Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 935, Thomas Woodruff, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Woodruff, Thomas
8. 935.
carded.
CONTENTS

1896. Jay. S. Cofrin for papers sent to H. E. Hayden. Wallenborn - Pa. copied by Mrs. MacKinlay from her. Da.
17.157
New Jersey
Thomas Woodruff
Union in the State of N.J.
who was a Pri — in the Com commanded by Captain — of the Reg commanded by Col Potter in the N.W.
time for
mutua 10 mo
Inscribed on the Roll of N.J.
at the rate of 33 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th day of Aug t 1833 and sent to on L
Conduct Present
forfeits to the 4th of March: 03. $ 66
Emm. anti. allowance ending Sept 4, 1866
$8
{ Revolu Act } { Act } { Act }
Recorded by E. B. Buel
Book 60 Vol. 3
70

State of New Jersey Borough of Elizabeth
Personally appeared before the subscri- ber an Alderman of the Borough of Elizabeth and a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the same Thomas Woodruff of the township of Union in the County of Essex and state aforesaid who being duly sworn on his oath says that since making his declaration in Court he recollects more of the particulars of some of his services mentioned in his declaration. That the month- tour mentioned in his declaration to have been served in June 1781, was performed under Capt Stephen Chan- dler, Lieut. Jonathan Pierson & Col Samuel Potter. That in August 1781 he was performed the service men- tioned in his declaration and at the station therein mentioned, under Capt. Matthias Potter & Col: — Crane.
That Col Potter or Col. Crane, and he can not say with certainty which, commanded at the time he served under Capt — Hotfield in October 1781 as in his declaration mentioned —
That he served one month in the militia at Elizabeth Town in the Company of Capt. Samuel Harrison, but can not say with certainty what month it was, Col Potter com- manded at the time.
That he served two months in succession under Capt Hor- ton at Elizabeth Town, under command of Col Potter, either in 1780 or 81, but the precise time he can not say with certainty during which time he was on guard at different places along the shore between Newark and Amboy —
That by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he can not 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 Ten months I served as a private soldier in the New Jersey militia in monthly tours, and for such service I claim a pension -
and the said Thomas Woodruff further says that he knows no person living who served with him at any time during the war except Michael Meeker whose affidavit this deponent has procured -
Subscribed & sworn this 3 rd day of June 1833 before me Moses Chandler Alderman
State of New Jersey } Borough of Elizabeth } ss: I Francis B. Sketuerd Clerk of the Borough of Elizabeth in the County of Essex and State aforesaid and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the same, hereby certify that Moses Chandler before whom the foregoing affidavit of Thomas Woodruff was sworn, at the time of taking the said affidavit was and still is an Alderman of the Borough aforesaid and a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the same duly Commissioned and sworn reading therein, and as such is authorized to take affidavits, and I further certify that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said Alderman and that the signature "Moses Chandler Alderman" to the said affidavit subscribed is genuine -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said Court at Elizabeth Town in the Borough aforesaid this 19 th day of June A.D. 1833 F. B. Sketuerd Clerk

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
State of New Jersey } Borough of Elizabeth } ss:
On this fourth day of September AD 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the Borough of Elizabeth in the Coun- ty of Essex and State of New Jersey now sitting Thomas Woodruff a resident of the township of Union in the County and State a- foresaid aged 58 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 7 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated. That he was born in the township of Elizabeth in the County & State aforesaid on the 10 th of October 1764 That he resided in the township of Elizabeth in the County & State aforesaid when he first entered the service. In the month of October 1780 was called out on monthly duty by Sergeant Stephen Lum, under Capt: Matthias Potter, Lieut: Hen- Hon- ery Brown in the Regiment of the New Jersey Militia in the infantry under Command of Col: Thomas, was stationed a month in the town of Elizabeth, and kept guard at Elizabeth River Point & at Hartshorne Point

