Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6255, for Samuel Tomlinson, New Jersey
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service: New Jersey

Tomlinson,Samuel

number: S 6255

Carded
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30644
New Jersey

Samuel Tomlinson
of Bridgton in the State of New Jersey
who was a private in the company commanded 
by   (blank) if thereat commanded
by Col.Shreeve in the New Jersey
line for
   6  mo. 3 days

Inscribed on theRoll of New Jersey
at the rate of 20 Dollars and 33 Cents per annum , to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of May 1836 and delivered to W.D. Garrett present

Arrears to the 4th of March 1836       $101.65
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept."      10.16
                                                                 $111.81

{REvolutionary Clain
Act 7 June 1832}

(page torn at bottom left)
----orded by Geo. Wm. Crump Clerk,
---k E2   Vol 3  Page 165

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Order to pay      16 Sept 1837
 "  "                     17 Sept 1838
  "     "                 11 Sept 1839
  "     "                 29 Sept 1839
  "     "                 22 Sept 1840

Sept 13 1841 - see let: to P.Dickinson Pen. Act.
order to pay 18th Sep 1841
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Application 
of
Samuel tomlinson
for a 
Pension

CO (?) July 24 1834

(very faint) 4 mo. & 3 d ays

Edw. Laby/Saby. 4th Aug '32 (very faint)
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Acton Congress of the 7th of June 1832

State of New Jersey
Cumberland County

    On this nineteenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Cumberland in the State of New Jersey Samuel Tomlinson a resident of Bridgeton in the County of Cumberland and state aforesaid aged seventy years and upwards who being first sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of congress passed June 7, 1832.
  That he enlisted in the army on the United States in the year 1780 and was attached to Captain  Samuel He--try's company of the Second Regiment commanded by Col. Shreeve, he enlisted at Deerfield in the County of Cumberland aforesaid  and marched first to Morris Town in New Jersey and from thence to a place called Tappan in the upper part of New Jersey where the army lay at that time.  Major Andre was executed while we lay at Tappan and near that place in the fall of 1780 part of the Army was ordered to the Southard and past to West Point, the company and Regiment ...
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...I was attached to marched to West Point, while we lay at West Point I was one of the three thousand men ordered out on a foraging party over the North River within the British lines. W as gone seven days and nights, after returning to West Point (word crossed out) remaining there about six weeks, the Jersey Troops returned to New Jersey winter quarters, and Hutted at the Pompton Mountains, while we lay at that lace I was honorably discharged by Capitol Hendry in the month of December 1780 my term for which I enlisted having the expired which was just before the Troop revolted, he was in no general engagements yet he endured many hardships and perils, and served his country faithfully during all the time for which he enlisted being six months.
   That previous to his enlisting in the regular services as aforesaid, and while the British were in Philadelphia he volunteered in the State Militia and matched out with Captain Platt's company to  Haddon Field in New Jersey. While he was in the service under Captain Platts he aided his company in capturing the Brig "Lord Howe" on the Delaware, by marching to her on the ice made all the English on board prisoners being seven in number and dismantled her and took out all the things they could, and burnt her.  He served in Capt. Platts company and in Captain Wheatons company as a volunteer bout three month.  That he has no documentary evidence nor knows of any person by whom he can prove his service.
   He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State.
Sworn to and for.... (paper torn at bottom)..
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....the day ad year aforesaid
Samuel tomlinson
David Supton Presiding Judge

And the move said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
David Sutton
George Vandor
Moses Bateman
Edw. C. Sheppard

I Ebenezer Seeley Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Tomlinson for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this nineteenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Ebenr. Seeley Clk.
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July 17, 1933
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Samuel Tomlinson-S.625
BA-J/AWF

Mr. E. W. Harris
111 N. Connecticut Avenue
Atlantic City, New Jersey

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you
request information in regard to Daniel Harris, which
data you state is contained in pension claim, S.6255,
based upon the Revolutionary War service of Samuel
In said claim Daniel Harris made an affidavit,
May 6, 1836, then a resident of Cumberland County,
New Jersey, aged seventy-eight years and upwards
He stated that he served in the New Jersey militia
in the years 1777, 1778 and 1779 under Captains
Platt, and Pierson and Colonels David Potter, Ellis
and Newcomb, length of service not stated.
There are no further data in this claim relative
to Daniel Harris, and there is no claim for pension
on file based upon the Revolutionary War service
of a Daniel Harris of New Jersey.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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W.D. Barrett
 -?-
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State of New Jersey
Cumberland County

