Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1,012, John Haas, New Jersey
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Service: New Jersey
Haas, John
Number: S.1.012
Contents: carded
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[left column]
Letter to Pension Agent and
John Runk. 20 Aug 1838.

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New Jersey - 28.443
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John Haas of Hunterdon in the state of N.J. who was a pr in the [left blank] commanded by Captain ------------- of the Regt. commanded by Col Taylor in the N. Jersey line for 19 months.
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Inscribed on the Roll on New Jersey at the rate of 63 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 10- day of June 34.  H. R.- and Such[?] Hon. J. Parker
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Arrears to the 4th of Mar 34              189.99
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept.-  31.67
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                                                             $221.66
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⎨Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Nath. Rice - Clerk,
Book E  Vol. 3- Page 116

Jany'y 28, 1838
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John Haas Esq
25117
Certificate to be sent to C. Bartles
Flemington
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey
Haas, John
NUMBER S.1.012
CONTENTS _
carded
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I do not remember—James Linn was our Major, and Stephen Hunt was our Colonel. We marched to Newark and kept guard at the ferries between that place and Bergen for some time. We afterward marched over to Compan in Bergen County, where we stayed for some time, part of the time during the summer of 1776. I was out under Captain Degroot part of the time, and I was out every other month during the summer and all of 1776 until I was taken sick around November 1776.

During that summer and fall, I believe I was out at least three months. I was stationed at Newark when the Declaration of Independence was first read in July 1776. I also remember seeing New York on fire while we were in Communipaw at the time it was captured by the British—I was the first in our company to notice the fire.

Around the first of December, I fell ill from the exposure and fatigue of the camp, suffering from camp fever. I remained sick for about six weeks, and around the first of February 1777, I marched again under Captain Sebring to Stephen Gap, above Middlebrook, where we stayed for some time. I was out for one month on this tour.

During the year 1777, I performed militia duty every other month alternately. We stayed part of the time at Elizabethtown, partly at Newark, at Aquackanock, and at Dow’s Ferry over the Hackensack River. From April 1777 to April 1778, I was in service for at least five months.

From the first of April 1778 until about...
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From the first of January 1779, I performed monthly tours alternately. We were stationed primarily at Elizabethtown, keeping guard—part of the time under Captain Sebring and part of the time under Captain Logan. Frederick Frelinghuysen was our Colonel, and General Dickinson commanded at times, while General Heard and General Wayne also took command at other times.  

I was at the Battle of Monmouth in June 1778. General Hara commanded the militia, and Colonel Frelinghuysen led our regiment. When we marched for Monmouth, we rendezvoused at Millstone and then crossed Rockhill to Crosswicks Creek, where we had a skirmish with the British or Hessians—I do not recall which. From there, we proceeded to the Monmouth battlefield, where we were stationed behind the meeting house as a rear guard.  

After the Battle of Monmouth, we were ordered back to Englishtown, where the militia baggage had been sent before the battle began. From there, we pursued the British across New Jersey but did not overtake them. We were discharged about eighteen miles from Sandy Brook, as I was informed, though I do not recall the name of the exact location.  

In April 1779, I moved to the Township of Tewksbury in Hunterdon County. After relocating, I was frequently called upon for alarms, which lasted from one to two weeks, sometimes longer. During the Battle of Springfield, I was called out on an alarm and was stationed on the battlefield before the engagement began. However, General Greene ordered me to a position on the road north of the town to stop the enemy's advance.
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on that road. After the battle of Springfield we marched to Elizabethtown and destroyed the works that the British had erected at Elizabeth town point where we were discharged. I was commanded by Captain Smock at the battle of Springfield.- I was afterwards out on an alarm at the time of the revolt of the Pennsylvania line. We marched to Rocky hill and lay there as a corps of observation to watch the motions of the Pennsylvania line. Our captain was Peter Perrine. John Taylor was our Colonel. We laid there untill the difficulty with them was settled. from failure of my memory I am unable to state particularly all my different tours and the different officers under whom I served. I am safe in saying that I served during the war for fifteen months & upwards. I never missed a tour when my turn came except the time when I was sick in December 1776. I have no documentary evidence to prove my services.
never received any written discharge. I know of no persons living by whom I can prove my services except John Steele, William Demun & Jacob Vossellaer & they can swear only to part of my services. I think John Thompson Esq. can testify as to my character as to truth and veracity

I do hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a
pension or annuity- except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.

