Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34172, Morris D Camp, Continental (New Jersey)
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Service 
Continental (New Jersey)
Camp, Morris D. or 
DeCamp, Morris 
Number
S.34172

This Envelope Includes 
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER 
Received from GAO
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10405
New-Jersey
-------------------------
Morris De Camp,
of Essex co in the State of N. Jersey,
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Sheldon, of the ['Connect't' and 'N. Jersey' crossed out] Continental line, for the term of two years.
--------------------------
Inscribed on the Roll of New-Jersey,
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 29th of August, 1818.
--------------------------
Certificate of Pension issued the 7. of May, 1819
and sent to John Mann, Judge
Rahway, Essex co. N.J.
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Arrears to 4th of March, 1819.             49.80
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4. Sept. 1819   48.0
6 mo: 7/31 }                                           ______
                                                               $97.80.

{Revolutionary claim, }
{Act 18th March, 1818.}

Continued
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Dead.  S. letter to S. B. Miller
June 18, 1836  ['do to same' crossed out]
['Nov. 5, 1836' crossed out]  do to same
P. Agt. 14 Nov. 1836

Notification sent May 10th 1821.
to Asa Whitehead,
New Ark, New Jersey
Date of death not on AB
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Morris D. Camp, private
Essex county, N.J.
Col. Sheldon regt 
dragoons - 2 years

29 August, 1818

Adm.

John Mann, judge,
Rahway, Essex co:
New-Jersey.
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Morris De Camp's Application for a 
Pension under the Act 
of March 1818
Sheldon Regmt
Dragoons-
March 16 - 77
Decr  [illeg]  } 2 yrs
Correct by Roll
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State of New Jersey County of Essex Ss.}
On this twenty ninth day of August 1818 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Essex personally came Morris De Camp aged sixty eight years Resident in the Township of Westfield in the County of Essex afd. who being being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the Late act of Congress Entitled An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary war - that he the said Morris DeCamp Enlisted in the Troop of Light dragoons of which William Barnet was to have been the Capt. and attached to the second Regiment in the Army of the United States Commanded by Col. Elisha Sheldon at Elizabeth Town in the County of Essex, and early in the Spring of the year of seventy seven for the war and being in a detachment Commd by General Sullivan to Staten Island for particular service he received a wound in his foot on the twenty second day of August in the same year, that he continued to serve in the same Company or troops two campaigns after he received the wound and was in the Battle of Brandy wine but his wound frequently breaking out and he was discharged from the service at Bedford in the State of New York in December seventeen hundred seventy nine - that he applied for a pension and he thinks at the time of his application
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gave his certificate of discharge to Judge Smith Inspector of Invalids and does not recollect ever to have seen it since. He now draws a small pension but being unable to do any thing to procure means for subsistence and his circumstances reduced and necessitous so as to stand in need of the assistance of the Country for Support and in the small pittance which he has hitherto received being inadequate to his support desires to relinquish that and be placed on the Pension list under the Act of Congress of March 1818 above-mentioned
Morris D Camp
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid} John Mann Judge of the Court Common Pleas Essex County N Jersey

I John Mann Judge &c of aforesaid Certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Morris DeCamp did serve in the war of the Revolution as stated in the foregoing declaration against the Common enemy. and I now transmit the proceedings and Testimony taken and had before me to the secretary for the department of war pursuant to the direction of the aforementioned act of congress. - dates at Rahway in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey this twenty ninth day of August - 1818 -
 John Mann
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New Jersey Essex Essex County } Ss
Silas Whitehead clerk of the court of common pleas in and for the county of Essex afsd do hereby certify that John Mann Esqr before whom the foregoing proceedings were taken and had was at the time of the taking thereof and still is a judge of the said court, and that the name "John Mann" subscribed to the said proceeding is the proper handwriting of the said John Mann Esqr
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said court the seventh day of September in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. Silas Whitehead
In addition to the former certificate I would further state that I have been personally acquainted with Morrris De Camp, the applicant for ten years last past and know him to be in indigent circumstances and in need of the assistance of his country for support
Rahway Esex County September 8th 1818 John Mann Esqr
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278.
Declaration-&c.
of Morris DeCamp
Revoly. Pensioner

N. Jersey
Morris D. Camp
Recd. 5 Feb. 1821
No 10405
Sep 1819
Continue
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at a term of the inferior Court of Common pleas
holden at Newark in and for the County of Essex
and State of New Jersey.

