Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 12,026, John Bray, Continental. New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental New Jersey
Bray, John Kinchloe, Ellen or Kincheloe, Eleanor
W. 12,026
CONTENTS
Former widow

17408 Virginia. Richmond John Bray decd
of New Brunswick in the State of New Jersey, who was a non  resident citizen in the by Captain  of the  commanded by Col  in the  commanded line for Payable to Ellen Brindloe who was his widow.
Inscribed on the Roll of  at the rate of 570 Dollars  Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. End 28 th April 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 th day of Sept r 1830 and sent to Mrs S. V. Raymond Arrears to the 4th of  Semi-annual allowance ending
 June 1834
(Revolutionary Claim) Act June 7, 1832.

1858, April 2 d Cer. to Ten. Agent.
" " 6. In New Jersey fr. 14 Sept. 1857 To notice sent to Hon G. B. Adrain, H of R.
5. 823
New Jersey Virginia  Wilmington Eleanor Kinchloe, formerly widow of John Bray- N. J. who served in the Revolutionary
war, as an Asst. Economy of James,
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 570 dollars 00 cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued 18 th day of June 1856, and sent to
J. S. Gullaher, Present,
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 126. Vol. 61

State of New Jersey } County of Middlesex }
On the nineteenth day of March Eighteen hundred & thirty three Personally appeared in open court before the Court of Common Pleas now sitting John Doyen a resident of the Township of North Brunswick in the County aforesaid and on his oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named Officers & served as herein stated
That in the Spring or Summer of 1776 he joined a Party under the command of Col t Nath l Heards of Woodbridge in the County of Middlesex aforesaid who was destined to Long Island in the State of New York for the purpose of disarming the Tories, there were two Majors attached to the command viz a Major Dehart of the Continental Troops and a Major John Duyckinck of the Militia. That at the time he joined said Troops which were composed of Continentals and Militia his residence was at Raritan Landing in the County of Middlesex aforesaid. That he was a Volunteer that he marched with said Troops from Woodbridge to the City of New York crossing the intervening rivers, from thence crossed the East River to Brooklyn on Long Island and from thence marched to the Town of Jamaica where a halt was made for several days during which a number of Parties were detached in different directions for the purpose of disarming the Tories which being effected, the Troops proceeded as far as Hempstead and from thence they returned but when and where they were discharged he cannot say not having any documentary evidence. That in the same year he was with a Party that were stationed at Purnus Bay on Staten Island about 4 Miles from Perth Amboy (an excellent place for the enemy coming from Sea to Land) to give an alarm in case of such an event. That after serving as above stated he returned to his dwelling at Raritan Landing, after which he was applied to by Col t Ag t Dunham who had taken the contract for supplying the Troops on the lines that were stationed

on the line between Perth Amboy and Elizabeth Town with Provisions
That in the Spring of 1777 he was taken Prisoner & confined in a House in New Brunswick that the British had con- verted into a Prison, That while a Prisoner in New Brun- swick his Dwelling House at Raritan Landing was Plundered by the British and a Great deal of his Goods that he had the charge of was burned by which he suffered very much. In the Month of June 1777 the British evacuated New Brunswick, he was then taken to New York where at first he was put in the Prison after remaining there a number of days he was removed to what was called Livingston's Prison House in which there were at that time about 300 Prisoners. Then he continued 'till the Autumn, seeing no prospect of an exchange, he with 5 or 6 others agreed by Stratagem to endeavour to effect our escape which just before the doors were locked one Evening they accomplished, among them were a Major Lyon belonging to the State of New York, two Sea Captains one by the name of Brennan, they were with their Vessel captured at Sea & brought into the Port of New York
In addition to the above he declares that he has been in several Skir- mishes with the British one at Elizabeth Town in the County of Essex at a time a Party of them came over from New York to Plunder, at New Brunswick several times to aid in driving off Parties that came by Water that came to plunder and make Prisoners, he was out with a Party at the time that Col. Simco made an excursion into Jersey and destroyed a large quantity of Forage deposited in a Yard at Raritan in the County of Somerset after effecting which they proceeded to Milltown the County Town in Somerset and there burned the Court House, on their return he says that himself with a number of others satisfied with the way they would return way layed them in a wood which when they passed, the House of Col. Simco's was shot and he made a Prisoner, about 2 Miles from said place on the Heights near Brunswick he says as he and several others were following them toward the place they intended to embark a Lt. Peter Voorhies having more Courage than prudence passed the party with whom he was and came to

