Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 485, Joseph Green, New Jersey
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Service New Jersey
Green, Joseph
Anna
Number W 485
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17148
New Jersey
Joseph Green of Livingston in the State of NJ who was a Pri in the Com commanded by Captain (blank) of the Reg commanded by Col Martin in the NJ troops 16 mo 7 ds

Inscribed on the Roll of NJ at the rate of 54 Dollars 10 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension ifoued the 5- day of A 1833 and sent (?)
L. Condict Present
Arrears to the 4th March 87 $108.20
Semi-anl. allowance ending Sept  27.05 
                                                      $135.25
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by E D Bullock Clerk,
Book E Vol. 3 Page 113
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5849
New Jersey
Anna Green 
widow of Joseph Green,
who was a Private
in the N.J. Line

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 54 Dollars 10 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of July 1844
and sent to Dr Lewis Condict, Morristown, N. Jersey
Act of March 3, 1843.
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1 Page 121
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Joseph Green
Declaration
In Order to Obtain the benefit of the Act of Congrefs of the Seventh of June 1802 State of New jersey Efsex County. On the 25th of September 1802 Perfonaly Appeared before the Judge of the New Jersey court of Comon of the County of Efsex Jofeph Green of the Township of Livingston in the in the County Efsex ad State of New Jersey Aged Seventythree years he ? duly Sworn According to law doth on his Oath make the following Declaration in Order to Obtain the Benefit of the Act of Congrefs ? June 7, 1832, I was born in the year 1759 in the Township of Hanover in the County of Morris and State of New Jersey the record of my age is Loft Tendered the Service of the United States at the age of Seventeen for the term of five months under Capt David Bates and Philip Poft Lieutanant and served in the Regement of Col. Eafiraim Martin I Lived in the Township of Hanover when I Entered the Service of the United States we were first Marched to the City of Newsaport and from there Over to Long Island I were in the Battle of Island under General Sullavan we then Retreated to New York to Fort Washington and from there to the white plains was at the Battle white plains had one man killed and one wounded in Our Company we march from there to Kings ferry from there to Newark Newjersey from there to Newbrunfwick and from there towards Trenton when our time Expired in November we were then Volunteers without a Writen discharge of Service two ? ? the folowing winter with Capt Henman One of the ? with General Sterling when he ? Over to Staten Ifland and taken abandon Coaty from the ? ? ? one Town near Hackenfack Newjersey On horfeback to prevent the Britans making farther ? in the country and to protect our Waggons in Collecting ? I Saved three different ? at Elifabethtown in one of thefe Towne I went with Major Moffet Over to Staten Ifland and were detained there a number of days by the Enemy I Lerned that ? under Capt David Bates and under other Offersers I do not ? of were eats Out one Elifabethtown after Lying there a confiderabletime we was marching Newbrunfwick from there to BordenTown from there to Mount Holly After Lying there a confiderabletime we went on towards Cooper Ferry
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Hanover
State of New Jersey
Morris County
I Mr Jos Belish Esqs am of the Justice of the Peace in t for ?
do hereby Certify that the within Names Jacob Green is a Credable and Respectable man of immpecable Character & ?
Hanover Nwk Jun 26th 1800 
Mr Jo
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Joseph Green
Essex County ss I Elias Van Arsdale Juris Clerk of
[seal applied] the said Inferior Court of Common
Pleas in & for said county of Essex Do
hereby certify That the foregoing containing
the Original proceedings of the said
Court in the matter of the Application
of Joseph Green for a pension.  In testimony Whereof
I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this
25th day of October 1832.
