Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8,360, for Abraham Post, New Jersey
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SERVICE NUMBER
New Jersey Post, Abraham R. 8,360
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Declaration
State of New Jersey}
Bergen County} On this twenty third day March one thousand Eight Hundred & thirty five Personally appeared before the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Inferior court of Common Pleas In & for the County of Bergen Abraham Post a Resident of the Township of West Milford In the County of Bergen & State of New Jersey aged about Ninety three on [illegible] of Jan 1835 who being duly Sworn according to Law on Oath makes the following Declaration In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed 7th of June 1832 That he Entered the Service of the United States under the following name officer and Served as herein Stated In the month of June 1775 Saith this deponent he was Called on duty and was Called upon to Exercise under the Command of Capt [Illegible] Lieut John Blan[illegible] and the Col Hay [Illegible] to Exercise three times a week and often went out & Convened together by Moonlight when after a while we took a fixt wooden flint as our Guns to Exercise and During the whole Summer of 1775 we were Drilled and S[illegible] put to our Exercise and throughout the Summer Season & the winter Early the next Spring the County became alarmed and S[illegible] order when Given to be In Redeness by Col. Hay in 1776 on the first of April as near as this Deponent Can Remember The Company Where Drafted and the deponent Saith that he done Millitia Service from 1 of April 1776 until in 1 Nov 1 1776 one week in Each month and in winter Season he this Deponent was Liberated on the following Season of 1777 in April 1st this Deponent Saith he Commenced again and Done Millitia Duty one week in Each month till [illegible] until 1 of Nov 1777 when the British [Illegible] Season Run up the North River in fall 1777 when there was a Great Deal of Trouble in Rockland County Yorke [illegible[ now in the winter we had Next again from our Duty onoly on Sudden Alarm by  hourse theif now on 1th of April 1778 again we where Called out under the Command of The above named officers and done Millitia duty one week in Each month 1 November 1778 when we Where Liberated & freed from our Millitia duty untill the following Spring 1779. Except on alarms now on the year 1779 April 1st I hired a Substitute one month by name Peter Smith and he Served one month at a time now on 1st May 1779 he this deponent Saith he done duty as a Millitia Soldier from May 1th 1779 until 1 November 1779 - one week In Each month, now in the year of 1780 in [illegible] of year 1 April untill 1 May Served one month and from the 1st of May 1780 until 1st of Nov 1780 he this Deponent Saith he done one week Millitia Service [The word untill is crossed out.] in Each month from 1 of May 1780 untill Nov 1st 1780 - now on the first of May 1781
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This Deponent Saith that he was Called out by his officers as herein Stated and Commenced on 1 April 1781 and faithfully done his duty untill 1st of [The word Nov is crossed out.] Decr 1781 again one [The word month is crossed out.] week in Each month from the [illegible] time of 1 April 1781 untill 1 [The words Nov 1891 and are crossed out.] 1 of December 1781. now on the 1th of April 1782 this deponent Saith he done duty in Month of April two week and in month of May two week [illegible] from 1st of June until 1st of [The word Nov is crossed out.] October 1782 he this deponent Saith he done one week in Each month Millitia duty now this deponent Saith this is a true Statement he has Given under his oath and his Services he has done in War of Revolution were done in the County of Rockland N York State and that the Rout he went was throughout the County of Rockland along the west Side of the Hudson River from Clarktown when the [illegible] of Rendvous was & the troops when ther often Stationed to haverstraw and throughout the County wherever there was occasion then we had to go and this deponent Saith offten they had been fired on by the British but never was in any Sever Engagement unless in Scirmishes and from the Begining of the war untill the End this deponent Saith he has done his duty as a Millitia Solder in the Summer Season & In the winter this deponent Saith he often & oftener was Called out on alarm When the Tories & British where on the Rout throuout the County Steling horses & Plundering & this deponent then lived Near the Hudson River and when an alarm come he had to go out and [illegible] his duty [The word he is crossed out.] in the Summer time he often had to go in winter out of his Bed & there in Pursuit of the Tories & Refugees Sometimes three or four days and throughout the whole of the Rev War it was a Troublesom time and this Deponent Saith he has been in the whole or Served in the whole of the Rev War untill the End of the Same in going up & Down