John Haas

Sworn & subscribed the day
& year aforesaid.-
Benjn Egbert
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Hunterdon County SS:  Jacob Vosseller being duly sworn according to Law on his oath saith. That he is seventy four years of age. That he was well acquainted with John Haas the aforesaid applicant in the Revolutionary war and knows he was a soldier in said war.  Deponent was out with said Haas when he lay at Bergen when New York was burnt, at the battles of
Springfield and Monmouth and on several  Other towns.  We were then neighbours. I am confident he was out fifteen months and upwards.

Jacob Vosseller Leb[?]

Sworn & subscribed this
24. of October 1832 in
open Court
Benjn. Egbert. }
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We John F Clark a Clergyman residing in the township of Amwell and John Thompson
residing in the township of Readington---
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Haas who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy four years of age & upwards, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier
of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion

John F. Clark
Jn Thompson

Sworn and subscribed by John Thompson & affirmed to according to law by John F. Clark this 24th day of October 1832.

Benjn Egbert

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 John F.
Clark who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the township of Anwell and that John Thompson Esq who has also signed the same is a resident in Readington township and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit  Done in open court October Term 1832

Benj. Egbert
Jacob J Young
Elijah Wilson
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State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County. } SS
I Isaac G Farlee Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Hunterdon do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said
Court, in the matter of the application of John
Haas for a pension

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Office at Flemington this twenty fourth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three

Isaac G Farlee Clk

State of New Jersey Hunterdon County SS:
I Benjamin Egbert one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common pleas of the said County of Hunterdon do hereby certify that I am acquainted with Jacob Vosseller the witness who has sworn to & subscribed the foregoing affidavit & that full faith & credit is to be given to his statements witness my hand this 22nd day of June AD 1833.

Benjn. Egbert
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Somerset County SS.   Before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in & for said County, personally appeared John Steel of said County who being
by me duly sworn on his oath saith, that he was well acquainted with John Haas of Tewksbury in the County of Hunterdon New Jersey, in the time of the Revolutionary War-  Deponent knows that said Haas was a soldier in said army in favour of the United States & deponent was out with said Haas as a soldier on several tours of duty at Westfield, Monmouth & Deponent & said Haas at that time lived neighbors. The above service must have been done in the years 1776-1777 and 1778. It was then understood that said Haas always turned out- done his duty faithfully, & was called a good Soldier & a friend to the cause of freedom

John Steele

Sworn & Subscribed this
29th of September 1832. }

Wm B Gaston Judge of the pleas
of Somerset
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State of New Jersey
Somerset County. }. SS

I, John M Mann Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of said County of Somerset do hereby certify that William B Gaston who has signed & made the certificate of credibility
below is one of the Judges of the Inferior Court
of Common Pleas of said County of Somerset, that I am acquainted with his handwriting &
know that to be his own proper signature which is annexed thereto.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this sixth day of July AD 1833
J. M. Mann

Somerset County. SS:
I William B. Gaston one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Somerset, do hereby certify that John Steel & William Dumon who has sworn to the foregoing affidavits, are persons of truth and veracity, and that their statements are entitled to full credit
and belief.-

Wm B Gaston
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Somerset County ss. Before me the subscribed
one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in & for said County, personally appeared William Demun resident of said County, who being by me duly sworn on his oath saith that he became acquainted with John Haas of Tewksbury, County of Hunterdon & State of New Jersey in the time of the Revolutionary war- Said Haas was out in said service with deponent on different tours of duty at Springfield- Monmouth- Princeton.  At Princeton & Springfield said Haas was under the same Capt with deponent.  Said Haas done his duty faithfully & it was talked of at the time that he was warmly attached to the cause
as well in Camp as out. Deponent thinks said Haas was out in said service as much as twelve or fifteen months- Perhaps more & further saith not-

