Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1056, for Hezekiah Mount, New Jersey

SERVICE
New Jersey
Mount, Hezekiah Mary
NUMBER
W. 1056
CONTENTS
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Let to Pension Agent Feb y 7 th 1842
3643
New Jersey
Mary Mount
widow of Mazeriah Mount
who died on the 1 st December 1807
of Middlesex in the State of New Jersey
who was a Private in the Am y commanded
by Captain Chambers of the Reg t commanded
by Col o Meyer in the New Jersey
line for 12 months
Increase from $30.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate of 40 Dollars — Cents per annum
to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1834.
Heads of State, Trenton N. Jersey
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th day of Feb y
1842 sent to Genl. J. W. Chapman
Secy of State, Trenton N. Jersey
Arrears to the 4 th of Sept r 1841 $120.00
Semi-annual allowance ending Feb y 42 20.00
440.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 d }
Recorded by W. A. A. M. Clerk, Book C Vol. 1 st Page 143

Declaration of Mary Mount.
In order to obtain the benefits of the 3 rd Section of the act of Congress Passed July 4 1836.
State of New Jersey Middlesex County, ss
On this Twenty fifth day of September Eighteen Hundred and Thirty Eight. Personally appeared before the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County. Mary Mount a Resident of the Township of South Brunswick in the County and State aforesaid aged Eighty two years in April last. Who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Provision made by the act of Congress Passed July 4 1836 That she is the widow of Zekeiah Mount who was a Private in the New Jersey Militia in the service of the United States during the Revolutionary War and who resided in the Township of East Windsor County and State aforesaid at the time. This declarants husbands often spoke of serving under Captains Combs. Nixon. Perrine. Diat and Chambers and other officers before our marriage and refers to the proof of Lieut. John Mount of the State of New York whose testimony this declarant has been expecting for some time and under whom he served part of the time in the said Revolution. In the year 1777. he the said Zekeiah Mount was a Volunteer and was stationed in the Village of Cranbury early in the Spring. while the enemy was quartered in New Brunswick and believes it was in the months of March and May under Captain Chambers. and Combs Col. Hycer and Scudder. he was in the Battle of Monmouth in June - this declarant married the said Zekeiah Mount in the month of July 1778. after the aforesaid marriage this declarant recollects distinctly many Years of Service, two months after our said marriage in the month of September under Capt. Combs. was stationed

the month out at Cranberry - in November following he was drafted under Capt Piatte marched from Hights- town to Allentown and a place called Black Horse and on as far as Bordentown he was gone the month out so he stated on his return home. He was out generally under Capt Coombs and Lieut Mounts. in March 1779. He served the month out under Capt D and Chambers at Spotswood and Cranberry. to the best of this declarants recollection in the May following was drafted under Capt Coombs and was out during the whole year more than half of his time being monthly tours. and generally was not home a whole month at a time. In the year 1780 - in the month of January this declarants husband was out the whole month under Capt Perrin She well remembers as her oldest son, John, was born - while he was absent at Newark. in a short time - afterwards, he again was drafted in March or April and continued to go out his regular monthly tours he was in the Battle at Springfield in the month of June - he was absent in the Spring for more than a month, was down below Philadelphia on the Delaware Shore. In 1781 this declarant particularly remem- -bers he was absent. he had been out a month on the banks of the Delaware in January under Capt Conover and soon as he returned home, he volunteered in the month of February under Capt Perrin and was gone just three weeks and a day. this deponents child was like to die and sent express for her husband who was then at Spotswood with the Troops. the child was then about 18 months old. in about five weeks he was called out to the best of this declarants recollection in April under Capt Sey or Capt Perrin and was gone about two weeks. he was out afterwards during the Summer and year following many tours. they -

were mostly short Terms of two weeks and some- times only one week. This Declarant fully believes her said husband was out during the Revolution from 1776 until the close of the war not less than thirty months and upwards.
She further declared that she was married to the said Ezekiah Mount on the Fifth day of July Eighteen hundred and Seventeen hundred and Seventy Eight. by the Rev Thomas Smith of Cranberry
That her husband the aforesaid Ezekiah Mount died on the First day of December. Eighteen hundred and Seven and that she has remained a widow ever since that Period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed Given to and subscribed the day and year above written —
Mary Mount
Before Joseph Robinson Judge
I hereby certify that Mary Mount the above declarant is personally known to the subscriber and has been for upwards of Forty years, all of which time she has been and now is a member of the Presbyterian Church of Cranberry in good standing and known to me as a person of the highest credibility and truth and I further certify that on account of sickness, cannot appear at Court. Joseph Robinson
I believe in the 8th line of the word "Eighteen hundred" they are before the declaration of Joseph Robinson Judge

