Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25,665, Nicholas Gulick, New Jersey
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Service
New Jersey
Gulick, Nicholas
Number W. 25.665
Elizabeth
B.L.Wt. 26478 - 160 - 55
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123450
Sep - Mar 8/55
Elizabeth: May W 33
Elizabeth Gulick
Widow
Nicholas Gulick [illegible] Pension
Revolution War
Arad Joy Ovid NY
John E Seely
Cir: A. Jory: Jany [January] 31/56 and Au:
July 22/58
April 18/63
Letter to Arod Joy of Avid NY for proof of death of [illegible] and date thereof
May 9/63
Set to leave [illegible] cancelled
June 27/63 Sec to [illegible] office
Vol G 173

Office duplicate and send to Arad Joy Ovid NY
Wanauk Cancelled 
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6116
New York
Elizabeth Gulick
Widow of Nicholas Gulick
NJ
Who served in the Revolutionary war, as a 
Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 23 Dollars 33
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13th day of 
July 1858
Arad Joy
Ovid NY
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New York - 32, 030
Nicholas Gulick
of Senaca [Seneca] Co in the State of N. Yk
who was a private in the compy commanded by 
Captain Gearhart of the Regt command by fol:Ely
in the New Jersey line for 7 months
I inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of
23 dollars 33 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17th day of [illegible] March '43 and sent to Arad [Joy] Seneca New York
Arrears to the 4th of March '43- $279.96
Semi - and allowance ending 4 Sept : - 11.66
$291.62
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by
Clerk,
Book E.2
Vol. 4
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Declaration
Order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress 7th June 1832
State of New York
Seneca County
On this the 2nd day of November 1842 personally appeared before me John Ingersoll one of the Judges of the court in and for the county aforesaid Nicholas Gulick in said county and State aged eighty four years, having been born in May 1758 agreeable to the old family record now in his possession, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he volunteered in the army of the United States in the Revolutionary war in March 1775 under Capt Cornelius Garhart [Gearhart], Col Ely went to Amboy served as a private One month: In the fall of 1775 intered [interred] the service in the militia under Capt Groonendike, Major Sidney and Col Helmes, marched to Cranes Point near Elizabethtown, served one month as a private, In the winter of 1776 went out in the militia under Capt Daniel Bray was with the company engaged in ransacking and searching from place to place among the Tories, taking from them all the armies implements of war that could be found with them, through Bethlehem, Alexandria [illegible] in the State of New Jersey, served in this town one month In the Summer of 1776 he endured the Service in the militia under Capt Jacob Garhart went to Amboy and served there one month part of the time at Elizabethtown
In the month of June 1776 he went out under Capt, Lieut Isaac Basset and was in the Service at the time of the Monmoth battle of Trenton and served one month at this town--In November 1776, he went out in the Militia under Capt Samuel Groonendike, Major William Chamberlain Col Chambers, and Genl [General] Dickerson (or Dickinson) went to Pennytown, and Raratan, and Mill Stone was out and in the Service when the British took New Brunswick
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he was at the battle at Mill Stone & belonged to the Regiment that crossed the stream, first breaking the ice & then wading the stream, he was one that assisted in taking from the British at this time upwards of seventy loaded wagons, and a large number of horses, horn cattle [illegible] that he was out at this tour from November 1776 to March 1777 making five months in the militia as a private that he was out under Taft Henry Gulick --at the skirmish at Springfield when the meeting house was burned & the ministers wife was killed, at this time the company or regiment took two [illegible] who were tried found guilty and executed at Springfield--That he was out at various times under Capt Henry Gulick, serving in the militia at various places, and that in all he served more than two years as a soldier in the defense of his country in the war of the revolution 
That he has very little hope of finding a living with [illegible ink smudge]who was out & served with him, that he has heard of the death of many of them, and fears they all be all dead and gone 
I'm making the application for a pension he does hereby relinquish all and every other claims for pay for revolutionary services, and he declares that he is not a pensioner He further declares that the cause of the delay in making his application, has not been from any fear or apprehension that he was not fully and richly [illegible] to a pension, but he can further say that since the passage of the act under which he now applies, he has always & at all times been fully of opinion that he was most honestly and most honorable entitled to a pension
But the delay of making an application for a pension has been in consequence of his not having been placed in needy circumstances, and from his having had a good and comfortable living without it this cause and this cause alone, has been in the way, & prevented an earlier application, having heretofore considered it rather a delicate subject to ask for a pension, but laying aside this delicacy, he now makes his application & asks that his claims be not prejudiced from his past
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neglect to make the application; The following named persons were citizens of Hunterton County New Jersey + with whom he was acquainted from the commencement to the end of the revolution, and that he has known them since that time vis. Andrea Dunlap, William Dunlap + Abraham A Covert, also the following named persons he has personally known for some forty or fifty years, vis - Thomas Covert, Joseph Stull, now all citizens of Seneca County before named, several of the above named persons are now pensioners of the United States for services performed in the State of New Jersey + some of them he is well satisfied were in the battle at Mill Stone, though he did not then know them.
Subscribed + sworn before me this 20 day of November 1842}
John Ingersoll Judge of Seneca County Courts}      Nicols Gulick
  I certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Nicholas Gulick who subscribed the above + who is by these presence making application for a pension that I have known him, living near him fr thirty five years last past, that I have ever since that acquaintance considered him a revolutionary soldier + entitled to a pension + that I think this belief is general in the neighbourhood + country near him, I have no doubts upon that subject, that I consider him of the age set forth by him, that I have always + do now consider him a man of unbounded and spoken integrity + truth, and that I have not a doubt in the truth of the annexed statement made by him, and that from his extreme age + the distance from the peace where the court sets, being some twenty five miles fro his feeble health + a lack of good eye sight, he ought not to be asked to oblige to appear in open court to make his application
November 2nd 1842    John Ingersoll Judge of Seneca County Courts
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Ovid Seneca C. N.Y. Nov 9. 42
How J L Edward
Dear Sir
Here with you have the application of Nicholas Gulick for a pension, the proof in the case is annexed, and I may say the best proof the nature of the case will afford, and if in any case circumstantial proof is allowed there, never was presented more worthy proof.
Respectfully Your Obs Servt
Arad Joy
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State of New York
County of Seneca} Ss Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in + for the county aforesaid, William Dunlap of the said county and state, who after first being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following statement - That he was born in Hunterton County New Jersey and is aged seventy nine years last May, that he has been for seventy years acquainted with Nicholas Gulick of Seneca Co New York who is applying for a pension, and that from that acquaintance he has always known that the said Nicholas Gulick was some four or five years older than this deponent, and therefore he doubts not, that the said Nicholas Gulick is eighty four years of age, that he was also acquainted with the Gulick famlly in Hunterton County from the beginning to the end of the war of the revolution, and that Capt Henry Gulick the father of the said Nicholas Gulick and several brothers of the said Nicholas older than himself, were all full blooded Whigs + were so considered at that time by all that new them whether Whig or Tory, that being all Whigs, friends to the independence of the United States + friends to the prossicution of the war of the revolution, they all father + sons served in the war of the revolution, this deponent can well recollect from the commencement of the war of the revolution of hearing of the said Nicholas Gulick being out in the service from time to time, and this deponent can and does well recollect of the names of many of the officers under whom he served vis Capt Groonerndike, Capt Garhart, Capt Bray Capt Henry Gulick, Maj Sidney Col Ely
