Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 1369, Seeley Blew, New Jersey
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey Blew, Seeley
or Blew, Anna
NUMBER
W1369
BL Wt. 71.186-160-55
CONTENTS
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17.201
New Jersey
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Teeley Blew
of Deerfield in the State of N.J.
who was a Pri in the Com commanded
by Captain Ogden of the Rg commanded
by ______________ on the N.J.
for militia 10 mo
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Inscribed on the Roll of N.J.
at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of August 1833 and sent. Hon L. Condict. Present.
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Arrears to the 4th of March: [illegible] $66.66
Semi-anl. allowance ending Sept 4 "  $16.66
$83.32
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{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
RECORDED BY ED Buccock CLERK,
BOOK E  VOL. 3 PAGE 102
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Reported
151.
New Jersey
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Anna Blew
widow of Seeley Blew
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private
New Jersey line
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
33 Dollars and 33
Cents per annum, to commence on 
the 4th day of March, 1848.
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Certificate of Pension issued the
10 day of May 1849
and sent to Hon. J.G. Hampton 
Bridgeton,
N.J.
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Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under 
July 29, 1848, Page 191, Vol. 1, Book D
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280.807 
Act March 3 /55
Sept 4 / 57
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Anna Blew widow of
Sealy Blew, pri
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Capt Col  N.J. Mil    
71.186 Sept 19th/ 57
Revol. Pensioner
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M J of 29 July '48-15.9
Revolutionary
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M  
N. Ayars.
Bridgeton, N.J.
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[___]  [____] : says she has heretofrom
approx through J.G. Hampton
End  P
Vol B 1-173
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit
of the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832. -State of New Jersey}
Cumberland County} Ss:
On this nineteenth day of July in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, personally appeared in open Court before Darin Lupton, George Lorvden, Moses Bateman + Edwin Sheppard Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in for the County of Cumberland and State of New Jersey, now sitting. Seeley Blew a resident of Deerfield township, in County of Cumberland, and State of New Jersey, aged Seventy two years, who being find duly Service according to law, oath, on his oath, [___ec] the following declaration, in order to obtain the Declaration of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the Service of the United States under as herein Placed; [Mod] in the early past of the revolutionary war, he volunteered in The Militia Service of New Jersey, under Captain Samuel Ogden and was out in the service under Capt. Ogden about four months. That soon after he volunteered again under Capt. William Garrison in Cumberland County, and was in the State Service under Capt. Garrison about four months. Soon after Captain Beesley, and was out under Capt. Beesley two months he first marched to Elizabethtown point  at [Be] [Bon] near the blazing [Steer]
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Then to the Raritan near Brunswick New
Jersey, then to Mount Holly and to Billingsport on the Delaware and other places which
he does not now someoneben, the British Law deed a little before Billingsport.-
In the month of July of the year 1778 or 1779,
the enlisted in the county of Glouster, New Jersey under Capt. John Wood, John Black was Lieutenant of some company and marched to Middle town point. Near Shrewsbury, New Jersey, and was station there most of the time  was out under this enlistment. The British were continually Landing there from New York, was in several skermishes with the British, and in one engagement a little before Billingsport, and also in another engagement at Coopers Creek, General Wayne's Company was engaged, also Capt. Hoggs Artillery company he recollects the names of Colonel Hand and Colonel Josiah Hillman field officers at that time. The Served under Captain John Wood. Six Months the time for which he enlisted and was then honourably discharged at Shrewsbury or Monmouth Courthouse, New Jersey, he has no [illegible] [illegible], and that he knows of no person, (except  David Gardy whose testimony is hereunto annexed), whose testimony he can pracure who can testify to his service.
He herby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension on annuity except the presents, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of my State.
his mark [hand drawn X] Seeley Blew
Sworn to, and transcribed, the day and year aforefored
David Suptoon Presiding Judge
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No. 209
Anna  Blew
window of Seeley,
N.J.
Act  29 July 1848,
Married 1797
Husband died 1837
Adm 10 mo's pri
$33.33 per annum
fr 4 March 1848
Hon J.G. Hampton
Bridgeton,
N.J.
