Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2738, for Abraham Malatt, New Jersey
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey
CONTENTS

Malatt, Abraham

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NUMBER
S. 2738
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New-Jersey-
Abraham Malatt of
Mercer Co in the State of New Jersey
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Dennis of the
commanded 
by
in the New Jersey
line for 2 years
Inceased from $144 per annum
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
22 September 1843
Reported
by letter to the ┃
Agate-
Certificate of Pension issued the 1st day of
September 1843 and sent to Wm S Allison
Present-
Arrears to the 4th of March 1843 $960.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept. $40.00
---
$1.000.00
Recorded by
Book E.
2
Revolutionary
C
Act June 7, 1832
tenant
Vol. 3 Page 47
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35.044
Abraham Malatt
Act June 7 1832
1 Regt Capt Baldwin
20 Dec. 76 - War-
4th Regt Capt Wade
12 Decr 76-des 12 Jany 7
Cle
M. Chesney
Hights Town
N. J.
Jan 18, 1840.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832
State of New Jersey
Mercer County
On the Twenty fifth day of March
Eighteen hundred and Thirty Nine Personally
appeared before the Subscriber, one of the Judges of the Inferior
Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, Abraham-
Malatt a resident of the Township of East Windsor in the County
and State aforesaid, a person of credibility and truth in the
Eighty second year of his age, who being first duly sworn accord
ing 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 some time in the month of January or February
in the year 1777. this deponent enlisted in the County of
Monmouth under Captain Pyatt in the 1st Jersey Regiment
for Three years, Col Forman and General David Forman
at first commanded. Although this deponent enlisted for
only 3 years yet to the best of his recollection he served untill
some time in the summer of 1780, was engaged in the Battles of
Monmouth in 1778, in June, also at Springfield and a number
of Simishes in the County of Monmouth along the sea shore this deponent remained in the service untill some time in the summer of 1780 when this deponent received an honorable discharge which
has been lost for upwards of forty years, and to the best of his rec
collection said discharge was signed by Lieut Col Barber, of that
fact however he is not certain, after this deponent left the
regular service in the latter part of the year 1780, he volunteered
under Capt Benjamin Dennis at Tinton Falls, and send a
month also volunteered in the years 1781, 1782 and 1783, at dif
ferent times under Captains Bishop, Jacob Flemming
Richard McKnight and others in guarding the neighboring towns
and shares from the incursions of the brittish Tories & Refugees
This Deponent fully believes he served in action duty as much as
four or five years during the Revolutionary war, this deponent
refers to the testimony of Jacob Hall of the Continental line
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of
By
his
Malate
mark
and others who knew him while in the service of the United States
, and has no documentary evidence of his services
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or
annuity except the present and declares that his name
is not on the Roll, Pension Roll of the agency of any State
This deponent further declares that some time in the year
1833, he called upon Charles G Chesney to with his declaration, but that previous to the appointed time for so doing this
deponent returned down into the Pines of Monmouth County
when he formerly resided, and has not renewed his application
for a Pension untill the present time
unto and Subscribed the
day and year aforesaid
for John B Mount,
Abraham
above de
Account
I hereby certify that Abraham Mulate the
clarant is untill to appear in open court on
of Frosted feet and the infirmities of old age
John B Mount,
And the said Abraham Malatt further
declares in answering to the following Interogatories
1st A. was born in the County of Monmouth in the State of New
Jersey 
Has no record of his age, and knows only from the
3rd A
Information derived from his parents
was living in Monmouth County when called into service
He lived them since the Revolutionary war and now
reside with my son in Mercer County
2
Generals, Forman, Maxwell, Washington, Lee Lord Sterling
Dickerson J. Col Furman Bacher, Sendder, Nelson Dayton &
4th A.
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6th
Captain Pyatt, Holmes, Boman, Ballard Forman &
did receive a discharge was given by Lieut Col Barker
to the best of his recollection, it has been lost for
upwards of Forty years
7th
Names Capt David Fisher, Col Clayton, Capt David
Baird Judge John W. Davison Feb. Perrin &
Subscribed to and sworn to the
his
day and year aforesaid
3
Abraham Malatt
John B Mount,
State of New Jersey
Mercer County
Mark
We Israel Peace & Clergyman
residing in the Village of Hight Town
in the County and State aforesaid and Resconick M. Smith
of the same place, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with
Abraham Malott who has subscribed and sworn to the
above declaration, that we believe him to be upwards of Eighty
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
Israel Peaseand