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Lieut Bassett, Col Chambers, Genl Dickerson, Col Helmes, Maj Chamberlain, and of the service under those officers at the time it took peace; from the personal knowledge of the Gulick family and of the said Nicholas Gulick living neighbors or within a few miles of each other and the families being at that time intimate this deponent heard at the time of much of the service in the war of the revolution of the said Nicholas Gulick; and since the passage of the pension law of 1832 this deponent has at all times considered the said Nicholas Gulick fully entitled to a pension - this deponent will further say that from this long acquaintance of  some seventy years he has ever had the highest opinion and the utmost respect for and of sterling integrity, and of high moral character, and that he could have no doubt in the truth of any statement made by him in his application for a pension; this deponent will further say thanks he thinks thou can be no doubt in the neighborhood of the said Nicholas Gulick as to his age as represented by him, or of his being fully entitled to a pension, this belief this deponent thinks is general and in which he most sincerely concurs - William Dunlap (signature)
Subscribed and Sworn before on this 5th day of Nov 1842
James Starrett Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Seneca
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I hereby certify that I am personally and well acquainted with William Dunlap who attested to and subscribed the annexed depositions, that I have been so acquainted with him for twenty years past, and that he beares an irreproachable character, is considered by all a pattern of upright man and honesty, and no one will dispute an association made by him, to the truth of foregoing deposition. I can have no doubt, I also consider him of the age represented by him Seventy nine years, I have resided a neighbor to him for the last twenty years and am there the better enabled to appreciate his worth and integrity, he is also a Christian professor and is an exemplary Christian in his walk and conduct and is so esteemed.
James Starrett Justice of the peace in and for the County of Seneca
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State of New York,
Seneca County/[illegible] Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County Andrew Dunlap of Ovid in Said County, who on being duly sworn according to law deponth [sic - deponeth] and saith that he was born Pennsylvania but resided during the revolutionary war in Hunterdon County State of New Jersey and in aged eighty three years, that from a lad and a young man at least for seventy years he has been acquainted with Nicholas Gulick of Seneca County New York who is making application for a pension, that this deponent will recollect of the said Nicholas Gulick being and in the war of the revolution, that he was personally acquainted with the father of the said Nicholas Gulick and his brothers, and can attest to their all being Whigs, that father and sons including the before named Nicholas Gulick were out in the service the war of the revolution that Nicholas Gulick above named was out from time to time and did service and was a faithful soldier, that this deponent was also acquainted with many of the officers made whom the said Nicholas Gulick served, to with Capt Samuel Groonendike, Captain Jack Carhart, Capt Cornelius Carhart, Capt Henry Gulick, Capt Daniel Bray, Maj Sidney, Col Helmes, Col Chambers, Maj William Chamberlain, Col Ely that this knowledge of the services of the said Nicholas Gulick accured  [sic - occurred] at the time the services were performed and this deponent from Seventeen hundred and seventy five has always been confident of the services in the war of the revolution of the aforesaid Nicholas Gulick and the general report at that time and since that time in his neighborhood and the general opinion is and has always been that he was a soldier in the war of the revolution, and since the passage of the pension act of 1832 this deponent has ever considered the said Nicholas
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Gulick as well [illegible] to the provisions of that act and further that the said Nicholas Gulick is as this deponent can have no doubt aged eighty four years, and is a man of high moral character and fully to be believed in the acquaintance of mroe than seventy years this deponent has always had accasion [sic - occasion] to esteem most highly the character the undeviating upright character of the before named Nicholas Gulick.
Andrew Dunlap [signature]
Subscribed and sworn before me this 8th day of November 1842
James Foster Justice
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State of New York,
County of Seneca (SS Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said county Joseph Stull of said county, who being first duly sworn according to law deponth [sic - deponeth] and saith that he was born in Somersette [sic - Somerset] County State of New Jersey and is aged eighty six years, that he was a soldier in the war of the revolution and is a pensioner of the United States, that he has been personally acquainted with Nichola Gulick of Seneca County who is applying for a pension for thirty seven years last past, that from the commencement of that acquaintance he has learned from him and talked with him of the revolution and of the said Nicholas Gulick service in that war and this deponent has been of the opinion that the said Nicholas Gulick must have been a soldier in the war of the revolution, that he considers him of the age of eighty four years, thinks the opinion in his neighborhood in that he was in the war of the revolution - this dponent highly respects the truly straight forward, upright and general good character of the said Nicholas Gulick, respects him as a man of truth, strict truth and fully to be believed, that this deponent verily believes the said Nicholas Gulick was in the battle of Millstone.
Joseph Stull [signature]
Subscribed and sworn before me this 9th day of Nov 1842
James Foster Justice
I certify that the above named Joseph Stull is a man of good moral character, not only so, but of highly and respectable character, a man of exemplary Christian character, as well as of high moral character and is fully to be believed in his deposition above.
Dated Nov 9th 1842
James Foster Justice of the Peace for Seneca County
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State of New York,
County of Seneca I personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said county Abraham A Covert of Said County and on being duly sworn according to law deponeth and saith that he was born in Hunterton [sic - Hunterdon] County New Jersey and is aged seventy one years, that from his earliest recollection he became acquainted with Nicholas Gulick, who is applying for a pension from Seneca County, New York, that this deponeth also from his boyhood recollects of hearing of the same Nicholas Gulick being engaged in the service in the war of the revolution, that he will recollect that the father of the said Nicholas Gulick, sir Capt Henry Gulick and his other sons were all whigs, were all ready and willing and all that were of proper aged did engage in the service in the wear of the revolution, in defence of the inchroachment [sic - encroachment] of the country and to promote the independence of the United States, and that the said Nicholas Gulick was out under many officers and at many towns; as to the service of the said Nicholas Gulick this deponent thinks there can be no doubts, living as this dponent did at the time of the revolution a near neighbor to the said Nicholas Gulick, he did often at that time, and about that time hear of the said Nicholas Gulick being engaged in the war of the revolution - this deponent cannot doubt but that the said Nicholas Gulick is of the age of eighty four years, that he has always born a good & irreproachable character, is highly esteem as a man of high moral character and it is generally believed in the neighborhood that he was a revolutionary soldier this deponent resides a near neighbor as well as the present time as formerly.
Abraham A Covert [signature]
Subscribed and sworn Nov 9th 1842 before me James Foster Justice
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I certify that the within named Abraham A Covert is a man of good moral character, that he is one of our most exemplary and worthy citizens and man whose example is well worth of imitation and that he is fully to be believed - James Foster Justice of the Peace in and for Seneca County