State of New Jersey Middlesex county } ss.
On this twenty ninth of September 1837 Before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in for said county personally appeared Andrew Applegate a person of credability and truth and a pensioner of the United States who being duly sworn according to law on his oath deposeth and saith that during the Revolutionary war this deponent was well acquainted and resided near to Hezekiah Mount and remembers well to have served the following tours of Militia duty in the service of the United States during the said war in the year 1777 in the month of February and was stationed the month out in the village of Cranbury under Captain Coombs and Lieutenant John Mount The said Hezekiah Mount was one of said company also in the months of March and May under Captains Chambers and Perrine and Cols. Hoyer and Scudder the said Hezekiah Mount was there the two months above mentioned making three monthly tours in the village of Cranbury also in the month of August of the same year under Captain Coombs the said Mount was one the company with this deponent at Newark Hackensack and other places Col. Hoyer commanded the Troops deponent thinks this tour was more than one month also in the month of October under the same officers served and was quartered the month out at Newark In the year 1778 this deponent served a number of tours in company with the said Mount and also in the years 1779 and 1780

under various officers Cols. Hoyer Scudder and Nelson Capt. Combs Perrine Piatt Chambers and at Cranbury Spotswood Newark Elizabeth Town New Brunswick Bergen Point and other places and fully believes the said Horeckiah Mount served more than two years active service during said revolutionary war this deponent believes the said Horeckiah Mount was married during the revolutionary war and that his widow resides not far from this deponent and has not again married since the death of her said husband
Sworn to and subscribed } Andrew his  X Applegate this 29 th day of Sept. 1837. } mark
Before me.
Joseph McIlvaine

State of New York Herkimer County, ss
Be it known that on the 19 day of December 1838. Before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County. Personally appeared John Mount (formerly of the State of New Jersey) a Resident of the Township of Stark, County and State afore- said, about Eighty nine years of age a Person of credibility and truth. Who being duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith. That he is a Pensioner of the United States, and that during the Revolutionary war, Hezekiah Mount, performed the following - hours of monthly duty under this deponent, in the service of the United States - as follows, to the best of this deponent's knowledge and recollection, in - 1776, in the month of May - Capt Nixon commanded the said Hezekiah served the month out at Perth Amboy in July, under Capt Connel. this Dept Lieut marched from Hightstown to Poughkeepsie, remained the month out and also was with us - in the same Company in which this deponent was Lieutenant in the months of September and Nov r served the months out at Poughkeepsie - in 1777, in the month of February, was stationed in the village of Cranberry remained the month out. the said Hezekiah Mount was one of the Company, in - the month of April, assembled at Hightstown - and marched to Newark and other places, was out the - whole month, the said Hezekiah was one of the Company also in the month of June, was in the same Company and was discharged at the end of the month at Newark

7- The said Hezekiah was out in the same Company in the - 1- Month of August, the month expired at Hackensack, was in our Company in the month of October, the month expired 1- at Newark, in the year 1778. In the month of April between bombs and this deponent's Company was again called out by marched from Hightstown to Trenton and was there the 1- month out, the said Mount was then in our Company - In the month of June, was out at the Battle of Monmo- =uth was discharged at English Town, was out the whole 838 1- Month, also in the month of September, was Stationed 1- The month out at Cranberry - the said Hezekiah was out in our Company, both Tours of one month each 2- In the year 1779, in the month of May, our Company was called out and marched on to Elizabethtown where 1- we served the month out also in the month of July - 1- was Stationed at Elizabethtown the month out, in - the month of September we were at Steels Gap one - 1- Month, in the month of November at a number of 1- Places - the month expired at Cookstown and in the fol- 1- lowing month of December marched to Bordentown on the banks of the Delaware remained out the month, in - all these monthly tours of duty, the said Hezekiah Mount was one of the Company. In the year 1780 in the month of April marched with our said Company down the Del- =aware to Red Bank Fort below Philadelphia, the - 1- month out, in the month of June our Company was - called out, Capt. Peter Perring then commanded, this De- ponent was Lieut. marched on as far as Springfield was in the Battle, was out the month, in September our Com- =pany marched on to New Brunswick and also to a place called Piscataway was out the whole month - also

