Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 63820-160-55, for Joseph Munn, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
Not Rev. War
Munn, Joseph
B.L.H. 63820-160-55
M. J. Mil.
No claim for pension
Whiskey Insurrection
CONTENTS
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60,88-7 - act 3 o Mar 55 11 th Aug 55-
Joseph Munn
Prin Capt Williams Steel N. J. Militia Ent? 10 th Sept 1794 disch? Dec 1794
638-22 Whiskey Inn
admitted - April 18, 57
Compensation co on file April 18, 57
No Rolls for 1794 on file in this office
gave funds again July 1800
Aug 30/50
A. H. Reynolds Sumner Street Newark N. J.
in a brother roll, known exactly as to payment & service. At 7/5 to same settled for good payment from the records of the Feb 25/57 and same
No Rolls
Vol. No. 163. Cummins

State of New Jersey } County of Essex } ss
200.88.7 On this Eighth day of August A D one Thousand eight hundred and fiftyfive personally appeared before me a justice of the peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Joseph Munn aged Eighty one years a resident of Bloomfield Essex County in the State of New Jersey Who being duly sworn according to Law declares that he is the Identical Joseph Munn who was a private in the Company Commanded by Captain William Steel in the regiment of New Jersey Militia commanded by Colonel not, remembered(in the war with) in the Whisky Insurrection. That he was drafted at Orange, Essex County in the State of New Jersey on or about the Tenth day of September, A. D 1794 for the term of during the war and continued in actual service in said war for the term of Three Months and was honorably discharged at Pittsburg Pennsylvania in December A D 1794 He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty Land to which he may be entitled under the act approved March 3 d A D 1855 He also declares that he has not received a Warrant for bounty land under this or any other act of Congress nor made any other application therefor And that he did not receive a discharge, that is not a written discharge, but that he received Three Months pay Joseph Munn

We Gabriel Grant and Abraham M Reynolds residents of Essex County in the State of New Jersey upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed (by) and acknowledged by Joseph Munn in our presence and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the Applicant that he is the identical person he represents himself to be
Gabriel Grant
A M Reynolds
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons that the Claimant is the person he represents himself to be and that I have no interest in this claim
Genas Crane justice of the peace
State of New Jersey } County of Essex } ss
I James J. Terhune Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County do hereby certify that Genas S. Crane whose genuine signature appears above is and was at the time of signing the same a justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit and that the aforesaid Court is a Court of Record having general jurisdiction I also certify that I have no interest in this claim and am not concerned in its prosecution
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court
This Ninth day of August A.D. 1855
James J. Terhune, CLK

State of New Jersey County of Essex ss. W.
On this first day of March, in the year of our Lord, one thousand Eight hundred and fifty eight, before me, a Justice of the peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally came Joseph Munner, to me well known, aged eighty four years, a resident of West Bloomfield, in the County of Essex, in the State of New Jersey, who, being duly sworn according to law, on his oath deposeth and saith as follows; to wit:
Question. Mr. Munner, What is your age?
Answer. I will be eighty four years old in May next.
Q. Have you ever been in the Military service of the United States; and if so, when, where, & in what company and Regiment?
A. Yes; I was a private of Captain William Steel's company of New Jersey Militia, in Col. Aaron Ogden's Regt, in the service of the United States, in the Whiskey Insurrection, in the autumn of 1794.
Q. Have you ever received a land warrant for that service; and if so, can you give the No. and date thereof?
A. Yes; I have received for that service, 160-acre Warrant No. 63.820, dated May 13 th 1837, and issued to me, under the Act of March, 3 rd 1835.
Q. Were you acquainted with one Garret Debow, in service in the Whiskey Insurrection?
A. Yes, I was personally well acquainted with his father before him, and with him, before we were in service together, and all the time of our service and always afterwards while he lived.
Q. What do you know of his service, of his discharge, and of his having received pay for said service?
A. I know that he was a Corporal, of Captain David Ford's Company, in Col. Aaron Ogden's Regt; that he went from New Jersey to Western

