Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 919, for Daniel Slover, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
New Jersey
Slover, Daniel
L. 919.
carded.
CONTENTS

Died Mar. 7, 1837
New Jersey Danl Shover
Middletown in the State of N. Jersey he was a Private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Day of the Regt. commanded by Col. Zwick in the N. Jersey line for 1 yr
Incribed on the Roll of N. Jersey at the rate of 10 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of Aug. 1833 and to the H. Randolph M.B. present
Arrears to the date of Mc. 33 $ 8 00 Semi-ant. allowance ending Apr. 31 2 00 $10 00
Revolutionary Claim, Recd June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Book 5 Vol. 3
G. Astley Clerk, Page 150

8709
David Slover
about 12 mo. pre 40 $
James H. Randolph N. Brink.

State of New Jersey Middlesex county ss
On this fourteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two Personally appeared before the Judges of our Superior court of common pleas in & for the county of Middlesex & State of New Jersey in open court the same being now in session & being also a court of record James  James Hoven who being first duly sworn according to law & examined and interrogated by the court according to the instructions of the war department doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of bonus passed June 7. 1832 - viz -
That he was born in the county of Middlesex on the 28 th day of February 1752. That there is a record of his age kept by his deceased father as he always understood & which he believes at this time to be in the possession of his sister. He is at present a resident in the Township of South Amboy in the county of Middlesex aforesaid & State of New Jersey & always resided in said county. Lived there at the commencement of the revolutionary war and ever since. That he entered the service of the United States in the militia of New Jersey as a private & volunteer in the company commanded by captain John Watson or Watson in the month of July 1776 after the British had landed on Long Island. He then marched to Perth Amboy where he served one month. His next term of service was under capt. John Hyatt & at the battle of

And Brunswick where he served one month The company to which he was attached was then divided into four companies and each was liable to be called out every fourth month. In this way he continued to serve every fourth month till the end of the war. In addition to the officers above mentioned, he served un- der captains James Morgan, Van Devanter & John Sey - And these are the only officers whose names he can recollect at this time The places where he served are the following viz. Chesapeake & along the shore of Amboy bay - Amboy Woodbridge, Elizabeth- town & Bergen in the counties of Middle- sex, Essex, Bergen & Monmouth, but how long at each place he cannot tell. He served in the whole at different periods at least 9 months and is unwilling to swear that he served longer but is of opinion that he did. He is now in the eighty first year of his age & his memory much impaired. He never served as a substitute, nor was he ever in any battle or engagement with the enemy during the whole war. Never received a written discharge from the service, nor has any documentary evidence of his service and knows but two  one persons now living who can prove his service & service service Solomon a very old man whose attendance at court or whose testimony cannot be obtained without great inconvenience - He was  and James Slaven, Henry Berkshire and James  James  Slaven  Slaven  all  all of whom reside in his neighborhood and can testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his service as a soldier of the revolution And he hereby relinquishes every claim

whatsoever to a such pension or annuity except the present and unless that his name is not on the pension roll of the agen
cy of any state - Sworn & subscribed in open court the 24th day of January 1842 Simon Mundy
his Daniel S. Hovey mark
State of New Jersey Middlesex county p:3 I hereby of the county of Middlesex & State of New Jersey do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Daniel Hovey the who has signed & sworn to the foregoing declaration, I know that he was a soldier of the revolutionary war, having served with him at differ- ent times during the war - I also know him to be a man of veracity & have full con- fidence in the statement made by him in his said declaration -
Sworn & subscribed in open court the 24th day of January 1842 Simon Mundy
his Daniel S. Hovey mark
We a clergyman residing in said county of Middlesex and resident also in said county do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Daniel Hovey who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing declaration, that we believe him to be of the age of the age represented in said declaration - That he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have

been a soldier of the revolution & that we con- cur in that opinion I now 2d submitted in open court the day 19 th of June - }
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the mat- ter & after putting the interrogatories prescrib- ed by the war department that the said Daniel Hovey is the above named applicant was a soldier of the revolution & served as he states; And the court further certifies that it appears to them that the said Daniel Hovey who has signed the preceding certificate is a competent credible person & a person of credit and that  who has also signed the same resides also in s d county & is a cred- ible person & that this statement is entitled to credit. Dated Sept r 19 th 1832
Simon Morley
H. Ford
Robert McChorney
I Ferdinand S. van Arsdale clerk of the inferior court of common Pleas in & for the county of McIntosh do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of Daniel Hovey for a pension - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said court this nineteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thou- sand eight hundred & thirty two - F. S. Van Arsdale Clerk

