Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 9568, for Joseph Sillcock, New Jersey
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey

Sillcock, Joseph

NUMBER
R. 9568
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CONTENTS
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Declaration, in order to obtain the Benefit of the act
of Congress, passed June 7th 1832

Marine Court of the City of New York

State, County & City of New York } ss
On the 5th day of January
1833 personally appeared in open Court before the
Marine Court of the City of New York now sitting Joseph
Sillcock a resident of the City, County and State of New York
aged seventy five years who being first duly sworn according
to law doth on his oath makes the following declaration
in order to obtain the Benefit of the act of Congress
passed June 7th 1832.

That he entered the service of the United
States under the following named officers and served
as herein Stated.

That he entered the service of the United States
as a volunteer "in the Nine Months Service" that he recruited
40 men and received a 1st Lieutenants Commission in the
first Company 2d Regiment New Jersey Militia or State Troops under the
Command of Colonel Henry Luce that he joined the Regiment
at Elizabethtown February 19 1776. That said Regiment retreated
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That he entered the service of the United States
as a volunteer "in the Nine Months Service" that he recruited
40 men and received a 1st Lieutenants Commission in the
first Company 2d Regiment New Jersey Militia or State Troops under the
Command of Colonel Henry Luce that he joined the Regiment
at Elizabethtown February 19 1776. That said Regiment retreated
to Springfield and that he served and did duty in said
Regiment as First Lieutenant Commandant for nine months
engaged principally in the Counties of Morris & Essex in
protecting the Country from the Enemy

That he again entered the service
at Morristown New Jersey as he best recollects in December 1776 as a First Lieutenant
in Colonel Sim's Regiment of New Jersey Militia and that he
served and did duty (in and about Morristown) in said Regiment
as 1st Lieutenant Commandant for 2 months, That he again
entered the service at Perth Amboy, State of New Jersey, in May
1777 as a First Lieutenant in the New Jersey Militia under
the command of Major Titus, that he marched with the Troops
from Perth Amboy to Woodbridge from thence to New Brunswick,
Springfield, Hackensack, and Elizabethtown and that he served
and did duty as First Lieutenant Commandant till August
1777- (Making about 3 month) That he again entered the service in
October 1777 at Springfield State of New Jersey as a First
Lieutenant in the 1st Company 2d Regiment of New Jersey Militia
[crossed out: "under the Command of Colonel Henry Luce"]
That he marched
with said Regiment to Newburgh State of New York for the
purpose of protecting the country from the expected incursions
of the British Troops under Sir, Henry Clinton. That he
marched with said Regiment from Newburgh to Springfield
State of New Jersey, and that he served and did duty in said
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Regiment as first Lieutenant Commandant for about 3 months. That
he again entered the service in February 1778 at Springfield
State of New Bern in Captain John Pyatts Company of New
Jersey Militia, as a First Lieutenant and that he served and
did duty in said Company 1 month. That he again entered
the Service at Trenton State of New Jersey in May 1778
as a First Lieutenant in the New Jersey Militia under the
Command of Major Seely and that he acted and did duty
as 1st Lieutenant Commandant under the Command of Major
Seely and that he marched with his Company to Allentown
and from Allentown to Monmouth and that he
was engaged in the Battle of Monmouth and that he
served and actually did duty as Lieut. Commandant
for about 3 months. That he again entered the Service
at South Amboy State of New Jersey in the Spring
of 1780 as a First Lieutenant in Captain Talicks
Company 5th Regiment New Jersey Militia and that he
Marched with said Regiment to New Brunswick
and in different parts of Middlesex County Rate of New
Jersey and that he acted and did duty in said Regiment
about 3 months. That he again entered the service
in the Winter of 1780 at Trenton State of New Jersey as a First
Lieutenant in the New Jersey Militia under the command
of Captain A Suydam and served and did duty as a First
Lieutenant in said Company 1 month. That he again
entered the service at Spotswood State of New Jersey in
November 1781 as a First Lieutenant in Captain David
Chamber's Company, 2d Regiment New Jersey Militia
and that said Regiment was stationed in Middle[sex]
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Jersey and that he acted and did duty in said Regiment
about 3 months. That he again entered the service
in the Winter of 1780 at Trenton State of New Jersey as a First
Lieutenant in the New Jersey Militia under the command
of Captain A Suydam and served and did duty as a First
Lieutenant in said Company 1 month. That he again
entered the service at Spotswood State of New Jersey in
November 1781 as a First Lieutenant in Captain David
Chamber's Company, 2d Regiment New Jersey Militia
and that said Regiment was stationed in Middlesex
County for 3 months and that he served and did
duty as a First Lieutenant in said Regiment 3 months
And that he has served and did duty as First Lieutenant
during the Revolutionary War in different terms
and periods as above detailed two years and Four
months, and that he has no documentary evidence.

