Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44,973, for John Israel, Virginia

SERVICE
Israel, John
NUMBER
8.44.973 cutf: 20898
CONTENTS

20.896
New York
John Israel
of Westchester Co. in the State of New York who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Mitchell of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Woods in the Virginia line, for the term of three years. from ————— 1776 to ————— 1779
Inscribed on the roll of New York at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the first day of January 1828
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 of September 1830 and sent to A. Ward Mount Pleasant N.Y.
Arrears to 4th of March 1830 $209.03 Semi-annual all'ce ending 4 Sep " 48.
$257.03
{ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. }
May 20. 1830
Rec. Book X. Vol: 5, fol 104

20,898
New York
John Israel
of Westchester Co. in the State of New York who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Mitchell of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Woods in the Virginia line, for the term of three years from 1776 to 1779
Inscribed on the roll of New York at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 31 day of July, 1829.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th of August 1829 and sent to Hon. W. Ward, Mount Pleasant, N.J.
Arrears to 4th of September 1829 $9.31 Semi-annu'l all'ce ending
$9.31
{ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. }
Rec: vol 5: fol: 104

State of New-York.
CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW-YORK, ss.
I, BENJAMIN FERRIS , Clerk of the City and County of New-York, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said City and County,
Do hereby certify, That Richard Riker, Esq.
before whom the annexed Affidavits were made, and who hath subscribed his name to the Certificate also hereto annexed, was on the day when the said Affidavits were made and the said Certificate signed, Recorder of the City of New-York and a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the City of New-York, and duly commissioned and sworn. And further, that the said Court is a Court of Record of the State of New-York, and that the signature of R. RIKER subscribed to the said Certificate, is the proper hand writing of the said Richard Riker.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, this twenty fourth day of April — 1818
Benj. Ferris Clerk

State of New-York, ss.
To the Hon. Richard Miker
Recorder of the City of New-York, and one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the City of New-York, which is a Court of Record of the State of New-York.
The Declaration under Oath of John Israel formerly a Soldier engaged in the Service of the United States during the Revolutionary War, now a Citizen of the United States and resident of the City and County of New-York, respectfully sheweth,
THAT the said John Israel  sometime in the month of November or December in the year 1776 he enlisted for the term of three years, in Capt Joseph Mitchell's company, in Col d James Wood's Regt, Gen l Scott's Brigade, Marquis De La Fayette's Division, and served upwards of two years until taken prisoner in the year 1778 at Phillips Manor State of New York, that he was taken by the British to New York and returned as a prisoner, in the North Church and Sugar House until exchanged in 1779 when he proceeded to Phillips Manor, and served under Capt Jonas Lusa and Capt Jesse Baker's companies of Militia, until the Peace took place when he was discharged, and that while in the service he was at the battles of Germantown, Red Bank and Monmouth.
Discharge  John Israel
And the declaration further sheweth, that the said John Israel is now a citizen of the United States, resides in the city of New-York, and is, by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, in need of assistance from his country for support being in indigent circumstances, very feeble and now Sixty Eight years of age.
Therefore the said John Israel conceives himself entitled to the benefit of the Act of the Congress of the United States, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," approved 18th March, 1818, and requests your Honor will examine into the truth of the matter aforesaid, certify and transmit

the testimony in the case, and the proceedings had thereon, to the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War, to the end that such relief may be had in the premises, as is by law in such case made and provided. And in support of the facts above set forth, the said
John Israel refers to the Testimony of Abraham Boyce and John Ackerman both of which are herunto annexed.
John Israel
City and County of New-York, ss.
John Israel
of the City and County of New-York, being duly sworn, saith, that the matters by him set forth in the foregoing Declaration, are in all respects just and true.
Sworn before me this 1 st day of April — 1818, }
John Israel
P. Piker
Recorder of the City of New York
City and County of New-York, ss.
Abraham Boyce & John Ackerman both of the City of New York
being sworn, saith, that they are well acquainted with John Israel and know that the above Declaration of the said John Israel is in all respects just and true.
as to his services in the War of the Revolution & has no doubt of the truth of the facts by him above stated.
Sworn before me this 1 st day of April — 1818, }
Abraham Boyce
John Ackerman
Recorder City of New York

In the matter of John Israel a Revolutionary soldier
6. Declaration for in order to be placed on the pension list
Original Claim

