Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32419, for Jedediah Ogden, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Ogden, Jedediah
S.32419
CONTENTS

Order to Pay 6 th Oct 1837.
25433
Indiana
Peddieah Ogden of Union Co in the State of Indiana who was a private in the corps commanded by Captain Ogden of the regt commanded by Col Newcomb in the New Jersey line for 9 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana at the rate of 30 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day of Jan 1833 and Edgville Burnside Liberty
Arrears to the 4th of Sept  75 — Semi-ant. allowance ending March  15 — $90 —
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Sam H Boyd Clerk Book 8 Vol. 7 Page 23

1024551 Jedediah Ogden Sen. Union County Indiana
from 1776 private 9 months $30.
Edgell Buruside Col. Union County Indiana Liberty

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
11 May 31 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 Icedediah Ogden Sen d Union County Indiana
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Vol. June 1776 - 5 - orderly Sgt. Capt Ogden, Colonel McComb - 83 years Cumberland County Traditionary evidence Witnessed Certified credible - No Clergymans Certificate thereon given.   Vol. July 1777 - 1 - Ensign Capt Elwell, Major Elmer, Col Preston New Jersey papers not properly attached   Vol. - - - 3 - orderly Sgt. Capt Westcott Should prove his service as an Ensign  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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) _____, who has 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 days 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 the 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.
The notes from [a] to [j] 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.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Jedediah Ogden Declaration for Pension
Filed 6th Sept 1833 Ebenezer D. Dyer Clerk

State of Indiana Union County 3/8
on this set th day of September in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty three before Charles H. Smith President Judge and Robert Swann one of his Associates, Judges of the Circuit Court of said county of Union now sitting, personally appeared in open court Jehadiah Ogden Senr. a resident of said county of Union aged eighty three years, who being first duly sworn accord- ing to law, doth on his oath make the following Decla- ration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of conscrip- tion (June the 7th 1832) - That he entered the military ser- vice of the United States as a volunteer sometime in the sum- mer of June in the year A.D. 1776 in a company commanded by his brother Captain Samuel Ogden, his Lieutenants were Abiah Shaw and Conradt Sheppard, his Ensign was Adam Terrel - That he then resided in Cumberland County in the State of New Jersey, at which place he was born on the 17th day of February A.D. 1750 - That when said company was made up he marched with it to New York and arrived there about the first of July following, after his arrival at New York said company joined the Reg- iment commanded by Colonel Silas Newcomb, then under the command of Genl. Herk - That after his arrival at New York he was charged with the command of a working party, frequently employed in loading fire ships designed for the purpose of setting fire to the English fleet at that time laying off Staten Island - That at the time of the Battle of Long Island, he was stationed at Fort Putnam - That he was in General Washington's army when he retreated from Long Island, That from thence he mar- ched to Fort Washington at which place he was station- ed at the time New York was taken by the English - from thence he marched to the White Plains, and continued in General Washington's army during his retreat through New Jersey, and on arriving at Trenton he was discharged having served that time five full months, and was dur- ing the whole time orderly sergeant in the above mentioned company - That about the last of February A.D. 1777 he again volunteered and joined a company at first commanded by

Capt. Timothy Elmer - but upon their joining the main body of Troops. - Samuel Ogden above named having been by this time promoted to the office of Major being compelled to return home by reason of ill health. - Captain Timothy Elmer above named was promoted to the office of Major to fill the vacancy of Major Ogden - whereupon the Subalterns of said company were promoted in regular succession by which means David Elwell who had before been their Lieutenant became their Captain and he the said Jedediah Ogden being orderly Sergeant of said company, in which capacity he entered the same, became promoted to the office of Ensign of said company; The General Assembly of New Jersey being in Session at Mount Holly at the time application was made thereto for commissions. - whereupon said General Assembly granted commissions to the said Jedediah Ogden for such Ensign and to the other officers of said company, said commissions to expire at the end of one month, during this tour he, the said Jedediah Ogden saw and the said company to which he belonged was stationed at the forks of the Rariten in New Jersey - during that tour, and in the capacity of Ensign as aforesaid he served one whole month, and at the end thereof he was discharged and returned home - during the last mentioned tour he belonged to a Regiment commanded by Col Isaac Preston. - Said commission he is not able to produce inasmuch as it has long since been lost or mislaid. - That while the English Army lay at Philadelphia, the exact time not recollected, he again volunteered and entered the military service of the United States, the exact time not recollected, and at three several times, or tours, the precise time of entering upon each not recollected, he served three whole months in addition to the aforementioned tour, making in all nine months service, and was during the whole time orderly Sergeant of the respective companies to which he belonged except the one month, when he was Ensign as above stated. - That while engaged in

