Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 31,559, John Boughman, Del.

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Del. [Handwritten]
Boughman, John [Handwritten]
S31.559 [Handwritten]

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[form with handwritten responses in blanks – handwriting as noted below]
[handwritten]  Delaware 29.009.
[handwritten] John Boughman
of [handwritten] New Castle Co. [end] in the State of [handwritten] Del [end]
who was a [handwritten illegible] in the [handwritten] company [end] commanded
by Captain [handwritten] Kean [end] of the [handwritten] Regmt [end] commanded
by [handwritten] Col Patterson [end] in the [handwritten] Delaware [end]
line for [handwritten] 6 Mo 15 days [illegible] 32.50 [end]
Inscribed on the Roll of [handwritten] Delaware [end]
at the rate of [handwritten] 32 [end] Dollars [handwritten] 50 [end] Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the [handwritten] 10th [end] day of [handwritten] Feby [end]
and [handwritten] Send to 
[illegible illegible] S. S. Mulligan, [illegible] [end]
Arrears to the 4th of [handwritten] Sept 1833 – 81.25 [end]
Semi-anl. allowance ending [handwritten] 4 Mch ’34 16.25
$ 97.50 [end]
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by [handwritten] J T Doryen [end] Clerk
Book [handwritten] E [end] Vol. [handwritten] 15 [end] Page [handwritten] 126 – [end]

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State of Delaware
New Castle County

on This Thirtieth - day of January
in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred and
Ninety four personally appeared in open court Befor the Hon
William Hall Judge of the Court of the District of Delaware
now Sitting John Boughman, a resident of All Creek
Hendreked in the county of New Castle. State and district of
Delaware, aged about Eighty one years who being first 
duly sworn according to law doth on his oath the following 
declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of 
Congress passed June 7, 1832.

That he entered the service
of the United States under the following named officers
and served as herein stated. that he enlisted in  
what was termed the flying camp and Second Regiment
of Delaware Militia in the month of June in the year 
of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy six at 
the House of Capt Ogle, in Christiana hundred as a serge.
And under Captain Thomas Kean Lieutenants George Bush
+ William Kennan ensign William Elliot.  That the officers
of the Regiment which he recollects were Colon Samuel Patterson,
[crossed out] and major Henry Neill [end], that he was duly enrolled
in said company and received one months Bounty
as a Sergeant, that in the month of July or thereabouts as
he believes, he marched with said company to the city 
of Philadelphia, where the company to which he belonged
with others of the Regiment, were attached to [illegible]
Troops, under the command of General [illegible]
after remaining as Philadelphia until about the latter
part of that month, they were marched off towards new
york, where the British army was at that time, they
passed through Princeton, New Brunswick and other places
through new Jersey to [illegible], where they remained
as guards on the Cities until about the fifteenth day of
October of that year, at which time they were ordered over to
Staten Island, and at a place called Cuckolds Town
they had an engagement with the British and Hessian
Troops, where several of americans were killed of our Regimt
and at which time eight or nine Hessians were made