near them that 3 or 4 of them wheeled and soon came up to L t Voorhies and altho he begged for quarters they were so exasperated believing their Col l was killed that they refused giving him any quarters but with their swords they cut him down where he was left a corpse on the ground. He the said John Bray hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or any Annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on any Pension Roll of any agency in any State.
The said John Bray declares that from an entry taken from an entry in his Father's Bible he was born on the 13 day of February 1751 old Style and that he is now in the Eighty third year of his age. That he entered the United States Service under the following named Officers and served as herein stated, The field Officers commanding the party under which he volunteered are hereto fore named, That he cannot ascertain the time that he continued under the said Officers but is certain of his continuing with them until their return again into New Jersey, That from the best and most accurate calculation he can make he was about six months in the line of the Army, about three years an Assistant Comm d of Officers during which time he also officiated in the capacity of Quartermaster and about one year, four months he was a Prisoner making in the whole about Three Years and ten Months.
He the said John Bray further declares that he does not recollect his ever having enrolled himself in any Service or that he ever obtained a written discharge from any Officer. That he is personally acquainted with the Rev d W m H Jones of the City of New Brunswick in the County of Middlesex and State of New Jersey and Joseph Sophield of Woodbridge in the County of Middlesex aforesaid both of which can testify to his Character and their belief of his services in the Revolution. Also Mr B Manning Esq d of Piscataway in the County of Middlesex aforesaid who can testify to his knowledge or belief of his services as aforesaid & Character for veracity.
In witness whereunto the said John Bray has hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above mentioned.
Theos Parsons, Judge
John Bray
We the undersigned officers residing in the County of Middlesex in the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that we are

well acquainted with John Bray who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe that we believe him to be eighty three years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion
Joseph H. Jones,
Sworn & subscribed in open court the day & year aforesaid
Wm B. Manning
Thos Hance, Judge
Joseph & Sophia Pease
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinions after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a soldier in the revolution & served as he states. And the Court further certify that it appears to them Joseph H. Jones is a clergyman, Wm B. Manning & Joseph & Sophia Pease & are credible persons residing in the place as mentioned & that the statement is entitled to credit.
Thos Hance
James Harrot
Oliver H. Hance David Thompson
I Nicholas Brown Clerk of the Superior Court of Common Pleas in & for the the County of Middlesex in New Jersey do hereby certify that before going contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of John Bray for a pension
In witnessing whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this nine- teenth day of March A.D. eighteen hundred and thirty three
N. Brown Clerk

New Jersey. affidavit of Ellen Kinchloe, late Ellen Bray.
For New Jersey Penitentiary Agency

Application of Ellen Kinchloe, formerly Ellen Bray, for adjustment of Pension due to her former husband.
State of New Jersey, Middlesex County, ss. On this tenth day of November one thousand eight hundred and forty, before me one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Ellen Kinchloe, also being duly sworn, on her oath declared, that she was formerly the wife of John Bray, deceased, a Revolutionary Pensioner residing in New Brunswick, in the State of New Jersey; that she is now the wife of Daniel Kinchloe, of Brunswick, Virginia; that her former husband, the said John Bray, departed this life on the twenty eighth day of April one thousand eight hundred and thirty five; that he was at the time of his death a Pensioner of the United States, for her services during the War of the Revolution in the capacity of a Commisary; that he drew a pension of three hundred and twenty dollars a year; that she is advised and believes that this amount was less considerably than he was entitled to, her just share and rank being that of a Captain, instead of a Lieutenant; that the information on which she believed, was more in error and from a due want of knowledge of her right; that she now applies for the correction of this error and for such an allowance as the law provides for the services of a Commisary for the full two years required to entitle him to a full pension. She refers to the papers on file in the Pension Office for all the proof necessary to the success of her application now subscribed sworn on the day above mentioned before me. Wm. Wood, J. P. 60. F. D.  Judge.
Ellen Kinchloe

State of New Jersey, Middlesex County ss. On the 14th day of November 1849, before me a Judge of the Court of the Common Pleas, in and for the County of Middlesex, personally appeared Sarah F. Patten, wife of John Patten known to me to be the person described in and who proved to me that she is the person described in and who they are personally recognized with John Patten also her husband to the within application her, and known to be the identical person formerly the wife of John Patten of the City of New Brunswick, New Jersey, a Revolutionary War pensioner deceased and that she has since inter- married with Daniel Patten of Middle- borough, Virginia. Whereby respectfully further- to the Court etc. It is hereby acknowledged with me that she said John Patten the same husband of the within named has in the receipt of a pension of three hundred and twenty dollars a year from the United States Government in the name of the Revolution, and that he expired her life on the 28th day of March 1834. Given under my hand this 14th day of November 1849.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 14th day of November 1849 John Patten
J. H. Patten John Patten

State of New Jersey, ss. Nicholas Booram the affidavit of Nicholas Booram, clerk of the of the County of Somerset, do hereby certify that Jonah Root, before whom the foregoing affidavit of John Root, David Root, and John Root - see also a copy of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Somerset, State of New Jersey, do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of the original now in my hands.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 20th day of the month of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty.
N Booram Clerk

