Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 395, Jacob Booraem, New Jersey

SERVICE
New Jersey
Booraem, Jacob Christiann
NUMBER
W. 395
CONTENTS

4090
4090 New Jersey  6146
Christiann Booraem widow of Jacob Booraem
who died on the 17 th January 1836 of Hunterdon Co. in the State of N. Jersey who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Turner of the reg t commanded by _____ in the N. Jersey line for 9 months
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey the rate of 30 Dollars _____ Cents per commence on the 4 th day of March, 1834. 17 January 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th day of Sept. 1844 and sent to James F. Randolph, Mansfield, N. Jersey
Arrears to the 4 th of Semi-annual allowance ending
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3.
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk Book C. Vol. 1. Page 138

18485
Sand Brook Declaration, Township of North Brunswick, Middlesex County New Jersey.
to pay

State of New Jersey Middlesex County ss On this fourteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared, in open Court, before Thomas Hance, Robert M c Cluskey, Nicholas Borraeu, Josiah Ford and others, judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, in and for the said county of Middlesex, now sitting. Jacob Borraeu, a resident of the township of North Brunswick in the County aforesaid, aged Twenty six years, who being first sworn according to law, doth on his oath, and in answer to the interrogatories, directed to be propounded to him, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed on the seventh day of June eighteen hundred and thirty two -
This deponent states that he is Twenty six years of age, that the family record fell into the hands of an elder brother and cannot now be produced - That he was born in the township of North Brunswick in the county of Middlesex, and resided there until he arrived to the age of about twelve years, when he left his father's family and worked about in different places at farming business, in the counties of Middlesex and Somerset, until the commencement of the War, when he resided at Somerville in the county of Somerset, he was then grown to manhood, and was obliged from his age to do militia duty - That he joined a militia Company at Somerville, commanded by Capt Cornelius Tison, his Lieutenant was Abraham Van Nest and John Bakman Ensign, that the first duty they were called upon to perform, was while the British Army lay in New York their Company being divided into Claps, they were called out in regular turns to perform duty along the frontier of the State from Perth Amboy to the County of Bergen -

That during that time he performed his own tour of duty regularly, and being a single man, was often employed as a substitute for others whose situation in life or inclination did not prompt them to duty. He does not now remember for whom he was a substitute, they were strangers to him, and resided at a distance, he recollects, that as a substitute he served under a Captain Anderson, a Captain Gehring & Captain Van Eick, being on this duty almost continually, he became well acquainted with the country along the whole line of the State bordering upon New York, and the life of a soldier had become familiar. He is confident, and conscientiously believing that in the whole militia duties performed from the commencement of the War, until the enemy left New Brunswick and took possession of Philadelphia he was in actual service at least seven months. During the time the British Army lay in Philadelphia he remained attached to the Company of Capt. Simison performing military exercise and improving in discipline, but did not perform much active duty. When the British Army left Philadelphia, and again invaded New Jersey, the militia were all called out, and Colonel Frelinghuysen's Regiment, to which he belonged were all mustered and marched from Somerset through Middlesex to the western part of the State to meet the enemy. I started with the Regiment, and proceeded as far as Princeton, and there was taken captive, and could not proceed any further, and where I remained some time. The Regiment proceeded on to the battle of Monmouth. Subsequent to this period, and the enemy being again in possession of New York the militia were called out as before to guard the frontier of the State, and he being still in the Company of Capt. Simison performed his regular tours of duty in that quarter, during the time the British were in New York, and within