Elias Arsdale Js Clerk
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Morris County
State of New Jersey


of the Justice of the Peace in and for Said County Jacob Green of the Township of Hanover in Said County who being duty Sworn according to law deposith o Saith that Joseph Green ? a Resident of the Township of Livingston County Efsex and State ? Enlisted into the Register Service of the United States in the Year of our Lord Seventeen Hundred and Seventy Six in the Revolutionary War with Great Britian for the time of five months and Service the timing out under Capt David Bates; also that the Said Joseph Green did Serve as a Militiaman at Newark in Efsex County and State of New Jersey also at Springfield in Said County of Efsex and Joseph Green was in the militia Service during the Revolutionary War with Great Britian at Sundry times and Suffered Great ? and inconveinus Consequina thereof

Sworn and Subscribed                                                                 Jacob Green
before me this 12th day of Nov 1832
Mr Jos Beach Justice of the Peace


State of New Jersey
Morris County
Personally appeared before me Moses Beach one the Justices of the Peace in and for said County
Aaron Condit Minister of the Gospel residing in Hanover in the County and State aforsaid and Calvin Green in the same who certified and said. We have been long acquainted with Joseph Green who about this time makes a Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 1832. We believe him to be of the age which he states, that is in the seventy fourth year of his age - that he has been for many years a member in and a member standing of the church of Christ
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State of New Jersey
Morris County
Personally appeared before me Moses Beach one the Justices of the Peace in and for said County
Aaron Condit Minister of the Gospel residing in Hanover in the County and State aforsaid and Calvin Green residing in the same who certified and said. We have been long acquainted with Joseph Green who about this time makes a Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 1832. We believe said declaration may be depended upon as true - We believe him to be of the age which he states, that is in the seventy fourth year of his age - that he has been for many years a member in good and regular standing of the church of Christ in the Parish of Hanover aforsaid - that he is respects and believes in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion - and further these ? say not
Sworn and Subscibed
Before me this 13th day of August 1832                                      Aaron Condit
Moses Beach Justice of Peace                                                       Calvin Green


Morris County
New Jersey
Personally appeared before me Moses Beach one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Morris
Phebe Whitlock Wife of James Dea late of New York who being duly Sworn deposth and Saith that Joseph Green of the Township of Livingston County of Efsex and State of New Jersey Enlisted into the Regular Service of the United States in the year of our Lord Seventeen Hundred and Seventy Six for the term of five months and Service the term out, and also Served as a Soldier often in the Militia Service at Sundry times throughout the whole of the Revolutionary War and also at different times in the waggon once Said Service with a term once further Saith not
Sworn and Subscribed before me this 7th day of June 1832                                    Phebe Whitlock
Moses Beach
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State of New Jersey
Morris County
I Moses Beach one of the Justices of the Peace in and for Said County do hereby Certify that within name Phebe Whitlock was at the time of making the within affidavit a Respectable and intelligent Lady.
Moses Beach
Hanover NewJ  Jun 26th 1832
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On the [illegible] through [illegible] to [illegible]
After laying there Some time we [illegible] marched back into
Elizabeth Town After Staying there a Length of time to guard
the lines of the Enemy [illegible] one tour
at Newark under Capt [illegible] Baker and Lieutenant
Johnson & Served one tour under Capt Henman in the
County of Bergen at a place called [illegible] under the
Command of General [illegible] Served one tour at Connecticut
Farms and was in the Battle there & served Another tour at a
place called Jenning Town under Capt Henman and Lieutenant
Post & served Another Tour at Springfield when the British
burnt the Church there and was in a battle there [illegible] at
Elizabeth Town raint and was in a [illegible] Engagement there
with the Enemy there and received a [illegible] wound I do not
recollect any Other tours Except [crossed out] a considerable time with
a team by the Order of General Washington according
[illegible] for our Army and I recollect [illegible] tours from
particular things that happened in Each of the [illegible]
but cannot recollect the particular time in Each tour but
the general run of the tours were from [illegible]
Since my first Enlistment I have Lived the [illegible] of my time
in the county of Morris and Essex and now live in the County
of Essex [illegible] names of the [illegible]
Acquainted with me in the neighborhood General John [illegible]
and Abraham Hannah One of the Judges of our Court
I do hereby [illegible] every claim whatever to a pension
or annuity Except the [illegible] and declare that any name is not
on the pension Roll of the Agency of any State
Sworn and subscribed | Joseph Green
in open Court the day | 
and year above mentioned |
A Reynolds Judge
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We Stephen Grover - a Clergyman Residing in the
Township of Caldwell County of Essex and State of New
Jersey and John A. Kiersted Residing in the Township
of Caldwell County of Essex and State aforesaid hereby
Certify that we are well Acquainted with Joseph 
Green who has subscribed and sworn to the
above Declaration that we believe him to be seventy
three 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 | Stephen Grover
Sworn and Subscribed the | John A Kiersted
day and year aforesaid | 
A Reynolds Judge
And the said Court do hereby declare this opinion after
the [illegible] of the matter and after putting their
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 Stephen Grover who has signed the
preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the 
Township of Caldwell and that John A Kiersted who
has also signed the same is a resident in the Township
of Caldwell and is a credible person and their statement
is entitled to credit
A Reynolds Judge
September 25 1832
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9970
State of New Jersey 
Declaration of 
Nancy (crossed out) Anna Green, widow of Joseph Green, claiming a pension under the Act of July 7th, 1838


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Return to Lewis Condict.