on the Shore at the Sound between New Jersey and Staten Island, - the British were encamped on Staten Island opposite the Jersey Shore - he served a month and was dismissed - was again called out on monthly duty in December follow- ing, under Col. Samuel Potter, Captain Wood Lieut. Henry Brown, Sergeant Stephen Lunn - stationed at Elizabetta Town, was on guard at Elizabetta Town Point & at Halstead's fort on Halstead's Point, the British lay on Staten Island - served a month & was dismissed. In February 1781 was on a monthly tour under Col: Potter. Captn. Wood - for gets the other officers - lay in Elizabetta Town & kept guard at Elizabetta Town Point & Halstead's Point. served a month - In April follow- ing was on a monthly tour, quartered, in Eli- zabetta Town, served under Command of Captn Wood. Col Thomas or Col. Potter does not recollect which - served another month in guarding the Shore at Elizabetta Town Point and Halstead's Point. the enemy were at Staten Island - In June following was on a monthly tour at Elizabetta Town, guard- ing the Shore - In August following was called out by Sergeant Lunn and served a month on guard at the Shore between Elizabetta

Town Point and Halsted Point, the enemy still at Staten Island - In October following, he was on monthly duty, was stationed in the township of Elizabetta, & kept guard at Halsted's Fort on Halsted Point under Command of Captain - Hetfield from Rahway township - during this service he had a skirmish with the British troops who attempted to take the fort in the night - who crossed over from Staten Island for that purpose - From that time until the Close of the war in 1783 he was frequently on monthly duty in guarding the shore on the lines between New Jersey and Staten Island, but can not specify with certainty as to the number of times - His service was performed sometimes under Col: Thomas, and at other times under Col: Potter, was sometimes in the Company commanded by Captain Wood, at other times by Captains, Potter, Hetfield, Samuel Herriman, Stephen Chandler, Horton, and Williams and served altogether more than twelve months on monthly duty, and was a minute man always ready & equipped for service, from 1780 till the close of the war in 1783, but has no documentary evidence of service or discharge at any time during the war - -
He was acquainted in the time of the Revolution with Col: Francis Barker, Elias Dayton, and William D'Hart, also with Moses Ogden all of the Continental Army in the New Jersey line - and recollects that Moses Ogden was killed at

the Battle at Connecticut Farms in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey -
Since the Revolutionary War he has always resided in the township of Union in the County and State aforesaid -
He has no record of his age, the bible which con- tained it has been lost
He hereby relinquishes 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
Subscribed and sworn to by Thomas Woodruff the day and year aforesaid
We Stephen Thompson a Clergyman Residing in the township of Union in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey and Joseph Bonnell Residing in the township of Union in the County and State aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Woodruff who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be Sixty Eight 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 } Stephen Thompson the day and year aforesaid } Joseph Bonnell

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 Stephen Thompson who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman, residing in the Township of Union in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey and that Joseph Bonnell who has also signed the same is a Resident in the township of Union in the County and State aforesaid and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Francis B. Chetwood Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the Borough of Elizabeth, the same being a Court of Record in the County of Essex and 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 Thomas Woodruff for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this Fourth day of September Eighteen hundred and Thirty Two.
F. B. Chetwood Clk

State of New Jersey } personally appeared before me Essex County Borough } James W. Wade one of the of Elizabeth ss. } Alderman in and for the Borough
who is a man of credible trust -ugh of Elizabeth Michael Meeker, who being sworn according to law on his oath deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with Thomas Woodruff of the Township of Union within the jurisdiction of the Borough aforesaid and that he knows that Thomas Woodruff was out at least six months in the Militia of New Jersey and were quartered at Elizabeth Town Point and at the Blazing Star and Halsted's Point under Capt. Matthias Pottel Capt. Wood. Capt. Horton and other officers no recollection and further saith not. his witness present -
Michael Meeker mark
of John Williams sworn and subscribed before me at Union this 28 th day of August 1832
James W. Wade one of the alderman in the Borough of Eliz.
State of New Jersey } Borough of Elizabeth ss. } I Francis B. Claturock
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the Borough of Elizabeth the same being a Court of Record in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey do hereby certify that James W. Wade before whom the above affida- vits were made is one of the Aldermen of the Borough aforesaid, and as such is authorized to take af- fidavits, and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Alderman and the name "James W. Wade" is the proper hand writing of the said Alderman