State of Virginia, } B Harrison County, }
On this 7 th day of June 1856 before the undersigned justice of the peace  Judge of the circuit court in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Eleanor Kin- cheloe, widow of the late Daniel Kincheloe, who, being duly sworn, ac- cording to law, declares that she is a resident of the County of Harrison and State of Virginia, aged 70  Sixty five years; that she is also the widow of the late John Bray a Revolutionary pensioner, first of the New Jersey Agency, and transferred to the Virginia A- gency; that she was married to the said John Bray on the 2 d day of July in the year 1832 as will appear by reference to the Pension list as now on file in the Pension Office; that the said John Bray during his life time received a pension at the rate of three hundred & twenty dollars per annum, which was afterwards increased to five hundred and seventy dollars per annum; that her said hus- band, John Bray, died on the 28 th day of April in the year 1834 as will

also appear from the papers on file; that she was married to Daniel Kin- cheloe on the 8 th day of Sept r . 1835; that the said Kincheloe died on the 22 nd day of October in the year 1855; and that she is now a widow, never having intermarried since the death of the said Daniel Kincheloe.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the pension to which she may be entitled for the services of her first husband the said John Bray, not now being in receipt of any pension from the govern- ment, and applies under the act of the 3 rd February 1853.
Sc 1
Ellen Kincheloe
We Waldo P. Goff and Nathan Goff resi- dents of the County of Harrison in the State of Virginia, upon our oaths declare that we are well acquainted with Eleanor Kincheloe, the widow of Daniel Kincheloe de- ceased who was at the time of her marriage with the said Daniel Kincheloe the widow of the late Judge John Bray of New Jersey;

that we know the said Daniel Kincheloe died on the 4th day of Oct. 1855 and that the said Eleanor is now a widow.
W. P. Goff Esqld
Matthew G. Esqld
I Jeremiah Hare with due minister Stationed in Clarkburg Harrison County Virginia do certify that I officiated at the funeral of the late Col. Daniel Kincheloe who died in Clarkburg va on the 24 th day of October 1855 at his residence. That is  he was acquainted with the widow of the said Daniel Kincheloe called Ellen & Eliza Kincheloe, that she is  now remains a widow & resides in the said Town of Clarkburg.
Jeremiah Hare
I Gideon D. Conner Judge of the 21 st Judicial Circuit in the State of Virginia and Judge of the Circuit Court of Harrison County in said State, do certify that Eleanor Kincheloe the widow of Daniel Kincheloe died this day appeared before me & subscribed and made oath to the truth of her foregoing declaration and that at the same time Waldo P. Goff, Matthew Goff and Jeremiah Hare appeared before me and subscribed and made oath to their foregoing Statements. I further certify that I am well acquainted with the said Eleanor Kincheloe and know her to be the widow of Daniel Kincheloe and

that for upwards of twenty Years past, I have understood that prior to her marriage with Col. D. H. Hunsicker she was the widow of the late Judge John Bray of New Jersey. 7 June
1856.
G. L. Camden
Declaration of Deborah Hunsicker widow of John Bray see it for a proof testimony Pennsylvania under date of
John S. Gallaher Washington
I do hereby certify that I reside in the same town and the same judicial circuit with Col. D. Camden whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing certificate and that he was at the date of the same the sole judge of the 2nd Judicial Circuit in the state of Virginia given under my hand in the City of Washington this 14th day of June 1856
Thos. Carline H. Reps U.S.

23737
John Bray
Admitted Assistant Company of Spars 2 years
Hon J. F. Randolph
Present

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
June 18 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 subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. These 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, showing the Service of John Bragg
   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.     1  
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) 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.
[f] 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.
[g] 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.
[e] 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 years, 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.
[j] The notes from [a] to [e] 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.

Rev. War Section.
August 14, 1913.
Mrs. Minnie B. Harnish.
Cor. West Lake & Mercer Avenues,
Spring Lake Beach, N. J.
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 8" and received the 11" instant, you are advised that the Revolutionary War files of this Bureau fail to show a claim for any Daniel Kincheloe, but that from the War of 1812 records it appears that Daniel Kincheloe a Captain of Colonel William King's regiment of Third U.S.Rifles, enlisted the service March 17, 1814, served more than one year and was discharged in the summer of 1815.
He married September 8, 1835, Ellen or Eleanor ---- Bray, widow of John Bray of New Jersey, who died April 28, 1834.
Daniel Kincheloe was sixty-seven years of age in 1850, from which it appears that he could not have served in the War of the Revolution. He died October 4, 1855, at Clarksburg, Virginia, where his widow resided in 1856, aged sixty-five years, and was allowed pension, W. File No. 12,026, on account of the services of her former husband John Bray. In 1858 she claimed to be sixty years of age and a resident of Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, in which State she was born, date not given.