in the month of November was called out and marched from either Hightstown or Cranbury to New Brunswick as far as Piscataway when the month expired being two months at that place in all of which the said Ezekiah Mount was one of the Company in the year 1781. in the Spring cannot recollect the month practically marched to Bordentown and was - out the whole of the month - all of the before men- tioned tours. the said Ezekiah Mount was out, he was a good and faithful soldier, he performed not only his own regular tours of duty, but - many in the place of his father. the said Ezekiah Mount and Mary now his widow, were married as this deponent will remember some time in the year 1778 - the said Ezekiah has been deceased many years ago. and his said widow, Mary Mount was living in Cranbury when this dept e last heard from that place - and is an applicant for a Pension for the servi- -ces of her husband during the Revolutionary War. Sworn to and Subscribed the . . . his day and year above mentioned. John X. Mount Before me Mark Levi Weeks J. P.
I hereby certify that the above named John Mount is blind which is the reason of his not writing his own name Levi Weeks J. P.

State of New York Steuben County 16:3
I hereby certify that Levi Marks Esq. was on the day of the date of the within affidavit & certificate a Justice of the Peace in and for Seneca County duly commissioned & qualified and further that I am well acquainted with his hand writing & only believe that the within signatures purporting to be his are genuine. Witness my hand Seal of Seneca County at Harnady December 21. 1838
Erwin A. Munn Deputy Clerk

V 4576 Many accounts of N. J.
at July 4, 1836
m 78. d'oy.
adm d 9 mo fri 30 B
Col. Elmer Hightstown N. J.
No deduction
C. G. McSherry Secy of State Trenton N.J.

State of New Jersey Mercer County p 3
I Ralph H Stowe Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Mercer do hereby certify that John P Hutchinson Esqr before whom the affidavit of John A Mount was taken was at the time of the taking thereof a Justice of the Peace duly commissioned and sworn and that I am acquainted with his handwriting thereto attached which is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Trenton this ninth day of May A d eighteen hundred & thirty nine
Ralph H Stowe CLK

State of New York Herkimer County.
Be it Known that on the 28 th day of October One thousand eight hundred & forty one before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for Said County Personally appeared John Mount a resident in the town of Canajoharie, Herkimer County and State aforesaid in the ninety third year of his age a Person of credibility and truth who being sworn according to law on his oath deposes and saith. That he served as a Lieutenant in the State of New Jersey in the Service of the United States in the Revolutionary war and that being blind for upwards of fifteen years he has been enabled to recollect more distinctly the incidents of the Revolution than occurrences of a more recent date, and that when he made his declaration in 1832, he made a memorandum of his Services as they came to his recollection and had them noted by his Son ENOCH that when his declaration was written, he gave the facts therein contained as fully as they were then asked and required. That he is the Brother in law of Mrs Mary Mount widow of Ezekiel Mount this depts brother and well recollects that the said Ezekiel Mount not only performed his own regular tours but also substituted himself for the in the place of this depts Father, that some time in the year 1838 this depts Son, Enock enclosed a memorandum of his Services in a letter to Dr Charles G. M c Chesney who wrote for the Information at the request of the said Mary Mount at Hights Town New Jersey, that since this depts made his declaration he recollects some other tours that were not contained in this declaration and that the impressions made during the Revolutionary war cannot be forgotten - That