the River Hudson to Haverstraw & Down again Suffering almost Hunger & Nakedness & hardship almost of Every kind and privations & [Illegible[ and Saith the officer he Served under was Henry [Illegible] & Col name was Hay and 2 Col names was Cooper our Lieut name was Watt[illegible] and Ensign John Myres Orderly Sergent John Acker - and this deponent Saith he heard the Declaration of War Read Near Meeting house in Rockland County & also at the end of his Service he heard the treaty of Peace Read by his officers and there was a Great day of Rejoicing and this deponent Saith that he has done his duty faithfully as above States the whol war of the Rev from the Begining to the End as Stated above and this deponent Saith that his Services done altogether amount Particularly to thirteen months that he done in Rev War Excluding Considerable [illegible] Service that he dont Rec[illegible] on account of not knowing the P[illegible] tours &c
Sworn before me & Subscribed the 28 da of March 1835} Abraham his X mark Post
Ebenezer Cobb one of the judges of the inferior Cort of Common}
pleas in and for the County of Bergen}
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To the Interrogatories He answer and Saith that he was born in The Township of Harington and County of Bergen & State of New JErsey and was born Jan 1th on New Years day 1742 & was aged on Jan Last past Ninety two years and that he moved out of that place into the County of Rockland and Removed there from the Commencement of Revolution was untill the End and then he moved out of Rockland County to a place Calld Rem[illegible] Franklin Township New Jersey and from there he moved to the Settlement of New[illegible] Township of West MIlford and there he Still lives unto This present, and That he Saith that he was [illegible] by his officer to [illegible] Capt [Illegible] & other Col. Hay in Summer of 1775 and Readeness when made and I had to do full or much duty on that year as any year that I Served four our duty [Illegible] altogether and Ex[illegible] which was done so much that we were out almost half our time as Great Danger was In[illegible] by the people and also in that winter of 1775 we done a Great Deal of Duty taking as it were Pride on duing our duty. But there was no [illegible] order as Reg[illegible] about those Services untill Spring of year in April 1776 when the first G[illegible] order was observed and we wher then Drafted and then I done my duty as a Millitia Solder untill the End of the War
In the way & manner Set forth in my Decleration
Sworn & Subscribed before me this} Abraham his X mark Post
23d day of March 1835}
Ebenezer Cobb one of the Judges}
of the inferior Cort of Common}
Pleas in and for the County of}
Bergen
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Abraham Post
[Illegible] - Act 1832
F. F. C. [Illegible]
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State of New Jersey}
County of Passaic}
Be it Known, that on this Tenth day of January A. D. 1853 before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared
Abraham Post resident
of New[illegible] in said County, and made oath according to law that he is the heir of the identical man who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution, and who has heretofore made application for the benefit of the Pension Act of
that he is directly interested as a claimant in said pension and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments
as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Countermanding and revoking all Powers of Attorney, and authority heretofore given, I hereby constitute and appoint SAMUEL M. KNIGHT, of
Washington City, my true and lawful Attorney, to prosecute the claim of Abraham Post
for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers or documents in relation to said claim on file in the Department at Washington City, or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive for my exclusive benefit, the certificate which may be issued for said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at the Washington City, D. C. Agency;
to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present.
Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.
his Abraham X mark Post
Sworn to, Subscribed and Acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said
Abraham Post
to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party
therein alleged.
Chs T Wallace of the [illegible] of Passaic
State of New Jersey}
County of Passaic} SS
It is hereby Certified, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County
that Abraham Post the party who has sworn to, and acknowledged the foregoing Declaration and Power of Attorney
is heir of the identical reputed soldier aforesaid. I further certify, that Charles T. Wallace Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, was, at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe to be
genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office,
this Twelfth day of January 1853
Silas D. Canfield Clk
[Illegible] full.--2. Post Office address.