Present. The Honorable John Dodd, Aaron Munn, John Willson & others Judges of sd. court.

New Jersey }
Essex County } ss. Be it remembered that on the fifth day of January in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty one personally appeared in the said inferior Court of common pleas in and for the said County of Essex, in open court, the said court being a court of record for the said County of Essex Morris De Camp aged Seventy years, resident in the Township of Westfield in the County of Essex afsd. who being first duly
sworn according to law doth on his oath declare
that he served in the revolutionary war as
follows, he enlisted in the Spring of seventeen
hundred and Seventy Seven, under Cornet John
Brown in the troop of light dragoons, of which
William Bennett was to have been the Captain
and attached to the second regiment of New Jersey commanded by Colonel Elisha Sheldon,
during the war, and was in a detachment erected by General Sullivan to Staten Island for particular service, where he received a wound in his foot, on the twenty second day of
August of the same year of his enlistment, that he served in the same company or troop two Campaigns afterwards, but his wound
breaking out frequently was discharged from
service, that he thinks he gave his certificate
of discharge of discharge [sic] to judge Smith at
the time be applied for a pension, as an invalid
and does not recollect ever seeing it since, and that
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his original declaration is dated the       day of      one thousand eight hundred nineteen and that his pension certificate is no. 10405
and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the 10th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" passed on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not nor has any person in part for me any property as securities contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed, to wit, nothing of property but his clothing and that he has been charitably bestowed, the deponents occupation has been that of a farmer, he being upwards of seventy years of age and so infirm as not to be able to walk without assistance, is unable to labor at anything by which he can earn anything for his support, he has no wife or child with him as otherwise in circumstances to contribute to his support but boards with a distant relative and  brother to certain others, that he may not become chargeable on the Town. 
  Morris DeCamp his x mark
Sworn and subscribed in open court the day and year aforesaid
 John Dodd
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I Asa Whitehead, clerk of the said court do hereby certify that the foregoing Declaration and schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said courts.  
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court the ninth day of January Eighteen hundred & seventy one. Asa Whitehead clerk
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FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO
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No. 3    Loan Office, Trenton Bank, December 20 1836
RECEIVED of PHILEMON DICKINSON, Agent for paying Invalid Pensions, in New-Jersey, Ninety one 22/100 Dollars, being for Eleven 12/28 Months' Pension, due to Morris D Camp from the fourth day of March 1820 to the eighteenth day of February 1821 for which I have signed Duplicate Receipts.    
$91.22   John Titus
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Power of Attorney
Children of Morris D Camp to 
John Titus 
Dec 20, 1836 
Acc No 2 
[illeg] No 5

