Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2297, for Daniel Jones, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn. Continental
Jones, Daniel
S. 2297
carded
CONTENTS
Ad 1-3, 1757 at New London, Conn. enl at Lebanon New London Conn. In 1779 res. Morris Co. N.J. d Dec 22, 1847

New Jersey 1790.
Daniel Jones
enlisted in the State of New Jersey was a Sergeant in the Co commanded by Captain Stewart of the Bt commanded by Col Huntington in the Connecticut line for two years.
Died 22 Dec 1847. Letter to Joseph Lyman Aug 28 1848.
N o 800.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey. at the rate of 120 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 th day of Oct r 1833 and sent to R Nicholas Rev. Hauden Mt.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept r 1833. 300 Semi-ant. allowance ending Dec r - 60
$360
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by M c Calmon Clerk.
Book 5 Vol. 3. Page 117

New York March 6th 1848
Sir
I respectfully state the following facts and request that you will give me such information and instructions as the case requires.
Mr Daniel Jones a Sergeant in the Army of the Revolution recently living in Roxbury Morris Co New Jersey, died on the 22nd of December last and his wife Eliza died on the 27th the same month. Mr Jones left three children and appointed an Executor. I wish to know whether the children or the Executor must draw the pension due decd. I wrote to Mr Dickinson Pension Agent in Trenton N.J. in relation to this matter and he informed me that the Executor in such cases generally draws the pension, but he advised me to advise you on the subject for general information and instructions, and your attention will much oblige your afft Servt
Joseph Lyon
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commission of Pensions Washington City
{ one of the Heirs by marriage of Daniel Jones decd No 517 Fourth St N.Y.

Daniel Jones Pension Papers
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New Jersey? Declaration in order to obtain the Benefit Mooris County, N. Jersey, act of Congress passed Jan 7 th 1832
Personally appeared before me William Morris one of the bearers of the bond of Casman Pease in and for the County of Morris and State of New Jersey, Daniel D. Jones a Soldier of the Revolution aged seventy five years, who being by me first really sworn according to law in his oath doth make the following Declaration in order to obtain the Benefits of the act of Congress passed Jan 7 th 1832 (to wit) - That he was born at New London in Connecticut on the 3 rd day of February 1757 and is now in the 76 th year of his age, that he entered the Service of the Connecticut State Troops at Lebanon in Connecticut in the month of May 1775 for the Period of Eight Months as a Drummer in Captain Willis Company of State Troops and while in said service he was engaged in and took a part in the Battle of Bunker Hill under Generals Warren and Putnam and was Honorably Discharged at the expiration of said term of service at Lebanon upon which a Furlough Discharge from Capt Willis and also about the first of January 1776 at Roxbury in Mass- achusetts he again entered as a Sergeant in Capt Nevins Company in Col Huntingdon Regiment of the Connecticut Line for the Period of one year and in the Spring of the year 76 he went with the army of Gen Washington from Boston to New York and was in the Battles of Long Island in the month of September and the Battle of White Plains in the month of October 76 and was Honorably Discharged at the expiration of the year at Damariscutt by a Written Discharge signed by Col Huntingdon In the Spring of first of April 1777 at New London Connecticut he again entered the service of the Connecticut Militia as a Sergeant in Capt Grovesbridge Company of Militia in Col Grovesbridge Regiment as a Volunteer Sergeant and performed a term of Duty for three months and was then Stationed at what is now called Fort Griswold which he assisted in preparing or strengthening as a Military post part during his term of service and was Honorably Discharged at Fort Griswold at the expiration of three months by a Furlough Discharge from Col Grovesbridge, and in the month of August near the first of the month at New London in Connecticut he again entered the service of the Connecticut Militia as