which time they made an incursion into New Jersey as far as Springfield at which place a battle was fought. and in which battle he received a wound by a musket ball in the leg. From which wound he was some time disabled. — From this period to the conclusion of the War having become inured and reconciled to the life of a soldier he performed his regular tours of duty when his turn came, and was frequently called out upon alarms when parties of the enemy made incursions into Somerset. That in the various tours of duty performed Colonel Frelinghuysen, M'adagh, and Taylor had command and that Major Davis was Major of his Battalion. —
This deponent further states that he has no documentary proof of service, not having received a written discharge, and that shortly after peace took place he left that part of the State, and that he does not at this time know of any person living who can testify as to his services in detail, but would refer to Peter Gordon, Jacob Bugno, Powell Dehaut, Cornelius Van Dubelt, Richard Outcalt, Henry Van Liew, and Garret Van Liew his neighbours to whom he is well known, and who are willing to testify as to his character for veracity. He hereby declares and conscientiously believes, that as a soldier of the Revolution he has performed at least twelve months of active duty. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State — Signed & Subscribed in open Court the day and year aforesaid V. Booraem Judge of Middlesex Pleas his Jacob X Booraem clerk.

We Peter Gordon and Jacob I Bergen both residing in the township of North Brunswick and county aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Borraun who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be twenty six years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he lives to have been  be a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion, and we do furthermore certify and declare, that he is a man of correct deportment and good character in the place where he resides  Sworn & Subscribed in open Court Peter Gordon the day and year aforesaid Jacob I Bergen  N. Woodhull Judge of the said Court Pleas.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories, presented by the Court War department, that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the said Court further certifies that it appears to them that Peter Gordon and Jacob Bergen who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the township of North Brunswick, and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit
N. Woodhull Thos. Hance } Judges H. Ford } of the said } Court } Pleas }

I, Ferdinand S. Van Arsdale Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Middlesex do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jacob Borwein for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and Seal of Office this 17 th day of September A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty two
F. S. Van Arsdale Clerk

State of New Jersey
Middlesex county ss - On this day personally appeared before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace & one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas Jacob Booracum who being duly sworn on his oath saith & deponeth that by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of time of his services but to the best of his recollection he served not less than the period below mentioned & in the following grades. He would first state to remedy the defects in his original declaration that he resided working at different places in the counties of Middlesex & Somerset previous to the war. at the commencement of the war he lived at Somerville in Somerset county I lived there during the war - after which he removed to Middlesex county where he has chiefly resided since & where he now lives - near the small village of Milltown in the Township of North Brunswick State County of Middlesex. He would also state that he is an old Lincoln man I resides remote from any meeting house & in consequence of a change of ministers is not now personally acquainted with the Clergymen who officiates at his Church but has procured the certificate of two very respectable neighbors who attest to his character in his original paper. He was enrolled in the summer of 1776 & was drafted closed & ordered out in August 1776 & served Seven months under Captain Duncan McIntosh Abraham Van Rant & Ensign John Bickman I was stationed the early part of the term along the lines guarding & protecting the country - the enemy then lay on the Island & in York & the residue of the term was farther up the country in Somerset county. In the year 1777 he joined the corps for 9 months & in consequence

3 mo of his recruit indisposition was discharged after serving three months. During which time he was principally at Pomeroy & was engaged in the skirmish at Millstone with a party of Hepleians & drove them back. In 1779 he was again ordered 5 mo out being drafted & closed again after 3 to months under Captain Dunison & was stationed chiefly in the middle of the state. In the early part of the winter of '79 & '80 he volunteered & served 1 mo one month under one Johnson shortly after Arnold 1 mo gave up the fort on the north river & served along the river & the British repulsed attempted to ascend the river but were kept back by the chains. In the summer of 1781 he was again ordered 3 mo out served being drafted & closed for 3 to months under Captain Dunison. I got the discharge. During which he was in the eastern part of the state. I was engaged in the battle of Brimfield & was then wounded. In addition to these services for himself as a private all the time he served many times as a substitute but cannot specify the performance of the duties but cannot particularize - he now receives a written discharge & has no documentary evidence of his services but has produced a certificate of his character for the services claims a pension.
I sworn & subscribed to before me the 26 th June A.D. 1833 J. B. Lord. Judge-compleas & Justice of the Peace
His Jacob X Barrons mark