Trenton, N.J.  
H-gr. 1836 
B-32
32 or 
222-
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State of New Jersey Essex County Ss
Elias Van Arsdale Junior Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common pleas held at Newark in and for said county of Essex do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been produced to said court to show that Morris D.Camp was an Invalid Pensioner under the Laws of the United States. - Was a Resident of said county of Essex and died at his Residence in the Township of Westfield, in said county on the Eighteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty one, that he left ho widow, But left three children who are still living, viz: Gideon D Camp, Sana A Marsh a widow and Catharine Marsh wife of Isaac Marsh all of full age and resident of said county of Essex and are all the children of the said Morris D Camp now living, or that were living at his death.  And I do further certify, that satisfactory evidence has been likewise addressed to the Court to prove that the original pension certificate granted to said Morris D. Camp cannot upon due search of enquiry be found and that said Certificate were destroyed with other papers about three or four years ago by Moses Jagues in whose possession the same had been kept for the purpose of collecting the amount due thereon. And that the said Morris D Camp deceased and above stated is the Morris D Camp named in said certificate and one and the same person. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at Newark in and for said County this ninth day of December in the year of or Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six. E Van Arsdale, Clk
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Know all men by these presents that we Gideon D Camp, Widow Susanna A. Marsh & Catharine Marsh and Isaac Marsh her husband all of the County of Essex in the State of New Jersey Children of the above named Morris D Camp, Late of the County of Essex and state of New Jersey, pensioner of the United States deceased, do hereby nominate and appoint John Titus Afd of New Jersey our true and lawful attorney for us and in our names to receive from the agent of the United States for paying pensions in Trenton, State of New Jersey, our pension or the pension due to our late father the said Morris D Camp deceased, from the fourth day of March Eighteen hundred and twenty to the time of his death viz to the eighteenth day of February Eighteen hundred and Twenty one. Witness our hands and seals this fifteenth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six.  
Gideon D Camp, Susanna S Marsh, Catharine Marsh, Isaac Marsh
Nancy Hand
Sam B. Miller
State of New Jersey Essex County}Ss: Be it known that on the fifteenth day of December in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty six Before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared Gideon D Camp, Widow Susanna A Marsh, Catharine Marsh and Isaac Marsh her husband above named and acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be their act and deed. - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above mentioned.  Sam B. Miller Justice of the peace
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State of New Jersey City of Trenton
Be it known that on the 20th 
day of December 1836. Before the subscriber [a justice - crossed out] 
Mayor of the said City personally appeared John Titus the Attorney before named in the foregoing power of attorney and made oath that the same was not given him by reason of any Sale Transfer or Mortgage of the pension or arrears of pension therein authorized to be received by him. 
 Sworn and subscribed the day and year last above mentioned
 Before me    John Titus
Note: the interlineations made before the Execution.  Chas Burroughs
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July 1, 1938


BA-J/AWF
Morris D. Camp
S. 34172

Glennie H. Moore
1340 Roosevelt Avenue
Lansing, Michigan

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which
you request the Revolutionary War record of Morris De-Camp of New Jersey.

The data furnished herein were obtained
from papers on file in pension claim, S. 34272,
based on disability of Morris D. Camp (De Camp) incurred while in the War of the  Revolution, and on account of his service in that war.

The date and place of birth of Morris D.
Camp were not given, nor were the names of his parents stated.

Morris D. Camp enlisted in Elizabethtown,
Essex County, New Jersey, early in the spring
of 1777, served as sergeant in Captain William
Barnett's company in Colonel Elisha Sheldon's
Second Regiment of Light Dragoons; he was wounded in the foot on Staten Island, August 22, 1777, was in the battle of Brandywine, and was discharged on account of the wound in the foot, sometime in December, 1779.

He was allowed pension from March 4, 1789,
on account of disability resulting from the above mentioned wound. He relinquished this pension, and was allowed pension on account of his service in the Revolution, on his application executed
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August 29, 1818, at which time he was sixty-eight years of age, and living in Westfield Township, Essex County, New Jersey.

The soldier, Morris D. Camp (De Camp) was in 1821 living in said Westfield Township, with a "distant relative," no name given.

Reference was made in 1836 to the soldier
as then deceased, date not shown; he left no widow, but children survived him, their names not stated.

In order to obtain the date of last payment
of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and furnish the following data:

Morris D. Camp
Certificate #10405
Issued May 7, 1819
Rate $8.00 per month
Commenced August 29, 1818
Act of March 18, 1818
New Jersey Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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34172 Revy INVALID.
File No 34,179 
Morris D Camp
Priv Rev War
Act: 18 March 18"
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 66
[Arrangement of 1870]

[right side]
Apr 30 '96 paper ex by Mr Aspinwall [illeg]
1915 Feb 25: history to Miss Alberta Regnier [illeg]
_____________________
1916 June 9 Hist. to Mrs. Maurice Moore
1917 July 24 to James D. DeCamp
1927 Jan. 31 Hist to Reignette Marsh 
1930 - Aug 7 - Hist to Miss Florence S. Whitehead
1930 Nov. 14 Miss Reignette Marsh adv. how to obtain further data etc.
_________________________________
1938 - July 1 hist. to Glennie H Moore awy
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Morris D. Camp, New Jersey, roll, act of March 18, 1818 - up to what time does it appear that he was last paid
Paid from Sept. 4 1819 to March 4, 1820
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Newark New Jersey June 3d 1836