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State of New Jersey}
Cumberland County}
On  this third day of May eighteen hundred and forty nine personally appeared before me Joseph W Woodruff - one of the Judges of the court of Common Pleas of the said county Anna Blew a resident of Bridgeton in said county, aged eighty three who being duly sworn, according to law, death, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to attain the pensions made by the act of Congress, passed the 29th of July 1848, an "Act in the relief of certain running means of officers and soldiers of the revolutionary Army." Her late husband Seeley Blew served as a private soldier in the revolutionary war, but she cannot specify what service he performed. She further declares that she has married to the said Seeley Blew in the eighth day of March in the year seventeen hundred and ninety seven by the Rev John Davenport pastor of the church at Deerfield in this county. That her husband the [aforneraid] Seelly Blew died in the thirtieth day of January eighteen hundred and thirty seven and was a pennsioner at the time of his death; that she has not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place [pennies] to the second day of January eighteen hundred. The further means that she is now a [moin], and that she has never before made any appreciation for a pension.
her mark [hand drawn X] Anna Blew
Sworn and subscribed in the day and year above written before me. Mrs Blew being presented by bodily infirmity from appearing before the Court. 
Joseph W Woodroff Judge
[added by hand on the lower left corner of the page, [illegible] present JG Hampton
Curtis Blew]
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State of New Jersey}
Cumberland County}
May 3d 1849 Personally appeared before me Joseph W Woodruff me of the Justice of the peace of the County of Cumberland Freddie Faurer a revolutionary  pensioner of the United States aged eighty seven, who being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that he has Anna Blew  who is a now applying for a pension, that he knew her and her late husband Seeley Blew when they were married, was at their home coming. They were married by the Rev John Davenport of Deerfield, does not recollect the time, but knows that it was more than fifty years ago. They lived together until Mr Bleus death about ten or twelve years ago. 
his mark [hand drawn X]
Freddie Faurer or Fauser
Sworn and subscribed the day and year above written before me 
Joesph W Woodruff Justice Peace
In the presence of JG Hampton, James Fauver
State of New Jersey}
Cumberland County}
Personally appeared before me Joseph Woodruff  one of the Justices of the peace  of the County of Cumberland, William Blew who  is being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say he is the eldest son of the above named Anna and Seeley Blew above named and that he was fifty one years old the sixth day of March last. That his fathers name was Selah Blew, but he was generally called Seeley or Sealey Blew and it was often so written. His father died January 30th 1837 and was a revolutionary pensioner at the time of his death. 
William Blew
Sworn and subscribed the third day of May 1849 before me
Joseph W Woodruff Justice Peace
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State of New Jersey}
Cumberland County} SS: 
Daniel M Woodruff Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Cumberland and in the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that the Honorable Joseph W Woodruff before whom the affidavit signed by 
her mark [hand drawn X]
Anna Blew
is his own proper hand writing was at the time mark of taking the same and now is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County and [crossed out] to whose acts as such full faith and credit are and ought to be given both here and Else-where. And also at the time of signing the affidavits signed by 
his mark [no mark appears]
Frederic Fauver
& William Blew, is his own proper hand writing was at the time of taking the same and now is one of the Justices of the Peace in the County of Cumberland in the State of New Jersey, duly Commissioned and Qualified as such and full faith is to be given to all his of official acts as such both here and Else where. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said Court at Bridgeton this third day of May in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight hundred and forty nine and of the Independance of the United States the Seventy third 
DM Woodruff Co Clerk
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280.807
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BOUNTY LAND.
ACT OF 3d MARCH 1855.
Additional Declaration
of
Anna Blew
widow of 
Sealy Blew  deed,
a late Rev. pensioner
of New Jersey under
the Act of 1832.
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Formanded by N. Ayers E.
Bridgeton, 
N.J.
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Filed by
P.M. Henry
ATTORNEY
WASHINGTON, D.C.
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State of New Jersey}
County of Cumberland} SS
On this Twenty Sixth day of August A.D. 1857, before me, undersigned, a [1] Justice of the Peace duly authorized by law to administer oaths within and for the County and State aforsaid, personally appeared [2] Anna Blew aged 92 years, a resident of [3] Bridgeton in the County of Cumberland and the State of New Jersey; who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of [4] Sealy Blew  deceased, who was a [5] Revolutionary Soldier in The New Jersey Militia in was of the Revolution and who was pensioned for his service in said was at the rate of $33.33 per annum and received said pension as Long as he lived. That her husband entered the service at [10] See pension papers about the ____ day of See Do A.D. 18__; for the term of See Do- and continued in actual service in said war for the term of _______ and was honorably discharged at [11] -See Do-on the ____ day of 
