Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 843, Daniel Wilson, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Wilson, Daniel
S. 843
carded
CONTENTS
b. Aug. 4 1755, in West Windsor, Middlesex Co. N.J. there at enl. in 1832 res. of East Windsor N.J.

9865.
New Jersey
Daniel Wilson
of Windsor in the State of N. Jersey who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Comby of the Reg t commanded by Col Ayer in the Militia line for 15 months 12 days
N.J.
Inscribed on the Roll of N Jersey at the rate of 57 Dollars 32 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of June 1833 and deliv d to M c Chesney of Hightstown N.J. Present
Arrears to the 4th of Mar '33 $102 64 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sep '33 25.66
$128.30
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. H. Francis Clerk, Book E. Vol. 3 rd Page 135.
10920

10,940.
David Wilson Esq. unpld
State of New Jersey
Sealed
William Paterson
To the Hon. Mr. Beane, Secy of the Navy, Washington, D.C.

State of New Jersey 3 Declaration in order to obtain the Benefit Middlesex County ss 3 of the act of Congress Passed June 7 th 1832
On this 31. day of July 1832 Personally appeared in open court at a Special term of the Inferior Court of common Pleas in and for said County held at the City of New- Brunswick now sitting being a court of Record Daniel Wilson a resident of the Township of East Windsor in the County Middlesex and State aforesaid aged 77. the 4 th day of June Who being 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 Was drafted in the militia of New Jersey under Capt Samuel Stout and Col Dykeman in June 1776 was Stationed at Amboy. Elizabeth Town and Newark and was again out in the months of August and September under Capt S. Stout and Col Dykeman was at Amboy Pouleshoop and through that section of country was drafted again in October November under Capt Stout and served in the same District of Country as before mentioned In January 1777. was drafted two months under Capt Stout and Col Nelson was stationed in Cranbury and its vicinity In April again drafted under Capt Stout and Col Dykeman was stationed at Princeton and then Marched on to Lowland Mountains Steels Gap &c In October 1777. was drafted under Captain Conner and Col Dykeman was stationed at Mount Holly Burlington &c In the Spring of 1778 was a Volunteer under Captain Robert Vixen in the Troop of Horse marched to Bordentown Black Horse and Allentown. was in the Battle of Monmouth In 1779 was out a number of times but does not distinctly recollect the Particulars - In 1780 Volunteered a number of months and found himself and horse and was engaged Riding Express for Col Scudder - In Newark Upper

— Springfield. Elizabeth town — S c — In the Fall of 8 o years I was again a Volunteer under Col Seudder for two or three months in South Amboy. Spotswood. Cranbury S c — In January 1781. Was again engaged in riding Express for Col Seudder. to New Brunswick. Amboy. Spotswood S c But how many months cannot remember — was out from the Spring of 1776 nearly every other month during the war — Presents the Testimonies of Peseaias Moore and William Fisher who served at various times in the militia with him during the Revolutionary war. In alone are the most material Facts that he now remembers relating to his services during 8 o war and further declares he has no other Documentary Evidence than the above and he doth hereby relinquish every claim — Whatever to a Pension or Annuity except the Present and also — Declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of the agency of any State and sincerely believes he served more than two years in the war of the Revolution — In witness whereof and Subscribed the same
Daniel Wilson
Day and year aforesaid
Robert McSherry
We Israel Pearce a clergyman of the Village of Hightstown Township of East Windsor County of Middlesex and State of New Jersey And Asher Applegate of the said County of Middlesex do — hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Daniel Wilson Who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Declaration and believe him to be 77 years of age — and that he is — reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Soldier in the Revolution and we concur in that opinion.
In witness whereof and Subscribed the same
Israel Pearce
Day and year aforesaid
Asher Applegate
Robert McSherry
Interrogatories put by the Court to the foregoing applicant
1. Where and in what year were you born —
A. In N. Windsor Middlesex Co. N.J. Born A.D. 1755.
2. Have you any Record of your age and where is it.
A. I have none

