Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1075, for Amos Potter, New Jersey
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New Jersey
Potter, Amos
S.1075

Carded
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New Jersey        Potter, Amos        S.1075
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Orderly book of 
Captain Potter produced 
by Doctor Condict which 
show payments for 
the service in Dayton 
Regt. 
Witnesses specify 3 
monthly tour – 

(illegible) is disallowed 
admd 
15 mo private 
$50 

defective authentication 
(illegible) by order of 
Hon. Scy
waiver
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State of New Jersey 
Essex County 

I Jacob Potter of said County, being duly sworn 
for the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in said County, saith as
follows – I was well acquainted with Samuel Potter formerly a Captain of the army of the Revolution, he was my uncle and a near neighbor of mine till his death, which was more than 20 years since. He enlisted a company of men to serve 12 months in the year 1776 to serve on the northern campaign. My brother Amos Potter, served with him, and I verily believe at that time, for one year. I have often seen in his possession an old book, parchment bound, containing numerous accounts with individuals belonging to his company on that tour as I always understood and believe among that account in his one kept by him in his own hand writing and is the handwriting of (illegible) with Amos Potter, that book I verily believe was kept by said Captain Samuel Potter, in his own hand writing and that the entries therein bear date in the year 1776 and the latter part of the said book, contains several accounts (illegible) with individuals, accruing since the war of the revolution – Isaac Potter, the son of Samuel Potter the executor of said  Samuel Potter is not living nor is there any one of said Samuel Potter now living, by whom this book can be certified 
Jacob Potter

Sworn and Subscribed 
before me this fourth day 
of November 1833 
John Little Justice of the Peace.

I certify that I have written a certificate in the book referred to above on page 35 
John Little Justice of the Peace

Jacob Potter the above deponent is known to me to be a man of truth in good standing and worthy of credit. And John Little Esq before whom the deposition was taken, is known to me to be a Justice of the Peace in Essex County and the signature of his name thereto is genuine. 
Dec. 10, 1833 
Lewis Condict (illegible) 
(illegible) from New Jersey
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Amos Potter, New Jersey 

Amos Potter 
Declaration 
7514
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Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, past June 7, 1832 

State of New Jersey 
County of Essex

On this seventeenth day of August personally appeared, in open court, before the Justices of the court of Common Pleas now sitting Amos Potter resident of the township of New Providence in the County of Essex and state of New Jersey, aged seventy four years, who being first truly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated:


He was born in the township in which he now lives the 29 May 1758 by his family tradition he has no record of his age.

He has lived in the same neighborhood where he was born ever since.

He enlisted in the years service in February 1776 
in Colonel Elias Daytons Regiment in Captain 
Samuel Potter's Company - (Francis Barber being a Major in the same regiment) that he with the regiment spent the summer in building the Fort and barracks at Fort Stanys and in the fall went to Ticonderoga to winter quarters and after serving his time out he returned home and soon enlisted in the three months service in Captain William Britton's Company and was with him in the taking the seventy or eighty Hessians at Connecticut Farms and served his time out and eight days more – Once also done duty in the militia on (illegible) and in months service and with a team the greater part of the war some towns were as follows
one month at or about Elizabeth town in this month went over to Staten Island to drive off the enemy fired upon them and they retreated 

he was one months down at and about Elizabethtown and one month at the time the Connecticut farms was burnt – in those towns he does not recollect his officers certainty but believes Captain Daniel l. Wood was his Captain - he lived within the bounds of his Company
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He also engaged and lived with his town Cattle Team three months carting for the Army under the command and direction of Captain Samuel Potter – and also in partnership with his brother Jacob Potter another term of three months with team of same description under Captain Charles Townley in the same service
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His witnesses 
Jacob Potter and Daniel Hart

Be here by relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension rule of the agency of any state 
Sworn to, and subscribe, the day and year aforesaid 
in open court 
E. Wm. Arndale, Jr. Clk   Amos Potter

We James B. Hyndshaw(?) a clergyman and John Little residing in the Township of New Providence hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Amos Potter who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy four years of age that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier in the revolution, and that we concur with that opinion 
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid 
in Open court 
John Little and Jas. B. Hyndshaw

And the said court to hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them, that James B. Hyndshaw who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the township of New Providence in the County of Essex aforesaid, and that John Little who is also signed the same is a resident of the same place and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

E. Wm. Arndale, Jr. Clk



I Elias Wm. Arndale, Jr. Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Amos Potter for a pension. 

