Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15322, Isaac Bedell, New Jersey
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey

Bedell, Isaac

NUMBER
S.15322
carded
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CONTENTS
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17.146 Ohio ["New Jersey" crossed out]
Isaac Bedell
of Chatham in the State of N. J.
who was a Pri in the Com commanded
by Captain --- of the Reg commanded
by Col --- in the N. J.
["line for" crossed out] militia 6 mo
Musi- 2 Do
Sergt 3 1/2 Do
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Inscribed on the Roll of NJ-
at the rate of 44 Dollars 83 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of Augt
1833 and sent Hon L Condict
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Arrears to the 4th of March: 37. $89.66
Semi-anl. allowance ending Septr. " 22.44
[sum] $113.10
{ Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E D Bullock Clerk,
Book E Vol. 3 Page 102

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Cer to Pension Agent 21. Oct 1842.
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To Ohio from 4th Sep 1842. 28 Oct
1842. Notification to Pensioner
Shade P.O. Athens County, Ohio
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No 4230
Declaration &c of
Isaac Bedell
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DECLARATION, IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE BENEFIT OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS, PASSED JUNE 7, 1832.

STATE OF NEW-JERSEY,
County of Morris } ss.

On this Twenty Seventh day of July personally appeared, in open court, before the Court of of Common Pleas now sitting Isaac Bedell a resident of the Township of Chatham in the County of Morris and State of New-Jersey, aged Sixty eight 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.

There he entered the service of the United States, under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated:

1 He says he was born in the County of Essex and his father removed to Longhill in Morris County he believes in 1764 - that he was born in the year 1763 - that he has a Record of his age in an old bible - He lived at Long hill when he first went into the Service - he volunteered and Sometimes served as a Substitute - he has lived most of the time since the War in Morris County -

and that he served in the Militia of the State of New Jersey half a month in July of 1776 as a fifer under Captain Stephen Day at Paulus Hook -

2d- servd half a month as fifer partly under Captain Peter Layton and partly under Captain John Lindsley-

3d- went from Longhill to Elizabeth Town on an alarm - out four days

4th- servd one month as a Substitute for his father John Bedell in August 1777 at Elizabeth Town and Newark under Captain David Bates -

5th- In March and April 1778 served under Captain Israel Ward of Chatham one month at Elizabeth Town -

In April 1778 His Father removed to Sussex County and then this applicant in June was out as volunteer across the Delaware River after the Indians seven Days - in July was an Indian alarm and he volunteerd again and was out eight days and in August another and he was out 7 days - then in September same year he served as a Substitute for his Father one month and in October was an alarm and he was out nine days. In these several tours since April he was under

[notes in left margin corresponding to tours in text]
15 days
do - [ditto]
4 [days]
1 mo
1 mo
7 days
8 do
7 do
1 mo
9 days
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the command of Capt Peter Westbrook - John Westbrook 1st Lieut. - Gilbert Smith 2d Lieut

In June 1779 was an Indian alarm in which he served 9 days and again in August 6 days, and was this time wounded by a musket shot in the thigh - and in October an Indian alarm in which he was out 5 days - In April 1780 an alarm again in which he was out five days Jacob Bockover was our Captain in 1779

In May and June 1780 he served one month under Coonrod Countryman along the Delaware River - and in June and July served one month under Lieut Benoni Ashton as a Substitute for Henry Bedell an Uncle - and immediately after went out half a month on a scouting party to keep off the Indians and guard the Farmers in their harvesting and in which he was wounded in the head by an Indian bayonet in a single encounter - one other good soldier coming to his assistance, they two took the Indian Prisoner

[notes in left margin corresponding to tours in text]
9 days
6 do
5 do
5 do
1 mo
1 mo
15 days
5 months 3 half months & 60 days

State of New Jersey
Morris County ss } William Parrot appeared in open Court and being sworn on his oath says that he served in the Militia of the State of New Jersey in the time of the Revolutionary war as a soldier with Isaac Bedell and that said Bedell performed a months duty in March and April 1777 as he believes - (possibly it may have been in 1778) in Captain Israel Wards Company - at Elizabeth Town in the County of Essex

William Parrot

Sworn and subscribed this 27th day July 1832

William Brittin
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Never had a written discharge and knows William Parrot and a Mr Johnson to prove part of his service if he can obtain them -

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.