3. Where were you living when called into service Where have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do you now live A In West Windsor - and have remained. A.J.
4. How were you called into service A I was Drafted - and was also a Volunteer
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 Service
A General Washington. Col Dykens Col Nelson - Col Byers Col Scudder Capt Nixon &c See Declaration
6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the Service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it A I Did not receive any Except natural ones
7. State the names of Persons to whom you are known in - Your Present Neighbourhood and who can testify as to your Character for veracity and their belief of your Services as a Soldier of the Revolution
A Bereavest Moore Ashur Applegate
P. J. Pundy B. G. McChesney William Fisher &c
Sworn before me this 31. day of July 1832 And the S d 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 Israel Pearce who has signed the Receiving Certificate is a Clergyman residing in the Village of Ashur Applegate is a credible Person and that their statement is entitled to credit and both of the County of Middlesex
Robert McHenry
N. Morrison
J. Judges
Thos. H. [unclear] signed in [unclear] in [unclear]

State of New Jersey Middlesex County ss. 3 I J. S. H. as Clerk of the Court of the County of Middlesex in the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that John Smith before whom the within affidavit was sworn was at the time a Justice of the peace for the said County and duly empowered to administer oaths -
In testimony whereof I have here- unto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this third day of September A.D. 1832
F. P. H. Clerk
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State of New Jersey Middlesex County
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County Bescanick Moore and William Fiske who Being Only known according to Law Depose and say that they Both knew and served with Daniel Wilson in the Ranks of the New Jersey Infantry during the War of the Revolution at different Times and Places in said State and further say
Taken & sworn before me 28 th August 1832
Bescanick Moore
John Smith
William Fiske
I certify that the foregoing transcript is a true and correct copy of the original now on file
John Smith

State of New Jersey Middlesex County
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County, Beccanick Moore and William Fisher who Being Only known according to Law Depose and say that they both knew and served with Daniel Wilson in the Ranks of the New Jersey Infantry during the War of the Revolution at different Times and Places in said State and further say
Taken & sworn before me 28 th August 1832
Beccanick Moore
John Smith
William Fisher
I certify that the foregoing testimony above are read all Persons and entitled to credit
John Smith

10940 Darius Wilson N. East Windsor N.J.
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15 mo. 12 ds pri By consent 22 Fours estimated at 21 ds ea -
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Daniel Wilson No 1
   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.     June 1776 dis. Private of Stout Col's Keyser Amboy Whitaker and   " out. " " " E. Spence now there   " out " " " Nash.   Jan 1777. mar. 2 " " Genl Nelson Cranberry Two surviving   Apr " " " " Hyer with many friends   Dito. " " " Col Simson " generally   1778. "troop of Horse Col Nixon Battle of   1779 out Member of Troop Monmouth Certificate of   1780 vol - engaged riding Express Clergyman and   " " 3 " Bricker South Citizen   July 1781 Riding Express Amboy.   1779 out every other month during the war  
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 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 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 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 , 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.
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 traditional 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.

1832 B
Rev War
INVALID.
File No. 843
Daniel Wilson, Pro. N.Y. Mil.
Act: June 7, 1832.
Index:—Vol. a , Page 406
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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State of New Jersey } Be it known that on this 10 th day Middlesex County } of June 1833. Personally appeared before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County Richard Thomas who Being duly sworn according to Law deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with Daniel Wilson and knew him Previous to the Revolutionary war - remembers living with him in the New Jersey Matric during said war in the years 1777. 78. 79. 80. 81. under Col Hays Col Scudder. Col Nelson. Genl Heards in the following Places. Elizabeth Town. Morristown. Morris town. Huts Gap. Sourland mountains. Amboy. Spottswood, Cranbury Princeton. Kingston. Trenton. Borden Town Black Horse and other places - remembers particularly the said Daniel Wilson and rode exp d for Genl Heards and Col Scudder in 1778. June and remembers seeing him at other and various places during said war from Eighteen months to two years and further saith not -
from a General Court Faith not From to and Subscribed the day and year above written
I certify that the Subscribing- Witness Richard Thomas is to me known as a credible Person and Entitled to Credit and Belief.
their beauty only serves to make them more elegant as their value is the greater for being of the old section. — In various other of their habits let my house and deal of other things out of them as they have been and they thus —