he has been enabled to remember the services of his brother the said Hezekiah - being in the same family and that besides his own tours the said Hezekiah being - young & active and fond of the service, he generally took if not always took the place of his Father, whose ap- pend desire to superintend his home affairs - was a sufficient inducement for his son to take his place. This dept. can only repeat to the best of his recollection and belief that the said Hezekiah Mount served with this dept. in 1776 under Capt. Nippon and Coombs about four months, in 1777 under Capt. Coombs four or five months in the year 1778. Three or four months in 1779. five or six months in 1780 four or five months and in the year 1781. a number of tours - 1726 the first tour was before harvest at Amboy, the next in Harvest time (July) the other new in the Autumn. at Paleshook in 1777. at Cranberry. Hackensack Newark and other places in 1778; at Trenton, Morristown Cranberry &c in 1779, at Elizabethtown, Cuckstown, Steele Gap, Paleshook Mountain & Bordentown in 1780 at Red Bank, Springfield & Piscataway in 1781 at Bordentown in January at the Revolt of the Pa. line, so far as this deponent's best recollection serves him, the above specifications are mentioned in his declaration - This deponent has no copy of his declaration - nor memorandum, but can only state from recollection and is not aware of any variation in this testimony from his declaration now on file at the Department and if there is any trifling difference, it arises from the loss of memory consequent upon age since his said declara- tion was made in 1832.
John his Mark Mount this 28 th day of October - 1841 before Ralph Simmons Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that the foregoing Affidavit was read carefully and correctly to the above declarant Lieut. John Mount, who being blind was made acquainted with its contents - and that I know him well as a member of the Baptist Church in good standing and is fully entitled to credit and belief
Ralph Muns
J. Pease
State of New York Hutchinson County
on the 28 th day of October 1841 Came before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for the county of Hutchinson. Personally appeared Edward Mount aged 45 years a person of credibility and truth who being duly sworn according to law on his oath deposes and saith - That he is the son of Lieut. John Mount - who is blind and that his Father requested him from time to time to write down on paper such Revolutionary tours of duty as he recollected that some time in the year 1838 - at the request of the depts - Mount, Mary Mount in New Jersey - he wrote a letter to Dr. C. G. McChesney at Hightstown containing a memorandum of such services as the depts Father recollected to have been with Zechariah Mount and whose widow was seeking a pension for her husband's services during the Revolutionary war. That the same was read to him before it was sent by the depts and that the testimony was founded upon the specification contained in the said letter.

and that his Father appeared to have for a person of his great age a much better recollection of past events than many of less years - the loss of sight may have had some effect to strengthen his memory I subscribed the day of year also written -
Enoch Mount
Before Ralph Simms J. Bean
Werkimer County } Clerks Office } do hereby certify that
I John Woodruff Deputy Clerk of the County of Werkimer
Ralph Simms esquire before whom the within affidavits purports to have been taken was at the time of taking such affidavits a Justice of the peace in and for said County duly elected qualified and authorized to take the same and further that I am acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice and being believe that the signature to said affi- davit is genuine in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 28th day of October 1821.
John Woodruff
Deputy Clerk

State of New Jersey Mercer County S s .
On the 21 st day of November 1841 Before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said county personally appeared Joseph M c Chesney in the 70 th year of his age, a resident of Cranbury in the County of Middlesex and State of New Jersey, a person of credibility & truth who being sworn according to law, on his oath deposeth and saith, that at the request of Mrs Mary Mount widow of Hezekiah Mount, this deponent started for Little Falls in Herkimer County New York on the 25 th of October 1841 to pro- cure the testimony of Lieut John Mount, in answer to the letter of the Commissioner of Pensions dated June 19, 1841. That on the 28 th October 1841. This deponent reached the residence of said John Mount when the testimony accompanying this affidavit was taken and read to the said John Mount by the Justice of the Peace before whom it was authenticated, and the same was read to him after it was written, by this deponent. That he stated many little occurrences, that took place in the various and different tours of the said service, with his brother Hezekiah, as they are specified by him. That his memory for a man of his age, and being blind, is exceedingly good. This deponent while a boy, knew the said Lieut. John Mount when he resided near Cranbury New Jersey. This deponent being for the last 30 years, one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Middlesex, was in the practice of taking depositions of the old Militia men, for those who were applying for pensions, and always observed that the old men viz. Andrew Applegate, Joseph Applegate Joseph Mount, Josiah Dey, John Vott, Isaac Snedeker and others

invariably said that Hezekiah Mounts widow would have no difficulty in obtaining a pension for they knew of no one that was out as much as he in the service of the United States, on account of his performing his own and his fathers duty in the militia during said Revolutionary war. This deponent having been personally acquainted with the said John Mount for upwards of fifty years, knows that he has always sustained a good moral and religious character. That from his knowledge of him, and the accuracy with which he described his services during the said Revolution, with the many incidents he spoke of during said tours, this deponent verily believes that they are particularly true.
This Deponent called on a number of the children & grand children of the said Mary Mount to enquire for the letter, which contained the memorandum of the services of the said John Mount, with the said Hezekiah as transmitted in a letter to Charles G. M c Chesney at Hights town for the said Mary Mount. That they recollected seeing it but that the letter was lost, or taken by one of the grand children to the Western Country. Neither Mrs Mount or the family having any knowledge of its existence at this time.
This deponent further saith that Enoch Mount son of Xrist John Mount with whom said Enoch lives, declared to him that he had received no letter from Charles G M c Chesney on the subject of his aunts pension in answer to the Commissioners letter of June 19. 1841.
Subscribed and sworn the day } Joseph Hothurny and year before written. before } John B Mount J P