year aforesaid
Smith
John B Mount
And the said Judge doth hereby
declare his opinion after the Imestigation of the matter and
after putting the Interogatories presented by the war Department
that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary-
Soldier and served as he states, and the said Judge
further certifies that Israel Peace who has signed the
preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the
Village of Hight Town and that R. Smith who has
also signed the same is a resident in the same place
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and is a credible person and that their statement
is entitled to credit
John B Mount,
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State of New Jersey
Mercer County
On the 25th day of March AD 1889
Before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and
for said County Personally appeared Charles G Chesney
a resident in the Village of Heights Town a person entitled
to credit, who being duly sworn according to law.
upon his oath deposeth and saith, That for the last
Fifteen years this deponent has been acquainted with
Abraham Malatt and some time in the spring
of the year Eighteen hundred and Thirty Three the said
Abraham Malate called upon this deponent and dis
red him to mite his Declaration for a Pension stating
that all those with whom he served or applying and
that he had performed man service than any of them
but that he for the time appointed to go to New-
Brunswick to attend in open Court the said Abraham
Malatt had gone down into the County of Monmouth
to the rightecution of his former residence, and that from
Information this deponent has received from Capt David
Baird, Lewis Compton, Wm Baynton and Jacob Hall
of the Continental line who knew the said Abraham
Malate in the regular service is induced to believe his
statement correct as he has testified in his declaration
and that he is now under this deponents can on account
of Frosted feet from Expose to the cold and that
he is infirm and aged and unable to appear in Court.
Sworn and Subscribed the
day and year above witten
Before John B Mount,
Charles G. M. Chesney
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State of New Jersey
Mercer County
on the 11th day of January AD
1840 Before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace
in and for said County Personally appeared
to
Lewis Compton a resident in the County of New
month and State aforesaid aged Eighty three
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---
years a person of credibility and truth and
a soldier of the Revolution who being duly
sworn according to law upon his oath saith
That while in Capt Elisha Waltons Company
in the year 1777. this dept remembers seeing-
Abraham Malott in Capt John Burough Coy
dessed in Bed Clothes that said Capt had
proceed from a vessel that was mocked at ┃
Long Branch a British vessel this dept knew
Abraham Malath ever since he was a boy and
is about the age of this deponent, new both ┃
raised in Freehold Township. Monmouth Co
This dept knows he was in the regular line and think
it was for three years, often saw him at Freehold
during said war the said Abraham Malott after
his return from the Regular army served a
number of tours of Malitia duty in the County
of Monmouth at Freehold Coltsneck Sheer
berry and along shore said Abraham Malattnow
resides within three miles of this deponent
and saw him about two months ago he was
called a good soldier.
Sworn & Subscribed the day and
year above written
Lewis Compton
Before John Hutchingson
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State of New Jersey
Mercer County Be it Known that on the 8th day
of December AD 1839 before the Subscriber a Justice of
the Peace in and for said County Personally appeared
Jacob Hall a person of credibility and truth a Pensioner
of the United States who served in the Continental line
untill the close of the war who being duly sworn accord
ing to law upon his oath deposeth and saith that
he was well acquainted with Abraham Malatt
who enlisted some time in the year 1777 while this
deponent was in the 3 or 9 months service and before
this deponent enlisted for during the war under
Captain Boman in the year 1778, was well acquainted with
Abraham Malott before he entered the service
as we were both residents of the same County and
neighborhood. they the said Charlott and this deponent
were often and frequently together, were engaged in
the Battle of Monmouth Springfield and other
places said chalate this deponent believes was
Enlisted for three years, and that he remembers
seeing him in the service in 1780 after this deponent
was wounded at Springfield, and has known him
from that time untill the present having resided
the greater part of the time in the same neighborhood and now resides within three miles of the
said Abraham Malatt who resides with his son
John Malatt, The said Marlett was a good soldier his only fault then was while in the service he
would drink occasionally a practice that he still
adhered to this day his occupation has been for the
last forty years and upwards, cutting per cord
Wood in the County of Monmouth, this deponent
remembers he was under Capt Pyatt in the
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ho he thinks was in the 1st Jersey Regiment this
deponent was in the second, this deponent often
told the said Marlatt that he was entitled to a
Pension but he same as long as he could cut in
Wood and by a recent of Rum he never would have
one and has no doubt but the said Marlatt
must have performed as much as four or five
years active duty in the war of the Revolution
Sworn to and subscribed the day
and year above written
Jacob Hall
Before
John B Mount
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mark
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Before
State of New Jerry
Monmouth County Js
in the 7th day of January A.D. 1840
Before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said
County Personally appeared William Paynton a Pensioner
of the uns an a resident in said County in the Eighty
second year of his age a person of credibility and truth who
being duly sworn according to law, upon his oath deposeth
and saith that he became acquainted with Abraham
Malatt while he was in the three years service as this
deponent understood, in the year 1777, remembers, he
was on the shore when an English vessel came ashore
and the leapt in whose company the said Malate was
nessed his men in suits of the British that they took
from said vessel and saw them on parade at Freehold
in their ed clothes when he saw the said Malate among
them, after their return this deponent saw the said
Malate on duty and one guard at Freehold and
other places he the said Malatt was under the
command of Capt John Burroughs at Freehold
at one time he saw him also after his return
from the 3. Service this Deponent often saw him at
Freehold Coltsneck, Shrewsbury, Tinton Falls and
along the Sea Board the said Malatt is now livesand
is the same person who was in the same he has
always live in said County and believes he is not
his son in Mercer County, he was a good soldier, he
was under Capt Bishop, Flemming Knight & the
Toman Lickened the day
and year above written
William Paynton
Mark
John Statesed
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State of New Jersey
Monmouth County
hundred and
I, Daniel H. Ellis Clerk
of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the
County of Monmouth State of New Jersey do
hereby certify that John Statter before whom the
within affidavit is taken is a Justice of the Peace in
and for the County of Monmouth & State of New Jersey
duly enrolled and Sworn into office and that full
faith and credit, and due and ought to be given to
all his official acts as such and that the signature of
In Witness Whereof
I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the Seal
of said Court at Freehold this
Eighth day of January in the
year of our Lord one thousand
forty
Daniel H. Ellis Clk
Eight
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State of New Jersey
Mercer County ss. I Ralph H Shreve Clerk of the
Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County
of Mercer do hereby certify John B Mount Esqr before
whom the Declaration and Interrogatories of Abraham
Marlatt was taken was at the time of the taking
thereof a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in
and for the County of Mercer in the State of New Jersey
duly commissioned and sworn And I
hereby further certify that John B Mount before
whom the affidavits of Israel Pearce, R M Smith
Charles G McChesney and Jacob Hall were taken
and John J Hutchinson before whom the testimony
of Lewis Compton was taken were each at the time
of the taking thereof a Justice of the peace in and
for the County and State aforesaid duly
commissioned enrolled and sworn into office
and that full faith and credit are due
and ought to be given to all of their official
acts as such. And that the signatures of
the said John B Mount and John T
Hutchinson are genuine I being well
acquainted with both
In witness whereof I have here
unto set my hand and affixed
the seal of the said Court at
Trenton this fifteenth day of
January in the year eighteen
hundred and forty
Ralph H Shreve clk
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to W.S. Allison Aug. 17
New Jersey 31867,
Vaham Malallof
Mercer Co. in the State of New Jersey
who was a Private in the Comp. commanded
by Captain Dennis of the
command
New Jersey Militia
line for 12 months & 18 days
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate
of 41 Dollars 44 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 20th day July
Hattie
Arrears
to the 4th of March 1841 $414.40
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Sept.
20.72
-
$435.12
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Addison Clerk
Book D Vol. 3d
Page 147
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2738
INVALID.
2738
of
Abraham Malatt
Privt Rev War
File No.
Act: June 7.
183
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 235
[Arrangement of 1870.}
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N. Jersey No. 35044
Abraham Malatt
Cherney M
D. Wall 24
Halsted June 1841
Halsted 12 July
Act June 1832
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not contended that

