Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,082, for Richard Lewis, New Jersey
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(8-1776)

SERVICE | NUMBER
New Jersey | Lewis, Richard | S.40,028
CONTENTS
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4,702

From New Jersey
To Pennsylvania

Richard Lewis
Private
Capt. Morrison, N.J.

The army of the United States during the Revolutionary war.

Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1st of May 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 30th of Nov. 1818 and sent to Wm. S. Pannington, District Judge, N. Jersey

Arrears to 4th Sept. 1818. $4.4/30...........$33.06
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 March 1819.... 48.00
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                                             $81.06

Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818

Continued
Caldwell, Essex Co.
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[illegible] letter 26 Jan. 1821 to Hon. P. Ihrie, H.R.

Notify sent to the attention T.G. Rogers, H.R. 11 Feb. 1822.
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Wm. S. Pennington, Esq.; Judge, Newark, New Jersey
Richard Lewis, New Jersey line, Revolutionary Claim
Found on the New Jersey Rolls, for 9 mos.

See endorsement in the case of Abraham Tucker.

Admitted
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District of New Jersey//

On this first day of May in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighteen, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of the United States for the said district, personally appears Richard Lewis, as a Sixty one years resident in Caldwell in the County of Essex, in the said district, who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late Act of Congress entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war." That he the said Richard Lewis enlisted in Newark (sp.) in the State of New Jersey in May 1778 in the company commanded by Captain Isaac Morrison in the regiment commanded by Colonel Matthias Ogden of the Jersey Brigade. That he continued to serve in the said corps, in the service of the United States until the Twenty seventh of February 1779 when he was discharged from service in Elizabeth Town in the State of New Jersey, which discharge he has lost. That he was in the Battles of Staten Island, Monmouth & Springfield. And that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support. And that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
s/ Richard Lewis  (X - his mark)

Sworn to and declared before me this first day of May A.D. 1818.
s/ William S. Pennington, District Judge
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I, William S. Pennington, Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Richard Lewis, did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress.
s/ William S. Pennington, District Judge

1st May 1818
I, William Pennington, Clerk of the District of New Jersey, do certify that the signatures to this instrument are the proper handwriting of William S. Pennington, Esq., Judge of the United States District Court, for the District of New Jersey.

Witness my hand and the Seal of the said District Court at Newark (sp.) this First day of May A.D. 1818.
s/ William Pennington

I, William S. Pennington, District Judge of the United States in and for the New Jersey District do certify that on his incrimination of two credible witnesses under oath it appears to my satisfaction, that the above named applicant, Richard Lewis, is in indigent circumstance and from bodily infirmity is unable to obtain an earning & stable living, and that he stands in need of assistance from his country for support.
s/ William Pennington

Newark, 12th November 1818.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Pike County//

Among the records enrolled at Milford before the honorable, the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, and Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, the following contained.

On the 26th day of August A.D. 1820 personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record for the said District of Pennsylvania, Richard Lewis, aged Sixty four years, resident in Pike County in said district, who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows. In Captain Morrison's company, Col. Ogden's reg(iment) under General Maxfield, First Jersey Reg(iment). Number of the Certificate 4,702 and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March A.D. 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself with the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the
Revolutionary War passed on the 18th March 1818, and that I have not, nor any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed.

Schedule of all the estate or property of Richard Lewis, the above declarant, as to property I have none real, personal nor mixed, my wearing apparel only excepted. I have no family. But myself and live with my brother-in-law and this declarant further states that he has no peace and is unable to work at ordinary labor.
s/ Richard Lewis  (X - his mark)
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Pike County//

Richard Brodhead, clk. of said County do certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is nothing.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand affixed the seal of said Court at Milford this 26th January One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty two.
s/ Rich(ard) Brodhead, Protty
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Transfer. 
Richard Lewis transferred from New Jersey 12 Feb. 1822 to Pennsylvania from 4 March 1820.
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APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.

County of Pike//

On this Twenty first day of January 1822, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Pike personally appeared Richard Lewis, who on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Morrison in the regiment commanded by Colonel Aaron Ogden in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of New Jersey from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the state (district, or territory) of Pennsylvania where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future.
s/ Richard Lewis  (X - his mark)

Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid.
s/ D. Jayne, J.P.

WAR DEPARTMENT, Pension Office, August 13, 1818. The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated.
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In reply to your request of (blank), received (blank) for a statement of the military history of Richard Lewis, a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his [crossed out: (or his widow's)] application for pension on file in this Bureau. S. File 40082.

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. (CAPTAIN/COLONEL) | STATE.
May '78 | (blank) | Pri(vate) | Isaac Morrison | Matthias Ogden | N.J.
Discharged Feb. 27, '79 at Elizabeth Town

Battles engaged in, Staen Is(land), Mon(mouth), Springfield
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enl(isted) at Newark, N.J.
Date of application for pension, May 1, 1818, Allowed
Residence at date of application, Caldwell, Essex Co., N.J.; 1820 Pike Co., Pa.
Age at date of application, 61 yrs.
Remarks: (blank)
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40082
INVALID.
Rev(olutionary War)

File No. 40082
Richard Lewis
Pri(vate) Rev(olutionary) War

Act: 18th March '18

Index: -- Vol. 3, Page 291

Arrangement of 1870.

1908 June 16 Hist(ory sent) to Miss Anna Nixon &c.
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Pike County//

I, Richard Brodhead, clk. of the Court of the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace for said County do certify that Dan(iel) [illegible] was duly appointed Justice of the Peace and is under said County in the State of Pennsylvania, to all whose acts as such full [crossed out: and] faith and credit is and ought to be given as well in Courts of Justice as also when.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Milford the 26th day of January 1822.
s/ Rich(ard) Brodhead, Clk.
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Pierce, Ohio, June 5th, 1908.

Gentlemen:

Will you please send me a copy of that part of the pension records which pertains to the pensioning of one Richard Lewis, of Pennsylvania, for services rendered during the Revolutionary War? The said Richard Lewis was a pensioner in the year 1825.

Yours truly,
s/ (Miss) Anna Nixon