Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3,339, Moses Estey, New Jersey
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey

Estey, Moses

NUMBER
S.3339
carded
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CONTENTS
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5584
New Jersey
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Moses Estey
of ["in" crossed out] the State of New Jersey
who was a Hunterdon [?] ["in the __ commanded" crossed out]
["by" crossed out] Captain ["in" crossed out] of the Rej commanded
by Col Taylor in the N. Jersey
line for Captain 9 months $180.00
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Jersey
at the rate of 180 Dollars -- per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of Feb
1833 and sent to Hon L. Condit
House Reps
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Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1832 -- $270.00
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 1833 -- 90.00
[sum] $360.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Vinal Luce Clerk,
Book D Vol. 4 Page 149
78
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Dead - See letts. to
[the following crossed out:]
P. agt. & F. et. Ewing Apl. 9 1836.

July 5 1887 W S Stryker with history
" " " C S Sims with do Prior
March 17, 1890 M S Rounds history Prior
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DECLARATION, IN ORDER TO [OBTAIN] THE BENEFIT OF THE ACT
OF CONGRESS, PASSED JUNE 7, 1832.
Morris Com. Pleas July & August special term, 1832.
STATE OF NEW-JERSEY,
County of Morris } ss.
On this twentieth day of August, 1832 personally
appeared in open court, before the Judges of the Inferior
court of Common Pleas now sitting Moses Estey,
a resident of Morristown in the
County of Morris and State of New-Jersey, aged seventy six
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 Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.

That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year [blank], with [blank]
and served in the [blank] regiment of the [blank]
line, under the following named officers:

He was born in Enfield, Connecticut, on the 18th day of January, 1752
a record of his age is in his family bible. In 1756, his parents removed
to Bucks County Pennsylv'a-- & in about some five or six years thereafter, they
removed to Readington, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Deponent served an
apprenticeship in Philadelphia, & then returned to Readington in N. Jersey, where
he lived until the war broke out. In 1774, he was elected a Lieutenant of
Militia, in Capt. Joseph Hankinson's company. This was about the beginning of
Revolutionary troubles:- & the officers were commissioned by the authority of what
was then called, "Committee of Safety"- there being then, neither Continental Congress
nor Provincial Congress organized, as he believes. Soon after the breaking out of the
war, Captain Hankinson resigned his commission, & this deponent was elected Captain
in his stead & commissioned accordingly,- but whether in 1775, or 1776, he cannot now
remember. These commissions as he believes, were in his possession, until his dwelling
house in Morristown, was burned, on the 19th of January 1786, when all his papers
were destroyed. He was called out at the head of his company as Captain, for one
month, some time in 1776, in warm weather & was stationed at Elizabeth town, 
in Col. Spencer's house under Col. Taylor &
General Winds, to perform guard duty upon the lines, & at the several points of landing,
& to protect the inhabitants from plunder by the enemy, who then was in possession of
New York & Staten Island, & made frequent incursions along the Jersey shore.
At the end of the month, his company was relieved, & returned home.
During two different months of the same year as he believes, he was stationed with
his company upon the Raritan river, in warm, or moderate weather
where Somerville now stands, performing guard
duty & protecting the inhabitants. These calls for Militia service, were regular
orders from the Colonel of the Regiment & General of the Brigade. During a considerable
period of the war, these calls & orders were made, & tours of monthly duty performed, in
each alternate month. One month he was stationed with his company on the North
branch of the Raritan, whether in the fall or spring, he cannot say,
performing guard duty &c: as before, at & near Bertrand's
tavern. From the loss of all his memoranda, books & papers by the burning of his
house as before stated, he finds it impossible from memory, to fix either the year
or the months, when particular tours of duty were performed. Nor can he state the
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the events of the war in which he was concerned in the order in which they
occurred. He narrates them as they occur to his memory, according to
the best of his belief & understanding. Beside the months before stated,
he recollects being stationed with his company at different times & occasions
at the following places, in performance of duties assigned him by his commanding
officers, principally the duties of guarding the lines, watching the
movements of the enemy & protecting the inhabitants against predatory incursions
from the British & refugees. One month at Somerville, at the house of
Joshua M. Wallace Esq. One month at the house of Peter A. Dumont,
on the South side of Raritan River, below where the new bridge now
stands. One month at Middle Brook, at the house of John Pool. One
month on the North branch of Raritan River, at the house of Abraham
Dumont, one month at Trenton, in the house of a Baker, his name not
remembered. The owner was a disaffected man -- opposed to the revolution,
unwilling to give quarter or shelter to rebels -- & possession was taken forcibly. The
Brigade was then lying at Trenton under command of General Dickinson.
He believes, but is not certain that this was before the capture of the Hessians at Trenton.
Whilst stationed at Trenton, a company of Tories & refugees, 75 in number, who had
been taken prisoners, were lodged in Trenton jail. They had been recruited or
enlisted in the upper parts of Morris & the neighboring Counties under British
commissions, issued to two officers taken with them, one named Iliff, or Byloff, & the other named Mee
or Meagh. Their commissions were found upon them, one as Captain, the other probably
as Lieutenant, authorizing them to recruit & enlist in the service of the Crown, as many
of his Majesty's liege subjects as they should find willing to aid in subduing the rebels. They
were endeavouring to make their way, unarmed & disguised as citizens, to the British
lines, where it was understood, they expected to receive arms & clothing as
a part of the British Army. This Deponent was ordered to take charge of Iliff &
Mee, with their men, & conduct them safely to Burlington jail. Iliff & Mee, were
handcuffed together, strongly, & the privates tied together by ropes around the arms in
such manner that they could march. This Deponents company were ordered, each to
load his gun with ball cartridge, & the prisoners were informed, that upon the first
attempt to mutiny or escape, they would instantly be shot. In this manner, they were
safely & quietly conducted to Burlington jail, & delivered over to the proper authority.
On their way, they had orders to quarter for the night at Col. Borden's house at
Borden town [Bordentown], which was done. After lodging the prisoners in Burlington jail, this
Deponent with his company returned to Trenton. Doctor Furman, of Pittstown,
Hunterdon County, a very respectable man, was acting as surgeon to these men, & sent
to prison with them. He also had a Commission, from the same authority.
Deponent understood & believes, that they were afterward sent to
Morristown, tried before Judge Morris, convicted, & both of the officers executed
on the gallows by Sheriff Carmichael. Surgeon Furman was acquitted or pardoned, as
were the privates, on condition of enlisting in the American Army. They had been taken
prisoners at Quibble town by the Militia, & conducted to Trenton.