Morris-town, N. Jersey.
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[ribbon affixed]
Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act
of congress of the 7th July 1838, entitled "an act granting
half pay & pensions to certain widows"
State of New Jersey, Essex County ss
On this [illegible] day of September AD [illegible], personally
appeared before the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common
Pleas in & for said county & state, & a Justice of the peace in the same.  Anna
Green a widow of Livingston Township, Essex County, New Jersey, aged seventy years & six
months, who from her age & bodily infirmity is unable to attend at the
court House in Newark & who being duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath
make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1837, entitled "an act granting half pay & 
pensions to certain widows"
I am the widow of Joseph Green who was a private of militia in New Jersey
in the war of the Revolution & performed Service in that capacity throughout the war, as I believe.
I cannot specify his particular services nor tell with any degree of certainty the names of his officers or of his
comrades - most of whom if not all are now dead.  But for the details of his service, I respectfully
refer the Commissioner of Pensions to his Declaration [illegible] made now on the files of the
Pension Office for which a Pension was allowed him under the act of June 1832 at the rate
of Fifty four dollars & ten cents per annum.
I was married to my husband, the said Joseph
Green on the 14th day of April, 1788 at Hanover in the County of Morris, New Jersey by 
Reverend Jacob Green, minister of the Presbyterian Church in Hanover & I understand
my marriage is recorded in a register of marriages kept - by the said Rev Jacob
Green & now said to be in possession of his son Calvin Green of Hanover a copy from which register
I hope to obtain & annex to this declaration.  My husband, the said Joseph Green, died
on the 3rd day of December 1842 in Livingston Essex Co within a few [illegible] river which
separates the counties of Essex & Morris, & within the bounds of Hanover - Church aforesaid.  I was not married
to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January
1794 viz: at the time above stated. | her
Sworn to & subscribed the | Anna X Green
day and year above written | mark
before me
Sephen D Day a Judge & Justice of the peace for
Essex County
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State of New Jersey | 
Essex County | ss  I Calvin Green residing in Hanover Morris County
New Jersey, hereby certify and declare that I have in my possession & keeping, a
Register or Record of Marriages solemnized before my deceased father the Reverend
Jacob Green who was, for the period of about 50 years, the Minister of the Presbyterian
church in Hanover aforesaid, which Register has been in my care & custody generally
for many years past & since the death of my said father to this time.
By this Register I find that Joseph Green & Anna Feasey were united in marriage
on the fourteenth day of April in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven
hundred & eighty eight.  The Register is in hand writing of my said
Father & this Marriage is therein recorded in fair legible letters & figures
as follows, on 14 April 1788 married Joseph Green & Anna Feasey
I Calvin Green above named the keeper of said Register of Marriages, in Hanover
aforesaid, depose & say that the above is a true extract there from.
