Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8016, for Richard Paul, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Paul, Richard
R. 8016
CONTENTS
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10. 35. 345 NY
Let to Hon J. Sanford April 28. 42
8016
act 7. June 32

1886 Mch 19 E.J. Paul with history Prior
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
8016 P. O. Richard Paul Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 Discharged: _____, 18 REJECTED
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract

No. 35.345
Richard Paul. N.Y.
act. 7. June '32-
Hon. J. Sanford .1772

State of New York, Tutten County,
Richard Paul Now of the town of Johnstown Tutten County State of New York being duly sworn saith that he is twenty eight years of age that he was born & brought up in the state of New Jersey that he continued to live there until some time after the close of the war of the revolution that he belonged to the Militia of said state that he belonged to Captain Briggs company that said Briggs company was called into service in said war some time in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight that this deponent entered the Army as a common soldier under said Briggs on or about the year 1778 some time in the spring or summer of that year that he was actively engaged in the battle at Monmouth against the enemy that Captain Briggs was in a short time thereafter promoted to a Majority that this deponent then fell into Captain Benjamin Heyman company and remained under his command in said company and in active service in said company in the last said state for some considerable length of time and until Captain David Herriman took the command of said company that this deponent did serve in the last said company as a common soldier and in actual service in said war of the revolution until the close of said war.
And this deponent further saith that while engaged as a militia man in said service under said officers he was several times engaged with skirmishing parties against the enemy along on the lines of the Army that he was engaged in a battle or skirmish against the enemy at a place called Springfield (Jersey) and also at a place then called the Connecticut farm (Jersey) and also at Elizabeth town (Jersey) that said deponent was at one time during said war taken prisoner by the enemy and remained a prisoner of war nine days that said deponent made his escape from the enemy that this deponent was from the time he entered the Army as aforesaid engaged in active service in said Army in said state (New Jersey) until the close of the war.
And this deponent further saith that the officers under whom he served as aforesaid in said war are all dead as this deponent has been informed and believes true. And this deponent further saith that for said service he received but a small amount of pay to which he was justly entitled to and that this is his first application to

government for its bounty that until within a few years past he did not stand in need of it but times have changed with deponent he is now old and poor and stands much in want of it
State of New York Fulton County ss.
Richard his Paul
Donald McIntyre First Judge of Fulton County Courts Said Courts being Courts of Record in said State County) do hereby certify that the foregoing affidavit was taken and subscribed before me by the above named Richard Paul on the 13th day of April AD 1842 at Johnstown in said County & State aforesaid & further certify that I know the said Richard Paul who subscribed & swore to the said affidavit to be the person therein described that from the annexed affidavit of Daniel Stewart I believe that the said affidavit of the said Richard Paul is entitled to full faith & credit. Given under my hand April 14th 1842
State of New York Fulton County ss.
D.W. McIntyre First Judge
Daniel Stewart of the town of Johnstown in the County of Fulton aforesaid being duly sworn says that he is well & personally acquainted with Richard Paul the deponent who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration that he has been so acquainted with him for more than thirty years last past that he is a man of strict veracity & integrity & of fair & irreproachable general character both public & private that the affidavit or statement upon oath of the said Richard Paul is entitled to full faith & credit.
State of New York Fulton County ss.
Daniel Stewart
Donald McIntyre First Judge of Fulton County Courts in the State aforesaid (said Courts being Courts of Record) do hereby certify that the foregoing affidavit was taken & subscribed before me by the above named Daniel Stewart on the fourteenth day of April AD 1842 at Johnstown in the County & State aforesaid and I further certify that I am well acquainted with the said Daniel Stewart & have been so acquainted with him for more than two years last past that I know him to be the individual described in & who made oath to the foregoing affidavit that the said Daniel Stewart is a person of truth & veracity that his affidavit or statement upon oath as above made is in my opinion entitled to full faith & credit. Given under my hand at Johnstown aforesaid April 14th 1842. D.W. McIntyre First Judge

Mr. Green Richard Park
7 June 1832
prisoner
How I love to see you again
in language
J. L. Edwards
Camp Pendleton Washington City
H. M. L. Sanford 17/22

Sir
Enclosed agree with friend Richard Paulo offered on the subject of his Revolutionary claims for his services in the revolution. Please to examine the offices yourself go to the Pension office with them get the Commissioner of Pensions to examine the papers himself and to give you an answer thereon with directions how to proceed in the business if all is correct therefor I will send to Lacey and get the old man identified I will make this letter short write me soon
Yours & B. Harkness
Shelburn 14 April 1842
Will Mr. Edwards please return me an answer thoughts me in relation to the above case - I oblige
J. Sanford
Warren Reps April 25 1842

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Paul Robert GRADE Private LINE Hazen's Regiment
WARRANT NUMBER 13610 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED January 22, 179? (tom) to Benjamin Mooers, assignee
*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.