Malalt was in William
Pratts Co
He was in Cmd Daniel Peatts Co in 1780
While Daniel was a Captain Price 1779. William
was his Lieut.
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Abraham Malatt
New Jersey
Act July 1832
Allan as 12mns
13 days
Jany militia
$41.44 pension
Capt Dennis
Hon W. Halsted
Ho Rep
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Hon
Statement of Abraham Malatis Case
William Halsted
Dear Sir,
On the receipt of your letter
enclosing the report of the Commr of Pensions in the case of
Abraham Malatt dated June 4th 1841, hansmitted
immediately the result to the old man and his
Son John, with whom he lives during summer, and in the
winter in the month County poor house. The old man
and like a child when the letter was read to him
and beside to be called a deserter he stated was a
little too hard, after the hard service he had endured
in the Revolution, his son John desird to know
if more proof would be of any avail. I sent
word by me R. C. Wilson that I thought it was
unnecssary,
Capt David Baird a pensioner of the us
Stated in my office in my presence and before others at the same
time that he knew Abraham Malatt then present,
was a soldier in the U.S. Service was in the 3 years Sen
was enlisted by Wm Peatt who was a recruiting officer
either a Capt or Lieut that he saw him in the same
afterwards knew and saw him in the militia of North
County. I think I made an affidavit to that effect
Jacob Hall a may man who got wounded in June 1780 and
did not again go into the same knew him will in the
Service, Lewis Compton, Josiah Day and some other
I think testify for the old fellow all of which
has recd a negative,
In searching for the services of
John State of Monmouth in the Treasurers office
Mr Southard found the name of Abraham
Matlatt of Monmouth County in the margin of
his office a certificate of which accompanies
this statement also some further evidence of Alma
Charlott on the files of my office, according to the
files of the war office and this, there must have
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been there or four Abraham Mattlatt under
Capt Peach
Abraham Malatt of Monmouth Co. Feb. 1777 3 yes man
Abraham Malatt of Morris vert Jany 30, 77 War, as well
Act A No Decr 2 /76. do Capt Baldwin
Dec 17/76, a Deserter
I confess that it is a mistery beyond my
Judgement to unance.
I will put in four hands a Beturn
of the 1st and 2d Regt to them the Comm. it being
copied in Lila of Auditor and the other one on
file and not copied of course I cannot take them
from the files to satisfy you, I will get you to compan
them, if you will call one minute in my office before
you go to Washington.
I believe Abraham Matlatt justly and honestly
entitled to a pension, having known him personally
for upward of Nineteen years-- you may if you please
call at the Pension Dept and if Col Edwards has
one moment to space get him to look into the case
with the additional proof
you may communicate
either to me on his son John Matlatt the result
of the last effort on my past for the provold fell
Seaton June 23 1841
Respectfully your obt sevt
Charles G. McChesney
2
3d
4.
Hon. W Halstead
of
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Names
Abram Malatt
First Regiment
Return of the non-commissioned officers and privates of the first
Jersey Regiment in service in January 1781 with the sums due to
each on account of the depreciation of their pay, agreeably to an act
of the Legislature passed Jany 6. 1781
Rank
Private
time in service
Pay &
month
2:10:0
Amt of
Deprect
16.9.2
State
Stores
4.0.0
Cash recd
of Commis:
┃ 1:17.6
Balance
dues
$80
Feb. 1777 to Augt 1780
same that appear that the age
State of New Jersey