There is no further date relative to the services or marriage of Daniel Kincheloe.
Very respectfully,
E. C. Tieman
Acting Commissioner.

Mrs. John B. Lee 2000 B Street Washington D.C. FREE March 26 1891 Washington D.C. 1891
George A. McVay Commission Merchant Washington D.C.

John Bray, W.F. 12,026
Continental and N. J.
1 Letter signed Chas Stewart dated Feb. 2, 1779 and also
Ten letters of instruction to John Bray, as Assistant Com. of Issues, as follows: one signed Chas. Stewart, Com. Gen. of Issues, dated Trenton, July 4, 1779; four signed Gustavus Risberg, D.C. G. of I., dated Phila. July 5, 1779, Aug. 4, 1779, May 4, 1780 and April 30, 1781; one signed Dorn Roso, A.C. G. for Naval Prisoners, dated New York, Sept. 4, 1782; four from H. Knox (the signature of one having been removed before case was opened at this time) dated Mch. 31, 1791, June 24, 1791, Aug. 10, 1791 and Oct. 12, 1791, respectively, have been removed from this case in order to send them to the War Dept.
Feb. 27, 1911.
F.W.

Rev WIDOW, &c.
1913 Aug. 14. Data relative to Daniel Kincheloe for Mrs. Minnie B. Harnish, her letter in Mt. 837-160-50 Daniel Kincheloe War of 1812. P
File No. 12026
Eleanor Kincheloe
Widow of
John Bragg
over War
Act: Act 8, 53
Index:—Vol. 4 , Page 481
[Arrangement of 1870.]

17408 New Jersey 17, 4 John Bray, decd. New Brunswick in the State of N. J.
Reported to Agent, sa letter
was an Aft. Com y of Hujn tho ————— comma Captain ————— of the reg t command d by Col. Stewart in the line for Payable to Ellen Kimble, who was the widow of John Bray, decd.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 380 Dollars ————— Cents per annum, April 28, 1834 to commence on the 1 st day of March, 1831. Vending 3 Increased from $320
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th day of May 1842 and sent to A. Ray, Present
Arrears to the 28 th of April 1834 $1575.10 Former payments to be deducted Pension allowance ending
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book E. 2 Vol. 3. Page 116.

PAID
3
Samuel Godwin Esq. Washington City

Clarkburg Sep. 6 th 1850
Dear Sir,
Benjamin Bassel Esq. showed me your letter of the 28 th ult. requesting some information in relation to an increased pension of John Bray Assistant Commissary in the war of the revolution. All the information and evidence necessary in the case, may be found in the Pension Office. The business having been transacted by Alexander Ray, Esq. some years ago, you will therefore, please, to call on him, to examine into the matter; he formerly occupied an Office on the west front of the War Department, he obtained some additional pension some 6 or 8 years since for Commissary Bray's services; If you find that Mr. Ray, can aid you, it will be well to make some arrangement with him.
M rs Rincheloe is still living she was the widow, of the said John Bray Assistant Commissary in the war of the revolution, I married her, 8 th Sep. 1835.
I will only repeat the reference to Alexander Ray Esq. who had all the evidence necessary in the case forwarded to him, upon which he obtained an additional allowance.
If you succeed your charge of one third will be allowed and you are hereby authorized to demand an examination of the Com te of Pensions in relation to the Pension of Assistant Commissary Bray's pension. If you find it necessary to have a more valid authority write and it will be attended to.
Very Respectfully Yr. M ost Obedient D. Rincheloe
Samuel Godwin, Esq.

Washington City Sept 12 th 1850
Dear Sir
I enclose the letter of D. Minner a to of blackberry V o Mr. Knudahl is a gen tlemen & a man of integrity
May I ask that you give his case your earliest attention Very respectfully
J. S. Haggmon
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm r of Pensions

Copy
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 7th June, 1832, John Bray, dec d . late of New Jersey who was an Assistant Commissary of Issues in the Revolution was entitled to receive — 380 — dollars and — cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 5th of March, 1834, but he rec d only $320 per annum, and that having died on the 28 th day of April 1834, the amount due, at the first mentioned rate, after deducting pension payments from the 4 th March 1834 up to the day of his death, is payable to Ellen Reinholde, who was the widow of said John Bray, deceased.
of said deceased.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 11 th day of May one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four
Secretary of War.
Examined and } Countersigned. }
Commissioner of Pensions.

Alex r Ray Esq. opposite the westfronts of the War Department Washington City.

