Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1000, Frederick Fanver, New Jersey

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|New Jersey| Fanver, Frederick | S.1000
 |  | Fauver |
carded

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New Jersey , 9916. 9916 [crossed out] 9516
Frederick Fanver.
[missing]berland in the State of N. Jersey.
He was a Private in the Comp'y commanded by Captain Patterson of the Reg't commanded by Col Hugg in the New Jersey line for one year & two mos.
46 66/100

Inscribed on the Roll of N. Jersey. - at the rate of 46 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commend on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 23d day of May, 1833 and sent to E. Seeley, Bridgetown, NJ.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833. 93.32
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. 33 23.33
$116.65

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Wm R. Palmer Clerk,
Book 6. Vol. 3. Page 111.

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let to A Ray Dec 3'd 44.
" to J. Royal 4 Apl 1851

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He died Dec 5, 1852 A. B

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He died Dec 5, 1852 A.B

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Let to A Ray Dec 3'd 44.
" to J. Royal 4 Apr 1851

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Petition of
Frederick Fanver
for a Pension

22068

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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th. A.D. 1832 ~

State of New Jersey
Cumberland County   p:

On the first day of October in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty two. personally appeared in open court before Reuben Hunt George Souder, Jeremiah Stull and Edmund Sheppard Esquires, Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Cumberland aforesaid. Now sitting, Frederick Fauver a resident of Bridgeton, in the County of Cumberland and State of New Jersey, aged Seventy 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 act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.

That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named Officers and Served as herein stated,

First in the Month of October 1779, he enlisted, while he resided in Salem County, New Jersey, in the Company Commanded by Captain Robert Patterson in the Regiment commanded by Col. Hugg in the New Jersey line, and continued in Captain Patterson Company about four or five months, when he was transferred from that Company into the Company Commanded by Captain John Wood of the Same Regiment and line. he marched to Monmouth in New Jersey

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Was stationed there some time. Then marched to Middletown, then to a place called Colts Neck in New Jersey, and to other places in New Jersey. The names of which places he cannot now remember. He was on the march greater part of the time and was in several skirmishes, and in many perils, but was in no general engagement. That he served under Cpt; John Wood from the time of his being transferred into his company, until the first day of January 1781. When he was honourably discharged at Monmouth Court House in the State of New Jersey. Having Served in the Revolutionary War in the two Companies, and in the Said Regiment commanded by Colo. Hugg one year and four months – recollect General Furman was in the Service Gen Command while the troops lay at Monmouth. That he has no documenting evidence, and that he knows of now persons except David Gandy and Henry Fauver no living, who can testify to his Service.
He hereby relinquises [misspelled in document] every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Your Petitioner is old and very infirm and afflicted with rheumatisim, is very poor and needy, has a wife living with him who is also aged and very infirm and is entirely dependent on him for her Support.
Sworn & Subscribed} October 1st 1832} In open Court} Reuben Hunt Presiding Judge
Frederick Fauver

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WE Jonathan Brooks a Clergyman residing in Bridgeton, in the County of Cumberland State of New Jersey and Elias P Seeley residing in Bridgeton in Said County and State, Do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Frederick Fauver, who has Subscribed & Sworn to the above declaration: that we believe him to be Seventy years of age that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that We concur in that opinion. –
Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open court}
Reuben Hunt Presiding Judge
Jonathan Broks
Elias P. Seeley
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 do further certify that it appears to them that Jonathan Brooks who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident of the town of Bridgeton, County of Cumberland, New Jersey, and that Elias P Seeley who has also signed the Same, is a resident in the same place and is a credible person, and that their Statement is entitled to credit. –
Reuben Hunt Presiding Judge
George Souder 
Jeremiah Stull
Edw.d Sheppard

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State of New Jersey
Cumberland County} ss:
David Gandy aged Seventy three years, being duly Sworn according to Law, Deposeth and Saith that he is well acquainted with Frederick Fauver the above named Applicant for a Pension, that this Deponent was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War, and was enlisted & entered in the Service under Captain John Wood was in that Company at the time Said Frederick Fauver enlisted and came into the Said company, which was in the later part of the year 1779 or the beginning of the year 1780. Said Frederick Fauver first Served in Capt. Robert Pattersons Company and after four or five months was transfered into the Company Commanded by Captain John Wood This company was attached to ___ regiment in the New Jersey line. This Deponent being in the Service in the Revolutionary War, at the Same time, and all the time Said Frederick Fauver was, and in the Same Companies and regiments, and saw each other & messed together & Slept together.
And this Deponent further Says, that Said Frederick Fauver was in the Service as aforesaid from October 1779 until the first day January in the year 1781 when he was regularly discharged at Monmouth Court House in the State of New Jersey, the Deponent know this

