Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1,024, for Israel Hunt, New Jersey
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SERVICE                                              NUMBER
New Jersey   Hunt, Israel                 S.1024
                                                           carded
CONTENTS
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New Jersey - N.28.125
Israel Hunt
of Hunterdon in the State of New Jersey
who was a private in the Compy commanded
by Captain Gruns of the Regt commanded
by Col. Smith in the New Jersey line for 12 months
Inscribed in the Roll of New Jersey
the rate of 40 Dollars - Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of Mar. 1834 and sent to Hon. S. L Southard, U S Senate
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 1834. 120.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept " 20.00
140.00
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by R. Burdine, Clerk
Book E Vol. 3 Page 16
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State of New Jersey Hunterdon County ss
On this fourteenth day of August Eighteen hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court before me Benjamin Egbert and 
others judges of the Court of Common pleas held at Flemington in and for the County of Hunterdon Israel Hunt a resident in the Township of Hopewell in said County aged seventy six years the Eighth day of September next ensuing who being duly sworn according to Law doth on oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
He entered the service of the United States
under the following named officers and served as herein stated. He first entered into the Militia service as a Militia man in the fall of the year 1778 in the monthly requisition under Capt George Green of the Township of Lawrence (formerly Maidenhead) and marched to Smith's farms near Amboy in Middlesex County and continued one month under the command of Col Isaac Smith of the third regiment Hunterdon Brigade and in the
fall of the same year went a tour into Pennsylvania under the command of Col Joseph Phillips & General Dickerson and after being there a month returned to Jersey
and in the spring of 1777 he was out another month under Capt Joab Houghton, Col Phillips and General Heard in the Township of Bridgewater Somerset County and in the fall of the same year went on another tour of a
month in Somerset County  along the Millstone near
Col. Phillips Elias Phillips Major - Captain not recollected Stephen Burroughs Lieut.
Fairness Mill near the old court house, and went out in the beginning of winter to Elizabeth Town and was placed one month on General Dickersons guard under Capt. Tucker of Trenton and served at the same place an other month, but the time not particularly recollected and also served three months in Hunterdon county at and about Trenton in 1777.
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whilst the British army occupied Philadelphia
under Capt Philip Tucker and Col Joseph Phillips and Capt John Hunt and served one month tour in the County of Burlington below Lamberton as a guard watching the movements of the enemy along the
Delaware river when the British were in Philadelphia went out on another tour in June 1778 under Capt Phillips to Monmouth. At the time of the battle was on the out flanks of the enemy. This applicant was at the Springfield tour besides a great many other times on sudden alarms, and verily believes from the commencement of the war to its close be
has been out more than two years in all in the service of the United States
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or anuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state-
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Israel Hunt

In open court
Henry S. Hunt

We John Boggs a clergyman residing in the Townships of Hopewell in the County of Hunterdon and State of New Jersey being duly affirmed and David Stout Esq residing in the same place being duly sworn that we are well acquainted with Israel Hunt who has subscribed and sworn to the above
declaration. That we believe him to be in his seventy sixth year, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the
revolution & that we concur in that opinion
Affirmed as to John Boggs & sworn as to by
David Stout Esq this fourteenth day of August Eighteen hundred and thirty two
John Boggs
David Stout

In open court
Henry S. Hunt
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Hunterdon County State of New Jersey
Personally appeared before me David Stout  one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County Oliver Hunt of the County of
Somerset & State aforesaid who being duly sworn upon his oath saith that he is well acquainted with Israel Hunt and knows personally that he the said Israel Hunt entered the service of the United States as a militia man in the fall of the year 1776 and
have seen him in the said service and remembers perfectly well of having seen him at various times & place, but on  account of the lapse of time & the consequent loss of memory cannot recollect the time as to the months or years but verily believes that he the said Israel Hunt must have been out fully two years in all at least
Oliver Hunt

Subscribed & sworn to August 1st 1833 before me David Stout J Peace
I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Oliver Hunt who has sworn to the above affidavit who will be seventy sixth years old the 15 day of August inst & believe him a man of truth & veracity every way worthy credit when under oath 
David G. Stout
J Peace
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Rev War
INVALID.
File No. 1024

Israel Hunt
Priv. N. J. Line
Act June 7, 1832.