Clarkburg May 6 th 1842
Mr. Ray Esq.
Sir,
You will please to obtain a certificate for what ever amount is found due to Mrs Ellen Kincheloe, who was the widow of the late John Brag de? and forward the same to me with such information on the subject, as you may think proper. This you will receive, from the Hon ble Sam l L. Hays, who will no doubt attend to any communication you confided to him, on my account.
Very Respectfully Your Ob st Servt. D. Kincheloe
This is to certify that the above named D. Kincheloe is the husband of Mrs. Ellen Kincheloe - late Mrs. Ellen Brag who was the widow of the late John Brag - given under my hand this 10 th May 1842
Sam l L. Hays H of Rep.

(Oct 18 1841)
Ellen Kincheloe
100 Adams St. Cou d of Auburn

Washington
Oct 18 1841.
Sir
In reply to your letter of the 16 th in the case of Mr. Elisha Lincroft, widow of the late John Pray, I have respectfully to ask to be informed the latest period, known of Bro. Pray's services as an assistant community of Israel.
I am very
respectfully Bro. Elisha
Bro. Pray
L. L. Edwards Esq.
Com te of Persons

(Oct 20. 1841)
Conw.
John Brays dec.
2.
Edm. Webb
For.
Paul J. Conner
Am. Lib.
3.

Washington Dec. 20. 1841
Mr. [?]
In reply to your letter of yesterday, giving me the service of John Bray, as an assistant companion of mine. I hope your good nature will indulge me with an anecdote. The learn A. and B. were neighbors, social in their intercourse and relations, equally respected and esteemed, fortune had liberally dispensed wealth, and comfort to the former, while the latter was necessitated from time to time to ask favor at the hand of his opulent friend. When at length became somewhat wearied, at least a day arrived when B. waited on A. thankful for the many favors he had extended, with so much courtesy and respect; and wished to know if one more turn, and not deserve another. A promptly replied in the affirmative, well said B. you loaned me your carriage house yesterday, and I want to borrow him to day. You see A. committed himself, 'twas too late to retract even if he wished, he being a man of great truth, his promise was fulfilled and B. obtained the loan of the carriage house. Altho B. may have succeeded in his purpose by some little art or ingenuity to which A. could take no exception.
Let us apply the anecdote, by way of illustration,

The representations of John May seem to you, proceeded as if that Col. William Shute of New York did in May 1833. He entered the Continental Service on the 18 th Sep r 1777, and served upwards of two years. You intended to him a yearly pension of £50. And as the widow of Col. John M c Intire died in Aug t 1841. He entered the service on the 2 d Sep r 1777, and to his widow you promised a pension from Sep r 2 1777 to the 1 st March 1779 at the rate of £10 per month.
Now, Mrs. Brays representative only asks the same allowance which you intended to others. But you say he did not serve in time, and that you can only allow, so much for one part, and so much for another part of his service. But laborious sometime keep record of their time and services made to them for the service, and the sum promised. Mrs. Brays rep t . has your promise marked down, that from the 2 d day of Sep r 1777, you assured that Col. John May was paid £10 per mo. and so continued. See, Shute, and M c Intire, cases. Here they are, and Mrs. Bray has your endorsement to the assertion, to be sure, he did not enter the service as soon as the two others, but that does not alter the matter. He served from Feb y 1779 to Jan y 1779, and asks to be paid in proportion.
To appear to me, that Mrs. Brays rep t . has found you, in the same way, that B. heard his neighbor A.

Who fulfilled his promise, And I don't see how you are to get out of it, if you have no house. It looks me you will have to allow money to buy one. The allowance asked is small. The principal part,
I am very
respectfully
John. G. Baker
At. N. Y.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Pleasant Office

4 Nov 1841 resp s M c Boag Conun
Free J. L. Edwards Esq r Pension Office Washington City

Clarksburg (Va.) Oct r 26 th 1841.
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Sir,
There has been for some time past a correspondence, between myself & Alex r Ray Esq. in relation to an additional acquittance of a pension to the widow, of the late commissary John Bray, of the New Jersey, line. I forwarded the evidence of her right in June last, the receipt of which has acknowledged, since which I have heard nothing from him, although written to, inquiring the cause of delay; the widow of Judge Bray, is now my wife, any information in regard to the claim, or Mr. Ray, will be thankfully rec d . I shall leave this shortly for the Legislature, & therefore respectfully request an early answer in which please state if you know, the cause why of Mr. Ray's silence, on the subject, or where he now is, & he is not personally known to me.
Very Respectfully Yr. Ob t Serv t D. Winchloe

Com Sept 24. 1841
John Bray N J W
Col. Br. Gen. Com. Gen. Division Pawtucket

Washington
Sep. 22. 1841.
Sir
I enclose you an application in the case of the late assistant commissary John Bray who was a pensioner on the New Jersey roll.
The declaration is made by the widow of Col. Bray, now Mrs. Ellen Kincheloe, and her present husband, for an increase of pension under the act 1832. at the rate of $600 per annum, from the 4th March 1831. to the 25 th June 1834. the time of John Brays death.
I am very respectfully Mrs. Bray
J. L. Adams Esq. Comm r of Pensions