Sworn to and subscribed this
first day of October 1843 before me Calvin Green
Stephen D Day Judge & Justice of the peace for Essex County
I Stephen D Day one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of
Essex County aforesaid & a justice of the Peace in and for [illegible] hereby certify
that Calvin Green above named is a man of exemplary character & of unquestioned
veracity and that I verily believe he has had and still has the custody &
Keeping of the Register of Marriages from which the preceding copy
has been this day made in my presence & which I know is correctly
copied Stephen D Day a Judge & Justice of the peace
in and for Essex County
State of New Jersey | 
County of Essex | ss  I John P Jackson Clerk of the County of Essex
and of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said
County do hereby certify That Stephen D Day before whom
the foregoing affidavits of Anna Green & Calvin Green
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[seal with ribbon affixed] were respectively made and taken, at the time of
taking the same was & still is one of the Judges of said
Court and a Justice of the Peace in and for said
Court, duly commissioned and Sworn and that
the Signatures "Spephen D. Day" to the Jurants of
Said affidavits & the certificate thereunder written
respectively are genuine.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and official
Seal at Newark in Said County the Eighteenth day of November
A.D. Eighteen hundred and forty three
J P Jackson Clk
I Stephen D Day, a Judge & Justice of the peace in & for said county, do
hereby certify that Anna Green is personally known to me as a woman
of good character for truth & that full credit may be given to her
Statements.  Witness my hand and seal this 18th day of November
AD 1843
Stephen D Day [seal applied]
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State of New Jersey | 
Morris County | I David Day Clerk of the Inferior
Court of Common Pleas in and
for the County of Morris aforesaid do hereby certify
that Moses Beach of Hanover in the County of Morris
is one of the Justices of the Peace of said County from
and since the twenty fourth day of February A.D.
Eighteen hundred and thirty one to the present time,
duly Commissioned and sworn and authorized
to take depositions.
[seal applied] In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the
Seal of the said Court at Morris
Town this seventh day of December
in the year of our Lord Eighteen
hundred and thirty two
David Day Clk
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Col: James L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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Dear Sir,
With this you will receive the Pension Declaration of
Anna Green, widow of Joseph Green dec'd late of Essex Co N.J.
She asks c 5 years half pay pension under the act of 1838.  Her husband
was a pensioner under the act of 7th June 1832 - & his papers on file.
Please inform me the result of your examination on:
Very respectfully
Your ob servt
Lewid Condict
Col: J. L. Edwards Comm. of Pensions
Morristown, N.J. Nov 24th '43
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9970
Anna Green
Widow of Joseph
N.J.
7 July 1838
Rejected - died 1842
3 Dec
Adm? No act, 1843 / 615
11 mo 7 day private
Act 3 March 1843 $54.10 per an
Dr. Lewis Condict
Morristown
New Jersey
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WIDOW, &c.
Revy
File No. 485
Anna Green
Widow,
Joseph Green
Priv. New Jersey Line.
Act: March, 3 1843.
Index:--Vol. A, Page 285
[Arrangement of 1870.]
[check mark]
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April 30/49
Anna Green, decd
5849-43 NJ
[stamp]
James L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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Morristown N.J. April 26th 1849
Sir
Anna Green, widow of Joseph Green, a pensioner under the Act
of 1832, & his widow by the Act of March 5 ..43 (altho her claim was
predicated on the act of July 7th 48) died some time in Octr. 44.
Her pension was paid to March 44 as I am informed by a son who has lately
applied to me to obtain for the children, what is due.
You will find on looking at the papers, that her[crossed out] declaration was
dated Sept 30th 1843.  & was in your office in Nov 43 about 7 months
before the law of 30th Apr 44 which, as to this claim, wants be retrospective
Her certificate (not in my [illegible]) probabally placed her on the roll
from the death of her husband [illegible] to the act of Apr '44 but by the act of
July 48, according to practice anterior to Apr 44, & subsequently to it, as respects
Claims actually filed in the office prior to that date - is she not justly entitled to
the benefit of the law under which she first claimed?