Isaac Bedell
William Brittin

We William Britton of Morris County & John Littell residing in the County of Essex hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Isaac Bedell who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be Sixty eight 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.

William Brittin
John Littell

Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.

Thomas Dickerson

And the said court do hereby declare their 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 the court further certifies, that it appears to them, that William Britton who has signed the preceding certificate, is resident in the County of Morris aforesaid, and that John Littell who has also signed the same is a resident in the County of Essex and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

Thomas Dickerson
Stephen Vail
Silas Lindsley

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 Isaac Bedell for a pension.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this twenty seventh day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two-

David Day Clk
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State of New Jersey,
Morris County } ss.

Be it known that on this 8th day of June, 1833 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, personally appeared Isaac Bedell well known to me as a man of truth & veracity, who being duly sworn saith, that he is the same Isaac Bedell who on the 27th day of July, 1832 made and subscribed a Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th June 1832, before the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of said County. That at the time of making said declaration he was not aware of the necessity of detailing minutely & particularly all the services rendered by him in the War of the Revolution, that having since that time bestowed more thought upon the subject & refreshed his memory, he desires that this his amended declaration may be received by the Secretary of War & Commissioner of Pensions as setting forth with more clearness & more in detail the nature, times & places of the services done by him in the Revolutionary war. That at the beginning of the War he was living with his father at Long Hill, Morris County, N. Jersey. That in July 1776 he entered the Militia of the State of New Jersey in the Company under the command of Captain Stephen Day, Uzal Johnson Lieutenant, Jacob Drake being Colonel of the Regiment. That he volunteered as a Fifer. The company was mustered at Chatham & was marched from thence through Springfield & Newark to Poules Hook where the company was stationed for 2 weeks upon guard duty: preventing the enemy from plundering the inhabitants & the surrounding country, the company was there verbally dismissed & went home. In the month of October following, his father was called upon to do duty, but the Company being in want of a Fifer, this deponent volunteered, and enter'd the Comp'y of Capt. Peter Layton & Colonel Drake at the head of the Regiment, & was stationed at Elizabeth town upon guard duty as before for the space of one month, acting as Fifer to the Company. That in November he served 2 weeks, the first week as fifer in the Company of Capt. Layton, the other week as fifer in the company of Capt. John Lindly.

