Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7,658, for Philip Sutton, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey.
Sutton Philip
S.7.658
CONTENTS
carded.

Letter 15 May 1837 Pen ago Order to pay to Sept 1837 B letter to Hon P. G. Brooke. H. R. Sill Hon W. H. Waring March 21. '46 To Same and Pension Agt 7 May 1846
25.940  Ohio - Pittsburgh Agency  Philip Sutton  of Warren Co. in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the Company comman- by Captain Van Cleave of the 1st Regt Penna by Col. Shultz in the 1st Regt Penna herefor  25.55   Incribed on the Roll of Ohio Pensions at the rate of 25 Dollars 55 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.   Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of Feb 1834  Arrears to the 14th of March 1834 70.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 1834 11.55 81.55  { Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }  Recorded by J. D. Payne Clerk, Book 6 - Vol. 8 Page 128

State of Ohio Huron County So
On the 6 th day of December A D 1833
personally appeared before me Timothy Baker one of the associate Judges of Huron County
Philip Sutton a Resident of Norwalk in said County and State aged Seventy one years - who first being duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath declare & say and make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of an act of Congress passed the 18 th June 1832
That he enlisted in Somerset County State of New Jersey in the year 1778 into the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War & Served for three years into a Company commanded at that time by a Captain Storts The Major of the Regiment was Peter Davidson. He don't remember the Colonel of the Regiment.
In his former declaration, he made a mistake in stating that that John Storts was then Colonel - He said Storts was after- wards promoted to the rank of Colonel He don't remember the General of the Brigade - He first served for the first five years months, as a common private Soldier with his Gun Bayonet &c. He was taken sick with a disease called the Head Pleurisy - was confined with that complaint a bout three weeks - lost his hearing in his left Ear and in consequence became unfit for service as a Soldier - it was then proposed to have him go into a Blacksmith's shop & to labor in that employment for the Army - but this plan was soon given up & that it was then determined that he should act as a Teamster under Captain Tobias Van Orden - Waggon Master, and he accordingly served on such for the whole term of his Enlistment viz three years, including said five Months, and in the manner & places mentioned in his former declaration, and after this he volunteered & served for two months under General Crawford & the other Officers mentioned in his former decla- -ration, at or near Nippon Sandusky.

For most of said three years; he often saw General Washington on the Parade & in other places. He was for most of two winters of said three years stationed at Middlebrook Princeton - Easton New Brunswick & Newark &c in said New Jersey as he has mentioned in his former declaration & was also for some time stationed at Morris. The Declarant considers it peculiarly hard & unfortunate for him that after such a great lapse of time since the Revolutionary war & the death of his old Comrades & Associates and considering his arduous & severe services in that war - that he should now, not owing to his own fault, but to the Providence of God, be deprived of a just compensation to aid him in his indigence & old age.
He has understood that the present Honorable Secretary of War has said; - that owing to the great lapse of time since said war and the impossibility in many cases of procuring positive living witnesses of such services that such proof would not be required but that unsuspicious traditional testimony would be sufficient. He accordingly did procure & forwarded herewith his former papers, the Deposition of Eliza May - David H. Sutton - Isaac H. Sutton & Hannah Davis testifying that they have often at various times heard the Father Moses Sutton & Susannah Sutton, Mother to the Declarant & also his elder Brother Isaac Sutton who were knowing to his said services, converse in their life times; & declare respecting said services & who all died from three to five years ago & he now forwards the deposition of another of his Brothers also Levi Sutton to the same Effect. And he also since the decision of War department on his former papers has been so fortunate as to procure & now forwards the deposition of Garret

Council of Somerset County State of New Jersey. a very age Respectable Man Who deposes; that he knew the Declarant did serve in the Service of the United States during the revolutionary war. but cannot say how long.
The Declarant would suggest to the Honorable Secretary of War whether the reason why his Name is not found on the rolls may not be on account of his being employed for one of the periods as a Teamster & not likely to be known as a Soldier. or may not be owing to the destruction of the public papers in the War Department at various times?
He respectfully prays that the decision against him may be reviewed! of which request he has by his agent heretofore given due notice. and he concludes with again solemnly declaring; that the statements he has heretofore made & now
repeats are true as respecting his services in said Revolutionary war. and he also declares that for the period he served as a Teamster as aforesaid it was in consequence of his first Enlistment & engagement for said three years.
He apprehends that in his former declarations & documents he complied with the requisits contained in the General directions of the Secretary of War - which he is informed after the decision against his claim, were lodged on the files of the War Office; to which he respectfully refers the Secretary.
Philip G. Sutton
Sworn and Subscribed before me at Norwalk this 6th day of Decr 1833
Simrothy Baker Judge of Superior Court Pleas