State of New Jersey } Be it known that on this 10 th day of Middlesex County } June Personally appeared before the , 1833. } Subscribed one of the Justices of the Peace in and for Said County Resnick Moore and Williams Fisher who being known according to Law to be those they were well acquainted with Daniel Wilson an Applicant for a Pension before the Revolutionary War remembers seeing him serve in the following towns during the said war In the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, 1780, 1781, at New Bruns- wick, Elizabeth Town, Lowland Mountains, Tuckam- Bergen Point, Amboy, Spottwood, Cranbury, Bonam- Town Woodbridge, Trenton Kingston, Princeton, Black Horse Burdentown, Cropton etc - in Monmouth and other places under the following officers, Col Dykens, Col Hoyer Col Leuders, Col Wilson etc, Genl Hearn etc In these different towns and years really believes he served not less than two years in the said war and further saith not Sworn to and subscribed the Resnick Moore day and year above written William Fisher
John Smith (S)
I certify that the subscribing witnesses above in favor of Daniel Wilson are to me personally known as Credible Persons and entitled to credit Relief
John Smith (S)
State of New Jersey Middlesex Co. }
I Nicholas Boorame Clerk of the Court of com- mon pleas of the County of Middlesex do hereby certify that John Smith before whom the foregoing Supplemental proceedings was had was at the time a Justice of the peace in and for said

Said County duly acknowledged & sworn under that the signature as there written is the proper handwriting of the said Section - In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this fiftieth day of June A.D. Eighteen hundred and thirty three
[Signature] Notary Public
N. Booracum Clerk

State of New Jersey } Be it known that on this 10 th day of Middlesex County } June Personally appeared before the , 1833, } Subscribers one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County. Resnick Moore and Williams Fisher who being sworn according to Law Depose and say they were well acquainted with Daniel Wilson an applic- -ant for a Pension before the Revolutionary War remembers seeing him serve in the following Towns during the said War In the years 1776. 1777. 1778. 1779. 1780. 1781. at New Brin- swick. Elizabeth Town. Lowland Mountains. Tuckahoe. Bergen Point. Amboy. Spottwood. Cranberry. Bonarn- Town Woodbridge. Trenton Kingston. Princeton. Black Horse Burdentown. Crooked Run - in Monmouth and other places under the following officers. Col. Dykens. Col. Hoyer Col. Ludders. Col. Nelson &c. Genl. Heards &c. In these different towns and years really believes he served not less than two years in the said War and further saith not. Sworn to and subscribed the Resnick Moore day and year above written William Fisher  John Smith 
I certify that the foregoing witnesses also in favour of Daniel Wilson are to me personally known as Credible Persons and entitled to credit Relief  John Smith 
State of New Jersey Middlesex Co. }
I Nicholas Booraeu Clerk of the Court of com- mon pleas of the County of Middlesex do hereby certify that John Smith before whom the foregoing Supplemental proceedings were had was at the time a Justice of the peace in & for said

State of New Jersey } Be it known that on this 10 th day Middlesex County } of June 1833. Personally appeared before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County Richard Thomas who Being duly sworn according to Law deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with Daniel Wilson and knew him Previous to the Revolutionary war - remembers being with him in the New Jersey militia during said war in the years 1777. 78. 79. 80. 81. under Col Hays Col Scudder. Col Nelson. Genl Heards in the following Places. Elizabeth Town. Morristown. Scotch Bonnet Mountain. Arthurs. Spottswood, Cranbury Princeton. Kingston. Trenton. Borden Town Black Horse and other places - remembers particularly the said Daniel Wilson and rode expup for Genl Heards and Col Scudders in 1778. June and remembers seeing him at other and various places during said war from Eighteen months to two years and further saith not
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year above written
his Richard T. Thomas mark
John Smith
I certify that the subscribing- Witness Richard Thomas is to me known as a credible Person and entitled to credit and belief
John Smith
Since having only one impression there can be no doubt that the signature as this is the first time it has been used by the said Richard Thomas - the witness being of the same that any time and place of other than at the time of him the said Richard Thomas and that A. B. Berson Clerk