The Court propounded the following interrogatories
to the applicant who made the following Answers.

First. Where and in what year were you born?
Answer, I was born in Princeton, Somerset County State
of New Jersey, the 11 day of March 1757

Second Have you any record of your age, and if so
where is it?

Answer The record of my age is in the Family Bible
But I do not now know where it is
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Third, Where were you living when called into service;
where have you lived since the revolutionary
war, and where do you now live?

Answer I was living in Roxbury, Morris County State of
New Jersey when I first entered the service. I
have lived Principally in New Brunswick State of New Jerry
and the City of New York since the Revolutionary
War, and I now live in the City of New York

Fourth How were you called into service; were you drafted
did you Volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a
substitute for whom?

Answer I was a Volunteer and Commissioned as a First
Lieutenant

Fifth State the names of some of the Regular Officers who
were with the Troops when you served, such continental
and Militia regiments as you can recollect,
and the General circumstances of your service

Answer, I can state the names of General Washington Gen.
Lord Stirling, General Lee who were with the Troops
were I served at Monmouth I can recolect the Continental
troops who were engaged at Trenton and
Monmouth but can not state the names of the Regiments
I can recolect the 2d Regiment Militia in which I
served 3 Regiment of a being Militia the 5 Reg-
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tinental and Militia regiments as you can recollect,
and the General circumstances of your service

Answer, I can state the names of General Washington Gen.
Lord Stirling, General Lee who were with the Troops
were I served at Monmouth I can recolect the Continental
troops who were engaged at Trenton and
Monmouth but can not state the names of the Regiments
I can recolect the 2d Regiment Militia in which I
served 3 Regiment of a being Militia the 5 Regiment
(Middlesex County) New Jersey Militia, I
was principally engaged in Middlesex, Essex
Somerset and Bergen Counties State of New Jersey, in
protecting the country from the enemy, I was engaged
in several skirmishes, I was engaged in a
Skirmish at Springfield, Essex County State of New
Jersey where there were about 200 men engaged when
I was wounded by being shot in the leg, I was
taken prisoner but escaped the same day, other
General circumstances of my service are detailed
in this declaration, towit, as having been in the Battle of
Monmouth &c.

Sixth Did you ever receive a commission; and if so
by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?

Answer I received a 1st Lieutenants Commission signed
I do not recollect by whom, I was qualified in presence of Genl Greene I do not know what
has become of it

Seventh State the names of persons to whom you are
known in your present neighborhood and who
can testify as to your character for veracity
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Seventh and their belief of your services as a
soldier of the Revolution?

Answer I can state the names of the Hon. Walter Bowne
(late Mayor of the City of New York) Dr. McAuley, J.D.
Knapp, Dr. Edwards, William Williams Isaac Whiting
Rev'd Nathan Whitehead, Rev'd Mr. White

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension
or annuity except the present, and declares that his name
is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State

Jos. Sillcock

Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and the year aforesaid
in open Court - John Barberie, Clerk

We the Rev'd Henry White, a Clergyman, residing in the City and
County of New York and James Bolen - residing in the City
and County of New York hereby Certify, that we are well
acquainted with Joseph Sillcock who has subscribed and sworn
to the above declaration, that we believe him to be Seventy
five years of age, that he is reputed and believed, in the
neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the
revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.

Henry White
James Bolen

Sworn and subscribed,
the day and year aforesaid
in open Court, John Barberie Clerk

And the said Court do 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

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Joseph Sillcock 21328
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in open Court, John Barberie Clerk

And the said Court do 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 Henry White who has signed the preceding
certificate is a Clergyman resident in the City and County of
New-York, and that James Bolen who has also signed the same,
is a resident in the City and County of New York and is a credible
person, and that their statement is entitled to Credit

By the Court
John Barberie Clerk

I, John Barberie, Clerk of the Marine Court of the City
of New York, do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains
the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter
of the application of Joseph Sillcock for a Pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed
the seal of the said Court, this fifth
day of January One thousand eight hundred
& thirty three
John Barberie
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[illegible] 21.328
Joseph Sillcock
New York County
N. Y.