State of New Jersey
Charles G. M c Chesney Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that John B Mount Esq r before whom the within affidavit was taken, was at the time of the taking thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Mercer in said State duly ap- pointed commissioned and sworn
and that full faith and credit are to be given to his official attestations, and that the signature thereto is in the proper hand writing of the said John B Mount.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of Office at Trenton in said State this fifth day of February A.D. One Thousand eight hundred and forty one.
Charles G. M c Chesney Sec y of State

John Mount was born January 26 th in Year of our lord 1780
Thomas Mount Was Born December 26 th In the year of Our lord 1781
Samuel Mount Was Born March 7 th in the Year of Our Lord 1784
Jane Mount Was Born October 7 th in the Year of our lord 1786
Richard Mount Was Born September 21 st in The year of our lord 1788
William Mount Was Born April 18 th in the Year of Our lord 1791
Hezekiah Mount Was Born August 1 st in The year of Our lord 1793
Four large, decorative flourishes or signatures, each consisting of multiple overlapping loops and swirls, arranged horizontally across the bottom of the page.

Hezekiah Mount Born August 1 st In the year of our lord 1750
Mary Mount Was Born April 9 in the Year of our lord 1756 ~~~~~
Jane Patterson Died December the 6 th the year of 1804 Aged 73 years and 10 months and 22 Days
Hezekiah Mount Died December the 1 st in The year of 1807 Aged 57 years and 4 Months
John Patterson Died April 9 th in the year 1777 Aged 43 years 8 months and 9 Days

State of New Jersey Sussex County
We do hereby certify that on the 8 th day of May A.D. 1857, Before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for Sussex County Personally appeared John H. Mount a person of credibility and truth who being duly sworn according to law upon his oath, deposed and saith: That he is in his sixtieth year of age, and that the deponent's Mother Mary Mount, widow of Nathaniel Mount is making application for a Pension from the United States for the services of the deponent's Father and that there is no record of the marriage of this deponent's Parents but that the leaf which is attached to this deposition has been in the family of this depon- ent for upwards of Forty years which contains the true and accurate record of the births of the children of Mary Mount and Nathaniel Mount namely John (this deponent), Thomas, Samuel, Jane, Richard William and Nathaniel Mount and that the record has been written for upwards of Thirty years, long- -er before this deponent was married, and that this deponent's Father died December first 1807, and that Mary Mount his widow, this deponent's Mother has remained a widow ever since that period
Given to and subscribed with me this _____ day and year above written Before
John H. Mount
John S. Hutchinson
I hereby certify that John H. Mount the above deponent cut the leaf from the Bible in my presence which is attached to the above deposition John S. Hutchinson

Wm (H) Mount inserts the H on account of there being a number of others of the same name

Pay
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 1056
Mary Mount Widow Hese kiah Mount Priv. Rev. War.
Act: July 4, 1836.
Index:—Vol. m. , Page 58.
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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New Jersey
Mary Mount widow of Hezekiah Mount ad.
who died on the 1 st December 1807 of Middlesex in the State of N. J. who was a Myrtle in the Comp y . commanded by Captain Chambers of the Reg t commanded by Col d Hays in the New Jersey line for 9 months
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of Nov r . 1841 sent to S r J. W. Chesney Secy of State, Trenton N.J. Arrears to the 4th of Sept r 1841 $315.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 th March 15.00
$330.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836 } Section the 3 rd
Recorded by R. C. Addison Clerk. Book 6 Vol. 1 st Page 143