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, the seventeenth day of August in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two 
E. Wm. Arndale, Jr. Clerk
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Revolutionary War Records Section 
Department of the Interior 
Bureau of Pensions 
Washington DC____ 19__ 

In reply to your request of ___, received ___ 
for a statement of the military history of Amos Potter 
a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will find below the desired information is contained in his application for pension on file in this bureau S. 1075

Dates of enlistment or appointment. Length of service. Rank. Officers under whom service was rendered. Captain. Colonel. State.

February 1776 one year private Samuel Potter Elias Dayton New Jersey 
February 1777 three months eight days private William Britain Elias Dayton 
February 1777 three months private Daniel G Wood Elias Dayton February 1777 three months Wagoneer Samuel Potter Elias Dayton 
February 1777 three months Wagoneer Charles Tonnley

Battles engaged in, Connecticut farms, Springfield 
Residence of soldier at enlistment New Providence Township Essex County N.J. 
Date of application for pension August 17, 1832 His claim was allowed. 
Residence at date of application, New Providence Township Essex County N.J. 
Age at date of application, b. in New Providence Township Essex County N.J. May 29, 1758

Respectfully, Commissioner.
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Rev. War 
INVALID.
File No. 1075 
Amos Potter 
Pri. N.J. Line 
Act June 7, 1832. 
Index.__ Vol. A, Page 286 


1916 April 8: history to Mr. 
C. N. Jones M.B.H.
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Rev Sec – 1   CBH


New York, NY, March 29, 1916 
299 Broadway. 

Mr. G.H. Saltzburger, 
Commissioner of Pensions – Department Interior,
Washington, DC 

Dear Sir:

At the convenience of your Department, I should 
be under obligation if you will send me the data as to the Revolutionary service of Amos Potter, Jacob Potter and Clark Miller, soldiers in the Revolutionary force serving in the 
Essex County* Militia, who are supposed to have drawn 
pensions account of such service. 

The information is desired in connection with 
membership in our state society by supposed descendants of the soldiers. 

Yours very truly, 
Chester N. Jones

*New Jersey
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Amos Potter  
ADMD 
must procure
testimony of survivors 
if can be obtained. 

The witness Jacob Potter 
does not appear to have 
service in Daytons Rgt.
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Brief objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Amos Potter (illegible) which require further proof or explanation.

Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes

II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the County in which he resides? Yes

III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the County where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?

IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war where he served? Yes

V. Has he mentioned with precision the length of your service, and the different grades in which he served, your language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? Yes

VI. has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes

VII. has he made a relinquishment of every claim in any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes

VIII. Has the court given their opinion? Yes

IX. has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes

X. Is the Clerks seal affixed? And if so has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman or other respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? Yes

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?

XIII.  If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and it's not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? Yes

XIV.  If the applicants name is not found on the rules of military service, as he produced a witness or witnesses to his service? Yes 
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? No 
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? Yes

XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicants service?

XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?

XVII.  Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?



Explanatory notes.

Quere V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he's served, he should amend his declaration by making an avid affidavit in the following words: 

“ Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, and etc. a. B. Who being duly sworn deposes and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequence loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and then the following grades: For ____ year ____months and ____ days. I served as a ____ . For ____months and ____days, I served as a ____: and for such service I claim a pension. “
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It is important in all cases determine with precision. For which the applicant served, and the particular rank held, as the Lord directs the pension to be paid according to the greed of the pensioner and the length of your service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions or objectionable


Quere XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in the raffle day what's the time of the claimants and ring the service, at the time and matter of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, Company, and wine to Richie belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oath must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.


Quere XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.

In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached there to buy a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the S certifying officer so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
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State of New Jersey 
County of Essex

Before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared Jacob Lacy, Jonathan Bagley Joseph Doty, and Jacob Potter, of said County who being duly sworn say as follows –

Jacob Lacy saith – I am almost 93 years old – a soldier of the revolution, and a pensioner of the state under the law of June 18 32 – I know Amos Potter from his boyhood and lived a near neighbor. When the war broke out he both deployed to Captain Daniel L Woods Company of Militia – I well remember Amos Potter listing in the year service in 76 in Captain Potters company – I remember his being home with his company for the north, as was said and believed in the neighborhood – I know that he was gone a year or thereabouts – that his parents – the family and all the neighbors understood and believed that he was in the Continental army at the north, in Daytons regiment I remember also his return home from the army in the winter following – I also know that after his return and 77 he listed in Captain Brittens Company for three months and I believe he (illegible) out his time of enlistment I saw him performing militia duty in Captain Woods Company and served with him at Elizabethtown and Newark and again at Springfield under Captain Wood when Springfield was burnt and upon another tour at Elizabethtown when the militia convoyed on to Staten Island and had a skirmish with the enemy. The year of (illegible) I cannot recollect, but the (illegible) strongly implanted on my mind.