J. L. Edwards Esq

Sir I enclose to you an Application For Erastus Pierson of this County to obtain a pension
under the act of June 7th 1832, he being altogether unable to make a Declaration or statement of his services in the War of the Revolution for himself on account of his age & Infirmities.-- I presume there might be more
evidence obtained of the same [present?] as that herewith sent to you, But to find any Witnesses that can testify to the exact monthly tours & places of Service is I apprehend out of their power.

Sir in November last I handed to the Revd O. B. Brown (then in this place) the Court Certificate and power of Attorney Relative to the supposed arrear of Pension due to the children of Morris D Camp deceased, for the purpose of ascertaining the amount due to said Children & your instructions Relating to the same. His pension Certificate having been distroyed [destroyed], which said Court certificate will
show. - I find by reference to the New Jersey
Pension Roll on page 23 the name of Morris D Camp, as Sergeant who was first placed on said roll at the Rate of 40 dollars per annum to commence on the the 4th March 1789 as an Invalid Pensioner- increased under the act of July 5th 1812 to 40 dollars & again increased under the act of April 24th 1816 to $76.00
and relinquished for the Benefit of the act of March 18th 1818 and again increased to $96-00  dollars per annum to commence August 29th 1818.-  I was at Trenton in the month of March 1835 & the Pension Agent there stated to me that the last payment that their Books would show made to the said Morris D Camp was up to the 4 day of March 1818 which caused the said Court certificate & Power of Attorney to be made out & sent to Trenton & Returned with instructions that the papers had better be sent to you for further instructions
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which papers I have not heard from since handing them to Mr Brown.  The children of said D Camp are anxious to hear the result of their claim. And if Mr Brown has had the goodness to hand said papers to you, you will please to look into their loss & let me know the result as soon as convenient, and return said papers to me with your instructions, unless you can send a certificate in the name of said Children for the amount actually due them.

With the Highest Respect I
Remain yours &c
Sam B. Miller

P.S.  I have this day written to Mr Brown to hand
papers over to you if not already done &c.
S. B. Miller
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Morris D Camp
Act 1818
N. Jersey
7 May 19-

J.L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of pensions
Washington City
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James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Newark New Jersey November 9th 1836

Sir

I Received your Letter of the 5th Instant this
Morning & agreeable to the directions therein stated I enclose to you the Court certificate & power of Attorney of the Children of Morris D Camp Deceased- which was sent to the pension office at Trenton at the time they bore date and Returned because the name of Morris Decamp was not on the pension roll in that office as I stated to you in my letter of the 12th September Last.

With all due respect
I remain yours &c.
Sam B. Miller

J.L. Edwards Esq.
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Sept 15, 36
Hon of
Morris De Camp   N.J.
D.C.

Morris D Camp
N.J.  [illeg]
James L. Edwards, Esqr
Commisioner of Pensions
Washington City

[stamp]
NEWARK N.J. SEP 12
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Newark New Jersey September 14th 1836
J. L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of pensions.
Received your letter of the 19th June last relating to the arrear of pension of Morris D. Camp deceased and prepaired [sic] the necessary papers Agreeably to the printed sheets, therein enclosed to me. And sent the same to John Titus Esqr, as attorney for the children of said deceased (He having left no widow) to draw the amount of money due them. - And received for answer. Payment refused because the pensioner's name is not on the roll which he presumes would be if you was written to on the subject. Therefore you will please to give the necessary instructions to the pension agency of Trenton to have his name entered on said roll & inform me of the same so that I may return the power of attorney to Mr Titus. - Which will enable him to draw the monies for the lawful claimants.  I remain respectfully 
 Yours &c 
Saml B Miller
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5 Nov. 1838  G. C.