Dec 23. 1841
Mr. Bray
&
G. Schuch.
Esq.
Counr. of Common
pleas
A. Ray Presch.
Dec 2

Washington
Sept 22 - 1841.
Sir!
In compliance with the request of Col. D. Kincheloe of Virginia, I enclose you a deposition of Col William Martin, who I find is a pensioner on the V a . roll. made act 1832.
Will you have the goodness to inform me if the deposition will first give you in the inlaw of Mr Boney's pension, in right of W m Kincheloe formerly the Widow of Mr Boney of the V a . roll. act 1832. from the 4 March 1837. to the period of his death.
I remain
Your most obedt Servt.
Thos. Ray
J. L. Edwards Esq Comm r of Pensions

Brief in the case of Eleanor Kincheloe formerly Widow of John Bray Harrison County and State of Virginia act 3 Febry 1853
Claim, ("original," or "for increase." )
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Her husband was a pensioner under the Act of June 7/1832. And died 28 April 1834 - Her marriage to him was formed in 1830 and a large amount of arrears paid her as his widow, to wit: $370 a year
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Cohabitation, General reputation of marriage, her identity as the pensioner's widow, his death, the death of her second husband Kincheloe, and her present widowhood proved by credible witnesses, and Certificate by the Circuit Judge of her district as of his personal knowledge.
Name and residence of Agent John S Gallagher Esq Present
Thomas D. W  H iff Examining Clerk.

Washington, 14 June 1856
Sir,
I enclose the application of Mrs Eleanor Kincheloe, widow of Judge John Bray and of Daniel Kincheloe, for a Pension under the act of 3 Feb. 1853, on account of the services of her first husband, John Bray, in the Revolutionary War. The said Bray was himself a Pensioner at the rate of $570 per annum at the time of his death in 1834. Proof of marriage, &c will be found in the Pension Office, in the papers upon which the widow drew the arrearage of pension. Please have early action upon the case.
Yours res/ly
J. S. Gallaher
Hon. J. Minot

Eleanor Kincheloe formerly widow of John Bray, Harrison Co Virginia
adm d , 3 Feby 1853 $570 a year from the proceeds of the Act
Cert to John S Gallagher Esq Present

Wheeling Pensions Agency - April 1st 1888
George H. Whiting Esq
Frances Hinchelee formula Widow of John Bray, was last paid 4 th Sept 1887
Very Respectfully
L. B. Thompson,
for Wm. S. Thompson,

John Bray, Assistant Commissary of Spices Increase to $380 per Set to A Ray Dec. 30. 1831 annum - to be paid to Ellen Fincheloe, who was the widow of John Bray, dec. to terminate 28 th April 1834 when he died. Send cert: to A. Ray Present
Act 7 June '32

John ... 37 ... 1933 ... 16 a ... 17 ... ...

Re-examine the case of Mrs Ellen Kirichloe & report to Hon. J. P. Randolph House of Rep

Increase
John Bray and AS Oll
act 7 June 1832
Adm,
6 Mwap Camp, 20 120 18 " " " 25 450 Union Supremacy 570- to 15 July 1780 3
On 4 March 1831 to 28 April 1834 the day of his death Payable to Ellen Richardson who then his widow did not know what has been paid at the rate of £380 per annum for the same time.
Then Mrs S Hayward House of Reps

Nov 9 1840
N 2.
Ellen Kincheloe
for increase
Wm. Allen The Hon. R. Pennock Secretary of Navy Washington City

New Brunswick, No 6, 1840
Sir
I have the honor to enclose to you the application of Ellen Knuchloe, late Ellen Pray, for a re-award of Pension due to her late husband John Pray. Mr Pray was a commissary, and was by a mistake of the Clerk who looked into his case, ranked only as a Lieutenant, instead of the grade belonging to his office, and awarded a Pension accordingly. Mrs Pray now applies for a rectification of the error.
Very Respectfully, Your most Obedt Servt.
James M c Intosh
Hon. J. R. Poinsett Secy War. Ex.