[Periods of time listed in left margin]
14 [days]
1 Mo
2 wks [?]
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both companies being attached to the regiment of Colonel Jacob Ford. It was at the time when Washington retreated through N Jersey upon what was called the Mudrounds: with his company went nearly to the Delaware river, having joined the main army in their retreat, at Elizabeth town, & then came by way of Pluckamin [Pluckemin] & Baskinridge [Basking Ridge] to Morristown. Again [?] in January following, viz, '77, he went in place of his father John Bedell, to Van Muleners, near Quibbletown, while the enemy lay at New Brunswick & its vicinity, and did guard duty as a private soldier for one month, under Capt Layton, & Lieutenant Hugh Caldwell, General Winds being in command of the militia. In August following, he again went out in his fathers place to Elizabeth town as a private where he was stationed 2 weeks, the company was then marched to Newark & staid 2 weeks more; their duty was to guard the lines & protect the country from plundering parties of the enemy. Capt. David Bates, & Lieutenant Ubsal Johnson were the Company officers, Major Seely commanding the whole, there being no Colonel present. In October following, he went out in place of a cousin Abraham Bedell, with whom he then lived, as a private under Capt. Stanberry & Colonel Samuel Potter & General Winds; the company mustered at Newark, was marched through Aquacanoc [Acquackanonk] to the North River, up nearly to Newburg, when he with a part of his Company went back to Newark & finished the month & was verbally dismissed at that place. In the year '78 on the 7th day of March he went out in place of his father to Elizabeth town & was stationed there 1 month upon guard duty as before doing duty as a private soldier. The officers of the company were Capt. Israel Ward, Benjamin Carter 1st Lieutenant, Phineas Farrand 2nd Lieutenant, David Provost Ensign, Colonel Seely & General Winds. In the latter part of the month of April his father removed to Sussex County N. Jersey, near the Delaware River. And in the month of June an alarm was given on account of the Indians, and he went as a volunteer under the command of Capt Peter Westbrook, Colonel Rosegrans & did guard duty 2 weeks, protecting the country from Indian depredation. Again he in October following was stationed under the same officers as on the preceding tour at Rosegrants fort on the Delaware upon the same duty as before, there was at this time
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a large body of Militia collected under the command of General Winds, an attack from the Indians being apprehended. Upon this tour he did duty as a private for one month. In the month of March '79 he went to live with his uncle at Pepper-Cotton, in the same county, Sussex, and in the month of August upon an alarm from the Indians, he went out in the Company of Capt. Jacob Bockover, Colonel John Seward, & Major Samuel Meeker, the troops crossed the Delaware at Smiths ferry & followed the Indians as far as Scheholy, where a severe skirmish was had with them. Major Meeker was wounded by a musket shot in the shoulder. In this engagement this deponent was wounded by a bayonet in the right side of the head, by a musket ball in the right thigh & by a buck shot in the right leg, near the ankle; the scars of these wounds are still remaining. Many were killed on both sides, and of the American force the heaviest loss was sustained by the N. York troops. He did duty for 15 days as a private upon this occasion. The next year 1780 on the 2nd day of May he went out as Sergeant [underlined] in a company commanded by Capt. Conrad Countryman & Major Samuel Westbrook, and was stationed at Westbrook fort for the space of month. He was elected Sergeant by the Company at a training in April preceding & received a commission from the Captain as Sergeant. He was dismissed on the 2nd day of June and immediately took the place of his uncle Henry Bedell & continued to do duty as Sergeant for one month more about [?]the same place under Lieutenant Benoni Aston [?] (Capt Hill being sick. There was during this month a skirmish with the Indians in Pennsylvania when a Capt Westbrook & Lieutenant Daniel Amis was killed & in which this deponent was personally engaged. In the month of October following he did another months duty as Sergeant at Chambers fort on the Delaware under Capt. Thomas Hill upon guard as before. In November, the next month he was called out by Ensign Adams of the Company to which he belonged to guard the public stores at Newton Sussex County & was upon this duty for 2 weeks as Sergeant of a guard of thirty men. Beside the several monthly tours above recited, this deponent was often called out upon alarm. When early in the war the British came over from Staten Island he was out 4 days under Lord Stirling, & Capt Peter Laytons Company, this was in June '77. When the Pensylvania troops revolted on the 1st of January '81, he was out 3 days with his company at Woodbridge & its vicinity. Beside these there were many other alarms when he was out but is unable to recite them particularly, amounting as he knows to more than one month of active duty as a Private. He has recited two months duty done as a Fifer; seven months duty as a private & three & a half months as Sergeant & for this service he claims a pension.

[Notes in left margin:]
1 Mo
15 days
1 mo
---
Sargeant
1 mo
soly [?]
1 mo
Sargt
14 day
Sargent
4 days
3 days
more than two wks
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This deponent received as before stated a commission as Sergeant which has been long since lost, but never received a written discharge. The Clergyman at Mendham Rev Mr Johnson where this deponent now lives has been settled there but a short time, is a young man & of course has no knowledge of the Revolutionary service of this deponent.

Sworn & subscribed the day & year above named before me

Charles Freeman Justice Peace
Isaac Bedell

I hereby certify that Charles Freeman Esq before whom the foregoing Deposition was taken, is a Justice of peace in the County of Morris & State of New Jersey, & that the signature of his name thereto is genuine.

Morristown New Jersey 8th June, 1833.
Lewis Condict late a Rep'r from New Jersey

State of New Jersey
Morris County } ss:

Before the subscriber, a Justice of Peace in said County, personally appears Isaac Bedell, the within applicant for a pension, well known to me as a man of credibility & good standing for truth, & being duly sworn, saith,- that in his original declaration, it is not stated particularly, that he served in the militia, in various capacities of private, fifer, & sergeant, altho' he actually performed duties in each character & grade, & so stated to the person, (Mr Littell), who drew up his papers, but was answered by Mr. Littell that the distinction was unnecessary, & would under no difference; & that it was because Mr. Little so informed this Deponent, that he did not insist on stating the fact, that he actually performed the services, in each grade which are specified in his amended Declaration, which he prays may be rec'd & admitted.- He also declares under oath, that in the haste, in which his first declaration was made, time was not allowed to recollect all his services, but that he very soon remembered very distinctly, other monthly tours of Militia service, which were actually performed, & which are distinctly set forth in his amended Declaration, which he prays may be rec'd & for which he claims a pension.

Sworn & subscribed before me at Morris town, this 11th July, 1833.

