Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 792, Abraham J Gulick, New Jersey
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(3-1776)
[column headings: SERVICE. NUMBER.]
{handwritten entries:] New Jersey. Gulick, Abraham J. W. 792
Sarah
CONTENTS
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[handwritten:] 9856 New Jersey
Abraham J. Gulick of N. Brunswick, in the State of N. J. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Terham [Terhune] of the Regt. commanded by Col. Nelson in the Militia line for 20 Mo: 16 days
Inscribed on the Roll of N. J at the rate of 68 Dollars 21 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of June 1833 and delivered to Chs G. McChesney v present
Arrears to the 4th of March '33 $136.42
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept " [$]34.10
$170.52
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.   Recorded by T F Franciozi, Clerk, Book E. Vol. 3.d, Page 113.
[handwritten:] To Hightstown, NJ. [handwritten checkmark]
[on next opposite page:] [handwritten:] 6821. 34105
[handwritten vertically:] Certificate returned for correction of name: name correction; and returned 17. August 1833 to pension agent from whom it was rec'd ^under date 14 Aug. 1833
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New Jersey 2345
Sarah Gulick widow of Abraham J. Gulick who was a private in the New Jersey line for 20 months. 14 days.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of Sixty-eight Dollars 21 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21st day of October, 1843 and sent to John B. Story Kingston New Jersey
Act of March 3, 1843.
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1 Page 121
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Abraham J. Gulick
State of New Jersey
Middlesex County}
Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832.
On the 3d day of July 1832 personally appeared in open court held as a special court of Common please in and for the County of Middlesex at the City of New Brunswick now sitting, being a Court of Record, Abraham J. Gulick a resident of the Township of South Brunswick in said County of Middlesex aged Seventy five years on the 3. day of September last, who being first 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 the 7. 1832. That he entered the service of the United States in the Militia of New Jersey as a private under the following named officers and served as is herein state Viz. the first tour he was called out was in the Company commanded by Captain Abraham Terhune under Major Dunn march to the Blazing Star, and crossed over to Staten Island was out 14 or 15 days, and [crossed out] in the year 1776 in the month of July, and I believe in the same month and year I joined what was called the flying camp, under the command of Captain Abraham Schylar ^I believe marched to Woodbridge, Elizabeth Town and Paulis[Paulus]-Hook was out on that tour performing various services for 34 or 35 days the detachment was under the command of Major Dunn, from that time until the Battle of Princeton he can give no particular account only that he served as a Sergeant every time he was called upon to guard the shores of Woodbridge and Elizabeth Town under the command of different officers who were under the command of Colonel John Nielson, the next tour shortly after the Battle of Princeton he was stationed at the village of Cranbury in the company commanded by his brother Joahim Gulick under the said Col. Neilson, and while there he served as a substitute part of the time for his Brother Cornelius, and was engaged on numerous scouting parties on the lines of the enemy who lay about fifteen miles distant he thinks he was engaged on this tour for two months and a half, and about the time the British army was leaving New Brunswick was called out in the company command by Captain Jonathan Combs [illegible] under Colonel Jacob Hyre, marched to Princeton, Pennington, Sourland mountain and Steels gap, where part of General Washingtons army lay, from there marched to harass the British army on their retreat from New Brunswick out of the State of New Jersey in this service he thinks he was out about two weeks, after this he served on different tours in guarding the shores under several different captains under Colonel Neilson, and served as orderly Seargeant for about the space of six weeks, shortly after this he was called out to intercept a company of Refugees or Tories who had enlisted high upon in the country with an intention of joining the British and while watching the shores on Ratitan[Raritan] River came across them and took some of them prisoners, was out on this service about one week, about this time the British was leaving Philadelphia he was called out again under the said Captain Gulick and Col. Neilson
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...and marched to the Drawbridge over Crossweeks creek, Black horse Allentown, and English Town near where the Battle of Monmouth took place, was there at the Battle, this service lasted about two weeks, after this I was called out under different captains, that were under Colonel Neilson to guard the shores along Woodbridge and Elizabeth Town in order to protect the Inhabitants of the surrounding country from the excursions and depredations of the enemy, in this service I was engaged I believe about four weeks, and about the 20th of June 1779 I entered the service under Captain Robert Ross, being part of a detachment under the command of Colonel Taylor for the term of six months, also being a part of a State Regiment and was stationed at Elizabeth Town in which service I acted as quarter Master Sargent and served on various occasions, during that term of time, and about the 1st of January 1781 when the Pennsylvania line swelled I was called out under the command of Colonel Nielson at Spotswood to prevent any communication between them and the British, this service lasted about two weeks in which tour I acted as Sergeant Major, about the 10th of June 1781 I entered on board the armed Brigg Holker on a six months cruise commanded by Captain Roger Kaighn, the Brigg mounted Sixteen sixes with a nine pound in her bow, and this deponent declares that the foregoing are the most material facts that he can recollect at this distance of time relating to his services and the names of the officers render whom he served during the Revolutionary war, and this deponent verily believes he was engaged in the said service for as long a time as one year and nine months including the time in the Naval service and 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, and he also declares that he has no documentary evidence relating to his services and be further declares that all the Officers under whom he served during the Revolutionary war are now dead as far as he knows except the aforesaid Colonel Neilson.
s/ Abraham T. Gulick