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[handwritten]
Delaware, aged, about Eighty on years, who being [illegible]
duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath the following
declaration, in order to obtain the Benefit of the act of
Congress passed June 7, 1832.
that he entered the service
of the United States under the following named officer
and served as herein stated.  that he enlisted in 
what was termed the flying camp.  and Second Regiment
of Delaware Militia in the month of June in the year of
our Lord one thousand and seen hundred and seventy six at
the House of Capt. Ogle, in Christiana hundred as a serge.
and under Captain Thomas Kean, Lieutenants George Bush,
William Kennan ensign William Elliott.  that the officers
of the Regiment which he recollects were Colon Samuel Patterson
[crossed out] and major Henry Neill [end] , that he was duly enrolled
in said company and received one months Bounty 
as a Sergeant, that in the month of July or there abouts as
he believes, he marched with said company to the city 
of Philadelphia, where the company to which he belonged
with others of the Regiment were attached Pennsylvania
Troops, under the command of General [illegible]
After remaining at Philadelphia until the latter 
Part of that month, they were marched off towards New
York, where the British army was at that time, they
passed through Princeton, New Brunswick, and other places
through New Jersey to [illegible], where they remained 
as guards on the Cities until about the fifteenth day of
October of that year, at which time they were ordered to
Staten Island, and at a place called Cuckolds Town
they had an engagement with the British and Hessian
Troops, where several of americans were killed of our Regimt.
and at which time eight or nine Hessians were made
prisoners, after the engagement the Troops were ordered
back to [illegible] where they remained as guards upon the 
line until winter set in, that the [illegible] was
in engagement also referd to and recollects distinctly
two soldiers falling feigning to be dead.  that the company
or part of it to which he belonged were discharged and
he returned home on the thirty first day of December in the
year 1776., to Christiana hundred in New Castle County
--aforesaid.

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[handwritten]
having remained in the service [2 illegible words crossed out] seven months
that he was regularly discharged from the service, as he
believes by the proper officer, and he believes in writing but
of this he is not certain, as he has not been able to find
such discharge, if he had it, the same is [illegible] that his
officers are long since deceased, and the testimony on
which he has to rely is his own declaration supported
by the accompanying affidavits hereto anexed to which he
referd.
he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever
to a Pension or annuity, except the Pension, and that
he declares that he is name is not on the Pension Rolls
of any agency of any State.
John Boughman
I sworn + subscribed the 
Day and year aforesaid.  [squiggle]
Attest. – Tho Witherspoon Clk
We Thomas Love a clergyman residing in New Castle
County and [an illegible name crossed out] [superscript] William Huston, a clergyman
residing in the same County hereby certify that we
are well acquainted with John Boughman who
has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration:
that we believe him to be about Eight one 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.
Thomas Love
William Huston
Sworn + subscribed to
The day and year aforesaid [squiggle]
Attest. Tho Witherspoon Clk
and the aid Court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter, and after pulling
the Interrogatories prescribed by the War department that
the above named applicant was a Soldier of the Revolution
and served as he states, and the court further

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[handwritten]
referd.
he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever
to a Pension or annuity, except the Pension, and that
he declares that he is name is not on the Pension Rolls
of any agency of any State.
John Boughman
I sworn + subscribed the 
Day and year aforesaid.  [squiggle]
Attest. – Tho Witherspoon Clk
We Thomas Love a clergyman residing in New Castle
County and [an illegible name crossed out] [superscript] William Huston, a clergyman
residing in the same County hereby certify that we
are well acquainted with John Boughman who
has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration:
that we believe him to be about Eight one 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.
Thomas Love
William Huston
Sworn + subscribed to
The day and year aforesaid [squiggle]
Attest. Tho Witherspoon Clk
and the aid Court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter, and after pulling
the Interrogatories prescribed by the War department that
the above named applicant was a Soldier of the Revolution
and served as he states, and the court further
certifys that it appears to them (and of which they had
actual knowledge), that Thomas Love who has signed 
the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in
[illegible] as the County, and that {illegible name crossed out] {superscript] William Huston who has
signed the same, is a [clergyman-crossed out] resident of New Castle
County, and are credible persons and that their statements
are entitled to credit.