State of Ohio Huron County So 6 December 1833
We Samuel Preston and George Sheffield both of Norwalk in said County; do certify that we are acquainted with Philip Sutton of said Norwalk and have always considered him an honest, credible man & that he sustains the character of being a man of truth & veracity & that we believe him to be about seventy one years of age.
Samuel Preston
Sworn & subscribed to
Geo Sheffield
before me this 5th day of Dec 1833 at Norwalk Huron County, Ohio
Timothy Baker Judge of Huron Court Pleas
State of Ohio Huron County So Norwalk 6 th Decem r 1833
I certify that I am & have for a long time been acquainted with Samuel Preston & George Sheffield Esquires the subscribers to the above Certificate & that I have always considered them as honest credible men & of truth & veracity and I further certify that I believe that Philip Sutton of Norwalk in said County did serve in the War of 1812 as he has stated & sworn to in his foregoing declaration.
Timothy Baker
State of Ohio Huron County } ss
I David Gibbs Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in said County do certify that Timothy Baker Esq r is an Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in said County as above & the signatures above & upon the annexed papers purporting to be his are his genuine signatures. I further certify that his commission bears date on the 28 day of January AD 1828 & will expire on the 27 day of January AD 1835
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the Seal of said Court at Norwalk this 7 th day of December AD 1833
D. Gibbs Clerk M.C.P.

Levi Sutton's Dep t

State of Ohio. Huron County ss.
Be it known that on the 25 th day of November 1833 before me Timothy Baker one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County personally appeared Levi Sutton Esq d of Lyme in said County aged Forty six years, and being duly sworn, to the best of his knowledge declare & say that he is the Brother of Philip Sutton of Norwalk in said County who as a Revolutionary Soldier has applied for a Pension under the Laws of the United States passed the 7 th June 1832, That being much younger than his said Brother, does not himself remember his said revolutionary services - but that he has often & repeatedly heard his late Father Moses Sutton and his late Mother Susannah Sutton and also his late Brother Isaac Sutton who all died between three & five years ago, say that his said Brother Philip served in the Continental Army for a considerable time during said revolutionary war - principally as a Teamster in said war under his first engagements. That he has heard various conversations of his said Father - Mother & Brother on that subject & there was never any doubt among them about it - and he the Deponent cannot doubt from such conversations that his said Father, Mother & Brother were knowing to those facts.
Levi Sutton -
Sworn & Subscribed before me this 25 th day of Novr 1833
Timothy Baker Judge of Huron Common Pleas

I humbly testify that I have been acquainted with the within named Levi Sutton for several years and believe him to be a creditable person I entitled to credit Norwalk Nov 25 th 1833
Timothy Ball

State of New Jersey County of Somerset ss
October 3 d 1833 The Examination of Garret Cornelison Taken on oath This day Before me Reuben Coon one of the Justices of the peace In and for Said County who saith that into the year one Thousand Seven hundred and Seventy Six he Entered into the United States Service as a Soldier under Captain Richard Stites and Colonel Stephen Hunt his Majors Name he Dont Recollect into the Service when the Service But he Continued into the United and State of New Jersey Service under Different officers For the Space of Three years and was well acquainted With one Moses Sutton a Militia Soldier and he Knows Said Moses Sutton was into the United Service or State of New Jersey Services For the Space of Six months or upwards and he also Knows the said Moses Sutton had a Son Phillip Sutton who was also into the into the Services aforesaid as a soldier in army he dont Recollect how long the said Phillip Sutton Gany the Musket But frequently Drive a Team and further saith not
Subscribed and sworn This 3 d Day of October A D 1833 Before me Reuben Coon Justice of the peace
his Garret X Cornelison Mark

