Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3523, John Wetherholt, New Jersey
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New Jersey
Wetherholt, John
S.3523
carded
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To Ohio 680 Ohio

District of Columbia
John Wetherholt
of Wash. Co in the dust. of Columbia
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Conger of the Reg't commanded
by Col. Livingston in the N. York (crossed out)
line for 1 year and 9 months

N.J. Line records corrected Mar 16 '04

Inscribed on the Roll of Discs. of Columbia
at the rate of 80 Dollars --Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March 1834

Certificate of pension issued the 8 day of October 1832 - and sent to Major Hook

Arrears to 4th of September 1832.      $120-
Semi-anl. allowance ending 6 March 1833  $40
                                                                   $160

Recorded by Wm. S. Allison Clerk
Book D (?) Vol. 8 page 198
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(vertically on left)

See Letter 12 Oct 1832 to Pens. agent

July 30th 1833 trans'd to Ohio, and sent note day - see transfer book
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$70 per ann.

Major Hook
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District of Columbia
City of Washington 

    On this seventh day of September AD 1832 personally appeared before me William Cranch Judge of the District court for the District of Columbia and sole Judge after District of Columbia of the United States for the said District John Wetherholt who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath made the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress June 7, 1832 - that he is native of Germany, and will be eighty six years of age the eighteenth of Next October - that he has resided in the County of Bergen New Jersey  but now resides in the city of Washington about fifty years - that he was drafted and enlisted in the state of New Jersey in the Regiment of Col. Livingston of the Jersey Blues by a recruiting sergeant  named Scott he does not recollect in what years - that his Captain's name was Conger, that he enlisted at Rockaway, after he was enlisted he marched to New York where Gen. Washington then was - afterward he marched up the north river staid one night at King's Bridge at the house of one Cutland - that he proceeded in to the White Plains - that he was in the retreat of the American Army through Jersey - was at the Battle of Trenton - that he was afterward at the Battle of Stillwater against Burgogne, and then received a ball which fractured his skull - after receiving that wound he was taken to the Hospital at Albany and was confined there nearly a year - that when he left Albany he joined the army again near Bound Brook in New Jersey and there remained for some time receiving his pay - but finding that he was unable to do duty he left the army, that.....
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...he was regularly discharged from the army but did not take a written discharge, as it was deemed unnecessary, his captain being his neighbor.  That he has no documentary evidence and knows no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service and that he is not acquainted with any clergyman in Washington.  He hereby relinquishes every claim 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.
John Wetherholt

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Wm. Cranch

To the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, the said applicant answers:
1. - This is answered in his Declaration
2.  That he has no record of his age.
3.  This is answered in the Declaration
4.  This is also answered in the Declaration
5.  This is also answered in the Declaration

Sworn before me
W. Cranch
7 Sept 1832

   We Edward J. Coole and Rufus Dawes, residing in the city of Washington, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Wetherholt, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be upwards of eighty five years of age; that he is reputed and believed in his neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
E.J, Coole
Rufus Dawes

Sworn ad subscribed the day and year aforesaid
W. Cranch

   And I the said Judge do hereby declare my 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 I further certify that it appears to me that the said Edward J. Coole and Rufus Dawes who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of the City of Washington, and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
W. Cranch
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  John Wetherholt according to his statement  enlisted in July or August 1776 or before that time, because he joined the army at N. York under Genl. Washington in August or early in Sept. 1776 when the British took possession of that City - he remained in the army thru (?) the active campaign in Jersey - the Battle of Trenton, Princeton, and afterwards at the Battle of Stillwater which occurred in the fall of 1777 - he there rec'd a wound in his head which confined him in a hospital in Albany for about a year after being discharged from the hospital he returned to this regiment - remained some time according to his declaration receiving his pay which he says was eight dollars per month - but he soon after was honorably discharged by reason that he was unable on account of the wound in his head to do duty - from all which it must be inferred that this old soldier was at least two years in service.
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    We the undersigned do hereby certify that we verily believe in the truth of the matters set forth by John Wetherholt and that he was a soldier in the Revolutionary army - and we are willing to annex our names to the deposition of Edward J. Coale and Rufus Dawes in the preceding affidavit.