   Personally come before me William D. Barret one of the Justices of the Peace of the County of Cumberland aforesaid Frederick Fanven aged seventy four years and upward, who being duly sworn according to law deposit and says that he has known Samuel Tomlinson  ever since he was fourteen years old. That he was well acquainted with him during the Revolutionary War. This  Deponent in the month of July A.D. 1780 was in the Militia Service of the State of New ---,  and the said Samuel Tomlinson was at that time one of the new recruits and enlisted in the regular army in the United States service.  This deponent marched from the Pole Tavern in Camden in this State in company with said Samuel Tomlinson , and has a distinct recollection of said Tomlinson being in the United States service at that time, and being discharged in the month of January 1781, and often heard of his being in the Militia Service prior to his being in the regular serviced and has no doubt of his being in the Militia service of this state, but cannot say how long he was out in tasty service.
Frederick Fanver

Sworn and subscribed before me one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Cumberland
William D. Barrett
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Stateof New Jersey
County of Cumberland

   I william D.Barrett one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County do hereby certify that I was well acquainted with Frederick Fanver who has made oath to the ServSices of Samuel Tomlinson in the Revolutionary War and has signed his name to the foregoing affidavit in my presence, and the said Frederick Fanver is a credible person and his said oath is entitled to full credit.  Witness my hand the seventh day of May 1836

William D. Barrett

State of New Jersey
Cumberland County
   I Samuel Seeley Clerk of the Inferior court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby certify that William D. Barrett Esq. before whom the above named Frederick Fanver to have been sworn.

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Certificate at the close of the affidavits
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State of New Jersey
Cumberland County
      Daniel Harris of the County of Cumberland aforesaid, aged seventy eight and upwards being duly sworn according to law deposith and saith that he is well acquainted with Samuel Tomlinson who has applied for a pension, and have known him ever since he was a boy,  was well acquainted with his Father in the year 1777 and 178 and 1779 was in the Revolutionary War in the Militia of this State as a draft under the command of Captain Platts company and Capt. Piersons company commanded by Col. David Potter, Col. Ellis and Col. Newcomb.  This deponent recollects that the said Samuel Tomlinson was in the Militia Services at the time in the State of New Jersey, the deponent believes said Tomlinson was attached to Capt. Platts and Capt. Mills company at Camden and company -?- New Jersey while there said Tomlinson was under the command of Colonel Holman.  This deponent thinking from his own information that said Tomlinson  was in the Revolutionary Service in the Militia of this State as aforesaid at least three months but cannot say positively as to time but believing he served that period.
Daniel Harris
Sworn and subscribed May 6th AD 1836 Before me one of the Justices of the Peace in and of the county of Cumberland - 
William D. Barrett
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New Jersey
Cumberland County
   I William D. Barrett Justice of the Peace in and for said County do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Daniel Harris named in the foregoing affidavit and that he took and subscribed his name thereto in my presence, and that said Daniel Harris is a credible person and his oath is entitled to full credit.  Witness my hand and seventh day of May AD 1836
William D. Barrett
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State of New Jersey
Cumberland County
    John Vandeford aged seventy eight years, being duly sworn according to law deposit and says that he is well acquainted with Samuel Tomlinson knew him in the revolutionary War, this deponent was in the Militia Service in this State in the revolutionary war, and has a perfect recollection of seeing Samuel Tomlinson out in the revolutionary war in the Militia Service of this State in the years 1778 and 1779 in the companies commanded by Capt. Platts also Jeremiah Mills and Capt Wheaton under the command of Col. Hillman.  This deponent marched in the same company with the said Samuel Tomlinson under the command of Capt Wheaton and frequently conversed with him.  Said Samuel Tomlinson was out in the service as a soldier in the Militia Service in the Revolutionary War four months.  This deponent was in the same in the same service under Col. Hillman.  This deponent recollects that while the British was in Philadelphia that said Samuel Tomlinson marched with the company under Capt. Platts command on the ice on Delaware Bay and captured and burnt the English Brig "Lord Howe", always understood Mr. Tomlinson was a brave and good Soldier.
John Vandeford his X mark