William Demun

Sworn & Subscribed this
29th of September 1832

Wm B Gaston Judge
of the Pleas of Somerset
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State of New Jersey
Somerset County  SS }
I John M Mann Clerk the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and on the said County hereby certify that William B. Gaston before whom the foregoing affidavits of John Steele and William Demun were taken  in the matter of the application of John Haas for a pension was at the time of the taking of the same and still is a judge of the said Court and that full faith and credit ought to be given to his official acts.  
In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal of office
this twenty ninth day September
in the year of Our Lord Eighteen
hundred and thirty two.
J.M. Mann

John Haas Esq.
25.117

certificate to be sent
to C. Bartles 
Flemington N.J.
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State of New Jersey Hunterdon County ss: Be it
remembered that before me Benjamin Egbert
one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County personally appeared John
Haas Esquire the person who has signed & sworn to the foregoing declaration who having first been duly sworn according to law on his oath saith that he served as a soldier in the revolution in the years 1776. 77. & 78. 79 & 80. that he cannot state the particular months in the years in which he served from a failure of memory. I served under Colonel Stephen Hunt in 1776. James Linn was our Major under Hunt. I served under Colonel Frederick Frelinghuysen in 1777. I think James Linn was Major.  I recollect that General Dickinson had the command part of the time that we lay at Elizabethtown. General Wynes had the command part of the time that we lay at Elizabethtown & in Bergen
County- after I removed to Hunterdon County I served under Col John Taylor.  I performed services during the Revolution at the following places, to wit at the ferries between Newark & Bergen, at Elizabethtown at Bergen Point, at Communipawn, at Aquachanuck at Dow Ferry at Westfield in Essex County at Monmouth at the time of the Battle at Rocky hill at the time of the Pennsylvania revolt at the Battle of Springfield- [crossed out:  'and the said John Haas on his oath further deposes and saith'] at the time of the battle of Monmouth.  Major-
Davis had the command of our Batalion [sic].
I recollect seeing Capt. Fitzroy of the Virginia
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Swo
22d
him after he was killed at the Battle of
Monmouth. I was informed that he Capt.
Fitzroy was killed while standing by Maj.
Davis - and the said John Hear on his
oath further deposeth [illegible] & said that by
reason of old age and the consequent loss
of memory, he cannot swear positively
as to the precise length of his services
but according to the best of his recollection
he served not less than the periods below
in the following graors [illegible] for one year and three months, & upwards. I served as a
private and for such service I claim a
pension.
These services were to keep guard
over the Country & prevent injury to it from the enemy, go on scouting parties & such like duty
that he was during his said service either on the
march or on stations assigned him by
his superior officers, and was during said time
he was not employed in any civil pursuit
Sworn & subscribed this 22nd 
of June AD 1833
John Haas
Benjn [Benjamin] Egbert one of the
Judges of the Court
of Common place of
Hunterdon County
State of
New Jersey Hunterdon County  J I Isaac
Tarlee Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common
pleas of the County of Hunterdon do hereby
certify that Benjamin Egbert before whom
affidavit of John Haasley [Haas] was taken was at
the time of taking thereof & now is one of the
Judges of the said court of Common
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the Judges of the said Court of Common
pleas of the said County of of Hunterdon
and that the signature "Benjn [Benjamin] Egbert" to said
affidavit
is genuine In Testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand
affixed the seal of the said
Court this first day of October
in the year of our Lord Eighteen
hundred & thirty three 1833
Isaac G. Farlee Clk
1
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State of New Jersey
County of Hunterdon SS
 
Be it remembered that before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the said County & 
one of the Justices of the Peace of the said County personally appeared John Haas Esquire who has Signed the foregoing declaration & supplemental declaration who having just been duly sworn on his oath saith that by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively with perfect precision as to the length of all his services in the war of the revolution yet upon reflection & by conversation with Sundry survivors of the revolution he is enabled to give a more detailed account of his services than he has hitherto done & can assert with perfect truth that he served not less than the periods below mentioned  & always as the grade of a private.
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He entered the service as heretofore alledged in the town of Bridgewater Somerset County New
Jersey being involved in the militia in a company commanded by Capt Jacob Degroot in a battalion commanded by Major Linn &  Colonel Stephen Hunt this was in the Spring of Seventeen hundred & Seventy Six.   During the
year 1776 under the officers just named he served two months in two tours of a month each in the Eastern part of New Jersey
stationed in the vicinity of Newark guarding
the ferries & passed between Newark & Bergen. 
the enemy during the time had possession of New York
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...in the fall of the same year he served a tour of one month under Capt. Sebring on the same station under the same field officers in the performance of
the same duties.