State of New York,
County of Seneca I've personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said county Thomas Covert of Ovid in Seneca Co. New York and after being duly sworn according to law deponeth and saith that he was born in Somersette (sic - Somerset) County New Jersey and is aged eighty eight years - that he was a soldier in the war of the revolution and is a pensioner of the United States - that he has been for forty years personally and intimately acquainted with Nicholas Gulick of Lodi - in said county and State  who is applying for a pension, that until with some five or six years this deponent resided a close neighbor to the said Nicholas Gulick and that he now resides but a few miles from him, that from his first acquaintance with him he became fully satisfied that he had been engaged as a soldier in the war of the revolution, he has often in years long gone by talked with the said Nicholas Gulick about the war of the revolution and that this deponent was there and is yet and has been since his first acquaintance fully satisfied that the said Nicholas Gulick was a soldier and served in the war of the revolution, and this deponent is further fully satisfied from conversations with the said Nicholas Gulick that he was in the battle of Millstone, this deponent having been there and engaged in it, he feels assured that no man nor
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there could know so much about that engagement he therefore fully believes that the said Nicholas Gulick was there and in that battle - this deponent has no doubt, that the said Nicholas Gulick is of the age of eighty four years; this deponent can further state, that from the long acquaintance and intimacy with the said Nicholas Gulick of forty years, he has had occasion to have none other than the highest esteem for his high moral character and to consider him a man of strict integrity and truth.
Thomas Covert
Subscribed and sworn before me this 8th November 1842
James Foster Justice
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State of New York,
County of Seneca
I've Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County Rev Thomas Lounsbury of said county and as being duly sworn sworn according to law dponeth and saith that he is a minister of the Gospel of the Presbyterian order duly ordained, and that he has been settled in Ovid in the county of Seneca New York for the space of nineteen years part path, has had under his charge a respectable congregation - that he is and has been since his residence in Ovid acquainted with Nicholas Gulick of Seneca Co. who is applying for a pension that he is a member of his congregation and an attendant upon his preaching, that he is of highly good moral character and is much esteemed as a man of truth and strict integrity, that I consider him of the age of eighty four years and support him to have been a revolutionary soldier - that this deponent is also personally acquainted with Andrew Dunlap and Thomas Covert, the annexed evidence in the care of the said Nicholas Gulick, that they are both members of his congregation and regular attendants upon the public worship and are both men of good exemplary moral character, both men of strict truth uprightness and integrity and that he considers them either of them of the age of more than eighty years - That this deponent is personally and well acquainted with William Dunlap and Joseph Stull of Seneca Co. who have appeared as witnesses in the proof of the revolutionary services of Nicholas Gulick the applicant for a pension that the said William Dunlap is a member of this deponents church in good standing, and has always and at all times since this deponents
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acquaintance with him for nineteen years now and ever sustained an irreproachable Christian character, and sustained a Christian department and a man of strict integrity and truth and this deponent considers him of the age of seventy nine years.
That the said Joseph Stull is a member of the dutch church, of high Christian character and from the long acquaintance of nineteen years with him that this deponent has had, he esteems him as one of the best of men, a man of truth and of great integrity and that he considers him of the age of eighty six years - that all of the before mentioned persons as well as Abraham A Covert who also appears as a witness in behalf of the aforsaid Nicholas Gulick are of our most respectable and worthy citizens, the said Abraham A Covert is as this deponent believes a member of the dutch church, has ever since this deponent acquaintance with him of nineteen years born a character worthy of imitation and that acquaintance has been with all of the before named individuals eighteen to twenty years part up to the present time, so that this deponent has had no reason to alter his first and former good division of those persons -further this deponent believes that his opinion accords with the sentiments and opinion of the neighborhood and persons generally, relating to all of the before named six individuals -
Thos Lounsbury (signature)
Subscribed and sworn before me
this 9th day of November 1842
James Foster Justice
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State of New York
Seneca County SS
I certify that the Rev Thomas Lounsbury who subscribed the foregoing deposition is a man of first standing, bearing a high christian character, that I am personally and intimately acquainted with him and have been so acquainted for the space of seventeen years, residing a near neighbor to him, that I have from beginning to and ever considered him a worthy Christian and a worthy and faithful minister of the Gospel, highly respected and esteemed by his neighbors, and respectable congregation, a man of truth and integrity fully to be believed, and that full credit is due to the foregoing deposition subscribed by him.
Dated Nov 9th 1842
James Foster Justice of the Peace in and for Seneca County
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State of New York
Seneca County Ss}  I do hereby certify that the Honorable John Ingersoll, whose signature appears to the within proceedings, was at the date of said proceedings a Judge of the county courts in and for Seneca County duly commissioned + sworn + authorized to take + certify the same. And I also certify that James Garrett Esq + James Foster Esq before me whom parts of the within proceedings were had, were each of them on the several days when the said proceedings before them respectively bear date, a Justice of the Peace in + for said County duly commissioned + sworn + authorized to take + certify the same. And that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said John Ingersoll Judge, + James Starrett + James Foster Justices of aforesaid + verily believe that their several and respective signatures to the within proceedings, jurats + certificates are Genuine + in their several proper hand writing. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said county this 10th day November 1842.  C. D. Hanks Clerk

[Affixed sideways to the above testimony: 
35,423 Nicholas Gulick N.Y At 7 June '32 aomd 7 mo psi 2333   Arad Joy over Seneca Co N.Y.]
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REVOLUTIONNARY WIDOWS.
STATE OF  New York
COUNTY of Seneca } ss.