The heirs [illegible] have permitted it to lie as it now is, for
a long time, in the hope that Judge Day, her Attourney & Agent, would have
been able long since to look after it.  His age & infirmities, as they think,
will entirely disqualify him & I am desired to ask your attention to it.
Whatever correspondence may heretofore have passed between us has been
by such consignee put in the hands of [illegible] Day but your files will bring the whole
case to your view.
Some further information & direction from you will be
thankfully seen & duly attended to
Very Respectfully
Your obt. Servt. [illegible]
Lewis Condict
The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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L Condict
Jul 22 / 44
[illegible stamp]
July 22 1844
[illegible]
James L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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Morris Town July 19th '44
Sir,
Your's of the 18th enclosing a certif. for Anna Green under
the act of March 5 43 stating also that it [illegible] continued for 4 years more.
I have [illegible] It informs me that her claim under the act of July 38, is
reejected, her husband having been paid to 1842, the time of his death.
The law of 38 April 44 I have not seen.  If you have a spare copy will you
please send me one, with such instructions [illegible]: as may have been adopted!
That of 17th June I have[illegible] from you for which accept my thanks.
In regard to that of 30th April, I am told it's object is to avoid payments
of pension to the widow for any portion of time during it's [illegible] by the husband.
But for the purpose of this act I presume Anna Green would have been
pensioned for 5 years under the act 1838, July 7 & in addition would have [illegible] also
the benefit of the law of March 3rd 43, & of June 17th 44.  In other words she would
also have [illegible] 6 years pension & a right to 4 years to come living so long.
Your rejection of her claim cuts off her 5 years pension under the law of 38, whilst
the claim had been on your files since Nov last & her declaration taken in Court in
September 7 months before the restriction was mailed.  If she had a right under
the act of 38, & the claim was "Sub Justice" can she be properly divested of it by a
subsequent or retro [illegible] law!  Its effect is to grant a pension to A. for but
5 years, under the same Laws which to B. have allowed a 10 years pension for the same
service & rank.  The delay of the decision from Nov to July is not attributed to the
widow, nor do I mean to imply an unnecessary delay to any one.  But it does
seem to be a hard case to [illegible] on her the injurious consequences of it.
There are other cases implicated in this decision sent for examination earlier than
Mrs Green's.  You will therefore excuse the solicitude there widows feel & pardon
me for asking if this is to be the interpretation & practice or have I quote [illegible]
the law & the pasts!  I am unwilling to trespass on your patience whilst I believe
you will as [illegible] comment any [illegible] notions of mine as you will adhere firmly to
your own impressions & connections of duty.
With much respect
Your obt. sert..[illegible]:
Lewis Condict
[illegible]: J L Edwards
Commt. of Pensions
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Sept 20 45
[illegible stamp]
Anna Green
NJ [crossed out] [illegible]
43
James L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
War Department
Washington
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Morris Town N. J. Sept. 18th '45
Sir,
By my num : book, I find a letter from you is noted, as of
the 15th July 44, relating to the case of Anna Green, widow of Joseph
Green of [crossed out] Essex 60 who claimed a pension under the act of July 1838.
This claim was rejected & she was subsequently admitted under the act of
March 3rd '43.  I find a note of a letter to you dated 17 July (44 or
45. doubtful which year because the year is not noted) on the subject of her claim.
I have an impression that this last letter has been answered - but I
cannot find it on my file.
May I ask the favor of you to refer to my last letter & inform
me the present position of the case!
I think she claimed average : her papers having been filed before
the 30th April '44
Very Respectfully,
Your [illegible]
Lewis Condit
Jas L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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Sept 23 1833 Paid to Sept 4 1833
March, 1834 [illegible] to Mar 4 1834
Sep 10 1834 Paid to Sep 4 1835
Mar 12 1835 Paid to Mar 4 1835
Sep 12 1835 Paid to Sep 4 1835
Mar 12 1836 Paid to Mar 4 1836
Sep 12 1836 Paid to Sep 4 1836
Mar 24 Paid 62 Mar 1837
Paid 64 Sep 1837
Paid 64 Mar 1838
Paid 64 Sep 1838
Paid to [illegible] Mar 1839
Paid 64 Sept 1839 | No. 17.148
Paid 64 Mar 1840
Paid 64 Sep 1840
Paid 64 Mar 1841
Paid 64 Sep 1841
Paid 64 Mar 1842
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States
of the 7th June, 1832, Joseph Green
of the State of New Jersey
who was a Private during the Revolutionary
War
is entitled to receive Fifty Four dollars and
Ten cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on
the 4th of March, 1834, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and
4th of September, in every year.