Henry Stevens Justice of the Peace
Isaac Bedell

I hereby certify to the Secretary of War, & Commissioner of pensions, that Henry Stevens Esq'r before whom the foregoing Deposition was taken, is a Justice of peace in & for the County of Morris, & that the signature of his name thereto is genuine.

Morristown, N. J. July 11th 1833.
Lewis Condict late a Rep'r from N. Jersey
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State of New Jersey, Morris County ss:

On this fifth day of September, ADomini 1842, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the peace for the said County of Morris, personally appeared Isaac Bedell, who on his oath declares, that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Peter Layton, of Morris County Militia, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Jacob Ford & Col. Seely, in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary war; that he now is in the State of New Jersey, where he has lived all his days, but is on the point of removal with his family to the State of Ohio, where he intends & expects to remain, & wishes his pension to be there payable in future.

The following are his reasons for removing from Morris County to Ohio.- His son Isaac Bedell Jun'r owned the place or little farm on which we have all lived together as one family. In March last, he sold said place to James B. Millen, & is now almost ready to start with his family for Ohio, & I expect to go with him. It is my expectation & intention, to reside in Lodi Township, Athens County Ohio; & it is my desire, that the Commissioner of Pensions, will enclose my new certificate for my pension, to my address, under his frank, at Shade Post Office, Lodi township Athens Co. Ohio, making it payable at the nearest Agency from Athens, as he may judge shall be most convenient & least expensive to me. My name was placed on the Pension roll of the State of New Jersey, & my certificate of pension, dated August 5th 1833, which has been regularly paid to me, is herewith returned, for exchange or transfer to Ohio.

Sworn & subscribed to before me, the day & year aforesaid.

Silas L. Condict JP
Isaac Bedell

Morris County, State of New Jersey ss:

Before the subscriber, a Justice of peace in said County, personally appeared Lewis Condict known to me as a man of veracity, who being by me duly sworn according to law, saith:

I have been personally well acquainted with Isaac Bedell who has taken the above oath for ten years or more, & know him to be the same person described in the affidavit.

Lewis Condict

Sworn & subscribed September 5th 1842. before me, Silas L Condict JP

And I also certify, that I am well acquainted personally with said Isaac Bedell, & know him to be the same person desisted in the above affidavit, signed by him.

Silas L. Condict JP
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State of New Jersey Morris County ss:

I, David B. Hurd, Clerk of Morris County aforesaid, hereby certify, that Silas L. Condict, the magistrate before whom the within affidavits of Isaac Bedell & of Lewis Condict were taken & subscribed, is a Justice of the peace in & for said County, duly commissioned & authorized, & that the signature of his name thereto, "Silas L. Condict", is genuine.

Witness my signature, & Seal of my office at Morristown, this 6th day of September 1842.

David B Hurd Clerk

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Application for transfer to Ohio Agency
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION. 3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., ___, 19__
S.F.15322

In reply to your request of ___, received ___ a statement of the military history of Isaac Bedell a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

[Table, 6 columns, headings:]
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
RANK.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
  CAPTAIN.
  COLONEL.
STATE.

[6 rows; in some columns]
July 1776 | Served at | Fifer & | Stephen Day | Samuel Potter | N.J.
| various times | Sergt. | Peter Layton | Jacob Drake |
| until 1781 | | John Lindsley David Bates | Jacob Ford |
| | | Israel Ward Peter Westbrook | John Seward |
| | | Jacob Bockover Coonrod Countryman Stanbury | |
Was wounded in thigh, leg & head while out in alarms with Indians.

Battles engaged in,

Residence of soldier at enlistment, Longhill, Morris Co. N.J.

Date of application for pension, July 27. 1832. His cl. was al.

Residence at date of application, Chatham, Morris Co. N.J.

Age at date of application, born in 1763 in Essex Co. N.J.

Remarks: Soldier was the Son of John Bedell. In 1842 he left New Jersey with his son Isaac Bedell Jr. and went to Lodi Township, Athens Co., Ohio, to live. It is not stated whether there were other children and there is no mention of his wife, mother, brothers or sisters, or the date & place of his death.
uncle Henry Bedell

Respectfully,
Commissioner.

6-285C
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P 15322
INVALID.
File No. 15,322
Isaac Bedell
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7" 32
Index:-- Vol. 1, Page 31
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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18 Oct. 16 Hist. to Thomas H. S. Schooley
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Trenton Bank
Octr 24. 1842.