[the following crossed out:]
When stationed at Middle Brook, the enemy came out from N. Brunswick
with a large force. A severe skirmish followed & the Militia retired up the [illegible]
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When stationed at Middlebrook, the enemy came out from New Brunswick
with a large force. He thinks it was before the capture of the Hessians, & in warm season.
A severe skirmish followed, & the militia
retired up the mountain. Several lives were lost on both sides.
Whilst lying on guard at Raritan, he was sent with his company, to take
a British guard at Bonham town, & very narrowly escaped being captured
himself & his whole company & detachment:-- the main British army 5000
strong, having been sent out there from N. Brunswick the night before -- the
American force consisting of about 200. This was in cool weather, not wintry.

The day before the battle of Monmouth, this deponent with his
company was stationed at the red Meeting house, & volunteered, with others, to go in
pursuit of a detachment of the enemy of about 200 men at General Furman's,
who had plundered his house of all its valuables, destroyed all his furniture, &
taken off from his plantation, all his cattle, which they were driving off to the
British Army then near. Genl Heard, & Col. Chambers commanded this volunteer corps.
They succeeded in retaking the cattle which were
brought back, but the detachment of the enemy got back to the camp of their
main army. --- This Deponent with his company was engaged in the
Monmouth battle, Col. Taylor commanding the Regiment of Militia to which he
belonged. He was wounded in this battle, on the upper part of his left thigh,
near the groin. A gunshot wound The wound bled very freely, but not dangerously. Whilst
["lying on the ground" crossed out] bleeding, Genl Washington rode up to him, enquired very
kindly the nature & extent of his wound, directed that he should be carried to
a place where his wound could be dressed, enjoining him to be very careful of
exposure, until his recovery. He was often out upon alarms, or sudden
incursions of the enemy, sometimes for a day or two, at other times for one, two
or three weeks, according to circumstances. Whilst the enemy occupied New
Brunswick, they often sent out foraging parties into the neighboring County. On
an alarm of this kind, Deponent was engaged with them is skirmishing along the
Millstone, at Van Ness's mill & elsewhere, several times under Col. Frelinghuysen of the Somerset
Militia.