Declaration of Christiann Booraem, of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, in order to attain the benefit of the 3 d Section of the Act of Congress, of July 4, 1836.
State of New Jersey, Hunterdon County, ss. On this twenty-seventh day of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty three, before me one of the Judges of the court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Christiann Booraem, widow of Jacob Boor- aem, formerly of the County of Middlesex, deceased, known to me as a credible person, in the 81 st year of her age, a resident of Clinton in the County afore- said, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed 4 th July, 1836. That she is, the widow of Jacob Booraem, formerly of the County of Middle- sex, dec d who was a soldier in the War of the Revo- lution, and received a pension of Sixty Three dollars thirty three cents per annum for his services as such. That she deems it unnecessary to enter into any details of his services, as he himself gave a much better ac- count of them than she can and to that account, now on the files of the War Department, she respectfully refers in aid of this application. She has not hitherto applied for a pension, because she could find no one willing and com- petent to attend to it and she is now indebted to the kind- ness of the friends who assisted her husband to obtain his pension. She is very poor and in firm, totally unable to help herself, or find a support except in the benevolence of others, and therefore humbly hopes her case may not only have a favorable but an early decision.

She further declares that she was married to the said Jacob Booraem, by the Rev Mr Hardenbergh, lay since dead, in the Spring of the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven; that she has no record whatever of her marriage, nor does she know of any in existence; she had known until a few years since a Bible record of her own birthage, but that is now gone, she knows not where; she has now in her possession a record of the birth of all her children, made some fifty years ago by a member of the Booraem family, and that record she sends with this declaration; it is on a separate piece of paper and never has been attached to any book; it was made by an illiterate person, and the name of Booraem is spelt differently from the true orthography; but it is, nevertheless, a true and perfect record, and is the best evidence she can produce of the fact and the time of her marriage. She has a daughter living with her, her oldest child Jane  Ann Booraem, whose testimony will accompany this paper. That her husband, the aforesaid Jacob Booraem, died on the seventeenth day of January one thousand eight hundred and thirty six, and that she has remained a widow since that period, as the accompanying evidence will more fully establish.
Subscribed and sworn to on the day & year
aforesaid before me
Note. The name of Booraem changed to Booraem in the original. Robert Foster the judge
Christiann Booraem mark
I Robert Foster, one of the judges of the Common Pleas in and for the County of Hunterdon, in the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify, that

Christiana Boorham, the foregoing applicant for a pension, is of so advanced an age, and so infirm in body, as to render it difficult, if not impracticable to appear before the Court of said County, and that in my opinion she is fully entitled to that provision of the regulations of the Pension office which exempts her from attendance at least from bodily infirmity.
Robert Foster Judge
State of New Jersey, Hunterdon County, ss. On this twenty seventh day of June one thousand eight hundred and forty three, before me a Judge as aforesaid, personally appeared Ann Boorham  Taylors known to me as a person of undoubted credibility, who being duly sworn, on her oath saith: That she is the daughter of Jacob Boorham, formerly of the County of Middlesex decd. and of Christiana Boorham, now living in the County of Hunterdon; that she was born in lawful wedlock, as she has every reason to believe, and has always been informed, on the seventeenth day of September, seventeen hundred and seventy eight, as a Birth record which has long been sacredly kept by her mother acquainting her; that this is the record to which her mother refers in the foregoing declaration; that it is the only one, so far as she knows, in possession of the family, and the only one by which the ancestors her age &  birth birth; that she has not a doubt of the perfect truth and fairness of the record; that it was made, as she understands, by a member of the