I James D. Westcott Secretary of State of

State of New Jersey, do hereby certify that
going is a true extract from an account
ded "First Regiment return of the one
commissioned officers and privates of the first
will in January 1781, with the sums
due to each account of the depreciation of their pay, agreeably to
an act of the Legislature passed Jany 6. 1781, as taken from
the record in Book A of Auditor's accounts during the Rev
olutionary war polio 7, now remaining in my office.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed my seal of office at the City of Trenton in said State, this
twenty-ninth day of May Anno Domini one thousand eight hundied and forty (1840)
James D. Westcott
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State of New Jersey
J. Charles G. McChesney Secretary
of State of the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that
I have carefully examined a muster Roll now on file in
my Office headed as follows.
A return of the Light Infantry
company commanded by Capt Piatt Col. Barbers Regt - Camp
Head of Elk. April 12. 1781 (Signed ) Wm Piatt Capt.
which return contains the names of fifty Officers, non commissioned
officers and privates and do not find thereon the name of
Abraham Malatt
In Testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and
affixed my seal of Office at Trenton
in said State this twenty second
day of June AD. One thousand
&
eight hundred & forty one
Charles G. McChesney,
Secy of State
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A Roll of Men enlisted in Capt Silas Howell Co in the First
Regiment of the New Jersey troops commanded by Col. Mathias Ogden
May 22d 1777
Mens Names
Abm Mell
Jany 30
enlisted
Lien Dehart
Morris
State of New Jersey
of
April
Head
present
son
Present 
supposed
I Charles G. McChesney Secretary
of State of the State of New Jersey
do hereby certify that the foregoing is a
true abstract
from a Muster
roll headed as above, as taken
from and compared with the origin
al now on file in my Office.
In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office at
Trenton in said State this twenty second day of June AD.
One thousand eight hundred and forty one
Charles G. McChesney
Sec of State
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herease
to
ABraham
Malatt
Payment to be made
at Trenton N. Jersey
by P. Dickinson Esqr
Agent for paying Pension
ers in the Agency of
New Jersey
Issue
new certificate
yes
pri
80
Deduct what has been
paid
Wm All
Present
Recorded in the Pension
Office, in Book C Vol. 3d
Page 147 by The Addison
the
Clerk
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REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United
Stues of the 7th June, 1832, Abraham Malatt of
the State of New Jersey
who was a Private in the Revolution
forty four
I
is entitled to receive Forty one I
dollars and
cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing
on the 4th of March 18 and payable semi-
annually on the 4th of March and 4th of September in
every year.
Given to the War
July
States, this
Office of the
United
day of
one hundred
one Mousand eight
hundred and Forty one
Morell
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Examined and
Countersigned.}
Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Secretary of War
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Paid to 4 Mar 1841
Paid to 4 Sep 1841
and to Mar 1842
Paid to 4 Sep 1842
Paid to 4 March 1843.
of
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Abraham Malott on Wades C 4th Reg enlisted for 35
War Dec. 12 1776 and deserted Jan 12. 1777
Abram Malott of Monmouth County, was paid $31.26
in May 1781 for militia services performed
in that County
The claimant was and is now of Monmouth Co. The arms
all sure that he was the only man of that name
in that on that after he had
sured on the
line he performed many to be
The claimal hemnly swear that he
Saml Spand Cape

Pratt & was dish the summer of 1780 an
that he
subsequently served in the Militia in 1782 & 83
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That the claimant enlisted
for the war a 3 years and
say that he described in for
1777 bynd a month
That he did not reform is fully
for by the rolls, Because
only one of the name appear
thereon the was a way many
and the Bounty land
there, the claimant was from
on Habel the art
See a solder to
mittee for many years
nor in the close of the
War. He was 231.26
1884 whit all Corn 12
day as pr & that may be
and the-
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Abram
Malatt pr Baldwin Co 11th Regt Mar
This man enlisted 28th Dec 76 and joined his wife
1777 Recd a final settle on Jany 1784 of $64 for amt due
Jany 1782. and County land and 11. 1789 as a
wars man. Returned as
of Cummings Regt He was
paid $80 Key 183 and
No 24
It seems that Lew De Hart of Howell
enlishd aban Mallatt 30 Jany 1777 who found
he left 1777- (May 221777) De Hart was a
Lot on Piatt Co Nov 1777. & Seal in 1779
Return dated Apl. 12 1781 Abran all
from Feby 1. 11 Aug 1780.84.92 and the
when made Do 25 1781
Abram Malell is paid from
Age 18-177
and 1782 & 83. 11.4. Piatt Company
Reg. said have been omitted to a farm at
But one man by the name of Abram Malottreleased
as a war man the war of the 11th
Reg. Col Cummings
who relien the name said

have been milled in life 1781. See Sect.
Abram Malott, name & no where found in base Daw Pialt sell while
he was a Capt. He was in Bald OR 78. But appear in Col. Patton 1750
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March 1839
Abram Malott
1837
1747 1776
84 years old
Jan or $17
Monmouth C. N. J.
3 years. Capt Pall 1st Reg
but serve on his time, to wit
Aug 1780 after that he servd
in the militia as a volunting and
vary Offices & for many deft
Enquents
One 1 1833 called for Mr McChesto
make out his paper but day
due to he again when
the lines in Monmouth and late

now.
McChesney
comberly the Statent
1777
under oath-
Leny
Compton knew her as a
man and
afterwards in the subly
Jane Hall knew him in Pyatts Consum


1780.
Painter knew him as a man
in Apr ward a militia man
Suppedec 1840. To the identical person
who enlist under all
Feby 717 for 3 years.
---
Jonah Dey knew him in Pyatt C for
a member of years and no other
person of that name
Hall, never knew any other person
6
of the name is moral Co
Connacher his mark
June
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'---
Supper 1840 the identical person
who will undery year
Feby 717 for 3 years.
sonally knew him in Pyatts for
a member of years in theperson