Sir,

Isaac Bedell a pensioner under the act of June 7, 1832 at the rate of 44 83/100 per annum was paid up to the 4th Sep 1842.

Your instruction as to his transfer to Ohio is noted & our books regulated accordingly

Very Respect'ly
yr ob: ser
Phil Dickson Pension Agent N. Jersey

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commr of Pensions
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Col: J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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Morris Town, N. J. Sept. 26th 1842

Dear Sir,

Enclosed is the Pension Certificate of Isaac Bedell who desires for reasons assigned in his deposition which accompanies it, to be transferred to an agency in Ohio, for which state he has started, never expecting to return. In his behalf, I will request that his future payments may be made at whichever agency in Ohio may be nearest his residence in Athens Co. And to save him postage, will you be kind enough to enclose the certificate to his address, Lodi township, Athens Co. Ohio, Shade Post office, under your Frank?

Very respectfully
Your obt. Servt.
Lewis Condict

Col. J. L. Edwards
Commr of Pensions.
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State of New Jersey
Morris County, ] ss.

Be it known that on this eighth day of June 1833, before the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in & for said County, personally came John Johnson, well known to me as a man of truth & veracity, who being duly sworn, on his oath saith; that he was well acquainted with Isaac Bedell, now an applicant for a Pension under the act of June 7th 1832, in the war of the Revolution and knows that the said Isaac Bedell was engaged in active service in the Militia of the state of New Jersey at various times & places as hereinafter stated, viz that in the month of January 1777, while this deponent was doing militia duty in the Company commanded by Captain Thomas Dickerson at Vermiles near Pluckamin New Jersey he often saw and was personally well acquainted with the said Isaac Bedell who was in the company under Captain Peter Layton & knew him at that place for the space of one month. That after this in the month of August following this deponent was again in service at Elizabeth town, he thinks in a company under Lieutenant Elisha Drake, (the captain being sick) he again saw the said Isaac Bedell doing Militia duty in a company commanded by Capt David Bates for the space of weeks when both companies were march to Newark where they were employed two weeks more when both Companies were verbally dismissed. That in the month of October of the same year this deponent was again in service at Newark in the company of Joseph Luse, and again saw the said Isaac Bedell in the company commanded by Capt. Stanbury, that both Companies together with other troops under Colonel Samuel Potter & General Winds, were marched through Hackensack up the North River to near Newburg when the Company in which Bedell was, was with others orderd back to Newark, this deponent with a portion of the troops going on to Newburg, & at the end of the month returning to Newark again saw the said Isaac Bedell & the companies in which they both were, were verbally dismissed & went home. That in the month of March 1775 this deponent was again in service in Capt. Robert Youngs Company, & again saw the said Isaac Bedell in Capt. Israel Wards Company at Elisabeth town & knows that they both served for the space of one month. And further this deponent saith not.

Sworn & subscribed before me the day & year last above written

John Johnson X his mark

Charles Freeman J. Peace

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1 mo
14
14
1 mo
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I hereby certify that John Johnson, the within deponent, is a man of good standing & of fair character for veracity in Morris County. And that Charles Freeman Esqr. before whom the deposition was taken, is a Justice of Peace in the said County, & that the signature of his name thereto is genuine.

Morristown, N.J. June 8th 1833.

Lewis Condict, late a Repr from N. Jersey

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Isaac Bedell
Amended Declaration
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THOMAS H. S. SCHOOLEY
ATTORNEY
293 AVERY AVE. H. GRAND SASS
DETROIT
Octo. 7th, 1918

[Round stamp] U. S. PENSION OFFICE. O OCT 9 1918

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

In a volume named "Senate Documents, Pension Roll, 1st. Sess, 23d. Cong." under the head "New Jersey, Morris Co." on page 614, or page 68 of the New Jersey Pensions is the following:--- Isaac Bedell, Pri. Mus. Serg't, New Jersey Militia. Placed on Pension Roll 1833, age 70.

Will you be kind enough to send me a certificate showing the facts as stated in his petition for a pension?

If the petition states names of his parents, his brothers or sisters, where he was born and when, when and whom he married, names of his children, where he died and when, if pension was allowed to his widow if she survived him.

You will have our sincere thanks for this favor.

Respectfully,
[signed] TH Schooley

O.O.S.

[Round stamp] U. S. PENSION OFFICE. O OCT 9 1918