Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3,734, for Tenrub Price, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Price, Jenrub
S 3,734
carded
CONTENTS

33.395
New Jersey. Tenrub Price, dec d , of in the State of who was a private in the commanded by Captain of the commanded by in the Revolution line for 7 Mos + 13 days N.J. Nov. 16/66 Record completed B
Inscribed on the Roll of Penelon at the rate of 24 Dollars 77 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1831. and end October 11 th 1840.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of March 1837 and sent to
James L. Street, New Brunswick N.J.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by G. J. Kelly Clerk, Book H Vol. 1 Page 117.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832
State of New Jersey } Borough of Elizabeth } ss:
On this fourth day of September A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the Borough of Elizabeth in the County of Essex State of New Jersey now sitting, Tennent Price a resident of the Township of Elizabeth in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey aged 69 years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 -
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated
In the month of January 1780 he volunteered against the British and joined the infantry of the Militia in an attempt to drive the enemy from Elizabethe Town, while he resided in the township of Elizabethe in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey and on the 25 th January 1780 which was the same night the Church was burned at Elizabethe Town, he was taken prisoner with his Brothers Abner Price, Roff Price and Thomas as Price together with James Shay and others while on duty as volunteers, and was taken to New York and confined in the Sugar house as a prisoner for the space of seven months and three days & was liberated in exchange on

on the 28 th of August 1780, Captain Robert Hays of Newark N. J. was a prisoner part of the same period of time and was also confined in the same sugar house. He was under the charge of a British Serjt. whose name he thinks was Hutton or Hudson - From the time of his liberation until the winter in 1781 he volun- teered against the enemy in all times of alarm and was on duty frequently in that period guar- -ding the shore at Elizabeth Town Point and at Halsted's Point while the British were at Staten Island on the opposite shore -
In the winter of 1781 (does not recollect the month) was a volunteer in the Company of Captain Samuel Herriman for 1 month on monthly duty, was stationed at Elizabeth Town Point & served the month out - in the infantry -
The next service which he recollects, was in 1782, at which time, (in the month of September he thinks) he volunteered again in the infantry in the Militia under Captain Dotter from New Providence in Essex County - was stationed at Woodbridge in Middlesex County - kept guard along the shore between Woodbridge and Amboy - British lay at Staten Island opposite Amboy - served a month at this time - Between

The winter of 1781 and the fall of 1782 he was frequently on duty but can not state any particular month, nor the particular officers he was under - From the fall of 1781 until the close of the war he was a volunteer in the monthly companies and was often on duty - the greater part of his service was performed in the township of Elizabethe at the Elizabethe Town Point and at Halsted Point, - he can not state with certainty the exact months in which he served during the last two years of the war, but was in the monthly service and was on duty he thinks almost half of the time - he was in frequent skirmishes with the enemy as they crossed from Staten Island to the Jersey Shore - was acquainted with Lieut. New Castle in the New Jersey line of Continentals who was wounded in a skirmish at Elizabethe Town Point, was also acquainted with Col: Matts: Ogden, Capt: Aaron Ogden, Col: Elias Dayton, Capt: Jonathan Dayton. Col: Francis Barker who was after was killed by the falling of a tree - with Lieut: Moses Ogden & Capt: Seth Johnson, all of the Continental service - He has no documents and never received any any evidence of his service, but is sure he served

altogether, including the time he was in the Su- gar house a prisoner more than 18 months - that period I am all in the infantry service - He was born on the 8 th of December 1763 at Eliz- abeth Town in the County of Essex and State of Jersey, and his age is recorded in a Book of family records in his possession
That since the Revolutionary war he has resi- ded in the township of Elizabeth in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey. He knows of no person living by whom he could prove all his services - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pen- sion or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state -
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year afore- said - Jerusha Price
We John McDowell a Clergyman residing in the township of Elizabeth - in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey and Robert Price residing in the township of Elizabeth in the County and State aforesaid, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jerusha Price who has subscrib- bed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be sixty nine years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Rev- olution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. John McDowell