Sworn to and Subscribed in open court this 31st day of July 1832.
s/ Robert McChesney
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We, Symmes C. Henry, Pastor of the first Presbyterian church in the village of Cranbury in the County of Middlesex and (blank) of the Township of (blank) in said County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Abram Gulick, who has subscribed and sworn to the above or foregoing declaration and 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 in the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
s/ Symmes C. Henry
s/ Richard Reid

Sworn to and subscribed in open court this 31st day of July 1832.
s/ Robert McChesney

Interrogatories put by the court to the forgoing applicant.
1. Where and in what year were you born.
Answer, in the County of Somerset, and shortly after moved into the County of Middlesex.

2. Have you any record of your age and where is it.
Answer, in a book in my possession taken out of my father's [crossed out: book] Bible.

3. Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live.
Answer, [crossed out: in the Township of South Brunswick in the County of Middlesex, in the County (illegible)] this was erased in a mistake, in the Township of South Brunswick in the County of Middlesex [crossed out: of (illegible) as captain] and has lived there ever since until this very day.

4. How were you called into the service.
Answer, as a volunteer.

5. State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served such continental militia regiment as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your services.
Answer, I do not recollect those I was out under any regular officers of the standing army nor of any officers of the militia except these I have mentioned in my declaration and as to the circumstances generally of my services. They are above related in my above declaration.

6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service
Answer, I never received any written discharge that I recollect of, but when the different tours which I was called out to serve expired, I was verbally discharged from these tours.
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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.
Answer, Col. David Chambers, Maj. Andrew McDowell, Robert McChesney, John Rice, John Ervin, William Newton of the Revolution, George Morris, John P. Bergan, William Conover, Johnson Conover, John Applegate, Stephen Duncan, Capt. Timothy Horner and Capt. Benjamin M. Clark of later years.
s/ Abraham J. Gulik

Sworn to, and subscribed in open court this 31st day of July 1832.
s/ Robert McChesney

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the above interrogation prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and the Court further certify that it appears to them the said Symmes C. Henry who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergy man residing in the said Village of Cranbury in the County of Middlesex and that Richard Reid who has also signed his name to the same is a resident in said County and is a credible person and that their statements is entitled to credit. 

The foregoing affidavits were all sworn to and subscribed in open court this 31st day of July 1832 before the subscribing Judges namely.

Judges:
s/ Robert McChesney
s/ N. Booraem
s/ Thos. Hance

I, F.S. Vanarsdalen, Clerk of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Middlesex in the State of N. Jersey do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the applicant of Abraham Gulick for a pension.

In Testimony whereof I have set my hand and seal of office this 31 day of July 1832.

s/ F.S. Vanarsdalen, clerk
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Declaration of Sarah Gulick under Act
of Congress passed July 7, 1838 and the
23rd of August 1842.