State of New Jersey } J. Colin M. Mann Clerk of the Somerset County } Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby certify that Reuben Boon before whom the foregoing affidavit was made and whose proper signature is thereto subscribed was at the time of the date thereof and now is a justice of the peace in and for said county duly commissioned and sworn: In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this third day of October Eighteen Hundred and thirty three
J. M. Mann

State of Ohio Huron County } ss. Norwalk 2 nd July A D 1832
At & before the Supreme Court for said State held at said Norwalk on the 2 nd of July A D 1832 for said County
On this twenty-seventh day of July A D 1832 personally appeared before said Court for of the said County of Huron
Philip Sutton President of Norwalk — in the County of said Huron and State of Ohio aged seventy years of age 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 1 st June 1832 That he entered in the Army of the United States on the 6 th day of March year A D 1778 with — and served in the Revolutionary War
That in the year A D 1778 he lived & resided in the Town of Bridgewater in the County of Somerset State of New Jersey when he enlisted & entered into the Continental Army of the United States of the Revolutionary War for three years into a company commanded by Captain Tobias Van Order in a Regiment commanded by John Post Colonel — he don't remember the Major or General That he mostly served & was employed in driving and attending upon Teams mostly for the accommodation of three Brigades There were other teams & wagons from five wagons for each of the three Brigades employed principally for the accommodation of the French Army General Lafayette and Baron Steuben were frequently present and in command in the French Army They were frequently sent out at considerable distances to fetch & carry provisions stores etc He frequently saw General Washington on the Parade He was liable at a call upon to do common military duty with other Soldiers but was at the time employed as a Teamster as aforesaid After his time was out he returned from New Jersey where he had served for said three years he went to Linnys County West of the Allegany Mountains He there engaged as a volunteer for two months in a company commanded by Thomas Carr Captain in a Regiment where there were two Colonels viz Thomas Gadsick and John McClellan General Crawford was the Commander of the American force — went to the plains of Upper Sandusky to oppose & defend against the Indians whom they others not himself met & fought near a place now called Crawford & were by the Indians defeated & General Crawford was taken Prisoner and burnt at a Stake on the plains by the Indians when he left

New Jersey he emigrated to a place called Red Stone Settlement, at that far from Pittsburgh - when he volunteered to Upper Sandusky he marched and crossed the Ohio River near what was called Mingo Bottom. When he served in New Jersey for said three years. He was for a while stationed at Morris Town - most of two winters. at Middlebrook - at other times at New Brunswick - also at Elizabeth Town. Newark. Princeton. Easton etc. That he knows of no person who can testify respecting his services aforementioned. There were three persons who lived in Lyne in said County of Huron viz his Father Moses Sutton, his Mother Susannah Sutton, and his Brother Isaac  Isaac Sutton, who if living, could testify to his services during the said Revolutionary War, but they have all died, from two to three years ago. That the reason why he never applied before for a Pension was because the Law would not allow a pension when the Applicant had a certain quantity of property, and he having some did not therefore apply.
Philip Sutton
Subscribed & sworn the day & year aforesaid
Attest D. Gibbs Clerk Sup. Ct.
He hereby relinquishes ever claim - whatever to a Pension or annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the Pension List or roll of any agency of any State.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Philip Sutton
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Attest D. Gibbs Clerk Sup. Ct.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named Applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states.
Attest D. Gibbs Clerk Sup. Ct.
And the said Court do further certify & declare that personally appeared George Sheffield and Levi Sutton
& being first duly sworn, did on Oath declare & testify that they are well acquainted with Philip Sutton of said Township, and that they consider him as a man of veracity & also that such is his reputation & in his neighborhood it is generally understood that he served as a Soldier in behalf of the United States during the Revolutionary War, & that the above named are credible persons.
Geo Sheffield Levi Sutton
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Attest D. Gibbs Clerk Sup. Ct.

