Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33368, for Jacob Lacy, New Jersey

SERVICE
New Jersey
Lacy Jacob or Lacey
NUMBER
S. 33368
CONTENTS
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8958 5
New Jersey.
Jacob Lacey 11
of Mansfield in the state of New Jersey who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Ogden of the New Jersey line, for the term of four years & six months.
inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 29 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th of April 1819 and delivered to the pensioner.
  Arrears to 4th of March 1819 -  81.56    semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sep r 1819  48 -    10 2/3 0 8 3/4  $ 129.56  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

33 368 Reig INVALID.
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File No. 33,368
Jacob Lacy Lin Rev War
Act: 18 th March 187
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 237
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Jacob Saury French Oct 10th 1848 H. H. H.
Mr. Calhoun W. H. H.
The Hon. Mr.
J. C. Calhoun War Department Pension Office Washington
Miss Forsyth Rd.

District of New Jersey Sussex County Ss
(1)
On this Twenty ninth day of April One Thousand Eight hundred & Eighteen, before me the subscriber, One of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County. Personally appeared Jacob Lacey aged Fifty six years resident in the Township of Mansfield & County of Sussex in said district. Who being by me first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the late act of Congress, entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & Naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war.
That he the said Jacob Lacey enlisted in the year 1778 the 5 th of December for the term of during the war in Capt. Jonathan Formans Company in the First Regiment, Commanded by Colonel Nathan Ogden of the New Jersey troops & after serving his time out being four years & six months, was discharged at New Windsor State of New York the 3 rd of June in the year 1783. That he was in the actions of Brandywine Farms, Springfield, Siege of York - besides several other actions, or skirmishes - That he has lost his discharge & has now no other evidence to show (in his power) of his said services, That he is now in reduced circumstances, & stands in need of the assistance offered by his Country - Sworn to the day & year aforesaid
Morris Robinson
Jacob Lacey
I Morris Robinson one of the Judges of the court of common pleas in and for the County of Sussex do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Jacob Lacey is in reduced circumstances has nothing to support himself with but his daily labour, and that he did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in preceding declaration against the common Enemy - And I now transmit proceedings and testimony taken & had before me the day and date as first above written to the Secretary for the department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid Act of Congress -
Morris Robinson

State of New Jersey, ) I, Ephraime Green Jun r Clerk of the Sussex County ss - Court of Common Pleas, in & for the
County of Sussex, afor-do hereby certify, that Morris Roberson Esq r before whom the foregoing deposition appears to have been made, and who has thereto Subscribed his name, was at the taking
and signing the same, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County afor - duly commissioned & sworn. and to all his official acts as such due faith & credit is and ought to be given. In testimony whereof I have hereto Subscribed my name, & affixed the Seal of Sussex County Court, this 19 th day of August, in the year of our LORD, eighteen hundred and eighteen.
E. Green Jun r

Respected friend
Superior Mountain Oct. 22 nd 1890
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Knowing you to be a friend to an old Revolutionary Soldier I have taken the liberty to advise Sam. Lee, the bearer of this, to call on you for Assistance respecting his claim for a pension under the act of Congress; This man took the necessary Oath before me on the 29 th of April last which I forwarded to the Honab. W. B. Carpenter, War department, Pension Office Washington, the result I have not yet heard he now tells me he has an opportunity to be in the neighborhood of Washington, and is desirous of calling himself for his pension, your Assistance to this man will be thankfully acknowledged —
I am yours respectfully,
(3)
Morris Robinson
To the Honab.
Mr. Linn Boyd
at. Washington

(4) I certify that I personally knew Jacob Lacy as a Soldier of the Revolutionary Army belonging to Capt. 1 mann's Company in the first Reg. Male of New Jersey commanded by Col. Matt Ogden, & that he served faithfully as a soldier in said Corps from December 1778 until the Reduction of the Army in 1783.
E. L. Whitlock late Lieut. Col. Adj. 1 st Reg. New Jersey
I certify that Jacob Lacy who is now present is known to me and I certify that he served many years in the New Jersey Line in the Army of the when the Army was disbanded
Given under my hand at Newark New Jersey March 24 th 1819
Thomas Latta Lieut. Col. Comd. Prov. Batt. N. J.