On the 23th day of April 1855 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace, within and for the said County and State, Elizabeth Gulick, aged 89 years, a resident of said County and State, who being duly sworn according to law, declares hat she is the widow of Nicholas Gulick -- deceased, who was a Soldier of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States, and that she is in the receipt of a Revolutionary pension under the Acts of 1838 to 1848, her pension certificate is No 6116 and is dated 13 July 1853. She further declares that she was married to the said Nicholas Gulick in the county of Hunterdon and State of New Jersey, on the 23d day of February 1783 by Rev Mr Treat, and that her name before her marriage was Elizabeth Gano, that her said husband died at Lodi State of New York County, Seneca, on the 23 day of April 1846 and that she is now a widow . She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty and to which she may be entitled under the Act, approved March 3, 1855. She also declares that she has never applied for nor received under this or any other Act of Congress, any bounty land warrant.
Sworn + subscribed before me this 23 day of April 1855} [handwritten signature]Elizabeth Gulick
Gordis Dunlap Justice of the Peace
We Kate Smalley and Eliza Luther residents of Lodi in the County of Seneca and State of New York upon our oaths, declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Elizabeth Gulick in our presence, and that we believe, from what we know of, and from the appearance and statement of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be. These deponents further upon their oaths say, that the above named Elizabeth Gulick is now a widow. 
Sworn + subscribed before me this 23 day of April 1855} Eliza Luther
Gordis Dunlap Justice of the Peace} Kate Smalley
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written, and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
N.B. In filling the blank for date of her marriage I should have said 20th February 1783 in place of 23. This error the old lady discovered, but it was left unaltered, you will read it the 20th, these are the facts, her husband died 23d which counted the error
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I certify that Gordis Dunlap, before whom the written declaration and affadavit were made + sworn is a Justice of the Peace, + that his signature to the same is genuine  John E Seely County Clerk
John Seely has forgot to put the Seal of to his Cert + he is a fwd [illeg]  B
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of 17th June 1844 State of New York, Seneca County} ss
On the 23 day of October 1849 personally appeared before the subscriber the county judge of said County Elizabeth Gulick of said coutny aged over eighty three years who being first 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 17 June 1844
    That she is the widow of Nicholas Gulick late a pensioner of the United States, for Revolutionary services performed by him. She further declares that she was married to the said Nicholas Gulick on the 20th of February 1783 in Hunterdon County New Jersey by Rev Mr Treat, that her name before marriage was Gano - that her husband the said Nicholas Gulick died in said county of Seneca on the 23d day of April 1846; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January 1794 to wit at the time above stated 
Subscribed + Sworn before me on the day and date above mentioned: [handwritten signature] Elizabeth Gulick
J K Richardson Cunty Judge of Seneca Co. N.Y.
I certify that the above named Elizabeth Gulick is a respectable person, that she cannot from old age and bodily infirmity attend the court to make her declaration--such is my opinion judging from her appearance.
Oct 23 1849   J K Richardson County Judge of Seneca County N.Y.
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECIRDS SECTION 3-525

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, SUREAU OF PENSIONS.  W. F. 25665

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

[5 columns:  "DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT" | "LENGTH OF SERVICE." | "RANK." | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED." | "STATE."
[Under the 4th column "OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED." two columns:  "CAPTAIN. | COLONEL."
 Under DATES OF ENLISTMENT OF APPOINTMENT."  Mch1775| under LENTGH OF SERVICE:  Served at various times more than 2 yrs.| Under "RANK:"  Pvt. | Under "CAPTAIN." : 
Cornelius Garhart|
Samuel Growendyck
Jacob Garhart
Isaac Basset 
Daniel Bray
Henry Gulick| 
Under "COLONEL." Ely Holmes Chambers

Battles engaged in, Millstone, Springfield
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Hunterdon Co. N.J.
Date of application for pension, Nov. 2  1842  His cl was allowed
Residence at date of application, Lodi, Seneca Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, 1 May 1758 in Hunterdon Co. N.J. Died April 23 1846 Lodi at Seneca Co. N.Y.
Remarks: Soldier was the son of Capt. Henry Gulick. He mar. Feby 20 1783 in Hunterdon County N.J. Elizabeth Gano She was ab. pens. on an app. ex. Oct 23. 1849 while a resident of Seneca Count N.Y. aged over 83 years. In 1851 their three oldest children were over 60 years old, Henry born 1784 and William are the only names stated. 
Respectfully, Commissioner.
6-2856
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Nicholas Gulick
26378-160
[stamp:] OVID N.Y. JUL 10

FREE

Hon J. Minot
Coms. of Pens.
Washington
D C
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[stamp:] U.S. PENSION OFFICE O SEPT 13 1920

Brooks

[stamp:] RECORD DIVISION SEP 13 1920
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[stamp:] U.S. PENSION OFFICE O SEP 13 1920

Rev ED

738 W. Gray Street, Elmira, N.Y.,
Sept. 11, 1920

Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:

Will you please inform Miss Julia V. Brooks, 738 West Gray Street, Elmira, N.Y. whether pensions were granted Nicholas Gulick born May 28, 1758, died at Lodi, Seneca Co. N.Y. April 23, 1846; (he was a son of Henry Gulick who died in Hunterdon County N.J. in 1798) and John Brooks born near Springfield Mass. Feb. 8, 1753 and died in Vermont, March 8, 1820.

Thanking you for this favor, I am

Very truly yours
Julia V. Brooks
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Revy      WIDOW, &c.
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File No. __ 25.665 ____
__ Elizabeth Gulick _____
__ Wid of ____
____ Nicholas Gulick ____
___ Priv Rev War ____
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Act ___ Feb 2nd 1848 _____
Index: __ Vol. A __, Page __ 298 ___

[Arrangement of 1870.]

1920 Oct 19 Hist to Julia V. Brooks
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Jan 30 43

[stamp:] ITHACA N.Y. JAN 24

FREE


Hon. J. L. Edwards
Coms. of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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State of New York
County of Tompkins ⎬ Personally appeared
before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County & State John Swick of said County who on being first duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he is aged Eighty years that he resided in Hunterdon County New Jersey during the whole war of the revolution, that he lived a neighbor during all that time to Nicholas Gulick now of Lodi, Seneca County New York, who is applying for a pension, that he was personally & intimately acquainted with the said Nicholas Gulick when a lad & a young man, that he was acquainted with the father of the said Nicholas Gulick & with his brothers, and
this deponent well recollects that they were all
whigs of that day, all friends to the of their Country & were more or less engaged & doing
service in the war of the revolution, and the aforesaid Nicholas Gulick carried out in practice what he professed, that is, being a whig & engaged in the independence of his country, he turned out & did revolutionary service from time to time, that he was a faithful soldier in the war of the revolution, and that this deponent is fully of a belief, that through his neighborhood
at that time, there was but one mind, but one opinion & that was that the said Nicholas Gulick was a faithful soldier & did turn out from time to time and do service in the war of the revolution & that he was always ready when called on, or when need be to do his duty & did it faithfully. This deponent has known the said Nicholas Gulick some Sixty or Seventy years, has always considered him a man of strict integrity & truth, that he should rely fully upon him in any thing he might state, even when not under oath, & that he should feel bound to place implicit
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confidence in any statement of his, when under the solemnity of an oath, this deponent can further state that from this long & intimate acquaintance with the aforesaid Nicholas Gulick, he has never had occasion to lessen his high opinion of him, but that the more closely & intimate the acquaintance, the more highly does he esteem him & value him as a man of
unbending truth & veracity - John Swick

Subscribed & Sworn before 
me this 18th day of Jany 1843 }
John Woodward
Justice of the Peace

I certify that the above named John Swick is a
man of truth, of respectability, & is fully to be
believed in his deposition above. I recommend that full faith and credit be given to it.
John Woodward
Justice of the Peace

State of New York
County of Tompkins } ss.
I, Willet B. Goddard Clerk of the County of Tompkins do hereby certify that John Woodward whose name is subscribed to the above certificate was, at the time, a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Tompkins dwelling in the said county commissioned and Sworn as such and further that I am well
acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate is genuine.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County the 23 day of January 1843
W.B. Goddard Clerk
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The annexed deposition is to be answered to Arad Joy Ovid Seneca County New York - Ovid Jany 21.43
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Ovid May 18, '58

Sir,

I returned land warrant issued to Elizabeth Gulick (filed No 123. 430) as she died before the date of its issue; as Congress has restored the warrant to the family, please enclose it to me.

