Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10227, for Elbert Stoothoff, New Jersey
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SERVICE | NUMBER
New Jersey | Stoothoff, Elbert. | R. 10227
Penn
Virginia
CONTENTS
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battle of Monmouth after which a guard
on and at a city of which I was one under the command
of Sergeant Brown and provided with
three hundred prisoners the Pohleishook
In 1782 was ordered out under the command of Capt
Jones and done duty at the Cross Roads
about one month
Sworn & subscribed in open Court | Elbert Stoothoff
21st day of March 1837
Peter P Runyon Judge
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to an annuity
or pension except the present and he declared that
his name is not on any pension roll of any Agency
in any State.

Sworn & subscribed in open Court this
21st day of March 1837 | Elbert Stoothoff
Peter P Runyon Judge
And the court are of opinion that the said Elbert
Stoothoff was a revolutionary soldier and served as
he states.
Peter P. Runyon
Ichabod Potter
I Nicholas Boorarun, Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common 
Pleas of the County of Middlesex do hereby certify
that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of
the said Court, in the matter of the application of
Elbert Stoothoff for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
[seal applied] and seal of office this twenty first day of March
1837.
N. Boorarun clk
I James L Cannon formerly Pastor of the First
Reformed congregation at Six Mile Run.
Somerset County now [illegible]
do hereby certify that I am well acquainted
the Elbert Stothoff who has subscribed the [illegible]
years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the
neighborhood where he resides to have been a
soldier of the revolution and in that opinion
I fully Concur.
Sworn and subscribed the | 
day and year aforesaid before me | Jas L Cannon D.D
[illegible] Judge of the Pleas | 
I certify that indisposition prevented the [illegible] Cannon
from appearing in open Court
[illegible]
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April 18, 1937.
Mrs. B. H. Hadley
[illegible]
Via Egeland, North Dakota
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the
Revolutionary War record of Elbart Stoothoff of New Jersey.
The data given herein were found in pension claim, R. 10227
based upon service of Elbert Stoothoff in the Revolutionary War.
Elbert Stoothoff applied March 20, 1837, at which time he
was a resident of Somerset County, New Jersey, for the pension which
might have been due on account of his services in the Revolutionary
War.  He was aged seventy four years: the date and place of his 
birth are not shown.  No reference was made to wife or children.
At the time of this application for pension, it was stated that
Elbert Stoothoff volunteered in January 1777 and served as private
in Captain McClugg's company of Pennsylvania Riflemen, driving the
enemy from the New Brunswick, New Jersey, and that he volunteered that
same year as private in Captain [illegible] Virginia company, stationed
again at New Brunswick farther, that he served in May 1778 under
Sergeant Nathaniel Brown, guarding prisoners at Millstone, New Jersey,
and served two months in Captain Jones' New Jersey company during which
he was in the battle of Monmouth that between the fall of 1779 and the
summer of 1781, he served as private under Captain Dayton, Braddock,
Jones, and Baird in the New Jersey drafted militia, in all at least one
year, specific dates not given and that he was called out in 1782
at the Cross Roads and served one month.
His claim for pension was not allowed as he failed to furnish
proof of the alleged services as required by the pension law under
which he applied.

Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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[illegible]
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[left panel]
1937 April 15 - Hist to Mrs B.H. Hadler - [illegible]
[right panel]
10227
P.O. ____
Elbert Stoothoff
Service: ____
Enlisted: ____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Printed Volume - Rejected & suspended
Pensions & Page 191-
Reason for suspension - 
Application filed:  "for further proof.", 18
Alleges: _____
________________
Re-enlisted: ________
_______________
Attorney: ______
P. O. _______
_____________
______ Recognized. ________ Contra
______ Cert. of Dis.  Searched for ______, 18
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April 15, [illegible]
BA-J/ILL
Mrs. [illegible]
Via [illegible], North Dakota
Dear Madam:
[illegible] is made to your letter in which you request
the Revolutionary War records of Elbert Stoothoff and Asher [illegible]
of New Jersey, and the Civil War record of Marcus [illegible] of New
Jersey.
There is no claim for pension on file based upon service
in the Revolutionary War of an Asher Bissett, under any spelling
of that surname. The record of Elbert Stoothoff is furnished herewith
as found in pension claim, R. 10227, based upon his service
in the Revolutionary War.
Your letter has been referred to the proper official for
reply in regard to the Civil War soldier.
Very Truly Yours,
A. [illegible],
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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New Brunswick
April 27th 1837
Sir
Your favour of the 24th in relation to
Elbert Stothoff & claim is read and I
must be permitted to express my surprise
[crossed our] to at least some of the exceptions made
therein to the papers transmitted by me
to the Dept the first is that "the declaration
much be made in the Co in which he resides"
Note B. to your printed instructions is as for
"the Declarant mark make his declaration
in the Co in which he resides. If he should fail
to do so he much assign a Sufficient reason
for not conforming to the rule" this rule
evidently permit the very exception that has
occurred in this case the only question then
that can be raised is was the reason assigned
sufficient.  I stated in substance that the
Declarant resided much nearer to New Brunswick
than to Somerville the Co town of Somerset
be that he was inform and that he would attend
with much less inconvenience and expense
at the former than the latter place and
furthermore the Court of Middlesex was then
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in session I therefore in to the reason that
given and ask whether it is not sufficient
In regard to the specifications of service
they estate with as much particalants
as the recollection of the Declarant would authorize
when I had the honor of coming with
you at the Dept in March last I understand
you to say that the declarations of applicant
are not estimated of great importance in the
investigation of claims but deponent wholly
or mainly upon the sustaining testimony
If this be so at the Dept regain that a new
declaration be made in this case when
[illegible] months [illegible] before a court
will commence in Somerset co and when
[illegible] will be attended with
considerable [illegible]
the delay in making the application was
caused by the Applicants inability (until
very recently) to find a witness who could
testify positively to the court of Services
rendered by him then men [illegible]
who can testify to the fact that services
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men rendered by him but of the periods of
Services and the Corps in which the served
they know nothing the Individual whose
affidavit has been transmited to the dep
is the only living witness whose testimony
can be procured in favour of this applicant
I therefore the Dept should state [illegible]
a new declaration in this case I respectfully
request to be informed whether the [illegible]
[illegible] in possession of the Dept [illegible]
deemed sufficient to sustain his [illegible]
If not the claim may [illegible] be abandon
at once for no other portion testimony
can be procured
[illegible]
James C Zabriskie