______ A.D. 18___.
She further states that she was married to the said Sealy Blew in Deerfield State of New Jersey on the Eighth day of March A.D. 1797 by one John Devenport a Presbyterian Preacher and that her name before her said marriage was Anna Garrison; that her husband died at Indian fields on the Twenty eighth day of January A.D. 1837 and that she still is a widow; that there is ____ public record of her marriage; there is no private record of her marriage or of her husband's death. [12] That She is now receiving  a pension of $33.33 per annum as his widow, and for proff of marriage + refers to her own pension papers. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Warrant for Bounty Land to which she may be entitled on account of said service, and mileage under the Act passed March 3rd 1853 That she has never applied for, or received any warrant under this or any other Act of Congress, nor made any other application therefor. Except through one JG Hampton. She hereby appoints Capt. PM Henry her true and lawful Attorney, with power of substitution, to prosecute this her claim for land, to receive the Certificate or Warrant when issued, and to do all other acts necessary and proper in the premises.
Witness: N. Ayars 
her mark [hand drawn X] Anna Blew
Sworn and Subscribed before me, on the day and year first above mentioned, and and I hereby certify that I know said deponent Anna Blew to be as is above stated, and that she is of age above stated; and further, that I am not interested in this her claim as Attorney or otherwise.  [15] A.E. Hughes J.P. / over 
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State of }
County of } SS.
On this ____day of ___ A.D. 18__, personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County aforsaid, duly authorized to administer oaths. ______ a resident of said County, to me well known ad credible witness, and who, being by me first duly sworn, doth on his oath state that he is acquainted with Mrs. _______, the above applicant for Bounty Land--that he has known her for ___ years last past, that he has examined her family record--that he believes that same to be genuine--that it is contained in a book purporting to be the [line missing] relates to the marriage of the said applicant and the soldier above named, and of his death, is as follows, which is an exact copy of the same:
_______. and that the said deponent is not interested in the claim.
{Subscribed and Sworn to the day and year first above written, before me, and I verify that I am in no manner interested._______Justice of the Peace.}
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State of New Jersey}
County of Cumberland}
Town of Bridgeton} SS.
On this Twenty Sixth of August A. D. 1857 personally appeared before me, the undersigned a Justice of the Peace, in and for said county Samuel Bowen and John Cheesman who are to me well known, and who are credible witnesses, and who being by me duly sworn, depose and say, that they are each well acquainted with Mrs. Anna Blew the above applicant for Bounty Land - that they have known her for Thirty years last past. That they were acquainted with Sealey Blew her late husband, having known him for five year previous to his death; that they, the said Sealy Blew and Anna Blew lived together as husband and wife, and were reputed so to be; that deponents never heard the fact of their marriage disputed or questioned. That the said Sealey Blew died on the Twenty Eighth day of Jan 1837; and the said Anna Blew has been since that day, and still is reputed to be his widow, which deponents believe to be the fact. That she has never married since her said husband's death, and is still his widow, and that her said husband was the identical man mentioned as a soldier of the Revolution in her declaration above, and further, that they were present and saw her the Said Anna Blew execute the foregoing it by making her mark to the foregoing declaration, and making oath thereto in due form of law, and further, that they, deponents, to reside in the County aforesaid. 
Witness, N Agars, Samuel Bowen, John Cheesman
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this Twenty Sixth day of August A. D. 1857. A E Hughes, Esq.
State New Jersey}
County of Cumberland} SS.
I Hereby Certify, that A E Hughes Esq., before whom the foregoing affidavits and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, 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 signatures thereto are genuine. 
[A seal on the document]
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of County Court, for the County aforesaid, this Twenty sixth day of August 1857. E. E. Sheppard Clerk of Cumberland Co N. Jersey
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This certifies, that the following marrages have been solemnized by the subsciber at the times specified, in Dec. 29, 1796 Broadway Davis Junr + Ruth Terrel Jany 4 " 1797 John Kenard and Ester Ogden. Jany 17 " do Henery Charles and Elizabeth Hector Feby 3 " Do John Gifford and Polly Loomis do, 24 " do Ephraim Foster and Rebecca Watson March. 8. " do Selah Blew and Ann Garrison (widow) April. 12. " do Jonathan Fish and Elizabeth Graham July. 19. " do Samuel Parker and Levina Bateman (widow) 
Deerfield July 29th 1797 John Davenport Recorded 8 August, 1797.