Receipts for cash paid one years interest on notes for Militia Pay - signed by the commissioners of the several Counties
   N o of Voucher N o of Certifi t Date Signed by Payable to Amount Int st   $ $ D $ $ D     23 1239 June 10 th 1784 Thomson Steele Hezekiah Mount 1 13. 9 0 2. 0  
Receipts for cash paid the second years interest on notes for Militia Pay signed by the commissioners of the several Counties
   N o of Voucher N o of Certifi t Date Signed by Payable to Amount Int st   $ $ D $ $ D     24 1239 June 10 th 1784 Thomson Steele Hezekiah Mount 1 13. 9 0 2. 0  
Receipts for cash paid the fourth years Interest on Militia Notes
   N o of Voucher N o of Certifi t Date Signed by Payable to Amount Int st   $ $ D $ $ D     109 1239 June 10 th 1784 Thomson Steele Hezekiah Mount 1 13. 9 0 2. 0  
Receipts for the 3 rd years interest paid on certificates given by the commissioners in the several counties for Militia Services
   N o of Voucher N o of Certifi t Date Signed by Payable to Amount Int st   $ $ D $ $ D     11 1239 June 10 th Thomson Steele Hezekiah Mount 1 13. 9 0 2. 0  
State of New Jersey
I James I. Mott secretary of State of the state of New Jersey do hereby certify that the above authentic extracts from four books of accounts now remaining in my office, the first of which is headed "Receipts for cash paid

one years interest on Notes for Militia Pay, signed by the commissioners of the several counties." And endorsed on the cover "Militia Notes 1 st year N o 1"; the second headed "Receipts for cash paid the seconds years interest on notes for Militia Pay, signed by the commissioners of the several Counties.", and endorsed on the cover "Militia Notes 2 nd years N o 1"; the third headed "Receipts for cash paid the fourth years Interest on Militia Notes," and endorsed on the cover "Militia Notes 4 th year N o 2"; the fourth headed "Receipts for the 5 th years interest paid on certificates given by the commissioners in the several Counties for Militia Services" and endorsed on the cover "Militia Notes 5 th year N o 1"; In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of Office at the city of Preston this seventh day of October A.D. eighteen hundred and thirty seven (1837)
James R. Westcott
2 yrs, Nov. 1837 32.1 omitted

Office of Sec y of State Trenton
Jan y 4 th 1842.
Dear Sir
Judge Wood handed me your letter this day at 10 o'clock. I had a pencil memorandum of your card - a copy of which duly authenticated is now enclosed - I hope it will answer your purpose.
I avail myself of your kind offer to serve me at the Dept t - which is a card of Mrs Mary Mount. I sent Mrs Mount the letter of Col. Edmards now enclosed dated Nov r 11, 1841, from which I inferred that Col. Edmards intended to allow 12 months. In under those circumstances (at my suggestion) requested me to write to Col. Edmards saying that she would accept - according to the tenor of that letter. I stated she wished nothing but what was justly her due - Since then I have rec d her Certificate for 30 $ . will you have the kindness to present the letter to Col. Edmards - and ask if it is not a Clerical Error - I do so at the request of Mrs Mount - please enclose the result and oblige your friend and
Res t Servant Charles. J. M c Chesney
Dr Lewis Conrad Now at Washington

Office of Secy of State Washington D.C. Feb. 9 3 o P.M. 1842.
Dear Sir
Some weeks ago I put in the hands of Dr Lewis Conditt the Certificate of the Mary Mount Widow of Hertz Mount and your letter. there being an error I presumed as the letter intimated an admission of 12. Months - which was accepted on her part. the Certificate only gave her $30. Dr Conditt informed me any communication I might have to make at your office he would cheerfully do. On his return he informed me that he called on you before he left Washington. Dr Converse not being in, the case was left. and the Dr informed me that I would hear from you in a few days - the family of the Mount call on me every few days. I will receive it as a favor if you will give it your most convenient attention.
I have the Honor to be Most Respectfully - Your Obedient Servant Charles F. M c Clerny
Col J. D. Adams War Dept

Payment to be made at Newton N. J. by J. Hickinson Esq. Agent for paying Pen- sioners, in the Agency of New Jersey
Your new certificate for 12 mo pri
40 $
Deduct what has been paid
Chas G. McChesney Secy of State Trenton N. J.
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book C Vol. 1st Page 143 by N. H. Addison
(Signature)
Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the 3d section of the law of the United States, of the 4th July, 1836, Mary Mount of New Jersey widow of Ezekiel Mount who was a Private in the Revolution
is entitled to receive Thirty dollars and _____ cents per annum, during the time she may remain unmarried, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March and 4th of September.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 21st day of December one thousand eight hundred and thirty
John C. Spencer Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned.
J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions.