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To be the case, because this Deponent was Discharged at the same time and place, and they both came home in Company together, and have lived but a few miles apart ever Since
Sworn & Subscribed
October 1st. 1832
In Open Court
Reuben Hunt Prest of the Court
David X Gandy his mark
New Jersey
Cumberland County} ss:
Henry Fauver aged Seventy two Years, being duly Sworn according to the law, deposeth and Saith that he is well acquainted with Frederick Fauver, the above named applicant for a pension that he lived in Salem County New Jersey at the time Said Frederick Fauver enlisted in the Revolutionary War in Captain Robert Patterson Company which was some time in the Month of October 1779. And was present when he enlisted, this Deponent was in the service in Said Capt. Pattersons Company at the time Frederick Fauver enlisted and came into the Company. Said Frederick Fauver Served in Capt. Pattersons five or six months, when he was transfered into Captain John Woods Company in the ___ Regiment under the command of Colonel Hugg of the New Jersey line. The Companies were on the March with the Regi –

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ment (regiment) most of the time, recollects at Monmouth, Middletown & other places then known, recollects the Names of Col. Hugg and General Furman being on command during that time: this Deponent further says he was present when Said Frederick Fauver was regularly and honourably discharged from the Service, which was at Monmouth Court House in the Month of January 1781. He thinks it was the first day of January 1781. – The means that the Deponent had of acquiring the knowledge relative to the Services of Said Frederick Fauver in the Revolutionary War arises from the fact. That this Deponent was out in the Service during all the time Said Frederick was, & was in the Same Companies under the Command of Capt. Patterson Capt. John Wood, and in the Same Regiment and line under Col. Hugg & General Furman, and was often with Said Frederick Fauver & Saw him almost daily from the time he first enlisted in October 1779 till January 1st. 1781 and is very certain Said Frederick Fauver was not absent from the Service during all that time. This Deponent knows Said Frederick Fauver was in the Service in the Revolutionary War as aforesaid fourteen months altogether.
Sworn & Subscribed
October 1st. 1832
Before me Jeremiah Stull
Henry Fauver X his mark

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And the Said Court Do further certify that David Gandy and Henry Fauver whose affidavits are herewith annexed [?], are both known unto the Court, and that they are credible persons, and entitled to full credit under oath at all times.
Reuben Hunt Presiding Judge
I Ebenezer Seeley Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the County of Cumberland State of New Jersey, Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Said Court in the matter of the application of Frederick Fauver for a pension. In testimony whereof I have here – unto Set my hand & Seal of office the first day of October. In the year of our Lord on thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Ebenz. Seeley Clk..

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C87[?]22068
Frederick Fauver 89.[?]
9576.
Adm for 1 year & 2 months
Ebeut Seeley agt
Brdgeton
Ng

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WAR DEPARTMENT,	
Pension Office,
183
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 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 show what is necessary to be done. These 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.
A Statement, showing the Service of Frederick Fauver of Cumberland Co. New Jersey
[Table]
Period when the service was rendered |Enlisted 1779 transfered 
Duration of claimant’s service. Years| 1 Months| 4 Days|[blank]
Rank of the claimant| Private
Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. | Capt Robert Patterson; Capt Jnl Wood
Names and Rank of the General and Field Officers | Colo Hugg Genl Furman
Battles in which the applicant was engaged. | [blank]
Country through which he marched. | To Monmouth, Middletown [illegible/faded]
Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. | Salem County New Jersey, aged. 70
Evidence by which the declaration is supported. | Traditional & Giving witness.
[End of Table]
I am, respectfully, 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;
The 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 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, musicians 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 o f the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of County of} ss.
On this    day of    personally appeared (a) before   of   aged (c)   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 provion made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the (d)   , with   and served in the    (e) regiment of the    line, under the following officers:
Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specifiy the particular period, and rank and names of his officer; ) 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 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 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.
I    of the Court of      do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the applications 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 the applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in (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 made and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., A Clergyman, residing in the      and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with     , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be    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 day 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. 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.
I,    Clerk of the Court of    do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the applicacation [misspelled on document] 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 on 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 alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

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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 expected. 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.
6.	To a Soldier.} Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? To an Officer.} Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7.	State the names of persons to who 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 he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of thee 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 the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur that 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 genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before teht taking effect of the act of June 7, 1932; 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.
(a)	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,
(b)	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.
(c)	The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
(d)	The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
(e)	Every continental officer or soldier 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: “Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; --- For --- year--- months; and --- days, I served as a --- For --- months and --- days, I served as a ---; and for such service I claim 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 person who apply for pensions merely state 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 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; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
(f)	 The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
(g)	The opinion of the Court is always required.
(h)	The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
(i)	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 public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
a.	Mode of authenticating papers.
i.	In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the paper 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.
(j)	In a case where the name of the applicant is not found in 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.
a.	The notes from (a) to (i) are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops, The proof required by rule in note (j) applies to continental troops only.
(k)	This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
(l)	If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
(m)	The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