Pennsylvania; that he served all the time the Company served; that he returned to New Jersey, with the Company, and was honorably discharged; and I suppose he was paid, because if he had not been, I should have heard of it, which I never did, though I have no personal knowledge of the fact, of his being paid.
Q. Did you ever hear of any of the New Jersey Troops in that service, that were not paid?
A. I never did.
Q. Where did Garret Debow live and die?
A. At Pompton Plains, in Morris County, New Jersey.
Q. Who was his wife before their marriage?
A. Hannah Van Klief.
Q. Do you know any thing of their marriage?
A. I did not see them married, but have no doubt, of the fact; and never heard of a doubt of it; they had two or three children, before he went into the service; and a large family afterwards.
Q. Do you know whether Mrs. Hannah Debow, the widow of the said Garret Debow is now living, and if so, whether she is now a widow?
A. I have heard lately that she is living, at Pompton Plains, where she has lived all her life, and that she is now a widow, but I do not know it personally, as I do all the facts above mentioned.
Q. Have you any doubt, that she is now living, and is a widow?
A. No, I know of no cause of doubt, on the subject.
Q. Do you suppose Mrs. Debow is entitled to a Large Warrant?
A. I have no doubt of it.
Q. Have you any interest in her claim?
A. I have none.
Joseph DeMunn
Sworn and subscribed before me, on the day and year first above mentioned; and I hereby certify, that I well know the above signed Dependent Joseph DeMunn to be a credible person, and thought

quite a very old man, his mind is not much impaired, especially in reference to circumstances that transpired many years ago; that I have no doubt, of the truth of the statements sworn and subscribed by him as above; and that I have no inter- est in this claim.
I am a true justice of the peace
State of New Jersey County of Essex ss.
I, James J. Treharne, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that John Munro, whose genuine signature appears to the above Certificate, was, at the time of signing the same, a Justice of the Peace, duly authorised by law, to administer oaths for general purposes, and that full faith and credit are due to all his official acts as such; I further certify, that I have no interest in this claim.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my hand and official seal, at the City of Newark, this Sixth day of March, A.D. 1858.
James J. Treharne Clk

NOTARY PUBLIC
Hon. Geo. C. Whiting Commissioner of Pensions Washington
} Additional Evidence }
Joseph Horne Paris Weekly
1883

State of New Jersey County of Essex
On this 17 th day of February A.D. 1857 Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Joseph Munn a resident of Bloomfield in said State, who being duly sworn according to law, upon his oath declares that he was in the United States Service in the Whiskey War of 1794 in the company of Captain Steel: That he has made application for bounty land (by A. M. Reynolds Esq.) under the act of March 1835 N o 200857- and he is informed by Mr Reynolds that his said claim is suspended for other evidence
He respectfully requests that his claim may be reexamined under the law of May 1836:
He declares that he is not in possession of any certificate of discharge, nor does he know of any Muster roll, or other record evidence of said Service: He herewith sends additional parol evidence: He further states that there are but few persons now living who were his companions in the same company. He also declares that he received pay for said Service and also rations for himself and keeping for his horse and he well believes said pay, and keeping were furnished by the United States
He further states that this company was ordered to West Pennsylvania that they commenced their march on or about 20 th September A.D. 1794 & went by the way of Trenton; thence to Carlisle where they encamped for 15 days & was reviewed by General Washington Esq. Thence to Bedford at the foot of the Allegany Mountains where they again encamped for a few days and then proceeded to Fort-Litt. (so called then) That he was sent to Washington with others in charge of 48 Prisoners: That he received his Pay at the Clerk's Office in Newark and gave receipt for it but cannot remember the paymaster's name
presented J. S. Crane
Joseph Munn