[illegible] man," or "that she is the widow of the identical man,"or that he or she is the legal heir of the identical man," &c., &c.
4. [Illegible] "He is," "she is," or "they are." -- 6. Revolutionary soldier's full name. -- 7. Claimant's signature. -- 8. Claimant's name. -- 9. Magistrate's signature.
10. [Illegible] "Identical, "widow of," or, "child of." -- 11. Magistrate's name. -- 12. Clerk's signature.
N. B. --Should two or more heirs join in the foregoing, the plural should be substituted for the singular number.
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No 24,487
New Jersey
Abraham Post
Suspended
Let Hon P Dickerson [Illegible]
Let Wd [Illegible] 14 march 183[illegible]
Lt Hon P Dickerson 16 March 18[illegible]
[Illegible] Triplett, [The word Jany is crossed out.] Feb 1/[illegible]
A M Reg. rolls Inf 21/[illegible]
8360
Act June 7/32
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Newark July 10th [illegible] 
Dear Sir
I write to know if their was ever a Pension granted to Abraham Post a Revolutionary Soldier, of New Jersy Malitia. the papers are on file in yur Office And where filed Some 20 years ago. I write on behalf of the heirs to the claimant being decd
Respectfully Yours
A M Reynolds
Newark, New Jersey
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[The words Act of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873. are crossed out.]
8360
P.O. 
Abraham Post
Service: N.J.
REJECTED
Enlisted:_______, 18 .
Discharged:_______, 18 .
Application filed:_______, 18 .
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
NY recognized. ___Contract.
___Cert. of Dis. Searched for___, 18 .
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[Written vertically] Charles P[illegible]
N.J. Sus 32
[Written horizontally]
L. P. Waldo
Com of Pensions
[Written vertically]
Mr Triplett
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Washington, Jany 28, 1824
Sir:
Please have the case of Charles P[illegible] N.J. Suspended, Act '32, examined by your [illegible] and report to me
Also that of Abraham Post, Same State and Act
Very Respy
Yr obt ser
F F C Triplett
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24,487
Abraham Post
New Jersey
Suspended
[Illegible] W A Pulis 7 April
1835
Let to Hon P Dickerson 24 Dec 1835
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We Joseph Moore a Clergemen Residing in the Township of West Milford In the County of Bergen & State of New Jersey and Wm A Pulis Residing in the Township of West Milford In the County of Bergen & State of New Jersey do hereby Certify that we are well Acquainted with Abraham Post who lives in the Township of West Milford & believe him to be of the age he Represent that of Niney & upward years of age and believes he has been a Solder of the Revolution War and that we Concur in that Opinion Joseph C. Moore
Subscribed and Sworn Before me}
Ebenezer Cobb one of the Judges of the}
William A. Pulis
Enferior Cort of Common pleas in}
And for the County of Bergen this}
23d Day of March 1835}
He hereby Relinquishes Every Claim Whatsoever to a Pension or Annuity Except the Present and Declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any of United States Sworn and Subscribed before me this twenty third - day of March One thousand Eight hundred & thirty five 1835
Ebenezer Cobb one of the Judges} Abraham his X mark Post
of the inferior Cort of Common}
pleas in and for the County
of Bergen
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State of New Jersey}
Bergen County} SS. I Abraham Westervelt Clerk of the County of Bergen and Clerk of the inferior Court of Common pleas in and for said County, Do hereby Certify, that William A. Pulis Esq. before whom the within & part of the annexed affidavits are taken is a Justice of the peace in Said County, duly authorized & commissioned, and that his Signature to each is genuine - and that [The words part of the said affidavit are crossed out.] Ebenezer Cobb Esq. before who part of the annexed affidavits are taken is a Judge of the said Court of Common pleas duly authorized & commissioned and that the signature of his name to each of said affidavits is genuine.
In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the Seal of my Office this twenty fifth day of March A.D. eighteen hundred & thirty five.