Record of 36 page  308
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War Dep 
Pension Office
Nov. 5 1836
Sir,
The Agent at Trenton will be directed to pay the amount due in the case of Morris D. Camp, on the production of the proper vouchers as soon as the same shall have been submitted to this office for inspection.
Samuel B Miller, Esqr Newark New Jersey
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Oct 26.
Morris D Camp N J roll
7 May 19

[stamp] NEWARK N.J. OCT 24

James L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

[stamp]  FREE
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Newark New Jersey October 22nd 1836
J. L. Edwards Esqr, Commissioner of pensions
Sir I wrote to you on the 12th of September last, stating that I had received your letter of the 10th June 1836 relating to the case of Morris D. Camp & prepaired the necessary papers, agreeably to the printed sheets therein enclosed to me. - And sent the same to John Titus Esqr, as attorney for the children of the said deceased. - (he having left no widow) to draw the amount of money due them. - And received for answer, payment refused, becaus the pensioner is not on the Roll, which he presumes would be done if you was written to on the subject- Therefore you will please to give the necessary instructions to the pension agency at Trenton & inform me of the same so that I may return said power of attorney to Mr. Titus if necessary. - And not having received ay answer and the children being very anxious to have their claim settled, you will please to excuse me for, again trubbling you on the subject. - With all due respect I remain yours &c. Samuel B. Miller
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18 June 1836
G.C.
Record G 36 page 33-
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War Dep 
Pension Office
June 18, 1836
Sir,
I have not the papers said to have been handed to Mr. Brown in the case of Morris D. Camp ded. He was last paid to the 4th March 1820: and from that period up to the day of his death the amount due will be paid on presenting at the pension Agency in Trenton such vouchers as the endorsed printed sheets point out 
S. B. Miller Newark N. Jersey
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Omaha, Neb, Feb. 18 1915
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D. C.
Dear Sir,-
Can you tell me whether the 3 following men who were in the Revolutionary war received pensions.
(1) James Clark, "minute man" in the Essex County, New Jersey militia.
(2) Morris De Camp, Private, ""minute man" in the Essex County, N. J. militia
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(3) George Bowlsby (or Bowlby) Private, "minute man" in the Morris County, New Jersey militia.
If these men received pensions, can you tell me when the pensions stopped.
I am gathering data to enable me to join the D.A.R. and any information you can give me will be most greatly appreciated. Respectfully, (Miss) Alberta Regnier, 4203 Grant St, Omaha
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3-871.
RECORD DIVISION, Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS..
Briefed by A.E.P.
Claim No. 
Certificate No.
Claimant
Soldier   Morris D. Camp  or Morris De Camp
Service
Additional Service   Rev.
No.      claim, State records          , 190__
No claim, combination records       ,  190__
REMARKS:
No inv. wid. or ref. claim as above except S. F. 34172  Morris D. Camp
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611 Pearl St. Lynchburg, Va    Rev Sec 1 C.B. H.  
6 June 1916
Pension Department - 
Dear Sirs -
Will you be so very kind as to examine your records and give me all the information in your possession, in regard to Morris De Camp who partitioned Congress for an increase of Pension [illeg]th Congress, 1st Session; House Bill H. J. p. 361.; Reported 15th June 1812; Bill No. 138, Passed; Applied 5th June 1812.
Also have you any information as to Matthias De Camp who drew a pension from N. Y. State? Or one Capt Pierre De Camp - lived during the Rev. War?
I shall indeed be most grateful for the courtesy of a reply. Very Sincerely Mary De C. B. Moore.  (Mrs Maurice Moore)

[on side]
Essex Co NJ. 1818 - p 23
See Inv. list 1835 N. [Y?] page 89

[stamp]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE D JUN 8 1916
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PHONE 8824 - W
Rev Sec
JAMES D. DE CAMP
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
630 SOUTH EIGHTH AVENUE
MOUNT VERNON, N. Y.

