Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 9,335, for Philip Saeger, New Jersey

SERVICE
SERVICE New Jersey.
Daeger, Philip
NUMBER _____
R. 9,335
CONTENTS

New Jersey Revol Philip Freager Suspended
see letter to Hon. P. Shrie 12. Oct. 1833.
9335-
Act 7 June 1832

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
9330
P. O. _____
Philip Saege
Service: Philip Saege
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____ .
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

State of New Jersey } County of Warren f. } formerly Sussex }
On this first day of December January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the County of Warren aforesaid Philip Baeger a resident of the Township of Greenwich in said County of Warren, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 That he is aged about eighty years - That he entered the service of the United States in the war of the Revolution as a volunteer in the Company commanded by Captain Jacob Winters as orderly Sergeant. He does not recollect the day month or year, but thinks that it was the year in which the Battle was fought on Long Island. - he marched to Morristown, from there to Elizabeth Town, from there to Amboy. he does not recollect the names of field or general officers, he was discharged from the service at Amboy, having been six weeks in the service
About one month after his first discharge he again entered the service as a private in Elaps, his Elaps volunteer service in the Company of Militia commanded by Captain Jacob Winters. He marched through New Brunswick to Amboy. There were no continental troops there, the Sussex and Essex militia were there but he does not recollect the names of field or general officers who commanded at that place. He remained in the service in that town five weeks and was discharged at Amboy. year month or day not recollected -
Some time after his second discharge, year month and day not recollected, he volunteered from his Elaps and entered the service in the Company commanded by Militia commanded by Captain Jacob Winters. he
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marched to Hlope in the County of Sussex where a company of Tories were assembled, near one Dwayge. They drew their provision or rations at Hlope. He stood guard at Dwayge and was frequently engaged in scouting parties thro the swamps and meadows after the Tories. He marched across the Jennywump Mountain and from thence home. He was engaged in the service on that tour about one month , there were no other companies served with him during that tour. —
Several months after this tour. year month and day not recollected he again volunteered from his class as a private (but done sergeant's duty) in the Company of Militia commanded by Captain Jacob Winters Brinker marched direct to Amboy, crossed over to South Amboy, marched from thence to Shrewsbury, marched from thence to Princeton and thence back again to Amboy where he was discharged, having been on that tour in service one month , he does not recollect the names of field or general officers with whom he served on this tour. —
Some time after this, about one month he volunteered as a private from his class in the company commanded by Captain — Dwayge. Marched in pursuit of the Indians who had murdered some whites in the settlements at Minnisink. He marched from across the Blue ridge to Walpack thence up the Delaware as far as the State of New York through the Minisink where they were joined by a company of light horse from Easton commanded by Captain — Cowatch. He kept guard thro the settlement and was discharged after a service of one month , he does not recollect the year, month or day when he was discharged. There were not other companies served on this tour other than those he has mentioned. —
Some time after this about two months he volunteered from his class as a private in the company of Militia, he thinks, commanded by Captain Jacob Winters who not certain, he marched to Pompton, kept guard there one month and was discharged a little before harvest. There were no other companies served with him on that tour, year month and day not

recollected —
After this about two months he volunteered as a private from his Plap under Captain Jacob Winters year month per day not recollected, marched to Elizabeth Town kept guard there about one month and was discharged, he does not recollect the names of field or general officers who commanded at Elizabeth Town, there were a great number of Militia there but no continentals — The militia were ordered to Elizabeth Town in consequence of the plunder committed by the Greens or Tories from New York —
After this about year month a day not recollected he volunteered from his Plap as a private in the company of Militia commanded by Captain John Marshall; he marched to Amboy, lay there some time crossed the river and kept guard at South Amboy where were militia and Continentals but does not recollect the names of field or general officers his company received orders to march to New Brunswick, got to Brunswick just as Washington marched out in his retreat to Trenton, he marched the same evening to Bound Brook and the there they stood double guard expecting the attack of the British light horse who had entered Brunswick the same night — he marched thence to Real Town thence to Morristown and was discharged having been in the service on duty in that town from four to six weeks and altogether from commencement about thirty six or seven weeks — The Applicant has a very distinct recollection of the places thro which he marched as above enumerated, — he has no documentary evidence of his service aforesaid and knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service — The Applicant states that he was born in the Township of Greenfield aforesaid where he now resides, where he resided during the revolutionary war and has resided ever since, he does not recollect the day month or year in which he was born, and has no record of his age and knows of none, — he does not recollect of receiving any written discharges from the service — Applicant states that he is known to Adam Pramey , John Carpenter