of that name
Jane
Hall never knew any other person
of the name is minimal
and he is yet
the original rolls of Cape Pyatt
afterwards was at Cor
171780 do we hear makett
have
1 Bot the let
Belden Jane Grant ham
of Milah as Mana
The man who died in Wade 4th
. Jan. 12. 1777 never at
The other Capt Piatt (William) was it under
Daniel Pratt or 1779.
There was a Capt
Jacob Pratt; but Malalls name not a
ether roll-
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Commissioner of Pension
Letters of
the claim of Abram Malatt
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in
Pension office
June 4, 1841
I have examined against the claim
of Abraham Mallatt, together with his explan
all statement. I find no grounds for severing
the opinion expressed in my letter to Mr
McChesney in May and to the Hon. G. D.
Wall in July last
The letters are again retained
1
the Abraham  Mallatt who served in the 1st
New Jersey Regiment in Baldwins Company
was a war man, and received Bounty land
from the United States, through his assigned
in the year 1789. From the claimants state
ment it appears that he enlisted for 3 years
and such is the declaration of his witnesses
He would not have been entitled to Bounty
land had he performed the whole time
there is but one upon the rolls for 3 years of
the name of the claimants and he deserted in
1777
I have the honor to be
Hon W. Halsted
H. Representatives
Your Obed
J L Edwards
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House
J. L. Edwards
Dear Sir
upon examination of the
two letters of Abraham Marlatts claim for a
Pension dated May 16th and July 24th 1840 then
appears a wide discrepancy
The Amendatory Declaration I thinkwill
sufficiently explain your objections and I
hope satisfy the comme that his claim is just & Right
He declares that he never deserted, and that he enlisted
in Feb. 1777 under Capt. Pyatt - As to Bounty land
he cannot recollect, nor could any one at Suchanage
Compton Dey Hall and many other well remember
when he was dressed in red other under Capt Burrows
which Company had been on a scout to the shore
Hall and he were not discharged at the same
time as Halls testimony will explain. Jacob Hall
the witness I have known for fifteen years. he was wounded
in the Battle of Springfield in 1780 and
did not again see in the ranks. I have probed his
wound which continues then hundred times
The paper now forwarded to the-
Thos J. Yorke at Washington last
Respectfully
Obt Senting
, he had left the city and the
Chas. G. McChesney
papers were returned by senator Southard
to the fort at Salem and again handed to me
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Abraham Marlatt
July 24 - 1840
Edwards
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Sir,
Pension Office
July 24, 1840.
I have the honor to return you the
letter of Dr McChesney, in which was enclosed
a Certificate of the Secretary of New Jersey, respect
ting the service of Abraham Mallall, and to remark
that the statement of the claimant is in
consistent with the records. He alleges that he
enlisted in February 1777, for 3 years, and was dis
charged in 1780, having served over his time in
Capt. Pyatt's company of the 1st Regt Now the
Abraham Malatt who received the certificate of
depreciation for his pay, from Feby. 1. 1777 to
August 1780, was in Capt. Baldwin's Company
of that Regt, and served from the day of his enlistment
(2 Decr 1776 to June 1783. The claimant
should state upon oath whether he ever received
County Land, and if not, why he never applied
for it.
The testimony of his witnesses is also at var
riance with the rolls, Complow says he saw him
in 1777, in red clothes under Capt. Burroughs
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in service and Hall asserts that he was a three
years man, discharged in 1780; whereas the rolls
shew that Abraham Malatt served to June
1783, and was discharged at the same time with
Hall Abraham Malatt, whose service is
claimed by the applicant rendered the most
meritorious service, and is entitled to the highest
Count, which the laws from 1776, down to the act
of of June 1832 provide for the military service
of a private. If poor he was entitled to the benefit of the act of 18 March 1818, and was entitled
to that of 15 May 1828, whatever may have been
his condition, yet he did not apply under either
act, and when he assets his claim under the
act of of June 1832, nearly 8 years after its passsage his statement fortified, by witnesses essentially differs from the service credited to his name
on the rolls. The other individual ( 3 years man)
of the same name, was a deserter as stated in
my letter to Dr McChesney of the 16th of May
In reply to your verbal enquiry
as to the condition of the claim of Mrs. Mary
Johnson, I have the honor to enclose you a
copy of my letter of 14th September last, to
J. M. Hartshorne, no papers have since
Page 39

been received
Hon:
I have the honor to be
Very Respectfully
Your Obt. Servt
J.L. Edwards
G. D. Wall,
Burlington
N. Jersey
Page 40

Abraham
Mattall or Malall
Jan of
31
Reg Ilino Cape Pyall
Ed Forman and served
the summer of 1780
1780
to
Denis
81
83
all 405
bounty land 789 Mattie Denman
Leon Compton Saw him in seven
the 1717. and Mark Son of
Jane Hall
saw him 71 1778
believe he event for
son who
sum or 1780 under Cape Pyatt
Payntor. same under Capt Danough
1777
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Sup
Capn Buronghs
Cant
say he ever bounty land
but assign same paying slabeth
Milley have one Stephenson
and towards the love of the war ser
Monmouth Co. by a military
seven who required
Said Hall always conted him a man
the amount Malden
day she dont know whith
3
dee.
man W
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Sir,
Georgetown Augt 29. 1843
Enclosed herewith is the
original Pension certificate of Abraham
Malatt, whose claim to an increase of
pension has been allowed, which certificate
is required by the Pension office
before a new one can be issued. Will
the new certificate be now issued
I am, respectfy
Your obt Servt
J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commiss of Pensions
Wm Allison
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Sir
Pension Office
August 17. 1843
The application of Abraham Malatt for increase
of pension has been examined and allowed; but the pension
certificate in his possession should be returned to this Office,
before another can be issued.
W.S. Allison Esq
Present
I am my respectfully
Your Obt Servant
Trump
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by Major John Cummings Commanding Said Regiment.
Names of Soldiers
Abraham Molatt, Piatt Co
Rank
Private
time in service
April 18. 1777 to Aug. 1780
Payer
month
$2.10.00
Amount of
Depreciation
83.11.4
State
Stores
4.0.0
Cash of
Commis
None
Bal due
79
11
4
Settled Decr 25th 1781.
John Mehelm (Comm
I have examined the above return and calculations, and there are no enor therein apparent unto me
Auditors Office Trenton. Dec. 27. 1781
Jas Ewing Auditor of Accts N.J.
State of New Jersey
hereby certify that the Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey do
from an original paper, headed as above, as taken
from and compared with said original now on file in my office.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my
Seal of Office at Trenton in said State this twenty third day of June
AD One thousand eight hundred and forty
all
Sec of State
Page 45