Jonathan Bagley says, I am 74 years old and a pensioner for revolutionary service under the law of the U. States of June 7th ’32. I have known Amos Potter from our early years in boyhood. We were near neighbors – belonging to the same militia Company and frequently did militia duty under Capt. Wood. As his neighbor I understand and believed he enlisted in the year service in Captain Potter's Company - Daytons regiment and performed his engagement at the North in ’76. I remember him in Captain Woods Company afterwords, on duty at Elizabethtown and at the point several times and at Springfield, Connecticut Farms and Newark in different years, which I cannot remember.

Joseph Doty says I knew Amos Potter well for many years and have known before times the war and (illegible) him. He was (illegible) enlisted any other (illegible) and 76 for the term of a year as I always understood and believed – I was at Elizabethtown on militia duty in 1776, when he, as one of Captains Samuel Potters Company, (illegible) through the (illegible) with the rest of the Company on their way to the North, in Dayton's Regiment. Said Potter was absent from home about a year, and upon (illegible) as was generally understood and believed by all the neighbors.

Jacob Potter says - I am 78 years of age - a soldier of the revolution an applicant for a pension and under the law of June 7, 1832. Amos Potter is my younger brother and now in his 70th year. (illegible) making his first declaration, his mental faculties are so much obscured he is a child in intellect and altogether incapable of giving any narration of his service or some or of taking any care of his own person. I often see him and know this to be his frustration. I know personally that he enlisted for

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one year in Captain Samuel Potter’s Company in Colonel Elias Daytons Regiment in February 1776. Amos and I both lived with our mother at the time we were both at home, and Captain Potter was our near neighbor, one near relative and friend – he urged Amos to enlist with him, and under his immediate care and protection. Amos did enlist accordingly and left home with Captain Potter in March, or first April 76. Was marched to Elizabethtown, where he was received and mustered with his Company – it was for not quite a year. Captain Potter's family became ill in the winter following and 3 of his children died of of camp (illegible) dysentery (illegible). Captain Potter returned home a short time before the year expired and brought Amos with him as his waiter – Amos afterward enlisted in three months service in 77 in the spring as I believe in Captain Britten's Company, to which I also belonged. He served out faithfully this three months, as I did also, in the manner stated in my declaration - After this service, he performed militia tour under Captain Wood at Elizabethtown, Newark, Chatham, Springfield, Westford, every (illegible) till the close of the war. Some of these tours were monthly and some for shorter terms – some were up on dawn and for a few days and for a few weeks and some were under subaltern officers and others then Capt. Wood. Amos was present at the taking of the Hessians at the Connecticut farm in 77 and at the battle and burning of that place in June 1980 - the battle and burning of Springfield in 80 - when the battle of Monmouth was fought, we were both on guard duty at Elizabethtown, in Woods Company – Lieutenant Ezekiel (illegible) having the command of the Co. 
I have understood and believed that the call of Captain Potter Company was taken from his family on the application of Joseph Aling or Allen, of New Providence for the pension under the law of 1818. Perhaps it may now be found on file in the Pension office at Washington – Amos Potter, as I believe, by his service in Daytons regiment, was entitled to a pension under the law of 1818 but it being confined in its benefits to those who were paupers, and he having some property did not apply for its benefits. The this constriction believe prevented him.

Jacob Lacy 
Joseph Doty 
Jacob Potter 
Jonathan Bagley


Sworn and Subscribed before 
me this 30th day of October 1833 
John Little Justice of 
the Peace 



I certify that Jacob Lacy Joseph Doty Jacob Potter and Jonathan Bagley, the above deponents are each and every one of them personally well known to me and are men of truth and good character, fully entitled to belief. John Little Esq, the magistrate before whom this deposition was taken is known to me to be a magistrate in said County, duly commissioned, and the signature of his name thereto is genuine. 