State of New Jersey County of Essex } 388
On this 17 th day of February AD 1857 Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid David Mucker a resident of Caldwell in said State, who being duly sworn according to law, upon his oath declares that he was in the service of the United States, in the War of 1794, known as the Whiskey Rebellion; That Joseph Munn of Bloomfield was also in the said service at the same time in the company of Horse commanded by Captain Steel; That said Munn was then a resident of Orange, that deponent was well acquainted with him both at that time and from that time to this; That said Joseph Munn continued in actual service in said War for the term of three months present Z. L. Crane (David his Mucker mark)
State of New Jersey } 388 County of Essex }
On this 17 th day of February AD 1857 Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Isaac Baldwin a resident of the city of Newark in said State who being duly sworn according to law, upon his oath declares that he was in the service of the United States, in the War of AD 1794 known as the Whiskey Rebellion; That Capt. Joseph Munn of Bloomfield was also in the said service at the same time, in the company of Dragoons commanded by Captain Steel; That he was well acquainted with said Munn at that time and from that time to the present; and does know that he continued in actual service in said war for the term of fourteen days and more. That deponent was also in the service of the United States in the War of 1812 and received a land Warrant for said service N o 9582 Isaac Baldwin

State of New Jersey County of Essex
On this 17 th day of February AD 1837 Personally Appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid John Peck & Cyrus Jones residents of Orange in the said State who being duly sworn according to law, declare that they were residents of Orange AD 1794 that they were then faithful associates of Joseph Munn, (now a resident of Bloomfield); that their acquaintance with him was intimate both at that time and since: that they knew he was drafted to serve in the Horse Company of Captain Steel in the Western Expedition known as the Whiskey Rebellion in West Pennsylvania in 1794; that they well remember, when the said Joseph Munn and some of his associates left home in the latter part of the summer of 1794, to enter into the service of the United States to subdue the Whiskey Rebellion or insurrection:
That said Munn was absent from home about three months and they hereby believe that he continued in the United States service in said war for the term of three months: that they have never heard a doubt expressed to the contrary.
John Peck Cyrus Jones
The foregoing declarations and affidavits were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons, that I am well acquainted with Capt. Joseph Munn the applicant; that he is and has been for many years a prominent citizen of the Township of Bloomfield; that he is the person he represents himself to be and that I have no interest in this claim.
Z. L. Crane Justice of the Peace

State of New Jersey County of Essex ss
to I James J. Terhune clerk of the court of Common Pleas (being a court of Record) in and for said County do certify that Zenas S. Crane before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavits were sworn to and whose genuine signature is subscribed to the jurat thereof at the date of taking said affidavits was an acting justice of the peace for and a resident of said County Commissioner & sworn and duly authorized to administer Oaths - and that full faith and credit is due to his official acts - In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Newark the Seventeenth day of February A.D. 1857 -
James J. Terhune
Ms. B. 857

State of New Jersey County of Essex } ss
For Munn
On this Second day of September AD 1836 Personally Appeared before me a Notary Public within and for the County and State aforesaid David Meeker a resident of Essex County in the State of New Jersey who being duly sworn according to Law Declares that he is acquainted with Joseph Munn an Applicant for Bounty Land under the act of March 3 rd AD 1835 And he further declares that he was engaged in the whisky war or insurrection and that the said Joseph Munn was in the same service with him for the term of three Months And that he received three Months pay for said Service from the United States Government And has no doubt but that the said Joseph Munn received his pay from the same Service as he done Actual Service in the same war and that he knows that the said Joseph Munn is the person he represents himself to be and that he has no interest in his claim for bounty Land And that the above service was rendered in the Months of September October and November AD 1834
his
David X Meeker Mark
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written
J. M. Reynolds
Notary Public