Ab: Westervelt, Clerk
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And I Ebenezer Cobb one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas In & for Said County of Bergen & State of New Jersey Declare my opinion [The words after putting the are crossed out.] after the Investigation of the matter and after putting the Interrogatories presented by the War Department That the above named applicant Abraham Post was a Revolutionary Solder and Served as he States. And I also further certify that Joseph C Moore who has [Illegible] and Subscribed the Preceding Certificate is a Clergyman in West Milford Township & Settlement a Presbyterian Minister. And also Wm [Illegible] Pulis who has Subscribed along with The Sd Joseph [Illegible] Moore as a Respectable Citizen and his Statement is Entitled to Credit.
And I do further Certify that the above named applicant is not able to attend Court on account of his old age and on Account of Bodily Infirmity & Decrepitude and [Illegible]
March 23d 1835 Ebenezer Cobb
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State of New Jersey}
Bergen County SS} Personally appeared before me William A Pulis one of the Justice of the Peace In & for Sd County Claus Van Houten Who being duly Sworn According to Law on Oath deposeth & Saith that he This deponent is [illegible] of Dec 1834 88 years of age at this Present time; now Draws a Pension of $75.40 according to his Certificate) and this Deponent Saith that he was well Acquainted with Abraham Post now Living at West Milford Township, Bergen County New Jersey But in the Revolution War Lived in Rockland County York State and that Abraham Post done duty as a Millitia Solder in the war of Revolution and Never heard any unfavorable or bad Report of him and is aged about 90 or thereabout years and believes him to have been a Militia Solder in war of Revolution & done Services under Capt Henry [Illegible] Col [Illegible] Hankock Hay and this Deponent Saith he believes that Abraham Post was a Millitia Solder & Done his Millitia Services in Rockland County being associate Solder in the war of Revolution to this deponent and believes him to ahve Served From the Begining to the End of the war of Revolution. But to what lingt of time [The words he served are crossed out.] the Sd Post Served this deponent Cannot tell but believes he might have done two years Service by Deducting for the winter Season out and other times - he believes it might amount to two years
Sworn & Subscribed before}
me this 5th of March 1835} [Illegible]
William A. Pulis} Claus Vanhouten
Col Name Hankock Kay & Spelt Tanure Capt
88 1th Dec 1834 age (Claus Van houten) Nicholas} Pension
$75.40
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I Do hearb Certify that I am well Acquainted with the within named Claus Vanhouten and Do Recomend him as a man of a good Caracter and is so Reputed by all Good people in general in this place. And a man of verasity and throught
March 5th 1835 Garret S[illegible]
This may Certify that whereas I was Requested by Abraham Post who now lives in the Township of West Milford Bergen County N Jersey to administer an oath on Claus Van houten who tells me that he was 88 years 1 December 1834 and Drew a Pension of $75:40 a year If I Remember Ought what be told me. and that he Stated to me that Abraham Post was an associated Solder with him in the war of Revolution That he would writen in own name on the within avidavit and would write it Claus I told him it ought to be Nicholas when he was using the English Language but he would not hear to it and Garret S[illegible] Esqr who wrote this above Certificate Said his name went in his writing so to washington & I further Certify & make known that as I was not Personally Acquainted with Claus* Van Houten the one that Signed the within avidavit, I thought proper to get two of tne most popular men around there and get their Certificate on the within avidavit and as they had a Better knowledge of their own Neighbourhood [The words of the are crossed out.] than I had I Caused [The word them is crossed out.] Garet S[illegible] Esqr who is a man of high Standing in County of Rockland and has the greatest part of life term been in public Business has been Collector & Assessor & Magastrate for 26 years Also General Van Orden has also Signed a Certificate  as an avidavit Containing his own hand writing about this Sd Claus Van Houten and the Certificate is [illegible] avidavit that can be seen annext to the Declaration of Peter Allen of Bergen County New Jersey which Declaration is dated 10 March 1835