Hon Jas L Edwards
Com of Pensions
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War Dept
[illegible]
24 Apr 37.
Sir
In the case of Elbert Stoothoff
the declaration must be made in the
County in which he resides.
Each term of alleged service should
be separately recited setting forth the date
length & grade - names of Company & Field officers
when stationed or marked the probable
number of the corps embodied and the
objects & character of each tour of service.
All papers in each case should be
duly authenticated. The authentication of
the official character of a Judge [crossed out]
must be made in each case in order
to make the file complete.
The papers made out before the Court of
Middlesex are retained.  [crossed out] Some reason
should be assigned for this delay in making
his application.
James C. Zabriskie
New Brunswick
N. Jersey
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New Brunswick
March 22 1837
Dr Sir
herewith I transmit to you
the pension papers of Elbert Stothoff 
In preparing them I believe I have
conformed strictly to your published
instructions except in two unimportant
particulars first the Clergyman did
not appear in open court which is
accounted for by the certificate of a
Judge of the court second the Applicant 
did not make his declaration
in the County in which he resides
because it is much more convenient
for him to attend the Court in N.J.
[illegible] than in Somerset
Accompanying the papers of Mrs Elizabeth
Picker I sent you the certificate of the
Clk of the County certifying [illegible] the fact
that [illegible]
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and I did not think it necessary
to add another in this case
I think you will find the name of
Elbert Stoothoff upon the records of
the Dept connected with some revolutionary 
transaction at least [illegible]
Randolph so stated to him (Mr Stothoff)
I am with sentiments of respect
Your obt servt
James C Zaheskie

Hon Jas L Edwards
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City of New Brunswick | 
State of New Jersey | ss
Personally appeared before
Mr James C Zaheskie and Jacob R Hardenburgh
of said City who being duly sworn as his
oath deposeth and saith that he has known
[illegible] and intimately Elbert Stoothoff of the
County of Somersett State aforesaid for forty
years part that he is a man of respectable
character and that his veracity is [illegible]
this Deponent further testifies
that It is generally believed in the neighborhood 
where the said Stothoff resides
that he served as a soldier during the
Revolutionary war in which opinion
this Deponent fully concurs.
Sworn & Subscribed before
me this 22nd March 1838
James Zaheskie Ald
J.R. Hardenburgh

I certify that the above named Deponent
a credible person
James C Zaheskie Ald
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Elbert Stoothoff
N. Jersey
10227
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State of New Jersey |
City of New Brunswick | ss
Personally appeared before me
James C. Zelriski Ald and Tunis Galick of the County
of Somerset, State aforesaid who being duly
Sworn on his oath saith that he was well
acquainted during the revolutionary war
with Albert Stoothoff that he has no doubt
he saved at least one year during said
war he further declares on oath that
he served under Capt Jones with the said
Albert [illegible] during several tours of duty
that he saw him on duty at Hillstown N.J.
at Elizabeth Town a [illegible], that he
Served with him in the battle of Monmouth
and Springfield and further this deponent
saith not.
[illegible] Subscribed before | [signature Tunis X his mark Galick]
me this 20th day of March 1837 | 
James C. Zelriski Ald
and Witness
I certify that the above named Deponent
is credible person
James C. Zelriski Ald