Robert Price
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states - And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that John M. Dowell who has signed the preceding Certificate is a clergyman resident in the township of Elizabeth in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey and that Robert Price who has also signed the same is a resident in the township of Elizabeth in the County and State aforesaid and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Francis B. Chaturroa Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the Borough of Elizabeth the same being a Court of Record in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Tenrub Price for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this fourth day of September Eighteen Hundred & Thirty Two.
F. B. Chaturroa, Clerk

New Jersey } S. Personally appeared before me Essex County } This 31 st of July, 1832, James Shay, and after being duly qualified, on his oath saith that in January 1780, he was, with Jeremiah Price, taken prisoner by the enemy, and carried to New York, and confined in the Sugar house, where they remained seven months. Sworn and subscribed James Shay before me, the day & year as above I certify that James Shay the above named witness is a man of credibility so far as I know he being a stran- ger to me, and I believe the contents of his affidavit are true. Richard Holbrook, Judge, &c. Richard Holbrook 
State of New Jersey } Essex County } Be it known that on the Third day of September In the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and Thirty two Personally appeared before me Samuel B. Miller one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Robert Hays of the Township of Newark County of Essex and State of New Jersey Who being duly sworn on his oath deponeth and saith that he is well acquainted with Jeremiah Price of the Township of Elizabeth in the County of Essex aforesaid and is knowing that the said Jeremiah Price was confined as a Prisoner of War for Three Month in the Sugar house in the City of New-York in the Revolutionary war in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty and was confined there together in the same Room. and further saith not. Sworn and subscribed the Robert Hays day and year aforesaid before me I certify that Robert Hays the above named witness is a man of credibility - Saml B. Miller Saml B. Miller - Judge 

State of New Jersey County of Essex
ss I, Elias Van Arsdale Junior Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in & for said County of Essex Do hereby certify That Shepard Hollock Esquire before whom the the foregoing affidavit of James Shay was taken and Samuel B. Miller Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit of Robert Hoags was taken, at the time of taking the said affidavits, were both of them, Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the said County, residing therein duly commissioned & sworn and authorized to take the same: That I am acquainted with the hand writing of said Judges, and verily believe the foregoing signatures "Shepard Hollock Judge" & "affixed to affidavit of James Shay aforesaid" & "Sam d B. Miller" affixed to the said affidavit of Robert Hoags are genuine — In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of said Court at Newark in the County aforesaid the Eighth day of September A d Eighteen hundred and thirty two
E. M c Redale J s Clerk
3 Price 94-23
From
Francis B. Chetwood
Esq r - town. New Jersey
Recd. 25. cts.
1832.

Power of Attorney in the rejected Pension Claim of Deborah Rice, of Essex County New Jersey, Act of June 7 th 1832.
James L. Street, Atty. New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Whereas, re Tennerb Price, deceased, late of Elizabethtown, in the County of Essex, in the State of New Jersey, made application in his lifetime, for a pension for Revolutionary Service, under the act of June 7 th 1832; which application, was, as the undersigned verily believes, improperly rejected; (And whereas, the said Tennerb Price died on the 11 th day of October, A.D. 1840, without having ever received any part of his said pension, and left no widow; and the following named children only him surviving; to wit; Abigail C. Price, Lydia H. Price, Susan Callen, and Elisa Price:
Now therefore:
I now all may by these presents, that I, Abigail C. Price of the City of Elizabeth, in the County of Essex, in the State of New Jersey, one of the children, and heirs at law, of Tennerb Price, deceased as aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint James L. Street, of the City of New Brunswick, in the County of Middlesex, in the State of New Jersey, My true and lawful Attorney, for me, and in my name, to prosecute to a final issue, the said rejected claims of My father, the said Tennerb Price, deceased as aforesaid.
Witness my hand and seal, this eighteenth day of November, A.D. 1850.
signed, sealed & delivered in presence of
Abigail C. Price
A. M. Elmer
Eliza Price