Sworn and subscribed before me one of the Justices of the Peace in the County of Cumberland May 7th 1836
William D. Barrett
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State of New Jersey
Cumberland County
    I William D. Barrett Justice of the Peace in and for said County, do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with John Vandeford named in the foregoing affidavit, that he took and subscribed his name thereto before me, and that he is a credible person and his said oath is entitled to full weight and credit.  witness my hand the seventh day of May AD 1836.
William D. Barrett

State of New Jersey
Cumberland County
    I Samuel Seeley clerk of the Inferior Court of common Pleas in and for said County, do hereby certify that William D. Barrett Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit of Frederick Fanver, Daniel Harris, and John Vandeford was taken and subscribed and who  has attested thereunto, was at the time of taking the same and now is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized. and impowered to take affidavits, and that the signature of the same William D Barrett to each of said affidavits and to the above certificate is his own proper signature and hand writing.
   In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court hereunto this seventh day of May AD eighteen hundred and thirty six.
Samuel Seeley Clk.
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J.L. Edwards Esq.
Pension Office
Washington

(written to left of above)
-?-
W.D. Barrett Esq.
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J.L.Edwards Esq.

Sir
    Same (some?) in 1833 or 4 I received a Letter from you in answer to one sent by me to the Pension Office enclosing Samuel Tomlinson's Petition for a pension in which you was pleased to say that you had found Mr. Tomlinson name credited on the Revolutionary Document for four years and four days service in the regular army and that if he could  remove the other service mentioned in his Petition his application would be granted.  Your letter has been mislaid by me or I should have now enclosed  but suppose you can refer to the copy in the office.
   Mr. Tomlinson did not ascertain till recently that Mr. Vandeford who fought with him was living - I have drawn the affidavits of three witnesses with whom I am I am personally acquainted.  They are all very reputable men and it is here notorious (?) that Mr. Tomlinson was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.
Mr. Wm. D. Barrett will hand you the papers.
I am Respectfully Yours -
Elias P. Seeley
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postmark to left: Morristown NJ Mar 17

Hon. Elias P. Seely
Bridgeton
Cumberland CEO.
N. Jersey
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Morristown, March 17th 1836

Dear Sir,
    I have a distinct recollection of Tomlinson's application and have searched my pension papers for the letter you mention, but in vain., Indeed I did not expect to find it, because in all my -?-  cases, it was my practice to return the papers to the person from whom I got them, unless they were vouchers intended for the office, in which case they were filed there, with the original documents to sustain the the case.  My belief is, that the letter in question, most probably was returned to you.  If however there were affidavits or other vouchers sent to me with the letter, it might perhaps have been retained with them at the office and will be found with them.
    You will have no difficulty however respecting it, as the letters are all copied before they are sent from the office.  You can state generally (underlined) the objection which was raised in the letter,  now obviated by new testimony,  referring as nearly to the month or year, when it was written as you can.  And if you desire it, Mr. Edwards will at once, a request made, send you copy of the letter by which you may perhaps the better obviate the objection.
Very respectfully 
Your friend
&  Obt. Ser't.
Lewis Condict


Hon'b. Elias P.Seely
Bridgeton
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His Excellency
Governor Seely
Bridgetown
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Washington, June 24th, 33

Dear Sir,
     Your letter of the 14th was rec'd yesterday - I have spent most of the day in examining at the Pension Office, the cases you mention -
 Moses Bateman's application is allowed and I presume his Certificate has been forwarded, either to himself or to you - Jas. Aggin's papers have been returned for further amendment - The application of Seely Blew, Thos. Brooks, Jas. Whitaken, and Benjamin Cosin are not yet acted upon. - Mathias Fulhis and Dana. Riley's papers could not be found today, tho they admit they must be in the office -  I propose  leaving here on the 26th for home, to return here again about the 15th of 20th July, to complete all the cases returned to me.
  If possibleI will endeavor to have an examination made to morrow of Bless, Brooks, Whitaker, and Cosin's papers and further --ard made for the other two.  The case of Sam. Tomlinson I examin'd today and return it with the objection, for further amendments. Should  the other require it, I will direct them to be returned to you. -  Most of them, in which the Declaration and Testimony had been well prepared I have got allowed. There are many others which require amendment, which I shall send, or take home, in hopes they may be read against the time of my return. - Should any of your neighbors or friends desire to avail themselves of my attendance here, I will render them all the aid in my power to obtain justice for their Revolutionary Services.  If you  deem it expedient (?) and proper, to give notice in some of your return papers, of my return here in -?-    I will thank you to do so.   Any papers or letters, addressed to me at Morristown or left with James D. Westcott Esq. at Trenton, will be safely record and attended to. - And you will  -?- and forward said as many be convenient for you in Bridgeton, you will oblige me. 
Yours with esteem & respect
Lewis Condict