Original Certificate
Declaration in order to be placed on the pension list under the act of the 18 th March 1818 County of Westchester On this twenty second - day of March one thousand eight hundred and twenty six personally appeared in open court being a court of Record for the County of said County John Israel a resident in said County aged seventy six years and one month - who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18 th March 1818 and the 1 st May 1820 that he the said John Israel enlisted for the term of three years sometime in the month of November or De- cember (the exact day of the month the declarant doth not recollect) in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six in the State of Virginia in the company commanded by Captain Joseph Mitchell in the Regiment commanded by Colonel James Woods in the line of the State of Virginia on the Continental establishment. That he continued to serve in the said company upwards of two years and until taken prisoner at Philips Moor in the State of New York by a party of British dragoons and carried to the City of New York where he was kept as a prisoner in the North church and sugar house for about one year and until he was exchanged in 1779 when he proceeded to Philips Moor and served in Captain Jonas Ross's and Captain Isaac Baker's Companies of Militia until peace took place when he was discharged from the service in the State of New York. that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present; that his name is not on the roll of any State except Virginia; and that the following are the reasons for not making earlier application for a pension to wit That on or about the first of April 1818 he was a resident of the City of New York that he procured a declaration and papers to be made out before Richard Piker Esquire Recorder of the said City to enable him to obtain a pension under the act of the 18 th March 1818. And the Recorder as he informed the declarant and which he verily believes to be true sent the papers to the proper department at Washington and that they were returned for correction. That Peter A. Gay Esquire succeeded the said Piker in office to whom the declarant applied for the return.

papers that Mr Gray showed him the papers and their defects; corrected them and told the declarant he wants send them on to get his pension. And the declarant further saith that some time after this when Mr Riker had again been appointed recorder of said City he applied to him to know the result of his application who informed the declarant that he did not know or where the papers were but referred him to Mr Gray who said the papers must either be at Washington or at the Records. That he again called on Mr Riker for the papers who said they were not in the office and thus the business lay for a long time until Col. Ward member of Congress whom the declarant had engaged to search for his papers at Washington wrote him in the month of January last that he had made search for them at the pension office without success. That the declarant on receiving this information again went to the City of New York to the records office and insisted upon Mr Riker's making another search for the papers who on doing so found them in his office and delivered them to the declarant who caused them the same month to be sent to Mr. Ward to apply for his pension. And that the papers were again returned to him as being insufficient to place him on the pension list under the act of 1820.
And in pursuance of the act of the 1 st May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of any property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule herunto annexed and by me subscribed.
That on the 18 th day of March 1818 my property consisted of very nearly if not exactly the same articles it does at present and of about the same value.

such articles as have been worn out or otherwise become useless having been supplied by purchase or gift so as to leave about the same value and amount at this time being neither much increased or diminished
Sworn to and declared on the 22 nd day of May 1826 in open court before me
John Israel
Bates Clerk
I, Schenck Bates Clerk of the court  of Common Pleas in and for the County of Westchester do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the said Peter Israel did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months and one engagement on the continental establishment. I also certify that the foregoing Oath and the schedule thereto annexed are true copies from the records of the said court. And I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is forty one dollars and fifty nine cents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this Twenty Second day of May one Thousand eight hundred and twenty six.
Bates Clerk

A schedule of the property both real and personal either at Law or in Equity in possession reversion and remainder in dress clothing and bedding & effects belonging to John Israel the declarant mentioned in the declaration to which this schedule is annexed on the twenty seventh  second day of April  May One thousand eight hundred and twenty six together with his occupation his ability to pursue it and the number and names of his family residing with him, their ages and their abilities to contribute to their support
Real Estate None
Personal property four common chairs, one table, two bed-steads one chest, one box, six knives and forks, four table spoons, six pocket tea-spoons, one pair of andirons, one pair of tongs, six forks, five plates, six cups and saucers, one chest trunk  trunk , one kettle two pots, one tin stove, one frying pan, five flour barrels, one meat cask containing about forty  forty pounds of pork, three bags, about one hundred weight of Rye flour, one hoe and one pitch fork.
Occupation. Labourer, declarant so weak and infirm by reason of weakness in his back as not to be able to work. Names of his family residing with him. Nancy Israel his wife very infirm and subject to the asthma & Rheumatism so as to be able to do but very little and of the age of twenty one years on the twenty fourth day of December one thousand eight hundred and twenty five. No children residing with him and none of sufficient ability to contribute to the support of declarant and his wife.
I hereby certify that the above statement and schedule are in all respects just and true
Dated May 22 nd 1826
(A Copy) John Israel

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of John Israel a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
S. File 44.973
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Nov 22, 1776 1 year Joseph Mitchell James Wood 12 V a   until   Mar 1781 when he was captured at Plattsburgh Manor, N.Y. until   in the 2nd Church & State house until Jan 2 1781   after which he served under Capt. Jonas Orser ✓   until Peace Isaac Baker ✓  
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, ✓
Date of application for pension, Feb 1 1818. Mount-
Residence at date of application, Mountville Pa.
Age at date of application, 68 yrs.
Remarks: He was married to Nancy
Dec 24 1754. There is no further family data on file.