Cl
In testimony whereof I have here- unto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the said Court this fourth day of September Eight- een Hundred and Thirty Two.
J. B. Matthews, Clerk

9420 Thomas Woodruff N. J.
Return a f. w.
admit
Wm Sprague
Col Potter U S Militia
p 33. 33. - 33. 33.
Hon L Conduit
J. Barber Ketwood
Elizabeth town
N. J.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
25 May ~ 1833
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 subjined 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.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Thomas Woodruff - N. J.
    Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Octo 1760 1 Private Capt Potter Col Thomas March 68. Essex 60   Dec " 1 " Capt Wood Col Potter about the N.J. and   Feb. 1761 1 " " " Albany now lives the first 6 m.   Apr. " 1 " " " - Wood in 5 county is moved by   June " 1 " a living Witness   Aug. " 1 "   Octo " 1 " Capt Betfield Sherman   from this time to the close of the War Staten I   was on Monthly duty. on rivers between N.J. and Staten I   Served also under Capt Wood Col Potter   gether more than Capt Wood Col Thomas   1 Capt Betfield   Capt Wood   
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

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, 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 of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District 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 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) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the 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. [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.
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 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 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.
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.
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 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 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 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 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 he 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 traditional 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.
[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 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; 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] 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.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

New War.
INVALID.
File No. 935 Thomas Woodruff Pvt. N.Y. Mil.
Act: June 7. 1892.
Index: — Vol. 2 , Page 4121
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Thos. Wooduff $33.33.
August 5 th 1833. —
Payments to be made
at Trenton
by Pres. of Gen. Bank Compa
Agent for paying Pension-
ers, in the Agency of New Jersey
X935
Recorded in the Pension Of-
fice, in Book E Vol. 3
Page 135 by C. D. Bullock
Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Thomas Woodruff of the state of New Jersey who was a Private during the Revolutionary War
is entitled to receive Thirty Three dollars and Thirty Three cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this 5 day of August - one thousand eight hundred and thirty- Three
acting John B. B. V. Secretary of War.
Exec. Count.
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

August 17 1833 Paid to Mar 4. 1833 Sept 12. 1833 Paid to Sept 17. 1833 Char 8. 1834 Paid to Mar 4. 1834 Sept 12 1834 Paid to Sept 17. 1834 Mar 6 1835 Paid to Mar 4 1835 Sept 12 1835 Paid to Sept 4. 1835 Mar 12 1836 Paid to Mar 4 1836 Sep 14 1836 Paid to Sep 9 1836 Mar 22 Paid to 4 Mar 1837 Paid to 4 Feb 1837 Paid to 4 Mar 1838 Paid to 4 Sep 1838 Paid to 4 Mar 1839 Paid to 4 Sep 1839 Paid to 4 Mar 1840 Paid to 4 Sep 1840 Paid to 4 Mar 1841 Paid to 4 Sep 1841 Paid to 4 Mar 1842 Paid to 4 Sep 1842 Paid to 4 Dec 1843 Paid to 4 Sep 1843 Paid to 4 Dec 1844 Paid to 4 Sep 1844 Paid to 4 Dec 1845 Paid to 4 Sep 1845 Paid to 4 Mar 1846 Paid to 4 Sep 1846
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President, SHELDON REYNOLDS. Corresponding Secretary, REV. HORACE EDWIN HAYDEN. Secretary, SIDNEY R. MINER. Treasurer. ANDREW H. McCLINTOCK. Librarian, J. RIDGWAY WRIGHT.
Wyoming Historical and Geological Society.
INCORPORATED A. D. 1858.
WILKES-BARRÉ, PA December 23, 95, 18.....
To the Hon Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D, C,
Dear Sir,
I respectfully beg that you will allow me to have a copy of the papers on file in the case of Thomas Woodruff, Revolutionary pensioner of Union, Essex Co, N, J, living in 1840 with David M Woodruff at that place. He was placed on the rolls in 1833, to begin 1831; see Pension Rolls 1835, vol III, New Jersey p, 54,
Respectfully yours
Horace Edwin Hayden