Darius Slovis Application for pension
8709
certificate to be sent to James T. 2 Ward W Brown H Jersey

Supplemental Declaration of Daniel Stone an applicant for a pension named in paper numbered No 8709 -
State of New Jersey
Middlesex county ss. Personally appeared before the Subscribers one of the Justices of the Peace in Special county of Middlesex Daniel Stone who being duly sworn according to law on his oath deposes faith that by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory, he cannot at this distance of time swear positively to the precise length of all his services but to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below & always in the grade of a private. He is a poor obscure individual living in a retired manner & is not personally well known to any clergyman & to the best of his knowledge cannot procure any clergyman for no one is well ac- quainted with him. But Being very desirous of making his services within known limits kept it within a year as nine months, in his original declaration but upon reflection & by conversation with others he is enabled to specify a year now & proceeds to give the particulars to the best of his recollection. He states the service in the year 1776 in July he thinks after the enemy had landed on Staten Island as a volunteer served at that time a term of a month under Capt. Hunter  Wagman & was stationed at Fort Amboy engaged in guarding that section. In the same year afterwards he served as a volunteer again one month at Manhatten under Capt. Ogden engaged in guarding the head of the navigation of the Raritan . In the year 1777 the Militia company in which he was enrolled was divided being divided into four parts three of which, ordered out & went whenever called upon. In this year 1777 he was ordered out three times of a month each - the first two times under

Captain Mogan and the third town under Captain Weylun I was stationed at Chasequatte engaged along the shore guarding I done into Miamite country watching the disaffected & shielding the property of his fellow inhabitants. In the year 1778 3 he was ordered out again as upon Service three towns - the first two under Capt. Weylun & the last town under Captain van Reventlow - all at Elizabeth town engaged in guarding along the lines from Amboy to  Boyer watching the enemy & shielding the defenseless from the plundering parties of the enemy. He was this year under Major van Emburgh under the supervision of Lt. John Neilson - In 1779 he served at least 2 two towns of a month each under Capt. Weylun at the Woodbridge station under Major van Emburgh & Lt. Neilson engaged in scouting parties guarding the lines & patrolling the country - In the next 2 year 1780 he served at least two months - the first town under Major van Reventlow & the latter town under Captain  Weylun was stationed between Elizabeth town &  Red Bank - under the same superior officer & engaged in the performance of similar duties. He is confident he served much more being not generally during the war when in his country, demanded his services but he cannot specify the particulars & therefore must submit to the consequence - He is very poor and requires all he can get but thinks some of his conscience that the money due for their services thinks he deserves. I hope to receive some compensation
Subscribe thereunto this 1 st day of August Anno Domini 1833 = Peter P. Pennypack Justice of the peace
Sir Daniel T. Stone mark
Middlesex county, by Surrogate appears before the Just- ice of the Peace of the peace in the said county

Lewis Johnson is the 73 rd year of his age - a soldier of the Revolution who being duly sworn according to law on his oath saith that he is & has been well acquainted with Daniel Horn (who has signed the foregoing Supplemental Declaration) from early life - that said Horn entered the service as a volunteer in 1776 & being enrolled Stewart, that he served his regular term in the following years - occasionally during the war - that he the deponent was attached to the same company, under Capt. Wayland - that said Horn is a man of truth & veracity, that his statements in relation to his services may be relied on -
Subscribed & sworn to this 1 st August 1833 before me.
Peter P. Henson Justice of the Peace
Lewis Johnson
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Lewis Johnson that he is one of our respectable citizens and a man of truth and veracity and his statements are entitled to full credit and belief
Peter P. Henson Justice of the Peace

Middlesex County } Be it known that on the sixteenth day New Jersey } of July 1833 before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Christopher Van Deventer a surviving soldier of the Revolution and in the seventy-eighth year of his age who being duly sworn deposes and saith that he is well acquainted with Daniel Slover an applicant for a pension numbered  in paper numbered 8709 and has known him from his child- hood knows that the said Slover served as a soldier in the Revolution recollects of being out with him at least one tour of a Month in 1776 was stationed at Blauvelt near under Capt Dye and believes that the said Slover was out frequently in service and believes  knows that in 1779 the said Slover was a prisoner in New York he believes nearly three Months but not being out with him cannot specify precisely Believes and has always understood that he always knew his regular tours which he well knows was frequent and hazardous as well as laborious Believes said Slover to be a man of strict veracity and probity and has no doubt of the truth of his entire statement in relation to his Revolutionary service Sworn & Subscribed the day and year last above mentioned before me
Peter P. Rumsey } Christopher Van Deventer Justice of the Peace }
I hereby certify that the above named deponent Christopher Van Deventer is a man of respectability and that his statement is entitled to full credence.
Peter P. Rumsey Justice of the Peace