Samuel T. McKinney Agt.
No. 544 Grand Street
N. Y. P. O
N. Y. County
[illegible]

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Archives of N. Y. will furnish evidence as to who signed his commission
as first Lieutenant.
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Pension Office,
May 27 1833

Sir:

The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is
necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.

A Statement, shewing the Service of Joseph Sillcock N.Y. County New York
[Table listed by column, with rows indicated by letter]
Period when the service was rendered.
[a] woCx [?] 1776 commissioned
[b] " 1776
[c] " 1777
[d] " 1777
[e] " 1778
[f] " 1778
[g] " 1780
[h] " 1780
[i] " 1781

Duration of the claimant's service
Years. Months. Days.
[a] 9 [mo]
[b] 2 [mo]
[c] about 3 [mo]
[d] " 3 [mo]
[e] 1 [mo]
[f] about 3 [mo]
[g] " 3 [mo]
[h] 1 [mo]
[i] 3 [mo]

Rank of the claimant.
[a] 1st Lt Commt
[b] "
[c] "
[d] "
[e] "
[f] '
[g] "
[h] "
[i] "

Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.
[a] Col Henry Luce
[b] Col Sims
[c] Major Titus
[d] none stated
[e] Capt John Pyatt
[f] Major Seely
[g] Capt Pulick
[h] Capt. A. Suydam
[i] Capt David Chambers

Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.
75 years
Morris Co
New Jersey

Proof by which the declaration is supported.
Living Witness &
Traditionary
[d] 1st Company 2d Regiment

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

It cannot be readily admitted that the above allegations of service
are insusceptible of further proof, and claimants are required by the
regulations to produce the best evidence in their power. The
archives of N.J. will furnish evidence as to who signed his commission
as first Lieutenant.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.

The following regulations have been adopted:

This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every brand of the Staff of the Army,
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.

Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.

As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming
the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first
instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.

DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of ___
County of ___ } ss.
On this ___ day of personally appeared (a) before
A.B. a resident (b) of ___ in the county of ___ and State, Territory or District
of ___ aged (c)___ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the
following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) ___, with ___ and
served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:

[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers, the time he left the service; (and if he served
under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period and rank and names of his officers;) the
town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of ___
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, A.B.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a
revolutionary solider, and served as he states.

I ___ of the Court of ___
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of ___ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
day of ___ &c.

If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.

Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:

(k) We, A.B., a Clergyman, residing in the ___ and C.D. residing in (the same)
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with ___, who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration: that we believe him to be ___
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier
of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do 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 A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I, ___ Clerk of the Court of ___ do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of
for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this ___ day of ___ &c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission;
but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledges of the
services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.

If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be
attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be
expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and
there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his
case.

The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of
service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.

1. Where and what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary
war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. {To a Soldier. {Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by who was it given
and what has become of it?
{To an officer. {Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can
testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.

The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.

The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of who should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary solider, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character
and standing of other persons giving such certificates.

The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.

Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper
county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform,
and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.

Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.

No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can
procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
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[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will
follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so he must assign a sufficient reason for not
conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so
definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the
loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c, A.B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason
of old age, and consequent loss of memory, he cannot sweat 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 in 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."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law
directs the pension to be paid according tot he grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months,
is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expression are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years
in the militia, &c without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is
highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement;
the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent
authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil
pursuit.
[*** A hand is drawn pointing to the above five lines.]
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers,
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which
contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.
[j] 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 their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well
as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths 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.
[] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers, and State Troops, The proof required by rule in
note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and seat to the War Department, with the declaration.