V.C.V. Hill
Tho. W. Broockers
Geo. B. Coale
Charles McCormick
M A Coale
Johnson Eliot
Alex'r McCormick
Wm E'd Coale
Jon. S. Soures (Sowers)
T. Miller
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APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER

County of Franklin
State of Ohio

     ON this twenty first day of June 1833 before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Franklin personally appeared Joh Weatherholt who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Conger of Jersey Blue's in the service of the United States, that his name was placed on the person roll of the District of Columbia from which he has lately removed; that he ow resides in the State. of Ohio where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable in future.  The following are his reasons for removing from the District of Columbia  to the State of Ohio viz:  that the expenses of living is less in Ohio that the District of Columbia and that his pension will therefor afford him better support and that many of his friends reside in the State of Ohio.
John Wetherholt

Sworn and subscribed to before me, the day and year aforesaid
Thomas Wood JP

State of Ohio
Franklin County
   Conformable to the regulations of the War Department I Thomas Wood a Justice of the Peace in the County aforesaid do hereby certify that I have the most satisfactory evidence viz: that oath of Justin Morrison a respectable...
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....person, that John Weatherholt who has this day appeared before me to take the oath of identity is the same identical person described in the foregoing affidavit. Th is 21st day of June 1833
Thomas Wood JP

State of Ohio  County of Franklin
    I Abram J. McDowell Clerk of the Court of Franklin County certify that Thomas Wood is the Magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my deal of office and subscribed my name this 22nd day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
A. McDowell Clerk
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Payments to be made
at Washington
 by the Pres. St. US Branch Bank
Agent for paying pensions
in the Agency of the Dis'ct. of Columbia


Cancel this and
issue a cert:
for $80 per ann.

Recorded by W'm S. Allison
Clerk, in Book D vol. 8
Page 198
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WAR DEPARTMENT
Revolutionary Claim

I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United Stares, of the 87th June 1832, JOHN WETHERHOLT of the District of Columbia was was a Private in the Army of the Revolution is entitled to receive Seventy dollars, and ----cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March 1834, and payable semi annually, on the 4th of March, and the 4th of September, in every year.

Given at the War Office of the United States this eighth day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty three

Lew Cass

examined and countersigned: 
 J.L. Edwards
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FREE 

M. Dickerson

Edw. J. Coale, Esq.
Washington, D.C.

[post marked: ] Newark N J Oct. 5
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Tuckarummy [?] (N J) 3d Oct. 1832

My Dear Sir:
    I have taken great pains to to satisfactory evidence of the revolutionary services of John Wetherholt - I have examined sworn persons fro the neighborhood of his former residence, who had been acquainted with him for twenty years and upwards who had heard him speak frequently of his being in the army of the United States during the revolutionary war.
   It finally occurred to me that Genl. Colefax who lives 25 or 30 miles from me might know something of this John Weatherholt - and two or three weeks ago I requested a gentleman who informed me that he should soon see Gen'l. Colefax to request him to communicate to me any information he might possess as to the services of Weatherholt - the message was not deliv'd to Gen'l Golefax as soon as I expected - but I have, this hour, rec'd a letter from him which trust will be satisfactory to the Sec'y. of War
   I have the most implicit confidence in the statements of Gen'l. Colefax - from which I have no doubt that John Weatherholt has performed such revolutionary services as intitle him to the bounty of the County under our late pension law - If anything short of positive evidence will answer, I think Gen'l. Colefax's letter may be considered as a sufficient voucher - for which purpose I transmit it to you.
I am with great respect and esteem your friend and [illegible]
M. Dickerson

Edw. J. Cole, Esq.
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To
Major Hook
War Department
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My dear sir - I have been almost altogether confined to my bed on account of the exertion I made to reach the pension office. the day I last had the pleasure of seeing you - while Mr. Edwards [illegible] - by regards the interests of the government to prevent imposition, I cannot doubt he duly respects the rights of the old soldier - you recollect he said he would allow Jno. Wetherholt to have been in service two years, and he would declare he was at the Battle of White Plains which occurred  28th Oct. 1770 - on my first examination of him I asked him if he was at the White Plains (underlined) his -?- reply - "I was" (underlined) was noted and so stated in the  in the declaration - and upon further examination of this spry interesting old revolutionary he stated he was at the memorable defeat at Brooklyn Long Island 27 Aug 1776 two months before (underlined) the battle of the White Plains - upon laying the additional Declara---......
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Declaration before Mr. Edwards I doubt not he will amend the certificate in order to do the soldier justice - I beg you to be assured that in this case I  have no interest whatever - not even for all the  personally services rendered him since he resided upwards of two months in my family when Mrs. Coale was without any other servant than a small girl - and most of the time the old soldier disposed (?) by ill of dysentery - you may judge what has been the labour of my wife and daughter in attending on him - and at the same time my wife very sick of the same disease - I feel amply rewarded in having served a revolutionary soldier of 1776 aged eighty six years.  My son will introduce him to you - as a provident necessary I have advised him to put his money in the hands of W. McCormick my neighbor, who will take care of it for him -
With sincere regards and great respect, yours...
J. S. Coale
11 Oct 1832