I Nicholas Booraem Clerk of the County of Ad- -dlessex New Jersey, do hereby certify that the fore- -going contains the original & supplemental pro- -ceedings in the case of Daniel Hara, an appli- -cant for a Pension, that Peter P. Remy M. before whom said supplemental proceedings were had is a Justice of the Peace duly commissioned & sworn, and that the signature Peter P. Remy as affixed to the several affidavits, is in his own proper hand writing
In testimony whereof I have here- unto set my hand & seal of office this second day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
N Booraem Clerk
8709
Daniel Hara
12 mo - per 40 3/4
James H. Randolph N. J. State

No 8209
Daniel Moore N.P.
Return to. _____
20m 2
Atkins Subscription of Emerson H. and Clerk H. Burns. New Jersey

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
3. June — 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 subjunct 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. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Daniel Rover, of Middlesex Co. New Jersey
   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.     Vol. 1776 1 Private Capt John Walgum or Logan Capt Jas Dyall To North Amboy To New Brunswick County of Middlesex State of New Jersey Aged 81 Living in New Jersey   " 1 Capt Samuel Morgan Capt Van Dyke Capt Van Dyke To Chesapeake Annapolis, Md Bullocktown Brandywine Red Bank Germantown White Plains Red Bank Red Bank  
{ At the time he continued to serve every month throughout the term of the war — that his whole service was at least nine months, which thinks more but is uncertain to discern more than nine months service.
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 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.

May 22, 1939.
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BA-J/CC Daniel Slover S.919
Mrs. Elizabeth Hickok, Box 43, Saratoga County, Rock City Falls, New York.
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Daniel Slover who died in Saratoga County, New York.
pension The record has been found of only one Daniel Slover, pensioner, Revolutionary War soldier, from any state, under any spelling of the surname. His record follows as found in pension claim S.919, based upon his service in that war.
Daniel Slover was born February 26, 1752, in Middlesex County, New Jersey. The names of his parents are not shown.
While residing in said Middlesex County, Daniel Slover volunteered in July, 1776, and served one month as private in Captain John Waglum's New Jersey company, and in same year served another month as private in Captain John Pyatt's New Jersey company; in 1777, the militia company to which he belonged was divided into four classes, and served thereafter every fourth month until the end of the war, at least one year in all, as private in the New Jersey troops under Captains John Waglum, James Morgan, John Day and Van Deventer, Major Van Emburgh and Colonel Neilson. It was stated that he was taken prisoner in 1779, and held in New York City for at least three months.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 14, 1832, while residing in South Amboy Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
The soldier died March 3, 1837, place not shown.

There are no data as to the wife and children of Daniel Slover.
In 1832, soldier referred to his sister, but did not give her name and in same year one James Slover made affidavit in Middlesex County, New Jersey, in support of Daniel Slover's claim for pension; no relationship of James to Daniel was stated.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension and the name and address of person paid, you should write the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Daniel Slover Certificate #17368 Issued August 17, 1833 Rate $40.00 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832, New Jersey Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Rock City Falls, N.Y.
Mar. 27, 1939
Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C. Gentlemen:
112 David Edison Jr M
Our old family Bible tells me that my great-grandfather, Daniel Slover was a "soldier pensioner of the Revolutionary War". He died in Saratoga Co., N.Y. and I would like to find out where he was born, as it might have been in Vermont. Do the records of your office give any family information or records of his service? It is believed that his father was Gerrit DeForest Slover (Garret Selover). Are there any records of the service of a Garret Slover from either Vermont or New York?
Thanking you for your assistance in this matter, I am
Very truly yours,
Mrs. Elizabeth Hickok
Mrs. Elisabeth Hickok, Box 43, Saratoga Co., Rock City Falls, N.Y.