[written at bottom]
Daniel D. Davidson exam Clk
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["Acts of July 14, 1862, and March  1878." crossed out]
REJECTED
9.568
Joseph Sillcock
Service: __
Enlisted: __, 18 .
Discharged: __, 18 .
Application filed:
Alleges: __
Re-enlisted: __
Attorney: __
P. O. __
__ Recognized. __ Contract.
__ Cert. of Dis. Searched for __, 18 .
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Hon. J. L. Edwards
Comm'r of Pensions
Washington City

[stamp] FREE
[date stamp] NEW YORK AUG 8

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Jos. Sillcock
N Y
See Index - [illegible]
Please

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W Allison
will [illegible]
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New York
Revol.
Joseph Sillcock
Suspended
9568
See letter to
Sam'l T. McKinney
4 Oct'r. 1833-
Letter of 4 Oct 33 ret'd from
Dead letter office, and enclosed
May 12. 1834, to Sam'l. T McKinney
No. 544 Grand Street N. York
Lett. W. Merrihew [cf. #18]
[illegible] 14, 1851 -
Act 7. June 18[32]
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New York Aug 6. 1850

D Sir,

Mrs Sillcock widow of Capt. Joseph Sillcock
of the Revolutionary War filed some three months
since, thro' an agent in Washington, whose name
she has forgotten, an application for any
money that may be due her by the U.S. Gov't.
as the widow of said Capt. Joseph Sillcock.
Please let me hear from you by return
mail, if the claim has been passed? if not,
what is the delay in the matter? The widow
is very poor and in a distressed situation
your earliest attention to this matter will
oblige
Your Obt. Serv.
Wm Merrihew

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Comm'r. of Pensions &c
Washington
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New York Aug 6. 1850

D Sir,

Mrs Sillcock widow of Capt. Joseph Sillcock
of the Revolutionary War filed some three months
since, thro' an agent in Washington, whose name
she has forgotten, an application for any
money that may be due her by the U.S. Gov't.
as the widow of said Capt. Joseph Sillcock.
Please let me hear from you by return
mail, if the claim has been passed? if not,
what is the delay in the matter? The widow
is very poor and in a distressed situation
your earliest attention to this matter will
oblge
Your Obt. Serv.
Wm Merrihew

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Comm'r. of Pensions &c
Washington
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[stamp] FREE
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

[left side, upward]
N.J. June 10.
Wid

[stamp] NEW YORK JUN 7[?]
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New York June [?] 3 1833

Sir,

I herewith return the papers of Joseph
Sillcock in support of his claim to pension under
the act of June 1832. You will perceive that the
Amendatory affidavit required by the Regulations
of your department has not been made I never
the less feel it to be my duty to again return the
papers as it will be impossible to obtain
any further evidence in support of his
claim before Joseph Sillcock will be Dead [underlined]
I was informed by those who attend him that
his Death is hourly looked for and that therefore
the department have the best and all
the evidence in support of his claim that
he can possibly obtain, you will perceive
likewise by the original Declaration that although
he has not sworn to the different terms
of his service with that precision as the Regulations
seem to Require that he has Sworn that he
did actually serve two Years and Four month
as First Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War.
I am, respectfully
your Obedient Servant
Saml T. McKinney

J.L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
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STATE OF NEW-YORK,
City and County of New York, } ss.

I, ABRAHAM ASTEN, Clerk of the City and
County of New-York, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
for the said City and County, DO HEREBY CERTIFY,
That Elisha Morrill Esq whose name is subscribed
to the Jurats of the annexed affidavits was on
the day of taking the same a Justice of the
Peace in and for the City and County aforesaid
duly appointed and sworn-
-
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed
the Seal of the said Court and County, the 5th day
of January 1833

Abm Asten, Clerk
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This is to certify that I Isaac
Snediker was with Joseph Sillcock
when he was at Woodbridge in New
Jersey and continued with him
under his comand in his company
for some time until he joined
general Avins and went to Springfield
He Sillcock Comanded a Company
in the Nine months Servis in the Jersey
Line and further saith not.

  his
Isaac X Snediker
  mark

City & County of New York ss.
Sworn this 17th November
1832 before me
Elisha Morrill
Justice of the peace
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City & County of New York ss Abraham
Snediker being duly sworn saith that
he is acquainted with Isaac Snediker and has been for
forty year and his character is good and
whatever he may say or swore to full faith
and credit may be given to him.

Abraham Snediker

Sworn this 5th day
of January 1833

Elisha Morrill
Justice of the peace

I do hereby certify I believe full faith &
credit ought to be given to Isaac Snediker
from the enquire I have made relative
to his standing and character. 5 January
1832

E Morrill
justice of the peace