William A Pulis Justice of the
Peace
*Claus
Capt} Tennure
Tannure Garret Sarven Esqr Pensioner $63.33 aged 10 of Jan last 79 years
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State of New Jersey} 
Bergen County} Personally appeared before me William A Pulis one of the Justice of the Peace In & for Said County George Lawrence who being duly Sworn According to Law, on oath deposeth & Saith that he this Deponent Saith that he was well acquainted with Abraham Post who now lives in West Milford Township Bergen County New Jersey. But in the Revolution War this deponent Saith that Abraham Post Lived in Rockland County State of New York and this deponent Saith that in the Year of 1777 In the [The word Summer is crossed out.] fall of the year the British fleet Run up the North River and we where all Called to do duty and that Abraham Post was Called out with this deponent & done duty from the year 1776 to the year 1782. That the duty in the County of Rockland where Chiefly done is Summer Season and Saith that Abraham Post was a faithful & True Solder in the war of Revolution and done Militia duty from the Commencement of the war of Revolution war untill the End and the Captain who we Served under was Henry Kanare or Tenure Lieutenant name was Walter Van order Col Name was Hay and this deponent Saith that Abraham Post the way & manner he done his duty from the time that this deponent became Acquainted with Abr Post until the End of the Rev War where as follows in fall of year 1778 in October or before this deponent Saith that Abraham Post was Calld out and done Militia duty from that time to End of Rev war. But the duty Chiefly done was in Summer Season. Sometimes they was Calld out on Alarm & had to stay three weeks Sometimes one fortnight & Sometimes one Month and Sometimes only for one week & Sometimes for a Less time [illegible] Abraham Post is aged about Between or about Ninety year & was a [illegible] of year at the Commencement of Rev War, and as faras this can tell he believes that Abraham Post has done two years faithful Service in the War of Revolution. Including all his Services from the Commencement untill the End of Rev War & further Saith not
Sworn & Subscribed before me this} George L[illegible]
fourth of March 1835}
William A Pulis
*Major Name John Smith
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This may Certify That George Lawrence who has been Sworn before me & Subscribed his within avidavit is a harmless and Inoffensive old man and I believe a very Pious man and I believe his Statement is Entitled to Credit he is a man of Between Seventy & Eighty and has a General Knowledge of the affair or Event of what passed in the County of Rockland york State about the war and a man of good memory.
March 7th 1835 William A Pulis Justice of
the Peace
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This may Certify [The name Peter is crossed out.] Conrad Boam who has Subscribed & Sworn this within avidavit is or did live in Hek[illegible] Mountain a Basket Maker and at that time I know nothing about the duty of a Magestrate as it Respects the Certifying in what [illegible] The witness where So that I know nothing about Sd Witness [illegible] he appeared to be an Ignorant man and also got nothing for being or giving his Testimony. It also was administered to him in the words not having my bible but with uplifted hands &c I Certify that as it [Illegible] Witness I know nothing about it and he now has moved away and whether he is Dead or not I know not.