Also land warrant in same condition, issued to Mary Linderman (filed No 67.711) I had returned it to you.

I am most respectfully
Your Obt Servt
Arad Joy

Hon Geo C Whiting
Comr.
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Ovid N.Y. June 21. '58

Sir,

I returned land warrant No. 26,378 granted to Elizabeth Gulick for 160 acres, as she had died before the date of the warrant; Will you please return it, or one in its place.

Oblige
Most respectfully
Your Obt Servt
Arad Joy

Hon Geo E Whiting
Comr.
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Ovid April 25. 1851

Sir,

I inclose the Declaration & proof in the case
of Elizabeth ['Bishop' crossed out] Gulick.

Most Respectfully
Your Obt Serv
Arad Joy

Hon Jas E Heath
Comr. of Pens.
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Jan 30. 1843

N.Y.
N. Gulick



Hon. J. L. Edwards
Comr. of Pensions
Washington D.C
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Ovid Seneca Co New York  Jany 24th 1843
Hon J L Edwards
Dear Sir You will receive about the time that this reaches toy the deposition of John Swick, mailed at Ithaca, the further deposition of Rev Abram Brokaw, + my own deposition, all in relation to Nicholas Gulick, you will at the same time receive his full + minute statements of his services as required by you - you will then have the application of Mr. Gulick naming his Services, his further + fuller statement of his services mailed at Waterloo, the proof of Andrew Dunlap Abraham Co Court, Wm Dunlap, Thomas Covert Rev Thomas Lounsbury, Rev Abram Brokaw Arad Joy + John Sweck all agreeing in the opinion of the truth of the statement made by him, + you have high proof of the good character of all the witnesses Seldom have you prescribed before you an array of such witnesses, may I be allowed on your receiving the package above named mailed at Waterloo, + the one mailed a Ithaca, to look them all carefully over, and apply to them the role in your instructions "To require from the applicants positive proof of service" [illeg] I think you will be fully satisfied of the Justice of this claim. Your Obt Servt Arad Joy
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Ovid N.Y May 5th 1855

Sir I inclose application for the bounty land for Mrs. Elizabeth Gulick Most respectfully Your Obt Servt  Arad Joy
Hon L P Waldo  Court
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March 5, 1855

Hon L P Waldo
     Court
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Ovid July 10 1856
Sir I inclose land warrant No 26,378 issued o Elizabeth Gulick, as the deceased prior to the acts of said warrant - Please acknowledge the return of it. I am most respectfully, Your Obt Servt Arad Joy

Hon J. Minot Court
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Elizabeth Gulick
Suspended claim
Law 1838
New York
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Jan 23d 1852
Elizabeth Gulick

from
Arad Joy Ovid  Sus 44


[upside down at bottom of page]
Triplett
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Elizabeth Gulick widow of Nicholas Gulick of N.Y. he was a pensioner, she an applicant of New York, proof mailed in this case Nov 4th 1851   Can I have it
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Revolutionary Claim
Suspended, law of 1838 State of New York

Elizabeth Gulick, husband was a pensioner, her claim is admirably made out, nothing more can be required, case in hands of Hon Court filed in his hands May 17, 1853
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Suspended Revolutionary Claim
State of New York
Elizabeth Gulick
Under law of 1838

Sir,

I appeal, in the case of Elizabeth Gulick, an applicant from New York, under the law of 7 July 1838.

My reasons are, that we have furnished proof abundant, that her eldest child Henry
was born prior to 1790 even as early as 1784
his own affidavit, the affidavit of the Town Board
that he was exempt from Juries, being over 60-
in 1851, also the certificate of a late Member of
Congress, who was himself a resident of this
town prior to 1794 & whose age was about the same as Henry Gulick, also the certificate of
a late member of Congress & a highly respectable citizen that even three of her first born were over 60 years of age. I now add my
own certificate that I have today examined the
County Clerks office & that I there find on file an
account of his taking the oath of office as under
Sheriff of Seneca County the 29 May 1811, therefore if not born before 1794 he could not have been but 17 years of age in 1811 of course in his minority and not eligible to that office
Your Obt Servt
Arad Joy

Hon J. E. Heath comr.
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I conclude to refer this respectfully to your office, + I ask an early report, as the case has been complete nearly one year all of which is Most Respectfully Submitted
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Elizabeth Gulick
New York
widow of
Nicholas
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Suspended Revolutionary claim
Law of 1838 N.Y.
Elizabeth Gulick

he attached certificate relates to the only
point upon which proof is required-
I submit it with entire confidence.

Arad Joy
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State of New York
Seneca County Clerk's Office ⎬ I, Hugh Montgomery Clerk of said County of Seneca do hereby certify that Henry Gulick, of Lodi in said County was duly sworn into office as Under Sheriff  of the County of Seneca aforesaid, on the 29th day of May 1811, as appears by the Roll, now remaining in my said office, that by the constitution & laws of this State he must then have been twenty one years of age, at least, to be eligible to said appointment; I further certify that I am personally acquainted with said Henry Gulick, that he is a son of Nicholas Gulick late a pensioner, now
deceased) & Elizabeth Gulick his widow; an applicant for a Pension, and I verily believe that the said Henry is more than Sixty five years of age, and further that the said Elizabeth is still living as I verily believe; her residence being in an adjoining town to the one in which I reside, I being an intimate acquaintance of the family & not having heard of her death.