State of New Jersey County of Essex ss.
Be it known, That on this eighteenth day of November, A.D. 1856, before me, personally came Abi- gail O. Price to me well known, and acknowledged foregoing power of Attorney to be her act and deed, for the uses and purposes therein expressed.
Apollon M. Elmer Notary Public
State of New Jersey County of Essex ss.
I James J. Lehman, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Apol- lon M. Elmer, whose genuine signature appears to the above Certificate of acknow- ledgment, was, at the time of signing the same, a Notary Public, duly authorized by law, to take such acknowledgment, and that full faith and credit are due to all his official acts as such.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal of office at the City of Newark, this nine- teenth day of November, A.D. 1856.
James Lehman, Clerk

Additional evidence in the Rev. Purnian Claim of Tenoub Price, Act of June 7 th 1832.
James L. Street, Atty. New Brunswick, New Jersey.

State of New Jersey County of Essex, ss. W.
Be it known, That on this seventeenth day of February, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven, be- fore me, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, for the County and State aforesaid, — personally came, Eliza Price and Lydia H. Price, aged fifty six and sixty eight years, residents of the City of Elizabeth, in the County of Essex, in the State of New Jer- sey, who, first, being duly sworn according to law, on their oaths declare, that they are the children of Tenrub and Susannah Price, deceased, late of the City of Elizabeth, as aforesaid, that their father and mother were married on the 11 th day of April, 1784; that their mother, the said Susannah Price, died on the 15 th day of February, 1839, and that their father, the said TENRUB Price, died on the 11 th day of October, A.D. 1840, and left no widow, him surviving, but the following children, who yet survive, and none other, viz: Abigail O. Price, Lydia H. Price, and Eliza Price, all of whom are residents of the City of Elizabeth, as a- foresaid, and Susannah Callen, who resides in the City of Newark, in the State of New Jersey; That the dates of the marriage of their father and mother, and of their deaths, are given from the family record, which cannot be sent by mail to the Pension Office. They further declare, on their oaths as aforesaid, that they, and their two sisters as aforesaid, are the only living

children and heirs at law, of their father, the said Tamarub Price, deceased as afore- said.
Eliza Price
Lydia H Price
Sworn and subscribed before me, on the day, and Year, first above written; and I Certify, that the affiants are highly cred- ible persons, and that their Statements are fully confirmed by the records of the fam- ily, of the authenticity and truth of which, I have no doubt; I further certify, that I have carefully examined said records, and that they are contained in a pona- drous family Bible, that is not mailable matter. I further certify, that I have no interest in this claim.
E Kirkpatrick
Judge.
State of New Jersey County of Essex 30th.
I, James J. Terhune, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Edward Kirkpatrick, whose genuine signature appears above, was, at the time of signing the same, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County and State aforesaid, and that full faith and credit are due to all his official acts as such; I further certify, that satisfactory evidence has been offer- ed to said Court, that Tamarub Price, late of the City of Elizabeth in the County of Essex in the State of New Jersey, died

on the 11 th day of October, A.D. 1840; that he left no widow , and the following children only, him surviving; to wit: Abigail O. Price, Lydia H. Price, Eliza Price, and Susan Calum. I further certify, that said Court, is a Court of Record, having a Clerk and seal, and that I have no interest in this claim.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, at the City of Newark, this seventeenth day of February, A.D. 1857.
James J. Tatham clk.