1911 Feb. 7. Hist to Mrs. Wm C. Cooper
44973 Rey INVALID.
File No. 44973
John Israel
Priv. Rev. War
Act: 18 th March 1818 & 1 st May 1820
Index:—Vol. 3, Page 250
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Pension Office In the matter of the 5th July 29; of John Israel a Revolutionary Soldier
Amended Application for Pension
pen: to com: 31 July 1829

Payable semi-annually on the 4th of March and 4th of September, at New York by the President of the U. S. Branch Bank.
No payment can be made on an original certificate, until the arrival of one or the other of the above dates after issuing the certificate.
Registered in Book C Vol. 5 page 104 by Wm Hison Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I Certify, That, in conformity with the Law's of the United States, of March 18, 1818, May 1, 1820 & March 1, 1823, John Israel late a Private in the Army of the Revolution is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the New York Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to commence on the 31 st day of July one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine,
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 5 th day of August one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine,
J. H. Eaton Secretary of War.
Examined and countersigned, James L. Edwards

West Chester County ss Aaron Ward of the said County of West Chester being duly sworn on his oath saith that John Israel in the annexed pension certificate named is the same and identical John = Israel named in the act of congress passed on the twentieth day of May one thousand eight hun- dred and thirty entitled "An act for the relief of sun- dry revolutionary and other officers and soldiers and for other purposes". And the deponent further saith that previous to his this deponent's having presented to the Congress of the United States the claim of the said John Israel for a pension, he this Depo- nent presented the declaration of the said John Israel and the affidavits of two witnesses in support of his claim, to the Pension office for such pension; that after the said Department had had the claim of the said John Israel under consideration, he this deponent was informed by J. S. Edwards of said Department, that the pension could not be granted because the witnesses of the said John Israel had omitted to state the time when the said John Israel entered and left the service. That this deponent informed the said John Israel of such determination, and he informed this deponent that it was out of his power to procure any further testimony. Whereupon this deponent at the time when he held a seat in congress withdrew the said papers from the pension office with a promise to return them to said office again, and presented them to the House of representatives That the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions reported in favor of granting a pension to the said John Israel and that his name was continued in the act from time to time until it became a law. That previous to the passing of the said "act" the said deponent John Israel called upon him the said deponent and stated that

he had discovered two witnesses who would make affidavit that he the said Israel had been confined, a prisoner during the revolutionary war for upwards of nine months. That such affidavits were procured, and that he this Deponent forwarded them to the Pension Office together with the papers upon which the first application of the said John Israel was founded and upon which the said Committee had reported in favor of the said John Israel's claim and that upon said papers the Department granted the writ of error pension certificate to the said John Israel, And further this Deponent saith not
Sworn this 25 th day of August 1830 before me James C Hale Justice Peace
Aaron Ward

State of New York
County of Westchester
I Nathaniel Bayles Clerk of the County aforesaid do hereby certify That James B Hale Esq n whose name is subscribed to the annexed affidavit was on the day of the date of said affidavit one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County, duly elected and sworn and residing in said County
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County, this 26 th day of August 1830
N Bayles CR

Pension Office.
Washing ton City. Duty of War
J. A. Eaton
J. H. Allen
FREE
not May 20. 1830 $8 per month from 1st January 1828.

Mount Pleasant West Chester County. New York.
Friend Edwards.
I send you herewith the Pension Certificate of John Israel agreeably to your direction, with my affidavit appended to it - its regards Israel's being the same Israel contained in the act of Congress. There is not the slightest doubt, I am as well acquainted with the fact as I am of any fact that has ever come to my knowledge. (There is no other soldier by the name of Israel enrolled in the act) The 4 th of September is near at hand and you will confer a favour upon the old Gentlemen by returning the new Certificate as soon as possible. I have been sick and confined to my bed for the last two weeks and not able to do any thing otherwise I should have sent on the old Gentlemen's papers before.
I am Sincerely & truly your friend.
Aaron Ward.
The Hon.
J. L. Edwards.

Pension Office Aug 13 th 1830
see letter to A. Ward Aug. 13. 1830
Free
To the Hon.
J. N. Eaton.
FREE
Secty of War Washington City. Pension application.