a Voluntear Sergeant for a term of three months in Capt Johnes Company of Militia, Col Latimores Regiment and was attached to General Poors Brigade and marched to Saratoga and was in the Battle at the capture of Genl Burgoyne's army by Generals Gates and Arnold in the Month of Oct. 77 n and was Discharged at the Expiration of three months by a Verbal Discharge from Col Latimore and was also Wounded in the Foot in said Battle, In the year 1778 about the first of Sept. he was again called into the service of the Connecticut Militia at New London Sept as a Volunteer Sergeant in Capt Ransoms Company of Militia and marched to Rhode Island to join the Army of General Sullivan in the Siege upon the Enemys works at Rhode Island and Continued in the service in said term of Duty three months and was Honorable Discharged by a Verbal Discharge from Capt Ransom In Sept 1779 he was again Volunteered from the Connecticut Militia at New London as a Sergeant and attached to Capt Beasley Company of Militia and performed a term of Duty for three months under Col Deniston at Stonington Connecticut and was Honorable Discharged by a Verbal Discharge from Capt Beasley - and about the first of July 1780 he was again Volunteered from the Connecticut Militia at New London as a Sergeant for a term of Duty for three months and performed said term of Duty in Guarding New London, Groton and Stonington in Capt Whiting's Company of Militia under Col. Tottenstop and was Honorable Discharged by a Verbal Discharge from Capt Whiting and now has not any further Distinct Recollection of his services in the Revolutionary War, and the said Daniel Johnes further Saith that he has not any family Record of his age at this time but that he accidentally lost the same by his House being Destroyed by fire at Sudey City N.H. some years since and he supposes his Discharge from Col Huntington for a year's service in 76 was also Destroyed at the same time, that he removed to the State of N.H. soon after the Revolutionary War and now resides in the Township of Roxbury Morris County N.J. that he served in the War of the Revolution as before stated, He Distinctly Recollects Generals Warren, Putnam, Washington, Gates, Arnold, Greene, Sullivan and Poor and such other Officers as are before stated and does not know of any person now living who has any knowledge of his services in the Revolutionary War, that he is personally known to Doctor E. B. Woodruff and Captain Robert Cashell two Respectable and highly Creditable Citizens of the Township of Roxbury in the County

of Morris N.J. and has been for a period of thirty years and having lost his Eye Sight and very infirm in Body he is unable to attend the County Court in this his matter of application for a pension, and that he hereby Relinquishes every claim 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 whatever and further this Deponent saith not I sworn to and Subscribed before me this first day of Sept r 1882
Daniel his Jones mark
Wm Morris
Attest Sunday 3 rd personally appeared before me Wm Morris Morris County, N.J. one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Morris N.J. Doct Ebenezer B. Woodruff and Capt Robert Gasky citizens of the Township of Roxbury in said County, who being sworn by me according to Law on their oaths saith that they are well acquainted with Daniel Jones the applicant for a pension and have been for thirty years past and that they both believe him to be seventy five years of age as he has stated in his Declaration, and that he is Reputed and Believed in the Neighborhood where he Resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and a person of Truth and Veracity and that we concur in that Opinion and that the said Daniel Jones from Blindness and Bodily Infirmary is unable to attend the County Court in this his matter of application for a Pension
I sworn and Subscribed before me this first day of Sept 1882 Wm Morris
E.B. Woodruff Robert Gasky
I William Morris one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Morris N.J. do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings had before me in the matter of the application of Daniel Jones for a pension and I am fully satisfied that the said Daniel Jones was a Soldier of the Revolution and served as he has herein set forth and is unable from Bodily Infirmary to attend the County Court in his matter of application for a pension and also that the two Witnesses Doct Eb r B. Woodruff and Capt Robert Gasky are Respectable citizens of the Town- ship of Roxbury in said County of Morris, and men of Truth and Veracity and entitled to full Credit; In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this first day of Sept 1882
Wm Morris

State of New Jersey Morris County ss.
I David Day Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Morris aforesaid do hereby certify that William Munro Esquire before whom the foregoing declaration was made, and testimony taken, was at the time of the doing thereof one of the Judges of the Court of Com- mon Pleas of the County of Morris duly commissioned and sworn, and that full faith and credit are due to his official acts as such Judge and that the name of Hon. Munro thereto affixed is his genuine signature —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court at Morris Town the third day of September A.D. Eighteen hundred and thirty two —
David Day Clerk
Vanie James Purvis Papers