December 10, 1833 
Lewis Condict, (illegible) 
from N. Jersey
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State of New Jersey  
Essex County

Charles H Jackson of said County of Essex is a practicing physician being sworn before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in said County on his oath says that he is well acquainted with Amos Potter of the township of New Providence who has he understands is an applicant for a pension under the law of June 7, 1832 that he lives within about a mile of said Potter that he passes the house where said Potter lives generally three or four times a week in the course of his practice and frequently stops to talk with him – and that from his knowledge of him he verily believes the said Amos Potter to be as not to be able to give a rational or connected story or relation of his service as a Revolutionary Soldier or anything else that necessarily calls into exercise the faculty of memory 

Charles Jackson

Sworn and subscribed 
before me the 31st day of October 
1833 John Little Justice of the Peace


I certify that I am personally acquainted with 
Charles H Jackson the above deponent - that he 
is the principal Practicing Physician in the 
neighborhood where Amos Potter who is referred 
to be in his disposition lives – and that he is a man 
of truth and to be believed 

John Little Justice of the Peace
New Providence 
October 31, 1833 

John A Little Justice of the Peace


John Little Esq before whom the foregoing certificate of Charles H Jackson was taken, is known to me to be a Justice of the Peace in the County of Elizabethtown and the signature of his name thereto is genuine. 

Washington, December 10, 1833 
Louis Condict (illegible)
from New Jersey
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State of New Jersey 
Essex County

Jonathon(?) B. Mumm Physician and Surgeon being sworn before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in said County on his oath says that he is well acquainted with Amos Potter of the township of New Providence, who as he understands is an applicant for a pension under the law of June 7, 1832, that he has been the attending physician in the family of the Potters for the past five months, and that the said Potter is not only (illegible) but has been during the above time and now (illegible) state of mental (illegible) not be able to give a rational or (illegible)
or (illegible) of his service as a Revolutionary Soldier or anything else that might verify (illegible) exercise the frailty of memory 

Jonathon(?) B. Mumm M.D.

Sworn and Subscribed 
before me this 4th of 
November 1833 
John Little Justice of the Peace 


I certify that Jonathon(?) B. Mumm is a Practicing Physician and Surgeon and that he is a man of good standing as such and man of veracity 
November 4, 1832
John A Little Justice of the Peace

John Little Esq. is known to me to be a Justice of the Peace in Essex County N.J. and the signature of his name to the above deposition is genuine. 
December 10, 1833 
Lewis Condict (illegible) 
from N. Jersey
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State of New Jersey 

Essex county

Jacob Potter being sworn according to law on his oath says that Amos Potter was in the service in time of the Revolution and he believes he served three months in Captain William Britten's Company and was at the taking of the Hessians in Connecticut Farms – that he was in the years service under Captain Samuel Potter and Colonel Elias Daytons Regiment – he was out a months tour under Capt. Daniel L. Wood at Newark and (illegible) and another months tour at and about Elizabethtown in this month he went over to Staten Island to drive off the British - Received the fire of the British and then fired upon them and they retreated - in another tour of a month he was at Connecticut Farms under Capt. Daniel L Wood and he believes and was there at the time the farms were burnt this he thinks was in 1780 - and further this deponent says that he verily believes that the aforesaid Amos Potter served at several and various times including the three months with his team under the command of Capt. Samuel Potter and the three months in which he was in connection with the deponent with the team under Captain Charles Townby will amount to nearly or quite three years - this deponent was with him the month and what they went over to Staten Island 

Jacob Potter 
Sworn and subscribed before me 
this 17th day of (illegible) 1832 in open court 
D.D. Crane Justice of the Peace
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State of New Jersey 
County of Essex

I Elias Van Andrews Junior Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the Court of Essex aforesaid, Do hereby certify that David D. Crane Esq before whom the annexed affidavit was taken was at the time of taking  said affidavit and now is one of the Judges of said court and one of the Justices of the Peace for the said county residing therein, duly commissioned and sworn, and authorized to take the same, that I am acquainted with the handwriting of said Judge and verily believe the foregoing signature “D. D. Crane” is genuine


In testimony there of I have Huron to subscribe my name in affixed the seal of said Court at Newark in the county of aforesaid this twentieth day of August  A D one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.

E. Wm. Arndale, Jr. Clerk
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State of New Jersey 
Essex county

Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Essex Amos Potter the same person who made the declaration to which this is attached who being sworn deposeth and saith that he knows of no other living witness that Jacob Potter whose written affidavit accompanies this declaration who can testify on the subject of his services as a militia man and soldier in the Revolutionary War – the name of Daniel Hart is inserted in his original declaration but he ascertained that he could prove nothing by him - he of course was not sworn – and further he says that during the time for which he claims compensation for the services he was not employed in civil (illegible).