Index:-Vol. A, Page 183
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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No. 6621
 Israel Hunt

returned
12 mo private
$40

Hon S. L. Southard
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Israel Hunt which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides: Yes.
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides: Yes.
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resided, is there any reason assigned for not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of war when he served? No.
V. Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, the language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? No.
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with regulations? Yes.
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the on e under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes.
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes.
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes.
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes.
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
[written answer not legible]
XIV. If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? No
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
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EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. 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 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 than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For --------year------- months and ----days,  I served as a ----- For------ months
and ------days, I served as a------, and
for such service I claim a pension."
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 It   is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs he 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.
+QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
  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 claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment company, and line to which be belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature pop the magistrate must be certified by the proper office, under his seal of office. 
++QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
   In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end 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.
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Hunterdon County State of New Jersey
Personally appeared before me David Stout one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common pleas and Justice of the
peace in & for said County Edmund Roberts a soldier of the Revolution aged seventy nine years and thirteen days who being duly sworn upon his oath saith that he is well acquainted with Israel Hunt who has made & signed the above Declaration & knows that he was a soldier of the Revolution and knows that he served  at is country faithfully as a private Soldier and has seen him doing military duty at Several different places among which was a tour of one month at Perth Amboy in Middlesex County recalled one other months tour
Elizabeth Town in Essex County also one
other months tour at Smith farms in said
County but in consequence of the Infermity
of Age and the consequent loss of memory this deponent cant place the tour to any particular date as to the period the above
services was rendered by the said Israel
Hunt and he also knows that the said Israel Hunt was a man always willing to do his duty with promptness when ever there was an alarm made, or men wanted for the service
Edmond Roberts
Subscribed & sworn to this 19 day of August 1833 before me David Stout J Peace
I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Edmund Roberts who has subscribed and sworn to the above affidavit & that he is a man of unblemished character for truth & veracity and that his statements are entitled to full faith and Credit
David Stout
Justice of the Peace
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Hunterdon County
State of New Jersey
Personally appeared before me David Stout one of the Judges of the In
Court of Common Pleas in & for said County Andrew Bellis who being duly sworn upon
his oath saith that he is satisfied & verily be
lives from the statement made by Israel Hunt to this deponant that he was at Smith
farms doing duty as a Militia man in the
months service as a volunteer in the year 1776 as he himself was perfectly acquainted with the facts & circumstances as stated by the said Israel Hunt
Andrew Bellis

Subscribed & sworn to
August 3, 1842 before me
David Stout

Hunterdon County
State of New Jersey
Personally appeared before me David Stout one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common pleas in & for said County William Collings who being duly sworn upon his oath saith that he is well acquainted with
Israel Hunt & says that he saw him in
the service of the United States as a Militia man doing duty at Springfield in Essex County N Jersey in the year 1776
 William Collings