Witness my hand & the seal of said County
this 27th day of January 1853
Hugh Montgomery Clerk
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In the matter of
Elizabeth Gulick
Widow of
Nicholas Gulick
N. Y.
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In the Matter of Elizabeth Gulick 
wid. of Nicholas Gulick
Nicholas Gulick was pensioned under the Act of June 7, 1832 - and died April 23, 1846. In October 1847 Elizabeth Gulick filed her declaration for a pension under the act of 1846. It has previously been rejected for the want of record evidence of marriage. The claimant alleges that she was married Feby 21. 1873 in Hunterdon County New Jersey. There being no law at the time, requiring a record to be kept of marriages in New Jersey, we regard parol as the best evidence which can be offered in the case. On this point the evidence is very full + satisfactory. Nicoll Halsey + John DeMott - ex members of Congress--certify that they were "intimately acquainted with Nicholas Gulick and his family - they have known them over forty years, and from their own ages, they know three of their children to be upwards of 60 years of age. Henry Gulick to be at least 65." The clerk of Seneca Co. N.Y. certifies that "Henry Gulick, son of Nicholas + Eliz. Gulick, was sworn into office as under sheriff of Seneca County, on 29th day May 1811 - as appears by the roll now remaining in that office and that under the Constitution and laws of
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New York he must then have been 21 years of age. John M. Galloup, Clerk of the town of Lodi, Swears that Henry Gulick has been exempt from Jury service for several years (prior to 1851) being over 60 years of age + Henry Gulick himself swears that "he is the son of Nicholas + Elizabeth Gulick and" in 1800 was about sixgteen years of age - + that he has been for some years exempt from Jury service in consequence of being over 60 years of age. From information derived from his parents he was born in 1784"
   We regard it as clear that the claimant cannot take under the Act of 1844 but considers her case made out under the act of Feby 2 1848 which entitles the widow (who was living in February last) to $23.33 per annum from March 4, 1848 during her natural life.   A. H. Evans Examiner  July 12, 1853
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Ovid N.Y. April 14 1863
Sir
I inclose land warrant and ask information.  Why is the note in red ink "Duplicate" so written on this warrant.  If there had been a previous land warrant issued, to whom was it inclosed, and where sent, is this a valid warrant. 
Mrs Gulick is deceased, to whom does the land warrant belong who can legally assign it. 
Will you please inclose me any new act directing about land warrants, some act passed within 6 or 7 years or 3 or 4 years. 
Your Obt servt
Arad Joy
Court of Pensions
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Ovid N.Y. April 23 63
Sir
In reply to yours of the 18th in the care of Elizabeth, widow of Nicholas Gulci relating to land warrant No. 26,378 for 160 acres, I have to say the proof of the day of her death is on file in the 3 audit office.  Will you please learn the same from there and save the expense of new proof.  
Oblige
Your Obt Servt
Arad Joy
Hon Jos H Barrett Court
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Elizabeth Gulick
Law of 1844
or same as 1838
We have filed certificate with a Seal of County Clerk of her son being over 21 years in 1811.  This is equal to a family record 42 years old and shows he was born before 1790
He was [illegible] to 4 March 46 as per 3p Auditor books.  Her declaration states where he died also.  I rather think about 8th April 46.  I refer to proof and papers on file.
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No 747
Elizabeth Gulick
N.Y.
Act of June 17th 1844
To Arad Joy July 19th 1851
Same Feby 2nd / 52
same Dec 1 / 52
same Febry 28 / 53
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In the matter of 
Elizabeth Gulick
Widow of Nicholas Gulick
N.York
Act 17 June 1844
From April 23,1846
(date of husbands death)
During life widowhood
$23.33 per annum
Payable to Widow

Arad Joy
Ovid N.Y.
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Nicholas Gulick
[Illegible} Linderman
Hon Geo C Whiting
Court of Pensions
Washington DC
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26378-160
Gulick  [illegible]
Hon Geo C Whiting
Court of Pensions
Washington DC

FREE
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23.33
    12
_______
279.96
11.1
Nicholas Gulick
NY
Let to Arad Joy Nov 28:42
Act 7 June 32
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26.378
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160 acres
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160 ACRES. Bounty  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA   Land 160 ACRES

Department of the Interior
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS

[following is all crossed out:]
Historically Certified, that under the Act of March 3rd 1855,  entitled "An Act in addition to certain Acts granting Bounty Land to certain
Officers and Soldiers who have been  engaged in the Military Service of the United States.

Elizabeth Gulick widow of Nicholas Gulick
Private
Revolutionary War
is entitled to locate ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY ACRES, at any Land Offices of the United States in one body, and in conformity to the legal sub-
divisions of the public lands, upon any of the public lands "subject to sale at either the minimum or lower graduated prices."

Given under my hnd and my seal of office 
24th day May 1856

Department No. 26.378
D.T. Jenks
['I. Minot' crossed out]  Commissioner

July 25/56
Vincent can collect it before the issue.
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Department of the Interior,
Pension Office, July 24th 1858

I George C. Whiting Commissioner of Pensions do hereby certify that the within is a substantial copy of the original warrant which has been cancelled

Geo. C. Whiting
Commissioner
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160 ACRES. Bounty UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Land 160 ACRES

Department of the Interior
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS

Historically Certified, that under the Act of March 3rd 1855, entitled "An Act in addition to certain Acts granting Bounty Land to certain
Officers and Soldiers who have been engaged in the Military Service of the United States.

Elizabeth Gulick widow of Nicholas Gulick
Private
Revolutionary War
is entitled to locate ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY ACRES, at any Land Offices of the United States in one body, and in conformity to the legal sub-
divisions of the public lands, upon any of the public lands "subject to sale at either the minimum or lower graduated prices."

Given under my hnd and my seal of office
24th day of May 1856
Department No. 26.378

[signature illegible] Commissioner

Cancelled June 27/63 [illegible]

Note.  You can [illegible] this Certificate at any of the United States land offices, or it will be [illegible] for you by the General Land Office on the return of it with your request to that effect endorsed thereon, specifying the State and Land District in which you wish the location made.  If you locate it, fill up and sign the following application.

To the Register of the Land Office at [blank]

