Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2870, for Samuel Mount, New Jersey
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SERVICE
New Jersey

CONTENTS
Mount, Samuel
NUMBER

S. 2870

carded
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New Jersey 17585
 
Samuel Mount
County of Monmouth in the State of N. J.
[     ] was private in the [Comps] commanded by Captain Stout of the Regt commanded
by Col Holmes in the N. J troops 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of N. J. at the rate of 80 Dollars -- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of August 1833 and delivered 
Hon. L [Condict] of N.J. Present

Arrears to the 4th of Mar 33 --         160
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept     40
                                                         $200

Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Francis J. [Lancion]
Book E. Vol. 3 Page 121
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N. 3099
The Petition of Samuel
Mount, an applicant under the pension Law passed June 7th1832

By decision of the Hon. Sec the rules
requiring a specification of service are
[ward] upon the certificate of Dr Condict


[       ]
24 [mopsi]
80 
Lewis Condict [Present]
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Supplemental affidavit of Samuel Mount in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th AD 1832

State of New Jersey
Monmouth County
Personally appeared before me the undersigned one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said Samuel Mount who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of service but according to the
best of his recollection he served not less than the several persons mentioned below, and in the following grades. That he entered the service of the United States near the commencement of the war as he thinks in August 1776 and served three months in that year. [  ] He was enrolled and served as a private under Capt John Slant, Lieutenant Tobias Hendrickson & Lieutenant Wood, in August, that tour was performed at Perth Amboy, the 2nd month October I served as a private under Capt Jonathan Lippincot at Shoal Harbour in the County of Monmouth.  Whilst
there was engaged in capturing a British [vessel] loaded with horses. The 3rd December, when Monmouth County was entirely overrun by the British [   ] & the militia were compelled to lay down their arms.  He joined Genl. Washington's army & was with it in the battle of Trenton, that afterwards he marched with the army across the State to Morristown & remained there till March as he thinks, making
two months viz January & February. That he returned to Monmouth County in March & was immediately called out as a malitia man served his monthly tours viz March May July & September under Capt Benj Randall in guarding the shores at the various stations
on the coast from Amboy to Long Branch & in
doing duty generally in the different parts of the County, that during this time besides performing his monthly tours of duty he done a good deal of service as substitute, but for whom does not now recollect: that some
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time in September as he thinks he served as a private under Capt. Jonathan Pittman & was attached as he thinks to the brigade of Gen. David Forman, that he joined Genl Washingtons Army & was with it at the Battle of Germantown in October. That afterwards he returned & served the month of December in the County of Monmouth does not recollect under whom, making at least eight
months in 1777. In the year 1778 I served 6                
months in the County of Monmouth, [viz]
February & April. He served under Capt [   ] Burrowes in protecting the inhabitants of the township of Freehold from the plundering parties of the refugees with which it was
[their] infested. The 3rd day June he served under Capt John Burrowes in the township of 
Freehold; that he was at the Battle of Monmouth, but as he had the change of a team and some baggage he took no part therein; that the remaining three months  viz August October & December, he served
as a private under Capt Benj Randall in the County of Monmouth town of Freehold that in one of these theirs, he alone made six refugees prisoners at Squan River the landed from without arms from their boat, he watched them came suddenly upon them then drove them up to the drove them up to the tavern then had them {tied} & then took them to Tinton Falls when Genl. Forman then said, that one of these refugees was named Morris. In the year 1779 I served for six months in the County of Monmouth [viz] February under Capt John Barroway in the township of Freehold, April & June under Capt. Jonathan Lippincot in Keeping guard at Manascurk
Shoal Harbour, Highlands & Long Branch in
the townships of Shrewsbury & Middletown, August October & December under Capt Randall in the township of Freehold. In 1780. He served under different Captains and in different companies in the township of Freehold for the month of February & April that from the nature his service and his