Subscribed sworn to August 13 1832
before me David Stout
Hunterdon New Jersey
I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Andrew Bellis & William Collins who were by me duly Sworn on the 3 of Sep 1832 to the above affidavit to which their names are under written as men of good character & every way entitled to full faith in the statements made by them under the solemnity of an oath given under my hand at Hunterdon County said day? of July & 1833
David Stout J Peace
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William Collins of the Township of Hopewell and County of Hunterdon and State of New Jersey on his oath saith that he is well acquainted with Israel Hunt & says that he saw him in the service of the United States as a militia man doing duty at Springfield in Essex County New Jersey in the year 1778.
Subscribed & sworn this tenth day of August Eighteen hundred and thirty two-William Collings
Henry S. Hunt one of the Judges of the inferior Court of Common pleas in & for the County of Hunterdon
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations 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 Boggs who has signed the preceeding certificate is a clergyman resident in the Township of Hopewell & that William Collins who has also signed the statement
is entitled to credit-
Richd Cone 
Benj Egbert
George Rea
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I Isaac G Farlee
clerk of the court of Common pleas of the County of Hunterdon & State of New Jersey do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Israel Hunt for a pension-
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this fourth 1
day of August Eighteen hundred & thirty two
Isaac G. Farlee Clk
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State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County ss On this second day of September A.D. Eighteen hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open court before me George Henry and others judges of the inferior Court of Common pleas of said
County Israel Hunt a resident of the township of Hopewell in said County aged seventy six years on the Eighth day of last September, who being duly sworn according to law doth upon his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th A.D. 1832-
That he entered the service of the United States as a militia man under the officers
herein below named and served as herein is stated according to the best of his
recollection. He first entered into the
Militia service in the fall of the year
1776 in the monthly requisition under
Capt George Green of the Township of
Maiden head (now called Lawrence) in
said County. Elias Hunt Lieutenant. and
marched from that Township
to Smiths fames (as it was then called)
near Amboy in Middlesex County and
remained there one month under the
command of Col Isaac Smith of Trenton
who commanded the third regiment
of the Hunterdon County Brigade
whilst we lay at Smiths farms -  a call
was made upon us by our officers to
volunteer and go over to Staten Island
in the State of New York to take Governor Skinner of New Jersey and other disaffected
persons who had taken refuge at a small village (the name of which Deponent does not now recollect) on the Island and were there under the protection of a corps of Hessians Deponent with a considerable portion of the company to which he belonged volunteered - went over and were put under the command of one Col.
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Holmes of Monmouth County in New Jersey
-- Deponent and those with whom he volunteered crossed over at the Blazing Star, and General Mercer of the continental service who was afterward killed at Princeton crossed
also at Amboy with the troops under his command; but owing to some
misunderstanding between the officers
commanding the different detachments the firing was commenced by the one detachment before the other in which was deponent could get up to its position and the refugees and
Governor made their escape-- we
succeeded in taking seventeen of the Hessians however. Deponent was out on this tour one month - In the fall of the same year deponent served one months tour in Pennsylvania under
Captain Phillip Phillips Elias Hunter lieutenant-- Joseph Phillips Col and Dickerson General - Deponent at this tour was one of Eight of the company to which he belonged who volunteered upon this service among whom were Henry Meershon Jacomiah Smith Abner
Rossell and one Biles (Deponent does
not recollect the names of any more), we
were marched to Lamberton in New Jersey
a little below Trenton and were employed in getting the baggage of Genl Washington's army across the Delaware river after effecting which we remained on the Pennsylvania side
of the river marching up and down the stream now and there being stationed at General Dickersons quarters untill a few days before the battle of Trenton, when deponent
was attacked with the measles and was carried to his fathers in Lawrence (Maidenhead) Township where he lay untill after the battle of Princeton
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In the spring of 1777 deponent was called
out again under Captain Joab Houghton and marched into the Township of Bridgewater in Somerset County where Col Phillips commanded the Regiment Genl Heard being commander in chief there. Deponent was on this tour one month afterward in the fall of the same year deponent was called out again and marched under Stephen Burroughs as Lieutenant ( the captains name not
now recollected) to Vanness' well on
the Millstone river in Somerset County
Elias Phillips who had been promoted and one Bready were our majors there and Joseph Phillips Colonel. We were there one month and Deponent recollects very well that during that
tour a detachment of the British army showed itself on a Sunday morning on the opposite side of the Millstone and caused the American detachment to retreat, pretty hastily to Loveland meeting house a few miles off-- In the beginning of that winter Deponent was called out again to Elizabeth town and
served there one month in Genl Dickersons guard under Captain Tucker of Trenton
Deponent recollects very well that he served
one other month at Elizabeth town beside the one just above stated but whether before or afterward or under what officers he cannot now recollect, he is very positive however
in declaring that he served two tours of one month each at Elizabeth town -
Deponent distinctly recollects also that he served there several tours of one month each
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in and in the neighbourhood of
Trenton N. Jr under Captains Bucher
and John Hunt -
Joseph Phillips
being their colonel but
during what year or years he cannot
now distinctly recollect. It was
during the occupation of Philadelphia
by the British army however
and deponent thinks in the year
1777
He served also one months
 in the County of Burlington
below, Sambeton as a guard watching
the Enemys movements
along the Delaware whilst they
occupied Philadelphia- Deponent was called out and served
one other months tour in
Monmouth County in
Jany
1778 under Capt Phillips. The
company to which he was a attached was engaged upon the out flanks
of the evening at the time of the
battle of Monmouth. Deponent
was also one months tour at
Springfield in New Jersey
Beside the tours above specified
Deponent was out a great many
times on general alarms where as
soon as the cause of alarm
removed he returned home again
and he verily believes that in
the
whole he served more than two
years as a militia man
and the said Israel Hunt
hereby relinquishes every claim
whatever to a pension or annuity
except the one provided in the act
above mentioned of June 7th 1832
and declares that his name is not
on the pension roll of the agency
of any state or territory
This Deponent [illegible] out upon a
little more reflection recollects also serving
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a tour of one month in the County
of Essex in New Jersey at the falls of
the Papair river under Captain Phillip
Phillips but does not recollect the
month or year
He served also one months to
in the winter of 1781 at Princeton and
in that neighbourhood under Captain
Phillips. This he recollects the more
distinctly from the fact that the
Pennsylvania line revolted about
that time-