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[handwritten]
In answer to the Interrogatories [illegible] to John
Boughman of mill creek Hundred New Castle County
in the State + District of Delaware, an applicant for a 
Pension under the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832
1 To the First Interrogatory the deponent answer is that he 
was born as he understood and believes in Christiana
hundred New Castle County in the State of
Delaware, on the sixth day of July A.D. 1752.
2  Deponent answers, that the Record of his age is on
the Register of Christiana Church.
3  Deponent answers, that he lived with Charles
Springer, since deceased, late of Christiana hundred
When he enlisted in the Service referrd to in his declaration,
that he resided in said hundred for sixty years
duration, and now resides in mile creek hundred
in New Castle County
4  deponent answers, that he enlisted in the month of
June 1776, at Capt Ogles Tavern, as a sergeant in
Capt. Thomas Kearns company in second Regiment o
Delaware Militia called the Flying Camp.
5  deponent answers, that his officers Capt T Kean
Lieut Geo Bush + [illegible] Ensign Elliott, Col. Samuel
Patterson [crossed out] and Major Henry Neill [end] as named in his
Declaration to which he refers.
6  deponent answers, that in relation to his discharge
he refers to his Declaration
7  Deponent answers that his Excellency Caleb P Bennett,
Major Peter Jaquett, Levi Springs, John Bishop, Benjamin
Chandler and Andrew Ford, will Testify as
to his character for veracity and belief of his services
as a Soldier of the Rebolution; to whose depositions
he refers.  Hereunto accompanying and annexed.
John Boughman
Sworn + subscribed to the
day and year aforesaid
Attest. Tho Witherspoon Clk

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[handwritten]
I Thomas Witherspoon Clerk of the District
Court of the District of Delaware, do hereby Certify
that the foregoing contains the original Proceeding 
of the [illegible illegible] in the matter of the application
of John Boughman for a Pension.
In Testimony whereof I have
Hereunto set my hand and a Seal 
Of office this Thirtieth day of 
January in the year of our Lord
One thousand and Eight hundred and
Thirty four.
Tho. Wiltherspoon Clk Dist:
Cot. Del: Dist:

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28. 843

John Boughman

Delaware

Return a [illegible]

Hon. J. G. Milligan
Ho of Rep

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Pension Office.
3 Janu 1824

Sir:

The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers 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 shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (that: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by compling[sic] with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A Statement, shewing the Service of John Boughman

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Period when the service was rendered. | Duration of claimant's service. | | | Rank of the claimant. | Name and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. | Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service | Proof by which the declaration is supported.

1776. | | [illegible] | 15 | Serg. | [crossed-out Cap. Ogle] Capt. Hears Col. Patterson | 80 years Delaware
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I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES 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 brand 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 At of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of [blank]
County of [blank] [squiggle] ss.
On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before [blank] A. B. a resident (b) of [blank] in the county of [blank] and State, Territory or District of [blank] aged (c) [blank] 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 7thm 1832.  That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) [blank], with [blank] and served in the [blank] (e) regiment of the [blank] 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 served under 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.  [symbol of hand and index finger pointing to the next sentence] 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 [blank].
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. [blank]  A. B. [squiggle]
{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 [blank] of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this [blank] day of [blank] &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 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 [blank] and C D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank], who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank] 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 mater, 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 [blank] and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this [blank] day of [blank] &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 history

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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 acts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or the 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, on the 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 ti?
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.	[open parenthesis] 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 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 inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
[open and closed parentheses handwritten around the next paragraph]
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to examination, [start of hand drawn square around the following phrase] before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record [end] 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. [end paragraph parenthesis]
Whenever an 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.
[subscripts]
(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 no 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 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; 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.
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.
(j)	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.
[symbol of a hand pointing to the next sentence] 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.
[handwritten open parenthesis] 
(k) This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases. [handwritten end parenthesis]
(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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31559

Revy INVALID.
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File No. 31.559
John Boughman
Pri Rev War
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Act: June 7 32
Index: -Vol. 2, Page 46

[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Adm 6 Mo. 15 days Serg.