July 7th, 1917.
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
I have in my possession an old flint lock gun,
which has been handed down to me from Morris Decamp, my deceased grandfather. Some Decamp carried his gun during the American Revolution and I am trying to trace back to find out who it was.
Will you therefore kindly send me the pension and all other records you have in your office concerning "MORRIS
DECAMP"  "MOSES DECAMP " and " HENRY DECAMP ". I write for this information as I am the lineal descendant of ancestors bearing
these christian names.
Thanking you in advance I am
Very truly yours,
James D De Camp
[stamp]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE D JUL 17 1917
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Bureau of Pensions
Department of the Interior
Sirs -
Can your department give me the service and pension records (together with all other information in your possession - such as family - dates etc) of Morris De Camp of Essex County N.J. who served as a minute man in the Essex Co militia, also as private + sergeant in Col. Elisha Sheldon's Regt, Light Dragoons.
Yours very truly Miss Reignette Marsh 11 Maple Ave Plainfield N.J.
Nov. 30, 1926
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57 Harrison Street
Rahway, N.J.
July 2, 1930

Dept. of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions, (Rev. War)
Washington, D.C
Gentlemen:-
    According to advice received from the Adjutant General at Trenton, N.J. - Morris De Camp Sergeant in Colonel Elisha Sheldon's Second Regiment, Dragoons Continental Army (Rev. War) filed a claim for Pension listed under Invalid No. 34172.  We have his War Record and now are interested in his Personal Record. Does his Pension claim mention any member of his family, or does there happen to be any papers or affidavits witnessed by any members of his family in support of his claim. 
   Any information contained in this claim regarding the personal record of Morris De Camp will be greatly appreciated by me. Kindly advise what fee is charged for your services and my check will be mailed to cover. 
Very truly yours, (Miss) Florence S. Whitehead
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11 Maple Ave. Plainfield N.J.
Aug. 13, 1930
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Sirs:-
I have been trying to get some information concerning Morris De Camp a Revolutionary War soldier from Essex County N.J.
   In Jan. 1927 your department sent me a copy of his pension record - Claim S 34172
   I have learned that several years ago his pension certificate was #10405 - and this latter certificate gave more detains concerning his family
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   The certificate #10405 gives names of one son and two daughters - also married names of daughters - whereas claim S34172 does not give names of children.
   Can I have a copy of the pension certificate #10405? I would greatly appreciate same.
   Yours very truly (Miss) Reignette Marsh
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Lansing Mich
June 8th 1938
Veterans Administration
Washington D. C.
Mr Administrator
There was one Morris De-Camp who
was born 1751 [note: handwritten "?" is just above the "1" in this date] , and joined the New Jersey Troops in the Rev
War dates, and nothing more is found.
Have you his record and family names ? with date of date of birth & death,
It is said he was an officer in the Rev. War can you give me records proving this statement?
Thanks for any assistance.
[handwritten: Glennie Moore]

Glennie H. Moore
1340 Roosevelt Ave.
Lansing, Michigan
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January 31, 1927
Miss Reignette Marsh
11 Maple Ave
Plainfield, N.J.
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in
the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 34172,
it appears that Morris D. Camp (or Decamp) enlisted early in the spring of 1777 and served in Captain William Barnett's Company, Colonel Elisha Sheldon's Second Regiment of Light Dragoons, he was wounded in the foot at Staten Island, August 22, 1777, was in the battle of Brandywine, and was discharged, on account of wound of foot, in
December 1779, at Bedford, New York.
He was allowed pension, on account of above
mentioned wound, from March 4, 1789.
In 1818, he was living in Westfield Township,
Essex County, New Jersey, aged sixty-eight years. In 1836, it was shown that he was dead, and left no widow, but children survived him, no names are stated.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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June 9, 1916
Mrs. Maurice Moore,
611 Pearl Street,
Lynchburg, Va.
Madam -
In response to your letter dated the sixth instant, you are advised that the papers in the claim of Morris D. Camp, (or Morris DeCamp) Sur. File No. 34,172 Rev. War, show
that he enlisted early in the Spring of 1777, under Cornet John Brown, in Captain William Barnett's company, of Colonel Elisha Sheldon's Second regiment of Light Dragoons; he was wounded in the foot at Staten Island August 22, 1777, was in
the battle of Brandywine, and was discharged on account of wound of foot, in December 1779, at Bedford, New York.
He was pensioned for said wound at $24 per annum from March 4, 1789; increased to $48 per annum from April 17, 1812; increased to $76. per annum from April 24, 1816;
said pension being relinquished for $96. per annum from April 29, 1818, under the Act of March 18, 1818, in which year he was a resident of Westfield Township, Essex County, New Jersey, and sixty-eight years of age.
In 1836, it was shown that he had died, leaving no widow
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but children, then surviving him; names not stated.
For the date of the soldier's death, and names of persons to whom the arrears of his pension were paid, application should be made to the Auditor for the Interior Department, U. S. Treasury Department, giving him all of the following data:
"Morris D. Camp, Certificate 10,405,
issued May 7, 1819 for $8. per month
from August 29, 1818, under the Act
of March 18, 1818, at the New Jersey
Agency."
On page 89 of Volume II of the list of pensioners reported by the Secretary of War in 1835, one Matthias Decamp is recorded as a private in the Army of the Revolution,
as an invalid pensioner at $60 per and annum and  having died July 1, 1813.