Office of Secy of State Trenton N.J.
Nov 30 th 1841
Dear Sir
The import of your letter dated Nov. 11. I have communicated to Mrs Mary Mount. In answer she desires me to say, that she has no means of ascertaining more specifically the services of her late husband. Those who resided in her neighbourhood and served with him are dead except Joseph Applegate, who can add nothing more than what is contained in his testimony at the Dept. The testimony of Lieut John Mount was taken nearly four years ago, when the incidents of the Revolution were more green in his recollection. in serving the tones of his Father as well as his own she believes and declares he served more than two years. She desires nothing but what is just and right, and in that spirit she desires a certificate for the most liberal time the commissioner thinks the proof on file will justify.
I have the honor to be Your O ld Servant Charles G. M c Cluskey
Hon J. B. Edmards Comm r of Pensions

Pension Office November 11 th 1881
Sir,
The deposition of St. John Mount in the case of W m Mary Mount does not account for the means by which he now at the advanced age of 93 years is enabled to detail more than 2 dozen hours of service by her late husband. No confidence can be placed in the details of such evidence by one of his age. It is clear that her late husband was a whig and a militia man during the war and it is believed that 12 months service would be a very liberal estimate of his service in field or garrison. Upon the present papers none can be allowed.
I am, very respectfully Yr Mo. O ft St.
J. B. Caward
Charles P. W m Chesney Esq. Secretary of State Shenton New Jersey

Office of Sec. of State
Trenton N.J.
Novem r 4
1841.
Dear Sir
Soon after I rec d your letter in the case of Mrs Mary Mount dated "June 19-1841." to answer the requirements of the department I wrote a letter and directed it to Aaron Mount Herkimer Co, New York - Son of Lieut John Mount to get his Father's explanation and testimony in favour of Mrs Mary Mount, receiving no answer. Mrs Mount becoming anxious, she procured Judge Joseph M c Chesney to travel three hundred miles to procure the information he residing in her neighbourhood.
It appears that I was mistaken in the name of Lieut John Mount's son - it should have been Enoch instead of Aaron to whom I directed the letter.
The deposition of Judge M c Chesney taken before John B t Morant Esq r (now a member of the Legislature) this morning will explain -
I have the honor to be Respectfully yr r obedt Servt Charles F. M c Chesney
Hon J. L. Edmuns Comm r of Pensions

Suate Chamber June 17/41
Dear Sir
At the request of Dr. Charles G. McChesney of Newton N.J. I enclose you the willow, poker, The request, that the result may be communicated to him. Yours truly
Yours very Respectfully
J. W. Miller

✓ 4576 N.J. Mary Mount
See G. McChesney,
Aug. 21-39
to same 22. Jan. 1840 ✓
J. W. Miller Senate June 19, 1841
C. D. McChesney Nov. 11 th 1841
act 4 July 36

New Jersey Militia
The Certificates of pay, given by the Commissioners of New Jersey should be no Criterion of Service as regards length of time, for the following reasons.
From 1776 until 1779 - Isaac Halsey paid as Paymaster for the Militia of the Counties of Essex and Middlesex £137,119.11.8 over $317,000 which accounts were settled by James Ewing Auditor on the 20 th June 1782.
The State of New Jersey in use with the United States according to Book B of Auditor's accounts, paid for Militia service from 1776 to '79 $991,965 (£396,786.0.1 a ) in specie. nearly One Million of dollars. This does not include bounty, Mileage, Subsistence, nor any of the State troops pay; all that being entered in another place in the same book under its proper head - the above being for Militia service alone.
The law appointing Commissioners passed December 20 th 1783. on the first of May 1784. the Office of Paymaster to the Militia was abolished, at which time they were required to deliver up the Payrolls and settle up the balance in hands.
Extract from an Act passed Dec. 20. 1783
Section IV. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid. That the following persons be and they hereby are appointed Commissioners in the several Counties of this State for the purpose of settling and adjusting the Pay Rolls of the Militia and the troops of this State as aforesaid and also for signing and delivering out to each person a Note for the payment of what may be justly due.

add e evi- Mary Mount N.Y.
Ym aff.