New Brunswick New Jersey February 18 th 1857.
Comr of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Sir;
Enclosed, please find Certificate of Court, required in Pension claim, of the heirs of Tenrub Price, as per Pension Office letter of the 26 th January /57. I have made witnesses of two of the heirs in this case, simply because they have the family record, and can therefore, the more certainly testify, to the facts required; — I would have sent the family record, with the power of attorney in the case, but it is con- tained in an ancient family Bible, that weighs thirteen pounds, and is therefore not mailable; the record is very full, & the following is a true copy, as far as it can have any bearing on the pension claim.
"Marriages."
"Tenrub Price and Susannah Hinds, April 11 th 1784."
"Births."
"Tenrub Price, Dec r 8 th 1763."
"Susannah wife of Do. Oct r 15 th 1764."
"Their Children."
"Abigail O. Price Nov r 9 th 1788."
(over.)

"Lydia H. Price Aug t 10 th 1791." "Eliza Price April 21 st 1801." "Susan Price [Now Allen] April 28 th 1805."
"Deaths."
"Susannah Price Feby. 15 th 1839." "Jerub Price Oct r 11 th 1840."
Hoping soon to have a favorable report in the case, I am; Very Respectfully;
James L. Street. Atty.

9423 Imrub. Price N. J.
F. 3734
Return d a i f no
S. Barber Chetwood Elizabeth Town N. J.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
25 May — 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Thomas Price N.J.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     July 1780 volunt y 7 private in a Skirmish at Elizabeth took prisoner carried to NY 69 was born in Essex Co N.J. lives there now. The imprisonment for 3 rd is proved by living testimony   Aug 11 on duty 0 "   " volunt y 1 " Capt Harrison Trenton Trenton   Sep 1782 - " 1 " Capt Potter Middletown Middletown   Winter of 81 and 82 out frequently and from 1781 until the close of the War. and more than 1 6 served and in prison altogether The Certificate of a Clergyman and a Citizen is also given  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
† Robert Hays was in prison the last 3 months of the applicant's imprisonment, and James Shaw who was taken prisoner at the same time & in the same strict prison the seven months imprisonment,

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, 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 June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 each 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. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Terrub Price - deceased New Jersey 1832
$24 \frac{77}{100} per annum
Hodges

Brief in the case of Terrub Price, deceased, Essex County and State of New Jersey act June 7. 1832.
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Service - 7 months 13 days Private of Inf y - N. J. militia - Proved by parole and confirmed by records of N. Jersey
Death - Oct 11. 1840, (his wife having previously died) and that Abigail O. Price - Lydia H. Price - Eliza Price, and Susan Callen are his only surviving
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Children - Proved by sworn family record and duly certified by the Judge of a court of record.
Name and residence of Agent
James L. Street New Brunswick N. Jersey
E. G. Dodge
Examining Clerk.

New Jersey 1923 Current Price rejected
See letter to F. B. Chetwood 4 Oct '833.
v. L. sheet Dec 15/56 same Jan'y 26/57
Ref. 72 Jan 1/57
150. 8 1/2 1 130 215 - 3. 66 215 1170 300
450 375 525 25

9423
New Jersey Tenrub Price
Suspended
See letter to Lewis Condict
27 Aug r 1883

(Official Business)
George C. Whiting Esq. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Additional evidence in subject Pension Claim of Lemuel Rice of Essex County New Jersey Act of June 5th 1852.

(Official Business.)
George C. Whiting, Esq. Commissioner of Pensions, re Washington, D. C.
Senat. Priced N. 1832
Additional evidence in Rev. Pension Claim, Act of June 5 th 1832.

Additional evidence in suspended pension claim, Act of June 7 th 1832.
United Office July 8 1832
(Official Business.)
George C. Whiting Esq. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.