Mount Pleasant.
Westchester County.
New York.
August 11 th 1830
Dear Sir,
I have been requested by Mr. John Israel to transmit the enclosed affidavits to your Department. The old gentleman is now in this County on a visit and will remain here during the summer. You will therefore be pleased to forward to me any documents you may have to send him.
By his papers you will perceive that he now claims his Pension from the 1 st of July 1828 to the date of his Pension Certificate which date will be found by reference to the Records in your office. The old Genl. not having the certificate with him could not state its date nor could I recollect its date notwithstanding it was sent to me to be delivered to him.
I would submit for your consideration whether it would not be better to send a Check for the back pension made payable to his order at the U. S. B. Bank in the City of New York (to be paid upon its receipt) such an acknowledgment

of its payment as you may deem proper. — I have long been acquainted personally with the old Gentleman and am satisfied that he sustained a serious loss and suffered much in consequence of not being enabled to procure such testimony in support of his application as were required by the rules and regulations of your Department.
His first application for a Pension was made in 1818 or 1820 and supported by the oath of two credible witnesses, who testified that the facts set forth in his Israel own declaration , were in all respects true." What application you return to him on the ground that the witnesses ought to have testified to the time of his entry and also the time of his leaving the service. but before he received the papers from Washington the witnesses died, He then made several efforts to procure further testimony and he even travelled into the State of Virginia for that purpose, but he did not succeed in finding any of his old companions in arms alive — After this failure on his part I withdrew at his request the papers from your department and presented them to the House of Representatives, and the Com-

- matter an Revolutionary Pensions reported a Bill which passed our hands, but was not in 1829 taken up in the Senate. - Upon my return to the old gentleman called to know the substance of his application & I told him that I thought it altogether doubtful whether the Bill would ever pass. - He then stated that he had friends too of his old companions in arms who would testify that he had been a Prisoner in New York for upwards of 9 months to their knowledge. - He further told him would be sufficient. - accordingly, their affidav- -its were then forwarded to your department and your honored gran- 28 -ted the Pension. - I have been there particular in this case to lead you that Israel has strong claims on the Government. and I therefore hope that you will without the least hesitation transmit a check for his back pension.
I am very truly
The Hon.
J. L. Edwards
Your friend Aaron Ward

Mount Pleasant.
West Chester County
July 31 st 1824
My Dear Sir
I take great pleasure in returning to you the documents in the case of Israel. because I do most religiously believe that his claim for a pension is a righteous one. Mr. Ling has added to the affidavit his certificate as to the credibility of the witnesses.
I have the Honor to be Dear Sir your obedient.
James L. Edwards Esq.
A. Ward

State of New York } Westchester County } Be it known that before me James C. Hall a justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared John Israel and made oath in due form of law that he is the identical John Israel named in the Act of Congress passed on the 20 th May 1830 Entitled "an Act for the relief of sundry revolutionary & other officers and others and for other purposes," that he is entitled to a pen- sion of eight dollars per month on account of services rendered to the United States during the Revolutionary war That he served in Captain Joseph Mitchell's Company of Infantry in the 12 th Reg t in the Virginia line com- manded by Col James Wood that he now resides in the City of New York and has resided there for the space of three years past that previous thereto, he resided in the County of Westchester in the said State of New York Since the depo- nent further saith that previous to the passage of the said Act to wit some time in the month of August last past according to the best of this deponent's recollection and belief he received a Pension Certificate from the War department but as this deponent has left his certificate in New York he would for greater certainty refer to the Record thereof now on file in the Pension office in the City of Washington, And the deponent further saith that he now claims from the day of his pension from the first day of January 1828 up to the date of his Pension Certificate the above mentioned
Sworn this 10 th day of August 1830
John Israel
Shoyre me.
James C. Hall Justice Peace

Westchester County ss. Aaron Ward being only sworn on his oath saith that he is person- ally acquainted with the within named John Israel and as he this deponent presented the application of said Israel for a pension to the House of Representatives at the time that he this deponent was a member of said House from the State of New York - He this deponent knows that the said John Israel is the identical John Israel named in the act of Congress in the said Israel affidavit mentioned
Sworn this 10th day of Aug t 1830
James C. Hale Justice Peace
Aaron Ward

State of New York
Westchester County Clerks Office
I Nathaniel Bayles Clerk of said County do hereby certify that James C Hale Esq r whose name is subscribed to the annexed certificate or affidavit was on the days of the dates of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County duly dated and sworn and residing in said County
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court of Common Pleas this 10 th day of August 1830
N Bayles

Mount Vernon Ohio January 31 st 1911
Commissioner of Pensions
Kind Sir
Can you give me any information concerning a Revolutionary soldier whose name was John Israel - I believe he went from New York state - but am not perfectly certain - I also think he once lived at White Plains Westchester County New York - He drew a pension paid at Sing Sing once or perhaps oftener -
I wish to establish his record & find out who he married -
If your records show anything relating to him I would esteem it a favor to know it - Respectfully Yours
Mrs William C. Cooper.
#116. East Gambier St -
S. 44973.