8.080 Daniel Jones. New Jersey
Adm 2 years Serf. $120
R. Nicholas P. M. Flanders New Jersey. —

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 subjjoined 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 Jones
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     May. 1775 7 or 8. Drummer Capt. Miller 75 years   Enlisted 1776. 1. Serf. " Serrett Lebanon Traditionary   Note 1777. 3. Serf Col. Huntington Con 5/11   " " 3 " Capt. M'Brigge   " 1778 3 " " John's   " 1779. 3 " " Ransom   1780 3 " " Beasley   " " Whiting  
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 days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
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 inquiry 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 fix 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 [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.
[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
2297 INVALID.
File No. 2297
Daniel Jones Sergt. Rev War
Act: June 7.  1832
Index:—Vol. A , Page 194
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Daniel Jones N.J. act 7 June 1832 $120 00 per
To what time was he last paid? G. C. A.
Pension Office July 29 1845 \frac{3}{4}
Paid to 4 th Sept. 1847. B.S.P.

Daniel Jones Private 1 st Regiment Connecticut Line Captain Throop's company - 15 February 1777 - 3 years reen- listed for during the war March 1779 - deserted 26 May 1779 - joined August 27 - 1779 -
Daniel Jones, Private, Colonel Bradley's Regiment Connecticut line, Capt Lacey's Company - 15 April 1777 - for during the war - Died 30 July 1778 -
I hereby certify that the above is taken from the Rolls of service of the Connecticut Line deposited in this office
Buy L Beale Clerk
War Department Pension Office July 15. 1830

D. L. Carpenter Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.
March 10/48 Joseph Lyon care of Heant Jones

March 10/48
Joseph Syon
care of 21 and Jones Drive
Mr. J. G. Gurney Esq. Commonwealth Building Washington City D.C.

Rev. Nicholas Bsg Post Master Flanders New Jersey.

Lieut Col. Colbeck Major and Chief of Staff to Genl. Burnside Lieut. Col. Hatch of Hovey's Battery Lieut. Davis was killed at White Marsh in 76 Lieut. Buckley of Col. Hatch's Capt. Smith's Battery killed at the Battle of Long Island in 76

Hartford Conn. July 10 th 1833
Sir Your letter of the 4 th has been received; & I have examined the pay rolls of Col. Wyllie's Capt. Wells & Capt. Wells companies, but do not find the name of the applicant, Daniel Joshua. I have also examined the accounts with the Connecticut line of Continental Army, but without success. There are not any pay or other rolls of the troops who served in the year 1776, nor any evidence that Capt. Jewell was in service that year. He served in 1775, but the applicant's name is on the pay roll.
I am very respectfully Yrs &c O. Phelps
P.S. I have discovered in the expenses of Huntington's Reg t for 1776 a charge of £223,00 for loss of arms or baggage by Capt. Jewell.

No. 6 July 1831.
3935 Jersey City, Bergen County, State of New Jersey, July 4 th 1831.
Sir
I herewith transmit the papers in relation to the claim of Daniel Jones, who was a Musician in Colonel Swifts Regiment of the Connecticut line, in the Army of the Revolution; claiming pay under the Act of Congress of the 15 th of May 1828. It is believed that the records in the War Office at Washington, will so far corroborate his declaration, as that his claim will be considered admissible; If this should be the case, please transmit the necessary papers as is usual in such cases, agreeably to the regulations of the War Department and direct the same to me at Freehold Post Office, Greene County New York.
Very respectfully I remain your Obedient Servt
Reuben Baldwin
Hon ble Secretary of War Pension Office War Department Washington
J L Edwards Esq r Chief Clerk

March 20/48
I.
Sappn
for his
of Daniel
Jones
J. J. G. General Com. Commission of Settlement Washington City D.C.

New York March 17. 1848
Dear Sir
I wrote to you some ten days ago regarding a pension due to a dec'd pensioner - but as I have not rec'd any reply my letter may not have been rec'd. I therefore write again and state the following -
Mr Daniel Jones a Sergeant in the Army of the Revolutions recently residing in Roxbury Mass's A.M.D died on the 22nd of December last and his wife died on the 27th same month only five days thereafter. Mr Jones left three children and appointed them an Executor, I wish to know whether the children or the Executor must draw the pension due dec'd at the time of his and his wife's death, I wrote to P Dickinson Esq Pension Agent for New Jersey on the subject and he advised an application to you, I will thank you for such information and instructions as may be necessary as soon as convenient.