family a long time ago, but that from the ignorance of the scrivener, he has spelt the name of Booraeum wrong, rather according to the sound or pronunciation than the truth; that her father the aforesaid Jacob Booraeum, died in the City of New Brunswick on the seventeenth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and thirty six, and that her mother has ever since lived the widow of said Jacob Booraeum.
Subscribed & sworn to the day & year aforesaid, before me
Note. The name of Ann Booraeum changed to "Saunders" before signing and as executed Robert Foster Gurney
her Ann + Booraeum Saunders mark
On the day & year aforesaid, before me a judge aforesaid, also appeared Jacob Saunders, known to me an credible person, who being first sworn, doth on his oath say, that he is the grandson of Jacob Booraeum formerly of the County of Middlesex and of Christian Booraeum now living with him in Clinton Hunterdon County; that he has some knowledge of the records of the birth of the children of said Jacob & Christian Booraeum, and has no doubt of it, entirely believing that he is also well acquainted with Ann Booraeum, the deponent named above, and has no doubt from her appearance that she is as old as she describes herself to be: that from some papers of account of the estate of Jacob Booraeum, in his possession, he ascertains that said Booraeum died before the 12th day of March 1896, and has a personal knowledge that his death occurred on the 17th day of January 1896, as stated above; that Christian Booraeum is living with him, the mother of Jacob Booraeum, not having been married since his death.
Subscribed & sworn to the day & year aforesaid to wit. on the 27th day of June, 1898, before me
Robert Foster Gurney
Jacob B Saunders

   Names When Born When Married When Deceased     Dnn Boorham September 17. 1798 September 14. 1808   Easter Boorham February 22. June 28. 1803 September 25 th   Jane Boorham July 29. April 20   Sarah Boorham } Mary Boorham } Mercy R Boorham } twins August 18. 1796 June 3. 1819 June 1819   Mercy R Boorham July 1. 1803 October 5 1803  

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Jacob Booraem , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. N. J. 395.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Aug. 1776 and served at various times in all 1 yr. 4 mos. Pvt. Cornelius Janison Anderson, Sebring, & Fox Eyck. Frelinghuysen, Midtahn and Taylor N. J.   1777 3 mos. Morgan's Rifled Corps Va.  
Battles engaged in, Springfield where wounded in leg. Millstone
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Somerville, Somerset Co. N. J.
Date of application for pension, Sept. 14. 1832. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, North Brunswick Twp. Middlesex Co. N. J.
Age at date of application, 76 years. Born in North Brunswick Twp. N. J.
Remarks: He died Jan. 17. 1836 in New Brunswick, N. J. He married in the Spring of 1777 Christiana — and she was allowed pension on an ap. ex. June 27. 1843 while a resident of Clinton, Hunterdon Co. N. J. aged 80 years. Children Anne [Sanders] born Sept 17, 1778. mar. Sept 19. 1808: Ester born Feb. 22. 1791. mar. — June 28. 1813 and died Sept 25. 1820: Jane, born July 29. 1794, mar. — Apr 20. 1818. Sarah born Aug 18. 1796. mar. — June 3. 1819; Mary born Aug 18. 1796. mar. — June 1819; Mercy R. born July 1. 1803 died Oct 5. 1813. Grandson Jacob B. Sanders, mar alive in 1843.
Leave out war as name not stated

V no 5878
Christiana Burraem
New Jersey
Supplements
Sit to J F Randolph Sep 1. 43
" " J. F. Randolph Sep. 7 43
to Act July '36

Isaac Bonar -
Admitted
Private 19 months
$63.33
Dear J. F. Randolph Present

11.185

I Nichola Booraem clerk of the court of common Pleas in and for the county of Middlesex do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original supplementary proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Jacob Booraem for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hands and seals of office this twenty five day of June A.D. eighteen hundred and thirty three.
N Booraem Clerk
I hereby certify that I am personally well acquainted with Jacob Booraem the applicant above named, & believe him to be utterly incapable of swearing falsely, or indeed of making any statement, on oath or otherwise, with a view to defraud, or for any sinister or unlawful purpose. Washington June 29. 1833.
James Randolph

New Jersey 5878 Christiana Booracum Widow of Jacob.
under Law July 4 1886.
admt.
say - 9 mo. pri
30. from 17
Jan 30 the day of her husband's death.
James D. Randolph, Agent, New Brunswick
A. S.
Mansfield
7/10/86

State of New Jersey Hunterdon County ss I Peter I Clark Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby Certify that Robert Foster Esquire whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affidavit &c. was at the time of signing thereof and now is one of the Judges of said Court of Common Pleas duly commissioned and qualified, as such, and that his signature thereto is in his own proper hand writing — In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Flemington this 20 th day of June A D 1843 — Peter I Clark CLK ”