*In most cases, the Declaration and depositions are defective in not specifying in detail the time (underlined) and period (underlined) and duration (underlined) of service - the place where stationed (underlined), the names of the officers (underlined) and the battles (underlined) and other incidents (underlined) occurring.

His. Excellency Gov. Seeley
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Samuel Tomlinson

4 mo 3 days
2.   ------
____________
6.       3.

Admd.

6 mo. 3 ds pri

$20.33/100

Hon. L. Condict
("Present" crossed out)
W.D. Garrett
present
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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Sir
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. the notes and the regulations will shew what is
necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.
Statement, showing the Service of Samuel Tomlinson
Duration of the
claimant's service.
Rank of
the
claimant.
Names and rank of the Field officers
under whom he served.
Age at present,
and place of abode
when he entered
the service.
I am, respectfully,
Proof by which the declaration is supported.
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army,
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia" and "volunteers, all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1.
The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming
the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first
instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
Sate, Territo
County of
On this
day of
A.B. a resident (b) of
personally appeared (a) before
in the county of
of
and State, Territory or District
years, 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 enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)
served in the
(e) regiment of the
with
and
line, under the following named officers:
Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he servunder
more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the
town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
And then will follow the certificate of the Court.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.
of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
day of
&c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
and C. D. residing in (the same)
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
who has
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.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
And then will follow the certificate of the Court.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after
putting the 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 A.B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
1,
Clerk of the Court of
do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this
day of
& c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission
; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services
of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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Court
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted
; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be exexpected
. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and
there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his
case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of
service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war
, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
The Soldier.
Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it giv-
6. ┃
en, and what has become of it?
Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
To an Office has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify
as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character
and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper
county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform,
and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure
, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow
the rule laid down for his guidance.
The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
conforming to the rule.
The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served
Every continental officer or sooner must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so
definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the
loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his
recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For year months, and
days, I served as a -. For - months and --- days, I served as a ; and for such service I claim a pension.
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law
directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months
is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years
in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is
highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement;
performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent auhe
was either or garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil
The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
The opinion of the Court is always required.
The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no pubthe
seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the
papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains
the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses
who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as
the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses
, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from to are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in
note applies to continental troops only.
This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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Trenton Bank
Pension Office
September 13 1837

Sir
       I  -?- you A. Bellis, D Ammermand, Thos.Fish, M. Bateman, and S. Tomlinson requiring your special discretion for payment.

I am very respectfully
Your  Obt. Serv't.
W. Patunds (?) for
P.Dickinson Pres.

J.L. Edwards, Esq.
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Trenton Bank
Pension Office
Sep 12 1838

Sir

   Enclosed are two vouchers Moses Bateman and Sam'l Tomlinson requiring your special direction for payment.

I am very respectfully
Your Ob't. Ser't.
Wessley Patunds
for P. Dickinson
Pres.

J.L. Edwards,. Esq.
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Trenton Bank
Pension Office
September 9 1839

Sir

   Enclosed are two vouchers requiring your special direction for payment.

    I remain respectfully
Your Obt. Serv't
 Wm. Dickinson -?-
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Trenton Bank
Pension Office
September 15 1840

Sir

   The enclosed vouchers requires your special direction for payments.
   
 I am respectfully
Your Ob't Serv't
W.P. -?- in absencia
P. Dickinson -?-

J.L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
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Trenton Sep 9 1841

Sir
    The enclosed vouchers require your special direction for payment.
I remain your Ob't. Serv't.
W.P. Hunt  -?-
P. Dickerson -?-

J.L.Edwards Esq.
Commissioner ofPensions
Washington
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Trenton Sept. 15 1841

Sir
  The enclosed vouchers ( being for one years pension) require your special direction for payment agreeably to instructions received from you.