Amos Potter 

Sworn and Subscribed 
before me at New Providence 
this 17th day of August 1833 
John A. Little Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that the words “and soldier” intertwined and the word “Militia” encased were done before being sworn and at the particular direction of the deposant – John Little Justice of the Peace

State of New Jersey 
Essex county

On this 9th day of September, personally appears before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Nehemiah Osborne of (illegible) county, age 76 years, In and being first duly sworn and saith I was a soldier in the war of Revolution and lived in Essex County in the state aforesaid – being near to the enemy lines, I was out upon military duty almost the whole of the war. I lived within 3 or 4 miles of Jacob and Amos Potter and knew them both well and was after out upon militia duty with them both, stationed at the same places sometimes with them, and at the times in the same neighborhood with them. They both lived within Capt. Daniel Woods boundaries and belong to his company and I belonged to an adjoining company, Captain Chandler, and I believe Amos Potter whats in the year service in the Continental army in the year 76 and was generally reputed and believed in his neighborhood. In the year 77 according to the best of my recollection and belief he returned home from the years service and I recollect him as a militia man, doing duty at Connecticut Farm, under Capt. William Britten as I believe. I was then performing a tour of Militia duty under Capt. Britten also, and a party of Hessians was made prisoner, amounting to 50 or 70 in number at the farm. I knew him on military duty at Elizabeth town, and at the front and upon our tour when the militia convoyed over to Staten Island and had a skirmish with the enemy. The year I do not remember nor the month but I think it was in the fall of the year, probably October, recollect Amos Potter and Jacob his brother on the tour of Militia service under Capt. Word, and the summer when Connecticut
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Farms church and village were burnt and again in the same year at the battle and burning of Springfield. There two (illegible) tour at Connecticut Farms and Springfield were in or about the year 1780, being toward the close of the war. He was under the command of Captain Wood. I remember him also upon militia duty when a Captain Wood when he was stationed at Elizabethtown upon two other monthly tours, in one of which we performed guard duty at Holston(?) point and another we performed the same duty at (illegible) point opposite Staten Island Landing. 

Nehemiah Osborne 

Sworn and Subscribed 
before me this 30th October 1833 
John Little Justice of the Peace

I certified that I am well acquainted personally with Nehemiah Osborne the above deponent – that he is a man of truth and fair character, and credited to belief 
John Little Justice of the Peace


I certify that John Little Esq before whom the foregoing deposition was taken, is a Justice of the Peace in Essex County and the signature of his name that is genuine 
Dec. 10th 1833 
Lewis Condict (illegible)
(illegible) from N. Jrsy.
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State of New Jersey 
Essex county

Personally appeared before me John Little one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County of Essex. Jacob Potter of the said county who being sworn according to law on his oath says that Amos Potter (who is his brother) was in the service as a soldier in the time of the Revolutionary War and he believes he the said Amos Potter served three months in captain William Britten's Company and was at the taking of the Hessians in Connecticut Farms - that he was in the years service under Captain Samuel Potter in Colonel Elias Daytons regiment he was out a months tour at and about Elizabethtown in this month he went over to Staten Island to drive off the British – received the fire of the British and they fired upon them and they retreated

In another months tour he was at Connecticut Farms under Capt. Daniel Wood and was there at the time the farms were burnt - this he thinks was in 1780.

And further this deponent says that he verily believes that the said Amos Potter served at several and various times including the three months with his team under the command of Capt. Samuel Potter and the three months in which he in connection with this deponent was with his team under Captain Charles Townly(?) will amount to nearly or quite three years - and further this deponent was with him the month in the month they went over to Staten Island and on more mature recollection this deponent further says that the years service stated above as performed under Capt. Samuel Potter was the first service done by his brother Amos and commenced in February 1776 and that the three months service under Capt. Britten above named commenced in February 1777 and ended in May following

Jacob Potter

Sworn and Subscribed 
before me this 27th day of 
July 1833 

John Little Justice of the Peace


And I hereby certify that the above deponent Jacob Potter is a credible person and a man reputed for truth and honesty and his statement is entitled to credit – and also that DD Crane the Magistrate before whom the former and annexed affidavit was made by Jacob Potter informed me that the deponent was not sufficiently known to him for him to certify to his credibility 

John Little Justice of the Peace
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State of New Jersey 
County of Essex

I Elias Van Arsdale Jr. Clerk of the aforesaid Court of Common Pleas in and for said county do hereby certify that John Little before whom the annexed affidavit of Jacob Potter was made and taken, at the time of taking the said affidavit was and still is a Justice of the Peace for said county, duly commissioned and sworn that his the name “John Little” affixed in the proper hand writing of said Justice. 
in testimony thereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of said Court at Newark this first day of August AD one thousand eight hundred and thirty three (1833)-

Elias Van Arsdale Clk