State of New Jersey
Middlesex County//

On the Eighth day of February A.D. Eighteen hundred and Forty three, personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Sarah Gulick a resident of South Brunswick in the County of Middlesex and State of New Jersey in the Eighty fifth year of her age, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the acts of Congress passed July 7, 1838 and the 23rd of August 1842 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the Widow of Abraham T. Gulick who was a soldier in the army of the Revolution and drew a pension for said service from...
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...the United States till his death at the rate of Sixty eight dollars and (blank) cents per annum to whose declaration she refers the Commissioner of Pensions now on file at the Pension Department as containing the facts of said service. She also declares that she was married to the said Abraham T. Gulick on the Thirtieth day of March Seventeen hundred and Eighty eight by the Rev. Peter Wilson of Heights town, a Baptists Clergyman who has been deceased many years and who has left no record of marriages, declarant has no certificate of marriage nor does she know of any persons living at this time who was present except her two sons by a former marriage, Isaac Story, Esq. before whom this declaration is taken of this County and Benjamin Story of the City of New Orleans. Deponent attaches the record of her family Bible as the only evidence of her said marriage which she this day detached from her said family Bible which has always been in her possession and which is in the handwriting of her husband, the said Abraham T. Gulick, decease. That her husband, the aforesaid Abraham T. Gulick died on the Twenty fifth day of February Eighteen hundred and Forty...
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...two. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and Ninety four, viz.: at the time above stated.
s/ Sarah Gulick

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written before.
s/ Isaac Story, Judge

I hereby certify that Sarah Gulick is a person of credibility and truth, that on account of her great age and bodily infirmity she is unable to appear in open Court. I further certify that I was five years of age at the time my mother married the said Abraham T. Gulick and have a distinct recollection of the fact.
s/ Isaac Story, Judge
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8710

Declaration of Sarah Gulick, widow of Abm. T. Gulick.

N.J.

Act 7th July '38

AOMD (Army of Mother's Division)

20 mo(nths) / 14 days

$68.21

John B. Story
Kingston P.O.
Middlesex County
New Jersey
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State of New Jersey
Mercer County//

On the 9th day of February A.D. 1843, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared Isaac Story in the Sixtieth year of his age who being duly sworn according to Law deposeth & saith that he was in the fifth year of his age when his mother Sarah Story married Abraham Gulick, her second husband. Deponent recollects distinctly that at the said marriage in the month of March Seventeen Hundred and Eighty
eight the said Abraham Gulick, who standing up by the side of his mother at the ceremony got on the wrong side and was placed on the right
side by the Rev. Peter Wilson who married them. In regard to the letter "J" being placed in the name of the said Abraham Gulick deponent's
stepfather, it was done on account of there living in the neighborhood a number of the same name, and in order to distinguish them he took
the letter "J" as his father's name was "James" and that when he wrote the date of their marriage as hereunto attached he did not use the "J" but which he assumed shortly afterwards; deponent also declares that he is well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Abraham J. Gulick and that the record attached is his proper handwriting, which he has often seen for upwards of forty years; and this day cut from the old family Bible of his mother and
further saith not.
s/ Isaac Story

Sworn and subscribed the day & year above written before
s/ John B. Mount. J.P.
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I certify that I am well acquainted with Judge Isaac Story and know him to be a man of credibility and truth.
s/ John B. Mount. J.P.

March 30, 1788 Abraham Gulick was married to Sarah Story, widow.
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State of New Jersey

I, Charles G. McChesney, Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify that Isaac Story, Esq., before whom the declaration of Sarah
Gulick was made, was at the time of the doing thereof a Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Middlesex in said State; that John B. Mount, Esq., before whom the affidavit of Isaac Story was taken was at the time of the doing thereof a Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Mercer in said State, both duly appointed, commissioned and sworn, that full faith and credit are to be given to his official attestations, and that the signatures thereto are in the proper handwriting of the said Isaac Story & John B. Mount Esqs.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at Trenton in said State this ninth day of February A.D. One Thousand Eight
Hundred and forty three.
s/ Charles W. Chesney, Sec. of State
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Rev(olutionary war)
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 792
Sarah Gulick, widow
Abraham J. Gulick

R
WIDOW, &c.

N.J. Line, Priv(ate) Rev(olutionary) war
Act: March 3, 1843

Index: - Vol. A, Page 297
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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New Jersey - 7123
Sarah Gulick, widow of Abraham J. Gulick who was a pensioner under the Act of 7 June '32 and who died on the 25th of February 1842 of Brunswick (in the State of N. Jersey who was a private in the (blank) commanded by Captain Terham of the (blank) commanded by Col. Nelson in the New Jersey line for 20 Mo(nths): 14 days.

Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 68 Dollars 21 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 29th day of March '43 and sent to John B. Story, Kingston P.O., Middlesex Co., N Jersey

Arrears to the 4th of semiannual allowance ending (blank).
$341.05
[Act July 7, 1838]

Recorded by Wm. Stewart, clerk

Book 4, Vol. 2, Page 124

Ref(erenced) Mar. 30, '43
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[crossed out: 2469] 2463

July 7, 1843

N.J. Mar. 3, '43

Sarah Gulick

Hon. J.L. Edwards
War Department
Washington City
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2463
Sarah Gulick
of
New Jersey
3d March 1843
$68.21 per annum
John B Story
Kingston
N. J.
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State of New Jersey }
Middlesex County } ss
On this thirtyeth day
of May One thousand Eight hundred and forty three
Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice
of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, Sarah
Gulick a resident of South Brunswick in the
County and State aforesaid in the Eighty fifth
year of her age, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the
provision made by the act of Congress passed on
the 3'd March 1843 granting pensions to widows of
persons who served during the Revolutionary war
That she is the widow of Abraham J
Gulick who was a private in the militia of New Jersey
in the service of the United States during the
Revolutionary war, and the annual amount of
the pension which she received under the act of
July 7, 1838" Sixty Eight dollars and twenty one
cents. She further declares that she is still a
widow.
Sarah Gulick
Sworn to and subscribed on the }
day and year above written }
Before Isaac Story
Justice of the Peace
I certify that Sarah
Gulick the above declarant is personally known
to me as a person of credability and truth.
Isaac Story Justice of the Peace
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State of New Jersey
I Charles G. McChesney Secretary
of State of the State of New Jersey do
hereby certify that Isaac Story Esqr
before whom the within declaration of
Sarah Gulick was made, was at the
time of the doing thereof a Justice of
the Peace in and for the County of
Middlesex in said State duly appointed
commissioned and sworn, that full faith and
credit are due to his official attestations and that the
signature thereto is in the proper hand writing of the
said Isaac Story Esqr
In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office
at Trenton in said State this fifth day of July  A.D. one
thousand eight hundred and forty three
Charles G. McChesney
Secy of State
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State of N. Jersey
Middlesex County//

Be it known that on the 27th day of May 1833 before me, the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared William Newton who being duly sworn did under his Oath depose and say that he well remembers Abraham J. Gulick (an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832) previous to the Revolutionary war and that he served in the said war in different tours as an Orderly Servant in the Company commanded by Captain Joakim Gulick, and at various places and under Colonels John Neilson, and Jacob Hyre, and remembers being out in the service at the village of Cranbury and at William's farms and at various other places in in 1777, 1778, with him, the said Abraham J Gulick and he, this deponent, further said that he hath no doubt but that he has seen him out in the service at a number of other places and different times but cannot now at this distance of time remember any thing further at any certainty.
s/ William Newton

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day year above said.

The subscriber do hereby certify that William Newton who has subscribed the above affidavit is a creditable person.
s/ Robert McChesney, Justice of the Peace
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Abraham J Gulick
South Brunswick
Cpt Terhune
Col Nelson
4117

comd
20mo 14 ds pri
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State of N. Jersey
Middlesex County//

Be it known that on the 27th day of May 1833 before me, the subscriber, (one) of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared Richard Sutphin who [duplicate: who] being duly sworn according to law did on his Oath depose and say that previous to the Revolutionary war he was well acquainted with Abraham J. Gulick an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress passed the 7th of June 1832), and that he remembers being out with him in the Militia of New Jersey in the Company commanded by Captain Joakim Gulick at several different places and on several different tours and who was also under Colonels John Neilson and Jacob Hyre at the following places. Viz.: at the Village of Cranbury, Sourland Mountain, Spottswood, William's farms and he has no doubt at many other places, and which took place in the years 1777 & 1778. But at his length of time he can recollect anything further than he has above stated with any degree of certainty.
s/ Richard Sutphin

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day year above said.
s/ Robert McChesney, Justice of the Peace

I, the subscriber do hereby certify that Richard Sutphin who has subscribed the above affidavit is a creditable person.
s/ Robert McChesney, Justice of the Peace

State of N. Jersey
Middlesex County//

I, Nicholas Booraem, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County aforesaid do certify that Robert McChesney, before whom the foregoing & annexed depositions were taken was at the time a Justice of the Peace, duly commissioned and sworn, and that the signature Robert McChesney is his proper
signature.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 17th day of June A.D. 1833.
s/ N.Booraem, Clerk
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Kingston, N.J.
Feby 9 1843.
Dear Sir
I enclose my Grandmothers declaration
for a pension as the widow of Abraham J Gulick
when it is examined please to let me know the
result - my Father in cutting out the marriage
did not - cut out the whole leaf on account of
Grandmothers objection, only that part that contains
the marriage.
Yours
John B. Story
Hon J L Edwards 
Commissioner of pension
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Supplementary Declaration