GIVEN at the War Occice of the United
States, this 5 day of
August one thousand eight
hundred and thirty-three
[seal affixed] | John Robb
August Secretary of War,
[illegible]
J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions,
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State of New Jersey | 
Morris County | ss.
Be it known on this 24th day of June 1883
before the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in & for said county
personally appeared Joseph Green of the township of Livingston &
County of Essex who being duly sworn saith, that he is the same
Joseph Green who [crossed out], as he thinks some time during the
month of October 1832 he will not be positive as to the exact time
made a Declaration of the services rendered by him to the United
States during the Revolutionary war in order to obtain the benefit
of the Act of Congress of June 7th 1832.  Said declaration was
made before the Court of Common Pleas of Essex County where
this deponent now reesides and was sent to the War Department,
as he believes by the Honorable Mahlon Dickinson, a
Senator from New Jersey.  At the time of making said Declaration
this deponent was not aware that it was [illegible] for
him to state minutely the monthly tours of duty rendered by him
to his country as that he must be so specific in stating the
precise number of months.  He has since learned however that
more strictness is required & denies that this Affidavit may be
accepted by the Commissioner of Pensions as setting forth more
in detail the nature & extent of his Revolutionary services.
That in the month of June he thinks in the year 1776 being then
seventeen years of age, this deponent enlisted as a volunteer at Morristown
in Capt. David Bates Company of Infantry Philip Post Lieutenant
for the term of five months.  The Company was attached
to the Regiment of Colonel Ephraim Martin of Sussex County.
The Company was marched through Newark & Paulus Hook to
New York when they remained until about 3 weeks before the
battle of Long Island probably some time in the month of August
when his Company with other troops were marched on to Long
Island, where they were attached to the command of General Sullivan.  He was engaged personally in the battle of Long Island when
Sullivan was taken prisoner by the enemy [crossed out]
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[crossed out] That after the battle in
which the Americans were defeated his Company was marched to
New York, and Fort Washington on York Island when they
remained about two weeks.  From thence they were marched to
White Plains & was present in the battle at that place; when the Army
retreated [illegible] the Hudson at Hings ferry on the tour commonly called the
Mud Rounds through Newark, Elizabeth town, to New Brunswick
when his term of Enlistment expiring, having served as a Private
for the full period of five months.  That he performed three
tours of one month each at Elizabeth town, the years he cannot
state, one was in the winter season under Captain Dana Bates [crossed out]
during this month he with two other privates one by the name of
William Hamilton under the others and in company with a Major
Hallott went over to Staten Island with a flag of truce to the enemy, the
particular object of the mission was never known to this deponent.