the three last above mentioned monthly tours he was principally engaged in guarding the Jersey shore between Red Bank and Philadelphia Coopers ferry. - That when the Hessians landed at the upper Ferry opposite Philadelphia, he was stationed at the lower one. - The party to which he belonged consisting of but fourteen men, and not being able to disturb the movements of the enemy, their party took up their march towards Haddonfield, frequently in sight of the enemy, and continued on to head quarters at Sand Town, at which place he was at the time of the Battle at Red Bank - That on the next day after the Battle at Red Bank he was there, and assisted in burying the dead. - And that soon after this as he thinks, he was engaged in repairing the works at Fort Mifflin and at the time when the English fleet was firing upon it. - and at the time the English ship Augusta took fire, he was at Red Bank but was at Sand Town when she blew up. - That during the three last above mentioned monthly tours, he belonged to the three several companies commanded by ca- ptains Samuel Westcott, David Stewart  Ransom , and Ab- ijah Davis, and during one of the three last-mentioned monthly tours, he served as a substitute for some person not known to him who refused to serve, it being the practice of the officers in such cases to procure a substitute in the place of such delin- quent at his expense, and that during each and all the tours aforesaid, he served with troops, bound to service and recognized by public authority. - That he ascertains his age from the record in his family Bible which he has long had in his possession and which he believes to be correct and true. - That he continued to reside in Cumberland county New Jersey until the Spring of 1826 when he removed to Marion county in the state of Indiana where he has ever since resided, that he entered the service each time

as a volunteer, one tour being as a substitute as above mentioned. — That he never received any written discharge, as they were discharged by companies. — That he has no documentary evidence by which he can prove his services, nor does he know of any person now living by whom he can prove his services. — That he is not on the Pension Roll of any state or Territory, or any agency of any state or Pension office. — and that he hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present. — That he is intimately acquainted with General John B. Rose, and the Rev d Joseph A. Ball a clergiman — citizens of his neighborhood who can testify to his character for truth and veracity and who believe him to have been a soldier of the Revolution. — and that during the tours aforesaid he was not engaged in any civil pursuit, but in actual military service. —
Sworn and subscribed to the day and year first aforesaid in open court. —
Edgell Bunnell Clerk
Jadichiah Ogden
After making the aforesaid declaration, the said Jadichiah Ogden the declarant aforesaid, had propounded to him by the court aforesaid the following interrogatories, and having been first duly sworn in open court to make true answer thereto, made the annexed replies (So w th ) —
Question 18 th When and in what year were you born? Answer — On the 17 th day of February A.D. 1750 at Cumberland county in the State of New Jersey. —

Question 2 d - Have you any record of your age and if so, where is it? -
Answer - My age is recorded in my family Bible { at my residence in this county, -
Question 3 rd where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
Answer - When called into service I lived in Cumberland County New Jersey, where I continued to reside until the Spring of the year 1826 when I removed to this county, where I have ever since resided. -
Question 4 th How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute; and if a substitute for whom? -
Answer - In every instance when I went out I went voluntarily, in one instance I offered my services as a substitute to supply the place of some person unknown to me at the time as I think, who refused to serve when required, I think the delinquent was a friend, or Quaker.
Question 5 th 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. -
Answer - I may not be able to distinguish between the regular officers &c. and the militia in all cases - During my first term of 6 months among the troops where I served were the following named officers Genl. Washington. Maj. Genl. Lord Stirling, Genl. Sullivan who was taken prisoner at the Battle of Long Island, and Genl. Putnam - Col. M'Call. Major Howell, Captain Egan, Kelly, Dubois & Crocker. - While out on my second tour and when stationed at the forks of Raritan my officers were Genl. Dickinson, Col. Isaac Britton who died at the house of Gylter Bager-

When the was quarts, Major Timothy Elmer, and capt Elwell. During the 3 last months Col. Gen. Smith at Newcomb had charge of the militia that was called out from time to time and had his head quarters at Haddonfield. Col. Green commanded at Red Bank, and one capt. Smith at Fort Mifflin during the whole time months.
Question 6th - Did you ever receive a dis charge from the service, and if so by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
Answer - In every instance, the company to which I belonged was required to serve for a certain length of time, and at the close thereof, the whole company was discharged, as an individual I received no written discharge. -
Question - Did you ever receive a commission and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it. -
Answer - During our tour I held a commission gra- nted for one month by the General Assembly of New Jersey, which commission has long since been lost. I made no account of it, & took no trouble to preserve it. I have not seen it for 40 years. -
Question - 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. -
Answer - Rev. Joseph A. Ball, and General John B. Rose the Sheriff of this court. -