March 16th 1835 William A. Pulis
Justice of Peace
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State of New Jersey}
Bergen County SS.} Personally appeared before me Wm A. Pulis a Justice of the Peace In & for Sd County Conrad Boam or Boman who being duly Sworn according to Law Deposeth that he was well Acquainted with Abraham Poset also Isaac Post and B[illegible] Yonson (In English) Barney Johnson) all of them above mentioned about Between Eighty & Ninety years of age That Abraham Post I was well acquainted with him from or before the Revolution war untill the End of the Rev War and that Abraham Post Stood his Ground firmly & faithfully done Millitia duty under Capt Tenure and I believe one Hay was an officer also I think [The word Major is crossed out.] Col in Rockland County and the above namd Isaac Post & Johnson lived at the time also a near Neighbour [The words and they Run away are crossed out.] to the Sd Abraham Post and when Troubletimes Come they Run away & went to Novascotia or the the British & Returned at the Close of war. But Abraham Post Stood firmly and when Calld out done his duty as a Millitia Soldier untill the Close*. but what lenght of time he Served This deponent Cannot tell  for the Millitia had not to do much duty in the Winter Season only on Sudden Alarms and only part of time in Summer So that this Deponent Cannot tell what time Abraham Post had served or what lenght it might be two year or it might me over or under This Deponent cannot or vouches not to tell
Sworn before me this 27th day of March 1833
William A. Pulis} Conred his [illegible] mark Boam or Boman
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This may Certify That Sarah Aikhart who now lives In the Township of Pompton aged about Sixty Nine or Seventy from her appearance and is a Woman of very good Character and a woman of Respectivility of Veracity & truth and has been that name Every Since I knew her and I have been Acquainted with her from a Small boy [The word of is crossed out.] - She is a very pious woman I believe and was very Particular when I administered the oath to her and which she Subscribed on the with avidavit}
Witness my hand this 12th of March 1835} William A. Pulis
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State of New Jersey} Personally appeared before 
Bergen County SS} me William A Pulis a Justice of the Peace In & for the Sd County of Bergen In the State of New Jersey Sarah Aikart who being duly Sworn on the hold Evengelest of Almighty God deposeth & Saith That She was well Acquainted with Abraham Post who now lives in West Milford Township County of Bergen and Saith That he now is about Ninety three as She has understood and was Som[illegible] around thirty when the Revoltuion War Commenced and Saith She was Young and knows that he The Sd Abraham Post as Soon as the Millitia when Called out [illegible] the Sd Abraham Post Commenced doing duty as a Millitia Solder in the County of Rockland and that he was often out one week and Sometimes two weeks and not often as [illegible] a month and this Deponent further Saith that often & often Abraham Post had to get up In The Night on Sudden alarms but the Millitia duty he was Calld out Regular and done it according to the Rule in Sd County of Rockland and that the Sd Abraham Post Continued to do duty [illegible] this deponent knowledge untill the End of the Rev War but in the winter he did not do any duty only on Sudden Alarm when horse thiefs would come to that Section of County then he was Calld out and further saith not. Sworn and Subscribed before me
This 18th of March 1835 Sarah her X mark Aikhart
William A. Pulis
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This may Certify that I am not Personally acquainted with Jacob Aikersom Who has Sworn & Subscribed to this avidavit but I made Enquiry about his general Character and I Enquired of General Van Orden living in Rockland County who was Some officer in war of Revolution & he Saith he was well acquainted with the Sd Jacob Aikerson who he Saith was the [illegible] man about then about 93 years of age & Saith that he will walk out [illegible] at D[illegible] of 3-4 Miles and his mental power is in proportion [illegible] owing to his body. he also Saith that he is a man of Good Character & Entitled to Credit and he also wrote a Certificate on one of this Jacob Aikerson avidavit which will be found annext to Peter Allen Declaration. I believe from the best Information I can get of Cedible people living then around the Sd Aikerson that he is a man of Read good Character 
But I dont believe pious William A Pulis Justice of the
March 21st 1835 Peace
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State of New Jersey} Personally appeared before 
