Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 1,717 1/2, Thomas Carpenter, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey.
Carpenter, Thomas
R 1717 1/2
CONTENTS

38,172 29,757
Thomas Carpenter
N. Jersey
June 7, 1832
Alexander Ray, Present,

State of New-Jersey.
I, THOMAS S. ALLISON, Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify, that
Elias B. D. Ogden Esquire, before whom the within affidavit was taken, —
was, at the time of the doing thereof, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in and for the county of  State of New Jersey in said state, duly commissioned and sworn; that full faith and credit are to be given to his official attestations, and that the signature thereto is in the proper handwriting of the said
Elias B. D. Ogden Esq.
In testimony whereof , I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal of office, at Trenton, in said state, this first day of July
A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty one .
Thos S. Allison
Secretary of State.

State of New Jersey Mercer County, ss
On this first day of July one thousand eight hundred and fifty one before the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of New Jersey, personally ap- -peared Thomas P. Carpenter Esq who being duly sworn according to law on his oath said That he makes the foregoing declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832. granting pensions to those who served in the Revol- -utionary war &c. That he is the Grandson of Thomas Carpenter who was a Paymaster to the militia and nine months men of the Counties of Salem and Gloucester in said State in the war of the Revolution. That said declarant claims for himself, Mary L Howell (wife of Rich d W Howell), James S. Carpenter Samuel J. Carpenter, and Edward Carpenter such amount of pension as may be justly due on account of the services of his Grand- -father as Paymaster from 1777 to 1781 in said Revolutionary war.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year above written Before Rich d B. D. Ayers Justice of Sup re Court
T. P. Carpenter
I hereby certify that Thos P. Carpenter Esq who has made the above declaration is one of the Justices of the Supreme Court of New Jersey
Rich d B. D. Ayers Justice of Sup re Court

State of New Jersey
I Thomas Allison Register of the Prerogative Court of the State of New Jersey holder at Trenton in and for Said State do hereby Certify that Satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to Said court, that Thomas Carpenter, who was a Pay Master for the Militia of the State of New Jersey in the War of the Revolution, died on the seventh day of July One thousand eight hundred and forty seven at his residence in the County of Gloucester in Said State, leaving no widow, and the following named grandchildren viz: Mary Howell, James Carpenter, Samuel P. Carpenter, Edward Carpenter and Thomas P. Carpenter, Children of his deceased Son Edward Carpenter, being the only heirs of the said Thomas Carpenter etc.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Trenton this twenty third day of June. Eighteen hundred and fifty one
Thos. Allison. Register

REJECTED
17/75
P.O. Has Campbell Service: Carpenter cy
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: List of rejected claims printed in 1852 shows cause of Re-enlisted rejection as follows: "Not military service [Papers withdrawn]."
Attorney: _____
P.O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

381221
Thomas Carpenter & N Jersey.
1717 1/2
June 7. 1832. JH

29.757
New Jersey Rec'd
Thomas Carpenter Rejected.
Let. 25 th  24 th of February 1831, to Hon. J. L. Southard.
let 24 Aug t 41 N. C. C. Stratton. Let. of. Rep. Oct. 27/51.
Act. June 1832

Original
J. E. Heath Esq.
Com d of Pensions
Washington

Non S. L. Southard
Feb 26 1824
ee
Dear Sir,
Rec'd Vol 35 page 35

Mar Leeb
P.B.
July 25. 1854
Sir
On examination of the claim of Thomas Carpenter to be allowed the rank of Paymaster in the militia of New Jersey it cannot be found that he was attached either to the general or the Regimental Staff in that capacity. He appears to have been appointed by the Legislature to disburse certain sums to the militia - but does not not holding any military rank he cannot be regarded as coming within the provisions of the act of 7 June 1832 which provides that such annuities shall be paid for military service according to the pay of the claimant in the line of the Army. As the appointment was obviously a civil one, the claim has been rejected. The papers are placed on file.
Hon. T. L. Bouthard Senate U.S.

Hon Cha s C. Stratton August 24 th 1841
O.C.
322

Per: Officer Aug 24, 1841
Sir, Agreeably to the request contained in your letter of this date I herewith enclose a copy of the letter of the 24 th February 1834, from this office to Hon Samuel L. Southard in the case of Thomas Carpenter.
O. C. 29.757 at 32 enter on index.
Hon. Charles C. Stratton H. R.

Papers handed to H. A. B. B. Stratford Aug. 28. 1841. See MS. B. 1. 6 v. 1 p. 10

Washington July 3. 1857
James E. Heath Esq Com r of Pensions off Sir,
In the case Thomas Carpenter dec; who during the war of the revolution was paymaster for the militia of the state of New Jersey, for the counties of Salem and Gloucester from March 19/77 to Jan y 27./81, as is shown by a certificate from the Secretary of the State of New Jersey.
Apart from the fixed duty as paymaster for Salem , and Gloucester counties, it appears that he was also paymaster for the other units men raised in New Jersey in 1778. and that his disbursements as such paymaster amounted to the sum of $55. 240. 19. 5. from March 77 to Jan y 81.
The declaration, and the evidence of the death of Thomas Carpenter is herewith presented, claiming the benefit of act June 7. 1832.
I remain very respectfully
Your En le Serv t Alex. Day

24. Aug 1841
Resp d Thos Carpenter Mrs Allis n
by Edwards C o
born of P. M. M.
Present
Rev. C. C. Stratton H. R.

Ho. Reps. Aug. 24. 1841
Hon J L Edwards Com. r of Pensions }
In the case of Thomas Carpenter, - Will you have the goodness to send to me or Mr Southard a copy of your letter to him on the subject of Mr Carpenter's application for a Pension -
Very respectfully Charles C. Stratton

State of New Jersey
I Thomas S. Allison Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that Thomas Carpenter was paymaster in the War of the Rev- olution for the Counties of Salem and Gloucester, in the State of New Jersey and that he was also paymaster for the Nine months men raised in 1778. and that his disbursements as such pay- master amounted to the sum of £ 55.240. 19. 5. from March 19. 1777 to Jan y 27. 1781. as appears in Book B of Auditor Accounts, a filed of record in my Office.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of Office at Trenton this twenty third day of June Eighteen hundred and fifty one.
Thos S. Allison
Secy. of State

Copy
Pension Office Oct 27, 1851.
A. Ray Esq., Present.
Sir: The additional testimony filed by you in the case of Thomas Carpenter decd, with the view of establishing his claim for service as a paymaster has been examined, The original papers in this case were withdrawn from our files 28 August 1841, & do not appear to have been returned. The claim was however rejected on the ground that the alleged service was not Military within the meaning of the pension laws, Carpenter having been a mere disbursing Agent appointed by the legislature of N Jersey with certain prescribed duties & without rank in the Army. This decision is further confirmed by the certificate filed by you for it appears that Thomas Carpenter's duties were merely confined to the payment of the militia of two counties of N Jersey Salem & Gloucester & the " of the nine months men raised in 1778. His services were therefore clearly of a civil character & offered no ground for a pension.
But if the claim is further urged as a preliminary measure, it is necessary that a Certificate from a Court of Record should be filed showing whether Thomas Carpenter did or did not leave a child or children surviving him, for unless he left a child or children even if the service claimed should be shown to have been Military, his grandchild has no claim.
Very etc.,
Acting Commissioner