Israel Hunt

Sworn and subscribed in open Court 
September 3. 1833 before me
Geo. Henry
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Deposition of Jesse Moore
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Hindon County inferiour
Court of Common pleas
September 2nd 1833

and the said Court do hereby declare
their opinion after the investigation of the
matter and after putting the interogatories
prescribed by the war department and reading and carefully weighing all the testimony and affidavits hereto attached
that the above named applicant Israel Hunt was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. and further that as
appears to them that John Boggs who has
signed the preceding certificate is a clergy
man resident in the Township of Hopewell and that David Stout who also has
signed the said certificate resides in the
neighbourhood of the said Israel Hunt and
is fully entitled to credit, and further
that we are of opinion that Edmond
Robert Oliver Hunt Andrew Bellis and
William Collings whose several affidavits are hereunto also are credible
persons in that their statements are
entitled to credit

Geo Henry Justde
---
Hunderdon County
State of New Jersey
personally appeared before me a
Four one of the Justices of the same in
only [illegible] who being in
seventy seventh year since the 15 day of
last & who being duly sworn upon his
oath saith that upon reflection
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Hunterdon
County
-
State of New Jersey

personally appeared before me
 one of the Justices of the peace
said County Oliver Hunt who and in
this seventy seventh year since the 15 day of
August last & who being duly sworn upon his
oath saith that upon further reflection and
recollection about the military services of
said soldier of the revolution doth
say that he recollect perfectly well
the said Israel Hunt doing military
as common soldier at [illegible]
Vicinity in the for winter of 1777 & 1778 in
the spring & verily believe he serve in these
[illegible] of the very least three months, and the
deponent further says that he serve with the
and one other months tour in the
of June 1778 in the same Regiment
which was commanded by Col Joseph Phillips
the said Israel went at the
the Monmouth Battle & this deponent
further says that he serve any other mans
the said Israel shapes[illegible] 1779 in the County at a place calld [illegible] falls being
and of all his Phill & this
deponent states that he serve any other
under the same
and at a place called Shortell
in County in 1780 & this deponent other
that he said knows the said Israel
Hunt on one other months tour of military
within and
Joseph Phillips at & about [illegible]
being the time of the revolt of the eleven
in the said Joel Bent & this deponents were both
billeted together of the house of James Moor Princeton