Middlesex County } Personally came before me Peter P. Penn- State of New Jersey } Jury on One of the Justices of the Peace in His Majesty
affidavit Henry Serydam who being duly sworn deposeth & saith that he is in the Eighty Second Year of his age that he was born at Raritan Landing in the County of Middlesex & State aforesaid and was a Neighbour to John Bray who is now applying for a Pension, that they were Neighbours during the Revolutionary War that in the year 1776 he was a Soldier belonging to Capt. John Webster's Company and that he with said Company accompanied and was under the command of Col. Nathl. Heard to Long Island for the purpose of disarming the Tories, that he perfectly recollects that John Bray who is now making Application for a Pension was one of the Party that went five weeks performing the Service we went on, when we returned again into N. Jersey and were dismissed by our respective Officers, that after our return the Enemy having come to New Brunswick in December of 1776 thereafter he the said John Bray & himself were made Prisoners & confined in a Prison House in New Brunswick from which he the said Henry was exchanged but that said John Bray was taken to New York at the departure of the British from N. Brunswick which was in June 1777 and there continued by report until he found means effected their escape by Stratagem. That afterward he the said John Bray acted in the Capacity of Asst. Commissary of Issues at Raritan Landing in which Office he continued several years not less in the whole I think more than three years or more Given & subscribed } Hendrick Serydam before me the 28 June 1833 }
Peter P. Penn on Justice of the Peace }

I Peter P Runyon one of the Justices of the Peace & one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Middlesex in the State of New Jersey do certify that I am personally acquainted with Col Henry Suydam the signor of the within deposition and that his Cha- racter for veracity and truth is unimpeachable New Brunswick } 28 June 1833 }
Peter P. Runyon Justice of the Peace & Judge of Middlesex Pleas }
I Nicholas Booraem Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Middlesex in the State of New Jersey do certify that the within Peter P Runyon is a Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Middlesex aforesaid and that due faith is to be paid to all his Acts done in an Official Capacity. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said Court this 28 day of June eighteen hundred & thirty three.
As being informed that several depositions have been taken before P. P. Runyon as Justice of the Peace which has received the Clerk's Certificate under the Seal of the Court, that Peter P. Runyon is a Justice of the Peace as above stated which are in the Office of the War Department it was considered unnecessary to call on the Clerk for to sign the above and affix the Seal of the Court thereto as the evidence already given was sufficient John Bray
Deposition of Col H. Suydam taken on 26 June 1833 before Peter P. Runyon Esq

Virginia
Harrison County Court June 23 rd 1841 Satisfactory evidence has been adduced to this Court to shew that John Bray late a Revolutionary Pensioner of the New Jersey Pension Roll, at the rate of three hundred and twenty dollars per annum died on the 28 th day of April 1834 leaving a widow named Ellen - that she afterwards married Col. Daniel Kincheloe of Har- rison County, Virginia and both of them are still living
I Eli Marsh Clerk of the County Court of Harrison County & State of Virginia do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true transcript of the record in my office
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 28 th day of June 1841
Eli Marsh Clk H. C. Court
• State of Virginia, } ss. Harrison County } ss.
On this twentyeighth day of June 1841 personally appeared before me, Waldo P. Goff a Jus- tice of the peace, in and for the County aforesaid Col. Daniel Kincheloe, a resident of Clarksburg in said County who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath state, that he married the surviving widow of the late John Bray of New Jersey, who was a Commissary, or Assistant Commissary in the war of the Revolution, and a pensioner of the Act June 7 th 1832 on the New Jersey Agency at

the rate of $320 a year, that the said John Bray died on the 28 th day of April 1834 and received the amount of his pension up to the day of his death.
Now the object of this declaration is made, first in right of the widow of John Bray, deceased, and second a claim to the difference of the amount of pension between the sum of $320 and $600 per annum from from the 4 th of March 1831 up to the period of John Bray's death 28 th April 1834 and do hereby relinquish every claim whatever, to any pension or annuity, except the present, to which the deceased John Bray, of the Commsary Department would have been entitled during his natural life.
Sworn and subscribed this 28 th day of June 1841 before me.
Daniel Kincheloe Ellen Kincheloe
W. P. Goff D.P.H.

Ltr. to J. R. Randolph Esq. 12. Nov. 1840 " to J. H. Hunt Esq. Decr. 21. 1840 do. to A. Ray Oct. 16. 1841 do to same Oct. 19. 1841 do to same Nov. 3. 1841 do. to D. Kincheloe Nov. 4. 1841
18/10/8 New Jersey John Brant of New Brunswick in the State of New Jersey Col. John Brant's Comp y commanded by Captain Stewart of the Reg t commanded by Col Stewart at New Brunswick line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of at the rate of 320 Dollars per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of Aug. 1833 and dated J. R. Randolph del. P. S. ... M. B. pursuit
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 1831 $640 Semi-annual allowances ending Sept. 1831 160 $800
Revolutionary Claim, As of June 7, 1832. Recorded by J. B. Stiles Clerk, Book C Vol. B Page 102

2. Cir. to Gen. Clerk 2. 20. New Jersey for mrs. Elizabeth Bragg 4. 13. 1853. New York
11/11 " " 11/11 Nov
5823 Virginia
Eleanor Kinchloe, widow of John Bragg , who served in the Revolutionary
war, as an Ass't Com'y of Artillery .
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 570 dollars 00, cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued 18 th day of June 1853. and sent to
J. H. Galloway Present
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under February 3, 1853, Page 125 Vol. A

Wm G. L. Adair, N. of R.