Two of the tours at E. Town were in the Company of Captain Bates &
Lieutenant Weal Johnson, the other he thinks was under Captain
Henman and was employed during during all this time upon guard duty
protecting the country from plundering parties of the enemy.  That he
performed one months tour at Esenungtown in Morris County at
the time 1 month under Captain Henman, it was in the winter season
but the year he is unable to state.  That in the winter season while
the American Army was encamped at Morristown, this deponent was
with others, ordered out by General Washington to draw wood [crossed out]
and he was employed on this duty for one month carting wood
& flour for the Army once during this month he went to Belirdese
on the Delaware River & brought a load of flour to Morristown for the
use of the Army.  That upon another occasion in the winter season
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the precise year he is unable to specify, but remember it was [illegible] the time
when lord Stirling [illegible] over to Staten Island for the purpose of
driving off the British.  This deponent was stationed where Guard duty
between Elizabeth town Point & Rahway under Captain Henman for the 
period of one month.  That same time during the war, the year he
has forgotten, but remembers that it was during the summer season
and both in the same year he performed two tours each for one
month at Newark under Captain David Bates, and in one of them
Weal Johnson was Lieutenant does not know that they were under
any Colonel, but there was a detachment for the purpose of keeping
guard, to protect the country inhabitants from depredations of
the enemy.  That he performed one tour at Connecticut farms, the
year he is unable to specify, but it was during the warm season & at the
time when that place was burnt, he was personally engaged in the
battle fought at that time and in the Company of Capt Bates, for
[crossed out] two weeks.  Again when upon a subsequent occasion
the British came up & burnt Springfield this deponent was again
out for as he thinks [crossed out] two weeks with his Company under Captain
Bates he was personally engaged in the battle of Springfield & followed
the British in their retreat to Elizabeth town & in a skirmish with the enemy between
E Town & the Point he was wounded by a musket ball in the back.
That he performed another tour at Second River near Hackensack
when Guard duty as before stated under Capt Bates & General Hines
it was in the warm season of the year he has forgotten but believes
that he was out at the time 5 weeks at the least.  That in the year
and at the time when Monmouth battle was fought, in the summer
season he remembers he went to Elizabeth town he believes under Captain
Henman where he was for one or two weeks that with other troops his Company
was marched through N Brunswick to Bordentown & Mount Holly where
they staid two weeks, from there they went through Moorstown & Haddonfield
where they staid for one week & then returned by the same route
to Elizabeth town where they staid one week & was then discharged verbally &
went home.  Upon this occasion he was out including the time employed
in marching at the least six weeks.  Upon another occasion he was out
for two weeks near Hackensack [illegible] guard duty to protect the foregoing
parties from capture by the enemy, he thinks that there was no Captain
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upon this occasion as these were only about thirty men, and they on [illegible]
In regard to dates both of years & months, and in respect to affairs
this deponent is altogether unable to enumerate them with more particularly
By reason of age & the top of memory.  He would state that 7 or 8 years since
he met with a severe fall, and injury to the head which has greatly impaired
his hearing & apparently his memory.  The only living evidence of his service
is Jacob Green (Phebe Whitlock whose affidavit is attached to his Declaration
is since dead).  He has cited seventeen months & one week, during
which he was actively engaged in the service of his country, and he has
no doubt but he did much service beside, but is unable to recall
it to his memory.  He has been induced to make this affidavit as amendatory
of his original Declaration & should slight discrepancies appear
between them, he hopes that it will be set down as proceeding from the
necessary [illegible] of memory incident to age.  Attached by a seal to his original
Declaration are the Affidavits of Jacob Green & widow Phebe Whitlock, but
was not aware at the time that they must be appended by a [illegible] his
Declaration he referred to Calvin Green & the Rev Aaron Condit & Rev Stephen
Grover.  From the 16 months & one week as a private & one month
as a Waggoner for the Regular Army, he now claims a pension from
the Government.
Sworn & subscribed the day & year above mentioned
before me
Charles Freemen [illegible] Joseph Green
State of New Jersey | ss.
Morris County | Be it known that on this 8th day of July 1833
before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in & for said county personally
appeared Joseph Green whose signature is attached to the above affidavit
and being duly sworn, saith, that in the above affidavit he has omitted
to mention one months service done by him in the Revolutionary war.  In the
warm season, he thinks in the year 1779, he was marched with a part of his
company from Hanover to Elizabeth town, through Springfield & Connecticut [illegible]
where he was stationed as he believes for the period of one month upon guard
duty as before stated.  Who were the officers upon this occasion he is unable to
recollect, but has a distinct rememberance of the tour & is confident that [crossed out]
his service for the period of one month & desires that this shall be included
as a part of his ammended Declaration
Sworn & subscribed this [illegible] day of July 1833 | Joseph Green
before me | 
Charles Freeman an J.P. |