the
accepted
Halsted
I
to time
Jr
Isue a certificate
Hon W Halsted
Page 46

Sir
Pension Office
July 12, 1841
I have very carefully examined the claim of
Abraham Malatt, and have arrived to the conclusion that
he did not continue in the New Jersey line beyond Jan
12, 1777.
He declares that he enlisted in Capt Piatt Co 1st
Regt for 3 years. That he left the line in the summer of
1780, and from that time to the close of the war performed
considerable service in the Militia, his witnesses also
testify to the fact of his having enlisted for three years,
but all are not perfectly clear as to the time and man ┃
ner of his leaving the army. But that he performed
various militia service upon the court and elsewhere
they are positively sure.
That he did not rejoin the 1st Regt. is ful
by proven by the rolls. for one person is borne upon
them, and he was a Warman who reed the gratuity of
$80 in Nov. 1783, and bounty land in 1789, and must have
continued in the regular army to the end of the war in
1783. Besides the witnesses also declare positively that
they never knew any other person of the claimants name
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in Monmouth County but himself.
Now it appears from the Official Records that in
the year 1783 Thomas Henderson was appointed a Commissioner
to settle with the Militia of Monmouth County, and there was
found due in certificate issued to Abram Malott of that
County for Militia services for $31.2.6. This clearly establishes
the fact that the claimant was not the person whose name ┃
has been returned as a warsman. There are many other equal
lly strong reasons which might be stated, but it is thought
the facts now disclosed are sufficient to settle the question
of identity)
the certificates of the Secretary of State, which upon a
hasty
inspection seem to bear some evidence that two persons
of the name of Abram Malatt were returned in 1781, as
belonging to the 1st Regt of the line, are easily reconciled
and leave no doubt on the mind that they all relate to one
and the same man
the sum paid the claimant as above stated for Militia
services will cover a service of 12 mos and 13 days for which a certificate
will be issued, should you desire it
I have the honor to be
Hon. W. Halsted
Very Respectfully
I
House of Representation
Your Obt Servant
J L Edwards
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Sir
Pension Office
May 16. 1840
The papers of Abraham Malatt, an applicant for
a pension under the act of June 7, 1832, have been examined
and filed. It appears by the rolls of the 4th Regiment of the
New Jersey line that Abraha
entered the service on
the 12th December 1776 and deserted the 12th January 1877. By
desertion he forfeited all claim to a pension for previous service.
If he was in the service after January 1777 he must produce
the most satisfactory evidence in order to sustain his
claim thereto.
Wm Cherney, Esqr
his town
N. Jersey
I am respectfully
Your Obt sust.
J L Edwards
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State of New Jersey Ss:
I, Isaac Southard Treasurer
of the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify that the
following Extract to wit
No 502
Abraham Malatt
31, 2,6
May 1st 1784"
B."
is a true extract and copy taken from the Margin of
Certificates issued by Thomas Henderson Esquire who was a
Commissioner appointed by the Legislature of New Jersey
to settle with the Militia of the County of Monmouth
and to issue certificate to them for the amounts found
due to them at the close of the Revolutionary war which
said Margin of Certificates so issued as aforesaid, and
out
which the above extract is truly taken and copied
Now
remains in my office as a public record.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal (having no seal of Office, this Nineteenth
day of June in the year of Our Lord one thousand ┃
Eight hundred and forty one
Isaac Southard
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No 1.
Message from Council
Council Chamber Jany 9. 1781
Whereas there has been some uneasiness among the non
commissioned officers and privates in the New Jersey Brig
ade, and no more, having been hitherto adopted for hearing
and determining upon the ground of such uneasiness, the
Legislature, being desirous to extend relief to every aggrieved
citizen of this State, therefore
Resolved, That the Honorable James Caldwell and
Frederick Frelinghuysen Esquires, and John Mehelm Esqr
or any two of them be a Committee, who are hereby autho
rized and directed to proceed to the quarters of the New Jersey
Brigade, and if it shall appear to them that the
uneasiness is such as renders an enquiry expedient they shall
proceed to hear the complaints of such soldiers as claim
X
their discharge in consequence of having served the term of
their enlistment; And if after having obtained all the
information necessary or practicable, they shall be of opinion
that any soldier has served the term for which he engaged
they shall certify their opinion to the commanding officer
of the Regiment to which such soldier belongs, and it is
hereby recommended to the said commanding Officer to discharge
him accordingly.
Which message was read. On the question whether
the House concur in the Resolution therein contained
It was carried in the affirmative.
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No 31.
21
The State of New Jersey is indebted unto Abram
Malatt private in the sum of Twenty pounds two shillings
and eleven pence being the one fourth part of the sum
allowed for the depreciation of his pay which said sum
shall be paid unto the said Abram Melett or his lawful
representative in specie or the value thereof within
three years from the first day of January One thousand
seven hundred and eighty one bearing and interest of six
percentum per annum from the first day of August last
day of May One thousand Seven hundred and eighty one
Countersigned
James Ewing Auditor.
Endorsement
For value recd I assign over my whole right and title of
the within Certificate for the one fourth part of my depre
ciation unto John Stephenson or his lawful order, and do
invest him with my sole power as my legal representa
tive to receive the full contents of the within as Witness
my hand this 28th June 1781
Witness Present.
Abraham Malatt
James Stout
his mark
July 1. 1782.
Recd principal and interest due in the within
John Stephenson
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Names
No 3
Return of the non commissioned officers and soldiers of the
First Regiment of New Jersey, who claim a discharge in consequence
of having served the term for which they enlisted
January 30, 1781
Abraham Malatt
Company to
which they now
belong
St Colonel
By whom they
were enlisted
Capt Wm Peat
State of New Jersey
At what place
they were enlisted
Monmouth
Determination
Discharged
I Charles G. McChesney Secretary
of State of the State of New Jersey do
hereby certify that the foregoing marked
No 1. is a true Copy of a concernent
Resolution passed Jany 9, 1781 by the
Legislature of this State that No 3 is
O
a true extract from the return of the
Commissioners appointed by said Resolution
Certificate granted
and that No 2 is a true copy of the
to Abram Malatt for the depreciation of
his pay, and of the endorsements thereon, as taken from and
Compared with the original now on file in my office.
In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office at
Trenton in said State this sixth day of June A.D. One
thousand eight hundred and forty three Chaney
Day of Ratch
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Amendatory Declarr of