Rev War ✓ 3734.
INVALID.
File No. 3734
Terrill Price
Print Rev War
Act: June 7. 1832
Index:—Vol. 4 , Page 302
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Terrill Price Records corrected Nov. 16/66. B. ✓

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New Brunswick, New Jersey, November 25 th 1856.
George C. Whiting, Esq. (Commissioner of Pensions.)
Sir;
Enclosed please find power of attorney, in the rejected pension claim of TENRUB PRICE , deceased, late of Essex County, in this State; — (Act of June 7 th 1832.) it is the universal tradition of the neighborhood where he always lived, that he was a soldier of the Revolution, and the arms he used while in service, are yet in the possession of the family. I have therefore to request a synopsis of the claim, that I may endeavor to establish it, by satisfactory evidence.
I can at least, (as I believe) satisfy the Department, that there never lived but one man of the name.
Very Respectfully;
James L. Dreet, Atty.

Terrub Price - deceased New Jersey - Essex Co. Act June 7, 1832.
Admitted Private 7 mos 18 days. - at $24 77 / 100 per annum, from March 4, 1831 to October 11th, 1840, when he died.
Certificate payable to Abigail D. Price, Lydia H. Price, Eliza Price, and Susan Waller, his only surviving children
Atty James L. Street New Brunswick N. Jersey.

New Brunswick New Jersey (December 30 th 1856.
George T. Whiting, Esqrd. (Com. of Pensions, Washington D. C.)
Sir:
Enclosed please find Certificate, from New Jersey Secretary of State, pro- ving (in part) the Service of Tenrub Price, of Essex County, during the Revolution. This Certificate appears to prove very positively, between 7, and 8 months Service, for which I ask a Pension Certificate, on the Trenton New Jersey Agency. This was the only man, probably, that ever lived, of his name; i.e. "TENRUB"; the name was formed, (as saith tra- dition) by inverting the name of his God- father, who was Dr. William Burnet, afterwards a Surgeon of the Continental line of New Jersey, who served until the end of the war. The original and singularity of the name, prove identity, and I enclose an old receipt, to show, that he was a living and debt-paying man, in 1816. Agents are prohibited the exami- nation, of records and papers, relating to Rev. Service, in the office of the Sect. of State of New Jersey; but I know historically that Col. Herriman and Potter, and Col. Jacques, were Offi- cers of Militia, who served some time, during the Revolution, and thus far the Declaration
(over)

of Iannah Price, (a synopsis of which is given in office letter of the 15 th Inst) is certainly true. The Act of the Legislature of this State of December 20 th 1783, was passed, and should yet be in the pension office; a careful examination of that act will show, that the Certificate No. 190, for £18. 11. 6, given to Iannah Price, was a specific certificate, and could only have been given for Essex County, Militia Service ; and that these certificates, prove in no case, that the soldier did not serve longer , than the amount of the Certificate would pay for; while they do prove in every case, that he did serve that long .
Very Respectfully; James L. Street Atty.
Additional evidence in support of Rev. Purdie's claim, Act of June 17 th 1832.
James L. Street, Atty. New Brunswick, New Jersey.

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Notes given by the Commissioners of the several Counties of the State of New Jersey for Militia service during the Revolutionary War.
   NO. OF CERTIF. DATE. SIGNED BY PAYABLE TO AMOUNT.     196 May 25. 1784 Thomas Clark Jerub Price £ 18. 11. 6  
$49.53
7 mos 13 days
STATE OF NEW JERSEY :
I, THOMAS S. ALLISON, Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify, that the foregoing is a true abstract from a Book, headed as above, as taken from, and compared with the original, now remaining in my office.— And I do further certify, that Thomas Clark was, by an Act passed by the Legislature of this State, December 20, 1783, entitled, "An Act to procure an estimate of the sums due to the Militia and Troops who have been raised for the defence of the frontiers of the State, and to provide for the settlement of the same," appointed a Commissioner for the County of Essex for the purpose of settling and adjusting the Pay-rolls of the Militia and Troops of this State, as aforesaid, and also for signing and delivering out to each and every person a note for the payment of what may be justly due.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal of office, at Trenton, in said State, this twenty sixth day of December — A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty- six
Thos S. Allison
Secretary of State.