MRS. B. H. HADLER ARNDT VIA EGELAND, N. DAK.
BA-J/MCHF/eel
Dec. 8, 1936.
Mr. A. D. Hiller, Executive Assistant, Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir; -
The information which you sent to me about John Slover or Selover, has been received. Please allow me to give you the thanks of the many descendants of this soldier. We have tried for many years to find just the information that you were able to give me. And the former information about Andrew and Isaac Selover has been also very welcome. Recently, Mrs. R.G. Todd of Ocala, Fla. told me that she paid $25 for much less information about these soldiers, to enable her to join the D. A. R.
Our branch has spent a good deal of money trying to learn what you gave me on John Slover, but was always unsuccessful. I most certainly do not want to impose upon your kindness, so I am writing to ask just how much of this sort of thing you are permitted to do. We are hoping to publish a genealogy before very long and find there were many more of the family in the Revolutionary War. The information that you give is so superior to that acquired in any other way, that I should like to get records of these soldiers through your office, if it is possible. John's brother James and also the Daniel mentioned in your letter, were soldiers.
Kindly let me know how far you can go with this research and allow me to thank you once again.
Sincerely yours,
Mabel J. Hadler,

Rev. Wm
INVALID.
Daniel Sloan
File No.
919
Genl. Hovey
Pro. N. J. Line.
Act:
June 7, 1832.
Index:—Vol.
a
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355-
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1937-Jan 13-Visit to Mrs B. H. Hadler. Eh
1939-May 22 Visit to Mrs. Elizabeth Hickok cc

January 13, 1937
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Mrs. B.H.Hadler Arndt, via Egeland North Dakota
BA-J/SEL Daniel Slover-S.919 James Slover-S.921
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Daniel and James Slover or Selover, of New Jersey.
The records have been found of only one Daniel Slover and one James Slover, Revolutionary War soldiers, from any state, under any spelling of the surname. Those records follow as found in pension claims, S.919 and S. 921, respectively, based upon their service in that war.
Daniel Slover S.919
Daniel Slover was born February 26, 1752, in Middlesex County, New Jersey. The names of his parents are not shown.
While residing in said Middlesex County, Daniel Slover volunteered in July, 1776, and served one month as a private in Captain John Waglum's New Jersey Company, and in same year served another month as a private in Captain John Pyatt's New Jersey Company; in 1777, the militia company to which he belonged was divided into four classes, and served thereafter every fourth month until the end of the war, at least one year in all, as a private in the New Jersey troops under Captains John Waglum, James Morgan, John Day and Van Deventer, Major Van Emburgh and Colonel Neilson. It was stated that he was taken prisoner in 1779 and held in New York City for at least three months.
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He was allowed pension on his application executed September 14, 1832, while residing in South Amboy Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
The soldier died March 3, 1837, place not shown.
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There are no data as to the wife and children of Daniel Slover.
In 1832, soldier referred to his sister, but did not give her name and in same year one James Slover made affidavit in Middlesex County, New Jersey, in support of Daniel Slover's claim for pension: no relationship of James to Daniel was stated.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension and the name and address of person paid in the case of the Revolutionary War soldier, Daniel Slover, (S.919), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Daniel Slover, Certificate No.17368, issued August 17, 1833, rate $40 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, New Jersey Agency.
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James Slover S. 921
James Slover was born in North Brunswick Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, August 29, 1754. The names of his parents are not shown.
While residing in said North Brunswick Township, James Slover volunteered upon the declaration of war and joined a company of militia under the command of Captain John Wagium in the New Jersey troops, and in 1776, marched under said captain and Colonel Neilson to Perth Amboy and was there when the British landed on Staten Island; length of this tour one or two months; after his return home, his company was divided into three classes and he was called out in rotation and served until the British captured New Brunswick, at least three months, under Captains Gulick, and Dey, Colonels Neilson, Taylor and Duychinck, in the New Jersey Troops and was engaged in guarding the eastern part of the state from Perth Amboy to Paulus Hook; during this time he was also called out on alarms many times, often in the night; no names of officers or dates given for these services; when the British took possession of New Brunswick, his home was about six miles south of that place, and very soon thereafter, they came out and surrounded his home and took

him, Daniel Slover and Asher Byser, who were at his house, carried them to New York, where they were placed in the Sugar House and remained prisoners fourteen months before they were exchanged during which time soldier stated that he suffered every hardship but death; after his return home, he again joined the militia company of Captain Waglum and performed regular tours of duty under that officer and was in the battle of Monmouth; length of service, three months; in 1779, he was taken prisoner again, conveyed to the Sugar House in New York and held five months; was exchanged in the spring of 1780, returned home, joined Captain Waglum's Company and served until the close of the war. He stated that his entire service amounted to more than two years. No relationship of Daniel Slover, named above, to the soldier, James Slover, was stated.
James Slover was allowed pension on his application executed September 17, 1832, while residing in New Brunswick Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
There are no data as to wife or children.
In 1832, one John Slover lived in North Brunswick Township, New Jersey; no relationship of John to James Slover was stated.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, James Slover(S.921), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
James Slover, Certificate No. 17371, issued August 17, 1833, rate $63.33 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, New Jersey Agency.
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Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.