.G. McChesney
Sec. State Oct. 26" 1841
Hon C.C. Stratton
Jany 28th 1842 }

Act 4 July '36
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[along left edge]
1933 Dec. 28 - Hist. to Helen M. Wright. ADY

Rev War Wedow, &c.
File no. 1021
Ann Wright.
widow
Jacob Wright.
Priv. Rev. War.
Act: July 4, 1836
Index:--Vol. M., Page 361
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Nov. 29, 1933

Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

My dear Sirs:

I should like to inquire about the history of Jacob and Ann Wright who were pensioned March 2, 1842, as noted in the Gen. Magazine of New Jersey, Vol. 2, page 78. They are noted among the Revolutionary War pensioners.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Very sincerely,
Helen M. Wright
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Washington Feb 24 42
Col J L Edwards
Sir
I have just written the enclosed additional testimony in favor of the claim of Mrs Ann
Wright. For the reasons set fourth in [illegible] McChesneys letter, I beg leave to request your early attention to the subject  .
Very respectfully
Charles C Stratton
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Further proof in the case of
Ann Wright widow of
Jacob Wright

Hon
C. C. Stratton H. R.
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State of New Jersey
Mercer County ss
on the 15th day of January 1842 before this Subscribed a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Personally appeared Col Ira Stout
of Hopewell Mercer County (late Hunterdon) a person of credibility and truth aged seventy nine years past who being duly sworn according to law on his oath deposeth and saith. That he can remember Jacob Wright a mason by trade, who lived on Jeremiah Saxton place, a mile distant from this depts Fathers house where dept now lives Abraham Stout an Elder brother of this Dept and Jacob Wright went to Canada under Capt John Polhemus in the beginning of the Revolutionary war. After they come home they were very intimate and talked much about Canada and the year service. When this dept first begun to train the said Jacob Wright was then in the
regular Army. he was also out in the militia [illegible] towards the end 
 of the war he moved from this neighbourhood sometime after the Revolution. this dept was intimate with Capt John Polhemus till his
death over twenty five years ago [illegible] saith not
Sworn and subscribed the day and year above written
before
David Eastburn J P
Ira Stout
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State of New Jersey
Mercer County ss

On the 15th day of January
1842, bore the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Personally appeared Israel Hunt of Hopewell Mercer (late Hunterdon) County a Pensioner of the United States in the Eighty fifth year of his age a person credability and truth who being duly sworn according to law on his oath deposeth and saith, that he distinctly remembers Jacob Wright a mason who lived about three miles from this dept at the beginning of the Revolutionary war on Jeremiah Saxtons place. The said Jacob Wright was absent in the year
service under Capt John Polhemus in the Northern army in the in the army when
this dept was out in the militia under Capt Green at Amboy in the year 1776. he had a family at that time and was much older than this dept. also recollects that he was out a number of tours in the militia afterwards, and also in the six or nine mos Service under the same officer about the middle the war; the said Wright moved away Soon after the Revolution - was well acquainted with Capt John Polhemus who lived and died in this neighbourhood and further saith not
Sworn to and Subscribed the
day and year above written
Before
David Eastburn JP
Israel Hunt
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State of New Jersey
[image of government seal]
I Charles G. McChesney Secretary of
State of the State of New Jersey do hereby
certify that David Eastburn Esq before
whom the within affidavits were taken
was at the time of the taking thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Mercer
in said State duly appointed commissioned
and sworn and that full faith and credit are to be given to his official attestations, and that the signatures thereto are in the proper hand writing of the said David Eastburn
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my seal of Office at Trenton in said State this Seventeenth day of January AD. One thousand eight
hundred and forty one.
Charles G. McChesney
Sec'yof State
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Mrs. Ann Wright
Widow of Jacob Wright

HO Ch C Stratton
HR
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A return of Men inlisted by Capt Jn Polhemus & officers in the 1st New Jersey Regiment commanded by Col William Winds for 1 year dated Ticonderoga June 13. 1776

[column headings: Men' s Names | Date of enlistment | By whom Enlisted | Place of abode | Age | Person | Complexion | Dead | Deserted]

Jacob Wright Jan 2. 1776 Cap. Polhemus Hunterdon 28 5. 11 ½ Fair - - 

State of New Jersey
[image of government seal]
I Charles G. McChesney Secretary of State
do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true
extract from an original paper headed as
above, and now remaining on the files of my
Office, as taken from and compared therewith
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office at Trenton
in said State this Eighteenth day of February A.D. Eighteen hundred and forty two.
Charles E. McChesney
Sec'y of State