State of N. Jersey
Middlesex County//

Be it known that on the (blank) day of (blank) of A.D. Eighteen Hundred and Thirty three before me, the Subscriber, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared Abraham J. Gulick, an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832 who being duly sworn according to law did depose and say that in addition to his original Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the said pension law and to explain more fully the length of time he was engaged in each term of service he was called out to serve in the Militia of the Counties of Middlesex and Monmouth and under his oath doth state as follows, to the best of this Deponent's memory and belief. Viz.: That he served on the tours as mentioned in his Original Declaration and in the order therein stated and under those officers, in the summer of 1776 he served on the tour, as a private to Brunswick, Blazing Star crossed over on Staten Island, in the Company commanded by Capt. Abraham Terhune, under Major Dunn, was out... O-Month 2-Weeks in the month of July. In the year of 1776 he joined what was [duplicate: was] called the flying camp under the command of Capt. Abraham Schuyler, he believes, commanded by Major Dunn. Marched to Woodbridge, Elizabeth town & Poulus (sp.) Hook was out on this tour ... 1-Month 1-Week.

In the month of October in the same year was ordered out to guard the
shores of Woodbridge & Elizabeth town, under the command of Capt. William Williamson, as a Sergeant, the Regiment was commanded by Col. Nielson was out on this tour... O-Months 2-Weeks.

The next tour, shortly after the Battle of Princeton, in the month of January, in the year 1777, he was stationed in the village of Cranbury as Sergeant in the company [crossed out: company] commanded by his brother, Joakim Gulick, under the command of the said Col. Nielson and while there he served two weeks as a substitute for his brother, Cornelius Gulick and did various duties in the village and on the lines near Brunswick where the British army lay about 15 miles distant out.

On this tour, including his serving part of the time as a substitute he was out... 3-Months 0-Weeks.
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... 5-Month 1-Weeks

The next tour was in the month of June in the same year when the British army was about leaving Brunswick was called out and served in the company commanded by...
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Month   [illegible]
5 ----------1
Brought over
Capt Joakim Gulick or Lieutenant, Jonathan Combs he
Cannot Recollect which under the command of Col. Jacob
Hyer, Marche'd to Princeton. Pennington, Sourland Mountain
and steals Gap, where part of General Washingtons army lay
from thence marche'd to Harras the Brittish on their Retreat out.
of
his visit tour was In the month of August he beleives In
the same year of 1777 under the command of Capt Joakim Gulick,
to guard the shores of Elizabeth town under the command of Colonel
Wilson stationed at Elizabeth town, and Did Various duties
as Sergeant in and out of the Camp out In this tour, 0    2
his next tour was in September, the same year, under the
Command of the same officers and stationed at what was
Called William's Farms and as Sergeant Did the Various
Duties Required in and out of Camp. out on this tour - 2 
Shortly after this, In November was called out to Intercept a Company
of Refugees who had inlisted In the Brittish Service high up In
the State with an Intent to Join the Enemy, in watching the
Shores of the Rariitan came across them took several of them out.
about the time the Brittish was leaving Philadelphia was called out
again under the command of the P. Capt Gulick and Col. Nielson
Marh'd to the Draw Bridge, Crosswicks, Block House, Allentown & English
town nor where the Battle of Monmouth took place and was there
when the Battle took place out in this Service as Sergeant. 2
In the month of September In the year 1777 was again called out
and stationed at Elizabeth town und the Comand of Capt Williamson
acted as Sergeant and assisted in guarding the shores, out --  2
In the month of June 1779 Inlisted under Capt Robert Ross
as a part of a State Regiment commanded by Col. Taylor for six months
and served during the time as Quarter Master Sergeant  6
about the 1th January 1781 when the Pensylvany line revolted was
alled out & stationed at Spotswood acted as Sergeant Major
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Under the command of Col Nielson this service lasted about                                2
about the tenth of June 1781 he entered on Board the armed Brig Holker
Commanded by Capt Kaighn then lying at Philadelphia on a six
Months Cruise the brig mounted Sixteen Sixes & a Nine [illegible]                                  6   0
Total                                                       20  0
Total months 20 // 2
Abraham J. Gulick

The above additional declaration }
was sworn to, and subscribed before me }
the day and year abovesaid }
Robert McChesney Judge of }
the Court of Common pleas for said }
County and also a Justice of the }
peace for said County }