We the undersigned A Ball a clergyman residing in  in  Franklin  adjoining Union  County of  county  Indiana , and John B. Rose, a resi- dent of the same  Union County , do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jedediah Ogden the above mentioned appli- cant who has sworn and subscribed the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty three years of age; that he is respected and beloved in the neighbourhood where he resided to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Soon and subscribed this day and year after and Edghees Burruss Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after and investigation of the matter, and after putting the inter- rogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as such he states; And the Court further further certifies that it appears to them that Jedediah Ball who signed the above Certificate is a clergyman residing in the neighbourhood of the applicant  township of Harmony  and  county of  of the and that John B. Rose, who has also signed the same is a resident of the township and last  county  of and is a credible person, and that the statement is entitled to credit.
I Edghees Burruss Clerk of the Circuit Court of said County of Union, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter the application of Jedediah Ogden for a pension In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 18th day of Septem- ber 1833. Edghees Burruss Clerk

a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Jedediah Ogden Senr. S. 7 32419.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     June 1776 5 mos. Ord. Sgt. Samuel Ogden Silas Mecombe N. J.   Feb. 1777 1 mo. Ord. Sgt. Timothy Elmer Isaac Preston   Ensign David Elwell   1777 3 mos. Ord. Sgt. Samuel Westcott   David Pierson   Elijah Davis  
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Cumberland Co. N. J.
Date of application for pension, Sept. 6 1833 His claim was allowed
Residence at date of application, Union Co. Indiana
Age at date of application, born Feb 17 1750 Cumberland Co. N. J.
Remarks:
No data as to family.

32 419 Ruz INVALID.
1908, Dec. 1. Hist. to W. P. Hart, A. S. P. 1917 Feb. 15. Hist. to Martha Ogden.
File No. 32, 419
Jedediah Ogden Rev. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 306
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Branch State Bank of Indiana Richmond, Jan. 28. 1837
J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Resp. S r
Please to direct that the Pension due to Jedidiah Ogden, a Pensioner of this District be paid on the vouchers herewith enclosed. His last payment was to Sept. 4. 1836. A small error will be seen in the third line in the Cert t of identity, which it is hoped may be passed over, as there is no doubt in my mind of the genuineness of the vouchers.
Very respectfully
Elijah Coffin, Cashier Acting for Samuel Merrill Pension Agent, Indiana.

War Department Pension Office 8 th Oct 1833
Sir
The claim of Sedediah Ogden has been again examined. The regulation of the Department, requiring all claimants as Commissioned officers to produce their Original Commissions as satisfactory proof of the fact and of their services as such he is interested . As the claimant alleges he is unable to comply with the above regulation, if he shall state so instead the portion of his services will be admitted as a private if his claim admitted for 9. Months .
I am Sir Very Respectfully Your Obed Servt J L Edwards
E. Burnside Esq Liberty Union County Indiana

Harmony Township. Union County, Indiana, 4 th Dec r 1833
Sir, — I hereby willingly comply with the within proposal; And you are hereby instructed, in admitting my claim, to allow me the same amount of pension, that I should be entitled to, had I served as a private soldier, instead of Ensign, during one month stated in my declaration, as having served as Ensign. — In doing this, I do not admit that I did not serve, as stated, but merely relinquish my claim on account of having served as an officer during the time stated, Sir
Very respectfully your obedient Servant. —
To J. D. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions. —
Zedediah Ogden

Rev. - 1 L B V
Ottumwa, Iowa, Feb. 5, 1917
The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:—
Have you anything on your records about the services of Jedediah Ogden of Fairfield New Jersey, during the War of the Revolution?
Thanking you in advance for your reply, I am, Respectfully,
Martha Ogden 415 W. 5 th St.
Ottumwa, Iowa.

HUNTINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE. HUNTINGTON, INDIANA.
Huntington, Indiana, November 18, 1908.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Will you please give me the Revolutionary record of Jedediah Ogden, who was a private in the Continental Army, and an officer of the New Jersey State Troops in the Revolutionary War? Also please give name of record book and page where the record is found.
Thanking you for the courtesy, and awaiting your earliest convenience, I am
Very truly yours,
W. P. Heart
Enc. WPH/MMH
Supt. City Schools.