A Captain Moody, belonging to the enemy & commanding a company of
Greencoats or tories, being well acquainted with the whole County, gave great
trouble by scouring the County in the night, stealing horses & cattle for the enemy - siezing
& carrying off leading & influential Whigs, & throwing them into the sugar house &
Prison ship. They were secreted & fed in the day time by tories, in barns & in retired
pieces of wood & swamp, & at night, would sally forth to plunder. In one of
his excursions, he marched boldly with his company to Sussex jail, ordered the
Jailor to surrender the Keys, opened the prison, discharged all the prisoners in the
name of King George -- invited all good & loyal subject to follow him -- damned the
Congress & all belonging to them, & went off. Moody tried various stratagems to take
Govr Livingston prisoner & carry him off. Lay in wait for him & surrounded various
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houses where he had been accustomed to sleep, but failed. The
assistance & shelter given him (Moody) by some of the disaffected wealthy
inhabitants, became so notorious, that some of them were indicted & tried
for high offences, but they eluded punishment, except the heavy costs to
which they were subjected. A family named Swayze, (Sweezy) of several
brothers, with influential friends, gave the County much trouble, by their
frequent predatory excursions. This Deponent & a select part of his company, were ordered
to be vigilant & alert, to apprehend, Moody's men & the Sweezys, & for a long
time, & on many occasions were out all night, sometimes mounted, sometimes
on foot, watching their movements, lying in wait in their frequented paths.
Two of the Sweezys were intercepted one night, but made their escape, by both
jumping upon a very fleet horse which they had stolen. At a little
distance they were fired at, & twenty three cut shot were lodged in the neck
& shoulders of the hindmost Swayze, by Lieutenant Slack. Caleb Swayze,
was the hindmost & was dangerously wounded. The other brother was Isaac,
& rec'd also, some four or five of the shot, in the back of his head & neck.
The gun had been loaded with square or cut shot, intended by Lieut't
Slack to shoot an owl, the night before. Each of the brothers was armed
with a large horse pistol, loaded, which they dropped when fined on. They
pushed their horse as fast as possible, the Deponent & party pursuing.
About half a mile, they left the horse, got over into a meadow, & laid
down in the grass. The track was discovered as soon it was light. The
nest in which they had lain seemed fresh, & considerable traces of blood
were very visible. A pillow, some old bed clothes, & a great coat were
found, which were more or less bloody. They were traced thro' the grass
& across the fences which were also bloody, to a large & thick swamp
nearby, & which was scoured nearly all day, but in vain. It was in
Chester, Morris County where they were discovered, & upon Terry's hill, near black river,
where they were shot, & the meadow in which the nest, & clothes were
found, was near the house of Nat. Tredwell, known to be a disaffected
man, & friend of the Sweezys. Deponent & his select party still kept
on the alert, & often out at night, & about a month or so afterward, they
apprehended Caleb Swayze in a wood, upon his fathers farm in Chester. This
deponent himself, came upon him in a thicket, almost impenetrable,
just as the sun was rising, with one James Cooper & others, well acquainted
with the ground. When first discovered, Deponent presented his loaded musket
& bayonet, & ordered him to hold up both hands & surrender, which he
did, & was forthwith conducted to Morristown jail. He broke jail &
escaped to New York, & was often engaged in his former depredations, & at last
was shot & killed near John Noe's in Morris township, by a party of his
pursuers. Isaac was afterward taken, & broke jail & after the war, went to Canada. Another
brother, Benjamin, was pursued on another occasion, fired at & killed, in
Roxbury, a few miles from his fathers residence.
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A man named Steele, confederate with the Sweezys & Moody, had
stolen a valuable horse from this Deponent, & was waiting an opportunity to
take him over to New York. Deponent after much search found the
horse secreted by Steele in a barn at Metuchen, near P. Amboy behind a hay mow, in a very retired
place. He had Steele apprehended, tried, convicted & sentenced to stand
in the pillory. The same horse was soon afterward stolen by the
Swayses, together with one from Captain Parker of the Pennsylvania line &
another from a Mr. Kinnan, of Longhill. Pursuit was made, & it was
found that the three horses had been taken to Perth Amboy, & put on
board a gun boat of the enemy, commanded by Captain Drew [?], of the
British Navy, who kept up intercourse constantly with the Swayzes &
Moody, & conveyed their plunder to the enemy in N. York. This Deponent & his party
reached P. Amboy the next day after the Swayzes & their horses had been
taken on board by Capt Drew, who then landed Moody & some 8 or 10
of his desperados, who went off on an expedition, armed & mounted, with a
determination to seize & carry off Govr. Livingston, then in Morris County.
Deponent had learned these facts, by disguising himself & associating with the
disaffected, pretending to act with them till he learned their plans, & then he
hasted & gave Govr. Livingston notice of the plot.