State of New Jersey}
Cumberland County} To wit
I Daniel N Woodruff Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Cumberland, in the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify, that the above certificate is a true copy from the record of Marriage's, in Book A. page twelveth. 
[seal of the court, middle of the left side of page]
In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, this third day of May in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight hundred and forty Nine. ~ 1849 Daniel N Woodruff Clerk 
State of New Jersey, Cumberland County, SS.  I Joseph W Woodruff a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Cumberland, do hereby certify that the above attestation under the hand of Daniel N Woodruff., Esquire, Clerk, and the Seal of said Court, is in due form. Given under my hand, this Third day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty nine. Joseph W Woodruff Judge
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October 10, 1938 
BA-J/ AWF [handwritten "Our"]
Seeley Blew
W. 1369
The Quartermaster General 
Memorial Branch 
War Department 
Washington, D. C. 
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War record of Selah Blew, who served in the New Jersey militia, and died January 30, 1837 in Bridgeton, New Jersey. The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in claims for pension and bounty land, under W. 1369, based upon the military service of Seeley Blew in the Revolutionary War. The date and place of birth of Seeley Blew were not given, nor were the names of his parents stated. He was pensioned "Seeley Blew", but it was stated in the claim that his "true name was Selah Blew". He enlisted sometime in 1776, served four months as a private in Captain Samuel Ogden's company, Colonel Enos, Seeley's New Jersey regiment. He served four months in Captain William Garrison's New Jersey Company, and four months in Captain Beesley's New Jersey Company; dates of these tours were not given. He enlisted sometime in July 1778, or 1779, and served six months in Captain John Wood's company, Colonel Hillman's New Jersey regiment, and was in several skirmishes, one at Billimgsport, and one at Coopers Creek. He was allowed pension on his application
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executed July 19, 1832, at which time he was aged seventy-two years, and a resident of Deerfield Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey. He died January 28 or 30, 1837 at "Indianfields". The soldier, Seeley Blew, married March 8, 1797, in Deerfield, New Jersey, Anna Garrison (widow). The date and place of her birth and names of her parents were not given, nor was the name of her former husband shown. The widow, Anna Blew, was allowed pension on account of the service of her husband, Seeley Blew, on her application executed May 3, 1849, at which time she was eighty-three years old, and living in Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersey. She was allowed, also, one hundred sixty acres of bounty land on her application executed August 26, 1857 then a resident of Bridgeton, New Jersey. William Blew, eldest son of Seeley Blew, and his wife, Anna, born March 6, 1798, and in 1849 was living in Cumberland County, New Jersey. The papers on file in these claims contain no further discernible data in regard to family; it was not stated that the Captain William Garrison under whom Seeley Blew served, was related to the family. The application for headstone for Selah Blew is returned herewith. There was no correspondence enclosed. Very truly yours A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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[handwritten on upper right hand top] 1938. Oct 10. leish to Memo Branch
[handwritten initials] REL

WIDOW, &c.
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Fie No. 1369
Anna Blew
Widow
Seeley Blew
Pri Rev. War
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Act: July 29, 1848
Index. -Vol A., Page 66
[Arrangement of 1870.]
[written checkmark at bottom of page]
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71.186
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160. Acres.
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Bridgeton May 4th 1849
Commissioner of Pensions
 Sir.
I herewith enclose to you the papers necessary to obtain a Certificate of pension for Anna Blew widow of Selah Blew who died January 30th 1837. You will find his name on the New Jersey pension roll spelt Sealey Blew. I have spelt it in Mrs Blews Declaration and in Mr Faurers affidavit Seeley Blew became they thought it was so spelt. The family has been known to me from my boyhood, the true name of the old man was Selah and it is no spelt on his tombstone. In consequence of there being a large family of Seeley's in the County, the people supposed he was named after them and to write and called his name. Mrs Blew is blind, very infirm and needs the money and if the papers are right I hope you will have the certificate sent to me soon. There is no doubt in my mind about the facts. very respectfully [illegible] J. G. Hampton
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Application
of
Seeley Blew
for a 
Pension

Pension}
Office}
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Mr. Jonathan Brooks a clergyman, residing in Bridgeton, in the County of Cumberland, State of New Jersey, and Elias. P. Seeley-residing iin the same place.