State of Ohio Huron County ss Norwalk
On the 26 th day of March 1839 personally appeared before me Timothy Baker one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas Huron County Hannah Davis resident in said Norwalk who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath declare and say that she was for about fifteen years well acquainted with David that then lived in the neighborhood of Moses Sutton.
Sarah Sutton Husband & wife in Lyme in said County. who were Father & Mother to Philip Sutton of Norwalk in said County, and has heard said parents frequently at various times converse & say that said Philip Sutton did enlist and serve during the Revolutionary war for three years. and that it was always the common & familiar conversation that said Philip was a revolutionary soldier, and she further says that she has always considered the said Philip Sutton as a man of truth & veracity. (Spencer Davis)
Sworn & Subscribed before me at Norwalk this 26 th day of March aforesaid Timothy Baker Judge of Huron County Pleas
And also appeared before me the said Timothy Baker. Eliza
Phay resident in said Lyme. who being first duly sworn doth on her oath declare & say that she has for about fourteen years been acquainted & lived in the neighborhood of Moses Sutton & Sarah Sutton of said Lyme, the Father & Mother of Philip Sutton and Sarah Sutton and has heard frequently and at various times. heard Sarah Sutton the mother of said Philip Sutton say that said Philip did in the revolutionary war serve in the Continental Army as a Teamster, and

Further that it is the general reputation in the neighborhood of said Philip that he did serve as a Revolutionary Soldier so that he considers the said Philip as a man of truth & veracity
Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me
Timothy Baker Judge of Harnon County Ohio
And also appeared before me the said Timothy Baker Isaac
H. Sutton Son to said Philip Sutton who being first duly sworn both on his oath declare and say that he has for many years lived in the neighborhood of his Grand Father & Grandmother Mary Sutton & Susannah Sutton and he believes he has frequently heard both Grandparents converse & speak of said Philip Sutton having enlisted & served as a Teamster in the service of the United States in the revolutionary war He is not perfectly certain that he has heard his said Grand Father so converse but is certain he has heard his Grandmother so converse & speak of said Philip's services
Sworn & Subscribed before me Isaac H. Sutton the day & year aforesaid
Timothy Baker Judge of Harnon County Ohio
And also Isaac H. Sutton Son of said Philip Sutton appeared
before me the said Timothy Baker who being first duly sworn both on his oath declare & say that he has frequently for several years previous to the death of his Grandfather & his Grandmother heard both his Grandfather & mother say in various conversations that said Philip Sutton did in the revolutionary war enlist and serve as a Teamster for between two and three years and he perfectly recollects that his Uncle Isaac Sutton who would now be about seventy years of age if now living but is now deceased, has frequently

day that said Philip did serve in the Revolutionary War for three Dwight L Sutton years
Sworn & Subscribed before me this 26 th day of March A D 1883 at Norwalk
Timothy Baker Judge of Common Pleas
I further certify that the foregoing persons are of reputable character who have made their certificates to this paper.
Timothy Baker
I David Gibbs Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Huron in the State of Ohio do certify that the Honorable Timothy Baker is an Associate Judge of said Court & was so on the 26 th of March 1883 and on the 5 th of April and that the several signatures purporting herein on the annexed papers are genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my Seal of Office in Norwalk in said County the sixth day of April A D 1883
D. Gibbs Clerk H.C.P.

Philip Patton Ohio.
for 1776 per 7 m $23 \frac{33}{100}
service not entitled allowed for the service in a military Capacity as a military man.
This Service will be admitted if the Auditor Masters Application for a Pension —
L. B. Sturgis, Normalville Ohio.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Philip Fulton which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. * Has he mentioned 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? Yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service ?
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it ?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had ?
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service ?
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct ?
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily ? And, if not, which of them is not so answered ?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 the 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.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end 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.
# Unless the claimant can prove to the satisfaction of the Department that he enlisted to serve three years, and was liable to be called upon to perform military duty, his claim cannot be allowed.

Rec. 11 th Jan. 1831
ad d our de st ee of copy for Philip St. John
an Ohio claim wh ch has been Rejected.
M c Evans.
Edward Grey Grey
L d Edwards Esq r
Free
Commissioner of Pensions War Department Washington.