Bergen County SS} me William A Pulis one of the Justices of the Peace In & for Sd County Jacob Ackerson agedf Nineth three on 10 of February Last past who being duly Sworn on the holy Evangelist of Almighty God Deposeth & Saith That he lives at West Milford Township County of Bergen [The word County is crossed out.] State of New Jersey and formerly lived in Revolution War in Rockland County York State and known to his Certain Knowledge that Abraham Post was a good and faithful Solder for the war of Revolution and Served under Capt Henry Kanare Col Norres Hay and that Deponent Saith that the Sd Abraham Post at Commencement of the war of Revolution was about thirty of thereabout and that the Sd Post done Millitia duty from the Begining of the War untill The End Chiefly done in the Summer Season and the Mellitia Soldier when Calld out on Allarms and Somtimes to go out one month at a time Sometime one fortnight Somtimes one week on guard &c Such when the duty that we had to Do & this Deponent Saith that he Cannot tell how Long the said Abraham Post done Millitia duty or what Length of time in putting it altogether but Believes in putting all his Services done together it might amount to two year and further Saith not 
Sworn & Subscribed to before me this 5 of} Jacob his X mark Ackerson
March 1835---}
William P Pulis
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State of New Jersey} Personally appeared before
Bergen County SS} me William A Pulis a Justice of the Peace In & for the County of Bergen Abraham Haring who being duly Sworn according according to Law on Oath Deposeth & Saith that he used to know Abraham Post who now lived in West Milford Township aged Nine & upwards years of age and who formerly used to live In Rockland County york State This Deponent Saith he known to his Certain knowledge that he was a Solder of Revolution and Served faithfully throughout the whole of the Rev war In the County of Rockland york State [The words and further saith are crossed out.] as the duty Generaly were done by Miltia Men & further Saith not Sworn before me}
the 4th day of March 1835 [Written vertically are the words not signed] Abraham his mark Haring]
William A Pulis}
[Written vertically on the left margin are the words not Signed nor Executed]
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This may Certify That Abraham Haring appear to have been an Associate Solder in war of Revolution with Abraham Post and [illegible] me to go and See Such of his old Comrads as where living who might be Witnesses for him of his Services and the greatest of whom he mentioned when [illegible], And it appears that Abraham Haring was [illegible] uncommon Deaf and so far in his Second State of Childhood that I could not Recommend that it could be Relied on as he had been once of man of Great mind he now was nothing and So Deaf that it Depended upon an uncertainty as to the [Illegible] Correctness of his Testimony and therefor I thought proper not to Admenester an oath to him
March 6th 1835 William A Pulis J Peace
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State of New Jersey
Bergen County SS; I Samuel H. Berry Clerk of the County of Bergen in the State of New Jersey Do hereby Certify that William A. Pulis Esquire before whom the annexed Depositions Vizt: of Abraham Post marked no. 13 - of Mary Houry marked No. 14, and Jacob Houry marked No. 15 were taken was at the dates thereof respectively, and Still is, a Justice of the peace, in and for said County duly authorized and commissioned; and that this signature to the Jurat of each of said Depositions, as well as to the Cettificate endorsed thereon, and hereto annexed marked L. M. & N. is genuine.
In testimony whereof I hereunto Subscribe my name and affix the Seal of my Office, at Hackensack in the County of Bergen aforesaid this Eleventh day of December in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty five.
Saml H. Berry Clerk
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Abraham Post
Vol. 4 Page 24
-7.1
L [Symbol for British pounds]1.1.3
L 1.8.4
[Illegible] 16 days-
to end of 1780.
H[illegible] P Dickerson
H R
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State of New Jersey} Personally appeared before
Bergen County SS} the Subscriber as Justice of the Peace In & for Said County of Bergen Mary Houry Who being duly Sworn according to Law on Oath deposeth & Saith that she was and is now acquainted with Abraham Post now Living in Township of West Milford (now an applicant for a Pension under the act of 1832) and has been Acquainted with Sd Post Nearly fifty five years - and to Certain knowledge She Saw Sd Post go & Return as a Genuine Solder and although She Saw him not on duty yet She Saw when he was orderd out & staed a week and somtimes Longer and So Continued during the whole war of Revolution Except the winder and that Sd Post is now Between Ninety & one hundred years of age and alway Strictly Moral (now believes pious and he done his duty as a Millitia Solder in the County of Rockland York State and after the war of Rev Ended he Sd Post Moved out of Rockland in New Jersey Franklin Township and from there into the Township of West Milford where he now lives & further Saith not}
Sworn and Subscribed before} Mary X Houry
this 8th day of December 1835}
Wm A. Pulis}
State of New Jersey SS}