Amendment to Declaration of Lord Teynham Price

State of New Jersey Borough of Elizabeth ss 3 d p:
Personally appeared before me the undersigned, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the Borough aforesaid, Jennib Price of Elizabeth Town in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey, who being duly sworn according to law on his oath says that since he made his declaration in Court he is able to correct his statement of services in some particulars -
That he was taken prisoner the same night with James Shay and was taken to Staten Island with him the same night they were taken prisoners, and the next day being the 26 th of January 1780 they were taken to New York and confined in the Sugar House and were there confined three months and three days , and that Robert Hoag , whose affidavit to three months of this deponent's confinement is annexed to his declaration, was confined with him the last three months of this deponent's imprisonment, and that the said James Shay was exchanged the same day with this deponent -
That from the time of his exchange & liberation from the Sugar-house in August 1780, until December 1780 he was on duty or alarm in the township of Elizabeth and guarding the shore at the mouth of Staten Island , the greater part of the time, and served in active duty during that time, at least one month and a half - in which service he volunteered and took Command charge of the scouting parties, being well acquainted with that part of the Country -
That the one month's service mentioned in his declaration to have been rendered in the winter of 1781 was performed in the month either of January or February, under the Capt. and at the station in his declaration mentioned, and he thinks Col: Moses Jacques commanded the militia at that time -
That he does not recollect whether there was any officer of higher rank than the Capt. at the township of Woodbridge, while he

he was stationed there, in the company of Capt. Potter, in Sept. 1782, on monthly duty, during which time he served one month as is (fourthly) mentioned in his declaration.
That from the winter of 1781 to the fall of the year in 1782 (the month of September excepted) he was a very considerable proportion of the time engaged in active duties (the commander of a scouting party) in the township of Elizabethton, and served in active service during that time a period (in all) of not less than two months - during which time he was engaged in several skirmishes against the enemy, at the Shore at Elizabethton Young Point.
That his 4 brothers (all of whom are dead except one, and where he is living at this time this deponent does not know, and has not heard) were engaged with him in the scouting parties above mentioned, in consequence of which the refugees burned the Barn of deponent's father - and stole his cattle -
That since he made his declaration in Court he recollects that he was taken prisoner at Bergen Point in the County of Bergen and was confined ten days at Bergen Point, and was then sent on parole to one Van Wagoner on the Jersey Shore at York Bay and then kept on parole eight days - at the expiration of which time he was exchanged - that he was taken prisoner on Christmas eve in 1781 -
That by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory, he can not 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 Seven Months and Three days he was confined in the sugar house in New York, for ten days he was confined at Bergen Point and on parole at the Jersey Shore with one Van Wagoner - That for three months and a Half I served as a volunteer in alarms and scouting parties; For two months I served as a volunteer in monthly duty in the militia, and

for such service I claim a Pension -
That he does not know of any person living at this time by whom he can prove any of his services during the Revolution, and who served with him at any time, except James Shay and Robert Hoag, whose affidavits accompany this deponent's declaration, and that he believes they are all dead, but can not say whether his brother is living or dead, as he has heard nothing about him in the space of two years -
General Price
Subscribed & sworn this 15 day of June A. D. 1833. before me }
Edward Price Alderman
I Francis B. Chetwood Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the Borough of Elizabeth in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey hereby certify that Edward Price before whom the foregoing affidavit was subscribed and sworn, at the time of taking the said affidavit was and still is an Alderman of the Borough aforesaid, and a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said Borough, duly commissioned and sworn, residing therein, and as such is duly authorized to take affidavits; and I further certify that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Alderman, and that the signature "Edward Price Alderman" to the foregoing affidavit subscribed is genuine -
In testimony whereof I have herunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said Court at Elizabeth Town in the Borough aforesaid, this fifteenth day of June A. D. 1833.
F. B. Chetwood Clerk