I am very respectfully
Your Obt. Servt.
Phil. Dickinson Ben D.P.A.

J.L.Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
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IN REPLY REFER TO ON 293 A C
WAR DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF THE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL
WASHINGTON
The Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
September 20, 1928.
In order that headstones properly inscribed may be furnished
for the graves of the decedents named on the enclosed applications, the
Quartermaster General requests that you furnish this office the correct
spelling of the names and complete designations of the organizations,
with the return of the applications as soon as practicable.
Very truly yours,
Clintock
2 Encls.
Applications:
Tomlinson, Samuel S. 6258
Franks, Marshall, S. 10703
J. McCLINTOCK,
Major, G. M. Corps,
Assistant,
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ELLISON D. SMITH, S. C. CHAIRMAN
ALBERT S. OURMINS, IOWA
ROBERT M. LAFOLLETTE, WES.
KEY PITTMAN, REY.
AAMES E. WATSON, 1900.
DERT B. FERNALD, MD.
D. C. DILL, WASH.
DAVISILKINS, W.VA.
FRANK R. GOODING, ADADO
EARLES MAYFIELD, TEX.
JAMES COUZENS, RICE.
BISSHON D. FESS, ORD
ROBERT S. HOWELL HERE
DECAR W. UNDERWOOD, ALA.
WILLIAM CASELL BRUCE, MO.
BURTON K. WHEELER, MONT.
DOLAS. E. ACKSON, CLERK
ONAS. R. CREIGHTON. ASST. OLERK
United States Senate
COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE COMMERCE
August 2, 1926.
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
My dear Sir:
I have been requested to secure data in reference to Samuel
Tomlinson, who was in the Revolutionary War. I am informed
that he was pensioned, but the information by correspondent
desires is the date of his death.
If you can furnish me with this information, I
will be greatly obliged.
Very truly yours
OW Underwood

[Stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE S AUG 3 1926
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Warren, Pa
Aug 1, 1926

Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C. 
(post mark: 8 Aug US Pension Office)

Dear Sir,
      I would like to have a coy of the pension papers of Samuel Tomlinson  who fought in the Revolutionary War.
      He enlisted at Deerfield, N.J. in 1777.
     I think he is listed as Invalid No. 6255 in your bureau.
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(continued from previous page)

Sincerely yours,
(Miss) Ethel E. DeForest
216conewango Ave.
Warren, Pa.
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Pens. Sec FDL

to Pension Department

Dear Sir,
    Will you kindly furnish me date of death of Samuel Tomlinson - He served in Rev. War from Cumberland Co. NJ - born 1762 - Service & birth given in pension paper on file at N.J. State House - but does not (underlined) give date of his death (underlined) and hence I am writing to your department - I desire is for D.A.R - Please forward said.....
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(continued from previous page)

...information (& state charge of same) to a direct descendant.
Address
Mrs; Samuel Barbeck
1902 Pacific Ave.
Atlantic City

(Post Mark: US Pension Office lMar 7 1917)
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(left side of page)
1917 Mar 19 Hist. to Mr.s Samuel Barbash
1926 - Aug 4 - Hon. O.W. Underwood advised how to obtain date of death - (initials)
1926 - Sept 21 - Hist. to Miss E.E. DeForest (initials)

1928 - Sept 26 - Tombstone data to cemetery at Branch -?- -?- W. G. -?-
1933 - July 17 - data. given as the Daniel Harris - affixed in -?- claim -?-


(right side of page)

6255
Invalid

File No. 6255
Samuel Tomlinson
Priv Rev War

Act: June 7th 1832
Index: Vol. M, Page 376

{Arrangement of 1870}
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111 N. Conn Ave
Atlantic City, N. J.
June 26 1933

U. S. Veterans Bureau
Washington D C

Gentlemen:

In attempting to establish Revolutionary Service
for an ancestor of mine, I am unable to secure full information
from the New Jersey State Capitol at Trenton, N. J. and
was informed there that it is possible that this information
might be secured from Washington.
The information which I have is given below:
HARRIS, Daniel
Private, Second Regiment, Cumberland County Militia ( NJ )
under Captains David Platt and Jeremiah Mills, from
1777 to 1779.
Resident of Cumberland County; born in 1758.
(Invalid No. 6255 -- Samuel Tomlinson ).
I understand that the number given above is the number of his
Invalid Pension Claim.
If it is possible for you to do so, I would greatly
appreciate your giving me all information which it is possible
for you to obtain from the above Invalid Pension Claim,
especially such information which may be of genealogical
value and a record of Revolutionary service.
Thanking you in advance for such transcript of the
records at Washington as it may be possible for you to furnish
me, I am,
very truly yours,
E Harris
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Rev.&1812 Wars Section.
COPIED BY ADY
September 26, 1928.
War Department,
Washington, D. C.