Bergen County} This may testify That Misses Houry who has been Sworn to the above [illegible] and who has Subscribed her name to the Same is a woman of Veracity & truth and In the Neighborhood Where She lives Bears that name to my knowledge 
December 9th 1835 Wm A. Pulis
[Illegible] aged 65 Feb Last
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State of New Jersey}
Bergen County Ss} Personally appeared before me a Subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace In & for Said County Jacob Houry who being Sworn according to Law on oath deposeth and Saith, that from the year 75 & 76 untill the present date this deponent Saith he has been Acquainted with Abraham Post (now Living in West Milford Township, County of Bergen & State afsd That he is now a man Between Ninety four & one hundred) of age That he the Sd Post done his Millitia duty In the war of Revolution as a Millitia Soldier In the way & manner that the Millitia duty when done by the Natives During the was of Rev - That from Spring untill late In the fall the Millitia were Calld on duty, and in Winter Little or no duty were done. That according to the general Custom of Rockland County they where CAlld out Sometimes only a week In a month & some times longer But this deponent Saith he Canot tell how Long Abraham Post Served [illegible] altogether, but Saith he Served through the whole war of Revolution from the Begining to the End & further Saith he was to young for a Solder But was an Eye Witness of Sd Post Service or most of them and Saith he was a Genuine Solder and thinks that in putting all his Services altogether he might have Served two years [The words more or less are crossed out.] to the best of of this deponent knowledge & belief Somthing Near that & further Saith not
Sworn & Subscribed before} Jacob X Hory
me this 8th day of december 1835}
Wm A. Pulis
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State of New Jersey}
Bergen County} I William A Pulis one of the Justices of the Peace In & for said County do hereby Certify that Jacob Houry Who was Sworn before me and Subscribed the within Avedavit is a very Respecteble man a man of Veracity & Truth and has been Such during my acquaintance with him.
December 9th 1835 Wm A. Pulis
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State of New Jersey}
Bergen County SS} Personally appeared before me the Subscribed a Justice of the Peace In & for Said County Abraham Post Jun Who being duly Sworn According to Law on oath deposeth and Saith that his father Abraham Post is a man of about Ninety four or thereabouts he this deponent believes and that this Deponent has heard his father [illegible] & often Say that he has Served & Done Militia duty [illegible] During the whole war of Revolution & this deponent Saith he is about Sixty three & his father 94 years of age that he often heard him Say he had heard the Declaration of war Read & heard the Treaty of Peace also Read to the army where he was in; and further this deponent saith under his oath that, his father is wholly unfit & unable to go to Court on account of Decrepitude & Bodily Infirmity which Renders his father wholly unfit to go to Hackensack, and this deponent further Saith that is so at Present and he has been so for better than Eighteen Month and also he this deponent Saith that his father [The word Saith is crossed out.] was unable to go out a Distance and he Positively goes not much further than the house & Barn & father was not fit to go to Court The time he was taken to e Cobb Judge of our Said Court of Common Pleas in & for Sd County of Bergen on or about 20 or 21 March 1835 which was but a Couple of Miles he had to go which was attended with Considerable Dificulty to get him there and this deponent Saith that he took him then & Come home with him & had very hard work, and since that time the farthest he goes from hom is to the Barn, and he is at the Present very Deaf & Cant hardly walk - and this deponent Saith further that he is the very Identical Abraham Post who has Sworn and Subscribed to a Declaration on or about 20 or 21 of March or thereabouts as Near as this Deponent Can Recollect before E Cobb one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for Sd County of Bergen and this deponent further Saith that he believes that the sd Abraham Post was a faithful and good Solder in war of Rev and Saith that is the Report in the Settlement where he lives and in the Settlement where he formerly lived and where he done his duty as a Solder in Rev war which is Rockland County & State & further saith not
Sworn & Subscribed before me this} Abraham Post Junior
15th of September 1835{ (No. 13)
Wm A. Pulis}
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State of New Jersey} I Wm A. Pulis one of the
Bergen County Ss} Justices of Peace In & for Said County do hereby Certify and make known that Abraham Post who has Sworn & Subscribed to this within avidavit is a member of the Prespeterian Church as West Milford and a man of Real good Character & I believe truly Pious [illegible]Nov 16th 1835 Wm A. Pulis
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