In the winter of 1776 & 1777 he took fish & remained sick for some weeks after which in February 1777 he was again fit for duty ordered out, served a tour of one month under Capt. Sebring & the supervision of Major Lina & was stationed at Hobart Gap. The British was at New Brunswick & the American forces at Morristown under the Commander-in-chief.

During the month they were engaged in guarding the lines & formations down in the vicinity [illegible] the enemy. During the residual of the year 1777 he was ordered out & served three months in three tours of a month each under Captain [crossed out: (illegible)] Sebring chiefly stationed at Elizabeth Town
& in that vicinity - guarding along to Newark, Acquackanonk Landing & down the Barkers Brook & under the supervision of Generals Frelinghuysen & Dickinson.

In the year 1778 he was ordered out & served at least five tours of a month each - the first two under Capt. Sebring at or in the vicinity of Elizabeth Town under Col. Frelinghuysen guarding that portion of New Jersey and patrolling that country.

Another, the third tour of a month under Capt. Sebring & Major Davis in the month of June, I was marched to West Jersey about the time the every came into New Jersey from Philadelphia & had some skirmishing with detachments of the enemy. Others was marched to Monmouth under Gen'l Davis. I was in that...
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...severe engagement. The particulars of which are set forth in the foregoing declarations.

In the winter of the year 1778 he served at least two towns of a month each, the first under Capt. Logan, the others under Capt. Sebring, both under Col. Frelinghuysen in East Jersey at the Elizabeth Town Station guarding by day & by night & patrolling the County - a portion of the time under Gen'l Myers.

In the Spring of 1779 he removed to Tewksbury in the County of Hunterdon. I was immediately attached to a company of the regular militia under Capt. Peter Perring & Col. Taylor & during the year served at least two of a month each under those officers just named.

I was stationed in the middle of New Jersey guarding & patrolling that part of the County away from Elizabeth Town and towards N. York. In the year 1780 he served under, he thinks, the same officers two tours of a month each and stationed at or near Elizabeth Town in the active performance of similar duties.

In addition to which in this year at the time the enemy landed in East New Jersey he was ordered out, served one month under Capt. Smock & Col. Taylor, was marched to Springfield. I was engaged in that memorable contest & expected every moment to have been hit but through (sp.) the Providence of Heaven he escaped unhurt. They followed on after the engagement...
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...aforesaid then & during the night he recollects aiding in demolishing the fortifications of the enemy. He was ordered out at the time of the revolt of the Pennsylvania line, he thinks in the early part of 1781 under Capt. Perrine & the same Colonel. I was out for some time but he cannot say that it was a month. He served much more, he is confidant, than he has (in) the aforesaid - sure he is that he served two years but cannot particularize with certainty
as to any more previous than he has put forth.

He was also frequently engaged in claims and sudden emergencies which he cannot specify. He early enlisted in the cause of the Independence of his country. Elevated himself to that cause during the seven & protracted (years), striving to which resulted in effecting our emancipation. Humble as were his services, they were performed faithfully & zealously [crossed out: & most adm(irably)] at a time when even his executions were valuable & now asks from a prosperous country that reward to which he thinks he is justly entitled.

He is reminded that he has heretofore stated that his company was divided in two [illegible]. This he did not intend to say, for he recollects distinctly that the companies were divided into eight [illegible] but four [illegible], or one half, were usually called out at a time & that he intended to say.
s/ John Haas

Sworn & subscribed the 7th day of May A.D. 1834
s/ Benjamin Egbert, Judge
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State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County//

Luke Vosseller, being duly sworn on his oath saith that he is now in the 78th year of his age, that he is a surviving soldier of the Revolution & now drawing a pension as such. That he is well acquainted to John Haas who has signed the foregoing declarations & has known him from boyhood.