I hereby certify that We are well acquainted with Seeley Blew, who has subscribed and Sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be   Twenty two years of age; and that he is referted  and believed in neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion,-
Sworn & Subscribed}
the day & year aforeformed}
Jonathan Brooks
Elias P. Seeley
David Suptan Presiding Judge
~And that the Secure Court do hereby Declare therein opinions, often the investigations of the matter, and after putting the interrogations 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 theory that Jonathan Brooks .. who has Signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman resident in Bridgeton in the County of Cumberland, State of New Jersey, and that Elias P. Seeley Esq. who
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has also Signed the Same, is a resident in the Same place, and is a credible person and that theirin Statement is entitled to Credit. David Lupton of George Sauder Moses Bateman Edmd. Sheppard
I Ebenezer Seeley Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas. of the County of Cumberland, and State of New Jersey, Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Said Court in the matter of the application of Seeley Blew for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal of office this nineteenth day of July in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.- Eben .. Seeley Clerk
Cumberland County Ss
David Gandy aged Seventy three years, being duly Sworn according to Law deposeth and Says that he is well acquainted with Seeley Blew the above named applicant for a pension that he knew [inserted] him at the time he enlisted
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in the Revolutionary war under Captain John Wood, and entered into the Service of his country, that he was in the same company with him under Captain John Wood, and was out in the service all the time with said Seeley Blew, and he was Discharged at Monmouth Court House the same time he was, that this Deponent believes the above Statement Signed & sworn to by Said Blew [crossed out] to his Services in the Revolutionary War [inserted] are true as therein Stated.-
Sworn & Subscribed July 19th 1832. in open} Court}
his mark [hand drawn X] David Gandy
David Lupton Presiding Judge
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Cumberland County Ss. 
Samuel Westcott aged Seventy Six years next January, being duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with Seeley [inserted] Blew the above named applicant for a pension, that this Deponent was out in the Revolutionary was at the same time Said Seeley Blew was, and was Stationed at a place called the Blazing Star, in New Jersey, the Same time Said Blew [inserted] was, and Said Blew was then in a company commanded by Captain Samuel Ogden, and [inserted] it was in the year of 1776, recollects that while at the Blazing Star, the companies were. all discharged by Col: Enos Seeley who commanded the Battalion or Regiment at that time. This Deponent and Said Seeley Blew [word crossed out] were both discharged at that time, and Started for home together.-
Sworn & Subscribed}
October 1st, 1832}
his mark [hand drawn X] Samuel Wescott
George Sauder Judge
Cumberland County Ss:
David Gandy being oculy Sworn according to Said deposeth and Saith that he is well acquainted with Seeley Blew the above named applicant for a Pension, that he was out in the Revolutionary [inserted] war in the company 
Commanded by Capt John Wood, that
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Said Seeley Blew, enlisted and came into the Same Company Commanded by Capt John Wood and Served in Said Company Six months this Deponent entered the Said Company the Same time Said Seeley Blew did, which he believes was July 1778, that this Deponent at the Same time at Monmouth Court house New Jersey, Genl.. Frauman Commanded at that  time & Col: Hillman & Major Ellis. and others not now recollected, this Deponent was in the [inserted] Company Commanded by Capt: John Wood Six Months. and Said Seeley Blew Served in Said Company all the time this Deponent was. [word crossed out] which was Six Months.
Sworn & Subscribed}
October 1st 1832-}
his Mark [hand written X] David Gandy
George Souder Judge
I George Souder one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the County of Cumberland, and the State of New Jersey Do  herby certify that I am well acquainted with Samuel Westcott and David Gandy who has Signed their names (being a enop) to the above affidavits, that the Said affidavits were taken by me, and Subscribed to in my presence, and I do further certify that both the Said Samuel Westcott, and Said David Gandy are credible persons, and that their oath is at all times entitled to full weight and credit.- Wistop whereof I have hereunto Signed my name the first day of October ~A.D. 1832~ George Sauder Judge
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Petition of Seeley Blew for a Pension
595
amount
10 mo
33.33
Hon. S. Condut
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State of New Jersey}
Cumberland County}  Ss. 
I Ebenezer Seeley Clerk of the Said County of Cumberland, Do hereby certify that George Sander Esquire, before whom the foregoing affidavits of Samuel Westcott and David Gandy were taken and who has attested thereunto, was at the time thereof and now is a Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of said County, duly commissioned and fromer and that full faith and credit are and should be given to all his official acts as Such, and I do further certify that the Signature thereunto annexed is the own genuine Signature of the Said George Souder.-  In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & affixed the Seal of Said Court the first day of October, one thouSand eight hundred & thirty two.-  Ebenr .. Seeley Clk