Washington County } District of Columbia } ss
On the 18 th day of January A.D. 1840
Before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Charles G. H. Chesney, who being duly sworn according to law upon his oath deposeth and saith, That some time in the summer of Eighteen hundred and thirty eight this deponent received a letter from Lieut John Mount of Herkimer County New York, written by the son of the said Mount and prompted by the said John Mount (he being Blind) in answer to a letter written by this deponent in favour of Mary Mount widow of Hezekiah Mount of New Jersey in her behalf for a Pension. That said letter contained a list of matter of fact of monthly duty performed by Hezekiah Mount under the said Lieut John Mount amounting to about twenty one months. That some time during said summer, this deponent visited the said Mount at the request of Mary Mount and then according to the specific terms of duty that the said Mount described in which he knew the said Hezekiah Mount performed in New Jersey with and under said Lieut John Mount this deponent wrote the said testimony, and then read the same to the said Mount and afterwards left the affidavit with the said Mount and requested that when a Justice of the Peace was procured to qualify said Mount that the Justice would read the same before to the said Mount before the oath was administered. which was complied with, according to a letter rec d by this deponent from Aaron Mount son of Lieut,

John Mount, who procured the seal of the Clerk of the Pleas to said Testimony. The testimony was written correctly as stated by said Lieut John Mount, who had marked down some three or four years previously his specific tours of duty and said Mount stated that his brother was with him in all his tours. In his said Brother Zechariah Mount, performed his own regular tours and also for his father during said time of the Revolution, which testimony was duly attached to the declaration of the said Mary Mount and transmitted the same to the War Dept.
Charles G. L. Chesney
Subscribed & sworn to before me this 18 th Jany. 1840.
D. A. Hall Justice of the Peace.

Nf.
4 July 1836

Flights from N.Y. May 11 th 1839.
Dear Sir
Enclosed you will receive the Declarations of Mary Shovels, under the act of "July 4-1836" for a Pension
Respectfully
W. H. S. ... Charles ... 3
J. B. ... Esq. Committee of Pensions House of Reps

First the proof of ideas Many mount now Dezelli's mount
Hon. J. W. Miller Senate US

"Memorandum of Rolls examined 6 Jan'y 1779."
  Capt Jonathan Combs Pay roll May 9. and 10 th 1778.  £ 11. 15. 6 3/4    Capt. Jonathan Combs 18 Bounty Do  3. 0. 0    Lieut. John Mount of Combs Pay roll from 1 to 30 June /78.  150. 5. 5.    Capt. Jonathan Combs (John Mount) Bounty. Do.  42. 2. 0    Capt. Jonathan Combs Pay roll from 2 d Sept r to 8. Oct r /78.  173. 14. 6    Capt Jonathan Combs Bounty Do  47. 19. 0  
State of New Jersey ss.
Charles J. M c Chesney Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that the foregoing are true Extracts from an Antient paper headed "Memorandum of Rolls examined 6. Jan'y 1779." and endorsed "Account of Lt. Col. Scudder's Pay and Bounty rolls examined Jan'y 8. 1779." relating to the Revolutionary war now remaining on file in my office
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hands and affixed my seal of office at the City of Trenton in the State of New Jersey this First day of June Anno Domini One thousand Eight hundred and forty one (1841) Charles J. M c Chesney Sec'y of State.
(A Similaw related to the above was made by the clerk John Westcott and signed by James D. Westcott Esq d Sec'y of State in the Spring of 1840, which together with other papers was mislaid by Mr. Westcott, also contained further proof of Capt. Combs, which I have been unable to find, there being a large quantity of papers and touches relating to the Rev. war that I have not yet examined. the Declaration of Mrs. Ann Combs with proof was among them, Charles J. M c Chesney)

"No. 4. Abstract of County Rolls paid by Isaac Halsey Pay Master to the Militia of Essex and Middlesex "
   No. Date Capt's names County Place of Service Amount D rs as brs in Error     29. 1777. Gornbs Middlesex Elizabeth 474 3 4 474 3 4  
State of New Jersey. s s.
I Charles. J. Mc c Chesney Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that the above is a true Extract from an Antient paper headed "No. 4. Abstract of County Rolls paid by Isaac Halsey Pay Master to the Militia of Essex and Middlesex" and endorsed. "No. 4. Abstract of
County Rolls paid by Isaac Halsey. Paymaster for Essex and Middlesex No 24 to 46 inclusive" Princeton 25 th August 1778. We have examined the County Rolls included in the above abstract and allowed the same as generally endorsed and signed by us
William B. Houston
James Mott Secy
relating to the Revolutionary war and now remaining on file in my office.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hands and affixed my Seal of office at the city of Trenton, in said State this first day of June - A.D. one thousand eight hundred and forty one (1841)
Charles J. Mc c Chesney Secy of State