Abraham Malatt
C.G. McChesney
Trenton N.J.
Page 54

State of New Jersey
Mercer County
is
On the Sixth day of October A.D.
Eighteen hundred and Forty. Before the Subscribed
one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common
Pleas in and for said County, Personally appeared
-
Abraham Malatt at this time a resident in the
township of East Windsor in the County and
State aforesaid, a person of truth and credibility
who being duly sworn according to law upon his
Oath deposeth and saith. That he makes the
following Supplemental Declaration, so far as memory
will serve to answer the objections of the Commissioner of
Pension in his letter to the Hon G. D. Wall of July 24th 1840
That he is the Identical person who enlisted in
the month of February 1777 under Capt Peatt whowas a
remiting officer at the time in the County of
Monmouth, remembers it was a short time after
the Battle of Trenton and Princeton and to the best
of his recollection it was for Three years. Although
declars he served a longer period; That he waswith
a number of others, marched to Freehold town
and then put under the command of Col David
Forman a company of us. consisting of about Thirty
under the command of Capt John Burrows marched
to the Monmouth shore to protect it. While there a
British vessel was meeked, from which we took a
large quantity of clothing, and all the company when
he returned to Headquarters" new dressed in the clothes
we took from the English Ship, he further declares that
he never deserted and that he was never absent, unless
given permission by the proper officers and never to his
knowledge was repremanded for neglect of duty during the
whole war.
This declarant cannot say that he
ever received Bounty Land. But recollects that he
assigned some papers that related to the Military Service
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'---
to one John Stephenson, but cannot recollect what
it was for-
This deponent was often told and
knew that he was entitled to a Pension Twenty years
ago, but that he always refused it, being able to
but wood for his own livlihood. Untill becoming
a town charge and the Infirmities of old age. No.
longer permitted him to earn his own support.
being
all to write he made application to others to write
his declaration years before it was done, he also declares
that he served under a number of Captains and that
towards the close of the war he served in the County of
Monmouth as long as military service was required
That he never knew any person of his name during the whole
his
in the
Son
War, and his fellow soldier in the
called him "Old Red" on account of his sandy complexion
which time has changed to Grey. This declarant
further saith, that there are a number yet living who
knew him in the service of the Revolution
Jacob Hall
of the same Regiment, Lewis Compton who was in the
years service under Capt Walton in the year 1777,
and was quartered at Treehold town at the same time
this declarant wasalso
Josiah Day. William
Paynton. John Dewitt and many others in the County,
of Monmouth. He further declares that he received
a discharge, but is unable to give any account of what
has become of it being unable to either read or write
and not having kept a house since the death of his-
Second wife between twenty and Thirty years ago
Sworn and subscribed to ⎬
the day and year before mentioned
Before me
Abraham Malatt
John B Mount, Judge
main
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State of New Jersey
Middlesex County
On the 2d day of June One thousand Eight
hundred and Forty. Before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in
and for said County personally appeared Josiah Day, a resident
of the township of Monroe County and State aforesaid, a pensioner
of the United States, a member of the Baptist Church at Hight Town and
a person of credibility and truth, who being duly sworn according to
law on his solemn oath saith. That during the Revolutionary war this
deponent resided in the County of Monmouth, and then served in the man
it, for which he is now drawing a pension. This deponent is wellacquainted with
Abraham Malatt of the said County who is now living
and who is making application for a pension, this Sept knew him
before the Revolutionary war and was also acquainted with Capt Patt
under whom the said Malate enlisted it was called the regular army
this dept very well recollects some time after the said Malatts Enlistrantto
have seen a company of Regular march into Freehold town dressed
in Red cloths from the shore where a British vessel had come ashore
the peculiarity of their dress is well remembered by all the old
people in the County for it made a general talk and hundred went
to see them, this same Abraham Malatt was one of the company
This deponent also well recollects that Abraham Malott
was absent in the Regular Army for a number of years
the first this deponent saw of the said Malatt after his
return into Monmouth County to the best of his recollection
was at Freehold the said Abraham Mulatt was then
in a company of soldiers but cannot say whether they
he regulars or Militia. saw him afterwards at Shrewsbery
and Coltsneck in the service it was about the close of the war
does not know for what length of time he enlisted, never knew any
other person of his name never heard that he deserted, but was always
called a good soldier, was called a great wood chapper, which he
followed for a living in Monmouth County, and further saith not.
Sworn & Subscribed the day &
year above written
Josiah Bay
before me Joseph Cherney
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State of New Jersey
Mercer County
Be it Known that on the Eighth
day of September AD One thousand Eight hundred
and Forty. Before the Subscriber a Justice of the
Peace in and for said County Personally appear
Jacob Hall a resident of East Windsor County and
State aforesaid aged between Eighty one and two to the
States
best of his memory a Pensioner of the United, and a
person of credibility and truth, who being duly Sworn
according to law upon his oath deposeth and Saith
That addition to his former testimony in favour of
Old Abraham Malatt, further declares that he
never knew any other Abraham chalatt who resided
in Monmouth County and who enlisted under one
Capt Peatt before this deponent enlisted in the
months Service, it was while in the five months service
at Freehold when this same Identical Abraham
Malatt was in a company under the command
of Capt John Burrows. When this said Company
come up from the shore they new all except the
officers dressed in Red Clothes taken from a British
Wessel that had been meeked near Long Branch
this said Malath was one of the Company,
this dept
never heard that said Malatter deserted nor
does he believe he ever did this dept after serving
in the news and 9 mo server enlisted for the war under
Capt. Boman during which time this dept and the said
Abraham Malatt new often to other this dept
always considered said late a three years man
although he well knows that he served for a much
longer time. As to being discharged in the month of
June 1783 at the same time with this said Malatt
this deponent gives the following explaination, he may 
have recd and believes he did receive said discharge 
as stated but this deponent further declares that
Page 58