State of New Jersey, Borough of Elizabeth } ss.
Personally appeared before the subscriber an Alderman of the Borough of Elizabeth, New- Jersey Price of the Borough aforesaid who is known to me to be a man whose statements are entitled to full credit, and whom I certify to be the same Jeremiah Price who made his declaration before the Court of Common Pleas of the Borough aforesaid in the term of September 1832 to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th June 1832, who being duly sworn on his oath says that he is the same Jeremiah Price who made his declaration as aforesaid - That the service mentioned in his declaration, in which he served as Commander of scouting parties was voluntarily performed by him, and not by the direction of any superior Officer - in which service he engaged as he was well acquainted with the situation of the country, in which those services were performed - That on the night of the 25th of January 1780, while on duty in the militia, as a volunteer against the enemy who came to Elizabeth Town, from Staten Island on that night, while engaged against the enemy he was taken prisoner as mentioned in his declaration, and was taken off the same night, by the enemy to Staten Island, and detained at the enemy's fort until morning, when he was taken to the Sugar House in the City of New York, and there confined seven for the space of seven months and three days, a prisoner under the charge of one Hutton or Hutton a British Sergeant and was exchanged on the 28 th of August 1780, at which time he was liberated from prison and returned to his home at Elizabeth Town - That all the evidence he can at this late time procure, of his confinement in prison is contained in the affidavits of James Shay who was taken prisoner at the same time, and Robert Hoag who was taken prisoner and confined

in the same prison after this deponent had been in prison as he thinks about 4 months, which affidavits ac- company this deponents papers on file in the pension office - That on the 24 th of December 1781 Capt. Baker Head ricks of the militia sent a detachment of the militia of which this deponent was one, with a Boat from Elizabeth Town to take the British Guard stationed at Staten Islands Bergen Point, opposite Staten Island, that the boat was blown ashore at Bergen Point, and all the detachment 7 in number were taken prisoners, and were taken to the British Fort on Bergen Point and the next day they were all parolled by one Oglesbie Capt of the British guard, and was placed on the farm of one Van Wagones on parol, a prisoner for the space of ten days - at the expiration of which time he was parolled home by Capt Hendricks and was exchanged in two weeks after he arrived at home. That he has not seen nor heard of any of those who were taken prisoners at that time for at least fifteen or twenty years past, and is not able to procure any testimony of his being taken prisoner at the time - That in the winter of 1781 the precise month he can not say he served one month, a volunteer, in the militia in the Company Commanded by Capt Samuel Herriman, but can not say with certainty who commanded the Regiment - he was stationed one month at Elizabeth Town Point at that time - That he served one month in the militia under Capt Latter of New Providence in Essex County, in the fall of 1782, and was stationed at Woodbridge in the County of Middlesex - he can not recollect what Col: commanded the Regiment at that place - he has no documentary evidence of service or discharge

at any time during the war, & while in the service above mentioned, he was engaged in no civil pursuit - he knows no person living who served with him in any other of the towns above mentioned - That he was frequently on duty in the militia service in times of alarm, and was a number of times engaged in skirmishes against the enemy, but the precise length of time in all the alarms, and the precise number of times he can not at this late time specify - but that he served at least three months as a volunteer in the militia in times of alarm, during the war. That from the frequent depredations of the enemy during the war, it was impossible for a man who opposed the enemy through the war, and lived at Elizabethton found must of necessity have served more than that length of time in all the alarms which the enemy so frequently created -
Subscribed & sworn to this 30 th day of September 1833 before me
General Price
Moses Chandler Alderman
State of New Jersey } ss. I, Francis B. Chetwood Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the Borough of Elizabethton hereby certify that Moses Chandler before whom the foregoing affidavit was subscribed & sworn to is an alderman of the Borough of Elizabethton duly commissioned & qualified and as such is authorized to take affidavits, and I further certify that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said Alderman and that the signature "Moses Chandler Alderman" to the foregoing affidavit subscribed is genuine - In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this 30 th day of September 1833
F. B. Chetwood, Clerk