Oliver Hunt

Subscribed & sworn to
this 7 day of January
1834 before
David Stout
J Peace
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1834 before me
David Stout

personally appeared before me David
Stout one of the justices of the peace in & for said
County Jesse Moore aged Eighty three years
of Hopewell Township in said County who
being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that he is personally acquainted
with Israel Hunt of the township County
aforesaid & that he knows him to have served
as a common soldier in the militia & in the
army of the Revolution & saw him doing military duty of one months tour in the month
of March 1777 at Mill lane in Somerset County 
under the command of
company this deponent John Mott in whose
commanded by Col Seal of
further saith not
Houghton & then personally know the said Israel Hunt

Jesse Moore

Sworn & subscribed before me
this fifteen day of January one
 thousand eight hundred and thirty four
David Stout Justice of the Peace in the said county
 
I David Stout do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with
Jesse Moore the above named deponent
and that he is of reputable character and that in the
above deposition he is worthy of full faith & credit

David Stout Justice of
the peace in & for the County
of Hunterdon

Personally appeared before me David Stout one of the
Justices of the peace in & for said County Joshua
Forman aged seventy nine years who being conscientiously Scrupulous of taken an oath upon his solemn
affirmation doth depose & say that he is well acquainted
with Isaac Hunt of the township of Hopewell County
State aforesaid & knows that he the said Israel Hunt
in the army of the Revolution as a private militia man
and that he saw the said Space Hunt doing one month
of duty at Elizabeth Town in the County of the
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County
of Hunterdon
Personally appeared before me David Stout one of the
Justices of the peace in & for said County Joshua
Forman aged seventy nine years who being conscientiously Scrupulous of taken an oath upon his solemn
affirmation doth depose & say that he is well acquainted with Israel Hunt of the township of Hopewell County
& State aforesaid & knows that he the said Israel Hunt served
in the army of the Revolution as a private militia man
and that he saw the said Israel Hunt doing one month
tour of duty at Elizabeth town in the County of Essex
in Jersey in the latter part of August & beginning of September in the year seventeen hundred & seventy seven
and was in the Company at that time commanded by
John Hurst & in the Regiment under the command
of General Philleman Dickerson and this affirmant heir
the states that he knows the said Israel but to have
serve one other months tour at a place called Connecticut farms in the year seventeen hundred & seventy eight
but the precise time he cannot now state but recollects pertfectly well that while laying there the said Israel went made
a plough for the man as who were quartered and was
commanded by Lieutenant Andrew Reider, General Heard
and Dickerson were both out on this tour, this affirmant further
the states that he knows the said Israel Hunt served one more
Months tour in the month of June seventeen hundred & seventy
and was personally with him under the command
Capt Thomas Yard & Lieutenant James Machelle and were
placed a guard or patrols to watch the movements of
the enemy in Burlington County along the Delaware river
and from thence we marched to Allentown when the
affirmant was taken unwell & not able to march the
set of the Company marched for Monmouth and the
said Israel went along with them & further saith not

Subscribed & Affirmed before me
this 15 day of January 1834

Joshua Furman

David Stout J Peace in
Hunterdon County N Jersey

I David Stout do hereby certify that I am acquainted with Joshua Furman the above affirmant that he is of
reputable Character and that in the above Affirmation
he is worthy of full faith & credit

David Stout one of the Justices of the peace in in & for the County of Hunterdon
New Jersey
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State of New Jersey
Hunderdon County ss

 '5
January 2 1834
 
his statements are entitled to full faith and credit

David Stout
Justice of the Peace
Hunderdon county
N Jersey
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State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County 
I Isaac Farlee Clerk of
the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Hunterdon
& State of New Jersey, do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original proceedings of the
said Court in the case of Israel Hunt for a
pension, and do further certify that David
before whom the within affidavits were taken
[illegible] and Henry S. Hunt Esquire were both
Judge or Justice of the Court of Common
Pleas, also Justice of the Peace, in and for
said County of Hunterdon, duly commission
and sworn and that the signatures and
genuine 
In testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and affixed
the seal of said Court at Flemington this second day of September
 Eighteen hundred and
thirty three
Isaac G. Farler Clk