153 State of New Jersey } } On this twenty fourth County of Somerset } } day of March one thou- sand eight hundred and fifty six before me Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid duly authorized by law to administer oaths personally ap- peared Eleanor Finn below formerly widow of John Finn deceased aged sixty years a resident of the township of Bridgewater in the County of Somerset and State of New Jersey who being duly sworn according to law on her oaths sustains that she is the identical person named in an original certificate in her possession of which I certify the following is a true copy "Department of the Interior Patent Office I certify that in conformity with the provisions of the act of February 3. 1853 Eleanor Finn a widow widow of John Finn who was an ass't commissary of issues in the revolutionary war is inscribed on the Pension List at the rate of five hundred and seventy dollars per annum commencing on the 3 d of February 1853 and continuing for life unless she should again marry in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage"
Given at the Department of the Interior this eighteenth day of June one thousand eight hundred and fifty six. O. H. Smith Examined and countersigned Secretary of the Interior G. W. Lewis Commissioner of Pensions That she has not intermarried but continues the widow of the above mentioned John Finn that she now resides in the township of Bridgewater in the County of Somerset and State of New Jersey

and has resided there for the space of eleven months and that previous thereto she resided in Claiburg Harrison County, and State of Virginia not having removed to the State of New Jersey where she was born, and brought up and intending to make the State of New Jersey her future place of residence she makes this declaration for the purpose of getting the place of the payment of her pension as set forth in her certificate of Pension changed from the State of Virginia to New Jersey in the State of New Jersey that being a more convenient and less distant place than the State of Virginia where the pension is now payable.
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above above mentioned. Deborah Richester before me And I do certify that I know the affiant to be the identical person named in the certificate of pension a true copy of herewith presented and am fully satisfied that the facts set forth in the above affidavit are true and that I have no interest whatever in this application.
Peter P Runyon Justice of the Peace
State of New Jersey } County of Middlesex } ss:
I George A Wren, clerk of the Court of Assis- sion Pleas in and for the County and State above mentioned, do hereby certify that Peter P Runyon above genuine signature appears above, is and was at the time of signing the same a Justice

of the Peace in and for the County, as pre- scribed in the State aforesaid, duly com- missioned and sworn; that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit; and that the aforesaid County, County's Court Record having general jurisdiction given in deemy hand and seal of office at New River on this 25 th day of March AD 1838
Geo. W. Brown Clerk

Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Middlesex in the State of New Jersey. John Bray 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 six months he served in the Militia part of which time he was a Lieutenant attached to the Company of Capt. Thompson Stites, for Three years and more he served as a Commis y of Yrsus, appointed in 1779 by Col l Ch s Stewart Q. M. of Yrsus, and in 1780 by G. Roberg Q. M. of Yrsus part of which time he also acted in the Q. M. department the capacity of Q. Master, and four months he was confined a Prisoner in 3 several British Prison Houses and for such Service he claims a Pension
John Bray
Sworn & subscribed before me the 28 day of May 1833.
Geo. Ford Justice of the peace
I Nich l Booraem Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Middlesex, State of New Jersey do Certify that the above named Isaac Ford is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Middlesex and that due faith is to be paid to all his Acts done in an Official capacity. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court this 28 th day of May in the year eighteen hundred & thirty three
N Booraem Clerk

J. Brays Appointment for AG of Spain Dated Feb. 7. 1779
Exhibit No. 1

In pursuance of an Order of Congress dated the 16 day of June 1777 I do hereby appoint you an Assistant Commissary of Issues at the Post or Magazine at Raritan Landing in the State of New Jersey. For the execution of which duty this shall be your sufficient Warrant Given under my hand at the Commissary's Office at Camp the first day of July 1777.
Chas. Stewart Commy Genl. of Issues
M c John Brax Asst t Raritan Landing
Sir
Above is an appointment for you as Assistant Commy of Issues at Raritan Landing M c Gust t Kesburg at Philad a is Dep y Commy Genl. of Issues for the Middle Department. to him at his Office your monthly Returns of Receiving & Issues must be made. You will get M c Low's Form books for your use & have them made fitt to do your business in. A Quantity of Flour will be forwarded you from Trenton to supply your Post and General Mawells command at Eliz t Town Newark & Springfield. Cattle you will receive at the Bullock Guard at Raritan and flour also at the Magazine in Camp to supply on any emergency. M c Reiling or M c Blair will furnish you with the Resolves of Congress & copies of monthly Returns & with paper Ink Books etc
Your most Obed t Serv t
Chas. Stewart
M c Brax