A plan was conceited [i.e., conceived] by the deponent to take the Swayzes on
their return from N. York after they had taken over the 3 horses, but
[crossed out: "Captain Deene landed them at a difficult place"]
the plan did not succeed, & they made their way
through the County to the neighbourhood where they were fired upon
& wounded as before stated. In the pursuit & final breaking
up of these marauders, much time was spent & much fatigue &
exposure encountered, by night & by day, though storms & severe
weather. The whig inhabitants were more alarmed by such enemies,
than by the whole British Army, many of them sleeping on their arms,
& expecting their dwellings to be burned, & their families murdered.

This Deponent lived in Readington, Hunterdon County New Jersey
when he first entered the service -- moved into Morris County about the
year 1779 or 80 -- lived a year or two at Black river (now Chester) --
he then moved to Morristown where he now resides. Amongst his books &
papers which were burned with his house in 1786, were many entries &
memoranda of his services & of events connected with the war. The loss of these
prevents him from connecting events with time, in the order of their
occurrence, as his memory has failed greatly within a few years.
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In his tours of duty he was often associated with Colonel Frelinghuysen
who generally commanded the Somerset Militia, & whom he well knew, as a
gallant + brave man. He was also associated with Col. McHelm, Colonel Taylor, Col.
Seely, Generals Dickinson, Maxwell, Heard, & Winds.

His papers would have enabled him to ascertain with certainty, how
many regular tours of monthly service he performed, as well as with the
names of his officers -- the time & places of service & many particulars relating
to alarms & pursuits of tories & refugees. A great proportion of his time,
from the beginning to the end of the war, he knows was spent in defence
of his country, & he verily believes not less than eighteen months.

He is now almost blind, & goes from home but seldom, except
on visits to his children. He scarcely knows a living witness of his services
within a great distance, except Col. David Schamp of Hunterdon, whose
deposition is hereunto annexed, & to which he refers in support of some facts
set forth in this Declaration.
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Moses Estey
No 4,628
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I hereby certify to the Hon'ble the Secretary of War, that I have been
personally & intimately with Moses Estey Esq'r. the within Declarant from my
earliest manhood to this time. That in my boyhood, I was an eye-witness to the
burning of his house in this town in January 1786, as he has stated. He has been
esteemed in this place, by all classes & descriptions of people, as a man of sterling
integrity & uprightness in all his dealings, of truth & honor in all his intercourse.
He was the first Collector of Internal Revenue in this District under General
Washington's administration & held that office until the repeal of the Law under Mr.
Jefferson. I can refer the Secry. with much pleasure, to his acc't. & statements, now on file in
the Treasury Department, shewing the manner in which those duties were performed;
& if I mistake not, the President of the Branch Bank, Sam'l Harrison Smith Esq'r,
Supervisor of the Revenue about that period, can also testify to his correctness.
All who know him here, believe he was an active & persevering Whig, as well as an
active & faithful soldier in the Revolution. In early life, he got a habit of
writing his name, Estey:- & altho' he says it should be written Este, yet he cannot with
propriety vary his mode of spelling it. His own sons, & all the family except himself, write
the name "Este". Probably Secretary Cass, remembers Doct'r. Charles Este, a Surgeon at the
surrender of Detroit, & David K. Este Esq'r. of Cincinnati, both sons of this venerable & worthy
old gentleman, who has now so far lost his eye sight, that he writes his name by feeling
& habit only, being unable to see a single letter, or read a word.

Lewis Condict a Representative from N. Jersey.

Morristown, N.J. August 21st 1832.
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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, is only
on that of the Agency of the State of New Jersey.

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid

Moses Estey

We William Brittin Lewis Condict & Israel Canfield Esqr.
residing in the County of Morris
hereby certify that we are well and Moses Estey
who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be
[blank] 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.

William Brittin
Lewis Condict
Israel Canfield

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, that the abovenamed applicant was a
Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.

William Brittin
Stephen Vail

I David Day 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 Moses Estey for a pension.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my
hand and seal of office, this twentieth day of
August in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and thirty two.

David Day Clk
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Moses Estey
No 4628
New Jersey
Susp. 7 Jan. 1833
Obj. 5.14.11.
Hon. L. Condict
Adm'd
9 mo. Captain
180.
P 198
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BRIEF in the case of Moses Estey of Morristown
County of Morris in the State of New Jersey
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he? 76.