Norwalk Ill. C o Ohio 7 th Dec r 1833
J. L. Edwards Esq o Commissioner of Pensions Sir
In your Letter of August last you notified me that the claim of Philip Lutton for a Pension was rejected - I informed you soon after that I should request a review of that decision.
I now send to you Newspapers & a new declaration asking for that review. As I flatter myself they will be satisfactory - why a decision should be made in his favor I cannot have any doubt in my mind that he actually did some as he has stated - under his first enlistment & engagement in the Am. American Army, altho he was employed in hauling Baggage. Provisioned & Munitions of War some of the time for the French Army - then cooperating with the American Army.
I have prepared the newspapers before Judge Baker. You have not said to me - before whom they must be prepared. In reasoning upon this subject - as all the requisitions in the regulations of the War Office had been complied with before the open Court. That this would be sufficient. If any thing else is required. Please to inform me. You write me about the same time that you could allow Joseph Wara. for ten months service. I wish that case to be decided. Still I hope a greater allowance may be made upon his Evidences.
I also much wish a decision in the case of Timothy Eastman who has been with you a long time Yours very respectfully Lewis B Sturges
Will you inform me if Papers shall in future in future cases must be prepared before Judge Baker. They will be sufficient as the Court of second instance shall show sooner than at War Office.

new eng also du h
Elizabeth July 14 1868
Ohio
[Signature]
L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions War Department.
Washington

J. L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions
Norwalk Ohio 4 July 1834
Sir
Believing as I sincerely do, in the fairness of Philip Sutton's claim for a Pension I cannot avoid urging your particular attention to that subject. I can have no doubts (knowing the man) that he served as he has stated - altho the rules of your Department as general rules are unquestionably correct. Yet after such a lapse of time the Comrades of old old Soldiers being dead, is it not hard that where the mind is convinced of the service that a very old man on the verge of the Grave should suffer for the want of the pittance which the Law has provided for him. About a year since I had the pleasure to converse with Genl Calhoun Secretary of War, upon this subject & with reference to this same Philip Sutton. I observed to him that he must consider it extremely difficult & in many cases impossible to procure positive testimony, or evidence from the Notes - where a person served in the Continental Army. He answered me that positive testimony was not required in all cases but that good traditional evidence would satisfy.
We have in this case forwarded to you as many as five depositions some from the Brothers & others from the Neighbors who were intimate with the Father all other than elder Brother of Philip that they have often heard them in

Life time is a common saying that Philip did some, as he has stated in his declarations. The Father Mother & Brother all died about 4 or 5 years since.
We have besides sent to you the positive Testimony of J. Cornelius of Somerset County State of New Jersey an aged man who swears that he knew that Philip Sutton did some, tho' not the particular period as he stated. I have now procured the Testimony of William Sherwood who was acquainted with Cornelius who swears to his good Character also the Justice certification to the good Character of Sherwood, all duly authenticated. which I now enclose to you. I trust to hope this additional testimony will be satisfactory.
Will you be pleased also to decide the cases of William Johnson & William Flyatt.
I am very respectfully Your Ob't Serv't
Lewis B. Sturges
Philip Sutton's papers were reserved by you among which you will find the depositions of the Father Mother & Brother. Also Cornelius referred to —

State of Ohio
Sandusky County ss Be it remembered That on the first day of July A D 1834 personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace of said county William D Sherwood aged fifty seven of said county who being duly sworn according to law depo- seth and saith I resided in the township of Warren in the county of Somerset in the State of New Jersey from the year 1805 untill 1821 during the same time Garnet Cornelson who resided in said township of Warren I was intimately acquainted with him That said Cornelson sustained a good reputa- tion for honesty truth and veracity I further the deponent saith not
Wm D Sherwood
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 1 st day of July 1834 I also certify that the above named Wm D Sherwood is a respectable person
Harvey J. Haiman Justice
The State of Ohio Sandusky County ss.
I James Robinson Deputy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Sandusky County do hereby certify that on this 2 nd day of July A D 1834 Harvey J Har- mon is a Justice of the peace duly Elected and qualified in and for said County.
Given under my hand & seal of office this 2 nd day of July at Sandusky A D 1834.
James Robinson Dep. Clerk

Washington 11th March 1846
Will you have the goodness to inform me in relation to the matter contained in the inclosed letter - and whether the widow will be allowed under the law in such cases the pension of her late husband with respect yours
Hon. J. L. Edwards Com Penureau }
M. Gannyn
PS Pleas return the inclosed letter M S