Locate this Certificate in the Township [blank] of Range   quarter of section
Attest         Register
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738
New York
Elizabeth Gulick
widow of Nicholas
who was a private 
in the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 23 dollars and 33 cents per annum to commence on 23 April 1846
Certificate of Pension issued the 13th day of July 53 and sent to A. Joy Ovid N.Y.
June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 2 Page 076
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Brief in the case of Elizabeth Gulick, wid. of Nicholas
Seneca County and State of New York
Act of 1844, June 17th 
Claim, ("original,")
Proof Exhibited, (if original)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Nicholas Gulick was pensioned under the Act 1832 and died Apr 23, 1846.  The widow alleges she was married Feby 20, 1783 in New Jersey.   Parol proof, the best which can be had of the marriage is very full. Two ex-members of longrep certify that their oldest child is upwards of 65 years old.  The clerk of Seneca Co. .certifies that Henry Gulick has been exempt from jury duty for several years as consequence of being upwards of 60 years of age.  That is 1811 he was sworn in as then have been upwards of 21 years.  the pension is allowed at $23.33 per annum from Apr 23, 1846 date of Nicholas Gulick's death, during the natural life and widowhood of Elizabeth Gulick.
Name and residence of Agent
Arad Joy 
Ovid N.Y.
A.H. Evans
Examining Clerk
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Feb 1 1843
N.Y.
Nicholas Gulick
Hon J L Edwards
Court of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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State of New York
County of Seneca ⎬ Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in & for said County & State Rev Abraham Brokaw of said County, & on being duly sworn according to law deposeth & saith that he is aged eighty two years & over that he has been personally acquainted with Nicholas Gulick
of said County who is applying for a pension, for thirty three years last part, that from that long acquaintance he has always had occasion to respect the said Nicholas Gulick as a man of strict truth & integrity, and that he should feel bound to put full faith & credit in any statement made by him, and that in the application for a pension made by the aforesaid Nicholas Gulick, this deponent would feel bound to rely, & should rely upon such statement as true, fully true, and that this deponent has had conversation with the said Nicholas Gulick relating to the Revolutionary war & to his service in that war, and this deponent is fully satisfied from such conversation, that the said Nicholas Gulick must have been a soldier & served from time to time in the said war of the revolution, that this deponent is fully satisfied that the said Nicholas Gulick must have been
in the battle at Mill Stone, where & when the Waggons were taken from the British. This deponent considers the said Nicholas Gulick of a high moral character & of sterling integrity & veracity; This deponent has been an ordained minister of the Gospel for forty four years & has
had charge of a congregation, till old age & infirmity for the last five years prevented his continuing his pastorial labours-
Abrm Brokaw

Subscribed & Sworn before me
this 23d day of Jany 1843
Joseph Dunlap. a Justice of the Peace
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I certify that I am & have been personally acquainted with the within named Revn Abram Brokaw for thirty years or more, that he is a man of good moral character, that he is one of the most exemplary Christian ministers in the county, and that he knows of no man more upright and correct & exemplary in all things than the said Rev Abram Brokaw, & that he thinks no person can be found who would doubt the truth of any statement made by him & I recommend that full faith, credit & confidence
be placed in the within deposition of his
Dated Jany 23. 1843
Joseph Dunlap Justice of
the Peace
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State of New York
County of Seneca ⎬ ss Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in & for said County Nicholas Gulick and on being duly sworn according to law, deponth & saith
that he was born in Hunterdon County New Jersey & is aged eighty four years, that he resided in the town of Alexandria in Hunterton
County New Jersey from before the commencement of the revolution to after its close; That he first volunteered in the
Farmer, or Militia of New Jersey in March 1775 under Capt Cornelius Garhart & Col Ely, the troop to which this deponent belonged
assembled at Bonnels tavern, in town of Bethlehem in said County, which was about ten miles from his residence, marched to
Potterstown where they stayed the first night, about fifteen miles from home, next day we took up our march & on the third day arrived at Elizabethtown some fifty miles from this deponents residence, here the company stayed but a short time, when they marched to Samptown, where we stayed a few days & drew provisions, thence the company marched to Amboy, where they were stationed & drew
provisions in abundance & served one month at this tour-  In the fall of 1775 entered the Militia under Capt. Samuel Groonendike & Maj Sidney & Col Holmes, marched to Crans Point, near Elizabetown, Served one month; although there was no disturbance in the State of New Jersey at the time of the services rendered above
yet the british were on Staten Island & this deponent and his comrades were called out to guard & protect the lines, & this deponent well recollects of standing on guard & being in hearing of the British sentinels & of hearing them relieve their posts--  This deponent was called out & entered the militia in March 1776 served under Capt. Daniel Bray, this service was in searching & ransacking for arms which was performed through the town of Alexandria, (the residence of this deponent) and through the
town of Bethlehem & Kingwood & wherever there were to be found disaffected persons, or arms in such hands, served one month

In the Summer of 1776 this deponent entered the Militia under Capt. Jacob Garhart, marched to Amboy about forty miles was stationed there a while & then marched to Elizabethtown, Col Holmes served at this tour one month-- In November 1776 this deponent entered the militia under Capt Samuel Groonendike, Maj Wm Chamberlain & Col Chambers, marched to New Ark about Sixty miles, soon after reaching there we heard of Washington
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Army retreating & was ordered to go to the forks of the Delaware to get boats & bring down for Washingtons army to cross on, after performing this duty, we were stationed near Summerville [Somerville] at a Mr Roseboom near Raratan [Raritan], were ordered to Trenton in the supposition that there might be an engagement, had got as far as Pennytown when the action or battle of Trenton took place, this deponent heard the firing & also heard the firing
at the Battle of Princeton where this deponent & his company were also on the march there; This deponent would state that previous to the above service, whilst stationed near Summerville [Somerville] as above stated, his company were called to march to Bound Brook
& from thence to Mill Stone & this deponent & his squad crossed the Stream, breaking the ice & wading, reached mill stone before the battle commenced & was in that battle where they proved successful & took some Seventy baggage waggons from the British, with horses, cattle & many valuable articles, during all the above tour drew rations & was in actual service till March 1777 in all five months, & although the regulation of the Militia of New Jersey was to serve by monthly tours, yet this deponent can say that from Nov 1776 to March 1777 this deponent's services were much needed & he voluntarily served as above stated - This deponent served one month in June 1776 under Lieut Isaac Bassret, or June 1777 was near
Trenton at the time of the Monmouth battle, heard the cannonading, was in service this month at Trenton & Bordentown-

This deponent further states that for all of the services above named he recd soldiers wages & was paid in what was termed at the time pay- That he was out in the Skirmish at Springfield
when the meeting house was burned & the ministers wife killed & was often out in general alarming under Capt Henry Gulick, that in all he served more than two years, but is unable at this time to give more of a minute history of his services in the revolution.
Nicholas Gulick

Subscribed & Sworn before me
this 29th day of December 1842
James Mapes Justice
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I certify that I am & have long been personally acquainted with Nicholas Gulick whose name is attached to the foregoing deposition, that I can say he is a man of truth of sterling integrity & that he is fully to be believed & that I place
entire confidence in the Statement made by him & subscribed by him-
Decemr 29 1842
James Mapes
Justice of the peace

State of New York
Seneca County } ss Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in & for said County, Arad Joy of said County & on being duly sworn according to law deposeth & saith that he is personally acquainted with Nicholas Gulick who subscribed the annexed deposition, & who is applying for a pension
that he was present & took down the annexed history & deposition from the lips & mouth of the said Nicholas Gulick, that he considered
the said Nicholas Gulick of sound mind & intelligent & good understanding, & from hearing the history from him & he as having
performed all of the services therein set forth, the minuteness with which he gave the history & his familiarity with the services as performed by him, & together with taking into consideration the high character of the man, as a man of strict truth & integrity this deponent was lead [led] then, to believe in the truth of his statements and he now believes it to be most strictly true & cannot but believe that any reasonable mind on hearing the history from him would be lead [led] to believe it & come to the same conclusion that this deponent has
Arad Joy