State of New York County of Cayuga } ss
On this _____ day of September AD 1856 Personally appeared before me a justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid John Hiles a resident of Montezuma Cayuga County in the State of New York who being duly sworn according to Law declares that he is acquainted with Joseph Munn an Applicant for Bounty Land under the act of March 3 AD 1835 And he further declares that he was in the Whiskey war or Insurrection and that he knows that the said Joseph Munn was in the same service with him and he further declares that the said Joseph Munn was in actual service in said war for the term of three Months and that he received his pay from the United States for his service and has no doubt but that the said Joseph Munn received pay for his services as he was in the same engagement with him and further that he knows that the said Joseph Munn is the person he represents himself to be and that he has no interest in his claim for Bounty Land And that the above service was rendered in the months of September October and _____ 1854
State of New York, } ss. Cayuga County Clerk's Office, I, EDWIN B. MARVIN, Clerk of the County of Cayuga and of the Courts of Record thereof do hereby certify, that Vathaniel Post Esq., was at the time of taking the annexed affidavit, a Justice in and for said County, and duly authorized to take the same; that I am well acquainted with his hand wri- ting, and verily believe his signature to the foregoing Jurat is genuine. _____ day of Sept 29 1856 WITNESS my hand and seal of said county, this E. Marvin CLERK.

State of New York County of Cayuga } ss
On this day of September AD 1856 Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid John Stiles a resident of Montezuma Cayuga County in the State of New York who being duly sworn according to Law declares that he is acquainted with Joseph Munn an Applicant for Bounty Land under the act of March 3 AD 1835 And he further declares that he was in the Whiskey war or Insurrection and that he knows that the said Joseph Munn was in the same service with him and he further declares that the said Joseph Munn was in actual service in said war for the term of three Months and that he received his pay from the United States for his service and has no doubt but that the said Joseph Munn received pay for his services as he was in the same engagement with him and further that he knows that the said Joseph Munn is the person he represents himself to be and that he has no interest in his claim for Bounty Land And that the above service was rendered in the months of September October and November AD 1794
Witness
W. Post
John his Stiles Mark
John Sullivan
subscribed and sworn to this 26 th day of September 1856 before me
W Post, Justice of the Peace for Cayuga County

Sir Newark August 1 st / 53
I send to you enclosed the affidavits and evidence in relation to Mr Joseph Munn's Bounty Land Warrant please notice and forward as soon as convenient to my address
I most Respectfully ask that his (their) claims may come the same as Revolutionary claimants which will be first as all the soldiers of the Whisky war are very old people, and cannot live long at the most
I remain Yours Respectfully
A. M. Reynolds
Newark N. J.
J. Minot Commissioner of Pensions

Newark. Sept 30/56
Dear Sir
I send you enclosed the additional evidence that you required in relation to the claims of Joseph Munn and David Watt Mullen under the act of March 3 A.D. 1853. please notice and forward their Land Warrants to my address
Respectfully Yours
Am Reynolds
Newark, New Jersey

Additional evidence in Pennsylvania land claims of Joseph Mann, No. 207,559, and of David Mecker, No. 207,443, Act of March 3 rd 1855.
Joseph Mann & Mecker
James L. Street, Agt. New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Joseph Mann & Mecker

ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
(CIRCULAR B.)
PENSION OFFICE,
February 25 1855.
SIR:
The application of Joseph Munn, 200 857. 9 David Meeker 200 443, for service in Captain Steel, and Captain Burnett's Company, for Bounty Land under the act of 3d March, 1855, No _____ has been re-examined, and again suspended for proof as the law
The following report is made by explicitly requires that the applicants were paid by the United States, or by state officers out of the state funds, & that the same was afterwards refunded to the state, by the United States. Other applicants have been able to show by transcripts from the records at Trenton, N.J. that the U.S. did refund to the state, money paid to other companies. As the records show that
did not serve fourteen days, and as it does not appear that he was at any time during the period of his service engaged in battle, said claim cannot be allowed parole testimony being inadmissible under said act.
Very respectfully, Geo. C. Whiting
L. P. WALDO,
Commissioner.
C. H. Reynolds Newark N.J. M.W.C. & B.