Major Hook
War Departm't
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Additional Declaration of John Wetherholt

District of Columbia
County of Washington

 On this eleventh day of October 1832 before the subscriber chief Judge of the Circuit Court for the District of Columbia and Judge of the District Court of the said District personally appeared John Wetherholt the same who lately appeared before me to make his Declaration in order to Obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7 1823 and representing that he is desirous to add to the said Declaration aforesaid and being again duly sworn deposeth and swears that he was enlisted some time before he joined Washington's Army in New York - how many months he cannot now recollect - but soon after he joined the army he was marched to
B'croft Long Island and was in the Battle of Brooklyn where the Americans were defeated - that he was with the American Army at the time of their retreat from New York when the British took possession of that city - that he was afterwards in several skirmishes and then marched to the White Plains but did not arrive till shortly after the battle.
This he pleas to be taken in connexion with his previous declaration to prove his period of service to be upwards of two years.

Sworn to before me the day and year aforesaid 
W. Cranch
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Rev. War 3523

INVALID

File no: 3523

John Wetherholt
Privt Rev War

Act: June 7 1832

Index: - Vol. A, Page 398
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[Post Mark upper left - smudged -] June 22

Vertically on right: Apt. for Transfer

free 

Lewis Cass
Sec. of War
Washington City, D.C.

J.L. Edwards
Comm. Office
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Columbus Ohio June 22nd 1833

Sir
   Enclosed Mr. John Weatherholt of this County sends an application to have his pension payable in this State, your attention will much please the old gentleman.
Yours Respectfully
J. Buttles

Lewis Cass
Sec. of War
Washington
D.C.
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[postmark]
PATERSON
OCT 

FREE
Hon. Genl. Mahlon Dickerson
Jerseyema Plains
Morris County, 
New Jersey
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Compton 29 Sep. 1834
Hon. Mahlon Dickerson
Dear Sir
A Gentleman from your neighbourhood delivered your verbal message to me at P. Plains, some distance from home yesterday, requesting
me to give some evidence of the Revolutionary
Service of Jno Weatherholt, if in my power, and to
write you, to which I reply, that I have no
personal knowledge of his service; but that he
has served, I have not the least doubt.
I have been well acquainted with John
Weatherell since the Revolution - he has lived in
Pompton Township about 11 miles from me, I believe, the whole period, till last year, when he sold
his small farm and, as he then informed me,
was about to move to the Westward
He has always been considered a man of [illegible] probity and truth-- that he has been intrusted with the charge of our [illegible] Pike Gate near Peter Brown’s at N.H. land for many years and untill he
chose to leave it and move away. While he
had this charge he has rec’d some thousand
of dollars for the Comp’r [comptroller]; and in his settlements always gave the greatest satisfaction.
He has always since the Revolution, been called
and reputed to be an old soldier of the Revolution
He has often repeated his services to me, and if
my faint recollection of his history, at this time is
correct, he was taken a prisoner with Burgoines
Army
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army and enlisted afterwards in Gen Hagen's, or Congress' own Regiment, and served to the end of the war. -- Occupying a conspicuous place (Capt. Comdr of the Guard of the Comdr in  Chief from 78 to the end of the war) many officers and soldiers know me, that I could possibly have an acquaintance with --John has told me he knew me well; and mentioned times, places and circumstances that satisfies my mind fully that he did serve in the revolution ---

Having served in two Wars myself I feel much all asked to the remmant of old Veteran's that still survive; and it would give me great pleasure to hear that John should succeed in his application for a Pension -- I am sure that there will be no imposition on the Government in his deposition -- and I am also sure that he cannot, at this day, obtain any positive proof of his services -- Genl Hagen, and I believe all the officers are dead ----

If John had a claim on me that depended on his own deposition, he would [illegible] ---

I pray to you accept [illegible] of the great [illegible] of [illegible]

Your Obed Serv
Wm Colfax
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Wetherick, George
Private
New York

8022
January 5, 1791
to--not shown--
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Wetherick, Michael
Private
New York
7986
January 5, 1791
to---not shown---