Westchester County ss. Cornelius D Revier of the Town of Mount Pleasant in said County being duly sworn saith that he is acquainted with John Israel a revolutionary soldier and now an applicant for a pension. And deponent further saith that some time in the month of May in the year 1780 the deponent was taken a prisoner by the the British troops and carried to the City of New York where he was imprisoned in prison. And the deponent further saith that on his being put in prison which was in the said month of May he found a number of Americans prisoners and amongst them the said John Israel that he and the said Israel continued in prison according to deponent's recollection until about about the second day of January 1781 when the deponent and the said Israel were both liberated on an exchange of prisoners. And the deponent further saith that at the time of their being in prison as aforesaid it was generally understood and believed among the prisoners that the said Israel was a continental soldier (of the Virginia line) and the deponent further saith that he still believes the said Israel to have been such soldier and that he and the deponent saith that he was a military man at the time of his the deponent's capture. And further the deponent saith
Sworn the 31 st day of March - 1829 Before me
Cornelius D Revier his mark
John Sing Commissioner
I certify that John Sing was a commissioner on the day of the act of his official authority to take affidavits, etc. July 21 st 1829
C. F. Warde

I certify that I am acquainted with Cornelius D. Revis the within and foregoing deponent (who was sworn before me) acted that day a true Subscribed to full and credit in belief.
July 21 st 1829
John S. [unclear] Commissioner

Westchester County ss Jacob Acker of the Town of Greencburgh in said County farmer being duly sworn saith that he now is and hath been acquainted with John Israel a revolutionary soldier and now an appli- cant for a pension; That on the nineteenth day of February 1780 the deponent was put in prison in the City of New York as a prisoner of the British Army And he further saith that amongst a number of other American prisoners the deponent on the said 19th day of February 1780 found the said John Israel, that the said John Israel and the deponent remained prisoners until about the second day of January 1781 when they amongst a number of others were discharged from prison in an exchange of prisoners between the American and British Armies that the time the deponent and the said Israel were so in prison together is greatly less than a year and a half - And further the deponent saith that
Given the 10th day of April 1824 Before me
J. M. L. S. Commissioner
I certify that the above named John Sing was at the time the above affidavit was taken and is now one of the commissioners authorized by law to take affidavits, &c July. 21 st 1824
A. Ward
I certify that Jacob Acker the foregoing deponent is a respectable man with whom I am acquainted and that he is entitled to full credit and belief - July 31 st 1824
J. M. L. S. Commissioner

City and State of NEW-YORK, ss.
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this Short first day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen before me Richard Riker Recorder of the City of New-York, and one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the City of New-York, which is a Court of Record, personally appeared the aforesaid
who being by me duly Sworn to the truth of the facts stated in the foregoing Declaration and having also further proofed before me, Stephen Bogue who by me has examined as to the Declaration of the said John Israel
WHEREUPON I being satisfied that the said John Israel did serve in the Army of the United States in the Revolutionary War, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months and longer, to wit: for the term and the manner stated in the Declaration of the said applicant; and that the said applicant is fairly and justly entitled to the benefit of the Act aforesaid. THEREFORE I DO HEREBY CERTIFY and transmit the testimony in the case, and the proceedings had thereon, as before set forth, to the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War.
GIVEN under my Hand and Seal of the said Court, in the City of New-York, this First day of April in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen ,
R. Riker
City of New York ss: John Israel above named being duly sworn saith that he served as mentioned in his Declaration in the twelfth Regiment in the Virginia line commanded by Colonel Wood on the continental establishment for two years and afterwards during the revolutionary war. That he now resides at Bedford in the County of Westchester in the State of New York. That he is now old, & infirm as is also his wife that he is in reduced circumstances in life and needs the assistance of his country for support. Sworn the 19 Aug. 1819 Before me P. A. Day
John Israel

City of New York Jr. James See being duly sworn saith that is acquainted with the within named John Israel & hath known him from his youth - that during the last winter he occupied a room in this Deponent's house for which he paid by his labor that this Deponent knows the said John Israel to be in reduced & indigent circumstances in life & to need the assistance of his Council for support - and this Deponent remembers that the said John Israel was taken prisoner in the rebellion and was at a place called Fort Monroe in his declaration, near the then residence of this Deponent
James See
Sworn the 17 August Before me - P. A. Jay
John Israel Robert North Ave New York City New York
no. 8 Sec. 1 Hon. A. Ward