18. Sep 1843
R.
Add evidence Case
Christiana Boernard N.Y.
Sept 157
J. S. [unclear]
Stearns, Agt
J. H. Randolph
Com. On 11th Washington
see opinion

New Brunswick, Sep. 14, 1843.
Sir, I am instructed by Christiana Brown to say that the family record sent on with her application for a pension is a complete article, having been made, as you received it, on a separate piece of paper, not attached to any book.
And now, permit me in all respect, and with due regard to the courtesies of official correspondence, to ask why there repeated objections to the authenticity of these sacred family records? Why, without the strongest internal evidence of discredet, or the strongest presumption of knavery, impute both fraud & perjury in thus questioning these proofs of marriage? Is it so light a thing thus to sport with the feelings & reputations of the best citizens in the community, that any irresponsible subordinate in official station, may be permitted at pleasure to scatter his firebrands, are not a death? I feel compelled to notice this matter, from the repeated assaults recently made, & from the whole tenor of the course toward the case I have reluctantly undertaken in the few months past. What is there in any of these cases, or in this particular case, that calls for this unusual suspicion and scrutiny? Or what is there in the agent, that he should be subjected to the constant pain & humiliation of being treated like one who was aiming at nothing but deception & fraud by the basest means? My whole life is open to your closest enquirers, & I invite them if you have a doubt in your mind. And I fearfully appeal to your dearest justice and scrutiny, in any and every

of the numerous cases with which I have at any time had any thing to do, to detect the slightest attempt to obtain any thing from the government not in my conscientious opinion justly due. I trust, therefore, that if you find, occasionally, my strictures rather free than becoming, that you will not forget the rule you would have others observe.
I have found fault. I do find fault, with what I know to be injustice to the claimants, but I have never ventured to impeach the motives, nor assail the integrity of any one in your office. I have learned to feel grateful for many personal kindnesses, and official conveniences. But, it does not strike me as quite frank or just, to make objections one after another, and only one at a time, thus creating very great delay, & a most inconvenient & perplexing expenditure of time & money. I believe that I have had no final decision in any case for months.
As to the services generally of the militia of New Jersey, you have an amount of evidence from the mouths of hundreds of living witnesses, which would establish their claims in any judicial tribunal in the country. And so far as if you, you have the strongest documentary and presumptive proof that could well be adduced - every additional discovery of the kind coinciding with surprising distinctness and exactitude with all that preceded. There is however no connected, consecutive history of the details of their service now in existence any where, that I am aware of. The Secretary of State's office contains nothing, as I have repeatedly shown, on the subject of the monthly militia services, but the evidence of the fact that certain men did serve, as the certificates of pay show, and a

a few months or pay rolls, which the diligence of the Secretary has discovered, or the bene- volence of individuals supplied. I applied to him, however, in obedience to your request, for this answer is enclosed.
Most Respectfully Yours & H. M. James M. Randolph
J. L. Edwards Esq. Com. Pensions. } 3
4 of any

Sept 14 44
Myrsfield N.J.      Gr N.J. Sept 12
James & Edward. Esq Com Pennans Washington.

Hi, Mansfield, Sep. 12/44.
The letter of Sep. 1. 1843, enclosed in your favor of 7th inst. was received shortly after the date of it, and all the information in my power promptly furnished.
The family record, Mrs Boorae's record, and every appearance testifying it, was never attached to a Bible, or any other book, but always preserved in the loose way it was forwarded to the office.
The office of Secretary of State of New Jersey, furnishes no other proof of service generally, in the New Jersey Militia, than here & there an accidentally preserved Pay or Muster Roll, and an account of the Certificates issued to certain of the Militia, engaged in service after 1780. I obtained from the Secretary of State the last species of evidence of service, forwarded it. It appears not to have been read. As the Department, however, has a copy of the Middletown Muster I presume the name of Boorae will be found there. It only establishes the fact of some service, and could by no means be taken as a test of the amount of service; though the Department has regarded the mere fact of service after 80, as a matter of consequence in some cases.
The case of Mrs Boorae is respectfully submitted under all the disadvantages of total inability to furnish proof inpracticable to

her husband as well as herself, and which in his case was not required. It is too late in the day now to apply to living witnesses; the rule making documentary evidence indispensable shuts the door to the widow claimants generally of her dower. Such a construction of the law providing for these widows, could hardly have been in the contemplation of the law makers.
Very Respectfully,
James P. Randolph
James L. Edwards Esq Can Bruns.