in the month of June 1780 at the Battle of Suingfild
he received a bound and from that day untill
he received his discharge he did not perform military
duty and had a furlough to that effect the sound
caused a permanent Inability that has remained
untill this day proof of which is now before Congress
for an additional pension other than the one of 1818. which
is not sufficient to support this dept on account of
the decayed state of his should produced by said
pound and his inability to help himself.
this said Malatt he used to call oldred" on account
of his sandy complexion, said chalate after his return
into Monmouth County served along shore, this dept
cannot say whether he was for three years or during the
war, he was a good Soldier, but would get Tipsy
one in a while a practice that he continues to this day
I have known him since before the Revolutionary war
be now spend the Mintees in the Monmouth Poorhouse
and during Summer visits his children and grand children
he chopped pine wood for a living, and this Dept
has often told him that he was entitled to apension
, he said he knew that and swore that
it was for the poor, and that as long as he could
chop wood he never would have it, he is now
indeed poor Enough, and as Justly and honestly
ments a pension as any man living, and further

saith not
Subscribed and sworn to
this Eighth day of Sept 1840
Jacob Hall
mark
Before me -
John B Mount
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State of New Jersey
I Charles G. McChesney Secretary
of State of the State of New Jersey
do certify that John S. Mount E
before whom the Declaration of Abraham
Malatt and affidavit of Jacob
Hall were taken was at the time of
the taking thereof one of the Judge
of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas and Justice
of the Peace in and for the County of Mercer and State
aforesaid and that Joseph Mc Chesney Esquire before
whom the within affidavit of Josiah Day was taken
was at the time of the taking thereof a Justice of
the Peace in and for the County of Middlesex in
said State, duly appointed, commissioned and
Sworn and that their signatures are genuine andthat
full faith and credit are to be given to their
official attestations
In
Testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal
of office at the City of Trenton in said State, this
twenty fourth day of November, One thousand Eight
hundred and forty.
Charles G. McChesney
Secretary of State
Page 60

Abraham Malatt
New Jersey
on roll act 7th
June 1832, for increase.
W.S. Allison
Prest
June 17 1843
Page 61

State of New Jerry
Maca County
On this Eighth day of March
of
Eighteen hundred and forty three personally
appeared before the Subscriber one of the Judge of 
the Inferior Court of Common pleas in and for said
County Abraham Malatt of East Windsor
in the County of Macon in the Eighty sixth year of
his age a person of codacility and truth, who
being first duly sworn according to law doth on his
oath make the following additional declaration
in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress
passed June 7, 1832 That he has made several
declaration in all of which he stated his Three
years enlistment and service that for such service
he has not been allowed any thing declarant
is unable to specify more than is already contained
in his said declarations on fill. That he enlisted
under Capt Wm Peat in the County and was placed
Shortly after said enlistment under Capt John Burn
rows marched to the Monmouth shore, and then all
of said Company dressed in British Red cloths
taken from an English Ship that had been wrecked
and was afterwards used as a decay company
that he was detained in the service some time after
his enlistment expired, and was some time after and
dischared with a number of others whose term had
also expired upon examination by proper persons
duly authorized for that purpose declarant claims
arrears of pay due him for said service now receiving
only forty one dolls per annum for State serve a tenant
and refers with confidence to his proof on file and what
may accompany this declaration
his
Sworn & subscribed the day and year
above written before
Abrm & Malatt
John B Mount Judge
mark
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New Jersey.
I, Charles G. McChesney, Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify, that John B Mount, Esquire, before whom the within declaration was taken, was, at the time of the doing thereof, a Judge of the Court of Common Place in and for the county of Mercer in said state, duly appointed, commissioned, and sworn; that full faith and credit are to be given to his official attestations, and that the signature thereto is in the proper handwriting of the said John B Mount.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal of office, at Trenton, in said state, this sixth day of June A.D. one thousand eight hundred and forty-three.
Charles G. McChesney
Sec'y of State.