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period. In 1776 [all rows]
Duration of Service. Years, Months, Days. [rows:] 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Rank. As a Captain [all rows]
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Cols Taylor, Seely & Frelinghuysen, Genl Wines [Winds,] Dickerson, Heard &
Washington

He verily believes he served not less than 18 months,
but from the loss of his papers by fire cannot give particulars

5. In what battles was he engaged?
Middlebrook & Monmouth

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Redington, New Jersey

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
Living & traditionary

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
Correct, except the dates of service not given

I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

Jas [illegible signature] Examining Clerk.
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
MEE/sal OW

June 10, 1929

D. K. Este Fisher
1101 American Building
Baltimore, Maryland

Sir:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary
War pension claim, S. 3339, it appears that Moses Estey
was born January 18, 1752, in Enfield, Connecticut.

In 1756, his parents, names not shown, moved to
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and about five or six years
later, moved to Readington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey,
and while residing there, the soldier, Moses Estey, in
1774, was elected a lieutenant of militia in Captain
Joseph Hankinson's New Jersey Company.

Soon after the commencement of the Revolution, he
was elected and commissioned captain in Colonel Taylor's
New Jersey Regiment and from the year 1776, he served at
various times amounting to not less than eighteen months
in all, in Colonels Taylor's and Chambers' New Jersey
Regiments; was in the battle of Monmouth, where he received
a gun shot wound in his left thigh, and in several skirmishes.
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In 1779 or 1780, he moved to Morris County, New Jersey,
and lived a year or two at Black River, later Chester,
then moved to Morristown, where he was residing when he
was allowed pension on his application executed August
20, 1832.

He was Collector of Internal Revenue for the New Jersey
District during President Washington's administration.

He died about 1836, leaving no widow (name of his
wife is not stated), but was survived by the following
children: Two residing in Ohio, two in Texas, two in New
Jersey, and one in the British service, their names not
given. A son, Doctor Charles Este, was a surgeon at the
surrender of Detroit, and another son, David F. Este, was a
resident of Cincinnati, in 1832. There are no further
family data.

It was stated that the soldier's family all wrote
their name Este but the soldier signed Estey.

Respectfully,
EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner.
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Request for Photostating
(To be prepared in duplicate)  
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Ex. AW

1136 OFFICE OF CHIEF CLERK

Job No. ___ Date July 19. 24
Subject Moses  Estey, Rev. S3339
1 (No.) copies of 1 (No.) pieces consisting of 10 (No.) pages to be
forwarded when completed to the REV. WAR SECTION Division.
Remarks.
See receipt for payment in
Approved: Joseph Lindsley
Continental
S33374
Chief Clerk.

ME Wilson
Chief Div. REV. WAR SECTION
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LAW OFFICES OF
D. K. ESTE FISHER
FISHER, BRUCE & FISHER
1101 AMERICAN BUILDING
BALTIMORE, MD.
TELEPHONE, PLAZA 0910

May 22nd, 1929.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-

I want to ascertain whether your records contain any
information concerning my great-grandfather Moses Este, who was,
I understand, a captain in the War of the Revolution and was
severely wounded in the Battle of Monmouth and picked up on the
battlefield by or at the direction of General Alexander Hamilton
who knew him and was taken to a farm house or field hospital. He
recovered from his wound and lived many years afterwards, dying
on February 4th, 1836. He was born Jan. 7th, 1752 and consequently
was only 23 when the War broke out. He may possibly have
been only a private; and may have risen from the ranks to a
captaincy. The name was sometimes spelled Esty and Estey but not
by himself, I think.

I understand the D. A. R. Lineage book Vol. 72 states
that he was elected a Lieutenant of Militia in 1774 and promoted
to Captain in the New Jersey Line, of which State he was a
resident. If you can give me the information your records disclose
concerning him, I shall much appreciate it.