Joseph Munn Louisa Francis Received. Sept 1 st

(CIRCULAR A.)
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
John Stiles Montgomery Calhoun
PENSION OFFICE,
August 30 1856.
SIR:
The application of Louisa Francisco, widow of John Francisco, and Joseph Mann
for bounty land under the act of 3d March, 1855, No. 200 857 has been examined, and the claim suspended.
Service is alleged to have been rendered in Capt. D. Ford Co N. L. Mil 1794
The Auditor reports: As roll in each case.
The claim is, therefore, suspended for other evidence of the service alleged.
If there is any roll, discharge, or other record evidence of such service, it must be furnished. But if there be none, parol evidence will be received instead. In such cases the positive testimony of at least two witnesses who were in the same service, or in a situation to know the facts about which they testify, will be required; and the witnesses in their affidavits must state particularly the facts and circumstances of the claimant's service, and their means of knowledge concerning the same.
It must also appear, that the Co was paid by the United States.
Col. H. Reynolds Newark Co. N. L.
Respectfully, &c.,
J. MINOT,
Commissioner.
Minot
N. B.—Endorse the words "Additional evidence" upon the envelope of all papers addressed to this office upon business already before it, and the number to which they refer, upon the papers.

High, John (or)
Hay, John
Wid Orig. 14930
to Merchant & Robert Stevens has md

No claim for pension
Joseph Munn
Whiskey Lumber Company - 1794
Put-Capt. Steele - N. J. Mil
Wt 63820-160-55-

2-00-85-7
FREE
(Official)
Hon. J. Minot Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

Additional evidence in Bounty land claims, Nos. 200,443 & 200,859. Act of March 3 rd 1855.
Joseph Neunig David Necker
S
Official Business.
Commissioner of Pensions, in Washington City. D. G.

Act Mar 55
Aug 11
200.857
Joseph Hunn
pair
Capt. Wm Street
New Jersey
63.
17 Oct
1600.
James L Street
New Brunswick
New Jersey

New Brunswick, New Jersey, April 22 nd 1858.
George C. Whiting, Com. of Pensions.
Sir;
Enclosed, please find No. 2, Volume VIII. of the official publications, of the "New Jersey Historical Society", which I send, that it may be filed in your office, as record evidence , of the fact, that Captain David Ford, commanded a Company, of New Jersey Cavalry, in M. V. Service, in quelling the "Whiskey Insurrection", in the autumn of 1794; — but I send it more particularly, as the additional evidence required in office letter of March 31 st , in the sup- posed bounty land claim, of Mrs. Hannah, widow of Garret Debord, deceased, No. 207,867, acts of March 3 rd 1855, and May 14 th 1856.
I have endeavoured to procure copies of Vol. III. and Vol. VI. to which reference is made by the Secretary, on the 76 page of the enclosed publication, for the purpose of sending them to the Pension Bureau, but I have not been able to get them; I suppose, however, that they may be found in the Libraries at the Capitol, and if so, and they are examined, it will be found,

that they contain, in connection with the enclosed, more recd evidence of the causes of the "Whiskey Insurrection", and of the service of the Troops employed in its suppression, than can be found every where else.
Permit me to say, that after much examination, I believe that the list on page 88. of the enclosed Pamphlet, contains the names of all the commissioned officers, of the Infantry , & Artillery , New Jersey Troops, in the service of the U. S. in quelling said Insurrection, but not many of those, of the companies of Cavalry .
If there were any cause of doubt, of the authenticity or truth of the contents of the enclosed, you have the means to prove, or disprove it, in some degree, by comparison of pages 65, 66, 67 and 68, with your own official records.
Hoping that this evidence will be deemed fully satisfactory, in Mrs. Debow's claim, (And that it is the best possible is very plain.) I have to again request, that her warrant may be issued before she dies.
Very Respectfully:
James L. Street Notary Public.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Munn, Justice (Justus) GRADE Private LINE Sheldon's Dragoons (Connecticut)
WARRANT NUMBER 6225 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Jan. 28, 1790 to — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.