Hon J. J. Milligan

[text rotated 90 degrees, difficult to read]
37.50
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65.00
14.25
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81.25

[illegible] [illegible]
32.50
3
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97.50

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[handwritten]
State of Delaware
New Castle County [squiggle]
personally appeared Mayor
Peter Jaquett, near Wilmington Delaware to me
the [illegible] well known entitled to credit who
being duly sworn desposeth + faith that he 
was an officer in what was termed the first 
Delaware Regiment in the Revolutionary
War.  That there was what was called the
Second Regiment of Militia, called the Flying
Camp, of whom Samuel Patterson was the
Colonel + Henry Neil major. Thomas Kean
was Capt, Bush McKerman Lieut of one company
in New Castle County.  That deponent was
personally well acquainted with [superscript] nearly [end] all the officers
of the Regiment, that he was in line
of the army in the First Regiment, and knows
that they performed a essential service, and this
deponent [illegible] believes that John Boughman
was a Sergeant in the company of Capt Kean
in said Regiment and served for more than
six months as he stated, and that he [illegible]
in the neighborhood where he resides to.

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to have been a soldier in the war of the Revolution, in the militia in the Regiment called the flying camp,

P. Jaquett

In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my and and seal at the city of Wilmington January 25. 1834

Thomas [illegible]
Notary Pub

[Seal]

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[handwritten]
State of Delaware
Newcastle County [squiggle]
personally appeared
John Bishop of mill creek hundred in
New Castle County, who makes solemn oath
and also Levi Springer of the same county
makes oath that they are personally well
acquainted with John Boughman of Mill
creek Hundred in said county.  that he is
a man of fair character and strict veracity,
fully entitled to credit.  that they do
[illegible] believe he was a Soldier of the Revolution,
and that his is reputed so to have 
been in his neighborhood.
John Bishop
Levi Springer
[illegible affixed seal]
In Testimony whereof I hereunto let
my hand + seal at the city of Wilmington
January 25, 1834
Thos Mcdowell
Notary Public

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[handwritten]
State of Delaware
Newcastle County [squiggle]
Before me Thomas McDowell
Notary Public of the State of Delaware duly
qualified and authorized.  personally appeared
Benjamin Chandler and Andrew Ford
of the said county who [illegible] made declaration
that they are personally well acquainted 
with John Boughman of mill creek
Hundred in said county, that he is a man of veracity
and fair character and [upcarrot, superscript] they [end] verily believed and is in
the generally [illegible] opinion that the said Boughman
was a Soldier of the Revolution, and that his declarations
to that affect are true. 
Benj.. Chandler
Andrew Ford
Sworn + subscribed to January 22 AD 1834
[illegible affixed stamp]
In Testimony whereof I the Land
notary hereunto let my hand and
notarial Seal at Wilmington
January 22 1834
Thos McDowell
Notary Pub

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[handwritten]
State of Delaware
Newcastle County [squiggle]
Before [illegible] and all [illegible]
Notary of of said state duly qualified and
authorized residing in the city of Wilmington
personally appeared His Excellency Caleb P. Bennett,
to me the said notary well known.
who being qualified in due form of [illegible] oath
depose and say that he was an officer [crossed out] first [end]
Delaware Regiment in the Revolutionary war
that here was a [crossed out illegible word] Regiment of Delaware
militia, called the “Flying Camp” that with
the officers of that Regiment he was personally well
acquainted is Saml Patterson Colonel Henry Neill
major Thomas Kean Captain Bush + McKerman Andrews
and William Elliott ensign.  that he is 
well acquainted with John Boughman who
is an applicant for a pension, that he was 
before [crossed out]before [end] the war and at his enlistment a
resident of Christiana Hundred in said county
that this deponent knew him before the war
during the war and since that period.  that he
knows him to have been the duty sergeant
in Capt. Thomas Keans company and served
-	as he

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At as stated in his declaration, and that he was a good soldier and rendered essential service to his country, and that he was in the engagement at cucholdtown, referred to. That this deponent & [illegible] from actual knowledge, as his was himself in that engagement. and the facts and [illegible] related in the declaration of John Bougham are as true.

C. P. Jannett

In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my and and seal at the city of Wilmington January 31 AD. 1834

Thomas [illegible]
Notary Pub