He knows that said Haas was a solder of the Revolution & had frequently served months tours. He served several tours with him in '76 & '77 at & in the vicinity of Elizabeth Town, Newark guarding in that vicinity. He recollects serving several monthly tours in '78. He believes that Haas was my age in the battle of Springfield & pursued the enemy

He has always understood that Haas was in the battle of Monmouth. He feels confidant that Haas served fully if not more than he has stated - that Haas is a man of integrity & unquestioned veracity & therefore credibility (sp.) ought to [crossed out: have] be given to his statements.
s/ Luke Vosseller

Sworn Subscribed this 7th day of May A.D. 1839.
s/ Benjamin Egbert, Judge
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We Benjamin Egbert & John Thompson
two of the Judges of the Infenor Court of
Common pleas of the county of Hunterdon
do hereby certify that Luke Vosseler who
has signed the foregoing affidavit is a man
of integrity I of strict truth & veracity and
that his statements are entitled to credence
and we further certify that John Steele
William Demus & Jacob Vosseler whose
affidavits are annexed to the original supplemental
papers are men of truth & veracity and that
then statements are entitled to full credit
In testimony whereof we have hereunto affixed
our names this seventh day of May AD 1834
Benj Egbert }
Jno Thompson } Judges

State of New Jersey }
Hunterdon County ss } I Isaac G Porter Clerk of
the Inferior Court of common pleas of the said
County of Hunterdon that Benjamin Egbert and
John Thompson Esqrs before whom the preceding
affidavits were taken are Judges of the
Inferior Court of Common pleas of the said
County of Hunterdon aforesaid and their
signatures to said affidavits are genuine
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and
seal the said Court [illegible]
this seventh day of May
AD 1834.
Isaac G. Farlee Clk
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25.117
John Haas
[illegible] Year 9 mo only
Admit as private  
19 months $63.33
Hon. I. Parker Ret'd &
ans d June 4. 1834

(alll crossed out)
C. Bartles Esq
Flemington
N Jersey
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May (blank) 1833

Sir:

The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.

A Statement, shewing the Service of John Haas.
Period when the service was rendered. | Duration of the claimant's service. (Years/Months/Days) | Rank of the claimant. | Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. | Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. | Battles in which the applicant was engaged. | Country through
which he marched. | Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. | Evidence by which the declaration is supported.
Spring 1776 ┃ (blank) | 3 | (blank) | (blank) | Capt. Degroat | Bridgewater
1 Feb 1777 [illegible] 1 to 1778| Capt. Sebring | 75 years | Living witnesses not confirmed credible - Traditionary evidence.
Every other mo(nth) from 1st Jan(uary) 1779 | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | Col. Frelinghuysen, Gen'l Dickenson, Capt. Smock, Col. John Taylor
Safe in saying he fin(ished) at 15 months.
'76 | (blank) | 2 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 5 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 19 (months).

I am, respectfully your obedient servant,
J.L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

Mr. John Haas
Tewksbury, New Jersey
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia" and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c, Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.

Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.

As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.

DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of
County of //
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before
A. B. a resident (b) of __________ in the county of __________ and State, Territory or District
of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____ , with _____ and
served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:

[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. (illegible) This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____.

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. __________ A. B.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, __________, of the Court of __________ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of
__________ for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.

If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.

Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:

(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the __________ and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with __________, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ 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 days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 A.B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the __________, and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the __________ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I, __________, Clerk of the Court of __________ , do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of __________ for a pension. 

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ & c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.

If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.

The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.

1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. //
To a soldier. // Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
To an Officer. // Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant. The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons - one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.

The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.

Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.

Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.

No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

[a] The declarant appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:

"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that by reason of old age, and in the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection he served not less that the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: __ For ______ year ________ months, and ________ days, I served as a ________; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important , in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase, "about three or four months," is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that was the either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.

[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains
the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.

(Illegible) The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule (illegible) note [j] applies to continental troops only. 