Subscribed & Sworn before me
this 23d day of Jany 1843 ⎬
James Foster Justice
of the Peace in & for Seneca County

State of New York
Seven County SS }  I the Justice of the Peace before whom the preceding affidavit was
taken, do certify that I have been intimately acquainted with the above affiant Arad Joy for some ten years past and that he is a person
of the first respectability, a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church (of this place) in good standing and entitled to full credence in the above statement sworn to by him
James Foster Justice 
Dated Jany 23d 1843
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State of New York. 
Seneca County
I do hereby certify that Joseph Dunlap Esq. was on the 23rd day of January 1843 a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn and authorized to take and certify affidavits and that I am well acquainted with his handwriting and that his several signatures to the within I [illegible] and certificate are severally genuine as I believe. I, also certify that James Maher Esq. was on the 29. day of December 1842 a Justice of the Peace in forsaid county duly commissioned and sworn and authorized to take and certify affidavits And that I am well acquainted with his handwriting that his several signatures to the within [illegible] and certificate are severally genuine, as I believe. And I also certify that James Foster Esquire, was on the 23d day of January 1843 a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn and authorized to take and certify affidavits and that I am well acquainted with his handwriting and that his signatures to the within I [illegible] and certificate are severally genuine as I believe. And further that the said Joseph Dunlap James Maher and James Foster Esqrs were [illegible] Justices of the Peace in and for said County on the respective days when the within proceedings were had before them respectively I duly commissioned and am authorized to take and certify said proceedings. And that I am well aquainted with the handwriting of the said justices and verily believe that their several signatures within written are severally and respectively genuine. In testimony whereof I have [illegible] to [illegible] hand and affixed the seal of said County and of the court of common pleas of said county [illegible] this 25th day of January 1843.
[Illegible] D. Hanks Clerk
of Seneca County
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Ovid N.Y. Nov 5, 51
Sir
I enclose 2 Certificates as to the ages of the eldest children of Elizabeth Gulick and the widow of Nicholas Gulick late a part.
One of them Nicoll Halrey signs his name as a Member of the 23. Congress, John De Mott omits to add that he was a Member of the 29. Congress, but I know he was, and Peter Himnad is Genl Peter Himnad Post Master of Ladie, a highly impechable man, and who has Assn Associate much of the time for 40 years with John De Mott.
I know heretofore in cases where I have procured the certificate of a Member, or Member of Congress, it has [illegible] accepted, See the other proof on file
Respectfully 
[Illegible]
[Illegible] Joy
How J. E. Heath
County of Ovid
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Halsey Mills Oct. 25th 1851
I certify that I have been acquainted for over forty five years with Nicholas Gulick deceased late a pensioner and with his Widow Elizabeth Gulick and with their Family that on comparing as a data my own age now over sixty nine with the ages of the three eldest Children of the said parties I am quite certain that each of the three eldest Children of the above named parties are over the age of sixty years and by having been associated with the eldest Child Henry Gulick when a young man I am quite sure that the said Henry Gulick is at least sixty five years of age, the widow Elizabeth Gulick above named is as I believe still living and remaining a Widow.  [signed] Nicoll Halsey  Member of 23d Congress U. S.
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Lodi Oct 28 1851
I certify that I have been acquainted for over forty years & intimately acquainted with Nicholas Gulick late a pensioner deceased, & with his present widow Elizabeth Gulick & with their family, that she still remains his widow
As a data, by which I know very nearly the ages of the three eldest children, comparing them with my own age as we were more than forty years since, and as we all now are, I can say I am quite certain that the three eldest children of the said parties are either of them over Sixty years of age, & that the eldest of them Henry Gulick is over Sixty five years of age  [signed] John De Mott  Peter Himrod
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State of New York Seneca County Clerks Office ss  [seal with ribbons affixed beneath, illegible]
I, Hugh Montgomery Clerk of said County of Seneca and of the Courts of Record thereof, do hereby certify that James K. Richardson Esq before whom the annexed Declaration of Elizabeth Gulick purports to have been sworn to was at the date thereof County Judge of the County Courts of said County duly elected & qualified & authorized by law to administer oaths & affirmations for general purposes, and that Bradley Williams and Joseph Dunlap before whom the annexed depositions were taken, were at the dates of the said proceedings respectively, Justices of the Peace in & for said County of Seneca, duly qualified and authorized to administer oaths & affirmations generally.  And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said James K. Richardson, Bradley Williams & Joseph Dunlap respectively, and verily believe their several signatures to the annexed certificates and Jurats are each and every of them genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County this 24th day of April 1851  [signed] Hugh Montgomery Clerk
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State of New York County of Seneca ss
James De Mott, whom I certify is a highly respectable person & a good & true witness, after being duly sworn according to law, deposes & says that he is Sixty four years of age & upwards, that he recollects the family of Nicholas Gulick (late a pensioner) and his widow Elizabeth Gulick an applicant for a pension, and their family Since 1803 or 1804 that he has been since that date personally acquainted with the children of the said parties, & can judge from his own age, as to the ages of Several of their children, that he well remembers that the eldest Son of the said parties is older than this deponent by the name of Henry, and that the Second Son William, this deponent always considered as of about the age of this deponent, that this deponent well knows that both of the eldest sons of the above named parties are over the age of Sixty years and both would have been, but one is deceased, exempt from Juries from being over the age of Sixty years.  That this deponent since his first acquaintance with the said parties (1803 or 1804) the said Nicholas & Elizabeth Gulick, has always heard them called man & wife, he has always believed & still believes they were Husband & wife, & he has not heard it questioned, that he recollects of hearing of the death of the said Nicholas Gulick some years since & presumes his death took place as stated by the widow 23 April 1846  [signed] James De Mott
Subscribed & Sworn before me this 4th day of March 1851  [signed] Joseph Dunlap a Justice
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State of New York Seneca County ss
Henry Gulick, whom I certify is a respectable person, after being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that according to his best belief, and according to the statements made to him by his parents, which he can remember for Sixty years, that he was born in 1784 and that he was as he believes Sixteen years of age in 1800, that Nicholas Gulick late a pensioner of said county was his father, and Elizabeth Gulick at present an applicant for a pension is his mother, and that she is still a widow, that his said father the said Nicholas Gulick died on the 23d of April 1846. That this deponent is & has been for Six or Seven years exempt from serving on Juries, from having past the age of Sixty years  [signed] Henry Gulick
Sworn & subscribed before me this 7th day of April 1851 [signed] Bradley Williams Justice of the Peace