Receipts for Cash paid Fourth years' interest on Notes given by the Commissioners of the several Counties for Militia Services.
   No. of Voucher. No. of Certif. Date. SIGNED BY. PAYABLE TO. Amount. 1 y's int.     245 127 10 June 1784 Thomson Stelle Jacob Boorcum " 17. 1 " 1 —  
STATE OF NEW JERSEY:
I, CHARLES G. McCHESNEY, Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify, that the foregoing is a true abstract from a Book, headed as above, as taken from, and compared with the original, now remaining in my office.—And I do further certify, that Thomson Stelle — was, by an Act, passed by the Legislature of this State, December 20, 1783, entitled "An Act to procure an estimate of the sums due to the Militia and Troops who have been raised for the defence of the frontiers of the State, and to provide for the settlement of the same," appointed a Commissioner for the County of Middlesex — for the purpose of settling and adjusting the pay rolls of the Militia and Troops of this State, as aforesaid, and also for signing and delivering out to each and every person a note for the payment of what may be justly due.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, at Trenton, in said State, this Eighth — day of September A. D. one thousand eight hundred and forty- three .
Charles G. M c Chesney Secretary of State.

Sept 2 o 1844 D.6.
Sarah Van Andelen
Mansfield H. for Christina Boeram Aug 30 N.J.
James L. Edwards, Esq. Com. Pensions, Washington.

Mansfield, Aug. 30, 1844.
Sir,
The appeal of Sarah Van Andelen for an increased Pension, having been decided against her, she yields the question. I suppose, therefore, there is no obstacle to the allowance of her claim for a Pension under the act of 3 rd March, 1843; and that the same application will be sufficient for the further provision made in the act of the late session.
As more than one year has elapsed since the application of Christiaan Booraem for a Pension, and since I have heard any thing in her case, I presume it will be no violation of rule or propriety, to call your attention to that case, as among those probably mislaid or overridden.
Most Respectfully, Your Ob d Serv t James H. Randolph
James L. Edwards Esq. Com r Pensions.

NY
Vanarsdale Brooklyn
18 Feb
From Rev
111
accept Am Isaac & Family Home Reps

Application of Mrs. Vandalsen, widow of Christopher Vandalsen, for one year pension which has been presented over 6 mos. St. Louis
of Mrs. Boersens, widow of Jacob (Helene under the Law of 1836) New Jersey
please give me information on the above applications &c
July 1. 1844
J. G. Farker

9981 New Jersey
Jacob Booraem of N. Brunswick in the State of New Jersey who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain James of the  Regt commanded by _____ in the New Jersey line for 19 mo Private $ 63.33
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 63 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st day of July 1833 and put to Am. P. P. Fund Pucher
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $ 126.66 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept. " 31.66
$ 158.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Viral Luce Clerk. Book E, Vol. 3 Page 102

1914. Mch 27: Hist. to Mrs John J. Morrison. M.B.H.
Pay WIDOW, &c.
File No. 395
Christiaan Booraem. Widow Jacob Booraem Priv. Rev. War.
Act: July 4, 1836.
Index: —Vol. A
Page 71
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Herr Bunn
No 9
March 18 1914
The Commissioners of Pensions Dear Sir:
Have you any record of Pension, of Abraham Bennett who served in the Revolutionary war, in the Middlesex County — New Jersey Militia, also of Jacob Boorman who served in the Somerset County New Jersey Militia during Revolutionary war I think the widow of Jacob Boorman received a Pension. Thanking you for any information you can give me I am
Very Respectfully
Mrs John J. Morrison
268. Hardy St New Brunswick N.J.