[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases. 
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact. 
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration:
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RECORD DIVISION.
3-325
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.,  19
S.F. 1012

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

DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT |  LENGTH OF SERVICE | RANK | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED | CAPTAIN | COLONEL | STATE
1776 to 1780 | served at
various times
19 months
in all | Pvt | Jacob Degroat, John Sebring, Logan, Smock, Peter Perrine | Stephen Hunt, | N.J. |Frederick Frelinghuysen, John Taylor 

Battles engaged in, Monmouth, Springfield
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Bridgewater Twp Somerset Co. N. J.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 24, 1832, his cl. was al.
Residence at date of application Tewksbury Twp. Hunterdon Co. N.J.
Age at date of application, b. Oct. 29 1757 in Bernards Twp Somerset Co. N. J.
d. Jany 28. 1838
Remarks: 
No data as to family
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

6--2856
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Jno Haas
Jacob "
Mary Conover
Elenor Hopman
Lydia Krynee
Rebecca Haas
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Trenton August 13th 1838

Dear Sir
Ninety days has elapsed since the power
of attorney on the enclosed papers 
where dated in consequence of
which the pension agent here Declines
payment there has been delay in
the matter but I hope you will remove
the objection
J L Edwards Esq Yours Respectfuly
John Runk

N B Please inclose the papers to W P Hunt [illegible]
for me
J R
 
Jno Haas
Isaac "
Mary Conover
Eleanor Hopman
Lydia Krynee
Rebecca Haas
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612 Court St
Lynchburg
Virginia
Nov 28 1897
Chief
Pension Bureau
War Department
Dear Sir:
I am most anxious
to know whether there is
any record of services
rendered in the Revolutionary
war by Isaac Samuels
and by Jacob Haas
and John Haas of Shenandoah
County Virginia. There
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is an
impression in the
family that Isaac Samuels
served under Gen. Morgan
and  was at "Valley Forge."
Any information that 
you can give me will
be gratefully appreciated
Thanking you in advance
Yours Very truly
Mrs. John H. Christian

(round stamp)
U. S.
PENSION
NOV
29 
1897
OFFICE
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[This Bureau can furnish the military]
record of only such Revolutionary soldiers
as were pensioned or whose widows were
pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay
rolls of the Revolutionary War and the
War of 1812 as are now in the possession
of the Government are on file in the
Record and Pension Office, War Department
Original rolls and other records
pertaining to service in the Revolutionary
War may also be found on file in the
[archives of many of the original States.]
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
L. W. B.
I. 1012.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
December 16, 1897.
Madam:
Replying to your request for information concerning Isaac Samuels,
Jacob
and John Haas, soldiers of the Revolutionary war, you are advised
that a very careful search has been made and from the data given
the names of Isaac Samuels and Jacob Haas have not been found upon the
Revolutionary war pension records on file in this Bureau.
John Haas made an application for pension on October 24, 1832,
at which time he was 75 years of age and residing at Tewksbury, N. J.,
and his pension was allowed for nineteen months' actual service as a
private in the New Jersey troops, Revolutionary war; apart of the time
he served under Col. Taylor. He enlisted at Bridgewater, N. J.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner
Mrs. John H. Christian.
612 Court, Lynchburg, Va.
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PHONE 2231 MAIN
HOURS: 9-12, 1-5
SIMPLEX MECHANICAL DAM
DR. C. C. GALLOWAY
SURGEON DENTIST
6O2 ELEVENTH STREET, NORTHWEST

WASHINGTON, D. C. 
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C. April 10, 1913

Dear Sir:--

Will you please give me such information as you may have
relative to the record of military services in the Revolutionary 
War of John Haas of New Jersey who participated in the battle at
Monmouth and other places.
The names of the officers under whom he served would be
appreciated as well,
Thanking you for such information as you may have and
can give me I remain,
Yours truly,
C.C. Galloway
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Please send transcript of service
of John Haas # S.1.012, to
Mrs. L.R. Galloway 503 West Boon St.
Marshalltown, Iowa
REV. WAR SECTION
MAY 4 1915
PENSION BUREAU
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Dec. 16 /97- To Mrs.
John H. Christian
Lynchburg, Va
1913 Apr. 17 Hist to Dr C. C. Galloway
1915 May 5 Hist to Mrs. L. R. Galloway

Rev War
INVALID.
File No. 1012
John Haas
Priv. N.J. Line
Act June 7. 1832.
Index: -- Vol. a, Page 156
[Arrangement of 1870.}