The records of this Bureau also show that he was invalid pensioner at $60. per annum, but  there is no further information concerning him as there are no papers on file, the same
having been destroyed in the burning of the War Office.
The records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to Pierre Decamp of the Revolutionary War
Very respectfully,
G Saltzgaber
Commissioner.
Morris D.
D. Camp-2.
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February 25, 1915.
Miss Alberta Regnier,
4203 Grant Street,
Omaha, Nebraska.
Madam:

In response to your letter dated the 18th instant, you are advised that from papers in  the claim of Morris D. Camp or Morris Decamp S. F. 34172 Revolutionary War, it appears that early in the spring of 1777 he enlisted in Colonel Elisha Sheldon's Regiment of Light Dragoons; was wounded
in the foot on Staten Island August 22, 1777; was in the battle of Brandywine and was discharged in December 1779. He was pensioned on account of said wound March 4, 1789.
In 1818 he was a resident of Westfield Township, Essex
County, New Jersey aged sixty-eight years.
In 1836 it is shown that he had died (date not stated) leaving no widow but surviving children, names not stated.
For date of last payment of the soldier's pension and to whom paid you should apply to the Auditor for the Interior
Department, United States Treasury Department, Washington.
D. C. citing all the following data: Morris D. Camp or Morris
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Decamp, Ctf. 10405, issued May 7, 1819, at $8 per month from
August 29, 1818, Act March 18, 1818, New Jersey Agency.
very respectfully,
G M Saltzgaber
Commissioner,
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
MMHF:MLB
November 14, 1930
Miss Reignette Marsh
11 Maple Avenue
Plainfield, New Jersey
Dear Madam:

You are advised that S. 34172 is the file number in this bureau of the claim for pension of Morris D. Camp (or De Camp),
War of the Revolution.
In order to obtain further information in regard to this soldier, than is contained in the papers on file in this bureau,
you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office Records Division, this city, citing the following data:
Morris D. Camp, Certificate 10,405, issued May 7, 1819
for $8 per month from August 29, 1818, under the Act of March 18, 1818, New Jersey Agency.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner
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August 7, 1930
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section
AWF: MLB

Miss Florence S. Whitehead
57 Harrison Street
Rahway, New Jersey
Dear Madam:

You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 34172, that Morris D. Camp
(or De Camp) enlisted early in the spring of 1777 and served in Captain William Barnett's Company, Colonel Elisha Sheldon's Second Regiment of Light Dragoons. He was wounded in the foot at Staten Island, August 22, 1777, was in the battle of Brandywine,
and was discharged on account of wound of foot, in December, 1779, at Bedford, New York.
He was allowed pension, on account of above mentioned wound, from March 4, 1789.
In 1818, he was living in Westfield Township, Essex County, New Jersey, aged sixty-eight years.
In 1836, it was shown that he was dead, and left no widow, but children survived him, no names being stated.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN
Acting
Commissioner