Mr. J. L. Edwards Com. Pension Pension Office

Mr. J. L. Edwards & - Sir
In returning me the bank less of of Philip du Toit, which I left with you yesterday I find that the large letter to my from Mr. du Toit in which the vouchers were included, is not returned. This I suppose you thought not important to be returned as it seemed to be only an envelop- ment containing some particular circulating to me from Mr. du Toit & therefore is necessary for me to have it.
If not destroyed will you please return inclose it to me
Very
Respectfully yours
P. G. Root

Be pleased to state to what time payments has been made to Philip Sutton Ohio - Pitts - Act 7. June 1832. —
Pension Office to Sept 1837.
paid to the 11 th March 1834
JA

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7658
INVALID.
File No. 7658
Philip Satten
Pris. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 13 , Page 364
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Franklin Co. Pa. April 6 1862
Apr 16. Ohio Act. D.
James Le Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions &c. War Department Washington

James L. Edwards Esq
Newark H. Ohio 6. April 1833
Commissioner of Pensions &c
Sir
I return enclosed to you the papers of Philip Luker which I hope will prove satisfactory to the Department. You will so please to pardon me for again soliciting your attention to the corrected cases returned & enclosed in my last Letter. Also this I would ask again urge your immediate decision as I most respectfully prefer by the Applicants most of whom are in distressed circumstances
Very respectfully
Your Ob t Serv t
Lewis B. Sturges -

Philip Sutton's
Pension papers
No 6284.

I Gibbs clerk of the Supreme Court of Huron County, Ohio, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Philip Sutton for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 6 th day of August A.D. 1832. D. Gibbs Clerk Sep. 6 th

State of Ohio Tiffin County. ss Norwalk
On the st 5 th day of April A D 1833 personally appeared before me Timothy Bates one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common- Pleas within and a Tiffin County. Philip Sutton a Resident of said Norwalk who being duly sworn, first according to Law, doth on his oath make the following supplementary declaration in addition to his former Declaration made before the Supreme Court for said State held in said Norwalk on the 27 th July A D 1832. That he was not only liable to serve as a Teamster or a Common Soldier during said three years for which he enlisted as mentioned in his former declaration, but did actually serve as a Teamster for the whole of said term, except for about three weeks of the time while he was sick. That when he was discharged from said service for three years, he did receive a discharge signed by a Mr. Grebinger of said New Jersey who as a public officer of the United States at that time. (As now recollecting what particular office he was at the time he gave to him said discharge which discharge in the long interval time has been lost. That it is unfortunate for him the Declarant that his Father Moses Sutton and his Mother Susannah Sutton & his oldest Brother Isaac Sutton who was about three years younger than the Declarant, have all died from three to five years ago, who at knew of his enlistment & serving for

said three years. The Declarant further adds that during the time he served as a Teamster as aforementioned one Alexander Colter of Middle Brook in Somerset County State of New Jersey, and one Benjamin Wining of Bridgewater in said Somerset County, and one Anthony Coard of said Somerset County, all served with him as Teamsters, during said time, and he is now inclined to think most of said three years, that he the Declarant with Colter, said Wining, and said Coard, generally drove their wagons & amply together & were frequently employed together, in drawing & transporting the same Articles, & at other times were sent in different directions.
That said Colter, said Wining & Coard, the declarant supposes are all dead to be dead, if either of them should now be alive he knows not in what part of the United States he resides, and he knows of no other person now living whose testimony he cannot possibly procure.
The Declarant would most respectfully suggest that he conceives the liberal spirit of the Act of Congress of 7 th June 1832, meant intended as to the requisite proof, to provide for a case similar to the Declarant's, and that it would be hard & unjust that after serving the United States in the Revolutionary War

for so long a period as the Declarant does declare he did serve;— That he should by the Providence of God in the death of his old Comrades be in his old age & poverty—deprived of the human provisions of said Act of Congress on account of the want of their testimony.
The Declarant answers to this supplemental declarations the Depositions of Hannah Davis—Eln Phay, Isaac H Sutton and David H Sutton declaring what they have often heard Moses Sutton and Susannah Sutton the Father & mother of the Declarant say in their Life times of the services of said Declarant in said Revolutionary War—
Philip Sutton
Sworn & Subscribed before me the day & year aforesaid
Timothy Baker Judge of Assizes for Meas