I am Respectfully Yours Olufur Slyone
No 577 Fourth St NY
A. Sp. Edwards Esq Commission of Pensions Washington City DC

2/3/53
Hanover P.O. N.H. Augt 7 th 1853
I again forward the pension papers of Daniel Johns. I have written to the Comptroller of Connecticut for Evidence of Mr Johns services his answer is herewith Enclose I presume there is either no Military Rolls of the Revolution in his Office or he has mistaken the names of the Officers I gave him. Mr James states to me that Captain Swett was killed at the Battle of Long Island in 1776 and the Comptroller gives a Statement of an allowance for Captain Swett's losses in Baggage for his Company in 1776. Mr Johns cannot furnish any other additional Testimony proving his services Except what is contained herewith and if this is not satisfactory, he will conform to any other Regulations of the Department in support of his Claim consistent with truth and fairness further Required. Mr Johns is Really an object of commiseration. he is Blind and an old Gentleman of solid Integrity and Respectability and very poor and a family to support. the truth and fairness of his Declaration is not doubted by any person to whom he is known - Please inform me as soon as convenient the Result of his case
Very Respectfully
Then Nicholas P. ...
Hanover N.H.

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# 2297
Revolutionary Claims
FREE
Hon 6 Secretary of the United
Treasury of the United States Pension Office Washington

1961.
Revolutionary Claims.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
8 July 1831.
Daniel Jones — of Jersey City — in the county of Bergen — in the State of N. J. — has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a Private — in captain Jewett — 's company, in the Second — regiment of the Con. — line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing .
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By Order of the Secretary.
2,297 OW OR
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
9 th July 1831
It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to Daniel Jones in the not.
It further appears that Daniel Jones — not. is now on the pension list of any — not. agency, and has been so since the 3 d of March 1826 — not. dollars per month.
The name of Daniel Jones cannot be found among those of the Connecticut line to whom Certificates for the gratuity of Eighty Dollars were issued
John Hagner Asst
Not allowed Act 1828

War Dep t Bounty Land Office July 14 th 1831
The name of Daniel Jones is not returned on the Records of the Connecticut line, on file in this Office, among those entitled to bounty lands from the U. States, nor has a land Warrant ever issued in his name
H. Gordon

No 26 July 1831.
1961.
For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of the Act entitled "an Act for the relief of certain Surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution" approved on the 15 th of May 1828
I, Daniel Jones, of the Jersey City, in the County of Bergen, in the State of New Jersey; do hereby declare, that I enlisted in the continental line of the Army of the Revolution, for and "during the War," and continued in its service untill its termination; at which period I was a Musician, in Captain Jewett's Company, in the Second Regiment Connecticut line commanded by Colonel Swift, and I also declare, that I afterwards received certificates for the reward of eighty dollars; to which I was entitled, under a resolve of Congress, passed on the fifteenth of May 1778. This claimant would further declare that a detachment of Colonel Swift's Regiment was stationed (at the close of the Revolutionary War) at Fort Griswold, New London, State of Connecticut, at which place this claimant received his Discharge, and that I served as a Drummer; — And I further declare that I was not, on the 15 th day of May 1828 on the Pension List Roll of the United States.
Witness my mark this 30 th Day of June in the year 1831
his Daniel X Jones
I hereby further certify that the reason for the claimant making his mark is on account of his having become entirely blind
W m Anthony Parachin
Justice Peace
Bergen County } ss
Before me W m Anthony Parachin one of the Justices of the peace in the County of Bergen in the State of New Jersey, personally appeared this day Jacob Cook & David Jones before of said County who did solemnly make oath that Daniel Jones by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed is generally reported and believed to have been a Soldier in the Army of the Revolution in manner as herein stated Witness my hand this thirtyth day June in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirtyone
W m Anthony Parachin
Justice Peace

State of New Jersey
Bergen County } ss: I Abraham Wetmore Clerk of the County of Bergen and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Do hereby Certify that William Anthony Paradiso Esq: before whom the within affidavit was sworn was at the time and still is a Justice of the peace in and for said County, and duly empowered by law to administer oaths. —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court this thirtieth day of June A.D. eighteen hundred and thirty one.
Abraham Wetmore, Clerk By [Signature]