Sir:

I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War
pension claim, S. 6255, it appears that Samuel Tomlinson
enlisted in Deerfield, Cumberland County, New Jersey, and in
the years 1777, 1778 and 1779 served three or four months as a
private in Captains Platt's, Jeremiah Mills', and Wheaton's
Companies, Colonel Hillman's New Jersey Regiment, during which
time he aided in capturing the brig "Lord Howe" on the Dela-
ware River, made all the British on board (seven in number)
prisoners, and after taking everything they could, they then
burned the brig
He enlisted in 1780, served six months as a private in
Coulson
Captain Samuel Hendry's Company, Colonel Shreve's New Jersey
Regiment and was discharged in December 1780.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
July 19, 1832 while a resident of Bridgeton, Cumberland County,
New Jersey, aged about seventy years.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT,
Commissioner.
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September 21, 1926

Miss E. F. DeForest
21 Conewango Ave.,
Warren, PA.

Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim , case it appears that
Samuel Tomlinson enlisted in Deerfield, Cumberland
County, New Jersey, and in the years 1777, 1778 and 1779
served three or four months as a private in Captains
Platt's, Jeremiah Mills', and Wheaton's Companies, Colonel
Hillian's New Jersey Regiment, during which time he
aided in capturing the brig "Lord Rowe on the Delaware
River, made all the British on board (seven in number prisoners
, and after taking everything they could, they then
burned the brig
He enlisted in 1780, served six months as a private in
Captain Samuel Hendry's Company, Colonel Shreve's New Jersey
Regiment and was discharged in December 1780.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
July 19, 1832 while a resident of Bridgeton, Cumberland County,


[note] I did not say 'this service' because it must have been more than one service over so long a time
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New Jersey aged about seventy years.
There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.
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August 4, 1926

Honorable O. W. Underwood
United States Senate

My dear Senator:
In response to your letter of the 2nd instant, I
have the honor to advise you relative to the Revolutionary War pensioner Samuel Tomlinson, S. 6255, New Jersey
Troops, and the only soldier by that name found on the
Revolutionary War records of this Bureau, that the date
of his death is not stated in the papers on file in this
Bureau, and it is suggested that you apply to the Record
Section, Civil Division, General Accounting Office, 1800
Street, N. W. Washington, D. C. citing all of the following
data: "Samuel Tomlinson, Certificate No. 30644.
issued May 19, 1836, rate $20.33 per annum, commenced
March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, New Jersey Agency,"
Yours very truly,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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S.6255

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.,
19
In reply to your request of
received
a statement of the military history of Tomlinson
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.

[Chart]
DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
1777.1778 & 1779

1780
LENGTH OF
SERVICE.

6 mos
RANK.
PvtOFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
---
CAPTAIN.
Platt
Jeremiah Hillsfill
Wheaton
Samuel Hendry
COLONEL.
HIllman
---
STATE.  N.J.

*Whole in the service he aided in capturing the brig "Lord Home" on the Delaware, took 7 British prisoners and after taking everything they could on board of her they then burned her

Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment , enlisted at Deerfied Cumberland Co J.
Date of application for pension, July 19.1832 his cl was al
Residence at date of application, Bridgeton, Cumberland Co J.
Age at date of application, about 70 yrs.
Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family
To obtain date of last payment of pension name of person to whom
paid & probable date of death of soldier apply to and for La D
of 30644 issued May 19 1886 at $20.83 per annum from
March 4. 1831 under Act 7. 1838. New Jersey Agency
Respectfully,

Commissioner.

6 -- 2856
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name: Tomlinson,William
Gade corporal in the
LineL: Invalids

Warrant number: 13838

Issued: March 10, 1790 to  - not shown -