and Chas Beers at present resident in his immediate neighbourhood, who can testify to his character for truth and veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution aforesaid & that no clergyman resides in his neighbourhood — Applicant further states that he is unable to attend to this application in person in open court in consequence of bodily infirmity and that she cannot without much expense and inconvenience produce in open court the witnesses above named whose certificate is hereto annexed —
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of the agency of any State.
Philip the Jaeger
Sworn to and marked subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me "the word 'January' in the first and the word 'three' in the second line being first interlined before signing"
Wm Kennedy
Wes Adam Ramsay and John Carpenter residing in the Township of Greenwich aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Philip Jaeger who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be now eighty years of age, that his character for veracity is unimpeached and unimpeachable, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier attached to the militia during the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion — And we further certify that we believe the only reason why the above applicant cannot recollect the day year or month of his respective term of duty is owing to an impaired memory in consequence of  want of education a paralytick affection with which he was some time since attached and from which he has not yet recovered
Sworn and subscribed the 11 th day of June  July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
Wm Kennedy
John Carpenter Adam Ramsay

State of New Jersey County of Warren } formerly - Superior }
On the first eleventh day of December  July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three before me the Subscriber one of the judges of the Inferior Court of Common pleas of the County of Warren aforesaid personally appeared the above named Philip Saeger known to me to be the applicant above named, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration - and I do hereby declare it as my opinion after a strict investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War- Department that the above named Philip Saeger was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states - And I do further certify that no clergyman resides in the neighbourhood of said applicant, that said applicant cannot present his application in person in consequence of bodily infirmity and that the witnesses whose certificate is above annexed cannot attend or be produced in Court without great inconvenience and expense to applicant - And I do further certify that it appears to me that the above named witnesses to wit - Adam Ramsay and John Carpenter - who have signed the said certificate who are well known to me are credible and respectable citizens of the Township of Greensboro in said County of Warren, and that their statement is entitled to full faith and credit - Witness my hand the day and year above written, the words "eleventh" and "July" in the first line and the word "three" in the second line being first interlined over erasures Wm H. Morris

State of New Jersey County of Warren } Undersigned one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Warren aforesaid
Personally appeared before me the within named Philip Jaeger who being duly sworn deposeth and says 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 one month and three weeks . I served as an orderly Sergeant for six months and three weeks I served as a private and that I was engaged in no civil pursuit during my services as aforesaid, and for such service I claim a pension.
Philip his Jaeger mark.
I swim and subscribe before me this eleventh day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three (the words "and three weeks" being first erased in the fifth line from bottom) Wm Kennedy
State of New Jersey County of Warren } I Phineas B Kennedy Clerk of
said County of Warren do hereby certify that the aforesaid William Kennedy is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Warren and that the signatures annexed aforesaid are the genuine signature of the said William Kennedy Judge as aforesaid. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and

State of New Jersey
Warren County ss. Francis B. Vannoy Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the said County do hereby certify that William Kennedy before whom the Affidavits of William Philip Saez, John Carpenter and Adam Ramsey were taken were at the time thereof and still is an acting Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, and further that I am well acquai- nted with the handwriting of the said William Kennedy and am satisfied that his signature to the said affidavits and also to the statement respecting the credibility of the witnesses, are genuine
In testimony whereof I have here- unto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Bel- levue this nineteenth day of July A.D. 1833
F. B. Vannoy Clerk