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[Predominant writing]
To the Pension Office
Washington City D.C.
[Stamp]
FREE
BRIDGETON N. J.
JAN 7
[Faint in background]
Cole
Fred. Fauver NJ

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Bridgeton Jan 9th 1851
Sir,
My Grandfather Frederick Fauver who Served in the American Army during the Revolutionary War, (As I did during the Mexican War) receives An Annual pension of forty-Six dollars and Sixty-six cents.
When I returned home from Mexico I found the Old man in distress and he is much worse off now. Heis son Jim and myself take care of him, and the old man asked me, why it was that he received $96 pension the first year, that he drew, and only $46.66 per annum at present. He wanted to Raise also if he was not entitled to any Land as other soldiers get.
I told him that I thought that he and also every other revolutionary Soldier was entitled to Land in the Military Bounty Land district in Illinois. He saw that he believed so to, but that he has never got it, and did not know how to get it without applying to a lawyer and paying him $5 which is a much larger sum of money than he, or his son Jim, and myself, collectively ever possessed,
Will you send the old man his Land Warrant if he is entitled to any. or if he has Land, please let him know where it is,
I never before hear of a fractional pension, I thought they were always made out in even dollars, and I still think

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that some financier appropriates some of it to his own private use.
Please write to the old man and let him know
Respectfully
Jarvis Royal

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March 2, 1931
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section	
AWF:MLB
Hon. Isaac Bacharach
House of Representatives
My dear Mr. Bacharach:
Reference is made to your letter of February 25, requesting the Revolutionary War record of Frederick Fauver.
You are advised that it appears from the papers in Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 100, that Frederick Fanver or Fauver, while a resident of Salem County, New Jersey, enlisted in October, 1779, and served as a private in Captains Robert Patterson’s and John Wood’s companies, Colonel Hugg’s New Jersy regiment, was in several skirmishes and was discharged January 1 1781.
He was allowed a pension on his applications executed October 1, 1832, while a residen of Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersy, aged seventy years.
In 1832 soldier referred to his wife, name and age not stated.
His son Jim and grandson, Jarvis Royal, were referred to in 1851. There are no further family data.
He died December 5, 1852.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN	
Acting Commissioner

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Rev War
INVALID 
File No. 1000
Frederick Fauver
Priv. NJ Line
Act: June 7, 1832
Index:-Vol. a, Page 120
{Arrangement of 1870}

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1923 – Sept: 20 – Hist. to Mrs. John Hoellen. Aws
1931 – March 2 – “ “ Hon. Isaac Bachrach auy

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TELEPHONE GRACELAND 1878   “THE STORE WITH REAL SERVICE”
[Stylized Heading]
Hoellen’s GOOD SHOES
SHOE FITTERS FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY
1938 IRVING PARK BLVD
CHICAGO, Aug 2 – 1923
Commissioner of Pensions.
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
Kindly give me the pension record of Frederick Fauver, pensioner of the Revolution. Placed on roll May 13, 1833, Pension commenced March 4 – 1831 and oblige
Yours truly –
 Mrs John J. Hoellen
1842 Larchmont Ave.
Chicago, Illinois
[Stamp]
AUG 4 1923
[other writing illegible]

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ISAAC BACHARACH
2D DIST. NEW JERSEY
HOME ADDRESS:
ATLANTIC CITY
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
(MEMBER COMMETTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS)
WASHINGTON
February 26, 1931
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
My dear Mr. Commissioner:
Can you supply me with a transcript of the application for pension made by one Frederick Fauver, who enlisted as a private in Col. Elijah Hand’s 1st Regt. Cumberland County, N.J. Militia, in Octover [typo in letter] 1779, and served under Brigade Major Robert Patterson.  He was also a private in Capt. John Wood’s Company, N. J. State Troops, enlisted in 1780. These troops were raised under act of June 7 1780 to serve until January 1, 1781. He is said to have filed for an application for pension in 1832, at which time he was a resident of Salem, N. J.
The information given at the time of his application is desired, also the date of his death; the information is desired for the purpose of locating his descendants.
Thanking you, I remain,
Very truly yours,
[Illegible Signature]
[Presumably Isaac Bacharach]

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Rev. War Section
September 30, 1923.
Mrs. John J. Hoellen,
1842 Larchmont Ave.,
Chicago, Ill.
Madam;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 1000, it appears that Frederick Fanver or Fauver, while a resident of Salem County, New Jersey, enlisted in October 1779, and served as a private in Captains Robert Patterson’s and John Wood’s Companies, Colonel Hugg’s NJ. Regiment, was in ser. Skir [?] & was discharged January 1, 1781.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 1, 1832, while a resident of Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersey, aged seventy years.
In 1832, soldier referred to his wife, name and age not stated Per his son Jim and grandson Jarvis Royal He died Dec. 5 – 1852 [faint illegible writing]
There are no further family data
Respectfully,
Commissioner.