Yours truly,
D. K. Este Fisher

[Stamp] U. S. PENSION OFFICE O MAY 23 1929
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I want any obtainable account of the military
service of the following officers.
Captain Moses Este of New Jersey,
Quarter Master Joseph Clark of New Jersey,
Captain Joshua Huntington of Connecticut.
It is probable that some record of service may
be found in the old war and navy Division
of the Pension Office, which contains the
archives relating to the resolution-

G. S. Sims-
Mount Holly N. Jersey
Service
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File this letter in the
Revy pension case
of Moses Estey
F 3339 -
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THE SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Mount Holly, New Jersey, 11th July 1887-

Hon. John G. Black,
commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Sir,

I have to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of your communication of the 5th
instant, enclosing a statement of the military service of Captain Moses Este, which
will be a valuable addition to the archives of this society-

I have the honor to be
Your obedient Servant,
Gifford Stanley Sims,
President.
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1924 July 24. Photo Copies
mailed to Chas, Shepard
2153 Calif. St. Washington
D.C. (see receipt for
payment in Joseph
Lindsley, Cont. S33374)
AW
---
1929 - June 10, Hist to
D. K. Este Fisher M E.E.
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Ap'l 9. 1836.
). GC
Record. 31 page 362
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War Dept P.O.
April 9. 1836

Sir

In reply to your letter of the
[1]st ultimo, I transmit you the accompanying
printed sheets for your guidance in
[pre]paring the papers necessary to obtain the
[a]rrears of pension due the late Capt. Moses
[Es]tey, deceased. I have directed the agent to pay
[the] amount due on the production of the
[pro]per vouchers.

Francis A Ewing Esq
Trenton
N.J.
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Trenton Mar. 31, 1836

Dear Sir

The late Capt. Moses Estey was
a pensioner, drawing an annual pension of $180-
At the time of his decease, there was an arrears of
$75. He left no widow, and of his children, two
reside in Ohio, two in Texas, two in New Jersey and
one is in the British service. Of course it is impossible
to obtain from the whole a power of attorney. But even
the small share coming to each would be acceptable
and my object in troubling you with this is to learn from
you (in behalf of one of the children) whether there is not
some way in which one or more may draw their portion
without the others. Will you have the goodness to give
me the desired information.

with great respect
Your obedt. Servt.
Francis A. Ewing

James L Edwards Esq'r
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Col. David Schamp's
Deposition, for Capt. Este.

OWT [?]
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State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County ss: David Schamp of the Township
of Readington in said county having been duly
sworn according to Law before me the undersigned
one of the Justices of the peace in and for
said county upon his oath deposeth and saith
that he was appointed a captain of Militia in
said Township of Readington in said County
of Hunterdon in the year A.D. 1776 and
continued to serve in that capacity during the
war of the Revolution - That he knew well
and acted in the service with Moses Este
then an officer in the Militia of said Township
of Readington That according to the
best of his recollection, the said Moses Este
was appointed a Lieutenant of Militia in
the year 1774 in a company commanded
by Joseph Hankinson as Captain - That
he continued in that appointment untill
said Hankinson resigned his commission
as captain which took place soon after
the commencement of the war - That upon
his resignation the said Moses Este was
commissioned as Captain of said Company,
in place of said Hankinson, and
continued to serve in that commission in
of the County. That this Deponent
served with said Captain Este in
the third regiment of New Jersey Militia
first under Col McHelm and after the
resignation of McHelm under Col John
Taylor - That the said Captain Moses Este
was at the Battle of Monmouth - That he
went to assist with his company in Capturing
the British Guard at Bonham town
in New Jersey. That he was in the skirmish
at Millstone and at divers other
times and places acted as Captain of
a Militia Company untill toward
the close of the war when he moved
out of the County of Hunterdon with
his family - and this Deponent further
saith that the said Moses Este was
to the knowledge of this Deponent a
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true good and patriotic officer in the
revolutionary war and acted as a Captain
of Militia aforesaid for several years &
further this Deponent saith not

David Schamp

Sworn & subscribed
August 25th A.D. 1831
before me
Samuel Hill
a Justice of the peace of
Hunterdon County

State of New Jersey Hunterdon County ss:

I Isaac G. Farlee Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
of the County of Hunterdon do hereby certify that Samuel
Hill Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken
is one of the Justices of the peace of the County of
Hunterdon, duly commissioned and sworn into office and that
due faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his
official acts as such, as well in the State of New Jersey as
elsewhere.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at
Flemington this twenty fifth day of August
AD. one thousand eight hundred and thirty one.

Farlee Clk

State of New Jersey, Trenton ss: I, Samuel L. Southard
do hereby certify that I have for many years known Moses
Este, the applicant for a pension, Samuel Hill the Justice
of the peace before whom the Deposition of Col. David Schamp
was taken, & also the said David Schamp. They are all
reputed to be, and I believe them to be, men of truth & integrity.
The said David Schamp, is an aged, respectable & honest
man, on whose oath entire reliance may be placed.

28 January 1833.
Sam'l L. Southard